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Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1949-09-30
ROME:

Sdruzenf csl. SpolkGi v Balti-
more, Md. UTednfci ma rok
1919: = Preds. Jan Kaspar,
mlstopreds. JOS. Pokorny, II.
mlstopfeds. Anezka Rys, tai.
Sylvia PETER 1907 Ednor Road
(18), ucet. M. Kraft, TIC N.
Milton Ave. (5), pokl. Marga-
ret Kolomazn1k.
Sprawl Vybor Ceskeho Ma
rodniho Hrbitova. SchGze 2.
etvrtek mes1ci v 7 bod. vecer
We skole Aug. Hermana, PTeds.
A. Vancura, 9O6 N. Madeira st.
tai. A. Masek, 626 N. Curley
st. (5), 1cet. S. Tuna, jednatel
p1. R. Stock, 2412 E. Monu-
ment ST. Tel. Broadway 1920,
pokl. j. Prochazka, GIG N. Bel
nord Ave. Obchodnf zalezitosti
hfbitova vyrizuje jednatel.
Observation-Disclosures Civic
Association. Sch1ze $3.50 %. m.
tret1 patek v mesfci We Sloven-
skem Dome, rob Eager a Mont
ford ul. Preds. Louis J. Svehla,
1921 N. Patterson Park Ave,
m1stopreds. Vaclav J. F. Wallis,
tai. Jos. Pokorny, Gil N. Clio
yer St., 1cet. Matej Hromadka,
pokl. Frank j. Rick, strazce
u dveTf Petr Mifkovic.
Patronat Ceske Svob. skoly
Augustin Herman odbyva sve
schIze 2. stredu v mes1ci We
Skolni budove v 8. hodin vecer.
Pred. Jos. Pokorny, m1stopreds.
stepan Tuna, tai. NJ. Kraft,
716 N. Milton Ave-, dcet. Riz.
Stock, pokl. Anezka Rys, uci-
tel Jar. smejkal. Dopisy zas1-
lejte ma tajemnici.
Slovensky Narodny Dom.
Schodze posledn1 nedelu v
mesiaci 6 hodin vecier v dome
6526 Holabird Ave. Predseda
Albin Blahus, mfstopreds. Ro-
bert Marsik, zapisnik Joseph
Jenko, 1913 Maxwell Ave. (22)
1ctovnik John Petrasovic, po-
kladnik Stefan Kratochvil. A
dresujte vsetky dopisy a po-
zvanky ma zapisnika.
Del. Vzdsl. Spolek "Pokrok"
|Schdze v Delnickem Dome,
|25O9 Madison I'll. kazdy 4.
patek v mesfci v 8 hodin vecer.
Preds. FIR. Vasicek, $40 Red
mond St., mfstopreds. JOS. Kris,
1886 N. Milton Ave, tai Vaclav
PECK, 234O Ashland Ave. (5),
1cet. John Benes, 2507 E. Ma
Olson St., pokl. Jerry Cincibus,
721 N. Montford Ave.
Ceskoslovenske Americke o.
stredi Washington, d. c., Inc,
kona sch1ze kazdou prvn1 ne
deli v mesfci CHROME cervence
a srpna) v Pythian Temple,
1912 - 9th St., N. W., Wash
|ington, D. c.. We a hod. odpol,
PTeds. Jerry Kroutil, Is West
lSpring St., Alexandria, Va.,taj
May Saba, 1923 Austin ST., S. E
Washington : 20, D. C.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1949-09-30
Narodni skolstvi otazkou
nejdGlezitejsi.


