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Evening star., 1949-06-17
Police Seek 3 Bandits
In Bank Ho|dup Who
Abducted Salesman
By the Assoeicssd Press

BALTIMORE, June 17.-The
FBI and police from Washing
ton, Virginia and Maryland are
seeking three gunmen who held
up a Baltimore branch bank yes
terday and escaped with s1.43s.
The trio hed in a stolen automo-
bile after A. passing truck driver
shouted ''holdup."
Crammed inside the trunk OF
the getaway car was Eugene F.
C. Wagner. a used-car salesman,
who had been demonstrating the
car to two Of the men an hour
earlier. He was freed after the
car was abandoned on North
Charles street near Penn Station.
Two men who saw the robbery
had been able to trail the bandits
half way to the spot where they
left the car. Police swarmed into
the area in q few minutes. but
the gunmen disappeared.
Mr.. Wagner said he was taking
two prospects on a demonstration
drive when one Of them pulled q
pistol. They forced him into the
trunk and drove around for some
time, making several stops.
Brandish Shotguns.
Just after IL a m. two men wear
ing sun glasses sauntered into the
Twenty-fifth street and Kirk ave-
nue. branch Of the First National
Bank, in the northeast part OF
the downtown section. They BRAN
dished sawed-off, double -barreled
shotguns and lined up four Gus
toners and three bank employees
against a wall.
One man stood at the. front
door to intercept new arrivals and
the other started scooping money
out of . teller's working cash
drawer.
He had barely started rounding
up the cash when there was q
commotion out front. Jack Blu
menthal, driving by in q truck
saw what was going on and
shouted "holdup."
Passerby Threatened.
Norman Cramer was walking
past the bank at the moment
As he drew abreast OF the holdup
car parked in front, the man OF
the wheel threatened him with a
gun. Mr.. Cramer ducked around
a corner Of the bank Just as the
other two robbers came out the
front door.
Mr.. Cramer got william Doran,
who runs q used-car lot next to
the bank. and they took out after
the getaway car as 1t pulled away
from the bank. There was . fast
chase through six or eight blocks
of back streets before they lost
track Of the bandits.
Police theorized the holdup
men locked Mr. Wagner In the
trunk SO that they could complete
the bank robbery before he would
be able to report the car stolen.
Evening star., 1949-06-17

with the temporary buildings
standing In the way. he can not
meet II. And Washinsson's popu-
lation has doomed in the war
period.
Temporary buildings occupy
park property In The Mall, In the
Washington Monument grounds.
along Constitution and Independ-
ence avenue. parts Of Potomac
and Anacostia Parks and else
where. Mr.. Root explained.
The superintendent pointed out
that the Navy Receiving Station.
near the Eleventh street Sc.
Bridge across the Anacostia River.
occupies q large area OF Anacostia
park. He wants 10 see those tenn
porary buildings torn down. also.
he said. But the Navy says II can
and no place TO move 10. bccause
Il has an investment OF some
$1,000. 900 In schools. barracks. re-
search laboratories and recrea-
tional facilities there. Mr.. Root
said. However, the superintendent
added, this lAnd--and the rest
occupied by temporary btsildingi
In the park systena--was bought
as park land and is now needed
for the enjoyment and use Of the
people.
Evening star., 1949-06-17
6. O. P. Women to Hold
Reception for Johnson

The Arlington Republican Wo-
mems Council win hold q recep-
tion and dance honoring Walter
johnson. Republican candidate for
governor Of Virginia, at 9 o'clock
tonight at the Broyhill estate.
25ei North Vernon street. Arling-
ton.
Mr.. johnson is a former resi-
dent OF Arlington County and Is
q graduate Of Southeastern Law
School. he once practiced law Ia
Arlingto6.
Evening star., 1949-06-17
Tuck Urges Arbitrotion
Ola. o. w. Dispute
o. - Asssa sa.s tssss

RICHMOND. Va. Juns IT,
Cor. Tuck mas called fer assatra-
tsou IN TIE eonssAet 6sspsss s.e-
s2een gse AtexandrsM, FsaEerest
ard wassan8san Transas CO, sfd
- operators unioxs. unt0n sess-
err hAss lndwse6 o stssks fes
July 71.
Tne 0osernov nza6e Ire sxks-
syas1nn rsaness YESTERDAY Hs 90
% afg~r Frs6 Du<ainy. pssaaasna
of Dssixsun iitI a. tke Asasaxa-
mated Assnesstsnn af Nkxeex. Ezee-
txse Railway. as6 Motor Cnasa
Emps0yxs ef ASn~FseA sAFE.ss 10
foru.e6 sss Goseraor 10 nkssan
vused Juns n - ssFlks.
Evening star., 1949-06-17
Diaries Here
Ask Review on
Virginia Prices
Seek 10 FcrestulI
July I increase OF
One Cent Q Quort

