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Evening star., 1946-07-14
Future Weddings
Are Forecast
BY Engagements

Mr.. and Mrs. B. Dorsey DoWney
Of Sandy Spring announce the en-
gagement of their daughter. Miss
Elizabeth Water De Vries, to Mr..
Howard F. Sharpless, son of Mr..
Howard N. Sharpless of Washing
ton.
Miss De Vries attended Duke
University and is a graduate of
the Union Memorial School Of
Nursing. A lieutenant in the Army
Nurse Corps, she recently returned
from active duty in Europe.
A former student at Corcoran
School of Art, Mr.. Sharpless as
lieutenant was placed on inactive
duty after serving four years in
the Army
The wedding will take place in
the fall.
HiU-Goddrd
The engagement OF Miss Margaret
Agnes Hill to Mr. William Francis
Goddard, il, is announced by her
mother, Mrs. Elizabeth M. Hill OF
Washington. Mr. Goddard is the
son OF MI. ana Mrs. Goddard, also
of this city.
Miss Hill attended Notre Dame
Academy and Eastern High School.
She is president of Theta Chapter
Of Alpha Beta Chi Sorority.
Mr.. Goddard has resumed his pre-
medical studies at Catholic Uni
hn ~ of
before his entry in the Navy.
No date has seen set for the
wedding
Meyer-DauiS
Mr.. and Mrs. William c. Never Of
Botna, Iowa. announce the engage
ment of their daughter. Miss Ber-
thelene Meyer to Mr.. Raymond w,
Davis of this city.
Pennini-Berardi
The engagement of Miss Grace
Teresa Pennini to Mr.. Fred D.
Berardi is announced by her par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Pennini.
The bridegroom -elect is the son OF
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Berardi, r-,~ re-
siding in Silver Spring.
Folin.Sniser
Mr.. and Mrs. James Wlghtman
Follin announce the engagement Of
their daughter Miss Katherine
Burnham Follin to Mr. Peter Gus
tav Sulzer, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Gustav Herman Sulzer of Cheyney,
Pa.
The wedding will take place in the
early fall.
e Goidberg-Fenbere
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore L. Gold
berg announce the engagement of
their daughter Miss Eloise Lois
Goldberg, to Mr. Allan Harris Fein-
berg. son of Mr. and Mrs Joseph H.
Feinberg. MI Felnberg served for
three years in the Naval Air Corps.
Evening star., 1946-07-14
Elizabeth Brandt
Is Brde-Elect

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur A. Brandt
formerly of Vienna, Va, now re-
siding in Syracuse, announce the en-
gagement of their daughter. Miss
Elizabeth Ellen Brandt to Mr..
Charles A. Schoeneck, jr., son of Mr..
and Mrs. Schoeneck also of Syracuse.
The wedding will take place in
October.
Miss Brandt attended Saint Marv's
Junior College in Raleigh. N. c.. and
the Washington School for Secre-
taries.
Mr.. Schoeneck is a graduate of the
| University of Syracuse where he was
affiliated with Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Fraternity and Harvard Law School.
He served in the Army for four
years, and for over two years he was
stationed in the Pacific area as a
captain with the 37th Infantry Divi-
sion.
Evening star., 1946-07-14
INuitatiOHs Issued

Mr.. and Mrs John Francis Quinn
have issued invitations to the we'd
ding of their daughter. Miss Mar
garet Gertrude Quinn. and Mr..
James Parrot Wooten. which will
take place the morning Of July 81
at 10 o'clock in ST. Anthonys
Church.
Evening star., 1946-03-01
lnductees
Legion 10 Seek Increases
In Pensions, Compensation

