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Evening star., 1949-12-07

A Bladensburg (Md) bartender,
acquitted in Philadelphia last
Thursday of murder and man
slaughter charges in the death OF
a 53-year-old sales executive. to-
day was under 500 bond in Prince
Georges County on a fugitive war
rant stemming from the same
death.
James Comber, 81, of the 500
block of Forty-second street,
Hyattsville. made bond yesterday
and is to appear in Hyattsville
Police Court December 10 on the
fugitive warrant. He is employed
as a bartender at the Gross Roads
restaurant in Bladensburg.
Ignatius j. Keane, Hyattsville
attorney who represents Comber
in Maryland. said the December
10 hearing was set for the pur-
pose of placing the defendant
under bond pending institution of
extradition proceedings by Penn
sylvania authorities. An extradi-
ton hearing. If any is held, would
come later, he said.
Evening star., 1949-12-07

story in a CHS broadcast, said
Incidentally. there were no C-47s
equipped with radar at that time
Mr.. Murrow also said the House
committee is having the paper In
one of Mr.. Jordan's memorandums
tested to see. if the memorandum
could have been prepared re-
Gently" instead of in 1943 or 1914
In Ithaca, N. Y. Hans A. Bethe
a Cornell University professor
said atom bomb materials" could
not have been shipped to Russia
in 1943 because this country die
not possess them ''in any signifi-
cant quantity"
Mr.. Bethe. who was chief of the
division of theoretical physics al
the atom bomb testing center al
Los Alamos, N. Mex. said the pub
lie can properly demand that Mr.
Russell and Mr.. Jordan specify
what materials and what quanti-
ties of these materials were
shipped to the Russians.
Until this is DONE" he con-
tended, "the allegation will appear
spurious to any one who knows
the history of our production OF
fashionable materials during the
war"
Evening star., 1949-12-07

uranium metal" he added, which
as far as I know, they never OBJ
tained."
How many shipments went
through in alp" asked Commit
tee Counsel Frank Tavenner. jr
II don't know" replied Gen
Groves, because we don't know
how many leaked through"
Denied by Wallace.
Mr.. Wallace has denied that he
aided the Russians In getting any
atomic materials. Friends Of Mr.
Hopkins also have declared they
feel certain he did not.
Mr.. Wallace also demanded 8
chance to appear publicly before
the committee to reply to the
continuous character assassina-
ton"
Gen. Groves already has beer
questioned by the staff of the joint
Atomic Energy Committee about
the shipment Of atomic material.
to Russia during the war, Senator
Mcmahon, Democrat, Of Connect.
cut disclosed yesterday.
Senator Mcmahon, who heads
the joint committee. came here
yesterday to find out how his com.
mittee staff Is progressing on 1T
investigation. He issued state
ment saying the investigation Il
proceeding satisfactorily ant
that there will be no let up in tn
investigation until every aspect o
Evening star., 1949-12-07

1T has been completely ana thor-
toughly explored
His committee, he said, will de-
eide later whether to hold public
hearings in connection with Mr.
Jordan's story.
Tells of Ripping Out Radar.
Mr.. Jordan, who was stationed
at the Great Falls (MontD air.
base as liaison officer with Rus
slams, added another chapter to
his story yesterday. He told
"a press conference in New
York that the Russians used a
ruse to get a radar-equipped
plane out Of the country after
he had baked them on four other
attempts.
He said he spotted the radar
equipment in a CAT scheduled to
be turned over to the Russians
and, after calling his superior off,
Ger at Wright Field. Dayton, he
ripped the equipment out of the
CAT and three other planes. But
a fifth plane, he said, by-passed
Great Falls and he missed it.
Asked how he knew about the
fifth planes flight. he said 1t was
reported in newspaper stories and
pictures.
The radar story and Mr.. Jor-
dams previous revelations pro-
duced a fresh burst Of comment.
Radio Commentator Edward r.
MurroW. referring to the radar
Evening star., 1949-12-07
Alien Roundup Begin!
After Smuggling Ring
Brinqs 28 From Cuba
sy the Assoeioted Press

