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Evening star., 1952-11-02
Liquor Store Robbed ,
|0wner's Pants Taken

William Pittleman, proprietor OF
the PIX Liquor Shoppe, last night
was forced at gunpoint to sur
render both the money in the
cash register and his trousers.
Mr.. Pittman. AZ, told police two
armed men walked into his liquor
store at 500 Nineteenth street
NV. when he was alone in the
store. He said they showed Their
pistols and ordered him to put
all the money in the cash regis.
ter in bag.
/ When he obeyed, he said, hi
was forced into a back room anc
the bandits removed his torusers
They left the pants in the store
. entrance as they departed. Mr.
Pittleman declined to estimate tht
amount stolen.
/ Pvt. P. j. Clarke of the Seventh
Precinct, who investigated, said 9
cab driver. j. L. Seymour of 131t
Paramount street NV. reported
seeing two men running down Vir.
gina avenue nearby. They an.
swered the description furnished
by the victim and building
guard who had seen them leave
the store.
i Mr.. Seymour said he saw tht
men Jump into a green Buick with
Texas license plates and drive
southeast on Virginia avenue.
Evening star., 1952-11-02
construed as influencing the sur

construed as influencing the sur
vey results.
I'VE are particularly anxious
not only to insure the complete
|objectivity of the survey rec
concentrations, but also to shield
the individual Commissioners from
pressures designed to persuade
them to secure notifications OF
survey recommendations before
they are submitted"
The administration director also
considered methods of revealing
reorganization decisions to the city
workers involved. His conclusion,
at least for the time being, is that
the employees should get the word
first and the press notified i'm
mediately afterward.
The workers. he added. should
be Informed fully" by their chiefs
$50 they will have "the full picture. .
On this point, Mr.. Lowe reitera-
ted. care must be taken, other
wise "rumors - sometimes Of
alarming proportions-will cir
|culate."
Evening star., 1952-11-02
Eight Departments Fight
Brush Fire al 0xon Hill

Eight Prince Georges County
fire departments went out on a
three-alarm brush and wood fire
at OXon Hill yesterday, but it was
under control before the last
pieces of equipment arrived on
the scene.
Firemen confined the flames to
"a 75-acre tract of the large, un-
developed area between Oxon Hill,
Livingston and Owens roads. All
the timber has been removed from
the land. which is owned by. the
estate of Fulton r. Gordon, Wash
ington real estate man, firemen
said, and the flames destroyed
only scrub pine trees and brush.
1t was the sixth time in the
last three days that firemen have
had to put down a brush fire on
the tract. None have been seli-
Gus.
Evening star., 1952-11-02

eral-aid primary highway system
81 .200,375: secondary or feeder
roads. $800,250; urban highways
81, 1,159,334; interstate system
$121.250: total. $3,281 200.
Maryland: For Federal-aid pri-
mary highway. system, $2,151.491; ;
secondary or feeder roads, ST.
314,877; urban highways, $2,277,-
Sal; interstate system, 1920. 1894;
total, $685., 1903.
Virginia: For Federal-aid pri-
mary highway system, $4,645, ,445;
secondary or feeder roads, $751;
080; urban highways, 5000, $40;
interstate system, $474.439; total,
$10,823,60
A spokesman for the Maryland
State Roads Commission said the
funds will be allocated according
to need and desire. This Is tied
lin with the commissions long
range program.
Maryland's long-range highway
program is expected to be an
nounced shortly.
The Virginia Department Of
Highways has not yet allocated
the new Federal money to specific
projects, officials said.
Evening star., 1952-11-02
Citizens Name
Civic Service
Trophy Winner
Federation Honors
Delegate From
Brentwood Terrace

The Federation of Citizens As
SociationS. in an unusually har-
monious session, last night
l. Chose Jerome P. Lynch, dele
gate from Brentwood Terrace. to
receive The Evening Star Trophy
for outstanding civic Service.
2. For the first time in 80 years
unanimously elected slate of new
officers
Joseph A. Kaufman, 46-year-
old attorney and a law partner
|of Commissioner F. Joseph
Donohue, was elected president.
He has been second vice president
OF the association. He is also a
member of the new Citizens Ad-
|visory Council and a past president
of the Forest Hills Citizens Asso-
citation.
New Officers Listed.
Mrs. Henry A. Bartlett, delegate
from Burroughs Citizens Associa-
ton. was reelected first vice
president. She is chairman of the
United Community Services
Health Section and 1850 winner Of
The Evening Star Trophy.
Col Frank H. Collins, delegate
from Palisades and chairman Of
the District Recreation Board, was
selected second vice president.
Mrs. Edward B. Morris, delegate
from Randle Highlands, former
president of the Ft. Davis Citizens
Associations and The Evening
Star Trophy winner the last year.
was reelected secretary.
Harry N. Stull, delegate from
Stanton Park. was reelected
treasurer. He is former fedora
tion president and was president
of the Stanton Park Citizens AS
~ 8
Evening star., 1952-11-02
Soldier Sought
In StrangIing
Young Mother
Girl, u, Found Dead
In Yard, Was Seen
Earlier With 81

