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Evening star., 1949-01-22
Freedom Train Ends
18-konth Run Today

The Freedom Train, now at its
last stop at Fourteenth and D
streets S.W.. near the Bureau OF
Engraving, will close at II O'Clock
tonight after admitting more than
3,5O0,O00 persons on an 18-month
run that took it from coast to coast
So successful was it in bringing
Americas historic documents to the
attention of so many. that it may
be revived. A bill now before Con-
gress would keep the train on the
road for two more years.
Lyall T. Beggs, communicating
chief of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars, in an address at the train
this morning expressed the hope
that Congress would act favorably
on legislation lin the not too distant
future"
Mr.. Beggs presented the American
Heritage Foundation, sponsors OF the
train, citation for the undertaking
1t was accepted by Frank Crane
director of the Washington showing
of the train. Ceremonies included a
reading of the Freedom Prayer by
Army Chaplain A. c. Oliver, who
served at Bataan The VFW National
Guard of Honor presented colors.
Tonight the 127 priceless papers
that comprise the exhibit will be re-
turned under guard to the Library
of Congress and the National Ar
chives.
The Marine Corps detachment
which guarded the documents also
was honored this morning in a flnal
roUiou
Evening star., 1949-01-22
Warrant Wired 10 Tampa
For One Of Sd. {. Youths

Maryland State police today wired
warrant to Tampa, Fla, for the
arrest of one Washington youth and
sought court clearance for warrants
against two others in connection
with the 4,400 robbery of a jewelry
store near Fort Meade January 2.
The three boys, Tampa police
said, have been charged with rob-
berry of two Tampa homes. Police
said they also have admitted rob-
berries of a Boomtown store near
Fort Meade, a Boy Scout camp at
Winchester. Va. and entering a
home in Green Cove Springs, Fla.
Washington police said jewelry
believed taken from the Maryland
store was recovered last night from
couch in the Southeast Washing
ton home of one of the boys, who is
II years old. The other two, BROTH
ers, are 16 and 18 years old, police
said.
The Maryland warrant has been
wired to Tampa for arrest of the
18-year-old boy, police said, but they
must get clearance from Juvenile
Court authorities in order to issue
warrants for the other two.
Evening star., 1949-01-22
Couple Again Sues TO TEST
County Assessment Plan

The constitutionality of Mont
gomery County's method of assess
ing real estate for tax purposes is
questioned in suit in County Cir
cult Court by Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
F. Miller, 5637 Western avenue NV.
The plaintiffs contest a $537 600
assessment of their property at
Clarendon road and Elm street,
Bethesda.
In suit filed yesterday the new
County Council, Assessment Super
visor Wilton Allen and the Mary
land Tax Commission are named as
defendants. Mr.. and Mrs. Miller
contend the system involves use c9
an improper mathematical formula
and discriminates against various
taxpayers by staggering assess
ments. It holds, also, that several
legal requirements were not met by
the county.
The plaintiffs protested the as
sessment procedure In a suit last
year but the case was dismissed.
Evening star., 1949-01-22
Drugstore Burglars Fail
To 0pen Narcotics Safe

Burglars broke into the Whittlesey
Drugstore, 7135 Wisconsin avenue
Btnesda, last night, but apparently
were thwarted in efforts to smash a
safe containing narcotics and about
$4,000 in cash.
Montgomery County police and
Federal narcotics agents were inves-
tigating.
w. H. Whittlesey, owner of the
store. said the burglars broke a sky
light on the one-story building, cut
through two iron bars of grating
and dropped II feet to the floor
They pushed the 400-pound safe
from the prescription department
down concrete steps to the basement
and worked on the box there.
The safe was found lying on its
side, the dial mechanism knocked
off. 1t was to be opened by a lock-
smith in the presence of narcotics
agents, on the possibility that some
vials containing the drugs were
broken
Mr.. WEittlesey said an early check
indicated his stock had not been
disturbed.
Evening star., 1949-01-22
60, 900 Miles Of Sewers
Needed, Fleming Says

The Nation needs more than 10000
miles of new sewer lines and at
least 10000 new treatment plants
to control water pollution, Maj. Gen.
Philip B. Fleming, Federal Works
Administrator, said yesterday.
He told members of the New York
State Sewage Works Association at
New York that States and COM
munities will need at least $3,000,-
100000 for treatment works and
other installations.
Gen. Fleming outlined conditions
under which Federal loans for con-
struction work could be made. He
said the loans, at 2 per cent interest,
should not exceed one-third Of the
estimated reasonable cost OF the
work. Priorities of the project
should be established by the surgeon
general, he said, and the proposed
sewage treatment works approved by
the surgeon general and the appro.
pirate State health authority.
Evening star., 1949-01-22
Policeman Resigns 10 Aid
Truman.b .barkIey Clubs

