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Evening star., 1950-06-26

Baltimore & Ohio trains still
were two and three hours late in
reaching here today as the result
of a flash flood that caused a
high death toll and heavy dam
age early yesterday between
Clarksburg and Parkersburg, w.
Va.
The National Limited, due here
from st. Louis at Sis am. yes
terday. still is marooned in the
flood area, railroad officials in
Baltimore said. The passengers
were taken to Parkersburg by bus
and transferred to another train
that finally reached here about
o'clock this morning.
considerable" mileage of track
was washed out and much of it
still is submerged, the officials
said.
Trains now are being rerouted
over the B. & o. freight line be-
tween Clarksburg and Parkers-
Evening star., 1950-06-26

ment among the board members
on certain of the points under
consideration, however. on each
point considered. the views of
of the majority were adhered to.
"The board is of the opinion that
due to certain of the charges
having been dealt with prior to
this date. that no useful purpose
would be served in instituting
trial board action and it, therefore.
recommends no further action be
taken on those charges.
No Action on Their Charges
Capt. Richitt by his action in
summoning representatives of va
ious newspapers to conference
and in statements made at that
meeting and by other statements
made subsequently to a reporter
from a certain local newspaper
clearly violated the provisions Of
the manual of the Metropolitan
Police Department. The single
reason that causes this board to
refrain from recommending trial
board proceedings in this instance
is in difference to the Is years of
unblemished service of this officer.
I'm the opinion of the board,
other charges contained in the
report and not previously referred
to herein are inconclusive. Action
is not recommended on these
charges.
'The board recommends that
Capt. Anthony Richitt be repri-
manded and that his attention be
directed to the provisions of the
manual of the Metropolitan Police
Department which outlines the
manner in which all the depart
ment members are required to
conduct themselves. The board
feels that the captain by his un-
seemly conduct has rendered a
distinct disservice to each and
every individual in this depart
ment. The board further is of the
unanimous opinion that the cap
tain should publicly acknowledge
his ill-considered actions and par
TALLY make amends by means of
an apology to the major and sup
erintendent and to Assistant Sup
erintendent John r. Jafferies.
Could Ask Trial Board Action.
"On those issues in the report
which concern Sergt. Arthur B..
Gernhofer presently attached to
the seventh precinct, the board
feels that prima facie case has
been established, however, in view
Of previous department action, the
board only recommends that
Sergt. Gernhofer be warned.
Tn those portions of the report
which concern Pvt. Ernest N. Reid
of No. 3 precinct, the board like
wise feels that prima facie case
has been established, however, in
view Of previous action taken the
board in this instance likewise
recommends a warning.
"The board suggests that should
Capt. Richitt, Sergt. Gernhofer or
Pvt. Reid be not fully satisfied
with its actions that the person or
persons affected make formal re-
quest to the major and superin-
tendent for Trial Board action"
Evening star., 1950-06-26
Erickson

