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Evening star., 1952-10-26
Maryland
and
Virginia
News in Brief
Foirfox Police Seek
Gambling Figure

Fairfax County police were still
seeking an Alexandria "big shot"
last night as the climax to a
gambling raid in private home
which resulted in arrest of IS
persons.
Police said a warrant for the
man who repeatedly owns the
house in the 1900 block of Hunt
ington avenue, just south of Alex
andria city limits. was issued
several hours after the raid. Police
1t. Richard F. Utz led a seven
member raiding party which
struck about 3 am.
Three men were charged with
conducting a gambling table and
released under $3.50 bond each
pending hearing. Thirty-two
other persons were permitted to
post $15.25 collateral each on
gambling charges.
Georgia Avenue Dedication
Ribbon cutting and foot races
will feature the dedication Sat-
urday of the f1ve-mile extension
of Georgia avenue through Whea-
ton. Md.
Gov. McKeldin will cut two
ribbons, one at each end of the
SIS million six-way lane highway.
Accompanying him will be Sena-
tors Butler and O'Conor and the
two congressional candidates from
the 9Th district.
A parade and motorcade fea-
turing Miss Wheaton Of 1852 will
make the flve-mile trip. A 10
mile foot race from Wheaton to
Silver Spring and back will be-
gin at noon.
Evening star., 1952-10-26

Tide Tables.
by limited States Co,
Evening star., 1952-01-27
which the Associated Press has

which the Associated Press has
Offices.
The damages were not covered
by insurance, since underwriters
have ceased to issue protection
against riots in Cairo.
Egyptians Flee Ismalia.
Meanwhile, Egyptian authori-
ties said a large number of Egyp-
Itians were reported fleeing from
Ismalia, midway point on the
Suez Canal, following yesterday
battle there.
The British, who attacked the
buildings housing auxiliary police
after Egypt rejected demand for
the police to surrender arms, an
nounced they had seized 1,16a
rifles in the action.
A British spokesman said final
figures on casualties in the battle
were Al Egyptians killed and 81
wounded. The Egyptians said they
lost 46 dead and 73 wounded
Four Britains were killed and nine
wounded.
The British still held 800 auxil-
liary police as prisoners, but 45
regular police and two officers
were back on duty.
Evening star., 1952-01-27

with trying to gain Elm one sweep
allt the working conditions which
for years they have not been able
to gain.
Governor Hits Company.
As for the company, the Gov
ernor has accused It's owners OF
having q plan to dump the prop
erty on the public" to their own
advantage.
This charge also has been made
'by, the union president. Clayton
q. Perry. Mr.. Perry has asserted
that company policy Is dictated
by z. Roy Fitzgerald. president Of
The National CITY Lines. Inc. OF
Chicago, q holding company which
controls Baltimore Transit. Mr..
Fitzgerald. q director Of the Bal
timore concern. recently advo-
Gated public ownership Of weak
transit companies, but without
naming Baltim0rg Transit.
Company Cites Deficif
J The Baltimore company in an
advertisement on the strike stated
it had q net defieit Of more than
|$l;6 million IN the last i've years
and could not afford TO meet
union demands. It has paid nc
stock dividends In "a years. the
company added.
No love has been lost between
the company and the union. A
strike narrowly was aEerted last
year. Mr.. Perry 10 years ago was
fired as i bus driver. The sI1:or
charges the firing was for u1lior
activity. and he was reinstated b.
court order The union head alsG
was d critical witness at . specia
State investigation of the com.
pany last fall.
The investigation. by q i've.
imam commission: resulted In rec.
ionamei1datiens for some policy
changes by the company. but the
proposals haven't yet been con-
sidered by the company's board oi
directors.
Walter Perkins, chairman ot
the company's executive commit.
Evening star., 1952-01-27

