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The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1950-03-04
PLAN TO THWART
POLICE BRUTALITY

Upon a call issued by Rever-
ends Warren McKenna, Robert
Muir, Donald Lothrop, and Miss
Florence Luscomb, delegates
from the NAACP, the Harvard
Lawyers Guild, the American
Civil Liberties Union, the Pro-
gressive Party and the Dining
Car Workers Union laid plans to
meet the ever rising police brut-
atty in the South End. The
group concerned itself immed-
lately with the shocking case Of
Walter Brown, an eighteen year
old colored youth who received
q five year suspended sentence
on a fiimsy charge Of robbing
another youth Of fifty-nve cents.
The sole evidence presented
against Brown consisted Of the
testimony Of the complainant
who first admitted Brown was
innocent, but who, after being
threatened in court with a
charge Of perjury, changed his
story to incriminate Brown. No
other evidence was offered BY
the District Attorney.
The case against Brown, the
delegates announced, was Just
one more illustration Of the
complete disregard exhibited BY
the local police for the constitu-
tional safeguards accorded the
citizens of this country. Recog-
nizing that many innocent peo-
pie are continually being victim
lied by the police, the delegates
cosidered forming a Coordinated
Council Against Police Brutal
ity. The purpose of this organ
ization will be to throw the light
Of public opinion upon such
crude and cruel miscarriage Of
Justice as represented by the
case Of Walter Brown. Also free
legal help will be extended to
those persons who are unjustly
treated by the police. To insure
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1950-03-04

Co-sponsoring the Monday night
game are the local chapter of
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity and
the Boston Branch of the Hamp-
ton Alumni Association. The
latter has arranged party in
honor of the visitors after the
game at the Ritz Plaza Ballroom,
Huntington Ave, to, which the
public is invited. James H. Jones,
2747 Washington ST., is president
Of the local Hampton alumni
group.
Wentworth Perkins, 10 Wal
nut Ave-, chairman Of tht Omegas'
athletic committee, voiced the
hope that Bostonions would go all
out in spreading the welcome"
mat for the visitors from the
Southland.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1950-03-04
WISE SAYINGS

Each man has his gift; one, a
cup Of wine; another, hearts
blood"
Perseverance is a Roman
virtue"
Poetry enrie' es the blood of
the world"
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1950-03-04
'Stotes Rally at Zion Church

"Vice-president," having raised
the second highest amount,
$l25.75. Mrs. Lucille Gilbert
raised the third highest amount,
$l21.O0, Mrs. Marie Alcorn the
fourth, $4,000, Mrs. Jennie
Bailey the fifth, $4,000. All Of
whom receive honorable mention.
This Rally terminated the
fourth Sunday in January 1850
and proved to be a highlight in
the great program OF the Column
bus Avenue Church. Miss Par
son worked hard, as well as the
rest Of the Governors and she,
as well as they, deserve much
praise.
The report Of the States fol-
lows, in alphabetical order:
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1950-03-04

Dr. A. A. Perry, Pastor Of the
Columbus Avenue A.M.E. Zion
Church, Boston, crowns Miss
Laura Parson, president Of the
United States" This is an un-
usual procedure, because Presi-
dents Of the United States are
not crowned; they are inaugur-
ated. This president" how
ever, receives a crown. She we'll
deserves it, 1t is a token Of ap-
probation for the victory she
won in the Estates Rally, in
which $2,471.7O was raised, Miss
Parson having raised $4,000, the
highest amount Of any other
Governor Of the various States.
Mrs. Mary Hullum, was crowned
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1950-03-04

the success Of the campaign, all
interested groups and individ-
uals are cordially invited to at
tend q meeting on Saturday,
March II. 1850 at 500 PM. at
st. Johns Church, 1852 fremont
St. tnear Prentiss SIPS at which
time the Coordinated Council
Against Police Brutality will
formally be constituted. Make
sure your Church, social club,
or union is represented.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1950-03-04

supplementary reports have
been received from various Gov
errors" amounting to $2e4.7zs
The Arizona post., 1950-08-18
Anti-Semitic Leaflets

