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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-31
Maid Accused Of Passing
Series Of Bad Checks

A 31-year- old colored woman, be-
lieved to have passed a series OF
worthless checks on a grocery, dress
shop and flower shop in Northwest
Washington, was being questioned
today by police.
The woman, a maid, was arrested
at her home in the 300 block of U
street yesterday by Detective Sergts
David A. Higgins and L. M. Snyder
after Sam Goldstein, proprietor OF
the Federal Cut Rate Market, 1906
Fourth street NV. reported she had
given him a worthless check for $45
in payment for $24.74 worth OF
groceries.
Sergt. Higgins said she has ad-
mitted writing bad check for $25
in payment for $40 worth of flowers
at a shop on Georgia avenue and a
dress for $16.85 from a store on H
street NE. and writing another
worthless check for $45.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-31
Robert A. Brand, 50, Dies;
Was District Businessman

Robert A. Brand, so, Washington
businessman. died today at his home
1861 Locust road NV, after long
illness.
A native Of Birmingham, Ala. he
came here in 1890. During the war
he owned a small District business
supplying war materials to the
armed forces, which he was forced
to close because of i'll health. Pre-
viously he was associated with Brand
IL Eberly, Inc, an conditioning
firm.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Ruby c. Brand; son, Robert A.. II;
daughter, Mrs. Kay Spaulding
and a granddaughter, Carole Jean
Spaulding, all of Washington: his
mother. Mrs. F. A. Brand, Birming-
ham; three sisters, Mrs. Cline VIII
hanson. Birmingham: Mrs. F. T.
Walsh. Bristol, Tenn. and Mrs.
Lucian Newman, Dadeville, Ala. and
brother, Ernest J. Brand, Birming-
ham.
Funeral services and burial will be
held in Birmingham Tuesday. Time
for the services Is not vet arranged
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-31
Woman Found Guilty
Of Attack on Neiqhbor

Mrs. Genevieve Kelly, of the 1900
block Of Ontario place NV. was
convicted by Municipal Court
jury yesterday of assault for al
legediy attacking a neighbor at the
latter's home last June.
Mrs. Kelly's husband, Henry Gus
Kelly, taxi starter, was acquitted
OF the charge. Mr.. and Mrs. George
E. Fetter testified Mrs. Kelly cursed
them as they sat on their front
porch and later returned with her
husband, and fight ensued among
the four. Mr.. Fetter said the KEEL
lys bore ill feeling toward some of
their neighbors over previous court
cases.
Judge John p. Mcmahon post
poned imposition Of sentence to
September s. .s.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-31
Nash JAW Unit Votes
On Strike Issue Today
BY the kssoeioted Press

MILWAUKEE, Aug. 3l.-Members
OF CLIO United Automobile Workers
Local Is were to vote today on
whether a dispute which has tied
up production at the Seaman body
division of the Nash tor
Corp. should become a full-fedged
strike.
Herbert Steffes, union president,
said the vote would be taken at a
meeting of the $500 members at
the Milwaukee Auditorium. He said
the union considered the tieup a
lockout and not work stoppage.
Negotiations also were scheduled
between company and union rep
resentatives. James A. Despins Fed
eral Cancellation service commits
sioner who presided at yesterdays
session, said some progress was
made, with only one issue still in
dispute. He refused to reveal the
nature of the grievance.
Slated to join the negotiators
today was Don Rule, Detroit, head
OF the Observation-Disclosures industrial
relations department.
Production at the Seaman body
plant was halted Wednesday when
union members left thier jobs after
four of their number refused to
work on Nash cars being made for
export. Oother issues involve the
number OF cars made available for
sale to employees and whether dis
counts should be granted on such
purchases
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-31
SABBATH Says Policy
OF u. 5. Damaged by
'Ane|ophi|ic Officials
~ the Assoe;atsd Press

