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Of Indiana, said, sthe President has
failed to deal adequately with the
main issue. which is the settling
of the big, Nation wide strikes that
hurt, the whole country" = ~ ~
Senator. Ferguson. Republican, OF
Michigan said much OF the labor
legislation recommended by the
President had been sent to him in
the past by Congress. .
II agree that we should 60 into
the overall field of labor" Senator
Ferguson said, "but I have discov-
iered that the appointment of COM
missions is only a stalling process
which gets you nowhere. Congress
itself should study the situation"
The Michigan Senator said some
thing must be done Immediately
to settle the portal-to-portal pay
issue, so that companies can pro-
ceed with advance plans.
Senator Bridges, Republican, OF
New Hampshire termed the Presi-
dents labor program too general
not specific enough for attacking
the fundamentals underlying the
entire labor scene"
He added that he thought the
same criticism applied to the whole
speech. IT.
Careful Tax Study Urged.
On another angle Of the address,
Senator Taft said he thought Con-
gress should study excise taxes
carefully before passing on their
continuation. He said he would be
inclined, at present, to support
continuation of the liquor tax at
50 a gallon, rather than permitting
it to drop to $6. He said Congress
should make its own study Of other
luxury taxes, now slated to decline
|or go off entirely June 80.
Representative Vorys, Republican,
of Ohio said Mr.. Truman's discussion
of foreign affairs "smacked OF peace
at any price"
II don't think that's the way to
get a just and lasting peace,|s he
added. Unless and until we can
arrive at just and lasting peace
with the Soviets, we're not going to
have peace"
Other comment:
Representative Hope, Republican,
of Kansas: 'I am in entire har-
mony with Mr.. Truman's desire to
expand domestic and foreign mar
kets to absorb this country's farm
output. That's the direction ] think
we ought to 60 and that's the way
expect to shape my program. s
Chairman Taber of the House
Appropriations Committee: The
Presidents comments on the budget
are wabbly. He doesn't say a great
deal about II, sbut from what's there
/ can see he Is not cutting expenses
| far enough. There's another thing
that. some people don't seem to un-
derstand. That is unless we give
bsome tax relief business Is going
| TO be stifled."
h Representative Mcconnell, Repub-
Hcan, of Pennsylvania: THE Presi-
tdent's proposals are far fro mar
adequate program. They are frag-
Evening star., 1947-01-06
Drivers Arrested in Error
Over 1916 California Taqs

California drivers in the District,
victims of short-lived police cam
paign against license tags believed
to have expired last December 81
received reprieve when notice WI
received here this morning pfs an
extension of CaIifornia's period oi
grace on expiring tags ,aftA Febru-
airy 4.
Washington police had been noti-
fed to detain cars bearing l946 tags
and a number of protesting Cali
fornians were forced to leave their
cars at police precincts and post
$40 collateral for failing to display
current tags. This was before the
extension order was received.
/ Among those whose cars we're
taken to the eleventh precinct this
morning were Eldon Simonsora OF
Evening star., 1947-01-06
Dr.. Corning Supports.
teachers Raise; NEA
Proposes u. s. Aid

DR.. Hobart M. Corning, superin-
tendent of District schools, today in
dorsed the demands of the National
Education Association for higher
salaries for teachers.
Meanwhile the NEA called on the
Government to use Federal funds
to wipe out almost unbelievable"
variations in American educational
opportunities. The proposal was
made by Willard E. Givens, execu-
tive secretary of the association, in
his annual report released today.
Pointing out that some commu-
mites spend so times as much as
others to maintain a single class
room, Mr.. Givens said this mjus-
tice" results from the concentration
of wealth in some States at the ex-
pense of others.
There is no remedy for it but
taxation of wealth wherever it is
for the education of children
wherever they live. Only the Ma
tional Government can do that" he
declared.
Mr.. Givens estimated this country
should spend at least $4,000, ,000, 900
year to educate the Nations chill
dren as against Salts, ,00O, 900 spent
in 1943.
DR.. Corning said the NEA report
released last week, which ascribed
the Nation wide shortage of teach
ers to low salaries, was we'll
founded argument.
The NEA asked all teachers to
insist on higher wages to attract
young people to the profession. A
goal of $2,400 was set by the NEA
for beginners with increases up to
SIS, 600 for experienced teachers. The
present average salary Of the Ma
|tion's teachers is about 81 $50, NEA
said.
DR.. Corning would not comment
ION the rest of the MEAS detailed
report because, he. said, too many
basic conceptions, of education were
Involved, e ~ - :.
Evening star., 1947-01-06
Girl Gets Continuance
On Charge Of Drawing
Check Against Flyer

