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Evening star., 1949-03-26
Religious Education Farley
Slated in North Arlington

The Rev. Ralph Mould, director
of children's work, Board Of
Christian Education, Presbyterian
Church in the U. S. A., will be the
principal speaker at the fourth
annual religious education confer
ence starting at AIS pm. tomor.
row in Rock Spring Congrega-
tional Church, North Arlington.
The Rev. Arthur F. Elms, minis
ter of the Peoples Congregational
Church of Washington, will lead
the opening worship service, and
the Rev. Philip Gordon Scott,
minister Of Mount Pleasant Con-
gregational Church. the closing
worship service.
A panel discussion on religious
education will feature the evening
meeting. Participants will be the
Rev. Edmund Strait. assistant
minister of Mount Pleasant
Church; DR.. Carl Hansen, assis-
tant superintendent of schools,
District of Columbia; the Rev.
Robert Brooks, minister Of Lincoln
Temple Congregational Church;
Mrs. John j. McClelland, of the
Silver Spring Congregational
Church, and Mrs. Edwin Holley
of Greenbelt Community Church.
Evening star., 1949-03-26
Mrs. James v. Bennett
Heads Voters League

Mrs. James v. Bennett, Chevy
Chase, wife of the director of the
Federal Bureau of Prisons. is the
new president of the Montgomery
County League of Women Voters.
She was elected at the leagues
annual meeting yesterday in
Cabin John to succeed Mrs. j.
Rene Hemingway, Takoma Park.
Other officers named are Mrs.
C. M. Derryberry. vice president;
Mrs. Louis o. Regeimbal, corre-
spending secretary, and Mrs. Cor
don Street and Mrs. Harold
Kramer, directors. Mrs. Irwin
Wensink was named chairman OF
the 1850 Nominating Committee.
In other actions. the league
adopted a budget of $2,720, about
$500 more than last years appro-
priation. The program will be
drafted at the meeting April %.
Evening star., 1949-03-26
Man Held in Arlington
On Gambling Charges

Russell Roy, 80, of the 2l00
block of North Cameron street,
Arlington, was arrested by Ar
lington police yesterday on
gambling charge during raid on
a tavern in the 1900 block OF Lee
highway.
Police said Roy was charged
with operating a lottery after a
quantity of numbers slips were
found on him. He was released
under $500 bond pending hear
ing in County Court at $3.50 ain.
Thursday.
The raid was conducted by
seven policemen. led by Detective
Can't. G.. B. Presley.
Evening star., 1949-03-26

doubtful about holding Fish when
the latter's attorney, Denny
Hughes protested that the man
was arrested while seated at a
table in Hammel's without war
rant. Mr.. Hughes said that $95
and a scratch sheet were taken
from the man and that was all the
evidence against him. The
scratch sheet is a daily horse
racing publication giving the Sc
lections of the prominent handi-
cappers and the probable odds.
But when a deputy marshal
signed a complaint alleging Fish
had violated section 1904 of the
District Code, a catch-all pro-
vision against gambling. the Com
missioner set Fish's bail at 81, 500
and his arraignment for April IL.
like the others.
AS the time wore on, Mr.. Hughes
said:
Let's hurry this up. There's a
good fight at 10 O'Clock.
Arraigns Four at a Time.
II know it," said Mr.. Lawrence,
II was going to go. but now I'm
going to miss it."
The next arraignments were
made four and five at a time.
Up to this point the three law
yers present had attached them
selves to individual defendants as
the latter voiced their wish for
counsel.
But as the question of the legal
ity of arrests arose over and over
again, Attorneys Ford, Myron G.
Ehrlich and Hughes presented a
united front. Standing together
with four or five clients at a time,
the lawyers took turns focusing
their indignation on the Commis-
sioner.
Lawyer Refers to kidnapping"
Mr." Ehrlich referred to the
Maryland raids in this way:
These men were arrested without
any warrants shown here tonight,
and they were kidnapped over the
State line into the District"
Upon Assistant United States
Attorney Richard Roberts quiet
insistence on postponing hearings
in all cases, Mr.. Ford accused the
Government of "subterfuge."
"The Governments wants to put
off the hearings until after the
grand jury can return indictments
against these men," he charged.
IT want it on the record that the
Government has refused US a
hearing, even though, the way
Evening star., 1949-03-26
Annu|ment Is Studied
Fby latta-Lawrence
Ito Offset Wife, Suit

