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Evening star., 1947-07-12
Bond Is Set al $4,000
In C|eaver Attack
On D. {. Policeman

Leslie s. Page, "a, charged with
attacking a policeman with a meat
cleaver earlier this week, was held
in $4,000 bond today by United
States Commissioner Needham c.
Turnage. A preliminary hearing
was set for July 80.
Page, colored, of the 600 block OF
Keefer place NV. has been identi-
fled by Sixth Precinct Policeman
William J. Sartain as the man who
attacked him Tuesday morning.
Police 1t. Aubrey M. Tolson said
Page admitted the attack last night
after Pvt. Sartain identified the man
from his bed at Providence Hospital
Police said Page later signed con-
fession.
Pvt. Sartain suffered serious cuts
on the neck and jaw Tuesday when
man he stopped near Poppino's
Grill, 6625 Georgia avenue NV, at
tackled him. The policeman's con-
dition was reported good and i'm
proving today.
Page also was charged with rob-
ing the grill, from which $3.50 was
stolen. Investigators found paper
sack containing $25 near where
Pvt. Sarun was attacked, and re-
covered a meat c1eaver about block
away. Page was said to be former
employe of the cafe.
Police said Page was arrested at
about 4 pm. yesterday at Georgia
avenue and Kenyon street NV
about block from his home, a few
minutes after arriving from Balti-
more. He had gone to Baltimore
Immediately after the attack ac-
cording to police.
The suspects usual haunts had
been watched by police for several
days after the wounded officer had
identified a rogue's gallery picture
of the man as his attacker. Author
tiles said Page had been arrested
once before for investigation.
Evening star., 1947-07-12
Mrs. Emma Heard Dies;
Native Of Prince GEORGES

Mrs. Emma Heard, 80, member
of Calvary Baptist Church for so
years, died yesterday at her home
807 Tuckerman street NV, after a
long illness.
Anative of Prince Georges County,
Md, Mrs. Heard moved to Washing
ton as young girl. She went to
school in the District and later
worked for the William H. McKnew
Co. and for Dulin & Martin.
She was a past patron of Naomi
Chapter No. 3 of the Eastern Star.
Mrs. Heard is survived by daugh-
ter, Mrs. Marguerite Demeritt, with
whom she lived, and two sisters, Mrs.
Anna M. Birmingham and Mrs.
Nellie McGaurity, all of Washington.
Funeral services will be held at 2
pm. Monday at Chambers funeral
home. 1400 Chaplin street NV, with
DR.. Clarence w. Crawford, pastor Of
Calvary Baptist Church, oniciting.
An Eastern Star service will be held
at I pm. tomorrow. Burial will take
place at Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Evening star., 1947-07-12
George Henry Copes Dies;
AT Navy Yard 40 Years

George Henry Copes, 80. of 227
Eighth street Sc, a retired Navy
Yard supervisor of more than 4C
years service, died yesterday at a
nursing home in Silver Spring, Md.
after long illness. His wife, Mrs
Mamie E. Copes, died two years ago
A native of Baltimore, Mr.. Copes
worked as a machinist in Baltimore
before coming to Washington about
1891. He went to work for the Navy
Yard, retiring in 1881.
Mr.. Copes was a past master of
the Anacostia Masonic Lodge No 81
and a past patron of the Electa
Chapter No. Of the Eastern Star.
He also was a member of Christ
Episcopal Church.
He Is survived by daughter, Mrs
William Edward Frazier, with whom
he lived the last four years; two
grandchildren, Edward c. Frazier
and Mrs. Norris H. McCotter, and q
great-grandchild, Bruce Frazier Nc
Cotter, 3, all of Washington.
Funeral services will be held at
1890 pm. Monday at Lee funeral
home, Fourth street and Massachu-
sets avenue NE. The Rev. Robert
J. Plumb of st. Marks Episcopal
Church will conduct the service
Burial will be at Congressional Gem
etery.
Evening star., 1947-07-12
Mrs. Emma Gold Dies;
D. {. Resident Since 1926

