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Evening star., 1949-05-24
Cerdan-La Motta Fight
Has Detroit on Edge
By the Assoeiotsd Press

DETROIT, May "a. Boxing
fandom here was looking forward
today to Detroit's first champion
ship fight in a year and a half
the Marcel Cerdan-Jake La Motta
60 June IS.
Final formalities for the Is
round middleweight title scrap
were concluded yesterday.
Cerdan, the rugged champion
from Casablanca, and the Bronx's
tough La Motta will meet in q
promotion OF James D. Norris
Stadium Corp.
From the talk it appeared that
Norris group snatched the fight
away from New York interests It
had been regarded as q cinch for
Detroit as long as a week ago.
The terms indicate q gamble for
Cerdan on the pay he'll get for his
first title defense since he knocked
out Tony Zale for the crown last
September.
He had his choice of 500. 900 or
"a per cent and lie took the latter.
The title fiaht ieaR Ret1 rs first
for n championship sil ~ Sugar
Ray Robinson Knocked out Chuck
Taylor in six rounds here Dec. 10,
1947, to defend his welter crown.
Evening star., 1949-05-24
Becraft Faces Crack
Field in Cycle Races

George Becraft of Washington
is among the IS drivers lined up
for tonight's 17-event program
opening motorcycle racing at West
Lanham Speedway. The races
start at $3.50 pm. on the Hs-mile
cinder track built inside the hard
surfaced oval used by midget cars.
Becraft Is a fierce competitor
and sometimes draws boos when
he bears down too vigorously in
competition. Once the pressure
is of, he's quiet and self-effacing.
An incident last December stamps
him as q sentimentalist. On that
occasion he quietly donated two
rectangular strips Of skin to little
Michael Rector, the local boy who
was burned seriously last year and
who has needed numerous skin
gratis to remain alive.
Bee Bee Smith, George Sabine
and AL Moran are among the
ether top local riders due for ac-
tiun touig hit. Smith holds the
world smile record for a-mile
tracks. Among out-of- -towners
due are Bill Miller. national s.
nki1eschaxnpion from Moundsville,
~ end Joe Weatherly. l00-Eane
champion from Norfolk. ~
Evening star., 1949-05-24
Former Bucs OfficioI III

PTTTSBURG, May "a tR. Sam
Waters, IS. former treasurer and
secretary Of the Pittsburg Pirates.
is reported in serious condition at
q nursing home. Waters, who re-
tired after the 1946 season. suf-
fered a stroke about 10 months
ago and now has been stricken
by complications, the nursing
home said.
Evening star., 1949-05-24
Pancho Plays Former
French Net Champ
By the Assoeiotsd Press


PARIS. May 24.-Richard (Pan-
cho) Gonzales. United States sin
giles king. was pitted against
Frances ace southpaw. Marcel
BernarH to-day In the quarters
final round of the Esencaa ainteF-
national tennis charnpio onships.
Bernard, who won the title In
1916. was figured to give the young
Los Angeles player a stiff tussle.
The older and more serious
Frankie Parker. defending cham
pion, who beat Czechoslovakia' s
Jaroslav Drobney for the crown
last year. meets Yugoslayia's
Dragutin Mite.
Six other quarterfinals matches
are on today's agenda. Gianni
Cucelli, Italy's ace, opposes Bulge
Patty of Los Angeles. while Eric
Sturgess Of South Africa tackles
Frances Robert Abdesselam.
-Four woman's matches round
out the schedule. Mrs. Margaret
Osborne du Pont of Bellevue, Md.
United States champion. meets
Britain's Miss Joan Quertier:
Mime. Nelly Landry Adamson, de-
tending champion, plays Mrs.
Helen Rihbany, Boston; Miss Joan
Curry. Britain, take on Nine.
Annalisa Bossi. Italy. and Mime.
Anne Marie Seghers. France,
meets Mrs. Sheila Summers, South
Africa.
Evening star., 1949-05-24
Fletcher Shows Braves Riqht
In Restoring Him to Majors
o. ~ss A.sas .ss~e sssas

