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AUCTION SALES tcens. J

REAL ESTATE AUCTION. Saturday.
April 21st at . PM. on Route
2l0, Indianhead Highway. 10 miles
from D. C.-3 two-bedroom homes
with. improvements and Is build
ing lots will be sold to the highest
bidder. The owner reserves the
right to reject any bid. The houses
terms. E.. F BEACH REAL ES-
TATE, and auctioneer, 4935 Liv-
inRstone Rd. Sc, LO. 1925
Ewes, RE. 5-7777. -2l
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FRANCIS J. RACIoPPI, Attorney
National Press Bldg.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
Tor the District of Columbia, Hold
ing Probate Court-No. Sg,S39,
Administration. This is to Give
Notice: That the subscriber, OF
the District Of Columbia has OBJ
tanned from the Probate Court of
the District Of Columbia. Letters
TeStamentary on the estate OF
William A Owen. late of the Dis
trict Of Columbia, deceased. All
person having claims against the
deceased are hereby warned to
exhibit the same. with the vouchers
thereof; legally authenticated, to
the subscriber. on or before the
lst day Of October, AID. 1855:
otherwise they may by law be ex-
cluded from all benefit of said
estate; Given under my hand
FRANK T9th day Ho # MarsS. 19 1924
Rhode Island Ave. NV. (Seal.)
Attest: THEODORE COGSWELL,
Register Of Wills for the District
Of Columbia. Clerk Of the Probate
Court. ap4,11.1S
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AUTO SALESMAN
USED CARS

have one opening for a neat,
aggressive man who has desire to
make good money. Daily floor time,
good pay plan. transportation fur
nlshed; will train good man. APP
FRANK SMALL, JR., INC.
1888 Good Hope Rd. Sc.
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ADAM A. WESCHLER q SON
AuetiOneerS.

UNITED STATES MARSHAL 9 SALE
Or IMPROVED REAL ESTATE BY
virtue OF Writ OF Execution issued
out OF the Clerks Once OF the
United States District Court tor the
District OF Columbia and to me dI-
rected. / will sell by public auction
Tor cash In front oil the West En-
trance OF the Court House on John
Marshall Place NV, Washington
d, c., on Friday. April ~, 1856.
at = O'Clock PM. all OF the right,
title ana interest OF the defendant,
Margaret r. Tucker in the follow
ing described real estate In the
District OF Columbia to-wit: Lot
500 in Square bl79 improved by
a two-story and basement semi
detached brick store and dwelling
known as No. 1910 Deane ave.
NE. seized and levied upon as
property OF the Defendant, Mar
saret r. Tucker and sold to salts
~ q judgement at Law No. M. c.
2l63-65. in favor OF James o.
Holmes. Plaintiff. CARLTON @
BEALL, United States Marshal in
and for the District OF Columbia
mh3l -apl ,2.3,4, g, 7,S,9,l0,ll.
10 IA IA
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ACCOUNTING CLERK

IRAINEE
Immed. opening in commercial ho-
tel for young man in early eos;
knowledge of tipping and adding
machine Apply personnel dept,
AMBASSADOR HOTEL, l424 K st.
N VI
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BODY AND FENDER MAN 10 work
IN modern body shop, very good
proposition for reliable man; must
De experienced and well recon-
ANGLE MoToRs. 80i0 Rhode
B tSIS9d AS SYs' FRRiSSDER MAN. white,
pe qs &C. s aSe pf re Ssd She eh
record and references. Night shift,
5-day, 4S-hour week. Wages. S2.14
per hour plus 06 cost OF living
bonus and 10 night premium;
overtime otter 40 hours. write
B sUS KEEP S'I ase so.4o. familiar
with plumbing and heating busi-
ness: full charge experience: start
5000 up. No req fee. MANAGE
MENT coNsuLTANTs, INC, suite
BooKkEEPERs-.ASe 25-35. . are
gisSsSsS $do i No see ; sSper MRN
AtGiEfM fESSi 'V cjoNg Isl Us nc.
.uiie 800 1905 @ 81, NV
BOOkKEEPER - Chief bookkeeper
for collection agency: bookkeeping
machine experience desirable. Send
resume OF experience and salary re-
qussted 70 HAROLD J. BoBYs,
BOOKKEEPER and assistant credit
msnaser. ALEX BUILDING sup.
PLIES, TIE $4,000 lis
BOOKKBEPER, full ehRrse. construc-
ton. good future, 70 $500. POTQ-
MAC EMPL., 1874 Wilson Blvd,
BrLLDozER OPERATORS. rubber
tire pan operators, front-end loader
operators Apply INTERSTATE Elk.
CAvATORS. INC 54OA Edmonston
I'd RiysrdAlS. AP. 1-77e7. ewes,
10. b-5i3o. go
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LEGAL NOTICES
AUGUSTA HANLON BROWN,
Attorney, 3O6 McLaehlen Rank Ride

