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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1948-09-18
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Rights with power OF life death over millions OF color
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News which calls itself the Souhs greatest Newspaper said
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1948-09-18

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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1948-09-18

The Nutcracker Postofe opens doors this week with
DOW 10 Lieut. Dennis Nelson and the States NAVY and
tongue IN rs cheek toward Mr. Herman the United
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1948-09-18
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Evening star., 1948-11-26

land structure of Western society
lis the most dangerous and baf.
fling known to modern history,
said q review issued by the cham
ber's Committee on international
Political and Social Problems.
What the Kremlin seems to re-
spect is force and only force" the
committee added.
Submitted for possible action by
the chamber as a whole later, the
report was prepared under the
craftsmanship of Clem D. Johnston
of Roanoke, Va.
Moscow's leadership must be con-
vinced, the report said, of two
things:
/. That the United States will
avoid both aggression and the path
which leads to appeasement.
2. That it will develop not only
its own means Of defense, but will
assist the Economic Cooperation
Administration nations to help
themselves economically and mill
tarily.
Would Correct U. S. Weaknesses.
Meanwhile, it said, businessmen
and other citizens, must continue to
address themselves to the correction
of any social, economic and political
weaknesses in the American system,
actual or potential, upon which
communism may feed.''
AS for defense pacts, the commit
tee said that regional and other
collective arrangements for individ-
ual and collective self-defense are
in accordance with the r>l'''~"e"~.
Evening star., 1948-11-26
Talks May Begin Here
Next Week on Alliance
Against Red Expansion
BY the Assoeiafsd Press

! by INC ASSoStuISo FfeSt
The Truman administration, with
powerful Republican backing, made
ready today to begin crucial new
talks looking toward an Atlantic
alliance against expansion of Soviet
power.
These discussions may possibly
begin here next week.
Britain, France, Belgium, the
Netherlands and Luxembourg have
been laboring in London on a Draft
Of an agreement for submission to
Secretary of State Marshall here.
Gen. Marshall told his news con-
ference Wednesday that he assumes
the United States will begin dis
cussions shortly with these coun-
tries and Canada.
When the United States nego-
tiators agree with the other coun-
tries on terms of the proposed alli-
ance, 1t Is expected that other coun-
tries will be invited to join in full
fledged international conference.
Ratification Up to Congress.
Whether the United States rati-
fies the proposed pact, and just
what military aid this country will
give to the othe.' cations are ques-
tions for Congress to determine
finally.
But the alliance idea drew strong
support today from Representative
Eaton, Republican, of New Jersey,
q top Republican foreign policy ad-
wiser. Mr.. Eaton has been chairman
of the House Foreign Affairs Com
mittee in the Eightieth Congress
and will be ranking minority men,
ber Of the committee in the new
Congress.
The United States, he told report
ers, should stand ready to supply
arms and technical advice to friend
ly Western European nations IF
they need it and if we have it to
spare"
1t would be "the last calamity of
our age" he said, If Western Eu-
rope should fall under the domina-
ton of Russia.
Chamber Urges Military Aid.
Strong support for military, as
well as economic aid, for Western
Europe came, too, from committee
of the Chamber of Commerce of the
United States.
THE Soviet threat to the security
Evening star., 1948-11-26

principles and provisions of the
charter Of the United Nations"
It recalled that last June the Sem
ate went on record for the Vanden-
berg resolution advocating that the
United States take part in such
pacts as are based on self-help and
mutual aid and which affect this
Nations security.
Evening star., 1948-12-08
II. S. Offers Guide
To Preparation
|Of Tax Returns

The Government is trying to make
it easier. to fill out income tax re-
turns.
The Treasury announced today
that it is offering a simplif1ed guide
through the maze of the income tax
blank. The book, a new edition of
Your Federal Income Tax" con-
tains lis pages and costs Is cents.
1t may. be obtained from the super
intendent of documents, Govern
ment Printing Office.
In addition, the Internal Revenue
Bureau is sending to each tax
payer with his tax blanks 16-
page pamphlet of instructions,
which 1t says is adequate for the
average taxpayer.
But if he wants more counseling
and information there is the larger
publication. It is described as not
competitive with the paper-covered
books of guidance sold widely around
the first of the year. 1t probably
will appeal to the same public, how
ever.
Evening star., 1948-12-08

