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Evening star., 1950-03-27
independence Of Greece
Celebrated in District

The 10th anniversary of
Greece's declaration of indepen-
dence was observed yesterday with
religious and social celebrations by
Washingtonians of Greek descent.
The anniversary marked the be-
ginning of the successful struggle
by Greece to free itself from the
Turkish Empire.
A noon service in the Church of
6ts. Constantine and Helen was
attended by members of the Greek
Embassy staff and other digni-
taries. The Rev. Thomas Daniels,
pastor, and Paul Economou-
Gouras, Greek Minister, spoke on
the meaning of the revolution of
1921.
Many persons also attended
services at st. Sophia Church,
where the Rev. Amilianos Lalous-
sis, pastor, and John A. Phrantzea,
Embassy counselor, spoke.
Last night at Almas Temple
severai hundred Greek descendants
and their friends gathered for
patriotic speeches and sketches in
Greek and English.
Evening star., 1950-03-27
Unurmed Man Robs
Ice Cream Store of So

The manager of a Highs Ice
Cream Store reported to police
that an unarmed man took So
from the cash register last night
Rosa Davis. manager of the
store at 3170 Mount Pleasant
street NV, told police she was
alone in the store when a young
man forced his way behind the
counter, and took the money from
the cash register.
Evening star., 1950-03-27

What may have been an expert
ment in Russian roulette resulted
in the death yesterday of 13-year-
old Robert Lee Ferguson OF
Meadows, Md.
The boy died at am. in Provi-
dence Hospital of a gunshot wound
in the left temple inflicted by an
old .22-caliber revolver. Deputy
Coroner Richard M. Rosenberg
issued a certificate of accidental
death.
Investigators indicated they
never will know the details of
how or why Robert fired the fatal
bullet about s pm. Saturday
while alone in a bedroom of the
Ferguson home.
They only know that Robert
had expressed an interest in the
strange pastime in which the con-
testant places one cartridge into
a revolver cylinder, spins the
cylinder. places the barrel to his
head and pulls the trigger.
The odds usually are five to one
against death. The old revolver
which Robert took from a dresser
drawer had seven chambers.
The weapon belonged to Roberts
brother, Harvey, 20. who shared
the bedroom. Harvey, employed
as a mechanic, was away from
the home when the tragedy oc-
CURED.
Roberts parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Harvey Leon Ferguson, and his
sister, Sylvia. II. heard the gun
shot Saturday evening from other
rooms Of the house. When they
reached the bedroom, Robert was
leaning against a bed He said
he had shot himself. then lapsed
into Inconsistencies.
Somewhat discrediting the theory
that the boy was playing "rou-
lette" was the statement Of De-
tective Wilson Purdy of Prince
Georges County police that the
gun chamber did not revolve
readily.
Other survivors are two sisters,
Mrs. Gloria Huss of Washington
and Mrs. Winifred Mong of Seat
Pleasant, a brother. Melvin, and
two grandparents, Mrs. Robert
Storm of Winchester, Va. and
John Ferguson OF Laurel, Md.
Evening star., 1950-03-27
Hospital Is Held
Liable in Aides
Fatal Mistake
Appeals Court UphoIds
S., 900 Award in
Womun's Death

When a hospital laboratory
technician makes a fatal error in
a blood analysis that hospital is
liable for damages resulting in the
death, the United States Court of
Appeals ruled today.
BY it's action the appeals court
affirmed a District Court jury's
$4,000 negligence award to Paul
Phillips, whose wife. Mrs. Verona
Phillips, "a, died at National
Homeopathic Hospital in 1916.
Mrs. Phillips, the mother of two
children, was taken to the hospital
for treatment of pneumonia on
November 10, 1916. She was
typed by a woman technician as
having a positive" RH factor in
her blood. AS a result she was
given TRANSMISSION of her hus-
bands blood, whereupon her
temperature abruptly rose from
102 degrees to lot degrees.
Mrs. Phillips died November 81.
A post mortem examination
showed she had RH negative
blood.
Judge James Proctor Of the
appeals bench declared that the
trial court correctly allowed the
jury to regard the relationship of
the hospital to the technician as
one of master and servant"
Judge Proctor pointed out that
the technician in this case was
hired and paid by the hospital.
that it had ordered the laboratory
test and that the technician had
reported her analysis directly to
the hospital.
The facts Clearly established"
the hospitals responsibility for
the acts of its technician. the
judge declared.
Mr.. Phillips sued as administra-
tor of his wife's estate. He is
Virginia State social worker en-
ployed in Arlington County, and
lives in the 34OO block of Porter
street NV.
Evening star., 1950-03-27
Campbell Tells Jury
Of Giving Wife $50 for
Illegal Operation