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
for the District of Columbia, Hold
ing a Probate urt.--Estates Of
Lavinia x. Vieth, Deceased. No.
9O,oS2, Administration Docket 1888.
Application having been made
herein for probate OF the last will
and testament of said deceased,
and for letters testamentary on
said estate, by Dorothy Ouesada,
1t is ordered this 18th day of April,
AID. 1856, that William H. Vieth,
Barbara Harder, and all others
concerned, appear in said Court
on Monday, the 2Sth day OF May,
AID. 1856, at 1000 O'Clock AM,
to show cause why such applica-
ton should not be granted. Let no.
tice hereof be published In the
WASHINGTON Law Reporter" and
The. Evening star" once in each
Of three successive weeks before
the return day herein mentioned,
the first publication to be not less
than thirty days before said return
day. Witness. the Honorable BO-
LITHA ]. LAWS. Chief Judge Of
said Court, this 10th day Of April
AID. 1866. (SealO Attest: JOHN w,
FOLLIN, Deputy REGISTER OF wills
Tor the District of Columbia, Clerk
OF the Probate Court.
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JOHN W. JACKSON. Attorney.
Investment Building,
WaahiuRtOn n e.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
for the District of Columbia. Hold
ing Probate Court. NO. seal 5,
Administration. --This is to Give
Notice: That the subscriber. OF
the state Of Maryland has obtained
from the Probate Court OF the
District OF Columbia. Letters Of
Administration on the estate of
Anne c. Miller. late Of the District
Of Columbia, deceased, All persons
having claims asainst the deceased
are hereby warned TO exhibit the
same. with the vouchers thereof,
legally authenticated. TO the sub
scriber. on or before the Goth day
OF September. AID, 1856; other;
wise they may by law be excluded
from all benefit OF said estate
Given under my hand this 9th
day Of April 1856. RICHARD G.
CONGDON, 3S04 Leland Street,
Chevy Chase, Nd; Seal Attest;
JOHN W FOL.L1N. Deputy Regis.
ter Of Wills for the District Of
Columbia. Clerk Of the Probate
Court. apll.1S,25
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T SEHMF1N, , EbESEE EI Ei.SIn.E:

1866 National Press Bldg.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
for the District OF Columbia. Hold
ing Probate Court NO. 90,022,
Administration; - This Is 10 Give
Notice. That the subscriber, OF the
District Of Columbia has obtained
from the Probate Court OF the
District OF Columbia. Letters Tesla
mentary on the estate OF Eugene
c. Crittenden. late Of the District
OF Columbia, deceased All persons
having claims against the deceased
are hereby warned to exhibit the
same with the vouchers thereof,
legally authenticated. 70 the sub
scriber, on or before the Sth day
OF october. AID. 1886 otherwise
they may BY law be excluded from
all benefit OF said estate Given
under my hand this 9th day OF
April. 1855. NORMA 8, CRITTEN-
DEN, Ills Lanicr Pl. NV seal }
Attest. THEODORE COGswELL.
Register NJ Wills for. the District
o. Columbia. Clerk Of the Probate
Court. apii.lS.25
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ARTIST

