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Evening star., 1949-07-02
Prosecution Demand! (!
Death for Scott as
Trial Nears Close
Premeditotion Charged
In Closing Statements
To Jury at Roanoke
a., ,,D>k.~k paJI:noe
By Robert c. RoIIinqs
Stor Stoff CORRESPONDENT

ROANOKE, Va, July 2.-The
State today asked that Lee
(Buddy) Scott, 16, be sent to the
electric chair for the confessed
Staying of his high school class
mate, Dana Marie Weaver. also is.
In closing statements to an all
male jury, Assistant Common
wealth's Attorney Beverly Fitz-
patrick declared "Lee Scott has
killed one girl this is your
opportunity to take this killer out
of circulation permanently"
LET it be said that you did your
duty here today-that you sent
Lee Scott to the electric chair for
the murder Of Dana Marie
Weaver"
Fermentation Charged.
The State charged that Scott
killed Dana Marie after he hit her
with a bottle because he then
realized she would ruin his reputa-
ton.
Gentlemen, there Is your pre-
meditation and there is your muir
der in the first degree" Mr.. Fitz-
patrick told the jury.
AS the husky defendant sat with
his head and eyes lowered, the
prosecutor told the Hastings court
Jury that after Lee struck the
Evening star., 1949-07-02
Shanghai Editors 5-Foot Wife
Leaves Trail of Injured Reds

forced her way out OF the apart
ment. leaving some banged-ur
Chinese workers behind.
The workers had control Of the
hallway outside the Gould apart
ment when Mrs. Gould started
Operation Exit. She showed open
the kitchen door. In the hallway
she encountered resistance.
What happened next wasnt
made clear by the papers. One
said two Of the workers were
slightly injured and q third was
taken to a hospital.
There was agreement on one
thing though: Very shortly. Mrs
Gould walked out the front en-
trance of the apartment house.
And Mr.. Gould? Well, he finally
got out. too. Communist author
tiles broke up the rhubarb at the
apartment because they feared
violence. He and the workers
went to his Office downtown
They're still arguing there. 1
Evening star., 1949-07-02
Overseas AirIines
| AIerted to Prevent
| Miss CopIon's Leaving

Overseas airlines operating
out of New York were alerted
today to make sure that
Judith Coplon does not try
to leave the United States
after her liberation here on
$4,000 bond late yesterday.
Government agents at La
Guardia Field said they, too,
had been instructed to see
that the former Justice De-
partment analyst does not
board an overseas transport.
The source of the orders
could not be learned, the As
sociated Press reported.
Miss Coplon is also under
$4,000 bond in New York on
a charge of conspiring with a
Russian national to steal
United States secrets.
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Weather Is Ideal as District.
Begins Holiday Week End
More Than 10000 Leave City by Train;
Temperature Not Likely to Top Mid 8Os

features Gen. Jacob L. Devers as
speaker and builds up to one OF
the brightest fireworks displays
yet presented.
Most of the travellers by air
train, bus and car had won pre-
liminary scuffles with crowds and
traffic and were we'll on their way
early today.
With Government employees off
for three days. and most places
of business to be closed Monday
the out-of-town rush reached its
peak last night as an estimated
100000 rolled out of Union Sta
ton and thousands of others left
by other channels.
More than a score of extra
sections carried them away from
the railroad terminal. Airlines and
bus companies reported capacity
business. Most transportation off,
cials called it a typical holiday
get-off, but not of record di-
menSionS.
Roads leading to the popular
resorts and beaches were teeming
with cars and the American Auto
mobile Association broadcast the
usual warning that death lurked
on the highways. 1t predicted that
290 persons would die in the Ma
See FOIIRTH PAGE A-Rl
Evening star., 1949-07-02
Georgi Dimitrov, Red Premier
Of Bulgaria, Dies in Russia
Reiehstog Fire Figure
Was Communists Top
Leader Outside Soviet
By the Associated Pres,

