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Evening star., 1946-12-03
Coroner Jury Hears
Evidence in Staying
|0f Mrs. Davidson

A coroner's jury was hearing evil
dence this afternoon in the case
OF Eugene Bronson, 4s, colored,
charged with numbering Mrs. Carrie
Link Dividson, 70, owner Of an
apartment house at 3l7 Third street
Sc.
Mrs. Davidson's body was found
Sunday in her basement apartment,
stabbed through the chest with q
10-inch steel letter opener.
Bronson, formerly employed by
Mrs. Davidson as the janitor Of her
IMPAIRMENT unit. was arrested q
short time after the body was dis
covered while in bed at his home
in the 1400 block of u street NV.
With him at the time was a go
year-old woman described by po-
lice as his conimon-law wife
Stains Found on Clohtes.
The detectives said they noticed
what appeared to be blood stains
on Bronson's trousers and on his
coat when he was ordered to put
on his clothes.
The clothes were sent to the Fed
eral Bureau of Investigation labora-
tory here for examination and the
results of the tests are expected to
be introduced at the coroner's in
quest before Coroner A. Magruder
Macdonald at the District Morgue
today.
The detectives said Bronson first
told them he got the stains on his
clothes from handling liver, then
later said he entered Mrs. David
sons apartment Saturday night and
found her dead on the floor. e.M
Funeral Services Tomorrow.
Mrs. Davidson, widow, had man
aged the apartment house since the
death of her husband In 1910. Her
body was discovered by Major Hen
derson, 26-year-old colored janitor
of the building, and Mrs John Zord.
a tenant.
Funeral services for Mrs. David
son will be held at IL a m tomorrow
at Chambers funeral home, SIT
Eleventh street s. Z. Burial win be
in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Evening star., 1946-12-03
6. W. Women's S Unit Plans
Meefinq on Hospital Fund

The Women's Board OF George
Washington University will begin its
part in the university's campaign
for 1925, 900 to equip its new hospital,
now under construction at Twenty
third and 1 streets NV, at 11:30
am. tomorrow at the Mayfiower
Hotel.
The gathering, of 125 women, will
be addressed by Maj. Gen. U. S.
Grant III, chairman of the Equip
ment Fund Committee.
Workers and members OF the
Women's Board Committee will re-
ceive final instructions on their part
in the formal community campaign.
The women will work on IL teams
which will cover Washington and
surrounding areas in raising funds.
Evening star., 1946-12-03
Forum Speaker Named

DR.. Charles C.. Tansiu, professor
of American history at Georgetown
University, will discuss Sumner
Welles' book, Where Are We Head
ing?" before the Critics Forum at
$3.50 pm. tomorrow, at the May
flower Hotel The forum presents
Catholic thought on the best sellers.
The chairman for tomorrows meet
ing will be Miss Florence Murray,
assistant director of Catholic Chari-
| tioc
Evening star., 1946-12-03
Bourbon Found Under Stutue

STOCKTON, Calf, Dec. 3 Pi.-
The gilded statue of Justice of the
San Joaquin County Courthouse was
taken down for repairs yesterday
and three quarts of 62-year-old
bourbon whisky were found under
meath. The Board of Supervisors
took one bottle under advisement. y
The other two bottles quickly van
ished.
Evening star., 1946-12-03
ChurIes Town Results
By the Asseeioted Press

FIRST RACE-Purse, $500; claiming;
3-year-olds and up; An furlongs.
Sunset Boy tPalumbo, 24,60 100 4.o9
Argos tWaltersl ESQ 2,4o
Smart Bet tScott) 4.4U
Time, 0:50.
Also ran-Good Queen. sunny Town,
Silver Sting, Sixteen Cents, Raylght.
SECOND RACE-Purse. $500: claiming;
3-year-olos and upward; Charles IoWn
Course. .o
Little Jaybo fBaird) 1880 $50 $50
Dnwsabei (Tammaro) $40 500
True Lass tSarno) o.4o
Time, 1883. ..,-,
Also ran-Progress. Rusty Link, STICK
to Kate, Busy Moments, Lernerette.
daily Double paid S110.So.)
Evening star., 1946-12-03
Rattle StrunqIes Buby

