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day at his home, 1701 Nineteenth
street NV, of heart condition
He had been i'll for the last foul
months.
Senator Pecson was here for 9
short while last November con-
ferring with educational officials
and studying educational legisla.
ton and administration. Chair
man of the Joint Congressiona.
Committee on Education in the
Philippines. she was one Of the
Filipino delegates to the UNESCC
Conference last fall in Beirut.
The Philippine born patent at
torney came here from his native
islands as a young man and re-
ceived his law degree from George
town University. He also was a
graduate in civil engineering at
Catholic University.
Mr.. Tomelden Joined the Patent
Office in 1925 and was an exam
liner there at the time of his death
He was member of the Patent
Office Society.
~ His wife, Mrs. Annie Tomelden
died about IL years ago. =.
Surviving are his l4-year !pld
son Patrick, his mother, Mrs
Racita- -Tomelden. q brother Ban
jamfn 7. Tomelden, and two other
sisters, all of the Philippines. A
nephew, DR.. Armando Sison, lives
at 1901 Argonne place NV.
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Defense Due 10 Open Today
In Lonely Hearts Trial
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, July 19-The de-
fense opens today in the Lonely
Hearts. ...paurdefss trial with an un-
identified. Nassau County police
official listed as the first witness.
After the prosecution rested its
case late yesterday Defense Coun-
sci Herbert E. Rosenberg sought
at least a full day to prepare mo-
tions and arrange evidence.
But State Supreme Court JUS
tice Ferdinand Pecora directed Mr..
Rosenberg to start today with the
defense of Raymond Fernandez.
"a, and his 185-pound girl friend.
Mrs. Martha Beck, 20. They are
accused of the bludgeon- -strangu.
Ilation Staying Of Mrs. Janet Fay,
66-year-old Albany widow, last
January in Valley Stream, N. Y.
| The State charges the Staying
like two others charged against
the pair in Michigan-grew out of
a scheme to get money from lonely
women through mail romances.
The prosecution rested its case
after a police official described a
bloody scene in a Valley Stream
apartment where Mrs. Fay al
legedly was murdered. The apart
ment had been rented by the de-
PENDANTS, according to State tes-
timony.
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Blind Driver S Truck
Wrecks, Kills Brother, 4
BY N. Asseeioted Press

GETTYSBURG, Pa, July 19.-
State police today questioned a
blind driver whose 5-ton truck
upset Yesterday on a, back moun=
tain ruad. killing his 4-year-old
brother Barry Schultz.
Barry was pinned under the
truck. Six other members of the
family suffered minor injuries.
Policeman David James said
Nelson E. Schultz. 26. a veteran
hlindeE during World War11
operated the truck with the nd
Of another brother, Merle. H., =
The trooper said the veteran sat
behind the steering wheel and
operated the pedals, and that
Merle sat in his brothers lap,
steering the truck.
Mr.. Schultz had no drivers
license since he was not qualified
for one. Mr.. James said.
Mr.. James said Mr.. Schultz told
him he often operated his truck
on little travelled dirt roads in this
manner, but that some one else
drove it on highways.
Mr.. James said that as the
truck rounded a curve. every one
started shouting directions and
Nelson became confused, grabbed
the wheel and turned in the wrong
direction
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White Cat Durkens Romance
Aquin, Honeymoon F Fund Lost

1t was a black day for Fred A.
Babcock the day a white cat
crossed his path.
He bought the Persian for his
girl. But it dropped dead. The
chain of misfortune ensued with
it's darkest development yesterday
Mr.. Babcock is a 35-year-old
locomotive fireman for the Wash
ington Terminal Co. He lives at
1888 Argonne place NV. pretty
row house he bought for his BRIDE
to-be and himself. They fur
nished it themselves.
The marriage had been set for
this Saturday. but it's been post
poned for the second time.
The cat died a year ago. A
short time after that. Miss Jewel
Horn, the BRIDE to-be, found her
new engagement ring had disap-
peared in washroom in the
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Abetz Softened Nazi Rule
In France, Paris Court Told
BY the Associutsd Press

PARIS, July 19.-Witnesses at
the war crimes trial of Otto Abetz,
Hitlers Ambassador to occupied
France, testified yesterday that
Abetz softened the blows to
France ordered by his superius.
Abetz is on trial charged with
willful manslaughter. pillage. de-
portation of Jews to Germany and
sending Frenchmen to Germany
for forced labor. The court may
impose the death penalty.
Paul Lavagne. a member of the
Petain government of Unoccupied
France, said Abetz had acted dis
creetly lest he become a scapegoat
He said Abetz was surrounded by
SIS troops and Gestapo agents and
both were more dangerous than
AbetZ.
He called Abetz "the least Of
our enemies and the least German
of Germans.
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Reds Say Cars Concealed
Inventions by Russians
By the Assoeiotsd Press