The Latta-Lawrence matrimo-
nial tangle took a new twist today
with the prospect that attorneys
for Capt. Harold A. Latta-Law-
renee will try for an annulment
to offset his wife's bid for separate
maintenance.
The proceedings would be based
on the contention that Mrs.
Latta-Lawrence did not reveal in
her marriage license application
that she had been married pre-
viouSly.
In suing the 47-year-old Navy
officer for $500 monthly support,
Mrs. Latta-Lawrence charged him
with dlscouraging mutual resi-
dence in Washington because his
future prospects would be ruined
Capt. Latta-Lawrence explained
to her that the marriage caused
great misery and suffering to
Mrs. Edith Nourse Rogers, st.
year old Representative from
Massachusetts,. Mrs. Latta-Law-
renee said.
Action Considered.
It was indicated today that at
torneys for the Navy officer were
considering annulment proceed
ings on the ground Mrs. Latta-
Lawrence falsifed her marriage
application last April IA, eight
days before the couple was wed
in st. Bartholomew Church, New
York.
Quick to counter to the possible
defense strategy, David Cobb. at
torney for Mrs. Latta-Lawrence,
said she was only complying with
the captains wishes and that he
had full knowledge of her former
marriage.
Statement Released.
The attorney released this state
ment for Mrs. Latta-Lawrence:
II disclaim responsibility for
any statement on the marriage
application to the effect that I had
not been previously married
Those statements were made at
the insistence of Capt. Latta-
Lawrence, who had full knowledge
that I had been previously mar
ried and that my previous mar
riage had ended in divorce.
"Since Capt. Latta-Lawrence
was to be my husband and was a
lawyer by training, I followed his
wishes in this matter. Apparently
my husband believed that it
would damage him in some way
if he disclosed my previous mar
riage. Responsibility for the state
ment on the marriage application
rests squarely on my husbands
shoulders"
Mrs. Rogers called the suit. filed
in District Court Tuesday, an
"unprincipled attack on me" and
Capt. Latta-Lawrence said the
charges were fantastic" Attor-
|neys for the captain have not yet
filed their answer in court.
Evening star., 1949-03-26

with accepting BETS on horses at
Barber's newsstand in the 400
block Of Tenth street NV, on
January 6.
The next one was Harry Kopel,
81, proprietor of Hammels res
taurant in the 400 block of Tenth
street, a steak house patronized
by judges of the higher courts and
most of the top officials of the
nearby Department Of Justice.
He was manacled to deputy
United States marshal.
Shakes Kopel's Hand.
Mr.. Lawrence departed from
custom by coming around the desk
and shaking hands with him.
Il don't know a blessed thing
about this Kopel said with ap-
parent difficulty in controlling his
emotion. II don't take bets. I'm
no bookmaker. There are 400
people come into my place for
lunch every day. can't be respon-
sible for all of them
Il assure you, you will get a
fair hearing before me-" said Mr..
Lawrence, land I assure you if
I do not find sufficient probable
cause to hold you for the grand
jury that you will be released.
I've eaten in your place many
times myself"
Kopel was charged with permit
ting gaming in that he allowed a
race track bet to be made in his
place on Wednesday. Mr.. Law
renee revealed that the warrant
against him was obtained by a
sworn statement of Wllfred Bar
rett, an undercover agent un-
known to the police reporters and
criminal lawyers present.
"Never Handcuffed Before"
Mr.. Lawrence asked Kopel his
age. The reply was:
"Sixty-one and never hand
cuffed before"
Walter c. Danny" Plummer,
81, of the 5000 block of North
Dakota avenue NV. a waiter
at Hammels, was charged with
accepting a race track bet from
the same undercover agent on the
same day.
The fireworks started with the
arraignment of Frederick c.
Whiteoak, 81, of the 1900 block
of Gates street NE. Charles E.
Ford, his attorney, demanded an
immediate hearing and asked that
Bernice Franklin, the undercover
agent who had sworn out the war
rant, be produced to testify.
II hate to think that in this
America Mr.. Ford said in a voice
that seemed to expand the small
room, "A man can be refused his
constitutional right to speedy
hearing He noted that the vio-
lations were alleged to have oc-
Cured between January, 1947, and
September. 1948, and that the
Government had plenty of time.
Closes With Whoop.
Denied an immediate hearing,
he asked for one this morning and
was refused. He posed rhetori-
cal question: "Is this something
they have grabbed out of the air?"
AS his client left the room with
a bondsman to arrange bail,
Mr.. Ford closed with a whoop.
"Whoohoo. America"
Whiteoak was charged with ac-
cepting race track bets at his
home between January l, 1947,
and September /, 1948. Like the
others preceding him, he was
scheduled for arraignment on
April IL. It was here that Mr..
Ford raised a protest that was re-
peated again and again as the ap-
Evening star., 1949-03-26

