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Evening star., 1947-04-27

this country. The more peoples of
the world get to know and under
stand each other through such
travel, officials concerned believe,
the better will be the chances for
world peace. A more tangible bene-
fit comes from the stimulation of
world trade through international
business contacts, and the economic
boost to other countries from the
expenditure of American tourists
dollars abroad.
U. s. Not in the Clear.
This country has had its full
share of complaints regarding un-
necessary delays in clearing incom-
ing travellers through customs and
other formalities. Strenuous ef-
forts are being made to improve the
situation through increased ef-
ficiency.
A subcommittee OF the Interde-
partmental Air Co-ordinating COM
mittee representing all Government
agencies. interested in air. travel
problems, has been flying this year
to all air ports of entry" into the
United States to help work out
time-saving procedures with local
authorities.
Fairly substantial progress In ar
ranging for the quick handling OF
air passengers" has been made, ac-
cording to M. F. Redfern, vice
president for trafhc Of the Air
Transport Association, with head
quarters here.
Entrance Hurdles.
Through PICAO, efforts are con-
tinuing for similar improvements in
most countries on international air
travel routes. Mr.. Redfern said ii
was hoped much would be accom-
plished along this line through dis
cussions at the next PICAO meet
| ing. scheduled to begin May 6 in
Montreal.
On the documentary side, United
States entrance requirements are
sitter than in most countries. Re-
strictions on immigration to this
country. which sets strict quota
limits on permanent immigrants
(See HORNER, Pa(o C-5l
Evening star., 1947-04-27
Life Policy
Table Reset
Insurance Basis Will
Undergo Change
Next Year
By George Tucker


NEW YORK. - Life insurance
companies on January viii aban-
don a mortality table they have
used since 1868.
They are replacing it with a new
table that bears more reasonable
relationship to the current mortality
rate.
Under the old table, children
reaching l year Of age had a life
expectancy Of 1894 years. The new
table increases this to 63.76 years.
For people reaching 20, the old
table gave them 1920 additional
years. The new table gives them
1854 more years.
.According to the old table, SO out
Of every LOCO policyhclders died at
the age Of 40. According to the
new listing only 81 die.
New Calculating Basis.
The new table, known as the 1941
Commissioners Standard Ordinary
Table Of Mortality, reflects the ac-
Cnal life and death experience of
policyholders Of almost all life in
surance companies between 1880
and 1910.
AS a result Of amendments to
State laws, it will go into effect in
about 40 States January /, replacing
the 79-year-old American Expert
ence Table of Mortality on that
date.
The new table gives life insurance
companies a new basis for calculat-
ing values. The Institute of Life
Insurance describes it as a new pat
tern Of cost. This pattern will alter
the cost of some policies at some age
levels, but total cost to policy
holders will be about the same, the
institute said.
The new pattern applies only to
policies issued on or after January
l, 1913.
Those already in force will con-
t1nue on their present basis.
This is more equitable distri-
button OF cost than we've ever had
the institute said. In the lower age
levels, where mortality is low, net
cost to policyholderes will be a lit
tie lower than it is now. In some
age levels, where mortality increases,
it will be little higher. But the
overall cost is about the same"
Some Illustrations.
The following figures, obtained
from major New York life insur-
ance company, illustrate the point.
! Suppose man takes out a $1,000
participating life insurance policy
at the age Of Is. At the end Of two
years, the net cost to him would
amount to $26.74. Net cost for the
same policy under the new system
at the end Of two years would be
s19.77.
According to insurance men. adop-
ton OF the new mortality table ac-
complished three things:
l. 1t provides a better basis for
calculating reserves and nonforfei-
ture benefits of new policies.
This means that the new table
makes it possible to balance more
closely the amount of cash policy
holders pay as premiums with what
they, or their beneficiaries, will re-
ceive as benefits.
2. It establishes direct basis for
determining nonforfeiture benefits
which policyholders are entitled to
when they turn in their policies
or surrender them for cash.
This means that cash surrender
Evening star., 1947-04-27
BY GarneH D. Horner

