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Evening star., 1946-07-08
S. Sentry Fires On Gangs
Battling Outside Manila Camp

pine MP forces in troubled areas
would be increased.
Since the end of truce on
Independence Day. July 4, an in
creasing number of clashes have
been reported in the agriculturally
rich central provinces. Fourteen
unidentified members of rowing
bands were slain by military police
at Santa Ignacia, in Tarlac Prov
nce in the most recent outbreak.
Observers returning from the
central provinces within the past
week said any hope that peasant
bands would lay down their arms
peacefully was fetched.
Gov. Herminio Algas of Nueva
Ecija Province reported that not
single gun had been registered
or surrendered by Hukbalahaps
EARNED peasants) in his province
as the result of the governments
recent pleas. He estimated 80 per
cent OF the rice lands were idle
because tillers were afraid to work
their fields without additional pro-
lection.
Evening star., 1946-07-08
House Unit BocksD.C. SIun1 Bill
With McGehee Rental Limit
Public Housing Would Be Available Only
To Lowest Fifth of Families by Income

those whom it was intended to
benefit.
The Senate proviso, stricken from
the measure and replaced by the
McGehee subcommittee recommen-
dation, described loW-rent housing
AS that constructed by a public
agency for families whose net fam
lily income does not exceed the in
come level as determined or from
time to time predetermined after
public hearing by the District Com
missioners at which a family of
comparable size may be reasonab bly,
able to afford to pay the lowest rem
tai at which private enterprise is
providing an adequate supply of de-
cent, safe and sanitary housing
The McGehee definition of public
loW-rent housing describes it as
"low-rent housing constructed by a
public agency for families of low in
come at rentals which Gncluding
the value or cost to tenants of heat
light. water and cooking fuen shall
not exceed one-flfth of the highest
net family income of families eligi-
Bile for tenancy in such housing. as
herein provided. The dwellings in
public low-rent housing shall be
available solely for such families of
low income whose net family in
come does not exceed the maximum
net family income falling within the
lowest 20 per cent bV number of all
Continued on Page AS, Column -
Evening star., 1946-07-08
Truman, Back at Desk,
Talks With Party Chiefs

President Truman. back at his
desk after four-day holiday at his
Maryland mountain retreat, ar
ranged to confer with his congress
slonal leaders today on OPA and
British loan prospects.
OPA Administrator Paul Porter
also was expected to discuss the
efforts to revive price control with
the President.
Mr.. and Mrs. Truman returned to
the White House by automobile yes
terday afternoon from their STAY
over the long Fourth of July week
end at Shangri-La. the presidential
retreat in the Catoctin Mountains,
where he relaxed with long walks
and dips in a swimming pool.
With so many major problems
pending, the President was said by
close associates to have all but
abandoned hopes for any long vaca-
tion this summer.
Mr.. Truman told correspondents
however, that he may make fire.
quent trips to Shangri-La.
Evening star., 1946-07-08
Only a Few Copies
OF Eisenhower Report
On War in Europe Left

Fewer than 500 copies of the
final report by Gen. Dwight D.
Eisenhower, supreme COM
cander of the Allied forces in
Europe, now being distributed
at the Business Counter of
The Evening Star. remain un-
sold.
The report, handsomely
published by the Government
Printing Office, details the
planning, the invasion of
France and the various cam
paigns which led up to the de-
feat of the Nazis. 1t contains
a number of excellent relief
maps which aid in an under
standing of the strategy.
AS long as the dwindling
supply lasts, the copies will be
sold at the GPO's standard
price of 81.
Evening star., 1946-07-08
Reds Moving $4,000
Aliens Out Of Austria
BY the Associoted Pres,

