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-AP Photos.

There was the time Knoll was
heading toward the mems bar in
the Mayf1ower. for example, and
ran into Mr.. Caudle.
We'll, pahdner, what are you
all doing heah?" Knoll said he
was asked.
The heavy-set New Yorker was
hazy about some questions-such
as where his income tax returns
have been filed, and how much he
made on the horses.
Has Many Irons In Fire.
But he ratified off for the sub
committee list of current activi-
ties which read like a business
directory.
At the same time, he said, he
is a newspaper publisher, in the
oil business, the restaurant busi-
ness, the real estate business and
the investment business. In addi-
ton. he acknowledged spending
IS per cent of his time during one
period doing investigative work
for friend in tax troubles.
He refused fatty to answer only
one question. That was about his
net worth.
He might be in tax trouble him
self. he said, so he pleaded his
right OF possible Self-incrimina-
ton.
The Knoll volume was turned
on full blast when the questioning
turned to a certain incident of his
past.
One Way to Earn Fee.
"All right" he roared. Il was
once convicted of a crime. I was
accused of taking money from one
account and putting it in another
1t was nothing but piece of
political obstruction Il didn I
take 81.
That was Is years ago-and
now you bring this up before my
wife and children,
The first man that didn't sin.
let him come here and cast the
first stone!"
Mr.. Margiotti hadn't much to
do until Knoll paused and asked
for a drink of water and what
sounded to reporters like an
aspirin.
This" the attorney said as he
poured, "is one way for a lawyer
to earn his fee"
Evening star., 1951-12-07
boy, ID, Killed by Explosion
OF Dry Ice in Glass Jar
Jagged Splinter Cuts
Artery in Neck of
Junior High Student

An explosion Of dry ice in a
syrup jar late yesterday killed
Robert Francis Fisher, IA, of 1912
Austin street Sc.
Robert was pronounced dead at
$40 pm, only 10 minutes after
the half-gallon jar exploded and
sent a jagged 3-inch piece Of
glass ipto neck artery. Death
was attributed to loss of blood
and shock.
A companion, Robert "A. Ha-
tos, l3. of 3637 Austin street
Sc, escaped possible injury be-
cause his back was turned when
the jar blew up and scattered its
fragments over the basement.
Find Dry Ice in Trash.
Police said the two boys, stu
dents at Sousa Junior High
School. found the dry ice in a
pile of trash on Bangor street
Sc. on their way home from
school. Dry ice is carbon dioxide
frozen into a solid. Instead of
melting as ice does, it changes
directly into gas.
They took the dry ice to the
Hatos basement and, according to
police. used a hammer and screw
driver to break it up into small
pieces, which they put in the jar.
Then they poured some water in
and sealed the jar with a screw
type lid.
Police said they believed young
Fisher must then have shaken the
jar and that this sped the trans
fer Of the dry ice into gas.
Explodes Under Pressure
Apparently right afterward, as
Robert Fisher was holding the jar
in his hands, and young Hatos
was walking to another part of
the basement. the jar exploded
because Of the gas pressure built
up inside. and piece of the glass
struck the Fisher boy in the neck,
penetrating an artery.
The Fisher boy, stunned and
bleeding made his way to the foot
OF the stairs. He walked up to the
first floor of the home and COL
lapsed on the floor just as Alex
Evening star., 1951-12-07
Maryland
and
Virginia
-News in Brief
Prince Georges official
AssoiIs Rezonino Foes

Industrial and commercial de-
velopment of Prince Georges
County is hampered and its citi-
zens pay high taxes because o1
their attitude on zoning problems
in the opinion of County Commis-
sioner H. Wilson Spicknall.
Citing the preponderance OF
residential and apartment con-
struction, Mr. Spicknall last night
told the County Civic Federation
that Prince Georges is becoming
"a lodging house county"
There is no reason" he said
that we cannot attract depart
ment stores and other large enter
prises as Arlington and Montgom-
cry Counties have done"
Evening star., 1951-12-07
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

