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Weather
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west shivered in below-freezing
temperatures.
The cold belt extended from the
Dakotas into Illinois and Indiana.
Dickinson, NJ Oak, reported the
lowest reading, IL degrees. Chi
cago's 81 degrees was that city's
coldest of the season.
Forecasters. meanwhile. predicted
below freezing temperatures in parts
Of Ohio, Western Pennsylvania and
Western and Northern New York by
tonight.
With the approaching cold wealth
er, the American Automobile AS
sociation today told motorists that
the shortage of anti-freeze liquids
should be classed as tight and
critical rather than very serious. y
William H. Haight, director OF
the AAA'S District branch, advised
car owners to buy only what they
actually needed so that the shortage
would not become serious.
Mr.. Haight said production of
calcium chloride and magnesium
chloride types of anti-freeze had
been resumed and that the inorganic
salts used in them would corrode
the cooling system OF an auto
mobile. :
Evening star., 1947-11-08
Army Honors 5 Civilians
For Work in Ordnance

Five civilian employees Of the Army
ordnance department have been
presented Meritorious Civilian Serv-
ice awards for outstanding con-
tributions to the departments effort
during World War II by Brig. Gen.
J. L. Holman, chief of the Industrial
Division
Those presented the awards at a
ceremony yesterday were:
Miss Frances C. Jansen of 176O
Euclid street NV, Miss Emily
Reeder of 2123 California street
NV, Miss Ida Supnick of 1889
Brentwood road NE, John W.
Schwartz of 1909 Eighteenth street
NV. and James v. Guarina of 1872
Twenty-second street Sc.
All held important posts in the
ammunition division during the war
and all were cited for their work
there. Mr.. Schwartz, an engineer
was cited especially for aiding in
redesigning the 3.5-inch rocket.
Evening star., 1947-11-08
Chest
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from the National Capital area
misery. suffering and despair"
Business to Do Share.
John Reilly, president Of the
Washington Board of Trade, as
sured the rally that the board and
the entire business community in
tend ito do our share and to do
it on time"
I'm America" he declared, there
should never be an iron curtain
between those who have and those
who are destitute and in need"
Daniel w. Bell, president of the
Community Chest Federation, en-
phasized that the Community
Chest docs not in any way render
services of a social and welfare
nature-it is only . piece Of ma
Evening star., 1947-11-08
Stock Changes Slight
On Sluggish Market
Before Long Weekend
BY the Assoeiotsd Pysss

