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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-12
Geographic Lecture Set

The National Geographic Society
18th lecture of its winter series will
be held at 8:15 pm. tomorrow in
Constitution Hall Alfred Wolff,
lecturer and photographer. will tell
of a French tour he took last sum-
mer. He will illustrate his talk with
color movies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-12
6Iz-Pound Son Is Born
To ChurchiII's Daughter
By the Associated Press

LONDON, Feb. IA 612 -pound
son was born today to Mrs. Chris
topher Soames, the former Mary
Churchill The boy is Winston
Churchill's fifth grandchild.
Soames, captain in the Cold
stream Guards, and Miss Churchill
were married year ago yesterday
Evening star., 1948-12-04
Emerson Drug Heir
Files Will Contest
By the Associated Press

TOWSON, Md, Dec. Am
adopted son of the late Frederick
c. Mccormack, an heir of the
Emerson Drug Co. founder. asked
yesterday that will of his step
fathers be set aside and another
be substituted.
Frederick c. Mccormack, jr., pc
titioned the Baltimore County Or
phans Court to set aside 1945 will
admitted to probate last December
and that one executed in 1896 be
substituted. '-
Mr.. Mccormack, who was the
stepson of the late. Capt. Isaac
Emerson, died in New York year
ago today from bullet wound.
He would have received a large
share in distribution Of Capt. Emer-
sons estate had he lived until 1851.
The adopted sons petition con-
tended the probated will was not
signed in the presence of witnesses
and that the deceased acted under
undue influence" in distributing
his estate.
The disputed will left the Nc
Cormack residence at Stevenson,
Baltimore County, to the deceased's
widow and the adopted son. A
daughter, Margaretta, was willed
the furnishings.
The remainder Of the estate. in
cluding stock in the Emerson Drug
Co. and real estate in Baltimore
and Narragansett Pier, r. l.. were
left to Desiree Windisch- -Graetz of
New York.
No value has been placed on the
estate. 1t is subject to Federal
income tax liens of SAT ,90966 and
mortgages totaling $134,000.
Evening star., 1948-12-04
Plane Crash Reports i,
Cause Search Of Lake
Nv the Associated Press

CHICAGO, Dec. 4.-Airplanes from
the Glenview Naval Air Station and
several Coast Guard boats searched
Lake Michigan over a 50-mile area
last night after reports of plane
crashes in the lake.
No wreckage was found and no
planes in the Chicago area were
reported missing.
The reports of planes crashing,
some OF them aflame, came from
persons at suburban Waukegan and
at three separate points along the
lake in Chicago.
w. M. Percy, weather forecaster,
said the reports may have been by
observers who confused the flow of
numerous meteors with the lights
of airplanes. Offlcials at the Yerkes
Observatory at Williams Bay, Wis.
said a meteor was sighted in the
southwest sky last night.
MUROc AIR BASE, Calf, Dec
"A CAT Army transport plane
from Albuquerque, N. Mex, was
missing today after the pilot radioed
the field here he was approaching
for a landing.
Air TRAFFIC Control headquarters
reported that the pilot said he was
approaching for a landing at 7:05
pm. (PDTI yesterday. But the plane
never reached the field. The sky was
overcast at the time.
Muroc said only that the plane
carried "a normal crew"
Search last night was discontinued
until daylight.
Evening star., 1948-12-04
Manila A!ewsman
jailed for Contempt
By the Assoeioted Press

MANILA, Dec. 4.-The Philippine
Supreme Court today sent Manila
newspaperman to prison for 80 days
for contempt of the high tribunal.
The court divided, to 2, over
whether the freedom of the press
law, which protects newspapermen
from being forced to reveal sources
of information, applied in this case.
The newspaperman, Angel j.
Parazo of the Star Reporter, re-
fused to tell the Supreme Court the
source of a story in which he ex-
posed a leak of Philippine bar ex-
animation questions.
The majority of the court cited
another act which provides courts
or Congress can compel newspaper
men to state their sources If the
interests of state require it."
Associate Justice Ricardo Paras in
a dissenting opinion maintained
that the latter law was meant to
apply only to cases which solely
affect the security and safety of the
state" He contended Mr.. Parazo
was entitled to protection under the
freedom Of the press law.
Evening star., 1948-12-04
Mitchell 10 Lead Concert
For Youths at Syracuse
Special oispoteh 10 The stor

