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Evening star., 1953-07-13
Robert Coe Is Reported
Choice for Denmark Post
BY the Associated Press

Robert Douglas Coe, former
career diplomat, has been picked
by the White House to be the
new United States Ambassador
to Denmark, informed officials
reported today.
Mr.. Coe, who retired from the
State Department in May, 1852,
after 20 years service, would sue
Nceed Mrs. Eugene Anderson of
Red Wing, MINI.
The Danish Foreign Office has
been asked to approve Mr.. Coe S
appointment, officials said.
Mr.. Coe is regarded as a po-
litical appointee despite his long
diplomatic service. He quit the
department shortly after his 50th
birthday, when he was deputy
director of the Office of British
Commonwealth and Northern
European affairs.
Evening star., 1953-07-13

sion to study. His spleen, in
fected and enlarged from ma
laria, lies on exhibit near the
spinal column of the man he
shot.
Museum officials also think
they have a vertebra from the
backbone of Maj. Gen. Edward
Braddock-the Indian fighter.
But they don't have it on ex-
hibit, and they don't claim its
authentic.
Skullduggery in Peru.
People can be thankful of the
change in medicine by looking
over a collection of skulls gath
cred by the surgeon general of
the Peruvian Army. Twenty-one
skulls have holes in them. Sur
geonS in Peru, sometime ago,
were boring in with drills as a
treatment for idiocy. Some
skulls have two holes indicating
the first operation was not too
successful.
The purpose of the museum
is to provide:
"A national institution joint
ly sponsored by the Army,
Navy and Air Force dedicated to
the collection, preservation and
display of military medical ma
terial to provide instruction for
the men and women of the
Armed Forces. research facilities
for the medical profession and
information for the public"
There was a man who was
thinking along these lines in
1898. He was a veteran of the
Spanish-American War and for
Is fears a patient at Soldiers
Home with chronic rheumatoid
arthritis. He was the object of
many doctors attention as each
went about investigating the
still-to- o-be-solved disease. Bone
had formed in most of his joints.
He could not lie down.
At death he willed his re-
mains to research at the mu-
scum. Today, his skeleton sits
in a glass case for what it's
worth.
Evening star., 1953-07-13

spokesman said numerous SINH
lar weekend calls have been re-
ceived in the past. but have been
filled entirely on the West Coast.
from which shipment is easiest.
He cited two factors in the
extension of the quota across the
Nation: A normal summertime
slump in donor activity and a
recent decision not to renew De-
fense Department contracts with
Is privately operated blood col
lection centers, many of them on
the West Coast.
The Defense Department has
requested daily shipments of
blood all during the week instead
of the usual weekly shipment.
Red Cross officials asked that
prospective donors telephone
Executive $4,000, branch 371. to
schedule appointments.
Full Staff Present.
Word of the special appeal
reached the local Red Cross near
midnight Saturday. The job Of
locating the necessary medical
Evening star., 1953-07-13

museum spent money to obtain.
A representative toured Europe
in 1890 buying up old micro
scopes, one dating back to 1865.
Along the same line, there is
a collection of grisly looking
surgical instruments from the
old days. An assortment of old
and new stethoscopes, the most
familiar of all doctors tools, is
proof that there has been a long
and determined effort to hear
the heart.
The museum is a quiet place
and the people who run it don't
try to sell it. The exhibits are
up for what they're worth.
The only excitement the staff
can remember in a long time
concerns a guard. Making his
night rounds of inspection, he
fired a shot at a dark figure
lurking in the shadows. It
turned out to be the bust of
Maj. Walter Reed, or so the
story goes.-
It was not out of morbid
curiosity that the bones of sew
eral notable persons were saved.
Booths spine was collected as
an example of injuries to the
spine during the Civil War. The
assassin was shot through the
spine after he was surrounded
near Bowling Green, Va. Army
doctors removed a portion of the
spine and also the nerve cord
when they performed an autopsy
on the body in Washington.
A pencil could be pushed
through the section of the spine
of President Garfield. 1t was
through this hole that doctors
feverishly probed to find the
bullet fired by the assassin,
Charles Guiteau, in 1881. And
like Booth, Guiteau left some
thing for the medical profess
Evening star., 1953-07-13
Starlight Movies
Playground Film
Program for Tonight

