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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-03-07
Mercy Killing
Continued From First Page.)

Associate Defense Counsel Ralph
E. Langdell finished his direct
questioning, Attorney General
William L. Phinney rose from his
chair and said:
mo questions.
Smiles at Jury.
The soft-voiced wife of the de-
PENDANT had kept straight poker
face during the most of her time
in court since the trial started
But on the witness stand she
flashed a warm smile at the all
male jury from time to time.
Mrs. Sander said she was work.
ing in Montclair. N. j., when she
met the young intern, whom she
later married.
She said she admired him from
the outset because he respected
the very poorest of his patients u
HE was very conscientious. -
she added.
Mrs. Sander said the doctor
practice increased greatly during
the war and that he was not able
to be home much. She testified
he ate supper at home only about
two nights week.
Seldom Took Day Off.
Friday was his day off, she said
but he seldom took it off.
She described her husband as
"very sober" and said when he was
at home he spent most of his time
in his office reading.
Mrs. Sander said this indicated
to her that he worried about his
cases.
She smiled family when she said
she did not think her husband
was a good businessman"
She said he gave $4,000 to the
Elliot Hospital in Manchester and
$500 to New York University.
II spoke to him many times
about his rest but it didn't do
much good" she said.
Asked about his condition the
first of last December, she said
he was extremely tired"
Couldn't Explain Infections.
DR.. Sander has admitted in
jecting air into the arm Of his
cancer-tortured patient - but
claimed something snapped" and
he could not explain why he made
the injections, as she was dead.
Mr.. Langdell asked Mrs. Sander
if there was any rule" at her
home regarding the telephone. She
replied:
Eyes. I am never allowed to
say the doctor is not at home il
he is in the house"
Gertrude Morency, a registered
nurse for 10 years, followed Mrs
Sander on the witness stand and
described the accused doctor as q
physician who gave his owr
blood" to a patient.
Nurse Morency said that she was
at the Elliot Hospital when one Of
DR.. Sanders patients was dying
She said the doctor asked her fol
blood for TRANSMISSION because
hers was RI negative-compara.
lively rare.
Need Was Greater.
Attorney Langdell asked hel
whether the patient rallied. The
nurse replied, sorry, sir she
didn't"
@. Later another TRANSMISSION wa.
needed?
A. Yes.
! @. Who gave that?
A. DR.. Sander gave that blood
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-03-07
ADVERTISEMENT.
HOW DR.. EDWARDS
Helps Folks Who
Need A Laxative

For years DR.. Edwards relieved
patients bothered from constipa-
ton and its bad breath, sallow
skin, lack of pep, with his Dr.
Edwards Olive Tablets-now sold
at all drugstores. Olive Tablets
are all vegetable. They act so
gently, giving more natural-like
movements - complete satistac-
ton! 15c, Soc, Soc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-03-07
Vinson Offers Bill 10 Give
| Marines Top Planning Post
By the Associated Press

by me NsSocf0feo fTeSS
Chairman Vinson of the House
Armed Services Committee intro
duced legislation yesterday that
would give the Marines a direct
vocie in the Nations top military
planning body.
This action is an outcome of the
committees investigation last Oc-
tober into the Navy revolt
against present administration OF
the National Defense Act.
Under the VinSon proposal the
commandment of the Marine Corps
would become a voting member of
the Joint Chiefs of Staff, along
with the military heads of the
Army. Navy and Air Force.
Marine and Navy witnesses told
the committe during its inquiry
that they feared the Army and Air
Force were out to destroy the
Marine Corps.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-03-07
Montgomery Report
Asks 81 Million 10
Build New Schools

