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Evening star., 1947-03-18

ROME (By maiD The Govern
ment priority system for new auto
mobiles in italy inevitably has Gre
ated a plack market for cars. Pri-
critics are sold Ut prices as high
as that of an automobile itself.
Getting an automobile priority
means red tape and greasing the
palms Of certain officials. But once
the priority Is obtained, 1t is pos
sible to get delivery Of cars within
four weeks at prices between $1,000
and $2.400, depending on size and
accessories.
Prices of all kinds of manufac-
tured goods in Italy are high. prin-
cipaily because Of the lack of a
solid foundation for the currency
and the lack of certain raw mate
rials. The only tragicauy cheap
commodity is labor, and where labor
Is the chief element In production
prices are more reasonable.
This situation has resurrected old
Gk1klC "a 4llO Stol Go al G
full of the work of artisans, who
put in almost endless hours on
their finely worked products.
No Pail Of Gloom Exists.
There are silk blouses entirely
embroidered by hand which are sold
for the equivalent Of less than SO.
Hand wrought cigarette cases cost
little more than the silver contained
in them. Fancy women's shoes,
with complicated patterns in multi
colored leather, cost less than good
quality shoes produced by mass
production in the United States.
The pail Of gloom so dishearten-
ingly noticeable in France, and to
a much less extent among the
Spanish people. does not exist in
Italy. This is very apparent in
Evening star., 1947-03-18
Italy Found Remarkably Free
OfGIoon That Rules France
By Constantine Brown


Rome. American officials and busi-
nessmen who travel throughout the
country, say encouragement is to
be found in scarcely any section Of
the country.
Although politicians are at drawn
daggers, the people themselves are
pulling together and helping each
other to greater degree than in
France. Two incidents which might
appear trivial seem to illustrate
the difference in psychology be-
tween the Italian and the French
peoples.
None Stopped to Help.
While in Paris. hired a decrepit
taxi driven by an old man. The
taxi broke down on the Champs
Elysee, one of the main thorough
fares Of Paris. Not a person in
the thickly flowing traffic stopped
to give him a helping hand, until
my companion and myself got out
Of our car and helped him push his
aged vehicle to the curb.
A similar situation occurred in
Rome shortly after my arrival here.
At least q dozen passersby rushed
to help the Italian driver. They
not only gave him a flow of en-
couraging words but pushed his car
for him until 1t started again, One
sees this kind of cooperation fire.
quently on the streets of Rome.
am told. 1t shows the spirit OF
the people.
The Italians were let down badly
by Benito Mussolini and his CO.
horts. They were let down more
recently by the Allies, who failed
to live up to their pledges in the
Italian peace treaty. Now they
realize that there must be team
work II they are to survive, ind they
are determined not to fail.
Evening star., 1947-03-18
Mother Saves Her Boby
After FuII Into Cistern
BY the Assoeioted Press

REEDS SPRINGS, Mo, Mar. 18.-
A young mother was credited today
with saving her sons life by clinging
to q rope for three hours while
holding the 17-month- child
above the frigid waters Of a cistern.
The child tumbled into a cistern
containing feet of water. Mrs.
Luther Fly, the mother, fastened a
rope to the top Of the cistern, let
herself down to the water and
graSped the boy. She braced herself
against the walls. chung to the rope
with one hand and held her son
with the other until her husband
arrived home three hours later.
Evening star., 1947-03-18
Truman Enjoying Last Chance
To Busk in Florida Sunshine
By Joseph A. Fox
Stoy Sfoff CORRESPONDENT

UNITED STATES SUBMARINE
BASE, Key West, Fla, Mar. 18.-
Rested and deeply tanned from
weeks sojourn in this winter vaca-
tionland, President Truman pre-
pared today for return to the
White House and resumption Of the
weighty cares of his office. The
President will leave here tomorrow
afternoon to fly back to the Capt.
tai in time for arrival by dinner
time.
Today was the last chance for Mr..
Truman to relax and enjoy himself
In the Southern sun.
He was looking forward again to
another period of sun bathing,
swimming and just plain loafng be-
fore getting back to his desk in the
White House.
Evening star., 1947-03-18
j. f. Dryden Il Dies;
Grandson Of Founder
Of insurance Firm

