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Evening star., 1948-04-30
Fook Execution Delay
Until June II Granted

The execution date for Lee Fook,
81, Chinese, who was scheduled
to be electrocuted May 7 for the
knife Staying of Harry Lee. 40.
Chinese laundryman here, was post
poned today by Justice Alexander
Holtzof to June H.
The postponement was granted
pending action on a petition for
executive clemency
Attorney Woodrow E. Faulkner,
tHal counsel for Fook. appeared in
court in behalf of his client seeking
a postponement of the execution
date. On April %, Fook brought
suit against Mr.. Faulkner accus-
ing the attorney of having failed
to defend him completely and
faithfully"
The suit asked for a total Of
$685. 900. Fook accused Mr.. Faulk-
ner of obtaining his life savings
OF $4,000 and misappropriating it
He asked an additional 100000
damage.
At the time the suit was filed,
Mr., Faulkner classed the charges
in it as utterly ridiculous" He
added at that time that he was
still seeking executive clemency for
Fook.
Fook's District Court conviction
in the Staying was affirmed by the
Court of Appeals. The Supreme
Court refused to review the case.
Evening star., 1948-04-30
Charter Suit Hearinq
At Rockville May 7

A hearing on suit seeking to
prevent Montgomery County voters
from deciding whether or not to
adopt charter form of government
has been scheduled for May 7 in
County Circuit Court at Rockville
The suit, filed last month by HUI
bert A. Schneider. Bethesda and
Washington attorney. asks the court
to prohibit the Board OF Election
Supervisors from placing the pro-
posed charter on the ballot in the
November general elections.
A demurrer was submitted to the
court last week by attorneys for the
Board of Election Supervisors. the
Charter Board and the Charter
Committee.
Attorneys for the three groups
contend the court has no jurisdic-
ton in the matter since the proposed
charter has not yet been acted on bv
the voters.
Inc charter would substitute a
member council for the pres
ent flve-man Board of County Com
mlSSioners. Five of the seven coln-
Gil members would be elected from
the five commissioner districts and
two would serve as councilmen at
large.
Evening star., 1948-04-30

Sald LOUIS r. Napoll, manager OF the
tourist camp for Government Serv-
ices, Inc.
The time is up at midnight" he
added. Il don't suppose the police
will drag any one out at that hour
and the parks Office doesn't WORK on
Saturday. Maybe these families
will still have little time left, but
eventually they've got to get out"
Mr.. Napoli predicted that the
police, perhaps, might impound one
Of the trailers.
If that should happen, wouldn't
be surprised to see the entire lot pull
out Immediately. he said.
The trailer camp is for the use
of transients and today it is filled
to capacity. There are "a trailers
parked on the grounds.
Some of the families - the
O'Rourkes included-have resided
at the camp for two or more years
During the war the rules were re.
laxed because of the housing short
age.
Recently, the trailer families were
given two-week extension of a
months notice to remove theil
trailers or risk eviction.
Evening star., 1948-04-30
Couple With Infant, 26 Others
Face Tourist Camp Eviction

The youthful O'Rourkes, including
their 2-month-old son Danny, pet
terrier Pocket, and 26 other squat
ter families face the final threat
of legal eviction from the trailer
camp in East Potomac Park after
midnight tonight unless they step
on the gas and pull out for good,
park officials said today.
We've looked and looked and just
can't find place. so maybe the
police will come and haul us away
Mrs. ]. L. O'Rourke explained.
She worked with the State De-
partment until her son Danny was
born in March Mr.. Rouke, a
Navy veteran. is an electrician. The
couple came here from Minneapolis
two years ago
It's hard enough to find an apart
ment that welcomes babies, and
Pocket. frisky terrier. adds to their
problem, Mrs. O'Rourke said.
Officials of the National Capital
Parks Office say 27 families have
overstayed their lawful time In the
trailer camp and have had plenty OF
notice to find other parking places
Some OF them haven't tried,
Evening star., 1948-04-30
Transport Problems
Abroad Explained al
American j. Institute

