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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-06-04
u. 5. Priest TO Represent
Pope UnofficiaIIy in Soviet
BY The Assoeiotsd Press.

MOSCOW, June 4.-The Rev,
Jean de Matha Thomas-French
Assumptionist priest-has arrived in
Moscow to assume rectorship of the
Roman Catholic Church of St. Louis
of France.
The American priest now serving
as rector-the Rev. George A. La
berge-will remain in the Soviet
capital, where in addition to his
duties as chaplain to American
Catholics, he unofficially will rep
resent the Holy See.
In making the announcement, La
berge said:
Father Thomas has spent most
of his priestly life in the Balkans,
having stayed for some time in
Bulgaria and II years in Yugo-
slavia up to the time of his i'm
prisonment by the Germans during
the war. He was freed after IA
months captivity, thanks to the
personal intervention OF the Papal
Nuncio in Berlin, and thereafter
appointed superior of the Assump-
zionist House at Lorgues, France,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-06-04
BY the Asseeiated Press

Conceding opponents no more
than a dozen votes, Senator
Connally, Democrat, of Texas
said today that Senate ratifica-
ton of peace treaties with Italy,
Hungary, Bulgaria and Romania
is a certainty.
This fight is all washed up"
Senator Connally, former chairman
of the Senate Foreign Affairs Com
mittee, told reporter
The Senate has agreed to vote at
2 pm. tomorrow on the four pacts.
The Texas Senator, chief Demo-
cratic sponsor of the treaties, held
out no chance at all for a pending
motion by Senator Fulbright, Demo-
crat, of Arkansas, to defer action
on the Italian document until Janu-
airy Is, 1913.
Senator Fulbright himself &C.
knowledged he is waging a losing
battle. He said in an interview he
expects to muster only "a few votes
for postponment. His motion would
REQUIRE only bare majority, while
the treaties themselves must be APP
proved by two-thirds of those ;Vot-
ing.
Senator Fulbright added he has
no illusions that he can win a delay
in view of strong Endorsement of
the treaties by President Truman,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-06-04
Brdden Resigns
After Fight Over
ArgentinePoIicy
stote Department Aide
j. Wos Center of Bottle
Over Peron Regime
BY the Asseeioted Press

President Truman today an
nounced the resignation OF
Spruille Braden as Assistant
Secretary of State for Latin
American affairs.
Mr.. Bradep is a former Ambassa-
dor to Argentina and long has been
in the center of controversy within
the administration over United
States-Argentina relations.
There have been reports that he
wanted to leave the department, but
was waiting until the outcome OF
the differences with Argentina
These differences were pretty well
troned out in a conference yester-
day of President Truman and Ar
gentine Ambassador Oscar Ivanis-
sevich.
Critic of Perop.
Mr.. Braden long has been an out
spoken critic of Juan Peron. Argen-
tine President, and has been re-
ported in disagreement with the
program worked out to settle diff
ferences between the two countries
The White House made public an
exchange of letters in which Mr.
Braden told the President that re-
sponsibilities to his family made
imperative his return to private
business at an early date.
Accepting the resignation as OF
June 80, the President said he re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-06-04
Envelopes Containing
Are Sent
To Prominent Britons
Montgomery and Grips
Reported Recipients Of
Letters From ltoIy
By the Assoeioted Press

LONDON, June 4.-Scotland
Yard said today that prominent
Britons had received letters from
Italy filled with explosives and
arranged to detonate when
opened.
Maj. Gen. Sir Edward Spears, an
admitted anti-Zionist, said he re-
ceived one of the letters and that
it contained "a mechanism like the
inside of a watch between two sheets
of paper" and a bag of powder
about the size of a banana"
A Scotland Yard spokesman said
II can neither confirm nor deny" a
Londan Evening Standard report
that Field Marshal Lord Montgorn-
cry, chief of the Imperial General
Staff, and Sir Stafford Grips, presi-
dent of the Board of Trade, also re-
ceived the internal machines. Scot
land Yard agents visited the War
Office, however.
A spokesman for Prime Minister
Attfce said no such letter was re-
ceived at No. 10 Downing Street.
All Mailed FromI9tafy.
Crime experts were studying the
powder, the type script and the
large-size, double envelopes in an
effort to trace the senders.
A Scotland Yard spokesman said
all the letters were mailed from
Italy, where the jewish Stern Gang
recently asserted it was responsible
for an explosion in the British
embassy. They were delivered
through regular mail channels.
Gen. Spears said there was mo
actual proof of who sent Them
One can only guess, but I could
make a jolly good guess" he said.
He added that Il wouldn't pin it
definitely on one or the other of
the Jewish terrorist organizations,
the Stern Gang or Irgun zvai
Leumi. Both have asserted respons-
Utility for numerous terrorist at
tacks in Palestine, British man
date.
Explosives in Two Envelopes.
Among those stating they received
no such letters were Winston
Churchill, the Arab Office, the Arab
News Agency and the Colonial Of
flee, which handles Palestine affairs.
The murder by post missives,
as a London newspaper dubbed the
letters, came in two envelopes. The
outer one was a little larger than
half a typewriter sheet and bore
only neatly typed address. The
inner envelope was slightly smaller
and contained the midget machine
and powder and bore the address
and words: Private and Conf
Dental"
There was no report, that any let
ter had eXplodedN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-06-04
Malaria Cure After TESTING
IS 600 Compounds Reported

