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Evening star., 1952-03-28
Man Iestifies
Police Broke
Wrist With Stick
Pvt. McFudden's S TrioI
Hears Story Of
Beuting at Station

A parking lot attendant testi-
fled in Municipal Court today
that Police Pvt. Francis x. Nc
|Fadden Of the third precinct. beat
him with his night stick and broke
his wrist February 1S.
The policeman is on trial before
Ia jury. charged with assault. He
was to testify later. Judge Milton
IS, Kronheim, jr., is presiding.
The attendant, Andrew j. Cook,
|colored. of 1241 Tenth street NV,
told story Of events that evening
which involved three trips to the
police station by him and asser-
tionS that Pvt. McFadden beat
him on the parking lot, in the
police wagon and at the precinct
station.
Says Policeman Followed.
Mr.. Cook said he worked at the
parking lot at Seventeenth and
De Sales street NV. He said that
on the evening concerned he
heard another attendant at the
lot had been arrested and taken
to the third precinct for not hav-
ing a proper permit. He said he
went there to bail the man out.
At the police station. he testi-
fed. he found his friend had post
ed $40. so he returned to the park
ing lot and later started to drive
home in his own car.
He said he was stopped at Scott
Circle by Pvt. McFadden. who
apparently had followed him in a
cab. The policeman took him
back to the station house, charged
him with passing red light and
required $40 collateral.
Tells Of Alteration.
Mr.. Cook said he then went back
Ito the lot again and a few minutes
later Pvt. McFadden showed up
and began to search his auto
mobile. Mr.. Cook testified he
told the policeman he ought to
be patrolling his beat instead Of
searching cars"
II told him. you go out in the
street where you belong"
He said the policeman then
grabbed him and hit him on the
side of the face with his night
stick. He then was taken back
to the police station, Mr.. Cook
said. In the wagon, he testified,
Pvt. McFadden hit him several
times with the stick again. Mr..
Cook said: -
II told him, you should go see
a doctor and warned him about
his nerves."
Mr.. Cook then said at the
precinct the policeman hit him
several more times with the
nightstick, breaking his wrist and
then charged him with disorderly
conduct.
The case is being prosecuted by
Assistant United States Attorney
Paul Leonard.
Evening star., 1952-03-28
Part Of Canal Road Closed
Because Of Rock Slides

Canal road between Reservoir
and Foxhall roads NV. was closed
to traffic today after large rocks,
loosened by last nights rain. be-
gan rolling into the roadway from
the high bank on the north side.
Some Of the rocks were about
two feet in diameter and police
feared accidents might result If
they were struck by the front
wheels Of q moving car. This is
the third time Canal road has
been closed in the last several
months because Of rock sll.ies.
Evening star., 1952-03-28
Baltimore Parkway
$6,75O,0OO Fund
Approved by House

The Washington Baltimore
Parkway, characterized as the
No. defense road project in the
Nation. has been voted $6.750.o0O
by the House.
= Approving this figure in the In
terror Department appropriation
bill for 1858, the House sent it
to the Senate late yesterday.
The parkway has been desig-
mated as the most important de-
fense road project, by the Defense
Department, the House was told
during debate by Representative
Fallon, Democrat. of Maryland.
He is chairman Of the Public
Roads Subcommittee Of the House
Public Works Committee.
Steel to Be Available.
The subcommittee has been
told that steel for the bridges
needed in the parkway will be
made available because of its high
defense priority. Mr.. Fallon told
the House.
Fourteen bridges will be needed
in the Federal part of the park
way, leading from a point near
Fort Meade, into Washington, Mr..
Fallon said. Six of these bridges
are under construction,
and progress is being made on
the Federal leg Of the expressway.
Maryland will complete its Sec
ton Of the parkway from Balti-
more to Jessups road, near Fort
Meade, this fall, the Maryland
legislator explained. So unless
the Federal Government goes
ahead with the section from Fort
Meade to Washington, the dual
lane road will come to a dead-end
at Jessups road.
Brought Up in Debate.
The Baltimore parkway funds
were not under attack during
floor debate. but came up during
unsuccessful attempts by Repre-
sentative Gathings, Democrat, OF
Arkansas. to slash other money
for the National Park Service.
Funds to complete the second
lane of Suitland parkway from
Washington to Andrews Air Force
Base, were stricken from the In
terror bill by the House Appro-
priations Committee, and the
measure went to the Senate with
out the money.
In another move to help COM
|plete the Baltimore parkway
"a House Public Works subcom-
mittee already has approved an
increase from $13 million to $14.5
million the total authorization for
the project. The full House Pub
lie Works Committee has sched-
uled q meeting for next Tuesday
to approve the item and the big
Federal road aid bill carrying it.
Evening star., 1952-03-28
Gas Firm Prepares
New Rate Schedules
Based on Increases