SYRACUSE, N. Y, Dec. Allow
ard Mitchell, newly appointed di-
rector OF the National Symphony
Orchestra, was to conduct a special
youth concert today in the audi
torlum of Central High School here.
Designed for an audience of chill
dren between 7 and IA years of age,
the concert was scheduled to in
clude works of Tschaikowsky and
Morton Gould, as well as other
composers 1t will be the first spe-
cial youth concert given here by a
visiting orchestra.
Last night in the same auditorium
DR.. Hans Kinder conducted the
orchestra in a concert which in
cluded Tschaikowsky's Symphony
No. S in E Minor, excerpts from
Wagners Tristan and Isolde" the
Albert Coates adaptation of Pur-
cells Suite for Strings" and waltz
and polka by Kachaturian.
The continued applause of the
audience after the concert brought
brief speech of thanks from DR.
Kinder. who told of his resignation
this week as director of the or
chestra.
The National Symphony will give
o concert tonight at Colgate Uni
versity, Hamilton, N. Y.
Evening star., 1948-12-04
Mayer Weds Widow
OF Radio Producer
By the AssoeIoisd Press

YUMA, Ariz., Dec. 4-Louis B.
Mayer, head OF the Metro Goldwyn-
Mayer Studios, and Mrs. Lorena
Banker were married today by JUS
tice of the Peace r. H. Lutes in the
office of Sheriff J. A. Beard amid a
lively pursuit by reporters and
photographers.
The bride, widow Of the radio
producer, Danny Banker, Mr.. Mayer
and other wedding party members
arrived at 4:05 am. by train from
Los Angeles and went to the Coro-
nado Motor Hotel.
The group then went to DRIVEN
restaurant a block away for an early
breakfast. Court Clerk Willard
Daniel brought marriage license
forms to the DRIVEN for Mr.. Mayer
and Mrs. Banker to sign.
Judge Lutes then met the party
at their hotel but the party fed in
police and sheriff's cars as newsmen
approached. From hotel to the sher-
ifs home to the peace officers office
the chase went.
The eventual scene Of the we'd
ding overlooked the Jail yard in the
rear of the Yuma County court
house.
The ceremony took place at 8 am.
The party succeeded in eluding pho
tographers and after the wedding
the bridal couple and Mrs. Dankers S
daughter, Suzanne, II, were whisked
away in Sheriff Boards car.
The couple planned brief auto
mobile honeymoon, with return to
Hollywood early next week:
Evening star., 1948-12-04
Free-for-AI| Debate
On Federal Authority
Due at State Assembly
BY the Associoied Press

DETROIT, Dec. 4.-The General
Assembly of the States headed
toward its conclusion today with
promise of a free-for- all argument
on the Federal system of Govern
ment.
Panel discussions will bear on
Federal authority, a major topic Of
the three day meeting of State Of
ficials.
The tenor of the conference has
revealed a sentiment that Federal
Government should "stay in its
place"
Regional Agreements Proposed.
Among suggestions to curb CEN
tralization of Government was the
proposed increase of regional agree
ments among States. Gov. Millard
F. Caldwell of Florida hit hard on
this idea yesterday.
There is vast no mans land
between State and Federal Govern
ments.' Gov. Caldwell said. 1T will
be taken over by the Federal Gov
ernment If the States don't do some
thing comparatively about it,
Gov. Caldwell explained the
South's plans for regional education
as a prime example of interstate
action.
No Southern State can afford to
build specialized schools single
handed, he said, but working to-
gether, the States can develop great
institutions.
Shift of Northern Students Seen.
Gov. Caldwell predicted a great
influx of young men from the North
into Southern schools as a result of
the interstate education movement.
They'll be among the best in the
world" he said Of the schools.
The Governor said whites would
get first attention but that Negroes
would not be neglected.
I'VE want to train the Negroes"
he said. 1--WE want them in our
society. I can't say as much for
some other sections of the country"
Gov. Caldwell maintained, how
ever, that as long as segregated
schools were legal they would be
continued. He said Negroes would
be deprived Of opportunity If they
had to compete with whites on a
nonsegregated basis.
Evening star., 1948-12-04
Grand Jury Investigates
Staying Of Georgia Negro
Rx Tho A.sosiofad Pfsss

