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Evening star., 1949-02-25
6 Held in Baltimore Raid;
Police Captain Stabbed
by the Assecioted Press

BALTIMORE, Feb. 25.-Six per-
sons face hearings as the result
of a raid yesterday in which Capt.
Alexander Emerson Of the vice
squad was stabbed with a pair Of
scissors.
Mrs. Lillian Katalinich was
charged with assaulting Capt.
Emerson during a wild fracas in
raid on an alleged bookmaking
establishment in a barber shop.
Capt. Emerson received hospital
treatment and had his head
swathed in a towel when he pre-
ferred charges at Eastern Police
Station.
Nicholas Montfredo. an officer
of the vice squad. was treated at
hospital for head lacerations.
He said he was thrown head first
down a flight of stairs during the
brawl.
Mrs. Katalinich was also charged
with assaulting Mr.. Montfredo,
resisting arrest, and bookmaking
Theodore Katalinich was charged
with assault. resisting arrest and
operating a handbook.
James Growchowski, 40, Chris
topher Nelson, 81, Melvin Rusz-
kiewicz, II, and William Hardeon
were charged with disorderly con-
duct.
Evening star., 1949-02-25

Both Downing and Hanford,
Shakespearean actors. taught Fred
in their homes here. After going
on the road with them, he
branched out on his own.
Climbed to Stardom.
Shortly after the turn of the
century he starred in Julius
Ceasar," Tanning of the Shrew,"
Damon and Pythias" and other
productions. Some of the latter
included Broadway and Butter
milk" with Blanche Ring; THE
White Rose of Old China" with
Edith Taliaferro, and Her
Brother" with Helen Lackaye.
In 1918 he married the former
Miss Leila Hodgkin of Washington.
Mrs. Hand travelled with her hus-
band but did not go into show
business. The couple had no
children.
Shortly after his marriage, how
ever, he joined Joseph Hart C"Foxy
Granpa") to manage the stars and
produce all plays for the Keith
Orheum vaudeville circuits
throughout the country. This
Evening star., 1949-02-25
Hiqh School Journalists
To Attend Symposium

More than 200 high school ed
itors and their stats will meet at
the National Press Club at 2 pm.
tomorrow for an Afternoon for
Journalists" sponsored by Amer
lean University.
The high school students will
be from more than 20 high
schools in the Washington area.
A symposium on covering the
news of Washington" will be con-
Quoted by DR.. Paul F. Douglass,
president of the university. Speak
ers will be Kenneth G. Crawford,
assistant bureau chief, NeWsWeek
Magazine; Richard Harkness. Ma
tional Broadcasting Co. news an
alyst;; Luther Huston, New York
Times bureau manager; Merri-
man Smith. United Press White
House correspondent, and James
r. Virgins. managing editor OF
the Washington Post.
Evening star., 1949-02-25
By james T. Moser Jr.

A little boy whom God en-
dowed with a pretty good singing
voice" will retire Tuesday after
more than so years in show busi-
ness. He is Fred E. Hand, manag-
ing director of Constitution Hall.
Mr.. Hand, who now is 62, started
hanging around" Washington
theaters at the age of 8.
Il liked them" he said, land
God endowed me with a pretty
good singing voice; so that's how
it all began"
When he was about II, and had
a baritone voice, young Fred Hand
joined forces with young AL Jol-
son and AIS brother Harry to sing
at the old Bijou Theater at Ninth
and c streets NV. Then Al and
Harry took to the road and Fred
stayed in Washington.
A short while later. he was taken
under the wing of Robert Downing
and Charles 3. Hanford, who
taught him voice control and the
Interpretation Of blank verse.
Evening star., 1949-02-25
Sales Tax on Utilities
Protested at Hearinq
On D. T.. Revenue Bill

