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Evening star., 1949-02-05
Bandit Who Held Up
Grocery, Tried 10 Rob
Pawn Shop Is Sought

Police today were searching for
an armed bandit who robbed q
grocery store attendant of $3.50 last
night, two hours after a man of
the same description tried unsuc-
cessfully to hold up pawnbrokers'
exchange.
The bandit, police said, was Sue
cessful when he flashed a nickel
plated revolver in a store in the
1900 block of Nineteenth street NV,
and took $3.50 in bills and change
from Mrs. Toby Applebaum, wife
of the owner.
Described as a light-skinned col
ored man wearing red-checked
mackinaw, white shirt and Army
pants. the bandit made his getaway
by running east on T street NV.
Woman Hacker Robbed.
Two hours earlier. at 6 pm, po-
lice said, a man of the same de-
scription tried to hold up Kings
Pawnbrokers' Exchange. 1900 block
of Fourteenth street NV, with
nickel-plated revolver.
Isaac Topper, Of the 5000 block OF
M street NV, an employe, told
police he stepped out Of the front
door of the exchange when the
bandit pulled the gun. AS he did,
the man followed him and ran
south on Fourteenth street.
Frances Price, 80, colored, of the
1900 block Of Gales street NE,
woman cab driver, told police she
was robbed Of 81 by a colored man
who hailed her cab last night in
the 3400 block of Benning road NE.
The man got out of the cab at
First and K streets NE, she said.
Purse Snatcher Gets $50.
In a purse-snatching, Miss Eliza
beth Mcdonald, A, of the 1900 block
of Belmont street NV. reported
that she was knocked, to the ground
in front Of her home early today.
Police said the attacker escaped
with her purse, containing about $50.
In another attack reported by
police, Wallace Haynes of the HOO
block of Seventeenth street NV.
was hit in the face and knocked
down last night while walking in
the HOO block of Seventeenth street
NV. Two colored men took his
wallet containing $40, he reported.
Evening star., 1949-02-05
Visitor Faces CHARGES
In Collision Of Autos
Injuring Two Persons

Police charged an Elderton (PaD
man with failure to yield the right
OF way following a two-car collision
early today at Fourteenth street
and Independence avenue s.W., in
which two persons were injured.
According to the police, car
driven by Clarence r. Virgins, q,
Of the Elderton Arm Co. collided
with one driven by George NJ
Everett, %, of 1922 Allison street
NV.
They said Benjamin Nelson, 20,
of 1922 Eris avenue, Takoma Park,
Mo, passenger in the Everett car,
was admitted to Emergency Hos
pital with cuts and bruises, and
Arnold C. Stover, "a, of I'll Erie
street. Takoma Park, passenger in
the Virgins car, was treated for
cuts and released.
Meanwhile three children were
being treated at Children's Hospital
as a result of injuries suffered in
traffic accidents yesterday.
Elizabeth Haw. 8, OF 7425 Georgia
avenue NV, and Barbara Wilker-
son, 9, of 1925 Georgia avenue NV,
were struck by a taxi at Georgia
avenue and Hemlock street NV,
according to police, when they ap-
peared from behind parked cars.
The driver was identified as Kent
Ohlson. 81, Of 2641 Connecticut ave-
nue. NV.
Louise Burnett. ?. colored, OF 1926
Sherman avenue NV, suffered face
cuts when she was hit by a car
driven by Harry F. Weber, 36, of
2208 Colston drive, Silver Spring,
Nd, police said. The accident oc-
Cured when the child toddled into
the street in the 5000 block of Sher-
man avenue. according to police.
Evening star., 1949-02-05
Police Board HEARING
lin PH.Watson Case 10
Resume Next Friday

