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TRUCKS FOR SALE

milease; Excellent cond.. fully guar i~
anteed; S4a5. MA. $500
DODGE 1e4s 1la-ton dump truck;
good condition Sale by private own
er. $3.50. FA. 9474 or FA. 9S71.
DODGE '49 la-ton panel; low mile
age; like. new: mechanically pert;
make offer. OWNER. Gil. 1900.
FORD so pickup; big tires and
will trade for late model car or best
offer Call bet. 1885, 1875 \; Y.
WILLYs 194s 1a-ton panel: new
motor; clutch; brakes: battery; lots
of extras; best offer. ia. S-7s01
FORD 1910 panel truck: runs ike
YORK sio45 s0n Al eeekap F resdS s tSr
delivery; ~ Chew 1a-ton pickup;
s50, chey. a-ton panel; ~ Chev.
war Specials e SO 1 aM fcal iDten stake
CHEVY CHASE MOTOR co. INC,
7725 Wis ave., OIL. 61O0. Open
sTUDEBAKER 40 k-ton pickup;
light hauling; guaranteed to pass
D. c. inspection; 1895 down and
SASH per month. BENNING MO-
TORS. 1900 Benning I'd. ne, FIR.
sTIHEBAKEF 81 brand-new ls-ton
o.ekup; 5000 down. $50. 20 per
month. BENNING MOTORS. 500
FORD FIRF TRUCK; custom built
on 1916 new chassis. 500. GPM
hose, nozzle; 1,500-ft hose body for
2Ia-inch heavy duty; ali welded steel,
building and testing: excellent con,
model which will be, excellent fol
3, 1897 St. NV, Washington 8
?; G for appointment to see. or Ho
DODGE 1e47 1-ton, truck, step-ir
panel body; perfect cond.; $3.50. Car
BRoCKWAY ie47 Sia tons. Is It
gRockWAY TRGcSs, 4sos Bait
1861 INTERNATIoNAL L-1s5 Trac.i
low mil; can be financed. Mr.. Beck
INTERIM HARVESTER, FIR. 1900
/ JEEP TRUCK 194s; new motor; 6.
1 ply tires, 4-wheel drive; $685.. SH
ca 1sE oSiaint as4s 1s-ton panel: r
and and b.; 90 clean clean. mechanically A. q
,MEISoRE pToaksss 100 TO- East y,
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AUToMoTIvE MISCELLANEOUS

FOR SALE - Salvageable wrecked
1919 Plymouth. Located LEE AUTO
BODY. 1740 N. Nash St. Arlington,
Va, Phone bid to Mr.. O'Donnell,
9Th WELS-Fruehauf "a" and
Austis6" complete; S35 each. Call
Mr. TEerald. ST. 5000 Ext 401.
S tc<1e%p.m. except Sunday. -23
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AUTOS 8 TRUCKS WANTED

WILL PAY CASH for a clean '39 or
40 Ford, 10. 5-S537.
n, c, DEALER paying high prices for
clean. prewar car. Call GE. 1908.
BUSINESS MAN needs car; must be
priced right for immediate. cash. Mr..
F hanMA Hoi ri 07S spp week days. :,
askis q Fac IS 1854 assured 4. ns a'
NE. 0400.
FOR WARM WELCOME sna cold
! cash. see or call US before selling
your car. HAINES MOTOR co,
| $500 Bladensburg ID. Cottase City,
Md, WA. $500 or 10 Mass. eve. NV.
/ ST, 22SS. Open ewes and Sunday
WILL PAY CASH for clean cars any
make any model: See Mr.. Dunnin-
| Georgia ave. NV. TU. 243S.
WESTERN BUYER has mined. cash
for nice low-mileage cars MORRIS
WE WILL PAY the highest possible
price for used Chevrolets. Eords ard
Plymouths. Drive in Appraiser on
the property. CHEVY HHASE MO-
TOR CO. 7725 Wis. ave. o., eI00
RGNDowN AND WRECKED CARS.
pric. before 0"; YOU sell. Cali niSa -
1917 sTUDEBAKER starheht; will
pay cash for nice car tn. STAG.
PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL wants clean,
prewsr o5F6ogrd or Chew; all cash.
PVT. PARTY interested in so or or 81
mileage. Cash OIL. 0SS5. go
A DEALER FROM N. c.
Paving IN
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REAL ESTATE LOANS