Concerted efforts to cut away
much of the red tape tying up
world travel are beginning to bear
fruit.
1t Is a long, slow process. There
is no reason to think it will ever be
as simple for a citizen of one coun-
try to visit another as it Is for any
one to 60 from one State to another
In the United States. But in the
burdensome maze of documents and
frontier formalities required for
foreign travel generally there is
room for great simplifcation.
To promote such simplifcation.
the United Nations Economic and
Social Council has recommended
that World Conference on Pass
ports and Frontier Formalities be
held as soon as possible. A group of
experts from the United States and
other U N. countries is meeting in
Geneva now to prepare the way for
the projected conference, which may
be held sometime this fall. Russia
is not participating.
Aim at Fewer Passports.
The conferees will have the bene-
fit OF far-reaching, detailed recon-
mendations Of the Provisional Inter
national Civil Aviation Organiza-
ton PICAO), the international
Conference OF National Tourist Or
yanizations, the International Cham
Der OF Commerce and other groups
interested in making it easier to
travel between pations.
The ultimate aim of many of
these groups is to do away with
passports and visas completely for
nonimmigrant travel. There an
pears to be little cnance of this
ever being done on a worldwide
basis. So efforts now are concen-
trated on reducing the necessary
amount Of red tape and making that
which remains less of q burden on
travellers through more efficient ad-
ministration.
Before 1914 there was complete
Ifreedom Of travel. without passport
Evening star., 1947-04-27

The French believed that as soor
as sufficient reinforcements could bs
sent the rebels would be checked
and the rest of Indo-C China's popu.
1ation once more would accept tht
blessings of French rule. It wa.
believed that substantial concession.
to those who wanted more freedom
anad colonial reform, plus sterr
measures against the agitators
would satisfy the people Of thai
rich territory.
North Africa Seething.
The French government brushed
OF as figment of reactionary
imagination the warnings given BY
its military authorities that the Wet
Nam movement was ms sigated by
Moscow, which was ably exploiting
widespread dissatisfaction with
white domination.
In the last three weeks, however
the disturbances have shifted from
far-away Indo-China and NADIA
gascar to the most-prized French
possessions-those in North Africa
Tunisia and Algeria now are seeth-
ing.
In Morocco the Sultan, who has
delightfully."- accepted French con-
troll for generations because it was
accompanied by substantial advan-
tages, now has announced that he
wants his empire completely free
and has indicated his desire to join
the Arab League.
Reds Behind Outburst.
The troubles in Madagascar,
which the French government at
tempted at first to represent as an
Insignificant local outburst, were
traced to native political leaders
who are overwhelmingly Communist.
When the Malagasy population
Evening star., 1947-04-27
Germany Tries
The Free Press
Fourteen Newspapers
Published in Areas
Under Allies
BY Barbara Nebleff

