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Evening star., 1949-03-17
Green Ties Worn in Senate for st. Potrick's;
Sons Honor Fire Envoy Tonight

This is the day annually dedl-
Gated to the proposition that "a
little bit of Ireland" is geo.
graphical understatement.
The day, which began as an
honor for the saint who chased
snakes off the auld sod, now calls
for proud genealogical research,
the Wearin' of the green and high
jinks to prove there not only al
ways has been an Ireland-but
always will be, no matter how
much the family has scattered.
For instance. Just to keep
him mindful of his racial heritage,
the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick
will make an honorary member
of Sean Nunan, minister OF Fire.
Elsewhere there will be dances
even one by the Aero Club OF
Washington-dinners and lunch
cons.
Green Ties Worn in House.
Green carnations and green
neckties frightened the House
chamber today during the short
session devoted largely to honor
ing St. Patrick and the Irish.
Representative Kirwan, Demo-
crat, of Ohio supplied the tinted
carnations. He said they were
furnished with the compliments
of an Irish organization dedicated
to the unification of Ireland. Mrs.
Katharine st. George, Republican
Representative from New York,
wore three of the flowers in a
corSage.
The brightest, glossiest green
tie was worn by Minority Leader
Martin. Representative O'Hara,
Republican, of Minnesota told the
House that considerable research"
had convinced him st. Patrick
was a Republican. Then, Mr..
O'Hara extended greetings of the
day to all of his colleagues having
Irish names. He read them in al
phabetical order.
Prefixes 20" to Names.
For good measure he greeted
Representative Worley, Democrat
of Texas, whose home town is
Shamrock. In fact. Mr.. OHara
concluded, he wanted to extend
best wishes to all the members.
He pTcfiXed an 20" to the names
of the first and last members in
alphabetical order and said he
meant from the OAbbitts to the
O'Zablockis"
For probably the first time
Representative Rankin, Democrat.
of Mississippi heard himself
bracketed with St. Patrick. Rep
resentative Hoffman. Republican,
of Michigan recalled the saints
driving the snakes out of Ireland
and added that Mr.. Rankin was
driving the Communists out of
the Government"
The Most Rev. Lawrence j.
Shehan, auxiliary Bishop of the
Archdiocese of Baltimore. this
morning asked the patron saint
Ito present to God our prayers
for His continued guidance of
Ireland, but especially for His
merciful protection of2our breth-
ern in many lands who now en-
dure the persecution and the
sufferings which were once the
lot of our forefathers."
Evening star., 1949-03-17
City Heads Reject Shift
OF Some Revocation
Board Duties 10 Police

The Commissioners today turned
down proposal by Traffic Direc-
tor George E. Keneipp that would
transfer to the Police Department
certain duties of the Board OF
Revocation and Review of Hackers
Identification Licenses.
The Keneipp proposal was op-
posed by Police Supt. Robert J
Barrett who told the Commis-
sioners the present system works
very satisfactorily. He said the
proposed transfer of duties would
require an amendment to an Act
of Congress. and would force the
Police Department to undertake
the responsibility, both of accept
ing complaints about taxicab
drivers and of taking necessary
action to have them appear before
the board.
Specifically, the transfer would
have switched administrative du-
ties of the board from Mr.
Keneipp's Department of Vehicles
and Traffic to the Office of the
Police Hack Inspector.
Personnel of the board will re-
main as follows: Mrs. Mary A.
Silver, an assistant corporation
counsel acting as vice chairman
and a third member represented
either by the captain of the police
Traffic Division or any of his
lieutenantS.
Evening star., 1949-03-17
Young for Commissioner
Backers Delay Luncheon

