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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-05
Two Bicycle Riders Hurt
By Hit-Run Driver

Two young bicycle riders were
injured early today after being
sideswiped by a hit-run driver
on Route l, three miles south Of
Alexandria. Less than an hour
later, a 27-year-old man was
arrested and charged with the
offense.
The victims were Jerry Jones.
ID. of the Woodley Trailer Park
on Route /. who suffered a back
injury and elbow cuts, and Ken
meth Sebeck. IL, Of the Nighten-
gale Trailer Court, also on Route
/. who received a cut arm re-
quiring IL stitches. Both were
taken to Fort Belvoir Hospital
for treatment. but were released.
Fairfax County police at
Groveton said the two boys were
riding north toward their trailer
homes when a northbound car
hit them and kept going. They
said the driver of another car
following behind, Heinz Schwarz
of 228 Thirty-seventh street Sc.
witnessed the accident and fol-
lowed the fleeing car long
enough to see where it turned
from the highway.
Investigation by Police Pvt,
Quintine Simmons. Sergt. j. G,
Hollowell and Detective Dennis
O'Neil led to the arrest Of Ebert
Pomeroy, q, a gas station en-
ploye who also lives in the
Woodley Trailer Park.
They charged him with hit
and-run driving and ordered him
to appear in Fairfax Trial
Justice Court on August Is He
was released under $4,000 bond
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-05
Noyices Thwarted
In 7 Safe Crackinqs

Police reported two attempted
safe crackings last night, pos
sibly by the same novice thieves
Complaints came from May
nard Johnson, manager Of the
York Theater. $500 block OF
Georgia avenue NV. and Wal
ter j. Curtis, manager OF the
Canteen Co., 1900 block OF
Mount Olivet road NE.
The theater was the scene OF
a $2,323 holdup last April.
According to the report given
police, the safe was tempered
with last night and the dial
punctured. Marks of hammers
chisels and screw drivers were
found.
The Mount Olivet road estab-
lishment was ransacked, a ciga-
rette machine broken and some
change stolen by some one who
entered by breaking a front
window pane, police were told
Detective Frank Di Bitetto OF
the Safe Squad said the safe at
tempts, both unsuccessful, APP
peared to be the work of novices
possibly the same ones.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-05
Starlight Movies
Playground Film
Programs for Tonight

Programs sponsored by The
Evening Star In cooperation
with the Film Center Of Wash
ington and the recreation de-
partments of the District and
Alexandra and Arlington n,
Prince Georges. Montgomery,
and Fairfax counties:
Washington, ct Dusk.
stodder.,, Thirty-ninth and Calvert
Raymond, Tenth street and Spring
1T Taft { i eighteenth and Perry streets
Sherwood, Tenth and Q streets NE.
Anne Beers. Thirty-sixth street and
!, Cook. North Capitol and First streets
Rose Park Twenty-seyenth and o
Kelly Miller. Porty-ninth street and
syphax Recreation Center. los 8
street S.W.
Arlington County. $50 PM.
Tuckahoe. $3.50 North Twenty-sixth
Nellie Gusts. 712 south Twenty-third
street.
Prince GEORGES County. $50 am.
Seat Pleasant Elementary School.
630S Field street. Seat Pleasant.
LeWisdale Elementary School. Ban
ming place. Lewisdale.
Mentsemery County, $3.50 PM.
Homewcod. lakewood road and Grant
avenue, Kengtpgton.
Eairiand Elementary School. Fair
AlexandFis. $50 PM.
Patrick Henry Elementary School.
Shirley Duke DEVELOPMENT.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-05
District Heads
Stay Silent on
Transit Move
Wolfson Is Reported
Ready 10 ReIinquish
Control of Company

