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Evening star., 1947-11-13
SIT in Police Department
Receive Victory Medals

Five hundred policemen and II
civilian employees of the Metropolitan
Police Department yesterday re-
ceived Victory Medals for their
services in the recent war.
At the same ceremony, Maj
Robert j. Barrett, superintendent OF
police, received the War Depart
ment Certificate of Merit from the
Secretary of War for acting as
liaison officer between the armed
forces and the police during the wal
and for guarding important per-
sons.
Commissioner Guy Mason told the
policemen that "a cop is not made;
he has to be born
Other speakers were Col. E. Cor
ing Bliss chairman of the Military
District of Washington Army Ad-
visory Committee, and the Rev
Thomas 3. Dade and Rabbi Norman
Gerstenfeld, Police Department
chaplains. The Rev. Hirl A. Kester
another of The chaplains, pro-
nounced the benediction.
The police band, under the direc-
ton of Capt. Charles Benter, played
during the ceremonies which were
under the direction Of Inspector
Lloyd Kelly.
Evening star., 1947-11-13
16-Nation Conference
On Aid for Europe
is Planned by AL

The American Fedora ton of Labor
today announced plans to call a
conference of labor leaders of 16
Western European nations to con-
slider how labor can assist in the
economic rehabilitation of Europe
under Secretary of State Marshalls S
foreign-aid program.
AS other elements of three point
plan to support 'the efforts of the
United States Government to pre-
serve world peace" the AFL said it
would:
l. Issue an appeal to its 100000
members to purchase CARE food
packages for distribution to needy
workers of the continent, and
2. Expand its own program of
assistance to the free trade union
movements of Europe and facilitate
the exchange of more detailed in
! formation on collective bargaining
and other economic subjects of in
terest to labor organizations on both
sides of the Atlantic
The decision to hold the interna-
tional conference was reached at a
meeting here of the AFL Interna-
tional Labor Relations Committee
and conformed with a recommended
ton of the recent AFL convention
in San Francisco.
Irving Brown and Henry RutZ
European representatives of the
AFL, were instructed to return to
Europe at once to arrange the time
and place of the conference.
The American Federation of La
Dor believes that its contribution tc
world peace and security for de-
mocracy can best be fulfilled by the
revival of free trade unions as bull
warks of democracy in European
countries" the committee stated, in
part.
Through such democratic labor
movements, we can expose the fall
sity of the Soviet propaganda
against the United States and the
Marshall plan. We can thereby
make the workers of Europe under
stand that Soviet Russia's purpose
is to starve Europe into revolution
and thus extend the international
domain of communism"
Evening star., 1947-11-13
Six Garry Minister Out Bodily
In Baptist Convention Dispute

| began. He was cut short by DR.
Bassett who pointed a gavel at him
You're not going to ask DR.. New
ton anything" DR.. Bassett said.
Il want to raise protest as high
as heaven" Mr.. Fraser contin-
ued
DR.. Norris, sitting nearby among
reporters in the orchestra pit,
grinned broadly and stood up.
The crowd began to boo loudly,
and some began to stamp their feet,
Some one began a hymn, and the
audience joined in.
A number of Baptist pastors and
laymen advanced on Mr.. Fraser.
Are you going peacefully" one
of them asked.
Mr.. Fraser continued shouting un-
til he noticed the men were serious.
Six men picked him up bodily
and carried him out of the hall.
Evening star., 1947-11-13
Senator Martin Urges Care G| Seized by Yugos|avs
In Spending Billions on Aid While Fishing Is Freed
By the Associoted Press

TRIESTE, Nov. l3.-An Ameri-
can soldier, ia Duel A. Farrell
who was taken prisoner by Yugo-
slavs while fishing Tuesday, was re-
leased yesterday.
Allied military headquarters said
only that Farrell was released. Nc
details were given of his overnight
imprisonment.
A soldier companion who had been
with Farrell on the fishing trip said
they were on the Vipacco River near
the hamlet of Rupe at the time the
incident occurred.
Farrell was released by the Yugo-
saws at road book in Gorilla. He
is a member of the 36lst Infantry
Battalion. His home is in Stark
Vile. Miss.
Evening star., 1947-11-13
From Yesterdays Last Edition. J
BY the Assoeioted Press