V zarf otevrely S opet sine
ceskych a slovenskych skol a
nemelo by byt rodic1, jez mali
dftky We skolnfm veku, ably je
medal do skoly zapsat. Uzitec-
most znalosti ciz1ch Teci je stale
uznavana i v Americe. Zkuse-
nosti z valky i pc valce ukaza-
ly i teto zemi, re znalost cizfch
Fecf, je velikou vyhodou, a to
netoliko reel narodd spojenec-
kych, ale i narod1, jez S nami V
prave pratelskem pomeru ne
Iisou. Pres spory S Ruskem ro-
ste snaha pc vetsfm pestovanl
znalosti slovanskych Tec1 bu-
doucnu, necht nynejsi politicke
zmatky skoncf drive nebo po-
zdeji. Take cestiny a sloven-
stiny. Stadium techto Tecf ma
a v budoucnu jeste vice Dude
nit vyznam prakticky. Je "a
kladem naseho zivota krajan-
Iskeho. Utuzuje zdravy zivot
rodinny, neb d1tky rec svych
rodic6 ovladajfcf jsou rodicdfm
blizs1. Ceske a slovenske skol-
stv1 jest proto pro nasi krajan.
1skou obec otazkou nadm1ru d.
lez,itou.
V nynejsf dobe je to otazka
po nejedne STRANGE velmi bo-
lestna. V svobodomyslnych
skolach doplnkovych ubylo FAC
iva tolik, re v metropoli chicag-
ske POOLE projevu jednoho z nej
vaznejsfch pracovn1kG skol-
skych zactva vsech dvanacti
skol v tonic obvodu nenf vice
nez byvalo kdysi v nejvets1 z
techto skol. V osadach, kde
trva ceska skola padesat neb
sedmdesat let navstevuje il jen
dvacet neb i deset d1tek. Nekde
drzi Sc skola jen neobycejnou
houzevnatosti ucitele. Pribylo
osad, kde ceska skola pro ne
zajem vefejnosti a nedostatek
zactva byla z~rusena. V den1ch
iskolach cfrkevn1ch neubylo Size
zactva, ale "a to ubylo podstat-
ne hodin ~cestiny neb slovensti-
ny. Nedavno jeden re sloven-
'skych list1 81 verejne stezoval.
re z techto skol je slovenstina
vytlacovana zamerne. Jedinym
potesitelnym zjevem jest jer
zvyseni zajmu O p6stovani mas
mateTstiny ma ucilist1ch vysslch
" kteremzto smeru nevedou
lvsak staty severn1, kde zije vet.
sina nasich krajanG, ale Texas
Projevila Sc snaha zakladat kun
|sy Destiny pro dospele, zdstavS
vsak jen pri nekolika pokusech
mnoho osad, kde by s uzitken
takove kursy molly byt organi
sovany jew hr1sny nezajem
ltento 1sek prace kulturnf.
Chceme-l prodlouzit 1.-Two
'sve narodni vetve v teto zemi j
Inezbytnostf vetsf pece O pesto
vani nasi matefstiny. We IS
a vice zajmu O skolstvf do
plnkove. Vice houzevnatosti
udrzovanf hodin Destiny a slo
venstiny We skolach osadnlch
Kde neni zajmu o ceskou a slo
venskou skolu tam dute mi fra
Sc nejvlastenectejs1. Marno s
chlubit 1spechy spolkovymi V Q
-lsadach, jez daily umf1t sve sko
lie.
Krajane, dejte zapsat sve dit
ky do ceske neb slovenske skc
lily, vydrzovane nasimi spolky
Dbejte, ably Sc dali zapsat d
kurs1 Destiny neb slovenstin
5na skolach strednfch, jak we're.
nych tax cfrkevnfch, kde dosu
MAST mateTstine je vyucovant
A zvlaste ma kolejfch a univel
';sitach. A zfizujte kursy ma;
materstiny pro dospele v os;
ofdach, kde dosud jich nenf. V!
sledky intensivnejs1 prace n
l:ltomto 1seku projevf Sc blah'
. darne pozdeji celem nasel
veTejnem.
"Americke Hlasy
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1949-09-30
Adresar csl. spOIkl.
BALTIMORE A OKOLf
SPOLKY:

