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Evening star., 1946-05-25

Opening lead, two of hearts.
In almost every no-trump contract
declarer is faced with the problem
of which suit to attack in the hope
of developing a sufficient number
of tricks to fulfill his contract. The
proper selection depends upon a
Iariety of circumstances. Very fire.
Iuently it is vital to keep one Of
he opponents out of the lead and,
therefore,. the selection of the suit
0 work on will be determined by
hat factor. In other words, illnesses
Vill be taken so that if they lose
he trick will go to the other hand.
Where everything else is equal de-
olarer should, as a rule, attack the
suit that will provide the greater
number of tricks.
In todayis hand we have another
factor. That is the ability to try
both suits, if they are tried in the
proper sequence. Two chances must
be better than one.
West elected to lead the two Of
hearts, East followed with the king
and South saw no point in holding
up since it would be impossible to
exhaust East Of hearts He was
faced with the problem of whether
to attack spades or diamonds. Since
the spades had more body, he en-
tered dummy with a diamond and
flnessed the jack. This lost and
three heart tricks were cashed,
When the spades failed to break de-
clarer was not able to develop his
ninth trick Tough luck partner.
ne was heard to say, Il had two
chances, either the spade finesse or
the spade break. Both went wrong"
This complaint against fate was not
fully justified. There was another
chance open to him which he had
not tried.
There is good chance that the
diamonds will break three-two. A
diamond should therefore be con-
ceded at once and the enemy will
cash three heart tricks. Now if the
diamonds fail to break declarer may
fall back on the spade finesse as
an additional chance.
The objection might be raised
that the opening lead of the deuce
OF hearts may be false one and
that West may be leading from a
flve-card suit. The way to check up
on this is to pass the first trick
and notice which heart East re-
turns. If it is low one, as in this
case the six, you are entitled to as
sumo that East is returning from
four and that the opening lead was,
therefore, honest.
1t should be noted that while the
location of the queen of spades was
a $3.50 chance the odds were def
nltely against the spades breaking,
because an even number of cards
Will. on an average, not break evenly.
tCopyrlsht, 1946, by Charles H. Goren,
Evening star., 1946-05-25

Wplk, 730 k.t.
II :00am-OPA or Initiation,
11:15 am.-Downbeat by Dorsey.
11:45 am.-World News
IL 90 noon-Maritime News; Melodies.
1915 pm.-Luncheon Melodies.
100 pm.-American Legion.
! l,l5 o m Musical Bulletin
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-17

STIEFF STERLING SILVERWARE
MANCHESTER STERLING SILvERWARE
I847 ROGERS SILVERWARE
HOLMES and EDWARDS SILVERWARE
HEIRLO DOM STERLING SILVERWARE
COMMUNITY SILVERWARE
SCHICK ELECTRIC RAZ0RS
REMINGTON ELECTRIC RAZ0RS
BOYLE FINE LEATHER GOODS
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-17

SHEAFFER PENS and PENCILS
PARKER PENS and PENCILS
EVERSHARP PENS and PENCILS
RCA VICTOR RADIOS
WESTINGHOUSE RADIOS
EMERSON RADIOS
POSTMASTER
Big BEN ALARM CLOCKS
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-17

BY giving widest maintaining highest quality standard
policy that
1T It's from Kingoffs It's Guaranteed"
Evening star., 1946-09-24
New York Central Pleads
For Higher Freight Rates
Dy the Asse.iofed Press

Thomas p. Healy, general solicitor
of the New York Central System,
pleaded before the Interstate Com
merce Commission today for a 25
per cent increase in rail freight rates
to offset decline in passenger
revenue.
Rail passenger traffic is declin-
ing and will continue to decline in
spite Of every effort the railroads
may make to retain it," Mr.. Healy
told the commission at final oral
arguments on petition to raise the
rates.
For the first eight months of
l946 passenger miles dropped more
than % per cent below the CORE
spending period in 1945 and for the
entire year of 1916 they are ex-
pected to be almost 80 per cent be-
low" Mr.. Healy said.
I'm l947 passenger miles are ex-
pected to be 48 per cent below the
1945 total"
Mr.. Healy attributed the decline
principally to tremendous decrease
in military traffic and the diversion
of passenger business to private au-
tomobiles and other forms of trans
portation. The reduction in mill
tary trafiic alone will cut railroad
passenger revenues by more than
33 per cent, he said.
Evening star., 1946-09-24
GWU Adds Courses
In Russian History

