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Evening star., 1946-10-22

Even the party trained Washing
tonians yesterdays schedule was a
bit on the crowded side. Any one
belonging to more than one set
must have found the going slightly
breathtaking. Down at the Sui
grave Club Capital residents were
having a whirl at the clubs first
big evening affair of the year; in
their home on Chevy Chase Circle
the French Minister and Nine. Ar
mand Berard entertained at cock
tails: at the United Nations Club
the retiring British Naval Attache
and Lady Mary Abel Smith gave a
party for the formers successor, and
over at Wardman Park Hotel MISS
Maria Julia was hostess at small
dance for Miss Ann Gillespie.
The bright lights and gayety at
the Sulgrave Club marked the hrst
of the Monday evening dinner
dance series which will last on
through the winter. These parties
are especially popular for two rea-
sons. They take the blues" out OF
blue Monday and yet end so early
that all is we'll on Tuesday. Each
member is allowed to invite only IL
guests. Twirling about last eve
ming were Mr.. and Mrs. James Nc
MILAN Bigson, Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
Swigart, the Eugene O'Dunnes,
Mrs. Kay Massock, who had come
down from New York for the occa-
sion, and Miss Nancy Ordway.
Others glimpsed were Col. Christie
pher Sinclair, Mrs. William T. Mann,
Mrs. Sidney Graves, Mr.. and Mrs.
Donald Downs, Mr.. and Mrs. Glad
stone Williams and Mrs. George
Holmes.
The Berard party was more OF a
Homecoming celebration than any
thing else. Nine. Berard returned
from France the end of September
after being away three months, and
no sooner had she returned than
she and her husband went to Can
ada for a week.
Two of their most interesting
guests were Prince Savank Of Laos
and Prince Moniret of Cambodjia,
who are in Washington for nego-
tiations with members of the SIAM
ese delegation and the Siamese
Legation. The Dutch Ambassador
and Nine. Louden were also at this
party, as were the Swedish Min
Evening star., 1946-10-22
Chi Omega Supper

A supper meeting will be held by
the Washington alumnae of Chi
Omega at $50 pm. tomorrow al
the Bethesda Community Center
4700 Norwood drive.
Speakers will include Mrs. E. F
Newell, who will tell of her expert
ences overseas with the Red Cross
and Mrs. Robert D. Barnes, who
will report on the national conven-
ton. Miss Geraldine Stowell is gen.
eral chairman. Persons wanting
transportation from the end of the
Mount Pleasant streetcar line may
call Mrs. w. H. S. Stevens, Dupont
53Q5
Evening star., 1946-10-22
alliance to Meet

The Washington Alliance of Delta
Delta Delta will hold its first meet
ing of the season at pm tomor-
row at the home of Mrs. Howard
Hosmer, 5027 Reno road NV.
Plans for the coming club year
including the annual Founders Day
banquet, will be discussed. Mrs
Willed S. Crane, Alliance presi.
dent, will preside and report on
the national Delta Delta Delta con-
vention, held last summer, which
she attended as a delegate.
Reservations may be made with
Mrs. Henry N. Bassett, Wisconsin
O748, or Mrs. Hosmer, Woodley 1855
Evening star., 1946-10-22
Mrs~Hickey Receives A1Vard
For French. Relief Work
Bp Katharine NJ. Brooks

Thursday associates in
Relief will celebrate the awarding
Medal the Minister OF
Hickey worked hard
Relief for
recently of American Relief for France
workshop 1902 Connecticut has been vetabe
10000
shipped needy France The bolts Of
clothes supplied manufacturers Much OF
shipments could be France itself then efforts
workshop directed those North Africa
Hickey before Edyhe Howard daughter
Beale Howard leaders Wash
residents Her aunt Miss Mary Adams equally
resident society the At the time OF
WashingonS
families Hickey the widow of Mr. Francis Bart
lett Manning.
Urgent Relief France by George
Evening star., 1946-10-22
Miss Johnson Bride

