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Evening star., 1949-07-02
Belgian Party Seeking.
Pro-Leopo|d Coalition
By the Associated Press

BRUSSELS, Belgium. July g.
The Social Christians, the largest
but not the majority party in Bel
gium, are trying to form govern
ment which would call King Leo
pold back from exile.
Premier-Designate Paul van
iceland said yesterday he hopes
to form a cabinet which will be
able to call both houses of Parlia-
ment into session to decide
whether to end the regency of
Prince Charles. Leopold's brother.
Mr.. van Iceland has been ne
gotiating with both Socialists and
Liberals.
The Socialists have said they
will never permit the return of the
king, who is accused of being over
friendly with the Germans during
World War II. The Liberals have
not stated their position definitely.
During last weeks elections, the
Social Christians campaigned for
an absolute majority which would
have enabled them to bring back
the king. Although they won most
of the parliamentary seats. they
fell short of the desired goal.
Evening star., 1949-07-02
Acheson Asks US. Aid
To Avert Fall Of Korea

Secretary of State Acheson has
told Congress that the Korean
republic will fall within two or
three months unless it gets
prompt American aid.
The House Foreign Affairs Com
mittee made the disclosure yes
terday in report urging early
congressional action on S150,000,-
900 to help Korean recovery.
Mr.. Acheson told the committee
at a closed session, the report
showed, that:
There is complete assurance
that Korea will 60 in two or three
months If you do not do this"
He referred to making money
available.
He could not, however, offer as
surance that the Korean recovery
plan would succeed, but he called
the program very limited COM
mitment" and added:
If you do not take this step, 1t
seems to me that it is a public
declaration that we are not going
to do anything in the Far East.
and think you will get a shiver
of fear all through the Philippines,
all through Southeast Asia, India
and all other parts of the Far
East, which would be quite un-
justified. because we are not tax
ing that attitude toward those
areas" ...-.
Evening star., 1949-07-02

misinformed people. Even though
later and more complete reports
eXonerate the individuals. the use
of particular or selected reports
might constitute the grossest in
justice, and We all know that a
correction never catches up with
an accusation
Discussed With Hoover.
Before l concluded to permit
the introduction of these reports.
as is always my policy, I discussed
the problem with Mr.. J. Edgar
Hoover, director of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation. We both
realized the Importance of main
tanning the departments long
policy of protecting
FBI reports. Mr.. Hoover agreed
that certain reports could be in
troduced if it became necessary,
while he believed it not advisable
to produce others. The Central
Intelligence Agency and the Army
advised that information fur
nished by them and Incorporated
in the FBI reports in question
might be introduced Through
the FBI reports. if such was
necessary to the prosecution of
the case. I chose to proceed with
the prosecution. There was no
quarrel" no "feud." no "resig-
nation" There never has been
in my 13 years in the department" "
Reeves Visits Truman.
Judge Albert L. Reeves, who pre-
sided over the entire 10 turbulent
weeks of the trial and made the
historic ruling on the FBI docu-
ments, wound up his assignment
here by calling On President Tru-
man at the White House yester-
day. He then left for his home
in Kansas City.
The veteran jurist had known
the President for the last 35 years.
Judge Reeves, a Republican, was
appointed to the Federal branch
by President Harding. In 1886 he
made headlines throughout the
Nation by charging Federal
grand jury to investigate election
abuses by the Pendergast ma
chine.
The President and his guest
strolled and chatted in the rose
garden behind the White House.
They mentioned the Coplon case
only briefly, the judge told report
erS later
Evening star., 1949-07-02
c. & 0. Strike Threat Over;
PAY Claims Settled

The National Mediation Board
announced last night that the
threat of strike is over, for the
present at least" on the Ches-
apeake & Ohio Railroad.
Frank P. Douglass, chairman of
the Railway Mediation Board, said
about 400 grievance cases, mostly
involving pay claims, have been
adjusted between the c. & o. and
the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen and Enginemen.
The union had set a strike date
in mid-June because of the huge
backlog of grievances. The board
intervened promptly and has been
working with the negotiators for
the last two weeks.
Mr.. Douglass said that the meet
ings here were recessed yesterday
with only IL Of IS cases still un-
settled.
Evening star., 1949-07-02
Judith CopIon Back in Brooklyn
To Prepare for Second Trial

