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Evening star., 1947-01-30
British Troops Comb
Jerusalem Area for
Kidnapers Of Banker
Briton StumbIes Duzed an,
Bleeding Into Clinic
After 78-Hour Detention
By the Associated Press

JERUSALEM, Jan. 30.-British
troops 'swooped down on the
Montefiore quarter of Jerusalem
early today and began a house.
toulouse search for the kid
napers of H. A. I. Collins, British
banker who stumbled into a
clinic dazed and bleeding last
night after being held prisoner
for 78 hours.
The section-an ancient Jewish
quarter outside the old city walls
was cordoned of and several hun
dred persons were herded into has
tuy erected screening pens for ques-
tioning. At midmorning it was an
nounced that six had been detained
for further examination.
Police also cordoned off and
searched the Jewish industrial
suburb at Givat Shaul.
Judge Released Earlier.
Mr.. Collins, a former Army major,
was the second kidnapped Briton to
regain his freedom. His head and
eyes were injured by blows and
chloroform burns. Previously, Judge
Ralph Windham had been released.
Police gave this version of Mr..
Collins experiences:
He was chloroformed when kid
naped and when the drug wore OF,
he found himself blindfolded,
gagged and his head covered with
a sack. He was being marched over
rough ground. After a distance
Mr.. Collins estimated at some kilo-
meters, he found himself in a cave
having an iron door, a clay floor
and a stone shelf on which there
was a mattress.
Next morning a doctor came to
attend him and he was informed
the doctor had been delayed the
previous night because of the cur
few. Mr.. Collins could not describe
his guards, of whom he had three
a day.
Police Version of Release.
The account was not clear as to
how Mr.. Collins actually was re-
leased at Hadassah clinic. The police
version said:
"Just before his release, the same
doctor, who previously attended him
advised. him the best thing he could
do was to go as fast as possible to q
doctor. The guards then blind
folded and gagged him and put a sack
over his head. He then was walked
about for more than an hour, twist
ing and turning over extremely
rough road with bitches. The last
thing his escort told him was to re-
move his bandages when he heard
a car coming along"
The clinic first reported Mr.. Col
lins was in a serious" condition,
but announced later he was 'trecov-
ering from the ordeal and should not
be disturbed"
The hospital said he received .
(see PALESTINE, Page A-6J
Evening star., 1947-01-30
Austria Asks Big -Four
For Treaty 10 Serve
As Her Magma Carta'
Italy Also Seeks Share
In Writing Of Peace
Treoty for Germany
BY the Asseeieisd Press

LONDON, Jan. 30.-Austris
asked the Four-Power Confer
ence Of Deputy Foreign Minis
ters today to draft for her .
peace treaty which could become
a magma carta" for Austrians
rather than a burden.
italy also presented an appeal tc
the deputies, asking for a share in
the writing of the German treaty
in view of Italy's co-belligerency
late in the war.
Meanwhile, deputies Of the United
States, Britain and France appeared
to be lined up against the Soviet
Unions delegate, who seeks to allo'
strictly secondary roles to smaller
nations in drafting the German
peace treaty.
British sources said Austria put
herself formally on the record
against Yugoslav claims to the
province of Carinthia by asking the
deputies for a democratic constitu-
ton, member ship in the United Ma
tions, early withdrawal OF occupa-
tion troops and re-establishmenr OF
prewar boundaries.
First Victim of Nazis."
These informants said Austrian
Chancellor Leopold Figl told the
deputies, now drafting treaties fol
the March meeting of the Council
Of foreign Ministers in Moscow
that he assumed no >reparations
would be imposed on Austria be.
cause that nation was "the first vic.
tim of Nazi aggression"
"The Austrian nation has Learned
from bitter experience, and is re.
solved that Naziism in all its varia.
tions must be destroyed" Mr.. Fig
was quoted as saying. 1.-THE ma.
ton will oppose any kind of reviva
of Naziism or ideologies based or
nationalism, intolerance, material.
ism, acquisitiveness or the domina.
ton of other nations"
Mr.. Figl said he confirmed in the
name of the Austrian people anc
Parliament the provisional govern.
ment's declaration of April 81, 1945
proclaiming separation from the
German Reich and declaring the
Anschluss null and void.
Austria expected that "the means
of defense" would not be withheld
from her and hoped that all Aus
trian prisoners, military and civilian
would be returned, he said.
Contribution to Allies Cited.
Italy's plea for part in the writ.
ing of the German peace was NOR
ally justified, her representative tole
the deputies, by contributions to the
victory of the United Nations"
Ambassador Nicolo Carandini
italian representative in London, en-
tered the plea in a note to the
deputies.
Evening star., 1947-01-30
BY the Associated Press

