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Evening star., 1949-04-22


ION. Star Staff Photo.
A drunk driving conviction is
difficult to obtain because, DR..
Hunter explained. the Jury sits
there thinking There, but for the
grace of God, go T."
The drunkometer was perfected
by DIR. Rolla N. Harger. professor
of biochemistry and toxicology at
Indiana University.
If you want one to put In the
front hallway to give the old man
a good once-over when he returns
home from an evening out with
the boys, it'll cost you $3.50.
Evening star., 1949-04-22

The Hindu custom OF q widow
throwing herself on the funeral
pile of her husband was outlawed
100 years ago by the British gov
ernment but is not yet obsolete.
Evening star., 1949-04-22

Re.gG3us had sss&lg 4p ssa sbrS .sas
sNaWrt osstpat 10 HcsskaAY ha6a
n January
Evening star., 1949-12-16
Seckinger to Aid Drive
For Arthritis Funds

Health Officer Daniel L. Seek
niger has been appointed by the
Commissioner to act for them in
the Arthritis and Rheumatism
Fund Campaign in the District
He will be vice chairman OF
the campaign now being con-
Quoted to raise money to help in
combating the disease. Edward
H. Foley, jr., Undersecretary OF
the Treasury. is chairman Of the
Government unit in Washington,
and Gen. Lucius D. Clay Is ma
tional campaign chairman.
Evening star., 1949-12-16

one medicine, chloromycetin,
could cure. There was none IN
Belgium-the nearest supply was
London. A special envoy, sent to
London, telephoned he needed au-
thorization from the minister Of
health to bring 1t over.
The permission was given and
two hours later health ministry
attache was at the boys bedside
with the life-saving drug. Little
Joseph seems now out of danger.
Evening star., 1949-12-16
CO THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c.


in determining their arms needs
under the defense plan.
CD To aid in processing arms
and equipment handed over to
Western Europe, and in han
ding shipment and delivery.
90 To assist where necessary
in the actual training Of North
Atlantic forces in the use Of
modern American equipment.
Evening star., 1949-12-16
BeIoion Health Minister
Gives Attention to Boy
BY the Associated Press

BY the Assoeioted Press
ANTWERP.-Belgium's minis
ter Of health, concerned with o.
600, 900 Belgians, took time OF re-
Gently to give special attention to
one little boy.
Joseph Van Horen was pretty
far gone with a fever which only
Evening star., 1949-12-16
Impromptu Concert

Passengers at Prestwick Air
port, Scotland, Joined the singing
when 20 old girls" Of Cadzow
St. Anne's School, at Hamilton.
gave an impromptu concert for
their school friend, Sarah Nc
QUAD, going back to Pennsyl-
vania after her first visit in %
wears.
Evening star., 1949-12-16
Lions Club to Entertain
Southwest Children

Southwest area children will be
honor guests of the Southwest
Citizens Association and The
Southwest Harbor Lions Club at
Christmas party at 6 o'clock to-
Evening star., 1949-12-16

night in the Jefferson Junior High
School.
The children will be enter
tanned, shown movies. and each
will be given a Christmas stock
ing. Judging from the turn out
last year, about $500 children are
it was said.
Evening star., 1949-11-03
New Hoof.Mouth Outbreak
Amonq Mexican Cattle
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

The Agriculture Department re.
ported yesterday that the joint
United States Mexican battle tt
clean up an outbreak of the hoof-
and-mouth disease among live.
stock in Mexico has taken q
grave turn" as result of a new
outbreak.
The latest outbreak was said
to have been caused by a type OF
virus against which present vac
cines appear to be ineffective. The
original outbreak of 1916 was
caused by a virus known among
veterinarians as type A." The
new epidemic, reported October
"a. is attributed to a type o.
virus.
DR.. B. T. Simms, member of the
joint United States Mexican COM
mission for eradication of the dis
ease and chief of the Agriculture
Departments Bureau of Animal
Industry. said the new outbreak
is of grave concern"
DR.. Simms said animals in
volved in the new outbreak-at
Chicoloapan, Mexico-were de-
stroyed, and intensive inspection
OF animals in surrounding areas
has not yet shown any evidence
OF further spread of the new type
infection.
Evening star., 1949-11-03
AHlee Refuses 10 Confirm
Peers Election Prediction
By the Associoted Press

