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Evening star., 1947-07-04
Army Finds insufficient Facts
ToContinue Flying Disc Probe

spokesman said these meteorologi.
cal "maybes" have been discussed:
l. That solar reflections on low.
hanging clouds produced spectra.
flashes" which might have ap.
peared like moving objects.
A Washington scientist who re.
fused to be identified, told a re.
porter, however, that he does moi
think it possible for solar radiation
to produce such a phenomenon.
2. That a small meteor might
have broken up, producing crystal.
of silica that caught" the rays o1
the sun. But the Air Forces mar
said that if this happened, meteorit
fragments undoubtedly would have
been found.
May Have Been Hailstones.
8. That icing conditions in high
clouds produced large hailstone:
which might have fattened out anc
glided a bit, giving the impression
of horizontal movement even though
they were falling vertically"
The scientist have suggested thai
some one may have been shooting
off some rockets, or demolishine
some dud bombs at some installa.
ton; fragments from a demolished
bomb would rise to a height o1
about 5000 feet"
But the Army said it has ne
rocket-firing or bomb demolition
projects on in that part of the
country. Furthermore, the Idaho
businessman reported seeing the
4objects at an altitude of 10000 feet
Navy officials also reported mega.
tives on an investigation they
launched.
Evening star., 1947-07-04
Man Dies Of Tetanus
From Suicide Attempt

A certificate of suicide has been
issued by Prince Georges County
Deputy Medical Examiner James I
Boyd in the death yesterday Of q
71-yer-old Hyattsville man.
The man, James B. Dixon, 620C
block Forty-second avenue, Hyatts-
vile, died from tetanus in Leland
Memorial Hospital. According to
police, Mr.. Dixon slashed his throat
June 81 after he had slashed his
wife's. His widow, 43, still is pa
tent in the hospital
Dixon had been under $2,500 bond
on charges of assault with intent to
kill In the wounding of his wife
The tetanus condition was discov-
cred when Dixon, returned to the
hospital for treatment. DR.. Boyd
said.
Evening star., 1947-07-04
'Voodoio Gunman' Wounds.
Nashville Officer, Is Killed
BY The Assoeioisd Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn, July IA
paroled killer known as the WOO
doc Gunman" was shot and killed by
police last night after he had
wounded Assistant Police Chief
Martin Stevens.
Police said they had only meager
details of the gun fight in which
the assistant chief was wounded
and Robert Waddy, colored, was
killed, but that police led by 1t
j. B. Milliron shot the fugitive to
death after the chief was shot in
the leg.
Waddy had been sought since
Tuesday for questioning about ar
explosion Monday at the home Of
a fortune teller and the "voodoo'
shooting the next morning OF two
colored women.
The operator Of beer tavern
Waddy shot, but did not seriously
wound the two women, Sheriff Gar
ner Robinson said.
Assistant District Attorney Gen.
eral Andrew Tanner said it was
likely that Waddy, believing he was
under a "voodoo" spell, shot the
women in the hope of breaking the
"hex."
Evening star., 1947-07-04
Foremen Mark Time
After Ford Ends Talks
BY the Associated Press

DETROIT, July 4.-The striking
Foreman's Association of America
its bargaining recognition with.
drawn, marked time today in its As.
day dispute with the Ford Motor Co
President Robert H. Keys and his
union co-onicials scheduled a mem.
bership meeting for Sunday, but
otherwise were non-commlttal on
future action. The company broke
OF relations yesterday with a state
ment saying its experiment" with
the independent FAA had failed
hopelessly."
Company plants, meanwhile, were
imperative for the holiday week
end.
The Ford management reported
that at the close of the work week
1000 foremen were on duty in the
three Detroit area plants where the
FAA declared it had called out $500
supervisory men when the strike be.
gan May 81.
The company did not distinguish
between strikers and nonstrikers in
its report. The Rouge, Lincoln and
Highland Park plants are believed
to employ approximately 1000 fore.
men.
On August %, when provisions oil
the Taft-Hartley Labor Act became
effective, the company will be under
no legal obligation to bargain with
supervisory worker unions. Mair
issue in the Ford-FAA dispute was
a union demand for exclusive bar.
gaining rights for all foremen.
The company signed its first FAA
contract in 1914.
Evening star., 1947-07-04
Woman Badly Hurt in Leap
From Seconds Fire

