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Evening star., 1952-08-11
Police Round Up II
Hip BootIeggers Here
In Sunday Breakdown
The hip-pocket bootleggers had
a miserable week end.

The hip-pocket bootleggers had
a miserable week end.
First. the Police Department s
morals division. using rookie
patrolmen fresh from training
school as undercover men, round
ed up II alleged whisky peddlers
on Saturday and rushed them to
court.
Then the 18th precinct got busy
yesterday and arrested five more
The morals division also made q
Sunday whisky arrest.
Capt. Otto P. Fuss of the 18th
precinct, who has been campaign.
ing against the unlicensed liquor
sellers for more than a month
announced today that "we're moi
going to stop until we've got most
Of them"
Rounded up yesterday and fac.
ing Municipal Court action today
on charges Of keeping and selling
whisky without a license were:
Lawrence Long, colored, 80, o1
the unit block of Rhode Islanc
avenue NV, arrested at Seventh
and T streets NV.
Clyde Coleman, colored, %, M
fixed address. arrested at Seventh
street and Florida avenue NV.
Richard Briscoe, colored, So, o.
the 1400 block Of v street NV.
arrested in the 1000 block of Port.
ner street NV.
Wilson A. Coghill, colored, 26
of the 1400 block of T street NV.
arrested at Fourteenth and Swanr
streets NV.
Plowden Holt, colored, 40, O.
the 1400 block of New Jersey ave.
nue. NV, arrested in the 200l
block Of Georgia avenue NV.
Sally Ann Britt. colored. 80, O.
Evening star., 1952-08-11
japanese Ex-0fficial
Charges Roosevelt
|Lured Japan Into War
By the Associoted Press

TOKYO. Aug. 1.-THE man
who was Japan's Vice Foreign
Minister until five months before
Pearl Harbor attacked the late
President Roosevelt yesterday as
a war criminal who lured Japan
into the Pacific war.
The attack appeared in the
japanese magazine "Hanashi"
(Story). whose newest issue hit
the Tokyo streets yesterday.
In it, Chuchi Ohashi, SO, who
was No. 2 man in the japanese
Foreign Office for a year, up to
July. 1941, accused Mr.. Roosevelt
of "deceiving and provoking Japan
into attacking Pearl Harbor so
he could mobilize America for the
war he wanted.
"The real war criminal was
Roosevelt and I wish to indict
him at the divine court" the ex-
diplomat wrote. He also called
former Secretary of State Cor
dell Hull "a hypocrite."
1n Washington. where Mr..
Hull now makes his home, a
member Of his family said he
would have no comment to
make.)
Ohashi's article is the latest in
a series of now it can be told'
accounts that have filled the Japa-
nese press since Japan regained
her independence last April %.
These articles are of all kinds,
some pro-American, some anti
American. The latter have tended
to dominate. however.
i Ohashi's article is one of the
bitterest yet to be printed.
He strongly supports his former
chief, the late japanese Foreign
Minister Yosuke Matsuoka, who
'lslgned the anti-Communist pact
with Germany and Italy and later
the Japanese neutrality pact with
Soviet Russia.
| Mr.. Matsuoka died In 1916 while
lon trial as a war criminal.
Evening star., 1952-08-11
By Meredith S. BueI
Star StoH Correspondent