Mrs. Emma Gold. IS. of AT La
mont street NV, resident OF the
District since 1926, died yesterday
after a long illness.
Mrs. Gold, a native Of Russia,
came to the United States as a
child and went to school in Phila-
delphia and Richmond. She was
employed by a Richmond depart
ment store before her marriage to
Samuel Gold, who died in 1887,
Mr.. Gold came to Washington in
. 1926 to enter business.
Survivors are two sons, Harry M
and Morton P. Gold, both of Wash
ington.
Funeral services will be held at
pm. tomorrow at the Workmen's
Circle Cemetery at Richmond, where
Mrs. Gold will be buried.
Evening star., 1947-07-12
Elmer 7. ChiIdress Dies;
War Department EmpIoye

Elmer T. Childress, 81, an employe
of the War Department, died yester-
day at Providence Hospital after a
brief illness. T.,
A native Of Washington, Mr.. Chill
dress was educated in public schools
here and worked for many years for
the American Ice Co. before trans
ferring to the War Department in
1912. He was attached recently to
Fort Mead as a coal expert.
Mr.. Childress was g. member Of
the Stansbury Lodge of the Masonic
order and the Junior Order of Amer
ican Mechanics. His residence was
at 1881 Summit place NE.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Louise Wall Childress; two sons,
Elmer T.. jr., and Paul Fallen Chill
dress, and nephew, Edwin c. Chill
dress, all Of the Summit place ad-
dress; a sister, Mrs. Eva de Broske,
and his father, Dabney Clarke Chill
dress, both of 425 Evarts street NE.
Funeral services will be held at 2
pm. Monday at the S. H. Hines
funeral home, 2901 Fourteenth street
NV. Burial will be in Fort Lincoln
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1947-07-12
Mrs. Daisy Marx Lewis
Rites Planned Tomorrow

Funeral services for Mrs. Daisy
Marx Lewis, 81, lifelong resident
of Washington, will be held at II
am. tomorrow at the Danzansky
funeral home, 3501 Fourteenth
street NV. Burial will be in the
Washington Hebrew Congregation
Cemetery.
Mrs. Lewis died Thursday Of a
heart attack while at the Ambas-
sador Theater.
A native of Washington, she was
educated in District public schools
and was employed for several years
before her marriage with the South
ern Railway. She was the widow OF
william Lewis, building contractor
here. Mr.. Lewis died last year.
Mrs. Lewis was a member of the
Washington Hebrew Congregation
and lived at 3219 Mckinley street
NV.
Surviving are two sons, DR.. Will
liam Lewis, 1871 New Hampshire
avenue NV. and Lester Marx Lewis
of the Mckinley street address, and
one granddaughter.
Evening star., 1947-07-12
Chinese Foreign Minister
Halls Wedemeyer Mission

NANKING, July II R.-Forelgn
Minister Wang Shih-chieh said to-
day the Chinese government as
well as President Chang Kai-shek
welcome the appointment OF Gen.
Wedemeyer as a special envoy
on a fact finding mission to China
and Korea"
"He is a staunch old friend OF
China" Mr.. Wang said in q state
ment. when he served In the
China theater during the latter part
of the war his contribution to Sino-
American collaboration and his
achievements in strengthening the
China theater were widely appre-
ciated.
TT is my belief his coming visit
will vastly facilitate a more COM
plete understanding of the Chinese
situation by the American people,
further strengthen Sino-American
friendship and cooperation, and be
conducive to the general stabiliza.
ton of the. situation in the Far
East"
Evening star., 1947-07-12
Jury Clears Patterson
Of Negligent Homicide
In Auto Deaths Of I

