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Evening star., 1947-12-24
Disti||eryH Holiday Ends
Tonight, but Further
u. ). Curbs Are Seen
Industry Rejects Proposal
For Voluntary Rotioning;
Trumon Due to Act
BY the Associotsd Press

The 6O-day whisky making
holiday ends at midnight to-
night, leaving distillers free to
use as much scarce grain as they
wish until the Government finds
a way to intervene.
The situation is not expected to
prevail very long, however, since
President Truman is expected to
sign the Republican anti-infation
bill which restores his wartime
power to ration grain for making
liquor.
presidential Press Secretary
Charles G. Ross told a news con-
ference today that the bill may "be
signed any day after Christmas. "
He added that there will be a
statement with it.'D
Under this bill, the distillers may
be limited to 2,500,000 bushels of
grain a month-a figure which Sec
retary of Agriculture Anderson has
been trying to persuade them to &C
cept voluntarily.
The 65 per cent of the industry
represented by the Distilled Spirits
Institute, while unwilling to 60 all
the way with Secretary Anderson,
is pledged to use only As per cent
as much grain as it consumed a
year ago.
Institute Asks Support.
The institute has asked the rest
of the industry to follow suit. If
the formula were adopted, about
3,500,OO0 bushels a month would be
used. ...
The expiring 60-day holiday was
Evening star., 1947-12-24
Plane Over Atlantic
Flashes Distress Call
BY the Associated Press

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, Dec. "a
An American Seaboard and Western
commercial plane flashed distress
signals today, saying one of its en-
gines was running wild" at posi-
tion over the Atlantic 400 miles from
it's destination at Gander, New
foundland.
American and Canadian air search
forces went into immediate action
to succor the craft.
Reports from the distressed plane
we're skimpy. The craft, Of unde-
termined type, was in flight from
Shannon, Fire. The commander
message made no mention of pas
sengerS aboard.
The Army base at Stephenville
Newfoundland, dispatched Flying
Fortress and aerial life raft to the
location
Evening star., 1947-12-24
What theRussions
Are Saying of Us

The MoscoD radio, broddcdsting in
Russian to the Soviet Far East, said
In his message to Congress,
President Truman tried to con-
ceal the imperialistic essence of
the Marshall plan behind vari-
ETY. of worthy formulas, and to
represent that program as aid to
the democracies of Europe
''The struggle of the progress
sive elements of European coun-
tries which suffered from the
war and the struggle for the
preservation of the sovereignty
and independence of these coun-
tries are declared by Truman to
be opposition to the rehabilita-
ton of Europe We must not
close our eyes to the fact, says
the message, that the Commu-
nists are decisively opposed to
any attempt to help Europe get
back on her feet"
Evening star., 1947-12-24
; Arabs Shot Down
While Flowing Fields
BY the Associofed Press

JERUSALEM, Dec "a. - Three
Arabs were slain this Christmas eve
while plowing and an official an
nouncement said the killers were
Jews.
Two Arabs and a Jew were killed
elsewhere in the continuing COM
munal conflict over partition of the
Holy Land. Four Arabs and three
Jews were wounded.
Three Arabs of the Arab Hanajra
tribe were killed by shooting while
they were plowing their fields in the
Beer-Sheba area by party of Jews
driving past in six vehicles at II
a.m.," the announcement said.
Beer-Sheba is a historical city
about IS miles south of Jerusalem.
The killings brought fatalities to
BIB in Palestine and to 434 through
out the Middle East since November
20, when the United Nations decided
to carve the state into Jewish and
Arab nations
Scattered sniping and skirmishes
in Haifa were reported broken up
by charge of Hagana forces, the
underground Jewish defense army
Gunf1re echoed through the old
city of Jerusalem An Arab was
wounded by bullets from speeding
taxicab in suburban Romena.
Evening star., 1947-12-24
By the Associated Press

Can a married woman who runs
boarding house with little or no
help from hep husband count the
profits as her very own-that is, as
compensation for personal srevices
actually rendered."
The United States Tax Court, i'm
pressed by a Texas woman who
banked savings of $4,000 from a
dozen years of boarding house op-
erations, came up with a resound-
ing "yes" today.
1t also got off some philosophy
about the institution of the board
ing house, such as:
Running a boarding house is a
well-known American occupation.
"A vast majority of those so en-
gagged are women, it being peculiarly
. woman's work since it is in q sense
Evening star., 1947-12-24
BIZ With Yu!e Supplies
Forced Down in Labrador
By the Assoeiafsd Press

