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Evening star., 1949-10-01
Retiring Conductor, ID Years
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ride a train to get there-he'S s
going to drive his car. He got
the automobile in May and likes
it better every time I take it out. )"
Except for the trips, Mr.. Poore
said, II don't think I'm going to
do anything"
But Mrs. Poore, who with their
daughter, Mrs. Velva Morse,
boarded No. 7 in Baltimore for
the last leg of Mr.. Poore's final
run, has other ideas.
Hes going to wash a few
Dishes" she interjected.
Mr.. Poore started with the
B. e. o. in 1905 as a brakeman
on the Wheeling division, run
ming between Wheeling and Graf
ton, w. Va. The next year he
was transferred to the Philadel-
phia division, operating between
there and Baltimore. He was
promoted to passenger conductor
in 1881 and qualified for the New
York to Washington run.
Looking back on his 44-year
career, Mr.. Poore declared:
I've never had any trouble
with any one. I've met a lot of
nice people who've been mighty
nice to me-"
Evening star., 1949-10-01

tural failures of aircraft when he
joined the bureau in 1919 and
new methods for meas
uring strength when the future
Of the airplane depended on a
reduction of structural weight
without sacrifice in structural
He holds patents on sew
eral precise measuring instru-
ments. His recent work has been
on improvement of artificial legs.
Dr.. Tuckerman was born in
West Williamsf1eld. Ohio, in 1879;
graduated from Western Reserve
University. and received his Phi. D.
degree at Johns Hopkins Univer-
sity after graduate work in physics
at the University of Nebraska and
the University Of Berlin.
A dinner was given in his honor
Thursday night at the Kennedy
Warren Apartments at which a
letter Of commentator from
President Truman was read.
Evening star., 1949-10-01
Rites for Mrs. A. J. EIIendel
Monday in New Orleans

Funeral services for Mrs. Allen
J. Ellender, wife Of the Louisiana
Senator, will be held at II am.
Monday at the st. Louis Cathe-
dral in New Orleans. Burial Will
be in that city.
Mr.. Ellender, who had COM
planned of severe headaches for
several weeks, died yesterday in
Doctors Hospital of brain tumor
at the age OF 81. :.
She was the former Helen Cal
houn Donnelly. A native OF New
Orleans, Mrs. Ellender cc-nc TO
Washington in 1886 when her hus-
band was elected to the Senate.
During the war. she was active
in organizing the secretaries OF
Senators into a volunteer Red
Cross unit for the preparation OF
surgical dressings for overseas
troops.
Evening star., 1949-10-01
Film to Portray
| Activities Here of
TH-Stdte Cana

Final plans are being made by
Warner Bros. to film a version
ION location" of activities Of the
toughest gang of bank robbers,
kidnapers and murders ever known
around Washington and adjoining
States.
The principal scenes depicting
the bloody exploits of the tri-
State gang of the early 30s will
be laid in Washington. Richmond
and Baltimore.
Among those whose real-life
roles will be re-enacted is Floyd
Truscott, assistant superintendent
of police, who as young homi-
eide squad sergeant helped to send
the gangsters to prison and the
electric chair.
The picture will be directed by
Andrew Stone, who wrote the
story, with Bryan Foy as producer
assisted by Turner Shelton, who
was director of motion pictures
for the Treasury Department here
during the war.
Evening star., 1949-10-01
Arlington Policeman
Silent About CHARGES

