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Evening star., 1947-03-15
Win, Lose, or Draw
The Man Who Walked Out on MucPholl
By FRANCIS {. STANN
Star Staff Correspondent.

15-As long ball club is going 10 hlre d
only logical choice that comes readily
Johnny Neun For during the Is years Johnny mas oee
writing sports paper also found time to become
Evening star., 1947-03-15

EASTERN HOCKEY LEAGUE.
Wa asnington, 4, New York, /.
Evening star., 1947-03-15

PACIFIC HOCKEY LEAGUE.
Portland, 4: Vancouver 3, overtime.
(Portland wins series, 8 games to ID
Los Angeles. 8: Hollywood, 2, overtime.
Evening star., 1947-03-15

winning pitchers resembling 800 hitter
hope improved Neun saying at the Reds camp
here Jump right back up near the top IN
wear or even two This
the Nat better all around'
Evening star., 1947-03-15

Totals 221256 Totals IL 10 8:
Evening star., 1947-05-23
Truman Settles Down
For Indefinite Stay
To Be Near Mother
Physician Feels Morale
Fuctor Of Sons Presence
Is Her Best Medicine
By Joseph A. Fox
sior s,off { Correspondent

KANSAS CITY, Mo-. May 23.-
President Truman today SEEM
ingly was. settling down to an in
definite stay here, as his 94-year-
old mother, Mrs. Martha Tru-
man, continued to hold her own
in the fight she has been making
for the past week.
The presence of the President is
considered by Brig. Gen. Wallace
Graham, the attending physician, to
be definite morale factor in giving
Mother Truman" the chance he
now feels that she has for recovery
She also has been greatly cheered
by the daily visits of Miss Margaret
Truman.
Consequently, White House aides
are noncommittal about the return
of the President to Washington.
The possibility Of a stay extending
into next week was seen yesterday
when Mr.. Truman Cancelled speech
scheduled at the annual Memorial
Day exercises at Gettysburg, Pa,
next Friday.
Concert Series Postponed.
At the same time, President Tru-
man confirmed reports that his
daughter was postponing series
of singing appearances because OF
the illness of her grandmother.
Dates due to start earlier in Pitts
burgh and Cleveland, where she was
making her debut as a concert artist,
were called off several days ago.
She now plans to tour in Septem-
ber and October.
The President took a large batch
of work with him when he went out
to his mothers home in Grandview
yesterday, to spend the day, after
signing the Greco Turkish Aid bill
In his suite in the Muehlebach
Hotel here.
That document was dispatched
Immediately to Washington in the
courier plane which is ferrying inn
portant papers for Mr.. Truman to
handle daily. between here and
Washington. He also had the Gus
tomary instant telephone communi-
(See TRUMAN, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1947-05-23

A revenge" raid by Johns Hopkins
University students against the Uni
versity of Maryland early today cost
College Park its 4Oo-pound bronze
terrapin-mascot Of the school-but
Is of the Baltimore students were
caught and are held hostage for
return OF the cherished turtle. s
The interschoIastic war" appar-
emily began early last night when
the Johns Hopkins men found sew
eral of their best sidewalks painted
in the Maryland colors with slogans
declaring that Maryland will beat
HopkinsH'
Unbeaten Johns Hopkins could
take the national title If 1t wins the
lacrosse game with Maryland sched-
uIed for tomorrow night.
Immediately after the sidewalk
painting, q task force left In auto
mobiles for College Park. They
arrived at Maryland q. around mid
Evening star., 1947-05-23
Wreckage Of Bit
Found in Nicaragua
BY the Asseeiafed Press