George Washington University,
which opens four-day registration
period tomorrow, announced today
the addition of two new courses
in Russian history.
Dr. Luis S. Quintanilla. repre-
sentative Of Mexico to the Pan
American Union and former Mexi-
can Ambassador to Russia, will
teach a course in politics and gov
ernment of the Soviet Union.
DR.. Margaret Miller, British
author and authority on Russia,
will teach the history of Russia
and the Soviet economic system.
She served with the U. S. S. r. divi-
sion of the Once of Strategic
Services during the war.
Registration except in the law
school and school of medicine will
be held in the school of govern
ment, Twenty-first and G streets
NV, from noon to 7 pm. as follows:
Tomorrow and Thursday, registra-
tion of students who were enrolled
during the past winter term or
during the 1916 summer session:
Friday. registration of new stu
dents and students bein readmitted:
Saturday, general registration of
all students.
Law school registration will be
held all four days from noon to
pm. in Stockton Hall, 720 Twenti-
eth street NV. Medical school
registration will take place Satur-
day from am. to 5 pm. at 1885
H street NV.
Evening star., 1946-09-24
AIabamans Vote Today
To Fill Sparkman' S Seat
BY the Associated Press

HUNTSVILLE Ala, Sept. "a
Voters of seven North Alabama
counties voted today in a special
Democratic, primary for the 9th dis
trict congressional seat being va
Gated by Representative Sparkman,
who was nominated recently to the
Senate.
The primary climaxed quiet cam
paigns by the seven candidates. A
vote Of 10000 to 10000 was pre-
dicte6.
Gov. nominate James Folsom in
dorsed Bradley Twitty, Allsboro
farmer and World War II veteran
Another Colbert County candidate
State Senator Jim Smith, Tuscum-
bia attorney, received the support
of the CIO Political Action Commit
tee in the district and also of lead
ers of the AFL and railroad broth
erhoods.
Other aspirants for the seat held
during the last 10 years by Mr.
Sparkman are George C. johnson
Athens, former circuit solicitor;
r. E. Jones, Scottsboro judge; Wal
lace Meadows, Decatur; JEFF d
Smith, Huntsville, circuit solicitor
and Harold Founders, Florence, for
mer secretary to Mr.. Sparkman.
A runoff, If one is needed, will be
held October %. No date has been
fixed for the general election.
Evening star., 1946-09-24
|120 Greek Leftists
Are Reported Killed
In 15-Hour Battle
BY the Assoeioied Press

ATHENS, Sept. 24.-The Min
istry Of Public Order announced
today that Greek troops and
gendarmes had fought q 15-hour
battle with a band of 1000 left
lists at the village of Deskate in
Thessaly, and unofficial reports
indicated 100 of the band had
been killed and more than 200
wounded.
The ministry said casualties
among the government forces in
cluded 2 killed, wounded and "a
missing. &
The battle, described as the
largest encounter to date between
government troops and left-wing
irregulars, began at dawn Septem-
Der 81, when the band attacked
Deskate with automatic weapons,
machine guns and mortars.
The small garrison, badly out
numbered, held of the attackers in
a battle in which 40 of the Leftists
were killed and 100 wounded, the
government said.
Press reports added that the gar
rison had exhausted its ammunition
at midnight and that some sur
vivors had broken through the en-
circling Leftists and reached the
village of A Gravena, whence a
relief force was dispatched to
Deskate.
The relief force was reported to
have regained control of the vii
lage after killing 80 more of the
Leftists and wounding approx
mately 100.
Military officials said the Leftist
attack on Deskate was a well-con-
ceived operation which obviously
had been planned by an experienced
soldier. All communications were
severed and all roads leading to
the village blocked before the at
tack, these officials said.
Evening star., 1946-09-24
Hungary
Continued From First Page. J

return to Hungary all property re-
moved Y the Germans from the
country under duress that can be
identified.
Return of the looted property the
department said, has been delayed
by failure to obtain approval of the
program In the Allied Control
Council at Berlin, where Soviet
agreement has not been readily
forthcoming"
The department commented that
this concrete affirmative aid by the
United States is designed to assist
Hungarian Rehabilitation directly
while Soviet aid mentioned in the
Russian note of July AZ consists
principally Of partial postponement
Of economic drains on the Hungarian
ECONOMY IN the fbrm Of reparatiorfs.,'
It added that requisitions and re-
movals by the Soviet Army are un-
derstood to be continuing in prac-
tice.
Evening star., 1946-09-24

smoke, there must be some fire"
During Gen. Mollison's testimony
about the Hallicrafters deal, he told
the committee WAA had discharged
John Wilkins, an assistant to Mr..
McCurdy because ''he was not hon
est and loyal to me-"
Just before this, Gen. Mollison
testified Mr., wilkins had put his
head in the door Of q conference at
WAA and had said: We've got to
Mollison. You'll do things as you
did before"
Chairman Slaughter asked the
deputy administrator II he had fired
anybody for accepting gratuities."
Gen. Mollison replied he had not,
that he had never been able to find
such practices, adding that such in
vestigation work was the job of the
compliance division.
Evening star., 1946-09-24
Iran Troops Reported
Fighting Azerbaijanis
BY the kssoeioted Press

