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Evening star., 1952-01-18
Women Republicans
TO Hear Taft Address

Senator Taft, Republican, oil
Ohio, will address the Rock Greek
Women's Republican Club at
pm. Thursday at the Women's
Club of Chevy Chase, 7431 Con-
necticut avenue, Chevy Chase, Md
The affair. arranged by the
clubs membership committee
headed by Mrs. Betty w. Luttrell
will give Montgomery voters their
first opportunity to see and hear
Senator Taft since he entered the
Presidential race. The public Is
invited.
Among party officials asked tc
ATTEND are members Of the Re-
publican State and County Central
Committees; Jacob France, ma
tional committeeman, and Mis-.
Bertha S. Adkins, national COM
mitteewoman.
Mrs. Alb Hermann, club presi-
dent, will preside. The Senator
will be introduced by Mrs. Leons
M. Rush, a member of Mont
gomery's all-Republican delega-
ton to the Maryland General
Assembly and vice chairman of the
Republican State Central Com.
mittee.
Evening star., 1952-01-18

senger boy and so missed his for
NAL education. But he did enough
might work to be admitted to the
bar in Maryland when he was 81
"A year earlier, in 1918, he was
elected to the Maryland State
Legislature. He later practiced
law in Cleveland until he came
Ito Washington to work for the
Government in 1884.
He cannot remember the first
slip in his collection, but he
knows the topic-Sophie Lyons
famed woman criminal who was
born in 1850, the daughter of two
crooks.
"She was a pickpocket at the
age of 10 and blackmailer as an
adult" Mr.. Mellen said. "She
married a safecracker and hao
four children-two sons who were
thieves, and two daughters who
entered Canadian converts"
Mr.. Mellen built up bibliogra-
.phies on other criminals, spies, ad-
venturers and curiosities. In some
cases, he copied the texts of ea.-
tire articles, including one en-.
titled, 1.-THE Advantages and Dis.
advantages of Drunkenness"
Zone. advantage of keeping i.
photography like this" Mr.. Mel,
len said, "is that you are too bus!
to do much drinking, regardles
lof what anybody says about tn
advantages of drunkenness"
Evening star., 1952-01-18
Army Clarifies Plan
For Return Of Guard

National Guardsmen will be re-
turned from overseas gradually
when their individual "a months
of Federal service is ended, but
they cannot all be released at
once.
The Army made this clear today
in comment on a published report
that the 43rd New England Divi-
sion would start coming home
from Europe in March at the rate
of about 800 a month.
Obviously, it is impossible to
return them all at one time and
effect their separation simultane-
ously." the Army said. mo time
table has been set up.
Such phased returns will apply
to all Guardsmen in National
Guard divisions somewhat in adj
vance of the expiration of the "a
month Federal service, not to the
l43d alone" the Army said.
Evening star., 1952-01-18
Prince Georges Official
Urges 'Peeping Tom Law

A tough "peeping tom" law is
needed in Prince Georges in the
view of Robert A. Shriver, assist.
ant county prosecutor.
1T is most regrettable that the
county has no such statute be.
cause the offense is a type of per.
version" he said.
Mr.. Shriver made the remarl
while prosecuting a case yesterday
against Carl L. Robertson, IS, ol
the 4500 block Wells parkway
Riverdale.
Robertson was before Judge
Theodore L. Miazga in Hyatts.
vile Police Court on a trespass.
ing charge brought by Ernest T
Wagner of the 1900 block Prince.
ton avenue, College Park.
Mr.. Wagner told the court tina
he had twice found Robertson
looking in his apartment window.
Judge Miagza imposed a 50!
fine.
Evening star., 1952-01-18
ID. c. Will Not Grant
Chief Mayhem Second
Extension, Says Young

