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Evening star., 1947-03-27

make the tax cut effective in Janu-
ary would mean the Treasury would
lose $3, 3,840 ,O00, 900 in revenues in the
fiscal year beginning July l and in
addition would pay refunds to tax
payers amounting to $1,000, 600, ,000
for overpayments between January
l and July /.
Big Total Disputed.
This would be total of S., zoe, ,000-
000-almost as much as House Re-
publicans expect to save by cutting
Mr.. Truman's $37 SOC, ,000, 900 budget
Senator Taft said.
Mr.. Knutson said this is not so.
The Treasury position during the
next fiscal year, he asserted, must
be considered on a basis of actual
collections rather than tax bills
owed by the public. This, because
of the usual time lags and other
circumstances, he said, would mean
that loss of revenue and refunds
together would amount to only $4,-
1852 000, 900 in the II months ending
June 80. 1948.
Senator Taft commented later
that the House has a good bill, ex-
cept for the retroactive feature.
Evening star., 1947-03-27
Wallace Urges 10-Yeor Plan
To Aid Balkans and Greece

NEW YORK, Mar. ~ (P.-Henry
A. Wallace yesterday opposed Presi-
dent Truman's proposal for mill
tary loans" to Greece and Turkey
and advocated instead an economic
10-year plan to industrialize the
Balkans and Greece ito remove un-
rest in one of the great trouble
spots of the world"
The former Vice President, writ
ing in the New Republic magazine,
of which he is editor, said there
would be mot one cent for Turkey"
under the 10-year plan he esti-
mated might cost as much as $780,
100000 a year.
Mr.. Wallace said the report of
the United Nations Food and Agri-
Culture Organization on Greece pro-
viding for economic rehabilitation of
that nation, lis the one fundament-
ally constructive program that
exists today" and should be ex-
tended to such countries as Bull
garia, Yugoslavia, Romania and
Hungary, as well as Poland.
Funds for this reconstruction task,
he said, should be made available by
the International Bank.
Evening star., 1947-03-27

LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y, Mar. n
Secretary General Trygve Lie dis
closed last night that he had sent
a mild reprimand to the Greek gov.
ernment aSter Russian complaint
that Greek authorities had delayed
Soviet and Polish representatives
on the United Nations Balkans In
vestigation Commission at Trikala
In cable to Greek Foreign Min
lister Konstantin Tsaldaris, Mr.. Lie
said he hoped necessary steps
would be taken to prevent similar
incidents in the future.
Evening star., 1947-03-27
Defense Will Open Case
Al Durant Trial tomorrow

The defense will open its case
tomorrow at the court-martial OF
Col. Jack w. Durant, charged with
conspiracy to loot the Hesse jewelry
trove from Kronberg Castle in Ger
many.
Ten character witnesses who knew
the Army Air Forces officer during
his pastwar residence in Washing
ton as an attorney for the Interior
Department, probably will be called
along with several other witnesses
as yet unidentified.
It was believed the trial will con-
tinue at the Pentagon for 10 DAYS
or two weeks before it returns to
Frankfurt to hear the final defense
witnesses. The court-martial was
recessed week ago, when the prose-
cution rested, to allow Col. Durants
attorneys time to prepare their
case.
Evening star., 1947-03-27
80 Greek GuerriIIas
Are FeIIed in Battle
BY the Assoeioied Press

ATHENS, Mar. 27.-The Con-
servative newspaper Embros today
reported that about 80 guerrillas
had been killed or wounded out of
a band of more than 400 in q a.
hour battle with government forces
at Marmara, near the historic town
of Delphi, about 100 miles north
west of Athens.
Embros said strafing aircraft
killed 80 guerrillas and wounded
many others after they had raided
the village of Skopia, near Phlorina,
in Northern Greece.
The paper reported a military
company stationed at Alyssos, near
Sparta, drove back an attacking
force with artillery and armored
car fire.
Evening star., 1947-03-27

