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Evening star., 1946-04-17
TrumonSoys Admirors sRemorks
Caused His Blast at Lobbying
Excludes ForrestoI and Nimitz From Charge;
Will Meet With Them Today to Discuss Merger

President Truman told his
news conference today he did
not believe in lobbying and re-
vealed that it was a published
interview with an admiral sta
toned in Hawaii that touched of
his recent attack on Navy lobby
ing against merger of the armed
forces.
The President, who said he
thought the name of the admiral
in Hawaii was Melville, asserted he
did not think Secretary of the Navy
Forrestal and Admiral Nimitz, chief
of naval operations, had been doing
any lobbying. He said they were not
among those covered in his blanket
indictment of naval antimergeI
tactics last Thursday.
When newsmen could find no "Ad-
miral Melville" on Navy lists ano
asked the White House for clarifica-
tion, check disclosed that the Of
ficer to whom the President had re-
ferred was Rear Admiral Aaron S
Merrill, commandant of the 8tt
Naval District at New Orleans.
Charles G. Ross, White House
press secretary, said the incident
which aroused the Presidents ire
was a statement attributed to Ad-
miral Merrill at Dallas, Tex, last
Evening star., 1946-04-17
Chongehun's Fall to Reds
Forecast in Peipinq

PEIPING, april II (P1.-The fall
of Chungchun, capital OF civil war
torn Manchuria, to an overwhelming
force of Communist troops, was
forecast at Sino-American truce
headquarters today.
Peiping observers doubted that gov
ernment troops at Changchun would
hold out three more days. In Chung
king, officials estimated the govern
ments new 1st Army would require
at least a week to push the 80 miles
from newly seized Szepingkai north
to Changchun against Communist
harassment. The army was moving
afoot, with mules hauling its Amer
lean equipment.
Gen. George c. Marshall conferred
yesterday with Gen. Macarthur in
Tokyo, en- route back from important
Washington conferences with Presi-
dent Truman to try to enforce the
peace agreement he negotiated in
January, but which was disregarded
after he left for the United States.
A Mukden dispatch to the gov
ernment newspaper, New Life, here
said telegraphic communications
(See MANCHURIA, Page A-4D
Evening star., 1946-04-17
ID. T.. Ordered 10 Plan
New Ga||inger Budget
To Improve Hospital
Subcommittee Directs
Doctors to Offer Program
To 'Obviute All Defects
MEAGER STAFF operates Gal
linger nursery.
"Details on Page B-1.)
By Don 5. Warren

Moved by testimony on prob
lens at Gallinger Municipal
Hospital, a Senate Appropria-
tions Subcommittee today di-
rected District officials to pre-
pare at once an entirely new and
"co-ordinated" budget for the
hospital for the next fiscal year
The Senate group also directed
a committee of six physicians to
submit recommendations for i'm
provements at Gallinger ito obviate
all defects" which have been dis
closed in testimony before the sub
committee.
The objective, said Senator O'Ma-
honey, Democrat, of Wyoming, sub
committee chairman, was to place
the hospital on "a high professional
and medical standard"
13 Per Cent of Births Premature.
Testimony regarding clearly pre-
ventable deaths" among newborn
infants, at Gallinger, Chairman
O'Mahoney said, had led him to the
conclusion that the situation was
mot as bad" as would be indicated
by declarations that 267 deaths in
the past six years might have been
prevented by adequate nursing care
He said it should be remembered
Evening star., 1946-04-17
-Four Killed as BIS
Crashes and Burns
Near Andrews Field
Wreekoee Scattered
Over Half Mile in
ForestviIIe Area

Four soldiers were killed
shortly after noon today when a
BIS from Andrews Field crashed
in a wheat field near Forestville,
Md, north of the field.
Army authorities withheld the
names of the men until next of kin
had been notified. An accident
board will be called to investigate.
The two-engine bomber was on
a local flight out of Andrews Field,
from which it took off at noon.
The wreckage was scattered well
over half a mile.
The main part of the plane
crashed in a field of growing wheat
on the farm of George Dorsey.
Firemen, who responded when the
plane crashed, said that two bodies
were placed in an ambulance and
two others, covered with Army KHAKI
blankets, lay on stretchers beside
the ambulance.
Fire apparatus \from Andrews
Field, as well as civilian firemer
from Seat Pleasant, Capitol Heights
and Forestville-sent apparatus tt
the scene.
The propellers in the main part
of the wreck were half buried in the
ground and parts of the tail assem-
bly, were strewn half a mile away
on the farm of Emery Bell of Ritchie
Md.
Evening star., 1946-04-17
By the Associated Press