Tagve WaaAanxtaH AREA aaafsss
aass asked tsss Virginia Mia cesn.
mtssson 70 swves aat!k rssces N
nearas Afltastan ans AlsxMnaftA
with /. vtew a icEsstAlsiaE "a aass-
maiR raaes increase cf l esns
. quart ios tsse washIngscn AREA
oa July ] II sAs learned tssaAys
TIE commission, In sssfm, hAa
set q hearing faF nsxs FTsdAs 90
pm, In ths 0eoTss AAsan Aossa.
10 hear tessausons
frusn daisses. producers and esn-
sasaeT sntxresl,
Hnsne delivered mtlk reduced
from 81 10 % cents Quart AsEl
/ after ths commission efSassed
q 30 cents o hundred pcaaa re-
duetaon In whoaesale raaik for
Northern virginia
While the commission has no
Jurisdiction In waSAsnetgn. local
dairses promptly eug their prize
one cent
The wholesale fedtaetAasa covered
enls . three month period. hos.
ever. and the price stii 50 back
10 the pFe-Aprll level here and
In nearby areas on July ! unls@s
the commission decides 10 ecn-
tinue lis present order, aceordlns
70 one dairy ofssesal,
just what posltlon the MARYLAND
and Virginia Milk Producers As-
sociation will take al the hearing
Vas not disclosed today.
The three dalfies petittogine tho
commission are Tisosnpsnna, Cheat
nut Farms and Alexandria Dairy.
A spokesman for Chestnut
Farms said his company would
like to see the price cf milk remain
al the present flgufe.
An official Of Thompsnna said
his dairy had asked the commits.
sion 10 review current conditions
TO zee II q price rise ID warranted,
Both Washington dairtfs sefv.
Ice Arlington and Alexandria.
Evening star., 1949-06-17
Arlington 10 Notify Voters
On Proper Polling Places

All registered voters In Airing
ton will be sent cards telling them
where to vote. Mrs. Mary Thomp-
son. central registrar. announced
yesterday.
Mrs. Thompson requested that
voters return any cards which
show incorrect information. indi-
eating changes to be made. She
also asked any registered voter
who fails to receive q card TO COM
municate with her Office In the
courthouse.
The notifications are being sent.
Mrs. Thompson said. because OF
the recent realignment Of pre-
cincts resulting In an increase In
polling places from "a to az. The
county now has about $4,000 reg
istered votes. she reported.
Evening star., 1949-06-17
Red Cross Delegates
From ARLINGTON Nonsed

Tne Ariingtnn County R<d crosa
Chapter ms announced II vii
send seven dsaexstHs 10 IN m.
fsOnaI orrTanixafson's annaai con-
sezfton Juns 57-3o in Atian1sr
c1kv.
49, 40 wilI attend afs Min
il. lc111a IhoFnson. Mss. Jceeph
i. Wnd 1liss R1ts coeo. MSA
Henry Ikehechufx. Harry R. nTs.
]. rredessck Ahei md Nss. Nathan
Levy.
Evening star., 1949-06-17
Temporary Buildings Block Rose Garden:
ey WaInm A. Mill<s

