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Evening star., 1954-04-23
Officers Face Jury
On Bribery Charges.

Two Fourteenth Precinct po-
lice privates are to face grand
jury action on bribery charges
after Municipal Court prelimi-
nary hearings yesterday.
Chief Judge Leonard P. Walsh
placed Pvts. George j. Maurer.
%. and Albert M. Pizzi, 20, under
$500 bond each after witnesses
testified they paid the officers
money to settle traffic tickets.
Pizzi was cited by cab 6riv-
er, William L. Wye, of 3788 Foote
street NE, who swore the officer
accepted SIS from him to settle
a ticket for disobeying a hand
signal.
Another cab driver, Robert F..
Taylor, colored, 1920 Portner
place NV, told the court he
gave Maurer $40 last September
after the police officer gave him
a ticket for speeding. He said
| the officer promised the ticket
wouldn't appear on his traffic
record and that he wouldn't be
given points for the ofense.
! Pizzi and Maurer are two of
three officers of the Fourteenth
Precinct charged with bribery. A
third, Pvt. Cecil H. Perry. is al
ready awaiting grand jury action
! on the charge.
Evening star., 1954-04-23
Series Of Park Tours
Planned This Week End

The National Capital Parks
will conduct a series of tours
this week end, according to Park
Supt. Edward j. Kelly.
Tours through Dumbarton
Oaks Park will be held Sunday
between $50 and IL am. and
between l and 2:30 pm. Sun
day. Participants will gather
at the park entrance gate.
Buses chartered for a tour
along the Chesapeake g. Ohio
Canal Towpath will leave the
Capital Transit Co. Office. 1913
Fifteenth street NV. at 9 am
Sunday and will return about
5 pm.
A bird observation outing. led
by members of the District Aud
ubon Society. will be held from
7 to 9 am. tomorrow in Fort
Dupont. Participants will meet
at Ridge road and Ely street
Sc. The society also will con-
duct a bird walk at the same
time at Fort Hunt, Va, Fort
Hunt road and Mount Vernon
Memorial highway, South OF
Alexandria, Va.
Bird watchers also can meet
at 7 am. Sunday at Stop 80
Cabin John carline, Macarthur
boulevard and Walhonding road
for a trip along the C. & o
Canal. or at the entrance gate
to Dumbarton Oaks Park.
Evening star., 1954-04-23
Phone Rate Hearing
Recesses 10 Monday

The Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Co. rate increase
hearing is in recess until Mon
day.
The compapy'S petition calls
for increases that would bring
in $4.4 million in gross revenues
an average increase of 70
cents a month for each tele-
phone.
Company witnesses yesterday
reiterated their gloomy stand
that continuing imitation and
diminution of the number of
telephone installations makes
higher rates necessary.
Charles E. Sener, controller,
pointed out that the number of
installations dropped by more
than 5000 last year and is ex-
pected to decrease by another
5000 this year.
Lloyd B. Harrison, counsel for
the District Public Utilities Com
mission, which is conducting the
hearings, challenged Mr.. Sener'S
prediction. Under Mr.. Harrison's S
questioning. the witness admit
ted that the company, during
the first quarter of 1854. had a
net gain of 1921 telephone in
stallations. although the COM
pany had expected a drop of
more than 200 installations in
that period.
Nevertheless. he stuck to the
forecast of fewer telephones,
owing largely to continuing cut
backs in Federal employment.
Evening star., 1954-04-23

had the trouble with. He's dead"
Shortly afterward HOWE hid the
gun.
During their four month,
round = the clock investigation
police theorized that Mr.. Lind
stedt was the victim of a bungled
holdup. They discounted the
theory of quarrel due to racial
differences because he was known
. to have been friends in Korea
with Negro serviceman. Police
were told that the Georgia born
veteran was a devout Catholic
who used no profanity and did
not drink or smoke.
In Presence of Witnesses.
The manhunt was carried out
under constant public pressure.
Armchair detectives insisted that
this one would be easy to solve
because it happened on a we'll
lighted street in the presence
of witnesses.
But as police spread their
dragnet, it didn't look so easy.
Thirty men from the Detective
Bureau were assigned to the
case as were all precinct de-
tectives in the second and third
precincts. The entire vice squad
devoted two months to the in
vestigatlon and the juvenile
squad was still working on it.
Police Chief Robert v. Muir
ray said a tremendous num-
ber" of manhours-many of
them voluntary and without ex-
ira pay-were devoted to the
hunt. The second precinct had
nightly roundups of possible
suspects IN addition to the mass
roundups carried out by the
homicide and robbery squads.
A composite picture, which
Evening star., 1954-04-23
Mother and Children
Flee Apartment Fire;
Two Eiremen Hurt