The Washington Gas Light Co.
today began drawing up new rate
schedules based on the SIT mil
lion annual increase granted by
the Public Utilities Commission
Although disappointed in the
increase-which amounts to an
II per cent boost in gas revenues
here-the company is rushing to
complete the schedules. The
sooner it gets the actual schedules
worked up for each class Of Gus
toner, the sooner it viii begin ac-
tually areceiving its higher rev.
enueS.
Part Of this higher revenue rate
will be provided by an increase
from rs cents to 81 in the mini
mum monthly charge to general
service" customers under the
commission order,
Attorney c. Oscar Berry said
these charts should be ready for
the commission sometime today or
next Monday. PUG Chairman
James H. Flanagan said that on
the basis Of past experience, the
new schedules should be estab-
Ilished in a day or so of their
presentation.
The company's disappointment
stems from the fact that 1t feels
Ia $2.3 million increase. is necessary
to keep it on a firm financial foot
ing. This figure represents a
is per cent increase over present
|gas sales income. as opposed to the
II per cent granted by the PUG.
BO0thby States Stand.
'It appears that the commission
has failed to recognize the Situa-
|tion as we developed it during the
hearings" Company President
Everett j. Boothby declared. 'aThat
lis. to protect our credit and to
place us in a position to attract
new capital to meet our service
obligations, our earnings have to
|be substantially improved"
Mr.. Boothby contended the
amount authorized docs not quite
|offset" the higher costs for natural
|gas. wages, materials and taxes.
He also pointed cut that. before
1.-THE PUG order actually goes into
effect. the chance to get any
material Improvement" in earn
|ings during the present calendar
lyear is lost. since over half Of all
|gas sales are made In the first
-four months.
BY asking for $2.3 million in
Increased yeafly revenues. the
company was seeking a 7 per cent
rate Of return. as opposed to the
l4.6 per cent rate for the year
Isnded last August.
The PUG agreed during hearings
that If the gas earnings continued
$50 poorly. the company would
probably find itself with less than
Ia 4 per cent return rate.
On the other hand. the COM
mission regarded the ccmpany's
demand ass excessive" and adopt
ed the 6.25 per cent rate recon-
Evening star., 1952-03-28
|reIan Is Still Trying
To Solve Mystery Of
Missing Marijjuana
By Howard [. Dutkin

United States Attorney Charles
M. Irelan today still was trying to
determine the exact number OF
bags of marijuana recovered by
police Narcotics Squad men from
the auto of John Wetherbee, a New
Yorker who disappeared following
his release under bond after his
arrest on drug charges last June.
A total Of lit bags were turned
over to Federal Narcotics Bureau
chemists for analysis after the
seizure. First reports from police
lat the time of the confiscation was
that about 1913 pounds had been
recovered. Later, when a discrep-
|ancy was noted in the amount re-
ported seized and the amount
finally turned over to the chem
lists, police declared the weight
had been miscalculated.
Capitol Hill Testimony.
Meanwhile, Capitol Hill crime
investigators heard testimony that
some of the marijuana had found
its way into the hands of RAN
dolph Catfish" Turner. reputed
head of a narcotics ring here.
who is now under indictment.
Before the bulk Of the mari
juana was found concealed In
secret compartments in Wether-
bees car, the auto had been inn
pounded and was parked for
several days in the Treasury De-
lpartment garage. This has led to
some speculation that some Of the
drug may have been stolen while
the vehicle was parked.
IT am most interested in de-
termining the exact number Of
bags that were recovered" Mr..
1relan told reporters.
1t. H. H. Carper. suspended
chief of the narcotics squad. tes-
titled on the marijuana affair
before the special District rackets
grand jury several days ago. Mr..
Irelan said yesterday he had not
discussed the matter with 1t.
Carper outside the grand jury
room. All testimony before the
Jury is kept secret by law.
In Plastic Bags.
The marijuana was stored In
green and white plastic bags about
6 inches wide and about 10 inches
long.
In District Court today, Judge
James r. Kirkland continued for
one week the arguments on mo-
tions to reduce bond for five
persons named recently in mar
cotics conspiracy indictments.
These were Sam Zone Eye)
Palmer and Warren williams,
each held on $4,000 bond: Pearl
Woodward, $1,000: Leon James
and Alan (Turk) Williams, $780,
900. In the case Of Randolph
(Catfish) Turner, Judge Kirkland
declined to act because he had
set the original bond Of $40, 900.
The motion was to be argued
before some other Judge.
Evening star., 1952-03-28
CothoIic Group Elects