Programs presented by The
Evening Star through the CO.
operation of the District, Arling-
ton County, Montgomery County.
Prince Georges County and
Alexandria Recreation Depart
ments and The Film Center Of
Washington:
Washington, at Dusk.
Janney, Wisconsin avenue and
Albemarle street NV.
Rudolph, Second and Hamil-
ton streets NV.
Taft, Eighteenth and Perry
streets NE.
Kenilworth, Kenilworth avenue
and Ord street NE.
Virginia Avenue, Ninth street
and Virginia avenue Sc.
Ft. Greble, Nichols avenue and
Chesapeake street S.W.
Logan, Third and G streets
NE.
Francis, Twenty-fourth and N
streets NV.
Richardson, Fifty-third and
Blaine streets NE.
Douglass Dwellings, 1000 Ala
bama avenue Sc.
Arlington County, $3.50 pm.
Jennie Dean. South Seminary
road and -Four Mile Run drive.
Lyon Village, Lee highway and
North Highland street.
Montgomery County, $3.50 pm.
Wheaton. Claridge and Viers
Mill roads, Wheaton.
Westbrook, Baltimore avenue
and Allen road. Westgate.
Prince Georges County, $3.50 pm.
Wildcroft Elementary School.
6700 Riverdale road, Eastpines.
Lakeland Elementary School,
Lakeland road. Lakeland.
Evening star., 1953-07-13
Montgomery Man Killed;
Broiher-in-LaW Held
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

FREDERICK, Md, July 49,
A 35-year-old Montgomery Coun-
ty man was shot and killed yes
terday and State police said his
brother-in-law was held pend
ing a formal charge of murder.
Dead was William Jackson,
colored, of near Rockville. His
brother-in-law, John Henry
Jackson, So, was arrested by
State Troopers Harold Basore
and Albert Hedden.
The officers said the shooting
occurred on the farm of E. A.
Henderson on Route % at Fur
mace Ford, near the Montgomery
County. line. John Henry jack
son is a tenant on the farm.
The troopers said the shooting
resulted from an argument the
two men had over two of John
Henry Jackson's daughters who
left home last April and have not
returned.
Evening star., 1953-07-13
District Studies
New Low-Rent
Housing Plan.
2l4 Dwellings Would
Replace Foote St.
Temporary Units

The Commissioners today took
under advisement the National
Capital Planning Housing Au-
thority plan to build 214 perma-
nent dwellings for low-income
families on land now occupied
by temporary war housing on
the Foote street project.
Ten acres of the land is owned
by the Potomac Electric Power
Co. and leased to the authority
until 1855. The property adjoins
the Benning power plant in
Northeast Washington. Sixteen
acres will be required for the
new housing.
Ring Urges Approval.
James Ring, executive director
OF the authority, appeared be-
fore the Commissioners at a
meeting today and urged them
to approve the plan. He said the
authority plans to demolish the
temporary buildings and erect
tWo-story brick dwellings.
He said the new construction
will not impose any additional
demand on public utilities be-
cause the 168 houses there now
have these facilities.
Hugh G. Cuttings, jr., executive
secretary of the Washington
Real Estate Board. opposed the
project. saying there will soon
be sufficient housing by private
construction. The land also
would bring higher revenue to
the District through taxes than
the authority would pay in serv-
ice charges, he contended.
PepcO Opposes Plan.
Building is proceeding at a
tremendous rate in the Northeast
and Southeast" he said. Dur
ing the past 18 months, permits
have been issued for 1917 units
in these sections while North
west had only 1,442."
Cornelius Means, attorney for
Peco, said the company needs
the property for plant extension,
and opposed the building of new
houses. Herman Schmidt, speak,
ing on behalf of the Metropoli-
tan Home Builders, also opposed
the building.
Evening star., 1953-07-13