SWAINSBORO, Ga. Dec. "A
Toombs County grand jury was
called today to investigate the am
bush Staying of Robert Mallard,
Negro, near Lyons, Ga. The jury
will meet Friday.
Superior Court Judge Robert H.
Humphrey summoned the jury upon
receipt of a letter from Gov. Her
man Talmadge this morning inclos-
ing photostatic copies of letters pur-
porting to have been written by Amy
Mallard. widow of Robert Mallard,
naming the two men alleged to have
killed her husband"
The photostats were those given
to the Governor yesterday by busi-
nessman from Cleveland, Joseph M.
Goldwasser, who undertook a per-
sonal crusade to obtain action on
the Mallard case. Mr.. Goldwasser
Is member of the National Associ-
alton for the Advancement Of Col
ored People.
Judge Humphrey said he would
summon the court into session i'm
mediately to try those named II the
grand jury returned an indictment.
Evening star., 1948-12-04
Berlin
Continued From First Page.)

departure of our families, except
in normal routine as staff members
leave and are replaced"
The Russians and German Com
munists had asserted the Western
powers will withdraw, that Gen.
Clay will be recalled and that the
United States frmness- toward
Russia policy in Germany will be
reversed.
Fright Campaign Charged.
Col. Frank L. Howley, American
commandant in Berlin, branded the
Communist campaign an "11th-hour
fright propaganda which gives Ber-
liners final proof that communism
is bankrupt"
Meanwhile, anti-Communist fore
casts that the Reds would try to
hinder the election by disrupting
public transport appeared to be
coming true.
Apparently to keep Berliners from
attending a campaign rally last
night in the British sector. Soviet
controlled elevated trains passed
through some stations without stop
ping.
Irate passengers finally stopped
the trains by pulling emergency
brakes Fist fights broke out be-
tween passengers and Communist
controlled railway police.
Evening star., 1948-12-04
Sheean and Former Wife
May Remarry, He Says
By ihe A,soeioted Press

LONDON, Dec. 4.-Vincent Sheean,
obe-trotting American writer, said
today he and his former wife, Diana.
may remarry-but not right
away"
They were divorced two years ago
in Reno, after II years Of marriage.
Mr.. Sheean described as "over-
romantic" London newspaper re-
port that he would call off a world
trip by air If the comely daughter
of the late Sir Johnston Forbes
Robertson, said yes a second
time.
But it is true that a remarriage
is not out of the question:" he added,
explaining that decision may be
reached this week end.
IF we remarry. 1t will be after
my round the world trip"
He is due to leave Monday for
India.
His former wife and their
daughters. Linda and Ellen. have
lived in England since the divorce.
Evening star., 1948-12-04

to this country, she declared that
Mr.. Truman's victory came as a
pleasant shock to me" because Il
had schooled myself to accept his
defeat"
"The incredible happened in
America" Miss Bondfield added.
still referring to the election, "and
it's the incredible things like that
that make history move a little
faster"
Miss Bondfield, who served in the
cabinet for several years beginning
in 1929, predicted success for the
big British production drive that is
designed to lift the economy from
postwar doldrums. She said that
coal production in Britain is rising
as a result of a fairly rapid rate OF
mechanization of the mines.
AS for communism, Miss Bond
field declared there was very little
of IL in the British labor move
ment, and on world peace or lack
of il she said anything can happen
any minute"
Evening star., 1948-12-04
24,500 Video
Sets Operating
In District Area

There are 24,500 television sets
installed and operating in the Wash
ington Metropolitan area, the Wash
ington Television Circulation Com
mittee has announced.
The figure is derived from tele-
vision set sales figures supplied by
the Washington Electric Institute
which are cross checked with quar-
terly sales reports issued by the
Radio Manufacturers Association
Membership of the committee has
been increased by the addition of
William K. Treynor, of Station
WOIC, soon to take the air. Other
members are James w. Seller
WNBW, chairman; Sam Cooke
Digges, WMAL-TV and Gordon
Williamson, WTTG,
Evening star., 1948-12-04
Series Of Recharges
In Numbers Case
Questioned by Judge

