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Evening star., 1952-08-03
Baby Strays From Home,
browns in 81. Mary's River

A 21-months-old boy drowned
yesterday in the headwaters OF
st. Mary's River at Great Mills
Md.
He was Dan Elliott Coombs, son
|of Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Coombs OF
Great Mills. The baby's body was
found floating in the water a
short distance from his home.
Police said the parents thought
Dan was next door visiting his
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Je-
rome Coombs. When they found
he wasn't there, they began a
search. The grandfather found
Dams body. and he was pro-
|nounced dead by DR.. p. j. Bean
lof Great Mills.
Ira Coombs is an employe OF
the Patuxent River Naval All
Station.
Evening star., 1952-08-03
Day 10 Be Warm and Humid
with Chance Of Showers

To-day will be cloudy. warm
and humid with a chance of
|thundershowers in the afternoon,
according to the Weather Bureau.
The thundershowers may not
be welcome to sun-loving city
dwellers. but farmers in Maryland
and Virginia are willing for much
more rain to fall. They have been
threatened with a drought in the
last few weeks.
The temperature win rise to
around 86 degrees this afternoon.
Yesterday the highest recorded
was 81 degrees at $50 pm.
Evening star., 1952-08-03
Bandits Slip Through Police Net
After Bold Stickup in Busy Store
Sofewoy Robbers
Grub 5000 While
Customers Shop

Two steely nerved bandits
armed with a sawed-of shotgun
and a revolver held up a large
Safeway Store at North Capitol
street and Riggs road last night
and escaped with 5000 before
customers became aware of the
robbery.
One Of the bandits had his face
masked with a handkerchief.
The men headed toward the
wooded section of Terra Gotta
near the Maryland line and po-
lice cars were summoned from
all directions to surround the
area. Montgomery and Prince
Georges County police officers
established road blocks in Mary
land.
The robbers, however, slipped
through the police Gordon and the
scout cars returned to normal
patrol after an hours search.
Paper Bag Over Gun.
The robbers, both white men
about IS years old, Sauntered in
to the store about 8 pm, an hour
before closing time. One of them
had arrived on a bicycle. One of
the men had brown paper bag
over the muzzle of the sawed-oH
shotgun. They walked to a store
room about 10 feet from the
check-out station where four cash
registers were in operation.
Robert Goddard, manager, and
Peter Barbera, q clerk, were work.
ing in the storeroom. The robber
with the shotgun pulled a white
handkerchief over the lower half
of his face and removed the paper
bag from his weapon. His accom-
plice, a husky man. six feet tall
land weighing about 180 pounds,
drew a pearl-handled revolver.
The big man showed the revolver
against Mr.. Godhard's ribs and
commanded:
open the safe"
Mr.. Goddard told him he did
not have the safe keys. The man
who had them was on an errand,
he said.
At this point the man with the
shotgun placed the muzzle of the
weapon against Mr.. Godhard's
nose.
I "Oh. put that down." the big
man commanded. "Cut it out"
Demands Cash Register Bills.
The tall robber then COM
manded Mr.. Goddard to get a large
paper bag and accompany him to
the cash registers.
"I want you to put all of the
bills into the bag, but I don't want
any checks or any change" the
man said.
He held the gun in his hand
close to his side and walked close
beside Mr.. Goddard to the first
cash register.
At the adjoining check-out sta
ltion Frank Baccala continued to
wait on customers.
II looked around" Mr.. Baccala
said, land saw Mr.. Goddard put
ting his money into a paper bag
and thought it was strange.
Then Mr.. Goddard came over
to nv register with the big man
and began putting more money
Into the bag. He didn't say any,
thing and then I saw the gun.
Evening star., 1952-08-03
BY The Associated Press

SANDY POINT, Md, Aug. D.
Nearly 10000 vehicles have crossed
Maryland's new Chesapeake Bay
Bridge since its opening Wednes-
day evening, Louis j. ODonnell
director of State bridges esti-
mated today.
Mr.. O'Donnell emphasized the
figure was an estimate and said
the official figures would not be
available until Monday.
He estimated $4,000 vehicles
made the crossing in a 40-hour
period from 1901 am. Friday
until 4 pm. today.
Traffic. mostly private, was
heavy today and moved smoothly
with no delays reported.
ALI six toll-gate lanes. three
Evening star., 1952-08-03
New York Central Strike
Wont Take Place Today
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Aug. "A theat-
ened strike on the New York
Central Railroad lines east OF
Buffalo is off at least until Mon
day, union officials said late today
A joint statement by officials OF
two rail unions said there was
mo truth" in last nights report
that the. strike would start to-
morrow.
The strike repeatedly had been
authorized for any time after
am. (EDT) Sunday.
The strike threat by an esti-
mated $500 operating employees
repeatedly arose over working
rules, with grievances covering
more than 300 issues dating back
to 1850.
Evening star., 1952-08-03
Capt. Murphy
|sCensured in
Gambling Case
Donohue, Releasing
Probe Report, Also
Criticizes Monroe

