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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-21
SOAP BOX DERBY
CHAMPION INJURED
DURING MOVIE ACT

AKRON, Ohio, Aug. 20 - Gil
bert Klecaa. IA, San Diego, Calf,
who Sunday was crowned AL
American soap box derby cham
pion, was hospitalized Tuesday aft
ernoon after an accident which oc-
CURED during the shooting of movie
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-21

terday that the heavy sales on the
Tuesday market were slightly
weaker due partly to heavy rains
and dark clouds. 370, ,430 pounds
were sold at an average Of $3.50
he said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-21
SEA RECORD

CAPETOWN, South Africa, Aug.
20.-tR)-The S. S. Sharon Victory
today established new freight
vessel record for the transatlantic
voyage between New York and
Capetown. Its steaming time was
Is days, 18 hours and eight min
ufeS.
Evening star., 1946-04-18
French President Acts
10 Avert Resignation
OF MRP. Ministers
BY the Associoted Pres.

PARIS. April 18.-In an effort to
avert the threatened resignation of
Foreign Minister Georges Bidault
and other MRP Popular Repub-
lican Movement members of the
cabinet, President Felix Gouin ap-
pealed to the Constituent Assembly
to forget party differences in debat-
ing Frances proposed new con-
stitution.
He told the Assembly that the
government as a whole would alb
stain from voting on constitutional
issues dividing the MRP from the
other two members of the coalition
government - the Socialists and
Communists.
He thus acceded to the MRP
thesis that participation in the gov
eminent and support of or opposi-
tion to the constitution were diff
ferent subjects. Earlier in the week
Gouin was reported to be insisting
that all members support the pro-
posed constitution.
Gouin's, address followed a series
Of MRP defeats in the Assembly
yesterday over constitutional issues
defeats which raised fears that
the MRP members might quit the
three-party coalition government.
The proposed new constitution for
the fourth republic is to be voted
on at a national refendum next
month.
An MRP demand for two-house
legislature in place of a unicameral
parliament was beaten by 81 votes.
An MRP plan for choosing premier
was defeated by 33 votes and an
amendment TO provide for machin-
cry to dissolve the legislature was
thrown out. 288 TO 258. An MRP
suggestion for a supreme judiciary
council was defeated 288 to 23l
MRP deputies walked out of the
Constituent Assembly earlier in the
day, but returned later, only to be
outvoted at every turn. raising the
possibility that the MRP might as
sumo the role of an out and out OPP
position party in next month S refer
endum.
Evening star., 1946-04-18
Coal Strike Concerns
EveryU. 5. Consumer,
.CPA Chief Declares
By the Associated Press

The Government carried its
concern over the 16-day coal
strike directly to the people to-
day.
Civilian Production Chief Johr
D. Small declared that every citi-
zen in the Nation has a definite
stake" in the bituminous shutdown
because eventually the output OF
autos, houses, refrigerators ano
other scarce goods will be hit.
simultaneously, Secretary of the
Interior Krug. in his capacity as
solid fuels administrator, reported
that 2S,000,000 tons of soft coal have
been lost since John l.. Lewis called
his 100000 bitumlnous miners out
of the pits April l.
These assertions from two key
agency heads were described by
one official, who asked not to be
named, as an effort to overcome the
apathy with which he said the
country has accepted the complete
shutdown of its soft coal mines.
Meantime, Secretary of Labor
Schwellenbach and his aides were
being put to severe test of diplo.
macy and perseverance in trying
to get negotiations going again be-
tween Mr. Lewis and the soft-coa.
operators.
Neither Side Budges.
Neither side has budged from its
position of week ago when Mr.
Lewis stormed out of the contract
negotiations. He said it was futile
to- continue talking as long as the
Evening star., 1946-04-18
Boys School 10 Lease
Pooks Hill Estate

