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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-02
Noble TO Fight Award
OF S35O,OO0 10 FIamm
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Mar. 2.-Donald
Flamm. former owner of radio sta
ton WMCA, yesterday was awarded
$3.50 900 damages from Edward j.
Noble, former Undersecretary of
Commerce, in connection with the
sale of the station to Mr.. Noble.
Mr.. Flamm charged he was CO.
creed into selling at price below
the true value.
Mr.. Flamm. who sought triple
damages of 81 ,925 900, said Mr.. Noble
was presented to him as a man of
such powerful connection that he
would "lose his license to broad
cast and his entire investment"
unless he agreed to sell.
Mr.. Noble, who later resold the
station to Nathan Straus, denied
using any coercion, commended the
sale was "a simple transaction be-
tween two businessmen" and an
nounced he would appeal yesterdays,
decision by State Supreme Court
jury.
The station was sold to Mr.. Noble
for S850000 in l941.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-02
Woodward & Lothrop
Begins Operation Of
PaIais Royal tuesday

The Palais Royal department store
will reopen Tuesday under the
ownership of Woodward g. Lothrop
after staying closed Monday for
stock inventory, it was announced
today by John J. Hasley, general
manager of the store.
Today was the last day for the
store under the present manage
ment. The sale of the establish
ment, formerly owned by Kresge
Department Stores, Inc, was an
nounced formally earlier this week
Mr.. Hasley said "a great many" of
the stores employees would be re-
tanned by the new owners. He
added, however, that the stores
present executives would not remain
In this connection, Mr.. Hasley said
that with the exception of one or
two officials, all had established con-
nections with other department
stores here and out of town.
Mr.. Hasley said his personal plans
after this week were indefinite, that
he was not remaining with the store
A farewell turkey dinner will be
given for Palais Royal employees in
the stores cafeteria Monday.
Mr.. Hasley said that the present
management is concerned about its
elderly and retired employees. Al
though the store had no official re.
tirement plan, Mr.. Hasley said II
continued to pay wages to retired
employees "on the basis of theil
needs" He said that the outgoing
management was trying to work out
some sort of plan to take care oil
these people.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-02
Roundup Of Financiers
Backing Nazis Reaches "a
BY the Associated Press

FRANKFURT Mar. 1.-The
American roundup of German
f1nanciers accused of enriching
themselves on the 'spoils of Nazi
aggression has now reached "a of
the country's wealthiest bankers. it
was disclosed yesterday. Last No
vember it was announced that 81
had been arrested.
The flnanciers were jailed along
with the $4,000, 900 phantom in
dustrialist, Frederick Flick, who was
also one of the dominant directors
OF the Dresdener Bank, second larg-
est in Germany.
Investigation teams, probing the
swift expansion in Nazi-occupied
Europe and in South America of four
OF Germany's six leading banks, said
they were seeking an indictment of
the bankers and banks as war
criminals for crimes against peace
and humanity.
The "a arrested bankers, most of
them described as active Nazis, are
in scattered prisons in the American
occupation zone. The roundup in
cludes is directors of the Dresdener
Bank, nine of the Deutsche Bank
the largest-and four Of the Com
merzbank.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-02
Closing French-Sponish Border
'SimpIified by Pyrenees Barrier

