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Evening star., 1952-08-13
Probe Indicates Fall
Responsible for Death
OF Thai Attache

Police who investigated the
death of Monthien Phanit. &C.
year-old Thai Embassy attache,
today are satisfied he died from
a fall.
Detective Sergt. Lloyd B. Furr,
of the homicide squad, who
headed the investigation, said
last night all evidence pointed to
this conclusion.
The diplomat was found un-
conscious Monday afternoon by
his landlord, John r. Gay. in the
third-foor hallway outside his
apartment at 1886 Calvert street
NV. Mr.. Phanit was pronounced
dead Monday night at Garfield
Hospital, where he was taken.
Sergt. Furr said he would con-
tinue to quetsion one or two more
friends of Mr.. Phanit, as a matter
of routine.
Cuts Noticed on Chin.
DR.. Richard M. Rosenberg, dep
Iuty coroner. in performing an
autopsy, noticed that Mr.. Phanit
had several cuts on his chin, in
cluding a severe one under the
chin, as well as a cut lip. He said
the cause of death was a "trau-
matte cerebral hemorrhage," in
dicating the diplomat might have
died from a blow.
The coroner said he was max
ing chemical tests. Meanwhile,
he issued a certificate of death.
but withheld the classification of
death. This. he said. would be
issued today. after he receives
Sergt. Furr's findings.
Sergt. Furr said his investiga-
ton showed that Mr.. Phanit had
entertained friends on Sunday
might. The homicide officer said
Mr.. Phanit apparently got up dur
ing the night. was was on his way
down the long hall when he fell.
Sergt. Furr said Mr.. Phanit may
have struck his chin on chair
Ior other protruding object with
heavy force.
No Sign Of Struggle.
The attache, Sergt. Furr con-
tinued. then got dish towel from
the kitchen and held it to his
chin, which was bleeding heav-
ily. When Mr.. Phanit got back
Ito the hall. he fell unconscious,
the officer explained.
Sergt. Furr said there was no
evidence Of outward injury on the
head, or of a struggle.
Mr.. Phanit, who was an assis-
tant in the commercial section of
the Embassy, had been in Wash
ington about a year and a half.
Embassy officials said they under
stand he has a wife and two chill
dren in Bangkok. Thai. They told
police they last saw Mr.. Phanit on
Friday and that when he did not
show up for work Monday they
asked Mr.. Gay to check the apart
ment.
Funeral services will be held at
5 pm. today in the Robert A.
Pumphrey funeral home, 1857
wisconsin avenue NV, Bethesda.
Md. An Embassy official said the
body will be cremated.
Evening star., 1952-08-13
Poce Pruises Tito Army

BELGRADE, Yugoslavia, Aug.
13 (P.-United States Army Sec
retary Frank Pace today praised
Yugoslavia's armed forces as be-
ing lin superb physical condition
under excellent leadership" After
watching a mock attack on a hill,
Mr.. Pace took a plane to the
summer capital at Bled. where
he was to confer with Premier
Marshal Tito.
Evening star., 1952-08-13
African Air Crash Injuries
Senate Committee Agent
By the Assoeiafed Pres,

OAR ES SALAAM, Tanganyika,
Aug. 13.-Two Americans were in
jured in a plane accident yester-
day at Mbeya in Southern
Tanganyika.
They were E. c. Sweeney Of $500
Nebraska. avenue NV. and g. r.
Blodgett Of Boston, Mass, owner
and pilot Of the plane. Both suf-
fered facial cuts. The plane was
a total loss.
Mr.. Sweeney is on the staff of
the Senate Interstate and Foreign
Commerce Committee working on
civil aviation matters. The COM
mittee said Mr.. Sweeney was In
Africa on a vacation.
Evening star., 1952-08-13
Family Of 5 Left Homeless
By Blaze at EIkridqe

A family of five was left home
less early today when their two
story frame home on Meadow
Ridge road in Elkridge, Md. was
destroyed by fire.
State police said Carroll E.
Braun, 38, received minor burns
on his back when he reused his
wife and three children and rushed
them from the burning house
shortly after midnight. Police
estimated damages at $4,000.
Police said the Elkridge and
Ellicott City fire departments re-
sponded to the blaze.
Evening star., 1952-08-13
and depth to accommoda
largest ships afloat.

