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Evening star., 1953-09-13

you name it. Bullet fired in
contact with Burke temple; angle
of entry checks for right-handed
man. Slug from Burke's own gun
found with the body; Burke's
prints on the stock. Suicide note in
Burke's authenticated handwrit-
ing. Letters not here. Money taken.
It's suicide. all right - The only
question is which one of those
three cuties crossed Burke up and
drove him to it Ackley, Chase
or Benson"
Benson. gray-haired, dapper
little man with a Florida tan, was
located in a barber shop on Park
Row having his nails manicured.
The confidence man looked like a
Wall Street broker or a corporation
executive. He seemed annoyed.
Don't know what you're talk
ing about. Inspector" Benson
snapped. Il can account for every
second of my time all day yester-
day until well after midnight. l
was up in WesEchester looking
over some property with two asso-
ciates of mine. We had dinner and
spent the evening discussing the
deal at the home of one of them in
White Plains, and the other one
drove me back to my apartment
in town. He dropped me off a
few minutes past one am. Their
names? Certainly
BENsoN's associates turned out
to be two confidence men with
slightly lesser regulations. How
ever. they oorroborated Benson's
story. which was all Inspector
Queen was interested in at the
moment.
Chase was located in midtown
hotel at the tail end of an all-night
poker game "a big, soft-spOken
rancher type of man, whose drawl
and slow movements ingeniously
drew attention from the smooth
lightning of his long white hands.
No pigeon was being plucked;
Chase's companions were profes-
sional gamblers.
Relaxation" the card sharp
said and smiled. Man gets tired
playin' with rank amateurs. Last
night, Inspector? Why, I've been
right here since we started our
game at four O'Clock yesterday
afternoon. Haven't left this room.
Have I, bOys?"
-Four heads shook emphatically.
That seemed to make it Ackley,
and they found him at breakfast
in a triplex Park Avenue apart
ment with its owner. a bejeweled
widow of high social standing. who
was outraged at the interruption.
Ackley was a tall, lean, handsome
man with dark curly hair and
piercing black eyes.
"'AcKLEY?" echoed the lady furi-
ously. This gentleman is Lord
Rogers, the big-game hunter, and
his lordship has been entertaining
Evening star., 1953-09-13

TW-9-13-S3
Evening star., 1953-12-19
Religious Books Reviewed

a skeptic and a hardhead Zone
who thinks seeing is believing)
Sage Of the Sacred Mountain.
BY Stanwood Cobb. (Avalon
Press; $2.5O.)
Mr.. Cobb presents in this slim
volume, a gospel of tranquility
comforting meditations based on
Chinese philosophy.
The Sun and the Umbrella. BY
Nels F. S. Ferre. (Harper &
Bros; $2D
DR.. Ferre writes a parable
about the fears of mankind blot
ting out the influence of God.
The Universal God. Edited by
Carl Hermann Voss. .(World
Publishing Co.: So
Mr.. VoSs has compiled an an
thology of religious thought
written by hundreds of authors
of all churches.
Why! Religion? BY George
Water Pippy. CDorrance & Co.;
So
Mr.. Pippy writes to show that
life'S problems can be met best
by reliance on Christian faith
which is founded on the Ter
Commandments.
Evening star., 1953-12-19

Bishop G. Bromley OMAN speaks
on Light for Life"
9:53 am. WGMS-The Rev.
C. Leslie Glenn of st. Johns
Episcopal Church speaks.
II am. WOL-The Holy Name
Society presents Faith Uf Our
Fathers"
IL am, WDON and WASH
The Rev. Robert w. Olewiler,
pastor, broadcasts from Grace
Reformed Church.
IL am, WFAN-The Rev. S.
Lewis Morgan, jr., pastor, broad
casts from Petworth Baptist
Church.
II am, Wharf.-The Rev.
Isaac Steenson of Clarendon
Presbyterian Church speaks on
Arlington Church of the Air.
1880 am, WEAM-The Rev.
George c. Weiser of st. Mi
chael's Church speaks on the
second Arlington Church of the
Air program.
1880 am, WOL-The Rev.
Wilson Holder broadcasts from
Centennial Baptist Church.
Evening star., 1953-12-19

