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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-10-19

NV. on description furnished
by Mr.. and Mrs. George Norris.
1921 Cleveland avenue, whose
home had been looted half an
hour earlier.
Man FleeS From House.
Returning to their home, the
NorriSes found the lights on and
saw a shadow inside. When
they called out, the man dashed
past them, but not fast enough
to prevent close inspection.
Before police could nab Lip
pert, the fast-moving prowler
had entered another home at
1898 Woodland drive NV, just
before he was seized.
Asked why he had lodged in
to another home, Lippert bland
ly replied that the police weren't
likely to look for him there.
For three months, police kept
a good check on the mans &C
tivitieS because of his strange
trademarks bottle of milk
which he often took from re-
frigerators for a glass or two.
Today he explained that he
was a diabetic and often got
nervous on the job. Milk seemed
to pull him over the rough spots.
Weapon, Jewels Found.
Police said he was loaded
down with about 81, 900 worth
of jewelry taken from the Norris
home. In addition he had a
loaded .38 caliber pistol. Identi-
fed by the Norrises, Import
obligingly also identified them.
The total amount of the loot
was raised from earlier estimates
by the discovery of a platinum
and diamond bracelet evaluated
by it's owner, Alice M. Pierrot
CT 2701 Thirty first street NV,
at $4,000 and a diamond and
platinum ring worth about
$4,000.
Lippert said he sent much Of
the stolen goods to a Chicago
firm dealing in old gold, police
said. They recovered three small
suitcaseS and four travelling bags
Of articles stolen from the sew
enth and eighth precincts.
Released as a good-time pa
rolee after eight years at Lor-
ton, Lippert covered up his ac-
tlvitieS by working as a short
order cook and reporting regu-
larly to the probation officer. He
told police he figured his i'm
munity to the law had Just
about run it's course here, and
this conjecture was borne out
last night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-10-19
Pneumonia Caused
Grid Players Death

Pneumonia caused the death
Of a 17-year-old high school
football player who collapsed in
a game in Alexandria Fri
day night. DR.. John A. Sims,
coroner. announced today.
The youth. Louis Roberts, COL
ored, of 1441 Duke street was a
tackle on the Parker Grey High
School team in Alexandria.
Louis played almost the entire
first half Of the game before sig
mailing for a substitute. He COL
lapSed during half time and died
at Alexandria Hospital a half
hour later.
DR.. Sims said death was caused
by acute Illuminating pneumonia.
The coroner said that type of
pneumonia usually can be cured,
but in this case the disease never
was diagnosed. He said the
youths condition no doubt was
aggravated by playing in the
game.
Members of the boys family
said he had shown no signs of
recent illness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-10-19
Navy Officers Photo
Wins Second Prize
In National Contest

A Washington naval COM
mander today won a second
prize of $500 in the 18th annual
Newspaper National Snapshots
Awards.
He is Comdr. Francis x. Dris-
coll, 800 Arlington Mill drive,
Arlington, Va. His prize winning
snapshot was of his little daugh-
ter, Bethie, sitting on a curb
stone studiously examining a
dandelion.
The photo was chosen from
$50 pictures submitted in the
national contest as a result of
local contests sponsored by 80
newspapers over the country and
in Canada. In Washington, the
15-week contest is sponsored by
The Star.
The contest Is divided into
four classifcations: Babies and
children, adult activities, scenes
and still life, and animal life.
Each first prize winner in the
four divisions was awarded
$1,000 and in the animal CLASH
f1cation the winner was an IL
year-old girl, Patricia Delaney
of Schenectady, N. Y. Her pic
ture was of two raccoons perched
on a dead tree limb.
In the babies and children
division, in which Comdr. Dris-
coll won second prize, the first
prize went to F. w. Keeney of
Bremerton, Wash. The picture
was of a mother holding her
infant daughter above her.
In the adult activities group.
the $1,000 prize went to Bernard
Brockett of Joliet, Ill. The pic
ture showed a couple standing
in silhouette on a moonlit beach.
A snapshot of sunlight filter
ing through a grove of trees won
the first prize for A. Rubendunst
of Cincinnati in the scenes and
still-life section.
3 Here Get Honor Awards.
Three photographers whose
pictures were selected for final
prizes in The Stars contest also
won $25 honor awards in the
national contest. They were
Daniel Thursz of 1446 Tucker
man street NV; Julius john
son, jr., $500 Porter street NV,
and DR.. Bernard Berman of the
Shoreham Hotel.
Comdr. Driscoll, who is in the
Office of the Chief of Naval
Operations, took his prize win
ming picture last summer in
Austria. While travelling with
his wife and daughter; he
stopped by a roadside to photo
graph a historical sign. Seeing
his daughter on the curbStone,
he photographed her instead.
It was the second time that
an entrant in The Star contest
has won a $500 price The other
winner was Henry Gichner of
the Gichner Iron Works in 1949.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-10-19
Milk Drinker
Held in $4,000
Trail Of Thefts
IEx-Lorton Enmute
Looted Nearly 100
Homes, Police Say