and depth to accommodate the
largest ships afloat.
DR.. Hobbs told the convention
that by 1860 on peak days, the
present Panama Canal will be un-
able to handle the ship traffic ade-
quately. BY 1870. he said, on all
days the canal will be unable to
cope with daily traffic.
He recalled that he proposed in
1948 IAN almost invulnerable new
sea-level ship canal across the
Tehuantepec Isthmus in Mexico. 81
But the said Mexico told the
United States this canal construc-
ton would not be permitted. al
though the plan had been intro
|duced In Congress.
Evening star., 1952-08-13
Speeding Chauffeur
|Testifies He Couldn't
Read KiIometers

Walter c. Hook, jr., now knows
how to read a speedometer cali
brated in kilometers. Therefore
he should have his drivers permit
and hackers license restored, he
said today.
Granted a hearing before the
Board of Revelations and Resto-
rations, Mr.. Hook said he couldn't
read the foreign speedometer
when he was clocked at better
than 70 miles an hour July 81 on
Baltimore boulevard.
Mr.. Hook was driving a car for
the Saudi Arabian Embassy, where
he worked part time.
Claimed Diplomatic Immunity.
Mrs. Mary Silver, board chair
man, told Mr.. Hook he had been
shown consideration several times
in the past. The driver had
claimed diplomatic immunity un-
til the State Department last week
removed him from the list.
Pleading for the permit in order
to maintain his livelihood, Mr.
Hook said he had worked II hours
the day he was arrested near Col
lege Park. On the previous day
when he was arrested in the Dis
trict for doing so miles an hour
he had worked II hours, he said.
Only yesterday, his wife gave
birth. Mr.. Hook added in support
of his plea.
Claims He Was Careful.
Traffic Director George E
Keneipp attended the hearing a!
a spectator and asked MIR. Hool
whether his years Of driving
wouldn't give him some idea o!
how fast he was moving.
Mr.. Hook replied he had no ides
he was exceeding the speed limi
and that he was PARTICULAR!
careful on Baltimore boulevard.
Zone kilometer equals .621 Of
a mile. At a speed of so miles
per hour. a speedometer cali
brated in kilometers would be
reading approximately 81 kilo-
meters an hour.)
The board probably will mak'
a decision today and pass it alonl
to the Commissioners. Their de-
cision probably will be announced
early next week.
Evening star., 1952-08-13

up of grocery at 1888 Fourteenth
street NV, in which the bandit
had fired shot at the proprietor.
Alfred A. Weilheimer, SO.
Pvt. Willig Immediately drove
north and in the 800 block of RAN
dolph street NV. encountered a
running man matching the rob-
ber's description.
Fails to Return Fire.
The man dashed into an alley.
and as Pvt. Willig pursued on foot.
drew a nickel-plated revolver. The
policeman jumped behind a tree,
seconds before the fugitive fired.
Pvt. Willig quickly returned the
fire. and it was over.
please don't; don't shoot.
please" the erstwhile bold bandit
pleaded as he surrendered.
He was identified as Gerald E.
Cohen. 18, of the 1900 block of
Neal street NE. Police said he
admitted being the Cowboy"
bandit who last week robbed a
grocery at 1925 G street NE. of
$55. At that time he wore cowboy
boots. -
Bullet Narrowly Misses.
Entering the grocery last night.
he ordered Mr.. Weilheimer to
come from behind a counter.
When the grocer made a dash
Tor the rear door, Cohen fired a
shot which narrowly missed Mr..
Weilheimer's head and crashed
into can of soup on a shelf.
Running from the store, Cohen
met Anthony Stavrakis, Is, Of
1920 Fourteenth street NV, who
had been on the corner with
friends and ran to the store when
he heard the shot.
Get out of my way" the flee
ing man said as he rammed the
revolver into the boys ribs.
Cohen was charged with assault
with intent to commit robbery.
assault on an officer and with
robbery in last weeks case. He
was held under $4,000 bond after
a hearing before United States
Commissioner Cyril S. Lawrence
today.
Pvt. Willig lives at 1908 Grif-
nth road NV. with his wife. He
has been On the force three and a
half years.
Evening star., 1952-08-13
Cigarette Machine
Is Found Guilty
OF Price Overchorqe