Miss Deejaen Jane Bacon, %,
who said she is the fiancee of an
airline pilot now stationed in China,
was arraigned today on fraud
charge involving $1,000 check
drawn on the bank account here
of the flyer, Capt. Cornell N. Shell
ton. The case was continued until
January IA.
The defendant appeared before
United States commissioner Need
ham C. Turnage shortly after she
had tussled with a newspaper pho
tographer in the corridor outside the
commissioner Office at Seventh and
E streets NV.
Miss Bacon chased the photog-
rapher the length of the four-f1oor
corridor when he attempted to take
her picture. Sobbing bitterly, she
pummeled him on the head and
back until she was pulled away by
her bondsman, Meyer Weinstein.
and onlookers.
Miss Bacon, who lives in the 5000
block of Wisconsin avenue NV,
in asking for the continuance, said
she needed time to consult her att.
torney, Charles Ford. The bond
Of $4,000, set after her arrest Sat
urday, was held satisfactory. COM
missioner Turnage was told by De-
tective Sergt. D. j. Higgins of the
Metropolitan Police check squad,
that four other fraud charges total,
ing an additional $3,574 are pend
ing against her. Mr.. Turnageswas
informed by the detective that these
checks also were written against
Capt. Shelton's account In the
Riggs National Bank.
Miss Bacon, at the time of her
arrest, said she had Capt Shelton S
permission to draw checks on the
account.
According to Sergt. Higgins, police
entered the case after Capt. Shelton
sent check to the Treasury De-
,partment for payment of income
| tax. The check, it. was said, was
returned to the Government marked
insufficient funds" by the bank.
Capt. Shelton formerly lived in
| the 300 block of Wisconsin avenue
NV, police said.
Evening star., 1947-01-06

nounced he was not seeking re-
election, but emphasized he
definitely was not retiring from
politics"
He was elected to the Senate in
1870 and was defeated for reelection
6 years later. He also served as
chairman of the Maryland Roads
Commission and the Public Service
Commission and once was candi-
date for Governor.
Mr.. Weller was one OF the few
persons to be graduated twice from
the Naval Academy. He was gradu-
ated in 1881 at 10, the youngest in
the class. Two years later he was
graduated again because of a law
designed to eliminate surplus Navy
officers accumulated during the
Civil War. He was lifetime presi-
dent Of the class of 1881.
Shortly after his second gradua-
ton, he was the second civilian to
win appointment under the Civil
Service Act of 1883, being named
a clerk In the Post Office Depart
ment in Washington. He studied
nights for a law degree from Ma
tiorial Law University and later was
associated with law firms in Wichita
Kans., Boston and New York.
In 1911 he supported the late
Phillips Lee Goldsborough for Gov
ernor and Gov. Goldsborough named
him chairman of the State Roads
Commission.
The Maryland State roads system
was started largely under Mr.
Wellers chairmanhip.
In 1915. Mr.. Weller aspired to the
Governorship himself, but lost to
Emerson c. Harrington, Democrat,
by the narrow margin of 3,181 votes.
The defeat did not hurt Mr..
Weller's political reputation. Five
years later he opposed the late John
Walter Smith, who had the reputa-
tion of having never lost an election,
and defeated Mr.. Smith for the
United States Senate.
Mr.. Weller backed the late Harry
w. Nice in both his campaigns
against the late Albert c. Ritchie,
losing the first by close margin
and winning over Mr.. Ritchie in
1884. Gov. Nice made Mr.. Weller
chairman of the Public Service
Commission.
Mr.. Weller's wife, Mrs. Elizabeth
Bailey Weller, died several years ago.
He leaves son, FELTON, Parker Wei
Ter. who lives in Pennsylvania, and
four grandchildren, 3E,,3 II 4,
Evening star., 1947-01-06
Annapolis Awaiting
Showdown on i Leader |
E0f House Majority
By The Assoeioied Press {