TEHERAN, Sept. % Delayed
The Tabriz radio said today that
fighting had erupted between gov
eminent forces and units of the
"Azerbaijan National Army" while
in the southern province of Ears
rebel tribesmen who have captured
several Persian Gulf villages placed
their demands before Premier
Ahmed Qavam.
The broadcast from Tabriz, cap
Hal of the turbulent northwestern
province of Azerbaijan, quoted an
article in the newspaper Azerbaijan
organ of the provinces Democratic
party, reporting new clashes be-
tween government and Democrat
units.
1.-TWO days ago." the broadcast
added. "our men were attacked in
the Ardebil and Sarah districts-not
by gendarmes this time but by
Teheran Democrats. People arrested
or killed all had Iran Democratic
party membership cards and. be-
longed to section 1877 of the party.
fThe number of casualties was not
stated.)
I'VE believe these events are not
10 Qavam's liking, nor are they
ordered by him. No doubt some one
issuing the orders receives money
from foreigners. We warn Qavam
that he is responsible for order in
Iran, and believe him able to pre-
vent disorder.
However. if these attacks happen
again we will no longer wait but will
take action to prevent the imperial
istic reactionary policies of Southern
Iran from influencing Azerbaijan,
and any inperialistic country from
bribing reactionaries and sending
them to Azerbaijan with aims to
create troubles"
Evening star., 1946-09-24

second place. If there were q dispute
between Brazil and the United
States. it would be a matter for the
nations Of the Western Hemisphere
to try to settle before the case went
to the Security Council.
Mr.. Gromyko contended that the
United States and Britain objected
to admission OF his proposal to the
agenda because they did not want
to reveal" the presence of their
troops in countries which are U. N.
members.
THE Council is going to be seri-
ously undermined If 1t accepts the
views of the United Kingdom and
the United States and refuses to
consider this situation" the Soviet
delegate said. This, think, is the
real danger to the Council"
Evening star., 1946-09-24
Girl Here to Visit Tokyo Raider
She Helped Escape From Nozis
Colonel to Get Diory
He lntrusted to Her
Three Years AGO

An italian girl who helped Col.
Charles R. Greening, one of the
original Tokyo air raiders, escape
to the Yugoslav border after he fed
from a prisoner of war train in
Italy, is expected to arrive here to-
day to see Col. Greening and return
his dairy, which he intrusted to her
care three years ago.
She is Miss Nellie Peduzzi, 20,
daughter of a family in the town
of Pescantina. Her family shell
tered Col. Greening for five months
and aided his flight to the hills and
across the Yugoslav border.
The colonel gave the girl his
diary before they were separated in
italy.
After taking part in the Doolittle
raid on Tokyo, Col. Greening was
shot down over Mount Vesuvius in
July, 1943, on his twenty-seventh
mission in the Mediterranean thea
ter. Captured by the Germans, the
flyer escaped by leaping from NOV
ing train while being shipped to
Germany.
In farm house outside of Pes
cantina, he found shelter with Mel
lie and her father, Anthony. The
latter was naturalized American
citizen, operating a small restau-
rant in Pescantina, then occupied
by the Germans.
Nellie and her father guided Col.
Greening into the hills where he hid
out for two months. At times, the
rooms on both sides of his hideout
were occupied by German officers.
Seeking to aid in the flyers escape
to Allied territory, the girl and Col.
Greening, who posed as a deaf and
dumb man, entrained for Udine.
During the rail trip, they were
questioned three times by the Ges-
tapo,
Evening star., 1946-09-24
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specific in his charges to justify
council consideration of the case.
In one of the sharpest statements
Of the preliminary debate, British
Delegate Sir Alexander Cadogan
described the Soviet proposal as "a
piece of pure propaganda" and added
that 1t was another typical and
irresponsible political maneuver of
the kind which tends to damage the
prestige of the Council ITSELF"
JOHNSON Makes Denial,
His majesty's government in the
United Kingdom refuses to do busi-
ness in this way with. the Soviet
Union" he said, "and I am con-
fident that the world will see through
this transparent political maneuver." !"
United States Delegate Herschel
v. johnson said the American Gov
eminent was reluctant to believe"
that the issue was raised for prop
aganda purposes. but was unable to
see any other motive for the Soviet
proposal. =.
He denied that the presence of
American troops ION the soil of
friendly nations are the cause of
any uneasiness."
Netherlands Delegate Eelco N. Van
Klefens said there were a few
British troops left in Indonesia, but
said they were not causing. any un-
easiness. He pointedly reminded Mr.
Gromyko that II the countries in
volved felt the foreign troops on
their soil were . danger they were
capable Of making aseomplainte to
the Council themselves. ---'--------
Il am not aware" he said, "that
the Soviet delegate is the accredited
representative Of any Of the coun-
tries involved"
DIR. Pedro Leao Velloso, Brazilian
delegate, was equally blunt. He told
Mr.. Gromyko that in the first place
mot one United States soldier is
on Brazilian soil' and that in the
Evening star., 1946-09-24
Army to Discontinue
Municipal Air Shows