Protests against the application
of the proposed District sales tax
to gas and electricity bills were
to be heard this afternoon by the
House Senate subcommittee draft
ing the citys new revenue
measure.
The Joint fiscal subcommittee
held q lengthy conference yester-
day afternoon, without final deci-
sion. on many details of the 2 per
cent sales tax plan. outlines OF
the Maryland sales tax were given
by Walter Kennedy, chief of the
Maryland State Sales Tax Divl-
sion.
Maryland Law Cited.
A general agreement that the
District law ought to conform "as
much as possible with the Mary
land law was announced by
spokesmen for the joint group
Senator Hunt, Democrat, OF
Wyoming, and Representative
Smith, Democrat, of Virginia.
The Maryland law applies the
tax to utility bills. The pending
District law does not. Fuel oil
and coal interests here have pro-
tested that. unless the District
tax were applied to gas and cleo
tricity bills, the oil and coal ousl-
ness. subject to the 2 per cent
levy, would be placed at a dis
advantage.
Utility spokesmen have made
the point that they already are
subject to a per cent tax on
their gross receipts. as we'll as
to other taxes, such as the citys
realty and income levies.
To Reach House Wednesday.
Meanwhile the District Appro-
priation bill for the next fiscal
year beginning July l was sched-
uled for presentation to the House
next Wednesday.
The measure, now in the hands
of the Appropriations Subcommlt-
tee on the District, headed by
Representatives Bates, Democrat,
of Kentucky. is to be reported
soon to the full House Approprla-
tions Committee for action. 1t
will be made public. after the full
committee approves it and files
a report with the House Wednes-
day:
When sent to Congress by PreSi-
dent Truman, the budget carried
$1O3,400,OOO. 1t was the subject
of executive hearings by the Bates
subcommittee which has about
completed it's report.
Evening star., 1949-02-25
Z Cross Burnings Reported
In Area of Buena Vista, Va.
By the Associoted Press

BUENA VISTA, Va. Feb. 25.-
City authorities have received re-
ports of at least two cross burn
ings in this area.
A cross about IL feet high, con-
structed of heavy timber, burned
early Wednesday night on a hill
just across the North River from
the city. residents said.
A burning cross appeared in
about the same spot last Friday
night, and some residents on the
east si6e of town have reported
seeing burning cross in their
section several days ago.
Sergt. E. H. Huffman of the
Buena Vista police said he had
never heard of a Ku Klux Klan
"or anything like it" in his 16
years residence here. He could
recall no recent disturbance that
might have led to the incidents.
Evening star., 1949-02-25
Outsider Is Expected
To Replace Kemp as
Arlington School Head
By Robert 6. RoIIinqs

An administrator from outside
the Arlington school system is ex-
pected to be chosen to replace
Supt. Fletcher Kemp.
The fact the veteran superin-
tendent will not be reappointed
when his present term expires this
year has been an open secret for
some time, although the school
board has made no formal an
nouncement.
Until now. however, it was not
known that persons within the
system probably had been elm
mated as appointees. One such
person. Assistant Supt. Charles J.
Walsh, never has been a candidate
for the post.
Mr.. Kemp. so, who has been Ar
lington superintendent since 1917,
would not say today whether he
will be a candidate. He denied
reports that he had been in i'll
health, but said he recently had
undergone a thorough physical
checkup at the University of Vir-
ginia Hospital in Charlottesville.
It also was learned that the
school board would like to have
its new superintendent come from
outside the State but this may
not be possible under Virginia law.
The board must make the ap-
-pointment by April 30. The
appointee, however. must be on
the eligible list of the State
Board of Education. The State
body will meet in Richmond
March 10 to consider applicants
for the list. Among the quail
fications are three years practical
experience as a principal or super
intendent and a masters degree.
Among the applicants will be
6 or 8 names which will be sub
mitted by the Arlington Board
1t was also learned that the
boards consultant. DR.. E. j.
Brown, has submitted his quail
fications.
The search for a suitable re-
placement for Mr.. Kemp has been
going on for several months. The
Arlington board is working closely
with State educational officials and
the United States Office of Edu-
cation in an attempt to find the
right man.
Mr.. Kemp receives $4,000 an
nually, plus a $500 car allowance,
Differences between Mr.. Kemp
and the elected board which took
office in January, 1948, have ex-
listed for some time and f1ared
into the open on at least one
occasion.
Evening star., 1949-02-25

