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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-16

Edward ]. Pope. retired Navy
lieutenant commander, ex-Amer-
lean Amateur Union official and
Ia resident Of Arlington since
1913, died last week at Bethesda
Naval Hospital. He was So.
For more than IL years
Comdr. Pope was a member oil
the Cleveland (Ohio) boxing
commission and the Cleveland
AAU swimming and boxing COM
mittees.
While at Ohio State Univer-
sity, his son. Thomas A. Pope,
held the Junior national diving
championship as welt as nu-
merous other swimming marks.
Edward Pope. jr., a former Yale
student. was a member Of that
schools Acknowledgement relay
team and the Yale baseball team.
Comdr. Pope was born in Hart
ford. Conn. From l943 until
his retirement in 1851, he was
attached to the Nays Bureau
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Royal Cutter, 81,
Stage Manager

NEW YORK, Sept. Is [P.-
Royal Cutter, veteran Broadway
stage manager, died yesterday al
the age of 81.
Early in his theatrical career
Mr.. Cutter had been associated
with George Lederer, Richard
earle. the Aborn Opera Co., and
Arthur Hammerstein.
For the last 40 years he has
been stage manager for Russell
Janney productions. Until his
illness several weeks ago, he had
been busy casting Frontier
Americana" a new Janney oper-
eta production.
Mr.. Cutter had managed such
productions for Janney as "Tha
Vagabond King" in New York
and London. "Marjolaine," with
Peggy Wood and Lenox Pawle
and "Sancho Panza," with Otis
Skinner. Mr.. Cutter was a
bachelor.
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International Paper
To Expand Big Mill

NEW YORK. Sept. 16 P.-
Directors of International Paper
Co. authorized yesterday the
spending of an additional $18
million for expansion of a new
mill still under construction at
Mobile. Ala.
John H. Human. chairman,
said that when the expansion
program is completed, the Mo-
bile plant will cost about $3e
million and will be the worlds
largest paper manufacturing
mill.
The company expects about
1875 persons to be employed at
the mill in the summer of 1856.
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Iowa Formers Ask
Oustinq of Benson

CORNING, Iowa, Sept. 16 (P)
"A group Of 500 southwest Iowa
farmers joined here last might In
Ia protest meeting which q
spokesman said was designed to
get farmers a fair share of the
national income and to get rio
of Secretary of Agriculture Ezra
Taft Benson.
Mr.. Benson was the principal
target Of the meeting, the second
in the area this week sponsored
by Jay Lohgry of Corning, re-
tired farmer and feed salesman
Mr.. Lohgry told the farmers
efforts will be made to hold SIM
liar meetings in. each of Iowa's
80 counties to form a Statewide
protest group. It's goal will be te
send q delegation to Washington
to seek Federal help in raising
farm prices.
Farmers from Adams, Taylor
Union, Montgomery and Cas-
counties attended last nights
meeting.
Mr.. Lohgry was applaudeo
when he suggested that Every
one here write a letter to Benson
and ask him to resign"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-16
Civitun Clubs Back
Fitness for Youth

Four Civitan clubs IN nearby
Virginia are expected to act next
week on resolutions supporting
President Eisenhower's Physical
Fitness for Youth Conference to
be held in Denver, Colo. Sep
TENDER q and %.
The Mount Vernon Club will
meet on Monday. the Arlandria
Club Tuesday. the Alexandria
Club Wednesday and the Falls
Church Club on Thursday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-16
Prof. Counts Named
Liberal Party Head

NEW YORK, Sept. Is R.-
George S. Counts, professor
emeritus of education at Column
bia University, has been chosen
to head the Liberal Party.
The party's State Committee
last night selected the 65-year-
old DIR. Counts to succeed Adolph
A. Berle. jr.. who resigned last
July.
DR.. Counts, who has been q
vice chairman of the party, is
IA native of Kansas, married, and
has two daughters. He ran I'M
successfully for the United States
Senate on the Liberal ticket In
1852.
He was an education adviser
to Gen. Douglas Macarthur In
Japan in 1916. From 1948 to 1856
he was a member of the Full
bright Committee on the inter-
national exchange of scholars
DR.. Counts also is a former ma
tional president Of the AFI
American Federation of Teach
Iers.
The, committee also elected
two new vice chairmen-John C.
Bennett. dean of Union Theo-
logical Seminary, and Paul R.
Hays, Columbia University law
professor.
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Comp Springs Man
Dies of Auto Injury