AKRON. Ohio. Aug. 11.-Ray
Gotko, who flashed down the
track all yesterday afternoon
with a bent axle and a cracked
axle tree, still was able to pilot
his racer to fifth place in the
All-American Soap Box Derby.
The Falls Church boy won this
honor in a star-studded field
made up of 154 city winners in
the largest international derby in
history. The boys represent the
United States, Canada, Alaska
and Germany.
The 12-year-old Washington
champ lost by a whisker to Joe
Lunn, IL. of Columbus. Ga. who
went on to win the worlds CO.
veted coaster crown. The Geor-
gia youths victory handed him
the jackpot prize-a $1,000, f.
year college scholarship.
Wins With Days Best Speed.
Joes championship run was
PITT seconds-best heat Of the
day. His winning time against
Ray was 27.93 seconds-one of
the fastest heats.
/ And when it comes to prizes,
Ray won a set of five power tools
that every boy would dream of
owning. They are an electric drill
press, sander, band saw. table saw
and lathe.
Ray also has won the distinc-
ton of having only one other
champ in Washington derby his
tory outclass him in the ALI
American race. Gene Bean, the
District winner in 1941, placed
third at Derby Downs here that
year. Ray won the 18th running
of the Washington derby last
month in 80 seconds.
! Ray wasn't the only one hay
ing racer trouble during the day
] The new world champion sky
rocketed to fame while driving
with a bandaged chest and right
Iarm to win one Of the most popu-
lar victories in derby records.
II Champs Car Crashes Wall.
! His injuries consisted of minor
; bruises which he received when
his car rammed into retaining
wall after winning his first heat
H The accident smashed the nose
of his car which later was taped
Three Of his four wheels were
damaged. Two replacements came
=, from a set an uncle had brought
along from Columbus. The other
= was taken from supplies at. the
i. course.
Some 10000 fans roared their
approval when Ray and Joe. ac-
= companying their two cars, were
!. driven by truck back to the start
t ing line. The boys waved to the
cheering crowd.
S 1t was the fourth round when
= they met. Joe's time for the day
' was a fraction faster than his
rivals. Ray was in lane No.
= of the three-lane course. His
opponent was in lane No. 3. The
Evening star., 1952-08-11
IkIan Leader Decides
Not 10 Reactivate
Virginia Organization
BY the Associated Press

RICHMOND. Va. Aug. II. 49,
The Klan's got too bad a name, p
And that. says Bill Hendrix,
Grand Dragon of the Florida Ku
Klux Klan, is the reason he
has abandoned plans to reactivate
the hooded organization in Vir-
ginia.
"All that trouble in North Ca
rolina hurt" Mr.. Hendrix told
the Richmond Times-Dispatch
last night in a telephone inter-
view from his home in Talla-
hassee, Fla. People want to for
get all that beating and bloodi-
ness" .-
Refers to Floggings.
Mr.. Hendrix referred to fog
gings carried out by the North
Carolina Klan which resulted ear
lier this month in the falling OF
Thomas L. Hamilton, Imperial
Wizard of the Carolina klans
and 81 other Klans,nen
The Florida K1an leader. who
several months ago was ASSISTING
Mr.. Hamilton in an effort to re.
vive the Ku Kluxers in Virginia
said he did not approve of whip.
ping any man."
He said he Is transferring hi.
Organization activities now t,
something other than the Klan-
an American Confederate Army
which won't wear, hoods or robe,
but will have as its ceremonial
regalia Confederate caps an.
ties" - -, ~ -. ~
The army" Mr.. Hendrix said
will invade Virginia. It win d,
battle, he added, against com
munism, socialism and the. "wel
fare state"
Some Generals Picked.
We've picked a couple of gen
erals, but I don't think I'd bette
say who they are," Mr.. Hendri,
told the Times-Dispatch. He con
f1rmed that go or 70" Virginian
already have been commissions,
"colonels" but would not identif,
them, either. It will be up to tn
"colonels." said Mr.. Hendrix, t,
recruit members of the army
and give them appropriate rank.
He said his own chief duty a
present is writing letters to ge
soldiers" for the ranks,
Evening star., 1952-08-11

