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Evening star., 1955-08-05
Hoist
Hurricane Flags

MIAMI, Fla, Aug. 5 P.---
Connie, now a dangerous hurri-
cane with winds of l25 miles an
hour whirling around its center,
moved toward the Leeward
Islands today and brought rich
and populous Puerto Rico under
a hurricane alert.
The Weather Bureau ordered
hurricane warnings hoisted in
the group of islands at the north
end of the Leeward chain, in
cluding Barbuda, Saba. and An
tigua. All interests were advised
to make immediate preparations
for dangerous winds and tides.
The Virgin Islands, an Ameri-
can-owned group to the east of
Puerto Rico. and Puerto Rico
itself were told to stand by on
the alert for possible hurricane
warnings later today.
Evening star., 1955-08-05
Famous St. Bernard Hospice
Selling Pups to Dog Lovers

GREAT ST. BERNARD PASS
Switzerland, Aug. 5 (NANA) "A
dog lovers dream, to own a st.
Bernard, can be converted into
reality if he'll visit the famous
hospice here on sale" day.
For the renowned breed is
being sold by the hospice's can
ons, with 10 to IL pups expected
to go on the market if the breed
ing kennels come up to the ex-
pected birth rate this month.
Since the pass has been dotted
with telephones. the usefulness
of the st. Bernard breed in saw
ing the lives of stranded travellers
has greatly diminished. After
saving 1000 lives, the breed has
seen its day of fame. The mon
aStery maintains only few of
the dogs to keep the breed going
and for such emergencies as air.
plane crashes and sudden snow
storms which trap skiers.
Just as when st. Bernard be-
gan the apostolate Of mercy here
more than 10 centuries ago, the
Evening star., 1955-08-05
Couple Adrift
In Boy Suved

ANNAPOLIS. Aug S (SpeciaD
"A young Washington man and
woman were rescued today after
being adrift all night In the
Chesapeake Bay in a motorboat
which developed engine trouble
They are Hobart Baldwin, %,
of 1926 Sedgwick street NV,
and Miss Avela Peters, 81, who
lives in an apartment in George
town.
Both were picked up about
'8:l5 am. by an oil barge, the
chesapeake Tander. whose crew
sighted the laundering boat in
the area south OF the Bay Bridge.
They were taken aboard the
barge and the motorboat was
taken IN tow.
The stricken 16-foot runabout,
with inboard motor, was owned
by Harrison Somerville, jr., %,
of 1850 Glenbrook road NV,
who had been staying at the
family's summer home at Shady
Side, Md.
Evening star., 1955-08-05

pass of the saints name today
sees few visitors. The journey
here from Lake Geneva is still
an adventure. for the 8,000-foot
plateau of the pass is approached
by q narrow roadway, only wide
enough for one automobile to
get through at a time. When
two drivers meet, one has to wait
while the other edges by the
unrailed precipice.
The pass was opened only on
June 30 after consultations be-
tween the Swiss and Italian au-
thorities. The top of the pass
is covered with snow for some
10 months of the year.
There is a brisk demand for
st. Bernard pups" says one of
the canons. They are so skill
full at finding paths covered by
snow drifts that many noun
taineers buy them for their own
use. A few people buy them
for pets and show purposes. The
price is usually between SIS and
$1o0."
Evening star., 1955-08-05
Missouri Wife Missing;
Bloody Car Hints Murder

shoulders and drenched with
blood, leading police to theorize
Mrs. Allen had suffered a head
wound. Also in the trunk were
her blue skirt, high-heeled shoes
and lingerie. Missing were her
stockings. hat and pocketbook-
believed to have been a blue
straw rectangular accessory with
a smaller pink coin purse inside.
Blood on Rear Seat
The rear seat of the car had
been pulled out about 5 inches
and was covered with blood spots.
There was blood also on the floor
and in the trunk compartment.
A bloodstained washrag was
found in the car and there was
evidence an attempt had been
made to wipe some blood from
a chrome strip on the left front
door.
Laboratory experts were max
ing a thorough check of the We
hicle today for fingerprints and
other evidence.
Evening star., 1955-08-05
OPEN COLLARS COOL D. &. COPS
BUT PARK MEN STAY HOT

