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Evening star., 1946-03-30
Russian Spy Suspect
Free on $4,000 Bond
BY the Associated Press

PORTLAND. Oreg Mar. 30-Lt.
NiColai CT. Redin, Russian naval
officer charged at Seattle with
espionage, had restricted freedom
today under $4,000 bond and the
Soviet consul generals assurance
that he would be produced here in
Commissioner Court on request.
The 29-year-Old Russian was re-
leased late yesterday and prelim-
mary hearing was continued until
an attorney could be retained to
represent him.
United States Commissioner
Robert A. Leedy reduced bail from
S25 5000 to $4,000 when Consul Cen
eral Michael S. Vavilov signed an
affidavit assuming responsibility for
Redln'S appearance.
Leedy restricted Redin to Oregon
and Western Washington and for
bade him to go within 200 feet of
navigable water.
He is accused of inducing an un-
named person to obtain data on the
U. S. S. Yellowstone, a DESTROYER
tender. and was arrested Tuesday
night as he prepared to boarc the
S. S. Alma Alta, a Russian TO .ting
cannely.
Evening star., 1946-03-30
Republicans
Continued From First Page !

ernors. Senators and Representa-
tiveS among sponsors of his new
discussion group, and said it will
send out booklets to Republicans on
how to conduct neighborhood
forums. Forum members will ballot
OH monthly questions. The first of
these, in April, is What shall our
policy toward Russia be?"
The idea, Mr.. StaSsen declared in
radio address, is to strengthen
the voice of the people in the Re
publican party" and to help round
out party policy.
People Demanding Voice.
Mr.. StaSsen told news confer
ence that the idea was one of the
reasons that he decided recently not
to try for Senate seat.
He said that in recent travels
over more than 20 States he had
heard many requests for program
OF activity which would strength
en- the voice of the people in the Re-
publican party
This has been particularly evil
dent among the younger men and
women. among the veterans of the
war, among university and college
students, and among laboring men
who are turning to the Republican
party in steadily increasing num-
berS'
Mr.. StaSSen said the results of
each monthly ballot will be for
Warded to Washington headquarters
and made public
Evening star., 1946-03-30
Federal Employment
Increases in District,
Drops Slightly in u. s..

Government employment in the
District increased during Feruary
and decreased for the country as a
whole by only ABB despite orders
for wholesale cuts, the Civil Service
Commission reported today.
In the District 235.667 workers
were employed by the Government
at the end of February, an increase
of 1861 over the previous month.
Employment of women continued
to decline. In the Washington area
there were 1866 women employees
at the end of February. a decrease
,l40. Throughout the country
Government employment 70 women
decreased by "a ,469.
While the commission reported
the War and Navy Departments
ard emergency war agencies had
cut their Staffs throughout the
country by 33,725 during the month.
increases by other agencies offset
the decreases. In Washington, War
Department employment increased
DJ cIS WI MI ldI SCSG SlIIElt
increase of any agency during the
month.
OF Sc agencies on which the COM
mission reported, 81 increased their
Washington statfs during February.
Iii addition 10 the War Department,
largest increases were reported by
the Commerce Department with Sal
additional employees; State, 27S:
Treasury, 159; Agriculture. 265;
Federal Security Agency, Ill; Fed
eral Works Agency, 277. and Veter-
ans Administration, 524.
Largest staff cuts were in the
Justice Department, which reported
a reduction of l05 employees, and the
Civil Service Commission, 105
employees.
Paid employment in the CONT
mental United States totaled
240l ,667 at the end of February. the
Civil Service Commission reported
Latest figures on paid employees
outside the continental limits are
$50, TOO. as of December 81, 1945.
Evening star., 1946-03-30
Lumber Worker Pay Boost
For West Coast Approved
BY the Associated Press

The National Wage Sterilization
Board last night announced that it
would approve new wage increase
ceiling for approximately 125,0O0
workers in the West Coast lumber
industry.
The increases are for pricing pur-
poses and authorize Is cents an
hour above rates in effect on Au-
gust II, 1945.
The board estimated that $500
firms were involved. 1t said that
majority of lumber concerns in Ore
gon, California, Washington, Idaho
and Montana already had estab-
lished 15-cent increase pattern
between August IT, 1945, and Feb
bruary ID. 1916.
The WSB action gives advance
board approval for increases up to
the ceiling and requires OPA to
consider the increase as a factor
in costs.
Evening star., 1946-03-30
Curran May Present
Hospital. Intrusion
Case 10 Grand Jury