Miss Doris Mae Johnson, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Milton R. Johnson,
was married to Mr.. Louis Francis
Reale, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis L.
Reale. Saturday in the rectory of
the Church of st. Francis Xavier.
The Rev. Harry A. Echle of11ciated.
Miss Ella Green was the brides
only attendant and Mr.. George Rob-
ert Sellner was best man.
Evening star., 1946-10-22
Hadassab Dance

Members of Hadassah will sponsor
a member bring "a member harvest
dance from to IL midnight tomor-
row at the Indian Spring Coun-
try Club. Admission is on a men,
ber- -bring-a-couple basis. For those
who do not dance, tables will be
available for card playing.
Evening star., 1946-10-22
Benefit Dance

A benefit dance and entertain
ment will be given by the Queen of
Apostles Associates at pm. Sat-
urday at Stansbury Hall, Georgia
and Concord avenues NV.
Proceeds will go to aid the Afri-
can Mission Society. Mrs. Edward
Wright, president of the associates,
will receive the guests.
Evening star., 1946-10-22
AIunznae Elects

Announcement has been made of
the election of Ruth McMurray as
president of the Columbia Univer-
sity A1umnae.
Other officers include DR.. Edith
Ware, vice president: Katherine
Hall, secretary, and Mary Eta CAL
lallan, treasurer.
Evening star., 1946-10-22
Writer to Sbeak

Miss Bess Furman, past president
of the Womens National Press Club
and staff member of the New York
Times Washington Bureau, will be
guest speaker at meeting OF the
Mount Holyoke Club of Washington
Saturday at the Women's City Club
Tea will be served following a
brief business meeting. Miss Jean
Benton, club president, will preside
Evening star., 1946-10-22
OAR Dinner

The silver anniversary dinner of
the State Officers Club, District
OAR, which was originally sched-
uled to be held at the Mayf1ower
Hotel at 7 pm. Thursday, will be
held at Hotel 24O0. The change
was necessary because of the hotel
strike.
A play depicting the Is years
history of the club. honoring the
founder, Mrs. Howard L. Hodgkins
will be presented by the chairman
Mrs. Lee r. Pennington and di-
rected by Mrs. j. Edwin Lawton.
Evening star., 1946-03-28
Naval Gun Factory Lets Out SO
Of74OOn-J JobVeterun 7 roinees
VA Official Charges Breach Of Contract
In Discharges, Effective April 5

The Naval Gun Factory which
set out to give 140 veterans on
the-job training has fired SO of
them, effective April S, a Navy
Yard spokesman disclosed today.
Although there were reports that
disabled veterans were among those
fired, the yard spokesman said that
any veteran who could prove he had
a pensionable disability would be
kept on the rolls.
The men were given their notice
March Is. Those with furlough
time will be carried on the rolls
until April 30 and the rest will be
discharged as of April S, the yard
spokesman said.
A. M. Clapp, senior training off,
Ger of the Veterans Administration
regional Office, Immediately charged
that the layoffs were in direct vio-
lation of a contract between the
Navy and the Veterans Administra-
ton in which the Navy agreed to
keep the trainees until they are
trained to the point where they can
be satisfactorily employed" at the
gun factory or elsewhere.
Top VA officials earlier this week
emphasized that the whole idea of
on-the-job training was to insure
Evening star., 1946-03-28
Philippine Trade Bill
Taken Up by House

The House Philippine trade bill
appeared to have smooth sailing
ahead as the House took up the
measure today.
Although the Ways and Means
Committee had one preliminary
fight before it was able to agree on
a sugar quota, Chairman Doughton
told the Rules Committee yesterday
the final Ways and Means report
was unanimous. Friends of the bill
said this morning they have seen
no indications of a serious floor
fight over any of the detailed provi-
SionS.
Under the special rule granted
yesterday the House may devote all
of today to general discussion, with
a vote likely tomorrow. However
the start of debate was delayed by
consideration of several other mat
ters.
Mr.. Doughton told the House in his
report yesterday the bill lays down
mutually advantageous" trade re-
lations to govern commerce between
the United States and the Philip
pines in the first % years of Philip
pine independence, which starts
July 4.
The bill allows the islands eight
years of free trade and a gradual
application of tariffs during the
following 20 years.
Evening star., 1946-03-28