A burglar who drank milk to
Soothe his nerves admitted to
police today his condition didn't
prevent him from breaking into
dozens of Washington and Mary
land homes for loot which may
total 10000.
Police said Walter Lippert, "a,
of the 800 block of Sixteenth
street NE, readily retraced his
trail of crime since leaving Lor-
ton Reformatory July Ia trail
which may include 100 District
homes.
When he appeared before
United States Commissioner Cy-
ril S. Lawrence today, Lippert was
held for SIS 5000 bond in two
specific cases, pending grand jury
action.
He was arraigned on the armed
robbery Of Mrs. Emelia Murray,
SOLO Thirty ninth street NV,
III ner nome, ana Tor a mousse
breaking at the home of Mrs.
Hortense K. Hahn, 1907 Cathe-
dral avenue NV.
In addition, to the District
cases, he had gone through at
least IA Montgomery County
homes before two alert police
men, Pvts. Walter A. Phillips
and William P. Finnin of the
eighth precinct, arrested him
early today.
Montgomery County Detective
Sergt. John P. Lahey said the
thefts in that county alone would
amount to nearly $4,000.
Lippert was caught at Thirty
first street and Woodland drive
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-10-19
Wreck Probers
.SeekCause Of
Girder on Rails
Pennsy Train
DeruiIed After
Hitting Object

Pennsylvania Railroad on
Gals opened an investigation to-
day to find out how a steel
girder fell from a freight train
and wrecked a Washington
bound passenger train at mid
night Saturday.
The wreck, just southwest Of
Baltimore. injured Sc passengers.
Most suffered cuts and bruises
only, but nine were hospitalized.
Nine cars and the engine were
derailed when the train smashed
into the piece Of steel weighing
about a ton. The engine tipped
over.
Wrecking units moved to the
scene yesterday morning. Penn
Sylvania oficialS said service
was normal today. An estimated
10000 persons lined the banks
Of q gully just outside Balti-
more to watch the work.
Freight Car Derailed.
The piece of steel apparently
fell from the 67th car of an 30
car freight train headed for Bal
timore.
The beam derailed the 68th car
in the freight train. The train
dragged the disabled car on for
about a half mile before stop
ping.
| In the meantime, the passen-
ger train, the Arlington, came
roaring along on the adjacent
track.
Arthur e. Baker, the engineer
OF the passenger train, said he
had rounded a curve and was
going about so miles an hour
He said his headlight swept
across. an object that looked like
an angle iron on the tracks. He
pulled his emergency brake just
as the train plowed into the OBJ
Struction.
District Residents Injured.
Hundreds Of people gathered
as the injured were being helped
from the derailed cars. Resi-
dents living near the stretch of
track sent In the first alarms
and started ambulances pour
ing to the scene.
Among those injured were:
Mrs. Florence Marks, 21O
North Fillmore street, Arlington;
Claude r.. Brown. 1912 Vernon
street NV: Kenneth Bartlett,
$500 Arlington Ridge road, Ar
lington, and Grant Owens, 769
Nineteenth street NE.
Mr.. Brown, who was asleep in
a coach, said there was no panic
among the passengers.
Girder Loaded Properly.
I'VE were thrown about just
like we were in a basket" he
related. 1T happened so fast
we didn't have time to get
scared"
G. E. Payne, publicity director
for the Pennsylvania Railroad,
said it would be several dayS be.
fore the Investigation was fin
iShed. He said the girder was
loaded under rigid requirements
and had been inspected by rail-
road employees.
We've got to check back
along the line to find out what
could have caused it to come
loose" he commented,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-10-19
Boys Clubs JeIIeff Unit
To Open Formally Sunday

The new Jelleff branch Of the
Washington Boys Club, at Wis
consin avenue and S streets
NV, will be opened formally at
ceremonies next Sunday.
Frank r. Jelleff, president
emeritus of the Washington
Boys Club, will open the door to
the new building with a gold
key. The formal dedication will
be held at 2 pm.
The $250,000 structure houses
game rooms, gymnasium, pho
Biography lab, music rooms, work
shops, health rooms and Offices.
The our-and-a-half-a cre lot
also provides for football, base
ball and basketball, and tennis
courts with lights for night
games.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-10-19
Fall Convocotion Set
At University Of Nd.

