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trict. The vote in 334 Of the
districts 468 precincts gave Mr.
Bulge 11,150; o. j. Bothne, 1882;
Andrew H. johnson, 5.945, and
Edward Woozley, 5,242.
Another close contest developed
for the Democratic nomination
for the I'd District Congress post.
The vote in 339 precincts gave
James H. Hawley, jr., 9.118; w. H.
CPete) Jensen, 7,137; Wayne
Loveless, 1858; Mrs. Nellie Cline
Steenson, 6.536, and w. C. Thorn
ton 1851.
Evening star., 1950-02-01
Defense in Gambling Raid
Wins Motion on Evidence

A motion to suppress evidence
seized in a gambling raid was
granted yesterday by Municipal
Court Judge Almond w. Scott.
Defense Attorney James K.
Hughes successfully argued that
Vice Squad officers made a search
and arrest without warrant,
although they had time to apply
for one, and did not actually see
misdemeanor being committed.
Charged with permitting gam
ing at delicatessen in the 1700
block of Seventh street NV. were
Lewis Leiberman. SO, of the 1900
block of Webster street NV, and
Frank J. Clayborne, 40, of the
1000 block of Thirteenth street
NV.
Detective Salvatore Greco testi-
fled % other persons, found in a
back room of the store, were
charged with disorderly conduct
and allowed to forfeit SIS COLA
teral each. He said some horse
race slips and scratch sheet
were seized in the raid last Fri
day.
The policeman said Vice Squad
members went to the store on
information gambling was per-
mitted there.
Evening star., 1950-02-01
independence Waltz to Honor
Truman in Premiere Toniqht

They staged a little pre-pre-
miere last night of a song the
composers hope will brighten the
eyes of President Truman-and
perhaps. of the Nation.
It started out to be a press con-
ference in the Willard Hotel, for
Arthur Whittemore and Jack
Lowe, who have written a song
entitled "The independence
Waltz" It will be given its first
public performance at 8:15 o'clock
tonight in the Departmental Audi
torium as part of the Sesquicen-
tennial series. What it turned into
was something else.
Hum it for U.S." said some one
And hum it they did.
"Dee-dah-dah-dum," began Mr.
Whittemore. He paused, and
turned to the other half of the
Whittemore-Lowe piano team
''Your key?" The second half OF
the duo nodded.
"Da-DAH-dum," they hummed
Decentralization"
You're the singer" proddeo
Mr.. Whittemore. I'm the direc-
tor"
The singer and director joined
in a final: "Dee-dee."
And thus was the "1ndependanc
Evening star., 1950-02-01
Man Awaits Sentence
In Shooting Of Two Here

A man is awaiting sentence in
District Court for assault, after he
was convicted of shooting and
wounding his brother-in-law and
a policeman.
Convicted yesterday was Milan
Gordon. 80. colored, of the $500
black, of Banner street, Brent
wood Md.
A jury found Gordon guilty of
wounding his brother n-law, Sa-
vannah M. Gillis, at the latter's
home in the TOO block of Euclid
street NV. last summer. Gordon
also was found guilty of assulting
two policemen by firing at them,
although only one was struck.
The two officers were Pvt. Leo
nard j. .Faina, who was struck in
the knee by a bullet, and Pvt.
Douglas M. Smith. shot and
wounded Gordon in making the
arrest.
Judge James w. Morris, who
presided at: the trial, did not set
a date for sentencing. Gordon was
prosecuted by Assistant United
States Attorney Robert M. Scott.
Evening star., 1950-02-01
S28,S84 Is Low Bid
For Mall Project

Extension of Madison drive in
the Mall from Seventh to Ninth
street will cost $28.884.5o, the
Public Roads Administration re-
vealed today in announcing that
the low bidder for the job was
Community Paving, Inc, of Be-
thesda.
Small as the job appears, it is
important to the National Capital
Parks Office as 1t would complete
a major improvement in the net
work of roads facilitating traffic
through the Mall.
Madison drive will be extended
and widened to Thirty sixth
street, conforming to the recent
widening of Jefferson drive which
parallels it.
After the various road improve
ments in this section of the Mall
are completed, many trees will be
planted between sidewalks and
roadways.
Evening star., 1950-02-01

