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Evening star., 1947-06-17

Hundreds of visitors saw the
General Motors "Train OF Tomor-
row. at the Silver Spring Railroad
station today The latest thing in
railroad comfort and convenience
will be open to public inspection
from 8 pm. to Q pm. each day
through Saturday.
The train arrived in Silver Spring
yesterday afternoon from Martins
burg, w. Va, a party of Washington
newspaper and radio representatives
riding high In the "Astradome for
the preyue run.
The special train consists OF day
coach, ciner, observation lounge arld
sleeping car, ali equipped with con-
veniences and appointments pro-
yiding maximum comfort.
The eAstradome" attracted most
attention, its glass sides and dome
providing maximum observation
Like the top gunner in B-29. the
passenger perched above the root
Evening star., 1947-06-17
Mystery Girl, ;, Found
Attacked; Mon Sought
By the Assoeiated Press

YREKA. Calf. June ia g.
year-old girl, beaten, assaulted and
left in clurnp of bushes, was still
unidentified today as police searched
for man seen leaving bus with
the girl and then boarding another
alone.
|. Physicians at the Siskiyou General
Hospital said they apparently have
saved the life of the youngster, but
has been unable to tell nurses her
name. Her eyes were swollen shut
and her body blackened with bruises,
the hospital reported.
Deputy Sheriff Dan Bennett said
the man sought for questioning was
seen boarding northbound bus 10
hours before the girl was found yes
terday They were seen together
leaving southbound bus at Weed,
at 2:27 am. Sunday.
I Police were baffled by lack Of any
reports of child missing in Oregon
or Northern California.
Evening star., 1947-06-17
Argentina Charges Al
Is Agent Of Certain
.Unfriendly Interests
BY she Assos;ufsd Press

BUENOS AIRES, June 17.-Tbe
suh-secretariat OF information, the
Argentine governments press Of
fee, in a nationwide radio broad
cast last night termed the Associ-
Hated Press IAN instrument of cer-
tain interests engaged in disturbing
good relations between Argentina
and friendly countries"
A statement read over the gov
ernment radio at a time when all
Argentina's private stations also
were hooked up for daily broad
cast of government news said:
THE sub-secretariat OF informa-
ton makes public the following
communique::
I'm view of the repeated adulter-
alton of the truth by the news
agency, the Associated Press, its
tendentious stories generally cut or
mutilated in malicious manner
and propagated for uncoTlfessable
purposes to the prejudice of the
good name of the country abroad
and to bring to our country err
roneous information regarding the
truth of what Is occurring in the
rest of the world, this sub-secretari-
ate of information declares the said
agency is not fulfilling the ends
proper to any honest news agency
and instead is the instrument of
certain interests engaged in disturb
ing good relations between Argen-
tina and friendly countries"
While the Associated Press could
not learn from official government
sources what specific news stories
had aroused the governments S
anger, it was learned unoficially
the government objected to two re-
cent stories originating in London
concerning the forthcoming visit to
Great Britain of Sonora Eva Peron,
wife of President Juan D. Peron of
Argentina.
One story quoted the London
Daily Express last Thursday as say
ing that Sonora Peron would not
be invited by Britaif1's royal family
to stay at Buckingham Palace.
The other story quoted the News
Of the World, a British Sunday
newspa per, as saying that Fascist
salute" which Sonora Peron al
legedly used to greet d throng dur
ing her present stay in Spain had
"angered Socialist members of Par
lament who will ask government
leaders in Commons whether she
is to be received officially"
Evening star., 1947-06-17
Reynolds 10 Sponsor Flight
To Both Poles in August
BY the Assoeioied Pres,

CHICAGO. June 17.--Milton S.
Reynolds, pen manufacturer who
few around the world in April. yes
terday announced plans for globe
girdling flight around both poles
''about August l."
Mr.. Reynolds said the new trip
would not be nonstop, and that 1t
would be purely scientific. The
plane, a converted B-32 bomber, will
carry 40 or IL scientists" and will
be piloted by Capt. William Odom,
skipper of the first trip.
Mr.. Reynolds said he did not plan
to go along. BUT would pay all ex-
penses. He accompanied Capt. Odom
on the first fight.
The route of the proposed flight
will be from Washington to Green
land and thence over the North Pole
ITO Yakutsk, Siberia; Invercargill,
New Zealand, and across the South
Pole to Argentina, Santiago. Chile,
Balboa, c. e., and back to Wash
ington.
Evening star., 1947-06-17
Maryland Witnesses
Conflict on Whether
|AirIiner Flew Apart
sy In. As.oe;ot.d Pres.

