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Evening star., 1947-12-13
Gun Death Of UphoIsferer
Is Certified as Suicide \.

Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
has issued certificate of suicide in
the case of Joseph Via, 65-year-old
upholsterer who was found dead
with a bullet in his brain in his
basement workshop at Ills Hamlin
street NV. yesterday.
Miss Betty Ann O'Neill boarder
at the house, told police that Mr..
Via had gone to his workshop about
4 pm. A few minutes earlier ne had
turned to his wife, Mrs. Lula Via
wishing her "all the luck in the
world" she said.
Miss O'Neill, student at Cen
trail High School, said she had heard
shot almost Immediately after
Mr.. Via had gone downstairs. He
was found on a couch with a re-
volver by his side. A private phy-
sician, DR.. Charles Bovine, pro-
nounced him dead.
Mr.. Via, who was said to have
been in i'll health, came to Wash
ington from Lynn County, Mo-,
about 20 years ago. In addition to
his widow he is survived by four
sons, Alton and Joseph Via. Of Falls
Church; Deane Via of Alexandria
and Archie Via, Washington. Also
surviving are two daughters. Mrs.
Dorothy Perry and Mrs. Elizabeth
Finelli, both of Washington,
Evening star., 1947-12-13
Stock Market Shows
Strength on Busiest
Saturday Since May
By the Assoeiotsd Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 13-Selected
oils, rails and industrials extended
the recovery in today's stock market
although progress for many leaders
was slight.
Dealings were among the liveliest
for Saturday since last May. Mild
irregularity persisted until the final
hour when trends hardened in most
departments. Gains of fractions to
a point or more predominated near
the close. Transfers for the two
hours were in the neighborhood of
100000 shares.
Short covering and other buying,
mainly by professionals, still was
based on the idea that reinvestment
purchasing will become more in
sistent as tax selling dwindles and
possibly bring a substantial rally
before the month ends. Good divi-
dends, on the whole, again elected
scant response. Some speeding oils
Of Friday took rest but others con-
tinued to reflect mounting prices for
crude and refined petroleum prod
ucts. Many customers stood aside to
await Washington anti-inf1ation
moves and more light on foreign
situations.
The lately erratic performer, Pa
ciflc Western Oil, jumped about 4
points at one time. At peaks for
1947 were Ohio Oil, Nickel Plate
Railway and Follansbee Steel. In
front most of the session were East
ern Stainless Steel, Youngstown
Sheet, Shell Union Oil, Mission
Corp, Caterpillar Tractor, Cerro de
Pasco, Dupont. Union Carbide,
United States Gypsum, Owens -Illi-
nois, American Telephone, Southern
Railway and Southern Pacific.
Intermittent lagards were Good
rich, United Aircraft, North Ameri-
can, Electric Power 81 Light, Phelps
Dodge and Chesapeake & Ohio. A
number of pivotals held to a narrow
course.
Bonds were steady and grain fu-
lures lower.
In the curb Patchhogue Plymouth
Mills climbed sharply on a cash and
stock dividend. Easy Washing Ma
chine was propped by disburse-
ment. Forward leaners were Nc
Cord Corp, Pantepec, American
Meter and Consolidated Gas of Bal
timore.
Evening star., 1947-12-13
Stassen Will Present.
HaIsey Bust 10 Naval
Academy Tomorrow
BY the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, Dec. 13.-Admiral
William F. (BulD Halsey, whose
Sd Fleet won glory in the struggle
with the japanese in Pacific, will
be honored tomorrow at a ceremony
enshrining bust of his likeness in
the Naval Academy Museum.
Harold E. Stassen, Republican as
pirant for the presidency, who
served as Admiral Halsey's flag sec
retary with the rank of captain, will
present the bronze work of art to
the academy on behalf of Mr.. and
Mrs. Benjamin Gossett of Charles
ton, N. C.
Rear Admiral James L. Holloway
jr., Naval Academy superintendent
will receive the bust executed by
Wheeler Williams of New York.
Mr.. Gossett attended the Naval
Academy and later joined the Ma
rine Corps. He is president and
treasurer of the Gossett mills OF
Anderson, S. c.
A group of distinguished visitors
many Of whom served with Admiral
Halsey during the war, will attend
the ceremony on the steps of the
museum.
Admiral Holloway will deliver the
bust to the custody of Capt. H. A
Baldbridge, curator of the museum
Evening star., 1947-12-13
St. Francis Cabrlni Papers
Treated for Preservation

