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Evening star., 1947-03-17

scheduled to 60 off duty.
Also wounded by the gunman was
the cab driver, John R. GLADDEN., SO,
colored, of the 1000 block of Sixty
fifth place NE. He was shot in the
right wrist and left thumb.
Mr.. Padgett was sitting in a res
taurant at 1909 Benning road NE.
when colored man entered and
told him that "a man is following
me with a gun"
Driver Called to Halt.
Rushing outside, the policeman
saw a colored man climbing into
cab, and called to the driver to halt.
When Mr.. Padgett reached the cab,
he asked the passenger, who had
chosen the front seat If he had
weapon. He received a negative
answer.
Ordering the passenger out, the
policeman asked him if he had left
anything in the seat, then looked
for himself.
The passenger then fired shot
into the policeman's back. AS Mr..
Padgett wheeled, another shot
grazed his chest. A third bullet
entered his chest and a fourth an
arm. Two other bullets struck the
driver.
He staggered a few feet and COL
lapsed while his assailant ran away,
and according to one report, entered
a car standing nearby and made his
getaway.
Padgett Unable to Fire.
The policeman's pistol was dropped
beside the cab. He had not been
able to fire shot.
Mr.. Padgett was taken to the hos
pital in another cab. The hospital
reported many friends had called
offering blood for transfusions If
they are considered necessary.
The policeman had planned to re-
tire from the force next July. He
lives with his wife, Mrs. Florence
Padgett, at 5237 North Carlin street,
Bon Air Heights, Arlington.
Also living at the residence are a
son, Kenney, "a, and his wife, and
daughter, Mrs. Florence Brill, %,
and her husband.
Other sons and daughters, all Of
whom were at the hospital, were
Raymond Padgett, jr., 80, of 2604
North Twelfth street, Arlington;
Thomas Padgett, %, of 1105 Ala
bama avenue Sc, and Mrs. Eleanor
Wells, 1882 North Utah street, Ar
lington.
The wounded cab driver also was
treated at Casualty Hospital, but his
condition was not regarded as seri-
GUS.
Evening star., 1947-03-17
U. S. Gets Iroq Protest
On Arub Office Search

The State Department today
acknowledged receipt of a protest
from the Iraq government against
FBI search of the Arab Office here.
A spokesman said the protest was
under consideration but refused
further comment.
The Arab Office, carrying on pub
licity here for seven Arab nations,
was inspected le st week by the FBI
under regulations pertaining to
registration of nondiplomatic repre-
sentatives of foreign principals, The
Office is located in the Wardman
Park Hotel.
Evening star., 1947-03-17
Man Found Shot 10 Death
In Prince GEORGES Wood

A man identified as Amos Neu-
man, At, of Baltimore, was found
dead of a gunshot wound this
morning in wooded area off the
Grain highway, about miles north
of Upper Marlboro, according to
Prince Georges County police.
Police said the man had been
shot once in the head and that a
32-caliber revolver was clutched in
his hand. Mr.. Neuman's automobile
was parked on the highway about
100 yards from the spot where the
body was found by colored farmer
about 8 am.
Mr.. Neuman was reported missing
to Baltimore police last night,
county authorities said, and a look
out was teletyped throughout the
State this morning. DR.. James I.
Boyd, Prince Georges County coro-
ner, is investigating.
Evening star., 1947-03-17
By the Assoeioted Press

HONOLULU, Mar. 17.-Nine air.
craft prepared to take off from
Midway today to search anew for
IL men missing in a lifeboat-and
feared beyond the reach of planes
while % other crewmen of the
broken tanker Fort Dearborn rode
out lashing seas halfway between
Midway and Pearl Harbor.
Late reports from the Navy
command ship Ell Dorado, escorting
the tanker's stern section, said the
half ship with the % aboard was
"steaming ahead safely, with stern
to sea and wind" and with the storm
subsiding.
The Ell Dorado said the men re-
ported the bulkhead still intact and
the stern seaworthy, despite bat
tering by 45-knot winds and high
seas.
Ten other Fort Dearborn crew.
men, taken from the almost-awash
bow section, were safely aboard the
liner Gen. w. H. Gordon, bound
for San Francisco.
Evening star., 1947-03-17
JAW Harmony Talks
Will Be Resumed
By the Associated Press

