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Evening star., 1950-01-13

A Supreme Court decision or
Constitutionality of the Districts
health inspection system may have
to await a clearer case than the
one now under consideration by
the tribunal, lawyers said today.
Justices heard arguments all
yesterday afternoon on the Dis
trict's contention that health Off
GERS should not be forced to get
warrants to inspect private homes
when owners or occupants object.
They waived time limits and a
tradition of solemnity in stormy
discussion with visiting woman
lawyer. who defended the warrant
less procedure here.
They also mingled barbed ques-
tions and sparkling jests. when
former Representative jeff Busby
of Mississippi. representing Mrs.
Geraldine Little of the 1900 block
of Tenth street NV, declared
power was too heavy thing" to
entrust to any inspection official
without specific safeguards.
Both Sides Left Wondering.
When the courtroom returned to
it's customary quiet, the tribunal
itself had left attorneys on both
sides wondering whether the case
as presented, raised real Con-
stitutional issue.
This is a terrible record or
which to base a constitutional
question" Justice jackson re-
marked. He referred to evidence
that a health inspector in Sep
tember, 1947, did not actually
enter Mrs. Little's house, after
she stopped him on the street
and refused to unlock the door.
THE Constitutional issue (in-
volving protection from unreason-
able search and protection of
public health in private -hor1es)
is as important as any that could
be imagined. But I have doubts
that the Constitutional issue Is
raised here. Perhaps we ought
not decide that issue until We
have to-"
The United States Court of
Appeals and the Municipal Court
of Appeals here reversed the
Municipal Court conviction of
Mrs. Little. They held she right
fully claimed that Constitutional
provisions against unreasonable
search and seizure entitled her
to keep the health inspector out
of her house because he had nc
warrant.
Debate Becomes Lively.
City Solicitor Anne x. Alpern
of Pittsburgh, speaking for the
National Institute of Municipal
Law officers, hardly started heI
argument yesterday when JUS
Evening star., 1950-01-13
Ex-senator Curuwuy
In 6. w. U. HospitoI

Mrs. Hattie Caraway, former
Senator from Arkansas, entered
George Washington University
Hospital last night for treatment.
Her condition was reported as
satisfactory today.
Mrs. Caraway, now a member
of the Employees Compensation
Appeals Board. spent IAN excel
lent night" and relatives said her
disqualification will not require
surgery.
Evening star., 1950-01-13
By George Kennedy

By George Kennedy
"Salted butter in a sweet dish
Eat is terrible!" said. Nine. Irene
Beran, her arms outspread and
her hands f1uttering, as she taught
a class in cooking which opened
at the YWCA today as a part of
that institutions efforts to i'm
prove home life in the Capital.
Il spoke to my friend. the chef
Of the Ritz Carlton, just re other
day and he said, Isn't it terrible
the way American women put
salted butter in sweet dishes?'
Please" she went on with a
stamp of the foot, "zis is very i'm
portant and I will nevair repeat
it again. Don't put salted butter
in sweet dish. Ze clash is ter
rif1que!"
The madame was wearing a pale
blue smock with Gordon Bleu"
embroidered above the pocket.
Evening star., 1950-01-13
Potomac Commission
Forms Basin WiIdIife
And Recreation Unit

In a step to broaden the activ-
tiles Of the Interstate Commission
on the Potomac River Basin,
Chairman Harold A. Kemp an
nounced today the formation of a
Wildlife and Recreation Com
mittee.
Mr.. Kemp's announcement fol-
lowed an address last night by
Frederick Gutheim, author of
The Potomac" in which he urged
the commission to aim at the full
development of the potentialities
of the river"
The formation of the new COM
mittee was announced at the
closing session of the two-day
commission meeting in the Hotel
Washington.
Members Of Committee.
Members will include Senator
Robertson. Democrat, of Virginia,
who has long been active in the
conservation of wildlife; DR.. Will
liam B. Holton of the Atomic
Energy Commission and member
of the Medical Board of Basic
Science, d. c.; Raymond Eaton,
vice president of the American
Red Cross; Horace Walker, editor
of Masthead and secretary of the
Fourth Regional American Power
boat Association; Harold LEIGH,
president of the Dartmouth Club.
and Bill Leetch, outdoor columnist
for The Star.
Mr.. Kempt, vino is District sani-
tary engineer, said the new COM
mittee will complement the COM
missions Land Committee, work
ing in the development of rec
reaction and wildlife resources
throughout the basin.
In urging the commission to
broaden it's activities, Mr..
Gutheim said the organization's S
earlier concerns with stream pol
luton must be extended, if the
Potomac is to have planning
worthy of its potentialities.
THE stimulation of local re-
gional planning. which already
has borne fruit in the upper
Potomac must be greatly strength
ened," he said.
Central Planning Unit.
Asserting that the commission
should become the central plan
ming agency for the Potomac
basin. Mr.. Gutheim said no great
changes in the interstate COM
pact authorizing the commission
would be necessary.
What is needed" he said, lis
a fresh perspective on the part of
the commission and a more gener-
Gus budget than the paltry $29, 900
now available annually"
He pointed out that the Fed
eral Government. for all it's in
terest in the Potomac, contributes
only the "meager" sum of $4,000.
The commission is asking that
these sums be increased.
Mr.. Gutheim said the new plan
for Washington. which has not
yet been disclosed by the National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission after two years, was
obsolete before it was completed" "
He said the Washington plan
is not adequate because it fails
to consider regional development.
plans for the cities of the
Potomac. notably Washington, are
vitality affected by what you plan
for the river and its develop
ment," Mr.. Gutheim said.
Evening star., 1950-01-13

