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Evening star., 1952-06-06
|6 UnpIedged Delegates Named
by District Republicans

Eisenhower group calling for leg
islation to govern District pri-
maries in the future. At pres
ent, with no election law, the
State Committees of both parties
draw up their own rules.
Dirksen Rallies G. O. r.
Keynote speaker at the conven-
ton was Senator Dirksen of Illi-
nois, who rallied Republicans to
a "holy crusade for the preserva-
tion Of the one remaining citadel
Of Gods will"
"It's not the Republican party
whose survival is at stake In the
coming election" he said. "It's
the United States Of America"
Striking out at what he termed
the fading Of moral indignation
throughout the country" and the
economic cancer" created by the
present Administration. Senator
Dirksen added:
"The prosperity that we have
today is largely delusion. You
can't separate the cushy jobs
from the corpses in Korea :"
The District convention was
probably unique in one respect:
It probably was the first to take
place in a television studio. The
entire proceedings were televised
over Station WMAL-TV as a
public service.
Eisenhower Forces Booed.
From the outset. there was little
doubt about what would happen
lin the final round of the city's
complicated primary process. The
Eisenhower forces, who once
threatened to take over the whole
local machine at the polls. were a
sturdy. but hopeless. minority.
With only five delegates out Of 73
at the convention, there was no
real challenge to the control Of
the Old Guard.
MOAC OANCA VuAA no w VuVSOAAAC
was the resolution offered by Col.
Wade H. Cooper to instruct the
delegates for Senator Taft. His
suggestion was made on the
ground that the expression of
District citizens at the polls over
whelmingly favored the Ohio Sem
ator and that the delegation
should respect this preference.
The fact that the motion was
lost for want of a second bore
witness to the control Of the
State Committee over the con-
vention. Even the leaders were
surprised by the cooperation. of
the most violent Taft partisans
in upholding unanimously the
principle of the unpledged dele
CATION.
Evening star., 1952-06-06
Baby Is Delivered
BY D. C. Policeman, ,
Third of Career

Pvt. Rudolph P. BRO of the
fifth precinct delivered the thirc
baby Of his police career today.
He arrived on a call to 110s
Seventh street Sc. before the
ambulance. So did the new son
of Mrs. Eula Mae Ward. 20, col
ored, and her husband James.
Pvt. Biro, a veteran of seven
years on the force. is q father OF
two. His partner. Pvt. Joseph W.
Proulx, has three children.
Pvt. Bira presided at a delivery
three years ago, and another one
year ago. Today's baby was the
fifth for Mrs. Ward. Their condi-
ton was pronounced satisfactory.
Evening star., 1952-06-06
Three Men Convicted
For Refusing Induction

Three young men, including two
who said they were members of
Jehoyah's Witnesses, yesterday
were convicted at Federal District
Court in Alexandria of refusing
Induction into the armed forces.
A fourth. who said he also be-
longed to Jehovah's Witnesses.
pleaded no contest to the same
charge.
Sentencing of all four was post
poned pending a report by the
probation officer.
Those convicted were James r.
Green. %. of the 500 block of
LeBaum street Sc, and Robert
Avery, jr.. 20, colored, of the 3400
block Of South Kemper drive, Ar
lington, both of whom claimed to
be members of Jehovah's Wit
nesses, and Gordon v. Oehser, %.
of the 3100 block of North Eighth
street, Arlington.
The no-contest plea was en-
tered by Garnett Otis Strickland.
"a, colored. of the first block Of
Quincy place NV.
Victor F. Schmidt, Cincinnati
attorney. represented the three
defendants who said they were
Jehovafl's Witnesses.
Mr.. Schmidt contended Green
had been Disseminated against
by the draft board because he was
a Jehovah's Witness. He argued
that the draft board had deviated
from required procedure by fail
ing to reclassify Green after he
filed a conscientious objector's
form.
In the Avery case, Mr.. Schmidt
also argued that the draft board
erred by not reclassifying the de-
fendant, after he filed a conscien-
tious objector's application.
Judge Albert v. Bryan ruled
that draft officials had complied
with all procedure requirements in
both cases.
The principal contention in the
Oehser case was that the draft
board failed to consider a psychia-
trist's letter received the day be-
fore Oehser was due to report for
induction.
Evening star., 1952-06-06
Morse Hits Tyranny
|0f Mrs. Ship|ey in
Passport DeniaIs

