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Evening star., 1952-04-09
Crime Probers
Recall Beach in
Surprise Move
New Interest Shown
In Police inspectors
Affairs by Senators
By John v. Horner

The Senate Crime Committee
renewed interest in the affairs of
Police Inspector Beverly c. Beach
stirred speculation today on pos
sible disclosures at forthcoming
hearings.
The inspector, the second off,
Ger of his rank being investigated
for personal finances, was recalled
as a witness yesterday in a sur
prise move by the Senators.
After Is minutes with the
probers, he emerged in a testy
mood. his face flushed. He stomped
away with Inspector Robert S.
Bryant, assistant superintendent
of the Metropolitan police.
Unusual Procedure,
Inspector Bryant's role yester-
day was something or a mystery
When Inspector Beach was called
into the closed hearing, the assist
ant superintendent went in, too.
Arnold Bauman, the commit
tees chief counsel, said Inspector
Bryant was not invited to the
executive session.
Police Chief Robert v. Murray
said he detailed Inspector Bryant
to go "as an observer.
Inspector Beach said later he
had asked his superior to ac-
company him Ito make sure that
what I said left no inferences
or implications that the money
was for other purposes than
legitimate business" The police
man said he was questioned
about some personal checks he
gave to a member of his family
Granted Private Hearing.
In January. when the crime
probers called Inspector Beach as
a witness, they granted his plea
for a private hearing, on per-
Sonal grounds. His testimony
never has been made public but
it is believed the officer may be
required to take the stand al
some future open hearing. Ir
that event, he probably would bt
asked questions put to him before
The other inspector whose finan-
cial operations are known to be
under investigation is Albert L
Bullock. He is on leave and has
applied for retirement.
The Senate staff conferred yes
terday with the Commissioners to
explain it's dissatisfaction with the
police financial QUESTIONABLE sub
mitted by Inspector Bullock. The
officer was indicted last fall on
gaming conspiracy charges, but
was acquitted by direction of Dis
trict Court.
Duty Status Undecided.
The Commissioners and Chief
Murray have been trying to
decide whether to recall him
to active duty, consider dis
ciplinary action or approve retire
ment. After the conference with
Mr.. Bauman the Commissioners
again postponed their decision.
The Senate committee yester-
day heard six witnesses in addi-
tion to Inspector Beach. Four
of them were policemen, but none
of these was accompanied into
the hearing room by a fellow
officer.
The police witnesses were 1t,
William V. Christian, head of the
fugitive squad; Sergt. John Boo
Gina, a member of the same
squad; Pvt. Robert j. Maghan,
jr.. of No. 4 precinct, and Detec-
tive Sergt. Miller Dixon, colored,
OF the robbery squad.
Plisco Among Witnesses.
The other witnesses were Abe
Plisco, known to the bookmakinp
element as "Jewboy Dietz," and
Murray OF. one-time operator of
a Maryland race wire service,
Both were accompanied by their
attorneys. It was indicated that
both stood on constitutional rights
and did not answer questions that
might lead to Standardization
Evening star., 1952-04-09
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The Stor earies more classified eds
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success as on advertising medium. Phone
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classified service.
Evening star., 1952-04-09
Tobacco Growers Report

BELvIDERE. Ill. R.-Harry
and Eddie Erickson are getting
ready to sell from 10 to 80 bales
OF tobacco they raised on three
acres of their 20-acre farm. They
are also ready to soak So worth
OF seed IS the first step toward
producing another crop.
Evening star., 1952-04-09
LincoIniu PTA Bucks Budoet

The $6.8 million budget for
1928 proposed by the Fairfax
County Board was indorsed last
night by the Lincolnia Elementary
School Parent Teacher Associa-
|tion.
Evening star., 1952-04-09
Text ofLetters
Between YounQ
And Truman

