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Evening star., 1949-07-15
Mystery VeIs Texas Staying
'Of Former District Resident
Homer StiIIweII Was
Son of Nine. de EspiI,
Wife of Ex-Envoy

The Staying of Homer A. Still
we'll. 29. socially prominent former
Washington resident. remained a
mystery today as it was revealed
that Mr.. stillwell had escaped a
previous attempt on his life.
The victim, son of Nine. de
Espil, wife of the former Argen-
tine Ambassador here, was killed
in the midst of a thunderstorm
at his home in Midland, Tex,
July 7.
Sheriff Ed Darnell of Midland
County told The Star by long
distance telephone that investiga-
tors have no clue to the mur-
derer's identity but that ap-
parently an earlier attempt was
made to kill Mr.. Stillwell.
Texas Rangers and the FBI
have joined Southwest author
tiles in investigating the murder
Struck by Two Shots.
The sheriff said a heavy elec-
trical storm took place at the
time Mr.. Stillwell was shot. The
barking of the slain mans dog
was heard above the thunder. Or
| hearing it, Mr.. StillWell went out
of the house to investigate the
possible presence of proWler
while his wife, Helen, 26, and s.
year-old Kay, a daughter by Mrs
Stillwell's first marriage, remained
inside.
AS Mr.. Stillwell. an oil company
employe, reached the sidewalk
bordering the front yard, two
shots struck him in the chest and
he fell, dying instantly. He also
had a deep cut on mis- left temple
which Sheriff Darnell said ap-
parently was inflicted with the
butt of the .32-caliber revolver.
The sheriff said footprints were
found in the mud beside the house
and that casts were made.
Mrs. Stillwell told The Star by
telephone that as she lay in bed
the night of July she heard the
dog bark and then five or six
shots" rang out.
Worked For Oil Firm.
Mrs. Stillwell, who is expecting
another child in October. said she
had no idea why the shooting oc-
Cured or who the slayer was. She
remarked that her husband. who
she married in November. 1948.
had never mentioned to her the
first time he was a target for gum
men.
Sheriff Darnell said this oc-
Cured on March 25, l948. Mr..
Stillwell was working for the STAN
olin Oil Corp. as a negotiator Of
oil-land leases.
| On March 25 several shots were
fired through the window o< a
house occupied by Mr.. StillWell
and Richard Ericsson, another oil
firm employe. One struck Mr..
Ericsson in the left eye. On re-
Evening star., 1949-07-15
Removal Hearing Waived
BY Bad Check Suspect

Leland Lamar Jones. jr., Is, o1
Tulsa, Okla. today was under
$4,000 bond for removal to three
other Jurisdictions. after waving
a removal hearing on bad check
charges before United State.
States Commissioner Cyril S
Lawrence. Jones is wanted In
Michigan, Pennsylvania and
Oklahoma, authorities said.
Appearing before the commits
sioner yesterday. Jones. who was
arrested at the Willard Hotel on
July 3 by FBI agents, asked to
be permitted to plead guilty to
the charges here. He admitted
passing some 60 worthless checks,
totaling about $4,000.
Although there were no charges
against the man here, he asked
that mis- plea be taken in the Dis
trict TO "get this thing over with"
Authorities said Jones is an es-
capee from mental hospital. He
passed the bogus checks in
crosS-country spree, they said.
Evening star., 1949-07-15
S|avenska and Youskevitch
To Appear at Wafer Gate

Two of the worlds leading
ballet dancers, Mia Slavenska and
Igor Youskevitch, are slated to
appear with the National Sym
phony Orchestra at tonight's con-
cert at the Water Gate. beginning
at $50.
Glazounov's "Salome" will be
the featured solo by Nine. Sla-
venska, and Mr.. Youskevitch will
dance the "Seguidilla." by AL
beniz. Excerpts from Tschaikow-
sky's "Nutcracker Suite" will be
presented jointly.
Led by Robert Zeller, the or
chestra will perform works by
Stravinsky, Rimsky Korsakov,
Morton Gould, Offenbach, Wagner
and Kabalevsky.
Evening star., 1949-07-15
Inferior Agency Plans
Reply 10 D. {. Board