The Red Cross today appealed
for additional blood donors this
week to meet special needs in
Korea, which opened the Wash
ington Regional Blood Center
yesterday for its first Sunday
operation.
Donors responding to that ap-
peal and others giving blood for
Police Pvt. George w. Cassels,
who was wounded fatally on the
scene of a holdup Saturday night,
jammed the center.
A Red Cross spokesman said
a total of 228 persons donated
blood yesterday. The policeman
received Al pints of blood in the
unsuccessful effort to save his
life. About 35 persons donated
a pint each for him yesterday.
rs CenterS in U. S. Opened.
The Washington center was
one of Is centers in the country
which were opened yesterday at
the request of the Department
Of Defense. The Red Cross did
Evening star., 1953-07-13
Womdn's S Memory
Traps Suspect in
Bogus Check Case

A man accused Of passing bad
checks was scheduled to appear
in Municipal Court today after
he had a stroke of bad luck.
The accused, FarriS j. Salamy,
81, Of no fixed address, was
arrested Saturday examining
watches in jewelry store at 316
Kennedy street NV. The store
is managed by Mrs. Theodore
Nye.
Mrs. Nye thought she recog-
nized him. Just a month ago, a
man passed a bad check for $162
at another store at 1922 Georgia
avenue NV, which is managed
by her husband.
She called Mr.. Nye who rushed
over. He held the man until po-
lice arrived.
Police charged Salamy with
false pretenSes. They said he
was wanted in Montgomery and
Prince Georges Counties and in
Florida on bad check charges
Salamy has passed about 5000
worth of bad checks in the Dis
trict in recent months, police
added.
Evening star., 1953-07-13

Drayton the information spe-
cialiSt. -
These are the people who de-
eide when and on what subject
exhibits will be set up. They
also decide what specimens to
keep and which to throw away
The institute is constantly send
ing over material.
Visitors at the museum are
mainly those who are taking the
usual sightseeing run of Wash
ington. But there are others.
Place to Eat Lunch.
Miss Purtle said that, in the
cold days, vagrants occasionally
seek the museums warmth. One
stayed and ate his lunch from a
paper bag. Frequently fathers
bring their sons to the museum
and take them directly to the
frank syphilis exhibit. Children
without their parents and under
IA are not allowed. Sometimes
persons just out Of a hospital
come in to see exactly what was
wrong with them.
"It seems to make them feel
better" Miss Purtle said.
Often there is quiet scene
at the realistic exhibit on birth
Mothers-to-be stand silently
there.
In it's glass display cases, in its
deep jars, the museum exhibits
just about every disease known
to man. Included is an exhibit
on the results of plastic surgery
after a disf1guring war wound
Soldiers and sailors pause at this
one. Some are about to go over
seas.
The curators are proud of the
microscope collection. Some SOC
odd-looking scopes trace mems
effort to peep at tiny objects. II
is one of the few exhibits the
Evening star., 1953-07-13

staff, nurses and volunteer work
ers began Immediately, and q
full staff was present when the
center opened at 8 am.
Workers had to telephone from
the list Of regular donors for the
special effort. Other donors
responded to radio and television
appeals.
Cooperating were the Alex
andria, Arlington, Montgomery
County and Prince Georges
County Red Cross chapters.
The first shipment of blood
left by plane at $50 pm, and
another later in the evening.
The blood went to Travis Air
Force Base in California for
trans-shipment to Japan and
Korea.
A Red Cross spokesman
termed response to the special
appeal terrific" She said that
parents with their children in
tow were among the responding
donors, some of whom waited
from ~ to 2 hours to make
their contributions.
Evening star., 1953-07-13
Six Cases Of Polio
In Same Block in
Rockville Reported