The John Russell Young for
Commissioner luncheon, scheduled
at the Ambassador Hotel tomor-
row, has been postponed in order
to arrange for bigger affair to
take care of all who wanted to
come, Paul j. Miller said today.
Mr.. Miller is head of the Dis
trict Nonpartisan Committee
which is backing Mr.. Young for
reappointment as District Com
missioner.
He said SO persons were invited
to the luncheon originally, but
that several hundred called to
find why they could not come.
Not wanting to offend any one,
Mr.. Miller said the committee de-
cided to postpone the luncheon
until April.
II was in a spot" Mr.. Miller de-
elared.
Evening star., 1949-03-17
Some D. &. Bars
ServeGreen Beer
For st. Potrick's

If you order a glass of beer to-
day and the bartender asks you
whether you want dark, lignL or
green" don't be dismayed. He
isn't trying to make you take a
hint that you've had enough.
Several District establishments.
in homage to ST. Patrick. are
offering green beer as we'll as reg
ular and book.
The emerald hue is obtained by
drawing the beer and adding a
pure sugar coloring, which does
no harm to either the beer OF
customer.
Though both its body" and
head" turn green. the beer will
taste the same as it always does.
This custom has been observed
for several years by many Dis
trict cafes which for March II
only cater to patrons who want
to look into their glasses and see
a touch of Ireland.
Evening star., 1949-03-17

Speaking in St. Patrick Church
the bishop charged that the war
directed from Moscow is aimed at
all forms of religion and at the
very name of Christ
If the history of Ireland teaches
us anything he said. lit is the
lesson that the true faith OF a
people cannot be destroyed by vio-
lence and prosecution
Archbishop Amleto Giovanni
Cicognani. apostolic delegate tc
the United States, presided at the
solemn pontifical mass at st. Pat
rick's, which celebrated the feast
for the l55th time. The Most
Rev. Patrick A. OBoyle. Arch
bishop of Washington was the
pontificant.
Prior to the mass. the Ancient
Order of Hibernians. Friendly
Sons of st. Patrick. students o1
St. Patrick's Academy and altai
boys from the Church of the Ma
tivity were in procession, from
nearby Carroll Hall to the church
To Place Wreath.
On the program. for today.4 tllt
Irish War Veterans were to place
a wreath at the Commodore Jnhl
Barry monument in Franklin
Park at II o'clock this morning
the same group was to place {
Evening star., 1949-03-17
LaughIin Urges Probe
0fGambIing 10 oIncIude
La Fonfaine Place

A suggestion that the Prince
Georges County grand jury
broaden It's investigation Of gam
bling to include La Fontaine's
establishment on Bladensburg
road was before A. Gwynn Bowie
at Upper Marlboro today.
The suggestion was made in a
letter from Attorney James j.
Lauehlin stating that he and Mrs.
Anna T. Keleher. estranged wife
OF John B. Blackjack" Keleher,
81, wealthy retired gambler
would appear before the county
grand jury on April 8.
Stating that he had no personal
knowledge of gambling in Prince
Georges County, Mr.. Laughlin's
letter added:
Mrs. Keleher does have per-
sonal knowledge of the gambling
situation in Prince Georges County
and she will make everything
available to you. . Anything
she can do to eradicate wrong
doing and evil will meet with her
approval. She has knowledge of
pay-offs to the officials in Prince
Georges County, and particularly
in Mount Rainier"
Case of Cashier Cited.
Mr.. Laughlin called Mr.. Bowie's
attention to the recent case of the
Columbia Hospital cashier who said
he lost hospital funds gambling at
La Fontaine's establishment.
Certain persons tell me that he
LA Fontaine) operates a game OF
cards for money" Mr.. Laughlin
wrote. Nov it may be perfectly
innocent. 1 don't know whether
the game relates to bridge, 7-up,
rummy or perhaps Bingo. but in
any event 1 thought you might
care to look into this"
Mr.. Laughlin scoffed at the re-
port of Police Chief Ralph w.
Brown of Prince Georges County
and Police Chief Eugene Plummer
of Mount Rainier that they found
an alleged gambling ablishment
in the 5000, block of Rhode Island
avenue NE. covered with dust"
when they raided it January IL.
The raid was instituted after Mrs
Keleher testified in her unsuccess-
'ful suit for divorce in January that
her husband maintained an active
interest in the establishment.
Accuses Police.
1T is true" Mr.. Laughlin wrote,
that the officers stated that the
raid staged by them indicated
that the place had not been used
fora long period of time and in
fact was covered by dust.
of course I assume that the
officers did not tell you that they
themselves went in the place day
before the raid and spriakled the
premises with dust. They should
have told you that"
Mr.. Laughlln suggested that
Mr.. Bowie impound telephone
company records used in the di-
vorce trial which showed the es-
tablishment was used for long
distance calls to well-known gam
blers as late as December 81,
1948.
Chief Brown last night denied
the dust-sprinkling charge and
said "let them come out and tell
it to the grand jury"
Chief Brown added that he had
Evening star., 1949-03-17
Protests Delay Action
On Americaniization
Schools Transfer