WESTOVER FIELD, Mass, Dec.
24.-A Flying Fortress which had
been dropping Christmas mail and
packages to remote Air Transport
Command weather stations reported
today it had made forced landing
safely on a frozen river 95 miles
north Of Goose Bay, Labrador.
The pilot, who had radioed he was
being forced down by engine trouble,
reported, Were on the ground.
All safe"
The number of persons aboard the
Bit was not reported.
Officials here said that large
frozen river normally offered excel
lent landing facilities and they were
optimistic that a rescue might be
made by landing another plane at
the scene.
Evening star., 1947-12-24
Pope Declares GorbIed Words
And Lies Block Paths to Peace
Pontiffs Annual Christmas Message Calls
For League of Honest Men to Prevent War

word address contained many pass
age which Western listeners, at
least, interpreted as condemnation
of communism and of the postwar
policies of the Soviet Union.
The Pope spoke from his apart
ments in the Apostolic Palace and
his address was broadcast to the
world by the Vatican radio and
Italian stations. 1t was to be re-
broadcast in IL languages today and
tomorrow.
Despite cold, which forced him
to cancel the traditional ceremony
of receiving Christmas greetings
from the College of Cardinals, the
pontiff was in good voice as he de-
livered-for the second successive
year-a strong appeal for peace and
an attack on the men and policies
obstructing its achievement.
Speaking of current international
dealings, the Pope said
The lie, the garbled word or
fact and trickery have come to be
accepted weapons Of the offensive,
(See POPE. Page A-4)
Evening star., 1947-12-24
Truman Sets Up Unit
To Bolster Research

In a move aimed at promoting
the national welfare" President
Truman today took steps to bolster
Government research work by set
ting up an Interdepartmental Com
mittee on Scientific Research and
Development. He directed the
committee to maintain a continuous
study of Federal operations in this
field to keep them at the highest
point of efficiency.
Serving on the committee will be
representatives of Agriculture, In
terror, Commerce, Army, Navy, Air
Force, National Military Establish
ment, Federal Security Agency,
Atomic Energy Commission, Ma
tional Advisory Committee for Aero
nautics, Veterans Administration
and Smithsonian Institution.
John R. Steelman, assistant to
the President, will serve as liaison
officer between the President and
the committee and also between
the Office of the President and the
Nations scientists and their So
cieties to tie in Federal research
operations with those in the civilian
field.
The chairman of the committee
will be named annually by the Pres
ident.
In statement accompanying the
executive order creating the COM
mittee, Mr.. Truman said the need
for such an agency was "empha-
sized" by the recent report of the
Scientific Research Board which in
dicated that there was no central
group equipped to advise on the re-
lationships among the numerous
and complex Federal scientific &C
tivities. or to take leadershipein the
solution of administrative problems
common to the different agencies"
Evening star., 1947-12-24
Late Shoppers Crowd Stores
As Capital Prepares for YuIe
Government Offices Here Close at Noon;
Cloudy and Colder Weather Due Tomorrow

5. Also provided with ample holi-
day leave were many Washington
area servicemen as a result of more
liberal leave provisions this year.
While the airlines reported solid
booking, railway officials reported
their Christmas traffic this year
materially reduced over last year,
due partially to the fact that there
are fewer men in the armed forces
to be taken care of.
The heavy traffic was reported
last week end and, after a rush
today, Christmas is expected to be
fairly dull for travel except in the
early morning.
At Union Station between 100000
and 100000 persons are expected to
leave and arrive during the day.
A large volume of return traffic is
expected at the station Sunday
night and again January 2 and 3,
when yacationers who will have
Evening star., 1947-12-24
Wallace Plans Broadcast
On Role in '48 Election
BY the Associotsd Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 24.-Henry A.
Wallace, former Vice President, will
state his own position on the 1948
election" in a coast-to-coast broad
cast over the Mutual network Mon
day night, Mutual announced today.
Mr.. Wallace will speak from
Mutuals Chicago studio from 1910
to 10:45 pm. EST. However, be-
cause of prior commitments at that
hour, the speech, which will be a
studio address and not before any
public meeting, will not be heard
over Mutual's New York outlet,
WOR, until 1880 pm. (EST.
The Progressive Citizens of Amer
lea has urged Mr.. Wallace to run
for the presidency as an indepen-
dent candidate, a move which has
commendation and opposi-
ton from various liberal and labor
groups.
Evening star., 1947-12-24
BY the Associotsd Press

