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Evening star., 1947-03-27
From Yesterdays Last Edition. ;,
By w, H. Shippen, Jr.

A dozen political writers walked
out on Eugene Dennis in something
Of a huff today after the general
secretary Of the Communist Party
invited them to press conference
and refused to tell them so much as
his own real name.
Dennis wanted oratory and the
sharpshooters from the press
wanted a few simple things like
names, dates and places. But they
got no farther with Dennis than did
the House Committee on Un-Ameri-
can Activities earlier today.
| Presently the luxurious Willard
Hotel suite of Dennis and his staff
began to fill with double talk, NUT
tered imprecations, tobacco smoke
and sharp questions.
Dennis waved a 19-page prepared
statement and began to speak Of
plots to muzzle him, the Constitu-
ton and the Bill of Rights, the Mag
ma Carta, Abe Lincoln, George
Washington and the inalienable
right of the American people to life,
liberty, the pursuit Of happiness, as
we'll as to freedom of movement. Ut
developed later this latter had some
thing to do with the speakers move
ments among Chinese Communists)
That's all very well, sir" cut in
a British journalist, in a clipped,
precise accent, "but may I ask your
name?"
THE question is immaterial and
irrelevant. Even if my name were
j. Parnell Feeney or Thomas, even
what matter? Eugene Dennis is
the name I am known by, work by,
pay my taxes by :"
"Is your real name Francis Wald-
ron-the other name on the House
subpoena, that is?"
"Ill get to that later. But Dennis
is the name under which I fought
for victory for the American people
in the last war; victory and the
United Nations.
Shortly after the Japs moved
into Manchuria I as a patriotic
American and the representative of
the American people, went to China
to help defend the rights and the
national independence Of the Chi
nese people"
did the American people give
you passport"
Dennis waved this aside. II spent
Evening star., 1947-03-27

Austria but we are concerned in the
method Of determining title in a
country passing through the expe-
rience that Austria did"
Just after this the recess was
called and Mr.. Molotov receded
from his position that he would not
even discuss defining Austrian as
sets.
Delay Annoys Marshall.
Before today's session opened,
Gen. Marshall was reported an
noyed with the lack Of progress on
the German and Austrian treaties.
Criticisms in the American dele
cation were aimed as much at the
work OF the four power co-ordinat-
ing committee as at the tangle
within the Council itself.
The committee was supposed to
have completed listing Council
agreements and disagreements
Tuesday. American and British
sources blame the failure to meet
that deadline on deliberate efforts
by Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister
Andrei Y Vishinsky to wiring con-
cessions from the Western powers
even in this purely technical group.
DR.. Gruber Encouraged.
DR.. Gruber conferred for 40 min
utes with Mr.. Molotov.
II think the Soviet government
wants to get treaty" he said.
"The whole atmosphere Of the con-
versation was very good"
DR.. Gruber said in an interview
that his mission to Moscow, under
taken at the invitation of the Coun-
Gil Of Foreign Ministers, was to get
a treaty as soon as possible and
make sure, in so far as was pos
sible, that Austria obtained a fair
treaty.
He said he was ready to discuss
fully with the Council points which
Austria considered the most i'm
portant.
He said his primary interest was
in two matters. German assets and
compensation by Austria to United
Nations nationals.
LII. OTuDer SAID AuSGrla was anX-
ious to have the council deal fairly
with the issue of forced transfers,
meaning German assets, which the
Nazis acquired by force or duress and
which, therefore, were not supposed
to be taken by the Allies.
Mediation Machinery Asked.
The minister said that in cases
where conflicts arise between Austria
and one Of the powers over taking
specific asset, Austria wanted me-
diation machinery to provide for a
just settlement.
Dr.. Gruber noted that the major
difficulty in regard to compensation
by his country for property of Allied
nationals destroyed in Austria was
not with Russia, but with the British
and French.
He said British and French claims
for compensation at two-thirds
value would put terrible financial
burden on Austria.
The United States and Russia are
opposing the British and French
formula. The Russians say simply
that two-thirds is too high and the
United States says other nationals
should be treated on a basis OF
equality with Austrian citizens in
determining compensation.
Evening star., 1947-03-27