the confession, Pvt. Falterman, a
base flre-stoker, said he went to
the chapel soon after midnight
and spilled a can of lighter fluid
on a pile of clothing which had
been collected by Air Force per-
sonnel for destitute Europeans.
Officers quoted Pvt. Falterman
as admitting he then lit the
clothing and. as the fire spread,
enjoyed it for 80 minutes before
departing" :"
Mai. John F. Blackstone, air
provost marshal at the base, told
officers that during the blaze he
noticed an unusual interest in the
fire by Pvt. Falterman and placed
him under surveillance.
Pvt. Falterman was arrested
early yesterday and questioned for
II hours by Maj. Joseph j. De
Radd and Inspectors Dale Rich
ardson and Raymond L. Petro. Air
Force officers of the Office of Spe-
cial Investigations. They said
he finally confessed. giving the
Sunday school story as the reason
for his action.
Boiling authorities said no writ
ten request by Pvt. Falterman 10
teach Sunday school had ever been
received.
He was placed in the guard
house following his arrest and was
to be admitted to the base hos
pital today for mental observa-
ton. During the fire he volun-
tarily assisted an ambulance corps
from the hospital in removing four
base flremen who were overcome
by smoke.
In the confession. it was said,
he also admitted starting a fire in
a hospital ward last September for
the enjoyment of the flames"
Pvt. Falterman joined the Air
Force in April, 1948. after reach
ing the 11th grade in high school.
He came to Boiling last Sep
tember.
1t was not determined today
if court-martial proceedings will
be instituted against Pvt. Falter-
man, pending his release from the
hospital.
Evening star., 1949-02-25

lasted until 1925. In 1920 Mr..
Hand produced Jack London's
Sea Wolf" starring Hobart Bos-
worth.
Seeing the handwriting on the
wall" for vaudeville in 1925. Mr..
Hand came back from the Keith
Office in New York to open the
Earle Theater here. He was its
manager for 16 months, before he
went back on the road as man
ager of the Metropolitan Operas
road company production, "King'S S
Henchmen." He had been asked
to organize the company by Deems
Taylor, composer of the music.
Following a countrywide tour,
he became press agent for Edna
Wallace Hopper. making her the
"62-year-old Flapper of '27 and
'28." He toured with her for a
year.
Opened cDAR Hall.
Again in Washington in 1929.
Mr.. Hand urged the Daughters OF
the American Revolution to open
Constitution Hall to the public on
Evening star., 1949-02-25
Bethesda Fire Department
Board Committees Named

Committee appointments for the
Bethesda Fire Department. S Board
were announced today by George
P. S4lultze, board president.
The appointments are:
Personnel committee-Prestor
B. Baines, chairman: James Pick
ems and William c. Holland; hous-
ing and equipment. Burrell H
Marsh, jr., chairman: Stewart l.
Bailey. John r. Hopes, Earl Ever
hart and Frank Adalr; neeotiat-
ing. S. Walter Bogley, chairman;
G. Wady Imirie and Ford 2.
Young; insurance, Thomas E,
Hampton. chairman; John Fulks
and Kurtz M. Hanson; public re-
lations, Mr. Hopes. chairman
William A. Penrose; auditing. Dr.
Erritt C. Abortion. chairman, and
Capt. F. o. Smith.
Evening star., 1949-02-25
County Education Board
To Meet on Tuesday

The Prince Georges County
Board of Education will hold it's
March meeting Tuesday at Upper
Marlboro instead of a week later.
County School Supt. G. Gardner
Shugart announced yesterday.
Holding the session next week
rather than on the second Tues
Gay of the month, as is customary,
will give the board opportunity
to prepare its 1949 budget earlier,
Mr.. Shugart said. If the budget
is adopted on Tuesday it will i'm
mediately be turned over to the
county commissioners, who also
are meeting on that daY.
Evening star., 1949-02-25
Ar|ingtonSchoo
Group Urges
Fiscal Freedom
Citizens Unit Sets
Board independence
As Its Objective