John Fairfield Dryden II. So,
grandson of John F. Dryden, founder
Of the Prudential Insurance Co.,
died yesterday in the Morristown
IN. j. Memorial Hospital after an
illness Of several months.
Mr.. Dryden, whose father, Forrest
Fairchild Dryden also was president
Of Prudential Insurance Co., was a
resident of Washington from 1919 to
1896. He headed the Washington
industrial branch Of the company
for eight years before 1927 when he
and associates formed the Investors
of Washington. Inc, an investment
trust of the management type.
Born in Newark, NJ j., he was
graduated from Yale University in
1915, having maiored in economics.
He entered the Prudential Insurance
co. in Newark. but shortly after en-
listed in the Army in World War I.
He was later commissioned and
served here as secretary to the Ord
nance Priorities Committee.
While a Washington resident he
was member of the board of Trade
and was active in raising funds for
the completion of the National
Cathedral. He also took part in
organizing the Crusaders, a ma
tional organization working for re-
peal of the 18th amendment until
its accomplishment in 1893.
He was secretary and president
Of the Yale Club here and belonged
to the Chevy Chase Club, as we'll as
many clubs in the Greater New
York area. He moved to Bernards-
vile in 1896 to assist his mother.
Mrs. Grace Carleton Dryden, in
the management of the family
estate.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Leila Florence Batty Dryden: a
son, John Fairfield Dryden III; q
daughter, Mrs. Frederic N. Millen:
two sisters. Miss Elizabeth Butter
field Dryden, and Mrs. Newcomb G.
Baker, and two grandchildren. An
other son, Philip Coulston Dryden,
died in a prisoner Of war hospital
after having been shot down In
action over France.
Funeral services will be held at
st. Bernard's Church, Bernardsville,
at pm. tomorrow. Burial will be
In Mount Pleasant Cemetery,
Newark,
Evening star., 1947-03-18

Mr.. Truman has had a great rest
here during the few days he has
been here.
When he came here a week ago,
he was frankly tired. In two weeks
he had made three major speeches.
TIE last of these, his address before
the Congress on the gravity Of the
international situation, was one of
the most important he has made
since the end of World War II.
During this period, he also went
through an almost sleepless five
days of his goodwill visit to Mexico
in which, through his innate hu-
manness, he helped heal old wounds
that still existed between the two
American neighbors.
Evening star., 1947-03-18

Community Service Council to help
defray the expenses Of cherry bios
som festival to be held on the
grounds of the National Naval Med
ical Center. Date Of the fete has not
been set.
The board also voted a donation
of SIS to the Bethesda Chevy Chase
Youth Council.
Evening star., 1947-03-18
Soviet Paper Publishes
Bio a Statements in Full
By the Associoied Press

MOSCOW, Mar. 18.-The govern
ment newspaper Izvestia published
in full today the statements made
by Secretary of State Marshall,
British Foreign Secretary Bevin and
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov at
the Big Four Conference. There
was no editorial comment.
The factual report Of the proceed
ings filled almost three of Izvestia s
four pages. Pravda, Communist
Party organ, does not publish on
Ttlesdaye
Evening star., 1947-03-18

VA ANAAS We oA ~
Adams, Mrs. Herbert
Andrews, z. r.
Barlow, Peter r.
Bartlett, Paul W.
Bartlett, Susanna
Bennett, Mrs. Louis
Bergman, c. K.
BierStadt, Mrs. A.
Bliss, Miss Lizzie p.
Borglum, Gutzon
Borglun, Mrs. g.
Bradley, George L.
Bradley, Mrs. G. L.
Eredin, Mrs. r. 8.
Brenner, Mrs. Kate
Brice, Mrs. A. T.
Brolesnau, Nine. Z.
Butler, Mrs. H. r.
Carlson, Dimes
Carlsen, Mrs. Emil
Chadbourne, Mrs. z.
Church. Frederick
Clingman, 7. L.
Coonan, j. e.
Curry, Mrs. J; /. M;
Daingerfeld, Miss M.
de Laszlo, Sir P. A.
Dimmock, Mrs. c. G.
Drew, Mrs. William
Dumaresq, Herbert
Eustis, Mrs. w. c.
Fischer, Victor @.
Tagg, Mrs. G. P.
Foster. Charles e.
Fox, Mrs. v. L. W.
French. Daniel C.
Garhnckel, julius
Gregory, Mrs. 1. 7
Hall, Mrs. J. H., ii
Hall, John H., II. -
Hartman, Mrs. =. L
Harrison, Miss J.. Z
Hassan1, Mrs. Childt
Ha rtman, Ella T.
Hearn, George A.
Hegeman, Miss A.. "
Henderson, Mrs. j, 3
Henry, Miss Carolin
Hill, David Jayne
Hill, r. T., heirs OF
Hunt, Miss v. L, .
Huntington, Anna Il
Huntington, A. M.
johnson, Ralph c.
Kaufman, 8. Il.
Ksufmann. r. M.
KellogE, Frank B. =
Kellogg, Mrs. r. B,
Konti, Isidore
r,aIlehiin, MrS. J. L.
Evening star., 1947-03-18

