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Evening star., 1950-03-29
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Evening star., 1950-03-29

A railroad across Northern
Guatemala is the aim of a COM
pany now being formed.
Evening star., 1950-03-29
wheel and Axle Popped
Out of Boby's Mouth
By the Associated Press

BOSTON, Mar. 80. - A wheel
and axle popped out of the mouth
of nine-months-old Robert Vad-
ney. jr., when patrolman turned
him upside down at city hospital
yesterday.
Patrolman Michael de SistC
knew it was going to happen. He
did the same thing with his own
son, Peter, 2, when he swallowed
a penny two years ago.
Oh, yes, the wheel and axle
were from a plastic toy.
Evening star., 1950-03-29
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With Little Worry
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Evening star., 1950-03-29

ABC SUPPLY co.
1H4 18th Street NV.
Washington, D. G.
ALPERSTEIN'S DEPT. STORE
IA CorroII Avenue
Tokomo Pork, Nd.
ALPERSTEIk's DEPT. STORE
1920 7th St. NV.
Washington, D. G.
BARON 8 MELTZ
Lee Highwoy
Arlington, Va.
BARON & MELTZ
40 S. Washington Avenue
FoIis Church, Va.
CALL CARL, INC.
5000 Connecticut Ave.
Washington, D. G.
CAPITAL RADIO
1913 Rhode IsIond Ave. NE.
Washington, D. G.
CAPITOL TIRE co.
8527 Georgia Ave.
Silver Spring, Nd.
COLONY RADIO
6l19 Georgia Ave.
Washington, D. G.
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PHILLIPS, INC.
817 n Street NE.
6Il 7th St. NV.
Washington, D. c.
POLLOCK & ZEkTZ
IS N. GIebe Road
Arlington, Va.
RADIO MART
625 F St. NV.
Washington, D. c.
ROLLS RADIO
$500 Illinois Ave. NV.
Washington, D. c.
SCOTS HOUSE OF N
2404 coIumbio Pike
Arlington, Va.
SERVICE TIRE CORP.
z4z3 Wilson Blvd.
Arlington, Va.
Sheldon & Smith Appliances
Silver Spring, Nd.
KANN'S DEPT. STORE
7th and T SIS. NV.
Washington, D. c.
Armed Services Purchasing Co.
| Thomas Circle
Washington, D. c.
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MILITARY PERSONNEL
Warner Bldg.
18th 6 E Sts. NV.
Washington, D. c.
RICHARD GAscH & SON
8l4 9th St. NV.
Washington, D. G.
w. E. MILLER
9th 8 D Sis. Sc.
Washington, D. G.
McLEAD RADIO CIV
4O7 Forrest Glen I'd.
Silver Spring, Nd.
MARYLAND MOTORS
2l9 {. Montgomery Ave.
Rockville, Nd.
PATS RADIO SERVICE
311 Pa. Ave. Sc.
Washington, p. c.
J. R. ENRIGHT
1920 Wisconsin Ave.
Bethesda, Nd.
AGA APPLIANCE
e7z7 Georgia Ave. .
Silver Spring, Nd.
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Arlington Rites Tomorrow
For Mrs. P. 6. Lauman

Graveside services for Mrs.
Philip G. Lauman, 81, wife of q
retired naval captain. will be held
at II am. tomorrow In Arlington
Cemetery. Capt.. p. G. Lima
weaver, senior chaplain of the Po-
tomac River Naval Command, will
conduct the services.~.- .,.-....
Mrs. Lauman died on February
IA in San Mateo, Calf. She and
Capt. Lauman had been visiting
their daughter, Mrs. Donald S.
Bussey of San Mateo, since last
September.
The former Miss Elizabeth Car
ter, she was q native of Danville
Va, and the daughter of the late
John Thomas Carter of that city
She resided here on several occa-
sions during her husbands naval
career and had made her home
permanently in Washington since
1941. She lived at the Westches-
ter Apartments. 5000 Cathedral
avenue NV.
In addition to her husband and
daughter, she is survived by two
grandchildren. Elizabeth Carter
Bussey and Donald s. Bussey, jr.
A son, Maj. Philip G. Lauman. jr..
USA. was killed in action in
the Philippines on December is.
1914.
It is requested that, instead Of
flowers, contributions be made to
the American Heart Association.
Evening star., 1950-03-29