BERLIN.-Freedom of the press
occupation-style, is still trying tx
get its sea legs in Germany.
A far cry from its pre-Nad es-
tate, 1t is still reeling from the one.
two punch Of the regimented black.
out of the Hitler era and postwar
denaziflcation which inevitably ha.
weeded out trained newshounds.
Typical of this infant journalism
is the press in Berlin which since
1t began to take root anew after
the war counts something like Il
newspapers in the four Allied-con-
trolled sectors.
In the American section, the task
of nursing the postwar press de-
wolves on Elmer Cox, former Fort
Pierce FlaD newspaperman at
tached to the information control
division of OMGUS (Office of Mil
ttary Government Of the United
States).
We've had to start from scratch
with our staffs," Mr.. Cox told me
"Most of Berlin's really. good news
men were Nazis. We found the
pickings pretty slim among the po-
litically clean journalists.
Our staffers fall chiefly into two
categories-the aging. experienced
men who lost their vitality In con-
centratlon camps, and the young,
brand-new reporters who have
plenty of enthusiasm but no train
ing"
Mr.. Cox and his associates hold
regular conferences with the stats
OF Berlin's Der Tagesspiegel C'Daily
Mirror') and Der Morgen ("Morn-
1ngo, two of the A American
licensed newspapers IN all Germany.
But" he means, "our toughest
Job is showing these newsmen how
to distinguish between opinion and
objective reporting. Most of them
are young people who have known
only press that presented news
predigested by government officials. y
Complete freedom is impossible,
OF course, for press under military
rule. MIR. Cox pointed out, how
ever, that OMGUS has tried
to keep restrictiofs to a minimum.
German editorial writer's are free to
express any opinion they like, within
limitations.
Striving fer Free Press.
They can criticize the way the
military government carries out its
policy" Mr.. Cox explained, but not
the policies themselves, or the mill
tary government as such.
They must avoid writing any
thing that tends to create disunity
among the Allies or that tends to
incite disrespect for the Allies
among the Germans.
"Militaristic Nazi or Fascist doc
trines are taboo, naturally. Subject
to certain disciplinary actions, news
papers may criticize one another in
their own and other Allied zones"
In the American zone of Germany
there is no censorship of news be.
fore it is published, Mr.. Cox empha.
sized, adding:
1--WE want the German people te
have free press, and the only was
they can have it is to work out their
problems for themselves"
Here in Berlin three-man scru-
tiny board reads every German
newspaper thoroughly after it is of
the press.
If violation of policies or direc-
tives is discovered, the offender NAV
receive a verbal or written repri-
mand, temporary reduction O,
circulation or temporary suspension
(See NEBLETT. Page CIT
Evening star., 1947-04-27
North Africa Rumblings
Are Disturbing France
More Concerned About Trouble in Algeria
and Tunisia, Her Most Prized Holdings,
Than Over Indo.C China Affairs
By Constantine BrOtcn
The Sfor,s foreign Affeirs Analyst

PARIS Ma-The French
have their colonial empire.
AS long the rebellion against their rule confined
the people particularly
described the fighting between colonial authorities
inevitable by
Evening star., 1947-04-27
Success May Yet Result
From Big Four's Failure
Although Unable to Agree on Major Issues,
Foreign Ministers Achieved Clarifcation
That Should Aid Their Next Session
By William McGaffin

MoscoW-Round one of the struggle peace and
Europe still waits relief come
After A sessions the Big -Four Council
broken up in Moscow without achievement
Germany still in Austria
occupied condition. with stamate IN the
Evening star., 1947-04-27

CSee TUCKER, Page C-5.)
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(See NEBLETT, Page C-5.)
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(See BROWN, Page C-S.)
Evening star., 1947-04-27

Mr.. Thorez indicated this quite
clearly at the last stormy cabinet
meeting. France might be able to
lose Indo-China and Madagascar
without too much hardship, but Al
seria, which has been Frances
granary and is an integral part of
the French republic, is another
matter.
Algeria has been the bread basket
for France for nearly century.
Its people, regardless Of race, color
or creed, have the same rights and
privileges as citizens OF continental
France. The three Algerian depart
ments (provinces) are as French Is
(Ses BROWN, Page C-S)
Evening star., 1947-04-27

Still Room for Laughs.
Despite it all, the Foreign Min
listers, after long and acrimonious
debates, are still able to laugh to-
gether. Bevin can get laugh with
his ironic quip that he Is happy to
see the Big Four united on agree
ments and disagreements. Mar
shall can evoke chuckles with his
homely thanks to Molotov for the
prodigious quantity Of Russian
cigarettes consumed by chain
smoking Ben Cohen Of the Amer
ican delegation.
1t will be fearful day for the
world If men no longer can laugh
together. And 1t will be tragic
day II spring no longer brings with
It's advent the warm promise Of new
life and good things ahead after Q
long winter Of despair,
Oistrihutsd by tbs chic4 Daily Nsvs1
Evening star., 1947-04-27

tses HoRNER, P1s C-50
Evening star., 1947-09-21
Fathers Footsteps
BY the Associofsd Press

