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Evening star., 1950-03-04

noon, but he didn't remember on
what afternoon the encounter
took place.
How did the conversation
start?" Mr.. Fischbach wanted to
know.
Consults Attroneys.
HE asked "Warring began.
Then he excused himself to
consult with Mr.. Alder and his
other attorney, John Lewis Smith,
jr. These whispered consulta-
tions punctuated his testimony.
"He asked me If I knew of any
gambling places in his precinct,
Warning resumed. II said, No,
sir I said, Why? Have there
been some complaints?'"
Capt. Beach. he said. told him
Of getting a call from "the boss
that morning about the lack OF
gambling raids.
II said I don't know of any,
thing you'd have to raid over here.
I didn't know of any gambling
places"
Warning said he went to the end
Of the jewelry counter and called
Capt. Richitt-the conversation
that ended with his agreeing to
come to the precinct.
when I hung up the phone,
Capt. Beach said, Are you going
to see Tony?' I said yes. He
said, Tell Tony what I told you.
Warning said he had not indi-
Gated he wanted to see Capt
Richitt alone when he got to the
Third Precinct.
"If the captain didn't care, ]
didn't" he explained. "It didn't
make any difference to me. if it
was all right with the captain
Conversation Pursued.
Waring was taken over his con-
versation with Capt. Richitt again
and again.
II asked him If he'd heard
anything about the House Investi-
eating Committee and he said
no." Warning testified. II told
him I'd left Capt. Beach in
Georgetown. and I told him Capt
Beach told me that the boss called
Capt. Beach and wanted to know
why there were no gambling raids
in No. 8 and No. 7. He said he
didn't know anything about it.
told him like I'd told Capt. Beach
that I didn't know any places"
Capt. Richitt. he said, told him
he didn't have any gambling
places in his precinct, and he
didn't need to worry about it.
Were you worried about it?'
the witness was asked.
Evening star., 1950-03-04

in view of what Capt. Richitt had
told him, he thought Warning
wanted to say something about
gambling enforcement.
In answer to questions, the in
spector said Warning did not ask
what the subcommittee was doing.
"You were somewhat disap-
pointed and mystif1ed?" Mr..
Fischbach summed up.
Eyes, but / was reluctant to
question him because I wanted
anything he said to be strictly
voluntary" Inspector Walldrodt
replied.
After Inspector Wallrodt was
excused, the argument over dates
started up again with Mr.. Fisch-
bach asking Capt. Richitt for the
third time if he could possibly
be in error about January 81 and
with every one around the wit
ness table trying to recall what
they did over a month ago. The
conflict was still unresolved when
the hearing ended. =
Evening star., 1950-03-04

NOTED to the rank Of sergeant in
1910.
When he became a lieutenant
in 1945, Capt. Richitt ended his
motorcycle duty with the Traffic
Division and was assigned to No
3 Precinct.
In 1948 he became a captain
and was placed in command of
No. 9 Precinct. He took command
of No. 3 Precinct in July, 1948.
The captains record shows he
was commended 10 times. The
first was from the then superin-
tendent of police for his work in
arresting two robbery suspects
while rookie.
The others range from citations
by his commanding officer fol
courtesy to blanket commenda-
tions for service during visits tc
Washington by foreign dignitaries
Evening star., 1950-03-04
Richitt, on Force Since 1925,
Is E Ex-Murine and Stunt Rider

Capt. Anthony Richitt. Al, who
Joined the force in 1925. is a for
mer Marine and motorcycle stunt
rider. A native of Grove City. Pa,
he became a rookie policeman here
after completing three-year
hitch in the Marines.
Capt. Richitt headed the Police
Departments motorcycle stunt
team after being assigned to
motorcycle duty in 1927.
He and his wife, who live at 512
Somerset place NV, have two
children-Patricia, 10, an employe
of the Internal Revenue Bureau,
and Donald, a midshipman in his
second year at the Naval Academy
at Annapolis.
In 1929 Capt. Richitt was trans
ferred from No. 4 precinct to the
Traffic Division, and was pro-
Evening star., 1950-03-04
BIick Denies TeIIinq
RichiH Place Was
Clean as a Whistle

