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Evening star., 1950-03-06

Welfare Department finds that
alcoholism is widespread among
parents of delinquent and de-
pendent children. The department
is supporting so unemployable al
coholics.
The spill-over from the District
Jail has jammed Lorton Re
formatory with 1910 inmates, 10
more than the number consid-
cred desirable for security rea-
sons. Keeping prisoners here and
at the Women's Reformatory
costs about $3.50 each a day.
The direct relationship between
drinking and crime is reflected
in mounting crime statistics, po-
lice say.
Deaths Doubled.
Vagrancy and disorderly con-
duct cases rose from 969 in l945
to 1,057 last year. while the in
crease in simple assault and
threats for the same years was
from 326 to COL. There was no up
ward trend in murders, but rape
and assault with intent to rape
increased from "a to 10.
The total of deaths in which
drinking was involved more than
doubled in five years, reaching
Ill last year.
There was one death due to al
coholism in 1914. BY 1948 that had
Evening star., 1950-03-06
Virginia Cancer Groups
To Meet Wednesday

Representatives of five North
ern Virginia chapters of the
American Cancer Society will at
tend the annual precampaign din
ner at $50 pm. Wednesday at
the Evans Coffee Shop, Arlington.
The national drive for funds
will be held in April.
DR.. Guy r. Fisher, Staunton.
State campaign chairman, will be
the principal speaker at the Ar
lington meeting. Chapters to be
represented are Arlington, Alex
andria, Fairfax, Prince William
and Loudoun. The five make up
the 18th district of the Virginia
Division Of the American Cancer
Society,
Evening star., 1950-03-06
Arlington School PTA
Asks Parents Aid in
Fighting Sex 0ffenses

Mothers of the Peyton Ran
dolph Elementary School. Arling-
ton. have organized campaign
to educate parents in their re-
sponsibility to guard their chill
dren against sex offenders,
While only two sex cases have
been reported, the school Parent
Teacher Association has decided
an educational campaign might
prevent other occurrences.
The campaign got under way
after study was voted at the
January meeting of the PTA.
AS one PTA member put it, the
group decided to see, among other
things, eff we had any dangerous
areas where kids were playing"
Under direction of the PTA
Health and Safety Committee,
mothers agreed to see that all
parents are made aware of the
possibility of sex offenses; are
given suggestions for preventive
measures. and are requested to
report offenses to county author
tiles.
"The primary thing is to help
educate the parents in their
responsibility to their children, a
PTA spokesman said. ITO get them
to know what the children are
doing all day, and where they
are playing"
Arlington Police Chief Harry L.
woodward said today the two re-
ported "sex offenses" in the Pey-
ton Randolph area involved only
the use of indecent language.
OF 20 complaints received from
all over the county this year, the
chief reported, only one is of a
serious nature. This case involves
a 35-year-old man now awaiting
trial on three charges of raping
two 14-year-old wards placed in
his care by the District Welfare
Department. He is jackson w.
Ager, colored. of the 1900 block of
South Langley street.
Evening star., 1950-03-06
B'noi Birth Lodge
To Hear William EurIy

William Early. superintendent
of Arlington schools, will speak
at a meeting of the Benjamin
Cardozo Lodge Of B'nai Birth
at $3.50 pm. tomorrow at the Arl-
ington Jewish Center. Lee boule-
ward and Fenwick street.
The program is the second in a
series of talks on Arlington af-
fairs sponsored by the lodge.
Evening star., 1950-03-06
NineVirgiiniians
Are Arrested
In ABC Raids
l Accused Of Buying,
8 Of ReseIIing,
legoI Whisky

