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Evening star., 1949-03-02

who directed the Jane Wyman-
Lew Ayres screenplay dealing with
a deaf nuts.
The directors verdict in favor
of Litvak may. or may not, have
bearing upon the Academys
final choice of outstanding di-
rector, and consequently the out
standing picture. Actually they
constitute a small percentage OF
the Academys voting member
ship. Small, but influential.
"
Reiteration department.: Man
agement of the Warner Theater
was as emphatic as it knew how
to be that it was not returning to
a vaudeville policy merely because
Jack Carson's radio show is
booked into the house for the
week beginning March II.
For one week only" the man
agement said. but feeling highly
uncertain that it would be under
stood.
Well, it was not understood!
The theater management and
drama desks both have been de-
nying to a certain number of con-
fused vaudeville lovers that the
Carson show represents a change
in policy.
After Carson's week, there will
not be vaudeville at the Warner.
X
Sentimental department: Speak
ing of Carson, he is as much OF
a sentimentalist as he appears to
be. And, the greatest of his affec-
tionate loyalties is the one he feels
for Dave Wilcox, who plays his
nephew in their joint radio act.
Wilcox did not discover Carson,
the usual routine in show busi-
ness. He is, however, the fellow
who coerced the corpulent comic
into becoming an actor.
Carson was another small-town
insurance salesman in Hammond,
Ind, working for his father, when
Wilcox approached him with the
idea that there was more money
and fun in vaudeville.
An agent gave them tryout,
using Willock's material. and they
turned out to be a WOW, Carson
still is positive that their success
was due to the Wilcox material.
and there is no man whom he is
so willing to TRUST in the writing
collaboration department.
Although Willock's character in
the current act is Carson's
nephew, he actually is couple Of
years older.
Classical department: STRAIT
ford will be thickly pop
ulated this spring with the bear
ers of some of England's most
famous acting and directing
names. The playing company
which opens the annual Shake
speare Festival there on April 16
(the bards birthday will be
headed by Diana Wynyard and
Godfrey Tearle. and the producers
list should be even more glamor-
Gus to American audiences.
Topping the latter is John Giel-
eud, England's greatest Shake
spearian actor before Laurence
Olivier took over; Tyrone Guthrie,
Michael Behalf and. Anthony
Quayle. Mr.. Quayle is regular
director of the Shakespeare
Memorial Theater at stratford-
on-Avon.
Six of shakespeare's plays,
Macbeth" Much Ado About
Nothing" "A Midsummer Nights
Dream" "Cymbeline." "Othello,'
and Henry VIII" will be included
in the repertory season, which
runs until october.
A play will be given daily dur
ing the festival. which has been
running since 1864.
Light opera department: The
Evening star., 1949-03-02
Hollywood:
Hope Is Center
OF Video Deal
Set for Fall
By SheiIoh Graham

Bob Hope is the dream center
of a mammoth s2.OO0,0OO radio
and television deal with NBC
Bob has decided to put his face
on television in the fall, and he
has been quietly, but not secretly
auditioning performers for his
show. His agent, Jimmy Saphier
hopes to have the deal all set with
in the next two weeks.
Spencer Tracy has new date
to star for Writer-Director Rich
ard Brookes. I'VE can't do The
Plague because it seems that the
man who sold it to Metro didn't
Evening star., 1949-03-02
Snake Pit Is Voted Top Rank
By Screen Directors Guild
By Joy Cormody

Saw-n- department: PIT" better
te than Johnny Belinda in the of Hoywood Screen Dec
better directed screenplay which
ably amounts to the thing.
rendered in the Guilds selection of
Ltvak The Snake Pit the outstanding director for
the last quarter of 1948
handiy directors election Neguec
Evening star., 1949-03-02

lywood. Her daughter, Marts
Manton. is making her a grand.
mother for the second time.
Linda Darnell is wearing an
$4,000 silver-blue mink coat in
Everybody Does It." Don't you
(See GRAHAM, Page A-21D
Evening star., 1949-09-18


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Evening star., 1949-09-18
Obedience Tests HighIighi
Doq Week Observance

A demonstration of obedience by
dogs will be feature of the Capt.
tai Dog Training Clubs program
this afternoon at 2 o'clock on the
military field in Rock Creek Park,
Military and Glover roads NV.
The club is putting on the show
in honor of National Dog Week,
now in its 22nd year.
Calvin Pierson. chairman for
National Dog Week for the Wash
ington area. said the demonstra-
tion will include obedience trained
dogs in high jumping. broad Jump
ing and retrieving. Club members
will compete for trophies and rib
bons for their dogs, with intelll-
gence and ability of the dogs to
obey commands promptly being
major points, Mr.. Pierson ex-
planned.
Evening star., 1949-09-18