tee, told The Star that public
ownership sas the last thing I'd
want to see under any circum-
stance" He added he felt the
other directors had the same
opinion. He said he was speak
ing cas- an individual" however.
not for the company. August B.
Haneke, company president, could
not be reached.
Gov. McKeldin pointed out
early In the negotiations that
neither he nor the Mayor had
power to halt the strike. He
suggested the public would de-
mand that the General ASSEM-
bly, enact o prohibition against
such strikes unless it was settled.
The next thing the Baltimore
public will be faced with. how
ever, seems certain to be . fare
increase and q cut In service.
The Public Service Commission
already has promised to meet In
Ia matter Of hours on any appli-
cation for these steps. And the
company has insisted it must have
both.
Evening star., 1952-01-27
Cleaning Shop Robbed.
OF Sl2 bY Three Men

Three bandits held up q store
last night and fed with $12.
Mrs. Pauline Money, 81, OF 615
Varnum street NV, said three
colored men came into the Money
Cleaners. 1871 Columbia road
NV, about $50 pm. yesterday.
While one held his hand in .
pocket as If he had gun, another
rifled the cash register.
The three fed east on Columbia
rood
Evening star., 1952-01-27

tSl0n, SalQ part OF THIS increase
might reflect additional cars on
lBaltimore.s streets since 1916.
Traffic except In always con-
lgested rush hours has moved "re-5
]markably well" during the strike.
lMr. Murphy said. Because Of the
labSence Of streetcars. average
driving speed on some downtown
streets has been doubled.
He credited i've pairs OF one,
l|Way thoroughfares and . new sig-
inal- timing plan with helping to-
keep the sWeiled volume of pass
isenger cars moving. Many nio-4
florists evidently found new routes.
too.
Workers got to the Baltimore
larea's many factories and offices.
ldicounting Gov. McKeldin's pre-
diction that defense production
might suffer. But shoppers stayed,
fhome. sssss
| Absenteeism Below Normal.
G. H. Pouder. executive vice
president of the Association az
Commerce said checks have
showed ernploye absenteeism itl
some cases below normal. Down.
town retail merchants have
taken a shellacking," !" he said.
/ He estimated business slumped
las much as 40 per cent at the
start. Big stores are closer to nor
lmal now, he added, but smaller
lones are being hurt seriously
| William g, EWald. executive vice
president Of the Retail Merchants
Association. was gloomier. He cal
lculated the original drop at so to
I8O per cent.
Many merchants have tried spe-
cial sales to- attract customers.
They have helped. store spokes-
men said. But business still is Oh
! l20 per cent. sonae reported.
i No one was prepared TO estimate
lhow much the strike may have
lcost merchants generally. But the
Iamount is large.
Parking Lots Lose.
4 Baltimore's parking lots nor
Imally are crowded. AS in Wash
Iington's brief transit strike last
year, they actually have expert
Ienced drop in business because
Iof the temporary free parking
space available. $s
4 Taxicabs revived the World War
] II group riding system. But ex-
'|cept In the afternoon rush hour,
many cabbies have found business
slack in competition with free
!; rides.
i The issues in the strike itsels
Iare these:
] The transit union-AFL Anal
.lgamated Association of Street
Electric Railway and Motor Coach
!, Employees originally demanded
both a 24-cent hourly increase and
la number Of fringe benefits, con-
Icerning holidays, free uniforms,
might differential, vacations, etc.
The company offered little be-
fsides a 4-cent increase.
/ Demands EaSed.
4 Later the union lowered some
demands, but refused to accept
a company condition that set
tlement must hinge on fare
increase.
\ In its latest offer, the company
|agreed to raise pay about II cents,
but insisted on a three-year con-
tract, as well as the fare increase.
The union demanded a one-year
contract. ea2
Gov. McKeldin and Mayor
Thomas D'Alesandro, who is III
Hin a hospital. at the end .,of
the week were urging COM
promise two-year contract, and
the union was insisting that. the
company make the next move.
And the governor was threaten
ling special legislature session.
1 Gov. McKeldin has been critical
5lof both sides during the negotia-
4
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Committee officials refused to
comment on the material sent in
yesterday by MFR. Mcdonald. They
said only that it contained SEC
reports relating to former SEC
officials who became officers OF
legal representatives of several
companies which are within juris-
diction of the SEC.
Senator Douglas said earlier
that he was particularly interested
In learning more about reported
activities of Attorneys James j
Caffrey of Philadelphia, Edward
M. Hanrahan of New York City
and Ganson Purcell of this city
in representing companies which
had dealings with SEC.
ALI three are former SEC chair.
men. Senator Douglas said h
also sought further information
about Henry d. Slater. formel
chief counsel of the SEC public
utilities division. who is an as
sistant counsel for the Niagar,
Mohawk Power Co., a main sub
sidiary Of the United Corp.
Evening star., 1952-03-16

