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Evening star., 1948-08-23
Basic Military Roles
Clarified al Par|ey,
forrestaI Announces
Air Force Keeps Control
Of Strategic Warfare, bu
Other Units May Join In

Secretary of Defense Forrestal
said today the primary func-
tions of the Army, Navy, Air
Force and Marine Corps in peace
and war were clarified in week.
end meetings with military
chiefs in Newport, r. I.
A statement issued by Mr.. For
reStalS office said the agreement
reached by the service heads en-
braces one previously made at Key
West that the Air Forces main
function is strategic air warfare
But it was emphasized this does
not preclude participa ton of other
services"
There has been controversy be-
tween the Navy and the Air Force
since the Air Force was created as
separate department on equal
footing with the Army and Navy.
Since the first meeting in Key West
last spring. the differences have
been increased by the Nays pro-
posed construction of super
carrier which the Air Forces
thought infringed on it's long range
bombing function.
Need for clarification arose, it was
said, because provisions of the Key
West agreement have been subject
TO differen, interpretations"
Requires Use of All Forces.
The joint chiefs of staff decided
that each service has full and un-
divided responsibility and commen-
surate authority in the field of the
primary functions assigned to it by
the Key West agreement.
This does not preclude participa
tSee MILITARY, Page AS,
Evening star., 1948-08-23
BY the Associoted Press

LONDON. Aug. 23.-Dr. Hew-
lett Johnson, the Dean of Can
terbury, said today he had been
refused visa to enter the
United States for lecture en-
gagementS.
DR.. Johnson. for years a defender
of the Soviet way of life and known
as the Red Dean issued his
statement through the London
Daily Worker He is a member of
the editorial board of that Com
munist newspaper.
The United States Embassy de-
clined comment.
DR.. johnson said the visa was
refused because the Embassy dis
approved of the Soviet
Friendship Society which was spon-
soring his tour and an address at
New York's Madison Square Gar
den November g.
1T seems that no steps must be
Evening star., 1948-08-23
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Aug. 23.-Babe
Ruth set aside part of his estate
to be used for the interests OF
the kids of America" his will
showed today.
The will provided for the home
run kings widow and daughters ano
left 10 per cent of the remainder fol
the kids"
1t was filed in surrogates court
for probate today.
Ruth's attorney, Melvyn G. Low
enstein refused to estimate the total
value of the estate.
The will was dated August 8. a
week before the baseball idols
Evening star., 1948-08-23
Babe Ruth Leaves Part of Estate
To Benefit Kids of America
Widow and Daughters Are Provided For,
Then 1929 of Residue Goes to u S. Children

death, as he was losing his battle
with cancer in Memorial Hospital
In it he provided for his wife, Mrs
Clara Mae Ruth. and his two
adopted daughters. Mrs. Julia Ruth
Flanders. North Conway, N. H.. and
Mrs. Dorothy Ruth Sullivan, New
York.
After Mrs. Ruth's death, one
terth Of the residue of the estate
will 60 to the Babe Ruth Founda-
ton, Inc, corporation organized
under the membership corporations
law of the State of New York and
dedicated to the interests of the
kids of America"
The star OF the New York Yam
CSee BABE RUTH, Page A-6.J
Evening star., 1948-08-23
Australia Will Send
FLYERS for Berlin Lift
Rv the Associated Press

CANBERRA. Australia. Aug. 23
Prime Minister Joseph B. Chif1ey
announced today that 40 men and
an officer of the Royal Australian
Aid Force Dakota aircrews will aid
the British in maintaining the all
lift to Berlin.
Mr.. Chifley said Australia orig
inally had offered to send 10 Dakotas
with their crews, but the British
government intimated trained all
crews would be more useful. The
Prime Minister said first group o1
20 men will leave Sydney by plane
tomorrow.
Evening star., 1948-08-23
North Beach Hotel Man
CHARGED With Murder