An elaborate rose garden,
planned In Potomac Park as one
Of the features Of Washington 9
Sesquicentennial next year. Is be-
ing held up because temporary
buildings block its development
And temporary buildings are oc-
cupying park property In many
sections. depriving the public Of
needed proper reereationAl areas.
ofncials assert.
Supt. Irving c. Root Of the Ma
tional Capital Parks Is anxious 70
get Washington cleaned up prop
erly for the Sesquicentennial. He
said he wants to see the tenn
porary buildings taken down now
TO clear the way for the celehra-
ton.
The Sesquicentennial Is going
to be a very great event." Mr..
Root said. 1T viii be q shame
II the city Is marred by these
temporary buildings then. When
we issued our permits for the
temporary buildings TO be erected
on park property. We thought
they would be taken down by
now"
In Potomac Park. Mr.. Root ex-
planned. the rose garden Is TO be
established just as soon as the
temporary buildings there under
Public Buildings Administration
are torn down. The old rose
garden. near the Fourteenth street
bridge. had to be abandoned due
to the construction OF the new
Potomac River bridge at that
point. just downstream Of the
Highway Bridge. But the new
rose garden will be tar larger and
better than the old one. Mr.. Root
asserted. 1t Is planned TO cover 81
acres between the Polo Field and
Independence avenue In West Po-
tomac Parks west side.
Has Funds for Garden
The National Capital Parks Of
flee has the funds TO establish the
new rose garden. Mr.. Root said
He is prepared to go ahead with
the construction and has ocm-
mittee. of experts to collaborate on
making it the best of its kind. But
the temporary buildings are In the
way.
The Mcmillan Fountain. honor
ing the late Senator Mcmillan,
Republican Of Michigan. Who
sponsored the Plan OF 1901 for
developing Washington. is to be
part of the rose garden pi ogram.
This fountain Is now in storage.
Mr.. Root explained. but vii be
erected just as soon as the tenn
porary buildings are cleared away.
The temporary buildings inter-
fering with the rose garden are
along Independence avenue and
adjoining. south Of the Navy
Building. in Potomac Park. Mr..
Root explained.
AS the park superintendent en-
visions 1t, the new rose garden viii
contain thousands Of rose bushes
of different species in setting Ct
bordering trees. Azaleas viii be
planted under the trees as 4
border to give good color before
the roses bloom. The National
Capital Parks. Mr.. Root said. Is
now developing many thousands
Of azaleas for use at the garden
and elsewhere in the park system.
The rose garden Is planned as
a place where Washingtontans
and others can 60 and see what
species do particularly well in
Evening star., 1949-06-17
Adams Tokes Command
Al NcvoI Academy
ay ne Assswsss~s sssss

ANNAPOLIS. yure iT,-Cum6s.
Carlton Adams became acting
cosnmandasas of satdshapmen &C
the Naval Aes6emy YESTERDAY. A
temporary promotion % the rsnk
of captain wens with the assign
mens.
Cu<n6r, Adams vii ssrss unsal
Capt Robert n. Pifas sepoets IN
mid-A&kass 90 taks esss 90 cers.
m&ndsxt. Cara Frank r. ward
lift the poss yesterday far 90 atr
assignment in JaekMoxsfgSe, PIa.
Evening star., 1949-06-17
School Additions to Open

A new cafeteria and kinder
garten which have been added to
Trinity Lutheran School In Hyatts-
vile will be formerly dedicated
at 8 pm. tomorrow by the pastor,
the Rev. Edwin e. Pieplow.
Evening star., 1949-06-17

School q sas-
sA lboro. nd.
recently
Mis Noreli.
dans htss Of
Mr. and MtH.
Thomas Norrsi
of Bristol ave-
n as. saver
Spftns, wss
among - grad
tlates who re-
ceiyesi diplomas
at the schools
centsn NAL
commencement
zsrk -.
Evening star., 1949-06-17
House Votes 5
More Judges foI
2Courts Here
District Court Gets
z. Appeals Bench. 8;
Bill Goes to Senote

/ A bill which would give the
United States Court of Appeals
three additional judges and Dis
trict Court two more was passed
by the House yesterday on q voice
vote and sent to the Senate.
The measure also would provide
10 additional Federal judges else
where.
Representative Byrne. Demo-
|crat, of New York. chairman of q
subcommittee which worked out
the bill. said he realized it had not
approved all the recommendations
|of the Judicial Conference, in
cluding that Of three more judges
for District Court here.
Attributed to Economy.
He explained the subcommittee
had exercised its own Judgment
and held back a little" In the
interest of economy even though
there was a showing that three
additional District Court jurists
here could be justified on the
basis Of case load.
The House refused twice to re-
quire that not more than l6 of
the new appointees be OF the same
political party.
Representative Keating, Repub-
lican. Of New York. offered an
amendment to accomplish this. II
was rejected on q standing vote
ia to 81.
Representative Curtis. Repub-
lican. of Nebraska, then proposed
to send the measure back to the
Judiciary Committee with instruc-
tions to bring it back to the floor
incorporating MIR. Keating's idea,
On a roll call. with voting on
party lines. the recommittal mo-
ton was defeated. 1876 to 1875.
Marcantonio Protests.
Representative Marcantonio
American Laborite. of New York
attacked the proposal to provide
four additional judges for the
Southern District of New York. He
said the judges there have "toc
much of the country club atmos.
phere" and do not need help.
He suggested the provision oi
four more judgeships was intended
to make certain that some un.
employed politicians could be put
to work"
His amendment to cut the in.
crease to two was defeated. ~ te
rs. There was laughter in tht
chamber when 1t was noticed thai
Representative Martin OF Mesa
Ichusetts. Republican leader of tn,
House, was voting with Mr.. Mar
cantonio.
Evening star., 1949-06-17
Nine Traffic vioIators
Fined as Pentagon S
Court Starts Operation.