The Star, volunteered and joined
Company G of the First District
Volunteers. This company then
assumed the name of Morton
Cadets" and have been holding
reunions ever since.
But this is the first reunion
since 1887 of the original Morton
Cadets" Mr.. Nevius pointed out.
A retired vice president of Riggs
National Bank, Mr.. Nevius lives
at 1889 Nineteenth street NV.
Only II Still Alive.
A pamphlet recording the his
tory Of the Mortons was prepared
for yesterdays reunion by Mr..
Nevius. OF the original group,
only II are known to be still living,
he pointed out. and all are over 10.
Out Of town former Morton
Cadets who attended yesterdays
reunion. besides Mr.. Robinson,
were Alfred Shilling. one of Capt.
Shilling's three brothers, who lives
at North Platte, Nebr.. and Milton
O'Connell of Scranton, Pa. The
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two other brothers of the groups
leader present were Air Force Col.
Eric K. Shilling of 301 Anacostia
road NE. and Harry E. Shilling
of 1925 Orren street NE.
Former cadets still living in
Washington. all of whom also at
tended, are Mr.. Nevius, Lee Ross
Of 1921 Albemarle street NV;
Josiah Carr of 1901 Argonne place
NV: James'F. Brewer of 1924
Monroe street NV: DR.. Richard
son of 927 Fifteenth street NV;
F. H. Heidenreich of 1908 Kearny
street NE; George H. Beuchert
Of ,4711 Piney Branch road NV;
Charles P. Ravenburg of 4OO8
Tenth street NE, and Watson B.
Miller. Commissioner of Immigra-
ton and Naturalization, who lives
lat 4704 Yuma street NV.
Other guests included George
Edward Muth, jr.. of Westgate,
Nd, and Navy Capt. C. H. Lyman
Of Alexandria. sons of deceased
Morton Cadets.
The Mortons have not made it
Evening star., 1949-09-18
Morton Cadets Look Back so Years at Reunion

They talked of the old days yes
terday. the days 50-odd years ago
when the Morton Cadets became
the top military drill team in the
country.
Twelve elderly survivors Of that
team gathered at the Willard Ho-
tel for their first reunion since
1887, and next to the time they
walked away with their champion
ship trophy in Savannah, Ca,
back in 1896, their brightest men,
ory was of the antics of their
company Beau Brummel."
Tod Robinson was the Frank
Sinatra Of his day." observed DIR.
R. G. Richardson.
Tod" who Is Charles M. Rob-
inson. now of South Harwich,
Mass. was second lieutenant OF.
the crack drillers-one good rea-
son. joked Alfred w. Shilling, for
the hit he invariably made with
the girls.
Captain Recalled.
Three other reasons were his
strong clear singing voice, the
way his fingers flew over the man.
dolin strings, and his reputation
for being "the best looking guy
in the outfit"
Mr.. Robinson, who will be 73
this week. was still itching to lead
his comrades in song yesterday,
but as Avon M. Nevius. reunion
chairman. put 1t. Hes the only
one Of us who was any good at
all. you know
Another figure we'll remembered
though absent was the cadets
captain. Edgar A. Shilling, who
died in 1902, only a few years
after he led his group to their
pinnacle. Preceding their lunch
cons at the Willard, the Mortons
presented a framed photograph of
Capt. Shilling to his alma mater.
Eastern High School, where he had
led another champion team.
The Morton Cadets were or
ganized in 1892 with c. Fred Cook,
late former city editor of The
Star. as captain, and named after
the then Vice President Levi p.
Morton.
Joined d. C. Militia.
They were one of several drill
teams that were popular here att
the time, for as Mr.. Nevius ex-
planned. ut was one of the few
ways that young gentlemen could
let off steam. That was before
the day Of the bicycle and golf,
remember"
The Mortons joined the Ma
tional Guard by becoming q part
of the District Militia later in
1892. and in 1894 they began win
ming prizes in competition. to
which they always sent their best
40 men in their distinctive black
blouses with white duck trousers.
When the Spanish War broke
out, several of the cadets, includ-
ing the late Col. Leroy Heron.
former advertising director of
Evening star., 1949-09-18
Court Whispering
Over MiIford-Huven
Romance Reports
BY the Associated Press

