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Evening star., 1947-12-18
Pittsburgh Hospitals Given
Unclaimed Scholarships
BY the Associated Press

PITTSBURGH, Dec. 1S.-Twenty-
seven Pittsburgh district hospitals
have been given the half million
dollars which went begging because
trustees of the Addison H. Gibson
Foundation said college students
who could have benefited appar-
emily are attending school under
the CT bill of rights.
Mr.. Gibson, who left a fortune
made in the Oklahoma and Mexican
oil fields. died at Tulsa, Okla, in
1896. A native of Pennsylvania
his will established a $2,0000 900
foundation to help needy college
students and to residents of West
ern Pennsylvania unable to pay
for medical treatment.
Yesterday, the foundation trustees
announced SALE, 1000 had not found
any college student applicants and
gave the money to 27 hospitals in
gifts ranging from 5000 to $50, 900.
Evening star., 1947-12-18
Arab Volunteers Called
To Receive Instructions

CAIRO. Dec. 18 R.-The Moslen
Brotherhood Association summoned
volunteers for service in Palestine
to a meeting to receive important
instruction." today prior to their
scheduled departure for the Holy
Land December 21
The association said a full list OF
the volunteers-who have enrolled
for service in the fight to prevent
partition of Palestine-would be
issued before they left.
Demonstrations against the U. N
partition plan continued on small
scale, meanwhile, as a crowd of some
$50 students paraded the streets
shouting Revolution" and well
save Palestine with our blood"
They were dispersed by two club
waving policemen, at whom the de-
parting students hurled few stones
Evening star., 1947-12-18
Broken Fuel Tank Float
Blamed in DC-6 Blaze
By>the Associated Press

SANTA MONICA, Calf, Dec. 1S
"A broken fuel tank float was a
contributing factor in a fire which
recently forced an American Air
lines DC-6 down at Gallup, N. Mex.
Donald Douglas, head of the COM
pany which made the plane, testi-
fled yesterday.
Mr.. Douglas, testifying at a Civil
Aeronautics Board inquiry into the
Gallup incident and the Bryce
Canyon crash of another DC-6,
which killed So persons, said the
broken float caused the gauge for
that tank to register empty, when
in reality it was full. There we're
no injuries in the Gallup mishap.
When the pilot attempted to
transfer fuel into the tank it over
flowed and the spilling gasoline en-
tered heater vent, the aircraft
manufacturers said.
The CAA grounded all DC-6 air.
planes after the Gallup landing.
Evening star., 1947-12-18
Arabs Threaten War
To End as Palestine
Yu|e Season Begins
BY the Assoeioted Press

JERUSALEM, Dec. 18.-Under
clouds of hate and strife, tor
mented Palestine entered the
Christmas season today - the
season of peace on earth, good
will to men"-confronted by an
Arab threat to wage a war to the
finish against partition and the
Jews.
The Arab League proclaimed In
Cairo last night, at the close OF
long conference of leaders of the
seven Arab states, it's intention to
fight to the end against the United
Nations decision to split the Holy
Land into separate Arab and Jewish
states.
"As passions and selfish interests
have prevailed in the United Nations
and closed the doors of right and
justice in the face of the Arabs"
the proclamation said, "they are de-
termined to enter the battle into
which they are forced and will carry
it to its victorious end by the will
of God"
Jew Killed by Arabs.
Arabs cordoning Jerusalem's Jaffa
Gate today captured and killed
30-year-old Jew who tried to slip
through the Arab quarter to REIN
force the Jews garrisoning the old
ctiy's Hebrew quarter.
Police said the Jews bullet-riddled
body was found near St. Stephens
Gate several hours after his capture.
A short time later a 16-year- old
Arab boy was shot to death in the
same area by sfa'ants officially
listed as "unknowns.
These deaths brought to 266 the
toll of fatalities in the Holy Land
since Jewish-Arab strife broke out
there II days ago following the
United Nations decision to partition
Palestine.
Police earlier reported the death
of a Spanish priest who was wound
ed December 13 while watching
rioting in Haifa from rooftop.
1856 Killed in Middle East.
The death toll for the entire Mid.
die East since the partition vot
November % stood at 1856. Palestine
death list included 1872 Jews, 12'
Arabs, Britons and others.
The end of the Cairo meeting
attended by officials from Egypt
Iraq, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria
Trans-Jordan and Yemen-was fol-
lowed by a declaration from Nuri ell
Said Pasha. chief member of the
1raq delegation to the United Ma
Evening star., 1947-12-18
british Church Heads
Silent on Court Ruling
On Contraceptives
BY the Associated Press

