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Evening star., 1946-12-16
Legion TO Speed Gift Drive
With 40 and 8 Locomotive

Members of the District American
Legion will use a 40 & 8 locomotive
tonight to climax their third annual
drive for Christmas gifts for hos
pitalized war veterans.
The locomotive was borrowed from
the Maryland 40 & 8, fun organiza-
ton OF the Legion, by Gail Judd
grand correspondent of the District
voiture of the organization, who said
lit would be parked on F between
Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets
NV. from to 8 tonight.
Members of the Christmas Fund
Committee will solicit gifts during
that time. Mrs. Madge Fitzgerald
is drive chairman.
She said more than $4,000 pack
ages were distributed to veterans in
District hospitals as result of last
years drive The campaign slogan
is Gifts to the Yanks Who Gave
Evening star., 1946-12-16

and Tunnel, Democrat, of Delaware,
comprise the subcommittee, ham,
mered away at the witness in an
effort to learn more about the loan
to Senator Bilbo in 1941.
Mr.. Knost insisted that Senator
Bibo needed the money" at the
time but didn't tell me what he
wanted it for" The witness said
this was the first loan he had
made to Senator Bilbo as a Sen
ator, but that he may have made
loans in earlier years.
The loan was made in Senator
Bilbo's Washington office he tes-
titled.
Didn't Press for Payment.
Mr.. Knost said he never came to
Washington without visiting the
Senator's office He conceded that
Senator Bilbo had assisted him in
his quest for Government contracts
by introducing him to Government
officials and sometimes accompany
ing him for interviews.
He could not recall how the loan
was entered in his books or what
he had told the Internal Revenue
Bureau about it. He said that in
years past he might have made
campaign contributions to Senator
Bilbo and was fairly certain he
never lent him money before the
1941 loan.
The books, presumably listing
such transactions are in a ware
house in Mississippi, he said.
This loan is a live matter, isn't
it?' Senator Ferguson asked. why
are the books in warehouse?"
Yes" the witness replied, 'lt's
live matter. But I never pressed
Mr.. Bilbo for it. I never tried to
collect the remaining $3.50"
Senator Ferguson put in evidence
a Hattiesburg bank record indicat-
ing that in November, 194l, Sem
ator Bilbos balance at the bank
was about $500, including the
81 200 given by Mr. Knost.
The subcommittee wants to wind
up its sessions by Thursday OF
Friday. It must send findings to
the incoming Senate January 3.
The Senator voiced confidence
again yesterday that he will take his
Senate seat January 3.
They can't stop me at the door, y
he asserted. They haven't even got
a scratch against me. Besides alpha
betically, my name is Bilbo."
He was referring to the procedure
whereby the Senate sWears in new
members in alphabetical order. When
the Senate convenes Jan. the DEM
ocrats will outnumber Republicans
80 to % until newcomers take the
oath. Mr. Bilbo therefore expects to
have the advantage of being one of
the first members in line for swear
ing in.
The Senate Campaign Expendi-
lures Committee was to meet tonight
in closed session for discussion of
separate charges that Senator Bilbo
melted discrimination against Ne
groes attempting to vote in the
Mississippi primary last summer.
This committee held public hearings
earlier this month in Jackson, Miss.
Evening star., 1946-12-16
Dr.. J. W. Frey Resigns
Interior Department Post
BY the A.socioied Pres


The Interior Department an
nounced yesterday that Dr. John
w. Frey, special assistant to the di-
rector of the Oil and Gas Division,
has resigned, effective January 81
after 10 years of Government Serv-
ice.
DR.. Frey will become director OF
the Marketing Division of the
American Petroleum Institute. A
native of Depue, ILL.,. and a gradu-
ate of the Universities of Chicago
and Wisconsin, he aided in drawing
up the code of fair competition for
the petroleum industry.
Keep the thrift habit. Make it a
habit to save regularly. Buy United
States Savings Bonds.
Evening star., 1946-12-16

