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Fort hyer Soldier Reports
Assault, Robbery Of S31

Corpl. Nolan Palmer, q, of Fort
Myer, notified police today he was
struck on the head and robbed OF
s31 last night at Sixth and G streets
NV.
Treated for a cut over the right
eye, Corpl. Palmer said he believed
there were two aSsailants who drove
away in gray coupe, possibly in
the company of woman.
James r. Lalley of Dorchester,
Mass, reported a thief slipped into
his room at the Harris Hotel, II
Massachusetts, avenue NV, and re-
moved SIP after he had fallen
asleep fully clothed.
Police continued to search for
three men who carried off a 400
pound safe containing $4,000 in
cash and jewelry from the home of
Richard H. Beckley, SO, of 1900 New
Jersey avenue NV.
Mr.. Beckley, who retired from the
police force in 1920 surprised the
yeggs in the act and was held at
bay by one holding nickel-plated
revolver while the others completed
the hauling job early yesterday, he
told police.
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Warner S|ocum, 86, Dies;
Former Tennis Champion
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, Jan. 24.-Warner
Slocum, SO, national tennis cham
pion in 1883 and 1889, died in St.
Luke's Hospital Saturday, not know
ing his wife had died 10 hours ear
lier.
His wife, Mrs. Grace Edsall
Slocum, was 81. Both had been Ill
for several weeks.
Mr.. Slocum was the son of Gen
Henry w. Slocum, Civil War Union
officer, who commanded a corps in
Sherman's march through Georgia
He won the All-comers Tennis
Tournament in 1887, but lost to
the National titleholder, Richard D.
Sears, In a challenge match. He
came back the next year to win
the title.
He was associated with several
Wall Street brokerage houses for
many years, and continued to par
ticipate in tennis tournaments un-
til he was so.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-24

Every member of Parliament In
Australia is being presented a Bible
by a Victoria man.
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Police Official Dies

NEW YORK, Jan. "a tP.-Thomas
F. Mulligan, 81, first deputy COM
missioner of the New York Police
Department., died yesterday.
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Sarah L. Blythe and Mrs. Flynn
Wolf, both of Charlotte, and Mrs.
B. w. Ingram of Wadesboro, N. c.
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CEMETERY LOTS.

IN WASHINGTON'S most beautiful ceme-
terry. 6-grave plot, $500. Tower 6311. "a
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ROBERT LEE. On Sunday.
~ Naval Hospital. Bethesda, Md,

Ia ;;:; S:
Chambers Funeral Home, 3012
VI st. NV. on Wednesday, January 26,
It IL noon. Interment in Arlington Ma
ional Cemetery at ! pm: 20
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ANNIE HEMPHILL. Daugter Ruler.
GEORG1ANA HENRY. Secretary.