suppressed the symptoms of ma
laria. This merely meant that a
soldier who was infected did not de-
velop the typical recurrent chiils
and fever and was able to keep on
working and fighting. The most
successful of these drugs was alta
brine, literally tons of which were
fed to American troops in the
Pacific and Mediterranean theaters.
BY continuing to take the sup
pressivea for the rest Of his life the
soldier need never actually suffer
from malaria. but once he stopped
the symptoms were likely to appear.
Even as It was. tertiary malaria
caused the loss Of more than II, 000,-
900 fighting days TO the Army and
Navy and was responsible for 1853
fSee MALARIA, Page A-5.]
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-06-04
DC. Fiscal Plan Inadequate,
Soys Koran; Insists on Sales 7 ak
Higher Realty Tax
Here May Result
In Rent Increases

An increase in real estate
taxes here may lead to higher
rents, it was learned today.
Rent Administrator Robert F.
Cogswell said the ascent in
crease in the realty tax rate
proposed last night by the
House District Fiscal Subcom-
mittee, If enacted, would pose
"a serious question" on rent
increases.
The Rent Control Act, which
expires December 81 unless
extended, already provides OPP
portunity for rent increase petit
tons by landlords where tax
increases are a factor in higher
operating expenses and in serv-
ices rendered.
A bill Is pending TO continue
controls through 1948.
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Program Seeks Higher
Realty and Cos Levy
And Voter Rates
BY John ". Thompson, j.

A District fiscal program call
ing for $500 900 in new or In
creased taxes and a $4,000, 900
boost in the present $4,000, 900
annual Federal payment toward
Washipgton's expenses was be-
fore the House District Commit
tee today. But Representative
Koran, Republican, of Washing
ton, chairman of the House sub
committee in charge of the
District budget, declared the new
plan inadequate and renewed his
demand for the sales tax.
The new $13 500 900 money-raising
plan has the backing of the District
Commissioners.
Taxes called for under the plan
and their estimated yield are:
/. A new income tax, including
personal, corporate and unincorpo-
rated business levies Basis for the
personal income tax would be
from legal to actual resi-
dence. The unincorpora ted business
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-06-04
ByThomos R. Henry
Science Edite, Of The stur

r f. +
A cure for tertiary malaria.
the Army's greatest single medi7
cal problem during the war, has
been obtained after testing more
than $1,000 different chemical
compounds.
Only when the 13,276th was
reached did the tests indicate sue
cess,
This was revealed before mill
tary medicine symposium at the
Army Medical Center today by Or.
ALI s. Alving Of the University OF
Chicago.
With supplies Of quinine largely
cut of at the start Of the war, vari-
OTIS drugs were developed which.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-06-04
Secrecy Wells Movements
OF u. 5. Mission in Turkey

ISTANBUL. Turkey, June 4.-The
Turkish government dropped a veil
of secrecy today around the move
ments of the American military COM
mission now studying the needs of
the Turkish Army under President
Truman's aid program.
The commission arrived here yes
terday and in conformity with a
secrecy order no Turkish newspaper
published anything about it, all
though most every one in Istanbul
knew it was here.
Maj. Gen. Lunsford E. Oliver.
head of the mission. refused to make
any statement after hearing of the
Turkish order. The mission had
been in Ankara for several days
before coming here. It's movements
there were not made secret, but
Istanbul has been under state of
siege for a considerable time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-06-04
Red Hungary Planes
Banned by u. S. From
Austria and Reich
By the Assneintsd prex.