The Interior Department said
today that an effort would be
made to give an answer this after
noon or Monday to the District
Recreation Boards latest pro-
posal on taking over Interiors
recreation facilities here.
This proposal, drawn up by the
boards BY Laws Committee
Thursday night, reached Interior
Secretary Krug today.
James E. Schwab, committee
chairman, while refusing to say
what the committee recommend
ed, declared the. transfer of the
facilities still is "a moot ques-
ton"
Interior also had before it a
plan recommended by the Inter-
racial Workshop. 1867 Kalorama
road NV, to reopen the Ana
costa pool on an interracial basis.
The pool was closed at the end
of June after there had been
near riots between white and col
ored swimmers.
The plan calls for an unan-
reopening with the pool
to be operated initially only part
of the day and with a staff OF
life guards representing both
races. Crowds would not be pee
mitted to gather outside the pool.
Evening star., 1949-07-15

covering later he said he thought
he was shot by mistake" accord
ing to Sheriff Darnell.
! Mr.. Stillwell was a World War
II veteran. He volunteered fo1
military service in March, 1941 as
private in the 932d Signal Corps
Battalion, stationed az Fort Mon
mouth. N. j. He rose swiftly
through noncommissioned ranks
and was cited for bravery on the
battlefields of Italy. He was dis
charged as a captain in January
1916, with decorations which in
cluded the French Croix de Guerre
Was Employed at Airport.
Some time after his discharge
he went to work for Capital Air
lines at Washington National Air
port as sales agent in the reser-
vations section. In February
1947, he entered George Wash
ington University as a CT student
but remained only about six weeks
Prior to his military service he
was a student at the University OF
Virginia in Charlottesville. Earlier
he attended Phillips Andovel
Academy at Andover. Mass. and
Lawrenceville School at Lawrence
vile, N. ].
Mr.. Stillwell had been in Mid
land two years. He was native
of Chicago.
He came to Washington when
he was 2 years old. His father
Wellesley H. Stillwell. was g
wealthy retired businessman. His
mother divorced Mr.. StillWell anc
married John Borden. another
Chicago businessmen, from whom
she was later divorced before she
married Ambassador de Espil.
Mr.. StillWell's sister. the former
Louise Stillwell formerly was mar
ried to Randall H. Hagner, jr., o1
the Washington real estate family
They are now divorced.
Mr.. Stillwell was buried at Lake
Geneva. Wis, where Mr.. Still
wells father now lives at the
resort colony on Lake Michigan
Evening star., 1949-07-15
G.. w. Seniors Talk in 1915
Led Russian to Desert toU. S.
Soviet Soldier Wants
To Come Here, Bring
His German Girl

A 24-year-old George Washing
ton University senior. who talked
to a Russian soldier about Amer
lea while overseas four years ago
as an officer. was awed today to
find he had sold democracy. lock,
stock and barrel.
James P. Eilers. 2106 F street
NV, salesman in Group
Health. Inc. received word that
his Russian friend. Sergt. Arnee
Konn. after deserting two weeks
ago from the Red Army. told au-
thorities in the American zone In
Munich:
II want to come to the United
States and bring my German girl
friend and see 1t. Eilers again"
The former Army Air Forces
navigator met the 20-year-old
Russian in an American bar in
Frankfurt in 1945. He befrended
him and talked of life in America.
He explained yesterday that Il
guess I sold my Russian friend on
this country"
Il met Arnee (now 22) when he
entered an American bar in
Frankfurt thinking it was Ger
man pub" the young man said.
HE was the first Russian I had
ever talked to. He came in wear
ing a white knee-length sheepskin
coat and black leather boots. I
was curious and I went up to him
and began talking in German.
This was about December /. 1945.
1T was a spontaneous FRIEND
ship. We had few beers and I
took him to an officers club for
dinner. He ate three complete
meals at one sitting. The next
few nights he drove me around in
his jeep.
He told me about the terrible
conditions behind the iron curtain
and in a comparative sort of way,
I told him about America. He
was a boy without any particular
faith, and our freedom of religion
amazed him.
Evening star., 1949-07-15
Bond Apartments Asks
$1.O5 to ST. SO Rent Rise