Meanwhile, the executive coun-
Gil of the American Federation of
Government Employees opened its
annual session today at the Hotel
Statler and asked that the commit
tee grant Federal workers fiat 20
per cent wage increases.
James B. Burns, president of the
AFGE, wrote to Mr.. Randolph and
the committee: when President
Truman brought the necessity for
upward revision. in Government pay
to public attention, he recommended
20 per cent wage increase.
Meanwhile, as shown in testi-
mony before your subcommittee by
Sterilization Director Chester
Bowles and others, the cost of living
may increase by an additional S per
cent.
1T would seem, therefore, that
such testimony affirms the need for
at least 20 per cent increase in
Government salaries, and we, there
fore, respectfully urge that the
Presidents recommendations be
substituted for the II per cent pro-
posed by the subcommittee.
Evening star., 1946-03-28
Spain S High Price Saved
Gibraltar, Japs Declare
BY the Assoeioted Press

TOKYO, Mar. 28.-Japanese dip
lomats, just repatriated from Eu-
rope, today said Gibraltar was not
attacked through Spain in World
War II simply because Spain's price
was too high. The price was French
North Africa.
The diplomats, who insisted on
ANONYMITY, said Madrid's relations
with Germany and Italy were
much more than cooperation" but
refused details.
They also said Generalissimo
Franco was convinced early in 1945
that the Axis had lost the war and
tried to change Sides" He severed
relations with Japan April IL, citing
the assassination of dozeps of Span
ish citizens by the japanese in the
battle for Manila.
The diplomats said the Manila
incident" was serious, but led to
the diplomatic break only because
Franco was seeking an opportunity
to break with the Axis.
Evening star., 1946-03-28
Damage Is 100000
In Winchester Fire
Special oispoteh 10 TIE stor

WINCHESTER, Va, Mar. 28.-A
general alarm fire which Fire Chief
E. w. Argenbright estimated did
100000 damage, wrecked two stores
in the business district early today.
The city's four fire companies
fought the blaze, observed by a
passerby about 1890 am, four hours
before bringing it under control.
The 8O-year-old Baker Drug
Store was destroyed and the ad-
joining Worth Shop, a ladies wear
store, was badly damaged.
At the height of the blaze the
roofs of both buildings caved in.
Chief Argenbright believed de-
fective wiring in the stockroom on
the second floor of the drug COM
pany was responsible for the fire.
On the second floor of the Worth
Building were Offices leased by an
insurance company, tailor and a
seamstresS.
Both stores are on Lbudoun
street.
About a month ago a small fire
broke out in the basement of the
drug store. At that time Chief Ar
genbright said he had warned the
manager that trash must not be
allowed to accumulate"
State Fire Marshal A. J. Bell, who
happened to be in the city, is con-
Quoting his own investigation.
Evening star., 1946-03-28
Wyatt Housing Fund
Request Reasonable,
CPA Chief Declares
Small Tells Senators
Grant Would Stimulate
Many Businesses

Housing Administrator Wilson
Wyatt's request for authority to
spend up to $500, 900, 900 in build
ing material bonuses was de-
scribed before Senate commit
tee today as a reasonable" one.
Civilian Production Administrator
John D. Small, in defending the
request, said I'VE will use only as
much of the money as we need" and
then only as "a last resort"
The subsidy plan was voted out of
the administrators vast home
building program by the House.
The Senate Banking Committee
now is being asked to restore it.
premium Payments" Cited.
Mr.. Small testified the money
might be used in many ways to
stimulate the production of mate
rails that 60 into house building.
He cited premium payments" to a
plant for overtime operations as one.
\"Such payments might be made
to help an industry build new
plants which would not appear to
be economically feasible in the
normal course of business he
added.
They might be used to induce
small operators to increase their
production by adding new or more
modern equipment which they
couldn't afford to buy themselves. !"
Acting Chairman Barkley read
into the record a letter from the
National Congress of Parents and
Teachers indorsing the subsidy pro-
posal, and also ceiling prices on
existing houses.
AS the administration thus ap-
piled fresh pressure for its homes
for veterans program it ran into a
Republican contention that part of
it is a pork barrel scheme.
Even before Mr.. Small appeared,
(Coo ryOTTCTNTTs n... %
Evening star., 1946-03-28