Police Capt. William T. Murphy
yesterday was formally censured
by Commissioner F. Joseph
Donohue as an outgrowth of the
officers handling of a gambling
case as disclosed in recent Senate
Crime hearings.
Commissioner Donohue, in
charge of police affairs. took the
action on recommendation of a
special board of police officials.
Capt. Murphy, former COM
mander of ninth and fourteenth
precincts. was a storm center Of
the Crime Investigating subcom-
mittee hearing last spring. At the
time he was accused of a number
of improprieties. chiefly in con-
nection with his actions in gam
bling cases.
Commissioner Donohue also
ordered that Capt. James B. Mon
roe. one of Capt. Murphy's prin-
cipal accusers, be censured for
publicly expressing an unfounded
opinion of his one-time superior.
Capt. Monroe served under Capt.
Murphy at No. IA in 194S, and
now heads the gambling unit Of
the new Morals Division at head
quarters.
Favored His Transfer.
Along with the official censure.
Commissioner Donohue supported
another recommendation that
Capt. Murphy be transferred from
his latest precinct post, No. 8.
The Commissioners action comes
little late, inaSmuch as Capt.
Murphy was transferred from the
Ninth Precinct to the Commune
cations and Records section at
headquarters, effective last June
l. This was exactly one day be-
fore the date inscribed on the
report by the seven officials who
conducted the department inves-
tigation.
At the time of Capt. Murphy's
transfer-along with seven other
precinct command shifts-~Mr.
Donohue declared that none was
to be regarded as disciplinary ac-
tion. He did concede. however,
that the transfers resulted In q
measure from disturbing testi.
mony" in the crime hearings.
The police boards report on
, Capt. Murphy has been in the
Commissioners hands for more
than a month. While Engineer
Commissioner Bernard L. Robin
son has read and officially noted
its contents, the approving action
comes from Commissioner Dono-
hue alone. It was Commissioner
Donohue's decision. too. to release
the report to the press.
The board was appointed by
Police Supt. Robert v. Murray
to look into Is specific questions
raised by testimony in the crime
hearing.
One dealt with the sharp con-
f1ict between statements by Capt.
Monroe and Capt. Murphy. The
former charged that he was once
Ireprimanded by Capt. Murphy for
arresting a numbers suspect with
out first consulting his superior.
Capt. Monroe also, testified that
Capt. Murphy never told him why
lit was improper" for his sub.
(See MURPHY, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1952-08-03
Train Stops Tribal Brawl;
-Four South Africans Killed
By the Associuted Press

JOHANNESBURG, South Afri-
ca, Aug. "A train plowed into
a crowd of rival tribesmen fight
ing on the tracks at Tooroonga
Station in suburban Johannes
burg today. Four of the brawlers
were killed and several others
were injured.
The fighting started when a
gang Of Zulu tribesmen caught up
with a tough Basuto tribe faction
calling itself THE Russians" "
which had been terrorizing resi-
dents in the nearby Negro town.
ship of New Clare. About 80 were
involved in the clash, which ragged
across the railroad tracks until
the train came through.
Evening star., 1952-08-03

to the general when the latter was
in the Army Engineer division CEN
tering on Atlanta.
"He has been handling the same
type Of administrative response.
bilities that he will have wher
he comes to his new job." Gen
Robinson said yesterday. II con-
slider him one of the top men ir
his field" The Engineer Com
missioner added that it was only
with reluctance that 1t. Gen
Lewis A. Pick, Chief of Engineers
agreed to part with Mr.. Lowe.
The appointment becomes eff.
fective September 2. This is the
month that the city heads in
tend to shift their reorganization
program into second gear.
Gets $4,000 A Year.
Mr.. Lowe is leaving the $4,000
a year post of assistant executive
to the Division Engineer in Atlanta
for starting pay of $4,000 yearly
This is GS-17 grade, the same as
that of the Commissioners. The
only difference is that while the
Commissioners salaries start al
the top of that grade, $500, the
new administrator must begin al
the bottom of the pay scale.
The reason for this top-flight
classification is that the city heads
regard the post as second in inn.
portance only to their own.
Mr.. Lowe will supervise the key
operations of such Offices as thai
of the budget. assessor, auditor
personnel, tax collector, disburs.
ing and printing and publication
all to be brought under his
single department.
Degree in Economics.
Foundation for his experience
was a degree in economics from
Southwestern College, Memphis
Tenn. On graduating in 1881
Mr.. Lowe went to work as q
civilian in the Army Engineers
Five years later he became pur.
chasing agent for the Ocala ella. J
Evening star., 1952-08-03
Two Bondits Get $572
In LIQUOR Store HoIdup

