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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-08

telephone table is right in front
OF him and he pulls open the
drawer bit by bit. His hand dips
inside and closes over the gun.
And at the same moment Dams
hand closes over his wrist.
You IDIOT" whispers Fol-
dyce. You're twisting my arm"
Then drop the rod" says
Dan. "And you don't need to
whisper any more" The gun
falls to the floor and Dan raises
his voice. "You can come out,
Uncle Dennis" he calls. "And
turn on the lights"
Uncle Dennis appears from
the living-room, beaming and
happy. Hold him, Danny" he
says, till get the rod"
Foldyce glares at the two of
them. "Are you mad?" he roars.
Awful mad, says Dan. you
sure try hard to make a sap out
of me. Why don't you say Mrs.
Fitz6nney is a client of yours?"
MY clients are my own bust
ness!"
Mot when they get murdered,
they amt"
"I'll have your shield for this!
':.SHUr up!" says Uncle Dennis
cheerfully. you are under arrest
on suspicion of murder"
You're both insanep banks
Eric the Great. do you realize
myreputation?L tgomy wrist"
'First," says Uncle Dennis,
well let the ballistic boys at
Headquarters downtown check
up on this gum"
'And if the bullets that killed
Mrs. Fitzfnney didn't come
from it" goes on Dan, well say
we're awful sorry and buy you a
drink"
This does it. Super sleuth lets
out a roar. He jerks his arm free
and starts smuggling. His mouth
is twisted and there is a wild
light in his eye.
Shall let him have it,
Danny?" cries Uncle Dennis,
dancing around.
LET me do it," says Dan.
Ever since I've been reading
mystery books want to do this
to a big-shot private dick"
Then he lets 60 with his right.
The next morning Dan and
Uncle Dennis give their inter-
view to the press. They sit side
by side on the porch swing and
the reporters from the cityswarm
all over the place, and Kitty
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-08

stands off to one side and watch
es proudly.
Can you tell u.s." asks one
reporter, how you got your first
clue?"
We'll" says Dan, Il guess I
got it from reading detective
stories. l work on this case for
four days and don't get any,
where. This does not surprise me
at all because, according to the
books. regular cops are supposed
to be pretty dumb on murder
cases. But what surprises me is
that this wise apple Foldyce
doesn't run true to form. He
admits he's baffled. and when
does a private detective ever ad-
NIT a thing like that?"
so WE decide" puts in Uncle
Dennis, that he don't want to
solve the mystery"
I'VE figure he's trying to pro-
tect someone, if not himself"
Dan says. This puts him back
in character again, because it is a
smart idea. He knows the muir
der will be reported soon. And if
he pretends to be working on the
case himself, he can plant a lot
of phony clues to throw every
one else off the track. And he's
ready to take a powder if he sees
anything going wrong. But he's
safe enough, because who would
think of looking for a guy who's
supposed to be looking for him.
self"
who, indeed" puts in Uncle
Dennis proudly, but Dan
McGarry and his famous uncle,
Dennis McGarry?"
NEXT we decide to take a look
at Foldyce's office in town."
says Dan. The elevator starter
of the building is an ex-cop who
is an old friend of my Uncle
Dennis and it is not too hard to
get in"
And then we open up his wall
safe," says Uncle Dennis, wag-
ging his head. For years when
l am a cop l am on the Safe and
Loft Squad, and learn a lot
about the light-fngered touch"
And inside the safe is the evil
dence," says Dan. 1T is a letter
to Foldyce from Mrs. Fitzfnney.
1t says her famous string of
pearls has been stolen, and she
wants his help to get it back.
She doesn't report the loss to the
cops, because she's afraid the
crooks will 60 underground and
Continued on next page
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-08

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Evening star., 1948-11-21
Funeral Tomorrow
For Doll N. zirkIe

