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Evening star., 1949-08-30
Red Trial Witness
Declares Revolution
Need Not Be Violent
By the Assoeioted Press

NEW YORK, Aug. 30.-A Com
munist conspiracy trial witness
testified yesterday there is no
Marxist principle that a revolu-
ton has to be violent.
The witness explained that when
Karl Marx wrote that Communism
could be achieved only by the
"forcible overthrow" of existing
rulers, he meant only that the
ruling class would not give up
peacefully.
The witness, Max Weiss, former
Communist national education di-
rector, was the 28th witness for
the defense at the long trial OF
100 top Red leaders.
Gives Hour Lecture.
Weiss gave a one-hour lecture
from the stand, explaining the So
called "law of inevitability of vio-
lence" in Marxist writings.
There is no such Marxist prin-
ciple as the violent overthrow Of
government being necessity" he
testified.
Marx, Lenin and Stain. Weiss
said. are talking about the whole
"proletarian revolution in all its
phases" when they speak of the
inevitability of violent revolution.
They do not necessarily mean
the first phase when the prole-
tariat takes power, he said.
Work for Capitalists.
Later, he added, the state would
Wither away as it's enemies gave
up and communism would be in
full sway.
Weiss. answering a question
from Federal Judge Harold Me-
dina, said Americas capitalists
would be put to work in the mines,
steel mills, land so on" after a
revolution.
They would provide places for
them to work?" the judge asked.
That is right" Weiss replied.
The defendants at the trial,
now in its 33d week, are charged
with advocating the forcible over
throw of the United States Gov
ernment.
Evening star., 1949-08-30

TWenty-one students OF the
Howard University drama group
and three faculty members sail for
Norway tomorrow to appear in
Scandinavia on an exchange
student basis.
They were entertained at re-
ception in the Norwegian Embas-
sy, 3401 Massachusetts, avenue
NV, last night by DR.. Wilhelm
Munthe de Morgenstierne. the Am
bassador.
In welcoming the group. which
sails on the S. S. Stavangerfjord
from New York, the Ambassador
said he thinks the student ex-
change idea, in which the college
actors will make a series of ap-
pearances, is lust the beginning"
in fostering international brother
hood and good will.
Charles L. White. %, of Gin
cinnati, Ohio, a Howard junior,
told how 1t all happened.
The group had put on play by
Henrik Ibsen in July and invited
the Norwegian Embassy staff.
THE next thing knew, I re-
ceived a letter saying I was in
vited to tour Norway and could I
report in time" he declared.
The appearances in Scandi-
vania will be on a non-prof1t basis.
The housing of the students is
being arranged by student groups
in Oslo. Bergen and other cities.
Transportation costs have been
met by funds made available
through the Offices of the Nor
wegian Cultural Attache and a
private donor. Blevius Davis.
The tour opens in mid-Septem-
ber, under direction Of DR.. Anne
Cooke, with a six-day appearance
in Oslo. Appearances in Copen-
hagen, Trondheim, Stavanger,
Stockholm and Bergen also are
scheduled.
In addition to the Ibsen play,
"Mamba's Daughter" by Du Bose
Hayward, will be presented. A
third play also may be given.
Wishes for a successful tour
Evening star., 1949-08-30
Poison Found in Body
OF Father Of Woman
IdinMother' sDeath.
n The Associufed Press