Jesse Robert Brown. "a, oil
1888 Middleton lane, Camp
Springs. Md. died today in Cas-
ualty Hospital from injuries suf-
fered in an automobile accident
on September /, Prince Georges
County Police reported.
Police said Mr.. Brown was
fatally injured when his car hit
Ia tree after running of the
road on Route 5 at st. Barnabas
road.
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dent Of the Holy Name Society al
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic
Church in Bethesda. When h
died, he was a member of the
Holy Name Society at Blessed
Sacrament Church and the
Knights of Columbus.
Survivors are his wild o W
Catherine c.; a son. Robert j.
of 1858 South Abingdon street
Arlington, Va; two daughters
Miss Barbara C. Mersch of the
home address, a teacher at Oul
Lady Of Lourdes School. ant
Miss Elizabeth L. Mersch, 8
novitiate at st. Mary of ths
Spring Convent in Columbus
Ohio, and two brothers, ALFRED
w., of 5504 Twenty-sixth avenue
Hillcrest Heights, Md. and Clar.
ence Mersch of Washington.
Requiem mass will be held al
$50 am. Monday in Blessed
Sacrament Catholic Chur C h
Western avenue and Quesads
street NV. Burial will be in st
Mary's Catholic Cemetery.
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lRoIph L. Subin, rs,
Retired Realty Man

Ralph L. Sahin. T6. Q resident
Of Washington for 40 years, died
yesterday at his home. 5000 Gar
field street NV, after q long
illness.
Mr.. Sabin was born in Ne
|braska and was a 1902 graduate
|of the University Of Nebraska.
Shortly after graduation he
entered the real estate and in
|vestment business in Washing
ton. He had retired nine years
ago.
He is survived by his widow,
Anna S.; a son, DR.. Hilbert s.
|Sabin OF 1908 lockwood park
way; three sisters, Mrs. Fred
|erick Buckley, Miss Hazel Sabin
and Mrs. Earl Marvin, all of Be-
|atrice, N. Oak.
Service will be held at 1880
am. at Gawler's funeral home
tomorrow. Burial, which will be
private, will be in Rock Greek
Cemetery.
The family has asked that
contributions be made to Chill
|dren's Hospital in lieu Of flowers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-16
Noted Spy 'odette
Sued for Divorce

LONDON. Sept. Is R.-The
storybook romance of the World
War II spy, "Odette," and the
British officer she saved from the
Nazis is on the rocks.
Capt. Peter Churchill has filed
suit for divorce from the former
Mrs. Odette SAMSON, naming q
correspondent identified only as
Hallowes. Listing Of the suit
indicated Mrs. Churchill would
not contest 1t.
Mr.. Churchill and the French
born Mrs. SAMSON met while
both were serving as British
spies in occupied France and
she helped him escape from the
Gestapo. Later she was cap
Itured, tortured and imprisoned.
After her release in 1945 she
was awarded the George Cross.
IBritain's highest civilian decora-
ton, and the French Legion of
Honor. A movie also was based
on her wartime experiences. q
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Victor S. Mersch, So, Dies;
Clerk of u. S. Tax Court