American Legion Comdr. John
Stelle served notice today the
Legion will take active steps" to
increase veterans pensions and
disability compensation.
IF the Government can recon-
mend 20 per cent pay increase for
Federal employees" he declared in a
statement, "the same consideration
should be given to those drawing
fixed pensions and disability pay to
meet the present economic situa-
ton"
First gun in the Legion campaign
for increased pensions to match the
rising cost Of living was fred last
night when Mr.. Stelle wrote OPA
Administrator Porter and Stabiliza-
ton Director Bowles that the prob
lens faced by pensioned veterans
living on a fixed income would be-
come desperate If the cost OF living
continues to rise.
The Legion last night also pro-
tested a Serious breakdown" In
agriculture credit. In a letter to
Dillar B. Lasseter, director of the
Farm Security Administration, the
Legion said it had reports that TO-
600 veterans were waiting for farm
loans. The Legion said it would
like to know the reason for the
backlog
Evening star., 1946-03-01
Strong Military Policy
Urged by Patterson
BY the Axsoeioted Press

NEW YORK, March 1.-Secretary
of War Patterson offered the Natior
today a three-point military policy
which he said was the surest way
for America to keep out of war. The
program included:
/. A single department Of the
armed forces, with a strong reserve
of trained manpower.
2. A weIl-trained National Guard
3. "A vigorous program of scien-
tiflc research and development, to
make sure that the most effective
weapons are available if needed"
There is no menace in this, M
threat to any ones peace. This Ma
ton will never 60 on the warpath,' -
he told the Overseas Press Club last
night at the same meeting at which
Secretary of State Byrnes urged a
hrm stand in international rela-
tions.
Another speaker, Maj. Gen. Will
liam j. Donovan, former head OF
the Once of Strategic Services
called for comprehensive service
OF intelligence" because foreign pol
icy can be no better than the in
formation upon which it is based"
He declared the agreement
reached at the Halta conference for
Russiais entry into the war against
Japan was based upon information
that the enemy army in Manchuria
was at full force.
Evening star., 1946-03-01
MU Gets FWA Funds
For -Four Projects

The Federal Works Agency ad-
vanced $110,32 to the University of
Maryland yesterday to finance prep
aration of plans and specifications
for construction and repair projects
which would cost an estimated So
096 $50.
The projects are at College Park,
Baltimore and Princess Anne. Lo-
cation, projects and estimated cost
are:
College Park: three girls and
three mems dormitories, $688 200
classroom building, agriculture
building, livestock barns and meat
laboratory. greenhouses, additions
to the heating plant, dining hall and
service building, and an infirmary
81 ,082 $50.
Baltimore: Psycopathic hospital
addition to nurses hall, finishing
twelfth floor of University Hospital
recreation hall and addition to den-
tai building, $796 ,45O.
Princess Anne: Dormitory, dining
hall and kitchen, barns, laundry,
athletic field and stands, faculty
quarters, reconditioning of agri-
cultural building and library, and
completion of girls dormitory and
administration building, greenhouse
and headhouse.
Evening star., 1946-03-01
McDonough Sponsors Bill
For Equal Rights in D. {.

Representative McDonough, Re
publican, of California, . member
of the House District Committee,
yesterday sponsored an equal
rights" bill for the District to pro-
hibit discrimination or restrictions
In the use of public places because
Of race, color or creed.
1t Is similar to other bills which
have been pending for some years
In the House and Senate.
The McDonough measure would
apply to hotels, restaurants, stores
and shops advertising, selling or dis
playing food, drinks, goods and
wares, and to hospitals, clinics, the
aters. movies, concert halls. amuse-
ment parks and public parks or
buildings under either Federal or
District jurisdiction.
For each violation a person would
be liable to penalty of from 500
to $500 which might be recovered
by an aggrieved person at civil ac-
tion in Municipal Court and he
also would face a misdemeanor
charge with possible fine of from
$40 to 500 or from 10 to 100 days
in jail, or both.
Evening star., 1946-03-01
Bus and Van Collision
Injuries Three Persons

