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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-11-20
Tordy Witness
Who Went AWOL
Draws SIS Fine

District Court Chief Judge
Bolitha j. Laws fined a witness
$25 today for not only showing up
late in court but leaving the court
room without permission.
Judge Laws imposed the penalty
for contempt of court, on Joseph
George, who owns a restaurant in
the 1900 block of Seventh street
NV.
A witness in a robbery case, Mr..
George showed up nearly an hour
late when the case was first called
November 8. Although instructed
to remain in court, Mr.. George
left ahead of time with the terse
remark I'm leaving" He in
Dictated that he had to get back
to his business. according to tes-
timony today.
Judge Laws, who only yester-
day issued a warning to another
tardy witness, indicated to AS
sistant United States Attorney
Thomas A. Flannery that he in
tends to deal firmly in the future
with tardy principals in court
cases.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-11-20

the bidders, Trainer Jimmy
Jones. and. referring to a gen.
tleman on the right who had
just made 1t $1,000, said:
Il think he's weakening, an
other 500 might do it."
Trainer Jones bid $4,000. The
other bidder went to $4,000.
That's right" said the auc-
tioneer to the bidder on the
right, Let's 500 him to death"
The trainer made it SO, 400.
The other man bid $4,000. Then
Mr.. Jones became a little i'm
patient and bid $4,000. That
got the horse.
Larry MacPhail of Bel Air.
Md. who once tried to kidnap
the Kaiser and later owned a
piece of the New York Yankees,
bought a daughter of Equipose.
the 14-year-old Alpoise, for
$4,000.
Highest price was paid by
James Cox Brady of Far Hills,
N. j.. for a chestnut filly,
weanling foaled in March of
this year by Phalanx out of
Alpoise. He brought S25,50O.
A yearling bay colt sired by
Bull Lea. which makes him a
half brother of Citation and
Coaltown, was purchased for A.
c. Bohn. a Detroit industrialist,
for $2l, 900.
Drinks on the House.
The cold had driven many to
the nearby garage. This struc-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-11-20
Col. Whitese|I Shifted
To Richmond Post

Col. Carlin H. Whitsell, jr., as
sistant engineer commissioner,
has been transferred to the East
ern Ocean Division of the Corps
OF Engineers in Richmond.
He will leave his District Post
on December l and report i'm
mediately to the Richmond divi-
sion. No announcement has been
made as to his successor.
Col. Whitesell and his wife and
two children live at 3515 South
Wakefield street. Arlington, Va.
He moved there two weeks ago.
Col. Whitesell has been assigned
to the District Government since
July l948 and has been in charge
Of the highway work, sanitary
engineering and the Department
OF Vehicles and Traffic. He
worked on the completion Of the
Fourteenth street bridge and has
worked on the preliminary plans
for the East Capitol street bridge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-11-20

the finest of sauces made If
Burgundy brandy and cream.
Along with it was truffle. the
delicacy found between the roots
OF trees in France, served in a
fluffy, brown paste.
With the chicken was served
heady Burgundy, Musigny
Blanc 1947. a rare and good
wine.
Even the best of the gourmets
and there are many in the
Eplcurean Club which sponsors
these soirees-were ready for
the sherbet after the venison.
mat was a mandarin delight
with curacao.
Came then the salad-im-
ported shells of goose liver.
lightly coated with fine chicken
jelly, with leaves of lettuce
treated with special walnut
dressing. This brought on a
fine champagne.
Flaming Dessert.
And then the dessert. a
mousse of peaches and hot
brandy. lighted in a colorful
finale to a perfect evening.
That called for a fine coffee.
but it also called for Chef Fis-
son and his main helpers, and it
set into motion Papa" Jarrin,
chef of the Wardman Park, as
bright-eyed a fellow as Escof-
fer must ever have been.
Hip, hip, hip" he said for
Chef Fisson, and the assem-
blage agreed. "Hooray!"
For Frank E. Weakley, presi-
dent of Washington Properties.
Inc, and host for the evening,
it was the sought-after ap-
proval.
It was the kind of dinner you
couldn't buy here for $40
stewards figure) If you could
buy 1t. and nobody is going to
buy it here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-11-20
Two Firemen HospifaIized
By Blaze in Meat Plant

