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originally proposed fer ,uaso.
o.aceZx be left as they xere, while
increases FOR generals and ae-
mirals xere reduced cTasiscAIly
The new Dill would continue
family allowances for enlisted
men until 1851 The first verxson
would have eliminated them
promptly.
Mr.. Mccormack has pointed cut
tina; The House virtually Is Up tc
date on legislation which has been
cleared for hoor action by the
Rules Committee.
Other Bills Affected
TIA, group is scheduled for q
busy session tomorrow IN Ar
effort 20 reduce is backlog
The measures for which rules
are scheduled 10 be considered In
cluoe legislation 10 amend Ire
United Nations Participation Act :,
TO give the Rural Eiecuincation
Administration authority 10 help
extend rural telephone service. 70
raise the pay Of top Federal on
cials; TO survey the Nations forest
resources. to lioeraltse disability
benefits for Federal workers; 70
remove q cost limitation on an
experimental submarine project,
and 70 provide additional judges
for Federal courts.
The last bill would give the
United States Court Of Appeals
here three additional judges. DIS
trict Court would get two more
juriSts.
Evening star., 1949-06-12

silence about her sister Kathleen's
pregnancy. and how the revolver
he had bought discharged twice
accidentally.
Told Of Trussing Body.
In addition. Mr.. Papke said, Mil
ton told how he had trussed the
girls body with an old shirt,
weighted it with a concrete block
and thrown 1t into the Milwaukee
River.
After Mr.. Papke's appearance
Detective Frank zajdel was called.
He reviewed the statement Babich
gave to the district attorney, con-
tanning substantially the same de-
tails as that given afterward to
Kraemer.
After Mr.. zajdel finished, the
court adjourned until Monday
Earlier the defense had called
the slain girls mother, Mrs. Albert
Birmingham. and her sister, Mrs.
Kathleen Birmingham Babich,
18, to the stand to support the
contention that the defendants s
constitutional rights had been
violated.
Milton's parents also testified
along the same line,
Looked Like Sick Person.
AL Of the witnesses from the
immediate families agreed in their
testimony that they had not been
allowed to speak privately with
Milton from the tif1e he and
Ka&hleen9s were returned from
Minneapolis March ~ until after
he was charged with first degree
murder March 26.
Mrs. Fabian Babich. Milton's
mother. cried. Milton looked just
like a sick person. We kept ask.
tng every. second 10 zee Milton
Always the answer was not now
Patriciay trussed and weighted
body. with two bullet wounds In
the head. was found in the Mil
waukee River March 40. three
days after Milton and Kathleen
eloped. The defense claims that
Patricia was shot accidentally,
while Milton was trying to fright
en- her out of joking over Kath-
leen's pregnancy.
Kathleen testified today that
she had not been allowed any
privacy with Milton from the time
they were taken into custody in
Minneapolis. She added that they
were not told when they were
brought back to Milwaukee what
charge faced Milton.
Evening star., 1949-06-12
Judge Rules Babich
Statement Admissible
In Murder Trial
By the Assoeiatsd Press

MILWAUKEE,. June 11.-Muni-
cipal Judge Herbert Steffes de-
cided this afternoon that the con-
stitutional rights of Milton Babich
had not been violated.
The court ruled that any state
ments the 19-year-old youth made
during his detention may be pre-
sented as evidence in his first
degree murder trial.
Thus the defense for Babich,
accused Of numbering his brides
younger sister. pretty Patricia
Birmingham, 16. lost another
round of its fight to free the for
mer honor student
Judge Steffes ordered the jury,
excluded since yesterday. to be
returned and the trial to proceed.
Calls Statements Voluntary.
In his decision. which techni-
cally consisted Of overruling a
defense motion that the Babich
statement to District Attorney
William j: McCauley be barred,
Judge Steffes said: k'ssts*'
ITO my ~mind, the statements
made by Babich were freely and
voluntarily made. with full knowl-
edge of the possible effect it might
have. He had not been spirited
away surreptitiously. I don't
think there's any one in the State
not apprised of his detention. He
had opportunity to make known
his need for an attorney. but felt
self-sufficient to handle his own
Interests"
Detective Lawrence Papke. tes-
tifying when the defense moved
to bar the statement yesterday,
resumed the stand and related
the substance Of two statements
Babich made to Detective Capt.
Adolph Kraemer. In the first, on
March "a, Mr.. Papke said. Milton
said he'd had a date to meet Pa
tricia February 10-the day the
girl was killed-but did not keep
the date.
The second statement to Capt.
Kraemer, Mr.. Papke testified, was
March 26. after Babich had been
interviewed by the district attor-
ney. In this one, Mr.. Papke
quoted Milton as describing how
he had kept his date with Pat.
The detective said Milton told how
he attempted to trighten her into
Evening star., 1949-06-12
as 10 GET Diplomas
.0f Red Cross Unit al
Walter Reed Today