Representative SABBATH, Democrat.
OF Illinois protested to the State De-
partment today that "Anglophilic
officials there are supporting Brit
ish foreign policy ito the detriment
of our international relationships. y
In a sharp letter to Undersecre-
tary Acheson. Mr.. SABBATH. dean of
the House and chairman of its Rules
Committee, declared:
I'VE are being committed more
and more to policy of aiding and
abetting Great Britain in securing
and sustaining her vast colonial
empire. and even of helping her to
establish new zones OF influence
BY making the letter public. Mr.
SABBATH reopened a row of last week
between Mr.. Acheson and BARLEY
Crum, member of the Anglo
American Inquiry Committee on
Palestine.
Claims Circumventi0n.
Mr.. Crum contended that mid
die level" officers of the State De-
partment had circumvented presi
Dental policy in handling the Pales-
tine immigration issue. Mr.. Ache
son holly denied it.
The accusations made by Mr.
Crum are credible to me, and they
are not new" Mr.. Sabath's letter
said.
He added there was no founda-
ton for fantastic charges" by Rep
resentative Rankin, Democrat, of
Mississippi and others that the StaCe
Department harbored many Com
munlSt sympathizers, but said:
UNFORTUNATELY, it is fact thai
there were few who allowed them
selves to be seduced by Nazi and
Fascist ideologies, and there have
always been some who were COM
pletely subservient to British in
1uence."
Asks AchesOn Action.
Mr.. SABBATH suggested to Mr..
Acheson That you should, without
unnecessary delay, satisfy yourself
as to what Is actually transpiring
within the Office of the Assistant
Secretary. Of State for European,
Far Eastern, Near Eastern and Afri-
can Affairs"
AS chairman of the House Rules
Committee, Mr. SABBATH is one of
the key administration leaders on
Capitol Hill. Recalling that he
voted for the $3.50, 900 900 loan to
Britain only at the Presidents ur-
gent request" and after making a
speech against it, Mr.. SABBATH told
Mr.. Acheson:
My fears have been increasingly
confirmed by subsequent events
that Great Britain had and has no
intention of maintaining the spirit
of the loan agreements.
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u. 5. Warships 10 Visit
Greece for God Will
Only, Acheson Says

Good will" and nothing else
is behind the probe cted. visit by
American warshir to Greek
ports next week t. State De-
partment held todav in reply to
charges by Russian Foreign
Minister Molotov that the cruise
constituted United States inter-
ference with elections in Greece.
Mr.. Molotov's accusation. made
at the Paris Peace Conference,
prompted further questioning of
Acting Secretary of State Dean
Acheson late yesterday about the
intent in sending the aircraft car
rier Franklin d. Roosevelt and other
vessels into the Mediterranean.
Denying specifically that the
visits had any relation to the cleo
ton Greece will hold tomorrow to
determine whether exiled King
George II will return to his Athens
throne. MIR. Acheson said the ma
neuvers are purely gesture of good
will. He said on missions OF this
sort. the Navy comes TO the State
Department for consultation.
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Conference
Continued From First Paee1

and air clauses of the present treaty
will remain in force until modified
in whole or in part by agreement
between the Allied and associate
powers and Italy or, after Italy be-
comes member of the United Ma
tions, by agreement between the
Security Council and Italy"
Stage Set for Battle.
Meanwhile, the stage was set for
a verbal battle between Romania
and Hungary, two former enemy
states now in the Russian sphere of
influence, over their common from
tier. The Romanian and Hungarian
Political and Territorial Commits
sions were slated to hear representa-
tives of the two countries on the
proposed return of Pennsylvania to
Romania.
The Military Affairs Committee
adopted six articles of the Italian
treaty--39, Al, AZ. 43, As and 46-
dealing with Italian disarmament
and also approved Russian amend
ment to Article A forbidding Italy
to make any atomic weapons.
However, action on Article A itself
which forbids Italy to experiment
with self-propelled OF guided missiles
and limits her possession of long
range guns, sea mines and torpeooes,
was deferred for further study.
The questions of minorities and
rights are wrapped UP in
the general Romanian-H Hungarian
frontier issue.
Meanwhile, a member of the Brit
ish delegation said British Foreign
Secretary Bevin had no immediate
plans for returning to London. This
comment was made after the Lon
don Daily Herald reported that Mr..
Bevin had returned to London and
will not return to the Paris Peace
Conference unless his presence there
becomes absolutely imperative.
A British Foreign Once spokes-
man said in London that Mr.. Bevin
probably would return to that city
shortly before the opening of the
Palestine Conference there Septem-
Der 9.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-31
Wallace in Mexico
For l0-Doy Visit
BY the Associated Press