The Metropolitan police their shirts open at the
and sleeves rolled up today but their contemporaries
park police continued sweering in regular uniforms
they would look
Chief Robert Murray has issued order permitting
the city policemen their ties and roll sleeves
to the elbow between and because Of the in
tense heat
The Office Of Park Police Chief Harry Stewart reported
Of that organization would continue wearing ties
and keep their down. secretary to the chief sad
We're proud Of our men and we want to keep them
neat"
Chief Stewart said his men were being taken care Of in
other ways Salt tablets being distributed to them and
ice-cod lemonade and other soft drinks being made
available to those duty. move foot to replace
with hats the vsored and felt hats by
his policemen
Chief Stewart acknowledge concern over the
hat project noting that they cost money and re-
marking that Federal money is dhcult to come ny he
thinks Panamas patterned after those by the mounted
police would be better for all his men.
Metropolitan Chief Murray issued his tie-and-seeve
order late yesterday after hot week in which three police
suffered exhaustion while directing traffic 1t applies to
all members of the department
Evening star., 1955-08-05
Man Held in Theft
Of Auto Toq Fees

A six-month investigation
touched of when District resi-
dents said they didn't get their
auto tags although they had paid
for them, led to the arrest today
OF a man hired temporarily last
February to open mail at the
Bureau Of Vehicles and Traffic.
Inspector Aubrey M. Tolson
of the general assignment squad
said Sanders M. McCrea, 80. col
ored. of the 1900 block of Swan
street NV. would be charged
with larceny from the District
Government.
Postal Inspector Louis J. White
said the Federal Government is
considering charging him with
violating postal laws. Inspector
Tolson said McCrea admitted
taking several money orders
from the mail he opened, anc
cashing them.
Evening star., 1955-08-05
NAVY Denies Commission
To Son of Ex-Red Mother
Honor Merchant Marine Academy Mon
Called Extremely Close to Parent

The Navy today refused to
grant a naval reserve commits
sion to a Merchant Marine Acad-
emy honor graduate because his
mother was a Communist in
World War II.
An investigation showed. a
high ranking source told The
Star, that Eugene william Landy
had been extremely close to his
mother during his lifetime and
that she was Communist dur
ing World War H."
He said that Mr.. Landy, the
second ranking student in the
graduating class at the Kings
Point Il. H. institution. could
appeal the decision. The grad
uating exercises were held today
"The Navy takes the position
that Mr.. Landy failed to meet
the criteria which have been set
up for naval reserve officers in
that his mother was q Commu-
mist and that he was close to
Evening star., 1955-08-05
Woman Lawyer
Dies in Wreck
Husband, z Children
Hurt on Turnpike

A Washington woman attor-
Iney was killed and her husband
and two children injured in a
|two-car crash yesterday on the
Pennsylvania Turnpike near
Bedford, Pa.
Dead was Mrs. Florence de
Haas Dembitz. about Is, Of 3414
Garfield street NV, who had
Ia law Office in the Arlington
building. 1925 Vermont avenue
NV.
Her husband, Lewis N. DEM
bitz, As, assistant director of
the Division of International Fl
nance. Federal Reserve Board
was reported in poor condition at
Memorial Hospital in Bedford
The couples two children. Susan
is. and Abigail. l3. were re-
ported in good condition, hav-
ing received only cuts and
bruises.
On 3-Week Trip
The family had left Washing
ton yesterday morning for a
three week motor trip which
was to take them to Cleveland
Detroit, Chicago and Louisville
Ky.
A Brooklyn IN. " man was
killed in the wreck and two other
persons were injured. The dead
man was Edward j. Jakivn. "a
and his wife and daughter were
injured.
Mrs. Dembitz was the daughter
of the late Jacob deHaas who
before his death in 1887, was 9
prominent leader in the Amer
ican Zionist movement. He wa.
editor of a number of Jewish
publications in Boston and Lon
don. where he was born. anc
author of a number of books.
Active in Community
The Dembitz family belongs tt
the Washington Hebrew Congre
cation and has been active il
community affairs.
Mrs. Dembitz was a native o
Boston and was graduated from
the Ethical Culture School il
New York, Smith College ant
Columbia Law School. She wen
into Government service will
the Reconstruction Financ,
Corporation in 1885 &nd hell
legal posts with the War Assetl
Administration and the Office O
Price Sterilization in the en-
suing years. Two years ago sht
left Government work to engage
in private law practice.
She was a member Of the Bal
See ACCIDENTS, Page As
Evening star., 1955-08-05
Constellation Soils
For Baltimore