Francis E. Dodson, suspended
Arlington policeman, refused to
make a statement when questioned
by police for the first time since
his arrest early Thursday on
charges of breaking into a home
at gunpoint and attempted rape.
Police Chief Harry L. woodward
said Dodson told his former CO.
workers, when they questioned
him yesterday, that he would not
make a statement on advice of
counsel. Dodson was questioned
at Arlington Hospital, where he
is reported in satisfactory condi-
tion with a bullet-shattered leg.
Dodson was shot by a neighbor of
the family whose home he is &C
cused of entering.
Attorney John Paul Jones rep
resents Dodson.
Police say Dodson was armed
and masked when he forced his
way into the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
H. Jack Bartels at 2810-B South
Sixteenth road, and attempted a
criminal assault. Dodson was dis
armed in a fight with Br. Bartels
and was shot, police said. by Col.
William E. Elder. a neighbor, as
he tried to escape.
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his son $1,000. Police recovered
all Of the money.
Mr.. Ford said that aside from
Mr.. La Roy's announced desire to
give his money away. all his other
actions had been entirely rational.
There is no law in this coun-
try to prevent a man giving away
his money If he wants to-" Mr..
Ford said.
1t. James Cox, police property
clerk, said he will hold onto Mr..
La Roy's money until he gets a
report from Gallinger Hospital,
or until he is directed to surrender
it by a court order.
Mr.. Ford said that If the Gal
linger Hospital psychiatrists con-
firm Mr.. Brennan's belief that Mr..
La Roy knew exactly what he
was doing when he made his gifts,
he will. ask the property clerk to
return the money. Should this
request be turned down, he will
seek a court order for surrender
of the funds. Mr.. Ford said.
Mr.. La Roy's brother. Cornelius
La Roy of Kalamazoo, Mich. is
expected to arrive here today to
confer with police. S.,
Evening star., 1949-10-01
Andrews Air Base Sergeant
Acquitted in Traffic Death

Sergt. Walter E. La Valley, 26.
attached to Andrews Air Force
Base. was acquitted in Upper
Marlboro Police Court yesterday
of charges of manslaughter and
reckless driving growing out Of
the death September of Sergt.
Aldus H. Schuman. 80. who also
was stationed at Andrews Base.
Sergt. Schuman was killed all
most instantly when the motor
cycle he was driving from Wash
ington to the air base collided
head on with an automobile driven
by Sergt. La Valley. The acci-
dent occurred about 2 am, on
Military Highway one mile from
Silver Hill road.
Sergt. La Valley, who lives at
Ill Fifth street Sc, told Trial
Magistrate Arthur P. Owens that
the motorcycle crashed into the
car he was driving alone a few
seconds after he had been blinded
by the light of an oncoming car.
Sergt. La Valley said he was
driving on the right side Of the
road at a speed of about IS miles
per hour.
Evening star., 1949-10-01
Mrs. Maxwell Cleared
.0f Guilt in Milk Bottle
Killing Of Her Husband

Mrs. Ruth Maxwell, %, yes
terday was acquitted in Alexan-
dria Corporation Court of a
charge OF numbering her soldier
husband. Corpl. Gardner Maxwell,
with a milk bottle.
The all-male jury deliberated Is
minutes before returning the not
guilty verdict shortly before Z
o'clock last night.
commemorative Attorney How
ard w. Smith, jr., had asked for
a second degree murder convic-
ton which carries a maximum
penalty of 20 years. Second de-
gree murder Is unprecedented
killing, but is more serious
charge than manslaughter.
Mrs. Maxwell took the stand
to tell about a fight with heI
husband July 80 in front of their
rooming house. The fight, she
said, began with an argument
at the non-commissioned officers
club at Fort Belvoir where Corpl
Maxwell was stationed. The
argument was about change fol
a dollar. She said she thought
the quarrel was settled until hel
husband grabbed her wallet al
they reached home in the TOO
block of South Washington street
Alexandria, and said he was not
going to let her in the house.
She said he knocked her to the
ground, tore off her blouse ane
kicked her when she tried to gel
her keys from him. She said she
picked a milk bottle in the vesti.
bule of the house and hit lin
to try to break the grip he hac
on her arm.
The milk bottle broke when
Mrs. Maxwell struck her husband
and severed a main artery in his
neck, causing him to bleed to
death, according to testimony.
Police who arrived at the scene
and Corpl. Levi Hedglin also sta
toned at Fort Belvoir and who
lived in the same rooming house
testified Mrs. Maxwell held hel
>, hand over the wound In her hus-
bands neck trying to stem the
flow Of blood.
Mrs. Maxwell testified her hus-
band had beaten her when he
was drinking on previous occa-
sions. Early in July she said he
struck her in the back, fractur-
ing a vetebrae. She said she was
in the station hospital at Fort
Belvoir two weeks, but told doctors
the injury was caused by fall.
Evening star., 1949-10-01
John Kopecky Installed
By Legion Post No. n