District of Columbia-Cloudy
warm; southerly winds 1920 miles
per hour. High near 10 degrees
today. Cloudy tonight, low in up
per sos. Tomorrow, cloudy, not as
warm.
Maryland and Virginia-Cloudy
with scattered showers in noun
tains tonight and tomorrow. Low
Evening star., 1951-12-07
Former KIan Leader
Is Taken 10 Indiana
To Resume Life Term
By the Assoeiated Press

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. I'd. c,
Stephenson, former Indiana Ku
Klux Klan leader, was turned over
to Indiana authorities today to be
returned to prison to resume his
life sentence for murder.
Taking custody of Stephenson
were John R. O'Connor, deputy
Indiana attorney general; ]. C.
Copeland, agent of the Indiana
Division of Correction, and Detec-
tive Sergt. James P. Osborne of
the Indiana State Police.
Stephenson was paroled from
the Indiana State Prison March
IT, 1850, after serving IS years
OF a life term for the death of
Madge Oberholtzer, an Indiana
statehouse worker. He was ar
rested November Is, 1850, as a
parole violator. He was working
IN suburban Minneapolis news
paper office as a printer at the
time.
Luther w. Youngdahl, then
Governor of Minnesota, signed a
writ for his extradition to Indi-
ana, but Stephenson tried to win
his release on a writ of habeas
corpus. The Hennepin County
CMinneapolis) District Court re-
Jected his plea and he appealed to
the State Supreme Court. On No
vember % the Supreme Court af-
flrmed the District Court action,
in effect ordering Stephenson S
return to Indiana.
Last Tuesday Stephenson, who
had claimed his parole permitted
him to go anywhere so long as he
did not return to Indiana, gave up
his fight and agreed to go back to
Indiana. He shad been held in
the county jail for more than q
year.
Evening star., 1951-12-07

tonight 1888 degrees. Cooler in
west portion tomorrow.
Five Day Forecast for Washington
and Vicinity-December 8-12.
Temperature for period will
average 5 to 8 degrees above nor
NAL. Washington area normals
are 46 degrees high and 30 de-
grees low. Will be warm tomor-
row, turning colder Sunday
Evening star., 1951-12-07
Fairfax Seeks More Revenue

The Fairfax Board of Super
visors, which takes Office January
l, plans to seek legislation au-
thorizing new sources of revenue
At a conference last night off,
cials agreed to seek State legisla-
ton authorizing county automo-
bile license tax, a gross receipts
business tax, creation of a Public
Utilities Commission. extension of
time for adoption of budgets and
raise from IS to so per cent of
the general fund the amount that
might be borrowed in anticipation
of tax receipts.
Evening star., 1951-12-07
Eight Killed in Hulk Roids

MANILA, Dec, 7 P).-Eight
people were reported killed in
Communicated Hulk raids on two
towns north of Manila last night
and early today. Five of the dead
were Huks. One of the towns was
looted and the municipal building
burned.
Evening star., 1951-12-07
Insurance Revision Asked

A complete revision Of insur-
ance laws was recommended to
Gov. Battle today by the Virginia
Advisory Legislative Council-in-
terim study group of the Gen.
eral Assembly.
Few changes. however, would
affect the policyholder. Rather.
it is a recodification and rear
rangement of existing statutes to
Evening star., 1951-12-07
Londover Vote Aroued

In Annapolis. the Maryland
Court of Appeals has been asked
TO decide whether Joseph Brandt
or William Zundel is Mayor OF
Landover Hills, the Washington
suburb.
The towns Supervisors of Elec-
tions had declared Mr.. Zundel
won. 200 to 1913, in the May 9
election but Prince Georges Cir
cult Court held Mr., Brandt won,
200 to 1879. Mr.. Zundel filed his
appeal yesterday --AP.
Evening star., 1951-12-07
Buffet for Freshmen

