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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-02-10

W7HEN rain, wind, other weather conditions any
w where in the world have possible bearing upon
legal case. BENJAMIN Parry of Lyndmst NJ j. may be called
upon to do some unusual sleuthing
Mr.. Parry is consulting meteoroogist For As years. until
he retired three years ago. he worked with the US Weather
Bureau winding up head of the bureaus New York sta
ton He still studies weather charts but for special
He finds in them the clues that help him solve his
Not long ago he asked to help construction company
that suddenly found itself sued for stable sum former
employee, engineer. charged that his health per-
manently injured the result of working South Sea
island building project Sin intense heat"
Mr. Parry asked few routine questions and examined the
engineers job application Then he got his weather charts
and did bit of figuring.
Previous to his job in the South Seas the engineer had spent
three years working along the Gulf of Mexico in Louisiana
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-02-10

and Mississippi says Mr. Parry The charts showed that
the average temperatures in those were higher than he
encountered in the South Seas He lost the case"
With the weather infallble witness manv of Mr.
Parrys quickly yield such solution, although
superficial evidence may first point the contrary
In one instance the weather seuth retained by home
whose house had burned down. The house neipor
some distance away went up in smoke the same day.
The neghbor sued charging negligence the part of the
first homeowner in permitting the fire to spread
1T did appear logical suppose that ebers from the
first house had set the second abaze explains Mr. Parry
But the weather charts revealed that on the day of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-02-10

fires the wind blowing from the direction of the neighbours
house towards that of my clients 1t really just COIN
cdence the negbor admitted when he changed his mind
about suing"
In another the weather sleuth asked help
property defend suit by who had broken
leg due to the delay of the defendant in clearing the walk
of snow"
Mr. Pays charts showed that the time of the accident
it still showing Most cities and towns including the one
In which the mishap occurred allow period of grace for
property owner to remove after it to fall.
There's nothing mysterious about weather charts, he
declares They available to all citizens at local weather
bureau stations at the US Weather Bureau in Washington
D. c. which has weather records from all the world for
many years back"
Sometimes failure to consult weather charts may con-
sdered negligence, causing loss of legal suits, Mr. Parry
adds He has handled several in which construction and
engineering firms have failed to complete contracts time
in remote parts of the world because of weather conditions
No excuse, he says. "A preliminary study of weather
performance in the region period of several years would
have given them good idea of what to expect"
Horecassing Wan Act Of eodss
In ONE closer to home, manufacturer retained the
weather detective after the basement of his factory was
flooded, resulting in costly damage to his merchandise
Mr.. Parry found that the flooding had been caused by
contractor who excavatng in adjacent lot The con-
tractor claimed that violent ranstorm which turned the lot
into waterfall ending the client scellar ian God"
Inc Weatner Sleutn dldnt dispute that. But he told
the court IF was it also that should have been
anticipated The flooding occurred during the month which
thunderstoms and heavy rains frequent this area
Had the contractor taken the trouble to find this out he
might have installed adequate pumping facilities
Mr.. Parry be n regular nemesis when he suspects
fraud No one, he points out, get away from the
accuracy of weather records. Not the high seas
He has handled several admiralty in which ships or
cagoes have been damaged after supposed encounters with
hurricanes Sometimes seeking to up negligent sea-
manshp improper cargo stowage other expensive careless
ness, ships log will carry exaggerated entry such as
wind force L."
That's lot of wind says Mr.. Parry sternly 1T would
place the ship in hurricane"
But when he checks the ships log against ocean charts and
weather charts he determine accurately the ship really
was in hurricane or many miles from it.
One of his most pulling assigned by an insurance
company Officials had bunch that heavily insured client
had faxed an automobile accident to mask suicide
The insured man had been in good health and was cold
sober He had been driving highway in broad daylight
at what the speedometer subsequently showed be legal
speed None of his tires had blown out
Suicide q Sudden Wind?
UNDER such circumstances and with eye witnesses the
company could not how the client could toppe over an
embankment, wreck his and kill himself Not unless he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-02-10

