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Foreign
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ito declare war on the Soviet at
once?"
Mr.. Fish said that because of hi
opposition to world communism HI
is willing to risk granting funds
for relief, rehabilitation and arm,
in Greece and Turkey provided thu
program il definitely divorced from
military Intervention"
He proposed amendments to de.
militarize" the aid bill.
Limit military and naval missions
to so officers in Greece and Turkey
Forbid their use with active COM
bat troops.
Mr.. Crawford conceded that the
course he advocated would near
war if Russia defied America, but
he said that II war came Russia
would "get licked"
The Michigan Representative said
the people of the United States
have the power to disarm the
world" and should start with Russia
"Take our spokesmen," he said
land tell them to shove their chins
right up against the chins of Mr.
Molotov, Mr.. Stain and Mr.. Vishin-
ski. Tell them to shove theil
stomachs right up against thu
stomachs Of these gentlemen, physi.
cally, and say this is our program
"Teu them either to disarm or WI
will proceed"
George Sees Previous Delay.
Senator Georges remarks to tn,
Senate committee, protested tha1
the whole Greek Turkish problem
should have been put before tha
United Nations long ago.
Senator George told other com.
mittee members he agreed with tes.
timony Of DR.. Frank Kingdom
chairman Of the Progressive Citizens
of America, that the needs of Greecl
and Turkey must have been know1
for long time.
This whole problem could, b,
timely action and a dismissal O
dramatics, have been carried to tn,
United Nations" Senator Georg,
declared. "If we had received a nc
answer there. then we could hav,
acted individually with full justifica'
ton"
Senator George added that he see,
no reason why American helI
couldn't be delayed month or twt
while the U. N. is consulted.
Were not proposing to pu
troops In there" he commented.
Opinions Differ on Changes.
Before today's sessions began, Sen
ator Hatch Of New Mexico told ,
reporter he expects the Greek Turk
ish aid measure-plainly labeled a.
a halt-communism gesture-to b.
sent to the floor for debate with
out substantial change"
But Senator George declared f1atl,
there will be some amendments inI
the bill.
There was no prospect for def
mite action before the admins
tration's original deadline runs ou
at midnight tonight. That is tn,
moment the British have set for tn.
expiration Of their formal commit.
ments to Greece.
The earlier note Of urgency wa
mumed somewhat, however. By Wort
Evening star., 1947-03-31

from London 10 days ago that Great
Britain will continue her limited
military and economic aid until the
United States is ready to step in.
Regardless Of when the aid pro-
posal reaches the Senate and what
its provisions are, Senator Johnson.
Democrat, of Colorado told a re-
porter there is certain to be long
and lively debate"
Has Suggested Own Changes.
The Colorado Senator himself has
proposed several amendments,
among them provisions to block any
Of the funds from going to Turkey
and to forbid any military aid to
Greece.
But while Senator johnson and
some others remained adamant In
their opposition to cutting Turkey In
on the assistance program, admins
tration aides were counting on secret
testimony from Edwin G. Wilson,
American Ambassador to Ankara, to
be an important factor.
Mr.. Wilson was said to have told
the Senate committee behind closed
doors last week that Turkey Is the
last strong government in that area
to stand up to Russia and that Il
the Ankara regime were to fall
then Iran, Iraq, Arabia and other
nations would have to bow to Soviet
demands.
Army Cost . Drain.
The Ambassador added that
Turkey now Ii solvent, but cannot
long remain 80 If 1t is forced to
foot the bill alone for maintaining
4 large standing army which drains
not only its finances but its man
power.
Some $50, ,000, 900 Of the 500, ,o0o,-
600 fund asked by Mr.. Truman
would 60 to Turkey, all for military
purposes.
Frederick J. Libby, executive Sec
retary Of the National Council for
Prevention Of War, issued q state
ment assailing the House committee
on the ground that it proposes to
ignore" applications to testify from
"clergymen and peace leaders who
oppose the Presidents Intervention
in Greece and Turkey"
"a The statement added that the
council, "tl1e Fellowship Of Recon-
Citation, the Methodist World Peace
G Commission, the Friends Committee
on National Legislation and other
peace organizations are protesting
against this unheard Of
procedure"
Evening star., 1947-03-31
Dr.. Lacy Of Richmond
To Become Pastor Of
Central Presbyterian