FOLLOWING are the terts of let
terS exchanged By President
Truman and Commissioner
Young on the Commissioner
resignation:
The Presidents letter follows:
Dear Russ:
I was sorry when you handed
me your resignation yesterday
But, with your record of IL
strenuous years, I understand
your reason for wishing to return
to private life and I therefore
with reluctance, accept your re-
Signation as a member of the
Board of commissioners of the
District Of Columbia effective
May 81.
President Roosevelt reached
into the White House pressroon
in 1910 to get for you this i'm
portant assignment. He reap
pointed you once and I reap
pointed YOU twice more. Since
1941 you have served as Chair
man of the Board.
The years covered were trying
years for the District Of Columbia
and for you. its head. The pre-
war, war and postwar periods put
tremendous strains upon the Cap
ital City. That these problems
were met and. If possible, solved
is a tribute to the wisdom and
diligence of you and your fellow
Commissioners.
You always approached your
duties as a public official with a
high sense of patriotism and with
out partisanship. You possessed
a keen feeling for justice. You
have a right to be proud of your
IL years of service.
In accepting your resignation,
I want to thank you for your
good work as my appointee and
to wish you the best of everything
LA tI1C 4utulc.
Very sincerely yours,
HARRY S. TRUMAN.
Mr.. Young's letter of resigna-
ton:
My dear Mr.. President:
This is to serve as official notice
of my desire to retire as q men,
ber of the Beard of Commission
ers of the District of Columbia on
May 81 next. During our recent
talk at the White House this sub
ject was discussed between us,
and you SO graciously gave me
your permission to take this step
at any time I considered suitable.
I also advised you that it had
been my wish to retire more than
a year ago, but circumstances al
tered my plan.
I am very grateful for the con-
f1dence you showed in honoring
me by appointment to two terms
as a member of the Board of
Commissioners, and I shall all
ways remember your many kind
nesseS and your answering SUP
port throughout that period.
Yours respectfully,
j. RUSSELL YOUNG.
Evening star., 1952-06-11
U. 5. Highway Fund
Boost Recommended
BY the Associated Press

House and Senate conferees yes
terday recommended a 1888, ,000,-
600, two-year program of Federal
aid to highways.
The compromise measure Is
higher than that previously ap-
proved by either the Senate
($1 1881 ,000,000) or the House
($1. .274, ,0O0,000). All the figures.
however, still are subject to actual
appropriation. The present bill Is
only an authorization.
The recommendation contains
authorizations for $3.50 million in
aid to States for each of the two
years ending June 80, 1855.
1t includes $247.5 million an
nually for primary highways, $165
million for secondary highways
and $1375 million for primary
urban area highways.
Deleted from the compromise
was House provision permitting
the transfer of up to Is per cent
of the primary and secondary
funds in either direction.
A House-approved provision Civ
ing States two years, instead of 18
months, in which to provide
matching funds was retained.
The Senate went along with
House action, increasing the au-
thorization for the Baltimore
Washington Parkway to $14.5 mil
Iona boost of SIS million.
Evening star., 1952-06-11
Would Involve Residence.

should be put back on the tax
rolls.
The District Commissioners op-
pose the bill to exempt the Amvet
property at ITO Rhode Island ave.
NV. This was explained to the
Hunt subcommittee by Assistant
Corporation Counsel Irving Bryan.
The taxes on the property are
now listed at 1898 a year, he said.
City Heads Object.
The city heads consistently have
objected to tax exemption for
property of veterans organiza-
tionS, Mr.. Bryan said.
This position has been taken by
the Commissioners, he explained,
on the general principle that such
organizations are not eligible for
such tax relief. The witness said
that some patriotic and veterans
groups do have exemption status
here now.
In answer to a question from
Senator Hunt, Mr.. Bryan said all
such tax exempt properties still
receive fire protection. police pro-
lection and all other city services.
Senator Hunt announced he
would recommend enactment of
the bill for the Amvets since other
veterans groups have exempt
status here. To follow up his
purpose of looking in to the gen.
eral question, Senator Hunt asked
that a statement be prepared for
him by the corporation counsel.
Evening star., 1952-06-11
Hearing Called tuesday
On Flanagan Nomination

The Senate District Committee
will hold a public hearing pm
Tuesday on the nomination OF
James H. Flanagan for another
three-year term to the Public
Utilities Commission.
The committee decided yester-
day to hold the hearing. Chairman
Nicely, Democrat, of West Vir-
ginia. said he had received in
formation there would be opposi-
tion to the nomination. He did
not disclose where the opposition
would come from.
Mr.. Flanagan's term expires on
July /. His nomination to succeed
himself on the PUG has been
pending before the District Com
mittee for some time.
Senator Case, Republican, of
South Dakota, said that, in view
Of the Capital Transit Co.'S pend
ing request for higher fares here,
the hearing should be conducted
by the full District Committee.
Evening star., 1952-06-11
Representative Roosevelt
To Speak for Hartman