BY the Asseeiofsd Press
HOLLYWOOD.
George Cooper, jr., plays the role
of Corpl. Mitch" Mitchell in Gross
fire" Back In 1888, in the movie
Sky Devils" there was another
Corpl. Mitch" Mitchell. His name
was George Cooper, sr.
Evening star., 1947-09-21

brutal picture Of the composer a. q
complete reactionary. Bishop Noli's
style Of writing is not polished and
because Of Its ineptitude does dot
carry conviction. He gives Is rea-
son for his attempt to demonstrate
Beethoven as an authentic son of
the French revolution" the "im-
portance Of the problem" to both
historians and musicologists. THE
great ideals OF the French revolu-
ton, liberty, equality, fraternity, de-
.mocracy. right of man and rights
OF nations. are as much burning
issues Of the day as they were $50
years ago when they were first pro-
claimed. Consequently. scholars as
well as laymen would like to know
Beethovens attitude toward these
great human ideals" The entire
approach is an interesting one and
may have some value in giving a
clearer portrait Of the composer.
In his detailed analysis Of the
quartets Of Beethoven. Mr.. Mason
has followed the pattern he en-
ployed In "The Chamber Music of
Brahms. The book should be read
with the scores In front of one and
while listening to recordings If pos
sible. A splendid insight Is given
into the reasons for every phrase
and this knowledge should endear
the quartets to every one. "A quar-
tet has q great soul in q small body
Is the apt way in which the author
enlists the sympathy OF his readers
He writes with vision, understand =
ing and affection, embuing his
erudite discourse with warm
quality.
Evening star., 1947-09-21
Rehearsals to Begin

The Washington Civic Orchestra,
DR.. Hendrick Essers, director. will
hold its rehearsals Tuesdays on the
stage Of Central High School audi
torium beginning Tuesday night.
The first of the three concerts sched-
uled for the season will be given
November 10.
There are openings for additional
violas, cellos and string basses. The
orchestra, consisting of so players.
is nonprofessional and is sponsored
by the District of Columbia Recrea-
tional Department. Symphonies by
Brahms and Mendelssohn will be
studied, in addition to shorter classi-
cal works A popular soloist will
participate on each Of the programs,
free to the public.
Evening star., 1947-09-21
By Alice Evsrsman

These two books, coming ut the
same time, are directly opposed in
the attitudes Of the authors toward
the greatest of all composers, Bee
thoven. Bishop Non is an Albanian
and now heads the Albanian Ortho.
dox Church In this country. His
education was had at Harvard, the
New England Conservatory Of Music
and the Boston University. He rep
resented Albania at the League OF
Nations in Geneva and at the end OF
that duty became Prime Minister
and Acting Regent Of Albania.
What he has attempted to do is to
sift the material concerning Bee
thoven and to prove him, not the
godlike figure he Is to some, but a
human being with many faults and
.prejudices. He disproves the reliabil-
ity of the well-known sources of IN
formation and shows how different
interpretations can be put upon
events, conversations and letters II
preceding sections are studied. In q
chapter entitled Beethoven the
Man," he shows him as ugly, nearly
deformed from illness, great
drinker, . man who loved to DOM
mate and who Is course and vulgar
as well as not deeply educated.
This is all preliminary to the
larger section devoted to "Beetho-
ven the Rebel" in which he gives {
Evening star., 1947-09-21
HAYES Adds Talent

Pia Tassinari, soprano. and Italo
Tajo, Italian bass, have been added
to the list OF Patrick Hayes attrac-
tions this winter. Nine Tassinari,
who has recently Joined the staff
of the Metropolitan Opera and was
heard here last spring with her hus-
band, Ferrucio Tagliavini, will be
presented on November "a. She will
make her radio debut over the Tele-
phone Hour Novembr 3.
Italo Tajo will appear In recital on
January 8. Due to conflicts In con-
cert schedules Gladys Swarthout and
Licia Albanese will exchange dates.
The, latter will make her debut here
on January %. Miss Swarthout will
sing on February 26. Gregor Piati-
gorsky's appearance has been moved
from January IL to April l.
Evening star., 1947-09-21
Malipiero's Latest
Work to Be Given bv
National Symphony