The Police Trial Board again will
take up the case of Traffic Division
Pvt. j. C. Watson, 40, of Is Forty
sixth place NE, at l pm. next FRI
day. The hearing began yesterday.
Watson is charged with conduct
unbecoming an officer, with three
specifications: Making diSorderly
conduct arrest that was dismissed
in court, changing a charge, and
failing to report the change to q
superior officer.
Plaintiff in the case is. Ernest w.
Britt, IS, colored, of 3725 j street
NE, a former taxicab driver, now
in the plastic business. Mr.. Britt
testified Watson, who is colored,
arrested him last August IA at
Seventeenth street and Constitution
avenue NV, and charged him with
driving IS miles per hour in 25-
mile zone. Both Britt and a pas
senger, Joseph Clarke. 633 H street
S.W., testified Britt was driving %
miles an hour
MI. Britt also testified that when
Watson found out he was taking
the case to trial, the officer told him,
If you go to court, I'll say you were
doing SIS miles per hour" Mr.. Britt
also said that Watson pushed me
into the wall at the Traffic Bureau,
hit me in the hall and then grabbed
me by the belt and charged me with
disorderly conduct"
The disorderly conduct case was
dismissed In court. The traffic case
was taken to court, where the speed
was raised to so miles per hour by
Watson, and the court found Mr..
Britt not guilty.
1t. Marshall Gore Of the Traffie
Division introduced two routine po-
lice reports showing the two speed
Ing charges for Mr.. Britt.
Frank B. Reeves, colored ATTORNEY,
sat on the bench yesterday, marking
the first time civilian has been
member Of the Trial Board. Under
the new policy, a civilian will sit on
the board during cases that have o
civilian plaintive,
Evening star., 1949-02-05
Police Try 10 Link Z
Held in Burglary With
50 Other Gem Thefts

Two men believed by police to be
connected with from 40 to so recent
burglaries here, involving possibly
$4,000 in stolen jewelry and cash,
today were awaiting grand jury
action charged with housebreaking
They are Edward Hereford, 80, of
the 600 block of Fourth street NV,
and William Crofoot, Is, Of the 1900
block of Euclid street NV. They
were placed under $500 bond each
on one specific charge, involving the
theft of two rings valued at $3.50,
after waving hearing before
United States Commissioner Cyril
s. Lawrence.
Third Man Held.
Held along with them on a charge
Of receiving the rings as stolen
property was Earl Haley, IS, of the
Edison Hotel, in the 100 block OF
Thirteenth street NV. He was
placed under $500 bond.
Detective Sergts. Keith Gosman
and Frank Wright of the general
assignment squad explained the ar
rests were made after they traced
a parking ticket which had been
placed on a truck driven by Haley.
They said that after Miss Sally
Selke reported the theft of the two
rings from her apartment at 1854
Columbia road NV on January g.
they found one of the rings IN a
pawnbroker shop.
Parking Case Found.
The record of the sale showed the
ring was pawned by an Earl Haley
about two weeks ago, but that the
address was listed as in Florida. the
officers said. About the same time,
however, the detectives said they
came across police records showing
that a man by that name had been
boxed for illegally parking his truck
in a restricted area In the 1100
block of Thirteenth street.
They added they checked the
neighborhood until Thursday night,
when their search narrowed down
to the Edison Hotel. Haley was
arrested in his rooms. and the ar
rests of the other defendants took
place soon afterward.
Evening star., 1949-02-05
3 Woshingtonions Among
Embassy Unit in Canton

Three Washingtonians on the
American Embassy staff in Marking
are among a group transferred to
Canton to open an Office there of the
American Embassy to China, the
State Department disclosed yes
terday.
Lewis Clark, minister counsellor
of the Embassy, heads the Office in
Canton while Ambassador j. Leigh
ton Stuart remains in Nanking with
the bulk of the staff.
Among a dozen members of the
staff accompanying Mr.. Clark to
Canton were Conrad w. Amer, who
formerly lived here at 1903 Ontario
road NV; Anne K. Pond, from 2l11
Massachusetts avenue NV. and
Carroll M. Terry, from 1905 High
land street, Arlington, Va.
Hilda r. Hordern, from Warren
ton, Va, also was among the group
going to Canton.
Evening star., 1949-02-05
Two Sets of Twins
Born at Hospital
Within IS Hours