LONDON, Nov. 3.-Labor Peer
Lord Calverley - the forme er
George Muff of Hull-said last
night British general elections
would be held next July 6. But he
later indicated he was just making
a prediction with no actual knowl-
edge Of the date.
His statement, however, set off
a furry in Government Offices. The
telephone in the Office of Prime
Minister Attlee tangled furiously,
Mr.. Attlee refused to confirm or
deny the peers statement. The
Prime Minister. however. asked one
of his secretaries to investigate
what had taken place.
Lord Calverley, a Laborite since
1919 who was made a baron in
1945, made the fiat statement at
the end of a speech in the House
of Lords. He said:
II venture to say that when the
general election comes on Thurs
day. July 6. 1850. the noble lords
opposite will still be sitting op-
posite"-a phrase indicating his
belief the Conservatives would
still be sitting on opposition. not
government, benches.
All responsible Labor Party
leaders who could be reached. in
|cluding Morgan Phillips, the Sec
|retary. denied any knowledge of
the setting of an election date.
Evening star., 1949-11-03
Mrs. Mary Grace Biggs,
IS, Dies in HyattsviIIe

Mrs. Mary Grace Biggs, 's5. a
Washington resident for ST years
died Tuesday in her home, 570a
Thirty-seventh avenue, Hyatts-
vile. Md.
A native of Chambersburg, Pa.
Mrs. Biggs came to the District
in 1882 to work for the Government
Printing Office. She later worked
for the Judd & Detweiler Inc, a
printing company at Florida
avenue and lexington place NE
She was member of the Women's s
Bindery Union, Local No. AZ.
She is survived by two sons by
her first marriage, Wells Herbert
Merillat. of the Thirty seventh
avenue address, and Charles Nor
man Merillat. 3713 Eighteenth
streets NE; two sisters, Miss Edna
Meals and Mrs. Carrie Schoepf
both of Charlotte. N. c., six grand
children, IA Observation-Disclosures
and three great-great-grandchil-
dren.
Funeral services will be held at
IL am. tomorrow in the Lee Fun
eral Home, Fourth street and Mas
sachusetts avenue NE. Burial
will be in GlenlWood Cemetery.
Evening star., 1949-11-03
.Typhoon Heads 10 Sea
.0ffPhi|ippines;2
10000 Are Homeless
By the Associated Press

MANILA, Nov. 3.-The Central
Philippines worst typhoon in IL
years swept out into the South
China Sea today. leaving, by Red
Cross count. 26 dead. 40 injured
and 10000 homeless. Damage
may. hit $25. 100000.
Fifteen dead were reported by
Philippine Red Cross disaster
units at Cebu, capital of an island
province of the same name. Cebu
apparently felt the storms great
est fury in a three hour pounding
Tuesday night and yesterday.
The. injured there numbered 20
and the homeless about 5000
Some 20 small interisland boats
and 10 large sailboats in the har-
Dor were wrecked as the 70-mile-
an-hour storm hit with gusts up
to 100 miles an hour.
Dead in Negros Island.
1t was Cebu's worst blow in 81
years.
Negros and Panay Islands also
were hammered for three hours
as the typhoon surged into the
densely populated area IL hours
earlier than forecast.
Negros reported 10 dead and
5000 homes destroyed or badly
damaged. Iloilo. capital of Panay
reported one death "A child
crushed by falling tree.
The Red Cross sent two Phil
ippine air force planes from Ma
Mia to the disaster area with
medical supplies. food and relief
workers.
About so per cent of cebu's
houses-mostly of fimsy bam-
boo construction-were DESTROYED
or damaged, the Red Cross esti-
mated.
Headed Toward Hainan.
1t was the third disaster this
year for Cebu. the Philippines
second largest city with 1877 900
population. Two fires swept the
downtown area last spring.
The typhoon was reported by
the Philippine Weather Bureau
this morning about 200 miles
northwest of Palawan, western
most OF the Philippine islands. It
was headed toward Hainan island
of the South China coast but its
velocity had diminished to SIS
miles an hour.
Evening star., 1949-11-03
Bookie Su5pectCau
with $500 in Raid
TO Face Court TODAY

