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Evening star., 1944-11-20

High School and operated plumb
ing supplies concern before joining
the Army in December, 1943 He
went overseas in june Pvt. Needle
has 4-year-old son.
Staff Sergt. Richard M. Bell, %
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Kenly S. Bell
"a Bladensburg road, Kensington
Md. was wounded in France early
in August, the War Department an
nounced.
A native of Yonkers, N. Y, Sergt
Bell attended Bethesda Chevy
Chase High School He is former
member of the National Guard.
Pfc. Doyle l. Thomlison, Marine
Corps, whose wife formerly lived
here at 1913 Webster street NV.
has been wounded in the Pacific
area, the Navy Department report.
ed. Mrs. Thomlison, formerly with
the Red Cross here, now lives ir
Chicago.
Pvt. John Paul Hovermale, SO, was
seriously wounded in action in Ger
many October 10, the War Depart
ment has notified his wife, Mrs
Virginia Hovermale, 428 Newton
lplace NV. He wrote from a hos
pital in France that he had a COM
pound fracture of the right leg.
Pvt. Hovermale worked for How
ard Cleaners here for II years before
entering the service last February
He went overseas in September. He
| is native of Berkeley Springs, w
Va, where his parents live. His
daughter Deloris, II, lives at the
Newton place address.
Pvt. James J. O'Connor, 20, hos
pital corpsman, was wounded In
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both arms in the Pacific, he wrote
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony
Thomas O'Connor, 1904 Park place
NV.
A graduate of st. Stephan's High
School, Pvt. O'Conor was a book
keeper at the Lafayette Hotel before
entering the Army in March, 1912.
He went overseas with an infantry
unit August, 1913, and participated
in the Marshall Islands campaign.
Pvt. Cleaston B. Dudley, whose
wife is Mrs. Mary K. Dudley, Pres
lay Lane drive, Riverdale, Md, was
listed today by the War Department
as wounded in action in the Euro
pean area.
1t. Col. Julian H. Martin, whose
wife's address was given as 11O6
North Vermont street, Arlington
was reported wounded in today's
War Department list.
First 1t. Clarence E. Browning,
jr., husband of Mrs. Mildred G.
Browning, 1877 A street Sc, was
listed by the War Department to-
day as wounded in the European
area. A story appeared in The Star
of September 8, after the family had
been notified.
Pfc. George v. Cole, son of Mrs
Margaret Cole, 1921 Alabama ave-
nue. Sc, was reported wounded in
the European area by the War De-
partment today. A story appeared
in The Star of September 18, after
the family had been notified.
Corpl. Robert T. Howard, son o1
Mrs. Helen M. Driscoll, 1915 Coco
Hope road Sc, also was listed by
the War Department today as
wounded in the European theater
A story appeared in The Star oi
September S, after the family hao
| been notified.
Evening star., 1944-11-20
Mrs. Swain, DR.. Dodd
Will Address Baptist
Convention TONIGHT

Mrs. Leslie E. Swain, president Of
the Northern Baptist Convention,
and DR.. M. E. Dodd, former presi-
dent of the Southern Baptist Con-
vention, will speak at the opening
session of the 9th annual District
Baptist Convention at 7:30 o'clock
tonight at the Metropolitan Baptist
Church. Sixth and A streets NE.
The convention will continue
through Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Swain. the second woman
ever to be president of the Northern
Convention, will speak on New
Highways to Travel" A former pres
ident of the Womens American
Baptist Foreign Missions Society,
Mrs. Swain recently was given the
honorary degree of Doctor of HUI
man Letters by Keuka IN. " Col
lege. Her husband is a former pro-
fessor at Brown University.
DR.. Dodd was president of the
Southern Baptist Convention when
it met here in 1888. He is now on
a years leave of absence from the
First Baptist Church at Shreve-
port, La, where he has been pastor
for 25 years, to direct the Centen-
nial Evangelistic Crusade of the
l945 Southern Convention.
Wednesdays convention session
will be featured by the election of
officers for 1945. They will be in
stalled at the Wednesday evening
meeting. e
The Rev. Len F. Stevens. pastor of
Kendall Baptist Church, will speak
at 10 am, tomorrow. The afternoon
session, at o'clock, will be addressed
by DR.. Walter o. Lewis, secretary of
Baptist World Alliance. He will talk
on The Worlds Needs" DR.. Walter
H. Brooks, pastor Of the Nineteenth
Street Baptist Church. will bring
greetings from the colored churches
Of the District. DR.. J. D. Gray of
the First Baptist Church of New
Orleans, La, will speak at the eve
ming session, starting at 7:3o o'clock
DR.. Edward H. Pruden, president
of the District convention, will pre-
side.
Evening star., 1944-11-20
War S Gift 10 Science
Hailed by President