NEW YORK, Nov. s.-The stock
market barely went through the
motions today although scattered
leaders managed to edge forward
and declines generally were in frac-
tions.
The ticker tape frequently was
at standstill after a quiet opening.
Trends were slightly mixed near
the close. Transfers Of around 300.-
900 shares for the short session
were among the smallest of the past
year.
Few customers showed up in a
rainy Wall Street, the majority
leaving Friday with the intention
of extending the week end through
Armistice day Tuesday when princi-
pal markets will recess. Timid bid
ding by professionals was based
partly on dividends, earnings and
the thought that the list was in
shape for technical rally. Some
traders held to the selling side
because of bearishness over taxes,
business doubts and the inclination
to await congressional developments.
Persistent heaviness of high grade
bonds and preferred stock still was
pessimistic factor.
Borg Warner pushed ahead on a
favorable disbursement while rising
net buoyed Moore-McCormack.
Third Avenue Transit, New York
Omnibus and Omnibus Corp. again
hardened on the outlook for in
creased fares. Lion Oil make 1947
peak. Resistant were Bethlehem
Steel. Goodyear, Sears Roebuck and
Southern Pacific.
Chrysler did little either, way de-
spite a pleasing earnings compila-
ton
Laggards included Coca Cola,
Mission Corp. U. s. Steel. Goodrich,
u. S. Rubber, International Har-
vester. J. I. Case, Montgomery Ward,
American Can. Du Pont, Union Car
bide, Anaconda, Hennecott, Phelps
Dodge, Philip Morris and American
Telephone.
Bonds eased and major COM
modities were higher.
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employed by Transworld Airline at
National Airport. At the time of
Mr.. Bunch's admission at Gallinger
she was employed as a Nurses Aide
in the admitting Office at the hos
pital She also assisted DR.. Price
by taking Mr.. Bunch's temperature.
Her statement to the bureau is as
follows:
"'I am positive that I did not
at any time see any lacerations,
cuts. bruises or injuries of any kind
on Mr.. Bunch on the evening of
July 49,"
DR.. Price testified fully at the
inquest on August 13. He was the
resident physician who examined
Mr.. Bunch at the time police re-
sponsibility for his welfare ended,
but his testimony was not included
in the most sensational. accounts
published here of charges that the
elderly carpenter had been brutally
and fatally beaten by the officers
who had had him in custody before
he was admitted to the hospital.
Reports Of Neglect Erroneous"
The Bureau described as "er-
roneous" and to be rejected" pub
lished reports Of alleged neglect OF
Mr.. Bunch while held in No. 8 pre-
cinct. These reports were made by
two inmates of the cell block, Frank
Regan. OF no fixed address, for
mer inmate of st. Elizabeth's Hos
pital, and John Holloway, an il
literate and epileptic. who said
he was under arrest at the time
because police mistook one of his
fits and dizzy spells for intoxica-
ton.
Also to be rejected as erroneous,
the report stated, was the opinion
of an assistant undertaken who
helped embalm the body that he
felt broken ribs" The FBI quoted
the coroner's Office as explaining
that the ribs were severed and the
chest plate removed in the course
of the autopsy which preceded the
inquest.
While the bureaus investigation
included the trea tment and handling
of Mr.. Bunch at Gallinger. the re-
port did not detail all the facts
developed by this phase of the in
ouiry because there was no "evi-
dence whatever of collusion or con-
spiracy between any members Of the
police and any doctor or nurse on
the hospital staff"
Under Treatment Six Days.
It was explained that the civil
rights statute under which the in
vestigation was conducted has not
been interpreted by the courts to
include any one other than law
enforcement officials except other
citizens who are in conspiracy, with
such officials"
The report made 1t clear, however,
that Mr.. Bunch during the six days
he was at Gallinger was under the
treatment or observation OF eight
physicians, including a surgeon re-
tained by the patients family and
that neither doctors, nurses or at
tendants found any evidence that
Mr.. Bunch had been mistreated.
AS to the nature and source Of
the complaint, the FBI stated that
on September 10, Miss Marian G.
Bunch of 2141 North Quebec street,
Arlington daughter of Mr.. Bunch,
appeared at the Department and
Evening star., 1947-11-08
Howard U. Head Says
South Will Have 10
End School Race Ban
BY the Associo,ed Press

NASHVILLE. Tenn, Nov. s.-Dr.
Mordecai w. johnson, president of
Howard University, Washington, D.
c., yesterday predicted the system OF
racial segregation in higher educa-
ton in the Suoth would be preached
'in principle and in fact within the
next 10 years
The Negro educator. native Ten
nessean, was one of three speakers
participating in a seminar OF eou-
cation at Fisk University in connec-
ton with the Inauguration OF DR..
Charles w. johnson as the sixth
president of Fisk.
Other speakers on the pre-inStalla-
ton seminar were Dr. w. c. Jackson,
chancellor, Womans College of the
University of North Carolina, and
DR.. Harold Taylor, president, Sarah
lawrence College, Bronxville, N. Y.
Scheduled as speakers at the SEM
inar today, with Ralph Bunche, dl-
rector of the division OF trusteeShlp
of the United Nations as chairman,
were Mark Ethridge, publisher OF
the Courier journal, Louisville, KY;
Marshall Field publisher OF the
Chicago Sun; William Hastie, gov
ernor of the Virgin Islands; and
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, chair
man of the Subcommission on
Human Rights Of the United Ma
tions.
Mrs. Roosevelt wrote that she
probably would be unable to attend
because of her duties with U. N.
The Howard University president,
tracing growth of Negro, education
since the Civil War, said that today
there are $4,000 Negroes in Ameri-
can colleges He added that in two
or three years some 5000 of these
would be seeking entry into Negro
professional schools which lack
facilities to admit them.
These students are going to
knock on the door of all the profess
sional schools in the South main
tained by public funds" he said.
Eventually, he continued. the Fed
eral Government would be asked, in
an effort to solve the problem, to
provide regional professional schools
for Negroes.
But in the face of the prohibitive
cost of such program, and partic-
ularly with other nations watching
what this country, as the champion
of democracy will do. DR.. johnson
said Il predict the Federal Govern
ment will not do it,
II predict the walls of Jericho
will fall" he continued. Did l
say will fall? I amend that state
ment-it is falling"
In Washington, he said, the Ro-
man Catholic Church has already
done away with segregation in de-
partments of the university there.
and that the same thing is being
done by the Catholic Church in Mis-
souri,.
Southern Professionalism is al
ready outfanked," he said. "On the
right by the Roman Catholic
Church and on the left by COM
munism. both of which have crossed
the line to establish brotherhood
"'* Communism. the brotherhood
OF labor and the flesh, and the Ro-
man Catholic Church, the brother
hood of the spirit.
Il predict that if Southern Prot
sstantism tries to hold to its position
of segregation. that they will be so
outflanked, moral initiative will be
taken away from this hemisphere
for the next hundred years"
Evening star., 1947-11-08
Freighter Crew Is Safe
After Cutter Puts Line
Aboard in Lake Storm
BY the Associated Press