The dentist, a charter member
and first president of the South
ern Maryland Dental Society, was
born in Washington. A graduate
of Central High School and the
University of Maryland Dental
School, he took a postgraduate
course at the University of Penn
sylvania Dental College. For two
years he interned at the Forsyth
and the Eastman Clinics, both in
Rochester, N. Y.
DR.. Voelker was q veteran of
of World War I. during which he
served overseas as an infantry
lieutenant. He was q member Of
the Brightwood Masonic Lodge,
the Takoma Park American Le-
gion, the Manor Club the District
Dental Society. and the Maryland
State Dental Society,". and had
been active in Metropolitan Police
Boys Club work here. He belonged
to the Albright Memorial Church,
Fourth and Rittenhouse streets
NV. Surviving are his widow, the
former Miss Mae Patten of Ma
nassas. Va, whom he married in
1925, and twin children, Joseph
Lewis and Janet Lee Voelker, 6.
/ Funeral services will be held at
II am. Friday at the Deal funeral
home, 1912 Georgia avenue NV.
Burial will be in Congressional
Cemetery.
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Mrs. H. Clayton Newcomer
D. {. Native, Dies at II

Mrs. H. Clayton Newcomer, II, q
lifelong resident of Washington
died yesterday of pneumonia at
her home, 1903 Connecticut ave-
nue NV.
The former Miss Minnie Gent
ner, she was graduated from the
old Washington High School, now
Central High School. Her hus-
band was formerly associated with
the Goodyear Rubber Co. here.
Besides her husband. she is sur
viyed by to brothers. William G
Gentner, 4733 Baltimore avenue
Hyattsville, and Harry P. Gentner
Atlanta.
Funeral services will be held at
l pm. tomorrow at the Hines fu-
neral home. 2901 Fourteenth street
NV. Burial will be in Rock Greek
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1950-03-29

Henry Fischer, opened barber
shop at 1865 Wisconsin avenue
NV. after the close of the Civil
War. His son took over the shop
in 1897 and sold out 20 years ago.
Later he worked for several
Georgetown barber shops until a
stroke six months ago.
Mr.. Fischer was the past head
of the Districts Improved Order
of Red Men, a national civic and
benevolent society. He was the
oldest member of the Georgetown
Lutheran Church, Wisconsin ave-
nue. and Volta place NV. and
was charter member Of the
William r. Singleton Masonic
Lodge, No. 80.
Surviving are his widow. Mrs.
Florence O. Fischer; two daugh-
ters, Mrs. Caroline L. Wiltberger
of the N street address, and Mrs.
Ethel H. Skiados, 4424 Fessenden
street NV, and two grandchil-
dren, Arthur G. and Helen G..
|Skiados. A brother, William C.
Fischer, a retired captain OF the
guard at the Treasury Depart
ment, lives in Gainesville, Fla.
Funeral services will be held at
1 pm. Friday in the Georgetown
Lutheran Church. Burial will be
in Rock Creek Cemetery with
Masonic rites.
Evening star., 1950-03-29
Mrs. Oliver Hartman, II,
Lottery Proponenf, Dies
" the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Mar. 2s.-Mrs.
Oliver Hartman, II, bankers
widow who waged a long but los
ing fight for legalized charity lot
teries, died yesterday.
Her husband, a Wall Street
leader for nearly SO years. died in
1910.
The former Grace Carley was
born in Kentucky but her family
moved north when she was 10
years old.
During World War she taught
food conservation and was a
leader in Red Cross work. Later
she turned to charity work and
was q member Of the city's Child
Welfare Board. ..-.
In 1884 she and others founded
the National Conference for
Legalizing Lotteries. The organi-
zation became involved in a bitter
battle with the Post Office De-
partment and the late Episcopal
Bishop William T. Manning.
In 1910 she vas acquitted in q
Federal Court at Santa Fe, N.
Mex, on 4 charge of conspiring
to ship lottery tickets across State
lines. .+
Evening star., 1950-03-29
Funeral Services Held
For Edwin |. Sebastian