The papers of Saint Frances
Xavier Cabrini. covered with trans
parent tissue for preservation, were
returned yesterday by DR.. Morris
L. Radof1, Archivist of Maryland
to the Apostolic Delegate OF the
Roman Catholic Church in Wash
ington. the Most Rev. Giovanni
Amleto Cicognani.
The work OF preservation was
done by Mrs. Jane r. Moss, techni-
clan In Maryland's Hall of Records
at Annapolis, according to the As
sociated Press.
The papers contained some tele-
grams, possibly the first sent by a
person, who later became a saint.
Mother Cabrini, who was canonized
July Z, 1916, founded the Sacred
Heart Mission. She was natural
lied American citizen, born in Italy.
She died in Chicago in 1917.
Evening star., 1947-12-13
D. G. Man Shares Estute
Under New York Will

Stephen v. c. Morris, 2817 N
street NV. will receive a third Of
the residual estate of Mrs. Eva Van
Cortlandt Hawkes., New York
philanthropist who died December
5, 1t was learned today.
In q will filed for probate yester-
day in New York, Mrs. Hawkes. di-
rected that her residual estate be
shared equally by Mr.. Morris and
two other nephews, the Associated
Press reported.
Charitable and religious organi-
cations will receive s250,000 under
the will, which also includes legacies
ranging from $4,000 to $25, 900. Total
value OF the estate was not given.
Evening star., 1947-12-13
PuuIey
Continued From First Page.

cry they could not have known
that he was active in the markets.
Mr.. Pauley estimated he held
about 1000 bushels of commodities
when he took the Job under Mr.:
Royal and that he had disposed
of all except $4,000 bushels which
he said he bought as a bonus for
a number Of employees. :,
During the hearing Mr.. Pauley
disclosed that before entering the
Army Department he had talked
over with Senator Taft of Ohio,
chairman of the Senate Republican
Policy Committee, his chances of
being confirmed for a permanent
Government post as Assistant Sec
retary of the Army. =
Senator Taft later told newsmen
the Policy Committee turned thumbs
down, as 1t did early in 1916 after
Mr.. Pauley was nominated for I'm
derSecretary of the Navy.
Evening star., 1947-12-13
Foreign Aid
Continued From First Page.)

and then added $4,000, 900 for China,
making the new total $500, 900 900.
What to do about China is one
OF the major undecided questions.
Many Senate members are sympa-
thetic to the House move to aid
China on the theory that COM
munism must be stopped" in the
Far East as well as in Europe. But
the State Departments own plans
for aiding that nation do not call
for funds until next April /.
A compromise allowing some aid
to China, but less than the House
figure, appears likely.
Wheat Proposal Also Difficult.
Another major hurdle for the con-
fereeS Is an amendment inserted
in the bill on the House floor which
would require this Nation to have q
wheat carryover (stocks on hand
Of $50, ,000, 900 bushels on next June
80 unless next Mays crop estimate
indicates prospects for more than
Evening star., 1947-12-13
; Rings Valued at $500
Stolen From Office