Representative Roosevelt, Dem
ocrat, of New York will speak at
three meetings here tonight in be-
half of the campaign of w. Averell
Hartman for President.
Mr.. Roosevelt is chairman of
the National Committee for Har-
riman for President. The candi-
date is running against Senator
Kefauver in the District primary
scheduled next Tuesday.
Tonight's meetings at which Mr..
Roosevelt will appear are sched-
uled as follows:
7p. m.-Second Baptist Church,
1874 Second street S.W.
8:15 p. m.-American Veterans
Committee Clubhouse, 1851 New
Hampshire avenue NV.
9 p. m.-Building Service EN-
ployes, 1148 Seventh street NV.
Evening star., 1952-06-11
Hearing Is Set July |
On lewisdaIe District

The Prince Georges County
commissioners will hold a public
hearing July l on a proposal to
set up a special improvement dis
trict in Lewisdale. new COM
munity in the West Hyattsville
area.
Board members set the hearing
for IL am. in Upper Marlboro,
after receiving petitions from resi-
dents of the section. Special i'm
provement districts are established
to give extra services to property
owners who signify their willing.
mess to pay special taxes.
Evening star., 1952-06-11
Sesqui Funds Return
May Spur Efforts 10
Build Opera House

Renewed efforts to use leftover
sesquicentennial funds for an
opera house here appeared likely
today.
The Sesquicentennial Commits
sion voted yesterday to turn most
of the surplus-about .$1.1 mil
lion-back to the Government
It's up to Congress, however, to
decide what to do with it.
Melvin D. Hildreth, SeSquicen-
tennial vice chairman, said the
matter is out of the commission S
hands. But he said several men,
bers of Congress are behind the
opera project.
Mr.. Hildreth also expressed opti-
mism about chances of carrying
through the opera house construc-
tion. He said Harvard University
is preparing tentative plans free
of charge and that the Govern
ment has site readily available
at the old Navy Hospital grounds
near the Lincoln Memorial.
To Complete Amphitheater.
Yesterdays commission action
put an official seal on abandon
ment of Faith of Our Fathers, ;"
the pageant that played here
during the last two summers.
The commission allotted $780,
900 of the leftover funds, however,
to completion of the Carter T.
Barron Amphitheater, which was
built for the pageant. Construc-
ton will include an orchestral
shell, stage improvements, paving
Iof walks and parking lots and a
permanent lighting system.
The f1ve-man commission staff
will wind up its activities by July
/. Mr.. Hildreth told reporters the
activities of the last 18 months
made a profit of $4,000, partly
from such items as program and
medallion sales.
DillS SpOnSOTeu.
Representatives Kearns, Repub-
lican. of Pennsylvania. and Wier,
Democrat, of Minnesota, are spon-
soring bills that would launch the
opera house project. Several
Senators also are interested, Mr..
Hildreth said.
The Senate, however. has voted
to return the sesquicentennial sur
plus to the Treasury. House.
Senate conferees will decide what
course to take on this matter.
An opera house would cost pos
sibly $40 million, Mr.. Hildreth es-
timat.d. The commissions funds
would barely get it started.
Evening star., 1952-06-11
District Pools Need
IS More Lifequards

More lifeguards are needed for
the Districts six public swimming
pools operated by Government
Services, Inc, the agency said
today.
Robert j. Mccarthy, in charge
|of the pools, said only 10 guards
have been recruited for the pools,
which are slated to open tomor-
row. At least Is will be needed
for the peak of the season, he
said.
'GSI officials had feared some of
the pools might not be able to
open tomorrow, but Mr.. Mccarthy
said it now appears all can open
on schedule.
Lifeguard tests were scheduled
today and more tests will be given
Monday. Applicants should call
the Water Safety Service at
Hobart $500 or Miss Elizabeth
Allen at National 1868.
Evening star., 1952-06-11
Life Is Full OF Close Shuves for This Lady
BY Tom Burke