NORFOLK, Va, Dec. 3 P-
Stanley Wayne Green, S months old,
died of strangulation when he
caught baby rattle in his throat
while PLAYING at his home yesterday
Evening star., 1946-08-19
Union Lifts Embargo
On Overseas News
BY the A.soeioied Press

NEW YORK, Aug. 19-Transnis-
sion of news to and from the United
States was normal today for the
flrst time in week as the Amer
lean Communications Association
ClO, lifted its embargo on foreign
news dispatches. The action came
shortly after the union agreed to
arbitration of its dispute with Press
Wireless, Inc
The union membership. which has
been on strike since August 7, last
night ratified an agreement reached
by union and company officials to
arhltrate issues in the 12-day-old
strike, including proposed layoffs for
46 employees and reductions in paw
for others.
Lawrence Kammet, AGA national
press representative, said the 300
striking Press Wireless workers
would not return to work until the
arbitrator hands down a decision
on whether the company had the
right under its union contract to
lay off employees without first arbi-
trating the matter.
Arthur S. Meyer, chairman of the
New York State Mediation Board,
who was chosen as arbitrator, said
he expects to decide this phase
Of the dispute by tonight or to-
morrow.
Hearings are scheduled to start
this afternoon and when the first
decision has been reached and the
men return to work, Mr.. Meyer will
hold further arbitration hearings on
the layoffs and pay reductions.
Evening star., 1946-08-19
Health
Continued From First Page.)

enunciated by President Truman in
his message to Congress on health.
The resolution, however. placed
the conference on record in favor
OF the principle Of public respon-
sibility for assuring the availability
of health and medical services for
all the people, without economic or
other barriers"
Furthermore, the resolution urged
larger grants to State for public
health and medical care purposes
and Nation wide health insurance
under public auspices"
Consumer Groups Protected.
AS a protection for consumer
sponsored groups under any ma
tional public health proposal, the
conference, in its resolution, pro-
posed that mo State may partici-
pate which legally or otherwise re-
stricts free development of con-
sumner sponsored medical service
plans"
The conference further proposed
that there should be a ma jority OF
equal representation, from organ
lied consumer groups on admins
trative and policy-making bodies OF
the national plan at all levels"
The conference also favored legis-
lation which would provide grants
or loans to consumer-sponsored or
ganizations for capital expendi-
lures" for establishing or expanding
facilities.
The new Cooperative Health
Federation, MIR. Becker said, would
exclude from its membership plans
which are sponsored by physicians
and by medical societies In which
subscribers have no voice.
Evening star., 1946-08-19
Girl Is Fourth
| OfFomIy to Die
In Auto Accidents

Mr.. and Mrs. John Stoltzfus, Lam
caster, Pa, who already had lost
three children in traffic accidents,
were at the bedside yesterday when
their remaining daughter Rachel, 1s
died in a Leonardtown fMd.) hos
pital of injuries received when she
was struck by an automobile, Mary
land State police reported today.
The Associated Press quoted police
as saying the girl was struck at Me-
chanicsville by q car carrying two
young men whose names were not
disclosed. Police said no charge,
have been filed.
Rachel suffered two broken lees
and punctured lung, in the acci.
dent, according to DR.. j. B. Lane
attending physician at St. Mary /
Hospital.
Police said the girl had beer
visiting relatives In New Market
Md, at the time of the accident
Apparently she had just left 4
store and stepped into the stree,
when she was struck. The girls
body will be returned to Lancaster
for burial. her parents said.
Evening star., 1946-08-19
Boy, s, F|ees Hospital
9 Hours After Operation

