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Evening star., 1946-07-22
AbandonmentHearinq
Delayed for Ruling
On Marital Status

Preliminary hearing for Carlos
Chevremont. 81, charged in con-
nection with the abandonment
Tuesday of a baby girl, was con-
tinued today unit! next Tuesday for
a ruling on an alleged common law
marriage existing between Chevre-
mont and Sarah Jones, Is, said to
be the child's mother.
The point arose when Attorney
John Cleaton objected to ques-
tioning of the woman, held as a
Government witness by United States
Commissioner Needham C. Turnage
on grounds she is the legal wife OF
the defendant by common law.
Under those circumstances. she
could not be compelled to testify
against him.
Worked for Hotel.
Mrs. Jones, who said she was a
divorce, told the Commissioner she
was employed at the Willard Hotel
from last May to January this year
under the name of Jones. She said,
however, she had been known as
Chevremont's wife since December
and they had at times maintained
the same residence.
The Commissioner ruled her tes-
timony thus far had not established
a common-law marriage as recog-
nized here and adjourned the hear
ing pending submission of further
authority on the point.
Another attorney in the case
Louis Ginbere. said he would file
Evening star., 1946-07-22
Deaths Reported

Minnie McFadden. rs. 3239 Rittenhouse
St NV.
Catherine S, Let's, SO, 54ao Connecticut
ave. NV.
Thomas F. Horrigan, 81. 56o5 18th ST. NV
Agnes c. Fischer, 81, Takoma Park, Nd.
sara A. Lewis, 53, 3133 Connecticut
Charles F. -Betton. 40, 500 5th st. ne,
Milton Mes. WEIGH, 4S. 26O4 32d st. Sc
James James J Crawford. ~, 1914 18th st. NV
John v. Lewis, 81, 2112 st. NV,
Kenneth nIlet Mt T Prescott &c. weatmorelant
Infant Maupin. 523 9th st. NV.
Infant Heffner. Gaithersburg, Md.
Mayme E. Cowan, 70, 1920 Irving ST. n W
Lugene 7,,i;e WWiggins, 60, l721 Marion ct: NV
Edward L, Burgess. 60. L907 ST. NV.
Cain Robinson, 5S, Papa Swami ct. NV.
Pearl |. Ford, 4S. 144O Corcoran st. NV
Edna Johnson, 43, 933 4th st. NV.
Rebecca M. Douglass, 80, Aouasco, Md
James Afford, 80. 1921 H st. NV
Felix Edmonds. ~. Columbus, Ga
Infant Jordan. 1872 Deane ave. NV.
Infant Monroe, 10 Pierce st. NV.
Infant Taylor, 316 61st st. ne
Infant Boyd, 21st and Oklahoma ave. n. e
Infant Terrell, 81 Myrtle st. ne.
Evening star., 1946-07-22
John Cornohon, 80, Dies,
Owned PRINTING Shop

John Worth Carnahan, 80, form
erly OF Washington, died last Tues
day In Arcadia. Calf, where he
lived for about five years. Services
were held there.
Mr.. Carnahan. native of
Cochran's Mills, Pa, also had lived
IN Philadelphia and Chicago since
leaving the District about 20 years
ago. He had been owner of a
printing shop here on C street S.W.
near Fourth street.
Among his survivors are two
daughters, Mrs. Hubert Kleinpeter
jr., of Spring Hill lane, Chevy Chase
and Mrs. Mayda c. De Nault ot
Arcadia, and a son, Worth B
Carnahan of Nashville, Tenn.
Evening star., 1946-07-22
Food Lack in Germany
Seen by Father Walsh
As Political Threat