VIENNA, July 8-About $4,000
native Germans and other foreign
ers were ordered by Soviet author
tiles to leave Russian occupation
zone of Austria by am. today
A reliable source, said they are to
be sent to the French zone in
Germany.
Russian Army trucks and vehicles
of the Austrian Communist party
were stationed outside the homes of
foreigners affected by the order,
which permitted them to take only
80 pounds of belongings.
The Austrian government was re-
ported to have advised foreigners in
the zone that only persons who
came to Austria after the anchluss
of March 13, 1898, and those not
Austrian citizens, were obliged to
comply with the order Austrian
authorities claim the order contra
diets both the London and Moscow
declarations on Austria.
The order was said to be closely
connected with the confiscation of
German assets which the Rus
slams announced Saturday. Austrian
officials said the Russians were
claiming rs per cent of the re-
public's industrial capacity.
Saturdays order called for the
confiscation of $22 100000 worth of
industry in Eastern Austria along
with other German external as
SETS The United States and
Austria have protested Russia's in
sistence that property taken by the
Germans after annexing Austria in
1888 is subject to seizure as German
separations under the Potsdam
agreement,
Evening star., 1946-07-08
BY the Associofed Press

MANILA, July 8.-Unidentified
bands fought a pitched battle on
the outskirts of Fort Mckinley,
United States Air Force headouar-
tiers six miles southeast of Manila
shortly after midnight this morning
At one point the skirmish moved
so near that an American sentry
opened fire.
His shotgun blast is not be-
lieved to have wounded any one.
The sentry said slugs which he
thought were AS caliber whizzed
near him before he fired.
Philippine Army military police
moved into the fray and dispersed
the battlers. Whether it was a fight
between political groups or merely
a battle between rival commercial
bandits" was not established, they
said.
Meanwhile, Central Luzons vir-
tual state of seize headed for a DOS
sible showdown as Interior Secre-
tary Zulueta announced the Philip
Evening star., 1946-07-08
Big Four Ministers
Still DeadIocked ON
Bids 10 Peace Talks
UnobIe to Find Solution
To MoIotov's Stond
On Rules of Procedure
By fhe As,ocio'ed Press

PARIS, July 8.-The Foreign
Ministers Council recessed after
a morning meeting today, still
deadlocked on the question of
sending out invitations for a 81
nation peace conference July 90.
Arguments that have marked For
ei2n Minister " M Molotov's op-
position 10 sending invitations for
the conference unless they were &C
compa MED by strict code of rules
for its procedure were presented
again today in the face of pleas
by Secretary Of State Byrnes and
Foreign Secretary Bevin to have the
invitations go out Immediately.
The American and British secre-
taries said they we're willing to
discuss procedure rules as sugges-
tons. but would not attempt to
foist them on the other nations.
Will Resume Later Today.
The ministers were TO resume their
session late today.
An American source said Russia
was demanding that a two-thirds
vote rule be extended to the peace
conference plenary session.
At one point Mr.. Molotov was
reported to have accused the United
States of trying to dominate the
peace conference. He also argued
that if the ministers did not decide
in advance on the rules they were
counter to the Trieste
agreement.
Mr. Byrnes retorted that the
United States always stood by its
agreements and that at the peace
conference the Trieste and all other
agreements would be upheld. He
also demanded that the agreement
Of last Thursday to call a peace
conference be adhered to.
Would Limit Commissions.
The Russians also proposed to
limit the membership of commissions
to handle peace treaties of Romania.
Hungary. Italy ana Finland In the
plenary conference to nations which
actually went to war against each of
the countries,
With a tWo-thirdS vote Russia
and nations in her sphere of inf1u-
ence would obtain a dominating
voice in the final treaties for the
Balkans.
Sources close to the Council said
that failure to reach an immedi-
ate solution of the procedural prob
lem on which the foreign ministers
have been deadlocked since Fri
day might result in indefinite post
tSee MINISTERS. Page All
Evening star., 1946-07-08
Auto Ad Brings
| $3.50 Offer for
0CeHinqCor