transportation industry.
He also was consultant to other
Government agencies, including the
Maritime Commission, the Interior
Department and the Tennessee
Valley and Bonneville power author
tiles. He was credited with develop
! ing a labor policy for iva under
which no work stoppages have in
terrupted power production since
its establishment.
During his service with ODT, he
represented that agency on the War
Manpower Commission.
Although in Government employ
during his later years. Mr.. Boyer
had his start with the Erie Railroad
in his native New Jersey. He was
born in Woodbridge and was grad
uated as an engineer from the
Stevens Institute of Technology. He
also did graduate work at New York
University and the University OF
Pennsylvania.
During World War I he served as
eaptain "a Army Ordnance, aiding
in imobilizing labor for the war ef-
fort and later taking leading role
in the Army's labor-management
policy during the brief period OF its
administration of the Nations rail-
roads. Afterward, a similar pro-
gram was applied by the Baltimore
g. Ohio Railroad and in Canada.
| Recently Mr.. Boyer had returned
to a role of consultant TO private
industry. He made Ais home at
Spring Hill. Mclean, Va.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Clara Mortenson Boyer, associate
director of the Labor Departments
Bureau of Labor Standards, and
three sons, Morten Boyer, 2410 Alex
ander street, Alexandria; Richard
Boyer, New York, and 1t. Donald
Beyer, stationed in Trieste.
Funeral arrangements have not
been completed. The BODY is. at
Gawlers Chapel, 1855 Pennsylvania
avenue NV.
Evening star., 1948-12-08
Lane Fails 10 Settle
Annapolis Rail Strike
By the Associoted Press

BALTIMORE, Dec. 8.-Commut-
ing service between Baltimore and
Annapolis was stopped at am. to-
day by Baltimore g. Annapolis Rail-
road employees striking for higher
wages.
Gov. Lane met until 1:35 am
with representatives of the railroad
and the Brotherhood of Railway
Trainmen, but no agreement was
reached.
The company operates train and
bus service to score of communities
between the two cities, conveying
several thousand commuters daily
1t is the only such line operating the
route.
However, James McGhee, train
master at the Baltimore & Ohio
Camden station, said the West Vir-
ginia Transportation Co., Balti-
more & Ohio Railroad subsidiary
which operates buses between Balti-
more and Fort Meade. probably will
add some buses to its line later to-
day.
The wage discussions began II
months ago. The union asked an
increase of 1871 cents, retroactive
to November /, 1947. 1t rejected the
company's final offer of 71z cents,
retroactive to December l.
The Post Office Department made
ARRANGEMENTS for the Army to
shuttle mail to Annapolis and the
many communities down the 25-
mile line.
Evening star., 1948-12-08
Washington Man 10 Attend
Notre Dame Law Institute

william B. Jones, Washington at
torney, will represent the Notre
Dame Club of Washington at the
second annual Natural Law Insti-
tute at the University OF Notre Dame
Friday and Saturday
The law institute, sponsored by
the Notre Dame College of Law, has
as its purpose emphasizing the un-
changing principles of natural law
as the basis of all personal rights.
Principal speakers will include
Federal Judge Robert N. Wilkin OF
Cleveland and DR.. Gordon Hall
Gerould of Princeton University.
Archbishop Paul c. Schultz OF In
dianapolis will be honorary chair
man and the Rev. John j. Cava-
naugh, c. S. c.. president of Notre
Dame, chairman Of the institute.
There will be a discussion OF the
institute over Station WMAL from
9:45 to 10 pm. tomorrow in which
Thomas McKevitt, president of the
Notre Dame Club of washington,
will take part.
Evening star., 1948-12-08

The police mystery department
had a new one to work on today
the case of one 15-foot concrete pit
with no visible means Of ingress or
egress, one uninjured man lying at
the bottom of it and two bottles of
whisky, also uninjured, in the mans
pockets.
The setting was the rear of the
Metropole Cafe, 1913 Fourteenth
street NV, and the time was STA
am. today The action began when
a report of providers near the build
ing sent Pvts. Andrew M. Ready,
20, and Benjamin F. Howe, As, to
the scene in scout car No. %.
From the outset, it was an enter
prise for young and adventurous
men. Blocked at the rear of the
cafe by a high board fence, Pvt.
Ready pulled himself up and
dropped to the other side. Instead
of providers, his fashlight revealed
the pit.
Curious, Pvt. Ready aimed the
flashlight at the bottom, and saw
man lying face down on the hard,
cold concrete floor. Shouts failed to
disturb him. Pvt. Ready called to
Pvt. Howe: This is one for the
homicide squad; call EN-" And
while the call was going through,
Pvt. Ready kicked three boards out
of the fence to let the stretcher men
through.
But curiosity would not let Pvt.
Ready rest there. Eying the Is
foot drop into the pit. he called
on the little bit of Tarzan that
Evening star., 1948-12-08
Youth PutonP Probation
EQl 5 Years in Crash
Which Killed Nurse

