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ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1956-10-10

IL Is always d pleasure 10Y
attend an affair where mem
bers and friends gather to
pay their respects to a broth
err or sister for their pioneer
ing work in connection with
the growth of our great or
ganization. The solemnity of
such an occasion touches the
most inner feelings of every
one present.
Running true to form,
this affair was similar to
every other occasion of this
type, in that it provided an
opportunity to the members
of Lodge 432 to show their
appreciation to Bro. Steh
for his many years of faith
full membership in the Gro
attain Fraternal Union and
his many contributions to
the growth and progress
of this, the greatest Croa-
tan fraternal organization
i'm the world.
Having arrived early, we
were able to meet and talk
with many of the lodge Off
GERS and members, an oppor-
tunity which we enjoyed i'm
mensely: In addition to this
we were pleased to meet the
U. S. Congressman from that
district, the Hon. Augustine
B. Kelly. We found Mr.. Kelly
to be very friendly to our peo-
pie, understanding and SYM
pathetic in his dealings with
and for them, and in return
he enjoys their complete con-
fidence in his honesty and
earnestly.
Mile Brajdic At Best
Upon the arrival of the
Honored Guest, the festivities
started with all present par
taking of a delicious dinner
of many t~aste-tempting dishes
prepared and served by the
very able sisters of Lodge
432.
Their efforts were reward
. ed by the many expressions
of approval of the guests
present, but we would be re-
miss if we did not once again
commend them for their out
standing achievements in the
preparation and service of a
tasty repast, worthy of praise
by the most discriminate
gourmet.
Acting as Master of Cere-
monies and directing the
program of the day was the
very popular Brother Mile
Brajdic, lodge officer and
community leader for many
years. Brother Brajdic's
stature in fraternal and
community life is reflected
in the respect and high re-
gard shown by the men,
bers and friends of Lodge
432. We are happy to num-
Der him as one of our many
friends, and consider it an
honor to be one of his, as
displayed to our delight in
many instances.
Among the many guests ex-
pounding the merits of the
Honored Guest, Brother Steh,
and paying tribute to him for
his long record of active mem
bership and achievement were
the aforementioned, Hon. Au-
gustine B. Kelly, Supreme
Secretary Joseph Bella, Secre-
tary Of the Sick Benefit De-
partment Brother John Ovca-
rich, and yours truly, but the
climax was reached by the
appearance of Brother Anton
Kosoglav from Lodge 378,
Claridge, Pa, also a member
of the Croatian Fraternal I'm
ion for the last IS years.
Brother Kosoglav recount
ed a number of interesting
events experienced by Broth
err Stem and himself during
the past IS years, many of
which were as members of
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1956-10-10

NEW YORK The men, women and children of Amer
lea are being invited to join in a birthday gift to the Statue
of Liberty. The public campaign to provide it will start on
%, the 10th Anniversary of the unwilling of the
Statue.
This was announced in a joint statement issued here
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1956-10-10

Yukon. Pa, Lodge 1872 Members Cite
Andrew Steh For Faith In Organization
Celebrant Marks IS Years Of Membership
In CrOatian FraternaI Union Of America
By Milan Vranes, End Supreme Vice President
PITTSBURGH On Sunday, September 2, Supreme
Secretary Brother Joseph Bella, Secretary of the Sick Bene-
fit Department Brother John Ovcarich and 1 journeyed to
Yukon, Pa, to attend a banquet honoring Brother Andrew
Steh on his 55th anniversary of membership in the Croatian
Fraternal Union.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1956-10-10
Croatian FrafernaI Union IS Listed
Among Museum Of immigration Backers
In Nationwide Appeal For S5,00O,000

Patriotic Groups Throughout Nation To
Help Raise Money Necessary To Construct
Shrine At Foot Of Famed Statue Of Liberty
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-16
Earlier Assembly Coll
Asked in MuryIond

BALTIMORE. Dec. IS PA
Maryland legislator today asked
Gov McKeldin to cal a special
session Of the General Assembly
one day earlier than It is now
scheduled to convene. to enact
emergency legislation TO cut down
on "the tremendous death and
injury toll mounting daily on our
streets and highways"
Delegate Edward w Dabrov-
ski. Democrat, Of Baltimore,
asked the special session one day
before the 90-cay session begins
on January 2.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-16
FRUGAL" CHRISTMAS BUYER
FOILED BY DISTRICT POLICE