1t. Roy Blick, head of the police
vice squad. today said he spoke
only once to Capt. Anthony Richitt
concerning an alleged gambling
place in the 1900 block of L street
N.W.-and that time he told the
police captain 1.-The place was run
ming wide OPEN"
Capt. Richitt, who. has taken
his complaints over his transfer
from the third to the eighth pre-
cint to the House subcommittee
investigating crime here, told re-
porters at Municipal Court yester-
day that 1t. Blick had told him
on three occasions the place was
"as clean as whistle"
| 1t. Blick said his conversation
with Capt. Richitt concerning the
newsstand took place right in
front of the place.
Unable To Get Evidence.
II told him that place was wide
open, as was another place in
the next block. But I told him
we had been trying to get evi-
dence on the place for long
time and had been unable to do
So"
"Mr. Richit has no evidence on
the proprietor" said 1t. Blick.
He arrested the man without a
warrant"
1t. Blick said 'Richitt was very
mistaken about that conversation.
In fact, he never sent report to
this office that the place was sus-
pected of gambling activity"
Capt. Richitt quoted the vice
squad head yesterday when he
came to court to testify against
the newsstand proprietor. Louis
A. Zampini. 36. of the 1900 block
of Fifteenth street NV.
However. zampini did not ap-
pear, and after Bondsman Meyer
Weinstein reported he had been
unable to locate the defendant,
Judge Walter j. Casey continued
the case until March 10.
If Zampini has not been located
by that time his $500 bond prob
ably will be ordered forfeited.
zampini is charged with operating
lottery.
Capt. Richitt told reporters he
decided to "knock the place off
himself and at least close it up
for a while" after one of his. own
men, in plainclothes, had been
unable to make bet there.
Case Quashed.
Meanwhile, another gambling
arrest made in the third precinct
was quashed yesterday by Judge
Casey after the arresting officer
testified he did not see the defend
ant actually writing numbers.
Third Precinct Pvt. Clarence
Knots told the court he arrested
two men in a boiler room in
building in the 900 block of Sew
enteenth street NV. after observ-
ing them through an open door.
He did not have a warrant.
Pvt. Knots said he saw the de-
fendant, Hiram E. Banks, At, col
ored, a janitor there, writing
something, I don't know what"
The other man, Nelson Green, IS.
colored. of the 700 block of How
ard road Sc. was seen writing
down numbers. according to Pvt.
Knots. Both Banks and Green
had numbers slips in their pos
session, Pvt. Knots said.
Green on an earlier occasion
had pleaded guilty to charge of
possession of numbers slips and
the case was referred to the pro-
baton Office for presentence in
VeStiQatiOn
Evening star., 1950-03-04

mo"
Warning was asked specifically
if he had talked to Mai. Barrett
earlier in the day or had heard
from Maj. Barrett or anyone else
besides Capt. Beach about the SUBJ
committees complaint.
He said he had not.
Warning, who gave his age as
43 but looks younger, permitted
his otherwise expressionless face
to break into a smile once. That
was when he was asked if he had
told Capt. Richitt it was his cousin
rather than himself, who had been
robbed. Warning said he was kid
ding.
Mr.. Fischbach interrupted his
questioning about the robbery to
ask if Warning had known Jimmy
LaF Fontaine, the gambling house
proprietor, who died last fall. War
ring said he had known him but
hadn't seen him for 20 years be-
fore his death.
Mob Activity Suspected.
"I've noticed ever since LaFon-
taine's death there has been a rash
Of hold-ups Of people in a certain
business, Mr.. Fischbach said, OBJ
viously referring to the Warning
robbery and several cases where
gamblers were held up. Has ii
occurred to you perhaps other
mobs are moving in and asserting
dominion?" -
mot as I know of" replied
Warning. II wouldn't say there
was"
Mr.. Fischbach questioned War
ring about Capt. Richitt's allega-
tions of a promised pay-off In
this way: ,ss
Mr.. Fischbach: Did you say you
wanted to take care Of him.
Warning: No.
Mr.. Fischbach: Did you in any
way offer. or promise Capt. Rich
lit any sum Of money?
Warning: No.
Mr.. Fischbach: Did you say
anything that suggested to Capt
Richitt taking care of him or q
pay-off?
Warning: No.
Mr.. Fischbach: BY no word, nc
movement of the hand was there
anything that suggested to Capt
Richitt that you would take care
Of him?
Warning: No. I positively did
not say I wanted to take care o1
him.
Mr.. Fischbach: Did you ever
give any money to the police
force?
Warning. No. --
Evening star., 1950-03-04

