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Evening star., 1947-11-01
Appeals Court Rules
Pea Can Hold Rally in
independence Square
BY the Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 1.-The
United States Circuit Court of Ap-
peals today sanctioned use of Inde-
pendence Square for Progressive
Citizens Of America rally to protest
the communism-in-Ho hear
ings by the House Committee on
Un-American Activities.
Earlier, a Federal district judge
had ordered the city of Philadelphia
not to interfere with the scheduled
rally. The city had sought to stop
the meeting because of threats that
disturbance would be caused by
veterans organizations.
The Pea said the meeting would
be addressed by some of the 10
Hollywood figures cited for contempt
of Congress for refusing to say
whether they were members or for
mer members of the Communist
Party.
The city, in all instant appeal
from Federal Judge Guy K. Bard's
temporary restraining order, gained
the right to ask a supersedeas in
United States Circuit Court OF APP
peals, asking that the Federal order
be set aside.
c. Bradford Fraley, jr., field
representative for the Eastern Penn
sylvania chapter of the Pea, said
the threats of disturbances by vet
Grams groups, would not prevent the
Pea from carrying out its protest.
Ellis Rudman, who identified him.
self before Judge Bard as a mem
ber of the National Executive Com
mittee of the Jewish War Veterans,
admonished:
II have received phone calls from
a number of members of the Jewish
War Veterans and the American
Legion who told me we are going
down there and create considerable
disturbance"
Il warned them against it," he
said, "but I fear they will carry out
their threats. I don't think there
are enough police available to
| handle the situation"
Evening star., 1947-11-01
NEA Opens Fund Drive
To Help Teachers in
|War-Ruined Nations

A fund raising campaign to help
teachers in war-devastated countries
of the world get through the win
ter months is being started by the
National Education Association, Will
lard E. Givens, executive secretary,
announced today.
Mr.. Givens revealed details of the
plan at the morning session OF the
conference being held at the Will
lard Hotel by the Commission for
International Educational Recon-
struction. The group opened its
meetings yesterday and will con-
tinue through tomorrow.
The campaign will extend from
Thanksgiving through Christmas,
Mr.. Givens said. Each teacher IN
the Nation will be asked to give at
least 81. The plan is for local teach
er associations in every community
to take the lead Immediately. The
State Education Association, in turn,
will transmit the money to the
NEA, he added.
Millions Face Hunger.
"In war-devastated areas of the
world, millions of people face the
prospect of a hungry, cold, cheerless
winter" Mr.. Givens said. Among
the people who are hungry and
cold are teachers. They are our fell
low workers in these lands. They
need the strength to carry out with
vigor their tasks of teaching the
children, of preparing them for citi-
zenship and work, of giving them
hope, of helping them to learn by
precept and example the great fun
damental ideals of freedom and
democracy"
The fund campaign was de-
veloped after consultation with Off
cials of the United Nations Educa-
tional, Scientific and Cultural Or
ganization, the international COM
mission and of operative relief
agencies such as CARE and the
American Red Gross. Mr.. Givens
explained.
The. delegates to the conference
today broke up into smaller dis
cuSSlOn groups TO take up various
phases of the educational recon-
struction problem.
Austerity Supper Scheduled.
An "austerity supper was sched-
uled for $50 o'clock, with speeches
by Harold E. Snyder, director of
CIER, and Gregor ziemer, educa-
ton director of Town Hall T. G.
Pullen, jr., Maryland superintend-
ent of schools, will be chairman Of
the supper and introduce various
chairmen of discussion groups who
will report their findings.
Tomorrow the conference will
continue its group meetings on spe-
cific areas of the world and specific
problems.
Last nights meeting at the Inte-
rior Department auditorium heard
Lyman Bryson, counselor of public
affairs for the Columbia Broadcast
ing System, and Bernard Drzewie-
ski, director of the reconstruction
and rehabilitation section of
UNESCO, speak on UNESCO's prog
ress and plans.
Evening star., 1947-11-01
Mother Dies After Stopping
Sons Fiqhf, Police Say