A plea by parents that the pro-
posed transfer of adults from the
Americanization School to the
Adams Elementary School would
be detrimental to the children
has caused the Board of Educa-
ton to order a further study into
the matter.
Meeting yesterday. the board
heard Donald B. MacPhail, repre-
senting the Adams PTA, and o. H.
o Flaherty, representing parents
of children attending special
classes there. Both asked that the
changes not be made.
The board requested School
Supt. Hobart M. Corning to study
the matter further. after he had
recommended that he felt this
should be done.
DR.. Corning's proposal would
shift the approximately 500 adults
from the Americanization School.
now held at the Webster School,
to Adams. The Webster build
ing would be used for school Of
fees.
Shifts so Pupils.
In addition, the proposal calls
for shifting about so children TAX
ing special sight-saving and hard
of hearing work to two other
schools. Tentatively the proposal
calls for them to be moved to
the Cooke and Tyler Elementary
Schools.
Mr. O'Flaherty told board men,
bers his son was getting a good
education" in the Sieht-savlng
classes and the teachers were do
ing wonderful job"
Mr.. MacPhail said the PTA
wants the special groups to re-
main at the school. In addition,
he called it bad educational prac-
tice to put the nearly 300 grade
school children in the same build
ing with nearly 500 adults.
In another action, the board
decided to invite DR.. George D.
Strayer to discuss his report on
school needs here at date to
be set within the next few weeks
Dr.. Strayer had written the board
saying he would like to Go so
and that it would take at least
two hours.
Duplication Cost Questioned.
c. Melvin Sharpe said he finally
got copy of the report. delivered
Tuesday night like a crate of
cranberries, and that he had
little interest in reading it. He
said he felt board members should
have gotten copies long ago.
AS it was, he was surprised to
hear that DR.. Corning had mimeo-
graphed the 2,000-page. 15-volume
report, in his office. Adelbert w.
Lee and Mrs. James w. Williams
both questioned the propriety of
spending school money for this
purpose.
Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle, pres
ident Of the board. said there were
many good suggestions in the re-
port which could be carried out
without spending money.
The School Board named Ernest
S. Jenkyns. assistant principal at
the Randall Junior High School,
to the position Of princip Mr..
Evening star., 1949-03-17
Lowmoker Praises D. &. Police,
As Another Gets So Collateral
Preston Of Georgia
Notes Problem of
Mcclure in Speeding