Senator Morse. Republican, of
Oregon, today accused Mrs. Ruth
B. Shipley. head Of the State De-
partment's passport Division, of
exercising "tyrannical and capri
cious" power in denying passports
to some American citizens with
out making the reasons public.
Senator Morse. in blistering
Senate speech. said he would in
troduce a bill to make Mrs. Ship
ley's decisions subject to a review
board set up outside the State De-
partment.
Many Applications Denied.
The State Department, through
Mrs. Shipley. has denied in recent
months many applications Of
American citizens who want pass
ports to travel abroad. Mrs. Ship
ley in denying applications fire.
qiently has said that she acted
for the good of the country, but
has given no details.
Many persons who failed to win
passports are leftists.
Senator Morse told the Senate
today. however, that since the
State Departments evidence
against these persons is not made
public there is no way at telling
whether the rulings are fair. He
said that as long as Secretary Of
State Acheson allows American
citizens to be. denied the right to
travel without a flair hearing and
review" he is an undesirable Gov
ernment employe.
Because the Secretary of State
has not kept faith with the prin-
ciple of fair review" Sentor Morse
said. you have a passport division
that is tyrannical-a law unto it.
self.
"The decisions denying pass
ports) apparently are Of one per-
son. She (Mrs. Shipley) has
been abusing her power in a man
ner that does not protect the
rights Of citizens"
Gets Polite Reply.
Senator Morse said he had asked
Mrs. Shipley why one passport
was denied but got only a polite
reply" asserting that she could
not go into details "in view Of
the confidential nature Of the in
formation" against the passport
applicant.
"She's been in power so long
she has lost sight Of the right
Of the legislature" Senator Morse
said.
Evening star., 1952-06-06
By Crosby S. Moves


The Districts six newly named
delegates to the Republican Ma
|tional convention were drawing up
plans for their Chicago trip today,
determined to make the most of
their unpledged status.
The delegation was named last
might at a District State conven-
ton, which revealed its political
leaning by booing Justify at every
mention Of Gen. Eisenhower. It
|clung, however. to the principle
Endorsed by District G.. o. P.
leaders that the delegates should
mot be bound to any particular
candidate. A motion to instruct
the delegation for Senator Taft
was turned down.
McGarraghy Heads Group.
The delegates are Joseph c.
/ Nc Garraghy. chairman of the
Republican State Committee;
George L. Hart. jr., secre-
Itary of the committee: Mrs.
Harry Grant Meem. Mrs. Edna c.
Wilkes. Jesse H. Mitchell and j.
Franklin Wilson, all longtime
Republican workers here.
Named as alternates were War
ren L. Stephenson. Edward F
Colladay, Clarence B. Hewes. Gill
bert L. Hahn, jr.; harrington D.
Parker and Harry E. Polk. Clyde
ID. Garrett, Washington lawyer
was reelected national commit
teeman for the District. Mrs
Howard A. Coffin was reelected
national committeewomar on the
only uncontested vote Of the
evening.
Among the delegates. only one
would state q personal preference
for candidates. Mrs. Meem de-
|clared herself 100 per cent for
Taft" The others stuck firmly to
their officially neutral position.
Defeat Eisenhower Backers.
An effort by the small Eisen-
hover contingent to get some rep
Presentation for its candidate .or
the delegation was overwhelmingly
swamped. With some difficulty
from hecklers, the names Of l.
Corrin Strong and Wesley S. VIII
liams were offered as Eisenhower
delegates. Mrs. Corinna Rogers
and Herbert Rosenberg were put
up as alternates. Samuel Spencer
was nominated as national COM
|mitteeman. All were defeated.
Along the line of setting up q
platform for the District delega-
ton, the convention made little
progress. A resolution in support
|of representation for the Dis
|trict in Congress and the
electoral college became begged
down over the question of
an amendment favoring home rule
and was referred to the delegation
for further study.
The meeting also put OF de-
ciSion of q motion offered by the
Evening star., 1952-06-06
Rail Loses
Fight 10 Regain
License
Mrs. Simkins Ruled
Unfit by ABC Board;
Husband Held Owner

