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Evening star., 1947-02-27
| Truman to Shun
Bull Fights on
| Mexican Visit
By the Associufed Press

One of the things President Tru-
man won't do on his three-day visit
to Mexico next week is see a bull
fight.
The White House made that clear
today in response to reporters ques-
tions about the visit BEGINNING
March 3.
It has already been announced that
the President will fly over a volcano.
White House aides we're able to
give these details about the visit:
Tie time for Mr.. Truman's speech
in Mexico City next Monday has
not been definitely set, but will
probably be around 1880 pm.
President Aleman of Mexico will
speak first at the Mexico City State
dinner with President Truman re-
spending.
Mr.. Aleman announced yesterday
that he would return Mr.. Trumans
visit during the last two weeks in
April.
Evening star., 1947-02-27
An explosion during a three.

An explosion during a three
alarm fire today rocked the
four-story brick priests clois-
ter" housing faculty members
on the Georgetown Univer-
sity campus. The blaze threat
ened the main quadrangle and
sent one fireman to the hospital
Priests in the building when the
fire started attempted to fight the
flames with hand extinguishers but
were driven out by dense black
smoke.
Part of the roof of the building
caved In as f1remen reached the
scene. Fire Chief Clement c. Muir
ply said he believed the blast was
caused by a back draft from the
fire.
The structure, known as the Null
ledy Building, is connected to the
student dining hall and is located
directly behind the main dormitory
near the south end of the George
town University campus.
A, high wind threatened to carry
the blaze across the roof of the
building to the dormitory, but fire.
men were able to control the baze
before it spread beyond the explo-
SION rocked structure.
The injured fireman was identi-
fled by Chief Murphy as Pvt. Scott
Valentine of No. Engine Com
pany. He suffered a possible frac-
Evening star., 1947-02-27
Only 2 Of 215 Delivery Bikes
In D. c. Operating Legally

All but 2 of the 215 motor bikes
or scooters used by District mer-
chants for delivering small packages
are operating Illegally, police said
today.
Inspector Arthur e. Miller. head
Of the Police Traffic Bureau, said.
however, he does not plan to order
the arrest Of drivers, because the
vehicles will be barred from the
streets soon unless they can pass
inspection for issuance Of 1S47 IL
tcense tabs.
All autos, including motor bikes,
are required to have the license
tabs attached by April l.
George E. Keneipp, director Of the
Department Of Vehicles and Traffic,
said motor bikes cannot pass in
spection unless they have head
lights, locking devices and horns
or other warning signals. He added
he warned dealers and manufac-
turers Jast summer they had until
Evening star., 1947-02-27

February Is to comply with regu-
lations but, as far as he has been
able to learn, they have done
nothing.
Mr.. Keneipp also said 11,000 cars
in the District still lacked inspec-
ton stdckers on February l. De-
spite the rush at inspection stations
since then, he said, about 5000 cars
have not been inspected and passed
They will not be able to obtain l947
tabs unless htey are inspected, he
said.
The mailing of application blanks
for new tabs continues, he an
nounced. Up to last night, he said,
Ill ,108 had been mailed, with about
81, 600 still to 60.
Mr.. Keneipp suggested that tabs
be attached early to be sure they
are securely fastened He recalled
that many tabs were stolen the last
time they were issued because they
were not fastened properly.
Evening star., 1947-02-27
Grand Jury lndicts
EisIer for Refusal
10 Testify !. for y! House
Hnheos Corpus Action
Started to Return AIIeee
Communist Head Here
By W. G. PoIIord

Gerhard Eisler, who has been
described as the leading Com
munist in this country, was in
dicted today by the District
grand jury on a charge of re-
fusing to be sworn in and testify
before the House Committee on
I'm american Activities on Feb
ruary 6.
The indictment was returned be-
fore Chief Justice Bolitha j. Laws
of District Court. The case was
presented to the grand jury by
United States Attorney George Nor
ris Fay and Assistant United States
Attorney William Hitz.
After Eisler's refusal to testify
before the committee, the House
voted, 370-to-1, to cite him in con-
tempt and forward the case to Mr..
Fay for presentation to the grand
jury.
The House Committee had sought
to question Eisler about his alleged
activities in the Communist Party
in this country, Germany and Rus
|sia.
While Eisler's first name has COM
monty appeared as Gerhard 1t was
noted that it was spelled "Gerhart'
in the indictment.
He now is in custody of the I'm
migration and Naturalization Blu
reau in New York, Mr.. Fay said
adding that Eisler cannot be re-
moved to the District for arraign-
ment until a writ Of habeas corpus
is approved. Such action is being
considered in the Federal Court fol
the Southern District Of New York
MIR. Fay said.
The habeas corpus proceeding will
be to test the legality Of Eisler's
apprehension and detention as q
German enemy alien, Mr.. Fay said
He said a detainer will be placed
against Eisler in New York fol
his immediate apprehension after
the proceedings there have been
determined.
Mr.. Fay announced that the grand
jury soon will receive additional
evidence in other alleged violations
of Federal statutes,
Evening star., 1947-02-27
U. 5, Russian Firing
In Korea Reported
BY the Associated Press

