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Evening star., 1947-02-14
Hackers Warned Of Taxi
INSPECTION DeadIine

District taxi drivers were warned
today by Edward E. Bailey, super.
intendent of licenses, that they hae
better have their cabs inspected a.
soon as possible, If they do moi
want to run the risk of being pro.
hibited from driving after mid
night, March 81.
The semi-annual inspection oi
taxicabs began Monday, and only a
few of the $500 taxicabs in the city
have been presented at the two In
spection stations OF the Traffic De-
partr1ent.
Under District regulations. all
taxicabs and sightseeing vehicles
must be inspected in March ano
again in September. After the
March inspection, taxi drivers must
go before the Public Utilities Com
mission for approval. Then they
Evening star., 1947-02-14
FIaxer Hits Agency Return
Until Housing Improves

Abrafn Flaxer, president Of the
CIO United Public Workers, today
protested bringing additional out
of-town agencies back to Washing
tor until the housing situation here
improves.
Mr.. Flaxer said the return of
agencies now is "a job cutting device
aimed at firing thousands of Gov
ernment employees"
Those who keep their jobs will
have to separate from their families
because of housing shortages in
Washington. 1t is an ingenious way
of Furnishing thousands of Govern
ment employees who have given loyal
services over the years." he said.
John Nagle, Federal Works Agency
deputy commissioner in charge Of
real estate, said thct there were no
official plans to bring back any
agency now except the Wage and
Hour Division of the Labor Depart
ment.
Evening star., 1947-02-14
Chain Store Executives
To Be Luncheon Guests

Executives of the Safeway Stores
will be luncheon guests of the
Grocery Manufacturers Representa-
tives, Inc, at the February meeting
to be held in the Continental
Hotel at 1890 pm. Monday.
Robert c. Simmons, in charge
of Federal and State sales for
JOINS -Manville in the United States
and Canada, will be the principal
speaker.
Guests at the luncheon will in
clude, M. L. Langford, j. D.
Weymer, Gibson I. Wright, J. A.
Anderson, Bennett Beale, Milton P.
Thomas, Wylie Beale, Percy Davis,
Kirk Miller. j. w. Upton, H. L.
Butler, S. w. Wright, B. M. Ryan
and Harry Williams.
Evening star., 1947-02-14

charge Of the project. They are
assisted by A. B. Kapplin of Wash
ington, national director of the
Postwar Service-Americanism De-
partment.
The drive involves mastering 300,-
600 members of B'nai Birth to help
place in jobs the disabled through
out the United States and Canada.
Not only will the handicapped
themselves be assisted, but there
will be an educational campaign
directed at employers.
Evening star., 1947-02-14
Truman Bans Woman
As Envoy to Britain
By the Associated Press

. The possibility of woman being
given the post of Ambassador to
Great Britain was raised and ruled
out by President Truman almost in
the same breath yesterday.
Piled with questions at his new
conference as to whether this or
that individual is being considered
for the post, the President finally
said that when the gentleman-or
lady-is chosen and accepts. he will
announce it..
That Immediately led to fresh
flood of questions on the woman
angle. Mr.. Truman's final word
was that there always is a possibility
of a woman getting any job, but
not this one.
Evening star., 1947-02-14
DR.. Bradford to Speak

Developing Human Resources"
will be the subject of an address by
DR.. Leland Bradford, executive
secretary of adult education for the
National Education Association, be-
fore the Washington Ethical Society
at 11:15 am. Sunday at Friendship
House, 619 D street Sc.
Evening star., 1947-02-14
| B mai Birth Opens Drive
For Jobs for Handicapped

A Nationwide campaign for jobs
for the physically handicapped was
launched today by B'nai Birth
through its National Postwar Serv-
ce-Americanism Department.
Sidney G. Kusworm of Dayton
Ohio, national chairman of the
B'nai Birth Americanism Commits
sion, and Mrs. Lawrence Koenigs-
berger of Washington, chairman OF
the Americanism Committee of the
Women's Supreme Council, are in
Evening star., 1947-02-14
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Evening star., 1947-02-14

may apply to license bureau for a
license. The license fee is $25.
No taxicab is given a license plate
clip until all these requirements
are met.
Evening star., 1947-02-14

FRANKLY, we found ourselves With heavy
stock when we took inventory on these five
we|I-known sets SO you benefit with the
lowest prices yet on rodio-phonoeroph COM
binotions. Because Of this unusual price
the manufacturers asked us not to mention
their widely advertised trade names.
SALE STARTS SATURDAY MORNING AT $3.50
Evening star., 1947-05-03
League Reminds Fairfax
.0f Registration DeadIine

The Fairfax County League of
Women Voters today reminded resi-
dents of the towns of Falls Church
and Herndon they must register
by May 10 to vote in the town elec-
tions June TO-
Falls Church will elect three
members Of the council, while Hern-
don will elect the Mayor, treasurer,
and six council members.
The registrar for Falls Church Is
Claude M. Wells. Since the ofiices
at the Town Hall close at pm
Saturday, residents were urged to
register before the deadline, May 10
Registrar for Herndon is r. Kohl
wey.
Those registering will be required
to produce receipts with showing
their poll taxes were paid by last
December 10.
Evening star., 1947-05-03
ItoIy
Continued From First Page.