This is your opportunity to do
something tangible about your life
10 years from now. Will you have
money enough for sizable payment
on a new home, or a retirement
fund or any of the other things
you've always wanted? Buy United
States Savings Bonds and keep on
buying.
Evening star., 1946-12-16
HeIicopters to Fly MoiI
In New York Area Test
BY the Assoeiofed Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 16.-The New
York Times says the most extensive
experiment ever conducted in the
use of helicopters for speeding mail
deliveries in metropolitan areas will
begin here January 6.
The newspaper said that for a
month or more at least 10 such
aircraft would shuttle between
major mail collection depots in New
York State, New Jersey, Connecti-
cut and between New York City and
ships at sea.
Evening star., 1946-12-16
Thief Takes 135 Clocks

CHICAGO P). - Someone with
time on his hands, broke into the
car of Robert Ellsworth last night.
Now the man with the time on his
hands can keep track of it-he got
| 1876 electric clocks.
Evening star., 1946-12-16
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Seized Heirens Note Says
He Didn't Commit Murders

CHICAGO, Aug. pa letter from
William Heirens to his parents, writ
ten in Jail and confiscated last
month, said he mad confessed three
killings although he had not COM
mitted them so / could be sure of
killing myself and not causing any
one any more grief"
The letter was one of three which
were conflscated when officials found
them in the 17-year-old youths
cell. States Attorney William
Tuohy made them public today.
Two were to his parents and one
to a girl friend, Miss Joan SIama
They were not dated.
Heirens' first letter said he con-
fessed killing Suzanne Degnan, s,
after being told his fingerprint
had been found on ransom note
sent to the child's parents. His
confession, he said, was motivated
by shame at his record of what he
called abnormal burglaries" and
was made Ito leao to my conviction
and the electric chair"
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Employees
Continued From First Page.)

the field forces are affected as fol-
lows: Judge Advocate Generals Of
flee from ST to 80; Provost Marshal
Generals Office increased from 222
to 3l2; Chaplains Corps increased
by five from 81, while the Special
Services decreased from SO to ST.
The departmental staff of Special
Services will remain fixed at its
present total of 20.
Some Field Workers" Here.
The War Department specia
groups affecting the higher level.
will have a slight decrease in the
department but will increase by al.
most 5000 in the field. These Office:
include those of the Chief of Staff
Secretary and Assistant Secretary o.
War, Joint Chiefs of Staff anc
several others.
Actually, the departmental staff,
of these Offices will decrease from
1929 to 1882, while the field staff.
will be increased from 1867 to IL SOB
Oficials said the decreases ordered
IN the Washington Departmental
area do not include an unestimated
number of employees classified al
field workers but who are now at.
tached to Washington Offices.
Early this month the department
announced it was sending 30-day
discharge notices to $500 of Its
employees here as the first step ir
reducing its classified employees te
10000 by July /, 1947.
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z Convicts Recoptured;
Five Others Escape

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Aug. 20
The last two convicts remaining at
large following Tuesday nights mass
break were recaptured today, but
five other prisoners escaped from
the prison farm.
Arthur Heustess, assistant State
prison director. said he did not have
any details on today's break but
that bloodhounds from Kilby Prison
has been sent to Speigner to hunt
The fugitives.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-29
Mountoineer, 81,
Father of Third
Girl in S Years
Rx the A,.aeia,ed Prs.

SNEEDVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 90
James r. Pearson, 84-year -oid
mountaineer whose 31-year -old wife
gave birth yesterday to an 8-pound
l2-ounce girl, wants the Govern
ment to increase his old-age pen
sion.
One of the first things Mr.. Pear
son did after the birth, according
to DR.. L. A. Mulsand, the attend
ing physician, was to hike from his
mountain cabin here to report the
birth to Hancock County authorities.
TITS really remarkable that a
man of "a would have three chill
dren all under school age de-
clared DR.. Mulsand, who said he de-
livered the Pearsons' other two
girls, and 3 years of age.
DR.. Mulsand attributed Mr.. Pear
sons vigor to his constant tramp
ing up and down the ridges from
his home into Sneedyille.
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State Department Reported
Split on Visit to Turkey

