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Evening star., 1947-02-22
In The Meas

Invitations to the wedding Febru-
ary 26 of Miss Helen Tucker An
drews and Mr.. Peter Harding Dill
ingham have been received ir
Washington. The bride-elect is the
daughter of Capt. and Mrs. Athertor
Macondray and the ceremony will
take place 5 o'clock in Honolulu.
The National Aeronautic Associa-
ton will honor the Nations second
oldest airline, Capital Airlines-PCA
'at a goth anniversary banquet
Thursday evening at the Statlel
Hotel. The guest list will be made
up of top persons from Washing
tons governmental, military, social
and aviation industry circles. The
principal speaker will be Mr.. c.
Bedell Monro, president of Capital
Airlines, who lives in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Guest and
Mr.. and Mrs. Abram Hewitt have
invited some people in for cocktails
tomorrow following the concert OF
the National Symphony Orchestra
The party will be held at the
Hewitts' home.
A champagne reception at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Abol Fazl
Fotouhi followed the christening OF
their daughter, Farida- -Mehri Eliza
beth, last Sunday. The ceremony
took place in the Children's Chapel
of the Cathedral of st. Peter and
st. Paul. Canon w. Curtis Draper
ir. performed the ceremony.
Evening star., 1947-02-22
Duchess Feted BY Red Cross
Several Parties ON Calendar
By Betty BeaIe

and Nine. Fernand d'Aillieres, who
are also here. She is leaving Wash
ington this evening and will shortly
go on a tour of the British chapters
in the West Indies. The Duke OF
Marlborough and their two children
are in Florida visiting his mother,
Mime. Jacques Balsan.
The Lebanese Minister and Mrs.
Malik's party was in honor of two
new members of the legation staff
both bachelors. One is the Coun-
selor, Mr.. George Hakim, who is
also one the Lebanese delegates to
the Economic and Social Council
of the U. N. The other is Mr.. Emile
Mattar, Attache, who, before his re-
cent arrival, was in the consul gen.
eralate in New York.
Guests at this party were mostly
counselors, secretaries and attaches
of other diplomatic missions as well
as number OF State Department
officials. Invited to drop by were
Mr.. and Mrs. 10y Henderson. Mr..
and Mrs. Winthrop G. Brown, Mr..
and Mrs. Henry S. Willard, Mr.. Jo-
seph C. Sattertilwaite, Mr.. and Mrs.
Adrian Colquitt and Mr.. William
Jenkins Of the State Department.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. Reid of the
New Zealand Legation were on this
list as were Mr.. and Mrs. T. H.
Eustace of the South African Le-
CATION, Sheikh Admed Abdul Jabbar
of the Saudi Arabian Legation, M.
and Nine. Raymond Dreux of the
French Embassy, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Oldham of the Australian, the
Charge d'Affaires of the Venezuelan
Embassy and Sonora de Falcon
Briceno, and Mr.. and Mrs. Gholam
Abbas Aram of the Iranian Embassy.
Several hundred guests were in
vited by Mr.. and Mrs. Taliaferro to
have cocktails at the Washington
Club. This number included, for
the most part, members of the resi-
dental set here, many old friends
of the hosts who have made their
home in Washington for years.
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ENGAGEMENT

Mrs. Leland W. Williams of Mil
waukee and Washington announces
the engagement of her daughter
Miss Barbara Jean Williams, to Mr.
Frank ]. Geraci, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Geraci
The bride-elect is the daughter of
the late Mr.. Williams and is a
graduate of Calvin Coolidge High
School. She at present Is an en-
ploye of the Federal Housing Ad-
ministration.
Mr.. Geraci also is graduate of
Calvin Coolidge High School and
is an employe of the Statler Hotel.
No date has been selected for the
wedding.
Evening star., 1947-02-22
Ship Deal FoiIed Jops, Yet
u. s. Can't Collect From Reds
By Phelps Adams