A gambling suspect was to ap.
pear in Municipal Court today
charged with operating a lottery
and possession of lottery slips
after his arrest yesterday in ar
apartment where police said they
found $1,000 in cash, $500 ir
checks and 400 pairs of dice.
The suspect. Wallace Beach, 38
was picked up in his apartment
in the 1900 block of M street
NV. He was released on 81, SOC
bond.
1t. Roy Blick, head of the vice
squad, said his men went to the
third-foor apartment after re-
ceiving several complaints. They
knocked on the door. he stated
and Beach opened it and told
them to come in. They did.
Another Door Inside.
Inside the ordinary door was
another 4 inches thick, the vice
squad head said. He quoted
Beach as saying he was expect
ing some one else. This was a
lucky break for police, who had
no warrant, 1t. Blick explained
The gambling suspect told po-
lice he was preparing to leave
town, 1t. Blick said. He said
Beach was arrested in 1899 and
in 1947 on numbers charges. In
the latter case, he was one of
four men charged after a police
raid on what was described as
Washington's biggest numbers
headquarters, in the 1900 block
of I street NV.
1t. Blick said he understands
Beach is the former husband of
Carmen Beach, Spanish dancer
Evening star., 1949-11-03
1tt Mrn1urtattt

CONRAD, VICTORIA r. In loving mem
ory OF our dear daughter and sister, VIC
twenty-five years ago, November 3, 1927.
Your cares are all at rest: rest 0"'
Happy are We who today can say
we loved you and dig IRE aar raMi1,Y sssti
!, HARGETT, CHARLES coYAL. In sad
band ban % snd fathsr eaARLss coYAl H
GE1T, who passed away. eight years ago
iGSsii IFS iov1Na SGSsnRst %IrE Asb M DAUGHTERS
;, HARRIS. MOSES. ,1 U sad memory Of
deparssd aa2smssr this ifs two years ago today,
lossd 9ss l6vea a1ai sfa; Sim I bess: asysd him.
He felt the need of him
And He took him home to rest.
Some day, somewhere. in. city 50 fair.
Ear away from these burdens and care 8
There is peace. there is joy. there are
riches III share. z z
HIS de DEvoTsD WIFE IL oRA os ia'Il HARRIS
yOICE, J. EDWARD. In sad but loving
her yoeE Who lef ans Us
year ago today, November 8, 1946.
Always SO true, unselfish and kind.
A few in this world his equal you'll find;
aisd as he ces 70 ons, sn end gs.nd
HIS DEVOTED WIFE AND FAMILY. :
PENDLETON, JAMES C. In sad but
JAMES c. PENDLETON, who departed this
life nine years ago today, November 8,
1910.
Gone from this world Of grief and sorrow
To the land of peace and quiet,
God has taken you, dear dad,
Where you have found eternal rest
YOUR CHILDREN Of Washington, D. c.,
and Gainesville. va.
SMITH, MARIE Z. HARRIS. A tribute
to the memory of my wife, MARIE 81 +
HAT RIB SMITH, who left me November q,
1946.
Always In my heart, never to be forgottsn,
loved you and did my best. JACK.
WEGE, JOHN L. In sad but loving re-
memhrance OF our dear father, JOHN L.
WEGE, who passed away two years ago
today, November 5, 1947.
HIS LOVING Sons.
Evening star., 1949-11-03
Admirers Insure
Decent Burial for
King of Hoboes'
By the Asseeioted Press

