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Evening star., 1951-01-13
) Million TeIeviewers
See Chicago Blaze
Fatal 10 4 Fiiremen
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

CHICAGO, Jan. 13.-Television
showed real-life tragedy to mil
lions yesterdays spectacular fire
and explosion in an old river
front building which killed four
f1remen and injured four others.
The fire, which ragged for more
than five hours before it was
brought under control early last
night. drew the largest audience
ever to witness any fire.
An estimated S million persons
in many parts Of the Nation saw
telecasts on three networks.
Damage Put at $1,50O,OOO.
Many thousands of spectators
also watched as nearly 300 fire.
men-on the ground and in boats
fought the stubborn blaze.
They lined bridges and banks Of
the Chicago River.
Others jammed windows In
scores of Office buildings in the
area and in the skyscrapers in the
loop--only few blocks away.
Fire officials estimated damage
at $1,500,000. officials said thes
were satisfied all occupants had
escaped from the building.
There were five extra alarms
and three special calls.
Firemen Buried in Debris.
Sixty-eight pieces of equipment
and two f1reboats were summoned
to battle the blaze in the FIVE
story. 76-year-old brick and con-
crete structure. The building, at
800 North La Sale street at the
edge of the Chicago River, housed
offices, sales rooms and ware
house space of IS companies.
About 80 minutes after the fire
started in the basement and
spread up elevator shafts an ex-
plosion occurred on the fourth
floor. The blast, apparently
caused by SIS gallons of lacquer
thinning fluid, blew out section
of wall about 100 feet long and
up to 20 feet high near the top
of the building.
Bricks and other debris tumbled
down on f1remen. Several were
buried in the debris. Two were
killed and two died in a hospital
a few hours later. Four other
firemen and two civilians suffered
injuries in the blast. 1t was sew
eral hours before roll calls estab-
lished that no additional firemen
were in the wreckage.
Evening star., 1951-01-13
Sdntds Just an Old Indian Giver
Texan Finds as Bank Moves In

the best Christmas they'll ever
have"
Il knew I'd have to pay it back
some time but I figured that if
could pay up all my bills, get back
to working and get my feet on the
ground, 7 could pay it back" he
said.
Mr.. Baker visited his father in
Sedalia, Mo-, before Christmas
and deposited $4,000 in a bank
there. He said he figured he would
be in a better position to bargain
with the bank when the error was
found.
Last Sunday sheriff's deputies
picked him up at the request OF
bank officials.
Mr.. Baker said three bank Off
cials told him they would press no
charges if he would make resti-
tuition.
Gerald S. Gordon, secretary and
counsel of the bank, declined to
discuss the case.
Evening star., 1951-01-13
By George Beveridee

The Defense Department on
Monday will give the Senate de-
tails Of several alternatives to its
proposal to draft 100000 18-year-
olds for 81 months Of training and
service.
Ordering the Pentagon to pre-
pare a vast number of new statis-
tics within the next two days. the
Senate Preparedness Subcommit-
tee indicated special interest in
these two possible changes:
l. Restricting the draft to
youths who are 18 years and s
months old instead of 18.
2. Revising the 27-month train
ing period.
While military officials have
shown no sign of retreating from
their first stand, Senator McFar-
land. Democrat, of Arizona told
a reporter there already is con-
siderable talk of a compromise.
Another possibility under dis
cussion. he said, would be to draft
men at 18 but to require a full
years training before putting
them into combat or overseas
service.
Chairman Lyndon johnson Of
the committee demanded the new
figures after a new June 80 man
power target goal of 1882 200 for
the armed forces was announced
yesterday.
Senator johnson also served
notice he will demand fuller
explanations why the armed forces
are restricting recruiting at the
same time they are asking to draft
more men because Of limited
training facilities.
Its rather discouraging to us, :"
he declared. that you ask to
reach down into the homes of the
country for l8-year -olds when you
cant take men who are trying to
break into the house. If you can't
take all the men who want to
enlist then how can you train
those you want to draft?"
For the last several days Assist
ant Defense Secretary Anna M.
Rosenberg has been using an elab-
crate set of statistical charts to
show what would happen under
present draft regulations to raise
and maintain force Of 80 mil
lion men.
Under sharp questioning. she
admitted the charts were not
realistic because of the increased
manpoWer target and because the
Evening star., 1951-01-13
Corporal Convicted
OF Assault on WAC
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Jan. 13.-Corpl
James L. Farrar, 23-year-o old mill
tary policeman from Covington
Va, was convicted in Federal
Court yesterday of raping a 40
year-old WAC sergeant.
The jury recommended mercy
for the hefty MP. He will be
sentenced Tuesday.
Farrar told the jury he "blacked
out" while escorting the WAC to
her barracks at Fort Meade Sep
tember 30.
The WAC, a native of Pitts
burgh, earlier testified that grass
was stuffed into her mouth during
a terrifying 45-minute ordeal with
the 6 foot Z inch, 235-pound de-
fendant.
In asking conviction on three
counts. United States Attorney
Bernard j. Flynn described the
attack as a brutal and serious
rape" He said the WAC spent
five days in the hospital and had
to undergo surgery.
Evening star., 1951-01-13
Mrs. Emma Bornmann, Is;
Former D. {. Resident