MIAMI, Fla, Dec. ga major
roundup of aliens smuggled into
the country from Cuba was under
way today after the smashing of
a ring which made daring pre-
dawn flights here with % men,
women and children.
Two men are under arrest ac-
cused of conspiracy to smuggle in
the aliens, and their wives are
booked on charges of aiding and
abetting the operation. They are
Gaylord Miles Saxton, 81, and his
wife, Mary Jean, "a; Charles B.
Cramton, 26. and his wife,
Ruth, Is.
At least three aliens also are in
custody.
Smuggling 'Kingpin" Sought.
The mysterious name of Greg
orio Simonovitch was added by
Ernest T L. Duhaime. assistant
United States district attorney, as
the man most wanted" for this
and other widespread smuggling
activities.
Simonovich was said by Mr..
Duhaime to be "the kingpin of all
smuggling activities in the Carib-
bean. 1t is my chief desire in Of
flee to bring this man to justice. "
Saxton, in the presence of i'm
migration border patrolmen, told
newsmen that they sometimes
landed at the Opa-Locka air field.
where the border patrolmen kept
their own plane.
The system was to rent small
planes such as a Cessna or Piper
Cub and bring back four or five
aliens at time.
How do you get all those aliens
in Cub?" Saxton parroted his
questioners. Its easy. You cram
them in and sometimes you take
the treetops with you"
Nine Trips Made.
The Government said the ring
had made nine trips from Cuba
since September, bringing four or
five aliens at a time.
Saxton, boyish-appearing COM
bat veteran of the British Royal
Air Force. said he planned to fly
only eight more aliens before
dropping out.
Its really easy" Saxton said.
You need one man on this side
and one on the other side. Gre
gorio Simonovich was the man
over there. I had no trouble
meeting him. 1 just went to
Havana and asked for him.
sometimes we took the aliens
to hotel rooms. houses. or put
them on the plane or train for
New York. We got $500 to $3.50
each. with the kids free" he said,
as border patrolmen listened.
Four Children Smuggled In.
-Four children were among those
known to have been smuggled in,
said Mr.. Duhaime. He declared
the case is "in It's infancy"
Cramton. a former airlines me-
chanic, and Saxton. a television
repairman, sadi they came to
Miami about year ago from
Grand Rapids. Mich.
Saxton told border patrolmen
he knew a Romanian stool
pigeon" had talked in Havana
and he expected to be caught
eventually,
Evening star., 1949-12-07
Bartender Acquitted in Staying
Is Held in County as Fugitive

Mr.. Keane said he would fight
extradition on the grounds Of
former jeopardy"
The all-woman jury acquitted
Comber Of beating and kicking to
death Hubert E. Madden, promi-
nent clubman, last March after a
night-long drinking bout. The
jurors burst into tears and one
tainted and had to be carried from
the jury box when Judge Joseph
Sloan castigated them for what he
called "a miscarriage of Justice"
The jury concluded that acute
alcoholism was the contributing
cause of death.
On Saturday, Judge Sloan is
sued a new warrant for the re-
arrest of Comber on charges of
assault and battery and aggra-
vated assault. the Associated Press
reported,
Evening star., 1949-12-07
Woman Held in $500 Thief
From Disabled Veteran

A woman accused of taking
$500 from a disabled veteran
while the two occupied the same
hotel room. was held for grand
jury action today on grand
larceny charge. United States
Commissioner Cyril S. Lawrence
set bond at $1,000.
The former soldier. David R,
Williams. 81. of Philadelphia. tes-
tilted he met Mrs. Zelma Ruth
Nichols, 90, of 423 Fifteenth
street Sc. near a bus station
November 81. After visiting sew
eral taverns, he said. Mrs. Nichols
accompanied him to hotel in
the 900 block of H street NV,
where he rented room.
He said his wallet containing
Army back pay was missing after
he awoke from a nap. Mrs. Mich
OILS admitted going to the hotel
but denied taking the money.
Evening star., 1949-12-07
ConeenitoI Syphilis Test
Described at Meeting
By the Asseeiotsd Press