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. May
23.-T1e wreckage Of a Flying
Fortress missing on a fight from
the Canal Zone to Kelly Field,
Texas, has been found in Nicaragua,
the Army announced today.
The plane WITH Is persons
aboard, was located as a vast search
was in progress by the Army and
Navy over Central America, the
Gulf Of Mexico and Caribbean Sea.
Morrison Field authorities said the
notification that the wrecked craft
had been found carried no other
details.
The Navy had report in New
Orleans that the Flying Fortress
had crashed 10 miles from Puerto
Cabezas.
The missing plane left Howard
Field, Canal Zone, Wednesday night
and was due to arrive at the Texas
base at am. yesterday. 1t was
last heard from while flying over
the Caribbean 20 miles OF the
Nicaraguan coast at 1910 am. yes
terday.
Evening star., 1947-05-23
sv the Associated Press

NEW YORK, May 23.-Architects
crossed words today over the shape
of the new world capitol OF the
United Nations in Manhattan, one
assailing it as "diabolical dream
and its chief planners replying
mildly that I'VE expected criticism
Charles C. Platt, president OF the
New York Municipal Art Society,
characterized the projected 40-story
rectangular shaped skyscraper and
attendant buildings overlooking the
East River as simply slabs turned
up and slabs lying on their belly
with no unity of composition"
But Wallace K. Harrison, U. N.
director of planning. emphasized
that the plans still were tentative,
adding. there were IA people on
the board of planning, all of whom
have their own criticisms. The plans
as announced represent the closest
agreement worked out yet"
The tentative plans call for hat
meeting hall before the skyscraper
at Forty-second street, with the
General Assembly Hall jutting from
Evening star., 1947-05-23
IS Hopkins Men Are Hostages
For Missing Maryland errupm

night and swiftly dismounted the
huge metal terrapin from its pedes-
tai in front OF Ritchie Coliseum on
u. s. route /.
just as the Johns Hopkins stu
dents started for Baltimore, Mary
land patrols spotted the enemy,
Communicated automobiles and
gave chase. Near Laurel, Maryland
University sources said, several
Johns Hopkins cars were forced OF
the road and the raiders captured.
The captured Is today were shorn
so that their heads bore only a hairy
M" on top. They were wearing
placards extoIling Maryland's .ath-
letic prowess while being detained"
pending return Of the captive ter
rapin.
The terrapin, meanwhile, is under
guard at Hopkins dormitories.
Neither side seemed disposed to give
In at last reports.
Evening star., 1947-05-23
7,5OO Face Loss
OF Jobs Here in
Agriculture Cut
5000 Elsewhere May
Be Affected by House
Groups Budget Action
BY Joseph Young

approximately 1,50O Agricul-
ture Department employees in
Washington face dismissal as a
result of the 80 per cent cut
made by the House Appropria-
tions Committee in the depart
ment's 1948 budget requests, it
was estimated today by Agricul-
ture officials.
Another 5000 or more employees
throughout the country may have to
be dismissed as result of the cuts
it was estimated. Agriculture has
$1,000 full-time employees, with H.
800 of them stationed here. In addi-
ton, there are about 10000 part
time employees throughout the
country.
Although the personnel cuts are
sizeable, they are not as large as
had been feared by Agriculture Of
fieials. The committees bill, reported
today, showed that a large amount
of the 80 per cent slash was intended
for programs instead of bureau OPP
erations.
Some committee members indi-
Gated they would make a fight on
the House floor to obtain greater
personnel cuts in the department,
and salvage some of the funds cut
from such Agriculture programs as
the school lunch and Farm Home
Administration functions.
Representative H. Carl Anderson,
Republican, of Minnesota, concurred
in the committees report, but he
added a supplemental statement,
which said:
II do not feel that proportionate
cuts in personnel throughout the
have been made con-
sistent with the program slashes." !"
Mr.. Anderson said he would seek to
cut the Bureau of Agriculture Eco
nomics by another s500,000, along
with slashes for other bureaus.
Crop Insurance Hard Hit.
The bureau, with 688 employees
here, already is one of the depart
ment's hardest hit agencies. with
slash of 80 per cent. This will mean
that at least 200 employees in Wash
ington face dismissal unless the
Evening star., 1947-05-23
Selection Of Director
May Retard Start Of
Greek Aid Program
Five Found UnovoilobIe;
Hoffman, Studeboker
Head, Is Mentioned
BY the Associated Press

