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from the revised wage-price policy
Mr.. Bowles said he had agreed tc
the price boost with extreme re-
luctance." He added that he hac
mo alternative" because of Govern
ment commitments to the industry
to keep its earnings at a certain
level.
Meanwhile, the American Meat
Institute termed the increases dis.
tinctly inadequate for many COM
panies ="
While the increase applies d.
rectly only to 131 200 employees OF
IL plants of Swift, Armour, Wilson,
Cudahy and John Morrell, it be-
comes a pattern for the industry
under new wage-price policy. ON
cials said 13 other companies whose
properties are operated by the Gov
ernment may grant pre--approved
wage increase up to 16 cents and
expect about the same price relief
as granted the big FIVE"
In addition, the price and wage
boosts probably will be felt by COM
panies not affected by the recent
strike which involved about so per
cent OF the industry.
Increase Not Assured.
Wage Sterilization Board officials
admitted that approval of the 18-
cent increase for workers in the Ma
tion's shipyards does not mean nec-
essarily that the raise will 90
through.
Representing approval of the pay
adjustment recommended by the
National Shipbuilding Conference 10
days ago over industry opposition,
the action also was fought by in
dustry members Of the board.
Sylvester Garrett, vice chairman
OF the Wage Sterilization Board,
told reporters that the ruling said
in effect that ''if and when" Ship
building companies grant the 18-
cent increase, the wage boost could
be used as basis for seeking in
creased prices.
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Representative Snyder
To Be Buried Today

Funeral services for Representa-
tive J. Buell. Snyder, Democrat, OF
Pennsylvania, who died Sunday in
his room in Pittsburgh hotel, were
to be held today at the Methodist
church in Perryopolis, Pa.
The following House members are
representing the House at the serv-
ices: Mahon, Democrat, of Texas:
Hendricks, Democrat, of Florida; !;
Engel, Republican, OF Michigan;
Case, Republican, of South Dakota !:
Norrell, Democrat, of Arkansas; !;
Tibbott and Simpson, Republicans,
Of Pennsylvania; Walter, Eber-
harter Bradley, Sheridan and
Kelley, Democrats. of Pennsylvania
The Associated Press reported
from Uniontown. Pa, that Mrs.
Marian Snyder, widow of the Rep
resentative, would be recommended
to fill the vacancy and that her
name would be the only one pre-
sented by Democrats If a special
election is ordered, according to
William j. Graham, Fayette County
Democratic chairman.
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residential chairman for the COM
ing Red Cross Fund drive. He was
president of the Holy Name Society
of St. Francis Xavier Church.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Elizabeth A. Mulqueen; two sons,
Daniel John, 9, and Gerald L., 2;
two brothers, John Mulqueen, ia
maica, N. Y, and William Mulqueen,
Brooklyn, and two sisters, Mrs. c. s.
McHugh and Mrs. Henry Bried,
Westwood.
Requiem mass will be said at
am. Friday, at st. Francis Xavier
Church. Burial will be in George
Washington Memorial Park Ceme-
terry in Paramis, N. j.
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Charles E.Mo!ster, 83
Retired Commerce
Fiscal Officer, Dies

Charles e. Molster, SO, former dis
bursting officer Of the Commerce De-
partment and a resident of WASH
ington for almost half a century,
died yesterday at his home, 1887
Lawrence street NE.
Mr.. Molster was born in Ports
mouth, Ohio. and came to Wash
ington as a clerk in the Census Bu-
reau in 1900, transferring to the
Commerce and Labor Department
when it was created in the admins
tration Of Theodore Roosevelt, and
to the Commerce Department when
1t was separated from Labor.
Although he reached the legal age
for retirement IS years ago, he did
not retire until 1912. His tenure of
Office had been extended indefinitely
by President Hoover.
Mr.. Molster was long active in
church and fraternal affairs. For
many years he was warden and YES
tryman at the Church of Our
Saviour and several times a lay
delegate to diocesan conventions Of
the Episcopal Church. He had
served as Worshipful Master of King
David Masonic Lodge No. %, and
in 1914 was grand worthy patron
of the Eastern Star in the District.
He also was a member of Hiram
Chapter, r. A. NJ, and Columbia
Commandery, K. T., of Washington.
In 1885 he and the former Helen
Findlay celebrated their golden we'd
ding anniversary. Mrs. Molster died
in 1886.
Surviving are four sons, Ralph R.,
William A. and John S. Molster,
Washington, and Charles B. Molster,
Pittsburgh; three daughters, Miss
Elizabeth Molster. Miss Jean Mol
ster and Mrs. Seabury Quinn, all Of
Washington, and eight grandchil-
dren.
Funeral services will be held at
the Church of Our Saviour, Six
teenth and Irving streets NE, at
IL am. Friday. Burial will be pri-
vate.
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School Lunch Fund Bill
Is Sent 10 Conference
BY the Associoisd Pres,