Because the Pyrenees Mountains
form natural rampant between
France and Spain, closing of the
international border actually in
wolves blocking a few railroad and
automobile passes. points out the
National Geographic Society.
The Pyrenees, whose cloud-en-
shrouded crags and snowy peaks
are original Castles in SPAIN
stretch for about $50 miles In an
unbroken line from the Bay OF
Biscay to the Mediterranean Sea
On the French side erosion has
modified the slopes and the valleys
are green. The Spanish side, how
ever, is more rugged and barren,
with some of the mountains rising
to height of 2 miles or more.
The principal routes for interna-
tional travel follow the west and
east coasts, for only there do the
Pyrenees dip to sea level. The re-
sort town of Hendaye, on the Bay
of Biscay, and the foothill city of
Perpignan, near the Mediterranean,
are the French border points han
ding most of the traffic.
In the interior are secondary rail-
roads, one reaching the border be-
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tween Oloron, France, and Jaca
high in the Spanish mountains
Two French lines from Toulouse
and Perpignan meet farther east
to join Spanish line at Puigcerda
a 18th century Spanish town. PUG
cerda is east Of the tiny independent
state of Andorra, group Of feudal
communities lying in deep valleys
along the frontier.
Mountain passes through which
motor traffic can move are nearly
as infrequent as the railroads, and
drifts Of snow, whipped by icy winds
block these highways for weeks at
time. Footpaths across the from
tier are more numerous, for shep-
herds and cattlemen long have
tramped the mountain sides seeking
greener pastures for their fockS
and herds.
Through the centuries the Pyre-
nees have echoed to the marching
feet Of, many armies and military
leaders-Hannibal. the Vandal
hordes, the Mohammedans, Charlie
magne, Napoleon, and others. The
present frontier was established in
1859, when the peace of the Pyre-
nees ended long war between
France and Spain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-02
Rice Democrats Choice
In Pennsylvania Race
BY the Associated Press

HARRISBURG, Pa, Mar. 2.-Col.
John S. Rice, Gettysburg manufac-
turer and fruit grower. today was
the unanimous choice of Democratic
State and local leaders for the
party's nomination for Governor.
Col. Rice was chosen by more than
a score of leaders called together
by State Chairman j. Warren Mickle
to suggest . ticket ito Democratic
voters for their consideration" at
the May 81 primary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-02
Continued From First Page.)


orders, he added, would threaten
the safety of American troops
abroad. and this would mean the
necessity of increasing their
number.
Mr.. Hoover estimated the avail
able world supply of wheat at about
Is ,000, 900 tons, while the world S
need until the next crops come in is
about 100000.
He said this reduction must be
accomplished not only by stopping
the feeding of wheat to animals, but
by economies at the table and, even
more important, the cooperation of
the food industries.
Mr.. Hoover said that incorrect
price differentials" by the OPA had
caused 100000 to 10000, 900
bushels of wheat being fed to cattle
instead Of being used for human
consumption.
Suggested Idea Last May.
Revealing he had first suggested
the idea to the President last May
but that it had not been adopted
Mr.. Hoover urged the appointment
of Secretary Anderson as food ad-
ministrator with broad powers. He
made public telegram he had sent
Mr.. Anderson from Florida Tuesday
in response to a request for his ad-
vice, In which he recommended the
following five-point program:
l. Naming Mr.. Anderson as food
car with complete authority over
elimination of waste and unneces-
sary consumption. boarding, substi-
tuition of foods, and control of ex-
ports and imports"
2. Determination of world needs
world SURPRISES, American SURPRISES
kinds of food needed, and how much
of each kind could be exported from
here without injury to public health
3. Naming State directors of the
Agriculture Department as State
food administrators and county
agents as county administrators.
4. Enlistment of food trade asso-
Citations, hotels, bakers, millers and
restaurants in the campaign.
S. Devising Of simple program
for housewives which will elimi-
nate waste, prevent unnecessary
consumption of food and encourage
the use of substitutes.
Wheat Cut Seen.
In other developments, the Agri-
culture Department released fig
ures to show that domestic wheat
consumption must be cut Is per cent
to aid the needy, and the Office OF
! Defense Transportation issued ord
ers to provide for freer movement Of
freight cars used in transporting
wheat.
The Agriculture Department also
issued orders requiring Federally
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-02
Stock Market Drifts
Moderately Lower
In Slow Trading
BY Victor Eubonk
Associated Press Financial Writer