EVANSVILLE. Ind, Aug. 30.-A
toxicologist testified yesterday "an
enormous dose" of poison was
found in the body of the father
of an attractive Evansville house
wife accused of the arsenic death
of her mother.
The poison expert, DR.. Robert
E. Farney of Indiana University.
made the statement in a prelim-
mary hearing in Vanderburgh
Circuit Court, where Mrs. Clarice
Spurlock is fighting for freedom
from an affidavit charging mur-
der.
The 28-year-old brunette is &C
cused of the death of her mother,
Mrs. Eunice Irene Dearing, Sc, of
Huntingburg, Ind. who died last
November 16 after a visit with the
Spurlocks. Her husband, 60-year-
old Winter Dearing, died April
after visiting the Spurlock home.
Arsenic in Mothers Body.
DR.. Farney testified Mr.. Dear
ing could not possibly have lived
after the poison entered his body
Toxicologists previously had re-
ported that five grains of arsenic
were found in Mrs. bearings body.
The hearing was conducted over
the protest of defense attorneys,
who contended the court lacked
jurisdiction on Mrs. Spurlock' S
bid to win bond on a habeas corpus
petition. Attorney Theodore
Lockyear protested that no action
could originate in the court that
eventually would be the scene of
trial and that the Constitution
guarantees that no person can be
tried for f1rst-degree murder ex-
cept by indictment.
Mrs. Spurlock has been held
without bond on an affidavit
signed by Vanderburgh County
authorities. The county grand
jury has not yet been given the
case.
oFCIIuCb oUJCCtAOus
Judge Ollie c. Reeves overruled
Mr.. Lockyear's objections.
Defense attorneys introduced
witnesses intended to show Mrs.
Spurlock did not object to moving
her mother to a hospital and that
Mrs. Dearing apparently did most
of the cooking in the Spurlock's
fashionable suburban home.
A neighbor, Mrs. George Ey-
kamp, said the mother seemed to
prepare most of the meals when
she came to help during an illness
of Mrs. Spurlock's husband, Ar
leigh.
Authorities said Mr.. Spurlock.
a teacher in an Evansville busi-
ness college, had been ailing be-
fore their investigation began
several months ago. He has re-
fused to undergo medical exami-
nation and told officers earlier he
was suffering from arthritis.
Evening star., 1949-08-30
AVG to Heur Lubor Aide

Phillip Kaiser. recently ap-
pointed Assistant Secretary of
Labor, will speak on American
Labor in International Affairs" at
a luncheon of the Washington
Chapter of the American Vet
erans' Committee at 1915 pm.
tomorrow in the committees club
house. 1751 New Hampshire ave-
nue. NV,
, 1949-09-26
De Gdulle SdYs Eur.
Mustt Now Look
For Self-Preservution

General Charles de Gaulle,
leader of the minority party
in France, told a rally of 49,
900 that the instant Russia dis
covered the secret of the atom
ic bomb the Atlantic Pact lost
a great part of its value to Eu-
rope.
The Soviet possession of the
bomb, de Gaulle said, means
Eruope must look to its own
defense without counting too
much on help from the out
side. The Atlantic would have
been valuable if America had
been able to retain a monopoly
on the atomic bomb and by
herself discourage any poten-
tial aggressor.
, 1949-09-26
Dulles SuYs US. Need
Not Feur Russiun
Atomic Threut

Senator John Foster Dulles,
commenting on the report that
Russia has the atomic bomb,
warned that the Soviets may
now feel that they can BLACK
mail u.s. with threats of using
atomic weapons. We must not
give in, he said, it never pays
to pay blackmail, least of all
to the communists.
One Senator labeled as a
phoney", the Russian offers
of atomic control, and said fur
Their that he does not believe
they have a working" bomb
as yet and suggests that the
Western Powers press for
agreement now before the So
viets perfect their bombs and
begin to stockpile them.
Senator Thomas suggests
, 1949-09-26

considers himself far too in
telligent to hold personal ill
feelings against anyone. Says
Totten, l can prove by the St.
Thomas Councilmen them
selves that such a belief is ri
diculous.
Not very long ago Council
man Roy Gordon came here
about the same day when the
Pittsburgh Courier had pub
lished a v~itriolic attack on me
written by (Gordon) himself.
simultaneously a reporter
from the N. Y. Amsterdam
News called at my office to
check up on some very I'M
reports which
Continued on Page y
, 1949-09-26
Dr.. Shorney Leaves To
Attend Several Cows.
On u 5. Mainland

DR.. Brian T. Shorney, MD,
MS, F.A.C.S., Chief Munich
pal physician, left for the
mainland today. He plans to
go direct to Cleveland, Ohio,
where the American Hospital
Association convention is UNI
der way. It is expected to end
on Saturday.
! Dr.. Shorney also plans to at
tend the annual convention of
the American College of Sur
geons in Chicago, which will
convene October II to 81; the
Pan American Surgical Con-
gress on the 23rd, also in Chi
cago and from the Oath to 18th
he will attend the American
Public Health Associations an
nual meeting.
, 1949-09-26
Governor, Mrs. Haste
Arrive In ST. Thomas
Saturday, Sept. "a