The Alcoholic Beverage Control
Board today denied the Brass Rail
Restaurant a liquor license.
The board declared that Mrs.
Yvonne Simkins, wife of the Negro
numbers kingpin, Roger (White-
top) Simkins, does not actually
own the restaurant. 1899 Seventh
street NV. The decision alleged
her husband is the hidden owner.
The decision also declared that
Mrs. SimkinS is OF unfit moral
character because she participated
in an illegal enterprise, gambling.
A reporter for The Star, Charles
G. Brooks, had testified at a hear
ing a month ago that Mrs. Sim
kins had admitted her husband
gave her the money to buy the
business some years ago.
Denied License in February.
On February the board re-
fused to grant or deny Mrs. Sim
kins another liquor license-Re-
tail, class C. Mrs. Simkins took
the case to United States Court.
where Judge Burnita S. Matthews
denied her a restraining order.
However, the court refused to dis
miss the complaint.
The action forced Assistant Cor
poration Counsel Robert D. Wise,
assigned to handle ABC board
cases, to receive dispositions in the
case to determine whether or not
Mrs. Simkins, listed as president
OF the corporation, was of fit
moral character to hold a liquor
license.
During the deposition hearings
in March Mr.. Wise produced
among other witnesses, Odessa
Madre, convicted dope peddler, to
testify against Mrs. Simkins.
Linked to Numbers Job.
The boards decision declares
that hearings have shown Mrs,
Simkins in 1945, before marrying
SimkinS, worked for, supervised
and operated numbers estab-
lishment for Simkins and that as
late as the fall of 1850 she worked
for a numbers business disposed
of by her husband That business.
the board said, was taken over by
Orion T. Whiting, another Negro
numbers operator.
The Brass Rail was the scene
lof shooting four years ago in q
conflict between Simkins and
other alleged gambling interests.
The case, according to Senate
crime committee investigators, has
never been satisfactorily cleared
up.
Evening star., 1952-06-06

the college, OF
William an d
Mary.
Besides a de-
gree in philoso-
ply. Richard E.
Hutcheson will
take with him
a scholarship
for graduate
study at Har-
ward Univer-
sity.
He has made
almost straight
A grades at the
TTT;I1;n~a . h,,
Evening star., 1952-06-06
Prosecution Plans to Call More
Witnesses in Abortion Case

he told Of the complainant having
a miscarriage in q downtown hotel
in 1851.
The miscarriage, the prosecu-
tion contends. resulted from an il
legal operation performed by DR..
Peckham on the complainant, q
26-year-old former woman Ma
rine, in May, 1851.
The complainant accuses DR..
Peckham Of performing one ollegal
operation on her in May Of last
year and a second one last jan
uary. The prosecution also con-
tends she had an operation at
Mount Alto Hospital. as q result
of an illegal operation by DR..
Peckham last January.
Another prosecution witness
yesterday was Detective Sergt
John L. Sullivan, who testified
he went to Dr., Peckham's ofiice
in the 600 block Of Princeton
place NV. to arrest the physi-
clan. Assistant United States At
torney Mclaughlin introduced in
evidence q card bearing Janu-
|ary 8. 1852 date in an effort to
prove DR.. Peckham had seen the
woman complainant at his office
at that time. The indictment
charges that DR.. Peckham per-
formed an illegal operation on the
complainant nine days after
wards.
Yesterdays session again wa,
marked BY verbal clashes between
Attorney Offutt and Judge Alex
ander Holtzoff. After one ex.
change. Judge Holtzoff ordered
Mr.. Offutt to "sit down" and
told him that, If he didn't, hi
would have a marshall make hin
keep his seat.
The case Is being tried before
q jury Of 10 men and two women
Evening star., 1952-06-06
District Heads
Discuss Milk
Strike Problem
Threatened WuIkout
Won't Hit Supply to
Hospitols and Babies