some of the charges read, they
have been preparing some OF these
cases for 18 months"
The commissioner countered
this protest by reminding the
lawyers that the United States
Court of Appeals two weeks ago
upheld his right to grant the
Government reasonable" contin-
uances in gambling cases as well
as any other felony case.
Cites Rules of Procedure.
Mr.. Lawrence tried to quiet cries
of illegal arrest and arraignment
by citing rule 40 of the Federal
rules of criminal procedure for
United States district courts.
This rule, he said, empowers a
United States commissioner to
hold arraignments for defendants
arrested in jurisdictions less than
100 miles from the nearest avail
able commissioners office. The
three lawyers, however, argued the
point throughout the evening.
The IA men, arraigned in groups
of four or five. were arrested at
William "Snags" Lewis place. Mr..
Ford, Mr.. Hughes and Mr.. Ehrlich
formed an informal partnership
as if to speed things up. Lewis,
one of the most colorfully dressed
of the defendants with light gray
slacks, open-neck sport shirt and
bright royal blue jacket, appeared
i'll at ease. A short. plump, bald
ing man, he continually mopped
his brow and when a reporter
asked his age, he said, I'm 49,"
Says Receipt Wasn't Given.
IT want the record to show"
said Mr.. Hughs, that $1,000
was taken from Billy Mitchell
Zone of the men arrested with
Lewis and he was given no
receipt for it,
Their arraignments were con-
tinued until April 13. All the
lawyers said the men had been
kidnapped" because they were
brought across the District line
and charged Mr.. Fay with bad
faith in that the men would be
indicted before that time and
there would be no hearing.
Phil Harris, SO, whose real name
is Philip Samakow, also was
scheduled for an April 13 hearing.
He was charged with accepting
race bets at his place Of business
in the 5000 block of Queens Chapel
road, Avondale, Nd. from January
l947 on.
In the crowded turmoil, which
Evening star., 1949-03-26

Mr.. Lawrence set the same bond
for all those who subsequently
appeared before him and all the
defendants made bond. No one
spent the night in jail as q result
OF the raids.
Next came William Quinn, 81,
of the 1000 block of South Caro-
lima avenue Sc, and his brother,
John Quinn. II. of the Harrington
Hotel, both husky men in hunting
style jackets. They were charged
Evening star., 1949-03-26