Funeral services for Edwin
Locke Sebastian, 81. nephew of
the late James L. Stephens, for
whom Stephens College for Girls
in Columbia, Mo-. is named, were
held yesterday in the Foundry
Methodist Church, Sixteenth and
P streets NV. Burial was in
Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Mr.. Sebastian. a resident of
Washington for the last eight
years, died Sunday at his home,
1886 Sixteenth street NV, after
long illness.
Born in Stephens, Mo-, he was
the son of Fletcher and Letsey
Stephens Sebastian. Before COM
ing here, he was associated for
10 years with the Cooperative
Publishing Co.. Guthrie, Okla.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Fannie Bowling Sebastian, and
two daughters, and two sons by
a previous marriage. They are
Mrs. Philip F. Smith, 51O3 South
Tenth street, Arlington; Mrs.
Samuel M. johnson of Phoenix,
Ariz.; Fletcher A. Sebastian, 1912
Ontario place NV, and DR.. JEFF
ferson j. B. Sebastian, 5605 Over
lea road, Sumner, Md.
Three brothers, a sister, six
grandchildren and seven great
grandchildren, also survive.
Evening star., 1950-03-29
Miss Margaret Hanna, Richard QuigIey, 83,
One Of First Women in Owner Of Pharmacy
Diplomatic Post, Dies Near 6. W., Dies Here

Richard Lucien Quigley, SO, for
many years the owner of Quigley's
Pharmacy at Twenty-first and G
streets NV, died last night of a
heart condition at George Wash
ington University Hospital. He
had been i'll for about a week.
The pharmacy has long been a
favorite gathering place for
George Washington University
students. Mr.. Quigley retired IL
years ago but still owned the
building in which it was located.
A native of Martinsburg, w.
Va, Mr.. Quigley came to Wash
ington IS years ago and was grad
uated from the old Columbian
College, now George Washington
University. He lived aJ 3415
Thirty fourth street NV.
He was vice president of the
Home Building Association, 2006
Pennsylvania avenue NV. He
was a lie member OF the Amefl-
can Pharmaceutical Association
and belonged to the Veteran
Druggists Association and the As
sociation of Oldest Inhabitants.
He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Elizabeth Carpenter Quig-
ley, with whom he celebrated his
golden wedding anniversary in
1913; daughter, Mrs. Mary
Elizabeth Macnamee of the Thir-
ty-fourth street address, and two
grandchildren. Mrs. Donald Pike,
jr., and Richard E. Little, both
of Boston.
Funeral arrangements will be
completed today by the Gawler
funeral home, 1855 Pennsylvania
avenue NV.
Evening star., 1950-03-29
Mrs. HilIman Bay|iss Dies
In Fairfax County at 80

Mrs. Hillman Bayliss, So, a life
long resident Of Fairfax County,
died Monday at her home there
after several weeks illness.
Mrs. Bayliss, the former Miss
Catherine Fahnline, lived 2
miles south of Alexandria. Her
husband, a retired farmer, died in
1888. She was the Oldest member
of st. Paul's Episcopal Church,
Alexandria. ..
Surviving are three sons, David
E., John r. and George H. Bayliss,
all Of Fairfax County, and three
daughters. Mrs. William F. Roat
and Miss Jennie T. Bayliss, both
OF Fairfax County, and Mrs. Will
liam Hoffman, Los Angeles. Thir-
teen grandchildren and nine great
grandchildren also survive.
Funeral services will be held at
1880 am. tomorrow in the De-
maine funeral home. $40 South
Washington street, Alexandria.
Burial will be in Ivy Hill Cemetery.
Evening star., 1950-03-29
1r Mrnturtattt