President Roosevelt declared to-
day the scientific advances growing
out OF the war should be used In
the days of peace ahead for the
Improvement of the national health.
the creation of new enterprises
bringing new jobs and the better
ment OF the national standard of
living"
In letter to Dir. Vannevar Bush
OF the Office of Scientific Research
ana Development the President said:
New frontiers of the mind are be-
fore US and if they are pioneered
with the same vision. boldness and
drive with which We have waged this
war We can create a fuller and a
more fruitful employment and a
fuller and a more fruitful life
The orgaization, headed by DR..
Bush, was created to co-ordinate
scientific research and to apply this
technical knowledge to war prob
lens. In his letter today the Presi-
dent pointed out that of necessitv
its work has been conducted lin the
utmost secrecy" but he is hopeful
now that some of the lessons learned
from its studies may be made avail
able to the public soon.
Evening star., 1944-11-20
Man Charged With Killing 5
Gets New Trial Under RuIinu
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 20-The
Supreme Court of Appeals today re-
versed the conviction of Walter Paul
Harrison. charged with the murder
of his wife and four children, be-
cause of improper argument by
commemorative Attorney Charles
E. Maurice. The case was sent back
to Hastings Court, Part II, here
for a new trial.
Harrison was charged with drown
ing his wife and four children in
an abandoned quarry on the Peters,
burg pike. He was tried on an in
dictment charging the murder of his
wife and was found guilty and sem
fenced to death after q trial which
attracted widespread attention.
Evening star., 1944-11-20
Biosophy Club to Hear
Lecture on Spinozu

Anatole John Garnett, Justice De.
partment attorney, will speak or
"Spinoza, Exponent of Democracy
at the Biosophy Club meeting at 8:4s
pm. Wednesday in the Jewish Com.
munity Center, Sixteenth and c
streets NV.
The program, which will include
poems on Spinoza and excerpts
from the philosophers Ethics" will
commemorate his birthday, Novem.
Der "a, 1852. Bach,s Toccata anc
F'uge in D Minor will be played.
Mr.. Garnett, director of the Foul
Freedoms Center in New York, is
also a member of the Committee or
Federal Legislation of the New York
County Lawyers Association ano
representatives of the BiosophicaI
Institute.
Evening star., 1944-11-20
White House
Backing Spurs
Stadium, Bills
Subcommittee to Act
| During Next Week
On Two Measures

Backed by the White House, thu
stadium project today was ready for
its first hearings on Capitol Hill,
where three bills relating to the
postwar proposal already have been
introduced.
A meeting of the House District
Subcommittee headed by Represent
ative Harris of Arkansas will be
held some time this week to take up
measures introduced by Chairman
Randolph of the full committee and
Representative Weiss, Democrat, OF
Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Randolph's bill calls for the
establishment of three-man cor
poration to plan and build the sta
dunn and provides that the corpora
tton be authorized to issue $4,000 900
worth of bonds which are to be pur-
chased by the Reconstruction
Finance Corp.
$4,000 Salary for Chairman.
The chairman of the corporation
would receive an annual salary OF
$4,000 and the other two members
would get $25 day for each day
they spent in the service of the sta
dium, for an annual total not to
exceed $2,500
Mr.. Weiss measure contemplates
stadium to accommodate 10000
persons and provides for a commits
sion with an appropriation of $780,.
600 to plan the project.
On the Senate side, Chairman
Bilbo of the Senate District Com
mittee said he planned to bring his
group together some time this week
to consider his bill setting up nine
man commission to study and plan
for the stadium. Three members Of
the commission would be appointed
by the Senate, three by the House
and three by the District Commits
sioners.
Legislation Believed Assured.
Widespread sentiment for the
stadium among members of both
Houses indicates at least part of the
preliminary legislation now pending
Will be passed. In view of the Presi-
dents statement of support sent to
the stadium rally in the Depart.
mental Auditorium Saturday night,
little difficulty was expected in get
ting Mr.. Roosevelt's signature on
any stadium bill sent to him by
Congress.
Floyd D. Akers. chairman of the
National Stadium Committee, ex-
pressed satisfaction with the sue.
cess OF last weeks stadium cam
palgn and pointed out that efforts
OF his committee from now on will
be devoted to getting the necessary
legislation through Congress. To
back his plea. Mr.. Akers has the in
oorsements of hundreds of organiza-
tions and individuals, many of them
prominent in national life.
Evening star., 1944-11-20
Droft Board Says Prisoner Fled
Jail Without Givinq Address