President Truman'S difficulty
in finding a top-notch man to
run the new American aid pro-
gram in Greece threatens some
delay in getting the operation
under way.
The State Department already Is
reported to be acquiring a 00,000,-
600. Reconstruction Finance Corpo-
ration loan to finance the start of
the 00,000,000 undertaking to but
tress Greece and Turkey against any
extension of Soviet power over those
countries
But officials made it clear that
despite the availability Of money
and the authority granted by Con-
gress in the bill which Mr.. Truman
signed yesterday nothing very sub
stanial can be accomplished until
an administrator is appointed and
takes over his duties.
Diplomatic officials were hopeful
this might be done today. But they
were uncertain whether it could be.
At least five men have been consid-
cred. but for a variety of reasons
each has proved unavailable. In
side speculation at the moment CEN
ters around Paul Hoffman, president
of the Studebaker Corp.
No hitch is anticipated in carry
ing out the $100,000,000 Turkish part
of the program. That involves
mainly supplying military equip
ment to the Turkish Army under
the general supervision of Ambas-
sador Edwin c. Wilson at Ankara.
But the program for Greece is
much broader, embracing not only
military assistance, but economic re-
Mobilization as we'll. In addition to
$500, 900 900 under the aid program,
the Greeks are to receive $50, 1000, 900
in direct relief funds under a sep
arate bill awaiting the Presidents
signature.
In Greece the American mission
running the aid program is to be
independent of the American En-
bassy and Ambassador Lincoln Nc
veagy. The chief of mission, with
staff of several hundred persons,
will have the task Of regulating the
flow of money to the Greeks and
making certain that the United
States gets the results it wants.
In essence, the declared objective
is to reconstruct the Greek economy
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Evening star., 1947-05-23
Sunday Reading

Months of. careful study Of
postwar England and the
changes wrought by the Labor
government have convinced
Foreign Correspondent Hal
O'Flaherty that a controlled
economy cannot grow In a
free state. His interesting
findings will appear in the
Sunday Editorial Section.
A companion piece by Gould
Lincoln, political analyst, deals
with the impressive record
being pounded out with the
Senate gavel by President Pro
Tempore Vandenberg. An
other by Garnett D. Horner,
State Department reporter,
has to do with the growing
number of war veterans in the
ranks of the diplomatic corps.
Oil in the mountains Of
Southwest Virginia Is the sub
ject of a better than average
camera story in the 24-page
Pictorial Magazine. These
features, plus special coyerage
on current books, farming
and gardening, amusements,
music, society, art, sports, ETC.,
supplement- the usual accurate
and complete news content OF
CIR 6naha,J 6tar
Evening star., 1947-05-23
Romney Gets Term
OF | 10 ; Years in Jail

Kenneth Romneyy former House
sergeant at arms, was sentenced in
District Court today to serve from
one to three years in Federal prison
on a charge of concealing a s143,863
shortage in his accounts.
In imposing the sentence, Justice
Alexander Holtzoff said he was deal
ing leniently with Romney because
the shortage had occurred a great
many years ago and that two others
apparently involved are beyond the
law. Earlier, Justice Holtzoff had
overruled a motion for a new trial.
An employe of the House for 81
years, Romney was found guilty May
Is on three counts The first two
counts charged he filed fraudulent
statements with the Government
Accounting Office on June / and
November /, 1916, concerning the
amount of cash in his Office The
biiuo dICOuklb ClidtS SCO iic AllOWlllSIy
concealed the amount of cash on
hand in his Office in 1916 by carrying
as cash on the books bad checks
and other irregular financial instru-
ments.
In passing sentence, Justice Holt
zoh said the evidence indicated that
some checks Romney had cashed for
former Representative John H.
Smitllwick, Democrat, of Florida
had never been paid and that they
apparently represented good por-
ton of the shortage. The jurist
added that the statute of limitations
had prevented Mr.. Smithwick from
being accused.
Justice Holtzoff also named Frank
Mahony, a former bookkeeper. as
another who should stand before
this court together with the defend
ant" 1t was testified that Malloney
took $25 900 of the funds in 1928, too
long ago to be prosecuted under the
statute Of limitations.
Evening star., 1947-05-23
Plans for World Capitol Draw
Fire as 'DiuboIicuI Dream