Two colored men, one of them
armed with a 45-caliber automatic
held up the Greyhound Liquor
Store, 1861 New York avenue NE.
last night and escaped with $572
Maurice and Isidore Katz, pro-
Iprietors of the store, and William
Goldman, clerk. said the men
first ordered bottle of whiskey
and then drew a gun and
ordered them to raise their hands
The men emptied the cash regis.
ter and fed.
Evening star., 1952-08-03
Truman Abdicates
Leadership Of Party,
Is Now Buck Private
President Says His Role
In Compoign Will Be
Up to AdIui Stevenson
By Joseph A. Fox
Sior StoH Correspondent

KANSAS CITY, Mo-. Aug. a.
Truman today abdicated
his leadership of the Democratic
Party.
The Chief Executive said here
that II am just a buck private in
the rear ranks now" and that Gov.
Adlai Stevenson of Illinois, the
new Democratic presidential nom
inee, is the new top man.
1t has been very evident in the
Ipast few days that the Truman
camp felt that it was being rele-
gated to the background. The
statement by the Presidents Dem
ocratic National Committee chair
man. Frank Mckinney. here Fri
day night that he was leaving,
was entirely anticlimatic.
Expected to Leave.
It was fully expected that Mr.
Mckinney, a Truman man, would
step aside in favor of a national
chairman selected by Gov. Ste
venSon.
The President turned the party
over to Gov. Stevenson in a con-
Iversation with Jim Arlington OF
saltwater, Okla, former Demo-
cratic State chairman. who visited
him in his hotel penthouse suite
here.
He told Mr.. Arlington concern
ing the coming campaign: IF the
Democratic chairman and the
nominee want me to take another
train ride, will.
I'm just a buck private in the
rear ranks now"
Reflects News Stories.
The Presidents statement seemed
to reflect the news stories out of
Gov. Stevenson's press conference
In Springfield that he wanted to
get away from ''Trumanism" and
run on his own.
AS result, it raised a question
here of how much of a give EN-
hell" campaign the President
would put on. At any rate it
seemed reasonable to assume that
there will have to be some talk
ing between the President and
Gov. Stevenson to decide what
will be done.
To Return Tuesday.
The President is expected to
talk over his role in the coming
campaign with Mr.. Stevenson
sometime after he returns to
Washington.
The President planned a quiet
week end with Mrs. Truman at
their home in independence. He
will end his Today vacation here
Tuesday.
Mr.. Truman will vote in the
Missouri State primary, in which
he is supporting j. E. c'Buck~
Taylor. State attorney general. for
the Senate Democratic primary
nomination against w. Stuart
Symington, former RFC chairman.
before flying back to Washington
Tuesday. He will vote at the poll
ing place near his home, Inde-
pendence, around 9 am. and then
will motor Immediately to an air.
base to take of for the Nations
Capital.
Evening star., 1952-08-03

trace of damage or injury and
suggested the possibility of an
underground explosion, perhaps
of sewer gas collecting in water
mains. The city water works de-
partment said it could find Moth
ing wrong. The fire department
said, no fires were reported.
The disturbance, described gen.
orally as a Jolt" was reported
only in the northern, eastern and
downtown sections of the city.
Some persons reported hearing a
tremendous" blast. Others heard
nothing. but felt buildings shake.
One woman said she saw a ball
Of fire" coming down from the
sky. There were no reports of air..
craft missing from civil or mill
tary airports.
The disturbance, short ano
sharp. lasted less than a second
and shook buildings. It appeared
to be too brief to be classified as
an earthQuake.
Evening star., 1952-08-03
West Berlin LOOKING
For Trouble as Reds
Mount Peace Raid
Nobody Cun Stop Us
From Singing Paper
In East Zone Remarks
BY the Associated Press

