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Evening star., 1947-07-08
Chinese Reds Renew
Offensive in JehoI
By the Associated Press

PEIPING. July 3.-Chinese Com
munists have renewed their attacks
on Chaoyang in Jehol Province
bordering Manchuria, government
dispatches acknowledged today, and
have consolidated their hold on the
rail and coal center of Pehpiao 20
miles to the northeast.
Chaoyang is on an inland rail
route from Mukden, Manchuria, to
Popping
News reports TO-DAY said Com
munists had gathered on both sides
of the coastal railway near Shan
haikwan, the gateway from North
China to Manchuria, where Peiplng-
Mukden trains stop for the night.
Observers here said it is almost
certain the Reds eventually Will
seek TO dcmolish large sections OF
that route and of all Southern Man.
churian lines-completing a divi-
sion of Manchuria into three lso-
lated sectors.
In North China fighting, the gov
ernment reported the recapture OF
Hsushui, II miles north OF Paot1ng,
the capital of Hopeh Province, and
said the Peiping -Paoting railway
had been cleared of Communists.
Observers said the Communists
probably would make their most en-
ergetic bid for military dominance
before the end of this summer.
Evening star., 1947-07-08
By J. A. O'Leory

The House is all set TO pass the
January / income tax cut bill
this afternoon. with the size OF
the majority the only doubtful
factor.
Speaker Martin predicted the
House would pile up 20 votes more
than the two-thirds that would be
required to override another veto.
He said it would not surprise him If
majority of the Democrats vote
for the new measure.
House passage this afternoon was
assured when that body adopted a
rule limiting debate to two hours
and barring all amendments.
During one hour of preliminary
discussion Representative Cox,
Democrat, of Georgia. joined in
urging passage. but several other
leading Democrats took the floor
against it.
When Representative Mccormack
Democrat, of Massachusetts,, urged
defeat of the bill, Majority Leader
Halleck reminded him it does not
take effect until January and asked
the Newt Englander If his speech
Evening star., 1947-07-08
Mother Saves Girl, z,
Caught in Elevator
BY the Associated Press

CHICAGO, July 8.-Firenen cred
tied Mrs. Ann Flynn, %, with quick
thinking in saving her young daugh-
ter Kathleen from plunging from
the sixth floor to prabable death in
an elevator shaft yesterday.
Kathleen, who will be next Sep
tember, became trapped on 5-inch
ledge inside the shaft in the North
Side apartment building where she
lives The child had rushed ahead
of her mother and brother Mickey
4, and opened the outer door Of the
automatic elevator. But before she
could open the door to the cage the
elevator moved to another floor.
Mrs. Flynn screamed for help. She
then smashed a glass panel near the
bottom of the elevator door and
gra bbed Kathleen's legs.
Neighbors summoned firemen and
when they arrived one relieved Mrs.
Flynn while another removed hinges
from the elevator door.
Kathleen had been on the ledge
about IS minutes before she finally
was back in her mothers arms.
Evening star., 1947-07-08

President Truman today asked
Federal and District government
officials to give their full CO.
operation" to the forthcoming
fall campaign for the Commu-
nifty Chest Federation here.
He announced his approval of the
appointment of Assistant Secretary
of the Navy w. John Kenney as
chairman of the Government unit
for the campaign and asked other
officials to give him the fullest
measure of support and assistance. P"
The White House made public the
following notice sent by Mr.. Tru-
man to heads of all executive de-
partments and agencies in the Gov
ernment:
The fall campaign of. the Com
Chest Federation National
Capital Area will mark the goth
Evening star., 1947-07-08
DC. Revenue Bill Due
For House Vote Today;
Senate 10 Act Quickly
Coin to Urge Approval
Now, But Will Ask Repeal
Of Income Tux Clause

