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Evening star., 1947-08-28
Hartley Coils for Report
In cConn-Pudwoy Row
By the Associated Press

Chairman Hartley of the House
Labor Committee called today for
a complete report on the fight be-
tween Committee Counsel Irving
McCann and Joseph A. Padway,
AFL counsel, during subcommit-
tee hearing August 10 in Los An
geles.
Mr.. Hartley told reporters he had
requested the report from Mr.. Nc
Cam and Representative Kearns,
Republican, of Pennsylvania, sub
committee chairman. He added:
What action is taken in the mat
ter will depend on thorough in
vestigation of the circumstances"
Mr.. McCann swung at Mr.. Pad
way after the latter accused him OF
using "Gestapo tactics" in an in
vestigation of the film studio labor
situation.
Evening star., 1947-08-28

Mr.. de Franceau. for The Evening
Star trophies are planned for Sep
tember 13 and IA. Speedboat events
will be held September 20 and 81.
The ball, which is open to the
public, is being revived for the first
time in nearly 10 years. Two or
chestras will play in the Congress
sional and Presidential rooms of the
Hotel Statler, starting at 9 pm.
Tickets are on sale at the Fairway
Sporting Goods Store, Willard Hotel
and American Automobile Associa-
ton. Reservations may be made by
calling Adams 1858 or Republic 1905.
Evening star., 1947-08-28
Terminal Aide Apologies
For Ban on Photographers

B. R. Tolson, manager of the
Washington Terminal, today apollo
gized to The Star for what he
termed lack of cooperation by
terminal police Tuesday night when
photographers were ordered to leave
the scene of a collision between two
switch engines.
Mr.. Tolson said the company had
nothing to- hide and that the EN-.
ploye in question was in error.
AS a result of the incident, a
Times Herald photographer had
disorderly conduct charges filed
against him, a Star photographer
was told to leave the scene, and
a Post photographer repeatedly had
his camera taken away.
Evening star., 1947-08-28
Travel Records
Seen as Holiday
Rush Begins
Heavy Bookings Show
AirIines and Buses
Will Garry Big Loads

Holiday travellers were beginning
to fill up transportation facilities
today, leaving and arriving in
washington for the Labor Day
weekend, with some travel officials,
particularly among the airlines,
looking for all-time record loads.
Railway, bus and airlines spokes-
men reported the Labor Day out
flow already is making itself felt
at the terminals, and they expected
its peak tomorrow afternoon.
Motorists in the Washington area
have been flooding the American
Automobile Association with in
quiries about travel in the north
eastern section of the country, es-
pecially to Niagara Falls, the as
sociation said.
Many Queries Handled.
"In the past ten days we have
answered an average of 500 in
quiries and personal calls each
day." Washington I. Cleveland,
division manager here. said, "vir-
tually all concerned with Labor Day
travel"
The agency reported indications
that this year will be the heaviest
travel period of the Nations history.
The Greyhound Lines and Ma
tional railways expected the week
ends peak bus traffic by tomorrow
afternoon and evening. Extra buses
will be provided where needed, prob
ably on lines to nearby beaches and
resorts in particular.
A National railways spokesman
said he expected Labor Day traffic
ito 60 over the Fourth of july" and
reported that Memorial Day traffic
this year exceeded that Of the
Fourth Of July last year.
Railroads to Add Cars.
The Baltimore g. Ohio Railroad
Co., noting railway loads already
are running heavy, will add extra
cars and sections: during the week
end, as will the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Co.
A Pennsylvania Railroad spokes-
man said no travel records were ex-
pected, but that 81 extra sections
were to be added to trains running
between New York and Washing
ton alone. Twenty three of the
additional sections will be put on
tomorrow and So on Monday, he
reported.
American Airlines reported "long
haul" air travel is on the increase
today, with general boom expected
tomorrow and Saturday morning, to
resume after 3 pm. Monday.
Airline Traffic Increases.
The airline has noted a 81 per
Icent increase in traffic over the first
3six rnonths of this year. over that
lperiod last year, and If those con-
fdftions continue it expects the
i"greatest year in history" spokes-
man said.
Eastern Airlines expected tomor-
row to be the heaviest travel day
In the history of Its. operations.
Capitol Airlines also reported in
dications of a record breaker, and
anticipated passenger loads far ex-
ceeding those of the Fourth of July
week end.
United Airlines, too, expected the
heaviest volume of passenger traf-
fic ever carried over a holiday per-
iod. While there has been no sell
out so far, the airline advised pros
pective Labor Day travellers to make
reservations early and said some
may have to wait for cancellations.
Travel loads, on other Transports
ton facilities were expected to be
somewhat heavy on Tuesday, since
some far-sighted travellers are ar
ranging to end their holiday day
later and avoid the general rush.
Evening star., 1947-08-28
WMALMonogerAttends
TeIevision Conference