BUDAPEST, June 4.-The
American Legation informed
the Hungarian government to-
day that planes of the Rus
sian-Hungarian transport COM
pany Maszovlet no longer are
being permitted to fly over the
American zones of Austria and
Germany because of lack of
American civil aviation rights
in Hungary.
The announcement was de-
livered to the new Premier,
Lajos Dinnyes, and to Acting
Foreign Minister Emo Mihalyfi,
both pro-Communist members
of the Stockholders Party. 1t
constituted an American re-
Spouse to Russian and Hun
garian hindrance of American
air activities in Hungary dur
ing the last two years.
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luctantly did so, but was guided by
Mr. Braden's wishes in the matter.
"Your record of public service"
the President said, has been out
standing, whether as a delegate to
interna tional conferences or as
Ambassador in such important posts
as Colombia, Cuba and Argentina.
THE country has been the bene-
f1ciary of your patience and skillful
negotiations in the various fields in
which you have served"
Served u. S. 10 Years.
Mr.. Braden wrote the President
May 80 that when he acceded to
then Secretary of State Byrnes' re-
quest about two years ago that he
come to Washington from Buenos
Aires to serve in the State Depart
ment, he had already given more
than 10 consecutive years to Gov
eminent service.
II explained to him. Mr.. Braden
said. that I had long neglected my
personal affairs and for this reason
I could accept only on a provisional
basis for year or So
Diplomats expect Argentina, as
one result Of the changed relations,
will now be successful in her long
bid to get United States arms.
The United States has insisted that
the Argentine government comply
with deeds and not promises to
previous pledges to eliminate Axis
agents and influences before being
invited to take part in the planned
hemisphere defense treaty.
Envoy Meets With Truman.
Ambassador Ivanissevich reviewed
with Mr.. Truman yesterday, the
White House announced, the steps
his government has taken and is
continuing to take" in fulfIlment of
its obligations, and insisted in effect
that these steps met American de-
mands.
Mr.. Truman avoided saying fatty
that this Government is satisfied,
but implied as much by indicating
his willingness" to renew consulta-
tions with other American republics
regarding the holding of a confer
ence, postponed since October, 1945,
to negotiate the defense pact.
The conference, to be held at Rio
de Janeiro. Brazil. is expected to
be called in July or August if ar
rangements can be made in time
The apparent end of the long
rift should restore full diplomatic
unity among the 81 American re-
publics. with Argentina being re-
ceived as a full-fledged good neigh
Dor.
To bolster hemisphere defenses in
connection with the projected new
nter-American treaty, Mr.. Truman
has asked Congress to authorize
transfer by sale or other methods
OF modern United States arms to
the other Americas as part of a
program to standardize the equip
ment and training of all armies and
navies in the New World.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-06-04
Carson 1estifies May
Helped Because Army
.Didn Appreciate Him
Declares His Methods
Greatly increased
Output Of Shells
By Robert K. Welsh

Henry M. Carson testified In
District Court today that he
asked former Representative
Andrew J. May to intercede with
the War Department because
ordnance officers failed to ap-
preciate Carson manufacturing
methods which later were
adopted and greatly increased
shell production.
The witness insisted he was a
major contributor to the war effort
and not conspirator against his
country.
The Carson brothers. Henry and
Murray and May, former chair
man of the House Military Affairs
Committee, are charged with con-
spiracy to defraud the United
States. The specific charge is that
May accepted brfbes totaling more
than $4,000 from the Garssons for
wartime favors he did for them.
A ruling by Justice Henry A.
Schweinhaut blocked intended testi-.
nony that Carson got war con-
tracts because of his inventions and
engineering ability and not because
3f solicitation by May. Justice
5chweinflaut said such general test
3nony was irrelevant.
Tells of Steel Hardening Process.
With Henry Carson on the stand
for the fourth day, defense counsel
was limited to questioning him about
difficulties he said he had with
ordnance officials and the appeals
he made to May for help in getting
War Department recognition of i'm
proved techniques in munition
manufacturing.
Carson testified that he de-
veloped a steel hardening process
which he applied to the manu-
facture of a AZ shell. This ulti-
mately resulted in an output Of
See GADcCNN para eI
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-06-04
26 Tenants Capture ProwIer
On Roof in Preurrunged Plan