DR.. Graham Gordon Lacy, interim
pastor Of Grace Covenant Presby-
terrain Church, Richmond, Va. has
accepted . can TO the pulpit Of
Central Presbyterian Church here.
it was learned today.
O0lciAl action on appointment OF
Dr.. Lacy will be taken by, the con-
gregation ut . meeting Wednesday
evening.
Or. Lacy. II confirmed by the con-
gregation, win succeed the Rev.
William Mansell, who resigned more
than year ago because Of III health.
The Rev. A. J. McKelway Of the
VA Chaplaincy Service has been
serving a. interim pastor.
The 43-year-o1d Richmond cler-
gyman 10 expected to take over
the pastorate at the Central church,
where woodrow Wilson worshipped
while President, early In May.
A graduate Of Union Theological
Seminary, Richmond, and Of Union
Theological Seminary, New York,
DR.. Lacy began his ministry by
serving as assistant pastor Of
Franklin Park Church In Baltimore.
He then held pastorates, each for
five-year periods, at Madison Ave-
nue. Church, Covington. KY. and
Second Church, Birmingham, Ala.
He served IS Navy chaplain at
the prefiight school at the Univer-
sity of Georgia during the war. Dr.
Lacy also was chaplain on the
aircraft carrier Commencement
Day, training ship for Navy pilots,
for two years.
DR.. and Mrs. Lacy will live in the
manse next to the church, 3e45
Fifteenth street NV. They have
two children, Margaret, II, and
Gordon, 8.
DR.. Lacy will be fourth pastor of
the church, which was founded in
1858. Previous pastors were the
Rev. A. w. Pitzer, 1868 to 1905: DR..
James H. Taylor. 1906 to 1913, and
Mr.. Mansell, who came in October,
1043.
Cornerstone Of the church was
laid by President Wilson in 1918.
Evening star., 1947-03-31
Palestine
Continued From First Page

and shops were destroyed and a
power line was burned down. A Brit
ish communique said two sirnul-
taneous explosions under two pipe
lines started the blazes.
Police Inspector Dies.
British casualties resulting from
the Holy Land strife rose, mean
while, with the death Of q police
inspector shot from ambush near
the Ramle military cantonment Sat-
urday. The British army said he
was riding horseback with two other
persons when Jews opened fire, kill
ing an army officer on the spot.
An official announcement today
also reported that British police
constable had been shot to death
in -Haifa by the accidental dis
charge of a Bren gun on a passing
arnored car shortly before the oil
fire broke out.
British destroyers went to the aid
of the old schooner yesterday when
the vessel, 80 miles off the Pales-
tine coast, sent out distress mes
sage. She was found to be taking
in water rapidly and listing dan
gerouSly.
Four hundred Of the refugees
were taken aboard one British de-
stroyer and $50 aboard q second
Engineers pumped water from the
hold Of the immigrant vessel and
q minesweeper then towed her into
Haifa with $40 aboard.
Help Requested In Writing.
A government announcement said
the passengers were removed in an.
swer to q request for help Sub.
mitted In writing by three dele.
gates Of the ships company" The
destroyers had been watching the
Moledeth with a view to taking hel
In hand should she try to run thu
blockade of the Palestine coast.
An account of the oil fire issued b,
usa British public Information ofic,
said. Eight storage tanks hav'
been gutted. six more are likely t.
be completely Quilted and efforts ar,
being made to save three othel
tanks in the installation area.
"One explosive charge appears Il
have been laid under the pipe lint
leading into the storage tanks ant
. second Y believed to have beer
Evening star., 1947-03-31
EnqIish Have Hook Duy