SYDNEY, Australia, (JTA)-
Anti-Semitic publications from
the United States and from South
Africa are being sent to Austria
liam business firms.
The Arizona post., 1950-08-18
Have You Heard
By JOSEPH SHENHAIT

(Story-Teller and Collector)
IMPROVED Congratulating
the Rabbi after his sermon, the
faithfully attending member said,
"You know, rabbi, your latest SER
mons are far superior to your
former ones?"
"Really?" said the flattered
rabbi, what makes you think
so?"
"You see, rabbi, previously it
took your sermon 10-15 minutes
to put me to sleep. Lately in g.
5 minutes I am fast asleep"
BIG HEARTED On Tishah
B'Av (Day of Fast and Mourn
ing), the 'Magid" (itinerant rab-
biz passing by saw friend feast
ing on roast chicken. For mo-
ment he was speechlesS and
aghast. did you forget" he fl
nally uttered, ''that today is our
great fast day?"
"Why, no." was the calm an
swer, "I merely heard a poor
woman say to another today, 1
wish 1 had a $1,000 for every Jew
who eats today And since I am
a big-hearted fellow, thought I'd
give her a chance at another
$1,000"
MORE PROGRESSIVE A
Greek in conversation with a Jew
boasted of the glory and sp1endor
of ancient Greece. why" he
exclaimed, Gin recent excavations
scientists in Athens\ discovered a
long cable buried deep in the
ground"
'Nu," said the Jew, "what does
that mean?"
1T proves that my ancestors
had a civilization that already
knew and used telegraphy."
The Arizona post., 1950-08-18
Seek Authorization
For "PopuIor" Loan

JERUSALEM, (JTA)-The Is
rael Government got authori-
zation from parliament to float
a popular loan" to raise 12,000,-
900 Israel pounds. Bonds in de-
nominations of 20 pounds each
would be offered.
Holders of the bonds would au-
tomatically participate in a lot
terry, the highest prize being 25,-
900 pounds.
The Arizona post., 1950-08-18

''Is that all?" The Jew shrugged
his shoulders saying, ''Now let me
tell you something. In Jerusalem
scientists digging deep into the
soil found-nothing, nothing!"
"And what does that signify?"
'It shows that my people were
more progressive. They used
wireless telegraphy."
Evening star., 1950-09-20
East Central Civic Group
Supports Hager on Merger

The East Central Civic Associ-
alton last night indorsed the stand
OF DR.. Walter Hager, head of Will
son Teachers College, advocating
the merger of Wilson and Miner
Teachers College.
The group, meeting at the Win
field Scott Montgomery School,
145 P street NV, also set aside
October II as memorial night for
its 'past president, Thomas C. r.
Bragg, and Mrs. Bragg, both of
whom died during the last year.
Mrs. Bragg was the association
Education Committee chairman.
The groups Junior association,
made up of teen-agers interested
in civic problems, met an hour
earlier than the main body at the
school and elected Miss Frances
Crawford, II, 400 P street NV.
as new president.
Others elected were Blondine
Holland, Is, vice president; Mil
dred w. Owens, 16, secretary;
Dorothy Banks, Is. financial Sec
retary. and Marjorie Joyner, II,
treasurer.
The main meeting was presided
over by Frank D. Mckinney, pres
ident.
Evening star., 1950-09-20
Dream Blamed in Staying
OF Tennessee Wife and Son
BY the Assoeioisd Press