A housebreaking charge against
Laurence P. Ward, 48-year-old COL
Ored man accused of molesting a
young patient in Childrens Hos
pital, may be presented directly to
the grand jury, United States At
torney Edward M. Curran said yes
terday.
Mr.. Curran made no comment as
to why Ward was freed Thursday in
Municipal Court after housebreak-
ing charge had been quashed in
stead of holding him on other
charges pending swearing and serv-
ice of warrant charging him with
assault.
Police are seeking Ward, reported
seen IN several beer parlorS" in the
vicinity of Fourteenth and U streets
NV. Ward returned to the hos
pital Thursday night and asked for
a job, police reported earlier, but
escaped before police arrived.
Ward was described as danger
ous' by police who said he has more
than so convictions for minor Of
lenses on his record.
After conference yesterday with
Corpl. r. d. Ryson and Pvt. w T
Iaft OF No. l3 precinct. who ar
rested Ward and. Assistant United
States Attorney William Mckinley
who directed the prosecution of the
original housebreaking charge, Mr.
Curran said it will be decided
whether an indictment will be
sought.
Following dismissal of the house
breaking charge by Judge John P
McHahon, police and hospital an
thorities refused to press lesser
charges Of petty larceny against
Ward, who police said had a uuan-
tity of sleeping tablets when he was
arrested in the hospital.
The housebreaking charge was
brought originally, it was explained
In the United States attorneys
once, because it was felt the penalty
which could be obtained on convic-
ton OF the felony charge would be
more IN line with the alleged Of
tense. Petty larceny and assault
are misdemeanors carrying lighter
punishments..
Ward is accused of molesting q
l2-year-old girl patient as she Law
In bed suffering from spinal menin-
gifts. Her screams brought a nurse
who summoned police, it was re-
ported.
Evening star., 1946-03-30

Boulevard Heights Group
Elects RODGERS President

The Boulevard Heights Citizens
Association held its first meeting
in five years last night. and San
ford L. Rodgers Of 4811 w street
Sc. was elected president. Capt.
George A. Payne was named secre-
tary.
Mr.. Rodgers explained the ssso-
citation had never been disbanded
but that lack of interest among
members caused meetings to be dis
continued
The group indorsed measure tn
petition the Maryland State Legis-
lature at its next session to disband
the Corporation of Boulevard
Heights.
Principal reason behind the move.
according to Mr.. Rodgers, was the
hope of obtaining repair and COM
pletion of streets of the area.
We've been told the State can't
do anything about street repair
because the corporation has been
granted funds for the work and
the corporation hasn't done any,
thing" he declared.
The meeting was held at the
Boulevard Heights Fire House The
group will meet next on April G9.
Evening star., 1946-03-30
John 0'Nei|, II, Dies
OF Auto Injuries; Toll
In District Reaches IS

John Hamilton O'Neil, 70, of 214
Eighth street S.W., who was a COM
poSitor for 20 years at the Washing
ton Post, died early today in Emer-
gency Hospital from injuries suffer-
ed Monday when he was struck bv
an automobile while crossing Penn
sylvania avenue near Seventh street
NV.
Mr.. ONeil is survived by his
widow; three sons, William M. and
Paul T, both of the Eighth street
address, and John X. of Seattle,
Wash; two daughters, Mrs. NAL
colin Lamborne, jr., Alexandria. and
Barbara, 2l4 Eighth street S.W.:
four brothers, Harold, Sidney
Thomas and James, all of Canada:
two sisters, Mrs. Frank Moore of
Canada and Mrs. R. TAFT Mckenzie
OF Philadelphia, and eight grand
children.
Driver to Appear at Inquest.
Mr.. O'Neil is the father in-law of
Malcolm Lamborne, ir.. Star re-
porter. His death brings the total of
traffic fatalities in the District to Is,
as compared to 81 on the same date
last year.
Police listed the driver of the car
as James C. Price, 25, a sailor sta
toned at the Naval Gun Factory
MIR. Price will appear at a coroners
inquest
In traffic accident late yesterday
William N. Cooper, 5, colored, 932
court NV, was struck by an
and dragged more than
so feet, police reported. The acci-
dent occurred in front of 1148 Nine
teenth street NV. police said.
The boy was taken to Children's
where his condition was
listed as serious. He is suffering pos
sible skull fractures and multiple
bruises and brush burns.
Police Charge Driver.
Driver of the car, police said, was
Robert E. McConchie, 26, of 1913
Tenth street Sc. He was charged
with failing to give full time and
attention to the operation of the
An inquest in the death of Mrs.
Della M. Davis, 80, of 224 Tenth
street Sc, who died yesterday at
Casualty Hospital from injuries
suffered when she was struck by
an automobile on December %, is!
today, police said.
Driver of the automobile. ac-
cording to police, was Charles w.
Smith, 80, of 402 Eastern avenue
NE.
Evening star., 1946-03-30
Navy Plans 10 Soap 7
BattIeships, 8Cruisers
# Budget Is Cut
sy the Associated Press