Twenty-six rooming house tenants
with a prearranged plan for action
eornered an agile prowler on the
third-story roof today and drama
ticaily held him there until police
arrived.
Mrs. Mildred C. Fleming. the land
lady, said her household of friendly
guests had devised the battle plan
several weeks ago when they tired
of sneak thieves breaking into the
rambling house at 201f wyoming
avenue NV. and getting away be-
fore police arrived.
Everybody In the house was as
signed job TO do in case a thief
was heard" Mrs. Fleming said. They
even had code word" sweet pota-
to"-which was to be whispered at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-06-04
Hungary Envoy
Refuses 10 Bow
To Red Regime
u. S. Coils on Soviet
For Copy Of Dutu Thot
Led to Macy Custer
BULLETIN

Aladar Szegedy- Maszak,
Hungarian Minister here, de-
clared today he "does not
recognize" the new pro-Com-
munist government in Hun
gary. Three of six diplomats
on his Legation staff and five
out of eight administrative
personnel in the chancellery
office joined the Minister in
his announced defiance.
Meanwhile, the State De-
partment disclosed the United
States has called on the Rus
sian occupation commander In
Hungary for copies of the "in-
formation" he transmitted to
the Hungarian government re-
sulting in the ousting of Pre-
mier Ferenc Macy.
A short time earlier, Senator
Eastland, Democrat, of Miss
issippi protested in the Senate
that Russia has made a was
sal" of Hungary, and declared
the United Nations must act
ito preserve the peace and
protect the liberty of the Hun
garian people"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-06-04
By J. A. o'Leoy

- -. " LSofr
The Senate Armed Services
Committee today ordered a fa-
vorable report on a modified yer-
sion of the administration bill to
unity the armed services under a
secretary of national security.
Chairman Quincy announced that
there were no votes cast against the
report, but Senator Bridges, Repub-
lican. of New Hampshire and sew
eral others reserved the right to
offer amendments on the Senate
floor. Eleven of the 13-man COM
mittee were recorded for the report,
The final draft contains pre-
amble declaring the purpose of
Congress is to bring about unified
direction under civilian control but
not to merge them"
On Senate Preferred List.
Senate leaders have put the bill
on their preferred list for consid-
Grafton before adjournment, prob
ably in July, but there still is con-
siderable doubt that both houses
will have time to act at this session.
On the House side the committee
hearings are not yet over.
If the Senate acts this year. how
ever, the House could carry on from
that point in January.
Under the bill there would ba
three separate departments of War,
Navy and Air, each with its own
secretary, but with the new overall
secretary co-ordinating their plans.
The final draft carries amend-
ments to safeguard the present
status of the Marine Corps and
naval aviation as part of the Navy.
There is also clause to make sure
that If the secretary of national
security changes the budget esti-
mates Of any national defense arm,
Congress would get both the orig
inal and the revised figures.
Regrouping Continues.
A last-minute amendment con-
tinues for two years the regrouping
OF Army and Navy units made dur
ing World War II. During that
time Congress will consider whether
to make these wartime changes
permanent. To illustrate, the war
Department was reorganized into
ground forces, air forces and service
forces, instead OF having infantry,
cavalry, artillery and quartermas-
ter and medical corps alias separate
units.
An important part of the unifica-
tion plan is the creation Of a nation
al security council, presided over by
the President and made up Of the
heads Of all branches of the new
national security organization.
The committee voted today to use
the word Organization" instead of
establishment"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-06-04
Two Germans to Die
For Killing 5 Yonks
BY the Associated Press

DACHAU, Germany. June A.
Two German civilians were SEN
fenced TO death and three to prison
terms by American military courts
today for the murder of five un-
armed American flyers after their
capture in wartime.
Max Bruno Gartmann. former
police official, was ordered hanged
for having instructed a firing squad
to execute one airman.
Karl Eggert, who also received
death sentence, was convicted of
participating in the shooting of four
flyers ia slave labor camp.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-06-04
House 10 Vote Today
On Labor Curb Bill;
Biol Victory Seen
President Is Receiving
Conflicting Advice on
Veto, Capitol Hears
BY the Associated Press

