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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-26

The count yesterday began with
an Anderson, who is opposed to
radios on streetcars, and ended
with a Gears, who is likewise.
Count by Alphabet.
Five Smiths don't want any
more either. the count, unofficial
for the alphabet:
Two hundred and seventy-f five
against; 100 in favor.
Thirteen of the city's more than
go citizens associations held straw
votes and passed resolutions: Ten
were all for music: three weren't
Another organization that very
definitely isn't for 1t was formed
just last night, when about As
citizens gathered in the Thomson
School. Twelfth and L sSeets
NV, and walked away a couple
of hours later as members of the
Transit Riders Association.
They had found time to choose
name. state their detectives
(use whatever methods neces-
sary, including legal action, to
eliminate the nuisance of radios
on streetcars and Buses, elect
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-26

it's advance billing - discordant
letters stacked up in the PUG
of11ce-there will be plenty Of
sour notes.
One man who will not be there
is the New York visitor who
dropped into a bar on his return
home and penned a postcard COM
planning of the din and clatter'
on Washington streetcars and ex-
pressed pleasure at being back
in civilization again
Wants Portable Radio.
One who may is the Washing
tonian who asked permission tc
bring portable radio tuned tc
the same FIN beam that is pipeo
to the public transport.
One who definitely won't is the
woman who dashed at the PUG
meeting time as about as as
SHINE as the cause it will re-
present, as you know very well the
working people can't. leave their
jobs"
Another who undoubtedly will
is the woman who typed the
.scornful observation that: III
there are objections Ito music on
streetcars), it is no doubt the
same individuals who went into
a tizzy when we discarded card
board tickets for metal slugs: who
scream to high heaven when we
put in the one-man cars: who had
the vapors when we discarded the
old parallel seat cars where the
conductor chung like an ape to
the outside step and collected our
nickles and who predicted dire
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-26
|FBI Denies Interest in Prisons
'OfVirginio or Pacific Fugitive

patrick is chairman OF a Califor-
mia legislative commission on
crime and correction.
Gov. Tuck followed Mr.. Kilpat-
rick's statement with one of his
own in which he said MIR. Kill
Epatrick's real interest" was II
Tate Scase and that the FBI h41
asked his Office to furnish a list
OF persons interceding in TIT
fugitivsH.hehalf and he was Ia.
fstruc ting hides to add Mr.. Kill.
patrick'S name to that list.
Howard H. Carwile. independent
candidate for one of Richmond s
seats in the House of Delegates,
last night released a telegram he
sent President Truman protesting
Gov. Tuck's action.
Il cannot comprehend how the
Governor of Virginia has the
temerity to use the activities and
Investigations of the FBI as a
weapon of intimidation = 3 =" MIR.
Carwile said.
The White House has had no
comment on Mr.. Carwile's tele-
gram.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-26
Proposal 10 Transfer
Silver Spring Rent
Control Is Opposed

The proposal to transfer juris-
diction over the Silver Spring rent
control Office from Maryland to
the Virginia rent director drew
bitter criticism today from the
Rent Advisory Board of the
Montgomery Prince Georges
County area. 49,,
The board. through its chair
man, Harry A. L. Barker of River
dale, announced it is opposed to
any change which would remove
such authority from the Maryland
rent director in Baltimore.
At the same time, the board also
registered its opposition to a pro-
posal to replace William L.
Thompson. Maryland's housing
representative in charge of the
Silver Spring. Office, with Mrs.
Frances H. Thurmond. who would
work under the supervision of the
rental Office in Alexandria.
According to Mr.. Barker, both
proposals are slated to go into
effect on November l..
Acts as Appeal Board.
The advisory board is COM
prised of five citizens from the
two counties and acts as an appeal
board over decisions of the Silver
Spring rent control Office.
Mr.. Barker, a former Mayor of
Riverdale. also added that he per-
sonally was very much peeved"
that Housing Expediter Tighe E.
Woods did not notify the BIZ
county board of the contemplated
change. Mr.. Barker said he first
learned about it during a visit to
the rent Office.
Three of the four other advisory
members met with Mr.. Barker in
special session to draft a resolu-
ton opposing the changes. They
were S.. Walter Bogley, Bethesda
banker; Kenneth A. Breerwood,
Riverdale automobile dealer. and
Emmanuel F. Zalesak,, College
Park restaurateur. The fifth
member, w. Robert Prodigy of
Chevy Chase, did not attend.
The four who attended have
threatened to resign should the
proposed changes become effec-
tive, Mr.. Barker asserted.
Directed by Heath.
At present, the Office located at
8055 Thirteenth street tn Silver
Spring, comes under the. jurisdic-
ton of Walter r. Heath, rent di-
rector of Maryland.
Copies Of the boards resolution
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-26
Almond Defends Proposal
To Amend Voting Lows
BY the Associated Press