brother, Bertram Coplon. through
the bonding firm Of Weinstein
Bros. Mr.. Palmer had to file
formal notice of an appeal before
the bond would be allowed.
Immediately after the sentence
at 1870 am. yesterday. deputy
marshals removed Miss Coplon to
a detention cell in District Court,
and she remained there for several
hours while her attorney and
brother made arrangements for
the additional bond.
There was never any question.
the judge said. that the "a data
slips found in Miss Coplon's
pocketbook when she was ar
rested in New York with Gubit-
chev would have been useful to
Russia and damaging to the Sc
curity of the United State, If
delivered to a Soviet agent.
Criticizes Palmer.
He criticized Mr.. Palmer for
his conduct during the trial and
suggested he unduly prolonged
the cross oss-examination of FB1
agents who trailed Miss Coplon
and Gubitchev in New York.
This became especially apparent,
the judge said, when Miss Cop
lon took the stand in her own
behalf and made no effort to
deny the testimony of the agents.
In reference to Mr.. Palmer,
Judge Reeves said. Il regretfully
say this, but I question whether
the courtesy and comfy of this
court ought not to be withdrawn
from him. so that he never again
be permitted to appear in a case,
either civil or criminal, in this
Jurisdiction, because he has abused
the courtesy and comfy of the
court
Judge Reeves had fined MIR
Palmer $l00 for contempt of court
on two occasions, and on third
had sternly warned that the next
penalty would be jail rather than
another fine.
In March of 1912 Mr.. Palmer
served five days in jail for con-
tempt of court at Utica, N. Y.
Former New York State Supreme
Court Justice Frank j. Gregg gave
him the sentence when he refused
to stop talking when so ordered
by the court.
Evening star., 1949-07-02
Continued From First Page.)

from 40 months to 10 years, fol-
lowing her conviction on charges
of attempting to sell out her coun-
try to the Russians and removing
confidential information from the
Justice Department files.
The sentences called for mini
mum of 40 months and a maxi
mum of 10 years on the first count
the charge that Miss Coplon re-
moved secret papers from the
FBI files with intention to dam
age the United States and aid a
foreign power by delivering them
to Gubitchev in New York. She
received term of from one to
three years on a second count OF
removing and secreting" the pa
pers.
The judge said the sentence will
run concurrently. meaning that
Miss Coplon could serve maxi
mum of 10 years but would be
eligible to apply Cor parole in 4C
months.
100000 Bond Asked.
Chief Prosecutor John M. Kelley
ir., told the court. after sentence
was imposed, that he had beer
instructed to demand a 100000
bond. Both Miss Coplon and Mr.
Palmer denounced this as an effort
to break the girls spirit and con-
fine her to Jail, when she should
have freedom to prepare her de-
fense for the second trial.
Judge Reeves ruled that Miss
Coplon might go free on $4,000
bond, pending determination OF
an appeal for a new trial. She
previously had posted a $4,000
bond here and $4,000 more in
New York on the conspiracy
charge. Conviction on the latter
charge carries maximum penalty
of 35 years.
The additional $4,000 was
raised here by Miss Coplon' S
Evening star., 1949-07-02
Women's S Role in Politics
Hailed by Mrs. Edwards
BY the As,oeioied Press

The time has passed when
women felt that politics was none
of their business, Mrs. India Ed
wards. head of the women's divi-
sion of the Democratic National
Committee, said last night.
In a radio talk. Mrs. Edwards
said:
This was particularly evident
during the last election campaign
1t used to be that women felt
that politics was none of their
business. But now the issues have
come right into the home and
women can't escape them any
longer. President Truman's fair
deal program vitality concerns
women and that is why they sup
port it."
Referring to the appointment
OF women to high Government
positions, Mrs. Edwards added that
women should be considered as
candidates for positions for which
they have the necessary training
and background.
Evening star., 1949-07-02
First Fireworks Law
Arrest Made in Fuirfdx

Fairfax County police made
their first arrest yesterday for
violation of the county's antifire-
cracker ordinance.
Richard Hunt of Fairfax was
arrested shortly after he set up
a fireworks stand on Lee high
way near Fairfax, police said. He
is accused of selling explosive fire
crackers of the type Fairfax
County law prohibits. He was ar
rested by Policemen John Wahl
and Lewis Shumate. A hearing
will be held JULY 6.
Evening star., 1949-07-02
Tokomu Park Man Shot
Waiting for ProwIer

Thomas H. Dillon, 33. of 107
Park Valley road. Takoma Park
is in the Washington Sanitarium
Takoma Park, with a gunshot
wound in the right leg as the
result of an unsuccessful hunt
for a proWler at his home.
Mr.. Dillon told Silver Spring
detectives he heard noise
Thursday night and was lying in
wait on his couch for the in
truder when his .32-caliber Ger
man automatic was discharged
accidentally.
Evening star., 1949-07-02
Card Player Is Held
On Uniform Churqe