ring reported was stolen from his
wall safe.
Warning said he guessed it was
a large amount.
How long had you been accu-
mulating that?" Mr.. Simpson
asked. 81" a..
Warning pleaded self-incrimi-
nation and refused to answer.
Mr.. Daley. proprietor of Pete's
was called for questioning about
the Wallrodt- Warning meeting in
his restaurant. Asked if he had
seen the two together, he said he
Evening star., 1950-03-04


or pay you OFF," Mr.. Fischbach
asked.
mo"
Had anyone else?"
mo"
Mr.. Fischbach brought out that
Capt. Richitt told the Warning
story to Chairman Davis and SUBJ
committee investigators on Feb
ruary Q:
Pvt. Ernest N. Reid, who was
identified as the policeman who
had sat in Capt. Richitt's office
during the Warning visit, was
called to tell what he knew about
the conversation.
Heard Part of Conversation.
Pvt. Reid said Warning talked
in a low tone but he heard him
say the committee was displeased
at No. 3 about gambling arrests
and that Warning wanted to help
He said he heard Warning say the
boss was the major. but he did
not hear anything abr It Earring
taking care" of Ca &. Rict>~,N,
Warning took the stand at 5:.,
pm.
He was irnr .ediately asked
What is your ccupation?"
Just as quic ,ly. he replied in
an even BIZ. 4ow-pitched voice: 81
refuse r. answer that question on
group,e ! might tend to incrimi-
nate myself"
When Mr.. Fischbach wanted te
know why that answer would in
criminate him, Mr.. Alder pro.
tested and Chairman Davis rulec
Warning need not explain.
Warning, in reply to questions
said he called Capt. Richitt after
talking to Capt. Beach. He sale
Capt. Beach told him the major
had called him that morning ane
had complained that there wers
no gambling raids in the Thirc
and Seventh Precincts.
"I told Capt. Beach I was COINS
to call Capt. Richitt about 1t, he
added.
He was asked why he woulc
call Capt. Richitt.
Capt. Richitt is friend o1
mine," he replied.
He acknowledged he had never
had a drink, a sandwich o.
a cup of coffee with Capt. Richitt
had never visited Capt. Richitt'.
home or had Capt. Richitt as hi
! guest.
"Yet you consider him YOU
/ friend?" Mr.. Fischbach asked.
WELL" Warning replied, "Te
seen him around over there"
/ He testified that he happened
to meet Capt. Beach In William
Miller's jewllry store one after
Evening star., 1950-03-04