AMARILLO, Tex, Nov. PA Fort
Worth pastor was carried bodily
from the floor of the Baptist General
Convention here today when he tried
to challenge the featured speaker
of the morning.
The Rev. William Fraser, pastor
of DR.. Frank Norris fundamentals
Church of Fort Worth, Tex, got to
his feet from the front-row seat in
the convention hall when DR.. Louie
d. Newton, Atlanta. Ga, president
of the Southern Baptist Convention,
was introduced by DR.. Wallace Bas-
sett, Dallas, president OF the gen.
eral convention.
IT would like to challenge DR..
Newton and ask him" Mr.. Fraser
Evening star., 1947-11-13
Farm Leaders Confer
On Grain as Luckman
Sees Goal In Sight

| Farm leaders were to confer today
with Agriculture Department Off
cials on a long-term, .grain-saving
program to aid the Citizens Food
Committee in its drive to save 100,-
100000 bushels of domestic grain.
Chairman Charles Luckman, who
said the drive is now in sight" of
its goal, called meeting of all 26
committee members here tomorrow
to promote public compliance with
food conservation measures and
stimulate reduction of farm con-
sumption of feed
Success of the latter program was
reflected in the announcement of
the Agriculture Department that
meat production by federally in
spected slaughterers increased 10
per cent last week.
Output last week totaled 1863 0O0,-
900 pounds, compared with 1885,
100000 the preceding week and a
record of 376,000,0O0 for the year,
set last January.
Some of the recent increase in
production, Agriculture Department
officials said, reflects the tendency
of farmers to sell hogs earlier and
at lighter weights than usual, be-
cause of scarcity and high cost of
corn used for feed.
Hogs slaughtered by federally in
spected plants last week averaged
only 229 pounds, live weight, COM
pared with 240 year ago.
In Salisbury, Md, the Delmarva
Broiler Federation reported a de-
cline of nearly 100000 chickens
in its hatcheries during October
from the previous month.
The federation estimated $500, ,502
birds moved from farms on the East
ern Shore to professors last month
Reduction of the poultry supply has
been cited as another measure to
conserve grain used for feeding.
ID. c. Conservation Days Set.
Domestic food conservation meas
ures included the designation of
tomorrow, Saturday and Sunday as
food conservation days" for all
District churches and synagogues.
The days were set aside by the
District Commissioners, at the re-
quest of various church groups CO.
operating with the Citizens Food
| Committee.
Pastors will ask their congrega-
tions this week end to save food for
the hungry abroad Jewish syna-
gogues will make their food appeals
tomorrow and Saturday, while
Protestant and Catholic Churches
will act Sunday.
Meanwhile the puzzle of how the
Citizens Food Committee is being
financed was solved yesterday when
a State Department breakdown of
last summers 1882 100000 foreign
relief bill was made public
A $50G,000 item was shown to
have been allocated to the Food
Committee, apparently on the
theory that its job is to save 100,-
100000 bushels of grain for ship
ment abroad as relief for foreign
nations. The relief funds were ap-
propriated months before creation
of the committee. There was no
indication how much of the $780,
900 has been spent.
Evening star., 1947-11-13
More Skeletons Found
In Cavern Near TuzeweII
By the Assocjoted Press

TAZEWELL, VA, Nov. 13.-Dr
Herbert w. Jackson of Virginia
Tech. reported yesterday that a
second layer of human bones had
been found in a recently discovered
cavern near here which is believed
to be a former Indian burial
chamber.
DR.. Jackson, an associate profess
sor of biology, said the remains in
the cave have been established
definitely as those of Indians but
have not been identified as to tribe
The new find was made by the
professor and party of 80 members
of the National Sociological Society
Evening star., 1947-11-13
Bowie Entries

FOR FRIDAY.
B" the Associofed Press
weather Clear, Track Fast
Post Time, | PM, EST
FIRST RACE-Purse. $500; 2-year-
Evening star., 1947-11-13

Rises. Sets.
Sun, today 6:49 SOP
Sun. tomorrow----- 500 800
Moon today --u- 7::}5 a m. ON pm.
Automobile lights must be turned on
one-half hour after sunset.
Precipitation.
Evening star., 1947-11-13
Weather Report

District of Columbia Sunny
pleasant weather with highest tenn
perature in middle or upper SOS this
afternoon. Clear and cold again to-
night with lowest about 80 in the
city and around % in the suburbs
Tomorrow mostly sunny.
Maryland and Virginia-Clear and
cold again tonight with beloW-freez-
ing temperatures. Tomorrow sunny
and cool.
Wind velocity. II miles per hour;
direction, southwest.
River Report.
CFrom United States Engineers.)
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and muddy at Great Falls; Shenandoah
clear at Harpers Ferry.
Humidity.
Yesterday. Per Cent. Today. Per Cent
4 pm. ------ 40 am. IS
8 pm. "a 30 pm. fl
High and Low for Yesterday.
High "a, at 1902 am
Low. 3S. at 11:5s pm.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest 96. on August q.
Lowest, r, on February 5.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by unitea States Coast and
LAt Cs
Evening star., 1947-02-19
Cleveland Park Unit Backs
Alcoholic Clinic Bill