APPLIANCE REPAIRMAN, GE major
appliances; car furnished must be-
experienced salary and bonus
DOWD'S, AIS Conn. ave pa
ASPHALT FOREMAN. experienced.
white: old line company. year.
round employment. Call TIE 6-5432
between p am and - moon -
BOOKKEEPER; expert
enced in double entry and able 10
type. Must have own transporta-
wa io n0a appo Mni an"is' Wois Tie
ASST. COLLECTION MGR, perma-
nent position with installment fur
niture Arm. Car necessary. Salary
based on experience. Some knowl-
edge OF credit business desirable.
See MR. THOMAS, 1881 9TH st NV.
ASSISTANT for receiving and ware
house work. Age 30-45 yrs. 40;hr,
wk Phone DU. 1904 for appoint
mpnt Ia
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THOS. J. OWEN 4 son, Auctioneers
iii E st. NV.

sToRY Ro 5is sR1c csluf p@E1 ING
BENG KNOWN AS PREMISES
NUMBER 641 EYE STREET
BY virtue OF a certain deed of trust
auly recorded, in LiDer No. 1882,
Folio 3oS Ell sea-, of the land rec
ords OF the District. Of Columbia,
and at the request of the party Sc
cured thereby, the undersigned
trustees will sell, AZ public auction
DAY. THE THiRTTETH DAY OF
APRIL, AID, 1856. AT TWO!
O'CLOCK PM, the following de-
IN the District OF Columbia, and
DESIGNATED as and being Lot num-
bered Thirty-one t3D, in Theodore
a. Harding's subdivision OF lots I'M
Square numbered Eight Hundred
Fifty-eight 1S5Sl, as per plat re-
the Office OF the Surveyor for the
District OF Columbia, except the
rear 3 feet Of said lot. Together
with q right OF way of record.
Terms: Sold subject to q prior build
ing association deed OF trust for
approximately S6,S4S.11.. further
particulars of which viii be an
nounced at time of sale: the pur-
paid in, cash, A deposit OF $500. 90
required, Conveyancing. recording,
ETC.. at purchaser cost. Adjust
ments made as of date OF sale
Terms to be complied with within
thirty days, otherwise deposit for
felted and the property may be
advertised and resold at the dis
erection of the trustees.
WILLIAM J. ROSENTHAL, vi
HOWARD BERNSTEIN,
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BAKERS

tWHITEl
FOR RICHMOND, VA.
men. Must be good on pastry. Good
salary. meals and uniforms fur
nished Insurance and paid vaca-
tionS Apply in person to
MR.. S. w. BECKER
SIC st. NV. 3rd Floor 30
BAR MAN, white, beer. wine, sea-
food. nightwork, 6 nights wk., q
1850; STD Wk and meals. No
phone calls. Apply in person. 1910
wanted for summer
season, resort hotel; exper.; good
refs. required NO 7-5913. lie
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ADM. ASSISTANT

,:oung man. 21-30. for an admin
dept, OF an expanding life insurance
company. Prefer degree in business
administration or economics, will
consider advanced night student ma
jorinE in this field. Apply person.
mel ONCE. 3rd floor. EQUITABLE
LIFE INSURANCE CO.. sl6 l4th
St NV. lis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-18
CIRCULATION
TELEPHONE
SOLICITORS

Immediate openings are
now available in our Circu-
lation Dept. for persons with
pleasant telephone manners
with the confidence and
ability necessary to do tele-
4 phone salesWork. The sales
commission is liberal and the
hours can be tailored to fit
your requirements in many
cases.
II interested in steady and
ENJOYABLE work, contact Mr..
Harvey, Room 204, between
81 am. and b pm
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ACCOUNTANT. $1,000

Cost analysis, budget. Far East
Accts. for CPA's to $4,000
Pccts -bkkprs. (SD S75-SllO.
Acctg. clerks To- S55-STOI
We specialize in these positions.
Atlas Agcy., RE. 7-5767
1920 N. Y. Ave. NV. Rm sos
ACCOUNTANTS OPEN
Tractor trailer. exper S1.Sl hr.
D. C.. EMPL. EXCHANGE
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ACCOUNTANT-Young man to take
charge of books in nationally
known professional organization;
must have degree in accounting
Bonus, profit sharing plan and
other generous employe benefits.
Dl. 1-21S5. 30
ACCOUNTANTS. juniors and semi
seniors, for expanding local CPA
firm: varied experience, rapid ad-
vancement to right men. Apply Box
456-Y Star Or
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DESIGNERS
Electronic Tool
DESIGNERS