Police last night sought a soldier
seen with an attractive 17-year-
old mother shortly before she
was strangled and left in an area
way beside her home early yes
terday.
The victim of the Halloween
Staying was Florence Soriano, q
Chinese-American girl who lived
with her grandmother and FIVE
month-old daughter in a two
room apartment at 1907 w street
NV.
Coroner A. Magruder MacDon-
aid attributed death to asphyxia-
ton by strangulation. He ordered
tests made to determine if the
girl had been raped.
The girls body was found at
1920 am. by a neighbor. The
coroner estimated she had been
dead about eight hours.
Seen in Restaurant.
Homicide Squad detectives, trac-
ing the girl S activities daEing the
night. learned that she had been
seen in the China Boy Restaurant
between 2 and 3 am. with a man
in an Army private's uniform.
They learned she had visited
the Miniature Bar at Tenth street
and New York avenue NV. about
midnight and had asked a waitress
if she had seen a certain soldier.
Police, checking on this soldier,
found he had left Fort Belvoir
Friday night on a pass and was
AWOL as of 6 am. yesterday.
After locating the soldier. how
ever, they found that he had
left the fort in civilian clothes
not wearing a uniform like that
Evening star., 1952-11-02
u. 5. 10 Give District
10 Help
Construct Highways
By WiIliam A. MiIIen

The District will receive $3,281,-
200 in Federal aid for highways
in the fiscal year beginning next
July it and will be used mostly
for improvements in Northeast
Washington.
Secretary of Commerce Sawyer
earlier announced apportionment
of the $575 million authorized by
Congress for the entire Nation
Maryland will receive $5.964, 1903,
while Virginia will get $10.823, ,604
Secretary Sawyer also an
nounced apportionment of $22.5
million authorized for highway
improvement in the National For
ests This included $146,100 for
Virginia. but officials said the
projects on which it will be used
are still under study.
Northeast Projects Listed.
Neither Maryland nor Virginia
is ready yet to list specific projects
on which their money will be
spent.
District Highway Director John
N. Robertson said the new funds
here will be utilized in construc-
ton of the East Capitol street
bridge and approaches to it. It
also will be spent in widening
avenue to connect
with the Baltimore Washington
Freeway.
Among the Northeast projects
on which the new funds will be
spent are the Benning road un-
derpass and the Deane avenue
overpasS, both in the line of Ken
ilworth avenue. A tunnel that
will go under 18 railroad tracks
near the Anacostia River, in the
line of East Capitol street, also
is part Of the general program for
which the funds will be spent.
The program includes paving OF
South Dakota avenue from New
York avenue extended to Bladens-
burg road and the paving Of New
York avenue in that area.
Fund ALLEGATIONS annuonced by
Secretary Sawyer included:
District Of Columbia: For Fed
Evening star., 1952-11-02
Police Arrest Three
But Narrowly Miss
bigtime Numbers Man

