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Evening star., 1949-04-26

of the Hoover Commission pro-
posals for reorsAnizing the com
mission setup. including the one
TO give the chairman the top over
all administrative authority In the
commission.
Some OF these commission re-
organization proposals can be
effected by presidential directive,
but many more would have 70 be
approved by Congress.
Meanwhile. Harry B. Mitchell.
the present commission president,
Who Is staying on ut the request
Of President Truman. viii continue
on the Job position he has
served faithfully and well during
the last le years. When the time
does arrive for the President 70
choose his successor. his choice Is
very likely 70 be Donald 8. Daw-
son. his administrative assistant
on personnel affairs. Two others
prominently mentioned are former
Representative Ramspeck Of Geor-
gia, and Robert c. Smith. former
personnel chief Of the Labor De-
partment.
HEALTH-Government employees
are included In the administra-
tons compulsory health bill that
was introduced yesterday In Con-
gress. Federal workers would pay
lIa per cent Of their salary for
the health insurance. the same as
the rest Of the country's workers
ECONOMY-Capitol Hill insid-
ers say an economy bloc in Con-
gress, led by Senator Byrd. Demo-
crat. of Virginia, soon will unveil
q new plan to cut future Govern
ment expenditures. including re-
duction In Federal personnel. Sen"
ator Byrd. you1l recall, was one
Of the authors Of the Federal per
sonnel ceiling provision. which
went into effect several years ago.
PAY-House Civil Service Com
mittee hearings on Federal pay
legislation will not begin for q
month or more.
This was disclosed today BY
Chairman Murray OF the COM
mittee, who sajd II with take at
least that hong before the group
can get oil the background In
formation 1t needs to get the hear
ings under way.
The delay seriously threatens
the chances of enactment this
year Of the Murray reclassiflca-
ton biil-the only kind Of pay
measure that the committee will
take up. The bill is the kind that
requires lengthy hearings. and
speed Is essential TO avoid . last
minute legislative log-jam.
DIM-The prospect Of Con-
gress' re-exsmining veterans Job
preference In Government EN-
ployment. as recommended by the
Brookings Institution. seems re-
mote this year. The main reason
ID that most members Of CONGRESS
feel 1t would be politically "un-
popular" at this time.
Meanwhile. ~ disclosed here on
Sunday, q considerable number Of
nonveteran career employees. with
many years Of Federal service. are
facing dismissal because Of agency
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TEMPEST -- Strong protestA-
tions against Rear Admiral Wes-
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Evening star., 1949-12-10
Plumber Gets Year Term
In Attack on Deaf Mute

A Carmody Hills (Md0 plumb
er, charged with assault and bat
terry and indecent exposure, was
sentenced to a year in the Mary
land House of Correction yester-
day.
The man, Ermon Hensen, AZ, of
502 Seventy sixth place, also was
found guilty by Judge Alan Bowie
in Prince Georges Police Court,
Of being drunk and disorderly last
Saturday. the date of the other
offenses, and fined $50.
Hensen testified he had been
drinking and did not remember
entering the home of Mrs. Mary
Anne Johnson, 504 Seventy-sixth
place. Judge Bowie ruled SEN
tences of a year on each charge
to run concurrently.
Mrs. johnson, 36-year-old
deaf mute, testified by means OF
written questions and. answers
which were read to the court by
Defense Attorney Oscar Duley and
Assistant States Attorney Hervey
Machen. She also pointed to Hen
sen as the guilty man.
Evening star., 1949-12-10
Rev. George Spooner Dies;
Retired Virginia Minister
Ry the Asseeiafsd Press