Stsly Stav. Spolek "SIovan.
stvo" odbyva pravidelne schl-
re V els. 901 n. Patterson Park
Ave. rob Ashland Ave. V pom
deli vec. cd $50 do 9. hod. Jos.
Fiser, preds., Anton Radek,
mistopreds., F. j. Hejny, tai,
Emanuel Kliment, pokl. Pravni
zastupce Karel j. Novak.
"SLAVIE" cesky Stav. Vyp.
a Zal. Spolek. SchIze kazde
pond6li a stredu cd 6 do 9 bod.
vecer, 730 N. Collington Ave.
OtevTeno kazdy den cd 10 do
4 odpol mimo Gtvrtka. V sobo-
tn pouze do l hodiny. PTedseda
Vlast Koenigsmark, m1stopred-
soda Frank j. Klecka, tai. F.
Kalas, vyp. tai. st. Pretl, pokl.
j. Koenigsmark, pravn1k F. j..
Van Slyke.
STAY. SpoIek sv. VacIava els.
l., odbyva sve pravidelne sch1-
re We sve mfstnosti {. $40 N.
Chester St., kazde pondelf v 3.
hodin vecer. Predseda T. Otce-
nasek, m1stopTeds. Karel Pc
terka, tajemnfk Vaclav Krato-
civil, vyp. tai. Eduard Sup1k,
pokl. Jan Dolivka. Pravnf "a
stupci: Frank j. Pintner a
August Kozlovsky.
"Zlata Praha" Stav. Phi.
Spor. Spolek odbyva schdze
kazdou stTedu cd 6 do 9 hodin
vecer v mfstnosti 9O1 N. Pat
terson Park Avenue. Penfze
Sc ukladaji a pdjcky Sc spro-
stredkujf. Predseda Anton lit
mix, mfstopTedseda J. Rob, tai.
J. L. Cermak, 1924 Kingsway
Road, pokl. L. Soul, pravnfk
Karel Novak.
Cesky Amer. STAY. Spolek
odbyva sch1ze kazdou sobotu
vecer cd 1880 do 9. hodin We
sve budov6, 2417 E. Monument
ulice. PTedseda Frank Hejny,
mfstopTedseda Jos. Hlavfn, tai.
A. J. Svejda, pokl. V. Zeman,
vyp. tai. T. Velenovsky, pray
mix Eduard F. Dob1hal.
Madison & Bradford SITS.
STAY. a Vyp. Spolek, 901 N.
Patterson Park Ave. Ufaduje
Sc kazdodenne vyjma ctvrtka
cd 9 do IL bod. dop. a cd l do
4 odpol. V sobotu cd 9 do IL
dop. R. Novak, pred, F. R. Els
mic, mistopreds., K. Matousek,
tai, Jar. Cermak, pokl., Jan
Cermak, vyp. tajemn1k, K. J.I
Novak a E. F. Dobfhal, pravn1-
CT. Pravidelne schdze kazdy
patek cd 7 do 9 hodin vecer.
Severo-vychodni Ces. Stav.
a Sporitelnf Spolek, 9O1 N. Pat
terson Park Ave. Ufaduje sc
denne mimo ctvrtka cd 9 do II
dop. a 1 do A odpol. V sobotu
cd 9 do IL dop. V. Hrabanek,
pTeds., F. R. Elsnic, m1stopfeds.
K. Matousek, tai, Jar. Cermak,
pokl., Dobihal-Novak, pray
n1ci. Pravidelna schGze kazde
1tery cd 6 do 9 hodin vecer.
cesky Stavebni a Vypomoc-
ny Spolek "Slovan" odbyva
pravideln6 tydn1 schGze kazde
1tery cd Z. do 9. bod. vecer, v
{. 1927 Cherry St., V Sokolske
Budove, Curtis Bay, BALTIC. Md.
V. Kozlfk, pfeds., F. Kuska,
mfsopTeds., J. Matousek, tai,
w. Marek, vyp. tai, F. Bernat,
pokl., w. Wright, vyberci, F.
J. Pintner, pravni zastupce.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1949-09-30
Oblastni vybor Csl. Narodnl
Radv ma Americkem Vychode

pofada v New Yorku spolecne
S csl. legionafi a sdruzenyml
krajanskymi spolky oslavu 20.
rfina. kteryzto narodnf svatek
byl komunisty We stare vlastl
vvmazan 2 kanlendaTe.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1949-09-30