MOSCOW, July l9.-Why are
the Russians just beginning to
assume credit for inventing every
thing from the steam engine to
the airplane?
Because the Cars concealed
the facts to please foreign capi-
talists, says the Soviet newspaper
Trud, organ OF the trade unions.
Recent Soviet announcements
that great discoveries and inVen-
tions previously credited to West
erners were actually made by Rus
slams will encourage Soviet pa
triotism and discredit the regime
that concealed them, the paper
said.
Furthermore. Trud said. they
will combat the "repulsive disease"
of "sycophancy before bourgeois
culture"
"Sycophancy is defined by Funk
and Wagnall's Dictionary as base
fiattery."
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Committee Members
Doubt Red Super Jets
By the Associated Press

Several members of the House
Armed Service Committee ex-
pressed doubt today that Russia
has any jet planes faster than
the United States, although one
of their colleagues insisted it does
Representative Brooks. Demo-
crat, of Louisiana, ranking next
to Chairman Vinson on the COM
mittee, told the House in a brief
speech yesterday that Russia has
jet planes which "fy farther.
faster and higher than our planes
of the same general type"
He told reporters later that
his information comes not only
from what he reads in the news
papers. but from much more au-
thoritativ sources
Other committee members said
privately that no such informa-
ton has come to the committee.
In fact, one added, the committee
is following the subject closely.
and is pretty sure Russia has not
slipped ahead of the United States
in jet plane development.
In his speech Mr.. Brooks re-
ferred to reports Yesterday from
Moscow that the Soviet air force
celebrated Aviation Day Sunday
by unveiling four new super
speed jet aircraft" Foreign OBJ
servers said the planes seemed
extraordinarily fast.
Mr.. Brooks said, 'Those who
are genuinely interested in the
safety of this Nation have cause
for concern in the Soviet demon
stration. He said the planes shown
in Moscow appear to be produced
in mass quantities.
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Father Mccarthy Heads
Catholic Publicity Unit
BY the Associotsd Press

LOS ANGELES, July 19.-The
Rev. Thomas j. Mccarthy, editor
OF the Los Angeles Catholics lid
ings, yesterday was named di-
rector Of the newly reorganized
department Of public information
Of the National Catholic Welfare
Conference.
The appointment was made by
Archbishop John T. McNicholas of
Cincinnati and announced here
by Archbishop J. Francis A. Nc
Intyre.
Father Mccarthy, born in
Worcester, Mass, and a graduate
OF Holy Gross College, will present
the church's position on social,
economic and political questions
In which moral principles are in
volved. His headquarters will be
| in Washington. D. C.
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panic4g Boy, 10 Hunkt
After Shooting Playmate 6
BY fhs Assoeioied Press

JOHNSTOWN. Pa, July ia
panicky boy. 10, was believed
hiding in nearby mountains today
after the accidental shooting of
6-year-old companion.
The shooting victim. David Kei-
fer. was wounded while playing
with his friend, Donald Patterson.
Police Chief Charles R. Griffith
gave this version:
Donald found a revolver in his
parents home. While he was
showing it to David it discharged
and David fell to the floor.
Donald ran to David's home and
summoned the boys mother, say
ing:
I'm awfully sorry. 1t was an
accident"
The police chief said Donald
helped take the shirt off the
younger boy. Then Donald dis
appeared.
Apparently young Donald be-
came very panicky and is terribly
frightened" Chief Griffith added.
I'VE know it was an accident. We
want only to soothe his fears"
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Pentagon. where she works Tor
the Air Force.
Then the first delay occurred.
Miss Horns baby niece died in a
traffic accident.
The second postponement was
caused by yesterdays events. Mr..
Babcock had a wallet containing
1851 in a pair of trousers. 1t was
to pay for a Today honeymoon in
Atlantic City. N. J. He started his
vacation yesterday for this pur-
pose.
On missing the wallet, he con-
tacted the cleaning firm. but en-
ployes said they couldn't find the
wallet.
Sitting in his new house, MIR.
Babcock wasn't sure his bad luck
has ended. But he hopes so.
Things are sort of rough" he
commented ruefully.. Il feel kind
of low"
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Senator Murray Hits
Recession Advocates
Seeking 10 Hurt Labor