LOCKWOOD, Tenn, Sept. 90
A man who told police he dreamed
he had Struggled with a beast
after returning from church last
night was charged today with
strangling his wife and young son.
The bodies of Mrs. Ona Aikens,
%, and her son. Danny, S, were
found in the living room of their
home early today. Roane County
Sheriff Marvin Stinecipher said
Rufus c. Aikens, 81, was charged
with murder.
Sheriff Stinecipher said both
the mother and son had suffered
cuts and bruises about the chest
and face.
He said Aikens told officers the
following story:
He and his wife had been fast
| ing for week before attending
a tent church meeting near the
home last night. They went to
bed at about midnight and he
dreamed he was struggling with
"a great, furry beast" He thought
he was killing the mark of the
beast"
He aWoke at about 4 am. and
reached over to find his wife and
son, both of whom had gone to
sleep in the bed with him.
Failing to find them, he went
into the living room and saw their
bodies. He ran next door to the
home of his parents and officers
were summoned.
Evening star., 1950-09-20
Assault on Policeman
With Cab Is CHARGED

Police Pvt. Jack D. Cornett, 90,
wound up today in Emergency
Hospital because he hailed a cab.
Pvt. Cornett, a motorcycle po-
liceman attached to the traffic di-
vision, said he stopped the cab
in the 1400 block of Fourteenth
street NV. for speeding.
He said the driver objected. The
policeman called on an unidenti-
fled passerby to help'but the hack
Ell drove off at a high speed and
knocked both to the sidewalk.
Pvt. Cornett got on his motor
cycle and again stopped the cab.
This time the arrest stuck.
Identified as Steve Dargo, %, of
the 1900 block of Irving street
NV, the hacker was charged with
driving at an unreasonable speed
and assault with dangerous
weapon an automobile.
Pvt. Cornett stayed at the hos
pital for treatment of his in
jurieS.
Evening star., 1950-09-20

suppression of the Wedemeyer re-
port on China. Gen. Marshall
replied:
II did not join in. I personally
suppressed it. Throughout his re-
port he Gen. Wedemeyer) made
references to the proposition that
Manchuria should be in a trust
eeship. We were then in a strug-
gle in Greece and this would have
confused the issue very much.
1t seemed very unwise to give it
publicity.
Besides that, this was a report
from man I had sent to find out
something for me and not for a
public speech. Chang had as
sured me he would resign before
he would accept any trustee re-
lationship for Manchuria) in
which Russia or Britain had a
part. But the report was sup
pressed by me-"
Evening star., 1950-09-20
Congress
CONTINUED From First Page.)

Marcantonio, American Labor
member from New York; Multer,
Democrat, of New York, and Car
roll, Democrat, of Colorado, spoke
in opposition.
The anti-subversive bill as final
ly written by House. Senate con-
'ferees is tougher than when the
House first passed it, 354 to 20.
Similarly, the Senate passed
the original bill, 10 to Z, and is al
most certain to approve the final
draft by another top-heavy ma
jority.
The White House withheld COM
ment on the possibility of a veto,
but revealed that of 5000 tele-
grams and letters received in the
past week, only 200 favored the
anti Communist bill. Congress
sional leaders hope that the Presi-
dent will let them know promptly
what course he decides on, so that
they can plan to let members go
home at the end of this week, or
stay on for another week or more
Evening star., 1950-09-20
Guide Issued for Veterans
Entering Schools on GI Bill

A guide for veterans planning
to enter schools under the CT bill
has been issued by the Washing
ton Office of the Veterans Ad-
ministration. 1925 H street NV.
It urges veterans to act as soon
as school registration dates per-
NIT and adds the following infor-
nation:
Veterans returning to the same
schools they attended last year
and studying in the same general
field need not contact the VA.
They must only register with
school authorities.
Veterans changing schools must
apply to the VA for a supple
mental certificate OF eligibility.
Veterans transferring to schools
in the District area form other VA
Jurisdictions must file a change
OF address with the local Office.
Veterans who have married or
acquired other dependents since
last attending school under the
CT bill must file evidence of de-
pendency to receive additional
subsistence allowances.
Evening star., 1950-09-20
Woods Held Seeking
Broader Rent Powers
By the Assoeietsd Press