Fiscal independence for the
Arlington County School Board
today has been fixed as the objec-
tive of the Citizens Committee for
School Improvement.
At a meeting in Washington
Lee High School last night, the
committee adopted this as its
goal and also took the following
actions:
Approved, as a minimum. the
School Boards budget of $3,065,-
900 with recommendations for
$15O,0O0 more for higher teachers
salaries.
Favored selection of a School
Board candidate for the election
this fall on a countrywide, nom
partisan basis.
Announced it preferred" to
refrain from participating in the
County Board primary and elec-
ton contests.
U. S. Official Heard.
The expression on fiscal inde-
pendence for the school depart
ment came after a talk by E. L.
Morphet of the United States
Office of Education who recently
made a study of financing school
systems for the Council of State
Governments
The bulk of opinion shows that
when school departments are in
dependent in financial matters.
the system is higher than average.
Mr. Morphet said. He did not
recommend any particular method
of accomplishing this.
The committee, on motion Of
Paul Netzer, expressed the view
that inasmuch as the Arlington
board is elected. it's members
should be held directly responsible
to the people and therefore have
control of their fiscal affairs.
On motion of Joseph Wheeler.
the committee expressed a belief
that the minimum requirements
of the school budget would be
covered by the boards S3,065, 900
request. The County Board must
approve the recommendation.
$500 Pay Raise Urged.
In addition, the committee urged
the additional $150.000 to provide
a $500 average annual increase in
teachers salaries bringing the an
nual average from S., ,050 to SO, $50.
The figure was arrived at on the
basis of studies which show that
other cities comparable to Arling-
tons size pay salaries slightly
above the cost of living index for
a family of four.
In reiterating support on non
partican elections, the committee
recommended that the School
Board Nominating Conference of
l947 be reconvened to set up ma
chinery for selection of a candi-
date. In 1947 the conference
called countrywide convention
of civic organizations to make the
nomination
In expressing a preference" to
refrain from participating in the
partisan County Board race this
fall, the committee said it was
forced into last years election
because the board failed to ap-
prove a school budget that would
have abolished halliday sessions
in the first and second grades.
1t was decided to watch closely"
the election contest this fall and
no promise was made to remain
out of the campaign,
Evening star., 1949-02-25
Maryland Senate 0Ks A||-Ma|e Jury Acquits
Brice for E|gin' Post; Salesman Of Assault
Others Are Appointed In Midget Automobile

Paul IneOQOre hratZmaler, 81,
a bachelor. was acquitted late yes
terday in Montgomery County
Circuit Court at Rockville of
raping a Justice Department clerk
in his midget automobile.
An all-male jury deliberated IS
minutes before announcing it had
absolved the salesman of foreign
cars who is also an engineer and
inventor, of charges contained in
three indictments. He was &C
cused of rape, assault with intent
to rape and assault and battery.
The brunt of the prosecution S
case was borne by three women.
These included the 31-year- old
complainant. a friend at the JUS
tice Department and a woman
physician.
All other participants in the
trial were men. Defense Attorney
Barnard T. Welsh challenged 18
prospective jurors, including Ave
women.
Met at Public Dance.
Both sides agreed that the
couple met December II at a pub
lie dance in a Sixteenth street
hotel and that Mr. Kratzmaier
offered to take the complaining
witness and her friend home after
wards. The friend was driven to
her apartment snd the principals
went for q ride in the English
make car.
Mr.. Kratzmaier parked about
l am. on quiet street near the
Bethesda Recreation Center.
The complainant said she pro-
tested the parking but the defend
ant said she accepted and encour-
aged his advances. She testified
she "blacked out" and did not
realize what was happening until
she revived some minutes later.
Terrorized, She Says.
The slender woman, VINO re-
manned calm throughout her testi-
mony, asserted she was so terror
lied she could not scream for
help. She denied her escorts
claim that they conversed freely
en- route home and discussed hav-
ing another date.
Mr.. Kratzmaier. whose Wash
ington address is the 1400 block
of Twenty first street NV. said
his home is in St. Louis, that he
is a professional engineer and has
patented a steel processing
method.
He admitted having denied re-
lations with the complainant
when he was arrested, for reasons
of "chivalry." He said he &C
knowledged the act when formally
charged by the police.
The physician, DR.. L. Huntley
Cate, testified that she examined
the young woman the next morn
ing and found that prior to this
incident she had never had sex
exDerience.
Evening star., 1949-02-25