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa,
April TIA rich gold strike is
provoking a gold rush atmosphere
in the Union of South Africa.
The vein was found near the vii
lage of Odenaals-Rust in Orange
Free State. First deposits yielded
more than 81 ounces of gold per
ton in early tests. Converted to
cash, it meant $2,170 a ton. The
usual yield of South African ore is
a quarter ounce to the ton.
Along the srraggling streets OF
Odenaals-Rust, small plots which
once sold for $40 could not be pur.
chased for $4,000.
Spectators filled the section.
Farmers who once barely scraped a
living from the unhospitable soil
now are living in luxury on money
from options running into millions
Of dollars.
Evening star., 1946-04-17
$4,000 10 Lay Off al Ford
In Steel, Paris Shortage
by the Associated PYesx

DETROIT, April ia week end
layof of $4,000 production workers
because of shortage of steel and a
lack of auto parts due to supply COM
pany strikes was announced by the
Ford Motor Co. today.
The company said it was COM
pelled' to suspend production opera
tions in virtually all its plants be-
cause of the situation. The shut
down will start in most plants
Thursday and extend until Monday
I The steel shortage was described
by the company as the most serious
obstacle in the path of full produc-
tion."
Motor car production at the Lin
coin plant will be suspended for an
indefinite period starting tonight be-
cause of lack of crank shafts and
cylinder blocks in supplier strikes
Ford said. Ford's big Rouge plant
will cease production tomorrow
night.
Ford said production in all plants
except Lincoln and the Highland
Park tractor division would resume
Monday.
Evening star., 1946-04-17

provide investigators with no mo-
tive. He said he had spent the
evening playing for his daughter,
his niece, Miss Ampero Bellester
and two friends Of Mrs. Hero. Mr.
and Mrs. Richard We'll. The Wells
said thew had come at her tele-
phoned request, and described her
as appearing troubled and depressed
during the evening.
Detective 1t. C.. r. MARBLE said
Mr.. Iturbi told him the Wells al
ready had departed and he had
driven Miss Bellester home, when:
"Just as I opened the front door
after returning home, I heard two
shots from upstairs. 1 rushed to my
bedroom and found my daughter
lying on the bed. Her hair was in
flames. My .38-caliber pistol was on
the floor beside her"
1t. Marple said she had fired a
test shot into the wall.
The pianist said he extinguished
the flames, then called doctor.
Mrs. Hero, clad in green pajamas
(See ITURBI, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1946-04-17

Thursday. He said the President
read the statement a few hours be-
fore his blast at his afternoon news
conference when he accused the op-
position within the Navy of resort
ing to propaganda and lobbying
against unification.
Mr.. Ross read newsmen a news
paper clipping which quoted Ad-
miral Merrill as follows:
1T is my belief that wher
the next war comes we will need the
finest Army and Air Force in the
world, because with a greatly weak
ened Navy. submerged under Army
control, the fighting will be done or
our own shores"
The President, in commenting to.
day, said the Admiral didn't know
what he was talking about.
Mr.. Truman has an appointment
at pm. today with Mr.. Forresta
and Admiral Nimitz, at their re-
quest, to talk over the proposed
merger.
To a question as to how the Nav!
was lobbying, Mr.. Truman replied
it was doing whatever lobbyists d.
and doing it all over the world.
Asked to comment on a charge
by Senator Robertson, Republican
of Wyoming, that the Army hae
Evening star., 1946-04-17
Criticism by Russia
Brings Sharp Reply
From Macarthur
Allied Council Is Told
Probe of Past Actions
Is Not Part of Its Job
BY the Assoeiofed Press

