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with 167. of which two were revoca-
tions. The previlege of driving in
the District was suspended to $40
out-of-town motorists, mostly from
Maryland and Virginia.
Permits of three persons were
revoked by the board because they
were of unsound mind, while Is
persons were suspended because of
fraud in obtaining their licenses.
They will not be permitted to drive
in the District as long as they are
on the list.
The increasing number OF suspen-
sions and revocations is due to the
activity Of the Traffic Bureau of
the police department, tho board
announced.
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Daughter Of U. 5. Atfache
Born in Marking Army Car
By the Asseeiated Press

pf fnt Asbotidfed FrSss VI
NANKING, May Mrs. Virginia
Collins gave birth to her first baby
Ia daughter-today in an Army
staff car travelling in the darkness
over Markings rutted streets.
The car stopped long enough for
the new mother to spank the baby
to make 1t cry, and then continued
to the hospital, where waiting
physicians said both were doing
nicely"
Mrs. Collins, the former Virginia
Mowry of Evanston, Ill.,. is the wife
of Capt. John w. Collins, assistant
military attache, who recently was
released after being held captive by
Chinese Communists In Manchuria
for SIS days.
Their home is in Gallon. Ala
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Navy Observatory Site
For Hospital Center
Praised on All Sides
Tydings Reody to Offer
Measure Authorizing
District Use of Area
BY Harold B. Rogers

Greeted with enthusiasm on
all sides, the agreement to locate
Washington's proposed new hos
pital center on ground now oc-
cupied by the Naval Observatory
and the Industrial Home School
for Boys today spurred officials
to work out many necessary
details.
Congressional appropriations will
be needed, and some new legislation
| may be required to authorize use
of the site.
Senator Tydings, Democrat, of
Maryland, author of the Hospital
Center Act of the last Congress
said he would be glad to introduce
a site bill, if needed. : He praised
the location.
Cooperation Pledged.
Officials Of the Navy, District
government and the three hospitals
joining In the center pledged CO.
operation to effectuate the plan
Undersecretary of the Navy John
L. Sullivan heartily approved.
The new center will be located
on tract OF about 20 acres facing
Wisconsin avenue at Calvert street
NV. This is part of the 72-acre
observatory grounds which stretch
from Massachusetts, avenue to Wis
consin avenue NV. the three in
stitutions to go into the center art
Emergency, Garfield and Episcopa
Hospitals.
Location of the proposed hospita
center on the observatory ground!
turned interest to the shifting Of
two institutions-the observatory it.
self, and the Districts Industria,
Home School for boys and girls
from their present sites.
New Location Needed.
The delicate instruments of tht
observatory need new location
away from the smoke and heat O
the city, Undersecretary Sullivan
said. Experts have begun to lool
for a new location, but it will be ,
long time before the present OBJ
servatory can be replaced by a nev
one elsewhere, he said.
The dilapidated Industrial HON,
School, now occupying some observa'
tory land and some ground ownee
| by the District along Wisconsin
! avenue, long has been slated fol
demolition, District Commissions
Guy Mason said. The boys ane
girls now housed there are to bt
moved, when possible, to new home
to be built at jolly Acres, neal
Laurel, Md
The Commissioner expressed tht
hope that the hospital project NIGH
speed the shift of the Industrial
Home School.
|, An appropriation of $4,000 al.
ready Is available to the District
government to plan modern
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Maintenance Union
Accepts c. .6P. Raise;
Operators Still Out
Some Workers
Return Despite
Athletes Pickets