SEOUL, Feb. 27.-Korean quar-
ters asserted today that American
and Russian troops exchanged shots
Tuesday along the line between
their occupation zones, but Ameri-
can intelligence authorities dis
missed it as minor incident which
had been highly exaggerated"
Intelligence officers said an Amer
lean border patrol rushed to Pack
chon, about 2 miles inside the
American zone, after receiving q
report that seven Russians were
firing rifles into the town. The
patrol saw two Russians hurriedly
leaving Paekchon as it approached
The Korean version said % Rus.
sians and IL Americans fired al
each other for IA hours ending al
midnight and that four Soviet fight
er planes appeared briefly over the
area. No casualties were reported
These sources said the following
day Korean police from the Sovie'
zone and Korean police from the
American zone fired at each Other
for 20 minutes in the same genera
area. They asserted the shooting
began when the North Koreans tried
to kidnap q Korean from the south
ern zone.
Evening star., 1947-02-27
Tribute to 3 Who Died Found
In Antarctic After 80 Years
By Thomas R. Henry
Star SfaH Correspondent

WITH THE NAVY ANTARCTIC
EXPEDITION, Feb. 27.-Ships of
the Navy expedition are beginning
to leave the Antarctic and Rear
Admiral Richard H. Cruzen, task
force commander, is taking home
with him an appropriate souvenir.
The souvenir is manuscript in q
bottle" found near the demolished
1911 camp of Capt. Robert Scott on
McMurdo Sound. 1t is merely a
sheet of school theme paper corked
in a brass cylinder and dropped on
the ice somewhere between 1914
and 1917.
The manuscript Is inscribed as
sacred to the memory" of three
members of Sir Ernest Shackleton's
expedition of those years and in
cludes passages from poetry by
Robert Browning. The men were
1t. Ananeas Lionel A. Macintosh
Evening star., 1947-02-27
House Unit in Furor Over Paper
Telling Writers What They Saw
Attoche Gives Out Description of Green's
Testimony at Labor Probe; All Deny Origin
BY james Y. Newton

The House Labor Committee,
which, among other things, en-
tertained Primo Camera and
gave 73-year-old William Green,
AFL president, a gruelling
seven-hour going over, was in a
"tizzy" today over a mysterious
news release which undertook to
set reporters straight on what
was going on before their eyes.
The news release, containing
some highly editorial comments
concerning Mr.. Green's testimony
on labor legislation yesterday, was
distributed to newsmen by a COM
mittee attache. Later, all hands
denied knowledge of its origin.
Representative Hoffman, Repub-
lican, of Michigan, who during the
Evening star., 1947-02-27
Blast During 8 -AIormFire Rocks
Priests CIoister at Georgetown
Part of Roof Of Four-Stoy Brick Building
Housing FocuIty Members Coves In

tured leg when a piece Of drainpipe
fell on him.
Damage apparently was limited to
the fourth floor and roof Of the
quadrangular brick structure al
though some of the windows on
the third floor were blown out by
the explosion.
The fire was brought under con-
troll in less than a half hour but q
pail Of smoke continued to hang
over the building.
Hundreds of students gathered
on the tennis court near the build
ing to watch the firemen get the
interior blaze under control.
The first alarm was turned In
at 11:19 am. AS the first hook
and ladder started rolling over the
campus lawn to reach the building,
the blast came.
Roar Heard Over Area.
The roar of the explosion could
be heard all over the area. Fire
men were endangered by falling
glass, bricks and pipe.
The smoke was so intense that
fremen had to don gas and oxygen
masks to approach the building.
After the blast, second and third
alarms followed quickly. The sec
ond was turned in at 11:27 am.
and the third at 1870 am.
Approximately IS priests live in
the building. Their rooms are on
(Sea RI ACT paua ASN -
Evening star., 1947-02-27