Montgomery County should
spend approximately 81 million
for school construction for the
12-month period beginning July l.,
the County Council was told
today.
This estimate was contained in
q report revealed today by Assist
ant Supt. of School Richard E.
Carpenter.
The report, which has been
adopted by the County Board of
Education, was submitted to the
County Council this afternoon.
Mr.. Carpenter also proposed
additional appropriations total
$14.135.000 for the fiscal years
1872 through 1954-5. He said
the program was needed to meet
enrolment increases of between
$4,000 and 10000 pupils for the
next five years.
Reports on Present Projects.
At the same time, Mr.. Carpen-
ter reported that of 80 construc-
ton projects authorized under a
$5,040, 900 County Council appro-
priation last May, 26 either were
under contract or completed by
last February 20. Three others
have been temporarily postponed
and three have not yet been
placed under contract.
Included in the new program
are plans for a second gymnasium,
shower and locker room at Bethes-
da-Chevy Chase High School, to
cost $250,000; a six-classroom ele-
mentary school in Brookmont,
$4,000; an eight-classroom Roll
ing Terrace elementary school,
$4,000: an eight-classroom ele-
mentary school at Bannockburn,
$4,000.
Also. a seven-classroom elemen-
tary school north of Goldsboro,
100000; an eight-classroom
school north of Grosvenor lane,
$4,000; a four-classroom addi-
ton to the Lynnbrook School,
$4,000: an eight-classroom ele-
mentary school in North Chevy
Chase, 100000; an eight-class-
room school at Rock Creek Forest,
$175.000.
Also, a six-classroom school in
Rollingwood, $4,000; a 28-class-
room Junior high scrooi in North
Bethesda, 100000, and a four
classroom unit In Potomac.
$4,000.
80 Projects on Program.
MIR. Carpenter said his suggested
program for the coming year in
cludes 80 construction projects,
which will provide 1879 classrooms,
IT shop or home economics rooms,
16 all-purpose rooms, two libraries,
] cafeteria and gymnasiums.
The 1879 classrooms would &C
commodate 6,455 students. This,
according to Mr.. Carpenter would
enable the School Board to get
ahead to a slight extent" of antici-
pated enrolment increases.
Although not included in the
program. Mr.. Carpenter said con-
sideration has been given to pro-
viding a separate plant for Mont
gomery Junior College. This in
stitution now is housed in war
surplus buildings adjacent to Be-
thesda- Chevy Chase High School
and In the high school itself.
1T may be desirable" he de-
clared, ito think Of acquiring
site for the college during the next
fiscal year and using possible
Federal loan to plan the first units
Of construction.
Concrete proposals regarding
the Junior college. as well as the
entire program suggested in this
report, will be formulated after
public discussion"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-03-07
Princess Margaret HI
with Flu, Stuys Indoors
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
LONDON, Mar. Princes
Margaret has influenza, Bucking-
ham Palace announced today.
The 19year-old younger daugh-
ter of King George vi has been
confined to her room at the royal
palace and will be unable to take
part in ceremonies today at
tendant to the state visit of
French President Auriol.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-03-07
$4,000 Khan Gem Found

PARIS, Mar. 7 (P.-Police
said they had recovered a dia-
mond worth $4,000 that was
among the gems stolen from the
Aga Khan and his wife last sum-
mer. Two arrests have been
made. Most of the loot was re-
covered recently by police at
MarSeille.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-03-07
Shots Fired at Man

Albert j. Miller, 1900 Quarles
street NE, fired two shots at a
man he saw early today ap-
parently trying to break into q
house at 1904 Quarles street. The
man fed. d.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-03-07
Atlanta Mayor in Europe

COPENHAGEN, Mar. Z ~
Mayor William Hartsfield of At
lanta will leave for Stockholm to-
day after a two-day visit in Den
mark. Mr.. Hartsfield is touring
Europe by air. He is expected
back in Atlanta March 10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-03-07
Gotten Assumes Office

HARRISONBURG, Va, Mar. Z
P.-Samuel w. Gotten yesterday
began his duties as Harrisonburg
City superintendent, a position
comparable to that of a city
manager.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-03-07

POPE GREETS CARDINAL SPELLMAN-Pope Plus XII en-
braces Francis Cardinal Spelman at the end of special
audience in the Vatican in which the Pope met individually
each of 600 American Holy Year pilgrims The audience lasted
two hours One of the pilgrims George Gillespie SOyearold
New York lawyer bought zucchetto small white skull
and when received the asked the pont bless it,
The Pope quickly took off his zucchetto and sad you
take mine and I'll take yours
ZAP Wirephoto by radio from Rome.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-03-07
Chile to Add to Project

In an effort to ease the winter
power shortage in central Chile
the government plans a third unit
of its -Laguna Verda hydroelec-
trio project, to cost $8,00O,000.
Evening star., 1950-02-19
Atrocities Against Priests Grow
In Tito's Drive on Relations