John j. Buckley has been
elected president Of the Prince
Georges County Holy Name
Society. succeeding Caesar Aiello.
Other new officers are DR.. Adolph
C. Hugin, vice president: John L.
Baumann, secretary. and Isaac
Goodwin. treasurer.
Evening star., 1952-03-28
Citizens Group Plans
To Protest Slash in
District School BUDGET

Citizens attending a Board of
Education meeting last night in
|dicated they will appear before
the Senate Appropriations Com
lmittee to protest slashes made in
the school budget which would
result in fewer services to the
|children.
The School Board and other
school officials met in the Thom-
son Elementary School to report
to the citizens on the status of the
budget for fiscal 1853. Some so
persons attended.
School Supt. Hobart M. Corning
outlined the serious" cuts made
in the budget, first by the Com
missioners and then earlier this
week by the House Appropriations
Committee. He pointed out that
the city heads had reduced the
construction funds from $12.5 mil
lion to SIS million.
Then the House slashed some
more, the most serious being the
elimination Of more than $500, 900
required to give raises to school
personnel required by the law. IF
this action stands, school officials
will have to reduce services to get
the money for these raises.
DR.. Israel Shulman. 1914 Rox.
anna road NV, a citizen attend
ing the meeting, told the board
the picture is depressing" He
said it is obvious the School Board
and school officials have problems
and consequently so do the citi-
ZenS.
cts too bad we are all Sec
ond-class citizens" DR.. Shulman
declared. "as far as our liberties
are concerned and in spite of the
high taxes levied against us.
DR.. James A. Cannon, board
member. said the citizens could
help school officials by letting the
Senate Appropriations Committee
know how they felt.
School officials are restricted tc
defending only what was in the
budget when it reached Congress
They may not ask for inclusion
of items the Commissioners cut
out.
DR.. Corning also took the op-
|portunity to speak again on his
plan-and the School Boards
to borrow money for school con-
|Struction, rather than depend or
the pay-as-you-go system now ir
effect.
Borrowing would make pos
sible the providing of schools
when your children need them
not after some crisis arrives" he
said.
In addition to DR.. Corning and
DR.. Cannon, the following officials
attended the meeting: c. Melvin
Sharp. president of the School
Board, and Wesley w. williams
board member; John A. Riecks
associate superintendent in charge
of buildings and grounds; Charles
|Zellers.. assistant superintendent
in charge of business administra-
ton. and DR.. Harold A. Haynes
assistant superintendent in charge
|nf cnlored cchonlS
Evening star., 1952-03-28
Basketball Star Named
To Stute Probation Job
snseial Dispatch 10 The Stor

SHEPHERDSTOWN, w. Va.
Mar. 27.-Sam Berry Of this city,
former Shepherd College basket
ball star, has been named a pro-
baton and parole officer, r. M
Knott, director Of Probation and
Parole in West Virginia, an
nounced today.
Mr.. Berry. who received his B.A
degree last month. has been as
signed to the ElkinS area.
Evening star., 1952-10-29

The Republicans are baSing
their predictions of victory for
Gen. Eisenhower in Illinois upon
the expectation of an unusually
large vote in the 101 downstate
counties and in the heavily Re-
publican suburban portions OF
Cook County. Chicago Is in Cook
County.
Truman Trailed Downstate.
President Truman's victory in
1948 might not have materialized
had the downstate vote been
heavier. He received 54.5 per
cent of the 2,232.O00 Cook County
total. But he got only 45.1 per
cent of the comparatively light
downstate vote of 1,732,O0O. Gov.
Thomas E. Dewey, Mr.. Truman S
opponent, received $40 per cent
Of the downstate vote.
For a rule of thumb estimate on
how the Illinois vote is going as
election night returns come in,
it would appear that Gov. Steven
son could be considered to be
leading If returns from Cook
Evening star., 1952-10-29