Waltz" brought into the world,
albeit little prematurely. The
words?
They're still in the experiment
tai stage" explained Mr.. Lowe.
Were not sure the words are
quite right yet," put in Mr.. Whit
tenmore. WED like to find out
whether the President likes the
tune first. rather than give him
two dishes at once"
The piano duo, both of Quegue,
Long Island, started working on
the song during the Christmas
holidays, after they heard that the
Presidents home State, Missouri,
had vetoed the Missouri Waltz"
as its official song. They will play
an arrangement of the "Indepen-
dence Waltz" tonight to the ac-
compartment of the Army Band
under the direction of Capt. Hugh
Curry.
And afterwards, they plan to
present the manuscript of the
work to Mr.. Truman himself. They
hope he'll peck it out on the piano
for his own enjoyment.
From Capt. Curry, already deep
in rehearsals, came this verdict:
"It's a very lovely melody with an
! interesting harmony treatment"
Evening star., 1950-02-01
Restaurant Men Agree to Make
Daily Check on EmpIoye Health

District restaurant owners agreed
today to make a daily checkup
on the health of their employees.
The decision was reached at a
meeting of the Washington Res
taurant Association and Health
Officer Daniel L. Seckinger.
Under the plan any enploye
who reports for work with a cold
or any other Illness will not be
permitted to work until he has
visited his own physician or OBJ
tanned clearance at a Health De-
partment clinic.
DR.. Seckinger said the restau-
rant owners had voluntarily
agreed to the plan and would
make extra efforts to see that per-
sons handling food are free of
contagious disease.
The plan has worked out in
the schools. DR.. Seckinger told
the restauranteurs. He said
teachers have been taught to OBJ
Evening star., 1950-02-01

orderly, with little display of
emotion.
Time for Silence.
In planning the closing service,
Mr.. Bridge told his congregation,
it was first decided to have no
sermon, no address, and no medi-
tation. There is a time to speak,
he said. and time to be silent.
This seemed to be time to
be silent" he declared.
However, last Thursday a class
of children from the Thomson
School visited the church, and one
little girl asked:
Where will Jesus go when the
church is torn down."
And it was in answering that
question that Mr.. Bridge made the
subject Of his sermon. The an
swer? He should remain lin us, >"
said the minister.
AS part Of the seryice. James H.
Sherrerd and Clayton B. Corliss
were ordained ruling elders, and
four deacons were ordained. They
were James E. Davis, Chester M.
Jones, Almon Turley Mace and
James Lyle MerShon.
Three infant members of the
congregation were in the church
for their first and last time-to
be baptized. They were Norman
Charles Fischer, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Gerald Fischer; June Pauline
Gibson. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Glenn v. Fischer, and Duncan
Colby viii, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert s. VIII.
It was in q prayer by Mr..
Dryden that the thoughts of the
full congregation were expressed: !:
I'VE pray for continuance o.
Thy Church, though this building
with hands may be removed"
Evening star., 1950-02-01

serve the children in classrooms
and if they detect anything that
might impair the health of others.
the affected child is sent home
or to a clinic for treatment.
1--WE earnestly hope that some
Of the methods that are In prac-
tice at the present time in the
prevention of the spread of disease
in surgical wards and elsewhere
in our hospitals will be employed
in our restaurant sanitation and
methods of procedure" he told
the restaurant owners.
Another meeting will be held
later when restaurant owners and
Health Department officials may
decide on definite regulations.
Robert Wilson, executive secre-
tary of the restaurant association,
told DR.. Seckinger that Washing
ton restaurants now have a good
reputation throughout the coun-
try for cleanliness and sanitation.
Evening star., 1950-02-01
Woman Cleared in Killing
|0f Apartment Janitor

