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Evening star., 1949-01-12
Indonesions' War Program
Made Public in Batavia

BATAVIA, Java, Jan. IL lP).-Thc
Indonesian Republican leaders pro-
gram for continued struggle
against the Dutch, written just be-
fore they were captured, was made
public here today.
While the Dutch were attacking
their capital, Jogjakarta, December
10, President Soeka-no and Prime
Minister Mohamed Hatta called a
cabinet meeting and prepared the
program of resistance.
1t called on all Indonesians to:
l. Obstruct and sabotage efforts
to consolidate the Netherlands gov
ernment through nonco-operation
of civil servants.
2. Prevent economic consolidation
by hindering the production of
goods the Dutch need for foreign
exchange.
g. Prevent the formation of a
"puppet regime through nonco-
operation politically.
Evening star., 1949-01-12
Man Held After Brother
Is Stabbed to Death

Police today were holding 49,
year-old man for action Of the
coroner in connection with the fatal
stabbing of his brother last night
at their home
Edmond N. Hodge, "a, colored, zoe
block of Thirteenth street NV, was
pronounced dead by an Emergency
Hospital physician. Police arrested
his brother, James Curtis Hodge
An inquest was scheduled at the
morgue today.
Evening star., 1949-01-12
Man Who Saved Buby
On Tracks Gets Medal
BY the Associoted Press

CLEVELAND, Jan. 12.-The Ches-
apeake & Ohio Railway Co. an
nounced today that President Tru-
man has awarded a commendation
and a medal for heroism to one OF
its section hands. Edward Ray Irish
Of Birch Run, Mich.
Mr.. Irish, who is 81, risked his
life to rescue a 21-month-old boy
October 13. 1947, near Blackmar
Mich, the road said The boy is
Gerald Wayne Wilson, son of Mrs
Dan Wilson, Bridgeport, Mich. II
described the incident as follows:
The morning of the rescue, Mr.
Irish heard a passenger trains whis-
tie. Looking in that direction, he
noticed the baby crawling on the
tracks. Dropping his tools, he rar
for the child, scooped him under his
arms and jumped out of the trains
path.
Evening star., 1949-01-12
Woman, 2 Children
Rescued by Fireman
On His Way to Work
ey the Assoeioted Press

NEW YORK, Jan. 12.-While
on his way to work yesterday,
George c. Mayer, a fireman,
saw smoke curling from a third
floor apartment in Brooklyn.
Mrs. Ida Thompson, 30, ap-
peared at window, a small son
under each arm.
Mr.. Mayer stationed himself
under the window, ordered Mrs.
Thompson to drop the boys one
at time. He caught both.
Then he organized onlookers
into a life net of locked arms,
and had Mrs. Thompson jump
into that. She landed, burned
about the face and. body but
unhurt by the fall.
Mr.. Mayer went to a fire box
and turned in an alarm. When
fire crews arrived, Fireman
Mayer continued on his way to
work.
Evening star., 1949-01-12

conditions involving a home in
Huntsville where two small children
were found last week suffering from
severe malnutrition.
Granted a license for operation
Of the Club Hillbilly, 5000 Central
avenue, Seat Pleasant, as private
club.
Took under advisement a request
from Hillside residents for a traffic
policeman during school hours at
the intersection of Marlboro pike
and Fifty-third avenue.
Rejected a request by Leo A.
Master for a permit to operate a
private rifle range at 7701 Walker
Mill road, near Ritchie.
Approved tax exemption for
three unimproved Hyattsville lots
owned by the Holy Trinity Fathers.
Faulty vision in one eye is often
a factor in automobile accidents, a
study of California drivers showed.
Evening star., 1949-01-12
WEDNESDAY. - -

brick and frame building on Pulaski
highway, a main traffic artery out
Of Baltimore.
Volunteer firemen from four COM
munities were handicapped by lack
of water. They controlled the blaze
only after the four walls collapsed.
Police were forced to reroute traf-
fic to the old Philadelphia road
when 5000 spectators jammed the
hiphWaY
Evening star., 1949-01-12
New Treasurer at V. M. |.