I goslavia and he's been under re-
lentleSs pressure.
Three years ago his vicar gen.
eral (chief administrative. officer)
was sentenced to four years on
some wild charge. Last year his
private Secretary-the Rev. Leslar
was physically hauled out of his
Office, beaten, and sentenced to
three years in prison.
Vicar General Disappeared.
And just few weeks ago the
new vicar general-the Rev. Janez
Jenko-disappeared. He almost
certainly is held in some UDBA-
state police-cell.
Tito is trying to unionize Chris
tianity.
Clergymen are being black
mailed into the Serbian Orthodox
Union, Protestant Union, Popular
Front of Slovene Priests, and so
forth.
Here's how one Cathoic priest
entered a union: .
T. Father Popovic (not his name)
was brought to the peope's COM
mlttee-local Red potentates-
and told
I'VE invite you to join the pop
ular front of Croatian priests.
You'll get heavy workers ra-
tions and can teach the catechism
in school. The state will guaran-
tee you a salary and pension"
-. The priest said: I'll ask my
bishop" "
Impossible! Union members
must ignore the bishops and the
Vatican. In time. Tito will ap-
prove new bishops"
Food Ration Reduced.
Father Popovic refused. His
food ration was reduced from
light worker to mon essential.
There followed nightly discus
sions' at UDBA headquarters. He
was heavily fined for boarding
enthusiastically neighbor's
wheat. He was threatened with
arrest for immortality"
I'VE can prove anything" he
was told.
One night Father Popovic was
ordered to hold up his hands,
place his face against a wall.
After six hours in this position
he tainted.
The nightly discussions" con-
tinued. He began to crack. He
couldn't hold his food. One night
a husky seized Father Popovic's
mustache in both hands, pulled
most of it off, leaving "a bloody
mess
Father Popovic joined the pop
ular front of Croatian priests.
No one knows just how many
clergymen have been recruited.
Some sign up under pressure SIM
liar to that applied against Father
Popovic, some through simple
fear, few through desire.
UNIONS used by Reds.
Gradually, the priests unions
are being used to push Commu-
mist plans. Serbian Orthodox
members Endorsed" Tito's lag
ging farm collectivization pro-
gram. In Bosnia. Moslem priests
urged workers to join voluntary
labor brigades."
The future is clear: If Tito can
unionize large numbers of clergy
men he will:
Use them to help communize
the country.
| Sever their ties with outside
agencies (such as the Vatican).
! Strangle their spiritual purpose.
Evening star., 1950-02-19
By Fred Sporks
Foreign Correspondent Of The stor and
the Chieoso Dolly News

the chieaso Dolly News
ROME, Feb. 18.-The Rev
Joseph Vedrinja and his sacristar
"a very old man-left the fu-
neral services and walked through
the tiny Yugoslavian town near
Zagreb.
Approaching them they heard
drunken voices singing Com
munist partisan songs:
"Tito-Tito-he is our little
white flower" beloved the sing
ers. .....
The celebrating Communists
blocked their path. "Oh Here's
the little father and his funny
collar" said one husky lad, poking
the priest in his stomach. Nov
you must join us in a song
father"
Father Vedrinja refused. The
young Communists started tc
heckle him and the sacristan
Soon humor left and hate moved
in. Minutes later Father Vedrinja
and the old man were beaten tc
death by a whirl of fists and
heavy boots.
No Arrests Made.
This atrocity was one of many
I learned of during my recent 10
week tour of Yugoslavia. No one
has yet been called to account for
this crime, although every man
in town knows who killed the
priest.
Here are some Official" recent
prosecutions I recorded:
Last fall the Rev. v. Ucak was
arrested in Lubliana for talking
against the state" In perfect
health when seized, he soon went
insane and died in prison. Furious
crowds gathered outside the
penitentiary when word of Father
Ucak's death circulated. Nervous
Communist authorities buried him
secretly at night.
The Rev. Joseph Schmidt, 73
protested to officials at Banat-
near Belgrade-after police broke
into his church and seized his
parish records. He was promptly
jailed for opposing authority.
Despite his age he shivered in an
unheated cell. A few weeks later
he died of pneumonia.
The Rev. Henry Gorican OF
Slovenia was accused of anti
state activities. While awaiting
trial he was further charged with
conSpiring against Tito from his
prison cell! This is fantastic when
one knows the iron discipline OF
a Communist prison. Now father
Gorican faces the firing squad.
Confessions Forced.
The accepted procedure, o1
course, is to torment a priest into
signing any kind of confession
no matter how ridiculous. This
pattern, as best publicized in the
case of Cardinal Mindszenty o1
Hungary, is carried down to the
lowest church level.
One man who refused to con-
fess was the Rev. Ivan Vresp, o1
Cetinja, Montenegro. He pointec
to the judges and said: Let al
know. You tortured me. You
showed wires down my throat anc
sent electricity into me-"
The Archbishop of Belgrade
Joseph Ujcic - succeeded Arch.
bishop Stepinac as chairman OF
the conference of bishops. He i.
the leading Catholic priest in Yu.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1950-01-11
GREEK ROW
BY MARION VALLEY

