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Laurel outlook., 1949-02-02

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HOWDY FOLKS:

Over at BoZeman, a pappy is
reported to have put a silencer
on his shot gun because his
daughter wanted a quiet we'd
ding.
They say the old man wasn't
really emotional, but after
the gal was safely married
he did shed a few cheers.
Dad-burn it, we gotta quit
making funnies out of puns.
They say the pun is the lowest
form of humor.
One party who reads this
column re g ularly, says
humor is like history. 1t re-
peats itself.
Now whaddaya suppose he
meant by that?
We know a man who praises
the marriage institution to
the high Heavens. but the
durn cuss is single.
Anyhow, we all know that this
country grew great through the
family life that We all know.
Another thing that's going
great is IL family laundry
service. Spare yourself the
misery at least during this
cold weather. 1t is good
health insurance.
Laurel outlook., 1949-02-02

Sunday, Feb. g..
The Catholic altar society will
sponsor a light supper and bingo
party at the parish hall, begin
ming at $3.50 p. m.
Evening star., 1949-02-12
Photos Which Show Flight
Of Bullets Displayed Here

Photographs fast enough to
stop the flight of golf balls. ar
rows, humming birds and rifle bull
let's were shown to a National
Geographic Society audience here
last night.
Many types of high-speed action
were shown in motion pictures
and stills by DR.. Harold E. Edger-
ton, a pioneer in the development
of superspeed Photographic tech
niques and a professor Of electri-
cal engineering at Massachusetts,
Institute of Technology.
Exposures of two-one-millionths
Of a second revealed how q bullet
looks as it emerges from a rifle
barrel or splits a target. Much of
the halted action was in color, re-
quiring equipment only recently
developed.
Among the professors pictures
we're photographs Of Bob Richards
of the Illinois Athletic Club win
ming the pole vault event at the
Boston Athletic Associations in
door games last Saturday night.
The society's weekly lecture
was held in Constitution Hall.
Evening star., 1949-02-12
High S Dairy Fined
S1O0Under Wage Law

Judge John P. Mcmahon yes.
terday fined the Highs Dairy
Products Co 500 for violating
minimum wage laws for women.
The owner, C. Y. Stevens, was
freed under 5000 bond on hi.
announcement that he may ap.
peal the verdict.
Two clerks at a branch store
in the 1900 block of North Capitol
street told the court $14 was de.
Quoted from their $32-a-weeh
wages to meet shortages in re-
ceipts for December.
Mrs. Bernice Hester. personnel
supervisor for the company, testi-
fed the clerks paid for the short
ages voluntarily" Mrs. Hester
admitted she withheld the girls
paychecks. until they came to her
and explained what they were
going to do" about the shortage
which already had been made up
by the store manager under COM
pany rules.
Mrs. Hester added she was IA
miliar with company rules that nc
clerks be required to make good or
shortages If the total would reduce
their weekly wage to less that the
$25 set by the minimum wage law
Mr.. Stevens testified he had nc
knowledge of the incident. His
lawyer. Philip Rosenfeld, argued
that Mrs. Hester acted without
authorization"
Evening star., 1949-02-12
Un-American Activities
Group TO Map '49 Plans

The direction in which the
House Committee on Un-Amer-
lean activities will project its in
vestigation of subversive elements
this year will be considered in a
meeting Monday.
At that time. it is expected that
Louis j. Russell, a former FBI
agent, will take over formally as
senior investigator. Mr.. Russell,
an investigator with the commit
tee for four years, has been in
line for the post held by Robert
E. STRIPPING, who resigned at the
close of the last session of Con-
gress.
Mr.. Russell said today, however,
he had not received ANY notice
of new duties.
At Mondays meeting. the COM
mittee also is expected to COM
plete its staff assignments with
appointment of a chief counsel
Several Washington attorneys
have applied for the job.
Evening star., 1949-02-12
Trial Board Studies
Charges Against
Traffic Policeman

