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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-08
10-to-30-Year Term
Imposed in Assault
Al Rooming House

District Court Judge Edward M
Curran yesterday imposed the max.
imum Jail penalty on a 34-vear-olc
man convicted Of rape, with a II
to 80 year sentence.
Joseph L. Mason. colored, first
block of P street NE. received the
sentence following his conviction b,
a jury last month of an assault
August Is on a 22-year-old woman
at the rooming house where they
both lived.
In another case, Judge Richmond
B. Keech sentenced Henry w. Peed
Is, of the 300 block of Fourth street
NE, to serve from 10 months to SIX
years on charge Of assault on q
7-year-old girl with intent to commit
carnal knowledge.
At the time of the trial, foul
panels of jurors had to be sum.
moned to the courtroom before 8
jury was selected by opposing coun.
sci.
Among other reasons for chal-
lenges, some q persons eliminated
themselves from service by stating
| they did not believe in capital pun
ishment, which may be imposed in
a rape case. Defense Attorney Rob-
ert I. Miller also questioned the
prospective veniremen on whether
or not they had read an editorial in
The Star, December II. commenting
on the acquittal of Elvid Perell in ar
earlier rape trial, and whether they
would be prejudiced by it.
The editorial, entitled IAN AZ
front to Justice" had been widely
read among the jurors, but most
said they did not feel it would
prejudice them in the case at hand
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-08
Moose Head Lost
From Lodge Hall
Meets Fiery End

A 150-pound moose head, missing
since December % from the club.
house of the Loyal Order of the
Moose. was found by police today
we'll done, in the District incin-
orator.
The massive trophy, worth 81 a
pound and consequently about as
valuable as steak, was one of two
around which local Moose rallied
In their lodge.
There was great hue and cry
when the head vanished. Then the
theory was advanced that some
loyal brother might have sent the
head out to be dry cleaned. Or, 1t
was thought, some one in need of
a moose head might have pilfered
it.
Both police and Moose figure
pranksterS-no one man could
readily carry the trophy-put the
head with the trash cans behind
Moose Hall. The trash men, de-
tectives said, dutifully carried it
away, At the city incinerator they
burn everything.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-08
One Protest Remains
Against Nays New
Patuxent Range Plan

Only one protest was on file to-
day against the revamped plan for
an aerial target range off the Naval
Air Station at Patuxent, Md, in
Chesapeake Bay.
This is in marked contrast to the
storm raised within the last two
months against previous plan by
so compliments, representing all
types of water interests in that area
No public hearing was held then.
Col. Henry C. Wolfe, Washington
district engineer, for the Army's
Corps of Engineers. held a public
hearing here yesterday. Before de-
Gliding the issue, he said. he will
await the Nays reaction to a
Maryland suggestion that one of the
targets near Cedar Point, Md, be
moved to make way for oyster bed
development. Col. Wolfe will issue
new regulations to cover the situa-
ton later.
Speaks for Boat Owners.
The lone written protest was from
Thomas D. Harden, vice president of
L. A. Clarke & Sons, Inc, lumber
firm Of 1925 Vermont avenue NV,
who said he had been delegated by
rs boat owners from st. Jeromes
Greek, Md.
Mr.. Harden's letter. read at the
hearing, said: These people depend
on Chesapeake Bay for their liveli-
hood and they feel as though they
should not be deprived of any part
Of the bay"
Navy spokesman made it clear no
large live ammunition will be used
on the range. They said the reason
they cannot shift the range to the
Atlantic Ocean is because expensive
Photographic observation equipment
has been erected on the shore line of
the station to observe new aerial
ordnance.
Denies Damage to Oysters.
Capt. T. A. Turner, station COM
manding omcer, in letter, denied
fish or oysters would be damaged or
the waters polluted. He declared
there would be a minimum Of inter-
ference with civilian navigation.
Another station officer, 1t. Comdr.
c. E. Silver, said the Navy will con-
tinue to test new equipment on the
range, with dummy bombs and
rockets without war heads used.
Tn answe,. tn Theodore p Menske
st. Jerome's Creek area real estate
man, Col. Wolfe said the entrance
to those waters is neither restricted
nor prohibited. 1t. Comdr. Silver
observed the station will continue
to use its bathing beaches, which
are nearer the targets than anybody
else.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-08
$4,000 Voted
In Fairfax Fight
On Annexation
Board Also Approves
$1,000 for County
Salary Increases