CHICAGO, May - -- E1nas
Fletcher. snAsehed from the ussnoss
by the Boston Braves. sssssSericrs
heartily 10 the adaKs that IT'S m
Ill wind that blows notso1y good =
The veteran nrst hAsernAn WAS
languisialng In the minor leagues
a, Jersey City with little hoy< Of
seeing again the lush fields @! ths
majors Suddenly he Was psar-
chased by the Braves last Satur-
day. Their regular nrsi sacsef.
Earl Torgeson. had suffered =
shoulder separation and was out
for the season
IT'S quite q break for mr..
Fletcher gr.nned after the Braves
humbled the Chieago Cubs. ii-$.
yesterday TO sweep n iwo-game
series. i've never been on q pen
nant winner before and this bali
cisb could repeat for the Gas this
year. It's the best team I've ever
been on"
Fletcher reported 10 the Braves
Sunday and contributed his share
toward the series sweep that lifted
the team into uIdisputed posses
sion Of the National League lead,
Fletcher cracked out two singles
in three times up Sunday. Yes
terday he might have had two
more safeties II IL hadn't been for
exceptional fielding plays by Emil
verhan and Hank Edwards.
Oddly enough. Fletcher was res
cued from the minors by the same
team which originally brought him
up. A native Bostonian. he won q
sandlot contest conducted by =
newspaper In 1884 and his reward
was q trip with the Braves TO their
Florida spring camp.
Elbie was only II then. which
makes him far from a graybeard
at 80 new.
The same year he was signed by
the Braves he was farmed 70 the
Evening star., 1949-05-24
Post Entry Fleming Surprises
With Annapolis Roads Victory

The Annapolis Roads Open pro-
duced another surprise winner
with over-par score yesterday as
Pete Fleming, a visitor from Hot
Springs. Ark. and a post entry.
won the 5000 golf tournament
with 10S for the ~ holes. Par
Is los.
Fleming. who competed without
success in the Philadelphia In
quirer tournament last week. is
visiting in Washington and enter
ed the tournament after seeing
pairings in the newspapers. He
started late, was out in / under
par "a and added a SO and SO to
win by 4 strokes.
Last year Ed Finnessy, a Balti-
more amateur, scored his first
golfing triumph in this tourna-
ment with a lot score. Yesterday
he was IA strokes higher and out
OF the money at 121.
The Annapolis Roads course Is
not an easy one. The only other
sub-par nine was a final "a by
Spencer Overton, who tied Ken
wood Invitation Champion Ralph
Evening star., 1949-05-24
EARLY Leads Pay of
For Sandfot Teams

A good beginning made q good
ending for two sandlot baseball
teams, yesterday. The Fire De-
partment team started with IL
runs in the first inning to defeat
the Dons. 1876, In the Recreation
East League. while in the De-
partmental League. Naval Gun
Factory got three runs in the
first and had 60 lead before the
opposition scored. while defeat
ing Gas Co. 81.
Heurich Brewers did 1t differ
emily. coming up with a two-run
rally in the last Of the ninth to
nose out Naiman's. 7-6. In the
Industrial League. Elmer Leuk-
hardt was~the big noise here. get
ting triple and three singles
and driving in two runs while
scoring two himself.
In other sandlot action Campus
Club won over Jet Motors. l1-4.
in Anacostia No. | League. and
Quarters K trimmed Irish War
Vets. 9-1. in Anacostia No. 2
League.
Evening star., 1949-05-24

Bogart for low amateur honors al
liz. Overton flao a pair Of Sos
then "a while Bogart was 38-37-
81. Only f1ve players equaled par
Of IS as a stiff breeze hampered
the play. Buck Worsham. the
teaching pro at Congressional. and
Bob Williams, Naval Academy pro
also were at liz and received SIS
each. Fleming won $106.
The 113 scores included Charles
Bassler of Rolling Road. who
pocketed $50 and left for Rich
mond and a practice round for
the PGA over the Hermitage
course. Bassler was tied with
Roger Peacock of Sligo Park,
Andy Gibson of c. c. of Mary
land. Ralph Beach Of Suburban
and Hank Robinson. an un-
attached amateur from the Dis
trict.
Johnny Bass of Baltimore COM
pleted the prize winners at ia.
while Clagett Stevens. Manor Club
pro. was one stroke out of the
money at lis, along with AL
Houghton Of Prince Georges.
Evening star., 1949-05-24
Record Field 10 Seek
buffers Crown in
D. T.. Women's Golf