Paul c. Perry has resigned as a
Metropolitan police private to be-
come assistant to the chairman of
the National Truman -Barkley Clubs
Mr.. Perry. father of six children
lives at 1888 South Thomas street
Arlington. He formerly was a
Young Democratic leader in New
York State.
He will work with Judge Wilburn
Mayock, national treasurer, in the
club Offices at the Mayf1ower Hotel
Chairman of the National Truman
Barkley Clubs is Gov. Turner OF
Oklahoma.
Mr.. Perry was discharged from
the Marine Corps in February, 1945,
after two and a half years service,
mostly as military policeman He
was on the police force here from
october /, 1945, until last Monday.
A native of Buffalo, he is a for
mer rehabilitation officer in the
New York State Department OF
Corrections. He once was vice
president of the Young Democrats
of Erie County, N. Y During 1945
he served as field director in five
Southern States for the national
clothing collection for UNRRA.
Evening star., 1949-01-22
Low Bid Of S638, $50
For New Alexandra
Negro High Accepted

The Alexandria School Board yes
terday accepted, subject to City
Council approval, a $638,99 bid for
construction of new Negro high
school.
Low bidder was Eugene Simpson
g. Bros, Alexandria builders. The
School Board also accepted a $685.
o57 bid of Coles Construction Co.
for an addition at the George Mason
Elementary School for white chill
dren.
Supt. Of Schools T. c. Williams
said contracts for the two projects
could not be awarded until the
City Council appropriates money
from a bond issue He said, how
ever, both bids fell within the
amount allocated for the two prof.
ects in last years $2,837 800 school
bond issue.
Construction of the new high
school, Mr.. Williams said, will give
Alexandria the most modern high
school for Negroes in Northern Vir-
ginia, and one of the most outstand-
ing in the State.
Alexandria is going ahead with its
Negro school plans while school au-
thorities elsewhere in the State, in
cluding King George and Gloucester
Counties, are being sued for equal
educational facilities for Negroes.
In Fairfax County, Negroes have
organized to seek bond issue to
finance construction of high school
there
| Negro high school students in
Arlington attend classes at the old
Hoffman Boston School, which also
accommodates elementary pupils.
Negro residents have asked for a
high school with more modern ia
cilities. They unsuccessfully sought
admission to the Washington and
Lee High School, for whites, last
Evening star., 1949-01-22

at the camp. Adolf Stern was
tagged to be spared. The rest of the
family was put death.
Solomon Stern is proprietor OF a
bar and restaurant at 38l7 Bladens-
burg road, just beyond the city line.
Adolf Stern is going to help him
there. He now weighs about 13O
pounds. At AuschWitz, before Amer
ican paratroopers released him, he
was down to 67 pounds.
In mixup, doctor who spon-
sored the arrival of a Lithuanian
couple from the DIP camps as do
mestic servants, was embarrassed
to find that the wife was physi-
clan.
The sponsor, Dr. Raphael Man
ganaro, 1410 Massachusetts, avenue
NV, said he was going to confer
with the International Refugee Or
ganization about it. as the woman
should be given an opportunity to
resume her profession. The couple,
Bronius Kasakaitis and his wife,
Brute, are with DR.. Manganaro's
parents at 5236 Massachusetts ave-
nue.. Westmoreland Hills, Md.
Evening star., 1949-01-22

The beat Of the Beautiful Blue
Danube" waltz provided the count
in a lottery that saved him from the
gas chamber of the AuschwitZ hor-
ror camp, the first displaced person
to be reunited with his family here
said today.
He is Adolf Stern, 80, from Czecho-
slovakia, who arrived in New York
Thursday with 456 other DPS, and
has joined his brother, Solomon
Stern, 4O10 Third street NV.
The Stern family of six, along with
almost 100 Jews, were carted in an
inclosed horse-drawn van for four
days without water or sanitation
and dumped at Auschwitz late in
1943, he said.
They were lined up for the gas
chamber-men in one line, women
and children in another. At the foot
of the gas chamber a doctor was
hulnming the Blue Danube" and
beating time. Every time he came
to the "fuertal stakt," the pro-
nounced beat of the Viennese waltz,
he would touch a man on the shoul-
der. That man was spared to work
Evening star., 1949-01-22
Death Of VA Messenger
By Hanging Ruled Suicide