by international law to give Russian
ships safe conduct through these
waters.
Custody Receipt.
An American ship which was
merely loaned or leased to Russia
would not have passed inspection by
the Japanese, nor could the United
States safely charter these vessels to
Russia as it had done in the case
of similar transactions with the
British.
A ships papers had to be in order
and to show beyond question that
it belonged to the Russian govern
ment.
So the custody receipt covering
each vessel showed that the ship
had been delivered into the custody
and possession of Soviet Russia pur-
suant to agreement between the two
countries. State Department OFF,
cials now declare the only agree
ment we had with Russia was the
lease-lend master agreement, and
that this, therefore, was the agree
ment to which the custody receipts
referred. The receipts themselves
however. did not say so.
1t is doubtful that this deception
actually fooled the japanese, but
there can be no question but that
it served its purpose perfectly. The
Japanese could not interfere with
the movement of these ships with
out committing an overt act against
the Soviet government and risking
an immediate declaration of war
So they had to sit back and watch
one shipload of supplies after
another sail peacefully through their
own waters, knowing full well that
the supplies it carried might some
day be used against Japan, when
and If the Russians should join in
the Pacific war.
Protection for Ships.
! To protect these ships American
officials, meanwhile, let it be under
stood that the vessels had been
transferred outright to the Russian
| flag.
In all, 125 American ships were
turned over to the Soviet govern
| ment in this way. Four were lost
at sea and 26 were returned during
Evening star., 1947-02-22
Id Club to Hold
Fashion SbO1V

A fashion review and luncheon
will be presented by the Women's
Advertising Club of Washington at
1890 pm. Wednesday at the WASH
ington Hotel.
Spring woolens, crepes, silks and
many other fabrics, interpreted by
well-known designers. will be shown
in the latest shades and styles.
Miss Adelia Bird Ellis, publicity
director of the Julius Forstmann
Corp, will act as commentator for
the review. Wives Of Senators and
Representatives will be a special
clinic" to observe and comment on
costumes which they believe are best
suited for this country's varying
climes. Other guests, from diplo-
matte circles, will be in attendance.
Evening star., 1947-02-22
Federal Indictment Charges
Monopoly on Fire Trucks
BY the Associated Press

The Justice Department yesterday
announced a Federal grand jury
at Columbus, Ohio, has returned g
criminal indictment charging two
corporations and four individuals
with conspiracy to restrain ane
monopolize production and distribu-
ton of motorized fire apparatus.
The action was brought under the
Sherman Antitrust Act, the all
nouncement said.
The department said those named
are the American La France :
Foamite Corp. ESlmira, N. Y, ano
the Seagrave Corp. of Columbus, Ed.
ward E. O,Neill and James o. Bin
ford, president and vice president OF
La France, and Howard B. Spain
and James Lester Stevenson, presi-
dent and vice president of Seagrave
Evening star., 1947-02-22
Sneaker Named

Roger Albright, director Of the
Educational Services Department OF
the Motion Picture Association OF
America, will be guest speaker at
meeting of the Community Film
Council at 10 am. Thursday in the
parish hall of st. Colomba's Epis-
copal Church, Forty-second and
Albemarle streets NV.
The subject of Mr.. Albright's talk
will be THE Use OF the Motion Pic
ture in Education" Principals, Of
ficers of the school organizations
and all persons interested in this
program are invited to attend.
Mrs. A. Nelson Sayre, president
Of the council, will preside.
Evening star., 1947-02-22

