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Evening star., 1948-10-04
Pressman, Abt, Witt
Say Mcdowell Tries
To XIII Bill Of Rights
BY the AssosIofsd Press

NEW YORK, Oct. 4.-Three for
mer Government attorneys charge
that Representative Mcdowell, Re-
publican, OF Pennsylvania, acting
chairman of the House Committee
on Un-American Activities, at
tempts q single-handed effort to
destroy the Bill of Rights"
A statement by the three yester-
day replied to what they said was
Mr.. McDowell's threat that he will
recommend contempt citations
against US because We have chal-
lenged his committees right to in
quire into our political and religious
beliefs"
The attorneys are:
Lee Pressman, former Agriculture
Department and Works Progress
Administration attorney and former
C1O general counsel. He now Is q
candidate for Congress on the
American Labor Party ticket from
the 18th New York congressional
district.
John Abt. formerly an attorney
with the Agriculture Department
and the WPA. He now is general
counsel for Henry A. Wallaee's Pro-
gressive Party.
Nathan Witt, formerly executive
secretary Of the National Labor Re-
lations Board, now engaged in pri-
vats practice.
A joint statement said Mr.. Me-
Dewell's threat" to recommend
contempt citations against them "is
typical Of his unfair hit and run
methods.
The attorneys said they had ap-
peared before an executive session
Of the House committe at which
those present included Representa-
tive Nixon, Republican. of Califor-
mia, and Robert E. Stripping, chief
investigator for the committee.
When they appeared, the attor-
neys said, "Mr. Stripping when
challenged by Mr.. Pressman was
compelled to state for the record
that there had been no charge of
espionage against U.s."
The statement added that at
should be noted that we have been
out Of the Government for eight
YearS or more
Evening star., 1948-10-04
Twins Is Committed
For Sanity Test in
+ Fami|y Shooting

Herman D. (Chuck) Evins, 80
charged in the shooting May IL Of
his wife and infant son today was
ordered committed to a State menta,
hospital for observation when his
case was called for trial in Arlington
County Circuit Court.
Evins, an Army Map Service en-
ploye. was placed in the custody OF
Sheriff J. Elwood Clements fol
transfer to Southwestern State Hos.
pital, Marion.
The request for his commitment
was made by Commonwealth At:
torney Denman T. Rucker, who said
it is very important" that Evins be
observed ito determine if he is OF
sound mind" because of the plea OF
temporary insanity, which the de-
fense said 1t would make. Evins Is
to be tried on two counts Of fel-
onious assault. The defense attor-
ney is Frank L. Ball.
Only two witnesses took the stanc
during the brief hearing, Ephrian
P. Hansell, brother-in-law of Evins
and w. H. Winston, his father-1n.
law.
They testified that Evins OF
March 80 preceding the shooting
had given indications that he con.
templated suicide. They also testi.
fed regarding events the night Mrs
I l.
baby, Robert Herman, 13 months
were shot. The shootings occurred
at the Winston home, 400 North
Thirty seventh street, Arlington
where the Evins family lived.
Both Mrs. Evins and the baby
were hospitalized for 4 long timt
but recovered.
Evening star., 1948-10-04
Chandler 10 Publish
Los Angeles Tabloid
BY the Assosiotsd Press

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 4.-Normar
Chandler, publisher of the Los
Angeles Times, has announced q
new venture daily afternoon
tabloid-size newspaper-will begin
publication October II.
Mr.. Chandler, president Of the
Times Mirror Co., said the new
paper would be known as the Mir
ror and will have independent
political, economic and editorial
policies.
The Mirror publisher, Virgil Pink
ley, said the publication will be q
five column tabloid. similar in size
TO the New York Daily News.
The announcement said the Mir
ror is the first metropolitan daily
newspaper to be launched on the
Pacific Coast in Is years and the
first in the Nation since the Chicago
Sun began in 1941.
The Mirror will be housed in q
new building which adjoins the
Times building.
Evening star., 1948-10-04
Lodge Attacks Reduction
In Sentence Of IIse Koch
BY the Associofsd Press

Senator Lodge. Republican, of
Massachusetts, said yesterday the
reduction in the sentence of Use
Koch, war criminal, shocks and
horrifies many people and it
Is utterly indispensable that justice
be done"
Senator Lodge wrote Army Secre-
tary Royal about the communication
to four years of the life sentence
originally given Frau Koch, wife of
the one-time commandant OF Buch-
enwald concentration camp.
He was the latest of several men,
bers Of Congress to protest the
action, which Mr.. Royal said was
taken by the occupation officials In
Germany and cannot be revoked.
Evening star., 1948-10-04
.AFL Group 10 Recruit
Volunteers 10 Work
On Barney House