Graduation exercises OF the
Army Medical Chapter OF the
American Red Gross will be held
at 4 pm. today in the formal
gardens of Walter Reed Hospital.
Thirty-one arts and skills VOL
unteer workers and Is Gray La
dies viii receive diplomas al the
ceremony.
Maj. Gen. Paul II. Streit. COM
manding general of the hospital.
will pay tribute TO the seven Red
Gross volunteer services operating
in Walter Reed Hospital and viii
formally accept the services OF
the graduates. Included on the
program are the invocation by
Chaplain Norris T. Morton and
the benediction by Chaplain VII
liam s. Behrick. both Of the Medi-
cal Center chaplain's staff.
Graduates who are scheduled 70
receive diplomas are:
Evening star., 1949-06-12
Bed-Moking a Tedious Task,
Agriculture Department Says

Army cot style In making beds. We
use two sheets In winter time
we have blankets. We don't have
any particular method. so long as
the bed is neat and clean"
Betsy Caswell. our women s
page editor. has more definite
ideas. with emphasis on the inter
In my particular case. I use q
Hollywood bed. ] can stand at
the end and handle both sides
and thus don't have 10 walk from
one side TO the other From then
on. her explanation was just one
mitered corner after another.
Another Miter Fan.
Beauteous Mara Lindsey. 20. OF
1918 Ingomar street NV. one OF
the finalists in q contest to choose
Miss Nations Capitol. is a very
painstaking bed-maker, according
to her mother.
Miss Lindsey also is a inter fan,
but prefers to call them hospital
corners. and goes from one side
Of the bed to the other to make
the job meat and complete" her
mother vouchSafes.
The methods are just as pains
taking.at the Shoreham. according
to Miss Elizabeth Whelan. the
housekeeper. "Miter the corners
turn them like an envelope" she
echoed. Our maids go all around
the beds, one side to the other, one
end to the other. Then they're all
squared. I've always heard them
say make 'em as they do in a
hospital"
But chore or no chore, the main
thing Is that the Agriculture De-
partment has recognized 1t as
such.
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Groduote at Wooster

Miss Donna Bodholdt. daughter
of Mr., and Mrs Edward n. Bod
noldt. $3.50 Thirty first street N w E.
will graduate tomorrow from The
College Of Wooster. Wooster. Ohio
She is member Of Phi Beta
Kappa
Evening star., 1949-06-12
Shores of Sleepy
Radio Ham Cause
Tn-Stote Alarm
BY the Assoeio'sd Press

DANBURY, Conn. June IL
Walter Trask. so. an amateur
radio operator, got both Golume
and distance on his set last night.
Mr.. Trask was Cabling with
other hams" throughout New
England when he fell asleep.
Irving Vermilyea of New Bedford
and John Stoughton of Claremont
heard Mr.. Trask's voice die away
to be replaced by what they
thought were groans.
They phoned the police here who
investigated. They found Mr.
Trask sleeping In front of hts live
transmitted. The groans? Mr.
Trask's snores.
Mexican assembly plants nov
q orA areaV9 h1{n~ Nor@ Fa~ Tn<{v,
Evening star., 1949-06-12

Australia shipped to Britain
$4s4, 900 900 worth Of goods in
nine months ended last March
3l-nearly double the previous
year.
Evening star., 1949-06-12

Mexican assembly plants now
are assembling cars for Latin
American countries.
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Continued from page 1

Continued from page l
the housing picture, typified by
the Public Housing Association,
were optimistic about Steven
sons action toward new homes.
This optimism is based in
the main on the clOseness to
Stevenson of Milton Mallin and
Walter Schafer, described as
fairly militant proponents of
public housing. Mallin appears
due for high-ranking job, pos
sibIy as an executive assistant
to the governor.
These hopes were counter
balanced by the presence of
Ferdinand Kramer in the in
ner circle. Kramer, president of
the Metropolitan Planning and
Housing Council, has gained the
reputation of a well-meaning
worker for housing who falls
short when pressure needs to
be applied.
Few housing experts held out
much hope for large sums from
the state to develop new homes
for replacement of slums. The
state, however, they said, will
produce funds to match federal
grants if Congress puts through
the Taft Ellender- Wagner type
of housing bill.
Digging through the heap of
speculation on possible Steven
son appointments, only three
were found to be official as The
Standard went to press:
APPOINTMENTS MADE
James Mulroy, executive as
sistant and right hand man. He
is former managing editor of
the Chicago Sun and managed
Stevenson's campaign.
George Mitchell, finance di-
rector, a powerful post. Nit
chelI, a politician, is an officer
of the Chicago federal reserve
bank.
Richard J. Daley, revenue .di-
rector, is a clean type" poll
tician. His appointment is the
product of pressure by Senator
Lucas, who wants to count on
Daley for help in the Senator's
1850 campaign.
Also sure of confirmation is
Frank Annunzio, CIO-PAC di-
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Stevenson to ask for FEPC