A prisoner who escaped last night
from the Fairfax County Jail will be
turned over to Federal authorities
when he is captured, for failure to
notify his draft board of change
in address.
Draft board officials said the pris-
oner. Robert Abel, 43, Springfield,
Va, recently had been released from
the State penitentiary, where he had
been registered for the draft. Peni-
tentiary officials had sent his regis
tration to the Fairfax board, which
IN turn had sent questionnaire to
the mans home address, the usual
procedure tn such cases.
Board ofncials said the card had
Evening star., 1944-11-20
Mrs. Katie Newman Dies;
Rites 10 Be Held Tomorrow

Mrs. Katie G. Newman, IA, of 1922
Buchanan street NV, a resident of
the District for many years, died
yesterday at Georgetown University
Hospital.
She was the widow of James Ed
ward Newman, an engineer for the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing,
who died in 1929 A native of Beloit,
Wis, she came here as a girl and
was educated in the District public
schools.
Surviving are two daughters, Miss
Ruth Louise Newman and Mrs.
Anita Burns, both of Washington.
Requiem mass will be celebrated
at $50 am. tomorrow at st. Ga
briefs Church, where she was a
member of the sodality. Burial will
be in Rock Greek Cemetery.
Evening star., 1944-11-20
1win.Span Bill
Is Introduced
By Randolph
District Committee
Chuirmun Asks
For Prompt Action

Chairman Randolph of the House
District Committee today introduced
the bill sponsored by the Commits
sioners authorizing the construction
of twin spans over the Potomac to
replace the Highway Bridge. and he
asked for prompt and joint consid-
Grafton Of 1t by two District sub
committees.
A companion bill was placed be-
fore the Senate last week by Chair
man Bilbo of the Senate District
Committee.
Because of the Importance of the
project. Mr.. Randolph took the un-
usual step of asking that the meas
ure be considered jointly by the
Streets and Traffic Subcommittee
which Is headed by Representative
DAlesandro, Democrat, of Mary
land, and the Fiscal Affairs Subcom-
mlttee, headed by Representative
Hebert. Democrat. of Louisiana.
At the same time Chairman Ran
dolph anticipated bills dealing with
the proposed development of a sys-
tenn of Streetcar subways, as sug-
gested recently in report by con-
sulting engineers to the District
government, and said he had in
mind joint consideration of that
and other highway questions by the
Fiscal Affairs and Traffic Subcom-
mittees and the Utilities Subcom-
mittee, headed by Representative
Harris, Democrat, of Arkansas.
The Randolph bill on bridges calls
for the construction of span hav-
ing four lanes for southbound move
ment, to be erected approximately
on the line of the Highway Bridge,
and another of four lanes. for north
bound traffic, within 900 feet down.
stream.
Representative Mcmillan. Demo-
crat, of South Carolina, chairman
of the Police and Firemen Subcom-
mlttee. scheduled hearing for 10
m. next Monday on the Randolph
bill to authorize use of District funds
to pay expenses of the Metropolitan
Police Department Band.
Representative Lesinski, Democrat.
of Michigan arranged for a hearing
at 1G am. on Wednesday of next
week on the Randolph bill to pro-
tecJ the rights of the innocent pur-
chaser of stock certificate found
after the purchase to have been
forged or stolen.
Evening star., 1944-11-20
200 Sought to Shuck
Corn on Nearby Farms

John Jones, extension service
farm placement representative for
the District, today called for 200
volunteers to help shuck corn Sum
day on nearby Maryland and Vir-
ginia farms.
District residents who are willing
to help with the harvest were asked
to register with Mr.. jones at the
District United States Employment
Omce, Fifth and K streets NV.
Evening star., 1944-11-20
Deaths Reported