MEXICO CITY, Aug. 31.-Secre-
tary of Commerce Wallace arrived
here yesterday for a Today visit of
courtesy to President Avila Cana
cho and to discuss trade and plans
for Mexicos industrialization.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace came by
regular passenger plane. They were
accompanied by Mr.. Wallace's Sec
rotary, Lester Mallory. and Mrs.
Mallory.
Mr.. Wallace was welcomed by
officials and large crowd OF labor
groups and members of the gov
eminent political party, PRI,
anxious to show him that campaign
speeches criticizing the United
States should not be taken too seri-
ously.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-31
Big 4 Ministers Session Shows
Peace Farley Is Rubber Stamp
By NewboId Moves. u.
S,.. Cas-

PARIS. Aug. 3l.-The agree
ment reached by the Big Four
Foreign Ministers here, by which
they will go over suggested
amendments to the satellite
treaty drafts in advance and de-
eide which ones of them they
are mutually prepared to accept
or reject, undoubtedly will serve
it's useful purpose in somewhat
speeding up the procedure of the
Peace Conference.
At the same time, however, it
serves another purpose 1t makes
crystal clear, to those who have not
already understood. the extent to
which this gathering is rubber
stamp mechanism. the workings of
which are completely subject to Big
Four control.
This is not to say the Big Four in
any way extended their dofninatio
OF the conference by what they de-
cided Thursday. They did not.
Thursdays decision was taken in
recognition OF situation which had
existed since the conference opened
Given that situation. and given the
fact that something had to be done
to make things move along more
quickly, the decision was an obvious
one. 1t leads to q way of doing more
efficiently what was already being
done. ..,.-
But for that very reason-because
the latest Big Four move does cut
away some of the furbeloWs and
make the conference procedure more
functional and cieancut-it also
serves to lay bare before hitherto
befuddled public the elementary
but deceptive machinery at work
beneath the surface at this confer
ence of Paris. .=....-
Secretary of State Byrnes unques-
tionably knew this was likely tc
happen before his meeting with
British Foreign Secretary Bevin
French President Bidault and Rus
sian Foreign Minister Molotov. He
and his aides repeatedly have
stressed his insistence that no ac-
ton be taken by the Big -Four
should further limit Or should be in
terpreted as further limiting the
freedom OF action of the other II
nations represented here.
Somebody remarked today that,
in SO protesting. MIR. Byrnes is like
man who insists that he has
stopped beating his wife. neglecting
to mention that his wife has already
been beaten to DEATH"
This observer went on to say
however, that Mr.. Byrnes is a good
man who has had a hard time of it
and that his obvious embarrassment
encourages the belief that things
would be different If 1t were up to
him to choose.
Two Kinds Of Amendments.
The theoretical treaty making
Setup, it will be remembered, is this ::
The Big -Four presented their treaty
drafts to this conference; the con-
ference was to study suggested
amendments and make recommen-
dations which the Big Four would
consider seriously when they sat
down to put the drafts into final
shape. The amendments offered
were OF two kinds. Some had to do
with points to be added to what was
already in the treaties. Others were
suggested changes in the treaty texts
agreed on by the Big Four. Here
we are concerned only with the
latter type of amendment.
1t was established that no amend
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-31
Four Virginia Beach Clubs
Raided in Gambling Drive
by the Associotsd Press