Black Hand had carried out, the
massacre. A rightist deputy yelled.
criminal" and the fight was on.
The Assembly, peace restored, finally
voted to condemn the shooting.
Licausi said a leader of the black
hand, traditionally allied with Sicil-
ian landowners, had told the voters
before the election, "If you vote for
the fleftist) peoples bloc, blood will
flow"
However, Mario Scelba, Christian
Democratic Interior Minister, told
reporters and the Assembly he did
not have enough information to &C
cuse any political faction. He hint
ed at banditry.
Whispers of a cabinet crisis cur
rent for a week or so turned into
open talk that Christian Democratic
Premier Alcide de Gasperi might be
forced to seek a government of
national concentration" to avert
disaster.
But the premier's political, sup
port seemed firm enough. His own
Centrist Christian Democrats Joined
left-wing parties here and in
Palermo in condemning the violence
in the big, semi-feudal island and
in demanding punishment for the
killers.
Evening star., 1947-05-03
Navy Court Weighs
Abuse Trial Verdict
My the Associoted Press

ANNAPOLIS, Md, May 3.-The
fate of Marine Pfc. Joseph O'Leary,
18, OF Buffalo, N. Y, charged with
mistreating other prisoners while he
was confined to the Navy brig here,
rested today in the hands OF the
Navy court which tried him.
The court adjourned yesterday
after hearing final summations by
1t. Henry Kalstad, defense counsel,
and Judge Advocate James Denton.
Four Marine guards of the Severn
River Naval Command brig and an
other former prisoner also face
charges of abusing prisoners.
OLeary's court-martial was de-
scribed by 1t. Kalstad as a smoke
screen for negligence by higher
officers.
The defense counsel declared
OLeary was an unwilling accom-
plice" in mistreatment of prisoners.
When the defendant carried out
orders of Marine guards, he thought
ne was "doing right" 1t. Kalstad
contended.
Pointing to testimony of several
witnesses that they had been struck
and kicked, Prosecutor Denton con-
tended that OLeary could not be
excused for his acts on the ground
he had been ordered to commit
them,
Evening star., 1947-05-03
British Hint at Plans
For Atomic BaftIeship
By The Associated Press


LONDON, May s.-The Admiralty
broadly limited today that it may
try to develop an atom propelled
battleship.
In statement saying it planned
"a very large amount" Of research
to maintain the navys efficiency,
1t said:
Many lines of inquiry present
themselves on the defensive
side, the navy has to apply the les
sons learned by its observers of the
Bikini tests of the atomic bomb,
but the implications OF atomic
energy are, in the long view of the
naval situation, by no means lin
tied to defensive aspects and may
contrary to initial reactions, lead
to enhancement Of naval power in
highly modified form and with
wide offensive and defensive COM
mitments.
The atomically propelled battle
ship, for instance, would have no
immediate refueling problems, and
the period for which 1t could stay
at sea would be limited only by other
and generally less urgent supply
problems, vital factor If the ship
proved less vulnerable than the
harbor."
The Ministry of Supply. mean
while, announced that a school to
train youths past IA for atom work
would be opened in August at what
1t called "the government atomic
energy factory" at Springfields, In
Northern England.
Evening star., 1947-05-03
|5eIecied Stocks Cain,
But Profit cashing
Hits Many | leaders
By Victor Eubonk
Assoe;ossd Press finunsici Writer,