Suggestions for possible sue
cessors to Fire Chief j. A. May.
Ihew have been reaching the Com.
missioners amid speculation that
Fire Chief J. A. Mayhem may
seek retirement for physical disa.
bility before his term expires ir
March.
Commissioner Young said any
move toward such retirement
would be up to Chief Mayhem.
The fire chief, who is reported
Ill at home, was granted years
extension Of duty on reaching re-
tirement age of 64 last March.
Mr.. Young said that another ex.
tension would not be granted.
Mentioned as possible success
sors have been Deputy Chiefs
Percy A. Davis and Millard H
Sutton, and Battalion Chiefs VIII
liam H. Roman and Morris H
Clarke. department property Of
ficer.
In letter requesting his extern
sion in October. 1850, Chief May
fhew said he wanted to eliminate
the possibility of dissension within
the department" over the selection
Of his successor.
The chief said he was most
eager and able to continue in the
service of the department"
He noted at that time that every
man in the department who had
five years experience was eligible
for the top job.
Evening star., 1952-01-18
IWife's S Maintenance Suit
Calls Navy Man fanatic

Her Navy officer husband beat
her when she failed to hang up
wet bath mats. a Washington
woman charged yesterday in q
District Court suit for separate
maintenance for herself and her
lyear-old daughter.
In addition, the complainant
Mrs. Margaret O'Neil Toon, of 1918
T street Sc, charged her hus-
band. 1t. Comdr. Buster E. Toon.
became a religious fanatic" and
laid down a set of rules for SAY
ing her soul"
On one occasion, Mrs. Toon
charged, when she forgot to hang
up the wet bath mat, her husband
threw it over her head "and
choked her until she feared
death"
Comdr. Toon Is stationed at the
Naval Receiving Station In Ana
costa, according to the suit.
Evening star., 1952-01-18
Eighf-Day Period Of Prayer
For Christian Unity Opens

The Chair of Unity Octave, a
worldwide eight-day period Of
prayer for the reunion of all
Christians, will be observed in
Washington starting at 8 o'clock
tonight in the Shrine of the I'M
maculate Conception, Catholic
University.
The Most Rev. Patrick A.
IOBoyle, archbishop of Washing
ton, will preside at opening serv-
ices and off1ciate at solemn bene-
|diction.
Speaker will be the Very Rev.
Eugene Figueroa, s. A., vicar gen.
|eral of the Franciscan Friars Of
the Atonement. His subject will
be "The Return of the Other
Sheep to the One Fold of Peter"
A highlight of the observance
will be the celebration of the Di-
vine Liturgy of st. John Chrysos-
tom at II am. Sunday. The Most
Rev. John Wright. bishop Of
Worcester. will preside and deliver
the sermon.
Services at 8 pm. daily are
scheduled through next Friday.
Evening star., 1952-01-18
THIS SUNDA Y'S BEST READING
gl)e Sunday Staf

THE PRESIDENTS PANS-on whether he will run
if indeed he hos mode the ou decision guessing
oordne lot people lot Of pleasure
them the President himself The leading otie
Section tok look the evidence which
notions thot he will or will rum
LONG TIME SINCE CREAFIorenee Nightingale considered
Of detees, but things rough for the
cmean War Waiter Reed Hospital
good Bit The so Pictorial Mosozine Army
Gloss for home
uNDRsTuDYs eHANcE-If the leading lady crooked m
her tough little underuy would her place. Whot happened
to Fruneey the struggling little told the featured
story in This Week mosozine
THEY CHOPPED DOWN THE TREEThere look the
Old South these ds New industries look
the son Of Them choroetezms the new South
Stc Writer Dod koonee describes the revolution thot
south Of the Potomac oreIe in the Editorial Section
SCOTS VIVA HAE-Bobby bihday Jonuo
bond won't be Ground celebrate IT, However. plenty Of
Scots and noeos will be hond for 1923
dinner Of the St. Andrews Society The Pictorial Mosoznes
color front coedonon thing hit
the Duchess Of Ednbursks opd inside Mementoes
Robert Burns" gives the poet his timely due.
FIFTY CATS AROUND THE HoUs-Who could productive
such Well Hemingway hos so
monosed 10 moke for himself This Week Mosozne
the noted authofwih pocket full Of eanp. nuturaly.
OR YOUR BEST READING EVENING
AND SUNDAY STAR HOME DELIVERY, SITS A MONTH MleHT
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Evening star., 1952-01-18
Bufcher-Knife Bandit
Gets $40 al Laundry

