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Evening star., 1947-06-10
Man Held in Killing
.Of Youth at Dance
By the Assoeiatsd Press

KING WILLIAM, Va, June To-
Robert E. Lee, 20, Of King, Essex
County, has been charged with the
fatal stabbing of 17-year-old Lin
wood j. Regensburg, st. Stephens,
at g. King william High School
alumni dance here last Friday night.
John Causey, King William Coun-
ty Commemorative attorney, re-
fused to give any details Of the
circumstances surrounding the stab
bing, other than to say Regensburg
was knitted in the leg and that he
bled to death before medical help
could be summoned.
Evening star., 1947-06-10
HiIIcresf Citizens Told
Direct Buses Too Costly

The cost of operating buses di-
rectly from the Hillcrest area to the
downtown section would be too high
for the benefits they would bring, two
Capital Transit Co., officials told the
Hillcrest Citizens Association last
night.
E. c. Giddings, assistant to the
president, and j. E. Chrisman. su-
perintendent of traffic at Capital
Transit, explained to the group the
company has less hired help now
than it had five months ago.
Last nights meeting was the last
of the season. The next meeting
will be held in September.
The meeting last night, held in
the East Washington Heights Bap-
tist Church, Alabama and Branch
avenues Sc, was conducted by
George w. Absher, president.
Persia for many years after zoe
AID. held a monopoly on the import
Evening star., 1947-06-10

dent, that the school board now
does not have a member from the
Northeast.
The meeting, held In the Social
Oyster Club, 1851 Saratoga avenue
IN E., featured entertainment by the
Junior members Of the area.
Peggy Cash presented Spanish
dance, and Arnold Saidman played
several selections on the accordion.
"a doll dance was performed by
Joanne Marchetti, Jo Anne Smith
and Sherry Smith.
Evening star., 1947-06-10
On June 9th the Pere Marquette Merged with
the Chesapeake Ohio. Shippers and Travellers
now have New, Unified Service between the
Greet Lakes and the Md-AtIontic Coost.

basic improvements in passenger service.
Revolutionary new equipment, "Pay-As-
You-Go' and Credit Card travel, mo
Tipping" Hotel Accommodation service
these are some of the latest but not the last
Of C&O's popular innovations. Now the
best features of both roads are combined to
bring still further improvements in rail-
riding comfort and convenience.
Shippers Problems Simpified. ;. The
merger provides direct line communication
for the exchange of the great industrial,
agricultural and mineral output of the new
"Pere Marquette District" Of the CSC
Railway, with the vast coal, agricultural
and manufacturing wealth of its "Chesa-
peake District" And both of these rich
Evening star., 1947-06-10
c Conservutionists to Meet

The Prince Georges County Game
and Fish Conservation Association
viii hlod its June meeting at the
Evening star., 1947-06-10

TOR years 1t has been apparent that
i combination Of these two railroads is
n common-sense proposition. One serves
the nations greatest coal-producing area,
the other reaches some of the greatest
eoal-consuming sections.
4 Great Network -. Vital traffic lines
Of the Pere Marquette now join those of the
C&O. The former Is a natural extension
of the great CSC system into Michigan,
with direct service into Canada. Fast freight
and passenger ferries across Lake Michigan
serve the state of Wisconsin.
Improved Passenger Service Both
railroads have earned the appreciation Of
the travelling public for their pioneering Of
Evening star., 1947-06-10

Gwynn Park High School at 8 pm.
Thursday. II. Raymond Griggs,
chief naturalist Of the Capitol Parks
Section OF the National Park Service,
will be principal speaker.
Evening star., 1947-06-10

The tulip is member Of the lily
family.
The Valley settler., 1947-08-28

clN..DA vAR2zs T'[3I9Ts EcLIrsT
RISKS or IL SEA hTGE-AX
Cereda Officials are warming tourists that
travel over the 1923 mile Alaska Highuay ~
is not as easy cs some upul q; suggest.
Due to shortages OF build4n4 mater ia1,
avai1ab housing at nc u1do1y-sDaced stop
over points is not sufficient to take care
OF large volume Of tourists.
forest branch Of t no Canadian dep artneht Of
mines and resources VIII h administers hhe
ri hvcy says that they are not yet in a
rostt ion where ordinary tourist travel can
&c accornodatod.
Contrary to widespread belief, the Al aska
Z ehuay is not yet open FOR general tourist
travel. Travel permits must be obtained
arcr the Royal Canadian Mounted Folico at
Edmonton or The commanding officer Of the
canadian Lrny unit that maintains the
hisn~oy from hoadouartors at Dawson Greek
before any journey is commenced.
Regulations rovornina these permits state: !.
ttat they zi11 e readily i@aued to pros
Dcctors and others Tho have actual business
a1onc the highway, or in alaska, If they
can SHOW they arc organized nd able to su
~pl-, tho1ase1vos II transporta at ion, gas,
oil and saare parts to undertake necessary
-chiclo repairs. Also eligible arc organ3
7od rarties of hunters rho have made prior
arIarC ononts and are acco-- aniod by quail
tied -uidoa and providing thotr vehicles
arc "roadworthy".
10 be "roadrorthy" a vehicle mast carry :
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-09
Information Probers
Gel Report in Paris
Nv the Associated Press

