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Evening star., 1946-04-29
Russian Journalists Entertained
1t Embassy Reception for Press
By Libby Maauire

a porter to carry them around for
him. In conversation with a cor.
respondent he said he didn't under.
stand the use of the word Red" in
our press-the word Soviet" being
correct. The correspondent replied
he thought it was because the word
Red took up less space.
Mr.. Ehrenburg, who speaks a
number of languages but doesn't
speak English, had such an engag.
lngly attractive sense of humor his
comments hit their mark even
through an interpreter. His inter-
prefer, who also had a sense OF
humor, had to laugh before he
could do his translating. Mr.. Ehren-
burg said, in effect, that he was al
ways asked four questions:
l. Where did you buy your suit
Russia or America?
2. Why do you have only one DO
lltical party in Russia, and not two?
3. What time do you get up in the
morning?
4. When are you going to have
freedom of the press in Russia?
For which he has answers:
l. My suit is from Moscow. (Re-
porters then feel IT'D
2. When will you have ten politi-
cal parties and not two in America ?
3. get up very late.
4. Our own reporters are so much
like reporters in other countries that
freedom of the press is considered
dangerous.
The three journalists are leaving
for visits throughout the country in
different directions. Mr.. Simonov
the playwright, is going to Holly
wood, Gen. Galaktionov to Detroit
and Chicago, and Mr.. Ehrenburg
SAID he wasn't sure, but some one
else spoke up and said he was prob
ably going to Florida and Louisiana
among the guests at the. reception
were Mr.. and Mrs. Selman Wads-
worth, Mr.. and Mrs. N. J. Nelson,
Mr.. V. Zevorykin of the National
Academy of Science, Mr.. Boris Kry-
low OF TasS; former Ambassador to
Russia, Mr.. Joseph E. Davies: As
sistant Naval Attache, Capt. Nicolai
Skrlagin; Military Attache Mai
Gen. lila M. Saraev: head of the
Russian Purchasing Commission
1t. Gen. Leonid Rudenko; DR.. Henry
Slgerist of johns Hopkins Univer-
Slty and Mr.. Horsley CAN'T, also of
Johns Hopkins.
Evening star., 1946-04-29
|Sisterb00d Convention Listed
For District Church Next Week

The nth annual convention of the
District of Columbia Chapter of the
PEG Sisterhood, including election
of new officers, will be held May
7 and in the parlors of the Calvary
Methodist Church, 1863 Columbia
road NV.
This years convention theme will
be Smiling Through" Speakers
will include the recording secre-
tary of the supreme chapter, Mrs.
j. B. Tomhave of Montevidio, Mimi,
who will speak on Trustees of the
Future; Mrs. Joy Elmer Morgan
of Chapter K, former president of
the Washington Council of Church
Women, whose subject will be, "One
World-or None," and a variety of
chapter Officers and presidents who
will give reports.
The convention will open at 10
am, May 7, preceded by registra-
tion of delegates and visitors.
Miss Jessie o. Elting, president of
Evening star., 1946-04-29
Wedding Planned
1t Walter Reed

Miss Jeanne Carolyn Thurston,
daughter of Col. and Mrs. Robert
Thurston of Vienna, Va, will be
married Wednesday to Capt. Stuart
Adams Hamilton, jr., U. S. A., son
of Col. and Mrs. Hamilton of Wash
ington. The ceremony will be per-
formed in the Memorial Chapel at
Walter Reed Hospital. The plans
are being arranged hastily as Capt.
Hamilton recently arrived from
Germany for six weeks leave which
he did not expect to have until
June. When he returns to duty in
Germany he will be accompanied
by his bride.
Until his recent arrival Capt.
Hamilton had not seen his father
for five years, Col. and Mrs. Hamil-
ton we're at Corregidor when war
broke out. Mrs. Hamilton escaped
the japanese, but Col. Hamilton
was captured and was a prisoner
until the close of the war.
Evening star., 1946-04-29
Barbecue Giuen