A butcher-knife bandit today
took about $40 from the cash
register Of a laundry, after order.
ing the manager into the rear Of
the Office.
Florence Taggert, manager Of
a Blue Banner branch office al
1902 Rhode Island avenue NV.
told police the bandit, slim col
Iored man in a tan topcoat, came
in the Office about 9:45 am. anc
asked about a shirt. When she
started to look for it. he drew the
butcher-knife and said, BE quiet
and get back in the rear"
He then grabbed the money
and ran.
Evening star., 1952-01-18
Thieves Remove Bricks
10 Enter Shop; Get $500

Housebreakers did 1t literally
and f1guratively last night.
They removed enough bricks
from around the door of Irving
Mayors pawnbroker's exchange
1889 Seventh street NV, to open
the door. Then they opened ar
unlocked safe and walked out with
$500 in bills and an undetermined
number of watches and other
jewelry.
In a second robbery, thieves
took SO boxes Of nylon hose and
$3.50 In cash from the Ken Mar
ket. 155 Bates street NV, owner
Paul Siedel reported to police
today.
Evening star., 1952-01-18

Sixty y-three-year-old Joseph H
Mellen swept his arm across q
tableful Of filing trays and said
proudly: "It's the largest private
collection in the United States.
Mr.. Mellen collects photograph.
Ical references. These are library
slips that list the page or column
where newspapers, magazines OF
books discuss some given topic.
TITS a kind of card catalog like
the libraries have-only more,
said the pink checked Mr.. Mellen
"And this is my own. personally
wrote out or typed every one o1
these slips. There are about
$50, 1000. It's the biggest private
collection in the United States"
He has been at the task since
1885, when he suddenly found hi
had enough time to search fol
learning that he missed as 9
youth.
Mr.. Mellen, however, tried no
to duplicate the work of ordinary
library indexes. He went back tt
magazines and newspapers thai
were published before indexe.
were kept. Working on publica.
lions printed as early as tn.
lI670's, he laborously wrote dowl
references to subjects that in.
lterested him-especially criminals
famous or infamous women
Evening star., 1952-01-18
Chamber Council 10 Tour
Silver Sprinq Tomorrow

David Scull. president of the
Silver Spring Board Of Trade,
will welcome members Of the
Maryland Council Of Chambers
|of Commerce when they meet at
1880 am. tomorrow in the boards
Offices, 8641 Colesville road.
The group then will go through
the Silver Spring business district
and will open the business session
at a luncheon in the new Hot
Shoppe in the Fig Building on
Colesville road near Fenton street
Guest speaker at the meeting
will be Earl Poorbaugh, director
of the Maryland Department OF
Information.
After q two-hour tour of Silver
Spring parking lots and business
developments, the delegates will
drive to Prince Georges County
There they will be driven through
the county under the guidance
of Harry A. Boswell, jr., of the
Prince Gorges Chamber of Com
merco.
Evening star., 1952-01-18
Farmers in Loudoun
To Resume Fox Hunt
Special Dispaieh to The ssar

LEESBURG. Va, Jan. 1s.-
Farmers in the southern section
lof Loudoun County-and their
hunting friends from the Wash
lngton area-were preparing to-
day for another fox hunt.
Tomorrow morning the hunters
will bring dogs into the woods
in an effort to kill of foxes which
are carriers Of rabies. Last Sat-
urday one fox was killed in q
hunt without hounds.
Hunters again viii meet at
$3.50 am. at the J. r. Downs
service station on Route Z at the
Ashburn road.
Evening star., 1952-01-18
Restriction on Soliciting
By Hackers Tighfened