State Department officials were
reported today as being unable to
agree whether Turkish ports should
be included in the itinerary of the
aircraft carrier Franklin D. Roose-
welt and other American warships
scheduled to visit Greek ports next
month.
Other officials are said to believe
that the vessels should call freely
at all Mediterranean ports as DEM
onstration of this country's rejec-
ton of isolationism and of its in
tentions to fulfill its international
obligations under the United Ma
tions.
theoretically the American ships
are visiting Mediterranean waters
as a gesture of good will" but
actually they were sent there as
evidence that American diplomacy
Is armed.
The Associated Press quoted Ad-
miral Dewitt Ramsey, Acting Chief
of Naval Operations, as putting it
plainly yesterday when he said:
1--WE 60 where the State Depart
ment tells us"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-29
Russians Regard Greece
As Opposing Their Plans

MOSCOW, Aug. % LR-Foreign
diplomats in Moscow have gained
the impression from the Russian
press that the Soviet Union has
come to view the present govern
ment of Greece as committed to a
program definitely and unalterably
hostile to everything Russia would
like done in the Balkans.
One diplomatic source said any
new diplomatic developments rela-
tive to the Soviet Union and Greece
could be understood only in the
light of this attitude.
Since the opening of the Paris
Peace Conference the tempo of at
tacks in the Moscow press on the
Greek government of Premier Con-
stantin Tsaldaris has been increased
to include frequent comment after
speeches and statements made
against Greece.
Soviet opinion, as expressed in
the press, has been that Greece
is dominated by an extreme right
wing, monarchist government with
growing Fascist tendencies and a
truculent attitude toward neighbor-
ing Bulgaria, Albania and Yugo-
slavia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-29
ChennauIt GetsS3,0OO $1,000
For China Relief Airline
BY the Associoied Press

SHANGHAI, Aug. 2s.-Maj. Gen
Claire Chennault's plan for flying
emergency relief to famine areas
received the approval of the Central
Government today and a loan of
100000 Omitted States will be
granted the former head of the Fly
ing Tigers to establish an airline
with II UNRRA planes.
T. F. Tsiang, director general of
the Chinese National Relief and Re
Mobilization Administration, who
made the announcement, said the
airline would function as a private
concern, but with It's existence based
on CNRRA's operational life and no
longer.
The Chennault line will be able to
carry other than relief cargo but
first priority must go to CNRRA
goods.
Gen. Chennault has been. in the
United States recruiting some of his
former flying companions for pilot
jobs with his line.
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merCaptain Denies
lmpersonating Officer

A former Army captain, Ernest
j. Silver, 26. of the TOO block of
N street NV, pleaded not guilty
before United States Commissioner
Needham C. Turnage today to
charges of impersonating an Army
officer in an alleged attempt to get
his own service file from the War
Department. He was ordered held
for the grand jury under $500
bond.
Silver was arrested earlier in the
month by the Federal Bureau of In
vestigation after military authori-
ties had asked for investigation.
FBI spokesman said Silver. who
was honorably discharged as an
Army captain last March, had APP
piled for a civilian position in
Korea. When his application was
turned down he decided to look at
his file in the War Department to
discover the reason, the FBI said.
Silver was a member of the Royal
Canadian Air Force until 1888,
when he transferred to the Army
Air Force, the FBI said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-29
Industry Spokesman Sees
Initiation in Wage Rise

William K. jackson, United States
Chamber of Commerce president,
said today labor will start vicious
surge of imitation" If it seeks IAN
other round Of strike enforced wage
increases"
Mr.. Jackson conceded in a state=
ment that living costs have risen,
but he urged that everybody "sit
tight" to give business chance to
build up consumer goods produc-
tiQn.
Nobody wants labor to suffer-
the industry spokesman said. But
a point that nobody is making these
days is that labor is not alone. In
creased cost of living not only af-
fects the laboring man-but affects
the farmer. the professional man,
the housewife. 1t affects everybody.
Production Is under way. The
pipelines are being filled. Goods are
moving from production lines to the
shelves. But it will take time for
the shelves to be filled. - Let's
sit tight"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-29
Father Skenun Heads
Biblical Association
BY the Associotsd Press