ANNAPOLIS. Jan. 6.-Maryland's
Legislature, which will witness the
unusual formality of the second
swearing in Of a Governor in less
than week, awaited today show
down on who will supervise the
majority party's program in the
House.
AT pm. tomorrow the Senate
and House are scheduled to recon-
vene after four days Of inactivity
and for the delegates it may near
a decision on who will serve as the
Democratic floor leader.
Selection of the leader, usually
done at the pre-session caucuses
has been delayed by the inability Of
party chiefs to agree, but it is un-
derstood the new administration
favors Delegate Anthony F. Di Do.
menico of Raltimore's I'd district
The Legislative Council, which
presented 160 bills to both branches
last week, has about As others due
to be introduced tomorrow.
Gov. Lane, 52-year-old Hagers-
town lawyer, businessman and news
paper publisher, will appear before
the Legislature for the second time
in five days to take the oath Of
Office
Mr.. Lane became Governor last
Friday when chosen by the Legis-
lature to succeed Herbert r.. o
Conor, who resigned to become
United States Senator.
On Wednesday, Mr.. Lane will be
inaugurated as the 56th Governor
of Maryland for the four-year term
to which he was elected November S.
No invitations have been issued
to the inauguration ceremonies in
the Senate chamber or to a recep-
ton to follow in the Government
House. There will be "open house.
on both occasions, and because the
Senate chamber seating capacity is
limited, q loud-speaker system will
be set up for the convenience OF
the expected overflow.
Former Senator Radcliffe and
Maj. Gen. Milton A. Reckord, adju-
tant general, are in charge of the
arrangements.
Their plans call for Mr.. Lane and
his official party to leave the Gov
ernment House at HAS am. With
Mr.. Lane will be his secretary ot
State, as yet unnamed, but probably
Former State Senator John B. Funk
of Frederick County.
The group will walk around the
State House to enter by the old east
portico, a section of the Capito
built in 1772, the oldest Statehouse
structure still in use in the Nation
Gov. Lane and his party will &c
directly to the Senate, in which
the law requires the taking of the
oath between noon and 2 pm. on
Inauguration day.
Immediately after the ceremony
it is understood, Gov. Lane plans
to send to the Senate for conf1rma-
ton of his nomination for the
Office of secretary of State.
After action on the nomination
the House and Senate will hold a
Joint session to hear Gov. Lanes
inaugural address. This will deal
broadly with the Governors pro-
gram, with particular emphasis on
fiscal problems.
Evening star., 1947-01-06
Report to Parliament Urges
British to Leave Greece

LONDON, Jan. 6 (P.-Britain got
q blueprint for an entirely new
policy" toward Greece today even
as Communist -Rightist feuding was
reported to have spread to Athens
itself.
A committee of four Laborites,
two Conservatives and Liberal in
Parliament, on the basis of two
week visit to Greece last August,
yesterday urged that Britain pull
her troops out of Greece, guarantee
Greek frontiers and support forma-
ton Of new all-party Greek gov
ernment for "the establishment OF
law, order, internal peace and the
restoration of constitutional lib
critics."
All-Party Regime Urged.
The Parliamentary Committees
report went to the British cabinet
King George II of the Hellenes and
the Greek Royalist-Populist gov
ernnnent of Premier Constantin
Tsaldaris.
The report recommended that
Britain support the setting up OF
an all-party government to replace
the Tsaldaris regime, with the ex-
treme left possibly kept OUT and
subsequent new elections on ian
up-to-date register" Troop with
drawal, it said, should bes-f'subject
to considerations of strategy and
high. policy" and the Greek gov
ernpaent should accept a, British
financial advisor to- recommend
drastic" tax reform.
The delegation said It was prob
able that some leftist bands fighting
the government receive aid and en-
couragement from the other side
of the frontier" but termed it mis-
take "to assume that the activities
of these bands are entirely due to
foreign inspiration" It accused
right-wing bands of "terrorizing vii
lagos and exacting blackmail from
anyone rich enough to pay it"
1.-The guaranteeing by Britain of
the present frontiers of Greece"
the report said, would crafty the
oiCCh pCoP1C dAlu lC1loFC lldlly VI
their anxieties."
Greece and neighboring Bulgaria
presented opposing territorial claims
during negotiation of the treaty with
Bulgaria to be signed by the Allies
next month. Greece also has COM
planned of alleged frontier violations
by Albania, Bulgaria and Yugoslavia
and the United Nations Security
Council has appointed committee
to investigate.
The parliamentary delegation rec
commended that any new Greek gov
ernment offer clemency if not gen.
eral amnesty to political offenders
and restore the genera council oI
labor and trade Union executives de-
posed by the Tsaldaris government
Evening star., 1947-01-06
Sculptor StrongIed
By Device to Ease
Pressure on Spine
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

