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Evening star., 1952-02-01
By ths Assoeiuted Press

EDWARDS. Calf. Feb. IAN
Air Force Jet fighter. BY refueling
four times from . flying tanker,
has managed to stay aloft u
hours. 5 minutes.
Edwards Air Force Base officers
|beiiepe the fight. made last Sat
lurday over the Moiave Desert By
list Lt. Walter q. Hodges Of Lake
wales. Fla, is the longest sus-
|tained time in the air for Jets. The
plane It. Hodges used IS an F-6zG
Evening star., 1952-02-01
Brass Rail Files Suit
For License as 1n
Permits Are Held Up
ABc Bourd Tishtens
Procedure After Testimony
At Senate Crime Inquiry

The Brass Rail Restaurant, 1873
Senate street NV, and III other
liquor selling establishments In
the District were without liquor
licenses today as the ABC Board
frightened its procedures on the
heels of the Senate District crime
investigation.
Attorneys for the Brass Raj
Restaurant, which figured promi
nentiy in the Senate crime hear
Eings, Immediately filed suit in Dis.
ftrict Court for q mandatory in
junction to prevent the ABC
Board from withholding the. es-
tabliShrnent's license.
The Brass Rail is operated By
Mrs. Yyonne Simkins, wife o1
Roger tWhitetop) Simkins, coloreo
gambling figure who has beer
cited for contempt for refusing
to answer questions before the
Senate District Crime Investigat-
ing Committee.
$32,713 Profit Cited.
Members of the committee ex-
pressed amazement that the Brass
Rail, scene of a racket shooting
four years ago, had been allowed
to operate.
Attorneys for the restaurant
said it did a gross business OF
$61,153 last year and made a
profit of $32.713.
Charles H. Nelson, colored. for
mer manager Of the restaurant
told the Senate probers two weeks
ago that he had witnessed pay
offs" of $25 each to ABC inspectors
and that sealed envelopes had
been left in his care for delivery
to police officers.
ABC Board spokesman said that
almost half of the licenses with
held today will be issued later
when investigations are completed.
Restaurant License Delayed.
Another restaurant, operated by
Volula Courtoglou at 100 g street
NV. is being held up pending a
hearing on charges that the pro-
prietor permitted gambling and
that liquor was sold to intoxicated
persons. A hearing for this case
has been set for February 19.
A total of 1,785 licenses had
been issued at midnight last night
and about 20 new ones are to be
issued today. During the next two
weeks about 35 new licenses are
to be granted to those whose APP
plications were received too late
to be processed.
There are 387 licenses issued
for package stores, the same num-
ber as last year. One package
store which was refused a license
last year obtained a court order
against the board and the issue
is still pending in District Court.
Operates Under Court Order.
{ The Acme Supply Co. owned by
LYMAN Minkoff at 1400 North
Capitol street operated last year
under the court order aand is con-
tinuing to operate today under
the same order. The store was
brought before the ABC board on
charges of selling to North Caro-
lima bootleggers and the board
on January 81, 1851. refused to
issue a license.
Licenses for the sale of all
kinds of intoxicating beverages
were issued to 521 restaurants
and 649 places of business re-
ceived licenses to sell beer and
light wines only.
Evening star., 1952-02-01
stokowskis Have Second Son

NEW YORK, FEB. / Rl Gloria
Vanderbilt StokoWski. ~, and
Conductor Leopold Stokowski. So,
have d second son. The New York
hospital disclosed today that the
pretty. young heiress gave birth
TO q 9-pound, 3-ounce boy yes
terday morning.
Evening star., 1952-02-01

Egineers, planned so construction
projects, and what problems are
they intended to cure?
The Star today begins a series
Iof articles designed to answer
these questions. The articles will
Examine each project in detail,
Ioutline it's background and pur-
pose, and relate it to the other
projects in the program.
Today'S article concerns the
East Capitol Street Bridge. This
lis the costliest project in the pro-
Evening star., 1952-02-01
By W. H. Shippen