LOUISVILLE, KY, Mar. 1.-THE
22-man international Executive
Board of the CIO Auto Workers con-
vened today for a Today session in
the wake of an unusual harmony
meeting" at which leaders strove to
patch up internal differences.
President Walter P. Reuther, Sec
retary- Treasurer George F. Adde's
and seven other high-ranking UAW
officials conferred for two hours last
night in an effort to settle some of
the issues that caused intro-union
discord during recent months.
At its conclusion, the conferees
issued one-sentence statement de-
claring I'VE have recessed and ex-
pect to hold a further meeting dur
ing the week"
Leaders of the two factions re-
fused further comment, but reliable
sources limited that some progress
had been made. "Only preliminary
issues were discussed, but We may
get some place." one observer de-
clared,
1t was indicated that further ses-
sions of the peace group might be
delayed until arrival of Vice Presi-
dent r. j. Thomas, the only men,
ber of the unions top four officers
who did not participate. He was ex-
pected to arrive today.
After clearing the decks of pre-
liminary peace moves, the board
members prepared to open their reg
ular quarterly meeting with the
Allis- Chalmers strike situation oc-
cupying high place on the agenda
1t was Mr.. Reuther's recent at
tempt to effect a settlement of that
strike which precipitated his latest
clash with Mr.. Thomas who charged
the UAM Leader Mr.. Reuther "med-
died" in the situation. Mr.. Thomas
previously had taken an active role
In efforts to settle it.
Evening star., 1947-03-17
Ohio Prison Fugitive Pins
Hone on Business Record
BY the Assoeioted Press

LONDON, Ohio, Mar. 17.-Back at
the State Prison Farm from which
he fed IL years ago, Mel Shane, 81,
today counted on the successful De-
troit business career which followed
his escape to bring him a swift
parole.
Under the name of George Mason,
Shane slugged a guard with an iron
pipe in 1885 and fled from the farm
where he was serving 1-to-20-year
sentence from Cleveland for posses
sion of explosives and burglar tools.
He worked in Detroit factories
after his escape and later estab-
lished the Shane Griding Service
which he expanded into a $50O,OOO
machine tool firm.
Yesterday Shane flew from De-
troit to Akron alone and then came
by automobile with his brother to
the prison farm. He refused to say
how his true identity was discovered
in Detroit.
II am coming back and hoping
for the BEST" he said.
officials did not disclose how long
Evening star., 1947-03-17
Russians May React Violently
To U.S.. Policy, Turk Chief Says
By Constantine Brown
7, stur S,off Correspondent

invade this country for two reasons
Moscow has to take into account
that, despite deficiencies in equip
ment and the necessity of obtaining
air assistance from the outside, the
Soviet armies will be faced with de-
termined resistance. Moreover, any
attempt to invade Turkey would be
rank aggression. subject to imme-
diate jurisdiction of the United
Nations.
The Premier was emphatic on the
immediate necessity of strengthen
ing Turkish aviation and anti
aircraft. Turkish personnel Is not
trained to handle the latest type of
modern planes. hence it is essential
to supply this country with Ameri-
can instructors. Moreover, the Pre-
mier stressed the fact that, besides
military requirements, Turkey needs
specialists in every technical field
for development of the nations re-
sources.
Premier Peker emphasized the
deep gratitude of the people and the
government of Turkey to the United
States and renewed his assurance
that "the people of this outpost of
Western democracy will not fail
should the call to duty come"
Evening star., 1947-03-17
MayfIower Reaches Pier
After Fire in Chesapeake
By the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Mar. 1.-THE once
proud Mayf1ower was tied up at q
pier here today after being towed In
by a Coast Guard tug from Chesa-
peake Bay. where 1t was badly
damaged by explosion and fire.
The explosion occurred Friday
night off Point Lookout, starting q
fire that ragged for 10 hours and
leaving the ship helpless. Killed
by the blast. the body of Robert
Telloquin of st. Joseph Deforel.
Quebec, was found in the engine
room when the Mayfower docked
yesterday. All of the other % men
aboard escaped injury in the fire
which was the third to scar the
Mayfower in its 50-year history.
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Bad Landings Made in Standards Laboratory
Ferret Out AirpIune Vibration Gremlins