UNDER such circumstances and with no eye witnesses the
company could not how the client could toppe over an
embankment wreck his and kill himself Not unless he
deliberately set out to do so.
Mr. Parry examined weather report for the day and hour
of the tragedy He had theory of his own He drove out
to the scene and took look around As he had suspected
the road was completely exposed the elements at that point
The day had been extremely windy" he explains. "A
sudden violent and unexpected gust of wind be most dis
concerning to driver 1t could have been an accident"
Despite his intimate acquaintance with the weather Mr.
Parry prefers not to discuss unless he first refers to chart
Most OF us don't remember what the weather was last
week. ne says The only weather remember accurately
IS that associated with significant event in our lives
In Lyndhst recently he encountered neighbor who for
few minutes, seemed to be notable exception
haven't seen you since that drilling rain last month.
Ben said the neghbor
Remarkable" said Mr. Parry How can you be so sure
that it rained?"
Because we left umbrella at your house" said the
neghbor I'm on my way to pick it up now" The End
Evening star., 1952-07-03
China and North Korea by the
International Red Cross,

China and North Korea by the
International Red Cross.
Soviet Delegate Jacob A. Malil
had warned in advance that he
would veto the United States pro-
posal, because the council refused
to invite the Chinese and Korean
Communists to join in the debate
Gross Charges Falsity.
United States Delegate Ernest
A. Gross said Mr.. Malik's action
in killing the inquiry definitely
proved the falsity of the Com
muniSt charges.
It was the forty ninth veto cast
by Russia since the council first
met in 1916.
Immediately after the vote, Mr.
Gross submitted a resolution call
ing on the council to declare the
germ charges false and to con-
denim "the practice of disseminate
ing such false charges"
Cite Previous Reflections.
The resolution noted that the
Chinese Communists, North Ko-
reans and Russians had previously
rejected offers of the Red Cross
to look into the charges. It pointed
out that, despite the American
|denials, the Communists had per-
sisted in spreading the charges
Evening star., 1952-07-03
Senate Passes Bill
Revamping Planning

The Senate today passed and
sent to the White House legisla-
ton to reorgani1e the National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission.
The Senate acted Immediately
after Senator Lehman, Democrat.
of New York had sharply criticized
segregation in District play
grounds.
The Senator earlier had de-
layed consideration of the bill
when he said he wanted to make
a statement. Later, the measure
was called up by Senator Pastore,
Democrat. of Rhode Island, acting
for the Senate District Committee.
Senator Lehman raised no OBJ
lection to consideration of the
Ho1aerpassed measure and it was
swiftly approved without debate.
The bill sets up a new system
for better coordination of PLAN
ming activities throughout the
Metropolitan Area. 1t reorganizes
the planning commission, giving
it new name: The National Cap
ital Planning Commission.
A new feature is creation of the
National Capital Regional Plan
ming Council to act in an advisory
Evening star., 1952-07-03
Reds Hoarding JETS
In Korea, Flyers Say
BY the Associated Press

TOKYO. July 3.-The Com.
munists no longer throw hundreds
of swift MIG-15 jets into the North
Korean skies and apparently are
boarding their air armada of 1900
to 1900 planes, the Far East All
Forces said today.
until recent weeks. the F-86s
Omitted States Sabre jetS) were
outnumbered as much as 3 to
in air battles over Northwest
Korea" a FEAT statement noted
But in six days Of air fighting
last month. the Air Force said
American Sabres outnumbered the
MICS most of the time.
"This numerical advantage in
air combat has changed in favor
of 5th Air Force Sabre jets at a
time when the Communists are
known to have between 1900 and
1900 planes Of all types at Man.
churian bases and between 500
and 900 MICS" the Air Force
said.
Evening star., 1952-07-03
Gollinger Program
In Two-Boss TonqIe