A three-man police Trial Boaro
today was considering the case o1
Pvt. James c. Watson, motorcycle
policeman, accused of conduct un-
becoming an officer.
Pvt. Watson, who is colored and
Lives at Is Forty-sixth place NE.
defended himself yesterday before
the board against charges that he
raised a speeding charge, failed te
report the change to his superior
officer and arrested the motorist
for disorderly conduct without
reasonable or probable cause.
The charge grew out of the
complaint Of q former cab driver
Ernest w. Britt, colored. Of 1925
Jay street NE, who was arrested
by Pvt. Watson August IA and
originally charged with driving al
IS miles an hour In q 25-mile
zone.
Case Went to Court.
The policeman told the board
yesterday that he paced Mr.. Britt
lat so miles an hour. but reduced
the charge when the cab driver
pleaded 'for a break"
However, when a forfeiture was
set aside and the case went to
court, Pvt. Watson said he con-
suited the corporation counsel's
Office and was advised to raise the
charge to SO miles per hour.
When he told Mr.. Britt Of the
cange, the policeman testified, he
became profane and acted "like
a crazy man" The disorderly
charge resulted from this conduct
Pvt. Watson said.
Cleared of Charges.
Mr.. Britt was subsequently
cleared of both charges in Munich
pal Court. Witnesses said yester-
day that in testifying during the
trials, he had accused Pvt. Wat
son of arresting him out Of per-
sonal enmity.
Pvt. Watson denied this yester-
day, and produced as a witness the
alleged object of their quarrel
Mrs. Ethel Matthews Of 1915
Blaine street NE. Mrs. Matthews
told the board she knew Pvt. Wat
son and his wife well. but hardly
knew Mr., Britt at all.
The trial board, consisting OF
Inspector Milton D. Smith, Capt
John Fondahl and Attorney Frank
B. Reeves, took the case under
advisement after Pvt. Watson S
attorney made motion to dismiss
the charged against his client.
Evening star., 1949-02-12
Rites for Dr.. H. 5. Sullivan
Are Held at Water Reed

Memorial services for DR.. Harry
Stack Sullivan, Washington psy-
chiatrist who died last month,
were held last night at the Stern
berg Auditorium of Walter Reed
Hospital.
Earlier yesterday, his ashes were
buried at Arlington Cemetery. DR..
Sullivan died in Paris while at
tending an Executive Council
meeting of the World Mental
Health Federation, of which he
was one of the founders.
DR.. Clara Thompson, executive
director of the William Alanson
White Institute of Psychiatry,
paid tribute to DR.. Sullivan's de-
votion to the idea that effort in
behalf Of ones own group can be-
come compatible with effort in be-
half Of all humanity.
Alfred H. Stanton of the United
States Public Health Service and
DR.. Charles S. Johnson, president
of Fisk University, also spoke.
Five members of the National
Symphony Orchestra played DR..
Sullivan's favorite music.
Evening star., 1949-02-12
Drunk Driving Count Faces
Trucker in Woman's S Injury

Drunken driving charges were
filed today against a dump truck
driver accused by police Of run
ming down pedestrian at
Twelfth street and Pennsylvania
avenue NV.
The victim, Miss Linda Bailey,
81, of Idaho Hall, Arlington
Farms. was in fair condition in
Emergency Hospital suffering from
a cerebral conclusion and leg and
arm injuries.
Police said Michael H. Dugan.
Is, of No. 2 North Kings Highway,
Alexandria, was driving the truck
south on Twelfth street at mid.
night when he struck Miss Bailey.
walking east across Twelfth. Du-
gan also was charged with failing
to exhibit a permit and registra.
ton card.
The condition of Katherine
Ann King, S, of 1843 L street NE.
struck by a car in front of 1744 L
street NE. late yesterday. was de-
scribed as good at Casualty Hos
pital. She is suffering from
scratches on the face, forehead
and hands and a possible concus-
sion.
Driver of the car was named as
Daniel Diener, A, of 5112 Third
street NV,
Evening star., 1949-02-12