Hock-day or Hook Tuesday-the
second Tuesday after Easter-is q
traditional English festival day COM
memorating the date on which the
English many centuries ago arose
against Danish invaders.
Evening star., 1947-03-11
Photo Salesman Keeps
|StHe Gets for Coupon,
Studio Head Explains

The economy of door-to-door can.
vassing for his photo studios wa.
explained today at a Federal Trad,
Commission hearing by. Eugene D
Petrey, operator Of studios in seYera
States. The hearing Is on d com.
piaint against the sales practices ot
Mr.. Petrey's Rembrandt studio, 7Os
Thirteenth street NV.
/ THE salesman keeps the 81 hi
gets for the coupon, '.4 said Mr.
Petrey. He denied that he in
structed his studio personnel to use
high pressure methods to sell addi.
|tional pictures.
~ People Want Pictures.s
"You don't have to sell them ;
he said. People want pictures
Mrs. Virginia De Marco, 706 .vir-
ginia. avenue S:W., told her expert
enee, A salesman had called on her
she said, and offered her for Is cents
81 coupons calling for, $3.50 Studio
value" I"
', The salesman. she said, told hel
to ignore zone to a family clause
on the coupon. She bought 10 cou-
pofls, she said. NJ
A.few days later, she said, her son
came home on leave from the sery-
ice and she took him and her
daughter-in-law and granddaughter
to the Rembrandt Studios to have
their pictures taken.
Apprised of Rule.
She was told the one-to-a-family
rule applied, she said. She said she
was determined to have her picture
taken. She was told to come back
three hours later. When her picture
Evening star., 1947-03-11
AIeman to'Leave April %
For Visit With Truman
BY The Associated Press

MEXICO CITY, Mar. 11.-Presi-
dent Miguel Aleman will leave the
night of April 28 for the United
States to repay President Trumans
visit to Mexico. He will travel in
his personal government plane El
Mexicano.
Government sources said Mr.. Tru-
man would break precedent and
meet President Aleman at the air.
port. Normally visiting Presidents
are met in Washington by the Sec
retary of State. Later Mr.. Aleman
will call on Mr.. Truman in the
White House.
Tentatively, President Aleman will
be accompanied by Secretary of For
eign Affairs Jaime Torres Bodet
Secretary of National Economy An
tonic Ruiz Galindo, Secretary OF
Treasury Ramon Beteta, Secretary
|of Communications Agustin Garcia
Lopez and Secretary Of Agriculture
Nazario Ortiz Cara.
Evening star., 1947-03-11
Conference
Continued From First Page.) }

to handle a French compromise
proposal on the disposition Of Ger
man assets in Austria.
The deputies, taking up work
where they left of in London, met
in what one source said was IAN
amiable frame Of mind"
A wave of speculation followed
Mr.. Molotov's unheralded proposal
on China and some sources sug-
gested that Russia might be maneu-
vering to seek joint American,
British and Russian Intervention
there.
There also was the possibility that
Russia might be trying to embarrass
the United States because of the
recent American failure to end
China's civil strife. In addition,
some Quarters thought Russia might
be trying to produce a new big
power agreement concerning China.
The 1945 Big Three agreement
reached in Moscow. on which Mr..
Molotov based yesterdays proposal.
specified that the United States,
Britain, and the Soviet Union re
affirmed their adherence to the
policy of non-interference in the in
ternal affairs of China"
Evening star., 1947-03-11

