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Evening star., 1946-05-24
Girl Dies Of Injuries
In Street Accident

Sylvia T. Green, S, colored, 1906
block Frederick place Sc, died early
today of internal injuries suffered
last night when she was struck by
an automobile.
She was taken to Georgetown Hos
pltal after the accident, which oc-
Cured near her home when she was
running across the street. according
to police. They said the driver
James Brown, 36, colored. 21OO block
Alabama avenue Sc. would appear
at coroners inquest later.
The death was the Goth from
traffic causes here this year. At this
time in l945 there were 81 fatalities
Total traffic deaths last year were 96
Louis Winkey. SO, colored. l7OC
block U street NV, also was seri-
ously injured when, police said, he
was thrown to the street from the
back of a truck last night. when
the vehicle was making a turn a,
Calvert and Twenty ninth streets
NV. He was admitted to George
town Hospital with fractured
skull
Anthony R. Falwell, 20, colored
Mount Summit, Md, suffered a pos
siole leg fracture late yesterday
when a truck he was driving col.
lided with a street car at Seconc
and East Capitol streets. He wa.
taken to Casualty Hospital Police
said the operator of the streetcar
was Elmore F. Fields, TOO D stree
N z
Evening star., 1946-05-24
Rail Strike Cancels
Day Off for Police

After ordering Ats extra police
men home at 9 o'clock last night
from precincts where they had been
held in reserve in case of emer-
gency," due to the rail strike, Maj.
Harvey G. Callahan, police superin-
tendent. said today special details Of
plainclothes men will he kept at
Union Station, in addition to uni
formed police official, on eight shifts.
All days off were Cancelled today
by Maj. Callahan, but meeting to-
day of the police chief and other
police officials will decide whether
the same procedure will be neces-
sary tomorrow.
1T looks like a day-bv-day sf-
fair" a spokesman for Maj. Gala
han said last night.
During the early hours of the
strike late yesterday extra detec-
tives cruised around the streets to
guard against any unusual congrega-
ton of persons at railroad property
sites.
The extra details, including 42
men now in the Police Academy
had been assigned to stand by"
duty at the precincts.
Evening star., 1946-05-24
Bus Terminals Report
Traffic Above Normal
But Easily Handled

Crowds in the interstate bus ter
minals this morning were still above
normal, but the rush anticipated by
the closing down of train service
was not as bad as expected, bus sta
ton officials reported.
c. c. Battershell, regional man.
ager for the Greyhound Lines, said
that, although stranded persons did
jam the Greyhound Bus Terminal
yesterday. the number of tickets
sold was only tWo-thirds what it
was on Easter week end.
He said all available equipment
was being put into service, but had
no estimate of the number of buses
involved at this time. Other officials
of the company estimated passenger
traffic had jumped about so per
cent since the trains stopped run
ming, but also said they had no
exact figures at present.
officials at the railways Bus
Depot said they were running to
capacity, but not putting on any
extra buses. The biggest crowds
were noticed last night, but this
morning everything appeared to be
back to normal. they said.
Both depots reported the biggest
increase in business was at the in
formation bureaus. which were
sWamped with calls from persons
anxious to Shift from train to bus
travel.
1t was estimated that the Grey
hound Bus Terminal handles about
10000 passengers on a normal day.
officials at the Trailways depot did
not have a daily estimate available.
Evening star., 1946-05-24
Rail Strike SideIiuhts

Railroad conductor, decided today
to hitch-hike to his home in Con-
neaut, Ohio, because of the rail
strike.
Mr.. Cousins said he began rail-
roading at the age of IL and this
is the first time I've ever had to
do this"
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, May "a (P
The Smoky Mountain Railway
Cos. four trainmen plan to stay
on the job, despite the strike, but
lack of business may force a shut
down. The company runs one train
day the Is miles between Knox
vile and Sevierville, Tenn, haul
ing express goods.
Mrs. j. P. Whaley, Knoxville
agent, said the trainmen are mem.
bers of the brotherhoods but were
not called out.
Passengers? The line averages
four week
Evening star., 1946-05-24

