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Evening star., 1949-03-31
|Ex-Presidents Surround Truman
AS Press Club Honors Founders

|ident of the Press Club 'is John
C. O'Brien."
During his 40-minute stay, Mr.
Truman awarded card-cases to the
following ex-presidents of the
Press Club. with the years in which
they served also noted:
Oswald Schuette, 1913: Frank B.
Lord, 1915; Grafton B. Wilcox
1917; Earl Goodwin. 1919; Carter
Field, 1923; Louis Ludlow. 1927;
Norman w. Baxter, 1880; William
C. Murphy. 1884: Mark Foote,
1934-5; George w. Simpson, 1886:
Charles o. Gridley, 1887; Harold
Brayman. 1898; Arthur Hachtem,
1899; Felix T. Gotten, 1913; Sam
A. ONeal. 1914; Edward jamie
son. 1945: Paul Wooton, 1916;
Warren B. Francis. 1947. and Jo-
seph H. Short, jr., 1948.
Other former presidents who
were unable to attend, but who
received their card-cases in alb
sentia, were Theodore Tiller. 1916:
A. H. Kirchhofer. 1927: Bascom
N. Timmons. 1882; Raymond P.
Brandt. 1893; Richard L. Wilson,
1910; Melbourne Christerson. 194l,
and Clifford A. Provost, 1912.
The celebration consisted Of a
buffet dinner and cocktail party.
Evening star., 1949-03-31
Funeral tomorrow
For DR.. Henry R. Evans

Burial services in Oak Hill Gem
etery here will be held at 2 pm
tomorrow for Dr.. Henry Ridgely
Evans, 81, author and expert on
magic, who died at his home in
Baltimore Tuesday. Funeral serv-
ices will be held at l pm. tomor-
row in the William Cook Mansion,
st. Paul and Preston streets, Bal
timore.
DR.. Evans was a student Of the
history and psychology Of magic
and was himself an accomplished
magician. A friend Of Houdini,
he induced the great magician to
leave his valuable collection OF
books to the Library Of Congress.
He said his studies had made
him convinced of the immortal
ity of the soul"
DR.. Evans, who was author OF
about a. dozen books on magic
and an authority on Cagliostro,
18th century sorcerer, was a for
mer newspaperman. He retired
in 1881 as assistant editor Of the
United States Office Of Education
after A years of service. A ma
tive of Baltimore, he held degrees
from the old Columbian Univer-
sity. He was prominent Mason.
He is survived by his widow, the
former Florence Kirkpatrick OF
PHILADELPHIA.
Evening star., 1949-03-31
Sentence Ending in Proposition
Is Good English, Shaw Insists

fordshire. thereby setting him
free to do the work he was fitted
for. No playwright was ever bet
ter served"
But Easthaugh does not ap-
prove of ending a sentence with .
proposition.
II didn't feel sure. seeing that
Mr.. Shaw is such a famous litera-
ry man, that he would like to have
me carve a sentence for him end
ing in a proposition, Easthaugh
told newsmen.
He made this grammatical point
to Shaw.
Shaw promptly sent Easthaugh
the following:
"Stick to my text: 1t will save
cutting five letters. I never use
these for witches and not
Witches. He was fitted for is
genuine vernacular English. For
which he was fitted is schoolmas-
ter's bad English"
Easthaugh said he would do as
instructed-"but I still think 1t Is
bad English" he added.
Evening star., 1949-03-31
Judson Kingman Dies;
PetroIeumUnit0fficiaI