KIDWELL,. RUSSELL H. On Friday.
aospts RssrLh s4 f. kbwT ef sS
husband Of Theodore Fickiin Kidweil and
father of Barbara Ann and Russell H.
Kidwell, jr Funeral from the W. z. Fitz-
gerald Funeral Home, Arlington. Va.
ment Columbia Gardens Cemetery. "a
KoINER. ROBERT PAUL. On Sunday,
Center, ROBERT PAUL KoINER Of Rock
vile pike, Rockville, Nd. Notice Of serv-
ices later.
LEWIS. ROBERT L.. JR. Suddenly, on
Friday. January 81, 1949. at his RESI-
den Sse o45 Irving Irving st; M III. ROBERT Der l.
Of Mr., and Mrs: Robert L. Lewis, ST. Also
surviving are four sisters. Mrs. Georgia
Parker, Mrs. Lillian Rutherford and Misses
Ivah and Barbara Lewis; one brother,
tormsn G. Lewis' and many other /. sela
from pm. Tuesday. January IS. till
pm. Wednesday. January %. at Henry
8. Washington g. Son Funeral Home. 1925
Deane ave. ne. Funeral strictly private.
Interment Arlington National Cemetery. %
LYLE, HELEN H. On Sunday. January
e. 1949, at Arington Hospital! ,,I HELEN u H
Mrs. Helen Mae oliver, Shirley Jean.
Martha Louise and Joyce Lyle She also
is survived by her mother. Mrs. Elizabeth
holiidse' 0' and 0 three srandehiidrrn, Rita,
Maureen and Edgar Oliver: Remains rest rest
ing at the Ives Funeral Home, 2S47 Will
son blvd, Arlington. Va. until Tuesday,
January %. at 2:3o Pm; thenGs TO the
st., Arlington, where funeral services will
be held at 3 pm. Interment Columbia
Gardens Cemetery.
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GADD, HARVEY IRA. Killed in France
Q August II, 1874, with 9th In
81;
Lawrence Ryan. Mrs. Frank De
Mar. and brother. jeffrey L.
Gadd Reburial service to be held at
Arlington National Cemetey Wednesday,
January 20, at 10 am. rs
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OMAR z. HARTMAN. Secretary %
x.v fsnnarv 81 1949, at Emergency Hos
n nital, WALTER ROBERT DORSEY. hus-
Band of Cora Chapman Dorsey and 1 1atneT
Eerbert Services will be held at his late
residence, 1898 Ashmead pl. NV on
tuesday January %, at 2:3O pm inter-
nent private.
DOUGLASS, RUTH N. Suddenly, on
SUNDAY January I6. 1949. at her resi-
denee, 8 Allen Ct sw' RUIH N nd no9S-
Sister of Mrs. Beatrice Jones. niece of vii
liam H Robinson and John s StsaT rs sae
fives and friends Remains may be viewed
after 4 pm Monday, January "a. at ne
Barnes & Matthews Funeral Home. 81
4th st su. where funeral services VIII De
held Tuesday January 25 at il I'M
interment Arlington National Cemetery
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Deals Funeral Home, 1872 Ga. ave. NV,
at IN 4. c al 9fasz Fl Exalted Ruler.
L. M YOUNG, Secretary.
STREEKS, LIST LIT BENJAMIN HARRI-
SON. On Saturday, January %. 1919, at
s Be- Ss hRas snsfqs Beloved f
husband Of Charlotte M streeks: father
q Benjamin s.l Harrison strseks jr IVA, and
Meyer Chapel on Friday, January %. at
10 am Interment Arlington National
Cemetery. 27
un sssf State. w am9 kAsL D ssDs tain
W WIZ M k Iafa 9M Rere Captains ssnsh
states Army Retired. He is survived by
Glodays stoft OF Glendale, Calf, and a
sister, Mrs Dureda L. Fisher, Alexandria.
Va. 1nterment at Arlington National
a at Fort Meyer at 80 20 pm pm tuesday, Jan
uary IS. Relatives and friends invited.
TAYLOR. ELIZABETH CHRISTINE. On
Monday, January "a, l949, at her resi-
e afn2e Ell cHR1s Sri e. TAYIoR be-
mother of Mrs Jennie; Reiners, Edward
Miss Helen f M5i dsneer NJ the sts
surviving are six grandchildren and two
Wm : snh FT Hos ns So f Rhods
Island ave. at Eastern ave. ne. Funeral
t ten nnafs ProsD eH Hi Cemetery IS
TAYLOR. ROBERT LEE; On, Sunday.
January %. 1919. at the U. S.
"a RoBERT LEE TAYLOR. beloved
lE husband Of Helen Boone Taylor,
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pREHMEL, PVT. MELVIN F. On Jun

Z, 1910, at PdIItIIhI4 III
M : T: j: q:
Ian A. Carey ana Eioon Z
Evening star., 1949-01-06
Two More Top Generals
To Leave Macarthur Staff
BY the Assoeiofsd Press