The driver of Capital Transit
bus and two passengers were in
jured this morning in a collision
with van at Twentieth and K
streets NV. The van overturned
after the crash.
The injured. removed to Emer-
gency Hospital, were identified as
Paul L. Hughes, 36, of 1885 Harrison
street NV, the bus driver; Willena
Ball, Al, colored, of 1923 Nash street
NE. and Mrs. Viola Carr, IS, COL
ored, of 1907 Benning road NE. The
hospital said none was seriously in
jured.
Police said the van was driven by
Andrew J. Tore. 48, of 101 Ingra-
ham street NV, whom they charged
with falling to obey signal device.
The van, which was loaded with
drums of kitchen grease to be sold
to a soap manufacturer, was west
bound on K street, while the bus
was northbound on Twentieth street.
In falling on its side the van broke
on the lampost at the northwest
corner at the intersection.
Mr.. Tore received only minor
cuts on his hands and remained at
the scene.
Police were forced to call a fire
engine to wash away leaking gas
oline and grease which was in
danger OF catching fire.
Evening star., 1946-03-01
Blast Death Of Veteran
Is Ruled Accidental

Edward Hunt Gerrity, 21-year- -olc
veteran whose body was taken from
the explosion wrecked family homs
at 6109 Nevada avenue NV, Tues.
day, died accidentally of asphyxia
tion after removing a core from the
basement gas connection, Coroner
A. Magruder Macdonald announced
yesterday.
This conclusion was reached by q
special investigation committee
which studied the incident at the
District Morgue.
A requiem mass was said for the
Air Forces veteran this morning at
the Shrine of the Blessed Sacra-
ment, followed by burial in Mount
Olivet Cemetery.
DR.. Macdonald, who acted as
chairman of the committee review
ing evidence in the blast in the
presence of Harry J. Gerrity, father
of the dead youth, issued the follow
ing statement on behalf of the
eight-man committee:
I'VE went over the whole situa-
ton from start to finish. The core
from the stopcock on the meter
supply to the gas furnace was re-
moved by the deceased. Edward
Gerrity.
Why the decedent acted in this
manner is undetermined.
Therefore certificate of death
will be issued giving as cause OF
death asphyxia. due to Illuminating
gas poisoning.
"A certificate will be issued and
an accidental death verdict re-
turned -
Evening star., 1946-03-01
Peron Has 2-to-1 Lead
lin Electoral Vote on
Basis Of Slim Count
BY the Assoeioisd Press

BUENOS AIRES, Mar. 1.-Col.
Juan D. Peron, former Argentine
Vice President described as pro-
Axis by the United States State
Department. forged into a 2-to-1
lead today in the indicated cleo
toral vote on the basis of STILL
meager returns from last SUM-
days presidential elections.
Peron, however, was only approx
mately 5000 votes ahead of his
Democratic Uniop opponent, DR..
Jose Tamborini, in the popular vote,
with about per cent of the ballots
counted, Peron led, 1854 to 1880.
A computation of votes for seats
in the National Chamber of Depu-
ties showed Peron forces far in the
lead, with 81 places apparently as
sured as compared with 20 for the
Radicals and two for the Progress
sive Democrats.
A tabulation early today showed
Peron leading in six provinces hav-
ing total electoral vote of l52, and
Tamborini in four provinces with
a vote of 78. Ten of Tamborini's
votes-from the province of San
Luis, where the count is complete
were assured.
The total vote in the electoral COL
lege is 376, with l89 votes required
for victory.
The possibility the outcome of the
election might not be known for two
more weeks was seen when the Prov
ince of Buenos Aires decided that
Irregularities in six boxes were seri-
Gus enough to cause the results to
be thrown out. New elections will be
held in the disputed precincts
March 10.
Buenos Aires Province has 81
electoral votes-largest number in
the country-and the results of the
election may hinge on the outcome
there.
Evening star., 1946-03-01
| New Price Schedule
For Steel Due Today;
Average Boost Is S
By jones Y. Newton