Three diamond rings, valued at
$1,000, were reported to have been
stolen yesterday from the Office of
Milton Bass, an official of the Byrne
Organization, contractors, 2607 Con-
necticut avenue NV.
Police said that the thieves were
believed to have climbed a fire es-
cape and forced a fourth floor win
dow.
Mr.. Bass was keeping the rings in
a cabinet in his office. He planned
to give them to his wife for Christ
mas present, he said. They were
sent to him on approval from a
Norfolk, Va, jewelry firm, he added.
Evening star., 1947-12-13
Policeman Fined SIS
For Sleeping on Duty
After Pleading Guilty

A police trial board today imposed
fines totaling $75 on a No. 10 pre-
cinct policeman who fell asleep on
his beat. 1t had under advisement
the case of No. II precinct police
man charged with neglect of duty
in failing to make thorough in
vestigation and arrest in a knitting
episode.
Pvt. jerome j. Jones, %, who
pleaded guilty at hearing yester-
day, was fined $50 for having been
asleep and failing to patrol his beat
November 30, and $25 for failure to
report over the patrol communica-
ton system.
Pvt. Jones, who joined the force
in 1943 and served in the Navy dur
ing the war, told the board he had
been fatigued after a day of caring
for a sick wife and child and three
other children.
Pvt. Robert w. Haun, 20, for
mer Marine who joined the force in
1912, pleaded not guilty to the
neglect of duty charge heard yester-
day by the trial board consisting
of Police Inspector Clement Cox,
Capt. Albert I. Bullock and Assist
ant Corporation Counsel Irving
Byran.
He said that while off duty the
night of November Is he came on
the scene of a reported fight be-
tween several soldiers and two
civilians on the street in the 2800
block of Nichols avenue Sc, at
about $50 pm He made no arrests,
ne explained. because he had not
witnessed the fighting. AS he was
about to go to the precinct station
about 10 pm. to report the incident
Lieut.. Roy Aggleson arrived on the
scene.
Assistant Corporation Counsel
William S. Cheatham informed the
board that three persons were in
jured in the fighting and that Pvt.
Haun was negligent in not making
a prompt report. Defense Counsel
Charles E. Ford declared Pvt.
Haun, although off duty. was inves-
tigating in a normal manner.
The three men reported to have
been injured in the fight were Pic.
Thomas R. Bryant of Boiling Field,
Clyde C. Carter, naval Gun Factory
blacksmith, and Leo Buckler, a st.
Elizabeths Hospital attendant. Pvt,
Bryant and Mr.. Carter were treated
for cuts and Mr.. Buckler for facial
bruises.
Evening star., 1947-12-13

00O00,00O bushels of wheat, a high
figure. in the 1948-49 crop year
1t was this amendment which
caused Chairman Eaton of the
House Foreign Affairs Committee
and one of the conferees to declare
yesterday that the House had turned
the aid bill into a farm bloc
bill"
Agreed on yesterday was an
amendment to permit the Recon-
struction Finance Corp. to advance
up to $l50,000,000 for use under the
act pending passage of the appro-
priation bill which must follow the
Authorization Act now being worked
over by the conferees.
House May Act Next Week.
The House Appropriations Com
mittee probably will report an ap-
preparation bill early next week,
though the total amount of money
it may contain is not yet known.
Chairman Taber is known to favor
a smaller amount than either the
Senate or House agreed to in the
authorization bill. The. Senate Ap-
preparations Committee has been
holding hearings on the bill but
cannot act until the appropriation
is passed by the lower house.
Thus next week, intended by con-
gressional leaders to be the last
week of the special session before a
Christmas recess, may well produce
a legislative log jam. This will be
especially likely if argument de-
velops over the imitation meas
ures being pushed by the Republi-
cans.
Meanwhile, President Truman
yesterday called bipartisan confer
ence OF congressional leaders for
Monday to discuss the whole prob
lem of European relief. 1t will in
clude the long-range, four-year Mar
shall plan, but will not be preview
Of it, the Presidents press secretary
Charles G. Ross, told newsmen.
Landon Boosts Marshall Plan.
The long-range program will 60 to
Congress shortly" Mr.. Ross said
but he did not specify time. 1t will
not be considered by Congress, how
ever, until the regular session in
January.
The Marshall plan received 8
boost yesterday from Alf M. Ian
don, former Kansas Governor anc
1886 Republican presidential NOM
inee. He conferred with Mr.
Truman and later told re.
porters the President wants Con-
gress to underwrite the Western
European recovery program for al
least four years. He said the Presi,
dent had authorized him to relay
to reporters the presidential wish
for the four-year guarantee. Such
guarantee was suggested by the
nonpartisan Hartman Committee
although that group suggested fund.
be voted on year-to-year basis.
The view is in conflict, however
with the stand of Senator Taft, Re
publican, of Ohio, and several Other
COP leaders who do not look with
favor on any such guarantee" Of
American aid,
Evening star., 1947-12-13
Big Four
Continued From First Page.)