TOKYO, Jan. 6.-Gen. MacAr-
thur lost two more Of his chief gen.
erals to reassignment today, includ-
ing one who accompanied him from
Corregidor to Australia during the
war.
The Army announced that Mai.
Gen. Hugh ]. Casey, engineer of
the Far East Command, will leave
March 10 for the Army Depart
ment's engineering ONCE In WASH
ington.
Brig. Gen. Rupert Z. Starr, head
quarters commandant. will leave in
February for duty with the End
Armored Division at Camp Hood,
Tex.
Evening star., 1949-01-06

tration said monthly payments will
be as low as<$59.55, which would
include payments on notes and
maintenance.
No Sales Contracts Submitted.
Ray Morse Of the Brown Realty
Corp, who is handling the sale OF
the apartments, was asked how
many apartments have been sold.
He said he has not yet submitted
any sales contracts to the owners
Of the property.
II want to cooperate with the
tenants of the apartments and give
them all the time necessary" he
said.
Mr.. Kamerow said the apartments
would be put in first-class condi-
ton and redecorated, and work will
be carried out to bring the build
ing into compliance with the egress
law. He said this last will run into
1--WE figures"
Mr.. Morse said it might cost $40
600 to $4,000 to put the building in
order" Both stated this will not be
at the expense of the purchasers.
Mr.. Morse said the building is more
than IS years old. The property Is
assessed at $129,438, District Build
ing records show.
Eviction Suit Brought.
Mr.. Kamerow said that, in form
ing the corporation, he followed a
ruling of the Municipal Court of
Appeals of November 26, 1947, in an
eviction suit involving possession of
a suite in the Parkside Apartments,
1702 Summit place NV. The Ap-
peals Court rejected a contention
that a large profit alleged in the
sale of that building to co-opera-
tive bespoke an intention to circum-
vent the Rent Control Act and also
upheld the right of an apartment
purchaser to evict the tenant in her
apartment.
Mr.. Kamerow said eviction notices
have been served on four tenants
who have declined to permit pros
pective purchasers to be shown their
apartments. In addition, one evic-
ton suit has been brought.
The suit was filed December 28
against Mrs. Roy K. Jones, who oc-
Icupies Apartment 50S. 1t is to come
up in court next Wednesday.
Mrs Jones is the widow of 1t.
Comdr. Roy K. Jones, commander
of the submarine S-4, which went
down of Provincetown, Mass, in
1927.
Evening star., 1949-01-06

Gen. Casey is q member of the
Bataan Club, the small group Of
officers who were In Gen. MacAr-
thurs command during the early
days OF the war.
Evening star., 1949-01-06
B1enants FightCo.op
Sale Of Apartments in
East Florence Courts

East Florence Courts, an apart,
ment house at 2153 California stree
NV, has been transferred by tn,
owners to company which Is Of.
fering the suites in the six-story
building for sale on a cooperative
basis.
According to a statement filec
with the Securities and Exchange
Commission prices range from S..
500 to $1,000.
The total comes to $27s, 500. There
are 20 apartments in the building
The building houses a number OF
well known Washingtonians. Some
of the tenants are opposing the
change and have organized a COM
mittee, headed by Brig. Gen. Ed
ward w. Smith, U. S. A., retired
He said yesterday % of the tenants
are included in the opposition.
Legal action will have to be taken
to get us OUT Gen. Smith said
We'll fight it."
Hopes to Amend Law.
He indicated, however, that the
tenants will not initiate court action
A group Of tenants OF the Broad.
moor Apartments at Connecticut
avenue and Porter street NV, who
declined to buy their apartments
when that building became a CO.
operative last November !. are fight.
ing in the courts to keep theil
apartments.
Gen. Smith said he is making eff.
forts to get for District residents thu
same provisions applying to coop.
erative apartments that are in thu
national Rent Control Act. Outside
of the District, the law provides tina,
cooperative purchasers may MOI
evict tenants, unless IS per cent ol
the units in the building are occu.
pied by the cooperative buyers.
Robert F. Cogswell, District rent
control administrator, said he plan.
to move promptly to try to Obtain
an amendment to the local Rent
Control Act along similar lines. He
said cooperative apartments are
becoming increasingly important ir
Washington.
Gen. Smith said there are six
members serving on the committee
he heads: Ezra N. Hill, an attorney;
Miss Rosalie L. Matthews, Mrs. Isa-
belle P. Engle, Mrs. Marylily Fisher
Williamson, z. N. Fales, q Govern
ment attorney. and Miss Jean Wat
son.
The present principal officers OF
the cooperative organization, East
Florence Courts. Inc, are Mr.. and
Mrs. John M. Farmer, 1921 Abe
marie street.
Stock Being Offered.
The corporation's registration with
the SEC on December l said Mr.
and Mrs. Farmer, in consideration
of the capital stock of the corpora
ton, had decided the apartment
house to it, subject to first deed of
trust Of 100000 and q second deed
of $35,000. 1t is this stock that is
now being offered for sale.
Stanley H. Kamerow, attorney for
the corporation, said the purchaser
of each share will be entitled to a
proprietary lease on an apartment.
The apartments are described as of
one. two and three bedrooms, some
having dining rooms, large reception
foyers, dens and pantries.
A statement with the SEC regis
Evening star., 1949-10-01
General Un|oads Coal
On Last AirIift Plane
BY the Assoeioted Press