Police, smarting under the blast
from one member of Congress,
were praised today by another.
Representative Preston, Demo-
crat, of Georgia took the floor OF
the House today to comment that
he had found Washington police
men bent over backwards in be-
ing courteous to and cooperative
with members of Congress.
The policemen's champion, TAX
ing the view that the treatment
accorded members of Congress by
policemen always has been excel
lent. said he had noted reports of
inconsiderate attitudes on the part
of local policemen in dealings with
lawmakers.
This was an indirect reference
to the remarks made last Tuesday
night to citizens group by Rep
resentative MCGUIRE. Democrat, of
Connecticut. Accusing the Wash
ington police of discourteous treat
ment. Mr.. Mcguire cited an Incl
dent when friend with whom he
was driving was stopped for speed
ing.
Complained of Action.
II sstNIr. MCGUIRE complained that
f;fle and his friend We're taken 10
police headquarters.
AS the law stands now. a police
man who does his duty will arrest
violator of the speeding regula-
tions even if he is member of
Congress.
That's the way it was February
8 when Mr.. McGuire'S friend Was
arrested for speeding and Mr.. Nc
Guire told the arresting officer he
was a member of Congress.
The upshot of the incident was
that Capt. Lorraine L. johnson
says he sent So to Mr.. Mcclure
because he didn't want the legis-
lator to feel he was being perse-
cuted by the local police.
Police Version of Story.
II did it for public relations,
Capt. johnson said today.
Capt. johnson told it this way:
A motorcycle policeman on Feb
ruary s paced car east on Con-
stitution avenue from Twelfth to
Ninth streets at a speed between
38 and AZ miles an hour in the
25-mile zone.
At Ninth street. according to
the policeman's report. the po-
liceman asked the motorist to pull
over to the curb and show his
permit and registration card. He
r'@S speeding and
also had no lighted rear lights.
He directed the motorist to fol-
low him to the traffic division of
police headquarters. At that
point. the policeman reported. a
passenger leaned forward from
the rear seat and said he was a
member of Congress.
The policeman said he told the
passenger he was sorry. but the
Evening star., 1949-03-17
Scout Troop I'll Marks
18th Year Tomorrow

Boy Scout Troop No. 211 of the
Bethesda First Baptist Church
will observe its 25th anniversary
at a special program at O'Clock
tomorrow night in the Lynnbrook
School.
j. H. Willett, field executive
for Montgomery County district OF
the Scouts, will present its 1949
troop charter. Philip NJ Guard
and Donald Weinroth will be in
stalled as assistant Scoutmasters
The Scoutmaster of the troop is
Herbert C. Hunter and Capt. K
M. McManes is chairman of the
trOOr, committee
Evening star., 1949-03-17
Navy 10 Remove
Barracks From
Old. Polo Field
Planners Approve
Location as Site for
1850 Sesqui Buildings

The Navy Department reported
ly is ready to remove its wartime
barracks from the old polo field
in West Potomac Park by mid
summer to make this site avail
able for exposition buildings of
the Washington Sesquicentennial
Commission in 1850.
Approval of the location was
given by the Fine Arts Commission
at meeting yesterday, after Off
cials were informed that the Navy
had agreed to surrender the site,
occupied partially by barracks for
enlisted men and Waves.
! The polo field, south of indie
pendence avenue and the Lincoln
Rejecting Pool. has been used by
the Navy since the early war years
to accommodate personnel and
provide additional automobile
parking space. The Office of Ma
tional Capital Parks had been try
ing since the war ended to get the
Navy to vacate all its temporary
buildings in West Potomac Park
without success. The buildings on
the polo field are only a part of
! this emergency establishment.
/ Boykin Outlines Plans.
Edward Boykin. director of the
Sesquicentennial Commission, said
three exposition buildings would
be erected on the site. One of
these would be the commission s
own building, an All-StateS' Build
ing. Another would house the ex-
hibits of the Federal Government
A third has been designed as an
industrial building.
The Fine Arts Commission re.
leased its 18th report, covering al
its recommendations and activities
from July l, 1914, to June 80
l948. Its l04 pages are replete
with historical pictures, design.
for new Federal buildings anc
monuments and sculpture ap.
proved by the commission. a.
( required by law.
Included are detailed descrip.
tions of the decorations and de-
sign for the remodeling of the
Senate and House Chambers al
the Capitol. Francis Sullivan
associate architect of the project
conferred with the commission
with regard to proposed sculpture
work in the chambers and the
design of panels and other orna
mentation. These were taken ur
for study.
Apartment Design Approved.
Among other actions. the COM
mission approved the design o1
an apartment building to be con-
structed along the Mount Vernon
Memorial boulevard north of the
circle at the entrance to Alexan-
dria. 1t also approved designs fol-
covered swimming pools at the
Fort Reno. Taft and Randall
Recreation Centers.
The Interstate Commerce Com
mission, it was disclosed, is plan
ming a World War II memorial
for which expert advice was
sought. Similar advice will be
given concerning portrait o1
former Secretary of Agriculture
Anderson, painted by Alfred JON
niaux of Washington. The Dis
trict Highway Department also
referred to the commission q
landscape treatment planned fol-
John Marshall place when the
new Federal Courts Building is
erected in the area.
Evening star., 1949-03-17
$4,000 Tract Bought
AIS Street and 23d for
Playground Addition