BOSTON, Aug. S (R.-The
USS Constellation, worlds Oldest
warship atloat. quietly departed
Boston today for Baltimore,
where she was launched in 1897.
Few saw her leave in a floating
drydock as the sun rose from the
sea. Only a hard-working tug of
the Ross Towboat Co. on old T
Wharf gave her a salute. This
was acknowledged with three
brassy blasts, which put sea gulls
into uneasy flight.
Navy officers estimated the
towing job would require four or
five days. At Baltimore Con-
stellation will be placed in snug
bed Of masonry, at the expense
Of Marylanders who put up $780,
900 for the Job.
Evening star., 1955-08-05

her." the official said. THE De-
partment also takes the position
that it Cannot take any chance
involving national security and
therefore the student has been
denied a commission"
Has Quit Party
The midshipman's mother,
Mrs. Deborah Lanly, who said
she quit the Communist Party at
her sons insistence, told an As
sociated Press reporter while
visiting a sister in New jersey:
"I wish they'd punish me in
stead of him"
She acknowledged she was 9
Communist Party member from
1887 until l947 or 1948, wher
she quit under urging from hei
son.
HE sort of gave me an ulti-
matum that I quit or he would
leave home. He reformed me
See COMMISSION. Page A-1t
Evening star., 1955-08-05

KANSAS CITY, Aug. S R.-
"A bloodstained automobile con-
tanning the ripped and bloody
clothing of a wealthy young
housewife was found abandoned
on a busy thoroughfare early
today and police Immediately
theorized the missing woman
had been kidnapped and slain.
Mrs. Wilma Allen. "a. wife
'of William Allen. jr., North
Kansas City Chevrolet dealer.
and mother of two small boys,
has been missing since she left
"a beauty parlor yesterday noon.
Her 1855 convertible was
found parked under a viaduct
near Twenty-second and Broad
way, by the Union Station, at
2:i0 am.
Mai. Eugene Pond. chief of
detectives. said the rear seat and
floor of the car were saturated
with blood and that all Of Mrs.
Aliens clothing-lingerie, skirt.
blouse and shoes-was stuffed
into the trunk compartment.
Blood was streaked along the
chrome trim on one side Of the
car and on the rear bumper.
Murder Feared
Police were proceeding on the
theory that Mrs. Allen had neen
kidnapped yesterday afternoon.
driven to some isolated spot,
slain and her body disposed of.
and the car then driven to the
spot where it was abandoned.
Mrs. Allen is the mother of
two sons. Billy. IL. and Bobby.
8. Friends described the Aliens
as a model couple. They have
been married 13 years. Mr. Allen
operates one of the city's larger
Chevrolet agencies.
Mr.. Allen told police that his
wife left their home about 10:15
am. yesterday to go to a beauty
Iparlor. Police determined she
left the beauty parlor about
noon.
| Mr.. Allen said he and his wife
had planned to dine out last
night and had employed baby
sitter for their children. He
said Mrs. Allen normally kept
in contact with him by telephone
when she was away from home
and that he became alarmed
when he did not hear from hel
throughout the afternoon.
/ Called Police at 10 PM.
| About 7 pm, Mr.. Allen said
ne sent out a number of his
statesmen to cruise the city, seek
ing Mrs. Aliens vehicle. Wher
they reported no trace of her,
he called in police and the State
highway patrol about 10 pm
Maj. Pond Immediately assigned
20 homicide detectives to the
case. The car was found four
hours later.
The vehicle was locked, al
Though the ignition switch was
in the ION" position. Police cut
open the rear plastic window to
gain entrance, then forced open
| the trunk.
| In the compartment were 9
white blouse, ripped at the
Evening star., 1955-08-05
II Freed Flyers
Feast on Steaks