Gen. Carl Spaatz, Army Air Forces
chief, announced late yesterday that
curtailment of funds makes it neces-
sary to discontinue municipal air
shows such as. staged during the
past summer in many cities.
Demonstrations promised to mu-
inequalities through the remainder
OF this month will be carried out
as scheduled, and demonstrations
for the Civil Air Patrol will be con-
tinued through November Is.
Gen. Spaatz said he felt that the
air shows conducted during the sum-
mer gave the public an opportunity
to see the AAF in action and afford
ed valuable training and cross
country experience" for the partici-
patirg formations. $50
Evening star., 1946-09-24
Nationalist Drive
For kaIgan Expected
To Begin MomentariIy
BY the Assoeiossd Press

PEIPING, Sept. 24.-Gen. Flu Tso-
VI, whose troops slowly are pushing
toward Communist held Kalgan
arrived today for top level military
conferences that government au-
thorities said would signal the start
OF the real battle for Kalgan.
Gen. Tu Lining, commander of
government forces in Manchuria,
and his deputy commander, Gen.
Cheng Tung-kuo, also arrived for
the important meeting called by
Gen. Chen Cheng, chief of staff
Gen. Chen just completed a tour of
North China and Manchuria fronts.
At the same time, the government
announced the appointment Of Gen.
Ma Cha-shan, deputy commander
OF Gen. Fus 18th North China)
war zone, as deputy commander of
national armies in Manchuria. Gen.
Mas troops, trapped two months
at Tatung. nevertheless defended
successfully that North Shansi rail-
road center against continued Com
munists assaults.
"A cease-fire team of five headed
by Col. Thomas I. Alexander of Boy
kin, S. c., is being held in ''protec-
tive custody" by the Communists in
Kalgan. Caroline Cooley, Battle
Creek (Mich) writer, said yesterday
on her return from the Communist
redouble in Chahar Province.
Miss Cooley, who had been in
kalgan for two months, said she
left voluntarily after being made
aware that the Communists were
anxious for me to get out
The American woman reported
that truce team members could leave
their compound only when accom-
panied by Communist guards and
were required to register, designAt-
ing the time they would be gone,
destination and reasons for going.
Cease-fire teams, originally Gre
ated in an effort to end the civil
strife, are made up of American,
Chinese government and Communist
representatives.
Evening star., 1946-09-24

At Udine, Col. Greening was
turned over to the people with
whom he remained for several
months. He was captured again
later and served more than 20
months in Stalag Luft I, q prison
camp for American airmen at Barth,
Germany.
During his imprisonment at
Stalag Luft I, Col. Greening organ
lied prisoner of war show which
since the war, has toured, this
country, closing here last Saturday.
Miss Peduzzi now is visiting rela-
tives in West New York, N. j.
The International Committee of
the YMCA arranged for her to fly
here today.
Tomorrow night at the Hotel
Raleigh, the staff of the prisoner
of war show is staging a party
to mark the end of their association.
At the height Of the party, Miss
Peduzzi will be ushered in to return
Col. Greetings diary.
Evening star., 1946-09-24

