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Evening star., 1949-10-20
3 Deaf Mutes Get Life Terms;
Hear Sentence Through Siqns

Circuit Judge Decatur H. Rodg-
ers said he had done some re-
search and could find only one
other case in which a deaf mute
had been brought up and SEN
fenced through sign language for
a major crime.
Charles D. Seaton of Wash
ington, D. c.. flashed the judges
words into sign language.
Prosecuting Attorney Vance E.
Sencindiver recommended that
Judge Rogers show mercy. With
out such a recommendation Judge
Rodgers would have been COM
PEELED to sentence the three to
death.
Mr.. Sencindiver told the court
that confessions by the three es-
tablished that Spears fired the
fatal shot.
Judge Rodgers expressed SYM
pathy for the girl because of hei'
age and handicap. He explained
he was powerless to do anything
except sentence her to life i'm
prisonment, but he said it might
be possible that West Virginia s
Governor could extend executive
clemency.
Evening star., 1949-10-20
BY the Assoeiossd Press

MARTINSBURG, w. Va, Oct.
20.-A Judge spoke through sign
language interpreter today and
sentenced three young deaf mutes
to life Imprisonment after they
pleaded guilty to the Staying of a
filling station operator.
The penalty was imposed on
Almeta Cressel. 18, of Staunton,
Va: Buddy Edmond Spears, 10, Of
Winchester. Va, and Hugh Austin
White, 26 of Clearbrook, Va.
They were charged with rebbing
50-year r-olds Clinton johnson of
about $40 and shooting him in the
stomach June 80 at his nearby
Bunker Hill (W. Va station.
Mr.. Johnson died July 8 at a
hospital in Winchester.
The Staying climaxed series
of escapades by the three deaf
mutes and a 14-year-old unaf-
f1icted sister of Miss Cressel in
Northern Virginia and the neigh
boring part of West Virginia. The
young girl is in the custody of
juvenile authorities.
The four were arrested previ-
ously at Keyser, w. Va, for carry
ing concealed weapons.
Evening star., 1949-10-20
Membership Drive Meeting
At,'Y' 10 Hear Creiqhton

David Creighton of the Young
Mems Christian Association World
Service staff will speak at a re-
port meeting of the current YMCA
membership drive at 6 pm. to-
morrow at the Central YMCA.
Mr.. Creighton has served as
senior secretary in Greece since
l945, rebuilding the organization
in that country. The Nazis dis
solved the YMCA during the oc-
cupation of Greece in World
War II.
The final campaign meeting for
the membership drive will be held
October 26.
Lee r. Pennington. campaign
chairman. said reports so far
showed that 600 new members
had been enrolled and from all
indications the goal of 1909 for
49" will be reached. Tradition
ally. the campaign organization
consists of IL teams who compete
for the highest total of members
enrolled during the campaign
period
Evening star., 1949-10-20
Armco Broadens Benefits,
Pays 60q6 Of Insurance
By the Associotsd Press

MIDDLETOWN, Ohio. Oct. 20.
The Armco Steel Corp. yester-
day announced a broadened social
insurance plan for it's employees
with the company paying so per
cent of the cost and the workers
the remaining 40 per cent.
Elmer Davis, president of the
Armco Employees Independent
Federation, issued statement
in connection with the new plan,
which said:
I'VE wanted greater protection
for our members than the meager
benefits which would have been
provided under the four cent non
contributory plan that has caused
Nation wide strike in the steel
industry"
Mr.. Davis explained that the
cost of the Armco program would
be slightly less than seven cents
an hour.
Evening star., 1949-10-20
Atomic
Continued From First Page.)

