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Evening star., 1950-11-04
Widow Of Assassin,
Jailed in New York,
Stages Hunger Strike
BY the Associoted Press

NEW YORK, Nov. 4.-The slim.
defiant widow of President Tru-
mans slain attacker was on
hunger strike today in a Federal
Jail cell.
The woman, 21-year-old Car
men Dolores Torresola. was
tracked down by Secret Service
agents Thursday night. She was
taken to the Federal House of
Detention and Federal Official
said she had been on a hunger
strike since the arrest.
Mrs. Torresola. her dark eyes
lsmoldering, during her arraign-
ment, yesterday, heard a United
States attorney say she expressed
herself in entire sympathy with
the attempt on the Presidents
life"
| Held in $4,000 Bail.
She was held in lieu Of $50, 900
bail on charge of conspiring
to injure the President.
Her husband, Griselio Torresola,
was killed Wednesday in tor
trent of gunfire as he and Oscar
Collazo. 81. tried to storm Wash
ington's Blair House and assass-
mate the President. Both men
were Puerto Rican Nationalists,
dedicated to kill if necessary to
gain the islands independence.
Collazo, wounded in the gun
battle, is recovering at a Wash
ington hospital. T.,
Fled Hotel With Baby.
Secret Service agents caught ur
with Mrs. Torresola hours after
she fled her Manhattan hotel
room with her month-old
daughter. Rebecca.
She was seized at a friends
home near her hotel. The baby
had been left with Mr.. and Mrs
Joseph Roura, relatives of the
slain Torresola.
Farewell letters left to his chill
dren by Torresola revealed that
he went to Washington prepared
to die for the cause of Puerto
Rican independence. Torresola
has another child by a previous
marriage. living in Puerto Rico.
Mrs. Torresola is in the same
Jail where Mrs. Rosa Collazo, A.
wife of the wounded assassin, is
being held on other conspiracy
charges, also in lieu of $4,000
bond.
Both women are scheduled to
receive a hearing next Thursday
The maximum penalties for
conviction on the conspiracy
counts are six years in Jail and q
$4,000 fine.
Evening star., 1950-11-04
7 Sought in Fatal Shooting
OF Man During Card Game

Albert Turner, 81. colored, of
the 1900 block of Half street Sc,
was shot to death early today dur
ing card game.
Police said they are looking for
two participants in the game, a
man. 27, and another, 81. both
colored. The shooting occurred in
the kitchen of a home in the 800
block of Twelfth street Sc.
Mr., Turner was taken to Cas-
ualty Hospital at 1855 am. and
died, about two hours later. A 20
caliber bullet caused death, police
said
Evening star., 1950-11-04
Shooting
CONTINUED From First Pa

NSSAAOA44ASO OLil IL ob oSCJ
leased, and as yet no one has
shown up to claim the body.
TorreSola'S wife is under arrest,
as is the wife of the other assassin,
Oscar Collazo. who is recovering
in Gallinger Hospital from a gun
shot wound.
Government agents. who believe
the conspiracy was plotted by rev.
olutionary higher-ups, are round
ing up suspects in Puerto Rico
and in this country. Collazo has
admitted he and Torresola hoped
to kill Mr.. Truman in the interest
OF encouraging a revolt to further
the Nationalist Party's aims for
freeing Puerto Rico from the
United States.
Prosecution Planned.
officials are carefully planning
the prosecution of Collazo
charged with murder in the death
of Pvt. Coffelt.
Yesterday District Court Judge
Edward A. Tamm appointed At
torney William E. Leahy to ask
Collazo whether he wants the
court to appoint an attorney to
defend him.
The precaution was taken be-
cause CollaZo has been indefinite
about his ability to retain an at
torney. In answer to questions,
he told officials that he had no
money with him. but had some
at home with which he might
employ an attorney.
CollaZo said he wished to write
his wife to learn whether friends
might help him in his defense.
1t still is not known which of
the 80 bullets fired in the wild
affray killed Pvt. Coffelt, but legal
authorities have pointed out that
1T did not matter since each of
the assassins was equally guilty
under the law.
United States Attorney George
Morris Fay said he expects to
present the Collazo case to the
grand jury next week and ask
for a first-degree murder indict-
ment. A conviction under this
statute carries the death penalty.
Downs Condition Critical.
Pvt. Joseph A. Downs remained
on the critical list at Emergency
Hospital. He was the more Sc
rlously wounded of the other two
policemen who fell under the as
sassin's bullets. Pvt. Donald T..
Birdzell, shot in both knees, con-
tinued to show improvement.
A New York Federal grand jury
is expected to open an investiga-
ton next week. presumably in an
effort to track down any others in
volVed. Three Puerto Ricans
seized in .Collazo's apartment
have been served with subpoenas.
A sweeping police roundup con-
tlnued to Puerto Rico, with at
least 400 Nationalists seized fol-
lowing the assassination attempt
here and the effort there to kill
Puerto Rican Gov. Luis Munoz
Marin.
More Protection Asked.
The question of more protection
for the President brought en-
thusiastic support from Chairman
McKellar of the Senate Appropria-
tions Committee.
He said he was for giving the
secret Service every cent they
need to provide the best possible
protection.
A Secret Service official said the
agency has not yet decided
Evening star., 1950-11-04
Kirkpatrick Will Give
Recital. in Cathedral