BERLIN, Oct. lit was taps
for the Berlin Airlift last night.
The last plane of the lift, a
United States Air Force C-54, car
ried news correspondents and coal
from Frankfurt to Berlin. A band
played and the Tempelhof COM
mander, Maj. Gen. John K. Barr
hauled out the last sack of coal
in the plane.
That was the last act in the
15-month life of the airlift. Dur
ing those Is months the Ameri-
cans and the British made more
than 275 900 flights over the Rus
sian blockade into Berlin, carry
ing more than 100000 tons into
the beleaguered city. The air.
lifts success forced the Russians
finally to back down and lift their
blockade.
To the end the operation was a
record breaker. It had been
planned to end October 81. but
airmen kept flying in the food and
supplies at such rate that the
last plane arrived yesterday, a
month ahead of schedule.
In closing down the airlift both
the Americans and the British
said they would maintain training
squadrons in Germany. Repre-
sentatives of both nations said
they could start the aerial supply
again rapidly should it become
necessary.
Evening star., 1949-10-01
|Clubs Observe
Handicapped Week

Local women's clubs will take
an active part in the observance
of National Employ the Physically
Handicapped Week which begins
tomorrow.
The Business and Professional
Women's Club of the District will
ioin the Lions Clubs Of the District
in co-sponsoring the opening
luncheon Monday at the Mayflowel
Hotel. Chairman Nicely OF the
Senate District Committee is to be
the principal speaker at the
luncheon which has been arranged
Iby the American Federation OF
the Physically Handicapped.
Miss Marjorie F. Webster Will
represent the B. and p. Club on
the program and Albert E. Brault
will represent the Lions Club.
The Zonta Club will hear a talk
on women's responsibility to ma
tional program for the handi-
capped at its luncheon at 1880
pm. Wednesday at the Dodge
Hotel. The speaker. will be Miss
Mildred Scott, secretary OF the
American Federation OF the
Physically Handicapped.
Evening star., 1949-10-01

The Cuban Ambassador and
Sonora de Cans were hosts at a
reception last evening following
the presentation by the Ambassa-
dor of the Cross of the Order OF
Carlos Manuel de Cespedes to
William Randolph Hearst. The
award was made at the instiga-
ton of the Ambassador who was
born in this country and when
still a baby went to live in Cuba
with his parents. The senior Oscar
Cans was very active in the efforts
to free his adopted country from
the Spanish rule and taught his
son, now the Ambassador, sense
of gratitude for the aid given their
cause in the press of this country.
This is the first opportunity the
Ambassador has had to show that
appreciation in concrete form.
The award was received by Mr.,
William Randolph Hearst. jr., in
the absence of his father and fol-
lowing the presentation refresh
ments were served.
The order of Carlos Manuel de
Cespedes was established in mem
ory of the father of the first Cuban
Ambassador to Washington. Carlos
Manuel de Cespedes under whose
regime the present embassy was
built. The award is the highest
given by the Cuban government
and Mr.. Hearst is the first men,
ber of the press to receive it.
The Secretary of the Treasury
Evening star., 1949-10-01
Reds in Austria Release
7 GIs Held Since Sunday
By the Assoeioted Press