The District Commissioners
yesterday approved a regulation
to clamp down further on the
widespread practice Of hackers So
liciting group fares at bus and
train terminals.
Cab drivers for some time have
been forbidden to solicit passen-
gers directly. The new measure
prohibits "any person" from max
ing such approaches In or ada
cent to terminals.
At the insistence Of Engineer
Commissioner Bernard L. Robin
son. provision was incorporated
which allows an individual to "se-
cure in good faith other persons
to accompany him."
The new law aims at preventing
cab drivers from using intermedi-
aries to solicit fares.
Gen. Robinson feared that.
without the proviso, soldiers in
dependently seeking companions
to help defray the cost Of cab
trips might be liable to prosecu-
ton.
The regulation becomes efyec-
tive in 80 days.
Evening star., 1952-01-18
Court Decision
In Scout Camp
,s;
Dispute Asked
Eastern Stor Chopter.
Second Beneficiary,
Challenges Possession

District Court is asked to rule
on an attack by an Eastern Star
chapter on the National Cir
Scouts possession of their year
round camp and training center
at lockwood Manor, Montgomery
County, Md. in a case to be heard
next Tuesday.
The challenge is involved in 9
suit by the Union Trust Co. fol
clarif1cation of the will of the
late Mrs. Carolyn G.. Caughey oi
Washington. She died in 1886
The trust company is trustee
under her will.
The will left lockwood Manor
country home Of Mrs. Caughey
to the Girl Scouts for use as q
misunderstanding" center, with
the provision that it continue to
be used for that purpose. The
Eastern Star chapter contends
that the Girl Scouts did not use
the estate under the terms OF
the will.
Otherwise. the will provided, the
home should go to officers and
trustees of the Esther chapter
Order Of the Eastern Star No. S.
Husband Died in 194S.
Mrs. Caughey also provided that
income from her other estate
should 60 to her husband, John
Wilson Caughey. during his life
time. He died in 1948.
On his death, under the terms
of the will. half the proceeds from
sale of real estate and personal
property should go to the Girl
Scouts if they still were operating
lockwood Manor, or to the East
ern Star chapter if they were not.
The other half of the proceeds
was to be held 20 years from the
husbands death, and then paid to
the Girl Scouts if they still
operated lockwood Manor or to
the Eastern Star chapter if they
did not.
Seeking Disposition.
The Union Trust Co. is seeking
O court determination on dis
position of income from the re-
naming trust fund which in 1949
amound to $146,160, on grounds
this matter was not covered in
the will. .-
The Eastern Star chapter is
contending that at some time be-
tween the death of Mrs. Caughey
and her husband the Girl Scouts
did not use the estate under the
terms of the will. It specifically
mentioned the dates of June 8,
1914, and July Is. 1914. Nv
The chapter also has put in a
counter-claim for $139,066 dis
tributed to the Girl Scouts from
the estate.
The estate Is on Macarthur
Boulevard. five miles northwest of
Cabin John.
Evening star., 1952-01-18
Testimony Of Witness
|At Nelson Trial Nav
Void Liquor License