1880 am, wOOK-The Rev
H. B. Roepe, pastor. conducts
the service at Trinity Lutheran
Church. Rebroadcast at 1905
pm. on WAN.
1880 am. WWDC-The Rev.
James H. Miers speaks from
Fourth Presbyterian Church. DR..
Miers broadcasts the evening
Service at 8 pm.
1880 pm, WWDC-The Rev.
Leo j. Coady. director of Cath
olic charities. speaks on the
Catholic Hour.
8 pm. WMAL-The Sanctu-
ary Choir of Metropolitan Bap-
tiSt Church presents a Christ
mas musicale.
$50 pm, WWDC-The Rev.
Donald G. Farmhouse of Phila-
delphia conducts the Bible
Study Hour.
10 pm, WMAL-Central Un-
ion Mission presents The Hour
of Power"
10:15 pm, WOOK-Catholics
present the Faith of Millions
good will program.
Evening star., 1953-12-19
Debutuntes
AtAssennbIy
Last Eveninq

Ten of the seasons debu-
tantes starred at the 10th an
nual winter ball of the Washing
ton Assembly last night. The 10
o'clock affair at the Sulgrave
Club drew about 400 members
of the young set who twirled to
Sidney's music until the small
hours.
The debutanteS, who received
with members of the Executive
Committee. all wore white and
carried arm bouquets of red and
white carnations. They were the
Misses Deirdre Bishop. Sandra
CoWen. Joan Elizabeth Crowley.
Roberta Graham. Betty Jane
johnson. Carol and Patricia Ma
ton, Ann Taylor Phelan. Jane
Simpson and Elizabeth Stirling.
At midnight each debutante
was escorted in the cotillion
figure by a bachelor of the floor
committee. Members of the COM
mittee were Messrs. Harry Tyson
Carter. w. billiard Crinkley,
Philip Brown. Chester Ross, Al
bert Marland. jr., Franklin C.
Salisbury, Herman Scheurer.
Grahame SmallWood, Stephen
Conger. Alfred Nelson, Edward
Ernst, Joseph Ives and John
McGovern.
Supper was served after the
cotillion and supper entertain
ment was supplied by the we'll
known octet, the Augmented
Eight.
Parties preceding the assembly
were given by Mr.. Smallwood
who entertained so at dinner,
and by Miss Eleanor Brook Site
fel, who staged a cocktail gath
ering at her home in George
town.
SpnoSors of the assembly were
the Ambassador of Ell Salvador
and Sonora de Castro, the New
Zealand Ambassador and Mrs.
Munro. Commissioner and Mrs.
Samuel Spencer. Gen. and Mrs.
Clifton Gates, Mrs. Wade Hamp-
ton Ellis, Mr.. and Mrs. Francis
w. Hill, jr.. Mr. Robert E.
Lee III, and Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
A. Porter.
Evening star., 1953-12-19

demands that others take their
places"
Bishop Oman singled out
three of the four Democratic
members of the nine-man COM
mittee for praise - Representa-
tives Doyles of California,
Moulder of Missouri and Frazier
of Tennessee - but aimed new
criticism at Chairman Velde, Re-
publican, of Illinois and Repre-
sentative jackson, Republican, of
California.
Ridiculous Before World
The bishop cited Mr.. Velde's
move to supoena former President
Truman during the recent Harry
Dexter White case. and declared: i:
He (Mr. Velde) must have
known that the Attorney Gen.
eral had other plans, but he had
to stay in the spotlight. So we
witness the sorry spectacle of
chairmen of committees clamor-
ing for star witnesses.
1--WE are made ridiculous be-
fore the world"
Bishop Oman also recalled
House speech last March II in
which Mr.. Jackson described the
bishop as having served God on
Sunday and the Communist
front for the balance of Che
week."
Continuing, Bishop Oman
said:
"Mr. Jackson now knows that
what he said was false. I re-
quested him personally to apol-
ogize. He has not been man
enough to do it,"
Evening star., 1953-12-19
Schools Urged 10 End
Areas Of Inequalities