Victor s. Mersch, SO. clerk OF
the United States Tax Court
died yesterday in Suburban Hos
pital. He lived at 3615 Quesada
street NV.
Mr.. Mersch was formerly reg
lister of wills for the District and
on the faculty Of Georgetown
University Law School.
A native of Cincinnati. Ohio,
Mr.. Mersch got his college de-
gree from Notre Dame Univer-
sity and was graduated from
Georgetown Law School in 1928
1t was at Georgetown that he
did his first legal writing. He
was associate editor in 1922 OF
the Law Journal of Georgetown
He received his bachelor OF
arts degree from George WASH
lngton University in 1925 and
his master Of laws degree in
1929.
Mr.. Mersch was first deputy
register Of wills when he wrote
Probate Practice in the District
of Columbia" in 1899. Later he
wrote a second volume. Mr..
Mersch entered the field Of law
as secretary and law clerk to
the late District Court Justice
A. A. Hoehling. Afterwards he
entered the active practice of
law before becoming deputy
register Of wills in 1927.
In 1912, he became register
of wills to replace Theodore F.
Cogswell. who accepted q COM
mission in the Army's Trans
portation Corps. When Mr..
Cogswell returned in 1916. Mr..
Mersch resumed his duties as
deputy.
Mr.. Mersch resigned that posi-
ton in June. 1916. to accept an
appointment as clerk Of the Tax
Court.
From 1910 until several years
ago. Mr.. Mersch was on the
Georgetown University School
of Law faculty.
Mr.. Mersch was formerly presi-
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Dratha

WEST. BENJAMIN r. DICK. On
Wednesday. September Il. 1865, BEN
New Hampshire ave. NV He is sur
yiyed by his beloved wife, Rosa M
West: two children. Benjamin.. Jr, and
Judith West; six brothers. Thomas L.
Joseph and Lloyd Turner; two sisters
Willena Turner and MrS. Virginia
RILEY. He also is survived by many
other relatives and friends. He i
the son Of the late Mary Turner
Friends may cali at the W. H. Bacon
Funeral Home, 1722 7th st. NV,
after l pm. Sunday, September Is,
where services will be held on Mon
gay. September 10. At 1890 pm
Interment Arlington National Cemetery
lSs
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|Sergt. Howell Rites
Held at Arlington

Funeral services were held at
Arlington Cemetery today for
Marine SiSergt. Frederick D.
Howell. who was killed Septem-
Der 6 in a tractor accident al
Camp Pendleton, Calf.
Sergt. Howell. SO. formerly
lived with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lee Howell. at 1861 Raum
street NE. He was born in
Lynchburg. Va. and came to the
District with his parents in 1928
He enlisted in the Marine
Corps in September. 1912. and
saw 20 months of action in the
South Pacific during World War
II. He was discharged in 1945
and re-enlisted in 1913. He
served in Korea two years.
Besides his parents, Sergt.
Howell is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Villa D. Howell. of Barstow
Calf.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-16
ACCORD Ends Strike
AT Standard Brands

Standard Brands, Inc, and
the CLIO Brewery Workers set.
tied differences yesterday, end
ing a three-day strike at the
company's vinegar and yeast
manufacturing plant here.
The plant is at Twenty sixth
street and Bladensburg road
NE. It was struck Monday
afternoon.
A union spokesman said the
company had refused to arbi.
trate an accumulation" Of
grievances" Settlement was
negotiated after workers at q
company plant in Peekskill.
N. Y. called sympathy strike.
A company official here said
the issues were settled to the
mutual satisfaction Of both par
ties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-16
ICopt. Bill Lowford,
First Airline Pilot

BExHHL, England, Sept. 16
R.-Capt. Bill Lawford. 10,
who claimed to have been the
first civil airline pilot. died yes
terday.
In 1919 Lawford piloted a
small De Havilland plane at the
Inauguration of London-Paris
service. He took off at Houns-
low and landed at LIE Bourget,
outside Paris. "a hours later,
averaging 100 miles an hour.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-16
Mrs. AmeIiu Nicholson,
Wife of UAL Official

DENVER. Sept. Is P.-Mrs.
Amelia Nicholson. 81. wife of
the Assistant to the president of
United Air Lines official, died
Wednesday at a Denver hospital
five days after undergoing ma
ior surgery.
Her husband is Edward D.
Nicholson, son of Samuel D.
Nicholson. who served in the
United States Senate from Col
orado from 1921 until his death
in 1928.
Mrs. Nicholson was a native
of Lebanon, Tenn, the daughter
of the late Mr.. and Mrs. Fac
Taliaferro. She was married to
Mr.. Nicholson in 1924.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-16
DEATHS REPORTED
tProm the D. C. Health Department