The 30-day dispute of the Dis
trict Federation of Telephone
Workers was settled early today
when the Chesapeake & Potomac
Telephone Co. agreed to So te
81 weekly increases for 3,400 en-
ployes.
Although union policy opposed
crossing picket lines OF the still
striking Washington Telephone Traf-
fic Union (operators), the company
reported that 1858 workers returned
this morning and now more than
5000 bargained-for employees of all
classi1cations are on the job.
Most of these are DFTW men,
bers who had trickled back to work
during the strike, leaving minority
of the membership still idle. the
company said.
Working through the night after
the company rendered its wage Of
fer-first since negotiations began
last January-the conferees an
nounced the settlement at S am.
The agreement was initiated by
Helery Robinson, DFTW president,
and G. H, johnson, company au-
ditor, preliminary to drawing up a
formal contract later in the day.
Loses on Maintenance of Dues.
The one-year agreement provides
for 81 a week raises for 30 per cent
of the workers, including mainte-
nance, accounting and commercial
groups. The union also won some
concessions in differential pay and
holidays, but gave in to a company
demand replacing present mainte-
nance of dues security for the vol
untary checkoff.
Originally, the union had asked a
$12 weekly wage increase, along
with the National Federation of
Telephone Workers 10 national de-
mands, and some Is other local de-
mands. Most of these items will be
ignored when the present contract
is rewritten with little alteration.
How soon all the DFTW members
return to work hinged on settlement
of the WITH strike.
Meeting Scheduled Today.
A meeting for this group, which
began last night, recessed until / 80
pm. today at the Carlton Hotel.
Thus far the company has offered
no increase in wages and the union
has asked Sc week, but a company
spokesman said one might be made
today.
J. B. Morrison, G. & P. vice presi-
dent and general manager, said the
wage adjustments would cost the
company approximately $594.000 a
year.
He said the increases would "re-
suit In a substantial reduction in
the company's net earnings.
THE Washington company has
launched a ord-breaking con-
'stTuction program and careful con-
sideration must be given to the
effect Of this wage increase on our
earnings situation if we are to at
tract the necessary new capital
from investors" he added.
The new agreement was an
rounced as the American Telephone
IL Telegraph Co.'S long lines divi-
sion also appeared to be nearing a
settlement with the American Union
of Telephone Workers. With the
company offering s436 a week, or
10.9 cents per hour to the 10000 long
distance workers in AZ States, there
was strong indication of compro-
mise today.
When the long-lines negotiators
called a recess at midnight, the
union was still holding out for the
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Sunshine Due Tomorrow
After Toduy's Showers

Washingtonians will have to wait
at least another day for sunny May
skies, the Weather Bureau said with
Ia forecast today of increasing
|cloudiness, scattered showers ano
low temperatures.
After rising today to about s.
degrees, the temperature will dror
tonight to about AZ, with cool winds
the forecast said. Tomorrow, how
ever, is expected to be sunny and
cool. Lowest today was 40 degrees
at 2.38 am.
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(See u. NJ, Page A-6.)
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lSee FOOD, Page A-4.)
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(See CARSON, Page A-4.)
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(see IMPLICATION, Page A
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(See FOREIGN, Page Al
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See WESTERN HIGH, Page A-4.)
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(See TELEPHONE. Page AS.
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acre is no comparison" Gen. Csc
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(See PRICES, Page A-4.)
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(see DAYLIGHT SAVING, Pg. A
Evening star., 1947-05-27
BM 10 Pension ed lgeIIis
lppgoved by House Group

A House Civil Services subcon-
mfttee yesterday favorabIy reported
TO the full committee bill to permit
FBI agents to retire at the age
OF 50 at an average $4,000 anufty.
The measure already has been
passed BY the Senate.
The subcommittee acted after
hearing Attorney General Clark
testified that such legislation was
svitally needed IL the FBI was To
retain It's high record OF efficiency.
Mr. Clark said the bureau was losing
q considerable number OF agents
to better paying jobs In private
industry Liberal retirement bene-
fits would persuade many agents
who are now thinking Of leaving
to remain with the FBI, the conn
fnittee was told.
An objection to the bill was raised
by the Civil Service Commission.
Warren B. Irons, the commission,
retirement chief, said he did not
oppose its passage but that 1t might
set a precedent for other groups OF
Federal employees to claim the same
benefits.
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|Nin1ble Leeless Boy Convinces
Fellow Amputee He'll Walk

into young Brana's room yester-
day.
Z Disregarding regulations, he clam
bered into bed, unasSisted, with
"Glenny." No one had told the
child he was on salesmanship mis-
sion.
"Gee," said the incerdulous Glen,
II didn't think you could do it that
way"
While his mother wiped away a
stray tear. young Brann demanded
of 'Dickie'::
Can you ride a bike?"
''Uh, huh, and scooter, too"
Then "Dickiep thrust out his little
chest, shawod-hoxed around the
room and informed the amazed pa
tient he was going to be a fighter" /"
That was enough for Glen-he's
sure now he's going to do all those
things, too.
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and stste o1lcsrs wi1l be siyeu 1t
the Wasa1lngton Club, seventeenth
aald X streets NV. It will rep14ce
the White House reception which
Was called on because Of the Illness
of President Truman,s mother. Il
business session afterwArd viii mark
The close Of the society's two-day
meeting.
Unity Flea Sounded.
Capt. Milo r. McAlpin, president
Of the General Society. war Of 1s12,
pleaded for "eien greater unitya be-
tween the societies to fight subver-
sive elements. Capt. McAlpin and Col.
Robert 81 Henry, who has written
several books on the Confederacy,
were speakers at d. banquet last
night at the Statlcr. A reception
preceded the dinner.
Since the SD associate council
meeting was omitted In 1915 because
OF the war and because d few ma
tional officers met In 1915, instead
OF the whole associate council, the
Daughters voted to can the i947
session the 55th meeting to avoid
confusion In future years. Hereto
fore it was announced as the 54th
meeting.
Positive Foreign Policy Urged.
Representative Gossett, Democrat,
Of Texas told the Daughters yester-
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|DsuIlIeH d 1917 Ask
llledi1le sssaeo d
Amy eFger