President and Mrs. Truman and
members of the cabinet yesterday
shook hands with veterans for an
ho,'r and half on the White
House lawn.
About 100 yards away, negotiations
to find solution to the rail strike
went on. Press Secretary Charles G
Ross pointed out that the President
could have come in if he were
needed in the rail conference.
In wheelchairs and leaning or
canes, the veterans were lined UP
on the south lawn shortly before 4
pm. Canopies sheltered tables laden
with huge bowls of strawberry and
vanilla ice cream, cakes and cookies
Pretty girls held straw baskets OF
cigarettes and matches. Other pretty
girls had white streamers pinned
from shoulder to waist, giving the
name of their State so that service
men could talk to them.
Byrnes Complimented.
At 4:05 pm, the United States
Marine Band Orchestra struck ur
Hail to the Chief" and President
Truman came down the stairs from
the south portico. The first veteran
through the line was Corpl DAME
Sullivan of Philadelphia, who lost g
leg in Germany.
AS the bowls of ice cream were
filled and refllled, more Official;
joined the receiving line till il
stretched for IS yards down the lawn
Secretary of Labor Schwellenbact
came in late, as did Veterans Ad.
ministrator Omar Bradley and Mrs
Bradley. Finally White House Usher
Charles Claunch went down the line
asking the cabinet to move forward
few inches. The official feet were
wearing groove in the White House
lawn.
Most veterans only gulped when
they met the President, but a few
said, Hello and Nice to meet
you, sir" One shook hands hard
with Secretary of State Byrnes, re-
Gently back from the Paris Minis
ters' Conference and said, Nice job
you did over there, Mr.. Byrnes."
Asks News of Strike.
| Many veterans. pushed in wheel
chairs by Medical Corps men
gathered near the line to watch
the President. One of them beckonec
to reporter and asked for the
progress Of the rail strike. The
news had been coming over the
Walter Reed Hospital radio all day
he said, and the boys had wondered
if the President would be here.
Another commented, Il wouldn't
be President for anything
A third said. Draft all the
strikers-all of them"
President Truman, in tan gabar-
dine with brown-checked hand.
kerchief and a blue cornf1ower ir
his button hole, shook hands alsc
with dozens of Red Gross worker.
assisting in serving and with repre-.
sentatives Of several veterans or.
ganizations and the Veterans Ad
ministration.
When Representative Edith Nourst
Evening star., 1946-05-24
29 Hurt as Rio Police
Shoot at Communists
BY the Associoted Press

RIO DE JANEIRO, May 24-One
person was reported dead and at
least % others were being treated
for wounds today after mounted
police fired yesterday into a crowd
of several thousand persons gath
cred for Communist mass meeting
in Largo Carioca Plaza.
The meeting had been called, de-
spite a police order forbidding it, to
celebrate the first year of legality of
the Communist party.
Evening star., 1946-05-24

Rogers, Republican, of Massachu-
sets and a member of the House
World War Veterans Legislation
Committee, came through the line
Brig. Gen. Harry Vaughan, White
House aid, presented her to the
President with the smiling comment
Mighty peculiar people we have
in our hospitals"
Presidents Favorite Song.
When the last guest had beer
received, President Truman drank
a glass of punch and then started
in on some vanilla ice cream anc
a piece of cake. He called to Secre-
tary Schwellenbach, who has beer
struggling for two months to settle
the coal strike.
Get your contract signed yet?'
Mr.. Schwellenbach shook his heac
and spoke quietly while Mr.. Truman
was spooning ice cream. Then the
President posed willingly for pho
| tographers, laughing when he spilled
some ice cream on his suit.
Suddenly the Marine Orchestra
swung into Roses from the South,
by Johann Strauss.
My favorite song the Presiden
said. He walked down near thu
orchestra to sit holding his ict
cream and tapping his foot till tht
song was over.
/ At $50 pm, the President wen
back to his Office but the veterans
did not go home. Some of then
were still talking to the girls with
the white State streamers. Other
went back and finished the bowl!
of ice cream.
The reception was the first off.
cial garden party for wounded vet.
Grams held since the war. The event
before the war had been held an.
nually for men from Soldiers Home
Moupt Alto. st. Elizabeth's, Walter
Reed and the Bethesda Naval Hos.
pital.
Evening star., 1946-05-24
Judge Clark to Bottle
KoIodner Appointment
BY the Associotsd Press