VIENNA, Austria, Oct. Tine
Russians turned over to American
authorities last night two G1s
they had been holding since Sum-,
day.
The two soldiers were identified
as Corpl. John MCGUIRE, %, Of
Philadelphia. and Pvt. Lawrence
E. Virtue. 20, of Hopedale, Ohio.
The transfer was made at Linz.
on the Russian side of the bridge
which connects Linz with Urfahr
in the Soviet zone.
The men said they had been
treated we'll and were not ques-
toned. They said the Russian
food was fair"
The pair apparently entered the
Russian zone at Urfahr in North
western Austria early Sunday.
Later they were arrested as they
tried to board a streetcar return
ing to Linz.
Evening star., 1949-10-01
Hospital Farley
DELEGATES Return

Mrs. j. Winthrop Peabody. presl-
dent of the Ladies Board OF the
Georgetown University Hospital,
and Mrs. James McSherry VIM
satt, corresponding secretary. have
returned from Cleveland. Ohio
where they attended a four-day
meeting of the American Hospital
Association as official delegates.
The convention program in
cluded a paper by Sister Mary
Antonella, s. c. NJ. administrator
of the Georgetown University Hos
pital and honorary president OF
the Ladies Board. The paper was
on the subject. THE Purchasing
Department."
Sister Mary Antonella was ac-
companied by Sister Mary Evan
gelist, S. c. NJ. purchasing agent
for the hospital.
Evening star., 1949-10-01
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c. As
!.

fore. There's propaganda on both
sides"
Then he remarked: "Appar-
emily there is no Iron Curtain.
We had no trouble getting
through it," -
Mr.. Oelsner put in: 1--WE were
just couple of dopes In going
past the boundary line"
Had Peculiar Slant.
They said they did not have
permission to enter the Soviet
Zone.
Mr.. Oelsner said the Russians
did not try to indoctrinate them
politically, but that they (ths
Russians) had a peculiar slant on
Wall Street, but we Strengthened
them out.
The youths said that their
treatment and food improved aps
preciably after American authort-
ties began efforts to get them
released.
"They fattened us up for the
conference, said Mr.. Oelsner.
Evening star., 1949-10-01
Two Students Freed
BY Reds Deny Stories
.0f Guards Brutality
By the Associoted Press

NEW YORK, Oct. 1.-Two
American college students who
were Russian prisoners for two
months say that stories of their
being abused by Soviet guards
were exaggerated.
The two, Warren Oelsner. 20, OF
Oyster Bay. N. Y, and Peter
Sellers, 10, of Radnor, Pa, arrived
by plane yesterday from Frank
fort, Germany. Both are Uni
versity of Pennsylvania students
They we're freed Wednesday by
the Russians, who had arrested
them July 80 when they tried to
bicycle through the Soviet zone
of Berlin.
Accounts "Sensationalized."
When interviewed Wednesday
at Hamburg, the youths were
quoted as saying that they had
been handcuffed and punched in
the face by Soviet guards. Yes
terday, however, they said these
accounts had been sensation
alized."
Asked about being struck by
Soviet officers, Mr.. Oelsner de-
clared: when I broke out. they
showed me back, naturally He
added:
Except for a few times when
the Russians thought we mis-
behaved, we were we'll treated
and had enough to eat. One OF
those times was when we were
throwing a cup back and forth
as a ball"
Found No "Iron Curtain"
Mr.. Sellers said that his treat
ment by the Russians "at time!
was good and at times it Wa!
bad" Asked about this attitude
toward the Russians after his ex'
Iperience, he said:
II feel the same way I did be.
Evening star., 1949-10-01
Churchi||'s Slaughter Is Sorry
She Doesn't Look Like Him

said. "and some one says. But she
doesn't look a thing like him
I'm sorry" she apologized.
"The only thing I can say Is that.
in very good light, I look a little
bit like my mother"
Miss Churchill. who made a
brief talk at the tea, said she
hadn't expected to play before
President Truman and got an
enormous thrill" when he at
tended the performance Of "The
Philadelphia Story" given Mon
day for the benefit of the Ameri-
can Theater Wings Washington
Hospital Committee.
She's enjoyed her experience In
the summer theater immensely
and has been thrilled to see that
you love the theater as much in
this country as we do in England" :"
Miss Grace McGerr, club presi-
dent, received with Miss Churchill.
Evening star., 1949-10-01