Charles E. Nelson. his wife and
their two partners in a multi
million dollar numbers ring were
convicted in District Court today
for conspiracy to operate a lottery
and gambling.
Convicted on the two counts
along with the Nelson's and their
partners, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert /.
Nowland, was Blight H. Lee, de-
|scribed as one of the principal
|lieutenants of the syndicate.
The jury of three women and
nine men acquitted James L.
Pumphrey, Nelson's partner in an
amusement company in Seat
Pleasant, Md, and convicted the
remaining nine defendants on the
lesser charge Of operating D
numbers lottery.
Face 8 Years in Prison.
The five principals who were
found guilty on both the con-
|spiracy and gambling counts face
maximum penalties of eight years
lin prison and fines Of $1,000
each. The gaming convictions
carry punishments of UP to three
years in prison and fines Of
Isl 900.
The jury deliberated for six
hours last night and this morning
before sending word at noon that
lit had reached agreement.
Their report was held up for
half an hour, howev&, while the
defense attorneys were assembled.
Judge James r. Kirkland then
ordered the jury brought into the
packed courtroom.
/ Defendant COlIapses.
i When the jury foreman pro.
lnounced the verdicts name by
name, one of the woman defend-
ants, Mrs. Shirley Mccoy, an add
ling machine operator, collapsed on
la courtroom bench and sobbed
loudly for several minutes until
nurse could be brought in to give
her first aid.
Meanwhile, the Nelson's 22-
year-old daughter, Mrs. Bertha
Mac williams, m o ther of two
young children, wept quietly when
Iher name was read from the list
Iof those found guilty on the gam.
bling count. Mrs. MacWilliamS
was seated next to her young hus-
band, William Billy K. Mac
Williams, who also was convicted
for gaming.
Detective Also Convicted.
Those convicted for gambling
included Detective Sergt. Robert
G. Kirby, who was suspended from
the Homicide Squad last October
20 when the mass indictment was
returned, and former Precinct De-
ltective James e. Lowry, who re-
tired from the force five years ago.
Others found guilty on the gam
bling count were women described
as veteran Office employees Of the
lsyndicate-Mrs. Elizabeth Brady,
Mrs. Ruby Geary, Mrs. Effie Lou
Trent and Mrs. Mary T. Hutchison.
Judge Kirkland remanded all Of
those convicted to jail pending
arrangements for new bond. It
was believed that a number Of the
convictions will be appealed.
The trial, which opened on
January IA, was unusual in that
THE Government was able to pro-
Iduce Is witnesses who told the
Jury they had worked for the syn
Idicate at various times and gave
inside accounts Of the operations
dating back 20 years.
"a Placed on Stand.
| OF Al persons subpoenaed by
the prosecution. only "a were
placed on the stand. There was
Testimony that at least score
Iof former employees of the Nelson's
and associates were ready to talk
| if called upon.
The spoken word Of the sac
complies" was backed by q mass
Iof documentary evidence surren-
Idered voluntarily" by Nelson last
summer to an agent for the Sem
Continued on Page A-6. Col. A.,
Evening star., 1952-02-01
Hieh-LeveI officeholders
Con Use Just Plain Cuts,
Commerce Secretary Says
BY The Assoeiufed Press

CHICAGO, Feb. Secretary
of Commerce Sawyer said today
President Truman is an "amaz-
ing example of a public official
who has "just plain quits"
And that's what high level offi-
cials need most, Mr.. Sawyer added
mot genius, nor vast knoWi-
edge, but just plain quits.
One reason for this, the Secre-
Itary said, is that the average
high official works IL to Is hours
Ior more a day, faces almost ir1-
possible problems week by week,
and is "badgered and criticized
and investigated sometimes at
great length-by congressional
committees"
In addressing the Chicago
Executives Club. Mr.. Sawyer un-
Iloosed a broadside of comments
on public life in general.
On proposals to create a COM
mission to draft. a code of ethics
for officials, Mr.. Sawyer said "any
public official who needs to look
up his code of ethics to find out
what is proper for him to do is toe
innocent to be around Washing
ton.
PreceptS Not Needed.
what is needed is a high
sense of rectitude in public Office
as shown by official conduct. In
other words. what we need are moi
lpreceptS but examples"
The cabinet member said off,
Icials should be investigated and
Icriticized "ruthlessly" where that
lis needed. but:
ST do think that a certain sense
of propriety should govern con-
lgresSional Investigations just al
lit should govern the action Of
administrative officials. Nobody
can investigate the Congress, al
though they are free to investigate
any one else"
Mr.. Sawyer said he doesn't
think the solution to Government
administrative problems is to pay
higher salaries.
Has Contrary Effect.
"On the contrary" he said
great increases in salaries viii
produce for the most part greater
Interest in getting the job thar
getting the job done
He said the real reward fol
lGovernment officials is public
service, not money--assuming. oi
course, that he is an honest mar
who gets nothing out of his jot
Ihut his salary
/ The Secretary said it Is "dis.
lconcerting to note the common
impression that fine public serv.
ANTS are those who give out tn.
ibest statements. The public OH
Ecial should be judged partly b.
what he says but mostly by whai
Ihe doeSP
l Hits Empire Building :.
i The Secretary hit at what b
Icalled Potomac fever" and "em'
lpire building He described thest
las desires by officials to remair
lin washington and expand theil
Istaffs.
4 .The fact is that very few mel
lare able to resist the temptation
Ito surround themselves with in
Icreasingly large staffs." Mr.. Saw
iyer said.
"The best and perhaps In realit.
1.-THE only way to keep Government
texpenses down is to forego neV
functions and agencies or to elm
Innate some which now exist" /"
Evening star., 1952-02-01
Picture Poge to Show
High School Graduates