The Rev. Edmund A. Walsh, vice
president of Georgetown University,
recently returned from lengthy
stay in Germany and Austria,
warned today that lack of food
in Central Europe threatens social
stability" on the continent
Asked at a press conference if he
thought famine in Europe would
mean people would turn to Com
muniSm, Father Walsh observed that
lit makes no difference what ism
is proposed" but that if one were
offered as "a way out, then people
will try it"
Father Walsh said he had not yet
seen the "pallor of famine on faces
in Germany and Austria, but added
1t is just around the corner"
IF it comes, you can say good-by
to order" the Catholic educator
who spent nearly a year in the two
countries since last summer, de-
clared. He was with the War Crimes
Commission in Nuremberg.
Asked about using food for polit-
cal purposes, Father Walsh said
1T is hideous to use food as black
mail or threat" The United States
he pointed out, has never employed
distribution of food for political
purposes.
He suggested that the best way
to see that American food is dis
tributed freely and fairly was
through the presence in any area
of independent American journal
ists'' who would be permitted tc
write stories on the subject.
Father Walsh suggested that John
L. Lewis coal miners adopt" min
erS in Germany and make cash do
nations for the purchase of food
packages to be sent the miners who
are badly in need of larger rations
to keep going in the mines.
He spoke on behalf of the Co.
operative for American Remittances
to Europe, nonprofit group dis
tributing Army surplus food pack
ages to individuals and groups in
need.
Evening star., 1946-07-22
'Seyss-lnquart BIameIess
OF Cruelty, Counsel Says
BY the Associoisd Press

NUREMBERG, July 22.-Defense
counsel for DR.. Arthur Seyss-In-
quart claimed today hat the former
Nazi commissioner in the Neither
lands was innocent of all blame for
The treatment of Jews in that coun-
Try.
DR.. Gustave Steinbauer, conclud-
ng the final defense summary for
lis client before the international
Military Tribunal trying % top
Nazis, said Seyss-Inquart considered
all measures against Dutch Jews as
safety measures for the duration of
he war only and that the exclusive
handling of Jewish questions for
the entire sphere of German in
5erests" had been transferred by
Hitler to Heinrich Himmler.
Steinbauer claimed Seyss In
quart intervened several times to
prevent or delay harsh treatment of
Jews and tried as much as possible
20 exempt thousands of Jews from
evacuation to Poland.
The defense attorney said his
Client was totally unaware of con-
1itions in the concentration camps
TO which Dutch Jews were being
shipped.
Evening star., 1946-07-22
Reported by Committee
Bentley denomination

The Senate Judiciary Committee
today reported out favorably the
nomination of Fay L. Bentley to
succeed herself as judge of Juvenile
Court.
Following its rule providing for a
seven-day layover of nominations,
the committee has set next Saturday
morning for a hearing by a sub
committee on the nomination Of
George D. Nelson to succeed him.
self as associate judge of Municipal
Court.
The committee also approved the
nomination of George Thomas
Washington, relative of the first
President, as assistant solicitor
general.
Mr.. Washington, resident of the
District, succeeds Harold William
Judson, who resigned
Evening star., 1946-07-22
Transport Workers Win
Airline Representation
BY the Associated Press

The CIO Transport Workers
Union today won the right to rep
resent the mechanics employed by
American Airlines after a long
fight with three other unions.
The TWU victory came when
Justice Matthew Mcclure of Fed
eral District Court here dismissed
a suit by the CIO United Auto
workers The UAW had sought an
injunction preventing the national
mediation board from announcing
the results of a recent election
among the mechanics.
Justic Mcclure ruled that the
courts have no power to review
actions of the National Mediation
Board in its administration of the
Railway Labor Act (Airlines are
under that act)
Therefore, the board was expected
to announce the TWU as the win
ner. 1t was brought out in the
hearing of the lawsuit that the
TWU received 1911 votes, the All
Carrier Mechanics Association. 639;
the UAW, 145. and the International
Association of Machinists, %.
The Air Carrier Mechanics Asso-
citation is an independent union
sponsored by the Airline Pilots AS
sociation (AFL). The machinists
are an independent union which
withdrew from the AFL last winter
: Until about a year ago American
AirlineS recognized the Airline Me-
ehanics' Association-now a part OF
the UAW-as the bargaining agent
for the mechanics. The UAW ar
gued-among other things-that the
election was unfair because the
company had withdrawn its recog-
milton from the UAW and thus de-
creased the unions prestige.
Evening star., 1946-07-22
War Profits
Continued From First Page. '