The Senate and House were agreed
today that the Federal Government
should help pay for school childrens
lunches-but there was a SIS, 900 900
difference Of opinion.
The House voted for an annual
10000, 600 contribution toward the
program which benefits 10000 900
school children.
The Senate more than doubled
the ante by boosting it to Sis, ,o0o,-
900 yesterday and sending the legis-
lation back to the House.
Now it is up to the joint commit
tee to work out a compromise on
some in-between figure and other
divergent provisions. This may take
some time, for the Senate rewrote
the measure extensively.
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VA Has Found Way
To Lick Ifs Problems,
Bradley Tells Legion

Gen. Omar N. Bradley, veterans
administrator, told a cheering crowd
OF American Legionnaires today
that I'VE have not licked our prob
lens but I am confident that we
have found q way to beat them"
Fresh from an on-again- -on -again
controversy with Legion Comdr.
John Stelle, Gen. Bradley was
greeted by an even longer ovation
than greeted Mr.. Stelle when he
addressed the same group yester-7
day.
The group. members OF. the Le-
gion's National Rehabilitation Com
mittee, heard Gen. Bradley en-
phasize that his hospital program
had not been altered since he ad-
dressed the Legion Convention last
October. Mr.. Stelle told the group
yesterday, after his peace" meet
ing with Gen. Bradley that he had
won concessions" from the general.
Stelle Hears Talk.
Mr.. Stelle slipped into the room
inconspicuously while the general
was telling the group that most
observers have kept their patience
while the Veterans Administration
was being reorganized."
Many times before we have de-
clared our intention to work CO.
operatively with any one Offering
sound counsel and intelligent ad-
vice to the solution of our prob
lems," Gen. Bradley said. I'VE have
not changed our tune"
Pointing out that VA has been
'deluged with pension claims, Gen.
Bradley said that within 80 days q
substantial part Of VA will be- cur
rent on handling claims.
Policy Is Unchanged.
Concerning hospitals, Gen. Brad
ley said that VA will continue its
previously announced policy of tenn
porarily using surplus Army and
Navy hospitals when it is clearly
evident that we will be able to staff
them" Mr.. Stelle had told the group
Gen. Bradley had promised to take
over every available surplus hos
pital.
The controversy between Gen.
Bradley and Mr. Stelle now centers
on what actually happened at the
closed meeting between Gen. Brad
ley and Mr.. Stelle yesterday-their
flrst face-to-face encounter since
Mr.. Stelle demanded a congression-
al investigation of the tragic break
down" in VA.
The two-hour meeting from which
Gen. Bradley barred reporters ended
with a joint statement describing
the. spirit of cooperation" in which
Legion and VA spokesmen discussed
veterans problems.
Reports to Legion Unit.
A few hours later, Mr.. Stelle told
the annual conference of the Le-
gion's National Rehabilitation Com
mittee that Gen. Bradley had agreed
not to use contract hospitals-where
veterans are given beds in civilian
hospitals except in emergency
cases. The group rose to cheer this
accomplishment" as Mr.. Stelle de-
scribed it.
Mr.. Stelle also said VA had agreed
TO use every available Army and
Navy surplus hospital. Turning to
Robert S. McCurdy, chairman of
the Legion's Rehabilitation Commit
tee, Mr.. Stelle asked, That was a
concession, wasn't it, Bob?" Mr..
McCurdy nodded his agreement.
Evening star., 1946-02-27
Woolworth Heir Divorced

LAS VEGAS. New. Feb. n (P.-
Mrs. Gretchen Wilson Donahue was
granted a divorce yesterday from
Woolworth Donahue. member OF
the dime-store family, on grounds
OF three years separation. They
were married at Palm Beach, Fla,
in 1910. A property settlement was
agreed on last December, the court
was told. They have no children.
Evening star., 1946-02-27
Fillmore Ernest Burton
Services Planned SUNDAY

