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Evening star., 1954-11-22
Four Plead Guilty
In Abortions Case;
Sentences Delayed
BY q star stoff Correspondent

WARRENTON, Va, Nov. 22.-
Four Washington area defend
ants in an abortion ring
smashed by police last June
pleaded guilty to aiding and
abetting abortion today in Fau-
quier County Civic Court. Sem
fencing was postponed.
The guilty pleas were entered
before Judge Rayner v. Snead
by Attorney E. l.. Baine in be-
half of his clients, who are:
Jesse F. Grimes, AZ, and his
wife. Helen, 46. both Of Accotink
road, Alexandria; Melvin Lee
Banner, of Presidential Gardens.
Alexandria, and Frank Ben
French, 80, of the 900 block
of Sixth street NV. Washing
ton. !
Judge Snead ordered a pre-
sentencing report from State
Probation and Parole Officer
John r. DeBergh on the four
defendants, who are free on
$500 bond each.
Earlier, Judge Snead had or
dered pre-sentencing reports on
DR.. George T. Strother, 81, of
Brunswick, Md, who pleaded
guilty November 9 to perform
ing five abortions In a Fauquier
County farmhouse so miles from
Washington the night it was
raided by State and county po-
lice.
His wife, Mrs. Ruth Strother
38, and Mrs. Mary c. Boyer. 48
who were described by police al
the surgeons nursing assistants
pleaded guilty to aiding and
abetting in the operations and
pre-sentencing reports have
been ordered.
No definite sentencing date
has been set. DR.. Strother faces
a possible prison sentence Of
to 10 years on each count. The
six defendants, who have ad-
nlitted aiding and abetting, face
possible fines Of 500 to $500
and jail sentences Of ! to Il
months on each count.
Mrs. Grimes was described as
hthe contact woman for the ring.
which operated out Of Washing
ton, and the three men were
described as drivers who trans
ported patients to the farmhouse
about two miles south of Paris
IVA, for the operations.
Evening star., 1954-11-22
Abe. Board Studies
Wholesaler Practices
| WiihLiquor Retailers

The District Alcoholic Bever-
age Control Board is investigat-
ing the trade practices of certain
wholesale liquor dealers here. it
was learned today.
Board officials acknowledged
that the probe was begun about
a month ago. They refused to
disclose the nature of it.
1t was understood, however.
that the regulatory body re-
ceived word that one or more
wholesalers, may have been
stretching the law by giving re-
tailers lenient terms for paying
for their deliveries.
ABC Limits Payment Time.
The ABC Act requires retailers
to pay the wholesalers within Is
days of the date of delivery of
their purchases. If this deadline
is not met, future deliveries must
be on a cash-on-the-line basis
until the overdue account is
paid.
Members Of the board were
close-mouthed on the ir1yestiga-
ton subject.
Board Chairman Alan w
Payne said only that an investi-
cation Of certain activities OF
! certain wholesalers" is in prog
Evening star., 1954-11-22
Gain Of $500 Firms
Reported in Year
BY the Assoeia,ed Press

The number of businesses
throughout the Nation rose by
$500 to a total of Abs, 800 dur
ing 1853, the Commerce Depart
ment reported today.
The contract construction in
dustry registered the biggest in
crease, with $4,000 more firms
last year, for a gain Of about 3
per cent. Manufacturing dropped
of by 5000, or 11a per cent.
The department said the
Southeastern States showed the
largest upSwing with $4,000
more businesses while the
sharpest decline came in the
Central States, down 10000.
A list Of the number of firms
in operation on January / o1
1858 and 1864, respectively, in.
cluded: District Of Columbia
%, 200 and 23,20O; Maryland ST..
200 and 58, 400, and Virginia. 49,.
100 and $1,000.
Evening star., 1954-11-22

cember also will be extra-ho
shopping days and additional
days gf extended shopping hours
have been set up by various
stores. A I
The stores open to 9 pm. on
Mondays, beginning today, are:
Large stores-The Goldenberg
Co., the Hecht Co., Frank r.
Jelleff, Inc, Kann's, Harry Kauf-
man, Inc, Lansburgh's, Raleigh
Haberdasher and Woodward and
Lothrop.
Furriers-William Rosendorf,
Saks, Capitol Fur Shop.
Women's wear-Whelan's Cor
set Shop. Brooks, Inc, L. Frank,
S. Klein's, Knickerbocker FASH
ions. Inc, Kotzin, Lerner Shop,
Morton's, Philipsborn, the Prin-
cess Shop, Wardell, Urdong Bros.
Inc, the Model Shop. Joseph r.
Harris Co. and KaploWitz Bros.
"opens at noon).
Furniture stores-M Mayer & Co.,
Julius Lansburgh Furniture Co.,
Evening star., 1954-11-22
Getting Ready for Christmas

