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Evening star., 1947-02-08
Truman Seeks Law 10 Back
Synthetic Rubber Industry
By tho A,,ocioted Press

President Truman told Congress
yesterday that the Government
should maintain synthetic rubber
industry in the United States, ade-
ouate to the minimum needs Of ma
tional security"
He asked necessary legislation tt
maintain the industry and repeated
his recent recommendation that the
authority continue ALLEGATION con.
trols on rubber for a year under the
Second War Powers Act.
Mr.. Truman explained in mes
sage that the synthetic industry has
been running at capacity, since
natural rubber is still scare. He
added that almost certainly by
early 1913" there will be large sup
plies of natural rubber.
When that happens, he said, the
use of synthetic rubber in the
United States might fall SUBJ
stantially below the permanent pro-
duction goals considered to be a
minimum for the needs of national
security"
Evening star., 1947-02-08
Charles Ross 10 Dedicate
Radio Station WBCC

Charles G. Ross, President Tru.
mans press secretary, will dedicate
radio station WBCC, Bethesda
Chevy Chase, at l pm. tomorrow
He will speak on community broad
casting in the United States.
The dedicatory program will be
held at Kenwood Country Club
where the new station has its trans
mitter. It's studios and Offices are
at Wilson lane.
w. L. Lebling, president of the
Bethesda Chamber of Commerce;
Brooke Johns, chairman of the
Board of Montgomery County
Commissioners, and A. D. Will
lard, jr., executive vice president OF
the National Association of Broad
casters. and other prominent citi-
zens will take part in the program
Willard d. Egolf, a former MIA
official, Is president Of the owning
corporation.
Beginning at 9 am. tomorrow
WBCC will be heard regularly on
1120 kilOcycleS.
Evening star., 1947-02-08
Charter Views Of DC.
Heads 10 be Asked

The District Commissioners soon
will be asked to give the Senate
District Committee their opinions
on the McCarran charter bill rec
ommending new form of local
government.
Chairman Buck of the District
Committee said comment from the
Commissioners will be sought as the
next step in program designed to
get early congressional action on
the measure. Hearings will be held
soon after receiving the Commis-
sioners' report. The District Sub
committee on Home Rule and Re-
organization, will conduct the hear
ingS.
The McCarran bill, similar to one
he introduced in the 10th Congress,
would set up a charter commission
of District residents who are named
in the measure. The commission
would be authorized to draft a char
ter providing for a city council-city
manager form of government here,
and send it back to Congress. If and
when Congress approved, the char
ter would be submitted to vote of
District residents in an official ref
erendum.
Evening star., 1947-02-08
0i! Workers Set Up
World Wage Plan
BY the Assoeioied Press

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 8.-Oil
workers representatives proposed
today a program of minimum wages
sufficient to provide "a decent hv-
ing" but in each case geared to
the respective economics of the
petroleum-produ nations.
The resolution, which significant
ly contained no actual wage fig
ures, came before a subcommittee
on general social and labor condi-
ditions of the international Labor
Organization's Petroleum Commit
tee Conference.
On its introduction, A. Dalgieish
British workers representative, said
he hoped the committee would ac-
cept the principle that minimum
wages should be fixed.
Mr.. Dalgleish added that the SUBJ
committee could probably argue in
definitely as to what constitutes a
decent standard of living, but in
the workers viewpoint such wage
would provide every employe with
the means to live in decency and
comfort.
Delegates speculated that the
minimum wage proposal would be
as controversial as discussion of a
40-hour or 48-hour work week, ex-
cept that no specific wage level
was mentioned. - <1
Evening star., 1947-02-08
Jersey Clerks Wife Claims
Ownership Of Hesse Jewels
Declares Grand Duke
Is Her Kin, but Won't
Seek Possession
By The A,,oe;o,.d Pres.

