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Evening star., 1947-05-27
Michigan Youth, Is, Confesses
KiIIinq 4 Children With Rifle
same .22-caliber

sisters with the same .22-caliber
rife.
The youth made his statement at
East Lansing en- route to INLAY City.
where his four young neighbors
were found slain late yesterday.
The victims were Stanley Smith.
IA; Barbara, 16: Gladys, II. and
Janet, 2, children of Mr.. and Mrs.
william Smith. who lived on farm
9 miles northeast of here.
Their bodies were found near a
gravel pit where they had been
picking wild flowers. Bouquets were
still clutched in the girls hands.
Terpenning was arrested after a
motorist turned him over to authori-
ties in Toledo. Ohio, to end an all
night search that spread through
out Michigan.
Mr.. Leonard quoted the youth as
saying that he and Stanley set cut
(see STAYING. Page A-51
Evening star., 1947-05-27
Pepco Refund of $3,273,6O1
ToConsumers ApprovedbyPUC
Customers Get First Credit on September
Bills and Remainder on Monthly Bosis

ing power on a residential meter
basis. the refund would be 20 cents
per monthly bill, or $7.20 each dur
ing the three-year period.
For other major commercial ac-
counts, known as demand" ac-
counts, and special contracts such
as the Naval Gun Factory, the
refund would be made on a per-
centage basis of the amounts paid
by these accounts to the company.
OF the total rebate, $2,i83,012 would
go to the demand customers. To
the special contracts customer for
the three year period would go
$122,557.
The PUG gave swift approval to
the company plan after Assistant
Corporation Counsel Lloyd B. Har-
rison announced that the commits
sion staff was satisfied with It's
provisions.
While the details OF the plan were
(See PEPCO. page A-5)
Evening star., 1947-05-27
By Joseph Young

Treasury Department officials
estimated today that approx
mately 10000 jobs-about 1900
of them in Washington-would
be saved under provisions of the
Senate Appropriations Commit
tees bill which restored $40, ,994,-
423 cut by the House in the 1948
Treasury-Post Office appropria-
tions bill.
Treasury officials were hopeful
that the Senate groups bill will be
upheld or at least a satisfactory
compromise effected which would
prevent the mass firings that had
been contemplated.
Dismissals of nearly 1000 Treasury
employees still will be necessary, with
the heaviest cuts in the Customs
Bureau and Coast Guard. The Gus
toms Bureau, however, will be able
to retain 900 Of its employees already
fired or slated for dismissal and the
Coast Guard will be able to keep
Evening star., 1947-05-27
10 Bodies Found in Ruins
OF Roxas Plane in Mindanao
BY the Asseciesed Press

MANILA, May 27.-President
Manuel A. Roxas was advised Of
ficially today that 10 unidentified
bodies had been found in the wreck
age OF the presidential plane Lily
Marlene, which crashed May 18 on
the slopes of Mount Ragang in Gen.
trail Mindanao.
Army authorities notified Mr.
Roxas that the information was
confirmed by runner from q
ground party. They said the search,
for seven other persons believed
aboard at the time of the crash
would be continued tomorrow morn
ing. Heavy clouds and a torrential
rain halted aerial search today.
The plane carried high Philippine
government and army officials.
Evening star., 1947-05-27
HousetoGiyeUp
Bargaining Ban,
Hartley Says
Labor Bill Conferees
Also Will Scrup PIun
For Boycott Injunction
BY In. Assoeiot.d Press


Representative Hartley, Re-
publican, of New Jersey said to-
day that House conferees on la
Dor disputes legislation have
agreed informally to abandon q
prohibition against industry
wide collective bargaining.
Mr.. Hartley, chairman Of the
House Labor Committee, said the
compromise version of the separate
bills passed by the House and SEN
ate will contain no provision au-
thorizing private employers to OBJ
tain injunctions against some
boycotts.
He also predicted that the House
will yield to the Senate and scrap
its section which outlaws mass
picketing and violence in any pickett
ing.
No Formal Vote Taken.
Mr.. Hartley. chief of the House
conferees, outlined these positions
on major issues after a separate
meeting of his group.
I'VE didn't take any formal vote"
Mr.. Hartley said, but I'm telling
you that's the way it's going to be-"
The House delegation had planned
to meet with the Senate conferees
this morning, but decided on a sep
arate session in order to map STRAIT
egy. The two groups were to get
together this afternoon.
Mr.. Hartley said the toughest"
issue remaining Is a difference In
the two bills on the definition Of
agricultural workers.
Would Exclude Food Professors.
The House measure would exclude
about 250,0o0 food professors, Mr..
Hartley estimated, from coverage
by the Wagner Collective Bargain
ing Act. The Senate is opposed to
the provision. f...
Earlier, Senator Taft. Republican.
of Ohio declared the Senate in
tends to make mo substantial con-
cessions" to the House.
Senator Ellender, Democrat. of
Louisiana echoed Senator Taft on
this, telling a reporter: I'VE won't
give in on any fundamental issue"
The conferees are striving to
finish the job by tomorrow night.
Both the House and Senate must
ratify the final version before 1t
goes to the White House.
Evening star., 1947-05-27
May Admits Carson
Was With Him on Trip
To Havana in 1942
Unable to Remember,
If They Shared Suite
In Hotel After Flight
By Robert K. Welsh