The Commissioners last night
declared they had nothing to say
about the prospect of Louis
Wolfson relinquishing control Of
the Capital Transit Co.
It was learned yesterday that
secret top-level conferences look
ing toward this end are nearing
conclusion. and interviewing re-
porters pounced on this opening
when interviewing the Commits
sioners on 'Your Commissioners
Report" telecast over WMAL-
'TV. The Star station.
Suggests Motive for Talks.
Brig. Gen. Louis w. Prentiss,
the Engineer Commissioner, said
he could not comment on the
negotiations going on. He added,
however, that he hoped the Pub
lie utilities Commission would
have statement very soon, pos
sibly today.
Under persistent questioning
by reporters, Gen. Prentiss finally
suggested that a motive for the
negotiations between commission
and transit officials might be
found in the commissions pend
ing lawsuit against the company.
He conceded that Capital Tran
sit remains blocked from pay
ing two quarterly dividends to-
falling $4,000 because of the
commission suit and its related
investigation.
Although the general would go
no further along this line, the
inference was that the transit
company may be willing to give
greater local representation on
its Board of Directors if the util-
tiles commission takes steps to
free the tied-up dividends for
distribution.
Commissioner Prentiss had in
Dictated earlier that the regula-
tory body was approached by
transit officials to negotiate some
of their differences.
May Not Affect Fares.
Gen. Prentiss said that if Mr..
Wolfson left, it would not nee
esSarily bring lower fares or
better operation of the transit
company, because such matters
"are entirely separate and dis
tinct from what is going on
today"
On another subject, Commits
sioner Samuel Spencer said no
favoritism is being shown toward
persons whose automobile license
tage are below 1000.
1.-THE police are enforcing vio-
lations on plates numbered below
1000 as much as those num-
bered above 1,000." Commits
sioner Spencer said.
Bryson Rash was moderator
Of the program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-05

Water consumption dropped
sharply yesterday in the Prince
Georges and Montgomery County
suburban area served by the
Washington Suburban Sanitary
Commission. but q spokesman
said restrictions on non-essential
use of water probably would
continue.
Consumption figures showed a
decline from SIS million gallons
Sunday and 81 millions Monday
to q low for the dry spell of "a
million gallons Tuesday.
The Commission said storage
of filtered water in all but one
Of its facilities was building
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-05
Area Shoppers Find
Drop in Egg Prices
Over Year AGO

Washington area food shop
pers with long memories will
find that one item-eggs- is
considerably cheaper by the
dozen than a year ago.
One large food chain quoted
today's price for the large grade
A eggs at 81 cents-a drop of
Is cents from this time last
year. The large grade B are
down from 50 to 40 cents, chain
officials said.
Today's egg prices represent
q drop of about 2 or 3 cents q
dozen over prices last Thursday.
Prices on other major items
showed little change. it was re-
ported.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-05
Shoeshine Boy Sentenced

ANNAPOLIS, Aug. 5 R.-Law-
renee E. Taylor. jr.. 15-year-old
shoe-shine boy at Fort Meade.
was sentenced to not more than
IL years in the Maryland Re-
formatory for Males yesterday
for raping a 12-year-old girl.
Circuit Judge Benjamin Niche
aelson told the Odenton (Md.)
boy, II hope the authorities can
do something to curb your animal
instincts."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-05
Circuit Court Ruling
Against Mahoney
Upset in Maryland
By the Assoeiaied Press

ANNAPOLIS. Md. Aug. S.
The Maryland Court of Appeals
has breathed new life into George
p. Mahoney's efforts to get the
Maryland Democratic guberna-
torial nomination and, at the
same time. delayed indefinitely
the naming of candidate to OPP
pose Gov. McKeldin.
The high court yesterday re-
versed a Circuit Court ruling that
went against Mr.. Mahoney in
his legal tug-of-war with DR..
H. G. Byrd for the nomination.
It did this: Directed Judge
William P. Horney Of Centreville
to hear arguments in Mr.. Ma
honey's bid for court examina-
ton of $50 ballots in Queen
Aniaes County and 220 IN Talbot
which he claims should be thrown
out.
Refused to Hear Arguments.
Last week, Judge Horney re-
fused to hear arguments. He
upheld the contention of attor-
neys for DR.. Byrd and the cleo
ton supervisors of the two
counties that the supervisors
were within their rights in ap-
proving the challenged ballots
He ruled. There isn't any au-
thority in law for the court to
compel the supervisors to with
draw and reject the alleged in
valid ballots"
But the Court of Appeals dis
agreed, citing a previous election
suit in its brief decision. It said
| it would go into detail later in
a full-blown opinion.
Cite 1916 Decision.
The court took the. side OF
Mahoney attorneys who cited
Hammond VS.. Love, a decision in
the 1916 primary fight for the
Democratic nomination for Bal
timore County treasurer. They
said that Court Of Appeals de-
cision clearly indicated that ac-
tons of election boards were
subject to review by the courts
The courts ruling was a VIC
tory for Mr.. Mahoney-his first
in a long series of court cases
and recounts extending back five
weeks. But it didn't give him
the nomination. and he still has
an uphill battle If he is to take
it away from DR.. Byrd.
Harry T. Gross, attorney for
the Democratic State Central
Committee, explained that the
decision simply requires the
lower court to have a hearing on
the merits of the case and reach
a finding of fact. The finding
of fact will be whether the
boards Of election supervisors
exercised proper discretion in re-
Jecttng or accepting certain bal
lots"
In other words, Judge Horney
need only listen to the arguments
and still may rule that there
isn't any ground for re-examin-
ing the challenged ballots.
If he should rule in Mr.. Ma
honey's favor and examine the
ballots, most of them would have
to be thrown out to give Mr..
Mahoney the counties seven
unit votes and the nomination
Mr.. Mahoney must have the unit
votes of both counties to upset
DR.. Byrd's victory.
/, DR.. Byrd, meanwhile, said
plans to reconvene the State
convention-recessed July &C.
next Monday had been called of
Delegates will not be recalled
he said, until the court action
is finally decided.
Court officials in Centreville
said 1t would be tomorrow OF
next Monday before Judge
1 FYOrnev could pet tn the case
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-05
Man Is Found Dead
Near Laurel Truck