Volunteer workmen. who will DON
ate their services Saturday for the
work on the Barney Neighborhood
House, 470 N street SW. in connec-
ton with the 1949 Red Feather
campaign, will be recruited by a
committee of eight American Fed
Grafton of Labor representatives, the
Community Chest Federation an
nounced last night.
At the same time, Charles w.
Humphreys, representing the WASH
ington Building Congress, announc-
ed the names of six contractors and
building firms which will supply
the necessary materials and equip
ment to renovate the settlement
house and gymnasium and play yard
The project. jointly sponsored by
the Washington Building Trades
Council and the Building Congress
is planned as a demonstration of
the give at least one days take
home pay" appeal OF the Community
Chest Fund drive for 1896, 100.
The sum will 60 to support 104
health and welfare services in the
Washington area, and the newly
reactivated USO.
The Recruiting Committee, named
by c. F. Preller, president of the
council. includes Joseph P. Hillock
and Charles D. Lewis, both of
Painters Local 1868: William A. john
son an B. B. Blackburn, both of the
Carpenters District Council: John
Whit, Laborers District Council !;
j. I. Creager, Electrical Workers
Local 26; J. c. Turner, Operating
Engineers Local II. and Frank
O'Connor. Washington Building
Trades Council.
In one day, the volunteer work.
men plan to replace a worn out
wainscot in the settlement house
basket ball court, sand and refinish
the court floor, insulate the ceiling
OF the big boys games room and
resurface play yard at the nursery
school, at 1919 Fourth street S.W.
Donating materials and equip
ment will be the Celotex Co., insula-
ton board for the ceiling; Martin
Weigand, building supplies dealer
masonite for the wainscotting in
the gym: E. w. Minte Co., paint and
painting supervisors; Helsinp
Brothers, trucks and paving equip
ment for the yard resurfacing
Standard Floors, Inc, floor sanding
equipment; A. w. Lee Co., scaffold-
ing for painters and carpenters. Mr.
Humphries said that q bulldozer
and paving materials would also be
donated by firms to be named early
this week.
The gymnasium at Barney is in a
150-year-old building which once
served as a stable, facing Huntoon
court S.W. Its equipment and i'm
provements up until now have been
largely by the older boys who use
its boxing, wrestling and games
rooms and play on the makeshift
basketball floor.
Evening star., 1948-10-04
u Faculty Members
Added by Catholic u.

Twenty-Five additions to the fac
ulty Of Catholic University were an
nounced yesterday by the Right Rev
Msgr. p. c. Mccormick, rector.
The principal appointments are:
DR.. Robert P. Odenwald of New
York City, visiting professor OF
psychiatry; DR.. Herbert c. Hanson
Of Colorado, former UNRRA official
visiting professor of biology: Law
renee P. Bischof, retired naval OH
Ger, assistant professor of mechani-
cal engineering; DR.. Bernard M
PEBBLES, formerly an instructor at
various Eastern colleges. associate
professor Of Greek and Latin; Sister
M. Theofreda Thell, formerly at
tached to the College of st. Scho-
lastica in Duluth, Mimi, assistant
professor Of nursing education, and
Urban J. Linehan, formerly Of the
University of Pittsburgh, assistant
professor Of geography.
In addition, Msgr. Mccormick an
nounced appointment of 16 instruc-
tors in the various schools OF the
university.
Evening star., 1948-10-04
|AppeaIs Court Bars
Premium Refund on
War Risk Insurance

Persons who bought war damage
insurance are not entitled to refund
of their paid-in premiums, the
United States Court Of Appeals
ruled today
The decision, which upheld an
act of Congress that the War DAM
age Corp. should pay its surplus
funds into the Treasury" said such
policy holders purchased . contract
Of protection"
"They received that which they
purchased" the appellate court held.
The ruling affirmed Q District
Court decision which had dismissed
suit brought by Mr.. and Mrs. Rus
sell r. Knowles, of Rosemont, Pa.
They contended that the paid-in
premiums should be returned to
policyholders on pro-rata basis
after expenses of the War Damage
Corp. are deducted.
The WDC surplus, it was indi-
Gated, will total approximately $780,
100000 representing premiums for
insurance against damage to prop
erty by enemy action.
In any event." the decision said,
I'VE find nothing invalid in the act
by which Congress directed the ap-
pellee (War Damage Corp) to pay
its surplus funds into the Treasury
of the United States" The opinion
was written by Judge Z. Barrett
Prettyman. Judge James M. Proctor.
of the Court of Appeals. and Judge
Henry A. Schweinhaut, of District
Court, who sat in the higher court
by designation, also heard the
appeal.
War damage insurance rates were
10 cents for each 500 of insurance
annually. Total premiums said by
the Pennsylvania couple amounted
to only $l8 for the $1,000 insurance
for two years, 1t was pointed out.
Evening star., 1948-10-04
New Garage Is Urged
For City Equipment
In Report 10 District

