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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-02-03

Two pedestrians were injured
one critically, last night in hit-and-
run accidents block apart which
police said involved the same au-
tomobile.
A short time later police arrested
Pfc. William Schmidt, "a, a soldier
stationed at Fort Belvoir, Va, whose
home address was listed as in the
3700 block of Georgia avenue NV
Taken into custody after what
police said was 60-mile- -houl
chase by the nephew of a Wash.
ington policeman, Schmidt was
named in six charges by police.
The 9-year-old daughter of one
of the pedestrians injured by the
car escaped with a bruised fore
head when her mother pushed her
out of its path.
The mother, Mrs. Alice L. Bell, %
suffered bruises when she was STRUCK
rs she crossed Georgia avenue NV.
at Quackenbos street. Her daughter
Elizabeth. fell and struck her head
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-02-03
CT Brides Ready
Speed Ashore
In New York
= the Associated Press.

6S the ASSOCldleQ FTSSS.
ABOARD THE U. S. S. ARGEN-
TINA, Feb. 2.-The final step was
taken today to permit British brides
aboard this ship to enter the United
States without further delay when
Army doctors completed physical
examination of the entire passenger
list, complying with immigration
laws. The ship is due in New York
at 6 am. Monday.
examinations usually are made
after ship docks.
A special immigration officer. /,
w. Williams, is making the voyage
with the brides from Southampton
and customs declarations were made
early. Today's physical examination
mainly for contagious diseases
wound up the routine. Examining
physicians were Captains l.. E. Rey.
nolds of Denver, Colo, and Peter
Bisconti, Seaford, l.. I.
A total of 451 women and ITS chill.
dren will be going ashore. Wives OF
seven Washington veterans are or
the ship. Extraordinary arrange.
ments have been made by the Army
to transport them to their respective
destinations in the United States
1t. Col. Floyd Lyle said. He told the
brides that railway tickets with
sleeping-car reservations for each
woman already had been purchased
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-02-03
francois Kin Welcomes
Don Juan in Lisbon
Is the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
LISBON, Feb. 2.-Don Juan, pre-
tender to the Spanish throne, ar
rived in Lisbon tonight on visit
that has aroused speculation on
whether he may soon succeed Gen
eralissimo Franco as head of the
Spanish government.
Juan was greeted at the airport
after a trip from London by
Nicholas Franco, the generalissimo's
brother and Spanish Ambassador to
Portugal.
Several monarchist supporters, in.
Guiding the Duke of Alba, former
Spanish Ambassador to Great Brit
ain, also were on hand to welcome
the son of the late King Alfonso
XIII, SPANS last monarch.
During his stopover in London
yesterday Juan refused to answer
queries by newspapermen and de-
MED published report. that he
would meet Franco himself. on the
Portuguese-Spanish border.
Spanish monarchist circles in Lon
don, however. said there was more
than possibility that an interview
would be held between the pretendel
and Franco and that his chances oil
returning as king probably would
be discussed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-02-03
Legion Opinion Split
On Whether SteIIe
Speaks for Group
Truman, q Leeionnoire,
Doubts General Support
And Backs Bradley

Disagreement within the Amer
lean Legion on whether the at
tack by John STEELE, Legion ma
tional commander, on Gen. Omar
N. Bradley had the backing OF
the 2,500,000 legionnaires cropped
up last night as Gen. Bradley
proceeded with the complete
and unqualified support" of Pres
ident Truman.
The President, a Legion member
since 1919, was quoted by Charles
G. Ross, White House press secre-
tary, as saying he did not feel Mr..
Steele spoke for the Legion.
Split on the same question were
Joseph ". Finley, Minnesota de-
partment commander and member
Of its national legislative commit
tee, who commended Mr.. Steele did
speak for the Legion, and William
T. Conner, an active Legionnaire as
we'll as director of the Veterans Ad-
ministration's coordination and
planning, who expressed doubt that
Mr.. Steele's action had been ap-
proved by the rank and file of the
Legion.
Lined up with Mr.. Conner were g
past Ohio Department commander
and the commander of Gen. Brad.
ley's Legion post in Missouri.
Praises Bradley's Job.
President Truman, said Mr.. Ross
considers that Gen. Bradley has
done fine job under extremely
difficult conditions. In other words
he is backing Gen. Bradley up to
the hilt."
At st. Paul, Mimi, Mr.. Finley
said the Legion's demand for the
removal of Gen. Bradley as veterans
administrator is mo private affai,
between National Commander STEELE
and Gen. Bradley"
Mr.. Finley added, according tt
the Associated Press, that Com.
mander Stelle's action is an officia
demand by the American Legion
emanating from action by the legis-
lative committee for clearing Of
the air so far as the Veterans Ad.
ministration is concerned"
"The Legion does not care where
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-02-03
Greenwich Residents UpinArms
Against Having World Capital