A vending machine has been
found guilty of violating price reg
ulations, the District Office of
Price Sterilization reported today.
Director Vincent "A. Holmes said
the cigarette vending machine was
located in the Bob Inn, 1916
Fourteenth street NV. 1t was
charging Is cents for a pack of
cigarettes whereas the ceiling
price was % cents.
After a complaint, the machine
was adjusted. The restaurant sent
a check for $50 to the OPS to
settle the overcharges, and the
case was closed.
Evening star., 1952-08-13
Physician Urges
Moves 10 Cut
Hospital Bills
Trumun's Commission
Told to 'StreomIine'
Diugnostic Setups

DR.. Anthony j. Rourke, execu-
tive director of the Hospital Coun-
Gil of Greater New York, today
called for more "streamlined"
diagnostic procedures on an out
patient basis to reduce the cost
of hospital operation.
DR.. Rourke told members of the
Presidents Commission on the
Health Needs of the Nation that
"in many diagnostic problems, un-
der our present methods. for every
hour Of professional consideration
by the physician, % hours may be
wasted in a standby system in an
expensive hospital bed"
Members of the commission are
holding open report sessions" at
the Carlton Hotel. Summaries of
previous panel sessions are being
presented.
Speaking as an individual.
Although DR.. Rourke is presi-
dent of the American Hospital
Association, he emphasized he was
speaking as an individual and not
as representative of the associa-
ton.
DR.. Rourke pointed out that
some patients are admitted tc
hospitals for diagnosis because
prepaid disqualification plans pro-
vide no payment for the same
services given ambulatory pa.
tientS.
1T is impossible to say how
much effect this has had in the
need for hospital beds. especially
in our larger cities. but I believe
it is an appreciable factor" hi
said.
DR.. Rourke also warned thai
the widespread acceptance O.
prepaid disqualification insurance
has markedly decreased" tht
clinical material available to hos.
pitals with teaching programs.
Fewer Teaching Patients.
1T is my impression that uni
versity services are receiving
fewer teaching patients, and tina
this has come about because th'
80 million people now covered
with prepayment insurance flint
it possible to elect private service
rather than teaching services,
he said.
(Hospitals with teaching pro-
grams have always conducted
the training of interns and resi-
dent doctors among INDECENT
patients whose cost of care is
wholly or partly borne by the
hospital. In the District, ply
sicians have repeatedly warned
that standards of medical care
in the voluntary hospitals will
suffer unless more INDECENT pa
tients are certified to the private
hospitals rather than to Gal
linger Municipal Hospital.)
i DR.. Rourke warned that "if tn
present trend continues. our ira
ditional teaching service will dis
appear and some other way vii
have to be found for training tn
doctors of tomorrow.
The commission, appointed las
December by President Truman
has until this December to pre-
pare report. The group sched
uled report sessions" from tim
to time after a spokesman TO
the American Medical Association
charged testimony given the vari
lous panel sessions was "slanted.
Evening star., 1952-08-13
Tooth Embedded
In White 'sHand
After Robbery
Physician Tells Of
Surgery on Young
7 Slayer in June