MolOCoV charged the western pow
ers were prof1ting on German ex-
ports, were buying up German firms,
were piling up economic obligations
on Germany and trying to per
petuate the division of Germany"
All this, Mr.. Molotov declared,
was part of strategic scheme to
convert the western zones into a
basis for an atatck on the demo-
cratic"-that is the communist
countries of Europe.
What was new, however, accord
ing to American officials, was to
have Mr.. Molotov organize all these
charges into single bombsheli
speech and explode it in the faces
OF the three ministers. Among them
the three had already denied each
OF the charges. In bringing up the
same points again Mr.. Molotov had
IN effect labeled their denials as
false.
When Mr.. Molotov finished and
his statement was translated, harsh
words began to fly from the other
three corners of the table-Words
that in the older diplomacy would
have been fighting talk when ex-
changed between foreign ministers.
Critical Moment in Affairs.
Gen. Marshall declared that Mr..
Molotov's method of procedure
makes it rather difficult to inspire
respect for the dignity of the Soviet
Union" Mr.. Bevin plunged in
swinging verbal blows. Mr.. Molotov,
he said, had dealt to the other for
eign ministers insults" and abuse
which would be resented by the
people Of the British Empire.
Members of the American delega-
ton present in the room said the
tension was electric.
Il suddenly had a sense of being
present at critical moment in
world affairs" one Of Gen. Mar
shalls advisers said.
The starting point of the angry
argument was a British proposal
that the United States, Britain
France and Russia agree to supply
information about reparations from
their zones of Germany. This was
mainly an effort to smoke out the
Soviet Union on Withdrawals from
Eastern Germany which Mr.. Bevin
said had been reported to total
81 100000.
Mr.. Molotov countered with a
move which would have made the
agreement to give information con-
dltlonal on agreeing first on the
amount of reparations.
Cross Roads Reached.
The western Ministers said this
was impossible. Gen. Marshall de-
manded that the information be
reported by Monday. Mr.. Molotoy
rejected that unless his conditions
were accepted.
The Russians have been demand
ing $4,000, 100000 for themselves
and Poland, most of it to be paid
out of German reparations. The
United States says such sum would
either have to be subsidized by
American help to Germany or col
lected by disastrously lowering the
German standard Of living. Gen
Marshall has said that either sit
uation was unacceptable.
The western delegates came out
OF yesterdays session with the ex-
pressed feeling that as Mr.. Bidault
told the Council, the Big Four had
reached the cross roads. An abso-
Lutte deadlock on reparations in cir
cumstances now existing would
wreck the conference as readily as
1t contributed to blocking any agree
ments on Germany at the Moscow
conference last spring.
Evening star., 1947-12-13
Economic
CONTINUED From First Page.)