his wife, Representative Clare
Booth Luce; Toby Gruen, the
matchmaker; Alfred A. Knopf, the
publisher; Director General Herbert
H. Lehman of the UNRRA; Jacob
Hekma, board chairman of Com
monwealth & Southern; Clarence
|Wooley, president Of American Ra-
diator, and G. d. Huyler, the candy
maker.
Others presumably to be ousted
include the Tamarack Country Club
in Greenwich, the Nature Center es-
tablished in Greenwich two years
ago by the National Audubon Society
and Yale Farms, a tract OF land in
North Greenwich owned by Yale
University.
Chief opposition appeared to be
coming from Greenwich, where a
group of residents held a protest
meeting Thursday, even before the
announcement of the site selection.
About 200 Greenwich residents
voted at that time to draft resolu-
(see PROTESTS, Page A-4J
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-02-03
Vishinsky Reported
Seeking Yes or No
Answer for Bevin
BY GOULD LINCOLN,
Star Staff CORRESPONDENT.

LONDON, Feb. 1.-THE Soviet
delegate to the UNO, Vice
Foreign CommiSsar Andree
Vishinsky, will ask the Security
Council of the United Nations
when it meets Monday to adopt
a resolution urging the with
drawal of British troops from
Greece, according to information
obtained from Soviet sources
today.
IT Mr.. ViShinsky goes through
with this program British Foreign
Secretary Ernest Bevin will get the
"yes-or-no" answer which he de-
manded of the Council yesterday
when he fatty denied the Soviet
charge that Britain was endanger-
ing the peace by maintaining her
troops in Greece.
From the same Soviet sources
came the opinion that no effort
would be made-certainly in the
first lnstance-to ask for appoint
ment of a commission to inquire
into the Greek situation. If the
Council passed directly on the ques-
ton whether the British troops
should be withdrawn or not, it was
pointed out, there would be no
question OF an inquiry, especially if
the Soviet won its point.
However, If the question is voted
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-02-03
Hit-Run Car Hits Two in Block,
PoIicemun's Kin Nubs Suspect

on the pavement when Mrs. Bel
showed her back toward the curb
They were treated by private ply
stefan.
A moment later Richard H. Haas
68, of 821 Tuckerman street NV.
was hit as he was crossing Georgia
avenue at Rittenhouse street. He
was taken to Emergency Hospital
where it was said he had suffered
fractures Of both legs,
Police said Harold r. Hammann
26, of 80 Connecticut avenue, Kens-
ington, Md, witnessed the second
accident as he was driving south on
Georgia avenue. He Immediately
made a "U" turn and gave chase to
a northbound car, reaching a speed
of so miles per hour. police said.
The pursuit turned right on Tuck
erman street to Seventh, right again
to Rittenhouse and left on that
street, where, In the 400 block, Mr.
Hammann said, the first car pulled
between two parked vehicles. The
(see HIT-RUN. Page A-7J
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-02-03
By the Associated Press.


STANFORD, Conn, Feb. a.
People hereabouts express admira-
ton for the United Nations Organi-
cation, but quite a few of them
particularly in Greenwich - say
they would rather not have its world
headquarters in their back yards.
Gov. Raymond E. Baldwin said
he was highly pleased" that the
Greenwich-Stamfo area was in
cluded in proposed UNO headquar-
tiers site. Mayor Charles E. Moore
of Stamford acknowledged there
was some local opposition"
Thousands of New York business
men have homes in the region and
commute to work over the New
York, New Haven 81 Hartford Rail-
road. Some of the more widely
known ones who may have to give
up their homes are Gene Tunney
Dan Topping, Henry r. Luce and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-02-03
iva Constellation 10 Seek
8-Hour U. 5. CROSSING
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 1.-THE
record-breaking TWA Constellation
which crossed the continent yester-
day in 10 hours and Al minutes
flying time will take off at 4 am
(EST) Sunday in an attempt to
make the return flight to New York
nonstop in eight hours.
The old West-East record for pas
senger-carrying commercial planes
is II hours IS minutes, set July g.
1910, by a TWA Stratoliner. The
East-West record broken yesterday
was II hours and 40 minutes.
TWA President Jack Frye will be
at the controls tomorrow. On board
will be As passengers and four other
crew members.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-02-03
Reds Due to AskUNO Tomorrow
Call British Out of Greece
ConnoIIy in Clash
With Ukruiniun on
Lubor's Admission
BY the Associated Press.