Ralph Kirkpatrick, harpsi.
chordist. will give a recital al
$3.50 o'clock tonight in the Wash
ington Cathedral as part of the
Cathedral's Bach festival.
A program OF choral music will
be presented at 4 pm. tomorrow
The festival will end with a per-
formance of the B Minor Mass
at $3.50 pm. Monday.
Evening star., 1950-11-04
SteeIman SaysU. 5.
Must Expand Economy
To Prevent Rationinq

Escape from the necessity Of
rationing depends on expansion Of
this country's economy, John r.
Steelman, presidential assistant,
told the American Society Of
Travel Agents last night.
He warned that substantial
part of the American economy
must be devoted to military pro-
duction "for many years to come"
This is necessary, he said, If the
free peoples of the world are to
create sufficient defensive strength.
to resist aggression.
Mr.. Steelman addressed ban
ouet which ended the travel agents
10th convention at the Shoreham
Hotel.
He said the necessity of the mill
tary production program means a
home front program along two
lines:
First, in the short run, a sub
stantial portion of our present
capacity must be shifted to de-
fense production and this requires
controls.
/ Second, in the long run. basic
industrial capacity must be SUBJ
stantially increased. Only by con-
tinuing expansion can we provide
for the growing needs of our grow
ing population and yet meet the
imperatives of defense production.
In a scarcity economy. ration
ing of scarce items is necessity.
Only if our economy expands rap
idly enough to meet the needs Of
consumers and of the military can
we hope to escape controls or min
imize the use of controls"
Evening star., 1950-11-04
Lincoln
Continued From First Page.)

L
been overdone, in the opinion of
Republican leaders. The latest
crack, coming from Democratic
State Chairman Paul Fitzpatrick,
was that the Republican candidate
for Senator, 1t. Gov. Joe r.
Hanley, had taken to a sick bed
because he had to face investi-
gators of a senatorial committee
into the facts behind the letter
Mr.. Hanley wrote Republican
Representative Macy.
Mr.. Fitzpatrick said:
THE breakdown of Joe Hanley
occurred when he was about to
come to New York to join in the
campaign. He went into the hospi-
tai at 10:30 pm. The United States
Senate investigators saw Dewey at
5 pm. Thomas E. Dewey or his
representatives conveyed to Han
ley what he would have to say to
substantiate DeWey's story. 1t was
this final blow, when Dewey Or
dered Hanley to support the
Dewey version rather than the
true version as revealed in the
letter. that caused Hanley's S
collapse"
This seemed little too much
for people to credit. Anyway,
Mr.. Hanley Immediately an
nounced his readiness to meet the
Senate Committee investigators
and did meet them yesterday.
Character Assassination Charged.
Mr.. Hanley's illness, Republican
State Chairman William L. Pfeiffer
asserted, was due to the cam
paign of character assassination
waged against him by the Tam
many Flynn Costello candidates
in this senatorial race. However,
the fact that Mr.. Hanley is hos
pitalized and unable to continue
his campaigning, perhaps until
election day, has been a handicap
to the Republican senatorial can
didate-leaving Senator Lehman
free to campaign without reply
from his opponent.
The burden of the campaign
Evening star., 1950-11-04
South African Squadron
Arrives in Yokohama
By the Associated Press

YOKOHAMA, Japan. Nov. "A
South African squadron of fighter
pilots, the Flying Cheetahs, ar
rived by sea in Yokohama today
and their commander said, 1--WE
are glad we got here in time"
The squadron is composed of
so officers and 207 non-commis-
stoned officers, all volunteers. It
is led by Comdr. S. v. r. Theron
The pilots will fly F-51s. All
their equipment arrived ahead of
their ship. They will train for
several weeks in Japan and then
move to Korean bases.
Evening star., 1950-11-04

whether to ask for more money.
Just before adjourning in Septem-
ber, Congress appropriated $76, 900
to step up protection of the Presi-
dent. The money provided for 20
more agents.
The White House said many
messages are being received from
Puerto Rico congratulating Mr..
Truman on his escape.
Evening star., 1950-11-04
Trumon's S Address
On All Outlets Here;
Stossen on Mutual

