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Evening star., 1949-08-09
|33 Communists Sentenced
To Death by Greek Courts
BY tho A.sociofsd Rrass

ATHENS, Aug. 9.-Twenty.
three Communists, including Brig
Badekos and his wife. were sen.
fenced to death by two courts.
martial yesterday. They were &C.
cused of responsibility for 101
killings.
Five other women are among
the doomed group.
Badekos, also known as Nicola.
Balalas. was convicted on fiv.
counts. He was captured a weel
ago at the beginning of the cur.
rent Greek Army offensive against
the Communicated guerrillas II
the Grammos Mountain area.
A general staff communion.
said the offensive in the Grammo!
area is continuing, with the Greel
air force hammering guerrilla po.
sitions. The army said it re-
pulsed counterattacks and tn,
guerrillas suffered So killed ane
36 captured yesterday. Arm!
losses were listed as 3 killed ant
20 wounded.
Evening star., 1949-08-09
Soviet Trying Again
To Outlaw A-Bomb
BY the Assoeiofed Press

GENEVA. Switzerland, Aug. O.
Russia renewed her efforts yester-
day to persuade a 60-nation hu-
manitarian conference to outlaw
atomic weapons.
The conference. has been meet
ing since April to draw up new
conventions on the rules Of war.
The conventions are intended to
mitigate human suffering in a
possible future war by regulating
the treatment of prisoners-of-war
and Of wounded soldiers and sail
ors and by protectinE non-com-
batant civilians. ss-s.-..sss......
A proposal TO- ealseWSlk -
weapons was submitted BY the
Soviet delegation last month to q
committee drawing up the con-
vention for the protection OF
civilians. The proposal Was@t then
thrown out by the committees on
the grounds that it was beyond
the committees competence.
No agreement on outlawine
atomic weapons has been reached
after several years debate in the
United Nations Atomic Energy
Commission.
Nicolai Slawine, the chief Soviet
delegate, gave notice yesterday
that he would put the same reso-
luton before a plenary session Of
the conference today.
Evening star., 1949-08-09
Spree in Another S Auto
Costs Man S400 In Fines

A Bladensburg man who went
on a drinking spree in another
mans car was fined a total OF
$400 in Hyattsville Police Court
yesterday on four charges. He
was acquitted on a fifth charge
involving unauthorized use Of az,
automobile.
Collie r. Cubbage, 80, Of 5202
Quincy street. was fined 600 for
driving while under the fnf1u.
ence of alcoholic beverages, $125
for operating with a revoked
drivers license, $25 for reckless
driving and $50 for assaulting
Maryland State Trooper Ernest
e. Rudgins. He was given lis
days in Jail in lieu of payment
of the fines.
Cubbage was acquitted on the
unauthorized use charge by Trial
Magistrate Arthur p. Owens.
Judge Owens decided the man.
because Of his condition. had no
intention of taking the car. The
car is owned by Charles H. Clum,
4917 Russell avenue, Avondale,
according to police.
Cubbage was arrested at Muir
kirk about 8 pm. Saturday by
Troopers Hudgins and Earl r.
Griffith, about eight hours after
the car was reported missing.
Evening star., 1949-08-09
Hospitals Here Get
S30,928 for Studies

Grants totaling $50, 1928 to Wash.
hgton hospitals are among ST..
056, ,426 ALLEGATION to non-Federa
institutions for medical and alice
research announced today by the
National Institutes Of Health.
Largest of the District grants
is $13,232 to Howard University
for participation in a program tc
evaluate streptomycin in tuber-
culosis and to study use Of the
use of the drug for out-patients
DR.. Howard M. Payne viii direct
the program.
Other grants here include So
500 to DR.. Berwind P. Kaufman
of the Carnegie Institution OF
Washington for a study of the
changes induced in living cells by
radiation, and $9,196 to George
town University for studies o1
hormones.
Johns Hopkins University. Bal.
timore. will receive $l07.543 fol
nine special projects, and a $9,-
093 award will go to the Univer-
sity Of Virginia, Charlottesville
for a study Of the effects Of
metabolism of central nervou.
system depressants.
Evening star., 1949-08-09
Police Face Hearing
In Arrest Of Motorist
BY the Asseeiotsd Press