One Of the high lights of the Ma
tional symphonyis 1918 season win
be the performance Of Malipieros
latest symphony entitled The Bells"
which will receive its American pre-.
miere under DR.. Hans Kindler's di-
rection. A personal friend OF the
composer. DR.. Kinder has given first
performances to several OF Mali.
piero's cello sonata and other works.
Among these was "Ricercari," heard
for the first time at d'Annunzio's
Castle on Lake Garda. in the pres
ence Of the celebrated author. Later
DR.. Kinder conducted the work In
Mahpiero's native Venice, In Brus-
sells. Paris and Vienna.
Since the founding of the National
Symphony IS years ago, some $50
modern works. have been included
into the orchestra's repertoire. Many
were written by Americans. This
season DR.. Kinder plans to present
Robert Wards, Second Symphony.
q new short work by Otis Clements,
jr.: Britten's Scottish Ballade." for
two pianos and orchestra; Phillips
"Scena," Van Vactor's Introduction
and Presto" Mennin's Fantasia for
Strings Henrys Pacific Nocturne, :"
Respighis posthumous "Adagio" and
others.
The Dane, Sandby; the Dutchmar,,
Sweelinck; the Italian, Dall'Absce;
the Russians, Balakirev, Glazounov
and Shostakovich; the Finn, Sibel-
ius: the Frenchmen, Milhaud and
Faure, will have a place on programs,
along with Cimarosa, Purcell, Cou-
perrin and the standard classicists.
DR.. Kinder will sail early in March
for Europe to conduct several Of the
Continents major orchestras. Stra-
whisky and Enesco will be among the
guest conductors to replace him dur
ing his ahseore
Evening star., 1947-09-21
Programs of Week
TODAY.

l 4OAh1s
ROBBIE z. CAMPBELL organ rs-
eitsl sd Arlinst9n, II sn,:s Meth9dis: chursh' 81
soats st 0g 3scheTso." Ma,e! ssehs Gs'se Is Nan,
Who viii sufier God to Guide
Him" lie Begue's "Les Cloches,"
Couperin's "chaconne.", 5insha~s
"Twilisht "P,snis - At Ftesole'" Frsnek''
MARGARET ToLsoN. piano recital.
Mosart's SFantasis: c Minor: (.
49,. Sonata. c Minor. K. 49,;
cata," Fuleihan's Sonata No. l."
TOMORROW.
WADE N. STEPHENS, organ recital,
LID. s. Chapel, s pm.
TUESDAY.
SOLDIERS HOME MILITARY BAND,
Franklin B. Charles, leader: band.
Time woods Virginia" Jesseps
parade Of the Tin Soldiers Gill;
bert's DE Postum and Coon"
selection from Herberts The Vel
Golondrina." Mr. Smith. Mr.. NC
Grath. cornet soloists; Waldteu-
in Cotton Town"
WEDNESDAY.
WADE N. sTEPHENs, organ recital,
LID. 8. Chapel. Pm.
THURSDAY.
| SOLDIERS HOME MILITARY BAND,
Franklin B. Charles. leader: band.
stand pm. Lakes Parade Of
the dendarmes," drossman's The
Ghost Of Wojwoden," confrsy,,s
Dizzy Fingers" Arndt's "Fola."
sniSeH Bennett; B soos' ' "Jis 'is Medisy.s i VII
bur b. Kietier, xylophone soloist:
Cannes "Eterneile Ivresse." Ruff
METRoPoLITAN PoIICE DErAnT-
direct director; r" Meridian ii Hi PARK !
pm. Sousa's King Cotton March.
cumstances," stults 'The sweet
est sto5y Eyer TSaI M s1ss,Dts e, s,hS fTSm
Roberts "puszta Maiden waltz.
slue." "Kurdish Fire Dance"
Shadows Of the MOSQUE; Gibbs
4Isnts Tsos.s snts s.ms aEisfss fom f,sRssr ssSsi
Eowsfys Piano conssrto Ms
sud's '.Manana, silvs's San
SATURDAY.
SOLDIERS HOME MILITARY BAND,
Franklin B. Charles, leader: band
isin Triumphal, I'm Myddieton's .'sy The
Swanee River" THE Woodpecker
Song" Goldman's "On the Farm"
selection from Strauss The Walt!
Dream" Sordillo's Theme and
Variations" molto-s soil for. eli In
struments Of the band: Oniyss'
Kentucky Dream" Dresser's THE
| Banks Of the wabash
WADE N. sTEPHENs. orsan rssital.
| LID. o. Chapel, 8 Pm.
Evening star., 1947-09-21
|&RaH