The Districts $12,00O,OOO new
revenue measure, necessary to
balance the record breaking 194S
appropriation bill, probably will
be passed in final form by both
House and Senate today or to-
morrow.
The House and Senate conference
report, settling the one remaining
issue-the exemption of the salaries
of Government employees from the
District income tax-was to be called
up for approval in the House today
Chairman Dirksen of the House
District Committee and other con-
ferees expect it will be ratified with
little discussion.
Senator Cain, Republican, of
Washington. in charge of the bill
in the Senate, said he would ask
Senate ratification shortly after the
House acts.
Cain Favors Repeal.
Senator Cain said he would urge
approval of the new language pro-
posed for the Federal salary ex-
emption, but was convinced this
still would leave the income tax law
so discriminatory against taxed Dis
trict residents that this whole Sec
ton of the revenue plan should be
repealed.
He announced he would introduce
a bill later this session for the repeal
of the Districts tax on individual
incomes, but leave in effect the in
come tax on corporations and un-
incorporated businesses.
If Senator Gains future plan
becomes law, and no action on it
is expected until next January, it
would set up the need for some sub
stitute revenue measure to produce
between $4,0OO,0O0 and s5,000,000 to
replace the amount that would be
lost by repeal of the income levy
on individuals.
Sales Tax "a Possibility"
"A sales tax is one of the obvious
pOSSlUlllGlCS, llC SollAliSAACCa, "iAAAS
declining to commit himself finally
on recommending the sales tax.
The Star in late edition story
yesterday inadvertently indicated
that final adoption of the O'Hara
amendment would raise the i'm
mediate need of substitute rev.
enue measures providing between
s4,00O,OOO and $5,000,00o Such a
sum would be needed if the in
dividual income tax is repealed.
The adoption of the O'Hara plan,
however, reduces by about 81 ,500.-
900 the additional revenue eX-
pected from the new revenue bill.
1t has been calculated that with
broadened income tax base, the
new revenue program would produce
an additional $13,500,000. With
the adoption of the restricting
OHara amendment, even in its re-
vised form, it is estimated the
total yield will be about $4,000, 600
The original O'Hara amendment
recently written into the tax bill by
rryYrnITTH nau. c.
Evening star., 1947-07-08
Truman Signs Measure
To Finance 5 Agencies
By the Associated Press

President Truman today signed a
s1674,15S.631 appropriation bill fl
nancing the Labor Department,
Federal Security Agency, National
Labor Relations Board, National
Mediation Board and Railroad Re-
tirement Board for the fiscal year
1946.
In addition to the cash. which is
$50 ,253, ,669 below budget estimates,
the bill carries contract authorize :
ton for $75,Oo0,Oo0 for aid to States
for hospital construction.
The Federal Security Agency S
share of the bill is $901 ,670 $50; the
Labor Departments $75,S50,901; the
NLRB's, s4,974, 700: the National
Mediation Boards. 1869, 400, and the
Railroad Retirement Boards, $780,
10000.
Evening star., 1947-07-08
Petri||o Plans Farley
With Educators on
School Music Curbs
Tells House Hearing He
Will Seek to Clear Up
Misunderstanding on Ban
By Robert K. Welsh

James C. Petrillo told a House
Investigating group today that
he plans to meet with educators
in a Nation wide conference be-
fore September to clear up what
he called "a misunderstanding
about American Federation of
Musicians restrictions on broad
casts and recordings by school
bands.
The AIM president appeared for
the second day before a House
Labor Subcommittee as members
voiced a belief that new legislation
might be necessary to cope with
the plan he disclosed yesterday to
end existing AIM phonograph-re-
cording contracts and stop union
musicians from taking part in radio
network programs.
Mr.. Petrillo at the same time
agreed with a suggestion of Chair
man Kearns that ne soon confer
with leaders of the Army, Navy,
Marine and Air Force bands to
work out some arrangement whereby
those organizations might be en-
abled to make phonograph records
TO be used only for instruction pur-
poses in schools.
The AIM chief declared he was
firm in his refusal to have the
service bands compete with profess
sional musicians On commercial pro-
grams or at any event where COM
pensation would be paid.
Subcommittee members said they
doubted that the Taft-Hartley labor
law would be effective against the
latest Petrillo strategy.
Draws Rebuke From Kearns.
After asserting that AIM locals
are autonomous, Mr.. Petrillo drew
sharp rebuke from Chairman
Kearns, when he denied that locals
prevent school bands from going on
the radio or making noncommercial
recordings.
He based this statement, he said,
on answers received from circular
letter sent to all local unions about
two months ago.
Mr.. Petrillo contended that COM
plants against ATM policies con-
cerning amateur and school mu-
sicians were greatly exaggerated in
the newspapers.
He added that, in any event, the
Lea Act, passed by Congress last
year and upheld several weeks ago
by the Supreme Court, made the
question of union interference in
school band activities somewhat
academic.
The union chief informed the sub
committee that he interprets the
Lea Act as prohibiting union inter-
ference with school musical organi-
cations. He added:
But I'm going to give the locals a
(See PETRILLO, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1947-07-08
House Set to Pass Tax Cut Bill
.By More Than 7wo-7 birds Vote
Rule Limiting Debate to Two Hours
And Barring All Amendments Adopted