The Office of Price Admins
tration was ready today to re-
lease its new schedule of prices
for the various types of steel
based on the Governments
promise to give the industry an
average boost of $5 ton.
1t was understood the new prices
were arranged so as to have the
least possible effect on the cost OF
consumer goods, with the largest
boosts going to such heavy items as
railroad rails and structural steel
where the higher costs could be
written off over period of years.
officials said the new ceilings
would clear the way for speedy price
relief to hundreds of steel fabricat-
ing plants which are still strike
bound. They were hopeful the ac-
ton would remove the last remnants
OF the great steel walkout.
Nearing Normal Operations.
The steel industry was reported
from Pittsburgh as rapidly moving
back to normal. Nearly 100000 of
the 100000 striking CIO United
Steel Workers were covered by new
contracts, most OF which raised
wages 1871 cents an hour. Still
closed were fabricating plants en-
ploying about $4,000 workers. The
more than 300 fabricating plants in
the country employ a total of about
$50, 900 workers.
In a development on the stabiliza-
ton front, Economic Stabilizer
Chester Bowles appointed James F
Brownlee as his deputy. Mr.. Brown
lee served under Mr.. Bowles at OPA
for two years until his retirement
last September because of Ill health
as deputy administrator for price.
He is former vice president of
General Foods Corp. and president
Of Frankfort Distilleries.
The White House last night re-
leased the report of the fact-flnding
board President Truman appointed
In early January to investigate the
steel industry wage dispute. The
board, which labeled it's findings
largely historical" ruled on two
important points in the dispute.
Raise Within Limits.
1t held that the 1874 cent wage
boost was well within" the limits
set by Government policy and that
the CIO had not violated its con-
tract, as contended by the industry,
in calling the strike.
The board said the no-strike pro-
vision Of the steel contract covered
only grievances, and that under the
agreement the contract could be re-
opened for bargaining at any time
after a change in national wage
policy. This ruling was considered
important, since the panel included
two jurists. 1t was composed of
Nathan p. Feinsinger, Wisconsin
University law professor. chairman;
Judge James M. Douglas of the
Missouri Supreme Court and Judge
Roger I. McDonough of the Utah
Supreme Court.
There was no ruling made by the
board on steel prices, although 1t
was understood the panel made ex-
tensive investigation of that phase
Of the dispute.
Evening star., 1946-03-01
Cardinal Says Reds Fight
Church East Of Curzon Line
BY tho Associated Press

ROME, Mar. Eugene Cardinal
Tisserant, secretary Of the Congre-
cation for the Oriental Church
charged today that least of the
Curzon line the Soviet policy aims
at the destruction of Catholicism
and this is in open violation of one
Of the four freedoms
The CurZon line is the demarca-
tion line across prewar Poland
which in general was agreed on by
the Moscow and Warsaw govern
ments as the new eastern boundary
of Poland.
In statement prepared for the
press, the French cardinal asserted
that priests and nuns were being
deported Systematically from Ru-
thenian Catholic dioceses.
by acting this way the Com
munist authorities are effectively
coming to the aid of the schismatic
patriarch of Moscow. Alexei, who
on the occasion of his election in
vited the Ruthenian Catholics to
separate themselves from the Vati-
can Cardinal Tisserant declared.
Evening star., 1946-03-01
Last Of Chicago Hackers
Leave; Part Of Fight Won

The last of Chicago's cab-driving
war veterans left for home today
with one-fourth of their campaign
for 1000 hackers licenses achieved.
1t was poorer and smaller cara
van Of hackers that pulled out of
Camp Simms this morning than
the 200 which came to the Capital
eight days ago bent on breaking
what they charged was monopoly"
which deprived them of work in
Chicago.
Before they doled out the dwin-
ding remains of their treasury, the
veterans learned the Chicago City
Council yesterday approved an ordi-
nance providing 275 special taxicab
licenses to former servicemen.
That is just $50 less than the
veterans hoped to win for their
members, all of whom have fine
new cabs and no place to drive
them. Arthur Dickholtz, vice presi-
dent of the group who conferred
with Mayor Edward ]. Kelly in
Chicago before the council meet
ing, said here earlier the veterans
had once before rejected the offer
of 200 licenses.
Evening star., 1946-03-01
U. 5. Blessed by Pope
In Mass Audience for
5penman and GIennon
Iy III. Assoeiutsd Pies,