NEW YORK-Nov. 3.-There
will be flowers and music at the
funeral of Dan O'Brien, who
called himself the King of the
Hoboes.
The 91-year-old OBrien was a
man of simple tastes and had little
use for work.
When he died last Saturday, it
appeared he would end up in a
pauper's grave in Potter's Field.
But his friends got a call yes
terday from Morris Morgenstern.
He did not identify himself, but
pledged expenses for a decent
burial for O'Brien.
"O'Brien was a sanity man."
Mr.. Morgenstern said. Much of
Evening star., 1949-11-03
Ii. J. F. Madigan, Jr.,
Reburia| Rites Today

A young Catholic leader of Ar
lington, killed in action in World
War II. was to be reburied in Ar
lington Cemetery this morning.
Funeral services for 1t. John
Francis Madigan. jr., 28-year-old
Bit navigator shot down over
Rod, Germany, on May IL, 1914,
were to be held in the st. Charles
Catholic Church, North Washing
ton boulevard and Jackson street
Arlington.
Members of John F.. Madigan
Post No. 653. Catholic War Vet
Grams. last night held services in
the Fitzgerald funeral home, 3245
Wilson boulevard, Arlington. The
post is named after 1t. Madigan.
Born in Arlington. he was grad
uated from st. Charles Parochial
School and Washington and Lee
High School. While in high school,
he played football until he was in
jured. after which he became team
manager.
1t. Madigan went to work at
the Government Printing Office
as an apprentice pressman in
1885 and remained there until
1910. when he joined the District
National Guard. He resigned and
enlisted in the Air Force in
March, 1912. He had been at
tached to the 9th Air Force in
England for six weeks, when he
was killed on his seventh bomb
ing mission.
1t. Madigan was the son of
John F. Madigan. 3115 North
Ninth road, Arlington. His mother
Mrs. Elsie Neitzy Madigan. died
18 years ago.
Other survivors are his widow
Mrs. Mary F. Madigan, 3010 North
Seventh street, Arlington, whom
he married in 1941: two brothers,
Joseph and Thomas Madigan, and
a sister. Miss Dorothy Madigan,
all Of North Ninth road address.
Evening star., 1949-11-03

his philosophy is very real People
should ease up q bit more"
He hung up and the phone rans
again. 1t was Sammy Fuchs
owner of a BoWery cabaret. J
I'VE cannot let Dan 20 toaa
Potter's Field" Mr.. Fuchs said IL
will contribute the limousines, the
floral pieces and hire a violiiist
for the service"
So old Dan, dead but not for
gotten, will go in style today from
a Bellevue Hospital chapel to a de-
cent grave on Staten Island. +
Evening star., 1949-11-03
Dratha

