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Evening star., 1948-04-23
Wallace Manager Attacks
u. 5. Anti-Red Spending

Henry Wallaces campaign man.
ager, C. B. Baldwin, today asked
congressional leaders for the full
details" of "Operation X" the
American propaganda campaign
against communism abroad.
In a telegram he asked by what
moral and legal right" the United
States spent secret funds" to in
fuence the italian election. Mr..
Baldwin declared that apparently
we are out to purchase the peoples
of the entire world-at the expense
of United States taxpayers dollars. y
The message declared that the
American people have the right to
know the full details of whether
Operation X is pattern for
squandering American resources in
a futile attempt to bribe the world
into following the dictates Of Amer
lean monopolists."
Evening star., 1948-04-23
Arrest Ends Test
Of Zoo Hippo's
Snokinq Ability

1t Is well known hlppos oon
smoke cigarettes.
That is, almost every one knows
it. But one playful fellow yester-
day afternoon decided to conduct
some research with the help Of the
Zoos big female hippo.
Anyway, a man identified by
police as Jesse Hudson. colored, SO,
of CAT T street NV. tossed a light
ed butt into Pinky's cavernous
mouth.
Pinky quickly dunked her head
Under water. That was when Ralph
Norris, a keeper, etepped in.
Pvt. George Mcleod of the Zoo
police hurried over and had the
man taken to No. precinct sta
ton. He was charged with dis
orderly conduct and posted $40 COL
lateral.
Evening star., 1948-04-23
House Labor Unit Gets Plea
For Civilian War Captives
By the Associated Press

Congress heard today new story
of torture. death and starvation IN
ficted on American civilian defense
workers captured by japanese forces
In the Pacific.
Representative Kelley, Democrat,
of PENNSYLVANIA outlined 1t to
House labor subcommittee to sup
port his plea for extended compen-
sation to disabled survivors and
families of those who did not re-
turn.
Of 1850 skilled United States
workers seized by the enemy in the
fall of American-owned Wake Is
land, Guam and Cavite, Mr.. Kelley
said BIT died or were executed and
537 were partially or totally dis
abled for life.
Disabled military men get bene-
fits for life" Mr. Kelley said. These
men were civilians, but they were
soldiers, too"
Mr.. Kelley has Joined Chairman
Hartley of the full House Labor
Committee in proposing legislation
to grant benefits under the Federal
Compensation Act AS the law now
stands, benefits are limited to
$500 maximum in small monthly
payments. many of which will end
next year.
Evening star., 1948-04-23
Lawson Attorneys Move
For New Contempt Trial

Attorneys for John Howard Law
son, film writer, filed motion for
a new trial today in District Court.
The scenarist was convicted OF
contempt of Congress by a jury
Monday, but Justice Edward M.
Curran held sentencing in abey-
ance pending disposition of defense
motions.
In seeking a new trial, Lawson's
lawyers cited II reasons, including
an allegation that Justice Curran
gave contradictory instructions to
the jury. One instruction was in
effect direction to the jury to con-
vict the defendant" it was charged.
Lawson was the first Of 10 Holly
wood figures to stand trial on con-
tempt charges for refusal to tell the
House Committee on Un-American
Activities last October whether they
ever were members Of the Commu-
mist Party.
Dalton Trumbc, also a writer, IS
scheduled to go on trial Monday.
Evening star., 1948-04-23
Special Session Call
Assumed by Lane
BY the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, April 23.-Gov. Lane
said yesterday he assumed" spe-
cial session of the General Assembly
will have to be called If salaries Of
State employees are to be increased.
He referred to legal obstacles
tossed in the way Of pay raises in
1916 which resulted In an extraordi-
nary session of the General As
sembly.
Before deciding whether to call
a session, the Governor said he will
study report from the Department
of Budget and Procurement on
State Finances. That is expected
within a week or 10 days.
If the session is called, its main
purpose will be to appropriate be-
tween $2,000,000 and $2,500,000 to
increase the pay Of State workers.
Evening star., 1948-04-23
Supreme Coufto Hear
Case Involving Jury
OF Federal Employees