Giant candy canes are in
place in the downtown shopping
area today. the first step in
installing gala decorations for
the Christmas shopping season.
Christmas lights and other
decorations are to go up, but
the lights will not be turned on
until next Monday night. It
had been planned originally to
start the extra illumination
Thanksgiving night. 1t was de-
cided. however, that a better
course would be to start the
Christmas lighting next Monday
night, when most downtown
stores will be open until 9 pm.
The open-until-9-p m Monday
program for many stores was
inaugurated today. and will hold
good for the five Mondays until
Christmas, the store day start
ing with the usual Monday
early opening time. The four
pre- Christmas Thursdays in De-
Evening star., 1954-11-22
Civic Beiiermenf Group
Hears Duncan Toniqlt

John b. Duncan, recorder OF
deeds for the District, will be
guest speaker at the first annual
award ceremony of the Civic
Betterment Association Of East
Hills Community at 8 o'clock to-
nightfat the East Capitol Com
munity Center, 5725 East Capitol
street.
The association had invited
District Commissioner Samuel
Spencer to address the meeting
but he will be unable to attend
The first public announcement
of the meeting-in yesterdays
Star-gave Mr.. Spencer's name
as speaker.
Evening star., 1954-11-22
Fire Roliis 4 Families;
3 Persons Slightly Hurt

A fire in a basement apart
ment yesterday sent three per-
sons to the hospital and drove
four other families from the
three-story row house at 1921
Hiatt place NV.
All three were treated for
minor injuries at Emergency
Hospital and released. They
were identified as Robert Tenn
pleton, so; his wife. Bertha, 60;
and Guy Murrill, As.
Firemen said the Templeton
couple, Mr.. Murrill and his wife,
and her aunt and uncle were
sleeping when the blaze broke
out about A pm.
The IRE, of undetermined
origin. was confined to the base
ment. Smoke sent the other
families from the brick building
Evening star., 1954-11-22
Churches Drive
|ToGef Surplus
Food for Needy
Protestunts Seek
. Funds to Buy U. S.
Stocks for Overseas

Major Protestant denomina-
tions throughout the Nation this
week are conducting a united
fund drive to buy Government
surplus foods for overseas distri-
button to the needy.
The project. which viii take
advantage Of a recent Act of
Congress liberalizing the release
Of the surplus. got underway yes
terday with a special service at
the Washington Cathedral.
Thirty-fiye Protestant denomi-
nations are taking part in the
Thanksgiving Week program.
Sponsors are the National Coun-
Gil of Churches, Church World
Service, and the Washington
Federation of Churches.
Large amounts Of money are
also being earmarked for similar
relief work by the United Jewish
Appeal and the War Relief Serv-
ices of the National Catholic
Welfare Service.
Principal speaker at yester-
! days National Capital Thanks
giving observance was Or. Rich
ard Campbell Raines. Bishop Of
| the Indianapolis area Of the
| Methodist Church. Bishop Raines,
recently returned from "a tour
| of some Of the areas where an
| accelerated program of free food
distribution will be made pos
| sible by the Share Our Surplus
endeavor.
Officials said that every nickel
contributed during the special
church services scheduled this
week throughout the country
will pay for. at least 81 worth
of food for a distress area.
+ Food Release Authorized.
An Act of Congress, approved
last July. gives Federal officials
authority to release food surplus
for certain uses-including the
current church project-when
the food is in danger of "wast-
ing"
| Officials said that next year
! total distribution overseas by all
voluntary organizations probably
| will run to about $225 million
worth of surplus foods, with
about 80 per cent handled by
religious groups. During the last
fiscal year, ending in June, the
| figure was about $44 million.
Evening star., 1954-11-22

as . violent downpour hits the
streets. The driver was:
/. on safe legal ground SO
long as he stayed within the
speed limit.
2. Guilty Of reckless driving.
5. Not Iii violation Of any
traffic regulation but guilty Of
poor driving habits.
Answer a Is correct. Section
% ta1 of the Traffic and Motor
Regulations states:
No person shall drive 3 We
hicle on . street or highway at
Evening star., 1954-11-22
Lindsay Warren Takes
Another Financial Job
BY the Assoeiused Press