VATICAN CITY, Dec. 24.-Pope
Plus XII, in his annual Christ
mas message, declared today
that a policy of insincerity"
among nations was blocking the
path to peace and called for a
League of honest men" to safe
guard the world against war.
= The pontiff specifically blamed
"a growing tendency toward insin-
cerity" for collapse of the recent
Foreign Ministers Conference in
London, which he said had left the
world further than ever from the
true peace"
He sharply condemned those ma
tions which, he said, had adopted
"the lie and the garbled word as
accepted weapons of offensive" in
an effort to win at any cost the
battle of class interest and theories,
of ideologies and power politics"
The pontiff named no names in
placing the blame for the present
state of world affairs, but his 4,40O-
Evening star., 1947-12-24
Star Games Tickets
On General Sale

Tickets for The Evening Star
Games at the National Guard
Armory on January 3 are now
on sale at a number OF con-
venient points in downtown
Washington.
In addition to the business
counter in the lobby of The Star
Building, tickets are available
at Irvings, Tenth and E streets
NV; Andy Farkas Sports
Shop, 2131 Pennsylvania avenue
NV; Kneessi and Adler's, 822
Fifteenth street NV; the
Junior Board of Commerce
Office in The Star Building, the
Army Navy Club and the Uni
versity Club.
Mail orders are being &C
cepted in Room 724, The Eve
ming Star Building.
Advance sale of the tickets,
which are set at 81 for box
seats, So for reserved seats and
So for general admission, has
been heavy. Only about 1900
seats can be sold because OF the
limited seating permitted IN the
Armory.
Evening star., 1947-12-24
Homes Started Here
In 10 Months Top
All Of 1916 by 509b
Biggest Gain in Rental
Housing; Rise Throughout
Nation Is Only 7 Pct.

The number of homes put
under construction in the Dis
trict area in the first 10 months
of this year was so per cent
greater than for all of 1946-in
contrast to only a 7 per cent rise
for the country as whole-the
Bureau of Labor Statistics re-
ported today.
Private builders started 5000
new family units during the To-
month period. In October 2,255
houses and apartments were started
an unseasonably high figure
which was IS per cent higher than
for the same month of the previous
year. On a national basis, the num-
ber of new homes started in october
was IS per cent over October, 1916.
Bulk Is Rental Housing.
The greater part Of the gain over
last year in the District area, &C
cording to BIS, was in rental hous-
ing. The Star reported last week
that Federal Housing Administra-
ton loan applications mostly for
rental housing, had broken the ma
tional record for an FHA regional
Office.
Sharpest gains in rental housing
were recorded for Arlington and
Fairfax counties, in Virginia, and
Prince Georges County, Md.
AS for dwelling coming on the
market, BIS said that in the 10
month period, 10,57O units were
completed, as compared to 7,720 in
the entire year of 1916.
October competitions amounted to
1,24O, or at the rate of 512 an hour
for each eight-hour work day.
In the year from October, 1946,
to October, 1947, the average time
needed to complete ne-family
house was reduced from six and
one-half to four and one-half
months.
The Labor Department agency
pointed out that building costs have
continued to rise. Average con-
struction cost, excluding land and
improvements, rose from less than
$4,000 in the fall of 1916, to well
over $4,000 in August, September
and October, 1947, with more and
more homes being constructed for
upper-income bracket families, BIS
said.
Evening star., 1947-12-24
1,523 Draft Vio|ators
Pardoned by Truman;
Civil Rights Restored
Many Have Served Terms;
From D. c., q From
Nearby Areas Included

Full pardons came as a Christ
mas gift from President Truman
today for 1923 men who went to
Jail for violating the Selective
Service Act.
A presidential proclamation issued
last night restores to these draft
violators the political, civil and
other rights" lost through their con-
victions. Most, if not all, already
have served their prison terms.
Among those pardoned were six
men convicted here, Is in Eastern
Virginia and eight in Maryland.
In granting the pardons, Mr..
Truman acted on the recommended
tions of an amnesty board set up q
year ago. which reviewed 15,805
cases.
Although the board studied the
cases. on an individual basis, rather
than by groups, those granted
amnesty include some conscientious
objectors, some members of Je-
hovah's Witnesses, some classed as
"willful violators" and a substantial
group of Japanese-Americans.
Included in the 15,805 cases, but
not counted among the 1923
pardoned last night, are 618 who
received presidential pardons two
years ago after serving a year or
more in the armed forces and ap-
proximately 900 others who have
entered the armed forces and may
become eligible for pardon after a
years honorable service.
AS for the present status of those
pardoned in the latest group, the
board noted that its work was
directed chiefly to examining the
propriety of recommending restora-
tion of civil rights to those who
have returned to their homes" The
board pointed out that of the 626
draft violators now in custody, $50
were committed since the board
was formed a year ago.
The board was headed by Owen j.
Roberts, former associate justice of
the Supreme Court, and included
Willis Smith, Raleigh IN. c. at
torney, and James F. ONeil, ma
tional commander of the American
Legion.
Before adopting any general poll
cies, the board reported to the Pres
ident, it heard recommendations
ranging from a general amnesty to
all violators to a refusal of amnesty
to any one.
Pointing out that in perhaps half
lContin1led on PAGE AS Column / J
Evening star., 1947-12-24
Trumon Exchanges Greetings
With 300 on White House Staff