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gan had urged the court to inn
pose penalty of five years
imprisonment, and a $4,000 fine.
Erickson was fined the maxi
mum amount, $500 on each of the
60 counts.
Could Get Out in 20 Months.
With time off for good behavior,
Erickson could get out of Jail
after serving 20 months. His term
will be served in the city peni-
tentiary.
In addressing the court. Mr..
Hogan had called Erickson "the
master mechanic in what has been
described as the Nations biggest
racket"
Defense Attorney Sol Gelb, ap-
pealing for leniency, argued that
the gambler was part and parcel
of the weaknesses of our society
manifest all too clearly day by
day."
He urged that Erickson, who in
the lush days after World War I
had thrown away his bus-boy's
apron to enter the bookmaking
business, not be made a "sacrifi-
cial Offering"
Judge Perlman said Erickson
had been wise in pleading guilty.
move the gambler apparently
made in hopes of winning a
lighter punishment.
Hears Sentence Stolidly.
Mr.. Gelb said he did not know
if they would appeal the sentence,
Erickson, dressed in gray, heard
the sentencing stolidly. He rolled
his thumbs together as sentence
was pronounced.
BY his plea of guilty week ago,
Erickson saved from public ex-
posure the names of some of his
wealthy betting clientele.
A number of these heavy-bet-
ting customers, including New
York businessmen who wagered
up to SIS, 900 a day. had appeared
before the closed sessions of the
grand jury that accused the dap
per little gambler.
Several were scheduled as wit
nesses at the trial, when Erickson
did the quick turn-about that
saved them the trouble. Up to
that point-the day the trial was
to start-he had stuck to plea
of innocent.
Was 'Bookie's Bookie.'
Erickson. who piled his illegal,
but lucrative trade for 80 years,
had built up two-fold gambling
enterprise on both the retail
and wholesale level.
He handled bets for the ordi-
nary player, and he also was what
is known in the business as a
"bookie's bookie." That is, he
took so-called lay-off bets from
other bookies-a system of bal
ancing bets against each other to
insure against excessive losses.
Despite several close scrapes
with the law, Erickson never had
gone to Jail. For the last two
decades. public officials had de-
nounced him. But none had
pinned down a case. Two years
ago, the district attorneys Office
started q quiet but intensive in
quiry.
This was rushed to climax
when Erickson last April % was
called before a Senate subcom-
mittee investigating Nationwide
gambling. Calmly he admitted
that he broke the law every day,
ran coast forecast gambling
business that crossed $12 million
a year, and brought him 100000
profit annually.
A few days later, district at
torney's squad swooped down on
Evening star., 1950-06-26

Secretary-Generai Trygve Lie just
before yesterdays meeting that
the situation in Korea was at
the point Of assuming the char
acter Of full-Scale war and may
endsnger the maintenance of in
ternational peace and security"
Mr.. Lie. who is campaigning 10
seat Red China IN the U. N. and
recently visited Washington. Lon
don, Paris and Moscow. on his
save -the-U, N" mission. de-
nounced North Korea.
Mr.. Lie told the Council re-
ports to him showed military ac-
ton had been taken by North
Korea in direct violation of the
U. N. Charter and decisions Of
the General Assembly on Korea.
Councils Duty Cited by Lie.
He said il was clearly the duty
of the Security Council TO take
steps to restore peace in Korea.
John NJ. Chang. Scouts ambas-
Sador to Washington. spoke by in
vitation before the Council with
an appeal for cease-fire and roll
back by the Communists TO their
own territory north of Parallel So.
He expressed qualification over
the Councils decision, but diSap-
pointment over Yugoslavia' re-
fusal to make it unanimous.
Chang said he would be back for
the Tuesday meeting,
Nationalist China'S chief dele
gate. T. F. Tsiang, whose own
Formoss Island government Is
fighting for its life against Red
China and struggling to hold its
u. N. membership, said liberation
of aggression in Korea would en-
courage aggression elsewhere.
The original resolution was
amended at Egypt's insistence on
eliminating the word invasion"
to describe the attack from the
north. Egypt also insisted on
changing the original American
draft to make the stop-shooting
orders include all Koreans, NOS
just the Communists.
After private consultation it was
agreed that the changes did not
weaken the resolution.
Evening star., 1950-06-26

lander, disappeared in the Wis
consin River after their rowboat
overturned in the wind-lashed
waters.
The Rhinelander Hospital re-
ported that at least 10 persons
were treated there for injuries.
A MinocQua boy was reported
taken to- Tomahawk after being
struck by lightning.
Evening star., 1950-06-26

the result of selling orders which
piled up over the weekend. After
this glut of business was disposed
Of, the market showed tendency
to level off before the second SELL
ing wave hit.
Standard Oil IN. j. opened
1926 share lower at $75. Beth
lehem Steel cracked 1925 to
$35.75 on a trade of 1000 shares.
United States Steel appeared on
the ticker for the first time
around II o'clock when $4,000
shares traded at $34, off 81. An
other half hour or so later Chrys-
Ter opened at SIT down So a share,
In a deal of $4,000 shares.
Evening star., 1950-06-26
London Stock Exchange
Also Suffers Sinking Spell

