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The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-01-01

Judge Curry, who gave 2OS per-
sons their freedom from the city
Jail as his annual Christmas pres
emit. was surprised when one of them
was back within 40 minutes on a
charge Of drunkenness.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-01-01
Elmer Ray In Dorsey
Park Bout Jan. II

Arturo Godoy. Sterling Ingraham,
Pat Comisky. Clarence Jones, Leroy
Scales and Clayton Worlds.
This will be Rays first appear
ance since he lost decision In the
rubber match with Jersey Joe Wal
colt. Ray has gone back into train
ing and has high hopes Of winning
the local elimination tournament 10
earn a shot at champion Joe Louis.
RAY WANTS JOE
Slater's Orange Bowl Show should
draw a big crowd with the champ
and Ray. L-uis has a powerful fol-
lowing among the winter tourists at
Evening star., 1949-09-04
Mai. Gen. Walter &. Short Dies;
Commander at Pearl Horbor
Heart Attack Futol
Officer Relieved
After Roid by Jops
By the Associoted Press

DALLAS, Sept. 3.-Maj. Gen.
Walter C. Short, retired, Army
commander at Pearl Harbor when
the Japanese attacked on Decem-
ber 7. 1941, died here late tonight.
He was SO.
DR.. John Chapman. Gen Short S
physician, said he had a chronic
heart ailment.
Gen. Shorts son. Mai. Walter
Dean Short, said his father had
been i'll several months. He took
a turn for the worse today" young
Short said.
The body of Gen. Short will be
shipped to Washington tomorrow
night for burial in Arlington Ma
tional Cemetery.
Then a lieutenant general. Gen
Short was relieved of his command
within 10 days after the japanese
bombing raid on Pearl Harbol
hurled the United States into
World War II.
A few weeks later, he retired at
his permanent rank of major gen.
eral and joined the staff OF the
Ford motor plant here as head OF
the traffic department. The plant
Evening star., 1949-09-04
BeIgion, "a, Swims Channel
Between Champagne Parties

utes after completing his swim
then returned to France for
celebration.
He climbed out of his fishing
boat at a wharf in Calaise to be
greeted by his wife, Eva. She
threw her arms around him and
cried,
"You were magnificent"
Carrier pigeons had carried word
to Mrs. Du Moulin of her hus-
bands progress. They were
launched from the fishing smack
which accompanied him. She
STAYED behind in France because
she pets seaslck.
Checkers on Du Moulin's boat
said he had made the swim in 81
hours and 81 minutes. Their rec
ords showed he left cap Girls Nez
last night at 9:58 o'clock and that
he reached the English coast at
7:55 pm. today.
He was the second to swim the
channel this year and the 28ui to
cross the treacherous 81 mile
tSee SWIMMER. Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1949-09-04
RutIedge Remains in Coma
But Improves Physically
By the Associated Press

YORK, Me-, Sept. 3.-Supreme
Court Justice Wiley B. Rutledge
went into his second "a hours of
coma today.
He is in York Hospital, after
having suffered a cerebral hemor-
rhage.
Justice Rutledge's physician. DIR.
Elmer Tower, reported him as
slightly improved physically, al
though still unconscious.
The jurist entered the hospital
a week ago today. He had been
vacationing at nearby Ogunquit.
Remaining close by in the hos
pital were his wife: son, Neal. and
daughters, Mary Lou and Jean
Ann.
kilograms expressing hopes for
Justice Rutledge's recovery poured
in from many parts of the Nation.
The 55-year-old liberal jurist
has been a member of the Su-
preme Court since 1943.
Evening star., 1949-09-04
Franco and Connolly
Hailed al BuI|fiqht
By the Associoted Press