President Truman shook hands
today with more than 300 members
of the White House staff and
wished them a merry Christmas as
they exchanged the seasons greet
ings in the Oval Room of the White
HOUSE.
Each staff member received a re-
membrance burgundy-colored
leather card holder imprinted in
gold with the seal Of the United
States and this inscription:
Merry Christmas from the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Truman, 1947."
The President took it easy today
to the extent OF dispensing with the
customary calling list. He spent
some time at his desk, however.
This was the first Christmas that
Mr.. Truman has remained in WASH
Evening star., 1947-12-24

ington since he entered the White
House.
In previous years, he has spent
few hours on Christmas in Missouri
with his mother, Mrs. Martha Tru-
man, who died last summer.
The President, who has a weak
ness for gadgets, got one OF the de
luxe variety yesterday when Secre-
tary of Commerce Hartman pre-
sented him with 1. "walkie-talkie'
for Christmas.
The 6-ounce, battery-operated set
will permit Mr.. Truman to talk to-
members OF his staff-if they are
not over 200 or 300 feet away and
happen to be equipped with receiv-i
ers tuned In on a frequency Of 6,575
kilocycles.
1t is q one-way job. 1t won't re-
ceive messages.
Evening star., 1947-12-24
Sici|iun Cathedral BIost
Is Reported in Rome
By fhe Assoeiofed Press

ROME, Dec. 24.-The news agency
ANSA said today the Interior Min
istry learned last night the Cath
edral of Favara in the province of
Agrigento, Sicily, had been badly
damaged by unidentified attackers
who detonated explosives against
it's walls.
Evening star., 1947-12-24
Drastic Change Asked
.ByU. ). in Accreditinq
u. n. Correspondents
Strongly Worded Protest
Hits Action on Greek and
Indian Without PorIey
By Gornett D. Horner

The United States today called
for drastic revision" of the
United Nations system of accred-
iting alien journalists.
The proposal was made in a
strongly worded State Department
statement assailing U. N. action in
accrediting a Greek and an Indian
as U. N. correspondents without full
consultation with American officials.
The statement denied any Ameri-
can violation of the U. N. headquar-
ters agreement, but emphasized that
this Government has in no way
yielded up its sovereign rights" to
challenge the bona fides of any alien
Journalist seeking to enter this
country, or to deport such persons
if the circumstances warrant.
The controversy with U. N. officials
involves the cases of Nicolas Kyria-
tides and Syed Sibtay Hasan.
Indian Came Here as Student.
Kyriazides came to this country
some time ago as correspondent at
U. N. for two Communist news
papers in Greece. The State De-
partment said that so far as this
Government is concerned he ceased
being a bona fide journalist at the
U. N. on October 49, when the
Greek government closed the two
Athens newspapers he was repre-
senting.
Hasan entered the United States
as a student and the State Depart
ment said it had learned with sur
prise this week that U. N. had &C
credited him months ago as a cor
respondent"
Deportation proceedings against
both men are pending in New York.
American immigration laws forbid
entry of aliens who advocate the
overthrow of the Government by
force. officials hold that Commu-
nists come within this classification.
Communist journalists have been
admitted only under special ar
rangements, such as restricting to
U. N. the activities of those ac-
credited to the U. N.
Lie Protests U. S. Action.
Trygve Lie, u N. secretary gen.
eral, has protested the action
against Kyriazides and Hasan,
charging it violated the headquar-
tiers agreement with U. N. that such
proceedings against an accredited
U. N. correspondent could not be
instituted until after consultation
with the secretary general. The
deportation moves were suspended
yesterday after Mr.. Lies protest.
The State Deartment said Mr..
Lies communication is being passed
on to the Justice Department today,
but declared that 1--WE have adhered
not only to the letter, but to the
spirit" of the U. N. agreement.
The statement pointed out that
the U. N. headquarters agreement
provides that "accreditation of alien
correspondents at United Nations
1Ceo OpPFSpONnENTS pp A-5)
Evening star., 1947-12-24
Profits From Boarding House
Womun's Own, Tax Court Rules