Robert ]. Hogan thought the woman was moving an
awful lot OF supplies out the back door c. Murphy
store he manages ct 1914 Wisconsin avenue last night
When she through the door for the fourth or fifth
time he called Police Pvt Charles W. Roadhouse of the
eighth precinct Pvt Roadhouse went and found
the woman gone
But ne also found small truck full of G. c. Murphy
merchandise and man loading in After some
thought he charged the Norman Hansord 49, Negro
OF the 1900 block Of Independence S with grand
larceny.
In the truck were three end tables, three rugs two
chairs roasting pan, straw clothes hamper big stack
of pllowslps and 80 sheets -
Mr.. Hanford said he didn't know who the woman was
He said she had just asked him carry home her
purchases He taken into custody and police sent out
lookout for the woman
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-16
Bogus Policemen
SwindIes Woman
Out of $33 Here

A bogus policeman last night
tricked a third Washington resi-
dent out of s33 cash by pretend
ing he was checking for counter
felt money.
The latest victim was Mrs
Lula Brown. so. OF 90s New York
avenue NV. Miss Matte Wright,
70. and her brother, William
80. OF 1852 Thirty-f1rst street
NV. were bilked out OF $43
Friday by the man posing as a
plain clothes officer.
Mrs. Brown told police the
con man came to her residence
ostensibly to rent a room. He
told Iher he was a policeman
working with the Government
to stamp out a counterfeit money
ring.
He told me. Look, here's what
! have collected already today.
and threw some money on my
table" Mrs Brown told police
II just looked at 1t and then took
s33 Of mine from purse and
said Gee! That looks just like
mine.
The con man agreed, Mrs.
Brown told police. He told her
he was going TO take 1t outside
TO his car and check 1t on the
machine He did not come back
The man was described a.
between 80 and 40. about siS
feet tall and a neat dresser.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-16
Buying Squirt Ends Lag
In District YuIe SHOPPING

The Christmas shopping lag
that store officials said has been
apparent since the season began
three weeks ago disappeared yes
terday in a burst Of buying that
has Washington area merchants
eagerly anticipating the coming
week.
Some Of these officials. in fact,
expect a tremendous" shopping
week.
The encouraging thing about
yesterdays throngs, according to
one spokesman. was "the people
weren't just milling around, they
were actively buying"
Although reluctant to blame
the slack buying on the weather
all conceded the areas unseason-
ally warm temperatures so far
this month have been an i'm
portant factor.
Weather Stays Warm
Winds blowing in from the
South Atlantic and the Gulf Of
Mexico have kept the thermom-
eter from two to four degrees
above normal for the first two
weeks Of December. The tenn
perature on two days this month
even. reached 10 degrees above
normal to near-record readings
OF 70 degrees.
The warmth. plus the fog. rain
and nearly 100 per cent humidity,
are likely to continue. moreover
well into next week. the Weather
Bureau reported yesterday.
Dripping skies dropped l.42
inches OF rain from Thursday
night through last night. raising
the months total to l.66 inches.
Until the rain started. it had
been a dry month. but the week.
end rain raised the December
total "a inches above the normal
for the period.
It will take a lot more to
make 1856 a wet year. Another
5.56 inches Of rain will have Ia
fall TO reaeh the yearly normal
OF 1894 inches.
The forecast for today IA
drizzle and fog most OF the
day. with a high temperature
around so.
A department store executive
said the sustained period Of mild
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-16
Settler Is Appointed
To New Engineer Post

z. Manning Settler tomorrow
viii become chief Of the Legal
Division in the once OF the
Chief Of Army Engineers. the
Army has announced.
He win succeed Col. Ray
Adams. former District Engineer
IN Washington, who on January
2 will become chief Of staff at
the Fort Belvoir Engineer Center.
Col. Adams has been CHIEF 81
the legal division since laSt July,
Mr.. Settler. ~. has been assist
ant chief Of the division since
1919 and It's principal civilian
attorney. He and Mrs. Setter
and their two children live At
Sos Linnean avenue NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-16
g weather has had a psychological
n effect on Christmas spending.

weather has had a psychological
effect on Christmas spending.
Outlook Promising
But mild weather or no, he
added. yesterdays rush at the
shopping counters makes the
coming week look very prom
ising. Besides. it's getting aw-
fully late-only one more week
Of shopping is available" he
said.
Some quarters meanwhile,
were expressing concern that the
tight money" situation and the
continuing high cost of living
may be responsible for the slack
buying to date.
AS shoppers damned stores and
sidewalks yesterday. automobiles
clogged the streets and parking
lots. Public transit ran as much
as rs minutes behind schedule
on some runs at different periods
during the day. Back-ups were
still serious long after stores had
closed. due to the crowds and the
late afternoon downpour.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-16
Parents Decide Girl, IS,
Can Wed IfShe Returns