means he will oppose any tax re-
duction in 1913.
Mr.. Mccormack replied that he
would oppose any tax cut until the
national debt has been substantially
reduced
representative Harness, Republi-
can, of Indiana declared that debt
reduction by Republican admin
istration after World War I was
possible only because the Republi-
cans at the same time reduced taxes
ano Government expenses.
Administration stalWarts, led by
Minority Leader Rayburn, were con-
sidering one last stand, on a motion
to recommit-the only chance they
will have to change the bill. Such
a motion could include instructions
to the Ways and Means Committee
to rewrite the measure, but the move
appeared doomed to failure.
The House failed by only two
votes to override the veto of the
original bill, which would have
started the tax cuts July l, at the
same rates, starting with 30 per
cent in the loW-income brackets
and tapering off to los per cent in
the top brackets. With the effec-
Evening star., 1947-07-08
Truman Asks Federal Officials
To Aid Community Chest Drive

year in which Government employees
and other residents of the Metro
politan Area have been asked to
support our Community Chest.
The Federation is an organiza-
ton composed of the six Community
Chests in the Metropolitan Area,
comprising welfare agencies which
are united for better community
service and for the purpose of rails
ing the necessary funds through one
single annual campaign rather than
through many appeals by individual
agencies.
THE strength and health of every
community demand social services
of wide variety. Day in and day out,
the agencies OF the Federation help
our less fortunate neighbors and
fellow workers to meet problems too
great for them to bear alone. They
(See COMMUNITY CHEST, A-40
Evening star., 1947-07-08
District Government
Urged
By Commissioners
Any Form Should Increase
Capitalization of Control,
Young Tells Hearing
By Harold B. Roqers
By Harold B. Rogers

The District Commissioners
today recommended that the
city government be reorganized,
whether Congress grants home
rule or not.
Speaking for the three Commits
sioners, Commissioner John Russell
Young, in a statement to House
subcommittee, said there should be
more Capitalization of control in
the city officials, whatever form of
government may be approved by
Congress.
The statement was presented to
the House District Subcommittee
on Home Rule and Reorganization
of the District government during
consideration of the status of vari-
GUS boards and independent agen-
cies in the District setup.
Regardless of whether the city
is headed by a board of Com
missioners," the statement said, "a
board of aldermen, mayor, city
manager, or some one else; and re-
gardless of whether such head of
government is appointed by the
President, elected by the citizens OF
the District or otherwise selected,
the principles of sound administra-
tive organization at levels below the
head of government are the same.
Reorganization Called Essential.
For example, the possible adop-
ton of home rule would in no way
improve existing administrative ma
chinery unless accompanied by prop
er. administrative reorganization.
Conversely, proper reorganization
would improve and completely mod
ernize the city's administrative ma
chinery whether or not any change
were made in The method of select
ing the head of government"
Commissioner Guy Mason told the
committee the three District Com
missioners had certain independent
points of view, but that they had
agreed completely on the statement
of policy presented by the board
president, Mr. Young.
The Commissioners opposed plac-
ing the departments of education
public welfare, recreation and Ii
braries under autonomous boards.
They suggested these should be con-
tinued in existence as advisory agen-
cies, and, If necessary, strengthened
but should be divested of admins
trative control.
Mason Explains Welfare Bill.
Commissioner Mason explained to
the subcommittee bill now pending
in Congress which would place pub
lie welfare powers under the Dis
trict Commissioners for admins
tration, leaving the present board
with advisory responsibility only.
The Commissioners listed District
agencies which should be under the
head of the District government as
follows: The Mental Health Com
mission. Minimum Wage and In
Evening star., 1947-07-08
AN-Starts Tied 90,
In Second; Blackwell
Strikes Out Tin First
Chandler Out Of Come
Because of Sore Arm;
Newhouser Storts
By Burton Hawkins
S'or Stoff Correspondent

