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Evening star., 1950-06-04
Coast Guordsmen Rescue
Man From Burninq Shore

ABOARD COAST GUARD PA.
TROL BOAT OFF HAWAII, JUNE
3 P.-Two crewmen from thi!
patrol craft today rowed a skif
close to the burning shore to res.
cue a man who had been trapped
for % hours between two stream!
Of lava from erupting Mauna Loa
Yee Chez, manager of the c. @
Yee hop ranch on the southwest
alopes Of the volcano, told hi
rescuers he had about given ur
hope Of getting out alive.
Il thought sure I was going te
cook up there" he said.
Patrol Boat No. 1882 spotted
Mr.. Yee about am. He was or
O high cliff between the rivers OF
red hot lava. He was signalling
frantically with a gasoline lantern
he found in an abandoned house
The rough sea and the rugged
Ehoreline forced the Coast Guard
to wait for daylight. Then the
Skiff was sent in with Seamer
Robert Schoeltzel and Fred H
Lowery at the oars.
Mr.. Yee was cut and bruised.
His clothes were nearly torn from
his body. Crewmen gave him first
aid and some clothing.
Evening star., 1950-06-04

opposition to political and eco.
nomic theories advanced by some
members of the federation, or
grounds they veered too far to tht
left.
Bishops Statement Recalled.
The Methodist Council of Bish.
ops issued statement in Apri
making clear the federation is {
voluntary and independent or.
ganization which does not speal
for the church and over which
the church has no Jurisdiction.
The statement said that since
its founding in 1907, the fedora
tion has counted in its member
ship some our most distinguished
Methodists.
The bishops pointed out the fed
GRAFTON has already taken steps to
drop the word Methodist" from
its title.
ID. c. Alcohol Problem Told.
The Rev. Carridine r. Hooton
executive secretary of the Meth
odist Board of Temperance, told
the gathering today that n pei
cent of the Washington Police De-
partment's time was spent deal
ing with alcoholic problems.
Washington officials should put
"zipperS on their mouths" after
taking a drink, DR.. Hooton said
He asserted there has been a leak
age Of State secrets because "men
in high places have let their
tongues wag while drinking.
Area Ministers Admitted.
Washington area ministers who
were received into full member
ship in the conference were the
Rev. Edward B. Lewis, pastor OF
Union Methodist Church, and the
Rev. Warren A. Firth, Hollywood
Md, brother of the Rev. William
E. Firth of St. Paul Methodist
Church, Washington, and the Rev
Walter label, Great Falls, Md.
Two District men received as
ministers on trial were the Rev
John w. Kuschel and Edwin H
Langrall. The latter is the son OF
the Rev. o. B. Langrall, pastor
of Francis Asbury Methodist
Church.
The Rev. DR.. A. S. Mowbray OF
Washington inherited the gold
headed cane traditionally passed
along to the Oldest living minister
in the conference. DR.. Mowbray
now in his 92d year, has long
since retired.
Evening star., 1950-06-04
Accident Toll Slightly Less
Than in Holiday Period
BY the Associotsd Press

Early reports, up to nightfall of
the first day of this non-holiday
weekend. showed IL fewer per-
sons died in violent accidents
than did during the same period
of the Memorial Day week end.
This week ends toll stood at
70 last night. more than "a hours
after the count began.
This total included As traffic
victims, eight drownings and &c
deaths from miscellaneous acct
dents.
BY comparison. the toll stood at
90 week ago at this stage. This
total included 10 traffic deaths, 10
drownings and 10 miscellaneous
The Associated Press survey
from 6 pm. Qocal time) Friday to
midnight Tuesday. is designed to
compare the violent death totals
of an ordinary week end with a
holiday period.
Evening star., 1950-06-04

The admiral retired just before
the outbreak of World War II and
returned for active duty for brief
service as director of Navy Public
Relations. He was chairman of
the Navy General Board from
1912 until his second retirement
at close of the war.
The admiral has been living in
recent years with his son, Arthur
Hepburn, jr., in Baltimore. He has
another son, Philip Roman Hep
burn.
The former Miss Mcmahon has
lived in Washington for the last
Is years except for her service
overseas with the Red Cross dur
ing the war.
She is the daughter of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. P. F. Mcmahon of
SteubenSville, Ohio. She was edu-
Gated at schools there and at Sc
ton Hill College. Greensburg, Pa.
The admiral is a native of Car
Isle, Pa, and attended Dickinson
College before entering the Naval
Academy. from which he gradu-
ated in 1897.
Evening star., 1950-06-04
Wife Held on Warrant
OF Husband Who Shot
Himself When She Left