A 15-year-old girl who ran
away from home because her
parents refused TO let her get
married. has their permission
now IF she'll only come home"
Penniless and with only the
clothing she wore. Barbara Joan
Lewis, blond and brown-eyed.
left home Wednesday-her sec
ond runaway In two months-be-
cause her parents refused to let
her marry a l9-year-old sweet
heart.
The parents are divorced and
she makes her home With her
father. Bernard r Lewis. los
Woodland drive, Morningside.
Md. a roofing and insulation
contractor. during the week. She
lives with her mother. Mrs.
Dorothy Durham. 261l Adams
Mill road NV on weekends.
The mother said her daush-
ter "Just walked out" last
wednesday wearing . simple
suit coat gray skirt and beaded
Inc.an m0ccaSins.
Because the girl had gone TO
.ae .amily's summer home at
Lake jackson. 30 miles out in
r. fax county. when she ran
saay last month. the mother
.sited the home Friday night
he found that the sirl had been
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-16

later, the child's body was found
and the coroner reported he had
not been slain, that he had died
of exposure.
Chief Murray, in his requests
for information, wrote a letter to
the international Association of
Chiefs of Police for inclusion in
the associations magazine. He
wrote personal letters to some 80
chiefs.
In requesting information "of
vital importance to law enforce
ment in the District of Column
bia." he told the chiefs that con-
victionS of the most serious
crimes here are often set aside
by the appellate court because
the prisoner was not taken
without unnecessary delay or
immediately" before a commit
ting magfStrate.
Members Of this department
and the United States Attorneys
Office" he wrote, believe that
"a reasonable time must be per-
mitted law enforcement officers,
not only to properly prepare q
case against the perpetrator of
Ia crime. but also to establish
the innocence Of persons who
may be falsely accused of crime
or who make false confessions of
crime"
Seeks Specific Information
He asked for specific cases
where confessions were found to
be false or persons were found
to be falsely accused. He said the
information would be valuable
to the Council on Law Enforce
ment in preparing a report and
possible recommendations for
specific language in the law
rather than our present various
interpretations" of what the
court means by without un-
necessary delay"
George L. Hart. jr., chairman
Iof the Council on Law Enforce
ment. said the question of false
confessions and accusations
points up the situation very
strongly"
Mr.. Hart said if police must
rush to arraign persons before
they have thoroughly investi-
gated. the time of prosecutors
and even grand juries may be
consumed unnecessarily before
the phony confession is uncov-
Iered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-16

orange juice and the daily pa
Ipers. in buses which would start
and stop from fixed terminals.
4. Perimeter Parking: The
Districts Motor Vehicle Parking
Agency has established three
fringe" parking lots. which
have had moderate success, and
plans three more. In October.
1854. Engineer Commissioner
Louis w. Prentiss persuaded the
old Capital Transit Co. and the
metropolitan Washington Gaso-
line Dealers, Association to con-
slider a "Park-Ride" plan, but il
fell through for lack of enthu.
siasfn on either side.
S. New Equipment: D. c.
Transit System, under the terms
of its congressional franchise, is
supposed to convert to an all-bus
operation in seven years. Mr..
Chalk recently won Commission
ers' approval to run 51-passen-
ger, king sized buses on two new
routes in prospect Of buying new
equipment. After the recent con-
vention of the American Transit
Association, he had the Mack
Truck Co. display bus of to-
morrow" here.
1 6. Merchant Co-operatives:
Merchant cooperation with the
transit company last week pro-
duced full-page ad in the daily
papers congratulating the COM
pany on starting the Shoppers
Express Late in 1854, however,
the large-store division Of the
Merchants and Manufacturers
Association turned down a etc
plan under which they would
give shoppers free tokens to re-
turn home The Columbia Heights
B usiness Mems Association,
though. tried the plan in connec-
ltion with transfers for several
months with mixed success. but
lit soon died out.
7. Street Parking Bans: Free
downtown rides have not been
considered in Washington. The
city has been restricting curb
parking and has agreed to do so
whenever 1t can be shown that
parking is interfering with traf-
nc. Mr.. Chalk has asked for a
permanent ban on curb parking
along F. g and Seventh streets
downtown.
8. Riding Comfort: The old
CTC rejected the idea OF air con-
ditioning buses on the ground II
would not work when bus doors
are constantly opened and closed.
Mr.. Chalk talked for some time
Of air conditioning buses here,
then switched to talking OF air
conditioning streetcars instead.
8. Financial Aid: No direct
aid has been given the
transit system here, unlike the
publicly owned Cleveland system.
Mr.. Chalk. however. has a fran
chise which exempts him from
payment Of the S400. 000-odd
paid by CTC in gross receipts
Also. he Is conditionally
exempted from payment OF the
city's 6-cent-a-gallon gasoline
tax to the extent he fails TO earn
a ga per cent profit. Ultimately.
he may be relieved Of the real
estate tar on the eanne basis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-16
D. c. Growth
Study Urged