IF new home
costs would bur-
den you Just
wait till you get
your bill for
public housing
Public housers
in tho Fodnyro1
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1949-09-30

Tel. Podp. Spoil. Katolickych
Sokoli a Sokolic sv. Vita els. 3
Kat. Jed. Sokol. Sokolove cvicl
Nv 1tery a v patek cd Z do IL
vecer. Sokolice We stfedu cd 7
do 10 vecer. PTihasky sc pri-
jfmajf pri kazdem cvicenf v
Katolicke Budove rob Madison
a Duncan ulic. Adresa spolku
ISokolnd: Vaclav DvoTak, GIT N.
Castle st. (5). Sokolice: Miss
Betty Murray, 831 N. Colling-
ton Ave. (5).
Sbor Dslnickeho Amer. So.
kola porada schize kazdy 2
patek meslci v Delnickem Do
me, Madison a Rose ul. Preds
A. Vancura, 906 N. Madiers
St., tai. J. Koutnlk, I'll N. Clio
yer St., 1cet. a pokl. F. Steiner
712 N. Glover st.
Augustine Herman Skupin,
zenske Civic Ligy. Schdze kaz
dy 1. ctvrtek v mesfci cd 1:3(
do 4 hodin odpol. We skole Aug
Hefmana. Pfeds. pf. Anthem.
tJ. Peroutka, mfstopreds. pf. V
Rysanek, tai. pf. L. Klimes
lpokl. pf. John Shimanek.
Evening star., 1949-10-25
Pilot Admits Overlooking
In Crash Killing Singer
BY the Asseeiated Press

SANTA MONICA, Calf, Oct. Is
James L. Hayter admits
the plane which he crash-landeo
on busy Los Angeles boulevard
was overloaded. The crash tooh
the life Of Buddy Clark. the
singer.
Mr.. Hayter has been grounded
since October 4. charged with
reckless and careless flying In fail.
ing to carry sufficient fuel and
carrying more than the allowable
number of passengers.
The two-engine aircraft crash
landed the night OF October en-
route back from Palo Alto, where
MIR. Hayter and his five pas
sengers had watched the Stan
ford Michigan football game.
Mr.. Hayter told a Civil Aero
nautics Administration hearing
yesterday that he calculated the
plane was overloaded 800 pounds
but insisted it was not dangerous.
The pilot said gasoline con-
sumption the last part Of the re-
turn trip nearly tripled normal
consumption and he planned to
land at Newhall Airport to refuel.
The airport was dark and he tried
to make Lockheed Terminal at
Burbank, but came out Of an
overcast over city streets.
With the gasoline gone. he tes-
titled. there was nothing to do but
crash-1and on q street 'betweeu
cars stopped by traffic signals. !"
Evening star., 1949-10-25
Mason Studying Names
OF Health Post Candidate.

Commissioner Guy Mason has
asked for two or three days" to
study the names of proposed can
didates for the post Of District
health officer before making a
recommendation, 1t was reported
today.
After that, he is expected to
submit his recommendations to
the other two Commissioners,
along with the names of three
possible candidates given him yes
terday by a special committee Of
health authorities. .
Mr.. Mason is confined by ILL.,
ness to his apartment. and it Is
not known when he will return
to his ofnce.
Members Of the special medical
committee refused to reveal the
names on their list, but other
sources said the candidates are
DR.. Daniel L. seckinger, acting
District Health Officer: DR..
Vlado A. Getting, Massachusetts,
health commissioner, and DR.. Err
win c. Sage. q California health
officer.
Evening star., 1949-10-25
National Guard
Continued From First Page.

