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Evening star., 1951-10-25
Officials Open
Wheeler Roads
0xon Run BRIDGE
Informal Ceremony
Dedieotes Spon With
Aluminium Face 4

Ihe Districts new first alumni
num-railing and aluminium faced
bridge at Wheeler road across
Oxon Run was informally dedi-
Gated today.
j. N. Robertson, director of
highways; H. R. Howser, engineer
Of bridges, and George E. Keneipp
director of vehicles and traffic
headed list of District officials.
Prominent Congress Heights citi-
zenS were on hand for the in
formal ceremony.
Mr.. Robertson said the bridge
alone cost $77,425. but the entire
project. including paving of
Wheeler road. will cost SITS, 900.
He explained a paving contract
has been awarded to Corson g.
Gruman for S191,707 and this will
start as soon as the 3,000-foot
sewer. water and gas facilities now
being installed are completed.
Bridge A Feet Wide.
The new bridge has a 60-foot
span, is A feet wide and repre-
sentS the ambition of citizens in
that area to have a new structure
across OXon Run.
Aluminium in the bridge is used
for decorative purposes, but re-
quireS less maintenance since it is
not subject to erosion. and reduces
the weight of the structure, Off
cialS explained. Aluminium is used
on the bridge railings and on the
outside of the structure, which is
built of stone and concrete. Segreti
Bros. was the contractor.
The Wheeler road improvement
project is 5,070 feet long from
Alabama avenue to Southern ave-
nue. Sc. At the District Line
(Southern avenue), it will connect
with a Maryland highway that
will link up with the dual highway
to Indian Head, Md.
A group of automobiles drove
over the new bridge to mark its
opening this morning, shortly
after 10 o'clock. But there were
no speeches and no ribbon cutting.
Three Bridges on Site.
Attending the opening was
Francis Wahler of 1906 Wheeler
road Sc. who has lived there
rs years. His father once operated
a dairy farm on the site. Mr.
Wahler recalled three earlier
bridges of wood One was dam
aged by floods. he said. But the
grade of the new bridge has been
raised to take care of that. he
declared. Mr.. Wahler now has a
8-acre farm on top of the hill
north of the bridge.
Also on hand for the informal
dedication were: Benson Taylor.
first vice president of the Con-
gress Heights Citizens Associa-
tion, who has lived in that area
since 1903: the Rev. James M
McCauley, associate pastor of the
Congress Heights Met h odis t.
Church, one of the first members
of the original association At
years ago: NJ. S. Reigelman, 3709
Wheeler road Sc, who has lived
there for 20 years; Ernest Read,
past president of the association,
and Mrs IoSenhine Rrpwstpr e6i-
tor of The Courier, community
paper, who has campaigned for
the new bridge
Evening star., 1951-10-25
johnson Heads
Falls Church
School Board
New Members Voice
Their Full Confidence
In Superintendent

John A. Johnson. the only re-
manning member of the old Falls
Church School Board. is chair
man of the new board.
Irwin H. Schmitt was given a
vote Of confidence by the board
and will remain as superintendent
The six new board members
named by the City Council elected
Mr.. johnson chairman last night,
after being sworn in by Thomas
p. Chapman, Fairfax County
clerk.
Mr.. johnson. who lives at 1107
Lincoln avenue. Falls Church, is
the only member of the old board
who. did not quit in the mass
resignation last October Z.
Now in Norway.
A member of the board since its
creation in July, 1949. Mr.. John
son was reappointed to a three
year term last year. Associate gen.
eral counsel of the Air Force, he
now is in Norway on a Govern
ment mission. He Is due to return
home within a week or two. Mr..
Johnson does not know of his
selection.
John H. Cline, associate editor
of The Star. was named vice
chairman of the board.
The six new members passed a
formal motion expressing full
confidence in Mr.. Schmitt and
Mrs. Eleanor S. Justusson, clerk
of the board. Both Mr.. Schmitt
and Mrs. Justusson expressed
their gratitude to the board and
their eagerness to cooperate in
solving Falls Church's school prob
lens.
Speaking for the new board,
Mr.. Cline expressed hope that the
controversy over the schools soon
will die down.
Attention on Construction.
He said the new members first
job will be to examine progress
on construction of a new Junior
senior high school and new
primary school, both authorized
by 1949 bond issue and still not
completed.
Falls Church has been without
school board since the mass
resignation Of the old members.
An investigation launched by the
council last month on charges of
maladministration by the board
led to the designations. A report
on the charges may be released
next week.
Other new members sworn in
during brief ceremonies at school
board Offices. 1857 West Broad
street, are DR.. Alfred M. Palmer,
Oliver J. Caldwell, Richard L.
Saintsing. Francis w. Trapp and
Daniel " Stapelton.
The new board will hold its
first open meeting on November 7.
Evening star., 1951-10-25
Impatient Stork
Brings Baby in
Hospital Lobby