A missing mother of six chill
dren, whose husband attempted
to shoot himself to death after
she disappeared, was located yes
terday by Maryland State police
at her mothers home near Pts
Getaway.
Mrs. Jesse J. Cobb, 80, was ar
rested on a desertion warrant
sworn out by her husband, So,
and released under $100 bond for
a hearing at Upper Marlboro
State police said.
The family was living near Ac-
cokeek, Md, when Mrs. Cobb
disappeared on May 4. A fort
night later Mr.. Cobb addressed a
note to his wife, saying he was
tired of going on" without her,
and discharged a shotgun into
his chest below the heart.
Left Home After Quarrel.
Mr.. Cobb was taken to Provi-
dence Hospital. where his con-
dition was described as fair
last night. His right arm, badly
lacerated by the shot, apparently
absorbed most of the charge.
Police quoted Mrs. Cobb as say
ing she left home after a quarrel
with her husband and had been
afraid to return to live with him.
The mother told police she planned
to find a home for her six chill
dren. all under IL. somewhere
in the neighborhood."
Visited Friends in Alabama.
Mrs. Cobb said she first went
to Alabama to visit friends and
did not learn that her husband
had shot himself until she arrived
in Piscataway yesterday morning
Police said a relative of Mrs.
Cobb's informed them of her
whereabouts and the arrest fol-
lowed.
The children are now living with
relatives. police said.
For a time it was feared that
red-haired woman Strangled to
death near Berkeley Springs,
w. Va, might be Mrs. Cobb. A
sister-in- went to Berkeley
Springs to view the body because
the general descriptions of the
two women were similar.
Mr.. Cobb had been employed
in a butcher shop in the 600 block
of E street Sc.
Evening star., 1950-06-04
kauna Loa Eruption
Goes Into Third Day;
Rescues Continuing
sy fhs Assoeioisd Press

HONOLULU, June 3-Mauna
Loa's eruption-greatest in Ha-
walls volcanic history - thun-
dered into its third day today
with no sign of abating.
Coast Guard craft stood off the
West Coast of the island of Ha-
wall, rescuing persons trapped be-
tween the three molten rivers of
lava which have reached the sea
This is the Kona Coast OF viii
lagos and plantations. One viii
lase. Upper Hookena, has beer de-
stroyed. Several others have heen
partly destroyed by the soaring
rivers Of melted rock.
Communication Cut.
The lava moved down and
burned telephone poles, cutting
communications. And so the ex-
tent Of the destruction and the
fate Of small parties reported
trapped were not known. There
were no casualties reported, how
ever.
Great white plumes of smoke
and fumes lowered over the 49,
680-foot peak. They were clearly
visible in Hilo. the main city on
the island of Hawaii, 35 miles to
the east.
! An estimated Is homes were
wiped out by the lava along with
some village buildings. The esti-
mate Of refugees remained at
around 80 families. but broken
communications made the total
uncertain,
40 Refugees Homeless.
Kona police said 40 of the ref
ugees had been made homeless.
They were still rescuing persons
cut off by the advancing lava.
There appeared a strong pos
sibility that residents of many of
the small taro-patch communi-
ties still may be trapped. The
taro root is widely raised for food
Among those rescued by Coast
Guard cutter were three Hawai-
ians. They had taken their fam
lilies to safety and then returned
to see how their homes had Jared.
A fastmoving stream of lava
reached the sea. cutting them off.
There was no sign that erup-
tion was abating. Mauna Loa
broke loose Thursday night. blow
ing three major vents in its
southwest flank high up its slope.
There is no eruption from the
crater.
Evening star., 1950-06-04
Ex-BottIe Club Officer
Charged With Selling
Liquor Without Permit