Ell FERROL DEL CAUDILLO,
Spain, Sept. 3.-Generalissim
Francisco Franco and Admiral
Richard L. Conolly of the United
States Navy were cheered today
by a huge throng at a bullf1ght.
The crowd included 600 American
sailors.
The visiting Americans and
Spanish chief of state did not
meet. however. Admiral Connolly
bowed from his nearby box when
Gen. Franco entered the presi-
dental stand.
Admiral Conolly, commander of
United States naval forces in the
Eastern Atlantic and Mediter-
ranean. arrived this morning on a
summer cruise. His visit marks
the United States Navy's first call
at a Spanish port since Gen
Frances victory in Spain's Civil
War a decade ago.
The men from his task force of
two cruisers and two destroyers
made a field day of the bullfights
at La Coruna Stadium. across the
bay from this town where the
generalissimo was born and is
now vacationing.
The cream Of SPANS young
bullfighters performed. One OF
them tossed his prize. the ear OF
the bull he had killed. among the
Americans and provoked a scram-
Ole. =
Evening star., 1949-09-04
Pictures on Page B-D
By.the Associated Press

DOVER, Eng, Sept. 3.-Fer-
nand du Moulin, husky Belgian
factory owner, breast stroked
across the English Channel to-
night from a champagne party
in France.
Several hours afterward, the
battle-scarred war veteran was
back in France at another cham
pagne party, where he announced
he will try a reverse swim soon
from England to France. He
didn't set a, date.
The "a year old machinery
manufacturer from Liege, who
thumbs his nose at training rules
left the party last night and with
q flip farewell plunged into the
water at Cap Girls Nez. En- route
he treaded water to take addi-
tional nourishment from a French
beer bottle.
The 229-pound Belgian stayed
on British soil for only five min
Evening star., 1949-09-04
Herman Baruch Returns,
Praises u. 5. Aid 10 Dutch
by the Associoted Press

HOBOKEN, N. j.. Sept. g. DR..
Herman B. Baruch, retiring United
States Ambassador to the Neither
lands, said today that Marshall
Plan aid has made Western
Europe safe for democracy and
safe from the Communists"
He said this aid had brought
economic. social and spiritual re-
habiiitation to Holland.
However, he pointed out that
Holland will require help for
some time yet" adding that Hol-
land was making magnificent use
of every dollar in United States
grants or loans"
His brother, Bernard Baruch
and Baroness Annemie Mackay
of Hampstead. N. Y. were among
those meeting him at the pier.
When asked about reports OF
d romance between himself and
the blue-eyed baroness, the 72-
year-old Baruch said it was a
matter of personal concern and
of no. concern to the public and
may not eventuate."
Evening star., 1949-09-04
DC. Woman, No GiveowoyFon,
Wins SIS 900 in Radio P<izes

1t was just about as simple for
her to identify Aud Lang Syne''
played .backward-and for that
she raked in, among other things:
A trip to Mexico. a new Pontiac
sedan. television set, a bedroom
suite. $1,000 women's wardrobe,
$1,000 mems wardrobe, $1,000
bond, jewelry worth over $1,000,
a complete set of luggage, a gas
range, and a $1,000 savings bond.
From the use" standpoint, the
gift list breakdown goes like this:
She was already planning q
Mexican trip next year; she can
drive but has no car: she can
use the women's wardrobe and
her two sons. Richard 20, and
william 20, both in the Air Force,
can use the mems wardrobe.
Not exactly an avid radio lis
tener. she'll "just have to get used
to television."
Mrs. Downey, who gets about
81, 100 a year at Interior. will have
lsee WINNER, Hkge' A-2)
Evening star., 1949-09-04