A full poss oF pietures o. District
high school midyear graduating classes
win appeor N The Ssar on Monday.
Glasses at Anaeostia. Coolidge. Eostern.
Mckinley and Roosevelt High Schools
will Be shown. The Western and VIII
son High School midyear class picture;
viii appear later.
Evening star., 1952-02-01
Lee, AowIands
Convicted, Face
|S-Year Terms
Pumphrey Acquitted;
Jury DeIiberuted
Case Six Hours
BULLETIN

None of the defendants con-
victed in the Nelson conspiracy
trial was allowed bond today by
Judge James r. Kirkland. This
included the daughter OF
Charles E. Nelson, whose attor-
ney said she or her husband
wanted to go home to look after
their two young children. All
those convicted were taken to
cells in the courthouse.
Evening star., 1952-02-01

PARIS, Feb. P).-British
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden
arrived here by air today. He
said he had come. cas- previously
agreed" to discuss with French
officials the outcome of the talks
he and Prime Minister Churchill
had In Washington.
Evening star., 1952-02-01
Bundit Hutes His Work

LOS ANGLES, Feb. ! R.
The lone gunman who held up
"a bank here doesn't think much
LOT his occupation. Teller Edward
Parsons, his. victim. quoted the
bandit: 'aThis is one hell Of a way
Ito make q living He obtained
l$2 900.
Evening star., 1952-02-01
Highways Of the Future
By jones 6. Deone

A vast highway program. cost
ling taxpayers $40 million has
been proposed for the District.
Its purpose is to meet growing
traffic congestion. Its sights are
Iset 10 years ahead.
What Is the taxpayers stake
lin this program? Why have en-
Evening star., 1952-02-01

Picture Of Fest Capitol Bridge Model and
stcry on Entire New Hishwoy Plan.
Pose Ali
Evening star., 1952-02-01

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Evening star., 1952-02-01

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Evening star., 1952-02-01
Guide for Readers

IA Assoeioted Press NewspopeI
Evening star., 1952-02-01

tsee MORRIS. Page A-l4.)
Evening star., 1952-02-01
Weather Foreeast

Sunny with high near 80 today; cloudy
tonight, low about AZ. Mild. chance OF
showers tomorrow. Gull report on Page
Evening star., 1952-02-01

Late New York Morkets, Poee Alb.
Evening star., 1952-02-01
Eden in Puris for TuIks

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Evening star., 1952-12-01
Baltimore Practically Back
In Pro League, Bell Indicates

along for the Dallas club, it Is
doubtful if the NFL would admit
another team. Bell has said many
times that scheduling problems
with a 13-team league are very
difficult.
In all probability, the players
OF the Dallas team, now owned
lock, stock and barrel by the
league, will be transferred to Bal
timore. Baltimore probably will
be given the Dallas rights in the
1858 college draft. None of these
details have been confirmed, but
they appear to be the logical plan
to follow.
BALTIMORE. Dec. / (Special)
The Baltimore Colts return to
the National Football League in
1858, after an absence of two
years, definitely is assured, Will
liam Macmillan, counsel for the
club, said today.
Inc ofnc1al announcement is ex-
Ipected this week when Commits
sioner Bert Bell of the NFL comes
here to attend the annual sports
luncheon of the Advertising Club
lat the Emerson Hotel.
Macmillan said he has ap-
proved the plan drawn up be-
tween the Colts and the league,
which is believed to call for pay
ment of approximately SIS, 900
to the Washington Redskins for
invading their territory. The at
torney said a satisfactory ar
rangement also had been reached
with the Baltimore Park Board
Tor the use of the city stadium,
Evening star., 1952-12-01
0Iszewski Requests Wife
10 Start Divorce Suit
ey the Assoeicssd press