A mother and four children
were forced to flee their three
room apartment when fire broke
out in a closet shortly before S
pm. yesterday.
Two f1remen were hurt fighting
the blaze.
Mrs. Loretta Smith. %, took
her three children and a child
belonging to her sister from the
burning apartment on the fourth
floor of 1927 Florida avenue NV.
Firemen said damage to the
apartment was extensive. Cause
of the fire had not been de-
termined.
The two firemen injured were
Sergt. j. c. Huppermann. 40. of
3917 Bruce street, Alexandria.
attached to Engine Co. 81. and
Pvt. Frank Schmatz, with Truck
Company 9. Sergt. Huppermann
suffered a back injury and was
admitted to Emergency Hospital.
Pvt. Schmatz had a cut hand
and was treated at Garfield Hos
pital and released.
Mrs. Smith said she was pre-
pairing supper when her five
year-old son. Clarence. cried out:
"Mommy. the closet is on fire."
Mrs. Smith said she took Clar-
ence, Theresa. 4, and Chester. 9
months old, out into the hallway
before returning for Perry Smith.
aged 2. her sisters child. who
was in the bathroom.
All the children's clothes and
$12 in cash we're in the closet.
Mrs. Smith said. The fire burned
out q bedroom before the firemen
brought it under control.
Evening star., 1954-04-23
Deaf institution,
Hospital Air
Fund Request
Spokesman Testify
Before Senators on
Proposed Budget

A Senate Appropriations SUBJ
committee today heard spokes-
men for Freedmen's Hospital
and the Columbia Institution for
the Deaf testify for their re-
quested appropriations for the
next fiscal year.
Freedmen'S Hospital witnesses
pointed out that their budget
for next year is $226.650 less
than money already appropri-
ated for this year.
DR.. Charles E. Burbridge, SUI
perintendent, explained that the
estimates, however. provide an
actual increase in money to be
available next year because Of
an anticipated increase of $321,-
800 in reimbursement from nom
Federal sources.
More Funds Expected.
More funds are expected, he
explained. from payments by
the District and the States for
their INDECENT patients.
Progress had been made in
obtaining contracts with coun-
ties in nearby Maryland and
Virginia. the superintendent re-
ported. whereby the States pay
for the care of patients from
those sections.
Among the improvements for
the coming year, he predicted.
would be re-opening of a pedi-
atric ward in the hospital. which
had been closed for more than
a year.
Other witnesses for the hos
pital included DR.. Paul B. Cor
nelly, medical director, and
Henry H. Baird, budget director.
The Columbia Institution for
the Deaf is making substantial
progress in it's expansion pro-
gram, the subcommittee was told
by DR.. Leonard M. Elstad, presi-
dent of Gallaudet, a unit of the
Institution.
Library Funds Needed
Needed, however. to improve
the colleges facilities, he said.
are funds for the library class
room building.
In the budget is an estimate
of $240.000 to supplement the
100000 raised by the alumni
of Gallaudet and the $4,000 re-
ceived from the Meyer Founda-
ton to construct a needed Ii
brary classroom building to cost
$350,000.
DR.. Elstad. told the subcom-
mittee that when the expansion
program is completed I'VE shall
be able to take care of between
500 and 700 students.
Evening star., 1954-04-23
Aid Payments 10 Continue
AT Present Levels

Welfare Director Gerard M.
Shea plans to continue public
assistance payments at present
levels for the remaining two
months of the current fiscal
year.
Mr.. Shea said he will ask the
Welfare Advisory Council to give
its sanction today.
Payments are now made at a
rate equal to 78 per cent OF
living costs in 1858. Increased
demands for relief payments in
recent months have shrunk
available funds to the point
where the District has had to
ask Congress to approve a $780,
600 fund transfer within the
Welfare Department.
The measure has been sped
through the House and Senate
without a dissenting vote and
now awaits joint committee con-
ference. These indications OF
fast passage have prompted Mr.
Shea to make preparations for
sending out May checks at the
same rate of payment now pre-
vailing.
Evening star., 1954-04-23
9 Policemen Get New Awards;
FHemen at 7 ire Co. Blast Cited