Supporters of the compromise
union restricting bill laid ad-
vance claims to a 3-to-t victory
margin today as they called the
measure up in the House for Ger
tain passage.
One more step-Senate approval
takes the bill to an uncertain fate
at the White House. The Senate
expects to vote tomorrow.
President Truman then will have
to make a decision that could af-
feet the direction the big organized
labor vote swings In next years
election. The Democratic Party has
leaned heavily on union support
in the past.
Word got around the Capitol that
Mr.. Truman is getting conflicting
advice from key administration Of
ficials on whether to veto or sign
the bill, or let it become law with
out signing Congressional opinion
is split as to the smartest course
politically,
To See Truman Tomorrow.
But some House opponents of the
measure carried campaign for
veto straight to the Chief Execu-
tive. Democratic Representatives
Lesinski of Michigan and Madden
of Indiana have an appointment
with the Chief Executive at noon
tomorrow
Senator Hatch, Democrat. OF New
Mexico talked with Mr.. Truman
yesterday. And while he refused to
say what they discussed, Senator
Hatch told reporters afterwards he
thinks the threat of a new soft-coaI
strike has increased the possibility
that Mr.. Truman will sign the bill
1t contains several provisions that
would tighten the. reins on strikes
and unions in various ways
Examples:
The Government could get court
fcoo ApOp De- e
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-06-04
Truman Tax Action
Will Await Return
From Missouri Trip
Fute Of Reduction Bill
Up to President as
Leaders Guess on Veto

Tax relief on July for 40 ,000,-
600 individuals is entirely in the
hands of President Truman to-
day and opposing congressional
leaders were trying to outguess
each other on what he will do.
White House Press Secretary
Charles G. Ross said today that the
tax bill had not yet reached the
President and that there was no
likelihood the President would act
on it before he leaves for Kansas
City Friday morning to, attend a
reunion of the 35th Division.
Asked about the chances for
action before the President goes to
Canada Monday. Mr.. Ross said II
don't want to- commit myself
The President will return from
Missouri Sunday and leave for Cam
ada by train Monday,
| Mr.. Truman has 10 days, not
counting Sundays, to announce his
decision.
The Senate took the last step in
the passage. of the bill yesterday
afternoon, bat the 48-to-28 vote was
short of the two-thirds that would
be required to override a veto.
| Well-informed Democrats on Cap
itol Hill say Mr.. Truman will veto
! the measure unless he has had a
! last-minute change of heart. A
veto would be consistent with the
Presidents earlier contention that
debt retirement should come ahead
of tax reduction. Republicans, led
by Senator Taft of Ohio, insist con-
gressional economy and increased
Treasury collections make both pos
sible now. t
Truman Gets Bill Today.
The bill, which will reach the
Presidents desk sometime today.
makes annual cuts ranging from 30
per cent in the lowest income brack-
cts to les per cent at the top. For
the remaining half of calendar year
l947 the reductions would be half
! OF those annual rates.
When it is in full effect the bill
would save taxpayers $4,000, 900 900
year. For the fiscal year starting
July l, however, 1t would cost the
Government only $500, 900 900.
Secretary of the Treasury Snyder
Cancelled speaking engagement in
Los Angeles tomorrow because of a
scheduled cabinet meeting. In a
telegram to James Roosevelt, chair
man OF the California State Demo-
cratic Committee, Mr. Snyder Esaid
the meeting was called as the result
of congressional action and aided
it was mandatory that he be present.
| 194s Cuts Under Study.
! There is every indication THAT
next year the Democrats would join
Republicans in putting throigh a
tax bill. The COP high command,
acting through Chairman Ka1tson
OF House Ways and Means Colmit-
tee. already has begun hearitgs on
q comprehensive revision d the
entire tax structure in 1913,
The present situation, thsefore,
ooils down to this; viii individual
income taxpayers get a REDUCTION
now or next January?
The Republicans promised imme-
diate tax relief when they rgained
congressional control, and ttsy may
be counted on to file a copw If their
fs47 tax-cutting bill away Fl some
safe place for use in neg years
election campaign if the President
vetoes it.
Democratic strategists believe tax
reduction next year would AXE any
political sting out of veto his year,
fCaA Thy VIC De-. 4 -
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the roomers door and set them into
action.
This is what happened about IL 80
am. today, as Mrs. Fleming told it:
Miss Renee Hausenstein, first
floor roomer, thought she heard a
strange noise. and went into the hall.
Seeing a figure dash up the stairs,
she shouted to the Misses Clair
Shortal and Pearl Peibwebecky, who
had just come In, and asked who had
gone up.
On q third floor. Misses Shortal
and Peibweheeky saw a man dash
into an empty room and attempt to
lock the door. That was signal for
them to rush downstairs to an annex
(See PROWLER, Page Asa