have upset the committees budget
for salaries of its investigators and
other employees
In addition, Senator Brewster
said, the committee has quite a
backlog" of war-contract cases on
which it wants to hold public hear
ingS during the interval between
adjournment and the end of the
legal life of the present Congress
next January.
Income Tax Returns Desired.
An executive order giving the
committee access to income tax re-
turns was expected to be sought
soon. The order, it was explained,
would apply to all the committee S
war contract investigations rather
than solely to its current investiga-
tion into the $78,000,000 Carson
munitions combine.
Pointing out that the Dies Com
mittee had access to income tax re-
turns, committee spokesman said
this information was must" for
investigations into war profiteering
Whether or not Mr. May appears,
tomorroW's public hearing is eX-
pected to produce some new revela-
tions.
The committee is anxious to hear
Maj. Gen. Alden H Watts answer
to charges that Washington head
quarters of the Chemical Warfare
Service, which he heads, interfered
with the efforts of its Chicago field
office in getting prompt repayment
Of reported 100000 overpayment
to Batavia Metal Products Co.-one
of the major plants in the Garrison
holdings.
1t was learned that Gen. Watt
made his own investigation about
10 days ago and prepared a report,
in which he is said to have denied
the charge. The report was er-
roneously given an exhibit number
just before public hearings we're
recessed last week but was never
put into evidence.
Senator Ferguson, Republican Of
Michigan. who is particularly inter.
ested in the report, said he did not
want it to go into evidence until
Gen. Watt appeared in person be-
fore the committee.
Tomorrow's full hearing day is ex-
pected to bring additional testimony
from Mrs. Bates as well as an ap-
pearance by former Representative
Dickstein, Democrat, of New York
who was mentioned as having hao
telephone conversations with the
Carson office.
Evening star., 1946-07-22
7 Blind Actors
Make Debuts in
One-Act Plays
By the Assoeioted Press

CHICAGO, July 22.-Seven anna
teur actors and actresses presented
three one-act plays in total dark
ness last night. But it was a pri-
vate darkness-the audience could
see them.
The players who made their debut
were blind
For nearly two hours they emoted,
declaiming lines their finger tips had
learned and moving surely among
props their eyes had never seen.
The presentation was the idea of
Jack Boyle, one time stock show
director who has been blind for
five years. Mr. Boyle interested
the Central Lions Club in sponsor
ing the white Cane Players" and
three plays-"Flattering Word" a
satire; Mansion" narrative
drama and psychological comedy
written for Mr.. Boyle-were selected
Scripts were transcribed into
braille, and Mr. Boyle gathered his
cast. There we're Agnes Walovich
Peggy Martin, Helen Migala, Mrs
Amadea Hauff, Joseph Battistelli
and Wayne Hauff. Mr.. Boyle, who
directed, also played one part.
Evening star., 1946-07-22
AFl Charters Postal Union
With $4,000 Members
By The Associated Prsss

bY NE NssocIoted PFeSs
The American Federation of Labor
today chartered the National As
sociation of Postal Supervisors,
bringing the total of AF'L unions to
los with a claimed membership of
100000.
The association applied to the
AFL Executive Council for charter
after its May convention in Chicago
1t has 10000 members, the headquar-
ters here reported. John A. Nc
Mahon of Boston is president.
Evening star., 1946-07-22
ADVERTISEMENT.
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Evening star., 1946-07-22
Boy, 5, Is Electrocuted
BY Live-Wire Fence
BY the kssociofed Press

BILLINGS, Mont, July 22.-Five-
year-old Clifford Owens Winslow
was electrocuted yesterday when he
took hold of wire charged with
110 volts of electricity on a fence
used to keep dogs away from the
family garden, Coroner Howard C.
Smith said
His parents, Nj and Mrs. Lester
Winslow, administered artificial res
piration for an hour before Clifford
was pronounced dead.
Evening star., 1946-07-22
NonscheduIed Airline
Limitation Fought
By Pilots Group