LEXINGTON, Va, Jan. IL R.-
The resignation of 1t. Col r. Strib-
ling Marshall as treasurer Of Vir-
ginia Military Institute and the
appointment of Maj. j. Harry Ebel-
ing to the post was announced yes
terday by V. NJ I. authorities.
Evening star., 1949-01-12
Brick Plant in Baltimore
Burns; Loss Put al Million
BY the Associoied Press

BALTIMORE, Jan. 12.-Owne1
Joseph Mullan estimated his loss al
more than $1,OOO,OoO" in a fire
which destroyed his Champion
Brick Co. plant last night.
The fire, discovered by night
Watchman, leveled the one-story
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-05-10
Man Free on Bond Held
In Stabbinq Of Woman

A 36-year-old mechanic who
was free ON bond on charges of
beating woman, was arrested
again last night. accused of stab
bling her with an ice pick.
The victim, in undetermined
condition at Garfield Hospital, is
Miss Audrey Foote. AZ, of 1888
Fairmont street NV, a cashier
at a Ninth street theater. She
was stabbed IN, the right breast.
fpof1ce. said. during an argument.
Held on a charge OF assault
with a dangerous weapon is Avis
lC. Summers of the Fairmont
street address, who was released
on $500 bond in connection with
a beating the woman says he gave
her Saturday night. Summers
was arrested on warrant sworn
out by Miss Foote and was re-
LEASED on bond at 4:30 pm. yes
terday.
The ice pick attack yesterday
occurred less than three hours
later, police said.
When Summers appeared before
Judge Almond w. Scott in Munic-
ipal Court today. he was held in
$4,000 bond on the charge in
volving the ice pick stabbing.
Both this case and the charge
of simple assault with the $500
bond were continued to May 81
to await the outcome of Miss
Foote'S injuries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-05-10
Boysen Cleared on Charge
OF Pockeibook Snaichinq
BY the As1ocioted Press

NEW YORK, May.-Fred Boy
sen was freed today of a robbery
charge filed against him after he
withdrew an assault complaint he
had made against Leo Durocher
manager of the Giants baseball
team.
Magistrate Samuel Orr in Felony
Court dismissed the complaint
filed by Mrs Mary Ryan. 40. Negro
nurse. on the ground that her story
was "a Pigment Of her Imagination
induced by newspaper publicity"
Mrs. Ryan said she identified
Boysen, "a, a Puerto Rican. from
his pictures published after he
charged that Durocher attacked
him at the Polo Grounds April %.
She said a scar on the nose con-
WINGED her BoySen was one OF
three men who grabbed her purse
stole $8775 from it and pummeted
her the night of March 81
Magistrate Orr said that Mrs.
Ryan testified that lat night and
in the dark she identified him by
a scar on the bridge of mis- nose,
but here in court, IN the light, ]
can see no scar. while he is stand
ing 3 feet from me"
Mrs. Ryan insisted that she was
telling the truth. She claimed
that Boysen struck her in the
mouth.
Boysen previously had denied
the charge. and said he never had
been in the neighborhood where
she claimed her purse was rifed,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-05-10
Arlington Services Held
For Ii. Victor T. Johnson

Burial services with military
honors were held in Arlington
Cemetery yesterday for 1t. Victor
E. johnson. a 26-year-old Air
Force pilot who was killed in an
airplane accident April 80 near
Devils Tower, Wyoming.
Memorial services we're held
May 4 at his home in Sheridan,
Wyo.
1t. johnson was an Air Force
Reserve officer on active duty at
the time of his death and was sta
toned at Langley Field, Va. A
native of Sheridan, he served in
World War II as a Navy pilot after
graduation from the Colorado Col
lege of Agriculture and Mechanic
Arts.
The lieutenant is survived by
his widow. Patricia Wyman john
son: his parents. Mr.. and Mrs
William v. johnson of Story
Wyo.; and his parents-in-law
Mai. Gen. and Mrs. Willard G
Wyman, former Washington resi-
dents. Gen. Wyman is the Isl
Army's chief of staff. with head
quarters on Governors Island, New
York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-05-10
Britain Will Try Pole
On Charge Of Spying
On Allies Aviation
By the Lssoeioied Press