Memorial services for Fillmore
Ernest Burton, 26, who was declared
dead by the Navy Department after
being missing since February, 1912,
will be conducted at 3 pm. Sunday
at the Memorial Methodist Church,
43l2 Farragut street. Hyattsville,
by the Rev. Harry Evaul. pastor.
Mr.. Burton was a machinist mate
third class aboard the Houston
when 1t was sunk by the Japanese.
He was the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles E. Burton, 55os Forty-third
place, Hyattsville.
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1tt @rnturiattt

ory Of our dear sister, LUELLA ARM
STRONG. who departed this life two year,
ago today, February 27, 1914.
She would not want the ones she loved
To grieve for her today:
We must not say that she is dead,
For she is Just away.
Away upon q journey
To q land that's bright and fair,
And though we all will miss her here.
We know she's happy there.
And memories OF her will bring
New comfort every day
As We recall she is not dead,
For she is Just away.
HER LOVING SISTER AND BROTHER
M-LAW. ALICE AND EDWARD POR-
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o. M. MUrOliey.
MIR. Dealey was at his office his
usual eight hours Monday and. Mon
day night he attended a dinner of
the Critics Club where he discussed
community affairs with small
group Of friends with whom he had
met regularly for nearly so years.
Yesterday morning he did not feel
well and remained at home, where
he died peacefully.
The flag on the State Capitol at
Austin was lowered to half staff
when word was received of his
death.
Evening star., 1946-02-27
Senate Confirms Gardner
For Treasury Post
BY the Assoeioisd Press

The Senate late yesterday con-
firmed the appointment of o. Max
Gardner, former Governor of North
Carolina, as Undersecretary of the
Treasury.
1t also approved the appointments
OF Maj. Gen. Graves Blanchard
Erskine as retraining and re-em-
ployment administrator for the
Labor Department and Thomas F.
Murphy, of Massachusetts, as As
sistant Commissioner of Patents.
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Mr.. De al e y
had been con-
nected with the
N e W s for II
years. From a
$3-a-week ONCE
boy, he became
the owner of the
paper, control of
which passes to
his son, E. M.
Ted" Dealey.
B e S des his
son, Mr.. Dealey
Is survived by
his widow and
three daughters,
Mrs. Rice jack
son. Mrs. H. B.
Evening star., 1946-02-27

SdoSSAAAS& VA
Benning road
NE. Mr.. Null
queen asked q
friend to drive
him to a doctor.
He collapsed and
died just outside
the physicians
ONCE.
Mr.. Mulqueen,
who lived at
2027 r street
Sc, came to
Washington in
1899 from West
wood, N. j. He
Evening star., 1946-02-27
D. W.Mu|queen, Salesman,
Dies OF Heart Attack

Daniel w. Mulqueen, SO, Washing
ton representative for a wholesale
grocery firm, died yesterday of a
heart attack suffered while calling on
Evening star., 1946-02-27
GarAa nf Uhanks

FORD, REBECCA. The family OF the
late REBECcA FORD wishes to express
Enanks and appreciation to the ministers
uSeS cards OF sympathy and every act of
klndness during her illness and at our
recent bereavement THE FAMILY.
homer, OSCAR d. wish to thank
Ct the time Of the death OF INV husband.
OSCAR D. HOMER
CHEssIE T. HOMER. 27I
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6. B. Dea|ey, 86, Publisher
OF Dallas News, Is Dead
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

DALLAS, Tex, Feb. 27.-G. B.
Dealey, 86, publisher Of the Dallas
Morning News, died at his home
Evening star., 1946-02-27

Ecuador is urging the importation
OF animals Of every kind with the
hope 1t will improve species in that
country.
Evening star., 1946-02-27
Dratha