LUDINGTON, Mich, Nov. g.
The little Coast Guard cutter Sum
dew ended a dramatic race through
rs to 80 foot seas today and put a
line aboard the disabled freighter
Jupiter. The Coast Guard said her
crew of % was out OF danger for
the present.
Freshening winds and driving
1urries of snow heightened the
drama in surging Lake Michigan
seas about two miles off shore.
Between IS and 10 passengers
aboard two car ferries, marooned
on the stormy waters for hours
while their ships stood by the
Jupiter, watched the rescue.
Coast Guard officials said the Ju-
piter, known on the Great Lakes as
a ghost ship" because of her dlfn-
culties with her union crew, was
pulling up anchor.
Chief Bosuns Mate R. L. Flewel-
ling of the Coast Guard indicated
the cutter may hold the Jupiter of
dangerous shadows until larger
Coast Guard vessel, the Mackinaw
reaches the scene about ! pm.
Then, he added, the Jupiter will
either be towed to port or taken out
to sea beyond the reach OF the
treacherous reefs.
L. H. Kent, general car ferry su-
perintendent for the, Pere Mar
ouette Railroad, said his sailors re-
ported the sea so strong that the
Jupiter was tossing almost $50 de-
grees per minute"
She's just Topping back and
forth" he said
High winds were moderating some
what but a 6 am. message from
the stricken vessel said she was
taking on water and dragging her
anchor.
At that time the Jupiter's crew
despaired of lasting out the hour.
However, at am. she radioed
that the immediate danger ap-
peared over and that unless she
went aground she would be able to
hold out.
A carferry, the City OF Saginaw.
put out shortly before midnight to
aid the Jupiter and managed to
come within 200 feet of her, but
could not get a line across.
The Jupiter. property Of the Ju-
piter Steamship Co. Of Cleveland.
met trouble in the same stretch OF
water where some 60 sailors drowned
in the disastrous storm on Armistice
Day, 1910.
The Coast Guard said it did not
know where the ship had been
docked, its destination, or even the
direction in which it was travelling
The vessel was laden with rock salt
and had a gross tonnage of 3,179-
a factor which probably enabled
her to remain upright in the heavy
gales. But although the Jupiter was
first reported on trip from Manis-
tee where salt is produced, the port
announced later that the ship had
been in port there as much as two
weeks ago and might be on return
trim
Evening star., 1947-11-08
Chickens
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fiocks from 536, 900 900 to 400 ,Ooo, 900
birds by January /, saving 10000, 900
bushels.
Largest Single Saving.
The Anderson -Euckman an
nouncement commented that this
is by far the largest saving FROM any
single part of the current conserva-
ton drive thus far pledged"
Previous pledges by distillers.
brewers, bakers and restaurants had
totaled around 25,OOO,OoO bushels.
Signed pledges of support were
received from representatives OF the
National Poultry Producers Feder-
alton, the American Farm Bureau
Federation, the National Grange,
the National Council Of Farmers
Co-operatives, and the National
Farmers Union, Mr. Luckman said
This program will give us sub
stantially more effective and speedy
method of saving grain than the
poultryless Thursday program" he
added
One OF the first poultrymen heard
from after the announcement was
Monroe Babcock of Ithaca, N. Y,
promoter of the Hens for Harry
and "Leghorns for Luckman" gag
which led to receipt of several crates
of chickens at the White House and
Food Committee headquarters this
week.
Change Wins Approval.
"The calling off of poultryless
Thursday is very gratifying" Mr..
Babcock said. Under that system
poultrymen were stymied in any
attempt to save grain.
"Our job now is to educate the
public to the idea that chickens
must be eaten"
The growers have argued all along
that chickens which could. not be
sold stayed on the farm to gobble
grain. The Agriculture Department
reported that cold storage stocks
hit a seasonal record Of 206 900, 900
pounds on October l for lack of
buyers.
Henry j. Kreher of East Amherst,
N. Y, who also took part in the
Hens for Harry" campaign, said the
growers generally but that those in
his area still had a serious problem
in Canadian competition.
The birds are coming in from
Canada by the millions Of pounds"
Mr.. Kreher said. I'VE can't compete
with them when they only pay about
half the price fors feed that We do"
New York producers in the border
area have suggested that Canadian
imports be halted until the market
absorbs those already received.
Evening star., 1947-11-08