HARRISONBURG. Va. Dec.
l0.-The Rev. George Hansford
Spooner, retired minister OF the
Virginia Conference of the Meth
odist Church. died yesterday at
the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Dorothy Spooner CARRIER. here.
DR.. Spooner was S.. Funeral
arrangements have not been COM
|pleted.
A native of Charlottesville, DR..
Spooner started his ministry at
Woodville. He was son OF Wal
lace and Dorothy Durrett Spoon
Ier. An alumnus of Virginia Tech
and of the University of Virginia,
he trained to be an engineer
but later entered the ministry.
Surviving are his widow and
three children besides Mrs. Gar
ber, Morris Allen Spooner OF Jack
sonville, Fla; George H. Spooner
jr., Wilmington, N. c., and Miss
Prudence Spooner~ of Harrison
p! burg
Evening star., 1949-12-10
Safeway-Meat Union
Farley SET Today

Both sides in the dispute be-
tween Washington area Safeway
Stores and Local SIS of the Meat
Cutters Union were to meet again
today with Federal Conciliator
James A. Holden in an attempt to
avert a possible shutdown Of $50
stores Monday.
Mr.. Holden reported "a little
progress" when the third media
ton session ended last night. He
announced the management and
union negotiators agreed to re-
sumo talks at 10:30 am. today.
The company has declared 1t
will have to close its stores in this
area Nonday unless. the union
agrees to at least two weeks mo-
tice Of any intention to strike
Such closing would be necessary
because large stocks Of perishable
foods for the Christmas holiday
season would be lost in event Of a
sudden strike. the company ex-
planned.
Union spokesmen said they re-
fused a company offer for g.
cents-an-hour pay raise. Union
demands repeatedly include hours
as well as wage questions.
The Meat Cutters Union has
about 600 members working for
Safeway here. Another 1000
company employees would be
affected by a strike or other
shutdown, a.
Evening star., 1949-12-10

A Montgomery County Circuit
Court Judge today prepared TO
study psychiatric and other BOOKS
before imposing sentence on a
Bureau of Standards
chemist who pleaded guilty TO
morals charges involving two
small Bethesda girls.
Judge Stedman Prescott an
nounced his plan yesterday at
the conclusion Of the trial OF
Charles L. Gordon, jr.
"I want to satisfy myself that
your ailment will not extend to
committing the atrocious sex
crimes we read about today"
Judge Prescott said.
Declaring it is the courts duty
to protect every young child IN
this country" he pointed out that
reports by psychiatrists who have
treated Gordon since he was ar
rested last July 4 said the chemist
was potentially capable OF repeat
ing the of1ense."
Evening star., 1949-12-10
By the A.seeiotsd Press

SHALLMAR, Md, Dec. lot
is going to take more than dona-
tions from neighboring towns to
bring a merry Christmas to many
of the residents of this Garrett
County town Of 200 population.
Some children are fainting In
school for lack Of food, some do
not have proper clothing and the
wage earners have had no work
at all since last March.
Coal mining is the only indus
try and the diggers representing
more than so families have no i'm
mediate prospects of work.
Charles l.. Briner Of the Depart
ment of Employment Security,
said unemployment compensation
benefits have run out here.
Jesse Walker, superintendent at
Wolf Den Coal Co. explained that
it was lack Of orders for coal and
not any union trouble that has
Evening star., 1949-12-10
Deputy Marshal Asks Courl
To Return Him 10 Duty

Donald H. Foster, deputy mar
shall placed on annual leave after
testifying counter to the Govern
ment in the recent William
"Snags" Lewis gambling trial, to-
day awaited District Court action
on his move to be placed back on
active duty pending settlement OF
his suit against the marshal's Of
flee.
Mr.. Foster, who lives at $50 Le-
baum street NE, asked for tenn
porary injunction yesterday. Two
weeks ago he asked the court for
q judgment declaring that his
enforced" leave was unconstitu-
tional.
Throughh is attorney, T. EN-
NETT Mckenzie, Mr.. Foster re-
peated his charges that the mar
shal's Office. the United States At
torney's Office and the Justice De-
partment led to his being placed
on enforced leave because OF
his trial testimony.
He declared that, as Of Thurs
day, no charges had been placed
against him nor has he received
any formal notice of suspension
in connection with his leave.
The injunction motion asked
that the defendants be enjoinec
from "ousting and depriving" Mr.
Foster of his deputy marshal's
status
Evening star., 1949-12-10
Arlington Church Of Air
Plans 10 Broadcasts