COnCrOlS expire february ~ unless
Congress acts.
The committee said Mr.. Truman
ought to use these controls so as to
adjust exports to domestic stabil-
ity."
The committee said that in re-
sponse to Mr.. Truman's bid for
authority to restrain the creation of
infiationary bank credit, it has pro-
posed an increase of gold reserve re-
quirements against Federal Reserve
Bank deposits and against currency
issued by the Reserve Banks.
The report said this should indi-
cate:
/. That it is Governments policy
to prevent, as far as possible, higher
prices incident to the expansion OF
bank credit;
2. "A change from present easy
money and credit policies to a
policy under which there will be
gradual decrease in the volume and
velocity of money and credit in re-
straint of further inflationary pres
sures from this course"
Additional Action Expected.
But it is to be expected, the re-
port added, that the Government
and Federal Reserve Board will take
additional action along administra-
tive lines to help stabilize price and
obtain sound economy"
The statement OF Republican
aims, which Senator Taft said will
be made public only after it has
been carefully screened by the con-
ference, is expected to explain that
the COP is just as much worried
by the threat of imitation as the
Democrats.
1t was said to list, point by point,
the measures the Republican lead
ership intends to lay before the
regular session of Congress in
January. as we'll as the proposals
on which action will be sought be-
fore the special session shuts up
shop next week end.
Senator Taft already has said that
three Of the four points covered
in the Wolcott bill, approved by the
House Banking Committee, are in
cluded in the overall policy state
ment
Would Suspend Anti Trust Laws.
He listed these as an extension of
President Truman's authority over
exports, expansion of transportation
controls and the proposal under
which industry and agriculture could
reach voluntary agreements for par
ceiling out scarce goods and possibly
for reducing prices.
This would require partial sus-
pension of the Antitrust Act, which
MI. Truman said at a news confer
ence Thursday he will oppose.
However, the White House later
advised that Mr.. Truman would
agree to relaxation of the Antitrust
Act in cases approved by the At
torney General in advance.
House Majority Leader Halleck
said that shows president Tru-
man himself does not know how the
anti-inflation program that he
submitted to the Congress would
be carried out Mr.. Halleck added
that the country thus was con-
fronted by the spectacle of the
President having to "eat crow"
An administration bill submitted
previously by Secretary of Com
merce Hartman had provided for
partial suspension of the antitrust
laws to permit voluntary agree
ments on the ALLEGATION Of scarce
goods. Mr.. Truman insisted this
was not nearly as broad as what the
Republicans propose.
Other points the Republicans are
expected to stress include call for
sharp reductions in Government
spending, cut in individual income
taxes, extension of rent controls and
restoration of the curbs on INSTALL
ment buying which expired No
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Evening star., 1947-12-13
E. 0. Proctor to Head
HyottsviIIe Church Club

E. o. Proctor has been elected
president of the Mems Club
of Pinkney Memorial Episcopal
Church, Hyattsville.
Other new officers are w. X
Cooper, vice-president; E. D. Diet
rich, secretary; and Irving P. Mat
ter, treasurer.
Evening star., 1947-12-13
5000 Gifts to Be Sent
u. S. HospituI Patients

More than 5000 gifts and 4,500
filled stockings are to be delivered
to patients in Government hospitals
of the Washington area before
Christmas, the District Red Cross
announced today.
The Christmas gifts, including
Christmas decorations and food, are
being contributed by more than 200
organizations and individuals, the
announcement said.
One of the largest gifts, grand
piano, was presented last night to
the Fort Belvoir Station Hospital
by the Communication Workers of
America.
Air pressure at sea level is about
2,l00 pounds per square foot.
Evening star., 1947-12-13