A Polish couple and their small
son today found Journeys end
in a Washington home after five
weeks of travelling from a dis
placed persons camp in Germany
For Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Kogut
and 3-year- -old Jankiel. however
the journey was further than a
five-week trip.
For Mr.. Kogut, 38. it meant that
for the first time in 10 years he
could plan a solid future. Within
an hour after he arrived here he
was talking about getting a job as
a painter.
To Jankiel, who kept wanting to
know lis this America" it meant
seeing a home for the first time in
his young life. He was awed and
curious about mirrors and rugs
and pictures on the wall. He has
spent his life in a one-room shack
with four bare walls.
Sponsored by Jeweler.
To Mrs. Kogut. "a, whose brave
smile made her shabby clothes look
a little less worn. 1t meant that
she has family again. Mrs. Ernest
I. Sherman, wife of the co-owner
of Sherman's Jewelry Store and
sponsor of the three displaced per-
sons, is Mrs. Kogut's second
cousin.
AS people will do when they are
Evening star., 1949-02-12
AFGE Executive Council
Winds Up Sessions Today

The executive council of the
AFL American Federation of Gov
ernment Employees today began
the final session of it's four-day
semi annual meetings in the Hotel
Statler.
The council was expected to
adopt resolutions calling for $3.50
a year pay raises for Government
employees. plus increased injury
compensation benefits and unen-
ployment insurance compensation
benefits.
During its sessions here, the
District membership of the AFGE
honored the three Washington
vice presidents of the AFGE at a
dinner in the National Press Club.
Honored were Floyd P. Swiggett.
jr., Charles F. Sharkey and Trail
Price. jr. Nearly 500 persons at
tended the affair.
Evening star., 1949-02-12
Neighborhood Concert
Tickets Being Issued
For Eastern High

Invitations. for the next
neighborhood concert in the
1889 series by the National
Symphony Orchestra now are
ready for distribution.
The concert will be held In
Eastern High School, Seven
teenth and East Capitol
streets, at $3.50 pm. February
II.
Invitations may be obtained
free Of charge at Eastern High
School, Eliot and Taft JUROR
High Schools. Kingsman.
Langdon. Woodbridge, Noyes,
Bunker Hill. Burroughs.
Brookland. Bryan, Benning
and Buchanan Elementary
Schools; the business counter
in the lobby of The Evening
Star Building. and at the
Recreation Department, Six
teenth and Lamont streets
NV.
Evening star., 1949-02-12
.Southerners Consider
Fi|ibusterC Compromise

Southern Senators are consid-
ering a proposal by one of their
number that they suggest a COM
promise in their effort to block
the antifilibuster moves being
made in behalf of President Tru-
mans civil rights program.
The Southern legislators met
yesterday at the call of Senator
Russell. Democrat, of Georgia Ito
formulte policy and program,
but they adjourned until Monday
without taking formal action.
The new suggestion. offered by
Senator Chapman, Democrat. of
Kentucky, is the adoption of a
rule change to cut off debate by
vote of three-fourths of the Sen
ators present and voting.
The Rules Committee this week
approved a change to cut off de-
bate by q vote of tWo-thirds of
those present and voting.
Senator Russell said the South
erners are in agreement to fill
buster against any motion to take
up the latter proposal
Evening star., 1949-02-12
|PumphreX'Proud'
To Be Southerner,
| |Louds Lincoln
BY the Asseeiotsd Press

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Feb. IA
Southern Maryland Democrat told
the House of Delegates yesterday
that Abraham Lincoln's life "is an
inspiration" to every American.
THE best thing that ever hap
pened to the South, of which ]
am gloriously proud to be a part,
was the emancipation Of the
Negro" said Majority Leader Le-
roy Humphrey of Prince Georges
County.
Mr.. Humphreys remarks fol-
lowerd a prepared address by
Delegate Clark, Montgomery
County Republican. Ito render
homage to Lincoln"
At the same time, Democratic
Leaders stamped a favorable COM
mittee report on a GOP-sponsored
bill, already approved by the
Senate, to make Monday a legal
holiday whenever Lincoln's BIRTH
day, February IL. falls on Sum-
day,
Evening star., 1949-02-12
Pa||bearers Named
For ]. {. Martin Rites