NEW YORK. May S.-Timid buy
ing continued to drop assorted fav-
orites in today's stock market but
profit cashing on the three session
rally stalled many leaders and deal
ings were among the slowest Of the
past two years.
From the start the ticker tape
frequently was at standstill. Near
the close the direction was notably
cloudy. Transfers dwindled to
around $50, 900 shares for the two
hours.
Resistant were standard Oil fNew
Jersey. following oversubscription
of secondary offering. Chrysler,
General Motors, Goodrich. Ana
conda. Kennecott, General Electric,
Johns -Manville and Norfolk 81
Western. On the offside most Of
the time were Goodyear. American
Airlines ION a first quarter net loss
in income). Sharp a. Dohme, Ameri-
can Chicle, Santa Fe, Dow Chemical,
j. G. Penney, Schenley and Air Re-
duction Numerous pivetals were
Dividends, earnings and splitups
lost some of their potency as
bullish influence although certain
amount of bidding still was based
on these factors. Brokerage GUS
toners generally held aloof and pro-
fessiorlals trimmed accounts here
and there on the thought that the
recent upswing was largely of q
technical nature and that problems
connected with rising wages, the
business outlook, taxes and inter
national affairs remained as trend
handicaps.
Bonds were uneven.
Supported in the curb were Amer
lean Writing Paper, American Gas,
Cities Service, Rath Packing, Stand
ard Cap and Standard Oil Of Ken
tllckv
Evening star., 1947-05-03

the sessions of the joint commission
in Seoul on May 20. 1947. may I
receive an early confirmation that
we are mutually agreed as to the
basis on which the commission shall
resume its important work?
II am furnishing copies of this
letter to the governments of China
and the United Kingdom.
please accept, Mr.. Minister, as
surance of my highest esteem.
GEORGE c. MARSHALL"
Evening star., 1947-05-03
D. Eugene |. qIel !! Die;
0hen Preached Here

Or. Eugene = Siler. 70, q retired
Presbyterian minister who had often
preached here, died yesterday ct the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Ruth
Siler Johnston. Ia Statesville, N. G.
Dr.. Siler retired about 20 years
ago as pastor Of the Maxton tN. CO
Presbyterian Church. He held pas
torates IN Texas. Georgia and North
Carolina.
A native Of Franklin, N. CT, he was
the son OF . Presbyterian minister.
He wAs q graduate Of Davidson Col
lege, and the Union Theological
Seminary, Richmond.
DR.. Siler had served as state clerk
and treasurer Of the North Carolina
Synod In 1882.
Surviving In addition to Mrs.
Johnston is another daughter, Mrs.
Floy England, Knoxville. Tenn, and
several grandchildren and nieces.
His wife Laura Prince Siler. died
about two months ago. rs
Funeral services and burial were
held In Statesville this morning.
Evening star., 1947-05-03
Cosniic Ray Studies
Made 10 Miles Hioh
By Using W Rocket.
By Thomas R. Henry
Science Editor Of The sies

Direct observations of cosmic
radiation more than 10 miles above
the earth by means of apparatus
carried in the warheads of va
rockets were reported to the Ameri-
can Physical Society meeting here
today.
Scientists Of the Naval Research
Laboratory said results show that
only about half these mysterious
rays, supposedly bombarding the
earth from the far stretches Of the
Milky Way beyond the sun, actually
come from outer space.
A large amount measured at high
attitudes, 1t was reported by DR..
Gilbert j. Perlow, consists OF elec-
irons created in the earth's high
atmosphere with very little pene-
trating force. They drift northward
following the magnetic field of the
earth and finally come down great
distances north Of their points of
origin.
Penetrate s Inches of Lead.
This was described as an hitherto
unknown component of cosmic
radiation. The remaining halt ap-'
pears to come into the earth's at
mosphere from the stars and the
greater part of 1t is hard and power
ful enough to go through 6 inches
Of lead.
The implications are, DR.. Perlow
said, that 1t is composed chiefly
of protons, the heavy, hard primary
particles which constitute the nu-
clei Of atoms.
Mounted In the head of the rocket
were Geiger counters, instruments
ordinarily used for cosmic ray
observations. These automatically
transmitted to earth the data they
collected by radio. At the same time
they produced a graphic record
which was photographed by NOV
ing picture camera also mounted
in the warhead. The rocket rose to
about 10 miles and landed about 25
miles north of the launching site.
Camera Blown Off and Recovered.
LIE Wal llCdu Woo bioHA NAA "N0th
an explosive charge when it had
descended to an altitude OF about 20
miles. This made possible success
ful recovery of the camera.
Evidence that cosmic rays produce
disintegra ton of atomic nuslei at al
titudes about IL, 500 feet was present.
ed to the society by DR.. Bruno Rossi
and r. W. Williams of the Massa-
chusetts Institute of Technology.
Such disintegration results in
streams of heavy particles in the
high atmosphere.
Great showers of cosmic radiation
at attitudes from $4,000 to $4,000
feet were reported by Drs. Paul j..
Ovrebo and Henry L. Kraybill of the
University of Chicago. The rays in
crease steadily from $4,000 feet up to
$4,000 feet, after which they remain
constant. 1t has not yet been pos
sible to push the measurements to
higher attitudes.
Evening star., 1947-05-03
Organizing Of teachers
To Seek More Pay Urged
By the Associated Press