Not all the ice in Iceland could
keep Capitalites from going to
parties. Society did not keep its
usual dizzy pace yesterday, but there
was enough going on to make life
interesting.
The Duchess of Marlborough had
a busy day, but the parties caused
by her visit had to do with Red
Cross affairs and personnel. The
Ambassador-designate Of Denmark
and Mrs. de Kaufman gave dir
ner for world famous tenor, Laurit2
Melchior, who will give concert
here Monday evening. The Minister
of Lebanon and Mrs. Malik were
hosts at an informal cocktail party
at the Legation, and Mr.. and Mrs
Sidney F. Taliaferro entertained at
the second of the series of afternoon
parties they are giving.
The tall, blond, handsome Duchess
of Marlborough arrived in Wash
ington Thursday night and is stay
ing at the British Embassy. She
was flying to the Capital when her
plane was grounded at Pittsburgh.
Undaunted, the indefatigable British
Red Gross executive took taxi to
Washington arriving here in the
thick of the blizzard nine hours
later. She even beat the train time
by several hours.
Yesterday she was feted at a large
luncheon at the Sulgrave Club by
the executive vice chairman OF the
American Red Cross, Mr.. James T.
Nicholson and in the aftarnoon she
was the guest of honor at a tea
given by the District chapter. Last
evening the Duchess dined infor-
mally with her very close friend,
Mrs. Arthur Fowler.
AS the titled British woman
wished to devote her entire time
here studying the American Red
Gross, the small at home for her at
the Nicholsons this afternoon will
include only American Red Cross
officials and the Director of Foreign
Relations of the French Red Cross
Evening star., 1947-02-22

in proposals of the sort while John
L. Lewis and William Green domi-
mated the proposers; nevertheless,
they were unanimous that a concil-
iatory reply was the proper thing.
Liberal Competition.
Interest aroused by the merger
effectively cloaked questioning about
the CLOS internal affairs, but
among the matters discussed pri-
vately was the politically touchy
position of the various leaders in
the present competitive liberal
movement.
Mr.. Murray is a member of the
new Progressive Citizens of America
the merged National Citizens-PAC
and Independent Committee of Arts
Sciences and Professions-PAC. The
progressive group includes Henry
Wallace but does not bar Commu-
nistS, Vice President James Carey
Evening star., 1947-02-22
luncheon Sneaker

Mrs. Marie Perry Stafford, "Snov
Baby" daughter Of Admiral Perry
discoverer of the North Pole, will bt
guest speaker at the MONTH.
luncheon meeting of the Capito
Division of the Woman's Farm ant
Garden Club at 1890 pm. Thursda!
at the YWCA.
In her talk. which she has en-
titled "a Handy Man in Maine,
Mrs. Stafford will describe some O.
her experiences as member Of thu
Woman's Land Army.
Evening star., 1947-02-22
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.

BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.
@. Where is the original treaty Of
Versailles which concluded World
War I?-G. R. N.
A. The original document, which
was in the archives of the Foreign
Ministry, was destroyed by the Nazis.
@. What is the speed of the fast
est commercial steamship now in
operation?-O. l..
A. According to the United States
Maritime Commission, the Queen
Mary is the fastest commercial ship.
She has a speed of 81 to 80 knots.
The America, a United States liner,
has a speed of "a knots.
@. When do the shad appear in
Delaware Bay?-N. II. T.
A. The shad lives deep in the At
lantic Ocean, but each spring it
comes up coastal rivers to spawn.
Delaware Bay is one of the chief
fisheries in the United States for
shad, the chief runs occurring in
April and May.
@. Is Key West a part of the con-
tinental United States? Has the
temperature there ever gone below
freezing?-O. F.
A. Key West, Fla, is part of the
continental United States. 1t is
connected with the mainland of
Florida by a highway. The Weather
Bureau says that frost has never
been recorded at Key West. The
lowest temperature during the past
so years was 43 degrees in January,
1910.
@. What is the origin of the
phrase, Darby and Joan?-K. M.
A. 1t is applied to the type OF low
ing, fashioned, virtuous couples.
The names originated in ballad
called THE Happy Old Couple" :"
probably written by Henry Woodfall,
and the characters are said to be
John Darby of Bartholomew Close,
who died in 1870, and his wife. The
ballad is also attributed by other
duGQOTlIlCS W MdIGllCW 111o1'
@. Is the census of waterfowl
taken every year?-R. V.
A. A census of ducks and geese Is
taken each year in January by the
Fish and Wildlife Service. 1t is done
at this time because the birds are
most likely to be concentrated in
limited areas and are relatively sta
tionary.
@. Were there any persons who
became famous though handicapped
by having only one eye?-G. H.
A. A list of famous persons, who
lost the sight of one eye, includes
Lord Nelson, the hero of Trafalgar;
Viscount Wavell, Viceroy of India;
Wiley Post, aviator, and DR.. John
Wheeler, noted eye surgeon. Theo-
dore Roosevelt became blind in one
eye.
@. Why are there both five and
six pointed stars on our silver coins?
L. B. Y.
A. Six-pointed stars were used on
Colonial coins and on coins issued
by the United States prior to 1892.
This was based on English heraldry.
From 1892 to 1916, the 25-cent piece
bore on the reverse side the Great
Seal of the United States, which con-
tains stars having only five points.
On the diverse of the coin the stars
had six points.
@. What is the real name of John
Roy Carlson?-W. G.
A. The real name of the author
and lecturer is Avedis Arthur De-
rounian. He was born in Greece.
Evening star., 1947-02-22
Anxiliarv to Meet