The Federation of Civic Asso-
Citations last night directed its
Education Committee to demand
from the District Board of Edu-
cation that various areas of in
equality" between Negro and
white students be ended.
The federation, which met in
the District Building, urged
member groups to give their
views to the School Board before
January 20.
The Social Welfare and Service
Committee was asked to investi-
gate the possibility of a counsel
ing program for parents of juve-
nile delinquentS. The group also
approved the use of dogs for
medical research, provided that
minimum standards are followed.
Evening star., 1953-12-19
OAR Chapter Party
In Alexandra

An old-fashioned Christmas
party, for members and guests
of the Francis Wallis Chapter.
Daughters of the American
Revolution, will be held from S
to 9 pm. tomorrow at the home
of Mrs. j. E. Brickert of 10 West
Bellefonte avenue, Alexandria.
Miss Mary Anna Brickert will
assist her mother as co-hoStesS
Three new members who will
be special guests at the affair
are Mrs. T. K. Freddy, jr., Mrs.
Raymond c. Saunders and Mrs.
Edward L. O'Connell.
Mrs. James L. Wisenbaker.
regent, has arranged for a piano
duet program to be presented
by Miss Anna L. Payne and Miss
Mary Lee Castleman.
Evening star., 1953-12-19
Miss Graham Presented

Miss Roberta McCandlish Gra-
ham, debutante daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Robert D. Graham of
Fairfax, Va, is having a busy
week end. This evening she will
be the guest in whose honor
Col. and Mrs. George H. Mill
holland will entertain at dinner
at the Army and Navy Club.
Last evening she was one of the
debutanteS honored at the
Washington Assembly, held in
the Sulgrave Club. DR.. and Mrs.
Richard Todd entertained Miss
Graham and her guests at din
ner at the Sulgrave before the
dance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Graham will
give a tea for their daughter
tomorrow in their Fairfax home,
from 4 to 6 o'clock.
Assisting Mrs. Graham at the
tea table will be Mrs. Robert j.
McCandlish, Mrs. H. w. T. Eg-
Evening star., 1953-12-19
Surplus U. S. Grain
Sought by Chang
BY the Associated Press

TAIPEH, Formosa, Dec. 19.-
Nationalist China is negotiat-
ing with the United States for
SIS million worth of surplus
American farm products, the Of
fetal Central News Agency an
nounced.
The Nationalist government
wants So million worth of wheat
and barley and So million in soy
beans or wheat.
Evening star., 1953-12-19
Church Radio and TeIevision Proqrons

The following religious pro-
grams will originate in local sta
tions tomorrow:
TeleviSiOn.
IL am, WNBW-The Rev,
Raymond w. Barnes of st. Johns
Episcopal Church on "Inspira-
tion."
1880 pm, WMAL-TV - The
three principal religious groups
in Washington present "This We
Believe"
Radio.
12:45 am, WRC-The Rev.
Raymond w. Barnes of st.
Johns Episcopal Church on In
Spiration."
7:30 am, WWDC-"Mass for
Shut-InS." with the Rev. Fran
els Heyden of Georgetown Uni
versity.
7:45 am, WGAY-"The Hour
of All Faiths" from Cheverly
(Md) Evangelical U. B. Church.
8:15 am, WGAY-Catholic
Evidence Guild presents Under
standing Catholics"
8:45 am, VOL Methodist
Evening star., 1953-12-19

There was more rank per
capita at Gen. and Mrs. Mat
thew Ridgway's party yesterday
afternoon than even Washington
has seen in many day. .
The Army Chief of Staff en-
tertained for the civilian and
military heads of defense and
the three services and the brain
power of Americas armed power
turned out almost 100 per cent.
The pretty, chic hostess re-
+. ceived with her husband in the
newly decorated living room of
their Fort Myer house, Quarters
/. They shook hands with one
titled gentleman after another.
There was Secretary of De-
fense and Mrs. Charles Wilson
fresh from their trip to Paris for
the NATO conferences. Under
secretary and Mrs. Roger KyeS
were on this list, too, and all
nine of the assistant secretaries
and their wiveS-Mr. and Mrs.
Wilfred J. Mcneil, Mr.. Frank c.
Nash, Mr.. and Mrs. John A.
Hannah. DR.. and Mrs. Melvin
A. Casberg, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
lin A. Floete, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles S. Thomas, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank D. Newbury, Mr.. and Mrs.
Donald Quarles and Mr.. and
Mrs. Frederick A. Seaton. Gen
eral Counsel for Defense and
Mrs. H. Struve Hensel were also
in this group.
Secretary of the Army Stevens
was there minus his wife who
has gone to their home in New
Jersey until after the holidays.
The Chairman of the Joint
Evening star., 1953-12-19
Son Of Korean Envoy Dean
Will Be Married TODAY
BY the Associated Press