A small rent increase today was
asked in petition to the District
Rent Control Administration for
the Bond Apartments. 1880 New
Hampshire avenue NV.
The petition seeks a monthly
increase of $1.05 for one-room
apartments now renting for $50 a
month and a $3.50 increase for
two-room, kitchen, bath apart
ments which now rent for $50 q
month.
The request was made through
Attorney David Blanken. The
building, which contains 95 units,
is owned by Leah Gerber, David
and Shirley Porten and Aaron and
Clara Epstein.
Evening star., 1949-07-15

with music, time signals, weather
reports. news and ads.
The Capital Transit Co., in fact,
says an independent survey in
April disclosed 80 per cent of the
riders questioned were unqualifi-
edly in favor of the plan, and
only two per cent were categori-
cally opposed.
But the PUG has received
enough letters of protest to order
an investigation of whether the
company's use of radio receivers
on streetcars and buses is con
sistent with public convenience
comfort and safety"
Announcing yesterday that II
would schedule a public hearing
the PUG noted that. by August Is
there will be about 200 vehicles
equipped with receivers.
The commission file of pro-
testing letters includes communi.
cations originally sent to other
places, including the White House
and police headquarters.
Dear Mr.. President" says one
Il do not wish to intrude. but the
Capital Transit Co. forces the
Evening star., 1949-07-15
More Rain Due Today
And Tomorrow After
.2,59 Inches in ; Days

Washington weather was expect
ed to do an encore today. which
meant the kind of afternoon and
evening showers that have pro-
duced 2.59 inches of rain in the
last three days.
What's more. the Weather Bu-
reau looked for more moisture to-
morrow afternoon. followed by
plenty of sunshine Sunday. To-
days high temperature was ex-
pected to be about the same as
yesterdays top of 88 degrees.
Yesterdays rain began shortly
before pm. and continued in
termittently for 312 hours.
Besides soaking thousands of
homeward bound workers, the
showers were accompanied by
lightning which damaged at least
two places.
Part of cornice Of the Ma
tional University Law School, 1925
New York avenue NV, tumbleo
five stories, striking an automobile
owned by Steven B. Kistulentz
600 block of Randolph street NV
The windshield was broken ano
hood damaged.
Another lightning bolt knocked
out the 250-foot transmitting tow
er of the Montgomery County
police at Rockville. The radio was
off for few minutes before police
switched over to an emergency
transmitter while repairs were
being made. The shock also SCI
off the towns three fire alarm
sirens.
At the outset Of the thunder
storm a 24-inch water main burst
at Branchville road and the Bal
timore & Ohio tracks in Prince
Georges County.
The communities of Riverdale
Greenbelt. North Hyattsville, Col
lege Park. Berwyn and Branch
vile were without water for hall
an hour. When other smaller line.
were cut into the towns, the water
was muddy but usable.
Barricades were placed at the
entrances to the Washington
Tourist Camp in East Potomac
Park when about a foot of watel
flooded the grounds. Park Police
reported the waters receding today
Flood waters also blocked traffic
on Routes Is and near Leesburg
Va, for an hour last night.
Evening star., 1949-07-15
Star Movies

Community movies, sponsored
by The Star, the Recreation De-
partment and the Film Center
are scheduled for 8 o'clock tonight
Programs of comedy. sports. car
toons and musicians will be shown
at the following Fairgrounds and
recreation centers:
Fort Greble. Nichols avenue and chesa-
peake street S.W.
Fort Days, Alabama and Pennsylvania
avenues Sc.
Sherwood, Tenth and G streets NE.
Edgewood, Third and Evarts streets
NE
Barnard. Fifth and Decatur streets
Macfarland, Iowa avenue and Webster
street NV.
Murch. Thirty-sixth and Elicott streets
NV.
Dougla IS. simons. First and Pierce
streets NV.
Hayes: Fifth and x streets NE
Shaw. Rhode Island avenue and Seventh
smothers. Forty-nrst and Washington
Randall, First and streets s.w.
Lovejoy, Twelfth and D streets Ne
Evening star., 1949-07-15