Mrs. Lille Israel, 27, colored, was
seriously injured early today when
she jumped from second floor
window at 610 Orleans place NE, to
escape flames which badly damaged
the second story of the two-story
dwelling.
Mrs. Israel suffered a compound
fracture of the right leg and pos
sible fracture of the right shoulder
She was taken to Casualty Hospital.
Firemen reported the blaze-of
undetermined origin-started in a
front second-f1oor bedroom of the
house about 4 am. Mrs. Israel
Jumped from a rear bedroom win
dow. Several other occupants of
the dwelling escaped uninjured,
police said.
Evening star., 1947-07-04

to foresee objections and be pre-.
pared to meet EN-
A native of Tennessee, Mr.. Pals.
ley Is 81.
Brewster Halls Verdict.
Senator Brewster, Republican, o1
Maine, chairman of the Senate Wal
Investigating Committee, said yes.
day "the verdict of the jury in thi.
case is amply justified by all the
facts.
'It is the proper and desirable
elimination of the Investigation in.
itiated and conducted by the Wal
Investigating Committee. The com.
mittee,s he said, intends to con.
tinue vigorously to expose fraud
improper political influence and ex.
cessive profits in connection with
war expenditures"
In behalf of May and the Cars
sons, the attorneys issued the fol-
lowing statement at the news con-
ference:
1--WE never criticize 8 jury for its
verdict. However, we are still con-
vinced of the innocence Of DR.
Henry Carson, Murray Carson
and Congressman May, and we will
use every legal process possible
available to us under the laws, to
finally establish that these three
men, all of whom made such out
standing contributions toward win.
ming the war, committed no crime.
Evening star., 1947-07-04
Girl, 9, Second Victim
OF Spotted Fever Here

Gallinger Hospital doctors today
reported the Districts second fatal
ity from Rocky Mountain spotted
fever this year.
The victim was Mary Agnes Wal.
ton, 8, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Arthur F. Walton, of the 46O0 block
G street Sc. She died Wednesday
The girl had been sick for about
week and was admitted to tht
hospital last Sunday. There have
been nine tick fever cases reported
so far this year from the Wash.
ington area, three of them in the
District.
Meanwhile, three other children
are under treatment at Gallingel
for what appears to be infantile
paralysis, doctors said. The victims
all admitted Wednesday, include 8
5-year-old boy of the 300 block Of
l. street Sc, and two brothers,
and 10 years, of the 1900 block o1
South Capitol street.
Three previous polio cases in the
District had been reported and thert
have been five other cases in the
Washington area, a Health Depart.
ment official said.
Evening star., 1947-07-04
Lutheran World Federation
Constitution Is Signed
By the Assoeioted Press

LUND, Sweden, July A con-
stitution for the Lutheran World
Federation was signed yesterday by
delegates of SO church bodies and
was termed of great significance
by American Lutheran leaders.
Ralph H. Long of New York
executive director of the National
Lutheran Council of the United
States, said action indicates the
forward movement of Lutheran
churches to solidify their efforts
It's adoption and the spirit mani
tested at the conference are of spe.
cial significance to me-"
DR.. Peter o. Bersell of Mime
apolis, Mimi, president Augustans
Synod, called the signing IAN epoch.
al event in modern Christendom."
Evening star., 1947-07-04
Junior Police Benefit Show
10 Feature Homer Of Radio

