Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-08
Hotel Operator
Is Others Held
lin -Four Raids
DisorderIy House,
GumbIing, Obscene
Literature CHARGED

A Montgomery County hotel
operator was charged with run
ming a disorderly house late Sat-
urday as county detectives made
seven arrests in four separate
morals raids.
In the three other raids, a Be-
thesda restaurant owner was ar
rested on two gambling charges
and two newsstand operators
were accused of selling obscene
literature.
The entire detective squad at
Silver Spring participated in the
hotel arrests. Charged were Ber-
nard j. Klatch, so, owner of the
bar and restaurant license at the
Forest Glen Hotel near the For
est Glen annex to Walter Reed
Army Hospital, and Earl Baer,
40, who was in the process OF
becoming the bar and restaurant
licensee, police said.
Four Counts Lodged
Capt. G. w. Linthicum, hea6
of county detectives, said a po-
lice undercover agent q month
ago arranged a rendezvous with
a woman through Klatch. Pc.
lice said the four counts against
the hotel operator were operat-
ling a disorderly restaurant, OPP
erating q disorderly bar. failing
Ito keep proper hotel records anc
procuring.
He was released under $2,50(
bond pending a hearing August
I29, when charges in all four raids
are scheduled to be heard. Baer
charged with operating a dis.
orderly restaurant. was released
under $500 bond.
Two hours after the hotel ar
rests, detectives moved in on the
restaurant and the newsstands
In Bethesda, Rudolph Aron
I68. was charged with selling anc
Having obscene literature at hi
stand in the TACO block Of Wis
consin avenue. His bond was Sc
at $500.
New Law Used
A Silver Spring newsstand op
orator, Steve D. Maragousis. 81
was charged under a new Mary
: land law. He was accused o
, selling or keeping with inten
to sell lewd and indecent litera
= ture to juveniles under Is. Hi
bond was set at $500.
Capt. Linthicum said thu
breakdown on the sale Of in
decent literature should be taker
as a warning" to other news
stand operators who may hav,
improper books or magazines or
sale.
l Alleged betting on the scores
in a pinball machine was TIT
basis for charges against So
Basin, "a, of the $500 block o.
Sundale drive, Silver Spring
owner Of Basins Grill in the
TACO block Of Wisconsin avenue
Bethesda.
Basin was charged with set
ting up and maintaining a gam
ing table and playing a game OF
chance for money.
| Entrapment Mentioned
/ Mr.. Basin, the restaurant
owner. said a police undercovel
man spent considerable time" in
the restaurant during a month
getting very friendly with every
one"
/ Mr.. Basin said the validity Of
the charges involved the "ques.
ton of whether entrapment i:
good law" He said no payoff:
ARE made on the pinball machine
but that occasionally friendly
wagers are made on the pinbal
scores. He said he was charged
with playing the pinball machine
land making a small wager with
the plainclothesman on July 26.
i Also charged with gaming for
money was Joseph w. Tillman
%. Of RID No. 4. Bethesda. who
was released under $l02.50 COL
lateral, and a man, held under
the same charge and collateral
who was identified only as Keith
Briggs. Capt. Linthicum said the
restaurant has been under sur
vejllance for q month