Two of the worlds StrangeSt
rarest and lowest mammals ar
rived at the Zoo today.
The weird little animals lay eggs
like ducks, sprout quilts like por-
cupines, have hollow snouts like
anteaters, burrow like hedgehogs
and tuck their young in pouches
like kangaroos.
The pair of spiny anteaters from
Australia are echidnas related to
the platypus. They belong to one
of the only two families of man.
mails now in existence which lay
eggs.
Zoo Director William M. Mann
procured them from a dealer, who
recently imported them.
Both the platypus and the ech-
idna are so strictly protected that
Evening star., 1949-07-15
Maryland U. Dorms
Robbed Of S400 and
.S225Hair- r-DressingK Xii

Between $40O and $500 in cash
and a professional hairdressing
kit valued at 1925 were taken early
today from mems dormitories and
a fraternity house on the Univer-
sity of Maryland campus in Col
lege Park.
Police believe the loot was taken
by a man chased from a room in
the Phi Kappa Sigma Fraternity
House, 1900 Knox road.
The suspect was described as
between 25 and 30 years old. with
black hair and wearing KHAKI
trousers and a tan shirt. HI
talked with Southern accen
and walked with limp.
The description was furnished
by E. Scott Moore, %, of Fullerton
Md, a law student, who is attend.
ing summer classes at the uni.
versity.
Mr.. Moore said he was aWak.
ened about 6:15 am. at the fra.
ternity house by man who wa!
holding the students wallet.
Mr.. Moore told police the ir-
truder asked him, "Is Paul Smith
in here? I'm looking in the wal
let for his name because I dom
want to wake up any one
II was still half asleep and
guess 1 sort of believed him." MI
Moore told police. After I salt
no one by that name was in tn
room he dropped the wallet OF
the floor and left.
"A few minutes later the mar
came back and grabbed the wal
let. I put on my trousers ant
chased him, but couldn't catcf
him"
The wallet contained $40, MI
Moore said. He told police abou
$25 was taken from other student
in the house. Police said the re
mainder of the money was takel
from about 80 other persons il
several dormitories.
The hair-dressing kit. accord
ing to police. was taken from
dormitory room occupied by Fran
Lavina, Baltimore. and Josepl
McCune, Hagerstown, who are at
tending cosmetology course a
the university.
). Police said Mr.. Lavina told then
a man answering the description
J; given by Mr.. Moore had entere
his room about am. and aske
; for Paul Jones. He then left.
Also occupying the dormitorie
: are summer students and person
: attending a tax assessors cours
and businessmen institute.
Police are examining the file
at the Hyattsville station in a
attempt to identify the thief.
Evening star., 1949-07-15
Wife Is Shot,
Husband F|ees;
Police in Hunt
AssoiIunt Entered
Kitchen, Pulled OUT
Pistol, Victim Says

Mrs. Myrtle Harrison, about At.
was shot three times today while
in the kitchen of her home at 4207
Illinois avenue NV. Police imme-
diately issued a general lookout
for her estranged husband.
The husband. Jack Harrison, so,
ran through an alley and fled in
a waiting cab after shooting his
wife. according to Detective Sergt.
John L. Sullivan of the Homicide
Squad.
The shooting took place at the
home where Mrs. Harrison rooms
Her landlady Mrs. Bertha Drake
said the husband also lived there
until month ago when the couple
Evening star., 1949-07-15
Judge Bill 5nagged
By Conferee Fight on
Restricting Nominees
By Harold B. Rogers

