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Evening star., 1947-02-04
Sa|azar's S New Regime
Takes Oath Tomorrow
BY the Assoeioted Press

LISBON, Feb: 4.-Premier An
tonic. de Oliveira Salazar's re-
shuffled cabinet, designed tc
strengthen his political bulwarks be-
fore the November elections, will
be sworn in tomorrow by President
Antonio Oscar de Fragoso.
In the reorganization Premier
Salazar surrendered his post OF
foreign minister to Caeiro de
Malta, foreign minister of educa-
ticn. and dropped from the cabinet
Economy Minister Supico Pinto
Colonial Minister Marcelo Caetano
and Interior Minister Julio Boteliho
Moniz Marie.
The new colonial minister is
Maj. Teof1lo Duarte, former COVER
nor of Timor. 1t was understood
that his predecessor, Caetano, would
be appointed president Of the Ma
tional Union Government Party
the only political body now exist
ing in Portugal. It.
Monis Marie,s interior portfolio
was given to Cancelai de Abreu,
former minister of public works.
jose Fredsrico Ulrich, former
undersecretary of public works, was
promoted to minister of that de-
partment.
lie Malta, who succeeds Premier
Salazar as foreign minister, was
himself succeeded in the education
post by Fernando Pires de Lima, a
professor at Coimbra University.
Evening star., 1947-02-04
WAA Now Free 10 Sell
Biq, Little Inch Lines
BY the Assoeioted Press

The War Assets Administration
apparently was free today to con-
tinue plans to dispose of the $146,-
000, 900 Big and Little Inch pipelines
for either oil or gas use after efforts
to delay their sale were nullif1ed in
Congress.
The Senate Armed Services Com
mittee under Chairman Gurney re-
fused to act yesterday on three reso-
lutions which would have delayed
the sale and the House Commerce
Committee likewise took no action.
Now temporarily in use to carry
natural gas, the two lines, running
from Texas to the East, were con-
structed primarily to carry petrol
ellm products.
Efforts to block the sale of the
two facilities centered in Pennsyl-
vania. where lawmakers have con-
tended that Congress should study
whether the use of the lines to carry
natural gas would seriously affect
anthracite mining, a key Pennsyl-
vania industry.
Evening star., 1947-02-04
Best Again Refuses Offer
OF Treason Case Counsel
BY the Assceiotsd Press

BOSTON, Feb. 4.-Robert H. Best
so, former American newspaperman
charged with treason in the broad
casting of Nazi propaganda over
Radio Berlin during the war. TODAY
had until March l to file special
Federal Court pleas after asserting
that God is my counsel
Summoned before Federal Judge
Francis j. w. Ford for the second
time in two weeks, Best was asked
whether he would provide his own
counsel or allow the court to name
a lawyer.
Best replied:
Il want no attorney for the time
being at least I have counsel that
is not recognized here. God is my
counsel"
Best told the court he had been
in custody for more than year and
had not been permitted previously
to arrange his own defense.
Best and Douglas Chandler, 54,
were indicted on the treason charges
by a Federal grand jury in Boston.
Chandler accepted the appointment
of Claude B. Cross as his counsel
two weeks ago.
Evening star., 1947-02-04

Twelve year-old John Chramiec
and his brother, Mark, II, sons of
a former Military Attache at the
Polish Embassy here, took the oath
of American citizenship, along with
81 others, before Justice T. Alan
Goldsborough in District Court to-
day.
Mark solemnly pronounced the
event very exciting" John, al
though awed, was a little dubious
as to just what it was all about,
but then he was pretty young when
he arrived here. with his family in
1887. The United States is home
to him.
When 1t Col. Andrew Chramiec
arrives from England, where he has
been serving, with the Royal Air
Force, he will find his family all
American citizens. Mrs Chramiec
was naturalized in November. The
colonel has been absent seven years.
Mrs. Chramiec. Ais Wisconsin
Evening star., 1947-02-04
.0uonsei Hut Additions
To KeniIworth School
Asked by Association