Organization of the Nations
teachers to fight for higher pay and
a better educational program was
recommended to the American
Council on Education today.
The proposal was made by Miss
Mary Titus Of Huntingdon w. Va.
president of the department Of
classroom teachers Of the National
Education Association.
She said labor, business, industry,
agriculture and the professions have
created powerful organizations ito
meet the increasing complex prob
lens which face the world" and
added:
IF education Is to be kept in Its
relative perspective to national and
international life, our profession
must also create an effective and
powerful organization
Low salaries, she said, had forced
$50, 900 teachers to leave the pro-
fession since 1899. She proposed
that pay schedules start with a
minimum of $2,400 a year for the
teacher with bachelor of arts degree
and rise to $4,000 or more for those
of long experience.
Evening star., 1947-05-03
telephones
Continued From First Page.l

company is trying to break unions
entirely
Another offer OF 81 was made by
the Ohio Bell Co. to the Plant En-
.ployes Council Of the Southwestern
Ohio Telephone Workers, Inc, a
non n-striking union. The union has
1900 members.
In Boston, the New England Tele-
phone & Telegraph Co. said yester-
day 1t had granted wage increases
from 81 to S. q week to more than
$4,000 employees in its territory The
agreement was reached with two
unions not afiliated with the NFTW.
Other Developments.
Other national developments in
cluded the following:
Gov. r., Gregg Cherry, of North
Carolina, yesterday ordered both
unions and company to resume nor
NAL service by Monday. If this is
not done the Governor said "the
telephone company will be requested
to employ additional employees"
He did not indicate what action
he would or could take if either
party failed To comply with his re-
quest, since the State has no Law
permitting seizure Of strike bound
utilities.
Two A. T. 81 T. cables OF large
size were severed by gunfire last
night near Watseka, Ill.,, rs miles
south of Chicago, throwing some
1000 circuits out of service.
A. T. a. T. spokesmen said it was
obviously sabotage, but whether or
not it was connected with strike
could not be determined immedi-
ately. The cables contained some
Associated Press leased wires in ad-
dition to telephone and commercial
telegraph circuits. Each of the two
cables appeared to have been sew
cred by FIVE .32-caliber bullets.
Evening star., 1947-05-03
Mrs. |. H. Hodley Dies;
IEx-House Member's S Wife
b. The Associated Press

+ WILTON. Conn, May 3.-Mrs.
Lavalette Cross Hadley, 81, wife Of
former United States Representative
Lindley H. Hadley of Washington
State, died last night.
Mrs. Hadley, native of Rockville,
Ind, was a former president of the
Congressional Club in Washington,
D. c., composed of wives of Repre-
sentatives and Senators.
She Is survived by her husband
and two daughters, Mrs. G. r. Traf-
ton of Westport, Conn, and Mrs.
MacLean Gander Of Wilton.
Evening star., 1947-05-03


ment or answer questions, but ap-
parently would not consider giving
a voteless seat to any Jewish or
ganization.
Secretary General Trygve Lie said
he had requests from four groups
now-the Jewish Agency, the Zion
ist Organization of America the
Hebrew Committee of National Lib
Grafton and the Political Action
Committee for Palestine.
Mr.. Lie said in his view there was
no objection to an Assembly Com
mittee hearing the Jews. Earlier
he told the Steering Committee that
giving governmental organi-
zation voice in the Assembly itself
would be drastic departure from
precedent and might lead to more
demands for concessions.
Evening star., 1947-05-03
Puy Bill
Continued From First Page.)

vision adopted yesterday is designed
to stop indiscriminate promotions
in the Federal service. In the fu-
ture, agencies will be required to
absorb the cost of promotions in
their current appropriations and
not through deficiency allotments.
Before adopting this provision,
the House heard Chairman Rees of
the House Civil Service Committee
present statistics designed to show
tnat there were too many promo
tions in the Government
Meanwhile, the Senate Civil Serv-
ice Committee plans to resume its
investigation next, week into the
affairs of Government Services. Inc,
which operates SO Federal cafeterias
here.
Yesterday 1t was presented with
evidence designed to show that GSI
evaded priority regulations during
the. war in purchasing and selling
hard-to-get items.
Staff Director Testifies.
George D. Riley, committee staff
director, told the committee that
his staff could find no evidence that
GSI had the necessary priorities to
buy and sell the goods in question
although priorities were needed for
them. He listed the items as shirts
dungarees and coats. Testimony
was presented to show that GSl
over-purchased many of these items
and then re-sold them to New
York jobber. The New Yorker then
made a handsome profit selling
these items to the Baltimore a. Ohio
Railroad and Gimbel's department
store in New York, the committee
was told.
In these transactions there was
no indication from GSI records that
the nom profit company had the
necessary priorities to buy and sell
the goods.
At one point, Frank w. Hoover
general manager of GSI. who was
undergoing a rigid cross-examina-
ton by Mr.. Riley, snapped:
Gould we be put in prison fol-
that?''
Other folks were going to prison
at that time because they didn't OBJ
serve priorities," replied Mr.. Riley
Evening star., 1947-05-03
Some Papers n ]. s.
Reward faIsifeaiion,
Red Magaz zine Says
By Eddy Cilnsors