WASHINGTON, N. G., Nov,
% Lindsay c. Warren. who
retired on physical disability
pension last March after 13la
years as controller general Of
the United States the watch
dog Of Federal spending has
taken on another financial job
here in his home town.
He has been named general
chairman Of the Beaufort Colm-
ty Red Cross which has failed
TO meet its financial quotas ii
recent years.
Evening star., 1954-11-22
Millikin Out Of Hospital
By ne Associosed press

Senator Millikin, Republican.
Of Colorado has left Emergency
Hospital, where he was confined
with a cold. and returned to his
home. Mrs. Dorothy McRae, his
administrative assistant, said
the Senator was feeling very
good. !,
Evening star., 1954-11-22
Manhunt Traps
Ex-Conyict as
Gill Aifacker
Heavy Police Detail
Grabs Suspect in
Woye of Assaults

A police sdragnet closed last
night over b 20-year -old ex-con-
vict wanted Id a one-man wave
of rapeand robbery in Northwest
Washingspn during the week end.
He vas identified as David
Dukes. eoloRed, of the 400 block
of Swami stseet NV. who told
police ~ recently was released
from prison,
Woman alter woman was vic
timized In the Northwest area
late last night. even though the
section was closely patrolled by
policefnen seeking the suspect.
The cofdcnwas thrown around
the AREA iate Friday. after a Is
year-old former inmate of a
mental institution was raped by
a thug who forced the girls Ia
year-dld sister to watch. Both
girls were taken into an alley in
the $500 block of Mount Pleas
ant street NV. after the thug
had taken 25 cents from them
Police said The 14-year-old had
identMed Dukes as the man she
saw. II
Aceostsd Near Woodner.
Dukes also was being ques-
tioned aboait an attempt to rob
Miss Coririne n. dollhouse, ,s27,
near her home 1T the ,Woodner
Apartments, 1886 Sixteenth
street NV, late Friday, and in
the robbery that same night of
Miss Grace j. Stowe, 40, a Cana
dian Embassy enploye. of the
1900 block Of Clydesdale place
NV, and Miss Margaret M.
Weisher, 40s of the 2700 block
of Wisconsin avenue NV, as
they walked in the 1T00. block Of
Kilbourne street NV.
Last night about 10 10 clock,
police comhif1g the area rushed
to Gallatin street and New
Hampshire avenue N .W. to in
vestigate a report of a woman
screaming.
They found Miss Myrtice Pur-
Wis, 28, of the 5000 block of First
street NV, who said athug ac-
costed her, robbed her of $31,
and showed her to the ground.
When she screamed, he ned.
Resists Robbery Attempt.
A short time later a call came
In from Mrs. Mary A. Sullivan,
46, Of the $500 block OF Ninth
street NV, who said a man tried
to rob her in the 800 block Of
Kennedy street N wv She sue
cessfnlly resisted the attempt.
stu later, MRS. Gene Thorni-
ley, 10, Of: the 500 block of JEFF
fersoh street NV, reported that
a strong -arm bandit robbed her
of $40 near her home.
Not long after that, Miss Vase
Poulau. 28, Of the 5000 block OF
Third street NV, was accosted
by a man in the 5400 block oi
Seventh street NV. She alse
successfully repulsed the thugs
advances.
Spotted on Georgia Avenue.
Shortly before midnight Pvts
L. L. Lyons and y. j. Rehill o.
the 10th precinct. spotted Dukes
walking past a gasoline filling
station In the $500 block O.
Georgia avenue: NV. and tool
him into custody.
Dukes was to appear befor'
U. S. Commissioner Cyril S
LAWRENCE dater today on charge
of rape and robbery.
Deputy Chief Edgar E. Scott
chief ef detectives, said Duke
had admitted raping the Is
year-Old girl, and accoSting Mis-
Puryis,. Mrs. Sullivan and Mrs
THORNLEY,. Chief Scott said h
also admitted raping 30-year
old colored woman November
in the 5000 block Of Thirteenth
street NV.
Evening star., 1954-11-22
Ciyitons to Heur Kuyser

Elmer 4. Kayser, dean Of
George Washington University.
will speak at the Ciyitan Lunch-
con to be held at 1890 pm.
tomorrow at the MayiloWer
Hotel.
Evening star., 1954-11-22
Do You Really Drive Well?