The Cathedral Heights Cleveland
Park Citizens Association last night
indorsed the Hebert bill for estab-
lishment of an alcoholic clinic in
the District, which would be main
tanned by tax of from / to 8 per
cent on all liquor sold here,
The group adopted a resolution
favoring any program which will
attempt to set up separate care for
persons found to be alcoholics by
the courts in the District, rather
than committing them to Jail or q.
mental institution.
Protest against present public
library hours was made in a motion,
Library official were urged to re-
establish prewar hours, which would
open the libraries late Saturday
evenings and Sunday afternoons. It
pointed out the present hours are
unsatisfactory to working persons.
The association will send q letter
to the Capital Transit Co. inviting
one of its representatives to the next
meeting to explain proposed fare
increases.
Members favored the proposed
change in the sale of ice cream by
weight rather than measure.
Owen B. French. president, con-
Quoted the meeting in st. Adams
Guild Hall, Wisconsin and Massa-
chuSettS avenues NV.
Evening star., 1947-02-19
Madrid Penalties
| JoywoIkers, Too,
INeWsmon Finds

Constantine Brown, The Stars
foreign news analyst, making a sur
vey of European capitals, has found
another world capital where jay
walking is penalized as in Wash
ington.
Mr.. Brown writes;
"I got into trouble with Francois
police force for the first time today
when I attempted to cross the
street while a red light was on.
A shrill whistle stopped me. A
polite cop came up to me, saluted
and mumbled something in Spanish.
When he realized that I no habla
Espanol,' he smiled, pointed to the
red light, saluted again and de-
parted.
"Will you please inform Com
missioner Young of this incident.
Washington and Madrid are the
only two capitals-so far as I know
where the pedestrian is penalized
for jaywalking. The difference is
that I was not bawled out by the
cop. Had been Spaniard, I
am told. I would have been fined
five pesetas,"
Evening star., 1947-02-19
Free CountryPIeo
Helps Man Found
| Talking to Self

His firm belief that this is a free
country where any man can talk
out loud to himself" yesterday won
a suspended sentence for Holman
Mitchell, SO, colored, of the 100 block
of Fifty-first street Sc.
"a bus wouldn't wait for me-" he
told Municipal Court Judge John P.
Mcmahon. Il was cutting across the
block to catch it at another stop,
and I was telling myself out loud
what I would do If the bus didn t
stop the next time"
That, he said, was the point at
which the law overheard his re-
marks.
"I wasn't cussing or talking too
loud. And all I said to the police
man was it's free country and a
man can talk to himself if he wants
to-" Mitchell denied he had used
abusive language.
The judge, finding him guilty,
suspended sentence with warning
that the defendant had better keep
it to a whisper when talking to
yourself In the future"
Evening star., 1947-02-19
Brotherhood Program
To Be Held Tonight

Speakers representing Protestant,
Catholic and Jewish faiths will lead
discussions in brotherhood in Ac-
ton" program at $3.50 o'clock tonight
in the Interior Department audi
torium.
The event has been arranged as
part of the observance of American
Brotherhood Week, now in progress
under sponsorship of the National
Conference of Christians and Jews,
Inc.
Speakers are to be Coleman Jen-
nings, boys5 club worker: Leo A.
Rover, former United States Attor-
ney here, and DR.. Milton I. Bal
dinger, professor of law at National
University.
Choirs of the three faiths will give
a short program after the discus
sion. Admission will be free.
Also in connection with the OBJ
servance, the seminar at Wilson
Teachers College today was to be
devoted to discussion of Brother
hood-A Pattern for Peace" Speak
ers were to include DR.. Ernest Grit
fifth, director of legislative reference
service in the Library of Congress
DR.. John M. Cooper, director of the
Nnthropology department at Catho-
lie University, and DR.. Julius
Schreiber, director of the National
Z Institute of Social Relations.
Chaplain John R. Strevig, from
the War Department office of the
chief of chaplains, is to address
Post 351, Jewish War Veterans. at
3147 Sixteenth street NV, at Bis
o'clock tonight,
Evening star., 1947-02-19