A District youth, who pleaded
guilty to charges of negligent homi-
eide in a traffic fatality, has been
placed on probation for five years,
with the stipulation that he not
drive a car or drink an intoxicant
during that time
Gordon Mumford, q, of the 1900
block of Good Hope road Sc. was
given this sentence today by Judge
Alexander Holtzoff in District Court.
Young Mumford had pleaded
guilty in the traffic death of Miss
Betty Louise PARCEL, 81, a st. Eliza
beths Hospital nurse.
She was injured last December 81
when an automobile in which she
was a passenger and truck oper-
ated by Mumford collided at Nichols
avenue and South Capitol street.
She died the next day.
Judge Holtzof suspended a one
year Jail sentence before placing
Mumford on probation. He said
Mumford was completely intoxi-
Gated at the time of the accident.
He said, however, that prior to then
the youth had an unblemished rec
ord and that he felt justice would
best be served through probation.
Judge Holtzof explained that he
committed Mumford to jail for five
days pending sentence in order for
the youth to know what serving
time in Jail would be like.
Mumford was indicted on a charge
of manslaughter, but was allowed to
plead guilty to negligent homicide.
Evening star., 1948-12-08
Inquiry Delayed on $4,000
In Missinq Rent Money

The District Real Estate Commis-
sion has postponed until 10 am.
next Wednesday its inquiry into
what happened to more than $4,000
in rents collected by real estate
broker from three apartment houses
here.
The commission will hear charges
that the broker, James E. Tucker,
3515 Fourteenth street NV, kept
the money which was collected for
the owners of the property, Paul
Cladias and Joseph Mandes. The
hearing originally was scheduled for
today.
The commission postponed the
case because counsel for Mr.. Tucker
had q prior commitment In court.
Evening star., 1948-12-08
Maryland U. Beta Alpha Psi
To Initiate Six From Area

Six Washington area students at
the University of Maryland will be
among 10 to be initiated into the
university's chapter of Beta Alpha
Psi, national accounting fraternity,
at the annual banquet at $50
o'clock tonight at Waldrop's Res
taurant, 4318 Rhode Island avenue,
Brentwood, Md.
Guest speaker will be James A.
Councillor, jr.. Washington certis2s
public accountant, who also will re-
ceive an honorary initiate. Two
university faculty members, Jean F..
Messer and Maynard D. Woodbury..
also will be admitted.
The District area students are
Robert c. De Binder and Robert P.
Maui, Mount Rainier; Robert s.
Hoyert, Beltsville; Robert D. Drake,
College Park; j. K. Fasick, Chew
|erly, and Edward S. McAllister, 809
Taylor street NV.
Kenneth G. Emery Is chapter
president.
Evening star., 1948-12-08
High Court Review Sought
For Bernstein SIayers

Counsel for Reginald j. Wheeler,
%, and Jesse James Patton, %, con-
victed murderers scheduled to die
Friday in the electric chair here.
sought Supreme Court review Of
their District Court trial today.
Wheeler and Patton, found guilty
of the holdup murder in June, 1946.
of Maurice L. Bernstein, druggist.
have been granted IL reprieves since
they were sentenced to die two years
ago.
The latest execution date was set
yesterday by Judge Alexander Holt
zoff in District Court, after expira-
tion of a stay of execution ordered
by the United States Court of Ap-
peals last Friday, only 81 minutes
before the legal deadline for the
carrying out of the death sentence
as previously set.
Today's petition to the Supreme
Court was filed by Attorney James
j. Laughlin.
Evening star., 1948-12-08
No Change in Amputee Rule
Urqed by ice Examiner

An Interstate Commerce Commits
sion examiner today recommended
against changing the commissions
rule prohibiting employment OF
motor carrier drivers in interstate or
foreign commerce who have lost
foot, leg, hand or arm.
Examiner Warder Rannells, fol-
lowing extensive hearings in which
persons favoring employment OF am
putees asked the commission to
relax its rule, said he had not found
"a substantial need" to warrant a
change in existing regulations.
Mr.. Rannells said the commission
now has no facilities for supervising
amputee drivers. The new regula-
ton had been asked particularly In
the interest of war veterans.
Exceptions to Mr.. Rannells' recon-
mendations must be filed with the
commission and all interested par
ties who appeared at the recent
hearings by December 2. The COM
mission itself will make the final de-
cision in the case.
Evening star., 1948-12-08
Inaugural Seats
On Sa|eAgaini in
A||Price Ranges
Ringing Circus Bond
To Come Here; Stonds
For 5, 500 Loaned