During the recent holiday week,
Alpha Omicron Chapter of Delta
Sigma Theta Sorority held its
annual Mother-Daughter Christ
mas party, with the sorors playing
hostess at the very lovely Lake
Washington Blvd. home of Soror
Lillian Gideon. Mothers present
were Mesdames David Brooks,
Frederick Bowman, Lillian Dunbar,
d. w. Hall, Hassell, w. H. Lyle,
Levingston, Edward Pitter, VIM.
Riddle, Rose Smith and Elizabeth
Stewart. 1t was especially nice to
have present the mother of Soror
Vernice Woodland who is on holi-
day visit from Alabama. 1t was
regretted that the mother of Soror
Jane Dover, Mrs. Ben Chandler,
was unable to be present because
of guests at her home.
Sorors present were DeLoris
Williams, Marjorie Mayfield, Con-
stance Thomas. Virginia Clayton,
Willetta Clayton, Joyce Llye, Jo-
sephine Wooten, Vernice Wood
land, Jane Dover, Thelma Pegues
and Lillian Gideon. With game
playing, the exchange of pretty
surprise gifts and palate-pleasing
refreshments, ii was an evening
to be treasured in memory.
The Mothers Club of Delta Sig
ma Theta had its own gay holiday
party with a wonderful time re-
ported by all in attendance. The
Pyramid Club held its party at
the home of Pledge Guela Clayton
Humes. who was hostess with her
sister pledges - Vivian Meade,
Bernice Anderson, Anna Mary
Knighton and Sylvia Gayton. Hon.
ored guest was Mrs. Christine
Mead of Los Angeles, who during
her visit announced the engage
ment of her daughter, Vivian, to
Mr.. Isiah Abney at a pleasing
Christmas morning affair. Cupid
is really aiming Delta Way. Mrs.
Humes was a beautiful holiday
brilo .as. yea. and Soror Joyce
Lyle's parents announced her en-
gago .s4t at a holiday party this
season. TO 1t. S. f. Kelly.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1950-01-11
KEEP WELL

Eat less and breathe more. Blue
veins indicate poison in the blood
from insufficient breathing-the
remedy: eat less and breathe more,
so as to both thin and redden the
blood. The blood in the veins is
naturally dark, but should not
be dark enough to show through.
Most persons, in fact, would be far
stronger if they would thus reduce
their eating and increase their
breathing. In this way the blood
receives its necessary oxygen.
To expel aid from the lungs is
easy, but to breathe in air the
chest, waist and abdomen must ex-
pand-and how can this be ac-
complished if you have overloaded
your stomach with too much food I?
Make an effort to overcome over
eating because I'VE eat to live
and do not live to eat, If we are
wise and true to ourselves, we
can make this New Years resolu-
ton: Keep well by eating less.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1950-01-11
GREEK NEWS
BY MARION VALLEY

Back to 40 and the Yule seasons
highlights-pr e-holiday and post
holiday Twas a gay affair
enjoyed by the members of Kappa
Alpha Psi Fraternity who enter
tanned their guests in the spacious
home of frater j. w. German. The
affair was warmly hostessed by
Frater and Mrs. j. w. German.
In keeping with holiday festivi-
ties, the PLEDGE club of Delta
Sigma Theta Sorority entertained
small group of friends at a quiet
egg-nog party given in the home
of Guela Clayton Humes. In case
you didn't know, pledges include
Mrs. Bernice Anderson, Mrs. Guela
Clayton Humes, Miss Sylvia Gay
ton, Anna Mary Knighton, secre-
tary, and Vivian Meade, president.
Members of Iota Phi Lambda
held their first meeting of this
year Monday January 2, at the
home of sorror Maizelle McCul-
Tough. The meeting included a
short business discussion and was
followed by supper served buffet
style. Yuletide Fellowship CONVEX
sation highlighted the occasion. We
regret that two members were
unable. to attend because of illness
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1950-01-11
Church Group Plans
Fund Rdising Drive

WASHINGTON. tANP)-Lester
M. Suit, director of the Washing
ton bureau of the National Fra
ternal Council OF Negro Churches,
hopes to begin a fund raising cam
paign for the Council in Chicago
in January. Working in coopera-
ton with DIR. j. l.. Horace, presi-
dent of the Illinois State Baptist
convention, Mr.. Suit expects to
raise $4,000 to carry on the work
of the Church council.
The Baltimore ministers under
the leadership of Bishop Alexan-
der p, Shaw and DIR. George A.
Crawley recently raised more than
$1,000 in a one-week campaign for
the purpose of supporting the Ma
tional Fraternal Council Of Negro
Churches in America.
This history-making campaign
was directed by L. M. Suit and
co-chairman by Bishop Shaw and
DIR. Crawley.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1950-01-11
Women Spend Plenty
On Corsets. Br0ssieres

