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Evening star., 1947-06-15
HOLLYWOOD.

Some years ago young Ports
mouth, Ohio, farm boy named Andy
Slye ran away with circus, and as
a result of that escapade Americas IS
youth this summer will see one OF
their favorite movie heroes dabbling
in a business venture.
Western Movie Star Roy Rogers
(1is parents named him Leonard
Slye) is going in for lions and tigers
and stuff, and about the best reason
he can advance-aside from an un-
derstandable ambition to hike his
S250,00O annual gross income-ls:
my daddy ran away with the circus
when he was boy"
Others may not be familiar with
the name, but the parents of mil
lions of vigorous little boys know
all too well who Roy Rogers is. They
know him as the guitar-p picking
nasal Grooming, slender young man
in cowboy stompers who has saved
81 heroines and paid off IS mort
cages in the course of nine years in
the movies.
They also know that this unas-
suming little hoss opera hero holds
place in the hearts of their chill
dren that Sunday School superin-
tendents might envy.
Parents Forewarned.
To these parents. anything that
Roy Rogers does is of vital impor-
tance. The simple announcement
that Roy Rogers is taking a circus
on tour of New York, Columbus,
Indianapolis, Louisville, Cincinnati
and Pittsburgh this summer is ad-
vance notice that parents in these
cities had better see that little
Johnny gets to go.
Such enthusiasm would seem to
guarantee a profit in Roy's new
venture, but Roy himself isn't SO
sure. In the first place, he doesn't
know anything about circuses. Sec
ondly, people haven't as much
money to spend this summer as they
had in past years, and Roy knows it.
Il could" admits Roy, '1ose my
pants"
On the credit side of the ledger is
Roy's intimate knowledge of young
minds. He knows what children like
and sees that they get it. Associates
say the real secret of his success is
close study of his fan mail-80,000
letters every month. Roy insists
that each letter be aswered, and all
unusual requests are brought to him.
Her Dream Man.
A typical story of Roy's hold on
children concerns the 4-year-old
daughter of a movie producer
Having sat on the laps of Holly
woods greatest, she is immune to
glamour. But Roy Rogers is some
thing special.
One afternoon the producer wran-
gled himself and his daughter ar
Evening star., 1947-06-15
HOLLYWOOD.


How important is music to mo-
ton picture? That's difficult ques-
ton to answer with minute accu-
racv. but this much is certain: A
good score can raise the box-off1ce
potential of a film by at least II
per cent. On the other hand, a poor
che can toss even good movie into
the flop category.
A cunningly conceived score will
tear at audience emotions, heighten
interest in a plot, scare the pants
off fans in a mystery thriller, or
soften them to a pulp for sentl-
mental episodes. Folks out front
are most always unconscious OF the
music, but just try dropping it OF
the sound track and the bottom
would fall out of the feature.
Scoring for the movies is one OF
the most important behind-the-
scenes j~<bs in hlmtoWn. Perhaps
the top man in his line is Victor
Young. Short, stocky and with the
shoulders of a prize fighter, Young
looks anything but the wizard ar
ranger of sharps and flats. He's
had charge of the musical sound
track at Paramount for the past
dozen years. Before that, he was
a well-knoWn concert violinist and
later. a cSmposer-conductor for
large chain of first-run theaters.
Make 1t French!
Thus, Victor Young has been
familiarXing himself with 1ickers
since eaNly silent days when the
lone pianists repertoire consisted
of repeated humping of Hearts
and Flowers" and few emotion
quickening marches. He can recall
that early talkie when a producer
demanded more French horns in the
orchestra because the films locale
was Paris! And he has made a real
contribution to the present situa-
tion where the audience is almost
unaware of a score being played
from the sound track, even though
music runs through about half the
average feature.
One of Young's most battling
conundrums these days is to see
that his music has the proper ma
tionality in such pictures as Cal
cutta" or Golden Earrings" An
other is his race with the clock. He
actually doesn't look at a picture
until the filming is completed. Then
within a. couple of weeks, he must
compose some so or so minutes Of
harmony which will strengthen the
scenes and story.
Accidental Hits.
THE good score for a dramatic
picture" said Young, "is one which
the fans don't realize they're hear
Evening star., 1947-06-15
Coming Attractions

| AMBASSADOR-"Dear Ruth"
with William Holden and
Joan Caulfield.
| CAPITOL-"The Private Affairs
of Bel Ami" with George
Sanders, starting Thursday.
COLUM BIA The Home
stretch" with Cornell Wilde
and Maureen O'Hara.
EARLE-"Dear Ruth with
William Holden and Joan
Caulfield.
KEITH'S-"The Web" with
Edmund OBrien, starting
Wednesday.
LITTLE-"Storm in a Teacup,"
with Rex Harrison and Wv
len Leigh.
METROPOLITAN - &c h v
enne," with Dennis Morgan.
| PALACE-"Sea of Grass" with
Katherine Hepburn and
Spencer Tracy.
PIx-"Hit Parade of 1947,"
with Constance Moore.
Evening star., 1947-06-15
Role Still Open
BY the Associated Press