Carlton Campbell, 21-year-old
widower and father of two chill
dren, testified in District Court
today he gave his late wife $50
for an abortion.
The young man was a prosecu-
ton witness in the trial of Ralph
w. Myers, A. charged with at
tempting an illegal operation that
may have caused the death of 20
year-old Mrs. Nina Jean Camp
bell.
Mrs. Campbell. her body bruised
apparently from a severe beating,
was found dead in the apartment
Of Miss Ruth Childs. 1921 Fair
mont street NV, on January 5.
The prosecution contends the
operation was attempted by Myers
during the previous night. Miss
Childs was director of nursing ed
ucation at Children's Hospital and
a friend of Myers.
Young Campbell, wearing a
bright red tie with a palm tree
pattern. told under direct exami-
nation by Assistant United States
Attorney John c. Conliff, jr., how
he was II and his wife Is when
they were married. He said he
was employed as checker for a
Giant Food Store and made about
$50 a week. He corroborated
earlier testimony that an opera
ton was arranged by his aunt
Mrs. Mabel M. Earnshaw.
II never stopped to realize the
Importance of it," he said under
cross-examination by Myers
lawyer. James j. Laughlin. The
witness said he knew they were
doing wrong; that was why the
family physician had not been
consulted, and that he thought
Myers was doctor.
The witness said his wife was
very delicate and did not have a
bruise on her body when she left
home on January 4.
He said that he had started to
drive his wife to the Fairmont
street apartment but that his car
broke down. He said she later
went there with Mrs. EarnshaW.
Asked what he was doing when
Mrs. Earnshaw returned home
with the word that something had
gone wrong, answered, watching
the television and eating a sand
Wich." .r
Asked how he reacted to Mrs.
Earnshaw's expressed that Jean
was gone" he said: II could not
believe my wife was dead; she
was so young"
The case is being tried before
Judge F. Dickinson Let's and a
jury Of ten men and two. women.
Evening star., 1950-03-27
Sound Of Breaking Glass
foiIs Housebreaker' S Plans

The sound of breaking glass
broke up a housebreaker's plans
police reported today.
Police Pvts. William H. Clos
son, 46. and Marriott Graham, %
heard the crash as they walked
in the 5000 block of Georgia ave-
hue NV. yesterday morning.
A quick reconnaissance took
them to the York Haberdasher
$500 Georgia avenue NV, where
a hole identified what shortly be-
fore had been a plate glass door.
Searching on, the police moved
into an alley in the 340O block
OF Georgia avenue in time to see
man stuffing clothing under the
back steps of a house.
They arrested William w. Rob-
ertson, so, of the 700 block of
Quebec place NV. and charged
him with housebreaking. Police
said the clothing appeared to be
that stolen from the haberdashery
about $500 worth.
Robertson was held for the
grand jury on a bond of $4,000 by
Municipal Court Judge Walter j
Casey.
Evening star., 1950-03-27
7 Women Surprise Burglar
And Friqhten Him Away

Two young women scared off
an intruder at 1900 Seventeenth
street NV. last night.
Miss Laura Bloom, who lives
at that address, and Miss Sadie
LipsHitch of $50 Emerson street
NV, told police they found a
man in the house when they re-
turned last night. He ran out the
front door when they surprised
him, police said.
The bedroom had been ran
sacked, but nothing was missing.
The house had been entered
through a bedroom window, which
was forced with an Ak. police said.
Evening star., 1950-03-27

