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Evening star., 1948-06-12
Two Lifelong Friends Receive
.G. u. Medical School Award

Judges considered about IS entries.
A cash prize went with the award,
a medal bearing the likeness OF DR..
Cahill.
DR.. Peabody won his prize for a
comprehensive study entitled, THE
Etiology of the Modern Concept OF
the Physiological Basis for Shock.
The thesis, with photography OF
571 reference works, contains his
torical resume from 1888 to the
present of advances influencing the
understanding of shock conditions.
To Enter Navy.
DR.. Peabody's father Is chief visit
ing consultant at Glenn Dale SAM
tarium. He is married and is the
father of a 15-month-old daughter.
He said he was awaiting a Navy
commission and that he plans to
begin internship this summer at the
Naval Medical Center at Bethesda.
DR.. Stohlman won his award for
a, study entitled 1.-The Pathogenesis
of Arterial apprehension" HIS is
the son of Frederick Stohlman,
Washington attorney. and plans to
begin his internship at Boston City
Hospital.
DR.. Coffey said the two prize
winning papers will be published in
the near future. Prizes for other
winners will be announced later, he
said.
Evening star., 1948-06-12
Draft Faces ; Hurdles
Before Adjournment

The draft bill has at least three
big hurdles to overcome if it is to
be passed by Congress before prob
able adjournment next Saturday.
While leaders continued today to
predict House approval of the 49,
thruogh-25 draft measure voted by
the Senate. 78 to 10, Thursday, they
cited the following possible moves
that might block enactment:
/. Refusal of the House Rules
Committee to clear a draft bill 1or
floor debate.
2. Defeat Of such a bill on the
House floor or an "amend-it-to-
death" strategy by opponents when
the measure comes up for debate,
probably Tuesday or Wednesday. if
released by the Rules Committee.
3. Delay or inability Of House and
Senate conferees to agree on amend
ments late next week.
The main obstacle, according to
House Armed Services Committee
hackers of draft legislation, is the
Rules Committee. An informal poll
indicated recently that at least six
and possibly seven of the IL men,
bers of the Rules Committee, includ-
ing Chairman Allen. are unfriendly
to the idea of a peacetime draft.
Speaker Martin and other House
as we'll as Senate leaders, however
have not only predicted passage of
draft bill at this session but they
have put it on the must" list.
The Rules Committee meets Mon
day morning to vote for or against
giving the go-ahead signal for House
action.
Evening star., 1948-06-12
Revision Urged in DC.
Sound Truck Control

The corporation counsers office
has recommended to the Commis-
sioners that a District regulation
governing use of sound trucks here
be revised to conform with a recent
Supreme Court decision, which
called ban on their use an abridge-
ment of freedom of speech.
The District regulation gives the
police chief the power to issue
licenses for the use of sound trucks
whenever he deems it advisable.
It. was a similar law in a small
New York town that the Supreme
Court last Monday ruled was illegal.
This suit was brought by minister
of the Jehovah's witnesses sect,
after the city refused to issue him a
license to use a sound truck in a
public park to preach his doctrines.
Assistant Corporation Counsel
Milton D. Norman said the District
regulation probably will be rewritten
so that the use of the sound trucks
can be controlled. But the power of
the police chief to determine who
should use one will be taken away,
he added. The court decision ap-
parently allows control but not a
ban on their use, he added.
The matter was brought to the ats
tention of the Commissioners yes
terday by Mr.. Norman when an ap-
plication was made by the Veterans
for Eisenhower to use sound truck
this week end. The license was
granted with the provision that the
truck be used only between 8 am.
and 8 pm. today and between pm.
and 7 pm. tomorrow.
Evening star., 1948-06-12
Alexandra Woman Found
Guilty Of Animal Cruelty