Mrs. Emma Bornmann, 73, who
lived in Washington for about Is
years, died yesterday at the Augs-
burg Lutheran Home in Balti-
more.
A native of Baltimore, she had
lived here in the 500 block OF Rox-
boro place NV.
She is survived by two sons, two
daughters. a brother and five
grandchildren. The sons are Will
fred, of 913 Massachusetts avenue
NV, and Carl, of 523 Sheridan
street NV. The daughters are
Mrs. Louise Winker, of Branch
vile, Md, and Mrs. Emma Dupee,
of Rockville, Md. The brother is
Ford Deichmiller, of Baltimore.
Funeral services will be held
Monday in the Rhodes funeral
home in Baltimore. Burial will be
in st. Paul's Cemetery in that city.
Evening star., 1951-01-13
One Dead, 7 Safe in Crash
During Mock Air Combat
BY the Associated Press

SAN ANTONIO. Tex, Jan. 13.-
One flyer was killed, but two others
walked away from a crash land
ing when two Air Force-type
trainers smashed together as they
flashed across the sky in mock
combat about dusk yesterday.
The planes were rented from a
civilian airdeld, but their owner
said the three men were from
Lakeland Air Force Base.
The dead man was identified by
Lakeland officials as Pfc. Will
liam E. Davis, %, Media, Pa.
The two men who escaped in
jury are Pfc. Robert D. Roche, 81,
Of Hialeah, Fla, and Corpl. Russell
L. Corpron, %, Columbus, Ohio.
Corpl. Davis was flying a BIB
type plane alone. The other men
were in smaller, PF-19 type craft.
A portion of the BT-l3's wing
tip was still entangled in the
landing gear and torn undersid-
ing Of the crash-landed smaller
plane.
Evening star., 1951-01-13
BY the Asaocioted Press

HOUSTON. Tex, Jan. ia
25-year-old house painter who re-
ceived $4,000 through a bank
error said today Santa Clause
turned out to be an Indian giver
He wanted it back" said
Robert L. Baker of Jacinto City
Mr. Baker has returned a certi-
fed check for $4,000 and a 1850
automobile to bank officials. And
he has agreed to pay back $4,000
he spent paying bills and buying
Christmas presents for his wife
and two children.
His November bank statement
from the First State Bank of
Greens Bayou said he had $19,-
015.73 on deposit. Mr.. Baker
thought he had only $15.73.
He called the bank on the phone
and the $19,015.73 balance was
confirmed.
He paid off his billS-more than
$500-and then gave his children
Evening star., 1951-01-13

west portion in afternoon and IN
east portion by night.
Virginia-Fair in east; increas-
ing cloudiness in west portion.
Some rain in extreme southeast
portion tonight. Lowest. Is to 30.
Tomorrow cloudy with rain in west
and in east portions by afteroon
or night.
Wind velocity at II o'clock this
morning: IL miles per hour; direc-
ton, north.
Evening star., 1951-01-13
Sinclair Lewis Body
|Cremuted in Rome
BY the Asseeiotsd Pres,

ROME, Jan. 13.-The body OF
Sinclair Lewis, Nobel prize-win-
ming American novelist, was
cremated here today.
In accordance with wishes ex-
pressed by the famed author
there was no religious service.
The writer's ashes were taken
to the Protestant cemetery later
IN the day and placed in a chapel
Early next week they will be
flown to the United States.
Mr.. Lewis died Wednesday
morning in a clinic on the out
skirts Of Rome. He was 65.
Evening star., 1951-01-13
MunviIIe to Get Divorce
From His Eighth Wife
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK. Jan. 13.-Tommy
Manville Is going to get a divorce
for the first time. That's news,
because his first seven wives di-
vorced him.
The 56-year-old asbestos heir
said yesterday he will go to Las
Vegas, New, to shed his eighth
wife. blond British-born Georgina
Campbell, 80.
Mrs. Manville said, II think
he'll feel better about it if he
brings the suit. It's better for
him psychologically. He has al
ways felt that women were run
ming away from him."
Evening star., 1951-01-13