The stork, who always wins
eventually. called close margin
on Mrs. David Westerman, of
Marshall, Va. yesterday.
Mrs. Westerman's new daughter
was born in the lobby of Doctor s
Hospital after a private automo-
bile dash through town while the
driver Mrs. Nathan Freistat, 1916
Holbrook terrace NE, vainly
sought a police escort.
When the maternity party en-
tered the hospital, Mrs. Wester-
man calmly sat down on a chair
in the thronged lobby and an
nouncd it was about as far as she
was going. A passing nurse
banded the situation.
Evening star., 1951-10-25
MARYLAND u. Men With Degrees
Hunt Calf Missing After Crash

The University of Maryland is
almost through with its cattle
roundup in Virginia.
A couple of herdsmen with
Phi. Ds. were to 60 to the scene
of a truck accident at Haymarket,
Va. today to corral a fifth Here
ford calf still roaming the range
Four others, bought Tuesday at
a feeder sale at Front Royal,
Va. were recaptured yesterday
and the day before by DR.. M. c.
Cannon, extension dairy hus-
bandman, and DR.. Stanley Strobe,
extension agronomist at the uni
versity.
The calves escaped from the
university truck after 1t collided
Evening star., 1951-10-25
Dr.. Forsythe to Speak

DR.. George E. Forsythe, of the
National Bureau of Standards
will speak on classification OF
Methods for Solving Linear Equa-
tions and Inverting Matrices" at
$3.50 o'clock tonight in Hurst Hall
American University.
Evening star., 1951-10-25
BIockout in Northwest
Blamed on Tree Limb

A section of the Northwest was
without electric power for about
three hours last night when a
distribution line was severed by
a tree limb rubbing against it.
The blackout in the area bound
ed by Connecticut avenue, Warren
street, Wisconsin avenue ano
Harrison street began shortly after
7 pm. Potomac Electric Power
Co. spokesmen said service was
restored about 10 pm.
Evening star., 1951-10-25
New Engines for Southern

RICHMOND, Va, Oct. 25 (P.-
The Southern Railway announced
yesterday that it has ordered 10O
new diesel locomotive units "to
handle better the increased vol
ume of traffic resulting from the
national defense program"
Evening star., 1951-10-25
Weyunoke Halloween Porty

The Weyanoke Elementary
School of Fairfax County will hold
a Halloween carnival at 6 pm. to-
morrow.
Evening star., 1951-10-25
.Cheverly Church Bozuur

The Cheverly (Md0 Community
Church will hold its annual bazaar
at 1880 pm. tomorrow.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-22

program of the Republican party and her close adherence to the Gruening line puts her beyond the pale so acceptance by either party is concerned
 Moreover concerned with the qualifca- tions she expects to bring to her office if ap pointed To date she has shown particular signs of broad executive experience andIor the judgment that the ESC post would certainly demand.
 So long as Alaska remains under a Democratic administration there should certainly be appoint ments of Republicans to political office in ex treme emergency and then only with the sanction of the duly elected party officials
 The recent Democratic convention at Sitka adopted
 resolution which is particularly applicable to this situation. They resolved that henceforth, all job appointments within the Territory and the First Division be routed through regular party channels and that all applicants for such jobs secure the en- dorsement of their precinct and divisional committees
 Adherence to this policy should eliminate Senator Garnick from consideration for this important position and assure the people of Alaska that the adminisra- ton of the Employment Security Commission will be placed in the most competent Democratic hands available.
 Needless to say the ESC is charged with the collection and disbursement of large amounts of money and appointment of its dictatorship should be made on an unwavering basis of ability, integrity and experience rather than as a reward for dubious political services rendered the governor.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-22
20 YEARS AGO FIFE {y?~ EMPIRE
DECEMBER 22, 1881

thousand dollars worth of radio receiving residents rendered practically valuees s. the with all communications that than system Wilbur Radio Club
 communication played havoc with local reception outside Hope expressed that the could be moved out the highway
 Steamship A this Seattle remain unloading Gasneau Channel dis powder at Dupont
 following amounts of inches reported the Alaska stations Bethel IA IT, Kechkan trace, Sitka Kodiak
 boys Gasneau Channel invited Santa George Bros. big Christmas cleared Santa of greet all his little
 Santa dated the Hall arranged carry youngsters the big party
 Weather: High, 35; low, 27 cloudy.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-22
TWO NAIVE CAROLINIANS