The Democratic Party's get
out the-vote" group moved to
Culpeper today for an 9th dis
trict rally in the wake of another
verbal battle over the non
political" Campbell amendments.
Seventh district leaders in Har-
risonburg yesterday heard the
amendments defended by Attorney
General j. Lindsay Almond, jr.,
who denied they call for annual
registration. He said they pro-
vide only for current registra-
ton" in such a manner as the
General Assembly decides.
In Roanoke last night, the
amendments were the subject of
a forum by the Junior Chamber
of Commerce, with two speakers
favoring them and two others OPP
posing their passage in the gen.
eral election.
Mr.. Almond said some people
want the Federal Government to
control State elections rather than
Virginians, and. he added. that II
don't want Vito Marcantonio
(American Labor Representative
of New York; making our election
laws. I prefer the people of Viz
ginia and their Representatives to
write them"
Gubernatorial Nominee John S.
Battle confined his attention at
Harrisonburg to a plea for party
unity. He stressed the Importance
of interesting young people in the
affairs of the Democratic Party
and urged the election of Demo
Gratis to the House of Delegates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-26
Arlington Woman Given
Year on Liquor Charge

An Arlington woman who ap-
pealed a lower court sentence of
so days in Jail was sentenced to
a IL month term when she pleaded
guilty to the same offense in Ar
lington County Circuit Court yes
terday.
Helen Hope Spencer. 48, colored
of the 3400 block of Kemper drive
had received in County Court q
500 fine and had been ordered to
post 500 bond not to violate
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
regulations for one year, in ad-
dition to the 60 day term.
She had been arrested Septem-
Der "a in a raid at her home by
|ABC Investigator M. K. Bryant anc
Arlington detective Russell L. Run.
yon. They testified that they
seized seven cases of beer ano
whisky.
Circuit Judge Walter T. McCar.
thy imposed a $50 fine in addition
to the IL months in jail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-26
Reception at Arlington
Twill Honor Democrats

John s. Battle, Democratic
nominee for Governor of Virginia,
and j. Lindsay Almond, nominee
for reelection as Virginia attor-
ney general, and their wives, will
be guests of honor at a public re-
ception at 8 pm. Friday at the
Ashton Heights Clubhouse, Arl-
ington.
The reception will be sponsored
by the Woman's Committee of the
Arlington Democratic Campaign
Committee.
Other guests will include j.
Maynard Magruder and George
Damn, Democratic nominees for
reelection to the House of Dele
gates. and Basil M. DeLashmutt,
who is running for reelection to
the County Board.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-26
BY the Assoeioied Press

RICHMOND. Va. Oct. rs. -
The commotion begun when a
California legislator last Saturday
characterized Virginia's prison
f&gstsln as a monster took q
81 furn last night xhen TIN
sdefal Bureau OF Investfga tfdf
here denied it was interested In
Mn tier "Whatsoever.' 80, z3
I{3ay. Tuck, who had indicated
that the FBI was interested, has
thus far declined comment on the
FBI statement.
The FBI disclaimed any inter-
est in those waging a fight against
the return to Virginia of Albert
Lindsey Gee, alias Lester Tate
an escaped convict now in Cali
fornia.
The California legislator. Ver-
non Fitzpatrick, made an inspec-
ton of some of Virginia's prisons
and then came out with his criti-
cisrn. He said he hoped that Cali
fornia's Gov. Warren would not
honor the request from Gov. Tuck
for extradition of Tate. Mr.. Kill
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-26