Nine District policemen were
honored for heroic acts during
fiscal 1853 at a luncheon today
of the Washington Board of
Trade.
| The luncheon at the May
flower Hotel also featured pres
entation of 25-year membership
certificates to 10 members of the
board.
Winners of the awards, which
are made annually to police and
firemen, were selected by the
District Commissioners Commit
tee on Awards for Valor.
Robert v. Fleming. president
of Riggs National Bank and
chairman of the committee. pre-
sented the awards. Other MEM
bers of the commissioners COM
mittee are John A. Reilly, pres
ident of the Second National
Bank, and B. M. McKelway,
editor of The Star.
No Single Commendation.
The committee failed to cite
any one man on the Fire Depart
ment for commendation, but
made special mention of the
January Is fire and explosion
at the Standard Tire & Battery
Co.. Tenth and H streets NE.
Noting the countless instances
of talor and intrepid devotion to
duty by every man there" the
committee felt it would be un-
just to single out any man for
special mention. It decided rath-
er to express it's profound trib-
ute to the many who so nobly
upheld and exemplified the great
tradition of the District of Co
lumbia Fire Department.
Winner of the top police award
was 1t. John w. Nally of the
second precinct, who received q
silver medal.
On December 27, 1852, 1t.
Nally diSarmed a man who was
threatening to shoot anyone who
approached him. His action was
taken after other policemen had
called for help. Sergt. William
M. Sanford of the Traffic Divi-
sion was given an honorable
mention for helping 1t. Nally.
Precinct Detective Herman A.
Payne of the robbery squad
was given a Bronze Bar award
for arresting a dangerous GRIM
inal on March /, 1858. The
man Detective Payne arrested
had committed a series of armed
robberies and in the course of
one of them had shot and criti-
cally wounded a policeman.
Other Awards.
Other policemen given honor
able mention awards we're:
| Pvt. John G. Myers Of No. 13
precinct, who arrested two
suspicious loiterers who were
Evening star., 1954-04-23
Senate May Take Up
Works Bill Wednesday

Senate Majority Leader Know
land said today the District pub
lie works revenue bill may be
taken up for Senate action next
Wednesday.
Ahead of it is the pending wool
support bill but the Senate has
agreed to start voting on this
measure and amendments under
a limitation of debate next Tues
day, and Senator Knowland
said he hoped that action could
be completed that day.
It was his present plan. he
told reporters, to call up the city
revenue measure the next day.
Evening star., 1954-04-23

Chief Murray said looks remark
ably like Howie, was drawn from
descriptions furnished by wit
nesses. Mrs. O'Connor studied
thousands Of rogues gallery pic
lures.
Constant digging pays off"
commented Chief Murray as he
announced the arrests.
Howie's juvenile record shows
four charges. Police said he was
charged with attempted rob-
berry in October, 1850; attempt
ed robbery in November, 1850;
being a fugitive from the Board
of Public Health Welfare in
March. 1852: and assault and
attempted robbery with another
juvenile in April, 1852.
Whites juvenile record is
lengthy, beginning when he was
8 years old. He was charged
with five cases of unauthorized
use OF an automobile, one
housebreaking, one simple as
sault, one larceny and one case
of harboring a fugitive from the
Receiving Home for Children.
White Was a Busboy.
White was working as a bus
boy at Howard University at the
time of the shooting. Howie was
not working. Both youths were
unemployed at the time of their
arrest.
Mr.. Lindstedt'S brother-in-
law, Alex M. Luchak, Al, of 900
East Esterbrook drive, AMMAN
dale, Va. said both youths ap-
peared calm and without emo
tion as they repeated their story
in front of him and Mr.. and
Mrs. O'Connor. He said White
dozed off in a chair when the
statements were completed.
Evening star., 1954-04-23
GrunewaId Goes Before
Federal Grand Jury Here

Henry w. Grunewald, known
around Washington as THE
Dutchman." was called before a
grand jury today at the U. S.
District Court for the District Of
Columbia
Neither Grunewald nor his at
torney. William H. Collins.
would discuss the reasons for
his summons, however. The
Justice Department also declined
comment.
In February the special grand
jury was reported to be looking
into Grunewald's activities, first
disclosed publicly in the 1851
House investigation of tax scan-
dals.
Evening star., 1954-04-23
Reds Registry
|Proviso Hit in
Suit by Party
Section in McCorron
Act Called Violation
Of Fifth Amendment
By Howard [. Dutkin