LONG BEACH, Calf, Dec. l.
The pretty wife Of Johnny OILS.
zewski said last night that the
star University Of California full
back has told her to start divorce
proceedings.
It was disclosed earlier this
month that the athlete had been
secretly married to Virginia
Mitchum and was the father of a
3-month-old son. Mrs. Olszewski
said they had eloped to Reno In
August, 1851.
Mrs. Olszewski told newsmen
that Johnny, %, had been here
for five days visiting his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Olszewski.
During that time. she added. he
saw her twice briefly.
Yesterday he visited her before
returning to school. she added.
Evening star., 1952-12-01

I'm all right. There's nothing
wrong with me-"
He rode go winners in % days
at Lincoln Downs. missing a total
of seven days because of spills
and illness.
Tony is listed to ride in all
eight races at Bowie this after
noon. and all of his mounts figure
to be well backed. Several were
overnight choices, including Dixie
Vixen in the fifth and Ollie's
Chance in the seventh. Peter
Barton. his horse in the first race,
also was well liked.
He said he'd ride for a week
and maybe two at Bowie. then
move on to Tropical Park in
Florida.
Supt. Marty Meyers said the
Bowie track would be fit for
racing today. Heavy wooden
drags were used yesterday to
clear away most of the water
from the melting snow, and har-
rows were used all night to get the
strip in shape for exercising
horses this morning.
Evening star., 1952-12-01
By the Assoeiotsd Press

ANNAPOLIS, Dec. Coach
Eddie Erdelatz of Navy's football
team had a surprise quarterback
ready for Saturdays game against
Army if either Bob Cameron, the
regular No. l man, or Steve Scho-
derrick, his relief, hadn't been
able to play.
And the man who was to get
the job may be Navy's regular
quarterback next season although
he hasn't played that position for
the Middies.
AS it was. Cameron lasted al
most all the way Saturday, Scho-
derrick then took over as the
Middies beat their traditional
rival. TO, for the third straight
year. But there was real danger
that third man would be needed.
Had the occasion developed, the
surprise signal caller would have
been John Weaver, third class
man from Wausau. Wis, who has
been a defensive back all season.
Following yesterdays big victory
celebration for the team here,
Erdelatz revealed he really was
worried about the quarterbacking
situation. Cameron had a right
shoulder separation and it didn't
appear likely he would be in shape.
Schoderbek was hobbling with
hurt heels. So all last week
Weaver was drilled as Navy's Of
tensive signal caller.
Even though he didn't get his
chance to run the team in the
game. Weaver showed so much
ability In practice he will be givAn
Evening star., 1952-12-01
BY the Assoeioted Press

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. bal.
tlmore Is practically back in the
National Football League, it was
learned here today.
NFL Commissioner Bert Bel
said the league and officials oil
the defunct Baltimore Colts were
very close to agreement on con-
ditions that would bring Baltimore
back into the fold.
Bell probably will 60 to Balti-
more Wednesday or Thursday OF
this week and formally sign a new
agreement. Negotiations for re.
turn Of Baltimore to the league
have been going on for more than
a year.
The commissioner said, how.
ever, the agreement has not beer
completed yet. He added thai
Baltimore officials were ironine
out some details before an officia
announcement could be made.
Bell indicated that unless there
is a last-minute change of heart
by either side, Baltimore will op-
crate in the NFL in 1853 with a
veteran team. He implied that
the team may have new name
instead of Colts.
Baltimore will receive a new
franchise. not the one it turned
back to the league last January q
year ago, and not the recently
forfeited Dallas Texans franchise
1t is believed the Dallas fran
lchiSe will be put in mothballs and
the league will continue to operate
with IL teams.
Unless a very good offer comes
Evening star., 1952-12-01
South Gets z Linemen
For Senior Bowl Come
BY the Asseeioied Press

MOBILE. Ala, Dec. 1.-Steve
Owen got pair of linemen from
Texas A85M and Kentucky today
for his South team in the Senior
Bowl Football game here Jan
uary 3.
They are Jack Little, Texas Ag-
gieS tackle, and John Griggs, cen
ter and captain of Kentucky.
Little is a 225-pounder from
Corpus Christi and Griggs weighs
200 pounds. The latter has been
drafted by the Los Angeles Rams,
Coach Paul Browns North team
got the services of Holy Cross
passing quarterback, Charlie Ma
10y, and teammate Chet Millet, q
200-pound guard.
Evening star., 1952-12-01
ErdeIotz Is Grooming Weaver
As Novy's 1853 Quarterback