William Roland White, 17-year-
old confessed slayer of a Govern
ment clerk, apparently struck
another person so hard last June
that an operation was required to
remove a human tooth from his
hand.
Hospital records at Suburban
Hospital. Bethesda, show White
was there June S, the day after
he was released from the Receiv-
ing Home under strange circum-
stances. Police are investigating
that discharge now.
White had been arrested for the
robbery and beating of Airman sc
Glenn A. Kohlmeier of Andrews
Air Force Base in the same area
in which he admitted Staying
Ralph T. Blake, a Marine Corps
addressograph operator, last week.
Receiving Home records show
that White was given a surgical
dressing on his hand June 4, the
morning he was taken there after
his arrest.
Detective Sergt. Lloyd Furr.
noting a scar on Whites hand
when he was arrested for last
weeks Staying, said the boy ad-
mitted he had been in fight.
Operated to Save Hand.
DR.. John o. Robben, Silver
Spring surgeon. said today he
operated on White to save his
hand. The boy was stubborn, un-
communicative and unco-opera-
tive and revealed nothing to indi-
cate to DR.. Robben that he was
in trouble.
"The right hand was swollen
three times normal size and badly
infected the surgeon said. u
thought all the bones were
broken"
When an X-ray showed a tooth
imbedded between the bones. 1t
was the most amazing thing OF
its kind I ever saw. It was the
first time in 18 years of practice
that I had seen anything like it. >
DR.. Robben said it was his
opinion the tooth had entered the
back of the hand two days before
the operation.
Left Hospital Without Permission
The surgeon said he got the
impression White had been in 9
fight downtown.
Procedure requires consent Of 9
parent or guardian when minors
undergo an operation. But White
refused to supply the necessary
information, and DR.. Robben be.
lieved an operation was needed al
once to save his hand.
Although he was expected te
remain under treatment for sew.
eral days, White insisted on leav'
ing the hospital that evening
without permission.
DR.. Robben said he was callet
into the case when White tele
phoned him and asked to meet hin
in the hospital emergency room.
Police Supt. Robert v. Murray
who ordered an investigation o
Whites release from the Receiv
ing Home, said the report prob
ably will not be completed befor'
tomorrow.
Evening star., 1952-08-13
Twin Tunnel-CanaIs
Under Honduran Hills
Urged by Geo|ogist

Two almost bomb-proof ship
canals. to be created by tunneling
under the mountains Of Honduras,
were proposed today as alterna-
tives for the Panama Canal.
The suggestion was laid before
the 17th Congress of the Interna-
tional Geographic Union by DR..
william Herbert Hobbs, 88-year-
old University Of Michigan geol-
ogiSt.
DR.. Hobbs told the convention,
meeting at the Hotel Statler. that
the canals would be so construct
ed that a lucky hit by an atomic
bomb could not put both out of
commission. He maintained they
could be constructed in a fraction
of the time it would require to re-
vamp the present Panama Canal.
He made no cost estimates, how
ever.
Army Has Own Plan.
An Army-sponsored proposal
would widen the present Panama
Canal. eliminating its locks. Un-
der this plan, the new Panama
Canal would be a Sea-level water
way, with its width doubled.
DR.. Hobbs recalled that in De-
cember, 1947, the Stratton Com
mittee, named by the President to
initiate plan to increase both the
capacity and the security of ship
traffic through the isthmuS, re-
ported to Congress. He said a bill
to put this plan for a sea-level
waterway into operation was never
reported out Of committee and
may be considered dead.
obviously such a canal would
not meet the requirements, for it
would be almost as vulnerable as
the existing one," said DR.. Hobbs.
Explains Proposal.
The geologist told the geogra-
lphers that his proposal "has not
yet been entered in the Congress" {"
/ DR.. Hobbs said his idea would
be this: The twin, sea-level
canals would each be 1853 miles
long-l46 of which would consist
of tunnels through mountains.
The canals, including their open
bitches. would run southwark
from Laguna Micos on the
Caribbean Sea to the Gulf Of
Fonesca on the Pacific.
4 The tunnels through the noun
tains would run side by side. $50
feet apart, gradually separating
lat either end to provide portals
and ditch approaches 8 miles
Iapart as insurance against bomb
damage that might close one
canal. Each canal would be 1856
fleet wide and Of sufficient height
Evening star., 1952-08-13

last night that
his quarry is
safely behind
jail bars.
Pvt. w I'LL 6
was off duty, in
civilian clothes
and listening to
his own car
radio at Georgia
a v e ue and
Park road NV.
about 9:45 pm.
when an alarm
was flashed.
It told of the
attempted hold
Evening star., 1952-08-13
Po|iceRadiorrlan
Seizes Bandit
After Gun Battle
Off-Duty Private
Picks Up Alarm in
Car, Gives Chase

