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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-26
Rules Adopted 10 Ease
Traffic Near Freeway

The Commissioners have
adopted a number of amendments
to the traffic regulations to facili-
tate the movement of traffic in the
vicinity of the new Whitehurst
Freeway.
The changes, recommended by
Traffic Director George E.
Keneipp. following observations
conducted after the opening OF
the freeWay, provide:
No parking on either side of K
street from Twenty-ninth to Thir-
tieth street.
No standing on the east side OF
Twenty sixth street from K street
to Virginia avenue from Z to $50
am. and 4 to $50 pm.
No parking on either side of
Twenty-seventh street from Rock
Creek and Potomac parkway to
Virginia avenue.
No U turns on K street between
Twenty-sixth and Twenty-seventh
streets.
A stop sign on I street at
Twenty-Sixth street to stop Eye
street traffic.
The Commissioners also elimi-
mated parking on the north side
of Pennsylvania avenue Sc. from
Twenty eighth street to Branch
avenue during the morning rush
hours and on the south side dur
ing the evening rush hours. The
Summit Park Citizens Associa-
ton had asked for this restriction
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-26

The programs were beamed to
the United States from Berlin
in 1912 and 1913 and pretended
to be from Station Debunk'
somewhere in the American Mid
die West.
News Reports Faxed.
The broadcasts contained tune
less songs, fake news reports. at
tacks on President Roosevelt and
other anti-American material.
They featured speaker identi-
fed as Joe Scanlon." The gov
eminent says Scanlon was Burg
man, former employe of the Unit
ed States Embassy in Berlin.
Burgman's lawyer. James j.
Laughlin. has indicated the de-
tense will not deny that Burgman
made the broadcasts, but will
contend he was not responsible
for his wartime activities owing
to a mental illness.
The So year = old defendant
showed scant reaction to the re-
corded broadcasts, and merely
followed the text carefully on a
mimeographed transcript.
In one of today's recordings,
"Scanlon" read letter which he
said had been received by a Mrs
Emma Daley of Houston, Tex.
from her son William, stationed
in Britain. "Scanlon" prefaced
his reading with the remark: 1--WE
are always glad to do everything
we can for our boys"
Letter Reported Struggled.
The fake letter was full ofzsuch
remarks as Don't cry if I don't
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-26

The art of unpacking art-$80,-
100000 worth of it from the Haps-
burg collection-had a spectacular
and scientific showing today at the
National Gallery of Art.
The task of taking centuries old
paintings, sculpture, tapestries and
other objects from 101 locked and
padded crates in a half dozen vast
rooms at the gallery began even
more cautiously than the handling
Of chests of jewels or crates OF
eggs.
Public exhibition of the art
works. sent here as a wood-will
gesture from Austria, starts No
vember 20. Experts who pre-
viewed the IS pictures unpacked
thus far were enthusiastic in
praise. Non-experts marveled at
the way the material is removed
from wooden, paper lined boxes,
checked off and photographed
and lined along the walls for dis
play.
Boxes range in size from min
iature- holders to containers that
would stand up almost to the cell
ing. Some enclose only one pic
ture and others as many as five
or six. Each box is lined with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-26
Occupant Reports Home
SET Attire With Gasoline

Police and fire department OH
Gals are investigating a mysterious
fire that apparently was set on the
front porch of home at 2047
Ninth street NV. last night.
Charles Matthews, occupant Of
the Ninth street home, told po-
lice he was aroused from sleep
about 3 o'clock this morning by a
noise and the smell of gasoline
and of something burning. He
said that when he went down.
stairs to investigate he found a
blaze on the front porch, and that
after extinguishing it he found q
hole cut in the porch floor and
traces of gasoline poured in and
around the hole.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-26

The count yesterday began with
an Anderson, who is opposed to
radios on streetcars, and ended
with Gears, who is likewise.
Count by Alphabet.
Five Smiths don't want any
more either. the count, unofficial
for the alphabet:
Two hundred and seventy five
against; 100 in favor.
Thirteen of the city's more than
60 citizens associations held straw
votes and passed resolutions: Ten
were all for music; three weren't
Another organization that very
definitely isn't for it was formed
just last night, when about As
citizens gathered in the Thomson
School, Twelfth and L streets
NV, and walked away a couple
of hours later as members of the
Transit Riders Association.
They had found time to choose
a name. state their detectives
(use whatever methods neces-
sary, including legal action, to
eliminate the nuisance of radios
on streetcars and Buses, elect
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-26
Don't Overwork Anthem, Trial Told