The Supreme Court has agreed to
hear case involving service on
District juries by Federal employees
here.
The case is that of Frazier VS.. the
United States. The court granted
a petition for writ of certiorari
last Monday, agreeing to review a
decision of the Court of Appeals
that prospective jurors should not
be discharged because they work
for the Government.
Robert Frazier, appellant In the
case, was arrested by Washington
police in 1914 on narcotics charge.
He was convicted in District Court
in October, 1916. and sentenced by
Justice Henry A. Schweinhaut to
pay a $4,000 fine and serve a prison
term of from 20 months to five years.
Edward Buckley. Fraziers attor-
ney, objected at that trial to the
makeup of the jury. He said mem
bers of the panel who indicated
they did not wish to serve were ex-
cused from duty and that most Of
those remaining were Government
employees.
The following october, carrying
the case to the appellate court. Mr.
Buckley complained that all II
members of the District Court jury
finally impaneled had been Govern
ment employes-one of them a mes
senger for the Treasury Department
and another relative OF Treasury
Department employe.
The Treasury Departments Bu-
reau Of Narcotics is responsible for
enforcement Of the narcotics laws.
The defense contended that Gov
ernment 8 employees - particularly
those of the Treasury Department
might be biased against Frazier.
Justices Edgerton, Clark and
Prettyman TO the Appeals Court up
held the lower tribunal, ruling the
jury had been properly drawn.
Evening star., 1948-04-23
Death Of R. N. 0'BoyIe
Is Ruled Accidental

The death of Richard M. O'Boyle
president of an oil hauling concern,
was accidental, Coroner A. Magruder
Macdonald ruled today.
Mr.. O'Boyle's sudden death on
April 13 has been under investiga-
ton since. Today the coroner is
sued a certificate Of accidental death
and said 1t was due to drowning.
A petition for probate of Mr..
OBoyle's will was filed in District
Court yesterday. He left an estate
valued at $10S,800 to his widow, Mrs.
Sarah F. O'Boyle.
Mr. O'Boyle, who was 80 and lived
at 5631 Western avenue NV, died
suddenly when he slipped and fell
from his cabin cruiser in the Wash
ington channel. The coroner or
dered chemical analysis made to
determine whether death resulted
from drowning or some other cause.
The ma ajority of Mr.. O'Boyle's es-
tate consisted of stock in M. I.
O'Boyle & Son, Inc. the transpor-
tation concern of which he was
president. His total personal prop
erty was listed at $97,8 1853. His inter-
est in real estate, based on assessed
value. was listed at $10,942. Mr..
O'Boyle also carried several insur-
ance policies.
The will named Frank L. Grimm,
3708 Oliver street NV. executor.
Evening star., 1948-04-23
Conferees' Agreement
On Rent Bill Forecasts
Passage Next Week

. Legislation to extend District rent
control to March 81, 1949, prob
ably will be enacted by Congress
early next week and sent to the
White House.
Final draft of bill was agreed
to late Yesterday by conferees from
the Senate and House, which had
passed different versions of the
measure.
The House will act first on the
conference report, probably Tues
day, and send it to the Senate,
where approval is expected.
The legislation would continue
the present District Rent Act, with
some notifications.
The conferees' bill would decon-
troll, after next Friday, these hous-
ing facilities:
/. Hotel rooms used exclusively
for transient guests
2. Housing completed or converted
since last March 81.
3. Nonhousekeeping, furnished
housing accommodations in homes
not used as rooming houses, if not
more than two paying tenants are
taken in any one home and If land
lord lives in the same house.
One big. new hotel, virtually COM
pleted and ready for occupancy, is
delaying admission of tenants, it
was learned, because its owners are
waiting to see what kind of rent
control extension would be enacted
by Congress.
Evening star., 1948-04-23
Two Experts Approve
Plans for Laurel
.Chi|dren's S Center
By Don {. O'ConneII

The proposed plans for the de-
velopment of a childrens' center
at jolly Acres, near Laurel, have
the informal approval of two out
standing consultants on child care,
Paul F. Kirby, assistant director of
the Department of Public Welfare,
reported to the Board of Public
Welfare at its April meeting to-
day.
The two consultants are Dr.
Herbert D. Williams, director of the
Juvenile Welfare Board of Pinellas
County, Fla, and formerly super
intendent of the New York School
for Delinquent Boys. and E. L.
Johnstone, superintendent of the
New Jersey State Colony for Feeble
Minded. They spent nearly week
surveying the institutions under the
Welfare Department. They ap-
proved the center idea for the Dis
trict and the site of the present
school at Laurel.
They urged comparatively small
units with separation Of sexes and
races for the younger children and
larger units for the older children.
The pattern of the buildings and
arrangement at the District Train
ing School at Laurel already hav-
ing been fixed and reasonably sat
isfactory for the defective child,
they would continue to develop that
unit in that pattern.
They suggested that, II possible,
the staff of the school should find
housing off the grounds. On general
principles the consultants did not
favor employe residences. A much
happier staff results. they said, par
ticularly in view of the leisure time
the 40-hour week gives, if employees
can live and identify themselves
with regular communities.
Mr.. Kirby also reported to the
board that the Salvation Army has
offered a two-week outing at its
summer camp near Quantico for all
girls and similar period for all the
smaller boys, the school to provide
only the supervising personel and
bedding.
The Reciprocity Club has also
offered to provide without cost eye
~--~ '>-i'-o tions for all the children
under the care of the board. with
glasses when indicated. competent
medical personnel, with similar
routing service through the Episco-
pal Eye and Ear Hospital for all
new admissions
Evening star., 1948-04-23