LONDON, June 26 (P.-News of
the fighting in Korea caused a
sinking spell in all sections of the
London Stock Exchange today.
Japanese bonds slumped heav-
lily. In mid-afternoon the 1907's
were down to Al, off ga points.
the 1905 to 30. off 6, and the
1905 to go, off 5.
British Government bonds fell
1J16 to "a of a pound per bond of
f100 ($25O par.
Dollar stocks also reacted sharp
ly, with General Motors shedding
s1a points at one stage of the
session to touch 1876. United
States Steel fell to SO, off 27s, and
Woolworth to SO, off g..
Evening star., 1950-06-26
) Dead and | Missing.
As Great Lakes Ship
And Freighter Collide
BY the Asseeieied Press

DETROIT, June 26.-The City
of Cleveland III, her rear port
side splintered in a fog -shrouded
crash that claimed at least three
lives, staggered home last night.
The white-decked excursion
ship collided with a Norwegian
freighter at $40 am. yesterday
on Lake Huron, near Harbor
Springs in Michigan's Thumb dis
trict. The other ship loomed sud-
denly out of a pea soup" fog
about five miles off shore.
Besides the three who died in
the wreckage. one man still is
missing and six others were in
jured. Three are in a critical
condition at hospital in Harbor
Springs.
All but one of the victims were
with cruising party of 70 Benton
Harbor Chamber of Commerce
members.
They had planned to see the
double-header baseball games be-
tween Detroit and New York yes
terday. Approximately 145 crew
members also were aboard.
The dead include former Ben
ton Harbor Mayor Merwyn Stouck
and Alvin j. Boyd, SIS, the city's
police chief.
The bow of the freighter, the
Ravnefjell, bit through the light
superstructure of the Great Lakes
queen. 1t crumpel a 4O-foot
swath 10 feet deep into the upper
decks OF the pleasure ship.
The passengers, many of them
still asleep, were tossed from their
low hunks. A few were dumped
into the water as the two ships
edged apart again.
There was no panic when the
freighter hit. one passenger re-
ported.
A lifeboat was lowered and crew
members sifted through the wreck
age that spread over an area as
big as a city block.
From the water they took the
body of Chief Boyd and Mr.. Stouck,
who died short time later.
Thomas Spooner, IS, in the wa
ter with Mr.. Stouck, said the life
boat crew had to pull the wreck
age off us with pike poles before
they could lift us into the boat"
He Is in critical condition.
Auto Dealer Missing.
The body of Louis Pertitucci,
about 40, South Bend, Ind, frozen
foods executive, was recovered
from the lake wreckage about 10
hours later. Still missing is Fred
Skelley, Benton .Harbor auto
dealer.
Other injured include Tow Dew
hirSt, 48, son of the late Judge
H. T. Dewhirst, onetime head of
the House of David, and Richard
Lybrook, 81, auto dealer.
Witnesses said the Ravnefjell
suddenly appeared off the port
side of the Cleveland, a short dis
tance away, but at right angles.
Both ships had lights on and had
been giving out fog warnings with
their whistles. ...-.
Mr.. Stouck told officials before
he died:
Il was up and on deck. I don't
think I was thrown in the water.
I Just heard a crash"
Evening star., 1950-06-26
Richitt
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Richitt's transfer from the third
to the eighth precinct and his SUBJ
sequent press conference blaming
the transfer on information he
had given the House District SUBJ
committee making a crime inves-
tigation.
Long Record Mentioned.
The police Board of Inspectors
to whom Maj. Barrett referred the
case when it bounced back to him
from the Commissioners, said the
single reason that kept them from
recommending Trial Board action
was Capt. Richitt's rs years OF
"unblemished service"
The board also recommended
no further action on some Of the
charges made by Mr.. Maher on
the ground that they had been
dealt with already. This was pre-
sumably a reference to the fact
that Capt. Richitt was transferred
February 3 and some of the COM
plants made by Mr.. Maher con-
cerned his actions before that
date.
The inspectors dealt only briefly
with Sergh. Arthur B. Gernhofel
and Pvt. Ernest N. Reid, both oi
whom got involved in the Richitt
affair after the House District
subcommittee aired Capt. Richitt's
charges at public hearings. Mr.
Maher accused Pvt. Reid of alter
ing the Sd precinct patrol signal
system book and Sergt. Gernhofel
of making a false statement.
Two Men To Be Warned.
The inspectors recommend that
both men be warned. The board
pointed out that previous action
had been taken in both cases,
This presumably was a reference
to the fact that Sergt. Gernhofer
was transferred from the third
to the seventh precinct and Pvt
Reid. who had been on duty in
the third precinct station house,
was put out on a beat.
Maj. Barrett emphatically sec
onded the demands of the inspec-
tors for public apologies by Capt
Richitt both to Maj. Barrett and
to Inspector. John r. Jefferies
Capt. Richitt told the House Dis
trict subcommittee that Inspec-
tor JefferieS ordered him to make
a false report on suspected gam
bling place. Mr.. Maher said in
his report there was not q shred
of evidence to support that
charge.
Asked by reporters if he woulc
accept Maj. Barrett's decision
without requesting trial boarc
action, Capt. Richitt said he hat
no comment until he has reac
the report of the inspectors anc
Maj. Barrett's memorandum O.
approval.
Inspectors Report.
The report, signed by all the
inspectors except Inspector JEFF.
ferries and Inspector George r
Wallrodt. follows:
The board appointed by tht
major and superintendent on JUNE
13, 1850, to consider the report ot
Mr.. Daniel B. Maher, special as.
sistant corporation counsel, con.
corning Capt. Anthony Richitt
Sergt. Arthur B. Gernhofer ane
Pvt. Ernest N. Reid, after extended
deliberations, is of the opinior
that Capt. Richitt displayed ex.
ceptionally represensible judgmen
in making accusations against Ger.
tain of his superiors in the Metro.
politan Police Department. Thest
allegations clearly had no basi,
in fact and, therefore, could no
be substantiated.
"In the deliberations of the board
the various members were entirely
in accord in the view that some
sort of disciplinary action shoulc
be instituted in the case of Capt
Richitt. There was some disagree.
Evening star., 1950-06-26
Genuine Flying Soueers
Seen-in Riot at Diner
BY the Asseeioied Press