an enlargement OF her household
duties on a wholesale scale.
"The husband, If there be one,
usually plays a minor role.
ITO be successful in the opera
ton of a boarding house requires
close application, hard and unre-
mitting toll, a knowledge Of the
business, thrift and good manage
ment."
Mrs. Louise j. Neumann of Sin
ton, Tex, possessed and exercised
all Of these qualities in a marked
degree" the court said. +
With that, it ruled that the Gov
ernment must not levy inheritance
taxes against $4,000 Of the $685.
1888 estate left by her husband,
Frank D. Neumann, because, it said.
(See BOARDING HOUSE, Pc. A-50
Evening star., 1947-12-24
II Job Holders
Will Be Named
On Trader List
Any Others in Market
In Lost z Years Also
Facing Disclosure
STASSEN CHARGES vast boarding
OF food for higher prices.
Page A-3
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associotsd Press
Agriculture Department off,
cials acknowledged today that II
local, State and Federal en-
ployes were trading on commod-
ity markets in September and
promised to disclose the names
soon.
Aides to Secretary Anderson also
told reporter that names of any
public employees who have been
dealing on the markets during the
last two years will be made public as
quickly as lists can be prepared.
There has been no decision, they
added, as to whether the names of
the II will be identified separately
or included with other traders in
lists being issued by the depart
ment.
The officials made their an
nouncensent after Representative
MacKinnon, Republican, of Mime
sofa said the department knew Of
the II and called on Secretary And
erson in telegram to say who they
are Mr.. MacKinnon said the pub
lie wants to know names of those
who might have inside information
on Government purchasing pro-
Senators Press for Replies.
His action coincided with a re-
quest by the Senate Appropriations
Committee that five Government
departments hurry up with reports
on whether any of their officials
have been gambling on commodity
markets.
The committee is checking on
allegations that Government in
siders" made use of official informa-
ton to profit in commodity trading.
Mr.. MacKinnon said in a state
ri1ent that j. M Mehl, administrator
of the Commodity Exchange Au-
thority, told the Joint Congressional
Economic Committee on November
"a that as of September II the II
public employees were long" on
384, ZOO bushels and short" 131 900
bushels in the wheat futures market.
A long trader in wheat futures Is
one who contracts to buy wheat at
a certain price at future date. A
short trader is one who agrees to de-
liver it.
New List Due Late This Week.
Mr.. Anderson made public Monday
list ct I'll commodity market trad
ers and promised more names later.
Only one Federal Government Of
fcial-Edwin w. Pauley, special as
Esistant to Secretary of the Army
Royall-appeared on the initial list.
The Secretary said at the time
that subsequent lists may include
some small -salaried clerks who were
trying to supplement their earnings
by trading in small amounts OF
(See SPECULATION, Page A-2D
Evening star., 1947-12-24

ELABORATE SERVICES planned
for Christmas in city's churches.
Page ALA
NEEDY REMEMBERED in special
events at charitable institutions.
Page B-1
Late shoppers thronged the
stores today in final prepara-
ton for Washington's third
postwar Christmas celebration.
There will be no snow for st.
Nick's sleigh, but the Weather Bu-
reau promised that today's crisp and
sunny weather will be followed by
q cold and cloudy day tomorrow,
with highest temperatures around
the 38-degree mark.
Government employees closed up
shop at noon today, and the
city's public school children were
enjoying the FIRST day of their holi-
day vacation lasting until January
Evening star., 1947-12-24
No Late Edition
Tomorrow

Because of the Christmas
holiday, The Star will eliminate
the Night Final Edition, to-
morrow. Subscribers to that
edition will receive the regular
home edition.
Evening star., 1947-12-24

(See MURPHY Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1947-12-24

(See GREEK, Page A-5.D
Evening star., 1947-12-24

(See DIsTILLERS, Page A-5)
Evening star., 1947-12-24

(see CHRISTMAS, Page A-4.,
Evening star., 1947-12-24

(See CORRESPONDENTS, Pg. AS
Evening star., 1947-12-24

(See SPECULATION, Page A
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(See POPE, Page A-4.)