DR.. and Mrs. Stephen F. Verges
were hosts at barbecue Saturday,
entertaining in the garden of their
home on Sixteenth street.
The guests included the Ambas-
Sador of Ell Salvador and Sonora
de Castro, with their son and daugh-
ter-in-law, DR.. and Mrs. Alex Cas-
tro; and the Deputy Third Assist
ant Postmaster General and Mrs.
Roy M. North, with Miss Romona
North; Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Arnold
Mr.. and Mrs. William Curtin. DR..
and Mrs. Bernard Nunez, the Misses
Gloria and Dolly Prencipe, DR.. Frank
Campuras, Mr.. Martin Meyer, Mr.
Allen Manning and Mr.. Matteo Mez-
zanotte, brother of Mrs. Verges, who
with Miss North will give a concert
May in Lisner Auditorium.
Evening star., 1946-04-29
DR.. Marlaud Is Host
1t PrennbtiaL Partv

DR.. Albert E. Marland, jr., was
host at cocktail party Saturday
for Ensign Marcia Lewis and 1t.
William Carter Pennington, whose
marriage will take place May II.
The fete was followed by dinner at
the Shoreham for members CT the
wedding party. The festivity also
celebrated the first day of 1t. Pen
n1ngton's terminal leave from the
Navy.
Among those at the dinner party
were the Misses Virginia Summer
lin, Anne Carter, Romona North,
Edwina Pou Walden, Jane Lingo
and Lila Cofino; 1t. Robert Wales,
Ensign Edwin c. Hegge, Mr.. Allen
Jones, Mr.. Gallatin De Knox, Mr.
Graham Smallwood, Mr.. jackson
Marland and Mr.. Clarke P. Cole.
Evening star., 1946-04-29
Wedding in Ohio

Miss Jean Fraser of Bolckow, Mo-,
recently became the bride of 1t.
Harry Wallace Smith, jr., of Ar
lington. The ceremony took place
in the chapel at Wright Field, Day.
|. ton, Ohio, where 1t. Smith is STA
toned. The bride is the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Fraser, and
her husband is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs Harry Wallace Smith.
Mrs. Douglas Crane Dolan, sister
of the bridegroom. was matron of
honor, and Mr. Smith was best man
for his son. The bride recently re-
turned from the European theater
of operations, where she served as
flight nurse with the Army Air
Forces for 10 months. 1t. Smith at
tended George Washington Univer-
sity before he entered the Army Air
Forces
Evening star., 1946-04-29
Mrs. Marvin Plans
Tea ON Nav 7

Mrs. Cloyd Heck Marvin. wife of
the president Of George Washing
ton University will hold an at
home" for the Columbian Women
of George Washington University
May 7 in her home, 2601 !Thirtieth
street NV.
Presiding at the tea table will be
Mrs. Henry G. Winn, Mrs. Thomas
B. Brown, Mrs. John Handy and
Mrs. Thomas Thompson. Mrs. WV
ian F. McNitt, Mrs. H. T. Bisselle,
Miss Iva Lou Jones and Miss Ruby
Nevins will assist in the dining
room.
Preceding the tea there will be
a brief business session, over which
Miss Alice H. Drake, president. will
preside. The group will hold its
annual business meeting May % at
Columbian House
Evening star., 1946-04-29
OAR Anniversary

A luncheon, marking its 54tt
birthday anniversary. will be helc
by the Dolly Madison Chapter, OAR
at l pm. Saturday at the chapter
house.
Honor guests will include: Mrs
Godfrey Creyke, vice president gen.
eral Mrs. Charles Carroll Haig
treasurer general; Mrs. Howard L
Hodgkins, honorary vice president
general, and Mrs. William E. Rich.
ardson, State chaplain.
Evening star., 1946-04-29