A woman today stands cleared
of a first-degree murder charge,
in which she was accused of ia
tally shooting a man with whom
she lived in a basement apartment
in the 1400 block of r street NV.
A District Court jury yesterday
acquitted Ola Mae Whitlock, IS.
colored. She had been charged
with killing Donnie Young, 40,
colored, janitor at the r street
apartment building.
The defendant said she mad
fired at another man, Wyman
Walker, colored, of the 400 block
of Corcoran street NV. The
woman testified she wanted
Walker to stay away from her
apartment.
The defendant was represented
by Attorney Wesley S. Williams.
Judge Alexander Holtzoff presided
at the trial.
Evening star., 1950-02-01
Alex Burton Named 10 Head
Aero Club Of WASHINGTON

Alex Burton, Washington repre-
sentative of North American
Aviation, Inc, yesterday was
elected president of the Aero Club
of Washington.
The annual election of the club.
a chapter of the National Aero
nautic Association, was held in
the Willard Hotel. Other officers
named were:
Tom Bell of Transworld Air
lines, Don Webster of Aero Insur-
ance Underwriters and Ed Slat-
terry of the Civil Aeronautics
Board, vice presidents; Miss Helen
Smelling of Braniff Airways, sec
retary. and James ]. Kelly Of the
National Advisory Committee for
Aeronautics, treasurer.
New trustees named were Col.
Melvin Mas and Col. Arthur
Christie. William T. Raymond.
retiring president. also becomes a
member of the Board.
Evening star., 1950-02-01
Swimming lsses TO Open
In Boys VIA Today

Three beaers courses in
swimming will held this month,
starting at An. today in the
Boys YMCA mining Pool, 1882
G street NV
The coursdill be instructed
by Charles Fl The schedule is
as follows:
Wednesdaya1d Fridays, boys
8 through 14om 4 to S pm,
beginning tod
Saturday, 10 through IA,
from $50 t D:30 am, and a
special class boys 8 and 8, from
1880 to 11:3fn., beginning Sat-
,urday. Specflass arrangements
will be mad& boys Is through
II who canrtswim.
Registration be made at the
Boys YMCAice, or by calling
National 82Extension 40.
Evening star., 1950-02-01

With the turn of a century old
brass key. the oaken doors of the
New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church closed on an era of history
last night.
The Old structure at H street
and New York avenue NV, in it's
90-year history, had been the
house of worship for many presi-
dents, including Abraham Lin
coin. Scared by time, the his
'toric building soon will be razed
to make way for a larger edifice,
at cost of $893,00o. -
This is partly a looking back
ward" said the Rev. Robert T.
Bridge, acting minister, at final
services last night. land partly
a looking forward"
And congregation of more
than 1000 sat in silent agreement
as Mr.. Bridge told a group of So
new members received into the
church:
1--WE have very little to offer
you In the next IL or Is months
except fellowship and the oppor-
tunity to join with us in the
worship of God"
Workmen Start Today.
Beginning at IL am. next Sun
day and until the new building is
ready the congregation will meet
in Lisner Auditorium at Twenty
first and H streets NV. Work
men today were to begin moving
books and other equipment out of
the old structure.
From the time the 8 O'Clock
chimes marked the opening of
the final service until the sexton,
George s. Dodson, turned the key
symbolic of the first-and last
official closing of the church doors,
the congregatiOn was Quiet and
Evening star., 1950-02-01
D. {. Music Teachers
Protest SibeIius Bid
For Sesqui Overture