Six cases Of polio within the
same block in Rockville, Md.
have been reported, the Mont
gomery County Health Depart
ment said today.
Five of the cases were reported
to be nurses at Chestnut Lodge.
Inc, private sanitarium there.
All the cases involved young
women between 20 and % years
Of age and they occurred be-
tween July and 10, health de-
partment records show. Four of
the cases are paralytic.
The latest outbreak, which is
in the 500 block of West Mont
gomery avenue, brings the total
number of cases in Montgomery
County to 10 this season.
Asked About Pool.
A reporter asked DR.. v. L.
Ellicott, county health officer, if
the swimming pool at the Sani-
tarium had been closed and what
steps his department is taking.
What the Health Department
is doing is not a matter of public
information" DR.. Ellicott said.
A member of the staff at the
Sanltarium who asked that his
name be withheld, said:
Chestnut Lodge has had the
unusual experience of an Incl
dence OF poliomyolitiS among it's
student nurse population. There
have been no cases among the
patients. Of the five reported
cases only one is of moderate
seriousness, others being of brief
duration and with almost resid-
ual paralysis.
At Hospital Temporarily.
None of the student nurses
come from the immediate local
area. They are affiliated nurses,
coming from Chattanooga, Tenn,
Roanoke, Va, Charlotte, N. c.,
and from Rocky Mount, N. c.
The hospital has no idea of the
source of the current infection.
The National Institute of Health
and other qualified specialist
consultants are interested in and
are pursuing the problem"
DR.. Edward Davney Of the
Maryland Department of Health,
said gamma globulin is being ad-
ministered to women under 18
years of age and those who are
pregnant at the institution.
Evening star., 1953-07-13
Mower Blade Kills Woman

TAMPA, Fla, July 13 (P).-
The blade of a neighbor's power
mower snapped off yesterday,
flew Is feet, shattered a glass
window and fatally injured Mrs.
Eloise Massey, 38. The metal
blade whizzed through the win
dow and severed an artery in
her neck. She died about 10
minutes after reaching a Tampa
hospital.
Evening star., 1953-07-13
Police Stone Euch Other

BERLIN. July 13 R.-The
cold war reached a ridiculous
new low along the border of
divided Berlin last night. Two
East German peoples police
spent an hour and a half hurting
rocks at West Berlin police. They
! didn't score a single hit. =.
Evening star., 1953-07-13
3 Men Indicted
In Apartment
Lottery Case
Undercoyer Men
Collect Evidence
In Woodner Raid

Three men, arrested at the
Woodner Apartments June 25
today were indicted on charges
of operating a lottery and setting
up a gaming table.
They are: John 3. Drew, 81, OF
SOB Greenlawn drive. Hyattsville,
Md, who identified himself as
the apartment superintendent;
Jack J. Kiatta, 40, of the Wood
ner; and Alexander Oberman, 40,
of the 1900 block of Fourteenth
street NV. The indictments were
returned in the U. S. District
Court for the District OF Colum-
bia.
Police said an undercover man
had made lottery and racing bets
with Drew in the apartment
lobby. Kiatta was arrested fol-
lowing a raid on his apartment
during which $3.50 in cash,
numbers slips, scratch sheets and
adding machines were seized,
police said. Oberman was ar
rested after an undercover man
said he paid a racing debt to
Oberman.
IA Cases Against Man.
A total of five housebreaking
and larceny indictments were re-
turned against Milton T. Rosen-
field, 20. of the 6400 block of g
street, Seat Pleasant, Md. Police
had listed IA cases against him
Loot taken in the series of five
housebreakings totaled $1,000.
The crimes occurred during last
May and June. Rosenfeld was
arrested in Miami, Fla.
In another multiple indict-
ment case, three indictments
charging passage of bad checks
were lodged against Robert j.
SpriggS, 80, of the 740O block of
Allison street, Landover, Md. Po-
lice had listed four cases against
him.
Spriggs is accused of passing
bad checks at an airlines Office
here and at Washington liquor
store and a clothing store. He
was arrested in Denver, Colo,
last June "a.
Three indictments charging
housebreaking and larceny were
returned against George C. Ste
vens, 30, colored, of the 1900
block of N street NV. Police
had listed three cases against
him. Loot taken in the house.
breaking totaled $4,000.
Indicted in Larceny.
A former employe of Safe
way store at 1892 Eleventh. street
NV. was 4-dicted on charges OF
larceny after trust and embezzle-
ment. The defendant. Joseph F.
Pulleo, q, of the 34OO block OF
Thirteenth street NV, was &C.
cused of appropriating $2,872
which had been given him fol
bank deposit. Pulleo was ar
rested in Boston and is awaiting
removal proceedings.
James M. Irby. Al, colored, OF
the 1000 block of Twenty-second
street NV. was indicted on a
first-degree murder charge STEM
ming from the fatal shooting OF
James H. Bradford, 80, colored
of the 600 block of Sixth street
NE. last June IA.
The indictments were among
38 returned before Judge James
w. Norris.
Evening star., 1953-07-13

