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Evening star., 1946-08-18
Federal Security Head
Praises Hospital Bill
As Outstanding Law

Watson B. Miller, Federal secur-
ity administrator presented his
sgency's long-range health program
at the 21st annual meeting of the
District Salon, No. IA, 8 ct 40,
honorary organization of the Amer
ican Legion Auxiliary, at the Lee
Sheraton Hotel last night.
Mr.. Miller called the hospital con-
struction bill, which President Tru-
man signed last week. the out
standing social legislation" and the
"flring-step" in the administrations S
broad program for general welfare
for all.
Mr.. Miller declared his agency's
aim is to coordinate all medical
fields and strengthen the Govern
ment's program for children.
New officers installed were Mrs.
M. Laura Lipscomb, lie chapeau;
Mrs. Eva Carrico, demi- premier;
Mrs. Frances Snow, mi-deuxieme;
Mrs. Mae Hart, rarchiviste: Mrs.
Ethel Wilt, laumonier; Mrs. Claire
Smithson, la surintendante; Mrs.
Alice Slattery, la concierge, Mrs.
Dorothy Lindheimer and Mrs. Ola
D. Lee, color bearers: Mrs. Olea
French and Mrs. Fonda McVickers,
color guards; Mrs. Sara Deery, aide ::
Mrs. Florence Dietsche, musicienne
Mrs. Marie J. Totten, le pouvoir ma
tionale, and Mrs. Irene Arnold
lorganistrice.
At the beginning of the meeting
IA candles were lit in memory of 13
partners" who died in the past
year, the 14th being for District De-
partment Comdr. Harry w. Brown.
who died yesterday of a heart at
tack.
One hundred and fifty-three
members were reported as on the
books at the close of the session,
representing gain of q new mem
bers for the year That made the
District Salon the first in it's area to
reach its membership quota.
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Diseases
Continued From Page A-13)

West feels will be much more ef-
fective than the old act on COM
municable diseases.
The act now gives authority and
power to provide for the isolation
quarantine, and restriction of the
movements of persons affected by
or believed, upon probable cause
to be affected by communicable
disease, and of persons who are, OF
are believed upon probable cause
to be carriers of communicable
disease"
Section of the new law outlines
its purpose In clear and unmistak-
able language:
Whenever the health officer ha;
probable cause to believe that any
person is affected with any com
municable disease or is carrier oi
communicable disease and that the
continuance of such person in the
place where he may be is likely to
be dangerous to the lives or health
of other persons, or that by reason
Of the nonco-operation or careless
ness of such person the public
health is likely to be endangered
the health officer may by writer
order direct the removal by any
designated officer or employe of the
Health Department, or by any mem.
Evening star., 1946-08-18
Survey Reveals FouIty Vision
Of 5000 School. Children

Six thousand school children in
the District are handicapped by de-
fective vision, District Health Of
ficer, DR.. George C. Rutland re-
vealed yesterday.
This was pointed out in survey
by the Health Departments Bureau
of School Medical Inspection in a
third of series of articles by DIR.
Rutland on Are They Fit to Go TO
SCHOOL,"
If a child checks his eyes before
entering school, it will give him a
good start on his school career, he
said, adding that all parents should
have their children's eyes examined
before school begins next month
Parents unable to take their chill
dren to physician should call the
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Health Department, he said.
The estimate of 5000 children
handicapped by defective vision is
based on sampling of $4,000 chill
dren who were given medical
examinations during the last school
year. the physician said. OF the
pupils examined, the school ply
Esicians found So per cent with de-
fective eyesight, he said. a.
DR. Rutland said this percentage
applied to more than 10000 public
and parochial school children in
the District whose education is i'm
peded by faulty vision
''The eye is the organ of sense
through which large part of the
child's education is obtained" he
said.
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been awarded commentator for
exceptional judgment and leader
ship in reorganizing the Army Band
'necessitated by demobilization after
last October.
The assistant leader, Warrant OFF,
Ger Samuel Loboda, started in the
infantry in 1941 and ended by being
leader of a ground forces band on
Luzon and later in Japan.
The Army Bands final concert at
the Water Gate is scheduled for
August %.
Evening star., 1946-08-18