Mr., Fischbach: Did you ever
have anyone else do it in your
behalf?
Warning: No.
The questioning then switched
to the meeting between Warning
and Inspector WaIlrodt, who had
preceded Capt. Richitt as COM
manding officer of the third pre-
cinct.
Called Wallrodt.
Warning said he called Inspec-
tor Wallrodt at his Office after
leaving Capt. Richitt and asked
him If he would be coming to
Pete's. Inspector Wallrodt said
he would probably have lunch
there the next day. Warning said
He was asked why he called
the inspector.
II wanted to ask him If he had
heard anything about what the
committee was doing or going tc
do," he explained.
You thought he would tel
you?" he was asked.
If he knew of anything, hac
an idea he would tell me-any.
thing that he wouldn't get him
self into any trouble he would tel
me-" Warning replied.
When he came in the restau-
rant the next day, he said, Inspec.
tor Wallrodt was sitting in 9
booth with someone, so he walked
into the next room until the mar
left. He figured his own conver
sation with Inspector Wallrodt
did not last more than five
minutes.
Asked about his conversation
with Inspector Wallrodt, he said:
II asked him if he had heard
anything about the House COM
mittee and he told me he hadn't
I told him what Capt. Beach had
told me and what I had told Capt
Beach the day before"
What did Inspector Wallrodt
say?" Mr.. Fischbach asked the
witness.
II think he said he didn't know
Of any place over there-that's
the No. 8 precinct-where there
was any gambling going on,
Warning responded.
AS the second hour passed anc
the crime probers delved deepe,
into his business and friends
Warning more often was refusing
to answer questions.
He refused to say whether he
has people working for him OF
files Social Security returns in.
dicating he has people working
for him. He said he was unwilling
to submit his account books tt
the subcommittee or to give the
subcommittee his income tax re-
turns. He refused to say If any
one helps him make up the fig
ures for his account books and re-
fused to say if his income taz
adviser helps him with filing his
Social Security returns.
Maintains Bank Accounts.
He testified freely. however
that he maintained q checking &C
count and a savings account at the
Hamilton National Bank although
he never uses checks. He said he
had a safety deposit box at the
bank in his own name and did moi
use any other PERSONS box.
After telling the subcommittee
that Mr.. Burdine makes up his
tax returns, he testified that Mr.
Burdine does not examine hi,
books for this but uses figures fur.
nished by Warning.
He said he visits Mr.. Burdine al
his home to get help on his in.
come tax but doesn't remember
what he paid Mr.. Burdine for thi!
help last year.
Representative Simpson, Re.
publican, of Illinois asked War
ring il $4,000 wasn't a larg.
amount Of money to keep in hi!
homea That's the amount War.
Evening star., 1950-03-04

made gestures which he took to
indicate a promised payoff.
Says "BOss" Called.
He quoted Warning as saying the
boss" had called him and that
the boss" meant Maj. Barrett.
"Warring had his right hand
in his pocket as If he had some
thing in his hand. shaking it.. He
said I'd like to take care of you.
I said. No. mister, not me-" Capt.
Richitt went on. a..
Had Warning. on any other oc-
casion. attempted to corrupt you
The Nome nugget., 1950-10-30
Appropriations Cut Hits Fairbanks Construction

FAIRBANKS, (P)-School con- struction, street paving and city utilities will be hit under the new government order slashing three million dollars from federal ap- propriations for the Alaska Public Works project.
 The action of the budget bur- eau was protested by Lou Joy, president of the school board dis trict.
 He said projects planned here two new grade schools and a new high School-are absolutely necessary because of the influx of military personnel to this vital defense area"
 He said that at the present time
The Nome nugget., 1950-10-30
Margaret Truman Makes TelevisiOn
 Singing Debut

NEW YORK, (F - Margaret Truman made her singing debut on television last night.
 "I loved it," the Presidents con- cert singing daughter said after the telecast. Everybody was so nice to me-and I had fun"
 Miss Truman, on the air six minutes, sang two songs as a guest artist on Ed Sullivan's "Toast of the Town" (CBS) vari- ety show. The studio audience of 75O gave enthusiastic applause to her offerings-'-O'er the Hill," a hunting song from the American Revolutionary War period by Francis Hopkinson; and My Jo- ham," by Edward Grieg.
 In the studio audience were Secretary of the Treasury John w. Snyder and group of 27 friends of Mis Truman.
 The program was carried to 19 cities as far west as Omaha, Neb. CBS estimated the audience at 1O,OOO,OOO.
The Nome nugget., 1950-10-30
BULL ELEPHANTS HARD TO FIND

KHARTOUM, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, R)-A good bull elephant is hard to find in the Sudan these days. Sudan game warden A. Forbes reports he found female elephants outnumbering males by five to one in a recent trip he made through Equatoria Province bordering on the Belgian Congo.
 "I went up to herd after herd of females which were accompanied by only a few small bulls," he said.
The Nome nugget., 1950-10-30