family in which death had oc-
Cured.
One of the neighbors, Bladens-
burg Councilman O. L. Stevens, said
David was in excellent spirits when
they left the house. Noting that
only so minutes elapsed before a
rescue squad was informed Of the
hanging, he questioned the suicide
theory.
Police said the boys sister told
them they had been arguing and
that he was going to kill himself.
She said she did not take him seri-
ously and remained at play else
where in the house. Alice discovered
him hanging.
The police said David was an ex-
pert at tying knots. They said
square knot was used on the rope
at the shower curtain rod and a
non-slip bowine knot to form a
moose. David had just been pro-
NOTED to frst-class Boy Scout.
Funeral services will be held at
II am. tomorrow from Gasch's Fu-
neral Home, 4739 Baltimore boule-
ward, Hyattsville. Burial will be
in Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
Evening star., 1948-04-23
B|ackmai| Intimated
AT Hearing on Beer
Sale 10 Girl, IA

Intimations that blackmail was
behind charges brought against a
Southwest grocer were made at
hearing yesterday by the Alcoholic
Beverage Control Board by Assist
ant Corporation Counsel Robert D.
Wise, who was prosecuting the case.
The hearing was held to hear
charges that Max Goldstein, 1899
Half street S.W., sold eight cans of
beer to 14-year-old girl. The
charges were made by her brother,
vino later withdrew the charges.
During the hearing Mr.. Wise asked
the complainant if he did not with
draw the charges to have grocery
bill against him Cancelled by the
grocer. The complainant denied this
was the reason.
Policeman Robert D. Dyas Of No.
4 Precinct told the board he was
cruising in his scout car on Febru-
ary 8, when he was hailed from
the sidewalk by a man who COM
planned that his young sister had
purchased beer in the Goldstein
store. He said he went to the store
and talked with Mrs. Goldstein, who
admitted she had sold the beer to
the girl. She said she thought she
was making the sale to the girls
older sister, who had made pur-
chases in the store earlier in the
day and who bore a close resem-
blance to the younger girl.
The young girl testified she
bought the beer for a neighbor and
did not see anything wrong in do
ing so, since she did not intend to
drink the beer herself.
Policeman Dyas told the board
there was not store in the South
west section that was run as care
fully as the Goldstein establish
ment.
The board took the case under
advisement.
Evening star., 1948-04-23

Cardozo High Schools Sd Battalion
took top honors in the annual bat
talon competition of the colored
high schools yesterday on Brooks
Field, before a crowd of more than
5000.
Commanding officer of the win
ming battalion was Cadet Maj, Will
liam Drummond, 18, of 530S Nash
street NE.
Second place went to the 1st Bat
talon of Dunbar High School, COM
manded by Cadet Maj. James w.
Moore. The 4th Battalion of Arm
strong High School, led by Cadet
Mai. Irving WEIGH, took third place.
First place medals were presented
Evening star., 1948-04-23

to Maj. Drummond by DR.. Garnet
C. wilkinson, assistant school super
intendent. A silver cup, donated by
the school officers, was awarded by
DR.. Harold H. Haynes. assistant to
DR.. Wilkinson. Joseph A. Walker,
sr., representing the District depart
ment of the American Legion, pre-
sented d first place trophy.
Judges for the competition were
Capt. Cambell Gonzalez, First 1t.
George Arnold and First 1t. Fred
McManus, all of the 428th Infantry
Reserve.
Other competing battalions were
the 9th Battalion, Armstrong; I'd
Battalion. Armstrong; 5th Battalion,
Phelps, and 7th Battalion, Dunbar.
Evening star., 1948-04-23
Funds Approved
To Plan Repairs
|At White House
Senate Committee
Acts After Warming
Of Fire Trop'