PARIS, Sept. 9.-The joint House
and Senate committee studying the
United States cultural and informa
ton program in Europe obtained
facts on It's Paris operations today
Douglas Schneider, director of the
Information Service here, showed
the nine members of Congress how
his Office operated and helped them
to try to assess the value of the pro-
gram in France.
The group, on a Donation tour
scheduled to take 80 days, arrived
last night from London.
Another group of Congress men,
bers left by plane for Europe yester-
day, part of total of about l40 who
have left, or are planning to leave,
on official inspection jaunts abroad.
Yesterdays group, made up from
the memberships of the House
Armed Services and Appropriations
Committees. will join In Europe a
group which left earlier by ship.
Representative Short, Republican
of Missouri, headed the committee
leaving yesterday. It's plan Is tc
inspect military installations.
A second Armed Services group
under the craftsmanship Of Repre-
sentative Cole. Republican, of New
York will leave for the Pacific later
this month,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-09
Episcopal Church Unit
Lists Session S Events

The program has been completed
for the Washington congress of the
American Church Union of the
Episcopal Church, to be held Octo-
Der 8 and 9.
The American Church Union is
the organiza ton of the high church
movement in the Episcopal Church.
The meeting here will be followed
by similar meetings in Atlanta
Chicago, Denver, Dallas and Los
Angeles.
The committee in charge of the
Washington meeting includes Miss
Frances Perkins, member of the Civil
Service Commission; John Nicholas
Brown, Assistant Secretary of the
Navy; William R. Castle, former
Undersecretary of State, and Col
w. w. Naramore, jr.. secretary of
the Presidents Amnesty Board.
The program will include a solemn
high mass in the Washington
Cathedral at II am. October g.
The Right Rev. Robert E. Campbell,
will pontifcate and the Right Rev
IldIOlu T.. sawyer, blSllOp VI Ellie,
will preach the sermon.
Members of the Orthodox and
Old Catholic Churches will partici-
pate, and invitations have been
issued to certain Methodist and
Lutheran groups.
Meetings Of the congress will be
held in the Church of st. Stephen
and the Incarnation. Speakers will
include Rev DR.. Leicester c. Lewis
New York; the Rev. DR.. Robert c.
Crawford, Omaha, Nebr. the Rev
Paul Van K. Thompson. Providence
r. l., and W. w Grant, chancellor
Of the diocese of Colorado.
Richardson Wright. editor of
House and Garden. will address the
banquet closing the meeting Mr.
Castle will preside.
Spencer Erwin. attorney. of Phila-
delphia is national president OF
the American Church Union. He
will preside at the opening meeting
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-09
Denying Country
Under Pressure
costs Citizenship
BY the Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA. Sept. e.-Even
the threat of a concentration camp
is not sufficient reason for an Ameri-
can citizen to deny his country.
Federal Judge James P. McGranery
held yesterday.
The court rejected citizenship
applica ton of Mrs. Clara Dwight
Colford Doreau, former Philadel-
phian who married a Frenchman
before World War II.
The application stated that Mrs.
Doreau ''in desperation" applied for
French citizenship shortly before
the Germans entered Paris in 1941,
She did this, it was explained,
In the belief that she and her ex-
pected baby would thus be protected
from the Germans and did not real
ize she was renouncing her American
citizenship. The baby, born in a
German concentration camp De-
cember 3, 1871, died three days later.
Mrs. Doreau, now "a, did not at
tend the hearing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-09
Youth, IS, Faces Court
In Torturing Of Boy, 7