come back, my good little moth
ter. William reported that 81
men in his company had deserted
rather than go overseas.
If the President or the Secre-
tary of State wanted to fight,
why didn't they go over and fight
Hitler and Mussolini in a duel, -
Scanlon quoted the soldier as hav-
ing written.
The letter was supposed to have
been struggled back to the United
States by sailor on a troop
transport, thus avoiding military
censorship.
Like yesterdays programs, those
played today harped on the theme
that President Roosevelt was
fighting the war only to maintain
his power back home. In one
broadcast, Scanlon urged his
listeners to action to stop this
war madness of his"
Spurious News Flash.
1--WE must think of ourselves
and of our country" Scanlon ad-
vised. otherwise we will be
ruined and we're on the best way
toward it right now"
That broadcast was made Au-
gust S, 1912. in Berlin. Another
dated August Is, 1912, featured 8
spurious news flash from Wash
lington, asserting that the United
States Navy lost 10 cruisers, six
destrqyers, IL Army transports
two submarines and 70 airplanes
in the naval battle of the Solo,
mon Islands, while managing tc
damage three Japanese ships
Slipht1v
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-26
(Eleventh OF a SerieS.)

All the schools in AnacoStia are
crowded, part-time classes are a
common thing and the peak Of
the school enrolment there is still
to be reached, as the area con-
tinues it's rapid development as a
residential section.
The area under consideration
today is bounded by the District
line on the east, the AnacoStia
River on the west, Pennsylvania
avenue on the north and st. Eliza
beths Hospital on the south. 1t
includes Anacostia, Randle High
lands, Fort Stanton Park and
Hillcrest.
DR.. George D. Strayer of Co.
lumbia University. who conducted
study of school needs in the Dis
trict last year, said the Anacostia
area will continue to show a pop
ulation increase for a number of
years to come-as any resident can
tell you-with the white popula-
ton predominating. White school
population has increased 200 per
cent since 1899, and the colored
school population, so per cent.
All Over Capacity.
The white elementary schools in
the area are Beers, which is 300
over capacity; Ketcham, 129 over;
Orr, IA under: Randle Highlands,
1877 over, and Stanton and STAN
ton annex, 258 over. AS a result
part time classes are held for 378
children at Beers, 70 at Randle
Highlands and 266 at Stanton.
The colored elementary schools
are Birney and Birney ANNEX,
226 over capacity; Garfield. 155
over capacity. and Turner. 101
over capacity.
Turner is used to house 316
JUNIOR high school students since.
there is no junior high school
near here for colored students,
in addition to 361 elementary
pupils. Part-ti classes are held
for 298 pupils at Birney, ISL at
Garfield and 1855 at Turner.
Kramer Junior High School, for
white students, has an enrolment
of 1873, which is 472 over capa-
city. When the new Sousa Junior
High School is completed, the
crowding at Kramer will be eased
somewhat.
Anacostia High School. with an
enrolment of 1,139, has lot stu
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-26

this morning after private meet
ing between subcommittee men,
bers and representatives of Wash
ington newspapers who were in
vited by Chairman Davis to dis
cuss the detectives of the investi-
cation. Attending the session
also was Representative Smith,
Democrats, of Virginia, member
of the investigating group.
Mr.. Fischbach said he could not
outline any details of the inyesti-
cation plans at this time, but that
he could promise that the mate
rial to be submitted to the sub
committee would be carefully
prepared" He added that the in
vestigation would be conducted
with complete impartiality and
objectivity."
Mr.. Fischbach, a native of New
York, where he maintains law
Offices, is a graduate of Colby Col
lege and st. Lawrence University
Law School.
Helped Probe Racketeering.
In the Both Congress, he served
as special counsel to the House
Expenditures Committee in the
investigation of racketeering in
the Philadelphia produce markets
and in the enforcement of the
Hobbs Anti Racketeering Act.
Between 1912 and 1947 he served
as special counsel to the Select
House Committee, headed by Rep
resentative Smith, investigating
excuses and abuses of authority
by governmental agencies. Among
these were the Federal Home Loar
Bank Administration, the Office
of Price Administration, the Ma
ttonal Labor Relations Board anc
the War Labor Board.
Mr.. Fischbach has been practic.
ing law since 1880 and is mem.
Der of the Federal Bar Association
and the bar of the Supreme Court
He is married and has one daugh
ter, Marilyn. IA. He is stayin,
here at the Statler Hotel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-26