Government counsel ended its
cross examination of former
Representative Andrew j. May
in District Court today after he
admitted that Murray Carson
was with him in Cuba when he
inspected military defenses at
the request of President Roose-
velt a few weeks after Pearl
Harbor.
May. who has been on the stand
since May Is In his war fraud trial
with Henry and Murray Carson,
admitted that Murray Carson was
q fellow passenger on the plane trip
to Havana early in January, 1912.
The H-year-old former chairman
OF the House Military Affairs Com
mittee said he could not remember
whether he and Carson shared the
same hotel suite. He asserted he did
not know why Carson happened to
be in Cuba at the time.
The Government is trying to prove
that May took bribes totalling more
than $4,000 from the Carson
brothers. The prosecution contends
that the Cumberland Lumber Co. in
Prestonsburg. Ky, was used as a
front" by the Garssons to rein-
burse May for his services to their
wartime munitions combine.
Admits Request for Lumber.
In attempting to show that May
owned the lumber company, Special
Prosecutor William A. Paisley drew
from May q statement that
Carroll Reece. former Tennessee
representative and now Republican
National Chairman, asked him ir
January. 1914, whether the Ken.
tucky firm could sell any lumber
to johnson City tTenn.) concern.
Mr. Paisley apparently was at.
tempting to show that May gave
Mr.. Reece and the Tennessee com.
pany the impression that he no
only owned the Kentucky company
but sold lumber on his ewn tnitia.
tive instead OF as an unpaid agen
for the Garssons, rs May claims.
May identified a letter in which
he wrote to Miller Brothers, ths
Tennessee company, that my goot
friends, John Jennings (Represen'
tative from Tennessee) and Carol
Reece, contacted me on this sub
ject and suggested that I write Il
YOU
No Details on Transaction.
The testimony did not disclose
whether the Tennessee firm evel
obtained any lumber from the Cum.
berland company.
May explained, however, that Mr.
Reece's only part In the TRANSACTION
was to inform him that Miller Bros
were greatly In need of lumber ane
wanted to know II they could obtain
any from the Cumberland company
May said he referred the matter tt
Leroy w. Fields, then manager ol
the Cumberland company.
Changing rapidly from one SUBJ
ject to another, Mr. Paisley sud-
denly asked May:
Were you in Havana with Muir.
ray Carson In January. 1892"
Il don't remember tho year but
1 was in Havana and Murray Cars.
son was there" May replied. =
believe it might have been 1912"
did you occupy adjoining hote
Evening star., 1947-05-27
Task Force SO Quits
Sydney After Blond
Stowowoy Is Found
BY The Asseeiotsd Press

SYDNEY, Australia, May n.
Twelve warships of Task
Force So sailed today after put
ting ashore an attractive young
blond who had hidden on the
cruiser Duluth, seeking q free
ride" to the United States.
The task force, on an in
structional cruise through the
Pacific. was expected to pro-
ceed north to the Philippines
and Guam. It spent 10 days In
Australian ports.
Officers said the stowaway
played dumb and gave a fictiti-
Gus name when she was found
hiding In an ammunition berth.
She went ashore La good
1unaor.
Evening star., 1947-05-27
ToIks With Reporters After
Testifyine on 725 Million
Civilian Relief Bill
By the Asseeioted Pres,