consequences for locking us in a
steel container locked at both
ends.
Il have lived through all these
and have loved every new thing
that has come out"
Only 100 Seats.
The Board Room on the fifth
floor of the District Building has
100 stationary seats. Despite
lamentations from many that
their work will prevent their ap-
pearance. the room probably will
have more people in it than the
Sabre Dance" has notes.
There has never been ques-
ton quite like it-of so much in
terest to SO many people, PUG
employe said, 80 there is no way
to compare the volume of cor
respondence"
The tribunal for tomorrow
hearing will be Chairman James
H. Flanagan: James w. Lauder
dale and Brig. Gen. Gordon r.
Young, Engineer Commissioner
the three members of the PUG.
The hearing may last more than
one day. There likely will be no
immediate decision, and what
ever it may be, an appeal from it
may be made through legal
channels.
Mailing List Built Up.
If the stormy controversy, which
has poured scores of letters into
the city's newspaper offices. did
nothing else, 1t built up the COM
missions mailing list.
Each written comment. includ-
ing three or so from congress-
men, received a mimeographed
answer announcing date of the
hearing, mailed second class at
2 cents per answer-a bill the
Capital Transit Co. will pay. Even
this telephone memo brought an
answer:
&c. :, of the Wardman Park,
complains of a brass band radio
concert being played at HOS am.
on bus No. STA operated by No.
666 on February Is, 1949. He's
opposed to this type of radio re-
ception. Signed: E. j. Milligan,
executive secretary"
So did this:
II sincerely hope before long
all means of public transportation
in Washington will be equipped
with radios"
Names of all persons communi-
eating with the PUG on the mu-
steal cars have been alphabetical.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-26
Warehouse Attendant Held
On Woman's Attack Charqe

An Alexandria warehouse at
tendant today was held for the
grand jury in Alexandria Civil and
Police Court on a charge of rap
ing woman customer October 10.
Leslie T. Freeman, 40, colored,
who gave his address as the 100
block of South Royal street,
pleaded not guilty. He is accused
by a 35-year -old woman of at
lacking her when she went to the
furniture warehouse at night to
get some papers she had left in
a desk that was stored there.
Among the witnesses who testi-
fed today was her 16-year-old son.
The court room was cleared for
his testimony. It was brought out
that the woman's husband had
died six days before the alleged
assault.
Freeman's bond Of $4,000 was
continued by Judge James r.
Duncan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-26
PUG Raises Curtain Tomorrow, Seeking Harmony
In Public Discord Over Musical Buses, Streetcurs

The green and cream Board
Room of the District Building is
going to be the concert stage for
a popular cacophony over Capital
Transit's musical cars at 10 am.
tomorrow.
That Is the date. the time and
the place for the Public Utilities
Commissions public hearing on
radio equipped streetcars and
buses. If the occasion lives up to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-26
Mrs. Robert Garner Named
Queen at HyaHsviIIe Show

Mrs. Robert Garner, 5408 Thirty
eighth avenue, Hyattsville, last
night was chosen queen of the
Hyattsville Exposition.
"A queen is selected each night
at the show which is open from
7Sto 10 pm. in the Hyattsville
Armory. 1t will close Saturday
Sponsors are the Hyattsville Bust
ness and Professional Association
the American Legion and the Ma
tional Guard.
Winner of last nights talent
contest was Jimmy Taylor of Hy-
attsville High School. He will
compete with other nightly win
ners on Friday night for a grand
prize.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-26

temporary officers. sign a petition
to be presented at tomorrow's
hearing, and put on a short pre-.
hearing airing of their assorted
grievances.
The grievances were pretty vel
summed up by Miss Eunice
Graham of Takoma Park, Md.
who had this to say about the
radio programs:
They tell you the weather
when you've left your umbrella al
home; they tell you the time
when you're already late for work
and they tell you the news. anc
it's all bad"
Almost 20 transit riders plar
to attend the hearing to back ur
their official representatives, Viii.
liam v Mahoney, principal Or
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-26
Montgomery Studies
Law on False Reports,
-Four Other Proposals

