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Evening star., 1949-01-02

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b o I'd, W er e
Joseph Kashuba
o f T h r e e
Bridges, N. j., in
the boating di-
vision and Will
liam M. r on -
nick of New
London, Conn,
in the S or e
fishing division.
K a S h u b a S
catch was a 146-
pou n d Mako
S h a k, taken
W h ii e fishing
Evening star., 1949-01-02
Oscar {. BreuuIt Dies

CHICAGO, Jan. l lP.-Oscar E.
Breault, Chicago businessman and
owner of the prominent Brolite
Farm Stable, died yesterday after
long illness. He was go. He is
survived by his widow and a son.
Evening star., 1949-01-02
Frisco Shades Bradley

PEORIA, Jan. 1. [R).-San Fran
cisco defeated Bradley in the last
Is seconds of play. 60-58. in wild,
see-saw basket ball game tonight.
Evening star., 1949-01-02
OUTDOORS
With Bill leetch

Winners of the Salt Water
Sportsman's Anglers Contest for
this last season, chosen by a poll
of rod and gun writer's along the
Evening star., 1949-01-02

Ten years ago: Glenn Cunning
ham won the Sugar Bowl mile
IN 4:lo.7, fastest time for the dis
tance ever recorded in the South.
Evening star., 1949-01-02
Tropical Park Entries
FOR MONDAY.
by the AsSocioted Press

First Post, ] 30 PM, EST.
Weather. Clear; Track. East.
Evening star., 1949-09-07
Rut|edge's Left Arm
And Leg PaiaIyzed
By the Assoeiefsd Pr,s,

YORK, Me-, Sept. 7-Supreme
Court Justice Wiley 3. Rutledge's
physician said today that the jur-
lists left arm and leg are para
lyzed.
The 55-year-old justice suffered
a cerebral hemorrhage. He has
been in York Hospital II days.
Justice Rutledge shows slight
Improvement in speech, but his
left arm and leg do not show any
improvement in paralysis, DR..
Elmer Tower said. &c., ,,
Justice Rutledge is almost out"
of the coma into which he sank
last Friday, DR.. Tower said. "The
Justices pulse and respiration re-
main the same"
The hospital has reported a
slight Improvement in the jurist's
condition in the last few days.
A hospital spokesman revealed
today for the first time that JUS
tice Rutledge suffered the cerebral
hemorrhage on August 27. at 8
pm. while driving from Ogunquit
to York Village with Mrs. Rut-
ledge. The justice was admitted
to the hospital a half hour later.
Justice Rutledge and his family
were vacationing at nearby Ogun-
quit, an ocean summer resort.
Evening star., 1949-09-07
East Zone Luther'ans
Under Reds Pressure
BY the Assoeiafsd Prsss

BERLIN, Sept. Lutheran
churchgoers are under Communist
pressure in Soviet-occupied Ger
many, a high church leader re-
ported today.
The spokesman, who refused to
permit the use of his name. said
Eastern German churches re-
ported:
That war-damaged churches
and parochial buildings. many of
which could easily be repaired,
are being pulled down for build
ing materials.
That religious teaching is being
driven from Soviet zone schools.
That church services frequently
are deliberately disturbed.
That several Lutheran ministers
have been arrested for anti Com
utterances from the East
German pulpit.
The spokesman said the Luther
an ministers who had been arrest.
ed "were detained not because
they were churchmen, but because
of denunciation by Communist
snoopers who listened to their
sermons. -r --
Every minister knows that his
sermons are watched over by
snooperS.
Evening star., 1949-09-07
Skinner 10 Visit Hawaii
On Way West Next Week
By the Associated Press