BOSTON, Aug. 29-The Rev. Pat
rick Skenan of Catholic University
washington, was elected president
of the Catholic Biblical Association
OF America at a meeting today at
st. Johns Seminary. He succeeded
the Rev. Matthew P. Stapleton, pro-
lessor OF sacred scripture at the
seminary.
Other officers elected we're: The
Rev. William Kenneally, Denver,
Colo, vice president; the Rev. Joseph
Lilly, st. Louis and Catholic Uni
versity, general secretary; the Rev.
Francis Crump. professor, Oblate
House OF Studies. Washington, re-
cordlng secretary, and the Rev. John
E. Schumacher, Brooklyn, treasurer
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planning group to place the proposal
on its September agenda.
The Commissioners action is in
line with recommendations by Gen.
Young in connection with his $685.
100000, six-year development pro-
gram for the District.
In his report. the Engineer Com
missioner urged that not one foot
more of District land be converted to
Federal use unless 1t was vitality nee
essary. He further suggested that the
Industrial Home School at Blue
Plains might be shifted to the pro-
posed welfare center at Laurel, Md,
enabling conversion of some of the
Blue Plains tract to other uses, pos
sibly housing.
The city heads took the view that
they are not asking for recapture Of
any specific properties, but only that
a study be made of the present uses
of all Federally owned acreage here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-29
civil Liberties Union
Asks Full Hearing for
5 Fired al Aberdeen

The American Civil Liberties
Union today asked Secretary of War
Patterson to give full and fair"
hearing to five War Department
employees at Aberdeen Proving
Ground. Md. who were dismissed
on communism charges.
Arthur Garfield Hays, counsel
for ACLU. wrote MIR. Patterson that
the seriousness of the charges jus
titles granting the employees the
right to refute the accusations II
they can.
Mr.. Hays declared the dismissed
employees should be granted the
elementary rights" that all Gov
eminent employees have when they
are fired-a chance to learn the
specific charges against them and
the right to hearing on the
accusation.
The five workers were dismissed
under wartime legislation which
grants the War and Navy Depart
ments the right to fire any employe
without specifically divulging the
charges against them. The workers,
all members of the CLIO United
Public Workers of America, have
asked for specific charges and the
right to hearing but the War De-
partment has said this cannot be
granted In the interests of ma
tional security.
No Specific Charges.
The five employees have been
given the opportunity of appealing
the dismissals to an Army board of
review. This has been done, but
the employees contend they are
handicapped in appealing since
they do not know the specific
charges on which they were fired,
other than that they were dis
missed for communistic activities.
The ACLU, an Independent or
ganization with no union affilia-
tons, said it agreed that Govern
ment employees of questionable 10y
atty should be dismissed, but added
that in view of the serious charges
made against the workers involved,
they were entitled to a hearing.
Informal Hearings Urged.
Certainty any such severe pun
ishment as discharge for the reason
here given with the disabilities in
Cured should be inflicted only after
the most careful investigation of
the facts at a full hearing" Mr..
Hays said.
MIR. Hays proposed that the War
Department make the charges
against the employees sufficiently
precise to permit an adequate reply.
Informal hearings on these charges
should be held with the stenographic
record to be supplied to the persons
involved, the letter continued.
The letter said that If informal
proceedings cannot settle the matter
the employees should be given a
formal hearing with a right to pro-
duce witnesses on the question of
their alleged divided loyalty to the
United States.
UPWA officials have charged that
the employees were dismissed because
of their union activities
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-29
Two Hold Up Merchant
AT Door, Flee With SIT

George L. Krafthofer, 81, operator
OF a meat market at 479 I street
NV, was held up and robbed of
sl7l last night by two colored men
who accosted him as he was leaving
the store.
Mr.. Krafthofer said the men ap-
preached as he was about to enter
his truck. One drew a nickel plated
revolver and ordered him into the
truck with them.
> They drove north on Fifth street
and east on K street to the
nearest alley, and there Mr.. Kraft
hofer said the men robbed him of a
cloth bag containing the money, and
the keys to his house and store.
They fed on foot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-29
Disabled in Troinine =.
Unaffected by Ceilings