The 105-acre former Merle Thorpe
estate on the Rockville pike which
was the wartime residence of Crown
Princess Martha of Norway and her
three children, is scheduled to be
leased to a boys school, following
its sale yesterday to Harry H. Brodie
Washington real estate operator.
/ Pooks Hill. the estate, which was
sold for S250000 cash. is expected
to be leased to the Columbian Prep
aratory School of 1445 Rhode Island
avenue NV, according to the Hoop
er Martin real estate firm which
made the transaction. The school
probably will move in in time fol
the fall term.
The 25-room colonial mansion
has been empty since Princess Mar
tha moved out last May and went
back to Norway. The Norwegian
government in exile bought it fo1
/ her in 1941, after she had fed her
( homeland during the German occu-
/ patton.
Wilhelm Munthe de Morgenstierne
/ the Norwegian Ambassador, signed
the papers on behalf of his govern
ment transferring ownership of the
property.
! Located four mills from the Dis
trict, the estate is one of Washing
tons shoWplaces. 1t has eight
master bedrooms. dozen guest ane
service rooms, eight baths, a three.
car garage, a living room, dining
room, library and servants quarters
/ At the Norwegian Embassy it wa;
also learned that the Crown Prin-
cess is this week moving into hel
residence outside of Oslo, which was
occupied by the. Germans through.
out the war.
The preparatory school, which is
slated to lease the property, train.
bows for ANNAPOLIS and West Point
Evening star., 1946-04-18
Family Delays Return
OF Mother Who Left
Baby in Church Here

The family OF Mittie Gardner An
derson. %. unmarried former WAVE,
who abandoned her baby in church
pew here April 7, stood solidly be-
hind her today and the young
mothers return to Washington
from Pleasantville, N. j., has been
indefinitely postponed. it was
learned today
Corp. Frances Bird OF the Metro
politan Police Women's Bureau, re-
turned alone from the girls New
Jersey home last night, police said.
Corp. Bird was sent to return Miss
Anderson here to face abandonment
charges and to resume custody of
the infant John Doe'-now thriV-
ing at Gallinger Hospital-if she
proves to police that she really
wants the baby
Miss AnderSon'S return was de-
layed when her brother James, g
Ventror City n j.. policeman post
ed $500 bond guaranteeing her ap-
pearance IN Washington whenever
necessary He was permitted to post
bond at her arraignment yesterday
Evening star., 1946-04-18

in Atlantic City before United States
Commissioner Bruce Surran.
Earlier, Mr.. Anderson said, "We
are 100 per cent with her and we'll
take care of the baby" Mr. and Mrs
w. E. Keats, her grandparents, also
have announced they want to help
make home for the child.
Miss Anderson told police she
left the baby in pew at st. Mary's
Catholic Church here II days after
the infant was born because the
father. serviceman, did not come
back from overseas and because she
was unable to take care of her son.
A note left with the baby said the
mother was unable to wed the father
because of religious differences. Miss
Anderson was located in Pleasant
vile Tuesday by police through i'm
pressions of the babys foot.
Evening star., 1946-04-18
Miners
Continued From First Page.)

believed the mine should not only
remain closed but that its operator
should never be allowed to run an
other mine
The operator, William E. Lewis,
president of Kentucky Straight
Creek Coal Co., was not present at
the mine entrance. While the men
worked and the rescue shifts
changed, Mr.. Lewis busted himself
about his company store 500 feet
away.
He explained his plans to this re-
porter. Experts believe fires continue
to burn deep in the mine where the
men lost their lives. A break in the
mountain behind the old seal at the
entrance allowed oxygen to feed the
fires. In the present operation, the
rescue teams will seal off the mine
again 3100 feet from the entrance.
This will eliminate the air leak and
snuff out the fires. Then, in two or
three months, MI. Lewis believes he
can reopen the whole mine.
Held Up by Dead.
But I can't do thing until they
get them bodies out of there. Then
l can operate it" remarked the oper-
ator. who seemed a bit calloused to-
ward the whole proceedings.
Mr.. Lewis operates several other
mines nearby, and some of the men
who were employed in the closed
mine work for him there.
Mr.. Lewis fellow operators in Bell
and neighboring counties are OPP
posed to reopening the mine. They
say the disaster has given Kentucky
mining a "black eye" and resump-
ton of operations at Straight Greek
would only make matters worse.
John L. Lewis has made much of
the Straight Greek disaster in his
arguments with the operators Con-
tract Negotiating Committee in
Washington, citing it as Illustrative
of the need for improved safety
measures and a union welfare fund.
The dependents of the dead miners
were left without support since
Straight Greek carried no Workmen's
conversation insurance. The union,
however, raised funds to help sup
port them.
The mine explosion occurred las,
December 26, just after the first shift
entered the mine. Mine inspectors
blamed methane gas for the disaster
and said the mine had not been in
spected prior to the workers en-
trance.
OF the original 81 miners, eight
were brought out alive several days
after the explosion. Two of them
have died since. The bodies of three
miners were recovered, and 20 are
still entombed as a result of the
sealing off process.
Officials at the mine yesterday
said they had little difficulty re-
cruiting volunteer crews to reopen
the mine. They reported the teams
so far had discovered no fire or nox-
ious gases.
Evening star., 1946-04-18