The Arlington Church of the
Air" sponsored by the Arlington
Ministerial Union, has announced
plans for two broadcasts at II am.
tomorrow and for two daily broad
casts Monday through Thursday.
Rev. j. Harvey Glass Of Trinity
Presbyterian Church will conduct
services at II am. tomorrow over
Station WARL. Services con-
Quoted by Rev. George c. Weiser
of st. Michael's Episcopal Church
will be broadcast at the same
time over WEAM.
Daily radio services will be con-
Quoted by Rev. Howard F. Geb-
hardt Of Arlington Presbyterian
Church at 8:45 am. over WARL
and by Rev. Jackson A. Browne Of
Lomax AME Church at 10:15 am.
over WEAM.
Evening star., 1949-12-10
Real Estate Group
Holds Banquet Tonight

The Christmas banquet and
dance of the Alexandria Airing
ton-Fairfax Real Estate Board
will be held tonight in the Belle
Haven Country Club. Alexandria.
George c. Keeler of Alexandria.
president. will preside and new
officers will be installed. They
are: President. Charles L. Hano-
well, Falls Church; vice presi-
dents, Carroll Wright. Arlington,
and Harry Kirk, Alexandria: sec
retary, Joel Broyhill, Arlington;
treasurer, Joseph W. Seay. Falls
Church. ~
The. Executive Committee is
composed of Mr.. Hanowell. Clyde
L. Eastman, Falls Church: Mr..
Seay, Mr.. Wright. Mr.. Broyhill,
w. S. Hoge III and ]. Wesley Bu-
chanan. Arlington; Mr.. Kirk, Mr..
Keeler and Frank w. Clarke,
Alexandria.
Mrs. Blanche Cation, Alexan-
dria, is entertainment chairman
for the banquet, and Mr.. Seay will
be POSTMASTER. One OF the en-
tertainers will be Miss Evalyn
Tyner, pianist.
Guests will be Frank w. Heindl,
Richmond, PRECEDENT of the Vir-
ginia Association of Realtors;
John w. Bates, president OF the
Richmond Real Estate Board. and
Joseph w. White. jr.. Richmond.
executive secretary of the State
association. -
Evening star., 1949-12-10
Chemists Sentence in Sex Case
Waits Study of Medico! Books

"It doesn't seem logical" he
told the defendant, that this
court can sensibly permit you to
stay in society where you could
repeat your offense."
Gordon, who is married and has
three children said he moved
from Bethesda last September
and now lives near Rockville, He
told Judge Prescott he planned to
continue taking psychiatric treat
ments until he is cured. He said
his mother has been in a Mass
achusetts mental institution since
1929.
DR.. Edward Wichers, a division
chief at the Standards Bureau,
said Gordon worked on the atomic
bomb at Los Alamos, N. NJ, during
the war. He described the chem
lists efficiency rating as very
good" and said he would recon-
mend to his superiors that Gordon
be permitted to continue at the
Government agency.
Evening star., 1949-12-10