Judson I. Kingman, rs, for 20
years q director of Washington
Petroleum Products, Inc. and for
mer service station owner here,
died yesterday at his home in
Daytona Beach, Fla.
Mr.. Kingman, who during World
War operated a small fleet OF
taxis here, went into the service
station business at Georgia ave-
nue. and Farragut street NV.
around 1920. In 1885 he bought
a station at Eighth and M streets
NV, which he operated until his
retirement in 1910. when he moved
to Daytona Beach.
Funeral services will be held at
10 am. Saturday from the Geier
funeral home. 3605 Fourteenth
street NV. Interment will fol-
low in Rock Greek Cemetery.
Mr.. Kingman is survived by his
second wife, Mrs. Gertrude King
man of Daytona Beach. and six
children by his first wife Anna.
who died in 1885. The six are:
Mrs. Florence Bogley Of 4407
Highland avenue. Bethesda: Mrs.
Alice De Catur of 4426 Harrison
street NV; Mrs. Edith Cattorini
of Chicago, Howard Kingman OF
6522 c street, Maryland Park;
Noel Kingman Of Beltsville, Md.
and Adelbert Kingman of 514
North Garfield street, Arlington.
Evening star., 1949-03-31
Edwin A. Long Rites
Today; Was CIA Aide

Funeral services were to be
held this afternoon for Edwin A.
Long. "a. former Central Intel
1igence Agency employe and for
mer executive secretary of the
diplomatic settlement in Shang-
hal. China.
The services were to be in the
Hines funeral home. followed by
private burial services.
Mr.. Long died Tuesday in Gar
field Hospital after an illness Of
several months. He lived at 81
Sheridan street NE.
A native Of Portland, Greg,
Mr.. Long was educated at Cam
bridge University, England, where
he took q law degree In 1916. In
the same year he married the
former Edith Hunter Of Newcastle
on-Tyne. England, and they
moved to Hong Kong, where Mr..
Long worked for the Standard
OH Co.
After Is years with the oil
company, he went to Shanghai,
where he became executive sec
retary of the diplomatic settlement,
q liaIson position for the various
diplomatic missions there.
Besides his wife. Mr.. Long is
survived by q daughter. Mrs.
Frances Scott, author Of Half A
World Away" a novel dealing with
her internment at Manila during
the war. She now lives in Batavia,
Netherlands East Indies. Two
sons, E. A. Long, jr.. of Los Angeles
and Cecil L. Long Of Stamford,
Conn.
Evening star., 1949-03-31

President Truman joked about
80 many ex-presidents" being on
hand when former heads of the
National Press Club were honored
at the organizations founders
day celebration last night.
Mr.. Truman said he didn't feel
right" with so many of the former
executives in attendance. He then
presented card-cases to those who
have steered the clubs destinies
in past years.
When photographers took away
the stage microphone in the audi
torium to get a clear picture OF
the Chief Executive and the Press
Clubs former presidents. Mr.. Tru-
man quipped that this was no
way to treat the President Of the
United States-"taking away a
microphone."
When all the former presidents
were grouped around Mr.. Tru-
man. somebody in the audience
cried out that it looked like a re
union of Battery D."
Mr.. Truman replied that there
was not enough Irish in It,"
But he said he would revise
that comment when somebody
pointed out that the current pres
Evening star., 1949-03-31
Novelty Store Owner
Fined on BIB Sale

The owner of a novelty store
here yesterday paid $40 fine for
selling dangerous missiles
pellets-to a juvenile.
Although he sold an aif gun
along with the pellets, George F.
Montgomery. 40, could be charged
only on the missile count. owing
to a loophole in police regulations.
Section 2 of Article 9 in the
regulations holds it is illegal for a
juvenile to carry guns in public.
Section 4, under which Mont
gomery was convicted. overlooks
air guns entirely, although nam
ing firearms, darts. projectiles
"and other dangerous missiles
among those which may not be
sold to juveniles.
Assistant Corporation Counsel
Clark King pointed out that courts
here have decided air gun sales
to juveniles are permissible under
the regulation.
Montgomery pleaded mo con-
test" to the missile charge before
Judge Thomas D. Quinn in
Municipal Court. Police Pvt.
Ralph Shoemaker Of No. S precinct
reported he saw the defendant sell
the pellets, boxed with the air
gun and targets, last Saturday in
his store at Isl Eighth street Sc.
Evening star., 1949-03-31
23-Inch Snow Falls
In Paris Of Nebraska
By the Associoted Press