Carlton Skinner, newly appoint
ed first civilian Governor of
Guam, is going to visit Hawaii on
his way West next week.
Mr.. Skinner told reporters he
will confer at Honolulu with Gov.
Stainback and with the Federal
Judge. ~.. u.
Under the proposed organic act
for a civil administration Of
Guam, the avenue Of appeal from
island courts will be to the Fed
eral Court at Honolulu.
Mr.. Skinner said he also will
discuss with the University Of
Hawaii the continuation Of its
teacher training for Guamanians.
Mr.. SINNERS two children are
now with their grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. George Rowe, Long
Beach, Calf. Mr.. and Mrs. Skin
ner will pick them up early next
week and ny.to Guam. -
Evening star., 1949-09-07
Ten Greeks Doomed
For Financing Reds
By the Associated Press

PIRAEUS. Greece, Sept. IA
court-martia1 last night sentenced
10 wealthy Piraeus importers to
death on charges of financing
the Communist organization in
Piraeus-the port for Athens.
There were 81 persons on trial.
Thirteen were acquitted. One was
given a life sentence, six sus-
pended sentences and judgment
was not passed on woman,
Kreossa Karali, who already is
under death sentence.
Three of the men were SEN
fenced to death by firing squad
by unanimous decision of the five
man court. There is no appeal
from such a decision. The three
who must die are John Katra-
matos, Athanassios Athanasiades
and Alexander Angelopoulos.
Two others were convicted by
a Al decision and five by 80
decision. All can appeal. BY
tradition those sentenced by a
80 decision will have their exc
cution automatically Cancelled and
their punishment reduced to life
Imprisonment when they appeal.
The defendants were charged
with supplying large amounts of
money regularly to the Com
munist organization for use in
supplying arms, recruits and food
to the guerrillas.
Evening star., 1949-09-07
Hyattsviue Fireman
Hurt al Gas Tank Blaze

(Fron, Yesterdays Last Edition.
A fire in a gas storage tank be-
ing dismantled in the 1900 block
of Tanglewood drive, Edmonston,
Md, brought seven fire compan-
les and four ambulances to the
scene early this afternoon. The
blaze was extinguished in less than
a half hour.
L. A. Watson Of the Hyattsville
Fire Department was injured
when a hose parted at a coupling.
The failing hose struck him and
washed him under a fire, truck.
He was taken to Leland Memoir
ial Hospital where his injuries
were believed to be not serious.
According to f1remen. Eric j.
Gaardsmoe, 80, a steeplejack. of
81 Seventh street Sc, was using
an acetylene torch to cut through
crossbeams on the steel frame
work about 100 feet above the
ground. Sides of the dismantled
storage tank still stood about 80
feet above the ground within the
circular framework. A spark
from Mr.. Gaardsmoe's torch fell
inside the tank shell. Firemen
believe it ignited a small gas
pocket because of a mufned explo-
sion which shot flames to within
30 feet of where the steeplejack
was perched. Firemen from
Hyattsville were the first to ar
rive and quickly brought the blaze
under control with the aid of
companies from Riverdale, Blad-
ensburg, Cottage City, West Lam
ham, College Park and Tuxedo
Cheverly. Ambulances were sent
by rescue squads at Bladensburg,
Brentwood. Branchville and Glen
dale.
The Washington Gas Light Co.
of Maryland said the tank had
not been used for some time.
Evening star., 1949-09-07
Ryan Returns 10 Hospital
To Await Navy Verdict

(From Yesterdays Last EditionJ
Seaman Patrick j. Ryan. "a
awaiting a. possible jail sentence
for desertion, was returned to Be-
thesda Naval Hospital today for
further treatment which began
with his escape from the French
Foreign Legion. rs.--,+.
Ryan's fate is in the hands OF
Rear Admiral Glenn B. Davis
commandant of the Potomac
River Naval Command, who to-
day was sent the record of q
court martial held last week.
~ BY not Immediately announc-
ing Ryan innocent, the court in
dicated 1t had found him guilty
either of desertion or unauthor-
lied leave from his ship. Admiral
Davis has authority to approve OF
this finding, reduce the penalty
or throw out the verdict al
together.
Ryan told the court he was
"shanghaied" into the French
Legion after unsuccessfully try
ing to return to his ship in
July, 1947.
Evening star., 1949-09-07
ST. Marys Delegate
Passes Bar Exam
By the Assoeioied Press