figure eight mixing stroke. It
was easy to see she would never
persuade American women to
abandon the electric mixer. It
wore them out.
How do you measure ounces?"
asked one pupil.
TITS on re cup" said Nine.
Beran waving a glass measuring
cup.
Mine hasn't got them,' said the
young woman.
Zen buy one that has," was
madame's gallic solution.
And noW," she continued, II
will give you an inexpensive wecipe
of a cabbage soup made wild ze
shoulder of re lamb. I like to give
inexpensive wecipes. And I also
like to give re expensive ones.
When you come back next time I
will give you Wecipe Eat calls
for twuff1es-cooked in cham
payne"
Evening star., 1950-01-13
Trade Unit Asks Warning Ho|dup
All Sesqui Plans Search Centers
Be Made Public On Ex-Friends
Musical Events Cited
Especially; Symphony
Fund Drive Endorsed

A Board of Trade committee
has urged the Sesquicentennial
Commission to make public, "at
the earliest possible moment" all
plans for future events, especially
those involving music, the arts
and entertainment.
The cultural development COM
mittee of the business group voted
to make the request at a special
meeting yesterday. The National
Symptoms sustaining fund drive
also was Endorsed at the meeting.
The committee told the Sesqui-
centennial Commission it should
be advised of the willingness of
all cultural organizations in Wash
ington to cooperate with the
commission in every way to assure
the success of our Sesquicenten-
NAL Years observance in terms of
cultural activities" Musical pro-
grams were cited in particular.
The committee action followed
Wednesdays announcement of a
series of free-admission Army
Band concerts arranged by the
commission, to start next week.
Committee Chairman George Titus
stated he had not been consulted
on this or any other matter by
the commission, despite a previ-
GUS committee offer of assistance.
The committee action was pro-
posed by Patrick Hayes, a member
and Washington concert manager.
Mr.. Hayes told the meeting he
felt the Sesquicentennial Commits
sion had "blundered" in setting
the Army Band series, with
prominent guest soloists, on We'd
nesday nights, in direct competi-
tion with the established" We'd
nesday concerts of the National
Symphony.
Mr.. Mitchell said he didn't OBJ
ject to competition from concerts
where admission is charged but
that a competing free series is a
problem to the symphony.
The Army Band series will be
given in the Departmental Audi
torium, which normally seats l.
325. The l3 concerts also will be
broadcast, the Sesquicentennial
Commission announced.
Evening star., 1950-01-13
GaI|ingef TO Start
Districts Home-Care
Program Next Month