and the axle tree was cracked
again.
Il was oiling my wheels and
some Of it got on my racer, which
caused the car to slip out of my
hands," he explained.
II wrapped wire around the
axle tree and then scotch tape.'
Ray added, however, that he
did not believe this injury to his
coaster kept him from going even
farther in the race. I'm more
than happy that I went as far as
I did," he said.
Ray did win one unofficial first
prize. Track officials and fans
alike agreed that his car was
the most beautiful one on the
course. The racer, symbolic OF
the American flag, has 13 alter.
nate red and white stripes along
its sides. The hood is blue with
48 white stars. Its axle trees and
lettering are in gold.
Pageantry Precedes Race.
The pageantry of the derby
began at 1890 pm, when the
80-piece Navy Band played a con.
cert at the track. At lis pm
the first noise bombs went of
and the colorful pre-race parade
began.
The first unit was the Marine
color guard, followed by the Ma
Irine Band. Actor Jimmy Stew
art. parade marshal, followed in
a convertible. After him came
the champions, marching in for
nation with their gaily colored
Soap Box Derby flags, each bear
ing the name of the champs home
town. The celebrities and many
colorful bands. drum majorettes
and marching units had their
share of the parade spotlight be-
force the race for the oil car
trophy began at las pm.
Edgar Bergen won in a car built
to resemble an oil drum and called
the "Oil Drum Limited" The
"also rams" were Jimmy Stewart
in the Cracker Barrel Zephyr.
and. close behind. Joe E. Brown
in the Egg Crate Special"
Charlie Mccarthy watched
speechless, from the sidelines.
At the banquet Of champion.
last night. Ray was given his prize
and a framed derby racing diplo.
ma. The more than 1000 person.
attending cheered and clappet
when the f1fth-place award wa'
presented to him.
The Gotko family left by Cal
this morning for their home al
2O1 Strathmeade street, happ,
that their champ had done 81
well. With them are two of Ray
friends who made the trip with
them. Charles O'Neal, 16. and hi
sister Elsie, IA. both of 215 Fair
mont street, Falls Church.
| Before leaving, Ray said: "Thi
has been a wonderful experience
I'll never forget as long as I live.
Evening star., 1952-08-11
Washington Champ Places 5th
In Soap Box Derby After Mishop

field had been narrowed to six
|cars. A feeling seemed to pulsate
Through the crowd that the VIM
Iner of this heat would becomes
the world champion.
The starter at the bottom of the
track lowered his green flag.
They're off," some one in the
crowd shouted. 1t was neck and
neck almost all the way down the
975-foot speedway. Then Joe's
coal-black car just barely nudged
ahead right at the finish line.
Ray wished the victor luck and
said: Nov that you've beaten
me. I'm counting on you to win
the championship, joe"
The Georgian then went on to
win the final heat, beating out
James Thomas, Is, of Williams
port. Pa. Victor c. Shepherd, IA,
of Flint. Mich, was third. Dar-
win Cooper, the 1851 all-Ameri-
can coaster champ, also hailed
from Williamsport.
Just before the championship
heat a special race was run for
fourth, fifth and sixth places.
Engelbert j. Oechsle, jr., IA, OF
Rochester. N. Y, came in fourth,
winning over Ray by an eyelash
The sixth-place winner was Dick
Miner, Is. of San Diego. Prizes
go to the first 10 places.
The 18th annual race Of cham
pions began at. 2 pm. Ray wor
his first three heats in a breeze
In the initial elimination round
there were 50 heats. Ray had tc
wait until the 50th to make his
run.
Ray raced against two other
boys in each of the three rounds
In the fourth round, the six sur
vivors of the stiff competition
were run in pairs to determine
the three to make up the fina
heat.
Ray won his first heat in $50!
seconds; his second in 28.17, ant
his third in 28.15. His runners-ul
were Laverne Elder. Is, of Spring
field, ILL.,; Gerald Leather, IA, o
Hagerstown, Md, and Joseph E
Wall, Is, Of San Bernardino, Calf
respectively.
Rays Mother Is Excited.
Rays mother. Mrs. Raymond F
Gotko, said she was so excitet
when her boy raced that Il wa
shaking all over from head II
foot every time he came dowl
the track" His sister, Marian, IL
was too excited to write the win
ners' names down on her hea
sheets.
Rays father, q Marine Corp
major with 16 months service il
Korea, was calmer. II believe i
Rays axle tree and axle had beer
in good shape, he might hav'
taken the title" he theorized.
The rear axle tree was split il
transit here from Washington. I
was later taped. While helping tt
left the car from an oiling racl
just before his first heat, Ray lie
the rear end slip from his grasp.
The rear axle was bent slightl,
Evening star., 1952-08-11