Federal planners today acquired
for the District an SS3 5000 parcel
of land formerly owned by the
German Embassy in one of Wash
ington's most exclusive residential
sections as an addition to the
Mitchell Playground.
Located on S street and Ban
croft place. across from Twenty
third street NV, the property is
in the immediate vicinity of the
former homes of Presidents Wood
row Wilson and Herbert Hoover.
Col Vincent E. Stack, U. S. M
c.. retired, land-purchasing officer
for the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission, reported
this final acquisition of play
ground property at the opening
session of the monthly meeting
The property has been assigned to
the District Commissioners; who
will turn it over to the Recreation
Board for operation.
Total Cost 100000.
All land acquisitions approved
by the commission today. includ-
ing various small tracts obtained
by condemnation. cost slightly
more than 100000, it was esti-
mated.
The former German property
had been acquired shortly before
the war as site for a new en-
bassy building to replace the old
one on Highland terrace between
Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets
NV. The property, consisting of
about an acre, was purchased at
it's appraised value of approx
mately $4,000.
Col. Stack presented contracts
to the commission involving addi-
tions to three other Fairgrounds
in the District.
Cardozo Playground Additions.
An additional 5000 square feet
on the north side of Twenty-fifth
street along Rock Greek drive has
been acquired as an addition to
the Francis Junior High School
center. The playground had been
reported as overcrowded.
Continued acquisitions for the
Cardozo playground resulted in
the purchase of IL pieces of i'm
proved property. This playground
is located between Rhode Island
avenue, R, Ninth and Tenth streets
NV.
Seven parcels of land also were
approved for addition to the Bu-
chanan recreation center in
Southeast Washington on E street
between Twelfth and Thirteenth
streets.
The planning commission also
reported that the House of Mercy,
an Episcopal Church institution
north of Klingle road NV, had
decided small triangle of land to
straighten out Rock Greek Park
highway in that locality.
Evening star., 1949-03-17

wreath at the Tomb of the Un-
known Soldier at noon.
At 1890 o'clock this afternoon
the Sigma Nu Phi legal fraternity
was to honor William E. Leahy
Washington attorney, with a
luncheon at Hammel'S Restau-
rant, 4l6 Tenth street NV.
The Irish American Club is to
hold folk dance and singing ses-
sion at the Little Sisters of the
Poor home 22O H street NE. With
Mr.. Nunan and his wife attending
Events scheduled tonight in
clude:
7 p.m.-Banquet of Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick at MayfoWeI
Hotel.
7 p.m.--Banquet and dance of
Ancient Order of Hlbernlans at
Mayfower Hotel. Speaker, Rep
resentative Mansfield, Democrat,
of Montana. and POSTMASTER
Martin A. Cook. president of John
Barry division of Hibelnians.
7:30 pm.-Army Ground Force
Band concert. Forest Glen section
Of Walter Reed Hospital, Silver
Spring, Md.
10 p.m.-1rish War Veterans
dance at Wardman Park Hotel.
10 pm.-Aero Club of Washing.
ton dance at Washington Hotel.
Evening star., 1949-03-17