Nurses in Arlington Hospital S
maternity wing thought they were
seeing double this morning for the
second consecutive day-and they
were.
Minutes before 7 o'clock twins
were born to Mrs. John Hunsberger,
just 25 hours after twins were born
to Mrs. Richard Heckel.
Both pairs of twins were boy and
girl. In the Hunsberger family the
sister is the older by minutes while
the Heckel boy was born 9 minutes
before his sister.
, Young Miss Hunsberger weighed
s pounds II ounces and her brother
S pounds IA ounces. The Heckel boy
weighed 4 pounds 6 ounces and the
girl pounds 8 ounces
The Hunsbergers live at 1922
sNorth Ninth street and the Heckels
tat 4223 South Second road, both Ar
alington. Mr.. Hunsberger is Post
aOfice Department employe and Mr.
sHeckel is an engineer at the Pen
Atagon
Evening star., 1949-02-05
$3.50 D. {. Pay Raise
Headed for Approval
By Both Committees
y'HoroId B. Rogers

The $3.50 pay raise for more
than 1000 classified city en-
ployes is headed for favorable
action by both Senate and House
Civil Service Committees.
A similar pay increase for about
1000 other District Government
workers. including firemen, police
men and teachers, will be handled
by the House and Senate District
Committees. This procedure ap-
peared likely today, as a result of
developments yesterday on both
sides of the Capitol.
Provisions for the city's classified
workers will be kept in the omnibus
pay-raise measure pending on both
sides.
Plans to separate the legislation
for the city employees from the big
bill for cabinet officers and other
top-f1ight Federal administrators
have been abandoned.
No Objections Raised.
This was made plain by Chairman
O'Conor of the Senate Civil Service
subcommittee and Chairman Murray
of the companion House subcommit-
tee handling the big pay-raise
measure.
No objection to the District pay
raise was raised yesterday in either
subcommittee during simultaneous
hearings on the measure. To the
contrary, every witness and law
maker strongly supported the pro-
posal and urged speedy approval.
The District classified people were
deprived of the $3.50 pay increase
last summer, when Congress granted
such raise to Federal workers
The bills pending in both Senate
and House Civil Service Subcom-
mittees would make the city pay
raise retroactive to last July l.
Such a raise would cost the city
about S2,507, 900 year, according
to Budget Director Frank Pace. jr.
who testified before both subcom-
mittees. This would not include
the cost of increases for the other
1000 city workers.
Due i'm Senate Soon.
Senator O'Conor, Democrat, of
Maryland predicted today the omni-
bus measure will be approved by
the full Senate Civil Service Com
mittee and will go soon to the
Senate for action.
Representative Murray. Democrat,
of Tennessee, who was critical yes
terday of the high increases con-
tanned in the measure, thinks the
House Civil Service Committee will
bring out the measure in some form
next week. He strongly supports
raise for city workers.
High-level Federal policymakers
would get pay raises as high as
S25, ZOO for Cabinet officers, with
other top salaries running to sl7,500
and s22,500.
A $3.50 increase would be granted
to about $500 foreign service en-
ployes throughout the world, retro
active to last July l.
The problem of how to handle
desired raises for the 1000 unclassi-
fed city employees such as police
men, firemen, teachers and others
win be worked out in the House
District Committee.
Evening star., 1949-02-05
Representative WoIcoH's
Sister 10 Be Buried

Funeral services for Mrs. Flora
Wolcott Phillips, 81, sister of Rep
resentative Jesse Wolcott Of Mich
igan, will be held at 1:30 pm
tomorrow in Hopkinton, Mass.
Mrs. Phillips, who lived in Ash
land, Mass, died Thursday In Franz
ingham Mass) Union Hospital
Burial will be in Gardner, Mass.
Besides her brother, she Is sur
vived by her mother, Mrs. Lillis VOL
colt, who lives with Representative
Wolcott at 109 East Thornapple
street, Chevy Chase, Md; . daugh-
ter, Mrs. Leland Berry of Hopkinton
and two sons, Clarence Phillips, 4551
Chelsea lane, Bethesda, Md, and
Albert Phillips Of Ashland.
Mrs. Phillips was born and reared
in Gardner. Her husband, Albert
Wolcott, an electrician, died more
Evening star., 1949-02-05
Might OFF, Is Denied
Republicans on Labor
Group to Hear Dewey
By the Associated Press