Police and United States Mar
shals said they missed ''big fish,
in a gambling raid yesterday aft
ernoon on a gasoline station at
lis Florida avenue NE, that
netted three men an $3,229.63 in
cash.
Those booked on charges of op-
Grating a lottery and possession
of numbers slips were Jack L.
Steinman. ~. of the 1900 block
Second street NV: Richard C.
Gagliano. IS. proprietor of the
station and Eugene w. Jackson,
"a, colored, of the 1900 block E
street Sc.
1t. Todd o. Thoman. who led
the raid. said he had hoped to
get "big fish" when he closed in
at 2:45 pm, but the gambling
big-shot was not present.
Identification Refused:
The policeman refused to iden-
tify the racketeer, but told news
men they would know who he was
from a description carried on a
search warrant obtained at Dis
trict Court.
The description was furnished,
1t. Thoman said, from an under
cover man who had the filling
station Under observation for a
week before the raid.
1t stated the person wanted was
a white male. between "a to As
years old. weighing las to $50
pounds. had mixed gray hair and
a rough complexion.
Steinman. said by police to be
"a former Miami night club opera
tor, and Gagliano were arrested
when Steinman pulled up to the
filling station in his expensive,
late-model sedan.
Approaches Deputy.
jackson walked into the station
Office while the raiders were pres
ent and approached Deputy United
States Marshal Jack Stafford.
Are you working here?" Jack
son asked the deputy. Stafford
replied that he did.
jackson, according to 1t. Tho
man then said. Good. I've got a
book for you"
He handed over a numbers book
and brown envelope containing
$17.21.
From a cash box and Gagliano's
pocket, police took $1,921. A
search of Steinman turned up
I$575 from his pocket and $715.7 76
from brief case which also con-
tanned several hundred numbers
slips.
1t. Thoman said Gagliano ad-
mitted making book for six or
seven months. The gas station
owner said Steinman was the pick
Iup man to whom he turned in his
Iplay.
Jackson was not connected with
operations at the station police
said.
Evening star., 1952-11-02
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deepest Of their kind ever UNDER
taken here.
Much of the basic concrete had
been poured when the slide oc-
CURED. The Office building at 1717
H street is being constructed by
Jerry Maiatico, builder and own
er, while the contractor is Morauer
and Hartzell, Inc.
The depth of the excavation is
needed for three Easements, which
also were planned to serve as
shelters strong enough to with
stand an atomic bomb attack.
The architect Of the new build
ing. Matthew G. Lepley. declared
he had insisted the alley be closed
since July because Of the vibration
caused by heavy trucks and the
fact that water was seeping into
the clay from broken terra
Gotta sewer.
The architect said the heavy
vehicles were making deliveries to
the rear of the large buildings
fronting on I street, and that the
heavy equipment of the construc-
ton contractor was kept off the
alley.
MIR. Lepley said the earth slide
was wet with sewer water. He
added that the alley had been un-
dermined with gas and water
mains. Some of the latter, he said
were so old they were made of
wood. The architect said that
cellars of other buildings in the
area had been partly flooded with
escaping sewer water.
Chief Building Inspector j. J.
Kimball said the slide might have
been caused by the vibration OF
the pile drivers on the .construc-
ton job: leaking sewer main OF
IA weakness due to an underground
spring.
d. c. Negligence Denied.
Both Mr.. Kimball and Mr.
Davis said some wetness was ap-
parent in the slide, despite the
fact the area had been almost
devoid Of rain for the last month
Inspector Kimball predicted
that an old two-story brick garage
in back Of 1716 ] street NV. would
be likely to topple into the excava-
ton within a matter Of hours
The garage is used as a warehouse
for the Tally-Ho Restaurant.
1t. Col. Harry F. Hansen, act
ing Engineering Commissioner
denied that the cave-in was due
to any lack on the part of District
inspectors. He agreed with Har-
/ old A. Kemp, director of sanitary
engineering, that overflow from
broken sewer could not have
caused a slide of such proportions
Mr.. Kemp declared that a
sewer line broken by the collapse
Of the retaining wall contained
very little if any flow. He added
that so or so gallons at most
might have seeped into the pit
after the break.
At the same time }. N. Robert
son. director of highways, ex-
pressed the opinion that the pas
sage Of motor vehicles over the
alley could not have caused the
landslide.
Highway Department inspec-
tors went to the alley with Mr..
Lepley to inspect the crack ap-
pearing in the surface of t he
alley. At the time they expressed
the view that the alley could not
be blocked for this cause. Mr..
Lepley said he urged that the
alley be closed.
Ralph B. Rothstein of 6458
Thirty-second street NV, owner
Of the Professional Arts Building,
said he noticed two cracks in the
alley behind his building on FRI
day and called No. three precinct.
He was advised, he said, to notify
authorities at the District Build
ing. Mr.. Rothstein added that he
made the complaint and was told
only that it would be investigated.
Evening star., 1952-11-02