TOKYO. Aug. S P.-Eleven
United States airmen, joyfully
satisfying prison denied appe-
tites for freedom and steaks,
few in to Tokyo from the Philip
pines tonight on their way home
after 2l2 years as Red China
captives.
They landed at Tachikawa Air
Base and were whisked imme-
diately to the base hospital in
Air Force sedanS.
Earlier in their brief stay at
Clark Field near Manila they
relaxed happily in their new
freedom, underwent medical
checks and relished American
style food.
Sergt. Howard w. Brown, st
Paul. Mimi, for instance, ate
seven steaks within three hours
The flyers were freed yester-
day at Hong Kong in a surprise
Communist action of which they
first learned in Peiping cells
Sunday.
Fuller Account Awaited
| In a news conference Sunday
Afternoon Col. John Knox Ar
mold, jr., of Silver Spring, Md,
and his 10 B-29 crew members
ARE expected to give a fuller ac-
count Of their ordeal of months
Iof grim questioning in Red Chi
Inese prisons. Far East Air
Force headquarters announced
delay of the meeting originally
set for tomorrow.
In a brief news conference at
Hong Hong Col. Arnold en-
Iphatically declared the B-29 was
l35 to 40 miles south of Red
China's borders when MIG fight
Iers shot it down January IL,
1883, in the Korean war.
| Col. Arnold spoke bitterly of
the trial" last November in
which Red China convicted
them as spies" and asserted
the leaflet-dropping plane had
violated" Communist China S
air. They were given 4 to 10
year sentences.
Questioned for Weeks
OF their life in the 81 months
between capture and trial, Maj.
Ralph Bryant, FEAT public in
formation officer, said they re-
ported it was questioning "for
weeks and months on end"
1t. Col. James N. Davis, st.
Louis, said medical checks
showed them physically and
mentally well-really doing fine" !"
1t. John w. Buck, Armath-
waite, Tenn, was promoted to
Captain.
Airman 1/c Daniel Schmidt of
Redding, Calf. apparently still
was unaware that his wife, Una,
had married Afford Fine, log
ger, saying she believed Schmidt
dead.
She and Fine have driven
away from the logging camp
near Cisco Grove, Calf, where
they lived in q trailer with
Schmidt's 2la-year-old son,
Daniel, jr.
Evening star., 1955-08-05
Some Heat Relief Is in Sight
But Not Before Sunday

at Emergency Hospital, one at
District General Hospital and
at Washington Sani-
tarium.
Pvt. Corbin was the third
policeman to suffer heat exhaus-
ton this week while directing
traffic.
Evening star., 1955-08-05