to replace the Air National Guard
with an air reserve force.
THE National Guard has nc
intention of being read out of the
party to which it has belonged lc
these many years and to which
it has contributed so much" he
declared.
In quitting as chairman of the
associations Legislative Commit
tee, Gen. Rockford yesterday is.
sued this statement:
"The time has now arrived fol
me to step aside and make way
for younger man.
"The message I wish to leave |,
that this conference must pro.
vide for the necessary Leadership
in Washington If the Nationa
Guard is to survive.
There are forces at work il
Washington that would destro!
the Guard if they could. At thi
moment, we are in a sound posi-
ton with respect to the Army side
but any moment we can expec
another attack on the air side.
1T behooves us, therefore, t.
keep our powder dry"
Gen. Reckord is a former presi
dent of the National Guard Asso
citation and has represented thi
group at Washington for rs years
He became adjutant general i,
Maryland in 1920.
Evening star., 1949-10-25
u. S. Not Expected to Take
More of British Burden
BY the Assoeiafsd Pres,

Britain is expected to trim its
defense outlays without calling on
the United States to take over
any Of its overseas military bur-
dens, diplomatic authorities said
today.
The British are proposing to
withdraw some 5000 remaining
troops from Greece. these authori-
ties noted. But they said there
has been no hint Of any other
move elsewhere in the world
which would add to American re-
sponsibilities as senior partner in
the North Atlantic pact and In
other measures to curb commu-
nism.
British Prime Minister Attlee
announced yesterday that about
$84 10000 Of the lates austerity
savings would be in defense ex-
penditures and said details would
be given later.
Evening star., 1949-10-25
.HyattsviIIe Woman Hurt
AIighfing From Bus

A Hyattsville woman was crit.
ically injured today when strucl
by = bus from which she had Just
alighted in front Of the Bureau
Of Animal s1ndustry Building al
Beltsville.
Mrs. Alice Cosar. Is, Of 5107
Baltimore avenue. was treated al
Prince Georges General Hospital
for possible skull and back frac-
lures. a fractured arm and head
lacerations.
Police said Mrs. Cogar, an en-
ploye Of the Agriculture Depart
ment at Beltsville, had just left q
railways bus and was crossing in
front of it when the bus started
They listed the driver as Norman
D. Thompson, 40, of 5407 Second
street NV.
Evening star., 1949-10-25
E|izaIde Appointed
To u. n. Delegation
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

LAKE SUCCESS, Oct 25.-
United Nations Assembly Presi-
dent Carlos P. Romulo announced
today the appointment of Philip
pine Ambassador Joaquin Elizalde
to the Philippine mission to the
United Nations.
This ends a long-standing rift
between Gen. Romulo and Mr..
Elizalde. 1t puts Mr.. Elizalde into
the midst of United Nations As
sembly debate on economic prob
lens.
Gen. Romulo said President
Quirino of the Philippines had &C.
cepted a recommendation Gen.
Romulo made that Mr.. Elizalde
join the Philippine mission to re-
place Miguel Cuaderno. Philip.
pine delegate who left today for
home by way of Europe.
The recommendation was made
by telegraph and then confirmed
in a telephone call from Gen.
Romulo to the Philippine presi-
dent. Gen. Romulo said the pres
1dent was delighted to make the
appointment.
Philippine circles in the United
Nations said they were extremely
gratif1ed that Mr.. Elizalde and
Gen. Romulo had decided to work
together.
These circles said the two men
frequently have been at odds,
creating some friction between the
Philippine embassy in Washing
ton and the Philippine mission to
the UN in New York City.
Evening star., 1949-10-25
Anti-Lane Democrats
To Talk With Mahoney
BY the Associated Press