PHILADELPHIA. June 26-Pa-
trolmen Philip Buley and Albert
McTague have seen some genuine
flying Saucers-in fact they were
almost hit by a couple.
Mr.. Buley and Mr.. McTague
received a riot call from a diner
in suburban Upper Darby yester-
day. They were greeted by a bar
rage of flying chinaware-includ-
ing an assortment of Saucers when
they arrived.
When Mr.. Buley and Mr.. Nc
Tague had managed to calm a
group of patrons and a waitress.
they arrested two women and
three men on assault and dis
orderly conduct charges.
Then Mr.. Buley went to the
hospital He had been struck on
the head during the mele-but not
by flying saucer. 1t was a bottle.
Evening star., 1950-06-26

AS a result of the famous brass
key kite incident in 1852. Ben
jamin Franklin is credited with
being the founder of the study Of
static or atmospheric electricity.
Evening star., 1950-06-26

A beaver can fell a five-inch
tree in three minutes.
Evening star., 1950-06-26
LOST

Gypsum has been used as a
plaster since ancient times.
Evening star., 1950-06-26

The motor vehicle tax in Bonn
bay, India, is one Of the highest
in the world.
Evening star., 1950-06-26
Stocks

Continued From First Page.)
Evening star., 1950-12-26
|MissCon1pton
|Wi|| Marry
|Mr. Graham