BAINBRIDGE, Md, June IT,
The last airborne moments OF an
Eastern Airlines plane which car
ried So persons to their death in a
woods near Port Deposit May 80
were described yesterday to the
Civil Aeronautics Board by eyewit-
nesses who differed on details.
The majority said fragments
came off the plane as 1t plunged
into the fatal dive. Others said they
observed no disintegration while the
big DC-4 transport was still In
flight.
Robert w. Chrisp. presiding CAE
officer, adjourned the public hear
ling until an unspecified date when
| it will be resumed In New York fol
the presentation of expert testi-
mony.
Structural Defect Blamed.
Mr.. Chrisp said later it seems
definite" that structural defect iI
the reconverted Army transport was
to blame for the disaster. worst In
the history OF United States COM
mercial aviation.
Witnesses who declared they saw
chunks fly off the airliner before II
crashed included C.. S. Keller and
his son Russell. Ferdinand Grove
| jr.; Edwin E. Ennis, all OF the Port
Deposit area, and Chief Boatswain's
Mate w. C. Gorham and Seaman
| Ic Frank Welch of the Naval
Training Center,
| All said the area OF disintegration
was in the tail assembly.
Two other Port Deposit area resi-
dents, Albert Cresswell and his son
Edward. testified they saw no parts
come off the plane.
Fragments Under Test.
| Mr.. Chrisp said tests on fragments
were still underway at the Bureau
of Standards in Washington and
the Douglas aircraft plant at Santa
Monica. Calf. Douglas manufac-
tured the Inflated craft.
C. J. Helm, a Douglas representa-
tive, said tests at the plant were
geared to simulate the actual flight
conditions of the airliner wrecked
on a Newark Miami nonstop trip.
| Attending the hearing was Col. w
r. Pearsons, air safety adviser fol-
the Army Air Forces.
| Two officials of the CAB Safety
Bureau, John Chamberlain and
Robert v. Garrett, also testified
They were In second plane about
3 miles behind the DC-4 at the
time Of the accident.
Neither witness saw the tail dis
integrate.
Evening star., 1947-06-17
New Free Speech Test
Planned in Hungary
|As Reds Invade Rally
Rx The A,.oeiai.d Pres,

SZEGED. Hungary, June IT.
Desc Sulyok, anti-C Communist Sza-
badsag tFreedom) Party leader,
promised today to speak very SOON
in new freedom of speech test at
Miskolc despite the fact that rally
of the party here last night was in
terrupted by stick-swinging intrud-
ers who cheered Communist leaders.
Mr.. Sulyok, who charged in the
National Assembly last Thursday
that political terror reigns in Hum
gary" had been expected to address
the rally here-heralded as a test
Of the right Of assembly-but did
not appear.
The meeting last night In this city,
100 miles southeast of the capital and
near the Yugoslav border, was adj
journed by police after the intruders,
numbering almost $50. had lost a
fight with an audience of some TOO
men and women.
Uncounted casualties resulted from
the brawl, which started in the Tisza
Hotels second-floor ballroom, and
in fighting in the square outside be-
tween some 500 policemen and about
5000 persons waiting to hear the
political speeches through loud
speakers.
The ballroom interlopers heckled
speakers with cheers for Soviet
Prime Minister Stain and Hunga-
rian Communist and Social Demo-
cratic leaders and then charged
the audience with brass knuckles,
rubber hoses and other weapons.
The Freedom Party members
beat off the Communists with fists
and chairs. Thirty police then
stopped the meeting. Outside, po-
lice smashed rifle butts into the
faces OF resisters and arrested some.
The audience cheered Mr.. Sulyok
and-noting American 'newsmen in
the gaIlery-America. An American
photographer, kissed by some of the
women, was struck by an egg thrown
by a heckler.
Plans for American relief to Hun
gary are going ahead despite the
Communist seizure of the govern
ment.
Richard F. Allen gave that word
yesterday as he was sworn in as ad-
ministrator of the $350,000,000 re-
lief program.
Evening star., 1947-06-17
GM Troin Of Tomorrow Seen
By Hundreds at Silver Spring