The Navy says the battleships
Idaho and New Mexico and eight
cruisers are scheduled for disposal
as the results OF proposed cuts of
about $4,000, 600, 900 in its budget.
In announcing last night that the
ships would be disposed of" the
Navy refused to explain what that
meant
Chairman Vinson Of the House
Naval Affairs Committee told re-
porters, however. that this probably
meant they would be scrapped. Con-
greSSional approval is required before
such ships can be scrapped, he
added
Under its original postwar fleet
plan the Navy had assigned the 10
ships to the laidup reserve.
Cruisers Listed.
The cruisers are the Chester,
Louisville, Augusta and Portland in
the heavy class and the light cruis-
ers Nashville, Phoenix, Boise and st.
Louis.
In addition to dispoSing of the 10
ships, the Navy said it planned to
relegate to the 'mothball" fleet
four of its 35,0OO-ton battleships-
the Massachusetts, Indiana, South
Dakota and Alabama These four
previously had been earmarked for
the ready reserve. a category of
warships ready to put to sea on short
notice.
The heavy cruisers Baltimore.
Boston, Canberra and Quincy, in the
Pacific Sd Fleet, and the light
cruisers, Montpelier. Cleveland, Co.
lumbia, Denver and Manchester, in
the Atlantic Fleet, also will be
transferred from the ready reserve
to the laid-up status.
Part of Funds Restored.
Budget Bureau action, approved
by President Truman, trimmed the
Nays original request for $685.
600 900 for the fiscal year starting
July l to $3,960,000 Secretary
FolTestal, with plans for the postwar
fleet, hurried to the White House
to protest. ReStorations as a result
OF this conference moved the NAVY
appropriation back up to S4,224,-
00G,000.
Navy officials including Admiral
NlmltZ, chief of naval operations,
protested to the House Naval Affairs
Committee. At news conference
last week, Mr.. Truman said there
was a misunderstanding and that
the Budget Bureau would explain.
The appropriat ton measure has not
been approved yet.
Evening star., 1946-03-30
D. {. Taxi Limitation
NOT Needed, PUG Says

The Public Utilities Commission
does not feel limitation of the num-
Der Of taxicabs in the District is in
the public interest at this time.
This was the opinion yesterday Of
Chairman James H. Flanagan of the
commission in letter to the House
District Committee. The comment
was directed to pending bill intro
duced by Representative McGehee,
Democrat, OF Mississippi, which
would vest in the PUG power to
reduce the number of cabs.
Mr.. Flanagan said, however, that
if Congress felt the number should
be limited, the McGehee bill would
be suitable and flexible means of
doing it.
The PUG chairman pointed out
citizens still cannot get the taxi
service they want in response to
phone calls and that service never
seems ample in bad weather.
The McGehee measure probably
will not be the subject of hearings
until after Easter. it was said.
There now are in the District
about 1000 cabs and some 5000
licensed drivers.
Evening star., 1946-03-30
Philippines
Continued From First Page. J