Mrs Ella Prue Willard, 913 I
street NV, died unexpectedly early
today a few minutee after she had
stopped fight between two OF her
sons, according to police.
Willard Prue, IT, and Thomas
Prue, 30, were fighting, police re-
ported, when Willard grabbed a
table knife. AS the mother inter-
fered she was cut slightly in the
neck, it was said. The mother col
lapsed about 10 minutes later and
was dead when Casualty Hospital
ambulance arrived. Police were in
formed the mother had suffered
from high blood pressure. Willard
Prue was held for action by the
coroner. The family is colored.
Evening star., 1947-11-01
French Teacher Denie!
Attempt 10 Obtain
Atomic Information
BY the Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. l.
Haakon Chevalier, mentioned Thurs
day in testimony before the House
Un-American Activities Committee
in Washington as having sought
atomic information in 1912 from
Prof. j. Robert Oppenheimer, de-
MED in an interview with the Call
Bulletin yesterday that he talked to
the scientist with any view of OBJ
tanning information.
Mr.. Chevalier, then French
teacher at the University of Cali
fornia, was named by a former FBl
operative, Louis Russell, as the man
George Charles Eltenton asked tc
/ get highly secret atom information
from DR.. Oppenheimer, professor
at the University of California.
Mr. Chevalier said:
II did not approach Prof. Open.
heimer with a view of obtaining
any kind of information.
Reported Conversation.
IT simply reported to him that
had had conversation with Elten-
ton and told him that Eltenton hac
said to me.
Mr.. Oppenheimer merely dis.
missed the subject.
"At the time I discussed the mat.
ter with Prof. Oppenheimer I was
not aware of any security phase.
"Mr Eltenton is chemist anc
Prof. Oppenheimer is physicist. Il
would have been merely an ex-
change of information on an inter.
esting problem.
"At the time it was just scientific
problem, nothing else
Called to Coast Inquiry.
Mr.. Russell told the inquiry tina
in 1912 Peter Ivanov, Vice Consu
and Secretary of the Soviet Con
. sulate in San Francisco, offered tt
pay Mr.. Eltenton to obtain informa.
tion regarding highly secret work
at the University of California Ra'
diation Laboratory.
Mr.. Chevalier, no longer connected
with the university, is now write
and translator. The Call Bulletir
said he has been called as witness
before the California Legislative
j Fact Finding Committee next weel
In Oakland. The committee is in
vestigating communistic activities il
California.
Mr.. Eltenton, in London, yesterda!
refused to comment on Mr.. Russell!
testimony.
Evening star., 1947-11-01
.Pope Tells Senators Peace
'Rinus Hollow Amid Want
By the Associoted Press


VATICAN CITY, Nov. Pope
Plus XII received five visiting
American Senators today and told
them the word peace" rings "hol-
low today over the fields OF famine
and devastation and oppression"
The pontiff told the members OF
the Senate Appropriations Commit
tee, headed by Senator Bridges, Re-
publican, of New Hampshire that
peace surely is something more
than the mere absence of armed
warfare, and shedding of blood"
He emphasized the necessity OF
the tranquility of order" in the
postwar world and declared:
Let each and every element hold
or return to its proper place in the
universal harmony of human So
ciety; confirm this order in such a
way that it will endure and its
benefits be reaped in calm security
You will then have entnroned peace
in Gods world"
Other members of the committee
at the 28-minute audience were
Senators Brooks, Republican, OF
Illinois; Saltonstall, Republican, of
Massachusetts; Dworshak, Repub-
lican, of Idaho, and Russell, DEM
ocrat, Of Georgia.
Evening star., 1947-11-01
lie Viness Asks Suspension
Instead OF Disbarment
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Nov. Tax eva
sion is not an offense involving moral
turpitude, Charles T. LIE Viness III
said yesterday in an appeal to judges
of the Baltimore supreme bench
asking them to suspend him but not
to disbar him.
LIE Viness was fined $4,000 in Fed
eral Court on a conviction of evad-
ing income taxes.
The Baltimore judges then filed
proceedings to have him disbarred.
"Disbarment is a permanent and
final action which not only stig-
matizes for life, but deprives lawyer
of his sole means of livelihood,
LIE Viness said.
Suspension for a term rather
than disbarment would satisfy the
ends of justice" he said.
Evening star., 1947-11-01