ELKTON, Va, Aug. 9.-Charges
placed against Elkton's three po-
licemen as the outgrowth of the
arrest of a motorist will be con-
sidered at q special meeting of
the Town Council tonight, accord
ing to Mayor Ralph Babington.
Asked II the officers have been
suspended, Mayor Babington said
no action" has been taken thus
far.
Police Chief Haywood Leake and
Policemen Homer Soule and Royce
Painter were named in warrants
obtained at Harrisonburg by
James z. Smith. William Shifnett
and Hubert Roach after, the arrest
Of Thomas e. Frazier early Sun
day on . charge Of drunken driv-
ing.
The warrants charged Chief
Leake with assault and battery
and Chief Leake.' Mr.. Soule and
Mr.. Painter with using abusive
language.
Chief Leake and Mr.. Soule gave
bail after Sheriff Sam H. Callen-
der Of Rockingham County served
warrants on them. Sheriff Cal
lender learned, 1t was reported.
the charge would not be pressed
against Mr.. Painter. He remained
at liberty without bail.
Charges against the police off,
GERS will come before Rocking
ham Trial Justice Porter Graves
at Harrisonburg August 1s.
Mr.. Frazier was taken to Har-
rtspnburg hospital sunday after
,iseEeporS4dly collapsed on a street
sshaf1 ssss -; Sss -. - /
Evening star., 1949-08-09
|HyattsviI|e Man Held
In Shooting Of Wife

A Hyattsville man, who police
said, shot his wife and collapsed
from . heart attack In a struggle
afterward for possession Of the
gun. yesterday was charged with
assault with intent to kill.
Prince Georges County police
charged James s. Rust, 81, of 5721
Thirty-ninth avenue, Hyattsville
after his release from Leland Me-
mortal Hospital, Riverdale.
Rust was accused by his wife
Mrs. Elsa Rust, 81. according to
police. The shooting occurred
Saturday night at 6210 Forty first
avenue. Hyattsville, the home OF
Mrs. Helen Huber, Mrs. Rust's
daughter. y
Rust, employed as a storekeeper
by the town Of Greenbelt. was
charged with firing a .22-calibe1
rife at his wife as she sat on a
divan. Police said she ducked
and the bullet only grazed heI
left cheek and ear.
Rust was released under 81 ,00C
bond pending a hearing Thursday
in Hyattsville Police Court.
Evening star., 1949-08-09
More Safes Robbed, Third
Reported Tampered With

Two more safe robberies and an
attempted one were reported to
police today, making a total OF
eight in the last three days.
Thieves last night took a 500
pound safe containing $500 from
the Martin & Boyd Spring Works,
622 L street NV; stole $40 from
an unlocked safe at Steele's Ga
rage. SO New York avenue NV,
and attempted to break into a safe
containing $500 at Dickey Bros.
Coal Co., Kenilworth avenue and
Benning road NE.
In the Martin & Boyd theft
which took place less than a block
from No. 2 police precinct, thieves
broke in rear door and then ap.
parently unlocked a pair Of large
double doors in the front, through
which they drove a car or truck
The safe was evidently loaded with
a chain hoist owned by the com.
pany, police said.
Three safes containing $65(
we're reported stolen yesterday anc
Sunday. Two attempted safe rob.
berries also were reported.
Evening star., 1949-08-09
blOdlg. Resume
OF Five.percenief HEARING

shlt6 pony before
Semi xpenees Subcom-
4ittee inFes stisating aSavities Of 81
Fna1led "hse-percenters'' in Wash
|fugton are being broadcast nightly
By The Stars radio Station WMAI
and WMAL-FM. &
John Edwards, American Broad
casting Co. commentator, sits
through each day Of the investi-
eating committees hearings with
q wire recorder in constant opera
tion.
After editing extraneous mate
rial. Mr.. Edwards presents the
actual voices Of the participants
in the most dramatic episodes Of
the day on WMAL broadcast from
1910 am. to 1888 am,
Evening star., 1949-08-09
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Evening star., 1949-08-09
Plot to Blow Up Tito
Reported Frustrated.
Dy the Associassd Press