Owners of three 1916 model auto
mobiles advertised the cars for sale
yesterday and one of them reported
an offer of Sl,750 today as com
pared with a previous ceiling price
OF about $1,1110 for the same make
Announcing that the best offer
gets it," one of the classified ad-
vertisements to sell a 1896 Ford
Tudor" brought several early offers
and many inquiries, but the car
had not yet been sold. At the ad-
vertlser's home it was said the best
offer to date was S1.750.
One of the other advertisements
concerned a 1916 Ford Tudor de
luxe model which had been driven
5000 miles and would go for the
best cash offer" The third adver-
user, with 1946 Ford Tudor super
de luxe, stated that the owner would
accept anything in trade or in
cash" Identity of the latter two
owners was not disclosed.
A Ford dealer here said the CELL
ing price on the Tudor de luxe
was Sl,1l0 and on the super de luxe
s1,18S. There would be small addi-
tional charges if the cars were
equipped with radio and heater.
Evening star., 1946-07-08
Arabs Warn Britain
0fCiviI Disobedience,
Denounce Truman
Suggestion Made Thot
President Open U. S. to
Jewish Immigrants
BY the Assooioted Press

JERUSALEM, July 8.-Threats
of possible Arab civil dis
obedience program in protest
against Jewish immigration tc
Palestine were coupled today
with an Arab slap at President
Truman and a suggestion that
he open America to Jewish i'm
migrants ''if he really is in SYM
pathy" with them.
DR.. H F. Khalidi of the Arab
Higher Executive Committee said
that group was drafting a new note
to Britain warning that unless the
British government took immediate
steps to halt the illegal entry of
Jews into Palestine there would be
"a wave of nonco-operation by
Arabs, followed possibly by civil dis
obedience"
After that the spokesman said,
the next step may be mass dernon-
strations by Arabs, and this execu-
tive will refuse to accept response
bility for them"
Reply to Truman Drafted.
Dr. Khalidi's statement came as
the Executive Committee disclosed it
already had drafted letter to
President Truman accusing him of
fragrant. empty and irresponsible
statements" in connection with the
problem of Jewish immigration to
Palestine.
tThe White House had no
comment today on the drafted
letter asserting President Tru-
man made irresponsible state
ments" Press Secretary Charles
G. Ross said only that he did
not know whether Mr.. Truman
had received such a communica-
tion)
The note was prepared in reply to
a White House statement last Tues
day to the effect that the United
States was prepared to assume
technical and financial response
oility for the transportation of
100000 European Jewish refugees to
Palestine in accordance with recent
of the British
inquiry commission.
The Arab committee said it would
have liked to ignore this last state
ment and attach mo Importance to
as it does at time when
President Truman is begging for
Jewish votes in the forthcoming
election ....
I'VE do wish to remind the Presi-
dent. however" the note added.
that If he is really genuine in sym
pathizing with the Jews and their
plight in Christian Europe, we advise
nim to open his White House doors
to them or the doors of his American
(See PALESTINE. Page Aid
Evening star., 1946-07-08
Outcome Of Minnesota
Election Today May
Affect i. ). Policies
Stossen's Future Involved
In Senute Contest Between
Shipsteod and Thye
BY the Associoted Pres,