A Senate Judiciary subcommittee
yesterday set June l for resumption
of hearings on the nomination of
Federal Judge Harry E. Kalodner
of Philadelphia to the Third Circuit
Court.
At that time, Attorney Lloyd Paul
Stryker of New York, counsel for
former Circuit Court Judge William
Clark of New Jersey, is expected to
appear in opposition to Judge Ka-
lodner on the ground that Judge
Clark is entitled to the seat under
the Selective Service Act.
Judge Clark left the court to
serve in World War II. He con-
tends that his resignation was not
accepted by the White House and
that therefore he is still Judge
and no vacancy exists for Judge Ka-
lodner
Evening star., 1946-05-24
Bus, Shipping Rules
Relaxed in Effort 10
Aid Necessary Travel

Public transportation for inter-
city passengers was closed down by
the railroad strike today except for
overtaxed buses, whose numbers
Government agencies were trying to
expand quickly to the greatest ex-
tent possible.
Travellers had little hope of board
ing planes because the Office of De-
fense Transportation had ordered
airlines to cancel reservations and
hold all planes available for ship,
ment of mails and emergency sup
plies.
The airlines were ordered to take
passengers during the strike only
with the permission of ODT and in
such order of priority as the agency
might find it necessary to list.
Shipping Modified.
Along the seaboards, long -disused
water carriers were being mobilized
to carry passengers when feasible.
Ships and motorboats were to be
allowed to waive the usual restric-
tions and help where they could.
The Interstate Commerce Com
mission and the ODT joined in a
series of orders designed to make
all interstate and interurban buses
possible available for passengers.
Motor carriers were directed by
ODT to pool equipment, services and
routes wherever feasible. They also
were authorized to honor one an
others tickets, stagger schedules and
cooperate in any other way that
might increase bus space for passen-
gers.
Bus companies were allowed, under
the emergency orders, to add to
their equipment without further
permission whenever they could
The usual restrictions for increasing
motor fleets were dropped during
the crisis.
The companies were warned, how
ever, not to crowd their buses be-
yond margins of safety or to load
them over the weight allowed on
bridges and other structures.
Scant Accommodations Available.
The buses, however, under the
most lenient regulations, could
carry only a small percentage of
the passengers attempting to travel
between cities. The public was ad-
vised to stay away from railroad
stations until the strike was settled
The Army Air Forces was ordered
by their commander, Gen. Carl
Spaatz, to halt all except emergency
operations and stand by to halp
carry emergency supplies.
Evening star., 1946-05-24
InfantrYman Gets Medal
For Blasting jap Tanks

A Congressional Medal of Honor
was awarded yesterday to Pfc. Dirk
J. Vlug. 81, of Grand Rapids. Mich.
33d Infantry Division cannoneer
who single le-handedly knocked out
five Japanese tanks on December
IS, 1914, in the Philippines.
The Leyte invasion was month
old when the 126th Infantry Regi-
ment to which Pvt. Vlug belonged
while on road block near Limon
Leyte, was attacked by a group OF
enemy tanks, Pvt. Vlug left his cov-
cred position with a rocket launchel
and six rounds of ammunition.
( One by one he knocked out five
tanks, shooting several members OF
the escaping crews with his pistol
! Discharged from the service last
June, he has returned home to live
with his parents. The War Depart
ment said the award will be pre-
sented to him soon.
Evening star., 1946-05-24
BY the Assoeiofed Press