Miss Mary Louise Nicol yesterday
was convicted by Alexandra Civh
and Police Court Judge James X.
Duncan of cruelty to animals and
maintaining an unsanitary residence
at 316 North Washington street.
Miss Nicol was found guilty dur
ing a private hearing in Judge Dun.
cans chambers, which was attended
by her minister. She was arrested
about, a month ago when police
found a number of dogs housed In
the ramshackle mansion where she
lived with a sister, Mrs. Frances
Nicol McKone, who has been ar
rested by Arlington police on bad
check charge.
At the time Of her arrest Miss
Nicol was under a court order not
to keep any dogs at the house. Inn
position of sentence on yesterdays
conviction has been continued until
Wednesday,
Evening star., 1948-06-12
B. & 0. Continues Inquiry
In Wreck Near Laurel

As the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
continued its investigation today
into the cause Of Thursdays wreck
near Laurel. Md, which killed one
man and injured more than so
persons, the most critical case among
the victims took turn for the
better.
He is Nathaniel Sullivan, "a, q
colored track worker who was struck
by derailed car and suffered spinal
injuries and a broken leg. Surgeons
at st. Agnes Hospital. Baltimore,
were. to put his leg into a cast
today. 1t had been almost severed
in the accident.
The track worker was one OF a
group which had been replacing
rails on the northbound track. Rail-
road officials think the accident was
due to failure to replace all the
spikes before letting traffic resume.
The railroad will make report on
the accident to the Interstate Com
merce Commission in few days.
Evening star., 1948-06-12

Two lifelong friends, who will be
graduated Monday from the George
town University Medical School, to-
day received the James A. .Cahill
award for the best theses on surgi-
cal subjects submitted by seniors.
The awards, first of an annual
presentation, are in honor of the
late DR.. James A. Cahill, jr, pro-
fessor of surgery and director OF the
department of surgery at George
town until his death in 1912. The
awards were presented at George
town Hospital by DR.. Cahil's widow,
Mrs. Florence Mckinney Cahlu.
The recipients are:
Frederick Stohlman, jr., 81, of 101
Grafton street, Chevy Chase, Mo-,
who will graduate cum laude.
J. winthrop Peabody, %, of IL
East Melrose street, Chevy Chase.
Md.
Attended Same School.
The Young graduates are natives
of Washington. Both ATTENDED
Blessed Sacrament Elementary
School, Gonzaga High School and
GEORGETOWN University before en-
tering the medical school together.
DR.. Robert J. Coffey, professor OF
surgery at GEORGETOWN, told the win
ners their theses "are so excellent
that a committee of judges was un-
able to choose only one winner
Evening star., 1948-06-12
Hundreds of Children Dance
AT Southwest Sidewalk Fair

dently had labeled the racer, Derby
Champion -to-be for 1948."
There was puppet show made by
the class for crippled children at
Anthony Bowen School, art, sewing
craft, woodwork and metal craft.
The "new-look house" of South
west Washington was depicted in an
exhibit made by the primary special
class of George Bell School out OF
scrap material.
The Nutrition Services of the Dis
trict Red Cross Chapter compared
the usual noontime meal OF an
American child with that Of Greek
child, and wasteful, overfowine
garbage can with the empty can OF
the economical home.
Participating in the varied ex-
hibits were public and welfare
agencies, schools, churches. busi-
nessmen's and civic groups. The
fair illustrated functions of the Or
ganizations by maps, charts, posters,
models and demonstrations.
Evening star., 1948-06-12
| Democrats Elect
|ARepubGcon-by.
| Error-in DunviUe
By the Associofed Press

DANVILLE, Va, June 12.-Dem-
ocrats here elected 81 delegates to
the party's State convention in July
and were surprised to find that one
of the number was Republican.
The Republican chosen at the
Democratic mass meeting last night
was Austin Jones, a member Of the
Danville Republican Steering Com
mittee. He thanked the Democrats,
but refused the nomination. After
all, he said, they might end up
backing Truman"
"It was all a mistake" member
of the Democratic delegation said.
I'VE didn't know Mr.. Jones was a
Republican"
When the slate was completed 1t
included all organization members.
Labor's Legislative League and the
Negro Voters League hoycotted the
meeting. Spokesman said they did
so to avoid committing members to
any action of the State convention
of which they may not approve.
Evening star., 1948-06-12
u. :. Reassures Denmark
On Bases in Greenland
Bv the Associoted Press