thought were best suited to the
art interests of a specific country
Some of the objects to be shown
in Washington have never before
appeared outside of Austria"
The shipment to the United
States includes 1913 paintings, 81
pieces of sculpture, 10 tapestries
and a great variety of other OBJ
jects such as miniatures, Greek
and Roman antiquities, anc
armor.
This is only a selection" DR.
Buschbeck said. THE Vienna
museum normally shows between
LOO and 1900 in its primary
galleries and 600 in it's secondary
galleries. Our complete inventory
runs to almost 10000 numbers"
/ When all 1913 paintings are I'm.
packed the gallery staff will oper
the boxes containing the othel
objects. This will go on until the
exhibition opens on November 20
| DR.. Buschbeck and DR.. Ericf
Strohrer, director of sculpture
and decorative arts at the Vienna
museum, will return to Vienna
soon after the exhibition gets un
der way here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-26
PUG Raises Curtain Tomorrow, Seeking Harmony
In Public Discord Over Musical Buses, Streetcors

temporary officers, sign a petition
to be presented at tomorrow
hearing, and put on a short pre-.
hearing airing of their assorted
grievances.
The grievances were pretty well
summed up by Miss Eunice
Graham of Takoma Park, Md.
who had this to say about the
radio programs:
They tell you the weather
when you've left your umbrella al
home; they tell you the time
when you're already late for work
and they tell you the news, anc
its all bad"
Almost 20 transit riders plar
to attend the hearing to back ur
their official representatives, Will
liam v. Mahoney, principal Or
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-26
School Bias Suii
Taken Under
Amusement
Prolonged Hearing
On Conditions in
Arlington Ends

Federal Judge Albert v. Bryan
this afternoon took under advise
ment the complaint by a group
of Negroes that the Arlington
County School Board discrimi-
mates against their children.
Judge Bryan closed the pro-
longed case in Federal Court at
Alexandria after hearing agree
ments of the opposing lawyers for
the Negro patrons and the school
board.
Leon A. Ransome of Washing
ton and SpottsWood w. Robinson
of Richmond asserted that colored
children receive inferior educa-
tional opportunity at Hoffman
Boston High School to that pro-
vided whites at Westinghouse,
and urged Judge Bryan to require
Arlington to equalize the situation.
Disparities Charged.
They declared there are numer-
GUS disparities in physical plants
and curriculums of the two
schools, to the disadvantage of
Negroes, and blamed these on the
Virginia law requiring segregation.
Lawrence w. Douglas, attorney
for the county. contended on the
other hand that the plaintiffs
confused equality and identity"
and told Judge Bryan that the Ar
lington board, in fact, has gone
beyond the requirements of equal
ity in meeting the needs of the
minority Negro group"
When the testimony ended late
yesterday. Judge Bryan made an
inspection of the two school
plants. His decision in the dis
elimination case is not expected
Immediately and. regardless of his
ruling, there is possibility that this
case, like others involving similar
charges, will be carried to higher
Federal courts.
Original Plaintiff Married.
The original plaintiff in Airing
ton was Constance Carter, then a
pupil at Hoffman-Boston. She
said she could not obtain instruc-
ton in certain courses, though the
same subjects were offered white
children. Now married, she is no
longer student. Two other chill
dren. currently enrolled in the
colored school. were permitted to
intervene with similar complaints
The defendant board presented
witnesses who testified that all
colored children are and will be
given equal opportunities with
whites. either at Hoffman Boston
or at the Manassas Regional High
School. The latter is a vocational
institution with which Arlington
has an agreement for< enrolling
pupils.
They said Hoffman-Boston, with
only 48 high school pupils. enjoys
some advantages over Washing
ton-Lee, with 1881.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-26

Judge Alexander Holtzof today
asked tile prosecution in the Dis
trdct Court treason trial of Her.
bert J. Burgman to cut out as
much as possible the playing OF
the Star Spangled Banner" in
recordings of Nazi propaganda
broadcasts being made a part of
the trial record.
Judge Holtzoff said he thought
REPETITION of the song was i'm
proper use" of the national
anthem.
The programs allegedly made by
Burgman during the war were
carried to jurors through ear
phones and to spectators in the
courtroom by a loud-speaker
system.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-26