BERLIN, Aug. 2.-West Ber-
liners look for trouble tomorrow
Police riot squads have been
alerted to repel a threatened at.
tack on the Western part of the
city by fanatical Communist street
| fighters.
The Communists have ordered
their blue-shirted Free German
Youth (FDJ to demonstrate on
the border between the Soviet
ruled and Allied sectors in behalf
OF Moscow proposals for world
peace and German unity.
| Western police squads. backed
by powerful mobile water pumps
will be on special duty from early
Sunday morning.
Say They'll Defy Ban.
For two weeks, the Communist
lpress has been drumming up a big
Peace Rally" in public park,
the Jungfernheide, in the British
sector. Local German authorities
banned the rally, but the organ
IizerS say they will go ahead and
10000 persons will be there. The
IFJD was ordered to mass at four
points on the border in support
of the rally.
Nobody can stop us from sing.
ing, dancing and playing" a Com
munist East Berlin newspaper re.
marked.
| The Communist challenge came
as EaSt-WeSt tension was high
over the kidnapping of several West
Germans by Red agents this week
and an ominouS accusation by the
Russians that the West hao
broken the agreement which ended
the 1948-49 Berlin blockade by re-
stricting West German trade with
East Germany.
Trade Pact Announced.
Western Allied officials will meet
next week to consider a demand
from Soviet Gen. VASTLY Chuikov
that trade restrictions be lifted
A few hours after Gen. Chuikov's
demand was made public, Bonn
officials announced the conclusion
of a new East-West trade agree
ment calling for an exchange each
way of goods worth 200 million
marks ($47 million).
Soviet strong arm tactics
cropped up again on the frontier
A Commcnist police patrol. led b.
a Russian colonel, seized a STRIP
of land 200 yards long and 17(
yards wide near RatZburg, II
the British zone. A house from
which three West German familie!
fled in the night, passed into Com
muniSt hands.
! Despite protests by a British Of
fetal on the spot, the rifle-armee
police stayed put.
Evening star., 1952-08-03
Defense Officials Dror
20in Public Relation,
|After Slash in Funds
2 Branches Abolished;
15o Workers Remain
In information Division

The Defense Departments pub
lie information division has fired
100 workers here and abolished
two of it's branches as a result
of a A per cent appropriations
cut.
officials said yesterday the staff
had been reduced from 279 to
159 workers. When the informa-
ton setup was established several
years ago the services employed
more than 500 public information
specialists in the District area.
The industrial services branch,
which furnished procurement in
formation to manufacturers. and
the news analysis branch, which
kept the department informed
about what was being printed and
said about the military. have
been abolished.
Mat Service Discontinued.
A newspaper rnatrix service,
which supplied news feature
stories and Illustrations requested
by $500 small town newspapers,
was discontinued. The mailing of
press releases to thousands of
specialized publications also has
been stopped and the number of
personnel on duty in the press
branch during off hours to answer
queries has been drastically cur
tailed.
Little or no change has been
made in the divisions top-heavy
administrative setup which came
in for heavy Congressional crit
1cism during hearings on the De-
tense Departments appropriation
bill this year.
Last year. the division spent
100000 in Washington. 1t re-
quested 81. .250,000 this fiscal year
and received $550,00O.
Similar heavy reductions were
made in appropriations for Army,
Navy and Air Force worldwide
public information activities. The
services are now making slashes
in personnel and activities.
Received SIT Million.
The Army spent $3.2 million
last year, asked $3.5 million for
this fiscal year and received SIT
million. Personnel has been re-
duced more than so per cent, the
department said.
The Navy spent approximately
So million last year, asked $3.1
million and received SIG million.
1t estimates that 322 public in
formation workers will be sep
arated as a result. The figures
include the Marine Corps.
The Air Force spent about SO
million. sought $3.1 million and
received SIG million. The request
would have meant the employ
ment of 153 civilians and 319
military personnel. The appropria-
ton will provide 78 civilian and
153 military workers in public
information activities. Approx
mately 95 per cent of the civilian
personnel are clerical or steno-
graphic. The Air Forces previous
ly drastically cut it's staff here.
The reduction in appropriations
has brought about careful
screening of all public information
activities to determine if some
functions should not properly be
carried under other labels.
Evening star., 1952-08-03
Series to Outline
State Election Lows

Many thousands Of Washington oreo
residents con vote in their home Stotes
in the coming presidential elections.
Some Stotes permit obsentee voting.
Others don't.
The Stor, beginning Wednesday. will
publish q series Of articles outlining
the voting regulations Of oil Stotes.
They will oppeor dolly for 4S doys-
Q different Stote eoch doy.
Find out If you con vote by absentee
ballot. Follow this pubic service series
IN The Stor. Phone Sterling 5000 for
home delivery.
Evening star., 1952-08-03
New u. S. Courthouse
Ready for Tenants