The Military Pilots Association,
representing some $1,000 employees,
including $500 former military pilots
now employed by nonscheduled air
lines, today launched a fight here
to prevent what they say is a Civil
Aeronautics Board proposal to put
thei rair carriers out of business by
August /.
E. E. Jones, executive vice presi-
dent, and j. w. Pagan. jr.. vice pres
ldent and treasurer, are represent
ing the association. F. Webster
Wiggin, oublic relations official, said
that the >rganization represents an
investment of more than s100,0OO,-
900, and is using surplus Govern
ment planes for transportation of
both passengers and freight.
The association, which filed a
brief with board, contends that no
opportunity was given them to pre-
sent their case. Association spokes-
men said that the group operates in
all sections of the country, as well as
abroad, including 18 lines in and out
OF Puerto Rico. The boards new
regulations, the spokesman said
would limit the nonscheduled lines
to 10 trips month.
Some of the nonscheduled lines
have applied for routes and these
have been granted for small feeder
lines, Mr.. Wiggin said The pro-
posed new regulations are entirely
monopolistic and in restraint of
trade Mr.. Wiggin said The non
scheduled lines permit flexible op-
Grafton to handle seasonal traffic
and emergencies, he said. The ma
jor scheduled air lines are unable to
handle present-day business due to
a backlog of equipment still in the
hands of manufacturers, Mr.. Wig
gin said, and the nonScheduled vet
Grams lines are able to give service
10 the public.
The association contends that the
board erred in stating that the non
sCheduled lines threaten the volume
of business Of the major airlines,
simply because the formers traffic
has grown SO large in the past six
months.
Evening star., 1946-07-22
Czechs Given 20-MiIIion
Credit to Buy U.S.. Cotton
By the kssoeiotnd presk

The United States and Czecho-
slovakia have signed $4,000 900
cotton credit agreement. the Ex-
port Import Bank announced today,
The credit will be used by Czech
textile mills to buy raw American
cotton. Drafts drawn under the
agreement will be payable after 26
months at 21a per cent interest.
Evening star., 1946-07-22

N<A ASASAi "a tiiS
l947 Community
Chest Fedora
ton campaign,
| t W a S a n.
nounced today.
The appoint
ment was made
by Edward H.
Foley, jr., As
sistant Secre-
tary of the
Treasury, who is
chairman of the
q o v e r nment
unit in the
drive.
rar r4llin-
Evening star., 1946-07-22
California Connery BIoze
Loss Is Set at Million
BY ths kssocioted Press

LINCOLN, Calf, July GA spec
tacular fire visible for 25 miles de-
stroyed the Lincoln Packing Co.
plant last night, causing damage es-
timated by General Manager M C.
Gordon at 81 100000.
One man, Ollie Moffett, a plant
employe serving as volunteer fire
fighter, was overcome by smoke.
The loss included 10000 cases of
canned apricots and peaches, and
1000 bags of sugar
Evening star., 1946-07-22

Gen. Collins Gem Colllns'
commanded the 7th Corps which
captured Cherbourg and Aachen
and spearheaded the Ruhr encircle-
ment. He served as chief of staff OF
the Army Ground Forces following
the surrender of Germany. A ma
tive of Louisiana, he is graduate
of West Point.
Evening star., 1946-07-22