A cycle Of charge Exchanging by
the United States attorneys office
in a lottery case yesterday was
questioned but not blocked by q
Municipal Court judge.
Informed by Defense Counsel
Denny Hughes that his two clients
in numbers case had been charged
and recharged four times since their
arrest october S, Judge Thomas D.
Quinn said it seemed to him "like
playing checkers"
His attention called to the fact
that the defendants had to post a
different bond on each. occasion.
Judge Quinn instructed Prosecutor
Robert Short to produce the entire
record in the case.
Il don't think any defendant is
required to file a bond several times
in the same case" the judge said.
Cites History of Cases.
Prosecutor Short on his return re-
cited this history of the case against
Schuyler Wilson, 20, and Walter S.
Lephfew, 43, both arrested in their
home, 1855 Forty-flrst street NV.
Booked by police on charges of
setting up gaming table, operating
a lottery and lottery slips possession,
and required to post $500 bond
each.
The next day, October 6, charged
in court with operating only, after
the other two counts had been
dropped by the United States Attor-
ney. A new bond was set at $1,000.
One month later, the operating
charge was dropped by the United
States Attorney, and the defendants
were charged again with numbers
slips possession with q lower bond
of $500.
Operation Again Charged.
Yesterday, when argument was
slated to question the arrest in the
possession charge, Prosecutor Short
announced his Office had dropped
the possession charge again and had
filed a new warrant charging lottery
operation.
The new bond set by the Judge
was $500 once more. He set De-
cember for a hearing and raised
no further question.
The succession of charges grew
out of the single arrest of the de-
PENDANTS in a raid. Police said
nearly $4,000 cash, thousands Of
lottery and football slips, two tele-
phones, radio and an adding ma
chine were seized.
Warren Wilson, senior assistant
United States attorney in Munic.
ipal Court, told reporters later thai
the sequence of action was taker
as his Offices considered judg.
ment" and that on 're-evaluation
of the case he had decided 1t wa.
o grand jury matter"
Evening star., 1948-12-04
AFL Chiefs Give 1obin
Their Formula for
New Labor Legislation

AFL leaders have made recon-
mendations to Secretary of Labor
Tobin for a new labor relations law
to replace the Taft-H Hartley Act, in
cluding suggestions for dealing with
national emergency strikes.
Mr.. Tobin, who has been given
the job of lining up new labor law
proposals for President Truman,
conferred late yesterday with AFL
President William Green, Secretary
Treasurer George Meany. George
M. Harrison, a vice president and
head of the railway clerks, and Dan
w. Tracy, president of the Brother
hood of Electrical Workers.
Reluctant to Disclose Proposals.
The principals were reluctant to
disclose details of their proposals.
but it was understood to be along
these lines:
National emergency disputes would
have to be submitted to a fact
finding board, appointed by the
President or the Secretary Of Labor.
The board would have power to
recommend solution to a dispute
which was threatening the national
health or safety. In that respect,
the AFL proposal would follow
closely the procedure of the Railway
Labor Act: ~..
Neither party could alter the sta
tus quo during 'aa"cooIing of" Pc
riod of 80, 60 or more days.
Nowhere in the AFL proposal
would there be provision for court
injunction against a strike, in so
many words That is one of the
labor unions objections to the Taft.
Hartley Act, which permits the
President to seek an injunction as
part of the emergency machinery
of the act.
No Flat Stand on Cancellation.
The AFL leaders discussed return
ing the Cancellation Service to the
Labor Department, at least for
housekeeping" purposes, but no fiat
stand was taken. The Taft-Hartley
Act made the service an independent
agency.
The Federation leaders tentatively
Endorsed the proposals Of President
Truman in his message to Congress
in 1947 on controlling secondary
boycotts of certain types and limit
ing jurisdictional disputes.
The AFL proposals were offered
Mr.. Tobin for his guidance in recon-
mending new LEGISLATION to President
Truman.
Evening star., 1948-12-04
D. {. Detectives Fail 10 Find
Stolen Clothes in Relief Box

Two Washington detectives will
return today after a fruitless trip
to New York to search relief ship
ment for the 5000 garments stolen
last month from the Luna Cleaners,
1905 Fourteenth street NV.
Police said the two detectives,
Sergts. Francis Gaver and j. T. Nc
Carthy, had been sent to make the
investigation "as a matter of rou-
tine" They said they had not
received a tip that some Of the
stolen clothes might be found
among the consignment to the
needy Of Europe.
The stubbornness Of liquor store
proprietor plus the entrance of
customer yesterday thwarted an at
tempted holdup at the Plaza Liquor
Store, 200 E street NE.
Benjamin Siegel, the owner, said
a colored man flourishing nickel
plated revolver entered about $50
pm. and repeated several times,
Give me the money or I'll shoot. !"
MIR. Siegel said he walked slowly to
the cash register, asking several
times, What money!"
When a woman entered the store,
Mr.. Siegel said, he .ducked behind
the counter. The bandit fed.
Evening star., 1948-12-04
Italy and Argentine
Sign Amity Protocol
BY the Associofed Press

