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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-07-30
Co|ored Groups Plan
Drive 10 Get Children
Into Sunday Schools

A plan to get colored children off
the streets Sunday mornings and
into Sunday schools was approved
last night at meeting in the Union
Wesley A. M. E. Zion Church at
tended by representatives of all
nine churches in the Lincoln Civic
Association area
Led by DR.. E. F. Harris. president
of the Lincoln Civic Association, Is
block chairmen" began house-to-
house canvass on all streets and
alleys in the area today.
I'VE want to get all children in a
Sunday school regardless of faith -
said DR.. Harris. The canvass will
continue until every home is
reached he promised
The former president of the Fed
Grafton of Civic Associations claimed
his group were not reformists but
that there were better times to play
baseball and that all should devote
some time to the worship of God
We know that during Sunday
school hours lot of children are
on the streets with bootblack boxes
or playing baseball, he explained.
The Back to Sunday School Plan"
will have as one of its subdivisions
a Clean Mouth Club" These
groups will be formed in each of the
nine churches To discourage profan-
ity and v.lgarity.
On September 30. trophy will be
presented to the Sunday school
showing the greatest increase in
attendance and enrolment between
July and that date.
The area covered by the associa-
ton in its drive is from Seventeenth
street NV. to Rock Greek Park, and
from P street NV to the Potomac
River.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-07-30
Air Couriers Sent 0ut
To GET Six Generals
LichfieId Testimony
BY The Associated Press

BAD NAUHEIM, Germany. July
30.-Couriers were flown to the
United States, England and Italy
today to secure written testimony
from generals and 81 other wit
nesses in the trial of two officers
accused of cruelty in the United
States Army guardhouse at Lich-
field, England
Defense attorneys for Col James
A. Kilian, Highland Park. Ill, for
mer commandant of the camp, and
Capt. Joseph A. Robertson, Toledo
a former company commander at
Lichfleld, asked tor the dispositions
Col Kilian's lawyers opened his
defense today by charging that the
prosecution case before a United
States Army court-martial was
"maliciously Fabricated"
Dispositions Ordered.
Defense lawyers have protested
frequently that they were handi-
capped because many witnesses
could not be brought to the trial
The military courts ordered the
dispositions taken from witnesses
who cannot appear.
Five of the witnesses are in Eng
land, one is in Italy and 81 are in
the United States.
General officers who will testify in
absentia are 1t. Gen. John C. H
Lee, commander of United States
forces in Italy; Maj. Gen. Albert E
Brown. who at one time had general
supervision over Lichfleld: Mai
Gen. Vaughn, former Western Base
Section commander: Brig. Gen
Alexander, formerly with the Army
personnel division: Brig. Gen. Will
liam J. Weaver and Maj, Gen.
Everett F. Hughes.
Col Raymond E. Ford, attorney
for Col, Kilian, said the generals
would be questioned abount func-
lions of the 10th Reinforcement
Depot at Lichfield
Deny knowledge of Rough Policy.
The first two defense witnesses
testified late yesterday that they
had observed no maltreatment OF
American soldier prisoners at Lich.
field and had no knowledge of any
rough policy which Col Kilian al.
legedlv enforced.
The witnesses were Mai. Walter
H. Holdridge of Scarsdale. N. Y. ane
Capt. Rudolph E Warnecke, whose
address was not supplied. Botf
served at Lichfeld under Col
kilian
Maj. Holdridge, who was classif.
cation officer at Lich1eld, testilec
that Col. Kilian had the genera
reputation of being very strict ane
of insisting that things be done cor.
rectly, but if they were correct ther
he was very good to people under
him"
Capt. Warnecke, former medica
officer at the camp, agreed tina
"kilian did require discipline" bu
I don't personally think his dis.
cipline exceeded regulations"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-07-30
BerqdoII Will Face TrioI
In Assault on Butler
BY the Assotio.cd Press

DOWNINGTON, Pa. July 30
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll. 50. the
notorious draft dodger of World
War I. must face trial on charges
of assaulting his 53-year -old butler
and threatening him with a rife
Bergdoll, father of six children.
pleaded innocent to charges of as
sault and battery, aggravated as
sault and battery and pointing fire.
arms on arralgnment last night.
He waived hearing and was freed
after posting $4,000 bail.
The butler, Clement Klein, said
Bergdoll struck him in an argu-
ment over back wages. The butler
testified his employer pointed a rife
at him and said: I'll shoot you
down like dog"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-07-30
Mississippi Plane Crash
Takes Lives Of Five
By the Associoted Press