ROME. Aug. 9.-Giornale di
Trieste, published in the Allied
zone Of the free territory, said
today q plot to set OF . large
amount Of high explosives at
Pola, where Yugoslav Premier Tito
was to address q meeting Of
workers, was frustrated by police.
The account said the discovery
of the plot was connected with
the recent arrest Of Cominform
agents who had infiltrated into
the Yugoslav naval base at Pola
Evening star., 1949-08-09
500 Fire Fighters Win
4-Day Battle TO Check
Montana Forest Blaze
By the Associated Press

HELENA, Mont, Aug. 9.-Man
was winning his fight today
against a fire that has killed Is
persons and devastated 5000
woodland acres.
The flames were being checked
by 500 men, tired and grimy after
a four day struggle. A. D. Moir,
Helena National Forest supervisor.
said the blaze should be 100 per
cent controlled by tomorrow.
Final control can not be assured
until more mop-up work Is done,
Mr.. Moir said.
Fireline to Be Completed.
A final three miles of fireline
will be built today, Mr.. Moir said.
Mop-up work. in this case one OF
the toughest phases OF the battle.
began last night as crews worked
portions of the fires extreme
edges.
The fatigued Montana crews
pressed toward control of the fire
in the Gates of the Mountains
Forest, Is miles northeast OF
Helena
Equally tired fighters battled an
explosive timber fire in the Pay
ette National Forest on Idaho's
Salmon River.
jain T. Mathews. Payette For
est supervisor had nearly 900 men
on the 5000 TO 1900 acre fire.
Calling it a tough situation. he
said: We're pretty well organized,
but the wind and the weather
conditions are against us"
Idaho Fire Controlled.
Other crews yesterday mastered
q blaze which burned over 2,400
acres Of timberland in the Boise
National Forest northeast Of Idaho
City. No serious injuries were re-
ported in either fire.
In Helena Mr.. Moir said mop
ping up along the steep limestone
cliffs in the high Gates Of the
Mountains area is no easy task.
Little pockets flare up," he
went on. "and rocks give way.
spreading fresh showers OF
sparks" The rolling fire broke
over control lines several times.
Evening star., 1949-08-09
New ZeoIond Dockers
Ordered Beck to Jobs
BY tbs Asseeiofsd Prs,s


AUCKLAND. New Zealand. Aug
9.-Dock workers were told By
shipping companies today to re-
turn to normal work by tomorrow
or be dismissed from their Jobs.
The ultimatum was delivered to
the union today. It threatened to
halt all dockslde work. The en-
ployer action followed refusal by
the union workers for the past
seven weeks to work the normal
amount of night overtime, causing
an accumulation Of shipping ut
the docks.
About 1000 workers are involved
in the dispute.
Evening star., 1949-10-11
Reform School Escapee Tells
Florida Police Of DC. Thefs.
BY the Assoeiofed Press

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. Oct. IL
A 16-year- boy who claimed
he stole and spent $1,000 after
escaping from a Massachusetts,
reform school was held for ques-
tiohing today by Miami Beach
police.
Juvenile Officer Robert B. Love-
land said the youth identified
himself as Ralph P. Ward, an
escapee from the Shirley reform
school.
Mr.. Loveland said the youth
told how he broke into several
houses in Newark, N. j., and
Washington. D. c., after his es-
cape, getting most of the money
In a house in Newark"
At the Shirley institution, Mr..
Loveland quoted the boy as say
ing. they have a system whereby
inmates get credit toward reduc-
ton of sentences if they catch an
escaped prisoner.
II left there with the whole
school running after me-" Ward
told Mr.. Loveland. "They all
wanted those credits, but they
didn't get any off me-"
Evening star., 1949-10-11
RCA Invites Cabinet,
High Court 10 View
IsCoIor Te|evision
BY the Associated Press