ROME. Dec. 4-1taly and Argen-
tina laid the groundwork today for
greater collaboration.
A protocol Of friendship and COL
laboration signed in Chigi Palace
sketched the broad lines for united
action in juridical, cultural and
economic fields. Argentine Foreign
Minister Juan A. Bramuglia and
Italian Foreign Minister Carlo
Sforza signed the document.
The Italian government, the pro-
tocol stated, will participate in the
movement for European federation,
while the Argentine government, on
its part, has participated and will
participate in the development of
one Latin American system of Fed
Grafton.
Evening star., 1948-12-04
81. Vincent De Paul Society
To Meet al s.. Cyprian's

The st. Vincent de Paul Society
will hold a festival day meeting in
honor of the Immaculate Concep-
ton at 8 am. tomorrow at st. Cyp-
rian's Catholic Church.
The Rev. Francis T. Carney, 8. j.,
of St. Cyprian's will say mass for
the society at 8 am. Breakfast will
be served when society members
gather in the parish hall for the
meeting.
The Most Rev. Patrick A. O'Boyle,
Archbishop Of Washington, will
speak. 49,.
The st. Vincent de Paul Society
is a charitable organization with
branches In SO Catholic parishes In
Washington. Harry ]. Kirk Is
president.
Evening star., 1948-12-04
Man Shot in Dice Game;
Bond Is Set at $4,000

A 23-year-old colored man was
shot and critically wounded early
today in what police say was a dice
game argument.
The victim is Harvey Jacobs, 1900
block of C street Sc, who is in
Freedmen's Hospital. A suspect,
James Evins Smith, 28, also colored,
$500 block of B street Sc, was
charged with the shooting and
placed under 5000 bond by United
States Commissioner Cyril s. Law
renee today.
Police said the shooting occurred
in a third-floor room in the 1400
block of Ninth street NV. Smith
was arrested a. short time later by
Detective r. G. Kirby Of the homi-
eide squad and charged with assault
with q deadly weapon.
Evening star., 1948-12-04
Sawyer Warns NAM
|0f Economic Controls
III Defense Costs Rise
BY Froneis P. Douglas
Stcr Stoff CORRESPONDENT


NEW YORK, Dec. 4.-Business
had q warning today from Secre-
tary of Commerce Sawyer that if
the Federal military budget is in
creased next year, new economic
controls will almost certainly" be
necessary to check imitation.
Mr.. Sawyer added, however, that
business has nothing to fear" from
the administration in its efforts to
put the Nations economy on a
sound basis.
The Secretary told the National
Association of Manufacturers at the
organizations annual dinner last
night that the first concern must be
stopping the spiral of imitation.
His statement had been awaited
by the approximately 2,700 persons
at the dinner in the Waldorf Astoria
Hotel as an indication of what in
dustry could expect from the ad-
ministration. The dinner closed the
MANS SD annual congress of
American industry.
SlteS Hlgn FrOntS.
Concerning imitation, Mr.. Sawyer
said:
1T is not unfair to ask business
to cooperate in the fight against
imitation. Its profits are high ano
have continued to rise throughout
this year, although IL months age
many businessmen were saying that
profits would be dangerously low
this year.
Business, however, should give
careful and thoughtful consideration
to the inflationary effect of large
profits and unreasonably high
prices"
Asked later whether this might
be taken as indicating prospects OF
ar excess profits tax and price con-
trolls, he replied that he refused to
interpret or to prophesy.
He said in his address that the
tax reduction this year had resulted
in a drastic decrease in the Federal
cash surplus, which, in turn, helped
prolong imitation.
Defense Costs Strain Economy.
He also stated that the military
budget of last March put consid-
cradle pressure on the economy
and that another enlargement in
the program would intensity the
pressure.
ITO fill the order would almost
certainly call for economic controls
of various kinds" he said. He added
that avoiding controls will certainly
require teamwork and rigid re-
straint on the part of these entrust-
ed with our military effort.
The Nations economy can be put
on a sound basis. he said, if every
group and every Government agency
will exercise restraint in spending,
If essential military expenditures are
not too large, If labor and business
will exercise restraint in the matter
of wages and prices and If food
prices can be brought down in an
orderly way.
Sharing the banquet rostrum with
Mr.. Sawyer was Morris Sayre,
president of the NAM. and Wallace
F. Bennett, Salt Lake City manu-
facturer, who will succeed Mr.. Sayre
next month.