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Evening star., 1948-12-11
THE EVENING STAR Washington D. c. - A
pEcEMsER II, isH.
District Man Is Held !,
q
In Pool Hall SHOOTING

A man charged with firing Q
.3s-caliber pistol five times into =.
crowded pool hall and woundinE
two men was under $1,000 bond to-
day, awaiting grand jury action.
Wilbur S. Thomas, 81, colored, Of
| the $500 block OF Minnesota avenue
NE, was named in Municipal Court
as the assailant. He is charged with
two counts of assault with a deadly
weapon, upon Charles Wilson, a..
colored, manager of the poolrooni,
lat 4403 Sheriff road NE, and West
Lacy. 70, colored. of the 400 block
OF Lane place NE.
Mr. Wilson, who came to court on
crutches, told Judge George D. Neil-.
son that Thomas came into the
place on August and started
"heckling" group of billiard.
players. He said he noted the man
had been drinking and ordered him
out. III
Thomas departed but threatened
to be right back to get him, Mr..
Wilson continued. About 20 minutes
later the man re-appeared in the
doorway and blazed away at him
and others, the manager said. Bullets
broke Mr. Wilson's pelvis, and en-
tered his hip and knee. Another
bullet struck Mr.. Lacy's foot.
Thomas was caught by Policemen
Donald Mansfield and James Craw-
ford of No. IA Precinct, who chased
him over back yard fences and
through woods for about three
| blocks.
Evening star., 1948-12-11

Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New
York proved himself a good loser
last night as he joined with more
than 100 news writers at the Statler
Hotel in a good-natured review Of
his unsuccessful second bid for the
presidency.
The Republican, nominee set the
tone of the gathering when he jok-
ingly remarked on his arrival,
When I got off the train re-
membered to tell the driver not to
take me to the White House"
1t was the fourth annual reunion
Of the Castle Rock Survivors Asso-
citation, composed of reporters who
were with him when his 1914 cam
paign train was in a wreck near the
Oregon Washington line.
The correspondents welcomed him
last night as president-of this Or
ganization at least. And the Gov
ernor presided over a brief business
meeting in which the membership
was extended to take in those who
covered his recent wreck" referring
to his 1948 campaign.
The name of the organization
also was changed to "The Survivors,
Inc"
A member of Gov. Dewey's own
staff, Press Secretary James c.
Hagerty, composed for the occasion
a humorous parody on Casey at
the Bat" It was entitled, Dewey
Evening star., 1948-12-11
Child Goes 10 Grandmother
Until Custody Is Settled

A 2-year-old boy whose estranged
parents both seek his custody. was
placed temporarily in the custody
of his maternal grandmother by
Prince Georges County Circuit
Court Judge Charles c. Marbury
yesterday.
The grandmother, Mrs. Hettie
Smith of Miami, was ordered to
post 81 900 bond to guarantee return
of the child to court when divorce
pending between the parents Is
settled. Permanent custody of the
child will be determined at that
time.
The child, Sven Rostad,. was
brought from Miami last week by
his father, Thor Rostad, SO, of the
43OO block of Emerson street,
Hyattsvile. Mrs. Rostad, who had
been staying with her mother in
Miami, Immediately took steps to
have the child returned to her.
Evening star., 1948-12-11
Two Hurt as Car Hits Tree
In Reservoir Road Race

A youthful driver and his com.
panion, who police said were racing
with another car early today along
Reservoir road NV, were injured
when their car crashed into tree.
The driver, listed as Robert Wills,
81, of 53o1 Macarthur boulevard
NV, an Army Map Service printer.
was taken to Mount Alto Hospital
with head injuries and leg cuts. He
later was taken to his home. His
companion, Phillip E. Cox, 10. Of
5814 Sherrier place NV, is in
Georgetown Hospital, also with head
injuries. -
Police said they were racing at 50
miles an hour with an unidentified
car about 2:30 am. when they failed
to round turn just west OF Foxhal1
road.
In another accident, woman was
injured when an automobile knocked
over a sign at a streetcar loading
platform. 1t struck her as she stood
on the platform. She is Mrs. Lucy
Campbell, 43. colored, of S N street
Sc. She was admitted to Casualty
Hospital with leg cuts.
Police said the driver was MortiSs
mer D. Goldman, %, of New York.
who was charged with driving In O.
safety zone. The accident occurred in
the 1000 block of Rhode Island ave-
nue NE.
Evening star., 1948-12-11