kerr. JAMES. On Monday, rebrusry
KsRR ao6 4 psy5ona So .ys Ss.ea son o s .ss
brother of Frederick p, Kerr Of Ciesrfeld,
r.; Walter , Kerr q s. syrsease' y r; and
Interment Hillcrest Cemetery. 28.
KRAMER, LILLE c. On Tuesday, Feb
ruary 28; 1ga6, at her residence. 230 18th
the late Police serst James g. kTam.r
Remains resting at Chambers funeral
home, PIT 1lth s. Sc. until Friday. March
the NATIVITY is4S Mass ave az IS. Sc, io At 1850 %
am. Interment Fort Lincoln Cemetery. 2S
A KRAMER, ,sLILLiE C. ofncers and mem
bers Of Esther Rebekah Lodge. No. 5. are
to meet to conduct the
ruary s., is4e. at 8 o,ciock. sd at Climbers
'0nefa. ho9S gsAeE s1 sMrrH l. soSi. 81 Grand
ELLA MEYER. Secretary. %
members Of Rathbone Temple. No. s,
pshia s'tfE s ~ T. hss RE sfEEess on fl hars
day, February 2s, 1916. at 8 pm, At
Chambers funeral home, SIT Ilth st. Sc.
Most Excellent Chief.
KRUGER. ANNA CHARLOTTE. On Tues
LoTTE KRUGER Of 1914 Monroe st. NV.
M ks e and o fbauseF q p0ihsI af Rorohs shs
sister Of John Millouist of New Haven.
Conn. Services at the s. H. Hines Co.
urdsy. March 3. At 1i:so a. am Interment ter @
Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
rusTy 20. 1915. cHARLEs ". 1sesfala LAKE Of Of
Miss Nee LAX lake 0esGTsd aTs %stsr SFSfhsr 9
Lempke, Mrs. r A. Johanknetch. Mrs. W.
k.ms Cam ann asafne and GILES and MI Lake
funeral home. ss6i i4th St. NV Grave:
pm., at Prospect Hill Cemetery. Front
j nyscHi 3 HELEN 3 3; On sunday rssru. b
AZ Chambers funeral home. 5lf l1th St;
am Mass t g. Catholic S e chsfsS ssS
at 10 am. 1nterment Mount Olivet Gene
MADakAN. MARGARET T. On Mon
NSnVs dsusSer sSs q the MHs4anT Az 4dhn and
Maasan shs aeSes sfsHee eoTps Ts.ef T. CO.
DR.. Joseph p. Madigan. Mary A. Madigan
apd apora MIS- s,aaI Abram Leyin Funeral from the
at 8 am; thence to St. Teresas Church,
where requiem mass will be offered at $50
a I'm. Interment Mount Olivet Cemetery.
MCDONALD. CATHERINE D. Suddenly.
rssidenes; lSe9 ssnd st, ne. cATHERiNE
Neil joseph Meponsid! Eea Friends may nay cali cali
Ct VIM, J. Nalley's funeral home. 1900
Rhode Island ave. Mount, Rainier. Md
friends invited. 1nterment Cedar Hill
Cemetery.
MOLSTER, CHARLES Z. On Tuesday.
Lawrence St. NV, CHARLES e. MoLsTER,
beloved husband Of the late Helen e.
saviour 9Th and Irving SITS. ne, on Fri
day, March l, at IL am. Interment pri-
r.sIos4y MoxSIHAN "a ,aas nPwARR On MenYasy
bsnS 81 of Rath hqs
ther Of Martha Bess Moynihan and brother
Mes,,nf Mrs. fsers .ry,css smith ane Mrs Wilism
funeral home. 29o1 i4th st. NV. on Thurs
fSs day' snn'rs sEns9'Tuary 2s, At $50 an thsnSe to
q m. for the repose Of his soul. Interment
Arlington National Cemetery. 81
MgLoUEEN. DANIH y; suddenly. on
Gf 2f eG haassen Il osfEsd faPSsa
Of Daniel John and Gerald L. Mulaueen.
Mrs. c; s. McHugh and Mrs Henry Bried
Funeral from the James T. Ryan funeral
home, 81 Pa. ave. Sc. on Friday. March
Xavier Church. where mass will be offered
at am Relatives and friends invited;
p,4f En1fTmea1 eaIa9 Gsorss washinston Mem9sai
- g.: Francis Xavier Holy Name
IEM james T. Ryan funeral home.
NJ VII ming. February oS. ia48' at sl
Evening star., 1946-02-27

st. Francis Xavier Holy Name
Society will assemble at the
James T. Ryan funeral home.
317 Pa. ave. s.e, Thursday eve
ming, February %, 1916. at 6
o'clock. to offer prayers for the
repose of the soul of our late
DANIEL w. MULQUEEN.
REV. LOUIS G. TROCH.
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BATES, WILLIAM C. A special commu-