The Women's District Golf As
sociation's Class c members, play
ers with handicaps Of 81 through
26. will compete for the DIFFERS
Cup Friday at Kenwood Country
Club.
Pairings and starting times for
10 players were announced by Mrs.
r. e. Zuber. This is the biggest
field ever entered in a Class c
event.
Starting From First Tee.
Mss ser.asin sisi fsaTsS. alsss sos MI.;
Audrey. Peterson tArsyiei i-Mrs. Nolan 0i6.
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Lacey o!colurHiaI-Mrs: Ms. ". <. Beck ssck
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sDrins MRS. Richard schsttman Indian
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Mrs Walter Kinsinger (Indian SprinR):
1905. Mrs Harry Kipp Gndian sprine)-
Clyde HammersIa Kenwood). MRS. z N.
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1Kenwood(:, 1890. Mrs. Carl Werner
io:sB. Mrs. w.. A. Hill Manor r)-Mrs.
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GeorGes); 1875. Mrs Georse klink
prince, oeorsesl Mrs, Mecarthy Inditn
instonl-Mrs n. l. Hutchison Washing
tony: 10:45. Mrs. D. r. Monsees tWash-
in..on)-Mrs. NJ Nelson n. 1washjnssp9n.; sMn &
fon1-Mrs p. T. Barefoot (Washingtonl:
1856 Mrs. Dorothy Cohen (Woodmontl- :
Mrs. 10 Friedman (Woodmout) and Mrs.
ia B. WILEY (WashinRton).
Evening star., 1949-05-24
Snead Best DRAWING
Card as pGA Golf
Field Tunes Up
seeeiel oispeseh 10 TIE ssas

RICHMOND. May 24.-Today
was the last day for dress re-
hearsal for the National PGA
championship and a full field of
100 was expected to get a last
look at the 6.667-yard Hermitage
Club course before the strokes
start to count.
Tomorrow the two-day scrap
for the 64 match-play berths gets
under way with the first 18-hoie
qualifying round. Today's prac-
tice session was to be followed by
the clinic and the official PGA
driving contest. won last year by
Sam Snead.
Most of the players who were
here for the 1916 Richmond Open
won by Herman Keiser-were
pleased with the improvements
made to the course. Some were
of the opinion the green's were
too long but the putting surfaces
will be trimmed before play starts.
Snead, who the promoters hope
will remain in the tournament
long enough for them to get back
all or a greater part Of the $45. 600
1t takes to put on the PGA. had
the entire gallery yesterday as
he played his first practice round.
Snead had six brides but also ran
into a double bogey and three one
over par holes.
Lew Worsham, the Washington
and Oakmont (Pa9 pro. who made
his big bid tor the PGA the week
after he won the National Open
in 1947. was on hand and played
with Lawson Little. who was o.
great match-play golfer as an
Frank Moore and Toney
Penna. Worsnam lost to Vic
Ghezzi In the quarterfinal two
years ago.
Season tickets for all practice
and seven days of play are|
SO. Memorial weekend tickets.
through Monday are
$3.50. with daily tickets 81 through
Friday and So thereafter. through
the final next Tuesday.
Evening star., 1949-05-24
Fights Lost Night
BY the Assoeio,sd Press

of ms AsSoctoteo Ffo3S
cINCINNATI.--Joey Maxim, 174, Cleye.
land, .eutpointed Gus Lesnevich. 174s4.
SYDNEY; Austra,ia:l,Elley Bennett,
NEwARK.-Johnny Red De Faxio.
137h, Bayonne, outpointed Gilberto
Gomez. l3I, Tampico, Mexico tSl.
BALTIMORE.-Tommy Sheppard, lao.
Baltimore, outpointed Julius Reed, las,
NEW oRLEANs.-Jackie Weber, 1884.
Pawtueket, r. l. stopped Al Gualteri.
HOLYoKF, Mass.-Harry La Sane,
Colon Ffs4s, Gsrs,s, rs: keg Ye1k a.,,1.: q, -.
Lewiston, and Tiger Ted Brassley, 15eha,
Portland. drew u0).
PROVIDENCE. n. Rocky Marciano
1s1h. Brookton, outpointed Don Mogard
1s5E. Paterson, N. J. dol.
ROCHESTER. Hy Meltzer, 142h
Brooklyn, outpointef Choforo Martinez
146A. Mexico City CD.
ANDERSON Ind.-Chuck McGow, 1e6
anderson, ooptpointed Spider Thomas, 100
CHIcAoo.--John Labroi, l43, Gary
Ind. and Joe Brown, 1874, New Orleans
SALT LAKE crTY.--Jay Lambert. 1856
West Jordan. Utah, outpointed johnny
Dennison. 1S5. Indianapolis (lO).
Evening star., 1949-05-24