Jenkyns has been at Randall since
1896. He is a graduate of Miner
Teachers College and holds de-
grees from the University OF
Michigan and Columbia Univer-
sity. He lives at 1641 Third street
NV.
Retired were Felix F.. Weir. Gil
Rhode Island avenue NV, a
music teacher at Cardozo High
School, after % years of service
in the schools here. and Emile T
Holley, assistant English profess
sor at Miner Teachers College
after 16 years Of service.
Evening star., 1949-03-17
'0ber Bill Goes 10 Lane
For Certain Approval
After Senate Passage
by O S.off Correspondent Of The sto,

ANNAPOLIS. Mar. 17.-Anti-
subversive legislation. described
by it's sponsors as among the most
stringent ever adopted by State,
was on Gov. Lanes desk for his
signature today.
The bill cleared its last hurdle
yesterday in the Senate, which
quickly concurred in House
amendment striking out the
words "or other unlawful means
after the phrase, convicted OF
attempting to overthrow the Gov
eminent by force or violence"
Under the measure, persons
convicted of subversive activities
could be fined up to $4,000 OF
imprisoned for not more than 20
years, or both. Gov. Lane told
reporters yesterday he would
sign it.
Delegate T. Raymond Burch
Democrat, of Prince Georges
County, a member of the Ober
Commission on Subversive Activi-
| ties which drafted the bill, said
! it was "one of the most drastic
ever passed by a State Legisla-
ture."
| Aimed at Communists.
. 1--WE need drastic measures to
meet the danger to our institu-
tons" he declared.
J Admittedly aimed at the Com
munist Party, the bill sets up an
assistant attorney general in
charge of subversive activities and
requires loyalty oaths of all State,
county and city employees.
Members of subversive organiza-
tions could be fined $4,000 or i'm
prisoned for not more than five
years, or both.
/ Meanwhile, Senator Roy Tasco
Davis. Republican, of Montgomery
County announced hearing on a
bill providing for the appointment
of Montgomery Liquor Board
members by the County Council,
instead of by the Governor, will
be held at II am. Tuesday before
the Senate judiciary committee.
Senator Davis said the hearing
was requested by James w. Gill
attorney to the board.
Tax Ruling Issued.
In another legislative develop
ment, the Montgomery delegation
was informed by Attorney General
Hall Hammond that legislation
to levy special taxes in certain
areas of the county must be en-
acted by the General Assembly.
The delegation had asked Mr.
Hammond whether such bills can
be adopted by the County Coun-
Gil during it's May legislative
session.
The delegation has introduced
/ two such bills-one calling for a
1O-cent per $100 fire tax in the
Burtonsville area and the other
for tax not to exceed IS cents
in the Bethesda area, to be used
in the establishment of a retire
ment plan for the Bethesda Fire
| Department.
Evening star., 1949-03-17
Bookstore Thief Gets
Year for Taking Work
On Italian ModriqoIs

A light-fingered litterateur
who admitted he made off
with a three-volume treatise
on Italian madrigals from the
Bookshop at 1922 H street
NV. last Tuesday, was sem
fenced to a year in Jail in
Municipal Court today.
Judge Almond Scott i'm
posed the sentence on Junius
Reasley Spraggins, %, colored,
of the 500 block of @ street
NV. Police said the books.
written by Alfred Einstein and
valued at $50, turned up sub
sequently in another book
store.
Evening star., 1949-03-17
Memorial Day Resolution

Under a resolution introduced
yesterday by Senator Ferguson,
Republican of Michigan, the Pres
ident would be requested to deslg-
nate Memorial Day this year as
time for Nationwide prayer for
peace.
Evening star., 1949-03-17
North RIDGE Citizens

The North Ridge Citizens As
|sociation will meet at 8 o'clock to-
night at the George Mason School,
Alexandra,
Evening star., 1949-03-17

no knowledge that the Rhode Is
land avenue establishment had
been used for gambling. There's
bound to be some places we don't
know about" he said. He also de-
MED any knowledge of payoffs to
police In the county.