NEW YORK, Mar. 2.-Leading
stocks continued their downward
drift in today's market although
real pressure was lacking and deal
ings among the slowest for Satur-
day OF the past six months.
Bullish contingents found little II
anything in the spot news to inspire
the resumption of buying. Wall
Street still was pessimistic over the
labor situation. Some selling was
attributed to the General Motor
Union stalemate and threatened
strikes in the railway and coal fields.
The darkening earnings outlook for
many corporations, in addition to
apprehension over foreign develop
ments, served to accentuate specu-
lative and investment caution.
The OPA announcement of the
long awaited steel price bost failed
to bring any particular response of
stocks in this category owing to the
idea, it was suggested, that many
producers and fabricators were I'M
able to determine the effect on costs.
From the opening on the ticker
tape frequently was at a standstill
and transfers of around 100000
shares were less than half the ag-
gregate' of the last short session
two weeks ago. Motors and rails
were among the soft groups. While
scattered favorites managed to hold
modest gains near the close, de-
clines of fractions to more than
3 points predominated.
Prominent on the retreat were
Chrysler. General Motors, Southern
Pacific, Southern Railway, New York
Central, Santa Fee, United States
Steel, Republic Steel, United States
Rubber. Sears Roebuck, Douglas
Aircraft, North American, Electric
Power & Light, Anaconda, Kenne-
colt, Du Pont, General Electric and
Paramount Pictures.
Occasional improvement was
shown by American Telephone,
Woolworth, Bethlehem, Deere, Texas
Co., Westinghouse and American
Can
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-02
Back in US,
After IS Months Overseas
BY the Associo,ed Press

NEW YORK, Mar. 2.-Screen
Actor Mickey Rooney, who has ST
discharge points and expects to be
discharged from the Army at Fort
Dix, N. j., soon, arrived aboard the
troopship General Squier from LIE
Havre last night after Is months
overseas.
When he stepped off the ship he
threw his arms around his business
manager, Samuel Stiefel, and Mrs.
Stiefel of Los Angeles, and asked:
How is my wife, how is my
mother and how is my baby?"
Rooney, a technician, third grade,
travelling with the 340th Quarter
master Depot Supply Company,
said he had never seen the baby, q
boy.
Rooney wore the Bronze Star, the
Victory Medal, the Good Conduct
Medal, the European theater ribbon
with three combat stars for service
in the Argennes, the Rhineland and
Central Germany.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-02
Labor
Continued From First Page.)

tons" in defiance of court orders
and said "the issue now is plainly
law and order or anarchy"
There were a few bright spots on
the labor front The main factor in
the reduction in the ranks of the
idle resulted from the back-to- work
by steelworkers and workers in in
dustries forced off the job because
of the four week-old steel strike last
month.
The threatened strike next Tues
day of 3,400 employees of the Du-
quesne Light Co. in Pittsburgh, cut
ting off power to 10000 citizens,
was averted when the independent
union voted for arbitration of their
wage dispute. The union is seeking
wage increases of 81 cents and IS
cents hourly. Three arbiters will be-
gin hearing evidence in the dispute
on March 16.
Another strike threat, involving
Southern Pacific Railroads $500
union trainmen and engineers in
Texas and Louisiana, was averted
when company and union officials
reached a settlement last night, less
than eight hours before the strike
deadline at 6 am. today.
The unions principal grievance
was its claim that the company had
not carried out acceptably stipula-
tons of awards granted employees
by the National Railroad Adjust
ment Board. President Truman
appointed an emergency board to
investigate about 400 cases still In
dispute.
In Detroit, To-day work STOP
page of CLIO dairy workers which
cut off go per cent of the city's milk
supply, was settled, subject to rati-
fication of the strikers. Union rep
resentatives agreed to accept an
hourly wage increase of 10 cents for
the 1000 strikers. The strikers, who
had asked 20 cents, had been joined
by about 2,400 drivers in q sympathy
walkout.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-02
Postponement Asked
BY U. 5. on Motions 10
Dismiss Sedition Case

