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Evening star., 1948-05-12

Two more clergymen were to ap-
pear in Municipal Court today on
the heels of one who yesterday for
feited s25 collateral on charges of
violating laws requiring that min
listers report to District Court all
marriage ceremonies which they
perform here.
The three are the first to be
charged of those on a list of more
than $50 received Monday by the
Corporation Counsels Office. The
Corporation Counsel was asked by
the clerk of District Court to in
vestigate suspected violations with
view to bringing criminal prosecu-
ton against the clergymen in the
lower court.
In one hearing yesterday, Assist
ant Corporation Counsel Clark F..
King presented two counts against
the Rev. Parish D. Freeman, colored,
Baptist ministerial student" who
lives at 809 Howard road Sc.
Mr.. Freeman admitted he was
guilty through an oversight and
was allowed by the prosecutor to
forfeit the $25 collateral at the
No. l precinct rather than stand
trial.
AS the result Of another hearing
and one Of numerous telephone talks
with clergymen whose names are on
the list, Mr.. King said at least two
more ministers will be permitted to
forfeit collateral on the charges
today.
The laws under which prOsecu-
tions against those on the present
list may be made specify that min
isterial officers Cd file a report OF
each marriage they perform; ca file
the report within 10 days OF the
ceremony, and go are the officers
designated in the marriage license
applications to perform the mar
riage of the applicants.
Mr.. Freeman was charged with
violating the latter two rules.
Prosecutor King said that virtu-
ally every faith is represented on
the list and that it may take "sev-
eral weeks" for him to complete his
investigations. He declined to name
any of the individuals but said that
a number of well-known clergymen
and at least two local judges are
included.
Mr.. King said he is contracting by
telephone all those whose names are
listed. He said that, where reason
able" explanations are offered. he
probably will not prosecute. He
added that many of those con-
tacted since Monday have pleaded
oversight" or unfamiliarity with
the law.
On the charges Of improper re-
porting, the maximum penalty is a
$50 fine or one year in Jail. A $500
fine or one year is the maximum for
violation of the third requirement.
Mr.. King pointed out there is no
danger of any of the marriages be-
ing held invalid.
Evening star., 1948-05-12
Death Of Ohio Delegate
Moy Cut Tuft Bloc to 43
BY me Assoeiossd Press


COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 12.-Sen-
ator Taft OF Ohio may have 43,
instead of A, Ohio delegates back
ing him for the presidential NOM
ination at the Republican National
Convention.
State COP leaders said yesterday
Ohio might lose one of its So dele
gate votes because of the death OF
Frank Worstall of GAINESVILLE.
Taft pledged delegate in the 18th
district.
Mr.. Worstall died before the May
"A primary. Because of this, the
Secretary of States office indicated
only 50 delegates may be certified.
Evening star., 1948-05-12
American u. Students
Honor Lowell for 1ulks

The Rev. c. Stanley Lowell, pas
tor of Wesley Methodist Church
has been chosen chapel speaker
of the year by the seniors Of Amer
ican University, and will address
them at 1870 am. tomorrow at
Metropolitan Memorial Methodist
Church, Nebraska and New Mexico
avenues NV. His subject will be
Responsible Living"
Mr.. Lowell, a native Of Mime
sofa, came to Wesley Methodist
Church last year from Dover, Del
Evening star., 1948-05-12
Rival Pickefs Battle
In New York Over
Iron Curtain Movie
- - Assoeiotsd Press