Graveside services for Doll Mat
thew Zirkle, IS, former manager OF
the Cosmos Club, the Manor Club
in Norbeck, Nd, and the George
Mason Hotel, Alexandria, will be
held at pm. tomorrow in New
Market, Va.
He died unexpectedly Friday at
his home in st. Petersburg, Fla.
where he had been business man.
ager of hospital during the last six
months.
Mr.. Zirkle came to Washington
about 1919. He managed the Cos
mos Club for more than a year and
later the Tilden Hall apartments
He managed the Manor Club for
about three years and the George
Mason Hotel in Alexandria for about
five years. In 1896, he went to
Portsmouth, Ohio, to manage a
hotel. During World War II, he
was with the Federal Housing Ad-
ministration in Ohio, Detroit and
Florida.
Mr.. Zirkle was born near New
Market and was graduated from
Roanoke College. He taught there
a year before serving in the In
fantry during World War I.
Survivors are his widow. Mrs.
Carlotta Zirkie. and a daughter,
Miss Mary Lou Zirkle, both of St.
Petersburg; brother, Howbert
Zirkle, Manchester, Pa, and three
half brothers, Owen and Clarence
zirkle, New Market. Va, and Rich
ard zirkle, Luray, Va.
Evening star., 1948-11-21
Rites for ". A. Wise, Is,
To Be Conducted Tomorrow

Requiem mass for William Arthur
Wise, 70. retired Naval Gun Factory
machinist who died Thursday will
be celebrated at 9 am. tomorrow
at st. Anthony's Church. Twelfth
and Monroe streets NE, with burial
in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Mr.. Wise died at his home, 1913
Allison street NE. after five-day
illness. His wife, Mrs. Martha E.
Wise, died a month ago.
He was the third generation Of
his family to be born in Washington
He was educated in the public
schools here and was a machinist in
Norfolk and New York until 1908,
when he began work at the Naval
Gun Factory. He retired in 1925.
He was a member of the Interna-
tional Association of Machinists.
Surviving are two daughters, Miss
Mae E. Wise of Washington and
Mrs. Helen Biehmann of Arlington;
a son, John E. Wise, and Two step
sons, George Lee Boswell and Joseph
c. Boswell, all of Washington
Evening star., 1948-11-21

school and SIS for elementary school
Adjoining counties get this rate
also under existing agreements but
the District. t.and Federal functions
must pay at the rate Of $85 FOL
high school and $57 for elementary
schools. And a District resident go
ing to school in the county would
nav the same rates which the Dis
trict charges county residents-$1S4
for high school and $l06 for ele-
mentary schools.
Business Manager Protests.
Paul Keen, business manager ol
Glenn Dale, exclaimed:
Certainly, in this free country
of ours, our children are entitled
to public school instruction some
where without payment of tuition.
He said that he voted in Prince
Georges County previously but that
he did not in the last election, in
terpreting Mr. Hammond's ruling as
disqualifying him.
DR.. James Lewald, superintend-
ent of the District Training School
said it was a serious problem fol
the institution. He cited one eX-
ample of a woman employe with
two grade school children who made
only $3.50 a year who shifted hel
children to Odenton to avoid pay
ment of STA for their education.
District Ruling Sought.
District school officials have asked
Corporation Counsel Vernon E. WesI
for ruling whether the Glenn
Dale children could come into tht
District to school without paying
tuition. Not much hope was helo
for a favorable ruling because OF
the specific wording of the appro-
priatinn act which limits free edu-
cation here to those residing within
the District.
In l947. the District schools die
not have clear cut law about tut
tion. The appropriation act ex-
empted those president students
who had enrolled prior to the
date the act became euecllVe.
The schools held enroll meant tt
actually be in the school the previ-
Gus year. A group OF Is students
from Wilson High School, living
in the Bethesda Chevy Chase area
sued in District Court to restrain
the school officials from collecting
The court held with them that en-
roll meant signing up at the school
to indicate intention to attend.
School officials still have on their
hands about $4,000 collected from
II parents who did not protest. A
ruling from the comptroller gen.
eral Is being awaited on whether
this can be returned legally.
Evening star., 1948-11-21

association originally asked for a
so cents an hour increase in the
day-shift straight-time pay rate OF
Sits an hour. A source close to
the negotiators said this demand
was dropped to Is cents yesterday.
A settlement negotiated by Joseph
p. Ryan, lila president, for a 10
cents an hour boost but this was
rejected by union membership
vote.
The negotiators also declined to
give any inkling whether they were
considering an appeal by Paul Hoff-
man, Economic Cooperation Admin
istrator. that a plan be worked out
for handling of Marshall Plan
cargoes.
European Recovery Program ship
ments have been prominent among
those piling up at the big Atlantic
coast ports in the strike
At Halifax which has been a
haven for many transatlantic liners
during the walkout, Canadian long
Evening star., 1948-11-21