r o b ert V.
Murray.
Latest Off
Ger is Pvt. Jo-
seph Neary,
27. of the
n in t h pre-
cin C t., W h O
failed to pull
t h ee C all
boxes while
working tn e
midnight to
8 am. shift.
After the
Evening star., 1953-07-13
9TH D. E.. Policeman
In Week Suspended

The suspension Of the seventh
policeman in less than a week
was ordered today by po-
1ice Chic
Evening star., 1953-01-25
Activities Listed
By Legion Auxiliary

Mrs. Mabel Pugliese. d. C. de-
partment president of the Amer
ican Legion Auxiliary, will attend
a special course of training at
the Civil Defense Staff College,
Olney. Md, January q through
81.
This course is being arranged
for the benefit of department
presidents and national chair
men who will be here attending
the National Security Forum
January 25, 26 and 27 at the
Mayf1ower Hotel.
The department president and
the Membership Committee will
be hostesses January 81 at a
Bring New Member" tea from
8 to S pm, in auxiliary head
quarters, American Legion Club
house, 433 Third street NV.
Every one is welcome. Admission
by new member or application
and dues covering a new member
Bunker Hill Unit will meet
Tuesday at the Legion Club at
8 pm. with the president, Mrs
Frankly Powers presiding.
General Accounting Office Unit
will entertain the patients at
Mount Alto Hospital tomorrow
with an evening of games.
Evening star., 1953-01-25
Lily Pons Is Recovering
From Bronchitis Here

Lily Pons, French coloratura
soprano, is recovering from a Sc
rious case of bronchitis at the
Raleigh Hotel, it was learned to-
day.
Though she seems to be get
ting the best of the illness, the
opera stars private secretary
said she still was unable to leave
her bed. Engagements in
Youngstown, Cleveland and New
Haven have been cancelled.
According to the secretary,
Miss Pons acquired a cold in
New York before appearing at
the inaugural gala. She went
through with the performance
here nevertheless.
There is a slight danger her
famous voice could be damaged
if the illness persists.
Evening star., 1953-01-25
Walter Reed Patients
To Be Entertained

Northern Virginia Auxiliary
Disabled American Veterans, will
entertain patients at Walter
Reed Hospital with a coffee hour
today at 7 pm. A musical pro-
gram will be given by the Agri-
culture Department troupe, fol-
lowed by refreshments.
Capitol Hill Chapter will meet
to nominate officers at the Hotel
Congressional on Tuesday at
8 pm.
District of Columbia Depart
ment Comdr. c. Leslie Forsyth
announces the annual depart
ment convention will be held at
the Hotel Hamilton on May
1916.
Agriculture Auxiliary will visit
Ward B at the Mount Alto Hos
pital on Tuesday.
Agriculture Auxiliary will en-
tertain patients at Forest Glenn
Hospital on Wednesday with en-
tertainment furnished by the
Agriculture entertainment
troupe.
Evening star., 1953-01-25
Canadian Crew
Drilling for Oil
Hits Fish Gusher
By the Associoted Pres,