A 45-day jail sentence yester-
day was imposed on the owner
of a houseboat which previously
had been criticized by an Alexan-
dria grand jury.
Louis Edwards, 81, who, police
said, lived in the houseboat on
the Potomac River near the foot
of Oronoco street, was convicted
of a petty larceny charge. He
was accused of stealing lead from
the nearby American Agricultural
Chemical Co. plant.
Edwards houseboat and another
on Hunting Greek were criticized
in a grand jury report last week
Evening star., 1949-02-25
Girl Scouts to Lunch

A mother daughter luncheon
will be held at 1890 pm. tomor-
row in the YWCA by the Girl
Scouts Of National Cathedral,
Holton Arms and Potomac
Schools. Miss Helen Seth-Smith,
teacher at the Potomac School
and Miss Louise Hoover will be
the speakers.
Evening star., 1949-02-25
Owner 4 ofef#ioized Houseboot
jailed As DAYS for Larceny

as the scenes of numerous dis
turbances.
Inspector Russell Hawes said
police had been called to several
fights at Edwards houseboat. In
spector Hawes said Edwards had
been ordered to vacate before the
grand jury's report. He said evil
dence now is being prepared to
seek removal of the houseboat
under the city's nuisance ordi-
nance.
The owner of the houseboat on
Hunting Creek has agreed to have
it removed, Inspector Hawes said.
Inspector Hawes said Edwards
conviction will not delay these
plans,
Evening star., 1949-02-25
Place Sunday Classified
Ads Euly!

Classified ad customers de-
string to place ads in The
Sunday Star are urged to call
them in early in the week.
This will eliminate the last
minute rush to place ads and
will assure every one prompt
and efficient service. Your
cooperation will be appre.
ciated.
Remember The Stars
New Telephone Number Id
Sterling S0O0
Evening star., 1949-02-25
Thomas N. Dudley Dies;
MARYLAND Tax Official
BY the Assoeiated Press

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 25.-Thomas
Nelson Dudley, 46. examiner in the
income tax division of the State
controllers Office, died of a heart
attack yesterday, his birthday.
Born in Baltimore, he had been
a merchant at Benedict in Charles
County before coming here. Sur
viving are his widow, two sons
and dauphter
Evening star., 1949-02-25
Nursing Scholarships
Open in Alexandria

Three scholarships, two for $150
and one for $50. are now available
to women or girls who wish to
begin a nursing career through
training at the Alexandria (VaD
Hospital, Mrs. Irene NJ. Roszel,
superintendent of nurses. an
nounced today.
The scholarships are for the
spring training class starting
March 8.
Evening star., 1949-02-25

IN the b a S e
chapel. because
he wasn't al
lowed to teach
Sunday school,
Col. S. D.
Grubbs, COM
manding officer
at Boiling, said
Pfc. George F,
Falterman, 10,
Of New York
confessed last
night to setting
the fire early
yesterday.
Evening star., 1949-02-25
Dr.. Pooq Speaks Tonight

The Rev. DR.. Fred v. Poag. pas
tor of the Second Presbyterian
Church, Alexandria, will be the
guest speaker at the Temple
Bethel, 206 North Washington
street at 8:15 o'clock tonight, in
observance Of Brotherhood week.
Evening star., 1949-02-25
Center Nursery Elects