WEST, Miss. July 30.-At least
five persons were killed in the crash
of tWo-engine airplane about five
miles northeast of here.
Walter Howell, resident of West.
who viewed the wreckage, said he
saw five badly burned bodies. Other
spectators said the plane was an
Army B-25.
All the wreckage except the tail
was burned, Mr.. Howell said, and a
wing was found about half a mile
from the fuselage.
The wreckage was near the bank
OF the Big Black River.
At Valdosta, Ga, DR.. Frank Bird
said he mad communicated with the
commanding officer of an airbase at
Enid, Okla, and was advised that
an Army plane en- route from Max
we'll Field, Ala, to Enid was missing.
DR.. Bird said his son, Billy Bird,
who was prisoner of the Japanese
during the war, was a passenger
aboard the plane.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-07-30
BY the Associated Press

Acting Secretary of State
Acheson said today overseas war
SURPRISES which cost SO 100000,
900 have been sold for more than
$1,000, 100000.
Mr.. Acheson called this disposal
record a. substantial achievement
in a letter transmitting to Congress
the quarterly report of Thomas B
McCabe, foreign liquidation COM
missioner.
The report said, however, that
two great properties" which cost
this country a total of s172 100000
have been abandoned. They are
the StilWell road from Burma into
China and the aid-to- Russia road
through Iran and Iraq.
The routes were part of 1890, 900,
900 worth of surplus property. in
GLIDING a number of airfields built
on foreign soil, which have been
junked as having very high original
cost and little or no civilian utility
The peacetime usefulness of the two
roads, Mr. McCabe said. does not
even justify the cost of maintaining
them" All movable property has
been salvaged.
Sales of the foreign liquidation
Office represent almost one-half the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-07-30
Abe Weighs Charges
OF Law Violations by
Avenue Liquor Shop

Charges of violating the District
liquor laws against Meyer Miller.
owner of the Avenue Wine and
Liquor Shop. 1924 Pennsylvania ave-
nue. Sc, were being considered to-
day by the Alcoholic Beverage Con-
troll Board, after hearing yesterday
at the Municipal Center Building.
Mr.. Miller was accused of selling
more than II bottles of whisky with
out making the proper report, of
selling five cases of whisky without
being the holder of A wholesale
license, of failing to give proper re-
ceipts and of using his license for
unlawful purposes.
Inspectors discovered the alleged
irregularities after a number of bot
ties of whisky were seized last April
from two brothers who were illegally
transporting liquor in the District.
according to testimony offered by
Chief Inspector H. F. Schollengerger.
The brothers, James E Miller and
John D. Miller, of the 1900 block of
Eighteenth street Sc, were con-
v!cted in Municipal Court in April
of the offense and fined $3.50 each
They are not related to the liquor
dealer.
Mr.. Miller's son, Phillip Miller. a
clerk at the store, told the board
he sold a total of eight cases, II
bottles at time, during four sep
arate transactions on April but
made out sales slips covering the
amount. He said he did not think
he was breaking the law.
His father contended he did not
know about the slips until the in
spectors came to his store and his
son produced them.
Members of the board explained
the class a. retail liquor license
held by Mr. Miller allows five gallons
to be sold to a customer, but any
sale of more than IL bottles must
be reported to the ABC Board.
H. Mason WEIGH, attorney for Mr.
Miller, pointed out to the board that
the younger Miller had been work.
ing in the store only one week at the
time of the offense and was not
entirely familiar with regulations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-07-30
Wife Visits Governor
To PIeud for Noxon

BOSTON, July 30.-Only guber-
material intervention today stood
between John F. Noxon, 40, Pitts
field attorney convicted of the
murder of his Mongoloid infant son,
and the electric chair after per-
sonal clemency plea by Mrs. Noxon.
Repeatedly expressing his deep
est sympathy" Gov Maurice j.
Tobin, after listening to Mrs. Noxon
for IS minutes, explained that he
could say nothing more at the pres
ent time.
Unless the Governor intervenes,
the Harvard-educated crippled Nox-
on must die within few days after
August Is, when his respite expires
Mrs. Noxon. who expressed her
love for Jack and my complete
faith in his innocence" went from
Mr.. Tobin's Office to the Massa-
chusetts State Prison to visit her
husband. He has been confined
there in death row."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-07-30
Formal Confession
To Degnan Staying
Is Made by Heirens