The Government yesterday filed
a motion in District Court asking
postponement for at least 80 days
OF the pending ruling on various
defense motions to dismiss the mass
sedition case against % remaining
defendants, in order that the Gov
eminent may have more time to
study captured documents and
question important Nazis for pos
sible additional evidence.
Chief Justice Bolitha J. Laws of
District Court took various motions
to dismiss under advertisement on
February 8 and at that time indi-
Gated that he might rule in about
two weeks.
The motion asking delay in the
ruling was filed through o. John
Rogge, special assistant to the At
torney General The motion indi-
Gated that Mr.. Rogge wanted to in
vestigate particularly the origin of
funds received by certain defend
ants in the sedition case, with q
particular view to determining
whether they came from Nazi
sources.
$4,000 Traced.
The motion told Of funds, total
ing more than $4,000 allegedly re-
ceived by some Of the defendants
from the late Edward H. Hunter of
Boston and the latter's secretary.
The motion charged sums were re-
ceived on various dates from back
in 1912 through as late as last Oc-
tober.
OF the sums, the motion claimed
Mrs. Elizabeth billing received $10,-
500; Robert E. Edmondson, $3.50,
through the latters wife; James
True. $3.50, through the latter's
wife, and Charles B. Hudson, 81 ,750.
The motion also named smaller sums
allegedly received by others and told
of an attorney for one of the de-
PENDANTS aflegedly having received
$3.50.
Charges Embassy Payment.
The motion said Heribut Won
Strempel, former secretary at the
German Embassy. has admitted
paying $270,000 to George Sylvester
Viereck from the fall of 1899 to the
summer of 1941. Viereck, one of the
defendants in the sedition trial, was
convicted under the Foreign Agents
Registration Act for failing to dis
close his full activities as a German
agent.
The motion also said the Govern
ment wishes to investigate further
certain propaganda expenditures.
Trial of the sedition case came to
a sudden end in December, 1914, on
the death of Chief Justice Edward
C. Eicher, who was presiding.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-02
Dulles Assays UNO Results
And Rops Soviet Attitude

PHILADELPHIA, Mar. 2 (P.-
John Foster Dulles, alternate United
States delegate to the UNO, last
night presented UNO balance
sheet" in which he listed some of
the assets" and the liabilities" of
the recent UNO meetings.
= On the credit side, Mr.. Dulles
pointed to the progress made to-
ward colonial trusteeship system
and the seriousness" with which
the Assembly took relief problems
A "divisive and discouraging" de-
velopment, he said, was the present
"trend>toward disharmony."
Mr.. Dulles said it was particular
ly hard to find ways of working
together with the Soviet Union :
the Soviet leaders keep up
barriers of kind which normally
are used only against an unfriendly
and dangerous outer world"
THE Soviet leaders have strong
convictions of their own and those
include a strong conviction against
compromise" Mr.. Dulles said in an
address at dinner of the Foreign
Policy Association.
Later during a press conference
Mr.. Dulles was asked if he thought
the atomic bomb had had any eff
feet on American-Soviet relations.
He denied it, saying that had the
United States given the Russians
the atom bomb secret, they would
only think we were slightly imbe-
Gle"
Mr.. Dulles said it was imperative
for the United Nations to immedi-
ately undertake new programs OF
common effort for common good. >
He said that so far the difficult jot
of organization was done in gooc
spirit" but added it was "discourag
ing that the Security Council "sel.
dom showed a genuine spirit of con.
Citation
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-02

inspected slaughterers to set aside
larger portions of their output Of
meat for shipment abroad.
Beginning on March 3, such
slaughterers in 81 States will be
required to set aside Is per cent in
stead of the present 10 per cent OF
their pork for Government pur-
chase for shipment abroad.
In opening the food conference
at the White House yesterday after
noon, President Truman told the
meeting:
1--WE are in a very serious condi-
ton, SO far as world food con-
sumption is concerned. I sincerely
believe that with your advice and
help we will be able to work this
program out, so that the people who
are now on the verge of starvation
may live through the next year."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-02
American Veterans Open
Drive for ESQ, 900 Members

The American Veterans Commit
tee has launched Nationwide drive
aimed at a membership of 250,00O
World War II veterans, the WASH
ington chapter of the organization,
808 Seventeenth street NV, an
nounced today.
In Washington, organizational
meetings are scheduled in num-
Der of Government departments and
at George Washington and George
town Universities, AVG said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-02
Miners
Continued From First Page