Senator Murray, Democrat. Of
Montana today hit at those who
look forward eagerly to recession
in, growing unemployment" He
called on Congress to stay in ses-
sion until measures to meet pres
ent economic conditions are
passed.
Speaking before a one-day
meeting sponsored by the Ameri-
cans for Democratic Action at the
6horeham Hotel, Senator Murray
declared, with so many impor-
tant legislative matters before the
Congress it is difficult to see how
any one could seriously propose
that Congress adjourn for the rest
of the year" He suggested a short
recess and another session after
Labor Day to last until the end OF
the year.
Senator Murray declared that "a
small but powerful minority" view
the depression "as the easiest way
of putting their small competitors
through the wringer. forcing them
out of business He declared this
group is made up of those ECO
nomic Bourbons" who see a de-
preston as means "of weakening
organized labor" and view recent
increases in unemployment as a
healthy readjustment."
The Senator urged passage of a
bill he introduced last Friday, to
deal with the present economic
situation. He said the measure
would carry out seven Of the II
points in President Truman's
legislative program" and provide
additional measures.
Leon H. Keyserling. member
of President Truman's Council of
Economic Advisers, told the gath
ering, I'VE are not yet in an eco
nomic emergency which would
make it necessary for us to rush
pell-mell into an improvised pro-
gram of action that discarded
1ong-range consideration
With more than 59,500,000
people employed now, as against
46,O00,0o0 in 1889 and with about
100000 unemployed now as
against 100000 then. the prime
significance of our current con-
Germ is not that we are in great
difficulty but rather that we have
become sufficiently conscious of
our domestic obligations and our
place in world affairs to be salts
fled with nothing less than maxi
mum employment, maximum pro-
duction and maximum purchasing
f,rwer"
Evening star., 1949-07-19
Benjamin Gramm, Is, Dies
Pioneer Truck Maker
BY the Associated Press

LIMA, Ohio. July 19.-Benja-
min A. Gramm, 76, pioneer manu-
facturer Of a truck which bore his
name, died yesterday at his home
He retired five years ago, but
still retained the board chairman
ship Of the Gramm Trailer Corp
in nearby Delphos.
Mr.. Gramm. when a bank tellc,
in Chillicothe in 1898, built 6
horseless carriage. He later
launched into truck manufactur.
ing. but was wiped out in the 1907
business depression. In 1908 he
opened a new factory.
His firm. the Gramm- Bernstein
Co., manufactured the Liberty
truck for the army in World Wal
I. In World War II the company
produced trailerS for trucks,
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ment agencies. They predict he
will make success of his new Job,
which was recently set up in the
Defense stablishment the
scope of his duties makes him the
most important Federal depart
mental personnel official in the
Government service.
ANNUAL LEAVE Another
member of the House Civil Serr-
ice Committee has brought up
the possibility of reducing Fed
eral employees 26 days annual
leave to 20 days
Representative Williams. Demo-
crat, of Mississippi, expressed he
view at yesterdays pay reclassif1-
cation hearing that the present 2s
days leave was too much. At a
previous hearing Chairman Muir
ray of the group wondered aloud
as to whether 20 days would not
be more equitable.
After Mr.. Williams brought the
subject up again yesterday, Chair
man Murray elaborated on his
views of last week. Mr.. Murray
said that, when Congress enacted
the present annual leave benefits.
Government employees worked a
5 y day week. Since then. how
ever, Federal workers have been
placed on a five-day week. This
gives them another 26 days va
cation. he said.
After the hearing Mr.. Murray
was asked whether he would
sponsor a measure to reduce an
nual leave. He declared he
hadn't thought much about it.
that he was just exploring the
situation.
The best guess is that nothing
will come of any such move this
year. but it is one we'll worth
watching. Privately. quite a few
of the committees members would
like to trim the rs days down to
20 days. but they say candidly
they don't relish getting involved
in the fight that would ensue with
the various employe groups who
would bitterly resist any such
move.
Employe groups declare that
since Federal employees do not
have unemployment compensation
rights. the 26 days annual leave
is essential so they can accumu-
late leave that can be paid to
them in cash if they should lose
their Jobs and find themselves un-
employed for any length Of time.
BE sure to listen in Sundays
at 11:15 am. oDer WMAL, The
Star station, for Joseph Young's
broadcast rerston of the Federal
Spotlight. featuring additional
neUs and uieaUs OF the Govern-
rrent serriceJ
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Electrical Contractors
Oppose County Control

