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Evening star., 1949-02-09
Judge Formally Finds
Delaying Tactics, Acts
TO Speed Reds Trial
By the Associated Press

NEW 4ORh, req. S.-feQeTdl
Judge Harold R. Medina, weary
of weeks of talk by counsel for
IL Communist leaders. said yes
terdav I'm going to see what I
can do to prevent further delay"
AS the 18th session of the Com
munists' conspiracy trial droned
on. the judge told defense coun-
sell:
II am now going TO insist more
closely than in the past on con-
tinuity to bring this preliminary
phase of the trial to a conclusion. "
Although Judge Medina had re-
proved defense counsel frequently
for delays. yesterday was the first
time he made a formal finding
for the trial record that delay
ing tactics were being employed.
Defense counsel took exception to
his finding.
Judge Reproves Defense Tactics.
Counsel for the Communist
chiefs-charged with conspiracy
to advocate overthrow of the
United States Government-are
in their fourth week of attacking
the Federal jury system here.
They are seeking to kill the in
dictment and disqualify the panel
of prospective trial jurors.
The defense contends the jury
picking system excludes poor peo-
pie, manual workers, women
Negroes, Jews and members of
other m;norities. and favors the
rich. Because of this, the defense
contends, the Communists can
not get a fair trial.
The Judge reproved defense
counsel yesterday for keeping
their statistician, Prof. Doxey
Wilkerson, on the stand so long
Yesterday was his seventh day as
a witness about the jury system.
Exhibits Called Confusing"
Judge Medina said much of
Prof. Wilkerson's testimony and
exhibits added up to utter con-
fusion" and much seemed in
tended only for delay. Defense
counsel said they would finish
with Prof. Wilkerson today.
During the day the judge ruled
out 20 charts, maps and tables the
defense tried to introduce as evil
dence. He called the statistics
irrelevant and immaterial."
The judge also killed defense
subpoena calling on Attorney
General Clark or a representative
to produce certain maps Of New
York City showing where Negroes
and Puerto Ricans live.
Evening star., 1949-02-09
BrookIand Group Oppose,
Council on Bus ROUTING

The Brookland Citizens Asso-
citation last night opposed the
recommendation Of the Northeast
Council that the H-2 crosstown
bus line be cut of at Franklin
street NE. and continue via Four
teenth street NE.
The association also complained
that broken pavement on streets
and alleys of the neighborhood
are hazardous. 1t. John L. Nor
ris of No. 7 police precinct prom
ised to see that this condition is
reported to the highway DEPART
ment.
The association voted to con-
tribute $40 to the Metropolitan
Police Boys Clubs. The money
was turned over to 1t. Norris, who
represented the clubs.
The meeting. conducted by Ar
thur 3. McNerney. president, was
held in the Brookland School,
Tenth and Monroe streets NE.
Evening star., 1949-02-09
Summit Park Citizens Back
Bills for DC. Daylight Time

The Summit Park Citizens As
sociation last night went on rec
ord as favoring daylight saving
time each summer for the Dis
trict.
Identical bills have been sub
mitted in both houses of Congress
to accomplish this aim. The bills,
if enacted INTO law, will authorize
the Commissioners to determine
when. and if. daylight saving time
is to be put into effect.
The association indorsed the
recent action of the Federation of
Citizens Associations, calling for
per cent sales tax with accom-
panying reductions in other taxes.
c. A. King urged members to
Evening star., 1949-02-09

make known to District authori-
ties their concern over the "ter-
rible" traffic congestion existing
on the routes leading to Sousa
Bridge.
The association concurred in
the federation's Endorsement of
rent control extension for an
OF Ter year.
Arthur E. Morrissette conduct
ed the meeting in the Beers
School, Thirty sixth street and
Alabama avenue Sc.
Evening star., 1949-02-09
Senote Votes Increase
In GAO Building Cost

The Senate yesterday passed
and sent to the House a bill to
increase the limit of cost of the
General Accounting Office build
ing from $22,850.O00 to $25, AGO.
600.
The measure is needed. accord
ing to Federal Works Admins
traitor Philip B. Fleming. before
the present low bid on the struc-
ture can be accepted.
The building is to rise on a
site between G and H and Fourth
and Fifth streets NV.
Evening star., 1949-02-09
Marketing Talk Planned

Frederick l.. Thomson. author of
Agricultural Prices" will speak on
Opportunities in Marketing at
a meeting of the American Mar
keting Club of the University OF
Maryland at 7:45 pm. tomorrow
in Room So of the agricultural
auditorium of the university. Mr..
Inomsen is director of the Mar
keting and Production Division Of
The Department of Agriculture.
Evening star., 1949-03-27
STAMPS AND COINS.
Uyeno's Stomp Shop