WESTFIELD, N. j., Feb. 8.-Hun-
garian-born Mrs. Lola Hesse de
Concha, wife of stock clerk, yes
terday claimed ownership of the
81 500 600 Hesse crown jewels, but
she said she would not press for
possession.
On the basis OF a yellowed DEATH
bed statement by her father made
in 1926 in Hungary, she said she
was the great granddaughter of
Grand Duke Georg Hesse Won Hes
sen, ONCE heir to the Kronberg
duchy.
TIT all goes back to 1873" she told
newsmen. "The Grand Duke Georg
then 18, got into dispute with the
adjutant from whom he was taking
military lessons. The adjutant
slapped him. My great grandfather
struck him with a silver candlestick,
and the adjutant died"
She said Georg was sent to prison,
escaped, settled down and married
and finally died in Selmecbanya,
Hungary.
my fathers only wish," she said,
was that my brother Karolyi and
Evening star., 1947-02-08
Early American Manuscript
Exhibit Opens Tomorrow

The Folger Shakespeare Library
will exhibit a selection, of choice
early American manuscripts and
signatures in the second of its
fortnightly exhibits, starting to-
morrow.
The exhibit will include a sigma
ture Of John Robinson, pastor of
the Pilgrims, who helped them plan
their colony although he remained
in England; Maryland poem writ
ten in 1888 and entitled "Att Seador
poynt in Potomack river in Mary
landau Elegy on the death Of
Captn. Gething;;" descriptive writ
ings by Capt. John Smith and Mar
tin Frobisher, and a 1641 abstract
Of the 'Lawes Of New England"
Evening star., 1947-02-08
House Unit Counsel
Called in IVA Probe
By the Asseeiosed Press

The Senate Public Works Com
mittee expected to hear more about
alleged communistic activities in the
Tennessee Valley Authority as il
resumed hearings today on the
nomination of Gordon r. Clapp tc
be a iva director.
Robert L. Stripping, counsel fol
the House Un-American Activities
Committee, and Ann Turner, COM
mittee file clerk, were called to tes-
tify about a letter which Senator
McKellar, Democrat, of Tennessee
says Henry c. Hart, jr., once wrote
about Communist organization al
IVA.
Mr.. Hart has signed an affidavit
that he did not write the letter
Robert Barker, a former investiga-
tor for the House committee, testi-
fled the letter was seized at Com
munist headquarters In Birming-
ham, Ala, in 1888.
The staff Of the House committee
notified the Senate group that II
only had a mimeographed copy Of
the letter. Mr.. STRIPPING and Miss
Turner were called to testify re-
garding disappearance Of a photo
graphic copy of the city, which Mr.
Barker said should be in committee
files.
Senator McKellar, opposing Mr.
Clapp's nomination, has asked the
committee to recall Representative
Priest, Democrat, of Tennessee, who
testified in favor of Mr.. ClapT
Thursday when six Representatives
and two Senators appeared to say
they favored elevation of Mr.. Clapr
from the position Of general man.
ager to iva chairman.
Evening star., 1947-02-08
Funeral Services Are Held
For Mrs. Anne W. Painter

Funeral services for Mrs. Anne
Walton Painter, II, a violinist with
the old Washington Symphony Or.
chestra, who died Thursday, were
held today at the Hines funera
home. Burial was to follow at Edin.
burg, Va.
Mrs. Painter died of heart at.
tack at her home, At v street NV.
while at dinner.
In addition to appearing with the
Washington Symphony about 4C
years ago. Mrs. Painter played with
the Josef Kaspar Orchestra. She
suffered a broken arm several years
ago, ending her career as a violinist
but taught music until recent years
A native of Washington, Mrs
Painter studied music here and al
Boston. For some years before the
death of her husband, Samuel
Painter, in 1929, she lived at Edin.
burg, where they had a farm.
Surviving is q son, John c. Paint
er of Washington.
Evening star., 1947-02-08
Insurance Agents Agree
To Arbifrafe Strike Issues
Rx the A.soeiuisd Press

SALISBURY, Md, Feb. 8.-The
two-week- -old strike Of % district
agents of the Peoples Life Insurance
Co. Of Washington ended yesterday
when union members agreed to ar
hitrate their dispute, an official OF
the company's local branch reported
The agents, members Of the In
dustrial and Ordinary Insurance
Agents Council (AFL), walked out
over the dismissal of A. G. Tolley
who had been employed by the COM
pany for 20 years.
They agreed to submit the griev-
ance to. a three-man arbitration
board, including q company and
union representative and Federal
conciliator, the firm said.
Mr.. Tolley was dismissed because
of an alleged incorrect insurance
application.
Evening star., 1947-02-08
Taber Denies CHARGES
That Firing Forecasts
DemoraIize Workers