Immediate enactment Of the
Army-Navy uniflcation BILL was ap-
proved 1T today,s session Of the 55th
Associate Council Of the Daughters
of 1917 at the Statler Hotel.
The group also approved the plac-
ing of q national roll Of honor In
the washington Cathedral and vot-
ed to encircle their pendant IN
sigma Of d star and anchor with d
marrow gold band
Several articles Of the War Of 1812
were presented to the society. An
officers sash and sword, q blood
stained and bullet-torn flag and d
silver spoon from England were
among the items. Lady Carpenter
Holland Grifith, Bedford, England,
who flew here for the councils meet
ing presented the spoon In memory
OF her sister, the late Mrs. Leo Kase-
hagen q former District chapter
registrar.
A tea this afternoon for national
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Palestine Rail Station
And Train Blasted in
Violent Outbreaks
By the Associu,sd Pros.

JERUSALEM, May 27.--Ihe
railway station at the all-Arab
town of Rarnleh was blasted by a
heavy explosion, and freight
train was mined at Benyamina
today in new outbreaks of VIC
lence. Unofficial reports said
one person was missing.
The Stern gang, a Jewish under
ground organization, issued q state
ment saying it had carried out both
attacks in reprisal for British VIC
lation of United Nations i1struc-
tiorfs to suspend belligerent activi-
ties" during the U. N. investigation
Of the Palestine problem. The conf
munique said the deportation of
1900 uncertified Jewish immigrants
last week was such a violation.
Several freight cars were derailed
at Benyamina, near the old Roman
capital of Caesarea, when the train
struck a mine. ...
An oficial announcement said the
bombs at Ramleh Station, % miles
northwest of Jerusalem, were plant
ed by four men disguised In police
uniforms, who left passenger train
carrying explosives in baskets.
However, the same government
sources who issued the announce
ment said later the four men may
not have been connected with the
bombing"
A government information Office
said an Arab woman, the wife of
the stationmaster, was injured in
the explosion, which demolished the
small wooden station on the main
rail line to Jaha. The blast shat
tered windows in Ramleh and was
heard 20 miles away in Tel Ayiv.
1t was the first underground vio-
lence since May IA, when the So
called Stern gang severed rail lines
in half dozen places and killed two
British officers with explosives.
Ramlef, where Gen. Allenby had
his headquarters during the World
War T campaign which defeated the
Turks, is an all-Arab city 20 miles
southeast of Tel Aviv ana is a rail
junction where the Jerusalan- -Haifa
line meets the Cairo Haifa line.
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Singer Held in Thefts
From Parked Autos

Accused of stealing $1,000 worth
OF items from a parked car last
week, John Yates, 81, of the HOO
block of r street NV, today was
ordered held for grand jury action.
Municipal Court Judge Augrey 3.
Fennell set bond at 5000.
Assistant United States Attorney
Richard Roberts told the court po-
lice also will present grand larceny
charges against the man In three
other similar thefts-all involving
out-of-town cars parked near the
Shorehanl Hotel. Yates listed his
occupation as singing"
Items taken from the car of Mai.
". c. Schilke, of Grenier Army Air
Base, Manchester, N. H., police said,
included a camera, a fur coat and
other clothing. Items involved in
the ather three thefts, they said,
1ncludsd 81 sweaters and "a dresses.
Evening star., 1947-05-27
Jews Aim to Transfer
Million From Europe