Two firemen were hospitalized
and four others were overcome last
night in fire that damaged the
Washington Beef and Provision
Co. at ITO E street S.W.
The four-hour fire, starting at
7:45 pm. destroyed $4,000 pounds
of meat and 300 turkeys before
firemen got it under control.
Carbon monoxide from the re-
frigeration equipment sent Pvt
T. E. Elmore of No. 10 Truck Co.
and w. E. Seldom of No. Z Engine
Co. to Emergency Hospital.
Treated on the scene for smoke
inhalation were j. w. Conroy.
Sixth Battalion chief; Sergt. Clai-
son King of No. % Engine Co.,
Pvt. William Elliby of No. 10
Truck Co. and Pvt. E. I. Keppler
of No. 2 Engine Co.
The District Health Department
was to examine the meat to de-
termine whether it is fit for sale
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-11-20

NJ. Fisson showed his daring
right off This is a broth of
chicken. with heavy cream and
yolkS Of eggs. Too much heat
will curdle it all. Too little heat
in the service will displease the
guests. So it's give or take a
degree, or two, and he did it.
Or so said Pierre Berard, the
articulate adviser for Govern
ment cafeterias.
Its delectable soup" he
said, good for your blood and
it might help you to think"
A part of these dinners in the
memory of the great French
chef is the criticism invited
after each course. Toastmaster
Gardner L. Moore, manager of
the Shoreham Hotel, was espe-
cially receptive last night. And
the guests seemed more than
willing to violate the no-speech
rule of the dinner.
Col. c. c. Schiffeler, who
initiated the Washington
Escoffier dinners at the Raleigh
Hotel, recalled the deer-hunt-
ing days in the old country.
Venison Soaked in Wine.
That was after the main
course-saddle of deer, roasted,
with poivrade sauce. puree of
chestnuts and buttered green
string beans. The venison had
soaked in a red wine for a week.
OF course a red wine was served
-Richebourg Domaine de Ia
Romance Cont 1945.
But before. that there had
been potted brook trout flown
from Colorado, garnished with
artichoke hearts and small ris-
sole potatoes. The wine: Mo-
selle- Bernkastler Rosenberg Aus
lese 1949.
And after that breast of
chicken sauted in butter, with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-11-20
Billy Graham Flies Here
10 Plan Revival Crusade

Evangelist Billy Graham, who
will lead a revival crusade here
January Is to February 10, paid
a flying visit to Washington yes
terday. He took the day off from
his current evangelistic campaign
at Greensboro. N. c., flying in be-
fore noon and leaving before
dinner.
He conferred with several
churchmen concerning the forth
coming evangelistic crusade here
and addressed two meetings. One
was a gathering of District busi-
nessmen, civic leaders, judiciary
and members of Congress at the
Statler Hotel.
The evangelist also went to the
MarWood, Md, home of Col. j.
Grady Gore, for a talk with more
than 100 Washington area minis
tiers holding a one-day retreat
there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-11-20

ture. which seemed to be built
for three of the larger type of
trailer trucks, was not crowded
when 100 Of the guests were
milling around getting ham,
burgers. hot dogs, coffee. beer
and whisky-all on the house.
The tent was still crowded,
however, and the horses were
nervous. One man in the first
row was kicked on the shin.
TITS all right" intoned Mr..
Finney into the microphone.
His leg is not broken. and it
is not everybody who gets
kicked by a Bull Dog mare"
The nervous horse was a
daughter of a sire named Bull
Dog.
Finally Alaking. the son of
Equipoise, the stud with which
Nelson hoped to make racing
history. was led in again to go
under the hammer He was
purchased for Mrs. Edna Hull
coat of Forest Hills, Md, for
S23,500.
Nelson is a bespectacled mid
dle-aged man of broad face and
broad shoulders, who looks like
the vice president of a bank.
He is not the sort of man from
whom one would expect a show
OF sentiment But tears were
running down his cheeks when
Alaking was sold
He hated to part with the
horse. 1t wasn't the price. He
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-11-20
Rabbit Hunter Wounded
In Accidental Shooting