The Fairfax County Board Of SUI
pervisors last night appropriated
$4,000 to defend the county against
possible annexation by Falls Church
Of some county areas near the city.
At the same time the supervisors
granted more than $1,000 in salary
increases to county employees. The
meeting last night was recessed from
Wednesday to establish salaries for
this year.
The $4,000 appropriation was
made on motion of Supervisor Maui
rice w. Fox. The appropriation will
be used to employ counsel. pay wit
ness expenses, and for documents
and financial advice in connection
with defending the county against
the anticipated annexation attempt
OF Falls Church, which has launched
survey ON the matter.
Help to Be Sought.
Commonwealth's Attorney Hugh
Marsh said he would ask ATTORNEY
Robert j. McCandlish, Fairfax
County member of the House Of
Delegates, to help him oppose the
annexation. Mr.. McCandlish helped
the Commonwealth attorney defend
the county successfully against a
previous attempt of Falls Church
at annexation.
The salary increases granted most
county employees last night aver.
aged between 500 and 5000 annu-
ally All policemen received paw
increases with the exception of q
few who recently were promoted.
The starting salary for policemen
was raised from $246n to $2,560 and
policemen were granted seven adj
ditional days of leave each wear to
compensate for holidays which they
do not have off.
Police Chief Raised.
The planning commission had
asked only for one salary increase,
which was granted.
An increase from $4,000 to S. 600
was granted Police Chief Carl Nc
lntosh, who on Wednesday told the
supervisors he did not want a raise.
Largest increase was 5000, granted
Assessor James Buckley, The raise
brings his salary to $4,000, which
includes allowance for his car.
County Manager r. M. Loughbor-
oughs salary was raised from S.
800 to $4,000. He was not present
when the increase was granted.
The county also increased its al
lotment to the county agent and
his two assistants by about $500
each. A portion of their salaries
is paid by the State.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-08
By Harry Lever

THE railroads have reached
town! No longer will questionable
characters have to depart town
aboard a wooden rail, now that ones
of steel and brass are available. On
January 7, 1919, Crown City will be
joined by metal webs with her man
/ lfest destiny and the Nation!"
/ And mythical Crown City, U. S. A.,
Joined with her destiny last night,
when the towns new big railroad
system "a model one) started OPP
erations at Union Station. Hand
bills proclaiming the above advice
were distributed to "townspeople, "
namely, the guests at the ceremonies
in Room 457 of the station.
! The new big iron-pike. which was
a year under construction, is more
than $50 feet long. It's 20" gauge
division. scaled one fourth inch to
the foot, is called the Metropolitan
Southern System. while the no"
gauge section. running one-eighth
inch to the foot. is the Metropolitan
small carrier, the Sequatchie Valley
Railroad.
Gold Spikes Driven.
The last named line belongs to a
member of the Metropolitan Society
,of Model Engineers. which sponsored
the driving of four gold spikes"
each considerably less than an inch
long. signifying the completion OF
the whole system.
The ceremonies hardened back to
the days Of 1869 when the driving
of a golden spike at Promontory
Point, Utah, signalized the finishing
of the first transcontinental railroad
in the United States.
Bernard r. Tolson, manager of
the Washington Terminal Co.. spoke
words OF "admonition" as he drove
the first spike.
Keep your timetables up to date
he told the engineers" with regu-
lation railroad hats.
And check with the engine dis
patcher before you start your runs"
he added, as 1t. Col C. H. Whitesell,
assistant engineer commissioner of
the District, drove the second.
Pay close attention to signals
and check your switch points and
guard rails" Mr.. Tolson admon-
ished further, as the third and
fourth spikes were driven by w. C.
Baker, vice president in charge of
traffic of the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad. and NJ w. Baggett, rep
resenting the president OF the
Washington g. Old Dominion Rail-
road.
First Train Gets 60"
The dispatcher then gave the
'go-ahead' signal to detailed
model of an 1880 passenger train
formally making it the No. high
varnish" over the line.
But a. freight was giving trouble
farther up.
A whole mountain "a model one)
rose in the air in the center of
the layout. A repairman stuck his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-08
-Four Children Receive Cuts
As School Bus Hits Car