Virginia authorities arrested
nine men in weekend raids,
charging them with the resale or
purchase of legal whisky. The
raids were in Alexandria and
Manassas.
M. K. Bryant, inspector for the
Virginia ABC board. said two of
the men were selling whisky they
bought in State dispensaries. Six
others were selling liquor bought
in Washington stores, he reported.
The ninth man was arrested for
Illegally buying bottle.
The whisky was bringing an
average of SIS a fifth and 50 a pint,
the inspector said.
Followed Undercover Work.
The raids were conducted after
undercover work by an agent from
Richmond.
Mr.. Bryant said three men were
arrested at Ted's Newsstand. in
the 400 block of Hume avenue.
Alexandria. He named them as
Theodore Knott, 36. of the 300
block of Delray avenue. owner;
Nicholas J. Lafaragiola. 35, of the
100 block of Hume avenue. and
Charles G Harmon, 46, of the 100
block of East Howell avenue. Har-
mon was charged with two sales.
James c. Mathews. 81. colored.
300 block of South Patrick street,
Alexandria. was charged with two
sales at Beacf's Potomac ESQ
Station, 1900 Jefferson Davis
highway.
Lester M. McBlair. "a, was
charged with three sales. at his
home on Barge Wharf, at the foot
of Wilkes street, Alexandria. Mr..
Bryant said one of the sales was
made to Thomas Carl McArtor,
SO, of the 100 block of Roth street,
Cameron Park, who was leaving
the place when the officers ar
rived. He was charged with IL
legal purchase.
All Released in Bail.
Edward M. Dean. 81, of Barge
Wharf, was charged with illegal
sale and with aiding and abetting
the purchase of liquor.
McArtor was released in $3.50
bond. All others were released
in $500 bond on each charge. They
will have hearings in Alexandria
Police Court March IA.
In Manassas the officers
charged Edward w. Gaskins. Al.
and Sherman Gaskins, IS, with
illegal sales. Both men are
colored. They were released on
$500 bonds for appearance next
Monday in Prince William County
trial justice court.
Evening star., 1950-03-06

now disappeared - smashed,
sunken into the ground or stolen.
Before adjourning last week. the
Maryland General Assembly
passed a resolution calling for a
tentative new survey. The Mary
land-Delaware border is to be
covered as well as Pennsylvania s
MaSon-Dixon line.
tits a survey to see if a survey
is necessary" William H. Bayliff,
executivce secretary of the Board
of Natural Resources, explained
today.
1--WE don't know just how badly
lost the boundary is" he said.
Using college men specializing
Evening star., 1950-03-06

in geology and civil engineering,
Mr.. Bayliff said the State expects
to do the job on a 1000 budget
during the summer vacation.
If things are as bad as the legis-
lature thinks they are. Maryland
later will ask Pennsylvania to join
in a full-scale bi-State survey.
How come the need of new
markers? Mr.. Bayliff said forest
fires and conflicting game laws
cause the trouble.
Right now. Pennsylvania
picked UP near the border by a
Maryland game warden can al
ways say, s'Why I'm in Pennsyl-
vania."
Evening star., 1950-03-06
Chevy Chase PTA MEETING

The Chevy Chase Elementary
School Parent Teacher Associa-
ton will meet at the school at
1:30 pm. tomorrow instead of in
the evening, as planned originally,
1t was announced yesterday. Com
les, radio and the movies will be
discussed by a group of parents
in program arranged by Mrs.
William E. Chace.
Evening star., 1950-03-06
ia isl Drunks in Year Create Jail Housing Crisis
(Second of a Series.D
By Ted Mcdowell