Jackie Kelk, who is Homer" OF
the Aldrich family radio program,
will participate in the Junior Police
and Citizens Corps benefit show
Sunday at the Sylvan Theater on
the Monument grounds.
A special concert by the Army
Band will begin, at 1850 am. fol-
lowed by an amateur program to be
conducted by Jackson Lowe, radio
announcer, at 1890 pm. At 1:30 a
group of stage, night club and radio
performers will give 2-hour variety
show.
Tickets are on sale at Peoples
Drug Stores and Junior Police Head
quarters, 720 Barry place NV.
Proceeds will 60 toward the $25, 900
Junior Police campaign.
Evening star., 1947-07-04
Numbers Suspect Here
Held Under $500 Bond

Municipal Court Judge Thomas
D. Quinn yesterday set bond at $500
in the case of Arnold E. King, 20
colored, of the TOO block of Florida
avenue NE, on charges of operat-
ing lottery and possessing lottery
slips at the Pentagon. A jury trial
was set for July 80.
King was arrested April 4 near
the Agriculture Building, after po-
lice followed him from the Penta-
gon Building, where they said he
had been writing numbers.
Evening star., 1947-07-04
| Senate Will Call Three
Who Linked Jones
To Black Legion
BY the Associated Press

The Senate Commerce Committee
has called for sworn testimony on
statements that Representative
Jones, Republican, Of Ohio, for
merly a member of the Black Le-
gion and his father belonged to the
Ku Klux Klan.
Acting Chairman Capehart told
reporters that subpoenas would be
issued for three Lima (Ohio) men
Glenn E. Webb, Virgil Herbert Eff
finger and Frank Barber, who pur-
portedly signed afddavits that Mr.
Jones once was q Black Legion
member.
The story was publicized by Drew
Pearson, radio commentator and
columnist, after President Truman
nominated Mr.. Jones to be men,
ber of the Federal Communications
Commission. The President with
drew the denomination of Ray C.
Wakefield of California In favor OF
the Ohioan.
Unit Delays Decision
A decision on the nomination was
delayed by subcommittee yester-
day when members suggested that
the affidavit signers be heard. Sen
ator Capehart announced the hear
ing would be held next Monday.
Holding the affidavits in his hand
Senator Capehart said he doubted
their legality. Because they lacked
a seal, he said, they carried INC
more weight than g. letter" for pur-
poses of evidence.
Mr.. Jones denied at an earlier
hearing, and later in a sworn state
ment, testimony by Mr.. Pearson that
Mr.. Jones father was a Klansman
and that his father took him to q
Klan meeting and introduced him
as "the youngest member" He also
denied that he ever was a member Of
the Black Legion.
Editor Urges Confirmation.
After ordering Mondays hearing,
the committee heard Robert C.
Barton, managing editor of the Lima
News, discount the affldavits and
urge Senate confirmation of Mr.
Jones.
Mr.. Barton quoted Mr.. Efinger as
saying at the latter's home in Lima
that Robert F. Jones never has
been a member of the Black Le-
gion." Mr.. Barton said he went to
Mr.. Efinger's home to discuss Mr..
Pearson's assertions about Mr. Jones.
Asked by Senator Capehart if he
thought Mr.. Eflnger could identify
a Black Legion member, Mr.. Bar
ton said Mr.. Emnger described him
self as a local commander of the
organization.
Saying he had known Mr.. Jones
well since 1889, Mr.. Barton urged
his confirmation because he has
done a conscientious job" in public
service. Senators Taft and Bricker,
Ohio Republicans, also praised Mr..
Jones and recommended approval
of the nomination.
Evening star., 1947-07-04
May Still Eligible
To Draw $3,376
| II. S. Pension
BY the Associofed Press