Governor and Mrs. HASTE
arrived in St. Thomas on Sat-
urday, instead of tomorrow as
announced by the Acting Gov
ernor in his press release Of
September "a. The sudden de-
parture from Washington was
due to the illness of Herbert
Lockhart, father of Mrs. Has
tie.
His Excellency was schedul
ed to have attended the first
meeting of the newly appoint
ed Board of Directors of the
Virgin Islands Corporation to-
day.
, 1949-09-26
Pope To Make An
announcement On
Thursday. Sept. 29th.

Pope Pious will make an
important announcement on
Thursday, September %, out
lining the position of the Cath
Ole Church on medical pro-
blems, according to ARABIC re-
port.
The Vatican Radio announc-
ed that thirty-five leading
Catholic clergymen were ar
rested in the Prague district
with no direct charges placed
against them.
The broadcast was beamed es-
pecially to Czecho-Slovakia.
, 1949-09-26
Telephone Service
Between Towns Fully
Restored On Sta.

Telephone service between
the towns of Christiansted &
Frederiksted was finally res
tored after nearly four days,
causing undue hardships to
many, especially business
places. This breakdown was
due partly to the recent
storms.
A double crew was kept on
the job, making repairs and
replacing broken or uprooted
poles; seeking out and connect
ing broken lines.
In the meantime prelimin-
airy work is under way for the
installation of a modern sys-
tenn which, harried subscrib-
ers hope, will take less than
the estimated two years to
complete.
, 1949-09-26
Totten Says Two Other Natives
SubStanhate Faucets Charge

New York, Sept. %. The
statements made here by AL
phonso Fawcett recently from
st. Croix has been substantial
ted by two more natives who
said that they stood listening
to speeches made by st. Tho
a Councilmen Gordon,
Downing and Brown in St.
and that they said that
Ashley L. Totten, President
of the A.V. l. C. A. merely pre-
tends that he is trying to help
the islands and their people
and that he has a personal
i'll feeling for the St. Thomas
Councilmen.
In defense of these charges
Totem wants it known that he
, 1949-09-26
Deputy Secretary
General Joins Comm.
S~ecreturiut

Clovis Beauregard, recently
appointed Deputy Secretary
General of the Caribbean Com
mission, arrived in Trinidad
on Sept. %, to assume duty
with the Commissions Cen
trail Secretariat at Kent House,
Maraval.
MIR. Beauregard is a native
of Martinique, where he was
born at Vauclin in 1907. After
matriculating in Martinique,
he joined the French Civil Ser
vice, being attached to the Reg
istar-G Generals Office in Qua
deloupe. He then qualified as
a Bachelor of Laws in 1882. He
joined the military forces of
France in 1899, and was sent
to Guadeloupe. In 1885 he be-
came Director of Economic
Services, Food and Price Con-
troll, in Guadeloupe and De-
Continued on Page a
, 1949-09-26
Eisenhower Coils
DR.. Bunche Greatest
American Statesmen

General Dwight D. Eisen-
hover, President of Column
@bia University, described DR..
Ralph Bunche as the greatest
statesman that the United
States has produced. He was
speaking at the dedication of
a Boys'Home Building at a
branch of the Harlem YMCA
CONTINUED on Page A.
, 1949-09-26
AMERICAN LINER TAKES
PER. TO HONG KONG

A American steamer is now
headed for Hong Kong with
1919 persons aboard. They
sailed from Shanghai with
the permission of the Com
munists and the blockading
Nationalist.
, 1949-09-26
DR.. Mdgdu ShorneY
Will Be Acting Chief
Municipal Physician

DR.. Magda Shorney, MD,
will be Acting Chief Munich
pal physician during the alb
sence of DR.. Brian Shorney.
DR.. Shorney, who is expect
ed to be away for about six
weeks, has announced that
during his absence his private
practice will be taken over by
DR.. Magda.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-04-01
New Shoes Follow
T. New Lines