Disabled veterans in training
under the Vocational Rehabilita-
ton Act-Public Law 16-are not
affected by salary and subsistence
ceilings recently established for on
the-job trainees and student-veter-
ans in colleges, the Veterans Ad-
ministration said today.
John M. MacCammon, regional
office director of training and edu-
cation, said number of disabled
veterans have asked the agency
about 1.-The Misunderstanding" Dis
abled veterans, under special super
vision to learn vocations in spite of
their handicaps, are the only
trainees exempt from the provisions,
he said.
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delegates stated their opposition
to taking in Mongolia at this time
Both sought deferment OF this ap-
plication.
Afghanistan, the next country
was given a clean slate with little
discussion.
Pavle Lukin, Yugoslav spokesman
advocated the admission of Albania
tracing what he called the long
fight of Albania in behalf of the
Allied powers.
Mr.. Lukin countered the two
hour plea made yesterday against
Albania by Vassili Dendramis
Greek representative.
Crowd Falls Off.
AS the council convened on the
last day in which it may consider
applications for the coming session
of the General Assembly, DR.. Oscar
Lange of Poland, council president
announced that Brazi's delegate
DR.. Pedro Leao Velloso, was absent
because of illness. Orlando Leite
Ribeiro, deputy, sat for DR.. Velloso
DR.. Lange warned the delegates to
be prepared for morning, afternoon
and night sessions.
Only one section of the three set
aside for spectators was filled today
as the crowd fell off from the full
house which greeted the first session
in the new interim headquarters
yesterday.
The Yugoslav statement was short
After Mr.. Lukin concluded, DIR
LANCE said that Poland supported
the Albanian application.
Meanwhile, the secretariat re-
leased telegram from S. Stephan
opoulos, Greek acting minister OF
foreign affairs, who requested that
the Councils discussion on the
Ukrainian charges against Greece
be postponed for 10 days.
Voting at End of Discussion.
DR.. LANCE called for a vote on the
motion of Herschel v. johnson
United States delegate, to postpone
consideration of Albania's appli-
cation.
Luis Padilla Nervo, Mexican dele
gate, proposed that the Council de-
bate all eight applications and then
vote on them at the end of the dis
cuSsion.
There was no objection and DR.
LANCE ruled that the voting would
come at the end of the discussion
1t was the third time since the
Council met yesterday on member
ships that the johnson motion had
come up and had been sidetracked.
After the brief parliamentary
jockeying, DR.. LANCE dismissed the
Yugoslav and Greek representatives
from the table and called up the
application of the Monaghan Peo-
pies Republic, to which Mr.. johnson
has expressed opposition.
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War Profits
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charges Of inefficient accounting
practices and confused audit sys-
TENS.
Report Being Prepared.
The Senate Committee became
interested in the cost of ship launch
ings several months ago and asked
for the report which the commission
Is whipping into final shape. This
report will disclose expenses of the
ships sponsor and OUTLAWS for any
gifts to those who participated in
the launching. 1t also is expected
to include the cost of the cham
payne.
A Maritime Commission spokes-
man said today that since Deem
Der, ls4l, the Government provided
no funds for launching ceremonies
He said that earlier in 194l the
Maritime Commission allowed a
contractor $4,000 for launching a
first ship and $500 for sending of
subsequent vessels.
Although this report will be
limited, despite the scores of type
written pages it is said to contain,
more sweeping general .investiga-
ton OF wartime shipbuilding and
shipyard construction costs was in
dicated today by the Senate Com
mittee.
Probe May Be Br0adened.
Chairman Mead, who left today
for New York, said last night that
activities Of the committee might
be broadened to include examina-
ton of operations of the Maritime
Commission and the former War
Shipping Administration.
He reported his previous sugges-
ton that the committee look into
each of the major war producing
industries, particularly aluminium
and steel. For such an extended
scope Of investigation. he explained,
the committee probably would have
to ask Congress for additional
specific authority.
In any event, according to other
committee sources, an about in
vestigation of shipbuilding is not
likely before next January.
The pending report on launchings,
however, Is believed almost certain
to be made public before the Novem-
Der election. Observers specialized
on the effect it may have on some
individual compaigns if it discloses
that relatives of Congress members
or other Government officials were
active in sponsoring ships or accept
ing gifts from shipbuilders.