ROME, Mar. Pope Plus i'm
parted special blessing on the
people of the United States today
in a mass audience with John Cardi-
nal Glennon of st. Louis, Francis
Cardinal Spellman OF New York and
their parties.
please send my special blessings
to all your great people of your be-
loved country" the Pope said to the
kneeling Americans after he met
each individually.
Looking pale but otherwise well,
the Pope chatted with each Ameri-
can briefly in the Vatican library.
The Pope, who will be TO years
old tomorrow, was given a contribu-
tion Of $4,000 in two equal checks
by George J. Gillespie of New York
president of the Superior Council
Of the Society of st. Vincent de
Paul. The $1,000 gifts were from
the New York and National Soci-
cites in America. The money will
be used for work among the needy
Italians.
100000 Ready.
Mr.. Gillespie, a member of Car
dinal Spellman's party, said the
society in America has $100, 900
ready to use for the needy of Europe.
Cardinal Spellman presented the
Pope five-year report on the
archdioces of New York, and Car
dinal Glennon presented a similar
report for the st. Louis archdio-
cese. The reports were printed in
Latin and bound in white Morocco
leather.
When the audience was finished,
the Pope embraced Cardinal SPELL
man, smiling happily.
Cardinal Glennon's party included
Commodore Alphonse Mcmahon of
Washington.
Private Audience Held.
The Pope yesterday received in
private audience Edward Cardinal
Mooney of Detroit, Samuel Cardinal
Stritch of Chicago and two Catholic
laymen from the United States
former Postmaster General James A.
Farley and Joseph Lamb, supreme
secretary of the knights of Co.
lumbus.
The plane carrying Cardinal
Stritch. Cardinal Mooney and Car
dinal Glennon back to America will
make nonstop flight to Shannon,
Fire. instead of returning by way
of Paris. TWA officials said. Off,
cials said they believed it would be
the first time such a flight was made.
They will leave Rome Monday
morning. No change is planned
in the schedule for Cardinal Spell
mans plane. 1t will leave tomorrow
morning and fly via Madrid and
Lisbon.
Evening star., 1946-03-01
Willard Hotel Operation
Taken Over by Berry

The Willard Hotel went under new
management today as Louis Berry
of Detroit took over control of the
hotel.
Mr.. Berry, who purchased the
hotel several months ago, also is
owner of the Raleigh Hotel He
operates hotels in Detroit, Madison,
Wis; Buffalo, N. Y, and Norfolk,
Va
There was no immediate change
in the hotels policy and Marshall
Jones will continue as manager, it
was said. Mr.. Berry purchased the
Willard from the Virginia Hotel Co.,
which. for many years, operated the
historic hotel.
Evening star., 1946-03-01
Several Spanish ConsuIotes
Seized by Crowds in France