THREE Of the spinning wheels
owned BY the two women. Left
to right: Soxony-sype wheel
geored to spin two spools Of
threod at q time; on American
COLONEL chair wheel with tive
treodles, Of the type sold BY
peddlers Us yeors ogo for 81
eoch, ond q "Iody Wheel" de-
signed. not for serious spin
ming. but to keep the honds Of
gentle women busy in the post.
Evening star., 1952-03-16
Reviving q Lost Art
By Bowen HOsfOrd
PHOTOS BY THE AUTHOR

TWO WOMEN who live in
l. an ancient house on the
side Of a hill near Myersville,
Nd. are spending their lives
rediscovering a lost American
art. They are the Misses
Ruth Gaines and Georgia
Willis Read and they practice
the craft of spinning and
weaving. following in the
exact steps of our ancestors.
I'VE believe" Miss Gaines
explains, that If we wish to
reproduce the true beauty Of,
say, hand-woven linen, we
must begin by growing our
own flax"
So this coming May. as they
have for years past, Miss
Gaines and Miss Read will
plant a little patch Of flax
seed, about half as much as
a Colonial family would have
planted. A year later. they
will ret" the fax in the
spring rains, break 1t, scratch
it-with a sword, beat 1t with a
mallet and then, having
broken through to the inner
linen fibers, comb them until
they shine.
This is the secret. as the
women tell it, of the delicate
beauty Of their weaving-that
they begin at the beginning.
When they decide to weave a
form of Angora wool, they
begin with Angora rabbits.
At one time they cared for
Is rabbits and Miss Gaines
spent two days a week comb
ing them to get the wool for
spinning. She could have
Evening star., 1952-05-29
Mrs. DiMaggio 10 Sue
For Full Custody Of Son
By the Associated Press

LOS ANGELES. May 29.-Mrs.
Joe DiMaggio says she will 60 to
court Monday seeking full GUS
tody of 9-year-old Joe. jr., her
son by the retired baseball star.
She said yesterday the action
stems from "a long series Of Incl
dents eliminated by a swimming
party last week."
Mr.. DiMaggio and son went
swimming with Actress Marilyn
Monroe. Mrs. DiMaggio, who won
a divorce from the former YAM
kee star in 1914, said such goings
on are not conducive to proper
father and son relationship"
II want little Joe to see his
father" he said, "but I think it
would be better for all concerned,
particularly the boy, if the meet
ings were at my home"
Mr.. DiMaggio now has partial
custody of the boy, who is study
ing at a military academy here.
Evening star., 1952-05-29
Holiday Week End Outings
lin Area Parks Announced