BELL, Calf, Jan. 6.-To
Sculptor Charles Atchison, 66.
a homemade device to relieve
the pressure on his spine from
an automobile accident injury
several months ago brought
death.
Police Chief w. B. Steele said
MIR. Atchison was found strang-
led in a padded arrangement
resembling a horse -collar-sus-
pended from a pipe by rope
which he had rugged in his
room. A chair was tipped over
on the floor. Chief Steele said
MIR. Atchison had displayed the
newly-built rig to neighbors q
few hours earlier.
Evening star., 1947-01-06

as national COM
nitteeman stwc
years ago, died
yesterday in
Johns Hopkins
Hospital. He be-
came i'll a week
ago.
Mr.. Weller be-
gan his political
career as a pre-.
cinct e a d e /
after reaching
middle age. Or
the eve of the
State Republi-
can Convention
49,
Evening star., 1947-01-06
"a Killed in Clashes
Between Greek Police
And Guerrilla Bands
BY in. A..oeIassd Pres.

ATHENS, Jan. 6.-PreSs dis
patches reported today that "a
persons had been killed in clashes
between authorities and guerril-
las over the week end and the
government announced a prom
inent Communist had been slain
in Athens.
Five irregulars were killed, three
were Wounded and four captured in
q battle with gendarmes at Voyousa,
Is miles northeast of Yannina.
Gendarmes raided guerrilla
mountain hideout near Chalkis, kill
ing IL, news dispatches said.
Three Killed on Mountain.
Three rebels were reported killed
and three wounded on Mount Tsou-
merka, Is miles southeast of Yann-
ina, and two were killed in village
near Grevena.
Another clash was reported on
Mytilene, an Aegean island of the
Turkish coast, in which one gen.
darme and two rebels were killed.
The prominent Communist re-
ported killed in the KoukaE section
of Athens was not identified. The
Ministry of Public Order said he
probably was slain in revenge for the
killing of two extreme rightist Kites
adherents In Q tavern Saturday
night.
Protest to u. N. Planned.
The ministry said the Communist
had son in Yugoslavia and another
operating with rebel mountain
force.
A Foreign Ministry spokesman
said today that Greece's representa-
tive to the United Nations had been
instructed to protest against the de-
layed arrival of the United Nations
Investigation Commission.
It was understood that anxiety
over the delay arose from fears that
evidence concerning alleged border
violations by neighboring countries
might be concealed. q
Evening star., 1947-01-06
|0vingfon {. Weller,
Former Senator From !
Maryland, Dies at "a
RY flhs At.loeioted z. Preslsl

BALTIMORE, Jan. s. Oyington
E. Weller, 81. former United States
Senator and dean of Maryland's
Republican party until he resigned
Evening star., 1947-01-06

IstTo raise funds for university and
secondary scholarships for needy
students, Costa Rica has increased
taxes on mineral water and car
4 donated drinks. sa
Evening star., 1947-01-06

GUERRILLAs IN MOUNTAIN STRONGHOLD-NJkitos," deputy
of the guerrilla forces concentrated Mount
Kamakchaan Northern writes order which the
standing deliver another unit stationed farther
down the mountain The guerrlas are being organized into
the the Democratic Army
Greece" Nlitos" wartime ELIAS officer fought
Germans Italians Bulgarians Royast Army
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-01-25

points gave her the required Is
points. Here's her poem!
When little boy blue
let the cows get in the corn
Do you think it would have
= helped
if he had blown his horn?
This is fine time to do Christ
mas shopping, isn't it? However,
each starlet is going to receive
a comic book as a gift = very
soon. We decided the best way to
avoid the rush was to - wait!
So look for it in the mail, star
let's, and if any of your friends
want one, also, have them send
their names and addresses in,
and they'll get one pronto.
SCORE BOARD: Olga Pike, "a
points; Sharon Jones, "a points;
Joan Ristich, Is points; Mary
DOnnelly, 20 points; June Cooper,
10 points; Arlene Riskin, 20
points; and kathleen O'Donovan,
20 points.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-01-25

swell their treasury" (the Ma
tom
The opposition of responsible
people and organizations inside
and outside of Palestine to the
Irgun and Stern gang is not de-
rived mainly from a purely paci-
fist approach which condemns
terror as such. 1t is based on un.
Outstanding the Pro-Imperialist
policy of the terrorist leadership
which creates grave dangers for
the Jewish community in PaIes-
tine.
INSTEAD of conducting a politi
cal struggle against colonial rule
thru Jewish-Arab agreement, they
play the game of divide and
rule" by terrorist campaigns
against the Arabs.
Instead of supporting the So
Wet Union, the best and most
powerful friend of all op-
pressed peoples, they launch
vicious attacks against her.
: There is little doubt that with.
out the support of Americans
who have been duped by the
clever propaganda of Hecht and
others, these divisive groups
would not be in this position of
causing such grave danger to
the Yishuv.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-01-25