The Senate Appropriations Com
mittee has approved $4,000 for
plans to repair the inside Of the
White House, which was recently
branded a fire trap" and unsafe for
housing the President and his fam
lily.
The funds we're requested by w
A. Reynolds, Public Buildings Com
missioner, in q surprise appearance
recently before a Senate .Appropri-
ations Subcommittee on the first
deficiency appropriations bill.
I'VE want to repair that White
House, and get it in good shape for
another year. quipped Senator
Bridges, Republican, of New Hamp-
shire.
The Appropriations Committee
Senator Bridges said, struck out a
$4,000 item recommended by the
subcommittee for planning the Ses-
quicentennial of the District in 1856
The subcommittee, he said, hao
recommended $4,000 less than re-
uuested by Carter Barron. spokes-
man for the commission in charge
of making plans.
Some members named to the CON-
mission, including Senator Vanden-
berg, Republican, of Michigan, ii
was explained by Senator Bridges
knew nothing about it," So the
committee killed the item, to await
further information on the project
Stricken from the appropriation
bill also was 81 ,000, 900 recommended
by the subcommittee for a start or
a new Army medical library, author
lied by the Seventy-seventh Con-
gress, to cost an estimated $4,000, 900
1t would be located adjacent to the
annex of the Library of Congress
Senator Bridges explained.
District Rent Control Administra-
tor Robert F. Cogswell was given
s1O210 to carry his office through
the rest of this fiscal year, ending
June 80.
Commenting last night on the
Appropriations Committees reduc-
ton in a District National Guard
deficiency item from $4,000 ap-
proved by the House, to $17,500
Senator Bridges explained he was
mot at all impressed with the JUS
tification for the deficiency pre-.
sented by Col. Peyton G. Nevitt, ad.
jutant general of the Guard.
The Senate committee approved
provisions in the House-passed bill
for increased cantract authority sc
construction can proceed on build
ings of Howard University here.
Also granted was 100000 to the
District Refuse Division, because o1
heavy snow removal expenses las
winter, and authority for the Dis.
trict to transfer funds for construc'
ton of school buildings.
The Appropriations COMMITTEE
approved an item of $2.435 900 fol
maintenance and operation of tht
Soldiers Home here, to be repaic
from the Soldiers Home permanent
fund.
Evening star., 1948-04-23
Law Fraternity Schedules
Founders Day Banquet

More than 400 members of Delta
Theta Phi LawFraternity are ex-
pected to attend a founders day
banquet at pm. tomorrow in the
Hotel Statler.
Roy Mcdonald, president and pub
Usher Of the Chattanooga News
Free Press, will be the principal
speaker.
The observance will be sponsored
jointly by the District of Columbia
Alumni Senate Of the fraternity and
its senates at George Washington,
Georgetown, Nationaband COLUMBUS
Universities and the Washington
College of Law.
Evening star., 1948-04-23
Archbishop Will Conduct
Roxas Requiem Tomorrow

The Most Rev. Patrick O'Boyle,
Archbishop of Washington, will Off
ciate at requiem mass for Manuel
Roxas, President of the Philippines,
who died April Is of heart attack,
at II am. tomorrow in st. Mat
thew's Cathedral.
joaquin M. Elizalde, Philippine
Ambassador, has invited all friends
of the Philippines and President
Roxas to attend. Paul v. McNutt,
former Ambassador to the Philip
pines, will attend as personal rep
resentative of President Truman.
The Rev. Samuel Wiley, a prisoner
of the japanese in the Philippines
will assist, together with four Fill
pino priests. Fathers Vincente
Marasigan, Camilo Balansag, Her.
nando Maceda and Jaime Meri.
Evening star., 1948-04-23
Board Of Trade 10 Draft
Plans for Spring Outing

Plans for the SD annual spring
outing of the Washington Board of
Trade will be formulated at meet
ing of the Planning Committee at
7:3o o'clock tonight in The Star
Building.
The outing will be held at Chesa-
peake Beach, Nd, ons May Is.
The all-day program will include
dinner, served continuously from
IL am. to 2:30 pm, stage show
at 8 pm, and music, singing and
sports events. Leaders Of the Dis
trict and Federal Governments will
be special guests.
Chairman of the Spring Outing
Planning Committee Is Joe M
Baker.
Evening star., 1948-04-23
Georgetown Will Hold
Diplomatic Boil Tonight

About $50 couples are expected to
attend the annual diplomatic ball
of the Georgetown University School
of Foreign Service at 9 o'clock to-
night in the Continental Room of
the Wardman Park Hotel.
Thomas A. Wolfe is chairman OF
the Students Committee and special
guests will include members of the
faculty. The students will dance to
Jack Morton's music.
Evening star., 1948-04-23
Chestnut Farms
AsksDe|ay Of
Mi|kPrice Trial
Counsel Contends Bill
OF Particulars Adds
To Scope Of Inquiry