Caffey was asked by Knohl how much he wanted to handle the Friedus-Aaron tax cases, and he replied that he wanted retainer of S2,5Oo.
 The fixers from New York al- most fell out of their chairs. Caf- fey seemed so naive that they weren't sure they had the man they wanted. However, they ex- plaincd that this was a big case and they were prepared to pay more money-up to s25,000.
 So John Caffey, of North and South Carolina. friend of Lamar Caudle, from North Carolina, went to work on the tax-fraud case in- yolving two black-market machin- cry operators a long way from the Carolinas. And you will still find Knohl and Caffey sharing joint offices at 1920 L Street. Washing ton, right across from the Hotel Statler.
 During the period that inter- vened, Caudle, the not too bright country boy from North Carolina,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-22
Sanford Keeps
 Knocking Them Down for TifIe
By TED MEIER

NEW YORK, Dec. 22-tR-Stan- ford, which already has won the Pa cific Coast Conference football championship, may come up with the PCC basketball crown, too.
 The Stanford cagers, like their 1851 football brethren, still have to suffer their first defeat of the sea- son. Last night they made it ! straight by taking San Francisco 52-49.
 The victory put the Indians in the national college cage picture since San Francisco had beaten Kansas State, ranked 5th in the Associated Press poll.
 Washington, the preseason fav- orite to again win the PCC title, was put off to tonight. The Huskies lost their first game to Utah, but since then have won 6 in a row.
 Only one of the first 20 teams in the AP poll saw action last night. Wyoming, No. 16, was beaten by Oregon, 6659.
 Most of the nights major games took place in the Rocky Mountain and far west areas. UCLA edged Denver, 60-58, and Oregon State did likewise to California, 61-59 Wash ington State went overtime to take Montana, 68-63, and Brigham Young whipped Santa Clara, 64-59. Tn a twin bill at Syracuse, N. Y. the undefeated Syracuse University team made it straight with an easy 84-65 triumph over the touring Loyola of the South quintet. St. Bonaventure, also unbeaten, won its 4th straight by beating Colgate, IT. 68, in the first game.
 Another doubleheader was played in Tampa, Fla, where Tampa whip ped Nebraska, The Big Seven, 81-76, and Sewanee beat Florida State, 58- 48.
 In the southwest, Murray State of Kentucky beat Texas, 64-63. It was Murray's 9th straight triumph. At Houston, Detroit trounced Houston University 73-56 in Missouri Valley conference game.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-22
JUST A MINUTE, PLEASE

The newly formed First Division Democratic Com mittee as well as the Democratic Committees from the other divisions should be particularly interested in the candidacy of Senator Anita Garnick for the now-vacant post of Director of Employment Se- curity
 Although no definite word has been received, we understand that her application being considered favorably by the Governor and the members of the Employment Security Commission.
 1t is our sincere hope that this information IS not founded in fact Party unity is at an aN-tme low ss was demonstrated by the recent conventions at Sitka and in the other divisions and the appoint ment of a Republican to the ESC post can lead only to further discord.
 Besides there is much question as to Anita status as a Republican Responsible representatlVes of that party discaim her; her Legislative record indicates that she strays far from the prncpes anu
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-22
BEATING THE POLIO THREAT

No announcement made in recent months was more welcome than the recent statement by Basil OConnor that polio vaccine is now being developed by the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis of which he is president MT. OConnor said, among other things: We are the way to producing polio vaccine. cannot say how soon we will have it but we expect to get it."
 The foundation president went on to say scientists were now virtually certain there were only three vruses responsible for the disease, and that they had all been isolated In addition, workers have found a way to produce them in quantity, ln test tubes Heretofore doctors have able to produce only small amounts of the vruses, from monkeys
 The report should encourage millions Of Amerl- cans who have contributed their dimes each year to the March of Dimes. and encourage them to con- tribute again next year in an effort to meet OConnors plea for funds to finance rapid advances in this direction
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-22
$ Depart on pAA For Seattle Friday