BAILEY, EMMA P. A sacred and sin
dear Thse Ws Il 9se to E "a nsmory Who o.
tered into eternal rest three years ago
today, March 20, 1947.
Until memory. fades and life departs,
You will live forever in my heart;
5"Tn5 SaiE eysEz 5sa!
FIoRAvANT1, MARY AMBRoG1. In
memo memory OF, Of my wife. NARY Al AMBROG1 nRss
Love- Love- and remembrance mem rance fo last forever. syer''
HER LOVING HUSBAND, QUIRINO.
HARRISON. WILLIAM S. Sacred to the
beautiful memory OF our beloved father,
WILLIAM s. HARRISON. who entered into
March 80, 1888.
Loved in life. remembered in death:
DAUGHTER AND SON, HELEN BROWN
AND JOHN HARRISON.
JONES, Jon ROBERT. s5 In loving Is,1s memory y
departed this life one year ago today.
The stars are brightly shining
Upon silent grave,
In 1t lies a precious one
We loved, but could not save.
Where remembered joy blooms fair,
Your memory; dear father,
Eoy1sa 81 sEssss11 9ESssG sSS5s
ROBERT JONES AND VIOLA SMITH.
LUCAS, KATIE L. A tribute of love
and devotion to the memory Of our our dear
ago today, March 30. 1943.
We do not need special day
To bring you to our minds,
The days we do. not think of you
DEVOTED DAUGHTER, MRS: SHERDINIA
81 SMITH. WILLIAM EDWARD tBILL). In
son son and i0y,n brother WILLIAM %
(BILL) SMITH. who departed this life
three years ago today, March 20, 1947. :
Your memory is all we have now,
Your cares are all at rest
Happy are we who today can say
We loved you and did our best.
There is never day or night we fail
LoVING K vSs MOTHER AND SISTER, ELLA C.
SMITH, ANNA r. IRONS.
TAYLOR, ROSA B.. In cherished mem
sTs sna S z Rosx sss0Io3s Ss to
Departed this life one year ago today,
A DEvoTED s.v son, BENJAMIN F. TAYLOR.
TILGHMAN, JESSE. In sad but low
ing memory of my beloved husband,
JESSE TILGHMAN, who departed this life
three years ago today, March 90, 1947.
Remembrance is the rose that blooms
Eternally year by year;
Sweet memories clinging to our hearts
Keep loved ones always near.
And tender thoughts that linger on
Are links that ever bind
Are with ese ones wo Sn0 are hsys ss bshn
HIS s., pEyoIED WIFE, ELIZABETH L.
Evening star., 1950-03-29

out in the Department for about
two months, and I stayed for 40
years"
Death came at the Chestnut
Lodge Sanitarium near Rockville,
after one months illness. She
lived at 1929 Varnum street NV.
Her career covered service in
South America as we'll as Switzer-
land. During World War I, when
the State Department increased
its staff from 125 to 700, Miss
Hanna was in charge of training
new clerks. =
Served at the Hague.
In 1924 she was named chief of
the Office of coordination and
Review.
Before that appointment, she
had served at The Hague, was
named an assistant in the Venez-
uelan Claims Commission and at
tended the fourth, fifth and sixth
International Conferences of AM
erican States in South America
and Havana, Cuba.
At the time of her appointment
as consul at Geneva, she was the
fourth woman named to the
United States diplomatic service
Member of AAUW.
Her work in Geneva dealt
largely with technical meetings
of the League of Nations, touching
on worldwide social questions,
child and adult welfare, economics
and intellectual cooperation
among nations.
Until her foreign service inter-
fered, she took wide interest in the
American Association of Univer-
sity Women and renewed her
membership after her resignation
fromsthe Foreign Service.
She is survived by a brother,
Frank r. Hanna, of Los Angeles;
a sister, Mrs. w. L. Fairbanks, of
Tucson, Ariz.; a brother in law,
H. H, Martin, with whom she
made her home. two nieces, Mrs.
Elizabeth Haynes, of Washing
ton, and Mrs. Francesca Steere of
Annapolis, and a nephew, David
Fairbanks, of Tucson.
Funeral services will be held at
II am. tomorrow in st. David's
Episcopal Church, Klingle road
and Macomb street NV. Burial
will be private in Rock Creek
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1950-03-29
Mrs. J.R. Wright Dies;
Widow Of Undertaken

