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Evening star., 1949-07-06
Puddinheud Jones Is Attacked
In Auto, Beaten With Pistol

Thomas A. (Puddinhea6 Jones,
a delicatessen owner we'll known
in District sporting circles, was
beaten with a pistol early today
when pulled from his automobile
in front of his store, at 1923 S
street NV, police reported.
Jones, who is 46 and colored,
was taken to Freedmen's Hospital
for treatment of head injuries and
released.
Police said Jones lives in the
5000 block of Thirteenth street
NV, but sleeps seated in his car
from time to time because it re-
lieves his asthma.
According to the report, he was
accosted about am. by a colored
man who approached with hands
in his pockets. The man pulled
Jones from the car, whipped him
Evening star., 1949-07-06
New Pay Increases
For Congress and
Federal Judges Asked

n A pay increase for members of
Congress and the Federal judici-
ary will be proposed by Repre-
sentative Multer, Democrat, of
New York, when the high-level
pay bill for top Federal execu-
tives is called upon the House
floor for action soon.
Mr.. Multer yesterday intro
duced bill designed to &C
complish this purpose and said he
would submit his measure as a
substitute for the pending bill now
on the House calendar.
The high-level bill. already ap-
proved by the House Civil Serv-
ice Committee. carries no provi-
sions for increasing the pay OF
members of Congress or Of judges.
$4,000 Base Pay Asked.
Compensation of members OF
Congress would be raised from
their present base of $12.500 to
$40, 900. The $4,000 expense
money for which Congressmen do
not have to make an accounting
now raises their pay to $4,000.
This expense money would con-
tinue under Mr.. Multer's bill, to
bring their income up to $22, 500.
The New Yorker's proposal to
increase pay of Federal judges is
~o,,, ou,Lof e;,,o ilop fa that oorY-ind
in bills for judges now pending
in both House and Senate Judi
ciary Committees, but rot yet ap-
proved by either of these units.
The Multer salary scale for jur-
lists would establish these in
creases:
Chief Justice Of the United
States. from present s25,500 to
S30,500, as compared to $4,000 in
a bill now pending in the House
Judiciary Committee.
The director of the Office of
Administrator of United States
Courts, from the present s10.330
to $12,500. as compared to ST.
500 carried in the high level bill
now on the calendar. The as
sistant director would be increased
to $4,000.
Other Scales Offered.
Other jurists in the Federal
system would be increased to the
same figures recommended by the
bill now in the House Judiciary
Committee as follows.
Associate Justices Of Supreme
Court, from $4,000 to $4,000.
Circuit judges of United States
Courts of Appeal. including the
Court of Appeals of the District,
from $17,500 to $22,500.
Chief judge of District Court
here. from $15,500 to $20,500.
Judges of District Courts, in
cluding the one here, from $4,000
to $4,000.
Courts of Claims, from $17,5oo
to $4,000.
Court of Customs and Patent
Appeals, from $17,500 to $22,500.
Customs Court, from $4,000 to
$4,000.
Tax Court of the United States,
from $4,000 to $4,000.
Evening star., 1949-07-06
Roanoke Slayer
! Eligible for Parole
lin II Years
By the Assoeiofed Press

RICHMOND, Va, July g.
Lee Buddy Scott. 16-year-old
Roanoke youth given a 99-year
sentence in the church Staying OF
Dana Marie Weaver, will be
eligible for parole in IL years.
C. B.. Chew. executive secretary
of the Virginia Parole Board, said
yesterday that persons sent to the
penitentiary are eligible for parole
after serving one-fourth Of their
terms or IL years. whichever is
less.
The change, cutting parole
eligibility time from one-third to
one-fourth of the sentence, was
made by the 1948 General AS
sembly.
A person receiving a 99-year
sentence could be discharged at
the end of 66 years if he does not
receive a parole. Sentences are
reduced by third for good
behavior.
Evening star., 1949-07-06
Star Movies

Community movies, sponsored
by The Star. the Recreation De-
partment and the Film Center.
are scheduled for 9 o'clock to-
night. Programs of comedy,
sports, cartoons and musicians
will be shown at the following
Fairgrounds and recreation GEN.
ters:
Dupont-stoddert, street of Ridge road
Sc.
Takoma, Fourth and Van Buren, streets
NV
. Lsnsdens; Eishteenth and Franklin
Buchanan, Thirteenth ard streets
Chevy Chase. Forty-hrst and Livingston
stoddert; Thirty-ninth and Calvert
Hearst. Thirty-seventh and Tiden
streets NV.
Livingston, Livingston road and South
Capitol street Sc.
Howard, Fourth and w streets NV.
Rose Park, Twenty-seventh and o
streets NV.
Bundy. Fourth and o streets NV.
Crummell Galaudet and Kendall Ns.
Lincoln, Sixth and L streets S.E.
Anacostia. between Eleventh street ana
Pennsylvania avenue bridge Sc.
Evening star., 1949-07-06
Hurbor Master Gets
Police Captains S Rank