IN both Chicago and the rest Of the
State.
Editors Shift Opinions.
In mid-October. a county-by.
county survey of vote prospects
was made by the Associated Press
among member newspapers ano
election correspondents in Illinois
The editors, gauging only thei,
home territories. supplied esti.
mates which pointed toward a slim
Gen. Eisenhower majority in II.
Ilinois.
This represented a reversal, ir
that the same newsmen, in an
other AP survey late in August
Thought Gov. Stevenson was ahead
Jacob M. Arvey, Democratic
national committeeman from Hi.
nois, says Gov. Stevenson will
carry the State by 100000 O,
more" c. Wayland Brooks, one OF
Illinois top G. o. P. national com.
mitteemen, says the State will give
Gen. Eisenhower "at least $50 ,Oo0'
plurality.
Mr.. Arvey says he is puzzled b,
Ia hidden vote" this year-the
Evening star., 1952-10-29
Stevenson Must Poll Heavy Vote Chicago Sweep Next TUESDAY,

Slightly to Gov. Stevenson. All
are agreed that it probably will
be very close.
President Truman garnered the
State in 1948. by the slim margin
|of 1852 votes of the 4,O75, 900
cast. 1t was conceded that Gov.
IStevenson's overwhelming guber-
material victory delivered Illinois
for Mr.. Truman.
State Sharply Divided.
Democratic national tickets have
carried the State since 1892.
although a Republican governor
was elected in 1910 and 1914. The
@. 0. P. presidential candidates
won Illinois electoral votes in four
contests from 1916 to 1928.
Traditionally, the Illinois elec-
torate is divided into sharply
defined party strongholds. Chi
cago, with approximately one half
OF the States population, is Demo-
cratic. The rest of the State.
with exceptions such as the urban
industrial area across the Missis-
sippi River from st. Louis, votes
Republican. 4-
Evening star., 1952-10-29
Hauerstown Retail Stores
Bargaining Elections Split
SpseioI Dispatch 10 The Stor

HAGERSTOWN. Md, Oct. 29-
The American Federation Of
Labor, beginning a drive to or
ganize clerks in Hagerstown re-
tail stores, has lost one collective
bargaining election and won an
other, with number of elections
yet to be held.
Earl A. Rider, representative OF
the regional Office of the AFL
said clerks at the w. T. Grant
Company department store voted
Is to in favor of the AFL Retail
Clerks Union, while employees OF
the Hollywood Shop voted 6 to 4
against being represented by the
union.
Another election is scheduled
Saturday by the National Labor
Relations Board. Mr.. Rider said
the AFL seeks to represent clerks
in all HagerStown stores.
Evening star., 1952-10-29
THE EVENING STAR, Washington D. c. A
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER

ing experience. Mr.. Dixon has fol-
lowed Gov. Stevenson's 1948 cam
Ipaign technique of intensive travel
for handshaking, and liberal use
Iof television and radio for spirited
criticism of Mr.. Startton. The
latter has campaigned largely
against the record of Gov. Ste
venson's administration, making
little reference to his opponent.
There is no contest for United
States Senator in Illinois this elec-
Ition.
Evening star., 1952-10-29

County show him getting SIS per
cent of the votes or more. If Gen
Eisenhower's tally runs better
than SIS per cent downstate, il
would appear he would win.
Here's how the straws have
been blowing in Illinois:
A poll by the Chicago Sum
Times. on the basis of straw vote
Isampling in Is downstate countie:
including a substantial proper
Ition from Democratic st. Clail
!County-indicated an Eisenhower
lead of 53.57 per cent to Steven
sons 46.42 per cent in results pub
lished October "a.
In Cook County, the Sun-Times
found, Chicago lead for Gov
Stevenson of 52.31 per cent was
offset by a $3.50 per cent prefer
Ience for Gen. Eisenhower in the
suburban Cook County area. Re.
publican leaders say the suburbs
will account for a larger proportion
of the Cook County vote this year
than ever before.
Substantial increases in voter
registrations have been reported
Evening star., 1952-10-29

unusual number Of new registrants
Mr.. Brooks says he thinks this
group will vote Republican.
The Republicans have concen-
trated their campaigning in the
larger G. 0. P. centers outside oil
Chicago on the theory that if 9
heavier vote can be stimulated in
these areas, such an increase will,
be Republican.
Gen. Eisenhower's Illinois for
tunes may be closely linked with
those of the G. o. P. State ticket
which is headed by State Treas
urer William G. Stratton, SO, the
candidate for Governor whose
vote-getting record is impressive
The G. o. P. State ticket is con-
ceded to be strong, with Mr.. STRAIT
tons running mates for State Of
fees commanding unusual Sec
tional strength.
When Gov. Stevenson stepped
out of the role of State Demo-
cratic ticket leader, his place was
taken by 1t. Gov. Sherwood Dixon
56-year-old, slow-speaking down.
state lawyer with little campaign
Evening star., 1952-10-29
Coke Sets AlI-Time Record