pearances continued. 1t was that
his client probably would be in
dicted by the special grand jury
before April IL, which would
eliminate the hearing.
Swings at Photographer.
Although the anteroom was still
crowded with the men in coats of
many colors, the appearances
slowed down. There were inter-
walls of Is minutes between them.
No sworn complaints had been
prepared for a number of men
arrested without warrants.
The intervals were enlivened
with a great deal of levity, in
which Mr.. Lawrence joined. When
lit continued into the occasional
sessions of his court, he threat
ened to call the marshals and
clear the court of lawyers.
Garner s. Barbour, 81, a stocky
man who took a swing at a photog.
rapher in the hall, appeared next.
Barbour is proprietor of the mag
azine store in the 400 block of
Tenth street NV. The name on
the sign is Barber" and he ex-
planned to the arresting officers
that George Barber" is his busi-
ness name. He was charged with
permitting a race track bet to be
made in his place on January 6.
When he swore to his bail bond
he gave the Commissioner mock
military salute.
1rked at Handouts.
Mr.. Lawrence's genial express
sion changed to one of fury.
None of your funny business,
or I'll raise your bail to $4,000"
he said. The man apologized.
On his entrance into the Com
missioner's office,s Barbour was
highly irked at being handcuffed
to a United States deputy mar
shall. Somebody take these damn
things off me. You make me feel
like murderer or something" he
gritted between clenched teeth at
no one In particular.
When Henry Fish, who was
listed by the police as one OF the
1873 known bookmakers," was
brought in with no paper to hold
him on, Mr.. Lawrence said:
"Mr. Mclaughlin Can assistant
United States Attorney was going
to take care of this but he's walked
out. I'm going to walk out myself
in a little while and dismiss all
these cases if nobody is going to
help me on it."
Mr.. Lawrence seemed . little
Evening star., 1949-03-26
RossIvn Cos Accord Reached

RICHMOND, Va, Mar. rs (R.-
The Governors Office was notified
Yesterday that Rosslyn Gas co.
and its employees represented by
International Chemical Workers
Union, Local 1855, have agreed to
a new contract effective April !.
Evening star., 1949-03-26
Ex-Circuit Rider Dies at 104

TOLEDO, Ohio, Mar. rs F.-
DR.. John G. Schaal, retired Meth
odist minister, died here Thursday
at the age of 104. He retired IN
1918 after 81 years in the min
istry. He formerly was a circuit
riding preacher in Southern In"
diana. He was born in Germany.
Evening star., 1949-03-26
|Used-Car Dealers Ask
Law 10 Assure Sellers
OF Prompt Payment

The National Capital Used Car
Dealers Association today called
for a regulation which will ade-
quately protect the public in in
suring prompt payment for auto
mobiles sold to used car dealers.
In urging the Commissioners to
adopt such a regulation, the asso-
citation said it had received
numerous complaints that persons
have left their cars with used
car dealers for resale and have
been unable to obtain their money.
The Better Business Bureau yes
terday warned people to be more
careful in selling their cars.
Attorney Bernard Margolius,
speaking for the dealers associa-
ton. said today the association
lis very happy that this warning
to car owners has been issued.
I'VE believe that the described
practices engaged in by some used
car dealers in obtaining title to an
automobile by payment with de-
ferred note is subject to outspoken
criticism" he declared.
The association spokesman said
members had been canvassed and
announced that "the practices
complained of by the Better Busi-
ness Bureau are not engaged in
by our people"
Our members buy automobiles
at current market prices and pay
for these automobiles at such
prices" Mr.. Margolius said. "They
do not and cannot afford to pay
premium prices in order to obtain
title by deferred payment Of the
purchase price"
He said the association wants
the public to know that its men,
bers are not guilty of the practices
and that the members can. be
relied upon.
Evening star., 1949-03-26
Details Of Raids Caxng Grand Jus Long Gambling Probe
5pingarn School Delay
Could Bring Charge Of
Bias, Corning Warns