that studies are in progress to find
some way of reducing the fire hazard
in fabric covered aircraft.
A chemical paint solution, it Is
understood, has nearly been per-
fected which reacts to heat by form
ing sponge-like flre-resistant sur
face.
A firewall behind the engine pro-
tects the pilot in most small fabric
planes, but conventional doped
fabrics will burn so rapidly that the
plane will be reduced to skeleton
before an emergency landing can be
effected.
Evening star., 1947-03-17
House Labor Group
May Compromise on
Union Curb Issues
By the As.ociofed Press

House Labor Committee mem
bers we're talking today about q
possible compromise on the hot
questions of banning closed-shor
contracts and industry-wide bar
gaining.
AS the committee prepared tc
meet Thursday to begin writing a
labor bill, Representative Lands
Republican, of North Dakota, who
opposes any outright ban, told re-
porters the committee "midlt COM
promises on the issue"
Representative Gwinn, Repub-
lican, of New York, who goes fur
ther than Mr.. Lands in wanting a
stiff labor bill, told reporters there
is no doubt the committee will dc
something about the closed shop
and industry wide bargaining"
Mr.. Gwinn said the only argu-
ment is whether to ban them out
right, or to make it an unfair labor
practice to strike in order to OBJ
tain either the closed shop or in
QQSJry-WlQe bargaining.
Would Leave Issue to Employer.
The second alternative has been
increasingly under discussion as a
compromise. 1t would have the ef-
feet of leaving the question largely
up to the employers. If the en-
ployers wanted some form of the
closed shop-and some employers dc
they could grant it. And if they
wanted to pool their resources and
bargain on an industry wide basis
as in the garment or maritime in
dustries. they could do that, too.
But if any employer said no, and
the union went on strike for the
closed shop, or to force the employer
to join in industry-Wide negotia
tions, the union would be guilty of
an unfair labor practice. The en-
ployer could fire the strikers with
out violating the Wagner Act.
Mr.. Lands, who is ranking Re-
publican on the House committee
after the chairman, said the group
will consider two approaches to the
Communist problem in the labor bill
Would Permit Firing of Subversives
One is to give employers the right
to fire any "subversive" union men,
ber without being charged with an
unfair labor practice. employers
are not permitted to fire any one
for union activities)
The other is to withdraw the pro-
lection of the Wagner Act from any
union which has any "subversive'
officer.
The problem is to determine who
Is subversive. Mr.. Lands wants tt
leave that to the Justice Depart
ment to decide in each case.
The Senate Labor Committee
which is working on its own labor
bill to recommend to the Senate, is
virtually certain not to approve any
outright ban on the closed shop. A
clear majority of the 13-man group
has expressed opposition to any
such law.
Discussion of these questions ir
the House Committee during the
next two weeks, therefore, will be o1
top importance.
The House Committee ended
nearly six weeks of public hearings
Saturday. The Senate COMMITTEE
ended its hearings March 8.
Evening star., 1947-03-17

She was clocked at 353 3194 for
one lap of the special event but her
time, checked by officials of the
National Aeronautic Association and
the Federation Aeronautique In
ternationale, was taken as an aver
age of her four best laps.
Carolyn Cullen, Pittsield, Mass.
won the 9-mile race for 65-horse-
power planes.
The 9-mile free-for-al race was
taken by Betty Shelton, Tampa, who
was followed by Helen Greinke
Bloomington, Ill.
Jane Page, Chicago, won the Is
mile event for BT-13 trainers.
Evening star., 1947-03-17
Hurricane in Britain
Kills "A, Does Millions
In Property Damage
BY the Assoeioted Press