1908 PenA. Ave. NV. Tel. ME-. 0Ot4
Just Out! 1?-page list offering new issues,
es for 9oDy New York sss s.G1 1Ss
Co.. Inc, $50 9Th Ave. New York II, N. Y.
Evening star., 1949-03-27
Current Exhibitions

NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART. Con-
stitution avenue and Sixth street
Paintings. sculptures by masters:
MichslanEslo', , sculpture rDsyid" Day
collection Of Egyptian sculpture
American paintings. through April
13.
NATIONAL MUSEUM. National Col
lection OF Fine Arts, Constitution
avenue and Tenth street-Amert-
can paintings and old masters.
SMITHSONIAN BUILDING, Division
OF Graphic Arts. 1ndependsnce ave-
nue. and Tenth street Prints by
Minna Citron. through today.
FREER GALLERY OF ART. Twelfth
street and Jefferson drive-Ori-
entail and Far Eastern arts. Paint.
insS and etchlngs by Whistler and
other American artists: changing
exhibits.
CORCORAN GALLERY OF ART. Sew
avenue and E street-American
paintings and sculpture and the
W: A. Clark collection: American
acceSsions, through April Is. 2lst
biennial opening today.
PHILLIPS MEMORIAL GALLERY,
1900 Twenty-flrst street-Paint-
Inss and prints. New painting by
and solman' through Tuesday.
ARTS CLUB. cO17 I street-Exhibi-
ton. Paintings by Janice Holland
and Theodore Kane, through Friday.
WATKINS GALLERY, American Uni
versity campus-American por-
traits through April IA.
TEXTILE MUSEUM. 1890 8 street
NW-Rugs. tapestries and other
day and Friday, 2 to pm. Ad-
mission by card obtainable at Of
fee of George Hewitt Myers. 730
Fifteenth street NV.
DUMBARTON OAKS COLLECTION.
1908 Thirty-second street NV
Tuesdays through Sundays, . to s
pm. Closed Mondays and holidays.
PUBLIC LIBRARY, Eighth and K
streets NV. Paintings and draw
inss by Olga Chomisak Weiss,
through March.
PAN AMERICAN UNION. Seven
teenth and c streets NV. Mex
ican children's work.
UNITED NATIONS CLUB. Nineteenth
throush Thursday.
"srIs cut syenae Sa NW.cireas Gonnss" 5slIes.
group show by washington artists,
through Thursday.
BARNETT-ADEN GALLERY, 127
Randolph place NW-Patntinss
BY six Washington artists. through
Thursday.
ALFRED FOWLER PRINT GALLERY,
IVA Connecticut avenue NV
Color block prints by Louis Novak.
INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY
ARTS, 1922 New York avenue NV
Exhibition by James Prestini.
A. v. c. CLUBHOUSE. 1881 New
Hampshire avenue N.W-Artists
Cooperative. through Thursday.
Evening star., 1949-03-27

York have won him much notice.
Darrell Austin's Pony Ride" has
some Of the haunting moonlight
that turns his fantasies into en-
chantment. Phil Paradise's Fan
tasy" is slightly reminiscent Of
Arthur B. Davies. Kurt Selig-
mann's Romantic Feud" is one
of my favorites in the exhibition
as a whole. His strange. tattered
ghosts of medieval knights con-
stitute a unique speciality. In
ternationally outstanding is Eu-
gene Berman, who is represented
with a surrealistic Tower Of St.
Christopher"
Also in the Biennial is "Valky-
rie" by Max Beckmann, one of
Germany's >expressionists some
years ago. An interesting review
Of q phase Of the Biennial could
be written around the noted
European painters who have come
to the United States for political
reasons in the last two decades.
There are IL or more represented
in the show.
Marines range from the admir-
able traditional coastal scenes by
Carl Gaertner and Walter Stu
empfig to John Marin's abstract
Movement, Sea and Sky" Hob
sen Pittman's>"The Yellow Chair,
another of his nostalgia memories
of the Victorian age, is my choice
of the interiors on view. Still life
paintings run a gamut from Henry
Lee McFee's quiet, conservative
arrangement with gloves. to Abra-
ham Rattner's expressionist one
with old shoes, in iridescent COL
ors. A few primitWes are headed
by Grandma" Moses, who sent
another childlike vision OF her
"Own Country"
Religious themes are few, but
distinguished examples include
Boardman Robinson's simple. di-
rect "Entombment." Fred Nagler's
pathetic Descent from the Cross,
and Paul Mommer's Betrayal"
kiss of Judas. Moses" by Will
liam Pachner is heroic in size, but
not in Interpretation; Moses" i'm
pressed me as somewhat foolish.
1t may seem invidious to men
ton any names when space pre-
cludes a complete roster of worth
while works. But those here
specified, serve to indicate the
scope and variety Of the 2lst BIZ
ennial, which will be on view un-
It'll May 8.
Visiting Lecturers
DR.. Rudolph Wittkower of the
Warburg Institute, University OF
London, will be guest speaker at
the National Gallery of Art this
afternoon at 4, on "Bernini's Bust
of Louis XIV"
Louis Novak, an exhibition OF
whose exquisite color block prints
is now on view at Alfred Fowler's
print gallery. TIA Connecticut
avenue, will speak there on color
printmaking next Thursday eve
ming at 8. The talk is free to the
public, but because of limited
space, reservations must be made
Hudson $50.
Evening star., 1949-03-27
Stamp News
By jones Waldo Fowcett