John w. Kopecky of 1904 Yuma
street NV. was installed last
night as commander OF the
Stephen P. McGroarty Post No.
q of the American Legion
Other officers installed were:
Noble D. Raney. first vice COM
mander; George s. Miller, second
vice commander; Stewart w. Par
ker, third vice commander; Harold
D. Miller, adjutant; Robert l..
Crofoot; finance officer; c. Warren
Kelly, chaplain; Willie r. john
son, sergeant at arms; Davis W..
Close, quartermaster; Egbert E.
Corwin. service officer, and
Clarence r. Cough, historian.
Evening star., 1949-10-01
VA Urged 10 Postpone
Training Restrictions
On G|s Until March

A group of educators represent
ing universities throughout the
nation has urged the Veterans
Administration to postpone until
March / it's controversial new set
of restrictions on veterans in edu-
cation and training under the G1
Bill.
The postponment was sought by
the American Council on Educa-
tion's Committee on Relation
ships of Higher Education to the
Federal Government, at special
meeting yesterday at the La
fayette Hotel.
The hotly-debated new VA
policies would require veterans
entering or changing training
courses to Justify to VAS salts
faction that they are needed for
present or future jobs. Further,
they block VA payments for such
training until the agency approves
it., regardless of when the training
was started.
VA at first ordered the new poll
cies into effect September IL, but
did not announce them officially
until September Is. After a
storm of protest. the date was
pushed up to November /. to pro-
tect veterans entering schools this
fall.
The committee session. attended
by officials of educational, veter-
ans and religious groups, asked
the further postponement to al
low time for ample study and
necessary revision of the instruc:-
ton"
The recommendations have
been sent to VA. Thus far, the
agency has made no comment.
VA originally ordered the re-
strictions to halt abuses under
the CT bill.
A spokesman said the commit
tee is las much concerned as VA
with stopping abuses, but such
restrictions should not form un-
necessary hurdles for veterans
carrying on bona f1de education
in approved institutions
Evening star., 1949-10-01
Mrs. FeIts of Tariff
Ends 29-Yeur Service

Mrs. Buyde A. U. Felts. re-
viewer in the Statistical Division
of the Tariff Commission, retired
today after % years of service.
Mrs. Felts, who was born in
Shiloh, Tenn, and taught school
in that State and Virginia before
entering Government service, was
given sterling silver flatware and
a travelling bag by her associates.
She will continue to live at Falls
Church. Va.
Evening star., 1949-10-01
Revised Powers
To Aid Potomac
Basin Sought
Pollution Abatement
Largely Agreed On,
Wider Scope. Urged
By jones BirchfieId
Stnx Stoff Tor,s.nend>nt

CAPON SPRINGS, w. Va, Oct
1.-Revision of a four-State COM
pact to allow the interstate Com
mission Of the Potomac River
Basin to enlarge its program for
development of the basin, was
urged today by the chairman,
Raymond v. Long of Virginia.
In his report to the annual
commission meeting here, Mr..
Long pointed to the active pro-
grams Of pollution abatement now
In progress In the basin, and sug-
gested that the time has come
for the commission to look toward
. larger field of activity.
Mr.. Long said that when the
compact between Virginia, Mary
land. Pennsylvania, West Virginia,
the District and the Federal Gov
ernment was entered into, not
a single member then had an
agency to deal with pollution.
"Since the signatory bodies had
each enacted fairly uniform legis-
lation, and have provided for and
established strong enforcement
agencies for water control and
pollution abatement" Mr. Long
said. lit would appear that the
basic and primary purpose of the
compact has. in a large measure,
been accomplished.
This does not imply that the
commissions assignment has been
completed. On the contrary, the
program of pollution abatement in
the basin has only we'll begun.
A large task remains. particularly
In collecting and distributing in
formation, in coordinating the
work of the different signatory
bodies and in collaborating with
local governments and water con-
troll agencies"
Joseph E. Kaylor, director of
Maryland's forests and parks, sug-
gested that the commission inves-
tigate the possible formation OF
four-State compact setting up a
special forest fire-protection serv-
ice for the basin.
Mr.. Kaylor said other States are
joining forces to protect forests
and suggested formal compact
might prove the best means OF
assuring cooperation between
States in the Potomac area.
Representatives of industries
located on the Potomac and its
tributaries yesterday described
steps now being taken to decrease
wastes flowing into the river.
AS an indication of the result of
industry's pollution abatement
program, Croswell Henderson of
the Fish and Wild Life Service
said aquatic life definitely has
improved in the Shenandoah River.
James j. Corbalis, jr.. Fairfax
County sanitary engineer, said
a study is being made of the pos
sible advantages in building one
sewage treatment plant to serve
both Fairfax County and Alexan-
dria.
Evening star., 1949-10-01
Park Police Find
10 New Shoes,
All for LeftFoot