HARRISBURG, Pa. - An all-
time production record for coke.
which is made from bituminous
coal, was established in 1851 with
a total of 79,122,966 tons.
Evening star., 1952-10-29

Stevenson and delivered him a
record 72.0O0-vote plurality -four
years ago. it is a good even bet
now as to whether he can carry
the State against Gen. Eisenhower
The general is given slight
edge in one Statewide newspaper
poll and in a survey of newsmen
who previously thought Gov. Ste
venson was ahead. Other OBJ
servers see the State leaning
Evening star., 1952-10-29
By Russell Lone
Associated Press Staff Writer

CHICAGO, Oct. 20. - Illinois.
with 81 electoral votes at stake
i'm next Tuesdays presidential
election, remains in the doubtful
column.
Although Illinois is the home
State of Democratic Gov. Adlai
Evening star., 1952-10-29
U. S. Autos Have Power

DETROIT Autos now on
United States highways produce
SO times the installed horsepower
in all central power plants in the
Nation, recent surveys show.
Evening star., 1952-10-29

This is the third OF series of articles
on six politically doubtful Stotes which
have among them more thon third
the eIeetorioI votes of the country.
Evening star., 1952-10-29
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Evening star., 1952-10-05
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Evening star., 1952-10-05
dulles Says tensions
like Those Of Present
Always Lead 10 War
BY The Associated Press

Il ROCHESTER, N. Y, Oct. A.
John Foster Dulles said today
that never before has war been
averted "after tension between
great powers has reached the de-
gree that now prevails"
/ However, he declared that while
"the time Of peaceful opportunity
ills fast running out" the goals of
:lpeace and security sought by
America are "still within the grasp
:Eof good foreign. relations"
Mr.. Dulles, a top Republican
foreign affairs adviser, added:
ITO escape a catclysm we shall
have to do better than man ever
did before.
THAT should be easy, because,
in the past, we have always de-
pended on mediocre effort and
negative policies to prevent war.
IF, now, while there Is still time,
the American people will evoke,
for peace, the qualities that they
usually reserve for war, then we
can still win our historic goals of
life. liberty and the pursuit of
happiness"
Need Better Policy.
| Mr.. Dulles presented these views
in an address at luncheon meet
ing Of the City Club Of Rochester.
IF there are better foreign pol
icies." he said, I'VE surely need
them"
This country, he said wants,
peace instead Of the Korean war;
economic health in place of a $50
billion yearly military bill, plus
"crippling taxes and q 50-cent
dollar; the good will of foreign
nations instead of widespread
fear and dislike. and the oppor-
tunity to spread our ideals as a
counter to the Kremlin's.
I'm the past" he asserted, "the
dynamism of our ideals has won
us security, by penetrating the
fabric of deSpotism. It can do so
again."
Mr.. Dulles declared the United
States can end the Korean war
"by discerning why it is that the
real enemy, Soviet Russia, wants
to keep it going-and then end
those reasons"
| Russia's Reasons.
| Russia has two good reasons for
prolonging the war, he said. One
is to tie up much United States
military strength through satel-
Ilites without using any of its own
forces. Another is to convince
Asians and even Europeans,
through propaganda, that Ameri-
cans are militaristic barbarians,
guilty of horrible atrocities.
Mr.. Dulles said the first reason
could be ended by training and
arming South Koreans to take
over the bulk of the military ef-
fort. This is along the line of a
recent recommendation by Gen.
Eisenhower.
Russian propaganda can be
spiked at the same time. Mr..
Dulles said. With South Koreans
| fighting their own war, he said,
Russia can no longer misrepre-
sent the fight as a battle between
white and yellow races.
In the face Of such develop
ments, Mr.. Dulles predicted,
Russia would want to call of the
Korean war.