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Evening star., 1947-06-14
Motion 10 Dismiss
Dennis Case Rejected

Justice Richmond B. Keech of
District Court has overruled a mo-
ton to dismiss an indictment charg-
ing Eugene Dennis, secretary of the
Communist Party in the, United
States, with contempt of Congress.
The ruling, made late yesterday
in memorandum opinion and
placed on file today, leaves the case
open for trial, scheduled to begin
Monday. Justice David A. Pine will
preside.
Dennis is accused of failing to
appear before the House Committee
on Un-American Activities is answer
to subpoena.
Justice Keech upheld both the
constitutionality of the House COM
mittee and the resolution which
created it.
Justice Keech said:
From a practical viewpoint, the
position of the defendant is that
he may dictate the terms and con-
ditions under which he will appear
before the committee. This is un-
tenable."
Justice Keech still has under ad-
visement a similar motion to dismiss
a contempt of Congress indictment
against Leon Josephson, New York
lawyer. .-.
Evening star., 1947-06-14
Citizens Group Calls
For Transit Inquiry

The Citizens Emergency Commit
tee on Transit Fares today called
on the Senate District Committee
70 investigate the Public Utilities
Commission in connection with its
recent approval of fare increase
for the Capital Transit Co.
Mrs. Edith Schubert of the Wom-
ems Auxiliary of the United Public
Workers of America, which is a
participating organization of the
committee, said a telegram urging
such an investigation has been sent
to Chairman Buck of the District
Committee.
She said % organization, includ-
ing AFL locals, the Federation of
Civic Associations, the League of
Women Shoppers and the CIO In
dustrial Union Council, were behind
the investigation request.
The telegram asks for postpone
ment of the reappointment of James
w. Lauderdale as a public utilities
commissioner pending the outcome
of such an investigation. The COM
mittee doubts whether Mr.. Lau-
derdale and other commission men,
bers were genuinely concerned with
the public's welfare in the Capital
Transit case" Mrs. Schubert said
Capital Transit fares were raised
from $1.25 to s1.5o for weekly pass
and cash fares were raised to 1C
cents straight with the use of tokens
eliminated.
Evening star., 1947-06-14
Potomac Synod Approves
Birth Control Resolution

FREDERICK, Md, June 14,-The
Potomac Synod of the Evangelical
and Reformed Church yesterday
adopted a resolution urging mar
ried couples to avail themselves of
appropriate medical aid in the
wisest planning of their families"
The synod is spiritual governing
body for approximately 25,o0o mem
bers of 106 churches in Maryland,
Virginia, West Virginia and the Dis
trict of Columbia.
The birth control resolution was
advanced by its Committee on
Christian Social Action and was
adopted at the closing session of the
three-day annual meeting at Hood
College.
The synod also adopted resolu-
,tions opposing universal military
training, urging a co-ordinated pub
lie housing program, indorsing Fed
eral aid to education and condemn
ing lynchings, the poll tax and ra-
cial discrimination. ...-
Evening star., 1947-06-14
Youth Congress Delegates
In Nearby MARYLAND Named

Nine delegates to the North Amer
lean Youths Congress to be held in
San Francisco September 81 have
been selected in four nearby Mary
land churches, it was announced
today.
The Takoma Park delegation,
headed by Robert Mitchell, Young
Peoples Society Leader, includes
Miss Helen Chase, Bill Snider,
Joseph Stevens and George Wood
ruff.
Sligo Adventist Church will send
Miss Lillian Wynn and Miss Frances
Penn, while Miss Marilyn Knecht
will represent Hillandale and Mrs.
Gertrude Fowler will represent Hill
side.
At the same time, 1t was an
nounced that Francis D. Nichol,
editor of the Seventh-Day Adventist
church publication, the Review and
Herald, was to leave Washington
today for a three months tour of
Europe and the Middle East.
A recent survey showed that stu
dents from IS countries are enrolled
at the Theological Seminary of the
Seventh-Day Adventists at Takoma
Park.
Evening star., 1947-06-14