Attorney General Clark was to
head a list of honorary pallbearers
at the funeral today Of Julius c.
Martin, 81, former special assistant
to the Attorney General, who died
Wednesday at his home, 6520
Western avenue NV.
The services we're to be held this
morning in Chevy Chase Baptist
Church, of which Mr.. Martin was
a member. Burial was to be IN
Rock Creek Cemetery.
In addition to Mr.. Clark, hon.
orary pallbearers were to be Rep
resentative Doughton, Democrat.
Of North Carolina; Fred w. Nor
rison, an attorney here; Thomas
P. Brown, District real estate man;
Senators Hoey, Democrat. and
Broughton. Democrat, both OF
North Carolina; Lindsay c. War
rem. Controller General of the
United States; Homer Cummings.
former United States Attorney
General, and Brig. Gen. Albert L.
Cox, commanding general OF the
District National Guard.
Also P. D. Gold, Washington at
torney; Judge Matthew F. Nc
Guire of District Court; Judges
Thomas D. Quinn and Aubrey B.
Fennell of Municipal Court; Rep
resentative Redden. Democrat. of
North Carolina: Robert H. Nc
Neill, Washington attorney;
Charles A. Webb. publisher of the
Asheville IN. c. Citizen; Attor-
neys Kingsland Van Wrinkle, Ju-
MUS G. Adams and Thomas j.
Harkins, of Asheville, and Federal
Trade Commissioner Garland s..
Ferguson.
Active pallbearers were to be
A. Dewitt Vanech, Assistant United
States Attorney General; Attorney
N. A. Townsend: Justice Depart
ment Attorneys j. Gregory Bruce,
David A. Turner, Robert c. Greene
and Thomas E. Walsh, and Charles
N. Malone. an attorney for the
Federal Housing Administration.
Evening star., 1949-02-12
Two Nominated 10 Head
MONTGOMERY Press Unit

Philip Austensen of the Wash
ington Post and Byron Sedgwick,
columnist for the Maryland News,
were nominated for the presi-
dency of the Montgomery County
Press Association at a meeting
yesterday in Silver Spring.
Other nominees are Joseph
Brechner. vice president; Mrs.
Lorette Collier, recording secre-
tary; Ernest Tannen. correspond
ing secretary. and Lewis Leinbach,
treasurer. Nominated for the
Board of Directors were Miss
Betty McDevitt, Blair Lee III, Miss
Helen Cooper, Mrs. Mary Crowley,
Mrs. Elsie Haines, Mrs. Stella
Werner and Leslie Saunders.
Three directors will be elected
from this list.
Annual elections will be held
March 4 In Rockville.
Evening star., 1949-02-12
Veterans Auxiliary Council
To Install Mrs. REYNOLDS

Mrs. Martha Reynolds, Veterans
of Foreign Wars Auxiliary. will be
installed as president of the Coun-
Gil OF Veterans Auxiliaries at {
o'clock tonight in the Commerce
Department auditorium.
Other officers are Mrs. Olivia
Peters, Catholic War Veterans
Auxiliary. secretary: Mrs. Esther
Hoffman, Jewish War Veterans
Auxiliary. treasurer; Mrs. Eva
Carr. Navy Mothers Club No. 597
chaplain, and Mrs. Lillian Pen
nell, Army and Navy Union Aux
iliary, historian.
Evening star., 1949-02-12
; Women Seized in Raid
Face Court Hearing Today

Three women arrested yesterday
in a raid on a house in the 900
block of I street NV. were to ap-
pear in Municipal Court today.
The women are listed by police
as Hannah E. Edwards, SO, charged
with vagrancy and held under
5000 bond. and Bernice Belmore,
81, and Barbara Packard. 80. both
charged with operating a dis
orderly house and vagrancy and
held under $500 bond each.
1t. Roy Blick, head of the Vice
Squad. said detectives have watch
ed the house for 10 days. Yester-
day, he said. they kicked in the
door after knocking and getting
no answer. 1t. Blick said it was
the fourth raid on the house in
the last 2 years. He said all three
women have previous police rec
ords.
Evening star., 1949-02-12
Collapse al Work Fatal
10 Naval Research Worker