BALTIMORE, Sept. 7.-Oliver
r. Guyther of Leonardtown, a
member of the st. Marys County
delegation to the General Assem-
bly,. is one of the 81 persons who
passed the July Maryland bar ex-
animation, the State Board of
Law Examiners announced yester-
day.
Most of the young lawyers re-
side IN the Baltimore area. The
others are:
James Porter Bailey. Salisbury;
Clarence Herman ,Corkran, jr.,
Silver Hill; Ralph Cresap Davis,
Annapolis; Jack c. Doney. Glen
Burnie; Robert Arthur Gingell,
Rockville: Robert M. Hubbard.
Clear Spring: Charles c. Lancas-
ter, Bladensburg; James Swain
Lanigan, 8437 Piney Branch court,
Silver Spring.
Also George Edward Long. 1912
Erie street Sc, Washington, D.
c.; Charles Lewis Martin, jr., Sal
isbury; Charles McCurdy Matthias,
jr., Frederick; Homer Ralph Mil
ler and James Robert Miller, both
of 113 Holly avenue, Takoma Park;
Stephen R. Pagenhardt, Oakland; ;
Richard M. Pollitt, Salisbury;
Theodore R. Romero, 9700 Omaha
Beach drive, Silver Spring: Ed
ward o. Weant, jr., Westminster.
Evening star., 1949-09-07
Tuck Launches Full Inquiry
On FUGITIVE Conviction

RICHMOND, Va, Sept. 7-Gov.
Tuck has launched a detailed in
quiry to determine whether Albert
L, Gee, alias Lester Tate, was rep
resented by counsel when he was
convicted for attempted robbery
in Princess Anne Circuit Court in
1912.
After his conviction, Gee who is
colored, was sent to a state prison
camp in Loudoun County, from
which he escaped after two at
tempts and fled to California. In
Los Angeles, he took the name
Of Lester Tate, married and
raised q family. -
Through. counsel, Gee now is
trying to persuade the governor
not to ask his extradition from
California on the grounds that he
was convicted without benefit of
legal representation and has made
good as a citizen since his escape.
The governor has received many
requests from labor unions in
California that he declined to ex-
tradite' Gee on account of the
mans good record since he went
to California in 1914.
Evening star., 1949-09-07

ployeS. Out OF more than 2,00O,-
900 Federal workers. only 62 have
been fired on loyalty charges.
X \ y X
JUSTICE - It's expected that
newly appointed Attorney General
Howard McGrath will take his
time in reshuft1ing the Justice
Department.
Changes are expected in some
of the top posts there, but some
of Mr.. McGrath's friends say they
will occur gradually and that no
immediate "housecleaning" is in
the off1ng. Meanwhile, several
designations among top-fight Of
f1cials there are expected by the
end of the year.
PERSONNEL KERS-
Some of the Governments inde-
pendent agencies will try to find
other spots in their organizations
for the large number of personnel
employees they are obliged to dis
miss. The dismissals are necessi-
tated by the new 1-to-115 ratio
Congress has set for the number
of employees the independent
agencies may maintain for per-
sonnel work.
There are a lot of activities in
the Government that, while not
strictly concerned with personnel
work, are somewhat related.
Agency officials who will try to
find places for displaced person.
mel workers, say they are not vio-
lating the intent Of Congress but
are merely trying to hang onto
valuable employees.
X
FIGHTING MOOD-Reorganiz-
alton really has put some new
life into the Civil Service Com
mission.
Not only has the commission
started plans for undermining
many of the Governments per-
Evening star., 1949-09-07
Two S Men Say Manstein
Got Slaughter Reports |
By the A,seciotsd Press.