the fiat building and 30-story sky
scraper for housing U. N. delegations
at the opposite end.
OF these plans, Platt exclaimed:
Tt reminds me of what might be
a patch of woods struck by a forest
fire, leaving the stronger members
standing and the weaker members
lying down.
1T seems more like diabolica.
dream of an engineer where stark
efficiency has given way to the
beauty that architecture represents. !"
Perry Coke Smith. president Of
the New York chapter of the Ameri-
can Institute of Architecture, said
the plan looked like a sandwich
on edge and a couple of freight
cars" while Max Foley. president
of the New York Building Con-
gress, declared. There must be
something in that darn thing that
I don't understand.
But Harvey Wiley Corbett, one
of Americas most noted architects.
justified the plans as "the next
step" in the advancement Of archi-
lecture and said It demonstrated "a
complete change Of taste"
Evening star., 1947-05-23
Lute Bulletins
Southern Coal Talks Set

John L. Lewis and the
Southern Coal Producers As
ISOLATION agreed today to meet
next Wednesday morning to
negotiate on a new work con-
tract. The Southern group
had refused to enter into in
dustry-wide negotiations along
with the Northern, Midwest
ern and Far Western operators.
Masked Men Seize Prisoner
MURFREEsBoRo, N. c.. pP,.
The Murfreesboro Herald News,
said today that three armed,
masked men seized a Negro
prisoner in the Northampton
County Jail at Jackson early
today and disappeared with
him. After forcing the jailer
to deliver the prisoner, the
men marched their captive
into the street, where they
were Joined by a small group
of men. The jailer said the
prisoner was accused of an
attempted assault on a woman.
Evening star., 1947-05-23
May Defense Baked
In Attempt 70 Lay
Probe 10 Politics
Judge Bors Questions
Concerning Activity Of
Former Senator Need
By Robert K. Walsh

Defense counsel in the May
Carson war fraud conspiracy
trial attempted in District Court
today to have former Repre-
sentative Andrew j. May testify
that political motives caused the
Senate War Investigating Com
mittee to look into his dealings
with the Carson brothers.
Rulings by Justice Henry A.
Schweinhaut, however, barred ques-
tions concerning the activity of for
mer Senator James M. Mead, Demo-
crat, of New York either as chair
man of the committee or as cam
didate for Governor of New York.
Rounding out full week on the
witness stand, May was to face
Government cross-examination this
afternoon on charges that he con-
spired with Henry and Murray
Carson to defraud the United
States by taking more than $4,000
in bribes.
Learned of Probe Last June.
The former chairman of the House
Military Affairs Committee declared
that until June /, 1916. he did not
know he and the Garssons we're be-
ing investigated. This was two
months after sale of the Cumber-
land Lumber Co., of which he claims
he was the Kentucky agent, without
pay, for the Garssons' munitions
combine. The Government declares
that the Garssons used the lumber
company to make payments to May.
Winding up direct examination of
May. Charles J. Margiotti, chief
counsel for the Garssons, asked the
71-year-old Kentuckian to tell when
and how he first heard about any
investigation of the lumber COM
pany.
This line of questioning appar-
emily was designed to offset testi-
mony of Government witnesses that
May and the Garssons tried to dis
pose of the lumber property and
Elk up" their financial records
when they became aware that they
were being investigated.
May said the matter was first
called to his attention by Henry
Carson, who came to his Office
about June /. 1916, and asked If
Mays own committee was investi-
eating any of the Carson COM
panies. May said he checked with
the committee clerk and found that
no such investigation was underway.
About the same time, May con-
Evening star., 1947-05-23
Callahan Says
He Will Return
Post by July
Statement Issued as
Young Considers IS
Possible Successors