The Reconstruction Finance
Corp. today approved $12,500,-
900 loan to the Lustron Corp. to
be used in financing production
of prefabricated metal homes for
veterans.
The announcement said the Chi
cago firm is to spend $3,500,00 of
its own money before drawing on
the RFC loan.
The loan is for two years, at 4 per
cent interest. It is to be used as
follows: $4,S85, 900 for machinery,
equipment and tooling, and $685.
O0C for working capital. The COM
pany will build houses of enamel
on-steel.
A dispute between former Housing
Expediter Wilson Wyatt and former
RFC Director George e. Allen over
the latter's refusal to approve loan
for LtIstron precipitated fight
which eventually led Mr.. Wyatt tc
Evening star., 1947-01-30
Co||usion Is Charged
On Naval Air Station
Work al Pafuxent
Witness Tells Senator'S
Of Irregular Payments.
Threat to His Life
By Joseph Young

Charges that irregularities ex-
ist at the Naval Air Station at
Patuxent River, Md, involving
civil service personnel working
for the Navy and private con-
tractors, were made today be-
fore the Senate Civil Service
Committee. ..
The witness, Warden F. Asher, an
engineer-draftsman at the station,
told the committee that collusion
apparently existed between civilian
personnel there and contractors.
The witness, who said his life had
been threatened If he testified before
the committee, declared he discov-
erd that a Baltimore contractor who
was paid by the Navy on cost-plus
basis was paid money for digging
"noneXistent five feet of dirt" for
construction of a runway at the field.
Remark Not Recalled.
Mr.. Asher identified Paul S. Penny
as the employe who had informed
him that he was going to be
bumped Off" Called to the stand;
Mr.. Penny, who works in the de-
sign section, said he didn't remem-
ber" making that remark to Mr..
Asher.
ut might have happened, but
don't remember it," Mr.. Penny de-
clared. Il wouldn't deny IT, but I
don't see why I should have said
it,"
The witness told the committee
he had done no work for private
contractors during Office hours or
after working hours.
Another charge made by Mr..
Asher was that he was ordered by
his supervisor to draw topograph-
ical maps for the contractor on the
Governments time and that the
contractor later submitted the map
as his own and was paid for it by
the Government.
Noted Dirt Level on Map.
Regarding the dirt-digging charge,
MIR, Asher said that while looking
over a typographical map, he dis
covered that the elevation record
ing on it was five feet higher than
the actual level. II told my super
visor, G.. j. Coleman, about it, but
nothing was done, and the contrac-
tor got credit for digging feet of
nonexistent dirt along the rum
way" he told the committee.
Mr.. Asher also said that he was
ordered by Mr.. Coleman to do some
work for a Baltimore contractor
identified as the Spence Howard Co.,
and that the map he drew for the
firm was later submitted by the
company to the Navy as its own
creation. Mr.. Asher said the COM
pany then received under the con-
tract 81 900 per typographical sheet
in its drawings for a proposed air.
field at Patuxent..
Senator Baldwin, Republican, of
Connecticut asked that the commit
tee call Mr.. Asher's superiors to an
swer his charges. Chairman LANCER
said that this would be done.
The committee interrupted Its in
vestigation of reported overstafiing
of Government personnel to hear Mr..
Asher,s story. Six subpoenas for
other Civil Service employees EN-
ployed at the naval station were is
sued today by the committee.
Evening star., 1947-01-30

cafeteria for breakfast, witnesses
said, Mr.. Knutson told Mr.. Engel
he was following the C1O line
in opposing the cut.
MIR. Engel told newsmen later
laughing, AFTER Harold made that
remark, he started to run, and
wouldn't let him"
Mr.. Engel said he took Mr.. Knut-
son by the arm and the Mime
sotan jerked away.
'I wouldn't have hit him fol
anything" Mr.. Engel said.
Mr.. Knutson refused to COM
ment.
One of those present was Repre-
sentative Hoffman, Republican, OF
Michigan.
Mr.. Hoffman told reporters that
Mr.. Knutson was sitting at table
when Mr.. Engel came in.
They got into a discussion on the
merits of Knutson's bill," Mr.. Hoff-
man related. "The discussion got
pretty hot. The rest of us were
laughing, but they weren't"
Mr.. Hoffman said he did not con-
Evening star., 1947-01-30
Washington's Pictorial Magazine