Construction Of q new garage and
shop building for the District to
maintain its fleet of automotive
equipment was urgently requested
today in an annual District Gov
ernment report.
The Central Garage and Shops,
in the old building at 210 John Mar
shall place NV, and the adjacent
parking lot are so overcrowded, the
report said, that 80 additional spaces
had to be obtained in the new
Municipal Center Building parking
basement.
Building plans for the new struc-
ture have been completed, the re-
port said, and land proposed to be
occupied is owned by the District
government.
Cost Of Heating Listed.
The Superintendent of District
Buildings in his report listed the
cost Of heating the city buildings
under his control by coal, oil, and
steam, at $86,272.20 for the year.
Electric power for the year cost
$102,74S.
The District Department of Con-
struction handled contracts for city
buildings during the fiscal year
totalling $l1,6l1,610, according to
its report.
The largest percentage of the
work Of the District Repair Shop
was devoted to school buildings and
grounds, its report showed. The
total, about 81 per cent was $770,-
300
3 Zoning Hearings Held.
The Zoning Commission reported
it held three public hearings during
the fiscal year, as a result Of which
nine amendments to the zoning
regulations, 20 amendments to the
zoning map and 80 changes in the
zoning of property were made
Sixty mine amendments to the zon-
ing map were denied.
The Board of Zoning Adjustment
had 275 cases before 1t during the
fiscal year 1948, as against 285 for
the preceding year. Decisions in
cluded IS appeals approved, 90 ap-
proved conditionally or in part and
rs denied. Twelve were withdrawn
and the decisions on two are pend
ing. Two decisions Of the inspector
of buildings, where error was al
legged by appellant were sustained
Appeals for the establishment OF
temporary rooming and boarding
houses again decreased, and the
board expressed, the opinion that
this temporary wartime procedure
should be repealed.
Evening star., 1948-10-04
BorkIey to Speak Twice
In Iowa Visit Today
BY the Assoeiofsd Press

MASON CITY, Iowa, Oct. A.
Senator Barkley. Democratic vice
presidential candidate, will make
two campaign speeches in Iowa
today.
He will speak on agriculture at
noon in the public park here. To-
night he will make a 30-minute
speech at Ottumwa.
Senator Barkley arrived here by
plane last night, conferred with
Carroll o. Switzer. Democratic
candidate for Governor of Iowa,
and Guy M. Gillette, the party
Senate candidate.
Evening star., 1948-10-04
Indian Head Highway
To Powder PIont Begun
Special Disposeh 10 The Stor

INDIAN HEAD, Md, Oct. l-The
Federal Roads Administration has
begun work on q new wide highway
from Stark road to the entrance
gate Of the Naval Powder Factory.
Plans call for q park area on
either side of the 40-foot highway
which Is expected to be completed
by January /.
Evening star., 1948-10-04
Orphans Group to Dine

The widows and Orphans Home
Association will hold a dinner at
$50 pm. Saturday at the Fairfax
Hotel, 2l00 Massachusetts, avenue
NV.
Evening star., 1948-10-04

both Democratic and Republican
support. Now, they say, he is run
ming merely as a Republican and
there will be q difference in his
pulling strength.
Evening star., 1948-10-04
Foirlond Fair Planned

A community fair will be held at
the Fairland MD School from
to . pm. Saturday.
Evening star., 1948-10-04
Weather Report

District of Columbia-Mostly sunny
but rather cool with highest temp
erature about 66 this afternoon. In
creasing cloudiness tonight with low
est temperature about 48. Cloudy
and continued cool tomorrow.
Virginia-Cloudy with occasional
rain tomorrow, and south portion
tonight. Continued cool tomorrow.
Maryland Increasing cloudiness
tonight. Tomorrow, cloudy with oc-
casional rain west. portion. Contin-
ued COOL
Wind velocity, Is miles per hour
direction, northeast.
River Report.
rrom Omitted States Engineers)
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and At Great Falls: Shenandoah clear at
Evening star., 1948-10-04