Elmer Hall. %, of North Beach
Md. was killed in a shooting last
night in the Chesapeake Hotel
North Beach, and General (Curley)
Williamson, SO, manager of the no.
tel, was held on a murder charge
in the Upper Marlboro Jail today
according to the Prince Georges
County sheriff's Office
The shooting occurred during 9
fight In the taproom of the hotel
North Beach authorities said. Mr.
Hall was pronounced dead at the
scene
Evening star., 1948-08-23
3 Dead and Z Injured
AS Wild Truck Hits
Six Passing Autos
Seventh Car With D. G.
Workers Hits Wreckoqe
Near Baltimore
BY the A,socioted Press

ESSEX, Mo-. Aug. 23.-Three
persons were killed and IL in
jured early today when a big
lumber truck careened across
U. S. route 40, the Pulaski high
way, about S miles northeast of
Baltimore and hit, in quick sue
cession, six automobiles going in
the opposite direction.
Another car containing two
Washington Government workers
then crashed into the wreckage.
A Washington woman was hurt
slightly in the first car hit by the
lumber truck.
The dead were identified as Mil
ton NJ Kaufherr. 31-year -old Jew
elry salesman from New York; Dor
othy Carter, "a. and Mrs. Gladys
Carter, 80. both colored, of Balti-
more. ThreeS of the injured are
from Washington.
The truck belonged to a transfer
company at Tappahannock. Va, but
police were not able to find the
driver.
Man Trapped in Cab.
John Henry Scarborough, 80. COL
ored, of Baltimore. was trapped In
the cab and badly burned by drip
ping battery acid. Corpl. Charles
Knorlein of the Baltimore County
Police said Mr.. Scarborough told
him he met the driver in a Balti-
more tavern and hitched a ride.
Investigators said the truck
careened across the dual highway
and sideswiped a car driven by Moe
Surowitz. 729 Somerset place NV.
Washington. His daughter, Miss
Irma Surowitz, 81, Labor Depart
ment employe, was released from a
hospital after treatment of back
injuries. Her mother and father
were unhurt.
The truck then sideswiped a car
driven by John Craig. Dover, Del
Mr.. Craig and his companion were
not hurt.
In quick succession the big trac-
tor-trailer piled into cars driven BY
Mr.. Kaufherr. Stanley Dashieff
Samuel Malin and Isaac Brown, al
of Baltimore.
1t overturned on Mr.. Browns car
causing two of the deaths and mos
Of the injuries.
! Car Hits Wreckage.
! A car operated by John J. Tarafas
30, Northampton, Pa. plowed int
the wreckage. With him wa
Thomas Eberhart. 20, Bethlehem
Pa. State Department employ,
riding to Washington. Mr.. Eberhar
has internal injuries. Mr.. Tarafas
a Social Security employe in tn,
Capital. was not hurt seriously.
Another Of the injured was vii.
I
Evening star., 1948-08-23
NLRB Burs Jurisdiction
Over Building Employees
BY the Associated Press

The National Labor Relations
Board has refused to claim juris-
diction over maintenance employees
OF a general Office building.
Ruling on the matter for the first
time, the board held in a Kansas
City case that the employers opera
tions were essentially local and the
effect of work stoppage on inter-
state commerce would be small.
Evening star., 1948-08-23
Probe 10 Reveal
Russian Spying
In u. ). Industry
Miss Bentley. Others
To Testify at Sessions
In Next Two Doys
By Robert K. WoIsh