Police Supt. Harvey G. Gala
han, whose retirement has been
the subject of many recent ru-
mors, told The Star today he is
recovering from his illness and
expects to return to his desk "on
or before July l."
Maj. Callahan's statement came
shortly after Commissioner John
Russell Young called for the records
of an additional police inspector and
six more captains, raising to is the
number OF men being considered for
the No. 1police post.
Mr.. Young has had on his desk
for several days the records Of six
inspectors and two captains con-
sidered candidates for the super
intendency. The Commissioner ad-
mitted to newsmen the men were
under consideration in the event
Maj. Callahan found 1t necessary
to withdraw.
Gains 10 Pounds.
What else do you think I'd have
them up here for?" he asked in re-
sponse to a question.
At his home at 4018 Twenty first
street NE, Maj. Callahan told
Star reporter he is feeling fine"
and has gained 10 pounds since re-
turning from Sibley Hospital April
IS.
mo one has requested me to apply
for retirement and have no inten-
tion of doing So" he said, adding
that he hoped to be back on the
job by June Is.
The veteran policeman said he
had been walking around his room
on the second floor for some time
and expected. to go downstairs In
the near future His wife later cor
roborated his belief that he is re-
covering rapidly.
Maj. Callahan said he lost so
pounds during the illness which
was reported February l and ne
cessitated two operations. The
operations, he said, were for an
obstruction in the intestinal tract.
That condition is corrected and the
incision nearly healed, he explained.
List of Those Studied.
Those whose records Comnlis-
sioner Young called for today were
Inspector Lloyd Kelly, Capt. Clar-
ence H. Lutz of No. 10 precinct,
Capt. George r. Wallrodt Of No. 3
precinct, in which Mr.. Young's home
is located; Capt. Robert G. Pearce
of No. / precinct, Capt. John R.
Jeffries of No. precinct, Capt.
Benjamin r. Kuehling of No. 4
precinct and Capt. Walter T. Storm
Of No. II precinct.
Earlier in the week Mr.. Young
obtained records OF Assistant Su-
perintendent Walter Thomas, De-
tective Chief Robert J. Barrett, re-
garded as Mr.. Young's personal
choice for the job; Inspector Oscar
j. Letterman, Inspector John Fowl
er, head of the police academy and
the departments ballistic expert;
Inspector Clarence Talley, Inspector
Arthur E. Miller, chief of the Traf-
lfic Division; Capt. Floyd Truscott OF
No. 13 precinct and Capt. John
Fondahl of No. II precinct.
Mr.. Young said he had received no
intimation from any source that
Maj. Callahan was planning to re-
tire.
He said he planned no immediate
changes within the next day or so
1r, y,<-Sy y(1JI - AN
Evening star., 1947-05-23
Americans Moved by Plane
From Besieged changchun
BY the Assoeiofsd Press

NANKING, May 23.-An Ameri-
can Army plane evacuated the fam
lilies of the United States and Brit
ish Consuls-G General from Chang
chun today as Chinese dispatches
reported Communist shells falling
In the northern suburbs of the
bssieged Manchurian capital.
The wife and daughter of the
American Consul General and the
wife and two daughters Of the Brit
ish Consul General left for Peiping,
the American Embassy announced
here, together with several mem-
bers Of the UNRRA stafi.
Evening star., 1947-05-23
Probers Hear Report
OF $62z-a-Ton Bonus
Asked in Steel Deal
Client Was Told Sum
Would Go to Company
Officers, Lawyer Says
By the Associofed Press