Applications are again being TAX
en- for inaugural parade tickets at
all price levels, from 50 to $40, it was
announced today. Sale of all ex-
cept the Sc to So seats had been
suspended for several days pending
clariflcation of the budget for the
January 20 festivities.
Applications are now being taken
IN person and by mail at the ticket
office in the Tariff Building, Seventh
and E streets NV. General Chair
man Melvin D. Hildreth said the
sale of seats in all price groups was
resumed because the bids for erect
ing stands at the White House were
surprisingly low and it would not
be necessary to raise prices beyond
the 1941 level
Ringing Band Expected.
Other inaugural developments to-
day included:
The Ringing Brothers circus band
of 80 pieces will come to Washington
for several days" during inaugural
week. Mr. Hildreth, an ardent circus
Evening star., 1948-12-08
D. c. Suffrage Float
Likely to Take Part
In InouquroI Parade

A float advocating suffrage
for the District probably will
be entered in the inaugural
day parade, it was learned
today.
Melvin D. Hildreth. general
chairman of the 1949 Inaugural
Committee, said today that as
far as he knew there never has
been such a float in an inaug-
ural parade. He said he per-
sonally favors having the float
state the suffrage pledges of
both the Democratic and Re-
publican platforms for 1948.
Both were general statements
broad enough to cover both
home rule and national rep
resentation. 81.
The matter has been dis
cussed by the District Demo-
cratic Central Committee, which
backs suffrage, but many men,
bers felt that the float should
have a wider sponsorship, Mr.
Hildreth added. All States in
the Union have been asked to
sponsor floats for the parade
and the suffrage float would be
the District contribution.
Evening star., 1948-12-08
Man Found Unhurt, Two Bottles
Unbroken, at Bottom of Pit

is in every man. hung to the side
of the hole and let go,
The jar from the fall was as
nothing compared to feeling the
dead man move during the Gus
tomary frisking exercises. And the
additional jar of discovering that
once in that hole, there was no
way out.
That's when Pvt. Howe called
an ambulance and rescue squad
truck. A ladder was lowered and
Pvt. Ready and his burden were
helped up.
After that, with the man booked
as Hugh C. Criddle. Al, of lilo L
street NV, and held for investiga-
ton, the police had time to do some
wondering.
Such as, how does a man, not too
steady on his feet, get to the bottom
of a 15-foot concrete hole without
injury, at the same time preserving
two half-full bottles of whisky?
Examining the pit more closely,
they found that two of its walls
formed the angle of two buildings.
There were two windows in these
sides of the pit, but both were
barred and too low to be used as
ladder.
During the excitement attending
the rescue. a motorcycle policeman
who had driven up to see what it
was all about, arrested another man
found behind the fence. He was
booked as William A. Kidwell, 81, of
1904 Military road NV, and also
held for investigation.
Evening star., 1948-12-08
Strayer Staff Member
! Declares &c s High Schools Is
Must Alter CurriicuIa

The Nations high schools must
revamp completely their courses to
meet the needs of youth today, DR..
William G. Brink of Northwestern
University told District school
teachers last night.
DR.. Brink, a professor of educa-
ton, is a member of the staff of DR..
George D. Strayer. who currently is
conducting a survey of the public
schools here. He spoke before the
teachers at the Departmental Audi
torium.
Pointing out that $50 out of every
1000 pupils leave school before
graduating, Dr. Brink said the Ma
ton can i'll afford this "prodigious
waste of human resources.
He said that the majority of the
high schools over the country offer
courses which are highly abstract
and have little practical value.
College preparatory curricula are
still dominant, even in centerS
where the vast majority Of stu
dents do not go to college, he added.
In citizenship training, he said,
the schools probably present the
weakest studies. Required history
and civics courses too frequently
are exercises in memory with little
stress on Interpretation and rele-
vancy to the contemporary scene,
he declared.
DR.. Brink said that high schools
should institute more realistic
methods of instruction, emphasize
improving of reading skills, develop
study habits which will enable a
student to follow his own education
outside of school and develop
courses which will serve the needs
of the whole community rather
than a limited number of students
who are going on to college.
Evening star., 1948-12-08

