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Evening star., 1947-05-30
Fate of Worlds Largest Plane
Puzzles RFC, Its New Owner

Navy appropriations, that the Navy
did not have cent invested in the
huge craft.
The Admiral indicated he thought
the boat was built because Of
confusion over the availability ot
aluminium" in 1912.
One possibility which has sug.
gested itself to RFC is to have ths
plane s;lared surplus and dispose
of it to the highest bidder. The
corporation spokesman said RFC
was not prepared to take that stel
yet.
24,000 Horsepower.
The flying boat, variously named
Hercules and the Hughes H-4, has
wing spread Of 800 feet and hui
l22o feet long. 30 feet high and 2;
feet wide. It's eight engines have
a combined horsepower of $4,000
and each of the eight propellers ha!
four blades measuring II feet from
tip to tip. It's IA fuel tanks hole
+ 900 gallons of gasoline. Sea leve
top speed is estimated at 218 mile
per hour, with ITS miles the cruising
speed.
The plane was first authorized il
1912, after Henry j. Kaiser and Mr.
Hughes persuaded Jesse Jones u
put up the money through th'
Defense Plant Corp, a subsidiary O
lRFC. Mr.. Kaiser withdrew from
the project In 1914 when he say
the possibility of mass producing
such huge planes was PRACTICAL.
'noneHstent
Evening star., 1947-05-30
Veering W Rocket ExpIodes,
JoIting Ell Puso and Judrez

man-made gyroscope for its depar-
ture from its set northerly course.
"T'he radio cutoff operator believed
that the trajectary was such as to
cause the missile to fall within the
white Sands range, but because
of poor Judgment it was such as to
fall within 8 miles from Juarez,"
Col. Turner said.
The commandant said there were
no explosives in the missiles war;,
head. 1t was assumed that uncon-
sumed fuel was responsible for the
explosion. The rocket rose only 40
miles In its f1ve-minuts flight, while
heights of more than 100 miles have
been achieved in some of the q tests.
Col. Turner said he had been
informed by the Juarez district
attorney that there were no cas-
ualties and no property damage.
The rocket was the second to fall
recently near an inhabited place.
One landed miles from Alamogordo,
N. Mex. so miles northeast of the
launching place, two weeks ago.
Evening star., 1947-05-30
House Units Named
To Keep Watch Over
Diplomatic Policy
BY the Assoeiosed Press

The Republican dominated Con-
sress showed increasing signs today
of holding a tight checkrein on the
Democratic administrations exer-
else of foreign policy.
The latest indication came from
Chairman Eaton, who served notice
that his House Foreign Affairs Com
;nittee intends to maintain Con
tinuous watchfulness" over the exc
cution of diplomatic policy sane
toned by Congress.
. To that end Mr.. Eaton, an avowed
advocate of international collabora-
ton, designated six subcommittee
to keep tabs on such things as State
Departments operations in national
security, economic information, per-
sonnel. social and international or
ganizational problems.
Undertaking Called Duty.
He said the committee rot only
has "the right but the duty to ask
for a balanced and we'll thought out
program that can meet the needs
for creating free world, one more
able to resist the encroachment of
anarchy or communism that accom-
panies war or fear"
In formal statement announcing
the committees decision to set up
the subcommittee, Mr.. Eaton also
called for concerted action to speed
the rehabilitation of all war
devastated lands, including Ger
many and Japan.
The Foreign Affairs Committee
is concerned to see that all resources
are mobilized in the fight. to re.
estab blish a healthy and sane world"
the chairman asserted. Some Of our
shortages in certain steel products
and in tight commodities require
that we put the resources available
to all the western nations, their coal
and their machinery, too, into the
job of setting the war devastated
people on their feet"
Names Germany and Japan.
He specifically named Germany
and Japan, saying their resources
could help restore these countries
as well as those who are drawing
upon them"
The subcommittee chairmen, all
Republicans, and the topics their
groups will deal with are: Repre-
sentative Chiperield of Illinois no.
tional security; Vorys of Ohio, for
eign economic policy; Mundts of
South Dakota, information and
communications; Jonkman of Mich
igan, State Department organiza-
ton and personnel: Bolton of Ohio,
national and international move
ments, and Lawrence Smith of Wis
consin, international organizations
and law,
Evening star., 1947-05-30