Herbert Hoover said today the
industry of former enemy coun-
tries must be unshackled and
expressed belief that world eco
nomic recovery could come "in
two or three years" if Russia
and France will cooperate.
The former President talked to
reporters after he appeared before
a House Appropriations subcommit-
tee to back up the administration s
request for a $725, 100000 civilian
relief fund for occupied countries.
He told newspapermen that:
l. He is now engaged in a private
study Of how great a load this
country can bear in world relief and
recovery work, with the probability
his finding will be ready "in a
couple of weeks
No Moral Obligation.
2. He would not regard a separate
peace with Germany and Japan a
violation of an international agree
ment. IF the other party con-
sistently fails to carry out or vio-
lates. the terms. I don't think you
are under any moral obligation.
I don't see why we are obli-
gated to go on forever under these
strains"
3. More rigorous action" is need
ed in foreign countries to collect
food which is now going into the
black markets.
Mr.. Hoover told the news confer
ence that efforts to obtain world re-
covery are hampered by a factor
which was not present after the end
Of World War I.
He said this factor Is that "prac-
tically every country has gone over
to some type of collectivisnl.
Mr.. Hoover remarked that he did
not intend to discuss the merits OF
these proposed Utopias.' But he
contended that they had retarded
recovery through shorter hours for
workers and loss of initiative for the
managerial class"
carry W Pct. OF Load.
He said the areas of the world
which have not adopted "collectiv-
ism" the Western Hemisphere
South Africa and Australia, with G
per cent of the worlds population
are carrying 80 per cent of the relief
load in Western Europe.
He called this testimony to the
value of the free enterprise system
as an agent OF productivity"
In advance of Mr.. Hoover's ap-
pearance at the closed-door session,
committee members told reporters
they want the answers to many
questions before they approve spend
ing any more American money
abroad.
Il want to hear all the evidence
before I reach a verdict" said
Chairman Taber. spearhead Of the
Republican economy drive. There
are a lot of things I want to know
about and hope Mr.. Hoover Is
in position to answer them"
Answers Sought by Committee.
Representative Engel, Republican
of Michigan, chairman of the sub
committee directly interested in the
relief program, indicated the COM
mittee wants to know:
How much longer must the
United States feed the conquered
peoples?"
What assurances are there that
the money won't be used, indirectly
to pay reparations to Russia?"
The s725 .0oo, 900 program for ait
in the form of food and other needs
for Germany. Korea, and Japar
would be administered by the Wal
Department. 1t is part Of the de-
partment's civil functions appropri-
alton bill now before Mr.. Engel:
subcommittee.
Mr.. Hoover furnished the answer
to some congressional questions last
(see HOOVER. Page A-5)
Evening star., 1947-05-27
Soviet Reody to Talk
About ItoIiun Empire
BY the Assoxioted Pres,

LONDON, May 27.-The Soviet
government has informed Britain it
is ready to attend Big Four Deputy
Foreign Ministers Conference In
London to discuss the future of
Italy's prewar colonial empire, the
Evening star., 1947-05-27

(See CARSON, Page A-6)
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(See REFERENDUM, Page A-5D
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tSee HOUSING, Page A-6)
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(See SLAYING, Page A-59
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tSee PERSONNEL, Page A-5)
Evening star., 1947-11-06

The number of deaths per 1000
persons in the United States fell
from 17.2 in 1900 to 10.5 in 1941.
Evening star., 1947-11-06
| Alexandria Ministers Hit
Catholic Group in Chest

Admission of the Catholic Char.
tiles of Northern Virginia into the
Alexandria Community Chest ha:
been sharply criticized by the Alex.
andria Ministerial Association, II
was disclosed today.
The ministerial groups stand
taken early last month, was KEPT
from the public until it was pub
lished in the church bulletin of one
of the associations members. BolE
Community Chest spokesmen ano
the Rev. Thomas Fraser, head OF
the ministerial association, refused
to comment on the situation.
1t was disclosed, however, that
the ministers forwarded a copy oil
their statement to the Chest.
Among reasons for their opposi-
ton to the Catholic groups admis-
sion was that it was a religious
agency and would "endanger the
success of the fall and future cam.
paigns of the chest =" 1t was
also charged that the Catholic
Charities would parallel, if no
overlap, already established Socia
services in a community ~
The Catholic Charities of North.
ern Virginia, a new organizatio
was admitted to the Chest recently
The Alexandria Ministerial Associ.
alton is composed of protestan
ministers in Alexandria.
Evening star., 1947-11-06
Brown
Continued From First Page.)