Irene Barnes. 49, 4910 Hagan I'd. SIC.
Alma Parham. so, 2039 New Hampshir
ave. NV
William Coils, n. TIT .oslethorpe st
NV
Reno Moscatelli, rs, Ali st. ne.
Anopolis Biting, rs, East Riverdale, Md
Bernard MeKeever. 73. 1924 Porter st
NV.
Norman Botbitt, 72. 72e Tewkesbury pl
NV.
Garrett Clute, SO, 452 Delafield pl. "
Antonio Pezzano, 81. Is Sheridan st. ne
May Hayes, 81. 1901 Massachusetts, ave
NV.
Nora 5igatoosc, 65, Knoxville. Md.
Harvey Cobb, "a, Potomac, Nd
Michael Pirrone, 80 Arlington Va
Jill Murphy. infant, Silver Spring, Md.
Alice Smith. A., 1915 Seaton pl. NV.
Lunas Michel. As, Haiti.
Goldie Wade, "A, 1877 Linden st. ne.
BenzeneI Crowner, Is, Az 3rd ST. n v
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-16

BECK. ELIZABETH BETSY. In low.
I II,szAAI BETSY BECK. Who
today. September 10. 1858.
Or. Lord. keep green the grave
That Lies beneath the wide and starry
Keep sweet the sleep and give her rest.
Whose hands are folded over her breast.
Not dead to US who loved her.
Not lost out gone before;
She lives with US in memory
And will forevermore.
Sadly missed by
HER CHILDREN. GRETCHEN AND
KRRL. AND GRANDMOTHER.
CHANDLER, MARGARET NJ. In loving
M MRsEs e our gear cz zts sna m0'a sho
passed away one year ago today. Sep
TENDER 10. 1854.
A.. year has passed since that sad day
When the one we loved was called
God took her home. 1t was His will,
But in our hearts she liveth still
DAUGHTER. SON AND HUSBAND. j.
HOLLEY, JOHN NORRIS: In .lovine
father, JOHN NORRIS HoLLEY. who
PP Pas a. a ,sag hve years ago. septem-
Loving memory never dies
As years roll on and days 60 by:
Deep In our hearts a memory Is kept
OF the one we love and will never
DEvoTEED H'' WIFE AND CHILDREN. .
MILLENSON, HELEN HANDEN. In low
mother. HELEN HANDEN MrLLENsoE'
who passed away two years ago today.
Always dear In our memory.
Your kindness. your devotion, your
love for family and humanity, your
OF you will serve forever as q monu-
JOSEPH MILLENsoN. ROY H. MIL
MONTAGUE, JAMES. a tribute Of love
a and s dsySsion to The memory ;r Of , our
TAGUE. who left US SIX years ago
today, September 10. l949.
You left Q beautiful memory.
A sorrow too great to be told:
But to US who loved and lost you.
Your memory will never grow old.
Our wh thoughts s' of Of you win never fade
Your memory. as the brighteest star.
WIFE AND CHILDREN
PROCTOR. WALTER NJ. In loving mem
OK 81 dear pnd husband v and father II
this, life three years ago today. Sep
TENDER 10. 1852.
Time takes away the edge of srief
But memories turn back every leaf
Sadly missed by
WIFE AND CHILDREN
SCOTT, DOROTHY II. In memory Of
9Sr eelpysd POthsr ana Erssndmother
away, one year ago today. September
1t was one year ago today
That you so quietly stole away:
A day we never will forget.
When God stepped in and took the
Your smile. your love. we'll always
VIII be in our hearts like a burning
Our as sssft Is viii " be heavy as the
But we know you are resting with your
oSSS 1PaAUdHTER. soN-IN-LAw
SCOTT. DOROTHY II. In loving re-
membrance of our. loved one, DORO-
year age today, September rs, 1854
Somewhere above this troubled world
Safe beyond all grief and care.
God grant some day We meet her
there. THE FAMILY.
WHITFIELD. FREDERICK Z. In sad but
ERICK Il. WHITFIELD, who passed
away one year ago today. September
10, 1854.
My heart cannot tell how miss you
And lips do not know what to say
Only God knows the feelings
Which hide under my smiles today.
miss your smile. your loving ways
The memory OF those happy days;
Beautiful thoughts are all / have left
OF the one I have loved and shall
YogR, LSoyINd WIFE. MINTIE R.
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DR.. Charles Solomon,
Authority on DRUGS

