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Evening star., 1951-09-03
BY the Associated Press

CHICAGO, Sept. 3.-Authori-
ties will try to obtain a man
slaughter indictment against
George Fabian, l6. eighth-gra
pupil who admitted responsibility
for the death of 6-year-old
Yvonne Biritz in a hobo jungle
Police said Fabian signed a
statement yesterday in which he
admitted crashing the girls head
against some rocks in vacant lot
near the Cicero Chicago border
while playing airplane swing.
He said it was an accident. In
the game, he took the girls
ankle and wrist in his hands and
swung her around in a circle. He
denied any sex motive in the slay-
ing.
"On the last swing. her head
hit the fireplace where the buns
cook their food" his statement
said. IT'S made of old concrete
slabs piled together. -. She hit
so hard dropped her, and she
hit three or four more rocks"
The youth said he then be-
came frightened. hid the girl ir
the weeds and ran home.
Edwin T. Breen, first assistant
States attorney, said the case will
be given to the grand jury or
Friday in an attempt to obtain 9
maRslaughter indictment.
Evening star., 1951-09-03
Districts Population
Officially SO2,17S;
Women in Majority

The Districts population stood
Officially today at 802.178, on the
basis of a Census Bureau final
report for the 1850 tabulation.
and women were more numerous
than men.
The report by Roy v. Peel, Cen
Isus. Bureau director, showed also
that the number Of non-white
residents of Washington, includ-
ling Negroes, Indians. Japanese
and Chinese, increased from 188,-
l765 to 284,031. or sos per cent,
during the last 10 years. The
number of whites increased from
474.326 to 5l8.147, or only 90 per
cent.
There were 424 ,299 females and
377,87 males. This represented
a 22.8 per cent increase in the
number of females during the 10
years and Of 10 per cent in the
number Of males. Stating it an
other way for the benefit Of the
women, the ratio of males dropped
from 91.9 to 89,1 for every 100 fe-
males.
Ninth Among U. S. Cities.
The total population figure Of
802,178 was tentatively reported
some time ago. 1t ranked Wash
ington ninth among the Nations
cities and showed gain Of 139,-
087, or 81 per cent. between 1910
and 1850.
The report disclosed the follow
ing trends in population shifts:
The number of children under S
years old increased by 81 ,403, OF
78 per cent. There were $3.50
more residents IS years Of age OF
older. In the Is to "a age bracket
however. the increase was only
2.7 per cent.
This city has more than
doubled In population in the last
40 years. In 1910 it had 331 ,06s
in 1920 it had 437,571 in 1880 ii
had 486.869 and in 1910 it had
663 .091.
The Northwest section con-
tinued to be the most populous
part of the city. It's official count
was 417.47l. Northeast had 187.-
443; Southeast. 152,738, ano
Southwest. 44.526.
Boys More Numerous Under 5.
The superiority - numerical
that is-of females over males in
the District is evident in every
age bracket except in the group
under years old. The boys to-
tailed 36.048 and the girls 35.206
Total population by age groups
was: 71,254 under 5 years, 89,37C
between and IA. 117.196 between
Is and "a, 1885 between 25 and
"a. 134,962 between 35 and A
l04,478 between As and 54, 69,14e
between SIS and 81 and 56.8l6 OF
IS or older.
In the 65-plus group there were
34.130 women and 22.686 men
The numerical differences in most
groups range between 1000 and
!! 10000 in favor of females.
Evening star., 1951-09-03

them probably is the chief cause
of the growth Of the bookmaking
racket, and he added:
1T might be we'll to sound a
warning to those thousands OF
citizens who enjoy attending races
in Maryland and legitimately
patronizing the tracks that the
continued growth of the Off f-track
racketS. whether bookmaking or
numbers writing. could so arouse
those other thousands of citizens
who do not patronize the tracks
or make wagers, that the eventual
result may be the death of horse
racing in Maryland"
Gov McKeldin expressed belief
tnat racketeering in the Maryland
and Virginia suburbs Of Washing
ton exists because of proximity to
the District. from which they
probably draw their main pa
tronage.
Evening star., 1951-09-03
NeaIe Sound Swimmer
Dies Of Heart Attack