ROANOKE. Va, Dec. IA new
test has been announced here
which will permit through exami-
nation through the use Of capil-
larry blood to detect congenital
syphilis in children.
But the test, warned DR.. Ralph
B. Hogan, needs further investi-
CATION and is not now available
for mass use"
DR.. Hogan. chief Of the Public
Health Services clinical and lab
oratory branch Of the Division OF
Venereal Disease. described the
test here yesterday to some 100
members Of the third region Of
the Public Health Service.
Evening star., 1949-12-07
| Arnold Co. Terminals
Valued at $101,440
By Virginia Assessor

Irwin M. Quigg. Deputy Arlington
County Commissioner Of Revenue
in charge Of real estate. today
testified that the terminal prop
erty of the Washington, Virginia
g. Maryland Coach Co. (Arnold
line) is assessed at SOL ,440, repre-
sentlng 40 per cent Of its market
value.
The Arnold line Is the subject
of an Interstate Commerce Com
mission hearing on its fight to
increase fares 5 cents per zone to
meet a September 8 arbitration
award. giving wage increases OF
10 to II cents an hour for its
workers.
Threatened with a strike be-
cause the company said 1t was
unable to pay, the State of Vir-
ginia on November 2 seized the
line and has been operating it
since.
This morning as Examiner J. j.
Williams opened the hearing. At
torney S. Harrison Kahn, repre-
senting the company and the
State, formally filed a petition. for
Virginia to intervene in the hear
ing. This was filed on behalf of
Gov. William M. Tuck and the
State Corporation Commission
which is now operating the prop
erty.
Evidence Protest Withdrawn.
Advised by Mr.. Kahn that Ber-
nard Wahle, executive vice presi-
dent and general manager of the
line; Richard c. Bennett, its con-
troller, and Jesse F. Stokely, traf-
f1c manager, who previously tes-
titled. are now employees of Vir-
ginia, Lester r. Conley, represent
ing the Arlington County Board,
fighting the fare raise, withdrew
his objection to their evidence.
Mr.. Conley had requested their
evidence be stricken from the
record unless it was shown they
were speaking for Virginia.
Mr.. Bennett, called as a witness
for Arlington County, told Exam
iner Williams that obsolete parts,
carried on the companys books
as being valued at $29, 900, brought
only 500 when sold for junk. Mr..
Bennett pointed out. however, that
the company received certain
credits from manufacturers for
parts returned to them. Mr.. Ben
nett said that $1,000 a month for
six months is now being charged
off. to wipe out the $4,000. At
the end of the year. he said, this
item will no longer appear on the
books.
Obie L. Warrington, insurance
broker of 2030 North Sixteenth
street. Arlington. testified that the
maximum fire insurance coverage
on the Arnold Line property could
be $462, 900. He made it clear that
he is not handling the insurance
account for the Arnold Line and
does not know the amount Of in
surance coverage the company
carries on its property.
Evening star., 1949-12-07
Lacy Denies He'll Run
For Mayor Of Baltimore
BY the Assoeioisd prsss

ANNAPOLIS. Dec. State
controller James J. Lacy wants 1t
to be known that he does not plan
to run for Mayor Of Baltimore. In
fact. he told a group OF Annapolis
civic leaders protesting the trans
fer Of the Income Tax Division
from Annapolis to Baltimore that
he has no political ambitions.
Evening star., 1949-12-07

Columbus believed he could
reach the Far East by sailing
$500 miles west, but actually he
travelled $3.50 miles before reach
ing the New World.
Evening star., 1949-12-07