A coroner's certificate of suicide
was isued late yesterday in the
Seath of a 41-year-old Veterans
Administration messenger who was
found hanged yesterday in the base
ment of his home in the 600 block
of Irving street NV.
The man, Robert Larken Lewis,
tr. colored, was found by Milton
Hill. a roomer at the address.
MIR. Lewis widow said he left a
note saying, Darling, III see you
later"
She said her husband recently
had failed an examination to make
his Government position permanent,
hut that she did not believe he was
respondent over that alone. She
said he had come home early yes
terdav after serving as a waiter
at two parties, and that he had been
beaten and robbed. He appeared
da7ed, she said.
Mr.. Lewis was an Army veteran,
and before service had been clerk
An the military intelligence depart
nnent at the Pentagon. His widow is
q dental technician.
Evening star., 1949-01-22
|Court-Martial
To Hear Defense
0fCapt. Holmes
Witnesses to Take
Stand Monday in
Wurzburg Case
By the Assoeiefsd Press

FORT MEADE, Md, Jan. a.
Defense witnesses will take the
stand here Monday at the resump-
ton of the general court martial
of Capt. Joel G. Holmes, jr., Of
Philadelphia, one of four Army Of
ficers charged with neglect of duty
at the Wurzburg, Germany, discip-
linary camp.
Former inmates of the camp de-
clared yesterday that they were
treated cruelty by Army officers.
Pvt. Charles Suggs, colored, testi-
fed from his wheelchair that both
of his feet had to be amputated
after he was released from solitary
confinement where he was not al
lowed to wear shoes or socks.
Pvt. Suggs, who is being taught
to walk with artificial feet at Walter
Reed Hospital, Washington, said he
was placed in solitary because OF
missing a formation"
Examined 2 Days Later.
The private said his feet were
so swollen from exposure that when
he was released from an unheated
cell he had to split his shoes with
a razor to get them on. He was
not examined by doctor until two
days later, he related, and then
was flown back to the United States,
where his feet were amputated.
Another witness, former Pvt.
Charles E. Collins of Tampa, Fla,
testified that he was not allowed
to wash for the IL days he was in
solitary confinement He said the
men were constantly pleading for
blankets to keep from freezing and
that many of the cells had broken
windows.
A former Wurzburg guard, Charles
D. Conley of Arkansas, reported
that he frequently saw ice in the
buckets which prisoners in solitary
were required to use as latrines.
Naked Men Visited Latrines.
The men were allowed to go to the
regular latrine in the same building
when their buckets were full, but
they had to march to it naked, Mr..
Conley told the court of eight officers.
Asked why the men had to be un-
clothed, he replied:
instructions"
He further testified that the men
in solitary were denied shoes and
stockings in what he described as
the coldest weather he had ever
experienced. The only stove in the
entire building, he said, was in the
guards office.
Awaiting trial after Capt. Holmes
are Col. Harold McClune of San An
tonic, Tex, the commanding officer
at Wurzburg; 1t. Col. George E.
Pinard of washington Springs, S.
OAK, prison officer, and Capt. Sam
uel H. Wolford, Clear Spring, Nd,
stockade officer.
The Army has brought more than
a score of witnesses to the trial from
as far as Germany.
Evening star., 1949-01-22
Senate Unit Backs Bill
To Aid Demonstrating
Libraries in States
By Harold B. Rogers

The Federal Government would
finance a system of demonstrating
public library service in the States,
territories and the District under a
bill approved yesterday by the Sen
ate Labor and Public Welfare Com
mittee.
The measure, which would allo-
cate $4,000 year for five years to
the District or any State or territory
whose plan is approved by the Fed
eral security administrator, will be
reported to the Senate Monday and
placed on the calendar for action.
Known as the public library
demonstration BILL" the bipartisan
measure is sponsored by Senators
Hill, Democrat, of Alabama; Doug
las, Democrat, of Illinois, and Aiken,
Republican, of Vermont.
35,000,000 Lack Facilities.
The bill is identical to measure
on which hearings were held in the
8Oth Congress in May. 1947.
The sponsors of the new legisla-
ton point out that 35,000,000 people
in the United States have no access
to public libraries and that an equal
number have inadequate library IA
cilities.
The measure would stipulate that
no portion of the money paid by
the Federal Government shall be
applied, directly or indirectly, to the
purchase or erection of any building
or buildings, or for the purchase OF
any land"
Purpose Of the legislation Is "to
promote the educational develop
ment of the Nation. primarily in
rural areas, by aiding the States IN
demonstrating public library service
to those people now without it or
with inadequate service"
ID. C. Might Qualify.
While the District is not gener-
ally considered a rural area, there
are several sections of the city
without adequate library service,
according to Public Library officials,
and who hope this city might quail
ify for the grant.
Funds already are in hand this
fiscal year for purchase and equip
ment of a "bookmobile" to be used
as a travelling library to some out
lying sections of the city, according
to Ralph L. Thompson. acting
librarian. Similar vehicles are in
use in about so cities of the country.
he said, to carry library service and
to demonstrate its values to parts OF
the city not conveniently close to a
branch library.
Among the communities here to
which the Public Library hopes to
extend its services are Anacostia,
Benning, Brookland, LIE Droit Park
and Pleasant Plains.
Plans Require Approval.
Plans of local library boards
would have to be approved by the
United States Commissioner of
Education, acting for the Federal
Security Administrator, before funds
could be advanced, the bill would
provide.
After a four-year period, if prac-
tical plans are approved Ito aid in
the demonstration and development
Of public library service" the meas
ure would provide that additional
funds, ranging from 10000 to $780,
600 a year might be advanced to
each State, territory or the District,
if the local jurisdiction matched
the Federal grant.
Evening star., 1949-01-22
Three Women Use Ladders
To Flee Apartment Fire