CHICAGO. July 30.-William
Heirens, 17-year- old University of
Chicago student. today formally
confessed the Manipulating and
dismemberment of 6-year-old Su-
zanne Degnan, January 7. States
Attorney william J. Tuohy an
nounced.
The youths attorneys said he
would follow this up later in the
day with full confessions" Of the
'1ipstick murder" on December 10
of Frances Brown. 80, former WAVE,
and Mrs. Josephine Ross, 43, a
widow.
Heirens made the confession VOL
unfairly in Mr.. Tuohy's Office, the
prosecutor said, Immediately after
he was granted a 15-day continu-
ance of murder charges in the Deg
nan and Brown cases.
The court appearance lasted less
than a minute. Before he could
plead, his attorneys requested
continuance to August IA. This was
granted.
Then the strapping youth was
taken into Mr.. Tuohy's Office.
Heirens told newsmen just before
his arraignment that he was suf-
fering from a painful headache. He
received medicine for the complaint
last night, his county jail guards
said, and spent restless night,
Heirens has not been indicted for
the Ross Staying of June 3, l945.
The courtroom was crowded as the
youthful defendant was led in. The
majority of the spectators were
women and teen-age girls. A force
of 18 deputy sheriffs and baillffs
guarded the courtroom.
Heirens wore a white shirt, blue
striped tie and blue trousers. He
stood impassive while his attorneys
asked for the continuance. Before
he entered the courtroom newsmen
asked him if he had anything to say.
mo statement" he replied and his
attorneys echoed these words.
All spectators were barred after
Heirens was led into Mr., Tuohy'S
Office. The grilled doors leading into
the outer Office were shut and
locked. A guard was posted at the
barred door.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-07-30
4 FIremen Killed Fighting
San Francisco Hotel Blaze
BY the Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO, July 3o.-Fire
which swept through a downtown
hotel early today killed four firemen
before it was brought under control
in a three-hour battle by large
concentration of equipment and
men.
About 240 guests we're warned be-
fore the flames shot upward from
the Herbert Hotel basement, and all
were reported to have escaped, most
Ct them clad in night dress. Some
were treated for smoke inhalation.
Fireman Charles Lynch. 20, was
dragged lacerated and uncon .cious
from his post and died in an ambu-
lance on the way to an emergency
hospital
Acting Fire Chief Martin Kearns
said that at least 20 firemen were
overcome by the smoke and that
some of them required hospital
treatment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-07-30
Mrs. Monkin and Davis
Both to Go on Ballot

ATLANTA, July 80 (P,.-The win
ner OF the popular vote and the
winner of the unit vote in the
5th Georgia congressional district
will, in effect. run again in the
November general election.
The popular vote winner was
the incumbent, representative Helen
Douglas Mankin, Atlanta attorney
and Georgias first regularly elected
woman Representative. The unit
vote winner in the July II Demo-
cratic primary was Judge James
c. Davis.
The Contest Committee of the
State Democratic Executive Com
mittee decided yesterday that the
names of both candidates shall ap-
pear on the November general cleo
ton ballots as Democrats.
The county unit vote by which
Eugene Talmadge was elected Gov
ernor without plurality of the pop
ular vote is mandatory in State
races. but is optional in the con-
gressional districts. The District
Committee decided in favor of the
unit vote this year, though the pop
ular vote had prevailed in the dis
trict for many years.
The basis of the Contest Commit
tees decision was the failure OF the
District Committee to allow Mrs.
Mankin. elected in a special election
by popular vote last February. TO
serve the unexpired term Of Repre-
sentative Bob Ramspeck, to fill a
vacancy on the committee.
AfterWard the committee decided
the county unit system should pre-
vail. Mrs. Mankin then named an
entirely new committee, which ruled
in favor of the popular vote system
The Contest Committee did not
rule on the issue of which was the
properly constituted committee.
The county unit vote in the dis
trict enables two smaller counties
to outvote populous Fulton atlanta
County unit Votes IN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-07-30
B-2os Will Revisit
Targets in japan
By the Associofed Press

TOKYO, July 30.-Thirty B-29
Super Fortresses will revisit II
major wartime targets as part of
the commemoration of Army Air
Forces Day. They will take off from
Okinawa and fly over Tokyo Thurs
day.
The program will include broad
casts by Gen. Macarthur and 1t.
Gen. Ennis C. Whitehead, head Of
the Pacific Air Command.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-07-30
Patterson 10 0fficiate
At Opening Thursday
OF Weapons Exhibit