India to Draft Teachers
India will conscript university
trained men and women for it's
compulsory education project. New
Delhi announced.
Evening star., 1949-04-10
Science Calendar
Technical Society
Meetings Listed

Scientific and technical society
meetings have been announced for
this week by the Joint Committee
on Press Relations of the District
Council of Engineering and Archi-
tectural Societies and the Wash
ington Academy Of Sciences. AL
meetings listed are open TO the
public.
Monday
Institute of Radio Engineers, 9
pm. PEPCO Auditorium. Cyril
N. Hoyler. RCA Laboratories,
"Electronic Arithmetic. Dinner
at $50 pm. Old ODonnell's q
Restaurant.
American Society for Metals, 9
pm. Garden House. Dodge
Hotel. r. M. Parke. Battelle
Memorial Foundations, Vac
uum Arccasting of Molybden-
um". Dinner, $50 pm. Dodge
Hotel.
Tuesday
American Society of Civil Engine
ers, 8 pm. Cosmos Club Audit
orium. Richard H. Sanger. De-
partment of State. The Chall-
enge of Arabia.
American Institute of Electrical
Engineers, Dinner Meeting, $50
pm. YWCA Barker Hall. Fraser
Jeffrey, disclaimers Mfg.
Co., Opportunities for the New
Electrical Engineering Grad
uate". For reservations call j.
s. Antel, MA. 5000. Ext. 381.
Wednesday
Geological Society Of Washington,
.@ 8p.m. Cosmos Club Auditorium.
w. A. Weyl, Penn State College,
"The Color of Minerals; w.
w. Rubey, Geological Survey,
"A Possible Mechanism for the
Continuous Supply Of volatiles
at the Earth's Surface; Josiah
Bridge, Geological Survey.
Photographic Distribution and
Geological Age of the Bauxite
Deposits of Southeastern United
States.
Thursday
Chemical Society Of Washington,
8:15 pm. Hotel Statler. DR..
Ralph H. Muller. New York
University, instrumental An
alysis".
Smithsonian Institution, Sis pm.
National Museum. Sir Harold
Spencer Jones, Astronomer
Royal of Great Britain. "The
Determination of Precise Time"
Friday
Washington Academy Of Sciences,
Biological Society Of Washing
ton, chronological Society Of
Washington, Joint Meeting, 8:15
pm. National Museum Audit
orium. DR.. Karl Won Frisch,
University Of Gras, Austria.
1.-THE Language of Bees.
Exhibit
Goddard Rocket Exhibit. National
Museum, Arts and Industries
Building. Sundays and Week
days, 8 am. to 4:30 pm. through
June 80.
Evening star., 1949-04-10
.1t4,fOO Openings in Jobs
Reported by Australia
D. me Assoeiotsd Press


CANBERRA. April s.-Looking
for q job? There are 114.i00 va
cancies In Australia. OF these IA
800 are for men. Al 800 for women.
All were on the books of
the Commonwealth Employment
Service at the end of February.
Minister for Labor Edward j.
Holloway says this Is a record for
Australia. Previous highest fig
ure was 113,200 last November.
Mr.. Holloway says unemploy-
ment is at low level in Australia.
At the end Of February only 2,o65
men and 10 women were receiving
unemployment benefits, he re-
ported.
Evening star., 1949-04-10

Interior Department auditorium
Mr.. lands will discuss the rec
onmendation Of the Hoover Com
mission that certain duties o. in
dependent commissions and agen-
cteS be transferred 70 executive
departments Dave Rich of Wash
lngton. chairman Of the aSsoc!a- :
t!on S administrative Law commit
tee. VIII preside.
Evening star., 1949-04-10
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Evening star., 1949-04-10
Thursday Proclaimed
Pun American Day

The Commissioners have pro-
claimed Thursday an-American
Day here as it has been through
out the Nation by President Tru-
man.
The city heads urged all Wash
ington residents to observe the oc-
casion appropriately. They or
dered that the flag Of the United
States be displayed on all District
buildings.
Evening star., 1949-04-10
Federal Bor Association
To Heor jones M. Londis

