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Evening star., 1950-05-12

James B. Anderson, colored,
was sentenced to a year in Jail
on a charge of carrying a deadly
weapon. although neither the
weapon, nor the man he is
alleged to have shot was in evi-
dence during his trial in Munich
pal Court yesterday.
Anderson. about IS, of the 1400
bleck of T street NV, was
charged earlier with assault on a
man identified as Mack Evans, 80,
colored, of the 1900 block of S
street NV. Police said Evans was
shot in the stomach during an
argument, which took place Feb
ruary 10 on a streetcar loading
platform near Anderson's home.
When police failed to produce
Evening star., 1950-05-12

There were no indications yet
how far the Senate would go in
sustaining the sharp reduction in
Government employment voted by
the House Wednesday in amend
ments calling for a 10 per cent
cut in personnel and allowing
civilian agencies to fill only 10
per cent of vacancies.
S2.1 Billion Under Budget.
There is disagreement over how
much these two amendments will
save, but they are being estimated
roughly at 81 billion. The House
Appropriations Committee pre-
viously had reduced the Presi-
dents budget figures by about 81
billion. AS the bill goes to the
Senate committee for review, it is
approximately $2,l billion under
the Truman budget.
Evening star., 1950-05-12
By J. A. O'Leury

The two top-ranking men on
the Senate Appropriations Com
mittee said today they hope the
Senate will retain much of the
saving made by the House in
passing a 1884 billion omnibus
budget for all Government de-
partments.
Chairman Mcclellan. Democrat,
of Tennessee, said he hoped the
Senate will "go along with many
of the House cuts" while Senator
Bridges of New Hampshire. the
ranking Republican called for still
more economy.
II these hopes are realized it
will set a new pattern. for the
Senate frequently is persuaded to
restore cuts made by the House
in annual appropriation bills.
Evening star., 1950-05-12
Weapon Missing at Trio|, but Gun Toter Gets Year

the complaining witness in time
for Anderson's District Court
trial, the assault charge was dis
missed.
Judge Thomas D. Quinn found
the defendant guilty on the lesser
charge, after four witnesses testi-
fled they saw Anderson holding
a pistol, which he shot twice. A
gun, later recovered by police
from a nearby pool hall. was ex-
cluded as evidence.
Evening star., 1950-05-12
Methodists Plan Session

WESTMINSTER, Md, May IL
R.-The Baltimore Conference of
the Methodist Church will hold its
annual session at Western Mary
land College here June Ia.
Evening star., 1950-07-13
Two. AIexandrians
Accused Of Assault
By District Woman

Two Alexandria men were being
held today by. Fairfax County po-
lice on rape charges involving q
20-year-old Washington woman.
The men, Carlton Lee Murphy,
%, of the 500 block Of South
Henry street. and Thomas M
Lowery, r. F. D. i. Alexandria,
were arrested about $50 am. as
they were parked on Route l about
Z miles south of Alexandria. The
woman, who is colored, also was
in the car, police said.
Police 1t. Richard r. Utz said
the woman told him the men
forced her and a male companion.
James w. Almond, %. colored, Of
101 U street NV, into their car
last night in the 600 block Of N
street NV.
Both Murphy and Lowery de-
MED the accusations, police said.
They refused to make a written
statement but said they had been
solicited by the colored man when
they stopped. for a red light in
Washington, police added.
Both Murphy and Lowery were
charged with rape and held in lieu
of $4,000 bond. They will face
a preliminary hearing Monday in
Trial Justice Court, Fairfax.
Evening star., 1950-07-13
MiddIe-Aged Driver
SOUGHT as Attacker