ber of the Metropolitan Police force
of such person to, and the detention
of such person in any place or in
stitution in the District of Columbia
designated by the health officer,
or any institution located without
the District of Columbia, which
may be designated by the health
officer, and which is under the
supervision of the government of
the District of Columbia or any
agency thereof"
1t is further provided that the
officer taking the patient into Gus
tody shall Immediately m e
known to such person the contents
of such order, and also deliver to
such person true copy of such
order"
Affidavit Is Required.
If police aid is needed. the act
provides that Municipal Court is
authorized to issue warrant for
arrest of the person. but the war
rant cannot be used except upon
probable cause supported by afflda-
Wit or aff1davits particularly describ-
ing the person to be taken.
The arresting officer may break
open any outer or inner door or
window of a house to execute
the warrant, if, after notice of his
authority and purpose, he is re-
| fused admittance" The warrant
must be returned to the court with
| in 10 days after its date, when it
will become void. unless executed.
/ The health officer or his repre-
| sentatives may without fee or
hindrance, enter, examine, and in
spect," any property in the District
to carry out the new act.
| The health officers order of de-
! tention expires 48 hours after its
issuance (exclusiye of Sundays and
holidays, unless Municipal Court
! judges shall continue them In force.
If the judge, believing the alleged
probable cause" for the patient be-
ing either infected with or a car
rier of communicable disease, con-
tinues the detention order he must
set a date for hearing with 10
days on the question of whether the
person is in fact infected, or car
rier. The Judge is given authority
to decide then whether the person
is to be held further for health
department detention sor released.
Decision Left to Court.
One provision for protection of
the patient declares that if after
the hearing the court shall find
that the detained person is not
affected with any communicable
disease and is not carrier of
communicable disease, or that the
discharge of such person even
/ though affected with, or a carrier
of, communicable disease is not
likely to endanger the lives or
! health of any other person the
/ court shall order such detained per-
son to be discharged. Otherwise
the patient is sent to a place des-
/ ignated by the health department.
Minors under 18 years of age may
! never be detained in a room in
which a person over that age is de-
! tanned"
| After the patient is removed to
some hospital or other place q
diagnosis must be made after ex-
animation within 10 days. If he
is not found to be infected, or a
carrier, he must be discharged But
! if found infected, or is a carrier of
such disease, the health officer
may detain such person for such
reasonable time as may be fixed by
regulation under the authority of
this act, as is deemed necessary in
the interest of public health and
safety"
| The person detained may appeal
through the Official in charge of
Evening star., 1946-08-18
IkiIeore Cuts Vacation
For Wymon Inquiry.
BY the Assoeioted Press

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Aug, IL
Senator Kilgore, Democrat, of West
Virginia cut short summer vaea-
ton today and said in statement
to newsmen he would return to
Washington Immediately to arrange
for an investigation into the rela-
tionship between Col. Theodore Wy
man, jr. and Hans Wilhelm Rohl
Pacific contractor.
Senator Kilgore was named earlier
this week to head a subcommittee
of the Senate War Investigating
Committee.
Evening star., 1946-08-18

Gold reserves of the Bank of
France, amounting to over billion
dollars, which were secretly re-
moved in a cruiser to Martinique
before Frances collapse in 194O
recently were taken back.
Evening star., 1946-07-21