MANCHESTER. England. May
10.-A Pole charged with spying
was accused in court today of at
tempting to get secret information
about the Royal Air Force and
United States Air Forces in Great
Britain.
The defendant. booked as Ma
rian Kaczmarek, 40. got a prelimi-
nary hearing on eight charges, Of
violating the Official Secrets Act.
Kaczmarek was ordered held Tor
trial at the next session of the
Manchester AsSizes, probably in
July.
Prosecutor E. G. Robey said
Kaczmarek worked for a spy ring
headed by Maj. Kajdy, assistant
military attache at the Polish EN-
baSSy in London"
This Maj. Kajdy is a foreign
agent. In common parlance he
would be called a spy" the prose-
cutor said.
Maj. Julian Kajdy is listed as
the assistant military attache at
the Polish Embassy on diplomatic
lists. The Embassy refused to COM
ment on the courtroom charges.
Mr.. Robey said the defendant
tried to find out the numbers and
types of American aircraft arriv-
ing at airfields used by the United
States Air Force in Western Eng
land. He said the spy ring also
sought information about possible
underground airfields in Scotland"
Kaczmarek was arrested April
20 in Manchester rooming house
Police said they found incriminat-
ing evidence in one of his shoes
Two of the charges against him
covered alleged efforts to obtain
information. The other six dealt
with purported attempts to re-
cruit others for the spy ring.
Opening the hearing, Mr.. Robey
told the court one of the jobs Of
the ring was to dig out informa-
ton on American B-29 bombers
at Burtonwood. England. includ.
ing how many planes a day
were being assembled and whether
any explosives or atom bombs
were being brought to these
islands"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-05-10
Cheating Red Light Unfair,
Says Emily Posts Traffic Book

Tflese are quotes fruHa q trassx
safety booklet. Motor Manners. "
issued today oy the National High
way Users Conference
Mrs. Post. whose name has be~n
synonymous with rules O! etiquette
for many years. wrote the pam
phieg free Of charge.
It's TO be distributed free -
lncis ldlai motorists The crate
ful highway userS-an organtxa- :
ton Of groups such as truck
drivers and the American Auto
mobile ASsoe!aiion--tsnoered Mrs.
Post o luncheon at the Plaza Ho-
tel this noon.
The principal speaker vas Fed-
erai Works Administrators Philip
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-05-10

NEW YORK. May le--"A gen.
tleman will no more cheat q red
light or stop sign than he would
cheat IN q game Of cards.
Emily Post speaking
A courteous lady wili not 'scold
raacouSly with her automobile
horn any more than she would ACT
like a 'fiShwife' at party.
Primitive. irresponsible. dis
courteous and impatient behavior
behind the wheel Of an automobile
has no place in society. -.
The wellbred person will zee
courtesy and well-mannered hu-
man conduct in practically every
traffic rule"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-05-10

500 18th st. NV. 3040 14th st. NV.
RETwEEN &F CO 1850
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-05-10

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-05-10
Detroit Visitor Stricken
At Hotel Here Dies

A Detroit man visiting Wash
ington collapsed early this morn
ing at the Dodge Hotel and died
shortly afterward at Casualty
Hospital.
The man. William E Beck. IS.
was taken to the hospital by DR.
Joseph Bailey at about las am.
He had suffered a heart attack,
DR.. Bailey said.
DR.. Bailey said Mr.. Beck told
him he was an accountant here
on a sightseeing trip. He regis
tered at the hotel Saturday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-05-10
Dublin Seeks Lumber

Dublin lumbermen lacking dol
lars to buy American and Cana
dian hardwodS. are turning to
Eastern Europe for temporary
supplies.
Evening star., 1949-07-10

Peoples Drug Sales
2,9P Pet. Above 1948
During Six Months
By Edword c. Stone

Total sales Of Peoples Drug
Stores, Inc, in the first half year
reached $22.612.124, against s21,-
977,129 in the first six months OF
194S, an increase Of $634,994. or
20 per cent, Treasurer w. H.
Churchill announced yesterday.
Sales In June reversed the May
downturn, recording Q tiny gain
Of Oh per cent. Total sales OF
$3,765,7l7 compared with $780,
1856. an increase Of $3.50. The
company operated 141 stores VS..
137 a year ago.
With the help of Easter. April
was the best sales month in the
half year, volume amounting to
$685. ,966.
Twins Puzzle Bank Friends.
Eldridge D. Kendrick. secretary
Of the District Bankers Associa-
ton, and Robert E. Kendrick, Sr..
auditor. Bank of Commerce &
Savings, look 50 much alike that
one could take the others job
without arousing suspicion. Even
relatives can hardly tell them
apart.
Born in the Capital in February,
1916, both graduated from Eastern
High School, attended the Amer
lean Institute of Banking, obtained
accountancy degrees from Column
Evening star., 1949-07-10
THE SUNDAY STAR, Washington, D. c.
farther. Even automobile produc
ton showed q decline.