A Washington woman who
wouldn't deliberately listen to .
radio giveaway show won SIS, 900
in prizes on one last night.
Mrs. Mary Downey. 51-year-old
Interior Department statistical
clerk, not only had never heard
of Spin to VIM" the CHS Satur-
day night show over WTOP, she
wasn't even listening.
Alone in her modest row house
at 2739 Fourth street NE, she
had snapped on the radio and
then walked into the kitchen ITO
get at that stack of dishes" The
radio was only half-tuned to the
station, she said.
A telephone call advised her
that she had question to answer
and then she'd be in the running.
Two records were played and her
problem was to tell which was
sung by "the Velvet Fog"
THAT wasn't too difncult," she
grinned. "One of them actually
sounded foggy." 4
Evening star., 1949-09-04

and expediter at any of the 1900
agencies, departments, bureaus
corporations or other units and
we can also represent you with
foreign governments.
Without claiming to perform
miracles we modestly admit that
We have pulled a few rabbits out
of the hats for some of our clients
and we guarantee that every trans
action will be handled with dis
patch and that all business will be
held In strictest confidence.
When in trouble with the
Government or if you need OF
want anything done in Washing
ton it may pay you big dividends
to get in touch with us
Senator Mundt said the agen-
Icy's letter was handed him by
a fellow Senator who had gotter
it from a manufacturer. The
letter was undated, but the at.
tached magazine article was from
the July l, 1949. issue.
Told that the committee hao
"a copy of his sales letter, Mr.
Noyes said his agency, for many
years, has been helping small
manufacturers and other busi-
nessmen to do business with the
Government that would be mu-
,tually satisfactory and profitable. ;
THE Senate five-percenter' in
vestigation.' he added, has chased
the phonies and influence ped
dlers out of Washington and now
many other smaller businessmen
will need legitimate representa-
See VE-PERCENTERS Do A.6
Evening star., 1949-09-04
Pope Blasts Violation American Group Fails
MRe|igious Rights By To Find Noah's Ark in
Po|and's Red Regime 5-Day Grue||ing Hunt
20, 0,0OO, 900 Catholics
Called to Defense Of
Christ and Church
BY the Associated Press

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy,
Sept. 3.-Pope Plus XII today ac-
cused Poland of violating religious
rights.
He condemned the activities of
WarSaWS Communist government
and urged Poland's 10000, 900
Catholics to defend Christ and
the church with all their might.
In a letter to Polish bishops
dated September l, the Pontiff
charged that in Poland virtually
all Catholic associations have been
suppressed. religious teaching in
the schools has been impeded, the
free growth of religious or cleri-
cal Institutes has been forbidden
50
Letter Sent to Cardinal.
The letter. sent on the 10th
anniversary of the Nazi invasion
of Poland. was addressed to
Adam Stefan Cardinal Sapieha
Archbishop Krakow and to all
Polish bishops. 1t was published
today in L.osservatore Romano
Vatican newspaper.
The Pope said that instead of
regaining its freedom with the
end of the war. 1.-The practice
of religious life (in Poland) has
been made ever more difficult"
"The Catholic religion has been
made the object of determinations
and of contemptuous treatment
it's writings have been increasingly
obstructed by censorship, religious
assistance to prisoners and to the
sick in jail has been denied. The
exchange of correspondence be-
tween the Apostolic sees and the
bishops. and the Polish faithful
has been made impossible.
Praises Priests Resistance.
The pontiff praised Polish
priests for their firm resistance
and said in the four years since
the war ended, their "unvan-
quished charity toward God and
country has been in no way
lessend or extinguished."
He added that the resistance of
the Polish faithful was proven
by those who fell in the fight for
Christ; it is witnessed by the ex-
pulsion of not a few bishops from
their sees and by the many priests
thrown in prison"
However" the Pope continued,
mo fear must disturb the spirit.
It is necessary that Poland is
brought ever closer to Jesus Christ
and the church. This is the merit
and the sign of nobility Of the
Polish; to act strenuously, to suf-
fer strongly. to hope invincibly to
reach the high goals"
Poland is more than 80 per
cent Catholic.
Evening star., 1949-09-04
Europe eAssemb|yCaI|s
For Economic Union
With American Help
Delegation to Come Here
To Request Relocation OF
Policy Against Preference
BY the Assoeioted Press