BY the ASsoSioted FreSs
HOLLYWOOD.
Tyrone Power isn't likely to cause
many hearts to throb In his new pic
ture, Nightmare Alley" He winds
up as a geek.
A geek, as practically nobody
knows, is a Mailman, half-beaSt"
carnival rllmdum.
The existence of such creatures as
geeks must be established in the pic
ture before Tyrone can become one
And few actors want the pre-Tyrone
geek role. This requires wig OF
matted hair and the body must be
stained with walnut juice.
Director Eddie Goulding says he's
been turned down 27 times to date.
Evening star., 1947-06-15
Heard Before
By the Assoeioted Press
HOLLYWOOD.

I1O1II FVOOD.
More stories keep coming to light
about the mental prowess of ex-
Quiz Kid Vanessa Brown, who COM
bines enough beauty with her brains
to be a fair little actress.
Vanessa, it turns out, was heard
in the movies long before she ever
appeared in a picture. She spoke
French and German fuently when
she was seven and her voice was
dubbed in for little girl in the
French and German export versions
of the old movie THE Prisoner of
| Shark Island"
Evening star., 1947-06-15
Too Busy to Shop
The Assoeioied Press

HOLLYWOOD.
Jennifer Jones has spent the last
five months in New York, and 1t
hasn't done thing for her wardrobe.
Given time and money, woman
should be able to fill a closet with
nice duds during 20 weeks In that
fashion center. Jennifers got the
money, but not the time.
Jennifer's busy eight hours day,
six days a week during store hours,
that Isl on location for Portrait
of Jennie"
Evening star., 1947-10-30
PIover Aids Crocodile

There is a small plover in Africa
which picks the teeth of crocodiles
the reptile allowing the bird to enter
its mouth unharmed. The bird also
acts as a lookout against danger.
Evening star., 1947-10-30
\XE:;:: \XE;:i i E. 5:

DRAMA.
Rebels Empire" an orisinal play play by by
Kupn Pesss II hs n s
thsossI thsoash NJ November eaBeas is. ''o ''0'A ~
LUNCHEON.
District Bankers Association. willard
Hotel, 1880 pm. tomorrow Members
anu e0eS''' MUSIC.
Army Air Forces Band concert. Interior
Department Auditorium, O'Clock tonight.
SPECIAL EXHIBITS.
Connoiseurs' Corner, zoos @ street NV,
open i to q pm. daily. Selection Of draw:
artists Of washington area. throush
Bsrnst Alden Gallery, j.: ~ ! Randolph sI5Ia
u ton 10 p sNOhS.ss SS GhaEss rough hs
Sundays 81 d = to S pm. Throush November;
OAR Museum. Memorial Continental
Ha and MonSays Streets EW
days; recent accessions in furniture. tex
tiles and jewelry. south gallery and Al
bum of Americana, north gallery through
Howard University Gallery Of Art, open
10 am. to 5 pm, Mondays through FRI;
and WOODWORK from 500 BIC. to 1916,
through tomorrow.
is.sy Of Iens6sss First "a and East Cap
Mondays through Fridays; am to 6 pm.
Saturdays, and 2 to 10 pm. Sundays;
photographs on the architecture of the
south Dy Francis Benjamin Johnston.
copy OF the Magma Carta, on loan from the
British government until December ID,
194S; original draft of Lincoln's Gettys-
burg Address, manuscript OF Lincoln's
three-page autobiography" both for an
indefinite period; 50 rare and important
ments and correspondence Of Abraham
Lincoln for an indefinite period; Some
Aeronautics Experiments" an address pre-
sented by Wilbur Wright before Western
Society. Of Engineers IN Chicago, 1901,
shown with early photographs.
National Gallery of Art, Constitution
avenue at Sixth street NV, open 10 q m.
to 5 pm. weekdays 3 to 10 pm. Sundays:
paintings and sculpture comprising the
floor, for an indefinite period.
Smithsonian Institution, Jefferson drive
at Ninth street S.W.. open 8 a m. to 4:30
I'm. daily; wood engravings by Letterio
Calapal, in the division Of graphic arts,
through Sunday and pictorial photo
graphs by Vernon G. Leach of Chicago,
through tomorrow.
Fish and Wildlife Service, under main
lobby IN Commerce Department Building,
Fourteenth and streets NV, open 8
Evening star., 1947-10-30