A request to the Board of Educa-
ton that two quonset huts be added
as an addition to the Kenilworth
elementary school, Forty-fourth and
Nash streets NE, was made last
night at a meeting of the Kenilworth
Citizens Association.
Charles NJ Maize. president of the
group, said the school is overcrowded
and that it would take at least two
more rooms to handle the present
enrolment. He said that first and
second grade students are now get
ting only two or three hours Of
schooling a day.
/ If two huts could be obtained
the present teaching staff would be
large enough to handle the enroll
ment, he said.
The group favored daylight saw
ing time for the District next sum-
mer.
The association also approved the
George Washington University CAM
paign to raise 1925 900 to equip the
new GWU hospital at Washington
Circle.
A request for better police pro-
lection in the Kenilworth area has
been made, Mr.. Maize said.
He charged the area has made
quate police service. During jan
uary about 20 robberies occurred in
the area, he said A police scout
car is supposed to 60 through the
neighborhood every hour, but Is
not doing SO, he said.
About IS children attended the
meeting to watch three films, two
on safety and the other color film
on Washington The films we're
shown by the Capital Transit Co.
The meeting was held at the Ken
iiworth Community Center, Kenil-
worth avenue and Ord street NE.
Evening star., 1947-02-04
Blum, Tired at ~ Holds Hope
OF Freedom-Loving Frenchmen
By Constantine Brown
Ssor Foreian AHoirs AnoIyst

PARIS (By MaiD The once po-
litical- minded French people are
now primarily interested in food
and where to buy the essentials of
life at the most reasonable black
market.
The old political parties-there are
four large ones and six represented
by a mere handful of representa-
tiveS in both houses of Parliament
are without real leadership. The
men at their heads are interested
merely in obtaining personal ad-
vantage at no matter what cost in
compromise.
The white hope of those French
men who still believe in liberalism
and democracy is Leon Blum, a
kindly gentleman who is IA and
tired. At the height of his career
in prewar days Blum was considered
a starry-eyed idealist who was rich
in ideas but failed in their practical
application. He was not able to
maintain himself in power for more
than six months. These were con-
sidered among Frances most tragic
days, for it was under his admins
tration that the sitdown strikes
originated It was also he, an eX-
treme left Socialist, who refused
help to the newborn Spanish re-
public before Spain became the
laboratory for war of the Commu-
nists and the NaZi-FaSciStS.
Mr.. Blum's prestige was at low
ebb when the war broke out in 1889.
Had it not been for the fact that
he was arrested by the Vichy re-
gime and later transferred to con-
centration camp in Germany, it is
doubtful that he could ever have
played any part again in French
politics.
Imprisonment Took Toll.
This scholarly man, whose inter-
est in antique furniture, old silver
and paintings is equal to his inter-
est in politics, is now completely
worn out Years of harsh imprison-
ment in Germany have sensibly un-
dermined his health and to a GER
tain extent his. mind. His once
great capacity for work now has
been reduced and he spends only a
few hours day in active intellec-
tual effort.
In spite of, these disadvantages,
it is to him that the majority of
F'renchmen, who still think in terms
of the old freedom of thought, are
Evening star., 1947-02-04

avenue NV, a teacher at the Wood.
ward School here, accompanied her
sons to court. Mark attends Vir-
ginia Polytechnic Institute and his
brother is in the sixth grade at the
Walton School in Bethesda.
Before the oath was administered
this morning, Austin F. Garfield,
president of the District Bar Asso-
ciat1on, welcomed all the new citi-
zens-to-he and reminded them es-
pecially of the freedom to be af-
forded them here under the bill of
rights.
Whether you and I and those
who come after us succeed in pre-
serving the traditions of democratic
government depends on our spirit
ual resources" Justice Goldsbor-
ough told the new citizens. THE
court has every reason to suppose
that these resources are as well
founded and as deep with you who
are about to become citizens as with
us who are now citizens"
Evening star., 1947-02-04
Sparkman Proposes
Boards Of Citizens 10
Pass on Rent Rises
BY ths Associated Press

Senator Sparkman. Democrat,
OF Alabama suggested today that
Congress set up volunteer boards
OF responsible citizens" to pass
on rent boost applications and
"thaw out" rent control.
Senator Sparkman outlined his
proposal to reporters as the Senate
Banking Committee summoned Rent
Administrator Ivan D. Carson to tell
how the present control program
works, particularly regarding evic-
tions.
Senator Sparkman, a committee
member, said he is f1atly opposed to
any across-the-board rent boost,
such as the Is per cent increase bill
sponsored by five Republican Sen
ators. The Senate group is con-
sidering this bill, which also would
end all rent controls April 80, 1948,
and free from ceilings Immediately
all dwellings not rented in the last
two years.
Thawing Out Proposed.
The Alabama Senator said exist
ing rent regulations need to be
loosened up and made flexible He
added:
SThe situation is frozen now. We
must thaw it out
The way to do this, Senator
Sparkman continued, is to set up
volunteer boards to review land
lord hardship cases. He expressed
belief that the OPA rent Office in
Washington would be inclined to
accept" recommendations of these
boards. 4
Buck Silent on Plan.
Senator Sparkman said he plans
to submit his plan to a five-man
banking subcommittee named by
Chairman Tobey, to make further
study of the rent control problem.
Members are Senators Buck, Re-
publican, of Delaware, chairman;
Cain, Republican, of Washington;
Bricker, Republican, of Ohio; Full
bright, Democrat, of Arkansas, and
Wagner, Democrat, of New York.
Senator Buck refused to comment
on Senator Sparkman's proposal.
He told a newsman he favors a
reasonable" rent increase and that
he would like to see controls aban-
doned within year if possible
President Truman has called for
extension of controls one year be-
yond June 80, the present expira-
ton date
Evening star., 1947-02-04