Cash OR LIST AND End TRUST
NOTES, incl LIST trust. on acreage,
Quick settlement. white or colored
notes in D. G.. Md and Va. FULTON
r. GORDON, the Colorado Eldg..
14th and G SITS. NV. DI. $3.50
Brokers attention
siONEY ON SECOND rRUsT-we
Will buy second trust notes. D. c..
nearby Nd. or Va. Reasonable rates.
NATIONAL MORTGAGE & INVEST
INERT CORP. 1912 N. Y. ave. NV
National 1898
FIRST AND SECOND FROST LOANS,
3ARTQW REALTY 90, Realtors.
1881 g st. NV. ME. s495.
SECOND AND 3rd TRUST NOTES
purchased; immed. -ash; D. c.
only. HUGH B. CONNER. RE.
1880. 1927 K st. NV.
FIRST-TRUST LOANS on real estate;
low rates, 8 to year terms and
monthly payments. P. J. WALSHE.
INC, l115 Eye st. NV. Ma. 646S.
SPOT CASH FOR SECOND TRUSTS
2hG to 4G DISCOUNT
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FOOT CABIN CRUIsER-Icebox
HARD no GET

New Mercury cupboard motors, 1C
h'p. and ia hip. Hurricanes; ri
h.p. Rocket in stock. We accept
trade-in on all makes. We buy
used cupboard motors. We repai!
cupboard motors. Good selection Of
used motors. VIII demonstrate
worms and shrimp. Open to S
pm; Fri. and Sat 10 pm; Sun
IL noon. BLVD. CUPBOARD
SALES 1925 BladenSbuIg I'd, Col
mar Manor, Md UN 1883 -23
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CNEVROI EFT As Ia-ton panel; , Ia
CHOOSE from; both in excel cond
guaranteed: terms. either one fol
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TRUCKS FOR SALE lcont. J