place additional taxes on Distric'
residents. For this reason they
agreed with the view of Senator
Cain that the first step should b.
to determine what is the proper
obligation of the United State.
before bringing more local take.
into effect. N
Several Republican congressiona.
leaders did not agree with the orig.
inal views of Mr.. Horan. They
hastened to assure District resi-.
dents, however, that Mr.. Horar
was most sincerely concerned about
District welfare"
Gen. Young, in his discussion be.
fore the committee on expenditures
here, declared:
Il would like to emphasize par
ticularly the vital Importance o,
providing enough money for essen.
tial services in newly built areas
such as highways, water, sewers
schools and the like.
1--WE have heard great deal o!
very justified complaint about the
oyercrowded conditions in Wash.
ington and the imposibility of oul
veterans obtaining decent housing
This condition is being corrected
progressively by new housing con.
struction. But the new housing car
not be occupied unless the District
does it's share in providing usable
highways and essential utilities anc
services. We have considerable
backlog of this sort of work which
already has developed. AS housing
construction speeds up, the de.
mands will increase rapidly. Unles!
enough money is appropriated fol
these purposes the effect on ou
veterans and other citizens seeking
decent housing may be critical"
Evening star., 1947-03-27
Foreign
Continued From First Page. J

tCOnGlnueQ from B1rSL Fdge.)
ernment could only weigh the con-
|tingencies at the time.
Mr.. Smith said he was asking
these questions because he wants
the American people to be satisfied
they are going into this program
with their eyes open. He said he
could not imagine Government
proposing this program without con-
sidering where it might lead, but
added he was forced to assume from
the Secretary's answer that you
have not"
10 to 40 Military Advisers.
At the start of his testimony, Mr.
Patterson told Representative Vorys
Republican, of Ohio that the refer
ence to limited" military advisers
to be sent to Greece would mean
some 10 to 40 Army representatives
He said this military mission would
merely supervise and instruct the
Greeks in utilizing American equip
ment.
This prompted Representative
Mundt, Republican, of South Da-
kota to say he is drafting an amend
ment that would limit the personnel
of the military missions to Greece
and Turkey to 100. Mr.. Patterson
said he would have no objection to
such an amendment.
The House committee tomorrow
expects to hear Secretary of the
Navy Forrestal and Paul Porter, for.
mer OPA chief, who recently re-
turned from a survey of economic
conditions in Greece.
Senator George, Democrat, OF
Georgia told reporters earlier he will
demand that the whole program be
directed by an American commission
and that the Senate pass on Mr.
Truman'S choice of the men to head
the commission.
Senator George is member of the
Senate Foreign Relations Commit
tee, also currently conducting hear
ings on the measure.
That group today received from
Clark Eichelberger, representing the
Evening star., 1947-03-27
Probe
Continued From First Page

resolution by Senator Brooks, Re
publican, of Illinois.
Arguing for its adoption, Sena.
tor Bridges, Republican, of New
Hampshire called Mr.. Krug "ths
man directly responsible" for ths
disaster iand an arrogant bureau.
crat" who instead of supervising
operation of the mines has beer
spending his time travelling al
over the United States cam.
paigning for the vice presidency.
To this. Senator Taylor, Demo.
crat, of Idaho, retorted: "Politica.
drivel"
Senator Taylor said everybody
knows the Government has left
actual operation of the mines to the
owners.
Senator Lucas, Democrat, of Ilh-
nois, chimed in with the assertion
that safety code violations are moth
ing new land I undertake to say
they were going on at the Cen
tralia mine long before the Gov
ernment took over"
Senator Brooks insisted it is time
the Government be held to &C
count, especially when it actions
take human lives" -
Before the final vote, Senator
Barkley, Democrat, of Kentucky
persuaded the Senate to include
amendments insuring that the in
vestigating committee will cover
action of State and local officials
as well as Federal. .
The Senate battle came soon after
Welly Hopkins, attorney for the
United Mine Workers, declared the
Bureau of Mines found safety vio-
lations of the type which led to the
disaster" when it inspected the Cen
tralia mine last November.
The mines bureau said it had rec
commended number of safety
measures after the November in
spection and is awaiting a report
on reinspection made last Thurs
day.
Navy Capt. N. H. COLLISION, Goa.
mines administrator for the interior
Department, said his Office does moi
have enough help to make immedi-
ate checks for compliance with Blu
reau of Mines recommendation ano
usually awaits the bureaus re-
inspections.
Disaster Comment Withheld.
Capt. Collisions Office said hi
would have no comment on the Sen.
ate debate or the disaster until in.
Ivestigations are completed. Two ol
his Representatives were sent tt
Centralia.
The Federal Mine Inspection Act
does not provide any enforcement
power for the Mines Bureau.
The United Mine Worker contract
with the Government, however, pro.
vides for Federal mine safety code
Under this the union names Safety
Committee at each mine which car
make recommendations to the op.
orator.
If the committee deems conditions
dangerous, the union may call mem
bers out of the mine. The case ther
goes to Capt. Collision. He may up
hold the committee-which permits
the miners to stay out until safety
precautions are taken-or he may
either modify or cancel the com
mittee's orders.
Evening star., 1947-03-27
Fiscal
Continued From First Page.