ference. Russia apparently is usinf
at the start of the German discus.
sions the same delaying tactic.
which stalled writing of the Satellite
treaties for more than q year.
The first session Of council, how.
ever, was generally placid. In ont
hour and 40 minutes, the minister.
greeted one another, had pictures
taken and talked about the agends
order of business for the rhetoric
conference.
Gen. Marshall proposed that the
question Of the agreed reduction In
the size of occupation forces in Ger
many and Austria be added to the
agenda. Such q reduction had beer
proposed as long ago as last autumn
by former Secretary of State
Byrnes in New York. Mr.. Molotoy
asked for a day to think it over.
Meet Daily at 4 Pm.
British Foreign Secretary Bevir
won agreement to a suggestion that
the order of business should include
study of the report of the Trieste
Financial Commission. Otherwise
the agenda was adopted as drawn ur
in New York.
Before the ministers adjourned tc
the buffet, where they had drinks
and caviar, they agreed that they
should meet at 4 pm. Go am, EST
beginning today. They also decided
to have their deputies for German
and Austrian treaties meet daily at
II am. g am, EST to try to break
ground for them.
Evening star., 1947-03-11
Los Angeles Woman Found
Slain Beside Railroad
By fhs Asseeiossd Pres.

&
LOS ANGELES, Mar. 1.-THE
body Of q woman. beaten about the
head and nearly nude. was. found
today beside Santa Fe Railroad
tracks in an Industrial section and
Detective 1t. Charles King said she
apparently had been criminally as
Saulted.
IT. King said fingerprints taken
from the body showed the woman
had been arrested once under the
name Of Victoria Windham and
again as Evelyn Winters on charges
fof resorting with men. She lived In
Los Angeles and was about 28.
The body may have been thrown
from an automobile, 1t. King said
There were tire tracks nearby.
Evening star., 1947-03-11
Philippine Base Pact
Will Be Signed Friday
By the As,ocioted Pr..,

MANILA, Mar. ia treaty leas.
ing the United States Army, Navy
and air bases in the Philippines TO,
SO years will be signed Friday, Vice
President Elpidio Quirino an.
nounced today. T.
Details have not been announced
but leaks during treaty negotiations
indicate American bases will be re-
dueed from 70-odd to few more thar
20, of which fewer than IL will bt
Glass A sites.
American Ambassador Paul v
McNutt will be honored with a fare.
well ball at Malacanan Palace Fri.
day night by President Manuel A
Roxas. He plans to return to .ths
United States VIA India and Eurout
in a State Department plane. II.
has announced he will retire on hi.
return to enter business in New
York. RN'''s i"f' 4 - {.
Evening star., 1947-03-11
Koo Declares China
Is Member of Council
BY the Associofsd Press

DR.. v. K. Wellington Koo, Chi
nese Ambassador to the United
States, said today that "it is incon-
ceivable that any discussion of mat
ters directly affecting China" should
be taken up at the Foreign Min
listers Conference in Moscow with
out Chinese representation.
DIR. Koo, in a statement, said
China already does not understand
why she should not be included in
the present Moscow conference. /"
He said China according to the
Potsdam agreement, Is a member
Of the Council of Foreign Ministers. "
The Ambassador described the
efforts of Soviet Foreign Minister
Molotov to have Chinese problems
placed on the conference agenda as
"a strange and surprising move,
which Is taken without first con-
sulting China as to her own wishes. -
Evening star., 1947-03-11
Bakers Agree Prices
Will Go Up. Wait for
One Another 10 Do Il