Assossuied FseSS fofstaa Sosrsspondsns
MOSCOW, May 3.The magazine
New Times declared today that some
newspapers Ia the United States
were systematically engaged IN
misinforming their readers" and
gave bonuses to reporters who falsi-
fied facts.
Referring to Z recent discussion
between Prime Minister Stain and
Harold E. Stassen on censorship and
freedom Of the press, New Times
said:
The conversation was about the
occasion when American correspond
ents sent to their papers Wild In
ventions concerning our country and
about our state leaders. Stassen's
report tof the diScussion) caused
animated commentaries in the
foreign press. Some Of these coam-i
mentaries cannot but fail to create
attention for they represent an OBJ
yiouS effort to secure for irresponsi-
BILE journalists the right to print
wild inventions about our country 2
New York Times Writer Scored.
The magazine then lit into Anne
O'Hare Mccormick OF the New York
Times, saying she apparently knows
no more about the habits and Gus
TOMS Of our country than Columbus
sailors did about radio"
New Times quoted her as saving
her paper would not keep cor
respondent who wrote incorrect dis
patches. The magazine added that
Meanwhile, 1t Is well known that
such correspondents calmly sit In
their jobs. sometimes receiving spe-
cial increases In pay for falsely re-
porting events"
Moreover, there are papers in
America Systematically engaged In
misinforming their readers" the
SANDER Declared U. S. Custom.
New Times asserted that Russian
leaders did not slander each other
in political campaigns, but that such
slander was customary In the United
States.
Denying, however, that there was
any atmosphere OF secrecy about the
actions Of Russian leaders, the
magazine continued:
Soviet leaders are the essubject OF
broad public discussion, but 1t is
true the Soviet press does not give
as much space to the personal affairs
and the personal life Of its promi-
nent people, as the American press
does"
American newspapers flll their
pages with reports of marriages and
divorces and articles about the ties
and suits worn by their leaders. .sthe
magazine said, and thus distract
their readers from serious social
question.
Denies Russians Are Cut OF.
New Times denied an assertion it
said was made by Mrs. Mccormick
that the Russian people were being
cut OF from the rest Of the world
This invention isn't original
either" the magazine said. THE
Soviet people are member OF the
family Of democratic people Of the
world.
But something else is. true. In
some countries, including the United
States, there are people who actually
would like to cut of the Soviet
Union from tile rest of the world
These people treat as dangerou,
propaganda all kinds of honest tn-
formation about the Soviet Union
They also spread organized SIAN
der about our country through their
hirelings in editorial ofiices of nu-
merous papers and magazines be-
longing to them. Discussions OF
Anne Mccormick should be re-
garded as within the framework OF
such campaign"
Evening star., 1947-05-03
Foreign
Continued From First Page,

lican. OF Pennsylvania, and SABBATH,
Democrat, Of Illinois.
Mr.. Martins opinion was ex-
pressed to newsmen amid signs that
a bipartisan group is forming to at
tack the bill through amendments
before final attempt to kill it alto
gether. The strategy Is expected to
center around these three moves:
/. Substitute q resolution to lay
the Greek Turkish problem before
the United Nations.
2. Divide the bill in two, attempt
to eliminate the Turkish aid Alto
gether and confine the help in
Greece strictly to relief.
8. Cut down the amount of funds
available for the relief.
Evening star., 1947-05-03
Morrioae Banned to Worriors

The Zulu and Masia tribes in
Africa were formerly great war
rlors. and training started at an
early age. Warriors were forbidden
70 marry until they attained the age
Iof 40 and were too old for the
warrior class.
Evening star., 1947-05-03
Poles Doom 7 Ukroiniuns

WARSAW, May 8 R,.-Seven
members OF a Ukrainian band con-
yicted of attacking Polish villages,
militia and army posts were SEN
fenced to death by military tri-
bunal at Przemysl, in Southeastern
Poland, an official announcement
said today.