Democratic members of the
Senate Labor Committee have
refused to give Republicans a
night off" from the labor bill
hearings to hear Gov. Dewey
speak at a Lincoln Day dinner
here next Tuesday.
The matter of night off was
broached to a three-man pro-
cedural subcommittee by Sena-
tor Morse. Republican, of Ore
gon. He said Senators Pepper,
Democrat, of Florida and Muir
ray, Democrat. of Montana, re-
jected the idea of extending
the meetings past the proposed
February 10 deadline just to
give the Republicans the night
off.
Senator Taft, Republican, of
Ohio, said the Republicans may
have one of their members at
tend the committee session,
while the other four attend the
dinner.
Evening star., 1949-02-05
Greece
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sinewy Markos of his political re-
sponsibilities. No successor was
mentioned.
Gy Vontitsios, who goes by the
name Of Gen. Goussias, was reported
here to have succeeded Markos as
supreme commander Of the guerrilla
forces. He is understood to have
been exercising the duties of gen.
eralissimo since last August.
According to reliable but uncon-
f1rmed reports. Markos was wound
ed August 81, 194S, during the
Grammos operations in the Slim
nista area and was removed tt
Albania, where he was admitted te
a hospital in Elbasan.
Prior to his removal to Albania
Markos is said to have made Gouis.
siaS provisional supreme com.
mander.
Goussias is an old Athens printer
who won quick promotion in Com
munist ranks. He has taken part
in the Thessaly, Grammos and Wits
operations and recently led guer.
rillas in their attack on Naoussa.
The guerrilla war council of five
members is believed to have con.
firmed Goussias as provisional gen.
eralissimo.
Rightist Move Discussed.
The guerrilla radio said that or
the agenda of the Mount Grammos
meeting was a discussion of "ttht
opportunist rightist movement il
the Communist Party"
This is the language Communist!
have used to describe purges o,
Communist ranks in Poland ane
elsewhere and which the Cominforn
has used to describe the so-callee
errors of Marshal Tito of Yugo.
slavia.
The broadcast said also tha
changes in the Central Committee
were discussed and five new mem.
bers were appointed to the Greel
Communist Politburo. -Four ''re.
serve" members of the Politburt
also we're announced.
Woman Out of Politburo.
The radio said the Central Com.
mittee voted to relieve Chrisa Had.
jivasiliou from her political respon.
sibilities. She, too, was described
as seriously i'll for some months.
CA Greek newsman covering
the United Nations at Lake
Success identified her as the only
woman on the Greek Communist
Politburo. He said she is the
wife of Petros Rousos, foreign
minister in the so-called guer-
rilla government, who was listed
as one of the four reserve" pol
itburo members.)
The Guerrilla announcement cam,
as the Greek Parliament gave tn,
new coalition government Of tn,
aged Themistokles S Sophoults i,
strong vote of confidence. The vot'
was 245 for the government, and 81
against.
Parliament also agreed to suspen,
until June /.
Vafiades Native Of Turkey.
Markos, 43, is a native of Turkey
He fled to Greece as a refugee fol.
lowing the unsuccessful Greek cam.
paign against the Turks in 1928
He was a street peddler, shippini
clerk, coffee house waiter and to.
bacco worker before he became 8
guerrilla.
He Joined the Greek Communist
youth movement early in his career
/ of violent political agitation.
Evening star., 1949-02-05
Labor
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me out'-but it doesn't" continued
Senator Nicely.
The West Virginia Senator then
referred to attacks he said have oc-
Cured on individuals in the labor
movement in the past and recalled
that in his State the late Eugene v.
Debs had been beaten because he
was a labor leader.
At this point Senator Taft inter-
rupted to complain that the exami-
nation was "blackguarding' the
witness.
Earlier, Mr.. Teller said some
union attorneys look with favor on
the ft-Hartley Act and will not
saE SO. Senator Morse, Republican,
of aOregon broke in to ask for their
names. Mr.. Teller refused, explain
Evening star., 1949-02-05
Provisional Nationalist
Capital Opened at Canton