LONDON, Sept. 1.-THE name
Mrs. Simpson" was whispered
around the royal court today like
a breath from the prewar past.
This time it was Mrs. Romaine
Simpson, lovely New York divorce.
She was reported engaged to
handsome David Michael. Mar
guess Of Milford-Haven, a great
grandson of Queen Victoria.
Mrs. Simpson is 81. The Mar
guess. one Of Princess Margaret's
favorite dates during the past
year, is 80. A night club enthusi-
asst, he also has gone out both
here and in the United States with
Sharman Douglas. daughter Of
United States Ambassador Lewis
Douglas.
Windsor Romance Recalled.
Another Of Victoria's grandsons
now the Duke Of Windsor gave
up the throne in 1896 so that he
could marry another Mrs. Simp-
SON That. of course. was Wallie
Warheld Simpson, Baltimore d.
vorcee.
The church of England frowns
on remarriage of divorced per-
sons. The Duchess of Windsor
has yet to be received by the royal
family.
The London Daily Mail got in
touch with Milford Haven just be-
fore he pulled down the shutter
on the press.
The Mail said he refused to af-
firm or deny the engagement re-
port. but he did disclose that he
and Mrs. Simpson have had their
picture taken together by Baron
Nairum, a court photographer.
Photographs Are Withheld.
Baron Nairum's secretary re-
fused to give out any of the photo
graphs, but said they will be
passed around, when it becomes
official"
Mrs. Simpson, curvesome and
smartly dressed brunette. came to
London from Paris few days
ago.
She is the daughter of the late
Vinton Dahlgren Pierce of Wash
ington, Her marriage to William
Simpson of Locust Valley, NY,
in 1946. ended in Reno divorce
two years later.
Mrs. Simpson is staying at the
fashionable Claridge's hotel. This
afternoon she was "out" to callers.
At Milford-Haven's home, Ken
sington Palace. servants said His
Lordship is away"
Salesman for OiI-Heater Firm.
The Marques for the past year
or so has been committing to the
United States as a salesman for
q British oil-heater firm.
He was best man at the mar
raige of his cousin, Prince Philip,
to Princess Elizabeth.
Blonde Miss Douglas latest
titled escort Is Lord John Man
ners, 27-year-old brother of the
Duke Of Rutland. He took her to
the gala opening this week of the
plusht West End Club called "21
Room"
, The 500 guests did away with
800 bottles of champagne at three
pounds ($10 a bottle. A master of
ceremonies introduced Sharman
to the opening-night crowd as
"the darling of London :
Evening star., 1949-09-18

codefendants and other persons
not yet brought to trial. He spoke
with a slight Yugoslav accent.
He described the prisoners, one
after the other. as Yugoslav
agents and declared Rajk had
been their director.
There was no secret he was
not willing to deliver to U.S. he
said. '1"- - 49,
Questioned, by the court about
Yugoslav relation with the
United States and Britain, Bran
kov asserted American and
British military circles exerted
"a harmful influence" on Yugo-
slav leaders even during the war.
Evening star., 1949-09-18

Automobile lights must be turned on
one-han hour after sunset.
Precipit ation
Evening star., 1949-09-18

aground and in need of assist
ance" off the south coast of Cuba.
Navy headquarters said the
Coast Guard had reported it could
not get near the distressed ship
because Of high seas. strong winds
and heavy rains. However. the
Coast Guard said it was standing
by until weather permits salvage
operations.
According to the position given
by the Brabant. Navy headquar-
ters said the ship was grounded
on reefs one-mile south of Can
tiles Cay and about 35 miles off
the south coast of Havana Prov
ince.
Evening star., 1949-09-18
London and Washington Abuzz
Over Another Mrs. Simpson
Former D. G. Girl
Recalled by Society
Friends Here