District of Columbia and vicinity
Mostly sunny with high about
88. Fair tonight with low of 68.
Tomorrow. partly cloudy and warm
followed by thundershowers late
in afternoon or at night.
Maryland-Fair tonight with
low of 62 to 68. Tomorrow, partly
cloudy and warm with scattered
thundershowers in the west in the
afternoon and in the east by night
Evening star., 1952-08-11
Bay Bridge Speeds Up,
$4,000 Autos Cross
,e Bay bridg

The new Chesapeake Bay bridge
lived UP to its promises yesterday.
accommodating more than $4,000
cars without any long delays.
Traffic moved across the $44-
million span in a steady stream
jail day long at speeds up to 40
miles an hour. There were none
of the long lines waiting to get on
the bridge as there had been a
week ago on the first Sunday the
bridge was open.
There were two apparent rea-
sons for the improvement. First,
there wasn't as much traffic
about $1,000 cars jammed the
bridge a week ago. Second. extra
police and bridge attendants
helped to keep motorists from
tarrying to admire the view.
Motorists made the crossing yes
terday in 10 or Is minutes. A
week ago. it took some drivers
nearly an hour.
THE public is being more CO.
Operative in seeing that speed is
being maintained" said Louis j
ODonnell, Maryland's chief bridge
administrator.
He said toll-taking also had
been speeded. All toll gates are on
the Sandy Point end of the bridge
lEoI1p S0YnotiYneS f7va toll 0ates
were in operation yesterday. &C.
commodating vacationers return
ing from the beaches on the East
ern Shore.
A sampling Of the bridges west
bound stream yesterday revealed
that about IS per cent was Mary
land cars. Virginia and the Dis.
Itrict accounted for another 10 pei
cent each, and the remaining 15
per was from eight other States.
Evening star., 1952-08-11

the 1900 block of @ street NV,
arrested on q warrant by the
morals division.
All posted $500 bond for their
court appearance.
Prince Georges County deputy
|sheriffs also were busy yesterday
Deputies William H. Limerick
and Irving Higgs arrested Morris
kaufman, operator of the Fair
mont Heights Market at 1910
Addison road, and Thomas Russell
Wiman. manager of the "51"
Restaurant at 3105 Naylor road
Sc. Both men were released on
500 bond to appear in Marlboro
court today.
The deputies said they pur-
chased a pint of whisky in each
Iplace with marked money.
Evening star., 1952-08-11
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

Virginia-Fair tonight with low
of so to 81 in the west and IS to
70 in the east. Tomorrow, increas-
ing cloudiness and warm with scat
tered afternoon thunderShowers in
the west and at night in the east.
Wind: Southeast at about s
miles an hour at IL 80 am.
River Report.
From US. Engineers)
Potomac River cloudy at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls: Shenandoah cloudy at
Harpers Ferry.
Evening star., 1952-08-11

mission c ur b S
on promotions
q nd appoint-
ments were not
contained in his
rider.
The contro-
v e r S y h a s
c cropp e d up
anew in the
case of career
employees W h o
are losing their
jobs.
They W a n t
the commission
b. ~;-A %An,oa
Evening star., 1952-08-11

ing out cigars and candy, both
with blue ribbons.
Knowing that she was single.
one of her puzzled colleagues
asked her what the occasion was.
Proudly displaying the solitaire
on her third finger, left hand, she
announced: "It's a boy-six feet
tall and 1877 pounds
LEAVE-As a result of the Con-
troller Generals decision last
week clarifying the few remaining
annual leave questions raised by
the Civil Service Commission, civil
service officials stress that Fed
eral employees should keep these
two headlines in mind:
First. All annual leave in ex-
cess of 60 days must be used by
December 20 of this year. There
are a few employees whose pay
days fall on December 81. but
they are the exception to the rule.
Also those employees who accumu-
lated as much as 80 days or more
days of annual leave during the
last war, may carry over 80 days
of leave from year to year. But
they, too, are the exception to the
rule.
Secondly, all employees must ust
all of their 1852 annual leave by
June 80, 1858, or else lose the un.
used portion.
CANDIDATES. RECORDS 60
Democrats say Gov. Stevenson al
President would take special step
to strengthen the Government
civil service merit system and i'm
lprove working conditions for Fed
eral employees.
They cite his record as Cover
nor of Illinois in this regard, de-
claring that he has greatly i'm
proved the merit system in tn,
hitherto patronage-run State.
On the other hand, supporter
of General Eisenhower predic
that the Republican candidate
would also take steps to preserv,
and improve the merit system il
Government. They say Gen. Eisen.
hover feels strongly for the neee
of progressive and patronage
free civil service system. They pre-.
dict that during the campaign
Gen. Eisenhower will elaborate or
the subject so that his position or
the matter is clear.
Evening star., 1952-08-11
The Federal Spotlight
Dispute Over Retention of Jobs
IRenews Congressman Feuds
The Federal Spotlight
By Joseph Young