FRANKFURT, Germany, May W
lP).-Veteran directors of Jewish
underground migration declared to-
day their long-range goal was the
transport of 100000 Jews from Eu-
rope to Palestine.
Resettling more than zoe, 600 Jews
from Western Germany and Austria,
they said. would be ''only the begin
ming" in their postwar task of build
ing a Jewish national state (which
will give a sense Of security to Jews
everywhere in the world"
They listed these estimated Jewish
populations as future citizen mate
rial for Palestine:
Romania-350, 600 to- 100000.
Hungary-200, 900 to 250,0O0.
Poland-125, 600 to 10000.
Bulgaria-43,0 900.
Yugoslavia-13,000.
One high Jewish official limited
that an agreement with Marshal
Tito's government at Belgrade may
soon speed the movement of Yugo-
slavia's $4,000 Jews to the Holy Land,
and perhaps facilitate the embarka-
ton of those from other countries.
Romanian Exodus Under Way.
The transport Of Jews from Ro-
mania is just starting in sizahle
numbers. But Romaylia, officials
said, probably will contribute a ma
jor share of Jewish migration dur
ing the coming year.
A former Jewish chaplain of a
famous American combat unit said
it now costs up to $500 per per-
son to transport a Jew from a dis
placed persons camp in Germany
to Palestine.
American-born executives in the
migration project show pride in the
fact that it is largely financed by
private contributions in the United
States.
They show pride also in the adj
ministration of the underground
movement by Hagana, the Jewish
National Army outlawed. by the
British.
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By The A.soe;c,ed Press

MAIDEN, Mass May 27--Ninble
and 1egless 4-year-oid 'Dickie''
Landry has convinced a feilow-am- :
putee-"Glenny" Brann that he'll
walk and run and ride a bicycle
again.
When 11-year -old "GIenny' be-
gan to doubt his doctors word that
he'd get around all right on arti-
fetal legs, his parents decided to
bring Richard TO his hospital room.
"Gienny" lost his limbs several
months ago as a result Of being
burned at the stake" playing cow
boys and Indians with young COM
pariions.
"Dickie's" legs were severed q
year ago by a train and he's mas
tered artificial limbs.
The 4-year-old boy bounded
that's the word of hospital attaches
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Proposal 10 JOIN Clio
Gains Favor Among
Telephone Workers
BY jones Y. Newton

There were increasing indications
today that a sizable portion Of the
National Federation of Telephone
Workers is prepared to affiliate with
the CTO.
This followed announcement by
CIO President Philip Murray of
the formation of Telephone
Workers Organizing Committee" !"
headed by Allan s. Haywood, CLIO
vice president.
The NFTW, which came through
the recent Nationwide strike in not
too good shape, countered with
plans to cement It's more than two
score affiliates into q strong national
union to be called the Communica-
ton Workers of America.
Referendum Urged.
In New York, Henry Mayer, at
torney for Is NFTW affiliates with
a membership of 10000, said "a
number of the groups I represent
are very much interested in affllia-
ton with the CIO." He urged the
unions to take a referendum on the
matter.
The Executive Board of the Amer
lean Union of Telephone Workers,
one of the major NFTW affiliates
representing long lines workers, al
ready has voted to join the CIO.
The question will be submitted to a
vote OF the membership.
Mr.. Mayer said some Of his unions
shave become convinced that inde-
pendent unior1isnl, as far as tele-
phone workers are concerned, has
simply played into the hands of the
American Telephone and Telegraph
Co."
'Weaker Ones First"
The strike, he added, demon
strated how easy, It is for the A. T.
& T. to split" telephone workers
apart, knocking of the weaker ones
first through the use of the bait of
cheap statements"
Among unions represented by Mr.
Mayer are the long lines group, the
Western Electric Employees Associa-
tion. $4,000 members; the Associa-
ton of Communication Equipment
Workers, 10000; the Southern Fed
Grafton of Telephone Workers, 40,-
600. and the Telephone Traffic Fed
Grafton Of New Jersey, $4,000.
Evening star., 1947-05-27

day the immigration law should be
further restricted and ] positive for
eign policy adopted BY this country.
He also urged abolitton Of displaced
persons camps. He told the women
mot to be tolerant Of the isns that
eat 1t our foundation"
The following resolutions were
among those adopted. They would:
Suspend al immigration into the
United States except wives and
minor children Of former GIs.
Enact Legislation placing labor on
the same basis as business corpora
tions and agencies!
oppose establishment OF socialized
medicine.
oppose Government control Of
education.
Urge Congress to take action to
deprive the Communist Party of
civil rights and privileges.
Evening star., 1947-05-27
Housing
Continued From First Page.