Five years ago-Don Meade
was reinstated as a rider by
stewards of the Jockey Club.
Evening star., 1949-05-24
Sullivan Stor as BIC. G
Defects BIudensburq

Bethesda Chevy Chase High
Schools track team defeated
Bladensburg High. 65ka-1l1a, yes
terday at Bethesda. The Barons
won first place in eight Of the nine
events and swept all places in
three events.
High individual scorer was Jim
Sullivan. who won the broad Jump.
finished second In the 440-yard
dash and ran on the winning relay
team.
Evening star., 1949-05-24
Golfer MocForIune
Auto Crash Victim
By the Asseeiotsd Press

DURHAM, N. c.. May "a
Willie MacFarlane. 59-year-old
former National Open golf
champion. is in Duke University
Hospital here with serious in
juries received in an auto crash
at Sanford, N. c., yesterday. He
was brought here for treatment
from the Lee County Hospital.
where he was said to be suffer-
ing from q double fracture of
his left elbow, q broken collar
bone and shock.
Deputy Sheriff Ode McBryde
said a small trailer smashed
into the northbound MacFar-
lane auto. MacFarlane's wife.
who was riding with him, was
unhurt. He was National Open
champion in 1925,
Evening star., 1949-05-24

minors where he spent sats4ng
terms before his dra taAa seAsssn
with Boston In 1887 he sas saaa
10 Pittsburgh In 1888 He believes
he had his best year there IN ls<i
when he drove in ias runs
Misfortune caught up With
Fletcher in is47 when he shtake
an ankle the day before The seasan
Evening star., 1949-05-24
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Evening star., 1949-05-24
Rums Get Sims Of Boylor

LOS ANGELES. May - tP.--
The Los Angeles Rams Of the
National Football League have
signed George tGabby) Sims. Bay
lor University sensational broken
field runner and forward pass
thief.
Evening star., 1949-10-30
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Evening star., 1949-12-27
Einstein Presents New Theory
On All Motion in Universe
Scientist Extends Relatively Ideas, Which
Opened Atomic Field, to Gravity Mystery

It would crown with success the
life work Of DR.. Einstein. who has
spent the last half Of his 10 years
looking for the answer to this ulti-
mate problem, known to science
as the unified field theory"
1t was revealed to the world here
yesterday on 20 mimeographed
pages-a mixture of typewriter
words and squiggly mathematical
symbols that even scientists hes
itated to interpret. It was the Eng
lish translation Of DR.. Einstein's
original German.
DR.. Einstein describes it as an
extension Of his relativity theory,
and was quick to point out that he
has mot yet found practical way
to confront the results Of the the
ory with experimental evidence
or in short, to prove it.
When he published the general
theory Of RELATIVELY" In 1915, DR..
Einstein suggested several actual
tests that could be made to prove
his ideas-and which actually did
(See ENSTEIN, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1949-12-27
Judge Asks for Check
On Gubifchev's Status
BY the Associated Press

~ 1--WE NSSOCioI0u TI0S3
NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-Federal
Judge Sylvester ]. Ryan told the
Government today to check the
diplomatic status Of valentin A.
Gubitchev with the State Depart
ment and the United Nations.
Gubitcnev, q Russian engineer
now suspended from his q. N. post,
Is claiming that he has diplomatic
immunity and thus should not be
put on trial with Judith Coplon on
spy conspiracy charges.
Both the State Department and
the U. NJ. have held that he Is
not entitled to immunity.
However, the Russian govern
ment contended last week that,
along with his U. N. status, Gubit-
chev holds the rank Of Third Sec
retary In the Soviet Ministry Of
Foreign Affairs.
Judge Ryan directed today that
ofncial certificates as to Gubit-
chev's status be submitted to him.
Gubitchev and Miss coplon are
trying. by q series Of motions to
have the case against them thrown,
out Of court.
Evening star., 1949-12-27
Divorce Granted Couple Living
Separate Lives in Same House