The Montgomery County Coun-
Gil today was studying recommen-
dations by Police Inspector James
S. McAuliffe for enactment of five
laws, one of which would enable
police to prosecute any one know
ingly making a false report.
He made the proposals to the
council yesterday during report
on police activities in which he
said the county is clean and has
every expectation of remaining
clean for long time"
The four other laws suggested
by the inspector would:
l. Require tourist camps and
overnight rooming houses to keep
a register of occupants for police
inspection.
Limit on Pinball Playing.
2. Prohibit children under 10
from playing pinball machines.
3. Compel operators OF pawn
shops and second hand stores to
furnish police with a description
of all articles acquired from their
customers.
4. Raise the age limit for the
issuance of hunting licenses from
IA to 10. ..,
In addition, Inspector McAuliffe
called for the repeal of the State
wide Bouse Act, which bars the
introduction in evidence during
the prosecution of a misdemeanor
of any articles seized in an illegal
search.
He explained the law hampers
police particularly in gambling
cases because numbers slips found
on a person cannot be used as
evidence if authorities had no war
rant when the man was searched.
False Reports Increase Work.
In discussing his legislative pro-
posals, the inspector said, false
reports of robberies, for example,
result in days of unnecessary po-
lice work.
He said the tourist camp law
would help prevent immortality.
He emphasized that his recon-
mendation did not come as a re-
suit of any complaints of improper
use of such facilities.
With regard to the pinball pro-
posal, Inspector McAuliffe said
police had received many reports
of youngsters playing the ma
chimes. The pawnshop law, he
explained, would enable police to
recover stolen articles more
quickly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-26

Reports From the Field.
Incidental intelligence:
The Public Service Department
of Houston, Tex, wants a report
on the hearing.
At least two of the comment
ing letters channelized back to
the PUG had been mailed to
President Truman; another had
gone to the Attorney General;
another to the District Attorney S
office and another to Police Supt
Maj. Robert j. Barrett.
Inspector Arthur E. Miller of
the Metropolitan Police Traffic
Department will represent the
police at the hearing.
Representative Edward A. Gar
matz,. Democrat, of Maryland
wrote that he does mot have &C.
casion to ride Capital Transit
vehicles. but has had comment
from friends and constituents who
find (the music refreshing and
relaxing"
The man who wrote his pro-
test on flower-covered stationery
said: Il had to stay home, as I
couldn't find a car without it,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-26
Tomb Ceremony Set

Members Of the University Of
Maryland Chapter of the Scab-
bard and Blade, national military
honorary society, will make their
annual pilgrimage to the Tomb
Of the Unknown Soldier at 2::30
pm. tomorrow. Col. James c.
Pitchford. dean of the college of
military science, will place a
wreath on the tomb.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-26
Prince Georges Urges
State Traffic Light al
Takoma Park School