HAMBURG, Germany, Sept. Z.
"A British military court today
heard death house statements by
two former Nazi SS elite Gaur0
officers who said special wartime
German task force slaughtered
10000 Soviet civilians on the East
ern front and reported its activi-
ties to Field Marshal Erich Won
Manstein.
The statements were read by
the prosecution at Won Manstein's
trial on II charges of war crimes.
The, testimony was obtained
from former SIS 1t. Coils. Willie
Seibert and Kari Rudolf Werner
Braune. Both men now are await
ing execution at Landsberg prison
after conviction by an American
military tribunal at Nuremberg.
Evening star., 1949-09-07
Lustig Paro|ed After Serving
22-Month Tax Case Term
BY the Assoeiated Press


Henry Lustig, former president
of Longchamps- restaurant chain
in New York City, was paroled
yesterday from the Federal Peni-
tentiary at Lewisburg, Pa.
Since October 20, 1947, he has
been serving a four-year term on
conviction of evading income taxes.
The Government charged that
during the period 1940-1e41, Lus-
tig understated his income by So
100000 and evaded $2,870,000 in
taxes.
In addition to receiving a prison
term, he was fined Sis, 900. The
fine was paid.
The Federal Parole Board, in
disclosing his release, said he be-
came eligible for parole last Febru-
ary. A parole was denied at that
time. Lustig was given his free
dom effective yesterday on recon-
sideration Of the application
Evening star., 1949-09-07
Mccarthy Aide Says Morogon
Warned You re in BudWithMe'
From Yesterdays Last Edition. }

(From Yesterdays Last EditionJ
A former aide to Senator Nc
Carthy, Republican, OF Wisconsin
said today that John Maragon told
him two years ago: "You aren't
going to do very well in this
town you have the mis-
fortune to get in bad with. me-"
Victor A. Johnston, who man
aged Senator McCarthy's cam
paign in 1916 and later served as
his executive assistant, told an
Associated Press reported this
while denying that Mr.. Maragon.
a principal in the five-percenter
inquiry, had any official connec-
ton with a party given for the
Senator when he was sworn in
two years ago. s-
Mr.. Maragon told newsmen last
week he had arranged the party
at the old New Orleans Restau-
rant at the request of Senator
McCarthy's campaign manager.
Mr.. johnson told a Associated
Press reporter by telephone from
Grand Forks, S. OAK, that the
party was given by Wisconsin
friends and neither he nor Sena-
tor Mccarthy had met Mr.. Mara
gon until the affair was held
January 8. 1877.
Both he and Senator Mccarthy
were surprised, Mr.. Johnston
added, when they found Maragor
acting as if he were one of the
hosts at the gathering.
Senator Mccarthy is a member
of the Senate investigating COM
mittee that has been looking into
reports that some persons offered
for a fee-usually 5per cent-tc
use influence to help businessmen
get Government contracts. He
has said that Mr.. Maragon ought
to be indicted for perjury as a re-
Evening star., 1949-09-07

suit Of testimony before the group.
Mr.. Johnston then related that
Mr.. Maragon once told him that
he (Johnston) wasn't going to do
very well in Washington.
That came, Mr.. Johnston said,
as the result of a disagreement
they had at the party for Senator
Mccarthy. Mr.. Johnston said this
involved some cheese that a Wis
consin maker was supposed to
have sent for the affair.
A couple of days later, Mr.. john
ston recalled, he received middle
of the night telephone call from
Mr.. Maragon.
AS reported by Mr.. Johnston,
the conversation went this way:
Mr.. Maragon: You know, you
aren't going to do very well in this
town. s -
Mr.. Johnston: Why not? 3
Mr.. Maragon: Well, you have
the misfortune to get in bad with
me.
Evening star., 1949-09-07
School
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such a school, especial during
the last 10 years when students
have been turned away in increas-
ing numbers each year, Msgr. John
S. Spence, director Of education
for the Archdiocese of Washing
ton, said after the mass.
In making the announcement
at the mass. Archbishop O'Boyle
praised both priests and laity
who have worked so hard and
patiently to help make possible
the start of construction work on
this much needed addition for the
education of Catholic young men
in the Capital city of the Nation" F"
1--WE hope to have a high school
that will be a credit to our city
and to the archdiocese" Arch
bishop O'Boyle declared. "The
new high school, like all other
Catholic schools OF it's type, will
be a continuing source for the
education of our young men in
the truths of their religion, be-
sides giving them the finest pos
sible high school education.
Funds Short of Needs.
Construction will begin with
funds already contributed by
laity of the archdiocese, Arch
bishop O'Boyle told the nearly
1000 teachers and other Catholic
educators attending the services.
Funds are still far short of the
total needed to finish the struc-
ture, he pointed out, and urged
all Catholics in the archdiocese to
help toward meeting the costs.
Besides the more than $1,oo0.-
900 needed for actual construc-
ton, it will take another $3.50, 900
to furnish and equip the school,
the Archbishop said. Design Is by
the Washington architect flrni of
Murphy and Locraft..
The sermon at the pontificial
mass, was delivered by the Rev.
DR.. Thomas j! Quigley, superin-
tendent of schools for the diocese
Of Pittsburgh.
Evening star., 1949-09-07
Husband, on Stand,
Defends Tokyo Rose
BY fhe Associated Pres,