STRASBOURG, France. Sept. 8.
-Europe's Consultative Assembly
today called for a European eco
nomic union and made plans to
seek American aid in its creation.
The union would have . free
money market and a single pref
erential trading system embracing
European colonies and empires,
and perhaps a single postage
stamp.
The assembly of 101 delegates
from IL nations voted overwhelm-
ingly by a show of hands to call
on the Ministerial Committee, the
upper house Of the Council OF
Europe. to- prepare such a pro-
gram of economic union. The
Ministerial Committee is to meet
here next month to consider the
recommendation.
Delegation to Be Sent.
plans are afoot to send a dele
CATION headed by, Assembly Pres
ident Paul Henri Spaak of Bel
gium to Washington while the
British American dollar talks are
in progress. The delegations job
would be to request tariff cuts
Evening star., 1949-09-04
FWe-Percenter Inquiry Studies
Letter Offering Contract Aid
Washington Firm Tells Businessmen
1t Has Pulled Rabbits Out of Hats

The sales letter of Washing
ton public relations agency which
admits having pulled a few rab-
bits out of hats for some of our
clients" was turned over yesterday
to Senate investigators of five
percenters.
Senator Mundt. Republican. of
South Dakota. referred the let
ter to the Senate Investigations
Subcommittee staff and told re-
porters:
1T appears to fall within the
scope of our investigation.
The Senate group has been
scrutinizing the activities of in
fluence peddlers who sell their
services to businessmen inter-
ested in dealing with the Gov
ernment.
. The public relations letter was
signed by Earl c. Moves, whose
agency is located in the Wash
ington Building.
Senator Mundt said he believes
the committee should look into
Mr.. Noyes' operations.
Without condemning him. the
legislator said, Il would like to
check up to see how he exercises
his activities"
The letter noted the billions of
dollars being spent by the Govern
ment, called attention to an at
tached magazine article telling of
the need for competent statesmen"
to do business with the Govern
ment, and wound up this way:
Being versatile We will act as
your Government representative
Evening star., 1949-09-04
Science Pronounces
Gum Drops Superior
As Mouse Trop Bait
By the Associated Press

BURLINGTON, VT, Sept. 3.
University of Vermont SCI
entists say you can catch more
mice with gum drops than
with cheese.
In their annual battle to
keep field mice from estab-
fishing winter quarters in the
science hall, the professors got
themselves a bag of gum
drops.
What happens should hap
pen to an inquisitive mouse.
The gum drops are used in
ordinary traps. When the
mouse bites the confection it
sticks in his teeth - and
wham. he gets it in the neck.
One professors report: II
mice killed in one hour-on
one gum drop.
Evening star., 1949-09-04
4 ArchoeoIogists Cover
) Sides of Mount Arurot
Under Heavy Turk Guord
BY Edwin B. GreenwoId
Associated Press Fore,on cous,,opds, r,

AT AN ARMY OUTPOST ON
THE URKISH H-IRANIAN
FRONTIER, Sept. 3.-A gruelling
five-day search over three sides
OF Mount Ararat failed to disclose
any visible trace of Noahs Ark.
The American four -man archae-
illogical expedition exploring the
high Bible lands returned to this
post late yesterday still hoping to
uncover the ship on the north
side, which must be- approached
from another direction.
They and this correspondent
and 80 Turks who accompanied
them were utterly fatigued.
1t was a narrowing experience
for nearly all of us on the 1876
foot mountain. At one time we
faced disaster through a break
down in the water supply and all
OF us were on meager rations
through one day and entirely out
the second day. Then a guide dis
covered Stagnant pool into which
members of the party literally
rolled themselves.
Constant Alert Kept.
Turkish army and gendarmerie
forces with the expedition kept a
constant alert against the posi-
bility of attack by hostile elements
particularly Kurdish bandits and
smugglers who frequently slip in
to Turkey through mountain
passes.
Americans in the expedition
are DR.. Aaron j. Smith, 81, re-
tired missionary from Greensboro
N. c.; Walter Wood, 36, develop
ment engineer from Seacliff, Long
Island, NY: Wendell Ogg, "a, of
Knoxville. Tenn. physicist at the
Oak Ridge atomic energy plant;
E. J. Newton, 46. interior decor
ator of Colfax. N. c., and this
correspondent.
The party left Dogu Bayazit
early last Sunday. On Monday,
about half way UP the volcanic
wilderness of Ararat, we discov-
cred that large water cans strap
ped to donkey's either had not
been filled or their contents
splashed out.
Trouble With Water.
A guide said water could be
found at the base of mountain
in the Ararat chain about "a
hours away. We decided to go
for it and pushed upward. Ex-
hausted and parched with thirst,
we came to the mountain early
Evening star., 1949-09-04
Records 1opp|e
lin All Events
AT Air Races
De Bona Wins Bendix
At 470 MPH; Odom
Flies Course at 388
By the Assoeioted Press