Disagreeing with findings of the
Maryland State Roads Commits
sion, the Prince Georges County
.raHrntsRDrlers yesterday asked fol
Installation of a trafic light al
New Hampshire avenue and Ray
tr6ad," Takon1a Park. before q
fchild' gets Killed." The intersect-
ling thoroughfares are State roads
Commissioner T. Hammond
Welsh described the intersection,
located near the j. Enos Ray Ele-
mentary School. as the most
dangerous unprotected spot in the
county" He joined Commissioner
John H. Beall in urging that the
roads agency resurvey the area
with a view to providing a traffic
signal.
The action was prompted by a
letter from George N. Lewis. jr..
director of safety for the State
Roads Commission, which stated
there is no need for one at present.
Other Action Taken.
County Police Supt. Ralph w.
Brown, a resident of that area,
warned that the State Roads
Commission won't do anything
about it until a child gets killed.
In other actions yesterday, the
Commissioners:
Directed Attorney Jerrold v.
Powers to prepare an ordinance
which would make failure to pay
for taxi ride a police otfense.
Chief Brown said the police de-
partment had received numerous
complaints of non-payment of
fares.
Granted a special land-use per-
NIT to Our Lady of Sorrows Cath
Ole Church, Takoma Park, to
erect a new school, church and
convent on New Hampshire ave-
nue., between Larch and Linden
avenues. The $250,000 project
will include eight classrooms. a
cafeteria and an auditorium in
the all-brick school, and a three
story convent.
Moser Appointed.
. Received request from States
Attorney A. Gwynn Bowie to COM
ply with a recommendation of the
October grand jury advocating
installation of an air-conditioning
system in the jury room at Upper
Marlboro. The commissioners
said they would consider it before
the next jury is picked in April. =
+ Appointed Roger w. Moser,
Mount Rainier, as clerk in the
commissioners Office at Upper
Marlboro. -..
Received a communication from
the County League of Women
Voters commencing them for
their decision to use voting ma
chimes in the county and another
from the Citizens Association of
Ward 4, Cheverly. for their stand
against new apartment construc-
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-26
Arlington Candidates
Back Tax Boosts for
Essential Services

AWO CdllQtudtcS 1OT Gll6 ATllIlR
ton County Board pledged them
selves last night to support tai
increases which may be required
to provide essential services"
Basil M. De Lashmutt, Demo
crat, present chairman of tn,
board, and Robert w. Cox, Towr
Meeting candidate, spoke with
Jacob Bechtel, Independent, be-
fore members of the jefferson
Civic League at the Jefferson Fir,
House. Three candidates for two
seats in the Virginia House O.
Delegates also addressed thu
group.
Mr.. De Lashmutt said he hae
supported tax increases in l94t
and 1948. Business license take.
and the automobile license ia,
now in effect. he declared, are
equivalent to a Accent increase
in the tax rate. He asserted thai
these measures not only provide
more revenue. but also "equalize
the tax load"
The real estate tax rate. the
board chairman declared, lis get
ting to the point where it is q
serious problem.
Slow in Recreation Field.
In answer to a charge by Mr.
Cox that the county failed to pur-
chase property for recreation
when land was cheap, Mr.. De
Lashmutt admitted that I'VE have
been slow in purchasing recrea-
ton sites" He recalled, however
that the sites were bought in 1943
during the war. and at that time
he added, personnel to plan a
program was lacking.
Under Mr.. De Lashmutt, Mr.
Cox declared. the board had not
tried to find out what the people
of Arlington want and has not
let the people know what is 60
ing on"
Getting information out of the
courthouse" said Mr.. Cox, iii
like pulling teeth" ( -. -. -,
Mr.. Bechtef accused the pre- III
board of wasting money. He
urged a planned economy for
Arlington.
Criticizes Rural Counties. - 4
I. Lee Potter, Republican can
didate for the House of Delegates.
charged that Virginia's rural
counties are not bearing fair
share of the tax load. He said he
would work for a reallocation of
State funds.
Also favored by Mr.. Potter are
measures which would permit
women to serve on juries and abol-
ish the State Milk Commission.
MI. Potter said he would vote
against the proposed poll tax
amendment because it is so
botched up and ambiguous it is
almost impossible to tell whether
it would be an Improvement"
George Damn, incumbent DEM
ocratic candidate, said he will con-
tinue to oppose a sales tax. He
urged improvement of mental hos
pitfalls which. he said, do not have
the lobby that the schools have. "
j. Maynard Magruder. the other
incumbent Democratic delegate,
said that those counties which
have handled the job" of f1nanc-
ing school construction should be
reimbursed when State wide
grants are made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-26

were ordered sent to Senators
Tydings and O'Conor and Repre-
sentative Sasscer, all Democrats
Of Maryland; Gov. Lane Of Mary
land. Mr.. Woods. Mr.. Heath and
E. Brooke Lee and T. Howard
Duckett, Democratic party leaders
In the two counties.
The Democratic State Central
Committee Of Montgomery Coun-
ty also is on record as opposing
the changes.