The body Of q man believed
to be a vagrant was found under
the Patuxent River bridge near
the Laurel race track last night.
Maryland State police reported.
He was identified through
papers in his pockets as Robert
Elliott, about 40. Police were
unable to find any home address.
Police said he was found on
an old Army blanket on the
Howard County side Of the
bridge. Laurel town police said
the man slept there each night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-05
Court Reyerses
Conviction in
Robbery Case
Judge Curon Orders
. Acquitted of Man for
insufficient Evidence

The U. s. Court Of Appeals for
the District of Columbia today
reversed the conviction Of a sus-
pect in a robbery on grounds
there had not been enough EVIL
dence against him to justify the
cases going to the Jury.
The court declared that the
trial judge, District Judge Ed
ward M. Curran, should, under
the circumstances, have granted
a judgment of acquittal instead
of allowing the jury to decide
the question of guilt or in
nocence.
The case involved the convic-
ton of George w. Cooper, coll
ored, in a 1858 robbery at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
Gordon, 4635 Hayes street NE.
Cooper and another man, Frank
Billiard, colored, were sentenced
to serve S to Is years, imprison-
ment after their conviction.
Today's opinion did not affect
the Billiard verdict.
Both Drove Same Car.
It had been brought out at
the trial that the car in which
two robbers fled had been regis
tered in Billiards. name, although
Cooper was the actual buyer
Both drove it on occasion.
It was further brought out
that after the robbery, Cooper
went to a cousin and told her he
was in trouble and asked her to
tell all inquirers that she was
with him in Warsaw, N. c., on
the day of the robbery. It was
shown the cousin was not in
Warsaw that day.
Local police said they were ad-
vised by North Carolina authori-
ties that Cooper was not in town
at the time. In addition, a fin
gerprint, identified as Cooper's,
was found on the wheel of the
getaway car. But an expert testi-
ned that the print could have
been there for an indefinitely
long period. Cooper testified he
had left his car in Maryland, be-
ing unable to start it. He said
that on his return from War
saw, his brother-in-law drove
him to Maryland to pick it up
This testimony was corrob-
Grated by the brother-in-law.
Nobody identified him (Coo-
PERI as one of the robbers" the
appellate court said. 1.-THE fin
gerprint was natural, as he fire.
quently drove the car"
Cites Circumstantial Evidence.
The court went on to say that
was not any competent evidence
that he was not in Warsaw a:
the time Of the crime. The opin-
ion said his request to his cousin
could have been explained by
"terrorized innocence as well as
! a sense of guilt" adding, "Aftel
all, innocent people caught ir
a web of circumstances fire.
quently become terror stricken
ut is clear to u.s." the court
stated. "that upon the evidence
!. reasonable mind must
necessarily have a reasonable
doubt as to Cooper's guilt"
The action of the Judge in al
lowing the case to go to the jury
would result in allowing the pane.
Ito act only on conjecture with
out evidence, the court said. II
ordered that judgment of &C.
quittal now be entered. Cooper
in the appeal, was represented
by Edwin D. Etherington, 8
court-appointed attorney. The
opinion was written by Judge E
Barrett Prettyman and con.
CURED in by Judges David L
Bazelon and George Washington
1
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-05
Parking Group to Get
$20-Per-Meetine Pay

The Commissioners today
agreed to pay to citizen members
of the Motor Vehicle Parking
Agency $40 a meeting.
The Commissioners ruled the
payment should not exceed $3.50
a year for each member. The
$3.50 would cover nine meetings
Of the agency.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-05
Widow Of Physician
Is Fatally Injured
In Bethesda Crash