Reports From the Field.
Incidental intelligence:
The Public Service Department
of Houston, Tex, wants report
on the hearing.
At least two of the comment
ing letters channelized baIk te
the PUG had been mailed tt
President Truman; another hao
gone to the Attorney General;
another to the District Attorneys
office and another to Police Supt
Mai. Robert j. Barrett.
Inspector Arthur E. Miller OF
the Metropolitan Police Traffic
Department will represent the
police at the hearing.
Representative Edward A. Gar
matt, Democrat, of Maryland
wrote that he does mot have &C.
casion to ride Capital Transit
vehicles. but has had comment
from friends and constituents who
find (the music refreshing ano
relaxing
The man who wrote his pro-
test on fower-covered stationery
said: 81 had to stay home, as
couldn't find q car without It,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-26
Conviction of D. c. Man
In Morals Case Upheld

The United States Court of Ap-
peals today affirmed the District
Court conviction of James M.
Tonker, "A. of the TOO block of
Sixth street S.W.. on charges of
committing a perverted sex act
with a young boy and young girl.
Tonker was given from three
to nine years last April by Dis
trict Court Judge Edward M.
Curran.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-26

The green and cream Board
Room of the District Building is
going to be the concert stage for
a popular cacophony over Capital
Transit's musical cars at 10 am.
tomorrow.
That is the date, the time and
the place for the Public Utilities
Commissions public hearing on
radio equipped streetcars and
buses. If the occasion lives up to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-26
Tomb Ceremony Set

Members Of the University of
Maryland Chapter of the Scab-
bard and Blade. national military
honorary society. will make their
annual pilgrimage to the Tomb
of the Unknown Soldier at 2::3C
pm. tomorrow. Col. James C
Pitchford, dean of the college Of
military science. will place q
wreath on the tomb.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-26

the 32d Fire
c m p a n y OF
Foggia, Italy
as an honorary
fireman, &C
cordin g to
word received
yesterday from,
DR.. I. L. De
S a n It's, COM
m a n d a mt OF
the FOggia Fire
Corps.
The Boiling
fireman chap
lain became &C
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-26
Senate Subcommittee
In Rome for Survey
BY the Associated Press

ROME. Oct. ga United
States Senate Subcommittee on
Appropriations arrived in Rome
today from Madrid for a two-day
survey of Italian economy.
The group, headed by Senator
Ellender. Democrat. of Louisiana,
| is scheduled to leave later this
week for Belgrade. Other men,
bers are Senators Green, Demo-
crat, of Rhode Island; Jenner,
Republican, OF Indiana, and Fer
guson. Republican, Of Indiana.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-26
MRS. Burr Resigns

Mrs. Minnie O. Barr has re-
signed as chief Of the notary pub
lie section in the Office Of the
secretary to the Board Of Com
missioners, and Mrs. Mildred K
Heller Of the Office staff has been
promoted to succeed her.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-26

it's advance billing - discordant
letters stacked up in the PUG
omce-there will be plenty OF
sour notes.
One man who will not be there
is the New York visitor who
dropped into a bar on his return
home and penned a postcard COM
planning of the "din and clatter'
on Washington streetcars and ex-
pressed pleasure at being "back
in civilization again."
Wants Portable Radio.
One who may is the Washing
tonian who asked permission to
bring a portable radio tuned to
the same FIN beam that is piped
to the public transport.
One who definitely won't is the
woman who dashed at the PUG
meeting time as about as as
SHINE as the cause it will re-
present, as you know very we'll the
working people can't leave their
jobs"
Another who undoubtedly will
is the woman who typed the
scornful observation that: I'll
there are objections Ito music on
streetcars), it is no doubt the
same individuals who went into
a tizzy when we discarded card
board tickets for metal slugs; who
scream to high heaven when we
put in the one-man cars; who had
the vapors when we discarded the
old parallel seat cars where the
conductor chung like an ape to
the outside step and collected our
nickles and who predicted dire
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-26
Mrs. Moqdeburger Named

Mrs. Edward c.. Magdeburger,
president of the Federation of
Women's Clubs and member of
the District Board of Education,
will be the chairman of the wom-
ems committee for the 1850
march of Dimes" campaign to
be held from January 16 to 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-26

QUdIIUtU WIGII
the Foggia department during a
month-long tour of duty there in
1916, when he was assigned as
chaplain with the 838th Engineer
Battalion (Aviation). Chaplain
Morton also is fire chaplain of the
District Fire Department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-26
| Chaplain Morton Honored
By italian Fire Company