A member-bring- a-member tea
will be held by the Washington
Ladies Auxiliary of the Jewish Con-
surnptives' Relief Society OF Denver,
Colo, at l::30 Tuesday at the home
of Mrs. Aaron Gerber, 1871 Holly
street NV.
Mrs. Harry Bonnet, membership
chairman, is in charge of the enter
tainment for the afternoon. AL
members are invited to attend.
Evening star., 1947-02-22
Babtist Home ea

The. Board of Lady Managers ot
the Baptist Home will hold Its
annual silver tea this afternoon al
the home, 3248 N street NV.
Mrs. B. P. Dons is chairman Of
the benefit. Receiving the guest;
will be the officers of the board
headed by Mrs. Richard A. Sauer
president. The wives and daughters
OF the Board of Trustees of the
home will preside at the tea tables
Evening star., 1947-02-22
Reich Control Counci
AGREES 10 Issue Law
DissoIving Prussia
BY the Associa'ed Press

BERLIN, Feb. 22-Gen. Joseph T
McNarney, in his last news confer
ence in Berlin as American Military
Governor in Germany, announced
yesterday that the Allied Control
Council had agreed to promulgate a
law dissolving Prussia, the heart OF
German militarism.
At the same time, he declared that
Germany must remain under occu-
patton for 10 to IS years to insure
world security.
Gen. McNarney said the action re-
garding Prussia would confirm in
law what already had taken place
in fact through the breaking up of
Prussia into Russian and British
zones of occupation.
Once German kingdom, Prussia
later became the largest, most pop
ulous and most important state in
the German Reich. BY the efforts
of Otto Won Bismarck it became the
cornerstone of a unified Germany
in about 1870 and remained so until
it was split off from the remainder
of Germany by the Polish Corridor
after World War I. Later it was
an integral part of Adolf Hitler's
Third Reich.
Will Outline Prussian Law.
Gen. McNarney said the control
councils co-ordinating committee
was instructed to outline the Prus-
sian law Thursday after Marshal
VASTLY Sokolovsky announced that
Russia agreed with American and
British suggestions made in con-
nection with the drafting of the
councils report on Germany for
the Foreign Ministers meeting at
Moscow next month.
In connection with that report
Gen. McNarney said Significant
progress has been made the last
few days and many agreements
reached" He added that the coun-
Gil would meet again February 25
when we hope to be able to con-
slider and approve the remainder
of the report
Nevertheless, he declared at
another point during the confer
ence, the council has failed to carry
out it's duties" because its members
have not carried out the protocol
originally laid down for it.
He added, however, that when
four countries participate in gov
erning another country there al
ways will be some disagreement on
policy and some disagreement on
the execution of agreed policy
Such disagreements in the report
for Moscow, Gen. McNarney said
will be set forth in quite plain
language.
Asked about reports from Ger
man sources that discussions had
been held in the economically
merged United States and British
occupation zones relative to forma-
ton of government of Western
Germany" in the event the Moscow
conference fails to agree on Ger
man uniication, Gen. McNarney
replied:
I'VE have announced that our BIZ
zonal merger concerns only eco
nomic agencies and contains no
plan for political merger. We still
stick by that"
Gen. McNarney expressed belief
that the American Military Govern
ment in Germany should be trans
ferred from the Army and admins
tered by high commissioner re-
sponsible to the State Department.
German reporters as we'll as for
eign correspondents questioned the
general and some of their queries
indicated that nationalism, some
what dormant after defeat, was
again in German thought.
Evening star., 1947-02-22
North American Newspaper Alliance