FORD 1a4S FL panel; baby blue,
gray trim; excellent throughout
S195. HILL & SANDERS, Wash
lngton's Oldest Ford Dealer INA.
$500. 1114 Vermont ave. NV
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WILLYS so paneled delivery;
owner: low mileage; immaculate
cond.: ideal for florist. grocer, ETC.;
guaranteed; terms; S995.
STOHLMAN CHEVROLET
s3rd and NJ SITS. NV, MI. 1916.
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CHRYsLER 1850 Windsor club coupe;
11,000 actual miles. This car for
merly owned by prominent local at
torney; absolutely same as brand
new in every way; must be seen to
be appreciated. 81 1876. BELL MO-
TORS, SOLO Wis. ave. WO. 5000.
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STUDEBAKER 1850 oyerdrive sedan;
equipped S1,293. Why Pay More?
Over 100 others. 5% Bank Financing
denShnrR Rd IL 2.SSnn
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pest offer. Gail ia. 2-7395 after
CHEVROLET 1899 club coupe; runs
very. we'll SI35: low down paw
ment. BRENTWOOD WHOLE
CHEVROLET 1850 sedan; eauinped
! 81. 293. Why Pay More? over 100
others. 5es Bank Financing. AUTO
WHOLESALERS, 1871 BladepSburg
lRd. IL, 3-ssn0.
CHEVROLET late 40 styleline de
luxe 4-dr. sed.; r, h. seat covers,
undercoat ice green. $4,000 miles
orig, owner; S1,295. LO. 3-3394
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FORD 1910 cow; 5000. 40 ChrysIer
conv. 4-dr. sed., $780, or best offer
Can after pm. OIL. 3999.-
FORD l94S club coupe, maroon; r
CIRCLE MOTORS. INC, 240i Pa
ave n " Pc 500 90
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40 convertibles. fSe-
lection of A. Dazzling fez red Gre
clan gray, apple green; mostly all
equipped: Epriced remarkably low
only 81 1897. LUSTINE-NICHOLS
your Chevrolet Oldsmobile dealer for
over a quarter of a century WA
1905, $500 BALTIC. ave. Hyattsville.
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CHEVROLET ~ Cdr. sedan: r and
h.. seat covers; nice car; 1895, or
best offer. Call ia. 2-7395 after
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OLDS so "ss" club coupe; radio,
heater, seat covers; one-owner car
which has had the best OF care;
real low MILEAGE. way under priced;
SI,795, S59S down, balance is
mo. at SO. SCHLEGEL d GOLDEN,
INC, 263 Carroll st. NV. GE. 33o3.
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CHEVROLET l94S Fleetline sedan;
Marland black finish; completely
equipped; exceptional car; remark
able value for only S1.049, LUS-
TINE-NICHOLSON, your Chevrolet
Oldsmobile dealer for over a quarter
of a century, WA. 7a05. $500 BALTIC.
ave EyaftSYille, Md
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u u
CHEVROLET 1887 2-door; only $50
Immaculate inside and out; must be
seen to be appreciated. Terms may
be arranged. REINES MOTOR CO.
1881 Wisconsin ave. NV.
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FORD 1949 de luxe Tudor sedan:
radio, heater. seat covers; $1,000
actual miles; one owner Car abso-
lutely Is in perfect condition in every
way; must be seen to be appre-
ciated; S1,195. BELL MOTORS,
FORD 1850 de luxe ''6' Tudor; b.
seat covers. blk. finish; one owner
and extra clean; S1.295. Guar. and
terms. TRIANGLE MOTORS, 30lO
r. /. ave. ne, DE. 6302
FORD 1e47 Super de luxe club cpe
heater, seat covers. dark blue fin.
almost-new tires: Al cond.: S795.
Guar. and terms. TRIANGLE MO-
TORS, 3010 r. !. ave. ne, DE.
FORD 40 sedan; equipped; 1893.
So bank financins AUTO WHOLE
SALERS, 1881 BladensburE Rd., Ii.
f-NsNn
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Once through the concrete, he
dug straight down through dirt
for a distance Of six feet.
Digging with stolen pieces of
scrap metal he angled his tunnel
expertly. slightly toward the pris-
on wall. Small amounts of dirt
were carried each night in bags
made of old clothing back into
his cell where they went down The
toilet.
Stolen kerosene in stolen bottles
with cloth wicks provided light
for his mole-like efforts.
Water seepage caused some
trouble. But he dug as under
ground drainage pit. then carried
the water out of it.
Twenty months after he start
ed digging, Holmes burst through
the sod in the prison yard.
With extra clothing in a hand
sewn bag and 1852 he made run
ming a numbers game in the
prison, Holmes scaled a 7-foot
fence and dropped into the night
and freedom.
During his two weeks of free
dom, he visited New Haven,
Conn; Philadelphia and several
other Eastern cities. He almost
landed a job in Philadelphia. but
he didn't have a social security
card.
He returned to Baltimore about
S pm. Saturday. Three hours
later. he was behind bars again.
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is fresher: they like to eat fish
In waterfront restaurants.
The big change in waterfront
eating is due to the deep freeze.
Crab cakes, crab flakes and crab
jumbo soup are on the menu all
winter, although the crabs will
not begin to crawl into the creeks
until the weather is warmer.
The same process makes oysters
available during the summer but
there is something about the old
saying about an "R" in the month
that sticks in peoples minds. It's
a rule that the customers, for the
most part, still stick to.
Sam Rayburn, who has just
passed Henry Clay's record of
service as Speaker of the House,
is one of the figures from Capitol
Hill who is frequent diner at the
waterfront. He uses the family
entrance of Halls Garden, at
Seventh and K streets S.W., the
Oldest of the waterfront restau-
rants, and goes to a private din
ing room in the rear. Mr.. Ray
burns order is always the same.
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BY the Assoeiofed Press