by the Assoeioted Press
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va, Aug. 81.
Surprise raids on four Virginia
Beach night clubs last night, Melted
State police large haul in gambling
equipment, $1,000 in cash. and is
persons who were Identified as
operators OF the gambling devices.
1t. Meredit F. Urick, and detail
OF State police closed in on the
Dunes Club, the Links Club, the
Piney Point Club and the Ocean
Club. 1t was disclosed by Col. C. w.
WOodson, superintendent OF State
police.
Police Chief c. E. Hobeck said
the Is persons arrested had been
placed under bond for a hearing
in the Princess Anne County Police
Court on September Is. Chief
Hobeck said that the offending
clubs would be allowed to remain
open to serve meals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-31
Post Office Employees
Bid Farewell 10 Greco,
Retiring Press Head

Ike Gregg, retiring chief Of the
Post Office Departments press sec
ton, said goodbye to colleagues and
friends at a ceremony in the main
post Office yesterday during which
he received a wrist-watch, a wallet
containing $500, an album of remin-
iscences and the handshakes of we'll
wishers.
Now 10, the Governments manda-
tory retirement age, Mr.. Gregg is
leaving the post Office after A years
service, % OF which were spent as
press chief.
Although out of the city. Post
master General Hannegan wrote Mr..
Gregg a letter in which he said, 1T
took an act of Congress to declare
You an old man"
Another who expressed his fare
we'll in a letter was former Post
master General Frank C. Walker,
who wrote Mr.. Gregg that in retir-
ing you can be happy and proud
to know that you will always be held
In the highest esteem by all of us
who were associated with YOU"
Jesse M. Donaldson, First Assistant
Postmaster General represented the
department at the ceremonies
Thomas G. Walker, president of the
National Association of Rural Let
ter Carriers, paid tribute to Mr.
Gregg in behalf of that organiza-
ton and seven other post Office de-
partment groups.
Beaming happily over the lipstick
scars left by number of well-wish-
ing secretaries and telephone opera
tors, Mr.. Gregg announced that he
ana Mrs. Gregg, the former Alice
Acton of Alexandria, Va. will leave
soon for months vacation in At
lantic City After that, he said, he
would continue to write his stamp
column for the New York Sun and
then settle down to writing an
article for the Encyclopedias Brit
tanica covering a l0-year review of
the Post Office Department.
A native of Germantown, Pa. Mr..
Gregg came here in 1897. three years
after his birth. He was Wash
ington correspondent for a number
of New York and PENNSYLVANIA
papers before joining the Post Office
Department publicity staff in 1924.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-31
Carriers Mission in Greece
Not Good Will, Reds Hold

MOSCOW. Aug. 81 tP.-An Inyes-
tia commentator today said the Euro
pean cruise of the aircraft carrier
Franklin D. Roosevelt was far from
being the good will tour" described
by Acting Secretary of State Ache
son.
Showing off its beauty in Lisbon
where its arrival accidentally COIN
cided with talks taking place with
Portugal on granting military sea
bases to the United States, the ship
has gone into the Mediterranean"
the government newspaper said. "It
wishes to visit Greek and Turkish
ports-again, only for clear, moral
inspiration.
1T is unlikely the Greeks or other
peoples will honor Roosevelt more
because he appears before them in
the image of an aircraft carrier.
This is even more true since thi.
ship floats in the channel of another
un- Rooseveltian policy"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-31
Army Honors Violinist
For Broodcosts in Italy
BY the Assoeioisd Press