OF the car can see all that Is going
on around him.
The sleeping car has novel and
comfortable staterooms providing a
maximum of privacy, while the din
ing car is divided into many hooks
having the intimacy of cocktail
bar, which is also provided.
The kitchen on the diner is the
first of its kind to be all-electrically
equipped. The main dining room,
under the "Astradome.' will seat is.
A private dining room In the lower
section OF the diner win seat six.
The four-car- tram has a loud
speaker system which the conductor
can use TO announce approaching
station stops, the train speed and
historic points of interest along the
right OF way.
Each car has its own Diesel power
system providing all electric equip
ment with current independent of
the engine.
Ship -to-shore" telephone service
is provided.
Evening star., 1947-06-17

cleared. probably at 800 pm, the
pilot was told.
Three minutes later the plane
contacted Washington and asked
if it would not be possible to come
in by contact flying on the right
leg of the Arcola (Va) radio range
"a beam 10 miles to the south, re-
Gently set up paralleling the Hern-
don range.
Permission Granted.
The ATC informed Capt. Stark
he could drop down to the Arcola
range If he chose, and If he could
get contact at $500 feet or less
the plane would be given quicker
clearance into the airport He was
told to hold at $500 feet for fur
ther advice If he was unable to
get contact.
In routine fashion the plane was
to report each time it left 1000
foot level in its descent.
At 7:05 pm. it reported leaving
1000 feet and two minutes later re-
ported dropping under 5000 feet. At
TOO pm, a minute after passing
over Martinsburg. w. Va. the plane
signaled leaving 5000 feet. At 7:10
1t was 1000 feet and at 7:13, 5000
feet.
There were five minutes of silence
Washington could not get radio con-
tact. 1t tried again at TBS and
failed.
Nearly - hours later the wreckage
was sighted 18 miles west of Lees
burg on mountain side about SOC
feet above sea level and. $50 feet
below the mountains crest.
Watches Time Crash.
Four watches found in the debris
none of them the official plane time
piece-indicated the crash occurred
at 7:16 pm.
| Mr.. Lands said Capital Airlines
officials had denied "a report the
planes altimeter registered an alti.
tude OF 1000 feet. The CAB chair.
man said any readings on altimeters
in crashes were faulty, but that the
settings" remained constant anc
that the settings of this altimetel
was only Tooth of an inch off.
Visibility and ceiling at the point
of crash was zero-zero, but there
was never any notification to the
Washington tower whether the plane
had changed from instrument te
contact flying.
1t appeared the plane struck tn.
mountain either while flying level o.
slightly descending. Mr.. Lands said
The flaps were up, the undercarriagt
retracted at time of impact ane
propeller marks indicated power wa.
generating in all engines. There
was no indication that any part o.
the plane had dropped off before the
impact.
Evening star., 1947-06-17
| rs Boys See Ball Game
/ On Tickets Seized
From SpecuIotor
J BY Is. A..oeioted Press

CHICAGO, June i7.-Police-
man Charles Cole, testifying
yesterday against two defend
ants accused of ticket specula-
ton. said he seized SO admis-
sion tickets to the Chicago
Cubs Wrigley Field, but he
showed the Judge only five.
Where are the other ASP"
asked Judge John T. Zuris. be-
fore fining the defendants $50
each.
The policeman blushed and
stammered:
Tn no softie. Judge, but I
gave them to kids who didn't
have tickets"
The judge approved.
Evening star., 1947-06-17
German Crop Outlook
Bad as Last Year in
u. 5. Zone, Clay Says
BY III. As,eeiated Press

BERLIN, June 17.-Germany's Is
impending harvest prospects ap-
pear no brighter this year than
they did in 1916, when Germany
went hungry despite heavy
flow of imports from the United
States, Gen. Lucius D. Clay said
today in his report on condl-
tions in the American zone.
Meanwhile, a joint American
British announcement said Amer
ican and British taxpayers paid out
approximately $180.000,o00 to ship
| ,482 900 metric tons of food into
their combined zones of Germany
during the first five months OF this
year. The statement said about
So pounds of food was shipped in
for each consumer.
Preliminary forecasts indicate
that, as a result of heavy winter
killing, harvested hectarages OF
bread grains may not be larger than
last year." said the report which
covered April.
Spring Came Late.
Heavy winter damage to fall
sown crops has not only increased
the difficulty of expanding hecta-
RACES of dire ct food crops this year
but will ais tend to reduce the
average yield per hectare. "a hec-
4ora an,,olc ID AT orros
Tn addition, the late Spring may
result in an y unusually short growing
season for all crops in 1947."
The winter-kill Of crops planted
in the American zone last fall was
reported especially severe and more
extensive than a year ago.
The winter destroyed 10 per cent
of the fall-sown hectarage of bread
grains. Is per cent of the winter
barley and Al per cent of the winter
oil seed hectarage, German crop re-
porters estimated.
Gardening Encouraged.
Because these crops had to be
replanted In spring, the planned
increase in acreage probably will
fall short of its goal, Gen Clay's re-
port said. 1t noted, however, that
spring paintings of potatoes and
sugar beets will be greater than
in 1916.
In the fad of what is generally
expected to be another hunger
winter" both American and German
officials are vigorously" encourag-
ing home gardening as means ID
supplementing low food rations, the
report said.
Youth Democracy Lagging.
Gen. Clay also reported that Ger
many's youth had not absorbed
many of the principles of democ-
racy since We day and blamed lack
of good German leadership for the
slow progress made.
| Gen. Clay said some strides had
been made towards characterization
but that a prime requisite for de-
velopment of sound youth organi.
zations in the former Reich was the
re-awakening of certain moral ane
spiritual forces among German
youth.
Also needed, he said, is develop.
ment of willingness to reorient thu
youth movement along democratic
and peaceful lines, reformed schoo
systems, improved economic anc
political conditions in Germany ane
increased contacts of youth groups
with the outside world.
Evening star., 1947-06-17
Bodies of z U. S. Flyers
Killed in China Found
By the Associated Press