William Litton Horan. SO, Of
Sis Crittenden street, Edmon-
ston, Md, died of a heart attack
yesterday while swimming in
Neale Sound, at Cobb Island, Md.
Witnesses said he disappeared
shortly before noon while his 13-
year-old daughter, Ethel jeanne,
swan nearby. Friends on the Po-
tomac River shore watched help
lessly as he disappeared from
view.
Mr.. Horan, a veteran of three
wars, was employed as an auto
mechanic for Hill g. Tibbitts Inc,
of Washington. He had been en-
ployed there for "a years.
He was visiting Cobb Island
yesterday with his daughter and
a group of neighbors.
Surviving are his widow, Eunice
Belle Horan, 81, three sons. Will
liam L. jr., 25. now attending the
University of Miami. Harold Ray
Horan. %. of Hyattsville, and
Joseph L.. 18, of the Crittenden
street address; and two daughters,
Ethel jeanne and shirley Eunice
Horan, now attending a private
school,
Evening star., 1951-09-03
Copper
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man OF joint negotiating COM
mittee for the unions at Kenne-
colt. announced in Salt Lake City
last night that a provision tackled
on to the return-to-work vote
called for acceptance of the Ken
necott settlement on an industry
wide basis. This would mean that
the other three producers would
have to give their workers a sim
liar wage increase.
Otherwise. Mr.. Gleichman i'm
piled, the strike against Kenne-
colt might be resumed.
Union officials in Washington
tended to discount this implica-
ton. Union headquarters in Dem
yer last night refused to comment.
Mr.. Truman appointed the in
curry board as first step toward
a Taft-Hartley Act back -to-work
Injunction. He instructed the
group to report to him by Tues
day on the facts of the wage dis
pute. The board has no power to
recommend any settlement.
A court injunction, if granted,
would get the strikers back to
work tor at least 80 days, during
which time more negotiations
could be undertaken. The union
has Said it would yield to such
an Injunction.
The 80 days also would allow
time for a decision by the WSB
on whether the Kennecott settle
ment violates stabilization regu-
lstions.
TWo-thirds of the 1900 Kenne-
colt workers showed up at the
several Utah plants yesterday
morning The rest were expected
back as soon as full-scale opera :
tions could be resumed after the
week-long shutdown. Two Ken
necott plants in Nevada also were
back in operation.
Evening star., 1951-09-03

uCO 1Ok dAAOtAACA
year the present ban on perman-
ent promotions and transfers
in Government. The SenaCe
group approved this last year and
is all set to do so again.
However. the commission will
urge the Senate group to modify
that part of the Whitten rider
which requires employees to have
served at least a year in their
present grade before they can be-
come eligible for even temporary
promotions. and which bars any
advancement of more than one
grade.
In this stand, the commission
will be joined by Government en-
Iploye unions, which over the
week end sent letters to the Sen
ate group urging modification OF
the rider.
The commission feels that this
phase of the Whitten rider would
seriously cripple Government op-
Grafton and result in strong in
justices to many employees.
For one thing. tn ban against
multiple promotions will hit many
professional, technical and scien-
Itific employees in Government
Promotions Of these employees
always have been on a two grade
basis.
This is because the Classifica-
tion Act standards on promotions
for these jobs always have beer
very rigid and difficult, and the
extra experience and accomplish
ment required justified a two
grade salary increase.
The Whitten rider would dis
rupt the entire Federal Salary
Classification Act, moderniZed By
Evening star., 1951-09-03
Bond Selling Drive
To Stort in Grand Ropids