PITTSFIELD, Mass, Aug. 81
The Army today gave medal to its
Maj. Sheridan" who is Albert
Spalding the violinist. His radio
talks and leaflets produced while
serving with the psychological war;
fare branch Of the Allied military
headquarters in Italy during the
war were rated as outstanding
service
Mr.. Spalding received the Medal
OF Merit In his home today from
Capt. william G. Leyen, jr. COM
mander OF the Pittsfleld recruiting
station.
The medal is awarded to civilians
who served with the armed forces.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-31

miles an hour. He had placed second
in qualifying trials over the Thomp-
son race course Wednesday.
Woolams returned to Bells Mag
ara Falls plant from Cleveland yes
terday to change the motor of his
P 80 Airacobra. He made two
flights. On the second he headed
toward Lake Ontario about pm
Ten minutes later his plane crashed
in Is feet Of water of Harrison
Beach.
Tail Fell OFF.
Harry Harrison Of Buffalo, a sum-
mer resident at the beach, said:
II saw the plane speed out over
the lake at terrific rate and sud-
denly the tail fell of. Seconds later
came a fash of flames and loud
explosion. The plane then went out
of control and dived nose first into
the water
The red plane in which Mr.. Wool
ans had crashed was one of two
P-39s which he and his teammate
from Niagara Falls, Alvin TEX"
Johnston, had entered in the
Thompson.
The two ships had been stepped
up for extra performance by addi-
ton of propellers intended for
heavier planes and water injection
a method used for short bursts of
emergency power during the war.
Mr.. Woolams had come in second to
Mr.. Johnston in the Thompson
trials, averaging 1927 miles an hour
over the 30-mile course.
Had Three Children.
Mr.. Woolams was born in San
Francisco in 1917. He married Mary
Margaret Mayor of Chicago shortly
after receiving his A. B. degree at
the University of Chicago in 1941.
She and three children survive.
Mr.. Woolams learned to fly in the
Army. He became an experimental
test pilot with Bell aircraft in l941
Using a jet-propelled P-59 Aira-
comet. he set two unofficial American
altitude records Of more than nine
miles at Muroc, Calf. in 1914.
Another Bell test pilot, Milton H.
Carlson, 39-year- old father of three
was killed August 10 when
the experimental Bell helicopter he
was flying crashed about four miles
south Of Lockport. N. Y.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-31
Officer Flies From Tokyo
To Attend Wife's Rites

Capt. Armand j. Robertson, U. s.
N, of 1924 Legation street NV,
whose wife plunged to her death
from Calvert Street Bridge Thurs
day, left Tokyo yesterday by plane
to attend his wifes funeral.
The Navy ofiicer obtained leave
from his post as commander of the
cruiser Chicago in Tokyo Bay, rela-
tives here said. He is expected to
arrive Monday.
Funeral services for Mrs. Robert
son, ~. will be held at 2:30 pm.
Tuesday at the Fort Myer Chapel.
Burial will be in Arlington National
Cemetery. i
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-31
Chino Needs Aviation

China needs aviation more than
any other country in the world,
thinks Edward F. Burton, chief
engineer OF a leading American
aircraft firm, recently in Shanghai.
Possibilities for air transport in
China are going to be cashed In on
soon, he predicted. =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-31

P-39 In which
he had hoped to
win the Thomp-
son Air Race in
Cleveland Mon
day.
The flyer had
been picked by
the Army to be
the first to fly
at super sonic
speed. as t est
pilot for the
newly developed
XS-l, which is
xpe c ted to
re &C h between
nA0 EAl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-31
Jack Buff WooIams,
Bell Chief Test Pilot,
Dies in Air Racer

LEWISTON, N. Y, Aug. Sl.--Jack
Buff" Woolams, %, chief test pilot
for Bell Aircraft Corp, was killed
last night In test of the souped-up
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-31