NEW YORK, May 24.-Two hun
dred wives of veterans from over
seas were among the hundreds of
thousands of persons stranded in
New York by the railroad strike.
The Port of Embarkation said
the wives, whose husbands live out
of town, would remain aboard their
ship, the President Tyler, until some
kind Of transportation can be ar
ranged for them.
NEW YORK, May 24-Some of
the striking train crews found them
selves lacking train to ride home,
but union authorities had chartered
buses to solve their problem.
NEW YORK. May 24-Marianne
Grande, Asbury Park, N. j., couldn't
get on train and bridegroom,
Frank Cannoro, was left waiting at
the altar in Herkimer, N. Y, until
the bride arranged for an automobile
to take her to her own wedding, $50
miles away.
Il just don't want to be left wait
ing at the church." he gulped nerv-
ouSly as she explained over the
phone.
TOLEDO, Ohio, May 24-Bodies
OF two persons, en- route East for
! funeral services, were removed from
the New York Centrals Fifth Ave-
nue. Special when it was halted here
yesterday.
Charles A. Pfeiffer, st. Paul. Mimi,
accompanying the body of his wife
to their former New York home for
burial, said, Il don't know what !
can or will do"
Mrs. Estelle Kneeland, Phoenix
Ariz., was taking the body of her
husband, Harry C. Kneeland, to
Cleveland for funeral services to-
day. The body was taken to a
Toledo mortuary to await hearse
which was called from Cleveland.
! CHICAGO. May 24.-Railway Elk
press employees at Union Station
had on their hands today a carload
of bees and an assortment of dogs,
baby chicks and ducks, all stranded
by the rail strike.
But General Foreman Louis La
Cavita still was relieved. There was
no COW.
A message via teletype from Pitts
burgh had informed him a 600
pound COW en- route to A. Eisele of
Peoria, Ill, would be his overnight
guest.
But, as he pondered providing
food and water for his other charges,
railroad officials notified him the
train carrying the COW was stopped
at Fort Wayne, Ind.
JERSEY CITY, N. j., May "a
An Erie Railroad train was delayed
several minutes just before the
strike deadline yesterday when pas
| sengers tried to get into the cab
with the engineer after all coaches
were jammed. Trainmen finally
convinced them they could not ride
there and the train pulled out.
REDWOOD CITY GAIL, May "A.
"A circus literally hit the road
| instead of rails-to make today's
opening here.
The Clyde Beatty Circus, as a
result of the railroad strike,
marched its elephants, horses and
other animals along El Canine Real
from a one-day stand in Palo Alto,
6 miles away. Highway patrolmen
escorted the circus parade
/ BUFFALO, N. Y, May 24-N. R.
Cousins, 72-year- Nickel Plate
Evening star., 1946-05-24
Emergency Hospital
Officers Reelected

