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Evening star., 1958-07-08
+ He BASEBALL
BEAT
on BURToN HAWKINS

Springs. President win Har-
ridge Of the American League
said no hint Of pressure ever
had been exerted on Cal.
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To date no owner has stepped
forward to express distress over
the gate receipts extracted
from Washington. II there's
evidence that Calvin ever has
been beaten down by his board
Of directors. 1t hasn't been re-
vealed.
How Cal placed himself In
this embarrassing predicament
Issuing such ill-timed state
ments. considering transfer
while the Senate is probing
baseball's structure. encour-
aging Minneapolis fans to be-
lieve a major league team is
headed their way-is incom-
prehensible.
Minneapolis eventually may
wind up with the Senators,
but the cry of wolf" in the
Twin Cities area must be get
ting monotonous. They thought
they had the Washington franz
chise wrapped up last fall.
They thought they had It again
yesterday.
They could land the Senator'S
at a future date. To get permis-
sion to move, Cal merely has to
request a league meeting and
ask the question. Most owners
agree he'd get league approval
to move If he cares to be direct,
but they showed plainly yester-
day they. have no notions of
parlaying indecision into COM
plete confusion.
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Meanwhile, what about base
ball in Washington? Can there
be sustained enthusiasm even
by avid followers when the
president Of an organization
pledges on January is that ''as
long as I have anything to say
In the matter, and ] expect
that shall be for a long time,
the Washington Senator's will
stay here next year, the year
after, forever" and less than
six months later admits he is
considering a switch?
1t is a sad situation. A good
baseball city has been run
right into the ground through
IL years Of plodding in the
second division. It's an un-
imaginative operation seeking
a shield for its shortcomings
The latest exposure of WASH
ington fans to the .shennani-
gans of the galloping Grifiths
could be. regrettably, the grease
on a sliding board. No vote
has been taken, but it's pos
sible Calvin isn't a pinup figure
around town.
A baseball franchise is a val
liable possession. Inherent in
such ownership should be a
sense Of obligation to the city,
to the fans. For nearly two
years now fans have been SUBJ
jected to the whims of a man
who apparently is determined
to retreat but can't learn how.
It's getting boring.
Evening star., 1958-07-08
A TCHISON'S S
A NGLE
BY LEWIS +. ArcHIsoA

Cal Griffith obviously needs
a new panel Of advisers on how
to run the ball club. HIS latest
move, regarding a switch Of the
Senator's franchise, has re-
duced Calls popularity here to
something less than Chuck
Stobb's batting average-which
Is 900.
Cal has a tattle-tale in his
official family. and not a very
bright one. At a time when
attendance is up over last
years figures and the team
down, it was downright stupid
to criticize WaShington's long
suffering fans. 1t was doubly
bad in view of substantial raises
recently voted Cal and other
club officers.
Minneapolis repeatedly wants
an answer by August / as to
whether Grifith can and will
move the team to that city. AS
far as the league is concerned
ne can wait until the October
deadline, but at this moment
1t appears that the ball club
will be in Washington for a
while longer. But nobody in his
right mind expects it to stay
here after this latest maneuver.
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Gals proposed venture in
long g-distance hauling took al
most everybody by surprise.
Del Webb, co-owner of the New
York Yankees, knew nothing
Of 1t when he was here Friday
night. Other baseball people
professed ignorance of the
plan, and. indeed, some direct
ors of the Washington club
were unaware of the plan.
Minneapolis is reported to
have made a 3-year guaran-
tee of is million admissions
annually-or total of 81 mil
lion in receipts. 1t would be
hard to refuse the offer, If the
Senators were in dire straits.
They aren't. but it still may be
impossible to decline If Cal
must consider the financial in
terestS of other members of his
family who have a stake in the
club.
The most puzzling aspect Of
the case is that II Cal, or his
board of directors, feel impelled
to move to greener pastures
why they didn't grab Los An
geles last year. Some opposi-
ton was voiced by baseball men
who felt that La should have a
winning team to begin its big
league adventure. So Walter
o'Malley's Dodgers got this
lush plum and promptly fell
fiat on their faces.
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How much damage Calls
blunder has done to the city's
hopes for a municipal stadium
remains to be seen. We need q
stadium even If the baseball
team goes. George Marshall is
on record that he wants to stay
and will sign a lease for the
Redskins home games. A sta
dium is needed for civic events
asITell as sports.
Evening star., 1958-07-08