A team of medical and welfare
workers at Gallinger Hospital will
swing into operation next month
with the Districts ambitious pro-
gram to treat victims of chronic
diseases in their own homes.
Expected to save the District
thousands of dollars through re-
duced disqualification, the pro-
gram also may produce new ideas
for the care of all patients
treated outside hospitals.
Gallinger officials feel hundreds
of their patients, who need only
slight medical attention, occupy
hospital beds for long periods at
a high cost to the city, simply
because there is no other place
they can get care. Many who do
leave, they said, soon return.
To Survey Patients.
Within the next few days, the
home care" team, headed by DR..
Sidney Shindell, of the Public
Health Service. will begin a sur
vey of all Gallinger patients to
learn how many may be adaptable
to the program.
Purpose of the plan. financed
chiefly by Public Health Service
funds. is to learn how much it
costs to treat chronic patients at
home. how they might benefit
from it and whether the plan is
feasible for other cities.
Dr.. Shindell, who became an
expert on home care by studying
a pioneering program at New
York's famed Montef1ore Hospital,
said the District program should
have about 100 patients under
care In their homes by July.
How 1t viii Work.
Here is the way it will work:
l. A Gallinger patient, ear
marked for the program. will be
checked to determine how much
medical and nursing care is
needed. A social worker will
study home conditions to make
certain adequate care would he
available at home.
2. Within 48 hours after the
patient arrives home, a doctor
working with the plan will make
his first visit. Thereafter, the
doctor will care for the patient as
if he were a private physician.
3. Nurses will be sent to the
home, as needed, from the In
structive Visiting Nurses Society.
If needed, occupational therapists,
physical therapists and other
specialists also will make regular
calls.
A large number of the patients
will be cancer sufferers, DR.. Shin
dell said. and others will include
victims Of heart disease, arthritis,
diabetes. neurological ailments
(but not psychiatric) and ailments
of senility.
Evening star., 1950-01-13
New Yorker Found Dead
On Train Arriving Here

A man who police said was
about go and tentatively identified
from papers in his pocket as
Harry G. Gehring. New York,
president of the Gehring Laces,
Inc, was found dead this morning
at Union Station on an incoming
train from New York.
Death apparently was the result
Of heart attack, investigating
officers reported. The body was
taken to the morgue to await
definite identification. .
Evening star., 1950-01-13
Police Convinced
Director of Robbery
Was Old Hand

The perfect timing of the trio
OF bandits who repeatedly held up
Emmitt Warning led police today
to suspect the robbery was I'm
gered" by one of several former
associates of the one time numbers
king.
Police were fairly certain of one
thing-that the man who en-
gineered the robbery was no anna
teur but a smart operator un-
usually familiar with Warnings
household and habits.
According to information re-
ceived by police, Warning was
forced at gunpoint last Monday to
open a wall safe and hand over
$1,000 to three men who used a
ruse to get. into his home at 5000
Macomb street NV. Warning has
denied he was robbed,
All detectives with underworld
contacts are working on the case
under Police Chief Robert j. Bar
rett's personal direction. Maj.
Barrett takes the view that the
activities of what he believes to
be an out-of-town gang must be
halted before they commit any
more robberies.
Many Angles Explored.
Capt. Robert v. Murray, as
sistant chief of detectives, said
the police are now working on
"a lot of angles" and are sitting
information from many sources.
Their first object is to locate
the District man who helped the
out-of- town mobsters. One of
several former associates of War;
ring who are under suspicion is
said to be operating as a gambler
in Prince Georges County. This
ones association with Warning
repeatedly dates back to the early
30s.
Whoever engineered the rob-
berry. detectives agreed, was a
man who knew when Warning
would not be at home, when he
would come home, how many peo-
pie were in the house, how to cope
with Warnings three Great Danes,
and when Warning might be ex-
pected to have a large sum in
his safe.
Dog Mystery Cleared Up.
Police believed they had cleared
up one of the little mysteries sur
rounding the robbery-the ques-
ton of the watch dog that didn't
watch.
The Warning maid, police re-
ported. was forced by the trio of
bandits to put the Great Dane
in closet. Police said only one
dog was on the premises instead
of two or three as previously re-
ported.
A still unanswered question is
why Warning failed to notice that
the evening papers were still on
the doorstep when he came home.
Associates said Warnings brother
in-law, William Cady. habituaily
took in the papers and their pres
ence on the doorstep was the sort
of thing Warning would be ex-
pected to notice.
From what police have been
able to learn. Warning did not
notice this sign that all was not
as usual. He walked into the trap
laid for him by the mobsters, who,
according to police, had already
slugged and tied Cady and bound
the maid.
Evening star., 1950-01-13
j. ). ATTORNEY
Paid Her $3.50, ,
Says
Witness Testifies
She Got Sum Shortly
After Coming Raids