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Mrs N Masse isases Lee se iassys Mcor.
Mrs: LA Taylor. Mrs. Undener Hail and
coWans cGsrion Norris; Norris ON. one aunt Mrs. Lille
and many friends After 3 % p.m. rhursdss rhhsinsisss
NoyembeE 8. friends may cali at Frasier's
funeral st Home e. Funeral In Friday; November
lnterment Woodruff. S. c.
venbsr 1sak: ; EMMa MA G. On Wednesday. No
Ma ma c. ODER beloved vile Of b BENJAMIN Ian nn- s
p5eT, p1osIas mother Of Mrs. Virgie ". Poore oi d
Mrs seanea.s nisasr stranIex e Mrs Mary Downs
and Frank Petit. Services at chambsrs
dav daneFal Navan.. Home. 517 1lth st. Sc; on Fri
Congressional Cemetery.
PUMPHREY, WILLIAM 4. On Tuesday
%fsM nsss PsstoEs e. S:Idssd
f br.. " Haa S.. sna sis.Sss .asS
aaa ees st ransst ne s,mmsgs Gsnsys Bell Funeral
yembes I.na go,5, s, e II am. Tnterment Mary
~, sHELT TON, NETTIE J. suddenly, on
residence, La Plata, Nd, Mrs. SETTIE" "Jt ).
s5sisqa; s nosSss 3 Mrs vrs,ais Vi aee5s 5a.tsi
! ~ I" tlhhAl SUCTION, 0AuRQtSr OF
Mrs. Claudia Harding, sister Of Msrlyn,
aasrison i,aa and Mrs.: Rsbsee. rhiilipss.. She She
tse nrfi Hnss ala9css.qshsT. co Rns1s
sosIFssr oIIsssr csn.ssr; Il 1n ias:1n.as Mount unit
SMITH. GEORGE W. On wednesday,
November 2. 1949, late residence, SO04
ATdmore I'd, Landover. Md, husband Of
Jady Msns ann Smith snd and fss. q
Services at Chambers Funeral Home, 3072
M st. NV, on Friday, November 4, at 3
Pm Interment Washington National
500 ,sas sRw1nS RARp 9n s6S sssf, q 4os SogsH
ne beloved husband Of Evelyn Hoag 500,
fhs Mrs Of kSse carter Il ana sos s'1s .na
Charles, l.: 500, brother Of Raymond C.,
Be- Bernard G; c;,and and chsrIes 500. and MIS-
NJ, where services viii Be- held On ~isi Friday day.
Noyyember 4, at 1880 pm. Intermentt
Arlington National Cemetery. 3
I 500, EDWARD. A special communica-
a tion Of Brightwood LodEe, No.
A .:
of o',r W. ,... Msssonie sase services at TIE funeral
FRANK VI. cUMMINs. Master.
| ELMER F. STEIN, Secretary.
! 500, EDWARD. onicers and members
I -AAR Of Kenneth H. Nash Post, No.
! ESh 3. the American Legion, are
SHp4 requested to attend the funeral
HEfEk36 services for EDWARD 500, on
E3k3F Thursday November 3, 1949,
| 33s&sN at pm. at the Lee Funeral
ne.
WILLIAM H. LOSSMAN Commander.
! ERNEST E. WHALE, Adjutant
WALLACE, CLARENCE B. On Tuesday,
November /. 1949. at George Washington
i University Hospital, CLARENCE B. WAL
LACE, beloved husband of the late Mary
E. Wallace and father of Trueman s. and
Mason z. Wallace. Friends may can at
the, Simmons Bros. Funeral Home. 2O07
Nichols ave-: Sc. Funeral services at the
Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 18th and v
sts. s.e. on Friday, November 4, at 12
noon. Relatives and friends invited. In
terplent Arlington National Cemetery. 8
WILEY, MARSHALL c. On Tuesday,
/ Hospital, MARSHALL c., WILEY Of AMMAN
dale, Va. beloved husband Of jamie Z.
! Wiley. father Of Mrs Irene K Bach an
grandfather Of Bruce, Gary and Wayne
Bach. Remains resting at the lves Fr-
neral Home, 2S47 Wilson blvd. Arlington,
Va, where funeral services will be held
on Saturday. November 5, at 2 pm In
terment Washington National Cemetery. 4
Evening star., 1949-11-03

who was convicted on white
slavery charges in 1943 for trans
porting girls here for immoral
purposes.
When the plainclothesmen en-
tered the apartment yesterday,
they found the money on a large
table beside horse-racing and
numbers slips, 1t. Blick stated.
Evening star., 1949-11-03
Uarna nf Thanka

CANTER, FRANCES P. The family OF
the late FRANCES p CANTER. wish to ex-
press their. sincere thanks ior the many
flowers and cards of sympathy they sent
at the death of our mother.
THE FAMILY.
SCUDDER, EDWIN A. The family OF
the late EDWIN A. SCUDDER wish to ex-
press their sincere thanks to all who sent
tokens of sympathy during their recent
bereavement. THE FAMILY.
Evening star., 1949-11-03
George A. Hill, Jr., Dies;
Independent Gilman
BY the Associotsd Press

HOUSTON, Tex, Nov. s.
George A. Hill. jr., one of the
Nations leading independent oil
men, died in a hospital at Green
vile. S. c., yesterday.
The 57-year-old Houston man
had been president of the Hous-
ton Oil Co. and Houston Pipe Line
since 1892.
Mr.. Hill was stricken while en-
route by train from Houston to
Washington, D. c., October "a.
Evening star., 1949-08-13
Justice Gordon Leaves
S42, 500 Estate 10 Widow