There was wet, windy and chilly
weather for most of the western
half of the country today as
March made a lion-like exit.
Snow fell in parts Of Nebraska,
the Dakotas, Iowa and Minnesota
Snow blocked highways in some
parts of Nebraska. Some schools
were closed. High winds whirled
huge drifts from the % inches of
snow which fell at Hayes Center.
The fall at North Platte meas
ured Is inches. Winds reached a
velocity of from 40 to so miles
per hour in Western Nebraska
and parts OF Western Kansas last
night.
Rain fell from Iowa eastward
across most Of the Great Lakes
region. There were thunderstorms
in the Middle Gulf States.
Temperatures dipped below nor
NAL throughout the Rocky Noun
tain States and in the Pacific
The mercury dropped
to seven above zero at Cheyenne,
Wyo., and Denver's low was Is.
It was around freezing over the
snow belt.
Mild weather continued in the
southeast section Of the country
as we'll as in most Of the Eastern
States.
Evening star., 1949-03-31
Mrs. Margaret Bradt,
Long Active in Church
Work Here, Dies al q.

Funeral services will be held at
3 pm. tomorrow for Mrs. Mar
garet Henderson Bradt. 90, .
Washington resident since child
hood and long active in Episcopal
church work and patriotic organ
tzations here.
The services will be in st. Al
bans Church. of which she was
an active member. Burial will be
In Fairfax. Va.
Mrs. Bradt died Tuesday after
. months illness at her home,
1888 Thirty-eighth street NV,
where she lived with two daugh-
ters and q son. Mrs. Gertrude v.
Engle, Mrs. Marjorie c. Smith,
secretary to Mrs. Kermit Roose-
velt, and George w. Bradt, a
General Accounting Office en-
ploye.
Born in Fort Smelling, Mimi,
Mrs. Bradt was the widow of Or
lando w. Bradt, whom she mar
ried when she was 16. He was a
Washington building contractor
who died in 1912, a year after
he retired and moved to Califor-
mia. Mrs. Bradt returned here
after her husbands death.
Mrs. Bradt organized the first
chapter of the Daughters of the
King at st. Columba's Church
and helped found many other
chapters Of the womens Episco-
pal welfare organization through
out the country. She was for
many years a member of the
Board of Lady Managers of the
Episcopal Home for Children here
She was a member of the
Daughters of Union Veterans of
the Civil War and of the'Women's
Relief Corps, Grand Army of the
Republic, and she also was an
honorary member and mother of
Friendship Chapter, Order of the
Eastern Star.
Besides the son and daughters
with whom she lived she is also
survived by another daughter,
Mrs. Susan c. Huyett. who lives
ut the Tlden Gardens Apart
Yoents
Evening star., 1949-03-31
Nv fha Asxoriofsd Press

WNDLESHAM, Eng, Mar. 81
Sculptor Jack Easthaugh can
take his place among the critics
who have failed to change Ber-
nard Shaw's literary style.
Easthaugh was commissioned by
Shaw to carve an epitaph on a
sravestone for Mrs. c. r. Higgs,
wife Of the playwright's former
gardener and herself his house
keeper for many years.
The epitaph, which also is to
serve for the husband when he
dies, reads:
Bernard Shaw. writer of many
plays, raised this stone in CRATE
full memory of his faithful friends
and helpers. Clara Rebecca Higgs,
who passed away on 4th August,
194s, in her 74th year and of
Harry Bachelor Higgs. who fol-
lowed her on the - in his -
year.
For many years they kept his
home and garden at Ayot st.
Lawrence. in the county Of Hert-
Evening star., 1949-03-31
Strayer Recommendation
Backed by Benning P1A

The Benning Elementary School
Parent Teacher Association has
indorsed in general the recon-
mendations made in the school
survey conducted by DR.. George D.
Strayer for members of the House
and Senate Appropriations Com
mittees.
In resolution backing DR..
Strayers recommendations. the
PTA said the report represents a
sincere and competent approach
to the problem" of expansion and
improvement of the public schools
here. The group asked Congress
to consider legislation to put the
program into effect and asked the
Commissioners and the Board of
Education to consider the admin
istrative reforms suggested.
DR.. Strayer's report advocated
an immediate 100000 building
program, administrative changes
and q larger budget to improve
the facilities of the schools.
Evening star., 1949-03-31
Reich Assembly Tries
.Auain for Constitution
By the Associoted Press