'SOIiti1ucu rTOIu FISG fdRe.)
press, his National Security Coun-
Gil held another of it's top secret
meetings in a room just across
the corridor from his own oval
room Office.
The meetings usually are held
at the White House about every
fortnight.
In the closing hours of the first
session of the 81st Congress yes
terday the lawmakers voted to
relax curbs they had placed only
a few months earlier on the Aces
spending powers. This was their
reaction to President Truman's
recent announcement of an atomic
explosion in Russia.
House Eases Its Grip.
The House, usually jealous of
its hold on the Federal purse
strings. eased its grip in this case
without a single objection. Not
one member raised his voice to
oppose a Senate-approved meas
ure relaxing the restrictions, and
the bill went along to the White
House for apparently certain sig
nature.
Earlier this year, Congress de-
creed that the Atomic Commits
sion could not start unbudgeted
construction projects costing over
$500,000 without first getting ap-
proval Of three Congressional
committees. These were the Joint
Congressional Atomic Committee
and House and Senate commit
tees on appropriations.
Under the amendment rushed
through yesterday the commission
can start construction of un-
budgeted technical or production
facilities If it satisfies the Budget
Director that they are necessary
for the national defense. d..
Evening star., 1949-10-20
3 Seized in Maryland
In -Four Raids on
Alleged Abortion Ring
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Oct. 2O.-Police
arrested eight persons early to-
day in four raids here and in
neighboring Carroll County on
search warrants alleging operation
of an abortion ring.
Four men and four women were
taken into custody and booked
at police headquarters for inves-
tigation. No charges were filed
against them Immediately.
One. identified herself as secre-
tary to Baltimore doctor. The
doctors residential Office was one
of the four places raided.
The eight listed on police rec
ords were:
Raymond w. Coffman, "a; Mrs.
Laura A. Kitchens, 81; Mrs. May
F. Coffman, Is, and Mrs. Marie
P. Coffman, all arrested at house
in Northwest Baltimore.
Miss Thelma A. Ensor, %;
Paul T. Leather. 35, and Chris c.
Campbell. all arrested at farm
in Carroll County near the Penn
sylvania State line.
Edward c. Coffman, 33, arrest
ed at another house in Baltimore
Police indicated they expect to
make more arrests.
Their records did not show if
the four Coffmans are related.
Raymond w. and Mrs. Marie P.
Coffman gave the same addresses
in Baltimore. So did Edward c.
and Mrs. May F. Coffman.
Two of the men described them
selves as contractors and two as
farmers. Police said they had
been investigating for three
months on the order of Col. Bev-
erly Ober, Baltimore police COM
missioner.
Two of the places raided were
described as convalescent homes.
Evening star., 1949-10-20
Congress
Continued From First Page. }

many momentous problems con-
cerning both our foreign relations
and our domestic affairs. To meet
these problems, the Congress has
remained in Washington laboring
diligently through almost 10
months of the year, including one
OF the hottest summers in Wash
ington history. I am confident
that the American people will
agree that the results have been
well worth while"
In the final session of Congress
there was no dispute between
the two houses over the $1,314,-
10000 foreign arms program, but
the second supplemental appropri-
ton bill, which carried it, was
held up for several hours yester-
day afternoon by amendments to
provide pay increases for Capitol
Hill employees.
An agreement finally was
reached on a S per cent increase
for legislative employees generally.
The House. however, blocked an
amendment that would have ad-
justed the basic compensation of
the STATS in charge of the press,
radio and periodical galleries.
Can Point to Housing Bill.
When they get back on Main
street. U. S. A.. the Democrats
can point to extension of rent
control. passage of a housing bill,
the raising of the minimum wage
for industrial workers from 40 to
IS cents an hour and the new
farm bill as achievements of the
session.
Republicans will call attention
to the things that were left un-
finished and made it clear yester-
day they will denounce heavy
Government spending with indica-
tions of a possible deficit of S.
900, 100000 for this fiscal year.
The Senate succeeded in passing
a revised draft of the Taft Hartley
labor law. but it was left unfin-
ished in House committee. Sen
ator Taft. Republican, of Ohio
succeeded in keeping in the new
bill substantial part of the law
which the administration set out
to repeal.
Mr.. Truman told his news con-
ference today he will ask the next
session for repeal of the Taft
Hartley law.
The Senate also passed a Fed
eral aid to education bill, on which
the House committee was unable
to agree at this session.
The House. on the other hand,
liberalized, the old-age pension
plan in the Social Security Act,
which the Senate left on q side
track until January.
Evening star., 1949-10-20

Congress, was referred to the
Senate Judiciary Committee on
September 26. 1t proposes an
amendment to the Constitution
empowering Congress to grant
residents of this city representa-
tton in Congress and a vote for
President and Vice President.
Kefauver Bill Provisions.
The Kefauver home rule bill
would provide for an elected city
council and board of education,
a city manager and reduced,
streamlined. District government
departments. It passed the Sem
ate and now is bottled up in the
House District Committee, which
tabled it last summer.
A discharge petition to dis
lodge the bill from the District.
Committee has been filed in the
House in an effort to bring the
measure to the House floor for
vote. Late yesterday At sigma
lures of House members were re-
ported to be on the petition. A
total of 218 will be necessary to
make it effective. Sponsors of the
petition, headed by Representa-
tive Kennedy, Democrat, of
Massachusetts intend to resume
their plea next January to get
sufficient signatures.
Congress authorized the District
Commissioners to establish day
light saving time last summer.
which they did. Another bill al
ready is pending in the House
District Committee to let the
Commissioners do the same thing
next summer.
Parkway Transferred.
The Suitland parkway, leading
from Anacostia to Andrews, Air
Force Base, was transferred from
jurisdiction of the armed forces
to the National Park Service. A
companion measure to authorize
completion of different roadway
project, the so-called Washington
Baltimore parkway, was delayed.
Looking toward better Coop
Grafton between Maryland, Vir-
ginia and District authorities
throughout this Metropolitan Area
in many phases of government
activities affecting the public,
bill is pending in the House Dis
trict Committee to set up a spe-
clal commission to study the
problem. Representative Sasscer,
Democrat. of Maryland, sponsor of
the measure, hopes for hearings
on the proposal early next year.
Evening star., 1949-10-20
U. 5. Official Opposed
Chang, Judd Reveals
BY the Associated Press

