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Evening star., 1947-07-25
Government Distribution
Of Newsprint Is Sough!
BY the Associated Press

An agency within the Commerce
Department to distribute newsprint
was proposed today by Senator
Murray, Democrat, of Montana.
The plan was advanced in one
of three bills intended to aid in
solving the No. l problem of many
publishers.
The agency would be directed to
"devise and maintain an equitable
system" of distribution which would
provide a supply sufficient for all
bona fide" publishers and users of
newsprint.
For its supply, it could acquire
"at or about prevailing market
prices" an amount of newsprint not
exceeding per cent of the news
print volume consumed in 1916. 1t
could allow a user no more in any
quarter than 120 per cent of his
consumption in the third quarter of
1945.
Another of the bills requested a
u. N. inquiry into the international
of woodpulp and newsprint
shortages" The third would estab-
lish a commission to determine the
most feasible conditions under which
private enterprise may be induced
to establish newsprint manufac-
turing industry in Alaska.
Evening star., 1947-07-25
Leqion Of Merit Presented
Ito Col. DR.. Green sWidow

Mrs. Donald r. Green, 2627 G
street NV, has been given the Le-
gion of Merit awarded her late hus-
band, 1t. Col. Green, for meritor.
ious service as commanding officer
of the Seventh Air Depot Group
Ninth Air Force Service Command
from April, 1914, to May, 1945, the
Army announced today.
Col. Green fought in three major
campaigns of World War I and
served three years overseas in World
War II. He had previously been
awarded the Bronze Star, French
Croix de Guerre with Palm, French
Fourragere and the Belgian Order OF
the Crown. Col. Green died in No
vember, 1916, shortly after his re-
turn to civilian life.
The presentation to Mrs. Green
was made at the Pentagon Building
by Brig. Gen. C. B. Ferenbaugh,
commander of the Military District
of Washington. Two daughters and
a son-in-law, Miss Elizabeth Green
and Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Clark, all
of Washington, witnessed the cere-
mony.
Evening star., 1947-07-25

sion occurred in an air circulation
cut called the Thirteenth East Cross
Cut. Scores of the miners who fled
from the diggings after telephoned
instructions from the surface said
they did not know there had been
an explosion.
Mr.. Walker told newsmen that
he could not make a guess" as to
the cause of the blast.
Mr.. Lamont said the injured
miners told him that dust ignited
by a spark from motor caused the
explosion, and fire followed.
Governor Drives to Scene.
Gov. Dwight H. Green of Illinois
in Chicago yesterday preparatory
to leaving for a brief vacation in
California, postponed the trip and
drove $50 miles to the disaster scene.
Gov. Green named Mr.. Walker
State mine director following the
disaster at Centralia and a subse-
quent investigation. The No. 8 mine
was last inspected on May % and
"conformed to all State mine safety
regulations, the State Mines and
Minerals Department said.
Yesterdays explosion ranked
eighth in major Illinois coal mine
disasters since 1888. Five miners
were killed at the No. mine in De-
cember, 1927, while 81 lost their lives
in mine accident in this city on
January 9, 1928.
The No. 8 mine, which employed
Ais men, was one of the first sunk
in the area and had daily output
of about 1000 tons.
Evening star., 1947-07-25
Communism a Peril,
Clark Convention
By the Associofed Press

DES MONIES, Iowa, July 25.-
Communists, United States Attor-
ney General Tom Clark says, are
"the destroyers of democracy and
Christianity" and "the time has
passed when we can dismiss the
spread of atheistic Communism as a
phenomenon of the lunatic fringe
I'VE no longer can visualize a
Communist as a bombscarrying, be-
whiskered mailman in heavy boots, u
Mr.. Clark said last night in digress-
ing from the text of a prepared
speech at the 21st International Sun
day School Convention. To-day he
is streamlined, in all kinds of guises
sometimes behind democratic
front" s''' .".' s. w.
Under the principles OF Christian
ity, the Attorney General said, -four
ish the doctrines of democracy-"the
dignity of man, the system Of free
enterprise, free thought, free speech -
The tenets of the police state
are "just the contrary" he said.
"The clear problem posed before
mankind is this: Can the peoples of
this earth live in world brother
hood?' If they cannot, then the
teachings and accomplishments of
the last 1000 years will be for
naught. Our civilization will dis
appear in a series of atomic ex-
plosions"
Attorney General Clark said that
the role of help and succor this
Nation is now playing to all the
world" has no equal in history.
Our trouble has been that por-
tions of the world have not rested
on such foundation (of Christian
principles) and, in their zeal to ex-
tend their violent ideologies, have
attempted to destroy our own"
Evening star., 1947-07-25
Niebuhr Says U. 5: Hopes
To Bridge sf-West Gan