operators refused to commit them
selves on his proposals for improved
mine safety and union-adminis-
tered health and welfare fund.
The operators. refusing to agree
to those principles in advance. in
sisted that Mr. Lewis talk about
wages and hours for a new contract,
to replace the one he terminated
April !.
Mr.. Schwellenbach has said there
would be little use calling the two
sides together until some ground
was relinquished by one or the
other.
There was strong feeling among
Government labor officials that this
might require some time, and that
the public is not aware of what this
might mean in lost production
Hence Mr.. Small and MI Krug
were asked by Mr.. SchWellenbach
to assemble data on the exact effect
, the strike was having on industry
Serious Setback Cited.
In his report last night Mr.. Small
said reconversion is suffering "a
setback which will steadily grow
worse day by day and he added
that scores of plants are down
because of lack of fuel"
Here are some of Mr.. Smalls
findings;
Some railroads may be forced to
curtall service in the next two
weeks steel production is dropping
steadily; about Is small brick plants
essential to tine housing program
have been closed.
The country would lose 100000
tons OF steel ingots this month
even at current operating rates, but
mills already are planning to use
part Of their coal supplies to bank
furnaces and coke ovens.
Steel production, if the strike
still continued, would then drop off
drastically and it would take weeks
to restore normal production" Mr.
Small said. IF coal mining were
not resumed until early May, it is
estimated that the industry would
| lose 3,500000 ingot tons OF steel
during that month based upon a
so per cent operation
Repercussions to Spread.
Mr.. Small asserted that repercus-
sions would spread from the steel
mills, back to auto and other plants
then to wholesalers and retailers
and finally to the consumers.
Mr.. Krug, saying frantic appeals
are being received from industrial
consumers facing slow-doWns or
shutdoWns of operations because of
the lack of coal, added:
"A check of 1,439 manufacturers
showed that they had an average
of 48 days supply but of this group
234 had Is days or less.
Similarly, among the railroads
there are many cases where the car
riers have less than a month"; s
! stocks"
Evening star., 1946-04-18
Half Of Hospital Bed:
Are in Mental Units,
DR.. 0verhoIser SAYS
BY the As.ocioted PreSs

PHILADELPHIA. April l8.-"Fully
half of the hospital beds of the
United States are in mental hos
pitals," DR.. Winfred Overholser,
superintendent of ST. Elizabeth's
Hospital. Washington, said today.
Dr.. Overholser, who also is pro-
fessor of psychiatry at George
Washington University School of
Medicine, told the American Philo-
sophical Society, 1T is reliably esti-
mated that one adult out OF every
20 may expect to become mental
patient during his life
1T requires no alarmist." he went
on, Ito demonstrate the Importance
of mental disorder in the field OF
public health"
Education Is Vital.
Saying that many of the roots
of mental disorder are found in
the early experiences of the child,
Dr.. Overholser said education OF
persons in the field of psychiatry
is vital to solving of the problem
He urged
/. Extension of the principles of
mental hygiene to the schools and
industry"
2. Expansion of facilities for the
early eXtramural attention to mental
symptoms"
3. Development of psychiatric
wards in general hospitals"
4. Continuing and expanded re-
search into the problems of mental
disorder"
Would Ban Politics.
Access to mental hospitals should
be simplified and their operation
should be properly financed" he
said, adding that mental hospitals
should be kept free from political
interference.
A second speaker. Dr. Howard A
Rusk, associate editor of the New
York Times. said rehabilitation and
convalescent care must be expanded
to bridge the gap now eXistant from
the bed to the job and normal
activity.
Funds and authority for bringing
comparable opportunity to America S
civilian handicapped are available, y
DR.. Rusk said. but there are not
sufficient facilities with trained per-
sonnel, experience and equipment to
do the actual work"
Evening star., 1946-04-18
Col. KiIian Ordered
LichfieId Beatinq,
Lieutenant Testifies
BY the Associoisd Press