ERNEST W. BELL AND COMPANY
cERririsp PUsL1c ACCOUNTANT
IS BEAVER STREET. Nav YoRr

To THE STOCKHOLDERS or
AMERIcAS Car AND FOUNDRY CoMrAsY.
80 CHukcH STREET. NEw YoRK CRY.
We have examined the Consolidated Bal
ance Sheet of the American Car and Foundry
Company and its subsidiaries as of April 50.
1916, and the Consolidated Statements Of
Income and Surplus for the fiscal year then
ended, have reviewed the systems Of internal
control and the accounting procedures OF the
companies. and without making detailed
audit of the transactions. have examined or
tested accounting records OF the companies and
other supporting evidence, by methods and TO
the extent we deemed appropriate. Our eI-
animation was made in accordance with gen.
orally accepted auditing standards applicable
in the circumstances and included all pIoce'
dufes which We considered necessary.
We were unable to confirm by direct CORE.
spondcnce amounts due from the United States
Government, but have satisfied ourselves AZ 10
their correctness by extending our tests OF tn.
accounting records pertaining to such re-
ceivables.
In our opinion, the accompanying Balance
Sheet and related Statements Of Income and
Surplus present fairly the consolidated posi-,
tion of the American Car and Foundry Com
pany and its subsidiaries at April 30. 1916,
and the consolidated results Of their operations
for the fiscal year. in conformity with gener.
ally accepted accounting principles applied on
a basis consistent with that Of the preceding
year.
Yours very truly,
ERNssr W. BsLL AND CoapAsy
July J. le+6
Evening star., 1946-07-22
Gen. Collins Named Head
OF Community Chest Unit

1t. Gen. j. Lawton Collins, chief
of public informa Jon of the War
Department, has been appointed
chairman of the War Department
Evening star., 1946-07-22
Prisoner Of Jops Asks
Million in DAMAGES
BY the Associated Press

OGDEN, Utah, July 22.-Mark L.
Streeter of Ogden, a prisoner of the
japanese during the entire war, has
asked s1,000,000 damages from the
Nipponese.
Evening star., 1946-07-22

The heat released by fission of
a pound of uranium 235 is about
equal to that obtainable from 5000
barrels of fuel Oil.
Evening star., 1946-07-22
Precipitation.

Six hundred Haitians fought for
American independence at Savan-
nah in l779.
Evening star., 1946-07-22
Tide Tables

Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 90, on July 20.
Lowest, IL, on January IS.
Evening star., 1946-07-22
Weather Report

District of Columbia-Consider-
able cloudiness, warm and humid
with thundershowers this afternoon
or evening. Highest temperature in
middle 80's and lowest tonight near
10. Tomorrow partly cloudy, con-
tinued warm and humid with af-
ternoon thundershowers likely.
Virginia and Maryland-Contin-
ued warm and humid tonight and
tomorrow with scattered afternoon
or evening thundershowers.
River Report
tFrom United States Engineers
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah clear at
Harpers Ferry.
Evening star., 1946-07-22
The Sun and Moon.

RlSeS. SeJS.
Sun, today ~ 800 am. ia pm
Sun. tomorrow - SOL am. 7:2S m
Moon, today 80 pm.
Automobile lights must be turned on one
half hour after sunset
Evening star., 1946-12-15
|Dr. A. 0. Etienne Dies;
Physician al berwyn

DR.. Arthur Octave Etienne, 76.
physician in Berwyn, Md, for
more than As years, died of heart
attach yesterday at his home, 4713
Berwyn road.
Born in Montreal, Canada, he
came to this country as boy. He
was graduated from the old Balti-
more Medical College, now part of
the University of Maryland, in 1896.
Several years later, he began his
practice in Berwyn. During World
War I, he was draft examiner for
Prince Georges County at Upper
Marlboro and in World War II
served as member of the Mary
land Draft Appeal Board, serving
Baltimore and Prince Georges
County among other areas.
DR.. Etienne was a member of the
Prince Georges County Medical So
ciety, the Rotary Club Of College
Park and the Masons.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Martha Wolcott Etienne, and two
sons, Arthur Dorion Etienne, Fair
lington, Va, and DR.. Wolcott Lowree
Eteinne, College Park.
Funeral services will be held at
2 pm. tomorrow at st. Andrews
Episcopal Church, College Park.
Burial will be in Fort Lincoln Gem
etery
Evening star., 1946-12-15
Mrs. N. {. Pfalzgraf
Dies al Fairfax Home