said, when he heard of the de
cision, that the Democrats
would not have named Steven
son if they thought they would
win the governorship. For re-
mark of the week, he declared
in the next breath:
But we are now for Steven
son 100 percent"
The Illinois standard. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1948-1949, 1949-01-01

rector for Illinois. Irate AFL
leaders wanted the job for
Plumbers union official Steve
Bailey, even though they sup
ported Dwight Green for COVER
nor.
Illinois Federation of Labor
President Reuben Soderstrom
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VOLUNTEERS WANTED

Volunteer workers wonted. doy or eve
ming. Civil Rights Congress. 81 W. Wash
inaton, Room sol. AN 3-255l.
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CLASSIFIED
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NEED URGENTLY Furnished apartment,
or house TO share. or any furnished deoI
TO house vet, wife and two school KOS
Quiet, comfortable people. Call DE 7-9'72,
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 9TH

To oil Chicago progressives: Well see
you all at the BIG BIRTHDAY PARTY on
Saturday. January 22nd, at pu Soble
Center.
Evening star., 1949-11-03
|New York Avenue Church Calls
|RevG. M. Docherty of Scotland

ton when Socialism was the
primary ISSUE"
After the vote was announced
Judge Leech moved that it be
made unanimous.
II have no retraction to make
or any apology" he said. But ]
am a Presbyterian. I am New
York Avenue Church Presbyterian.
I therefore move that this vote be
made unanimous.
The recommendation Of the
Committee on the Pastor to call
Mr.. Docherty was presented by
Verne c. Bonesteel, acting chair
man, in the absence of Harry
Blake, chairman. He reported the
vote in the committee to issue the
call was % to 8.
Gets Salary of $4,000.
The congregation later voted to
pay Mr.. Docherty $4,000 q year
salary, provide a manse and give
him six weeks vacation annually
The official call now goes to the
Washington City Presbytery for
approval. formal step. It will
then be sent to Mr.. Docherty for
reply.
Mr.. Docherty was born in Glas-
gov, Scotland, SO years ago. He
worked in a shipping Office there
for four years. from Is to 10, be-
for making his decision to enter
the ministry. He went to Trinity
College. Glasgow University, going
through college and seminary on
scholarships and being considered
generally one of the finest speak
ers to appear in the school in many
years.
Before the war Mr.. Docherty
was attached to the Barney Pres
byterian Church in Glasgow
where most of his work was con-
cerned with rehabilitating the
Evening star., 1949-11-03
Ethiopia Still Demanding
Prewar Italian Colonies
By the Assoeiotsd Press

by me ASSoeiofed FfesS
Adds ABABA, Ethiopia. Nov
3.-Emperor Halle Selassie says
Ethiopia still insists on getting
possession Of the prewar Italian
colonies of Eritrea and Italian
Somaliland.
In speech to the Ethiopian
Parliament yesterday. the En-
peror said that any other dispo-
sition of the two colonies by the
United Nations would constitute
"a blow to regional and world
security"
A U. N. Assembly subcommittee
has recommended that Italian
Somaliland be placed under Ital-
ian trusteeship, but that action be
deferred on the disposal OF
Eritrea.
Evening star., 1949-11-03

heavy with bobby -soxers, became
restless and noisy.
Godfrey interrupted the show
and chided the audience for not
listening to a subject of great ims
portance. He said 1t had been
discourteous to a guest and de-
clared he wouldn't let audiences
attend his shows in the future.
Later a Columbia Broadcasting
System spokesman said Godfrey
probably would not insist on the
audience ban, but he said he didn't
blame him for his rebuke.
Evening star., 1949-11-03
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Nov. 3.-Arthur
Godfrey rebuked studio tele-
vision audience last night for not
paying attention to an atomic
scientists talk. He threatened tc
bar audiences from his variety
show in the future.
AS a novelty, Godfrey had in
vited DR.. Wendell Peacock of the
Evening star., 1949-11-03

youth Of the slums. During the
war, he served in a service canteer
In northern Scotland.
Two years ago Mr.. Docherty was
called to his present church. the
Northside Church of Aberdeen
Scotland.
Mr.. Docherty is married and ha.
two boys, and 4.
Evening star., 1949-11-03
Godfrey Chides Studio Crowd
For Discourtesy to Scientist

oan-Kettering Institute to make
brief talk during the broadcast
With Godfrey asking questions,
DR.. Peacock began to explain how
atomic science is helping people
through cancer research at the
institute. The studio audience
Evening star., 1949-11-03