One OF the Districts toughest
housing problems is at the Dis
trict jail-"home" last year for
14.151 drunks.
It's getting SO crowded there
that extra hunks are going into
the cells. The number of admis-
sions for intoxication has more
than doubled in five years, point
ing up the troubles presented by
a great social problem.
If everybody in the District de-
cided to go on the wagon per-
manently, this would be the effect:
Police could do something else
with the time they spent last year
in arresting more than $1,000
persons for drunkenness.
Jail admissions 14,151 drunks
out of 1892 admitted) would fall
off 10 per cent.
Municipal Courts criminal divi-
sion happily would be deprived of
about 10000 cases year (19,41O
drunk cases last year in a 24,940
totaD.
Gallinger Hospital could turn to
other use beds occupied by 2,156
persons treated last year for
diseases stemming from immod-
crate drinking.
Extra police vigilance does not
account for the ever increasing
number of arrests, for the rise
was steady even before Supt. of
Police Robert J. Barrett put 1875
more men and additional patrol
wagons on the streets last year.
Drunk Court" Established.
The police personnel problem
became so difficult a" Monday
drunk court was established
after Maj. Barrett complained
that on one day alone 1873 of his
men spent a total of 473 hours in
court on drunkenness cases.
In the police lineups, the prison.
er's dock, the jail bull pens" are
seen the same faces, time and
again.
Municipal Judge Almond Scott
believes at least 10 per cent of his
defendants are ''repeaters."
Like others seeking a remedy,
the judges experiment and probe.
"The habitual drunk is a sick
man." says Judge Scott. "He needs
medical and psychological atten-
tion-not a Jail sentence. The
first thing he does when he gets
out of Jail is to go get another
drink"
But present facilities are so lin
tied that only about five drunks
day can be given clinical treat
ment.
Judge Frank H. Myers tried
something new.
All offenders appearing before
him for the first time were freed,
regardless Of past records, with
the warning that double penalties
would be, imposed next time.
Reformatory damned.
His records for a 30-day period
revealed that 10 of the 1886 de-
PENDANTS turned up two more
times and that 485 were in his
courtroom twice. Judge Myers
said:
my experience has satisfied
me that being intoxicated is In
reality a matter to be dealt with
as social problem and not one
solely for criminal punishment y
Not all the burden is heaped
on the courts and jail. The Public
Evening star., 1950-03-06
risen to "a and last year there

risen to "a and last year there
were 20.
Cirrhosis Of the liver. associ-
ated with heavy drinking, cost Is
lives in 1914 with % in 1948 and
19 last year.
Ten people died as a result of
drunken driving last year, and
these include only cases in which
the driver was charged. In past
years. the average toll was about
three. -
Poisonous concoctions killed
only two people last year, but, in
1948 five died and the year before
% lost their lives.
Since 1889, Gallinger's sick
drunks have increased from 1904
to 2.156.
Evening star., 1950-03-06
Boxer Evangelist Disqualified
After TKOOver Rival Meeting

He said 'bedlam" resulted when
ushers refused to admit them.
Children were crying and
screaming and women were carry
ing on. AS long as I've been a
minister, I've never seen anything
like it," Mr.. ClaJtenburg said.
If police hadn't come there
would have been real riot. There
was Is or 80 minutes of pande-
nonium." he said.
There was no explanation for
the visit.
Owen was freed on $50 bail
Court today.
Police also arrested Dewey c..
Rhodes. %, and charged him with
disorderly conduct.
Evening star., 1950-03-06
Alexandra City Council
Votes to DecontroI Rents

The Alexandria City Council
today voted to decontrol rents.
The~ote, on a motion by Coun-
Gilman Marshall j. Beverly, re-
versed stand taken some time
ago.
MIR. Beverly told the council
that the previous vote was based
on the belief that the Area Rent
Advisory Board was in favor Of
retention of rent control.
Subsequent investigation has
disclosed that this information
was inaccurate. Mr.. Beverly said.
The vote was 5-1, with Albert
A. Smoot In the negative. The
council ordered that Gov. Battle
and the Alexandria delegation to
the General Assembly be notified
of the action.
Evening star., 1950-03-06
Freeman Says Jingoism
Here Is Threut to U. S.
By the Assoeioted Press