nual meeting of the Montgomery
County Charter Committee, and the
members unanimously indorSed the
ticket already approved by its di-
rectors.
Persisting reports indicated, how
ever, that effort may yet be made
to enter an independent candidate
from Silver Spring. This community
is not represented in the Charter
nominations. although it is the
largest in the county.
Charles Davies Enters Race.
The latest independent candidate
to announce is Charles K. Davies,
jr., Gaithersburg and Bethesda at
torney. who will run for the I'd dis
trict seat. Earlier entrants we're
Mrs. Alma T. Opal. Takoma Park,
for a seat at-large. and Romeo w.
Horad, colored, Silver Spring, for
district 5.
The Charter nominees, by council
diStricts, are: P. G. Ligon, BrinkloW,
district No. /; Augustus R. Selby,
Germantown, No. 2; Thomas c.
Kelley, DarnestoWn, No 3; Mrs.
Dorothy S. Himstead, Chevy Chase,
No. 4; j. Douglas Bradshaw, Ia
koma Park, No S, and two for elec-
ton at-large, Frederic P. Lee, Be-
thesda, and DR.. Lewis Merriam,
Kensington.
BY implication, Allen H. Garner,
Nominating Committee chairman
for the charter organization, took
cognizance last night of the threat
ened revolt against the organiza-
tion's slate.
Enemies" Wait for Mistakes.
He said first that charter "en-
emies' wanted the committee to
make fatal mistakes" which would
lead to eventual downfall. Among
the mistakes" he listed were the
nomination of IA persons instead Of
Z, the selection of top-heaVy ma
jority for one political party, mat
tention to age balance and repre-
sentation for various religious faiths.
They hope that some one we se-
lect belongs in the rule-or- ruin cate
gory," he said, some one who, once
he disagrees with the majority deci-
sion on some major issue, will tell
the newspapers that the other coun-
cilmen are scoundrels."
Then Mr.. Gardner commented on
criticism that none of the charter
candidates lives in Silver Spring.
He noted that two. Mr.. Bradshaw
and DR.. Merriam, live within the
boundaries of the 5th Council Dis
trict, which includes Silver Spring.
and expressed confidence that both
would be concerned about the in
terests of the large suburban COM
munity.
There is no reason why other
groups should not nominate other
persons for every post on the coun-
cil," said Mr.. Gardner. 1--WE of the
Nominating Committee would well
come it.
Mr.. Gardner also observed that
over a period of 10 or Is years
the voters of the Silver Spring area
had not elected a resident of Silver
Spring to the old Board of County
Commissioners.
Six Directors Elected.
The committee elected six direc-
tors. They are p Y. K. Howat, Ed
ward L. Stock, Frederic P. Lee,
Thomas c. Kelly, William Dahl and
James v. Bennett.
Mr.. Bennett was master of cere-
monies last night. Col. Norman B.
Ames, committee president, presided
for the business session in the In
dian Spring Country Club.
Gerald D. Morgan, Legal Com
mittee chairman, reported on the
Civil Service Commission ruling yes
terday that Federal workers could
not, under the Hatch Act. become
council candidates or work for the
election of any candidate.
Evening star., 1948-12-08

pI OpOS { u ldSG
week by its Nom
mating Commit
tee.
Can d | d a t e S
have until mid
night Monday to
qualify for the
special election
scheduled Janu-
ary 6. Seven will
be elected.
Rumors of a
revolt within the
charter organ
iZation failed to
materialiZe last,
night at the an
Evening star., 1948-12-08
One Zoo Tiger Cub Dies;
Other ; Healthy, Active

One of the four Bengal tiger cubs
born at the Zoo early last month is
dead, officials said today. He was
the "runt" of the litter. The rest
of the cubs are very healthy and
active"
The cubs were taken from their
mother, an unpredictable parent,
shortly after their berth and given
to a puma to raise. The three re-
manning cubs will be on exhibition
in the near future, Zoo officials
said.
Evening star., 1948-12-08

died today In
Garfield Hospital
after a three
week illness.
A specialist in
railroad labor
relations, Mr..
Boyer had been
director of trans
port personnel
for ODT. Earlier,
from 1886 to
1912, he was a
member of the
National Media
ton Board which
negotiates labor
dicr,,,fnc IN the
Evening star., 1948-12-08

which comes to
LiSner Auditori-
urn at $3.50 pm,
D e C e m b e r 20.
The play is a
satire on a small
town election.
The scenarist
and lyric writer
is Edward Hal
lam Tuck, mem
ber of an old
Maryland family
and son of Will
liam H. Tuck,
director general
of the Interna-
fiorol Refl1oaa