Cecil D. Patterson, 43, a Govern
ment Printing Office linotypist,
today had won an acquittal from
Municipal Court jury on charges of
negligent homicide in connection
with the downtown traffic deaths of
two persons here last August 6.
The jury deliberated only about
half an hour yesterday before it re-
turned its verdict of not guilty.
During his our-long charge to
the jury, Judge Nathan Margold
commented that If he were one Of
the jurors Il would find the defen-
dant not guilty.
Verdict Left to Jury.
The judge pointed out, however,
that the jurors were not bound by
his view but that it was "up to you
to decide the case"
The prosecution claimed Mr.. Pat
terson was "blacked out" in an
epileptic seizure when his car went
into a sidewalk at Fourteenth street
and New York avenue NV, fatally
injuring two men and injuring five
other persons.
Patterson TeStifies.
Those killed were Joseph A. Scan
nell, As, of the 1900 block of Penn
sylvania avenue NV, and John
Lowe, 81, of the 400 block of Elev-
enth street NE.
Mr.. Patterson, who lives in Riva,
Md. testified on the stand yester-
day that he had gone to two doctors
in 1945 after having "blackout
spells but that the physicians had
found nothing wrong with him.
Witnesses to the crash testified
the defendant showed signs after
The accident of suffering from con-
vulsions.
Mr.. Patterson was defended by
Attorney William H. Collins.
Evening star., 1947-07-12
John {. Miller Dies at 10;
Headed Furniture Firm

John Crawford Miller, 10, Of 7204
Radnor road. Bethesda, Md. who
was in the furniture business in
Washington for many years, died
yesterday at Garfield Hospital after
an illness Of more than a year.
A native of the District, Mr.. Miller
was educated in schools here. He
was in the furniture business for
several years before starting his
own firm, the j. c. Miller Co., about
1905. He retired In 1885.
Mr.. Miller was member of
lexington Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs.
Ethel r. Miller; a daughter, Mrs.
Richard L. Bailey, and two grand
children, all of Bethesda.
Funeral services will be held at
1880 am. tomorrow at the Chevy
Chase funeral home, 5103 Wiscon-
sin avenue NV. Place of burial
will be announced later.
Evening star., 1947-07-12
Survey May Lay Basis
For New u. S. Policy

SHANGHAI, July IL R.-The
prospective fact-finding mission OF
Gen. Wedemeyer in China and
Korea was viewed by observers here
today as likely to lay the basis for
clear-cut United States policy to-
ward these countries.
1t was taken for granted In Shang-
hal that his mission would be con-
cerned largely with the military and
political effects and potentialities OF
Communism-both Russian and Chi
nese Communists.
There seems to be no disposition
to view his forthcoming visit as an
effort to revive peace parleys be-
tween the National government and
the Communists, although this pos
sibility was not discounted COM
pletely.
Evening star., 1947-07-12
Woman, IS, Injured
In Traffic Ju|y.1, Dies;
Two Hurt in Crash

Mrs. Annie Humphries, 65. OF
2606 Nichols avenue Sc, died early
today in Casualty Hospital OF in
juries suffered when she was struck
by an automobile in the street In
front of her home on July l, police
reported.
She was the seth person fatally
injured in trafilc accidents here in
1947. Last year at this time there
were 70 trafiic deaths reported.
John Goodloe, %, of the 1000
block of Quarles street NE, was
said by police to be the driver OF
the car which struck the colored
woman. Price charged him with
failure to give a pedestrian the
right Of way. He was ordered held
for action of the coroner.
Father and Son Hurt.
Two District residents were hos
pitalized and two others shaken up
in a collision between an automobile
and tractor-traile truck yesterday
at Grain highway and Central
avenue, near Upper Marlboro.
Admitted to Garfield Hospital
were John r. Bennett, Al. of 1908
Florida avenue NV, driver of the
car, who suffered lacerations of the
head and face, and his son, John F.,
jr., 8, who was treated for a broken
collar bone.
Also treated and released were Mr..
BENEFITS wife, Sophie, 80, and an
other son, Robert, S. Both suffered
minor injuries and shock.
Leon Sapienzo, 81. of Egg Harbor
City, N. j., driver of the truck, es-
capped serious injury when the ve-
hicle, which was loaded with lumber.
overturned after colliding with the
side of the car, according to Prince
Georges County police. He suffered
a bruised shoulder but required no
medical attention, police said.
Both Drivers Held.
Both drivers were charged with
reckless driving, pending hearing
tentatively scheduled for Upper
Marlboro Police Court at 10 am.
MONDAY.
Mrs. Margaret Groseclose Of 1875
Duke street, Alexandria. suffered
minor injuries yesterday afternoon
when struck by car as she was
walking across the intersection Of
King and Fairfax streets in Alex
andria.
Dalton Matthews 26, of Capitol
Heights, Md. identified by police as
the driver of the car was charged
with failure to give the right of way
to pedestrian.
Mrs. Groseclose was treated at
Alexandria Hospital for cuts and
bruises and was released.
Evening star., 1947-07-12
DrathH