Mrs. Jane Main Pfalzgraf, 81, OF
Fairfax, Va, died unexpectedly at
her home yesterday.
Funeral services will be held at
2 pm. tomorrow at the home with
the Rev. Albert K. Hayward, rector
of the Thuro Episcopal Church,
Fairfax, oficiating. Burial will be
in the Fairfax Cemetery.
Mrs. Pfalzgraf, whose husband,
Marcel Chasseur Pfalzgraf. risked
his life in Falls Church several
months ago by climbing on top OF
a blazing oil truck to extinguish
flames, was a native of Ellerson, Va.
Mr.. Pfalzgraf is member of the
Virginia State Forestry Service and
president of the Fairfax County
Volunteer Firemen's Association.
They were married In 1888 and
moved to Fairfax the following
year.
Besides her husband, she is sur
vived by two sons, Marcel Dietrich
Pfalzgraf and Donald Main Pflaz-
graf; two sisters, Mrs. Dorothy Main
Bruce, Ellerson, and Mrs. Hazel
Main Pritchard, Petersburg, Va,
and two half-sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth
Hargrave Aldridge and Mrs. Elsie
Hargrave Aldridge, both of Peters
burg.
Evening star., 1946-12-15
NEW PONTIAC MOTOR BLOCKS

Yes, we have limited supply of brand nev
Genuine Pontiac Motor Blocks to make you
old car new again. Come in today and let u
give you free estimate Of the cost Of instaa
tion Budget terms easily arranged.
Evening star., 1946-12-15
Virginia Board 10 Begin
Study of Election Laws
By the Associated Pres.


RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 14.-The
State Board of Elections will begin
it's study of Virginia's election laws
next week with conferences and
public hearings in Loudoun and
Bedford Counties.
Marvin L. Gray, secretary of the
board, who will direct the studies,
said the State body will make no
attempt to submit recommendations
for statutory changes to the forth
coming extra session of the Gen
eral Assembly January 6.
Rather, he explained, the board
will concentrate on a careful and
thorough study of election laws with
the idea of presenting broad pro-
gram of revisions to the 1948 Cen
eral Assembly.
The first session is scheduled for
8 pm. Tuesday at the Loudoun
County Courthouse in Leesburg. At
the same time on Thursday, a sim
liar meeting will be held at the
Bedford Courthouse In each case
the hearings will be preceded by
conferences with local election
boards.
Evening star., 1946-12-15
Too Many Drives Are Blamed
For Arlington Chest Fuilure

The Appeals Board, which is ex-
pected to begin operation early next
year, would review the need for a
proposed fund drive, the amount
of money to be raised and the
efficiency of the staff to do the
Job. It also would pass on the tim
ing of all drives in relation to
Arlington's community needs.
The board would have no control
over campaigns conducted by
churches, fraternal or other groups
among their members but would
pass on all money-r raising efforts
in which the entire community
would be involved.
Latest figures show that Arlington
has collected $47,594 or 1873 per
cent Of its 100000 chest goal.
Evening star., 1946-12-15
Polish Squotters Keep
u. S. Envoy Out of Home
BY the Associated Press

WARSAW, Dec. 14.-Squatters arr
keeping Arthur Bliss Lane, United
States Ambassador to Poland, out
of his new home.
The Envoy has been trying to
move from cramped quarters in
the Hotel Polonia to residence
near the Embassy, but four Poles
in the house have refused to bulge
A Foreign Ministry spokesman
asked when the Ambassador would
get the residence, pointed out that
it would be difficult to toss the
squatters into the street but said
some steps would have to be taken
The Ambassador would not COM
ment,
Evening star., 1946-12-15

One cause Of the failure OF the
Community Chest drive in Airing
ton was attributed yesterday by
chest officials there to the eight
preceding community drives this
year which have drained givers'
enthusiasm and workers energies" :"
At recent meeting OF the Ar
lington Community Council and
Community Chest, preliminary ef-
orts were made to organize an
appeals review board to pass on
all nd-raising drives conducted
in Arlington. A committee was ap-
pointed to discuss personnel for
such a board and to decide whether
the board should operate as part
of the council or be an independent
body Of citizens.