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. t.
The husband of the accused Tokyo
Rose was summoned for cross
examination today in her treason
trial. His direct defense testi-
mony yesterday pictured her as:
Stoutly pro-American in war.
time Japan against her will, work.
ing for Radio Tokyo merely to
earn a living, disliking the Jap
anese military, refusing to- help
Japan's war effort, aiding Allied
prisoners of war, and saying aloud
she wanted America to win.
Felipe d'Aquino, the husband Of
Iva Togudi d'Aquino, who the
Government charges was Tokyo
Rose, said neighbors had gone so
far as to warn their landlady not
to keep them-they were so pro-
American they must be spies.
Defense Attorney Wayne Collins
led D'Aquino, phrase by phrase.
through treasonous utterances at
tfiuted by the Government to
Tokyo Rose, on Radio Tokyo's
wartime broadcasts to American
servicemen. One by one, he
denied hearing his wife broadcast
any such statements.
D'Aquino testified the name
Tokyo Rose was given his wife by
Clark Lee and Harry Brundidge
American Writers despite her de-
mails: my wife said she was not
Tokyo Rose; that there were many
women on Radio Tokyo ''' Then
Mr.. Brundidge or Mr.. Lee said,
Well, you were an announcer on
the Zero Hour (program). you'll
do And they started preparing a
contract" ..-
The contract was to have paid
Mrs. D'Aquino $4,000 for her ex-
elusive Tokyo Rose" story for
Cosmopolitan Magazine; but
D'Aquino said he later tore up the
contract.
Evening star., 1949-09-07
Virginia High Court Order,
Vacancy on Bench Filled
BY the Assoeiofed Press


STAUNTON, Va, Sept. 1.-THE
State Supreme Court of Appeals
yesterday entered an order calling
for the filling Of a vacancy on the
bench of the 25th Judicial Circuit,
created by the death of Judge
William v. Ford.
Judge c. G.. Quesenbery of
Waynesboro has been sitting in
the Circuit Court since Judge
Ford's death. -.
In its order the Appeals Court
notes that the volume Of business
in the circuit and in other nearby
circuits make it necessary that the
vacancy be filled. It will certify
it's findings to the Governor and
the General Assembly.
Evening star., 1949-09-07
Member Of MaImedy
Trial Court Bitterly
Attacks u. ). Witness
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