Testimony about a Soviet spy
rings efforts to obtain wartime
industrial secrets here, including
data on atomic bomb production.
will come out when the House
Committee on Un-American Ac-
tivities resumes public hearings.
committee officials said today.
1t was reported that Miss Eliza
beth T. Bentley, former Communist
agent, will tell what she knows
about espionage in industry"
Committee sources declared, how
ever, that they do not know a
thing" about reports that DR.. Ed
ward U. Condor. director of the
National Bureau of Standards, will
be called as witness. Reports
have been current for some time
that the next phase of the COM
mittee's probe will be to look into
alleged Communist activities in try
ing to get information about atomic
bomb secrets.
Much Spade Work Done.
1t was learned that "considerabl
spade work. has been done in closed
session discussions on this and other
industrial espionage angles Miss
Bentley has given the committee
some information along that line
but, according to a committee, she
will not be the principal witness
so far as nuclear-fssion data is
concerned
Staff investigators, meanwhile.
planned to talk with five or six
persons today in connection with the
Alger Hiss Whitaker Chambers
controversy.
Not all Of them will appear as
witnesses Wednesday when Mr. Hiss.
former State Department official.
stands face to face with Mr.. Cham
berS, aVowed former Communist
agent who has accused him of hav-
ing belonged to prewar Communist
elite" underground here.
Sessions to Be Private.
Committee officials said the ques-
tioning today and tomorrow would
be private and mainly for the pur-
pose of getting information that
will support either Mr.. Hiss or Mr..
Chambers.
The committee already has oues-
toned Mrs. Hiss. a member said
yesterday. but will not call her or
Mrs. Chambers to the stand at the
public session.
Mr.. Hiss has denied charges by
Mr.. Chambers. now senior editor of
Time magazine. After a face-to-
face meeting in a New York hotel
last Tuesday, he recalled having
known Mr. Chambers as George
Crosley" about IA wears ago He
said he knew "Crosley" as free
lance writer and that he sublet his
apartment to him and gave him a
1929 Ford roadster.
Mr.. Chambers has denied this.
Acquaintance to Testify.
Persons to be questioned in pri-
vate today and tomorrow, it was
learned. will be those who either
knew the two men at the time of the
reported relationship or who were
in a position to throw further light
on the conflicting statements con-
cerning the apartment and the auto
mobile.
( The schedule for public hearings
to be resumed September has not
yet been worked out. a committee
member said. Tentative plans not
only call for the testimony con-
corning industrial espionage" but
also the operations of still another
spy ring in addition to those already
named.
Evening star., 1948-08-23
28 Huks Reported Killed
In Philippines Clash
BY the Associated Press

MANILA, Aug. 23.--A dispatch te
the Manila Times tonight said thai
% Hukbalahaps were killed and q
wounded in a two-hour clash with
Philippine constabulary units ir
Pampanga Province.
The clash took place about 81
miles north of Manila yesterday.
The armed peasant commander
the dispatch said. escaped. leaving
behind a quantity of Communis
pamphlets and firearms in his flele
headquarters.
Evening star., 1948-08-23
Girls, II and q; Boy. 8;
Found Pounding Safe
By the Asseeie.sd Pres.

CINCINNATI, Aug. 23.-Two lit
tie girls and an 8-year-old boy
were caught by police last night
attempting to crack safe in an
automobile sales company office.
Motorcycle Patrolman Albert
Thiele said he found the children
pounding the safe with hammer
and axe.
The oldest of the trio was an IL
year-oid girl. Assisting her were an
S-year-old boy and q 4-year -old
girl.
Evening star., 1948-08-23
Airline to Use Convoirs

BALTIMORE. Aug. % tP,.-
American Airlines said yesterday 1t
will put new twin-engine Convair
fagships into service September l
for flights between New York. Balti-
more, Charleston, w. Va, and
Chicago.
Evening star., 1948-08-23
Mountbuttens in Cunudu

, MONTREAL. Aug. % tP).-Admi-
raj Earl Mountbatten and Countess
Mountbstten arrived by plane at
Dorval Airport from Britain yester-
day for Q Canadian visit.
Evening star., 1948-08-23
West's ENJOYS TO See
Mo|otoy Tonight
BY the Associated Press