The reported engagement Of a
girl known here as "Toodie" to the
Marques of Milford-H Haven re-
placed hors d'oeuvres as the
fastest morsel at Washington
cocktail parties yesterday.
Mrs. Romaine Pierce Simpson,
27-year- old divorce, is the mother
of a small child by her previous
marriage, according to friends
here.
Reports from London that she
may wed one of Britain's most
eligible bachelors brought recol-
lections Of a tall. lissome brunette
with a striking high-cheekboned
face and a curvesome figure.
Mother Refuses Comment.
Her mother, Mrs. Clark Nc
'Hwaine. 2029 Connecticut avenue
NV. wearily turned away re-
porters with mo comment and no
information" Friends said Mrs.
Mcnwaine has talked with her
daughter in London since the news
broke but she declined to reveal
what was said. other than that
Mrs. Simpson also was being del
uged with calls.
Both Mrs. McIlwaine and her
daughter appear in the current
editions of the Social Register.
Mrs. Simpson made her home
here with her mother while at
tending boarding school and has
since visited occasionally but in
recent years she has had an apart
ment in New York at $40 Park
avenue.
Friends recalled seeing her here
last winter at the Dancing
Class'-highlight of the winter
social season for exclusive Wash
ington society.
In London Since June.
She has been in London since
June. living at the fashionable
Claridge's Hotel.
Mrs. Simpson was married to
William Simpson of Locust VAL
ley. N. Y. In New Jersey in 1916.
The marriage ended in a Reno di-
vorce two years later.
She is Observation-Disclosures of
Admiral John Dahlgren. Civil
War naval officer. and a descend
ant on her maternal side of Will
liam Clark. who took part in the
Lewis and Clark expedition in the
early l80Os.
Her grandfather. M. Lewis
Clark. founded the Churchill
Downs race track. which was
named for his relatives John and
Henry Churchill.
Mother Came From Louisville.
Mrs. McIlwaine, although she
spent years away from Washing
ton, came here as a girl from
Louisville. Her first husband
Mrs. Simpsons father-was Vim
ton Dahlgren Pierce, who died on
March IL, 1925.
Subsequently. Mrs. McIlwaine
married Robert F. Herrick, jr.,
Of Boston, scion of a New England
Industrial family. and :. "Toodie
was brought up%in Boston, =
After Mr.. Herrick's death, Mrs.
McIlwaine returned to Washing
ton with "Toodie" in the early
1940s. Mrs. McIlwaine's marriage
several years ago to David Neil
waine, then naval officer, ended
In divorce. Mrs. McIlwaine then
combined her maiden name with
that of hers former shuJband.
Mrs. Simpson was described as
an independent young woman who
likes to lead her own life, dresses
simply but In high style and gets
around in New York's cafe So
cietV circles
Evening star., 1949-09-18
Cuban Coast Guard Boat
Reaches Grounded Vessel
BY the Associotsd Press

BY the Associated Press
HAVANA, Sept. TIA Cuban
Coast Guard boat tonight reported
it had reached the Belgian steam
er Brabant but was unable to lend
any assistance because of bad
weather. - 49, ~.
The Navy vessel was sent to the
aid Of the 2.500-ton steamer fol-
lowing interception Of an sos
last night saying the Brabant was
Evening star., 1949-09-18

habit to gather together yearly,
Mr.. Nevius said, because most of
the members would find it hard at
their age to attend them all. But
he added:
This is certainly not our last
reunion"
Evening star., 1949-09-18
Tito Refugee Testifies
Yugos|avs Aided Red
Propaganda in u. 5.
By the Assoeioted Press