Members of the New York Ave-
nue. Presbyterian Church last
night voted to call the Rev.
George M. Docherty of Aberdeen,
Scotland, as the new minister of
the congregation.
The vote favoring the call was
512 to 142. with a lone vote
beign cast for DR.. Norman Vim
cent Hope Of Princeton Theologi-
cal Seminary. This gave those
favoring Mr.. Docherty a 78.1 per
cent margin. Seventy-f1ve per
cent Of the total vote is required
before a call can be affirmed un-
der church rules.
The action reversed a previous
decision taken on October 10.
when 391 members voted to call
the Scottish clergyman and 167
opposed him. This ballot was
subsequently declared illegal be-
cause of inaccuracy" and the
meeting last night called to rem
edy the situation.
1000 Attend Meeting.
More than 1000 persons filled
the church last night to attend
the meeting and to hear the de-
bate. The Rev. Ralph K. Merker,
State Clerk Of the Washington
City Presbytery, served as moder-
ator. He was introduced by the
Rev. Robert T. Bridge, acting
minister Of New York Avenue
Church.
Twelve persons spoke during
the hour allotted to the debate.
Only two of them. Charles G.
Stott, a trustee Of the church,
and Judge j. Russell Leech Of
the United States Tax Court,
spoke in opposition to Mr.. Doch-
erty.
Their objections centered around
a charge that the Scottish min
lister was a Socialist in politics
and q desire to call an American
clergyman to the church.
Both charges were answered by
the other speakers. They cited
documents, testimonials and let
ters to show that Mr.. Docherty,
who admitted voting the Socialist
ticket In the last British election
but who denied being q Socialist,
was not Socialist.
Girl, Is, Answers Charge.
A 15-year-old Central High
School junior, Miss Katherine
Murray, answered the charge that
Mr.. Docherty should not be called
because he was a foreigner.
1--WE should not call minister
because he is Scottish or Ameri-
can but because a true. still small
voice tells us this is the man we
want" the pretty choir girl de-
clared. How many III this room
are pure Americans? How many
Of you can say you are Navajos?
do you remember a picture of
Jesus Christ that they used to
show you In Sunday School," she
asked. ''On each side Of Him
were children Of every race, creed
and color. He did not make any
bones about whether you had
curly hair or straight, or were
this or that"
I Eric Jensen Of the Danish Lega-
ton told the gathering the ate
DR.. Peter Marshall. pastor Of the
church who died earlier this year
was q foreigner until he became
an American. I doubt that there
was a finer American than he
-. am not concerned about the
political aspects but am concerned
that if he comes here he shall
speak as God wants him to speak. u
Calls Minister . Pacifist.
Judge Leech told the gathering
that Mr.. Docherty's letters con-
dvinced him the minister was q
fpacifist. "He said so. OF course,
he has a right to be a pacifist.
There may be pacifists in other
pulpits but we do not want one
in this pulpit"
II said and I repeat that Mr.
Docherty was and is a Socialist, y
the speaker declared. HE voted
that way in the last British elec-
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lresin Just before entering. he

resin Just before entering. he
added.
If the resin was faulty, the
company manager. should have
known it, Mr.. Hayes said, adding
that the stage had been checked
before the company arrived here
by their advance man.
Mr.. Hayes defense of the Con-
stitution Hall stage came out in
his talk which emphasized the
need for Washington opera
house and theater.
Eddy Offers Opera Plan.
Nelson Eddy, baritone, who will
appear in recital at $3.50 o'clock
tonight III Constitution Hall, yes
terday proposed a plan of Nation
al support for a Washington opera
house.
II think each contributor to a
national opera house should be
given a receipt. which he could
turn in for a 81 credit on his
ticket each time he came to
Washington on a visit" Mr.. Eddy
stated. And that's better than
he'd end up with at any race
track I know Of
The singer continued that
Washington is everybody's town
and everybody sees it, at least,
once in a lifetime" He stressed
that an opera house here should
be good for the presentation of
light opera and operetta as well
as opera and ballet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-14
|Dancer's FaI| Blamed
On Wet Spot, Not Wax
lin Constitution Hall