HANOVER, N. H., Dec. 10
Nicholas B. Dean, 20. son of
Arthur H. Dean. United States
Korean envoy. will be married
today to the girl he met three
years ago while vacationing in
Booth Bay Harbor. Me.
The bride-elect is Elizabeth
Vaughan, also 20, a sophomore
at Boston University and the
daughter Of George B. Vaughan,
a foreman at the Boothbay
Harbor Shipyard.
The elder Dean, who left
Tokyo earlier this week. will at
tend the ceremony in the Church
of Christ in Hanover.
Young Dean, a graduate of St.
Paul's School in Concord, at
tended Dartmouth College. A
photographer, he is employed in
a Boston Art Shop.
Evening star., 1953-12-19
Sorority Members
To Sinq Carols

Members of the Delta Gamma
Sorority of George Washington
University will visit the Spring
Valley area tomorrow night, sing
ing Christmas carols.
The contributions they collect
will be used for Christmas gifts
to blind children in Washing
ton. The names of the children
were furnished by Children'S
Hospital.
The national Delta Gamma
project is sight conservation and
aid to the blind.
Evening star., 1953-12-19
-Glogau Photo.

lin. Mrs. Charles Pickett, Mrs.
Millholland. Mrs. Richard Todd
Mrs. Abner Ritchie, Mrs. Charles
D. Hamel and Mrs. Lisle Smith,
who will preside at the tea ta-
BILE. Serving punch will be Mrs.
George Barnes. Mrs. Robert J..
McCandlish, jr.; Mrs. Richard
Crane and Mrs. Hume Radford.
Miss Graham and her mother
entertained at luncheon yeSter-
day in the Palladian Room OF
the Shoreham. The guests were
the Misses Molly and Cynthia
Makins. Barbara Gates, Betty
Jane Johnson, Jill Jameson, De-
irde Bishop, Gail Jaynes, Jan
Corbett, Beverley Pickett, Jane
Simpson, Joan B. Baker and
Carol and Patricia Nation.
Miss Graham'S cousins, Mrs.
George Barnes and Mrs. Robert
j. McCandliSh, jr., also were in
the luncheon company.
Evening star., 1953-12-19
House Probers PLAY
Into Hands Of Reds,
Oman Charges
By the Assoeicted Pres,

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 19.-
Methodist Bishop G.. Bromley
Oman of Washington said last
night that some committees in
vestigating alleged subversion
are playing into the hands of
the Communists"
Declaring the House Un-
American Activities Committee
and other groups use methods
which threaten civil liberties,
Bishop OMAN said:
"No Communist could want
more than to witness the Amer
ican people divided, each sus-
picious of the other"
The Bishop, who was barred
from speaking in the Los An
geles Philharmonic Auditorium
two months ago on the ground
that he was too controversial"
figure, made his statements in
speech at the First Methodist
Church here.
Charges TOtalitarianism.
He said too many of the in
vestigators "do not believe in a
free society. They themselves
wish to dictate. The virus of
the totalitarian state has found
it's way into their bodies"
1.-THE community must protect
itself" he said, "by effective
quarantine. which means leav-
ing such individuals home and
sending to our legislatures men
who know the meaning of the
American spirit"
He said a former investigator
Of the House Un-American Ac-
tivities Committee has proudly
boasted" that the committee is
now keeping files on more than
a million Americans.
He did not name the former
investigator.
DlSIlOp OAIldIL ucCldIcu IIlG
committees files-the source of
numerous accusations in Com
munist inquiries-are ga slanted
scissors and paste method of COL
lecting unverifled material"
Sees Threat to Freedom.
Such a procedure, he said. is
"vicious and un-American" and
a threat to freedom.
Declaring that the Communist
threat is too serious to tolerate
incompetent practices" by con-
gressional investigative groups,
Bishop Oman said:
"We must expose the exposerS.
Let us turn the light on men who
use the floor of the House to de-
fame character. Let us turn the
light upon these little men who,
given heavy responsibilities, have
revealed an incompetency that
Evening star., 1953-12-19
Catholic Mems Group
Lists Charitable Aid