K. H. Berkeley, manager of The
Evening Star radio station WMAII,
is attending three-day confer
ence of executives of newspaper
owned television stations which
opened today in Chicago, the As
sociated Press reported today
The group elected Kenneth w.
Stowman of WFIL-TV, the Phila-
delphia Inquirer's station. presid-
ing officer. WFIL-TV and the In
quirer invited the officials to the
conference for an informal ex-
change Of information of news
paper television operations. The
sessions were private.
Evening star., 1947-08-28
Detective Hurt as Auto
Hits Parked Car, Tree

Detective Sergt. Elmer L. Dalstrom,
40. who was slightly injured yester-
day in an automobile accident, to-
day was reported in satisfactory
condition at George washington
Hospital.
According to witness, Sergt. Dali
strom, who lives at 5314 r street,
Coral Hills, Md, collapsed" over
the wheel of his car just before it
struck the rear of another automo-
bile parked in the 5000 block OF
Pennsylvania avenue Sc. His car
then struck tree, police said.
Evening star., 1947-08-28
By Thomos G. Buchonon

When you have spark of free
dom in the land, you can't let 1t die.
Not from ignorance. Not from
indifference. Not from neglect.
That's why the long white coaches
stand on the siding today at the
Army quartermaster depot in
Cameron, va.
It's special train on that
Cameron siding, Freedom Train.
Along it's sides run streamers Of red,
white and blue, and on Its doors
the great seal of the United States
is imprinted.
Will Make Long Tour.
Next month it will embark on the
longest railroad tour in American
history, a 33,0oO-mile trip, lasting a
year, taking it into every State in
the Union and 300 OF the country's
largest cities.
Inside will be a precious cargo,
100 Of Americas most priceless his
toric documents, the irreplaceable
documentary Of the birth of Amer
ican liberty.
To ordinary people in every Sec
ton of the country, who have never
had the chance to see these papers
in the museums or private collec-
tions where they are kept, the Free
dom Train will bring glimpse OF
the democratic tradition. III
& 3 Letter by Columbus. .s1
There will be the first letter by
Columbus, back in 1893, q the dis
covery of America. Patrick Henry's
notes for the impassioned speech,
Give me liberty or give me death!p
will be there.
Down in Madison, Fla, friends
of Colin Kelly, the first great hero
of World War II, will come to the
Freedom Train to read the words
of Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg
in an earlier conflict:
THAT we here highly resolve that
these dead shall not have died in
vain; that this Nation, under God,
shall have a new birth of freedom,
and that government of the people,
Evening star., 1947-08-28
Baltimore Hurbor Yields Oil,

BALTIMORE, Aug % {PtMore
than 10000 gallons of oil have been
taken from the surface of Baltimore
Harbor in the three months in
which the city's recovery barge has
been operating, Col. Joseph Arthur,
harbor engineer, reported today.
Evening star., 1947-08-28

berS ring, was
arraigned today
before U nj t e d
States Comnis-
sioner Needham
c. Turnage after
a series of raids
yesterday melted
20 arrests.
The form e r
policeman, Paul
Clifton L e W i S,
80, Of Arlington,
pleaded not gull
ty to charges or
operating a lot
terry and posses
sion of lottery
Evening star., 1947-08-28