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Sept
3.-A Nation wide defense bono
selling drive is starting here with
a three part Labor Day celebra-
ton.
The festivities include labor
and military parade, a labor pic
mic and an evening military dem.
onstration.
Secretary of the Treasury Johr
w. Snyder will give an introduc.
tory speech for President Truman
who will address the Nation ovel
five radio networks from Sar
Francisco tonight (10:50 pm
EDT). ~
Walter P. Reuther, president O.
the CTO United Auto Workers viii
lalso speak tonight.
Evening star., 1951-09-03
Prevue Inspection Set
For Exhibition House

One of the so new homes that
will be open to the public dur
ing National Home Week, Sep
temher 9-16. will be given a pre-
vue inspection Wednesday morn
ing by Commissioner Bernard C..
Robinson and builders associated
in the general observance.
They will visit the house at
.112 Taylor street. Chevy Chase,
Md, at 10 am. the event mark
ing the "touch-off" of the OBJ
servance in honor of which the
District Commissioners last July
issued a National Home Week
proclamation inviting local par
ticipation. The new homes on
the official list, mostly in the sub
urbs. actually ring the city.
Frank Calcara. chairman of the
National Home Week Committee
and Elvin L. Aubino, president Of
the Home Builders Association Of
the Metropolitan Washington, will
head building officials attending
the inspection.
Evening star., 1951-09-03
Planes and Boats Hunt
1S Still Missing in
Long Island Disaster
BY The Assoeiated Pres,

MONTAUK, N. Y, Sept. 3.-The
Coast Guard and State police held
little hope today of finding many
Of the Is persons still missing and
presumed dead after their party
fishing boat capsized Saturday
with a loss of 81 lives.
Searchers continued, however,
to- scan the Long Island beaches
and the Atlantic in their hunt for
the missing. The Coast Guard
was using planes, cutters and
small patrol boats. State police
combed the shores on foot.
While this search went on. both
the Coast Guard and the Suffolk
County district attorney pushed
separate investigations into one of
the worst sea disasters in this area.
The fishing boat, the Pelican,
keeled over in the stormy Atlantic
about 500 yards off the eastern
tip Of Long Island, 125 miles from
New York City. A boiling riptide
caught the 48-foot craft with one
of its tow engines dead.
56 Start Voyage.
Fifty-four amateur fishermen
and a crew of two had put out for
q day of deep-sea fishing Satur-
day morning. using the Labor Day
week end for one last summer
outing.
Only 10 came back alive. On
the concrete floor of a lobster mar
ket shed were placed the 19 bodies
recovered from the sea and the
wrecked cabin of the Pelican.
The Coast Guard, which ex-
pressed doubt that any of the
missing were still alive, said many
of the bodies may never be found.
1t was believed the same rip tide
that hit the vessel had carried
the bodies out to sea.
The Pelican disaster brought a
debate among some survivors and
boat operators on whether the
small vessel was overloaded.
No Limit on Passengers.
The law does not limit the num-
Der of persons permitted to sail
on such craft, although regula-
tions specify there must be a life
preserver for each passenger. The
Pelican had Sc preservers.
Suffolk County District Attorney
Lindsay Henry said he did mot
see that any crime has been COM
mitted." However. he added that
he would continue to investigate
the accident thoroughly" and
would present all the facts to
the coroner and the county grand
jury"
A Coast Guard public inquiry
probably will be held in the next
few days. Storm warnings for
small craft had been posted Sat-
urday. but the Coast Guard at
tributed the accident mainly to
the engine failure.
Evening star., 1951-09-03
Lake Charles Minister
Asks Own Indictment
On Defamation Issue
BY the Associoied Press