day tossed several score questions
at Mr.. Green, proposed to put the
staff of the committee under oath
to determine whether one Of the
committee members turned out the
release.
Mr.. Green said he would write
a letter of protest about the hand
out. It carried phrases concern
ing Mr.. Green's testimony and at
titude. such as seemed to infuri-
ate," apparently angry" and
"grudging admission"
Camera, who wrestled bit him
self last night at Turner's Arena
came into the House caucus room
to watch the committee grapple
with Mr.. Green. He entered with
q wave of a tremendous paw in the
Evening star., 1947-02-27
Senate Vote Expected
To Earmark Part Of
Budget Cut for Debt
Members Reported Split
On Amount Of Saving
To Be Set Aside
By J. A. O'Leory

The Senate is expected to go
on record tomorrow in favor of
earmarking for debt reduction a
definite part of the $4,000, 600, 900
it voted late yesterday to cut
from President Truman's $751;
900, ,000.0 900 budget.
A lively contest is under way be-
hind the scenes today, however, as
to the exact amount that should be
applied to whiting down the $685.
000, 900, 600 of debts Uncle Sam has
outstanding.
On one side is youthful Republi-
can Senator Knowland of Cali
fornia, who wants to use S., 3,000, 600, =
600 for debt reduction and will have
strong Democratic support.
Taft Favors Smaller Sum.
On the other side is one of the
Republican leaders. Senator Taft OF
Ohio, veteran Of many close legis-
lative battles, who has offered sub
stitute, allotting only $1,000, ,000, 900
to debt retirement.
The crux Of the fight is whether
tax reduction or debt retirement
would do more to stimulate and
prolong high volume of business ac-
tivity and employment.
Senator Taft regards tax reduc-
ton as more important, and says
the Knowland motion would inter-
fere with the setting aside of $3,-
soc, 100000 for a 20 per cent over
all cut in individual income taxes
Although he is proposing only ST.
000, 100000 for debt retirement,
Senator Taft said larger debt pay
|ment can be made if Congress goes
through with possible economies in
spending.
Senator Knowland believes his
debt amendment will carry. His
optimism was given credence yes
terday when Minority Leader Bark
ley, threw his weight to the side of
debt curtailment.
George Would Delay Cut.
He was followed by Senator
George, Democrat, of Georgia, an
Authority on Federal fiscal matters,
who urged Congress not to attempt
tax reduction before next January.
House Republicans, however, are
out to cut individual income levies
this year-at least by July /, and
once tax bill gets rolling it will not
be easy to vote against.
The s4,5oo,000, 900 economy goal
adopted by the Senate yesterday
81 to 33, was a substitute for earlier
House action, recommending a $6,-
600, 100000 cut in the Truman
budget.
After the budget resolution finally
passes the Senate, probably tomor-
row, the two branches must go to
conference over the difference In
their economy ideas. Ordinarily
such differences are compromised
which means the final budget cut
will be about 5000, ,o0o,o0
Put Over by Coalition.
The reduction from $1,000, 900 ,00(
to $4,500, ,000,0O was put over in the
Senate by a coalition of 30 Democrats
and 81 Republicans, who feared the
deeper cut would endanger national
defense. Twenty-four Republicans
and nine Democrats voted against
the smaller cut, but the roll call
was by no means a clear measure
1Sea PTTTCFT paoe A-d1
Evening star., 1947-02-27
Late News
Bulletins
3 Die in Gasoline Blast

BRISTOL, Tenn. tP.-Three
were known dead and q fourth
was believed to have perished
today when gasoline tanks at a
service station exploded, rock
ing downtown Bristol.
Builders AssdH Controls
CHICAGO (SpeciaD--The
Nations home builders, clos
ing their annual convention
here today, called for removal
Of all building controls and
asked for q ban on the closed
shop. They also charged that
restrictive practices Of COM
struction unions were raising
prices.
Earlier Story on Page A-24)
Evening star., 1947-02-27
Defense Is 0yerruIed
As Trial Of 'PIoHers
Is Begun in Hungary
First Defendant, Sweating
In Fur-Lined Coat, Races
To Ineriminote Group
BY the Associated Prsss