Three young women were helped
down a ladder by firemen this
morning when dense smoke filled
their second floor apartment in a
building at 3515 Hertford place NV
The women were Marcia Bennett,
%; Peggy Lee, "a, and Audrey Nc
1ntrye, "a.
Although the fire was confined to
an overstuffed chair. two calls for
firemen were sent in because OF pos
sible danger to other occupants OF
the three story building.
The women were taken down the
ladder to avoid opening doors which
might have spread smoke damage
to other parts of the building. Prep
artions were being made to romove
others by ladder when the fire was
extinguished.
Evening star., 1949-01-22
Woman Pedestrian
Is Killed in Traffic.;
Driver Faces Charges

| A woman pedestrian was killed
and seven persons were injured
in traffic accidents last night
and early today.
/ The dead woman, identified as
Mae Butler, 25. colored, 432 New
fIYork avenue NV, was struck by an
automobile this morning as she
crossed M street at Howison place
SW.. police reported. She is the
fourth District traffic fatality of 1949
Held for action of the coroner was
Benjamin S. Hall, jr., 36, colored,
1416 Carrolburg place S.W., foreman
for the National Casket Co., All New
Jersey avenue NV. He was charged
with failure to give full time and
attention to driving.
Five of the injured were victims
of two collisions within few min
utes early today involving the same
driver, according to police. He was
identified as Paul Arm Drumheller,
II, of 800 Lee boulevard, Arlington.
Both Crashes on X Street.
Both collisions were on K street,
the first at Fifteenth and the sec
ond at Eighteenth street NV.
In the first, police said Drum
hellsr's cal struck an automobile
driven by James E. Crockett, 26, a
student at the University of Mary
land. Charlotte Gravel, "a, of 14l0
Oglethorpe street NV, passenger
with Mr.. Crockett, was treated at
Emergency Hospital for bruises and
released
In the Eighteenth street collision,
police said the youths car struck
another driven by James o. Gawne,
65, of 2439 Tracy place NV, a
retired Naval officer. Injured in
the crash were Mrs. Paul Wick, So,
of Youngstown, Ohio. who was ad-
mitted to Emergency Hospital with
face and head injuries. and Jane
Il. Gawne, So, Of the Tracy place
address, who was treated at Emer-
gency for shock and released.
Two passengers in Drumheller's
car also were treated at Emergency.
They were Clarence Hight, 10, Of
Falls Church, Va, for shock, and
Jack Murray, 81, of lilo South
Washington street, Arlington, for
face and head cuts. Both were re-
leased.
Four Charges Filed.
Police filed four charges against
Drumheller with juvenile author
tiles, two on each accident. On the
first, they were failure to yield the
right of way and leaving after COL
liding. Police said the youth drove
on after the collision. Charges in
the second case were driving at an
unreasonable speed and colliding.
In another collision last night,
two policemen from No. 10 precinct,
were injured when their scout car
and a car driven by Vert T. Bayne,
81, of 4333 Kansas avenue NV,
collided at Kansas avenue and Up
shur street NV. No improper driv-
ing was involved, investigators said.
The officers, treated for arm in
juries at the police clinic, were Pvt.
Harry H. Blandy, jr., %, of 2503
North Eighteenth street, Arlington,
and Pvt. Thomas Slocum, 81, OF 1916
Emerson street NV.
Evening star., 1949-01-22
Stenoeropher Who Fell
Eight Stories Improves