WRIGLEY FIELD, Chicago,
July S.-Detroit's Hal Newhouser
supplemented Spud Chandler,
sore-armed New York Yankees
right handler, as the American
Leagues starting pitcher here
today in the 14th annual All
Star game. The Tigers south
paw had been named to oppose
Ewell Blackwell, the top Ma
tional League pitcher, by Man
aer Joe Cronin an hour before
game time.
At the end of the first inning the
teams were tied, 0 to 0.
Perfect sunny weather, with the
temperature in the low 80s brought
a turnout of about $4,000 fans. The
crowd started assembling at 7 am.
and the bleachers we're filled hours
before game time. A strong wind
blowing in from center field was
viewed with distaste by the sluggers.
Crcnin had conferred with Chan
dler, who was announced as the
American Leagues starting pitcher
yesterday, and decided to switch
when the veteran informed him he
had strained his arm in defeating
Washington, 7-3, on July 4. Chan
dler displayed lump on his right
elbow as evidence he would be
jeopardizing his future if he pitched.
Shea Second Pitcher.
Cronin also revealed in a pre-
game conference with sports writers
that Frank Shea, rookie New York
right -hander, would be his second
pitcher. Il don't know who the
third pitcher will be, but won't use
any two pitchers from the same
team" Cronin said.
That automatically eliminated
Chandler and Joe Page of the
Yankees and Dizzy Trout of the De-
troit club, leaving a residue OF Early
Wynn and Walter Masterson of the
Mats and Jack Kramer of the st.
Louis Browns.
Manager Eddie Dyer of the Ma
tioinal Leaguers said Blackwell
would be followed to the mound by
Harry Brecheen of the Cardinals.
Williams Finds Range.
Ted Williams, willowy Red Sox
slugger, thrilled fans who arrived
early by blasting batting practice
pitch over the packed bleachers
bordering the right field wall.
A train mishap here yesterday
shook up che Phillies representatives,
including starting second besenlan,
Emil Verban, Pitcher Schoolboy
Rowe and Manager Ben Chapman,
an all-star coaching aide of Dyer.
Verban insisted he was ready to
play. Chapman suffered a spinal in
Jury and said he would not be able
to help pregame practice, but would
take his station on the coaching
lines. Rowe, however, was banged
DIP and is unlikely to play.
FIRST INNING.
AMERICAN-Kel famed on four
pitches. Lewis grounded to Mize,
who beat him to first base. With
count of and 2, Williams took
third strike.
ATIONAL-Gordon scooped up
II. Walkers grounder and threw him
out. F. Walker went out the same
way. Cooper famed.
Evening star., 1947-07-08
u. n. Council Backs
American Arms Plan
Despite Red Warning
Gromyko Declares Soviet
Will Not Be Bound by
U. S. Resolution
By the Associated Press

LAKE SUCCESS, July S.-The
United Nations Security Council
today approved an American
blueprint for arms reduction dis
cussions, despite a Russian warn
ing that the plan would bring
about a collapse of arms regula-
ton efforts.
The vote was 9 to o, with Russia
and Poland abstaining.
Russia then told the Council that
she would not be bound by the
American resolution, but would pur-
sue the line laid down in her own
proposals, which seek to link the
general arms reduction question
with proposed prohibition OF atomic
weapons.
In view OF Russia's firm stand
against the American plan, it had
been believed she might invoke the
big power veto to block 1t.
Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister
Andrei A. Gromyko gave mis- warn
ing before the United Nations Sc
curity Council in new effort to re-
vive the Soviet working plan which
already had been rejected by the
Commission for Conventional Arma-
mentS.
Challenge Taken Up.
His challenge was taken up
promptly by French Delegate Alex
andre Parodi and American Dele
gate Herschel v. Johnson, who an
nounced their opposition to any
substitute for the American plan.
Mr.. Gromyko insisted that no pro-
gram for arms regulation could sue
ceed unless the plan was linked di-
rectly with an absolute prohibition
of atomic weapons.
He declared that the American
plan approved by the commission
did not link the problems of arms
reduction and the banning OF atomic
weapons and, for this reason, 1t Of
fered no basis for a solution.
Mr.. Gromyko opened debate on
the arms question as delegates
awaited another major declaration
from him later in the day in reply
to American and British demands
for action to restore order in the
critical Balkan situation.
Delegates agreed they were ap-
(Coa TT NJ paoe A6)
Evening star., 1947-07-08
| Olivier Knighted,
But He Confesses
HE Was Unnerved
By ,he Associated Press

LONDON, July 8.-Actor Laurence
Olivier was knighted by King George
VI today at an investiture in Buck
ingham Palace and acknowledged
afterward that the ceremony had
unnerved him more than a first
night.
Il was nervous" the stage and
screen star said Il like to have a
dummy run before I do anything.
There wasn't any rehearsal
However, to observers who watched
Mr.. Olivier stride up to the dais
where the King stood in naval uni
form, the actor looked completely
composed.
Mr.. Olivier was one of those ele-
waited to knighthood in the Kings
birthday honors list last month.
Evening star., 1947-07-08
Russian Tanker Leaves
u. S. Without CARGO
By the Associoted Press

SAN PEDRO, Calf, July 8.-The
Russian tanker Krasnia Armis, one
of five tankers of Russian registry
held here since export controls were
placed on petroleum products last
week, sailed last night for Vladivos-
tok without cargo.
She obtained bunker fuel for the
voyage Saturday from a sister ship.
the Taganrog. Two more Russian
ships are due here tomorrow and
Thursday.
Evening star., 1947-07-08
Lote Bulletin
Dennis Gets Year