ny Inc ASsOClateQ PreSg.
LONDON, Feb. 2.-Chairman
Connally of the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee, who is one
OF the American delegates at the
UNO assembly meeting, engaged
in a loud verbal tilt today with
the Ukrainian delegate in the
course of which Senator Connally
demanded admission of the
American Federation of Labor to
the United Nations If the World
Federation of Trade Unions is
admitted.
The American and Ukrainian dele
gates avoided floor dispute over
the United Nations labor policies,
then went into committee where
they continued the argument.
The controversy arose between
Ukralnian Delegate Dmitri Manuil-
sky and Senator Connally over a
demand from the World Federation
OF Trade Unions for association with
the UNO.
Mr.. Manuilsky, pressing for ap-
proval OF the WITH demand, said
we should first deal with interna-
tional groups" and only then with
national groups such as the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor.
Senator Connally replied that to
admit the WITH to the United Ma
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-02-03
BY JOSEPH YOUNG.

Federal agencies will be given
a free hand to hire employees
without reference to the Civil
Service Commission during the
reconversion of Government
from a wartime to peacetime
hiring basis, 1t was revealed last
night.
The directive Is expected to be
issued by President Truman this
week as part of his executive order
ending war service appointments
and returning to peacetime hiring.
1t is expected to take many
months, however, before the Civil
Service Commission can hold ex-
aminations for permanent jobs for
the different classifications and set
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-02-03
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The House Banking Committee
yesterday called a meeting for
tomorrow to make crucial deci-
sions bearing on the problem OF
houses for veterans at prices
veterans can pay.
The main showdown will occur on
a proposal by Wilson Wyatt, ma.
tional housing administrator, thai
all housing, old and new-and city
building lots as well-be brought
under price controls to prevent spec.
ulation and imitation in the sales o.
living space.
Mr.. Wyatt estimated that by the
end of this year, there will be 2,500,.
900 more families than there art
dwellings available.
The committee also will decide
subject to House and Senate action
/. If Government powers to allo.
cate scarce building materials intt
medium and low-cost homes shall
be prolonged after the June 80 ex.
piration date.
2. Whether millions should bt
spent in substituting the production
of building materials, so as to bring
about larger output without add
ing to the buyers outlay for new
homes.
New Agency Topic.
3. If a new housing Office should
be established in the executive de.
partment with broad powers.
These proposals are embodied il
a bill by Representative Patman
Democrat, of Texas.
Informal inquiries among com
mitteemen indicated they might ap'
prove the section on materials allo.
cations, with preference to veterans
(See HOUSING, Page A-6)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-02-03
U.S.. Agencies Due to Get Right
To Hire Outside Civil Service
Truman Directive This Week Expected
To Permit This During Reconverson

up permanent employment registers.
During this period. the executive or
der is expected to provide that Fed
eral agencies in need of employees
can hire directly without civil serv-
ice approval.
Permission to hire employees with
out going through the Civil Service
Commission already has been given
to the Veterans Administration
where the tremendously increased
work load required speedy addi-
tons of personnel. Under this hir.
ing system, in effect at the Vet
Grams Administration since Jan.
uary Is, disabled veterans are giver
top priority for jobs, all other vet.
Grams are second and displaced Fed.
See FEDERAL JOBS. Page A-I5,I
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-02-03
Il Perish as Flames
Sweep Catholic Home
For Aged in Cleveland
Others Of 81 Occupants
Safe; Frame Structure
Eneulfed After BIust
Ry the Associated Press.