jobs for veterans after training.
They announced that training
courses would not be approved I'M
less employers agreed at the outset
to give the veterans jobs after train
ing.
Asked to comment on the VA
charge of a broken contract, the
yard spokesman said the layoffs
were being carried out in strict
conformity with civil service regu-
lations" on hiring and firing of
Federal workers.
The yard official said almost all
the 140 trainees were in training at
the factory before the war ended.
He said everybody assumed there
would be some cut-backs but no.
body knew how big they would be
and at that time we were desperately
in need of help"
He said the factory's rolls had
been cut from 23,400 to 10000 since
VI day "and you can't expect us
to fire a machinist with Is years
experience to keep man In train
ing to be machinist."
The Navy has also contracted for
training veterans at the Naval Re-
search Laboratory, Naval Torpedo
Station and Naval Observatory.
Evening star., 1946-03-28
5 Destroyer Escorts to Return
To u. S. Through Suez Canal

A division of American destroyer
escorts will return from the Pacific
next month by way of the Suez
Canal, a course which will take
them through the automatically
troubled waters of the Mediter-
ranean.
The 45,000-ton battleship Missouri
now is heading into those waters,
bearing home the body of former
Turkish Ambassador, but the Navy
fastened to explain in its an
nouncement today that the Missouri
would be in the Straits of Gibraltar,
headed homeward, when the five
DEs enter the Mediterranean from
the Suez Canal.
These are the first ships of the
Pacific Fleet to come home by the
westbound route, the Navy said. 1t
added that the sailing distances
from Hong Kong. where the ships
have been based, to Florida, where
the ships will be laid up In the in
active fleet, are about the same
either through Suez or through the
Panama Canal.
The escorts are the Thomas J..
Evening star., 1946-03-28
Court 0verruIes Reds
Attempting 10 Hush
Nazi Pact Testimony
Ribbentrop Takes Stand
After Secretary Bores
Secret 1899 Treoty
By the Associofed Press

NUREMBERG, Mar. | 2s.-
Joachim Won Ribbentrop, former
German Foreign Minister, went
to the stand in his own defense
today shortly after his personal
secretary had told the Interna-
tional Military Tribunal Of a
secret Russian-German pact In
August, 1899, for the division OF
Eastern Europe.
The secretary, Miss Margaret
Blank, was permitted to testify only
after the tribunal had considered
the matter in private IS minutes
and over the strenuous objections Of
the Soviet prosecutor, Gen. r. A.
Rudenko
She said the pact dividing Eastern
European territories, including Po-
land, was brought from Moscow
by Won Ribbentrop before the out
break of the war.
Miss Blank said the pact was in
sealed envelope bearing the in
scription, "German-Russian secret
agreement" and that she had seen
the original copy. She said she was
charged with keeping its existence
secret.
Peace Moves Begun in 1943.
The witness also told the court
Won Ribbentrop began peace over
lures as early as the winter of 1913,
when, with Adolf Hitler's permis-
sion, he sent Prof. Berger to Swift
zerland for the purpose of finding
a basis for peace negotiations
through Bern, Stockholm, Madrid,
Lisbon and the Vatican. -
On April 20, 1945, Won Ribbentrop
also notified Hitler that he wanted
to undertake peace negotiations, she
said, but Hitler would sanction ne
gotiations only if military successes
were present"
The defense then summoned Paul
Otto Schmidt, Hitler's official in
terpreter, to testify.
Schmidt said Hitler and all top
Nazis we're surprised and greatly
depressed" at Britain's declaration
in support of Poland at the start
of the war.
Won Ribbentrop and the entire
foreign Office were completely sur
prised," he added, at the Japanese
attack on Pearl Harbor.
Pact Testimony Held Irrelevant.
The woman witness barely had
time to assert that a Russian Ger
man treaty had been signed by Won
Ribbentrop and Foreign Minister
v. M. Molotov in Moscow when the
Soviet prosecutor got to his feet
and objected.
He declared the matter was ir-
relevant and that the witness was
not competent to testify concerning
the alleged treaty, thus posing one
of the most delicate questions to be
presented to the tribunal since the
war crimes trial opened more than
four months ago.
The tribunal Immediately recessed
(See NUREMBERG, Page A-20.)
Evening star., 1946-03-28
Reds to Continue Active in UNO:
Gromyko or Alternate to Attend
Closed Session Of Council TODAY
Russian Present at
Morning Meeting
On Procedure
By Gould Lincoln
Stor StoH Correspondent