BALTIMORE, Mar. 5.-A radio
ljazz band blared out over the
prison broadcast system. The
brassy music disguised the steady
clink of a chisel against concrete.
That was 40 months ago.
Joseph Holmes, 80. colored, was
on the first lap of a 70-foot tunnel
to freedom that lasted only l3
days. -
He was recaptured Saturday
might when he tried a SIS holdup
under the shadow of the Washing.
ton Monument in downtown Bal
timore.
Minutes after 64-year -old Mrs.
Mary Ruiz, was robbed, Holmes
was grabbed by Patrolman Frank
Plunkett just a few blocks from
the scene of the holdup.
The wiry man spun around and
damned an ugly revolver into the
|pit of Mr.. Plunkett's stomach.
There were two clicks. But the
gun failed to fire.
Holmes ran. Mr.. Plunkett fol-
lowed. Joined by three detectives
in a prowl car. The fleeing man
fired on the run and the officers
returned shot for shot, they re-
lated.
Finally, at the door of bowl
ing alley, Detective Sergt. James
A. Downes made a desperate dive,
Selling Holmes and wrenching
the gun from him.
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Transit Man TO Explain
Bethesda Bus Cancellation

Dean j. Locke, staff engineer
of the Capital Transit Co., will
explain the company's decision
to discontinue two Bethesda area
bus lines at a 7 o'clock Bethesda
Chamber of Commerce dinner
meeting tonight in the Kenwood
Country Club.
Mr.. Locke also will discuss con-
ditions under which the lines
might be continued.
Area citizens groups are pre-
pairing to fight the dropping Of
the two suburban lines-O-2 and
Ms, serving the Bradley boule-
ward and Massachusetts, avenue
sections. The lines are among
eight which the transit firm is not
renewing because of operating
| losses.
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Inspection Of Taxicabs
BEGINS in Prince Georges

A. Eugene Burgess, cab inspector
of Prince Georges County, an
nounced today that the annual in
spection of taxicabs has begun.
Mr.. Burgess said all taxicabs
must pass inspection before per-
mits will be renewed. Inspection
centers are the Justine Nicholson
Motor Co., Hyattsville, and Hole
Motor Service, Hillside.
Mr.. Burgess also said that hack
ers who want to renew their iden.
LITIGATION cards must have then
photographs taken at the Hyatts-
vile substation of the County Po-
lice before March Is. He said the
photographs will be made between
II am. and 8 pm. Mondays
through Fridays.
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T. N. Coxen May Seek
EVANSVILLE MayoraIty

Councilman Frederick M. Coxen
of Hyattsville's fourth ward has
announced he will either be can
didate for mayor or will seek
another term as councilman in
the May Z city election.
He will run for mayor if Caesar
L. Aiello is not a candidate for re-
election to that post. Mr.. Coxen
said. If Mayor Aiello does run.
Mr.. Coxen will strive to succeed
himself on the council.
One of the first two councilmen
to represent the fourth ward, MP.
CoXen has served on the council
six years.
Councilman Jesse S. Baggett,
first ward, has announced he will
be a candidate for mayor. Mayor
Aiello has not yet made known
whether he will seek another term,
In the fourth ward, Hugh A.
White has announced for the
council.
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Clarendon Plans
Golden Jubilee for
Business Firms