the board for Is years, much
of that time as president.
An honorary life member of the
American Pharmaceutical Asso-
citation. Mr.. Taylor was founder
and first president of the District
Pharmaceutical Association. A
statement issued yesterday by
Horace Walker, executive secre-
tary of the District Pharmaceuti-
cal Association, read in part:
"The. profession of pharmacy
throughout the Nation and in
Greater Washington lost one of
its outstanding personalities Of
the past half century with the
passing Of DR.. Augustus c. Tay-
lor."
Born in Detroit.
Mr.. Taylor was born in Detroit,
At the age Of 18, he came to WASH
ington to enter the drugstore
business. He became a registered
pharmacist here in 1904. after
which he was graduated from the
National College of Pharmacy,
now a part of George Washington
University. In 1910, he was named
an honorary life member Of the
college.
For more than 80 years Mr..
Taylor had his own store at the
corner of Second street and Mary
land avenue NE. During that
period, he and an associate.
Lewis Hoyt Lamb, expanded their
operations to three drugstores,
which later became part of Nibesto
Drugstores-an early experiment
in cooperative drugstore venture.
In January. 1887. Mr.. Taylor
joined the Peoples Drug Stores.
serving as an official of the organ
ization until his death.
Mr.. Taylor devoted much of his
life to the formulation and ad-
vancement of policies governing
the practice of pharmacy through
out the Nation. In addition to
his work on the Pure Food and
Drug and Harrison Narcotics Acts,
he helped draft the local pharmacy
law.
Helped Found Association.
He was instrumental in the
founding of the National Associa-
tion OF Boards of Pharmacy, Of
which he was a former president
and life member. For many years
he was publisher of the National
Capital Pharmacist.
Mr.. Taylor had received a num-
Der OF national awards and also
the certificate Of merit awarded
by the District Commissioners on
August Is, 1949.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Josephine M. Taylor; two sons,
Edward c. Taylor of Boston, and
Frank A. Taylor. 66o5 Thirty-sec-
ond street NV; a daughter, Miss
Elizabeth j. Taylor of the home
address; a sister, Mrs. Edna T.
Elliott of San Juan, Puerto Rico.
a retired pharmacist, and three
grandchildren. John c. Taylor,
Ann Elizabeth Taylor and Joan j.
Taylor.
Funeral services will be held at
10 am. Monday in the Shrine Of
the Sacred Heart Church, Six
teenth street and Park road NV.
Burial will be in Mount Olivet
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1951-01-13
Two D. G. Scientists
Get Research Grants

Two District scientists, Joseph
c. Michalowicz of Catholic Uni
versity, and D. r. Norton of
George Washington University
will receive grants from the Re-
search Corp. for basic research.
The United States Committee
on Crystalography, part of the
National Research Council, also
will benefit from the corporations s
grants, which total 900 and
are divided among IS scientists
throughout the country.
Evening star., 1951-01-13
D. {. Journalism Students
To Attend A. u. Session

Student journalists from 6r
high schools in the Washington
area were expected to participate
in American University's Journal
ism Day today.
Glasses covering important
phases Of the newspaper business
were to be held. Each class was
to be conducted by a well known
newspaperman.
Writing contests in reporting
editorial writing and feature writ
ing also will be a part of the days
activities.
Evening star., 1951-01-13
200 Communist Rebels
Surrender in Burma
By the Associated Press

RANGOON, Burma, Jan. 13.-
The government today announced
the recent surrender of 200 Com
munist rebels-the first to lay
down their arms since the Red re-
volt began three years ago.
The announcement said the
group surrendered on the eve of
the governments January 4 dead
line for amnesty offered to all
rebels who give up the fight. The
news was withhold until today.
The surrender was said to have
taken place at Gyobyu, the site
of Rangoon's water supply.
Evening star., 1951-01-13
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

District of Columbia - Sunny
this afternoon with high in low
ers 40s. Fair tonight, with lowest
% in city and % in suburbs. To-
morrow mostly cloudy with
chance of rain or snow by after
noon or night.
Maryland - Mostly fair with
lowest in low or middle 20s to-
night. Tomorrow mostly cloudy
with some rain or snow likely in
Evening star., 1951-01-13
Timely Aid for Dads

SPRINGVILLE, N. Y, Jan. 13
(R.-This could come under the
head of vocational" training
Griffith Institute and Central
School is teaching its senior Eng
lish class pupils how to interpret
and fill out income tax forms.
Evening star., 1951-01-13
Sutton Plans toSuppor1
RFC Bribery Charges
By Naming Names
BY the Associated Press