Eugene German, Il, of 6911 New
Hampshire avenue, Takoma Park,
is recovering in Washington SAM
tarium today from gunshot wounds
suffered in a hunting accident
near Frederick, Md.
Takoma Park police said neigh
bors with whom Mr.. German was
hunting yesterday brought him
more than 40 miles back to
Takoma Park at the wounded
mans request.
Police said Mr.. German was
hunting rabbits with Carl B.
Royce and his son. James Leon
Royce. IT. of 6so7 New Hampshire
avenue.
Young Joyce told police he
swung his 12-gauge shotgun
around to fire at a rabbit and as
he did so, it accidentally dis
charged. The shot hit Mr.. German.
who was standing about 20 feet
away. police said.
Mr.. German suffered wounds in
his right kidney and elbow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-11-20

had told a reporter the day be-
fore that he considered the horse
worth 100000, but only expect
ed to get SIS, 900 for him at the
sale.
No Bids on Fire Lass.
The last horse led into the
tent was Fire Lass. She was a
chestnut mare, the daughter of
Pot au Ecu, a winner of the
French Derby. Her mother was
Glen Lass by Trap Rock.
Fire Lass was not a great
brood mare, but a good one. Her
sons and daughters have won
more than 100000 on the
track. She is 10 years old. but
she dropped a colt this year by
Alaking and bore a filly last
year to Littletown.
Fire Lass is not only old. she
Is blind When she was led into
the tent the auctioneer an
nounced that Mr.. Nelson would
let her go to any one who would
pay $3.50 for her. Otherwise she
would be humanely disposed of.
There were no bids. She was
led away to be DESTROYED.
The sale totaled S2s1,100.
To Mr.. Nelson it was a vindi-
cation of his policy of blowing
money into the enterprise. Al
though his revenues from his
numbers operations are known
to have been considerable, he
has not paid an income tax for
several years. owning to losses
incurred in the operation of the
farm.
Now Uncle Sam is going to
get every nickel that is coming
to him." he said.
He had received no offers for
the farm as a result of the
auctioneer's announcement, he
said. He had other properties
to dispose Of before leaving this
part Of the country, and, he
added, legal matters might keep
him here for two or three years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-11-20
Donohue Sees U. 5. FaiIinq
In D. {. Fund Obligation

Commissioner F.. Joseph Dono.
hue last night told the Shepherd
Park Citizens Association that the
District government has reached
the limit of Embarrassing by nor.
NAL means.
Mr.. Donohue said the Federal
Government must be persuaded
that 1t has a legal and moral OBJ
legation to the residents of the
District to contribute greater
amounts toward the District
budget.
The Commissioner said one OF
the best ways of accomplishing
this is by bringing pressure to
bear on Congress through the Ma
tional Conference of Mayors. He
mentioned that the District heads
have been invited to join the con-
ference and that three private
parties have contributed $500 each
to cover dues.
Mr.. Donohue also told the group
that when the Board Of Commits
sioners agrees on a plan for the
reorganization of the District gov
eminent. the plan will be pub
lshed in full and public hearings
held. He said he does not believe
reorganization can be brought
about by superimposing more Of
ficials on top Of the present sys-
tenn, as advocated by Budget Dr.
rector Walter Fowler, but that re-
organization should start at the
bottom.
The meeting was held in the
School, Fourteenth
street and Kalmia road NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-11-20
RecIuse, 80, Dies Of Burns,
$500 Found in CIothinq

An 80-year-old recluse, who
always said she didn't have any
money, died yesterday after her
clothes caught on fire at her
home. 1852 Third street S.W. In
the fire debris in the front yard
of the house police found $802.62.
The money had been tied around
the waist of Miss Annie Jennings,
colored. The burned clothing had
been thrown into the yard by
Raymond Ford, who put out the
fire
Mr.. Ford, %, colored, 1918 Del
aware avenue S.W., saw smoke
pouring from the house. He
found Miss Jennings screaming in
the hall. her clothes af1ame.
Miss Jennings, who was blind
in one eye. died at Casualty Hos
Ipital a few hours later. Mrs
Myrtle Banks, colored, who lived
at the Third street address, said
Miss Jennings got $51 a month
old age assistance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-11-20
BY Hermon r. Schoden