A pert, 43-year-old grand
has invaded mans last
refuge from womankind. the bar
ber shop.
Mrs. Dorothy Wootton of 121
Grant avenue. Takoma Park, is
a lady barb =. She works in a
shop owned by Art Mirani in
Burtonsville, Md, and has been
in the business more than six
years.
I've been barbering since 1928
and she is one of the best bar
bers I've ever worked with" Mr..
Mirani said.
Mrs. Wootton said her barber
ing career actually began when
she was just youngster.
II used to cut hair for the
kids in my neighborhood. Then
I used to sit back and laugh at
them" she said.
when I was in my teens my
father was very ill and I used
to cut his hair and shave him all
the time. It was good practice
but every once in awhile I'd
shave him a little too close, then
he'd really complain"
The twice-married brunette is
a native of Colesville. Montgomery
County. She has a daughter, Mrs.
Jean Collins. and two grand
children living in Langley Park.
Mrs. Wootton said she always
cuts her husbands hair.
I'VE went to Florida last win
ter for three weeks and I forgot
to take my clippers along. I
couldn't get him to 60 to a barber
shop and had to cut his hair when
we got back home" she said.
Recalling the first time she
ever shaved a customer, Mrs.
Wootton doubled up with laughter.
This big fat fellow came in
the shop and asked for the barber.
I told him to have a seat and he
almost turned green when I
started for him.
"Do you know how to shave
a man?' he said.
Il told him I could stand it if
he could and he broke out in
Evening star., 1952-06-11
Hunt Urges Congress to Study
Problem ofD.C. TuxExemptions

Senator Hunt, Democrat, OF
Wyoming, said today Congress
should take up the problem pre-
sented by the growing list of tax
exempt property in the District.
The lawmaker said he planned
personally to raise the question as
a result of. bill to exempt from
real estate taxes here property of
the American Veterans of World
War II.
The House-passed measure was
approved personally today by Sen
ator Hunt after a hearing before
the Senate District Fiscal Affairs
subcommittee of which he is
chairman.
Senator Hunt, who has been ac-
tive in handling District fiscal leg
islation for years, declared the
continued expansion of the nom
taxable proberty in Washington
was becoming more and more
questionable"
Half of District Exempt.
The Senator estimated that
about half of the property in the
District was not subject to munich
pal government taxation.
Where are we going to draw
the line?", he asked,
Congress, he said, should study
the problem and make a decision.
Either a so-called "cut-off' date
should be fixed, he recommended,
after which no more tax exemp-
ton of similar organizations
should be granted, or some of the
present tax exempt property
Evening star., 1952-06-11
Policeman Held
AS Boathouse
is Broken Into
Suspension Follows
Charges Against
| Second PutroImun

Another policeman was charged
today with housebreaking and was
suspended from the department.
Inspector Howard v. Covell said
the charges were being placed
against Pvt. Longo w. Bragg, "a.
attached to the ninth precinct.
He was accused of breaking into
Fletcher's boathouse, below Chain
Bridge, early this morning.
Last month Pvt. Doctor M.
Green of the 18th precinct was
charged with housebreaking and
grand larceny at several business
establishments. Two policemen
implicated with him were charged
with receiving stolen goods.
Spotted by Brakeman.
Pvt. Bragg's arrest was credited
to James w. Geesling, 80, a brake
man at the Washington Terminal.
He had been searching for fishing
worms near the boathouse when
his attention was attracted by
suspicious activity. police said.
Mr.. Geesling was quoted as say
ing he saw man beating a path
between the building and a boat
loaded with fishing rods. tackle
Evening star., 1952-06-11
Eisenhower Delegate
Quoted by Taft Forces
BY the Associoied Press

Taft headquarters made public
today a telegram, it said a pro-
Eisenhower delegate to the Re-
publican National Convention has
sent the general urging him to
"deplore the smear tactics" in
Texas bitter G. o. P. fight.
The Taft people. said the tele-
gram was sent by George c. Hop
kins of Winnsboro. Tex. a dele
gate-at-large. It assured Gen.
they said, that Mr..
Hopkins will vote for him.
AS made public by the Taft
Mr.. Hopkins mes
sage said "the good name of the
State of Texas is being besmirched
by this highly unjustified and un-
warranted build-up of hate being
by your well-wishers
and leaders in Texas. The facts
do not support their reckless and
loose accusations.
Texas is sending two sets Of
delegates to the COP. conven-
ton, one pledged to Gen. Eisen-
hover. the other to Senator Taft.
Evening star., 1952-06-11