NORFOLK, Va, Mar. SITS
own spirit of jingoism is far more
OF a threat to America than is
Stain, according to DR.. Douglas
S. Freeman. historian and editor
emeritus OF the Richmond News
Leader.
The only fundamental differ
ence IN world armies is found in
their leadership. DR.. Freeman told
officers OF the headquarters staff
OF the 29th Infantry Division, Vir-
ginia- a-Maryland National Guard,
at their weekend convention
here.
Evening star., 1950-03-06
Press Photographers
Organize in Virginia
BY the Assoeiofed Press

RICHMOND, Va, Mar. g.
Twenty-three newspaper photog-
raphers met here yesterday and
organized the Virginia Press Pho
tographers' Association.
Officers of the new group are
Joseph c. Colognori of the Rich
mond Newspapers, Inc. president;
James E. Mays of the Norfolk Vir-
glnian-Pilot, secretary, and E.
Howard Hammersley of the Roa-
noke Times-World Corp. treas
urer.
Evening star., 1950-03-06
Alexandria Calls
Annexation Plan
Sound for CITY
Council Committee
Puts Totol Expense
At 81, 800, 900
BY Robert G. RoIIinos

Alexandria today released fig
ures to show that proposal to
annex portion of Fairfax County
is economically sound for the city.
Alexandria plans to annex 712
square miles to- the west and
north. The acquisition would add
an estimated 5000 to the city's
10000 population and would
double the land area.
The City Councils annexation
committee. in an announcement
today. estimated the total an
nexatlon expense would run in
the neighborhood of $500, ,00O."
The committee announcement
emphasized that any figures must
be approximate and subject to
revision after review by the court"
in the coming annexation suit.
ULTRA Conservative" Figure
The committee declared it is
being "ultra-co conservative" in it's
estimate.
Rather than impose a financial
burden on the city. as most an
nexation cases do" the committee
asserted" it is an economically
sound step to take at this
time"
The figure of $1,60O,O00 the
committee said, should cover pur-
chases of schools from the county,
the building of new schools and
additions. and transportation of
pupils. 1t also would pay for
new fire station and installation
OF hydrantS in the annexed area
In addition, that figure includes
any cost arising from increasing
the capacity of a proposed Alex
andria sewage treatment plant.
On this point the committee ex-
planned. however.
Actually, certain charges, such
as the increased cost OF the sew
age treatment plant. can and
would be financed by means of
revenue bonds to be floated
for this purpose"
May Assume Part of Debt.
The committee said it has taken
into consideration the possibility
that it might have to assume a
certain portion of the bonded in
debtedness of Fairfax County. In
this respect, the committee pointed
out:
Due to the undetermined status
OF this Indebtedness at this time,
we are unable to state any definite
figures to cover this amount"
Backing its claim that the move
would be economically sound, the
committee said estimated rev.
enues from the annexable area
would be 100000. The commit
tee further estimated that the
costs of services and city opera
tions for the new territory would
be $475,000.
This, the committee said, would
leave $125.000 for payment of in
terest and the amortizing of the
debt incurred in the annexation.
In conclusion. the committee
said that not only would there be
no added tax burden to the city
but that the credit position and
rating of Alexandria as far as
bonds are concerned should be
strengthened.
Evening star., 1950-03-06
Tests for Census Jobs
To Be Held Wednesday

Tests for positions as enumer-
ators in Montgomery County will
be conducted by the Census Bu-
reau Wednesday in the Liquor
Dispensary Building, $500 Coles
vile road, Silver Spring.
Norman Russell, district super
visor for the Washington area
said previous announcement
that the examinations would be
held tomorrow was in error. Ap-
plicants for the positions are
asked to appear between 10 am
and 3 pm.
Evening star., 1950-03-06
PTA to See Film on Spuin

Clement E. Conger will lecture
and show a color film of Spain at
g pm. Wednesday at the George
Washington High School PTA
meeting at the school in Alexan-
dria. Mr.. Conger visited Spain on
an expedition for the National
Geographic Society.
Evening star., 1950-03-06
CIuru Burton PTA to Meet