Six overcarried passengers ar rived here from Fairbanks yester- day on Pan American World Air ways. Fifty-five passengers here boarded the southbound plane Tor Seattle and three went to Annette
 Arriving from Seattle via Fair banks were: Leonard Evans, w. M Kimball. Y. Poole, Rosemary Theile, Walter Walsh, Dale Bel cher.
 Going to Seattle were: Helen Oman. Clyde Mathews, B. Coun- tryman, Don Milness, Jr., c. Car ter, MT. and Mrs. John Cramer, William Craton, B. Chatfield, Le- roy Linder, Ira Perry, Walter flag erman, Hazel Haney.
 Henry Williams, Mrs. Beulah Ward, MT. and Mrs. Nova War ner, Fred Whittet,. Paul Troast, M. J. Rector, A. Broughton, MT. and Mrs. Newell and two children; MT. and Mrs. Durham, Dutch AL erdice, F. F. Faires, Charles Esch,
 Henry Benson, A. Bandetini, w. E. Hanson, Orville Sayther, Betty Ellingen and child, Tom Ovinlin, MT. and Mrs Stan Asplund, Sue Kennedy, MT and Mrs. Robert Scott, Daryl and Fay Mish, D. and Betty Mcdonald, Louise Mill Ter,
 Jack Melquist, D. A. Peckham, Homer Vandervelde, Fred Jacob son, Doris Lathsaw, Robert Laam, Ken Fujiki, Chris Dahl, A. Doll, Ernest Corcoram, Ann Zuboff.
 Due to bad weather in Seattle yesterday there was no inbound flight from the south, but two planes are expected to arrive to- day.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-22
WRONG LADY JUDGE

This was where Mrs. Shientag got her back up. The harder the wires were pulled to take the case out of her hands, the more insist ent she became that the case go to trial. In this she got support from U. s. Attorney Tom Murphy now Judge Murphy. Finally she had her way.
 The trial opened Oct. g, 1850 lasted six weeks before U. S. Judge Sam Kaufman, and ended with four-and two-year jail sent ences for the tax chiselers. Mrs Shientag tried the case all by her. self. Six high-powered attorneys represented the defendants.
 Irony was that although Mrs. Shientag has deserved a U. s. judgeship for her long record in the U. s. Attorneys office, Miss Frieda Hennock, of the EGG, was appointed instead only to be blocked by the Senate. It will be interesting to see whether the White House now belatedly recog- nizes Mrs. Shientag's great job of overcoming the wire -pullers in Washington.
 Note Just as Mrs. Shientag brought Friedus and Aaron to trial they were negotiating with the REC for the purchase of the Air con Manufacturing Company by their own Starrett TV Company. The deal was being arranged by Knohl and Leo B. Parker, a Kan sas City attorney friend of Bill Boyle's. The REC directors, ap- parently impressed by outside in- fluehce, did not bother to get a Dun and Bradstreet rating on Starrett TV, and found out only by accident that the people to whom they were making the sale were being tried for tax evasion.
 Note 2-Larry Knohl recently purchased the famous race horse, The Battler," from Ogden Phipps of Long Island at cost of $40,000. Apparently Knohl has come long way from the day in 1945 when Mrs. Shientag found he didn't have much more than the shirt on his back. It looks like tax-fixing pays.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-22

rode the private airplanes With city slicker Knohl, palled around with his Carolina friend John Caffey, got paid the $5,oOo commits sion for an airplane that Knohi did not really want, while wires were being pulled in New York to block the prosecution of Friedus and Aaron.
 Knohl did everything he could to pull wires and ingratiate him. self with those on high in the Democratic party. He even bought ten tables at the big Democratic dinner in New York in 1949-cost S1O.OO0. And he was careful to buy them through Lamar Caudle, who labored under the. impression that all this attention was because people just naturally liked him.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-22
MODERN ETIQUETTE RyoRERrA &y LEE

procedure when
 The all other gifts notice reading The Robert Williams has been broken should to the which the sSIEHEH
 archokes properly eaten?
 With the fingers leaf time being pulled off and the dipped then bitten off When the thistle with knife the heart with fork
 e. when and his wife their Christmas cards?
 A. the titles Mrs" included, they When informally however with the first the order is reversed Mary and John Smith
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-22
Daily lessons in English #g. v [. GORDON