IN contempt, Chairman TnomaS
disclosed.
Despite the Communist Party Sec
retary's assertion that he refused
to accept the subpoena and that the
committee is Illegally constituted,
the committee is convinced the SUBJ
poena was properly served. Mem
bers also warned today that
Dennis will be subject to "appro-
pirate penalties" if he fails to appear
again April 9.
Were going through with the
Dennis case in no uncertain way,
Mr.. Thomas exclaimed. HE was
under oath when he refused te
answer legitimate questions about
his name. He is already technically
in contempt. It doesn't make any
difference that he came here vol.
unfairly to testify"
Withhold Action.
Committee officials explained, how.
ever, that they plan no further
move against Dennis unless HI
fails to answer the subpoena on thu
designated date or unless he per.
sists in refusing to answer ques'
tions.
Yesterday mornings session brok,
up in a tumult when Denni!
declined to reply and was escorted
out by police.
Names repeatedly used by Den
mis- came officially into the rec
ord later in the day when Director
Hoover reported the FBI has e
number of them" on file. Mr.
Hoover said Dennis, born in Sc
attic on August 10. 1905. has vari.
ously called himself Francis Eugene
Waldron, Francis x. Waldron, jr.
Frank Waldron, F. E. w. Dennis
Paul Eugene Walsh and Milton.
Mr.. Hoover added that the FB.
has "a very complete record on him
both criminal as well as subversive.
In a hard-hitting statement, Mr.
Hoover declared American Com
munists already have outlawee
themselves in the minds and heart.
Of loyal Americans"
1.-THE mad march of Red fascism,
he continued, "is a cause for con-
cern in America. But the deceit
trickery and lies Of the American
Communists are catching up with
them"
He recommended vigorous, In
telligent, old-fashioned American
ism with eternal vigilance" as tn,
best antidote against communism
but warned against ANY course O.
action which would give Commu.
nists cause to portray and pit!
themselves as martyrs"
II do fear for the liberal and pro.
gressive who has been hoodwinked
and duped into joining hands with
the Communists" he went on. 81
confess to a real apprehension sc
long as Communists are able tx
secure ministers of the gospel tt
promote evil work and espouse a
cause that is alien to the religion
Of Christ and Judaism.
II do fear so long as school boards
and parents tolerate conditions
whereby Communists and fellow
travellers, under the guise of aca-
demic freedom, can teach our
youth a way of life that eventually
will destroy the sanctity of the home
that undermines faith in God, that
causes them to scorn respect for
constituted authority and sabotage
our revered Constitution.
II do fear 50 long as American
labor groups are infiltrated, domi-
mated or saturated with the virus
Evening star., 1947-03-27

ty. Under questioning, however, he
said the VFW favors two measures
for that purpose now being consid-
cred by the committee
Evening star., 1947-03-27
Red Leader Holds Press PorIey;
Silent on Name, Talks of plots

over one ana a ndlI years III emma
at risk Of my life and liberty, under
conditions of terror and persecution
by the invaders and the Chang
Kai-snek reactionaries. I did this
to spare the American people a
Pearl Harbor. Yet I was denied the
right Of freedom of movement men
toned by Gen. Marshall as an in
aliensble American right. -
did you have a passport"
Excuse me II entered and left
China by somewhat informal
means ="
What informal means?"
"The same as the underground Of
the slaves"
What name did you use?"
What's in a name? What is i'm
portant is that I went to help the
trade unions in China in behalf oil
the American people"
Which Americans?"
"All Americans. Did Abe Lincoln
or George Washington ask for q
referendum"
Passport Query "Unimp0rtant."
But did you travel on an Ameri.
can passport?"
'"IIf come back to that question
AS was saying, this morning
the Un-American Committee plot.
ted to stop me from presenting the
views of my party. They promised
me two hours. I wanted to ash
certain members about their con.
nections with Standard Oil = -
did you come to ask Congress.
men questions, instead Of answer
them?"
"I came to state facts in behalf
of I"
"Is this a speech or press con-
ference? What I want to know Is
your true name and if you Travelled
abroad under a United States pass
port?"
THAT is unimportant ="
What about that subpoena?'
(This was a reference to the SUBJ
poena served on Dennis by the
House committee today)
II know nothing of the subpoena
I did not accept it or see 1t OF
answer questions /"
What did you say your name was
again?"
MY name has never been used
to sully the honor of America -
Lets 60, boys" The boys went.
Evening star., 1947-03-27
Appropriations
Continued From First Page ),