Transportation facilities and prob
lens in foreign countries are being
explained to group of young busi-
ness executives at American Uni
versity, with an eye to speeding up
shipments under the European Re-
covery Program.
All of this is being done in four
week institute on foreign transpor-
tation which opened this week.
Director of this unusual course,
offered to executives of companies
in the transportation field and to
Army, Navy and Coast Guard per-
Sonnel, is DR.. L. M. Homberger,
professor of transportation in the
university's school of social sciences
and public affairs. Before Hitler
took over Germany, DR.. Homberger
was one of a "directorate" which
ran the railroads in that country.
40 Experts to Lecture.
The businessmen will hear lee
lures from some 40 specialists in the
transportation field before they get
away. Also they will make field
trips to such places as the National
Airport and the Norfolk dock area
When they are through, they
should know better how to handle
cargo going to Europe under the
European Recovery Program.
Aspects of ERP will be discussed
by Howard S. Piquet, deputy staff
director House Committee on For
eign Aid, and an adjunct professor
at the university, as we'll as by
James E. Glynn, chief of transpor-
tation and communications branch,
Office of International Trade, Com
merce Department.
Transportation in Russia will be
taken up by Seymour T. R. Abt,
who is attached to Mr.. Glynn's
branch in the Commerce Depart
ment.
Program of Topics.
The institute is being given by
American University in co-opera-
ton with the Air Transport Associ-
alton of America, the Association
VA EhlliCilSd lll6 Nd-
tional Federation of American
Shipping and the research division
OF the Maritime Commission. 1t will
wind up on May 26.
The institutes program of topics
to be studied is like this:
Problems of American inland
transportation agencies engaged in
foreign commerce, American ports
ocean transportation, international
air transportation, inland trans
portation facilities and traffic con-
ditions in Europe, Russia, Latin
America, Canada, the Far East
Australia and Africa; foreign trade
and world economic geography.
The aim of the institute is tc
help the executives learn how tc
cut the red tape which is involved
in handling passengers and cargo
leaving this country and entering
foreign countries, according to DR.
| Homberger.
Evening star., 1948-04-30

would be a complete and full answer
to the problems of 1948." But, he
added. ''it seems the siieerest mad
ness for any American to allow him.
self to surrender any part of the
faith that has made our experiment
lin government successful
Il fear" he continued, I'VE have
already descended a few rungs on
our ladder of freedom We have
accepted Government controls of
many sorts; we have accepted a
crushing burden of taxation, and we
have bartered away some of our
freedom as citizens in return for
questionable doctrines
Agreeing that 1T is manifestly
not possible for everyone to have
absolute and unlimited freedom"
the speaker asked that controls be
held to the minimum consistent
with the maintenance of our DEM
ocratic principles
I'VE can present an invulnerable
and united front that no aggressor
nation will dare attack if we
have faith in our heritage, our free
dom and our philosophy" he de-
clared.
The chamber had completed it's
business earlier by re-electing Earl
o. Shreve to second one-year term
as its president. At a final meeting
OF the chambers board two new vice
presidents and three directors at
large were elected.
New vice presidents are Chris
topher j. Abbott of Hyannis. Nebr..
and w. S. RoSecrans of Los Angeles.
They replace E. H. Sexauer of
Brookings, S. OAK, and Walter j.
Braunschweiger of Los Angeles,
both of whom resigned. Four other
vice presidents were reelected for
another year: H. w. Steinkraus of
Bridgeport, Conn; Carlyle Fraser
OF Atlanta, Ga; r. c. Ingersoll OF
Chicago and Powell C. Groner OF
Kansas City.
New directors at large are r. L.
Bowditch of Boston, j. B. Shepperd
OF Gladewater, Tex, and o. A. Sey-
terth OF Muskegon, Mich.
Evening star., 1948-04-30
Alexandria Carnival
Open, Gaming Lid On

A benefit carnival in Alexandria
planned to remain open today. al
though all games of chance" in
Guiding bingo, were shut down last
night by police after city heads de-
cided the games violated State gam
bling laws.
Edward Weiners Of st. Marv's
Catholic Boys Club. which is CO.
sponsoring the carnival with ST,
Paul's Episcopal Boys Club. said he
felt the two clubs still would profit,
The two organizations receive a
share of the proceeds.
The carnival is scheduled to stav
IN the city through next week. 1t
opened two-week stand Monday.
Tuesday night City Councilman Jack
Tulloch reported he had received
complaints of gambling at the car
nlval and pointed out that Gov.
Tuck this year had called for strict
enforcement of gambling statutes.
The closing of the games was or
dered by City Manager Nicholas A.
Colasanto after Commonwealth s
Attorney Howard w, Smith. jr.. in
formed him they were illegal.
Evening star., 1948-04-30
U. 5. Must Stay Strong
To Deter Aggression,
{. ofC. Delegates Told