NEW YORK, May l2.-Thou-
sands pouring out of theaters last
night were swept into q milling
throng of rival pickets, clashing
over the movie, THE Iron Curtain" !"
Fist fights broke out, and the
yells and catcalls rose above the
roar Of trafic.
Almost 200 police-some riding
horses on the sidewalks-strugg
with the pickets a half hour before
clearing the area. Five persons
were arrested, one accused Of
punching a policeman.
The film opened without incident
at the Roxy Theater today. No
pickets were on hand when the
theater opened at midmorning.
Twelve hundred persons were in
line waiting for tickets when the
theater opened. Twenty detectives
mingled with the opening day audi
ence and other officers were sta
toned outside. The theater seats
5000.
Pickets Halt Traffic.
Traffic halted In some places and
slowed to a snailpace in others as
pickets who identified themselves as
members of the New York Commit
tee Against War Propaganda
marched in front of the theater at
Fiftieth street and Seven avenue
last night. They carried placards
protesting the movie.
Members OF the Catholic War Vet
erans had waited at the scene four
hours for the rival pickets to show
up.
Fights between a half dozen on
each side started after a woman
distributing leaflets assailing the
film scuffled with a policeman.
Counter Picketing Ordered.
Before the clash, Richard Nc
league, New York county COM
mander OF the Catholic War Vet
Grams, had said: IF the Communists
post a picket line. the CWV will
post a counterpicket line.
There were about $500 veterans
in the vicinity.
After the picketing. Mr.. McTeague
told the veterans: GO home-you've
done a good job"
The film is advertised as based
on the personal story of Igor Guo-
zenko, former code clerk, U. S. S. r.
Embassy in Ottawa, Canada
Many in the group opposing the
film chanted anti-war slogans
Others yelled for boycott OF
Fascist films and cried "Cossacks"
at the mounted police forcing the
crowd down side streets.
Evening star., 1948-05-12

Harvard Osmond, 1922 Tennyson
street NV. An experienced public
speaker, he addressed National
Education Association highway
safety meeting three years ago and
has spoken at many gatherings in
his church.
Evening star., 1948-05-12

| Alternates cannot take Mr.. sWor-
stalls place because . certificate OF
election cannot be issued to q de.
ceased person.
| Republican leaders said conven-
ton officials may agree to seat one
lof the alternates, in the event ons
does not take the position auto
matically.
Evening star., 1948-05-12
Polish Club Meets Tonight

"Polands Claim to the Eastern
Territories" will be discussed by
members OF the Georgetown Uni
versity Polish Club at meeting OF
the Polish Club of Washington at
8:l5 o'clock tonight in Stansbury
Temple, 1892 Georgia avenue NV
Evening star., 1948-05-12
Southwest Businessmen
Elect Foley President

Harry Foley, manager of the Safe
way Store at 423 Seventh street
S.W.. was elected president Of the
Southwest Businessmen's Associa-
ton last night. He succeeds Will
liam Miller, who had served as
head of the group for II years.
Other new officers elected are
Frank Hurst, vice president; Hugh
A.. Rourke, secretary, and Michael
Troiano. treasurer.
Evening star., 1948-05-12
North Africon Wor Decd
Due in New York Friday
~ n. Associated pre,,

BY fhs Assoetqfsd Frsas
NEW YORK, May 12.-The Army
transport Barney Kirschbaum is
due at the Brooklyn Army Base
Friday morning with the remains
OF 1850 American soldiers killed in
North Africa.
Evening star., 1948-05-12

was 10 VlSlG IIlS
White House at 2
o'clock this aft
ernoon to inves
tigate the asser- :
ton it Is a fire
trap.
The Six-man
c o m m i t t e e
headed by A. C
Hudson of Con-
cord, N. H., was
to ur the
Executive Man
sion, accompa :
MED by w. E
Reynolds, COM
Evening star., 1948-05-12
Churchill Gets Ovation
On Arrival in Norway
BY the Associated Press

BY the Assoeioted Press
OSLO, May 12.-Norwegians gave
Winston Churchill huge ovation
yesterday on his arrival for five
day visit.
The wartime Prime Minister Of
England and King Haakon rode
through lines OF cheering thousands
to the Royal Palace. Mrs. Churchill
and Crown Prince Olav followed
along the flag -decked streets.
The King entertained the Church
ills with dinner at the palace.
Evening star., 1948-05-12
More C|ergymen Face Advisory Unit 10 Visit
Courtin Failure 10 LIST White House 10 Check
Marriages Performed On Fire Trap Peril

The National Fire Protection As
sociations Committee on Libraries.
Museums and Historic Buildings
Evening star., 1948-05-12