nue. in unpaid taxes of $500 600, ,00(
because the enforcement staff would
have to be curtailed. If the House
bill is allowed to stand, the witness
said, the Revenue Bureau instead
of investigating three returns out
Of every 100, as is now the case
must necessarily handle an even
smaller proportion
Instead Of reducing this work
it Should be increased, particularly
at time when the number of tax
returns and the amount involved is
Evening star., 1947-03-27

! at an all-time high and the pos.
sible recoveries Of taxes to the Gov.
ernment by enforcement activities
run into a vast amount of money y
Mr.. Virgins declared.
Turning to the Customs Burueau
whose funds were cut $500, 900 be-
low its original estimate Of $685.
100000, Mr.. Virgins said, "A re-
duction Of 80 per cent in the per-
sonnel Of the customs border patrol
and port patrol organizations would
be required"
More Smuggling Feared.
The witness said he was convinced
there would be substantial increase
in smuggling and a drop in customs
revenues as a consequence.
II feel that any reduction In the
activities Of these two bureaus would
be the reverse OF an economy and
urge you to restore the appropria-
tions to the original figures. For
every dollar that we spend on the
enforcement of the law, the expert
ence has been that we are well re-
paid in the amount of additional
revenue collected"
The .Undersecretary also asked for
Senate restoration of the $35, 900 900
House slash made in the Coast
Guard funds, declaring that other
wise the Coast Guard would have
to cease all aids to American navi-
CATION outside the continental lin
its of the United States, the opera
ton and maintenance of ocean sta
tions, all logistic supports afforded
other agencies such as the Army or
Navy In Greenland and all support
to American occupation forces in
Japan, Germany and the Philip
pines.
Before the subcommittee began its
hearings, Chairman Taber OF the
House Appropriations Committee
charged that the Treasury Depart
ment is putting out misleading
propaganda" in an attempt to have
the Senate restore the funds.
Political Dodge Charged.
Lie uCpdl IlIlCIlG 1ldS dllllOullCGQ
that it will be forced to close its
port patrol service in >the Port OF
New York and that as a result
smuggling will be wide open" Also,
w. r. Johnson, customs commits
sioner, has announced that begin
ming tomorrow night the bureau will
be compelled to lay off 210 men in
the Canadian border patrol service
and 1900 waterfront patrol officers
in 20 ports.
Secretary Of the Treasury Snyder
has said the department will have
to dismiss $500 Internal Revenue
agents.
Commenting on these statements,
Mr.. Taber remarked: 1T looks to
me as though these officials are
trying to pressure the Senate into
restoring the cuts voted by the
House. All these things are a polit-
ical dodge to embarrass Congress. .
Evening star., 1947-03-27
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Evening star., 1947-05-16
Sports Dept. Is No Ploce to Look for p Grond
But Jim Meade Wants Ii for Prince Georges Boys Club Work