OSLO, Norway, July 25.-Dr
Refnhold Niebuhr of the Unior
Theological Seminary of New York
American representative at the
World Conference of Christian
Youth, said yesterday that most
Americans still were hopeful of find
ing bridge between the East and
the West.
DR.. Niebuhr, who has been tray
cling through Europe for the last
five months, told the conference that
Europeans think we are driving
for war with Russia" and that the
pessimism of Europe is much deeper
than that of America.
A "modus vivendi" for relations
with Russia must be found, he said.
but mot at the expense of letting
Europe fall to the Russians"
The conference is attended by
1,500 representatives of Christian
organizations of 10 countries and is
the first such gathering since 1899.
Evening star., 1947-07-25
|Civic Leaders. Hold
Testimonial Dinner
For Edgar Morris

Edgar Morris, recently retired
chairman of the Greater National
Capital Committee of the Washing
ton Board of Trade, was honored
last night at the Burning Tree Club
in Montgomery County, Md. by so
leaders in business, civic and public
life.
The testimonial dinner and scroll
were given Mr.. Morris for his out
standing services to the community
and for his leadership of the
Greater National Capital Commit
tee for nearly 10 years, while Wash
ington emerged from war Capital to
world Capital"
Mr.. Morris, recently elected di-
rector of the United States Cham
ber of Commerce, told of attending
his first meeting of directors re-
Gently in California. The dinner
guests sent Mrs. Morris a large
bouquet.
McGarraghy Presides.
Joseph c. McGarraghy, former
board president, who succeeded Mr..
Morris as committee chairman, pre-
sided at the dinner. Speakers in
cluded: Edward F. Colladay, who
was board president when Mr.
Morris was named committee chair
man; Lloyd B. Wilson, chairman of
the board of the Chesapeake &
Potomac Telephone Co., Mr.. Morris
immediate predecessor on The COM
mittee; Robert v. Fleming, Riggs
National Bank president and board
treasurer; l.. Gardner Moore, former
president of the Washington Hotel
Association; First Vice President P.
Y. K. Howat of the board, Arch
Booth, manager of the United States
Chamber of Commerce, and Justice
E. Barrett Prettyman of the Ap-
peals Court, past president of the
board.
The testimonial scroll, signed by
board officers and committee men,
bers, recited that under his guid-
ance, convention delegates and tour
lists to Washington reached record
breaking total of approximately
3,500,000 in one year and added an
estimated $60,00O,000 to the city's
basic economy"
Col. Edgar Morris of Columbia,
S. c., son of the honor guest, sat
near his father.
William H. Press, executive secre-
tary Of the Board of Trade and
secretary of the Greater National
Capital Committee and Clarence
A. Arata, assistant executive secre-
tary and manager of the commit
tee, assisted Mr.. McGarraghy, Mr..
Merrill and Mr.. Fleming in making
arrangements for the dinner.
Evening star., 1947-07-25
Representative Mitchell
Awarded Silver Star

Representative Mitchell, Republi-
can, of Indiana, was awarded the
Silver Star Medal yesterday in cere-
monies at the Potomac River Naval
Command, Naval Gun Factory, fol-
conspicuous gallantry" during the
Okinawa campaign.
Representative Mitchell was pre-
sented the medal by Rear Admiral
T. D. Ruddock, jr., acting command
ant of the Naval Command. Mr.
Mitchell, a lieutenant-commander in
the Naval Reserve, was commits
stoned as a lieutenant, Junior grade,
in 1943 and served as a member OF
an underwater demolition team al
Okinawa. He was placed on inac-
tive duty last year.
Evening star., 1947-07-25
Senate Votes to Extend
Military Tax Exemption
BY the Assoeiated Press

The Senate yesterday voted an
additional year of life for special
income tax exemptions allowed
members of the armed services in
wartime.
The chamber approved an amend
ment by Senator Mccarthy, Repub-
lican, of Wisconsin fixing January
l, 1949, instead of January /, 1948,
as specified by the House, as the
date for ending provision which
excludes from taxation all the serv-
ice pay of enlisted personnel and
gives officers an exemption Of 1880
on their base pay. The exemption
for an individual civilian Is $500.
The Senate added several amend
ments to the legislation and as a
result a House-Senate Conference
Committee must attempt to recon-
cile the difference.
Evening star., 1947-07-25
Revercomb Urges Action
On Negro Hospital Bill
By the Associated Press