The Government has taken an
other step toward cleaning up the
so-called twilight zones Of law en-
forcement In the District area.
In an effort to bring stricter and
swifter law enforcement on the
network OF roads and parking
areas around the Pentagon. United
States Commissioner Stanley King
Of the Northern Virginia district
heard cases yesterday In q new
courtroom In 'the Pentagon. Nine
cases were heard and fines rang
ing from 81 TO IS imposed In each
one.
The action setting up the court
was taken under . law passed by
Congress last year granting Pub
lie Building Administration police
ut the Pentagon authority to issue
tickets to persons who violate reg
ulations laid down BY the pBA.
Previous Fines Questioned.
Military police have issued tick
cts to the violators. but only these
persistent or chronic vioiators
ever reached court In Alexandria.
C. B. Mulvehili, manager Of the
Public Building Administration's
Virginia district. explained that
the authority 10 fine vioiators had
been obscure and Questionable.
Now both building police and
park police will bring cases into
the new court. Offenders have the
right to trial In District Court.
The regulations covering park
ing and trailac around the Penta-
gon we're posted conspiciousiy on
May Is. Mr.. Mulvehili said.
Then we issued warning tickets
TO violators last week In = So
called educational campaign.
we have issued 30 tickets TO-
both civilian and military person
mel this week. but would like toI
emphasize We are not trying tol
zee how many We can issue.
Strange Gases ExpeeseA- |
Mr.. King. who win hear eases
each Monday and Thursday after
Moons at the pentagun under the
new arransexncnk may run into
some strange ma diixeult prob
Iems Of law. Il appeared yesterday
At his nrs& seaston o11e 81 theE
cases brought W Was ! parting
violation against "a Ar Force
ofrcer. Tne case was called but
the defendant did not nppeax.
It developed t11at ti1e cancer
dies 10 Germany each week and heI
Was out cf town yssterdny.
Most IL the cases yesterday me-
voived overtime parki1x and
parking IN the uronS lanes.
Mr. King b snth0rixed 70 i'm
pose dnes up 10 80 Or jan sen-i
tences up 70 % days r both
Evening star., 1949-06-17
AIexundriu Club to Dine

A dinner meeting Of the Arling-
ton Business and Professional
Women's Club win be held at $50
pm. Tuesday at the George Mason
hotel, Alexandra. The proposed
annual budget will be discussed.
Evening star., 1949-06-17
Oak Grove School Honors
Silver Spring Graduate

Mis- Elsie NorrsI OF silver Spring
received the Oak oroye Medal
for ositstandins citizenship on her
graduation from Oak Grove
Evening star., 1949-06-17

treasurer. and treasurer of the
French Club and Of the Masese
and DIRK dramaste group.
Miss .fsorYgii plans 10 attend
William and Mary coiisgs at
WfIiiamshsarx Va,
Evening star., 1949-06-17
Smith Gets Food Post

LURAY. Va. June II f6pecial1 !.
-. q. smith n Lsaray has heen
|named fuIl-tilse SECRETARY II TIE
|Pase County Yood Resai1s' Asso-
'ctAfson.
Evening star., 1949-06-17

This Mcmillan Fountain In storage for the National
Capital awaits placement projected garden
The fountain has octagonal basin
features maidens Citizens OF Michigan the
fountain which $2so erected in 1918 in Mcmillan
Park and Michigan NV Park ofcals
taken down because subject vandalism
ought occupy prominent In the city Her
Adams sculptor and Charles Patt architect combined
their talents to produce the fountain.
National Capital Parks Photo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-13

There are two Kinds Of super
fresh Peter Pan Peanut Butter
smooth Peter Pan with the rcd
jar top, and Peter Pan Crunchy
Peanut Butter with the green jar
top. You can send in: the paper
liner or disk from either kind Of
Peter Pan for your Spy-Detscto
Wfitef.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1949-09-30

name of a celebrated maker does
not indicate, moreover, uniform
ly even quality of performance in
comparison with others of the
same make. Factors beyond his
control made it impossible for
even the great Stradivari to- pro-
duce two violins of exactly the
same tonal quality, says Hen
ming. While his best violins never
have been surpassed others
made with the same skill and
care, have turned out by COM
parison to be inferior instru-
ments.
Despite the application of
mass production techniques in
some degree at least to virtually
all of the skilled trades, the
making of violins for concert use
remains strictly individual under
taking. Nor is it likely that it
ever will be otherwise, as it is
primarily the work of an artist
and craftsman. With the excep-
ton of one small power saw used
in preliminary roughing opera
tions, all of Henning's tools are
hand tools, for the most part made
by himself to suit his special re-
quirements. Manufactured tools
are not available as there are not
enough violin makers in the Unit
ed States to make it worth while
for tool manufacturers to turn
them out.
The wood is carefully selected -
finest vertical-grain maple for the
back, sides and neck, and spruce
for the belly. The wood must be
seasoned at least ten years, pre-
ferably longer. Henning buys his
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1949-09-30