partment Of the Potomac Auxiliary
to the Grand Army of the Republic
will hold exercises at pm. on the
east steps of the Capitol.
At Silver Spring, Md, ceremonies
sponsored by the Elks Lodge were
to begin with a parade at l:30 pm.
at the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
station Brig. Gen. E. H. Alexander,
chief Of training OF the Army Air
Forces Operations STAFF. was to de-
liver the principal address.
The recreation subcommittee Of
the Health Safety Committee of the
Business and Professional Women's
Club OF Washington was to present
flag to the club at noon at the
Mayf1ower Hotel.
DR.. Irma Gene Nevins, national
director of accident prevention for
the American Red Cross, was to
lead a panel discussion of Youth
and His Today"
Speakers included Clark Grifflth,
owner of the Washington Senators,
DR.. .Charl Ormand Williams, direc-
tor Of field services for the National
Education Association; DR.. Katha-
rine Rice, psychiatrist with the Dis
trict Health Department; Miss Helen
D. Hoffman, housing specialist, and
Miss Edith lockwood, consultant
In child welfare at the Children S
Bureau.
Evening star., 1947-06-14
'Progressives' Back
Arlington Candidates

Six candidates who will run in the
Arlington Democratic primary on
August 5 have been Endorsed by a
group of so to go voters who desig-
nate themselves "Progressives" and
who are forming permanent or
ganization.
The candidates, who were in
dorsed after they gave five-minute
talks, are Albert A. Carretta, House
of Delegates; Clarence E. Hodges
trial justice; Frank L. Ball, jr.
State Senate; James E. Rice, jr.
Commissioner of Revenue; Elwood
Clements, sheriff, and Malcolm D.
Miller, Commonwealth's attorney.
Mrs. Sue Accardo, who presided
said persons attending the meeting
comprise a group of citizens who
have espoused every progressive
cause in the community" for some
time. She said the efforts of the
group eliminated In last falls VIC
tory for County Board Member
Daniel A. Dugan and in last
months favorable vote on the
method of selecting the County
School Board.
Vincent A. Tramonte was named
chairman of a committee which
will draw up a set of principles for
the candidates to indorse. 1t also
will discuss a name for the group.
Evening star., 1947-06-14
Quanfico Base Head Named
In Land DAMAGE Suit i

A suit has been filed in Federal
District Court in Alexandria against
Mai. Gen. Clifton B. Gates, com
manding general of the Quantico
Marine Base asking for return sof
land to a receiver of the original
Quantico Co., Inc, and $4,000 dam
ages for use of the land
In the suit, the plaintiff, H. B.
Gillian alleges he is the sole sur
viving receiver of The Quantico Co..
Inc, which in 1918 owned a major
part of the land now occupied by
the Marine Base.
"The said land was used and oc-
cupied from July /, 1918 up to June
30, 1916 by authority of a written
contract of lease between The
Quantico Co., Inc, and the United
States Government, according to the
suit. 1t further states this contract
was terminated June 80, 1916.
According to the suit, Gen. Gates
has occupied and exercises acts of
ownership" since that time and has
withheld possession of the land from
the plaintiff. The plaintiff esti-
mates the value Of the land involved
at more than S14, 900, 600.
Evening star., 1947-06-14
Club of Woshington's ToIIest
Discusses Upper Strata Benefits

When the tallest young men and
women in Washington get together
for a party, they are bound to dis
cuss advantages accruing to their
height-such as being able to paint
the ceiling of a room without using
a stepladder.
Anyway, this was one of the things
talked about when more than 10
members of the "66 Club" composed
Of tall persons, held their party last
night in the Potomac Boat Club. All
the men were over feet inches
tall and the women were over feet
10 inches tall in their stocking feet.
In surroundings marked with a
miniature papier-mache Washing
ton Monument, a 14-foot tall man,
and other symbols of height, the
members stressed the advantages of
being bigger than most people, with
6-foot-2-inch Miss Serah c. john
Evening star., 1947-06-14
Alexandra Hospital Names
DIR. Wyman Radiologist

DR.. Alvin Charles Wyman, Navy
veteran awaiting discharge June 80,
has been appointed radiologist of
the Alexandria Hospital to succeed
DR.. Sander D. Papp, who recently
resigned.
In announcing the appointment,
r. 6. Whitton, hospital admins
traitor, said Dr. Wyman was to re-
port to his new position July 7. Until
he assumes his duties, radiology
work at the hospital is to be handled
by Doctors Eugene Mcdonald and
Kenneth Taber.
DR.. Wyman is graduate of the
New York University College of
Medicine and trained in radiology
at the Bethesda Naval Medical Cen
ter, the Naval Hospital at Long
Beach, Calf, and at his present sta
ton in San Diego. He is a member
of the Phi Beta Kappa and Alpha
Omega Alpha honor societies and
is eligible for the American Board
of Radiology, MIR. Whitton said.
Evening star., 1947-06-14
| Rain Postpones
| Music Festival
| lAtChorIottesviHe
BY the Assoeiofed Press