Washington should not be given a
greater measure of home rule.
Favors Charter Draft.
| "In fact, I would like to see real,
solidly centralized government for
the District-one whose actions the
Federal agencies here would have
to heed, except where the interests
of the United States were predomi-
nant. I am in favor of passage of
the bill to create a commission to
draft home rule charter for the
District. I believe that must be
done.
Il know Washington boys bled
and died overseas in the past war
and I know Washington residents
pay heavy Federal income taxes.
What I meant was that there is no
pattern of government here now on
which to establish any system of
home rule. I am as much interested
in proper development of the Ma
tional Capital as any one else, but
there is a big cleanup job to be
done first
As to the lack Of a government
pattern on which to build home
rule" he mentioned again the null
tiple police forces operating in the
District and the numerous independ-
ent or semi-independent agencies
dealing with municipal affairs which
are not under the jurisdiction of the
Commissioners.
May Ask for More Funds.
AS background for his stern lee
ture of yesterday, 1t was brought out
that most Washington residents who
have appealed to him since he was
named chairman of the District
funds group in January have urged
his approval of enlarged appropria-
tions for this or that function.
Where is the money coming from?"
he asked again last night. "The
easy way out would be for me to stop
worrying about these matters-to
give up the struggle. won't do that.
I now have the responsibility, but
there are so many blind alleys, so
much Illustration about all these
matters"
To get the record straight on
the Federal payment question, MI.
Horan recalled that last year he
voted to grant an increase from
s6,OOOOOO to $1o,OOO,OoO in the size
of the Federal lump-sum payment
In compromise between the House
and Senate a 100000 boost to
$8,000,000 finally was adopted.
Thorough Canvass Promised.
Senator Cain assured him yester-
day all revenue possibilities would
be thoroughly canvassed before the
hearings ended.
Others told Mr.. Horan there was
no doubt at all that Congress would
Evening star., 1947-03-27

American Association for United
Nations, q suggestion that the U. N
be asked to establish permanent
mission on Greece's frontiers to pre-
vent military encroachment from
without.
Mr.. Eichelberger indorsed Mr.
Truman's proposal, saying:
Il think this program of immedi-
ate unilateral aid is necessary, but
the United Nations should be kept
fully informed Of developments"
Mark r. Shaw representing the
National Council for the Prevention
of War, opposed the Presidents pro-
gram in testimony to the Senate
group.
I'VE propose to stop Russia all
over the worldly force, if neces-
sary-and it will lead to disaster, ;
Mr.. Shaw asserted.
La Guardia Urges United Action.
The Senate group was told late
yesterday by former Mayor La Guar
dfa of New York that the United
States will rue the day. it goes
alone into the Balkans.
Mr.. LaGuardia, former director o1
UNRRA, joined a dozen other oppo.
sition spokesmen in urging the com.
mittee to let the United Nations set
up whatever relief programs are
needed, with this country doing its
share.
Mr.. La Guardia said he spoke
from experience gained AZ years age
as a consular agent In Eastern Eu-
rope, when he told the committee
that conditions in the Balkans can
not be corrected within 10 years,
and that If the United States en-
barks on the pending program it
will be In Greece and Turkey "for
long time"
Mr.. La Guardia predicted that III
we go to war we can lick Russia
easily" but he inquired, what are
we going to do then? We can't
occupy the country. This program
| is bad
Evening star., 1947-03-27