Housing Expediter Tighe Woods
was reported by associates yes
terday to be advocating chang
ing the present rent-control law
to permit his Office to-
/. Impose rent controls wherever
and whenever it feels they are
needed.
2. Apply rent ceilings to COM
mercial property-stores and Of
flee buildingS-which have never
before been subject to ceilings.
3. Set ceiling prices on sales
of real estate, including old as
well as new houses. Putting price
ceilings on neW-but not old
rental construction was author
lied for a 6-month period in
1916. But the authorization was
repealed.
Mr.. Woods associates said he
has given the Budget Bureau the
recommendation for authorizing
imposition of rent controls on
residential property, free from the
local option" to decon-
troll.
His other proposals, they said,
have been made before regional
rent officers. The views about
commercial property and real es-
tate sales prices, for example, were
expressed in a talk before a rem
tai clinic in San Francisco a few
days ago.
Mr. Woods associates said the
housing expediter emphasized in
each instance that he was voic-
ing personal views, and not speak
ing for the administration. With
Congress hoping to quit this week,
the prospect of changing the rent
law appeared dim.
Evening star., 1950-09-20
Maine Justice Frees
Carroll, Who Served
Z Years for Staying
BY the Associated Press

SOUTH PARIS, Me-, Sept. 90
A Superior Court justice today
ordered Francis M. Carroll, CEN
trail figure in the celebrated
Carroll-Dwyer murder case, free
from life imprisonment after II
years.
Justice Albert Beliveau granted
the 54-year-old CarrolIS request
for writ Of habeas corpus.
The State has no appeal from
the order. which shattered Maine
court precedent.
boy, that s wonderful news"
Carroll said when he heard it at
the State prison in Thomaston
from Warden J. Wallace Lowell.
The warden banned interviews
with Carroll until later.
Carroll. a former oxford County
deputy sheriff, was imprisoned
IL years ago for the 1887
bludgeoning of DR.. James G.
Littlefield at South Paris.
Suppression Of Evidence Found
He contended at a recent hear
ing in Rumford that he had been
sent to prison by fraud and
deception.
Justice Beliveau, in a 4,50o-word
decision. found that the trial had
been marked by suppression and
manufacture of evidence.
He also said that Carroll had
been deprived of the services of
counsel at one time and that the
prosecutor had presented to the
jury points he knew not to be
true.
Testimony Of an attempt to
bribe a potential witness also was
cited by Justice Beliveau.
Reviewing the Carroll trial and
Defense Attorney Stanley L.
Birds allegations at the recent
habeas corpus hearing, the
justice wrote:
The case seethes with inad-
miSsable evidence, hearSay, opin-
ion, ETC., which could have no
other effect than to be prejudicial
to Carroll"
Doctors Wife Also Killed.
Carroll and Paul N. Dwyer, 80,
a one-time boy friend of Carrolls
daughter. Barbara, were both con-
Ivicted of the Littlef1eld Staying.
The Doctors wife also was slain,
but nobody ever has been tried
for her death.
The doctor was bludgeoned to
death and his wife strangled in
their South Paris home.
Dwyer then stuffed both bodies
in the trunk of their car and drove
as far as Arlington, N. j.
Picked up at Arlington. with
the bodies in the Littlefleld car.
Dwyer first confessed both kill
ings. He pleaded guilty and was
sentenced for life. Months later
he prepared in prison a statement
accusing Carroll.
Dwyer originally claimed he
killed Littlefield because the doc
tor made crack about my girl"
In the prison statement, he said
Carroll did the killing because DR..
Littlefield had learned of inces-
tuouS relations between Barbara
and her father.
Evening star., 1950-09-20
I New Cases in Area
Make Polio Total 294