the aine on three consecutive
plays against Brooklyn, with the
Dodgers on their goal line. All
Jim gained was the experience
that sheer power not always Is
the sn1artest strategy.
Meade roomed with Wee Willie
Wilkin, Dick Todd and Mickey
Parks during those carefree days.
IN never forget Willie" he
grinned. HE could eat more than
the rest Of us together and fire.
quently did. They still tell about
Willie waving to q friend with
q hot dog In one hand, q ham-
burger In another. while his
pockets bulged with more ham-
burgers. What they didn't know
was that he had q dozen bananas
hidden under his blouse"
Jim played little over two
years at Maryland, thanks to 9
broken ankle in his senior year
which was supposed to be his
best season. As q sophomore he
played alongside Of the great
Bill Guckeyson and was the goat
Of the Terps' 7-6 loss to George
town iq 1885. The Hoyas blocked
his kick, which Maury Nee re-
covered for the tying six-pointer,
and kicked the point, after Jim
had dropped q pass from Guck-
eyson that would have scored
Maryland's second touchdown.
That probably was the darkest
page In Jin1,s memory book.
mot exactly" he said, sort OF
grimly. IT also played for the
Redskins the day the Bears
knocked us of 1870 in the cham-
pionship game"
Evening star., 1947-05-16
By Lewis r. Atchison

y
sI'm looking for $4,000 and
I'll take 1t In cash or by check"
began the well-tailored young
man with sharp, brown eyes. Z
need it and need 1t quick"
The young man had no gun,
but It made no difference because
a sports department, obviously,
is no place to come looking for IS
grand. Not the day before pay
day.
Jim Meade was dead serious
about cooking up that kettle OF
cabbage. He needs it for the
Prince Georges County Boys
Club, an expanding enterprise
in neighboring Maryland. A
drive to raise the sum opened
last night and Jim is confident
1t will go over the top long before
the June Is deadline.
1t had been a long time since
we laid eyes on Meade. When
last seen he was in Hayre de
Grace directing that thriving
community's lone recreation
center. Before that he was a
paratroop officer in New Guinea
from whence came reports he'd
lost both legs In battle.
How that rumor started I'll
never know" he said. Billy
Bond, my old lacrosse teammate
at Maryland, and Col: Jack Dob
son-you know Coach Frank
Dobson's son, heard it in Ger
man prison camp. Another
friend heard 1t in Sicily and I
suppose 1t made the complete cir
cult, but I'm grateful it wasn't
true"
His legs did buckle a couple Of
times on chute Jumps, and the
knees came unhinged during an
exhibition football game at
Cairns, Australia, but with the
thermometer registering lis In
the shade the injury was q CAM
ouflaged blessing. All told, Jim
served five years in the Army,
80 months overseas, and went
from a hayfoot private to cap
tain.
This youth work is right down
Meade's alley, as his Havre de
Grace record shows. Although
football generally Is frowned on
Evening star., 1947-05-16
Widespread Navy6rid
Schedule Demanded
Al House Hearing
BY the Assoeioted Press

Representative Thomas, Demo-
crat, of Texas, says the Naval Acad-
emy should play football games dur
ing the next five years with at least
one team from every section OF the
country.
And If the Navy won't do some
thing about it, he thinks maybe
Congress will.
Mr.. Thomas declared himself dur
ing House Committee hearings on
the Navy Departments 194S ap-
preparation.
A transcript made public today
showed that Rear Admiral j. L.
Holloway, academy superintendent,
replied it was "a complex subject
requiring careful consideration.
Admiral" Mr.. Thomas said, you
are not going to give us that good
old congressional consideration and
then do nothing about it? Frankly,
I, as a member, am going to try to
do something about it this time.
II want to see you break your
schedule down and give the good top
teams over the country an oppor-
tunity once in a while to see how
the Navy team performs, and get
away from playing only the top
schools In the East and giving them
the preference each year"
Evening star., 1947-05-16

Yellow Cob Nine Booking
yellow Cab baseball team is book
ling games through Alexandria $500.
Evening star., 1947-05-16
Boys Club Mines Play
lFun Slate tomorrow