The Prince Georges County
Electrical Contractors Association
last night voted against turning
electrical inspections over to
county inspectors.
The association wants electrical
inspections continued under the
fire underwriters. County control
Of inspections had been suggested
by an electrical firm. spokesman
for the association said.
Evening star., 1949-07-19
Laos, Indo-China Kingdom
Given Freedom by France
BY the Asseeiatsd Press


PARIS, July 19.-France today
gave independence to the Indo-
Chinese kingdom of Laos.
In return, Laos pledged adher-
ence to the French Union, thus
taking on a sort OF dominion
status.
King Sisavang Wong signed with
French President Vincent Auriol
an agreement which provides
among other things. that France
will support admission of Laos to
the United Nations.
Laos will send diplomatic mis-
sion to Bangkok. Thailand (Siam)
France pledged to defend Laos in
cooperation with the Laotian
Army.
The jungle kingdom has 1,000,-
900 inhabitants.
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Dennis, Society Burglar.
Gets 18 Years to Life
By the Assoeiotsd Press

WHITE PLAINS. N. Y, July 10.
Gerard Dennis. handsome society
burglar, was sentenced today to
18 years to life in prison.
The 29-year -old Canadian born
Dennis, accused of a $500 900 chain
of burglaries reaching from New
York to Hollywood, had pleaded
guilty to seven counts.
Westchester County Judge Elbert
T. Gallagher gave him 18 years to
life on each count but specified
that the sentences run concur
rently.
Evening star., 1949-07-19
Congress in Brief
BY the Associated Press

Senate.
Continues debate on Atlantic
Pact.
Agriculture Subcommittee hears
additional testimony on the
Brannan farm plan.
Judiciary subcommittee consid-
ers bill to make immigration
quotas available to Asiatic and
Pacific peoples.
Rules subcommittee resumes
hearing on legislation to amend
congressional committee proce-
dures to prevent "smears."
Appropriations Committee dis
cusses funds for stockpiling.
House:
Starts debate on administration
farm bill.
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a I o r In I n e
Philippines. will
be held at 10
am. tomorrow
in the Church
of the Immac-
ulate Concep-
ton, Eighth and
N streets NV.
Burial will be
in Mount Olivet
Cemetery.
Mr.. T ON e l.
den, W ho was
with the Patent
office for %
wears. died Sun
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BY the Associated Press

by me ASSocldfeo Ffest
SAN FRANCISCO, July l9.-Ar
American-born former football
player who became Japanese
citizen told the Tokyo Rose treason
trial jury that she called GIt
"dopes" and my boneheads."
Kenkichi Oki, 36, who was born
in Sacramento. Calf, and played
football for New York University
in 1888, testified yesterday and
was to take the stand again today
He identified Mrs. Iva Togurt
d'Aquino. 33-year-old native Of
Los Angeles, as the girl who broad
cast Orphan Ann" and Zero
Hour" programs for wartime Radio
Tokyo. She is accused of eight
acts of treason in writing and
broadcasting programs to lower
American troop morale.
Oki testified it was Radio Tokyo
policy to avoid telling reporters
after the surrender who Tokyo
Rose was.
I'VE had no particular reason
to tell, so we said we didn't know"
the key Government witness said
He acknowledged the Japanese
Broadcasting Corp. used several
women announcers. including his
wife.
Oki, bowling to his fathers wish,
went to Japan in 1910 and became
a citizen. He produced the Zero
Hour" radio show beamed to
American troops in the Pacific.
He said Mrs. d'Aquino handled
music on Zero Hour wrote
script and broadcast them. After
the battle of Leyte Gulf, he said.
Mrs. DAquino wrote a script and
broadcast that the Americans had
lost all their ships and were
really orphans of the Pacific ~
Evening star., 1949-07-19
Judge Who Ordered
|KIan Probe Reveals
He Is Former Member
BY the Associofed Pres,