The Secretary-treaSurer OF an
after-hours bottle club whose
charter was revoked last month
was arrested early yesterday and
charGed with selling whisky with
out license on the clubs premises.
Mrs, Ambia I. Roey. 30. colored.
was arrested at the former villa
Bia Club. 2ols Nineteenth street
NV. by Vice Squad detectives
who charged an undercover man
had bought whisky there on five
occasions since May 6. The clubs
charter to operate as a private
social and welfare organization
was revoked May 8 by District
Court Judge F. Dickinson Let's.
Police said the undercover man
bought a IS membership In the
club when he first went there.
During subsequent visits. they
said. the policeman bought double
shots of whisky at IS cents each.
Police said Mrs. Roey told the
undercover man the money was
for ginger ale chasers.
Three fifths OF whisky. II half
filled bottles and three marked
81 bills were seized in the raid.
police said.
Mrs. Roey. one Of the incor-
porators of the Villa Bia Club.
pleaded not guilty at a Municipal
Court appearance yesterday. and
asked for a jury trial. The trial
was set for July 10 by Judge Mil
ton S. Kronheim. jr., and Mrs.
Roey was released on $500 bond.
rhe defendant paid a fine earlier
this year on the same charge.
Evening star., 1950-06-04
HyattsviIIe Brother
OF Mrs. TuIEy Goes
To Staying Scene

J. H. Vaterslaus, brother of q
well-to-do widow repeatedly slair
by her ex-Marine nephew in Mel
rose, Mass, has left his Hyatts-
vile home to visit the scene, his
family said yesterday.
Mrs. Raymond R. Resch. of 1915
Sixtieth avenue. daughter of Mr.
Vaterslaus, "A, said her father
went to the home of his sister
Mrs. Viola Tully. Sc. by plane
Friday, soon after learning of hel
brutal murder Thursday.
The Associated Press reported
yesterday that the nephew. VIII
liam L. Elwell, 19, cousin of Mrs
Resch, Is being held on a murder
charge after extradition from
Portland, Me. where he was ar
rested in connection with the
bludgeon- -strangulation death OF
Mrs. Tully. He will be arraigned
tomorrow.
Body Found in Ditch.
Mrs. Tully's battered body was
found IN roadside ditch near
Scarboro, Me-, early Friday. Blood
stains in her spacious home. and
in her car which Elwell had driven
to Maine, led to the arrest.
Investigators reported the neph-
ew calmly admitted the Staying
He was quoted as saying he wanted
his aunt's car to drive to a Sar
Antonio. Tex. Air Force training
field. The Maiden. Mass. Ali
Force recruiting station said FL
well, discharged from the Marines
for medical reasons a year ago
was slated to, take an enlistment
physical exam. there on Friday.
1t. Joseph Commit said Elwell
told him he attacked his aunt
while she was reading a news
paper.
Earlier, police said tests showed
evidence of blood on Elwell's
hands.
Police quoted Elwell as saying
he beat his aunt with a foot-lone
metal tool which had small wheels
and two prongs at one end.
Mrs. Roth. at whose home Mr.
VaterSlaus resides, said yesterday
that Elwell visited Mrs. Tully's
home four days ago.
Widow Had Lived Alone.
ut was the first time he had
seen her for seven years." Mrs
Resch said. 1--WE were surprised
that she agreed to let him stay
since she had lived alone for two
years since her husbands DEATH
Mrs. Resch added that he,
father had planned to visit Mrs
Tully at about the same time that
Elwell showed up at Mrs. Tully's
home. Mr.. Vaterslaus was unable
to make plane arrangements and
had decided to delay his visit tc
next Monday.
Mrs. Tully lived in a spacious
2h- story home in a fashionable
section of Melrose, Mrs. Resch
said. She added that Mrs. Tully's
husband had been in the meta,
galvanizing business and owned q
summer trade hotel nearby.
Evening star., 1950-06-04

More than H.
900 Prophets OF
the Masonic Or
ganization are
e x p e C t e d to
take part in the
four = day con-
vention,
The opening
event at 10 a IN.
Wednesday will
be the placing
of a wreath on
the tomb of
George Wash
/ n G ton a t
Mount Nnrnnn
Evening star., 1950-06-04

are heartily il
favor of the bill
and no objec-
tion by any
Representative
is expected on
that score.
w hile the
measure Is diff
ferent In some
respects fr m
t he proposals
made by the
civil Service
Commission. its
sponsors are
hone that,
Evening star., 1950-06-04
MurshuI Smuts Improves

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa,
June 3 (P.-Field Marshal Jan
Christian Smuts, suffering from
pneumonia, is improving. The 80
'year-old former prime minister Of
South Africa and veteran world
statesman was reported resting
comfortably today and is taking
greater interest in outside affairs.
Evening star., 1950-06-04

Maryland and Virginia-Cloudy
with occasional showers and little
change in temperature today.
Cooler tonight. Fair with moderate
temperature tomorrow and lower
humidity.
Evening star., 1950-06-04
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

District of Columbia - Cloudy
with occasional showers and high
est temperature in middle 70s to-
day. Cooler tonight. Fair and less
humid tomorrow with moderate
temperature.
Evening star., 1950-06-04
$4,000 6rottos Open
Sessions Wednesday