Escaping from Episcopal Hospital
only about nine hours after having
his tonsils removed, Sterling Evans,
jr,. 6, was at his home at 1877
Gales street NE. today. apparently
none the worse for his escapade.
He Is still on diet of fruit Juice.
milk and soft foods, his mother said
today, and he has little desire for
toast. But except for his appetite
being bit short Sterling Is doing
all right" she said.
1t was Friday morning that Ster-
ling underwent q tonsillectomy. He
cried to go home but the hospital,
doctor and his family decided it
was best for him to stay . while
longer at the hospital.
About 1890 pm. he quietly cot
his clothes, dressed. slipped out of
the hospital and walked all the way
home.
First inkling the family had he
was missing from the hospital was
when he walked up to the front
door about LIS am. Saturday.
Evening star., 1946-08-19
Seaboard Engineer Killed,
Fireman Hurt in Wreck
BY the Assoc;ofed Press

NORFOLK, Va, Aug. 19.-En-
gineer M. N. Kirkland of the Sea-
board Air Line Railroad train Rob-
ert E. Lee was fatally injured and
Fireman M C. Clark was severely
hurt when their locomotive and
four express cars were derailed J
miles north of Hamlet, N. c., today
at 7:50 am, the railroad headquar-
tiers here reported. No passengers
were injured.
According to a statement issued
by Charles H. Sauls, general man
ager Of the railroad, the accident
occurred on a double track.
The passenger train in derailine
sideswiped a northbound freight
train, causing several freight cars
to leave the tracks, but causing nc
injury to any OF the crew of thu
freight train.
Mr.. Kirkland, a resident of Ham.
let. lived only short time afte,
the accident. Mr.. Clark was re.
moved to nearby hospital for fur.
ther treatment.
The Robert E. Lee, Train No. 5
was southbound from Washington t.
Birmingham.
Evening star., 1946-08-19
|WAA Provides Funds
To Raze'Camps for
Housing Lumber
BY The Assoeioted Press

The War Assets Administration
handed the Army $4,000 900 today to
start tearing down surplus Army
and Navy camps and war plants SO
the lumber can be salvaged for vet
Grams homes. 49,. -...'
The agency named II installations,
including prisoner -of-war camps,
which are to be razed Immediately
under contracts let by the Corps of
Engineers.
Five thousand buildings viii be
torn down at these installations, and
ii more camps now are being sur
veyed for future dismantling.
The program was undertaken by
agreement between WAA and the
National Housing Agency. MIA
Chief Wilson w. Wyatt expects to
reclaim enough lumber for thou
sands of homes, in addition to
Evening star., 1946-08-19
Explorer Descends 235 Feet
In Cave, but It's Not Enough

party OF II washington spele-
ologists - cave explorers-returned
somewhat crestfallen late yesterday
from week end probe in a West
Virginia mountain for what they
expected would be the deepest cave
in the United States
Measurements taken by William
J. Stephenson, president of the
National Sociological Society with
headquarters here, showed a total
depth of about 255 feet. Residents
of nearby Petersburg previously had
reported to the society they had
been unable to reach the. bottom
after peeling out 300 feet of cable
into pit in the cave proper.
A 360-foot cave in Carlsbad. N.
Mex, is the deepest recorded in
this country, although descents to
2.l00-foot levels have been made
in the Italian Alps.
The weekend descent was made
into Elk Horn Mountain which has
an elevation of 2,100 feet The first
drop was made Saturday into a
Evening star., 1946-08-19
Tug lowing Ship TO Japan
Races Against Typhoon
BY the Associated Press

TOKYO, Aug. 19.-An Army tug
raced today with an approaching
typhoon as it attempted to tow
to safety the Liberty ship Samuel
Seabury which was disabled last
week at the mouth of the inland
sea when it spanned a propeller.
After IL storm tossed hours, the
Seabury sent out an SOS and the
tug finally reached it yesterday
through the rough seas. Today the
tug and the Seabury, now a Jap
anese manned reparations ship,
were reported approaching Kobe.
Meanwhile. the northern Ryuk-
yus, Shikoku, Kyushu and Honshu
Islands were warned that the ap-
preaching typhoon was expected
to strike about am. tomorrow,
Evening star., 1946-08-19
Grand 'Mufti Assisted
Nazi Sabotage Plans,
Captured PapersShow
BY the A..oeioied Press