In an unprecedented legal move,
a suit for a mandatory injunction
to compel the District Parole
Board to return prisoner to the
jurisdiction of the District Court
in order that he might ask for
his freedom was filed in court to-
day.
The suit filed by Attorney John
Webster on behalf of William r.
Deaton, As, accused the Parole
Board of 'capricious and arbitrary
abuse of discretion" in refusing to
use authority granted to 1t by the
80th Congress.
A story of an injured mans
determined and successful fight
to conquer the drug habit, only
to run afoul of red tape, was
related in the suit.
Prescription to Ease Pain.
Deaton, a baker, collapsed IN
pain while carrying a heavy con-
tainer of dough on July l, 1946.
Physicians said X-rays disclosed
a malignant tumor of the spine.
He began getting prescriptions to
ease his continuing pain.
Nine months later Deaton
learned he did not have cancer.
His pain came from fracture OF
the sixth dorsal vertebra, suffered
when he lifted the heavy contain
er of dough. He applied for Work.
mems Compensation.
But the pain continued, and the
times between drug prescriptions
grew shorter.
Deaton's funds grew low. No
longer could he earn $40 week as
a baker. Only at intervals could
he do light work. Financial wor-
ries combined with the gnawing
pain in his back.
On April 3, 1948. he committed
his first crime. He doubled the
quantity of pain relief pills he was
entitled to receive under his doc
tors prescription.
First Crime In June '48.
That was the story Judge Rich
mond B. Keech heard when Dea-
ton pleaded guilty to his first
crime on June 6, 1948.
The judge told Deaton he had
no htention of sending him to
Jail. But, in view of the guilty
plea, he was compelled to place
him on probation. He warned him
of the dangers of the drug habit.
Deaton came back before Judge
Keech on January 81. The Pro-
baton ONCE had no complaint
against his record. He appeared
voluntarily to ask that he be
committed to a Federal Hospital
for help in whipping the drug
habit.
The contest between pain and
Evening star., 1949-12-10
Jewish Community, Inc,
Plans County Drive

The Montgomery County Jew
ish Community, Inc, will have q
one-day membership drive to-
morrow.
Mrs. George Schwartz. member
ship chairman, has announced
that more than so members Of a
special committee will begin the
day with breakfast at 1890 am
in Spectators Restaurant In the
Rock Greek Gardens Shopping
Center, Grubb road, Silver Spring
They will be briefed by Alfred B,
Engelhard, executive director OF
the group, before they visit Jewish
residents of the county.
Evening star., 1949-12-10
Cough Plea Fails
To Save Woman
BootIegger

Bertha Rosenbora said that all
she did was cough on the street
and a stranger handed her a half
gallon jug of corn whisky.
But her explanation didn't i'm
press Judge Edward A. Tamm in
District Court. yesterday. He
placed the woman. who is colored.
on probation for year and gave
her a suspended sentence OF from
3 to 9 months. She was convicted
of concealing the liquor with in
tent to defraud the Government
of the tax
1.-THE cold must have been a
bad one if such a large admins
tration of medication was called
for" the jurist said. This ex-
PLANTATION the court considers
ludicrous."
b The defendant lives in the 1900
block of Seventh street NV.
Evening star., 1949-12-10
Unemployed Maryland Miners
Face Cherries Christmustide

kept the mine shut down since last
March 81.
j. Paul Andrick, principal Of the
Shallmar School, said some Of the
pupils have been fainting for lack
Of food and that others have been
unable to attend classes due to
insufficient clothing.
Mr.. Briner said the principal
has made himself personally re-
sponsible for the five children in
one family. Mr.. Andrick has made
q public appeal for help.
The Oakland American Legion
auxiliary. the Kitzmiller Lions. the
Oakland knights Of Pythias and
other Garrett groups have banded
together to raise relief supplies.
The Garrett County Commission
ers have provided funds for free
lunches for school children.
Appeals for assistance also have
gone to Representative Beall, Re-
publican, and Senators Tydings
and OConor, Democrats, all OF
Maryland.
Evening star., 1949-12-10
Freedman Released
On Bond After Appeal
sp.eioI pi,oo,eh TO The s,or

LA PLATA. Md. Dec. l0.-Mor-
ton M. Freedman, 26. one Of the
four men sentenced to penitentiary
terms in the "Byars- Wickline
gang" trial has been released In
$40, 900 bond pending review of
his case by the State Court Of
Appeals.
Circuit Judge j. Dudley Digges
imposed a five-year term on
Freedman after he was convicted
November 80 after a non-jury
trial.
He was found guilty of receiv-
ing $767.62 of the more than
SO 900 in cash and checks stolen
in the July 18 robbery of Garner
Bros. store at Tall Timbers, St.
Marys County.
Freedman appealed through At
torney Walter L. Green Of Hyatts-
vile. He was represented at the
trial by Attorneys Paul J. Bailey
and Joseph D. Weiner, both OF
Leonardtown. Mr.. Weiner said
that both he and State Senator
Bailey had withdrawn from the
case.
Evening star., 1949-12-10
Maryland U. Cashier Free
On Bail in Fee Thefts
By the Assoeiatsd Press