Former Justice Peyton Gordon
of District Court, who died in
September. 1916, left an estate
valued at about s42.500. it was
revealed yesterday, when a petition
for probate of his will was filed in
District Court.
Justice Gordon left his entire
estate to his widow, Mrs. Evelyn
|B. Gordon, 2139 Wyoming avenue
NV, who was named executrix
He had retired from the District
Court bench in 1941. A copy Of
his will was filed shortly after his
death.
Asked about the delay in filing
the petition for probate, Attorney
Leo A. Rover said it was first
thought that 125 acres at Po.
tomac, Md, valued at approxi-
mately $4,000 was owned jointly
by Justice Gordon and Mrs
Gordon. Had that been the case,
Attorney Rover said, probate OF
the will would have been unneces-
sary, since the property would
have gone to Mrs. Gordon, auto
matically, through survivorship,
Later, he said 1t was discovered
the property was not Jointly
owned.
Evening star., 1949-08-13
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Reorganization Approved
BY fhe kssoeiotsd Press

The Interstate Commerce Com
mission has approved a new re-
organization plan for the Mis-
souri, Pacific Railroad Co., based
on a capitalization of about
$612, 900, 900.
The plan. released yesterday
proposes additional recognition OF
value in outstanding securities oi
the sprawling Missouri Pacific
system, which went into bank
ruptcy is years ago. 1t was ther
capitalized at $587 ,420. 800.
The commission proposed a re.
organization plan in 1914 provid-
ing for capitalization of $525, 1885,
312, but asserted yesterday thai
the earnings of the system in re.
cent years and its prospects fol
the future warranted the higher
capital structure.
Partially reversing its previou,
ruling, the ICC said the new plar
of reorganization should recog.
nize the interests Of preferred
stockholders.
The commission ruled that three
shares Of new common stock II
the reorganized company SHOULD
b issued to each holder Of sever
Evening star., 1949-08-13
New Trial Is Granted
On Sex Conviction

Edward F. Kelly. 41year-old
Public Health Service official con-
victed year ago of soliciting
prostitution from a policeman, will
get new trial october 81.
Kelly's conviction was set aside
yesterday by Judge Aubrey B.
F'ennell in Municipal Court after
arguments by Attorney James j.
Laughlin.
The lawyer declared that the
original conviction was obtained
on the uncorroborated testimony
of only one witness, Pvt. Frank
Manthos, known at the time as
the police departments "one-man
vice squad"
Mr.. Laughlin added that Pvt.
Manthos was "discredited" as a
witness after the prostitution trial
by subsequent events in another
case which led to the policeman's
transfer from downtown anti-vice
work to a foot patrol in an outly-
ing precinct.
Judge Fennell agreed to a re-
trial because of the absence of q
written transcript of the first trial
and because the assistant United
States attorney who prosecuted
the case no longer is available.
Kelly was convicted last Sep
tember after Pvt. Manthos testi-
fled that while in Franklin Park
one night he was invited to the
defendants rooms for an immoral
purpose. Kelly lives in the 2100
block of Pennsylvania avenue
NV.
Evening star., 1949-08-13
BorkIey Jokes
| Of Bell Rumors
| As He Gets One
BY The Associotsd Press

ALTOONA, Pa, Aug. 13.-Vice
President Barkley doesn't mind
joking in public about reports he's
about to wed Mrs. Carleton 8.
Hadley, st. Louis widow.
Last night at an Altoona CEN
tennial program, Mr.. Barkley was
presented a miniature locomotive
bell by c. I. Clugh, works manager
of the Pennsylvania Railroad
shops.
Mr.. Barkley accepted it with a
twinkle in his eyes:
1.-THE newspapers have been fill
ing my ears with rumors about
bells in recent weeks but this bell
has a real ring to it," he said.
Mrs. Hadley win Join the Vice
President in Paducah, KY. today
when he dedicates an airf1eld to
be known as Barkley Field.
In more serious vein last night.
MIR. Barley told an audience of
several thousand the leadership Of
the world has been thrust into
our hands 30 billions can raise
their heads as free people. What
We are trying to preserve is price
less" he declared.