BUDAPEST, Hungary, Feb. u.
Defense attorneys objections
that they had not been per-
mitted to talk to their clients
were overruled today as the trial
of 13 prisoners accused of plot
ting to overthrow the Hungarian
republic got under way.
The lawyers asked for a postpone
ment. They also complained they
had not been given sufficient time
to read official accusations.
The first to testify under exami-
nation by Presiding Judge Peter
Janko-the judge asks all the ques-
tions while the defendant stands
rigidly at attention before the FIVE
man Peoples Court-was DR.. Gy-
orgy Donath. He is former men,
ber of Parliament accused Of being
the brains" behind the alleged plot
to undermine the present govern
ment, in which the small Holders
Party holds majority.
After denying guilt, Donath tolo
the court that an order creating ar
underground chief command" had
been drafted October 81, 1916, al
the home of former Gen. Lajos Dali
noki- Veress, another defendant.
Donath said he tried to revive
the Hungarian community" ar
anti Communist, anti German
Hungarian nationalist group, and
that it had 60 to 80 members by the
end of November, 1916.
As Donath volunteered informa-
ton, without waiting for questions
spectators muttered in astonishment
at his loquaciousness.
Despite the warmth Of the court
room, Donath was buttoned up in an
ankle length, lined leather coat
He perspired freely.
Court attaches said at least so OF
those attending the trial were mem
bers Of the political police. Re-
porters counted SO armed municipal
police about the courtroom.
Ironically the small chamber In
which the avowed enemies of com.
munism are being tried is the same
room in which Communist Leader
Matyas Rakosi, present Deputy Pre-.
mier, was tried and sentenced in 1884
for speaking as Communist to un-
dermine the government order.
Evening star., 1947-02-27

v. G. Hayward and the Rev. A. P.
Spenccr-Smith. They perished many
miles from the site where the cylin-
der was found.
The unsigned message said:
Sacred to the memory, 1914-1917,
Of 1t. Aeneas Lionel A. Mackin-
tosh, r. N. R.: v. G. Hayward, the
Rev. A. P. Spencer-Smith, B. A.,
who perished in the service of the
expedition.
Things for gain are naught,
But great things done endure.
"I ever was fighter, SO one
fight more,
"The best and the last.
81 should hate that death band
aged
my eyes and bid me creep past.
LET me pay in aminute life's full
(see HENRY, Page A-4D
Evening star., 1947-02-27
clio Electrical Union
Leaders F|atIy Deny
Communist Ties
'Red-Boitine' Is Charged
At Stormy Meeting
Of Senate Committee
BY the Associated Press

Top Objects OF Tie ClO UnlCeQ
Electrical Workers today fatty
denied Communist membership
and accused the Senate Labor
Committee of "red-baiting."
Three leaders of the union, headed
by Albert j.. Fitzgerald, president,
flared back at questions by Senators
Taft, Republican, of Ohio and Ball,
Republican, of Minnesota, with pro-
tests against "innuendo" and ''lies
and ISLANDERS"
MIR. Fitzgerald, after testifying
that he was against barring Com
munists, Socialists, Democrats, Re-
,publicans or any one else" from
union membership for reasons OF
race, creed or political belief,
snapped as he rose to leave:
IT have seen one of the finest ex-
amples of red-baiting here this
morning. We came here to testify
on labor legislation"
Senator Taft Interrupts.
Senator Taft interrupted him
And YOU failed to do so, Mr.
Fitzgerald. You haven't discussed
anything that is before the COM
mittee."
1--WE had been on our testimony
only two minutes" Mr.. Fitzgerald
rejoined, when you injected the
Communist issue"
Senator Ball asked the union pres
ident whether he regarded James
j. Matles, the unions secretary
treasurer, and Julius Emspak, direc-
tor of organization, as Communists
|or Communist sympathizers. Mr.
Fitzgerald said he did not, and sug-
gested the committee ask the off,
GERS directly.
Mr.. Matles, next to be called, was
greeted with the question point
blank.
II do not happen to be one," he
said firmly. He denied belief in
Communist doctrines, as well, and
under a barrage Of questions said
he had never been a Communist at
any time in his life.
Volunteers "No" Reply.
Mr.. Emspak, the next witness
promptly volunteered: Before you
ask the question, the answer is no.
He launched into a TRADE against
lies and ISLANDERS promoted by ad.
venturers in the labor movement
= - by congressional sources, in.
dustrial sources, the public press.
o. A. Knight, president of the
/ tCIO oil workers, called Senator
Balls bill to prohibit industry wide
collective bargaining "a hysterica
proposal" He said elimination Of
the closed shop and its modif1ca.
tions, also advocated by Senator
Ball, would permit management tt
conduct a guerrilla warfare behino
the lines" of unions. ~.
On the other side of the Capitol
william J. Grede, president of tn,
Wisconsin Manufacturers Associa.
ton, told the House Labor Commit.
tee that "the Federal Government
has no place in the employer
ploye relationship" He said tn.
regulation and control Of working
conditions, "if any is necessary,
should be at the State and loca
levels.
Mr.. Fitzgerald struck at proposef
labor laws as injurious" to workers
and aimed directly at the food OF
their tables and clothes on theil
backs"
He described the bill to outlaw in.
dustry- wide bargaining as another
Evening star., 1947-02-27
White House Rebuke
Of Bevin Intensifies
Palestine Controversy
Special Session of U. N.
On Haven for Homeless
Jews Is Studied