other arrangements to be made
They have offered that If we sail
the @. E. they will hold up the
Queen Mary"
BY late afternoon the Elizabeth
strikers had organized strike COM
mittee and few pickets were on
duty outside the dock gates.
Passengers who came ashore
scrambled through the city in search
of cigarettes. For those who chose
70 remain ON board there was no
tobacco and no alcohol. Customs
rules prohibit breaking the seals OF
such supplies until the ship is be-
yond the three-mile limit.
The ship provided the usual lux
ury menu but the service was slow
because some of the stewards par
tlcipateG in the walkoff. The pas
sengers aboard included film stars
Dana Andrews and Martha Raye
anada Sir Charles Wolley, Governor
of British Guiana.
Evening star., 1948-11-21
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Diamond SOlitaires
Wedding Rings .
Diamond Je,Uelry
Diamond Watches
Diamond Bracelets
Diamond Breaches
Evening star., 1948-11-21
General Progress Seen
In SettIino Strike

NEW YORK. Nov. 20 (P).-Prog-
ress in general terms toward set
Ting the 11-day-old East Coast
dockworkers' strike was reported to-
night, but talks were recessed for
the weekend.
The hopeful statement by Federal
Mediator William N Margolis came
after four hours of separate and
Joint meetings on new union pro-
posal. The new union proposal cut
wage increase demands. from so to
rs cents an hour.
Mr.. Margolis said he would meet
with union negotiatorS Monday
morning and it also was reported
that employers and union officials
had agreed to a joint meeting later
Monday.
( At todays meeting 1t was re-
ported by a source who asked not
to be identified that John V. Lyon
shipping association president. had
asked the longShoremen to end the
strike on the basis of company
proposal they rejected earlier. with
an amendment to include a health
and welfare plan.
There was no immediate reaction
from the union
Another optimistic Lote came late
today when Secretary of Labor
Maurice j. Tobin telegraphed a
promise to ask Congress for new
laws on overtime questions that
have been a major problem i'll the
strike.
Mr.. Tobin SAID wien Congress
opened he would promptly sup
port legislation to validate. III prin-
eiple, the traditional form of con-
tract between stevedores. shipping
companies and longshoremen."
Earlier, in Philadelphia, Mr
Tobin predicted settlement of the
strike within a few days.
Mr.. Margolis declined to com.
ment on this prediction.
t The unions new proposal. al
though cutting wage demands ir
half, asked for retroactive pay tt
August 2l, instead of to September
25, the date set in the rejected
contract.
The proposal also asked improve.
ments in vacations and hiring prac'
tees.
The, international longshoremen'
Evening star., 1948-11-21
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Evening star., 1948-11-21
Maritime
Continued From First Page.l

for the Elizabeth's passengers and
later they were permitted to 90
ashore with strict instructions to be
back by 10 pm. Another 600 were
waiting to embark at Cherbourg.
! Ignoring appeals from union Of
ficials to return to work, the seamen
messaged Joseph P. Ryan, leader OF
the New York strikers:
Grew of Queen Elizabeth refuse
to sail to Halifax until strike situ-
alton is cleared in New York. Is our
effort helpful?"
! Mr.. Ryan answered: "Your action
very helpful and appreciated by us. !.
Cunard officials had planned to
sail the Elizabeth to mid-Atlantic
and decide there whether to proceed
to New York or Halifax. They hoped
that by that time the New York
dock strike would be settled.
Pay OFF Threatened.
A. S. Balding, Cunards South
ampton manager, spoke to one OF
the several impromptu strike meet
ings during the afternoon.
This is not a dispute between
you and the company he said. I'VE
have got an obligation to our pas
sengers. We have contracted to take
them, and there have been some ap-
palling cases of hardship already
! because of the delaJ'
/ After meeting company officials
strike leaders reported that Cunaro
! threatened to pay off the crews OF
both the Elizabeth and the Mary
unless the men returned to work
without delay. One spokesman said
! The management told our dele
gates that If we did not sail the
ship on today's tide, and do not
sail until after the American strike
is over, all ships will be laid up anc
the men paid off until such time as
the strike ends.
We were told that our decision
to strike came too late for any
Evening star., 1948-11-21

an 8-inch snow into 15-foot drifts
a building collapsed.
Yesterdays copies Of the Grand
Island Independent still were piled
up in the newspaper office. The
carriers couldn't get out.
While all of this was going on in
the Plains States, New York City
basked in 7l-degree weather.
Evening star., 1948-11-21
Defense of Scandinavia
Discussed by Marshall
By the Associated Press