! FRANKFURT, Aug. 19.-The
multi of Jerusalem now sheltered
. by the Egyptian government, parti-
cipated for at least three years in
Axis plans to sabotage the Allied
war effort in the Near East, cap
tured German records disclosed last
night.
The dreaded Abwehr-Germany
lcounterintelligence service-describ-
ed the multi, Hal Amin el Husseini,
in its secret reports as an intimate
collaboration in planning anti-Allied
dynamitings and revolts in Arab
lands.
These reports said the white
bearded Moslem religious leader
conferred personally in Berlin on
July l3. 1942, with the highest Of
ticers of the Abwehr.
Committed Followers.
He was quoted as demanding that
all followers Of his Arab Freedom
Movement be committed then to
carrying out the Abwehr program
He was told the Abwehr would have
to confer with the Italian intelli-
gence service before undertaking
such an expansion Of its existing
staff of Arab agents.
Previously the multi had obtained
the appointment of his representa-
tive. Said. Shamil, as liaison officer
between the German Wehrmacht
and Moslem tribes in the Soviet
Caucasus on August 80. 1912. He
supplied Moslem priest to accom-
pany five German agents in a para
chute jump behind the Soviet lines,
10 kilometers southeast of Grozny.
for sabotage opera ton known in
code as "Mohammed."
The reports emphasized the close
relationship of the Grand Mufti
with Rashid Ali Gallant, former
Iraqui Prime Minister whose Bagh-
dad revolt in May, 1941, was coached
but weakly supported by the Hitler
government.
Feted In Berlin.
Both political refugees eventually
were feted in Berlin at public re-
SIpIAOil given NY tllC EIdD GOlOIly
and attended by German intelli-
gence chieftains.
From Berlin, the Mufti moved TO
Rome for negotiations. This forced
Admiral Wilhelm Canaris, then di-
rector of the Abwehr, to make at
least one special journey to the Fas-
cist capital TO speak with him.
Abwehr reports stated that the
contacts with the Mufti were
strengthened early in l941 through
his envoy to Germany, Hemal Had
dad, while he himself remained in
Baghdad. Haddad arranged for his
superior to receive a German radio
transmitter, receiver and code book.
When the British reoccupied
Baghdad, the Abwehr happily noted
that the Mufti had managed to fee
to Iran. He was given refuge in
the japanese Legation at Teheran.
because the German Legation was
about TO be seized by Anglo-Soviet
authorities and was not an ideal
hiding place for a pro-Axis per-
sonality.
Evening star., 1946-08-19
Fear Expressed for Safety
OF Truce Team in China
sy The Assoeiotsd pvsss

PEIPING, Aug. 1S.-Fears for the
safety of an executive truce head
quarters team which has failed to
return from visit to Communist
territory were expressed today by
Nationalist Gen. Chang Shu-heng
The team, headed by Mai. Robert
Ekvall, Wheaton, Ill. was dispatched
to Communist territory to investi-
gate the Anping incident in which
Communists attacked a Marine con-
voy July 40.
They also expected to make ar
rangements for an interview with
Communist Gen. Chen Yung-yah
commander Of the sth Route Army
unit involved in the incident.
"The team went only a shorl
distance from Peiping." Gen. Chanf
said. But 1t has been gone for &
hours and has not been heard from
I am worried"
Gen. Chang said the Communists
branch Of executive headquarter,
had queried It's Eastern Hopei mill
tary district. but had received nc
reply.
Evening star., 1946-08-19

i35-foot-deep hole which opens
Into large underground cavern.
Another pit of l00-foot depth opens
from this level.
According to Mr.. Stephenson the
lower drop was apparently the first
ever made by men into the cavity.
Samuel Allen of Steubenville, Ohio
who explored the lower level, re-
ported no human traces in evi-
dence, and added the nature of
the rock indicated no lower levels
could be reached. The bones of a
small rodent, possibly of an ancient
era, were found at the end of one
passage leading from the bottom
of the hole.
Mr.. Allen reported few limestone
formations at the bottom passages.
The upper cavern, which is approx
imately 500 feet long. 500 feet wide
and so feet high, was found to
have numerous stalactites and
and 'flowstone" formations on the
floor. Some of the ceiling forma-
tions were described as rare.
Evening star., 1946-08-19
Arturo Toscunini Returns
From Concerts in ItuIy
1y fhe A,soe;o,e.I p,...