There's enough material coming
out of the former Wave Barracks at
Massachusetts and Nebraska ave-
nues NV. to build and equip sum-
mer hotel.
If you're interested. the H. Her
furth, Jr., Co. so o street Sc, will
be glad to sell you practically any,
thing you need for the job, from
plaster board to ventilating ma
chimes and gas ovens.
A month ago the firm was given
a contract by the Navy to tear down
80 Of the buildings where more than
5000 girls In blue were housed dur
ing the war. Three of the build
ings already are down.
Said Haddad, superintendent of
the wrecking project, said today
customers are calling everyday to
dicker for the salvaged materials
and equipment.
Quit Sale Fails.
The paradox of turning these
buildings over to wreckers in the
middle OF the Capitals greatest
housing shortage is explained by the
fact that the Navy couldn't find
any one interested in taking over
the barracks.
When the WAVES moved out q
little over year ago, the Navy S
real estate men started trying to sell
local universities on the Idea of con-
rerting the whole project into an
auxiliary campus for veterans.
American University was the only
ne interested, and 1t wanted onl,
Evening star., 1947-05-30
65 Art Students Receive
Prizes at Corcorun Gallery.

and drawing was composed of Rich.
ard Lahey, principal; Eugen Weisz
vice principal; Kenneth Stubbs, Ed
mund Archer. Jessalee Sickman anc
Alfred McAdams, instructors, ano
two visiting artists, Charles Locke
and Lee Jackson.
The jury of awards for the sculp-
ture class was composed of Heinz
Warneke. instructor, and Theodoi
Barbarosa.
Certificates accompanied all
awards, and the work of the stu
dents is now on exhibition in the
school.
Others Receive Awards. Il
Besides Mr.. Schwartzman ano
Mrs. Black, those receiving awards
were:
Anne E. Baum, Martha McGavock
Willard E. Lamm, Clyde W. West
Anne Frances Haar, Elaine Drake
Jocelyn Ball, Emile Scrivens, Flea.
nor B. Mill, Julia Herwitz. julia
Cuniberti, Joseph A. Winn, Madiha
Umar, Refine M. Simmons, Julius
johnson. Mary E. Plyler, Betty Tiff
fany. Ruth Evelyn Chesivoir anc
Marillyn l. Lesser.
Also, Thomas S. Pocock, Pauline
Chakeres, William P. Blanc, Ger
trude Zearfoss, John M. Freeman
Selma M. Gustavson, Blanche K
Levie, Edwin F. Shewmake, Luella
Bockelman, Robert Bridge. Thomas
Kincheloe, Sylvia Duerksen, Nellie
P. Morris, Jack Payne Stephens
Chloe De Long Milton, Philip f
Fowler, Alexius Burgess, Stephen r
Hustvedt and Frank w. Jensen.
Also, Mary Brown, Robert Hasle
Celeste Stewart, Thomas McWhor.
ter, Pringle Hart, Keith Gould
Nancy Lenson, Sue Wheeler, Lee
Cotfman, Ann Roller. Evelyn Plost
Dorothy Weld, Thelma Levine, Emily
Cloyd. Morton Shapiro, Shirley
Chapline, Billy Rubeck, Jack Broyles
Tom Silberman, Shirley Allen, Bill
Ryan, Paul de Monchaux, Lorinf
Hickman and Nancy Sheckelford.
Evening star., 1947-05-30

the Potomac yards, the three men
headed south toward Washington
street. A radio broadcast brought
three other cruisers into the chase.
The chase. at speeds ranging UP
to 95 miles per hour, continued
along Washington street, west on
Gibbons street, north on Henry
street, east on Wilke street, south on
Patrick street, east on Church street
and south again on Washington
street to the Mount Vernon Memo-
rial highway, police reported.
The fleeing car turned of at
Mount Vernon towards route ] and
was apprehended at Lorton after
eight shots had been fired at 1t by
Pvts. Richard Burrell and Robert
Evans, Police said one of the front
tires had a blowout during the chase.
Also in pursuit were two other
scout cars, one occupied by Sergt.
Claude Nixon and Corpl. Thomas
MCGOWAN and another by Pvts.
John Hall and George Crowder.
Evening star., 1947-05-30
by the A.soeiuted Press