Washington's bakery industry to-
day was agreed that an increase in
bread prices is imminent.
But. privately. representatives Of
several Of the big retail outlets ad-
mitted they were waiting for some
one else to take the initiative.
All were agreed that an increase
is inevitable because of higher flour
and shortening prices.
Typical of the cost squeeze facing
bakeries was report Of James B.
Luttes, regional manager OF Con-
tinental Baking Co. He estimated
that his two plants here would have
to spend $4,000 more for flour this
week than last. This is due to the
sharp rise in the wheat markets.
Increase for Shortening.
He said his concern was paying
48 cents pound for shortening as
against 8 cents last year.
The offlcial commented that a
retail price increase was very much
in the cards" and estimated it would
have to be about a cent q loaf.
A check with one grocery chain
here disclosed that the price of its
h-pound white loaf was increased
from IA to is cents last week. The
standard white loaf of pound re-
mains at 10 cents in this chain.
Specially breads of the chain also
were increased in price last week.
They were raisin bread, IL to Is
cents q pound; butter and egg bread,
IL to IA cents, and rye bread, u
to 13 cents.
An official OF another large bakery
estimated that flour costs had dou-
bled in year and shortening was
up 80 per cent.
Most Stores Get IL Cents.
OPA allowed two wholesale price
increases in white bread last sum-
mer-from to 9 cents. Since then
bread has been retailing in most
stores at II cents a loaf.
In Baltimore, one major baker
raised prices cent on popular
sized loaves and another announced
today a similar increase effective
Wednesday. A spokesman said
other Baltimore bakeries probably
would follow suit "since it's a highly
competitive industry" Before the
increase, 1-pound loaves sold for
13 cents retail.
In Philadelphia, Ward Baking Co.
boosted the price cent a loaf.
The retail price delivered to the
door Is now is cents. The wholesale
price was raised from 11h to 1919
cents.
Evening star., 1947-03-11
U. 5. Newsprint Stock
Adequate, Canadian
Official Declares
BY the Assoeioisd Press

T r. M. Fowler, president of the
Newsprint Association Of Canada,
said today that United States news
print supplies are adequate" and
the only problem is one of equitable
distribution.
"On any test, present total sup
plies are adequate for the legiti-
mate requirements of a free press, y
Mr.. Fowler told Senate, Small
Business Subcommittee, which is
studying newsprint problems.
He expressed the opinion that ra-
tioning by the Government of news
print supplies would probably be
Ineffective" saying the success of
wartime controls was dependent on
Canadian government production
controls, which do not now exist
Would Mean Drop in. Shipments.
A Federal law setting up quotas
for United States users, Mr.. Fowler
went on, probably would mean a
drop in shipments from Canada
which now sends 81 per cent of It's
output to this country. He said
this was because such plan might
require regulation of all Canadian
exports land thus obligate the
Canadian government to establish
tonnage allocations for other coun-
tries where actual shortages exist. "
! The solution to United States dis
tribution problems. Mr.. Fowler sug-
gested, Is up to those who control
the supply coming here under con-
tract.
Small publishers have complained
to the Senators that they are being
forced to the wall by lack of news
print and several have urged re-
establishment of Federal controls
or voluntary rationing by the pub
fishing industry.
Calls Tonnage Small Problem"
In terms of tonnage the problem
OF supplies for dealers and printers
from whom small publishers get
their paper-is "a relatively small
problem" Mr.. Fowler said, adding:
There Is a generous and, by COM
parison with other countries, a Law
ish supply available for this coun-
try" 80
Mra Fowler said iii is trds 'vhe
supply may not be sufhcient to en-
able publishers to take full adyan-
tage of the present market, but
commented that other American in
dustries-steel, motor car manufac-
turers and others-face the same
situation.
Box Car Shortage Still Serious.
He said the shortage of box cars,
which impedes shipment of news
print to this country, is still serious
and may remain so for weeks or
months.
Mr.. Fowler summed up:
1T is difficult to believe that the
word shortage can properly or ac-
curately be applied to a country re-
ceiving. % per cent more newsprint
than it used before the war.
"You cannot say you are short
OF food if you are able to have four
substantial meals a day when form
erly you used to eat only three"
II there are publishers who have
suffered through some failure to
obtain a share of the large total
supplies available" it is a problem
Of distribution and not one of q
shortage of supply, he contended.
Evening star., 1947-03-11
u. 5. Turns Down Request
OF YugosIavs for Grain !.