The president of State College
Of Washington and Mrs. Wilson
Compton have announced the en-
gagement of their daughter, Helen
Case, to Mr.. Robert Anthony
Graham, son of Mrs. Thomas
Zachariah Graham Of Los An
geles and the late Mr.. Graham.
DR.. and Mrs. Compton formerly
lived In the Capital where they
both were active in social and civic
circles and the younger members
of their family were popular in
the young groups.
The announcement was made
at a tea Sunday afternoon in the
Presidents House on the campus
at Pullman, Wash. where many
of their very wide circle of friends
there were on hand to greet Miss
Compton and Mr.. Graham and
wish them we'll.
DR.. and Mrs. Compton had as
their house guests for the Christ
mas eve announcement fete the
latter's cousins, Mrs. Herman
Burkland of Seattle and Miss
Corinne Woodruff of Portland.
Miss Compton was graduated
from Sidwell Friends School
and from Madeira in 1916. She
was graduated with the class of
1850 from Stanford University
and now is teacher of the Sec
ond grade in a Redwood, Calf,
school
Mr.. Graham will receive his
master of science degree in civil
engineering at Stanford Univer-
sity in March. He is a member of
Theta Delta Chi fraternity and
holds an ensign's commission in
the Naval Air Corps Reserves.
The wedding is planned for the
early summer in Pullman.
DR.. and Mrs. Compton were
frequent hosts here at delight
fully informal and interesting
parties which they gave in their
home at 1900 Woodley road, now
the chancery for the Swiss lega-
ton. They have been greatly
missed since they went west jan
uary l, 1945, when DR.. Compton
accepted the post as president of
Washington State College.
Evening star., 1950-12-26
Miss Nuther
Is Married

st. Johns Roman Catholic
Church in Westminster, Nd. was
the scene of the wedding Satur.
day Of Miss Margaret Mather ano
Mr.. Herbert E. Mecke, the Rev
Frances x Wills officiating. The
bride is the daughter of Mrs,
Frank w. Mather of Westminster
and the late Mr.. Mather and Mr.
Mecke's parents are Mr.. and Mrs
Henry E. Mecke Of West Orange
N. j. The reception was held in
the home Of Mrs. Mather.
Mr.. Frank w. Mather, jr., es.
corted his sister to the sanctuary
where Mr.. Mecke and his best
man. Mr.. Julian Foster, awaited
her. She wore her mothers wed
ding gown of ivory satin trimmed
with velvet and embroidered ir
seed pearls.
Miss Rebecca Ann Thomas was
maid Of honor and the brides
other attendants were Mrs. Dud.
ley Rochester and the Misses Anne
Didrickson, Gertrude McNabb anc
Mary Jean Huntington. Usher.
included the Messrs. Henry o
Mecke, Allen De Lanoy, William
McClarence and Henry S. Cole
man,
Evening star., 1950-12-26
Enquqennents Announced

The engager = of Miss Nor
iorie Ann Morris to Mr.. Robert
Joseph Facey, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Joseph Facey, of Boston
and Washington, is announced by
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard
F. Morris, jr. The wedding is
planned for the late spring.
Miss Morris was graduated from
Notre Dame Academy and from
the Washington School for Sec
retaries.
Mr.. Facey attended George
Washington University before
entering military service in which
he is a sergeant with the Military
Police detachment in training at
Fort Custer, Mich.
Burgess-Rowe
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren B. Bur-
CESS announce the engagement of
their daughter, Lucille Maurine, to
Mr.. Marvin H. Rowe, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Harold B. Rowe of Chevy
Chase.
The bride-elect is a graduate of
the Modern School of Design in
Boston and is now employed as
an interior designer here. Mr..
Rowe graduated from Swarthmore
College and did graduate work at
Harvard University. He is a
biophysicist with the National In
stitute of Health in Bethesda.
King -WitzeI
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Chase
Brown of Takoma Park announce
the engagement of their daughter
Carolyn v. King, to Mr.. William
Louis Witzel, son of Mrs. Ruth
Witzel and the late Mr.. John l.
Witzel of this city.
The wedding will take place De-
cember 90 and will be attended
only by members of the family
The Rev. H. R. Hodgson of the
Grace Methodist Church will Of
ficiate.
Van Sont-Lyneh
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin D. Van
SAINT of Arlington announce the
engagement of their daughter,
Barbara, to Mr.. William Walter
Evening star., 1950-12-26
Richard Cuss
To Be Married