really important commemorative
without legislation. We are al.
ways happy to receive suggestions
from members of Congress anc
the public. We can then decide
which commemorative should bt
issued in the order of Importance
Consideration can be given te
those requests that meet the re.
quirements from the standpoint
of historical events of the great
est national Importance. as well
as the proper anniversary date"
The stamp requested by Repre-
sentative o. c. Fisher Of Texas
for the centenary Of the Angora
goat almost certainly will be ap-
proved. Its sponsors are serious
about wanting recognition for
their true mohairs." Among the
goat raisers is former Vice Presi-
dent John Nance Garner of
Uvalde, who once declared that
he owned more goats than any
body else in the world. The idea
for the goat stamp, Mr.. Fisher
says. was brought to his attention
originally by r. G.. Jordan Of the
San Antonio Express.
Third Assistant Postmaster Gen
'eral Joseph J. Lawler and Deputy
Third Assistant Postmaster Cen
eral Robert Z. Fellers will attend
the ceremony at Lexington, Va,
April IL, when the Washington and
Lee University stamp goes on sale.
Processing Of flrst-day covers for
the occasion will be in the hands
Of James Bell, philatelic agent,
who will be on the scene several
days in advance.
Gerhardt Bill" Kaufmann's s
collection Of Pan American Air
ways first flight covers and other
important material will be sold
at auction during the joint re-
gional meeting of the American
Philatelic Society. the Society OF
Philatelic Americans and the
American Airmail Society at the
Ritz Carlton Hotel. Atlantic City
April %. Catalogues available
from Aero-Philatelic Exchange,
Box 139 (SS). Washington 4. D. c.
An official publicity release
from the Annapolis Stamp Club
says that plans for the philatelic
aspects of the Annapolis tercen-
tenary celebration are being for
mulated. The commemorative
stamp for the occasion probably
will 60 on sale May %. Cacheted
covers will be available at 4 cents
each, and orders now are being
received by Robert w. Rector
cachet chairman, Box 883, An
napolis, Md.
The Canal Zone will issue four
pictorial stamps in commemora-
ton Of the discovery Of gold in
California. Denominations are to
be: 3. 6, IL and 18c. The designs
will feature scenes incident to the
Evening star., 1949-03-27

Herbert S. Chamberlin, Post
Office Department career man
since 1920, has been appointed
superintendent of stamps. He is
a native of Washington and was
educated in the local schools. Be
fore coming to the postal service,
he was employed successfully in
the War Department. the Depart
ment of Justice and the Shipping
Board. Widely known among stamp
collectors from having been pres
ent in an official capacity at phila-
telic conventions. exhibitions and
flrst-day sales, he Is completely IA
miliar with the routine Of the
superintendency. His promotion
is distinctively an award Of merit.
The flood Of resolutions calling
for special commemorative con-
tinues to pour through Congress.
Pressure groups of many varieties
are back of the demand. The to-
tai number Of stamps requested
since the 81st session convened Is
56. Post Office Department Of
ficers say that four years would
be required If all the issues "au-
thorized and directed" actually
were scheduled for production.
Recent additions to the growing
list OF commemorative labels in
clude: A stamp for the 50th an
Of Old Home Week; q
stamp for the Tooth anniversary
Of the birth Of William Merritt
Chase. portrait and genre painter:
Tooth anniversary Of the landing
Of the first white settlers at
Wash; a stamp for the
250th anniversary of the founding
Of the Huguenot colony in Vir-
ginia and one for the 300th an
of the settling of Will
liamsburg, Va.
Also proposed are: A stamp in
memory OF FTederlck Douglass,
o-American statesman and
publicist; stamp to advertise
Mount Rushmore, N. OAK: stamp
to advertise Ocean County, N. j..
and a stamp in remembrance OF
the termination Of the War Be-
tween the States in 1865.
Stamps Magazine for March 10
contains reproduction of the
text of comprehensive state
ment given to Congress by Post
master General Jesse M. Donald
son concerning the 56 proposed
commemorative. 1t concludes:
THE Post Office Department
should be entrusted to provide
Evening star., 1949-03-27

