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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-08-18
Langley Park Citizens
Ask Additional Police

The Prince Georges County
commissioners are studying re-
quests of Langley Park residents
for more police protection in that
area.
A delegation of Langley Park
citizens who appeared at yester-
days board meeting was headed
by John P. Simpson, jr, president
of the community citizens aSso-
citation. He said the group wants
one officer on duty during the day
and two at night.
The group also asked that two
traffic lights be installed, one at
Merimac drive and New Hamp-
shire avenue. and the other at
Fourteenth avenue and University
lane.
Stanley Stabler, 1906 U street
Sc, Bradbury Heights, told the
board that citizens of the area
want a drainage problem cor
rected. He said new property
values in the area resulting from
a reasseSsment of property last
year are not justified because of
the lack of storm water drainage.
Mr.. Stabler said Easements flood
during every rain and "rampaging
water" undercuts lawns. The COM
missioners said they would refer
the problem to the Washington
Suburban Sanitary District for
study.
The board voted to set aside the
week of September 9 to 16 to be
observed as National Home Week.
The request came from the Prince
Georges Home Builders Associa-
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-08-18
Hiser Gets 6O-Day Term,
$1,000 Fine in Gaming

Oscar K. Hiser, so, a Hyattsville
bowling alley proprietor, was SEN
fenced to so days in Jail and fined
81 900 yesterday in Upper Marl-
boro Police Court on two gambling
law violations.
Hiser Immediately noted an ap-
peal and was released under 81 .00C
bond.
Sentence was passed by Judge
Nita S. Human Crane. Hiser had
entered a guilty plea two weeks
ago but was granted a postpone
ment of sentencing until yester-
day.
He was given 80 days and fined
$500 on a charge of possessing
numbers slips and a similar SEN
tence on a charge of operating a
lottery.
He was arrested on July II in
a raid conducted by Detective
Charles L. Perrygo. Hiser lives ir
the 400 block of Colesville road
He is a son-in-law of Harry w
McNamee, former president of the
Democratic Board of County Com.
miSsioners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-08-18

official had told him he had in
formation that Nelson was tipped
in advance about police plans and
the numbers car was diverted.
Mr.. Lewis at that time refused to
reveal the source of his informa-
ton. but said he had made a
recording of the conversation dis
cussing the tip-off. The commit
tee refused to turn over the re-
cording, but said Mr.. Lewis
informant was Detective Ralph
Bond, one of the policemen on
the futile raid.
When the committee decided
against playing back the record
ing, Mr.. Lewis, Detective Bond,
Chief Richards and two others
who had participated in the raid
plans-Detective Sergt. Purdy and
Detective Perrygo-all gathered at
the witness table to talk about it.
Each raised his hand to speak, in
typical classroom fashion.
Humphrey Named.
Detective Bond testified that
two days after the raid he was in
formed of the tip-off by Mr.. Pun
Iphrey, who told him the numbers
crowd had to swing into action
fast to divert the numbers car
back to Washington. Senator
IO'Conor asked Detective Bond
/ three times if he believed Mr.
Humphreys story. He replied
variously:
Il don't see any reason why he
should tell me that stuff If it
wasn't true" And:
We'll, I was in doubt And:
"Of course, believed it"
/ Detective Bond said he had re-
ported the tip-off story-without
revealing his informant-to Chief
Richards, Sergt. Purdy and Detec-
tive Perrygo.
Chief Richards said he didn't
remember it. Sergt. Purdy said he
didn't believe it and Detective Per-
Irygo said he dedn't pay any at
tention to it.
Senator Kefauver asked CHIEF
Richards how it happened thai
Nelson was able to operate in the
county all these years without
being arrested.
Chief Richards, who had beer
praised both by Mr.. Lewis and hi
own men, replied that he knew
about the gambling operations but
they weren't in his county. He sale
his men had followed suspected
cars into other counties and he
had duly recorded their suspicion.
to the other counties, but nothing
was done.
Cooperation Held Needed.
II Senator Kefauver said there
was need for more cooperation
between the counties.
! Earlier, the committee ques.
: toned Nelson's bookkeeper, Mrs
Leona Weightman of Cheverly
Md. and Samuel r. Huey. a pub
lie accountant who lives at 391;
!, Ingomar street NV. and help!
Mr.. Nelson with the accounts Of
the North Beach Amusement CO
!; Mr.. Huey is an officer of thu
| amusement company but, he testi
fed, holds no stock.
Mrs. Weightman told the com
. mittee she knew nothing abou
Nelson and the numbers business
> but Mr.. Huey said he had heart
7 rumors about Nelson's gambling
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-08-18
Boby's Bothtub Death
Ruled Accidental