Motorist A, holding his car
within the posted 25-mile speed
limit, narrowly misses another
auto because Of poor visibility
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Another il q series Of joys for logging
memories regarding District troffic
laws.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-13
'EogIet' Captured by Boys
To Save Puppy Proves an Owl

in the Eastern States has
feathered legs" Mr.. Robbins
told The Star.
Furthermore. the eagle
wouldn't pick up the dog. Not
that he couldn't. he just
wouldn't. But a great horned
owl would" Mr., Robbins said.
Probably Weakened Owl.
The great horned owl would
attack the youngsters. Mr.. Rob-
bins said, only very close to its
nest. If the boys passed close
to the nest tree. they probably
awakened the owl. the owl was
hungry, it saw the pup and
bounced on it as it would on a
rodent, its usual food, according
to Mr.. Robbins, reconstruction OF
the incident.
It's probably a good thing the
boys added an owl. instead of an
eagle. to their household-which
already included II dogs, a cat,
a rabbit, 10 chickens and S ducks.
If they had taken. transport
ed. or pursued or caught" a bald
eagle they would be liable to $500
fine or six months in Jail or both,
under Federal law. The owl is
unprotected,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-13
Appeal Forecast
# Court Fails 10
Halt CTC Dividend

The Public Utilities Commits
sion will carry its fight to the
United States Court of Appeals
for the District, if Federal Judge
Edward M. Curran should refuse
to enjoin the bond-redemption
and dividend moves of the Capt.
tai Transit Co.. Lloyd B. Harri-
son. commission attorney, told
reporters yesterday.
Mr.. Harrison also revealed that
the commissions inquiry into the
financial structure of the COM
pany, scheduled for Tuesday will
be postponed.
The utility commission is seek
ing court order blocking plans
of the transit company to dis
burse SIS million in dividends
to stockholders, to transfer non
transit assets consisting of the
Glen Echo Amusement Park and
other properties with a book
value of 1926, 900 to company
stockholders and to redeem $50
million in bonds.
The commission has charged
these plans might put the A.
nancial reserve of the company
in such a condition as to imperil
maintenance of adequate serv-
ice.
The company is conteding that
it is in excellent financial con-
dition and SCOTS at suggestions
that it cannot afford to divi-
dend and bond redemption.
Yesterday, in the U. S. District
Court for the District of Column
bia. w. c. Gilman, a utilities ex-
pert called to testify by the COM
pany, declared that the financial
moves would not threaten the
public welfare. He added that if
the moves are prevented, the
company's credit rating would
suffer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-13
Newsprint Rolls Crush
Dock Worker 10 Death

An Alexandria dock worker was
killed yesterday when two huge
1olls of neWsprint crushed him
against the side of a ship which
he was helping to unload.
The victim, Robert v. Mast, as,
of johnson City, Tenn, fell from
the dock into the Potomac River
after he was struck. His body
was recovered Immediately by
Elwood Trenary, dock foreman.
Police said Mr.. Mast apparently
was killed instantly when the
newSprint rolls hit him.
According to police, two rolls
Of newsprint were being lowered
from the ship at Robinson's Ter
minal Warehouse on the Alex
andria waterfront. Suddenly. the
rolls shifted and swung toward
the vessel. Mr.. Mast was caught
between the two 1,800-pound
rolls and the side of the ship.
He had been hired at the dock
the day before.
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Move Started 10 Give
Commonwealth
To Hawaii and Alaska

A move was developing in the
Senate today to delay statehood
for Hawaii and Alaska by offer
ing them commonwealth status
as a preliminary step.
Senator Smathers, Democrat,
Of Florida. said a group of
Senators will offer a common
wealth amendment before the
statehood bill is voted on later
this month. Informed sources
doubt. however, that the COM
monwealth plan will carry. It
is more likely that the Senate
will vote statehood Up or down.
AS commonwealths both ter
ritories would be relieved of
Federal income taxes, so that
any taxes imposed by the ter
ritorial legislatures would be
spent within the territories. They
would also elect their governors
and judges. The legislatures are
already elected.
Before the Senate recessed
for the week end yesterday
Senator Robertson, Democrat, Of
Virginia. took the floor to oppose
statehood for Hawaii at this
time. His main objection was
that Communist influence in
Hawaii is still too strong. He
also argued against extending
the boundaries of the United
States across more than 1000
miles of ocean.
The Virginia Democrat chal-
lenged assertions that opposition
to Hawaiian statehood comes
primarily from Democrats who
fear Hawaii would send Republic
can representatives to Congress
or that Hawaiian votes in Con-
greSS would be cast for so-called
civil rights bills.
Senator Robertson traced what
he called "the Red thread of
communism" through the various
hearings which have been held
on Hawaiian statehood.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-13