Legislation to create new Federal
judgeships in Washington and
throughout the country today was
snagged by disagreement between
House and Senate conferees over
the issue of restrictions on District
Court judges.
House conferees, it was learned
have baked on carrying through
what was said to have been an
agreement yesterday curtailing The
Jurisdiction Of District Cour,
Judges formerly employed by ths
Federal Government.
The controversy is holding ur
final congressional action on bills
already approved in different form
by both House and Senate to add
more than a score of new judges
to various United States District
and Circuit Courts.
Agree on Number.
No longer in dispute is the pro-
vision, agreed to by conferees last
week, to add three new judges
each to District Court and the
Court of Appeals here.
But controversy still is centered
over some restrictions for all Dis
trict Court jurists. growing out of
an attempt recently by Senator
McCarran, Democrat, of Nevada to
limit the appointment of Federal
lawyers to the District bench.
Chairman McCarran sponsored
and the Senate approved last
month an amendment to the ma
tional judges bill which would limit
the power of the President in
nominating lawyers for Federal
judgeShips. This was objected to
by House conferees as unconstitu-
tional when the measure went to
conference.
At a meeting of conferees
earlier this week, according to
one member, it was agreed to
strike the McCarran proviso. New
language was agreed to. it was
reported, to provide a means for
Federal District judges to dis
qualify themselves in cases in.
volving a Federal department ir
which they had been employed
during the 10 years immediatel.
preceding trial of the case.
New Conference Sought.
This disqualification provis'
would be added to a section o
the United States Judicial Code
which carries already other cause
for disqualification by a judge
It would apply to all Distric
Judges in the country.
The proposed amendment was
understood to have been agreed
to by both House and Senate con-
ferees. But late yesterday House
conferees were said to have re-
fused to sign the conference re-
port.
Indications from reliable quar-
ters were that the Justice De-
partment objected to the proviso.
House conferees were holding
out today for another conference
to go into the matter further,
probably next week. Some in
sisted the disqualification pro-
posal should be killed.
Evening star., 1949-07-15
Voters Confused
By Alliances in
Virginia Race
Krum Sees Wulkout
OnG. 0. P. in Wise's
Support of Bottle

BY John V. Homer
Stor Stoff CORRESPONDENT

RICHMOND, Va, July 15.-In-
dorsement by a Republican leader
of Democratic candidate for the
Virginia gubernatorial nomination
has created a furor in COP circles
and further confused the voters
in the most bitter Democratic pri-
mary campaign in recent years.
Bewildered by strange alliances.
the electorate is studying these
recent developments in the cam
paign for the August 2 primary:
l. A recommendation by Repub-
lican Henry A. Wise that members
of his party enter the Democratic
primary in support OF State Sem
ator John S. Battle.
2. Charges by Candidate Rem
mie L. Arnold that unnamed MEM
bers of the Byrd organization Of
fered him a seat in the United
States Senate if he would with
draw from the primary in favor OF
Mr.. Battle.
3. Candidate Horace H. Ed
wards decision to campaign for
office on an added-tax platform.
Mr.. Wise's proposal startled
faithful members of the Repub-
lican Party, because the COP, for
the first time in history, is hold
ing it's own Statewide primary.
While the COP does not expect
its slate to win in the November
general election, it is trying to
build up the party b. nominating
in the same manner used by
i Democrats. Heretofore the Re-
publican candidates were chosen
in convention.
Sees Invasion by Aliens
Mr.. Wise called for the Battle
vote to repel IAN unholy invasion
by aliens into our domestic af-
fairs" declaring that the State
was in danger" of getting Gov
ernor supported by the C1O-PAC
and the National Democratic
Committee.
His statement was interpreted
as a reference to Francis Pickens
Miller, the candidate representing
the anti-organization Democratic
faction.
In Fairfax, meanwhile, Tyrrell
Krum, campaign manager for
Walter johnson, Republican cam
didate for Governor. said that Mr..
Wise has finally walked out on
the Republican Party"
Mr.. Arnolds charge about pres
sure to get him out of the primary
race was made Wednesday night
in Fredericksburg Its impact.
however, was just beginning to be
1 felt. He refused to amplify his
remarks or to identify the persons
alleged to have made the PROPOSE
ton for a seat in the Senate.
! Mr.. Edwards is advocating
sales tax as a source of revenue
for school construction. A taxa
ton plan in a candidates pro-
gram is novel to Virginia.
In Waynesboro. Louis Spilman,
State campaign manager for Mr..
Miller. said last night there is
no CIO issue in this present
campaign. The real issue is one
of leadership in the Democratic
Party"
Representa- tive Smith, Demo-
crat, of Virginia asked persons at
tending an eighth district rally
in Culpeper, to support Senator
Battle.
He said he spoke for the first
time in 18 years in the interest
of any candidate and he was do
ing so now for the good of Vir-
ginia. He had Endorsed Senator
Battle few months ago when the
campaign got underway.
Evening star., 1949-07-15
P Street Bus Line
To Be Rerouted Sunday