Denmark has asked AMI received
assurance that the United States
plans no new military bases In
Greenland, diplomatic authorities
said yesterday.
They reported that Ambassador
Henrik de Kaufman inquired
about American intentions this week
after the Navy asked Congress for
81 ,000, 900 to repair an existing COM
munications station on the coast OF
the strategic North Atlantic island.
Oficials explained the station is
used to supply navigation data for
civilian as well as military ships
and planes. They said the Nays
request did not identify the location,
but the Ambassador was given that
information.
: The Navy repair proposal was in
cluded in a list Of scattered projects
for which funds were asked in the
House. It was reported in the Danish
press. The Moscow radio there
upon quoted a Copenhagen news
papers information as stating the
United States is sending "a big
expedition to build two more mil
itary bases"
Greenland is under Danish SOW
ereignty.
Evening star., 1948-06-12

Beth Burroughs, 13, of 201 Dresden
street, Kensington, Md, last night
received one of the highest Camp
Fire Girl awards for saving
drowning child.
The presentation of the National
Honor in Life Saving testimonial
was made at the annual Grand
Council Fire of the Potomac Area
Council of Camp Fire Girls, at the
Sylvan Theater on the Washington
Monument Grounds.
Beth and a companion were sun
ming themselves on a dock at An
|napolis, Md, last August when she
heard a commotion and saw small
girl bobbing in the water near
another pier where other children
were playing.
She ran to the pier, stretched out
and grabbed the girl, who was
drowning in water feet deep.
The testimonial was presented in
behalf of the Camp Fire Girls by
the Rev. Vincent Campi of the
Blessed Sacrament Church in Alex
andria. Va.
Evening star., 1948-06-12
Oakland Man Is Charged
With Assault on Housewife

Gustave Lasanska, 80. Of the $500
block of Walker Mill road, Oakland,
Nd, was charged with rape and
held without bond today at Prince
Georges County Jail in Upper Marl-
boro, on a warrant sworn to by a
43-year-old Washington housewife.
Detective Wilson j. Purdy said
Lasanska met the woman last night
in a Capital Heights, Md, tavern,
Lasanska and another man offered
to drive her home, the detective said.
The woman told him, the detec-
tive said, that she was attacked by
Lasanska in the presence of the
other man; that she got out of the
car and hailed a passing car bound
for Washington. She got into the
second car, the detective said, and
was driven into Washington, pur-
sued by Lasanska and his friend.
Washington police of the eleventh
precinct arrested the drivers Of both
cars for speeding. When the story
of the pursuit came out, the driver
of the pursued car was released and
Lasanska was turned over to Mary
land police. His friend was held on
an fntoxication charge.
Evening star., 1948-06-12
.Expectant Mother
In Good Condition
After Auto Crash

Mrs. Theresa Morton, 27, of Abs
Arkansas avenue NV. an expectant
mother, was reported in good condi-
ton at Homeopathic Hospital today
with injuries suffered when an auto
mobile driven by her husband hit a
tree at Sixteenth street and Arkan-
sas avenue NV.
Robert j. Morton, 2S, said he was
not taking his wife TO the hospital
at the time but asked that she go
there following the accident in
which she was cut and bruised on
the shoulder and face. Hospital
officials said Mrs. Morton's condition
was not complicated by the accident.
Police today obtained an identi-
fication of the woman fatally in
iured when struck by a streetcar
at Eighteenth street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue NV. last Wednesday
night.
She was identified as Miss Delma
Ford, about 40, of 1875 street NV.
C. E. Lawson of the same address
made the Identification at the Dis
trict Morgue. He told police she
roomed at the I street address.
Miss Ford had been employed in
the circulation department of the
Washington Post until recently. he
said. She has no known relatives in
Washington.
3 Children Injured.
In traffic accidents last night three
children were slightly injured when
they ran in front of automobiles
near their homes, police reported.
They were Michael Casey. IL, OF
1850 West Virginia avenue NE,
treated at Emergency Hospital Tor
scalp cuts; John Kelly, 3, OF 1922
Nineteenth street NV, treated at
that hospital for facial injuries, and
Robert knight. 3, colored, Of 1874
Eighth street NV. treated at Chill
dren's Hospital for a fractured nose.
Joseph F. Taylor, jr., %, of 34oO
Taylor street, Brentwood, Md, was
cut on the head and suffered from
shock when his automobile hit a
light pole after he dozed while
driving, police said.
The accident occurred at Michi-
gan avenue and Harewood road
NE. Mr.. Taylor was treated at
Soldiers Home Hospital and later
transferred to Mount Alto Hospital.
Evening star., 1948-06-12