Bernice Franklin, the Govern
ment's star witness at the gamb-
ling trial of William (Snags)
Lewis and two associates, testi-
fed in District Court today that
she was paid $3.50 by the United
States Attorneys Office shortly
after So men were arrested in
gambling raids last spring.
Under cross = examination by
Defense Attorney Myron Ehrlich,
the attractive red-haired waitress
said she had received a total of
1888 in witness fees and expense
money since she first volunteered
to assist United States Attorney
George Morris Fay in his gamb-
ling campaign.
She has sworn to so many affi-
davits that she is unable to re-
member how many people she
has implicated in gambling ac-
tivities, Miss Franklin testified.
Although one of the afhdavits
she sWore to alleges that Frank
Bllleci sold chances on the num-
bers game lottery, Miss Franklin
testified that she never saw him
actually sell such chances.
Decided to Expose Racket.
Miss Franklin said she decided
to expose the gambling racket
after she separated from Attilio
Acalotti, one of the defendants
In the current trial, with whom
she had lived for 10 months in
1948.
She first went to the Washing
ton Post to expose Acalotti's &C
tivities and reporters there placed
her in touch with investigators of
Mr.. Fay's Office.
Miss Franklin repeated her tes-
timony of yesterday in which she
alleged that Pvt. Kenneth Winters,
attached to police headquarters.
placed numbers game bets with
Acalotti. She said the officer
would leave money to cover his
bets at liquor store on Four
teenth street where Acalotti would
pick it up.
Miss Franklin said she never
saw the officer leave money at
the liquor store. But he told
me he did," she said.
Winters Previously Identified.
In testimony Miss Franklin gave
at the trial of Acalotti, when he
was convicted of having threatened
her. she identified Winters as one
of the accused gamblers custo-
mers.
Pvt. Winters, who was trans
ferred from the second precinct to
the records Office at police head
quarters after his name was first
linked with Acalotti, denied Miss
Franklin's statements. He told
reporters he never placed any bets
with Acalotti and said he left no
money at the liquor store.
Inspector George r. Wallrodt,
assigned Oy 0upC. OF POllce ROBERT
j. Barrett to investigate Miss
Franklin's charges that police &C
cepted graft from Acalotti, is at
tending all sessions of the current
trial.
Tells About Meetings.
Miss Franklin told the jury of
five women and seven men trying
the three defendants on charges
of violating the District lottery
law that she accompanied Acalotti
and Billeci to the Office of Herman
Cohen, night street sales super
wiser for the Times-Herald, every
evening for several months.
There, she said, the two accused
men would settle their accounts
and be reimbursed for wagers they
had passed on to the Lewis organi.
zation.
Acalotti collected between s40o
and $500 each week in numbers
game bets, Miss Franklin said.
Evening star., 1950-01-13
Looking Back $50 Years
First Capital 'Skyscroper'
Was on Bank of Anocostio

"Took letter from Mr. Lear Percy respectinq
supply OF sugar for Mrs Washington. of
friends has built excellent
high the Eastern Branch and refinery
large ertent"-MrS Thorntons diary January 13 1900
Evening star., 1950-11-15
Police Association
Honors J. r. Young
For Helping Force

A complimentary scroll and life
membership in the Metropolitan
Police Department Association
was presented to Commissioner
John Russell Young today in rec
ognition of his efforts to obtain
higher wages and better hours
for policemen.
Presented to the Commissioner
in his Office by Inspector Clarence
H. Lutz, chairman of the asso-
cations legislative committee, the
scroll praised Mr.. Young's Tex
emplary service rendered the as
sociation" in seeking legislation
"benefiting members of the asso-
citation and their families"
Also on hand for the ceremony
were Maj. Robert j. Barrett, po-
lice superintendent; Roy L.
Givens, association president, and
Charles L. Wright. recording Sec
retary.
Evening star., 1950-11-15
a FinaIisfs Selected Here
For Talks on Democracy

Four fnalists and two alternates
were selected in the Districts Voice
of Democracy contest in the
Chamber of Commerce auitorium
last night.
Sponsored by the District Junior
Chamber Of Commerce, the con-
test is part of a Nationwide COM
petition to select four national
winners. The latter will receive
$500 scholarships and will be en-
tertained at a banquet In Wash
ington late in February.
The finalists. who will partici-
pate in the finals at pm. Sun
day over Station WTOP-TV, are
Elinor Fuchs. II, 3130 Wisconsin
avenue NV, Western High
High School; Reuben baltimore,
10, 3411 Fifteenth street Sc. Dun
bar High School; Joseph N. Pow
ers, jr., II, 1346 Spring road NV.
Roosevelt High School, and Ri
cardo Romulo, II, of 3422 Gar
field street NV, st. Johns Col
lege.
Sundays winner will compete in
the national finals which includes
the 48 States and Alaska and Ha-
waii. All talks will be of five min
utes duration or less and will con-
Germ the principles Of democracy.
Evening star., 1950-11-15
Lano Demands Return
OF 5 PinbaII Machines
Seized in Arlington