am to 4 pm. daily; display Of animals
and fresh-water ash. for an indefinite
Dumbarton Oaks Museum, Thirty-first
and r streets NV, open 8 am. to 4 p m.
daily; collection OF Byzantine and related
arts, for an indefinite period.
Public Library, Art Division, Eighth and
K streets NV, open 8 am. to 8 pm,
Mondays through Saturdays; paintings by
Baryl Carrot, through tomorrow.
FOR SERyTCEMEN.
Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Club.
1918 L street NV, comfortable lounge.
library, writing desks, billiard table, radio
and piano. Always open.
Arts and crafts, dancing, games, all eve
ming, Penthouse USO, Seventeenth and K
streets NV
Bridge and pinochle, O'Clock tonight
USO Club, 1911 Fl street NV.
Evening star., 1947-10-30
ShipbuiIders Once Fovored

In 1889, shipbuilding was con-
sidered such an important occupa-
tion In this country that shipbuild-
ers were exempted from military
service and other public duties.
Evening star., 1947-07-02
Surplus 754 Million
For Last Fiscal Year
BY the Associated Press

Secretary of the Treasury Snyder
announced today the Government
finished the l947 fiscal year Mon
day with budget surplus of almost
1854. 900 900.
That was approximately $500 ,0O0,-
600 less than President Truman had
estimated on April l9 and $40l ,000,-
600 below the record high set under
President Coolidge 20 years ago.
But it was the first surplus in II
years and it broke up string of
deficits that began under Herbert
Hoover and had continued under
Presidents Roosevelt and Truman.
Mr.. Snyder told news conference
that the surplus-which represents
the amount that Government in
come exceeded spending over the
last IL months-already has been
applied on the national debt.
With that amount included, debt
retirement over the fiscal year
totaled s11,522, 100000, Mr.. Snyder
said.
The debt stood at $25S, 1916, ,oOo, 900
on June 80. That was $2l ,388, 900, 900
below the ail-time peak reached 16
months ago.
The exact amount of the surplus
was $753, ,787 ,660.28. For the previous
years the Government had had a
deficit of $20,676, 10000 This meant
an improvement of more than $21,-
oO0000,000 for last year compared
with the preceding one. -
Net budget receipts totaled $43.-
259 t833,1S compared with a presi-
dental estimate in April of s42,500.-
o00. 900.
Evening star., 1947-07-02
Third Jap Kills Self
In War Crimes Trial
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

GUAM. July "A japanese wit
ness committed suicide early today
rather than testify against 10 COM
patriots charged with the bacteria
and torture murders of 10 Ameri-
can prisoners of war on Truk atoll
1t was the third suicide among
japanese involved in the trial and
the second in four days.
Witnesses not charged with
crimes are not kept in confinement,
so Petty Officer &c Hiyoichi Ikeya
strode unchallenged from the wit
ness stockaGe into the nearby
jungle and fatally slashed his abdo-
men with a straight-edge razor.
Sorry for this terrible act said
note, "and hope all my friends
soon return to Japan"
Last Saturday Navy 1t. Shigioshi
Nakamura, former surgeon, had
chosen the same type weapon for
his suicide. after testifying against
/ his former commandant. Capt
Hiroshi Iwanami The latter re-
mains under close guard; he. too
once attempted suicide-but failed
In Tokyo several months ago 1t.
Reijiro Nabetani took poison rather
than submit to questioning about
his bacteria Injection experiments
on the 10 Americans killed on Iruk
Evening star., 1947-07-02
Mo|otov Rejects British h-French
Proposals on Marshall Aid Plan
And Warns About Split in Europe
PorIey Terminates
With Refusal of
Reds to Cooperate
BY the Assoeioted Press

PARIS, July 2.-The three
power Foreign Ministers confer
ence on Secretary of State Mar
shall's proposal ended in failure
today when the Russians refused
to agree to join in a cooperative
international effort for European
economic recovery.
Before the conference was termi-
mated Soviet Foreign Minister Molo-
tov declared that British-French
proposals relating to Gen. Marshall's
suggestions would lead to a division
of Europe. He also predicted the
proposals would lead to no good
results"
The British-French suggestions
had dealt with organizing the con-
tinent for mutual self help. with
financial aid from the United States
Evening star., 1947-07-02
BY Horold B. Rogers