America must remain so strong
aggression will be discouraged and
the conflicts settled by peace
full means" Crawford H. Greenwalt,
president of the Dupont Co., told
members of the United States
Chamber of Commerce last night
Mr.. Greenwalt spoke at the
chambers dinner terminating it's
36th annual meeting, in the Hotel
Statler.
Asserting that victory in World
War II had solved no problems,
but seems rather to have nourished
new and dangerous ideologies," Mr.
Greenwalt said "the eyes OF the
world are upon this Nation"
The core of the present crisis
he defined as conflict of beliefs,
between "a community of individuals
determining their own destiny, and
a community in which each human
thought and action is degraded to
a condition OF complete subservience
to the state"
Referring to the elasticity of the
American Constitution, he admitted
that mo group Of men could have
written a document in 1887 which
Evening star., 1948-04-30

A. Z. steinem. SchOol-a posi-
ton he has held since 1923. He re-
signed as principal of Central High
School to take the law school job.
Matter of Slowing Down"
Dr. Maurer, who is 68, said his
health forced him to resign from
the board.
Its just matter of slowing
down" he said Il am going to miss
my very pleasant associations with
the other school board members and
with the school people"
His retirement leaves untitled the
position of vice president of the
School Board. which he has held
since 1887. The board is expected
to elect new vice president at its
next regular meeting
Mr.. Steinem, who is 55, is a native
OF the District and lives at 1921
Kanawha street NV. When in
formed OF his appointment, he said ::
I'm going to be like a new Sena-
tor-just sit tight at first and see
what all the shooting is about"
Attended Schools Here.
He attended public schools here
and the old Business High School
He received his law degree from
Georgetown University in 1918 ano
has been in general practice here
ever since.
During World War l. he was ar
ensign in the Navy for three years
as a paymaster and served in vari.
GUS stations in the United States
during that time. He was a mem.
ber of one of the panels of the Dis.
trlct Selective service board of ap.
peals during World War II. He i.
married and has a son Everett. Is
who is employed by local insuranc.
company.
DR.. Maurer, who was known Il
school teachers as a defender of theil
rights, has career in the teaching
profession dating back 43 years. A
native of Sheboygan County, Wis
he was graduated from the Univer
sity of Wisconsin at 81.
He started teaching history in ,
Madison (Wis) high school aftel
getting the job over the telephone
but only after the principal mis-
took him for a pupil when he re
ported for duty. With his saving
he came to Washington in 1904 anc
entered Georgetown University.
Law Degree at Georgetown.
When his funds got low again IL
1905, he took job teaching histor,
IN the local schools. He earned hi
law degree at Georgetown in. 1870,
and the following year became hear
OF the history department in tn,
public schools here. He received
his master of laws degree in 1910
He became assistant principal O
Central High School in 1919 ane
principal in 1920, leaving in 1872:
to go to Georgetown University!
law school as professor.
First appointed to the Board O.
Education in 1885, DR.. Maurer wa!
elected vice president of the boarc
in 1887.
Evening star., 1948-04-30
New Alcoholic Clinic
Slated 10 Bet Set Up in
Health Department

The Alcoholic Clinic to be estab-
lished under the Hebert Act will be
set up in the Health Department,
the Commissioners indicated yester-
Gay, after hearing a debate on the
issue
After meeting attended by six
members of the Citizens Advisory
Committee under the Hebert Act.
and by Dr.. George c. Rutland, Dis
trict health officer, Commissioner
John Pussell Young said he and
Engineer Commissioner Gordon R.
Young will be influenced greatly in
their decision by the opinion of
Commissioner Guy Mason as to who
will have the responsibility for the
clinic.
Commissioner Mason advocated
throughout the discussion the plac-
ing of the clinic in the Health De-
partment.
He called attention to a section
of the act directing the Commits
SlonerS to establish the clinic "in
connection either with some exist
ing hospital. or with some correc-
tional institution or other facility
for the diagnosis" of alcoholics.
The clear intent of Congress,
Mr.. Mason said, was that the clinic
should be established in the Health
Department or some other depart
ment of the District government.
Principal spokesman for the ad-
visory committee was Col. E. Goring
Bliss. The committee, in report
to the Commissioners earlier this
year, unanimously recommended
that the new clinic be an inde-
pendent agency. Col Bliss yester-
day emphasized the division of au-
thority that would result in placing
the clinic in the Health Department
Under the Hebert Act the director
Of the clinic reports to the Com
miSsioners.
DR.. Winfred Overholser, super.
lntendent of st. Elizabeth's Hos
pital, emphasized the clinic is un.
usual in its directed functions anc
Its financing. Only Connecticut, hi
said, has similar law. 1t was O.
Importance. DR.. Overholser said, il
obtaining a director for the clinic
that the position be set up as E
P-8 - highest professional Civi
Service rating-which pays up tt
$4,000 a year.
I DR.. Rutland said that setting ur
the clinic as an independent agency
wiuld be throwing out of the win.
dow three years of Health Depart
ment clinical experience which hac
dealt with 1.400 alcoholic patients.
Evening star., 1948-04-30
Commissioners Drop
Loyalty Check Of
District Employees
BY Jerry O'Leoy, Jr.