Representative Judd, Republican
of Minnesota read to the House
yesterday a letter and memoran-
dunn by State Department off,
cial which, he asserted, illustrates
the conniving against highest Off
Gals of the government Of China"
He said the letter and memo
were written in 1914 by John S.
Service, then an American OBJ
server in China, to Gen. Joseph
Stilwell. Mr.. Judd said Mr.. Serv-
ice now is chairman of a State
Department committee which
considers all department promo
tions.
Mr.. Judd quoted Mr.. Services
memo as saying that "our deal
ings with Chang Kai-shek ap-
parently continue on the basis Of
the unrealistic assumption that he
is China and that he is necessary
to our cause"
The State Department refused
to make the letter and memo pub
lie, Mr.. Judd said. and included
only excerpts in it's white paper
summarizing U. S.-Chinese rela-
tions.
The State Department said the
documents figured in a hearing
before the House Foreign Affairs
Committee nearly five years ago.
The department quoted the then
Secretary of State, James F..
Byrnes, as defending Mr.. Service
then.
Press Officer Lincoln White told
reporters that the departments
position has not changed. a
Mr.. White said Mr.. Services
documents were shortened for
white paper publication in the in
terests of brevity. And he said
it is not true that Mr.. Service now
makes recommendations for all
promotions,
Evening star., 1949-10-20

in Detroit that because of Short
ages of steel and coal it will be
forced to shut down most opera
tions in three weeks and its en-
tire assembly line by November
Is. Ford said every day the strike
continues now means I'VE will
lose an equivalent amount of pro-
duction."
The giant General Motors Corp.
said that its automotive divisions
probably will have to 60 on a four
day week October 81. The auto
industry shows indications of
achieving its greatest production
year in history. Already more than
100000 cars and trucks have
been turned out, compared to the
record 5,358,000 in 1929.
There are several possibilities
for White House intervention,
but the idea of "pressuring
settlement of the steel pension
strike presented the easier course.
Others were use of national
emergency" court injunction pro-
visions of the Taft-Hartley Act or
the Federal seizure powers pro-
vided in the Draft Act.
Even if the steel strike is set
tied. officials were of the opinion
that drastic Government action
will be necessary to end the coal
shutdown unless Mr.. Lewis chooses
to call off the strike. The coal
disputants were just that far
apart.
Mr.. Lewis disappeared from the
White Sulphur negotiations yes
terday and his whereabouts were
still a mystery. UNIV associated
refused to say where he was, but
they added that the miners chief
tain was not abandoning the
talks.
In New York, Mr.. Ching was
meeting again with Big Steer'
officials He was endeavoring to
find out whether United States
Steel. which produces about a
third of the Nations steel. would
bulge from its position that work
ers must share the cost Of pen
sions and insurance. The 500, 900
striking C1O members are ada
mant that the manufacturers
must foot the entire bill.
Mr.. Ching conferred yesterday
with the steel executives and re-
fused to say whether any pro-
gress had been made.
A complication in the Govern
ment's efforts to bring peace to
the steel industry is that Mr..
Murray has big CIO meeting
coming up early next week. He is
scheduled to meet Monday with
the CIO vice presidents in Cleve-
land and with the Executive
Board Tuesday as preludes to the
CIO convention which opens the
following week.
Separate coal negotiations were
continuing today with the North
ern and Western operators in
White Sulphur Springs and the
Southern operators in Bluefield.
However. the negotiators were just
killing time pending Intervention
by Mr.. Ching.
Evening star., 1949-10-20
Labor
Continued From First Page.)