To perform tool design duties
on experimental machine tools
+, and electronic test fixtures
related to the Guided Missile
Program. Should have design
or engineering experience in
either electronics. instrument
tation, camera. or optics.
Y""nH
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HELP-MEN

ACCOUNTANTS, junior and semi
senior, for local CPA's Office Apply
SINROD g. fash. 1885 DeSales
st. NV. ME. S-4954 -22
ACCOUNTANT BOOKKEEPER, must
have BIS. degree in accounting or
equivalent: want man who is will
ing TO learn hospital accounting,
and willing to accept responsibility
after training period. Advancement
will be made on basis OF persons
ability. Starting salary, $500 per
month. Reply In own handwriting,
giving age, education and account
ing experience to Box 4S6-Y, Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-29
Rescue Squodmon
Saves Buby's Life

The vice president of the
Franconia (VaD Rescue Squad
was credited today with saving
the life of 14-month-old girl
who had Swallodew her tongue.
Marion E. Huffman, 48, pried
open the mouth of Peggy Shaffer
and pulled out her tongue after
she strangled yesterday after
noon. The girl had stopped
breathing and Mr.. Huffman re.
vived her by artificial respiration,
Mr.. Huffman ran to the Shat
fer home on Beulah road when
he saw the girls mother, Mrs.
Charles w. Shaffer, 80, running
to her brothers home nearby for
help.
Mrs. Shaffer said the girl had
been cutting teeth and had a
cold. She had given the child a
drink of water just before she
strangled.
Mr.. Huffman, one of the or
ganizers of the Franconia Rescue
Squad, is service manager for
the Addressograph Multigraph
Corp. in Washington.
The girl was reported in good
condition today.
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'Boy15, toGet
Mental Tests
In Theft Spree

A l5-year-old boy who went on
a boat-stealing spree and threw
several expensive outboard mo-
tors in the Potomac River during
what his mother described as
periods of dark spells" last
night was ordered committed to
District General Hospital for
complete mental and physical
examinations.
Juvenile Court Judge Edith
Cockrill ordered the youth COM
mitted during an unusual night
session in which she heard AZ
cases involving violations rang
ing from speeding to assault
with a deadly weapon.
The mother of the 15-year -old
boy told Judge Cockrill her son
had a two-Sided nature and that
during his darker spells he un-
derwent frightening changes, +"
refused to obey and became ag-
gressive. She said he often for
goL what happened during these
periods.
Police said the youth admitted
breaking into two boat equip
ment firms on Maine avenue
S.W. last November 16 and II.
They said he and two compan-
ions took two boats and several
motors which were recovered
later. Police said damage to the
boats and other equipment to-
tailed more than $4,000.
Nne of the boys involved in
the crime spree was placed on
probation and the case of the
other was continued.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-29
Mrs. P. c. Wright,
Church Worker

Mrs. Peter c. Wright, active
in church and community af-
fairs for many years in Cum
berland, Md, died last night at
the home of her son, Thomas P
Wright, 2503 Kimberly street
Silver Spring, Md.
She would have been "a next
February 3.
Active in church work at st
Patrick's Church and other
Catholic groups for the more
than so years she lived in Cum
berland, Mrs. Wright was the
first woman to vote in the Mary
land city after women were
granted suffrage in 1920.
The former Sara Ellen Daley
she was born in Frostburg, Md.
in 1863. the daughter of Cor
nelius Daley.
She moved to Cumberland
after her marriage to Mr.
Wright. who ran a garage and
had a wholesale and retail but
ter business.
In addition to her son she is
survived by three daughters. Mrs
Betty Joy of Cumberland: Miss
Rose Wright Of Baltimore: Mrs
James o. Shumate, 3012 Vir-
gilia street, Chevy Chase; four
grandchildren and seven great
grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held
Monday in st. Patrick's Church
Cumberland. Burial will be in
st. Patrick's Cemetery.
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Patti Page Weds
Dance Director