Miss Marjorie Gibson, %, Govern
ment stenographer who fell from a
12th-story window at the Ambas-
sador Hotel Wednesday is putting
up an encouraging battle for her
life at Gallinger Hospital, it was
reported today.
Miss Gibson is still on the critical
list, but it was said at the hospital
that doctors are pleased with her
progress.
Police said Miss Gibson's fall to a
third floor roof was broken by an
air-conditioning vent made of sheet
metal and asbestos. She was moved
from Emergency Hospital to Gal
linger Thursday
Evening star., 1949-01-22
Twin Bills Due
To Reorganize
Measures Planned
Would Give Patrons
Share in Operation

A plan to give Federal employees
a share in the operation and profits
of cafeterias in Government build
ings will be considered by congress
sional Civil Service Committees.
probably at public hearings, COM
mittee officials said today.
President Truman recommended
in his annual message that Congress
establish a Federal-controlled cor
poration to conduct all eating places
now run by Government Services,
Inc, and other private companies.
The President did not outline any
specific plan.
GPO Has Such a Setup.
The suggestion that Federal work.
ers have direct part in the cafe
terra system came principally from
the Federal Recreation Committee.
quasi official group of Government
employees representing most depart
ments and agencies.
The recreation group, 1t was ex-
planned, does not object to creation
OF a Government-controlled corpo-
ration as such, but believes the
program should go farther by giving
Federal employees a voice in the
management and a share of the
profits. The Government Printing
Office now has a cafeteria operated
through an employees welfare organ
iation.
A bill along that line is being
drafted at the request of the recrea-
tion group and others and is expect
ed to be introduced soon in the
House and Senate.
Similar Bill Last Year.
A bill similar to one introduced
last year by Senator Baldwin, Re-
publican. of Connecticut, to estab-
lish a Government corporation to
operate all the eating places in Fed
eral buildings here is expected to be
introduced soon and be taken up
again by the Senate Civil Service
Committee. The Baldwin bill was
approved by the committee in the
both Congress.
Committee officials said no deci-
sion on hearing procedures will be
made until all the proposed meas
ures are formally received for con-
sideration. 1t is probable the vari-
GUS proposals, as we'll as suggestions
that the cafeterias be continued un-
der Government contract with pri-
vate arrangements, will be heard
at one time, they said. A subcom-
mittee headed by Senator Baldwin
last year held hearings for several
months on operations of GSI.
Evening star., 1949-01-22
Virginia 4-H Comp Gets
First Gift in Fuirfux

The Burke All Club in Fairfax
County has made the first cash con-
tribution to the new Jamestown
All Club Camp, it has been an
nounced. The money was raised
by sponsoring q box supper and
luncheon sales in the community.
A goal of $4,000 has been set for
Fairfax County to help build q
permanent year-round camp site
about two miles from Jamestown
Island, near Williamsburg, Va.
Thirty Eastern Virginia counties
are raising funds to help build the
camp.
Evening star., 1949-01-22
Party Chuirmon Resigns

BERKELEY SPRINGS, w. Va,
Jan. % (SpeciaD Ray K. Larkin
of Paw Paw has resigned as chair =
man of the Morgan County Demt
cratic Executive Committee. He has
accepted temporary appointment as
superintendent of maintenance OF
Morgan County roads pending the
return of Frank Dunham, who is on
| furlough because of illness.
Evening star., 1949-01-22
VA Office in Richmond
To Drop 81 Workers.
BY The Associoied Press

RICHMOND, Va. Jan. 22.-The
Veterans Administration announced
yesterday that 81 temporary workers
in the VAS insurance office here will
be released February IL.
Dismissal of these employees. the
VA said, 'in no way affects" the
status of regular employees in the
insurance Office.
Evening star., 1949-01-22
MARYLAND U. Post Filled

James B. Shanks was appointed
yesterday to the Department OF
Horticulture at the University OF
Maryland.
Evening star., 1949-07-19
JOBS Nav Send Sake to U. S

TOKYO, July 10 R.-You may
get a chance to buy Japanese
sake in the United States this
fall. japanese firms have asked
permission to export $4,000 cases
-12 bottles to a case-of the rice
wine. Occupation officials said
they'll probably approve the ap-
plications.
Evening star., 1949-07-19
'United's Air Freight
.Rote to 8 Cities Cut

An approximate so per cent re-
duction in air freight rates on
personal effects, unaccompanied
baggage and household goods be-
tween Washington and seven
other major cities in the United
States and Honolulu was an
nounced today by United Air
Lines. The rates are effective
Thursday.
The other cities to which the
rates apply are Cleveland, Detroit.
Los Angeles, Milwaukee, New
York, San Francisco and Chicago.