sition to the bill as a Whole-Demo-
Gratis and Republicans Joining in
urging its passage. Some commit
tee members regretted the partial
cut in Sugar-the basic crop in the
Philippines-but after the smaller
cut was adopted as a compromise.
in committee both sides went along
in order to avoid opening the whole
bill up to amendments on the floor
Two individual efforts were made
on the floor to change the bill, but
both were defeated. One was mo-
ton by Representative Geelan,
Democrat of Connecticut, to post
pone application of the Philippine
quota as long as sugar rationing
continues in the United States.
The other was a move by Repre-
sentative Cole, Republican of New
York to strike out proviso un-
der which taxes this Government
collects on imports from Puerto
Rico are returned to the Puerto
Rican treasury. This motion had
no direct connection with the
Philippines, and those in charge of
the bill urged Mr.. Cole to seek Sepa-
rate legislation on Puerto Rican
problems. They explained that the
provision concerning Puerto Rican
taxes appeared in the pending bill
only as a measure of protection to
the Philippines.
Sees Filipinos LET Down."
Representatives Stefan, Republi-
can, Of Nebraska and Dingell, Dem
ocrat, of Michigan expressed disap-
pointment over the reduction in the
sugar quota during the House de-
bate
After declaring in favor of the
100000 long-ton quota, Mr.. Stefan
said:
II believe that the Filipino people
should not be let down by this Con-
gress in any way whatsoever They
were the sixth ranking American
foreign customer before the war. r
do not believe that they should oc-
cupy lower rank on the list of
those who deal with us after they
have attained to the independence
they so richly deserve"
After recounting the brave stand
Filipinos made against the Jap
anese, and the losses they suffered
in the retaking of the islands, Mr..
Stefan said:
This is my remembrance of Fill
pinos. I know that most of you
share this remembrance with me.
How then can we talk in such terms
as gift and repayment? They
ook to u.s. We must meet them as
the first step toward
he equality of our national econ
the Philippine Trade
Act of 1916.
Bond of Friendship.
Our bond of friendship with the
Filipino people does not alone ex-
end deep into our common yester-
lays, but through. today and into
Evening star., 1946-03-30
SO 1akoma Students
Face 1ruancy Charge

About so pupils of the Takoma
Park Junior High School ninth
grade today faced the prospect of
truancy charges after they walked
out of school yesterday afternoon
to go to a Silver Spring theater.
James Einum, vice principal. had
refused to allow ninth graders to at
tend movie in the school yester-
day. charging they had misbehaved
at the last film show, according to
William B. Marks, principal.
A spokesman for the ninth graders
asserted, however, that seventh and
eighth graders were Just as much
to blame and felt that the ninth
was Disseminated against.
Although the Montgomery County
School Board in Rockville as yet has
had no complaints brought to it. Mr..
Marks said the vice principal in
tends to press truancy charges
against those who quit school early.
Evening star., 1946-03-30

our common tomorrow. We need
this brotherhood in peace as we have
needed it in war We need it for
the sake of the Filipinos. We need
it for our own sake"
Mr.. Dingell told the House Amer
ican commodity interests are not
prejudiced by this bill, as he listed
the various articles this country Will
sell to the Philippines. In calling
the reduction in the sugar quota
unfortunate, Mr.. Dingell said:
Now We are going to recognize
Philippine heroism during the war,
our long standing obligation to the
Philippines by slashine l02, 900 short
tons from the Philippine quota
Some may think that this will ben
eft domestic interests. l come from
a State which produces a conSid-
cradle amount of beet sugar. l can
not see how this proposed action
Will benefit Michigan by one pound
OF beet sugar. Even if it did, could
not IN good conscience approve this
m2gardly action, which tells the
world that We are weighing in the
balance 100000 short tons of sugar
quota against the unlimited heroism
ana sacrifices of a great people in
the cause OF democracy. WHAT a
cheap way of paying off our obliga-
ton. What a miserly way of reck-
onlng our debt to a heroic people.
Let me tell the members of the COM
mlttee today that in my opinion
America will not benefit from this
ShortSlghted action. The only in
terests which can possibly benefit
will be the Cuban sugar interests,
grown rich on the profits OF
this war. | cannot pass over this
bill without expressing my disap-
pointment for this action"
Gen. Romulo Takes Floor.
just before the House voted Brig.
Gen. Carlos Romulo, Philippine
delegate, took the floor to comment
on the appeal which had come from
both Republicans and Democrats for
action on the bill. He
said unanimous vote would bolster
the morale of his people, who live
amid the Shambles of the wars de-
BY such a vote, he said
the House would be telling the world
that the United States keeps its
promises, at time when there is
too much suspicion in the world.
When the bill was put to a final
reading, there was not a dissenting
voice.
In the closing hours of debate,
Representative Clevenger, Repub-
lcan, of Ohio said he had seen
published reports of lobbying by
sugar interests. He said he is on the
Agriculture Committee, but has been
to find single man on that,
or any other committee, who has
ever met the sugar lobby that is sup
posed to be trying to cut the Phil
lppines.'
The so-called sugar lobby is moth
ing but flgment of the imaginat ton
on the part of a few who are trying
TO get Congress to act against their
best Judgment" said Representa-
live Knutson. Republican, of Mime
sofa. There has been no such thing
as sugar lobby, The WASHINGTON
Star TO the contrary notWithstand-
ing
Evening star., 1946-03-30
Mrs. Marguerite T. Finch
To Be Buried on Monday