$500 as the price for the vehicles
which had been stored at Camr
Holabird, Md, but he insisted he
did not know what they finally were
sold for.
Did you ever change the price?'
Chairman Slaughter asked.
NO" he replied. He explained
that pricing was prepared at lower
levels for my signature"
You don't just put your sigma
ture on bid?" the chairman de-
manded.
Il had confidence in the people
below me-" the witness replied.
He identified some of his SUBJ
ordinates as William Foss, forme,
head Of the electronics division
Harold L. Naylor, chief of the
evaluation section, and Earl At
kins0n,
Asked to Await Inquiry.
what did you do about thisr
Chairman Slaughter asked.
"The compliance division asked
me to do nothing until they in
vestigated," Mr.. Schwarz replied.
do you know who put through
this deal?" the chairman asked.
No"
"You are supposed to be a careful
administrator" Mr.. Slaughter pur-
sued. who put this deal over?
Weren't you curious?"
"Yes," the witness replied, "but
we have a great many problems.
We turn them over to people whose
jobs it is to do them"
you knew there were rumors that
~ yeGy reprehensible thing had been
DONE" Mr.. Slaughter said. Didn't
you make any inquiry to hnd out
who had double crossed you?"
II may have discussed It with Mr..
(Robert) McCurdy (another former
chief of the Electronics Division), p
the witness said.
Gen. Mollison Testifies.
Brig. Gen. James A. MolliSon, dep
uty administrator of WAA, yester-
day told the committee the radio
trucks were disposed of after an
authorization had been written up
on WAA stationery, although the
deal occurred before WAA was
established last March rs.
This brought from Chairman
Slaughter the charge that the deal
was strictly dishonest"
Pursuing this case, discussed in
connection with "favorite agents
handling WAA sales, the committee
called for submission today Of the
authorization document. Chairman
Slaughter referred to it during yes
terday's testimony Is a forged GER
tificate."
Gen. Mollison told the committee
the compliance division character
lied the document as a forged
declaration"
Fired Some Employees.
Describing his efforts to re-organ-
ize the electronics division and to
put it on Sound business princi-
pies" Gen. Mollison testified that
shortly after he took over he fired
some employees, dropped all Of the
special consultants, and 30 of the
more than 140 agents.
When I came into the WAA," he
told the committee, there was 80
much talk Of dishonesty I concluded
that where there was 50 much
Evening star., 1946-09-24
Bankers
tContinued From First Page.)

the size of this group of expenditures
singles 1t out for special attention
IN looking for areas in which to re-
duce expenditures-keeping in mind,
of course, that budgetary considera-
tions must be secondary in the de-
termination of our needs for ma
tional defense"
Louis Bromfield author and bank
er, told the association last night
creeping imitation" was bringing
America rapidly ito the economic
pinch and lowered living standards
which have existed in Europe for
three centuries"
This paralysis has been in progress
since the Civil War, he said, declar-
ing that the cost of farm production
has been increasing steadily since
''the first furrow was turned on the
American continent.
Sees Subsidized Agriculture.
8sThe destruction and declining
production of our agricultural land
lies at the root of creeping infia-
tion that has been in progress since
the Civil War *'*
1--WE are approaching a subsidized
agriculture - A large part OF
Government regiment ton has
grown out of an effort to deceive
ourselves into believing that we are
fnaintaing our living standards by
Government bribery of the people
by subsidies, and by high tariffs
which are essentially no more than
subsidies.
"' the real answer is in the
stopping of food and soil erosion
be<ter and more productive grazing
lads, and a better and more pro-
+. .dn$tive agriculture-in short, abun-
dence with low production costs and
IN Mguaranteed security which comes
Or high production per acre." he
said.
Evening star., 1946-09-24
Typhoon Delays Arrival
Of U. S. Ships at Tokyo
BY the Associated Press

TOKYO, Sept. 24.-The typhoon
which heavily damaged American
installations on Guam and other
Marianas Islands Saturday has de-
layed the arrival of United States
Task Force II at Yokosuka, Tokyo
Bay, until Saturday.
The force, originally scheduled to
arrive Thursday, is headed by two
carriers. Navy headquarters did not
report its present position.
The typhoon is reported heading
into the East China Sea. Storm
warnings have been issued on
Northern Luzon, Formosa and the
Southern Ryukyus.
Evening star., 1946-09-24
District Motto Gives
Stars Night Editor
A Busy Eveninq

The motto of the District of
Columbia, in case anybody else
wants to know, is "Justitia
Omnibus" which means JUS
tice for All"
In some classroom about town,
assigned homework last night
was finding out the motto and
at least a dozen pupils passed
the problem on to their parents,
who passed it on in turn to the
night editor of The Star.
One parent was a little be-
wildered. What is the Latin
for the District of Columbia ?"
he queried.