HAGERSTOWN, Md, Oct. 25.-
A group of anti-state administra-
ton Democrats of Western Mary.
land will come here Thursday
night for a talk with George P
Mahoney.
Mr.. Mahoney, former chair
man of the State Racing Commits
sion. is mentioned frequently as q
probable candidate for the Demo.
cratic gubernatorial nomination ir
next springs primaries.
One Democrat who will attend
the meeting at the Hotel Alex
ander said about IS party men,
bers will attend from the five
counties of the Sixth Congress
sional District-Garrett, Allegany
Washington, Frederick and Mont
gomery.
He described it as more of an
"anti-Lane" than "pro-Mahoney''
gathering.
Neither Gov. Lane nor MIR. Ma
honey has announced his candi-
dacy as yet.
Francis Petrott, former secre-
tary Of State. one of the sponsors
OF the gathering, said in Frederick
last night that 1T will be just g
meeting Of some residents OF
western Maryland who are
friends of Mr.. Mahoney."
Evening star., 1949-10-25

Mrs. johnson obtained the man
tel from a house of the 1880 era
which formerly stood at the zoo
Eighth street address and stored
it under her present home there
She said her daughter hopes to
build a house some day which will
accommodate the mantel.
Mr.. Winslow said he had been
told that two other Victorian man.
tells, which also may have been In
White House rooms until Presi-
dent Chester A. Arthur ordered
the mansion remodeled, are in the
possession of two Washington res
idents. They also were in the old
house on Eighth street, Mrs. John
son said, and sold at the time 1t
was wrecked.
But I want to find Georgian
mantels," Mr.. Winslow said
There are only three in the White
House now. in the Green and Red
rooms and in Mrs. Truman's bed
room"
Evening star., 1949-10-25
Concessions Are Termed
Superficial at Voticon

VATICAN CITY, Oct. IS H9.-
Unofficial Vatican sources said to.
day that the concessions Of thu
Czechoslovak clergy to the Com
munist government were super.
flcial."
They added that the Catholic
churchmen had acted so as not te
endanger the church's spiritua.
mission in Czechoslovakia.
Vatican sources said the de-
cisions were taken for the good o1
the church and its mission. They
expressed doubt, however, wheth.
er church and state leaders woulc
renew negotiations for a new &C.
cord
Evening star., 1949-10-25
$500 Award Upheld
In Mother-in-Law Suit

A husband unjustly accused of
drunkenness by his mother-in-law
Is entitled to collect $4,000 in dam
ages. the United States Court of
Appeals ruled yesterday.
The court upheld the verdict of
. District Court jury awarding
that amount to Louis A. Wells of
Alexandria, Va, in damage suit
filed against his mother in law
Mrs. Nellie Reichard, 1916 Ingle-
side terrace NV. The suit charged
malicious prosecution and false
arrest.
Mr.. Wells alleged that his
mother-in-law had him arrested
on a drunkenness charge near he1
home. He was acquitted in Mu-
nicipal Court.
In upholding the damage award
the appellate court declared that
while "the evidence is conflicting
and by no means conclusive, We
think it is sufficient to support
the jury's verdict"
Evening star., 1949-10-25

50 I can 60 ahead In good shape,
he added.
But as Of today no one has beer
flred-or locked out-he insisted.
One of his staff, who asked te
remain anonymous. claims that
the office has been locked since
September 20, except when Mr.
Irving was there to let them in
The staff consists of Vernon
Moore, secretary; Miss Ruth
Timmony and Miss Edith c. Mel.
son.
Mr.. Irving said that severa.
weeks ago, before leaving for one
Of his regular trips to Missouri
he left an office key with Miss
Nelson.
MIR. Irving reported that he last
saw Mr.. Moore in Kansas City
earlier this month.
Evening star., 1949-10-25
Irving Denies Reports That Stoff
lis Locked Out of House Office

So far as Representative Irving,
Democrat, of Missouri is con-
cerned. the latch key on his House
office is out and all this business
Of a lockout Of his staff just
isn't 50.
Further. Mr.. Irving. who heads
Local 264 of the international
Hodcarriers, Building and Con-
struction Workers (AFL), insisted
there was no truth to published
reports that he was conducting a
purge of his staff because one Of
them repeatedly was seeking his
seat in Congress next year.
THAT isn't true at ALL" Mr.
Irving, who halls from President
Truman's home town of Inde-
pendence, told a reporter.
II am contemplating reorganiz-
ing my staff for the next session
Evening star., 1949-10-25
Vatican Had Barred Oath.