PARIS, Mar. l P.-Republican
Spaniards and French Leftists last
night seized several Spanish con-
sulates as France drafted an in
dorsement to an American proposed
bid to the Spanish people to shake
off the regime of Generalissimo
Franco.
The occupation of the consulates
came as traffic trickled to a stand
still across the French-Spanish bor-
der few hours before it was closed
at midnight by France in a one
nation quarantine against Gen.
Franco.
The French news agency reported
that 5000 persons, demonstrating
against the Franco government, had
occupied the Spanish consulate in
the Mediterranean city of Sete and
had raised the Spanish Republican
flag over it.
At Auch, in the Pyrennees, a
crowd was reported to have broken
into the Spanish consulate and
caused considerable damage.
A Foreign Office spokesman said
the French Government would &C
cept the United States proposal for
a joint British-French-A American
declaration against the continuance
of the Franco government.
(The State Department said
yesterday that the French gov
ernment already had informally
approved the American proposal
In principle" No word has been
received yet from the British
government, the State Depart
ment said.
Determined to Go Before UNO.
At the same time, the French off,
cial declared that France was deter
mined also to go before the United
Nations Security Council with
chaYges that Spain was endangering
word peace and security.
Jose Giral, president of the Span
ish government-in-exile, issued an
aptly timed statement that his gov
eFament was ready to enter Spain
at a moments notice and take
power.
The Foreign Office spokesman in
dicated that the American proposal
called for a declaration that any
representative republican govern
ment formed by Spaniards inside
and outside of Spain would receive
full diplomatic recognition of Brit
ain, France and the United States.
The American note, he said, also
contained a statement of mon
Intervention" and added up to an
assurance to the Spanish people
that they will get help from the
three powers only "if they help
themselves.
While France is willing to spon-
sor such a declaration, the spokes-
man continued, she is going ahead
with her suggestion to the United
States, Britain and Russia, that the
Security Council consider the Span
iSh situation.
Evening star., 1946-03-01
Murder Theory Exploded
In Finding of Buby's Leos
BY the Assoc;oted Pres.

CLEMENTON, N. j., Mar. L.
Trooper Detective H. c. Armand of
the State police said last night that
two legs of baby found last Satur-
day on a dump here were from a
Philadelphia hospital dissecting
study class.
Evening star., 1946-03-01
Czech Parliament Backs
Spanish Republicans

PRAGUE. Mar. ! (P.-Members
of the Czechoslovak Parliament rose
to their feet yesterday in demon
stration of sympathy with Spanish
Republicans and remained for Is
minutes while Parliament President
Josef David assailed the Franco
regime.
Evening star., 1946-03-01
(. F. Stevens, IS, Dies

NEWTON. Mass, Mar. ! R.-Ed-
ward Fletcher Stevens, IS. of Welles-
ley, internationally known architect,
designer of $50 hospitals and medi-
cal institutions. died here yesterday
after a long illness. He leaves his
wife and one daughter.
Evening star., 1946-03-01
All Commercial Ties
With Franco Regime
Broken Off by France
BY the Associated Press

HENDAYE, France, Mar. L.
France broke off all commercial
relations with Spain today by
closing the 300-mile long border
between the two countries in pro-
test against the continuance in
power of Generalissimo Fran
cisco Frances regime.
The official closure, effective at
midnight, was devoid of drama. As
the hour passed, frontier guards
patrolled both sides of the border
as usual. The weather was blustery
and rainy.
Actually, the frontier was closed
two hours before midnight when
the customs offices finished the
days work. The Paris Express ar
rived an hour late, but was per-
mitted to cross, carrying the last
regular travellers, mostly Belgian,
Portuguese and Spanish nationals.
The French action effectively
sewers all commercial intercourse
between the two countries, includ-
ing telegraph, postal, rail and road
communications. Foreign diplo-
mats. Red Cross and UNRRA work
ers are excepted from the ban on
travel, as are Portuguese, French
and Spanish nationals returning
home.
French Vice Consul Barred.
Spanish officials refused one
diplomat, the French vice consul at
Barcelona, permission to return to
his post. No reason was given.
The last person to try to cross
and fail-was young German at
tempting to return to his family in
Spain. He had entered France
illegally and had been apprehended.
French officials were trying to send
him back before the border closed,
but Spanish officials didn't want
him either.
The only commercial traffic which
will be permitted between the two
countries is food en- route to Por-
tugal or Switzerland, and UNRRA
supplies in transit through Spain.
Some concern was expressed here
that this might further cut the al
ready slim French food supply, since
France has been importing quanti-
ties of fruit and fish.
In Paris, the political bureau of
the French Communist party adopt
ed as a motto: Not one boat, not
one train, not one automobile, not
one bit of merchandise for Frances
Spain. Down with Franco. Long
live Republican Spain"