Police 1t. Otha R. Sanders
harbor master of the District since
1912, has been promoted to the
rank of captain. under the Dis
trict Appropriation Act for the
fiscal year 1850, which provides
that the harbor master carry the
rank of captain.
1t. Sanders, who will hold the
rank of captain as long as he is in
charge of the harbor precinct. is
the first harbor master in District
history to hold that rank.
The 57-year-old police officer
who lives at 4601 Chesapeake
street NV. Joined the police de-
partment in 1917. He served as
a motorcycle policeman from 1927
to 1912, when he became a lieuten-
ant and was assigned to the
harbor precinct. He has received
six concentrations during his
police career.
Evening star., 1949-07-06
Soap Box Derby Car Inspection!
Begin Tonight at Armory
Derby Guide

The Event-A coaster race
for boys II to Is. in which
contestants drive cars of their
own building.
Place-Pennsylvania avenue
between Branch and Alabama
avenues Sc.
Time-9 am. Saturday. A
parade of contestants will
precede the racing, which will
continue throughout the day.
The final heat, pitting the
Glass "A" champion with the
Glass "B" winner. will be
about 4 pm.
Sponsors-The Star and the
District Department of the
American Legion, in associa-
ton with Chevrolet.
Bus Transportation - The
Hillcrest bus, route C-6. of the
Capital Transit Co., leaving
Seventeenth street and Penn
sylvania avenue Sc. which
point can be reached by street.
cars on routes 80 and 80. and
b. buses. Washington, Marl-
boro and Annapolis buses,
leaving from 403 Pennsylvania
avenue NV. also pass the
course.
Broadcasts - On-the-spot
broadcasts from the finish line
can be heard on WMAL, The
Evening Star station, from
time to time throughout the
day. The exact schedule will
be announced shortly.
Seating - AS provided by
spectators.
Evening star., 1949-07-06
Boy-BuiIt Coasters
Must Comply With
Sofety Regulations

Soap Box Derby racers Of all
types. shapes and colors were con-
verging on the National Guard
Armory today, as committee men,
bers prepared for the first inspec-
ton session at o'clock tonight.
Most of the coaster cars were
turned in to registration points
yesterday by their youthful build
ers. From these collection points,
they are being trucked to the
Armory by the Derby Committee.
The rest of the field of 200 cars
will be brought to the Armory by
their owners today, tomorrow and
Friday.
About half of the cars already
at the ,Armory will be inspected
tonight by officials charged with
making sure the boy-built coasters
comply with the safety regulations
handed down by the All-American
Soap Box Derby Committee. The
rest of the vehicles will be exam
ined tomorrow and Friday eve
nings.
Owners of cars that fail to
meet the rigid safety standards
will be provided with tools and
materials needed to make the nee
essary changes.
Drivers. too, must stand-or
rather sit for-inspection. The
rules provide that the combined
weigh of the car and driver must
not exceed $50 pounds.
The boy engineers must also
submit an itemized list of the cost
of all materials used in construc-
ton of the car. The cost, exclusive
of the price of the wheels, must
not exceed Sc.
After each car has been passed
the driver builder will be given
the special racing shirt and he'll
met. which he will wear in Sat-
urday's big race. ,.
Before attending the first in
Evening star., 1949-07-06
Boy, II, Gets 80 Days
In RossIyn Liquor Theft

A 17-year-old boy. arrested last
week with a younger companion
for stealing liquor from the State
liquor store at Rosslyn. Va. with
a lasso. was fined $50 and SEN
fenced to 80 days in Jail after
hearing yesterday in Arlington
Juvenile and Domestic Relations
Court.
The court did not dispose Of
similar charges against his Is
year-old companion. pending fur
ther study. After their arrest last
week. the boys told police how
they had stolen the three cases Of
liquor. wine and rum by lassoing
them through a barred skylight,
Evening star., 1949-07-06
.WordFromKruq
.|sAwaited on
Recreation Shift
Mrs. Hunter Objects
To Bourd Committee
Statement on runsfer