Ell PASO, Tex, May 30.-One OF
the Army's captured German W.
rockets fired at the White Sands
IN. Mex) proving grounds IS miles
north of here. wandered off course
and exploded harmlessly last night
on knoll 31a miles south of the
crowded downtown district of Juarez,
Mexico.
The explosion blasted a crater
so feet across and about 20 feet
deep, but no injuries were reported.
Both Juarez and El Paso, across the
Rio Grande. were rocked by the con-
cussion.
An airplane which had just landed
at the Buena Vista airport, half
mile away, was tipped over. The
occupants had left the craft.
1t. Col. Harold r. Turner, COM
nlander of the Army's proving
ground at White Sands, where ex-
periments with modified W. rockets
have proceeded for many months.
blamed failure OF the missiles Ger
Evening star., 1947-05-30
Brad|ey's House Seat
To Be Sought by Widow
BY the Associotsd Press

Representative Shafer, Republi-
can, of Michigan, said yesterday
Mrs. Fred Bradley will be candi-
date to succeed her late husband as
Representative from the 18th Michi-
gan congressional district.
Representative Bradley died of a
heart attack in New London, Conn.
last Saturday.
Mr.. Shafer told a reporter that
he had been authorized by Mrs
Bradley to say that after careful
consideration she has decided to be
a candidate for her husbands un-
expired term.
Victor Knox, Republican speaker
of the Michigan House, announced
earlier this week that he will be a
candidate to succeed Mr.. Bradley
A special election will be held.
Evening star., 1947-05-30
Methodisfs 10 Seek
S50O,O00 in Drive
For Pension Fund
By.Cospor Names
Sfor SfoH CORRESPONDENT

WESTMINSTER, Md, May 3d.
A campaign to raise $500 900 for the
pension endowment fund for min
listers of the Baltimore Methodist
Conference will be undertaken this
year, the Conference Claimants
Committee announced today as the
eighth annual conference entered
its second day.
The Rev. B. w. Meeks OF Balti-
more Is chairman Of the committee.
Three Washington area laymen
were elected yesterday as delegates
from the Baltimore Conference to
the general conference of the
church to be held at Boston, April
%, 1s48. They are D. Stewart Pat
terson, executive secretary of the
Methodist Commission on Chap
lains and a member of Emory
Methodist Church; Mrs. Joy Elmer
Morgan. member of Hamline
Methodist Church, and Mrs. Stella
Werner of Bethesda (Md) Method
ist Church.
Three other laymen were elected
as delegates. They are DR.. George
w. Crabb and j. Harry Grace, both
Of Baltimore, and DIR. Lloyd Bertholf
of Westminster.
Two Clerical Delegates Named.
Two clerical delegates were
elected, and four more will be chosen
before the conference ends. Those
selected are the Rev. j.. Milton
Rogers, Baltimore east district
superintendent, and DR.. Fred G.
Holloway, president Of Western
Maryland College.
A total of 3,02l person affiliated
with Washington east district
Methodist churches by transfer and
profession Of faith during the past
year and 1884 into the Washington
west district churches for the same
period, DR.. Ralph D. Smith, West
District superintendent, report
yesterday. DR.. Smith, who gave the
annual report for the six district
superintendents Of the Baltimore
Conference. said 10,369 persons
joined Methodist churches in the
conference in 1916. t..
DR.. Smith declared there is need
for so per cent increase in attend
ing at worship services and 25 per
cent increase in giving to the
church. He also urged the confer
ence to make strong efforts to have
the Baltimore Conference contri-
butte its proportionate share of the
5000 candidates for the clergy
needed by the denomination for
pulpits.
School for Laymen Urged.
A laymen's training school for
leaders in local churches was urged
by Mr.. Patterson, conference lay
leader. He declared training was
imperative to develop the maximum
efficiency in these programs.
An important part of the confer
ence elections for Washington pas
tors and churchmen will be the
selection of new Washington west
district superintendent. DR.. Horace
E. Cromer retires automa tically
from the position this week as his
six years in Office ends with the
present conference.
Bishop Bruce Baxter of the
Northwestern Methodist area ad-
dressed the session last night.
Bishop Charles Wesley Flint of
Washington, president of the Balti-
more conference, presided.
Evening star., 1947-05-30
Veteran Gets Life but Prefers
Death to Memory of Slain Bride