A 13-year-old boy today faced
Juvenile Court action after q
younger boy reported he was tor
tured when he refused to submit to
the youths immoral advances.
1t. william T. Murphy, head of
the Juvenile Bureau. said the Of
fender invited two boys, aged and
7. to his fathers room in board
ing house The 8-yesr-old escaped
on the pretext of getting a glass of
water, but the offender. according
to 1t Murphy, fogged the younger
boy and dropped lighted matches on
his stomach.
In Municipal Court yesterday
Herman R. Keck. jr,, 22-year-old
veteran who pleaded guilty two
months ago to a charge Of indecent
assault involving an 11-year-old boy,
was found of unsound mind. Judge
Nathan r. Margold ordered the vet
eran committed to St. Elizabeths
Hospital.
During the brief lunacy inquisi-
ton. two Gallinger Hospital PSYCHE
artists testified the youth suffered
from dementia praecox.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-09
Stakeholder Leader
Beaten in Budapest

BUDAPEST. Sept. "a reliable
Hungarian informant said last night
that Kalman Zsarnay, county Of
fetal and leader in the Small-Holdel
Party who had denounced "appease-
ment' of left-wing parties, was
beaten and seriously injured by "un-
known persons on main street OF
Budapest yesterday.
The informant said Mr.. zsarnay's
friends attributed the attack on the
former colonel-general of the Hun
garian army to his participation in
a recent demonstration at Small
holder Party headquarters demand
ing the resignation Of Prime Minister
Lajos Dinnyes and expulsion from
the party of all other left.wing
members.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-09

/ the question Of withdrawal of British
troops from Egyptian territory.
These were the only two proposals
before the Council.
New Demonstrations Expected.
New Egyptian demonstrations
were expected in New York.
Mustafa Momen, a bearded Egyp-
tan youth. who was twice elected
from the Security Council chamber
for outbursts, announced he would
stage a parade this afternoon on
Fifth avenue from the hotel plaza to
the British Consulate, He later
called this plan off. explaining that
New York police had refused to issue
a permit.
Mustafa Momen then said he had
"other plans" which he preferred to
keep secret.
The Egyptian discussions began in
the Security Council August on an
Egyptian complaint that Britain was
endangering peace by maintaining
troops in Egypt and continuing the
administration of the Sudan. Brit
ain maintained that the troops were
in Egypt under terms of the 1886
Anglo-Egyptian treaty Of alliance
and could remain there legally until
the treaty expired in 1856 if Britain
desired to keep them there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-09
Egyptian Deadlock
Unbroken, Council
Session Is DELAYED
BY the Associated Press

LAKE SUCCESS, Sept. Be
hind-the- scenes efforts to find
a compromise solution to the
British Egyptian dispute were
reported today to have failed to
break the deadlock In the Sc
curity Council, causing 24-hour
postponement of a crucial Coun-
Gil meeting.
Late yesterday Andrea A. Gro
myko, Soviet delegate and Council
president, announced that the meet
ing set for 3 pm. today had been
postponed to that same hour to-
morrow.
The delay was granted at the
request of several delegates.
There appeared to be little pros
pect of immediate settlement as
the delegates ended their To-day
vacation and went into huddles in
Manhattan.
Some delegates privately expressed
the belief that the Council might
have to admit its inability to find
solution at the present time.
Chinese Seek Compromise.
This was the situation this morn
ing:
Informed quarters said the Chi
nese delegation had taken the lead
in the compromise efforts but had
been unable to find a formula &C
ceptable to a majority of the II
Council members.
China previously had indicated
she would offer a resolution at to-
days session. A Chinese spokesman
said no proposal would be submitted
unless it had enough advance sup
port to assure its approval.
No other degelation was known to
be planning any proposals.
When the Council put the question
aside temporarily August % for its
vacation it had just defeated pro-
posals by Brazil and Colombia rec
ommending a resumption of direct
negotiations by Britain and Egypt on
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-09
Bishop Of Nova Scotia
Named Canada Primute
BY the Associated Press

KATOON, Saskatchewan
Sept. 9.-The Right Rev. c. F. King
ston. Bishop of Nova Scotia, was
elected Anglican primate of Can
ada yesterday by the General Synod
of the Church of England. He Sue
ceeds the late Archbishop Derwyn
| T. Owen.
Bishop Kingston. who is So, be-
comes the seventh head of the
church in Canada. He was named
by an electoral college Of bishops OF
the upper house and other members
of the church executive.
He is the third native Canadian to
become primate Ordained in 1916
he was named Bishop of Nova Sco-
tia in 1914
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-09
Justice Douglas ILL.,;
May Miss October
High Court Session
BY the Associated Press