Outings under auspices of Ma
tional Capital Parks over the long
Memorial Day week end offer a
wide variety to visitors and regu-
lar patrons.
The Canal Clipper will operate
tomorrow. Saturday and Sunday.
as well as Wednesday. These are
Ileisurely horse-drawn trips along
the c. & O. Canal. Upstream
passengers board the barge at 2
pm, except on Wednesday. They
get on at Lock 3, on Thirteenth
street, one block below M street
NV. The return trip is from
Brookmont, Md. either by the
Cabin John carline or by barge.
The Wednesday barge trip to
and from Brookmont will leave
Lock 3 at $50 pm. and return at
10 pm.
On Sunday there will be a
historical tour of the area around
the Capitol. starting at 2:30 pm
from the Grant Memorial. His
torian Donald j. Caulfleld will
relate the history of the Capitol
the Peace Monument and other
statues and memorials.
A Sunday walk through the
woodlands of Glover and White
haven parkways will begin at :
pm. from Forty-first and Calvert
streets NV. Kenny Dale, natural.
list, will be in charge. Foreign ant
native varities OF trees in La
lfayette Park will be studied b!
Eanother group on Saturday from
3 to S pm. Maurice Sullivan i
the naturalist, who will meet tht
party at the Jackson statute.
Evening star., 1952-05-29

pressed opposition to the appoint
ment of an ambassador or special
representative to the Vatican, and
urged the church's members to
hold radio and television stations
and newspaper publishers re-
sponsible "for impartial reporting
|of news, honest Interpretation OF
current issues and responsible
portrayal of life's values"
Opposition to peacetime uni
lversal military training was also
expressed by approval Of a sepa-
lrate resolution introduced by the
Rev. James G. Miller Of Pitts
burgh.
The 1885 General Assembly will
lbe held May % in Minneapolis.
Evening star., 1952-05-29
Killer Nation Loose,
Spe||man Declares;
Catholics Hail Franco
By the ks.ocioted Pres,

BARCELONA. Spain, May 90
Francis Cardinal Spellman told
Roman Catholics yesterday a
killer" nation" is loose in the
world, "bent upon seducing ma
tions big and small with its lying
wonders"
The New York Archbishop did
not mention Russia or communism
by name in his address to a study
group of the 35th World Eucharis-
tic Congress, but his implication
was plain.
Salutes Great Dictator.
The sessions of the Congress
were highlighted by the arrival o3
Generalissimo Francisco Franco,
Spain's Chief of State, to the
thunder of a 21-gun salute and
the wailing sirens of all the vessels
in Barcelona's Mediterranean har-
bor.
His car was escorted by bril-
liantly uniformed Moorish cav
alrymen to Barcelona's PedralbeS
Palace. Thousands of Syndicalists
government organized workers.
who received the day of for the
occasion, joined the cheering
throngs.
Peace" Is Central Theme.
Peace is the central theme of
th IS Eucharistic CongreSs-peace
in the family, among working
men, throughout the world and in
the church.
But as for peace in the world,
Cardinal Spellman painted a
dark picture, deploring changing
morals, "war-mindedness' and
other factors he said were
threatening the stability Of the
family.
Change and more change is
the fashion of the age, with Sc
curity and stability nowhere on
the horizon" the cardinal said.
Evening star., 1952-05-29
TeIegrophers Protest
Western Union Ad

The Executive Board Of Local
"a, Commercial Telegraphers'
Union, has protested to the West
ern Union that an advertisement
placed in the Washington news
papers last Tuesday exhibited
"poor taste and poor sportsman
ship"
In a letter to ]. L. Wilcox, vice
president in charge of employe
relations, the board stated:
IF you are sincere in your state
ment made that all employees
should be treated alike, we urged
you to retract the inferences con-
tained in these advertisements"
Evening star., 1952-05-29

responsibilities about to be as
sumed by Mr.. Camalier, Commis-
sioner F. Joseph Donohue spoke
of the integrity necessary for the
position of commissioner. He told
|of the peoples right to expect
patient and sympathetic under
standing of the problems they
take to the District Building. He
said the position of commissioner
also calls for a great deal of ply
sical stamina, which he is sure
Mr.. Camalier has.
Mr.. Young, in his response. de-
clared that not enough people
come to the District Building to
air their problems with the Com
|missioners. He said more people
should take an interest in civic
affairs and commended those
Ipresent for their interest.
In closing, Mr.. Young said he
was going to take q phrase from
Gen. Macarthur:
"Old Commissioners never die,
they just keep on being reap
pointed"
Difficult Decade.
He referred to Mr.. Camalier's
statement that he felt as if he
was in heaven.
I'm another year he'll feel like
Ihe was somewhere else," Mr..
Young commented.
In his thumbnail sketch Of Mr..
Young, Mr.. Leahy spoke OF the
difficult decade the Commission
Ier's Office encountered, and men
toned the transition from news
Ipapermen to commissioner, term
ling it a difficult one. Added Mr..
ILeahy:
Like the New Deal, he just
stuck: like Topsy, he just grew
and grew; he became integrated
into the life not only of this
municipality, but of every single
one of its population. regardless
of race. color or creed"
Evening star., 1952-05-29
Astin Approved to Head
Buredu of Standards