Formation by Congress of a
special commission to study
growth problems Of the WASH
lington metropolitan area has
been recommended by the Com
mittee Of 100 on the Federal
City.
This proposal is one of num-
Der which make up a revised
program of detectives for the
committee. 1t was formed in
1928 to provide citizen leader
ship to help guide the develop
ment Of the Capital.
The program was discussed at
"a committee luncheon at the
Hotel Statler last week. 1t was
held in conjunction with ses-
sions Of the Joint Committee on
the National Capital.
The Committee Of 100 noted
that machinery has been set up
for metropolitan area planning
through the National Capital
Regional Planning Council. but
that metropolitan unity in ad-
ministration" has not been
achieved. II suggested that this
need be studied by a special
commission.
The groups program also
urged a more adequate Federal
contribution to District expenses
favored a bridge rather than q
tunnel II a Potomac crossing is
built near Constitution avenue
Il also called for special steps
to assure that new public and
private buildings reflect "the i'm
portance and dignity Of the
Capital
Other recommendations in-
cluded appeals for early compile
ton OF the Fort drive ano
George Washington Memorial
parkway, and supported plans "a
develop park areas along the
CHexa make and Ohtn Capaf
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-16

there. taken q heavier coat. got
ten something TO eat and left.
A family friend who operates
a restaurant near Centreviile.
Mrs. Aylmer Evans. said Bar
bara came into the restaurant
about $40 am. Thursday and
left. promising 70 return home
The girl IL q student 1t Seat
Pleasant Md high school. Po-
lice have issued q Lookout for her.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-16

speed monorail installations may
offer a possible help.
Here is how his program
stacks up. on a point-by-p point
basis, wlLh what is being done
and what has been done in
Washington:
/. Nonstop rides: D. c. Transit
System has IA express lines pro-
viding three different kinds of
service. The newest is Shoppers
Express" which was started last
week on three lines-Connecti-
cut avenue, Sixteenth street and
South Capitol street. Also. since
1852 under the old Capital
Transit Company, the system
has operated seven well-patron-
lied interstate express lines to
suburban Maryland during rush
hours which operate at premium
fares. The third express service,
called Limited STOP" has oper-
ated for many years entirely
within the District. There are
four such lines.
2. Transit Traffic Lanes: o
Roy Chalk, the systems new
owner, has demanded an imme-
date tryout of lanes reserved for
buses only on at least four major
streets. Traffic Director George
E. Keneipp has offered a trial
on one street-H street between
Second and Fifteenth streets
NE.-but has urged that the
others be postponed until after
the holiday season to see how the
first works out and to await en-
cheering studies.
1 Mr.. Keneipp points out that
Mr.. Chalk's proposals involve
use Of curb lanes in two-way
streets. unlike Nashville and Chi
cago. Mr.. Chalk turned down
Mr.. Keneipp's proposal for GEN.
ter-lane use Of Eleventh and
Ninth streets NV. as an inter-
ference with streetcars.
3. Bus Clubs: In early 1855,
the old Capital Transit Co. Of
fered Chevy Chase residents SIS
a-month rides on buses which
would pick them UP at their
doors during rush hours for re-
served-seat rides downtown ex-
press. Chevy Chase residents
we're not sufficiently interested
for CTC TO put the program into
operation. Now, Mr.. Chalk is
talking Of plans for a similar
club service plan. with free
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-16
Arlington Student Wins
Rhodes Scholarship