There were three groups of guests
OF special interest among those
gathered in the drawing room of
the Russian Embassy Saturday aft
ernoon. Each group was centered
with a journalist from Russia. In
the first group was Mr.. Ilya Ehren-
burg, top war correspondent for
1zvestia; in the second, playwright
and author, Mr.. Konstantin SIM
onov of the Red Star; and in the
third, Maj. Gen. Mikhail Galaktio-
nov, the military editor Of Prava.
Charge d'Affaires, Mr.. Nikolai ".
Novikov, who will soon be Ambas-
sador, received at the top of the
marble staircase. The party was
largely for representatives of lead
ing newspapers and magazines, and
the guest list was predominantly
masculine. The Embassy with its
white marble floors, red carpets and
crystal chandeliers, looked very i'm
pressive. In the drawing room an
elaborate buffet was served which
offered wide choice of the most
delectable food
Conversation at the party was
principally about Russian newspa-
pers. Mr.. Leonid Pavlov, Third
Secretary at the Embassy, said the
paper shortage in Russia made wall
newspapers very popular. A news
paper pinned to the wall of public
building can be read by a num-
Der of persons instead of one. Diff
ferent factories print their own
wall neWspaperS-most of the news
space going to local topics, such
as improvements of factories and
individual achievements, with a
column on the upper left given
over to international affairs. He
said Russian newspapers are small,
composed of only five or six sheets.
There are no evening papers and
no gossip columns. However, they
do have women reporters and news
on activities of different cultural
clubs and sports societies.
Gen. Galaktionov fought in World
War 7, but being a specialist in
military history, he devoted his time
IN this war to editorial writing. Mr..
Slmonov, author of Days and
Nights" is famous in Russia chiefly
for his poetry. He was a CORE
spondent in France all during the
war.
Mr.. Ehrenburg said American
newspapers are so large he needed
Evening star., 1946-04-29
Amgela Savpas
Becomes Bride

The Greek Orthodox Church o1
st. Sophia was the scene of the
wedding last evening of Miss Angela
Savvas and 1t. G.g) Theodore C
Poulos, the Rev. A. Lalousis off1ciat-
ing at o'clock The bride is the
daughter of Mrs. George Louizakes
of Washington and 1t. Poulos is a
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Poulos
of Jacksonville, Fla.
Mr.. Chris Savvas of New York
uncle of the bride, gave her in mar
riage. She wore white satin made
with full skirt and a veil of illu.
sion held by crown of pearls. Hel
flowers were Gala lilies.
Miss Angela Savvas, cousin ol
the bride, was maid of honor and the
bridesmaids were Miss Eve Karazi.
kas, Miss Demetria Panagos anc
Miss Ann Costakis. The maid o.
honor wore blue moire and carried
red roses. The other attendant.
were in crepe frocks in shades O.
yellow, Nile green and pink ane
carried Joanna Hill roses.
LIT. Teddy G. PouloS, U. S. A. wa!
best man for his brother and tht
ushers were 1t. Gus Chronis. 1t
d. g. John Fedkiw and 1t. q. g.
Robert Moster.
Preceding the bride to the altal
were little Miss Victoria Kay, wear.
ing white satin fashioned like thai
of the bride, who served as flower
girl, and Master John Petroutsa wht
was ring bearer.
After reception. held in the
church hall, 1t. and Mrs. Poulo.
left for Quebec where they will bt
at the Chateau Frontenac for 6
fortnight. On their return they
will live in Washington while 1t
Poulos is on duty at the Nava
Gun Factory at Anacostia. He i.
a graduate of the School of Archi.
lecture at the University of Florida
Evening star., 1946-04-29
announcement

Mr.. Clarence D. Smalling of
Washington, announces the recent
marriage of his niece, Miss Annie
Laurie White, daughter of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas M. White of
Macon, Ga, to T/Sergt. John Hib-
beler The ceremony was held in
the post chapel, Bigg Field, Ell Paso,
Tex. Capt. Edwin L. Smelling, Army
chaplain, officiated.
Mrs. Hibbeler, formerly of Macon,
has been a resident of Washington
since 1888. Prior to her enlistment
in the WACS she had been in the
Government for II years. Sergt.
Hibbeler is a native of Houston,
Tex. He has been in the Army for
over 18 years, and now is stationed
at Biggs Field.
Investment advice: The only Sc
curity ever recommended to its GUS
toners by the New York Stock
Exchange in its $50 years of exist
ence is the United States Govern
ment Bond. You can buy one right
now for as little as $1S.75.
Evening star., 1946-04-29