BATES, WILLIAM C. A special commu-
. nication of Pentalpha Lodge, No.
%, F. A. A. M, is called At the
IN Masonic Temple, 18th st. and
MN New York ave. NV, at 12:45
&3 O'clock pm. Thursday, February
2S, 1946, for the purpose of per-
forming the last rites for our late
brother WILLIAM c. BATES BY order
OF the master, AMEN S. HADDAD.
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Dratha

"a. 1916, mrs. PEARI AVERY AVERY Of f0ssais IS {
st Sc, devoted sister Of Mrs. Ethel Gist
Also surviving are other relatives and
may call at the Dovie G. Brooks funeral
home, 1900 G st. NV, where funeral serv-
ices will be held Thursday, February 2S,
at 2 Pm. fnterment Payne's Cemetery.
BARBOUR, JAMES H. On Monday, Feb.
ruary, 25,. 1916, at his residence, 1899 s.
BARBOUR: devoted husband Of Ei6eaner
two grandchildren. Julia and David Echois;
two sisters-in- law, Mrs. Anna L. Blake and
Mrs. Emily Bartlett; either relatives and
many friends. Friends may call after 3
pm THURSDAY. February %, at the Allen
NV where funeral services will be held
FRIDAY, March l, at IL o'clock noon. In
terment Harmony Cemetery. 2s
BALsTER, MARY KATHERINE. On
Tuesday, February %. 1916, at Emergency
Hospital, Washington. D. c., MARY KATH-
ERNIE BALSTER of 1872 North Danville
St, Arlington, Va, beloved daughter Of
Henry Henry T. and Alice G. Balster and sister Of
Ives funeral home, 2S47 Wilson blvd, Ar
iington, Va, where funeral services will
be held Thursday, February 2S, at pm.
1nterment Columbia Gardens Cemetery
BATES, WILLIAM CARSON. Suddenly,
Pa I'll 0adIf WILLIAM s0foa cARsoR BATEs n os Mani
Thsyer ave, Silver Spring. Nd, beloved
husband Of Elinor C., Bates. Mr.. Bates
home, SABA Georgia ave, Silver Spring,
Md, where services will be held on Thurs,
day. February rs. at 2 pm. Interment
Rock Creek Cemetery.
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Monday. February 25. 1946, at Arlington
County Hospital. ALEXANDER IVAN
ton, Va, beloved husband of Gretchen
Bronwick and father of Eugene Charles
Bronwick. Funeral services at Glassman
YORK, N. Y. ~
Evening star., 1946-04-10
DR.. Ralph R. Rathbone
D. {. Dentist, Dies

DR.. Ralph Rhet Rathbone, SO
dentist here for % years, died yes.
terday at Emergency Hospital. He
had been ill for three weeks.
Born in Red Oak, Iowa, Dr.. Rath.
bone was graduated from the Uni.
versity Of Iowa Dental School. He
practiced dentistry in Dillon, Mont.
for 20 years and served on the Mon
tana State Board of Dental Ex-
aminers five years. He was a mem
Der Of the District of Columbia
Dental Society.
An active Mason, DIR. Rathbone
was a past master of lodge at
Dillon, Mont. life member of the
Royal Arch Masons, a member OF
st. Elmo's Commandery of Dillon
and past potentate of the Shrine
Bagdad Temple, Butte, Mont.
He lived at 7O5 East Leland street
Chevy Chase, Md.
Surviving are his widow. Mrs
MlSsoula Rathbone; two sons, DR.
r. r. Rathbone, Cumberland, Md.
physician, and John @. Rathbone
Washington; daughter, Miss An
toinette Rathbone of Washington
two sisters, Mrs. E. A. Merritt. Ken
slngton, Md, and Mrs. Fay Hiliger
Eurica, Calf, and a brother, Sam
Rathbone, Puyallup, Wash.
Funeral services will be held at
3 pm. tomorrow at Gawler's funeral
home, 1850 Pennsylvania avenue
NV, with the Rev. John G. Sadtier
retired. OF Falls Church, Va, oficiat-
ing. Burial will be in Cedar Hill
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1946-04-10
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, April 10.-A modern
premature baby clinic at Johns
Hopkins Hospital, open to every one
in Maryland regardless of ability to
pay, and an incubator ambulance
service to take premature babies
from any part of the State to the
clinic were announced today.
The 22-bed clinic, another step
in the fight against infant mortality
was disclosed by DR.. Edwin L. Cros-
by, Johns Hopkins Hospital director
who said the facility was the newest
and most extensive in Maryland.
The emergency motor service by
which babies can be rushed to the
nursery was announced by DR..
Robert H. Riley, director of the
State Department of Health, and
DR.. Huntington Williams, Baltimore
commissioner of health. The vehicles
will be equipped with portable
|incubators.
Clinic Cost SI00,O00.
The new clinic cost 100000, with
100000 contributed by friends of the
Harriet Lane Home of Invalid Chill
dren the Hopkins Pediatrics Div
ision) and $4,000 by the United
States Government under provisions
Of the Lanham Act.
The clinic is designed, the an.
Evening star., 1946-04-10
Mrs. Clara s. Shepherd
Rites Set for Tomorrow