BONN, Germany, Mar. 81
Members of the Constituent AS
sembly made another try today at
reaching agreement on a constl-
tuition for the West German state
proposed by the United States,
Britain and France.
The Assembly's Committee OF
Elders was called into session to
try to iron out differences on tax
and spending powers.
The Social Democratic Party
(SPD) announced after caucus
late yesterday that they would
continue to insist that a strong
central government be supreme
over the states in monetary
matters.
The SPD, with 27 Of the IS AS
sembly seats, is one of the two
major parties in Western Ger
many.
The Christian Democratic Un-
ion (CDU), also with 27 seats.
favors giving more power to the
states and less to the federal gov
ernment. This is in line with rec
concentrations of the three occu-
pying powers.
The Christian Democrats asked
the Social Democrats to agree on
a compromise. but the Social
Democrats. who are Socialists.
said they would refused to accept
the western powers recommended
tions on financial provisions OF
the constitution.
The deadlock blocks Assembly
action, since q tWo-thirds vote is
necessary to adopt a constitution.
Evening star., 1949-03-31

where he was born. He was grad
uated from Central High School
and attended Wilson Teachers
College.
He was an accomplished pianist
and was choir leader at Beth
Sholom Congregation. where his
father was cantor. He was in
Quoted into the service on Novem-
ber 3, 1943. He won the Distin-
guished Service Cross and the
Purple Heart.
He is survived by his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Abraham Vygoda.
His father is now cantor of the
Poale Zedeck Congregation IN
Pittsburgh.
Evening star., 1949-03-31
Peace Rally Backer!
To Tour j. ). DESPITE
Foreign Reds Custer
BY the Associotsd Press

NEW YORK, Mar. 31.-Al-
though Eastern European dele
gates have been ordered out Of the
country, q world peace" rally
plans to go on a cross-country
tour without them.
Sponsors said yesterday plans
for the tour would not be aban-
doned, despite a State Department
ban against participation by 18
visitors from Russia and neigh
boring countries.
The sponsoring group. the Ma
tional Council of Arts, Sciences
and Professions, said the State
Departments action would con
vince more and more Americans
that the department does not
want - q truly free exchange
of information between the Amer
ican people and cultural leaders
from Eastern European countries" :"
Called Sounding Board for Reds.
The department. in ordering
the 18 to leave within "a reason
able time" said they were ad-
mitted to the United States only
for the world peace" conference
in New York City last week, and
not for any tour. 1t expressed the
view prior to the New York
meeting that the session would be
a sounding board for Communist
propaganda"
New York's district immigration
director, Edward j. Shaughnessy,
said the group must leave within
"a week at the most" or 'it will
be necessary for us to take steps,
Several of the delegates already
have booked passage home.
Shostakovich Among Group.
Among those ordered to leave
is Dmitri Shostakovich, world
famous Russian composer, who
was billed as the star attraction
of the scheduled peace meetings
in various cities.
Sponsors said they had Cancelled
several lectures and concerts, but
would hold a series of meetings
to report on the New York con-
ference. These will be attended
by United States intellectuals, and
those from nations not included
in the Government ban, the coun-
ell said.
Meetings are scheduled tenta-
lively at New Haven. Philadelphia.
Baltimore, Detroit. st. Louis, Den
yer and Los Angeles.
Evening star., 1949-03-31
$500, 900 Fire Probed
At Philippine Depot
By the Associated Press

MANILA, Mar. 31.-Investlga-
tors searched today for the cause
of a fire that swept through a
Philippine government surplus
property depot yesterday. Prelim-
mary damage estimates put the
loss at $500,000.
In the past fires have been
started deliberately at surplus de-
pots to mask discrepancies in in
ventories.
Evening star., 1949-03-31
Reds Seize Hundreds
Of Western BerIiners
In Surprise Roundups
By the Associotsd Press