A Washington man who told
Federal officials he put on his old
Army uniform to get into Fort
Belvoir for a game of cards has
been charged with wearing a uni
form without authority.
He is Norman Harris, 81, of the
200 block of Oakdale place NV.
He told United States Commis-
sioner Stanley King in Alexandria
yesterday he was discharged from
the Army in 1945. He was released
under $3.50 bond for a hearing in
Alexandria District Court.
Evening star., 1949-07-02
Going to Europe

The Rev. DR.. Frederick Brown
Harris. minister of Foundry
Church, and Mrs. Harris will sail
from New York next Saturday for
England. They will visit relatives
there and later go to France and
Germany.
Evening star., 1949-08-13
Postponement RescheduIe!
Carmen for Tomorrow

The opera Carmen" which was
postponed last night because OF
rain, will be performed at 8:2C
pm. tomorrow, it was announced
by John r. Brunner, executive di-
rector of the Washington Theatel
and Opera Company, sponsors OF
the current operate series at the
Watergate.
Madame Butterfly is to be
sung at the same hour tonight by
the San Carlo Opera Co.
The performance of ::'Carmen'
tomorrow will be by the same cast
as originally scheduled. Tickets
purchased for the Cancelled per-
formance will be honored tomorrow
night.
Evening star., 1949-08-13
Arson Charge Holds
Maryland Carpenter
After Fires al Home

An arson charge has been placed
against a Carmody Hills CMd0
carpenter after two fires were ex-
tinguished at his home last night
and this morning.
Albert Roberts, AZ, of 207 Blaine
street, Carmody Hills. was placed
under $500 bond on the arson
charge. The interior of his five
room house was burned out by a
fire which police charge he started
about 6 o'clock this morning.
The first fire at Roberts house
was about o'clock last night.
Fire companies from Seat Pleas
ant, Capitol Heights, Hillside and
Boulevard Heights responded to
the call of a neighbor and ex-
tinguished it before 1t caused
much damage.
Seat Pleasant firemen told
police Roberts walked into their
firehouse shortly after the first
fire was extinguished and NUT
tered something about the fire
He walked off. police said. and
nobody thought much about what
he had said.
Several of the flremen were
about a block from the firehouse
after the second fire was put out
when they saw Roberts. Police
said the firemen grabbed him and
held him for police. The police
said Roberts clothes smelled OF
kerosene when they arrested him.
Police said Roberts wife was
staying with neighbors and was
not home when the fires started.
Evening star., 1949-08-13
Entrapment Charged
In Liquor Arrest

Whether policemen can make
illegal whisky purchases to gel
evidence was being studied today
by Fairfax Trial Justice Harry
Carrico.
The question was raised yester-
day in the case of Russell Winston
"a, colored, of Fairfax, who is
charged with selling a fifth OF
whisky. The sale of whisky in
Virginia is permitted only in
State operated stores.
M. K. Bryant, investigator for
the Alcoholic Beverage Control
Board, said the purchase was made
by a Fairfax policeman.
Winston's attorney, Charles
Pickett, moved that the charge be
dismissed on grounds of entrap-
ment. Judge Carrico took the
motion under advisement.
In a similar case Eugene jackson
Mahoney, "a, of Herndon PLEADED
guilty to Illegally selling pint O.
whisky July 25. Mr.. Bryant saic
the purchase in this instance wa
made by an informer. Malone.
was fined $50 and given 30-da.
suspended sentence.
Evening star., 1949-08-13
914 Convicfs ParoIed
In Virginia During Year
By the Associofsd Press

RICHMOND, Va, Aug. l3.-
Nine hundred and fourteen per-
sons serving terms for felonles
were paroled during the flscai
year which ended last June 80.
At the same time, the Virginia
parole board said. 847 persons
were discharged without superv1-
sion. after having completed serv-
ing their sentences. The 914 re-
leased under supervision included
persons serving jail sentences Tor
felonies as, well as those IN pr1-
son.
Forty men and women were
given conditional pardons by the
governor during the same period
and one was handed an absolute
pardon. Persons sentenced to life
Imprisonment are not eligible for
parole. +,
Evening star., 1949-08-13
ID. {. Beer Taxes Decline;
| Other Alcoholic Leyies Rise