THE EVENING STAR Washington, D. C. - As
Evening star., 1948-05-12

Your old living room set Is eomplstsiy
torn down. re-desisnsd 10 Regency. law
son Sectional Tuxedo. Duneon-Phyfs.
chippendoIe. Chesterfield, Duchess OF
Windsor or Modern ond then rs-uphol-
stored 10 new beoviy and enduring
avolity.
Evening star., 1948-03-11
.19 Survive Crash Of Navy Plane
With DC. Passengers Near Gulf

Pensacola. Fla; Corpus Christi. Tex
and San Diego. Calf.
1t departed from Washington at
$50 pm. yesterday after 40-minute
stop at National Airport. Several
passengers were picked up here and
others boarded at Pensacola, the
Navy said.
The plane was described as an
R-5-D which is comparable to the
Army C-54.
Naval air station authorities in
New Orleans said the plane reported
over New Orleans at 2:59 am. When
the craft was IS minutes out of New
Orleans. its No. motor sputtered
The pilot told Navy headquarters
that the propellers then fell of.
The crew attempted to return to
New Orleans but vibration was too
heavy. They spotted the Point Ho-
maux Field, an auxiliary landing
base, just outside Donaldsonville.
1t. Scoggin said the plane skidded
on the wet grass and hit a ditch at
the end of the field.
The pilot told Navy officials In
New Orleans that the plane jumped
the ditch and hit the Mississippi
River levee. where it burst into
flames.
The crew and passengers were
taken to New Orleans, IS miles away,
by bus and ambulance.
Among those aboard was H. l..
Boon, electricians mate third class.
of Churchland. Va, and Sergt. w.
A. Ruff. U. S. M. c., Palo Alto,
Calf. attached to the Quantico
fVa.D Marine base.
Evening star., 1948-03-11
(Picture on Page A-6.)
BY the Associated Press

ASHEVILLE, N. c., Mar. IL
Nine women patients perished
here early today in the blazing
inferno of a mental hospital fire.
Seven of the victims were trapped
helplessly on upper floors of the
four story central building of the
Highland Hospital for Nervous Dis
eases, DR.. B. T. Bennett, medical di-
rector, reported.
Two others were evacuated by
f1remen who dashed into the fiery
structure but they died soon after
ward.
The hospital released the following
names of the dead:
Mrs, A. T. Hipps of Asheyille
Mrs. w. B. Kennedy of Kinston
+ N. c.: Mrs. Ida Engel of Clayton
Mo-; Mrs. Julius Doering OF johnson
City, Tenn; Mrs. J. r. Borochof OF
Rome, Ca: Miss Marthina d.
Friece of Bristol, Tenn; Mrs. F
Scott Fitzgerald of Montgomery
Ala, widow of the author; Mrs
Virginia Ward James of Atlanta
and Mrs. G. C. Womack of Friends.
vile, Tenn.
The fire, discovered about mid
night, started in the kitchen of the
ospital's central building II
quickly spread to an elevator shaft
and was licking the buildings ROOF
when firemen arrived.
Evening star., 1948-03-11

Two persons were injured when
a Navy transport plane from the
Naval Air Station at PatuXent. Md
crash-landed and burned on a fog
shrouded auxiliary airport near
Donaldson, La, early today. Nine
teen persons were aboard the craft
five crew members and IA paSsen-
gers, some of them from Washing
ton.
The Naval Air Station in New
Orleans said the two passengers
were suffering from shock. the
Associated Press reported. They are
Seaman 1/c G. M. Copeland of Suf-
folk. Va, and Seaman 1lc w. F.
Robb OF Bayonne, N. J.
Officials at the Patuxent station,
where the flight originated yester-
day. identifead the pilot as 1t. J. L.
Scoggfh, U. S. N, of Dallas. Tex,
and the co-pilots as 1t. John Rue,
U. S. N. r., of ST. Marys County
Nd, and Ensign John R. Labauche
OF Syracuse, N. Y.
1t. Scoggin and Ensign Labauche
were based at the station and 1t
Rue of the Naval Reserve was TAX
ing two-week training course
there.
Other crew members were identi-
fed as. Flight Orderly r. N. Patten
and Seaman 1Ic A. N. Jembrysek,
also an orderly.
The plane was on a regularly
scheduled Naval Air Transport
Service fight departing from Pa
tuxent at $3.50 pm. each weekday
and terminating at San Francisco.
Stops are scheduled at Washington,
Evening star., 1948-03-11
BY the Assoeioted Press