The Pressmen's Union No. !, In
ternational Printing Pressman and
Assistants Union, will hold a buffet
dinner in honor of retired mem
bers at 5 pm. tomorrow in the
knights of Columbus Hall. 9l8
Tenth street NV.
Evening star., 1951-12-07
Red Chinese Money Drops

HONG KONG, Dec. 7 P.-
Traders reported today Red
China's currency has gone into a
new skid in the past two weeks.
Legally 10000 yuan are worth 81.
Traders said it has fallen to 10000
to 81 on the black market.
Evening star., 1951-12-07

correct antiquities, omissions and
contractions that have appeared
in the code during the last so
yearS.-AP,
Evening star., 1951-12-07

There will be showers tonight extending from Upper
York State souhweward to the Central Gulf States Showers
forecast Southern California Arizona
furries the Dakotas and Northern Mississippi will
colder ovehe Nation except for the st coastal from
Maine to Florida ZAP Wirephoto Map.
Evening star., 1951-12-07
Young on Vacation

Joseph Young is on vaca-
ton. The Federal Spotlight
column will be resumed on
December 27. Meanwhile, the
Federal Spotlight radio pro-
gram will be heard as usual
this week at 6:15 pm. Satur-
day over WMAL.
Evening star., 1951-12-07

Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 96, on June 2.
Lowest. IL. on February s.
High and Low Of Last "a Hours.
High, 80. at 2:45 pm.
Low, So. at am
Tide Tables
Evening star., 1951-12-07

tallng 70 10 "a inch.
River Report
From U S. Engineers)
. Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry and
Great Falls: shenandoah clear at Harpers
Evening star., 1951-12-07
The Sun and Moon
Preeipitation

Monthly precipitation in ir
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TIME TRAP
BY ROC PHILLIPS