at the Bat" and ran, in part, az
follows:
1T looked extremely doubtful fol
the Democrats last June.
The South was in rebellion. thu
Wallace boom in bloom;
And so when Gen. Ike said no anc
Douglas did the same,
They sadly turned to Harry, ane
Harry he was game.
Defiance cleaned from Harry's eye
sneer curled his lip,
And then his Wall Street charges
came hurtling through the air.
His cries of boom or bust were
heard, and others of despair,
Right through their campaign
spokesman that charge unheedet
sped;
Amt our style said Tom to Earl
strike one some voters said.
"A struggling few thought Harry
could win, leaving all The rest
With only hope which springs eter.
nal, within the human breast.
Oh! Somewhere in. this favored
land the sun is shining bright,
The band is playing somewhere
and somewhere hearts are light;
And somewhere men are laughing
and somewhere children shout.
But there is no glee in GOP-Harry
Truman struck EN- OUT"
Gov. Dewey remained in Wash
ington for the Gridiron Club dinner
tonight.
Evening star., 1948-12-11
pigmon Worked During War
On Wheat Alcohol Research

William Ward Pigman was a
chemist at the Bureau of Standards
from 1880 to 1886 and from 1899
to August, 1914. His work was
largely research in sugars and other
carbohydrates. During the war he
assisted the War Production Boards
Wheat Alcohol Research Committee
in a project to increase the supply
of industrial alcohol.
Since 1916, he has been employed
by the Institute of Paper Chemistry
at Appleton, Wis, as a chemistry
group leader and research associate.
A native of Chicago. the 38-year-
old chemist attended George WASH
ington University and the University
of Maryland while at the Bureau OF
Standards. He received B. S. and
M. A. degrees at George Washing
ton and Phi. D. in chemistry from
the University of Maryland in 1886.
He took two years of from the
Bureau of Standards to study at the
University of Leipzig, Germany, on
a scholarship. He has written a
textbook of carbohydrates and be-
longs to the American Chemical So
ciety and other scientific groups.
Commerce Department records
show he obtained an occupational
deferment from the draft. After
leaving the Bureau of Standards
and the WPB, he went with the Corn
Products Refining Co. Of Argo, ILL.,,
as a research worker.
MIR. Pigman married the former
Alice E. Wolfe in 1888 in Chicago.
They have two sons and a daughter
Evening star., 1948-12-11
Pittsburgh Musician Held
In Stab Staying Of Girl, Z
BY the Associated Press

PITTSBURGH, Dec. 11.-Police
said they had arrested 28-year-old
musician today for questioning in
the stab-slaying of Carol Lee Ken
singer, IL. last night.
The child, attacked in the kitchen
of her home while her parents were
away bowling, was literally hacked
to DEATH" the coroner's office re-
ported.
Inspector Albert Jones, in charge
OF. the East End police district, said
the man arrested had previous
record for molesting children. He
said the department had nothing
definite as yet" adding that the
man was picked up for questioning
only on the basis of his record.
The victims parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph A. Kensinger, discovered the
child's body by the upset telephone
about midnight. Physicians ten
tatively fixed the time of her death
as about 1880 pm.
Deputy Coroner Stanley Guzenski
said the deed could only have been
performed by an adult"
Homicide Detective James Kelly
said neighbors reported they saw
lights in the house between II and
HAS pm, but heard no unsual
noises.
Police believe the girl was stabbed
81 times with butcher knife found
in the kitchen. A trail of blood led
from the kitchen to the telephone
in the dining room, indicating the
child had attempted to make call
before she died
Mr.. Kelly said the girl was fully
clothed with the exception of shoes
and stockings and that a prelimi-
nary investigation did not show any
evidence that she was assaulted.
Evening star., 1948-12-11
Air Stowaway, 1S, Helped
To Reunion With Bride, IS
BY the Assoeiofsd Press

DETROIT, Dec. 11-Luther Har-
old Mccoy, 18, was safely back with
his 15-year-old bride today.
But it had taken a 3,000-mile
flight from Anchorage, Alaska, part
of it as a stowaway, to return him
to the arms Of bis bride of three
months, Lida Ruth.
Further, young Mccoy renounced
what he said was a chance to make
$45 day driving a taxicab in
Anchorage.
"Ill never leave here again" the
bridegroom vowed.
After Ida wrote him that "love
had faded away" in the montr OF his
absence, the youth sneaked aboardd
a plane in Anchorage.
Last night he came safely back
to Ida Ruth. immigration men in
Minneapolis didn't want to make
an issue of the matter and airline
employees helped out by passing the
hat for s36.
Young Mccoy walked into an en-
brace as he found Ida Ruth at her
mothers home.
Evening star., 1948-12-11
President Prio 10 Go
To New York Today
In President S Plane