September 20 in
conjunction with
motorboat races
here.
Appoint m e n t
was made by
Gen. Chairman
James A. Coun-
cilor, jr. The
regatta ope n S
September 6 with
swimming races.
Rowing and ca
noeing events
will be held
September 7.
Sailing races
Evening star., 1947-08-28
St. EIizobeths Dance Toniqht

The ladies' auxiliary of the Jewish
War Veterans Of the United States,
District Of Columbia Department,
will give a party and dance tonight
at 7 o'clock at st. Elizabeths Hos
pital for the patients at that insti-
tuition.
Evening star., 1947-08-28
Civitun Club PIuns Show

The Arlington Civitan Club will
hold variety show at 8 pm. Oc-
tober 4 at Washington-Lee High
School, Joseph H. Carr, chairman
of the Show Committee, announced
today.
Evening star., 1947-08-28
De Franceaux, Appointed
REGATTA Ball Chairman

Howard de Franceaux, Washing
ton insurance man, has been ap-
pointed chairman of the Presidents
Cup Regatta grand ball, to be held
Evening star., 1947-08-28
Former DC. Detective
Held as Gaming Chief
Enters Not Guilty Plea

A former member of the Metro
politan Police Departments vice
squad, who police charge is the
"big shot" of a Washington num-
Evening star., 1947-11-18
Appeals Court Hears
Romney Arguments

A three-judge panel of the Dis
trict Court of Appeals today heard
arguments in the appeal of Ken
meth Romney, former House SER
geant-at-arms, sentenced to one to
three years in Jail last May for falsi-
flying Government accounts of the
congressional bank.
Attorney William H. Collins, ap-
pearing for Romney, asserted the
congressional bank was a private
bank" and had no legal standing
and that the $143,883 missing over a
period of 20 years was taken from
individuals and not from the Gov
eminent.
Because of this last factor, Mr..
Collins said, Romney could not be
guilty of fraud of Government funds
The arguments, presented to Chief
Justice Lawrence D. Groner and As
sociate Justices Wilbur K Miller and
E. Barrett Prettyman, were those on
which Mr.. Collins said last May he
would base his appeal.
United States Attorney George
Norris Fay, representing the Gov
ernment, argued today that even
though the money had been taken
from individuals, the Government
must now make restitution.
Romney is free on s2,50O bail,
pending outcome of the appeal,
Evening star., 1947-11-18

for private capital, Mr.. Dirksen said
the long-range aid plan should in
clude a provision under which, In
return for a premium, American
business Arms would be insured
against losses resulting from legal
inability to convert foreign cur
rencies into United States dollars.
IN case a business or industry in
which American funds were in
vested was nationalized, the cur
rency which such firm would have
to accept should be made con-
vertible into dollars and could be
insured against this hazard.
He said such a scheme would aid
in making the Marshall plan sue
ceed and its ultimate cost probably
would be no greater than the in
surance programs which we carry
on now in the field of housing and
bank deposits"
There were some indications that
President Truman's strong words
yesterday on domestic problems
might slow passage of the aid meas
ure by encouraging congressional
debate.
There was no indication, however
that any serious opposition to the
stopgap bill is likely to develop on
the Hill.
Evening star., 1947-11-18
Henry
Continued From First Page }