Mine Workers and the soft coal
operators for new talks in the
next few days. A leading opera
tor said coal negotiations. al
though continuing at White
Sulphur Springs, w. Va, had
reached the hopeless" stage and
the only prospect of ending the
strike rested on Government ac-
ton.
Government labor officials be-
lieved the 20-day steel strike
would be the easier of the two
TOUCHES" to settle. They were
hopeful that new pressure from
President Truman might settle
the strike over free pensions and
social insurance for workers. That
appeared to be the Government S
next move if Mr.. Ching's confer
ences with United States Steel
fail.
The Ford Motor Co. announced
Evening star., 1949-10-20
MoIIohan Takes Over
As Clerk OF Senate
District Committee

Robert H. Mollohan of West
Virginia today became chief clerk
of the Senate District Committee,
succeeding AL Wheeler, who was
retained "for the time being" in
another capacity on the committee
staff.
Selection of Mr.. Mollohan, an
aide to Chairman Nicely of the
committee, was forecast last Sun
day.
Senator Neely announced the
appointment of Mr.. Moliohan last
night shortly before leaving for his
= home State.
Others on Staff Resign.
Other members Of the District
Committee staff, with the excep-
ton of James r. Kirkland, COM
mittee counsel, have submitted
their designations, following for
NAL requests from the committee
to do so. The designations were
ordered by the committee last
week in reorganization" move.
Senator Neely said last night
that changes in the committee
staff will have to be approved by
the full committee. Several at
tempts were made yesterday to
gather a quorum, but without
avail.
Mr.. Kirkland will remain as
counsel Of the committee, Senator
Nicely said, until he is placed on
the bench of District Court, for
which he recently was nominated
by the President.
Pool Proposal Killed.
The Interior Departments pro-
posal for a new interracial SWIM
ming pool in Fort Stanton Park
was killed by Congress yesterday.
Both House and Senate passed
and sent to the President the
big second supplemental appro-
priation bill, from which SITS
600 for the swimming pool had
been stricken. The item had been
put into the bill by the Senate,
but it was knocked out by con-
ferees in composing differences
between the House and Senate
versions of the measure.
Interior Department officials
had insisted on the new pool to
relieve tension" in the Ana
costa pool, which was closed
during the summer after racial
disturbances.
Suitland Building Dropped.
A House proposal to build a
temporary building at Suitland,
Md, for the Census Bureau was
stricken from the supplemental
bill, which, in final form, au-
thorized the bureau to establish
its temporary 1850 census workers
in Philadelphia.
The Senate passed and sent to
the White House the long-pend-
ing bill to authorize District banks
to consolidate small trusts into a
large common trust fund" for
better investment purposes.
Evening star., 1949-10-20
New MATS Program
Due to Save Million

Efficiency gains expected to run
into millions of dollars annually
are anticipated from a manage
ment education program, which
has been adopted by the Military
Air Transport Service. it was an
nounced today at headquarters
at Andrews Air Force base.
New efficiency methods already
adopted will produce gains esti-
mated at $2,500,oOO during the
current fiscal year, Maj. Gen.
Laurence S. Kuter. commanding
MATS. said. These gains will
result chiefly from streamlining
administrative, maintenance and
operational procedures in line
with the program.
Nigeria expects to sell Britain
about 100000 tons of vegetable oil
under new three-year contract.
Evening star., 1949-10-20
II Top u. 5. Reds Face
Years Instead Of 10
By the kssoeioied Press

NEW YORK, Oct. 20.-The II
convicted Communist leaders
come up for sentence tomorrow,
facing no more than a possible
i've years In prison and fines.
Most people had thought they
could get up to 10 years.
However. revision of the
Smith Act carries a maximum
penalty Of only five years for con-
spiracy. They also can be fined
up to $4,000 each.
Apparently, the revision escaped
even the defense attorneys.
Throughout the e-month trial
that ended October IA, they spoke
Of the maximum prison penalty as
10 years.
The Smith Act forbids any one
to advocate violent overthrow of
the United States Government.
The II defendants were convicted
by a Federal jury OF conspiring
to violate the act. q
It developed yesterday that
about month after their indict-
ment on July 20, 1948, the Smith
Act was changed to provide the
lighter penalty.
The defense moved yesterday to
set aside the guilty verdict and
gain a new trial. The lawyers also
asked that sentence be deferred.
They filed motions contending
that there was no evidence At The
trial that the Smith Act had been
violated. They also said the evil
dence failed to sustain a guilty
verdict and that the Smith Act
is unconstitutional.
Evening star., 1949-10-20

Steel sheet for auto bodies and
cars sometimes rolls out of the
mills in strips travelling TO miles
an hour.
Evening star., 1949-10-20
FOUND.

BOG, DobermaIl, pure-bred, found at lay
oensytlls, Nd. 81. 6709.
Evening star., 1949-09-28

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Evening star., 1949-09-28
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