After three days of official enter
tainment, President Carlos Prio of
Cuba was to depart for New York
today in President Truman's plane,
the Independence. After a recep-
tion there he will fly back to Cuba
tomorrow.
Mr.. Prio predicted that Com
munist influence in Cuba will be
ended in two or three years in a
talk yesterday before the National
Press Club. Although he does not
speak English, the handsome,
youthful looking President won en-
thusiastic response from the mem
bers, who crowded the auditorium
at luncheon. His talk and his an
swers to questions were translated
by his Minister of State, Carlos
Agvia.
In introducing Mr.. Prio, Joseph
II. Short, jr., president of the club,
pointed out that the day was the
50th anniversary of the treaty of
Paris, in which Spain acknowledged
Cuban freedom.
One of the questions was: 1--WE
hear that Cuba is the center of
Communist activity in the Western
Hemlsphere-do you care to COM
ment on that?"
Mr.. Prio's answer was: THE
Communist Party in Cuba is un-
doubtedly very strong party, one
of the strongest in Latin America.
The important point is that the
Communists two or three years ago
had as. their objective the control
of all unions-especially the unions
in the sugar industry, which is a
war potential of the United States.
Two years ago, when 1 was labor
commissioner, the unions were COM
pletely taken out of the hands of
the Communists In two or three
years Communist influence will be
completely gone"
Mr.. Prio was given a formal re-
ception at the Cuban Embassy last
night, where President Truman and
Miss Margaret Truman paid a cour-
tesy call.
Evening star., 1948-12-11
Winchester Store, Wrecked
By Blast, Sues Gas Company
By the Associo,ed Press

WINCHESTER, Va, Dec. H.
Raylass Department Store, Inc, of
New York, filed suit for 100000
damages in Corporation Court here
yesterday against the Consumers
Utilities Co.
The suit asks damages as a re-
suit of gas explosion which
wrecked the Raylass store in Win
chester last June %. Lawrence
Owens, assistant manager of the
store, was fatally burned in the blast
and score of others were injured.
The Raylass company claims in its
suit that the gas company was re-
sponsible for the explosion as a re-
suit of gas seeping from old pipes
into the basement of the store build
ing and forming a pocket which
ignited when a match was struck
The Raylass company leased the
building in which the explosion oc-
CURED.
Headquarters of the Consumers
Utilities Co. is in Harrisonburg.
Evening star., 1948-12-11
Truman Urged TO Back Bill
For 100000 Housing Units

From Yesterdays Last Edition.)
Representatives of the United
States Conference Of Mayors today
urged President Truman to back
legislation that would provide for
construction of 100000 public aous-
ing units in the next five years.
This is 100000 over the figure in the
Taft -Ellender- Wagner housing bill
which Mr.. Truman favors. but his
visitors told him the need is great,
The group which saw the Presi-,
dent included Mayor George w.
Welsh of Grand Rapids. Mich,
president of the conference; Mayor,
William O'Dwyer of New York and
Mayor David L. Lawrence of Pitts
5urgh. The mayors said studies,
indicate that for metropolitan areas
the construction cost per room will
be at least s2,600 as compared with
the preinf1ation figure of about
81, $50.
The mayors also urged an ade-
quate slum-clearing program, aid
for education and larger program
for highway building to ease traffic
congestion.
Evening star., 1948-12-11
Auto Rinq
Continued From First Page.) }

guards. two fog lights, seat covers
a backing-up light, radio tele-
phone, spotlight. chromium license
plate holders, a set of special over
size tires and new door locks.
The police said Behr always
changed the door locks and used
Maryland licenses.
Traced Through Camera.
Detective Sergts. Sigurd Ostenso
and John G.. Williams of the Dis
trict auto squad said Behr learned
about installing equipment while
working as attendant at service
station. He is unemployed now.
The police reported that the case
was broken when Baltimore
photographer found his camera in
a pawn shop. The camera was in
the photographers car when 1t was
stolen
Thriugh a pawn ticket, the trail
led to Greenwood and the subse-
quent investigation led police to
Behr.
Evening star., 1948-12-11
Rx the Asxoeiatsd Press

+. CHICAGO, Dec. 11.-A son re-
turning from his fathers wake
spotted a damaged automobile yes
terday. AS a result, police said, the
driver made statement that the car
was the one which struck and killed
the father
Ernest Volkmann, II, an elevator
operator in the Edgewater Beach
Apartments, wasrkilled at north-
west side intersection Thursday by
q car which failed to stop.
Pieces of glass, part of the name
plate and parts of the grillwork were
found at the scene.
At the inquest relatives and
friends were told to be on the look
out for a car which was similarly
damaged.
Evening star., 1948-12-11
francesca DeIeone Dies,
Pionist and Composer
Rx the Assoeinied Press