LONDON, Dec. 18.-Heads of the
Church of England withheld COM
ment today on the governments
implied approval of birth control.
but there appeared little likelihood
that the decision would lead to a
break in the long partnership of the
church and British state.
The five law lords of the House of
Lords, highest court in the land,
announced the government decision
yesterday, admonishing against "too
strict reliance on the words" Of the
prayer book.
The lords ruled that the use of
contraceptives to prevent child
bearing does not constitute wilful
refusal to consummate marriage
and refused a Londoner's appeal
for annulment of his marriage on
the contention that his wife refused
to permit relations without the
practice of birth control. A num-
Der of similar divorce suits are
pending. g.
An informed source In Vatican
City commented:
ut would appear on the face of it
that the decision is directly contrary
to all Catholic teaching, but that is
not official. The Vatican will have
to be fully informed by the delegate
(papal delegates to England of all
the facts and circumstances sur
rounding the case before it takes a
stand"
Marriage Service Questioned.
The lords decision questioned that
part of the Church of England's
marriage service, authorized in 1862,
which reads:
First, it (marriage) was ordained
for the procreation of children, to
be brought up in the fear and nur-
ture of the lord and to the praise
Of his holy name"
Newspapers and clergymen gen.
orally treated the subject with cau-
ton, awaiting a more detailed anal
ysis Of the opinion.
The Rev. A. j. Morcom, chaplain
to the Bishop of London, DR.. j. c.
Wand, said the bishop proposes to
consult his colleagues as soon as
possible, and there is little doubt
that the matter will be discussed at
next months meeting of the do
cesan bishops"
Lord Jowitt, son of a clergyman
Evening star., 1947-12-18

tions, assailing the United States
and Russia for their support of the
partition.
He accused the United States of
violating pledge not to bring pres
sure on other nations to support
partition.
THE highest American officials
used pressures and threats by tele-
phone calls and cables to the Presi-.
dents of the American republics and
European countries in need of
American money, food or weapons, :"
he declared. 1--WE (the Arabs were
not fighting Zionism. but great
power with enormous resources of
which the world was in great need"
"Russia's aim in supporting parti-
ton, he added, was to spread dis
order, and Russia will continue to
exploit the situation for that pur-
pose
Arabs Check Passports.
At Nazareth, whence the Virgin
Mary set out for Bethlehem at about
this time of year nearly 20 CEN
turies ago to give birth to her son,
$4,000 Christian Arabs were waiting
for the annual flood of Christmas
tourists-who won't be coming this
year
The roads to Nazareth, atop a
mountain in Galilee,. lead through
areas torn by Jewish-Arab strife.
Arabs guard the winding mountain
road which used to bring $4,000
tourists a year. They check pass
ports. If it is Jewish, the holder
probably will die on the spot Others
are turned back.
The Nazarenes themselves have
taken little part in the recent hos
tilities, bending most of their efforts
to the production of souvenirs for
the tourists. Now they are sad.
One little woman, making lace for
her husband to sell in his shop
down the street, said sorrowfully:
mo one seems to care about
Christmas. All they want to do is
kill. Can't they remember Jesus
was born to bring peace?"
Evening star., 1947-12-18