Carrie H. sebring, "a, $500 Colorado ave
Ida s. Wilson. 70. 1929 st. NV.
Charles Stone. rs, 1923 South Dakota
ave. ne.
Ernest H. Daniel. "a. Branch and Grant
rds. NV.
Millard F. Sanford, 81. 1885 Pa. ave. Sc.
Charles K: Kirby. 63. Baltimore. Md
Lawrence w. Pumphrey, 80. 1O3l 10th
st. ne.
Lenjohn W Thomas, 46. 2015 18th st. NV.
Infant Creech,, 633 Florence st. Sc.
Infant Eriemuth. 1920 Newton ST. NV.
Infant Horn, Carmel rd. NV.
John Johnson, II. ZOO 11th St. NV.
Fannie Pearce. 55, 441 Warner st. NV.
William H. jackson, AZ, 1909 st. NV
Annie Butler. SO L ST. NV.
Samuel johnson, 40, 205 Gordon ave- ne,
Mabel Robinson. 26, 2311 NJ ST. NV.
Helen Green, "a, 406 N st. NV.
Infant Mack, 20 @ st. NV.
Infant Meacheem, 5713 e. Cap. ct.
Infant Massey, 1926 9Th st. s.w
Infant Washirctan. -
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Evening star., 1944-11-20
Two Coptives Who Fled
Fl. Meade Are Returned
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
FORT MEADE, Md. Nov. 20
Two Italian prisoners of war were
back at the Fort George G. Meade
prisoner Of war quarters today after
being at large for approximately "a
hours.
Special Agent ]. w. Vincent of the
Baltimore office of the Federal Bu-
reau of Investigation reported that
the prisoners, whose absence was
noted at an II o'clock bed check
Saturday night, were returned to
the post at about the same time
last night.
Mr.. Vincent refused to disclose
any details of their apprehension
Evening star., 1944-11-20
Meat Slaughterer Fined
$1,000 for 0vercharging

Ferdinand Kilsheimer, "a. the
Youngest of two brothers trading as
F. Kilsheimer Bros, meat slaughter
,ers, today was fined $500 by JUS
tice James w. Morris of District
Court on charges of selling meat
above ceiling prices. The fine was
imposed Immediately after Mr.. Kill
sheimer had pleaded guilty.
His older brother, Bernard Kill
sheimer, 43, who was indicted with
him on three counts, pleaded guilty
last year and at that time was fined
similar amount. The plea of the
younger brother had been delayed
due to illness. The offenses were
committed in 1943 and small sums
of money were involved.
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Wounded

Pfc. James W. Sayre, 19, u. S
M. c., son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Rush H
Sayre. 80 Sixteenth street NE.
was wounded September % in the
South Pacific. the Navy Department
reported.
Born in Washington, Pfc. Sayre
attended Eastern High School and
worked in the General Accounting
Office before entering the service
| last December. He went overseas ir1
May.
Pvt. Lloyd r. Epperson, 26. whose
wife is Mrs, Eva l.. Epperson, 1926
| Nicholson street Sc. received
shrapnel wounds in France August
6, the War Department announced
| Pvt. Epperson, his wife said, has
returned to duty with noncombat
unit An infantryman, he has been
in the Army four years, and over
seas since June. Before entering
service, he was employed at Gladys
Va. He has year-old son.
Pvt. Gilbert Needle, q, HUSBAND
of Mrs. Ruth c. Needle, BIT Della
field street NV, has been wounded
second time in France the Wa
Department. announced
Now in hospital in England, Pvt
Needle was wounded August ant
again September Is. A native o
Washington, he attended Western
Evening star., 1944-11-20

been returned marked address un-
known" and they had just learned
that Abel was in the Fairfax Jail
and were prepared to question him
today when he turned up missing
again"
According to Jail officials, Abel was
being held on a fourth offense of
petty larceny, and had been made
a trusty. They said apparently he
"just walked away"
Commonwealth's Attorney Hugh
Marsh said that under Virginia law,
a fourth offense of petty larceny
constitutes felony. He said he
had prepared to ask the grand jury
today for a felony indictment
against the prisoner.
Evening star., 1944-11-20
Col. CowIes to Speak
On British LequI Life

1t. Col. Willard Cowles will speak
on Legal Life in England in War;
time before the joint committee
On military and naval law of the
Federal and American Bar Associa-
tlon at 8 pm. tomorrow at the
Army and Navy Club.
Col. Cowles, recently returned
from special mission in England
was winner of the Ross Essay Con-
test of the American Bar Association
In l941. He is in the Judge Adyo-
cate Generals Department here.
All interested persons are invited.
Col. William Cattron Rigby, chair
man of the joint committee, will
preside,
Evening star., 1944-11-20
Two Killed in Traffic
Accidents Near D. E.,
Eiqhf Others Hurt