Immediate return of five pin
ball machines seized by Arlington
police in a series Of raids last
month was demanded today by
Sam Lano, owner-distributor OF
the devices. He also demands
return of $16.55 In nickels inside
them.
Commemorative Attorney Den
man T. Rucker has said he will
seek court order for destruction
of the devices, which are equipped
to pay of in "free games" This.
Mr.. Rucker believes, makes them
gambling devices which offer re-
wards.
Alfred Treuax, attorney for
Lano who was convicted last May
for extortion growing out of slot
machine operations in Prince
Georges County, wrote Mr.. Rucker
the demand for return today.
Lano's conviction and one-year
sentence in Prince Georges County
was being re-argued before the
Maryland Court of Appeals in
Annapolis today. The appeals
court earlier had refused to set
aside the verdict.
''It is our definite contention, 81
Mr.. Treuax said. "that these ma
chimes come under the category
of games of skill and most GER
tainly not games of chance. Un-
less this demand is complied with
within five days. we shall proceed
to protect our clients interest
without further delay"
Pinball machines equipped tc
give free plays mechanically fire.
quently are used to pay off in
cash at the rate of S cents fol-
each free play won. There is nc
contention by the prosecutor
however, that any Of Lano's ma
chimes involved in the raids on
four Arlington establishments
were used in this manner.
Evening star., 1950-11-15
King Will Head Inquiry
Into Coast Tax Officials

Representative King, Democrat.
of California said today a House
Ways and Means subcommittee
will make an immediate investiga-
ton Of charges of tieups between
Internal Revenue Bureau officials
and gamblers in California.
Mr.. King said in statement
that chairman Lynch of the sub
committee on administration Of
the Internal Revenue laws, has
authorized him to head the in
vestigation.
The California Crime Commits
sion said in a report yesterday
that unnamed officials Of the In
ternal Revenue Bureau have "con-
nections or business tieups" with
gamblers.
Evening star., 1950-11-15

their water, rations and field
jackets"
He said the Korean Reds did
not hesitate to fire on the wounded
as they lay on the battlefield or
as they were being transported by
jeep.
For this reason he said. medics
wear no armbands or other dis
tinctive markings and crosses have
been removed from jeeps and other
equipment, he stated.
THE best things for a medic to
do is to drag a wounded man to
some sort of cover to keep him
from being shot," he said. "One
time we were taking some wounded
in litters in jeep down a road.
To keep them from being shot at
we got a North Korean prisoner
and made him sit on the hood of
the jeep. They didn't fire on us"
Corpl. Kadic, a native of Wash
ington. was Graduated from Mount
st. Joseph School in Baltimore. He
enlisted on his 17th birthday, June
80, 1947.
Evening star., 1950-11-15
Driver Charged as Bricks
Fall OFF Truck, Hurt Woman

A Washington truck driver was
charged with improper loading
yesterday, after bricks fell from
his vehicle and injured a woman
walking along Jones Bridge road
in North Chevy Chase.
He was Thomas A. Williams, Is,
colored, of the 600 block of O
street NV, who was released on
$32.90 collateral on that charge
and one of reckless driving at the
Montgomery County police sub
station, Bethesda. A hearing was
set for December 4 in Bethesda
Police Court.
The injured woman vas Mrs.
Susie Jane Walker. 36, colored, of
the TOO block of Columbia road
NV. She was released after treat
ment for leg and hip cuts in SUBJ
urban Hospital, Bethesda.
Evening star., 1950-11-15
DR.. Bennett TO Address
Howard School Of ReIiqion

DR.. John c. Bennett, professor
of Christian Ethics, Union Theo-
logical Seminary, New York, was
scheduled to address the 34th an
nual convocation of the School of
Religion, Howard University, at
today's sessions. The three-day
meeting ends tomorrow.
DR.. Bennett was to speak on
THE Church's Responsibility for
Social Welfare" this morning and
on a Christian View of the
State" at 2 pm. Discussions on
DR.. BENEFITS talks will follow at
zach session.
The annual convocation ban
uuet will be given at 8 o'clock to-
night in Frazier Hall on campus,
with DR.. Mordecai w. johnson.
president of the university, as
peaker.
DR.. Beverley M. Boyd, executive
hrector of the department of So
sial Christian planning, Federal
Council of Churches, yesterday
alled for more church activity in
ncial welfare planning.