Congressional and civil service
experts expressed the opinion to-
day that former Representative May
of Kentucky continues eligible to
draw a congressional pension even
if he goes to prison for his war
fraud conviction.
May applied for the pension early
this year after serving 16 years in
the House, during which he was
wartime chairman of the Military
Affairs Committee.
Under the 1916 Congressional Re-
organization Act, May became elig-
ible to draw approximately $3,376
annually for the rest of his life,
contingent on payment by him OF
$2,716 to the pension fund.
A Civil Service Commission ex-
pert said such a conviction has mo
effect at all on the money received
We merely change the address
where the monthly pension check
is sent.
Evening star., 1947-07-04

and for numbering the baby"
Mrs. ingalls, also warned her, she
stated, that "in hell, the baby would
be holding out its arms to me-"
Dora said that after she was
brought. to Washington from Ala
bama at the age of 16 or II to be
Mrs. ingalls, maid, she became
pregnant by Mrs. ingalls, first hus-
band, Walter Harmon, and told the
mistress about 1t after first saying
the milkman was responsible.
At Mrs. ingalls, insistence, the
maid testified. an illegal operation
was performed.
The Government charges that the
ingalls,, who were married in 1918
after Harmon was divorced, kept
Dora in bondage throughout the
years by threatening her with jail
because of the affair.
Evening star., 1947-07-04
Hedy Lamar Files Suit
To Divorce John Loder
BY the Associated Press

LOS ANGELES, July 4.-Hedy La
mars much-discussed divorce &C
ton against John Loder finally wa:
on file today in Superior Court.
The glamorous actress said hel
English born husband treated hel
cruelty, causing her such mental an.
guish "as to defeat the legitimate
ends of matrimony."
Her complaint, lodged yesterday
disclosed an agreement whereby ht
will contribute to the support o1
their three children-ranging in age
from sight years to four months
The actress requested their custody
Evening star., 1947-07-04

witness stan d
here Monday ut
the F e er a l
slavery trial Of
Mr.. and Mrs.
Alfre d Wesley
ingalls,.
The 58-year-
old maid, dressed
in a simple black
dress, told the
jury II always
had a jail SEN
tence over me
for committing
adultery (w i t h
Mrs. In G a IL S ,
first. h,1Sh a n d)
Evening star., 1947-07-04
Perring Named to Head
Silver Spring Rotary

H. Brooks Perring has been elect
ed president of the Silver Spring
Rotary Club, it was announced today
He succeeds John r. Pagan.
Other newly elected officers are
Jack H. Mes, vice president; Charles
N. Graham, secretary, and Lawrence
v. Lutes, treasurer. John Clifford,
Mr.. Fagan and w. B. Mehring were
named directors.
Evening star., 1947-07-04
Atomic Plant 10 Utilize
Improved Methods
In Making PIutonium
By the Associoisd Press

NEW YORK, July "A program
for improvements in making plu-
tonium, the main material used in
atomic bombs, in the atomic plant
near Richland, Wash, was an
nounced by the Atomic Energy Com
mission in a release issued by the
General Electric Co., which is to do
the main work.
Plutonium, the hard, heavy metal
made by transmitting uranium, is
the principal announced substance
in present atomic bombs, the release
issued yesterday said
Plutonium is the main future re-
lance for atomic power. Scientists
have reported that the transmuta-
ton will yield much more atomic
fuel or explosive than use of ura-
mum alone.
Cheaper Material.
Plutonium is also at present the
worlds most significant atomic ma
terial for military purposes. Scien-
tif1c publications have stated that
other nations can produce this metal
probably more cheaply and readily
than any other bomb material.
Although the United States spent
more than $4,000, 900, 900 to produce
atomic bombs, the plutonium cost
alone was only about 100000, ,00C
and plutonium alone would have
been sufficient.
The announcement said a major
part of the Washington State pro-
gram would be installation of chem
ical processing plants. Chemical
processing is one of the most i'm
portant phases of plutonium- max
ing.
What the improvements are will
remain complete secrets, the COM
mission stated. But it was disclosed
that notifications were worked out
to a large extent at Argonne Ma
tional Laboratory, Chicago, after
construction of the Hanford Works
as the plutonium plant is officially
| 11dAA1CO. AAO A4SO111lC N1dpO1 dGOI
was even during the war one of the
principal sources of plutoniun
science and engineering.
Follows Du Pont Studies.
The commission says that some
other new work on plutonium in
this program comes from studies
begun by the Du Pont Co., which
built the Hanford Works and oper-
ated them until General Electric
took over last September.
| The commission also announced
improvements for the town of Rich
land, which after Oak Ridge, Tenn.
! is the worlds second atomic city
The third is at Los Alamos, N. Mex.
where bombs were made during the
war.
Richards residential area is CSC
square miles, bordering the Colum-
bia River, on ground that before
atomic bombs was an undulating
table land, mostly uninhabited, g
region of gray sand, gray-green
sagebrush and dried water courses
The commission said there would
be erected new homes, new schools
hospitals, commercial buildings anc
other community services.
Evening star., 1947-07-04
Tommy Dorsey's Wife
Reported Going to Reno
BY the Assoeiofed Press