Sarah Churchill, daughter OF
Britain's wartime Prime Minister
had an apology to make to her
fathers admirers yesterday.
Now appearing in THE Phila-
delphia Story" at the Olney Thea
ter. Miss Churchill explained it
all at tea in her honor at the
American Newspaper Womens S
Club.
Everywhere she's been on the
straw hat circuit" of the summer
theater she's been thrilled at the
number of people who have come
up to tell her how they love her
father. "And I want you to know
II never get bored hearing that, "
she said.
When the curtain goes up, how
ever. she always feels that the
audience Is being "gypped.
There's a ghastly silence" she
Evening star., 1949-10-01
Reception
|FOr General

The Chief of Staff and Mrs.
j. Lawton Collins were hosts at
the reception yesterday for Gen.
Jacob L. Devers, following the
parade in his honor. Gen. Devers'
former chief of the Army Field
Forces, retired yesterday.
The reception was held in the
Collins quarters at Fort Leslie J
McNair. Top-ranking officials OF
the diplomatic corps, Government
Congress and military services. as
we'll as members of residential
Washington society and personal
friends of Gen. Devers attended
the parade and reception.
Among those present were the
Secretary of the Army and Mrs
Gray, Secretary of the Navy Mat
thews, Secretary Of the Air Force
and Mrs. Symington, Gen. and
Mrs. George Marshall, Senator AND
Mrs. Harry Byrd, Senator and Mrs
Chan Gurney, Representative and
Mrs. Monroney, Representative
and Mrs. Harrington. Gen. and
Mrs. Bradley, Commandant OF the
Marine Corps and Mrs. Gates
Admiral and Mrs. A. D. Struble
the French Ambassador and Nine
Bonnet, Belgian Ambassador Baror
Silvercruys and the Brazilian Min
lister and Nine. de Mello-Franco
Still others attending were the
Secretary to the President ano
Mrs. Charles G. Ross, Specia.
Assistant to the President and Mrs
John r. Steelman, 1t. Gen. anc
Mrs. w. D. Crittenberger, Maj
Gen. and Mrs. w. H. MiddlesWart
DR.. and Mrs. Vannevar Bush, Mr.
and Mrs. Sidney Carroll Graves
Mr.. and Mrs. Jouett Shouse. Mrs
George R. Holmes, Col. and Mrs
Anthony J. Drexel Biddle. Mrs
Leslie J. McNair, Mr.. and Mrs
Leslie L. Biff1e, Gen. and Mrs
Mark w. Clark, 1t. Gen. and Mrs
Robert l.. Eichelberger and many
more,
Evening star., 1949-10-01
In the News

The Military Attache OF the
Philippine Embassy and Mrs.
Jaime Velasquez gave a cocktail
party last evening in honor Of the
Deputy Chief of Staff of the Phil
ippine Armed Forces, Gen. Calixto
Duque and his party. Col. and
Mime. Velasquez entertained in the
embassy and their other guests
were high ranking officers OF
United States Department Of De-
fense and the military attaches
Of other embassies and legations.
Gen. Duque and his aides are in
Washington on a special mission
for President Quirino.
Evening star., 1949-10-01
Lynch-L Landry
Ceremony Held

Mrs. Dale Summons Landry OF
Washington, daughter of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. William T. Simmons
Of Poplarville, Miss, was married
Yesterday to Mr.. Owen j. Lynch,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. John J. Lynch,
Of Hillside, N. j.
The ceremony took place in the
chambers of Judge Milton S. Kron-
helm, jr., who omciated. Witnesses
were Mrs. Wesley E. Robertson and
Col. L. F. Crawford and a recep-
ton followed at the home OF 1t.
and Mrs. Wesley E. Robertson.