Taxes receipts for all alcoholic
beverages except beer increased
S123, ,556.13 for the fiscal year end
ed June 80. the Alcoholic Bever-
age Control Board has reported
to the District Commissioners.
Taxes collected from the sale OF
beer showed a decrease of ST.
988.14 over the previous fiscal
year.
There was net income from
license fees and taxes of $99,737.1e
over the previous year, the board
reported, but taxes collected fol
the Alcoholic Clinic were 81 1.130.26
less. Taxes for the clinic dropped
from $77,847.56 in the previous
fiscal year to $76,717.30.
The cost of administering the
ABC act rose from $81 ,262.13 to
$88,671, as result of salary in
creases.
The total amount of money
collected on taxes on alcoholic
beverages for the year was $2,-
100, ,009.54, while the taxes on beer
amounted to S299 .476.41
Evening star., 1949-08-13
Shirley Memorial Highway
Section TO Open Sept. 6

A section of the four-lane di
vided Henry G. Shirley memoria
highway is expected to be open al
far south as Franconia on Sep.
tember 6.
This was announced by the Fair.
fax County resident engineers Of.
flee of the Virginia Department Of
Highways yesterday. At present
barriers prevent use of the express
way beyond the Leesburg pike or
the outskirts of Alexandria. Event
ually, the limited-access road will
continue south for more than II
miles and connect with Route / al
Woodbridge.
The resident engineer also an.
nounced Lee boulevard has beer
widened in the vicinity of Arl-
ington Forest subdivision prepar.
atory to construction of a 1000.
foot long center island to speed
traffic flow. The center strip viii
be designed to permit cars to make
a left turn into Park drive by get
ting out of the line of fast traffic
Evening star., 1949-08-13
Montgomery Draft Boards
To 0pen 3 Hours a Week

Mon t.g omery County draft
boards will be open only 8 hours
each week and telephone service
will be discontinued beginning
Monday, it was announced today
by the clerk of the board.
The cutback was necessary, the
announcement explained, because
of the decrease in allotment OF
funds to the Selective Service
System for the current fiscal year.
Office hours will be-,
Board 81 - Bethesda Chevy
Chase Recreation Center; Thurs
days; 8 am. to $50 pm.
Board So Jesup Blair Park,
Silver Spring; Tuesdays; 9 am.
to $50 pm.
Board 52-Post Office Building,
Rockville; Tuesdays and Thurs
days; 8 am. to noon.
Evening star., 1949-08-13
r st. is Church Uses R {cA c$ s IM y, o, Annexation, ,,, School,
By WiIIiom J. EIvin

AS Falls Church today began
an observance of its first ami
versary as a city Of the second
class. it finds itself embroiled in
first class battle with the county
of which it once was part.
The municipality which at
tanned its second class status un-
der Virginia law when 1t reached
population of 5000, has achieved
some control over it's own affairs
but is looking forward to other
birthdays when it may be seven
times its present size and be a
completely independent first class
city of more than 10000 inhabi-
tantS.
The two square mile town in
Fairfax County became a second
class city last August Is after a
special census was held. The
change enabled the city to set up
its own school district. have its
own commissioner of revenue,
treasurer and an Electoral Board
to conduct local elections.
Recently, Falls Church filed a
suit against Fairfax County to
annex nearly II square miles of
adjacent land, including about 30
subdivisions and some undevel-
oped areas.
Big Revenue Source.
Because this highly urbanized
territory represents one of the
county's main sources of tax reve-
nue., the Fairfax County Board of
Supervisors has decided on a last
ditch fight. # has appropriated
$4,000 and has retained Robert
j. McCandlish, jr., to assist Com
monwealth's Attorney Hugh B.
Marsh to fight annexation. The
board has indicated that more
money may be appropriated If the
$4,000 is not enough.
If the city is successful in its
suit, the population almost cer-
tainly would increase from the
present estimated $500 to more
than 10000.
All of the candidates elected to
the nine-member City Council
last June said they favored an
nexation.
In the campaign, LaRue Van
Meter, city attorney and COM
missioner of revenue. called for
IAN end to domination of Falls
Church elections by county peo-
ple." He urged the election of
Evening star., 1949-08-13
Rev. Bell to Be Speaker
AT Luruy Tomorrow
Special Dispatch to The stor