Representative Whitten Democrat of Mississippi
renew his feud with the Civil Service Commission.
Mr. Whitten repeatedly is angered because the
bames the Wen rider cubing appointments
its failure to give greater job protection rights
who lose their jobs
During years Mr. whtten repeatedly has accused
Evening star., 1952-08-11

lIle COMMISSION OF oeIlberaCeIy
seeking to make his rider appear
more restrictive than it really is.
He has declared that some COM
Evening star., 1952-08-11

Thundershowers expected tonight i'm the Ohio and Mis-
sissipp Valleys Middle Gulf States the South At
the Central Plains States and the Northern
Rockies the Great Lakes in the North
ern Plains States Northern New England Slightly
warmer expected in the Nopthern Rockies.
ZAP Wirephoto.
Evening star., 1952-08-11

Precipitation.
Monthly precipitation in inches in tt1t
Evening star., 1952-08-10
Miss Boyce Is Married

Miss Westray Battle Boyce and
MIR. James Roy Nicholas were
married yesterday In Poolesville
Md. The ceremony was performed
in st. Peters Episcopal Church
the Rev. Carter Gilliss officiating
and the reception followed at Val
halla, home Of the brides uncle
and aunt. Col. and Mrs. F. F.
Bernsdorff, who have been resi-
dents Of Poolesville some eight
years.
Col. Bernsdorff's father was a
first cousin of Count Johann Won
Bernstorff, the last Ambassador
to Washington Of the German
Kaiser Wilhelm just preceding
World War I.
The bride is the daughter OF
Mrs. William Leslie of Scarsdale,
N. Y, and Mr.. James Stacy Boyce
of Gastonia, N. c.
Mr.. Nicholas. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard James Nicholas of
Brooklyn, N. Y. is a native of Lon
don, England, and served with the
Royal Air Force as flight lieu
tenant and instructor from 1910 tc
1948. He was on duty in South
Africa. Malta and Middle East
and while on duty in Iraq he was
SQUADRON commander. Mr.. Mich
olas now is chief examiner of the
accident and health department
in New York of the Royal Liver
pool Insurance Corp, and, with
his bride, will live in New York
City.
Mr.. Boyce gave his daughter in
marriage, and she was attended
Evening star., 1952-08-10

|by her cousin. Miss Lucia Palmer
IBernsdorff, whose brother, Master
Fletcher Bernsdorff, was ring
bearer.
Mr.. Douglas Critchley of New
York City was best man for Mr..
Nicholas.
Mrs. Leslie, mother of the bride,
is the former Col. Westray Battle
Boyce, director of the United
States Women's Army Corps dur
ing part of World War II. The
bride was graduated from st. Mar
garet's Episcopal School at Tap
Ipahannock, Va, and is magma
cum laude graduate of Sweet
Briar College. Her grandparents
are Mrs. H. H. MacKay of Pooles-
vile, the late Mr.. Jacob Battle, jr.,
of Rocky Mount, N. c., and Mr.
IS. N. Boyce of Gastonia and the
late Mrs. Boyce.
Evening star., 1952-08-10
Exclusively Yours
Envoy Wakes Poetic About Killarney;
Admiral Carney Should Be Recorded