70 JalI tnan accept tne cnurcn
law.
Vatican Had Barred Oath.
The Vatican previously ordered
Czech priests to refuse to sign any
loyalty oaths submitted to them
by the Communicated govern
ment.
Regarding their willingness to
cooperate with the government
in church affairs, the bishops
said: If invited, we would be
willing to send our representa-
tives to the church commissions
Of the regional national commit
tees, as we used to send them to
the land school councils of b.
heKia and Moravia.
However, II some one accepted
membership in such commissions
without our approval we would
necessarily have to exercise
church discipline against him"
The bishops thanked the priests
for not letting yourselves be Sc
duced to approve the proposed
salary increases which many of
you badly needed. They meant
infringements upon the freedom
Of the church"
Evening star., 1949-10-25
Georqiun MunteIs Still Hunted
By WinsIow for White House

It's still the Georgian-type man.
tel that Lorenzo Winslow, White
House architect. is looking for
although some of Victorian design
daily are being brought to his at.
tention.
The most recent dismantlec
mantel, which is thought to have
stood in the East Room of the
White House more than 70 years
ago. was shown to him yesterday
in photograph, after it came tc
light under the porch of a South
west Washington resident.
Stored by Mrs. Irene S. John
son beneath her porch at 20s
Eighth street S.W., the mantel
was said by Mr.. Winslow to be
similar to two of the four Early
Victorian mantels now in . the
White House. They are in the
Presidents and Margaret Tru-
mans bedrooms and in two North
guest rooms.
Evening star., 1949-10-25
Three Convicts Plead
Guilty in Fraudulent
Tax Refund Claims
BY the Assosiofsd Press

PHOENIX, Ariz., Oct. 25.-Three
convicts in the Arizona State
Prison at Florence will be SEN
fenced Monday for filing fraudu-
lent Federal income tax refund
claims. Three others will be tried
on similar charges January 10.
The six defendants, charged
with fraudulent refund claims
totaling $2,345.93. were arraigncd
in Federal Court here yesterday.
Guilty pleas were entered by
the three who will be sentenced
Monday. Pleas of not guilty were
entered by the three others.
Pleading guilty were Frank H.
Simmons, SO, Knoxville. Tenn,
serving S to 10 years for robbery:
Willie Williams, "a, Ogden, Utah.
8 to 10 years for assault with q
deadly weapon, and Paul A. Down.
%. Boring. Greg, three to five
years for burglary.
To be tried are Woodrow w.
Avery, 81, Tucson, Ariz, under
sentence of Is to Is years for
robbery; Essie Knots, 80. Austin.
Tex, 5 to 10 years for burglary.
and Eddie Thomas, Il, Tucson,
Ariz., 8 to 10 years for rape.
A month-long investigation was
started when Warden Lon E. Wall
ters found tax refund check in
the mail of a long time prisoner.
Treasury officials in Phoenix
explained how the racket was
worked. In some cases, they said,
convicts forged names of other
prisoners as taxpayers on snug
gled blank forms on which flcti-
tious employers certified the in
come and deductions of the tax
payers"
In others the convict reported
non existent income and taxes
paid-together with dependents
and other exemptions-on forms
not requiring employer certiflca-
tion.
Evening star., 1949-10-25
Czechs' Communist Party
Raids Own Headquarters
By the Associated Press

PRAGUE, Oct. 25.-A reliable
source said last night that the
Czech Communist Party raided
its own headquarters with nearly
200 armed soldiers recently in a
hunt for highly important list
Of documents.
Soldiers searched the party
building for 13 hours under Or
ders to shoot to kill" any one
who failed to halt for inspec-
ton, the source said.
The informant added that while
soldiers stood guard in all corri-
dors police surrounded the build
ing from the streets.
The nature of the documents
sought or whether they were re.
covered was not known.
The Communist Party head
quarters has about 500 employees.