Peoples Drug Stores and Alex
andria Boys Club viii be battling
lfor first place when they meet at
| IL d N. tomorrow on the South El-
lipse in one Of the midget division
games in the Boys Club Of Wash
|ington Baseball League. Both have
won three and cropped none 50 far.
/ Also carrying 80 records into a
game tomorrow will be Sealtest Milk
and Clifton, meeting In 9 peeWee
class game at 3 am. on the South
Ellipse. The schedule is:
| MidEets-Eastern Mats. VI. Merrick
"A. East E1Iipse. an: Quinns ".
GeorgetoWn Grays, West Ellipse. 10 I'm !:
Maloney rs. Trinidad. East Elipse 81
an; Peoples Drug Us. AlexandriS. south
Elltpse. a.m.; Washinston Flour ~
Southwest Harbor. postponed; Merrick
feesee-ciifton ys. sealtest. South a.
lgE,ss, Hsrdy NJ ,T,soTa' g. r,.. West
ssss ERss sn9S ElIpps, 1sI.nsfo S aso Clean an
insects-May Hardware VS.. Calvary A.
e.. western Stadium, noon: Industrial
Home School u.s. FogEy Bottom. Western
Sprins, South Ellipse, 3 pm,
Sunday. insects-Fedcral Storage vs.
Del Ray, South Ellipse, pm.
Evening star., 1947-05-16
Baltimore Plans
10O, 900 Stadium
BY The Associufed Press

{ n
BALTIMORE, May 16.s-Balti-
more today waved a sheaf OF
stadium blueprints In a bid for
recognition as a n1ajor-league
sports center.
A new 81, soc, 900 sports stadium,
with a seating capacity Of 100. 900
will go up on the site Of the
present Municipal Stadium,
Mayor-elect Thomas D'Alesandro
announced.
He said he would name COM
mittee to start work on the
double-decked oval when he takes
Office Tuesday.
The architects drawing shows
football field at one end Of the
inclosed stadium and baseball
diamond at the other end.
Covered grandstands at the base
ball end seat $4,000; they also
provide a view of the football
gridiron, which has 5000 seats
in a separate section.
The present 25-year-old horse
shoe is the home of the Baltimore
Baseball Orioles, the new pro-
football Baltimore Colts and the
scene Of Navy Football, games.
It seats 5000.
Evening star., 1947-05-16
Hursey's Eye Injury
Healed, BIB Bout On

Smuggy Hursey's left eye, injured
In his recent fight with Aaron Perry
is completely healed and he'll go
through with the Bee Bee WASH
ington bout on Monday, May rs, as
scheduled.
Hursey earlier had asked for a
two-week postponement because he
feared the eye was not sufficiently
healed. An examination yesterday
by DR.. Don s. Knowlton, Boxing
Commission physician, disclosed no
cause for postponement.
Evening star., 1947-05-16

In Maryland, Jim organized four
teams ranging from Ito pounds
to unlimited and all were win
ners. The high school eleven won
all its six games and the ur-
limited squad dropped one game
in 10, numbering 1870 upset
over HagerstoWn among its VIC
tories. Meade also directed the
building Of a new park compara-
BILE to anything its size IN the
country, fully equipped for night
play.
Jim used the single-Wing at
Havre de Grace. He learned 1t
under Dobson at Maryland and
continued it under Ray Flaherty
with the Redskins. No love was
lost between Meade and Flaherty,
especially after the coach or
dered Jim to hit the middle Of
Evening star., 1947-05-16
Robinson Slugfest
on WMAL TONIGHT

Harlem's Ray Sugar" Robinson,
world welterweight champion. tonight
tackles the cleverest boxer in the
middleweight, division, George
Abrams (above) of Brooklyn. The
match is billed for ten rounds at
Madison Square Garden and the title
Is not at stake.
Crafty Abrams knows all the moves
and punches. Unlike most exponents
of ring science, his style is aggressive.
George is a sharp infghter-a cool,
cruel hitter. Everyone who knows q
ring post from,a ring apron is aware
that his left is a thing of beauty and
spells trouble for opponents.
Robinson does about everything .
leather singer can do-does it instinc-
lively and with consummate skill.
He has lost only one decision, was
once held to a draw and for SO foes
it's been-boom, brother, that's it!
Enjoy the excitement. blow-by-
blow ON Giilette's Cavalcadeof Sports
over American Broadcasting CO. and
WMAL 1880 on your diaD at
10 PM.
And remember, fA
men LOOK lG;lletteN NIs |
sharp! FEEL sLgEEs HH
sharp! BE sharp! 7HH
Use Gillette Blue HNm
Blades with the EHd
sharpest edges ~ HIs1
ever honed! HABASl
Evening star., 1947-05-16
NuyIor Mats Booking