TOMS. 1t. JAMES HENRY: On June 90.
ls4 AMrs n yes5aHs AESRY H9spMas 6Ms g. 6oasoks xs
States Department Of Public Roads. He
is survived by his widow Of 20 Westmore-
Robert Toms of New York and William
Toms Of Richmond. Va; and two o. sisters;
Mrs. A. B. KinS and Mrs LACK JACK VOL Wolfe ,,t11 81
Cemetery on July 3.
WALLACE, JAMES r. On Friday, July
II. ls4 e. PRINCE GeOsssS hospitai II
Theresa r. Wallace: father Of James F;
and John Donald Allan Wallace. son OF
Mrs: Isabelle wallace: Services At the
ment nj aSa1' CEDAR Hi aii' Cemetery. ''' ' Il
WALTER. MAY M. On Saturday, July
IL 1874 at GsSrgeI9Wn vnyeTsisy HGs
beloved wife Of Frank M; Walter and 4
Frank M jr.: Amos N. and Dyson c. Wal.
Home, 2S47 wilson blvd. Arlington, Va,
where services will be held Monday; July
crs 20 Psrf sm near Fss ehareh v. Ms Is
ii. ie47. at Freedmen's Hospital, JAcoUE.
daughter Of Hattie E. Ward, sister of Regi-
jackson. Also surviving are four aunts'
four uncles, two erandmothers; one great;
frandmothsI and ether relatives
Henss aems ss1s g sns Sheridan % I'd. se. "''f 'As
july H. BOP HassH HAsEE 4a TaSEsdsy
stSe fatser nqsasna o Rapfy n ana Melvin G. Wesbrod
Friends may sail at the Lee FSnsra psr H9ms
v~y{n ha + I,y1u al n M
interment Glenwood Cemetery. is
10, is47. HAZEL W. wHfTE Of 3I5 Eyarts
st ne 5eloyed efb.r wife at 9t RaynSnd gsI216
surtitt. She also is survived BY two SIS
ters and two brothers, Services at the
s. H. Hines Co. Funeral Home, 290I 14th
astaSsnt i on Anseoa m4asss sston: ss n
WILLIAMS. ANNA MAUD STEERS; On
Thursday July TO- l94S at hfr rssdsnss
WILLIAMs. beloved wife Of Rear ADMIRE
Henry Williams and mother Of comdr
HsnIy wsms III er sister t se sse ers
Han Of San Antonio. Tex. niece, Miss
Margaret De Camp Hall Of San Antonio.
Tex q nephew. J. A. Steers Of New York
Home. 1900 N st. NV. Funeral services,
Monday, July a, at 10 am. at st: Thomas
Episcopal Church. Interment . St. Marks
WILLIAMS, ELIZABETH. On Tuesday,
July 8, 1947, at Gallinger Hospital. ELIZA
BETH WILLIAMS. beloved mother Of Edith
Smith. George and James williams. She
also is survived by four sisters. Lily Nc
Kntght, Gertrude Kelly. Edith williams
and Betty Mcmillan: two brothers Jack
and Malcomb DELL and other relatives and
friends. Friends may call after pm
Sunday, July 10, at the Dabney d Garner
Funeral Home, 442 M st. NV. Funeral
Monday, July IA. at Dunn, N. c. 13
Evening star., 1947-07-12
John o. PIott, 73, Expert
On Fire Insurance, Dies
BY the Asseeiated Press