Secretary of War Patterson will
officiate at the formal opening of
the siX-week exhibition of new and
deadly Army weapons at 4:30 pm.
Thursday on the Washington Monu-
ment grounds.
Vying with the latest jet planes
for public interest at the postwar
exhibit will be some 1000 tons of
new and deadly ordnance weapons
displayed locally for the first time
The exhibition is being arranged
to give Washington a first sight of
some of the major weapons being
developed for future defense as well
as those which helped win the war
Mr. Patterson will signalize the
opening of the show by cutting
the ribbon across the entrance tc
the exhibition grounds at Madison
drive and Fourteenth street.
Helicopter to Land.
A helicopter airplanes from Boil
ling Field will land on the Monu-
ment grounds during the ceremony
and will be rolled into position at
the center of the area for public
inspection. Nearby will be P-8C
jet plane and German jet Mes
serschmidt 282, for the purposes OF
comparison.
Army officials who will take part
in the opening ceremony include
Mai. Gen. Everett s. Hughes. CHIEF
of ordnance, and Brig. Gen. Claude
B Ferenbaugh, who are jointly re-
sponsible for the show. Gen. Car
Spaatz will represent the Army All
Forces and Brig. Gen. A. B. Quinton
commanding the Aberdeen Md
Proving Grounds, where new ord
nance weapons are being developed
also will take part.
A spectacular tank duel" will be
staged Immediately following the
opening ceremony. Ordnance ex-
perts from Aberdeen will pit Ger
man King Tiger tank against a
! lighter American MA in an obstacle
course race.
80 Trained Guides.
| The 1000 tons of new ordnance
materiel will be demonstrated and
explained to visitors by 80 trained
guides under the command of 1t
Col. George B. Jarrett of Aberdeen
Some of the new weapsons saw &C
ton in the closing periods of the
war; others have been developed
since.
The latest rocket guns will be
among those on display, as we'll as
the new l20-mm. stratosphere radar-
controlled antiaircraft gun. Other
weapons include the renowned A.
inch chemical mortar, the new auto
matte 75-mm. antiaircraft cannon
and an assortment of bombs. from
21-pound incendiaries to 10000
pound city busters"
Concerts will be given at 4 pm
daily during the six weeks of the
exhibition by the Army, Navy
Marine and AAF Bands,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-07-30

in electricity Tor So years. He re-
called last night how he worked
on the specifications of the first in
candescent light power plant in the
John Wanamaker store, Philadel-
phia. the night before Benjamin
Harrison was elected President.
AS boy of II he had gone to work
for Walker and Keppler, in Phila-
delphia. who were agents for the
old parent Edison Co., the United
Edison Manufacturing Co. of IS
Fifth avenue, New York, from which
General Electric Co. and Consoli-
dated Edison of New York have de-
scended
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-07-30
Alabama Votes Today
On Senator; Arkansas
To Pick Governor
BY fhs kssoeioted Press

Alabama chooses a Senator and
Arkansas votes on a Governor to-
day in primary elections where the
Democratic nominations are the last
word.
CIO-PAC and other labor group
backing of Representative Spark
man, House Democratic whip who
seeks to succeed the late Senator
Bankhead, is a chief issue in Ala
bama. Representative Boykin, one
of four other candidates, has termed
the labor organizations detectives
counter to Southern traditions.
Mr.. Sparkman also has been in
dorsed by the AFL. The other
candidates are State Senator James
A. Simpson. Ted Allen and Thomas
H. Maxwell. Senator Swift, who is
completing the unexpired term of
Senator Bankhead, Is not a candi-
date.
Gov. Ben Laney of Arkansas is
seeking Democratic denomination
for a second term in primary di-
vorced from the congressional cleo
tons for the purpose of barring
Negroes from voting for State offices.
James M. Malone, a former county
Judge, has waged a vigorous cam
paign against Gov. Laney, contend
ing the Government has failed to
make promised improvements in
highways and State services. Virgil
Green of Blytheville is the third
gubernatorial candidate.
Arkansas also will vote on NOM
inees for Lieutenant Governor and
State auditor. If no candidate re-
ceives clear majority in any of the
contests, a runof primary will be
held August Is.
Light voting was indicated In both
| States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-07-30
Congress
Continued From First Page