A certificate of accidental drown
ing was issued yesterday in the
death of 10-month-old Raymond
Eugene Duley. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
James M. Duley. jr., of 6916 George
Palmer highway, Seat Pleasant,
Md
The infant was being bathed in
a bathtub by his mother, police
said. They reported that she left
the child to hang two sheets on a
clothesline and when she returned
"about Is minutes later" the in
FAINT was lying face down in 10
inches of water.
The certificate of accidental
death was issued by Prince Georges
Medical Examiner DR.. James I.
Boyd. The body was taken to the
Lee Funeral Home at Fourth street
and Massachusetts, avenue Sc,
where funeral arrangements will
be made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-08-18

interests and told Nelson he
wanted no part of that end of his
business.
Mr.. Huey was questioned about
Nelson's net worth statement in
which Nelson totaled his assets
at $469, 360O7. Senator Kefauver
noted that Nelson reported his in
terest in the North Beach Amuse-
ment Co. at $17,0l5 in capital
stock.
Mr.. Huey estimated the amuse-
ment company, which operates
Uncle Billie's" in North Beach,
is worth $150.O00 at deprecated
book value and added that the
Nelson family owns it. When the
committee asked him if he had
heard Nelson had been offered
S750,000 for the beachfront prop
erty, Mr.. Huey replied that Mel
son told him that he thought
about selling it for 100000.
Hes worth whole lot more
than is shown here" commented
Senator Kefauver.
Full Criminal Report.
The committee also got full
report of Nelson's criminal record
in the District.
The record showed eight arrests
from 1917 to 1886 in Washington
for such offenses as illegal possess
sion and transportation of whisky
and disorderly conduct. Most of
the arrests resulted in convictions.
From Nelson's own records. the
committee learned that:
In 1910 alone, Nelson paid fines,
bondsmen's fees and attorney S
fees for more than a dozen per-
sons, including Blight Lee. in
Washington, Maryland and Vir-
iginia and charged these expenses
to operating costs on his tax re.
turns. Some of these deductions
however, were disallowed later, The
committee was told.
A ledger which the committee
translated in terms of bets, hits,
agents commissions and expense!
| for good will" and the men
end of the business" showed tina
Nelson's numbers business grew
from a weekly gross of $4,000 tt
I$26, 900 in 1912 to S45, 900 to $50.
900 in 1850.
The books indicated that Now
lands account with Nelson grad
ually decreased and the division
of accounts changed. In 1850, thu
account appeared under the head
ings of house." interpreted t.
mean Nelson himself: First ane
Deck" Rowland and Post.
States Attorney Lancaster sale
after the hearing that he i:
gathering all possible evidence Of
gaming law violations in Prince
Georges for presentation to the
county grand jury in October. He
said he had conferred with Judge
Charles C. Marbury and that il
was agreed the matter should be
taken up at the routine session
after orderly compilation of the
facts.
Mr.. Lancaster said it Woulo
take at least two weeks to assem-.
BILE all the data and an equal OF
longer time to prepare it fol
presentation to the grand jury.
IF indictments are returned,
Mr.. Lancaster added, Il will
! prosecute relentlessly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-08-18
Virginian Gets s Months,
$3.50 Fine for BootIeqqinq

A Mclean (VaD resident was
sentenced to six months in jail
and fined a total of $3.50 in Fair
fax Trial Justice Court yesterday
on charges of selling and possess
ing illegal whisky.
John L. Brown, Al, colored. wa:
fined $50 and sentenced to sc
days on a charge of selling one
quart of illegal whisky on July Is
to Fairfax policeman, Pvt. Da-
vid r. Eike. He was fined $3.50 and
given six months for selling half
gallon to the same officer on
July 20.
Assisting Pvt. Eike with the ar
rest after the second illegal sale
were Alcoholic Beverage Control
Investigator M. K. Bryant, Fair
fax Police Chief Carl Macintosh
and Detective Sergt. j. Howard.
Brown was fined another $3.50 and
given a six months concurrent
on charges of possessing
illegal whisky.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-08-18