BIRMINGHAM. Ala, July 19.-
A Circuit judge who instructed a
grand jury to delve into f1oggings
by masked mobs was once a Ku
Klux Klansman himself.
Judge George Lewis Bales told
newsmen Yesterday he was a Klan
member in 1924 and 1925 for
campaign reasons"
However, he added. II have not
been member of the organization
since 1925 Judge Bales said
he made the public announcement
because of inquiries about whether
ne had been khan member.
Ordered Grand Jury Probe.
A week ago, Judge Bales
charged the grand jury to look
into this business of night riders
taking people out - and whip
ping them"
The jury instructed by Judge
Bales recessed last week. 1t re-
turned no additional indictments
in the investigation of f1ogg!ngs
cross-burnings and threats in this
area.
A previous grand jury indicted
II persons July 8.
The 18th of this group, a high
school football coach, was arrest.
ed yesterday. He is Valcus C
McCluskey. 47-year-old coach al
West Jefferson High School.
The coach was charged with
flogging while masked. He made
$1,000 bond. was released. and
later returned to Florida. He had
been vacationing when notified OF
the indictment.
Blames Incident at School.
Deputy Troy Tate quoted NC
Cluskey as saying he believed the
charge against him arose from an
incident on the high school
grounds some time ago. He did
not reveal the nature of the in
cident.
Since 1912 McCluskey has
coached all Of West Jefferson's s
athletic teams and taught physi-
cal education classes.
No date has been set for trials
of any of the II men indicted.
Under normal court procedure
they would be set for the fall
term beginning in September.
Evening star., 1949-07-19
FLORIDA Mob Burns
) Negro Homes in
New Racial Outbreak
BY the Assoeiated Press

GROVELAND, Fla, July 10
A mob of armed white men burned
down three Negro homes last
night In an outbreak of racial
violence that terrorized this Cen
tral Florida farming section.
Feeling had been running high
since Saturday. when two Negroes
were arrested on charges of GRIM
inally assaulting a 17-year-old
white woman and robbing and
beating her husband. A third
Negro was arrested Sunday and
fourth is being sought.
AS far as could be determined
no one was in the houses when
the angry band set fire to them
Their occupants had moved out
before nightfall.
Earlier. Sheriff w. V. Mccall OF
Lake County hurled a tear gas
bomb into the midst of heavily
armed mob of about so men who
rode through Stuckey's Still, a
Negro community about S miles
west of Groveland, firing shot
guns and pistols.
Three Charges Filed.
The three Negroes under arrest
have been charged with rape, kid
naping and causing bodily harm
in connection with the Saturday
offense. Sheriff Mccall said they
have admitted the crimes.
He listed the prisoners as
Charlie Greenlee, Samuel Shep-
herd and Walter Irwin, all about
20. The sheriff said they ad-
mitted they beat and robbed Will
Padgett of Groveland. then kid
naped and attacked his wife early
last Saturday.
National Guardsmen. called out
at the request of Sheriff Mccall
for the second night in a row,
ringed the Negro section here last
night. There were 35 in the de-
tachment which came here from
Leesburg.
A crowd Of $50 to 200 men con-
gregated at Mascot, between
Groveland and Stuckey's Still,
following the shooting there, but
they caused no trouble. They told
officers there would be no vio-
lence If the officers left.
Tear Gas Disperses Mob.
The mob at Stuckey's Still dis
persed after the gas was thrown
by the sheriff. He followed them
to country road. where he
talked them into disbanding. AS
the crowd broke up one unidenti-
fled man said:
I'VE know we can't fight the
law"
He and several others said there
would be no more trouble. The
house burning followed soon after
wards several miles away.
The situation cooled off as
quickly as it had f1ared after the
houses were destroyed. One of
the homes was said to belong to
the father of one of the suspects.
."' 9-Year!Old Girl Missing.
The whereabouts of q 9-year-
old girl, reported to have been in
one of the houses earlier, was a
mystery. Highway patrolmen said
they had searched the house sew
eral hours before the fires were
started at the request of a mem
Der of the family, but she could
not be found.
The child had been left behind
in the confusion when the family
left. officers said they were told.
The mob dispersed as the flames
died and the tension appeared re-
lieved. Sheriff Mccall released
the National Guardsmen around
1:30 o'clock this morning, but an
augmented detail of nine Florida
highway patrol cars continued to
move throughout the section.
Groveland is about 80 miles west
of Orlando
Evening star., 1949-07-19
Two Atlanta Lawyers
Subpoena KIun Records
BY the A.seeiotsd Press

ATLANTA July 19.-Two young
lawyers yesterday obtained a
subpoena calling on the grand
dragon of the Georgia Ku Klux
Klan to present all Klan records
in court. t2a.
The subpoena served on DR.
Samuel Green of Atlanta directed
him to produce the records August
26 when he is slated to appear
in Fulton Superior Court for an
injunction hearing brought by
Hugh Gilliland who accuses the
grand dragon of threats.
Attorneys Hal O. Irwin. 81. and
Samuel D. Johnstohah25. In their
subpoena directed the grand
dragon to appear With records
showing:
"Ku Klux Klan purchase Of
arms and ammunitions - con-
tributions received by the Klan
the profit made by the al
legedly benevolent organization
in the past year."