i. Margaret Tolson will give q piano
recital In the National Gallery OF
Art tonight at 8 o'clock.
The choir Of the Church OF the
Holy City, Sixteenth and Corcorar,
streets NV, has resumed its activ-
tiles with Berenice Yingling as
director of music and Bernice Nc
Daniel, organist.
Ruth L. Morgan, teacher of voice
will be associated with the Dmitriefi
Studio this season. Terminating her
summer term she presented Doris
Jean Wagner, Helen Stefanskis
Alice Parsons, Diana Hobbs, Peter
Beall and Edmund Russell in recital
Thursday.
Mccall Lanham, vocal teacher OF
New York and Washington, re-
opened his studio at the Musical
Art Center, 1925 G street, last week
Eva Whitford Lovette, teacher OF
voice. began her fall activities at
1908 @ street NV. Applications for
membership in the Lovette Choral
Club for Women are being accepted
Rehearsals will begin at the Thom-
son Community Center on October
8. Violet Breeding will be the
studio accompanist.
Robbie Z. Campbell will be heard
in an organ recital this afternoon
at 4:30 O'Clock at the Arlington
Methodist Church, Glebe road at
Eighth street south, Arlington, Va.
The Midway Civic Association will
sponsor q concert by the Metropol-
itan Police Department Band at the
Meridian Hill Park, Sixteenth and
Euclid streets NV, Thursday at
8 pm, under the direction Of Capt
Charles Benter.
Evening star., 1947-09-21
Filmed in Secret
HOLLYWOOD.
by ihs Assoeiatsd Press

HOLLYWOOD.
Studio technicians who have
nothing more important to do have
figured out there are more than
1000 New Yorkers who won't know
they viii shortly be seen in q movie.
In the filming Of THE Naked
City" on the streets Of New York,
the camera was hidden in . sta
ton wagon with special window
glass. Those inside the car could
see out but to people on the street
the windows appeared to be mirrored
The reason was, of course, to keep
the New Yorkers from becoming
self-conscious while the camera was
rolling. They don't know they were
within 100 miles of q camera.
But the mirrored windows pro-
vided . problem in themselves that
cameramen hadn't figured on. All
too often some young woman pedes-
trian would stop beside the station
wagon to examine her hair or face,
never realizing she was looking
squArely into the camera and spoil
ing several yards Of film.
Evening star., 1947-09-21
Two Authors Write Sharply Differing
interpretations of Beethoven's Works

QLUTIoN." By Bishop Fan s. Noli.
International Universities Press:
$3.50. THE QUANTITIES OF BEE
THOVM," by Daniel GREGORY Mason.
Oxford University Press; S4.75.
Evening star., 1947-09-21
Tapped by Fame
BY ihs Asseeiotsd Press

HOLLYWOOD.
George Raft, while on location In
San Francisco for Race Street" "
slipped away when crowds made 1t
impossible to continue shooting
street scenes and joined the boys in
game of pools
Since then the owner has posted a
sign at the entrance reading:
George Raft Shot Pool Here"
Evening star., 1947-09-21

i. Margaret Tolson will give q piano
recital In the National Gallery OF
Art tonight ut 8 o'clock.