BALTIMORE, July s.-The
supposition among baseball peo-
pie is that Calvin Grifhth Is
getting help from unidentified
sources. They claim nobody can
be that uninformed all BY him
self and that the president Of
the Senators must be achieving
aid IN placing himself in such
ridiculous situations repeatedly.
Two days before the All-Star
Game here, three days before
Senate hearings In Washington,
and with only half the sea-
son played. the story broke in
Washington that Cal would
seek 10 shift the Senators to
a more sympathetic site.
This tl) had the effect of
relegating the AIl-Star Game
to secondary Importance; l2)
Immediately had more impor-
tant Senators on their feet on
Capitol Hill asking questions.
and CD probably served to
strangle the washington clubs
attendance for the last half Of
the season.
The timing couldn't hrve
been worse If a 10-year study
had been made. This was sheer
stupidity, and other major
league owners weren't long in
pigeon-holing the idea that the
Senator's should be transferred
at this stage.
It never came up officially,
but there was a prolonged dis
cussion about the Senator's
playing hop-scotch at this time.
Tom Yawkey, owner Of the Red
Sox and a sportsman, took
careful aim and. according to
reports, directed both barrels
at Grifhth's head.
Griffith wasn't decapitated
when he emerged from the
American League meeting, but
ne was a haggard, perspiring
fellow who immediately beat a
habty retreat from reporters.
This was strange. because in
the 36 hours preceding the
meeting he had popped of pro-
lificly to numerous people with
poised pencils.
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This is what transpired: CAL
vim said other owners were sick
and tired" of taking small re-
ceipts out of Washington; that
the American Leagues "Relo-
cation Committee-he served
on it and should be aware that
it's the Realignment Commit
tee--had applied pressure; that
there were six other members
Of the Senator's board of direc-
tors who would play a part in
his decision, and that he would
seek advice" as to whether
other club owners wanted him
to move.
So, members of the Realign-
11ent Committee were contact
ed. They were infuriated at
the idea that any pressure had
been exerted and pointed to the
fact that no meeting of the
committee had been held since
last December In Colorado
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-03
Gun Victims
Story
Called False

A man who said he was shot
in a holdup attempt actually
got his wound playing Russian
roulette in reverse. police re-
ported today.
Saturday night Samuel Nc
Creary, "a, Of the 300 block
OF Stanton road Sc. was taken
to District General Hospital
with a bullet wound in his
groin. He told police two men
had tried to rob him in an alley
in the 1900 block Of Stevens
road Sc.
Checking his story, Detec-
tives Robert B. Sticknall and
Frank Rinaldo of the 18th pre-
cinct visited homes near the
alley Among those they Wis
tied was a 26-year-old man
who said:
I'm not going to hold any
Dag. I'm a parolee on a rob-
berry charge"
McCreary got shot in the
1900 block Of Stevens road S E.,
the man said. but not in an
alley. The man said he. Nc
Creary and Rudolph Goldman,
20. were sitting in Coleman's
kitchen taking turns aiming a
revolver at each other and pull
inc the trigger.
Only one bullet was in the
cylinder, he said. When Cole
man aimed the revolver at
McCreary. 1t fired. according
to the mans account.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-03
Concern Voiced
.0verD.C.Crin,e

Senator Bible, ranking Dem
ocrat on the Senate District
Committee, and Commissioner
Robert E. Mclaughlin yester-
day voiced concern over the
incidence Of violent crime here.
The Nevada legislator ex-
pressed the view that a police
pay increase might be one of
the answers to the complex
problem by attracting more re-
cruits for the Metropolitan
force.
Interviewed on the WMAL-
TV program Celebrity Parade,
he expressed hope for pay raise
hearings very soon after the
committee organizes.
Senator Bible said he had
been much concerned about an
upswing in yokings, muggings
and purse snatching, and be-
lieved that part of the prob
lem is the city's inability to
find recruits to bring the
police department to authorized
strength Of $500 men.
Mr.. Mclaughlin, appearing
on Station WTOP-TV's City
Side, said he thought recent
court opinions and some of the
results Of the study on prisons
probation and parole had giver
criminals the impression I'VE
intend to deal with them more
softly"
1.-THE atmosphere Of a com.
munity is known to criminal,
throughout the country" ht
said. when that attitude Il
softened. they operate in thai
community"
Commissioner David B. Kar.
rick said he did not consider
that efforts at rehabilitation o.
prisoners represented a soften
ing Of community attitude TO-
ward criminals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-03
S2,oooGiven
For Foreign
Students Here