PAOLI, Pa, July 12.-John O.
Platt, 73, retired president of the
Insurance Co. Of North America and
vice chairman of its Board of Di-
rectors, died yesterday at his home
Mr.. Platt, a nationally recognized
expert on fire insurance, had been
associated with the company since
1891 when his uncle, Charles, was
company president.
His studies of a disastrous fire in
Baltimore in 1903 attracted wide at
tention in the insurance field and
were recognized as being responsible
for the altering of building codes in
a number of States for better fire
protection.
Evening star., 1947-07-12
jacob Kepecs, Authority
On Child Care, Dies
By the Associated Press

CHICAGO, July 12-Jacob KEEP
ecs, 66, president of the Child Well
ware League of America and an
authority on child care, died Thurs
day at his home here.
He also was vice president of the
White House Conference on Chill
dren in a Democracy, executive di-
rector of the Chicago Jewish Chill
dren's Bureau and a lecturer on child
welfare at the University of Chicago.
A native of Czechoslovakia, he was
educated in Germany and at New
York University and the New York
School of Social Work.
Evening star., 1947-07-12

with the United States Geological
Survey since coming here in 1918.
He retired in 1943 During the
course of his Government associa-
ton, he made Investigations in
phosphate, potash and nitrates in
the United States and damsites in
Puerto Rico, Idaho and wyoming.
He also conducted research in
stratigraphy and structure in the
Rocky Mountains.
During his services, he was in
charge of the section on nonmetalli-
ferrous geology from 1927 to 1943,
and in addition was editor of geo.
logic maps from 1941 to his retire.
ment.
Taught at Harvard.
He held BIS. and MA degrees
from Amherst College and Phi. D.
and MA. degrees from Harvard
University. Prior to entering the
Government he instructed in geology
at Harvard and at Northwestern
University.
DR.. Mansfield was a member of
the Cosmos Club and the Mount
Pleasant Congregational Church
here.
In addition he was a past men,
ber of the National Research Coun-
Gil, a fellow of the Geological So
ciety of America, and a member
of the American Institute of Min
ing and Metallurgical Engineers, the
Society of Economic Geologists, the
American Geophysical Union, the
Washington Academy of Sciences
and the Geological Society of Wash
ington.
His fraternities included Phi Sig
ma Kappa, Phi Delta Theta, Phi
Beta Kappa and Sigma XII.
Authored Professional Papers.
He also was associate editor of
the American Journal of Science
from 1898 to 1945. He was author
of numerous bulletins and pro-
fessional papers on phosphates in
Idaho, Florida, the green sands III
New Jersey, nitrates in California,
Texas, Idaho and Oregon and potash
in New Mexico and Texas.
Dr. Mansfield is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Adelaide Claflin Mans
field. In addition to his daughter,
Mrs. Carroll, he also is survived
by three sons, Harvey C.. Mansfield
Of Columbus, Ohio; DR.. James S.
Mansfield of Cambridge, Mass, and
Robert H. Mansfield of Caracas,
Venezuela, and another daughter,
Mrs. G. w. Patterson of Morton,
Pa. Twelve grandchildren also sur
vive
Funeral services will be held at
3 pm. Monday at the S. H. Hines
funeral home, 1901 Fourteenth street
NV. Burial will be private.
Evening star., 1947-07-12
Mrs. Sara Mother Hunt Dies

PHILADELPHIA, July II R.-
Mrs. Sarah Mather Hunt. rs, q ma
tive of Titusville, Pa. and daughter
of John A. Mather, pioneer pho
tographer Of that oil region, died
Yesterday. Mrs. Hunt was well
known in her early womanhood as
a concert singer. Survivors include
q son, Sidney J. Of Brentwood,
Calf.
Evening star., 1947-07-12

PALO ALTO CALIF-ATOM SMASHING PHOTOGRAPHED
This picture showing two stars arows) representing disn-
tegaon atomic nuclei caused by 1000OO0 electron volt
neuron displayed at American Physical Society meeting
Stanford University along with reports of made
possible by the 400ton cycloon at University of Cali
This picture explained cloud chamber photo
graph stars caused disinegration Each
of represents particle being emitted from
nucleus Heaviest tracks explained alpha particles the
lighter by protons and electrons. "A P Wirephoto
Evening star., 1947-07-12
Wedemeyer Mission
To China Promises
u. 5. Policy Review
Nv the Assoejo,sd Press