BALTIMORE, Dec. 10.-Edward
w. Glantz, former cashier at the
University of Maryland. was free
on $4,000 bail today on charges OF
embezzling $2,532 in student fees.
Glantz pleaded not guilty yes
terday when arraigned before
Magistrate Julius A. Romano.
State Auditor Daniel L. Calyland
told Magistrate Romano the short
ages occurred between March and
November of 1948. His Office has
been investigating since it was dis
covered early this year.
Glantz resigned as cashier Of
the university eight months ago.
Detective 1t. Frank Schmidt,
who arrested Glantz yesterday,
testified that Glantz' admitted
orally taking funds, but denied
the amount was as great as
charged.
The money represented labora-
tory and other special student
fees, the court was told.
Evening star., 1949-12-10
James |. White Il Dies;
Minister, Ex-Grid Coach

James L. White II, So, a Norfolk
Baptist minister and former foot
ball coach Of the University OF
Florida, died yesterday at the Vet
erans' Hospital in Hampton, Va,
after a long illness.
The pastor was the brother OF
Hubert T. White. a retired chief
finance officer of a division IN the
Interior Department, who lives at
$3.50 North Nineteenth street. Ar
lington.
Mr.. White, a native of Macon
Ca, was a star athlete at the Uni
versity of Virginia, where he
played both football and baseball
During World War I he was a cap
tain of heavy artillery in France
where he was gassed.; He served
as football coach at Florida from
1928 to 1926. his brother said.
Besides his brother he is sur
vived by his widow. Mrs. Virginia
ID. White; a son. James L. III OF
Louisville, KY; four other broth.
ers and sister.
Evening star., 1949-12-10
Christmas Schedules
SET for Post Offices
In Maryland Area

Additional special Christmas
schedules for suburban and Mary
land post Offices were announced
today.
The main Silver Spring post Of
flee will start its special hours to-
morrow when it will be open be-
tween / and 6 pm. On December
18 1t will be open from $3.50 am.
to 6 pm.
Starting next Friday window
service for parcel post and stamps
will be available from Z am. to 8
pm. weekdays until December %.
The branch Offices operating out
Of the Silver Spring main office at
Wheaton and Woodmoor stations
will have an 8 am. to 8 pm. week
day service from Friday through
December %. December 18 the
hours will be from l to 6 pm.
The Bladensburg post Office
started it's special hours yesterday
Window service for parcel post ane
stamp purchases will be available
until 9 pm. every weekday until
December "a.
In Mount Rainier, two special
substations will be opened during
the holiday mailing period. They
will be in the basement Of 1901
Chillum road for residents OF the
Queenstown Apartments. Lower
Haywood Gardens and upper
Mount Rainier area residents viii.
be served by sub-station in the
basement of 2710 Upshur street.
Both Offices will be open from
II am. to 8 pm, through Decem-
ber %.
Evening star., 1949-12-10
Greenbe|t 'Buy.a-Brick'
Drive 10 Close TONIGHT