Contributions and pledges to
a tuition fund for foreign stu.
dents at District Teachers COL
lege now total more than $4,000,
Garfield I. Kass said today.
The Washington real estate
man and civic leader, who
started the fund last week. said
he already has received six con-
tributions of 1888, the cost Of
one semeSter's tuition for one
student. Two more $3.50 dona.
tons are promised, he said.
In addition. Mr.. Kass said,
the college has received about
Is letters inclosing a dollar or
two.
Senator Clark. Democrat of
Pennsylvania. plans to intro.
duce a bill this week to exempt
the students from paying tut.
ton. In disclosing this, how.
ever, Mr.. Kass emphasized that
the exemption probably would
not be effective until next fall.
Meanwhile. a total of $6.072 is
needed to pay the tuition of "a
students. he said.
Foreign students living in the
District have been'exempt from
tuition in the past. But District
auditors ruled recently that the
"a attending the college on stu
dent visas must pay tuition.
Seven other foreign students on
diplomatic visas are not affected
by the ruling.
Senator Clark's bill would
exempt from tuition up to rs"
students attending the college
on student visas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-03
Sons Of ItuIy Buy
Building Here

The Sons of Italy, which has
members in Al States. has pur-
chased the building at 1900
Massachusetts, avenue NV. and
plans to establish a national
headquarters there.
The property was owned by
the Yugoslav government and
until 1854 it was occupied by
the Yugoslav commercial office.
Recently 1t had been occupied
by a branch of the Yugoslav
National Bank and the Yugo-
slav purchasing agency, which
have now moved out.
The purchase price was re-
ported to be 100000 The build
ing is a four-story red brick
structure. built originally in
1883 as a residence.
Joseph Gorrasi. supreme ven-
cradle of the Sons of Italy, an
nounced in Boston today that
the Supreme Lodge of the Sons
Of Italy had confirmed the pur-
chase. An Associated Press dis
patch said the lodge met yes
terday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-03
Mrs. Nixon to Give
Out Dental Health
Awards to Pupils

Mrs. Nixon, wife Of the Vice
President, will present two Dis
trict school children with Saw
ings Bonds for outstanding
dental health Friday.
The awards. to be made at
1890 am. in the Office of
School Superintendent Hobart
M. Corning. are part of the Dis
trict Dental Society's observ-
ance of National Children's
Dental Health Week.
One bond will 90 to the public
school pupil who has achieved
complete dental correction dur
ing the school year. The Sec
ond will go to the pupil who has
made the most progress toward
that goal.
The Health Departments bu-
reau of dental health is check
ing the records Of thousands of
pupils to select the recipients,
DR.. A. Harry Ostrow. bureau
chief, said.
DR.. Milburn Colvin. jr..
dental society president. said
the awards are being made to
provide incentive for all stu
dents to observe this weeks
theme, make good dental
health a habit"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-03

small number of juveniles who
have made a second appearance
before Judge Mamma as evidence
Judge Nanna's system works
Offenses involving the use Of
autos or their theft still are re-
SpOnSible for a dlsporportlon-
ately high percentage of Ju-
veniles in his court, the judge
said.
Wants Traffic Cases
He feels that. as IN some
other nearby Jurisdictions. all
juvenile traffic law violators
should be heard in his court.
Now he hears only charges OF
manSlaughter by automobile,
unauthorized use of a car and
drunk driving.
Repeatedly, the most painful
punishment for most youngsters
on probation is the surrender
of their driver permits. Judge
Mamma often goes further by
forbidding defendants even to
ride in a car except with their
parents.
Those boys bother us to
death trying to get their per-
mits back" a probation officer
said.
i've actually seen some break
down and cry when they can't
even drive their car home from
court. One boy got a brand
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-03

new car the day before his per-
init was taken"
Causes Listed
Roots of juvenile Grim e S
usually can be traced back to
a home where there is an in
difference to the conduct of the
young. social disorganization,
immortality or separated or di-
vorced parents. the judge said.
Parents could help a great
deal if they would take the
time to CHECK regularly on the
whereabouts of their children,
he said. Many, he added, have
come to court saying they
thought their boys were at the
home of a friend when ac-
tually they we're the trigger
man or lookout in a store
holdup."
Judge Mamma said he is en-
couraged by arrangements re-
Gently made for the county to
use a home for a Negro child
shelter. Negotiations are under
way to obtain similar facilities
for white children. The judge
also had unlimited praise for
his probation officers.
Under legislation setting up
his post. judge Nanna's tenure
ends in December. At that time
Juvenile jurisdiction will be
Itaken over by the Circuit Court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-03
2Here Team Up to Give
Korea Boy q New Life