nounced that the Executive Board
had selected successor to John
OLeary. who died in San Francisco
just after the AFL convention. He
is Thomas Kennedy, mild-mannered
former Lieutenant Governor of
Pennsylvania, who has served as
UNIV secretary treasurer since Mr..
Green left to head the AFL in 1925.
John Owens of Cambridge, Ohio,
who had served for several years as
head of the unions District 6, was
selected secretary treasurer.
UNIV spokesmen indicated that
Mr.. Kennedy had been selected to
take over the leadership Of the union
when Mr.. Lewis steps down. How
ever, barring serious illness or death
of Mr.. Lewis, that is not expected to
take place soon. Mr. Kennedy is 60
and Mr.. Lewis will be 68 in January
Few die and none resign" was the
comment of Mr.. Adams when asked
about reports of Mr.. Lewis letire-
ment.
Retirement Unlikely
1t was not held likely that Mr..
Lewis would pick this time to step
down, with national elections coming
on next year and all of organized
labor pledged to repeal the Taft
Hartley Act and defeat those mem
bers of Congress who voted for the
law.
That Mr.. Lewis will take an active
part in the national political cam
paign was held certain. just where
he will light or who he will support
was anybody's guess.
This was not the first time Mr..
Lewis and his union had broken
with the AFL. The union was sus-
pended and finally expelled from
the Federation after Mr.. Lewis led
the organization of the CIO 1885,
1888. After stepping down as head
of the CIO late in 1910, following his
failure to defeat President Roosevelt
In the election that fall, Mr.. Lewis
finally took the UNIV out Of the
CIO in 1912.
Rejoined In 1916.
The UNIV re-affiliated with the
AFL in January, 1916, after several
efforts to bring about a reconcilia-
ton failed. He was promptly elected
to the AFL executive council with
the title of vice president.
Mr.. Lewis final break with the
Federation came after he had failed
to convince other Federation leaders
that they should start an all-out
battle against the Taft-Hartley Act
by refusing to sign the non-Com-
munist affidavits required for recog-
milton under the act.
He was beaten decisively on that
point at San Francisco and he Bit
terly assailed other AFL leaders.
He referred to them as "intellectu-
ally fat and stately asses" and
cracked that the "AFL has no head.
The neck just grew up and haired
over"
Refused Reelection.
At San Francisco he refused to
run for reelection to the Executive
Council and boycotted final sessions
of the convention.
Almost to a man the miners were
backing Mr.. Lewis latest move.
A few hours after Mr.. Lewis an
nounced the break, the miners
gathered in little groups in company
stores and on street corners. There
was some dissension, but very little.
Typical of the pro-Lewis comment
was this statement from Tom Brown,
vice president Of UNIV Local 5085 !:
John L. Lewis always has played
smart and he's done it this time.
He's the greatest labor leader in the
world. We're back Of him 100 per
cent"
Evening star., 1947-12-13
There Is Still Time to Give

Many District residents have not been approached
by volunteer solicitors contributions the Community
Chest Federation
1t is not yet too late to clip this coupon fiji 1t and
mail personal gift Make your check payable the
Community Chest Federation and mail 1t to 11O1 M
street NV.
COMMUNITY CHEST FEDERATION
1101 M Street NV,
Washington 5, D. C.
Here is my contribution to the Community Chest
Federation campa 'gn for 1948:
Total gift: $.----------- Amount ncosed $-------.
Balance payable in 1948: $--
To be paid Herewith r Monthly RI Quarterly n
Mr..
Miss tSignature of subscriber.)
Mailing Address ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Evening star., 1947-12-13
Weather Report

District of Columbia - Mostly
cloudy with highest near 40 this
afternoon and lowest about 80 to-
night. Tomorrow mostly sunny and
somewhat warmer. Gentle variable
winds this afternoon and tonight.
Virginia-Mostly cloudy and not
so cold with some light rain or snow
extreme southeast portion early to-
night. Tomorrow partly cloudy and
somewhat warmer.
Maryland--Mostly cloudy and not
quite so cold tonight. Tomorrow
partly cloudy and somewhat warmer
Wind velocity, 2 pm; direction,
south.
River Report.
Prom United States Engineers.)
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah clear at
II
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Lewis

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HiEh and Low for Yesterday.
High, 40, at 3 pm.
Low, 80. at $40 am.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 96. on August "A.
Lowest, z, on February 8.
Tide Ta ahlAs