Evening star. [volume], September 15, 1948, Page A-11, Image 11

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Was Busy as Robber Elsewhere,
Alexandria Murder Suspect Says
A suspect In the murder of Police
Pvt. Robert A. Harris of Alexandria
told police he could not have fired
the fatal shot because at the time
of the shooting early Saturday he
was eight blocks away .robbing a
gasoline station.
James Joseph Earl Davis, 20, col
ored, who said he lived in the 2100
block of P street N.W., was arrested
the morning of the shooting and is
one of 14 suspects in the murder
still being held, according to In
spector Russell Hawes.
Inspector Hawes said Davis gave
the robbery story as his alibi. Davis
subsequently was charged with the
gas station robbery because some
of the 19 nickels taken from the
gas station were found on him,
police said.
Inspector Hawes added, however.
that Davis’ alibi did not clear him
from suspicion in the murder be
cause it could not be definitely es
tablished what time he broke into
the gas station.
Another suspect is a colored man
who police say tried to borrow
money from his employer about 4
am. Saturday, barely an hour after
the shooting. This man was caught
trying to leave town after he was
unable to borrow the money.
The Alexandria City Council last
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night offered a $500 reward for in
formation leading to the arrest and
conviction of the murderer of Pvt.
Harris, who was fatally shot while
making . a routine inspection at
Howard Johnson’s Restaurant.
The City Council’s action brings
the total reward offered for Pvt.
Harris’ slayer to $700, individual cit
izens having offered $200.
Police continued to receive contri
butions for Pvt. Harris’ widow and
their 6-month-old son. More than
5800 has been collected to date.
Man Opens Wrong Door,
Is Hurt in Fall to Alley
Augustine M. Cullen, 54, of 360
L street S.W., was injured today
when he opened the wrong door in
a second-floor hallway of his home
and fell Into an alley.
Police said Mr. Cullen mistook
an unused door for the entrance
to another room. The door opened
directly on the alley, they said.
Mr. Cullen was treated at Gallin
ger Hospital for a broken arm and
cuts on his back.
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ALTUS, OKLA.—REVEALS WAR MARRIAGE TO GERMAN
NURSE—Representative Peden, Democrat, of Oklahoma, yes
terday introduced his war bride and 2-year-old son to friends
here. Mr. Peden met and married Ursula Wendt, a Bavarian
nurse, while serving with the military government In 1945, but
to protect Mrs. Peden, who could not be brought out of Germany,
did not reveal the marriage. He brought them to the United
States 16 months ago and the family has been living at Falls
Church, Va. About three weeks ago they returned to his home
town. Mr. Peden was defeated for re-election and plans to
reopen his law practice. —AP Wirephoto.
Wallace Says Clark
Should Help Get Ticket
On Illinois Ballot
&y the A$*ociat#d Pr»i»
CHICAGO, Sept. 15.—Henry A.
Wallace said yesterday that Attor
ney General Clark should “take
action” to put the Progressive Party
ticket on the State ballot in Illinois,
where final State rulings keep it off.
Illinois Progressive leaders, mean
while. are considering Federal Court
appeals as a final legal effort to
force printing of their State and
national nominees on the November
S State ballot.
As a last resort, they plan an in
tensive write-in campaign to win
500.000 to 750,000 votes they estimate
they could poll if the election were
held today. This would be an im
portant 12 to 18 per cent of the
4,000,000 total votes cast in Illinois
In 1944.
The State Electoral Board recently
ruled the Progressives off the ballot
by deciding that their petitions were
legally inadequate. It held the re
quirement of a minimum of 200
valid signatures from each of at
least 50 of the State s 102 counties
was not fulfilled.
The State Supreme Court yester
day, an hour before Mr. Wallace
cam* to Chicago for a campaign
rally, refused without comment to
review the board decision. As it
now stands, only Cook County (Chi
cago! Progressive nominees for
county, congressional and legisla
ture offices will be on the Cook
County ballot.
The ban on the Progressives;
boosts Democratic State hopes, since
the new party is generally regarded
as likely to win most of its votes
from the Democrats.
A special detail of 350 policemen,
ordered out by Democratic Mayor
Martin H. Kennelly, guarded Mr.
Wallace last night as he addressed
19.000 persons who paid from 60
cents to $2.40 to hear him at Wrig
ley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs
baseball team.
The crowd chipped in an an
nounced total of more than $10,000
when the hat was passed. No dis
orders were reported.
Mr. Wallace and State party lead
ers and nominees. In their speeches
assailed the ballot ban as uncon
stitutional and a denial of free elec
tions. They said Illinois voters are
being robbed of a free choice.
Moslems Here Honor
Mohamed Ali Jinnah
Moslems of the Washington area
assembled at the Pakistan Embassy
yesterday to pay tribute to Mo
hamed Ali Jinnah, founder and gov
ernor general of the new Dominion
of Pakistan, who died Saturday. A
number of Near Eastern members of
the diplomatic corps were present
for the 45-minute rite.
The Moslem community will hold
a public memorial meeting for thr
governor general on the 40th daj
after his death.
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