NEW YORK (ATLAS)-Never
in the history of society has so
much emphasis been conferred upon
the physical accessories of the
fairer sex. "All women are beau
tiful" is how one widely known
critic of pulchritude explains it.
Anyway, there is a quaint trend
towards this desire of every wom-
an, and it is hard to tell who was
endowed with a lovely figure. Cor
sets and brassieres are the vogue
and women appear all the more
beautiful because of this physical
establishment.
The Corset and Brassiere As
ISOLATION reports that at least So
per cent-or 55 million women in
the United States over Is years of
age, wore foundation garments in
1913, spending more than $425,-
100000 for them. The figures for
1949 are not compiled, but manu-
facturers are already assured the
figure will far exceed that of AS
with brassieres in the highest
bracket.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1950-01-11
FROM WHERE
/ SIT
BY GENE WALTON

II is interesting to note that
when LOOK magazine picked the
twenty most influential men and
women of the last half century
not a single sportsman was listed.
Excluding war. can think of no
other group of events which have
influenced the lives of more people
than the various sports events of
the last fifty years. There are
scores of outstanding athletes
who could easily be added to the
list without lowering overall value
of the group. Such list is mean
ingless without two athletic inn
mortals: BABE RUTH and JOE
LOUIsl
Babe Ruth. not only because he
built Yankee Stadium, but because
he built with 1t a spirit which has
directly influenced the lives of
millions of American children as
well as adults. His baseball rec
ords have set the goals for thou
sands of diamond players, his UNI
forgettable character has served
as precedent for millions off the
diamond. If you have any doubts
about the Babes influence on our
lives ask the man on the street.
Even he who can't tell you any
thing about Gandhi, Lenin and
Curie can certainly tell you about
Babe Ruth.
\ Joe Louis needs very little in
the way of reviewing the influ-
ence he has had on the world and
America during the last fifteen
years. 1t is worth mentioning
that when the Associated Press
took a poll in all foreign countries
FOR the most widely known mar
in the world Joe Louis came in
just under Franklin d. Roosevelt
and just over Adolf Hitler. His
character and personality both il
and out of the ring has been the
envy of millions the world over
II you can indulge such as Georg,
c. Marshall, as LOOK did, 1 dom
see how you can overlook The
soaring statue of Joseph L. Bar
row. At least that's the way il
looks FROM WHERE 1 SIT.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1950-01-11
Neiqhborhood House
Will Sponsor
Rodio Program

Neighborhood House. a Red
Feather Agency. located at s04
18th Avenue South, wishes to an
nounce that for the next six weeks
they viii sponsor the radio pro-
gram of the Metropolitan AGA
pella Choir.
The Metropolitan ACapella
Choir Is unfer the leadership of
Joseph $. Rowe and for the past
two years has been meeting and
rehearsing 1T Neighborhood
House. The pro ran Is broad
ers. over KERO at 10:45 on
Sunday nights. The program
usually consists of sp,rituals and
hymns ard Is a very stimulat ng
program.
For their portion of the pro-
cram. Neighborhood House win be
represented by a mea Der Of the
Board of Directors of Neighbor-
ood House, who Will tell Of one
activity of the House on each
specific broadcast. The first Neigh
borhood House broadcast was
on January 8 and featured Mrs.
Paul Pickard. The second broad
cast. on January Is will feature
AIRS. Toru Sakahara.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1950-01-11
Reflections
Of q Seurnun

Relative to higher taxations no
one wants unreasonable taxation
but we all know the costs Of war
and postwar recovery. Politicians
blast out that we are becoming
soclalistic. yet there is no ration
allied statement as to why It Is
So"
A few boast of their American
ism and Democratic ideals. Some
have it figured out on how to cut
down expenses, but the way they
figure to cut down these expenses
is contrary to the Preamble of the
Constitution: namely. promote
general welfare and domestic tran
guilty"
Our Merchant Marine for ex-
ample: many of our Merchant Ma
rine and American seamen are UNI
employed in coastal areas because
American-built ships are sailing
under foreign flags. built with the
help of American taxes and labor
What happens when too many OF
our ships sail foreign flags? II
cripples economy in coastal areas
through unemployment; 1t throws
away our taxes. But Big Boys
dodge taxes and make profits
they pride themselves on being
true to the American ideals; they
find fault with the president of oul
country, unions. politicians and
churches. They use their influence
to cripple the Housing Bill, Vet
Grams Benefits, Civil Rights ane
Federal Aid to Education. These
have been necessary to carry OF
in a real Democracy which strives
to be a living example to ths
world. How can we cope with {
situation of this kind, ask you