MOSCOW. Aug %. - Western
Power diplomats held another three
power conference at the French
Embassy this morning. There is a
general expectation here that they
will see Soviet Foreign Minister
Molotov this afternoon or tonight.
Some sources even expressed be-
lief that Prime Minister Stain
might sit in. There was sugges-
ton from reliable informants that
French Ambassador Yves Chatatg-
neau had received a new commune
cation from Paris relative to the
four power negotiations concerning
the Berlin crisis.
A new four-power session, at
tended by Mr.. Molotov, Mr.. Cha
taigneau, United States Ambassa-
dor Walter Bedell Smith and Frank
Roberts, the British envoy, has been
expected for several days. The
negotiations have been In progress.
and shrouded by secrecy, since
July 81.
PARIS. Aug. q R,.-Informed
French sources said today they be-
lieve the Western Power diplomats
In Moscow will confer with Prime
Minister Stain in the Kremlin to-
night.
Evening star., 1948-08-23
BY stoff Correspondent. Of tn. s,of


LEESBURG, Va, Aug. 23.-The
owner of Oak Hill, former home
Of President Monroe, yielded to
the demands of the law without a
struggle today as United States
marshals took possession of the old
mansion and ended one-man
holdout against foreclosure.
Frank C. Littleton, the 70-year-
old owner who had refused to un-
lock the gates of the estate for
public inspection, calmly accepted
a court order this morning from
the marshals.
Newsmen and curious onlookers
who had converged on the property
for a 10 pm. showdown were sur
prised to learn about an hour later
that the order was served without
fanfare at 7 an.
Evening star., 1948-08-23
BULLETIN

Attorneys for Frank c. Lit
Teton today filed a petition in
Federal District Court in Alex
andria, Va, asking that the
September 2 bankruptcy auc-
ton of Oak Hill, historic home
of President Monroe, near
Leesburg, be Cancelled and that
the property be resurveyed.
Cancellation was asked on
grounds that the auction ad-
vertisement is confusing and
contradictory"
Evening star., 1948-08-23

tSee CRASH, Page A-6.)
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lSee LOBBY, Page A-6J
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(See POLITICS, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1948-08-23

CSee MILITARY, Page AS,
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Guide for Rea d ers

Deliver. D.y sanaa, When < GENTS
Evening star., 1948-08-23

See BABE RUTH, Page AS. J
Evening star., 1948-08-23

Mostly sunny with some cloudiness today:
highest around IS. Fair with lowest about
10 tonight. Tomorrow sunny and warm:
highest near 81. Full report on Page Az,
Evening star., 1948-08-23

lote New York Morkets Poge H-l5.
Evening star., 1948-11-14
New Phonograph Album
Contains Historic Speeches

Voices and historic words that
echoed around the world from 1882
to 1945 will come to life again IN
a phonograph elbum being issued
after almost two years of prepara-
tion.
The album. called Il Can Hear 1t
Now" is released by Columbia Rec
ords, Inc, and contains scrap
book of sounds" from speeches and
other public utterances of person.
ages who played leading roles IN
events of the last 16 years.
President Roosevelt, President
Truman, Winston Churchill, Neville
Chamberlin, Hitler, Stain, Musso-
lini, Gen. DeGaulle and scores OF
others are heard in portions OF
momentous speeches. The abdica-
ton speech by the Duke of Windsor,
Lou Gehrig's farewell to baseball
comments by Will Rogers, and
voices of Wendell Willkie, Gov
Thomas E. Dewey and many other
political figures, are on the discs
There also are on-the-scene descrip-
tions of many major news events.
The recordings were prepared by
Edward r. Murrow and Fred w
Friendly, with a narration by Mr.
Murrow. They listened to more
than 500 hours of recordings OF
old broadcasts and studied thou.
sands of record files to prepare the
excerpts for a 45-minute presenta.
tion. the COMPANY said,
Evening star., 1948-11-14
Dr.. Kent Berry ParoIed;
Got Life in Torture Case
ey the Associated Press