Faced with the possibility Of q
milk industry strike at midnight
the District Commissioners to-
lday laid plans to insure that hos
Ipitals. infants and the sick will
continue to be supplied.
At o District Building meeting
both union and management
lspokesmen agreed to continue
supplies. II q strike is called, on
|certification by a doctor.
The program would follow the
general plan set in the 1850
strike.
AS negotiations for a new con-
tract proceeded today, the Com
missioners arranged to hold a
session at the District Building at
9 am. tomorrow If necessary.
Today's meeting was held in the
office Of Commissioner Renah F..
Camalier.
No details as to how emergency
milk supplies would be handled in
the event Of q strike were dis
cussed today. The same persons
attending this mornings sessions
were invited to attend tomorrow's
meeting to thresh out details.
Recalls Setup in 1850.
Mr.. Camalier recalled that in
1850, industry and labor co.oper-
|ated to the fullest extent in max
ing milk available to hospitals,
infants and the sick. He said
this resulted in no great hard
ship.
In 1850 police scout cars de-
livered milk in extreme cases.
Generally, however. those able
were required to go to dairies,
armed with doctors prescription.
Deliveries were made to hospitals.
Others attending today's session
were: Herman A. Schulteis, repre-
senting the Chestnut Farms Chevy
Chase Dairy: Eugene r. Hubbard,
business agent, and William l..
Wade, both of Milk Drivers and
Dairy Employees, Local Union 246
(AFL); Frank s. Sheehan of
Safeway Stores, Inc, and Health
Officer Daniel L. Seckinger.
M. H. Burchell, chairman of
the Dairy Industry Bargaining
Committee. was optimistic about
Ia settlement.
Over LOO Affected.
More than 1900 dairy drivers
and plant workers are affected
by the negotiations. The Chest
nut Farms Chevy Chase, Thomp-
sons, Lucerne. Alexandria. Wake
field, Embassy. Richfield and
Harvey Diaries are involved.
The union has turned down a
5-cent-esl-hour ssswage increase.
Management offered 2 cents an
hour for each worker to be paid
into q special health and welfare
fund.
Mr.. Burchell previously an
nounced that union demands to-
tailed q SIS weekly pay increase.
Evening star., 1952-06-06
Civiton Club InstuIIs

Andrew Foster. Of 11719 Gait
avenue, Silver Spring. has been
installed as president of the Whea-
ton Civitan Club. Other officers
are DR.. Bernard Kapper, vice pres
ident: Weaver M. Ferguson, Sec
retary, and Mervin Kenney, treas
urer.
Evening star., 1952-06-06


were scheduled to testify today in
the District Court trial Of DR..
Henry L. Peckham, jr.. A, on
abortion charges.
The prosecution had been ex-
pected to finish presenting its evi-
dence yesterday. but lengthy cross
examination of Government wit
nesses by Defense Attorney Dorsey
K. Offutt resulted in a postpone
ment Of other testimony until to-
day.
A highlight Of the trial yester-
day was additional testimony by
George A. Christensen. 2S, a
friend Of the woman complainant
in the case. He has been serving
la Jail term on check charges.
Under questioning by Assistant
United States Attorney Arthur j.
Mclaughlin. Christensen testified
that Defense Attorney Otfutt had
talked to him on Wednesday in
the cellblock at the court. The
witness said. under cross-exami-
nation by Attorney Offutt, that
the defense counsel had told him
he wanted him to tell the whole
truth"
During the conversation, Chris
tenson added. Attorney Offutt had
told him that he knew a lieutenant
in the Air Force he could bring
in to testify he spent q night with
the complainant in the case.
At that point. Christensen testi.
lfied he told Attorney Offutt:: "Ge1
out Of my sight,
The witness testified Mr.. Offutt
answered: "All right, I viii gel
lyou tomorrow" This part Of the
Testimony was given under ques-
ltioning by Mr.. Laughlin.
: The witness voice broke wher
Evening star., 1952-06-06
William and Mary
Honors Blind Student