President Truman's political
address will be carried at 10
pm. tonight over all radio and
television network stations
here. At 1890 pm, WEAM-
Mutual will broadcast Harold
Stassen's response to the
President on behalf of the Re-
publican Party.
Evening star., 1950-11-04

Italy has sent 300 recruits
young Italians-to Britain to work
in the tinplate industry of South
Wales.
Evening star., 1950-11-04

Thanks to mechanical planting.
Guatemala may plant 5000 acres
to cotton this year.
Evening star., 1950-11-04

HOUND-Female. med. size, tan and
black; vic. 100 Hilton st., Alex. Owner
OF good home. oV. 4O43.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1950-01-01
Women Can Aid World
" l~~4\~~~A~%


kets and radar In this new year 1880 it's still
nent to another, one nation to another = one p
Even though you can fly all the way to Inc
for it. Your very next-door neighbor may be
tances easily spanned but people = the m
graphy lesson are still poles apart when it comes
So 1850 finds us almost as disgruntled with
But 1850 CAN be the year that leaves us
lot happier and much closer to our goal of brot
each of us does with this new year, without wait
the first move.
What can woman doY From day to day,
III her home and community, she can make or
break the peace hopes for tomorrow.
Hate, greed, prejudice, fear these are
homegrown, too A woman chooses these values
not only for herself, but for her children and
the generations which follow them. Her influ
ence whether for good or evil, lives on in her
sons and daughters and can dictate more lasting
policies than any set forth by the State Depart
ment or the UN Security Council
This them is what every woman can re-
solve to do in the new year 1850 in order to make
il the keystone for better future:
She can stop saying, or thinking, or imply
ing that it S a man S world and woman hasn't
a chance then take honest stock of her res
possibilities as a mother, wife or daughter.
She can examine her own family and herself
Al ~ 4 Jo,o1
local national and international family rela-
tons If her family is in complete and perma-
nent harmony she should run for president; if
not she can begin at home to repair the ehinks
in our civilization.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1950-01-01

She mustn t stop there. Her community, an
extension of her own family calls for the same
brand of scrubbing and mending and constant
care as does energetic youngster There are
traffic hazards, sanitation needs, oyercrowded
schools and unemployment that directly affect
her family through her community She must
join with her neighbors in finding answers to
these problems.
But she muslin stop there, either State
and national governments are extensions of the
" community family" So many of her groceries
come from far-off places, so much of the weekly
paycheck depends on how business is doing else
where so many relatives and friends are scatter
ed from coast to coast that there are no boun-
DIARIES to the things affecting her family. Act
ually, she is part of a worldwide family, and
she's as responsible for its wellbeing as she is
for her immediate kim
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1950-01-01

There are many ways in which she can take
direct action III helping her neghborhood. her
country and her world find peace and happiness.
Besides teaching her family to live tremendously.
She may become active IN such organizations as
the League of Women Voters, the Young Wo-
men Christian Association, the Urban League.
the P.T.A., the American Association for United
Nations, and many others She can volunteer her
services as an adviser for Girl Scout, Campfire
Girl, Y-ften and other youth groups She can
support her church with renewed vigor. She can
read and discuss and think about what should be
done to solve existing problems, then speak up
and have her say. She can vote intelligently
Sure, it's big, complex and very confused
sort of world we re living in. Among us, we made
II that way. Among u.s. we can grow bigger and
closer together in mind and spirit so the world
will fit us right
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-03-02
World Wide Briefs
Of The Past Week
"Best Dressed Man.

The Custom Tailors' Guild has
selected Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower
as the "best-dressed man in public
life" Last years winner was Sec
rotary of State Dean Acheson.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-03-02

Mrs. Ella (Gassman) FOltz, wife of
Robert G. Foltz, ST., died on Febru-
airy % at her home, Potomac Avenue,
after long illness, aged IS years.
She was the daughter of John and
Josephine Gassman. A life long
member of Christ's Evangelical and
Reformed Church, she was before
her illness a member of the church
choir, superintendent of the begin
ner's department for many years,
and belonged to the Women's Guild,
Women's Club, American Association
of University Women, Hood Club,
and the Ladies Auxiliary of the
Washington County Hospital.
She was a graduate of the Wash
ington County High School, KeeMar
College, and the former Women's
College, which is now Hood College.
Surviving, besides her husband,
are: four children, Robert C. Foltz,
Jr,, Daniel M, Rebecca A, and Hen
ry c., all of Hagerstown; six grand
children; and a number of nieces and
nepheWs.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-03-02

all causes. The fatality rate for rail
employees was O.13 for each million
man-hours worked.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-03-02
Mm/

a game and witnessed by two play
ers, is valid, Des Moines judge has
ruled. Russo died January 5.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-03-02