himself. Bystanders grabbed the
gun but not until he had fired one
shot which grazed his heart.
Walter fought in the Polish Army
until Warsaw surrendered and
struggled back to MS home town,
KilioWicZ. The Russians kept him
captive in building camp
for two years. He escaped through
the Middle East and joined the
Polish wing of the Royal Air Force.
He was hurt and taken captive
when shot down over Italy. Again
he escaped and signed up as a
merchant seamen. He was tor
pedoed once. .-..
Judge Sherbow told Walter he
might seek clemency later.
III help you,' he said.
But as the jailers took him. back
to his cell, he turned and cried ::
mo! No! Please, no clemency.
Evening star., 1947-05-30
Truman Back al Desk
Despite Holiday After
Trip 10 See Mother

President Truman, back from d
I2-day vigil ut the bedside Of his
sick mother In Missouri, plunged
into work at his White House desk
today, with no plans for any per-
sonal observance of the Memorial
Day holiday week end
Mr.. Tr,lniAn returned to Wash
ington by plane yesterday afternoon
from Grandview, Mo, teartened by
improvement in the condition Of his
94-year-old mother, Mrs. Martha
Truman.
Charles G. Ross, White House
press secretary, told reporters that
the President had heard from
GrandvieW this morning that his
mother again passed a restfui night
and seemingly is still on the mend. !"
Spending Day at Desk.
Mr.. Ross said the President PLAN
ned to spend the day at his desk,
catching up with paper work.. He
said Mr.. Truman had kept pretty
we'll abreast Of major business while
in Missouri, but that good many
papers to be signed and reports to
be read were demanding his atten-
ton here.
Soon after his return to the White
House yesterday. Mr.. Truman re-
ceived the report of his advisory
commission on universal training,
named several months ago to study
all aspects of this problem and
make recommendations for submis-
sion to Congress.
DR.. Karl T. Compton, chairman
of the commission, and other men,
bers conferred briefly with the
President when they submitted their
voluminous written report.
Report to Be Revealed Monday.
MIR. Ross said Mr.. Truman Is
reading the report with great in
terest. 1t is to be made public
Monday.
The President talked over pend
ing problems with members of his
White House staff in am. con-
ference today, Mr.. Ross said. He
added that no appointments with
persons outside the official family
were scheduled today, but that some
officials might be called in.
Mr.. Ross told questioners that
the appointment of an admins
traitor for assistance to Greece
under the $4oo, 100000 Greek Turk
ish aid program has not been made
yet and would not be today.
Evening star., 1947-05-30