Capt. Norris T. Morton, At. of
218 Audrey lane Sc. assistant
wing chaplain at Boiling Air
Force Base, has been named by
Evening star., 1949-01-15

viii present Church Meeting Of
the Air" on "1s a United Protestant
Church Possible Now?"
Memorial Evangelical United
Brethren-Dr. I. S. Ernst will
preach at II am on "A Voice in the
Wilderness and at pm. on
"Christianity Made Easy"
St. Stephen and the Incarnation
There will be hymn sing at 8 pm
tomorrow and the Rev. Stuart Cast
will give an illustrated lecture on
THE Sacrament of Holy Commun-
ion." Mrs. Nora Taylor will conduct
the prayer circle at 9 pm. Monday
On Tuesday at 1890 am, Mrs
Sophie Densford will conduct pray
ers and study intercessions. Mr.
Cast will officiate at holy COM
munion at 10 am. Thursday.
Third Colored BaDtist-The Rev.
C. w. Anderson of Goldsboro, N. c.,
will speak at II am.
Friendship Baptist-The Rev E.
w. Perry of Oklahoma and vice pres
ident at large of the National Bap-
tist Convention, Inc. will preach in
a revival from January II to Janu-
ary 20 at 8 pm.
Lincoln Congregational - DR..
Robert w. Brooks will speak on
Spiritual Preferment" The Mems
Brotherhood at 1915 am. will hear
Claude G. Young discuss rs Pales-
tine a Holy Land?"
Ebenezer Methodist-At II am.
and 7:30 pm, Dr. Daniel H. Stanton,
associate secretary, Bible Society OF
the Methodist Church, will speak.
At $3.50 pm, the Interdenomina-
tional fishers Union of District of
Columbia and vicinity will have a
service
Evening star., 1949-01-15
Special Church
| Il announcements

Wesley Methodist-"The Two
Worlds of Man" will be the topic OF
the Rev. c. Stanley Lowell.
Cleveland Park Congregational
DR.. Alfred Hurst will speak at II
am. on Bread and Butter
Religion
Chevy Chase MethOdist-The II
am. service will be broadcast over
Station WBCC with DR.. C. H. Rich
mond preaching on The Battle For
Mems Minds"
John Wesley A. M. E. Z.-Dr. A
A. Cooke. presiding elder of the
Washington District, PhiladelDhia
and Baltimore Conference, will be
the guest preacher Sunday at II
am. At 8 pm. Holy. Communion
will be administered by DR.. S. g.
Spottswood.
Miles Memorial c. M. E.-"Jesus
the Ideal Leader" will be the sub
ject of the Rev. L. r. Kibler at
II am. tomorrow.
Howard University-In the An
drew Rankin Memorial Chapel,
Howard University, on Sunday DR..
William ]. Faulkner of Fisk Uni
versity, Nashville, Tenn, will be
guest speaker, at l1:O0 am. At
6 pm. there will be a vesper
services, presenting Miss Erika
Thimay, faculty member of the
university. in the sacred dance.
Hamline Methodist-Dr. H. w.
Burgan, minister, will use as his
subject tomorrow at II am, Who
Is Our National Ruler?'f
Episcopal Auxiliary-Mrs. Harold
G. Kelloran. director of the Christ
ian education department of the
Episcopal Diocese of Washington,
will be the speaker at a special
meeting of St. Margaret's Branch
Of the Woman's Auxiliary at st.
Margarets Church on Wednesday
at IL am.
Albright Memorial - The church
is engaging in the Strengthen the
Sunday School" program. Tomorrow
will be Accounted For Sunday"
with every member of the Sunday
school and church present or ac-
counted for. At IL am. the Rev.
George E. Schnabel will preach on
Out of this Shall Come the Re-
vival" At pm. the young people
Evening star., 1949-01-15

bee m inter- serEt W. R. ostrom.
ested in Bible class teaching in
January, 1948, when he joined
the Masons. His teacher, in
preparation for the Masonic order,
was Charles T. Graves. He sold
Sergt. Ostrom on the idea of at
tending the Harrison Glass. Here
he found that the class president
was Attorney Eugene D. Ditto, who
was in the service with Sergt. Os-
from in World War I and also in
the Police Department.
Mr.. Ditto recommended that Sergt.
Ostrom teach the class on July 4
He has been doing it ever since.
Sergt. Ostrom in preparing a
lecture goes through his private
library for materials, using espe-
cially Ebert Hubbard's writings for
references and philosophical ideas.
He also gets out his grandfather's
Bible as the basic source.
The lecture starts with a written
opening statement of greeting to
the class and sentence on what
the lesson will cover. Sergt. Os-
Etrom then breaks the subject down