Representative Sutton, Democrat,
OF Tennessee said today he will
name some names" to back up his
disputed charges that bribes have
influenced the making of loans by
the Reconstruction Finance Corp.
Mr.. Sutton told the House yes
terday that Senate investigating
committee would report evidence
that several thousand dollars
have been accepted by the officials
of the RFC in bribes to secure
loans on different projects"
Senator Fullbright, Democrat,
OF Arkansas, who heads the COM
mittee, promptly issued a state
ment that his group will accuse
no one of taking bribes because
no instances of bribery have been
found in the subcommittee
study"
RFC officials refused comment.
Lustron Case Is Stressed.
Advised of Senator Fulbright's
reply, Mr.. Sutton told a reporter:
Then plan to take the floor
again and name some names. I
shall give the country full infor-
nation on this scandal"
In yesterdays House speech.
Mr.. Sutton accused the RFC of
foreclosing a $37 million mort
gage on the plant of the Lustron
Corp. because the big prefabri-
Gated housing firm resisted what
he said were demands of "a few
money-hungry officials"
The Lustron Corp, located in
Columbus, Ohio, Is bankrupt. Carl
G. Strandlund. its president, has
asked the RFC to call off the fore
closure action and lend him more
millions to get the plant back
into production.
RFC Foreclosed in February.
MIR. Strandlund launched the
company with $37.5 million bor-
lowed from the Government, put
tir.g up his patent rights on
Lustron prefabricated homes and
$1,000 cash. The RFC foreclosed
the mortgage last February.
Mr.. Sutton, supporting Mr..
Standlund's proposal, told the
House "it is easily understood how
millions can be saved for the tax
payers if the Lustron Corp. plant
Is Immediately put into operation. Z"
He charged that a group includ-
ing Walter Durham. an RFC di-
rector; Merle Young. a former
RFC employe. and Rex Jacobs, a
Detroit washing r,c.chinc manu-
facturer, tried to gain control of
Lustron prior to the foreclosure.
Neither Mr.. Durham nor Mr..
Jacobs was Immediately available
for comment. Mr.. Young said,
without elaboration, II had no
desire to gain control of Lustron. ;"
Sutton Praises Strandlund.
Mr.. Sutton said Mr.. Strandlund
refused to be party to what
he termed a conspiracy" and that
the RFC then foreclosed.
Mr.. Sutton described Mr..
Strandlund as "an engineer Of
proven ability" and also praised
the Lustron home-a prefabri-
Gated housing unit fashioned from
porcelained steel. He said the
plant had functioned efficiently
until the time the RFC fore
closed on what he called suicide
notes" signed by Mr.. Strandlund
to guarantee the loans.
Representative Cole. Republi-
can, of Kansas, contends the loans
never should have been made and
that he will demand that the
RFC be abolished if it lends Mr..
Strandlund any more money. Mr..
Cole is a member of the House
Banking Committee which has
been making separate study of
the loans.
Evening star., 1951-01-13
Londoners Cover Ground

LONDON, (P.-Just by staying
in "Merrie Old England, Lon
doners travelled as far as around
the world 100000 times during
1850. Figures released by the Lon
don Transport showed that 4.540,-
900, 900 passengers travelled 1875
billion miles on buses, trolleys and
SubWays in the past year.
Evening star., 1951-01-13
New Officers Elected
By Master Builders

The Master Builders Association
this week elected officers at a
meeting in the Mayflower Hotel.
They are as follows: William z.
Cramer, jr., president; B. T. Rome,
first vice president, and Joseph
Parkhill, jr., second vice president.
Mr.. Cramer succeeds George L.
Dyer as president.
Evening star., 1951-01-13

m a y, d ! e d
Thursday in his
home, 1773 Up
Shur sire e t
Mr.. Taylor,
who h elpe d
draft the Pure
Food and Drug
Act and the
Harrison Mar
cotics Act, re-
tired from the
District Board
of Pharmacy
on July /, 1949.
ua en,.xynI
Evening star., 1951-01-13
Bent|ey-Brunini Link
Stressed in Effort 10
Kill Remington Case
BY the Associofsd Press