CHARACTERISTICS, Va, June
A.-Rain forced a postponement
last night of the opening of the
Virginia music festival scheduled
for Scott Stadium, which has been
transformed into an outdoor con-
cert hall.
The three concerts, in what is
planned as an annual event, are to
be held tonight, tomorrow and Mon
day nights.
Hans Kinder and the National
Symphony Orchestra and Mona
Paulee, Metropolitan Opera star
who is soloist for the first concert
will perform.
The National Symphony has been
engaged for a full week to provide
for postponements. If rain causes
another postponement tonight, the
university's memorial gymnasium
will be.set up for tomorrow night:
concert.
John. Powell, Virginia composer
pianist, is scheduled to be soloisi
tomorrow night, and the Nationa
Symphony will give an all-orches.
trail program Monday.
Evening star., 1947-06-14
Police Search Tents
For Circus Slayer
By The Associated Press

BALTIMORE, June 14.-Police
combed the sprawling tent world OF
the Ringing Bros. s.-Barnum q Bailey
Circus today for Hubert (the Sheriff.
Thompson, 40, roustabout, charged
in a warrant with the Staying OF
Richard Sheehan.
Mr.. Sheehan, Al, subcontractor
in charge of the circus sanitary crew,
was found dead with five bullet
wounds in his chest in truck driv-
ers' rest tent Thursday. After ques-
tioning circus personnel, police
swore out a warrant against
Thompson.
There had been trouble between
the Sheriff" and Mr.. Sheehan, who
stood about feet z, in circus winter
headquarters at Sarasota, Fla, Police
Capt. Oscar Kock reported.
Police are hoping to make the
arrest before the circus moves on tc
Wilmington, Del, tonight.
Evening star., 1947-06-14
Gifts to Summer Camp Fund
CunHeIp Child Avoid Alley Life

When a child lives in an alley,
a few weeks of camp in the woods
is something close to heaven.
That's the way a 10-year-old we'll
call Dan thinks of camp. He is one
of the boys who will go to Camp
Good Will or Camp Pleasant for
three weeks, if enough funds are
contributed to The Evening Star
Summer Camp Fund.
When school is out, Dan spends
every hour in the alley where he
lives. He doesn't dare stray away
because his baby sister may cry or
his other sisters and brothers may
run in front of the trucks that make
their way the alley.
Adjoins junk Yard.
On one side of Dams alley home
is a junk yard. On the other side
are the gas works. His alley play
ground" is Uttered with broken
chunks of glass. ..-<-
A hub cap covers a hole In the
wall of Dams home. Inside the
house, the only places to sit down
are a trunk, one broken chair and
Evening star., 1947-06-14

the floor. The children have never
sat down to a meal together.
For three weeks, Dan could escape
all that. Instead of an alley, his
playground would be a cleared field
surrounded by trees. He would sleep
in an airy cabin far from the rumble
of trucks. For the first time in his
life, he would sit at a table with
other children and eat all he
wanted. For once, he would be free
of the demanding cries of baby
and the responsibility of "minding"
his other brothers and sisters.
ALI that would be Dams for $50.
That's what it would cost to give
him three weeks of camp.
Mail Check to Star.
If you want to help Dan and the
other boys and girls who cannot go
to camp without your help, mail
cash or check to The Evening Star
Summer Camp Fund or bring it to
The Star cashier. The Star will be
glad to acknowledge gifts of any
size. Checks should be made out
to The Evening Star Summer Camp
Fund.
Evening star., 1947-06-14
New Schedule Fixed
For Route T-6 Buses

A new rush-hour schedule, effec-
tive Monday, on Route T-6 serving
residents of Bethesda, the Naval
Medical Center, Rockville and in
termediate areas, was announced
yesterday by the Capital Transit Co.
Under the schedule, there will be
seven trips daily from Rockville to
the District line and two to Tenth
and E streets NV. The latter two
trips will leave Rockville at 7:30 and
7::50 am. Return busses will leave
Ninth and K streets NV. for Rock
vile at sos and 5:45 pm.
The present schedule calls for six
trips downtown from Rockville dur
ing rush hours and three to the
District Line.
Where three rush-hour trips now
operate downtown from the Naval
Medical Center, five trips will be
made to Tenth and E streets NV.
under the new arrangement. The
buses will depart from the Medical
Center at 6:57, 7:12, 1877, 7:42 and
8:02 am.
In the evening rush period, buses
will leave Ninth and K streets NV.
for the Medical Center at 4:13, 4:40
4:50, $50 and Gil o'clock.
In addition, it was announced,
more trips will be made also between
the Medical Center and the District
Line.
Evening star., 1947-06-14
Soldier and Girl, Is,
Badly Injured When
Struck by Automobile