Il BERLIN, Mar. 31-HundredS of
TWest Berlin Germans were seized
by Russian military police and So
Wet t-controlled German police in
sudden raids on Berlin suburban
railroad stations and trains last
night.
The roundups were conducted
for the ostensible purpose OF
checking Identification papers. But
only residents of the blockaded
Western sectors were arrested.
Most of the West Berliners
seized were returning from the
surrounding Soviet zone where
they had conducted barter with
farmers. They were waylaid by
the heavily-armed Communist po-
lice at the Potsdam and Babels-
berg stations and on trains on the
city's outskirts.
They were carted off to control
stations where. they related. the
police conf1scated their Western
currency and food or fuel parcels
they were carrying.
Some were released soon after
search and conf1scation. but esti-
mates of those still held ran into
the hundreds.
Russian soldiers and Soviet zone
police pursued three German
women into the American sector
of Berlin and carried them of.
American public safety officers
said the incident occurred in the
Rudow section of the city, q
suburb bordering the Soviet zone.
Shots were fired during the chase.
Witnesses told police the women
were carrying knapsacks, probably
food smuggled from the Russian
zone.
Evening star., 1949-03-31
Red Cross BIoodmobiIe
Seeks Arlington Donors

The Red Cross Bloodmobile will
be at the Clarendon First Baptist
Church, North Highland street,
Arlington, Monday from 10 am.
19until 4 pm, to receive dona-
tions.
Blood donors in good health be-
tween 18 and so years OF age are
being recruited by the Arlington
Kiwanis Club under the direction
of Frank P. Miller, president.
Leon H. Logan and Ray Miller
were named co-chairmen OF the
Kiwanis Club drive to fill the
Bloodmobile's 100 pint daily quota.
Evening star., 1949-03-31

the B e r n q r d
Danzansky fu-
neral no m e,
3501 Fourteenth
s t re e t NV.
Burial will fol-
low in the Beth
Sholom Congre-
cation Gene
terry.
Pvt. Vygoda.
who was 81 at
the time Of his
d e a t h, came
here with his
parents in 1899
from BudapeSt
Evening star., 1949-03-31
Toss Reports Indignation
OF u. S. 'Proqressives'

MOSCOW, Mar. 81 (P).-Tass
News Agency in a dispatch from
New York said today progressive
circles" in the United States are
indignant because Washington re-
fused to permit certain foreign
Communists to tour America for
a series of peace meetings.
Moscow newspapers published
the dispatch without comment.
They also displayed prominently
q story quoting Henry A. Wallace
as being critical of the refusal.
Evening star., 1949-03-31
Muret School Plans Plays

Students of the Maret School,
2118 Kalorama road NV. will
present two plays, Arms and the
Man" by Bernard Shaw, and
Vision at the Inn" by John ,Bu-
chan, at 2 pm. tomorrow In Pierce
Hall, Fifteenth and Harvard
streets NV.
Evening star., 1949-03-31
500 Students 10 Show
Work al Science Fair
Opening Saturday

Some 900 junior and senior high
school students will exhibit their
work in the Third Annual District
Science Fair which opens at pm.
Saturday in the Commerce De-
partment today.
Entries will be judged in the
following scientific classes: bio
logical, PHYSICAL, engineering and
Photographed.
The fair is sponsored by Science
Clubs of America, administered by
Science Service and the Washing
ton Academy of Sciences with the
affiliated schools. -
Schools Represented.
Schools represented by the sex-
hibitors are: Senior high schools
Anacostia, Armstrong. Bell-Voca-
tional, Cardozo, Coolidge, Dunbar.
Eastern, Holy Trinity, Mckinley,
Phelps Vocational, Roosevelt. st.
Cecilia's Academy, St. Johns
College, st. Patrick's Academy.
SidWell Friends, M. M. Washing
ton Vocational and Wilson. From
Maryland-B d-Bladensburg, Greenbelt,
Hyattsville. Maryland Park, Mount
Rainier and Surrattsville. Junior
high schools-Banneker, Browne,
Central, Deal, Eliot. Francis, Gar
net-Patterson, Gordon, Hine, Kra-
mer, Langley, MacFarland, Paul.
Shaw, Stuart. Taft, Terrell and
Turner. From Maryland same as
senior high schools with the ex-
ception of Maryland Park and the
addition of Marlboro.
Awards, donated by local sci-
entific. industrial and business or
ganization, will be presented at 8
pm. Saturday in the Department
of Commerce Auditorium. Speak
ers at the ceremonies will include
DR.. Frank H. Roberts, president
of the Washington Academy OF
Sciences; Watson Davis, director
of Science Service. and DR.. Fred
C. Whipple of the Harvard Col
lege Observatory, who will talk
on "Meteors."
Fair Will End April 8.
Some of the titles of exhibit
entries to be shown are: "A Moth
Ball Dance" "a japanese Mouse
Waiting" How Dangerous Is a
Kiss?" Looking Inside a Human
Hair" "Falconry" and the Home
Life Of Cockroaches."
The fair will be open to the
public from 9 am, to 4 pm. Sun
day and 9 am. to 9 pm. each
day through April 8.
Evening star., 1949-03-31