The Senate Commerce Com
mittee yesterday approved the
nomination of DR.. Allen ". Asten
to be director of the National
Bureau of Standards.
DR.. Astin, q native of Salt Lake
City. Utah, has been acting di-
rector since last October. He sue
ceeds to the Office once held by
DR.. Edward U. Condor.
Evening star., 1952-05-29
Senate Unit Approves
Constitution Change
Forbidding Seizures
By the Associated Press

The Senate Judiciary Commit
tee has approved unanimously a
proposed constitutional amend
|ment which would forbid a Presi-
dent to seize private property ex-
cept under specific laws passed
by Congress.
The proposal, by Senator Nc
Carran, Democrat of Nevada, was
approved yesterday. 1t is an out
growth of the congressional up
roar over President Truman's
seizure of the steel industry to
head of a strike.
Senator McCarran said it would
end any argument over presiden-
tial seizure powers. President
Truman contends he has such
authority to act in an emergency
for the Nations welfare. But he
said he would abide by the Su-
preme Court decision in the steel
seizure dispute.
Now In Supreme Court.
District Court Judge David A
Pine has ruled the April 8 seiz-
ure illegal. Ordering the mills
returned to the steel industry
The Government appealed the de-
cision, however, and the case il
now pending before the Supreme
Court.
i To be effective, a constitutions
amendment must be approved by
||two-thirds of both the Senate and
House and be ratified by three
llfourths of the States.
In another outgrowth OF the
steel seizure, the CIO contended
yesterday that a bill before Con-
gress to allow seizure of industries
in national emergency labor dis
putes is stacked against labor"
CIO Secretary-TreaSur James
B. Carey attacked the measure
introduced by Senator Morse, Re-
publican, of Oregon-in testimony
before a Senate Labor subcom.
|, Imittee.
!. Termed obnoxious"
:. Mr.. Carey said an amendment
to the bill, also offered by Sen.
ator Morse, is utterly obnoxious.
This would empower the President
to get court injunction forbid
ding a strike. Mr.. Carey said The
lack of a time limit on such in.
functions would allow them to be.
come permanent in deadlocked in.
dustrial disputes.
The CIO official said the Morse
Iplan is "even more Objectionable
than the 80-day injunction pro.
vided by the Taft-Hartley Act"
Evening star., 1952-05-29
1000 Attend Dinner
Honoring Young and
Successor, CamaIier