Mrs. John r. Wright, II, widow
of a prominent funeral director
here, died yesterday at her home,
5000 Reno road NV. She had
ben an invalid for five years.
Her husband. who headed the
John r. Wright Co., 1887 Tenth
street NV, was burned to death
when his firm was destroyed by
fire on April 2. 1943.
The former Miss Grace Virginia
Downs, she was born in Baltimore,
but had lived here for more than
IS years. Her father, the late Rev.
Wilford Downs, a Methodist min
lister, had been with several
churches here and in Baltimore.
Mrs. Wright was graduated from
the old Eastern High School. She
had devoted her life to church
work and was an honorary vice
president of the Methodist Home,
1901 Connecticut avenue NV. A
member of the Wesley Methodist
Church. Connecticut avenue and
Jocelyn street NV. she had be-
longed to all its women's organi-
cations.
Surviving are q daughter, Mrs.
Virginia Wright Garrett of the
Reno road address; son, Wilford
F. Wright, Bay Pines, Fla. and a
grandson, Stephen Alderman, jr.,
a student of the Georgetown Uni
versity Foreign Service School.
Another daughter, Mrs. Lucille
Wright Ackerman, died at Fort
Benning, Ga. In 1910.
Funeral services will be held at
2 pm. tomorrow at her residence.
Burial will be in Glenweod Gene
terry.
Evening star., 1950-03-29
Francis W. PouIson Dies;
Former Democratic Leader
BY the A,,oeiofsd Prssa

CLEVELAND, Mar. 29.-Francis
w. Poulson, former Ohio Demo-
cratic leader. died Of q heart at
tack at his suburban Shaker
Heights home last night. He
was 81. ~
Mr.. Poulson. a practicing at
torney here the last 40 years, en-
gagged In State politics and held
several appointive Offices under
city administrations. He was most
widely known for his close associa-
ton with Martin l.. Davey while
MIR. Davey was Governor.
Mr.. Poulson was chairman Of
the State Democratic organization
and edited the Ohioan, the organi-
zation's publication.
Evening star., 1950-03-29
i. Mccall Frazier,
|Ex-Head Of 3Agencies
In Virginia, Dies al 4o
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