James NJ. Lands, former chair
man of the Civil Aeronauties
Board and dean OF the Harvard
Law School. will address a meet
ing OF the Federal Bar Associa-
ton at s:I5 pm. tomorrow in the
Evening star., 1949-04-10
st. Dovid's Society to Meet

The st. David's Society viii meet
at 8 pm. tomorrow at the st.
Johns Parish House, 821 Sixteenth
street NV. Two movies on Wales
will r. shown,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-04-18
Di Mag to Attend
Yonks' Opener;
Uses Clutches

BALTIMORE. April 18.-Joe Di
Maggio-sore heel and alex
poets to be in New York tomorrow
when his Yankee mates open their
1949 baseball season.
DR.. George E. Bennett. who's
been treating the $100.000-a-Year
outfielder at Johns Hopkins Hos
pital, said last night his famed
patient is doing very we'll"
He declined. however. to say
whether X-ray treatments for CAL
cium deposits in the right heel
would be discontinued here and
resumed in New York after Joe
arrives there tomorrow.
The veteran slugger came to
Baltimore last week after COM
planning of severe pain when he
tried to run hard in preseason
exhibition game. A similar all
ment required an operation on his
other heel last year.
During the last few days he has
used crutches to get about. DR..
Bennett would not say whether Di
Maggie has improved enough to
discard them.
In his 11-year big league career
Joe has missed seven season
openers because Of injury or ILL
ness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-04-18
Yost's .474 Tops Mats Training
Attack: Orioles Tough Birds

here shortly before they boarded
q bus for Baltimore The ex-
Chicago White Sox catcher
promptly was pressed into action.
supplanting Al Evans behind the
plate in the fifth inning ;. He's
a real 'holler guy" who brings
welcome noise to the Mats.
Forrest Thompson pitched the
last three innings and restricted
the Orioles to brace of wind
blown singles The Mats may
abandon the traditional home
and home Baltimore series next
spring in favor of a home-and-
home arrangement with Pitts
burgh.
The Mats have come up with q
nickname for Coan they've
labeled him Zip Manager
Tommy Thomas Of Baltimore
doesn't believe In signals while
coaching When he wants the
batter to swing he tells him.
loudly and emphatically. from the
third base coaching box :. When
he wants the batter to take one"
he SAYS so Some of his former
players on the Mats feel he's hurt
ing the Orioles by employing such
a system. but the Mats couldn't
prove 1t yesterday.--HAWKNS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-04-18

Four Mats finished spring train
ing hitting 1910 or better. with
Third Baseman Eddie Yost grab
bing the preseason batting crown
with a Ala mark. Gil Coan
finished with a 1886 record. while
Buddy Lewis batted 1857 ana
CLYDE vollmer hit $40.
Washington eliminated some
shoddy baseball from its system
Yesterday in dropping a 6-l de-
cision to Baltimore at Baltimore.
The Mats only run was de-
liyered on the first pitch of the
game. which Coan clouted for a
homer.
Dick Weik started for the Mats
and was wilder than a cannioal.
He walked nine in five innings.
Five Of those bases on balls
were issued In the second inning.
when the Orioles injected three
singles to notch five runs
They picked up their other run
of Weik in the fifth when Bob
.Repass, the ex-Nat shortstop.
singled and moved around on a
walk, AL Kozar's error and an In
field grounder by Ellis Clary. an
other former Nat.
Ralph Weigel Joined the Mats
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-04-18