is occupied exclusively by Soviet
forces. "A Soviet army of about
65 900 men was maintained in Hun
gary and the Communist regime was
brought to power with bayonets
supporting 1t.
The same applies to Bulgaria and
Romania, where the Social Demo-
cratic parties died because the
people themselves in those countries
were not in position to oppose
tens of thousands of Soviet soldiers.
The Bulgarians and Romanians
could not rely on more than vague
moral support from the United
States, Britain and France. The
Western Allies representatives could
do little more than facilitate the
escape of a small number of demo-
cratic leaders who were fortunate
enough to find asylum in the homes
of American and British officials.
Austrian Situation. Different.
The situation in Austria is en-
tirely different. The, United States
Britain and France each maintain
small armies of occupation. When
1t was liberated Austria was divided
into four zones Of occupation, each
occupation force becoming respon-
sible in its own area. Austria Is
administered as a whole, however
by the Renner- -Figl government
which operates from the interna-
tional zone in Vienna where the
ministries are located.
The more which American of6ci-
ais in Austria expect next week
would throw the whole Austrian
situation into further confusion. The
present government holds Office by
virtue of free and unfettered elec-
tions. The four occupying powers
have recognized it and have agreed
that 1t shall remain in power until
peace treaty has been concluded
for Austria. The Allies approved
the present government not only be-
cause it represents the majority OF
the Austrian people, but also be-
cause it was believed 1t would pro-
vide a representative agency with
Evening star., 1947-11-06
Doctors
Continued From First Page.)

been set at 80 cents a month for an
individual, $1.75 for a husband and
wife, and 81 for family group. The
present rates for hospital services
are IS cents, $3.50 and SITS, but
CHI President Joseph H. Hines has
indicated these will probably be
raised next year.
To carry out the plan. the Medi-
cal Society agreed to furnish
enough doctors to treat all the cases
CHI may enroll. DR.. Frank D.
Costenbader, president of the
Medical Service of the District OF
Columbia, is now notifying Mr..
Hines that more than so per cent
of the society's membership of l,2OO
already has signed up and others
are still coming in.
A CHI spokesman said the pre-
payment health agency has been
preparing to rearrange its internal
office operation since the agree
ment with the District Medical
Society was reached early this sum-
mer. Now that sufficient medical
participation is assured, he said,
these preparations can be speeded.
He said Group disqualification
will begin. the preliminary arrange
ments about January l with en-
ployers, Federal department heads
and group treasurers of the groups
now enrolled for CHI hospital
coverage so that forms for the new
service can be distributed as soon
as they are available.
Evening star., 1947-11-06

sity for increasing Communist in.
f1uence among the masses
Russia wishes 1t success" III
said.
Mr.. Molotov's 85-minute state ol
the nation address also reviewed
economic matters.
Speaking of food prospects. he de-
clareG that this years harvest wa:
So per cent better than last years.
He said Russia is mot threatened
by the economic crises without
which capitalism cannot exist
I'VE have no unemployment ano
shall not have any," he said.
Industrial Output Up.
Russia's industrial output has
reached prewar levels" Mr.. Moloto,
said.
Had there been no war, there
would today have been unheard-o -o1
advances in our cities and towns
But for the war, which destroyed
many important agricultural center:
we would be better supplied today
than any other country in Europe
or elsewhere"
Mr.. Molotov said the 80 years o1
Russia's history since the revolution
could be divided into three periods
The first, between 1917 and the
firm establishment of Soviet power
up to the first five-year period.
The second, the period of tn,
Second World War-the great patri
Otic war.
The third, the new period which
is just beginning"
Evening star., 1947-11-06
Waiter Shot, Wife Held

! A waiter, Fred Leo Warren, A,
colored, 1881 Ontario road NV, was
shot in the leg this morning after a
family argument, police reported.
His wife, Mary. Lee, was being held
at the thirteenth precinct for inves-
| tigation. He was taken to Garfield
Hospital.
! The Gibraltar colony of Britain
Evening star., 1947-11-06
) Sons Of Agriculture Aide
To Become Life Scouts

The three sons of DR.. E. Edward
Beach of the Agriculture Depart
ment will become Life Scouts at a
Boy Scout Court of Honor to be
held tomorrow night at Woodrow
Wilson High School.
The three boys who will receive
the second highest Scout rank are
Arthur j. Beach, 16; Allen Beach,
IA, and Walter Beach, l3. Arthur
is a student at woodrow Wilson
High school, while his two brothers
attend Deal Junior High School.
They live at 5719 Chevy Chase park
way and belong to Scout Troop So,
All Saints Church, Chevy Chase
Circle.
The highest rank of Eagle Scout
will be awarded to William U. Wal
ton, Troop 8, 5000 Connecticut ave-
nue.; Thomas T. Stout, Troop 81, 47O7
Langdrum lane, Chevy Chase, Md,
and William w. GleaveS, Troop IA,
II Fifth street Sc.
Evening star., 1947-11-06
they will add this idea to their tax
cut plan.
Low Bracket Aid Planned.