Chairman Taber OF the House Ap-
propriations Committee stood by his
guns today in denying charges by
Chairman LANCER of the Senate
Civil Service Committee that the
entire civil service has been "de-
moralized" by Congressional reports
of the impending dismissal Of 1,000,-
600 Government employees.
"I am surprised that anybody
would take that position" Mr.. Taber
said of Senator Langer's speech in
the Senate yesterday. There is a
great surplus Of Government en-
ployes. That has resulted in de-
moralization and inactivity. Those
who are really interested in the well
fare of this civil service want to
correct that situation. That is my
position"
Takes Note of Speech.
The North Dakota Republican
Senator did not mention by name
the Republican Representative from
New York in the speech attacking
loose talk" about the number OF
Federal job-holders who might be
discharged. But the reference was
clear when he cited -four different
occasions that chairman OF a
House committee, not a member OF
the House Civil Service Committee
emblazoned to the world that 1,Q00,-
600 civil service employees are going
to lose their jobs"
In any event, Mr.. Taber today
took it as personal reference. He
said he had heard about that
speech in the Senate" and was will
ing again to make his position clear
on the question of reducing the
number of Federal workers While
he did not refer to his earlier state
ments that at least 100000 en-
ployes should be dropped, he indi-
Gated that he has not changed his
opinion on that point.
Touches OFF Debate.
Senator Langer's speech touched
off a furry of debate when Senators
Morse, Republican, of Oregon, and
O'Mahoney, Democrat, of wyoming
criticized COP attitudes on Govern
ment administrative and personnel
cuts. They did not refer to Mr..
Taber, but they warned against
what they described as ill-advised,
hasty and drastic budget slashes
and wholesale dropping Of person.
mel.
"I trust that the leaders Of my
party will study Senator Langer's
speech with great care" Senator
Morse declared. "I think my party
has the responsibility of drawing a
distinction between tax savings
through the elimination of unneces-
sary waste in Government and saw
ings brought about by the elimina7
ton of necessary services OF Gov-
ernment."
Senator LANCER told the Senate
there would be no wholesale, in
discriminate firing" He asserted
that members of Congress should
not indulge in utterly senseless
predictions and should not bring up
the subject unless prepared to show
specifically where and how such
cuts can be made.
Evening star., 1947-02-08
Col. Brockeft Decorated
By Australian Minister

1t. Col. E. D. Brockett jr., U.S.A.
Of Fort Worth, Tex, now holds the
Distinguished Service Order, Brit.
ish decoration, for wartime Iiaison
work with Australian forces.
Alfred Stirling, new Australian
Minister to the United States, pre-
sented the honor yesterday in q
ceremony in the Australian EN-
bassy.
The following citation accom-
panied the decoration:
cit. Col. Brockett was attached tc
the 9th Australian Division during
the combined operations, training al
Milne Bay in August, 1943. BY his
enthusiasm, determination and will.
ingness to cooperate in every pos
sible way, he materially assisted ir
welding the Australian and Ameri-
can units into one combined force
During the original landing on Rec
Beach and subsequent advance or
Lac, 1t. Col. Brockett rendered
splendid service and displayed great
personal courage"
Evening star., 1947-02-08
Gen. Won Epp Dies
In Munich at 78
By the Associated Press

MUNICH, Germany, Feb. 8.-Gen.
Franz Xavier Ritter Won Epp, for
mer Nazi governor of Vavaria and
one of Hitler's first military sup
porters, has died in Munich at the
age of 78, German newspapers re-
ported today. .'~
Gen. Won Epp, who commanded a
Royal Bavarian infantry regiment
in World War I, led the brief de-
fense of Munich In 1945, but fled
before American troops entered the
city. His last leading role was as
the self-appointed leader of sep
arate Bayarian government which
tried to reach an arrnistice with
Americans. His offer was rejected.
The general was captured by the
United States 36th Division and
held for several months in an Amer
lean prison camp, but then was ,re-
leased and allowed to return to his
home.
Gen. Won Epp was a prominent
early member of the National So
cialist Party and an organizer OF
the Storm Troops.
Evening star., 1947-02-08
Col. Eugene H. Hartnett
Is Buried in ARLINGTON

Funeral services for Col. Eugene
H. Hartnett, 76,; Army Medical
Corps, retired. who died at Walter
Reed Hospital Thursday, were held
today in Fort Myer Chapel. Burial
was in Arlington Cemetery.
Since his retirement in 1922, Col
Hartnett had lived at 401 Wilson
lane, Bethesda. He had suffered
a long illness and died a few hours
after his arrival at the hospital.
A native of New York, he attend
ed the College of the City of New
York and Columbia University Med
ical School. He was commissioned
a second lieutenant during the
Spanish-American War and saw
service in Cuba and the Philippines.
After that war, he was assigned
to the Western Department Of the
Medical Corps.
Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Emily
n. Hartnett, Summit, N. j.; two
daughters, Mrs. william F. Massey,
Richmond, and Mrs. William H.
Coburn, Bethesda, and one grand
child.
Evening star., 1947-02-08
Custer Named to Head
Federal Credit Union