ALL NATIONALLY KNOWN AND AD-
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buckskin Sizes to
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G. Westport wedoeheel sandal with small platform. Red
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LANSBURGHS-Teen Shoes-Second Floor
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-08-20

lies throughout Texas, DR.. J. E.
Walker, past president of the league
and chairman of it's national budget
utiveeritors9aui1f1
committee was spearheading drives
in Oklahoma. The prominent Mem.
phis, Tennessee insurance execu-
tive was accompanied to the South.
west by Mrs. osa Brown Bracy, Sec
rotary of the budget committee.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-08-20
Ex-Howard Professor
Tells Native .
Country About u. S.
Race Bias

PANAMA CITY, Panama (ANP)
Race prejudice in the United
States is based on fear, DR.. Eduar-
do Ritter A, for two years an in.
structor in Spanish at Howard uni
versity, told group of his native
countrymen last week at the Liga
Civica Nacional (National Civic
League.)
white people," he said, "fear
that Negroes because of their seri-
Gus application to studies, their fer
tile imagination and above all their
faith in their spiritual resources, and
potentiality in mental ability, may
one day replace them as the domi-
nant group in American society,
hence they resort to discriminate as
simple measure of protectionism."
DR.. Ritter, who now teachers at
the University of Panama, further
related:
There is no place in the Ameri-
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-08-20
CARD OF THANKS
We the family of the late,

JAMES A. ALBURY
who passed away on July 20, 1919 at
Key West take this method Of ex-
pressing our sincere thanks and APP
probation to the many friends and
we'll wishers for the kindness
shown during the illness and death
of our loved one.
Special thanks to Mrs. Annie Dor
rell and friends of Miami who were
so kind to him during his illness.
Thanks to Rev. r. III. Johnson,
the pastor of Bethel AME Church
for his sermon and to the many
friends who donated cars, floral
pieces, lovely cards. Special thanks
to the Key West Funeral Home for
its courtesy. Again we say thanks
to one and all.
Mrs. Corine Smith, daughter
Mr.. Bernard Albury, son
Mrs. Violet Tynes, daughter
Mr.. willard Albury, SON
Calvin, Jack, viii and Franklin
Albury, grand children
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-08-20
Khan Chief Bans
Masks

ATLANTA - amp - K1ansmen,
unmasked is the order given out
last week by Grand Dragon Samuel
Green of the Ku Klux Kan. The
imperial wizard ordered all klans-
men to stop wearing masks after
gun battle between a group of
hooded men and Mayor C. l.. Drake
of Iron City, Ga.
DR.. Green claimed that the robed
figures were not members of the
Khan. This order to unmask was
given, he said, to prevent the xxx
from being blamed for the acts of
what he calls a "bolshevik' group
from Columbus.
Despite his claim a klansman,
James Beard, Iron City's cyclops.
filed suit against the mayor charg-
ing him with attempted murder. A
Bill Hendrix, whom the mayor says
is a khan official, is also under ar
rest under charges of assault with
intent to murder.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-08-20

Final Standings Of the First Half
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-08-20
MIAMI TIMES, MIAMI, FLORIDA
PAGE FOURTEEN SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 1e4s

can creed for racial discrimination"
Praising Howard university, he con-
tinued: II am among those who be-
lieve that racial discrimination will
one day disappear from the national
life of he United States, and that
Howard will play a vital role in the
elimination of this social evil which
constantly mocks the Declaration Of
I independence"
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-08-20

Oklahoma's two major cities, Ok
lahoma City and Tulsa, gave en-
thusiastic support to the current
fund campaign of the National Ne.
gro Business League when leaders
of the organization held rallies I'M
der auspices Of local units. While
Horace Sudduth of Cincinnati, O.,
president of the National Negro
Business League, was holding raj.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-08-20

Funeral services will be held on
Sunday evening. Aug. 81, 1919 for
Mrs. Anna Cleare at Bethel AME
church.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-08-20

Rev. and Mrs. Kenneth Newbold
of Atlanta, Ga, was in the city
visiting their parents for a few
days. Accompanying them back to
Atlanta was their mother, Mrs.
Newbold will spend her vacation
visiting. her son and daughter-in-law.
Friends wish her pleasant stay in
Atlanta.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-08-20