That eagle the Havenner boys
caught after battle over their
puppy turns out today to be an
owl.
Irving IL, frankie 10 and
Wayne 6 told their mother. Mrs.
Irving T. Havenner. that the
bird swooped down on Whiskers,
their 3-month-old puppy. while
they were out looking for flying
squirrels near Tysons Corner. Va.
frankie climbed the nest tree.
retrieved the puppy unhurt and
scrambled back to get the baby
eagle" he found in the nest.
they reported.
AS he brought the young bird
down, the mother attacked him,
and ripped his pants. frankie
said, SO he punched it in the
chest and got away.
Identified by Feathers.
Chandler Robbins, an orni-
biologist at the Patuxent Md
Wildlife Research Center.
promptly said the bird is an owl,
identifying it from the downy
feathers which grow down it's
legs to the toes.
mo hawk or eagle that nests
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-13
Rock Creek Picnic Spots, Shut
BY Faulty Sewers, to Open Soon

Most of the Rock Creek Park
picnic groves which have been
closed for two summers because
of contamination from District
sewers will be reopened next
month.
The groves have been certi-
fed by the Health Department
as sanitary. and will be ready
for picnickers within the next
few weeks. National Capital
Parks officials said.
This will bring back to public
use some of the parks most at
tractive picnic sites along the
Rock Creek valley between Sher-
rill drive and Milk House Ford.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-13
Virginia Senate Votes
School Aid Formula
BY the Assoeiofed Press

RICHMOND, Mar. 13.-The
Senate Yesterday approved, 80 to
7. a new formula for the distribu-
ton of State school funds so
that poorer counties making a
minimum local effort will get
more help.
The opposition came from
Senators representing cities
which will get considerably less
money under the new formula.
Senator Robert o. Norris. jr.,
chairman of the Finance Com
mittee. told the Senate that he
had been authorized to say that
the House Appropriations Com
mittee had not considered the
new formula only because it had
come to them too late.
The formula carries the in
dorsement of Gov. Stanley and
will help in meeting the salary
schedule for teachers which he
outlined in his inaugural adj
dress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-13
LANCER Unit 10 End
Danaher Case Soon

Chairman LANCER of the Jul
dietary Committee said today he
hopes committee action can be
completed next week on the
nomination of former Senator
John A. Danaher as a member
of the U. S. Court of Appeals
for the District of Columbia.
The LANCER Subcommittee Of
the Judiciary Committee yester-
day heard four more witnesses
in closed-door hearings, lasting
nearly five hours.
Senator LANCER declined to say
what was discussed because he
said it would not be fair to
the nominee. At least one Of
the witnesses was an employee Of
the Justice Department. report
erS had been told earlier.
1t had been said also that q
subject of the continued hear
lngS involved an alien property
case with which Judge Danaher
had some connection,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-13
Fairfax County
Auto Tag Sales
To Be DELAYED

Fairfax County automobile Ii
cense tags won't be ready in
time to go on sale with State
tags Monday.
County Executive c. G. Massey
said he had been notified by the
State penitentiary that Fairfax
County's tags cannot be COM
pleted until sometime late next
week.
Fairfax County just adopted a
local license tag this year. The
tags will sell for SIS each.
Mr.. Massey said the county
tags probably would be ready to
go on sale March 20, and the
time for buying them would be
extended to April 80. The State
tag deadline is April Is.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-13
CockriII Decision
0verruIed on Plea
OF Double Jeopardy

The Municipal Court of APP
peals has ruled that Juvenile
Court Judge Edith H. Cockrill
was wrong when she denied a
hearing-and a lawyer--to a man
who contended he had been
placed in double jeopardy.
The appellate court found
Judge Cockrill in error for deny
ing a motion to this effect, filed
by a Washington man whom
she had sentenced twice on a
non-Support charge.
The appellant. Clair M. Burke,
80, first pleaded guilty to the
charge in January, 1858, and
was jailed for one year, after a
short probation period. How
ever. the information under
which he was sentenced was de-
fective. and the following May
the Government filed a new in
formation.
On motion by Government
counsel, Burke's commitment was
set aside. and the first case was
dismissed. Again he was SEN
fenced to years imprisonment
and placed on probation. after
waving counsel and pleading
guilty. Later the probation was
revoked again, and the sentence
once more imposed.
The three jurists said in the
decision that, even if the ap-
pellent had had enough legal
knowledge to appreciate the
danger of his position. he did
not have the time or opportunity
to form an intelligent opinion
or to present it to the court in
an intelligent manner.
The decision was written by
Chief Judge Nathan Cayton, and
concurred in by Associate judges
Andrew Mclaughlin Hood and
Thomas D. Quinn.