Election of Cecil E. Custer, chie1
of the Budget and Finance Division
as president of the Civil Service
Commissions Federal Credit Union
was announced today.
Other officers are Carlo A. Miller
of the Retirement Division, vice
president; David s. Dawson, Of the
Veterans Service Section, treasurer.
and James w. McBee, Of the Board
Of Appeals and Review, clerk. These
officers, together with Elliot A. Bart
lett, of the Investigations Division
constitute the board Of directors.
The credit union announced a
dividend of AZ per cent for
1945-46.
Evening star., 1947-02-08
Capitol Power Plant
Damaged by Flames

A fire at the United States Capt.
tol power plant, New Jersey avenue
and S street Sc, last night was
extinguished In 40 minutes after
three alarms had been turned in
Damage was confined to the thirc
floor in the machinery of a con-
veyor belt which carries coal from
storage rooms on that floor to boil
ers on the first floor. Some damage
was done to woodwork and the root
Of the building.
The plant supplies power to the
Capitol and other buildings.
Power production was not affected
although manual feeding of the
boilers win be necessary until re-
pairs can be made.
Evening star., 1947-02-08
Court Upholds Right
To Arrest Suspect on
TeIetype Lookout

Judge Nathan r. Margold, in Mu-
nicipal Court yesterday, upheld the
right Of police to arrest a suspect on
the strength Of teletype message
Arguing a motion before Judge
Margold, Defense Counsel James J.
Laughlin brought out testimony OF
two detectives of the Metropolitan
Police Department that the arrest
of Samuel j. Hanna, 81, January 2S
In Berwyn, Md, was effected with
no warrant.
Warrants Received Later.
Detective Sergts. Thomas c. Sulli-
van and Samuel r. Russell testified
they arrested Hanna on q fugitive
charge on the basis of a lookout"
received by teletype from New Jersey
police. The notice said the man
was wanted in Atlantic City for
armed robbery.
The court, which at the outset Of
the argument held the testimony
regarding the Maryland arrest as
"immaterial," nevertheless permitted
GIlC pOilCclllc1l oIdtclllCllOc w NC dQ"
mitted into the record.
Judge Margold ruled after both
detectives revealed arrest warrants
were received by local authorities
later the same day on which Hanna
was removed from Maryland to the
District.
Fights Extradition.
The case was continued to March
u to grant defense time to contest
extradition to New Jersey. Hanna s
bond, meanwhile, was raised from
$1,000 to $3.50 at the request OF
Assistant United States Attorney
John B. Diamond. Mr.. Diamond
told the court second robbery
warrant for Hanna's arrest has been
sent here by New Jersey police.
Also facing fugitive charges on
similar warrants are Edward P.
Wickline, 81, of the 800 block of
Carroll avenue, Takoma Park, Md.
and John P. Byers, %, Of the 1900
block of Holbrook street NE. Bond
for both men was raised from 81 200
to $3.50 each when they appeared
with Hanna yesterday.
Evening star., 1947-02-08
10000 in Coast Guard
Ask for Terminal Pay

The United States Coast Guard
said today that 10000 claims for
terminal leave pay had been re-
ceived since such payments were
made available to all men in the
service. The figure represents nearly
so. per cent of the total requests
expected.
OF the claims received, the Coast
Guard said, $4,000 had been proc
essed and $4,000 actually paid. The
Impressed and unpaid claims rep
resent a backlog of one months
work,
Evening star., 1947-02-08
Order Of Carabao InstaIIs
HaIsey al WaIIow ToniqhI

Admiral William F. (Bull) Halsey
will be installed as grand paramount
carabao of the Military Order of
the Carabao at the orders annual
"wallow" tonight.
The "wallow", which is marked
by lavish ceremony will be held at
the Hotel Statler. Entertainment
will be provided by members.
Rear Admiral E. M. Zacharias
author Of Secret Mission, is te
play the title role in a "Mikado'
skit. There will be an ARMED
Services" skit and Shanghai Bar
skit.,y All ,.as.t ]. ,a ''rsfaia''
Skits In the past have often
poked good natured fun at admins
tration policies.
Evening star., 1947-02-08
HeIicopter Rescues
Youth From Pond
After Ice Cdvein
By the A,.eeiated Press