OFTEN MISUSED: Do not Bob say that" Say to say that"
 MISPRONOUNCED: Carvoyance ans first as in CARE TOLL unsed accent syllable.
 OFTEN MISsPEILED Authoritative; AUTHoRITIvE
 Habiaton dwelling domice dress lodging, headquarters.
 STUDY "use three times mastering CONJECTURE guess "This jecture"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-22
WAR BROTHERS

It was not until about four years later that Mrs. Shientag ran across Larry Knohls trail again, this time as a tax fixer for two men, Friedus and Aaron, who had con- cealed S30o,0O0 worth of income in their secondhand machinery bus mess. Immediately she smelled trouble.
 Friedus and his father-in-laW, Aaron, had three secret bank ac- counts; and during the war years when other men of Friedus' age were fighting for their country they had piled up a fortune selling machinery on the black market Tn all, they owed Uncle Sam S2l9,- OoO in taxes for l943-44, the two peak war years.
 The two gentlemen, who didn't think they owed their country ei- ther military service or tax money, had prospered so exceedingly that they bought the Starrett-Lehigh building, organized the Starrett Television Company, and after hir- ing Kansas City friend of Dem- ocratic chairman Bill Boyle's, they were cn the verge of putting across a S7cO,000 deal with the REC.
 Since they had reached all the way from New York to Kansas City to influence the REC, they obvious ly knew how to pull wires. So they proceeded to pull wires to keep themselves out of jail.
 First they used Larry Knohl, the fixer. Then Larry Knohl looked around for a way to influence La- mar Caudle, the man in charge of prosecuting taX-fraud cases in the Justice Department. Caudle was from North Carolina, graduate of Wake Forest College. So Knohl approached John Caffey, also a graduate of Wake Forest, N. c. Though Caffey was originally from South Carolina, he was practicing law at Greensboro, N. C., and a friend of Caudle'S.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-22

later paid Caudle the s5,0Oo air plane commission At that time, Knohl didn't have much more tnan the shirt on his back, plus crim- inal record dating back to 1859.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-22
NOTICE

I will not be responsible for any debts contracted by anyone other than myself. Signed-John E. Dap ceyich. 994-4t
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-22
NOTICE

I will not be responsible for any debts contracted by anyone other than myself. Signed-John E. Dap cevich. 994-4t
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-22
FROM SEATTLE

MT. and Mrs. D. Hunt of Seattle are registered at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-22
Weather af
 Alaska points

Weather conditions and tempera- lures at various Alaska points also on the Pacific Coast, at 4.30 pm, 12Oth Meridian Time. and released by the Weather Bureau are as foi1omc.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-22
LOOK and LEARN %9y. 9y c. GORDON

l. S Christmas sometimes written Xmas? 9 the Union "commonweaths"? S the principal of Fale$ne? the popular of the instrument which measures atmospheric pressure? S. composer called the Waltz King?
 
 x is the Greek character representing the word "Chstu" 
 g. Virginia Pennsylvania Massachusetts and Kentucky. g. The Jordan.
 
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-22

EMPIRE WANT ADS PAY
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-22
The Washington Mer'Y-6o-Round

Continued from Page One)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-22

Weather: High, 35; low, 27; cloudy.
Evening star., 1951-11-03
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Evening star., 1951-11-03
London Stock Market
SIumps for Fifth Day
BY the Associated Press

LONDON, Nov. 3.-The anxious
London stock market greeted the
new Churchill government with
five straight days of selling-and
almost a total lack of buyers.
Fear of drastic action by the
Conservatives to deal with Brit
aims threatening economic crisis
is believed to be behind the selling
wave which left the market
|groggy, with British government
bonds leading the slide.
The selling wave perplexed some
observers, who thought a Conserv-
|ative victory would be greeted with
an upsurge of confidence in busi-
ness circles. Instead, several
stocks plunged to new depths and
the governments 312 per cent war
loan reached a new low record
of 84l2 per cent yesterday. This
was rs of a point down for the
day. Declines of as much as 2
shillings and s pence (35 cents)
were frequent for industrials.