Eugene Dennis, general sec
retary to the American Com
munist Party, today was SEN
fenced to one year in Jail and
$1,000 fine in District Court for
contempt of Congress, the
maximum sentence. Justice
David A. Pine pronounced the
sentence after Dennis had de-
clined to appear before the
House Committee on Un-Amer-
lean Activities and purge him
self of contempt.
Earlier Story on Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1947-07-08
Peru Foreign Minister
Here for 3-Duy Visit

Peruvian Foreign Minister En-
rique Garcia Sayan arrived here
early today for a three-day official
visit.
He was scheduled to confer with
Secretary of State Marshall this
afternoon.
The Foreign Minister arrived at
National Airport shortly after 4
m. in converted Bit Flying
Fortress, and was taken to the Blair
House, where he will stay as guest
of the Government while here.
Evening star., 1947-07-08
BY the Associated Press

AMID, July O.-1llulCdulOll }
mounted today that at least
some of the nations within the
Soviet orbit would attend the
Paris conference on Secretary of
State MarShall's aid to Europe
program, and a dispatch from
Prague quoted Czechoslovak
sources as suggesting Russia
herself might try to back into
the talks.
A Sofia dispatch quoted an
authoritative source as saying prob
ably Bulgaria will participate" in
the conference, which opens in Paris
Saturday. The dispatch said the
Bulgarian Council of Ministers was
meeting to reach a decision in the
matter.
Despite a Moscow radio report
that Yugoslavia had rejected the
British French invitation to partici-
pate, observers in Belgrade said the
Yugoslavs still had not replied, and
probably would not do so before
Thursday-the deadline for an
answer.
| Dr.. Ales Debler, assistant Yugo-
slav Foreign Minister, has just re-
turned to Belgrade from Premier
Marshal Tito's summer palace at
Bled and was reported conferring
with sections of the Yugoslav For
eign Office. Tito's government has
shown intense interest in the princi-
pies of the Marshall proposal for
American backed European recon-
struction.
Czechs Announce Acceptance.
| Czechoslovakia formally announced
her acceptance of the invitation to-
day.
A dispatch from Prague quoted a
source close to the government as
speculating that the Soviet Union
herself might send representative
to the conference. This source said
it was significant tnat the Czecho-
slovakian government, in which the
Communists hold major strength,
had accepted. Few observers, the
dispatch said, believed the Czecho-
slovakian decision would have been
taken had there been an outright
request from Russia to stay away
from Paris.
| Earlier, MoscoWs press published
Tass dispatches from Paris and
Bucharest stating Romania, Yugo-
slavia and Poland probably would
not participate in the conference
Albanian and Hungarian diplomatic
representative in London expressed
the opinion that their nations, also
might stay away.
| Firms May Send Observer.
Finland has indicated that geo
graphical and political reasons may
keep her away from Paris, but Fin
nish politicians felt that cabinet dis
cussions now under way in Helsinki
might result in sending an observer
to the talks.
Norway, Denmark and Sweden
will confer tomorrow in Copenhagen
to determine their joint attitude
! toward the proposal advanced by
| 1cll. Mdl oIldll Ill az v h1lC q oESSSAA
at Harvard University.
! The three Scandinavian nations
will join in the Paris talks, their
London diplomatic representatives
said, if convinced the program
would not lead to division OF
Europe.
Switzerland's Federal Council
today accepted the invitation in
principle.
Moscow Radio Quotes Tass.
The Soviet news agency Tass
quoted on a Moscow radio broadcast
heard early today in London, said
Romania, Poland and Yugoslavia
would not take part in the Paris
meeting.
In a Bucharest dispatch, Tass said
the Romanian government had de-
cided not to join the conference
Under Paris date line, the agency
declared that Poland and Yugo-
(See MARSHALL PLAN, Page A-2D
Evening star., 1947-07-08
Ago Khan Seriously III
In Switzerland Home
BY the Asxoeiofed Press

LONDON, July 8.-Prince Ally
Khan said today his father, the Aga
Khan, spiritual leader of millions OF
Moslems and famed race horse
owner, was seriously i'll at his home
in Switzerland.
The Prince made the disclosure
to reporters at the Salisbury races.
Evening star., 1947-07-08
Water Gate Concert
On WMAL

A portion of tonight's Ma
tional Symphony Water Gate
concert will be broadcast by
Station WMAL beginning at
$50.
The orchestra will be con-
Quoted by Howard Mitchell
with Jan TomaSow, violinist,
as guest soloist.
The broadcastS are arranged
by The Evening Star.