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Evening star., 1954-06-26
Abortion Raid
Nets NineFronl
District
Is Seized; Police Put
Rings Business
At $4,000 q Week

Sixteen persons. including nine
from the Washington area. were
seized in a raid which broke up
a 100000 abortion ring. Virginia
police said today.
Virginia state police and
Fauquier County sheriff's depu-
ties staged the raid about mid
night at an isolated farmhouse
21a miles south of Paris, Va.
Seven were accused of being
members of the ring-four from
Washington and Alexandria and
three from Brunswick. Md. in
cluding the surgeon who was
caught performing an operation.
Three Awaited Surgery.
Six women patients-f1ve Of
whom already had been operated
on-were listed as material wit
nesses. Bond was set at $500
each. Three others were waiting
for surgery.
OF the six women, three came
from the District of Columbia,
one from Arlington and one
from Takoma Park, Md. The
sixth, who was on the operating
table at the time of the raid.
was from Baltimore.
Sheriff Sam S. Hall, jr., and
State Police Capt. G. M. Will
liams led the 25 raiders against
the eight-room frame structure
just off State Route II.
Capt. Williams said the ring
did a business of about $4,000
a week. Its members, he said.
picked up patients in downtown
Washington about 8 pm and
guaranteed to return them to
the city by 2 am. Paris is SIS
miles southwest of Washington
on U. S. Route so.
Surgeon Under $1,000.
The surgeon was identified as
DR.. G. Thomas Strother, 54, of
Brunswick. He was charged
with five counts of performing
an abortion and was released
under $4,000 bond.
Charged with aiding and en-.
couraging an abortion, and re-
leased on bond of $4,000 each
were:
Mrs. Helen Grimes, 6 Accotink
road, Alexandria, identified as
the contact woman for the
group: her husband, j. E.
Grimes. 38. of the same address:
two sons-in-law of Mrs. Grimes.
Melvin L. Bainer. 20. Presiden-
tial Gardens. Alexandria, and
Frank Ben French. 81, who
listed his address as 612 Sixth
street. NV. Washington.
Also, Mrs. Ruth Strother, 38.
the surgeons wife. and Mary
Boyer. 48, both of Brunswick
who were described by police as
the physicians nursing assist
ants.
Police said a search of the
house turned up $4,000 in cash
$1,000 on the person of Mrs.
Grimes, a platinum blond.
Three men taken in custody
were identified by police as driv-
ers or guards. Parked near the
farmhouse, police said. were
four big cars. one equipped with
Shortwave radio.
Preliminary hearing for all
seven accused as members of
the ring was set for Monday in
Fauquier County Trial Justice
Court.
Patients Sent to Hospital.
The women on whom opera.
tions had been performed we're
sent to Physicians Hospital in
Warrenton for treatment.
A physician who accompanied
the officers and investigators on
the raid said "only one woman
in 1000 might have had any
trouble" as a result of an oper-
alton under the setup. which he
said was very sterile"
When they broke in, officers
said they found the masked doc
(See ABORTION, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1954-06-26
Is Suffer Injuries
In 8-Car Derai|ment
Of Flyer in Nebraska
BY the Associated Press