SHANGHAI, June 17-American
Army graves registration headquar-
ters today announced recovery of the
bodies of two men killed in a B-2e
bomber crash in August, 1914, in the
mountains Of Central Hupeh Prov
ince. Five had survived, and of the
four dead two were found earlier
Headquarters also reported that a
graves team in the mountain area
near Chengtu recently was attacked
by Chinese bandits. The team con-
tinued its mission. however, while a
Chinese Army force held a mountain
pass to keep open an avenue of re-
treat. One Chimes soldier was killed
and four wounded by bandits.
Evening star., 1947-06-17
DR.. Edward c. Streeter,
Medical Historian, Dies
By the Assocjo,sd Pres,

STONINGTON. Conn, June IT.
DR.. Edward Clark Streeter. 70, for
mer lecturer on medical history at
Harvard and Yale Universities, died
today at his home here.
A native Of Chicago, he received
his ABB. at Yale and MD. from
Northwestern University. He also
continued his medical studies at
Harvard and in Paris, Vienna and
Berlin.
He leaves three sons, John W.
Streeter of Cambridge, Gordon c.
Streeter of Hartford, Conn; Edward
G. Streeter, jr, of New York, and
q daughter, Mrs. John B. Whitelaw
of Washington.
Evening star., 1947-06-17
Churchill Taken Home
6 Doys After Operation
BY the Associated Press

LONDON, June 17.-Smoking 8
big cigar and chipper as a school,
boy, Winston Churchill was brought
home from the hospital on 9
stretcher today. six days after un-
dergoing a hernia operation.
No statement was issued from
the wartime Prime Minister'S home
but the fact that he was released
from the hospital some time ahead
of the anticipated Today recupera
ton period was generally taken te
mean that his physical condition
was excellent.
Evening star., 1947-06-17
Allied Order Purges 7
From yop Upper House
By the Associoted Pres,

TOKYO, June 17.-The japanese
government announced today that
seven newly elected members of the
House of Councilors-upper house
of the Diet-had been purged. Five
were independents and two demo-
Gratis. 4.
The purge was carried out under
an Allied headquarters directive
barring japanese with records as
ultranationalists from public office,
Evening star., 1947-06-17
Towns Shaken by Qudke
On New Zealand Coast
By the Asxoeioted Press

AUCKLAND, New Zealand, June
ia wide area along the thinly
populated east coast of New zea-
lands North Island was shaken
during the night by earth tremors
which did minor damage to build
ings in several small towns.
The tremors began shortly be-
fore II pm. and continued at inter-
walls until after 5 am.
Evening star., 1947-06-17
U. S. TroyeIers Spend More

American travellers are estimated
to be spending an average of $500
during stays in Europe, or more
than twice as much as just before
the war.
Evening star., 1947-06-17
Weather Report

District of Columbia Some
cloudiness but mostly sunny with
highest about rs this afternoon.
Clear tonight with lowest about so.
Sunny and warmer tomorrow with
high about 50.
Virginia-Fair except for some
cloudiness near the coast tonight
and tomorrow. Clear tonight and
warmer tomorrow.
Maryland-Fair and cool again
tonight. Tomorrow fair with
warmer in the interior.
Wind velocity, miles per hour;
direction, northwest.
River Report
fFrom United States EnEineers.)
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and muddy at Great Falls: Shenandoah
clear at Earpers Ferry.
Teu1perature and Humidity
Evening star., 1947-06-17
PreciniKation