By the Associated Press
CORAL GABLES, Fla, Nov. l.
Police today held two 19-year-old
youths who, Sergt. G. w. Whalen
said, told officers they stole an auto
mobile in Kentucky and German
rifle in Tennessee and came here
bent on liberating all juvenile pris-
oners at the Kendall Detention
Home.
They we're identified by Sergt.
Whalen as Lawrence Burchell of
Sunbright, Tenn, and Richard
Gardner, Kirksville, Mo-, both for
mer reform school inmates.
The boys were arrested after fir
ing on officers pursuing them.
Motorcycle Policeman Lavelle Ed
wards said he began chase when the
automobile passed a halted school
Evening star., 1947-11-01
Red Herring Tossed
Into Welfare Probe,
New Yorker Charqes
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-Asserting
that he would not be diverted from
my main task =" State board
official last night accused Benjamin
Fielding, city welfare commissioner
of tossing "red herring" into the
path of the States investigation into
alleged relief abuses here.
The accusation came from Victor
j. Herwitz, counsel for the State
board, who said that affidavits in
troduced by Mr. Fielding yesterday
"purport to challenge the accuracy
OF statements which had been read
into the inquiry record by Mr..
Herwith.
The statements of the counsel drew
the inference that hotel room oc-
cupied by one family on relief was
being used as gambling front,
after a State investigator testified
that a physician, called to attend
one of the children, found racing
forms in the room.
Said He Never Visited Family.
Mr.. Fielding challenged the claim by
presenting an affidavit from the
physician declaring he had never
visited the family in the hotel nor
had he seen racing slips or tickets
there.
Another affidavit, by a social
worker, also said that the physician
had not visited the room.
This episode of these affdavits is
a red herring" Mr.. Herwitz said at
a news conference, "and I don't in
tend to be diverted from my main
task of developing and revealing the
true facts with regard to the admin
istration of the New York City De-
partment of Welfare"
Mr. Herwitz asserted that in read
ing his statements into the record he
had quoted from memorandum
from the city welfare department S
file on the case which read in part:
The doctor said there were race
track tickets and forms all over when
he called"
Mink Coat Examined.
Earlier, Mr. Fielding, after con-
ferring with the LADY in the mink
coat who has figured prominently
in the investigation, announced that
she and her 5-year-old daughter
could continue to receive relief
Mr.: Fielding had an appraiser
look at the woman's two fur coats
and was told that one was badly
worn mink worth not more than
5000 and that the other was value
less.
He said the woman had promised
to try to find employment. His ruling
to continue relief, he said, was based
on the ground that the woman and
her child fall within the aid to
dependent children category as pre-
scribed by the Federal social secur-
ity law and the State social well
fare law"
Later In the day, Mr.. Fielding
was hospitalized for a rest. His
physician said he was suffering
from physical exhaustion. Mr..
Fielding was appointed to the well
fare post week ago.
Another development in the well
fare investigation was report that
the New York County grand jury
also planned to have a look into
charges of irregularities in welfare
disbursements. The report came
after the jury asked that its term
be extended two months.
Evening star., 1947-11-01

bus and that Gardner opened fire
with a rifle. The boys, Patrolman
Edwards said, also shot at South
Miami patrol car which Joined the
pursuit. No one was hit.
Burchell was seized shortly after
the boys abandoned the car to take
to the marshes. Gardner, however
escaped into a canebreak and was
cornered four hours later.
Sergt. Whalen said Burchell told
police he recently was released from
reformatory where he served four
months for automobile theft and
Gardner said he had been in the
Federal reformatory at Chillicothe
Ohio, also for auto theft. Gardner
said he once was an inmate of the
Kendall Detention Home.
No formal charges we're placed
against the youths, pending an in
vestieS.tion.
Evening star., 1947-11-01

u II a II l III . uSiy
elected president
of the Maryland
State Teachers
Association to-
day. She had no
opposition.
Miss M oore
becomes the first
instructor IN a
State school to
be elected to the
post. Heretofore
t h e presidents
have either been
cipals or
school S VS. t e m
n oIr,;r,;ctr fNrc
Evening star., 1947-11-01
U. S. Building New Bose
On Greek Isle, Tuss Says
by the Associated Press

MOSCOW, Nov. 1.-Tass, in dis.
patch from Rome, said today that
the United States was turning the
Greek Island of Thasos, off the
Southern Coast of Thrace, into 9
military base for guarding the
Dardanelles.
The report, which Tass attributed
to italian journalistic circles" sale
the island was being equipped with
underground airdomes.
The dispatch said military fortifi.
cations and highways also were being
constructed by American forces ir
Corfu, Crete and the entire Pelo.
ponnesus Peninsula.
Evening star., 1947-11-01

More than $113,000,00 worth of
gold bars were sold by the United
States Mint in 1916 for industrial
purposes.
Evening star., 1947-11-01
Bethesda Instructor
Elected President Of
Maryland Teachers
Speciol Dispatch to The Star