The "buy-a- brick" campaign OF
the Greenbelt CMd0 Jewish Com
munity Center will close tonight
with the annual dance in the au-
ditorium of the Greenbelt Com
munity Building.
The campaign has been to raise
money for the construction of
center In the Greenbelt commu-
nifty. ..,
Miss Marion Kiatta, dramatic
soprano, will be the featured en-
tertainer at the dance.
Nathan Shinderman and Nath-
an Schien are co-chairmen of the
social committee. The building
fund campaign is headed by Jack
Ratzkin.
Evening star., 1949-12-10
Parole Suit Filed to Compel
Prisoners Return to District

the lure of drugs was growing to
strong for him to fight alone. he
said.
Judge Keech praised Deaton
He said he thought his position
was admirable" and assured him
the court wanted to help him
But he warned Deaton that the
court would lose jurisdiction over
him go days after he started serv-
ing his sentence.
Relied on Public Law.
Deaton placed his reliance on
Public Law 1913, which Congress
enacted to meet just such cases
as his by enabling the Parole
Board to return prisoners to the
Jurisdiction of the court when they
have been rehabilitated. He was
sent to the Public Health Service
Hospital for drug addicts at Lex
ington, KY, as a Federal prisoner.
Last July the hospital informed
Mr.. Deaton's attorney he had been
cured and was ready to be released.
Mr.. Webster asked that the man
be sent to the District Jail.
On October 10 Deaton was re-
turned to Washington. Pending
before the Parole Board was a
formal request for invocation OF
Public Law 1913.
No court has ordered Deaton
jailed as punishment, the board
was reminded. The prisoner
seeking his own rehabilitation,
had voluntarily asked for COM
mitment to the Federal hospital
The hospital had reported him
cured.
Board Denies Request.
Last month Mr.. Webster received
letter from Parole Executive
Hugh F.. Rivers.
II regret to advise you," the
letter said, that, after careful
consideration Of all the facts, the
board denies the request"
Informally he was told. Mr.
Webster said. that "after all
Deaton would be eligible to ask fol
parole on January 27 and his
case would be considered again al
that time.
Mr.. Webster says the Parole
Board is taking upon itself the
infliction of punishment that
District Court Judge said Deaton
did not deserve when he was con-
victed originally.
The time between now and
January q may pass swiftly for
the busy Parole Board members
Mr.. Webster said. but Deaton has
been counting the hours and days
since July.
And Deaton has a wife anc
family. He wants to be home with
them for Christmas.
Evening star., 1949-12-10
Maryland Appeals
Court Sets Up New
Rules Of Procedure
BY the Asseeiotsd Press

ANNAPOLIS, Dec. 10.-The e
Maryland Court of Appeals has
established eight new rules affect
ing legal practice throughout the
State.
Some of the regulations have
the effect of increasing the rights
Of defendants in criminal cases.
They go into effect on jan
uary /.
One new rule announced yester-
day requires that a copy of an
indictment be furnished the ac-
cused as soon as practicable after
it is prepared and at least before
the accused is called on to enter
a plea. Now the copies must be
made available only in time for
trial.
The new regulations, entitled
Criminal Rules Of Practice and
Procedure. were adopted by the
appeals court on recommendation
OF its standing committee on rules
Of practice and procedure.
One rule will entitle the appeals
court to review not only the law
but also the sufficiency Of evidence
in criminal cases tried by court
without jury.
The high court, however, can
not set aside a verdict merely on
the basis Of the evidence unless
the verdict Is clearly erroneous"
In the past the appeals court
has upheld the convictions of sew
eral murderers sentenced to be
hanged with the observation that
it was powerless to review the facts
in the case and must stick to legal
| points alone.
A committee of the Baltimore
Bar Association, in an accompany
ing report. said this rule would
reform what it called "the mad
equacy of the existance criminal
appeal procedure"
The revised procedure affects
cases where the defendant valves
jury trial and the Judge sits as
a jury. but does not affect jury
trials.
| A third new rule allows judge
to give advisory instructions to
a jury on request Of counsel fol
either side as well as on his OWE
initiative.
This does not involve a de-
parture from constitutional pro-
vision that the jury shall be judges
of the law as well as Of fact.
Another sets up entirely new
procedures for pre-trail motions
in criminal cases.
The committee on rules is
headed by Judge Levin Claude
Bailey of the first judicial circuit
It's recommendations were ap-
proved by the six appellate judges
as standard practice to be OBJ
served in all Maryland courts.