The recent invitation to Finnish
Composer Jean Sibelius to COM
pose an overture for Washington S
Sesquicentennial has drawn the
fire of the Washington Music
Teachers Association.
A strongly worded protest on the
matter has been sent to President
Truman, members of Congress
and local and national music
clubs, association officers disclosed.
The association said an Ameri-
can composer, instead of a "for-
eigner," should have been chosen.
The group also wants a commit
tee of musicians, including Wash
ington members. appointed to Sc
lect an American composer to
replace Sibelius, If he refuses the
invitation. The same procedure
Is proposed for all other music
for the Sesqui as well.
Request by Green.
Paul Green, Pulitzer prize-win-
ming North Carolina playwright,
asked Sibelius to write a short
overture for his historical sym
phonic drama" being prepared for
presentation here this summer
Theme of the drama is the life of
George Washington. Mr.. Green
said he wanted a salute from
Europe to America" by one of the
greatest living composers.
The music teachers declared the
Sibelius choice may well be con-
sidered an affront to all our
fine American composers" They
criticized, Mr.. Green for choosing
"a foreigner for this. the greatest
honor some American composer
should have had"
Choice Hit by Gross.
Mr.. Green's invitation to the
85-year-old Finn brought critic
ism, soon after it was made pub
lie, from Representative Gross,
Republican, of Iowa, who said
there should be some American
composer talented enough to
compose an overture for an all
American historic drama"
The music teachers are the
second group, to urge that Wash
ington musicians be consulted in
music planning for the Sesqui-
centennial. The cultural Develop
ment committee Of the Washing
ton Board of Trade took a similar
stand, after the Sesqui planners
scheduled a free concert series in
competition with concerts of the
National Symphony Orchestra.
Several of the free concerts later
were rescheduled for different
nights.
Evening star., 1950-02-01
Freedom Fair
Post tMayGo
.ToChicagodn
Mossmun Considered
As Director General:
Decision Due Today

Paul Massman of Chicago, who
has had wide experience in in
dustrial exhibits, may be the di-
rector general for the Freedom
Fair here, it was learned today.
The Executive Committee Of
the National Capital Sesquicen-
tennial Commission was to meet
at 3 pm. at its headquarters, 1400
Pennsylvania avenue NV. The
appointment of director general
was one of the prime questions
to be discussed.
Associated With Maj. Lohr.
Mr.. Massman has been closely.
associated with Maj. Lenox r.
Lohr, president of the Museum Of
Science and Industry at Chicago.
Maj. Lohr supervised the Rail-
road Fair, which had a successful
two-year run in Chicago. MIR.
Massman was in charge of ex-
hibitS.
Maj. Lohr, a native OF the Dis
trict. also directed the Century Of
Progress at Chicago in the early
'30s and made it pay. Mr.. Mass
man was connected in a minor
capacity with the fair.
Mr.. Massman now is in charge
of industrial participation at the
Chicago Museum of Science and
Industry. He is 40, married, has
two children and is a graduate Of
Loyola University, Chicago.
Decision Today Expected.
Carter T. Barron, executive vice
chairman of the commission, has
been seeking a director general for
the Freedom Fair for some time.
A number of candidates have been
under consideration, including
several former Army officers.
The Executive Committee is ex-
pected to make a decision today.
It's recommendation may be passed
along to the meeting of the full
commission to be held soon at the
White House.
Evening star., 1950-02-01

What I'm mainly interested in
are animals personalities" said
Mr.. Walker. I've been curious
about animals ever since I was a
farm boy. I'm interested in them
as individuals. I want to know
what they do and how and why
they do it." ~.
That is why he has spent hour
after hour handling bats-watch-
ing how they fly, eat and navi-
gate.
For they do navigate, just as g
ship does, you know he ex-
planned. you probably have
heard Of their echo location. .
Bats make inaudible as well as
audible sounds, and the echos tell
them where to fly in the dark.
And I've discovered they also have
a special body vibration, too. Bats,
Evening star., 1950-02-01

you know, were seriously studied
during the war to learn their
navigation secrets"
Although he admitted it takes
time to fool with these little
folks" Mr.. Walker had nothing
but praise for them as pets and
as personalities.
They're perfectly friendly and
nice" he said. Lets give these
silly superstitions about them q
knockout blow and stop beins
scared like a little boy in the darl
over a tiny creature weighing 6
quarter of an ounce.
Bats aren't blind. They can't
hurt you and they're clean. I've
seen them groom their silky fun
for hours. People call animals
dirty animals don't make
SIumsp'
Evening star., 1950-02-01
DR.. Braskamp Assumes
Duties as House Chaplain