TOKYO, April 17.-Gen. Mac
Arthur replied to Russian criti-
cism by bluntly telling the four
power Allied Council today that
consideration of his past actions
in administering Japan was no
part of its job.
And his military government Of
ficer asserted that Russia's question
ing of Allied occupation policy,
whether in good faith or not
is a warning that success of the oc-
cupation is threatened"
Gen. Macarthur told the council
in written statement that its re
sponsibility, being exclusively ad-
visory and consultative, does not in
volve review of action heretofore
taken in the administration of
Japan"
His military government officer,
Brig. Gen. Courtney Whitney, said
the japanese government was COM
plying with the purge directive "as
fast as consistent with occupation
policies"
Gen. Macarthur also replied to a
Russian request that a new election
be held if an undesirable" Diet
were chosen in last Wednesdays
balloting. He indicated some sue
cessful candidates would be investi-
gated further, and added:
ut is essential that the supreme
commander issue no statement and
avoid any action which might seem
to bring pressure for or against any
particular party or group"
Gen. Macarthur also refused a
request for drafts of imperial re-
scripts, government legislative acts
and orders of the ministers and
ministries at least 10 days prior to
issuance. ITO require such delay of
the japanese government" he said,
would but cause practical suspen-
sion of its administrative functions" I"
Russian charges that certain un-
desirable persons were not being
removed from Office and that de-
mocratization of Japan was thus
endangered brought a brusque reply
from Gen. Whitney before Gen.
MacArthur's statement was read.
$50 far as I know" Gen. Whitney
(See MACARTHUR, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1946-04-17
U.N. Council Takes Up
Poles Charge Against
Franco Spain Today
Lively Debute Indicotedi
Ironiun-Soviet Case
Put Aside Temporarily
ALLEN, MIDDLE EAST expert,
named Ambassador to Iran.
Page Az
By Gould Lincoln
Star Stoff Correspondent

NEW YORK, April 17.-Po-
lands charge that the Franco
regime is a threat to interna-
tional peace and security will be
debated before the United Ma
tions Security Council when the
Council meets at 3 pm. today. A
new chairman, DR.. Hafez Aft
Pasha of Egypt, will take over
the Council presidency from DR..
Quo Tai-chi of China.
With the Iranian case temporarily
laid aside, a lively debate on the
Spanish situation was indicated. DR..
Oscar Lange, Polish delegate to the
Council, filed charges last week that
Spain was protecting and promoting
German scientists engaged in devils
ing new means of warfare, and un-
official sources have asserted that
these scientists are engaged in
atomic research. The charges have
been denied by Spain.
The United States has taken the
attitude that the Council should
hear Poland's argument, but that
Poland must make out a real case
against the Franco government If
affirmative action is to be taken.
DR.. Lange will have the support
of Russia, France and Mexico and
possibly other member nations in
his move against Spain.
Experts Get Iran Case.
It had been expected that a final
vote would be taken yesterday on
Russia's demand that the Iranian
case be stricken entirely from the
Councils agenda, but the Council
adjourned after instructing a COM
mittee of experts to pass on memo.
randum submitted by Secretary
General Trygve Lie. The committee
has been given until tomorrow te
report.
Mr.. Lies memorandum, which
came as a surprise to Council mem
bers, challenged the legal right o1
the Council, under the Charter, to
retain the case on It's agenda. Eight
Council members had lined up In
(see U. n, Page A-40
Evening star., 1946-04-17
Gold Rush Grips South Africa,
Farmers Getting Rich Overnight

Practically every one in Johannes
burg had a story of good or bad
fortune. Business was almost at a
standstill as clerks and stenogra-
pliers joined the rush to buy the
stock of Blinkpoorts, on whose prop
|erty the strike was made.
Fortunes were made and lost in
minutes as prices fuctuated in 50
bounds.
Miners were quoted as saying pre-
liminary observations have indicated
the new field may be large enough
for 10 mines.
LONDON, April II P.-Gold
mining shares rose to record highs
on the London Stock Exchange to-
day, increasing the market valua-
ton of seven leading companies
$50 ,0O0, 900 in the first hour Of trad
ing.
Evening star., 1946-04-17
Hoover RequestsFood
Be Diverted 10 Greece
BY the Assoeiofed Press