AKRON, Ohio, Dec. 11.-Francesco
B. Deleone, 81. pianist. teacher and
composer of more than 1000 scores
of music, died yesterday at his home
of heart attack.
A child prodigy, Mr.. Deleone stu
died at the Royal Conservatory Of
Music of Naples, Italy, and later
headed the department of music at
the University of Akron.
Among Mr. Deieone's better known
compositions was the opera, AL
glaya," which was first performed
in the Akron armory in 1924. Ed
ward johnson, present general
manager of the Metropolitan Opera
Association of New York, sang the
lead.
Evening star., 1948-12-11
Trial Run Of Wartime Ship
Ends in Blast |njuring )
By the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, Dec. H. Three
Baltimore men were burned, none
seriously, in an explosion yesterday
aboard wartime vessel making a
trial run in Chesapeake Bay before
returning to passenger and freight
service.
Admitted to Emergency Hospital
with burns were Robert c. Bassett,
27, and Peter r. Mayer, 81. Harry
O'Berry also was burned slightly.
The men reported an explosion
at the base of an engine" on the
Anna Salen. They were working in
the engine room.
Harvey Avery of Annapolis, who
carried the men ashore in his 40
foot cabin cruiser, said the vessel
had recently been converted from
an aircraft carrier for passenger
and freight trade. He said the Anna
Salen was able to- continue under
its own power.
The ship is the former escort
carrier Archer.
Evening star., 1948-12-11
Tuck Orders Study
OF Mental Hospitals
ey the Assoeioted Press

RICHMOND, Va. Dec. l1.-Gov
Tuck yesterday ordered his reor-
ganization staff to commence i'm
mediately" a study of the entire de-
partment of mental hygiene and
hospitals with view toward
achieving greater operational eff
cheney.
In a letter to DR.. Joseph E. Bar
rett, mental hygiene commissioner,
the Governor said he believed a
thorough study should be made be-
fore he approves any emergency ap-
preparations for that agency.
The Governors order for the study
was prompted by a report to the
State Hospital Board that patient
had died of electric shock treat
ment at Southwestern State Hospi-
tai, Marion, on November 26.
The board was advised an atten-
dant who would have been watch
ling the patient had left to pursue
an escaped patient. An attendants
helper was left in charge of the pa
tient receiving the shock treatment.
DR.. Barrett told the board in his
opinion the death had been caused
by inadequate staining"
In his letter to DR.. Barrett, the
Governor reminded the commission
er that as long ago as June II, 1947,
he had directed him Ito take i'm
mediate steps to employ every
physician, nurse, attendant and
other person needed ."
The Governor wrote DR.. Barrett
there had been mo material in
crease in patient population" in the
mental hospitals for 10 years. but
the number of employees has risen
from 1918 in 1910 to 1882.
Evening star., 1948-12-11
Firms Shut Down Two PLAYS
Termed Hostile 10 Reds II
By the Asseeiatad Press

HELSINKI, Finland, Dec. Ii.
Finland has shut down two plays irt,,
Helsinki theaters at the suggestion
of Russia, which described the plays
as hostile to the Soviet Union"
They are Jean Paul Sartre's Dirty
Hands" called Red Gloves" in
English-language presentations) and
a musical production of 1920 by Sam
Sihvo, "Grenadiers Bride" with
Finland's fight for independence
from the Russian Cars as its theme.
The Soviet Charge d'Affaires, Col.
Feodorov. delivered a note Sunday
to Foreign Minister Carl Enckell de-
scribing the plays as propaganda
against the U. S. S. R., and express
ing hope that Finland's government.
would take immediate steps to close
them. 1t did.
Communists had criticized both.
Sartre, French author Of Red
Gloves" complained in Paris re-
Gently that it had been twisted in
translation into Red-baiting
shocker. It is now playing on
Broadway, starring Charles Boyer.
Evening star., 1948-12-11
Group Seeks 10 Buy Assets
Of Philadelphia Record
BY the Assoeioted Press