The United States has turned
down Yugoslav request for author-
sty to buy 100000 tons of grain in
this country. -
1t will be reconsidered only : II
Yugcslavia presents Clear evidence
that real need now exists" State
Department spokesman said yester-
Gay. ~
He recalled that the Yugoslav gov
ernment has stated repeatedly that
its supplies of food are adequate,
and recently shipped some grain %
Romania and Albania. 4
Yugoslay representatives presented
their request to the American En-
bassy in Belgrade several days ago.
They asked the Embassy to recon-
mend that the International Emer-
gency Food Council, which allocates
foods in short supply, make an allo-
cation to Yugoslavia permitting It
to buy the grain here.
They were told they would haverto
present evidence of need, which
would be investigated and considered
carefully lin the light Of other ur-
gent needs for available United
States grain exports" II
Evening star., 1947-03-11
Josiah Morehouse Rites
10 Be Held al Fort Myer

Funeral services for Josiah H
Morehouse, 53. who died Sunday al
his home near Annandale, will bs
held at 2 pm. tomorrow at Fort
Myer Chapel. Burial will be in Ar.
lington Cemetery.
Mr.. Morehouse, q native OF King
ston, N. Y, was secretary Of the
Stott Stationery Corp, 1910 New
York avenue NV. Before coming
to Washington In 1945 he had been
in business for many years in Eliza
beth, N. j.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs
Irene Kraine Morehouse, AMMAN
dale; two brothers, Eugene More
house, Hurley. N. Y, and Daniel
Morehouse, Kingston. N. Y; six
nephews and five nieces.
Evening star., 1947-03-11
'conferees Agree 10 AIIot
S1O,6O0 for PAGES School

An appropriation of $10,600 for
the Capitol pages school was agreed
to in the conference report on the
urgent deficiency bill soon to come
up for final action in both houses of
Congress.
The item had been inserted in the
measure by the Senate. and was re-
jected by the House, but House con-
ferees receded. The funds are to
run the pages school for the rest OF
this fiscal year, under auspieces OF
the Board of Education.
The conference also agreed to an
item Of $4,000 for remodeling the
Senate Office Building to provide
extra quarters for the Senate docu-
ment room, which is to move there
from rented quarters.
Evening star., 1947-03-11
American Woman Held
20 Days by China Reds

PEIPING, Mar. II (P.-An Amer
ican woman confined by Com
munists for 10 days in Singtai,
North China-but not ill-treated-
was among % missionaries evacu-
ated to Peiping today by three
United States Army planes. She
was Mrs. Lillian Jenness, Cambridge
Mass.
The group was brought by air
from Shihkiachwang, ITO miles
southwest of Peiping and about 70
miles north of Singtai, still held by
Communists. The majority were
Roman Catholics, headed by Polish
Bishop Ignaeious Drause
Bishop Drause told correspondents
that he and 13 Polish and Chinese
priests and nuns were punished by
beatings and face-slappings at mass
trials" in Singtai last December.
Evening star., 1947-03-11
Noyes
Continued From First Page.)

to do two things yesterday. First,
OF course, he wanted to feel out Gen.
Marshall-to gain an impression of
the reactions and the temper of the
man. Gen. Marshall had spent more
than year in the Orient trying to
solve the very problem that Russia
now wants to discuss. Here, it must
have seemed to the Russians, was a
good chance to put him on the spot.
Secondly, by touching on a point
where the Russians think America
is automatically weak, Mr.. Molotov
undoubtedly hoped to manufacture
another chip with which to play at
the German poker table. In the
bargaining mentality that prevails
at these conferences, we presumably
become indebted to the Russians il
we throw one of their issues out the
window.
Russia has used similar tactics in
the past. At London in 1s45, as
ministers began to talk about
treaties with Germany's satellite
states, Mr.. Molotov startled them by
demanding the same four power
control of Japan as existed in Ger
many. His action was one of the
principal contributing causes te
failure of that conference.
Move Has Chilling Effect.
Yesterdays Russian move there
fore was somewhat chilling to those
who have been predicting quick ane
substantial agreement at this con.