Majority and minority leaders
of the House today commended
the work of the District Subcom
mittee on Reorganization of the
District Government as the sub
committee continued public
hearings.
Majority Leader Halleck, in a
statement sent to the committee,
declared that its study of reorgani-
zation and home rule problems was
appropriate "at a time when Gov
ernment efficiency at all levels
local, State and nationals under
careful scrutiny"
Mr.. Halleck expressed the hope
that your efforts will prove genu-
inely fruitful and constructive.
Minority Leader Rayburn. in his
message, emphasized that Congress
was pressed for time to devote to
management of the District. but he
declared that as Washington is the
Nations Capital, it must always re-
main the responsibility of Congress" ,"
Mr.. Rayburn stressed that in its
work the committee should proceed
without fear or favor and without
Evening star., 1947-07-02
Philippine Jap Puppet
Sues Army for Papers
BY the Associoted Press

MANILA, July 2-Jorge B. Var
gas, first chief of the Japanese
sponsored puppet administration in
the occupied Philippines, today sued
the United States Army for the re-
turn of documents, books and other
papers allegedly taken from him in
Japan at the end of the war.
Mr.. Vargas counsel named 1T.
Col. Warren H. Hoover, executive
officer of the assistant chief of staff,
Philippine-Ryukyus command, in
telligence section, as respondent.
Mr.. Vargas said the documents
include the last letters of instruc-
ton sent to him in Manila by the
late President Manuel Quezon on
Corregidor, telling him what to do
when the city fell few days
later, and notes and orders from
former japanese Counsul General
Jitaro Kihara, representing the
japanese military administration.
He said the latter include orders
to commit acts for which he now
is under indictment.
Vargas at present is seeking an
indefinite postponement of his
treason trial.
Evening star., 1947-07-02
|Rees Bill Providing
Rigid Loyalty Probe
Sent 10 House Floor
Two Hours of Debote
Specified on Substitute
For Truman Proposal

The House Rules Committee
today put it's stamp of approval
on the Rees bill to provide sys-
tenn of more rigorous examina-
ton of the loyalty of Govern
ment employees and applicants
| for Government jobs.
| Following a hearing. the commit
tee gave green light for House con-
sideration Of the bill. 1t calls for
two hours of general debate and
leaves the measure open to amend
ment on the floor
The measure which would set up a
loyalty review board and provide for
investigation of many cases by the
Federal Board of Investigation was
recommended June 19 by the House
Civily Service Committee.
Would Supercede Truman Plan.
If enacted, the measure would
supersede the loyalty investigation
plan recently set up by an executive
order of President Truman
Representative Rees, Republican
of Kansas, head of the Civil Service
Committee, told the Rules Com
mittee the measure was necessary
because it was essential that Con-
gress take charge of the loyalty
test question. He said representa-
tives of the Civil Service Commis-
sion had informed the committee
there were $4,000 Government en-
ployes and 10000 applicants who
should be submitted to examination
as to loyalty to this Government.
He said he assumed the commits
sion had arrived at this figure on
the basis of some percentage OF
cases it had tested.
Mr.. Rees was supported by Repre-
sentative Almond, Democrat, of Vir-
ginla, who said legislation was nee
essary because it was perfectly ap-
parent" that heads of Government
departments since 1899 had not been
conducting Investigations as to the
loyalty of their employees or job
applicants.
Cox Supports Proposal.
Representative Cox, Democrat, of
Georgia, supporting the plan, pro-
tested that the United States too
long had had "one-man govern
nent."
Representative Smith, Democrat,
Of Virginia, suggested the Rees Com
mittee plan did not 60 far enough.
He said that while it. would result
in the probable discharge of many
"underlings," as a result of loyalty
tests, it would not solve the problem
of the hiring officials in Government
agencies who had failed to require
tests for their employees.
Mr.. Smith suggested this could be
covered easily by writing into the
bill a proviso that no money ap-
propriated by Congress be spent for
payment of salary of any one who
fails to carry out the provisions of
the loyalty test measure.
The Civil Service group has re-
ceived estimates that the Presidents S
plan would cost about $25,000, 900,
Mr. Reese said He said the system
proposed by his bill had an esti-
mated cost of $15,000,0 900.
Evening star., 1947-07-02