LONDON, July 2.-Georgi Mix
hailovich Dimitrov. Premier of
Bulgaria and one of the foremost
leaders in world Communism, died
today, Moscow radio announced.
He was Ct.
He had been a lifelong revolu-
tionary, an exile, trusted agent of
Soviet Prime Minister Joseph
Stain, a principal defendant in
the German Reichstag fire trial in
1888, and probably the most i'm
portant Communist outside Russia.
The announcement distributed
by the Soviet monitor here said
death was due to diabetes. Dim1-
trov had been under treatment in
Bordikha Sanitarium near Mos
cow for nearly three months.
He was granted leave from the
premiership in April to obtain the
treatment. Vassil Kolarov, Vice
Premier and Foreign Minister, be-
Evening star., 1949-07-02
Sailor Found S|ain;
Link 10 Bloody Car
In Potomac Sought
Automobile Was Stolen
From Rockville Area,
Where Body Was Found

The body OF young sailor was
found on route 240 a mile and a
half north of Rockville today, a
few hours after police discovered
blood stained automobile in the
Potomac River here.
The sailor was identified from a
Navy tag as John j. Little, 18
stationed in Seattle.
Montgomery County police said
he was killed by blows on the back
of his head.
Dressed in a white uniform, the
body was lying face down, next tc
Eli Alper's Tavern and about 81
feet back from the road.
Marks in Gravel Driveway.
Investigators theorized that he
was dragged from a car off the
highway, for there was trail Cd
blood and scruf marks in gravel
driveway leading from the road.
County Coroner F. j. Broschart
scheduled an autopsy later today
at Gartner's funeral home. in
Gaithersburg.
The body was discovered by Mr..
Alper about three hours after
park police found an abandoned
car in S feet of water at the sea-
wall between Constitution and
New Hampshire avenues.
Samples of the sailors blood
we're being tested to see If it
matched a large stain in the front
seat of the car.
The rear bumper of the auto
mobile was on the seawall and the
front was embedded in river mud
Tire tracks led from Rock Greek
parkway in an almost straight line
to the waters edge.
Park police said they notified
the FBI because the car was re-
ported stolen from Rockville.
Park Police Pvts. William I.
Hayes and Paul w. johnson were
cruising in a scout car when they
noticed the rear of the automobile
on the seawall, which has nc
railing.
Two Cranes Raise Car.
It took two cranes more thar
three hours to raise the car. Po'
lice said they found blood spot
about foot in diameter in the
center of the front seat and
woman's glove under the seat
The car was reported stoler
from Hazel Oliver Hawkins, 40
(See Staying: Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1949-07-02
Hoover Plans |mperi|
Hospital Facilities for
Veterans, Gray Says
Administrator Urges
Keeping Present Setup
In Letter to Rankin
By the Associated Press

Veterans Administrator Gray
told Congress today that reorgani-
zation recommendations of the
Hoover Commission threaten hos
pital facilities of thousands of war
veterans.
Mr.. Gray made a strong plea
for retaining the present separate
system of VA medical activities in
Ia letter to Chairman Rankin of
the House Veterans Committee.
1t supplemented an earlier re-
port in which Mr.. Gray criticized
certain Hoover Commission pro-
posals as "unsound.' and ''ill-con-
sidered."
The commission, in its reorgani-
cation proposals for VA, charged
overlap and inefficiency in Gov
|ernment medical activities - in
|cluding VA activities-and pro-
posed their consolidation into q
United medical administration.
Cites "Historic Policy"
Mr.. Gray said today this recon-
mendation runs counter to the
historic policy of our Government
to treat its veterans as a class
deserving of special consideration
through one agency charged with
the responsibility of ad-
ministering all the various benefit
programs"
ut would open the doors OF
hospitals established by the Gov
ernment for the care. treatment
and rehabilitation Of our disabled
veterans to additional categories,
principally armed forces person
Evening star., 1949-07-02
Gates Gets Out Of Jail ;
Joins Demonstrators
sy The Associofed Press