GALLINGER PUZZLE-A two-boss
legal tonsIe is snorIins the prosrom to
improve the core Of the mentoIIy 10 at
GolIinser Hospital. Stor StoH Writer
Miriom ottenbers writes about it on
pose B-l.
RED SPY REcRUiTs-How stoIin
finds the men and women to stoH his
international espionage organization 10
described by WiIliom l. Ryon, Asso-
eioted Press foreign news analyst in the
third ond Lost Of o series Of articles on
pose BIS.
PURcHAsABLE HEALTH-How ex-
penditure Of on additional $500. 600
would 90 far toword solution Of the
eitys worst health problem. the high
incidence Of tuberculosis, is outlined by
Star StoH Writer Wallace Clayton on
pose B-l.
Evening star., 1952-07-03
Appeals Court Tells HoIfzofl
Ito Justify Peckham Delay

The United States Court Of Ap-
lpeals today gave District Court
Judge Alexander Holtzof until 8
lp.m. to show cause why he should
not either sentence DR.. Henry l.
Peckham, jr., A on an abortion
charge or permit the physician
bail.
DR.. Peckham has been in jail
since he was convicted on the
abortion charge on June 16. On
June Is, Judge Holtzof refused to
grant DR.. Peckham q new trial.
At that time, counsel for DR.,
Peckham asked that the physician
|be sentenced Immediately so an
appeal could be taken. Judge
Holtzof refused, however, until he
has received q pre-sentence re-
port from the courts probation
loficer.
Evening star., 1952-07-03
Truman Voted
Right toName
Cleanup Boss
BY the Associated Press

The Senate passed without dis
cussion today a measure authoriz-
ing President Truman to appoint
a special investigator to root out
any corruption in Government
The bill now goes to the House.
The cleanup Sleuth would be
armed with power to subpoena
witnesses and documents but his
appointment would be subject tc
confirmation by the Senate.
The Senate's action. taken ir
the twilight of the present session
of Congress, came as a surprise
The measure had been on its cal
endar for nearly four months.
It was approved by the Senate
Judiciary Committee last March
nearly three weeks before New.
bold Morris was fired as the Gov.
ernment cleanup boss and j
Howard McGrath resigned as At
torney General.
Congress had baked at Presi'
dent Truman's request that i
give Mr.. Morris subpoena power
Subsequently Federal judge
James p. McGranery Of Phila.
delphia became attorney genera
and pledged to clean out any cor
ruption in Government with exist.
ing Justice Department ma.
chinery.
Under the measure the Senate
approved today. the special in,
vestigator would receive a salary
Of $4,000 a year.
The President also could ap.
point five deputy special investiga.
tors at salaries Of $4,000.
Evening star., 1952-07-03

ers of the club could come up with
close to GOA members before the
convention gets around to ballot
ing, it could create a band-wagor
psychology among other delegates
still waiting to be sure they are
with the winning side. It takes
604 votes to win the nomination
Although formal announcement
of the formation of the club had
not been made last night. Paul
Walters. a member of the Taft
headquarters organization, was
|jubilant in discussing the stack of
kilograms he said have come in
from delegates expressing a desire
to join.
Senator Taft said today at least
500 kilograms have come in ex-
pressing a desire to join the club.
Membership cards and a special
campaign button for those who
sign up already are on hand for
distribution.
The Delegate-for-T Taft Club is
only one Of many indications of
the thorough, methodical way in
which the campaign of the Ohio
Senator is being managed here.
The Taft headquarters on the
ninth floor of the Conrad Hilton
Hotel is a beehive of activity. The
Senator himself has been there
Evening star., 1952-07-03
Reno's Bookies Can't Agree,
Won't Take Nomination Bets

But don't send your money
here.
Even If Nevada's gamblers de-
cided to take bets on the contest,
they couldn't take yours unless
you were in the State and could
walk up to their counters.
The State Tax Commission,
which regulates gambling In
Nevada, has decreed that bookies
cannot accept out-of-State bets
and can take no wagers by tele-
phone or telegraph even from
within the State.
The commission also has ruled
that bookmakers no longer may
lay OF heavy bets; that is. share
the risk with gamblers in other
parts Of the Nation.
Then, too, the Nevada bookies
are shy of national publicity
something they'd be sure to get II
they posted nomination or elec-
ton odds.
Evening star., 1952-07-03
Rx ihs As.eeioied Pres,