An 18-year-old soldier and To-
year-old girl were seriously injured
last night when they were struck by
an automobile at Third street and
Maryland avenue S.W. as they were
crossing the intersection.
The girl, Mary Jane Beamer OF
524 Ninth street S.W.. is in Cas-
ualty Hospital with possible frac-
ture of the skull.
The soldier, Pvt. David Lee, 18, of
boiling Field, suffered compound
fracture of the right leg, fracture
of the left leg and possible head and
neck injuries. He was transferred
from Casualty to the Boiling Field
hospital.
Police listed the driver of the
car as Jethro Fisher. ~, colored, of
1904 Eaton road Sc. He was not
charged.
In another accident, three per-
sons were injured, one seriously,
when a dump truck turned over at
Fifth and Franklin streets NV, this
morning after failing to make the
turn at the intersection.
A passenger in the truck. Timothy
Williams, IS, colored, of 1904 Fifty
seventh avenue, Fairmont Heights,
Md, was taken to Freedmen's Hos
pital with a possible fractured skull,
several fractured ribs and other in
juries. He is In serious condition.
The driver, Walter E. Lewis, %,
colored, of the 1400 block of Cor
coran street NV, was uninjured.
Police charged him with driving
while drunk.
Two other passengers, Rosa Louise
Rogers, 10, colored, and Geneta
Funderburk, o. colored, both of 48
I street NE, were treated for minor
injuries.
Evening star., 1947-06-14
LANCER Hits Nelson S
Criticism Of Verdict;
Would Curb Practice

Senator LANCER, Republican, of
North Dakota yesterday attacked
Municipal Court Judge George D.
Nelson for criticizing a jury in his
court Thursday for freeing truck
driver of a negligent homicide
charge.
Senator LANCER, inserting news
paper account of the case in the
Congressional Record, told his col
leagues that, although judges are
supposed to pass only on law, they
are trying to tell good, honest men
who are on the juries how to decide
facts"
Judge Nelson criticized the jury
for finding Marvin B. Stevens, SO, OF
Baltimore, not responsible in the
traffic death of John H. Cook, 81, of
SIS Eighth street Sc. The jury's
decision, Judge Nelson said, was a
fragrant miscarriage of justice"
Fine Man" Personally.
Senator LANCER, a member of the
Senate Judiciary Committee, said he
knew Judge Nelson personally as a
"very fine man" but accused him in
this case of arriving at his own con-
cept of the facts against verdict
arrived at by IL persons on the jury.
Apparently, he is coming to the
general view that seems to be coming
into acceptance all over the coun-
try" said Mr.. Langer, that a judge
can tell a jury how to decide the
facts.
IF this persists, sooner or later
Congress will have to take action to
prevent it. Not only is it bad in this
particular case but it intimidates
jurors who may be called upon to
decide upon other life, liberty and
property rights of people all over the
United States in Federal courts"
Judge Answers Attack.
Told of Senator Langers comment,
Judge Nelson said he has the
highest regard" for the Senator
and added that II agree with him
that a judge should not interfere
with a jury or try to intimidate
a jury"
"But in this particular case," he
continued, "and after the verdict
had been returned, thought the
Judge should have told the jury of
its disregard for the facts of the
case. The facts were absolutely
ignored and the public must be
protected against such things.
II have always tried to protect
the rights of the individual and the
same time I will protect the rights
of the public"
Evening star., 1947-06-14

son, 20, giving the most representa-
tive opinion.
"I'm proud of my height, because
it definitely makes me an individ-
ual," she said. "All my brothers are
taller than I am. Edward is 6 feet
4 inches, Robert is 6 feet 6 inches,
and Frank is 6 feet 7 inches.
They cali me Tiny" she said re-
nectively. A laboratory assistant in
the Geological Survey, Miss johnson
lives at 5112 Connecticut avenue
NV.
The tallest regular member, Bruce
Miller, IS, of 942 Quincy street NV,
who is 6 feet 51a inches in height,
said he stopped growing at 16.
John Mankin, 6-foot-8-inch Gen.
ter on the Washington Capitols bas-
ket ball team, who Is an honorary
member Of the club, could not
attend.
Evening star., 1947-06-14
Form Research Luuded
At Plant Food Session
BY the Assoeiofed Press