NEW YORK. July John w
Gates, editor of the Daily Worker
was released from jail early today
after serving a 30-day sentence
for contempt Of court at the Com
munist conspiracy trial.
About 40 demonstrators gath
cred In front Of the Federal House
Of Detention at am. to greet
Gates, and learned that he was
released shortly after midnight
The demonstration was arranged
by the Civil Rights Congress.
Gates. however, returned to the
detention building to be present
at the welcome demonstration.
Inside the building, three other
defendants. also cited for con-
tempt, gazed through the mesh
and barred windows at the pro-
ceedings outside. The three were
jailed for the duration Of the
trial.
Gates waxed indignant over the
early hour he was freed.
TITS q dirty trick to avoid &
demonstration" he told newsmen
Gates was hoisted to the shoul.
ders of several marchers and
paraded across the street from
the prison.
The marchers carried placard,
which read. Welcome. Johnn.
Gates" The placards also de-
manded the release of the othel
Jailed defendant
Only one day befsre Gates tern
was to end, the Court Of Appeal
yesterday upheld the sentence i'm
posed by Federal Judge Harold r
Medina.
Gates was jailed June 8 aftel
refusing on the witness stand II
name three persons who has
helped him prepare q pamphle
for veterans entitled who Rup'
harsd Our Duck?"
Evening star., 1949-07-02
Judith Cop|on Returns Roomer Shot, Women
To Brooklyn Home 10 Beaten With Gun Buff;
Await Second Trial Police Hold Landlord
Argument Over Rent
Of Family Preparing
To Move Is BIumed

A roomer was critically wounded
and two women were beaten over
the head with a pistol butt today
in what police described as an
argument between a landlord and
his tenants in the 400 block of H
street S.W.
Police Immediately arrested the
landlord, whom they identified as
William Roy MacIlrath. 64, of
4061a H street S. W. Detective
Sergt John L. Sullivan quoted
MacIlrath as saying the roomer
owed him rent. MacIlrath was
held on an open charge at the
Fourth Precinct and later taken to
Gallinger Hospital for treatment
of hand cuts.
Shot through the right chest
with a As caliber revolver was
Joseph Sosa. IS, of the H street
address.
Treated at Hospital.
Treated at Casualty Hospital
for cuts and bruises on the head
were Mrs. Mary Sosa, %, wife of
the wounded man. and Mrs.
Sarah Jane Hawkins. %. of the
1900 block of Burns place Sc, a
er-in-law.
Witnesses said the Sosa family,
including several small children,
was preparing to move out of the
rooming house when the shooting
occurred.
Mrs. Fay Vawters. superintend-
ent of the Children's Aid Society
in the same block. said she saw
Mr.. Sosa lying on the sidewalk
near a truck on which some of his
household belongings were piled.
Told to Get Baby.
Mr.. Sosa gasped: 1--WE been shot
I'm dying" Mrs. Vawters said. She
told him to lie down and save his
strength, she recalled, and he told
her he was choking" and couldn't
get his breath"
Mrs. Vawters said she heard Mr.
Sosa tell his wife to 60 into the
house and get their baby. Elisa.
Witnesses said six children were
in the rooming house at the time,
but did not see the actual shoot
ing. Their names were given as
Joe Sosa, 2, who was in an up
stairs play pen; Elisa Sosa. 5
months. also upstairs: Mary Gold
5, and Barbara Gold, 8, Mrs. Sosa S
children by a former marriage,
and June Hawkins, 7, and Darrow
Hawkins, 3, children of Mrs. Haw-
kins.
Evening star., 1949-07-02
Snyder to Take Off Todu)
On World Fiscal Study
By the Associated Press

Secretary of the Treasury
Snyder was to leave today by
plane for a tour of Western Euro
pean capitals.
He plans to confer with finan-
cial officials at Paris, London,
Cairo and elsewhere, probably
on the general state of the Euro
pean Recovery Program and the
world financial situation.
Evening star., 1949-07-02
Assassin Gets Is Yeurs