Failure to build the proposed
Spingarn High School for colored
students may place the Board Of
in the position OF
breaking the law" by not provid-
ing equal facilities for Negroes,
School Supt. Hobart M. Corning
today.
In q letter to the Commissioners,
DR.. Corning asked the city heads
to support vigorously the effort to
get funds for Spingarn High
School in the budget now under
consideration in Congress. If the
new school is not built soon. it
could be charged definitely that
equal facilities are not being pro-
vided colored students, he added.
The Board of Education, in the
budget estimates. did not ask for
any further funds for the schools
construction at this time. It asked
only that the authorized cost limit
be raised to SO, ,600, 900 so the con-
tract could be let and construction
begun Immediately.
House Took Back Funds.
The House not only refused to
raise the cost limit but took back
about $1,800,000 already appro-
priated for the building.
Efforts to get the item replaced
in. the budget will be made when
the Senate takes up the city reve-
nue. bill.
AS the House-passed bill now
stands, the District is short, by
$2,500,000, the income needed to
make the budget balance. Already
cut from the minimum" city bud
get is more than $5.000,00O by the
House. The additional $4,000. 900
will have to be chopped from con-
struction funds. unless more reve-
nue. can be found.
DR.. Corning explained that, If
Spingarn is not built soon, part
time classes and lowered stand
ards will result in the three col
ored high schools, Dunbar, Car.
dozo and Armstrong. All are oper-
ating now with an enrolment over
capacity.
Court Suits Possible.
The District appropriation acts
always carry language providing
that money for schools be spent
proportionately between the COL
ored and white schools. with the
intent that facilities offered be
equal.
If Spingarn is not built there
will be little room for school Off
cials to maintain that the facili-
ties offered in the high schools
here are equal, DR.. Corning said.
Court suits could be expected as q
matter of course, he added.
In the past a number of such
suits have been filed in an effort
to break the racial segregation in
the school system here. None has
been successful so far.
The Key West citizen., 1949-07-29

pulslic interest Iie announced
thc appointment u hts eiosc pr
sssnni Trend and adviser d. X
nolsrrts, of Tallahassec.
Checking the record of Rolpcfts.
we lind that through professional
achievement be now holds thC
highest directory rating snnng
llc ca gblishcd legal dircstuTics
Il tac LnstcA Statcs \ native ui
lsat s d "a. barn a S8lHrhup
py. 'Vakulia cssuniy. an o e.
tcar ui -
Rpbests cmtc a. Tsllshsszec a..
pt.tegc ~ tlle istc Chiei 1ua
iicc Fgra o. Dsyia une of tac
ablesi anl iirst lowed iuaticrs ever
b. sitl asi slst Fiefsts tsAeh o.
hs rtvfeci imN ~ tlfC Capitol
Cay ssayr - sc Is . TiaA pfess
-ut i a. Fismt ~ list Asssscas
,libu l3fssfisH sgi'eAa-se = e
AxsutHtton
ilis ceriiesf tmrFs. issn IL thc
rcspnnslbilitv uf laNyer csntc
from has close asaclsilUn WIbl
Chief Justice Davis. WIN pgioT D.
The Key West citizen., 1949-07-29
Who Knows!

4 What IS tlw largest bus
mess enterprise "a the United
Slateas
2 The death sentence oi
Nathuram Vinayak Cosise foF
murder was recently upheld
Whom did he kill
The nft Conference IT
State Governors was held in 1900
How many states were there "a
that time
How mrny islands form the
Hawaiian group
5 For how long have the ia
siisn Islands bcen part ol
the United States
Who said We may achieve
climate bat weather Is thrust
upon us7
What ncw Department has
hren proposed by President Tfu-
man
g Mrs. Pcfle Mcsia. named a.
Minister % Luxcmbo ara. b. the
thud woman n the nation his
foiv to bc appointed Minister.
Can vuu name the other twoF
p Who ls the neW heavy
.rciuht champion 0f she world
10 when was the Charter al
tine United Nations gncd'
The Key West citizen., 1949-07-29
WILL iOt SAfiLEg
His Trade