owed Nelson $4,000. Nelson said
he was going to run Rowland off
his place if he showed up and
they weren't going to be partners
any more"
Since then, Mr.. Limerick said
Rowland has pat up collateral to
secure his loan.
Mr.. Main took the Stand to say
he had told Rowland he would
have to produce statement of his
net worth and the bank would
have to get. a credit rating. He
said he told the bank he would
approve the loan if the credit rat
ing and statement of worth were
all right. Mr.. Main denied the
loan was a hurry-up proposition
and that it was granted before
the bank got credit rating on
Rowland.
Interest Shifts to Payouts.
/ 1t was then the committee sud-
denly shifted its interest to a long
sheet of paper which had been in
troducd earlier as a "recapitula-
ton of payouts to individuals in
1947," taken from the Nelson rec
ords. 1t was brought out that II
names appeared on the paper but
earlier only two of them had beer
made public. Those named earlier
were Blight Lee, who was down fol-
$9,191 on the sheet, and Don Posi-
of Santa Monica, Calf. with
! $20,156 by his name. Post was
identified as the man whose name
headed an account in Nelson's
numbers ledger.
Committee Counsel Downey Rice
referred to the same sheet wher
he asked Mr.. Main about the
I$1,l29.52 payment from Nelson
When Mr.. Main said he didn't
want to incriminate himself. the
committee made no effort to per.
suade him to tell what other
things the money represented.
Mr.. Main, who described himself
as a grocer, is former chairman
Iof the Maryland-National Capital
Park and Planning Commission
member of the Democratic State
Central Committee and has held
office as chairman of the County
Welfare Board, chief of the Seat
Pleasant Volunteer Fire Depart
ment. town clerk and treasurer OF
Seat Pleasant.
The raid that failed got another
airing. John William Lewis, Dis.
trict electrical inspector turned
amateur sleuth, had unveiled il
in his testimony before the com.
mittee last week and went into
it again with the added embel.
lishment of a tip-off before the
county commissioners earlier thi.
week.
Search UncoverS Chickens.
There twas general agreement
among Mr.. Lewis and the count!
policemen on these facts: A ca
from the Nelson farm, in which
Mrs. Nelson was one of the pas
sengers. made regular trips tt
North Beach. Md. and thence to ;
resort called the Ranch House
which was suspected settlement
point for numbers operation. o.
the day the car was to be stopped
and search. the search revealed
nothing but chickens and vege
tables.
| Before the county commits
| sioners, Mr.. Lewis said a count.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-08-18
3 Ex-Prince Georges Officials
Deny knowledge Of Poyoffs

was president of the Board of
County Commissioners; Ralph w.
Brown. who was the target of
much criticism during a term as
police chief, and former Sheriff
T. Ward Martin.
Mr.. Martins predecessor. R.
Earle Sheriff, last year was SEN
fenced to serve a year and a day
and pay a $1,000 fine for income
tax evasion after Government
agents testified he admitted re-
ceiving $4,000 in protection
money from Washington area
gamblers. The agents said Earle
Sheriff told them he did not
know from whom the money was
received.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-08-18
County Board
ToStudy Tipoff
Notes Today
Police Chief Labels
Contents Rubbish;
Full Inquiry Pledged

An extraordinary session of the
Prince Georges County Commits
sioners was called today to go over
Stenographic transcription OF
the much-publicized "tip-off''
recording.
This is the recording that John
William Lewis, an amateur sleuth,
made OF a conversation with De-
tective Ralph Bond. The subject:
The possibility that Charles E.
Nelson got an advance tip that
a car travelling from his Richie
MD farm would be stopped and
searched for numbers by police.
Mr.. Lewis, clutching the tape
recording. was ready to play it at
yesterdays climactic session of
the Senate Crime Investigating
Committee but the committee de-
cided against playback because
some of those mentioned in it
were absent and profanity was
used in the conversation.
Richards Gets Transcription.
County Police Chief F. Allen
Richards brought stenographic
transcription of the recording
back to the county with him after
appearing before the committee
yesterday.
After telephoning the commits
sionerS at their homes the chief
announced that the commissioners
would get together at 10 am.
today to evaluate the "tip-off"
conversation.
Chief Richards himself labeled
the contents of the transcription
absolute rubbish" but did not
expand his remarks.
Full Inquiry Promised.
Earlier, Commissioner Edward
j. Waters told newsmen, eff there
is anything in the recording which
JuStifies it, we will go over the
police department with a fine
tooth comb and I promise you that
We will not whitewash anything
Mr.. Waters said the commits
sioners might decide an investiga-
ton is warranted. even if there
are no startling disclosures.
Detective Bond, testifying be-
fore the crime committee, said
he reported his information about
tip-off to his superiorS before
telling Mr.. Lewis about it in the
conversation that Mr.. Lewis
recorded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-08-18