ROME, July 2 GA Rome
court today sentenced q Sicilian
student to 13 years and eight
months Imprisonment for the at
tempted assassination of Palmirc
Togliatti, italian Communist lead
er. The student. Antonio Pallante
as, also received q two months
sentence for carrying . pistol
without permission. =.
Evening star., 1949-07-02

prepare and many judges are re-
luctant to begin an important case
in midsummer.
U. N. Wants Early Decision.
On the other hand, the State
Department was known to be
pressing for an early trial. in view
of the fact that Miss Coplon is
charged jointly in the conspiracy
case with a Russian national
Valentine A. Gubitchev, suspended
engineer for the United Nations.
The U. N. also wants the case to
be determined as soon as possible,
it was said.
Miss Coplon yesterday heard
Trial Judge Albert L. Reeves in
District Court sentence her to
Continued IN Page Al Col a.
Evening star., 1949-07-02
Czechs Restrict
Diplomats Trips
info S|ovakia
Reject Protest Over
Detention Of PopoI
Official in Prague
BY the Assoeioisd Press

1AeANo oE, SAcCliOSlOFdhld, July
i2.-Foreign diplomats have been
warned by the government not to
make any unannounced trips into
Slovakia, scene of bloody rioting
between Roman Catholics and
Communist officials.
The Foreign Ministry said it
would be q "demonstrative" act
against the Czech government
"and gross interference with in
Iternal affairs of Czechoslovakia -
for foreign diplomats to travel
into Slovakia without prior no.
itice.
This new ban-against Western
| diplomats at least-was disclosed
in the Foreign Ministry's rejection
of a diplomatic protest against
police detention of Msgr. Gennaro
Verolino, charge d'affaires of the
papal nunciature in Prague.
Recent Clashes Reported.
The announcement said pres
ent circumstances" in the strong
pro-Catholic Eastern province
made the restricting necessary.
Informed church and diplomatic
sources said last night that at
least two Communist policemen
were beaten to death and an un.
determined number of persons in
jured during recent clashes ir
Slovakia between Catholics anc
government adherents.
| Meanwhile, the Communist gov
eminent moved to take over thu
big national religious holiday!
which start today and extenc
through Tuesday.
They will be marked by Cath.
olic pilgrimages and celebrations
honoring the missionaries. SITS
Cyril and Methodius, and tht
monk, st. Prokop.
Only July 4 the nation alsc
marks the burning at the stake o.
the religious reformer, John Huss
in 1415. This holiday has beer
moved up from July 6 to make
compace week end and save {
working day for the people!
democracy"
Will Hear Priests Address.
Thousands of Communist ad'
herents will be making the pill
grimage to Stranznice, Moravia
today and tomorrow. There they
will hear an address by the Rev
Josef Plojhar, a priest who ii
health minister in the Communis'
government.
Tomorrow at st. Prokop the
government will offer another pro-
gram at which the Communist
education minister, Prof. zdenef
Nejedly, will be the main speaker
Nejedly's ministry has beer
closing down Catholic monasteries
suppressing the religious press anc
otherwise enforcing restriction:
on the church.
Prague informants said Rec
headquarters had passed ou
money to pay the fares of theil
adherents to the pilgrimage spots
The idea apparently was tt
make good showing for thu
Communist sponsored Catholic
Action movement which advocate!
|church-state peace on government
terms and disavows the hierarchy
led by Archbishop Josef Beran.
Precedent Believed Set.
Msgr. Verolino's case is believed
to have set a precedent restricting
travel of foreign ENJOYS here.
Heretofore, there have been pa
trolls on roads between Slovakis
and Bohemia -Moravia, but usual!
cars with diplomatic or foreign
license plates were waved through
The government claimed Msgr
(See CZECH, Page A-8.)
Evening star., 1949-07-02
Kirk Calls on Vishinsky

MOSCOW, July 2 (P).-Ameri-
can Ambassador Alan G. Kirk
called on Soviet Foreign Minister
Andrei Y. Vishinsky today. The
formal visit-part of the normal
diplomatic protocol-lasted about
30 minutes.
Evening star., 1949-07-02

came acting Premier at that time
6 The highest councils in Russia,
the Central Committee Of the
Soviet Communist Party and the
(See DIMITROV, Page A-8D
Evening star., 1949-07-02
By james J. CuIIinone and
w. n. Shippen, Jr.