~ wv NSsSStAiSd ftSsS
NEW YORK, Jan. 13.-William
w. Remington sought yesterday
to link former Soviet spy courier
Elizabeth Bentley in a publishing
venture with the foreman of the
Federal grand jury that indicted
him for perjury.
Remington, 33, former Govern
ment economist, Is charged with
lying in denying under oath he
ever was Communist Party
member.
Miss Bentley, who is a key
Government witness. first accused
Remington of being a Red more
than two years ago.
The first two defense witnesses
called for Remington testified
that the jury foreman, John G.
Brunini, was promised compensa-
tion before the indictment for
helping Miss Bentley prepare a
book naming the defendant as a
Communist.
Interest in Conviction Charged.
Defense counsel has charged that
Miss Bentley has an interest in
getting Remington convicted be-
cause of her assertions about him
in the projected book.
The defense witnesses were
Leyla Sefa and Mrs. Eileen Collins,
former employees of the Devin-
Adair Co. of New York, which
plans to publish the Bentley book.
Miss Sefa, who said she was en-
ployed as the assistant to Devin A.
Garrity, head of the publishing
firm, testified that her former boss
assured Mr.. Brunini that he
would receive a recompense for
his help in preparing Miss Bent
ley's book"
Mrs. Collins, former publicity
director for the firm, testified that
Mr.. Garrity told her Mr.. Brunini
was helping Miss Bentley with the
book.
Moral Encouragement"
Earlier in the trial Miss Bentley
said the grand jury foreman gave
her moral encouragement and
editorial help" but provided no in
formation for the book.
A contract between the publish
ing house and Miss Bentley, dated
June 2, 1850, has been placed in
evidence.
However, Miss Sefa said she
typed an earlier one in which both
Miss Bentley and Mr.. Brunini were
one party, with each to receive a
percentage of receipts from the
books sale.
Under cross examination, Miss
Sefa said she did not know if the
earlier contract had been signed.
She added that she was told it
was destroyed but later over
heard her employer promise Mr..
Brunini the "recompense." She
said this occurred about a week
before the June contract was
signed.
Indicted Last June.
Mr.. Bruninis jury indicted
Remington on June 8.
Mrs. Collins testified that it
was Miss Bentley herself who
told her about the earlier con-
tract and that it had been
burned.
Just before the week end re-
cess, the Remington defense re-
newed without success it's pleas
for dismissal of the indictment.
With the jury gone until Mon
day. she said that yesterdays
defense testimony revealed gross
improperly in the grand jury
room" in relation to the projected
book.
There apparently would be no
royalties from that book if the
defendant should be acquitted"
the defense argued.
Judge Noonan replied that at
least II members of the grand
jury voted to indict Remington,
mot one"
Evening star., 1951-01-13
Admiral F. 6. Kirby, o6

VENTNOR. Isle of Wight, Eng
land, Jan. 13 (P).-Admiral Fran
els George Kirby, 90, oldest
retired British admiral, died today
at his home.
Evening star., 1951-01-13
Augustus Taylor Dies;
Pharmacist Helped
Draft Pure Food Act

Augustus c. Taylor, 81, ma
tionally known pharmacist and
charter member and retired presi-
dent of the District Board of Phar-
Evening star., 1951-01-13

Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest. 65, on January 4.
Lowest. 1S, on January 9.
High and Low of Last "a Hours.
High. 45, at 3:I5 pm,
Low, 90, at $50 am
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Gaodatin C,,,u.,,
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/ River Report.
| From U. 8. Engineers)
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah clear at
Harpers Ferry.
Evening star., 1951-01-13

Rain tonight from the lower Great Lakes
Pennsylvania mountains to the gulf Some will be
mixed with rain the northern limits of this Snow
hurres indicated in the Northern and Central Rockies and
along the extreme Northern Pacific Coast 1t will
colder the Middle Mississippi Valley and in the Gulf States
and warmer in the Northeast ZAP Wirephoto Map
Evening star., 1951-01-13

Monthly precipitation in inches in the
Capital (current month to datej:
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The Sun and Moon.
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Automobile lights must be turned on
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1951-06-20
LITTLE EXCUSE FOR INSECTS
IN TOBACCO. SAYS RApER

There is little excuse for the
tobacco fields of Columbus Conn
ty becoming infested with insects
this summer, since almost per
feet control measures are avail
able. Most of the materials Are
comparatively cheap and fairly
easy to apply.
Keep an eye on your crop and
start treatment, using the right
insecticide, as soon as sgins Of
damage show up. The following
treatments are recommended bv
the Entomology Department OF
State College.
BUDWORMS- There is nothine
better than a bait of Is pounds of
corn meal and one pound lead
arsenate. Mix well and put a
pinch in each bud of this dry
mixture. 1t will take about -
pounds per acre to do a good
job. Or you can dust a little Sc
DOT dust in each bud. This is
also a good treatment.
.GRASSHOPPERS- can con.
troll grasshoppers by busting the