Alabama, debated in this society,
as did Thomas Jenifer, who as a
member of Congress used to enter
tain Patrick. Henry at his mansion
at Wicomico, Charles County, and
also served at one time as minister
to Austria.
Less thorough, however, were the
society's scribes of yesteryear in
recording the passing scenes of his
tory.
During the War of 1912 some of
the student body of the academy
which was chartered in 1774, left to
engage the British at Washington.
During that period minutes of the
meetings indicated enough students
were left behind to hold the society S
regular meetings.
But not a word of the war or
the burning of washington was re-
corded.
Student president of the honorary
society is James j. SchnitZer Of 4736
North Twenty-fourth road, Airing
ton.
He says there are about 600
alumni of the society living, and
Evening star., 1947-02-19
D. {. Aide 10 Ask Hearing
On Pin-BaII Licensinq

The Commissioners soon will be
asked to hold public hearing on
whether pinball and other COIN
operated machines in the District
should be licensed.
Assistant Corporation Counsel
Chester H. Gray said yesterday he
would make the request. He is
chairman of the District Regula-
tions Committee, charged with pre-
pairing rules in such cases.
The city heads referred the matter
to the committee following receipt
OF complaints about the machines
from citizens.
Mr.. Gray said he was drafting
proposed regulations to cover the
machines. These will probably in
clude a clause requiring operators
to see to it that school children do
not use the pinball and other
machines during school hours. he
said.
Evening star., 1947-02-19
Lawmakers May GET
Six-Year District Plan
In Revenue Need Plea

The 1928, ,0O0, 900 six-year plan for
postwar District development, COM
piled by Brig. Gen. Gordon R
Young, Engineer Commissioner, may
be presented to Congress as evidence
of the city's need for additional
revenue.
This was indicated by Gen
Young yesterday, following meet
ing with the citizens committee ap-
pointed by the Commissioners to
study the plan shortly after its
development last July. The COM
mittee agreed on a revised version
of the plan, but the recommends
tions were withheld pending SUBJ
mission to the city heads.
Gen. Young later told the press
he had decided tentatively to ask
his fellow Commissioners to agree
to present the mammoth public
works program to Congress as the
best illustration of why additional
income is needed. The plan con-
tains no provision for its financing
but Gen. Young had called fol
new and increased taxes, an in
crease in the Federal payment to-
ward District expenses and a sys-
tenn of borrowing from the Treas
ury.
Following its appointment last
summer, the citizens committee di-
vided itself into seven subcommit-
tees devoted to different phases o1
the plan. With two exceptions. al
subcommittee have now reported
Those still to be heard from were
studying miscellaneous municipal
improvements and correctional in
stitutions.
Evening star., 1947-02-19
|SpeedingFineCut
| On Autoist's S Plea
lOf Nogging Wife

\ Traffic Court Judge George D.
Nelson considered a defendants
'nagging wife" mitigating circum-
stance in a speeding case before
him yesterday.
He listened with interest as Navy
Chief Petty Officer Robert w. Nc
Kinney, SO, of 217 Twelfth street
NE, related that on February II
he had family quarrel and want
ed to get as far away as fast as
possible from my nagging wife"
Il thought getting locked up
would be the best way" Mckinney
declared.
IA Accordingly, he leaped into his
car and drove out Benning road NE
Spotting, Motorcycle Patrolman w
A. Hensley cruising along the 25-
mile-per- hour zone, Mckinney said
he drew up behind him. blew his
horn and, swerving around, stepped
on theygas." The policeman said he
had to travel up to so miles per
hour to make the arrest.
4 my usual penalty in these cases
Is $25," Said Judge Nelson, but In
view of your state Of mind and the
absence of traffic at the time, $40
VIII be the fine"
Evening star., 1947-02-19
Best Plan for Managing
School Cafeterias SOUGHT

Further study will be made of
the problem on how best to admin
lister 38 District public school cafe
terias, Supt. of Schools Hobart M.
Corning declared today.
A committee of five principals
was named near the end of the last
school year to make study of the
cafeterias, but the work is not COM
plete. Supt. Corning said.
"The preliminary report of the
committee is in my hands and will
be carefully reviewed by the school
officers" he said. Undoubtedly
there will be further assignments
given to the committee that has
worked on this so far. Until this
work is completed and reports are
in final form for presentation to the
Board of Education, this Office can
not make comment" ...
The possibility of centralized con-
troll of the cafeterias directly under
the Board of Education with cen
tralized buying and higher stand
ards for cafeteria managers will be
explored, 1t Is understood.
Evening star., 1947-02-19
By A. A. HoehIing
Stor Stuff Correspondent