The widow of a prominent
Washington physician was fatal
ly injured last night in a two-car
accident in Bethesda in which
her granddaughter and an Ed
nor Md man were injured.
She was Mrs. Ada Newlands
Dabney, SO. widow of DR.. Vir-
ginius Dabney, who died in 1912.
Her husband had been on the
staff Of the Episcopal Eye, Ear
and Throat Hospital for 80 years
and had been its chief of staff
when he left there in 1884. He
also had been a surgeon for the
police and fire departments in
1886 and 1887.
Mrs. Dabney, who lived at 1913
Woodhaven boulevard, Bethesda,
was driving one Of the cars, &C
cording to Montgomery County
Police. With her was her grand
daughter, Anne Dabney. 8. of the
same address. The girl suffered
severe cuts on her arms, legs
and face.
The other car was driven by
George w. Goodwin, III, 81, OF
Ednor, police reported. He re-
ceived rib injuries and a head
conclusion.
The accident occurred at 6::3e
pm. at Bradley boulevard and
Aberdeen road. Mrs. Dabney died
at $40 pm. at Suburban Hos
pital from a skull fracture and
multiple other fractures and in
juries.
Police said Mrs. Dabney's car
was going southeast on Bradley
boulevard and Mr.. Goodwin
north on Aberdeen road. Mrs
Dabney and her granddaughter
were thrown clear of the wreck
age and both cars spun around
several times, police added. Mr.
Goodwin's car finally came tc
rest on a nearby lawn. Police
said rescuers had to pry open
the door to get to him.
Evening star., 1954-02-14

MAllBAG. Mrs. Ruth Gmitro,
Minneapolis, Minn., writes.
Dear Art, this is my first fan
letter, but Surf's amazing clean
ing power is so true, / felt / had to
tell you. My family clothes really
smell clean for the first time since
detergents came on the. market. "
p. 8. Want to win a small fortuney
Tune in my show, House Party, Mon,
We'd, or Fri. this week on CHS radio
orTV and hear all about Lucky Lever
$1OO,O0O sweepstakes. Nothing to
think up, nothing to guess: Nothing
to write but your name and address.
Evening star., 1954-02-14

you? The average woman has a
family of four, walks 8 miles a
day around the house, will cook
more than 1900 meals, take
more than 2 years doing dishes,
and spend 13 weeks at the hair
dresser's. If her average husband
has the nerve to complain about
the last item, she might remind
him that he'll take four months
scraping the whiskers off his chin.
Evening star., 1954-02-14

NOSES KNOW. Food expert
Clementine Paddleford says,
Most people don't know how
important smell is to food. If you
hold your nose and eat a slice of
raw apple and slice Of raw po-
tato, it's almost impossible to
tell them apart" Smell is impor-
tant to laundry, too. 1t will tell
you the difference between things
that only look clean and things
that are clean clear through.
Evening star., 1954-02-14

RUST REMOVER. To get the rust
off kitchen knife, just stick it
into an onion and leave it there
for q while. ($5 to Mrs. William j.
HoHieon, Boston Mass. for this clean
ing tip. Send yours to Links letter,
p. o. Box II, North H0llywood, Cal
T'U pay YOU S. if I use it,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-09
Baseball
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Continued From Page abb
so innings. This winter he
pitched for San Juan in the
Puerto Rican League and COM
piled an 80 mark.
Cardinals Sign Five.
The St. Louis Cardinals
brought their total of satisfied
players to Is by signing Out
fielder Rip Repulski. First Base
man Fred Marolewski and Cloyd
Boyer. Joe Presko and Stu Mil
Ter, all right-handed pitchers.
Catcher Del Crandall and
Pitcher Ernie johnson signed
with the Braves. while Pitcher
Paul Petit and Outf1eld-
er Gail Henley signed with Pitts
burgh. Pitcher Art Schallock
signed with the Yankees and
First Baseman Earl York and
Outf1elder Bill Wilson hooked on
with the Chicago White Sox.
The White Sox now have
signed IS players. but a con-
Spicuous holdout is Minnie Mi
nose. The Cuban Negro out
fielder is said to be asking for
more than $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-09
Notre Dame
Continued From Page A-13)

non, the 1854 co-captain who
played under Brennan for two
years when Terry coached at
Mount Carmel High School in
Chicago.
Shannon said:
Terry Brennan taught me
more football than you can ever
learn from books and more than
I learned from any other coach. 4"
SEATTLE, Feb. 9 (R.-Frank
Leahy, who quit the coaching
game in a surprising announce
ment last week, told the Puget
Sound Sports Writers and
Sportscasters annual banquet
last night he was 1.-The luckiest
man in America to have had
the opportunity to coach at
Notre Dame"
Leahy said he planned to en-
ter business of some sort, but
was not sure at present what he
would do. He had said earlier
that he was considering radio
and television offers.
AS for Notre Dame and his
successor, young Terry Brennan,
the man who coached the Irish
to an unbeaten season in 1858
said the assistant coaches had
been doing most of the work
and it was time one of them de-
served the top job.
He predicted that Brennan
would become a brilliant and
famous coach.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-09