streets. and which had its ludic-
rous as we'll as its dramatic side.
Two colored men who had been
pushing a pushcart up F street.
loaded with a full-page form.
newspaper size, stopped in front
of the drugstore which then oc-
cupied this corner to settle some
sort of an argument. 1t was be-
fore the days of prohibition, and
so intent were they upon settling
their dispute that they did not
notice that the form. which prob
ably weighed around 200 pounds.
had worked its way up to the head
of the cart, and no sooner had
they let go the handle to gestic-
ulate than it Topped clean over.
And, of course, when the cart was
moved, there was to be seen the
finest assortment of "pi' any one
would care to see.
Mayor Was a Printer
Surely one of the outstanding
printers of the early days was
Peter Force, who came to Wash
ington from New York in 1915
and served as Mayor from 1888
to 1886. Some day, maybe, the
printers of Washington will erect
a monument to Peter Force.
Some years ago. James Croggon,
in writing of old printers en-
ployed on the National Intelli-
gencer before 1880, mentions ST.
mon Cameron, Francis Coyle, An
drew Tate. John H. Wade, John
Erskine, Thomas G. Foster, Judah
Delano, Thomas Larner. John S.
Gallagher, Michael Cation. George
Cochran, James Wilson, w. Kerr.
Joseph F. Reed, John Brandon,
Patrick Crowley, Martin King.
Joseph Balm and James A.
Kennedy.
OF these, no doubt, Simon Cam
eron was the most conspicuous.
He was apprenticed as a printer
at the age of 10 in Lancaster
County, Pa. After working on
the National Intelligencer here,
he returned to his native State.
where he purchased the Harris
burg Republican, which he re-
christened the Intelligencer, in
1921. His public service, espe-
cially in the United States Senate
and as Secretary of War in the
cabinet of President Lincoln, is
undoubtedly we'll known.
OF the printers on the National
Intelligencer from 1920 to 1880,
Mr.. Croggon mentions the follow
ing: Luther Leverence, Lambert
Tree, James O'Byron, James Gle
phane, Thomas Herty, w. Faith
full, John Stockwell, Andrew Roth
well, Jehiel Crossfield, John Frnk,
James King. John Bailey, Andrew
Carothers, Enoch White, Michall
Larner. Samuel Sherwood, Will
liam O'Byron, John T. Whitaker,
James Handley. James Thompson,
Thomas Bowling, John Bowling,
Enoch Edmonston, T. K. Collins.
Robert c. Berret, John T. Butler,
Wilson, William Wood
ward, Eugene Laporte. John Hart.
Lynde Elliot, Fyed Jefferson.
Thomas Francis and w. w.
Halliday. ~.
Evening star., 1949-03-27

The latter had full control Of the
business 4 few years later, con-
tinuing there for many years and
until being succeeded in turn by
his son, Joseph H. Polkinhorn,
who died recently.
Another old printer the writer
well remembers was the late
Maurice Joyce. the engraver. At
one time he worked at the case
in the Government Printing Of
flee before he invented his kaola-
type process, when he left the
Government to engage in private
business. At first, he was at AT
Seventh street, a little south of
Odd Fellows Hall, and later, as
the Maurice Joyce Engraving Co.,
he moved to 418 Eleventh street
NV. where the northern end of
The Star Building now stands.
Mr.. Joyce was not only a printer,
but he regarded himself as an
especially good one. The writer
knew Mr.. Joyce we'll and. as a
matter of fact, he worked for him
back in the early part of 1884, and
though q mere lad at the time, he
has never forgotten his pleasant
experience. What is known to the
printer as. rule bending, or rule
twisting, was then about going out
of style.
On one occasion when the
writer was lauding the merits of q
certain Mr.. Curet. who. according
to the writer's way of thinking,
was the cleverest and most artistic
printer who ever worked in this
city, Mr.. Joyce did not hesitate to
say that he could execute much
better work than Curet.
Evening star., 1949-03-27
s TOR 10
Gil Different Stamps-0nIy ST