A committee of Clarendon mer-
chants today was to begin a sur
vey Of resources available for q
three-day Golden Jubilee" cele-
bration starting April 10.
This date marks the 50th ami
versary Of the purchase of the
first commercial license in Clar-
endon.
The committee, appointed by
Stanley Mayer, president Of the
Clarendon Business Mems Associ-
alton, is to canvass the towns
merchants to determine sentiment
toward such a celebration and
the financial resources available
for it. 49,,
Florenz HIM, publicity manager
for the Shenandoah Apple Bios
som Festival and director Of the
Charlottesville Apple Harvest
Festival, outlined a plan for a
celebration at o meeting Of the
merchants.
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the yacht brokers have new ones
high and dry on the Maine ave-
nue. lots at prices from $4,000 up
About 80 boats along the wa
terfront have been used as living
quarters all winter by marine
minded Washingtonians. About
three times that number were
used as winter housing during the
last war. Soon there will be hun
dreds living there, many on boats
back from Florida and the water
front will be q community in it.
self.
Comfortable in Winter.
Mrs. Lillian Lodge, owner of the
Teck. a 145-foot steam yacht
built for George Gould in 1905
lived on board through the winter
and reports it a very comfortable
existence except that it Is diff
cult to get housemaids to come
down to harbor to help with the
housekeeping. She probably will
lease apartments on the yacht
for the summer and return to her
Vermont avenue apartment.
DR.. A. B. Bennett, a nose and
throat specialist, was encountered
sandpapering the deck of his
cabin cruiser at the Corinthian
Yacht Club.
why are many yacht clubs
called 'Corinthian'?" he says re-
peating the question asked him
well, it doesn't come from the
Epistles of st. Paul. He called
the Corinthians terrible names.
1T comes from this: The Ro-
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Prison Tunnel Expert Gets Himself in Hole

No one was injured in the
shooting.
Prison officials are still gasping
over his fantastic escape.
The story of it goes like this:
For eight years he paced back
and forth in the narrow confines
Of his cell, serving a 20-year
sentence for burglary. Then in
the first part of 1949 he began
to worry about going "stir
happy"
So he conceived a fabulous
plan to dig himself free.
With nail on the end of q
stick he cut a rectangular trap
door in the slate floor Of his cell.
The cutting was accomplished,
by punching tiny holes very close
together.
That took about 40 days OF
painstaking work.
Next came 10 inches Of con-
crete. A stolen chisel and ham
mer, wrapped in cloth to deaden
the noise of the pounding, were
brought into play.
And the noisy prison radio
helped.
1t took about six months to
chisel through the concrete. Each
piece had to be pulverized and
flushed down his cell toilet.
There were cell inspections twice
each month. But Holmes stole
cement from the prison workshop
to disguise the outlines of his trap
door.
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gallon Of oysters. The bushe1 price
lis around 81 today.
Terrapins used to sell for $12
a dozen. They now bring 81
apiece. Crabs used to bring 81 a
barrel. This year they probably
will bring about ST a dozen and So
for the soft shelled crabs.
A harbor historian who checked
District records found that in one
year near the end of the last
century 10 scfooners brought IN
10000 tons of coal. Five hun
dred and sixty-eight oyster boats
brought in $4,000 bushels of
oysters. Eighty-eight river boats
Funloaded 189. 400 watermelons. One
hundred eighty six schooners
brought in Is million feet of lurn-
Der. and TAB boats brought in
81, 900 cords of firewood.
Roads Parallel to River.
The highways paralleling the
river have done away with all
that and the few fish boats still
come up from Crisfield only be-
cause many people still like to
buy fish off a boat. The men in
the fish stalls at the Municipal
Wharf call the boats a racket;
point out that a refrigerator
truck can make the run from
Crisfield via the Chesapeake ferry
in six hours and that it takes
the boats II hours.
But the fish boats add a valu-
able bit Of color to the water
front for people not only have
an idea that fish bought off boats
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Two Drown in Maryland
After Fall and Car PLUNGE
BY the Associoted Press

Two persons drowned in Mary
land yesterday.
Eugene Ward Clayton Jones, g.
of White House Heights, near
Hyattsville, Md. drowned in a
foot of water after he fell from a
12-foot culvert near Point OF
Rocks, about 10 miles south OF
Frederick.
Apparently he was knocked I'M
conscious by the fall. There was
a deep cash in his forehead.
He appeared to be on his way
to visit the Robert E. L. Wright
family, whose house was only zoe
yards away and with whom he
visited occasionally.
In the other accident, c. r
league of Rocks, Hartford County
was drowned when his Cal
plunged over a 15-foot embank.
ment about 6 miles north of Be
Air and plunged into Deer Creek
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Planners Approve
Rezoning Requests in
Montgomery County