Senator Revercomb, Republican, OF
West Virginia, said today he is urg-
ing committee action on his proposed
Booker T. Washington veterans
hospital in Virginia despite Veterans
Administration objection.
Senator Revercomb told a reporter
he still believes it would be desirable
to build a Negro veterans hospital
at the birthplace of the coiored
educator in Franklin County, Va.
The Veterans Administration has
objected, he said, to the proposal on
the ground that another hospital
will make too many for that general
area. The VA is taking the view
also, he said, that a hospital for
Negro veterans should be near a
Negro medical center.
Senator Revercomb offered the
bill at the request of the Booker T.
Washington Memorial Foundation.
The measure would authorize a
81, ,000, 900 appropriation.
Evening star., 1947-07-25
Post Office Department
Orders Stamp Vendor
By the Assoeioted Press

ROCHESTER, N. Y, July 25.-A
stamp-vending machine for post
offices designed to eliminate rush.
hour waiting lines at stamp win
dows was announced today by Com
mercial Controls Corp.
Charles R. Ogsbury, president,
said the Postofice Department has
awarded the company a S675, 900
initial contract for the machines,
described as the first to issue stamps
in various denominations at post
Office prices.
He said the machines, to be in
stalled first in lobbies of large city
postoff1ces, will vend five 1-cent
stamps for a nickel, two scent air.
mail stamps for dime, and five s.
cent stamps for Is cents.
Evening star., 1947-07-25

TOURIST TRADE BUILDER-Edgar Norris recently retired
chairman the Greater National Capital Committee OF the
Washington of Trade shown looking at testimonial
scroll aung the he played in building tourist
and convention trade Left to right Mr. Morris Clifford K
Bergman caroonst STAR and Joseph McGarraghy
committee chairman who presided at last nights dinner
honorine Mr. Norris Star Staff Photo.
Evening star., 1947-07-25
Bill Introduced to Give
ID. G. Control of Armory

Representative O'Hara, Repub-
lican, of Minnesota, has introduced
in the House the request of the Dis
trict Commissioners their proposed
bill to give the city heads complete
control Of the District National
Guard Armory.
The measure was referred to the
House District Committee and will
be held at later date. The proposal
is expected to be strongly opposed
BY officials Of the National Guard.
Evening star., 1947-07-25
Ferguson Report Says
PerIman Is Unfit
For Solicitor General
By the Associofed Press

Senator Ferguson, Republican
of Michigan filed with the Senate
today a 6,0O0-word report assert
ing that Philip B. Perlman, Balti-
more Democrat, is not qualified
to be confirmed as solicitor gen.
eral.
Senator Ferguson, chairman o1
a Judiciary subcommittee which
conducted two-month-long hearings
on the nominations, submitted his
minority report at $50 am, neal
the close of the Senate's unusua.
all-night session. -
The Michigan Senator was. the
lone member of II on the full Judi
ciary Committee to vote against ap-
proval of Mr.. Perlman's nomination
made by President Truman in jan
uary.
He said in his report that the
accumulation of evidence" in the
100000 words of testimony taken
by the subcommittee "in my opinion
casts serious cloud of reasonable
doubt" over Mr.. Perlman's qualifi-
cations.
Ferguson's Allegation.
The report made the following
allegations:
l. Mr.. Perlman presented "mis-
leading" evidence to the subcon1mit-
tee regarding alterations in City of
Baltimore tax records in tax fraud
case Is years ago.
Senator Ferguson termed this Gin
eXcusable" and said it demonstrated
a slack of candor" and "casts" a
shroud upon his Perlman's) good
faith"
2. Mr.. Perlman was considered in
Maryland IAN instrument in direct
ing the political affair in the State. ~
8. In his law practice the nominee
primarily represented special in
terests" who wanted special con-
sideration" from municipal or State
bodies and hired Mr.. Perlman for
"behind-the-scenes" service.
Real Conflict of Interest.
4. Mr.. Perlman would have "a very
real conflict of interest and obliga-
ton" if confirmed as solicitor gem
eral in event litigation arose con-
corning two former clients-the Bal
timore & Ohio Railroad and the
Baltimore Transit Co.
Senator Ferguson said the rail-
road had extensive dealings" with
the Reconstruction Finance Corpo-
ration and Federal antitrust
suit now is pending against the
parent company" of the transit
firm.
S. Mr.. Perlman should have reg
istered as a lobbyist when he rep
resented the company before the
Maryland State Legislature.
Senator Ferguson mentioned an
opinion by the Maryland attorney
general-obtained one day after Mr..
Perlman requested (which sup
ported Mr.. Perlman's contention he
was not required to register. That,
Senator Ferguson said, "testif1es
significantly to the peculiar circum-
stances in which Mr.. Perlman has
established himself in his own po-
litical community"
Evening star., 1947-07-25
FOUND