HALLAM, Neb., June 26.-De-
railment of the Rock Island Rail-
roads Rocky Mountain Rocket
toppled over eight of the II pas
senger and Pullman cars Of the
train near here last night, send
ing at least IS persons to hos
pitalS for treatment.
At least 16 or 18 of the pas
sengers were seriously hurt, re-
ports to Col. C. j. Sanders. State
Safety Patrol chief, at Lincoln
indicated.
A check of hospitals at Lin
coin, Beatrice and Crete showed
81 persons still hospitalized. AT
least IA others were treated and
dismissed.
d. C. Group Shifted Trains.
eleven Washington area
women were believed to have
been aboard the train but rail-
road officials said the group
was transferred from the Rock
Island to the Burlington be-
fore leaving Denver The
women were attending a ma
tional meeting of the Women's
Benefit Association in Denver.
battalion Chief A. N.
Wright of the District Fire
Department said a railroad
spokesman told him the group
will arrive tomorrow on the
Capitol Limited and the
Columbian. His daughter.
Miss Barbara Wright, II, is
among the Washington dele
gates to the week-long meet
ing which ended Thursday
Unofficial reports indicated
about $50 passengers were on the
train, pulled by three diesel
units, one of which overturned.
Engineer Roy Ensign of Fair
bury, Nebr., said, II don't know
what happened. The train
started to shimmy and all of a
sudden I was thrown against the
controls"
Concerned Over Son.
Travelling on the train with
his family was Ed Fleig of Ferdi-
nand, Ind, who said he had left
his car at home in Indiana Ito
escape the dangers of the road"
when the family went to Colo
RADIO Springs for a vaction.
Mr.. Fleig said that just before
the derailment his son Fred. II,
vent forward to the club car.
I'VE looked out the window
of our car, which was one Of
those that did not overturn, and
we saw the club car ahead with
another car on top Of it," he
related.
For Is minutes the Fleigs did
not knew what had happened
to Fred Despite her worry, Mrs.
Fleig, q trained nurse, tended
and comforted the injured until
her son was found. He was not
seriously hurt
The Rocky Mountain Rocket
was eastbound for Chicago.
Evening star., 1954-06-26
U. n. Ignores Russia
And Holds Up Action
On Guatemala War
Time Given for Inquiry
By Organization Of
American States
BY the Associated Press

UNITED NATIONS, N. Y, June
26.-Ignoring Russian demands,
the United Nations Security
Council decided last night to de-
lay action on the quickening
Guatemalan war until the Or
ganization of American States
makes its own investigation.
The 11-nation Council declined
to adopt an agenda listing Guate-
Evening star., 1954-06-26

KHATMANDU, Neval, June
26 (P).-An 11-man Argentine
expedition to 26,795-foot Mount
Dhaulagiri failed with only 795
feet to go, according to mes
sage received here last night.
Evening star., 1954-06-26
Stocks in The Spotlight

NEW YORK l9. - Following are the
sales (add 00), high, low, closing price
and net change Of the 90 most active
stocks for the week:
Evening star., 1954-06-26

Juvenile Court Criticized at Hearing
Into Attock on LesislotoE. Poee A-28
Evening star., 1954-06-26

Fast House Approval Due on Hemisphere
Reds Resolution. Poee A-3
Evening star., 1954-06-26
Senate Passes D. c. Fund Bill;
Measure Goes to Conference
Money for Three Fringe Parking Lots
And School Auto Training Restored

would have been given only two,
instead of %, additional housing
inspectors to carry out the in
tended attack on slum housing
conditions.
Evening star., 1954-06-26

Continued on Page A-28. Col. g.,
Evening star., 1954-06-26
Mountain Climbers Fail

(see CONFERENCE, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1954-11-23
4 Mccarthy Supporter YeIIs 1lie!' DURING Sermon

pointed out that many people
disapproved Senator McCarthy's
approach because they believed
II jeopardized the freedom Of
individuals.
As DR.. Hastings started to read
from the Gettysburg Address to
illustrate It's emphasis on in-
dividual freedom. the stranger
left his pew and went to the
center aisle.
Here he shouted: cts a lie!
It's heresy! Senator Mccarthy
Is my friend. This is politics"
The man and his woman COM
panion then left the church, the
minister said. He added that
although disturbed by the Incl
dent he finished the sermon
without referring to it.
Evening star., 1954-11-23

A supporter Of Senator Nc
Carthy. Republican. Of Wiscon-
sin. interrupted the sermon Of
Or. ]. Warren Hastings at Ma
tional City Christian Church on
Sunday by shouting ITS a lie!
It's heresyp after the minister
mentioned the controversial
Senator's name during his talk.
DR.. Hastings said today that
the well-dressed stranger. wear
ing a Texas hat. and an equally
we'll dressed woman companion
entered the church about IS
minutes after services had be-
gun. They sat In a rear pew.
The, minister stressed the
principle Of individual rights and
freedom during his sermon, and
Evening star., 1954-11-23
By Horry Boeos