> LONDON, April 18.-First 1t.
Granville Cubage of Oklahoma
City, Okla, told United States
Army court-martial today that
he was ordered by his COM
mander, Col James A. Kilian, to
beat an unruly CT prisoner in
the Stockade at Lichfeld during
the war.
1t. Cubage, testifying in defense
of S/Sergt. James M. Jones of Mus
kogee, Okla, Lichfield guard
charged with assault on prisoners,
said the policy of the Lichfield camp
in the winter of l94445 was to
make the prisoners miserable and
the guardhouSe just as unpopular as
possible
Get Rough" Policy Initiated.
1t. Cubage. who was in charge of
the camp at the time, said he went
to the Office of Col Kilian, COM
mander of the 10th Replacement
Depot where the detention center
was located, to discuss the handling
of a prisoner who refused to obey
orders even after being kept on
bread and water in solitary confine-
ment for IA days.
He said Col. Kilian informed him ::
I'VE can be just as tough as any
disciplinary center. 1t is sign of
weakness to admit we cannot handle
man of that type
1t. Cubage said this interview. in
August, 1914, led to a general get
rough" policy in the prison. Guards
were instructed to club prisoners if
necessary. he continued, the only
limitation being, mot to break too
many bones"
Await Court Martial Action.
Col. Kilian. 1t. Cubage and four
other officers are awaiting court
martial on charges of conspiracy to
inf1ict cruel punishment on Lich-
field prisoners. Jones is the second
enlisted man to be tried on charges
of maltreating prisoners at Lich-
field.
Sergt. Judson H Smith Of Cum
berland. KY, wept as he testified
yesterday that the three-year SEN
tence he received several weeks ago
on a charge of maltreating Lichfield
prisoners marred an otherwise spot
less Army record of 10 years.
THE object of the policy" Smith
testified was to make life SO miser-
able for the prisoners that they
would prefer to go into combat
rather than stay in the guardhouse. =
Evening star., 1946-04-18
CROMELIN. TOWNSEND. CAVALIER
& KIHKLAND, Attorneys.
1866 National Press Bldg.

DISTRICT COURT OF The UNITED
Holding Probate court.-No SO .69:!. Ad-
ministration. is to Give Notice:
That the subscribers. Of the District Of
Of James Hudson Jeffries. late of the Dis
trict of Columbia. deceased. All persons
having claims against the, decea: ed are are
the vouchers thereof. legally authenticated;
to the, subscribers, on or before the ind
day Of April. A.D. l94!: otherw,see they
O % sW Ven undep s
MASON: MARY E. HARTLEY. 5.3 K 81
NE % Seal Attest: THEODORE
trict of Columbia Clerk OF the Probate
GARDINER, EARNEST & GARDINER.
DISTRICT. COURT OF THE UNITED
Hons shsS probs ro5 the co1rN psrfs Of o54 ad
That The Subscribers of the e District Of
Columbia and the State Of Maryland. re-
@ @spectiveIy, have s 9btamed h1s from the Pro9ate
Saul late. Of the District of Columbia. de-
ceased All persons having claims AGAINST
The hereby warned to sshi6t
legally authenticated. to the. subscribers,
on or before the 18th day of April. AID.
194I: otherwise they may by law be ex-
sn eHasd uh5s Gn al snsz ssn @ Gf sS S ss ssats e
sPr sPidse 'aas Road RKEM NR sAa G0
Tempo Farms, ", Saul Road. Kensington,
Nd Nd, tseaL Attest; r,1, THEODORE GOES.
Of Columbia, Clerk Of the Probate Court.
ap1S,.o, o,my2
Evening star., 1946-04-18
Two Children Burned
By BoiIinq Water