The Rev. DR.. Bernard Bras
kamp officially assumed his duties
today as chaplain of the House.
After offering the prayer OPEN
ing the days session. DR.. Bras
kamp was asked to stand in the
well of the House, facing the
Speakers dias. Speaker Rayburn
then administered the oath of
Office.
The new chaplain, who is pas
tor of Gunton Temple Memorial
Presbyterian Church. succeeded
the Rev. DR.. James Shera Mont
gomery DR.. Montgomery, who
retired at his own request after
more than 80 years service, now
is chaplain emeritus. >.
Evening star., 1950-02-01

Meet Ernest P. Walkers best
friends - bats - "the incest little
folks in the world"
And don't start jibbering a lot
of silly superstitions about them,
either, or Mr.. Walker will give
you a good tongue-lashing.
People malign animals so much
that I'd like to see animals malign
people for a change" he said.
They could say more mean
things" d
Mr.. Walker, assistant director
of the Zoo here for 20 years, has
been making pets of bats for sew
eral years and studying their
habits. An article by him on his
bats appears in this weeks Sat-
urday Evening Post. Of course,
he has been studying animals all
his life.
Evening star., 1950-02-01
.ABC Board Refuses
Renewal of License
For Dixie Night Club

The Dixie Supper Club, 1923
Fourteenth street NV. has been
refused a license by the Alcoholic
Beverage Control Board because
a majority of the three member
board could not agree on renewing
the license.
The club recently was opened as
a colored night club. 1t is located
in the Cavalier Apartment House,
Most of the apartment tenants
and property owners in the vicinity
appeared before the board in per-
son or by petition asking that the
board refuse to renew the license.
Alan w. Payne, chairman of the
board, disqualified himself from
hearing the case because he had
lived in the neighborhood for
many years and now has a relative
living there.
Only Two Vote.
The other two members of the
board. Mrs. Agnes K. Mason and
James O'D. Moran, heard the
case. One was for granting the
license and the other objected.
Because there was no majority,
the license was denied. How the
two members voted was not dis
closed.
The restaurant is managed by
Bob White, Inc, and has operated
for several years as a restaurant
for white trade only. The change
to colored night club was made
about two months ago and has
been operated under the license
which expired last midnight.
At the beginning of the license
year today the board had issued
1.755 licenses which was so less
than this time last year. The
largest drop was in the Class B
licenses issued chiefly to groceries
tc sell light wines and beers to
be consumed off the premises.
Today there are 637 B licenses
in the District.
388 Package Stores.
Retail package stores remained
at the same number as last year
388. This class of license is the
most valuable in the District be-
cause no new licenses can be
issued above that number and a
license for this class of store is
valued at about $35 900.
Several years ago the District
Commissioners ordered the num-
ber of package stores cut to 800
but said that those in business at
that time could continue. When
the Commissioners issued their
order there were about 400 pack
age stores in the District.
There are 518 restaurants in the
city with licenses to sell all kinds
of alcoholic beverages and 181
restaurants and taverrls licensed
to sell light wines ann beer.
Evening star., 1950-02-01

his Washington home. Mr.. San
ders has maintained a residence
at North Beach. He was elected
to the town council there in 1888.
He served two years as mayor
during which a town hall was
built. He a,so is active in church
and Masonic affairs.
Mr.. Sanders plans to leave
Washington andsreturn to his boy
hood home at Newland, Va. He
is building new home on the
farm where he lived as boy.
Evening star., 1950-02-01
J. T. Sehider toaHeod
Defense ksonneI Board