Two persons were killed and eight
others were injured over the week
end in traffic accidents in this area
Robert H. Dove, 45. of near Fair
fax, Va, was killed last night when
he was struck while walking along
Route 236, about a mile and a half
east of Fairfax.
Police said Mr.. Dove was found
lying on the edge Of the highway
about a mile from his home by John
Cullen, Route S. Alexandria. They
said Mr.. Dove had been carrying a
lantern.
Edward c. Warren, 80, of 1927 B
street NE, was killed early yester-
day when hit by railways bus on
the Baltimore boulevard at College
Park, Maryland police reported.
They quoted witnesses as saying
Mr.. Warren darted across the road
in front of the vehicle. He was dead
when a rescue squad reached him.
The driver of the bus. who police
listed as Alvin j. MCGOWAN. Route
2, Oakton, Va, was charged with
nanslaughter and was released on
bond pending Police Court
hearing
Three-Car Crash Hurts Three.
Three persons were injured, none
seriously, in a three-car collision
yesterday in the 1000 block of South
Patrick street, Alexandria, police
reported.
Police said Sheldon B. Buterbaugh,
36, of CreWe, Va. was treated at
Alexandria Hospital for cuts and
bruises after his car had struck a
taxi, which in turn was knocked
into third auto. He was charged
with reckless driving and released
on $1,000 bond pending a Police
Court hearing.
Others injured in the accident in
cluded John Biller. lis Florida ave-
hue NV, driver of the taxi. and
Mrs. Effie Willard, Al, $40 South
TWenty-fourth street. Arlington, a
passenger in the taxi. Marshall
Gorham, Route 3, Alexandria, was
driving the third car. He was not
injured.
Two Hurt as Car Hits Tree,
Montgomery County police re-
ported that two colored men were
injured yesterday when their car
struck tree and overturned on
Corby's Hill on the Rockville pike.
Leroy Wilson. %, of the 400 block
Of R street NV, listed as the driver,
and Hubert johnson, 35, of the TOO
block of Girard street NV. were
treated at Georgetown Hospital for
head cuts and lacerations.
Mrs. Glendora Masten, 65: Mrs.
Irene Hurd, 80, and her husband,
Evarts Hurd. 33, all of 2018 Perry
street NE. were injured yesterday
when struck by an automobile while
crossing the street at South Da-
kota avenue and Twentieth street
NE. Mrs. Masten and Mrs. Hurd
are still in Casualty Hospital, where
Mr:. Hurd also was treated. The
women are not in serious condition.
hospital attaches said. Police listed
the driver as Sam Levine. 81, of
2515 BlaadenSbl1rp road NE
Evening star., 1944-11-20
Westinghouse Engineer
To Address Society

c. G. Veinott, special development
engineer Of Westinghouse Electric
& Manufacturing Co., will address
a meeting of the Instrument Society
of Washington at 8 pm. tomorrow
in the Interior Department audi
torium, G street between Eighteenth
and Nineteenth NV. His subject
will be characteristics and AppH-
cations of Fractional Horsepower
Motors" A motion picture, West
Lynn" prepared by the General
Electric Co., will be shc--'1.
Evening star., 1944-11-20
Byrd Named to Board
OF WILLIAMSBURG Colon,

By the Associated Press.
WILLIAMSBURG, Va, Nov. 90
Senator Byrd, Democrat, of Vir-
ginia has been elected to the
Board of Colonial Williamsburg with
three other men who long have
been interested in the Rockefeller
financed restoration of this old Co.
lonial capital.
The others are Mayor George P.
Coleman of Williamsburg, Vernon
M. Geddy of Williamsburg, now first
vice president of the corporation,
and William G. Perry of Boston, a
partner in the firm which has much
to do with the architectural de-
velopment of the restoration,
Evening star., 1944-11-20
Restaurant and Hotel
Workers Coll Meetino

A mass meeting of public house
keeping employees in private indus
try-hotels, restaurants, cafeterias
and institutions-will be held under
the sponsorship of the Minimum
Wage and Industrial Safety Board
at pm. tomorrow in the new
Municipal Building, Fourth street
and Indiana avenue NV.
The purpose of the meeting is the
nomination of nine persons to serve
at wage conference to be held on
january Is.