Mrs Celia May Beard, widow of
Rufus Beard, died on February % at
the home of her sisters, Miss Fannie
Poffenberger and Mrs. Maude Poffen
Poffenberger and Mrs. Maude Pof-
fenberger Harper, Chewsville, after
a four weeks illness.
She was born and reared in Chews-
vile, the daughter of Henry ]. and
Anna Elizabeth Rudisill Poffenberg-
er, and lived there her entire life.
She is survived by: three sisters,
Mrs. Stella Beard, Smithsburg; Miss
Fannie Poffenberger, Chewsville;
and Mrs. Maude P. Harper, also of
Chewsville; and several nicees and
nephews.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-03-02

Mrs. Lula M. Mckee, widow of
Allen Mckee, died at her home, Ali
South Potomac Street on February
26, aged SO years.
She was daughter of the late
Frederick w. and Ardella (Funk)
Newcomer of the Beaver Creek dis
trict. She was member of the First
Christian Church and the Bitner
Bible Class, and was also a member
and assistant treasurer of the mis-
sionary society.
She is survived by: a daughter,
Mrs. Luther Sweigert, at home; a
son, Frank NJ, Hagerstown; a sis
ter, Mrs. Stuart Murdoch, Hagers-
town; three grandchildren; five STEP
children, Mrs. Charles Brown, Ira
Mckee and Clyde Mckee, all of Ha-
gerstown; John Mckee, Myersville;
and Guy S. Mckee, Albuquerque,
N NJ; and one nephew.
Linda Jane Mellott died at SIS East
Franklin Street on February Is, af-
ter short illness, aged five weeks
She is survived by: her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur and Jane (Nal-
ly) Mellott, Jr.; his grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Mellott, Sr,
townsville, and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
r. Nally, Paramount; and her great
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Clark and Mrs. Ellen Mellott, both of
Hagerstown.
Mrs. Ella Mary Smith, wife of
Else E. Smith, Hancock, died at her
residence on February %, aged rs
years.
Mrs. Smith was born in Washing
ton County, the daughter of the late
Henry and Caroline Boyd Marks.
She was member of the st. Peters
Catholic Church of Hancock.
Surviving, besides her husband,
are: two daughters, Mrs. Eta Smith,
of Hancock; and Mrs. John Younk-
er, Martinsburg; one son, Raymond
M. Smith, of Hancock; brother,
David Marks, of New Castle, Pa,
and three grandchildren.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-03-02

Robert d. willard, well known
Smithsburg Route 2 resident, who
had 108 living descendants, died on
February 26, aged 81.
The son of the late Charles and
Virgie Bowman Willard, he was
born in Lantz, Md, and until his re-
tirement 20 years ago had engaged
in farming in Frederick and Wash
ington Counties. He was a mem
Der of the Bethel Church of God,
Cascade.
He is survived by: eight children,
Mrs. Roy Smith and Mrs. Guy Man
ahan, both of Lantz; Mrs. Edna Tome,
York, Pa; Charles willard, Boons-
boro; Roy Willard, Smithsburg; Mrs.
Charles Swope and Joseph willard,
both of Smithsburg Route 2; Harvey
Willard, and a stepson, Leslie Kuhn,
both at home; a sister, Mrs. Jennie
Pryor, Cascade; 27 grandchildren;
II great-grandchildren and two
great-great- grandchildren.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-03-02
DEATHS

Charles F. Mcpherson, of Mt. Lena,
died at the Washington County Hos
pital on February 81, aged 80 years.
The son of the late George and
Margaret Mcpherson, he was born
near Smithsburg. He was member
of the Church of God and the indie
pendent Order of Red Men, Funks-
town.
Surviving are: his wife, Lilly M.
MCPHERSON; two daughters, Mrs.
Stanley Hoffman, Mt. Lena and Mrs.
Rufus Sink, Carlisle, Pa; two sons,
Howard Mcpherson, Baltimore and
Roger Mcpherson, Washington; four
grandchildren and one great grand
child
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-03-02
Ex-Congressman Dead