Naylor Mats are seeking games
with other 15-year-old and under
teams. The Mats have their dia-
mond at Hillcrest. Call Phil De
Truk at Lincoln 9797.
Evening star., 1947-12-07
EIbert Baldwin Dies;
Trade Authority Had
Served j. ). Abroad

Ebert Baldwin, SO, writer, pub
Usher and former employe OF the
State and Commerce Departments,
died here yesterday after long ILL
ness.
Mr.. Baldwin was born in New
York City and attended academies
at Milton and Hossick, Mass. Part
OF his early education was in Europe,
when his father, Ebert F. Baldwin,
was foreign editor Of Outlook maga-
zine.
He was graduated from Williams
College, Williamstown, Mass, in
1907. In World War he went to
France with the American Field
Service as an ambulance driver and
when the United States entered the
war, Mr.. Baldwin joined the Navy,
and served as an ensign aboard a
sub chaser in the Atlantic.
Served as Trade Attache.
/ After World War I, he served as
commercial attache in Warsaw,
Vienna and Prague over period Of
nine years. During 1928, Mr.. Bald
win was with the Commerce Depart
ment here.
From 1929 to 1882 he was foreign
editor Of Business Week after which
he established his own business
magazine, Research International
In Paris. When the Germans in
vaded France, however, he was
forced to return to this country.
From that time until 1914, when he
Joined the Office of Strategic Serv-
ices, he worked on lend lease with
the government.
Mr.. Baldwin served as a major
with the OSS in Italy until few
months after We day
Continued Writing Here.
He had been In i'll health for the
last year, but continued his writing
on economics.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs
Olive Conrad Baldwin; son, John
| Ebert Baldwin of New York, a
brother, Theodore w. Baldwin of
| Napa, Calf, and three sisters, Mrs
]. J. F. Steiner of Birmingham, Ala.
Mrs. Theodore G. Hume of Newton
Mass, and DR.. Janet S. Baldwin o1
New York.
Funeral services will be held at
the S. H. Hines Funeral Home, 290l
Fourteenth street NV. at 1890 pm
Monday. Burial will be in Arlington
| Cemetery.
The city Of ST. Andrews, about
halfway between Edinburgh anc
Dundee, is credited with being the
birthplace of golf.
Evening star., 1947-12-07
Rites 10 Be Held tuesday
For Rev. Aubrey Gilmore

Funeral services for the Rev.
Aubrey C. Gilmore, rs, rector OF
Epiphany Episcopal Church in For
estville, Md, from 1922 to 1924, will
be held at 10 am. Tuesday at
st. Columba's Episcopal Church,
Forty-second and Albemarle streets
NV. Burial will be in Fort Lincoln
Cemetery. He died Friday in Gar
field Hospital after being hospital
lied nine weeks. :
After his retirement in 1888, Mr.
Gilmore spent the winters in ST.
Petersburg, Fla, and the summers
here at 1927 Van Ness street. NV
and in New England. For the last
two years he had lived at the Epis-
copal Church Home, 1915 Wisconsin
avenue NV, and had been a COM
municant at St. Columbas Church
Evening star., 1947-12-07

place in Belgium
and will be bur-
led at 2 pm.
Thursday in Ar
lington c e m e.
terry.
Pvt. G a t Ell y
was killed in &C
ton in Germany
September 26,
1914, less than a
month after re-
turing to active
du ty following
recovery from
wounds suffered
in a previous en-
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