BALTIMORE, Nov. miss Lii
liam G. Moore. head of the COM
mercial department of Bethesda
Chevy Chase High School, was
Evening star., 1947-11-01

It has been estimated that the
United States needs 100000 more
professional registered nurses.
Evening star., 1947-11-01

we're to act as color guard, caske
detail and bugler at the service.
Evening star., 1947-11-01
LOST

LOST.
BILIFOLD. black; between END and Pa.
Money as Revard w. tST Esq5 sven pu 7s
DIAMOND DINNER RING, lady's, with 9
diamonds: Thursday night. NV, vicinity;
sEsst s!ians ss7a ssssn7talmental value 500 reward
Reward. Cali CHI 2517. 7.----3
EMERALD AND DIAMOND RING. gold Set
ting; last Monday. vicinity Phelps pl. and
8 st. NV. Large reward. NO. 696S. =
HANDBAG, lady's, round, black leather
keys credit cards; lost on crosstown bus
from Tenley Circle to georgia ave, Finder
please notify G 0Sner 01ae w. Ssl5 sa5aId
dallatin st. NV. Reward. 5117 7th St
MINK SCARF, 4 skins; in cab or in front
Ct 9t59 S1o5 End ST. ne Reward Call MI
MONEY, roll Of bills; vicinity Shepherd St
between 18th and 14th. Reward. IA
S55S. i
PERSIAN CAT: white, male; reward: lost
yielnty OF NeGthM9od SH Park Silver Spring
PIN, black Mosaic, with white flowers,
gold band, in or near woodward & Lothrop
or taxi. AK. 1880 after Sunday. Reward.
REGISTER BOOK, Hotel Taft; lost we'd
nesday. October 20, $50 am, 715 G St.
NV. So reward. Me. 7346. Il
ROSARY BEADS, sterling silver; name.
''Irean J. Sheridan engraved on back
Tuesday. Reward. Dudlow 3597. 81
TERRIER, mixed, mainly scotty; male, 6
mos. old, black, white patches on chest
and legs, traces of brown; answers to
Spud; vicinity of 10th and Upshur SITS.
NV; Fri. morning. Reward. ia. $3.50.
WATCH, Hamilton, yellow gold, black
band, stones; Thursday from 6100 14th
st or ne. or downtown. Reward. Call
RA, 610O, janitor. 6100 14th st. NV.
WATCH, mans, gold. Illinois, red minute
r. r" on back; lost at Hotel statler Sat.
write occupant, l41O E. University st,
Bloomington, Ind, at once. z
WATCH, ladys, plain gold Longines; vic.
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ward. DI. 9021; ewes, TIE. S529. i
WRIST WATCH, yellow gold, Lady Elgin,
small diamonds. Reward AID. 66lS.
2-MO. -OLD BEAGLE PUPPY, mr.. wis;
and Western aves.:' has deformed left
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PURSE. lady's., black, with handle; left In
bag, please. Ho. 241s. 81 .
Evening star., 1947-08-04

British situation is as grave as pic
tured in reports from London last
week. then the emergency in which
the United States finds itself may
be very great indeed.
However. the first aim Of these
authorities was described as being
to get all the facts. Up to this
point they have taken the position
that while Britain would need addi-
tional help in dollars fairly soon,
the Marshall plan for European re-
covery could be put through soon
enough to provide that help.
Attlee Report Awaited.
Great importance is attached
here to British Prime Minister
Attlee's expected report during the
coming week on the British crisis
and exactly what his government
plans to do about it.
Meanwhile, American authorities
feel that the first great question
raised by Britain's predicament is
a question of dollars, butsthat the
second and more fundamental issue
is question of production. In gen.
eral they take a pessimistic view
Of Britains long-term future un-
less Britain's production, especially
OF essentials such as coal, can be
built up much more rapidly in the
future than it has been In the past.
This is in line with the thinking
OF top officials here In connection
with the Marshall plan. They de-
scribe themselves as willing to seek
congressional approval for every
dollar Of American assistance to
Europe which can be properly justi-
fed, but insist that the basis for
justification must be Europe's de-
termination to help itself That, In
essence, Is the Marshall plan.
Recurrent Crisis Weighed.
Thus, the American view Of Mr..
Atlee's Forthcoming report will be
concerned probably more With what
he wants Britain to do about its
own problem than what he thinks
the United tSates ought to do about
it. Nevertheless, it Is evident from
discussions with responsible officials
that If there are "justi1aple"
measures which the United States
can take to help the British hold
out pending completion Of the Mar
shall plan those measures probably
will be taken.
The really serious point Of con-
Germ here is that Britain's recurrent
financial crisis, and the effect these
have on economic and political
thinking and planning throughout
the world. render much less stable
than it should be the partnership
Of the two English-speaking nations
in world affairs and especially in
relation to the Soviet Union.
This partnership reaches its most
highly organized state in the eco
nofnic merger of the British and
American zones Of Germany. Yet
here the uncertainty and insta-
bility are growing greater. The
British are reported fully prepared
to come forward with evidence at
! the earliest proper moment to prove
Evening star., 1947-08-04