By The Issoeioted PFess
Paris, Nov. 2O.-Secretary of State
Marshall discussed the defense of
Scandinavia today in second meet
ing with Norwegian Foreign Minis
ter Halvard M. Lange.
Mr.. Lange said later he had pre-
sented the Norwegian view on the
security problems of Scandinavia" i"
to Gen. Marshall.
The meeting with Mr.. Lange was
one of a final round OF conferences
with European foreign ministers
which Gen. Marshall held before
leaving for Washington tomorrow.
Making of rush mats has just been
revived in Norfolk, England.
Evening star., 1948-11-21

, shoremen were reported undecided
as to whether they would continue
to work diverted vessels.
Mr.. Ryan has appealed to the
Halifax dock workers mot to act as
strikebreakers." On the other hand,
they have been notified by the Cam
adian Labor Department they are
subject to stiff fines If they decline
to handle the ships.
Evening star., 1948-11-21

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Evening star., 1948-04-17
II Killed, 28 Injured
As English Fast Mail
Hits Passenger Train
Express Standing on Trock
Is Struck in Reur $50
Miles From London
by the Assoeioted Press

CREWE, England, April IT,
twenty-five persons were killed
and % hurt early today, railroad
officials reported, when a Glas-
gow-to-London fast mail struck
a standing passenger express.
Survivors said passenger had
stopped the express 20 minutes be-
fore by pulling an emergency cord.
They did not say why.
The wreck-worst since Britain's
railways passed into government
hands January occurred at 12:40
am, British summer time t6:40
pm, EST Friday near Winsford,
Cheshire.
A British railways press officer
said the mail train hit the rear of
the London-bound express. Wins
ford is about $50 miles northwest OF
London.
Seven Coaches Wrecked.
Seven coaches of the passenger
train were wrecked and four coaches
of the mail train derailed.
The survivors said the mail train
tore through the coaches at high
speed.
Rescuers, working by improvised
lights, dug into the Wreckage for
injured, who could be heard scream
ing. Water was sprayed to protect
rescuers from possible fires as they
See WRECK, Page A-2D
Evening star., 1948-04-17
2 Students Hurt, One Arrested
After Crash During Police Chase

Two students were injured and
one of them was arrested on q
reckless driving charge early today
as the result of a crash in which
their rented car hit a parked auto
mobile after long chase by a police
scout car.
At about the same time, between
$40 and am, another scout car
chased a taxicab four miles at
more than so miles an hour in the
same general Northwest area.
The driver of the taxicab, Oren
NJ. Vernon, jr.. "a, of 2525 Ontario
place NV, was booked on charges
of driving while drunk, speeding
and driving on the wrong side Of
the street.
Charles j. Breese, 81. of Port
Chester, N. Y, and Thomas Hen
nigan. 81. Of Bridgeport. Conn, re-
ported by police to be students liv-
ing at Gibbons Hall. Catholic Uni
versity, were treated at Emergency
Hospital for facial injuries.
Evening star., 1948-04-17
10000 Greek Troops
Press Drive Against
Red-HeId Territory
Offensive Is Started in
,000-Squore-Mile Area
OF Central Greece
BY the Associoted Press