AS was its opening series back
in 1899, the jubilee presentations
this month will be devoted to
works of the classical Norwegian
dramatists, Holberg, Ibsen, and
Bjornson. This will be in keeping
with National Theater policy,
which during the last half century
has reserved the major portion of
its repertoire for the works of
Norwegian writer's. Some 211 of
the 81 plays produced here since
1899 have been of Norwegian orr
gin. Works of Ibsen. Bjornson,
and Holberg have been the most
numerous though Shakespeare,
Shaw, and Strindberg are also
among the playwrights most often
represented.
During recent years, modern
drama particularly American
and French-has come to the fore,
and the theater has kept abreast
of developments in modern world
theater.
1t was Bj0rn Bj0rnsOn, son of
the great Norwegian poet and
humanitarian Bj0rnstierne Bj6rn-
son, who in 1899 was primarily
responsible for raising this new
home for the Norwegian National
Theater. He was named its first
director. How Bj0rnsOn in the
course of eight short years man
aged to gather about him an en-
semble of artists comprising the
apex of NOrway's theatrical talent
is a feat which will probably new
er again be equalled. This golden
age" lasted during the first 25
seasons of the National Theater
and comprises an epoch in the
cultural development of the coun-
try.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1949-09-30
BY EDWARD X. LUCAS

The requirements of an ear for
music, an eye for beauty, and the
craftsmanship to shape, assemble
and finish the well-seasoned wood
are three primary reasons why the
profession of violin making is not
an overcrowded one. AS his MANY
enthusiastic customers can testify,
Gustav Henning, Swedish-born
violin maker who a few years ago
completed his 5OOth violin in his
Seattle shop, possesses an abund-
ant ability in all three qualifica-
tons. Henning's total output since
he made and sold his first instru-
ment some 40 years ago-he is
now working on violin No. 500
would be enough to equip the vio-
lin section of every major SYM
phony orchestra in the country.
A good many of his violns
doubtless are in active use in many
of those orchestras today, as Hen
ming violins are priced highly by
professional as well as amateur
musicians. At a recent test in Sc
attic to determine which of sew
.eral instruments would be most
suitable for Kensley Rosen, young
Seattle violinist, to use in his New
York debut, one of Henntng's vio-
Inns was voted best of all in tone
power and brilliance. The compe-
tition, it should be added included
a $4,000 Stradtvarius, $4,000
Guadagnini, a $4,000 Guarnerius
and several others of modern
make. The violins were identified
simply as A, B, c, etc. and the
young artist played the same Sc
lection on each violin The judges
We're a small group of professional
musicians of recognized standing
Results of the trial were more
of surprise to some of the judges
than to Henning. A point of fire.
quent irritation to modern violin
makers is the disproportionate es-
TEEN in which instruments made
by the old masters are held. While
the tone of violin improves with
age, beyond certain point the
tone can improve no further Hen
ming points out. Still later, they
actually may deteriorate in tone
and brilliance in compa rison to the
performance they formerly were
capable of giving. This IS no re-
Election on the skill of their
makers; after 200 years of use.
the wood simply has become ex-
hausted, losing its former resili-
ence. For this reason, says Hen
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1949-09-30
Swedish Comn,ies
Lose In Election

STOCKKHOLM.-A recent cleo
ton of delegates 70 the annual
congress of the Swedish Seamen's
Union resulted in a severe defeat
for the Communists who secured
only two out of IS seats, having
previously had no less than 80.
Despite intense Communist pro-
paganda preceding the election,
the outcome revealed a Veritable
landslide in favor of the Social
Democrats who walked off with all
seats except two.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1949-09-30
Swede Became Top Violin Maker
In US And Beats Stradiyarius

ntng, a concert violinist on tour
may display much-publicized
$4,000 Stradivarius, yet play his
program on a modern instrument.
Inc audience, assuming that the
Strad is used, enjoys the concert
just-that much more.
The fact that a violin bears the