Hundreds Of children stepped to
square dance music and toured the
exhibits yesterday at the third an
nual Sidewalk Fair, sponsored by
the Southwest, Branch OF the Dis
trict Public Library, at Seventh ana
I streets S.W.
One group Of dancers, NTH
graders at the Fairbrother School,
wore colorful muslin aprons and
paper bonnets of their own handl-
work.
Especially for the occasion, they
had painted bright stencil designs
on the aprons and fashioned bon
nets of painted craft paper ana
wax paper.
Tony Prencipe, IL, of 234 Ran
dolph place NE, exhibited the racer,
not quite finished, in which he IN
tends to compete in the Soap Box
Derby.
Tony, who took part in the Police
Bows Club exhibit section, conf
Evening star., 1948-06-12

Washington Elks' Lodge No. Is
will observe Flag Day at 3 pm. to-
morrow, with a parade from the
organizations clubhouse at 9l9 II
street NV. to the Sylvan Theater
on the Monument Grounds.
Air Force Col. David w. Heiman
will speak at 4 pm. Participating
organizations will include the Amer
ican Legion, Military Order OF the
World Wars, Disabled American
Veterans, Veterans of Foreign
Wars, American Veterans of World
War II, Catholic War Veterans,
Jewish War Veterans, Boy Scouts
and others. James E. Colliflower,
chairman, will preside.
Providing music in the parade
will be the Navy School of Music
Band, Metropolitan Police Band,
Fort Stevens Fife and Drum Corps.
Police Boys Club Band and Green
belt Community Band. The parade
will proceed from H street down
Eleventh to Pennsylvania avenue,
then down Twelfth to Constitution
avenue and west to Fourteenth
street and the Monument Grounds.
Evening star., 1948-06-12
Arlington Man Acquitted
On False Preiense Charge

Roy Philip Perry, 38, OF the 3SOO
block North Ninth street, Arlington.
has been acquitted on charge OF
accepting money under false pre-
lenses.
He was cleared of the Arlington
charge Thursday by Judge Hugh D.
Reid in Arlington County Court.
Mr.. Perry was arrested May II by
Arlington and State police ana
charged with accepting money for
advertisements under false pre-
lenses. Police said he claimed ne
represented q State agency. MI.
Perry said he Is editor OF the Vir'
einia State Labor News.
Evening star., 1948-06-12
Air Force Technicion
Aooin Honored by Navy

DR.. Ellis A. johnson, technical IL
rector of the Air Force special weap-
ons group, was given a gold star IN
lieu OF a second Legion OF Merit by
the Navy for outstanding service in
World War II.
The medal was presented by Nal.
Gen. William E. Kepner. chief OF
the special weapons group, at q cere-
mony In the Pentagon. DR.. john
son lives at 419 Essex avenue, Cnevy
Chase, Md.
Evening star., 1948-06-12