prices an average of IS a ton on all
carbon and alloy steels.
The increase, retroactive to Febru-
airy Is, was allowed to entable the
industry to grant a strike settling
1871 cents an hour wage boost to
its workers and to raise industry
earnings to the prewar level.
Officials said they could not esti-
mate at this time how much more
the public will pay for automobiles
washing machines, refrigerators and
other consumer items as a result of
the rise. Basis steel prices were
raised 80 per cent and OPA said the
average price of carbon and alloy
products was boosted from $6O.92 a
ton to s6592.
In distributing the price increases
among various products, OPA said
it had the following detectives in
mind:
4. Encourage maximum produc-
ton of items in greatest demand.
2. Establish a price structure
adapted to the needs of the transit
tA1Al dllo pooGWdI pCIlOuS.
3. Minimize the impact of the
price increase on cost of consumer
goods.
4. Remove or minimize hardship
to- smaller and non-integrated pro-
ducers and fabricators.
In another action affecting labor
the Wage Sterilization Board ap-
proved a 19-cent hourly wage in
crease for $4,000 employees of the
Aluminium Co. of America. The
largest number of Alcoa workers are
members of the CLIO United Stee
Workers and were covered by ar
agreement signed at the time of the
steel-strike settlement. The tota
list, however, covers salaried work.
ers as well and some other nonunior
employees.
The Labor Departments Shippins
Sterilization Committee formerly
notified the industry to put intt
effect an 18-cents-an-hour wag,
boost to the approximately half &
million workers of the Nations ship
yards. The increase, retroactive tt
December 4, last year, was recon-
mended by the shipbuilding wag'
conference, although industry mem
bers aissented. 1t was later ap
proved by the Wage Sterilization
Board.
Sterilization Director Bowles said
meanwhile, he had made mo pledg,
of favoritism" to the CLIO in promis
ing preHapproval of wage increase
8orstriking steelworkers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-02
Decorated

1t. Col. Benjamin Simon. whose
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Max Simon,
live at 3720 Nichols avenue Sc,
was awarded the Legion of Merit
at a ceremony last week at Mason
General Hospital, Brentwood, N
Y, before beginning his terminal
leave from the Medical Corps, the
Army announced.
Col. Simon, who was chief of
neuropsychiatry at Mason from
June, 1913, until his recent inactiva-
ton, was cited for the superior or
ganizational ability and unusual I'M
Outstanding of military neuropsy-
chiatric problems" which he dis
played in directing the care and
treatment of more than $4,000 neu-
ropsychiatric casualties.
Col. Simon plans to return to his
former position as clinical director
Of the Connecticut State Hospital,
Middletown, Conn.
1t. Col. Ewing H. Buysee, 2712
South Arlington Ridge road, Airing
ton, was awarded the Legion of
Merit for his work in "imple-
menting positive classification
and wage administration pro-
gram for shore positions = and
a sound wage program for Marine
personnel employed on War Depart
ment vessels throughout the world"
the Army announced.
Col. Buysse was assigned to in
dustrial personnel work in the Of
flee of the Chief of Transportation
during the period of service for
which he was cited.
1t. Col. Herbert G. Espey, 28l6
South Eighth street. Arlington. has
been awarded the Legion of Merit,
for performance of exceptionally
meritorious service in the develop
ment of the Army's educational pro-
gram, the War Department revealed.
A civilian educator before enter
ing the service in June. 1912, Col.
Espey is credited with important con-
tributions to the development by the
Army of significantly new educa-
tional methods, especially in the use
of recordings, and improved text
books as an integral part of teach
ing procedure.
Among his responsibilities was the
selection Of texts, correspondence
study materials and teaching aids
for the United States Armed Forces
Institute, and for the Army educa-
ton program as a whole, the &C
companying citation states.
Capt. Delmar S. Fahrney, u. s.
N, 3207 Highland place NV, has
been awarded q Commendation Rib
bon for outstanding performance
of duty in the Navy Bureau OF
Aeronautics from June, 1910, to July.
1913, the Navy announced.
In his position as head of the
special designs branch, the accom-
panying citation states, Capt. Fahr-
ney contributed substantially to
the development of at least two
types of special weapons which were
successfully employed against the
enemy"
Comdr. Sheldon w. Brown, U. S.
NJ, 1854 Locust Hill road, Bethesda,
also has been awarded q Common
dation Ribbon for outstanding serv-
ices in the Navy Bureau of Aero
nautics, 1t was announced by the
Navy.