No matter what your family status reading taste
you will find something interest in The Sunday Stars
enlarged and improved Gravure Section.
Sundays of Washington's Pictorial Magazine as
the resyed 2page tabloid section has been titled will feature
An especially posed, fulcolor photograph of Mrs " K
Wellington Koo wife of the Chinese Ambassador in the pic
turesque formal attire of her native land.
illustrated article Nine. Koo's Chinese formais
suppementing the color cover.
Illustrated articles variety of other subjects ncud
ing the School, the Mnts collection of historic
vacation styles and Arthur Godeys new home
broadcasting studio.
features equally varied list of subectsthe
mission the Boys Club boxing tournament, occupatona
therapy for patients and Fairfax mans colec
ton of guns, few.
Be sure to read
WAsHINCTONs PICTORIAL MAGAZINE
starting next Sunday in
gbe Sunday $far
Evening star., 1947-01-30
By the Assoeioted Press

BY the Assoeioted Press
Senator Tobey, Republican, of
New Hampshire today opened q
Senate inquiry into rents with
an assertion that it 'rests
squarely upon the landlord" to
prove any need for higher rent
ceilings. He is chairman of the
Senate Banking Committee max
ing the investigation.
Meanwhile there was no imme-
diate explanation of yesterdays
mixup in which an OPA order pro-
posing to boost ceilings 10 per cent
was 'quashed by the White House
before it could be issued.
The committee originally was
scheduled to hear Government wit
nesses today, but Senator Tobey said
none would be present. This post
poned the appearance of James w.
Follin, deputy administrator of the
Office of Temporary Controls, who
had been expected to explain the
mystery of the short-lived rent in
crease order.
Tobey Wants Case Proved.
"We believe the average Ameri-
can wants to play fairly" Senator
Tobey said in a statement.
IF the Landlord is being discrimi-
mated against, If he is not getting
a fair return on his investment,
the American people will want to
do something about it, but the
American people want to be shown.
1.-THE burden of proving that rent
control should be abolished or re-
vised is placed squarely upon the
landlord"
Senator Tobey said the commit
tee was determined to protect the
interest of slum dwellers who would
not be able to fight for their own
interests in the drafting of new
legislation.
II think I am correct in my
understanding that in this class of
property not many if any improve
ments have been made by owners,
ana any increase IN rent would be
almost intolerable and unjustified," !"
he added.
Rent Order Called "Mixup."
One high official explained yes
terday's snarl over the proposed
rent order as simply a Government
agency "mixup."
President Truman scotched the
order the minute it came to the
attention of the White House." this
official told a reporter, adding:
"It seems to be quite definite there
will be no across -the-board increase
at this time"
The official, who would not permit
use of his name, said the order
went from Maj. Gen. Philip B.
.(See RENTS, Page A-6.J
Evening star., 1947-01-30
ky the Assoeioted Press

DEIROII, Jan. SU.-Ine ClO
declared today the outpouring
of portal pay suits for more than
$4,0C0,0 100000 resulted from a
colossal gamble" by employers
to evade the Wage-Hour Act.
Union attorneys commended in a
brief filed with Federal Judge
Frank A. Picard that employer liza
bility for such pay had been spelled
out time and again. since 1889.
Instead of complying with the
act, in accordance with those ad-
ministrative rulings and judicial de-
cisions," they said, American en-
ployers in wholesale fashion gam
bled on evading the act, hoping to
escape the consequences"
Most of the portal pay suits have
been filed by CIO member unions.
Hearing Due to End Today.
Attorneys for labor, industry and
the Government were to argue be-
fore Judge Picard in a hearing ex-
pected to wind up today.
A Supreme Court decision up
holding Judge Picard's findings in
a case involving the Mount Gle
mems (Mich) Pottery Co. opened
the f1oodgates for the similar liti-
CATION which followed on a vast
scale. The pottery firm itself has
only 1900 employees.
Judge Picard began the hearing
by asking attorneys for the company
and the local union to agree to 13
"facts in the case" dealing with time
spent by pottery employees in walk
ing to their jobs, changing their
clothing and preparing their tools.
Attorney Edward Lamb, for the
plaintiff, objected on each of the 13
stipulations.
Judge Picard warned both sides
at that point that somebody's got
to 60 out there and measure it," He
explained that he had attempted
himself to time the various pre-
liminary operations but had aban-
doned 1t when the company voiced
strong objections. He added that
the company also had refused to
permit representatives Of the local
union to time the various operations.
Witness Interrupted by Judge.
First witness before the court was
Frank Donner, assistant general
counsel of the CIO.
Judge Picard interrupted him
early in his review Of the case to say:
You are under the impression
that I decided in favor of portal-to-
portal pay. I held that from judg-
ing the time card that these
men, having gotten there early, ac-
tually started to produce early. So
far as the time spent going to the
time clock and walking to the bench,
ruled against the worker"
Mr.. Donner touched on what he
called the pressure brought to bear
on the court as result of the
Mount Clemens case. Judge Picard
interrupted:
Don't worry about this court.
This court is not going to be moved
by any clamor about threat to the
republic or anything else except
the facts"
Refers to Instructions.
At another point in discussing the
instructions given him by the Su-
prene Court, Judge Picard said:
"The court (Supreme) told me to
find out how long the walking time
was from the clock, not the time
spent on the parking lot or not
pillow-to:pillow as some one has
said, but the time from the clock to
the bench and then decide whether
the doctrine of 'di minimis' (trifles)
applied"
In his original decision, Judge
Picard held that the workers are
entitled to back pay for nonproduc-
tive time necessarily spend on COM
pany premises. The Supreme Court,
(See PORTAL, Pare A-6,)
Evening star., 1947-01-30
SOS From British Ship
Is Received in Munilo
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