George A. Garrett, president, and
all other officials of Emergency Hos
pital were reelected at a meeting of
the board of directors yesterday.
During the fiscal year 1945, ac-
cording to the annual report of the
institution presented to the board
the HOSPITAL operated at full cap
acity."
Emergency reported 81 500 patient
days care during the year, and H.
208 clinic visits, with 1919 patients
given emergency treatment in the
emergency department.
The hospital extended free care
for the fiscal year to the needy sick
and injured of the community
amounting to s90,66863.
Officers reelected with Mr.. Gar
rett were Samuel H. Kaufman
first vice president; William j
Flather, jr., second vice president;
Thomas H. Reynolds, treasurer
Henry L. Darner. secretary, and J
G, Capossela. superintendent.
! The following were elected to the
board of directors:
Atwood, Albert w. Long. Charles C
Butler, Lee D. Marbury, DR.. william
! Cafritz, Morris Mitchell DR.. J. F.
+ Chase, O.. Rowland Moffett, DR.. D B.
/ Clark, William Earl Parker Mrs. C
/ Cotton. Barnum L. Partridge, Daniel III
+ Connor, Mai Gen Perrin. Nelson E
Darner. DR.. Henry L, Sperry. March L.
/ Distler, Mrs. Walter Reynolds, T. H.
/ Dorman, DR.. H. N. Rust. H L.
Finley. David SchmeckebIer, L. F.
Mr.. Flather Scriven, Mrs. G. P.
! Fleming. Georse E. Shands, Richard
Mr.. Garrett Shepherd Donald
/ Glover. c. c. Warner, c. W
! Huidekoper. Mrs r White, Mrs G. W.
Kann, Mrs Simon Hofer, Myron A
| Mr.. Kaufman Dewey. Charles S.
| Kaufman, DR.. H. Creear, DR.. j. N.
| King. Milton Lyons, DR.. j. N
| KreiSelman, DR. j.
| Members of the executive professional
| STAFF are: DR.. Marbury, president; Dr.
John Minor first vice president; DR.. FranI
Hand. second vice president; Mr.. Capos
sela. secretary.
The executive medical staff:
Lyons. DR.. J. H. WiSsler, DR.. James
Minor. DR.. John Riddick, DR.. Arch
| Creear, DR.. J. N. Moran, DR.. Robert
| Hand. Dr. John Myers. DR.. Walter
Dorman. DR.. H. N. Daniels, DR.. w. B.
Darner. DR.. H. L. Marbury, DR.. w. B.
Mofiet, DR.. D. B. Veal, DR.. J. r.
| Neuman. DR.. Lester Hardin. DR.. B. L.
Bruner, DR.. Weston
The chorus at a performance O
the Messiah" in Treorchy, Wales
had 26 singers named Davis, /;
nmed Thomas, and II named Jones
Evening star., 1946-05-24

The chorus at a performance o1
the Messiah in Treorchy, Wales
had 26 singers named Davis, le
nmed Thomas, and II named Jones
Evening star., 1946-05-24
House Member Burned
In Cabin Cruiser BIost
BY the Assoeio,.d Press

OCEAN CITY, N. J. May "a
Representative Wolfenden, Repub-
lican. of Upper Darby, Pa, and three
companions were burned yesterday
when the 28-foot cabin cruiser Ram
exploded and burned beside a dock.
Mr.. Wolfenden was taken TO Shore
Memorial Hospital for treatment
of second degree burns of the face,
arms and hands.
Evening star., 1946-05-24

plans for using Army trucks for
civilian cargo.
All suitable small Navy craft are
being made available for transpor-
tation of food and fuel along the
Nations rivers and coasts under Or
ders of Admiral Chester w. Nimitz
Chief of Naval Operations. All dis
trict and river commands were di-
rected to operate craft on three
shifts.
The Pacific and Atlantic Fleet
commanders were told to man all
LISTS and smaller craft, if neces-
sary at the expense of laying up
larger vessels. The Navy Depart
ment said it is planning to place all
ships that may become availabl
under emergency orders of the East
ern and Western Sea Frontier Com
mands.
Water carriers were requested
to carry as much cargo as possible
during the stoppage of rail trans
portation. By terms of the order
the ODT may order any vessel tc
be operated between certain points
for such purposes as it may direct
To insure the use of all com
mercial aircraft in the strike emer-
gency, ODT directed airlines to
cancel all existing contracts ano
arrangements for freight shipments
Although capacity not utilized fol-
priority items can be filled with
| other cargo. Government officials
believe it will require most of the
available space to transport COM
modities essential to the public
welfare.
Brig. Gen. Lawrence j. Carr (re-
tired of Trans-Caribbean World
AirWays was designated operations
director for all charter planes with
authority to make full use of them
for transportation of critical ma
! terials.
Medicines, mail and repair parts
necessary to maintain essential
transportation appear on all priority
lists in addition to food. Consider
ing all the items it listed essentia
to public welfare, ODT established
no order of precedent among them.
Trucks, planes and water carriers
were ordered to give priority to live
stock feed, seeds for food products
and livestock feed, chemicals useo
for sanitation and public health
milk processing and food processing
and neWsprint. Trucks, water car
riers and railroads were ordered tc
give priority to fuel
Railroads continuing to operate
were specifically instructed to give
1 priority to chemicals used for puri.
f1catlon of water and sewage dis.
posal or required for public health
articles covered by express money
classification when moving in ex-
press service and neWsprint. Trains
, may carry other commodities when
transportation conditions will per-
nit"
( Planes were directed to give pri.
orlty to communications equipment
and to supplies and repair parts fol
public utilities necessary to main
tain essential services.
Trucks were ordered to give pri-
ority to insecticides and fungacides
containers and necessary packagine
material for food and drugs; liquic
chlorine, alum. lime, sulphate o1
iron, soda ash and similar chemicals
for purifcation of water or sewage
/ Water carriers were ordered tc
give priority to public utilities equip.
ment, food and drug containers, fer
tlllzer, farm machinery, tobacco
sulphur and sulphuric acid.
Evening star., 1946-05-24
Curveth Wells Son Dies