Ballerina Margot Fonteyn's fall
in Constitution Hall last week at
the opening night of the Sadler's
Wells Ballet company could have
occurred anywhere-even on the
Metropolitan's stage in New York,
Patrick Hayes, Washington con-
cert manager, said yesterday in a
radio talk over Station WQQW.
1t was the business of the COM
pany's stage manager to make
sure everything was in good work.
ing order, Mr.. Hayes continued.
He explained that a male dancer.
weaving back and forth as the
mailman in the "Rake's Progress"
was seen by a stage hand to be
perspiring drops the "size of half
dollars" and a wet spot resulted.
Another Dancer Nearly Falls.
Long before the fourth ballet,
in which Miss Fonteyn fell. Dancer
Mora Shearer nearly fell on the
moist spot. it was pointed out.
Mr.. Hayes emphasized that
there never has been any wax.
shellac or varnish placed on the
Constitution Hall platform The
hall, he said, has become a "fav-
orite whipping boy" around here.
AFTER every performance of any
kind the surface of the stage is
thoroughly cleansed and scrubbed
with a strong soap solution and
rinsed with clear water" he
stressed. And this was particu-
larly done before the first per-
Torrance last Monday night Of the
Sadler's Wells Ballet"
Dancers Use Resin.
Mr.. Hayes remined that it is
standard practice for dancing
companies to. keep a box of
powdered resin near the entrance.
The dancers dip their toes in the
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Man Is Taken 10 GaIIinger
After Bridge Leap Attempt

A 49-year-old man who twice
tried to jump from a taxi and of
a bridge and a 39-year-old house.
wife who took IS aspirin tablets
are under mental observation in
Gallinger Hospital today.
Joseph S. Truitt, jr., taxicab
driver who lives at 5317 Seventh
street NV. told police a passen-
ger for the Shoreham Hotel tried
to leap from his cab as it crossed
the Calvert Street Bridge early
yesterday. Mr.. Truitt said he
pulled him back after a tussle.
The passenger then said he was
suffering from an incurable mall
ady, Mr.. Truitt said, so he decided
to take him to No. 8 precinct. On
the way, however. a second leap
attempt was made as the taxi
crossed Klingle Bridge.
The other Gallinger patient is
a woman who lives at Ocean Green
S.W. "and who was found uncon-
scious on her living room floor
about / am. today. Police said
she had taken As aspirin tablets
and had been drinking. Rushed
to Providence Hospital in pri-
vate automobile, she refused treat
ment and was then taken to Gal
linger by police.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-14
Russiu Claims Record
For Hurpooninq Whales
BY the Associated Press

LONDON, Nov. Russia
claimed a worlds record for a
whale harpooner today.
Moscow Radio said a Soviet
harpooner named Fedor Rroko-
penko speared 257 whales during
the Far Eastern whaling season
just ended. Nobody has ever done
as well. the commentator re-
ported. ,...
His whaling f1otilla has just re-
turned to Vladivostock with a
catch of more than 1000 whales.
The Storm, one of the ships in
the flotilla, was captained by a
woman, the radio said. 10
Is The broadcast took note that
the woman, a Capt. Orlikova. has
fulfilled her two year whaling
plan.
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'US.-io Psds9|a ) Btllon1
In 7:YesiI!.0ld Bonds ::
By thsAssoeio,ed Prss,

The Treasury announced yes
terday 1t will redeem $1,962.687,-
300 in 7-year-old bonds next
March Is, two years before thei,
maturity date.
The call covers the entire out
standing issue Of 2 per cent Treas
ury bonds Of 1950-52. issued O.
tober 10, 1912, and due to mature
March Is, 1882
Since the Government is over
spending its income now and
running a deficit, it will handle
the redemption by offering new
securities in exchange to holders
of these bonds. or by selling new
securities to raise cash for the
pay-off.
Financial circles have been
specializing that the new securities
would be notes hearing an in
terest rate below that of the re-
deemed bonds-possibly w pei
cent q wear
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-14
Sa|azar Party Sweeps
Portuguese Election

LISBON, Portugal, Nov. a.
Portugal today had a new 100
man National Assembly, one
without a single member oppos-
ing Premier Antonio de Oliyeira
SalaZar.
The National Union, which sup
ports DR.. Salazar and President
Antonio Oscar de Fragoso Car
mona, made clean sweep of
yesterdays elections.
The union candidates were OPP
posed in only two districts, Por-
talegre and Castel Branco. In
both, procurement nominees