A middle -aged motorist who at
tackled a teen-age Seat Pleasant
girl was sought by Prince Georges
County police today. r.
The girl, Shirley Davis, Is, of
!405 Seventy fourth place, was ad-
mitted to Casualty Hospital suf-
fering from head injuries, cuts
and bruises. Her condition wai
described as satisfactory. u
Police gave this account.
Shirley was walking home
about midnight from girl friends
house, when the moterist, who had
been driving slowly behind her
grabbed her and pushed her into
his car at Roosevelt avenue and
Addison road.
The girl said her attacker drove
for about half mile, then opened
the door and pushed her into the
street.
The injuries were suffered In
the fall from the car.
Shirley was taken to the hos
pital by her mother after they
reported the incident to police
and described the attacker. The
girls parents are Mr.. and Mrs
Curtis E. Davis of the Seventy
fourth street address.
Evening star., 1950-07-13
DR.. Christman Praises
Mothers for Health Work

DR.. Claire A. Christman, direc-
tor of the Arlington School
Health Department, today praised
parents for their work at the an
nual pre-school conferences.
THE mothers serve as recep-
tionists and also take care of al!
other duties except those for
which a nurse or physician Is
needed" DR.. Christman said in a
progress report.
LAS result, the health staff is
given more time to devote to in
terviews with pre-school children
and their parents"
DR.. Christman also noted that
health chairmen from par
ent-teacher organizations attend
monthly training sessions to learn
to assist the school nurses and
physician in the health program
Evening star., 1950-07-13
Gen. Walker, Leader of Troops
In Korea, Holds Soviet Medals
Directed Ghost Corps
In Sweep Across
France, Germany

1t. Gen. Walton H. Walker, new
American ground force command
er in Korea, can cite 80 years of
far-flung service and can show
decorations stretching from here
to Soviet Russia.
The stocky. ruddy-faced mill
tary leader, who counted the late
Gen. George s. Patton, jr., among
his closest friends and fellow
fighters, has battled in two world
wars.
He went with the 1914 expedi-
ton to Mexico, filled comand posts
in China and Japan and attended
service schools from West Point
through the Army War College.
But his best known achieve
ments to date-those that won
medals and other official recogni-
ton from this country and many
others, including Russia-came as
commander of the Ghost Corps"
that swept across France and Ger
many to Austria in World War H.
Has Two Red Decorations.
He was awarded the Russian
Order of the War for the Father
land. as well as the Russian
Guards Army Medal, the French
Legion of Honor and Croix de
Guerre, Order Of Oak Leaves of
the Lucal Crown and others. His
American military decorations in
clude the Distinguished Service
Cross, Distinguished Service
Medal, Legion of Merit and Silver
Star with oak leaf cluster.
The citation for the DISC,
pinned on him in Germany in
April, 1945, by Gen. Patton. sum-
marizeS the story of his leader
ship of the Goth Corps:
Under his command the corps
repeatedly spearheaded the rapid
alvance of the Sd Army across
France. The brilliant manner in
which river crossings were Sc
cured, pockets of resistance
cleared, bridgeheads established,
the large-scale attacks success
fully completed, all attest to the
outstanding qualities of leader
ship of Gen. Walker"
In Japan Since 1948.
Since September, 1948. the 60
year-old general has commanded
the 9th Army in Japan. For two
years previously he commanded
the 5th Army. with headquarters
in Chicago. after short time as
postwar commander of the 9th
Services Command at Dallas. Tex.
Born in Belton, Tex, December
3, 1889. Gen. Walker was a grand
son Of two Confederate Army
officers. He attended Virginia
Military Institute before going to
Evening star., 1950-07-13
Bolivian Police 0ueII
Revolutionary Move
BY the Assoeiofed Press