A cubic mile Of warm or hot air
may hold as much as 10000 tons OF
potential rain, snow or hail.
Evening star., 1948-10-04

Australia Is to import 11,00o
American and British tractors.
Evening star., 1948-10-04
BY ths Asseeiotsd Press
FOR TTJESnAY

ance clsfMed.
Listed in order Of post positions.
Evening star., 1948-10-04

cars to the big construction trucks. We ~
to be courteous and careful every yard of the
way. And it pays.
During l947, 987 of our drivers went
throug gh the year without accident-and more
than two.thirds of them have safety records
that range from to 30 years.
"Yes, SON, we believe in Safety on
the job or of the job. And we believe In
Courtesy - on the road a. well as on The
wire"
Evening star., 1948-10-04

lace, Mr.. Kenny let off a little
steam saying; "the nomination of
Harry Truman Thy the Democrats)
was about as good away to throw
an election as has ever been rigged
up in the annals of American poll
tics"
Split Troubles Democrats.
President Truman would have a
better chance in California If the
Democratic leaders had not split SO
vigorously over his nomination
James Roosevelt, then State chair
man and now Democratic national
committeeman for the State, did
his best to ditch the President. He
Is In the Truman camp now, and
will be used as a speaker for him
But the Democrats have lost con-
siderable faith in him. II he seeks
a gubernatortal or senatorial NOM
ination in the next couple of years
Mr.. Roosevelt may find himself In
difficulties.
Both Republicans and Democrats
are finding difflculty raising cam
paign funds, it is said. The Repub-
licans are having trouble because
many of the potential contributors
feel that California Is in the bag
for the Dewey Warren ticket, and
the Democrats because many Of the
contributors feel that Mr.. Truman
Is beaten no matter how California
goes
Although many observers here in
sist that the fight in California Is
close, one former Democratic leade,
gave me the following estimate
Gov. Dewey. IS per cent Of the tota!
vote; Mr.. Truman, 80 per cent, and
Mr.. Wallace, Is per cent.
The Democrats generally are at
tempting to discount Gov. Warren
as an asset to the Republican ticket
commenting that when he ran for
Governor 1t was as a candidate with
Evening star., 1948-10-04

Automobile lights must be turned OF
one-half hour after sunset.
Precipitation.
Monthly precipitation in inches in tn
CAPITAL (eufrent month to date):
Evening star., 1948-10-04
a1nl3}3 right with you son.

W. in the Telephone Company are pretty
proud of our safety record.
Telephone service has to 60 on-come
rain, sleet, or sunshine. You'll find us on the
road in all kinds of weather.
but if driving conditions can't always be
perfect, we know that an extra measure of
caution can go q long way in preventing
accidents
"All told, we cover more than 1917 900
miles year-in everything from installers
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1948-09-09

asbestos cement water pipe, ap-
proximately 1900 feet Of 81 as
bestos cement water pipe. In
Sections B and C only the City
of Hardin will furnish neces-
Sary pipe valves and fittings.
The City will receive separate
bids on Sections A, B, and C of
the proposed water works i'm
provements and reserve the
right to accept or reject the
bid on any one or more sections.
Successful bidders are to en-
ter into contracts acceptable to
the City of Hardin, Montana
for the construction of said
work, within 10 days from the
acceptance of said bid.
Certified checks on bid bonds
for not less than 1919 of the
amounts Of the bids are to ac-
company all bids; surety bonds
for 1000 of the amounts of the
contracts will be required from
successful bidders, for the faith
full performance of their con-
tract.
The City reserves the right
to reject any or all bids or to
waive technicalitieS as may be
deemed best for the interests
of the City.
A deposit of $1,000 will be re-
quired on plans and specifica-
tons, said deposit to be refund
ed when plans and Specifica-
.tionS are returned.
Dated at Hardin. Montana
this End day of Sept, 1913. \
C. r. Bond,
City Clerk.
lpnh Cant 9 LIZ 1QdQ i
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1948-09-09
$1,000 Youngsters
Back TO School:
Stdte System Tops