Charles Margiotti, Pittsburgh
lawyer, told.a Senate committee
today that a client of his, trying
to buy steel for resale, was told
by a New York lawyer that he
would have to pay an extra
$3.50 a ton, which would go tc
executives of five big steel COM
panies."
Mr.. Margiotti testified before q
Senate Small Business Subcommit-
tee investigating the difficulties
which small business firms are hav.
ing in buying steel.
The witness did not name the
big steel companies" He said he
was not accusing any steel executive
of anything and had no personal
knowledge of any improper prac-
tices. but merely was telling what
his client was told. -
Interesting and Amazing"
Mr.. Margiotti called it IAN in
teresting and amazing story-it
true
The client is E. A. Kerschbaumer,
who testified yesterday that he tried
to buy 100000 tons of sheet steel
for resale, but that the deal fell
through.
Mr.. Margiotti said Mr.. Kersch-
banner was informed by Herbert M
Karp, New York lawyer, that Mr.
Kerschbaumer could buy 248, 900 tons
if he would secretly pay $62.50 tor
as an override" for the unidentified
steel executives.
Mr.. Margiotti said the total over
ride" would have amounted to zap.
proximately $18,000,000 for the ex.
ecutives and Karp' Mr.. Margiott
added that 'sKarp said he woule
make the distribution to the ex.
ecutives."
The final outcome of the negotia.
tions, as related by Mr.. Kersch'
banner, was that the h-Sterlins
Steel Co., from which he expected
to get the steel, disclaimed the ordel
and said a letter purporting tt
promise delivery was not authorized
by the company.
Mr.. Margiotti said he is repre-.
senting the firm of Hannah &
Kerschbaumer in proposed lega
action against Firth-S Sterling anc
other companies.
Mr.. Kerschbaumer, a big, black
mustached man, was questioned
about the Miss Hannah" he said
is his partner.
Committee Wants to Hear Her.
He said she is an elerly woman
who knows nothing about the steel
deal, and her presence at the COM
mittee,s hearings would be "of nc
value"
An attorney for the subcommittee
said, We've trying to locate her"
Senator Martin, Republican, o1
Pennsylvania, chairman of the SUBJ
committee, told Mr.. Kerschbaumer
"we1l be the judge" OF whether hel
testimony would be helpful.
Another witness was Percy Nagle
a Chilean who is in this country
trying to buy steel-so far without
success-for Argentine and Chilean
firms.
He testified, with the help OF q
translator, that he tried without sue
cess to get some steel from Mr.
Kerschbaumer, and that Karp yes
terday offered him 1875, 900 tons.
Mr.. Kerschbaumer related yester-
1See STEEL. Page A-4l
Evening star., 1947-05-23
Mrs. O'Byrne, New OAR Head,
Takes Office as Session Ends
President General Elected by S. Votes;
Homecoming Banquet Scheduled Tonight

Mrs. O'Byrne was chosen by a
margin of only SIS votes. polling 1,186
against 1,131 for her opponent, Mrs.
Stanley Thorpe Manlove of New
burgh, N. Y.
The results of the balloting were
announced to $500 weary delegates
who had waited through the night
in Constitution Hall to learn the
outcome. Older members recalled
that 30 years ago delegates stayed
up all night while tellers counted
ballots from boxes which were
guarded by policemen.
The total vote of 1881 was the
highest in OAR history. Fourteen
ballots were ruled invalid.
In contrast with her opponent,
Evening star., 1947-05-23
pictures on Page BIZ

Mrs. Roscoe c. O'Byrne of
Brookville, Ind, took office as
president general of the Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution
today as the 56th Continental
Congress wound up its sessions
with the passage of II resolu-
tions, including one urging
prompt action to unity the
armed forces.
The election in which Mrs.
O'Byrne was victorious was not
completed until 800 am. today and
was one of the closest elections in
the organizations history, as experts
had foretold.
Evening star., 1947-05-23
Nozi- Agent Commits
Suicide in Dublin
By the Associated Press

DUBLIN, May 23-Dr. Hermann
Goertz, a Nazi agent who was await
ing deportation from Fire, commit
ted suicide today in the Dublin
passport office, by taking poison.
Goertz parachuted into Fire In
June. 1910, and evaded arrest until
November, 1941.
Evening star., 1947-05-23

lsee DAR, Page A-5.3
Evening star., 1947-05-23

(See GREECE, Page A-4
Evening star., 1947-05-23

(See STEEL, Page A-4.J
Evening star., 1947-05-23

(See TRUMAN, Page A-59