LA PAz, Bolivia. July 49,
Police say they have souelched
plot to overthrow the Bolivian
government and have seized q
large cache of arms. f~7
Col. Isaac Vincent, director
general of police, told reporters
yesterday that several rebel
groups, repeatedly led by mem
bers of the National Revolution
ary Movement and the Bolivian
Falange, were nabbed in dawn
raids throughout La Paz. A semi
official source said more than 40
persons were arrested.
Col. Vincent said the plotters
had intended to turn the govern
ment over to former Gen. Froilan
Calleja, who led an abortive re-
volt in August and September of
last year. Calleja was said to
be a fugitive near the Brazilian
border.
Evening star., 1950-07-13

cial act of Congress promoted him
! to captain. He was retired in 1885
after 33 years in the Army.
Capt. Stannard had conducted
for kings, presidents and generals.
He directed bands that played for
the arrival of King Albert of Bel
gium and the departure and re-
turn from France of President
Wilson. 1t was under his baton,
too, that the 1st division band
played for Gen. Pershing at re-
ception on his return from France.
He also conducted the consoli-
dated Army Band and Army Mu-
sic School Band that led President
Harding's funeral procession.
Wrote "Star March"
The bandleader had written
several marches. including THE
Washington Evening Star March. -
which he dedicated to this news
paper. Other marches are capt.
r. w. Lewis March" and BRIG.
Gen. H. H. Bandholtz March"
In 1928 Capt. Stannard was
awarded the Peruvian Order of
the Sun because of his interest
in melodies of the Incas. He
wrote arrangements of the Peru
Wan music for the Army Band.
During his leadership of the
Army Band. the group played con-
certs in Spain and France. 1t
also toured the United States
on five occasions.
Capt. Stannard began his musi-
cal career at 10, when he played
clarinet with the Arion Band in
his native Guilford, Conn.
Enlisted at 18.
After enlisting in the Army
when he was 18, he played solo
clarinet with the 10th Coast Artil-
lery Band in Boston. He studied
under various clarinetists of IA
nous bands and symphony orches-
tras and in 1911 won a scholar
ship to the Institute of Musical
Art of New York City. While at
the institute he played solo clari-
net in the orchestra.
He was commended for his re-
organization of the 30th Infantry
Band in Alaska before World
War I. He directed both the 30th
Infantry Band and the 18th In
fantry Band and conducted tvari-
Gus consolidated band concerts on
the West Coast. He also organized
bands at the University Oliver
mont and the College of the Pa
cific. "
Capt. Stannard was an in
structor at the Army Music School
in, 1919 at Fort Jay, N. Y.
He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Mary Stannard, and son.
William H. Stannard, both of the
Twelfth street address; a brother,
Clarence Stannard of Guilford,
and a sister, Mrs. Rosebud Som
merville, New York City.
Funeral services will be held at
II am. Monday at Fort Myer
Chapel. Burial will be in Arling-
ton Cemetery.
Evening star., 1950-07-13

West Point, where he graduated
in 1912. He was at the military
academy while Gen. Patton was
an upperclassman.
After returning from the Vera
Crux expedition in 1914, he served
with a machine gun battalion in
a major in the Saint-Mihiel and
Meuse Argonne campaigns in
France during the World War. He
graduated from the Field Artillery
School in 1920, the Infantry
School in 1923, the Command and
General Staff School in 1925. and
the Army War College in 1886.
From 1880 to 1888 he served in
China with the 18th Infantry
Regiment.
Got Second Star in 1912.
He became a major general in
1912 while commanding the 4th
Armored Corps that subsequently
was designated the Goth Corps.
While stationed at Dallas late
IN 1S45, ne was sent TO Europe
as official representative of the
Secretary of War at the burial
of Gen. Patton in the American
military cemetery in Luxembourg.
AS leader of the Ghost Corps"
of Gen. Patton's Sd Army, he
raced across France in 1914 after
the Normandy invasion and re-
duced Metz and its interconnect-
ing fortreSses. Among places
liberated by the corps was the
Buchenwald concentration camp.
Because Of the achievements Gen.
Walker was made an honorary
citizen Of six French cities.
When he went to Japan in Sep
tember, 1948, he succeeded 1t.
Gen. Robert L. Eichelberger, who
retired as commander of the 9th
Army.
Gen. Walker was married in
1924 to the former Caroline ".
Emerson. Their son, Sam s.
Walker. graduated from West
Point several years ago.
Evening star., 1950-07-13
Grocer, @, Reported
Missing, Found Dead
In Tourist Cabin