HOT SPRINGS, Va, June IA. -
Clifton A. Woodrum, president of
the American Plant Food Council,
said here yesterday that "agricul-
tural research is serving as a beacon
to keep farmers and industry from
the rocks of economic disaster"
Therefore" he added in an ad-
dress to members and guests at the
councils annual convention, ut is
important to give adequate financial
support to our recognized govern
mental agricultural agencies to as
sure uninterrupted scientific prog
ress."
Mr.. Woodrum, former Virginia
member of Congress, said "the ferti-
lizer industry long has been bene-
ficiary and strong supporter of agri-
cultural research and education. "
Evening star., 1947-06-14
CoIoneI's Counsel Sick,
.Court-MurtiuI Deferred
RY the As.oeieted Press

CAMP LEE, Va, June 1.-THE
Camp Lee Public Relations Office
announced last night that the gen.
eral court of Lit. Col. Clar-
ence L. BurreSs of Camp Lee has
been postponed because of illness OF
defense counsel. The court-martial
was to have been held at Fort Eustis
Thursday.
Col. Burress, the statement said.
is accused of having misappro-
priated Government property. The
Army Quartermaster officer lives in
Chesterfield County.
Second Army headquarters In
Baltimore said the trial was post
poned indefinitely" but 1t was I'M
derstood the court-martial would
be held next week.
Evening star., 1947-06-14
Park Hills Civic Group
Elects g. D. Gardner

G. Dewey Gardner of Silver
Spring has been elected president
of the Park Hills Civic Association,
succeeding John Reno.
Other officers are George Schaff
ner, vice president; William Nc
Collam, secretary, and Horace
Drummond, treasurer. Delegates to
the Montgomery County Civic Fed
Grafton are Ralph D. Boyd, Mr..
Gardner and Mr.. Mcclellan, with
E. Leroy Gray, K. G. Whitehurst
and Harold P. Gray as alternates.
The association will be represented
in the Allied Civic Groups by Mr..
Boyd, Gordon Birrel and Francis
Miller as delegates and Mr.. Reno
Mr.. Gardner and Mr.. Drummond as
alternates.
Evening star., 1947-06-14
Rockville to Continue
Iux Rute foruYeur

Tax rate on real estate for Rock
vile will continue to be 86 cents
on each 500 assessed valuation
for the next fiscal year, Mayor G.
La Mar Kelly announced today.
He said the town council, which
agreed that no increase was neces-
sary, has not yet prepared the
budget for publication, although he
said it should be ready by the first
of next week.
Evening star., 1947-06-14

guard in undetermined condition
with a gunshot wound in his lower
left side.
The two policemen were on a
special detail assigned to apprehend
several holdup men who have been
specializing in "stoplight' robberies.
according to Capt. Robert S. Bryant.
The bandits, Capt. Bryant said,
hold up automobile drivers when
they stop for traffic signals. Several
cases have occurred in the neighbor-
hood within the month.
Cruising as plant"
Detectives Hunt and Jefferson
were cruising about 10 pm. last
night as plant" Capt Bryant ex-
planned. They had been doing this
for the last week.
AS they stopped at the intersec-
tion, the two men came up to the
automobile, one at each window and
demanded the policemen's wallets.
Each bandit was armed.
The two policemen drew their
revolvers and one of the bandits
fired, hitting Sergt. Hunt in the back
of the right shoulder. The bullet
passed through his chest. Sergt.
Hunt fired one shot.
The holdup men began running as
Detective Jefferson fired three times.
Jones fell from one of these shots.
Taken to Freedmen's Hospital.
Jones and Sergt. Hunt was re-
moved to Freedmen's Hospital.
Jones later was transferred to Gal
linger Hospital.
Capt. Bryant said he was sending
two detectives to Baltimore today
to question the man being held
there. He was identified as a o.
year-old colored man from Norfolk,
who escaped from penal farm
there in May. He was serving six
years for a jewel robbery, according
to Baltimore police.
Police records show that in the
last year five Washington police
men have been killed in the line of
duty and three others are recover
ing from serious injuries.
Sergt. Hunt, who is married and
has two children, joined the force in
1922. He has been injured on duty
on five other occasions and has re-
ceived nine concentrations for
work on robbery and housebreaking
cases.
Detective Jefferson joined the
force in 1888.
He is scheduled to be promoted
to detective sergeant on Monday as
a result of previous work on the
robbery squad.