The Radio Corp. of America to-
day invited President Truman's
cabinet and the Supreme Court to
view it's color television system. It
has just now come out of the COM
pany's laboratories at Princeton,
NJ.
The RCA system was shown Off
cially to the Federal Communica-
tions Commission yesterday as a
part of the commission's hearings
to decide whether color is "here''
for the general public.
RCA Immediately afterward set
up a series of demonstrations for
other top officials of the Govern
ment. Today's late afternoon
showing was scheduled for Su-
preme Court and cabinet men,
bers, as well as most Government
department heads.
Later shows are planned for
members of Congress, the diplo-
matlc corps, etc.
FEC Hearings Resumed.
FEC meanwhile resumed its
hearings on the color question
after watching the official dem
onstrations by RCA and Colum-
bia Broadcasting System.
DR.. Peter G. Goldmark, inven-
tor of Columbia's System, had the
first turn on the stand after the
official showings.
Columbia said it was ready to
bring forward manufacturers to
testify about set costs. 1t has
estimated that 10-inch color re-
ception could be provided for
about 1920. if the CHS system is
approved.
Using the facilities of Station
WNBW, local outlet of the Ma
tional Broadcasting Co., RCA put
on a day-long program for the
FEC.
Sees Color TV Far Away.
The contention that color tele-
vision is not ready for the public
was raised anew by DR.. Allen B.
Dumont, president of Dumont
Laboratories, which claims that no
color system now exists which can
match present black-and-white
reception.
DR.. Dumont, who had previously
criticized the CHS color plan,
shown last week. said after yester-
days tests:
Neither system is anywhere
near ready for the public. To-
days demonstrations confirm my
opinion that color is still a long
way away"
DR.. Elmer w. Engstrom. RCA
research director, who handled the
tests, described the system as
completely compatible" with pres
ent operations-meaning that col
or broadcasts could be picked up
by present sets in black and white
without any changes or adjust
ments. To tune in color, such sets
would require an adapting device,
perfected, but not now in general
production.
Evening star., 1949-10-11
Bar Guests Announced

Harrison Tweed, president of
the American Law Institute, and
IS members of the German bench
and bar will be guests at 8 o'clock
tonight of the District Bar Asso-
ciation.
Courier-herald. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1949-1950, 1949-11-12
Bi-County
Il euIthy

An encouraging report on the
state Of Franklin county'S health
was issued Friday by the Ben.
tor. Franklin County Health De-
partment.
/ Polio dropped one case from
last month, two being reported.
One cacse.of German measles was
reported, two Of gonorrhea,
three of impetigo and one Of ring
worm.
. Benton county's health didn't
present as encouraging q picture.
Chickenpox listed So cases, an
increase Of SO cases over last
month. However, the polio sit.
uation improved with 40 per cent
less cases listed. Six were re.
ported.
Following were the cases re.
ported: scarlet fever 1; German
measles 2; measles 2; mumps 2;
whooping cough 5; gonorrhea 8;
impetigo i; ringworm Z. and
ScabieS I.
Courier-herald. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1949-1950, 1949-11-12
Time To Check
Your Heofing
Equipment