Funeral services for Mrs. Clara
S. Shepherd, widow of former
Mayor Harry w. Shepherd OF
Hyattsville, who died early yester-
day at her home, 53l1 Forty-sec-
ond avenue, Hyattsville, will be held
at pm. tomorrow at the Hyatts-
vile First Presbyterian Church. The
Rev. D. Hobart Evans, pastor, will
offlciate. Burial will be in Fort Lin
coin Cemetery.
Mrs. Shepherd had lived In the
Hyattsville area since 1907 The
family moved from Hyattsville to
College Heights in 1921 and occu-
pied the first home in that develop
ment. More recently Mrs. Shepherd
had again been living in Hyatts-
vile. She was secretary treasurer
OF College Heights Estates, Inc, and
formerly was note teller of the
Prince Georges Bank & Trust Co
in Hyattsville. She was active In
Red Cross work during the recent
war.
Born in Paris. KY, Mrs. Shep-
nerd attended Maryville (TennD
College She leaves a daughter,
Mrs. Carl M. Conrad of New Or
leans, and a son, Edward A. Shep-
herd, University Park. and five
grandchildren. Also surviving are
two sisters and a brother.
Evening star., 1946-04-10
Quinn Is Convicted
In Escape From Jail
Here Last November

Michael j. Quinn, st. who last
month was sentenced to serve from
. to 25 years for robbing two bank
tellers here in March, l945, of more
than $4,000, was found guilty bv
Chief Justice Bolitha j. Laws OF
District Court this afternoon on a
charge OF escaping from the District
Jail last November.
Justice Laws did not set date
for sentencing.
Quinn pleaded not guilty. His de-
tense was based on a technicality
that the statute under which he was
lndlcted was not applicable, on the
claim he was not legally committed
TO the Jail at the time he left.
Through Attorney James K
Hughes. the defense claimed that
Quinn was loaned" here to stand
trial on the local robbery charge
while serving time in the Eastern
State Prison in Pennsylvania.
In Pennsylvania, he had been SEN
fenced for assault and ATTEMPTED
robbery. An appeal has been taken
from his conviction on the robbery
charge here.
Quinn was recaptured in Chicago
IN February and returned here. He
was one of five men who left iai]
/ in November
Quinn was prosecuted on the Jail
break charges by Assistant United
States Attorney John C. Conliff, tr
Among Government witnesses were
lhomas r. Sard, assistant superin-
tendent OF the Jail: C. Michael Kear-
ney, flrst deputy United States mar
Shal, and James Menendez. deputy
clerk at District Court, in charge of
the criminal clerks office.
Evening star., 1946-04-10
New Johns Hopkins Clinic Maps
Fight to Reduce Infant Mortality

nouncement said, along the most
modern lines. with controlled all
conditions, special resuscitators and
oxygen equipment, incubators, spe-
cial food formulae and elaborate
precautions against infection.
The Children's Bureau, United
States Department of Labor, as
sisted in designing the clinic, which
will also be used for teaching public
health officials and nurses in the
specialized care of premature babies
Plan Premature Care.
DR.. Francis Schwentker, professor
elect of pediatrics at Hopkins. said
the next big reduction in infant
mortality will come through in
creased emphasis on premature
care. During 1945, 40 per cent of all
babies born in the United States
were premature and prematurity ac-
counted for half of the deaths dur
ing the first week of life and 32.3 per
cent OF all deaths under one year in
the Nation during l945.
DR.. Edwards A. Park, peditrician
IN chief at Hopkins, said it was ex-
tremely important that a premature
baby be transferred to the nursery
as rapidly as possible after birth be-
cause the most critical time in the
premature childs life is the frs,
| day.