A MERRY WELCOME to the
following new Starlets: DORA
LEE WILSON, ROCHELLE
BROSTOFF, JUNE COOPER,
PAUL KELLY, MINNIE OUT.
LAW, DORSEY OUTLAW. JEAN
kRENN, and BEVERLY DU.
PRE-.
MARY DEL GUIDIA of Re.
surrection wins a lovely prize
with her latest literary contribu-
tons. Keep UP the good work,
Mary!
BERNITA HAMEL wrote a
interesting story about her trim
to Canada. This wins you a
prize, Bernita. Let's hear from
you soon.
MICHAEL McGUINN of Re
surrection sent in very inter
esting historical story. A flash
light is your prize, Michael. Hope
you enjoy it.
NORMA TOBIN wins a mys.
terry story since her latest con.
tribution, totalled with her other
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-01-25

he'll do you think you're talking
to" After that didn't have
any more trouble.
But they're still trying TO
make a fat-boy clown out of me.
They won't succeeds. I've lost
twenty pounds in the past few
weeks, and I'll lose at least
twenty more. If they try to push
me around when 1 get back to
Hollywood, I'll walk off the set.
Sure they suspend me-but I'll
take it. American folk songs have
dignity, and people have to rec.
ognize that folk singers have
dignity, too. If I let them make
a clown out of me 1 wouldn't be
doing folk music any good. and
| wouldn't be helping Peoples
Songs or anybody else"
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-01-25

rs more
index TO spiked shoe speed.
BEST EXAMPLE of that is Long John Woodruff Negro track
star He about to make comeback after years from
competition Woodruff is long legged giant built for
indoor running On the of the dny like Char
lie Chaplin skddng for balance This space he makes
the saghaway Yet years ago great track Judge
told Woodruff properly handled outdoors like the one
man with 4flat mile in him.
The indoor track American invention EurOpe doesn't
go for it. Finland famous for athletes one
Yet celebrated foreign been here in droves to
try it, They thought it just matter warmups get
the hang of the boards They Paavo
Nurm 1t requires time and competition competitive
tricks in taking and banks the beginner
boards.
saw Guomot the Frenchman fresh from Olympic
quests fail mseaby the U.S. could scarcely run at
all Aeard ne said the boards made his legs ACHE spikes
seemed anchored the track Haag wonder show
ed us plenty outdoors beating was bust indoors
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-01-25
More STARLIGHT

Progressive organizations are
sending delegates to the Peo-
pies Press Conference this Sun.
day (the 26th) at the Ashland
Auditorium. STAR cOlumnist
Howard Fast will be the fea.
tured speaker. Topic for discus
sion VIII be -. guess what?
THE CHICAGO STAR.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-01-25
BURL IVES
(Continued)

5 (ContiRued)
Madame De Fargo of Ameri-
can folk music!"
1t was radio and the movies
that finally shot Burl Ives to the
top. But the movies offered the
greatest challenge of all.
4 q
"THEY WANTED to make me
a jerk in Smoky" recalls Ives
grimly. They wanted to make a
fat-boy rube out of me. But I'd
studied acting and been in several
Broadway productions, so l start
ed turning on the stuff
but the director was getting
sore and one day he started to
hOiler at me. I walked right
over to him, pushed my chin in
his face and said, Just who in
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-01-25
CALLING ASAj7
EN- =,
STRAIGHT
By ED HUGHES
indoor track no test of good runner
The sports scene ch

me changes with Kaleidoscope precision and color
No season of the year fails the fan, ever
ready with vocal chords and busting emo.
tons for his next attack of frenzies. Now it
is the winter indoor track season.
Indoor track is. great entertainment 1t is also
a synthetic form of competition No two tracks
are the same in quality and resiliency There are
fast tracks, slow, and in between. The interna-
tional committee of track pundits who PASSION