Mckinley High f'' -
School and enlisted in the Army
in 1910. He took part in the inva-
sions Of North Africa and Sicily,
and at the time of his death was
in the 9th Infantry Division.
He is survived by his parents.
Floyd r. Ives, ST.. 1913 Trinidad
avenue NE, and Mrs. Bessie Ives,
702 K street NE; two sisters,
Mrs. Elizabeth Payne. 619 Flor
ence street NE; Mrs. Bette Will
liams, 704 E street NE, and three
brothers, Bobbie E. Ives. High
Point, N. c.; Harold G. Ives OF
702 K street NE. and Frank T.
Ives Of Bismarck, N. Oak.
Evening star., 1949-03-31

Lne group Will
be S e n a t RS
H u m phrey OF
Minnesota and
CIR q h a m OF
North Carolina,
who also will
upport pay
raises.
Also favoring
pay increases
are the two Re-
publican mem
bers of the
c O m m j t tee,
Senators Bald
Evening star., 1949-03-31
G. U. Speaker Named

The Rev. John j. O'Sullivan
of the Department Of Religious
Education of the Catholic Univer-
sity will speak on The Church
and the Family before the Re-
ligious Round Table session in Nc
Mahon Hall at the university at
1880 am. Sunday.
Evening star., 1949-03-31
Pucifists Oppose Treaty

A resolution opposing the North
Atlantic treaty was adopted by the
Washington Pacifist Fellowship at
a meeting last night. Members
stressed their opposition to all
forms Of war and violence.
Evening star., 1949-03-31

will be held at
l pm. tomor-
row in Cham
iberS fun e r q !
home, SIT Elev-
enth street Sc.
Burial will be
in Arlington
Cemetery.
Pvt. Ives was
born in Dur
ham, N. c., and
was % at the
tim e of Is
death. He was
graduated from
Evening star., 1949-03-31
ReburiaI Rites Tomorrow
For PVT. Floyd R. Ives, Jr.

Reburial services for Pvt. Floyd
Randolph Ives. jr., who was killed
in Germany September 13. 1914,
when his jeep struck a road mine,
Evening star., 1949-03-31
Reburia| Rites Tomorrow
For Pvt. Otto J. Vyqoda

Reburial services for Pvt. Otto
J. Vygoda, who was killed in action
in France on August %, 1914, will
be held at l pm. tomorrow at
Evening star., 1949-03-31
Weather Report

District of Columbia-Mostly
cloudy and rather cool with oc-
casional showers this afternoon
and probably tonight. Lowest to-
night about 48. Generally fair,
windy and cool tomorrow.
Maryland-Cloudy with scat
tered showers and cooler in west
portion tonight and showers end
ing early tonight in east portion.
Tomorrow partly cloudy. windy
and rather cool. N >.-
= Virginia-Mostly cloudy with
cooler in the interior and showers
near the coast tonight. Tomorrow
partly cloudy windy and rather
cool.
Wind velocity. IS miles per
hour; direction, north northeast.