A 4-year-old Korean boy who
once foraged in garbage heaps
for food in Seoul, is now in
America thanks to an Ameri-
can Marine sergeant and a
Washington resident.
The child is David Luhta,
foster son of M/Sergt. and Mrs.
John E. Luhta of Quantico. His
Washington benefactor is Mil
ton w. King.
Sergt. Luhta was with the
First Marine Air Wing in Korea
until November, 1856. He found
David living from family to
family on a hand-to-mouth
basis and arranged to adopt
him.
Denied Entrance
Then came news that United
States immigration laws forbid
David's entry to this country
because he had tuberculosis.
The sergeant reached the
United States over a year ago.
leaving David in the care Of a
Marine Corps advisory group in
Seoul.
The Marine Corps, Sergt.
Luhta said today, arronged for
him to be assigned to Quantico
so he could seek assistance in
Washington.
Last winter Senator Lausche,
Democrat from the sergeant's
home State of Ohio, introduced
a special bill for David. 1t
passed the Senate and reached
the House.
Meanwhile, Sergt. Luhta
tried to get various hospitals
to assure care of the child until
his tuberculosis was cured. II
he could do that he could have
David. He walked into the
Health Departments Medical
Assistance Division at d. C.
General Hospital.
II don't know who it was, /"
he said today, but a lady told
me to contact Mr.. King, a vice
president of the National Jew
ish Hospital in Denver" A few
days later the ARRANGEMENTS
were made.
Flies 10 West Coast
Early last November Marine
1t. Col. John Sweeney, the
sergeant's former commanding
officer, brought David to San
Francisco by plane. Sergt,
Luhta got word on a Saturday
and flew there to meet them
on Monday.
David was taken directly to
the National Jewish Hospital
Shy and withdrawn, the child,
believed to have an American
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-03
VIOLENCE IN THE STREETS
Purse Thieves Attack
2Women in Daytime

she refused to let go. they
scufiled for 1t and she was
knocked down. The boy hit hei
several times with his fist. She
continued to hold on. and began
to scream. The boy fed.
In the second case, Mrs.
Rosie Broaddus, IS. of 1884 U
street NV, was walking on U
street only tour doors from her
home at 4 pm when a colored
teenager, about 5-foot-8. wear.
ing thick-soled tan shoes APP
preached.
The youth seized her purse,
containing So, and ran. He did
not strike her.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-03

Two cases Of violence in the
streets were reported to police
yesterday.
Both street cases we're purse.
snatchings from women over
so.
In the first. Mrs. Lucritia
Madison. 81, Of 1871 Perry place
NV, was on her way to church
about 1880 am. when she was
attacked in the 14O0 block Of
NJ street NV.
She told police a dark
skinned colored boy Of about
IA approached her from behind
and grabbed her purse. When
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-03
Pedestrian Killed
Crossing Avenue

Sam Finkelstein, II, of 1888
Ninth street Sc, was struck
and killed by an automobile as
he crossed Pennsylvania avenue
at Ninth street Sc. this morn
ing.
Mr.. Finkelstein. who was sex
ton of the Southeast Hebrew
Congregation, was pronounced
dead at Casualty Hospital.
Mrs. Lille Drake, 35, of 1921
Monroe street NV, the driver
of the car. told police she did
not see him until after she had
struck him. She was on her way
to work at st. Elizabeths Hospi-
tai at the time.
No charges we're filed but the
case was still under investiga-
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-03
Trade Board Backs
Airport Authority
Fovors Agency
IfU. S. Decides
To Withdraw

The Washington Board Of
Trade directors announced to-
day their support in principle
of q Metropolitan area agency
to operate the airports If the
Federal Government does not
continue to do so.
The directors statement was
issued by President Howard c.
Drake after directors meet
ing. The directors discussed the
plan of Representative Broyhill.
Republican of Virginia. to intro.
duce a bill to establish a Metro
politan Washington Authority.
Would Operate Fields
This authority would be en-
powered to operate airports and
other transportation facilities
serving the Washington area.
Mr.. brakes statement agreed
that an agency representing the
people Of the area should own
and operate the airports serv-
ing the Capital should the Gov.
eminent relinquish them.
It was explained after the
meeting that the directors did
not discuss that part of Mr..
Broyhill's proposal which would
permit the authority to operate
the transit facilities here. The
areas transit problems are now
being considered by the Board
of Trades Transportation Com.
mittee and its Co-ordinating
Committee on the Future Of
Washington.
To Study BrOyhilI Bill
Mr.. brakes statement said:
LAS soon as Mr.. Broyhill's
bill is available. responsible
committees of the Board Of
Trade will carefully analyze its
provisions and submit detailed
comments and recommends
tons to the Board of Directors
for consideration.
I'VE assume the Broyhill pro-
posal will be considered by the
Joint Committee studying
growth problems of the District
of Columbia and the Metropoli-
tan Area and we will transmit
our final detailed recommended
tons to that body when they
have been determined"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-03
Judge Nonno Sums Up Work, Asks
Again for Police Juvenile Bureau
BY JAMES B. ROWLAND
Star Stan Writer