as suggested by Gen. Marshall in a
speech at Harvard University June
A high Soviet official said today's
session ended the conference.
1T is finished" French Foreign
Minister Georges Bidault tolo
French neWspapermen as he walked
out of the Foreign Ministry
Britain. France May Act Alone.
Failure of the conference raised
the immediate prospect of British
French attempts to initiate the
Marshall program without Russian
help.
An official British source predicted
earlier that Britain and France soon
would invite other European coun-
tries to participate in program OF
overall economic planning to help
restore the continents war-shattereo
economy.
Mr.. Molotov left the meeting about
five minutes before British Foreign
Secretary Bevin. Mr.. Bidault &C
companied him to the door of the
Foreign Ministry, shook hands anc
went back upstairs to confer with
Mr. Bevin.
The French and British Ministers
preceded by a Scotland Yard man
came down together from the Hall
of Parrots, where the conference hac
been held. 1t was reported that 3
Joint French British announcement
would be issued
Molotov Makes Statement.
Mr.. Molotov, opening today's ses-
sion, made a five-page statement
criticizing the British-French pro-
posals as a threat to the economic
independence and sovereignty of the
small European nations.
Under these conditions" Mr.
See MARSHALL PLAN, Page AS
Evening star., 1947-07-02
HoIIeck, Royburn Praise Work
Old. Home Rule Committee
Newspopermen Testify at Public Hearing
On Reorganization; Urge Representation

regard to partisan interests" What
was needed, he declared, is "a work.
man-like job"
If the committee proceeds fear
lessly and on bipartisan basis, the
minority leader asserted, you will
earn the gratitude of not only the
people who live here in the Dis
trict but also the thanks of these
citizens of the United States who
are proud of their National Cap
ital."
Principal witnesses before the
committee at its public session this
morning were representatives of the
four major Washington newspapers.
They were Merlo Pusey. Post; B. M
McKelway. editor of The Star;
Frank Waldrop, Times Herald, and
Robert Buck, Daily News.
The witnesses were questioned at
length by committee members.
Chairman AUchincloss Of the sub
committee announced that witnesses
at the next session tomorrow morn
ing will come from the Interior De-
partment, Labor Department and
United States Employment Service.
The committee, which is holding
(See HOME RULE, Page A-5D
Evening star., 1947-07-02
Convict Leader Slain,
Order Is Restored in
Philippine Jail Break
Military Police Put Down
Revolt After Prisoners
Take Mindoro Capitol
By the Associated Press

MANILA, July 2.-Military po-
lice reinforcements restored order
late today in Calapan, capital Of
Mindoro Island, after a bitter
gun fight in which the rebel
leader of 80 escaped convicts was
killed.
Gov. Conrado Morepte of Mindore
Itelegraphed Malacanan Palace thai
10 of the heavily-armed Jail break.
ers had been captured, 10 still were
at large and three were killed. The
men escaped last night.
Gov. Morente, along with Gala
pans mayor, Filomeno Sumaco. the
city police chief and Representative
Raul Leuterio, were disarmed by
the escapes but were not held as
hostages as had been reported pre-
Iviously, the telegram said.
Police Flown to Island.
Heavy reinforcements of military
police were flown to Mindoro to put
down the revolt after a Philippines
Airline pilot flew to Manila from the
embattied capital and reported the
uprising.
The conWcts had seized all loca.
radio transmitters, cutting off COM
jmunications from Calapan.
The pilot, Flight Capt. Manuel
Conde, reported he had been cap
tured by 1t. Romero, former mill
tary police officer serving 16 years
for criminal assault. He had boasteo
he controlled the town.
Romero and 81 men broke out Of
the prison stockade.
Romero then forced the towns
police and one platoon of military
police to disarm and rounded them
up in stockade the prisoners had
just occupied.
Radio operators at the airfielc
and aboard ships anchored in Gala
pan harbor were seized simultan-
eously, backing out all communica-
ton with the outside world.
Killed by Bullet in Head.
Capt. Conde said Romero was
killed with a bullet in the head dur
ing the bitter battle with military
police at the airport.
Calapan is about 80 miles due
south of Manila.
The normally large military police
force at Calapan had left the capital
before the outbreak to conduct an
operation against a number of jap
anese stragglers who have terrorized
villagers on nearby Lubang Island.
Calapan was liberated by the Oath
United States Infantry Division on
March Is, 1945 Lubang Island
nearby has been the scene of numer-
GUS campaigns to dislodge vicious
Japanese holdouts.
Evening star., 1947-07-02
Bank Deposits Here Drop
S., ,553 During 1947

Deposits in 10 Capital banks and
trust companies dropped S6,160 ,553
in the first half year, it was learned
today. following a condition call
issued by the Controller of the Cur
rency.
Aggregate deposits on June 80,
1947, totaled $1,015 PATS against
81 ,O21 ,408, 100 on December 81, 1916,
and $1,039, ,287 1863 in June a year
ago.
The recent decline in deposits was
chiefly due to Treasury Withdrawals
of war loan funds, bankers as
serted. "Details in financial sec
tion.)