Gun battles with fleeing bandits
aren't in the daily routine Of
Police Radio Technician Richard
C. Willig, %, but he did it so we'll
Evening star., 1952-08-13
Lodges to Cruise Tonight

The Arlington and Alexandria
lodges Of the B'nai Birth will
hold their annual cruise tonight
aboard the S. S. Mount Vernon.
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Chapter 80

Chapter 80
IT WAS still dark when he
: awoke again. The night was
overcast and quiet--Johnny could
only vaguely make out the long
rectangle of the window openings
and he had no idea how long
he had slept.
The sound that had awakened
hum was the dogs whimperings.
Johnny Saxon Slid quickly out
OF bed. The great Dane was over
near the door. He could hear him.
the animals tail slapping against
q chair beside the door. Strange
~. the dog did not bark. He was
Just standing there. as though
knowing who was beyond the
door. making the friendly whim-
pering sounds in his throat.
The quick. urgent tap on the
door brought Johnny fully awake.
Johnny held the restless dog
ana called out quietly. who is
It's Kay. Hurry! Open the
door," Urgency was in her voice.
Just a minute"
He fiicked the wall switch. was
blinded for a moment by the
overhead light. He saw Noes
dressing gown lying across the
foot of one bed and quickly put
Il on. 1t almost went twice around
his tall. slender figure. Moe sat
up with a start. his round. sleepy
eyes blinking.
For heavens sake pull the
heet over YOU" Johnny ordered.
hen flung open the door.
Kay rushed into the room. She
wore a white robe around her
slim. youthful figure. Her sea-
freen eyes were startled and
worried.
tommy mothers gonew
he gasped. She was hardly aware
q the massive great Dane nuz-
ling against her leg.
Gomez" Johnny frowned.
She's not in her room. A few
moments ago thought | heard
something. and GOT up. | went in
o see if she was all right. And
she was gomez
Maybe she went downstairs
lor something" Moe suggested
lie had been sitting UP in bed. a
,heet around his figure. listening
But Kay quickly shook her
read. II think she's gone out"
he girl explained with alarm
Lord knows ,0hat might happen
n hnr paft;na tho aao's. oh ..asidar
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BY WILLIAM .. BocARI