LONDON. May "a GP,.-John
Carveth Wells, "a, son of Carveth
Wells of Los Angeles. a travel
lecturer, died today OF kidney
ailment. He had been paralyzed
since he survived an attack of
poliomyelitis nine years ago.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1946-05-30
Summerfield Chapter
Will Hold Inspection

Mrs. A. G. Wharton, worthy ma
tron of Summerfield chapter, o. E.
s., number 238, is making prelimin-
ary arrangements for their annual
inspection to be held Thursday eve
ming, June 6. Invitations have been
mailed to neighboring chapters, in
cluding Caldwell.
Virginia McKisson of Bethesda is
the deputy grand matron and it is
anticipated that she will attend the
inspection.
The meeting will be held in the
Summerfield grange hall, inasmuch
as this community is still without a
Masonic temple. But plans are NOV
ing forward in the re-modeling of
the former Hattie Cleveland hotel,
which eventually will be their new
home.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1946-05-30
In Memory

In loving memory of my dear
grandfather, George (Jack) Miller,
who passed away one year ago May
%, 1945.
Dearest Grandpa, how we miss you
How we miss your loving smile,
And think Of the fun we had to-
gether
AS we travelled that last mile.
Now Grandma has gone to meet you
Just one week ago today,
Now we feel so sad and lonely,
No glad smile to light our way.
But we know you are both happy
With the loved ones gone before
But we miss you, oh so sadly
But hope to meet on that bright
shore.
Gods heaven must be wonderful
For the ones we loved the best
Are called so soon to the past,
OF that bright land of the rest.
MRS. GEORGE R. LEASUSE
AND FAMILY. 46pd
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1946-05-30
Heavy Rains Affect
County Highway Work

The heavy rainfall in Noble
county during the past ten days has
brought all road work to a practical
standstill not only in the state high
way department but the county and
township as well.
Supt. Edgar Douglas stated today
that his crews are doing a little
patching and some weed moving
when the weather permits, but this
has been so seldom recently that
all operations have been affected
The same situation exists at the
office of County Engineer Homer
Weldon and the township trustees
have given up all thought of repair.
The farmers in this county are al
so taking a beating-unable to plant
their crops or till those which have
already been planted. Many local
residents are reporting they haven't
even started on their garden plots.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1946-05-30
ST. PHILOMENA BOYS TO
ORGANIZE SCOUT TROOP

Plans are being worked out where
by scout troops will be organized
among the boys from st. Philomena
church. The pastor, Rev. FIR. Stephen
Pekalla, has designated five mem
bers to act as supervisors in arrang-
ing details for this undertaking,
Their work will coordinate with M.
w. Lucas, regional scout head, Cam
bridge, and a meeting will be held in
the near future at which time full
instructions will be received.
Named to assist in this work are:
Raymond Bosold, Albert Crock, Joe
Kusnerak, w. H. Estadt, and Albert
Hupp. A scoutmaster will be selected
from this group when the troop or
ganization is complete.