A 24-year-old Alexandria man,
who has been blind since child,
hood, will be graduated as a Phi
Beta Kappa this Sunday from
Evening star., 1952-06-06
oxon Hill Guild Party

The Ladies' Senior Guild Of the
ISt. Barnahas Church. Oxcn Hill,
Nd. will hold . card party at
$3.50 pm. tomorrow in the church
Ihall.
Evening star., 1952-06-06
PIuns luwn Party

A lawn party will be held from
3 to 8 pm. tomorrow by Bethel
Evangelical and Reformed Church
on the grounds. Lee boulevard and
George Mason drive, Arlington.
Evening star., 1952-05-08
Churchill ReshuffIes
Top Cabinet Posts

LONDON, May 8 (P.-Prime
Minister Churchill has picked a
38-year-old journalist, Jain Mac
Leod, as his new Minister of
Health and reshuffled men in sew
eral other top government posi-
tionS.
The other changes announced
last night by the Prime Minister'S
office were these:
Capt. Harry CrookShank, who
has been leader of the House of
Commons as we'll as Health Min
lister, resigned the latter post to
become Lord Privy Seal, a min
istry position without depart
mental responsibilities. He retains
his leadership Of Commons.
The outgoing Lord Privy Seal is
the Marques of Salisbury, gov
ernment leader of the House of
Lords and Commonwealth Rela-
tions Secretary.
Alan T. Lennox-Boyd, Minister
of State for Colonial Affairs, gave
up his post to become Transport
Minister. He replaced John Mac
Clay. who resigned Tuesday be-
cause of i'll health.
The new Minister of State for
Colonial Affairs is Henry L. Hop
kinSon. He has been Secretary for
Overseas Trade, a post left vacant
for the time being.
Evening star., 1952-05-08
Piece of Wire Removed
From Pastors Throut
BY the Assoeiofed Press

PHILADELPHIA, May ga
two-inch piece of wire yesterday
was removed from the throat of
the Rev. Denny M. Hill of Norfolk,
Va.
The operation was performed by
physicians at the Temple Uni
versity bronchoscopic clinic. Mr..
Hills condition was reported
good" A hospital spokesman
said the operation was "a success. -
1t is expected that the minister
will remain in the hospital at
least until the end of this week.
Evening star., 1952-05-08
Biooest Westminster Class

WESTMINSTER, Md, May 8
(P).-Thirty-four candidates will
receive degrees May 81 in gradu-
alton ceremonies for the largest
class in the 70-year history of
Westminster Theological Semi
nary.
Evening star., 1952-05-08

A total Of 8,612 seats are at
stake.
Some of the strongest labor
gains were registered in Scotland,
where they took control of the
Glasgow and Aberdeen town coun-
ellis and made a good showing in
Edinburgh, a Conservative strong
hold,
Evening star., 1952-05-08
British Labor Parry
Makes Heavy Gains in
Elections for Councils
By the Assoeiaied Press

LONDON. May 8.-The Labor
Party is maintaining its heavy
winning streak in nationwide
town and rural council elections
now in their fourth day. Ballot
ing will last through Saturday.
Results Of the voting for local
council members will not affect
the Conservative Party's control
of the House of Commons, but the
swing toward Labor has resulted
in increased Laborite agitation for
new general elections. The party
contends the local labor vote
demonstrates a desire for change
in government.
The Laborites last night claimed
to have picked up 298 more coun-
Gil seats than they had held in
England, Wales and Scotland.
Conservative headquarters con-
ceded them a net gain OF 148 and
published this unofficial summary
of the results so far.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-12-05
Yugoslav Reds
Arrest Bishop.
Query Another