Back in 1920-or was it 1921?
one George O'Connor scored
"a points-or was it 96?-to lead
Gonzaga over st. Johns. l12-0-
or was it 120-0?-or 1870?
This writer was not yet eligible
for a birth certificate when this
fabulous game was played, but
this much has been ascertained:
The game was played. Gonzaga
shut out st. Johns and scored
more than 100 points. O'Connor
scored q lot of points. O'Connor's
teammates we're Paul Byrne. Jim
Duffy. AL Pollard and Andrew
Graves. now Father Graves, a
priest in North Carolina.
y
The coach of the team was
DR.. James R. Costello. now a
successful obstetrician. At that
time he was a medical student
at Georgetown. Among the spec
tators present was Clarence F.
Donohue. who is now with the
District Sales Tax Division.
There are others who were
there at the time and you can
get as many versions as you can
find witnesses.
Byrne, for example. is sure
O'Connor scored IA points.
"Of course I was there only
for the first quarter" says the
man who later coached st.
Johns to its first winning sea-
sons in basketball and football.
Il had to leave the place. 1 had
to get to Baltimore. I was play
ing semipro ball with another
team and we had a game that
night. think it was in 1920
or it could've been 1921. I don't
remember the score, but it was
fantastic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-09
Former St. Anthony Star
PAGES Win Over GaIIaudet

Jack Sullivan. who led St. An
thony to the Metropolitan school,
boy title last year, came home to
win high scoring hopors for
Mount st. Mary's last night in
its easy BIAS victory over Gal
laudet aginSt five victories. The
Sullivan accounted for eight
field goals and three free throws
for 10 points, although he and
the other regulars were rested
after the Mounts ran up q 47-16
halftime lead.
The loss was the 18th for Gal
laudet against five victories. The
Mounts tied for fifth in the
Mason-Dixon Conference with
their sixth victory against three
defeats. while the Blues Con-
ference mark now Is 4-S. after
having lost several players re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-09
Bryant Ready to Play Now
After Aggies' Riotous GREETING

union. Then he wrote college
Station" as his home town.
Il want to log in with the
boss" he announced. But DR..
David H. Morgan, Texas AIM
president, was out of the city
on a speaking engagement.
Plans Not Completed.
At news conference, Bryant
asked for more time before
speaking out on the makeup of
his coaching staff. spring train
ing plans. etc. He did say, I'm
sure we'll run a variation of the
split-T," which will be nothing
new for the AggieS.
He said he wants to check
Southwest Conference rules, see
all the football movies, get &C
quainted with football material.
and talk to the present assistant
coaches.
I'm not ready to announce
my staff" he said. when it
has been decided. I'll announce
it all at once"
For the man who built Ken
lucky from a weak team to
Southeast Conference champion
and a national power, the Ag-
gies were willing to wait.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-09
BY the Associated Press

CHICAGO. Feb. BY the
mere stroke of a pen spelling
out the name of Zeke Brat
kowski. the Chicago Bears be-
lieve they have solved their
quarterbacking problems for
1854. At least George Halas
made it sound that way after
signing the Georgia ace here
yesterday.
Not since the Bears signed
Notre Danes Johnny Lujack six
years ago has a collegian re-
ceived the praise and fanfare
accorded Zeke. Bratkowski
wasn't there when Halas. the
Bears owner-coach. sounded of.
He had returned to Georgia
after a weekend visit to his
ailing father in Danville. ILL.,.
Bratkowski signed q three
year contract. His salary was
not announced but the best
guess seemed to put the figure
at around $4,000 a year.
Halas said he knew Zeke was
smart because he didn't listen
to Canadian offers. George said
he liked the way Bratkowski
held the ball close to his ear
and that he was sure Zeke knew
the Bears system because
Georgia'S signals were much the
same. Halas said Zeke could
rifle the ball 10 yards or 60.
After Lujack. the Bears signed
Bob Williams of Notre Dame and
Tommy O'Connell of Illinois at
quarterback, but neither meas
ured up, In Bratkowski, who also
is an outstanding punter, Halas
thinks he's found the man he
needs to make the Bears go.
Meanwhile, the Baltimore
Colts and San Francisco Forty
Miners were busy getting their