The st. Vincent de Paul So
ciety in the District and Mont
gomery and Prince Georges
Counties this year has given
$75,800 to aid families and in
dividuals in distress. according
to the Rev. Leo j. Coady, di-
rector of Catholic charities and
spiritual moderator of the So
ciety.
A total of 1,045 families were
given financial or other assis-
tance. The 533 members of the
society visited more than 5000
needy families and made almost
1,100 visits to prisons, hospitals
and other institutions.
Evening star., 1953-12-19
Announcement

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Morris
Marshall Of Laurel, Md, an
nounce the marriage Of their
daughter, Mrs. Margaret Mar
shall Davis of Silver Spring, to
Mr.. Robert Leo Schneider, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Leo G. Schmel-
Zer Of Chevy Chase. The cere-
mony was performed December
18 in Grace Episcopal Church in
Silver Spring.
Mr.. Schneider recently received
his discharge from the Army
with which he was a first lieu
tenant stationed at Fort Myer.
Evening star., 1953-12-19

Let's Keep Christmas. A SER
mon by Peter Marshall. Intro
duction by Catherine Marshall.
(McGraw-Hill Co.; $1.50.)
The permanent spiritual sig
nif1cance of Christmas plus its
traditions, customs and human
ity are simply and beautifully
expressed in this sermon by the
late popular minister of New
York Avenue Presbyterian n
Church, who wished earnestly to
keep Christmas the whole year
through" Illustrations by Bar
bara Cooney.
Christ and the Human Life.
BY F. w. Forester. (Philosophi-
cal Library; So
DR.. FoerSter'S book, first
printed in 1921, has been radi-
cally revised. especially in its So
cial and political portions.
Christ, Diplomacy and War.
BY Herbert Butterfield. (Ab-
ingdon- CoKesbury; $1.75D
DR.. Butterfield, professor of
modern history at Cambridge
University, explores Christian
ity's solution of political prob
lens and analyses the causes
of war and the efficacy of di-
plomacy.
The Making of the Old and
New Testaments. BY Mallory
Beattie. Exposition Press; So
Miss Beattie considers the ORR
gins, selection and ordering of
the Bibles contents. and the
human evolution of religion
from nature worship to a belief
in God.
The Protestant CredO. Edited
by Vergilius FERN. CPhilosophi-
cal Library; So
Ten liberal Protestant writer's
give "a collective cross-S section
portrayal of the Protestant
credo in the light of today's
world" The common direction
and fundamental Protestant be-
lief are discussed.
/ Religion for the Hardheaded.
BY Alice Franklin Bryan. Dodd,
Mead & Co.: So
The creative functions of
Christianity. it's dogma and
moral are discussed in dialogue
form by believer. an agnostic,
Evening star., 1953-12-19
PIuoue Honors Educator

The Brothers Of the Christian
Schools recently honored the
late Right Rev. William H. Rus
sell, head of the department of
religious education at Catholic
University, by erecting a plaque
in his memory at De La Sale
College, Avondale, Md. Msgr.
Russell lectured at the college
for 16 years.
Evening star., 1953-12-19
Church Aide to Tulk

William H. Springer. chief of
the Washington Christian sic
ence News Bureau. will address
a meeting of the Washington
Chapter of the Military Chap
lalns' Association at 1890 pm.
Monday at Fort McNair.
Evening star., 1953-12-19
Minister Picks Topic

The Rev. j. Warren Hastings,
minister, will preach on Mighty
Kings in Conflict" at 1880 am.
tomorrow at National City Chris
tian Church, Fourteenth street
and Massachusetts, avenue NV.
The choir will sign special
Christmas music under direction
of Karl Halvorson.
Evening star., 1953-12-19
Society and Club News:
Ridgwoys Hosts to Chiefs;
Venezuelan Visitor Feted