Approval of six rezoning re-
quests and disapproval of a sew
enth have been recommended by
the Maryland National Capital
Park and Planning Commission
to the Montgomery County Coun-
Gil.
Five of the petitions favored by
the commission seek rezoning of
residential property for CONNER
cial use. They are:
Property at 11O4 Trinity place,
900 Sligo avenue, 915 Thayer ave-
nue., a lot on the south side of
Philadelphia avenue near Wood
bury drive, all in Silver Spring
and the northwest corner of Ell
kins street and Price avenue,
Wheaton Knobs.
Also approved was petition for
rezoning of a 6,800-square-foot
residential tract on the east side
of the Brookeville- TenleytoWn
road, about 1000 feet south of its
crossing at the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad, to an industrial CLASH
fication.
Disapprova1 was recommended
for rezoning of property at the
south corner of Colesville road
and East-West highway. The
owners, Blair. Management Corp,
seek to have the zone changed
from apartment to commercial
use.
The three other corners are
occupied by an apartment build
ling, a shopping center and a fill
ing station. One member of the
commission, Donald Gingery, IA
vored the proposed rezoning and
dissented from the majority opin-
inn
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mans destroyed Corinth about $50
years Be- But about 100 years
later. in the time of Caesar,
Greek art objects found in the
ruins became collectors items
among wealthy Romans.
THAT led to calling the smart
set of wealthy Romans CORN
thians.' They were marked by
another characteristic - which
meant more to them than art COL
lecting. They were sports.
1.-THE 'Corinthian' in Caesars
day was a sportsman. He was
fond Of racing and he drove his
own chariot.
That's why they are called
Corinthian yacht Clubs. The men,
bers sail their own yachts or cap
tain their own motor cruisers"
DR.. Bennett resumed his sand
ing.
Fish Fleet Dwindles.
The boats loaded with fish and
oysters still come from Crisfield
on the Eastern Shore to the
Municipal Fish Wharf but they
form small fleet compared with
the old days. There was a time that
the river front was a forest of
masts. oyster boats and schoonerS.
Sixty oyster boats would tie up
at one time and the oysters sold
for IS to rs cents a bushel. Many
of the Washingtonians who went
shopping at the wharf would have
the oystermen shuck bushel for
them. A bushel made about a
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Judge Rules Lano
Can Be Compelled 10
Testify Against Self

Arlington Circuit Court Judge
William D. Medley ruled today
that Sam Lano, former pinball
machine distributor. could not be
compelled to testify against him
self before a grand jury unless a
specific gaming offense was
charged.
With the court ruling out of the
way, the Arlington grand jury in
vestigating activities went back in
session to ask Lano a "lot of ques-
tons"
After the ruling, one of Lano's
attorneys, Alfred w. Trueax, told
Judge Medley the pinball operator
had decided the question that
caused the ruling wouldn't in
any way incriminate him" and
Lano was prepared to answer.
Appears Voluntarily.
Mr.. Lano appeared voluntarily
before the grand jury. He is the
18th witness to testify since the
inquiry opened February 10.
Last Friday. Lano refused to
answer question put by the jury:
WAS not a message sent to Mr.
Rucker (the commemorative at
torney) to lay off or several people
were going to get hurt?"
Judge Medley said Mr.. Lano
lad to answer questions relating
to gambling put to him by the
grand jury at that time. but took
the week end to make a ruling
on the matter.
The judge today said that since
the question was indirect and did
not relate to a particular offense
Mr.. Lano could feel free to refuse
an answer.
Cites Bill of Rights.
Judge Medley cited one of the
original articles of the Virginia
Bill of Rights of 1776, later in
cluded in the State Constitution,
providing that no person shall be
compelled to testify against him
self. Virginia statutes enacted
later, he added, require witnesses
to answer questions connected
with gaming and other activities.
The same section guarantees wit
nesses immunity from prosecution
| in connection with their answer
Lano was prosecuted by Mr.
Rucker in Arlington County Court
last November and was fined 500
and costs for permitting illegal
operation of a -"free-play" pin
ball machine.
AS the grand jury reconvened
Juror AL Wasserrnan commented
to Judge Medley, We're not in
terested in Mr.. Lano-we're in
terested in other parties"