future through a telephone and
received reply.
He glanced at his reflection in
the glossy wall surface and smiled
grimly. They had disguised him
tinally-to look like the man whose
place he was taking as a wiring
inspector. 1t was all very convinc-
ing. He had even had brief doubts
and seriously considered the pos
sibility of his being wrong about
Val Nelson and the others; but
there was too big backlog of evil
dence.
So he knew that at least one of
the Vargians standing idly in the
lobby of the building recognized
him and would report ahead that
he was now in the building.
He was glad he knew If. It was
saving him the nervous anxiety of
fearing he would be discovered,
and arrested or killed or tortured.
His impulse was to 60 straight to
the rooms on the third floor in the
same position as his old Office. He
resisted it. The Custodians would
wonder why he hadn't been care
full and might suspect he had out
guessed them.
He presented his credentials to
the Vargian in charge of the ele-
vator bank and withStood his clos /.
and suspicious scrutiny with COM
plete calm.
Just a minute, please" the Var
gian said.
Ray watched him go to the phone
at the end of the hall. He watched
the Vargian's lips and interpreted
the word, "Phony," by reading his
lips. When he hung up and came
back his lips were smiling but his
two eyes were puzzled.
"Everything's Ok" he said. He
took out key ring and slipped off
a key. This is the master key. ANY
office that's locked will open to it.
It's also your badge of authority.
In case of trouble refer whoever
it is to the manager of the build
ing or myself."
Thanks" Ray said. There
shouldn't be any trouble though,
should there?" His eyes were limo
cent as they Knocked the elevator
captain. He restrained a chuckle
at the look of grudging admiration
in the Vargisn's eyes.
CHANGING at his watch he saw it
was ten o'clock. He wanted to time
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things so ne wouIo reach me o.
ffices that were his goal during the
noon hour.
AS he paused at the first Office
door on the second floor he heard
girlish tittering inside. When ne
opened the door ii had already
stopped. There were six Vargian
girls. stenographers. in their early
twentieS. He had learned that a
Vargian aged during the first 20
years at about the same rate as
any other person, but didn't be-
gin to show middle age until they
were close TO a hundred, SO these
girls were no older than they
looked.
They watched him as he prowled
around, examining light fixtures,
wall outlets. the strange electric
fans with no moving parts, and
desk lamps. Their eyes smouldered
at him.
At the second Office he started
TO put his hand on the doorknob,
then drew it back. The girlish tit
tering sounded again. 1t stopped as
his hand touched the knob to open
the door. When he opened it other
Vargian girls were intent on their
work, but with eyes that darted
up at him interestedly.
He was sure now! That third
eye was for extra temporal vision.
They could see a little way into the
future-perhaps thirty seconds OF
even more. In both offices they had
seen he was going to enter and had
Uttered in uninhibited excitement,
and had quieted before he came in
so that he wouldn't suspect they
were interested.
He stopped at one of the desks
and smiled at the Vargian girl
working there.
Mind if I ask you a question:"
he asked politely.
The girl turned pale and kept
her eyes on her work, refusing to
He turned away feeling
slow flush spread over his face.
The girls paleness had been due
to controlled, intense anger, the
anger one feels toward a person OF
an inferior race who has stepped
out of line in a race-conscious COM
For the first time in his
life Ray felt the bite of being dealt
with as an inferior.
Ito be continued
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Cn2pter 10
A WAITER came in and began
"A clearing the table AS the door
closed behind his back, Arthur
Granger turned to Ray with an air
of coming down to the business Of
the meeting.
We've been making plans for
YOU" he said. Listen to what we've
more or less worked out. Certain
ordinary people are allowed in
the Vargian buildings-plumbers,
lanitors, electricians, deliverymen.
You will want to explore the area
you are suspicious of. We've done
that ourselves, so have the expert
ence to keep you out of trouble.
You may find some clue we've
missed in our searches for Nelva.
If you want to do that we can get
you a job tomorrow that will give
you duties carrying you all over
any Vargian district you want to
look into first"
THAT sounds Ok" Ray said
thoughtfully. He turned to Joe.
I'D like to do this alone-and you
stay out of it for now. Stay at the
hotel or see the sights with Val.
Then if l get caught there'lI still
be you to come in and pull me out
of it."
Nothing doing" Joe objected.
"You can't leave me on the bench.
If there's any excitement intend
TO be in on it. And / see through
your little scheme. 1t would make
you look silly if 1 happened to res
cue Nelva instead of YOU"
Match Ray grinned. $50 keep
out Of it Be ready to saddle your
truSty steed and ride to the rescue.
Pick up few phone numbers Just
in case / don't bring the girl friend
back with me-"
moi" Joe said, pouting, but Ray
knew he would.
D Jay BRADLEY'S pulse quick
N ened with suppressed excite
ment as he entered the building.
All the work of the past three days
as wiring inspector had been di-
rected for this moment. Now he
was actually entering the same
space that, in 1850, had been occu-
pied by the building housing his
office where he had called into the
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The Citizen said in an edi-
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Taken From The Files
OF The Key Vest Citizen