CANTON, Feb. 5 R.-China' S
government opened its provisional
capital in Canton today and hur-
riedly brushed up its defenses by
bringing down an army of $4,000
men from Shanghai.
A government spokesman said
Canton would begin functioning as
capital today, but few ministries
were ready for business. Ofdces are
scattered all over this gloomy city.
Premier Sun Fo and Foreign Min
lister WI Te-chen arrived from
Shanghai. Acting President Ii
Tsung- g-jen stayed in Nanking. He
will remain as long as he sees hope
Of a peace deal with the Com
munists.
Since Ii is the head Of the gov
ernment. Nanking remains the capi-
tai, technically at least Most of
the embassies are keeping the heads
OF their missions in Marking. Only
Russia so far has moved its am
bassador to Canton.
Garrison Boistered.
The Ministry of National Defense
is not yet functioning in Canton
but that did not slow preparations
for defense in South China.
The seth Army, arriving from
Shanghai, helped to bolster the out
numbered garrison of Canton and
surrounding Kwangtuug province.
It's $4,000 men were added to the
1000 provincial troops and $4,000
government soldiers which military
quarters say make up the province's
garrison. The seth is composed OF
second-rate troops.
Communist publications asserted
there are four Red columns among
the 10000 irregulars of all affilia-
tions operating in Kwangtung or or
It's borders.
Informed sources in Nanking re-
ported remaining air units there
would 60 south next week.
Associated Press Correspondent
Harold K. Milks said in a dispatch
from Nanking that rife squads OF
troops and gendarmes patrollec
streets almost empty of vehicles and
pedestrians.
In North China, Communist
Mayor Yeh Chien-ying took ovel
the Peiping city government, Asso-
ciated Press Correspondent Spencer
MooSa REPORTED.
Evening star., 1949-02-05
EmbezzIement Trial Set
For Liquor Board Cashier

Trial of former cashier of the
Montgomery County Liquor Control
Board on embezzlement charges was
set yesterday for March 81 in
County Circuit Court.
The man, Charles w. Embrey, 81,
RID 2, Rockville, told Circuit Court
Judge Stedman Prescott he did not
want an attorney to represent him.
He also told the judge he intends
to plead guilty.
Evening star., 1949-02-05
Cub Scouts to Attend Service

In celebration OF Boy Scout Week
next week, Cub Pack us of st.
Mary's Episcopal Church In Arling-
ton will attend junior church serv-
ices at $50 am. tomorrow in the
church. The packs annual exhibit
OF handiwork will be displayed q
week beginning today at the Glebe
Appliance Co.. Lee Highway and
Glebe road.
Evening star., 1949-02-05
Arthur M. Torrey Dies

EAST ORANGE, N. j., Feb. 5 up.
Arthur M. Torrey, 66. secretary of
the Employers Association of North
Jersey, collapsed in front Of his
apartment yesterday and died few
minutes later.
Evening star., 1949-02-05
China
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which had been based at Tsingftao
airfield, had been transferred to a
carrier. Except for a handful Of
transport planes still based there,
the Navy has pulled out Of Tsingtao
airfield.
Evening star., 1949-02-05
LOS