The announcement made in
Miami of the engagement Of Mr..
Richard Sherwood Cass and Miss
Nancy Goode Edens is of interest
in Washington where his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Otto j. Cass, make
their home. He attended the
Page Preparatory School here be-
fore entering the University of
Virginia where he was graduated.
He is a member of the Kappa
Alpha and the Alpha Kappa Psi
fraternities.
Mr.. Cass now makes his home
in Philadelphia where he is presi-
dent of the Main Line Playhouse.
He also is manager of the At
lantic Refining Co. of Brazil and
with his bride will sail for Rio
de Janlero February 8.
Mr.. Cass and Miss Edens, who
is the daughter of Mrs. Robert
L. Edens of Miami Beach, Fla.
and the late Mr.. Edens, will be
married in Miami February 2.
The bride-elect attended Miss
Harris Florida School. Chatham
Hall. LIE Grande Verger in Lau-
same. Switzerland and is a mem
Der of the senior class at Vassar.
She is a member of Kappa Kappa
Gamma sorority. the Spinsters
Club and a junior member of the
Bath Club at Miami. Mrs. Edens
announced the engagement and
wedding date last week.
Evening star., 1950-12-26
Hunt Martin, L.,
Wed Miss Webe,

Mr. and Mrs. Raymond NJ
Weber Of Cohoes. N. Y. have an
nounced the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Lorraine E. Weber,
to Ensign Hunt Vreeland Martin
jr.. U. S. NJ, son of Capt. and
Mrs. Martin of Charleston, S. c..
formerly Of Washington. The
wedding will take place late this
month.
Miss Weber is a graduate of the
Samaritan Hospital School OF
Nursing and is a member of the
nursing staff Of that hospital.
Ensign Martin attended high
school in this city and was grad
uated from Rensselaer, Polytech-
mic Institute, where he was a
member Of Pi Kappa Alpha fra
ternity and Chi Epsilon, honorary
fraternity. He is a member OF
the Civil Engineer Corps, U. S
Navy. and is stationed in Cali
fornia.
Evening star., 1950-12-26
Miss Douglas
Is sHOnOred

Miss Mildred Douglas, daughter
of Associate Justice and Mrs
William o. Douglas, was the
guest of honor at luncheon today
of Miss Bessie Mckee. The party
given in the home of Miss McKee's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John K
Mckee, also was a linen shower
for Miss Douglas and she will not
be back in Washington before he,
marriage to Mr.. Robert Valentine
of Pasadena. in the far west
after her graduation from Whit
man College.
Associate Justice and Mrs.
Douglas announced their engage
ment last week at a tea in their
apartment at 2029 Connecticut
avenue and small and informal
parties are being given through
this week for Miss Douglas before
she returns to her studies at
Walla Walla, Wash.
Mrs. Douglas was among the
small company at luncheon today,
others including Mrs. Samuel
Powell, just back from her wedding
trip. and Miss Jean Ringhofer
who was graduated last year from
Whitman and came down from
her studies in Boston to visit Miss
Douglas for the holidays. Also at
lunch were the Misses Joan Cook,
Mary Ellen Barton, Joan Freed,
Patricia Leadbetter, Margo Ma
guire and Barbara Long.
Although the rooms of Mr.. and
Mrs. McKee's apartment in the
Westchester were bright with
Christmas decorations the table
for luncheon was in bridal white
and green.