The testimony of a Government
witness at the gambling conspir-
Iacy trial of Charles E. Nelson and
Is others may result in the can
collation. of his license as a whole
sale liquor dealer in Prince
Georges County. Md.
Rennie Wilson, who has a liquor
business in Coral Hill, and q
restaurant at Seat Pleasant, was
the first prosecution witness when
the Nelson conspiracy trial opened
in District Court this week.
Wilson told how he got into
the numbers racket with Nelson
and Robert L. Nowland while the
three of them were collectors fol
an insurance company in Wash
ington in 1880.
Probe Use Of License.
Under cross-examination, VIII
son could not recall how he stated
his occupation when he obtained
a license in 1941 to operate 8
wholesale liquor business in the
nearby county.
Ernest A. Loveless, attorney fol
the county's liquor board, said ar
investigation is being made into
how Wilson obtained the license
and what use he has made of il
in the last 10 years.
Wilson told puzzling story te
the District jury on Tuesday. He
declared he had been framed" in
February. 1850, when a colored
boy ne knew only as Leroy" ran
into his whiskey store ano
planted" a bag of numbers slips
and money under a table.
"Frame-Up" Charged.
Under questioning, Wilson ad-
mitted that Leroy" had beer
working for him fer at least q
year on a numbers collection run
He explained that Leroy, whose
last name he could not recall
was supposed to deliver the work
to store operated by a. coloreo
man he could identify only al
big Dog"
The "frameup" occurred, vii.
son said. when Leroy dashed inte
his whisky store a few Jump.
ahead of pursuing policemen wher
he was supposed to deliver hi
parcel to "Big Dog"
Leroy went out a back door
Wilson said. while the police came
in the front and arrested him
He pleaded guilty to the charge
The said.
Evening star., 1952-01-18
z Engineers Honored
For Device RECORDING
Vital Highway DATA

After rewarding two engineers
for new recording device as
signed to calculate in hours data
which ordinarily would take
months of observation, the High.
way Research Board Today closed
its 31st annual meeting at the
National Academy of Sciences.
The two honored are Thomas J
Carmichael, administrative engi.
neer for General Motors Proving
Grounds, Milford, Mich, ano
Charles E. Haley, Phoenix, Ariz.
former project engineer for the
board here. They presented the
Outstanding paper of 1851 and re-
ceived special certificates.
Measures Traffic Flow.
The new instrument for high
way engineers, officials explained
measures the traffic flow char
Iacteristics of a given thoroughfare
on a mass scale. It will reveal
precisely the cost OF traffic con-
gestion by being placed on ar
automobile and recording speed
gasoline consumption, measuring
the number of stops and starts.
With this information, engineers
can secure needed data to assist
them in building better highways
officials said.
More than 1850 engineers at
tended the boards sessions.
Roy w. Crum HOnOred.
The late Roy w. Crum, director
Of the board, who lived in Wash.
ington for many years, was post.
humously given the George Bart
lett Award and the Highway Re.
search Boards Distinguished Serv.
ice Award.
Claree S. Mullen, commissioner
OF the Virginia Department o1
Highways, was given the George
Bartlett Award in duplicate TO,
his long service to highway engi.
Ineering and for his work in i'm
proving Virginia highways.
Evening star., 1952-01-18

Lyons January 10 in Wilson,
NC. He says he and his bride
were honeymooning until last
Monday in North Carolina and
West Virginia.
Last Monday, Mr.. Ellis said, his
wife telephoned her parents and
told them Of the marriage. He
said Mr.. Lyons then had Beckley,
w. Va, police seize his daughter.
Mr.. Lyons, Attorney Pace said,
then went to West Virginia to get
his daughter. Mr.. Ellis petition
seeks to force the parents to pro-
duce his bride in court and to
have the court inquire into the
legality of her alleged detention.
Evening star., 1952-01-18
Mrs. Anne Smith Heads
HiIlunduIe AuxiIiuy

Mrs. Anne Smith, Hillandale
Md, has been elected president
Of the Ladies Auxiliary of the
Montgomery County Association
of Volunteer Firemen.
Also elected were Mrs. Alice
Troth, vice president; Mrs. c
william Nicol, secretary-treas.
urer;: Mrs. Anne Boyd. CORE.
spending secretary; Mrs. c. r
Bodmer, chaplain, and Mrs
Eloise Graham, member OF th,
executive committee.
Evening star., 1952-01-18
Senate 10 Vote
tuesday on Bill
For Home Rule
SuItonstuII Acts
To Bon Formula on
U. S. Shore Of Costs
By Don S. Wurren