MANILA, Jan. 30.-RCA reported
today it had intercepted an SOS
last night from the British freighter
Jalaputra saying it was aground
off the Preparis Islands" in the Bay
of Bengal and it might be necessary
to abandon ship. The 4,856-ton
ship is operated by the Scindia
Steam Navigation Co.
Evening star., 1947-01-30
By the Associated Press

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Jan. 80
"A tornado struck the northern
edge of Montgomery today and
the State Highway Patrol re-
ported several persons" injured.
Another report, unverified, said
''three or four" white persons and
several Negroes had been killed,
but the highway patrol said it had
no confirmation.
All ambulances, highway patrol
cars and police cars were rushed to
the scene just beyond the Army's
Gunter Field on State highway
No. II.
The storm missed the Army post
telephone operator at Gunter said
passing "just on the edge Of U.s."
The tornado struck almost two
Evening star., 1947-01-30
Some of AZ Feared Dead
AS British Ship Burns
BY the Asseeiosed Press

LONDON, Jan. 30.-Two passen-
gers and some of the 40 crewmen of
the 7,219-ton British steamer Sam
water were feared lost today after q
fire caused abandonment Of the ves-
sci during q trip from Australia to
Liverpool.
Evening star., 1947-01-30
Employers Tried
To Beat Portal
Ruling, C|0Says
Colossal GumbIe'
On Evoding Wage Act
Charged at Hearing
Mil HTIkI
BULLETIN

DETROIT (R.-The United
States Government, interven-
ing In the Mount Clemens Pot
terry Co. case, urged today that
portal pay time spent by labor
be balanced against periods of
time that employees devote to
personal pursuits during work.
ing hours.
Evening star., 1947-01-30
Tornado Strikes Edge
OF Montgomery, Ala;
Several Are Injured
All AmbuIonces Rushed
To Scene; Storm Misses
Army's Gunter Field
BULLETIN

MONTGOMERY, ALA. R.-
At least IL persons were in
jured, two seriously, when a
tornado struck a rural COM
munity 2 miles beyond the
Montgomery city limits today.
A score of houses and barns
were leveled. Power was cut
off at Gunter Field but no
damage was reported.
Evening star., 1947-01-30
Prove Rent Rise Need
1obey Warns Owners
As He Opens Inquiry
OPA PIon for Boosts,
. Repudioted by Trumon,
Is Explained as Mixup
BULLETIN

Chairman Tobey of the
Senate Banking Committee in
dicated today that the COM
mittee will seek an explanation
of why the administration
rushed up to the point of
making a 10 per cent rent in
crease, then backed away on
White House orders. Senator
Tobey called 1t a comedy of
errors" "a.
Evening star., 1947-01-30

(See TORNADO, Page A-69
Evening star., 1947-01-30

(See TAXES, Page A-60
Evening star., 1947-01-30

.(See RENTS, Page A-6.)
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-07-15
Editorial