Minnesotans are voting TODAY
IN a senatorial primary that
promises to have visible effect or
the trend of national and for
eign political policies.
Wrapped up in the Republican
race in which Senator Shipstead is
seeking denomination in a battle
with Gov. Edward j. Thye are issues
that may resound in Congress and
be felt in the 1948 presidential cam
paign.
Gov. Thye carries the hopes OF
former Gov. Harold E. Stassen for
the next COP presidential nomina-
ton. If Gov. Thye wins Mr.. Stas-
sen will recover much of the prestige
ne lost in Nebraska last month when
he backed Gov. Dwight GrisWold in
an unsuccessful effort to wrest the
Republican senatorial nomination
from Senator Butler.
Stassen- Future at Stake.
II Gov. Thye loses Mr.. Stassen's S
friends here say he is through. They
add that this probably would con-
vince the Republican leadership that
no candidate who holds the strong
views on international cooperation
expressed by Mr.. Stassen could ex-
pect the politically necessary solid
support from the Midwest in I948.
A victory for Senator Shipstead
IS, veteran of "a years in the SEN
ate. would be regarded generally as
"a vlndlcation of his congressional
voting record, which has been at
tackled vigorously by Mr.. Stassen
and Gov. Thye
Senator Shipstead voted against
both the United Nations Charter
and the $3.50, 1000, 900 British loan
While the latter has not been made
an issue in his campaign. as 1t was
in Senator Buffers, victories for
the two loan opponents might make
the credit bills passage more diff
cult in the House.
Close Race Expected.
The Minnesota race was regarded
as likely to be close. with the Thye
forces hoping to roll up an early
and heavy margin in Minneapolis
and st. Paul to meet Senator Ship
stead's reputed strength in the rural
districts.
In the Democratic contest the
choice appeared to lie between DR.
Theodore Jorgenson, St. Olaf pro-
lessor, and Frank P. Ryan, a Min
neapolis attorney.
Mr.. Stassen also had hand in
the governorship race, backing
Luther w. Youngdahl for the Re-
publican nomination over Hjalmar
Petersen, a former Farmer-La aborite.
Other Elections Tomorrow.
Voters in two other States. Wash
ington and Utah, make selections in
senatorial and congressional pri-
maries tomorrow.
In Washington. Senator Mitchell,
(See POLITICS, Page A-l1)
Evening star., 1946-07-08
Senate Committee
Approves Truman
Reorganization Plan
Enactment Is Believed
Assured in View of
Judiciary Groups Action
By Joseph Younn

The Senate Judiciary Com
mittee today favorably reported
President Truman's three plans
to reorganize the Government,
thereby making it virtually Ger
tain the proposals will become
law.
Under the Reorganization Act of
1945, any presidential proposal must
be vetoed by both the House and
Senate within 60 days, otherwise
the plan becomes law. Although the
House has rejected all three plans,
todays action by the Senate Judici-
ary Committee makes it almost GER
tain that the Senate will not take
adverse action on the plans.
Committee members said they
thought the Senate would not even
take up consideration of the pro-
posals in view of the favorab BILE re-
port by the Judiciary Committee.
MIA Made Permanent.
High lights of the Presidents pro-
posals include making permanent
the National Housing Agency, trans
ferring Federal health activities to
the Federal Security Agency, abol-
ishing the United States Employees
Compensation Commission and the
transfer of its functions to the FSA,
and the taking away from st. Eliza
beth's Hospital of mental cases from
the armed forces
Chairman McCarran said the
committees vote in favor of Mr..
Truman's plans was 1916. Under
the law, the proposals will become
effective next Tuesday if the Senate
does not reject the plans. President
Truman submitted his proposals
May Is.
President Truman's plan No l
calls for the consolidation of all
Federal housing activities under
the National Housing Agency. Plan
No. calls for the transfer of the
Children's Bureau and the vital
statistics functions of the Census
Bureau to the Federal Security
Agency. The plans also transfer
the United States Employees Com
pensation Commission, which settles
injury claims of Government work
ers, to the Federal Security Admins
traitor.
Interagency Changes.
Plan No. 3 contains number OF
interagency changes and the st.
Elizabeth Hospital mental cases
transfer. Another feature of the
plan would establish the Office
of Assistant Commissioner of Edu-
cation. Federal Board of Vocation
Education and Board of Visitors of
st. Elizabeth's Hospital.
During House and Senate hear
ings on the proposals, business
representatives objected to plan No.
l on the grounds that it would
"socialize" the building industry.
Likewise, some doctors opposed
plan No. 2 on the grounds that it
would lead to Specialization" of the
medical profession. However. the
American Medical Association ap-
proved the plan.
Representative Randolph. Demo-
crat, of West Virginia, who led the
fight in the House to approve Presi-
dent Truman's plans. disputed these
contentious, asserting that reorgani-
zation of Government agencies was
badly needed in the interest of
more efficient Government and
economy.
Evening star., 1946-07-08