Three former Democratic Of
flcials of Prince Georges County
declared today that they have no
knowledge of gambler protection
payoffs during their administra-
ton.
The present sheriff, Republican
Carlton G.. Beall, appearing
yesterday before Senate crime in
vestigators, quoted Charles E.
Nelson as saying he and Sam
Beard had paid county officials
$4,000 a month for police protec-
ton under the Democratic regime
which was ousted last January.
The former officials who said
they knew nothing of such activ-
Iity are Harry w. McNamee, who
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-08-18
Stote May Use Jockeys
As Drug Case Witnesses

BALTIMORE, Aug. 18.-State's
Anselm Sodaro said yes
terday two jockeys who have been
by the Maryland Rae
ing Commission may be used as
States witnesses in the case OF
Frank Novella, also a jockey, who
is charged with giving narcotics tc
teen-age girls.
The commission action reinstat-
ing the Jockeys after a police
statement that the two. Thoma!
Kane of Baltimore and Jane!
Meyerhoffer of Washington, hae
not taken an active part in dop'
parties said to have been held il
a suburban Baltimore hotel. The.
were suspended when police pickee
them up for questioning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-08-18

of Gov McKeldin, but he did not
report the results of this effort.
Sheriff Beall said it was on Nell
sons second visit to his home that
the specific offer of $4,000 a
month was made for protection.
He added:
Nelson told me he only wanted
to come back to his farm and said
Sam Beard only wanted two small
places in the county-one in Col
mar Manor and one in the village
of Morningside. He told me, You
know, this is worth $4,000 a
month? Five thousand for you,
five for Lancaster and five for the
chief of police
Nelson said, I know it is neces-
sary for you to remove a lot of
the numbers operators in the
county because I know about your
campaign promises and 1 will
assist you in getting them out. One
thing didn't like about the Demo-
Gratis was that they let too many
of them come in
Says List Offered.
Sheriff Beall said Nelson offered
at the time to provide a list of
numbers workers to be protected
but that he did not want the list
at that time.
The witness testified that he
talked with Police Chief F. Allen
Richards, who assigned Detective
Sergt. w. j. Purdy and C. L. Per-
Irygo to keep tabs on Nelson in hope
that evidence could be obtained
for trial Meanwhile, the Senate
Crime Committee story broke.
States Attorney Lancaster con-
f1rmed what Sheriff Beall had said
with reference to his part in the
matter. He added that he hoped
to lay a trap for Nelson. He said
he wanted Sheriff Beall to tell
Nelson that Chief Richards was
20. k for a deal. and then to
have the police chief accompany
Mr.. Beall on a visit to Nelson to
complete negotiations. In this
way, the attorney said, they would
obtain corroborative evidence
against Nelson for a trial on
charges of attempt to bride.
A passing reference by Sheriff
Beall to bank irregularities pre-
coded Mr.. Mains appearance on
the witness stand. Questioned be-
fore Mr.. Main was a fellow bank
director, William H. Limerick, who
is also a gas Station operator.
Examiners Cite Loan.
Last May, began Mr.. Limerick,
the State bank examiners called
the attention of the bank direc-
tors to an unsecured loan which
the committee later said was for
$4,000. The note, Mr.. Limerick
said, was signed by Rowland and
his wife. Mr.. Limerick told the
committee he understood it was
recommended by Mr.. Main ano
he heard it was endorsed by Mr.
Main, although he didn't know
that for sure.
Mr.. Limerick said he went tt
see Nelson about the loan because
he understood Nelson and Now.
land were business partners and hi
hoped Nelson would pay off thu
loan Ito save the bank embarrass.
ment."
Nelson told me-" said Mr.. Linn.
erick, that he had heard NoWlane
Ihad a numbers hit and Nowlant
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-08-18
Mrs. FIeisheII Named
Aide to L. S. Roy

Mrs. Esther Fleishell, 1909 Six
teenth street, Silver Spring, has
been named administrative assis-
tant to Commissioner L. S. (Ted)
Ray of the Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission.
Active in Republican affairs in
Montgomery County. she is for
mer deputy clerk to Oliver w
Youngblood, who served on the
last Board of County Commits
sioners before the charter was
adopted in 1948. From 1934-38
she was an assistant in the county
treasurer'S Office in Rockville.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-08-18
P. 0. Wilkinson Named
To Education Group

Perry o. Wilkinson, a member
of the Prince Georges County leg
islative delegation, has been ap-
pointed by Gov. McKeldin to a
special State education commits
sion.
The group will study the pos
sibility of including a course or
Maryland government and politics
in all high schools. Mr.. Wilkinson
a Democrat, is chairman of the
education committee in the House
of Delegates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-08-18
Senate 10 Act Next Week
On Three Money Bills