one proton and one neutron, with
energies of 100000 900 volts.
Sun "Storm" Theory Offered.
Possibility that cosmic rays, mys-
terious radiations from outer space
which hit the outer edges of the
earth's atmosphere with energies
Of several billion electron volts, ac-
tually originate in storms" on the
sun was presented by Drs. Donald
H. Menzel and Winfield w. Sails
bury of Harvard University.
1t has been maintained that the
only possible source OF this radiation
was the great milky way galaxy with
its exploding stars. In support OF
this it is noted that there appears to
be no difference in intensity be-
tween night and day.
The two Harvard astronomers
presented calculations that SUM-
spots, believed to be great whirl-
winds in the suns flaming atmos-
phere, may act as gigantic cyclo-
irons shooting out streams of par
ticles which somewhere in outer
space, a few million miles away from
the earth, attain energies as great
as 100000, 100000 electron volts.
They were described as possibly
forming drifting clouds between
earth and sun from which showers
of extremely powerful radiation
break off and lombard the earth.
At the opening meeting last night
a new method of rain making which
he says can produce heavy storms
was announced by DR.. Irving Lang
muir, associate director of the Cen
eral Electric Co.
Instead of the mere showers pro-
duced by dry ice, heavy transforms
can be induced by ordinary water
dispensed by an airplane flying over
a cumulus cloud, Dr. Langmuir ex-
planned
This method initiates a "chain
reaction" rainfall from the clouds,
DR.. Langmuir said, similar to the
theory of chain reaction in the ex-
plosion of an atomic bomb.
DR.. Langmuir said the new tech
nique is much simpler than the
old one. Now, 1t is possible to
produce rain directly. he said. The
old method used dry ice and silver
iodide and first produced snow
before turning into rain, the acad-
emy was told.
Evening star., 1947-11-18
'Wagstaff Indicted for
Destroying Property

Joseph A. Wagstaff, %, of the
$500 block of Grove street.. Chevy
Chase, yesterday was indicted by
the Montgomery County grand jury
on a charge of maliciously Destroy
ing property in connection with a
Chevy Chase housebreaking Sep
tember Is.
The indictment was one of 4s
returned by the jury at Rockville.
The jury ignored a housebreaking
charge against Wagstaff.
He was shot and slightly wounded
by police when he barricaded him
self in the Chevy Chase house in
September, and threatened to shoot
any one who came near him.
While at liberty on bond, Wagstaff
was arrested last week on a charge
of holding up a taxicab driver and
stealing the cab. He was arrasted a
few hours later in the District,
where he was freed again, under a
$500 bond, pending extradition to
Montgomery County.
He is accused in the latest charge
of holding up Lawrence l. Weather
ly, IS, OF 3424 Mount Pleasant street
NV, near his home in Chevy Chase.
The grand jury. which included
13 women, also returned two false
pretenses indictments and four
forgery indictments. against Mrs.
Edith S, Allen, Is, Washington, who,
according to Silver Spring police,
passed four bad checks totaling
$186.
Evening star., 1947-11-18
Chest
Continued From First Page

cent. Fort Belvoir, Va, now has
raised 100 per cent of its quota.
Jack Bartlett, chairman of Busi-
ness Unit II, made special report
on his unit, new in the campaign
organiza ton, which covers business
houses employing less than 10 en-
ployes. These total $500, he said
A turkey was awarded Russell
Lehman of the unit as the section
chairman reporting the highest per-
centage of his quota yesterday. A
second turkey, the door prize, went
TO Miss Alice Finley, a Government
Unit volunteer working in the loans
and currency division of the Treas
ury Department.
The turkeys were donated by an
ANONYMOUS giver for presentation at
the Dutch-treat luncheons.
Nurse Work Described.
Mrs. Eileen Hurley, member OF
the staff of the Instructive Visiting
Nurses Society; Community Chest
supported agency, described the
work of the nurses.
Her assignment every day brings
her in contact with pathos and
humor, courage and fear, physical
weakness and spiritual strength,
she said.
She told of the satisfaction Of
leaving parents more at ease about
caring for new babies, elderly suf-
ferers more comfortable and sick
children under proper treatment
either by informed parents or a
doctor.
Edith Fellows, singer and movie
actress now appearing on the stage
at the Capitol Theater, was guest
entertainer.
The invocation and benediction
were offered by the Rev A. A. Birch,
rector OF st. Georges Chapel.
Evening star., 1947-11-18
Bigger Pay Demands
Threatened il Union
Loses Pension Cases
BY the Assoeiofsd Press