Playing their seventh city in as
many days. the celebrated acting
team OF Jessica Tandy and Hume
Cronyn put on a show OF ORA
matte readings last night for q
delighted audience in the Library
Of Congress.
The couple used no sets or
props. But they dazzled the $50
persons in the filled Coolidge
Auditorium, and nearly as many
more who listened over loud
speakers outside the hall, with
9 collection of prose, poetry,
one-act plays and dramatic ex-
cerpts.
MIR. Cronyn explained that the
program was like the contents
Of a prairie schooner full OF
hard practical things like guns
and picks and kitchen utensils,
but also filled with peculiar ),
personal things, like banjo. a
silk hat, relic of some ones by
gone days, and perhaps a doll"
Does western STAR.
Without getting out OF the
prairie schooner, he bit into
western Star by Stephen Vim
cent Benet, in which American
pioneers. who don't know where
they're going. but they're on their
way" see at last. thin with
distance, thin but dead ahead,
the line of unirnaginable coasts"
Then he did alone dialogue
from Thomas Wolfe's novel "Of
Time and the River"
The audience roared at the
Characterization of a simple
childish Noah. a Biblical anna
teur sea captain and animal
keeper" in Andre Obey's play.
The evenings only empar-
rassment was produced by Mr..
Cronyn's shouted version OF the
Hamlet soliloquy, "Oh what a
rogue and peasant slave am II"
1t was too much of a muchness.
But the rest Of the program
glittered. Mr.. Cronyn danced
through Ogden Nash's tongue
tripping poem about Miss Raj
ferty in tatfeta, Miss Cavendish
in lavendar."
Chills for Audience.
Miss Tandy ranged passion
ately through Edna st. Vincent
Millays woods that ache and
sag and all but crush with
color"
The couple together chilled the
audience with the narrowing
mental collapse of a Southern
gentlewon1an in Tennessee Will
liams' sardonically-titled "Por-
trait of a Madonna"
The windup was three hilarious
excerpts called 1.-TWO Proposals
and a Marriage"
From "Hilda Crane" they
showed a lady saying yes without
being asked. From Pride and
Prejudice they presented man
who wouldn't take no for an
Evening star., 1954-11-23
Cronyn nond Miss 7 Tondy Delight
Library Of Congress Audience

answer. And from THE Four
poster. which they MADE
famous. they acted out the di-
lemr1a of a woman. married 26
years. who can't make her hus-
band believe she is leaving him
and SO, finally, decides to stay.
Evening star., 1954-11-23
3 to 5 Pct. Have Asthma

CHICAGO Between three
and five out Of every 100 persons
in the United States suffer from
the characteristic wheeling diff
ficulty in breathing known as.
asthma.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-04-15
Accident Mires Auto
Far Out In Field

Bluffton motorists travelling north
on US. Route IS for the past sew
eral days have noticed a car some
distance out in the field on the
Clarence Jones farm. The car,
owned by George McGown, %, Find
lay, went out of control at 1890 am.
Sunday, as he was travelling south
west on 25, struck a utility pole
then went through a fence on the
Jones farm, State highway patrol
men who covered the accident re-
ported. There was extensive pro-
perty damage.
Crewmen of the Button municipal
light plant were called out to re-
place the light pole which was torn
down in the accident.
McGown was fined S100 and costs
and sentenced to five days in the
Hancock county jail by Mayor Chest
er P. Smith of Findlay for drunk
driving. This was his fourth of
fense since last November.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-04-15

BlufftOn Woman
Heads County PTA

Mrs. Wilford ]. Steiner, who
served as president of the Bluffton
Parent Teachers association during
the past year, has been honored by
election as president of the Allen
County Parents and Teachers associa-
ton.
She was installed at meeting in
the courthouse at Lima Tuesday eve
ming of last week. The Bluffton
woman succeeds Mrs. Ralph Krous-
kap, Lima, presih bent for the past
two years. She served as an officer
of the executive committee for the
past three years. and has been an
officer of the LOCAL organization for
the last five years.
Other officers bf the county organ
ization are Mrs. l.. w. Landeck, first
vice president; ". o. Selling, Shaw
nee, second vice president; Mrs.
Thomas Cremehn, secretary; and
Mrs. Melville Fryer, Spencerville,
treasurer.
There are Ii schools represented
in the County Council. The council
gives local units an opportunity to
compare methods of work, to re-
ceive suggestions on procedure, to
unite in common projects, and to CO.
operate in definite lines of work for
the improvement of conditions affect
ing the welfare of children and
youth.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-04-15
Red Cross Drive
Yields 1895 Here