HOLLYWOOD, July A trip to
Reno within the next few days" is
on the agenda of Pat Dane the act
ress, who, it seems, wants to be the
former Mrs. Tommy Dorsey.
Her attorney, Harold BerkowitZ,
says Mrs. Dorsey will drive to Reno
to establish residence prior to di-
vorcing the musician. The couple
married four years ago, with fire.
quent breakups ensuing. Their latest
separation has lasted two months.
Evening star., 1947-07-04
Smith to Head Citizens
In Northwest Bethesda

Newbern Smith has been elected
president of the newly organized
Northwest Bethesda Citizens Asso-
citation.
Other officers are Allen v. Astin,
vice president; Mrs. Astin, recording
secretary; Mrs. c. B. Parkman
corresponding secretary, and Gill
bert w. Dent, jr., treasurer.
Evening star., 1947-07-04
Four Building Materials
Freed of Export Controls
by the Associated Press

Export controls will be removed
from four building materials effec-
tive July II as a result of an i'm
provement in the domestic supply
the Commerce Department an
nounced yesterday.
The materials are fiber insula-
ton board, wall board made of
paper or pulp, lavatories and bath
tubs.
Plaster board and wall board made
of gypsum will remain under ex-
port control.
Evening star., 1947-07-04
Embassy Aide Robbed

Bjorn A. Rorholt, n, Assistant
Military Attache at the Norwegian
Embassy, reported to police today
that clothing and jewelry valued al
$3.50 had been taken from his. auto
mobile last night while it was parked
on lot near Vermont avenue and
K street NV.
Evening star., 1947-07-04
| Maid Says Fear Of Jail
Kept Her in Bondage
BY the Assoeiufsd Press

SAN DIEGO, Calf, July 4.-Dora
Jones, colored maid who testified
that fear Of Jail and hell kept her
in bondage for years, will resume the
Evening star., 1947-07-04
; Men Killed, a Injured
In Auto-Truck Collision
BY The Assoeioted Press

NORFOLK, Va, July 4.-Three
men were killed and four others in
jured in an auto-truck collision at
toll free bridge, Norfolk County, yes
terday in the first fatal accident re-
ported as the long July week end
began.
The dead were listed as William D
Belch, 27, Cradock; Robert D
Thornton, 25, Norfolk County, and
Joseph Bolding. 43, Broadmoor.
Evening star., 1947-07-04

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Evening star., 1947-07-04

Cuba expects banana prices to
drop unless new European outlets
can be found.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-07-19
Twin Bill At
Wickers Field
Here Sunday