Counsel for the CIo Steel
workers said today wage de-
mands will be intensified" If
the National Labor Relations
Board rules that employers do
not have to bargain on pensions
and similar benefits for workers.
Frank Donner, the unions attor-
ney, sounded the warning at an
NLRB hearing called to determine
whether employers can be ordered
to bargain with their workers on
pension plans as well as wages. The
issue has assumed Importance be-
cause many unions have increasing
ly emphasized the so-called fringe
concession instead of pay increases.
The question arose in two cases
involving firms with which the CIO
union holds contracts. One is the
Inland Steel Co., with plants at
Indiana Harbor, Ind, and Chicago
Heigrts, ILL.,. and the other is the w.
w. Cross and Co. of East Jaffrey,
N. Y.
Wagner Act Cited.
Mr.. Donner contended the pen
sions are a condition of employment.
But Ernest S. Ballard. Chicago at
torney for Inland, countered that
the Wagner National Labor Rela-
tions Act of 1885 did not require
companies to bargain on such mat
ters
= Mr.. Ballard told the board all
$4,000 Inland employees were blan-
keted under company-s
retirement plan. He added the COM
pany has 26 separate bargaining
units involving ALL as well as CIO
unions. and added:
The pension plan covers all en-
Evening star., 1947-11-18
Stewardship Institute
Urges Charity Gifts
.Up 10 Tax-Free Limit

Twenty-four billion dollars o,
Americas 1947 income will be tas
exempt If given to charity before
December 81, the National Steward
ship Conference pointed out today
at the Mayfiower Hotel.
y The conference, sponsored by the
National Stewardship Institute of
the Golden Rule Foundation, began
Sunday and was to end at an after
noon session. today.
At this mornings conference plans
were made to aid drive for the
giving of tithes of income to charity
or else the full IS per cent allowed
tax free Outlined at the meeting
was a publicity campaign among
business and labor leaders, the press,
radio and movies; educational and
church organizations and civic clubs
to urge regular and generous giving
at the 10 or Is per cent level.
Yesterdays sessions brought out
lnc ldCJ lIldU Ollly D pei Ceiio oA 40
come is now given to charity by the
American people-less than in the
depression year of 1882.
Last night in Foundry Methodist
Church, Sixteenth and P streets
NV, the conference heard a mes
sage from former President Hoover
urging aid to privately supported
charities as a way of demonstrating
the democratic way of life.
The Rev. Stewart w. Herman,
jr., recently administrator Of Euro
pean Relief for the World Council
of Churches, told the IS Catholic,
Protestant and Jewish relief repre-
sentatives attending last nights
session that a co-ordinated Euro
pean relief agency, including both
Government and private charitable
institutions, was urgently needed.
Wilbur La Roe, jr., moderator Of
the Presbyterian Church in the
United States, entered plea for
Christian principles to answer a
rising militaristic spirit in this
country.
Evening star., 1947-11-18
Wallace Sees US. Choosing
Wrong Way 10 Fight Reds
BY ths Asseeiotsd Press