CLEVELAND. Sept. 3.-Husky
Joe De Bona streaked home first
in the Bendix cross-country dash
today to highlight a National Air
Races program given entirely to
record smashing.
| De. Bona's victory in the 18th
running of the 2,000-mile race
from Rosamond Dry Lake, Calf.
was made with an average speed
of 470.1 miles an hour. The rec
ord of 4479 mph. was set by Paul
Mantz last year.
Bill Odom, who likes oceans and
continents for his records, hung
one up in his first try at closed
course racing today by winning
the Soho trophy at an average
OF 1888 m.p.h. He exceeded Tony
LIE Vier's mark set in 1947 by %
miles an hour.
Will Race in Thompson.
Odom has another big race
| ahead of him-the Thompson
225-mile event on Labor Day for
SAC, 900 in prizes.
But De Bona, who was forced
down by fuel shortage last year
and finished just over a minute
behind Paul Mantz in 1947, said he
was finished with racing.
| Those two performances topped
a day in which every speed record
open to assault took a lacing.
Even the crowd set a record. Air
race officials said the $1,000 paid
admissions were the greatest total
for any opening day crowd since
the National was begun, 20 years
ago.
The fastest speed of the day
was the 5296 miles an hour aver
aged by Maj. Vernon A. Ford OF
the Air Force, flying a Republic
F-84 Thunderjet single engine
fighter.
He led a small field of Thunder
jets from Muroc. Calf, Air Base
with a stop at Salina, Kas., to re-
fuel. His elapsed time was three
hours, As minutes. 81 seconds for
the 1893 mile trip.
Midget Record Set.
! Bill Brennand of Oshkosh. Wis.
started off the record-wrecking
day by setting new competitive
mark for midget racing planes.
He took the first of four heats in
the Goodyear Trophy race with
an average of 177.6 m.p.h.
But an hour later, Bills boss.
Steve Whitman of Oshkosh, set a
new record for planes of the
midget class in officially timed
closed course flying. He averaged
,184.5. The previous high had been
1888 m.p.h. set during the qualify
ing trials by Billie Robinson OF
Pacoima, Calf, last Tuesday.
Today Robinson had to quit
! while leading the fourth heat OF
the Goodyear, when his canopy
came loose and knocked OIL his
crash helmet. He got down with
no more than a scare.
The Navy established a mark in
a new event. a jet fighter race
from the deck of the carrier Mid
way. 1t. Dan Laird of Loomis.
Calf, led his team in with an
average of 548.9 m.p.h. for the
432 mile dash from the Atlantic.
It was a great day for racing.
Cleveland's skies were sunny. the
wind was a moderate five to ten
Evening star., 1949-09-04
Mist Burning Holes
In Car Paint, Clothes
Laid 10 Su|phuric Acid
80 Autos Damaged on
TiIehmon Island; Origin Of
Substance Still Unknown
Speeiol Dispoteh 70 The Stor