Europe and which now lie in the
Russian orbit.
This has an important bearing on
the success Of the Marshall plan.
The information comes from one
of the top-f1ight American Govern
ment trade experts, who has just
returned from a European look see
but who refuses to be quoted by
name.
He found that European coun-
tries are beginning to build up a
healthy trade with Latin America
section of the world which can
use the manufactured products of
Europe and which has raw ma
terials to sell in exchange.
It means Europe can get grain,
beef, wool and coffee In market
that will take European goods in
return. It means that English
pounds, French francs and Ger
Evening star., 1947-08-04

that they can no longer bear their
so per cent share OF the cost and
to urge the United States to take
over
More U. 8. Responsibility Seen.
Whatever arrangement may then
be understanding that the show
down can not be temporarily stalled
of pending Britain's relief under
the Marshall plan-seems likely to
give the United States an increased
authority and responsibility in Ger
many along with the increased share
Of costs. Thus the partnership Of
the two powers would be further
unbalanced.
Similarly in other parts of the
world where political or economic
stability depends on Britisl1-Ameri-
can cooperation. the balance Is
certain to be upset to the degree
that the British have to withdraw
from their responsibility and the
Americans have to take over.
Evening star., 1947-08-04

man marks can be exchanged for
Latin American pesos.
And for each commodity Europe
buys with the peso. that much OF
Europe's wants need not be bought
with Europe's rapidly dwindling
supply of American dollars.
Evening star., 1947-08-04
Douglas Leaves HospitoI.

PORTLAND. Greg, Aug. 4 o.
Justice Douglas of the Supreme
Court returned to Eastern Oregon
and his summer lodge on the big
Evening star., 1947-08-04
Britain $ Fiscal Crisis
May Force New Look
AT u. 5. Partnership
By John N. Hiehtower
Associated Pres. S.of W,i.e,

Reports of a new British financial
crisis, apparently taking American
officials by surprise, may force a
review soon. Of the whole state Of
American-British partnership In
world affairs.
i Authorities here said that II the
Evening star., 1947-08-04
Latin American Trading
BY Europe on Increase

BY the Assoeioted Press
Western Europe's buying and
selling is reviving in such a way it
may not need the raw materials
which it once bought in Middle
Evening star., 1947-08-04
u. S. Trucks Aid Reich

Excess United States Army trucks
helped Germany boost lumber out
put Is per cent in 1916.
Evening star., 1947-08-04

fMinam River yesterday after sue
cessfllly recuperating from q ton
! SillectomY.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-21
Ter basic problems in health and welfare,

her basic problems in health and welfare,
but to force upon that country compulsory
system of socialized medicine"
This charge, coming on the heels of evi-
dence to the effect that certain appointive
government officials of some Importance
have been using public funds to promote
socialized medicine, is an extremely serious
one. Specialization of medicine-or any pro-
fession or industry-is in direct opposition
to American principles and traditions. ALI
the available evidence including findings OF
national public opinion polls, leads to the
belief that the great majority of our citizens
are opposed to it. Yet, if Mr.. Harness and
others in a position to know are correct, an
American official mission will attempt to
force it in one form or another on Japan.
Is it not possible for our government 10
lend its aid to promote public health prac-
tices without seeking to socialize medicine?
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-21
Misguiding Japan

A short time ago, number of govern
mental bureaus combined to send special
health mission to Tokyo to assist in the for
mutation Of new national health program
for Japan According to Representative For
est A. Harness of Indiana, who is chairman
of the SUBJ b-committee investigating publicity
and propaganda in the executive agencies,
Gall members of this mission are we'll known
in the United States for their persistent agi-
tation for nationalized system OF socializec
medicine to be achieved through program
of compulsory health insurance" Mr.. Har'
hess said further that "the real purpose of the
lission is not to assist japan in working out