ATHENS, April 17.-Lamia
dispatches said today the Greek
Army is pressing its thrust
against more than 1000 square
miles of rebel infested territory
in Central Greece.
Several sources said the large
scale attack was the opening OF the
Nationalists' spring offensive. One
said 10000 to 10000 troops are in
volved.
The guerrillas were reported sur
prised by the three-sided advance
National forces are converging to-
ward main rebel bases, and resist
ance in the Ghiona and Vardoussa
Mountains is being smashed.
40 Guerrillas Killed.
In one encounter alone near the
village of Leluda guerrilla losses
were set at 40 dead and % captured.
1t is believed there are about 1000
rebels in the area, which lies north
of the Gulf of Corinth.
The Greek air corps Is aiding
mountain artillery and infantry
units in the drive. The operation
is being conducted by 1t. Gen.
Thrasivoulos Tsakalotos, COM
mander of the 1st Army Corps, with
headquarters in Lamia.
A general staff communique said
fighting was continuing in the
Drama area, near the Bulgarian
border. The communique said
guerrillas coming from Bulgarian
territory counterattacked but were
repelled.
Greek troops began mopping up
in the region after a ree-day at
t 4ck on a guerrilla force estimated
to number between 1,500 and 1000.
Seven loyalists were reported
killed in the operation. Guerrilla
deaths we're set at 1872.
Rebel Losses Put at 500.
In Salonika, Col Temple G. Hol-
land of Dallas, Tex, chief American
observer attached to the Greek Sd
Army, estimated that in four days
of fighting in the Drama area the
guerrillas had total of 500 casual
ties. or fourth to a third of the
estimated guerrilla strength in the
area. He estimated Greek Army
casualties-dead, wounded and miss
ing-at 80.
Greek Army officials in Athens
continued a security blackout on
developments in the reported gen.
eral offensive in Central Greece.
Nothing was announced save for
the terse statement that opera
tions are proceeding according to
plan"
Evening star., 1948-04-17
British Woman Hurt
When Struck by Car

A visiting lecturer from England,
who was to have left Washington
today to visit friends who cared for
her two children during the war,
today was In Georgetown Hospital
instead.
Police said Mrs. Mary E. HEM,
48. of London was struck by a car
as she crossed the street at Western
avenue and Wisconsin avenue NV
late last night. Taken to George
town Hospital with cuts on the leg,
she was reported to be in good con-
dition today. Police listed driver
of the car as Hadden G. Garvin, Is,
of 3401 East West highway, Chevy
Chase, Md.
Mrs. Hem, wife of professor at
Cambridge University, has been in
this country several months on an
exchange fellowship, She had also
given lectures before various wom-
ems organizations. She had been
staying at Mary Graydon Hall at
American University.
A worker in British intelligence
during the war, she was to have left
this morning to visit family in
New London, Conn. to whom she
had sent her children when war
broke out. Mrs. Hem had planned
to sail for England next week.
Evening star., 1948-04-17
by the Associated Press

ROME, April 17.-Italy's In
terror Minister held out a threat
today to suspend this week ends
fateful election "if the liberty of
the vote should be compro-
missed"
The election tomorrow and Mon
day, seating the first Parliament OF
the Italian Republic, will test
whether Italy is to line up with
Russia or the West.
A Popular Front led by the Com
munists has striven to oust mod
crate coalition government under
the Christian Democrats.
Public security forces variously
announced as between 100000 and
100000 guarded the election-eve
peace the country over today.
Mario Scelba, whose Interior
Ministry controls police. said in his
last campaign speech here last
night:
The government will be on the
watch. If the liberty of the vote
should be compromised, it would
Evening star., 1948-04-17
Henry Ford II Accepts
Choirmonship of Chests
BY The Assoeiofsd Press

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., April II.
Henry Ford II has accepted the
national Craftsmanship of Commu-
nifty Chests of America.
Announcement of the automobile
manufacturers acceptance was made
today at the annual meeting Of
Community Chests and Councils Of
America by Edward L. Ryerson Of
Chicago, president. ...
Mr.. Ford succeeds II. j. Heinz II
of Pittsburgh, who viii continue to
serve as vice chairman.
A leader for many years in De-
troit's Community Chest. Mr.. Ford
will head the 1948 national Commu-
nifty Chest drives to raise an es.
timated s1S0,O00, 900 throughout the
country.
Evening star., 1948-04-17

BreeSe was charged with reckless
driving as a result of the chase. in
which the rented car hit parked
automobile near Eighth and Farra-
gut streets NV, causing between
$500 and 81 900 damage, police said.
A 10th precinct scout car, manned
by Pvts. Frank B. Braezeale and
Spencer Roulison. began chasing
the car at Georgia avenue and Otis
street NV. They followed north
on Georgia avenue, east on Emer-
son street, north on Illinois avenue
to Farragut street and into Eighth
street. There the car made sharp
turn and hit a new automobile be-
longing to Fred H. Huffner. 5003
Eighth street NV. police said.
The other chase began when Pvts.
A. K. Bershak and j. C.. Lumpkin,
in a sixth precinct scout car. spotted
the speeding taxicab. They followed
it from Sixteenth street and Colo
rado avenue NV, to Eastern ave-
nue. and to Piney Branch road. near
Blair road.