as the big animal fondly nuzzlec
up against her, she said, -
thought if you took Michael ht
might be able to find her"
She looked down at the dog
spoke in z different tone of voice
You'll find Irene. won't YOU
Michael? You know Irene?1
The great Danes tail waceed
slapping hard against Johnnv's
leg. It was like the snap of q whir
through the material Of the robe
Johnny moved back. 81 think he
knows what you meant"
Johnny quickly dresseds while
the girl returned To- her room g
de the same. She insisted upon
going with him. The dog. Michael
was with her now.
You'd better stay here e ~
house" Johnny told his pox1ner
Maybe Irene'll come back. Try
not to get everyone aro1s6d III
will only create confusion"
DO you think awnings hap
pened to her? Moe was u10yinn
around the room looking FOR 81
clothes, his. eyes red.rimned.
How do I known" said Johnnv.
He pulled lightweight slib-on
sweater over his head. He was
wearing a pair Of old Summer
Stacks and rubber-soled shoes Re
had removed the heavy .38 ard :
iashlight from his bag. was h6ft-
ing the gun in. his hand, wonder-
ing how he could carry Il In the
clothes he was wearing. There
wasn't q pocket large enough IN
the Stacks.
Tossing the revolver on the
bed. he said You'd better keen
#. Wen have the dog, anyways. =
AT the door, on the way out. he
added. See If you can find that
guard-Steve. He must be layinn
down on the job. Funny. ne
didn't see her."
KAY was just emerging from
~ her bedroom as Johnny
reached the far wing of the hall.
She had hooked heavy choke
collar leash to the great Dane.
downstairs. the first thing he
discovered was that the main
front door was not latched tight
~. He remembered the butler
closing it. "She went out this
way he told KAY. He. took the
leash from the girls hand as they,
stepped outside.
The big animal was straining az
the narrow. round leather choke
collar. The collar kent him from
vankin0 Tahnnv 80 ~. $ s-~A
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Wen probably find her just
wandering around"
The girl bent down, patted the
dogs side. "All right, Michael"
she said tensely. go find herl
Find Irenel"
They allowed the great Dane to
lead them. Johnny had released
the girls arm now and was using
the hashlight. The weaving beam
slashed . corridor of light in the
dark gloom.
There was the damp, salty
smell Of Long Island Sound ia the
air. They came to a roadway that
ended at z garage large enough 70
accommodate several cars. 1t was
the first Jehnny had seen at the
place. At first. he thought the dog
was headed that way.
But instead of following the
road. Michael crossed il. shifted
around q bit, then took out along
2 pathway that led toward some
deep woods. The far end of the
nashlight beam threw the tree
trunks into relief.
II wonder where he's heading2"
tightly.
Il don't -. know" The way
she said il, something about her
voice, made the detective turn his
head for an instant. He caught a
puzzled and somewhat specula-
tive frown in kay's eyes. He said
nothing.
The dirt pathway led into the
woods. II dropped down grade.
tnen up again, seemed 10 follow a
slight ridge. The damp smell OF
nearby water was more pro-
nounced.
The pathway was narrow
through the woods. The girl had
fallen into step behind johnny
saxon. He held the dog in firmly.
m order that she could keep IN
with him. Johnny could hear her
breathing.
They had proceeded several
moments IN silence, both inter-
ested IN the dogs unhesitating
movements. The trees grew no
nigh and close all around them.
and for the life OF him johnny
couldn't imagine why anyone
especially woman would want
20 roam through woods like This
n the middle Of the night!
Then, as though the words wera
forced out OF her. KAY
sald. she couldn't be going there.
Inere'd be no reason for it,
80. are - N>..as-...xs
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con Bay, Wise
MIR. and Mrs. Robert 4. Meri-
wether, West Des Moines. Iowa.
MIR. and Mrs. Dibelius, Madison.
Wise.
Mrs. W. F. witte, St Marys,
Ohio.
Mr.. and Ars. Harold BennIng.
Benton Harbor. Mich.
r. H. Ross, Kalamazoo. Mich.
Arthur 81. Campbell, Kaian1a
200, Mich
MIR. and Mrs Al Martini. Pom
fiac, Mich.
II. NJ Henderson, New Castle,
Della.
David Nj. Mixnn1s. Miami, Fla.
Miss Evelyn r. Shuhan. Brock
line, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Bender. East
Aurora, ". Y.
Charles L. Haas. Chicago. III.
MfS Cora l.. ScOfseld, Orton-
vile, MINI.
II z. Willard. Toledo. Ohio.
Mr.. and Mrs Harlan EllSa, 81.
Petersburg. FIa.
Eugene W. Kable, Jr-. Miami.
Fla.
Mr.. and Mrs George P5ush.
unlon City. Irsd.
Mr. and Mrs E T. Boxer,
Tucson. ArSx
Mr.. and Mrs. Benz Olney,
Rochester, n. 7.
hrs. Glenn. Rochester. n. Y.
Mr.. and Mrs v. a. Perkins
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ny PESKIN

wick where shrimp paste recipes
are is to a dozen.
The recipes l borrowed at the
luncheon are a part of a small
hand-written book called Coastal
Cookery" prepared by the men,
bers of the Cassina Garden Club
of St. Simons Island, an island
joining Sea Island by a long low
bridge. The recipes are traditional
of the hospitality of the regions
romantic past. From the days of
the wealthy rice and cotton plant
ers to the present resort centers, the
bountiful table has characterized
the life of the section. There noth-
ing is ever too rich, nothing too
elaborate to please the good cooks
of mainland and islands.
Shxiaap Party Spread
3 pounds shrimp, cooked and
cleaned
pound onions, peeled
Salt and pepper
Mayonnaise
Chopped parsley
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