LONDON, Mar. IA hurricane
that killed IA persons and caused
millions of dollars in property dam
age blew itself out today over flooded
and snowbound Britain.
The Air Ministry forecast milder
weather today but with consider
able rains and gales" tomorrow or
later
Winds sweeping in from the At
lantic at velocity of 98 miles an
hour uprooted trees, deroofed build
ings, wrecked houses and churned
the worst floods in more than half
century.
A falling tree smashed in the roof
of a German prisoner of war hut
north of London. seriously injuring
20 of the prisoners.
Two cyclists were killed by falling
trees.
Five persons were killed under
collapsing houses, two schoolgirls
were crushed to death in a bus
struck by a falling tree and another
died of head injuries after being
bowled over in the street.
Flood Maroons Thousands.
Across flooded Southern England.
meanwhile, thousands of families
we're marooned in their homes,
Scores of highways were cut and
some branch railway lines were out
of service.
Mountainous snowdrifts still para
lyzed transportation in Northern
England and Scotland.
The storm harassed shipping all
around Britain. A vessel was re-
ported in distress IS miles of the
southeastern coast.
Scores of persons we're injured by
falling walls and trees. Police in
the Midlands industrial city of Bir-
mingham reported damage to "a
houses, 81 stores and two churches.
Eton's Main Street Flooded.
A man and his wife were ma
rooned seven hours in tree in
Walton -on- Thames, London SUBJ
urb. None of London itself was
under water, but many nearby VIII
lagos to the west were inundated
and some were reported isolated.
The main street of Eton was 2 feet
under water.
Thousand of villagers who had
been without fuel for weeks were,
gathering logs and wood from trees
felled by the gale.
Bread, milk and morning papers
were delivered by boat to several
hundred families isolated in upper
stories over their homes in Reading,
on the banks of the flooding
Thames.
Floods also were reported in the
provinces OF SaXony and Thuringia
in the Soviet zone of Germany. All
major rivers in the American zone
of Germany were reported receding
and American engineers said the
threat Of flood had passed. High
waters and ice jams had damaged
II bridges on the Danube.
Evening star., 1947-03-17
Coal Bin at Landon School
Afire: Pile Is Shifted

A smoldering coal fire in the base
ment of the gymnasium at the Ian
don School for Boys, Bethesda
caused f1remen to start shoveling 4C
tons of coal from the burning bin
to an empty one this afternoon.
Previously the f1remen from
Bethesda and Chevy Chase had
stretched hose lines half mile and
poured water on the blaze without
extinguishing it.
There were no boys in the school
this week being a midterm holiday.
Firemen said the blaze, discovered
this morning, had caused no dam
age to the building.
Evening star., 1947-03-17
Estronged Husband
Kills Wife and Himself
By the Associated Press

BERKELEY, Calf, Mar. IT,
Rebutted as he sought reconcilia-
ton with his estranged wife, Ken
meth Banks, 27, shot her to death
and then fatally wounded himself.
The Staying occurred late yester-
day as Mrs. Joyce Banks, 26, a
nursemaid employed by a promi-
nent physician, was walking along
a residential street with her 2-year-
old charge at her side.
Policeman John McCann said
Banks fired three bullets into his
wife's body. She died instantly. He
then put bullet into his own
chest. Banks died today.
Evening star., 1947-03-17

Shane would have to serve before
becoming eligible for parole, but
Gov. Kim Sigler of Michigan said
when he reluctantly" signed
Shane's extradition papers that he
would ask Ohio authorities to show
clemency to Shane in view of the
fugitive's fine record of rehabilita-
tion."
Shane cut year off the penalty
for escape by appearing at the farm
a day before his extradltion oroer
hecane effective
Evening star., 1947-03-17

record of 337.635
miles an h ou r
over a standard
B. xii ON e t e r
course yesterday
at the Tampa
All-Woman Air
Show.
Miss Hurlburt,
q school teacher
who served as a
WASP durin n G
the war, bettered
by IS miles an
hour the old rec
ord of 292.271 set
by Jacoueline
Cochran in De-
A.A fnoT
Evening star., 1947-03-17
Three Million for 399 Ships