The District Recreation Board
today awaited word from Interior
Secretary Krug for a conference
on arrangements to take over op-
Grafton of Interiors recreation
facilities in the District.
The board sent to Mr.. Krug
yesterday written statement OF
the terms under which the board
would agree to the transfer. The
transfer was proposed by Mr..
Krug at a meeting Friday with
the Commissioners and Harry S.
Wender, board chairman.
After meeting of six of the
boards members yesterday, Mr..
Wender told reporters there was
unanimous agreement on the
statement.
Mrs. Hunter Objects.
Last night, however. Mrs. Alice
C. Hunter. board member present
at yesterdays meeting, said she
had sent the following telegram
to Mr.. Krug:
| Upon deliberation and study l
very strongly object to the action
of the Recreation Boards Bylaws
Committee this morning.
The by laws amendment
adopted is not satisfactory to me
and to the people I represent"
Mr.. Wender did not say after
the meeting that a bylaws change
had been adopted at yesterdays
session of the Bylaws Commit
tee, which includes six of the
boards seven members.
While the change repeatedly
would include language calling for
an eventual and gradual end of
segregation in operation of the
facilities. officials said that was
not the main point of the amend
ment.
1 Mr. Wender refused to discuss
the change until it has been con-
sidered by Interior officials.
Actions Termed Inexplicable."
At the same time. he said Mrs.
Hunters action in releasing word
Of the amendment was "ineXplica-
BILE He said the board had
agreed not to discuss it.
Mrs. Hunter did not accord me
the courtesy of advising me of this
change of heart" he declared.
This has to do with the integrity
of the board"
Mr. Wender said a special COM
tmittee, composed of himself,
4 danes Z. Schwab. vice chairman
LOT the board, and Milo F. Chris
ttansen, superintendent of recre-
alton, has been authorized to meet
with Interior officials. possibly
: later today.
Held Entirely Reasonable"
Mr.. Wender said the boards
written proposal is entirely rea-
sonable." and that he believes an
agreement can be worked out.
The Recreation Board already
has adopted policy statement to
move toward an eventual end of
segregation "at such a rate Of
progression as may be consistent
with the public interest, public
order and effective administra-
ton"
Evening star., 1949-07-06
CIaudy and Bailey Named
10 Police Surgeon Board

The Commissioners yesterday
appointed two new members to
the Board of Police and Fire
Surgeons. appropriations for
which are in the present budget.
The new members are DR.. Will
liam D. Claudy. 1746 K street
NV, and DR.. William o. Bailey,
jr.. 2015 r street NV.
DR.. Claudy served with the
board in an interim appointment
during the war. DR.. Bailey is a
graduate of George Washington
University Medical School and
will serve as an associate to DR..
John A. Reed, chairman of the
board,
Evening star., 1949-07-06
Tovenner Gets Party Post

Frank B. Tavenner has been ap-
pointed counsel for the District
Young Democratic Club, it was
announced by John r. Foley
president of the club. Mr.. Taven-
ner, who is from Winchester. Va,
is In his senior year of George
Washington Law School and lives
at 1913 Wisconsin avenue. NV.
Evening star., 1949-07-06

about the head with a pistol and
fled without taking anything
police said they we're told.
Detective 1t. Roy Blick. chief
of the police vice squad. said Jones
has record of gambling offenses
and has been known in the past
as prominent figure in gambling
circles.
He is feet 5 inches tall and
weighs more than $50 pounds.
Evening star., 1949-07-06
Star Staff Photos.
Five Women Injured
AS 5treetcar Crashes
Into Rear. Of Another