Solvin w. Gordon, 66-year -old
retired Washington grocer, was
found dead yesterday afternoon
in a tourist cabin on Route
south of Alexandria.
Fairfax County police said Mi.
Gordon, who lived in the Alban
Towers apartments, had been re-
ported missing Tuesday afternoon
by his son, DR.. Leon S. Gordon.
DR.. Gordon, who also lives at Al
ban Towers, 3700 Massachusetts
avenue NV, is examining ply
sician for the District Boxing
Commission.
DR.. Gordon said his father, who
was "an exponent of physical
culture" although he had heart
ailment, left home about 2:30
pm. Tuesday for his daily work.
out at the Jewish Community
Center. He never appeared there
County police Capt. James Ma
honey said Mr.. Gordon's body
was found by a maid at the tour
ist camp. He was lying on the
bed, clad only in his shorts. and
apparently had been dead for
several hours. He had taken the
cabin about pm. Tuesday.
After an examination, County
Medical Examiner Emanuel New
man ruled that MIR. Gordon had
died of natural causes.
An ex-sailor, Mr.. Gordon was
a feet champion boxer in the
early 1900s. Although he left the
service in 1908 to enter the groc-
cry business here, he retained an
avid interest in boxing and often
trained neighborhood youngsters.
He faithfully attended prizeflghts
here.
For 80 years, Mr.. Gordon op-
Grated mis- grocery store at 305
N street S.W. and retired 13 years
ago. He was also in the real es-
tate business during that time
and owned several apartment
houses and homes.
Survivors, besides his widow,
are two other sons, both physi-
clans, who also live at Alban
Towers. They are Drs. Everett J.
and David S. Gordon.
Funeral services will be held at
II am. tomorrow at the Danzan-
sky funeral home. 3501 Fourteenth
street NV. Burial will be in the
B'nai Israel Cemetery, Oxon Hill,
Md.
Evening star., 1950-07-13
Pakistan Prime Minister
PLEDGES Korean War Aid
by the Assoeioted Press

KARACHI, July 13.-P i'm e
Minister Liaquat Ali Khan said
today he had mo information re-
garding the sending of Pakistani
land troops to Korea"
Returning from a tour of the
United States and Canada, he
said, however. that Pakistan would
help South Korea in all ways
within its means. He said the
shape of this aid would be deter
mined as time shows what is
needed.
Senator Benton. Democrat, Of
Connecticut suggested in WASH
ington this week that the Philip
pines and Pakistan send detach-
ments to the Korean front to
demonstrate that the fight there
is not a white imperialist war.
Evening star., 1950-07-13
GunInan, II, Caught
With $4,000 After
Baltimore HoIdup
BY the Asseeiated Press
BY the Associoted Press

BALTIMORE, July ia IT.
year-old youth almost got away
with $32.239 in payroll money
at a branch bank today.
His downfall was an alert ga
rage mechanic who knew dog
gone well something was wrong
because he was running so fast"
Police identified the youth as
Charles w. johnson. They placed
no charge against him immediate
ly but held him for investigation
Samuel I. Kemp, manager OF
the Calvert Banks West Balti-
more Branch, parked his car be-
hind the bank after stopping
downton at the main Office to pick
up the payroll money.
Bank Manager Slugged.
A blond youth, wearing KHAKI
, trousers, blue shirt and green
baseball cap. confronted him with
a .38- revolver, slugged him
on the back of the head with the
pistol, grabbed the money bag
and ran. Mr.. Kemp fired a shot
but it went wild.
An alarm sent police prowl cars
converging on the bank.
1T saw this boy running up the
alley" said Emmitt Pleasant, who
was standing outside his garage in
the neighborhood.
IT knew doggone well something
was wrong because he was run
ming so fast.
II followed him. He ran UP
another alley.
Police Report Confession.
"I went to the bank and found
out what happened. I told police
about the running boy. I took
them where I had seen him.
I'VE went up an alley and we
saw the boy.
He was walking until he saw
the police car. He threw the
pistol in one back yard and the
bag in another. He ran and the
police caught him.
II found the bag and opened
it up. I never saw so much money
in my life. I turned it over to the
police as fast as I could"
Patrolmen Albert Emhling and
John Childs said they fired at
johnson to get him to stop and
found the money bag intact. They
also picked up .38 revolver.
johnson admitted the holdup,
they reported. -:
Evening star., 1950-07-13
Even Noah Used Asphalt