CENTRAL FALLS. r. l., Feb.
8.-While hundreds of persons
looked on, Edward Kousa, IA.
was rescued from Valley Pond
by a helicopter yesterday after
surface rescue parties failed to
reach him.
The youth, who had plunged
through thin ice. was hauled
from the water by a helicopter
piloted by William Prindle, jr.
He was taken to Notre Dame
Hospital, where he was reported
in good" condition, suffering
from shock and exposure.
Evening star., 1947-02-08
u. 5. Warning Blasts
Chinese Program Of
1907 Export Subsidy
BY the Asseciafed Press

SHANGHAI, Feb. 8.--An Ameri-
can consular announcement blasted
Chinese Premier T. v. Soong's abor-
tive 100 per cent export subsidy pro-
gram as Chinese currency continued
it's dizzy descent and the complete
economic collapse of Generalissimo
Chang Kai-shek's Nationalist Chi
ma loomed as very real possibility
The developments apparently
played directly into the hands of
the Communists, who count heavily
on Nationalist China's economic fall
in their struggle for power.
The consular notice, which was
considered to have sounded the
death knell for Chinese exports to
the United States under present
conditions, advised exporters that
for every cent paid as subsidy by
the; government on Chinese exports
an equal amount would be collected
by the United States as tax, in addi-
ton to normal duties.
The skidding Chinese currency
dropped another $1,000 in value
overnight, so that today one Ameri-
can dollar would bring II, 900 Chi
nese dollars.
Dissatisfaction Mounts.
Dissatisfaction with the govern
ment's policies mounted in business
circles, which bitterly contend that
every step taken by the government
to stabilize the economic situation
seems inevitably to develop a reverse
effect.
Soong Wednesday decreed export
erS who are paid in foreign exchange
should surrender their holdings tc
the government, which in return
would give them double the present
official rate of American dollars
The official exchange is pegged at
1850 Chinese dollars to 81 American
The export bonus" or subsidy
would, be financed by q so per cent
ad .yalorem surcharge on selected
imports. ..e
The immediate effect of the export
measure was a sharp upward swing
in prices, many of which have
doubled since Wednesday.
To the Chinese exporters, who al
ready were reeling from the chaotic
conditions of their business, the
American consular notice today was
a knockout punch insofar as COM
merce with the United States is con-
cerned.
Notice Based on 1880 Act.
The notice, based on provisions
Of the American Tariff Act of 1880
and on customs regulations, was is
sued "for the information and guild
ance" of shippers by American Con-
sui General Kernel. The notice
said:
ANY dutiable goods imported in
to the United States on which any
form of subsidy is granted in the
country of origin is liable to an ad-
ditional duty equal to the full
amount Of such bounty"
The American owned Evening
Post and Mercury observed that the
notice dropped like an atomic bomb
on the export Subsidy plan and, in
sofar as trade with the United
States was concerned, blasted it
into fine powder"
Today, fearing increased prices or
strict rationing, hoarders started a
run on gasoline which caused huge
traffic jams around the filling sta
tions, the voluntary rationing by
gasoline companies Of three gallons
to customer and emergency police
action to straighten out the stam-
pede.
Evening star., 1947-02-08

the Alice Deal
eJ u nior High
School. The Ea-
gle Award, top
honor of Scout
dom, W as be-
slowed on 16-
year -old Max
Ludwig Weiss
man Of 10
F o u r t e en- t h
street NV. Max,
son of Mr.. and
Mrs. L e on ar d
Weissman, is a
Central Hi 6 h
School junior
and came from
Evening star., 1947-02-08

I regain our rightful rank and posi-
ton. My brother is dead, and it's
up to me-"
Mrs. de Concha said she had found
the grand dukes grave in Darn
stadt, but that she was IAN Amer
ican citizen. and I don't want to
claim my title or castle in Europe.
Evening star., 1947-02-08
Apple Law Repeal Asked

MARTINSBURG, w. Va, Feb. 8
P.-The West Virginia Horticul-
ture Society urged repeal Of State
law requiring 48 pounds as the min
imum weight for bushel of apples.
1t adopted resolution which. de-
scribed the regulation as unjust
and impracticable."