OLYMPIA, Wash, Nov. 13.-Dr
Kent w. Berry Of Olympia. SEN
fenced to a life term in prison In
sensational abduction and torture
case nearly 10 years ago, will be
paroled from State prison Monday
Chairman John J. Quine said the
doctors outstanding work in the
prison Influenced the board Of pris-
on terms and paroles. He said that
through the doctors efforts the
penitentiary death rate had drop
ped from approximately l6 a year
to practically nothing, With at least
so lives being saved.
DR.. Berry was sentenced to life
after his conviction in the abduc-
ton and torture Of Irving Baker
retired Coast Guard officer. During
the trial DR.. Berry accused Baker
of having been attentive to Mrs.
Berry. Baker denied the accusation
The Berrys have since been divorced
Evening star., 1948-11-14
AIIes sMovetV Speed
Trial Of Second Rank
Jap War Criminals
By the Associated Press

TOKYO, Nov. 13.-With Japan
Is major war criminals convicted
occupation headquarters moved to-
day to speed the conclusion of re-
naming lesser cases.
Trial of 1t. Gen. Hiroshi Tamura
accused of quartering prisoners neal
bombing targets, Is to open Monday
before a special general headquar'
ters commission.
He was one of 20 high Japanese
charged with "Class B and G" of.
fenses, compared with Glass A" fol
ex-Premier Hideki TOTO and thu
"a others sentenced Friday by thu
International Military Tribunal.
Toyada Faces Trial.
Another of the Glass Bs, Admira
Soemu Toyada. is to 90 on trial soor
on charges of failing to prevent
torture, murder and pillage by hi
subordinates.
A reliable source reported more
than a month ago that the Unitee
States Army Department had or
dered prosecution of all remaining
war crimes cases before the end o,
the year. Some of the accused have
been in prison since the autumn Of
1945.
Gen. Macarthur has set Novem'
ber 10 as the deadline for appeal.
from Fridays major trial verdicts
He had scheduled a conference witt
the heads of Allied missions fol
November %.
The execution date for TOTO ano
the six others sentenced to hang
may be decided at that time.
Modification Doubted.
japanese generally expressed little
belief that Gen. Macarthur woulc
modify the sentences. Some critii-
| cal Westerners, however, offered tx
bet that the supreme commander
would grant clemency in at least
one case as a sort of object lessor
to the japanese. Others discounted
this idea.
There also was speculation over
whether Emperor Hirohito might
make some gesture denoting SYM
pathy for his condemned former
advisers. Uncopfirmed rumors long
have suggested he might abdicate
in favor of his 15-year-old son
Akihito. Most observers noted, how
ever, that he had made no move
in the past three years and believed
he probably would stay on his
throne.
The tribunal president, Sir VIII
liam Webb of Australia, wrote ar
opinion saying in effect that the
Emperor was morally responsible fol
the war, but was politically immune
from prosecution.
Evening star., 1948-11-14
FlsitY s|sier 'Hon'asdaO
Al Lions Club Dinner

More, than 500 Lions Club mem.
bers from three States and the Dis
trict gathered at the Mayflowe1
Hotel last night at a testimonial
banquet for Larry Slater, veteran
organizer for Lions International
and Mrs. Slater
Delaware, Virginia and Maryland
were represented at the affair, spon-
sored by the East Gate Lions Club
headed by F. Dennis Atkinson,
Mr.. Slater received a set of color
Photographic equipment and other
gifts from former Representative
Calvin D. johnson Of Illinois in rec
ognition of % years of service as a
Lions Official.
Raymond G. Dunno headed the
banquet committee, and w. Carroll
Beatty was toastmaster. A dance
followed the dinner.
Evening star., 1948-11-14
Catholic Veterans AuxiIiar,
Closes Convention Today