NEW YORK. Sept. Is (P.-
DR. Charles Solomon, recognized
las an authority on drugs and
internal medicine, died yesterday
LOT heart attack at his Brook
lynn home. He was SO.
DR.. Solomon supervised the
writing of two books which have
become standard in hospital
work and in medical libraries,
Hospital Dietary Manual" and
Hospital Formulary." The lat
tier a compilation Of" approved
drugs.
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Edward }. Pope, Retired
Navy Officer, Sport Devotee

lof Ships. After his retirement
he worked one year with the
IRenegotiation Board.
Comdr. Pope was a member OF
the Knights of Columbus, the
Retired Officers Association, the
Military Order of World Wars
and the National Association of
Accountants.
Besides his sons, he is sur
Ivived by his widow Mrs. Mary
Pope, of 1401 South Barton
street. Arlington.
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Special Delivery

ALBUQUERQUE, N. Mex. W1.
1t finally got here. A letter
from the South African Gold
Coast to a trailer company here
was addressed originally to AL
buquerque, England. The Inter-
national Postal Union in London
pencilled a notation, "Try New
Mexico, U. S. A."-and sure
enough 1t arrived.
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Syracuse Alumni Plan
FumiIy Picnic Sunday

The Syracuse Alumni Club Of
Washington will hold a family
picnic, rain or shine, at the
ILynbrook Recreation area in
Bethesda, Md, at 3 pm. Sunday
j. Morgan Smith, president.
said the club would be host to
Syracuse University students
from the Metropolitan Area.
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Garn nf Chunks

BIRCH, CLARENCE L. The devoted wife
Of CLARENCE L. BIRCH wishes 10
express her appreciation to relatives
and friends for their expressions Of
sympathy cards and floral offerings
duFing her recent bereavement.
MRS. NJ. BIRCH,
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munication Of The New Jeru.
salem Lodge, No. 8. P. A
A. M, will be held at the
Masonic Temple. 18th st
and New York ave. NV, or
Saturday. September II
1855. at ] pm. for the
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COLLIER, WILLIAM Z. On Thursday
September 10, 1855. at Wash.
A@SA ington, D. c., WILLIAM E
AEsTA COLLIER. member OF Colum-
III ES|T III bia Typographical Union, No
ECHt2 M IOI, and the Secretary
VNE[y Chapel. Remains resting a.
<R~ the S. H. Hines Co. Funera
uo1n. 29Oi l4th st. NV. Services
IN the above funeral home on Satur'
day, September II, at IL am. Mem,
hers Of the union are invited to attend
the funeral services. Interment Glen
"o'0 JOSEPH z. Inns. Secretary.
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MERsCH, VICTOR s. On Thursday.
pital. VICTOR S. MERsCH OF 1918
0uesada st NV, beloved husband OF
Catherine c. Mersch, father OF Robert
j.. Barbara c. and Elizabeth l.. Mersch:
brother of Alfred and Clarence Mersch.
Funeral from the Collins Funeral Home.
1891 14th st. NV, on Monday, Sep
TENDER 10. at 8 am. REQUIEM mass
at the Shrine of the Most Blessed
Sacrament at $3.50 Am. Interment
st. Mary's Cemetery. Is
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MEDLoCK. ELIZABETH LIZZIE, SIT