was interviewed at length" by q
member of the civil rights STAN on
her knowledge of the case.
Interviews With Is Suggested.
On September IS, it was said, Miss
Bunch forwarded by mail "the
names and addresses Of IS persons
she claimed were held in No. Q
Precinct under one charge or an
other on the night of July 20. 1t
was suggested by Miss Bunch that
these persons be interviewed by
agents of the FBI to determine
whether they could supply evidence
to support her claim that her father
was beaten while in custody in the
police precinct. ="
THE FBI, in the conduct Of its
investigation, has interviewed every
available person who might have
possibly had an opportunity to OBJ
serve Mr.. Bunch while he was in
police custody. This investigation
includes. in addition to those persons
whose names were submitted by
Bunch, many others whose names
were contained in the arrest book
at No. 9 Precinct on July 29."
In the chronological statement
of facts" the FBI found that Frank
Alvin Keene, who had known Mr..
Bunch intimately for over two years,
described his friend as a drinking"
man. They roomed at the same ad-
dress, Is Third street NE.
Mr.. Bunch last had been to work
on July %.
Companion Tells Of Drinking.
James P. Brown of 628a North Da-
kota avenue told investigators he
and Mr.. Bunch drank fifth of wine
on the evening Of July % and then
went to a beer parlor at Eighth and
F streets NE. At that time, he
said, Mr.. Bunch was under the in
fluence of alcohol. He judged by
this Mr.. Bunch had been drinking
before the two shared the wine
at the Third street rooming house.
Mr.. Bunch then had about five
glasses of beer or more" at the beer
parlor, Mr.. Brown said. and started
getting loud" The two went out
side and Mr.. Bunch started getting
louder and as Mr.. Brown noticed
a police officer. he walked away
from him and left him standing at
Eighth and F streets NE"
This was around midnight, and
shortly later. a citizen near Thir-
teenth and H streets NE. saw Mr..
Bunch lying on the sidewalk. He
told his landlady and she tele-
phoned police.
The two waited while the patrol
wagon arrived and saw Pvts. Wal
ter J. Perkins and Marvin J. Sears
of No. 9 precinct pick up Mr..
Bunch and put him in the patrol
wagon. Neither of the citizens saw
the officers use force or violence
when they made the arrest about
12:40 am.
Pvt. Perkins testified he found
the upper plates Of Mr.. Bunch's
false teeth lying near his head.
Taken Later to Gallinger.
The officer testified Mr.. Bunch
complained of feeling i'll the next
morning about $50 when he was
preparing prisoners to 60 to court.
AS a result he took Mr.. Bunch to
Gallinger Hospital, where the dag
nosis was alcoholism. The prisoner
was refused admittance by the ex-
amining physician. and remanded
Evening star., 1947-11-08
Alexandra Man Dies
In Gazette BuiIdinq

Augustus Dean, 80, died suddenly
yesterday in the basement of the
Alexandria Gazette Building, where
he had quarters.
His body was discovered about two
hours after employees of the news
paper had talked with him. DR..
John A. Sims. coroner, had not yet
issued a certificate of the cause of
death.
Evening star., 1947-11-08
FB Report Clears Police Department Bunch Death Charge