RENO, July 3.-n you want to
bet on who gets the Republican
presidential nomination. you'll
have to find takers other than
Reno's legal gamblers.
AS a rule they will take a wager
lon most anything. but they aren't
accepting bets on whether Senator
Taft or Gen. Eisenhower emerges
the victor at next weeks conven-
ton at Chicago.
There are q variety Of reasons,
not the least Of which is that the
gamblers themselves can't agree
on which side Of the fence to play.
One bookie says that If he post
ed odds, they would be heavy In
Gen. Eisenhower's favor.
Another disagrees. He says It
will be Senator Taft, hands down.
"A third bookies figures Gen. Els
enhower for q slight edge.
Evening star., 1952-07-03
Special Staff to Ciive Readers
Ringside Seats at Convention

Star readers will have ringside seats at the worlds
greatest political show next week.
They'll get their Republican National Convention
direct from of staff experts assigned to
thing from convention floor to smokeed at Chicago
Among them will be B. NJ McKelway, The Stars editor;
Gould Lincoln, political analyst J. A. OTeary and
Crosby Noyes who have been following Senator Taft and
Gen. Eisenhower Robert X. Walsh veteran Capitol Hill
reporter Newbod Noyes r Sunday editor and outstanding
interpretive writer Alex Preston Maryland and Virginia
political news expert and Betty Beale popular society
columnist
Thomas Stokes, whose columns appear in The Starplus
than 100 reporters Associated North
American Newspaper Alliance
Star subscribers thus assured a-round convention
coverage. For home delivery telephone Sterling 5000
Evening star., 1952-07-03

Eisenhower witnesses had testi-
fed, pictured his rivals as Eisen-
hover playboys more devoted to
pleasure and recreation" than to
Republicanism.
He termed the Wisdom groups
contentious ian aggregation OF
gross Misrepresentation" and
added:
Their association with the Re-
publican Party in Louisiana has
not been one of devotion to pol:ti-
cal duty but one of diversion,
pleasure and recreation in the as
sembly of their friends gathered. u
Has Not Prepared Briefs.
Mr.. Jackson was asked whether
his group had any brief or sup
porting documents to refute
the Wisdom Eisenhower factions
contentious.
The national committeeman re-
piled that he had not had the
time to prepare briefs and would
deliver his side orally.
Louisiana is entitled to IS dele
gates to the national convention.
Eisenhower forces are conteSting
13 out of the IS, but the Taft
forces sought to limit the contest
to only a half dozen of the seats
Mr.. wisdom, in his opening
statement, declared that he and
the other Eisenhower delegates
were present as illegal representa-
tives of the only active Republi-
cans in Louisiana with a record
for party building in the State
Importance of Contest.
"This is not just another South
ern contest" he said. Your de-
cision on the Louisiana contest
may transcend in Importance the
presidential nomination which is tC
be made. The elective process in
the Republican party is at stake
I urge you to put aside any effect
that presidential candidates. may
have and that you sit as an up
right Judge.
I'VE will show that the new
Republican leadership in Louisi-
ana started several years ago. We
will show that we elected 13 of
the IS Louisiana delegates to the
Republican National Convention.
We will show that we used only
registered Republican voters and
that we followed all the laws"
Mr.. Wisdom said "the Shoddy
tactics of our opponents" were re-
sponsible for what has happened
in Louisiana. He said his groups
(See DELEGATES, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1952-07-03
DeIegote-for- Taft Club Latest
Stunt of Senator'S Bockers
Strategy Readily Apparent: Ideo Could
Creote Bond Wagon Psychology at Chicago