TON. On THURSDAY, September -
1865. Mrs. ELIZABETH tLIzzIE) SIT.
TON MEDLOCK of 332 Commerce St
Alexandria. Va. Notice Of funeral later
West ST.. Alexandria. Va, or TIE
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IGLEHARI

purpose Of attending the funeral Of
our late brother. J. EDGAR IGLEHART
JAMES T. BROOKS, Master.
LINTON. AMELIA C. On Wednesday.
September IA, 1855, ct the residence
AMELIA {. LINTON. mother Of Mrs.
Rose l.. Kaden and sister Of Mrs.
der and Fred c. Wander of New York
She also is survived by three grand
daughtMs. Funeral services at the
Saffell Funeral Home, ATS Fl st. NV,
on Saturday September IL. 81 $3.50
am. Requiem mass at ST. Marys
Church at 10 am. Relatives and
friends invited. Interment St. Mary's
Cemetery. 16
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SABN, RALPH
SOWERBUTTS, ANNA n, or

sylvania ave Sc, on September IA,
1855, beloved mother of Mrs. Virginia
E. and Robert r. Garretson. Services
at Chambers Funeral Home, 3O72 M
st. NV. on Saturday. September ~,
at $50 pm. Interment Andrew
Chapel Va.
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temher Is, 1885, at her residence. ~
BETTE N MOTIF. beloved wife OF 1t.
Col. Leslie L. Motz and mother of
Charles N Motz and Sharon l.. Motz.
She also is survived by her parents.
Arz. Memorial services. Tucson, Ariz.
In lieu OF flowers, friends are invited
to make contributions in Mrs. MotZ'
name TO the library fund OF Stanford
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NEW YORK.

NEW YOHh.
When honeymooning Arnold
and Helen Canton bought their
first dog, a cocker spaniel. in
Bermuda. in 1916. they named
him Roger. They never dreamed
that. the pup would lead to a
visit from the Duke and Duchess
of Windsor. Truth being stran-
ger than fiction. that's exactly
what happened. The Cantons'
love for their first puppy per-
suaded them to buy a pug dog,
which they named Worried Will
lie. A few months later the little
fellow was killed by an automo-
bile. The distraught young cou-
pie went back to Cold Spring,
N Y. kennels of Mrs. Doherty
explained the tragedy and she
gave them another pug dog with
a name longer than himself,
Oh. Pugvilles Golden Victor.
The little fellow was destined
to become famous in dogdom.
Entered at last February's West
minister Kennel Club show in
Madison Square Garden. the pug
attracted the attention of the
Duchess of Windsor. She told the
Cantons that one day she and
the Duke would visit them in
Great Neck, This week, in a
driving rainstorm, the Duke and
Duchess arrived at the Canton
home, sat on the floor and
played with the dogs, drank the
special tea which Helen Canton
had bought for the Duke, viewed
the trophy room, inspected the
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4 Ordered Held
In Yokinq Case

Four men. charged in the at
tempted robbery of Mrs. Annie
Potbury. n, near the YWCA,
waived preliminary hearing be-
fore United States Commissioner
Cyril S. Lawrence yesterday and
were ordered held for action of
the grand jury.
Bond for two of the men,
Robert l.. Catlin, q, of the 200
block of Eighth street NE. and
Glenn H. Wisecarver, 80. of the
800 block of c street NE, was
set at $4,000 each.
Leonard Layman. SO, alse of
the 800 block of c street NE,
and Huston H. Tickle. 80. of the
200 block of A street NE, were
placed under $500 bond each.
The four were charged spe-
officially with assault with intent
to commit robbery. Mrs. Pot
bury suffered a broken pelvis
and elbow on Feb. Is, when
she was yoked and thrown to
the ground near sFarragut
Square by two men. Her purse
was not taken.
Mrs. Potbury, who has been
a housekeeper at Strong Resi-
dence Hall, YWCA. since it
opened nearly 20 years ago, was
present at the Commissioners
Office. She was in a wheel chair,
but said she walks "a little
now every day. She was not
called on to testify.