TILGHMAN, Md, Sept. g.
Some of the mystery was cleared
away today from a mist" that
burned holes in car paint and
clothes in this island town, but the
awed citizens still had no answer
TO the question that bothered them
most-when would it happen
again?
For two days this week the
phenomenon occurred, frightening
natives into calling for police aid
and causing many to believe that
military planes flying overhead
were responsible.
Maryland State Police at Easton
reported that 80 or 40 automobiles
were damaged by tiny holes eaten
through the paint, and that
clothes hanging on lines suffered
similar treatment. Some houses
were discolored and there even
were reports OF skin burns.
1t was a mystery to the police,
too, so 1t. William Weber of the
Pikesville barracks called in DR..
Friemuth. the State toxicologist.
Sulphuric Acid Blamed.
DR.. ,Friemuth said last night
that he examined an automobile
belonging to Frank E. Stone, jr.,
and determined beyond a doubt
that the paint had been corroded
by sulphuric acid.
The same conclusion was drawn
from tests made on a suit of
underwear in which were found
a dozen black specks. ranging up
to one-eighth of an inch in
diameter. When touched, the
black spots fell through the ma
terial, as scorched spots would do.
That much of the mystery is
solved. Where the damaging ma
terial came from is another ques-
ton.
DR.. Friemuth's unofficial opinion
is that the sulphuric acid came
from somebody's soft-coal smoke
stack. First. it was in the form OF
sulphur dioxide, which on hitting
the air turned to sulphur trioxide
and finally, Sulphuric acid.
Planes Not Responsible.
Then it would be a simple thing
for wind to watt the acid on
carbon particles over Tilghman,
and. drop the corrosive substance
on defenseless residents.
Two soft-coal burning factories,
&C.. rJNT DAM Dare AAN
Evening star., 1949-09-04
Burmo Army Captures
Communist-HeId Town
Rx the Associatsd Pres,

RANGOON, Sept. 3.-The Bur-
mese Army announced today il
had taken the Central Burma
town of Thawatti, the former
headquarters of the White Flag
Communists.
AS the army troops moved into
the shell-battered town. the Com
munists removed their dead in
bullock drawn wagons.
Evening star., 1949-09-04
Labor Day Week End
To Be Ba|my, But With
Occasional Showers
Residents Out, Tourists In;
Union Leaders Stress
Coins, Future Plans

/ All those people who hurried of
to the country and all those who
hurried into the city settled down
to an unhurried Labor Day week
end today, with only threat OF
showers to mar the outlook.
To remind pleasure-seekers to
whom they owed workaday re-
spite, labor leaders issued state
ments appraising labor's gains
and outlining a course of legis-
lation, political action and full
production considered essential tc
further progress.
The Weather Bureau couldnt
enter Fundamentally into the hol-
iday spirit and stick with the
facts. Showers are in the max
ing for today, and tomorrow, too
But they may be light showers
and they may be spaced fal
enough apart that nobody will
care muCn, anyway.
Travel Rush Dwindles.
And you can't beat the tenn
perature prospectus-65 to 80 de-
grees, cool by night and balmy
by day.
o The big transportation rush. BY
train, plane. bus and car. hac
dwindled to a trickle last night
All the people going to the seaside
and the mountains for the tradi-
tional last whirf of the outdoor
season had completed their mis-
sion. So had those who came to
Washington for a bit of unham-
pered sightseeing.
Government Offices and most
business places will not open to-
morrow. For Federal and District
Government workers 1t will be the
last lap of a three-day holiday
Also closed tomorrow will be the
Central Library and all branches
Labor Day also will mark the
final day of Glen Echo Amusement
Parks 49th season. The park will
open at noon and close its gates
to the fun-seekers at midnight.
Red Cross Is Prepared.
Tomorrow evening the travel
rush will reverse itself for another
session OF road choking, such as
Maryland police witnessed Friday
night and yesterday morning
when cars waiting for the Sandy
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