Park police are scratching
their heads today over 10 new
women's shoes, some Of them
with artificial feet still in
them, which were fished from
the Anacostia River near the
Fairlawn golf course.
They were found by Pvt.
Joseph w. Fitzpatrick OF the
park police. He believes they
may have been stolen from q
salesman, since all are for the
left foot.
Evening star., 1949-10-01
Rose Society's Show
Scheduled for Today
IAt National Museum

The 18th annual rose show of
the Potomac Rose Society was
scheduled to open at 4 pm. today
at the National Museum, Tenth
street and Constitution avenue
NV.
All entries in the 1873 classes
in which rose growers enter their
exhibits were to be judged begin
ming at 1880 pm. The awards
will be presented the winners at
II pm. tomorrow. The roses, in
many varieties and colors, are to
be seen by the public from to
10 pm. today and from 10 am.
to 8 pm. tomorrow.
4 Divisions In Show.
The show will be divided into
four divisions:
/. Specimen blooms of garden
grown roses exhibited by nom
commercial growers. In this divi-
sion exhibitors are classified in
three groups: A, those who grow
up to 35 rose plants; B, those who
grow from IS to 100 plants, and,
c, those who grow more than, 100.
2. Arrangements.
3. Commercial growers and flor
lists.
4. Professional gardeners ex-
hibiting roses grown at their places
of employment.
The American Rose Society
Medal will be awarded the exhibi-
tor in group A who obtains the
highest total score. and the Po-
tomac Rose Society Medal will be
awarded in groups B and c.
Other Awards Listed.
The Evening Star Bowl will be
awarded to the exhibitor Of the
best rose in the show. The bronze
medal of the Silver plates, bowls
vases, cups and other trophies
will be awarded, and the blue,
red and white ribbons of the
Potomac Rose Society may be
awarded to the first, second and
third best entries in each of the
classes.
Most classes call for the ex-
hibition of one bloom or one stem,
up to six blooms, but mass dis
plays will be seen in the division
for commercial growers and for
lists. In one section of that di-
vision there are classes for dis
plays of vases of so blooms.
Judges of the show are r..
H. Anderson. Lynchburg, Va;
Mrs. James Harris Sommerville,
Wilson, Va; Harry L. Erdman,
Hershey, Pa: Mrs. j. Hanson
Boyden, Bowie. Md; Mrs. Floyd
F.. Smith, Silver Spring. Md;
Pardon w. Cornell, Conrad B.
Link and James B. Shanks of the
University of Maryland, and Capt.
Walter S. Diehl, Col. William H.
England, Frank Prevail, Mrs.
Lewis S. Pendleton, Winn r. Sim
mons and Wilbur H. Youngman.
Evening star., 1949-10-01
Arlington S Delegates
Ask D. {. 10 Lift Curb
On Virginia Doctors