Sensational nude statues Of
Monaco in startling detail.
Roosevelt Memorial Collec-
tion-1I cou ntries, 26
stamps, 4 complete sets; in
cludes striking Columbia set
with over-printed Stain and
Churchill portraits. Sport
and Olympic Collection.
Very first stamp from Israel.
U. s -l4> large War Hero
commems. S5-183O issne.
Evening star., 1949-03-27

rush" across the Isthmus of Pan
ANA in 1849. Arriving at Chag-
res. up the River to Las Cruces,
Mule Train to Panama" and
Leaving Panama for San Fran
CISCO" Date Of release: June /
Collectors may sent first-day cov-
ers to Philatelic Agency, Balboa
Heights, c. z.
Milton H. Cullen reports that
the British Commonwealth of Ma
tions will bring out four stamps
each to mark the 18th anniversary
Of the Universal Postal Union.
The values Of the constituent sets
probably will approximate 2lad,
Sd, Sd and 1sh. This means that
collectors desiring complete show
ings must be prepared to invest
large sums of money. The invest
ment significance of such ex-
penditures, however. is defensible.
New officers Of the Capital City
Post Card Collectors Club are:
Leonard w. Rice, president;
Kelvin J. O'Malley. vice president;
Ernest L. Andes, second vice pres
ident; Florence Witte. secretary;
Mrs. Gertrude c. Frazer. treas
urer. Gertrude c. Lehman, pub
licity chairman.
Evening star., 1949-03-27
Days of Pied Type


were sterling characters of the old
school: democratic in their habits
and reliable in their dealings. Mr..
Judd was one Of the pioneer resi-
dents Of Mount Pleasant. having
IA nice home, surrounded by
grounds, on the west side of old
Fourteenth street road a little
north of Columbia road. now a
business section. Mr.. Detweiler,
who resembled "Ollie" Polkinhorn
somewhat, preferred to live down.
town.
Before starting in business for
themselves, both of these men
were union printers, Judd joining
in April. 1856, and Detweiler in
December. 1850. The firm name
is still identified with the printing
business.
In days gone by it was not un-
usual when type was not justified
properly or the form securely
locked. for the rollers to pull the
type out of the form. and 1t was
then q question Of how soon the
press could be stopped as to how
great the damage would be-. which
sometimes meant considerable loss
in time and money.
And in this connection the
writer recalls an accident he once
saw, which occurred in front of
the Martz Building at the north
west corner of Eleventh and F
Arizona sun., 1949-02-25
Zetas Preparing Finer

ZetaS preparing 'FmeT
Woomanhood' Observance
Members of the Zeta Phi Beta
Sorority are preparing to observe
"Finer Womanhood Day" an oc-
casion celebrated throughout the
United States, featuring an out
standing woman of the ommunity
who has contributed to her COM
munity's welfare, without compen-
sation. She is chosen by the people
of the community in which she
worked.
Elmer Womanhood Day" will be
held in Phoenix on March 6 at the
First Colored Baptist Church at
the II o'clock service.
City churches and organizations
who contemplate taking part are
urged to submit the name of their
candidate Immediately to Mrs. Min
ME Nelson, SGT E. Jefferson or Miss
Tryphena Camper, 720 E. Jeffer-
son.
Arizona sun., 1949-02-25

P.T.A. to Name New School
Members of the Roosevelt Ward
P.T.A. will meet Tuesday at 3
Arizona sun., 1949-02-25
Fight on Against
Tourist Tax

A determined stand against the
federal transportation tax of Is
per cent has been reiterated to the
Arizona congressional delegation
by the Phoenix Chamber of Com
merce, c. E. Van Ness, preident,
has announced.
The tax, originally impose ddur-
ing the war to discourage private
travel, no longer is necessary, the
chamber, which originally voiced
its opposition in March 1948, says
Other chambers of commerce
including that of Tucson, have TAX
en- similar stands. Opponents OF
the tax say it is particularly harm
full to tourist areas of the West
because it continues to discourage
prospective tourists from making
long trips by rail or plane. There
is no such tax on steamship travel
Arizona sun., 1949-02-25
Booker T. Washington School,
P.T.A. Founders Day Planned

The Booker T. Washington Par
ent-Teacher Association will hold
its Founders Day Meeting, Wednes-
day, March 2 at 8 pm.
DR.. Donald E. Tope, Superinten-
dent of Phoe enix Elementary
Schools will be guest speaker. Mu-
sical selections will be included on
the program.
Refreshments will be served.
All members are urged to be
present. The public is invited.
Arizona sun., 1949-02-25

Mrs. Opal Jackson of Los Angeles
arrived Wednesday to visit her
mother, Mrs. Fay Allen 535 East
Jefferson st. and Mrs. Jackson's
two children.