ATHENS, April 17.-Herbert Hoo
yer declared today food ships should
be diverted from Britain to relieve
the critical food situation in Greece.
which he termed the worst he had
seen since he left Poland.
There is only one remedy, only
one way out, and that is to divert
cargoes already en- route and the
place from which to divert them is
the United Kingdom" Mr.. Hoover
told press conference.
He said the supplies switched from
Britain ultimately could be replaced.
The former President is touring
Europe On a food fact-finding mis-
sion for President Truman.
Mr.. Hoover said he would release
a report on the whole European
food situation on his arrival in
Cairo later this week.
BERN, April II P.-The Swiss
War Food Office announced today
that beginning June / Switzerland's
bread ration would be cut from 9
to 8 ounces per person week be-
cause of insufficient wheat until the
1916 crop is harvested.
LONDON, April II R.-The
British Press Association quoted
James A. Farley yesterday as saying
the surest way for the western Allies
to prevent the spread of Communism
was to feed the hungry.
Evening star., 1946-04-17
Break in Main Muddies
Silver Sprinq Wafer

A broken 24-inch water main at
Eastwood avenue and Colesville
road, Silver Spring, this morning
lowered the water pressure consid-
erably and caused muddy drink
ing water" The break did not fooo
the area. -...
Many residents called the county
building reporting that "the water
was black" The Washington Sub.
urban Sanitary Commission, which
also received many calls, said the
color of the water had no effect
on purity.
Evening star., 1946-04-17
Chonqchun Rail Station Taken
By Reds, Peri|ing Americans;
Capture Of City Believed Near
Marshall at Peiping
Truce Headquarters
To Halt Fighting
By Tom Mosterson

Associoted Press Foreign Correspondent
CHANGCHUN, April 17.-Chi-
nese Communists today captured
Changchun's only railway sta
ton from an inferior force of
Chinese government troops,
moving the fighting within 100
yards of two small groups of
Americans-one of five CORE
spondents and the other Maj.
Robert B. Rigg of Chicago, As
sistant American Military At
tache and his staff of four.
Gen. George C. Marshall, spe-
cial American envoy, arrived at
his Peiping headquarters from
Tokyo, his 'Chungking office an
nounced. He sought the best
first-hand information of the
government Communist clashes.
CIT. Gen. Alvan G. Gillem, jr.,
who had taken over Gen. Mar
shalls task while the latter was
away, met him with report on
q personal visit of inspection in
Manchuria)
Began Artillery Assault Sunday.
The Communists, who began an
artillery assault on this Manchurian
capital city Sunday night two hours
before withdrawal of the last of
Russias occupation troops, had
stormed the station throughout the
night.
Capture of the station will enable
the Communists to reinforce and
resupply by railroad from the north.
They are estimated to have 10000
troops in this area; the government
only 1000.
The battle for the station was
fought from nearby streets and
rooftops, on which were mounted
machineguns and mortars.
The Russian manager of the
principal hotel, the Yamato, 100
yards from the railroad depot, could
not be reached by telephone this
morning. The hotel district had
been under fire in the night.
Mayors Home Hit by Bullets.
The last report from Maj. Rigg
and Sergt. Clay Pond, one of Maj.
Riggs aides, who were staying at
the Yamato, said a bullet passed
through their room but neither was
injured.
Bullets also were hitting the
Mayors home, in which I and four
other American correspondents were
lodged.
Maj. Eigg and his staff and the
five correspondents came here last
week end with a truce team to
report the withdrawal of the Rus
sian forces.
A Soviet plane passed low over
Changchun yesterday, but did not
land at any of the nearby airfelds,
all seized by the Communists.
Evening star., 1946-04-17
BY the kssocioied P,es1

BY the kssociofed PSes1
BEVERLY HILLS, Calf, April
17.-ClimaXing an evening of
piano music by her famous IA
ther, Maria Iturbi Hero, slim,
dark-haired daughter of Jose
Iturbi, died today from a self
inflicted bullet wound in her
head.
The concert pianist and symphony
maestro found her lying in his bed
room, her black tresses af1ame from
burning gunpowder. Detective Sergt,
Arthur H. McBain called it clearly
a case of suicide.
Mrs. Hero died in a police re-
ceiving hospital shortly after 3 am.
two hours after the shooting
while brain specialists stood by help
lessly.
Her death, while her two children
slept nearby, ended years of court
contests over their custody, involv-
ing the 28-year-old mother, her hus-
band and her father.
Mr.. Iturbi, near collapse, could
Evening star., 1946-04-17
Senate Opens Britis|
Loan Debate Today;
'Bark|ey Urges Speed
Aid in '46 Impossible
If Proposal Is Altered,
Majority Leader Says
BY the Associated Press