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 11.-Luther
Harr. former Philadelphia City
Treasurer, has announced that a
group of Philadelphia businessmen
are very close" to buying the assets
of the defunct Philadelphia Record
with the intention of publishing a
six-day tabloid newspaper.
Mr.. Harr, also former treasurer
of the Record company, said: 1--WE
are very close to purchasing the
assets from the Philadelphia Eve
ming Bulletin"
He refused to name individuals
interested in the new publication,
but the Philadelphia Inquirer said
today that Matthew H. McCloskey.
jr., contractor and Democratic polit-
ical leader. had been approached.
The tabloid, expected to be
morning paper, would net publish
before the first of the year even If
the deal was completed, Mr.. Harr
said.
The Record suspended publication
nearly two years ago and the assets
were purchased by the Bulletin
When told of the plans, Walter
H. Annenberg, publisher of the In
quirer, said: If Luther wants to-
get into business, I would be glad
to help back him in a wet wash
laundry" -
Evening star., 1948-12-11
Son Leaving Fathers Wake ~
Identifies Car hat Killed Him

Early yesterday Mr. Volkmann's
son, John, 40, brokerage house en-
ploye, saw such a car about a block
from the accident scene. He tele-
phoned police.
Patrolmen Patrick Walsh and
Donald Verkler said the windshield
and grill had been repaired, but
that the broken nameplate portion
fitted perfectly. The license had
been issued to Arthur s. Malouf, 10,
an assembler. to-
Mr.. Walsh and Mr.. Verkler said
that when Malouf was confronted
with the nameplate, he made a
statement that he was the driver.
He was detained without charge.
Il was scared to death when I
woke up and read in the newspapers
that the man had died" the police
man quoted Malouf as saying.
Evening star., 1948-12-11
Gov. Lane Tells Middies
States Must Keep Rights,
BY the Assoeioted Press

ANNAPOLIS, Dec. 11.-Gov. Lane
has told midshipmen of the Naval
Academy that the right of the sew
eral States to regulate their own
affairs must remain inviolate."
In a prepared talk, he warned last
night that abandonment of the
principle of States rights will
wreck our Government.
Gov. Lane is chairman Of the
Southern Governors Conference. He
addressed the middies in one of
series of lectures by national leaders.
Earlier, the Governor spoke at
charter ceremonies for the Annapo-'
lis Post of Allied Youth.
Kenneth F. Weaver of Washing
ton described the youth group as
AN educational organization special
izing in alcoholic education and
alcohol-free recreation" He is its
public relations director and at
tended the ceremony in Annapolis
High School.
Evening star., 1948-12-11
Spy Inquiry
Continued From First Pageo

photographers believed to have
made some of the microllmS 10
years ago has been located and may
testify at a hearing next week. The
man has known" Communist
background and lives in the New
York area, the official added. One
of the other photographers is re-
ported to have lived in Baltimore
but apparently he has not yet been
found.
Committee investigators also are
making very favorable progress !"
in their efforts to identify type
writer on which some of the al
legedly stolen documents were
copied, the official reported.
This typewriter evidence will be
one of the most fascinating dis
closures when it is all brought out
at committee hearings" he said.
But until the investigators have
the complete evidence we are not
going to say anything more about
the typewriter"
The dozen documents being re-
leased tomorrow. consisting of 20
individual messages. are among
about so already cleared by the
State Departments security divi-
sion. The SO are among the 200
received by the committee from.
Mr.. Chambers. The entire batch
comprises microfilms dug out of a
pumpkin hiding place last week as
we'll as typewriter and handWrit-
ten papers produced by MI. Cham
bers at a deposition hearing in
Baltimore last month
Resigns as Editor.
Mr.. Chambers, who resigned yes
terday as senior editor of Time
Magazine, has told committee men,
bers he received the confidential
Government material 10 years ago
from Alger Hiss, former State De-
partment official. He also named
a former State Department econ
dnist and a former National Bu-
reau of Standards chemist as hav-
ing fed him such secret documents
for forwarding to Soviet agents be-
fore the war, the committee stated
Mr.. Hiss, president of the Car
negie Endowment for international
Peace, in New York, denied this
without qualification" He and
his brother, Donald Hiss, a Wash
ington attorney, have been sub
poened to testify before the House
committee next week, Acting Chair
man Mundt announced
The committee decided late yes.
terday not to meet again until Mon.
day noon. 1t had planned to heal
the Hiss brothers this morning, bul
called off the session because they
were scheduled to go before Fed
eral grand jury in New York City
again today.
/ William Ward Pigman of Apple
ton, Wis, former Bureau of Stand
ards chemist, is expected to come
before the committee next week
perhaps Monday Mr.. Mundt
disclosed earlier yesterday Mr.
Chambers told committee members
last Monday that Mr.. Pigman was
one of two former Government EN-.
ployes, besides Mr. Hiss, who turned
over secret information to him dur
ing his activities as a Red under