PUPPY, no collar, resembles Airedale; in
Arlington. Giebe 1850.
sHEPRERD or police, male, shaggy tan
coat mo collar: vicinity Chevy Chase Circle.
OR 2690. go
Evening star., 1947-07-25
| Wife Beoter Gets
Year for Jobbing
|Her in Court
Rv the Associoied Press

BALTIMORE, July Is. - John
Sczurowski, Al, couldn't wait until
he got his wife home. He couldn't
even wait until he got her out o1
court.
She had him arraigned yesterday
ON a wife-beating charge. Magis-
trate Frank J. Schap gave him q
lecture. The man said he'd behave
The judge told them to go home.
Just as they reached the door to-
gether, witnesses testified yesterday
the man jabbed her with his elbow,
This time Judge Schap gave him
q year in jail.
Evening star., 1947-07-25
Viscount Alexander
On Grounded Ship
BY the Assoeiafsd Press

OTTAWA, July as. The river
steamer Klondike, carrying Gov
Gen. Viscount Alexander on tour
of the Canadian north, went
aground yesterday at Fort Selkirk,
Yukon, and the RCAF has been
asked to fly the passengers to Daw-
son City, the army reported.
No one was injured in the acci-
dent.
Evening star., 1947-07-25
Hearing for Seaman
Held in Cabin Staying
Delayed Until Aug.

Preliminary hearing for Seaman
1/c Joseph D. Brouillette, accused
in the Tall Timbers (Md) cabin
murder of Mrs. Frank Katona
probably will be delayed by further
investigation until August l, C.
Henry Camalier, st. Mary's County
States attorney, said today.
The 22-year-old commissary cook
has been in the Leonardtown jail
since admitting he scuff1ed with Mrs
Katona, wife of a Navy lieutenant
after a penny ante poker party at
the Potomac summer resort Tues
day night.
Her nude body was found by 1t
Frank Katona when he returned
from a 24-hour tour of duty at the
Patuxent Naval Air Station; Condi-
ton of the crude cabin near the
Katona cottage, where the body was
sprawled on the floor, indicated a
struggle.
Visited by Chaplain.
Brouillette, one of five persons
who played poker with Mrs. Katona
Tuesday night, was arrested in his
barracks at the PatuXent station
A Navy ring, which he has not ad-
United is his, was found near the
body.
Yesterday 1t. q. g. S. A. Mroczka
Catholic chaplain at the air station
visited Brouillette in Jail at the
sailors request.
1t. Mroczka said he knew Brouil-
lette from three or four previous
meetings. During the brief visit
yesterday he found the youth nerv-
GUS, the chaplain said.
From Brouillette's friends at the
air station he learned the sailor
had been "easy to push around
and willing to go out of his way
to help people out" 1t. Mroczka
added.
Recalling that the sailor during
previous meetings had appeared
abnormal at times" and subject to
crying jags," the chaplain said he
believed that his condition was con-
nected with his wartime service.
Brouillette served in both the At
lantic and Pacific theaters.
1t. Mroczka said Brouillette had
asked for reading material, and that
he would supply him with rosary,
prayer book and cigarettes.
Jail officials told him Brouillette
had asked to see his wife, believed
to be visiting the sailors mother in
Manchester, N. H., the chaplain
said.
Comdr. G. S. Minter, public rela-
tions officer at the air station, dis
closed that Brouillette was married
April 30. His information was that
his wife is the former Marjorie Anne
White, a Government employe here.
Woman Was Choked.
DR.. F. F. Greenwell, st. Mary's
County medical examiner, reported
that Mrs. Katona, IS, was killed by
an assailant who choked her with his
hands. Bruises about the head, face
and shoulders and cuts on the in
side of her mouth indicated she
also was beaten, he said.
James N. Colasanto, attorney and
secretary of the Alexandria Elec-
toral Board, who attended the poker
party with his wife, said the game
broke up about II pm. Tuesday.
There was very little drinking
and everything was pleasant at the
time he left with his wife, Al Peyton
of 1901 G street NV. and Mrs.
Betty Hubbard of Tall Timbers,
he said. They left Brouillette and
Mrs. Katona together, Mr.. Cola
santo added.
With the Navy ring as a clue,
police traced Brouillette to the air
station and Navy officials turned
him over to the civilian authori-
ties after questioning him for three
hours
Evening star., 1947-10-05