Majority Leader Barkley said
today Congress has the choice
of approving the proposed $3,-
750, 100000 British loan as it
stands or extending no financial
help to the United Kingdom this
year.
As the Senate prepared to start
what may be a weeks bitter debate
Senator Barkley told reporter he
will fight all amendments because
any congressional alteration of terms
would force renegotiation of the
credi. agreement.
"If that happens" he said, 1--WE
won't be able to pass any author
ization legislation in this session OF
Congress and critical time would be
lost.
Sees Exporters Helped.
Senator Barkley planned to open
arguments for the joint resolution
with review of the trade and cur
rency sterilization features which
he contended would open to Ameri-
can exporters world markets that
otherwise would be blockaded tightly
by existing wartime sterling restric-
tions.
The British promised in the agree.
ment to lift these restrictions ir
return for a total of $3.50, ,000, ,00t
available for borrowing until De.
cember 81, 1851. Then interest al
2 per cent year would begin
The British would repay at the
rate of $119,000,0O0 a year, but in
terest would be waived if their ex-
port earnings weren't enough tc
pay for imports equal to the 1936-3s
average.
While Senator Barkley applauded
this arrangement as the only prac-
tical course to take the brakes of
international trade, Senator Taft
Republican, of Ohio told reporters
he considers the loan plan infla-
tionary.
Taft's Views Supported.
Senator Taft's view had support
from Senator Millikin, Republican
of Colorado, who did not vote when
the Banking Committee recon-
mended Senate passage of the meas.
ure last week.
Senator Millikin told newsmar
that after listening to the testi.
mony he remains to be convinced o1
the necessity for a loan.
There is Democratic opposition tx
the proposal, also, and it seemed
likely to center largely behind ar
amendment by Senator Mcfarland
Democrat, of Arizona, to require the
British to give up title to Atlanti.
bases now held by the United State.
under 99-year lease.
From outside the Senate came
powerful opposition to the measure
in the form of a Houston Chronicle
editorial signed by Jesse Jones, for.
mer Federal loan administrator anc
Secretary of Commerce.
Mr.. Jones, who was not called te
testify before the Banking Commit.
tee, declared in the editorial that
approval of the loan might star
the United States down the finan.
cial road to disaster.
He suggested as substitute that
the Reconstruction Finance Corp
add $1,000, 100000 to a 1941 British
loan of $500, 100000 without requir.
(See BRITISH LOAN, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1946-04-17
Another Overseas Star
Available Today

The latest Overseas Edition
of The Star is available to-
day at both The Star Office
and the street floor service
desk in Lansburgh's Depart
ment Store.
Copies are free, with en-
velopes for mailing, but the
edition is strictly limited.
Please do not waste a single
copy.
Evening star., 1946-04-17
Late Bulletin
Aoree on Trade Bill

House and Senate Confer
ees reached complete agree
ment today on the Philippine
trade bill as written by the
Senate, retaining the original
sugar quota of $4,000 long
tons a year. As soon as the
Senate and House ratify the
agreement the bill will 60 to
the White House.
Evening star., 1946-04-17
Medley Conviction Upheld

Medley Conviction Upheld
The United States Court of
Appeals this afternoon af-
firmed the District Court con-
viction of Joseph d. Medley,
A, for the first-degree mur-
der in March, 1945, of Mrs.
Nancy Boyer in her Sixteenth
street apartment.
Evening star., 1946-04-17
House Limits
Extension
To Nine Months
Vote Is 1T to 144;
Amendment to Wipe
Out Agency Defeated
BULLETIN.

The House today wrote into
price control extension legis-
lation a reasonable profit"
guarantee for producers, pro-
cessors, distributors and re-
tailers. The amendment, sub
ject to later roll-call count,
was adopted by a standing
vote of 200 to 112.
Evening star., 1946-04-17
Late Bulletin

(See OPA, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1946-04-17

(See FOOD, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1946-04-17

(See MERGER, Page A-4D
Evening star., 1946-12-01
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