CHICAGO, Mar. 11.-Record-
breaking cold came on top of heav,
SHOWS to plague the Central anj
Southwestern portion of the Ma
ton today.
The coldest March temperatures
in the history of Weather Bureau
records hit several Safes. These
included Kansas-already snow.
bound by blizzards-Minnesota anc
Iowa. The coolest readings fol
this date in March were recorded
In many other States. SubzerC
marks were recorded as far south
as the Texas Panhandle and New
Mexico.
! In Kansas. highways already were
blocked, schools we're closed and
acute gas shortages reported. Three
cities-McPherson. Hays and Con.
cordia-were isolated for hours
This heavy snowfall also hampered
Missouri and Oklahoma, although
not so seriously.
Among Kansas cities reporting
record March lows were Hayes, -23;
Evening star., 1948-03-11
Nine Patients Die as Fire Sweeps
Mental Hospital at Ashevi|Ie
Screaming Women Trapped on Upper Floors;
Scott Fitzgerods Widow Among Victims

Screams of trapped women rang
out above the roaring conf1agration
as doctors, nurses. firemen and po-
lice ran through the blazing struc-
ture, riskine their lives in an effort
to save the 20 patients in the build
ing.
They quickly huddled the rescued
patients into another building where
some sat silently and others yelled
Historically.
Police Capt. Harold Enloe was the
first man to reach the building.
4 could hear screaming on the
third floor" he related. Flames
by then were tapping through the
roof of the building
Every available piece of the citys
fire-hghting equipment was called
out and off-duty firemen were rushed
to the scene. ...
| The flames, leaping high into the
air, lit up a large section of this
mountain resort city. About 1000
spectators. many of them dressed
in pa jamas, milled helplessly around
The hospital, housed in severa
buildings about 3 miles from the
heart of Asheville, is unit of Duke
University Hospital in Durham.
1t was operated for about a quar-
ter of century by DR.. Robert S
Carroll. noted mental specialist
whose clientele included members OF
prominent families throughout the
Nation. Dr. Carroll gave the in
stitution to Duke several years ago
Evening star., 1948-03-11
Austrian Strike Wave
Reported Planned by
Reds for Next Week
Union Federation Tells
Members to Take No Port,
Communists Warned
BY the Associated Press

VIENNA, Mar. 11.-Informed
government sources said today
that a wave of Communist
inspired strikes is expected
throughout Austria next week.
Informants said the Communists
are expected to bring about work
stoppages through groups similar to
the action committees" of Czecho-
SloVakia.
I'm Czechoslovakia. action COM
mittees were set up before and
after the Communists gained con-
troll of the government. They are
composed of strong party men,
bers and have been given the job
of purging national life of oppo-
Sition to the Communists.)
Communists Are Warned.
Minister of Interior Oskar Helmer
already has publicly warned the
Communists that such groups are
illegal and may be punished under
Austrian law in certain circum-
stances.
The Executive Committee of the
Austrian Trade Union Federation
has told its members that any one
helping to establish such action
committees will be expelled from
the federation.
| In rejecting a Communist de.
mand for general Is per CEN
wage increase. the committee in.
structed Austrian workers to strik,
only on orders from the Trade
Union Federation.
Chancellor Thanks Federation.
Chancellor Leopold Figl thanked
the federation for GOODNESS in tht
present critical situation"
Renewed Communist activity il
Austria appeared to many to bt
bringing the two major parties
the right wing Peoples Party ane
the Socialists-closer together.
A public demonstration at which
leaders of the two parties are te
pledge their mutual support in the
fight against Communism, is sched-
uled next week
Evening star., 1948-03-11
Finol Arguments to Stort
Today, but Jury May Not
Get Case Until Tomorrow
By Robert K WoIsh