Another outstanding arrange
ment in the club section was the
mantel decoration by Mrs. Andrew
Parker of the Perennial Garden
Club in the 1900 period room.
Mrs. Parker, wife of the presi-
dent of Woodward g. Lothrop, was
exhibiting for the first time yes
terday. Her double mantel ar
rangements consisted of red bud
tulips and magnolia leaves in
antique Chinese vases.
Invitation inches were arranged
by Mrs. w. w. Broxton, Fred
ericksburg. Va. and Mrs. Lloyd
E. Jones. Chattanooga, Tenn
Judges were Mrs. Hanson Boyden
Bowie. Md; Mrs. Francis Scofield
Lanham, Md. and Mrs. J. Cool
man Boyd, Baltimore.
Awards Listed.
Awards in the garden club Sec
ton were:
Tables set for family Easter dinner
1st: Mrs. wiley Buchanan, ir.. PEREZ.
NAL ga Garden Club. End; and Mrs. Rober
=: F. Kline jr, Chevy Chase Garden Club
Buffet tables. stag supper-Mrs. Gu,
ttsadestte5; tsrass 5ns Trowel Club; lst; Rhod'
Saodes saod Cub ;nd: Ard MIS- Northcutt Ely Ken
Manteis-Mr.. Andrew Parker. peren.
Hs1en Hlal club %omsns 1st MIS- 5s;,, s Mcleod Bel
Klein, Rock Creek Garden Cluh Ard
Hay. Haven Women Women's c,t Club; Ist; Mrs. Gran
occs siona tables-Mrs. M. L. def
ptsnd1erteI, paM ID SILVER Spring club, lSt: Mrs
Mrs; Northcutt, Ely: Kenwood Club, :srd
Niehes; Cherry Blossom Dance 1s0'
qe Sure both snf Mra; irsts Francis Turner Middle
-Msa M,cheS w,,,i:ns GhsTy blossom Dsnes;% & 1s5c
Glub' Glub md Snd; Mrs. Claude Cook. Kenvooe
Nichss. March Winds" 1900 period
flrst; Mrs. J. E.. Murdoch. Trowel Club
. second; Mrs. Albert Weber, WoodlaWr
= Niches March Winds" 1e5o-Mrs
Alice G; Murd ock, Trowel Club, frst; Mrs
J. Paul Bowker, Glenwood Road Club
second; s,e, Mrs. N. M. Burgess. Brookmont
,Niches, Spring Song" 1900 period
Miss Nan Hollerith. GEORGETOWN Club
Perennial Club, third
Niches. Spring Song" 195O-Mrs. A
z. Striker Arlington Neiehborhood Club
first; Mrs Grant Boss, Perennial Club
second: Mrs. Francis Turner. Middle.
burg, third
First prizes in the professional Gu
flower competitions were:
GGsrdsnias-cKarl Bauss, Lyndell, Pa.
-, Lupines-C. L. Jenkins g. Sons, Inc
RoSes-Pink, Guide Brothers Co.. Wash
inston; red, j. H. Dillon. Inc Blooms
burg, Pa; white, GUIDE Brothers
Carnations-Pink. GUIDE Brothers; white
Guide Brothers
house, Kensinston, Md. yellow, Goebel
Greenhouse.
Stocks-Pink and white. C. L. Jenkin,
/ - Sons. Inc, WASHINGTON.
Evening star., 1950-03-27
Carlton Dedicated 10 Wife
OF EIdbrooke's Pastor

A carlton given in memory OF
the pastors wife of Eldbrooke
Methodist Church was dedicated
yesterday at a special service in
the church, 400 River road NV.
The $4,000 carlton, donated by
members of the congregation, was
given in memory of Mrs. Agnes A.
Harris, who died November l. It
was played yesterday by Nancy
Scott Harris. 16-year-old daugh-
ter of the pastor, the Rev. F. Paul
Harris.
Methodist Bishop Charles Wes-
ley Flint of Washington and the
Rev. DR.. Ralph D. Smith. superin-
tendent of the Washington West
District, Methodist Church, were
among those present.
Evening star., 1950-03-27