location" Tessie continued, ED Carney,
graduate of the school of fisheries at the uni
versity, made tests, and bought Canoe Land
ing. agreeing to pay installments annually.
He stocked the bed, but before the oysters
had grown large enough for marketing, he
enlisted to fight the Japs While he was away
fighting, folks cruising around in sail and
power boats landed and helped themselves
to Carneys oysters"
Shabby trick" Judge Melrose observed
Eyes, but Carney thinks it turned out to
his advantage His oysters had the fine favor
he was after Epicures began talking about
them and asking for them in the smart cafes
1t was good advertising so to speak. But
when Carney came home, taxes, interest and
installment payments had piled up. Never
theless he figured that he could pull out of
the hole with hard work and luck
''Of course there's girl in the offing,"
Tessie continued, land matrimonial plans
The Shipwreck Bay outfit, seeing serious COM
petition in the best markets, offered to buy
Canoe Landing. They're tight outfit, and
offered peanuts. Ed Carney declined, so they
raised their figure and offered to employ him.
He told them he wanted to stay in business
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Where was Carney? When did it happen?"
''It happened about eleven O'Clock on a
pitch black night Carney swears he was at
work on his own bed - but three Shipwreck
Bay Company oyster men will testify that
they saw him leaving the scene of the assault
in his skiff."
Saw him on a black night?"
Eyes, and that's why smell rat, " Tessie
said These rivals have cooked up something
that will send Carney to Jail for long term.
Hank Mead was a victim of expediency.
Someone had to be assaulted and he was the
logical man.
"Why should the Shipwreck Bay people
frame Ed Carney?"
CAT THIS point" Tessie answered, 1T is
necessary to go into an oysters private life
Anything swank enough to be served on the
half shell, requires special breeding bed -
and they do better in certain water tempera-
lures than in Others"
"You don't say!'' the Judge exclaimed. Il
thought oysters just sort of ... appeared y
The Shipwreck Bay people, planning a
large scale business, decided Canoe Landing
lacked adequate area and bought their present
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penlng 10 odTney anu Ills tquiplilcilt' 1iHlldh-
ing with the present charge.
And there isn't a single witness who'll
testify that he was at Canoe Landing three
miles across the channel, when the assault
on Hank Mead occurred?" asked Melrose.
Canoe Landing is lonely spot, Tessle
answered There are no nelghbors nearer
than the lighthouse, mile from the landing"
She sighed. Its easy to cry, Frame up! but
it's the last resort so often of crook who has
no defense My grandfather, who founded
this firm, had theory ...
81 KNOW" Judge Melrose said with smile,
'he pounded it into me when | was young
law clerk know it by heart: If the defense
has no witness, and your client is being
framed. then obviously the prosecution is
relying on witnesses who will perjure them
selves. A perjurer is vulnerable. Tear apart
the tissue of lies by logic. and you have ac-
Quilted your client. In other words, make
the prosecutions witnesses into defense wit
nesses But proceed with caution or you may
bring disaster to your cause.
I'm other words,' Tessie said, don't lead
with your chin" She sighed. Our only de-
Tense, I'm afraid, are the three rufians who
will testify against Ed Carney
MY dear" Judge Merose warned, YOU'RE
going to have to think fast while they're on
the stand They've probably rehearsed their
story thoroughly
The day of the trial opened. Ed Carney
came in with deputy sheriff and sat down at
the defense table He looked tired and desper
ate when he whispered, They've got to
believe me, Miss Terry
He remained quiet, then scowled when the
prosecutor asked prospective juror: Would
the fact that this defendant served his country
with distinction affect your attitude toward
his guilt or innocence?"
I'm not hiding behind the flag, Ed said.
half getting to his feet. The Judge warned
him against another outburst
Tessie had provided chart of the channel
and tidelands, which was set up so the jury
could see it, She listened to the first witness
testify. Three of us was working on the
oyster beds when we heard Hank yell We
heard him fall, then running feet. We heard
Carneys boat Carney was at the oars
When cross examination came, Tessie
asked, How could you identify either man
or boat on black night? Did you have a
spotlight or somethipg?"
She could tell by the satisfied gleam in the
mans eyes that he was expecting the question
and was prepared for it. The light house
sends sort of path of light over the water.
And Carney rowed down the path, you might
say guess he was usin' it as sort of guide.
Where were you standing, MIR. Graham?"
she asked please mark the spot on the
chart" The witness made cross And your
two companions were with you?'
AGAIN he was expecting the question. He
thought, She's tryin' to prove the three of
us was together. and make it look like
frame up We're too smart for her The way
Evening star., 1946-07-21