LAKE CHARLES. La, Sept. 81
A former paratroop chaplain said
he would challenge the Calcasieu
Parish (county) District Attorney
today to induct him for defama-
ton along with a crusading news
paper editor.
The Rev. William o. Byrd.
Methodist minister and para
chute jumping chaplain of World
War II, said he and two other
ministers would ask to be in
dicted in an open letter to Dis
trict Attorney Griffin Hawkins.
The letter will be released to the
press tonight.
Ken Dixon, managing editor of
the Lake Charles American Press,
and four others on the paper were
recently indicted on charges Of
defaming 16 parish officials and
three admitted gamblers.
Was Target Of Newspaper.
District Attorney Hawkins was
on of the officials allegedly de-
famed in the newspapers anti
gambling campaign.
IF Ken Dixon is guilty Of de-
flaming the District Attorneys
character. so are we," the
preacher said. Dixon just echoed
in his newspaper what We told
the parish police jury (the county
governing body.
The Mr.. Byrd did not identify
the other two ministers but said
their names would be on the
letter.
District Attorney Hawkins said
Mr.. Dixon was indicted on
charges Of defaming him CHaw-
kins said Mr.. Dixon was indicted
on charges of defaming him
(Hawkins) for using the phrase
illegal double-ta in describing
a statement made by one Of Mr..
Hawkins assistants.
Asked if he really thought the
phraSe-used in reference to an
assistants statement - DETAINED
him, Mr.. Hawkins burst out: You
damn right I think I was de-
famed"
Can't Reach Hawkins.
Mr.. Hawkins couldn't be
reached early today for comment
on the minister's plans to write
him the open letter.
Mr.. Byrd said whereas Mr.. Dix
on called the statement legal
double-talk" one of the ministers
referred to it as "fiddle-faddle, ("
the other as "twiddle-dee-dee"
and Mr.. Byrd said it sounded like
some preaching he'd heard-"all
words and no meaning"
Evening star., 1951-09-03

Secretary Snyder. in radio
broadcast last night, urged sup
port of the defense bond campaign
as a means of fighting imitation
and assure results that will mean
great deal in the days to come. -
He told a Mutual Broadcasting
System network audience that
the people of this country are
pretty well off these days" and
can afford to pay proposed higher
taxes without disturbing the ma
tional economy. He attributed
current prosperity" largely to
"our productivity"
Evening star., 1951-09-03
Edmund B. Osborne, Jr..
Printing Expert, Dies
BY ths Assoeioted Press

! NEW YORK, Sept. 3,--Edmunc
Burke Osborne. jr., SO. who in.
vented several new processes fol
color printing. died yesterday al
/ Presbyterian Hospital.
Mr.. Osborne pioneered in the
use Of the photoelectric cell in
printing, made Improvements in
photographic -offset printing and
developed methods of printing on
metal.
For several years he was a di-
rector of the American Colortype
Co. Of Clifton, N. j.
Evening star., 1951-09-03
Johnston
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of serving out the nine months
leave granted him for the Govern
.ment job.
Mr.. Johnston emphatically de-
MED reports Of friction between
himself and Mr.. Wilson.
There has been the closest OF
cooperation between u.s." he de-
clared.
While there have been frequent
reports OF such friction, it never
has broken into the open. Con-
sistently. the two leaders have
presented a united front on ESA
matters.
One report heard in Washing
ton last week was that Mr.. Wilson
would like to bring some stabiliZa-
Ition matters more closely under
his own Offlce of Defense Mobil-
ization, believing that price and
wage policies exert profound in
Ifluences on production. But an
'ODM spokesman denied knowl-
edge Of any such proposal.
will Visit Europe Next Month.
Mr.. Johnston also had an an
swer for these reports:
That's absolutely incorrect. BY
law. have certain responsibilities
and duties. No one, not even the
President himself, could curtail
these-unless. OF course, the law
were changed by Congress"
The ESA chief told reporters he
plans to carry through a visit to
Europe next month.
I'm going to Europe to study
the impact Of Americas rearma-
ment on the spending of European
countries and the effect of
their rearmament programs. I'll
study the effect of their imitation
ary pressures on imitation in this
country.
Last Friday Mr.. Johnston ap-
peared before the Senate Banking
Committee in support of changes
Mr.. Truman has asked in the new
economic control law.
Burden on Johnston.
At one piont in his testimony
Senator Bricker. Republican, Of
Ohio. suggested that the ESA chief
quit bellyaching" about the new
law and try to make it work.
IF you don't think We can do
it, get somebody else to admin
lister it," Mr.. Johnston retorted.
II don't want the job"
The So-called "walkout" of or
ganized labor officials from par
ticipation in defense agencies
mainly the Wage Sterilization
Board-has been a major handi-
cap for Mr.. Johnston during his
service. The labor officials pro-
tested against what they called
big business domination" of the
defense effort and control pol
icieS.
The burden fell mainly on Mr..
Johnston to reorganize the wage
board and again get labor to take
board seats, although most OF the
barks were aimed at Mr.. Wilson,
Evening star., 1951-09-03
Grocery in Gaithersburg
Badly Damaged by Fire