many from Luxembourg for his
grand opening Of "Porgy and
Bess." which should interest the
audiences over there as much
as 1t does us even If they don't
understand the words. After
all we're not used to getting the
words at grand opera, but it
takes no imagination to figure
out that Tristan is palpitatmg
for Isolde and vice versa.
X X X X
Estes and Nancy Kefauver
will come back to town from
Tennessee on the 18th, leaving
the children down there until
school opens. Chief reason for
the return of the Senator and
his wife at this time is the
amount of mail piled up at his
Office. They have literally thou
sands and thousands of letters
which must be answered. And
as OF this past week there were
1000 letters that hadn't even
been opened.
This business of a change in
administration in a matter Of
months has at least one Wash
ingtonian IN a bit Of a stew.
Callie Shaw, who publishes the
Social List Of Washington, is
faced with the prospect of
getting her book of the presses
in October with a whole flock
Of changes Immediately i'm
minent. Not only will there be
changes in the White House
roster and department and
agency heads. but if Gov. Adlai
Stevenson is elected, there will
be q protocol question regard
ing his sister. Mrs. Ernest L.
Ives. Would she. as his official
hostess. hold the rank of first
lady, ETC.? Callie Shaw thinks
she would. but that's one of the
innumerable things that have
to be considered.
To cover WaShington's new
look. Callie will get out a sup
plement in February. In it will
be the new President and his
staff, the new cabinet and the
new Congress. All that will
be in addition to the 5000
names soon to go to press. each
with two telephone numbers
the one being used now and the
one that will be effective after
December S. It's easy to see
why Mrs. Shaw is hard at work
in Cables Alley" in George
town during August while you
and I are off to vacations.
And so I say farewell to the
little isle of America where the
natives bob up and down for
candidates in a sea of election
speeches." Europe, here I
come.
Evening star., 1952-08-10
By Betty BeoIe


Irish Ambassador John Hearne
says that If you're going to
Ireland you must go to Killarney.
So here I go. Mr.. Ambassador.
Angels fold their wings and
rest, in this Eden of the West" :"
quotes Ambassador Hearne about
the lakes and mountains of
Killarney, though he does ad-
NIT that the heavenly sight is
ruined unless it's clear day.
But" points out this delight
full Irishman, "after all, I spent
a whole fortnight in San Fran
cisco and never saw the Golden
Gate once. It was wrapped up
in a fog all the time" Before
leaving you in the hands of the
California Chamber of Com
merce, Mr.. Ambassador, what
about the Blarney Stone? That
ought to stand. a columnist in
good stead.
y \ 4 y
Currently standing Roberta
Regan in good stead as she re-
cuperates from her recent auto
mobile accident Is q visit in the
beautiful Mediterranean town
Of Rapello. Italy.
I'm not sitting in an olive
grove but on top OF q mountain
getting my health back" writes
the Texas Representatives. wife,
adding that Rapello alone is
worth the trip over. after a
week up here. I'll be able to
make up for lost time" says the
good-looking brunette who will
be IN Paris at the Hotel Meurice
from the 18th till the oath.
Further down the coast at the
port Of Naples. Admiral Robert
Carney. commander in chief of
the Allied forces in Southern
Europe, Is making a name for
himself that has nothing to do
with his long, imposing title.
Fresh from an Italian tour,
Americas noted folk singer, Burl
Ives, writes from England that
Admiral Carney should be re-
corded for posterity.
Admiral Carney is such a good
guitarist and sings so we'll to
boot that Burl thinks one Of the
Admirars songs should be added
to the worlds largest collection
of folk songs which happens to
be in our Library of Congress.
The Library has 10000 different
titles in its collection.
Gen. Tooey Spaatz is some
one else of high rank who plays
the guitar and sings with con-
siderable eclat. He may pick up
some new Western songs in the
next week or two as he and Mrs.
Spaatz are leaving for a motor
trip to jackson Hole, Wyo..
thence to Virginia City. New.
ana nnally on 10 Call1Ornla.
X X X
There's some talk that Blevins
Davis. millionaire angel of the
Ballet Theater and "Porgy and
Bess." who is making dint in
the cultural world both here and
abroad. may get a house in
Washington and spend some
time here. If he does, we stand
a better chance of getting an
opera house in Washington. It
is one Of the projects he's in
terested in. Of to Europe now.
he'll check back here in Mo-
vember.
Perle Mesta will 60 to Ger