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. l8.-Amer-
ica is being forced to choose the
wrong method of avoiding COM
munism and Is being pushed into
eventual depression and war, Henry
Wallace said here last night.
The former Vice President spoke
to an audience composed about
equally of white persons and Negroes
at a meeting sponsored by the
Southern Conference for Human
Welfare.
He pointed to two ways of avoid
ing communism as a solution of
economic and social problems.
One" he said, "is to prove that
we can produce abundantly and
distribute fairly at reasonable
prices.
THE other, is to build fear of COM
munism, suppress civil liberties in
the name of fighting communism
and arm ourselves to the teeth, while
we give ever greater power to mill
tary men and monopolists.
I'VE are being forced to accept the
second method. It means eventual
depression. and war. 1t is embryonic
faSciSm,"
Evening star., 1947-11-18

ployes, from top to bottom, without
exceptions. It goes on from yea,
to year. It is not something that
can be negotiated at every col
lective bargaining meeting"
Deferred Wages, Union Says.
But Mr.. Donner contended that
pensions are, form Of deferred
wages, involving a reward to en-
ployes for destruction of earning
power over the years"
He insisted that retirement on
pension is, in reality, discharge by
the employer and. therefore, the
union should bargain on the cir
cumstances under which workers
may "be turned out on the street. "
In each of the two cases involved,
NLRB trial exminers ruled that the
employers were guilty of unfair labor
practices in not consulting the steel
workers when they put insurance
and pension plans into effect.
The examiners in both cases di-
rected the companies to bargain
with the union on the type and ex-
tent of these plans.
An NLRB spokesman said the
agency never before has dealt with
exactly this issue.
While the steelworkers are ineli-
gible to make use of board machin-
cry because their officers have not
filed the non Communist affidavitS
required by the Taft-Hartley law,
the NLRB nevertheless undertook to
rule on the underlying issue.
In the event the decision is in the
unions favor, the board presumably
will give the steelworkers a specified
time in which to comply with the
new labor law. This was the pro-
cedure in a previous case which. like
the two at issue now, arose before
the Taft Hartley Act became fully
effective August %.
Evening star., 1947-11-18
Greece
Continued From First Page9

Che first time. Ten rounds were
reported fired on army units from
Mount Ora mmos, northwest of Kas-
toria near the Albanian border. One
of the shells, dud, was identified as
italian.
Sixty guerrillas were reported
killed in the, area around Knidhi, 1C
miles east of Grevena.
Press reports said the guerrilla
training school at Bouf1, 5 miles
from Albania and 7 miles northwest
of Phlorina, had been attacked by
Greek forces. The guerrillas f1eo
across the border, leaving 7 dead
and Is to be captured, the dis
patches said. Large stores OF sup
plies were reported taken.
Another 10 guerrillas were report
ed killed north of Edessa.
Three men convicted by court
martial in Drama were executed.
Presidential Press Secretary Charles
G. Ross said today that Mr.. Girls
void is not resigning as head of the
American mission to Greece, and he
knows nothing to indicate that Mr..
Griswold will be recalled.
Evening star., 1947-11-18
ILeqIess War Veteran
Tokes House Seat
By the Associoted Press

Charles E. Potter, 81, legless wal
veteran, was sworn in yesterday as
a member of the House from Mich
igan's 11th district.
A Republican, Mr.. Potter was
elected last August 26 to succeed
the late Fred Bradley. Mr.. Potter
is from Chebovgan.
Evening star., 1947-11-18
Foreign Aid
Continued From First Page J

key to the communication Of the
entire continent of Europe" Once
it falls, he said, France and italy
will be easy" and Russia then will
have bridgeheads on the rimlands
of Europe"
Mr.. Dirksen began his testimony
before the House committee by say
ing the @"ueeze is on in Austria,
Czechosl kia and Germany.
The -oviet Union is preaching
the inevitability of war and it is
preparing for it" he said.
Chance to Avert War.
He added there is still chance
to avert war and set the stage for
rolling back this evil force and re-
trieving a sane, orderly and decent
world"
In suggesting the insurance scheme
Evening star., 1947-11-18
Adult Glasses Open
Tonight in HyuttsviIIe

Adult education classes will be
started at 7:30 o'clock tonight in
the Hyattsville High School.
Subjects to be taught Tuesday
and Thursday evenings are begin
ming typewriting, shorthand and
sewing. A combination business
English and public speaking class
will be held THURSDAYS only.