preventive. inspection, conserva-
ton and corrective work.
= There have been no major
water main breaks here in several
years. Mr.. Lanham reported. But
as many as so repair jobs are
handled in day.
The job of locating and plug
ging leaks is taken with grim
seriousness as a means of con-
serving water. The abandonment
program, recently launched, has
found many unused installations
under parking lots or sites of
former buildings. Those pipes
often have been a major source
of wasted water, Mr.. Lanham ex-
planned.
Loss by Forgotten Pipes.
The department also follows up
survey which discovered several
years ago that the District lost
7,554,000 gallons of water day
through unnoticed or forgotten
pipes. Each section of the city is
periodically surveyed by a private
company on contract. That prof.
ect includes not only looking fo1
leaks but also determining
whether pressure and flow are
uniform.
David V. Auld, superintendent
OF the water department, and his
associates praise the Potomac for
never failing to provide enough
Water-if only Washington could
take more of it.
In that way, the District is
far better off than New York,
which has had to collect water
as best it could from Catski]l
streams and lakes and the Croton
River.
All District water comes from
the Potomac at Great Falls. It
goes to the Dalecarlia reservoir,
where halt of it is filtered. The
rest goes to Georgetown reser-
voir and thence through a tunnel
to Mcmillan reservoir for process
sing and f1ltering.
Evening star., 1950-03-27
Women's Health Service
Loses 81 to Sneak Thief

A cash box containing 81 was
taken by a sneak thief today from
the Women's Health Service in
the YMCA Building at 1742 G
street NV.
Miss Helen B. Dodson, 4844
Macarthur boulevard NV, man.
ager of the beauty salon operated
by the service. said she put the
box on the counter in the lobby
of the Office and went into an
other room. She heard the en-
trance door open and close, she
said, and when she returned to
see who had come in, the box
was gone.
Evening star., 1950-03-27

The Ancient Mariner who saw
water, water everywhere but not
a drop to drink could understand
the worries of Washington water
users.
The District has plenty to draw
from the Potomac. But only the
luck of good weather and ingen-
ious ways of getting the most of
inadequate distribution facilities
have saved people here from the
parched plight of New York City,
officials say.
Some devices the water de-
partment relies on to make as
big a splash as possible are:
Earphone devices that pick up
sound of sub surface breaks; two
way radio communication to speed
trouble shooters to flooded cellars,
broken mains, dripping valves and
other squirting installations; a
pipe cleaning and lining program;
quicker removal of abandoned
underground connections, partic-
ularly after buildings are razed,
and periodic checks to measure
and analyze flows and pressures
in all sections of the city.
New Pumps Awaited.
The first four of 10 new pumps
are due at the Bryant street sta
ton Friday. BY the end of this
year. the 10 will replace six old
ones and increase daily capacity
from rs million to 100 million
gallons there.
Work on improved filtration and
sedimentation facilities at the
Dalecarlia reservoir is underway.
The Georgetown reservoir also has
scheduled rebuilding.
Yet. according to District au-
thorities, that is little more than a
drop in the bucket. Long-range
modernization and expansion of
collecting, pumping and distribut-
ing systems are essential, If the
District is to avoid serious trouble
Evening star., 1950-03-27
Police Find KHTinq
Is Almost Real
To One Anyway

Police sped to the rescue today
when a panicky youngster tele-
phoned to say that something was
killing his mother.
And for a while it sounded like
the real thing. When two scout
cars arrived at the home in the
700 block of Smith row NV. this
policemen could hear a woman
moaning.
She was still moaning when she
explained the matter a few mo-
ments later.
MY TOOTH" said the woman.
Its killing mel"
Evening star., 1950-03-27
Market Group to Hear
Trade Talks Tomorrow

A discussion of marketing and
international trade will highlight
a luncheon meeting of the Amer
lean Marketing Association at
1880 pm. tomorrow in the Will
lard Hotel.
Guest speakers will be Maurice
Heyne, Belgian Minister and Com
mercial Counselor.
Evening star., 1950-03-27
Humphrey to Speak