The second Sunday double
header on the newly formed
Island City Baseball League will
be played tomorrow at Wickers
Field, Flagler avenue.
First game will find the Red
Raiders opposing the San Car
los aggregation. The San Car
los nine will send c. Garcia to
the mound in a try for their
first win. Meme Domenech will
be the opposing pitcher
In the nightcap, the Pirates OPP
pose the Blue Sox. In this game.
the fast-ball highlander. Gabe
LastreS, will be on the hill with
M. Sanchez twirling for the Pr
rates.
The first game will start
promptly at 1870, p. m, but the
game, under the new league
rules, will be fought to finish.
The second game will start
shortly after the finish of the
first.
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3eu SUDAN R1ou4It'
AZ Nswsfsoivrss

fremont was d woman of much
wisdom and understanding. She
would be able to soften the blow
for poor, bemused Susan when
it came.
In any case, he reasoned still
further, this week at Oceanview
would teach the chesty Steve
Cells a lesson. Hereafter he
would stick to publishing and
leave contests alone-never mind
the circulation. 1t was obvious
that Steve was quite bored with
the whole thing. AS a matter of
fact, last night during dinner he
had looked as though he could
have murdered the gentleman
from Lincoln, Nebraska, who
kept up a running fire of crude
chatter throughout the seemingly
intermininable meal.
1T was a mystery to John why
L Steve did not 60 back to the
city and let Mrs. fremont and
Susan carry on with the party.
1t wasn't like a publisher to be
hanging around with his hired
help. And he certainly had no
business playing tennis with
slip of girl who worked on his
staff. perhaps putting romantic
ideas into her head! Susan was
just young and vulnerable enough
to get the notion that the boss
was falling in love with her
when everyone knew that such
things happened only in story
books.
No, there was no reason in the
world Steve should not go back
to his Office and let nature take
its course with his daisy picking
guests. Surely he did not think
they couldn't be inundated into
good behavior by his presence. 1t
was clear that they were utterly
unimpressed by the fact that so
important parsonage as the
publisher was in their midst.
They made no attempt to- hide
the fact that already they were
getting on one another'S nerves.
Except for the Peytons. who
paid no attention to anyone but
each other, it was not a congenial
group. Eventually they would get
mad and go home, possibly to
start lawsuits for imaginary in
juries sustained while guests of
America LoUeS at OceanvieW.
After the previous days unhappy
experience in the matter of talk
ing their pictures, he was ready
to accuse them of anything short
of murder.
Go be continued)
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Chapter IL

Chapter IL
John BATES, cameraman, dug
- his bare toes into the sandy
beach and INDUCED in the un-
holy pastime of hating the world
and all that was in it-including
himself. He had lain awake most
of the night trying to justify his
foolish decision to remain on the
staff of a confession magazine
when a world of adventure and
genuine usefulness was calling.
His resentment was further in
tenSified by the growing suspicion
that the pictures he'd made the
previous afternoon would do
nothing for his reputation. Nor
would they do anything for the
magazine. Aside from the shot
Of George Peyton carrying his
wife over the threshold, they
were putrid.
GAS cameraman." John NUT
tered, flinging himself down on
the sand and rolling over on his
back, 'I'm no credit to the pro-
feSsion. AS matter of fact, I'm
just spineleSs. no-good so-and-
So"
He had risen at dawn to pace
the floor restlessly, and to wish
he were anywhere else than at
Oceanview. He had eaten a hur-
ried breakfast of toast and black
coffee in the big kitchen with
the, Eltons while the other guests
slept. He had listened, lackadaisi-
cally, to Mrs. Elton's monologue
on unwanted guests and how
they should 60 back to wherever
they came from.
John had listened, nodding his
head at appropriate intervals. He
had also listened to Mr.. Elton's
dour prophecies regarding a rain
storm. which hadn't as yet come
off.
1t was with considerable diff
Guilty that the cameraman had
refrained from saying, "Okay.
Let her come. Who cares if we're
all dumped into the Sound? I'm
sure l don't"
Instead, he had favored Elton
with commissioning smile.
thanked Mrs. Elton for breakfast,
and escaped to his room. Pres
emily he had put on his bathing
trunks and gone down to the
private beach, resolved to get
away from the stultifying atmo-
sphere of the big house and the
strange assortment of people who
infested it. He had stayed in the
water for almost an hour, hoping
that its cool, cleansing touch