The 60th national convention of
The Grottos. Mystic Order Yelled
Prophets of the Enchanted Realm,
will open here Wednesday.
Evening star., 1950-06-04
The FederoI Spotlight
The FederoI Spotlight
House May Approve Changes
In u. S. Ratings Tomorrow
By Joseph Young

The House tomorrow the bill to overhaul the
Governments efficiency rating system.
The scheduled to the calendar
with unanimous needed there OBJ
lection. the bill automatically passed
Chairman MURRAY the House Civil Service Committee hoping
Evening star., 1950-06-04
Readers Guide
Sunday. June 4. 1850
cErrlNAI A

SECTION A.
General News.
Lost, Found. Page AS
Obituary. Page A-36
Educational. Pages A-3S-39
Jessie FAINT Evans. Page 80
SECTION 3.
Sports, Resorts ond TroveI
Sports News. Pages B-1-6
Farm and Garden. Pages B-6-7
Resorts and Travel. Pages B-8-10
Crossword Puzzle. Page Bio
SECTION c.
Editorial. Features, Amusements.
Editorial Articles. Pages CHS
Art. Page CO
John Clagett Proctor. Page Ca
Book Reviews Page C-3
Editorials. Page ca
Editorial Features. Pages Cas-
Amusements. Pages C-6-7
Music. Page CT
NdulU FIOkI dIllS. Eake S-0-J
Bridge. Page ca
Stamps. Page CO
Junior Star. Page Clio
SECTION D.
Society. Women's Clubs.
Society News. Pages D-1-16
Women'S Clubs. Page D-4
Readers Clearing House. Page Do
SECTION s.
Classified Advertising, FinoncioI
Classified Advertising Pages E-1-17
Pages E-17-18
This edition contains This
Weeks Magazine OF 30 pages. a
l4-paGe comic section and Is
pages of rotoordDure.
Evening star., 1950-06-04

Showers and scattered thunderstorms predicted
Gulf South Atlantic and Middle Atlantic
the and Eastern Ohio Valley today
will reach norhward into the New
weather will most of the United sgni
cant change the Middle Atlantic States greater
although cooler weather in for Of the
New England States -AP Wrephoto
Evening star., 1950-06-04

that no Objections VIII arise to the
measure. The committee ap-
proved the bill unanimously.
All the Federal employe groups
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-03-30
Article In Drug
Magazine Praises
DR.. Harmed md Book

plants are Human by Mary
Zook is the title Of an article in the
April issue of Modern Pharmacy a
magazine published by Parke, Dav-
is company, and concerns Dr.. Joseph
E. Harmed, local pharmacist and
author Of "Wild Flowers Of the Allie
ghenies.'
The double spread feature carries
three pictures Of Dr.. Harmed and the
article recounts interesting items
about the book and how he came to
write. The book has received wide
acclaim from both the scientific and
amateur person.
Much Of the material has been pub
lished in previous articles but the in
formation is treated in an entertain
ing manner and tends to keep Oak
land and Dr.. Harned's activities be-
fore the public
The article included information
about the four varieties which no 9TH
er botanist had listed which are
found in DR.. Harneds book: the
swamp cliutonia, from the lily fam
lily; the leatherleafed goldenrod.
which comes ahead Of the other gold
enrol varieties; the mountain thor
oughwort, resembling the Joe Pye
weed; and the white double trillium,
similar to an orchid.
The writer stressed Dr.. Halned's
explanations Of the similarities be-
tween plants and humans, such as
plants that crawl, plants that have
learned to sleep, armoured plants,
fishing plants, plants that imperson-
ate and mimic, etc.
As usual Dr.. Harmed passed off
this latest bit of publicity with a
shrug zone Of my greatest compli-
ments," he said, was the fact that
when Albert Einstein, noted scientist,
was spending several days at a cabin
on Deep Greek Lake ho became so in
terested in my book that he sat up
all night to read it,
Another article is being prepared
for another scientific magazine pub
lished in Boston, which concerns Dr.
Harmed. Dr. Harmed, equally at home
at his prescription case or with micro
SCOPE and plant specimens, has lived
to see his book, published first as a
hobby. come TO be used as a botany
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-03-30