The interior of Thompson's
grocery on East Diamond avenue
Gaithersburg. Md. was heavily
damaged by fire at 2::30 am. to-
day. The Gaithersburg Fire De-
partment fought flames for more
than two hours before the fire was
under control A neighbor dis
covered the blaze when awakened
by smoke.
The fire was believed caused by
"a faulty electrical connection
Firemen said heavy damage was
done by smoke and water ano
most of the interior was burned
out. Rodney Thompson, owner oi
the store, was not available today
to estimate the loss.
Evening star., 1951-09-03
Colonial Beach Mob
.0f 500 Is Scattered
BY Outside Officers
BY the Associofsd Press

COLONIAL BEACH, Va, Sept.
g. - Hastily summoned police,
called from points as far away
as 100. miles. quieted a mob of
some 500 persons early yesterday
that threatened the life of town
policeman.
The crowd, angered at alleged
mistreatment of a prisoner by
Patrolman Charles White. laid
siege to a waterfront restaurant
for nearly an Aour before being
routed.
Arrested on assault and battery
charges were Rogers j. Roberts
and his brother. Everett, both of
Washington. Their attorney said
the two men have sworn out
warrants charging the patrolman
with assault.
Police Draw Pistols.
Mr.. White and a special police
man, r. E. Ritter. held the throng
at bay with pistols after it had
battered down the door of the
Mayf1ower Restaurant in an ef-
fort to get" the patrolman.
Mr.. Ritter gave this account of
the fracaS:
He and Mr.. White went to the
Mayflower, on the Potomac River
shore, about midnight to investi-
gate trouble" there.
When they arrived the Roberts
brothers told them they had been
robbed of approximately 5000 dur
ing a fight.
The brothers became abusive
and started sounding Off" Mr.
White said, and he told them to
quiet down. Rogers Roberts
grabbed Mr.. White and pushed
him to the floor.
Fells Him With Blackjack.
Mr.. White got up with his black
jack in his hand and struck Rog-
ers Roberts over the head, knock
ing him unconscious.
Subsequently the injured man,
escorted by his brother and sew
eral other people, left the restau-
rant for medical attention.
A crowd began to gather and
shortly numbered about 500. The
crowd shouted threats at Mr..
White and said it would get" him
"They were out for blood" Mr..
Ritter said.
The two policemen closed the
restaurant door and locked it. The
crowd began throwing rocks
against the building. The police
men called for help by telephone.
Fredericksburg Sends IS.
The crowd surged into the res
taurant when the front door was
battered down. The policemen
pulled out their pistols and held
them at bay, for about an hour
and half until help got here"
The arrival of other police sig
nailed dispersal of the crowd.
Twenty five police were sent from
Fredericksburg alone. Three State
troopers arrived from Richmond
and other officers from through
out the area.
Mr.. Ritter said that before he
and Mr.. White arrived at the
Mayfower, there had been a
fight in which bartender had
been hit on the head with a glass
and suffered a cut on the fore
head. He could not identify the
bartender.
Evening star., 1951-09-03
Britain Recalls Official
Accused by Poland
BY the Associated Press