One miner removed tuesday died.
A rescue worker said the bodies
Of the 18 brought up today were
twisted and bruised and clothing
on some were burned, indicating
they had been nearer to the ex-
plosion than the 16 miners found
last night.
Rescue Efforts Continue.
Company officials said rescue at
tenpts would be pushed, adding:
We're not going to give up" "#A
The toll of Ill dead predicted by
,, William j. Rowekamp, rescue leader
and recording secretary of the Cen
tralia Local of the AFL United Mine
Workers, whose members worked the
mine, would rank the disaster as the
greatest in the coal fields since 1876
lost their Ewes in 1923 at Mather, Pa.
The company presented a revised
total of the number who were in
the mine at the time of the blast.
Vice President w. P. Young said 142
men had been in the mine and 81
had been removed alive Earlier he
said ISL had been below and 3 had
been rescued alive
Opinions varied widely as to the
length of time required to complete
exploration of the 312 mile tunnel,
$40 feet below ground, in which the
trapped men had been working.
Gas Explosions Feared.
Driscoll o. Scanlan, an Illinois
mine inspector, said it might take
a week to reach the end of the T.
foot-high passage. Mule power was
being used in preference to ma
chinery for fear of electrical sparks
decorating gases collected in the
workings. Rescue workers wore gas
masks. Side diggings off the east
west passage were being boarded up
to assure better ventilation for
rescue workers.
A Federal mine inspector, who
asked his name not be used, said
the squad of 80 who worked through
the night had checked all but two
entries on the east-west passage" J"
He believed the men still unac-
counted for were in these side pas
sages.
This inspector commented: "I
have a good idea of what their
chances are" but declined to elab-
crate.
Relatives of miners held vigil at
the mine entrance during the day
and early evening yesterday but
as the tedious rescue work far un-
derground proceeded slowly and a
heavy snow began falling in . 25-
degree temperatures, they went TO
their homes.
Appealed to Gov. Green.
Mr.. Rowekamp made public
letter the union local had sent to
Gov. Dwight Green of Illinois a
year ago asking the Governor ito
please save our lives, to please make
the (State) Department of Mines
and Minerals enforce the laws cat
the mine) - before we have
dust explosion"
Gov. Green's Office said such a
letter had been received and that
the Governor had requested the
department concerned to give it
full and complete consideration. -
The Governor also released a re-
port to hin-from the committee
named by the State department to
investigate charges made in the
letter-which related that "the
complaint sounds good deal worse
than it really is
Circuit Judge Ralph l.. Maxwell
said he would instruct the Wash
ington County grand Jury to deter
Evening star., 1947-03-27
uxes
Continued From First Page

under the Railroad Retirement OF
Social Security Acts.
Chairman Knutson of the House
Ways and Means Committee, author
of the pending bill, took issue with
Senator Taft, meanwhile, over
whether the tax cut should be made
effective last January or held ur
until July l.
Unfortunately, the Senator is
confused" Mr. Knutson said in a
statement taking note of Senator
Taft's contention that the retroac-
tive feature would wipe out most il
not all of any budget saving.
Senator Taft contended that tc
Evening star., 1947-03-27
Mine
Continued From First Page }

One miner removed tuesday died.
A rescue worker said the bodies
Of the 18 brought up today were
twisted and bruised and clothing
on some were burned, indicating
they had been nearer to the ex-
plosion than the 16 miners found
last night.
Evening star., 1947-03-27
Real Estate Boards
AssaiI Housing Bill,
Urge Controls End