Senator Humphrey, Democrat,
of Minnesota. will SPEAK on citi-
zenship at the weekly Civitan
Club luncheon to be held at 1890
pm. tomorrow in the Mayfower
Hotel.
Evening star., 1950-12-29

berg has said that the unhatter-
ing portrait of the author is based
so per cent on Fitzgerald. His
friends and family don't care for
the portrait.
Geraldine Brooks goes back to
Italy to star for Roberto Bertolini
in Hot Copy" When are we
going to see Volcano" which
Gerry made with Anna Magnani
at the same time Ingrid Bergman
did "Stromboli"?
Richard Carlson made so much
money writing stories about Africa
following King Solomon's Mines
that he is going back to make TV
films and write some more. In
March he takes his whole family
to Kenya for six months.
Don Taylor goes back to Metro
again for the third in the Father
of the Bride" serials. This could
turn into a life pension. First,
Don makes ''Ten Tall Men" with
Burt Lancaster.
| Gig Young is burning at the
stories reporting that his bride-to-
be, Sophie Rosenstein, is many
years older. I'm nearly 38, and
only four years younger than
Sophie" says Gig CALAMITY.
Jimmy Stewart arrived in New
Evening star., 1950-12-29
Where and When
Current Theoter Attractions
and Time OF Showing
iHG OI >
Stage.

Stage.
New Gayety-"Apple of His
Eye; $3.50 pm.
Arena-"Alice in Wonderland"
8 pm.
Screen.
AmbassadOr-"Let's Dance; /
sos, Sis. 7:25 and 9:35 pm.
Capitol-"Watch the Birdie;
IL am, 1:45, 4:30, 7:15 and 10
pm. Stage shows: 1855, $40,
6:25 and $40 pm.
Columbia King Solomon's
Mines; 11:15 am, 1:20, $3.50
$40, 1850 and 10 pm.
Dupont-"Bitter Rice; /. $40
5:15, 1880 and 9:40 pm.
Keith's-''Harvey"; 11:25 am,
1:25, $3.50. 5:35, 7:40 and GAS pm
Little-"Faust and the Devil;
II. 2:50, 5:45 and $40 pm.
Metropolitan Platinum
Blonde; 1925 am, 2:55. 6:25
and 10 pm.
National-"All About Eve;
1885 am, $50, $50 and 8:45
pm.
Palace-"Mr. Music; 11:50
am, 2::20, 4:50, 7:15 and 9:45
pm.
international Burlesque";
2, 4:45, 1925 and 1910 pm.
Playhouse-"T Trio; 1885 am,
1:05, 3:15, 5:25, TAO and 9:55 pm.
Plaza-"Ballet Festival; 1890
am, 1920, 2:l5, 4:10, 6, 8 and
$3.50 pm.
Trans-Lux-"The Blue Angel;
II am, 12:45, 2:35, 4:25, 6:15, 8
and $50 pm.
Warner-"Let's Dance; HIS
am, lis, 3:l5, 5:25, 1885, 9:45
and 11:55 pm.
Evening star., 1950-12-29
New Faces in Congress

John Cornelius Butler, Republi-
can. of Buffalo, N. Y, is return
ing to the House for New York's
44th district, where he previously
served for seven years.
He has been an active advocate
of organized labor for some 80
years and during his previous
House service voted against the
Taft-Hartley labor legislation.
In his earlier career, he was
an electrical superintendent at
the Marine Elevators and served
as a delegate to the Buffalo Gen.
trail Labor Council. In his past
election campaign, he had the
Endorsement of several labor
organizations.
Mr.. Butler was born at Buffalo
July 2. 1887. In his youth he
played amateur football and
baseball.
He was elected to the House
first in 1941 at special election
and was reelected in 1912, 1914
and 1916. He was defeated in 1948
although he led the Republican
ticket in the seven wards and 25
towns in the 44th New York
congressional district.
During his previous House Serv-
Ice he was a member of the Post
Office Committee, where he rose
to be second ranking Republican,
and also was a member of the
old House Rivers and Harbors
Committee.
He is married and the father
of three sons.
William Williams, new Republi-
can member of the House from
fIn Now, u1xJ,
Evening star., 1950-12-29
Graham
Continued From Page A-100