Holding that "the essential
thing is not separate roofs but
separate lives" the United States
Court Of Appeals ruled today that
q wife Is entitled to a divorce
from her husband even though
the two occupied adjoining bed
rooms In voluntary separation"
for seven years.
The appellate court reversed a
ruling by District Court Judge
Alexander Holtzoff. It decided
that Mrs. Mary Beck Hurd Of
3377 Stephenson place NV. can
have q divorce from Thomas J.
Hurd, jr.. Of $50 Twentieth street
NV, Office manager for q coal
and fuel oil concern here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hurd were mar
ried April 10, 1880, and lived to-
gether 60 husband and wife until
August rs. 1911. They separated
voluntarily, the court was told.
Because Of Mr.. Hurd's inability to
Evening star., 1949-12-27
Transit Firm Reports
$4,000 Loss in MontF
After Wage Award
$4S,342 Profit Is Offset
By Retroactive Amount
Due on November Poy

The Capital Transit Co. an
nounced today its November oper-
ations resulted in a net profit OF
$4s, ,342 but that-if the increased
costs due to the wage award an
nounced December 18 had been
included-the month would have
shown a deficit Of $4,000. The
profit for November. 1948, was
$12o,266.
The pay increase, awarded by
an arbitration board. is retroac-
tive to July /. The company Is
preparing to disburse next Friday
the back pay due employees.
It Is also getting ready to apply
to the Public Utilities Commission
for a fare increase.
In the II months ending No
vember 80. the company's net was
s647, ,226. Figuring In the $685.
600 additional wage costs for the
i've months since July the net
would have been reduced by $780,
600 after taxes. leaving 1857 .226
for the II months. Dividend.
paid this year have amounted to
$3.50, 900 or 50 q share.
The profit for the five months
beginning July /, however, has
been $129, 1863. Reducing this by
$500. 900 leaves q net loss OF
$161, 900.
The number Of revenue passen-
gers for November was II per
cent less than for November. 1913
Evening star., 1949-12-27
Nation S Holiday Toll
Estimated al 500
By The Asseeiofsd Press

The Christmas holiday acci-
dent toll was estimated at 500 to-
day. Nearly 400 of the deaths
resulted from traffic accidents.
Traffic fatalities, 387. were un-
der the estimate of 435 made by
the National Safety Council for
the period from 6 pm. Friday to
midnight last night.
Sixty-flve persons were killed in
fires and 90 others lost their lives
in accidents Of miscellaneous
causes. Texas led the Nation
with SIS violent deaths.
Deaths by States, listing in or
der traffic, fires and miscellaneous
causes:
Alabama 9 / 1, Arizona 3 0 1.
Arkansas S o 0, California SO 0 4.
Colorado 8 o l, Connecticut ! /.
Florida 8 o 2, Georgia 8 l 2. Idaho
l / /, Illinois 20 0 z, Indiana
II 4. Iowa 6 /.
Kansas 4 ! 0, Kentucky Z 0 3.
Louisiana 4 0, Maryland 6 l,
Massachusetts, 8 3 S, Michigan
Is o /, Minnesota 13 / 0, Missis-
sippi 4 / 0, Missouri 6 2 l, Nom
tana % o /, Nebraska 4 o o, Me-
vada ! 0 /.
New Hampshire 8 o 0. New Jer-
sey 6 8 o, New Mexico 8 o 2. New
York "a 2 Z, North Carolina l6 Q Z.
North Dakota 0 o /. Ohio 28 4.
Oklahoma 2 0 /, Oregon 6 8 0.
Pennsylvania 18 4 8. Rhode Island
3 o O.
South Carolina 10 ! 4, South
Dakota 8 o o, Tennessee 10 4 /.
Texas 81 II 10, Utah 0 0 3. Vir-
ginia Is 2, Washington 5 0 0.
West Virginia 3 2 S, Wisconsin
5 z 2, District Of Columbia II 2.
Evening star., 1949-12-27