LURAY. Va, Aug. 13. The
Rev. Cecil c. Bell, superintendent
|of the Lynchburg district of the
Virginia Methodist Conference
will be guest speaker here at $50
pm. tomorrow at the Sunset Ves-
per Service on the lawn of the
Luray Singing Tower.
Frank Gamble, director o1
music at the Waynesboro (Va.)
High School, will be guest soloist
at the service, sponsored by the
Luray Ministerial Association
Carrilloneur Charles T. Chapman
will present recitals before ano
after the service.
Evening star., 1949-08-13

in sight. Mayor Albert M. Orme
and Councilman j. H. Mccarthy
have said that the only satisfac-
tory solution to street improve
ment problems is a bond issue.
AS the first anniversary ap-
proaches, several hundred families
who have had no water for several
hours each day since May, are
awaiting completion of the city's
new water line to Chain Bridge.
The $1,000,O00 project has been
approved by the voters.
When the new line is finished
and pumping station is in opera
ton there will be sufficient water
to serve not only present GUS
Evening star., 1949-08-13
Lohman, Race Expert,
Warns Of Peril in
Inadequate Police

Inadequate police forces are
luxuries the American people can
not afford, DR.. Joseph D. Lohman,
Chicago criminologist and expert
on racial tension, said last night.
DR.. Lohman appeared on tele-
vision program on WMAL-T TV
and later left for Chicago. Since
Monday he had been giving a
course to the Park Police in mini
MIXING and controlling racial ten
Sions.
Appearing on the program also
were Edward j. Kelly, special as
sistant to the superintendent of
the National Capitol Parks; Will
liam c. Bradbury. associated with
DR.. Lohman at the University of
Chicago, and Richard Rsndell.
ABC commentator. who was mod
orator of the program.
Mr.. Kelly said the Park Police,
124 in number. are "woefully in
adequate" DR.. Lohman said a
police force should be at its maxi
mum potential.
Police Better Prepared.
AS the result of DR.. Lohman's S
course, Mr.. Kelly said. the Park
Police are better prepared to keep
a racial Incident "at the bloody
nose stage and not let it get out
of hand.
In regard to the problem of
racial tensions. DR.. Lohman said,
Washington "is making progress. y
Meanwhile, another Negro lead
er has taken issue with the criti-
cism of DR.. Lohman by John H
Connaughton, president of the
Federation of Citizens Associa
ton, and Clifford H. Newell, tenn
porary chairman of newly
formed Citizens Interracial Com
mittee.
John B. Duncan, president OF
the Federal Civic Association, said
the statement from Mr.. Con-
naughton and Mr.. Newell that
experts like DR.. Lohman are not
welcome in the District was "em-
barrassing" to the II Negroes in
vited to be on the interracial
committee. He said he spoke for
all of the Negroes asked to be on
the committee.
Calls for ,Retraction.
Mr.. Duncan said that no Off
GERS of the proposed committee
have been elected, either tenn
porarily or permanently. and that
no meeting has been held or even
suggested. No persons have been
authorized to express any views
of any person invited to men,
bership on the committee, he
added.
Under these circumstances, the
views expressed by Mr.. Con-
|naughton are obviously erroneous
and unauthorized and should be
retracted," he declared.
Mr.. Duncan said Mr.. Con-
naughton's actions and views
"tend to defeat the usual pur-
poses of such proposed COM
mittee and renders the accept
ance of membership exceedingly
difficult, if not virtually impos-
Sible."
Evening star., 1949-08-13
IRemoins of 33 Descendants
|Of CdIyerts to Be Reburied

who was Sarah Eleanor Hunger
ford.
The first to be buried in the
Mount Airy plot was Edward
Henry Calvert. who died in 1916.
The last burial there was in 1882.
Miss Helen Calvert. 3110 Mount
Vernon avenue, Alexandria, said
the plan to move the remains was
conceived after the recent death
of Mrs. Iraminta Calvert Chew.
Mrs. Chew left funds for con-
tinued maintenance Of the old
burying plot. which has been kept
in good condition through the
years.
Miss Calvert is the only daugh-
ter of George Edward Calvert,
who was a son of George and
Sarah Eleanor Hungerford CAL
vert
Because old Mount Airy burial
ground is so inaccessible, Miss
Calvert said, "the family thought
it would be appropriate to nego-
tiate with the vestry of st.
Thomas for space in the church
cemetery.
Especially was this true" she
added, when we consider that ST.
Thomas was the Calvert family
church and that under the chan
eel at'Croom are buried Benedict
Calvert. Governor of Maryland
from 1920 to 1927, and his wife
Elizabeth
Also under the chancel rest the
remains of Eleanor Calvert Gus
tbs, mother of Nellie Custis.
Conferences with the church
vestrymen, which began in June
were held by Miss Helen Calvert
and the co-executor of Mrs. Chew's
estate, Calvert Judkins, who lives
in Arlington.
"It has been a difficult task, ~
Miss Calvert said, because it was
necessary to obtain the consent of
nearly a score of family descend
ants now living in widely sepa-
rated sections of the country"