and said the price rises reported In
the last week "emphasize the need
for resumption of controls" While
packed galleries listened, he asked
his colleagues not to "thresh over
old straWs" in discussing the con-
troversial measure.
Chided by Senator Taft for
changing only the Taft Wherry
profits provisions in the vetoed bill,
Senator Barkley conceded he had
made no attempt to meet Mr.. Tru-
mans objections to two other sec
tions in framing the substitute
measure now before the Senate.
These dealt with a gradual removal
of controls and with a reduction
in food subsidies.
The Ohio Senator said Congress
decided after six weeks of debate
what it wanted to do about modi-
flying price controls. The Senator
thought it fair to assume that Mr..
Truman by vetoing it indicated he
preferred nothing to that bill.
If We have decided what we
think is right" Senator Taft.
tSee OpA paoe A-111
Evening star., 1946-07-08
Howard Hughes Given
Chance for Survival
After Test Plane Crash
Fastest Lone-Ronee Ship
Hits Three Houses ond
0oroee in Beverly Hills
By the As.ooio,sd Press

LOS ANGELES, July 8.-His
skull fractured, collar bone and
seven ribs broken, Howard
Hughes was given a fighting
chance to live today after crash
ing an experimental plane into
three houses and a garage in
Beverly Hills late yesterday.
The millionaire movie maker and
plane builder was reported resting
easily in Good Samaritan Hospital
Physicians said the degree of shock
suffered by the 41-year-o sports
man in the next "a to 48 hours
would be the determining factor
Mr.. Hughes also suffered a frac-
tured nose. lacerations of the scaln
and puncture wound in the left
knee.
Contrary to earlier reports. Mr..
Hughes lungs were not punctured
but doctors said x-rays disclosed
that he was suffering from crush
injuries to the lungs themselves.
Two Blood Transfusions.
Mr.. Hughes underwent a blood
TRANSMISSION last night, another this
morning, was resting fairly comfort
ably in an oxygen tent, and was con-
scious at intervals.
Mr.. Hughes plane, the KILL. un-
offlcially reported to be the fastest
long-range craft ever constructed,
exploded Immediately after the
crash. Mr.. Hughes was alone in the
test hop.
Aided by Marine Sergt. William L.
Durkin, Mr.. Hughes staggered from
the burning wreckage. was rushed
to Beverly Hills Emergency Hos
pital and transferred to Good Sa-
maritan for surgery and treatment
in an oxygen tent.
Conscious for Half-HOur.
He was conscious for half an hour
after the crash. When he arrived
at emergency hospital he calmly
announced himself: I'm Howard
Hughes" Shortly afterward he col
lapSed.
Mr.. Hughes plane had been in
the air an hour and one-half. He
had radioed the control tower at
Burbank Airport that his landing
gear was not functioning, and at
dusk Glen Odekirk, general manager
of the Howard Hughes Corp, took
of in an A-20 to search for him.
Twenty-Five minutes before the
crash Mr.. Hughes radioed that he
was having engine trouble. He said
he was going to try to make an
emergency landing on the Los An
geles Country Club course. That
was the last message from him.
With a terrific "swooshing" noise.
(See HUGHES, Hkge A-3)
Evening star., 1946-07-08
Fields Is Linked
With Job Offer
To Investigator
By Corter Brooke Jones