NAAlCo1y Institute. lie now IS a
STUDENT at the University of Mary
land where ne is member of Aloha
Tau Omega Fraternity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas E. Hoover
OF JohnstoWn, Pa, announce the
engagement of their daughter, Miss
Elizabeth Jane Hoover, to Mr.. Will
lard H. Hawley, jr., son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hawley of this .city. No date
has been set for the wedding.
Miss Hoover is student at
George Washington University and
is employed with the Coast Guard
Mr.. Hawley recently was dis
charged from the Army after serv-
ing Is months overseas. He will re-
sumo his studies at the Virginia
Polytechnic Institute in June.
From Bennington, VT, comes the
announcement by Mr.. and Mrs
George H. Panos of the engage
ment of their daughter, Miss Elaine
Panos, to Mr.. George Petemezas, son
Vi MIS- LOUIS u. constant OF WASH
ington and Miami.
Miss Panos is attending the Ma
tional Art School in WASHINGTON.
Mr.. Petemezas recently received his
discharge from the Army after serv-
ing four and half years.
No date has been set for the we'd
ding
/ A late summer wedding is
planned by Miss Mary Louise Ward
and Mr.. Donald Borden, whose en-
gagement is announced by her par
ents, Mr.. ana Mrs. Henry T. Ward
of Indian Head. Mr.. Borden is q
son of Mrs. Helen H. Borden ol
this city.
Evening star., 1946-04-29
Sorority Dinner

A formal dinner and ritual OF
jewels ceremony will be held by
Epsilon Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi
international sorority at 7 pm. to-
morrow at the Iron Gate Inn, 1874
N street NV.
In a recent election of officers
Minnetha Coe was elected president
Others elected include: Harriet
Wlenert, vice president; Mildred
Bullen, treasurer: Louise Burnett
recording secretary; Mildred Leon
ard, corresponding secretary; Reta
Scorer, council representative, anc
Margaret Edsall, council alternate.
Evening star., 1946-04-29
May Break fast

Women of China" will be the
subject of a talk by Mrs. Chen yin
at the May breakfast to be held by
the Sunshine and Community
Society May at the Hotel 240O.
Mrs, A. T. Reid, chairman of the
affair, will present the speaker. and
| the Rev William T. Creighton will
deliver the invocation.
Mrs. H. A. Matson is in charge Of
reservations
Evening star., 1946-04-29
Peace Unit to Meet

The Women's Action Committee
for Lasting Peace will hold its an
nual meeting at pm. tomorrow at
the home of Mrs. George Maurice
Morris, 240l Kalorama road NV,
with Representative Chase Going
Woodhouse, Democrat, of Connecti-
cut, as guest speaker.
Evening star., 1946-04-29

Military Institute. He now is a
Stuoent at the University of Mary
land where he is a member of Alpha
Tau Omega Fraternity.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-01
Slow Down in Soff Coal Dispute Starts Off Mer-
 " Month of May
(BY THE ASSOCIATED pREss)

New and threatening strikes and possible showdown in government efforts to settle the critical soft coal dispute darkened the nations labor picture today, at the start of the merry month of May.
 A Transit strike in Atlanta. Ga. inconvenienced thousands. Coal production iil Illinois was at a complete shutdown by waIkout of l8,000 Independent miners. A na- tionwide work stoppage of workers that would tie up the country's terminal elevators threatened. A transit strike in Memphis, Tenn, was called off when an agreement cn wages was reached.
 And in Washington, the resump- ton of negotiations between John L, Lewis and bituminous operators was highlighted by the threatened withdrawal of special Federal Con- ciliator Paul w Fuller. He express cd dissatisfaction with the govern- ment's handling of the month old walkout by 100000 AFL soft coal miners, but agreed to reconsider his surprise resignation. He said he would give Secretary of Labor Schwellenbach his answer today.
 Fuller's threatened withdrawal came after Lewis, President of the AFL United Mine Workers, filed notice that the 75,oOo Pennsylvania anthracite miners would quit work in 30 days if they are not given a contract-witn approximately the same demands he has presented to the operators for the soft coal miners.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-01
T0J0 CLAIMS JApS
 FOUGHT ONLY FOR
 '5ELF-pR0TE(TI0N'