Marie Carter, 10, and Shirley Car
ter, S, colored, were burned yester-
day when they upset tub of boiling
water while playing in the kitchen
of their home at AZ Fenton court
NV.
Marie was taken to Freedmen's
Hospital by the Fire Rescue Squad
and treated for first-degree burns
on her hands, feet and body, Shir-
ley was treated at Casualty Hos
pital for burns on her left hand.
Evening star., 1946-04-18
tuberculosis Victims
Aided in Youmons Will
BY the Associoted Press

NEW YORK, April 18.-Vincent
Youmans, the composer, left the ma
jor share of his estate to a trust
fund for victims of tuberculosis. ac-
cording to his will, filed yesterday for
probate.
The 47-year-old musician died
April 5 at Denver, Colo. after IL
years of treatment for tuberculosis
For probate purposes, the estate
was valued at more than $4,000" !"
Mr.. Youmans composed many hit
tunes, among them Tea for Two"
"Hallelu1ah" and Sometimes I'm
Happy."
Evening star., 1946-04-18
yOHN F. DONELAN. Attorney,
n nIunSer Rnildinp

DISTRICT COURT OF F., THE H c6]Smbia' TNdInp
uoid5ne I1eS a Probate court,EEstate Of James
deceased s9Gi6 hsvina Aam1nTb5fs baen
made herein for probate, of the last WI WI
and testament of said decea ed, ana for 6f
FREDERICK R Gibbs. 20, Mnnsey l;1 Buildln% y u
W. shirgton. D. c. it is ordered ms lhth
dav Of April AD 1916. that RHSahe
Ke Kerr "fsnt s4d ott.rh,se hGF fgn51qsn End%n a,
Wrs Albert Kerr. both of Montesano;
CharlottcsvIlle 'University1, Vireinia. n1 sno
ali others concerned. appear, in said Court
on Monday. the c!th day ,, OF NAY; NAV
cause why such applice tion should not be
N the ''WashinRton Law Reporter and
''T'he EVENING Star" once in each OF
three successive weeks before the return IN
be not less than thirty DAYS before saId M
return day witness the aoneraois al is
Court. this 10Th dav Of April AD 1a4f
Register of Wills for the District of Colum-
bis, Ger, of the Probate Court.
Evening star., 1946-04-18
ARTHUR G. ELGIN: Attorney'

p1erR1cT COURT OF THE cyNI,s1 TMaI EI
= States for the District Of G95'm1a,da 11 ad.
Holding Probate court.-No- cire nrei N Notice
mnis'tfelo mn tbe subscribers of the District Of
oumbs ia hsvf 9cl oPrsnHe eoa%5a 11% the Apesrs
IouI. II oi Teitamentary on the estate OF
Katie st'efs schosser, late of the STATE Of Mary
snd deceased All persons srlby bsyRs Rsr9ed etsm te
rSeleli 5ereot lesaly tas a aauthentieaed t. the sub
scribers before the tbt1 lStR may nav By o
a hprlii 1 he Secluded from all benefit, of Sa ie
STATE esH Given under our hand. this l2sE I1s
dsy Of April; Is4s R1cHARnn Rn1hy 1 NeHFif dERT
p21DE ,t2roE SIAN i4ia Van Buren st. NV. G2l
GseaI1 tEaIe AT Attest: THEODORE CoG5sW1E;,L,,Ll WELL
Peeister of wills for the District OF Colunn'
bia. Clerk of the Probate Court
.Ds
Evening star., 1946-04-18
Nolan Named Chairman
For Memorial Mass

James J. Nolan, United States
Lines passenger agent, has been
named chairman of the eighth an
nual solemn memorial field mass fol
the war dead to be held at Arling-
ton Cemetery on May &C.
The Most Rev. DR.. Peter L. Ireton
bishop of Richmond, is honorary
chairman of the Field Mass Com
mittee. More than so national Cath
olic organizations are expected to
participate in the mass, sponsored
by the Washington General AS
sembly, fourth degree. knights oil
Columbus, in association with the
National Committee of Catholic
Societies.
Among the assistants to Mr.. Nolan
are Richard Mahar, vice chairman
Francis A. Mccain, secretary, ano
! Charles NJ Connor. treasurer.
Evening star., 1946-04-18
School Holiday BEGINS