Chiefs of Staff. Admiral Arthur
Radford. and his wife. were bid
ding farewell and Merry Christ
mas to all as they were scheduled
to leave today for Tokyo.
J. Edgar Hoover Invited
FBI Chief j. Edgar Hoover was
on this list of guests and so were
Atomic Energy Commissioner and
Mrs. Lewis Straus, Chief of Naval
Operations and Mrs. Robert
Carney. Air Chief of Staff and
Mrs. Nathan Twining, Marine
Commandant and Mrs. Lemuel
P Shepherd. Presidential AS
SiStant Maj. Gen. Wilton Persons
and Mrs. Persons. Coast Guard
Commandant and Mrs. Merlin
ONeill. Gen. and Mrs. Omar
Bradley. Gen. and Mrs. j. Law
ton Collins. 1t. Gen. and Mrs.
Frank F. Everest and the Under
secretaries of the Army, Navy
and Air Force, Johnson, Gates
and Douglas respectively.
Gen. and Mrs. Shepherd enter
tained at dinner later in the
evening. Their guests included
New Zealand Ambassador and
Mrs. Munro. Gen. and Mrs.
Twining. Gen. and Mrs. Charles
Bolte. Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Rich
ard Cults, Mr.. and Mrs. Russell
Arundel, Col. and Mrs. Curt
Schiffeler and Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Murchison.
Embassy Porty
The Venezuelan Ambassador
and Sonora de Gonzalez drew
Latin American chiefs together
yesterday afternoon for a party
in honor of Senor Ernesto VAL
lenilla and his wife. Senore VAL
lenilla is Secretary General of
the 10th Inter-American Con-
ference to be held in Caracas in
March. He has been in Wash
ington this week to do prelimi-
nary work on the conference.
The visiting couple, who are
accompanied by their pretty To-
year-old daughter Cristina, will
go up to New York the first of
the week to spend Christmas.
Sonora de Vallenilla is the
former Miss Maria Teresa
Snyder of New York.
The embassy drawing rooms
were frightened with white
chrysanthemums for the party,
and a pink tablecloth centered
with Christmas greens and gay
colored balls was on the dining
room table.
The hostess received in a Bur-
gundy brocade short dinner dress.
Sonora de Vallenilla wore street
length Dior model of white and
gray printed moire.
They greeted just about every
Latin american ambassador to
the United States and every one
to- the Organization of American
States.
In the gathering of about 200,
were the following State Depart
ment officials: Assistant Secre-
tary of State and Mrs. John
Cabot. Chief of Protocol and Mrs.
John Simmons, Ceremonial Of
ficer and Mrs. Raymond Muir,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of
State and Mrs. Robert Wood
ward, Mr.. and Mrs. Tapley Ben
nett, Mr.. and Mrs. Rollin Atwood
and Mr.. and Mrs. cambridge
Davis.
Partaking of an excellent sup
per of roast beef, turkey. pickle
tongue. salad, etc, were the Ar
gentine Ambassador to The OAS
and Sonora de Vittone, the Bra
lillian Ambassador to the OAS
and Sonora de Lobo, the Presi-
dent of the Council of the OAS,
DR.. Jose Chiriboga of Ecuador,
and Vice President and Sonora
de Castro of Ell Salvador.
Evening star., 1953-12-19
Bishop Dun to Confirm

The Right Rev. Angus Dun,
Bishop Of Washington, will con-
duct a service of confirmation
at 8 pm. tomorrow at the Epis-
copal Church of the Holy Com
forter, Seventh and Oglethorpe
streets NV.
Evening star., 1953-12-19
Navy Chapel Service

Chaplain M. A. Ditmer, jr.,
will conduct services at 10:45
am. tomorrow at the Navy
Chapel, 1901 Nebraska avenue
NV. Soloists for the music pro-
gram will be Caroline Richey
and Paul Lawson.
Evening star., 1953-12-19
Leaves for Winter

Mr.. Andrew Sullivan of Mar
bury has gone to Key West, Fla,
for the winter season.