MUNICH, Germany, Sept. IA
member of the Malmedy massacre
war, crimes court today made a
bitter public attack against an
American Army officer who testi-
fed in defense of an accused Ger
man trooper. .. ...@
The attack was made by Col.
A. H. Rosenfeld. Mount Holly,
N. j., against 1t. Col. Harold D.
McGown in hearing before a
United States Senate subcommit-
tee investigating charges of Amer
lean cruelty to Malmedy defend
ants.
after the trial was over, I saw
q statement which to me might
have implicated McGown in a
matter of treason" Col Rosenfeld
told the committee. II am glad
to be able to say it this way pub
licly because I saw the statement" :"
He did not describe the state
ment or say who made it, and the
committee did not question him
further about it.
Testified for PEPPER.
Senator Baldwin, chairman of
the subcommittee, said after the
hearing that the subcommittee
had no interest in Col. Rosenfield's S
statement except as it might affect
the credibility Of Col. McGown's S
testimony during the trial. "It is
up to military officials whether
they pursue the matter further" j."
he said.
Col. McGown testified at the
1946 trial in behalf of Col.
Joachim PEPPER, commander of the
S. S. (elite guard) unit whose
members shot about TOO unarmed
American prisoners of war near
Malmedy. Belgium. during the
1914 Battle of the Bulge.
Col. McGown told the court he
and 1875 other American soldier
prisoners were well treated while
prisoners of Peiper's unit. He said
PEPPER refused to fire on a spot
where wounded Americans might
be concentrated for treatment, and
ultimately effected the safe release
OF the American prisoners.
Still Under Death Sentence.
PEPPER, however, was one of the
43 defendants sentenced to death
and is one Of the six still under
death sentence.
The subcommittee asked Col.
Rosenfeld what value he attached
to Col. McGown's testimony.
Col. Rosenfeld, who was law
member of the court of seven
Army officers, replied:
Il personally doubt the veracity
Of his testimony.
'McGown and PEPPER were en-
tirely too friendly those nights
they spent talking together (while
McGown was Peiper's prisoner) -
Col. Rosenfeld continued.
PEPPER with 600 Of his men
was able to escape the trap when
completely surrounded, and when
he escaped McGown was with
him."
Again Col. Rosenfeld did not
explain his suspicious.
Evening star., 1949-09-07
Million for Scholarships
Sought by Kappa Sigma
By the Associated Press

SWAMPSCOTT, Mass, Sept.
THE Kappa Sigma Fraternity
has announced plans for a 81 ,000.-
900 money-raising campaign to
augment its scholarship fund.
Worthy Grand Master Harold
p. Huls said yesterday the fund
now totals more than $500, 900 and
distributes $6,100 annually.
The society is holding its 37th
grand conclave here.
Evening star., 1949-09-07

sonnel practices, but Chairman
Harry B. Mitchell and Associate
Commissioner James M. Mitchell
have scheduled speeches through
out the country to answer the
criticisms hurled recently at the
commission. Chairman Mitchell
already has made one such
speech, reported here recently
and will make a number ofeothers
Both the Mitchells will speak this
week and next to various groups
around the country.
Commission officials acknowl-
edge many improvements can aru:
will be made. But they declare
their critics have been unfair
in attacking Unfortunately
the commission land making il
appear that the civil service merit
system has been destroyed"
X X + X
TREASURY - Recent retire.
ments at the Treasury Depart
ment of employees who received
special citations from Secretary
Snyder for "long and exemplary
service included the following
Edmond w. j. Healy, Charles C
Freer, Marden B. King, Mrs
Cecilia Weissbaum. Mrs. Addie S
Mrs. Hattie M. Baden
Arthur J. Scott and Albert w
Joyce.
CAPITAL ROUNDUP - Mrs
Berniece B. Hefner, secretary
treasurer of the AFL American
Federation of Government En-
ployes, has returned to her duties
after several months of illness
The CLOS right-wing Gov
Workers Union reports
it has organized all the elevator
operators in the Labor Depart
ment. The Civil Service Com
plans to simplify Govern
ment Form 81, being used in
applying for Federal jobs. Job
will answer fewer and
more pertinent questions. -.
Local No. 1048 of the AF'L Amer
lean Federation of Government
Employees, composed of District
Government classified employees.
will meet at 8 o'clock tonight in
the Board Room of the District
The unit is attempting
to have a grievance procedure
established to handle the COM
plants of District Government
classified workers..
(Be sure to listen in Sundays
at 1915 am. oDer WMAL, The
Star station, for Joseph Young's
broadcast verSion of the Federal
Spotlight, featuring additional
neUs and vieDS of the Govern
n1ent serDiceJ