Beth is an eighth-grade student
at Kensington Junior High School.
She is the daughter of Roy ]. Bur-
roughs, an economist, and Mrs.
Burroughs. A member Of the O.
Kill group, she has been with the
Camp Fire Girls for two and one
half years.
About TOO girls from so area Camp
Fire groups in the District, Alexan-
dria, Va, Arlington, Prince Georges,
Fairfax and Montgomery Counties
attended the ceremonies last night
Awarding of ranks was directed
by Mrs. William Harvey Young,
presentation of birthday honors by
Mrs. C. C. Alvord, awarding of group
honors by Mrs. Carl lizard and Mrs.
Alfred Andrews, awarding Of indi-
vidual honors by Mrs. William Heck
endorn, Mrs. E. w. Alton. Miss Mar
garet Patterson and Father Campi,
and presentation of civitan citizen
ship awards was by Charles Eveland
Mrs. Reynold A. Lee, president OF
the Potomac Area Camp Fire Girls
conducted the ceremonies.
Evening star., 1948-06-12
Missing Man Carrying
$500 Hunted in Arlington

Fairfax and Arlington police have
been asked to be on the lookout for
Albert E. Slaughter, Is, of Vienna.
Va. by his parents, Who reported
that he disappeared last Saturday
while carrying between $500 and
$500.
Mr.. Slaughter was in the pro-
duce business in Vienna. Police said
his truck was found parked in
Rosslyn last Saturday and he has
not been seen slr.ce.
A veteran Of the merchant marine
during the war, Mr. Slaughter was
described as about 5 feet 9 inches
tail, about 160 pounds in weight and
with light brown hair. When last
seen he was wearing tan gabardine
slacks and q white shirt.
Evening star., 1948-06-12
Reward Of $500
Posted for Clues
In Denekas Case
Ex-EmpIoye Sought;
Cob Driver Suggests
Suicide Possibility

Arlington detectives investigating
the mysterious auto bomb murder of
William e. Denekas were hopeful
today that $500 reward authorized
by the Arlington County Board last
night may develop information to
put them on the trail Of the slayer.
Although admittedly without a
promising clue, Police Chief Harry
woodward Of Arlington County ex-
poets to question another associate
Of the 30-year r-old bomb victim as
soon as he can be located. The
man was said to be Bernard Sopher,
described as q former employe OF
the neon sign company In which
Mr.. Denekas was a partner.
The story Of a Washington taxicab
driver that Mr.. Denekas told him
that he knew how to attach a bomb
to the ignition system Of an automo-
bile was being checked today, al
though detectives are proceeding on
the assumption that Mr.. Denekas
was a murder victim rather than
suicide.
1945 Conversation Related.
Harold Dazion of 1928 Twelfth
street NV. went to Arlington police
yesterday afternoon and volunteered
the information that Mr.. Denekas
discussed the contrivance of such
bomb with him in Arlington dur
ing 1945.
The reward was voted last night
at board meeting on zoning mat
tiers. Authorization was made sub
ject to the approval of Common
wealth Attorney Denman T. Rucker,
who said today he would rule the
action was legal.
Mr.. Denekas, former co-owner of
the Old Dominion Neon Sign Co.,
who died Monday morning shortly
after neighbors found him in his
bomb-wrecked automobile, was
buried yesterday following funeral
services at which two detectives
mingled with the mourners.
The explosion occurred shortly
after II am. when Mr.. Denekas tried
to start his car in front of the home
Of Mrs. Lorena Strader, at 1897 N.
Twenty ninth street. where he
roomed.
50 Questioned Thus Far.
Some so friends and associates of
Mr.. Denekas have been questioned
so far, including three men who
were booked for investigation only
to be released a few hours later.
Police say Mr.. Sopher is one of the
last known associates of Mr.. Den
ekas remaining to be questioned.
The taxi driver said he walked
into a garage in Arlington in 1915
and found Mr.. Denekas working on
a spee6ometer.
when I said I didn't know he
knew anything about speedometers, .
Mr.. Dazion told police, "he told me,
I sure do. I even know how to
wire a car to bomb it."
Detectives passed on Mr.. Dazion's
story to reporters without comment.
The driver later told The Star
that Mr.. Denekas explained to me
just how bomb could be fixed on
car. don't know whether he
ever did wire one up. but I think he
may have wired his own car up
just for protection"
Evening star., 1948-06-12
81 Scouts Promoted,
Honored at Ceremony