10 YEARS AGO

10 YEARS AGO
A report calling for extension
of the inland waterway system
| from Miami to Key West has
/ been forwarded from the war
departments district engineers al
Richmond Va, to the chief engi-
neer at Washington, it was learn
ed here today.
The information came in a
copy of letter from Col. Jarvis
J. Balm of the South Atlantic
Division to Congressman Pat
Cannon, which was forwarded
by Cannon to Stephen Singleton,
secretary of the Key West Cham
Der of Commerce.
X X Il
Discontinuance of the Havana
Key West round trip of the SIS.
Cuba from Havana on Wednes-
days and from Key West on
Thursdays has been announced
by the P. & o. Steamship Co.
The Cuba viii make its last
Wednesday night sailing from.
Havana to Key West 10 pm. to-
day, and likewise its last south
bound trip from Key West to Ha-
vana at 1890 am. tomorrow. The
ship will make its last trip from
ST. Petersburg for Key West and
Havana on April Is and its last
trip from Key West to st. Peters
burg on April IS.
X X Il
During the American Legion
convention, the Key West Art |
Center viii present an exhibition |
Index of American Design,
which will give art lovers and
antiquarians among the Legion !
naires, an opportunity to see
is cross-secticn of the work that /
is being accomplished under thei
WPA art program.
In announcing this exhibition |
today, Townsend Morgan, director
of the Key West art center, point
ed out that American Legion
naires would be admitted free
to this exhibit from April %
through April &C.
X h \
Joseph A. Valdes, Key West
has purchased for about So, 500
two lots facing Division street
and Johnson's Lane, it was re-
vealed today. The property, for
merly that of John Wilbur Gates,
Dade county. includes one lott
with 70-foot frontage on Di-
vision street, and another with
a 30-foot front on Johnson's
lane. II
X II X
The Citizen said in an edi-
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torial paragraph today:
Key West should have air
plane service, and we trust that
National Airlines, Inc, will be
successful in having this city in
Guided for one of its contem-
plated landing stations"
Evening star., 1951-04-07
1882 AberfoyIe Place
Bornoby Woods
CHEVY CHASE, D. c.
s22,o5o

BRIGHT CHEERFUL RESIDENCE OVERLOOK
ING THE PARK AREA.
Owner leaving. must sell this very desirable home.
which features 20-foot screened living porch. .
terraced rear yard with stone open fireplace. Just
right for those informal parties. Six venti-
lated rooms colored tiled bath with tub and
shower. fun basement. built-in garage. Gas, air
conditioned heat
Evening star., 1951-04-07
By Roger c. Whitmon

Question: Why is spouting nee
esSary on our roofs? It seems te
me that leaves and other matter
enter our sewer through the
spouting and thus cause stoppage
Could the spouting be eliminated
Answer: You can put a wire
cage et the top of a roof gutter tt
Iprevent leaves and other trash
from entering the downspout. II
is also perfectly practical to con-
meet the downspout with a dry
well at a distance from the house
instead of draining the water into
the sewer. The downspout leads
the water away from the founda-
tions, so that it does not work its
way into the cellar.
Peculiar, Musty Odor.
Question: Last fall I purchased
a six-room, 11a-story home. II
was old. but was completely re-
modelled before my purchase of it
It was literally torn apart inside
and outside and only the old
framework remained. A concrete
block basement was built and
brick veneer was laid on the out
side. This is my problem. Since
we have been living in our home
a peculiar odor much like the
smell of old or musty wood has
been prevalent.
1t is very noticeable when COM
ing in from the outside. I don't
believe it is caused by dry rot as
the roof is new and there are nc
Evening star., 1951-04-07
OPEN TODAY AND SUNDAY

To Reach: From Chery Chase Circle. right o,
Western Ape., and continue 2 blocks beyond Pine
hurst Circle to Abertoyle Place, then right to tn.
property at our OPEN SIGN.
Evening star., 1951-04-07
Houses, Apartments
Included Among D. {,
Building Permits