The Senate will take final &C
ton next week on three of the
log damned appropriation bills,
totalling $4.08 billion. which won
House approval yesterday.
They provide for the current
year operations of the Interior,
Agriculture and Labor Depart
ments and the Federal Security
Agency. They carry the COM
promise plan for a 10 per cent
cut in personnel of most of the
bureaus, and a limitation on fill
ing vacancies until the cut is
accomplished. Exemptions are al
lowed for essential services.
When the Senate acts on these
bills, Congress still will have six
big money. bills to work on be-
fore it can adjourn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-08-18

A 19-year-old Alexandria girl
won suspension of a $25 reckless
driving fine in the city's Police
Court yesterday after she handed
the judge a 4.500-word essay on
safety.
Miss jeanne Little Of TIA Queen
street had been ordered August 8
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-08-18
Richmond OPS Aide Named

RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 10 (P.-
William F. Bailey, region Nv direc-
tor of the Office of Price Stabiliza-
ton. announced yesterday the ap-
pointment of Frank G. Palmer as
chief of the automotive branch.
Region w covers Virginia, West
Virginia, Maryland, North Caro-
lima and the District Of Columbia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-08-18
District Boy, ;,
Girl, 10, Killed
In Auto Mishaps
Child Darts in Front
Of Cor While Playing.
Brings D. c. Toll to 36

A 16-year- old girl and 3-year-
old boy were killed in separate
traffic accidents last night.
Miss Valencia West. colored, OF
As H street NV, was killed in a
crash on Route two miles north
of T. B., Md. Maryland State
Police said the auto in which Miss
West was riding ran off the road
at a curve and crashed into a
utility pole.
The driver of the car, Lawrence
S. Miller, 81, and his wife. Mrs.
Julia Ethel Miller, Is, both COL
ored, of 217 F street NV, were
treated at Freedmen's Hospital for
numerous cuts and released. AL
phonso Williams, 81, colored, Of
1912 Kent street NE. another
passenger, suffered broken right
leg.
Runs in Front of Car.
John Grinder. 3, son of Mrs.
Marion Grinder of 901 F street
.S.W., was killed when he darted
from behind a parked truck into
the path of a car near his home.
Witnesses said the boy was
playing on the sidewalk with his
brothers when he suddenly ran
into the street. Driver of the
auto, police said, was Norman G.
Cole, 26. colored. of 942 E street
IS.W. No charges we're filed.
The boy was pronounced dead
at Providence Hospital. Surviving
in addition to his mother are six
brothers, all of the F street ad-
dress. The death brings the Dis
trict traffic toll to SO for this year,
compared with 40 at the same
date last year.
Littleton Morris, 81. of 1443
Massachusetts avenue NV, was
injured critically yesterday after
noon when his auto was in a COL
lision with a truck on Route 40.
about 3 miles south of Elkton, Md.
Suffers Fractured Skull.
Union Hospital officials at Elk
ton said Mr.. Morris suffered a
fractured skull, compound frac-
ture of the left arm, scalp cuts,
punctured lung. fractured COL
larbone and internal injuries.
The truck was driven by Frank
S. Lamagro of Baltimore, police
said. He was unhurt. Both the
truck and the automobile were
demolished.
Joan M. Miller. II, of 6501
Barnaby street NV, suffered
head injuries and leg cuts when
she was struck by a car while
she was riding a bicycle in an al
ley at the rear of 6315 Utah ave-
nue. NV. Driver of the auto.
police said was Catherine S.
Burgess, 81, of 6451 Barnaby
street NV. No charges were filed.
The girl was admitted to Chill
dren's Hospital.
Three Injured in Collision.
Three persons were injured. one
CRITICALLY, in two-car collision at
the intersection of Routes 3o1 and
225 near La Plata. Md, last night.
Lemuel j. Thomas, colored, %.
OF Wayside, Md. driver of one car.
was admitted to Physicians Me-
mortal Hospital, La Plata, with a
fractured skull.
Treated at the same hospital for
less serious injuries were Kenneth
Eckstrom, 20. and Kenneth Null
enburg, %, both passengers in the
second car, which was driven by
James A. Burton. All three are
sailors stationed aboard the U. S.
S. Wright docked at Norfolk. Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-08-18
WoIverton Seeks Post

WOODSTOCK. Va, Aug. 10.
(SpeciaD Fred G. Wolverton,
Republican, of Woodstock, has an
nounced his candidacy for COM
missioner of revenue, subject to
the convention Wednesday. 9th
ers seeking the nomination are
Francis Palmer and Bernard
Wengcr, jr.