Norm Amerlcon newspaper Alliance
American attempts to reclaim
those 95 ships which were turned
over to Russia under the lease
lend program during the war appear
to be seriously handicapped by a
neat piece of legalistic legerdemain
thought up to deceive and mystify
the Japanese during the war.
There is no doubt, American
officials say, that the Russians took
the ships under the terms of the
lease-lend master agreement and
now are obligated to return them.
But the trouble is that there is
nothing in writing that specifically
says so. The Russians still are rum
ming the ships and the State De-
partment is twiddling its thumbs
in embarrassment.
The story of these ships goes back
to the early days of the war when
the Russians were clamoring for an
Anglo.American second front in
Europe, and President Roosevelt
was trying to persuade Prime Min
ASsSA oH1AAAl W OPCAl ISltooAd1l oCS-
ond front against Japan.
Stain Made 1t Plain.
So far as Russian declaration
of war against Japan was con-
cerned, Stain made it perfectly
plain that he could take no such
action until he had an adequate
stockpile of war materials and sup
plies assembled near the Japanese
Siberian border, and that he had
neither the materials to devote to
this stockpile, nor the ships in
which to transport them from
America. Mr.. Roosevelt readily
agreed to make up the deficiency on
both counts.
The only convenient route for the
transfer of these supplies, however
was the tranS-Pacific route from
American West Coast ports tt
vladivostck, and in order to COM
plete this journey the ships neces-
sarily had to pass through japanese
waters.
Since America was at war with
Japan, and American ships would
have been sunk or captured, and
since Russia was not at war with
Japan. the japanese were required
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suit of the pres
ent maneuver-
ing.
A meeting of
CIO vice pres
idents preceded
the press con-
ference at which
Philip Murray
announced the
CIO reply to the
AFL invitation
to a talk about
the merger. The
CIO strategists
had agreed they
could not feel
Evening star., 1947-02-22

grim old-timers in Congress who
never have learned the relation be-
tween cause and effect and who are
determined to slash the budget re-
gardless of consequences-including
the bitter consequences in certain
impoverished States if Federal
financial aid to education is with
held.
Note: There are 10000, 900 virtual
ly illiterate adults in the United
States; 100000 that never have
been to school.
Evening star., 1947-02-22

the war in exchange for newer and
more modern vessels, leaving 95
still in Russian hands and carrying
papers clearly attesting their Rus
sian ownership.
1t is roughly estimated these
ships cost the American taxpayers
S1I3 500, 900, although their present
worth would be substantially below
that figure. So far. all attempts OF
the State Department to negotiate
a settlement regarding these ships
has netted exactly nothing.
Evening star., 1947-02-22
DENTAL Auxiliarv
Names Officers

Mrs. Sara Thompson was recently
elected president of the Alpha Alpha
Chapter of the Delta Sigma Delta
Dental Fraternity Ladies Auxiliary.
Other officers elected include: Mrs.
Marguerite Shomo, vice president;
Mrs. Audrey Burch, treasurer, and
Mrs. Billye Russell, secretary.
The organization has as one Of
its aims, the helping of members OF
the fraternity at Georgetown Uni
versity with their social functions.
A scholastic award has also been
established which will be given to
the graduating senior member of the
fraternity having the highest
scholastic record.
Evening star., 1947-02-22

the organization
here yesterday.
She was ac-
com panied by
Miss Joan Whit
tington, adviser
to the colonies
of the British
Red Cross.
There is not
much difference,
particularly in
e S S entails. be-
tween the Amer
lean Red Cross
and the British"
the D u c h e S S
concluded after
Evening star., 1947-02-22

ganizations, ma
tional or local,
favor strikes.
They do favor
group action"
But when they
re m in e n
m a sSe a W a y
from claSSrooms
as a means Of
forcing consid-
Grafton of their
d e m a n ds, it
looks SO much
like a strike that
you can hardly
tell the differ
cpre w h q n
Evening star., 1947-02-22