Ninety-seven thousand young
Sters Slicked down their cow
ticks or braided their messeS
and trudged back to school this
Week-one of the biggest crops
Montana's institutions Of learn
ing have ever harvested. May
be some of their buildings could
have been better, but the school
system recently was rated as
one of the best II in the United
States by the Wendell Huston
company, according to Eliza
beth Ireland, state Superintend-
ent of public instruction.
About 90 per cent Of the stu
dents registered in schools in
cities, villages and towns, where
only one grade is taught in a
room. The rest took up their
studies in the little red school
houses in isolated districts.
Superintendent Ireland said
the increase in the number of
school children in the state is
due partly to people returning
from other localities where they
worked during the war, and to
an immigration to Montana
from other less prosperous Sec
tionS. .
Al few of the states 1850
school districts were short on
teachers when the first bell
rang, but Miss Ireland said
practically all vacancies would
be filled lin a week or So" She
added that more people are en-
tering the teaching profession
now than in recent years.
Pc bright Of niobt lint dim
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Librdry Notes

The following new books are
recent additions to Big Horn
County library.
Bellamann, Paris Mitchell of
Kings Row" Fiction.
Brickell, Prize stories of
1947.' The O'Henry award.
Buck, "Peony." Fiction.
Carlisle, Modern Wonderbook
of ships" Everything you want
to know about every sort of
ship, large and small, old and
new, pleasure craft and ship
of trade.
Colt, Saddle Bow Slim
Western fiction.
Diamond, Murder Rides a
Rocket" Mystery.
Grey, GTake Back the Heart
Light fiction.
Griffith, May Life with the
Red Skins Biography.
Harris, sThe Doctors Name
was Mary" Light fiction.
Hausman, AN Illustrated En-
.cyclopedia of American Birds"
Hunt, Murder Picks the jury"
Mystery.
Hurst, aThe Precious Legacy
Light fiction.
Jones, california Trail" Wes-
tern fiction.
Kelly, George AIDE, Warm
Hearted Satirist.' Biography.
Lee, Painting for Enjoy
ment." A complete and under
standable course for beginners
that shows how easy and ex-
citing it is for anyone to paint
tells what materials to use, how
to buy and what to paint.
Noble, Just a Little Love-
Light fiction.
Oldham, what Christ can
do" Told in simple, direct and
beautiful language, it is a book
of rich thought, a book to be
read and reread many times.
Smith, comp, Twenty-Five non
royolty one-act plays for all
girl cast.
Steinrohn, what you can dc
for high blood pressure"
Ratcliff, Science year book
for 1948."
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1948-09-09

NOTICE OF TIME SET FOR
HEARING OF APPLICATION
FOR LETTERS TESTAMEN
TARY
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF
THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL
DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF
MONTANA, IN AND FOR THE
COUNTY OF BIG HORN.
IN THE MATTER OF THE ES-
TATE OF J. c.. BUCKING-
HAM, Deceased.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN,
That a petition for the probate
of the will of j. G.. Bucking-
ham, Deceased, and for the is
suance of Letters Testamentary
to Harlow j. Buckingham has
been filed in this Court, and
that Thursday, the 10th day of
September, A. d. 1913, at the
hour of eleven (11:0O o'clock
A. M, or as soon thereafter as
Counsel can be heard, at the
Court Room of this Court in
the Courthouse, in the City of
Hardin, County Of Big Horn,
State of Montana, has been set
for the hearing of said petit
ton, at which time and place
all persons interested in said
estate are notified to appear
and contest the same, if they
choose.
DATED at Hardin, Montana,
this 23rd day of August, A. D.
1913. &
(SEAL) r. 2. ROSS,
Clerk.
DAN w. MADDOX. Hardin,
Montana, Attorney for Petit
toner.
lPub.:: August 26. Sept. 2, 81
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1948-09-09
State Gets Property
From
u. S. Government

Montana this week was heir
to about $4,000 900 worth. of
housing and dormitory buildings
at four units of the greater un-
iversity-a gift from Uncle Sam.
The buildings were constructed
early in the postwar period to
relieve a severe housing short
age at the school sites.
The gift includes 1856 dormi-
tory units, 316 dwelling units,
25 trailer houses and two utility
trailers at the State University
at Missoula; 386 :dormitory un-
it's, 275 dwelling units and 131
trailer units at the State Col
lege at Rozeman; SO dwelling
units at Northern Montana col
lege at Hayre; and IL residence
hall apartments and 20 dwelling
units at the state School of
Mines at Butte.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1948-09-09

months you may usually rein
state your G.. I. insurance mere
ly by paying two months pre-
miums and certifying your
health is as good as when your
policy lapsed. However, if your
policy has been lapSed more
than three months you will be
required to pass a physical ex-
animation in order to qualify
for reinstatement. .