Ernest j. Christman. 80. of 1904
B street NE, an electric tech
nician at the Naval Research Lab
oratory, was pronounced dead al
Gallinger Hospital yesterday after
he was found unconscious in ar
office at the Laboratory.
Relatives said he had been suf-
fering from a heart ailment ano
had q severe attack about two
years ago.
A. native of Altoona, Pa, Mr.
Christmas came here about two
years ago. He is survived by hi
wife and mother.
Evening star., 1949-02-12

very happy, the Koguts and the
Shermans shed many tears when
they finally met in Union Station
at 2::30 am. today.
The Koguts-among 3,643 i'm
migrants coming to the United
States during February-arrived
in Boston aboard the steamship
Marine Flasher yesterday and en-
trained for Washington.
Despite the fact that they had
been travelling so long and the
Shermans had been waiting at the
station for hours, the two families
sat over tea and talked until nearly
dawn.
Worker as Slave Laborer.
The Koguts had to tell the Sher-
mans about their lost families
the brothers and sisters taken
away on German death trains
They spoke little. too. about the
years Mr.. Kogut worked as a slave
laborer and the years they hid in
the cellars of bombed houses try
ing to keep out Of the sight of the
Gestapo.
But their talk over tea at the
Sherman home. 1898 Sixteenth
street NV. was mostly of the
future. The men talked about
work. The women talked about
settling down to American things
I We're going shopping" an
nounced Mrs. Sherman.
Evening star., 1949-02-12
Budget Order Puts Of
Plan 10 Test Drivers
Here Every Six Years

The plan to re-examine drivers
in the District every six years must
be put off again because Of budget
difficulties.
Traffic Director George E
Keneipp told the District Traffic
Court Conference yesterday the
Commissioners have ordered that
the budget be kept to the mini
mum and that the re-examination
system would cost $4,000 yearly.
While the conference indorsed
the re-examination plan. it decid-
ed not to recommend that med
ical examination be taken at the
same time. because it would be
costly to the drivers. It also was
pointed out that the questions
asked in the new applications
would contain all the medical in
formation that would be required
Question on Violations.
The conference again brought
up the question of notifying per-
sons arrested for certain traffic vio-
lations that they may have their
permits to drive suspended or re-
voked when they forfeit collateral
just as they might If they elected
to stand trial and were convicted.
The Commissioners will be asked
to prepare printed slips informing
traffic violators Of this possibility.
These notices to be handed to
violators by police officers.
Congressional authority for the
Commissioners to change any
traffic regulation to conform to
the Uniform Traffic Laws was
asked by the conference. Under
the present law, the Commissioners
may not change any traffic regu-
lation that is in conflict with traffic
laws passed by Congress.
Indorse Drunk Test.
The conference indorsed the bill
recently introduced in Congress,
providing for a scientific test for
persons who have been arrested
for drunken driving.
The annual panel discussion
sponsored by the conference will
be held on April 81 in the Munich
pal Court and the luncheon the
same day at the Carlton Hotel. it
was decided. President Truman
will be invited to the luncheon.
The panel is being arranged by
Joseph G.. Weeda.
Lowry Coe, president Of the
District Bar Association, presided
at the meeting.
Evening star., 1949-02-12
Commissioners Study
Testimony Of Hearing
On New Rent Control