Five women were treated at
Georgetown Hospital today for in
juries which police said were re-
ceived when one streetcar crashed
into the rear of another at Wis
consin avenue and Harrison street
NV. shortly before noon.
Hospital attaches said two hours
after the accident that they were
too damned in the emergency
room to release the names of the
passengers or the extent of their
injuries.
Damage to the streetcars was
reported slight but a number of
passengers were shaken up, wit
nesses said, when the collision oc-
Cured.
Earlier today, William A. john
son, colored. 1o48 Forty-fourth
street NE. suffered severe arm
injuries when a Capital Transit
Co. bus and a Merchants Trans
fer g. Storage truck sideswiped in
the 900 block of E street NV, po-
lice said.
l. Had Arm Outside Window.
The injured man, a passenger
on the bus, had one arm hanging
outside Ian open window when ths
truck sWerved across the stree
and scraped along the length o
the bus. according to police. TIL,
two vehicles were going in op
posite. directions. !
Police said the truck driver
John H. johnson, colored, 81.
Gordon street NE. told them h,
swerved to avoid hitting an auto
mobile that had pulled from the
curb. William johnson is re.
ported in fair condition at Emer.
gency Hospital.
In another accident. Andrew B
Denham. 70. of lilo 1 street NE
today was in critical condition al
Gallinger Hospital, where he was
taken after being struck by a
streetcar at Third street and In
dependence avenue S.W.
Retired Conductor.
Injured shortly after 3 pm. yes
terday. Mr.. Denham. a retired
Capital Transit streetcar conduc-
tor, suffered head injuries and a
fractured right ankle.
Police said he stepped from a
loading platform into the path
of streetcar operated by Clay
ton R. Uleckie, AZ, of $50 Ran
doiph street NV.
In another accident yesterday,
Fletcher Daley. ST, Houston. Tex,
suffered a broken left shoulder
and head injuries when he was
struck by an automobile at
Twelfth and E streets NV. He
was admitted to Emergency Hos
pital.
Police listed the driver of the
car as Alfred Brooks, 20, of 204
Kennedy drive, Chevy Chase, Md.
He was charged with failing to
give the right of way to a pedes-
trian.
Evening star., 1949-07-06
Steinberg Off to Rio
For Engineers PorIey

Dean S. S. Steinberg Of the
University of Maryland College of
Engineering, left today for Rio de
Janeiro, to attend the first Pan
American Engineering Congress,
July 1924. He will be chairman
of the United States delegation of
40 engineers.
En- route he will visit Sac Paulo,
Brazil, Saturday through next
Wednesday. to help form Pam
American Union of Engineering
Societies.
Evening star., 1949-07-06
Police Seeking Hacker
Who May Have Clue
In Sailor S Murder

Montgomery County detective.
said today they believe a Wash
ington taxicab driver can helr
solve the murder of John J. Little
| i18-year -old sailor, whose body was
found Saturday beside a taverr
near Rockville.
Detective Sergt. Gassaway Lin:
thicum believes that two men who
murdered the sailor hailed a car
about 2:30 am. Saturday in the
vicinity of Twenty sixth street
and Rock Greek parkway.
If the police can find hacker
who picked up two suspects, Sergt
Linthicum said. important clues
would be produced.
Guard Heard Crash.
This theory is based on the
report of a Public Buildings Ad-
ministration guard that he saw
two men hurrying from the scene
of a wrecked automobile on the
Potomac River seawall at Rock
Creek Parkway and Constitution
avenue. The automobile has been
linked with the murder.
The guard said he heard a
crash about 2::30 am. and few
minutes later saw two men hurry
ing past his building. at a dis
tance of 100 feet. One carried
small hand bag or kit and wore
a sports shirt, the tail hanging
out. The guard said he believes
the color of the shirt was maroon
This man was about 6-feet tall
and his companion was somewhat
shorter.
The wrecked automobile was
stolen in Rockville late Friday
night about the time a resident
saw two men answering the de-
scriptions furnished by the PBA
guard.
Was Hitchhiking Home.
Mr.. Little had been hitchhiking
from his station at Oceana. Va,
to his home in Loretto. Pa. to
spend the holiday with his family.
Police believe he got as far as
Rockville and was picked up by
the men who stole the automobile
He was struck Oil the head five
times with a blunt instrument and
his body was dumped beside Eli
Alper's beer tavern, a mile and a
half north of Rockville on
Route 240.
One seat of the wrecked auto
mobile was heavily stained with
blood of the same type as that of
the murdered sailor.
Evening star., 1949-07-06
Foqq Heads Chest Unit

The Prince Georges County
Community Chest announced to-
day that George w. Fogg Of Col
lege Park will be chairman of
thu 1853 Embarrassing campaign
ct the University of Maryland.
Mr.. Fogg. a graduate of the uni
versity. is its personnel director.
Evening star., 1949-07-06
Insurance Agent Named

The United States Life Insur-
ance Co. has appointed Frank K
Smith as general agent in Wash
ington. Mr.. Smith was formerly
manager of the company's acci-
dent and health division in New
York.
Evening star., 1949-07-06
Andrews Gets U. 5. Post

Stanley Andrews, a former farm
magazine publisher in Arkansas
and Louisiana, yesterday was ap-
pointed director of the Agriculture
Departments Office of Foreign
Agricultural Relations.
Evening star., 1949-07-06
India Doubles Tonnage 4,