The story of the Carson NUM-
tions empire in Illinois took an
other fantastic twist today when
Thomas O'Connell. a committee
Investigator, testified that Ben
jamin F. Fields, previously de-
scribed as having attempted to
bribe Senator Mitchell, Dem
ocrat, of Washington, was pres
ent when a former committee
investigator gave the witness
$500 in Chicago to drop the in
vestigation and go to New Mex
leo.
The committee was told that
Fields, sought by the committe, was
reported "on an extended trip" and
could not be located.
The former committee investi-
gator, Joe l.. Martinez, introduced
Fields at a Chicago hotel, Mr..
~ NoIiIlell leStllleQ.
Witness Says He Returned Money.
The plan was. the witness said
for him to go to New Mexico to
hnance campaign for Martinez
for Governor, allegedly under spon-
sorship of Senator Chavez, Demo-
crat, of New Mexico. Mr.. O'Con-
nell said he was to get $4,000 a
year-about twice what the Senate
investigating Committee was paw
ing him. AS he left them he added
Martinez gave him five 500 bills
for his expenses TO return to Wash
lngton and then to 60 to New Mex
leo. 1t was brought out that Mar
tlnez no longer Is with the commit
tee, having resigned some time ago
Mr. OConnell said he returned
the 5000 when he realized that the
whole thing was plot to get him
out OF the investigation of the muni-
tlons combine, on which he had been
engaged for some time. He also
wrote complete description of what
mad occurred to George Meader.
chief committee counsel and Mr.
OConnell read the committee this
letter.
Mr.. Meader interrupted to tell the
committee that he had read the
letter to Senator Chavez this morn
ing and the New Mexico Senator
mad authorized him to say he had
never seen or heard of Fields.
Carson Inquiry Interrupted.
Ihls parenthetical testimony oc-
cupied much of the morning ses-
sion, interrupting the committee s
further inquiry into the operations
OF the Is companies headed by DR.,
Henry w. Carson, for whom Chair
man May of the House Military
Affairs Committee had interviewed
several times at the War Depart
ment.
1t started with an Identification
OF newspaper photograph of
Fields, a public relations counsel
here, by Senator Mitchell as that
OF the man who tried to bribe him
last fall. The Senator, member of
the investigating committee. ex-
plalned that he long ago had told
the committee about this in execu-
tive session and efforts had been
MADE futilely to locate the man.
This is the man. said the Sem
ator, who called on me last fall
and represented himself as a repre-
sentative of King Farouk of Egypt
and offered me a bribe in the form
OF campaign contribution. 1t
could be called nothing else but
brlbe. think the committee should
(See WAR PROFITS page A-1n
Evening star., 1946-07-08

Majority Leader Barkley told
the Senate this afternoon in a
Wrangle with Senator Taft, Re-
publican, of Ohio, which marked
the opening of debate on the
new OPA bill, that he had dis
regarded" some of President
Truman'S veto message com
plants in drafting the price
control revival bill.
Senator Taft lost no time in chal-
lenglng Senator Barkley's new profit
yardstick, which constitute the only
changes the Banking Committee
made in the original vetoed bill.
Senator Barkley admitted the new
bill does not meet all the Presidents S
objections. but said he entertained
hope the President would sign the
bill in its present form.
The majority leader made a plea
for prompt action on the bill to
shorten the hiatus of no control,
Evening star., 1946-07-08
London Meat Piles Up
As Truckmen Strike
BY the Assoeioted Press

LONDON, July 8.-Londons meat
supply went undistributed today as
900 meat truck drivers and porters
stuck to protest employment of nom
union drivers.
Two thousand striking longshore-
men at Southampton voted to stay
out until Thursday while negotia-
tlons were being conducted on their
demands for employment of more
unloading gangs. Soldiers were or
dered to unload tomatoes and
oranges.
Evening star., 1946-07-08
BorkIey Admits New OPA Bill
Doesn't Fill Trumun's Demands
Leader Asks Senote for Prompt Action;
Taft Challenges Profit Yordstcks
Bv A Oueorv

MEAT SUPPLY improving; retail
stores trying to maintain ceiling
prices. Page B-1
Evening star., 1946-07-08

tSee MAY, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1946-07-08

tSee OPA, Page A-11.D