Funeral services for Mrs. Mar
guerite F.. Finch, 80, resident of
the District for % years who died
Thursday at Garfield Hospital after
an l8-month illness, will be held at
l pm. Monday at the James T
Clements funeral home.
A native of Omaha, Mrs. Finch
attended schools in Wyoming and
came to the District in 1924. Dur
ing the war she was employed with
the Army map service and also
worked at Fort Myer.
Prior to her illness, Mrs. Finch
had lived with her sisters, Mrs
Brady Large and Mrs. Ledra Daniel
of Washington.
Besides the sisters she is survived
by husband, Ashburn Finch. and
two brothers. Wayne H. Fuller and
Charles w. Fuller, all of Washing
ton.
Evening star., 1946-03-30
Reich Police Accused
By UNRRA Official in
Stuttgart Camp Riot
(From Yesterdays Last Edition.
BY the Associated Press

'N'o"t cobciuuyS y LuSt EuutOH./.
BY the Associated Pres,
STUTTGART, Mar. 29.-An
UNRRA deputy director charged
German police with shooting
down "defenseless" Jewish dis
placed persons on the outskirts
of Stuttgart today in an Army
authorized black market raid
which ended in a two-hour riot
between 1900 Poles and 22O Ger
man police.
One displaced Jew was killed and
two wounded in the disturbance
most serious of the American occu-
patton. Several German policemen
were injured, but an official Army
announcement said earlier reports
that an American soldier was
wounded proved unfounded.
Our people were defenseless, J."
declared the deputy UNRRA di-
rector, David Clearfield of Hazelton,
Pa. THE first shot was fired by
German police when the Jews. in
mob fashion, tried to push the po-
lice out of the area, crying they
had no right to be there.
"The officer who killed Samuel
Dancygier, 37-year- former con-
centration camp inmate, shot him
with a pistol from less than 10 feet
There was no return fire. There are
no arms hidden in the camp. The
chief of UNRRA police had locked
up all weapons before the trouble
started"
Mr.. Clearfield said the Jews had
Just been given Red Cross packages
and claimed the German police were
Selzlng cigarettes and candy legally
acquired.
Evening star., 1946-03-30
Miss Maude f. Alton,
Noted Instructor Of
New Citizens, Dies

Miss Maude E. Alton, 10. organizer
Of Americanization work in the Dis
trict and, until her retirement in
February, administrative principal
OF that department in the public
schools, died yesterday at Homeo-
pathic Hospital after long illness
Miss Alton lived at 400 Military
road NV.
A native of Iowa Miss Alton was
graduated from the Phoebe Hearst
kindergarten Training School in
Washington, and received the de-
gree Of B. S., A. B. and M S. at Ma
tional University and the degree of
LII. D. at the Washington College of
Law.
She taught in the kindergartens
of the public schools of the District.
Later, she organized Americaniza ton
programs among the foreign born
and in 1919 was made adminiStra-
tive principal of that department
OF the public school system and
director OF the Americanization
school at Tenth and H streets NV.
Miss Atoms work in furthering
the adjustment of the foreign born
extended beyond the public schools
and associated her with most of the
civic and patriotic organizations in
the District. In 1910 she was selected
by the American Legion to receive
the American Legion Distinguished
Citizenship Certificate and also re-
Gently received citations from the
ClVltan Club of Washington, B'nai
Birth, Argo Lodge and the Amer
lcanlsm Committee of the OAR.
She Is survived by an aunt. Mrs.
Annie Pangburn, of New York, and
made her home at times with her
slster-in-laW. Mrs. Maud S. Aiten, of
Bluemont, Va.
Funeral services will be held at
2:30 pm. Monday at Gawler's
Chapel, 1856 PENNSYLVANIA avenue
NV. Burial will be in Congressional
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1946-03-30
George Washington, IS,
Coffee Firm Founder, Dies
By the Associated Prose

MENDHAM, N. j., Mar. 30
George Washington. rs, developer of
an instant coffee and founder in
1910 of the G. Washington Coffee
Co. died Thursday night at his
home here after a brief illness.
He had retired from active par
ticipation in the business which he
sold in 1943 to the American Home
Products Co.