The wedding of w. w. Earring ion. master Sgt. of the Alaska Ma tional Guard, who has been most active in setting up the Guard units in this area, is scheduled for today to Miss Mary Louise Alex ander, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Earl Alexander.
 The marriage will take place at Noorvik where the Armstrongs are ANS teachers.
The Nome nugget., 1950-10-30
BUFFALO GRAVEYARD
 UNEARTHED

CALGARY, R-"We're in a graveyard" a startled plowman exclaimed when he began to break land for a garden in subur- ban Calgary. A graveyard it was the graveyard of thousands of buffaloes. Each furrow made by the blow turned up hundreds of bones.
 About 75 years ago the garden was one of the many pounds where Indians and white men wrote one of the blackest chapters of the west. It was here that buff faloes were slaughtered by the thousands.
 The garden lies at the base of steep cliff. The buffalo were stampeded on the plans above so that they thundered straight for a funnel-shaped corral construct ed so the narrow end opened at the top of the cliff. In the fall from the precipice they were either gilled or made easy kills for hides.
The Nome nugget., 1950-10-30

the city is operating on double shift because of the increase in sChool population.
 Others declared that if the city's program of public utilities is cur tailed a large percentage of mili- tary personnel living in the city would be affected.
The Nome nugget., 1950-10-30

Long dormant volcanoes are likely to produce the worst erup- tions, says the National Geograph- ic Society, because they have e. cumulated a bigger stopper" of rock and ash.
The Nome nugget., 1950-10-30

Mraie Grant. Public Health Nurse is on weeks vacation, which she is taking in Fairbanks and plans to return to Nome next Saturday.
The Nome nugget., 1950-10-30
SMALL FIRE AT SERVICE CLEANERS

A little trouble with the heater of the Service Cleaners called out the fire department Sunday eve ming. Fortunately, the fire was out before any damage was done, in fact, according to Mrs. Mickelson, it was out before the fire depart ment arrived although they re- sponded very promptly.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1950-08-25
Jews in Sports
A Minyan's a Minyan, Euen
With an Irishn1Qn on Hand
Jews in Sports

JUST ABOUT every prominent
basketball man in the country was
present at the Alamac Country
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1950-08-25

BrOWnStein, mentor OF the Chlca-
go Stays; from Philadelphia, Ed
die Gottlieb of the Warriors; from
Boston came Red Auerbach of the
Boston Celtics; and present was
Leo Ferris of the Syracuse Mats
Ben Kerner, owner of the Tri-City
Blackhawks; Mac Kinsbrunner,
former st. Johns University Won
der-Five star now managing the
Concord Hotel, the largest sports
emporium in the Catskill Noun
tains; Max Zaslofsky, National
Basketball Association All-League
team star with the Chicago Stays
and more too numerous to relate.
After the game, over late
midnight snack, Abe Saperstein,
owner-coach-manager of the Har-
lem Globetrotters, and Elliott
Hasan, Jewish referee from Chi
cago, who accompanied the Trot-
ters overseas, regaled the gather
ing with stories concerning their
trip.
Pat Kennedy, Referee-in-C Chief
of the National Basketball .Asso-
citation, joined them with several
stories concerning his experiences
and one of them bears repeating
here.
SEVERAL YEARS ago when
mountain basketball was just get
ting under way, and Kennedy used
to get around more, Patrick work
ed several games at the Grossinger
Hotel in Ferndale, New York. One
Friday night after the meal, Pat
noticed some of the older Jewish
patrons approaching younger fell
lows and asking them to join them
in the lobby.
Invariably the younger fellows
would shrug their shoulders and
turn away. Finally, Harry Gross
niger approached Pat and said,
"Come on Kennedy; put this on
your head and come with me" I"
Pat placed a skull cap on his head
and walked obediently with Gross
niger into the lobby.
It developed that the Orthodox
Jews were ready for Friday even
ing services and they needed a
tenth man for a "minyan." Ken
nedy was finally selected as the
tenth after all the other Jewish
patrons declined.
He said: "There I was-a big
husky Irishman with a skull cap
on my noggin listening to those
other nine Jews pray"
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1950-08-25
Bernard Brown Seeks State Treasurer Post