johnson. June is doing fine after
the birth of a baby son.
Spencer Tracy has yet another
movie on his working calendar
Jealousy" It's a trilogy, with
Tracy starring in each episode
Spence has all his pictures set fol
the next two years.
Ann Blyth and Scott Brady
have been a consistent holiday
twosome. but Scott. when you ask
him, says his heart is still con-
sistent for Dorothy Malone.
Katharine Hepburn tours ir
GAS You Like 1t" until March
Then she goes to Africa and Eng
land with Humphrey Bogart fol-
african Queen"
Rhonda Fleming threw out hel
sacroiliac with a too enthusiastic
bump for her hoochy -koochy ir
Little Egypt"
Joan Blondell expected to re-
marry Mike Todd. 1t seems she
can't live with him, but she def
nitely can't live without him
And she was so vehement about
not going back to Mike the last
time we talked.
Every one seems to expect Gin
ger Rogers and Greg Bautzer tc
elope any week end soon. Well
they certainly seem very. very
fond of each other, and have a
lot of fun.
X X X n
Whoever films THE Disen-
chanted" will have the heirs to
the F. Scott Fitzgerald estate to
contend with. Authors Budd Schulz
Evening star., 1950-12-29

State Legislature from the I'd
Oneida District, in 1885. He served
there until elected sheriff of
Oneida County in 1943, and was
reelected in 1916 and 1949.
Mr.. Williams is a member of
the Kiwanis Club, Loyal Order
of Moose, Utica Chamber OF
Commerce. Masonic Lodge and
ShrinerS.
He is married and the father
of three children. He is now 64.
Mr.. Williams in the recent
campaign defeated Representative
John c. Davies, Democrat-Liberal.
Evening star., 1950-12-29

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Evening star., 1950-12-29
Daughters Tent Elects
Mrs, Dorsey President

Mrs. Cora Dorsey of 106 Ninth
street Sc. has been elected presi-
dent of Ellen Spencer Mussey
Tent No. / of the Daughters of
Union Veterans Of the Civil War.
Other officers are Mrs. Lucretta
Hewitt. senior vice president; Mrs.
Pearl Colecchia, Junior vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Kathryn c. Rain,
treasurer; Miss Mary Crawford,
chaplain; Mrs. Elmon v. Carr,
publicity chairman, and Mrs.
Esther Lippold, patriotic instruc-
tor
Evening star., 1950-12-29

former Assemblyman Of the New
New York Legislature, and recent
sheriff of Oneida County.
Born in North Brookfie1d, N. Y,
he moved with his family later to
CaSsville, N. Y. where he now
resides. At an early age he worked
as a farm laborer, in general
store and post office. and became
a travelling salesman before the
age of 81.
Mr.. Williams became connected
with the Standard Oil Co. of New
York, as a salesman, and later
entered a firm handling groceries
and cattle feed. Returning to
Evening star., 1950-12-29

farming at Cassville at the age of
%, he continued there until
several years.
His first elected post was as
Assemblyman to the New York
Evening star., 1950-12-29

York from England in time to
attend the big premiere of
Harvey" His wife is now en- route
to Hollywood with the two boys
who. by the way, almost caused a
riot in dear old Piccadilly when
they. wore full Hopalong regalia,
complete with six shooters.
(Released by North American
Newspaper Alliance)
Evening star., 1950-12-29
League to Hold Dance

The League for the Larger Life
will hold a dance at 9 pm. to-
morrow at 1923 Rhode Island
avenue NV.
The Nome nugget., 1950-11-20

NEW YORK, (P) - More than 33,000 telephone employees return to work across the country today under compromise settleme n s that ended their 11-day strike against units of the huge Bell Tel ephone system.
 The agreements were reached yesterday in New York and De- troit, where federal mediators had been seeking peace in the pay and contract dispute.
 The big break came here at the end of a 25-hour marathon bar gaining session between Bells Western Electric Go. and Division 6 of the CIO Communications Workers of America, representing 11,000 equipment installers.
 Within a few hours, parallel settlements weer announced here between Western Electric and 5000 maintenance and ware housemen in Division 18; in De- troit between the Michigan Bell Telephone Go. and 17,000 mem- bers of CWA Division 15; and in Haverhill, Mass, between Vest ern Electric and 700 Division 68 plant workers.
 The companies both are sub- SidiarieS of the American Tele- phone and Telegraph Co.,, the par ent Bell Corporation.
 A. T. & T. said that aside from some local Interruptions, it main
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