About 1000 civic leaders, Dis
trict officials and others 1ast night
honored retiring Commissioner
John Russell Young and his sue
cessor, Renah r. Camalier. at a
testimonial dinner in the Hotel
Statler.
Mr.. Young is leaving Office after
IL years of service. A former
White House correspondent for
The Star, he will be succeeded on
Monday by Mr.. Camalier.
Mr.. Young received a testi-
monial scroll and some silver gifts
from his well-wishers.
The citation accompanying the
scroll was signed by several off,
cials of the Citizens Committee
on Arrangements. sponsors of the
dinner. The signers were Thomas
j. Groom, chairman: Robert v.
Fleming. treasurer; John M. Chris
tie, assistant treasurer: Joseph c.
McGarraghy, chairman Of the
Testimonial and Gift Committee
and a speaker, and Attorney Will
liam E. Leahy. vice chairman and
also a speaker, who presented the
scroll.
Also, C. F. Preller and Wash B.
Williams, vice chairmen. and Will
liam H. Press, secretary.
Longest Term Cited.
The scroll stated in part:
1--WE subscribe this testimonial
to recognize his devotion to Wash
Iington as a native son, journalist
and citizen, and his unselfish serv-
ice to the community as a men,
ber Of the District Of Columbia
Board of Commissioners from
April Is, 1910. to May 81. 1852,
and as president of that body con-
tinuously from April, 1941, both
terms unequaled in length by any
| of his predecessors"
Mr.. McGarraghy, in his address
said of Mr.. Young:
1T is difficult for a man to serve
in public Office and please all seq.
ments of a community. But it i!
quite clear to meas I know il
must be to you-that Commission
Ter Young can now enter retire.
ment with the full satisfaction o1
knowing that, in fulfilling hi.
duties and responsibilities. he ha!
won the respect, admiration ane
affection Of not only the City o1
Washington, but the entire Metro.
lpolitan Area"
He then presented Mr.. Youns
with tie gifts-a silver tray; in
scribed as from the citizens o!
Washington; IL silver goblets ane
two silver candelabra, all inscribed
with the initial "Y. -.
Camalier Expresses Appreciation
Mr.. Camalier expressed his ap.
ipreciation of the large welcoming
turnout. and said he felt like HI
was in heaven.
In referring to the accomplish
ments of MIR. Young and of tn
Evening star., 1952-05-29
Woman Dies at ia:
WAS Former Slave
By the Associoted Press

INWOOD. N. Y. May 29.-
Death of Mrs. Nettie jenkins.
one time Negro slave. at the age
of ia was announced yesterday
by Nassau County health officials.
She died April q. Oficials said
they deferred the announcement
until family records convinced
them that Mrs. jenkins age was
given correctly.
Evening star., 1952-05-29
Mccarthy Resolution
To Probe Benton Goes
To Gillette S Group

The Senate Rules Committee
took the first step yesterday
toward possible public hearings
on a resolution by Senator Nc
Carthy. Republican, of Wisconsin,
calling for an investigation Of
Senator Benton, Democrat. of
Connecticut.
The committee sent the resolu-
tion to subcommittee headed by
Senator Gillette. Democrat, of
Iowa. That is the same group
which has been holding hearings
on a Benton resolution aimed atl
expulsion of Senator Mccarthy
from Congress.
Senator Gillette was not present
at yesterdays closed session of the
full committee. But Chairman
Hayden told newsmen that other
members of the subcommittee
said the Mccarthy resolution
would be handled just as the
group has handled the Benton
measure.
Senator McCarthy's resolution
calls for an inquiry into Senator
Benton's income tax returns and
campaign expenses. It also calls
for an investigation Of Senator
McCarthy's charges that Senator
Benton followed a pro- Communist
line when he was Assistant Sec
retary of State.
Meanwhile, Senator Mccarthy
said pretrial hearings in his So
million libel-slander suit against
Senator Benton will resume next
Tuesday.
Senator Mccarthy seeks dam
ages from Senator Benton for a
speech in which the Connecticut
Ilawmaker denounced him. Sem
ator Benton has waived his sena-
torial immunity from such a suit.
Evening star., 1952-12-14
"a New Apprentices
REGISTER in District

The District Apprenticeship
Council registered GA new ap-
Iprentices during November. Gino
j. SINH, director, reported yester-
day.
Mr.. Simi said 81 trades were
represented in the registrations.
with carpenters leading with IA
apprentices.
During the same period. Mr..
Simi said, II certificates Of COM
pletion were issued to registered
apprentices. The registration of
10 apprentices were Cancelled be-
cause of lack Of aptitude or
interest and four registered ap-
Iprentices were drafted.
|. Mr.. Sirni said there are now
1885 apprentices registered in
about 100 different trades. Since
the beginning of the program
4,870 have registered and 1,460
have completed the apprentice
ship, he added.