TRIESTE - (NRS) - Yugoslav
police have arrested one Roman
Catholic bishop and subjected an
other to 10 hours of continuous
questioning, according to reports
reaching here.
Slovene Catholic priests in Tri-
este said they had received word
that Bishop Macmillan Drzecnik.
Apostolic Administrator of Mari
Dor. had been arrested. Meribor is
IN Slovenia.
Reliable sources said Bishop An
ton Vovk of Ljubljana had been in
terrogated 10 hours by Commun-
ist police. but was later released.
Both bishops had previously
been under fire from the Commun-
lists Bishop Vovk was fined twice
by Yugoslay courts, the first time
because he issued pastoral letters
defining the Catholic position on
birth control and urging Catholics
to stand by their faith even at the
price of suffering. The second fine
was imposed on the ground he had
been in contempt of court during
the first trial
Bishop Drzecnik figured recently
In report that Communist author
tiles in Maribor were investigat-
ing the disposition of shipment of
food sent by Catholic organiza-
tions in the u. S.
Bishop Drzecnik said he distrib-
uted the food to needy priests and
nuns and sent food parcels to
priests serving prison sentences.
Slovene Communists charged
that the food had been wasted
and should have gone to "deserv-
ing workers"
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-12-05
Meany, New AFL
President Started
Al Ladders Foot

WASHINGTON-(NC) - George
Meany, who started out at 10 as
plumbers apprentice, has become
the fourth head of the powerful
American Federation of Labor.
The stoeky, New York born lab
or leader, now SD, has devoted
most of his life to the labor move
ment and is regarded highly in
the field of international labor
activities.
His father was the president of a
New York local of the Plumbers
and Steamfitters Union Mr.. Meany
became a iourneyman plumber in
1918 and in 1922 he was chosen
business agent of his New York
union In 1884, Mr. Meany was
elected president of the New York
State Federation of Labor and five
years later was chosen for the sec
ond spot in the AT. of L., secre-
tary-treasurer the post he held un-
Ill his election TO the presidency.
A Catholic, Mr. Meany is married
TO the former Eugenia A. McMah-
on. They have four daughters and
make their home in suburban
Bethesda, Md
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-12-05
May They Rest In Peace

BIGLER, Susan, rs, 248 S. Gould
road, Columbus, Nov. 25, st. Cath
srine church. Survivors: daugh-
ter, sister and a grandson.
RINEHART. Lillian M, 50, 1466
Blake avenue, Columbus, Nov. %,
st. Augustine church. Survivors:
her husband, Charles D.; son, a
daughter, two grandchildren, two
sisters and three brothers.
HANGS, Frederick, $50 Vine
street, Chillicothe, Nov. 25, st. Pc
ter church.
KELLY, Bess NJ, 55, 2425 Ken
Sington road, Columbus, Nov. "a,
st. Agatha church. Survivors: a
son, two brothers and a sister.
RUPPERSBURG Julia, IT. 835
City Park avenue, Columbus, Nov.
"a, ST Mary church. Survivors: a
daughter, son, great-grandchild,
two sisters and three brothers.
YANOSIK, John, 81, 723 Center
street, Dennison, Nov. 25, Immacu-
late Conception church. Survivors:
his wife, Mary; son, six grandchll-
dren and two great-grandehildren.
KEGELMEYER, Helen, 83, 1890
S. Champion avenue, Columbus,
Nov. 25, ST. John the Evangelist
church. Survivors: a daughter,
sister and a niece.
BUCCI, Joseph, 81, 1888 Ashland
avenue, Columbus, Nov "a, st.
John the Baptist church. Survivors:
his wife, Mary Ann; two sons, two
daughters, two grandchildren, his
mother and a sister.
LAWLER, Francis A., 81, 1148
Pennsylvania avenue, Columbus,
Nov. %, st. Francis church. Sur
vivors. brother. a sister and sew
eral nieces and nephews.
WINTERS, SYLVESTER C., 81,
$50 w. Main street, Newark, Nov
%. st. Francis de Sales church.
Survivors. five brothers and four
sisters.
BURTSCHER. Bernard j., 79,
l39 w. 5th street, S.W., New Phil
adephia, Nev. %. Sacred Heart
church. Survivors: brother,
sister and several nieces and neph-
ews.