constantly for several days, seeing
delegates who came to Chicago
early because they are on COM
mittees.
Behind q curtain in one room
|of the headquarters is an elabo-
rate board. something like gen.
eral would have in. his field tent
during a battle, to show the slight
est change in the fighting front.
It shows at a glance just where
the Taft forces believe they stand
in relation to Eisenhower strength
in each delegation.
An air of supreme confidence
lpermeateS the Taft headquarters
but it does not slow anybody down
lin going about their appointed
tasks.
In 1882, when President Roose-
velt won his first nomination
many Democrats used to describe
themselves as for Roosevelt "B
c." (before Chicago. The dele
gate for Taft Club gives Republi-
cans attending this convention a
chance to put themselves on rec
ord as for Taft "B. c." if the
Senator turns out to be the win
ner.
Another activity designed to
build up the victory atmosphere
will start Saturday, with the OPEN
ing of Taft Town" in the grand
ballroom of the Conrad Hilton.
From 10 am. to midnight every
day Taft Town will be open to
provide delegates and their friends
with a place to relax. There they
will find music. entertainment and
television sets on which to see and
hear speeches being made at the
convention hall.
Senator Taft planned to re-
turn to Washington by air today
and spend the next two days on
Senate business. He expects to
come back to Chicago Saturday or
Sunday. bringing Mrs. Taft.
Evening star., 1952-07-03
Bigger District Budget Awoits Trumor
Action; Lump Sum Higher. Page B-l

Commissioners for 100000 to be
used for the reorganization Of the
District government.
These two items were sent tx
the Senate floor among some
other District items in the big
supplemental appropriations bill
OCD Reduction Stands.
The Appropriations Committee
thus brought the District total ir
the bill to $2,115,366.
The Senate let stand a SHARP
House cut in funds for the Office
of Civil Defense. The bill carrie.
only 100000 for District Civil De.
fense, compared with the budget
request of $725,00
To pay expenses Of the Office o1
the Administrator of Rent Contro
for the next 10 months, the bill
appropriates $125.000.
The only change in the House
figures was the addition Of the
funds for sewer planning.
Approved also by the Senate
group was the House figure OF
$11.4 million in Federal aid for five
hospitals here outside the Wash
ington Hospital center. These Fed
eral funds would be advanced to
help the institutions rebuild OF
renovate.
Delegates Bill Passes.
The Senate passed and sent tc
the House a bill to regulate the
election of delegates from the Dis
trict of Columbia to national
political conventions. When the
measure was called up from the
Senate calendar it was objected to
|by Senator LANCER, Republican
of North Dakota.
Senator Nicely, Democrat. OF
West Virginia briefly explained
the bill declaring the people Of
the District were without a method
now Of electing delegates in an
orderly manner. He said the peo-
pie here favored the bill.
LANCER Withdraws Objection.
After this brief speech by the
Senate District Committee chair
man, Senator LANCER Withdrew his
objection and the bill passed.
The Senate also passed and sent
to the House a bill for further
regulations of the practice Of
pharmacy and the sale of poisons.
Evening star., 1952-07-03
Eisenhower Demands
Showing al Chicago
That 6. 0. P. Is Clean
Asks 'Foir Proceedings
To Demonstrate Its
Fitness to Leod Nation
By Crosby S. Noyes

DENVER, July 3.-Gen. Eisen-
hover demanded today that the
Republican National Convention
follow "fair proceedings"
This is necessary, the general
said, to prove that the G. o. P,
is "clean and fit to lead our Ma
ton"
Gen. Eisenhower's protest OBJ
viously was prompted by the Re-
publican National Committees
awarding disputed convention
seats to supporters of Senator Taft
of Ohio.
The general spoke out in an
address prepared for delivery from
the rear platform of his special
train as it pulled out for Chicago
1000 Miles Of Whistle Stops:
The train will meander 1000
miles on a miniature whistle-stor
campaign en- route to Chicago, but
the Eisenhower blood pressure car
be expected to mount steadily as
he nears the convention city.
I'm going to Chicago as 9
soldier in the ranks to have 9
hand in that fight Ito keep the
party clean)," Gen. Eisenhower
said. I'm going to say that oul
party can not go before the pub.
|lic and ask for its votes unless II
comes into court with clean hands
I'm going to ask every dele
|gate to help in this fight for fail
proceedings at the convention
I'm going to ask every delegate
to do his part and see to it that
the proceedings and decisions o1
the convention conform to the
American and the Republican
principles of clean and honorable
conduct"
What happens in Chicago, he
(See EISENHOWER. Page A-3.)