NEW YORK, Aug. 1s-Arturo
Toscanini, famous conductor, ar
rived at La Guardia Field last night
by plane from Geneva after 4 series
|of concerts in Italy.
The white-haired musician was
accompanied by his son and man
ager, Walter Toscanini, who said
his father had refused to conduct a
concert in Paris because he felt
the Atlantic Charter is being torn
in pieces"
1T was not. as was generally re-
ported, merely because of the Trieste
situation" the younger Toscanini
said. He felt that this war was
not fought so that a few people
around peace table could decide
what was to be done with groups
Of people"
Evening star., 1946-08-19

Efforts to locate the young mother
of an S-day-old baby girl, found
abandoned in a room at the Com
modore Hotel yesterday, have failed
SO far, police reported today.
The baby was found at 4 pm.
yesterday. when a maid entered the
room to clean up. The little girl
was lying on the bed, clad in a
white shirt and diaper and wrapped
in two pink blankets.
Police said the mother registe1Na
at the hotel Saturday afternoon as
Mrs. Charles Gillon of Chicago and
had the baby with her when she
registered. She checked out at $50
pm. yesterday, according to hotel
records, but the desk clerk old not
recall seeing the baby at that time.
according to police.
The mother was described as
about 20 to Is years old, feet z
inches tall, with dark hair and
wearing glasses. When she checked
Evening star., 1946-08-19
War 10 Conquer World
Us Choice Facing u. S..
Atom Scientist SAYS
BY fhs Assoe;otsd Press

An American war to conquer
the world today was listed by
Harold G.. Urey, atomic scientist.
as one of three choices presented
by the atomic bombs very exist
ence.
OF the other two-continuing tc
build up stockpile of the bombs
or devising adequate" international
control-only the latter can avert
major conflict, said the noted
chemist who had a major part in
developing the worlds most awe
some weapon.
DR.. Urey. a Noble prize winner
advanced his views in an article
written for the first issue of Air
Affairs. quarterly magazine.
Declaring that there is no mill
tary defense against the atom
bomb" and that lit is impossible
to prevent others from discover
ing our secrets for themselves, DR.
Urey wrote:
There appear to be only three
possible courses OF action open to
us. The first is to do just what
we have been doing in the past
We will build large stockpiles oi
atom bombs and other weapons, and
large numbers of airplanes and
rockets to deliver them. We will
continue through diplomatic chan
nels to delay wars or to jockey
for position in the next coming war
The end of this course of action is
the complete destruction of
our civilization. s~
May Be Necessity.
THE second alternative is the
waging within few years of
another world war, with the frank
purpose Of conquering the world
and ruling it as we desire. and pre-
venting any other sovereign nation
from developing mass weapons OF
war This is a possible course
Of action. 1t is one that I cannot
contemplate with any pleasure, but
it is one which may be strict
necessity.
The third alternative lies
in an adequate international control
of the atom bomb and other ma jor
weapons of war. 1t. is well to keep
our attention in this respect on the
atom bomb because it will be
by far the easiest to control inter-
nationally. This is due to the fact
that very substantial plants and
industrial facilities are needed
= ."
Lauds Baruch Plan.
DR.. Urey described the atomic
energy control plan presented by
Bernard Baruch to the United Ma
tions as IAN outstanding document
worthy of study by every American
citizen" II the control it proposes il
accepted by all nations, lit offer:
a possibility that no atom bomb!
will be made in the future. and non,
will be stored anywhere" he added
Lack of adequate control o
atomic energy, he predicted, "wil
lead to the production of large mum
bers of atom bombs by at least tw,
nations and maybe more OF tn,
world, and their almost inevitabl,
use in a comparatively short perioe
of time" ''s
DR.. Urey won the Nobel prize ir
chemistry in 1884 for the discover.
of heavy hydrogen. He was direc
tor of research for the separation
of U-235 during the development
of the atom bomb. He, now is pro
fessor of chemistry at the Uniyer,
sity of Chicago. zse h" k1&t
Evening star., 1946-08-19