Public school children begin their
Easter vacation at the close of classes
today. They will return to school
April % Many parochial and prl-
vate schools began their vacations
earlier this week.
Evening star., 1946-04-18
JOSEPH A. RAFFERTY,, Attorney,
DOG SaIifhern Ruildine

Holding Probate court-No 81 ,035, Ad-
ministration. This is to Give Notice;
Washington, has obtained from the Pro-
bate Court of the District of Columbia:
Letters Tessamentary on the estate OF
Pearl /. FERN. late o. the District OF Co.
lumbia, deceased All persons HAVING
claims agansf the deceased are nereby
vouchers thereof, legally authenticated,
to the subscriber, on or before the .bth
cay Of MSrch, AID. l94i; otherwise they
may by Law be excluded from all peneht
of said estate Given under my hand
this 9th day of March. 1916. LULU L.
SCHWEITZER, sos 31th ave. s.W.. Seat
tie e. Wash tSeall Attest VICTOR S.
MERSCH REGISTER OF Wills for the Dis
trict Of Columbia, Clerk of the. Probate
fon,t ana HIS
Evening star., 1946-04-18
JOHN l.. LASKEY, Attorney,

DISTRICT COURT OF The UNITED
Holding Probate Court-No 61,0U3, Ad-
mlnistration.--This is to Give Notice;
That the subscriber, of the District OF
Columbia, has obtained from the PROBATE
Court of the District Of Columbia. Letters
Of ADMINISTRATION on the estate OF Ralph
Given, late of the District of Columpla'
asainst the deceased arc hereby warned
to exhibit the same, with the vouchers
thereof, legally authenticated 10 the SUB,
March, AID I941: otherwise they may by
law be excluded from all benefit, of sald
estate Given under my hand this 9th
day of March 1916 HARVEY T. GIVEN,
3716 Morrison st NV. tSeal.l Attest:
VICTOR S MERSCH. Register OF Wills for
the District of Columbia, Clerk OF the
Pre- oate Court. ap4,ll,lS
Evening star., 1946-04-18
ROGER NJ. STUART. Ir.. ATTORNEY,
roIoralo RJdy

DISTRICT co,IRT OF THE UNITE UNITED
Holding a Probate Court..-Estate # Gisak
Kcbavashl Deceased, NO 9i6 e Ad
ing been made herein for probate, of the
last will and testament of said deceased
by William j. Blunkett and for. letters OF
administration. c t. a, on said estate to
be issued to Roger NJ. Stuart. Jr.. it is
ordered this 1st day of April. AID. 1946
that Yoshizo Iajimss. a national of Japan
all others concerned, appear in said Court
1916. at 1000 O'Clock AM. to chow cause
why such application should rot be
granted Let notice hereof be published in
the "Washington Law Reporter and The
Evening star sro once nee in each of three
herein mentioned The first publication te
soIITHS laws cbief 'pe 5sstea 0npFso.s IF ssie
Court. ihls 1st day OF April AID. 1916
tScsl' Attest. THEODORE COGSwELL
EerlSter of wills for the District Of Co.
hmbis. Clerk of the Probate Court
oo4.ll.lS.
Evening star., 1946-04-18
ALLEN NJ. MFsIRow. ATTORNEY,

6jI r. 81. Nv
- States foy he District 81 colUnmphia.
Administration Docket l4".-Estate of
Alice Fdmunds Weaver. Decea sed.--Appi-
cation having been made herein for pro.
bate Of the last will and testament Of
on said estate. by Allen. NJ, Mesirow, i Is
ordered this 10th dav of April, A:D: 1876
that Franklin D. Fdmunds, Adeline Ed
munds Neei6. Anna Grace Edmunaas Mary Mary
smith and the unknown heirs ct Law and
next Of kin, of Alice Edmunds Weaver; de-
in said Court on Morday; the 9TH day Of
show cause why such application should
ri be aranted Le, notice hereof ol' be pub, us
and THE Evening star once in each OF
three successive weeks before the return
day herein mentioned. the first publication
TO be not less than thirty, davS before
said return day. witness. the Honorabl"
CogT this lfth Gyo6oST day Of April aswT1 ap le4n
REGISTER of Wills for the District Of Co.
lumbia Clerk of the Probate Court.
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