Mother should have been
there last night, midst the wines
and the elixirs and the kind of
cooking that mother never did.
I Twas the annual renewal of
that memorial to the chef OF
chefs, Auguste Escoffier, held in
the Carlton Room of the Carlton
Hotel with IS appreciative
guests on hand.
Mother couldn't be there be-
cause Les Amis d'Escoffier ex-
cludes for a brief, rapturous
moment the distaff side of it all.
The friends of Escofier, true
to their trust, doubt whether
any woman should be admitted
to any kitchen. They put every
thing in the hands of such as
Armand Fisson, chef of the
Carlton, and feel secure in the
astronomical outcome.
Delights Critical.
Well they did, last night. For
M. Fisson delivered with the
comestibles to the delight of the
most critical of the critics, the
chefs and managers and maitre
d'hotel Of the Mayf1ower, Shore
ham and Statler, all of whom
keep this wonderful kind of
tribute alive year after year.
Escoffier died in 1885, at the
age of SO. The kind of food he
stood for lives on, in such as
Fisson, who was a protege of
the master when he had a brief
stand at New York's Ritz Carl
ton in 1910.
This was the first time in IL
years that Chef Fisson had the
guiding hand in this epic din
ner. War, you know. So the
Carlton wasn't about to take
any back seats.
Who got busy? Everybody.
George johnson, general man
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-11-20
Big Trucks Kill
3 in Virginia
Road Accidents
One Tructor-TruiIer
FuIIs Into Creek AfteI
Col|idine With Toxi

Tractor trailers took the lives
of three persons in separate &C
Icidents on Virginia highways last
night and early today.
Randolph Woody, 80, of Balti-
more. driver of one of the tractor
trailers, was killed when the cab
snapped from his truck and
plunged into S feet Of water where
Lee highway crosses Bull Run on
the road to Warrenton.
The vehicle collided with taxi
operated by Andrew King, 81, of
lQuantico. Va. about IL miles west
Iof Fairfax. Virginia State police
reported. The tractor trailer
rolled about 200 feet after the col
lision before its cab plunged
through guard rail and fell
about 80 feet into the creek, po-
lice said.
King was treated at Arlington
Hospital and then taken to the
Prince William County jail at
Manassas where he was held on
"a technical charge Of man
slaughter.
Willie Mabry. 80, colored, Peters,
burg. Va. died shortly after a
tractor-trailer he was driving left
the road about l mile north of
Stafford Courthouse on Route l
about 1890 pm.
Elijah McKennion, 40, colored,
Baltimore. was killed when an au-
tomobile he and three other per-
sons were pushing was struck by a
tractor-trailer IA miles south of
Fredericksburg at Thornburg, also
on Route l, about 4 am.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-11-20
Col. F. H. Collins
Gets District
RecreationPost
J., E. Sehwob Resigns
To Give Full Time
To Zoninq Boord

Col. Frank H. Collins. USAF,
retired, today was named to the
District Recreation Board by the
Commissioners.
The new member replaces James
E. Schwab, real estate man, on
the board which controls the city's
recreation program and units. Col.
Collins lives at 1888 Reservoir road
NV. and is active in civic affairs.
Mr.. Schwab was appointed to
the District Board of Zoning Ad-
justment last September. He an
nounced today that he was re-
signing from the Recreation Board
to devote full time to the zoning
board, something I'm more in
terested in"
Headed Air Command.
A native of Kansas, Col. Collins
is GA years old. He was in business
in Chicago and New York and
served in the Army during the
Mexican border troubles and dur
ing World War I.
In 1887 he went back on active
Army duty and served through
World War II until his retirement
in 1e47. His World War II service
included duty as chief of staff for
the Africa Middle East Division Of
the Air Transport Command. The
last two years of the war he was
commanding officer Of the Bras:
Hat" command at National Air
port. This unit was the one
charged with flying dignitaries
wherever they wanted to go.
Calls Recreation Vital.
Col. Collins is delegate to the
Federation of Citizens Associa-
tions and the Palisades Citizens
Association. He is on the Execu-I
tive Board of the federation and
chairman of the Civil Defense
Committee of the group. Active
in the civil work. Col. Collins isl
division chief of the warden serv-
ices west of Rock Creek Park.
Recreation is an important
factor in the life of any city," he
declared.
He said he was delighted to
have the chance to serve on the
Recreation Board but at present
was familiar with its problems
"only in general way" He added
he felt every one should be inter-
ested in the Recreation Boards
work as it had a direct effect on
the morale and health of the city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-11-20