The polio count in the WASH
ington area rose to 294 for 1850
with health department reports
today of seven new cases.
Virginia, meanwhile, appeared
certain to pass the previous high
mark for polio cases in a single
year.
The State Health Department
yesterday received reports of IL
new cases which increased this
years total to 748, only eight
short of the previous high total
In 1914.
Two new Arlington County VIC
TINS are a 15-year-old boy from
the $500 block of North Seventh
street, Arlington, who is being
treated at home, and a 4-year-old
girl from the 5000 block Of North
Columbus street, Arlington, who
is in Children's Hospital. The
county now has a total of 26 polio
cases for 1850.
Prince Georges County reported
its SID case Of the year, a 6-year-
old boy from the first block of
Ridge road, Greenbelt, who is in
Children's Hospital.
A 28-year-old man from Vienna,
Va. who is in Gallinger Hospital,
and 12-year -old boy from the
900 block of Colchester road,
Lorton, Va. who is in Children's
Hospital, give Fairfax County a
polio count of 38 so far.
Montgomery County's two new
cases, making a total of 46, are
an 8-year-old girl from the $500
block of Piney Branch road, Sill
yer Spring. who is in Children's
Hospital, and a 24-year-old man
from the 12300 block of Judson
road, Silver Spring, who is in Gal
linger Hospital.
Evening star., 1950-09-20
Votes for Overriding
Alien Bill Veto SOUGHT
By the Associoted Press

Senate supporters of a bill to
bar Communist minded aliens
from citizenship were checking
today on whether they could
muster enough votes to override
President Truman'S veto.
Mr.. Truman sent the legislation
back to Congress about 10 days
ago with a message protesting
that it might "jeopardize the basic
rights" of naturalized citizens and
other legally admitted aliens.
The Senate yesterday oyerrode
his veto of a bill to grant new
medical benefits to Spanish
American war veterans, but took
no action on his veto of the nat
uralization measure.
Similar restrictions on natural
ization already are part of a broad
Communist control bill which
Congress is about to send to the
President. He may veto it, too,
but supporters think they can
override him on that.
The bill to extend additional
free medical service to Spanish
American war veterans was
written into law when the Senate
voted, So to 3, to override Mr..
Truman'S veto. This was far more
than the necessary two-thirds ma
jority. The House last week over
rode the veto, 321 to IL.
Under the act, the Government
is required to provide free out
patient (clinic) treatment for all
of an estimated $4,000 living
Spanish-American War veterans
on the same basis as now is pro-
vided only to those with service
connected disabilities.
Evening star., 1950-09-20
Y Die as Navy Bomber Spins
5000 Feet Into PUGET Sound

SEATTLE, Sept. 20 (P.-A four
engine Navy privateer bomber
spun dizzily downward from a
3, 3,000-foot altitude and plunged
into the waters of Pudget Sound
yesterday, killing all seven men
aboard.
Identity Of the seven was with
held pending notification of next
of kin. The men were from a re-
Gently reactiyated Willow Grove
CPa) naval reserve squadron.
Portions Of the plane ripped of
at 1000 feet on its death dive.
Rescue planes and crash boats
sped to the scene, in mid-channel
of Saratoga Passage near WILDLY
Island. Only a debris Uttered oil
slick was found. The waters are
250-feet deep at that point.
There were three pilots and
four enlisted men aboard.
The plane was based at Seattle s
Sand Point Naval Air Station
The Navy said it was on a routine
training fight.
Evening star., 1950-09-20
Mrs. KeIeher Sues Lawyer
For 100000 DAMAGES

Mrs. Anna T. Keleher today sued
her former counsel, Attorney
Charles e. Ford, for 5000 900 dam
ages, charging him with turning
over confidential information,
documents and reports" to her
former husband, John B. BLACK
jack) Keleher, and to the latter's
attorney.
Filed in District Court, the suit
also charges that Attorney Ford,
Keleher, a retired gambler, and
others not named with conspiring
to withhold information that
would have helped her in litiga-
tion with her former husband.
The suit was filed in Mrs. Kele-
hers behalf by James j. Laughlin,
who represented her earlier this
year in long divorce trial. Her
present address is 2410 Columbia
road NV. Mr.. Ford represented
her several years ago.
After the divorce trial last
March, Mrs. Keleher was awarded
a divorce on grounds of desertion.
Mr.. Keleher has taken an appeal.
Mr.. Ford denied the charges in
today's suit.
Evening star., 1950-09-20
Russia Sees Mobile Police
As German Army Nucleus
BY the Assoeioted Press