NEW YORK, Mar. 28.-The
gloom that settled over the
United Nations Organization
when Soviet Ambassador Gromy-
ko walked out of the Security
Council meeting yesterday lifted
slightly today after a Russian
spokesman said a Soviet repre-
sentative would attend the ex-
ecutive meeting of the Council
at 4 pm.
The spokesman, Victor Ulancher,
press secretary of the Russian con-
sulate, where Mr.. Gromyko makes
his headquarters, emphasized that
Russia had not walked out on the
United Nations" but only on the
Iranian dispute.
Subsequently a Soviet official said
there would be an announcement
later as to whether Mr.. Gromyko
personally would attend.
Earlier a Soviet spokesman had
indicated he would attend the session
with the understanding that the
Council would not go into the merits
of the Iranian dispute but would
conflne its discussions to problems
Of procedure on the question.
Byrnes and Cadogan.
Secretary of State Byrnes con-
ferred today with Sir Alexander
Cadogan, Britain's representative on
the Security Council, presumably
Evening star., 1946-03-28
Publicity Puts
End to Trumon's
Morninq StroHs

Publicity today caused President
Truman to discontinue tempo
rarily" his before-breakfast strolls
in the vicinity of the White House,
according to Press Secretary Charles
G. Ross. Instead, Mr.. Ross said, the
President drove to Kenwood, in
nearby Maryland, this morning and
walked around admiring the cherry
blossoms.
Mr.. Truman had been taking the
early morning walks for some time,
but this became generally known
only yesterday. The President
switched his program today because
he didn't like the attention" the
walks attracted, Mr.. Ross said.
Early risers - including photog-
raphers-already were "picketing"
White House gates when the Presi-
dent emerged today.
Evening star., 1946-03-28
Red N. P. Is Ordered
To Trial in Spy Case
Ay the Assoeioted Press

MONTREAL, Mar. 28.-Fred Rose,
a Communist and member of Parlia-
ment, was committed for trial today
on charges of imparting official
secrets to Soviet Russia. His $4,000
bail was Cancelled.
The Parliament member was
ordered to prison and ito be kept
there until delivered according to
law"
Roses lawyer, Joseph Cohen,
offered no defense at today's ap-
pearance before Judge Rene The
berge, declaring I'VE reserve our de-
fense for the trial"
At a preliminary hearing this
week, Judge Theberge had found a
prima facie case had been made
against Rose and, according to Ca
madam law, had ordered him to
appear today for a voluntary state
ment before committing him to trial.
Evening star., 1946-03-28