The annual fall convocation at
the University Of Maryland win
be held at 10 am. Thursday in
the University Coliseum.
Principal speaker viii be Her
man Steinkraus, president of the
Bridgeport tConn.) Brass Works.
The program will observe the
commemorative of National
Bible Week, Of which Mr.. Stein
krauS Is chairman. 4
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GOidenbergsb
Suspect Held
In $4,000 Bail
D. c. Man Believed
To Be Contact for
New York Robbers

A 36-year-old "Skip-tracer,"
believed to be the contact man
here for a gang of New York
hoodlumS charged with a $1,000
safecracking at Goldenberg'S De-
partment Store, was ordered
held in $4,000 bail today.
He is Abraham Levine of the
2800 block of Quebec street NV,
arrested Saturday and charged
with houSebreaking assault with
a dangerous weapon.
United States Commissioner
Cyril Lawrence set bond at
$4,000 on each of the charges
and continued the case until Oc-
tober %. Mr.. Lawrence said he
thought a very high bail should
be set in this case because of it's
vicious character"
Detective Sergt. Richard Meiss-
ner of the police safe squad said
the Government wanted to bring
several witnesses from New York
and was not ready to proceed in
the case today.
Had Served Perjury Term.
Sergt. Meissner said Levine
was employed as a skip tracer"
(chasing delinquent customers
by a store in the 300 block of
Seventh street NV. The detec-
tive said Levine had served seven
years in the Elmira, N. Y, Re-
formatory for perjury, but had
a clear police record for the last
10 years.
Sergt MeiSSner also said Fed
eral Bureau of Investigation rec
ords indicated Levine had used
aliases of jeff" and of Ivan
Gould.
Levine was charged with as
sault with a dangerous weapon,
the detective said, as an acces-
sorry in the case, although he is
not beliveed to have fired the
shot which the robbers appar-
emily intended to show the store
Watchmen they meant business.
Young Mother Held.
Meanwhile. New York police
are holding a 20-year-old-mother
and two men in connection with
the robbery last Wednesday.
The woman is Mrs. Patricia
McCarron of Queens, charged
with receiving stolen property.
The men were identified as
Nicholas Napoli, &c, an ex-con-
vict, and Joseph Gowasky, SIS, on
parole for life for robbery in
New York. Both men live in
Brooklyn.
Police said they have not
yet learned whether those held
in New York will fight extra
dition here for trial.
Detective Sergts. Mark Gray
and Edward Daily, who investi-
gated the New York phase of the
safecracking, said they recovered
two %suitcases taken from the
store. One containing $1,000
was found in the McCarron
woman's house.
The other, with $1,4OO in
quarters, was found in Napoli's
Brooklyn home.
In addition to the safe count
Napoli is charged with harboring
a criminal (Gowasky) who is
wanted for holding-up a New
York butcher shop.
WOman's Father Involved.
According to police. the actual
robbery was perpetrated by Co
waSky. Napoli and Levine. But,
they added, it was masterminded
from a New York Jail by Mrs.
McCarron's father. Edward (Sil-
yer Fox Affair. 48, who is held
on an assault and robbery count.
SergtS. Gray and DAILY said the
woman told them she needed the
money to hire a lawyer to defend
her father.
She denied, however, knowing
the money handed over to her by
Napoli and GowaSky was part of
tho dpno rfnoonf ctoYo lot
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-10-19
Dead Man Indicted
On Numbers Charge
BY D. c. Grand Jury

A grand jury today in
dicted a dead man on gam
bling charges.
A short time after the
grand jury had returned a
true bill charging James L.
Simrms, SIS, colored, Of the
900 block Of Second street
S.W., with promoting a num-
bers lottery, selling numbers
chances and possession of
numbers slips, word was re-
ceived by court officials that
SimmS died September Is.
The indictment charged him
with committing a first Of
tense on July % and Of be-
ing in possession Of numbers
slips and selling q numbers
chance on September 4.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-10-19
Scout Official to Speak