The Commissioners today were
studying individual opinions or
whether rent control should be
extended here.
"A day-long hearing on a bill
which would extend rent control
two years. to June 80, 1851
brought forth 81 persons, includ-
ing spokesmen for property -own-
ing groups. The bill is sponsored
by Representative Harris, Demo
crat, of Arkansas.
The city heads are to report
their findings and opinion OF the
measure to Congress within a rea.
sonable time. Yesterday they
heard opponents Of any rent con.
troll. witnesses agreeable to ex.
tensions of six months and one
year. those who advocate passage
of the bill as it now stands and
some who seek even stronger con-
trolls.
Most of the witnesses speaking
for real estate and property groups
told the Commissioners they are
opposed to rent control in princi-
pie. but would 60 along with an
extension of no more than one
year for orderly decontrol' OF
rent scales. Rent control will end
here March 81 if Congress fails
to authorize an extension.
The Washington Real Estate
Board advocated a six-month ex-
tension, with a general Is per cent
rent increase over the frozen 1941
rentals. =
Miss Ilse Mueller. representing
Americans for Democratic Action,
opposed the Harris bill as being
inadequate. Instead. she said, her
group supports the stronger meas
ure introduced by Representative
Douglas, Democrat, of California.
It was enormously stated in
yesterdays Star that Miss Mueller,
indorSed the Harris bill.
Evening star., 1949-02-12
All Industrial Home
Fugitives Recaptured

All 10 of the boys and girls who
fled from the Industrial Home
School Wednesday and Thursday
nights have been found and are
being returned to the home. police
said today.
Three boys and three girls from
IS to II years old. who left the
home Thursday night, were ar
rested by Maryland State police
at 4 pm. yesterday. They had
been sitting in a stolen car near
Jefferson. about 7 miles south Of
Frederick. since early yesterday.
Suspicious neighbors called the
police and the six gave up without
a murmur. Police said the car
was stolen sometime after 8 pm.
from a garage at the home of
Nellie E. Fletcher, 480S Nebraska
avenue NV.
Earlier in the day members OF
the institution staff found four
girls who walked away Wednes-
day night. They were at the
home of one of the girls in the
1400 block of N street NV.
Evening star., 1949-02-12
Civic Groups Approval
OF Home Rule Bill
Will Be Sought

The Democratic Central Com
mittee of the District will seek
general approval of it's Washing
ton home rule bill. before submit
ting it for Congressional action.
Approval of the present rough
draft was voted at session OF
the Democratic committee yester-
day, AL L. Wheeler, chairman,
announced.
The committee is scheduling a
conference for Tuesday afternoon
with spokesmen for other groups
interested in the city suffrage
plan. Among groups to be in
vited to send representatives are
Ethe Central Suffrage Conference,
which includes members of many
civic organizations. and the
Washington Home Rule Commit
tee.
The meeting is to be held in
the quarters of the Democratic
National Committee in the Ring
Building.
Hearings Set Thursday.
Public hearings on home rule
objectives will be held at $50
am. Thursday by the Home Rule
Subcommittee of the Senate Dis
trict Committee, headed by Sem
ator Kefauver, Democrat, of Ten
nessee.
"It is our hope that we can
have the general and united back
ing of the various groups working
for home rule legislation" said
Mr.. Wheeler, who has been named
chief clerk Of the Senate District
Committee, as well as adviser to
it's Home Rule Subcommittee.
The final draft of the proposed
bill, he said, would not be deter
mined until after the Tuesday
conference.
Provisions in Bill.
The present draft, similar In
many respects to the Auchincloss
bill of last year. but containing a
number of revisions and changes.
provides for an elected council
of IL members and an elected
Board of Education. Legislative
acts of the council would become
city law unless vetoed by Con-
gress.
The council. all members of
which would be elected at large,
instead of by wards, would be
headed by a mayor. All admin
istrative work would be placed In
the hands of a city manager.
Evening star., 1949-02-12
Body in Cart Identified
Death Ruled Natural

A colored man found dead in a
pushcart Thursday night was iden-
titled yesterday as Henry Fergu-
son. SO. of the 1900 block of Four
teenth street NV. A certificate of
natural death has been issued by
Deputy Coroner Christopher j.
Murphy.
Police said the man was released
from the Occoquan workhouse
Thursday after serving IS days for
intoxication and had started
drinking again. Identification was
made by a nephew. William Watts
of 249 v street NV.