Defense Setary Johnson an
nounced toll the appointment
of j. Thor Schneider to be
chairman ole Defense Depart
ment's PerAel Policy Board.
Mr.. Schner, who lives at
$685. Thirteco street NV,
has been pAlrement consultant
! to the Munens Board and more
recently chhan of the boards
Joint Comu&ee on Military Con-
tractor Re1bnship.
Before wld War II he was
counsel fdthe Reconstruction
Finance Cd A graduate of the
University The South and Har-
yard Law Aool. he Is a veteran
OF World N I.
Evening star., 1950-02-01

Mr.. Sanders,
who lives at
1921 Otis place
NV, has been
assistant man
ager of the
firms Wonder
Bread p a n t
since 1916. He
started with the
Corby Baking
Co., forerunner
of Continental,
as driver Of
a horse-drawn
delivery wagon.
Evening star., 1950-02-01
ChintoConfer
WitReiirneon
Phon Dispute
D. C.nion Units Hold
ToIkNotionoI Strike
Set kt Wednesday

Labor's troubleshooter, Con-
ciliation tef Cyrus S. Ching,
was to tah hand today in the
knotty I'd hone industry dis
pute.
With 10D0 CIO Communica-
tions WortS of America mem
bers set toalk out next Wednes-
day and thsands of other work.
ers expec to observe picket
lines. theiovernment had to
work fast avert a Nation wide
strike.
Mr.. Chi hurried back from
California; a talk this after
noon with ;eph A. Beirne. CWA
president. 1illiam N. Margolis,
associate Giliation Service di-
rector, yesday surveyed with
Mr.. Beirnae possibility of set
tling wagea hours issues by ar
bitration.
2 Seans Held Here.
Two difnt bargaining ses-
sions affeF Washington en-
ployes wereld today Division
36, represarg $500 plant, ac-
counting commercial en-
ployes, anoavision so, speaking
for 1880 oHtors and allied en-
ployes, meth company negoti-
Ators for tVhours at the Hotel
Washington
C. H. Joon. vice president
and generaRnager of the COM
pany, said BIT no specific de-
mands werFesented during a
period of "hminary sparring."
They will M at the hotel again
tomorrow,
Unlike sorpf the other CWA
unions, the lshington divisions
will bargaini wages alone, as
provided fon the reopening
periods of afee-year contract.
The divisioni iotifled the COM
pany a montso they would seek
general wagecreases.
Elsewhere Dme Of the so bar
gaining sessi under way with
Bell System apanies, the union
is asking sucsenef1ts as higher
wages. shortelork weeks, short
er apprentice RODS and an i'm
proved pensiogstem. Union Of
ficials said Z companies have
refused to granny of the points.
To Obser Picket Lines.
Negotiation.similar to the
Washington sions got under
way in Baltim for 1900 Mary
land workers 4 in Richmond for
$500 Virginiaorkers, most of
them employeP the Chesapeake
d Potomac tpanies Of those
States.
Spokesman the Washington
divisions saidAeir membership
will not taksrike votes until
management'stitud is felt out.
However. tn Are committed to
observe pickdines when 800
Western Elec employees, also
CWA membersin next Wednes-
days strike. s was on a rather
strained note ht company and
union negotiate faced each other
across the batning tables.
Union ofici warned that a
two-week nath strike would
affect such ftions as news
paper wire seies, radio relays,
television coaxtables and leased
wires for teleph and photo
graph relays. BY said the union
would not offeo maintain such
services duringe strike.
Denies Eahgs Change.
sE:Mr. JohnsonSk exception to a
union stateme that telephone
workers have sled from seventh
place nationalA average weekly
earnings to 25place in relation
to other induss.
Mr.. Johnso1aid that latest
Bureau of Lah statistics reveal
wages of telepie line construc-
ton, installatidnd maintenance
employees rankath from the top
In more than industries.
CIO Preside Philip Murray,
who has offeI the backing of
the parent u1 in event of a
strike. will dis the issues in
q broadcast $50 pm. today
over station NAL and the
American BroAsting Co.