Because of the Dupont Circle
,ffaderpass construction work, the
Capital Transit Co. today an
bounced it's bus route G-2, the
b street line. will be rerouted
Westbound, effective Sunday.
This means the buses will travel
from Eighteenth and r streets
NV, north on Eighteenth street
to s street, west on S street to
Florida avenue, south on Florida
avenue to r street. where they
will Join the regular route.
Evening star., 1949-07-15

separated. Her husband was de-
scribed by neighbors as sports
man"
Wife Tells Story.
Mrs. Harrison, seriously wound
ed. told this story to Sergt. Sulli-
van:
Her husband came to the back
door of the Illinois avenue home
about $50 am. and said he want
ed to talk to her. She refused at
first to let him in the house, where
she was alone.
He came into the kitchen, how
ever, and asked her to sit down so
they could talk. AS she sat down
beside a small kitchen table he
pulled out a pistol and fired three
times.
Two bullets entered her chest
and the other struck her left arm.
Screams to Neighbor.
Grabbing kitchen towel to
press against her wounds. Mrs
Harrison staggered to the front
porch and screamed to her nearest
neighbor. Miss Harriet Grier al
4205 Illinois avenue:
"Oh, Miss Grier, I've been shot
Jack shot me-"
Billy Lane, IT. of 4201 Illinois
avenue NV, heard the shots ano
screams and came running. HI
took the towel from Mrs. Harrison
tore it in half and fashioned s
tourniquet for her bullet-torn arm
Then he ran into Miss Grier'
house and called police while Mis-
Grier helped the injured woman
into her home. The youth learned
how to make a tourniquet during
his Red Cross firSt-aid course.
Husband Leaves.
While Mrs. Harrison wa
screaming, her husband escaped
Sergt. Sullivan said.
Police described him as wearing
blue suit and eyeglasses anc
said he walks with a slight limp
Police were sent to various places
where he is known to have lived
and efforts were being made tc
trace the cab.
Mrs. Harrison was reported in
serious condition at Emergency
Hospital.
According to neighbors, the
Harrisons have been married
about two years. She worked in
beauty parlor in the 5000 block
of First street NV.
Evening star., 1949-07-15
Missing Coast Guard Clerk
Found in Dazed Condition

Otha B. Beale. II r street NV,
reported missing yesterday, was
found in a dazed but uninjured
condition today near his car on
Route 5 south of Hughesville, Md.
Mfr. Beale, SO. a civilian clerk
with the Coast Guard, left for q
fishing trip Saturday and failed
to return. He was found near his
car by a passerby, who had read
of his disappearance in Washing
ton papers.
Police said he may be an anne
sia victim. His brother. Park Po-
lice Pvt. Porter M. Beale, went tc
Hughesville to return MIR. Reale
to hospital here.
Evening star., 1949-07-15
Letters Protesting Radios for Streetcors
Forecast Lively PUG Hearing AUGUST IS

when it is not appropriate to
the time, place, thought and
wishes OF the moment. the most
beautiful music and the most cul-
tured speech about the most in
teresting of subjects Is completely
out of place and nuisance" "
philosophical another.
Wasn't it Hitler who tried to
drive the Austrian Chancellor
crazy by forcing him to listen tc
a radio constantly?" woman
wanted to know.
please do something if you