Everybody is sort of frustrated
painter"
! At least that's the opinion of Sid
ney Schwartzman, %, of 1908 Kalo-
rama road NV. who won first prize
in the Eugen Weisz class at the
Cercoran Art Gallery for the 1916
l947 term and first honorable
mention in drawing Sixty-four
others also received prizes for their
artistic ability during ceremonies III
the gallery last night.
Here's an example of what ]
mean" Mr.. Schwartzman said. Il
was painting once in Franklin Park
close to Fourteenth street. just like
they do in Paris. A crowd came up
and traffic was blocked. Everybody
was offering advice. And some OF
it was good"
Painting Since 13.
Mr.. SchWartzman, who has been
painting since he was 13, is some
thing of "one-man show" with
seven paintings currently on display
at Wilson Teachers College.
The love of his art has created a
sideline - making canvasses for
painters. He likes to make them
according to the teachings of the
old masters" he explained.
Milton M. Leggett. g., of 1920
Twentieth street NV, an analyst
attorney with the General Account
ing Offlce, also showed his drawings
You know" he said philosophi-
cally, I've been studying here at
Corcoran for two years. Look at
this drawing. Everything's wrong
with 1t. Yet I'm better than I was
when I started"
Mrs. Black Wins Mention.
Mrs. Josephine Black, wife of the
Supreme Court Justice, was among
the prize winners, taking first hon
orable mention in the Jessalee
Sickman still life and portrait class
Corcoran Thorn, president of the
Board of Trustees of the gallery
presented the awards. The jury OF
awards for the classes in painting
Evening star., 1947-05-30
Three in Stolen Auto Seized;
Police Fire Eight Shots in Chase
A 20-mile chase from Alexandria

A 20-mile chase from Alexandria
to Lorton. Va, punctuated by gun
fire early today resulted in the cap
ture by Alexandria police of three
men in stolen automobile.
The three men. all of Richmond
were arrested so minutes after
Police Pvts. John Varney and An
drew Cheshire spotted them going
at high speed south on Monroe
street. near the Potomac yards
shortly before 4 am.
Held for investigation are Bernard
Foster, %, driver OF the car; Homer
Dudley, 27, and Garnett Gibson, 80
They will be turned over to au-
thorities in Charlottesville, Va,
where the car was reported stolen
late Wednesday. according to police
License plates on the car were stolen
in Richmond, Alexandria police
said.
When the two policemen pulled
up beside them on the bridge across
Evening star., 1947-05-30
Man Killed With Hafchet;;
Former Girl Friend Held

John A. Puckett, At, colored, OF
e08 Twelfth street Sc, was hacked
to death with a hatchet early today
in the kitchen of a former girl
friends apartment at 431 First
street S.W., according to police re-
ports.
The girl, Aillene Redd, %, colored
told police that Puckett cut his way
through the screen and door panel
and entered the kitchen with knife
in his hand.
Police also quoted the girl as
saying she struck Puckett several
blows with the hatchet. He was
removed to Casualty Hospital and
pronounced dead. The girl was
held for the coroner's jury and the
body was removed to the morgue.
Evening star., 1947-05-30
Coal Smell Gives Pupils
Recess in ARLINGTON

Coal for next winter, banked
against an electric light bulb, sent a
pungent smell through Matthew
F. Maury school, Arlington, and
gave pupils an unexpected recess
yesterday.
The students were turned out of
classes at about 2:20 p.nl.. when the
odor became noticeable. Investi-
eating flrenen found no blaze but
inspected the coal bin area before
children were permitted in the
building again.
Evening star., 1947-05-30
Henry W. Herzog Heads
Controllers Institute

Henry w. Herzog. controller OF
George Washington University since
1910, has been elected president OF
the District of Columbia Unit OF
the Controllers Institute of America
Other officers elected were H
Randolph Barbee. secretary and
controller of the Federal Storage
Co., vice president. Charles L. Carr
assistant controller of the Potomac
Electric Power, Co., treasurer, and
Walker L. Brauer, controller and
treasurer of the United States News
Publishing Co., secretary.
Evening star., 1947-05-30

OF the Mont
gomery County
unit of the
C o m m u n t y
C h e S t federa
ton in Its 194a
campaign, 1t was
announced to-
day.
Mrs. Banfad
who was chair
man OF the pri-
vate school cam
paign commit
tee last year, has
been a resident
of the county
since 1884. She
Evening star., 1947-05-30
Army Names Survivor
OF Crash in Nicuruquo
Rx the Asxnrintad Pres.