CHARLOTTE HALL, Md, Feb. 10
One of the oldest debating socie-
ties in the nation will celebrate its
150th anniversary here Saturday
with - debate. -
To the broad lawns and old CO.
lonial buildings of Charlotte Hall
Military Academy will come some
$50 alumni of the institutions
Washington and Stonewall Literary
Society to renew friendships and
match wits.
After ceremonies which will COM
mence with dinner and initiation
Oft members of the student body
into the society, the group will
thrash out anew the topic which
was first argued by the society in
1843:
Resolved, That doctors are OF
more advantage to the public than
lawyers"
Alumni taking part in the debate
will be, on the affirmative, DR.. Fred
B. Smith, is, of Baltimore, and DR.
Wheeler o. Huff, go, Bethesda; and
the negative. v. Calvin Trice, '02
Cambridge, Md, and John D. Mock
'02, Cheraw, S. C.
Judges Named.
Judges will be Trial Magistrate
Donald A. DeLashmutt, of Mont
gomery County, '03, and Judge Wal
ter j. Mitchell, '89. of La Plata.
This controversial topic is closely
in keeping with the standards set
by the society in past debates. In
the yellowed pages of the groups
minutes can be found such subjects
argued by men of bygone era as:
What is more detestable, tyrant
or a coward?"
Should Troy have been de-
stroyed?"
whether or not the conversation
Of ladies is of any real advantage
to a literary gentleman"
u Ought a parent to choose a pro-
.fession for his child or leave him to
choose one for himself?'
Other Notes Interesting.
In other parts of equally musty
minutes such notations as these
have been recorded:
"Mr. Gardner was fined Is cents
for swearing
Resolved, That If two-thirds of the
members present of this society con-
slider the president does not keep
proper order and decorum while
sitting in the chair he shall be fined
II shillings, 4 pence"
Names of families still synonym
GUS with Southern Maryland can
be found on old rosters of the
society, including Bowie, Calvert,
Grain. Carrico, Tarlton, Fitzhugh
and Briscoe.
Admiral Raphael Semmes, skipper
Of the famed Confederate raider,
Evening star., 1947-02-19
D. {. Officials
Confer on
ST. Elizabeth S
Commissioners to Get
Health Councils View
On Taking 1t Over

Representatives of the Metropoli-
tan Health Council will confer with
the District Commissioners next
week on proposal by Budget Off
Ger w. L. Fowler that the District
seek to assume responsibility for
administration Of st. Elizabeth's
Hospital.
The conference will be held at
II am. Tuesday, it was revealed by
DR.. Herbert P. Ramsey, chairman
Of the council.
Mr.. Fowler's proposal, made last
November 27. In report to the
Commissioners. argued that rising
per capita costs of District mental
patients treated at the institution
justified a change in the hospitals
status that would make st. Eliza
beth's a local institution.
Taft's Stand Explained.
DR.. Winfred Overholser, superin-
tendent, has argued the hospital
should be maintained as a Federal
research center.
Meanwhile, a spokesman for Sen
ator Taft, Republican, of Ohio this
morning disclosed the Senator had
not intended to transfer supervision
OF st. Elizabeths to the Public
Health Service. as provided in the
original draft of national health
bill be introduced last week.
He said the bills sponsors did not
wish to enter the controversy over
the Federal or local administration
of the institution. They merely
sought to coordinate all Federal
health work in the proposed ma
tional health agency, he declared.
Change to Be Eliminated.
The spokesman said Senator Taft
had been under the impression the
hospital was now under the Public
Health Service, and intended to
leave that status unchanged while
transferring the parent agency to
the proposed Federal health au-
thority.
He said the unintended change
would be eliminated in the Com
mittee on Labor and Public We'll
fare, to which the bill was re-
ferred.
According to DR.. Overholser, the
hospital was under the Public
Health Service from July, 1910, to
December, 1943, when it became a
separate unit responsible directly
to the Federal Security Agency.
DIR. Overholser said he welcomed
the report from Senator Taft's of
flee that no transfer to the Pub
lie Health Service was intended.
He said he did not intend this as
q slap" at the latter agency, but
merely felt there was "a difference
in traditions, organization and func-
tons that warrant separation"
Evening star., 1947-02-19

18 active members of the student
body. Oldest alumnus is Albert
Young, class of '68, who is living in
California. He is nearly 100 years
old.
The fact that the student body
numbers only 1854 youths indicates
the selective basis on which the
society is managed, according to
M. D. Burgee, principal of the acad-
emy. They are selected both by
club members and by the faculty OF
the institution largely with regard
to scholarship.
The clubs home is the Old White
House, built in 1903, most venerable
structure on the campus. Con-
federate troops were quartered there
for time during the Civil War.
It was during that war that the
Stonewall Society was formed, the
original literary and debating Or
ganization having been known as
the Washington Society. The for
mer was named in honor of Stone
wall Jackson. In 1871 the two
societies were combined into the
present group.