Justice Alexander Holtzoff to-
day denied a motion for a di-
rected verdict of acqu1ttal of
Mai. Gen. Bennett E. Meyers in
District Court after counsel for
the retired Army Air Forces pur-
chasing officer rested its case
without calling witnesses.
Final arguments were to start
early this afternoon but the jury
probably will not start it's delibera-
tionS until tomorrow, it was indi-
Gated. Justice Holtzoff is to charge
the jury after Government and de-
fense attorneys sum up their cases
Meyers has been on trial since
February "a on charges that he in
duced Bleriot H. Lamarre, wartime
president of the Aviation Electric
Co. of Dayton, Ohio, to testify false
ly to Senate War Investigating
Subcommittee last October in saying
that Meyers neither owned Or prof.
tied from the Dayton concern.
Attorneys for Meyers filed long
motion today attacking the legality
of the subcommittee which devel-
oped evidence against Meyers.
If convicted, Meyers faces a sen
tence of from to 10 years on each
of the three counts. The defendant
also was indicted on three other
counts charging that he committed
perjury before the subcommittee
Trial on that charge had been set
down for today but Justice Holtzoff
continued the case until the compile
ton of the present trial
Arguments Take As Minutes.
After defense counsel made their
motion for a directed judgment of
acquittal. Justice HoltZoff called
Government and defense counsel to
the bench where the motion was
argued for almost As minutes. The
arguments were not heard by the
jury or spectators and the judges
Co. N6EUCpc pouo ASl
Evening star., 1948-03-11
Record Cold and Snow Plague
Central, Southwest States

Garden City, 20, and Dodge City
is.
The coldest spot on the Chicago
Weather Bureau map was Bemidji
MINI, with -36. Minneapolis anc
| St. Paul had 20. the coldest Marcf
day on record.
Pellston, Mich, was among the
Nations coldest spots with "a
Further eastward, the extreme cole
was expected to move in tonight
and tomorrow night, on the heels
of a snowfall.
Another spell of cold weather and
possibly snow is in store for the
District tonight. the Weather Bureau
predicted.
The forecast here called for oc-
casional rain today, probably turn
ing to snow tonight, with increasing
winds and a temperature falling to
about % degrees by tomorrow
morning.
The high today will be about
so degrees, the Weather Bureau
said, compared with yesterday
peak Of 81.
Evening star., 1948-03-11
Inquest Set in Death
Of Il on AirIiner
In Chicago Crash
Miomi-Bound DC-4 Falls
And Burns Soon After
Tukeoff in Snow Furry
BY the Associated Press

CHICAGO, Mar. IA Delta
Airlines DC-4 plane crashed and
burned explosively late last
night a few seconds after it took
off from Chicago's Municipal
Airport. Twelve of 13 aboard
were killed.
An inquest was scheduled for
10:3O am. Friday. Coroner A. L.
BIodie said a blue ribbon jury OF
aviation specialists would be sum-
moned.
The only survivor was 33-year-
old mother whose 7-year-old sor
perished in the fiery wreckage. Shs
screamed Historically for her chile
as she was pulled from the flames
The woman, Mrs. Tripolino Me,
Of suburban Oak Lawn, ILL.,, suf'
fered severe burns. Both of hel
legs and both of her arms were
broken.
All four members of the crew
were killed. The plane was bounc
, for Miami, Fla 1t splashed into
a flaming mass on a nearby prairie
at 1888 pm. from height OF SOC
to 1000 feet during a snow furry
witnesses said.
First Accident Since 1884.
! 1t was Delta's first accident In
scheduled operations since 1884
Last wear the airlines received q
special citation from the Nationa
Safety Council.
| Something went wrong" and the
huge craft caught fire when only 8
few feet above the runway. Delta's
district traffic manager said. There
was no further explanation.
Among the identified dead were
two Chicago brothers on their way
! Icz. nr NIY7
Evening star., 1948-03-11
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