ager Of Washington Properties,
Inc, called for the first "tast-
ing dinner" in 10 years.
The entire menup, from aper-
itif to brandy, from soup to
dessert, was run off a week ago
for the appraisal of the "Bonne
Bouche," the committee of ex-
perts which passed on the good
ness of it all.
Perfection Was Target.
Most censoriouS was M. Fis-
son, the chef, who found too
much salt. too little of another
condiment. All must be right.
Then came the setting up of
the tables. with Joseph w.
HesSe, matre d'hotel, in charge.
1t was a radiance of red roses
and pompom chrysanthemums,
Of Boston fern and philodenron,
done by Flowers, Inc, for only
$500.
And there was cornucopia
aplenty. with real fruit flowing
from the horns.
The array of 20 under chefs
and helpers got busy, too.
Neucci. the night chef, made a
set of petite marmite soup pots
emblem of Escoffier-from pa
pier mache, and Chico, the sous
chef. nodded some of the finest
wax flowers yet seen, for a back
drop. That was the spirit.
So the friends got together,
and the fellowship flowed with
the aperitifs-apitiv. dry sack,
molly pratt, ruffino dubonnet,
amerm picon and byrhh. All,
the byrhh. Pronounce it beer
and relish it. for the bouquet is
savory.
Creme Germiny First.
An hour Of that, and the mood
is right for the dining room.
First OF: Creme Germiny, that's
the soup.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-11-20
By George Kennedy

The gentleman farmer sold
of his livestock yesterday.
The gentleman farmer is
Charles E. Nelson. indicted on
gambling charges by the grand
juries Of the District, Prince
Georges and Calvert Counties,
and barred from racing his
horses on the tracks Of Mary
land and New Jersey.
The gentleman farmer is the
man who succeeded in getting
the Bureau of Internal Revenue
to allow him to charge off, as
an expense in the operation of
the farm, an annual item of
$4,000 for public relations.
To those who drove out to
the auction at Richie, Md,
about four miles beyond the Dis
trict line, Mr.. Nelson's estab-
lishment will be remembered as
the farm with the most white
fence per acre.
In the morning he sold %
Guernseys, mostly milk cows.
They did not bring an impressive
figure. The total was $500.
500 Crowd In.
The action started in the
afternoon in a 40-by-80-foot
tent into which 500 people
managed to crowd In the seats
and standing room around a
roped-oh square into which the
thoroughbred horses were led.
The auctioneers, on a platform
above the square, barked into
loudspeakers they did not need.
They could make enough noise
without them. The sound did
little to heat the tent and two
salamanders. steel drums con-
tanning live embers Of charcoal.
did little more. It was ex-
tremely cold.
This is real dispersal sale"
said Humphrey S. Finney Of
Towson, Md, q representative
Of the Maryland Horse Breeders
Association, in starting things.
Charlie Nelson has never bro
ken his word. and he has au-
thoried me to say that he will
not bid for any horse nor will
anybody representing him"
Mr.. Finney also said offers
for the farm would be accepted
for consideration.
The studs three stations. all
slender horses. were led into
the ring for inspection. Most
OF the horses to be sold were
their get. The first was the son
of Equipoise. 13-year-old Ala
king, a chestnut beauty whose
get has won more than a quar-
ter-of-a-million on the tracks.
They include Senator Joe,
thought to be named after SEN
ator Mccarthy. Republican. of
Wisconsin. Senator Joe has
been a very successful horse.
The second was Blue Flyer and
the third, Sir Francis.
Up in S10O Steps.
The first horse to occasion
dramatic bidding was a year.
ling. a dark bay colt by Menow
out OF Ballaroyal. He was
started at $4,000. When the
bidding got above $4,000, George
Swinebroad Of Lexington. KY,
the auctioneer, turned to one of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-11-20
Air Force 10 Grant Leave
To as Many as Possible
BY ths Associated Press

The Air Force will suspend most
training activities between De-
cember % and January 2 and
will give Christmas leave to as
many men as possible.
The action, announced yester-
day, is similar to that ordered by
the Army last week.
The Air Force said leave will be
granted as literally as training
schedules and local conditions
permit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-11-20
Yacht Reaches Port

NEW YORK, Nov. 20 P).-The
90-foot yacht Islamorada reached
Cape May. N. j.. safely yesterday
after its steering cable broke In q
storm about 20 miles at sea, the
Coast Guard reported. The cut
ter Jentian escorted the yacht.