Monthly precipitation IN inches in
IA ritol Irurrant month tn datel.
Evening star., 1947-09-14

is a three-and-a-half day cruise
which leaves Miami on Wednesday
nights and arrives in Havana on
Thursday mornings. The tourist
has So hours in Cuba's colorful and
fun-loving capital (Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday. and steps back
on the Miami dock on Sunday
morning.
The Miami to- Nassau-a -and-return
cruise lasts two and half days.
Leaving Miami on a Sunday night,
the traveller arrives the next morn
ing in Nassau. He has until Tues
day night to look about, using the
ship as his hotel Returning, Miami
is reached at 10 am. Wednesday.
Other featured cruises-within-a-
cruise can be arranged with specific
stopovers. The Miami cruise leaves
New York with the regular Friday
sailing and touches at Nassau before
reaching Miami at 10 am. Wednes-
day. The return sailing starts at
9 am. Sunday and reaches New York
Thursday morning. Stopover periods
in Miami between ships are Az days,
liz days, and such intervals.
Evening star., 1947-09-14

The program Of fall cruises into
southern waters has shaped up
rapidly within the last week or two,
and variety will be greater in the
coming season than at any time
since the war interrupted sea-going
vacations.
Latest to announce plans is East
ern Steamship Lines, which has
worked out novel itinerary. It pro-
vides, among other combinations,
trips from New York direct to
Nassau, in the Bahamas; also from
Miami to Nassau and from Nassau
to Havana. The Evangeline and
the Yarmouth, both designed ex-
clusively for cruises and carrying
more than 300 passengers each, have
been scheduled for 13-day cruises
touching each of these favorite
ports. The first ship leaves New
York October "a, with sailings each
following Friday by one of the
boats.
The diversified route was worked
out on the experience gained by the
line in conducting it's summer
cruises, and Alton B. Sharp, presi-
dent of Eastern, says the line had
the opportunity to really discover
what vaeationists and tourists are
looking for"
Each ship will sail from New
Evening star., 1947-09-14
7 raveIerfs n otcbook
By Jacques FutreiIe, Jr.


York on alternate Fridays on 13-day
cruises, bound direct for Nassau
Leaving there, it will touch Miami
sail on to Havana, double back to
Miami and Nassau and return di-
rectly to New York from the
Bahamas. Staying on the same
ship, the vacationer will be given
time for a bit of sightseeing at each
port. Or he can stop over at any
point for an extended visit before
catching return trip of the
Evangeline or the Yarmouth.
Even without an extended stop
over, the passengers will have two
days and a night in Nassau, day
and night in Miami and three days
and two nights in Havana. The
ship will serve as the passengers
hotel in each port, making it un-
necessary to book accommodation
ashore.
Under the arrangements, it will
be possible to book 6-day sea trip
to the Bahamas. Arriving at Mas
sau Monday morning on the Var
mouth or the Evangeline, the cruise
passenger can sail that night or
the other homeward bound ship
This will return him to New York
within six days.
Several other novelties can be
worked out. Two of these are the
Miami -to-Havana and the Miami
to-Nassau cruises. The former
from Miami to Havana and return
Evening star., 1947-09-14

ses the wondrous beauty of Shenan-
Soah National Park from a mountain
top! For C miles, through the heart
of the Park, Skyline Drive winds along
the very crest of the Blue Ridge Noun
tains. It's a thrill you shouldn't miss,
and railways has arranged several
ways for you to go.
Evening star., 1947-09-14

board the Richelieu In time to sail
at pm. Shore visits will be MADE
at Quebec, Murray Bay and Bagot-
vile. The ship is to return to Mont
real early Friday, September 26 A
shore excursion is scheduled that
day, with dinner and dancing that
night at the Mt. Royal Hotel. Sat-
(See NOTEBOOK, Page BID
Evening star., 1947-09-14

urious Canada Steamship Lines
vessels, for cruise of the st. Law
renee and the Saguenay Rivers.
A special Pullman train is to leave
Washington with the party at 4:10
pm, EDST, next Sunday, going to
Montreal via New York. Arriving
in the Canadian city at 9 am. Mon
day, the party will be given a sight
seeing trip in motor coaches, and
Evening star., 1947-09-14

With Havana stopover arrange
ments, the Cuban city is reached
on the Thursday after sailing from
New York the Friday before. The
return trip can start on Saturday or
10 days, II days or "a days later.
Passengers can arrange to take
their automobiles on the same ship,
which is particularly suitable for
those planning extended stays. The
charge for shipping the car from
New York to Nassau is $75; from
New York to Miami, s100, and from
New York to Havana, $125.
X
A cruise that has special Wash
ington interest is scheduled next
week. The United States Travel
Agency reports that it has chartered
the Richelieu, one of the more lux