LVSl.
BELGIAN POLICE male dog, named Laddje
light brown fur collar. Has double -clawed
s ugs on each hind leg. $40 reward. Call
BLUE SUIT COAT, with wallet, in East
Phone North $3.50 II.
BULLDOG, small, black and white, male,
Friday: Reward No. asai. mn 81: n nv"
CAT, black ,ast and white: Butch; male full
sad s4 81 p psd, Reward Finder please cali
CAT. large grey short-haired male: in
SMOKY. Call OIL. 754a with any infor-
nation. Reward for return fl
CIGARETTE CASE. brown leather. initials
h.s.C Reward. OR. 1866
. dunn diamonds. 10 small ones. unusual
platinum mounting; lost about July i in
vieinlty OF Anacostia or Ambassador Thea
ter Liberal reward. FIR 62II. -:il
lsh spots on back. 4 years old name skip
~; family and childrens pet; vicinity of
9 que nt Chapel rd Mount Rainier; Reward
DRESS PIN. silver ship. lost on F st
noon. Sentimental value. GIL. 09I6. vel
EARRING--screw type. 2 blue stones and
SP. 0136-R. Reward - .,'o
ENVELOPE, Veterans Administration
stamp, containing bills of iadine; left in
Call MRS. HEN. RA. eiI9 @i g
FALSE TEETH. lower plate, space with
hooks in front. Reward. GE: 1870. j
KITTEN. white Persian, 4-mo. -old. one
ass'n Of 'th sio 's' st lost di Eu age
PASS CASE; tan leather. in or near Wood /
. .nts koshT3g or Bank con
photos. etc. Finder please call GE. 7547' |
PIN WITH DIAMONDS. vic. Conn ave, Hot
enoppe. Reward. Call OR. 4121. >
PIN, sterling silver thunderbird with blue
turquoise on 18th and K bus or at bus
STOP IN front Of woodward d. Lothrop's
sse. f ssSso 6 Sok Npr, r1S p.,
back, G L. M.1'94. II found pIease cS ali
no. 0073. Reward. i
STRING OF PEARLS, oaTfnckei's dress
RE- ' ssdo. uI Exta b51 reward TA' lossgf.
WALLET: mans brogn; Army serial No.
s.rTsve ass On outside Reward. Please eali
WALLET, brown leather. IN cafeteria, end
moor PentsEon. Fri; 30 Aug. containing
a1 Cal IA ao PsDf Ext y ioS liberal
NV. last Wednesday evening contains
important personal papers Reward AID
g32I evenings, ask for MR.. KoMO-
WALLET. mans brown leather lost in
NV. section OF Wash. or Bethesda area
Contains no money but papers OF value
to owner only. Reward. Call WI 5000
WALLET. containing 2 railroad pass1s
cash and other valuable papers Reward
II returned. Call CO. 6091. II
3 WALLET, brown leather; contained valu
able identification papers: lost in vicinity
Conn. and New York avenues Reward
yE2ss Ssoo EMS. DOUGLAS G. DETH-
WAR SAVINGS BONDS. lost between ana
80 pm. Aug. 30. on Capital Transit
bus: name. Roy c. Warner. Finder phone
no 323s. Reward i
WEDDING BAND, lady's, silver. with small
guard; lost in Pentaeon BLDG FRIDAY
afternoon, Aug. Both. Reward. RIA 4lo4
wHEEL-EZY TRUCK. painted orange. run
per tires IN NV. section. Thursday Re
Waro. NO. 3042. -3l
WILL PERSON who found black wallet in
National Furniture Co. kindly cali MA
o5lb, ladies' dept, and receive reward for
return.
WRIST WATCH, silver. black cord brace
let; Wed. noon downtown. Reward. Du
5000. al
BROWN FEMALE DOG, part German NO.
lice, part Newfoundland, 3 mo, old: answegs
70 name Of .Punky": vicinity Chevy Chase,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-31

PRESS CHIEF RETIRESIke Gregg cener) retiring after A
with the Post Office Department. receives gifts
workers in the Post Office yesterday Jesse Donaldson ef
First Assistant Postmaster General presents Gregg with
watch while Thomas G. Walters president National
ISOLATION of Rural Letter Carriers wallet containing
three $lOO bills. Star STAFF Photo
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FOUND,

SETTER TYPE DOG. young, red, short
haired male. wearing collar, no tag.
blvd. near Aviation Club, Md OIL. 1864
WATCH. mans. found at Farrasut Park
op THURSDAY evening. Owner can have b.
loentifyinR. Me 2161, Ext. 10g-A.