A sweeping review Of American
policy in strife-ridden China was
assured today by announcement
that 1t. Gen. Albert c. Wedemeyer
will direct a fact-finding survey
there and in Korea for President
Truman.
Gen. Wedemeyer, wartime China
theater commander and chief OF
staff for Generalissimo Chang Kai-
shek, will head group OF experts
leaving the first of next week by
plane for six-week appraisal OF
the overall situation"
The White House announcement
of the mission coincided with a
mounting military and economic
crisis for Gen. Chiang's Nationalist
regime. The groups findings prom
ise to help decide whether and to
what extent the United States
should help out against his Com
munist foes, at the risk of prompt
ing counter action by Soviet Russia.
Nanking has appealed for both
loans and arms, which have been
mostly denied since Secretary Of
State Marshall acknowledged IN
January the failure of his Efforts to
close the breach between National
lists and Communists.
Sale Not Precedent.
The recent sale of 130, 0,000, 900 sur
plus rife cartridges to Gen. Chang,
Gen. Marshall stressed, was not a
precedent.
Gen. Wedemeyer, commander OF
the I'd Army, will be accompanied
by representatives of the State,
Treasury and Navy Departments.
+ His selection added to public spec
ulation that he might be slated to
succeed DR.. j. Leighton Stuart as
American Ambassador, although
friends say he wants to remain In
the Army.
In China, diplomatic authorities
said, Gen. Wedemeyer will under
take a general re-examination' OF
American policy in the light OF what
has taken place since Gen. Mar
shall's own unsuccessful mission
there. The basis for possible loan
and for further arms Is expected to
figure in the survey.
From Ambassador Wellington Koo
and officials in Marking have come
suggestions that China would need
a political loan" of up to 81, 600, ,OO0,-
900 for reconstruction. aside from
lesser sums which. might be ad-
vanced by the Export Import Bank
for specific projects.
Diplomatic informants suggested
that any aid this Government might
decide on would call for positive
action by Gen. Chang to purge his
government of die-hard right wing
elements and to broaden its demo-
cratic base.
Survey to Include Korea.
In Korea, the Wedemeyer mission
will survey the laborious Soviet
American efforts to agree on terms
for 8 joint provisional government
for the entire country, which Is now
split into rival American and RUS
sian occupation zones.
Mark Watson of the Baltimore
Sun will travel with the Wedemeyer
mission as public relations adviser.
Others in the mission include
David Jenkins, Far East section OF
the Treasury Departments Division
of Monetary Research, fiscal ad-
wiser; Philip Sprouse of the State
Departments Once Of Far Eastern
Affairs, political adviser; Rear Ad-
miral Carl A. Trexel Of the Navy
Department's Civil Engineer Corps,
engineering adviser, and Melville
Walker of the State Departments
Division of Economic Development
economic adviser.
Evening star., 1947-07-12

<AAoeS ~ Ae
trates, died yes
t e r d a y l n
Swarthmore, Pa,
at the home Of
h is daughter,
Mrs. ]. w. Car
roll.
DR.. Mansfield
had been i'll for
a few days and
was on his way
home from a va
cation in Glou-
cester, Mass, his
birthplace, when
he died.
Evening star., 1947-07-12
Bakery Control Sought

Bread baking should be publicly
controlled in Fire, John Breen pro-
posed at q town council meeting in
Dublin, telling Of unsanitary condi-
tions in bakeries.
Evening star., 1947-07-12
George R. Mansfield
Retired Geo|ogist and
Nitrate Expert, Dies

DR.. George Rogers Mansfield, II.
of 3031 Sedgwick street NV, re-
tired Government geologist and a
leading authority on potash. phos-
Evening star., 1947-07-12
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HEARD, EMMA. Naomi Chapter, No.
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neral Home, 14th and Chaplin
SITS. NV
ROSA R. SMOOT. Worthy Matron.
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