JuDicloUS MoVEs-Four District
Court judges olreody hove moved hop
PLY into the new Sl4.5 million United
Stotes Courthouse. oIons with q num-
Der Of other court officers. Stoff
Writer WiIliom A. MiIien gives o prog
ress report on Pose All.
WAITING PATIENTs-Expeeted Wis.
its from the Instructive Visiting Nurse
Society ore not forthcoming to mony
mothers being discharged from Col
Iinser Hospitol with new bodies. The
experience Of some former IvNS po-
tienss since the hospitoI cut down its
requests to the society is reeounted
on Pose A-29.
Programs. Poees E-4-S
Complete Index, pooe AZ
Evening star., 1952-08-03
Montreal Is JoIfed
BY Mysterious Blast
BY the Associated Press

MONTREAL. Aug. "A mys-
terious blast or explosion shook
widely separated sections of
Montreal today.
Police. after checking scores Of
calls, said they could find no
Evening star., 1952-08-03

Montreal Prisoners Set New Fires, Draw
Reinforced Police. Poae AZ
Evening star., 1952-08-03

(See ADMINISTRATOR, A-9)
Evening star., 1952-08-03

Considerable cloudiness with chance of
thundershowers this afternoon. High
about Sc. Full report on Page A-2D
Yesterdays Temperatures.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-09-26
Court House News

court for probating.
When arraignments were held
in common pleas court Thursday
for persons indicted by the Ottawa
county grand jury last week. five
prisoners pleaded guilty to charges
of the indictments and were sen
fenced by Judge Tom d. Stahl
Seven other cases were continued
four until September 30; two until
October 9th and one until October
Is. The court appointed counsel
for prisoners who had no counsel
Bertell Cluckey, who was indict-
ed on charge of non-support of
minor children, pleaded guilty to
the charge of the indictment and
was sentenced to serve from one
to three years in the state peni-
tentiary at Columbus. Cluckey
will be taken to Columbus late
this week.
Milford Holsinger, who was in
dicted on a charge of receiving
and purchasing stolen property,
pleaded guilty to the charge of
the indictment and was sentenced
to serve from one to seven years
in the state penitentiary at Colum-
bus. Holsinger will be taken to
Columbus late this week.
James Layman, indicted on a
charge of larceny and Donald Di-
shon, indicted on charge of
breaking and entering, each plead
ed guilty to the charges of the in
dictments and each received an
indeterminate sentence to be serv-
ed in the state reformatory at
Mansfield. The prisoners we're
taken to Mansfield, Tuesday by
sheriff Merlan Budd.
William Richard Todd, charged
with burning property with in
tent to defraud, pleaded guilty
and was placed on probation.
The Farm Bureau Mutual Auto
mobile Insurance Company OF o.,
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-09-26

Judge Tom D. Stahl of the com
mon pleas court has been assign
ed to hear a number of cases in
the Sandusky county court, at Ere.
mont this week.
Prosecuting Attorney Myron
Rosentreter was in Cincinnati
Frlady and Saturday attending the
annual meeting of the Prosecuting
Attorneys Association of Ohio.
Workmen have been busy this
week placing the new floor cover
ing in the office of Judge P. w.
Gulau and also of the county com
missioners. New fixtures will be
installed in the office of the pro-
bate court as part of the remodel
ing of the office.
sons were injured.
Auditor Melvin C. Guth reports
the receipt of vouchers from Co.
lumbus, through the recent dis
tribution of gasoline excise tax
funds; $4,000 for county road and
bridge funds and $4,000 for town
ship funds, each township to re-
ceive $400.
Judge Tom D. Stahl has approx
ed the application of county COM
missioner Edward Tank, for the
reappointment as an auctioneer
in Ottawa county. Mr. Tank is one
of the we'll known auctjoneers in
Northwestern Ohio, having con-
Quoted sales for the past 29 years.
The county commissioners will
hold hearing on the matter of
assessments for the proposed i'm
provement of the Klingbeil ditch
in Benton township, Monday, Sep
tember 20 at two o'clock.
Judge P. w. Gu1au OF the pro
bate court reports the appoint
ment of Marion Dugan, with will
annexed, as administrative of the
estate of Fred C. Munce
The will of Louise Bolte Eoff
has been filed in the probate