JERUSALEM. - Asphalt has
been in use for many years as a
waterproofing compound. Noah
used it to make his ark leakproof
The basket in which Moses was
found had been waterproofed with
it. And the material, or pitch, as
it also is called, served as cement
in the building of the Tower of
Babel and as a waterproofing for
the walls of the ancient Hanging
Gardens of Babylon.
Evening star., 1950-07-13
The Federal Spotlight
By Joseph Young

Senate Armed Services Commit
tee members said today their
group will give quick approval to
the measure enacted yesterday by
the House, giving-Federal agencies
broad powers to fire employees
summarily in the interest of ma
tional security.
The House passed the measure
by a vote of 327 to IA, following
rejection after bitter debate of an
amendment that would have given
employees fired as poor security
risks the right to an impartial
appeal before the Civil Service
Commission.
Sponsored by Representative
Miller. Democrat, of California,
the amendment was beaten by
the narrow margin of 102 to Sc.
The authority to fire employees
summarily as poor security risks
would apply to heads of the State,
Treasury. Commerce, Justice and
Defense Departments; the Army,
Navy, Air Force, Atomic Energy
Commission, the National Security
Resources Board and the National
Advisory Committee for Aero
nautics.
The firings are not to be con-
fused with disloyalty cases, which
are handled separately under the
Presidents loyalty program. Sc
curity risk involves cases of char
acter defects, such as excessive
drinking. gossiping, unsavory as
sociations, heavy Indebtedness,
and the like.
The bill also would give the
President authority to extend
these summary firing powers to
other Federal agencies, if he felt
the occasion warranted it.
Under the measure, employees
might appeal their firings to the
head of their agency, but no i'm
partial appeals would be provided.
Representative Miller's amend
ment would have provided that
the employe could appeal to
the Civil Service Commission
If the commission found the
employe had been unjustly
dismissed, it could have recon-
mended to the agency that the en-
ploye be rehired. with back pay
However. the recommendation
would not have been binding on
the agency.
Mr.. Miller himself termed his
amendment as very weak one, II
but he said, at least it would have
given employees a, chance to clear
themselves.
Those favoring the Miller
amendment asld the unamended
bill would place Federal work.
erS at the mercy" of the agencies
Representative Holifield, Demo-
crat. of California termed it a
dangerous measure. And Repre-
sentative Morris, Democrat, of
Oklahoma, said the House action
in rejecting the Miller amend
ment is lone Well long regret"
Mr.. Morris previously had
pleaded for the right of accused
Federal employees to have a fair
hearing. p <rst@
How would members of the
House like to be at the mercy of
a single individual who would de-
termine whether or not they were
mt for their jobs?" he asked.
MI. Miller argued that, although
security risk and Loyalty firings
are two separate problems. in the
public mind. they are identical.
Consequently, he said, employees
fired as security risks "are con-
demned to a financial death, with
no hope of finding other employ
ment."
The Californian said an appeal
Evening star., 1950-07-13
Quick Approval by Senate Unit
Forecast on Security Firings