The convicted Judith Coplon
was back in her mothers home in
Brooklyn today to help prepare
for a second trial on espionage
charges scheduled to open July IL.
Before boarding a plane for New
York last night, Defense Counsel
Archibald Palmer told reporters he
and his 28-year-old client will be
ready to go to trial a week from
next Monday in Federal Court in
New York.
Asked If the former Justice
Department analyst would be
ready for trial on that date, Mr..
Palmer replied. Certainly! And
Judy is going to spend plenty OF
time between now and then help
ing me prepare her case-I hope!"
There was considerable doubt,
however, if the trial would open on
schedule. One side or the other is
expected to ask for more time to
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(See VA, Page ABB
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(See CZECH, Page ABB
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Palmer Says She Will Be
Reody July II to Foce
Charges With Gubitehev

CLARK DEFENDS DECISION on
secret FBI reports in Coplon
case. Page A-3
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(See GOLF, Page Aid
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(See CRASH, Page A-8.0
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(See SCOTT. Page A-2)
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(See FOURTH, Page A-8.
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Continued on Page AS, Col. g.
Evening star., 1949-04-14

electric power Is located. Presi-
dent Truman commented that
only about 10 per cent Is being
utilized.
The area already boasts two Of
the worlds great dams-Bonne-
vile and Grand coulee. President
Truman inspected the latter while
campaigning last year.
The CvA's job would be TO build
and operate dams and irrigation
projects. produce. transmit and
sell power. and have a lot to do
with soil. forests, minerals and
wildlife. 1t also would build fish
ladders to enable salmon 10 return
to their birthplaces TO spawn
Much Of this work is now being
done by various agencies. includ-
ing the Bureau Of Reclamation
and the Bonneville Power Ad aim
istration in the Interior Depart
ment. and by the Army Engineers.
Mr.. Truman proposed In the name
Of plain common sense" TO merge
them into a single agency.
Evening star., 1949-04-14
Clay Says He'll Refuse
Offer Of New Top Post
D, sAss AsssssessS srsss

FRANKFURT. Germany. April
I4.-Gen- Lucius D. Clay. Amert-
can military governor. told o news
conference yesterday that he viii
not accept the post Of American
high commissioner for Western
Germany II il Ii offered to him.
High commissioners are TO sue
ceed the military governors In the
United States. British and Wrench
zones when q West German gov
ernment Is created. State Depart
ment officials here have Speculated
that Gen. Clay might be offered
the job.
At present q deadlock over dis
tribution Of financial powers be-
tween the federal and state gov
Evening star., 1949-04-14

e-rne-4 has tae German COZ
ssit0ent ecuncsi st Bonn II q
deadlock.
Gen. Clay sad IL would be a
great pity" II the formation os q
government Is long DELAYED by TIE
deadlock.
He sid there would be greater
% improve econorax
conditions under the Germans
Evening star., 1949-04-14
House Gets Measure
To Create Authority
For Columbia Valley

Legislation TO set UP q Column
bia Valley Authority for develop
ment Of the great natural re-
sources Of the Pacific Northwest
was introduced In Congress today
by Representatives Mitchell and
jackson. both Washington Dem
ocrats.
President Truman requested it
yesterday in a message TO Capitol
Hill. Reaction among lawmakers
was immediate and sharply divided
and the opinion was expressed
that nothing would be done on the
project at the present session-if
at aIl-because Of the extended
debate 1t will precipitate.
The President praised the Ten
nessee Valley Authority. and. al
though he did not say so. it Is
believed the eva would be modelled
along similar lines, if approved.
The Columbia Valley Authority
Is one of several long envisioned
by President Truman to take ad-
vantage of the vast water re-
sources Of the Nation. AS his
message went to Congress. IL SEN
ators Joined in preparing a bill
for development in the Arkansas,
White and Red River basins. Rep
resentative Furcolo, Democrat. Of
Massachusetts introduced q bill
for q Connecticut Valley Author
ity. A Missouri Valley project
also Is in the cards.
The Columbia Valley Authority
would operate In Washington.
Oregon, Idaho. Western Montana
and q small section Of Utah and
Nevada. This comprises the
watershed Of the 1.2l0-mile CO.
lumbia River and its tributaries,
where more than 80 per cent OF
the Nations potential hydro
Evening star., 1949-04-14