they will add this idea to their tax
cut plan.
Low Bracket Aid Planned.
1t, however, would mean reduc.
tons primarily for couples in the
medium and higher brackets be-
cause those with less than $1,000 9
year would gain nothing from in
come splitting.
Hence there have been hints that
administration supporters OF this
device will couple with their recon-
mendation some proposal to HELP
loW-income people.
For that reason, there Is wide
spread interest in a Treasury re-
increasing the present $500 per.
sonal exemption. A boost in that
figure would give everybody SOME
cut, but the percentage saving
would be highest among low-income
groups.
The only unqualified recommends.
ton the Treasury has made so fal
Is that the present tWo-year carry.
back-carryforward systems of aver.
aging corporation income taxes ovel
a period of years be replaced by 8
fve-year carryforward. The idea l!
to encourage new enterprise.
In other studies the department
has suggested replacing the separate
estate and gift taxes with single
levy and has limited that it might
go along with easing of retail excise
taxes on furs, jewelry and luggage
and leaving gasoline to be taxed by
the States alone.
Evening star., 1947-11-06
'RussianR Roulette Shot
Blamed for Critical
Wounding Of Veteran

A shot fired during what police
described as war veterans dem
onstration of how to play Russian
roulette" sent the 30-year-old man
to Casualty Hospital last night with
q critical head wound.
Police said Burton N. ChasSin, CO.
owner Of the Benning Market, 4012
Massachusetts, avenue NE, was
showing a revolver to a group Of
boys in his store. Norman Jones,
10, colored, 635 Anacostia avenue
NE, told police Mr.. Chassin re-
moved four of the five cartridges
from the .38-caliber weapon and re-
marked, "This is the way to play
Russian roulette"
Spins Cylinder.
He spun the cylinder and pulled
the trigger, sending a shot through
the upper part of his head, the
boy told police.
Friends and store employees today
were standing by at the hospital to
give. blood transfusions to the
wounded man, father of two small
sons, 6 months and years old, re-
spectively.
Mrs. Lee Raych, wife Of Mr.. Chas-
sins partner, said the gun was kept
in the store for protection purposes.
According to police, Mr.. Chassin
had told the boys he once had won
$1,000 playing the game overseas.
Veteran of New Guinea.
Mrs. Raych said her husband and
Mr.. Chassin had gone into business
together about seven months ago.
Before that, Mr.. Chassin, veteran
of the fighting in New Guinea, had
worked as a civilian clerk in head
quarters of the Army Engineers here.
The Chassins, who live at 509 Pea
body street NE, came here from
Buffalo, N. Y, in 1941.
Mr.. ChasSin was born in Dunkirk,
N. Y. and spent much of his early
life there. He served as staff
sergeant in the Army.
Evening star., 1947-11-06
MoIotov
Continued From First Page.)

technique of producing the bomb
putting it together-remained
secret. Mr.. Molotov did not
specify whether Russian scien-
fists had learned this technique)
Mr.. Molotov said new period In
the Soviet Unions 30-year struggle
for power "is just beginning"
Everywhere, he said, where cap
italism rules, it oppresses the work
ing people, enslaves the working
people of the colonies and the de-
pending states. Peoples. in whom
knowledge has brought awakening
see in the successes of the Soviet
Union the approach of their own
liberties from the yoke OF enslave-
ment."
British Protests Cited.
Mr.. Molotov declared that during
the year British scientists twice hao
protested against the action OF the
United States in keeping the atom
bomb secret"
Twice" he said, they have pub
lished statements to this effect. ex-
pressing dissatisfaction that Britain
can only say yes to the United
States in this business"
The Foreign Minister declared Rus
STA now lis just beginning" to reach
her power.
The Foreign Minister declared
that mot only in the countries
friendly to us, but elsewhere, there
are millions of people devoted to
the Soviet Union"
Recalls Stain Interview.
Mr.. Molotov recalled Prime Min
ister Stains interview last May
with Harold E. StaSsen, candidate
for the Republican presidential
nomination of the United States.
At that time, he reminded his audi
ence, Mr.. Stain declared that the
difference between economic Sys-
TENS was not an obstacle to peace.
If collaboration was possible in
wartime, why not in peace tlme?'
Mr.. Molotov added
He applauded the recent forma-
ton of the nine-nation Communist
Information Bureau with head
quarters at Belgrade as a neces-
Evening star., 1947-11-06

whether he would veto a tax reduc-
ton bill if the special session would