The National Association of Real
Estate Boards declared today it is
violently opposed" to pending leg
islation which would set up a long
range housing program.
Herbert u. Nelson, executive vice
president, said in a statement pre-
pared for the Senate Banking Com
mittee that the Wagner -Ellender-
Taft bill is dangerous, mis-
leading and fails to accomplish the
purpose for which it was presented"
Instead of pushing such pro-
gram-designed to encourage con-
struction of 100000 homes by
1958-Mr. Nelson urged that Con-
gress get rid of building controls
and abolish the National Housing
Agency.
Declaring that the industry wants
to, can and will" build homes, Mr..
Nelson said:
"Just cut the red tape and watch
us CO."
Mr.. Nelson hammered hardest at
the public housing provisions of the
bill, which is sponsored by Senators
Wagner, Democrat, of New York;
Elender, Democrat, of Louisiana,
and Taft, Republican, of Ohio.
Federal Grants Planned.
The measure authorizes Federal
grants of S26,400,000 annually to
States and communities to aid. in
construction of public financed
I,r,a11iy,nc rl,a 10 f1y. $ha fret
four years is 100000 units.
Noting that Senator Taft has
stated that public housing should
not exceed 10 per cent of total
construction, Mr. Nelson said that
after the First World War British
advocates of government home
building were also saying they
wanted just a little public housing"
He added:
They got it, and they kept on
getting more of it, and today in
England, four out of every five
dwellings that go up are being built
by the government for ownership
and operation by the government.
Private home building in England
is dead"
Board Heads Meeting.
AS Mr.. Nelson appeared before the
Senate Committee, the presidents Of
$50 real estate boards were meeting
in the Hotel Statler where they
heard an address by Morgan l.. Fitch
of Chicago, president of the National
Association.
Mr.. Fitch assailed rent control as
a Communist scheme" and housing
was in the same category. He asked:
What will it avail democracy to
stop Communists in Greece and pre-
serve their philosophy in American"
Board presidents are holding
closed sessions here which were
described as devoted to institution
al" matters and to mapping fight
against rent control and the Taft
Ellender- Wagner bill.
Evening star., 1947-03-27

mine if any criminal negligence was
involved in the explosion. The jury
will meet next April IA.
"Not Adequately busted"
A State inspection of the mine
made a week before the disaster
showed the mine was mot adequate
ly rock dusted," that dirty haulage
roads should be cleansed and
sprinkled and ventilation increased
at various points. The inspection
report also stated recommendations
of previous inspections had mot
been complied with and should be
complied with"
Vice President Young said in an
swer to this that I'VE have been
working on these recommendations.
Some can be accomplished in a few
days but others take several months,
which accounts for their appear
ance in several reports"
Rock dust is finely ground rock
spread in mines to reduce explo-
sion hazards.
Evening star., 1947-03-27
EIdon HoweIIs, Al,
Concert Pianist, Dies
By the Assoejoted Press

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Mar. 81
Eldon Howells, At, Columbus concert
pianist, died today.
After several years study ir
Europe and America, Mr.. Howells
was associated with the late Agnes
Wright in piano duo featured ir
concerts and radio broadcasts.
Evening star., 1947-03-27
|WorId Bank to Open
New York Office April Is
Ey the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, Mar. 27.-The In
ternational Bank for Reconstruction
and Development the World
Bank" will open New York office
in the Federal Reserve Bank Build
ing April Is.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-09-13
Urge national
lockout Of
ALL printers

NEW YORK - FP) - Editor &
Publisher has invited Americas
billion dollar publishing industry
to stage nationwide lockout of
ALL printers in fight to cram
the Taft-Hartley law down their
Threats.
E&P, leading trade magazine
which generally expresses the
views of the American Newspaper
Publishers Assn, made its pro-
posal in an editorial Aug. 80 con-
denning the Init. Typographical
Union for its recent convention
decision to get around the new
law by abandoning signed con-
tracts and enforcing the closed
shop through unilateral "condi-
tons of employment" posted in
each shop.
"The battle must be fought now,
and it must be won even if it
means temporarily closing down
every printing plant in the coun-
try" E&P asserted.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-09-13
UP Starts Clio Revolt

Siest story of the week. United Press reported widely
pubczed story under the head of CLIO anred drive UP
quoted of those generazed hgh official in the
national CLIO at Washington mentioning his
UP found that special election in the Mine, Mill
Seter Workers victory for President Murray purge
of communist syrnpathizers'.
Fact that the election called for by the so-caed
object of the antred attack, Chicagos Maurice Travis
not by the purge artists.
Travis also rejected demands that he for president
in the special election Gle could have retained office for
two years.
Negotiations between the AFL International Typograph
cal Workers union and Chicago publishers
tnue deadlock The commercial newspaper big shots
apparently depending the Taft Hartley act to smash this
Oldest of all Chicago unions
God pity the publisher who hires non-union help.