Provisions of the McCarran
Internal Security Act requiring
registration of members of Com
munist-action and Communist
front organizations today were
attacked as violation of the
Fifth Amendment.
The charge was made by At
torney Joseph Forer, represent
ing the Communist Party at a
hearing before three Judge tri-
bunal Of the U. S. Court of Ap-
peals for the District of CO.
lumbia.
The Communist Party is ap-
pealing from a 1853 order of the
Subversive Activities Control
Board requiring the party to
register as a Communication
organization and to open its
membership books and financial
records.
Cites Definitions.
The McCarran Act defines a
Communication organization
as one controlled by a foreign
power or organization controlling
the world Communist movement.
The world Communist move
ment is defined as" a foreign
controlled seditious conspiracy.
Citing these definitions, Mr..
Forer argued that requiring
members of the Communist
Party to be registered would vio-
late the constitutional safeguard
against Self-incrimination. If the
party fails to register the names,
he said, under the law the indi-
vidual members are required to
do so. Failure to obey can bring
jail terms and fines.
To register. the attorney said,
would be forcing individuals to
admit membership in an organ
ization defined as "traitorous.
Mr.. Forer declared acknowl-
edgement of membership would
bar one from Federal employ
n1ent and a large part of private
industry.
"If it (the Communist Party)
registers it commits suicide. If
it does not register it is mur-
dered." the attorney said. He
argued that the true purpose of
the act was not to supply the
Government with necessary in
formation, but to destroy or
force underground" organizations
designated by the control board
as Communist-action or Commu-
nist-front.
Sees Case Prejudiced.
He declared the legislative
branch had predetermined the
case without necessary judicial
procedure in assuming" that a
world Communist movement
exists.
He said the party was re-
quired to register "as an agent
of the devil" but without the
right to prove there is no devil"
The Communist Party, so far,
was the first organization to be
labeled by the Subversive Activi-
ties Control Board. Today's &C
tion is the first court case arising
from it's designation. Hearing
the appeal are Judges E. Barrett
Prettyman, David L. Bazelon and
John Danaher.
Evening star., 1954-04-23
Alexandra Boy, 7, Falls
On Freshly Laid Hot Tar

A 2-year-old boy looking at a
street-paving job in Alexandria
slipped and fell into freshly laid
hot tar today, suffering second
degree burns in the stomach and
hands.
The youngster-Robert Peter
son, son Of Marine Corps Mai.
and Mrs. Phillip Peterson, of SO
Kennedy street, Warwick Viii
lage-fell off his tricycle.. an Of
fetal at Alexandria Hospital
said. He was sent home after
treatment. Roberts father is in
Korea.
Evening star., 1954-04-23
Sergt. Sanford.

carrying loaded and cooked
pistols in their pockets.
Pvt. Harold H. Keener. of No.
6 precinct, who arrested a fleeing
armed robber.
Pvts. James A. Donohue and
Lee McInteer, of No. 6 precinct.
Both men were wounded in a
hail of gunf1re while moving in
to arrest the driver of a car
which had crashed after a speed
ing chase.
Det. Sergt. James K. Hun
ter and Probational Detective
Charles A. Mackie, who arrested
a vicious rapiSt.
Evening star., 1954-04-23
Elder for 54 Years
To Get Church Honor

DR.. Joseph r. Sizoo, professor
of religion, George Washington
University. will speak at a re-
ception at 8 o'clock tonight for
Leidy S. Depue, an elder of
Westminster Presbyterian a n
Church, Seventh and E streets
S.W.
Mr.. Depue, member of the
church since 1882 and an elder
for 54 years, is being honored by
the congregation for his years
of service.
Evening star., 1954-04-23
CoIesviIle Rummuqe Sale

The ColeSville Md Public
Health Lay Committee will hold
a rummage sale from 9 am. to
8 pm. tomorrow in the Smith
vile Recreation Center, on Fair
land road. The sale will be a
benefit for the Colesville Health
Center.
Evening star., 1954-04-23
Physicians Will Speak
At Alexundriu Assembly

The fifth annual Northern Vir-
ginia Clinical Assembly, spon-
Sored by the Alexandria Medical
Society. will be held from 10 am.
to pm. Sunday at Hunting
Towers in Alexandria.
Six physicians will discucss
medical topics, ranging from the
bad results of antibiotic therapy
to certain aspects Of heart dis
ease. The chairman will be DR..
John D. Hoyle.
Evening star., 1954-04-23
Prentiss Plans
Talk With u. 5.
On HiohWays
Will Meet Planners
In May for Accord
On Program Here