You'll be a better citizen and
better worker If you buy United
Safes Savings Bonds, especially
through the payroll savings plan at
your Office or shop.
Evening star., 1947-02-22
British Red Cross
Officials Inspect
Headquarters Here

The Duchess of Marlborough,
representing the British Red Cross,
climaxed a tour of Red Cross chap
tiers and national headquarters OF
Evening star., 1947-02-22
Doris FIeeson
Union Strategy
CIO.AFL Merger Talk Declared
Window Dressing in Labor Bills Fight

Talk Of between the American Federation of Labor
Industrial Organizations hardy perennial
which rarely buds flowers The sample strictly
window dressing the battle labor legislation.
that labor division weakens
impact at this crucial time and they mutually
Evening star., 1947-02-22
LoayeH Mellett
On the Other Hand
Children May Be Getting Lesson
In Civics Through Teachers Strikes
L0weU MelIetf

school teacher in Sabbatu Me, wins day
strike tired of being anitor well teacher
funny-to everybody but the teacher When $4,000
Chicago prepare strike for doesn't
sound funny anybody The true in cities
all the United States where such strikes are
Evening star., 1947-02-22
to
Questions

A reader can get the answer to any
question OF fact BY writing The Evening
Star Information Bureau, 316 I street
NE. washington g D. C. Please in
close cents for return postage.
Evening star., 1947-02-22
PressrVOmen's I ea

A tea for the new women Repre-
sentatiyes in Congress will be given
by the Women's National Press
Club from 5 to pm. Tuesday at
the Mayf1ower Hotel.
Reservations will close at noon
Monday.
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occurring or threats OF strikes are
being heard.
In most cases the word strike
isn't used. None of the teachers or
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agreeable to a flyer IN unity While
the statutes vitality affecting their
future are on the fire. They do not
expect anything to happen as a re-
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by international law to give Russian
ships safe conduct through these
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-12-11
KDO ZACENJA UNICUJOCE
GOZDNE POzARE?

pozar, XII ga nj inogoce vec "a
ustaviti. Mr.. Davis pravi, da je
ma ia nacin zapadlo pozarom
mnogo nasih gozdnih pokrajin
" zadnjih petih letih so TAXI
dobro misleci ljudje zakurili "a
odst. gozdnih pozarov v .dezeli.
Blizu tenn in zanikrnim kadil-
Gem so posamezniki, XII imajo v
sebi pozigalsko strast in nalasc
zazgo travnata predelja in 60
zdove. Pa tudi lastniki his, XII
spomladi ali jeseni zgejo suho
listje, vrtne odpadke, odsekano
vejevje, it'd, zakrivijo mnogo
pozarov. Vzroki so mnogi, SEM
pa tia povzroci gozdni polar ze-
lezniska lokomotiva, veasih pa
de ma suho travo iskra il kake-
ga tovarniskega dimnika in po-
Ear je tn preden je sploh opa-
zena nesreca. Strela je odgovor-
ma "a 1Oodst. gozdnih pozarov.
" sodelovanju z zvezno gozd-
no sluzbo priporoca Rdeci kriz
(1) zlomite vzigalico ma dvoje,
preden jo vrzete strap; (2) ku-
rite ognje samo kjer je dovo-
ljeno; (3) polite zerjavico vo-
do ali pokrijte zemljo; (4)
ugasnite cigaretne in slicne
ogorke; (5) VISA druzina maj Sc
ravna po teh pravilih.
Common Council.