can government than ETs3rs
military government, e3; apssas-
entity Ire Germans aage military
government.
Informed etreaes II Bonn aid
Dr.. kcnraE Aornauer, p.NAssent
Evening star., 1949-04-14

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, 1949-12-16
MUNICIPAL CCUN.
PASSES WAGE and
HOUR LAW

Yesterday the Municipal
Council passed Bill No. 8,
which sets up minimum wage
and maximum hour standards
for St. Croix.
The Ordinance, sponsored
by the Hons. Ludwig Harrigan
and Alva c. Mac Farlane, I'M
derwent some changes based
on suggestions made at public
hearings and after a review by
the United States District At
torney, and will become eff
fective thirty days of it's
enactment.
1t now goes to the Chief Ex--
ecutive for sanction and ap-
prevail.
Some amendments were also
made to the recently enacted
ordinance to control the sale
tContinued or Page A.,
, 1949-12-16
Holy Cross Anglicun
Church To Present
Christmas Story

For the third year the Holy
Cross Anglican Church at Els
tate Love, will present "The
Nativity Of our Lord" This i'm
preSSive beautiful program,
which over a thousand people
saw last year, has become a
definite part of our local ira
ditions, something to which
many look forward each year,
Father Bernard Mac Laugh
lin, the Rector said.
The program will be shown
on three consecutive nights
Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thurs
day, December 81, % and %, at
$50. The showing will be pre-
coded by a half hour of sacred
and classical music over the
parish's simplifying system.
Father Mac Laughlin is ar
ranging for bus service from
both Christiansted and Fred
erikSted Towns for those with
out their own transportation,
, 1949-12-16
Hon. Carlos Downing
Ben BdYne New Head
St. Thomus {"

The Honorable Carlos A.
Downing has submitted his re
signation as a member of the
st. Thomas Municipal Coun-
Gil to become effective on Feb
ruary %, 1850. Mr.. Downing
plans to leave for the main
land to study under the Vet
Grams Education program. He
plans to be away about four
years.
Mr.. Downing was elected in
1915; was reelected in 1916 &
also in 1948. He left for New
York City today.
, 1949-12-16
Won
DIES IN WASH.
NAVAL HOSPITAL

Col. Axel Won Oxholm, who
spent two years in the Virgin
Islands as a special representa-
tive of the Department of
Commerce, died unexpectedly
of a heart attack in a Naval
Hospital at Washington, D. c.,
on Friday of last week, accord
ing to an article in the st. Tho
mas Daily News.
Col. Oxholm, born IN Nor
way, was a veteran of both
World Wars, was decorated by
five governments, including
the United States, for his
work in forestry. He was nat
Continued on Page -
, 1949-12-16
Ben BuYne New Heed
The st. Thomus
Chamber of Comm.

Ben Bayne, one of the out
standing businessmen of st.
Thomas, was elected President
of the Chamber of Commerce
at their annual meeting held
on Monday night, December
Il. He succeeds E. Leonard
Brewer.
Other officers elected in
clude George Conrad, who
was secretary, was made vice
president; Leopold Benjamin,
was elected Secretary and Oar
win Creque, Treasurer. Mem
bers of the Executive Com
mitee are: 1sidore Paiewonsky,
Auguste Rimple, A. Mahlon
Lindqvist, E. Leonard Brew
er and D. Victor Bornn.