The Commissioners dropped their
short proposal for loyalty
check of all District government
employees less than half an hour
after the Maher Loyalty Committee
yesterday told the city beads no
necessity exists at this time for such
an investigation.
The seven-man committee of Dis
trict officials, headed by Special As
sistant Corporation Counsel Daniel
B. Maher, required but an hour and
a half of its first meeting to agree
unanimously to recommend that the
investigation be killed.
Mr.. Maher, the Districts trouble
shooter, said the committee drew up
three-point recommendation after
its conference yesterday afternoon
in the Office of Special Assistant
Charles Stofberg. also a committee
member. He said the panel recon-
mended unanimously that:
l. No necessity exists at this time
for a general loyalty investigation
of all District employees.
2. A survey be made by the COM
mittee of all District agencies tc
determine if any positions or in
stallations Of those agencies coulo
be deemed sensitive to national Sc
curity
Mr.. Maher said the Commissioners
approved the committees report
shortly after it was laid before them
The Loyalty Committee took nc
action on the controversy surround.
ing School Supt Hobart NJ Corn.
ing, which arose after Commissioner
John Russell Young's loyalty check
plan was revealed by The Star two
weeks ago. The Board of Education
two days after the proposal was
reported, asked the Commissioners
to include DR.. Corning on the 10y
atty Committee. The Commissioners
this week passed the buck to the
Maher committee Mr.. Maher sale
the question of DR.. Cornings in
clusion was deferred.
The committee. however. will meet
again early next week, Mr.. Mahel
said, but he would not tell reporters
what would be discussed at the
next meeting. Further recommenda-
tions will be made to the Commits
sloners after the next meeting, he
said
Other members of the commit.
tee who met with Mr.. Maher ano
Mr.. Stofberg were Donald M. Glen.
mer. director of the department oi
corrections; 1t. Col. Kenneth E
Madsen, Assistant Engineer Com.
missioner; Geoffrey M. Thornett
secretary to the Board of Commis
Sioners: Inspector Floyd A. Trus.
colt. assistant superintendent O
police, and Victor Howard, secre.
tary Of the Personnel Board.
1t had been predicted in Thi
Star that the loyalty check nigh
never materialize. The Commits
sioners indicated this late last weel
when they suddenly emphasized
that the Loyalty Committee woulc
first decide whether loyalty checl
was necessary at all. Their pre-.
vious discussion of the committee
functions had indicated the com.
mittee would decide the scope O.
the investigation and did not refel
to any possibility that it might no
come off at all.
! Yesterdays action probably fin.
ishes the proposal observers at tn,
District Building were inclined tt
sbelieve.
Evening star., 1948-04-30
Steinem Is Appointed
To Succeed Maurer
On Education Board

Albert E. Steinem, Washington
attorney, has been named to the
Districts Board of Education to sue
ceed DR.. Robert A. Maurer. who re-
signed because of i'll health after
more than II years of service on the
board.
DR.. Maurer's resignation and the
appointment of Mr.. Steinem came
from the District Court justices at a
general term session yesterday after
Evening star., 1948-04-30
Suburbs Will Join Washington
On Daylight ime Sunday

their meeting Wednesday. Fairfax
County schools, however, will be-
gin operating daylight time Monday
in accordance with resolution
adopted by the Fairfax School Board
earlier this month. The school board
Office said this morning it did not
have to await action by the super
visors to put the schools on day
light time.
At the same time, President Tru-
man approved a bill extending Dis
trict rent controls for one year from
midnight tonight. The present rent
control law expires at that time.
The new law, however, differs from
the ole in that controls are removed
from hotel rooms for transients,
from non-housekeeping rooms in
private homes where there are not
more than two paying guests and
from new construction.
Evening star., 1948-04-30