Four small children, students at
the Peter Pan School, were treated
for cuts at Emergency Hospital after
three-vehicle collision involving
their school bus yesterday afternoon.
Police charged the bus driver.
Logan T. Jeffries, IS, of 1929 Kenil-
worth avenue NE, with following
too closely. They said his bus crashed
INTO the rear of car when it stopped
at Seventeenth street and Constitu-
tion avenue NV, The impact
knocked the automobile into the rear
of a second car. None of the drivers
was injured.
Released after treatment at the
hospital were Steve Vermillion, 5,
Of 1875 P street NV; Bunny Vir-
stenev, 5. who lives at the school,
801 Fern place NV; Sybil Carter, 6.
of ISIS K street NV and Cherry
Prado, 6, of 67o4 Glen Carlyn drive,
Falls Church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-08
Police Boys Club Receives
$1,000 Shriner Check

The Police Boys Club received a
pre-campaign gift of $1,000 yester-
day from Shriners of Almas Temple
to aid the s25O,OO0 fund campaign
scheduled to begin February /.
Potentate Omer w. Clark pre-
se.lted the check to Sonny Rhodes
8, of 465 I street SW, at a luncheon
melting in Almas Temple.
This vars drive seeks a 100 per
cent increase over last years quota
Factors in the increase include .the
new Club No. at BIG Sixth street
NV, a proposed new camp for
colored boys, contemplated new
club in the fifth precinct and an
increase in membership.
Club officials said membership
Jumped during 1s4S to 17,4O0 mem.
bers, representing an increase Of
1000.
Present at yesterdays luncheon
were Wash B. Williams. 1949 cam.
paign general chairman, and 1t
Forrest L. Binswanger, director o.
the club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-08
Model Trains Start Operations
AT Golden Spike Ceremony

head through the hole resulting
from this mountain-removal. He
cleared the trouble, which was right
in front of him.
The gold spikes were donated by
Philip Corr. of Corr's Nations Hob
by Shop. They were exactly scaled
to the rest of the model railroad
The whole system contains detailed
scenery, bridges, switches, tunnels
factories, coal, mines, roundhouses
and other effects. The society men,
bers built every train and accessory
Edmond Henderson, president,
and J. V. Sewers, general passenger
agent of the Pennsylvania Railroad,
also were present.
The program says the public can
see the show from to 10 pm
today, tomorrow, next Saturday and
Sunday and January % and %. On
this coming Friday and January 81
the show will be open from 8 to
10 pm. Room 457 at the station
can be reached through the ele-
vator at the west enc of the ter
minal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-08
Coin Box, Mike
| Speed Wires if
| Office Is Closed

If you see a man standing in a
doorway at 708 Fourteenth street
NV. and hear him say, Dearest
Mabel, I am counting the hours
." he will be sending a tele-
gram, not rehearsing a speech.
The Western Union has estab-
lished a microphone and a coin box
there for sending kilograms after
the Office at that address closes at
6 pm. The system is this:
Push button which lights light
in the Western Union main Office
An operator answers. Dictate the
telegram into the microphone. The
oc5rator comes back on speaker to
announce the cost. Drop coins into
tie box which is similar to tele-
p one coin box. Go on your way.
Western Union says if this install
1ation proves popular-that is, II
the take" in the box is sufficient
1t will establish similar stations al
other busy places throughout the
city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-08
Court Suggests
Water or Milk Be
! Served as Drinks
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Jan. 8-Judge John
B. Grontrum says If guests arrive
and you're out of liquor you might
serve 'em tap water or milk.
His comment was made as he up
held the Board Of Liquor License
Commissioners in its refusal to issue
a license to John H. Ingle for pack
age-goods sales.
A principal witness for 1ngle, Mrs.
Margaret Gerwig. said there was a
definite need for liquor establish
ment nearer her home.
Someone visits me and I don't
have a phone or q car to jump in.
I have two small children and I
couldn't carry them along and bring
a supply back with me.
BOW could I entertain these peo-
pie If they wanted a drink" she
asked.
That's when Judge Centrum
recommended the milk or tap
water"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-08
SHIPPING Guide Suspends

NEW YORK, Jan. R.-The
Ne wYork Maritime Register. only
shipping guide of its kind publishes
in the United States, announced
today it had suspended publication
because of changed conditions and
greatly increased costs"
Published for so years, the Reg
lister listed weekly all of the ships
in the worlds passenger and cargo
fleets with their latest ports of call
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-08
Report From Annapolis
Rudio PROGRAM Planned