Brig. Gen. Louis w. PrentiSs,
Engineer Commissioner, will
meet during the first week in
May with Federal planning Off
cials to try to develop a single
highway program for Washing
ton.
While four agencies will be
involved in the discussion, prin-
cipal Importance will focus on
two: The District Highway De-
partment. as represented by Gen.
Prentiss. and the National Capt.
tai Planning Commission, with
Chairman Harland Bartholomew
as it's spokesman.
Both Conrad L. Wirth, direc-
tor of the National Park Serv-
ice. and Harold j Spellman,
chief of engineering for the Bu-
reau of Public Roads for this
area. are to participate, since
any highway plan for the Ma
tion'S Capital necessarily in
wolves the interests of these
agencies.
Disagree on City's Needs.
It is between the District high
way planners and the National
Capital Planning Commission
that sharpest conflict has arisen
in the past and present over the
city'S road and bridge needs.
Gen. Prentiss said the purpose
of the May meeting is to de-
termine whether the many con-
flicts between the "Compre-
hensive Plan" of the planning
commission and the program
recommended by the Washing
ton Regional Highway Commit
tee can be reconciled so that
Washington can have one high
way planning guidebook,
Late yesterday, the Engineer
Commissioner released an item
ization of the differences be-
tween the regional committees
recommended program and that
of the planning commission.
Although the general has re-
ceived statements of his high
way aides views toward the diff
ferenceS, he declined to publicize
them before the forthcoming
meeting.
Il do not want to make it
appear that we are trying this
matter in the press" Gen. Prem
tiss told reporters.
His released listing conse-
quently was non-committal,
quoting here and there iustifi-
cations from the Comprehensive
Plan published in 1850, and the
reoional committee program of
1882
Lists Main Differences.
Among the principal conflicts:
E Street Bridge-This struc-
ture. championed by the High
way Department. is anathema
to the planning commission,
which dislikeS the idea so much
that it has proposed a bridge
from. Reaches Run to East Po-
tonac Park to join the tight
cluster of Potomac River cross
ings already located there.
Inner Belt-This round-the-
downtown route should be
bounded by Rock Creek park
way, Ohio drive-Southwest free
way including a Washington
Channel crossing), Fourth and
Sixth streets NE. and Sc, and
@ and R streets NV, under the
committee plan. The planning
commission plan varies from this
by from one to nine blocks, with
especial desire for leaving Rock
Greek parkway out of the pic
ture.
Rock Creek Parkway-General
agreement between the two
plans ends where the regional
committee urges continuation of
a major highway improvement
beyond Colorado avenue NV. all
the way to the District Line.
whereas the commission would
end broad-lane road facilities in
fho 1,iciyoifu 0f Ho1OrodO oUpnlIo
Evening star., 1954-04-23

Othef Awards.
Other policemen given honor
able mention awards were:
Pvt. John G. Myers Of No. 13
precinct. who arrested two
suspicious loiterers who were
Kodiak mirror., 1954-11-13
Notice

In the United States Com missioner's Court for the Ter ritory of Alaska Third Diyi- sion, Kodiak Prec net, Before the Honorable United States Commissioners and Ex-Ofcio
 Probate Judge Thereof In the Matter of the Estate of Samuel Gilmore, also known as Sam Gilmore, Deceased.
 Probate No. 463
 Notice to Creditors Notice Is hereby given that the undersigned, Clara Helga- son, has been duly appointed and qualified by the above en- titled Court as administrative with the will annexed of the Last Will and Testament and Estate of Samuel Gilmore. also known as Sam Gilmore, de- ceased.
 All persons having claims against said estate should pre- sent them. with proper vouch : CTS attached, to administrat : rix with the will annexed at Terror Bay. Kodiak Island, A. laska, which place has been selected by said administrative as the place for the transac- tion of the business of said estate, within six months from the date hereof.
 Dated at Kodiak, Alaska, this 25th day of October, 1854. Isl Clara Helgason
 Administratratrix with the Will Annexed
Kodiak mirror., 1954-11-13
NOTICE

In rle U1.sal S;ates G n
 missionec's Court For The
 Territory of Alaska. Third 1 Division, Kodial Precinct. Before Tne Honorable United States Com missioner and Ex- 'Oficio Probate Judge Thereof | In the Natter of the Estate of i HARRY M 4HLE. also known ae HAR SY MAYLE. decease1 1 Probate tTo. 46l t@ <
 Notice To Creditors
 Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, Clara Helga- son, has been duly appointed and qualified by the above en- titled Court as administratrix with the will annexed of the Last Will and Testament and Estate of Harry Mahle, also known as Harry Mayle. de- ceased.
 All persons having claims against said estate should pre- Sent,them. with proper Vouch- CTS attached, to the said ad- ministratrix with the will an nexed at Terror Bay. Kodiak Island, Alaska, which place has been selected by said ad- micistratrix as the place for the transaction of che business of said estate, within six months from the date hereof.
 Dated at Kodiak, Alaska, this 25th day of October, 1854.
 Isl Clara Helgason Administratrix with the will annexed
Kodiak mirror., 1954-11-13
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