find other living quarters In war
time Washington, and also because
of additional money he would be
able to contribute to the support
of their 11-year-old daughter.
Mary Martha. ut was amicably
agreed between the parties that
he could have a room In their
former home"
They occupied separate bedrooms
In the house that Mr.. Hurd had
conveyed to Mrs. Hurd In a prop
erty settlement.
Mrs. Hurd's father also lived
there. In July. l94B. Mr.. Hurd
moved from the house and he and
his wife entered into formal
separation agreement.
The Court Of Appeals opinion
was written by Judge Thomas r
McAllister Of Grand Rapids. Mich.
who sat here hy designation
Judges Bennett Champ Clark and
David Bazelon heard the appeal
with him.
Evening star., 1949-12-27
Queen JuIiana Signs
Proclamation Givinq
|ndonesians Freedom
Holland Gives Up Most oi
Rich Empire in 30-Minute
Ceremony in Amsterdam
~ the kssoeioted Press

AMSTERDAM. The Neither
lands, Dec. 27.-Queen Juliana
gave up most Of Hollands rich
colonial empire today by proclaim
ing independence for 1900. 10000
Indonesians.
The simple, 3o-minute cere-
mony in the royal palace climaxed
four years Of guerrilla fighting
in the tropical East Indies islands
and weeks Of tough bargaining in
conferences between Dutch and
independence seeking Indones-
ians.
With Juliana's signature. the
United States OF Indonssia be-
came the worlds newest inde-
pendent nation. It also began an
experiment in international part
nership the Dutch Indonesian
union under which the Dutch
kingdom and the Indonesian re-
public are loosely linked by the
symbol of the Netherlands crown.
"Peace Desire Realized"
The Queen declared that sep
aration Of the East Indies colonies
from the Netherlands was "pierc-
ing = the very roots Of our
existence" and added:
1.-THE world looks on in wonder
ment and perceives that, here and
now, these two countries are real
izing its own deepest desire, the
desire for peace"
I'm the Netherlands. this is
viewed with solicitude." she con-
tinued, indicating mildly that a
strong minority in the Neither
lands had opposed the time of the
transfer of the sovereignty. "But
at this moment, and in this place
I would state emphatically that in
the Netherlands one and all con-
cur with the principle Of the
transfer Of sovereignty"
Inside the hall, as the Queen
spoke, there were some $50 guests
along with the entire Dutch cab
met. members Of the Indonesian
delegation and presidents Of both
chambers Of the Dutch Parlia-
ment.
Outside only a small crowd
gathered. About SO Indonesians
wearing red and white ribbons
the colors Of the new state-sang
the Indonesian national anthem
as 1t was played on the palace
carlton.
During the ceremony the Queen
looked serious until she shook
hands with 1ndonesian Premier
Mohamed Hatta. when she smiled.
She was wearing a black velvet
Evening star., 1949-12-27
Wife Slayer Facing
Sentencing Today in
Maryland Hangs Self
North CoroIiniun Uses
Torn Sheet for Moose
In ElIicott City Jail
By the Assoeiofed Press

ELLICOTT CITY, Md. Dec. 81.
"A 22-year-old carpenter. who
faced sentence today for the mur-
der of his young wife, hanged
himself with a torn bedsheet
shortly before midnight last night
in the Howard County jail.
The body of John w. Barker, q
native of Mount Holly. N. c., was
discovered by another prisoner
who was awaiting release on bail.
Barker had been convicted last
Wednesday of first-degree murder
by q Howard County jury after q
two-day trial. He was to have
been sentenced this morning by
Judge James Clark.
Bludgeoned wife to Death.
He had been found guilty Of
bludgeoning his wife to death with
a hammer in their one-room home
at Savage. Md. on August 4 and
then leaving her body lying be-
tween their two sleeping children.
Following three-month police
hunt in Eastern Seaboard and
Southern States, Barker was ar
rested November II in Baton
Rouge, La, on a routine vagrancy