State Senators Roy Tasco Davis
of Montgomery County and L. Har-
old Sothoron of Prince Georges
County will present a weekly radio
program, Report From Annapolis, "
each Sunday at l pm, while the
General Assembly Is in session, be-
ginning tomorrow.
The program will be broadcast
over Station WGAY, Silver Spring.
Senator Davis will begin the series
and will conduct the program every
other week with Senator Sothoron
conducting the program on alter
nate weeks. They will report on
developments at the Legislature
session.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-08

arsenal. The first arrests were
made January l after the firearms
were recovered from a Mexican boat
. at San Francisco, the FBI reported
Walling, who is So and lives in the
14O0 block of Girard street NV, was
said by FBI officials today to have
admitted he signed a bill of sale fol
l3o of the firearms to the Costa
Rlcan government. He used the
name John Cassidy" in the trans
action, they added.
Went to FBI.
He was taken into custody when
he visited FBI headquarters late yes
terday in response to a request that
he come in for IAN interview" When
arraigned before United States Com
missioner Cyril S. Lawrence on
charges of theft of Government
property he was unable to provide
the $500 bond Immediately but did
so several hours later and avoided
staying overnight in the District Jail
Walling's first encounter with
police occurred May S, 1945, in a
raid on the lavish Trojan Club in
the 1700 block of Massachusetts,
avenue NV. Police described the
place as "Washington's better gam
bling establishment catering to the
Thlte-tie-and-tailS group
Walling, who at the time said he
was a broker with an Office in the
downtown financial section, was ar
rested with Charles r. Warde. listed
as merchant, and Byron M. Jones,
colored, who told police he was a
houseman.
Elaborate Establishment.
The gambling establishment, &C
cording to raiding officers, was un-
usually elaborate and had been fur
nished at cost of $4,000. Police
declared the raid apparently was
tipped off because only the three
men were in the place when they
arrived. The trial brought out tes-
timony that plain clothes police
man had seen so men and women,
some in evening dress, playing vari-
Gus kinds Of gambling games there.
The case was tried three times
in District Court here, with juries
disagreelng twice. In April, 1916,
a<jury convicted Walllng and Warde
on charges of setting UP a gaming
table in the Trojan Club. Jones,
the, club doorman, was acquitted, g,
Judge James NJ Proctor SEN
fenced Walling and Warde to serve
6 to IL months in the Lorton Re-
formatory.
Tells FBI of Activities.
Since his release from the re-
formatory, Walling has been the
Washington representative of an
Evansville, Ind, air conditioning
firm, the FB1 said. He told FBI
agents, they added, that he also
acted sometimes as sideline broker
In other fields, particularly to To-
cate scarce materials and buyers.
The Raritan arsenal theft. the
FBl reported earlier this month.
was engineered by Fillmore Ross,
described as an arms broker, and
1t. Walter S. Morrow, a civilian
guard at the arsenal.
Walling's part in the plan, the
FB1 charged, was to pose as owner
of 1873 of the guns sold to Costa
Rica. The 80 cases of recovered
firearms identified as having come
from the arsenal included 200 sub
machine guns, Is 5O-caliber machine
guns and quantity of carbines
and baZookas. The Mexican Consul
at San Francisco assisted the FBI
in locating the firearms aboard the
Mexican ship in San Francisco,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-08
Purse With $101 Stolen
From Hospital Secretary

A secretary in the dietetics de-
partment at Walter Reed Hospital
reported to police that a thief
snatched her purse containing SOL
on Minnesota avenue near Branch
avenue NE. last night.
Miss Dolores Cameron, "a, of 4067
Grant street NE. told police she was
walking to her home about II o'clock
when colored boy about 16 grabbed
her purse from under her arm and
ran.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-08
Bill Would Set Up
National Seushore Area

A national seashore for the bene-
fit and enjoyment Of the people
would be established on the Della
observation-disclosures Peninsula
under a bill introduced in the House
by Representative Bland, Democrat
| of Virginia.
The Secretary Of the Interior
would be authorized to acquire land
not to exceed 10000 acres along the
Atlantic Ocean between Cape Hen
lopen, Del, and Fishing Point on
the southern end of Assateague Is
! land, Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-08
Dr.. VoekeI Honored

r DR.. Laura B. Voekel. professor of
Latin and Greek at Mary Washing
ton College, Fredericksburg. Va, has
been elected secretary of the Classical
Society of the American Academy in
Rome, and appointed member Of
the Managing Committee. of the
American School of Classical Study
in Athens.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-08
Lincoln Day Banquet
Aides Named by Martin