RICHMOND, Va, Mar. 29.-T.
Mccall Frazier, 49-year-old for
mer head of three State agencies
and a Virginia political leader.
died early today of pneumonia at
a Richmond hospital.
Funeral services will be con-
Quoted at 2 pm. tomorrow at
Keysville, Charlotte County.
At the time of his death. Mr..
Frazier was president Of the Old
Dominion Products Corp. of Rich
mond. and was not connected with
any division of the State gov
ernment.
He previously had served as
head of the Commission of Insur-
ance and Banking, commissioner
of the State Motor Vehicle Divi-
sion. and chairman of the original
State Alcoholic Beverage Control
Board. He was credited with Or
ganizing the State Police Force
while in the motor vehicles post.
Managed Pollard Campaign.
Born April 30, 1900, at Bluefield,
Va, he was a son of the late DR..
Henry Frazier and Mrs. Florence
Frazier. He graduated from Roa-
noke College and later attended
law school at the University Of
Virginia.
He left the university in 1922
and made his first appearance on
the political scene by aiding
George c. Peery in his success
full campaign for Congress against
John Hassinger in the 9th Dis
trict. After his victory. Mr..
Peery named Mr.. Frazier his Sec
retary.
Mr.. Frazier served in this post
until 1929. when he managed the
successful gubernatorial campaign
of the late John Garland Pol
lard against G. Walter Mapp and
William Mosely Brown.
Skyland Co. Official.
In 1888 he became vice presi-
dent of Skyland Co., Inc, which
held Federal Government con-
tract for operation of all hotels,
stores and filling stations along
Skyline drive.
He intermittently was in the
news even after he officially
dropped out of the Virginia po-
litical scene. He came out in
1914 for the abolition Of the poll
tax as a prerequisite to voting in
Virginia and suggested that a
uniform literacy test be given.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Eloise Pettus Frazier; one daugh-
ter, Miss Pettus Mccall Frazier
of Richmond; two sisters, Mrs.
John P. Mclaughlin and Mrs.
Walter R. Bishop. both of Rich
mond. and one brother. Henry B.
Frazier, jr., of Suffolk.
Evening star., 1950-03-29
Miss Anne Dodge Dies;
Father Built u. P.
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, Mar.
29.-Private funeral services will
be held here Friday for Miss Anne
Dodge, 81, youngest child of Gen.
Grenville M. Dodge, Civil War
hero and builder of the Union
Pacific Railroad.
Miss Dodge died Monday in
Pasadena, Calf, where she had
made her home for about two
years. She also had spent many
years in New York and Washing
ton.
Miss Dodge was the last surviv-
ing child of the railroad builder
who left an estate currently valued
by trust officers at about So, SOC, 900.
Evening star., 1950-03-29

yesterday at the
age of II.
She had more
than 40 years
service with the
State Depart
ment, coming
here from Ann
Arbor, Mich,
in 1895.
On h er re-
tire m e n t in
1889, she S a i d
of h er lon g
/. q ov e rn ment
career: II was
asked to help
Evening star., 1950-03-29
Henry Swift Ives Dies;
Managed Harding Race
BY the Associotsd Press

WHITE PLAINS, N. Y, Mar
29.-Henry Swift Ives. 78, retired
insurance specialist and news
paperman who managed the late
President Warren G.. Harding s
campaign, died Monday. Mr.. Ives
was on the editorial staff of the
st. Paul Dispatch and Pioneer
Press and left that paper to be-
come secretary of the casualty
and surety information clearing
house in Chicago. He retired in
1887. ...
Evening star., 1950-03-29

ne ] ] V + u dL
1900 Dale drive,
Silver Spring.
DR.. Voelker
had practiced
at no Willow
avenue, Tako-
ma Park, for "a
years before his
retirement in
1876 because of
illness. He had
been a patient
at the. naval
hospital since
N ov e m b e r !,
194S.
Evening star., 1950-03-29

street NV.
A nfe | on g
r e S | d e n t of
Geo &c to W n,
Mr.. Fischer was
a student Of the
old Curtis Ele-.
mentary School,
3235 o street
NV, where he
raised the hrSt
Ameri c a n nag
nOWn on the
school grounds,
his family said.
HiS fofhor
the late Charles
Evening star., 1950-03-29
Otto H. Fischer Dies;
Retired Georgetown
Barber Was IA

Otto Henry Fischer, -, once
owner of one of the oldest barber
shops in Georgetown, died yes
terday at his home, 1926 N
Evening star., 1950-03-29
DR.. Joseph Voe|ker,
Retired Dentist, Dies

DR.. Joseph William Voelker, 81,
retired Takoma Park dentist, died
of a cerebral hemorrhage yester-
day at Bethesda Naval Hospital.
Evening star., 1950-03-29
Breaks Attendance Records

Using stage shows in addition
to film features for the first time,
a West End London theater has
broken all attendance records
10000 In the first week.
Evening star., 1950-03-29

Miss Margaret M. Hanna, for
mer American consul in Geneva
and one of the first women to
hold a diplomatic post, died here
Evening star., 1950-03-29

A shutdown of British timber
mills, because of fighting in
Burma, left 10000 jobless.