Chestnut Farms Dairy, one OF
seven Washington area dairies
charged with conspiracy to AK milk
prices, today moved for q months
delay in the District Court trial OF
the dairies, the Maryland and Viz
ginia Milk Producers Association
and It's general manager. Bruce B
Derrick. The trial Is scheduled to
begin May 5.
At the same time, Mr.. Derrick,
through Attorneys william E. Leahy
and William j. Hughes, jr., filed a
motion to dismiss the indictment
against him.
Attorney Roger J. Whiteford
speaking for Chestnut Farms, told
the court that 1T is wholly impos-
sible" for him to prepare, by the
time the trial Is now scheduled to
begin, an adequate defense ito all
the matters and things complained
of by the Government.
oCUPC
Mr.. Whiteford declared that bill
of particulars filed by the Govern
ment a week ago tremendously
widens the apparent scope Of the
indictment and introduces new
channels Of inquiry that had not
at first appeared in the indict-
ment." The indictment was handed
down by a special grand jury
March 8.
Counsel for Mr.. Derrick was
granted permission to withdraw Mr..
Derrick's plea of not guilty. The
permission was granted over the
objections of Robert H. Winn,
special assistant to the Attorney
General. Justice Richmond B.
Keech set arguments on his motions
to dismiss for Monday at 10 am.
1t was explained that if the motion
to discuss the indictment were
rejected the case against Mr.. Der
rick would return to its original
status and his plea of not guilty
would be reinstated.
In the motion to dismiss, Mr.
Derrick's attorneys contended that
the indictment was bad in sub
stance" because it alleged acts by
an agricultural cooperative which.
they maintained, are immune from
prosecution under antitrust laws by
virtue Of the Clayton Act. the Cap
per-Volstead Act and the Agricul-
tural Adjustment Act.
Clayton Act Quoted.
The attorneys maintained that
the Clayton Act provides that
nothing contained in the antitrust
laws shall be construed to forbid
the operation of labor or agricul-
tural organizations, instituted for
purposes of mutual help"
Under the Capper- Volstead Act,
they said, persons engaged in the
production of agricultural products
may act together in associations in
marketing such products.
LAS a cooperative cannot exist
without selling its products, making
a contract of sale with a buyer Is
not joining with an outside agency;
1t Is joining with its only possible
partner in a business transaction, "
the lawyers asserted.
Arguments on various defense mo-
tions began before Justice Keech
with Attorney John Hilyard, repre-
senting Wakefield Dairy, arguing a
motion to dismiss the indictment
against his client.
Others named in the Indictment
are Thompsons, Richfield. Lucerne,
Harvey and Alexandria Diaries.
Evening star., 1948-04-23
SO Fewer Tons of Paper
Ordered for 1o4o Money
ey the A,soeioted PIES.

ey the ASsoetofed fress
The Treasury apparently hopes
to save money next year by max
ing less money.
The department ordered SO fewer
tons of paper for its 1949 money
printing job than the 1903 tons
ordered for 1913. It also asked bids
on only 100 tons of paper for
printing Government debt securities
next year. compared with the
267 ton 1913 order.
Evening star., 1948-04-23
LiIienthuI to Address
Viroinio U. Graduation
By the Associated Press

CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va, April
23.-David E. Lilienthal, chairman
of the Atomic Energy Commission,
will deliver the address to the Uni
versity of Virginia,s largest grad
uating class of about 900 members
on June IA.
Graduation exercises will be held
out of doors in the McIntire amphi-
theater where University President
Colgate w. Darden, ir., will confer
degrees.
DR., Morris Lazeron, rabbi of the
Baltimore Hebrew Congregation. will
preach the baccalaureate sermon IN
Cabell Hall. June 13.
Evening star., 1948-04-23
Firemen Elect BIuckmer

Elmer ]. Blackmer. jr., has been
elected vice president and chairman
of the Board of Trustees of the
Arlington County Firemen's Asso-
citation to fill the unexpired term of
the late George F. Cook.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-12
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Last Nights Results.
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA.
New York, So: Providence, 49,. =
" NATIONAL LEAGUE.
indianapolis. 81. Syracuse. 50.
n. Wayne, 20; - hester. SO.
AMERICA LEAGUE.
wilkes-Barre. 81; Philadelphia, ~.
Tonight's Schedule.
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA.
New York at Baltimore.
Boston at Philadelphia.
Chicago at St Louis.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Minneapolis at Sheboygan.
Flint at Toledo,
Moline at Syracuse.
Rochester at Anderson.
indianapolis vs.. Oshkosh at New Lon
don, Wis.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Hartford at Philaoelphia.