217H N. w. 8th Street
Phone 3-9432
Needs an operator. Rear upstairs
Specializing in all phases Of Beauty
Culture.
Fannie b. Spry, proprietor
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-08-20

Mrs. Ruth Sweeting of Tampa, is
the house guest of Mrs. Sarah
Hutcherson Jones and her cousin,
Mr.. Joseph Hannibal of Key West,
on her way to Havana, Cuba, taken
very sick but at this writing are
able to be up again.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-08-20

Miss Cleora Albury. a former Key
Wester of Atlanta, Ga, was in the
city last week Friends was very
glad to see her again.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-08-20

Mrs. Elease Henderson is improv
ing nicely after an operation.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-08-20

All Stars 5 II
Project Snakes 2 IA
The Regular Fellows won the first
half and assured themselves of being
in the Playoff at the end of the
second half for the League Cham
pionship.
We are asking all managers or
captains to make a box score of
every game played in the second
half. This box score should include
all hits, runs, errors and so forth,
In this way we could determine at
the end of the season the winner IF
the batting championship, and also
keep a record of the games.
The field has been improved very
much this past week with a lot of
those high bushes being cut down.
This makes the diamond much bet
ter to play on.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-08-20

The Ladies Auxiliary of Walter
Mickens Post No. 6O21 held its reg
ular meeting on last Thursday
night Aug. IS. One new member
Joined was Mrs. Clara Johnson.
Members were very glad to receive
her as a new member.
Among the members leaving the
city to attend the National Con
vention that will be held in Miami
August 21-26 are: Mrs. Agnes AL
bert, Mrs. Marie Welters, Mrs. Ro.
wena Pinder, Miss Viola Welters,
Mrs. Freddie WilkerSoR. r
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-08-20

Miss Dolores Buroghy is still sick
Friends wish her a speedy recovery
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-08-20
Key West News
BY MRS. FRANCES BRIGGS

The Southern Kings Singers of
Brunswick, Ga. rendered musical
program at Bethel AME church
Sunday, August 10, 1949. The pro,
gram was enjoyed by all present.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-08-20

The Regular Fellows Cocktail
Hour is really the occasion of meet
ing and greeting friends this Sun
day pm. The gala affair is to held
at the Elks Rest on Amelia Street
and the Fellows are extending a
welcome to all the Island Sity folks
and visitors, likewise.
Evening star., 1949-10-14

things in the world. Moreover, In varying
degrees, the same holds true for other
peoples behind the Iron Curtain, notably
the traditionally anti-Russian, Com
munist, overwhelmingly religious-minded
Poles. Indeed, no matter how hidden
they may be, discomfort, unrest, rebellious
ness, passive resistance, tendency toward
Titeisna, smouldering hatred, and burn
ing desire to get rid Of the puppets must
mark the temper of scores of millions
throughout the dark satellite domain of
the Soviets What else could come of the
oppression, the ruthless control and the
day-and- night terror that exist there?
The Czech situation, in short, is merely
another indication of how the world
behind the Iron Curtain seethes with
internal stresses and strains. OF course,
with the techniques of modern despotism,
with the secret police, with the terrifying
purge, with all the pitiless and gruesome
instruments Of totalitarian control, the
Kremlin and it's henchmen may be fully
equipped to keep that world we'll in hand.
Still, one wonders. Given some great and
sudden crisis, the whole black structure
conceivably would 60 tumbling down with
extraordinary swiftness. At any rate,
being rooted in evil, 1t definitely seems
to contain the seeds of its own destruction.
Evening star., 1949-10-14

Conservative, Liberal and Agrarian Parties
emerged almost unchanged in parlia-
mentary seating and popular votes. This
indicates that, while the more radical
section of the workers have been cured of
their communism, they are solidified with
their more moderate fellows on the idea
of a welfare state favoring their class
interests. And since the workers are the
most numerous economic group in Norway,
they continue to dominate the political
situation.
The outcome of these elections will be
especially heartening to the British Labor
Party. Economic conditions in both coun-
tries are roughly similar, while the attitude
of the workers is much the same. British
labor strategists presumably will read in the
Norwegian outcome an indication that
enough persons who like the welfare state
will vote in a majority for the party that
gives it to them.