farther. Even automobile produc.
ton showed q decline.
The output figures. however
did not give quite as clear a pic.
ture of the situation as usual, fol
the weeks statistics were foilec
by annual vacations and the holi.
day.
Unemployment figures were af-
fected by school-age Job seekers
who wanted work for only the
summer months.
Government employment was al
a three-year high.
The Census Bureau reported
Federal, State and local employees
numbered 6,219,000 in April
latest month available.
Department store sales dropped
II per cent below a year ago, &C
cording to the Federal Reserve
Board-the largest decline In
some time. For the f1rst six
months, sales were only four per
cent below the first half of 1948,
however.
Evening star., 1949-07-10
Commodity Prices

NEW YORK, July 9 LP.-The Asso.
ciated Press index Of IS important whole:
sale commodity prices this week advanced
to 1910 on Friday from 1b0.06 week
The increase was the nrst in four con.
secutive week ends. year ago the index
vas 1891. The base year 1925 equals
All commodity groups in the index
posted gains. with the eharpest advance
In nonferrous metals, which climbed ia
1858 from 4o63 . week ago.
Fridays index. with comparative hgurei
for a week earlier and year ako, follows
Evening star., 1949-07-10
Drop in inventories
Cheers Businessmen;
Steel Strike Feared
By Richard Fiske
A,soelotsd Pres. Business Writer

NEW YORK, July 9.-Shrink.
ing inventories gave some en-.
couragement to a Nation Of de-
cline-weary businessmen this
week.
Factory warehouses were less
crowded; wholesalers stockrooms
were less cluttered with goods;
retailers shelves weren't quite as
tightly packed.
It was a step in the right di-
rection, for 1t meant production
could get away to a quick start
once the consumer loosens his
purse strings.
But it wasn't the whole answer
by a long shot. 1t will take more
than a drop in inventories to
start business activity really hum
ming again.
Other News Discouraging.
There was plenty in the weeks
news to discourage as well as
encourage.
The threat of q steel strike,
Britain's austerity program and
President Truman's coming eco
nomic report had everyone guess
ing.
And overall business activity
during the week followed a now
familiar line-declining produc-
ton and sales down again.
The threat of steel strike kept
every one tense from Wall Street
to Main. Street.
In a move to avert the walkout
Federal officials called mediation
meeting at Washington for Mon
day. Philip Murray. CIO Steel
Workers president. and John A.
Stephens, vice president Of United
States Steel, said they would be
on hand.
Inland Steel, known as one Of
the little steel" companies. Of
fered q share the cost" retire.
ment and insurance plan but no
wage increase. A union spokes-
man said the proposal would be
rejected.
The unions Policy Committee.
which has the power to call
strike, meets next Tuesday. And
there remained the possibility of
. Big Steel" walkout on July 16.
A strike against big Steel"
probably would affect 189 steel
producers employing 100000
workers.
It would greatly hamper the
Nations industrial machinery but
1t probably wouldn't have any
where near the Gripping effect Of
the last major stoppage in 1916.
In the previous big strike the
country was in the midst of post
war economic recovery-the de-
mand for steel was intense. Today
backlogs of orders are practically
nonexistent and production has
been steadily declining.
U. 8. Exporters Worried.
Britain's austerity program with
its curb on dollar purchases gave
some United States exporters the
shivers.
But President Truman took an
optimistic stand on business con-
ditions despite Britain's decision
to slash its buying in the UniteS
States.
The President told a news con-
ference In the language of Wall
Street he was bullish on the eco
nomic outlook but gave no other
hints to the tenor Of his coming
report.
He said his message will not go
into the British situation, but that
he will give his views on whether
q vast public works program
should be readied to Offset posi-
bic employment declines.
Steel operations were off for the
18th consecutive week and there
we're predictions 1t would fall
Evening star., 1949-07-10

Quotations furnished By National Asso-
ciation Of Securities Dealers, Inc; which
states they do not necessarily reflect ac-
tual transactions or firm bids or offers,
but should indicate approximate prices,
and, unless otherwise indicated. are as
quoted by the sponsors or issuers.
Evening star., 1949-07-10
Investing Companies

NEW YORK. July 8 .lP).-National As
sociation Securities Dealers, Inc, prices as
Evening star., 1949-07-10