Bluffton's 1854 Red Cross cam
paign fund reached a total of 1886,
practically the same as last year,
some $500 short of the goal of $3.50
it was announced this week. Ed
Rice was chairman of the fund rails
ing campaign.
The Red Gross drive in Allen coun-
tv concludedEits 1854 drive with S43,-
500 collected-S11,500 short of the
goal-it was reported at the final
executive meeting.
Kent McGough, president of the
Allen county Red Cross chapter, an
nounced that no active drive win be
extended, but anyone who has not
been solicited may still contribute to
the campaign.
AT the final meeting of the ex-
ecutive committee plans were made
for sending. the Red Cross blood
mobile to Bluffton May II.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-04-15
May Set AS Date For Marble Tournament
For Bluffton Boys Sponsored BY Lions

Saturday, May /, has been set as
the date for Bluffton's first marble
tournament sponsored by the Bluff
ton Lions club for boys under Is
years of age.
The Rev. Robert King, chairman of
the Lions boys and girls committee
in charge of the tournament, said
that the all-day competition would
begin with eliminations at 8 a. m.
and the finals scheduled for p. m.
on the elementary school grounds.
Any boy who has not reached his
18th birthday on or prior to April Is
of this year is eligible to participate
in the tournament provided the
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-04-15

youngster isl certified by his teachers
or principal that he has passing
grades. All rules of the national
marble tournament will be followed
in the local event, and winners will
be eligible to participate later in
county tournament.
An entry blank is printed below,
and additional blanks are available
at The Bluffton News Office. After
they have been filled out, they may
be returned to The Bluffton News or
Rev. Mr.. King, Lorain Basinger or
Wayne Amstutz.
Boys are urged to register prompt
ly so that the committee can an
nounce the pairings before May /,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-04-15

GENEROUS AMERICANS con-
tribute well over 4fbillion dollars an
nually to charity and religious organ
izations. Of this famount nearly 200
million dollars gdes to the fund rails
ers themselves according to Chang
ing Times"
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-04-15
King OF Kings" Film
Is Good EridaV Feature

The Cecil =. DeMille sound film,
"king of Kings" telling the story
of Christ's cFucifixion, resurrection
and ascension viii be shown at the
annual Good Friday services conduct
ed at the Ottawa Missionary church
on East Second street, Ottawa, at
1850 pm.
The Ottawa church has also an
nounced that the Taylor University
A Cappella Choir will appear in a
concert at the church Tuesday of
next week at s pm. Eugene Pear
son is the director of the 40-voice
singing group from the Upland, Ind,
school.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-04-15

Supply of pork wi continue to de-
cline in 1854 before beginning a new
uptrend this fall.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-04-15
BtuftOn Women At
Dayton Meeting

Mrs. Russell Lantz and Mrs. A.
J. B. Longsdorf of Bluffton attended
the state convention of Delta Kappa
Gamma, honorary society for women
teachers, at the Biltmore hotel in
Dayton Friday, Saturday and Sun
day of this week.
The Bluffton women represented
the Allen county chapter of the
society of which Mrs. Lantz is
president.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-04-15

Consumption of red meat increased
to 154 pounds in 1858, the highest
rate since 1908.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-07
THOMAS r. BURKE. Attorney.
Woodward Building.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
for the District of Columbia, Hold
ign q Probate Court. - Estate OF
Anna E. Pollard, also known as
Anna Elizabeth Pollard, Deceased
No. S4625. Administration Docket
III, - Application having been
made herein for probate Of the last
will and testament Of said deceased,
and for letters testamentary on Salo
estate, BY Russell Pollard, the Elk:
ecutor named therein, 1t is ordered
this 22nd day Of March. AID. 1854.
that Frances Pollard stephens. VII"
lard Pollard, III; Philip Pollard,
Ann Pollard, and the unknown
heirs at law and next OF kin OF
said Anna E. Pollard. deceased. and
All Others concerned, appear in said
Court on Monday. the o s5d day ,oc q
May. AID. 1854. at 1000 O'Clock
AM, to show cause why such ap-
pIication should not be. granted.
Let notice hereof be published IN
the 'Washington Law Reporter" ana
THE Evening Star" once IN eacn
of three successive weeks before
the return day herein mentioned,
the FIRST publication. to be not less
than thirty days before said return
BOLITHA j. LAWS. Chief Judge Of
said Court, this 22nd day OF Marcn:
AID. 1854. (SealD Attest: FRANk
j. BURKART. Deputy Register OF
wills for the District OF Columbia
Clerk Of the Probate Court.
o1anT
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JOHN DILLON FITZGERALD,
43O Washington Bldg.
Washington, d. c.
Filed April 8. 1854. Harry NJ. Hull