Because of illness Associate Just
ice William o. Douglas Is not ex-
pected to return to the Supreme
Court bench for opening sessions of
the new term next month.
An authoritative person who
asked not to be identified said
yesterday that Justice Douglas
would not return from his summer
home in Oregon until November, at
the earliest.
The exact nature Of Justice Doug
las illness was not known, but it
was said that he had been advised
by his West Coast physicians to take
a rest through October.
Justice Douglas became i'll with
a streptococcic infection of the lungs
last spring and was treated at
Doctors Hospital here. At that time
he was away from the Supreme
Court bench from April IA to June
9. After the court term ended June
% he went West and late in July
underwent a tonsillectomy in
Portland (Ore) hospital.
An informed individual said yes
terday it was understood that while
this operation was successful, some
of the infection apparently had got
ten beyond the tonsils and necessi-
tated Justice Douglas building him.
self up by rest in order to throw
them off.
Because of Justice Douglas ILL.,
ness a. number of cases that were
to have been heard in October have
been postponed until at least No
vember in order that the issues in
volved may be decided by a full
bench of nine judges. These cases
were put over from last term because
the court then was unable to reach
a final decision and called for re-
argument. Attorneys who will ar
que the cases have been notified
that they will not be called until at
least November.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-09
Eisenhower 10 Seek Place
In Country This Week
~ the Associoted Press

Gen. Eisenhower. Army Chief of
Staff, who is to become president
of Columbia University, is going to
look for a small country place this
week.
Gen. Eisenhower will be the guest
Thursday of Thomas J. Watson.
president of International Business
Machines, who is a trustee of the
university.
Mai. Gen. Floyd Parks, chief Of
public relations for the Army. who
disclosed Gen. Eisenhower's house
search, said the general is not going
for talks with university officials
about his new post. He is expected
to assume his new duties after the
first of next year.
Any contact with university off,
Gals during his visit will be Incl
dental to the search "for a small
place in the country for summer
USE" Gen. Parks added
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-09
6-Month Limit Given
D. T.. Man in Case OF
Mo|esting Girl, ;

A District man. Charles l.. Posey
Sc, colored, Of the 900 block Of L
street NV. was sentenced yester-
day to six months in the Maryland
House of Correction on a charge of
assault In connection with molest-
ing a 3-year-old girl at haywood
Gardens, Mount Rainier. Md.
Mount Rainier police and tha
mother testified the man took the
small girl into a basement on Au-
gust % and made indecent advances
Posey, who police said had pre-
vjous conviction for similar Of
Tense in the District in September
1914. was discovered with the girl
by her mother near the bottom OF
the basement stairs OF the apart
ment building. The mother told
police Posey had enticed her daugh-
ter into the basement by offering to
draw IN her picture book.
Trial Magistrate Alan Bowie, who
passed sentence on Posey in Hyatts-
vile Police Court, said it was the
maximum term he could give under
such circumstances, be added, he
should have had three years
In another case Wilmer Wright
%, colered. of $500 Lee place, Dean
wood Park. was sentenced to IL
months in the House OF Correction
on a charge of assault and battery
with intent to kill and was fined
$50, with the alternative of 80 days
in Jail for being drunk and dis
orderly.
He was arrested by Prince Georges
County police Saturday night in
his home, following an argument
with James Waugh, colored, of the
same address. A warrant against
Wright on the assault charge was
filed with police Sunday afternoon
by Mr.. Waugh, who said metal
pipe had been used by Wright.
Herbert L. Wright, 81, colored,
of the 100 block of Chapel Oaks
drive, Chapel Oaks, Md, was fined
800 and given a six-month Sus-
pended sentence for carrying a
dangerous weapon and also was
fined $50 on an assault charge.
Witnesses told Judge Bowie the
accused man twice had shot Rob-
ert H Ward, colored. 1411 C street
Sc. barber, following an argu-
ment in barber shop at 5718
Sheriff road, Chapel Oaks, last
MAY Il
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-09
William G. Woodward,
Store Executive, Dies
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Sept. 9-William
G.. Woodward, "a, department store
executive and former advertising
manager of New York newspapers
died yesterday.
A native of Staunton, Va. Mr.
Woodward entered the advertising
department Of the Baltimore News
in 1909 and three years later joined
the advertising staff of the New
York Press. Subsequently he was
advertising manager of the New
York Tribune, the Morning World
and the New York American. Later
he joined the executive staff of the
S. S. Kresge Co.
Burial will be at Onancock, Va.
after a funeral service here to-
morrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-09
U. S. and Red Offices
Damaged in Argentina
BY the Associated Press