Ma iority Leader Barley promptly
fled a petition to limit debate,
which must be voted on tomorrow
This cloture petition. however, re-
CURES two-thirds, and is expected
to fail. If it does, leaders are eX-
pected to put the poll tax on the
list of measures to be reborn in the
new Congress, along with the Wag-
ner-Taft- Ellender long-range hous-
ing program. which is stymied in a
House committee.
Debate Put OFF.
Although the poll tax bill Is the
Senate's unfinished business, Sena-
tors have agreed by unanimous
consent to put off debating it today
until action is taken on the bill
freezing the Federal payroll tax
for old-age annuities at the present
! per cent rate for another year
and giving the poorer States more
Federal aid in taking care of their
needy children. aged and blind. The
bill also extends social security COW
erage to 100000 maritime workers
While the Social Security bill is
up, q group of New Deal Senators
will bring out the Townsend pension
plan by proposing per cent gross
Federal income tax to pay every one
$50 month at the age Of CO.
Sponsored by Trio.
It is being sponsored by Senators
Downey of California, Pepper OF
Florida and TAYLOR of Idaho. al
Democrats. but is given little chance
of adoption.
When Senator Barley called w
the antipoll tax bill late yesterday
and then Immediately filed the peti
ton to limit a debate which had no
yet begun, Senator Morse, Repub'
.lican, of Oregon called the procedure
a pure farce
See Initiation Danger.
The Senate conferees fear the
House plan to pay all of the leave
in cash at one time would add tt
the danger of imitation. They fee
that the compromise plan to let the
bonds be used to meet premiums or
veterans insurance would be les!
inflationary than cash that could b.
put directly into the flow of com.
MERGE
When Majority. Leader Barley
called up the antipoll tax bill lat
yesterday, and then Immediately
F1aI - -
which had not yet begun, Senator
Morse, Republican, of Oregan callec
the procedure a pure farce"
Senator Donnell, Republican, o
Missouri asked the chair if it wa
possible under the rules to limit {
debate which was not yet going on
The presiding officer, Senator Nc
Kellar, Democrat, of Tennessee
cited the rule which makes a clio
ture petition in order at any time
after bill has been taken up,
Morse Registers Protest
Senator Morse sought to register
his protest by Directing to layins
aside the poll tax bill temporarily Il
take up the social security amend
ments, but Senator Pepper, a lead
irg advocate of abolishing poll taxes
appealed to the Cregonian to g.
along with the leadership program
Senator Pepper contenoed the
leaders were recognizing the realitie!
Of the situation by moving imme.
diately for cloture, in view OF the
nearness of adjournment. Senator
Morse finally withdrew his objection
but declared the poll tax repeal bill
never would pass unless its sup.
porters get it up early in a new Con.
gress so that members will have tt
vote on it directly in order to ge
UP other important business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-07-30

Hotel PennSyi-
vania celebrat-
ing his 75t h
birthday.
His daughter,
K a t h e r in e S.
Bliss of Haddam,
Conn, and his
brothers W life .
will be with him
at the celebra-
ton.
Prof. Bliss, as
he is called from
his long connec-
ton with the
school he found
ed. has been
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-07-30

more to simplify administration OF
the Retirement Act and hasten the
processing of retirement refunds
than any legislation or administra-
tive procedure yet proposed"
The commission pointed out that
the 100000 loss would be less than
l per cent of the S50O,0O0,O0O total
annual income of the retirement
fund resulting from contributions
appropriations and interest.
The commission said it had con-
suited with the General Accounting
Office and the Bureau of the Budget
and they were in accord with the
recommendations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-07-30
Scent AirmoiI Rate Voted

The Senate voted yesterday to
cut the air mail postage rate from
8 to cents an ounce The measure
now goes back to the House which
previously bad voted a Scent rate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-07-30
Louis D. Bliss 10 Celebrate
18th Birthday in New York

Louis D. Bliss, president of the
Bliss Electrical School. Takoma
Park, Md, left for New York today
with Mrs. Bliss for q party at the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-07-30

PLAN SUNDAY SCHOOL COMPREHENSIVE discussing plans
increase Sunday school enrolment Seated left right
Benjamin H Miller chairman the committee and
Harris president of the Lincoln Civic Association Standing
Cleft to right) Mrs Mary M Woody assistant superintendent
OF St Pauls Baptist Church. the
of the Union Wesley NJ Zion Church. Twenty third and
streets NV where plans for the drive formulated
Star Staff Photo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-07-30
Weather Report

District of Sunny with
temperatures rising to near 80 this
afternoon. Mostly clear tonight,
with lowest temperature about 66.
Mostly sunny and continued warm
tomorrow.
River Report
From United States Engineers)
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
slightly muddy at Great Falls: Shenandoah
clear at Harpers Ferry
Temperature and Humidity.
tReadings at Washington National Air
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