Cold weather means open sea-
son for hot. stoves. Hot stoves
can be a source of cheering com
fort or a fire hazard depending
upon the care you give your
heating equipment.
Fire destroys 1000, 600 worth
of farm pronerty annually or
about four farm buildings every
hour, reports Frank Webster,
Benton county agent.
Best way to stave off fire losses
is through systematic check-up
of your heating equipment, Web
ster says. Here are the points Of
danger that need looking after:
u Check the chimney = see
that joints are tight and install
a spark arrester if your roof ID
made Of material that will catch
fire.
y See that stove and furnace
pipes are in good condition and
q safe distance from curtains,
paper, and ceilings and walls
that are not fireproof.
81 Examine leaky connections,
faulty equipment or poor adjust
ments on kerosene stoves or oil
burning furnaces.
d Look for danger Of fire in
other buildings around the farm
stead. Defective tank heaters,
feed heaters and other installa-
lions lead to costly winter fires.
Courier-herald. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1949-1950, 1949-11-12
Village Mayor Says
Some Freedoms Lost

But In Richland we have q
paradox" he added.
He said that as a guardian Of
liberty the U. S. must be kept
strong enough to turn back any
aggressor nation. He said it is
important to remember to be con-
stantly alert against socialism
or communism creeping into the
land.
1--WE must be always suspicious
Of well meaning measures which
offer security but may throttle
initiative or free enterprise" the
mayor said. ''The price of liberty
is eternal vigilance"
With the tolling Of IL strokes
on the old Hanford town hall
bell, and while the Columbia
high school band played "Ameri.
ca, the flag was lowered to hall
staff. The Richland American
Legion post II was in charge OF
arrangements. Commander L
Glenn HendrickSon was chair,
man Of the committee.
Hendrickson paid tribute t.
the men who have fought In
Americas wars to save democ
racy.
Following Mayor Mcdonald.
address, the flag was raised t.
full staff again by the Richlan6
patrol color guard.
Courier-herald. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1949-1950, 1949-11-12
|Cronnnne|in
Airs Views

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Nov. II
- CUP Capt. John Crommelin
said today that "there is no place
in this democracy of ours for a
yes-man."
The controversial navy officer
also said that executives in both
business and military affairs
need the respectful and intelli-
gent" opinions of their subordin.
ates to do a good job.
Honest competition" makes
for better defense as well as bet.
ter government and business.
Thus did Crommelin imply q
defense Of his recent action In
releasing naturalization cores.
pondence from high navy officers
which led ultimately to the re-.
moval Of Chief Of Naval Opera.
tons Adm. Louis E. Denfield and
his own suspension.
Courier-herald. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1949-1950, 1949-11-12
Secretary
Admits Bid

PORTLAND, Nov. IL (UP) - c.
Girard Davidson, assistant secre-
tary of interior today admitted
he had been approached" by
Oregon democrats to run against
U. S. Sen. Wayne Morse Of Ore
gon. He added that he had not
yet made a decision.
Davidson indicated his decision
will be influenced by the out
come Of the present reorganiza-
ton In the interior department
precipitated by the resignation
of Sec. ]. A. Krug and subsequent
appointment of under secretary
Oscar Chapman to succeed him.
Meanwhile, Monroe Sweetland
and Nancy Honeyman Robinson,
democratic national committee.
man and committeewoman for
Oregon, telegraphed national
party headquarters urging David
sons appointment as undersec-
rotary Of interior to succeed
Chapman.
Sweetland confirmed that he
and other leading Oregon demo.
Gratis had discussed with David.
son the possibility Of his running
for the senate next year.
Courier-herald. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1949-1950, 1949-11-12

lister attached to the diocese OF
the Cathedral of st. John the Di.
vine. The affidavit described
him as always an assistant or
a hanger-on who is too partial
to the bottle and to women.
Miss Witte was a spinster
without feminine charm or ap-
peal who suffered under fixa-
lions and a dependence complex
on her mother" the affivadlt
said. rev. Doherty gained emo.
tional ascendancy over her and
moved in on her when her par
ents died and lived off her"
The affidavit said Miss White
financed Doherty on extended
pleasure trips. When he return
ed, she was SO eager to whisk
him to her estate from the rail-
road station that she drove "at a
Courier-herald. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1949-1950, 1949-11-12