20 y 1onIe rIU sIer., sIn h.nkrmr,cv ~ p.
cevership being reorganized under the Bankrnptey
Act or securities assumed by s4ch companies Rates
Sursements based the last Quarterly or
disidends sre included Cd called dividsns
diviSend EH Cash or stock Psid last year fPay-
able in stock estimated cash value on ex-dividend
paid after stock diyidsnd er M pessfsa g
n arrears paid this year, dividend omitted, de-
ferrsd or ne action taken Ct lat dyidend meeting
Payable IN stock exact cash value undetermined on
declaration data.
Smyrna times., 1949-07-14
Risk Of Death Goes Up
With Rise in Auto Speed

When you speed the needle Of an
automobile speedometer, you are
gambling with much higher stakes
than when you spin a roulette
wheel-because you bet your lifel
The chances of death in a speed
ing automobile are being empha-
sized by the National Safety coun-
Gil in nationwide program to re-
duce traffic deaths.
The adage that the faster you
go the harder you hit is proved
by figures of the council which
show that fatalities increase enor-
mously as speed increases.
If you have an injury accident
at 45 m.p.h., the chances of some-
one being killed are one in 16, ac-
cording to the council. At SIS m.p.h.
the chances are one in II. And at
IS m.p.h., the odds are one in six
that someone will be killed.
To drive 400 miles, you can gain
little more than one hour by in
creasing your constant speed from
So m.p.h to 65 m.p.h., the council
said. But to gain that one hour, you
double the chance of someone being
killed if you have an injury ac-
cidentl
Smyrna times., 1949-07-14
Use OF Schmidt Camera
Explained by Scientists

A Schmidt camera is type Of
astronomical camera, announced
in 1880 by a German astronomer
named Bernhard Schmidt. Light
falls on concave mirror that has
the shape of part of the surface of
a sphere. Such a mirror by itself
cannot form sharp image but
suffers from what is called "spher-
ical abberration, so specially
shaped lens is placed in front, ac-
cording to scientists of the G. E. re-
search laboratory. After the light
rays pass through, they hit the mir
ror in such way that they are
focused sharply on film between
the lens and mirror.
The advantage of such a camera
is that it gathers great deal of
light and at the same time can
photograph large area of the sky.
The same optical system is now
used in television receivers where
the picture is projected on large
screen, the picture tube taking the
place of the film.
Light from its face hits the mir
ror and is reflected through the
lens to the screen. Thus the direc-
tion of the light is just opposite to
that used in taking pictures but the
optical effect is the same.
Smyrna times., 1949-07-14

The university also received Mrs.
Conover's library.
The Conover residence at 247
West Main Street, Newark, is to
be sold at auction, under the direc-
tions of Mrs. Conover's viii, for
which Earl F. Dawson of Newark
is the executor.
Professor Conover, a native of
New Jersey and a Dickinson Col
lege graduate, Joined the Delaware
College faculty in 1895. and con-
tinued as the professor of ancient
languages until his retirement in
1888. He died December Is, 1914.
Smyrna times., 1949-07-14
American Merchant Marine
Faces Serious Competition

Resurgence of the merchant
shipping fleets of maritime ma
tons and the building up of such
fleets by nations previously pos
sessing little or no shipping. poses
serious competitive factors for the
American merchant marine in the
foreign trades.
This was evident from a survey
of the worlds merchant fleets,
highlights of which were made pub
lie by National Federation of
American Shipping. Among the
highlights we're:
Upon completion of vessel con-
struction currently underway or on
order the worlds merchant fleet
of oceangoing ships of 1000 gross
tons and over will total almost SO
million deadweight, or 1870 larger
than in 1889, excluding U. S. gov
ernment-owned tonnage.
AT the beginning of 1919 total
of nearly IL million dwt. of mer-
chant shipping was on order or
under construction in the world.
OF this amount Great Britain was
building more than half; the Mar
shall Plan nations as a group ac-
counted for 70 per cent; the United
States only IL per cent.
War losses in passenger ships
largely used as troop transports
have not been fully replaced. The
United States passenger fleet
(ships capable of carrying more
than 100 persons) is today SIG per
cent less than prewar. Passenger
fleets of other nations have also
declined, but not as severely as
that of the U. S. The passenger
fleet under the British flag is 27
per cent less than prewar; the
Marshall Plan nations aggregate
fleet 81 per cent, and overall world
passenger fleet A per cent.