Z Vs 44 q =
present at the meeting, however,
to receive two scrolls.
One came from the Recreation
Board members. The other was
from the Recreation Department
staff. Mr.. Wender has been chair
man of the Recreation Board since
it was created in 1912.
Mr.. Wender, in short farewell
address, said he regretted that the
Commissioners had been to busy
to appoint some one to the board.
He said it needs seven active
members.
Leaves With Two Regrets.
Looking back on his 10 years of
service, he said he has only two
regrets. One is that the board
has been unable to build a single
swimming pool. The other is that
the board has failed to get control
of the public golf courses owned
by the Interior Department but
operated by a private concession
naire.
Col. Collins has served on the
Recreation Board since last No.
vember. He was named to replace
James E. Schwab, real estate man.
who resigned.
The new chairman Is a native
of Kansas. He was in business in
Chicago and New York and served
in the Army during the Mexican
border troubles and during World
War I.
Retired in 1947.
In 1887, he went back on active
duty and served through World
War II, retiring in 1947. He saw
overseas duty and, for the last two
years of the war, was in command
of the Brass Hat" command at
National Airport. This unit was
the one charged with flying digni-
taries.
The Recreation Board, in an
other action, refused to abolish
the Office of vice chairman. Such
a proposal was made last month
by Mrs. Alice c. Hunter, colored
BOARD member, who is secretary
Election of a vice chairman and
a secretary was postponed until
the Commissioners fill the vacancy
on the board.
The board also accepted bids
totaling $23, 400 for the beginning
of the development of the Stead
Playground, P street between Six
teenth and Seventeenth streets
INV
Evening star., 1952-06-11

and flies. He said some one else
was in the boat.
The brakeman decided to get
his brother. Joseph A. Geesling.
SO, who lives near him in the 1900
block of Canal road NV.
Brother Gets Rife.
The brother, a steel construc-
ton worker, brought along a rife
as they returned to the scene.
The two men told detectives one
of them kept the rifle trained upon
the suspects while the other left
to call police. Inspector Covell
said the arresting officers found
Pvt. Bragg and a juvenile brother.
Pvt. Bragg Joined the police de-
partment December /, 1850. He
came here from Pear, w. Va.
Evening star., 1952-06-11
|Picketing Plan Backed
In negro School Protest

Approval of a plan to picket
school administration buildings in
the District to protest crowded
Negro school facilities was voted
unanimously last night by the
|Mid-city Civic Association.
The group called present condi-
tions "intolerable" and pointed out
that in September 2,100 Negro
junior high school students will
not have sufficient facilities. The
residents also called for the with
drawal of all students from each
Iovercrowded school to emphasize
their protest.
Dutton Ferguson, association
president. presided over the meet
ing held in the Morgan Elemen-
|tary School, California street and
Florida avenue NV.
Evening star., 1952-06-11
D. c. Primary Voters Face Loss
OfVoting Rights in Home States

mary itself has enough legal
standing to have been the subject
of litigation in the Federal courts
here.
Would Involve Residence.
Mrs. Fisher points out that if a
person should lose his franchise
through voting in the District
primary, he would have to re-
establish his State residence all
over again. The process would
involve actual residence within
the State for the prescribed period
So far, the National Committee
has kept out of the local picture.
National party leaders, however,
are more concerned with the vote
in November than they are with
the vote in June, and they are
looking into the matter.
All hands seems to agree on the
impossibility of obtaining authori-
tative rulings from State attorneys
general before the primary here
1t is felt that these officials would
be reluctant to rule on the matter
until they were actually faced
with the necessity of deciding on
the validity of a ballot.
COmplicating Factor.
In explaining their position,
State committee officials lean
heavily on a ruling of Congress
sional legislative council that
votes in municipal elections under
a home rule bill for the District
would not disenfranchise State
voters. Critics of the Central
Committees stand say that the
two kinds of elections are not
analogous.
One complicating factor is the
determination of local party
leaders to equal the vote turned
out by the Republicans in their
primary last month. They are
counting on an expected big turn
out of Government workers to tor
the 1869 votes cast in the G. o. P,
contest. Republican leaders, how
ever. were far more concerned
about the possibility of disen-
franchising voters. No Republi-
can who claimed voting right in
any State was permitted to regis
ter for the District vote
Evening star., 1952-06-11

city with a sound truck in the
coming week were also solicited.
Mr.. Sullivan noted that the
primary laws are lax enough to
permit over-enthusiaStic Demo-
crats "to vote early and often. !"
The danger of ballot-stuffing, he
said, emphasizes the need for
sharp-eyed poll watchers. No
formal registration is required,
and residents can vote at any fire
house in the city, regardless of
where they live.
Earlier, Senator Kefauver ad-
dressed luncheon meeting at the
National Press Club, predicting
his nomination and election. He
is not interested, he said, in ac-
|cepting the second place on the
Democratic ticket.