The minister % thc Old kirk
ASKED a SCutrh fisherman II he
kncw the First commandment
Aye bat that a tcsssr." ssiid
illc fisherman
We'll do yuu kuuW tllo Sec.
,sn / Cn.u..tgn ituHni .ksl thc
..inu trf
Ynu ee @t um o.
plicsl tle lishr o. bmt can
yuu teil ule thi -n"g many husks
stc un my hshns Hnsg
The mint tea waa unaislc g.
answer
Wei mini icr ssid thr hsa
ctnHu a. bike this Every msn
tso has trade
f.--4-s tAs&s -&4~- ---a-
iIiuc KEY. phl Alpha Delta ard
also scTvcd g. vice president Ut
hfs i.aw college rlssa arI va
chaTmsn 81 the tinanCC Cua
lniftse 81 the Stu.ient Govern
mcnt
b. culngiflcnrc. Rulerts' sp
Dointment g. the bcnch d tlc
hrst lrosn thc large area ~
FLORIDA west of the Suw aimee
River since the appointment of
the late Justice DAVIS by formcr
Governor Doyle Carlton
During his hong membership in
TIE FLORIDA Bar Association g.
has served on q number oi lm
portEnt committees Currently
he is q mcmber of the Committe
on American Citizenship of th &
organization a practicing ai
torncy a. the state capitol fut
many years. hc has presented
long line of important cases &.
the Supreme Court as a1soctatc
appellate counsel
A. an active lawyer tho new.
Justice will bring b. the appclata
bench the experience of thc pres
ent day trial lawyer ~ q Cpmi
roam This will be an addit pn g.
the fine judicial experience ana
talent now existing un the Court
Besides being . surCcssiul prat
ticing attorney. Roberts Is active
M business affairs and vii have
in addition to professional train
ms. the viewpoint uf the prcscn;
day business man and has ap
pruach 81 the Importance 81 tie
Judicial system IT, has interest
~ property management ban
ing. timber. farming and Cum
mcrcial fishing
Florida should b. wcll ereoH
wtth the addition II BK Rob.
eTts a. . member ~ the Supreme
Court
The Key West citizen., 1949-07-29
The Answers

The Federal Government
with ? 100 g00 employee and
enenitnR approximately So bil
lluns a wear
. Mohandas X Gandhl uH
Januaf, 80 l848
5 ~ New Mcxien snd A.
suna Acgc not admitted unill
1912
3 TatntX
ffit onc ycaft.
O. - ilsnIs
The Dcp.fiwrnt ui Wcli
sir whose secretary wuuld have
Cahinpl rank
o NJ Ruth Htsn Owen
Rohde ALnistcf to Dcnmsrk
1888 g. 1886 and Nj } B"f
den Hartman Mn stcf tu Not
Wav. 1887 'u 1910
q Egfard ChHiss vhu de
festrd Ins Wolrutt 1u juno 21nd
Iu on june 26 l945. a. san
FfsnlisCu
The Key West citizen., 1949-07-29
~ M iW SMILE!
Her UngrGiefnf
Children

Among thc wonders ~ Mexico
are hot and cold sprngs situated
close together There une may
watch native women buliinR
closhcs In q bot spring rubbing
them m q spune Of cold clear
NatcT
Watching TINS interesting spec-
taclr orc day. q tourist remark
ed b. has guide. ! suppno those
women think odd Mother Nature
Is pretty generous. ehf
The guide smiled Cruokedly
mo. SenoF. be- replied they
are lake al women they grumblc
bccsuNe she supple no soap
America has more actlvc vul-
canocs than any other land
The Key West citizen., 1949-07-29

fnou in a qubeTn0i0flul race.
\ NeNtfthcicak the austeFe gen
hesnen who ~ un uur State Su
pngne Court huld tfrmcndou.
Emsmsf over thr lives ~ each in
tidual citzrm Their deCisiuns
hffert everyone Acts uf the al
mlinlsiratlVe and thc legislative
Nfanriios - government are sab
iaEi g. rcview and flnsi deCisiun
~ ihe states highest ouurt
in t1ew of this fast. every citi-
The Key West citizen., 1949-07-29

attaining hls position on the
court. was prosecuting attorney
al Robert houae county. kakuils
The close relationship continued
until the death of Davis and bc-
cause of the confidence the late
justice had N RobeFts' honesty,
integrity and ability he named
him attoFney for his estate
Roberts received an LIB de-
gree from the universifv of Flori-
IA Law School IN June 1923 was
honorcd with membership ~ the
The Key West citizen., 1949-07-29

zcn should b. personally interest
"a and concerned slsUtIi the kind
~ men whu so on this court and
thc appointment ot ncw Justice
by . chief executive is a matter
- grave itnport
Recently Governor Fuller War
rcn was called upon 81 appoint q
new justice and has selection
should b. = matter % genuine