PANAMA CITY, May 30.-The
United States Army today identified
another of the Is men who jumped
from Flying Fortress when 1t burst
into flames over Nicaraguan jun
gle last week. He is Pic. Edwin H
Pierce of Rochelle, Ill.
Pierce was picked up in the jungle
by ground searchers and flown to
Howard Field yesterday. He was re-
ported to be suffering from insect
bites, but apparently was not in
iured
Evening star., 1947-05-30

was formerly a member Of the
Board of Trustees of the Junior
League Of Washington.
In announcing her appointment
Clarke Slade, president of the Board
of the Montgomery County Com
munity Chest and Council, asked for
all volunteer workers to give her
every possible measure Of Coop
Grafton"
Mrs. Banfield pointed out that the
campaign this fall will come as a
Challenge to us all"
Evening star., 1947-05-30
Chmu RuiIwuy Modernizino

The Shanghai-Nanking Railway,
in China. is laying a complete dou-
BILE track system, rebuilding all sta
tions and rebuilding Woosung Har-
Dor, as part of its modernization
plan, to cost several million dollars.
Evening star., 1947-05-30
Mrs. BanfieId Heads
County Chest Unit

Mrs. P. Landon Banfield, wife of
the headmaster of the Landon
School for Boys, Bethesda. will head
the volunteer campaign committee
Evening star., 1947-05-30
Weather Report

District of Columbia-Sunny but
cool with highest temperature ir
upper COS this afternoon. Clear anc
cool tonight with lowest about 81
degrees. Tomorrow sunny ane
warmer; highest temperature ir
middle 70's.
Virginia and Maryland-Cleal
and cooler tonight. Tomorrow
sunny and warmer.
Wind velocity, % miles per hour
direction, north northwest.
River Report.
fFrom United States EngineerS.I
Potomac River cloudy at Harpers Ferr'
and muddy at Great Falls; Shenandoah
cloudy at Harpers Ferry.
Temperature and Humidity
tRea dinss at WASHINGTON National Airport.
Evening star., 1947-05-30

Record Temperatures This Year.
Hishest, 20, on May 20.
Lowest. Z, on February 5.
Tide Tables.
lFurnished hy united SfRfeS CoRSt An
Evening star., 1947-05-30
The Sun and Moon.
Preclpitati tisn.

Monthly precipitation in inches in
Capital lcurrent month tn datel.
The Nome nugget., 1947-07-23
U. s. Studying Chinese Situation

NANKING, R)-China's mili- tary situation came under close scrutiny today by an American Presidential envoy on fact-find- ing mission and by top Chinese generals who conferred with Chi ang Kai-Shek on coordination of operations in the war against Chi nese Reds.
 The American was It. Gen. AL bert C. Wedemeyer, whose survey for President Truman likely will determine U. s. policy toward China. He held informal confer ences at the American embassy soon after his arrival, and tomor- row he will talk with Chiang and other high government officials.
 Attending the conferences with Chiang were Gen. Hu Tsugnan. conqueror of Yanan, Communist capital city; Gen. Flu Tso-Yi, who captured the important Red base of Kalgan; and Gen. Lii Tsung- jen, director of Chiang's Peiping headquarters.
 To all of them it was apparent that China's sorrow today is a 600-mile segment of North China stretching from the borders ot Shensi province east to the Shan tung peninsula and the Yellow Sea.
The Nome nugget., 1947-07-23
Rains Do Much Damage; Many Homeless At Erie

ERIE, Pa. (P) - Householders, merchants and industries today were offered use of the city's re- sources in cleaning up after rec ord breaking rains which left 100 homeless and caused damage estimated at we'll over Sl,000,000.
 City employees dispensed dis infectants and lime to all seeking aid in restoring flooded basements. Bremen were kept busy hosing out flood debris in home, stores and factories.
 Scores of families evacuated yesterday during the height of the unprecedented nine-inch rains were asked by city officials to stay with relatives or remain in the hastily arranged city hall an- nex quarters until all danger of disease is eliminated.
 City officials said the worst damage was to stock in stores, air conditioning and heating systems, and equipment and supplies in factories. One of the worst hit plants, the big Erie Works of the General Electric, was still total ing up damages. Officials said the total might run over a half-mil- lion dollars.
 Among those evacuated yeSter' day were several score Negro families, living in the Franklin