Rev. Russell d. Barnard, of Winona
Lake, Indiana, will be at the First
Brethren church Of Accident, Wednes-
day evening, April >, in the interest
Of the foreign missionary society Of
the Brethren church, it has been an
nounced.
Rev. Barnard returned recently
from six months tour Of French
Equatorial Africa. He has over 5000
feet Of color motion pictures and
some 600 color transparencics. also
recordings of natives singing, read
ing and speaking in their own Ian
guage, which will be used in the ser
vice.
The meeting begins at 1880. The
public is invited
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-03-30

Harold Laski, Sc, former British
Labor Party chairman, died March
Fl in London
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-03-30

Hamilton, Garden; William Fitz-
water, Swanton, Dairy Production.
Evening star., 1950-07-09
New Highway Bridge
Speeds virginia-D. {.
Flow Of Auto Traffic

The new Highway Bridge and
the repaired old one are carrying
as many as 1900 cars a day
more than the old bridge alone
took across the Potomac, highway
officials said yesterday.
A traffic count completed last
week showed that last Thurs
day, IS, 1913 trips across were made
during the 24-hour period, High
way Director j. N. Robertson re-
ported.
The old bridge carried about
$4,000 cars a. day when it was
doing the job alone. Now the old
bridge carries Virginia. bound
traffic, while the new one is one
way, inbound.
In addition to relieving the
acute congestion problems expert
enced when the old bridge carried
traffic both ways. the new bridge
has taken a load off Memorial
Bridge and speeded the flow there,
highway officials pointed out.
The expected load of the two
bridges before the new one opened
this spring was from $4,000 to
1900 cars a day.
Meanwhile, repair work on the
old bridge has been completed
"a days ahead of schedule, Mr..
Robertson said. Bridge and street
crews worked Saturdays and some
Sundays and overtime other days
to get the work done specify.
Evening star., 1950-07-09
Fomily's Cooperation Helped
Success of Derby Champion

Winning the Washington Soap
Box Derby was a cooperative
affair for the Wrinkle family.
The major burden, of course,
fell to 13-year-old Davis Wrinkle,
who spent seven months building
the two toned green coaster he
piloted to victory in yesterdays IS
annual Derby.
But during the long siege of
construction, when the basement
of the Wrinkle home at 4815 North
Sixteenth street, Arlington, was
filled with lumber, plans, and
sheets of drawing paper, the in
fiuence of the rest of the Wrinkle
family was an incentive to Davis.
Before starting his car, Davis,
who raced his way to the semi
finals last year before being elimi-
mated. consulted his father, Noble,
an employe of the Rural Electri-
f1cation Administration. The two
decided a streamhned tear drop
design would be best for the
1850 car. -
AS the car began to take shape,
Davis turned his attention to his
wheels. He and his father agreed
that the more "breaking-in" the
wheels got. the swifter they would
roll. Davis borrowed his fathers
" horsepower hobby shop motor,
looped a rope around the drive
shaft and around the axles, and
spent more r11an 100 hours spin
ming his wheels automatically.
Davis sister, Patricia 6ue, Is,
Evening star., 1950-07-09

was always around, too. to keep
the boy at work when his inter-
est might stray to his hobbies of
music and sports.
When Davis weight started to
increase alarmingly, his mother,
Mrs. Opal Wrinkle, suggested he
step up his baseball playing to
shed some excess poundage. Da-
Wis wanted the weight of his car
and himself to total 2491a pounds
"a half pound less than the max
imum allowed. At inspection time
the combined weight was 248.
The quiet, studious youth, who
bettered his time with each heat,
said after the race he thought he
would make good showing this
year. But he never let his hope
of winning the championship get
in the way OF the business at hand
winning each elimination heat.
Just before the last race got off
Davis was the calmest of all the
officials, friends and Derby drivers
gathered at the starting ramp. He
paid no attention to encouraging
shouts from the sidelines, but
quietly checked his car for any
flaws.
When his streamlined, plywood
car drove across the finish line a
scant half length ahead of run
ner-up Walter B. Morrow, jr.,
Davis was still the calmest of the
hundreds of people who broke
through police lines to shake his
hand or pat him on the hSck.
Evening star., 1950-07-09
District Sales Tax
Yield Is Reported
AS S77.3 Million

The District sales tax has
yielded approximately $11.3 mil
lion since the levy went into ef-
feet last August l..
Receipts for May were tabulated
by tax officials at $1,237, ,382.83,
bringing the total collections for
the first 10 months to almost 81
million more than original esti-
mates.
Returns are due by the goth of
the month after that during
which the tax is collected, which
means that only 10 months re-
turns came in during the fiscal
year ended June 80.