The Washington Metropolitan
Area will switch to daylight saving
time at 2 am. Sunday, following
President Truman's signature late
yesterday of a bill authorizing the
change for the District.
AS soon as word reached the Dis
trict Building that the President
had signed the bill at 4:30 pm, the
Commissioners issued the appropri-
ate order. They previously had de-
cided to order daylight saving time
without public hearing, if Presi-
dent Truman signed the bill.
Alexandria and Arlington in Vir-
ginia and Montgomery and Prince
Georges counties in Maryland will
go on Daylight Saving Time simul-
taneously with the District. The
Fairfax Board of Supervisors will
not take up daylight time until
Evening star., 1948-04-30
1871 Of Overseas Surplus
Sold al 70 Cents on 81
By the Associoted Press

Secretary of State Marshall told
Congress today nearly SO per- cent
of surplus United States military
equipment overseas has been sold
at about 20 cents on the dollar.
He said original cost of the war
goods was sl0.547 1854 900 for which
the United States will receive ST.
962 ,804 900. These figures were con-
tanned in the quarterly report of
the State Departments Foreign
Liquidation Commission, which Gen.
Marshall submitted to the law
makers.
The Secretary said there is 1884,
036. 900 worth of goods vt to be
disposed Of overseas.
Evening star., 1948-04-30
Queens Chapel Citizens
To Give Silver Teo

The Queens Chapel Citizens As
ISOLATION will sponsor a silver offer
ing tea from 3 to pm. Sunday at
the Mount Rainier High School
proceeds will go toward providing
community center for Special I'm
proVement District No, l, which en-
braces North Woodbridge, Avondale
Grove, Avondale Terrace and Vol
land Terrace.
Inc program will include a flower
snow an antique show and music
and entertainment.
Evening star., 1948-04-30
Bill Seeks Coin to Mark
Alexandria FOUNDING

Half dollars to celebrate the 200th
anniversary next year of the found
ing of the city of Alexandria would
be struck off at the United States
Mint, under a bill introduced in the
House yesterday by Representative
Smith, Democrat, of Virginia
The measure. which went to the
Banking and Currency Committee,
would authorize coinage of up to
$4,000 half dollars. They could be
disposed of either at face value or
at premium to help pay for the
bicentennial celebration.
Evening star., 1948-04-30
McGroth Feels Sure
Eisenhower Is Out
Even if Truman Quits

Senator McGrath of Rhode
Island, chairman of the Demo-
cratic National Committee, is
sure that Gen. Eisenhower
would not accept the Demo-
cratic nomination even if Presi-
dent Truman stepped aside.
He made the statement yes
terday in answer to a question
from delegate to the Chamber
of Commerce convention.
Evening star., 1948-04-30

noon and was
a announced b y
G h i e f Justice
Bolitha J. Laws.
M + Steinem
W i'll fill Dr..
Maurer's unex-
pired term ,
which runs un-
til June, 1850.
T h e retiring
board member
will continue to
teach cOnStitu-
tional law at
G e org e t ow n
University's law
Evening star., 1948-04-30
GreenbeIt Church Benefit

A square dance to raise money
for the building fund of the Green
belt Community Church will be held
May 8 from $50 pm. to midnight
at the Center School auditorium.
Greenbelt. Mrs. John Elder Is
chairman.
Evening star., 1948-04-30
w. and M. Exercises Set

WILLIAMSBURG. Va. April 80
Ex-senator Saltonstall. Republi-
can. of Massachusetts will speak at
commencement exercises at William
and Mary College at pm. Sunday,
June s.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-06-03
Close Call

Dwight E. Shadbourn, 5, Is re-
cuperating satisfactorily after mar
rowly escaping death when he fell
about so feet from Klingle Bridge
in Washington, D. c., on May 10.
The youngster fell while trying to
get tree leaf from an overhang-
ing branch. He struck a sloping en-
bankment, and it is believed that
leaves cushioned his fall and pre-
vented fatal injuries. He suffered
a 4-inch cash in the head.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-06-03
Man Of Ideas

The front lawn of w. c. Wingo, of
Memphis, Tenn, looks neat and trim
even though he has to do the now
ing at night. Wingo knew he could
do only a sloppy job if he worked in
the dark, so he attached a headlight
to the electric mower. However, he
had one objection to working out
doors at night-it interfered with
listening to the radio. But all's love
ly now. Wingo has attached a
radio to the lawn mower.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-06-03
Cause OF Imitation

'"The tremendous impact of gov
eminent spending is listed as the
chief cause of initiation by the Sen
ate-House Economic Committee in
its recent report to Congress. The
committee charges that the govern
ment is trying ito accomplish more
than is possible at our present ca
pacity of production" and urges
that U. S. spending be reduced.