Maj. Gen. Daniel c. Spry, new
director Of the Boy Scouts In
ternational Bureau in London,
will speak to members of the
National Capital Area Council
executive board at 1880 pm. to-
morrow in the Bookings Insti-
tute.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-10-19
Merchants and Manufactures
Install Rich as President
Veteran Shoe Dealer
Becomes Successor
To Dewey Zirkin
By Donald B. HodIey

Herbert j. Rich, president of
B. Rich's Sons, Washington shoe
store, became president of the
Merchants and Manufacturers
Association at the annual lunch
con meeting at Hotel Statler
today.
Formerly first vice president of
the association and chairman of
It's shoe division, Mr.. Rich sue
ceeded Dewey zirkin, president
of H. Zirkin & Sons, who served
for two years.
Mr.. Rich was presented to the
meeting of some 400 merchants
and other business leaders by the
POSTMASTER, Maury Nee, treas
urer of the P. j. Nee Furniture
Co.
Mr.. Zirkin delivered his an
nual report, outlining activities
of the association in the last
year, and received a gold watch
from MI. Nee-an association
gift of appreciation.
IL Governors Announced.
The associations Board of
Governors also was announced,
including IL new members. Philip
Young, chairman of the Civil
Service Commission, was guest
speaker.
Mr.. Rich, the new president,
is a native of Washington. He
followed in his fathers foot
steps, entered the Rich's store
in August, 1904. and became
president and treasurer in 1924.
He has been active in civic af-
fairs here.
He is treasurer of the Better
Business Bureau and a member
of the board and past president
of the Credit Bureau of Wash
ington. He is a member, past
treasurer and past vice president
of the National Shoe Retailers
Association. He also has been
active in the Washington Board
of Trade, the Red Cross, the
Community Chest and Masonry.
He is a director of the Boys Club
of Washington, is a former treas
urer and trustee of the Wash
ington Hebrew Congregation and
a past president and trustee of
the Jewish Social Service Agency.
Talbot Takes Office.
Philip M. Talbot, senior vice
president of Woodward & 10th
rop, became first vice president
of the association. He has served
as second vice president and is
chairman of the Large Stores
Division. He also is a director
of the United States Chamber of
Commerce and the National Re-
tail Dry Goods Association.
Humphrey Daniel of Meadow
Gold Products Co. was named
second vice president and Ray
mond C. Briggs of L. S. Briggs.
Inc, became third vice president.
Clarence j. Shaffer of Geo. C.
Shaffer, Inc, was reelected
treasurer and Patrick A. Deck
of Fadeley & Co. was renamed
assistant treasurer.
E. A. P%ritchard, formerly asSo-
citation secretary, was promoted
to executive vice president and
Miss Elizabeth Use was named
secretary. Ringgold Hart of
Whiteford, Hart, Carmody &
Wilson continues as general
counsel.
Mr.. Zirkin, the outgoing presi-
dent, reported association activi-
ties covered a wide variety of
problems in the past year, includ-
ing job security for Federal
workers, traffic and parking, de-
Capitalization of business and
retail selling practices.
New Directors Listed.
He said the associations bat
tie against preferential discounts
had continued and reported def
mite steps were being taken to-
ward regulation of going-out-of-
business sales to insure that such
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with no definite ceiling or floor
After penetrating the passage for
some go feet / abandoned the
camera, for we all needed both
hands to get through the obstacle
courses awaiting us. made a
rough sketch map as | went along
merely guessing angles and dis
tances. At numerous intervals we
found rooms in side passages, and
at different levels, but none con
tanned any interesting speleothems.
Even though we marked our way
with our carbide lamps, it became
apparent as we wandered on that
one could easily get lost if he non
chalantly decided to take the
wrong level back.
We halted our progress after
two hours Of crawling and climb
ing, deciding to return in the fu-
ture with several thousand feet Of
chalk line. On the way back we
observed two bats hanging from
the wall, but since none Of us are
bat experts we were unable to
identify them. After taking some
more pictures we ended our ven
ture into the deep recesses Of the
mountain.
1t is reported that the cave con
tinues as far as Bloomington, some
four miles away to the southeast.
I've been in quite few caves but
this one is one of the most inter-
esting I've ever been in and shows
signs OF being a cave Of great
importance to spelunkcrs. Another
trip is being planned for the near
future and photos Of the trip are
being sent to the Nittany Grotto
at Penn State.
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Following is an addendum report
Of the Nov. 23rd cave trip 10 Crab
tree Cave.
On the morning Of Nov. 23rl q
group Of five eavers left Somerset,
Pa, to explore and map unknown
parts Of Crabtree Cave, Garrett
county, Nd. The group consisted
Of Reed kncpshield, Bob Reed,
Harvey Sager, Bob Orr and my
self. Later we added Felix Robin
son to our crew who is a veteran
Of many cave trips with members
Of The National Sociological
Society.
The ladder we put up the cliff on
Oct 10Th was not quite long enough
for the less athletically inclined
members, so we made an extension
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to it before ascending the cliff.
it was noon BY the time we
reached the cliff some 800 feet
from the entrance 50 we decided to
eat oul lunches before continuing
our trip. After lunch Bob Reed,
Bob Orr, and myself tool, the lead
By umayeling spool Of white
string which kept the survey crew
on the right track. Reed knep-
shield took bearings with brunton
compass, while Harvey gave sites
and kept notes, Felix came last OBJ
serving the various cave phe-
nomena. | took fash pictures at
various intervals which turned out
excellent
At various intervals one can see
the remains Of the ancient stream
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-03-05
4 Trip to Crabtree Cave
B} FRANK II. CORLISS, Jr.