LONDON, Sept. 3.-The Foreign
Office announced today the recall
of a junior diplomat accused by
the Polish government of spying.
A spokesman told reporters the
Polish charges were "unfounded.
L. II. Massey, a third secretary
at the British Embassy in War
saw. was charged by the Poles
with obtaining secret information
which they said he sent back to
Britain. Poland demanded his
recall.
Probability is that Britain will
expell Polish diplomat of equal
rank from Britain as a reprisal.
Evening star., 1951-09-03
Crime
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Continued From First Page.)
mended the creation of privately
financed civic crime investigation
groups to work under the leader
ship of a National co-ordinating
council.
These local bodies can go to
their State legislatures and get
powers to subpoena witnesses and
conduct their own hearings. :"
Senator Hill said. "Once the
public is aroused. it can have
clean government, responsive to
its wishes. Complacency never
won a crusade yet"
Senator Hill said the indict-
ment of the newspapermen at
Lake Charles. La, illustrates the
,old saying, Your enemies some
times help you more than your
friends" The newsmen face trial
because of a series Of articles on
gambling in their community. The
gamblers had pleaded guilty to
violations of the gaming laws and
drew suspended sentences.
The Associated Press reported
that the State controller of Flor
ida is demanding a satisfactory
explanation" of expense accounts
filed by {. two of Gov. Warren's
ipart-time investigators. Expense
accounts show that investigators
visited the home States of four
members of the Senate crime
committee-Maryland, Tennessee,
Wyoming and New Hampshire.
Asked About Other States.
The Florida Junior Chamber Of
Commerce also has asked Gov.
Warren to say publicly whether
he investigated crime conditions
in the other States at the peoples
iexpense.
In its final report the crime
committee charged that gambling
continues in Florida and said the
Governors name popped up fire.
quently in questionable connec-
ton. The committee also men
toned a 100000 donation to the
Governors campaign.
The Florida executive defended
his own record in statement
Saturday and declared that Sena-
tor O'Conor "shamefully white
washed the nationally notorious
gambling and dope rackets in
Maryland" The Senator said the
Governors "blatherskite attack"
did not deserve to be dignified by
Ia reply.
Will Appoint Commission.
Gov. McKeldin pledged full CO.
operation to a Maryland legisla-
tive committee investigation of
the Baltimore police department,
where the United States Sem
ate committee dropped it," The
State group, headed by State
Senator Omar D. Crothers of
Cecil County, has conducted al
series of hearings in various sec
tions and soon will visit Balti-
more.
Gov. McKeldin said he plans to
appoint a commission of out
standing citizens to study the
method of police personnel selec-
ton and other phases of the de-
Ipartment's operations. The city
police are under the Governors
jurisdiction.
Gov. McKeldin said the Senate
charges apparently were launched
against the rank and file of off,
GERS and patrolmen, but he COM
Iplained it would have been help
full if the committee had pointed
out "at what rank or grade the
knowledge and permission start"
He agreed with the committees
description of Police Commission
er Beverly Ober eas absolutely
honest and fortnight"
I Gov. McKeldin said a combiIfa-
tion of public cooperation with
| lbookmakers and apathy toward
Evening star., 1951-09-03
Rosie O'DonnelI Heads
18th Air Force in Tokyo
Rx the Assoeio,ed Press

TOKYO. Sept. g. Maj. Gen.
Emmett (Rosie) O'Donnell, jr..
who led the first United States
IB-29 attack on Tokyo in World
War II, returned today as head
lot the Strategic Air Commands
18th Air Force.
Gen. O'Donnell commanded the
Far East Air Forces B-29s in at
ltacks on North Korea's war plants
last year. He completed six months
as chief of FEAF's bomber COM
lmand last January.
Evening star., 1951-09-03

> q III z 0cudN
c o m m ! t t e e
members an d
r report they
were promised
symp a t h e tic
consider a t ion
of the argu-
m e n ts ey
raise.
No effort will
be m a d e to
con test the
part of the
Written rider
which contin-
lies for another