Senate voting on Washington's
home rule bill now Is scheduled to
begin Tuesday afternoon. with one
major new element injected into
the issue.
/ This new phase Is q proposed
amendment by Senator Salton-
stall. Republican. of Massachu-
setts, to strike from the bill q
provision fixing the size Of the
Federal share of National Capital
costs at 20 per cent of the Dis
trict's tax collections. ..-
The fixed formula plan con-
tanned in the bill had been used
as one of the selling points, be-
cause Congress for many years
has been following a lump-sum
plan, with totals far below what
the 20 per cent formula would
produce
Can't Bind Future.
Home rule opponents. however,
have not taken this 20 per cent
fixed formula at face value because
one Congress cannot bind q sue.
cessor Congress.
Efforts to gain agreement for
the time Of voting on the home.
rule measure yesterday was an
off-and-on affair.
Senate Majority Leader Nc
Farland tried unsuccessfully early
yesterday for an agreement for
a vote today. then on Monday
and finally Tuesday. He finally
won approval for Tuesday from
two of the bills most out.
spoken critics-Democratic Sena-
tors Johnston of South Carolina
and Willis Smith Of North Caro-
lina-but he ran into an objec.
ton from North Dakota's Repub-
lioan Senator LANCER.
Later Attempt Succeeds.
/ Senator Mcfarland. however,
tried again at the end of the day
and found that Senator LANCER
was pacif1ed. The agreement to
start voting Tuesday afternoon
then was reached.
Senator LANCER explained to re-
porters that he had objected in
the first instance because he
thought there were not enough
Senators on the floor to warrant
such a consent agreement.
Under the agreed plan, there
will be additional debate Tues
day, with time divided between
sponsors and critics of the plan
!, for an elected city government,
Evening star., 1952-01-18
D. C. Husband, 23, Asks Court
To Free Bride, II, From Parents

A young husband today asked
District Court fora writ to obtain
custody zof his 1E-year -old wife
who he says is held by her pa
rents.
The habeas corpus petition was
filed by Charles Ellis. %, a crane
operator of 436s Tenth street NE
The action is against Mr.. and
Mrs. James ]. Lyon, 1901 Mime
sofa avenue NE. Mr.. Lyons, the
brides father is an investigator
for the Park Police here.
MIR. Ellis says in his petition
filed through attorneys William
r. Pace and Robert Mccullough
that he married Mary Frances
Evening star., 1952-01-18
Heads Mortinsbure Firemen

MARTINSBURG, w. Va, Jan.
I18 (SpeciaD Wallace Hesen has
been named president Of Hose
company No. 4, Martinsburg Vol
|unteer Fire Department. He sue
lceeds Curtis Wolfe. w. g. KEEP
llinger was named vice-nresident;
Earl Eversole, treasurer, and Ken
meth Englehright, secretary.
Evening star., 1952-01-18
ForestyiIIe Turkey Dinner

The ladies Of Forestville tva)
Methodist Church win hold a
turkey dinner from Q to 8 pm.
tomorrow In the Grange Hall.
y
Evening star., 1952-04-21
This and That
By Charles E. TroceweN

Once this is done. the song stands out
thereafter through rain and sleet and
hottest days Of summer.
Templeton Jones whistled to the bird.
1t did not respond very well. having
its eye on a worm in the newly turned
soil.
The earth had been turned over by
one of these new-fangled diggers. or
miniature bulldozers. for a building
operation.
Angle worms were right out in the
open. and the robin was making the best
Of them.
He gave Jones q quick look, and went
away few feet, but still was within
6 feet. (The usual distance robins feel
safe is 10 to Is feet.)
Jones noticed anew the fine fettle Of
the bird. What seems unusual this
spring is not only the health Of these
songsters. but particularly their richer
colorings.
Every feather stands out with good
glow; and as for the breast, often a dull
rust color, this spring it is almost red.
4
Insects, worms, berries and small fruits
make up the birds diet.
To the casual eye. such as that Of
T. Jones, ESQ.,, 1t would seem that our
robins eat nothing but worms.
It Is believed that they catch them by
what Is known as bone conduction. the