Filed April s. 1854. Harry M. Hull,
m THE uN1rE6 6lf gFArEs DISTRICT
Court for the District of Columbia.
In re: THE AMERICAN ACAD-
ENVY OF TROPICAL MEDICINE,
INCORPORATED.-Civil Action No.
l366-'54.-Order of Publication
RULE TO SHOW CAUSE.-Upon
consideration of the petition filed
1854, praying for the dissolution
Of The American Academy of Trop-
ical Medicine, Inc. corporation
organized and existing under the
laws of the District OF Columbia,
1t is by this court, this 9Th day of
April. 1854, ORDERED. that all
persons interested in said corpora
tion are hereby directed to appear
and show cause if any they have,
on or before the nth day of May,
1854, why this corporation should
not be dissolved. PROVIDED, that
q copy of this order should be pub
lished in the Washington Law Re-
porter and The Evening Star News
paper, weekly for three successive
weeks, the first insertion to be
not less than one month before
the 18th day Of Nav. 1854. (SD
MATTHEW F. MCGUIRE, Judge.
Seal A TRUE COPY. TEST:
Harry M HULL. Clerk. BY
DOROTHY M. BARRICK, Deputy
Clerk. ap7.14,21
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LEcAL NOTICES (cont.l
DRURY, LYMAN 4 POWELL.
312 Colorado Building,
Attorneys for Plaintiff,
Filed April 5, 1854. Harry M. Hull.
Clerk.

Filed April 5. 1854. Harry M. Hull.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
for the District of Columbia.--Na-
tional Savings and Trust Company.
. corporation. etc. Plaintiff VS.. The
CHARACTER Education Institution.
Action No. 5676-53.-ORDER OF
PUBLICATION.--The object of this
suit is to obtain the selection by
the Court of q beneficiary or bene:
fciaries of two trust funds held
by the plaintiff National Savings ana
Trust Company. as trustee. under
certain dsciarati Ss of trust ID dated
1925, respectively. in the place and
stead of the. defendant The Char.
acter Education Institution. United
States Of America, q corporation.
on motion of the palintiff.. 1t is this
9th day of April. 1854, ordered That
cation Institution. United States OF
America, q corporation organized
under the laws of the District Of
Columbia. cause its appearance 70
be entered herein on or before the
fortieth day, exclusive OF sundays
and legal holidays, occurring after
the day of the first publication OF
will be proceeded with as In case OF
default provided, that this. order
shall be published at least once
q week for three successive weeks
in The Evening Star Newspaper ana
in the washington Law Reporter.
81 MATTHEW F. MCGUIRE iss.
HARRY M. HULL. Clerk. BY ROB
ERT r. HARRINGTON. Deputy
Clerk. APT Il
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ROBERT n. VIM, Attorney.
1000 ShOreham Bldg.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
for the District OF Columbia. HOLD
ing 4 Probate Court.-Estate OF
Eeon Karl Ferdinand Lorenz. De
ceased.-No. S4751. Administrator
Docket III. - Application having
been made herein for probate Of
the last will and testament OF salo
deceased, and for letters tesla
mentary on said estate, by Marjorie
Lorenz 1t is ordered this 22nd day
Of March. AID. 1854, that Hams
Peter Lorenz and all others con-
eerned. appear in said Court on
Monday, the 3rd day of May. AID.
1854, at 1000 o'clock AM" to
show cause why such application
should not be granted. Let notice
hereof be published in the Wash
ington Law Reporter" and THE
Evening star" once in each OF three
successive weeks before the return
day herein mentioned, the first pub
LEGATION to be not less than thirty
days before said return day: Wit
ness. the Honorable BOLITHA J..
LAWS. Chief Judge Of said Court,
this 22nd day of March. AID. 1884
(Sesl.) Attest: FRANK j: BURk-
ART. Deputy Register of Wills, for
the District of Columbia. Clerk OF
the Probate Court. mh24.3 app