The Clara Barton School PTA
will meet at 8 pm. tomorrow at the
school, 7425 Macarthur blvd.
Cabin John. Mrs. Emil Smith.
president of the Maryland State
Congress Of PTA's will speak.
Evening star., 1950-03-06
PIoy at FuIIs Church High

The. senior class of Falls Church
High School will present three
act comedy Zone Foot in
Heaven" Friday and Saturday at
the Madison School
Evening star., 1950-03-06
Nurses Aides to Be Cupped

Fourteen new Red Cross nurse S
aides will be capped at a ceremony
at Children's Hospital at 2::30 pm.
Wednesday. DR.. Montgomery Blair,
medical director of the hospital.
will speak.
Evening star., 1950-03-06
Dolly Madison PTA Benefit

The Dolly Madison Junior
High School will present a
Parent-Teacher Association bene-
mt Thursday at 8 pm. at the
school. A variety of entertainment
has been planned.
Evening star., 1950-03-06
Round Table Talks
Tonight Open Series

Hear alcoholism in Wash
ington" over WMAL and
WMAL-TV, The Evening Star
stations.
/. A roundtable discussion
of the problem from $50 to
10 o'clock tonight.
2. A series of eight weekly
broadcasts from 9:45 to 10
pm. Tuesdays, beginning to-
morrow.
Evening star., 1950-03-06
Lee to Address Republicans

Frederic P. Lee. president OF the
Montgomery County Council. will
speak to the Young Republican
Club Of Montgomery County at 8
o'clock tonight in the Bethesda
County building.
Evening star., 1950-03-06
CentreviIle Meeting Tonight

A mass meeting to organize a
fire department will be held at 8
o'clock tonight at the Centreville
(Va.) School.
Evening star., 1950-05-31
Bosox, Yonks Offered Junk

hand with that bat and he swings from the right side.
Bosox, Yonks Offered Junk
The Griffith Harris waited long This
is deal that completed last December The
two minor figures in the swap-A Johnny
sk-werent mentioned prominently but at time the White
Sox offered Kuzava and Mchaes for Robinson Scarbo
ough
Griffith listened courteously to Mr. Frank Lane
OF the White Sox and then toddled off what their first
baseman and star pitcher worth the Sox and
Yankees Both of these organizations epansvey profered
some rare and antique junk but for while looked
Griffith was going to fall for the Red Soxs offer Grf
so badly burned many recent deals with Boston, too
The fellow who brought the trade to head Mee
The guy never aot off well this was
to Harris that he one two centerielders Since
the other Noren play base after fashion
logic dictated that Robinson traded somebody could
plug that gap at second base.
Many pennant been won with weakness at first
as the Yankees proved last their
way to proving it again But few championships are won
with Dust at second base.
al Was THfIe Short
Kozar hardly will be missed Washington and pre-
suaoy ne same may be said of Ostrowsk Chicago In
Ostrowkls favor however is 38 batting average the
Fac1c ast League last and the fact been
up IN the majors long enough to be evaluated.
Kozar mediocre and at bat had two
OF regular play with the managers Joe Kue and
Harris pegged him at below big league PLAYER Mum
PIES was something less than dashng personality too On
club that needed all the fire could find Kzar had none
to give
likely eu race only left-handed pitching Normally $3.50
hitter Will look better than he really facing his opposite
number in the box. ~
It's Young lnfieId, Now
FOR club with farm system unproductive as the Mats
P underpayng the differences in the ages of the key
ngures In the trade Mchae only in comparison tn Robin
sons 49, plus gives the Washington Club one of the
neds In the majors Eddie only a. Noren onlv o.
and Dente 27 - ~ -' ~
kuzava has only 10 major league games as compared
WITH scarboroughs total of SO career but he's got
~ pun on hay IN age and baseball high on the
southpaw potentiaes More than one club owner
o manager tried to talk the White sox of Kuzava last
winter, following his 1915 season ~
nothlng else at this early date NatWhe sox deal
proved tnees no law against clubs irving
70 improve themselves For that's been the imnres
It ' leaSI 10 "asnlngtonians Griffith has dealing
Almost exclusively with Red sox and Yankees .nd - lie
was nepeo oy any player he got exchange barring
Aaele' one has to scratch to recall his name
Evening star., 1950-05-31
Major Leaders
By The Asseeioied Press
aHrrurrAN vrAGT1r