The Maritime Commission re-
ported to-day the Government got
a return of $3,154,251 from sale OF
399 small vessels during December.
This brings to s44, 1892, ,7S7 the amount
received from sale of 4,0S0 small
vessels since the disposal began in
June, 1914, the commission said.
Evening star., 1947-03-17
Weather Report

District of Columbia - Mostly
cloudy, but with some sunshine and
highest temperature about AZ de-
grees this afternoon Possibly q
little light snow, with lowest tenn
perature about % degrees, tonight
Tomorrow mostly sunny and moder-
ately cold
Wind velocity, II miles per hour;
direction, west southwest.
River Report.
(From the United States Engineers)
Potomac River muddy at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah cloudy al
Harpers Ferry.
Evening star., 1947-03-17
Maj. CoIIohon Improves
After Second Operation

Maj. Harvey G. Callahan, super
intendent of police, today was re-
ported improving steadily after an
operation Saturday at Sibley Hos
pital.
The operation, to correct abdomi-
nal adhesions, was the second Maj.
Callahan had undergone in two
weeks. DR.. Oliver c. Cox OF the
hospital staff performed the opera
tions.
Evening star., 1947-03-17

O llttlC NC tbSA
but still in a
critical condi-
ton at Casualty
Hospital today.
Father of three
sons and two
daughters and a
28-year veteran
of the force, Mr..
P a d 6 e t t was
shot at the cor
ner of Sixteenth
street and Ben
ming road NE.
at about 11:45
pm. yesterday.
IS minutes be-
Evening star., 1947-03-17
Policeman Quizzinq
Taxi Passenger Is
! | Shot Four Times

Shot four times by a taxicab pas
senger he was questioning, Pvt. Ray
mond D. Padgett, 81, policeman
with the 9th precinct, was reported
Evening star., 1947-03-17
Women S Speed Record Sci
By Teacher in Navy Plane
By the Associated Press

TAMPA, Fla. Mar. 17-Flying
q clipped-wing Navy Corsair, Marge
Hurlburt of Painesville, Ohio, set a
new women's international speed
Evening star., 1947-03-17

Indians in the territory that later
became the United States cultivated
IS different crops.
Evening star., 1947-03-17
Temperature and Humidity

Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 73. on January 80.
Lowest. Z, on February 8.
Evening star., 1947-03-17
The Sun and Moon.
Precipitation.

Monthly precipitation in inches IN
Capital current month to date):
Evening star., 1947-03-17

LUWtsVs n UII 7 cut uh8J q
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED BY United States Coast and
Evening star., 1947-11-19
First Piano Quartet Returns
To Play to Capacity Audience

the production OF opera inexpen-
sively and in English.
The performance was adjusted to
the size of the stage in the audi
torium and was sung to the accom-
paniment of two pianos. There was
neatness about the setting and
the costuming that forbade any
placement of 1t strictly as in the
amateur class. The singers have
good, If not exceptional voices, and
are trained in the traditions OF
Mozart singing Of the several beautt-
full arias of the opera. That hearing
it in English contributed greatly to
the audiences enjoyment was evil
denced time and again particularly
as the diction of the young artists
was clear. The reception through
out the various scenes was always
highly enthusiastic.
The cast consisted of Mary PAUL
as Donna Anna, June Gallaher as
Donna Elvira, Harry Wayne In the
title role, James Cosmos as Lepo-
relic, Donald Devor as Don Ottavio,
Nancy Kendall as Zerlina and Lewis
Brooks in the two roles of Masetto
and the Commandant.
Evening star., 1947-11-19

Georgia avenue NV. from Irving tc
Otis streets.
The barricades consist Of chains
fastened to posts at the street cor
ners so pedestrians will have to
walk a straight line east and west
on Fourteenth street and Georgia
avenue.
The pedestrian control is neces-
sary, according to John H. Milton
traffic engineer Of the department,
Evening star., 1947-11-19
Chain Barricades 10 Guide
Pedestrians al 7 Points