Eighty one Washington Boy
Scouts received awards and promo
tions last night in Anacostia High
School at the annual court OF honor
of the Congressional District, Ma
tional Capital Area Council.
Four of the boys, two OF them
brothers. became Eagle Scouts. The
brothers are william and John
Bright of Troop 400. Howard
Bragunia of Troop 4S and Louis
Donateli of Troop 400 also were
advanced to the top rank.
In another ceremony. w. l.. Hicks
District area board member, pre-
sented a national standard senior
unit rating, one Of the organiza-
tons top awards. to members Of the
Sea Scout Ship No. IS.
Evening star., 1948-06-12
Boy CycIist, II, Injured
By Truck in Alexandra

7 Alex John Morris, II, Of 222 South
Henry street, Alexandria, was in
jured yesterday when struck by a
rractor-trailer truck while riding his
bicycle near his home.
He was admitted to the Alexan-
dria Hospital with abrasions and
possible spine injuries. The hos
pital this morning described his
condition as good.
Alexandria police said the driver
of the truck was Eddie Cherry, 81
colored, of North Carolina. Police
said the truck driver was not
charoed
Evening star., 1948-06-12
go Rent Rise Granted
For so Apartments

Rent increases Of 9,82 per cent on
60 apartments at 4700 Connecticut
avenue NV, were approved yester-
day by Rent Control Examiner VIII
liam Mansfield.
The increase Is a little more than
half that requested by the Atlantic
Building Co, owners Of the building.
Under the new scale, apartments
will range from S76.75 for four rooms
to $14S for nine rooms.
Evening star., 1948-06-12
Senator'S Approve Probe
OF Economic Concentration
ey the Axsoc;oted Press


The Senate Rules Committee yes
terday approved the expenditure OF
$50 900 for an investigation into the
extent and, character Of economic
concentration in this country.
The investigation would be made
by the Senate Commerce Committee
1t grows out of a resolution by Sena-
tor Capehart, Republican, of Indi-
ana which originally called for a
study of the effect of two recent
Supreme Court decisions on con-
sumer prices.
The scope Of the inquiry was
broadened at the suggestion of Sena-
tor OMahoney. Democrat, OF Wyo-
ming and Of Federal Trade Com
mission officials. It now includes a
study of problems Of increasing
concentration Of economic power
which raise serious threats for the
success and survival Of our form OF
Government"
The Senate still must pass on the
resolution.
Evening star., 1948-06-12
FoIeer Library GoIIery
To Close on Sundays

The exhibition gallery Of the Fol-
ger Shakespeare Library, 20l East
Capitol street, hereafter will be
closed on Sundays and holidays, ef-
fective tomorrow.
The gallery will be open to the
public, admission free, from'9 am.
to S pm, Mondays through Satur-
days. During the war years, the
gallery went on Sunday schedule
because many Government workers
had no opportunity to visit the COLI
lection during the week.
Evening star., 1948-06-12

20 years SeTVlCe.
A native Of
Hill sville, Va,
he plans to move
there with his
wife from his
present home in
B e r W yn. Md,
associates said.
AS post Office
medical director,
DR.. Martin has
supervised t h c
health Of all
District pos t a |
employees.
At a, farewell
ceremony yes
terday. DR.. Mar
Evening star., 1948-06-12
Boy Held in HOUSEKEEPING
At Police Officers S Home

A 17-year-old boy, caught last
night after soliciting newspaper
subscriptions" on the third floor In
the home of Police Inspector Oscar
j. Letterman, was held for juvenile
authorities on charges OF house
breaking.
The boys capture followed a
four block chase by the inspector
who was joined by Pvt. Henry T.
Rinck, jr.
Inspector Letterman lives at 2030
F. street NV.