MOSCOW, Sept. 2O-Moscow
newspapers said today the mobile
West German police force ap-
proved yesterday by Western for
eign ministers will undoubtedly
be the nucleus of German
army"
A dispatch by the official Soviet
news agency, Tass, published in
all morning papers here, said the
United States. French and Brit
ish foreign ministers clearly in
dicated the desire to dedicate the
human and industrial resources
of Western Germany to prepara-
tions for war"
The Tass account was the first
Soviet press comment on the
communique issued in New York
by the foreign ministers.
Evening star., 1950-09-20
Gunn1an' S Bullet DETECTED
ByKeys, Saving Union Chief
BY the Associoted Press

CHICAGO, Sept. 20.-The presi-
dent-treasurer Of an independent
teamsters local suffered a hip
bruise last night when gunmen
failed in an attempt to slay him.
Police. said the gunmen, hiding
in a parked car, blasted four shots
at the union official, Steve Slahor,
40, after he parked his automobile
in a North Side street.
Police Capt. Joseph Goldberg
reported that Mr.. Slahor said he
ducked under the cars dashboard
when he saw a pistol muzzle point
ing at him from a dark sedan
parked across the street. One bull
let struck Mr.. Slahor's keys in his
trouSer pocket and the slug was
detected. Officials at Illinois Ma.
sonic Hospital said Mr.. Slahor suf-
fered left hip bruiSe by the slug
that hit his keys.
Evening star., 1950-09-20
Winner Over Furouk Dies

CANNES, France, Sept. 80 tP.-
A British textile manufacturer
Myers Hyman, SO. died early today
a few minutes after winning 400,-
900 francs ($1,100) from King
Farouk Of Egypt at cards. A doc
tor attributed the death to heart
failure, presumably caused by ex-
citement.
Evening star., 1950-09-20
Paging q Pied Piper!

Arlington and Alexandria have
been accused over the years of
competing in various rat races,
but sanitation experts now think
there is a real one going on.
The experts were assigned last
June to rid the Arlington dump of
rodents. Two weeks ago, neigh
boring Alexandria established a
dump half mile south OF Arling-
toms.
The question now is: Are rats
running from one to the other and,
if so, which way? The experts
are going to put flour on the
ground and hope the tracks. If
any, will give the answers.
Evening star., 1950-09-20
Memories, Not Too + fond, Cost
Gas Stution Owner $1,000

Recollections-none of them
fond-came like a deluge to
George w. Besley, SO, yesterday
and when it was over he was
1000 poorer.
The first thing he recalled was
that he had forgotten to lock the
safe in the gasoline station he
operates at 3341 Benning road
NE. When he got back after
waiting on a customer. the door
was open and roll of $500 in
currency was gone. He telephoned
police to report his loss.
Next, Mr.. Besley recalled that
he had left his wallet containing
about $400 in the safe. He rushed
Evening star., 1950-09-20
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

with showers in the southwest and
extreme west portion, with low so
to IS. Tomorrow considerable
cloudiness. with scattered showers
in west and extreme north por-
tions. A littlt warmer in after
noon.
Wind velocity, miles per hour;
direction, northeast.
District Medical Society rag
weed pollen count for 25 hours
ended 9 am. September 20, 81
grains per cubic yard of air. In
complete due to rain.
Evening star., 1950-09-20

back and found that gone. too
He telephone police again.
Finally, he recalled that a man
who had applied for a job yester-
day had been lettering near the
station today. He told police
about that when they arrived.
While police were investigating
Mr.. Besley'S loss, George Great
operator of a filling station down
the street at 1856 Benning road
NE, decided to check his cash
drawer. He found two rolls OF
nickles and one of dimes, totaling
50 missing. He couldn't recall
having seen any suspicious char
acters around.