TOKYO, May 1-Hideki Tojo in- sisted today from his prison cell that Japan fought "a war of self protection and indicated he would face the International War Grimes Tribunal with no remorse.
 In an exclusive, written inter- view through his principal Japa- nese attorney-ichiro Kiyose-the one-time dictator made his first statements on the war since the occupation.
 Tojo acknowledged that he had spoken against Japan's surrender proposing continued resistance but denied that he had taken any direct action to forcibly prevent the Emperor's surrender rescript.
 The bald, stern little man declar- ed he would express my whole opinion" in court but dodged a question whether he intended to condemn American leaders while presenting his defense.
 He said that if, in 1941. Japan could have taken any other way than war "as an independent coun- try would have taken it." He repeated Japans favorite propa- ganda, faith in an Asiatic copros- perity sphere, indicating clearly that he would rest a considerable part of his defense on the right eousness' of Japan's war.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-01
CLOSE RACE FOR LABOR
 DEpT.p0s1
Sharpe Leading First Di. vision with q Pre-
 einefs in So Far

With 27 out oI o5 First Division precincts sending in unofficial re- ports late this afternoon, Demo- cratic vote much lighter than that cast two years ago showed the fol- lowing results:
 Incumbent Commissioner of La bor Walter P. Sharpe held slim lead over t.s opponent for the post. K. 0. Johnson.
 In the three-way race for two senatorial nominations, Frank Pera- trcvich of Klawock led Andy Gun derson of Ketchikan. and Curtis Shattuck of Juneau apparently was to be eliminated.
 In the race for the House seat3 the candidates were, in this order Jim Nolan of Wrangell 14a6: John Smith of Metlakatla 1928; Harry Newell of Ketchikan 1915; Joe Krause of Ketchikan 1907: Chris Hennings of Juneau 1265; Andrew Hope of Sitka 1251; A. B. Cain of Juneau 1909; c. E, Almquist of Juneau ll94; Robert Coughlin of Juneau 1l29; A. B, Hayes of Ju- neau 977; Ragnar Hansen of Ketch- ikan 945, and Erwin Hill of Juneau TAB. Eight of these twelve will be nominated.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-01
JUNEAU GASES
 LIGHT BALLOT IN ELECTION
Republicans Show 6air Over 1914 Primary
 Yesterday

Approximately two-hundred vot- CTS who went to the polls in Ju- neau's 1914 primary election ap- parently stayed home yesterday as Juneau voters cast one of the light est primary election results in years-a small total of 834 compar- ed with more than a thousand in 1944.
 Republican votes were stronger than two years ago, even though there was little contest in the Re- publican primary.
 Democratic totals are listed se- parately in the accompanying table For Commissioner of Labor, incum- bent Walter P. Sharpe held two to one lead over K. c. Johnson for Juneau. Curtis Shattuck came through the Juneau primary with only small margin over Andy Gunderson and Frank Peratroyicn
 In the Democratic contest for the House, Juneau voters gave the first eight places in order to G. E. Almquist, James Nolan, A. B. Hayes, Robert E Coughlin, Harry Newell, A. B. Cain, John w. Smith, Chris Jennings.
 In the Republican voting the re- suits in Juneau were as follows:
 For delegate-Almer J. Peterson 168; George B. Grigsby 73.
 For Treasurer-Cash Cole ITO; Leonard Soholt TO-
 Henry Benson received l99 votes, unopposed for nomination for Com missioner of Labor.
 For the Senate-Dr. L. P. Dawes 235; Jack Talbot 147.
 For the House-Steve Vukovich 203; Mrs. Elton Engstrom l99; An ita Garnick 191; E. E. Robertson I'll; Frank D. Price ITO; Harry G. Mccain 168; Dwight L. Cramer 149, Edmund J. Krause 138; Will liam L. Paul 130.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-01
Labor Picture Is ONE MILLION
 Aggravated by JEWS SLATED New Troubles T0PALE5T|NE
AngIo-Amerildn CommiS- sion's Re(ommenda-
 lions Made Public