Cary, Brister, Finch, Kretchmer and
the Koiner. The division, the Navy
said, will stop for two or three days
each at Singapore, Colombo, in Cey-
Ion, at Alden, Alexandria, Naples
and perhaps another port in the
Mediterranean, and probably at
Funchal, on the island of Madeira
in the Atlantic.
Escort Division so will not en-
counter the U. S. S. Missouri, which
will spend the month of April in the
Mediterranean Sea-" the Navy said.
THE destroyer escorts will enter
the Eastern Mediterranean at Port
Said on April %, at which time the
Missouri will be at Tangier, about to
return to the United States"
American naval strength stationed
in the Mediterranean 1t this time
consists only of light cruiser and a
destroyer
The division will be commanded
by 1t. Comdr. Russell S. Crenshaw,
jr, of 3703 Northampton street NV.
The Kretchmer is commanded by 1t
Comdr. Harry J. Kelley of 900 Ellis
worth drive, Silver Spring.
Evening star., 1946-03-28
Beef5hortage 'Phony,'
Packing Union Claims
By the Assoeioted Press

KANSAS CITY, Mar. 2S.-Mem-
bers OF the CIO United Packing
house Union termed beef shortages
at the four main packing plants
here a "phony" and called on Presi-
dent Truman today for a special
congressional investigation.
"a sensible analysis of the whole
matter adds up to only one thing. a
strike or a showdown by the bosses !"
Leslie Orear, field representative of
the union, told a meeting of 400
members last night.
Mr.. Orear estimated about 2ooo
workers in beef killing departments
OF Cudahy, Wilson, Swift and Ar
mour plants here had lost Jobs in
recent weeks. The union members
voted to ask the President for the
special investigation.
Mr.. Orear asserted the hackers
would like to bust the OPa Then
the little pay increase we eot
month ago wouldn't mean a tb;no !.
Union members also voted to ,,rs.
Chester Bowles, director of econor,;c c
stabilization, to give his personal
attention to the meat shortao 90
problem. A sass
Evening star., 1946-03-28
By the Assoejo,sd Press

KANSAS CITY, Mar. 28.-The
OPA fled suit in Federal Court to-
day asking damages of $1,125, 900
from the Singer Sewing Machine
Co. for alleged violations Of maxi
mum price regulations.
The complaint, filed by Dick Ben
nett, OPA district enforcement
attorney, charged the company had
violated price ceiling regulations and
had forced purchasers Of sewing
machines to buy other commodities,
contrary to restrictions against tie
in sales. The petition said viola
tions complained Of had occurred
throughout the United States.
Specifically. the complaint charged
the company sold used sewing ma
chimes at new machine ceiling prices.
At New York, an executive Of the
company said no statement would
be issued Immediately and further
comment was withheld.
Evening star., 1946-03-28

on the situation created by the
withdrawal of Russia from discus
sions of the Iranian complaint-at
least until April 10.
Soviet Prof. Boris Stein this morn
ing attended a meeting of a COM
mittee of experts charged with
working out rules of order and
procedure for the Council, signaliz-
ing specifically for the first time the
limited nature of the Russian with
drawal.
The meeting of the Council this
afternoon will be behind closed
doors. A communique will be issued
after the conference, which it is
said, will be on the informal side
and will be held at the Office OF
Secretary General Trgyve Lie at SIC
Fifth avenue instead of at Hunter
College, the UNO's headquarters in
the Bronx.
AS supporting evidence that the
Soviet government was not planning
now to move out of the United Ma
tions. Organization attention was
called to the fact that its repre-
sentatives also attended a meeting
today of the Security Councils
Military Staff Committee.
- Two Choices Remain.
The apparent choices of the Coun-
Gil are:
/. To proceed without delay tc
continue with a hearing of the Iran
ian complaint in accordance with
the request of the Iranian repre-
sentative, Ambassador Hussein Ala
and to determine what steps should
be taken to bring about a peaceful
settlesnent of the dispute;
2. To postpone the hearing-at
least of Russia-until April 10, the
date fixed by Mr.. Gromyko as the
earliest on which he and his gov
ernment will be ready to proceed.
Despite the seriousness of the sit.
uation brought about by Mr.. Gromy.
kos Walkout at yesterdays Council
misunderstanding a psychological
blow to the United Nations and the
unanimity of the great powers