India has doubled the tonnage
of it's merchant marine-150000
tons at the wars end-by pur-
chases Of American and British
vessels.
Evening star., 1949-07-06

spection period tonight the Derby
drivers were to be guests this aft.
ernoon of the Greater Southeast
Businessmen Association at q
gala picnic at Fort Dupont Park
Visit the Derby and see the
summers biggest, most erciting
free shOD.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-04-07
axe Nv Word for 1t

One Of the hardest-to-put-down
approximations Is that it's the last
word in elegance to say "secretree'
Off secretary, "dictionree" for die
tionary, "militree" for military,
"cemetree" for cemetery, etc. In
deed, many readres tell me that
their children's teachers insist on
those pronunciations as being the
only correct ones. Incredible! These
are Criticisms, and no recognized
authority known to me sanctions
it for American use.
On the contrary, the correct
American pronunciation OF the AIRY
and -ery words places q seccndary
accent on the next to the last
syllable. Say SEX ruth TEH-ree
DIX 'shun- Ell rec, MILLi-TEH-ree.
TT Is only in relatively recent
years that the British themselves
have telescoped the AIRY and -ery
words. As I have pointed out be-
fore, this is proved by three lines
of poetry Of identical meter taken
from the works of Shakespeare
(1564-166D, Wordsworth OTTO
1850, and Tennyson Q809-18s2),
respectively:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-04-07
BY Frank Colby

Nor customary suits Of solemn black.
Above the reach Of ordinary men.
found 1t all q visionary flame.
II customary, ordinary, and VISION
airy are telescoped. both the meter
and the beauty of those lines will
be destroyed. Try it and see.
Clip this column, readers, you know
what to do with it.
This verse, which I wrote a few
years ago, has been reprinted count
less times. Many readers have asked
that it be repeated here:
Though my ealliins's sedentary.
Quiet, peaceful, literary.
Oftentimes my mood will vary:
For a madness temporary,
Makes me warlike. sansuinary.
When hear some dignitary,
British-aping functionary,
Call a simple dictionary
A IK-shun-ree."
Oh. why is 1t necessary,
In this land Of mount and prairie. a.
To affect an arbitrary
81 of't tSe n neSsnsa ium am ~"
Native-born and ordinary,
Who pronounces military
As "MIL-i-tree."
Life is only temporary;
Death Is sure. hereditary.
When I die. as customary,
Find for me sanctuary,
e., 5en nj. x. snS y sS1iss.y
Not II, n ''SEM-i-tree."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-04-07

Score one each Of the first I'VE
problems. The last counts five.
l. A magician's hat often serves
as a temporary
Hutch Corral Sly Stall
2. Which of the following comes
in packages?
Fraticide InSecticide
Suicide Hom1clde
8. The name Casey Jones" sug-
gests which of the following
Calaboose Clearing house
Cabin Cab
4. Members of which Of the fol-
lowing groups require the longest
time to mature?
Drove Litter Bevy Convey
S. The letters R.S.V.P. appearing
on formal invitations represent
words from which language
Italian German English French
6. Five types Of physical change
are listed in the left hand column
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-04-07

"If boys are so smart, I"
says 9-year-old Myrna SEN
nett of 1925 e. Capitol st.
Sc, Washington, D. c.,
they'd better catch on to
Ranger Joe cereal for
breakfast" A taste treat
that's the golden honey
flavor of Ranger Joe popped
wheat. You'll love this
crisp, delicious cereal
brimful of nourishment.
Needs no sugar. Easy to
serve. Try Ranger Joe
popped wheat in milk-or
direct from the package,
like candy. You'll cheer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-04-07
Test Your Horse Sense rOse.w.c""

below. In (a) the change is of a
liquid to a solid. Try to match these
five changes with the appropriate
technical name usually given TO
each one.
(a) Liquid to w Melting
a solid (w) Condensa-
Cd Solid to ton
gas (x) Sublima-.
Co Liquid to ton
a gas " Crystal
(d) Gas to nzation
a LIQUID Cd Distilla-
(e) Solid to ton
a liquid
Score yourself as follows: o.,
poor; 3-6, average; TO. superior;
9-10, very superior.
Answers TO Horse Sense Quiz.
/. Hutch (rabbit). 2. Insecticide. 9.
Cab (locomotive). T.; Bevy girls. 3.
French IRepondsz 81 I,,, yeIs plsit)' re-
s 70 dEsubiimatioa 90, (eg cI 7 to Con Con
W.. (e) 8 to L-Metins w.