MINEOLA, N. Y, Nov. 11-(UP)
Heirs of a spinster church or
ganist accused an Episcopal
minister of using love and sex
in a shameless and vulgar way
to obtain a share of her $500, 900
estate.
In an affidavit filed In Nassau
county surrogate's court, 10 cous-
ms of the late Marguerite Witte
Of fashionable Roslyn, NY, ask
ed for an investigation of the
Rev. Richard Doherty Of New
York City.
Miss Whites relatives charged
that Doherty exerted undue in
fluence on the Glove starved
woman when she made her will
in 1874. Miss White died last
May at the age of 81.
Under the terms Of the spin
Courier-herald. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1949-1950, 1949-11-12
Minister Accused Of Using Love- Sex
In Shameless Way" To Win A Fort une

speed as to cause neighbors to
complain because of the safety
Of their children" 1t said.
The petition charged that Do
'hehrty was aided in the alleged
conspiracy by Mrs. Francis Char
tiers Van Ingen, of Garden City,
NY. It is said Mrs. Van Ingen,
a stenographer in the Nassau
County Treasurer's office, re-
ceived one fifth of Miss Whites
residual estate as well as jewel
~, a piano, oriental rugs and
linens.
The plaintiffs were residents
of New York, Oklahoma, Wyom-
ing and California. Their petit
ton was opposed by Attorney
Harvey w. Moore who drew up
Miss Whites will.
Courier-herald. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1949-1950, 1949-11-12

People Of Richland, who are
working to keep America free,
have lost some of their own free
dom in doing so, Mayor David
Mcdonald said Friday at Armist.
ice day observances.
"Our local government here Is
not democracy" the mayor said.
ut could be called benevolent
dictatorship"
He said that a magnificent job
Is being done by workers at Han
ford in Strengthening Americas
lead in the atomic energy field
to help her keep free.
Courier-herald. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1949-1950, 1949-11-12
Deot'hT o |!
|Ex-Puscoife

A ong-time resident Of Pasco,
Merlin Cooney, 46, died Of q
heart attack in Toppenish Thurs
day afternoon as he was return.
ing home from work.
He had been living In Topper.
ish for two years where he work
ed in an auto agency. He was a
railroad man in Pasco, having
been a switchman when he left.
He grew up in Pasco and attend.
ed schools there.
Funreal sesrvices have been
set for pm. Monday at the First
Methodist church in Pasco. He
is survived by his wife In Top
pensih, a daughter, Mrs. Chester
Morgan Catherine Cooney) Pros
ser, and his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
M. J. Cooney, Pasco, and brother
Lyle, Pasco. and a sister In Spo-
kane.
Courier-herald. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1949-1950, 1949-11-12
Atom Danger
Solid Real

WASHINGTON, Nov. II (UP)-
Secretary Of the Navy Francis p.
Matthews said tonight that the
development Of an atomic wea.
pom which could wipe out all
mankind els not inconceivable.
In fact, 1t Is perilously close"
'The danger IS undeniable, -
he said in a speech prepared for
delivery at an Armistice day din.
ner Of the Association Of Military
Surgeons Of the United States.
1.-THE setting is perfect for the
end Of society - perhaps even
for the end Of human life"
Courier-herald. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1949-1950, 1949-11-12

ster's will, Doherty would re.
ceive one.fifth of her residual
estate and IS per cent Of q fund
created by disposition Of her
property. Miss Wittee left the
cousins little or nothing and cut
off a brother with only a 81 be.
quest. r..
The affidavit said Miss White
met Doherty, who was Several
years her junior" when he was
assigned as substitute minis
ter to the church where she serv-
ed as organist in 1926. It said
Doherty used his position of
trust and confidence" to Seduce
Miss Witte and that the plain.
tiffs could prove they "were in
bed together and had inter.
course" ,@-~ &5-,g ,.-, ..-.- ...
Doherty is an unassigned min.