incomes between 81 1896 and $4,000.
There are 100000 such taxpayers
D. 20 per cent on the first $4,000
of taxable income for all others
plus 10 per cent on the tax ap-
plicable to the remainder of their
income. There are 100000 tax
payers in this group.
Persons Over IS Aided.
The total revenue cut from these
percentage reductions would amount
to s2,600,000,000.
4. An additional personal exemp-
ton Of $500, meaning a total 1900
exemption, for persons IS years of
ages or ever This would affect an
estimated 100000 persons, remove
about 1,400000 of them from the tax
rolls and cost the Treasury about
5000, 100000.
S. Blind persons now have an
extra personal exemption of $500.
This would be increased to $500,
making their total exemption $1,000.
The number involved is small and
would reduce revenues only slightly.
6. Make minor revisions in the
payment of estate and gift taxes.
This would reduce revenues by about
5000, 100000.
All reductions would be effective
next January l, and taxpayers would
be refunded any overpayments be-
tween then and the date of enact
ment.
/
MI. Knutson said his bill would
give II per cent of the total tax re-
duction to persons with taxable in
comes under $4,000 and % per cent
to those with incomes above, $4,000.
A married couple with two chill
dren now pays $76 on a net income
of $2,400. Under the Knutson bill
there would be no tax at all. If the
income were $4,000, the tax would be
trimmed from $190 to $50, at 5000
the tax would be cut from $3.50 to
1886: $1,000, a reduction from $1,045
to $708; $4,000, cut from 81 1862 to
S1,210.
If this bill isn't veto proof" Mr..
Knutson told reporters, there can
be no bill that is"
Introduced "On Own"
He estimated that Government
revenue collections in the current
fiscal year ending next June 80 will
reach $46,000, 10000 and said that
with a budget of $35 ZOO, 900, 900 next
year and a tax reduction of $780,
| 100000, the Government would have
over $4,000, 100000 to pay on the
debt or probably give to Europe .
Mr.. Knutson said he introduced
the bill ION my own" but told re-
porters II explained it to the House
Republican Steering Committee and
no objection was raised"
President Truman vetoed the two
"a ,000, ,000, 900 GOP-backed tax cuts
earlier this year on the contention
that they would have increased in
flation, first attention should be
given to debt payment and they
gave too little to small income per-
sons and too much to those with
big incomes.
Evening star., 1947-12-18

ing process. They are the Tribune,
Sun, Daily News, Herald-American,
Times and Journal of Commerce.
Cases May Be Appealed.
Samuel G. Bernstein, State unem-
ployment compensation commits
sioner, decided the printers are not
entitled to State benefits because
"the stoppage Of work was due to a
labor dispute" The decision, based
on circumstances in individual cases.
may be appealed to the State direc-
tor of labor and then to State
courts. The union made no COM
ment Immediately.
John j. Pilch, local ITU presi-
dent, announced at union meet
ing yesterday that the February 18
referendum ordered December 10
by the international union will de-
eide whether union members will be
assessed an additional AZ per cent
of their total weekly earnings. Mem
bers now pay one-half of l per
cent into the union strike fund,
or about 100000 a month. Mr..
Pilch said benefits to striking men,
bers now total $685., 900 a month,
or $225, 900 in excess of present as
sessment revenue. If approved, the
new assessment would begin next
March and continue for year.
Strikes Cause Disputed.
The ITU strike against the Chi
cago newspapers began November
"a. The union says it was caused by
refusal of publishers to grant imme-
diate wage demands pending nego-
tiation of other issues. The publish
ers say the issue is not wages, and
that the strike was caused by refusal
of the union to negotiate wage and
other demands in a lawful contract
of reasonable duration"
The publishers say the printers
demanded wage increase without
a satisfactory contract to circumvent
the Taft-Hartley laws prohibition
against closed shop. The union
denies this.
Evening star., 1947-12-18
Truman Gets Bill 10 Raise
FILA Mortgage Insurance
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

The Senate yesterday approved
and sent to the White House a bill
increasing the mortgage insurance
authority Of the Federal Housing
Administration by $750,0O0,000.
Without debate the Senate
adopted a Senate House conference
report on the measure. It would
make $3.50, 100000 of mortgage in
surance available Immediately with
President Truman authorized to re-
lease the remaining $500, 100000.
The present ceiling for insurance
of home construction mortgages is
81, 200, 100000. It will be reached be-
fore pending applications have been
processed, housing officials recently
told congressional committees.
Evening star., 1947-12-18
Cleveland Unions Back
.HU in CHICAGO Strike

CLEVELAND, Dec. 18 tP.-The
Cleveland Federation of Labor
which represents more than 125 ,0Ot
union workers here, pledged full
support today to the AFL- -Interna
tional Typographical Union in its
strike against six Chicago newspa
fpers.
The action was taken in a resolu.
ton last night after Joseph r
Rhoden, a representative of the
striking local, told the group tina,
publishers were making Chicago G
battle-ground to test provisions O,
the Taft-Hartley law.
Evening star., 1947-12-18
Lie Calls Meetino
Jan. 7 of 5-Notion
Palestine Group
BY the Associated Press