Prince Georges County Juve-
nile Court Judge Emmett H.
Mama, jr.. summarizing his
first six months on the bench,
has reiterated a need for a
police juvenile bureau.
Judge Mamma, the first to
hear county juvenile cases ex-
clusively. feels the number and
seriousness of offenses merits
handling by police who are spe-
cially trained to cope with law
breakers under 10 years of age.
Since July, the 31-year-old
judge has heard some 800 cases
of juvenile offenses and nearly
so involving adults contribu-
ting to the delinquency of a
minor-in all, as many cases as
were heard during the preced-
ing IL months-by two trial
magistrates.
The need for a juvenile blu.
reau also was cited by the cur
rent grand Jury. In their writ
ten report, the jurors recon-
mended that a juvenile squad
Iof approximately six men be
trained and placed under the
police department for the pur-
pose of handling problems
involving the youth of our
county"
Lauds New Policy
Judge Mamma commended
county police officials for q
new policy by which sergeants
in the three stations process all
juvenile cases brought in by
their men.
II think the sergeants in a
way become specialists in ham
ding juveniles and better
equipped to deal with every sit
uation." Judge Mamma said.
1T keeps more policemen on
the streets and has led to an
increase in the number Of
juvenile offenders appearing
before the bench. / consider
1t a preliminary step toward
the organization of a juvenile
bureau"
Police Chief George j. Pana-
goulis says he cannot set up a
juvenile bureau until he gets
1.-The right type of men" to
staff it.
Juvenile Bureau men would
be helped by an innovation
started by Judge Nanna-the
photographing and fingerprint-
ing of youngsters accused Of
offenses analogous to felonies.
Sentence Brought Publicity
Probably the most publicized
act of Judge Mamma in the last
six months was his sentencing
of three boys involved in set
ting a boxer dog on fire. The
penalty of cleaning dog pens
at the county animal shelter
got the judge a medal and
commentator from the Society
for the Prevention Of Cruelty
to Animals. a guest appearance
on a Nationwide television
show and notice in newspapers
throughout the country.
His court lectures are equally
memorable to teen-agers in
volved, according to DEPART
ment of Parole and Probation
personnel who supervise juve-
nile cases.
HE talks their language and
can sound tough. Those kids
know he means business" one
probation worker said.
The workers point to the very
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-03

HE is A WRITER, not an
historian, and much of the
material was new to him.
This includes the Tenure of
Office Act of 1920 on which
the Spoils system was based.
1t called for periodical f.
nancial accounting from re-
Sponsible Government Off
Gals - custom house heads,
postmaSters, tax collectors,
etc.
In 1929 Andrew Jackson
used this law to fire an un-
precedented number of job
holders. This was the be-
ginning of the spoils system.
William Learned Marcy
gave the spoilS system its
name in trying to justify it:
I'VE see nothing wrong
with the rule that to the
victor belong the spoils."
And it was Henry Clay who
denounced it as that de
testable system"
In his little history Charles
Cooke terms the period be-
tween 1845 and 1865 the
Darkest Dark Ages" The
presidency kept changing be-
tween Wing and Democratic
Parties and then went Re-
publican - Government jobs
were good for only four
years.
When it came to firing
Lincoln was ruthless. Many
he fired in 1861 were South
ern Democrats of doubtful
loyalty. But when he was re-
elected. demands for whole
sale firings were answered
with a fiat mo"
Cookies researchers found
this ad in a Washington
newspaper, circa 1850:
Gan educated and highly
respectable lady desires a
position in one of the Gov
eminent departments; will
pay 40 per cent of salary for
one"
The American Civil Service
system based on competitive
examinations came not so
long after similar innova-
tions in England (1870) and
Germany 1873.