Tessie. the lovely lawyer,
wins again. And her opponent
wishes he had never taken
her riding around the lake =.
A Short Story
Ll0UR client, Ed Carney, is what you
~ might classify lightly as small busi-
ness man." Tessie Terry said to Judge Mel
rose, the law firms senior partner. He works
sixteen hours day just to make ends meet,
and when you see him in bank, it's in the
department designated, LOANS
whats the charger" Melrose said.
Hes charged with leaving his own oyster
bed on the west side of the channel, and row.
ing to the Smpwreck Bay Companys oyster
bed with intent to steal that company's young
oysters, planning to plant said young oysters
on his own bed," Tessie explained. Fearing
detection by the guard, Hank Mead, he is
charged with striking the same Mead over
the head with blunt instrument, rendering
him unconscious. Well someone, it's true,
did cause a lump on Mead's head as big as a
goose egg, but it wasn't Ed Carney"
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chart" The witness made a cross. And your
two companions were with you?'
AGAIN he was expecting the question. He
thought, She's tryin' to prove the three OF
us was together, and make it look like
frame up We're too smart for her. The way
things are at the beds, men don't work to-
gether He said, mo, was alone. Cramm
was up the beach couple of hundred yards.
And Hanson was beyond him"
That's ALL Tessie said. There was just
the trace of smile on her lips, and danger
Gus gleam in her eyes. The Judge noticed it,
and chucked inwardly. The prosecutor grew
wary wondering if the witness had slipped.
Cramm told a similar story and estimated
Continued on page IL
Evening star., 1946-10-15
Guild Will Continue
Inquirer Negotiations
BY the Assoeiufsd Press

PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 15.-The
Philadelphia Inquirer unit of the
CIO American Newspaper Guild has
reafirmed a strike vote in rejecting
a management wage offer but in
structed negotiating committee to
try again for peaceful settlement.
Art Riordan, secretary of the
Philadelphia Camden ANG local,
said yesterday the action at meet
ing was by vote of 280 to So. The
unit is seeking a 500 week mini
mum for reporters and deskmen and
$50 for those in clerical classical
tionS.
LOS ANGELES, Oct. Is tPl.-Ne-
gotiations may be resumed soon be-
tween the Los Angeles Newspaper
Guild, CLIO. and the Herald and Ex-
press, which has not published since
SIS employees went on strike Sep
tember T.
| Although the Hearst management
would not comment, the guild said
United States Conciliator Harry
Malcolm had been arranging for
further conferences, broken of last
month in a deadlock over wages.
Evening star., 1946-10-15
High Court 10 Hear
Freight Rate Protest
by the Asseeioied Press

The Supreme Court has agreed tC
hear arguments in the battle be-
tween Southern and Northern States
over railroad freight rates.
The court decided yesterday 1t
would review challenges of Inter-
state Commerce Commission orders
reducing class freight rates 10 per
cent in the South and increasing
them 10 per cent in the East and
North, partially to remove uiscrim-
ination which the ICC found ex-
listed against the South.
Fighting the orders, nine North
ern States and the Governors of
six New England States had asked
the court for a hearing. They we're
joined by 80 railroads.
A special three-judge, court at
Utica, N. Y, last May upheld the
orders which a group of Southern
States won from the ICC with the
contention that the present freight
rate structure gives an unfair COM
petitive advantage to manufac-
turers in Northern States.
A date for the Supreme Court
hearing will be set later.
Evening star., 1946-10-15
Attorney Kidnapped,
Robbed, 7 Boys Held

Two youths, aged l6 and lS. are
under arrest today following the
kidnapping and robbery last night oi
Louis Werner, II, of 1741 Twenty
eighth street Sc, an attorney fol
the Agriculture Department.
Mr.. Werner was doing in his cal
in Fairlawn Park, 200 yards from
the Sousa Bridge, he told police
when two youths held him at gun
point, tied his hands behind; him
with his necktie and drove of with
him in his own car.
The bandits stuffed his handker.
chief in his mouth and drove te
Capitol Heights, Nd, Mr.. Werner
said. One of the pair kept guaro
over him in the rear seat while the
other drove, he said.
After robbing him of SIS, some
personal papers, a wristwatch and
cigarette lighter, he was put out OF
the car in a wooded section and
warned to keep walking" Mr.. Wer-
ner said. He freed himself and
after hailing car, reported to
police.
Soon afterward, two colored
youths were arrested when Police
men w. r. Shelton and F. E. Davis
saw Mr.. Werner's car near Fifth and
IL. streets NV. The youths were
lin the car, the, officers said, with
the 15-year-old sister of one o1
them. She was released.
Police said that Mr.. Werner's
billfold with 50 in cash, his personal
papers and watch were found In
the pairs possession.
The two are being held for inves-
tigation.
Evening star., 1946-10-15
Tito Reported Planning .
u. N. Plea on Macedonia