On October 18th, ] managed to
enlist Bob Reed and Elmer Rhodes
mot MSS members) in a caving
adventure to Crabtrec Cave. Car
rctt County, Maryland.
We left Somerset, Pa. about 10
a. IN. Sunday morning, beauti-
full morning by the way, with a
rope, ladder, and other necessary
junk. Leaving Pennsylvania via
the Mason-DiXon line we started
climbing to higher elevations south
Of Grantsville, Nd, which gave
US wonderful views Of the sur
rounding country. Approximately
seven miles from the cave one
starts descending to lower eleva-
tons by way Of narrow dirt
road, which winds through some Of
the most scenic country in the
east.
The cave is two-hundred yards
west of the Savage river dam site.
We parked our vehicle along the
railroad and ascended with a ten
foot oak ladder up the steep noun
tain side for five hundred feet to
the cave entrance, which is a small
opening in low cliff Of Green
Lria1, limestone
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-03-05

years ago. This was the period of
repeated glaciation, the period
when the caves Of this region were
being formed. Bob Reed, who is a
biologist, found delight in making
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-03-05
VyLEN Tue rAp,

WuEN THE CAR.
2lER HANCOCK WAS
DOOMED BY i<ANiiKAZe
ATTACK AT OkiNAsVA,
THE 5pEPRy CANE
DANGEROUSLY CLOSE
ALONGSIDE AND MEM
BEERS OF k,ER CREW
RESCUED SURVIVORS
BLOWN OVERHEARD
BY THE EXPLOSIONS.
The guardian., 1953-08-29
GRANTS
AME CHURCH

More than 5000 was raised last
Sundaysat Grants church. Rev.
Carter's sermon subject was
From Jerusalem to Jericho,
paraphrased to Breaking
through the Lines" and based
on the story Of the good Samari-
tan who succored a beaten man
on the road to Jericho, and
whose act was an open hearted
gesture based, not on the mans
race, but on the fact that he
was a human soul and that
lines of demarcatioa must be
broken through and that pity
without personal participation
in alleviating human suffering
is Of little avail. Mr.. John Ray
nor announced that the school
picnic would be held at Salem
Willows on Labor Day. Tickets
adults, $2.c0; children, of the
Sunday School under u, $l.0O.
The church clerk announced
that so many requests for Rev.
Carter's Cathedral Of the Pines
sermon will require 80 days for
tipping and memeographing
Names of those requesting the
sermon will be filed with the
church clerk, Mrs. Ann Ben
ianlin. Members of the church
and congregation and those out
side the church are extended
appreciation by Mrs. Julia
Johnson for their friendly in
tereSt during her recent hos
pilization and convslesence.
Last Sunday there we're visitors
from Michigan, Bermuda and
many from Charles st. Church
Following the service the Boos-
ters served a lueious chicken
dinner at the parsonage, $50
Cabot ST. The public is always
invited 10 attend the Sunday
II A. NJ. services at Masonic
Temple, 1925 fremont ST.