,,, gsttingmDobys; Cleveland $685. Msie
n.E Euas|pI as7 ss Massi0' Boston 4o' Stephens
R Runs s~ batted in-stephens, Boston. ~;
Hits-pi Maggio. Boston. 81; stephens
Doubles-Ken. Detroit. 1a; wertz, De-
Triples-Henrich. New York, 8; Mapes,
New York, and Dillinger, Philadelpnia, D.
Home runs-Williams, Boston, IL;
Dropo and Stephens. Boston, and Rosen'
Stolen bases-Dillinger. Philadelphia, 5;
Di Maggio, Boston, and Dolby. Cleveland. 4,
Strikeouts-Reynolds, New York. AZ;
Lemon, Cleveland, 40.
Pitching-Byrnes, New York, 81; 1888;
Hudson, Washington. SO, .750.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Battirg-Musial, st. Louis, .41o; HOOP
Pittsburgh, 3SS.
Runs-Glaviano. st. Louis. 35; Jethroe,
Boston. and Jones, Philadelphia, 81.
Runs batted in-Sauer. Cnicago. e;
KpsT and Elliot. a. sGssSn RsSInss go
Brooklyn, and Sisler, Philadelphia. 4S:
Doubies-Robinson. Brooklyn. 10: Mu-
Tripies-siaughter. st. Louis; Jetaroe,
Boston, and Ashburn. Philadelphia, 4.
Home runs-Kiner. Pittsburgh. 8; Il
lott and Gordon, Boston: Pafko, Chicago
and Jones. Philadelphia, 8.
Boston; snider and Reese. Brooklyn, and
Terwilliger. Chicago. 5.
strikeouts- Philadelphia. 81;
Pitchins-Rush, Chicago. e-1; .s57;
Bankhead and Banta, Brooklyn, Al. 800.
Evening star., 1950-05-31
.Bucky Declares
Club Is DoubIy
Aided byDea|
Defense Is frightened.
Punch Added in 6-Mon
Swap, He Figures
By Burton Howkins

The redesigned Mats will have
1rv Noren at first base, Cas-
Michaels at second base and ar
alternating outf1eld with Sam
Mele as its only fixture in center
field tomorrow night when the St
Louis Browns invade for the
opener ola four-game series.
In the wholesale shutting OF
talent with the Chicago White
Sox the Mats have acquired the
sturdy Michaels, Pitcher Bob
Kuzava and Outfielder Johnny
Ostrowski in exchange for Pitcher
Ray Scarborough. First Baseman
Eddie Robinson and Second Base
man AL Kozar.
Bucky Harris was still mulling
over his batting order today, but
already established is the fact that
he'll install Ostrowski, Mele and
Bob Ortiz in Washington's outfield
against lefthanded pitching
Against righthanders the Mats
manager will flank Mele with Gil
Coan and Ed Stewart.
Sentiment Takes Beating.
I'm sorry to see those three
fellows CO." said Bucky. speaking
of Scarborough. Robinson and
Kozar. They're fine men and I
like them. but from a baseball
standpoint think we got the bet
ter OF the deal. We've frightened
our infleld, balanced our batting
order against left-handers with
Ostrowski in the lineup and
haven't taken the worst of it from
a pitching standpoint in getting
Kuzava."
Michaels is the solid" player
obtained by the Mats. A 1903 hit
ter last year, the right-handed
Michaels-who changed his name
from Casimir Observation-Disclosures
glaring gap in the Mats infield
at second base. Only "a years old.
hes a strong EARNED right-handed