Three Republican members of the
House have been appointed by
House Minority Leader Martin to
act Jointly with the League of Re-
publican Women of the District to
arrange the annual Lincoln Day
banquet here.
t They are Representatives Dondero
OF Michigan, Morton of Kentucky
and Gamble of New York.
Principal speaker will be Gov.
Dewey. The function is scheduled
February 8 at the Mayfower Hotel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-08
Stripping to Give Talk

Robert E. Stripping, chief inves-
tigator for the House Un-American
Activities Committee during the last
10 years, will speak at a meeting Of
the Montgomery County Young Re-
publican Club at $3.50 pm. Monday
at the Bethesda County building.
His subject will be Espionage in the
Government"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-08
Envoy Maxim to Speak

Norman Maxim, Australian Am
bassador to this country, will speak
on "A Light in the Darkness" at
the Trinity Methodist Church, on
Cameron Mills road, Alexandria, at
7:30 pm. tomorrow. The service is
one of a series commemorating the
church'S l75th anniversary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-08

January n on
charges of steal
ing Government
ir e a I'm S for
S h i p m e n t to
Costa Rica.
His arrest by
the FB1 here
! a t e yesterday
was the 18th in
connection with
t h e attempted
shipment of 80
C a S e S of ma
chine guns and
similar weapons
stolen from the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-08
Ex-Gamb|erHeId
In Theft Of Guns
From Arsenal
J. B. WoI|ing, Seized
In Sole to Costa Rico.
Ron Big Club Here

Joseph B. Walling, former Wash
ington gambling club president who
served a Lorton Reformatory term
In 1916, was held today for hearing
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-08-18
SUSPENDED

Emmerson Ridinger has been
suspended by Local Union No. 10
for non-payment of dues.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-08-18
June Cuse Loud
E(Continued From Page One)

AFL affiliates; 1O2 by CIO affil-
iates; 48 by Independent unions
and three unaccounted for.
During June, the Board con-
Quoted 459 collective bargaining
elections in which 35,773 of the So
OFT votes cast were in favor of
union representation. The AFL
won 10 of the .294 elections in
which it participated, and the CIO
won 63 Of 141 and Independents
won 70 of %.
In the same one-month period
the Board conducted 437 union-shop
polls in which 45,642 votes of a
total of 50,032, or 81 percent, fav-
orcd union-shop protection. Unions
won in 421 of the 437 elections
held.
In nine decertifcation elections
unions won maiorities in five and
lost four. OF the total votes east
in these nine elections, 537 were
against the unions and only 35S
were for the unions. But the num-
ber of people involved in decerti-
fcation elections was almost negli-
.gible compared with the number in
the bargaining and union-shop elec-
tions.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-08-18
Fore Worse Than
(CoHfinued From Page OHe)

program, a health insurance pro-
gram, and a cash pay increase.
Witnesses who followed Randall,
including Vice President John A.
Stephens and General Counsel
Roger NJ. Blough of US Steel
Corp, insisted that the pension
proposal should not be considered
by the factfnders, because they
claim the contract doesn't speci-
fically say that pensions are COW
cred by the wage reopening clause
under which present demands by
USA are being made.
The union postponed a strike in
midsummer to allow the factfnd-
crs a chance to suggest settle
ment. At first the companies re-
fused to cooperate, but public pres
sure and the threat Of a nation
wide strike forced them to give in.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-08-18
ANA Bid For
(Continued From Page One)

medical society, not the ANA, was
responsible for Dr. Murray's selec-
ton.
Lull was followed by Chat Peter
son, executive director of the Com
mittee for the Nations Health
who pointed to the AMA's historic
discrimination against Negroes
and its opposition to national
health insurance as contributing
factors in the poor medical care
available for the nations Negro
population.
Pointing to the discrimination
practiced in most hospitals against
Negro doctors and Negro patients,
Paterson said "a people under
these handicaps needs health in
surance at the lowest possible cost,
and of the compIetest possible
scope" The AMA's alternative
voluntary health offers
the Negroes "no alternative at
ALL" he said.
Paterson denounced the AMA's
glib assurance that voluntary
plans will meet the need for medi-
cal care" as "a callous, cruel and
unrealistic disposal of the serious
plight Of ten percent of the Ameri-
can people"