LAKE SUCCESS, Dec. 1s.-
Trygve Lie, secretary general
of the United Nations, an
nounced today that he had
called a meeting OF the newly
created five-nation Palestine
commission for January 7.
The commission was estab-
Hshed by the recent General
Assembly to supervise the par
tition of the Holy Land into
separate Jewish and Arab coun-
tries.
Mr.. Lie told a news confer
ence that none of the five coun-
tries on the commission had
yet named their representatives,
but that he had urged them to
expedite their decisions. The
countries are Denmark, Pan
anna, Czechoslovakia, Bolivia
and the Philippines.
Evening star., 1947-12-18
State Funds Denied
To CHICAGO Strikers

CHICAGO, Dec. 1s tP.-The 1900
union printers on strike nearly a
month against Chicago's six daily
newspapers have been denied Illinois
unemployment compensation, but
the union may increase its own
strike fund.
A proposed union strike fund in
excess of $1,000,000 a month will be
submitted to the AFL international
Typographical Unions $1,000 mem
bers in the Nation in February 18
referendum, Chicago ITU officials
said.
The newspapers, meanwhile. con-
tinued publication with typewriter
copy reproduced by . photoengrav-
Evening star., 1947-12-18
George Brent Morries

YUMA, Ariz., Dec. 1S (R.-Actor
George Brent and Janet Michael
were married here yesterday by
Superior Court Judge Henry C.
Kelly. 1t was the fourth marriage
for Brent. The bride, San Fran
cisco girl. gave her age as ~. Mr..
Brent said his was 43.
Evening star., 1947-12-18
Knutson 7 ak Bill Comparison
BY the Assoeioted Press

comparison of bills under law those proposed
the s600000000 Republican
of Minnesota introduced
personal
tionsuchra contributions
exemptions)
Evening star., 1947-12-18
uxes,
Continued From First Page.

property" split, 10 to 80 per cent
graduated reductions as follows:
A. 80 per cent for those with
incomes after deductions and exemp-
tions not exceeding $1,000. There
now are 100000 taxpayers in this
group.
B. 80 to 20 per cent, on sliding
scale, for those with taxable incomes
between $1,000 and $1.396. This
would affect 14,500,000 persons.
G. 20 per cent for those with
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Mote: The amount reductions would be
the States which community
husbands and wives already have the privilege of dividing the family
income for reporting
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in food donated
of
pWienh
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in "as an individual" on the news
paper strike there.
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Printers

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Evening star., 1947-11-08
Group Health
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full-time and part-time doctors.
Most of the latter are specialists.
Patients may choose the doctor of
their choice among this group. The
dental program will be set up along
similar lines, it was stated.
CHA has received authority from
the corporation counsers Office to
establish the dental service "for so
long as Group Health does not re-
strict the professional Judgment of
the dental practitioner 49, and for
so long as it conducts the relation
ships between it's members and its
contracting dentists on the same
plane as is now in effect between its
members and its contracting ply
sicians."
No effort has been made, as yet,
to establish definite contractual re-
lations with any District dentists to
take part in the program, either
full-time or part-time, but Group
Health officials report some dentists
already have expressed interest in
the plan.
The proposal to establish the new
service will be forwarded to the
agency's board Of trustees, with any
that may be brought up at the Mon
day meeting. After the board has
acted on the dental program, it
will be submitted to the entire mem
bership for ratification by mail.
Evening star., 1947-11-08
Harry N. Wilson, 50, Dies;
With Gun Factory g Years

Harry Macon Wilson, SO. retired
Naval Gun Factory machinist and
active member of the Mount Vernon
Baptist Church. Arlington, died yes
terday at the Bethesda Naval Med
ical Center after long Illness His
home was at 829 South Twentieth
street, Arlington.
Mr.. Wilson was born and edu-
Gated in st. Stephens Church. Va.
He came to Washington more than
IS years ago and worked 80 years
at the gun factory before he re-
tired in September, 1945.
He had been an Arlington resi-
dent since 1922 and was q past
commander of the James E. King
Camp No. 20 of the United Spanish
American War Veterans. He was
a trustee of the Mount Vernon
Baptist Church and previously had
served as treasurer of the church
for many years.
Survivors are his widow, Mrs.
Myrtle r. Wilson; daughter, Mrs,
Ruth Long, 345 Eleventh street
Sc, Naval Gun Factory clerk; a
son, Shepherd Wilson, 1903 Isher-
wood street NE; a stepson. George
P. Duane, Groveton, Va; two sis
tiers, Mrs. Kate Longest, Mrs. Louise
Martin, and brother. Eugene S.
Wilson, all of Richmond.
Funeral services will be held at
l pm. Monday at the Mount Ver-
non Baptist Church. Twenty-third
and Hayes streets south, Arling-
ton. Burial will be in Arlington
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1947-11-08
British Working on Plans
For Reich Regime s Months