CLEVELAND, Feb. 2.-Twelve
OF the 81 occupants of Jennings
Hall, Catholic home for the aged
died today in an explosion and
ensuing fire which swept through
the one-story frame structure
in suburban Garfield Heights.
Coroner Samuel R. Gerber re-
ported all 81 occupants of the home
had been accounted for and that a
final check disclosed q death toll
of II. Previous estimates were that
the toll might reach 40.
Seven persons still remained in
hospitals but the condition of only
one was listed as critical.
Treated at Hospitals.
Five other occupants were given
emergency treatment at local hos
pitfalls but later were sent to homes
of relatives or friends.
The flash fire quickly engulfed
the structure shortly after an ex-
plosion at 2:15 pm. EST).
A thorough investigation" of the
blaze will be made, Coroner Gerber
said.
Loss was reckoned by fire de-
partment officials at 100000.
Resisted Rescue Efforts.
Some of the aged residents in the
home persisted when they became
historical and resisted rescue eff
forts, according to Sister Mary Hya-
cinth, director of the Sisters of the
Holy Ghost, administrators of the
hall. She gave this account of the
fire:
Il was in my Office, and the nuns
were having prayer period in a
neighboring building when I heard
the explosion. I rushed into the
hall (Jennings). The smoke was SC
dense I couldn't see my hands in
front of me. I rang a bell to alert
the house and then tried to help
get occupants out. In two minutes
after the explosion everything was
on fire.
THE sisters felt they would suffo.
cate, but kept trying to pull the oc.
cupants out of their rooms. I didnt
see any flames because the smoke
was so thick, but the heat wa!
intense.
I'm one room saw a woman wait.
ing calmly while flremen tried tt
free her from approaching flames
Just as firemen were about to reach
her, her hair burst into flame ane
she persisted"
Gas Furnace Suspected.
Sister Mary Martha, who was
baking in the basement of the hall
said the explosion sounded as if j
were from abovestairs.
1T rocked the place so severely
was sure bomb had dropped" sht
related. when I rushed from the
basement, the whole place was or
fire."
The homes chaplain, Father Au.
gustine Bena, who rescued three per.
sons, expressed the opinion the ex.
plosion occurred in the gas furnace
with which the hall was heated, but
| (See FIRE pooe 49,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-02-03
McCarran Promises
Action on Suffrage
Resolution Tomorrow
Supporters Confident
Of Favorable Report
After l4-Doy Drive

Climax of the current chapter
in the long story of the Districts
fight for national representation
will be reached tomorrow when
the Senate Judiciary Committee
takes up the Summers Capper
resolution.
If the measure reaches the Senate
floor with favorable report, it will
be the first time in the Goodyear
history of Washington's efforts to
secure a voice in national affairs
that this has happened.
Time of the scheduled Judiciary
Committee meeting is 1890 am
Any doubt that the twice-postponec
consideration would be Forthcoming
at that hour was removed yester.
day by Chairman McCarran, who
gave assurance that his committee
would act on the measure.
With two weeks of strenuous cam
paigning behind them, suffrage ad-
vocates were confident of a favor
able committee report tomorrow.
Optimistic After Talks.
Largely responsible for this OPP
timism was the reception Judiciary
Committee members have accorded
those who have fought for the fran
chise over the past fortnight under
leadership of the newly created
Central Suffrage Conference.
Important, too, was the fact that
the Sumners-Capper resolution
designed to merely amend the Con-
stitution to empower Congress te
grant the District voice in ma
tional affairs, would not force upon
Congress any preconceived plan Of
representation and can be sup.
ported by members of the commit.
tee, no matter what congressional
representation they believe the Dis
trict should have.
Yesterday James S. Beattie, chair
man of the conferences Nationa
Representation Committee, said tn
organization had received assuranc
from at least nine of the II Sena
tors on the committee that the
would either vote out the Summers
Capper measure favorably or tina
they believed in the general prin
ciple of suffrage to the extent Q
wishing to see 1t reach the Senat
floor for decision"
No Sure Indication.
There is no sure indication o
what the Judiciary Committee vii
do tomorrow. However, commit
ments made by its members to va
rious groups campaigning for tn
national representation resolution
show nine of the II Senators favor
ably disposed, two others probabl,
SO minded, another two deflnitel
opposed and the remaining fou
noncommittal.
Breakdown of such an informa
poll" shows committee member
aligned thus:
Favorably disposed - Senator
Hatch Of New Mexico, Kilgore o
West Virginia, Huffman of Ohio an,
O'Mahoney of Wyoming, all Demo
Gratis, and Ferguson of Michigan
Stanfill of Kentucky, LANCER o
North Dakota, Wiley of Wisconsin
(See SIJFFRAGE PAGE A-60
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-02-03
Nine Key Industries
In Reich Abolished
By Allied Council
Program Of Reporotions
Is Not Yet Drown Up,
Gen. Draper Reports
BY the Associated Press.