BUENOS AIRES. Sept. s-The
United States Cultural Center and
the Communist Party headquarters
in Cordoba, 400 miles northwest of
Buenos Aires. were twin targets of
vandal attacks yesterday.
A small bomb exploded in the
doorway of the Cultural Center
local Office of the United States
State Departments cultural pro-
gram, breaking windows and causing
other minor damage. No one was
injured.
At about the same time, bombs
containing tar exploded in front of
the Communist building, smearing
the facade with the sticky substance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-09
Vermont Soldier, Is,
Killed in Fall From
Merry-Go-Round


FORT MONMOUTH, N. j.,
Sept. ga 25-year-old soldier,
veteran of three years combat
service in Europe, died at the
Station Hospital here Sunday
a few hours after he was in
iured in Asbury Park, when ne
fell off a merry-go-round while
reaching for the brass ring,
Army authorities announced to-
day.
The soldier, Pfc. Walter M.
Churchill, White River juno
ton, Vt, fell against a picket
fence, partially severing the
right ear. An autopsy showed
death was due to multiple
cranial hemorrhages, Army au-
thorities SAID.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-09
TOTO Resigned 10 Death;
Picks Posthumous Name
By the Associated Press

TOKYO. Sept. 9.-Kyodo news
agency said today that former Pre-
mier Hideki TOTO, accused war
criminal. evidently is resigned to
death and already has acquired his
posthumous name, in cenformance
with japanese custom.
The name selected. it said, was
"Eishoin Shakuji Komyoro Koji,'
meaning, roughly, Grimes Com
mitted in Lifetime Can Be Atoned
by Death"
TOTO, although Shintoist, re-
ceived the name from his cousin, a
Buddhist priest-presumably, the
dispatch said, because war GRIM
inals are not permitted Shinto
worship or Shinto death rites at
Suqamo prison.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-09
.Ita|y's Ruling Party
Counter Left Drive
Bv the Associoted Press

ROME, Sept. 9-Italy's ruling
Christian Democratic Party. trou-
bled by a strike of some 100000 Pc
Valley laborers, meets today to plan
countermeasures against growing
pressure from leftist parties. ex-
Guided from the cabinet last May.
The Christian Democrats Direct
ing Committee called the urgent
meeting yesterday to examine the
political situation" and confront
the offensive of the left"
The committee said this "offen-
sive" took the form of strikes which
menaced production and might
produce grave damage to the ma
tlonal economy" The Pc Valley
strike yesterday threatened the rice
crop.
On the other hand, the Socialist
and Communist Parties and some
sections of organized labor accused
the government of responsibility
for high prices.
Socialists and Communists in a
joint communique called for a
great day of demonstration" Sep
TENDER 20 against high living costs
and what they termed the govern
ments "incapacity' to cope with
economic problems.
Meanwhile. high United States
Embassy official said the Embassy
would start a poster and radio drive
to publicize American aid to Italy
and counteract leftist pressure on
the government.
This aid. in grain. coal and other
supplies, is to total 100000
The first shiploads reached Genoa
and Naples yesterday.
Gondon government sources said
yesterday that Britain soon would
invite the United States, Russia and
France to preliminary procedural
discussions-under the Italian peace
treaty-on what to do with Italy S
prewar African colonies.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-09
Roll Sufety Honors Awarded

An award for an outstanding
safety record has been presented
to the Western Maryland Railway
by the American Museum of Safety
Presentation ceremonies will be held
at dinner on September II in
New York. Winner of the safety
award among the large railroads
of the country was the Union Pacific
Railroad.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-09
Inonu's Son in U. S.

NEW YORK. Sept. 9 (P.-Erdal
Inonu, 21-year-old son of President
Ismet Inonu of Turkey. arrived
yesterday on the Mauritania en-
route to Pasadena, Calf, where he
will enter the California Institute
of Technology as a graduate STU
dent of physics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-09


Announcement
Of the appoint
ment was made
by Walter A.
Grimes, presi-
dent of the
choral group.
Mr.. Potter said
the first oratorio
of the group
which is mark
ing it's 18th con-
tinuouS season,
will be Mendels-
sohn's "Elijah h."
to be presented
at Constitution
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-09
Louis A. Potter TO Conduct
Washington Choral Society

Louis A. Potter, well known in
District music circles, has been
selected to conduct the Washington
Choral Society for the 1947- 1913
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-09

Hall on November 4.
The 200 singers for Elijah" will
hold rehearsal at 1870 o'clock to-
night at Central High School, Mr..
Potter said.