IOSl.
BILLFoLD, black, containing papers Of
! value to cwner and identihcation, lost
fsH9suisnt suR San sSsh cs Size d5synSSpd ss5i
; BILLFOLD. black, with keys; Uptown
Z Theater or seafare Restaurant. Reward.
/. BRACELET, silver. part Of set; ssnti-
. mental value; lost Feb. 3; reward $3.50
: CAMERA, 5x7" view; on st. nv, between @
= 9th and 10th: liberal reward ]. K. MEARS,
: 1921 1st st. NV. HU. 90as.
q CAT, Maltese, DIX. grey, white spot under
+. neck; from 2ol Park ave- Fails cnaIeh'
COCKER SPANIEL, black. named "Blacky,"
gone since Jan. 81; was seen at Ga. ave.
s. and Newton pl. RA. 1850.
TsA.4S RAM9SP e.I SrPkE Pk 14!6 ga from ''d'' ring
ss6 se 5Iocn eoarse ma spar has se cut in ore
s1head; liberal reward. Sligo 1867. =
.DoG, 8 quarters hound, tan with black
fsads sSst nsaf eaa AsdofseE snfs p0a Nd
sLER. 444s st. Barnabas rd Sc, wash. 20.
ID. c. Phone Spruce 0246-M.
EARRING, gold ball shaped with emerald
section; reward: NO: 5298. %
EASTMAN KODAK, K-35 Special brown
leather case; Union Station, evening OF
.Tfbrsss4Fsys E s4ss, 3rd' substantial reward Gan
GOLD EARRING, lost in vicinity Of West
Convent: Cor reward Or. s6S2. %
HOUND, male, black and tan, split right
: for return or information leading to his
or s call AT. 6582.
PEARLS, 2 strands: Thursday evening, vi
a cinity of 1000 Chesapeake ST. NV, or Sill
: YER Spring. VIII person finding please re-
turn and receive reward? Wo. OIL. -6
PTTRSE 1sequins), on Pa. and 18th. Thurs
day night, containing IaoSS eIns hsmitton E1t
: Tateh ~ and keys reward, 60. 0lO0: % f1''
, MINK SCARF. skins, lost in taxicab;
. pewsrd GE. 3711. Call after pm. -6
sHEAFFER PEN, mans. Lifetime: on 14th
R.ssTda &; car near Rzl' shea29zf!sc s9fsi.5 %. s
SIBERIAN HUSKY, name "Alexei" gray g
md black body with q white M mask; oH,i VIC; OF
Wyneate v!u tgethssda) !5S and Old GeorsetqSTn
I'd. Reward: WI. 0o.H: o. .75 G y ,.o,J
nn1tsl tie eLAshii 1siue. sNcsiil call No. 2233.
waiTFT. brown, containing identificstion'
pss5uass ps Reward a cail no. sloo' Ext. :: R3s.
WALLET eontainans AS s1sh $685. s6d iqsn- E4s
WATCH. mans, LoTd Eslna; gin y yieinity st. n S Of
hNs.5S90iitsRA N:.,49s0 "a. csHss;o cs1so l7'h ana ~.
WRIST WATCH, iady's, gold, initials aal ,t *Y.
D s." vic. wis. betw: M ana 9ue sIS''
Wed reward. NO. 30Z1: -,--.z.- III. noid:
WRIST WATCH. Bulova color Put1esIa fsaE soiS e.
LoST TIiFs11Y NIGHT, white toy spitz,
female, in VIC Of 18th and Spring ra: avd M
dog is sick; answers to "rippie teWSio
Cal DE. 1859.
IS REWAPn 9or return Of briefcase name
as signed. RoBERT BRozETT' 243l as'h
FOUND.
BELGIAN SHEPHERD. black. on .u MssTn aSln
NAL WELFARE LEAGUE, Alex. 3094.
IRISH SETTER, in trafac on 8; Capitol ST.
congress Hts. VI. 7142, identity Iully.
IRISH SETTER, red, male, has out-o1-to"h
'as' GE. 2219, s12 Underwood ST. NV.
Evening star., 1949-02-05

TFFS WITH TAFTLewis Hermann AFL official blunty
told Senator Taft Republican, of Ohio Senate Labor Com
mittee hearing last night that he in Ohio" will take
care of him when the coauthor of the TaftHartey Act runs
for reelection in 1850 Mr. Hermann gestures with pencil
while arguing with Senator Taft -AP Photo.
Evening star., 1949-02-05
FOUND.

BELGIAN SHEPHERD, black. on Mas1n S1
ste,, Alex, Fri; obviously pet Cam Caanat hNA
IRISH SETTER. IN frafic on s. Capitol st.,
Congress Hts. vi. 7i42, Identify fully.
IRISH SETTER, red. male, has out-of-toWn
'as' GE. 2219, s12 Underwood st. NV
Evening star., 1949-02-05
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Evening star., 1949-01-16

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