turning today. He realizes his
shortcomings and has refused to
accept another active job in the
government-except as a nominal
participant, an elder statesman.
Even if he had agreed to keep
the reins in his hands, it is doub bSful
that his most bitter opponents-the
Communists-would have accepted
him as head of the new government
The Politbureau in Moscow and
Paris considers the extreme Social
lists more dangerous than any type
of 'reactionaries."
Georges Bidault, the head of the
Popular Republican Movement
tMRP), seconds largest party in the
French Parliament, is far more ac-
ceptable to the Politbureau than a
dyed in the wool Socialist. 1t is for
this reason that the new Premier,
Paul Ramadier, had no difficulty in
obtaining Communist Maurice
Thorez's blessing when he offered
the foreign-af affairs post to Mr.
Bidault.
BidauIt See Control Sure.
Whether Mr.. Bidault is a mere
optimist or likes to deceive himself
about the French Communist Par
ty, is difficult to say. But in con-
versation with a prominent Amer
lean during the last crisis, which
led to the formation of the Rama
dier cabinet he said he could man
age the Communists without diff
ficulty. Furthermore, he added in
a confidential manner, both Mr.
Thorez and Jacques Duclos, respec-
lively secretary general of the Com
munist Party and Communist floor
leader in the Assembly, were in bad
odor in Moscow and need no longer
be feared.
Both leaders, he said almost in
a whisper intend to break away
completely from Moscow and keep
the Communist Party an exclusive
ly French organization, just like
his own MRP or the, Socialists
The American looked somewhat
bewildered. He knew that Mr.. BIZ
dault was too clever a man and too
conversant with Communist poll
cies, both in Moscow and in Paris,
to believe such day-dreams. Mr.
Bidault is young and ambitious.
Unless he can lull himself into such
a belief, he would find it difficult to
sit as Minister of Foreign Affairs
on the same ministerial bench with
Communist COLLEAGUES.
Evening star., 1947-02-04
New Stoff College CoIIeda
A Memorial to Mitscher'"

NORFOLK, Va, Feb. 4 (P).-The
Armed Forces Staff College, hailed
by Gen. Carl A. Spaatz, chief of the
Army Air Forces, as "a big step
toward smooth working military
team" essential to the Nations well
fare, was opened yesterday with
ceremonies shadowed by the death
of Admiral Marc A. Mitscher, COM
mander in chief of the Atlantic
Fleet.
The colleges first class of $50
ofhcers-50 each from the Navy
Army Ground Forces and Army Air
Forces-was told by Vice Admiral
Thomas l.. Catch that I'VE shall
regard this college as a memorial to
Admiral Mitscher," who had been
scheduled to speak at the ceremonies.
Evening star., 1947-02-04
Whales Escort Liner

NEW YORK, Feb. 4 tP.-Escorted
almost into the harbor by school
of whales, the liner Queen Elizabeth
arrived yesterday from Southamp-
ton, England, with 2,283 passengers.
Capt. Charles NJ Ford. master. said
the whales were sighted off Ambrose
Light, and that one of them came
within 100 feet of the ships bow
and spouted a column of water.
Evening star., 1947-02-04
Speer Gives Evidence
In MiIch's Defense
By the Assoeiofed Press

NUREMBERG, Germany, Feb. A.
Albert Speer, former German Ar
maments Minister, sentenced to 20
years imprisonment by the Inter-
national Military Tribunal, gave
evidence in secret as defense
witness today in the war crimes trial
of Field Marshal Erhard Mich of
the NaZi Air Force.
BY order Of the Allied Control
Council, Speer was not permitted to
testify in an open court session.
DR.. Friedrich Bergold, defense
Evening star., 1947-02-04
IL. 5. Bars Arms Slash
Without Safeguards,
Austin Tells Council
BY the Assoeiafsd Press

LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y, Feb. 4.
The United States told the
United Nations Security Coun-
Gil today that this country would
never consent to any interna-
tional plan for the reduction of
Arms until concrete and en-
forceable safeguards" had been
set up to make sure there will
be no violations.
This declaration came from War
rem r. Austin, chief American dele
gate, as he laid before the Council
resolution providing that the
United Nations give top priority to
atomic control in the pending dis
cussions of worldwide arms reduc-
ton.
Mr.. Austin made it clear that the
United States not only would insist
on priority for atomic control, but
that it would also demand an air.
tight system of international secur-
ity, including a world police force
and inspection agencies, before it
would agree to slash it's ornaments.
One Road to Disarmament.
He also declared that the conclu-
sion of peace treaties with Germany
and Japan have a direct bearing
on the prospects for the reduction
and regulation of armanents and
armed forces" and indicated that
the progress made by the Council
in its arms discussions would de-
pend partly on the outcome of the
peace treaties.
Taking the floor as the Council
began its general debate on five sep
arate plans of approach to the arms
reduction question, Mr.. Austin said
There is only one road to dis
armament. That is the road of
genuine collective security and gen.
uine international, control of all
armaments and of armed forces
Along that road the United States
desires to advance as fast and as
far as our fellow members of the
United Nations will travel with u.s.
He emphasized, however, that in
the opinion of the United States
"the primary task of the Council in
the coming months is to progress
as rapidly as possible toward agree
ment upon an international system
of control that will provide means
to protect complying states against
the hazards of violations and eva
SionS.'"
American Proposals.
The new American resolution Of
fered by Mr.. Austin proposed:
/. Establishment of an 11-nation
commission to study plans for the
reduction of all arms and armed
forces, except atomic weapons and
other weapons of mass destruction
which already are being studied by
the present Atomic Energy Commits
sion.
2. Creation of d committee to
make recommendation to the Sc
curity Council regarding the scope
of the work to be undertaken by
the proposed commission.
3. Immediate consideration" at
the Councils next meeting of the
report of the Atomic Energy Com
mission, which lays down general
plan for atomic control.
The Council also had before it
resolution by Soviet Russia, pro-
viding that an 11-nation commission
plunge Immediately into the whole
question of arms reduction and be
given maximum of three months
to report. In addition, it had COM
promise proposals offered by France,
Australia and Colombia.
Evening star., 1947-02-04
Nurses Aides Needed

The Red Cross has issued an ap-
peal for nurses aides, who are
urgently needed at four Washing
ton hospitals. -Four aides are needed
for Episcopal Eye, Ear and Throat
Hospital. Is are needed at Emer-
gency, 10 at Children's and 20 at
Gallinger. it was said. Volunteers
are asked to call the nurses aide
Hobart $500.
Evening star., 1947-02-04
Church Guilds Purty
POSTPONED Till Feb. II

The card party sponsored by the
Ladies Guild of Christ Episcopal
Church. Rockville, originally sched-
uled for 2 pm. tomorrow, has been
postponed until February IL at the
same hour, it was announced today.
Reason for the postponement is
the death of Edward L. Stock, 73-
year-old senior warden of the
church. who was fatally injured in
a week end automobile accident.
Tickets purchased for tomorrow's
affair will be honored next week
Evening star., 1947-02-04
Rites at Arlington
Set Tomorrow Tor
Admiral Mitscher