BERLIN, Feb. 1.-THE four
power Allied Control Council,
seeking to end forever Ger
many's ability to make war,
today abolished nine more of the
country's key industries.
Synthetic gasoline, rubber, am
monia, primary aluminium and mag
nesium, ball and taper bearings, GER
tain war chemicals and even heavy
farm tractors and heavy machine
tools were among the items erased
from the former Reich's industrial
list.
Previously, under the Potsdam d.
lrective Of Russia, Great Britain and
the United States, Germany was
forbidden plants capable of making
munitions and other war nipple
ments, including aircraft, and ocean
vessels.
Progress in Conversion.
The council, however, qualified to-
days order with a provision making
lit subject in certain cases to the
necessity for providing exports tc
| pay for imports and to availability
in world markets"
Some progress has been made In
converting Germany to an agricul-
tural and light industrial economy
said Brig. Gen. William H. Draper
jr., chief of the American Econom-
les Division, who emphasized that
there was general agreement on that
plan.
Gen. Draper, however. acknowl-
edged that the council had not met
today's deadline for drawing up 6
reparations program.
He explained that Germany's flu
ture industrial and economic pat
tern was being drawn for a popu-
lation of 66,500,000. On that basis
he said, the nation would neeo
large imports of food" and raw
materials to maintain minimum
standard Of living, even if her agri-
culture program was at a maximum
Big Food Imports Seen.
Gen. Draper said all the delega.
tions-French, Russian, British ane
American-were agreed that foot
imports would form a substantial
part Of German import require
ments.
Limitations on industrial pro.
duction within Germany will make
necessary the import Of items
. such as rubber and gasoline" hi
said.
General agreement, he continued
had been reached on the types Of
German exports-coal, coke, cleo.
. trical equipment, leather goods
beer, wines, spirits, toys, musica
], instruments, textiles and apparel
to take the place of the heavy in.
dustrial products which formed
most of Germany's prewar exports
Gen. Draper said production ma.
chine manufacturing would be lin.
tied generally to Germany's domes.
tic requirements.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-02-03
Showdown on HOUSING
Due Tomorrow Before
House Banking Group
Wyott's Price Control
PIon Is Among Major
Items to Be Settled

FUNDS FOR EMERGENCY homes
for veterans cover less than half
of requests. Page AS
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tSee UNO. Page A-4.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-02-03

(See LABOR, Page A-9.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-02-03

(See FIRE, Page A-5.D
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-02-03

(See CONNALLY, Page A-4.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-02-03

(See LINCOLN, Page A-5.J
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-02-03

See PEARL HARBOR, Pa,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-02-03

(See VETERANS, Page A-7D
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-02-03

(See SUFFRAGE, Page A-6D
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-02-03

(See HIT-RUN, Page A-7.)
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-15
TOBACCO CURING
BEGINS ON BELT
Some OF 1916 Yield Re.
ported "Yellowed" By
Cool Weather

Tobacco curing has begun in the
Border Belt. Very little tobacco
has been housed to date, just a
few scattered barns in Robson
and Columbus counties and other
early sections where housing began
about the 5th, but these few barns
mark the beginning of a curing
season that should become genera.
throughout the Belt by the last
week in June.
"Too Much Rain"
Tobacco growers r registering
more than a usual number OF COM
plants at the present time. A
couple of weeks of cool weather re-
tarded the growth and develop
ment of tobacco to a certain extent
and this cool weather, with toe
much rain during the last weeks in
May, has caused some tobacco to
take on a yellowish cast.
But many growers are top dres-
sing with fertilizer, some with
soda, and throwing dirt to their
crops. This treatment, aided by
the hot June days and warmer
nights that started on the 7th of the
month, should stimulate growth
and bring tobacco back to a healthy
color, especially so if the Belt is
favored with good gentle rains.
Low Yields
There was a number of com.
plants of dry weather and tobacco
buttoning out low, and this brings
a difference of opinion regarding
the crop yield in leaves. Some tx
pect as many leaves per stalk az
they had in 1915; others say they
will have less. The way tobacco i:
topped and future seasons will
determine this question. Some re
port right much worm damage but
Belt wide, the damage done by
worms has not been above normal
No Grass
Growers have kept their crop:
free from grass and the greater
part of the tobacco crop has beer
laid by" So far, they have beer
fortunate insofar as hail is con
cerned. The worst report of hal
damage comes from Green Sc;
township in Horny County, Soutf
Carolina where some so per cen
losses are reported and from Rae
ford township, Hoke County, where
several farms suffered a 10 to l;
per cent loss.