set having been built in the rear Of
the hotel with colored fountains ane
marble dance floor. A new or.
chestra has relieved the tired banc
that held forth during the war
Gezira and Mah1i Clubs remain the
most popular social gathering places
for the American and British resi-
dental population.
\ The airlines offer the best means
of getting in and out of Cairo
either within the Middle East or to
other parts of the world.
Trans World Airlines Omitted
States connects the Nile city with
the United States and runs several
schedules on to Jerusalem and Bonn
bay. British Overseas Airways Of
fers similar connections, with en-
phasis on services between the
Middle East and the United King
dom. Dutch, Swedish, French and
Belgian airlines also run into and
through Cairo to most parts of Eu-
rope and Africa.
Within the Middle East countries
Misr Airlines Egyptian), Middle
East Airlines and BOAC offer local
services.
Train and steamship facilities are
returning to preWar operations, but
on the whole are not as likely to be
Evening star., 1947-10-05

creme in an army hospital, lost the
affected leg, left the hospital to per-
form In the Belgian resistance move
ment during the German occupa-
ton, ana after liberation hecame
Belgian liaison officer with the
United States First Army.
Becoming associated with some
Belgian financial interests, he was
given quick training in hotel op-
Grafton and sent to Cairo something
less than two years ago to pick up
the company hotel properties for
postwar trade The thousands of
Americans in uiform who had one or
many sessions on the terraces of
Shepherds or the Continental
know how much dressing up both
establishments needed after the war
years. The effect is noticeable, both
in the appearance and in the serv-
ice of the company establishments.
Actually, the Semiramis, located
on the east bank of the Nile and a
few blocks out of the noisy down.
town area, is to become the show
piece of the Cairo hotel scene. Open
ing for the new season is scheduled
for November Is, although consid-
erable of the refurbishings are still
to come from French factories and
currency exchange. problems are
complicating the plans.
X X X X
Cairo night spots are still among
the noisiest in the world and most
of those best known to wartime
Americans are still in operation.
Shepherds Garden is probably the
most pleasant in-town dining and
dancing place, new and attractive
Evening star., 1947-10-05

tional postwar holiday travelling has
not yet approached the prewar leve'
in either quantity or comfort is be.
lieved to be the recent demonstra.
tions here against the British and
later against the United States ir
Brazil.
Since Egyptyis within the sterling
bloc and has normally always beer
holiday country for travelling Brit.
ishers, there was reasonable ex-
pectation here of a fair volume oil
business from the United Kingdom
Also. in the face of an urgent re.
quirement for American dollars, II
was hoped that resumption of pas.
senger shipping between New York
and Mediterranean ports and in
creased international air schedules
would start a flow of American
tourists.
The United States dollar, Incl
dentally, commands a black market
premium here as in many other
countries and insidious street trad
ers are offering as many as 81
Egyptian piastres to the dollar in
contrast to the official rate of
about "a piastres. Many Cairo
shops having United States con-
nections prefer payment for any
purchases in personal checks which
can be paid over here and added
to the firms dollar credit. In such
cases about 80 piastres are being
offered In the conversion of the
Egyptian price into an American
checking figure. Cairo shops are
we'll stocked with luxury goods, es-
pecially leather and modern jewelry
Even without a premium conver-
slon rate, however, prices for travel
hotel accommodations and othe.
holiday requirements are not yet a.
inflated here as in many European
cities. And everything-except the
camels that with supreme boredom
hold tourists for Photographic pur-
poses against the background of the
Pyramids-has been brushed Just
a little bit cleaner than it was in
wartime.
X II X Il
Egyptian Hotels Ltd. controlling
the Semiramis, Shepheard's, Con-
tinental-Savoy and 'Mena House
put its postwar rehabilitation in the
hands of new general manager
Joe RenSon, a youngiSh retired Bel
gian Army officer who lost a leg in
the recent war. Wounded during
the Albert Canal fighting in early
1910. Mr.. Renson contracted gan