Arlington's two delegates to the
Virginia General Assembly today
asked the District Commission on
Licensure to rescind its new order
requiring Virginia physicians to
pay ST for each patient they treat
in the District. The order went
into effect at midnight.
Formerly, Virginia doctors could
treat Washington patients by TAX
ing out a 81 annual license.
In their letter to the District
agency, j. Maynard Magruder and
George Damn asked that the ef-
fectNe date of the new license
regulation be held off four months
until the Virginia General Assem-
bly, meets.
$50 License Required.
The Districts action was taken
because Virginia law requires out
of-State doctors to take out an
annual $50 license to practice in
Virginia. This law has been ig-
nored to a large extent in the sub
urban area, however.
The letter from the Arlington
delegates declares that the new
regulation will work hardship
on hundreds of ArlingtonianS who
now have or may have members
Of their families in Washington
hospitals who naturally prefer
their family doctor"
Mr.. Damn and Mr.. Magruder
suggested that the problem be re-
ferred to the Interstate Coop
Grafton Commission of Virginia for
study before the Legislature meets.
State Senator Charles r. Fenwick
OF Arlington already has an
nounced he will introduce bill
at the next session to permit reci-
procity between the two, jurisdic-
tions
"The unwarranted revocation
without customary professional
cause completely ignores the in
terests of the people and also ig-
nores the fact that many thou
sands of dollars are contributed
by Virginia residents to Washing
ton hospitals, the delegates wrote.
DR.. John T. Hazel, president OF
the Arlington Medical Society,
said he cannot understand why
the District should force the issue
now when efforts are being made
to have the Virginia Assembly
modify the States license law"
No Retaliation Planned.
"Of course many Virginia doc
tors are sore,' said DR.. Hazel. "but
we are not going to retaliate in
any way"
DR.. Charles v. Amole. president
of the Alexandria Medical Society,
said his group was mot upset"
over the issue.
Maybe a solution to the prob
lem can be found by bringing
the matter to a head" he said.
DR.. Amole called for harmony
among the medical profession
and close cooperation between
the Alexandria and District
groups to 'get something done. "
DR.. Hazel explained that the
whole problem had been broached
when an Arlington family had a
feud with it's family doctor last
year and reported that he, a
Washington man, had no Virginia
license. DR.. Hazel said that the
law requiring a $50 license has
not been strictly enforced and
that reputable Washington doc
tors practiced in Virginia without
question,
Evening star., 1949-10-01
Miss Helen Esgute Retires

Miss Helen H. Esgate, 5000 Six
teenth street NV, chief OF the
section of tariff classification in
the Bureau of Customs of the
Treasury Department, retired to-
day after 80 years of service. Miss
Esgate, an attorney, was known
as an authority on tariff law. She
was honored yesterday at lunch
con at the Raleigh Hotel.
Evening star., 1949-10-01
John l. Lewis Mother
StiIIin Critical Condition
By the Assoeioisd Press

By the ASSoeiofed Pf63s
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Oct. L.
Mrs. Louisa Lewis, 80. mother OF
John L. Lewis, remains in a
critical condition at st. Johns
Hospital, relatives said today.
Her condition took a turn for
the worse a week ago after she
fell and broke her hip. The United
Mine Workers chief has been in
Springfleld since last Monday.
Evening star., 1949-10-01
Stock Cars Will Race
At Lunhom Tomorrow

Sunday stock car racing will
bow in at Lanham Speedway to-
morrow afternoon at 2:30. The
Sunday afternoon racing probably
will continue for about q month.
The drivers who drew capacity
crowds to Lanham for night rae
ing during the season will return,
led by Wally Campbell and Ken
Marriott.
Evening star., 1949-10-01

"Ragaboo," Boiling yardbird.
wonderland adopted him as a
bonaflde member of their order.
Now he rides to mess hall on
the shoulders on one of his bud
dies-in a pocket if the weather is
bad.
He's got everybody fooled but
William R. Masterson,
who runs the mess hall and can
spot malinger at the drop OF a
biscuit.
After &c years ef professional
cooking" grumbles Sergt. Master
son, Il now prepare spiced as
sorted nuts for a squirrel.
NUTS!!t"
Evening star., 1949-10-01

Retiring because he has reached
the age of 65, Mr.. Poore said he
really doesn't have any plans
"just to migrate around and see
some places I've never seen."
Among those places are Cali
fornia and Florida, where he has
relatives. But he isn't going to
Evening star., 1949-10-01
immigration Men Shifted

The immigration and Natural
ization Service said yesterday it
is shifting several of its district
directors. Oficials describe the
shifts as routine" They included
Howard Field from Los Angeles
to the central Office here.
Evening star., 1949-10-01

k11oaS 4kAS AAAASSA
trip.
And W h e n
t he Baltimore
& Ohio'S Train
No. 7 pulled
in to u nj o n
S t a tion a t
1880 o'clock.
t h e g r a y =
haired Balti-
morean sml-
ingly declared
he had had
enough Of rail-
roading for a
y1yhitp -
Evening star., 1949-10-01

tural materials,
retired today
from the Ma
tional Bureau of
Standards.
DR.. Tucker
man invented
the Tuckerman
optical strain
gauge for meas
uring the me-
chanical prop
critics of light
weight aircraft
structure. H e
began a study
nf fhe St.r1Ic.