The Catholic War Veterans Aux
iliary Department of the District
of Columbia was to close its second
annual convention with a Com
munion Mass at the Franciscan
Monastery at 8 o'clock this morning
The ceremony was to be followed
by installation of newly elected off,
GERS.
Elected to head the department
at yesterdays session at the knights
Of Columbus Hall, Tenth and X
Evening star., 1948-11-14

streets NV, were:
Mrs. Olivia Peters, president; Mrs.
Rose Morthorst, Mrs. Virginia Hol-
den and Miss Josephine Schiatter-
eggia, vice presidents; Mrs. Mar
guerite O'Reilly, treasurer; Miss Ma
bel Staub, secretary; Mrs. May Sted-
den, chaplain; Mrs. Louise Fort
wangler, historian; Mrs. Anna Kane
parliamentarian; Mrs. Margaret
Campbell, welfare ofilcer; Miss Mar
guerite Boudren, Mrs. Anna Honas,
and Mrs. Elizabeth Trilling, trust
ees; color bearers, Miss Lena Borzi
and Miss Nancy Bonona.
Evening star., 1948-11-14
D. c. Man Wins $1,000
In National SoLes Contest

Woodrow L. Taylor, Washington
automotive supply saleman, has won
$4,000 in prizes and $500 cash in a
Nationwide sales contest sponsored
by the Marquette Manufacturing
Co. Of Minneapolis.
MIR. Taylor, who lives at 2712 Tenth
street NE, is an employe Of L. s.
Julien Inc, 1443 p street NV. His
prizes include a home freezer, an
electric refrigerator, radio-phono-
graph, golf clubs and two bicycles.
Evening star., 1948-11-14
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Evening star., 1948-11-14

GOLDEN WEDDING-Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Smith of 1923
Varnum street NV, who re-
Gently observed their 50th
wedding anniversary, They
have five children and eight
grandchildren.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-09-09
Appointed Vice
President Of Tenn.
Regional Council

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Sept.
9. (ANP)-Dr. Charles S. John
son, president of Fisk university,
was appointed vice chairman Of
the newly formed Tennessee di-
vision of the Southern Regional
council it was announced here last
week.
Alfred Mynders is state chair
man o fthe organization. Among
the members of the executive
board of the Tennessee group is
z. A. LOBBY, Nashville attorney.
The formation of the Tennes-
see division was authorized last
April at a meeting of Tennessee
members and officers of the
Southern Regional council. The
state section has about 200 mem
bers.
Citing the purposes of the
council, Mynders said:
"The Southern Regional coun-
Gil was organized in February,
1914, to determine the facts
about the many problems Of the
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-09-09

south and to mobilize the people
of the south to solve those prob
lens.
cit is a non profit, non-denom-
national mon political organiza-
ton. The council is based firmly
on the belief that the problems of
the southern region may best be
attacked by southerners of both
races who are willing to admit
the south's shortcomings and join
together in a cooperative effort
to overcome them"
DR.. Johnson and LOBBY are also
directors of the Southern Re-
ssonal council. Other state groups
are formed in Kentucky, Missis-
sippi, Florida, South Carolina and
Alabama.
Mynders is editor of the Chat
tanooga Times. Mrs. C. B. Smith,
of Donelson, is the secretary-treas-
urer. Board members include Ed
ward F. Barry, Memphis; DR.. VIM.
E. Cole, sociology professor,
University of Tennessee; Bishop
Edmund P. cambridge, Protestant
Episcopal church; Rabbi Abraham
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-09-09

having to make this change, but
this violation of our corporate
charter which gives u committee
authority under the law to con-
duct these elections, places the
committee and the people of Har-
lem in a very embarrassing situa-
ton, which left the committee with
no other alternative, except to
put into effect the agreement that
Hibbittt signed with the commit
tee restricting him from using the
title of the Unofficial Mayor of
Harlem to play party politics."
Mrs. Mccoy who was runner
up and declared deputy mayor
in the last election, in which the
citizens represented all political
parties voted, is the first woman
in history to serve as mayor of
Harlem.
Mrs. Mccoy, will serve until
March, 1949, when the next cleo
ton is held.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-09-09

Feinstein and the Rev. George j.
Flanagan.
Main headquarters of the par
ent Southern Regional council is
in Atlanta. Paul d. Williams of
Richmond, Va, is president, and
DR.. George Mitchell is executive
director.