NEW YORK, Oct. Is R.-The
New York Times today quoted Pre-
mier Marshal Tito in a dispatch
from Belgrade as saying Yugoslavia
would ask the United Nations to in
vestigate the situation in Greek
Macedonia.
Tito was interviewed by C. l..
Sulzberger, Times correspondent, at
the Premier's residence.
The dispatch said Tito charged
that the Macedonian people were
being prosecuted mot" only by the
organs of the Greek government,
but by illegal bands and monarchist
groups seeking to terrorize the peo-
ple." He added, however, that Yugo-
slavia would take no steps in this
respect except before the United
Nations"
The Premier denied "all rumors
and allegations which say that
Yugoslavia is participating in any
way in those things which are hap
pening today in Greece" the story
continued.
Tito was, quoted as confirming the
stand taken by the Yugoslav dele
cation in sParis that Yugoslavia
would not sign the Italian treaty as
passed by the peace conference, con-
tending that it would mean "a great
injustice to the people of Yugo-
slavia."
The dispatch further quoted Tito
as asserting his country's claims to
Austrian Carinthia and Klagenfurt.
The dispatch said Tito described
postwar reconstruction in Yugosla-
via as not yet so per cent completed.
He added that "the assistance rem
dered by UNRRA has been of great
help in speeding recovery
Evening star., 1946-10-15
Alien Property Office
Functions Taken Over
By Justice Department

The Justice Department today took
over the functions in this country
Of the Once of Alien Property Gus
todian which President Truman
abolished yesterday.
A separate Philippine Alien Prop
erty Administration was created by
the President to handle seized alien
property In the Philippines
The presidential orders were Is
sued after Alien Property Custodian
James E. Markham submitted his
resignation and a final report esti-
mating that his office had seized
property valued at 5000. .0o0. 900.
Mr.. MARKHAM said he planned to
practice law in Washington. p
He estimated the property seized
by his Office gave the Government
direct or indirect control over assets
valued at nearly $500, ,000, 900, Also
under control are Al, 900 patents and
100000 copyrights.
Mr.. MARKHAM estimated that
more than 100000 worth OF
property remains to be taken over,
largely as result of recently
granted authority to seize cash, Sc
curities and other properties not
taken over during the war.
The aim is to eliminate all in
terests in property in this country
owned by hostile German and Jap
anese nationals.
OF seized enemy interests In 4l4
business enterprises. 80 have been
sold, three returned to former own
ers, As completely liquidated, Isl
are In liquidation and 81 are con-
tinuing as going concerns.
Evening star., 1946-10-15

italy dangerous persons and posi-
Bile sanctions are:
~ Major offenders-1f guilty c1
4 war crime, imprisonment for from
f1ve to Is years or for hfe, or the
death penalty; otherwise. imprison-
ment up to 10 years; other possible
sanctions include confiscation OF
property q bar to ofiiceholding and
blacklisting from any work but COM
mon labor.
"a Offenders c.Nazi activists,
militarists and profiteers -Impris-
onment up to 10 years and other
sanctions.
90 Lesser offenders-Two years
probation or longer~and other sane
tions.
"a Followers fNazi Party mem
bers) Pines, periodical reports to
police and q bar to officeholding
without loss OF the vote.
90 Suspects whom q tribunal
finds innocent.
Mr.. Hall said the 403 German
denazification tribunals in the
American zone had handled $4,000
cases, but that unless fourth more
courts were set up nearly two years
might be needed for total denazi-
fication.
Evening star., 1946-10-15
Senate eGroupProbes ReporI
OF BiIbo Campaign Gift
BY The Assoeiotsd Press

Francis D. Flanagan, assistant
counsel of the Senate War Investi-
eating Committee, said yesterday the
committee is investigating allega-
tions that Senator Bilbo, Democrat,
of Mississippi received a $25,000
campaign contribution from a war
contractor.
Senator Ferguson, Republican, Of
Michigan. member of the Senate
group, previously had said an inquiry
is underway but did not disclose its
nature. Senator Bilbo reported at
jackson, Miss, that he had no COM
ment.
Mr.. Flanagan did not supply de-
tails in telling q reporter about the
investigation.
Ross Collins, who unsuccessfully
opposed Senator Bilbo in the Mis-
sissippi Democratic senatorial pri-
mary, had charged during the cam
paign that Senator Bilbo accepted
$25, 600 from a war contractor.