Single-family houses and apart
|ments were the chief items of con-
Istruction authorized by building
permits issued in the last week by
the Central Permit Office, Room
|108, District Building.
Among permits were the follow
ling:
Gruver-Cooley Construction Co., owners
and builders; to erect 10 two-story brick
and cinder-bloek fats, 35o0-3506 seventh
7Ises177 Upsai street SEE to cost $50. 900.
Minamyra Corp. owner and builder; to
erect one 3-story brick and cinder- block
apartment. $3.50 Piney Branch road NV.
street NV; builder not selected: to erect
one 2-story brick and cinder-bIock. dwell.
ing ods 1856 Redwood terrace NV. to cost
$4,000 Residence.
W; C. q A: n: Miller sDeysIopment c..
1es ops NV sry R. nff sefn0 svenr aantects st
lockwood parkway NV, to cost sac 600.
and Suider iz1s Street s oeorse
w e erect oae ssery bIsk and
East Capitol att street.. to co cost % $4,000.
street AsaeE BE- af Sna Hon 1Rsfr ssa
cinder block fat a units. So1 Atlantic
street Sc; to cost S23,5oO;
Eileen To-, %ebe G1 bSsr SSs a,46 street
street NV; Haughton Elevator Co, build
er, 2117 K street NV; to install passen-
ger elevator. 1882 K street NV; to cost
Michcael McKain, owner, 1904 Fourth
street NV; Michael McKain; builder;
brick dwelling; 1929 Chestnut street NV;
MI and Mrs E;, ? Manuel ALE Southern
one 2-story brick and cinder-block dwell
budsr Anhony Arthur ? kseH sfcbee 1Tnss aqd 10
erect one 2-story brick and frame dwell
ing. 5723 Twenty-seventh street NV; to
Burma Divalentin, owner and builder;
2-story brick and frame dwelling. 5717
Twenty seventh street NV; to cost
Jack zellan: owner and builder, 5s Mis-
souri, avenue NV; Edmund w. Dreyfuss
sreet one 5tory bsef Sgsst hW
to cost $50, 600 ~ -
Ter 4oaa Ie a1n .SS Sne5 g.ose aseo XSsss %sss1
builder; to erect one ih-story brick and
cinder block dwelling. 1900 Park drive
Sc. to cost $4,000.
Highwood Drive Residence.
David B. and Mildred E. Lynch. 1898
Forty-f1rst street Sc. owner; John o.
Heights;, j.. P. Baker and F.. M. Moss
architects; tn erect one 1-storv brick dwell
ing. 1919 Highwood drive Sc. to cost
John R. McNair. owner, 1870 Oak street
N W.: John H; Hughes. builder. to erect
one 2-story brick and cinder-block dwell
ing; 113o Kenilworth avenue NE. to
Theodore Parreco. owner. 1918 Shepherd
street NE: builder not selected; Edmund
W. Dreyfuss. architect. 1919 Fifteenth
street NV; to erect one 3-story brick
cinder- block. concrete apartment g units)
4401 Gault place NE. to cost $4,000
Theodore Parreco. owner. 1915 Shepherd
street NE: builder not selected; Edmund
". Dreyfuss.. architect. 1919 Fifteenth
street NV. to erect one 3-story brick,
cinder-block. concrete apartment e units).
4523 Gault place NE. to cost $4,000.
William M. Maroney. owner. Falls
Church, Va; builder not selected; to erect
one 2-story brick and cinder-block dwell
ing, 290l University terrace NV. to cost
Rsnsdan. Inc. owner, 500 Charming
street N e; Joseph B. Bahen, builder. AIS
Randolph street NV: Haughton Elevator
Co, PLY K street NV: to erect one
freight elevator. 500 Claiming street NE,
to cost $4,000.
Evening star., 1951-04-07

that can be used for runways
and free from any sign of built-ur
tubular structures similar to twigs
on the outside, you probably have
no termites.
Porch posts and other timbers
that extend into the ground can
furnish natural tunnels for these
Ilight-hating bugs. You'll probably
never see termite until the
season when they come out into
the open for brief mating period
shed their wings like a snow
storm and vanish quickly. You
might take them for flying ants
but they only appear in big flocks
Most Easements have no cell
ings, so this gives you a good
chance to look for sagging or
warped joists. One of the causes
of these troubles is insufficient
bridging - cross pieces between
joists. If any bridging pieces hang
loose, force them up securely and
nail them into the joist with two
nails. When a house is built, the
lower ends of the bridging are left
hanging loose while the subfioor
is laid. Then they are brought ZIP
and nailed. Sometimes a carpen-
ter forgets to nail all of them.
Don't think that means the piece
is available for kindling wood.
Sticking or binding doors lnay
indicate settlement. saggins or
shrinkage of girders, beams or
joists. It is wiser to correct such
troubles at their source than to
plane the door.
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