About this time one year ago, remnants OF
the famed 442nd Combat Team and the Tooth
Battalion arrived aboard the Wilson Victory in
New York harbor after serving herocally on
the European continent
The feats of these battle-weary veterans
legend to this day.
The 442nd, for instance, has been repeated
ly called the 'most decorated unit in the Uni
ted States Army Members Of the original Tooth
Battalion, which also fought with great distinc-
ton, later joined the 442nd in the final Europe
an push.
New York City did not hold back in roar
ing out its thunderous thanks to these Ameri-
cam soldiers of japanese ancestry. All New
- York newspapers proudly played up the arrival
OF our boys. And who, among the vets can for
get the ''aloha" touch put on by the girls in
- grass skirts at the dock? Too the newsreel
cameramen were busily engaged in shooting
pictures of the happy Nse warriors ''safely
home from the wars
And it is recalled here that exactly one
year ago today, a rainy July 49, 1916, President
Harry s. Truman addressed the men of the
442nd Combat Team at review in the nations
capital:
-" 1T is very great pleasure to me today to
be able to put the Seventh Regimental Citation
On your banners.
'Y on to be congratulated on what YOU
have done for this great country of ours. think
1t was my predecessor who said than American
. ism is not a matter of race creed, it is mat
ter of the heart.
- You have fought for the free nations of
the world along with the rest of us. I congra-
tulate you on that and I can't tell you how
Very much | appreciate the privilege of being
able TO show you just how much the United
States of America thinks of what you have done.
- "You are now your way home. You
fought not only the enemy, but you fought pre-
Judlce-and you have won Keep up that fight
= and we will continue to win-to make this
great republic stand for just what the constitu-
ton says it stands for-the welfare of all the
people all the time'
To the vets-those who returned and those
who dldn' come back-thanks, once again.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-07-15
|LaudS Macarthur
Work in Japan

WASHINGTON D. c., July IS
Father Edward Flanagan, found
er of Boys Town, Neb., said last
week General Macarthur hopes to
Christianize all Japan within 10
years. although it is now about SO
per cent Christian.
Father Flanagan has just re-
turned from a three-month visit
to Japan and Korea as a consult
ant on youth problems He des-
cribed Macarthur as IAN inspired
man, a great statesman. Christian
and soldier, but humble man
with all this
He told reporters that the su-
preme allied commander in the
Orient feels that democracy never
can succeed until Japan is Christ
ian nation.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-07-15
POrtlander Combines Japan Manual,
Dictionary Of Language into Book

technique of illustrating the Ian
guage and features alphabetic
charts of common phrases, idioms,
signs and names which a visitor
to Japan would see or hear fire.
quently. His book is not designed
to teach the language. but to aid
the beginner attempting to speak
IL.
Customs and brief history of
the country are included in the
manual Wagstaff visited Japan
during the 1920s when he was a
U. S. consular service clerk in
Shanghai.
He studied Japanese here under
the Rev. Isaac Inouye. now of On
tario, and Father Nakajo, an Epis-
copal minister, now with the
Church of Holy Cross in Salt Lake
City.
Wagstaff worked on the manu-
al for eight years. assisted only
briefly by Mrs. Mariko Nishio, who
returned to Japan just before the
outbreak of war.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-07-15

PORTLAND. Greg. July IA
combination manual of Japan and
dictionary of the Japanese langu-
age in English has been completed
by Edwin Wagstaff, Portland
man.
Wagstaff authored 1t as a hand
book for missionaries, tourists to
Japan, importers and exporters. IL
brarians and government officials.
1t employs the Installation meth
cd to illustrate Japanese habits
and speech.
Wagstaff calls his book Little
Giant, Manual e. Dictionary of ia
panese in Roman Letters" 1t was
printed by the Western Training
Service Printing Co.
The author developed his own
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-07-15
Prince Writes
In English

TOKYO, July 15-Thirteen year
old Crown Prince Akinito has re-
ceived his final English lesson from
private tutor Mrs. Elizabeth Vim
ing of Philadelphia for the current
school year of Peers school which
will be closed for summer vacation.
School authorities said he made
such progress in the last eight
months under Mrs. Winnings tea
chings that he already writes his
diary in English.
The prince just finished second
grade in middle school.
The morning steals upon the
night, melting the darkness.
Shakespeare.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-07-15
AirlineS Seeks
Hawaii Route

Northwest Airlines last weekend
filed a brief with an examiner of
the Civil Aeronaics Board of an
immediate certification for a Paci-
fic Northwest-to-Hawaii air route.
The firm said st would violate
the fundamental policy underlying
the Civil Aeronatucis Act. -" If
the Pacific Northwest is permitted
to remain dependent upon service
by foreign-flag carriers operating
from Canadian cities or upon Cal
ifornia gateways, hundreds of miles
to the south.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-07-15
The Social WhirI

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Higa, here
from the East, are spending their
summer vacation in Seattle. Mrs.
Higa is the former May Ota.
RAAAA
Mr.. Masayuki Okazaki, who re-
centlyreceived his discharge papers
from the Army, visited here dur
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-07-15

ing the Fourth of July holidays
and then left for Spokane. Active
in local sports circle before the
war, he was an an-star basketball
player for the Locus Troys in the
Class IA league.
Mr.. Jack Yoshikawa last week
left on a business trip to Salt Lake
City, Utah.
H#aAA
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Yanagimachl
now are on their vacation in Los
Angeles, visiting Mrs. Yanagima-
chis relatives there.