LAS VEGAS, New, Dec. 20 lF1.
Singer Patti Page and dance
director Charles O'Curran mo-
tored to Palm Springs, Calf,
today after their marriage last
night in a civil ceremony.
1t was the second marriage
for Miss Page, 20, one OF the
Nations top recording stars and
television artists. She divorced
Jack Skiba In 1913. Mr.. O'Cur-
ran. AZ, is the former husband
Of singer Betty Hutton. His
first wife was Betty 10 Brown,
o nonprofessional.
Judge A. s. Henderson per-
formed the ceremony at the
home Of hotel owner Wilbur
Clark. Miss Page was attended
by Mrs. Edward Barrett Of Chi
cago and Mr.. O'Curran's best
man was Ray Ryan. owner Of
"a Palm Springs hotel.
Mr.. o'curran starts work In
an Elyis Presley film in Holly
wood January 7 and Miss Page
flies 10 New York for an APP
pearance on the Perry Como
Show January IL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-29
John W. Adams
Quits FTC Post

The Federal Trade Commits
sion yesterday announced the
retirement of John W. Adams
chief of its Division of Economic
Reports.
He will be succeeded by Quincy
Adams. who has been associate
chief of the division for a year
They are not related.
John Adams, 10. who lives
at 3718 Thirty-seventh street,
Mount Rainier. Md, has been
with the commission since 1916,
one year after its organization.
He has either worked on or di-
rected all the commissions ma
jor economic reports since 1922.
Quincy Adams Joined the ETC
staff in 1865. He has been in the
Government service since 1910
Prior to that he was editor OF
Dun's Review. published by Dun
& Bradstreet. New York. He
lives at 1921 r street NV.
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&c. Broderick, Is, Dies;
Retired D. c. Detective

jeremiah C. Broderick, a ma
tive of County Kerry, Ireland,
who served as a Washington po-
liceman for "a years, died yes
terday at the Resmor Sanitarium
in Bethesda. He was rs.
Mr.. Broderick went to the san
itarium about three months ago
after an operation at Garfield
Hospital.
Coming to Washington from
Ireland as a young man, he be-
gan his service at the old sixth
precinct on New Jersey avenue
NV. on January l6, 1904. He
first was mounted on a horse
and later was a bicycle police
man. He retired as a precinct
detective from the sixth precinct
on July 81. 1888.
He received 80 concentrations
for his police work.
In his free time. Mr.. Brod-
erick. a hunting enthusiast,
trained Irish settlers.
His first wife, the former Mary
Conner, died four years ago. His
second wife, Joan Ryle Brod-
erick, whom he knew in Ireland
and met again through friends
shortly before their marriage,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-29
Flood Of Vinegar
Deluqes Homes

BIRMINGHAM, England. Dec.
20 Pl.-A tidal wave of VINEGAR
got the housewives of Tower load
in a pickle last night.
A 20-foot-high vat at a fac
tory burst and poured 45,G00
gallons of vinegar down the ~oad.
Housewives manned their
brooms and sought to sweep back
the onrushing flood. They tried
to barricade their houses with
carpets piled at the doors.
But. said Mrs. Doris Jenney,
who lives near the pickle works,
soon the vinegar began burbling
up through drains and squirted
all over the place.
Firemen finally diverted the
river of vinegar and began pump.
ing out cellars.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-29
Made Wife Steal,
Suspect Tells Police

CHICAGO, Dec. 30 (P.-A
young couple was held by police
today in connection with a series
of burglaries and the husband
told police he had forced his
wife to join him in the crime
forays by threatening to leave
her.
The husband, Lawrence Grit
fin, 20. told police he believed a
forced escape in one recent
burglary may have caused the
premature birth of their first
baby.
His wife, Ann. %, gave birth
on Christmas Day to a prema-
ture baby girl weighing 3 pounds
3 ounces. The infant is in an
incubator in suburban Oak Park
Hospital.
Mrs. Griffin was removed to
the women'S ward of the Cook
County Jail after police in SUI
burban River Forest filed three
burglary charges against her.
Police said Griffin admitted 90
burglaries in Oak Park, River
Forest and suburban Forest
Park. where the couple had lived
since last August.
Griffin, held without charge,
was seized in a Forest Park
tavern yesterday. Police said he
entered the tavern through a
tranSOm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-29
Tax Aid Refused
To Six Industries