who "slumped' to mere ~ VIC
tories.
They had the best shortstop in
baseball in Manager Lou Bou-
dreau, who also hit .355. They had
the best shortstop- second base
combination. a first class third
baseman, the second best left
fielder in the league in Dale
Mitchell and a center fielder in
Larry Dolby who's ranked second
only to Joe Di Maggie. They also
had the best catcher in Jim Hogan.
But although Bob Lemon won
nearly twice as many games as
during any other season in the
majors, Gene Bearden came out
of a clear sky to show 20-7 rec
ord, Boudreau and Keltner
reached all-time peaks and Mitch
ell and Dolby performed sensa-
tionally, Cleveland still was fought
to a tie by the Boston Red Sox,
who were defeated only in a play
off after once trailing the Indians
nv II ~ games.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-04-18
Amateur Golfers 0per
2-Week Struggle for
North-South Titles
D. ne As,es.slse ss~s.

PINEHURST. n, { April lg --
Two weeks OF traditional North
and South amateur solt play he .
gan today on the Plnehurst Coun-
try Clubs No J course
The men so al IL all this week
in their +sth tournament Next
week the women stage their own
event which Is two years younger
On hand TO defend his title to-
day Was Harvie Ward, the smooth
senior from the University Of
North Carolina He PLAYED spec
tacular golf year aeo IN march
ing TO the championship
Ward won over Frank Strana-
han OF Toledo. Ohio. in l-up
thriller for the title. In An earlier
match his hot putter prevailed
over PinehurSt Dick Chapman
former National Amateur cham
pion. Stranahan. since crowned
British Amateur king. and Chap
man are back for another try
Stranahan. who finished in a
tie yesterday with Bobby Locke
in the Specialists tournament at
Virginia Beach. Va. was exempted
from todays qualifying round
here He and Locke battle for the
Specialists crown today.
Two other former North South
winners. Charles Dudley Of Green
vile. S. C. and Nal Galletta OF
Long Island also are entered.
Veteran Chick Evans OF Chi
cago. former National Amateur
and Open king. who won here 3S
years ago. also Is on hand So Is
Robert Sweeny. jr. one time Brit.
ish champion.
Connecticut has triple threat
in julius Boros. H. H. Holly
Mandy and Alpheus Winter, ir,
Other highly regarded entries
are Harold Paddock. jr.. of Aurora
Ohio: Jimmy McHale OF Philadel-
phia and Walter Cisco OF Louis
Vile.
Eighteen holes OF Qualifying
play over the 8,952-yard course
with its ~ par. were scheduled
today.
Match ,play begins tomorrow
Semifinals are scheduled for Fri
day and the finals on Saturday
carded for 80 holes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-04-18
Opening Games,
Pitchers, Starting
Times, Crowds
BY the Associated press

Opening of the l949 major
league baseball season with prob
able pitchers, l948 record in par
enthesis and expected attendance !:
Eastern Standard Time.
TODAY
American League
Philadelphia at Washington g
pm Fowler $50 VS.. Scar
borough $3.50; $1,000.
National League
Philadelphia at Boston q PM
gid VS.. Sain ga
81; $4,000.
TOMORROW
American League
Washington at New York t230
pmD-Hudson t4-l6l vs.. Lopat
17-ln: $4,000.
Cleveland at st. Louis $3.50
p.m)-Feller l9-l5l VS.. Carver
Gid: $4,000.
Boston at Philadelphia t2;30
pm I6-l0) VS.. Brissie
l4-l0); 5000.
Chicago at Detroit g PM
Gettel Gid or Gumpert 1856
VS.. Newhouser Glib. $4,000.
National League
New York at Brooklyn Il 80
pm tl8-l2D VS.. Hatten
I3-l0); $4,000.
Pittsburgh at Chicago $50
pm. tl2-l6) or Sewell
1879 VS.. Leonard 12-l7); 10000.
st. Louis at Cincinnati t2:30
pm1-Pollett l3-8p or Munger
Io-1D VS.. Raffensberger tll-l2';
$4,000.
Philadelphia at Boston t2t--
l::30 and $50 pm.,--Meyer 10
TO- and Roberts t7-9D VS.. SPAIN
15-12) and Bickford dis.