naturally prefers its own dis
armament proposal but never
theless will not refuse to con-
slider other sincere plans.
In this connection he said
Mr.. Eisenhower's proposal still
is under consideration.
The Soviet Union is trying to
find ways to get the positions of
the two sides closer together and
find agreement, the Premier as
serted.
Yesterday the marshal told
the Supreme Soviet President
Eisenhower's plan would be in
effective because our two coun-
tries comprise vast areas on
which, if it were desired, one
could hide anything one wanted
to-" The 1900 Deputies burst
into laughter at this.
Taken as Rejection Earlier
The statement yesterday was
taken as rejection of the plan.
But President Eisenhower said
later he did not feel Marshal
Bulganin had closed the door to
agreement on disarmament. Mr..
Eisenhower said the United
States will consider sympathe-
tically Russian proposals along
the same line with determine
tion to find a solution fair to
both sides.
Marshal Bulganin's remarks
came during discussion of his
report on the Geneva summit
conference.
Everything will turn out
we'll" Marshal Bulganin told the
deputies today, and they broke
into cheers.
He made a surprise return to
the podium in the -condi-
toned parliament chamber. He
said his statement yesterday
about the impractability of the
Eisenhower proposal had been
misunderstood" by the foreign
press.
THE Soviet Union is naturally
partisan to its own plan" the
marshal said. "but the Soviet
Union has not refused nor is it
to find ways of solving
this difficult problem.
Winds Up Session
Marshal Bulganin's speech
wound up a two-day session of
the Supreme Soviet which was
called in to hear him report on
the Geneva conference.
The deputies, all outstanding
figures in their home commu-
mites, will now spread the Off
cial government line on interna-
tional affairs. This is for CO.
existence and a spirit of friend
illness for foreign nations.
This was demonstrated today
by a remark Marshal Bulganin
made about the Geneva confer
ence. After telling about Soviet
efforts to make the parley sue
cess, he said:
Credit should be given to
President Eisenhower, Prime
Minister Eden and Premier
Faure for their cooperation at
the conference.
The deputies greeted the state
.ment with great applause.
Harmonious Spirit Cited
Marshal Bulganin said the
Western leaders had promised
to preserve the harmonious spirit
of Geneva.
THAT is also our wish" he
declared to further applause.
There can be no doubt that
the Geneva conference had posi-
tive results and led to the adop-
See BULGANIN, Page A
Evening star., 1955-08-05
ANYTHING for q Sole

QULIN. Mo-, Aug. 5 o.
Merchant Joe Hefner yesterday
sold three rooms of furniture to
farmer and accepted as down
payment 800 watermelons and
IL cemetery lots.
Evening star., 1955-08-05


Made by Group Here. Pose A
am. meeting with the striking
AFL Transit Union was can
celled. The Commissioners had
announced earlier they would
put before the union and COM
pany Q contract which could
end the 36-day strike If both
sides accepted it.
The mediator met with the
Commissioners for / hour and
IS minutes. Afterward he said
he could reveal only that he
expected to be shutting back
and forth between the parties
during the day.
New Conferences Likely
The Commissioners also had
no comment on the unscheduled
turn In events. They only in
dicated the proposed meetings
with the union and company
might be held later in the day.
Meanwhile. it was learned that
. union mass meeting scheduled
this morning had been can
celled. This was learned after
reporters had been unable to
locate either company or union
officials for questioning about
developments.
Later it was understood COM
pany and union representatives
had met at o point away from
the District Building.
Commissioner Thomas A. Lane
left the morning meeting be-
cause of the unexpected death
in Boston of his eldest brother,
Joseph NJ Lane. IS. who was Of
fee manager Of the P. e. Murray
Co.. a Boston undertaken.
Mr. Lane, who is survived by
his wife and three sons, appar-
emily had been recovering from
a gall bladder operation. Gen.
Lane left from Boiling Air Force
Base for Boston. He expected to
be gone for four or five days,
but was to be available by tele-
phone If needed for any
decisions.
The Commissioners plan for
getting the wheels rolling is the
product of two long days of
act-f1nding with the company
and union. The second of these
ended just before midnight when
the city heads announced they
were ready to sound out the dis
putants with concrete proposal.
Reasonable" Fare Rise Due
Terms were not disclosed. The
Commissioners said they were
trying to sell a package which
would include a reasonable
fare increase for the public to
foot.
The Commissioner have pro-
ceeded on the assumption that
President Eisenhower will sign
q bin revoking Capital Transit
Co.'S franchise and corporate
charter.
This bill authorizes the city
government to enter into a con-
tract with Capital Transit and
the union. The District can rec
onlmend higher wages and other
items. but the local government
Is obliged to make up any de-
f1ciencies which might occur be-
cause of higher labor costs.
Both the union and company
have indicated a cooperative
spirit. But there could be a
period of negotiation still ahead
If the Commissioners ideas don't
jibe with those Of the dispu-
tants.
Union Leaders Concerned
The union leadership is known
to be deeply concerned about the
future Of the local. A dead COM
pany also would mean a dead
union unless something is de-
vised to keep it alive after
Capital Transit no longer exists.
Walter j. Bierwagen, president
OF the local, has said any agree
ment with the Commissioners
must include guarantees that the
See TRANSIT, Page Al
Evening star., 1955-08-05
Bulganin Will Study
Arms Plan Further
Soviet Premier
Denies Rejecting
Eisenhower Idea