The Office of Defense Mobili
cation has halted Federal ia,
aid for the expansion of six de.
fense-supporting industries in.
Guiding commercial airlines anc
producers of aviation fuel.
AS one result. ODM will re-
turn to the airlines without ap.
proval their requests for taS
benefits on expenditure of ar
estimated STA billion on new
transport planes.
Also cut off are producers oil
heavy steel plates, who had APP
plications for plant projects
costing about $500 million; pro-
ducers Of taconite iron ore, and
the titanium melting and pro-
ceSsing industries.
The Governments expansion
goals-which represent the ca
pacity deemed necessary to sus-
tain about mobilization-have
been filled or can be filled from
applications pending, in each
case. the ODM said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-29
Tuberculosis
Care Offered
To REFUGEES

CAMP KILMER, N. j., Dec.
90 (PJ.-New Jerseys tubercu-
losis hospitals have offered to
treat tuberculosis cases among
Hungarian refugees. Col. Jack B.
Dunn said yesterday.
Col. Dunn. chairman OF Gov.
Robert B. Meyner's Committee
on Refugee Relief, said the offer
was made through the State De-
partments of Institutions and
Agencies.
To date there have been $50
suspected cases of tuberculosis
found among the 1885 refugees
so far brought to Kilmer, said
Leo c. Beebe. vice chairman
of President Eisenhower's Com
mittee for Refugee Relief.
Mr.. Beebe said all but IS have
been screened out by a team
of doctors at Kilmer. Fifteen
OF these we're sent TO a sana-
forum at Oneonta. N. Y. yes
terday.
The remaining so will be sent
to hospitals in New Jersey or
other States depending on where
the victims families settle. Col.
Dunn said.
The Federal Government will
pay for the patients care, DR..
Lowell F. Bixby, deputy commits
sioner Of institutions and agen-
cies. said.
In a statement. Mr.. Beebe said
the incidence OF tuberculosis
less than ] per cents mo
higher than the percentage usu-
ally found in immigration
groups"
Further evaluation will be
gwen the 65 tuberculosis cases.
he said. He said as many as
rs per cent Of them may be
found noninfectious and will be
released 70 their sponsors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-29
Thomas A. LOTUS.
Former Tax Official

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. Dec.
20 (R.-Thomas A. Lotus, IA, a
former deputy collector of inter-
nal revenue in Philadelphia, died
Thursday in st. Luke's Hospital
after a brief illness.
Mr.. Lotus. a native of Eng
land, who grew up in New Bed
ford, went to Philadelphia in
1918. While there he served as
business agent of the Interna-
tional Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers and as a municipal wire
inspector. He retired from the
Federal post in 1852.
Survivors include a grandson.
Robert H. Lotus, of Mclean, Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-29
$4,000 Granted
Man Whose Yacht
Hit Sunken Ship

A $4,000 damage award yes
terday was granted in Alexandria
Federal Court to the owner OF
the 68-foot yacht which foun-
dered and sank in Chesapeake
Bay after hitting the sunken
wreckage of the old battleship
Texas. bombed by Gen. Billy
Mitchell in 1921.
Federal Judge Albert v. Bryan
ruled that 1t. Col. Julian A. Har-
vey, owner Of the yawl Torbat-
ross was entitled TO recover be-
cause the Government had failed
TO mark adequately the UNDER
water hulk.
Col. Harvey. his 7-year-old
son and three other men were
aboard the Torbatross when II
struck the battleship on October
81, 1855, south Of Tangier Island
The yawl was en- route from
Alexandria 10 Eglin Air Force
Base in Florida. where Col. Har-
vey Is stationed.
In ruling for the colonel, Judge
Bryan held that the lighted bell
buoy marking the location Of
Gen. Mitchell's old target was
situated too far from the sub
merged hulk.
Government attorneys had
claimed that the Torbatross was
unseavorthy and in the hands Of
incompetent and inexperienced
men"
A Justice Department spokes-
man said . decision has not yet
been made a. 70 whether the
Government will appeal the YER
dict.