The Department Of Vehicles and
Traffic yesterday began erecting
pedestrian barricades on Four
teenth street NV. from Clifton
street to Monroe street, and will
shortly put up barricades on
Evening star., 1947-11-19
Rutoers Club Meets Tonight

The Rutgers Club Of Washington
will meet at 8 o'clock In the Willard
Hotel Alumni and others connected
with the university are invited.
Evening star., 1947-11-19

because sections east and west Of
both Georgia avenue and Four
teenth street, were laid out by dif-
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-07
UDC Plans
MemorialD ay
Rite Saturday

In a solemn rite, the Cape Fear
chapter No. g., United Daughters
Of the Confederacy, will comment
crate the gallant heroes of the
Confederacy, veterans of World
Wars l and II, and Spanish war
veterans Saturday afternoon, May
10, at 4 o'clock.
Louis T. Moore will preside at
the exercises and read the Rolls
Of Honor.
Speaker for the Memorial Day
exercises will be the Rev. J. H.
Blackmore, pastor of Masonboro
Baptist church, who will be intro
duced by Addison Hewlett. ST..
The Rev. c. N. Phillips, pastor
Of the Bladen street Methodist
church will offer the invocation
and benediction.
The R. o. T. c. band of New
Hanover High school will p y
under the direction Of 1t. E.. j.
Lacock the favorite hymns of Gen.
eral Robert E. Lee, "How Firm
a Foundation" and Nov the Day
is Over"
The public has been invited to
attend the service slated to take
place at Oakdale Cemetery. ,
Members of the Cape Fear
chapter are urged to be present
at the Oakdale Lodge at $3.50 a.
m. Friday to make laurel wreaths
for Memorial Day.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-07
Flower Show
Judges Feted
At Luncheon

Prior to the opening of the ninth
spring flower show of the Cape
Fear Garden club Tuesday after
noon the club entertained with a
beautiful luncheon at St. Johns
Tavern on Orange street honoring
the judges for the show, general
committee chairmen and sub-dl-
vision chairmen.
Luncheon was at IL o'clock and
attended by approximately IS
guests.
The judges, guests of honor, in
Guided: Mrs. Wesley Taylor Of
Greensboro and Mrs. James M.
Tyler of Kinston, state judges; DR..
Charles Deering, of Willard, James
F. Ferger and Kenneth Sprunt,
both of Wilmington, specimen
judges; Mrs. j. Sebron Royal, Mrs.
W. Henry Moore and Mrs. Joe
Boyette, all Of Clinton, arrange
ment judges; Mrs. L. L. Merritt,
Mrs. Warren Jones and Miss Ruth
Loman, of Wilmington junior d.
vision judges.
The large U-shape luncheon table
was most art~istically decorated
with arrangements of native wild
flowers Of h~oneysuckle, columbine
and lupine and at each Judges
place were miniature nosegays
made up of native wild flowers.
Mrs. William M. Peck, chair
man, was in charge of arrange
ments for the luncheon.
Those present included: Mrs.
Albert Perry, Mrs. c. Heide Trask,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-07
! een,Agers
To Elect
spring Queen

The Community Cent.
Age club will entertain ~ Teen
Friday night at 8 O'CLOCK d aanc.
teen age clubs from eIaro lot AZ
schools in the city. ~eAtary
The high-light of the
will be the choosing of tbs evening
OF spring, who will reion queen
Spring Festival, given aanua 4; The h
the Recreation department BY
Contestants will includa.
bara Durham, Chestnut sa''
Donoles Potter, Nesbjtt trs a
Harriet Gallup, Winter 01 p"''
Winifred Clark, Sunset TaSS'
Virgie Melton, Lake Forao,. FSfk;
lee Hill. Cornelius Harnett Nad
Pansy Savage, Hemenwav M.I'
garet Skipper, William uoo NIaS'
Margaret Thomason, Forsa s1o ynet
Nora Peterson, Tileston. '-1'
Bobby Haas band will nI.,.
dancing. N'y 10