/ In his cell when he was released al
pm, the FBI said.
AS early as October 7, it was said,
Holloway had talked to Miss Marian
Bunch, daughter of Mr.. Bunch.
No Credence Given.
Holloway told the FBI Miss Bum h
had informed him she susrscL.1 4 r
father had been beatenjk + nifs in e
cell. tAf
When Federal agents ,anded Hol-
loway a photograph of n NIX Regan
he positively identified it, that of
the "old man" about whom he had
been talking, the report said.
In view of the conflicting state
ments and that Holloway is an
epileptic with long record OF ar
rests for drunkenness, the FBI felt
mo credence can be placed in Hol-
loways statements"
In his statement to the Bunch
family attorney, Regan said he
heard sounds as If the police were
"mauling' Mr.. Bunch. Quizzed by
the FBI as to the word maui" Re-
gan said it did not express his
meaning and implied the word had
been suggested to him. He denied
the police had beaten the prisoner.
AS to having said Mr.. Bunch was
Topping around like rubber ball"
Regan later admitted he could not
see the prisoner and based this
statement on what he heard. He
had told the family attorney he
heard Mr.. Bunch having convul-
sions about 4 pm, but stated to the
FBI and police he first heard some
thing unusual about or 7 pm.
Mind Adjudged Unsound.
"Regan admits now" the FBI
reported, that all he knows is that
he heard sounds which to him
sounded like a man having con-
vulsions.
THE records at st. Elizabeths
Hospital indicate his commitment
in 1887 after being adjudicated by
jury on March 10. 1887, as a per-
son of unsound mind. The legal
disability has not been removed by
any subsequent court action. This
alone would seem to destroy any
evidentiary value OF any of his
statements"
AS to statements by Roland C.
Omohundro, an assistant at the Ives
funeral home. Arlington, that he
felt broken ribs when he helped
embalm Mr.. Bunch's body, the FBI
rejected this in view OF the fact
that the ribs had been severed at an
autopsy conducted at the District
Morgue before the body was released
to the undertaken.
Contradicted by Evidence.
1t should be noted here that Mr..
Omohundro Is not a licensed en-
balmer," the FBI reported. John
Gray was the embalmer who pre-
pared the body for burial and was
assisted by Mr.. Omohundro."
While the assistant said he "felt"
the fractured ribs. Mr.. Gray denied
any knowledge of this condition.
considering the fact that Mr.,
Omohundro has changed his state
ment In certain material aspects
about which he could not have been
mistaken" the report set forth, his
conclusion on this point should not
be accepted without corroboration.
Instead of confederation. we find
that all the other evidence or testi-
mony contradicts him"
Evening star., 1947-11-08

to police. who returned him to the
precinct.
While in the cell that day. Mr.
Bunch was visited twice by friends
who wished to obtain his release
The first friend did not have enough
money to pay his $40 bond and the
second arrived about pm. anc
police were preparing to return Mr.
Bunch to the hospital because he
did not. respond as normal drunk
should.
This was done about pm, July
20 and Mr.. Bunch was admitted to
the hospital by DR.. Price who could
find nothing wrong with him except
he had "fever of undetermined
origin" and was unable to assist
the preliminary diagnosis because
he was restless and unable to give
any coherent history" of his case.
He died there August 4.
No One Saw Blow Struck.
The report pointed out that
charges of police mistrea tment in
this case extend from police bru-
tality down to police neglect. Ex-
amining the charge that Mr.. Bunch
was beaten by police, we find of
all of more than 1875 persons who
have been interviewed, not one has
been found who claims he saw any
member of the police force beat or
strike Mr.. Bunch.
THE persons most likely to be
in position to witness such an
occurrence would be those who were
in or about the 9th precinct at
the time of Mr.. Bunch's confine-
ment there.
"Of all these people. and all of
them have been interviewed, in
cluding those who were only there
momentarily during the day to pay
traffic fines, only two persons claim
to have heard any unusual noises
or sounds.
These two individuals are Frank
P. Regan of no fixed address, who
was confined in Cell No. 2 and John
Holloway, who was held in Cell No.
l."
Statements Disagree.
1t was pointed out that both men
made several different statements
on the case, no two of which seemed
to agree
In one statement to the Bunch
family attorney, Holloway said that
on the evening of July 20 he heard
police come for IAN old man" in
another cell to take him out, pre-
sumably at the time Mr.. Bunch was
removed to Gallinger for the second
time.
What happened just before they
took him out?" he was asked.
II could hear licks like they were
beating him." was the reply
Gould you see them beat him?"
mo, I couldn't see it"
Then how do you know they beat
him?"
Il know because I been beat"
The next day, October Is. Hollo-
way denied to police he had heard
any one being struck or beaten. The
FBI report said he told officers "he
had been given 81 by some one in
the attorneys Office for making the
statement there"
Prior to making the above two
statements, the report said, Hollo-
way had told FBI agents he saw no
one beaten, but heard noises indi-
eating some one had been beaten.
Evening star., 1947-11-08
jap Officer Given Life
For Killing 9 Americans
BY the As.oeiafed Press

YOKOHAMA, Nov. 8.-Former
1t. Col. Shigeji Mori. convicted Of
the unlawful killing of nine Amer
ican prisoners in 1912, was SEN
fenced today to life imprisonment.
Mori, an army college classmate
of wartime Premier Hideki TOTO,
commanded the Cabanatuan phil
ippines) prisoner of war camp.
Specifications filed with the United
States 9th Army Court said he or
dered an permitted killings and
failed to restrain subordinates from
beating and abusing numerous in
ternes.