EDMONTON, Alta, Jan. "a
Drill a hole almost anywhere in
Alberta'S rich earth and you are
bound to come up with some
thing. It may be oil, gas, coal-or
fish
An oil exploration crew drilled
a SCOTT. shot hole near Bentley,
80 miles south Of Edmonton, and
struck a gusher of fish.
DR.. R. B. Miller of the Univer-
sity of Alberta's zoology depart
ment today identified the fish as
f1ve-spined stickleback. The fish
squirted to the surface in
thousands from an underground
stream tapped by the drill.
First to know were magpies,
never birds to miss a feed on the
house, especially in winter. They
gathered from miles around in
matter of minutes. The stickle-
back grows to two or three inches
in length.
"It is Alberta's most common
fish," said DR.. Miller. Its size
and its resistance enable it
sometimes to go into the under
ground drainage beds of lakes. F."
Evening star., 1953-01-25
% AuxiIiaries
Plan Annual Session

The 10th annual department
presidents conference of the Ma
tional Auxiliary, United Spanish
War Veterans, will be held We'd
nesday and Thursday at the ma
tional headquarters, 40 G street
NE. 1t will be presided over by
the national president, Mrs.
Anna Nugent of Miles City,
Mont.
The sessions will begin at $50
am. each day. Miss Anna M.
Palmer. president of the depart
ment of the District of Colum-
bia. will extend the greetings
Wednesday morning. Wednes-
day at $50 pm. the confer
ence dinner will be held in the
Continental Hotel.
Past Department Presidents
Ethel E. Finn, TtlNe Mae Roth
and Margaret Binnix are in
charge and will accept reserva-
tions only through tomorrow
night. Gretta w. Ludwig, ma
tional musician, and Jeanne Nc
Donald, national soloist, are in
charge of the program.
On Friday, at IL am, the ma
tional president, accompanied by
the members of the conference
will place a wreath on the
tom of Gen. George Washing
ton at Mount Vernon. A lunch
con will follow at the Penn Daw
Hotel. Reservations may be pro-
cured from Gretta w. Ludwig,
Kathryn M. Lynch, Lucretia
Eicholtz and Jennie Rhodes not
later than Thursday afternoon.
Capitol City Fort, Daughters
of '98, and William Mckinley
Camp, will hold a joint installa-
ton of officers, Friday at 8 pm,
at 921 Pennsylvania avenue Sc.
Col. James S. Petit Auxiliary
will meet Monday, at 8 pm. in
Naval Lodge Hall, Fourth street
and Pennsylvania avenue Sc,
with President Ethel Mattingly
presiding. Col. James S. Petit
Camp will meet Tuesday, at 8
pm, at the Soldiers and Sailors
temporary home with Comdr.
Edward Painter presiding.
Past Camp Comdr. Richard B.
Wheeler has been elected de-
partment junior vice commander
to fill the unexpired term of
Comdr. F. x. A. Eble, deceased.
Evening star., 1953-01-25
|VFW AuxiIiaries
List Activities

ALI American Auxiliary. Vet
erans of Foreign Wars, met at
419 Seventh street NV, with
Grace Fields presiding.
Aliene Torrens, department
president, with Chief of Staff
Ethel Sendlak and Senior Vice
President Frances Cassidy, made
her official visit.
President Grace Fields, in be-
half of the auxiliary, presented
gift of the department presi-
dent.
The chief of staff spoke on
her visit to the Cancer Research
Laboratories in Maine.
Freda Foster was installed as
chaplain, to complete the term
of Mrs. Lieb, who had to resign.
Plans were made by the Ma
tional Home fund chairman,
BERTHE Lewis. for a Embarrassing
project for the auxiliary. A date
was set for an evening of games
March z at the home of Mary
Henley. 904 Hamlin street NE.
Police and Fire Auxiliary and
Post will have a shrimp feast at
1909 Rhode Island avenue NV.
on February %.
Federal Auxiliary has COM
pleted plans for a Valentine
party at Central Union Mission
on February IA for underprivi-
ledged children.
At Mount Alto Hospital on
Saturday, between l and 5 pm,
there will be an indoctrination
class.
Treasury Auxiliary will visit
d ward at Mount Alto Hospital
tmorrow.
Government Printing Office
Auxiliary will meet tomorrow
at $50 Eighth street Sc.