WASHINGTON, May 1.-An An glo-American Commission recom- mendation for the immediate ad- mission of 100000 Jews Co the Bri- tish mandate of Palestine brougi.. mixed reaction here and abroad to- day.
 The White House reported com- ment received there is fin the main highly favorable" Press Secretary Charles G. Ross told reporters, however the reaction came primar- fly from Jewish organizations and individual Jews.
 Tn Britain, Prime Minister Attlee told the House of Commons the problem of admitting so large a number of Jews to the Holy Land would be very great"
 Warnings that the committees report would encourage fresh acts of violence in Palestine came from Arab leaders. Tn Cairo, Secretary General Abdul Rahman Azzam Pa- sha of tie Arab League, said his organization would take all mea- sures" against it.
 The Commissions report said that Palestine should be neither a Jewish nor an Arab state
 Tn Jerusalem. where there long have been repeated outbreaks of bloody violence, the Arab office said the report would intensity this strife and drive the entire Middle East into the bosom of Soviet Rus sia.Y
 The Arab statement termed the recommending high treason to De- mocracy and grave betrayal of justice"
 In London, the Jewish Agency for Palestine pledged cooperation with the plan to admit 100000 Jews now but protested that the docu- ment left untouched the central problem of stateless Jews in Eur ope. The number of these has been placed by Jewish spokesman at more than 100000.
 The problem presented by the re- port-which climaxed a four-month invcstigation--is primarily one for Britain to handle because that country since 1922 has held a League of Nations mandate over Palestine.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-01
Exioriion p|oi On Movie A(iress
 Revealed in Easl

BALTIMORE, May 1.-An att tempt to extort sl5,o00 from screen actress Dorothy Lamour was dis closed today by an official source shortly after recovery of jewelry and valuables stolen from the ac- tress in a $29,000 theft last Thurs day had been announced.
 The official, who asked that his name not be used, said the actress received the extortion note in the mail Monday morning at the home of her husband. William Ross How ard, 3rd, in Pikesville. a Baltimore suburb The note was postmarked in Baltimore Saturday. he said
 The letter was turned over to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. the official continued. Fred Hall- ford. Special Agent in charge of the Baltimore office of the FBI, de- cfined to comment.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-01
 WHI5kEY |5
 BEING CUT
Government Reduces Sup. ply of Grdin-No Liquor
 Shortage, However

WASHINGTON, May l.-The na- tion's whiskey- makers slashed their production schedules 40 percent to- day in line with the governments newest effort to scrape up gran for famine relief.
 It was the sharpest reduction im- posed on the industry since peace , time distilling was partially re- stunned, but it coincided with a { fresh official warning that the pre- sent world food crisis will continue into 1947.
 An Agriculture Department or der cut distillers' use of grain dur ing May from the five days pro- auction capacity allowed during the past two months to three days. The effect will be to delay still further return of plentiful quail ity liquors. But an industry spokes- man in New York said there is no immediate prospect of liquor shortage.
 The Department said distillers' use of grain during May will not exceed 2,500,o00 bushels, thus mak- ing possible an estimated saving of about 1,75000O bushels for the month. This compares with defi- cit to date of about 20,o0O,000 bush els in relief shipments abroad. Chairman Chester C. Davis of President Truman's Famine Em- ergency Committee meanwhile de- clared in a statement last night that every report coming before us makes it plain that the present fla mine is no short run emergency that ends July l."