sociation. Mr.. Stull said that last
night the Federation for the first
time in 80 years had no contest
for the entire slate of officers.
d. c. Facing Crucial Year.
MI. Kaufman told the fedora
ton, in thanking it for it's unani-
nous support, that he will
strongly carry out the policies it
votes :.
| Mrs. Bartlett told the federation
the District is facing one of it's
most crucial years.
She said she was grateful to
have a united group" She pointed
to the proposed 1919 million public
works program here and said each
association should study the re-
port.
Col. Collins declared: "We have
ia splendid lineup this year and a
great many things are coming up
in the District. I am sure the
Federation is going to be a very
important and potent factor in
all deliberations"
Mrs. Morris pointed out she has
served with two other presidents
of the Federation and will enjoy
working with third.
Opposes TelevisiOn Tower.
Mr.. Stull thanked the federation
for its expression of confidence
in him. He expressed anew his
opposition ito erection of a 400
foot television tower for the pro-
posed new educational station near
his home. The tower is proposed
at Nebraska avenue and Reno
road NV.
The Federation discussed a more
equitable contribution from the
Federal Government for running
the Districts affairs. A resolution
was proposed that the commits
SionerS endeavor to get a fair share
from Congress, restore the 60-40
system of fiscal relations and work
out an equitable program on tax
exempt property here. But the
federation adjourned without act
ing upon the resolution.
DR.. j. Ross Veal. the retiring
president, was given a vote of
thanks and an ovation for his
fairness and the way he con-
Quoted meetings.
Executive Board Picked.
The Federation elected these 10
members on its Executive Board:
David Babp of Connecticut ave-
nue.; John H. Connaughton of
Petworth; Mrs. Ernest w. Howard
OF Columbia Heights; Thomas E.
Lodge Of American University
Park; MIR. Lynch; Arthur B. Nc
Nerney OF Brookland: Joseph v.
Moran Of Washington Highlands:
Clifford H. Newell of Arkansas
avenue; Soterios Nicholson of
Mid-City and William j. Smith of
Summit Park.
Mr.. Lynch will be given The
Evening Star Trophy particularly
for heading the successful drive
for increased membership on citi-
zens associations.
DR.. Veal read the citation for
MIR. Lynch and said there was no
other nominee for the trophy.
MIR. Lynch will be presented with
the trophy later at an appropriate
ceremony. The citation said Mr..
Lynch "has an outstanding record
rs a civic worker and leader
He has performed notable service
N civic fields and has received the
distinguished service award from
the Red Cross"
The citation added that his
'crowning achievement in civic
affairs was eliminated when he
served as chairman of the Citi-
zens Associations Membership
Drive in 1951-52. Mr.. Lynch has
repeatedly given credit to the
loyal members Of his committee
Tor their excellent cooperation
while serving with him. We all
know that the success Of this drive
vas In a large measure due to the
'ireles' efforts Of is chairman"
Evening star., 1952-11-02

spotted in the China Boy Restau-
rant. Police said he also produced
a waitress from the Central Cafe
who insisted she had been with
him. The soldier was viewed by
the China Boy waitress last night
but she could not identify him.
Clues to Her Last Night.
Other clues to the girls COM
panions on her last night were
furnished by a girl friend who
told police she and Florence went
to a dance at Pythian Temple
about II pm. with soldier and a
civilian they had met at the
Miniature Bar.
About 12:45 am, the girl said
she noticed Florence was gone and
asked a hat check girl when she
had left. The checker said it was
about midnight.
Later. the girl friend said, she
was sitting in a bar on Tenth
street when she heard rapping
on the window and saw Florence
with the soldier and the civilian.
The soldier came in to talk to her
a minute and then Florence went
of with the soldier and the civil
ian. Police believe they know the
identity of the civilian and hope
to get some information from him
about the next phase of the even
ing.
Police estimated Florence visited
some 10 night spots between
pm. and 2 am.
BY last midnight. detectives had
questioned at least 30 persons, of
whom third we're described as
one-time boy friends of the victim.
Check on Marine.
Capt. Richard Felber, directing
the investigation, said police also
were checking on Marine
sergeant at Camp Lejeune. N. c.,
and man in Michigan who was
supposed to marry the girl this
month or next. Police quoted the
girls mother, Mrs. Gladys Soriano,
as saying the Marine was the
father Of the Soriano girls child.
Sergt. Lloyd Furr of the Homi-
eide Squad was sent to Fort Bel
voir to question an Army lieuten-
ant. The girls grandmother, Mrs
Florence Hong, had said the girl
had been going with the lieutenant
for several weeks and had a date
to go to a dance with him Friday
night.
Sergt. Furr said the lieutenant
told him he had made date with
the girl last Tuesday to take hel
to a Halloween masquerade dance
Friday night. According to Sergt
Furr, the lieutenant said he later
broke the date and did not see the
girl.
Attended Dance.
Mrs. Hong told police her grand
daughter left home at z pm. Fri.
day night to go to a dance.
From the girls mother, the!
determined that Florence visitet
the Miniature Bar around mid
night. Mrs. Soriano said she wa
with a group when her daughteI
came in. She said she asked he
daughter how the baby was ant
the girl left. Mrs. Soriano salt
Florence was wearing the blacl
dress, camel's hair coat and RET
shoes in which she was found.
Police were keeping an opel
mind about whether the girl wa
killed where she was found o
was moved there later From tn,
position of her body and clothes
they though it possible she hat
been moved.
The girl was born in Hillside
Nd, and was brought up ir
Washington by her grandmother
Her parents were separated. TIL,
grandmother also cares for Flor
ence's brother. Jimmy, 8.
Florence attended Hine JUNO
High School until about a yea
ago. Recently she went to worl
as q fountain girl at Peoples Dru,
Store, Fourteenth and G street
NV.
Evening star., 1952-11-02
5000 Chest Key Men
Scheduled 10 Report
|At Luncheon FRIDAY