He is married and the father of
two children.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1950-08-25
SingIetons Plan Steak
Fry on Saturday At
South Mountain Park

A steak fry has been arranged
by the Singletons at South Noun
tain Park next Saturday, Aug.
26, at $3.50 pm. Members and
guests may meet at the Jewish
Community Center, 915 N. 4th st.
at 8:15 pm. for transportation.
Dancing under the stars will be
among the evenings activities,
and everyone is invited. Reserva-
tions, at $3.50 per person, may be
made with Sarah Soloff, 2-5579.
The Singletons are a civic, cul-
tural and social group of unmar-
ried men over 25 and women over
%. Meetings are held the Sec
ond and fourth Monday evenings
of each month.
Meeting Monday
The next regular meeting will
be Monday, Aug. %, at $3.50 pm.
at the Community Center. Off
GERS will be nominated and the
club constitution will be discussed.
The first issue of the club news
paper will be distributed. A So
cial hour will follow. Prospective
members are invited to attend.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1950-08-25
Council of Jewish
Women Preparing
For Thrift Shop

Preparations for a thrift shop
to be operated by the Phoenix Sec
ton of the Council for Jewish
Women were being completed this
week.
The shop will open early in the
fall at location yet to be decid-
ed. Proceeds from sales will be
used for the councils project of
supplying milk for needy babies.
Mrs. Louis Turken, chairman,
has called for aid from car and
truck owners in picking up con-
tributions. A collection depot has
been set up in the garage of Mrs.
Edgar Bibo at 1926 w. Edge
mont.
Telephone Drive Set
Anyone having contributions to
be picked up are asked to contact
Mrs. Turken at 3-3491 or the CO.
chairman, Mrs. Joe Carey, at g.
1922. Items sought include child
ren's outgrown clothes, bric-a-
brac, furniture, dishes, play-pens,
toys, books and garden tools.
A telephone squad will be or
ganized soon to push the drive.
Serving on the thrift shop COM
mittee are Mrs. M. Boukans, Mrs.
Allen Harris, Mrs. Cert Dreizesun,
Mrs. L. Patt, Mrs. B. Pole and
Mrs. Handel.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1950-08-25

Ariz., and has lived in Phoenix
since 1920. He previously served
as Maricopa county attorney, state
attorney general and judge of the
superior court. He is a member
of the Conference of Chief JUS
tices of the United States, the
American Bar Association, the
state bar, Maricopa County Bar
Association, Loyal Order of Moose
and American Legion.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1950-08-25
BoWmon Is Candidate
For Muricopu Sheriff

Everett Bowman, veteran ART
zona law enforcement officer, has
announced his candidacy for sher-
iff of Maricopa county, subject to
the Sept. II Democratic primary.
This will be Bowman's second
successive attempt to become
sheriff. He ran second in 1948.
A resident of Arizona for 81
years, Bowman has lived in SAT-
ford, Tempe and Gilbert. He now
maintains homes and ranches in
both Phoenix and Wickenburg.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1950-08-25

Bernard Brown, native Arizo-
nian, has announced his candid
acy for the Democratic nomina-
ton for state treasurer.
He has served as deputy county
treasurer and chief bookkeeper in
the state treasurer'S office. He
was born on a ranch near Tempe
38 years ago, attended school at
Chandler and spent four years at
Arizona State College at Tempe.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1950-08-25

Club in Wood
r d G e, N e w
York, over the
August a week
end when the
famous Harlem
Gl b otters
p / a y e d t W o
charity games S
against the U.
S. All-Stars.
From Chica-
go came p h j |
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1950-08-25

Chief Justice Arthur I. La
Prade of the state supreme court
has announced his candidacy for
reelection on The Democratic
ticket.
He is native of Winslow,