LA-CUHSItSSILIdH DCdU
Former Representative Tilman
Bacon Parks, aged n, of Arkansas,
died Feb. IL in Washington, D. c.,
after a short illness. Parks served
eight terms in the House, from 1920
to 1886, when he retired.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-03-02
All may help
through your
RED CROSS

Washington County Hospital on
February %, after a years illness,
aged 33.
She was a member of the Four
Square Gospel Mission.
She is survived by: her husband
John S. Burker; her mother, Mrs
Rosie c. Misner; and a brother,
Merle Misner, all of Brookline Az
enue; and three sisters, Mrs. Ven
ME c. Bowen, Brookline Avenue
Lola K. Leiboldt, Smithsburg, and
Mrs. Haven L. Murdorf, Waynes-
boro.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-03-02
Remarkable Safety Record

Railroad operations in 1949 show
ed their best passenger and employe
safety records in history, the AS
ISOLATION of American Railroads re-
ports. Out of operations totaling
some 35,25O, 100000 passenger miles,
there were only six passenger IA
talities resulting from train accidents
and but rs passenger fatalities from
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-03-02

S. Fred GuessfOrd, 331 Liberty
Street, died on February 26 at the
Washington County Hospital, aged
40 years.
A member of the First Church of
God, he was the son of the late Ed
ward and Lillian (Higgins) Guess
ford
Surviving, besides his wife, Mrs.
Catherine (Palmer) Guessford, are:
three sons, Lawrence, Albert and
Freddy all at home; daughter,
Freida, at home; a step-daughter,
Mrs. Harry Chamberlain, Waynes-
boro; stepson, Wayne Palmer, U.
S. Navy, San Diego, Calf; three
sisters, Mrs. Myrtle Swope, Shep-
herdstown; Mrs. Mary Hildebrand,
Hagerstown; and Mrs. Olive Arm
sparger, Funkstown; three brothers,
Clarence, Roy and Ralph, all of Ha-
gerstown; and one step grandson.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-03-02
Gin Rummy Will Valid

The will of George Russo, written
on gin rummy score-sheet during
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-03-02

Gladys Rae Burker died at the
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-03-02
Jailed For Taking Blindness

Jay Els, 18-year-old Californian,
was jailed recently at Atlanta, Ga,
where he admittedly posed as a
blind beggar. Els stated at hearing
that he had hired pretty girls to lead
him through the streets for per-
centage of his "take," which ran
from $3.50 to $500 per day.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-03-02
Thief RubS II In

Frank Rich, St. Louis liquor store
manager, had been held up four
times in IA months, but the other
night was the payoff A telephone
caller told him not to worry if a
robber walked in, because this time
police had an advance tip and would
be watching. The robber walked in
but the police were not watching.
The store is out another $115.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-03-02

Augusta L. Picar6 Wendeler,
formerly of Hagerstown, died in Bal
timore on February 81, aged Y years.
She was the widow of Oscar Wen
deler, and the daughter of Frederick
and Augusta (Ufer) Picard.
A member of st. Johns Lutheran
Church, she was the last survivor of
her family.
Laurel outlook., 1950-09-13
Torso of i8-Year-0Id Boy
Found in Stomach Of Shark

GALVESTON, Tex. - Galveston
officials were Mortified and puzzled
when they found the torso Of a
youth, perhaps II or 10 years old
and between five feet and five feet
five inches tall, inside a shark.
The skipper of a shrimp boat told
puzzled officers his ere netted the
nine foot man eater in the bay and
tossed the shark overheard in the
harbor after it died.
j. L. Naughman, chief marine
biologist for the Texas game, fish
and oyster commission and an ex-
pert on sharks, said the shark could
have found its human meal a long
way from Galveston. A shark can
swim $50 miles in a day, he said.
He estimated it would take a shark
about three days to digest a human
body.
Baughman also said that it is
possible the shark did not attack
the youth, but devoured the body
after the youth had drowned or died
in some other
Laurel outlook., 1950-09-13
Fl laps on Pacific Island
Still at War With U. S.

HONOLULU, H. I. - Twenty
one Japanese are still at war
with the United States.
The navy has announced that
the island of Antahan in the
northern Marianas is so small
and unimportant it won't risk
sending a landing party to take
the 81 Japs still holding out
against American forces.
The navy has tried everything
short of war to get them out.
Pamphlets and food have been
dropped from planes. Boats cir
Gle the island broadcasting over
loud-speakers that World War II
is over.
The Japs are not convinced.
The navy said it hopes the jap
anese will tire of their present
existence and surrender" One
Japanese woman surrendered to
a small navy field party June 30.