LONDON, Mar. 1.-THE Gov
ernment today announced an
agreement with American film
producers to end a tax dispute
which brought a Hollywood ban
on shipment of films to Britain.
Harold Wilson. president of TIE
Board of Trade, said that the con-
troversial Is per cent duty on earn
ings Of imported films would be
withdrawn as quickly as the neces-
sary order could be made"
The normal export of American
films to this country will resume
as soon as possible he told the
House of Commons.
Earlier, both British and Ameri-
can officials said the agreement Is
subject tc ratification by United
States film executives in Holly
wood.
The new agreement, effective
June IA, will run four years, but be
subject to review after two years
For the first two years the United
States producers may take home
SIT 100000 of their earnings from
American films shown here. In ad-
Evening star., 1948-03-11
Britain to End 75% Film Tax,
Hollywood to Lift Export Ban
Accord Healing Rift Leaves Producers
Toke-Home of Sl7 900 900 Yearly

dition they may withdraw dollars
equal to British films earnings in
the United States.
The s17.000,000 limitation on with
drawals covers earnings from old
films as we'll as those imported un-
der the new agreement, Mr. Wilson
said. Films imported before i'm
position of the IS per cent tax
escaped this special levy. They
have been earning at the rate of
$50, 100000 yearly since the ban was
invoked seven months ago, Mr.. Will
son said.
The agreement provides permit
ted uses for the profits which cam
not be sent to the United States
Mr.. Wilson did not specify these
uses, but said they will be under
joint control of the British gov
ernment and the American picture
industry.
The Labor government imposed
the tax last August in an effort tc
save dollars. Expenditures fo1
United States films had run to $685.
100000 a year. Hollywood en-
bargoed shipping new films to Eng
land almost at once. Talks for a
compromise have been in progress
since.
Evening star., 1948-03-11
Damaged AirIiner Lands
Safely With "a Aboard
By the Assoeioted Press

DALLAS, Mar 11.-An American
Airlines passenger liner bound for
Los Angeles made an emergency
landing here last night and its 20
passengers resumed the trip today
in another plane.
Twenty-four persons. including a
crew of four, were aboard the DC-4,
which damaged a nosewheel in a
take-off at Tulsa, Okla. Airline Off
cials said they directed the ship off
its regular route for the Love Field
landing here as a precautionary
measure"
Capt. D. L. Boone, pilot, said the
landing was tough one"
Evening star., 1948-03-11
Grass Roots Farley Judge Denies Meyers
Called by McGrath 10 Directed Verdict Plea
GET Campaign Advice After Defense Rests
Leon Henderson Demands
Determined Fight for
Trumon's Program
BY the Assoeioted Press

Democratic strategists sought
advice from the grass roots"
today on how to advance PreSi-
dent Truman's candidacy.
National Chairman McGrath called
in key party leaders from cross
section of the country for two-day
parley
simultaneously. Leon Henderson,
chairman of Americans for Demo-
cratic Action, challenged the execu-
tive committee meeting to make "a
determined fight" for the President S
civil rights" program.
The Southern rebellion touched
off by the anti-lynch anti-poll tax
anti job discrimination and other
racial equality proposals in that pro-
gram appeared certain to figure
prominently in the committees dis
cussions.
The announced purpose of the ses-
Evening star., 1948-03-11
Youth Gets 50 10 so Years
In Staying Of Parents
BY the Associated Press

W1NSTON-SALEM, N. c.. Mar. IL
"A l6-year-old high-school student
who killed his mother and father
afte:' an argument over money was
convicted of second-degree murder
yesterday by Superior Court jury
which made no recommendation for
mercy.
Judge J. H. Clement sentenced
Tommy Lee Phillips of Winston
Salem to Is to 80 years on each of
two counts. The sentences are to
run consecutively.
The youths defense for the New
Years Eve slayings was based on
grounds of temporary insanity. The
defense sought to show that he was
mentally upset by the belief that
his choir singer-sweetheart was
PREGNANT.