IeStlmOny CnaG Official repre-
sentatives" of Yugoslavia have
directly aided Communist propa-
ganda activity here was made
public last night by. a Senate
judiciary subcommittee.
The witness was DR.. Slobodan
M. Draskovich, q refugee from
Tito's Communist regime in Yugo-
slayia. Now living in New York,
he formerly was an economies
professor at the University of Bel
grade.
The committee. holding hear
tngs on q bill to raise new bar
riers against the entry Of subver-
sive aliens, took his testimony
this month behind closed doors.
Secretary Of State Acheson's op-
position to the proposed legisla-
ton was disclosed Friday. He said
It would seriously interfere with
the conduct of foreign affairs and
might force q break in diplomatic
relations with communist-d -domi-
mated nations.
DR.. Draskovich told the COM
mittee that representatives from
Yugoslavia did not respect" the
rule that they were supposed not
to NEEDLE in internal politics or
make Communist propaganda"
They have taken part in many
Communicated celebrations" Or
eanized among Slavic groups, he
said, and their speeches there were
OF direct help" to Communist
propaganda in America.
A committee questioner observed
to the witness that a Draskovich
report given the committee con-
tanned information concerning
Involvement" OF the Yugoslav en-
bassy stan and the YugoSlav dele
cations to the United Nations in
Communist activities.
A spokesman for the Yugoslav
embassy said it would have no
comment, at least until officials
had a chance to study DR.. Dras-
kovich's testimony
In New York, DR.. Joza Vilfan,
Yugoslav delegate to the United
Nations, described as utter non-
sense the testimony that the
Yugoslav delegation to the United
States is involved in Communist
activities.
DR.. Vilfan said that DR.. Dras-
kovich was a known partisan"
6 Gen. Draja Mihailovic, who
was accused by the Tito regime
~ collaborating with the Ger
mans. The general was executed
for treason.
DR.. Draskovich said that Maj.
Branko Vukelic. whom he de-
scribed as at one time connected
with the Yugoslav Embassy In the
United States, was certainly one
OF the most active propagandists
among the Yugoslav officials COM
ing to the United States"
In. 1916. he said, Maj. Vukelic
went "as far as to defend in the
most categorical terms the ILL
famed Yugoslav secret police
ozNA. which other people usually
avoid to speak about"
The ironic twist to the story ;,
DR.. Draskovich related, is that
Maj. Vukelic sided with the Com
inform in its split with Tito and
he now "is in the hands of that
very 0zNA he praised a being the
people themselves. ''A,
The American Yugoslav Home"
In New York was regarded by the
witness as "the main center Of
Communist activities among the
American Yugoslavs in this coun-
try"
He said that II notice the con-
sui, Miodrag Markovich, is q regu-
lar visitor. 1t is almost his Sec
ond office" DR.. Draskovich added,
though, that he is not sure if that
is still the case. But definitely
before the break with the Comm
form, and even later, he was a
regular guest at the American
Evening star., 1949-09-18
Assassination Plans
Described by Two in
Hungary Treason Tria'
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in the war to promote Anglo
American influence in Yugoslavia
and Hungary through spying.
last Saturday Dulles said
reference to him in the indict-
ment against the men was "a
fairy story as far as I'm con-
cerned.'D
Palffy "Chief of Spies"
Palffy told the court he func-
toned in that Office as "chief of
spies" He said he and his CO.
defendants planned to kill Hun
garys top Communist officials
and seize the country with Yugo-
slav help "by the end of May at
the latest" But the plan failed
with the arrest Of Rajk. Com
muniSt foreign minister who was
once Hungarys police boss, May
80.
The general spoke so swiftly
Presiding Judge Peter Janko
sometimes had to slow him down.
But his tone was firm.
I'VE had formed three special
shock groups of IL members each
which were to arrest and eventu-
ally kill the top three Communist
ministers, headed by deputy pre-
mier) Matyas Rakosi, on a Ger
tain night at midnight" Palffy
said. We also planned to seize
important public buildings in the
capital, which were to be occu-
pied by 10 reliable army battalions
to be brought to Budapest on this
very night"
Palffy testified Alexander RAN
kovic, interior minister and police
chief in Premier Marshal Tito's
Yugoslav government. promised
help: He said he would send ex-
perts and other things"
The execution of the assassina-
tion plan. he said, was assigned
to Col. Bella Korondy, a former
Budapest police executive and a
codefendant. He said the group
planned to announce "a sort of
loyalty to the Soviet Union, but
emphasize from the start a
friendship with Tito's Yugoslavia. 4"
He had retained a hope for the
establishment of a Western type
democracy in Hungary, he said,
ever since the Communists took
over.
AS army commander, he said,
he weakened garrisons on the
Yugoslav and Austrian borders to
"help certain elements cross those
borders undisturbed::" arranged
with Yugoslavia to spy on Russia
and sabotaged the army by bar
ring workers Communists and
assigning many officers of the
royalist prewar army to important
jobs.
Tells of Links With Rajk.
Speaking of his relations with
Rajk. he said, I'VE were both
enemies of the working class and
the Soviet Union" r. ...
: Rajk sat in a chair with his
arms folded. He displayed no Wis
ib!e emotion, but followed the tes-
timony attentively.
The American legations OBJ
server at the trial. Chris Tetroll,
said he found the proceedings ex-
tremely interesting. but that any
American comment must come
from the State Department. The
British observer also was non-
committal.
. (Foreign British Foreign Or
fice spokesman in London said
the long confession of Rajk
was remarkable and added: 1T
leads one to wonder how many
other Communists, at present
spoken Of with reverent adula.
ton, may subsequently be dis
closed to be spies. Hitlerite
agents and Fascists.")
Brankov Follows Palffy.
Brankov. following Palffy to the
stand, incriminated himself, his
1annanSaI1n1anla,a1E,1 1r1eP,11e11I1I1 =
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