out, she was wearing a reddish
dress and gray coat.
Police said they were checking all
local and nearby hospitals in an
effort to match footprints. Chicago
police have been notified also,
Capt. Rhoda Milhken of the
Women's Bureau said it was not un-
usual for mother to be DISCHARGED
from hospital with . baby that
young as crowded conditions some
times made it necessary to send
mothers home with babies as young
as five days. However, she pointed
out, there is the possibility that the
baby was not born in a hospital.
While waiting for police to arrive,
hotel employees filled a soft drink
bottle with milk and capped it with
a nipple. The infant was taken to
Gallinger Hospital by police where
physicians said she was apparently
in good health. She was weighed in
at z pounds. Her hair is dark brown
and eyes are blue, the hospital said
Evening star., 1946-08-19

plumbing, wiring, roofing and other
equipment.
The materials will be offered to
the Federal Public Housing Author
ity for use as temporary shelter for
veterans at colleges and in con-
gested cities, and to the Veterans
Administration for its hospital pro-
gram.
Private builders participating in
the homes-for-veterans drive then
will get access to the surplus sup
plies. s~s s-r ~. -.,...
Dismantling crews already have
gone to work on the $500 buildings
that make up Camp Howe, near
Gainesville, Tex, one of the first II
doomed installations.
Evening star., 1946-08-19

eral. and was witnessed by Brig
Gen. Charles c. Drake, a fellow
prisoner of Col. Rogers in japanese
prisons until released at Mukden
by the Russians last August.
After being liberated, Col Rogers
directed the mass feeding OF 1,700
American. British, Australian and
Dutch former prisoners of war. In
September. 1915, he narrowly es-
capped death aboard an Okinawa- =
bound transport which encountered
q typhoon and later was struck by
a mine. He was in the hospital
for two weeks at Manila.
Col. Rogers, native of Texas
and member of the Quartermaster
Corps since March, 1917. was Gen.
MacArthur's traffic control officer
IN the Philippines from October,
i941, until the surrender of Bataan.
He has been commander of the
Washington Quartermaster Depot
since last July 3.
Evening star., 1946-08-19
Two Carrier Boys Killed
When Cor Hits Scooter
BY the Assoeiuied Press

MIAMI, Fla, Aug l9-Two news
paper carrier boys, were killed yes
terday on the Tamiami Trail in
Southwest Miami when, the sheriff S
office reported, an automobile struck
the motor scooter from which they
we're delivering papers.
One boy, Bob Collins, Is, was
killed instantly and the other,
Charles Peoples, IA, died after
reaching hospital They were en-
ployed by the Miami Daily News.
County Patrolmen r. C. Two and
J. w. Rickard filed two manslaugh-
ter charges against Grady Lee Nc
Hugh, 81, whom they said was driver
of the automobile which struck the
scooter
Evening star., 1946-08-19
Former Secret Agent
Found Slain in London
By the Assoeiosed Press

LONDON, Aug. 19. - Scotland
Yard was confronted with a new
mystery today in the death of q
wealthy bachelor and former Wal
Office secret operative who was
found shot through the head or
fashionable Westleigh avenue in the
Putney district.
The dead man. Leonard r. War
rens, 46, was discovered by a milk
man on his early morning round
Police said Mr.. Warrens proba bly,
had been dead several hours. His
pockets were rif1ed and his gold wrist
watch was missing.