HAMBURG, Germany. Nov. 8 (P).
"A reliable private source said yes
terday that the political division of
the British Control Commission has
been working on framework for
a governmental system for the west
zones OF Germany for some time.
The source said British political
planners had told him that the work
began just after the Moscow con-
ference of the Council of Foreign
Ministers ended in a deadlock last
April and has now reached an ad-
vanced stage.
London reports Of plans for the
creation of a provisional parliament
for Western Germany in the event
of another failure by the Big Four
to write an agreed German peace
treaty there this month came as no
surprise to British and German Of
ficial circles here.
For weeks past speculation has
been on what form the parliament
would take rather than whether
such step would be made in the
event of another deadlock. The
most frequently mentioned basis for
such body was the German BIZ
zonal economic council with head
quarters in Frankfurt.
Evening star., 1947-11-08
Alvin B. Lank Dies;
Woodwork Firm Head

Alvin Biddle Lank. IS, vice presi-
dent and founder of the Lank Wood
work Co., Inc, died unexpectedly
yesterday at his home, 1900 Decatur
street, Hyattsville.
A native of Bear, Del, Mr.. Lank
came to Washington in October,
1910, to work with the Washington
Woodworking Co.
Mr.. Lank retired in January, 1916.
He moved to Hyattsville a year ago
after living "a years at 3719 New
Hampshire avenue NV.
He was a member of the Petworth
Methodist Church: Petworth Chap
ter, Royal Arch Masons; Scottish
Rite, Almas Temple, and was a past
master of Joppa Masonic Lodge,
No. IS.
Survivors are his widow, Mrs. Es-
ther M. Lank; two sons, Everett S.
Lank, 5021 Yorktown road, Green
Acres, Md, president of the Lank
plant; Murren C. Lank, 2209 Doug
las street NE, treasurer of the firm;
a daughter, Mrs. Elma Madden,
Wheeling, w. Va Hfour brothers. R.
Barrett Lank, Bethesda, retired sec
|retary-treasurer of the Lank Co.;
Edwin w. Lank, La Crosse, Kans. !;
William ]. Lank, st. Petersburg, Fla,
and 7. Stanton Lank, and a half
brother. Charles Sapp, both of Will
mington.
Services will be held at 2 pm.
Tuesday at the S. H. Hines funeral
home, 2901 Fourteenth street NV.
Burial will be in Cedar Hill Gene
tery
Evening star., 1947-11-08

Hopkins had had conversations with
Col. Elliott Roosevelt"
The principal reason why the
Air Force had not developed a photo
reconnaissance plane prior to the
last war, Gen. Meyers asserted, was
that it had never anticipated use OF
the air force outside of the United
States.
Senator Ferguson last night re-
ceived from Elliott Roosevelt tele-
gram protesting against testimony
Thursday by Ralph R. Graichen,
that he was unqualified to make
recommendation for a photo recon-
naissance plane.
Mr.. Roosevelt said the recommen-
dation was not arrived at solely on
his opinion and that the planes
might have been obtained in time
for the war effort if "the contract
had been let with great speed and
full cooperation between the pro-
curement division of the Air Force
and the contractor"
Evening star., 1947-11-08

and World War I had been retired
since 1886. He lived at the Dresden
Apartments, 2126 Connecticut ave-
nue. NV.
A native of Boston, Admiral Clark
was graduated from Annapolis IN
1893. During the Spanish American
War he served in Commodore
Schley's Flying Squadron" in the
battle of Santiago, Cuba.
From 1907 to 1915, he served as an
ordnance inspection officer at sew
eral shore bases and aboard the
battleship Utah and the cruiser
Baltimore. He was skipper of the
Baltimore with the rank of lieuten-
ant commander. In 1909 he was an
aide on the staff Of the commander
In chief Of the Pacific Fleet.
During World War I, Admiral
Clark received the Navy Cross for
conducting training cruises on his
ship, the Vermont. He held the
rank of captain at this time. After
the war, he commanded the battle
ship Maryland and later a light
cruiser division.
In 1919 he returned to the Pacific
Fleet, this time as the chief of staff
to the commander of battleship
squadron I. Later he held the same
position as captain with Squadron
Nv. He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Nina Swain Clark