MOSCOW. Aug. S (P.-Pre-
mier Bulganin said today his
government will continue to
study President Eisenhower
proposal for an exchange of mill
tary information and mutual
aerial inspection.
Marshal Bulganin told the SUI
preme Soviet that Soviet Russia
Evening star., 1955-08-05

United Stotes Attitude Reflected in New
Bulsonin Tolk. Page Al
Evening star., 1955-08-05
TELLING YOUTH
THE FACTS OF LIFE

PARENTHooD WITHOUT HoKUM
How best to exploin to children the
focts Of life? Howard Whitman dis
eusses some answers in Port ! Of his
series on poee A-l0. For reoder re-
action TO the Whitmon series, see
letters on poae ALL.
AMONG THE TEEN-AGERS-Five
boys ond girl have storted q donee
bond in the Tommy Dorsey style.
Sharon Doron tells oil about them os
she reviews the teen scene on poos
BE-.
SCHOOL FAsHIoNs-The back
TO- college fashion shows hove started.
For the reactions Of Nancy WoIker.
stor Of Phoenix '55." oud others to
the first show. see EIeni's fashion
notebook on pose B-l.
ACROSS RUSsIA-Fother Bisson-
nette's "shodow" hos hord time
keeping up with him os he explores
the Ukroine in the Iotest OF the series
on his Russion troyeIs on poee BIS.
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copitol Trcnsit Reports Profit Increase
Despite Drop in Revenues. Poss c-5
PROPOSED TO Toke Over Tronsit Lines
Made by Group Here. Pose "A
Evening star., 1955-08-05
Strike Mediator
Confers With
Commissioners
Conference Points
To New Action in
Trunsit Deadlock
BY HERMAN F. SCHADEN
and HECTOR MCLEAN

In an unexpected develop
ment looking to possible tran
sit strike settlement. Federal
Mediator Gilbert S. McCutch-
con conferred with the District
Commissioners today.
Mr.. McCutcheon came on the
scene after a scheduled $3.50
Evening star., 1955-08-05

Scattered showers this evening. low near
rs tonight. Hot tomorrow. Gull report
plus resort forecast on Page A-2)
, 1955-03-03
Publication

It is hereby brought to pub
lie notice that the Govern
ment of the vi gin Islands OF
the United States has author
lied the Reverend Lawrence
Buckley, CssR, Of the Roman
Catholic Church, St. Thomas,
to perform civil-religious
ceremonies in the Virgin Is
lands.
Government Of the Virgin Is
Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas
January 81, 1855
Charles K. claunch
Government Secretary
, 1955-03-03

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Savings Bank Book No. 1857
having be~n reported lost Or
stolen, the holder thereof IS
hereby requested to present
it to the Bank within Q2)
weeks from this date, as other
wise the Book will be cancel
led and a new one issued in
its place at the expiration Of
this period.
virgin Islands National Bank
Christiansted Branch
January Is, 1865