by MIA Administrator Raymond M
Foley, who has declared his, ftnc-
ton to be one of merely co-ordinat-
ing the lesser agencies under his
general supervision.
The plan also proposes a national
housing council to wrap up a few
housing activities which do not fit
into the main pattern. All the
housing agencies, as well as other
departments and bureaus having
housing functions, would be repre-
sented on the council.
There were 90 vessels named the
"Mayiower," registered in the Brit
ish isles In 1920.
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Carson
Continued From First Page.)

rooms with a joint sitting room?"
Mr.. Paisley asked.
"I don't remember" May an
9runreS
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EDUCATIONAL.
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Absence Of Witness
Delays Senate Probe
.N Steel 'Kickback'
BY the Assoeiated Press

A Senate inquiry into a re-
ported 248, ,o00-ton gray mar
ket" steel transaction was de-
ferred "a hours today when
United States marshais said they
were unable to serve a subpoena
on a key witness.
Senator Cain, Republican, of
Washington, acting chairman of a
Small Business subcommittee, said
I'VE have reason to believe" the wit
ness, Herbert M. Karp of New York
City, will be here tomorrow"
Senator Cain told newsmen the
marshal's Office in New York had
had a man following Mr.. Karp for
several days, but that so far he has
been unable to serve a subpoena
the committee issued last week.
Mr.. Karp's name has been linked
by earlier witnesses to at least two
offers of large quantities of steel at
prices above present markets. One
witness. an attorney, testified that
a client told him that Mr.. Karp
asked for an $18,000,000 ''hckback"
on an offer of 248, 1000 tons.
Difficult to Locate"
For one reason or another" SEN
ator Cain said as he recessed the
hearing, che Karp) has been some
what difficult to locate"
Senator Cain said MIR. Karp teIe-
phoned the committee and PROM
ised to appear either today or to-
morrow
The committee regards Mr.. Karp's
explanation that his appearance is
merely a matter of convenience"
to him as "a valid one," Senator
Cain said.
In Mr.. Karp's absence, the COM
mittee deferred questioning two
other men whose names have been
mentioned in connection with the
alleged Karp offer Of 248,0oo tons
OF steel to e. A. Kerschbaumer, al
Pittsburgh steel broker.
They are Gerald Firth of the Firth
Sterling Steel Co., McKeesport, Pa.
and A. r. zapp, also of McKeesport.
After postponing the inquiry into
Mr.. Karp's activities, 1t heard Edgar
F. Kaiser, vice president of the
Kaiser-Frazer Corp, testify that
indirectly and through devious
channels, executives Of our company
have received offers of sheet steel
at fantastic prices ranging from $3.50
to $240 a ton"
\ We have never purchased any
such Steel" he said. 'It is a mat
tee of rigid company policy not
to do So"
Refuse to Give Names.
Mr.. Kaiser. son Of Henry Kaiser,
founder Of the new automobile COM
pany, sala the men who make such
offers woa't give you their name
over the tslephone-they want toI
meet you somewhere"
In one instasce, he said. the COM
pany did get same names which it
turned over to he Justice Depart
ment.
n
He outlined the trims difficulties
in obtaining steel TO start opera
tions, saying that ane of the big /
companies would seE. it a supply,
Kaiser-Fraser entered into an ar
rangement with the PORTSMOUTH
Steel Corp, at Portsmouth, Ohio.
buying one-quarter inteAest in theI
new firm In exchange for specified
quantities of steel
AS result Of this arranAement.
Mr.. Kaiser said, the company hasi
at times had more steel thanst re-
quires and it trades some OF It for
other metals. He added: : |
"It has been reported to us, but
without veriflcation, that some of
the narrow width sheet which we
have disposed of has been sold att
marked-up prices. We have no di-I
rect knowledge or specific examples,
and, of course, have not partici-
pated in such sales in any manner
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Publicity
Continued From First page3

influence Congress on legislation.
The subcommittee. Mr.. Harness
said, is certain a substantial amount
OF the s75 ,ooO, 600 yearly expenditure
"goes into programs designed to in.
fuence legislation, often to develop
regional pressures against economy
measures decreed by Congress in the
appropriation bills.
The first witness tomorrow. he
said, will be DR.. Joseph w. Noun
tain, director of the division of
State relations in the Public Health
Service.