consideration for the starting jot
next season. Both Cameron anc
Schoderbek will be graduated.
And although Weaver didn't
show on offense. he was q star or
defense. Against Army he inter
cepted two passes and knocked
down several more.
The celebration here yesterday
was noisy, but it didn't match
those of the previous two seasons
particularly that after Navy's up
set triumph of 1850. This was
three in a row for the Middies
and they're getting blase.
A dozen fire engines led the
parade of cars and buses bring.
ing back the team. Coach Erdelats
was revealed as a crooner wher
he warbled, Its Only a Shanty
in Old Shanty Town" for thu
1850 happy listeners.
John Gurski, the team captain
filled his traditional role reserved
for captains of football teams
that beat Army by announcing
to the Naval Academy plebes that
they could carry on until Christ
mas" That means they won't
have to kowtow to the upper
claSsmen as much as usual.
Erdelatz was particularly high
in his praise of his defense, which
limited Army to IS yards rushing
and 81 more passing.
I'VE slanted differently on al
most every play" Erdelatz ex-
planned. ''It's like another offense
We line up the same for every
play so as to give the opposition
the same picture, but then we
shift"
Evening star., 1952-12-01
DeS Spirito Thinks He's 6 to S
Set New Mark for JOCKEYS

A 17-year-old apprentice jockey
ARRIVED at Bowie race course to-
day grimly determined to Shatter
the single-season riding record
first made AZ years ago by Walter
Miller.
"Six to five," said wiry little
Tony DeSpirito in summing up his
chances of collecting rs more VIC
tories before the year ends. With
Ia total of 1863 behind him, Tony
lis making what might be consid-
cred safe odds on his chances OF
beSting Miller'S record of 388. Joe
ICulmone and Willie Shoemaker
tiled it in 1850.
The hard-riding DeSpirito was
out OF action Saturday at Lincoln
Downs. An upset stomach brought
on by nervous tension caused him
to cancel the nine mounts he had
scheduled on the final day of the
meeting at the Rhode Island
track.
Asked how he felt after his ar
rival last night in a Baltimore
hotel. Tony snapped belligerently:
Evening star., 1952-12-01
Statistics

year since their organization In
l946, took one-game lead in the
National Football Leagues Ameri-
can Conference race. At this late
date. it is almost tantamount to
another title, for the Browns never
have lost regular-Season game
in December.
Yesterdays game was like q
good middleweight boxing the
heavyweight champion. with the
former getting in a couple Of
good jabs before the roof caved
in. The Redskins surprised by
rolling up 14-0 lead with two
quick thrustS in the opening quar-
ter. They made it TIT, after the
Browns scored-and then Cleve-
land went to work.
Look Like Best Team.
The visitors definitely were
up" and with most of their
cripples back in action after pro-
longed absences. they looked like
the smarteSt and best team in
either conference. If the playoff
game was next Sunday. you'd
have to take the Browns over
any rival, even the Detroit Lions.
Held to "A yards on the ground
in their first meeting with the
Redskins in Cleveland last month.
the Browns powered through for
255 yesterday, with Harry (Chick)
Jagade rolling up lat, mostly on
trap plays through the middle.
The Redskins were held to IS
yards, and you wondered at that
figure. The Washington backs
seldom got around big Len Ford
and George Young at the ends.
and more seldom through bris-
tling line featuring Bill Willis.
Abe Gibron and Derrell Palmer
in the middle, and Walt Michaels,
former Washington and Lee star,
and Tom James as linebackers.
Cleveland's pass defense was only
Slightly less effective, holding the
Redskins to is competitions in 81
attempts for 1874 yards. But the
home teams two touchdowns both
were scored on passes, the first a
30-yard strike from Eddie LeBaron
to Bones Taylor in the end zone.
Punts Hamstring Redskins.
Superlative punting by Horace
Gillom, who literally pinned the
Redskins against their own goal
line a couple Of times. added to
the Washington eleven's discom-
future. The only flaw in the
Browns attack was Lou GroZa's
errant 40-yard field goal try Sec
onds before the end Of the first
half. But "The Toe" booted six
extra points, running his string
to 102 straight. adding to the
league record he broke earlier in
the season. Groza dropped behind
Gordie Soltau of San Francisco
in their race for individual scor-
ing honors. as the Miners
end scored one touchdown and
kicked three extra points to take
an 81-72 lead.
The Redskins had no excuses.
They did their best and it was
nearly four touchdowns short Of
matching their guests. They
couldn't block and their tackling
was worse than usual. The Red
skins took advantage Of breaks to
get all their touchdowns, with
(See REDSKINS, Page A-l9.)