SGOuiSCo tiiE OdpdllCSC Will Aiio
famed Task Force SIS, will be buried
tomorrow in Arlington National
Cemetery.
The body will arrive here over
the Norfolk and Western from Nor
folk at 7:45 o'clock tonight, es-
corted by Admiral Mitscher's flag
secretary, 1t. Comdr. w. D. Biggers.
The rites will be held in the chapel
at Fort Myer at pm. tomorrow.
The escort for the funeral will be
composed of a battalion of mid
shipmen from the Naval Academy,
two platoons of bluejackets and two
Iplatoons Of Marines. The escort will
be commanded by Rear Admiral
Joseph F. Bolger of the Office OF the
Chief of Naval Operations.
Admiral Mitscher, recently COM
mander Of the Atlantic Fleet, will
be succeeded by Vice Admiral Will
liam H. p. Blandy, commander of
the Second Task Fleet, who ran the
Navy's atom bomb tests at Bikini
Atoll last summer.
Ill for Eight Days.
Admiral Mitscher died quietly in
his sleep at Norfolk Navy Hospital
early yesterday, eight days after he
was stricken with a heart attack
on his 60th birthday.
| Mrs. Mitscher was at their Norfolk
home. The only other survivors are
the admiral's mother, Mrs. Oscar A
Mitscher of Hillsboro, Wis, and a
sister, Mrs. Hugo Hoevel of Okmul-
gee, Okla.
| Widepread expressions of regret
followed word Of the Pacific heros
death.
Secretary of the Navy Forrestal
declared that "the place he occupies
in the hearts of those who served
under him, officers and men, is a
firmer basis of tribute than any that
words could frame"
Admiral Chester w. Nimitz, Chief
of Naval Operations, asserted the
Navy has lost a great leader" and
spoke of the confidence ne always
felt in Admiral Mitscher's leader
ship.
Gen. Carl A. Spaatz, chief of the
| Army, Air Forces, said Admiral
Mitscher's death was "a great loss
to the Army as we'll as the Navy"
Blandy Off to Caribbean.
Admiral Blandy will be succeed
pointment to succeed Admiral
Mitscher was announced at the
Navy Department late yesterday, is
en- route to the training exercises
of the Atlantic Fleet in the Carib-
bean, which he will direct. He
sailed from Norfolk on the battle
ship Missouri yesterday.
AS fleet commander, Blandy will
rank as a full admiral, and his
nomination for promotion is ex-
pected to go to the Senate in the
next day or SO.
The" exercises will extend to
March 10 and will be witnessed in
mid March by President Truman.
Radford Succeeds. Blandy.
Admiral Blandy will be succeed
ed as commander of the I'd Task
Fleet by Vice Admiral Arthur w.
|Radford, 81, heretofore deputy chief
naval operations for air.
Vice Admiral Donald B. Duncan,
so, takes over the top administra-
tive Navy air job from Admiral
Radford. Admiral Duncan has had
only three days in a new rank and
another new job. He moved up
from rear admiral to vice admiral
when he was made deputy COM
mander in chief of the Pacific Fleet
last week.
During the early days of World
War II Admiral Blandy was chief
of the Bureau of Ordnance here,
afterward going to sea duty in the
Pacific. At one time he was COM
mander of cruisers and destroyers
in the Pacific Fleet.
Evening star., 1947-02-04

ADMIRAL BLANDY. ADMIRAL RADFoRD. ADMIRAL DUNCAN.
PROMOTED NAVY HIGH COMMAND CHANGES-vce Ad-
mra H. p Bandy designated commander in chief of
Admiral Mtscher who died
yesterday Vice Admiral Arthur Radford will Admiral
Bandy of the I'd Task Fleet and Admiral
Donald Duncan will take the place of Admiral Radford
deputy chief of naval operations for air.
Evening star., 1947-02-04

counsel, said Speer testified that
Mich never plotted war but, on the
other hand, gave information about
air force inventions and improve
ments freely to foreign air experts.
Evening star., 1947-02-04
Temneratures in Xarious Cities.
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Weather Report

District of Columbia-Light rain
followed by northwest wind about
IS miles per hour and much colder
this afternoon. Clearing with cold
wave and lowest temperature about
IS degrees tonight. Tomorrow-Fair
and cold.
Maryland and Notwithstanding
with cold wave. Lowest temperature
about 10 in the west and 18 in the
east portion tonight, preceded by
light rain on the coast early to-
night. Tomorrow-Fair and cold
Strong wind.
Wind velocity, II miles per hour
direction, west northwest.
Rive Report.
tFrom the United States Engineers
Potomac River muddy at Earpers Ferry
and at Great Falls: Shenandoah clear al
HarperS Ferry,
Evening star., 1947-02-04

Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast an
Geodet:c Survey)
Evening star., 1947-02-04
Temperature and Humidity.

Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 73, on January 80.
Lowest, IL, on January 22.
Evening star., 1947-11-25

Only Republican voting against
the contempt citation on the roll call
was Representative Bakewell Of Mis-
souri,. The Is Democrats were Rep
resentatives Blatnik of Minnesota,
Blum of New York, Carroll of Colo
RADIO, Celler Of New York, Eberharter
Of Pennsylvania. Havenner of Cali
fornia, Holifield, Huber OF Ohio,
Karsten of Missouri, Klein, Morgan
Of Pennsylvania, Pfeifer of New
York, Powell OF New York, Sadowski
of Michigan and Helen Gahagan
Douglas of California. Representa-
tive Marcantonio, the sole American
Laborite, also voted against the ci-
tation.
The member voting present" was
Representative Rabin, Democrat, of
New York, who was paired with Rep
resentative Lynch, also a New York
Democrat.