to the Civil Service Commission
could not possibly harm the coun-
try's security, since the employe
would be suspended. pending the
outcome of his appeal. In this
he was seconded by Mr.. Holifleld.
who declared that the bill was the
death knell' of the civil service
system.
But Chairman Murray of the
House Civil Service Committee
and others argued that. Sin cases
involving security. the Govern
ment should be given the widest
latitude" in dealing with en-
ployes.
/ EMERGENCY POWERS-The
House Civil Service Committee has
set the wheels in motion to put
the Government on a war-service
basis. should the occasion re-
quire it.
The group yesterday voted to
give the President authority to
suspend civil service hiring rules
It left it up to the President ia
decide If and when a national
| emergency exists to justify
suspension of regular civil service
hiring procedures.
Administration officials say nc
such action is contemplated now
but they do want authority from
Congress to revert to a war-service
basis. If necessary. Under a war
service hiring system, the Civi
Service Commission would do ths
bulk of the recruiting, but Fed.
eral job applicants would not bt
required to pass regular civil serv.
ice exams, and the agencies woulG
have a free hand in hiring.
X
HOOVER PROPOSALS-The
House Civil Service Committee
also has approved some of the
Hoover Commission proposals fol
decentralizing hiring and examin.
Ing functions to the individual
departments and agencies.
The bill, however, would mod.
ify many of the original Hoover
proposals and would give the
Civil Service Commission strong
authority to set the regulations te
decide which jobs might be filled
directly by the agencies, and te
crack down on offending agencies
Also. the measure would provide
for category hiring in top-leve
Federal jobs-grouping applicant.
IN categories of Outstanding,
well qualified" qualified" anc
unqualified.
/. The present centralized exam.
lining and hiring system woulc
continue for lower sa1aried Fed.
eral jobs and some of the middle.
grade positions. However, agen.
cies would have a one-out-of.
f1ve hiring choice in the latter
group of jobs. instead of the pres.
ent -out-o three ratio.
(Be sure to listen at GAS pm.
eDery Saturday oUer WMAL,
The Star station. to Joseph
Young's Federal Spotlight radio
broadcast featuring additional
ne1os and vietUs of the Gouern-
nzent Scene.J
Evening star., 1950-07-13
Cattle RustIinq Chorqed

Accused of cattle rustling, two
men face trial tomorrow at Fair
fax.
They are Charles Edward
Thornton. %, Falls Church. and
James Otis Tucker, 80, Dun Lor-
ing, both colored. They are
charged with taking a calf from
the farm of Charles L. Dunn and
selling it in Baltimore.
Evening star., 1950-07-13
Student Gets Housing
By Offering Lovely
Bunch of Coconuts'
by the Associated Press

LONDON. July 13.-Oba-
bunmi Alma, a Nigerian stu
dent, got himself a six-room
apartment in crowded Lon
don, because he had plenty
of coconuts.
Alma told a rent tribunal
yesterday he paid his land
lord, a grocer. ESQ ($224 and
5000 coconuts as a premium
for the apartment.
The coconutS? Alma asked
his folks back in Nigeria for
some and they sent him two
tons.
Evening star., 1950-07-13
Church Dispute Heorinq

A dispute between the Hyatts-
vile Presbyterian Church and
T. Hammond Welsh, Prince
Georges County commissioner, over
construction of a church annex,
will be aired before the City Coun-
Gil Monday night.
The Council, with no official
role in the controversy. will at
tempt to act as "peacemaker,' -
Hyattsville Mayor Caesar L. Aiello
said.
The church claims it faces an
estimated $4,000 loss because the
Maryland-National Capital Park
and Planning Commission revoked
a building permit after construc-
ton had begun. The commission
said the permit was issued in er-
rOr
Mr.. Welsh owns property ad-
joining the church and is said to
be the one whose complaint re-
suited in withdrawal of the per-
nit
Evening star., 1950-07-13
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

near the coast in morning. High
tomorrow rs to 80.
Virginia-Partly cloudy. warm
and humid, followed by thunder
showers this afternoon and to-
night. Tomorrow clearing and
cooler, preceded by showers in
southeast portion in morning.
High tomorrow in upper 70s and
lower 80s.
Wind velocity at 1880 o'clock
this morning, Is miles per hour;
direction. south