\ 2l-year-old Columbia Uni
versity student whose home Is IN
Arlington yesterday was one Of
-Four Rhodes scholarship winners
selected from u 1nalists repre-
senting six Southeastern States.
He Is Erich Gruen Of 1922
South Abingdon street. a senior
majoring In ancient history at
Columbia. He will spend two
years at Oxford University in
England under the scholarship.
beginning next October.
The four Southeastern winners
we're among 30 70 Be seleeted IN
the United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-16
Tree Lots Opened

Bethesda Chevy Chase Rescue
Squad volunteers have an
nouneed the opening Of tao
Christmas tree lots on Wlscon-
sin avenue In the Bethesda area.
The sale sites are al the shop
ping center al Wisconsin zvenus
ana Western avenue and In tho
TOO block Of Wisconsin avenue,
Bethesda They win b open for
business every day from nov un-
III Christmas eve from . am.
70 10 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-16
D. c. Teachers College Gets Support
For New Quarters and Own Campus

public Fairgrounds for other
sports.
2. The two buildings are too
far apart. This year, the break
between classes had to be
heightened to IS minutes, and
some students still are late. The
move also heightened the COL
lege day an hour, impairing
some students after-school jobs.
8. The library is split between
the two buildings. The accredit-
ing team called this a major
fault. There is no space to set
up a single library.
4. Science laboratories lac k
storage space, so lab groups must
be divided.
5. There is inadequate Office
room. In one case six professors
share a room. College officials
work mostly in partitioned Gu
bicleS.
6. Limited space restricts stu
dent activities.
Favors . New College
DR.. Hager said last week he
strongly feels q new teachers
college should be built. But he
also spoke up strongly for 9
bigger, broader city college.
He has given School Supt
Hobart M. Corning a plan fol-
such a college. 1t would have
about double the teachers college
faculty, which numbers 1909. DR.
Hager has estimated the pro.
posed college. by five years after
its opening, would have 2,00(
full-time and 1000 part-timt
students.
Its annual operating cost, HI
has estimated, would be around
SIS million, compared with the
present 100000 Of District
Teachers College. students
would not be charged tuition
but about 100000 of the ST.!
million might be obtained il
fees, he said.
The city college would require
housing about twice the size O
a teachers college, he estimated
DR.. Corning has not yet pre-
sented this plan, or any. alter.
native one, to the school board
However, he is scheduled to re.
port on the subject at a boarC
meeting Wednesday.
DR.. Corning has estimated thu
cost Of a new teachers college
which is included in a proposed
new $50 million school construc.
ton program, at SIS million,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-16
Sportsmen Elect Reiter

MARTINSBURG. w Va. Dec
IS Special DIR. o. Theodore
Reiter. chiropodist. OF Martins
burg. was elected president OF
the Berkeley County chapter OF
the Izaak Walton League. He
succeeds Or. Prank Fischer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-16

enforcement, is TO gamer EVIL
dence on the need for time for
police to check out stories told
by accusers and self-accusers be-
fore prisoners are taken before
a committing magistrate.
Both Chief Murray and United
States Attorney Oliver Gasch
want "a law specifying what pro-
Icedures police can follow and
how long they can hold a
prisoner before arraignment.
Both contend that court de-
Icisions requiring prisoners to be
brought before a committing
magistrate without unnecessary
delay" have been subject to such
varied interpretations that they
are no longer certain how long
police can take in making sure
they have the right man.
Recall Youths Confession
Chief Murray said he was al
ready aware of a number Of cases
where stories were so plausible
that it wasn't until police had
the prisoner re-enact the crime
or take a lie detector test that
the story turned out to be false
He cited the incident last June
when most Prince Georges Coun-
Ity police were almost certain
they had the killer of Nancy
Marie Shomette and Michael
Ann Ryan. A 16-year-old youth
had confessed in a 12-page state
ment.
His re-enactment of the crime
seemed almost conclusive but
some detectives - including 1t
Earl Huber who had worked or
the case for a year-were still
doubtful. The youth was ex.
amined by pSychiatrists and CIV
en- a lie detector test. His where
abouts on the day of the murder
was checked. He was shown q
group of guns, from which he
was to choose the likely death
weapon. 1t took nearly 48 hours
to prove the confession was q
hoax.
Story Proved False
Chief Murray also cited the
recent West Virginia case where
the father of a missing 2-year-
old boy confessed" he had
smothered the child, hacked up
the body and burned it in an
open fireplace. He said he and
mis- wife had acted at the point Of
gun held by the child's grand.
mother. The three adults were
charged with murder. Two days