About 5000 key men in the Gov
ernment and Business Units of the
1853 Community Chest-U -USO Cam
paign will be honored at the single
report luncheon of the drive this
week. to be held Friday at the
Washington Hotel.
The general report meeting US
ually held on Tuesday and the unit
report meetings on Thursday have
been Cancelled because of the elec.
ton.
Hugh K. Duffield, president oil
the Community Chest Federation
pointed out that much Of the
success of this years campaign
is due to the interest, support ano
cooperation we are receiving from
our key men,"
Appreciation Expressed.
Mr.. Duffield expressed apprecia.
tion to the workers and urged
them to "use this date as a tar.
get to finish up your task if pos
sible."
Speaker at the 1920 p m. lunch.
con will be j. Russell Virgins
managing editor Of the Washing
ton Post. He will analyze the
election results.
The invocation will be delivered
by DR.. Colbert Pearson, pastor oi
the Berean Baptist Church.
Other events scheduled for the
week include Red Feather Day al
the Junior Chamber of Commerce
luncheon meeting Thursday at the
Burlington Hotel. the first gen.
eral report luncheon of the Mont
gomery County 1853 campaign al
the Glenbrook Country Club
Bethesda. Thursday and a 6:3(
pm. dinner meeting of Prince
Georges workers Friday at the
University of Maryland dining
hall.
One and two-minute recorded
Endorsements for the campaign
are being presented outside the
Playhouse Theater.
Speakers Listed.
! Among those speaking for the
campaign are Mrs. Harold H. Bur-
ton, wife of the Supreme Court
Justice; Mrs. Bernard L. Robin
son, wife of the District engineer
commissioner; John B. Duncan
Recorder of Deeds: Mrs. Maurice
A. Hacke. chairman of the ad.
vance gifts committee for the Spe.
cial Solicitation Unit; j. R. Pat
German. chairman of the Century
Speakers Club.
Also, Henry King, chairman o1
Business Group I; Louis F. Bob.
raus, chairman of Business Grour
II; Mrs. Ezekiel G. Stoddard
chairman of recruitment for the
Special Solicitation Unit, ano
Cody Pfanstiehl. chairman o1
radio and television for the 1876:
Community Chest -USO campaign
| Through last week, collections
reported in the campaign totalec
$2.681. Pitts. or 64.61 per cent oil
the $4,150,00 goal for 102 Rec
Feather agencies in the National
Capital Area.
At the comparable stage of the
1851 drive, the goal of which was
100000 less than this years, col.
lections were barely past the S:
per cent mark.
Evening star., 1952-05-21

Estates. but have ways Of greatly
increasing those commissions.
One of them is by Offering Italian
retailers goods consigned as grade
A. which are actually grade B.
They charge the grade A price
and put the profit into the party
till.
Party Membership Dropping.
Foisting such goods on Italian
buyers is not so easy. as the dirty
capitalist merchants are likely to
Examine the quality of what they
receive, and, if not up to standard,
place no more orders. But it is
easy the other way around. for
there the buyer-a Communist
governments in collusion with
his Italian comrades. It is only
the very anti-Communist people OF
communist countries. quick to
Jump for any small article with a
European imprint, who get
gypped. And why shouldn't they
be gypped for the sake Of the
cause?
! Nevertheless, those who are
closely following Communist ma
chinations here believe the Party
/. despite its acute business enter.
Iprises, is perennially short o1
funds. Lately it has been slowing
down. Perhaps, Of course, it i!
only building up reserves for some
Evening star., 1952-05-21

big blow at the right time. But it
is also losing members. particu-
larly III the great industrial CEN
ter. Some Communists are
showing a great deal Of imagina-
tion in reaching workers, and even
profiting on the interest in COM
munism. They are putting out
pamphlets. too, with Communist
cartoons and slogans on the COW
ers. Inside they tell the story of
the life Of workers in Communist
states, and do it with plenty of
wit.
Evening star., 1952-05-21

Several thousand party cards
have recently been turned in. in
Milan-sent not to the party. but
to the publishers of the pamphlets.
tReleased by the Bell Syndicate. Inc.)
Evening star., 1952-05-21
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