A tart statement from the
White House injected a new con-
troversial element today into the
troubled relations between this
Government and Great Britain
over the Palestine problem.
Meanwhile, British representa-
tives at Lake. Success, N. Y, studied
the possibilities of calling a special
session of the United Nations Gen.
eral Assembly to deal with the ques-
ton Of providing haven for home
less Jews.
Striking back at Foreign Minister
BeviniS thinly yelled charge that
politics dictated President Truman's
Yom Kippur statement last Octo-
ber urging admission OF 510D, 900 Jews
into Palestine, the White House late
yesterday declared the British cabi-
net officers House Of Commons
speech unfortunate and nislead-
Ing"
Senators Assail Bevin.
The Bevin assertion also drew fire
from both sides Of the Senate cham
ber.
Mr.. Bevin had declared that Mr.
Truman's October remarks, during
the congressional election campaign
spoiled" negotiations which might
have led to settlement of the
Arab-Jewish conflict.
II really must point out" the
British cabinet officer told the
House ofsC Commons, that in inter-
national affairs I cannot settle
things If my problem is made the
subject OF local elections"
The White House statement made
public by Press Secretary Charles
G. Ross retorted:
The impression that has arisen
from yesterdays debate in the
British Parliament that America s
interest in Palestine and the set
tlement of Jews there is motivated
by partisan and local politics is most
unfortunate and misleading"
Position Reiterated.
It went on to declare that Mr.
Truman's October stand simply re-
iterated the position he had com.
municated to Prime Minister Attlee
as long ago as August, 1945, and
made public in November, 1945.
Americas interest in Palestine,
the statement continued, "is of Ions
and continuing standing. It is 8
deep and abiding interest shared by
our people without regard to the!l
political afhliation."
Mr.. Bevin, opening debate OF
foreign policy in the House of Com
mons today, made no direct refer
ence to the storm aroused by hi
statement Tuesday, but said EN-
phatically that ION all questions oul
relations with the United State
are of a most cordial character
We shall not allow any wege to b.
driven between our two countries.
The British Foreign Office re-
fused to comment on the Whit,
House statement. The Foreign
Office said any further British
statement would "serve no usefu
purpose"
Mr.. Bevin's part in the Palestine
debate touched of brief furry or
the Senate floor before the White
House statement was issued.
Democratic Leader Barkley de.
clared Mr.. Bevin had in effect &C.
cused the President of "a cheap po.
litical trick"
That, Senator Barkley told hi
Evening star., 1947-02-27
Trumon ToIks With Aides
On Moscow Conference

President Truman conferred for
an hour this morning with Secre-
tary OF State Marshall, Undersecre-
tary Acheson and a group of con-
gressional leaders on issues involved
in the Forthcoming conference of
Big Four Foreign Ministers in Mos
COW.
There was an indication that for
eign relief might have figured III the
conversation. Chairman Taber of
the House Appropriations Commit
tee was invited, but White House
Press Secretary Charles G. Ross said
Mr.. Taber was not able to come to
the White House this morning. He
was to see the President this after
noon.
Chairman Vandenberg OF. the Sen
ate Foreign Relations Committee,
who served as spokesman for the
group, told newsmen:
"On the eve of Secretary Mar
shall's departure for the Moscow
conference we had a general dis
cussion of European problems which
are involved in the approaching
meeting"
Senator Vandenberg would not
add to that statement.
President Truman recently asked
Congress to appropriate $3.50, ,000, ,0oo
for relief of liberated countries until
their crops come in.
Others at the meeting were
Speaker Martin, Chairman Eaton OF
the House Foreign Affairs Commit
tee; minority leaders, Senator Bark
ley of Kentucky and Representative
Rayburn of Texas; Senator Con-
nally, Democrat, of Texas and Rep
resentative Bloom, Democrat, Of New
York, ranking minority members on
the Senate Foreign Relations Com
mittee and House Foreign Affairs
Committee reSpectiVely