The Arlington Jewish Center's
Nursery kindergarten has elected
the following new officers. Mrs.
Franklyn Witt. chairman; Mrs.
Leonard Flank, treasurer; Mrs.
Louis Strickman, corresponding
secretary, and Mrs. J. Rebold, re-
cording secretary,
Evening star., 1949-02-25
Citizens Sponsor Dance

The District Heights (MdD Citi-
zens' Association will sponsor a
dance to benefit the District
Heights Boys Club at 9 o'clock
tonight in the Shady Oak Inn,
1900 Marlboro pike, District
Heights.
Evening star., 1949-02-25
School to Present Carnival

Students of the commercial art
department at Washington-Lee
High School will present a car
nival at 8 pm. tomorrow at the
school, 4035 North Thirteenth
street, Arlington.
Evening star., 1949-02-25
Tukomo Park PTA to Dine

A ham dinner will be served at
the Takoma Park Junior High
School from to 8 pm. tomorrow
by the Parent Teacher Associa-
ton of the school.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-02-24
Gather Family
Returns TO Cal

Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Gather
have recently returned to their
home in Los Angeles, Calf, aft
er a four weeks visit with Mr..
and Mrs. H. r. ObenhOfer and
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Gather in
Hawaii. One point of interest in
their trip was to meet and be-
come acquainted with their first
grandchild, Karol Ann, who is
the six month old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. ObenhOfer. Mrs,
Obcnhofer will be remembered
to her friends in Caldwell as the
former Miss Thelma Gather
MI. and Mrs. Gather made the
trip aboard the S. S. Lurline and
were greeted in Honolulu by
their relatives with typical
Hawaiian fanfare. While in
Hawaii they visited all points Of
interest and became acquainted
with Hawaiian customs.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-02-24
Masonic Banquet
Held Tuesday Mite

"A large crowd a''ehoed the an
nU2I 19'her-Son Masonic banquet
neIo lueSoaY evening at the
FIrSt presbyterian church IN
CaIoWelL'
due TO an Illness "hlch mas
con1ihed MN TO MS nome, Mer-
rlli Patterson dean OF Marietta
colle8e, was unable TO appear on
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-02-24

Mr. and Mrs James H Law celebrated their sixty third year
of married life at their home Quaker City route Sunday
February IS.
They married February a. 1886 at the home of Mrs
Laws parents the late Mr. and Mrs A. Long. Mrs Law the
Viola " Long The Hon. T. c. Williams officiated at the
before members of the immediate families Those
living who attended the wedding H. Law, Quaker City
and Mrs H D. House, of Delaware.
Mrs. Law 81 years of and enjoying
fairly good health They have three children Raymond and Rus
sell Law of Quaker City and Mrs Anna Holt of Cambridge
Two daughters deceased Mrs Ollie Day who died in 1919 and
daughter in infancy.
They have four grandchildren and eight great grandchildren
At dinner served table centered with two
TERED wedding cake topped with miniature bride and bride
which presented to them by their daughter Mrs Holt
Present for the dinner Mr. and Mrs Homer Holt Mr. and
Raymond Law Mr. Mrs. Russell Law Mr. and Mrs Her
bert Law Mr. and Mrs Virgil Watson and family Mr. and Mrs
Howard Allen Mr. Mrs Edward Pierce Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Denius.
Evening guests Mr. Mrs family Miss
Pearl Cline, Mr. and Mrs Elmer Cline Mr. and Mrs Glen Lay
Mr. and Mrs Ledre Basford and family Mr. and Mrs Ray
Wentworth and family Mr. and Mrs Orvle Law Mrs Benson
and Milton; Wilbur Lashey family and
Chester Watson, Mr. and Mrs Willis House and family, Mr. and
Harold House. Miss Mildred Soneburner Willie Bobbe
Neoma LafeVer.