Lazarus, Mrs. A. B.
Lehr, Mrs. Louis c.
Letter, Mrs. Joseph
Long. Mrs. B.
MacEwen, Mrs. W.
MacGudey, K. r.
Maxwell, Miss NJ. e.
Mcguire, James c.
MCGUIRE, J, C. III.
Mexican, Mrs. Z.
Mclean, Robert
Meredith, Gilman
Meyer, Mrs. Eugene
Miiiet, F. D.
Mills, Clark
Morris, Lewis r.
Morse, Edward L.
Moss. Mrs. Frank
Mount Vernon
Ladies' Asse citation
Niehaus, Henry
oConnor, Andrew
Oehme, Julius
Ormond, Mrs. Violet
Osborn, william c.
oyster, g. M, jr.
Page, r. C. M.
Parmele, Mrs. James
Parsons, Arthur j.
Quantrell, Ernest T..
Quantrell, Mrs. z. e.
Reinhart, Charles 8.
RiveS, Mrs. Belle M.
Riggs, George W.
Robertson, Miss J. 8,
Sargent, Miss Emily
Schih, Jacob II.
Scott. Stevenson
Seligman. Jefferson
Sloan, John
Sloan, Mrs. John
Smith. James D.
Smithers, Mrs. F. 8,
Steinmetz, c. w. M.
Stevens, Joseph S.
Stevens, Miss E. 3.
Stevens, Mrs. g.
Stickney, JEANNE K.
Stone, Mrs. z. j.
Taylor, George
Thom, Mrs. Corcoran
Treasury Department
Tuck, Edward
Walker, Mrs. z. c.
Watrous. Harry
westcott. Mrs. r. e.
White, Miss A. E.
Willis, Miss e. c.
Wooley, Clarence N.
Evening star., 1947-03-18
By tho A.soeiated Press

BY the Associated Press
ANNAPOLIS, Mar. 18-Imposi-
tion of e State sales tax, jury service
for women, repeal of the "Jim Crow
law and reapportionment of legis-
lative members comprised few OF
the problems confronting Mary
lands General Assembly today.
These and other questions wers
before the lawmakers as their lead
ers sought to keep abreast of the
varied proposals which must be dis
posed Of before the closing of the
1947 meeting on March 81.
The House of Delegates Judiciary
Committee planned a forenoon con-
ference to take up Senate-approved
bills which would permit women to
serve on juries and do away with
the Jim Grow" segregation act.
The Constitutional Amendments
Committees of both chambers sched-
uled meeting to take up the re-
apportionment plan, which would
give Baltimore city and the larger
counties greater representation in
the Legislature-subject to approval
by the electorate.
A showdown on Gov. Lanes 2 per
cent sales tax, keystone of the ad-
ministration's fund-raising program
to finance increased costs of educa-
ton and other governmental func-
tions, has been made a special order
OF business in the Senate tonight.
Partial settlement Of the taxation
question was stalled yesterday when
the minority-the II Republican
Senators-offered q resolution con-
demning the sales tax as unjust,
obnoxious and unwise."
The Republicans offered a sub
stitute for increases in corporate
and personal income taxes, amuse-
ment levies, beer taxes and new i'm
posts on tobacco.
Last night the House defeated a
proposed constitutional amendment
to abolish the States Orphans
Courts by accepting an unfavorable
committee report after a floor fight
The Senators accepted favorable
reports on legislation to curb strikes
by public employees and to prohibit
the checkof of union dues by public
workers after agreeing on amend
ments.
The amendments eliminate Bal
timore City and Allegany and Gar
rett Counties from the strike bill,
and AlleQany and Garrett counties
from the checkof legislation.
Evening star., 1947-03-18
Hoey to Speak in Arlington

Senator Hoey, Democrat, of North
Carolina, will speak at dinner of
the Mems Bible Glass in the Clar-
endon Methodist Church, Sixth and
North Irving streets, Arlington, at
$50 o'clock this evening.
Evening star., 1947-03-18
Corcoran Art Gallery
Invites Participation
By Honor LIST Plan

Carrying out plans to encourage
greater public participation in its
activities, the Corcoran Gallery Of
Art today announced the establish
,nent OF various classes of mem
bership In the association formed
recently TO foster the gallery's ef-
forts.
The three highest classes of MEM
bers are to be known as benefac-
tors, patrons and fellows. The
trustees have designated as men,
bers Of these classes individuals who
have contributed generously to the
gallery in the past.
Benefactoys are those who have
given funds or works OF art amount
ing to $4,000 or more. Patrons
include those whose gifts have
amounted to sums ranging from
$25,o00 to $4,000. Fellows are those
whose gifts range from $1,000 to
SIS,
Degrees Of Membership.
Membership is In the organiza-
tion known as the Association of
the Corcoran Gallery of Art. In
addition to the classes already listed,
the following classes have been es-
tablished:
Life membership, $500; annual
sustaining membership, 500; an
nual contributing membership, $25,
aad annual membership, $40.
The names Of all persons who have
qualified as fellows or who will quail
ify hereafter will be printed in the
annual report of the gallery. The
names of those qualifying as bene-
factors and patrons will eventually
be perpetuated by permanent plaques
to be placed in the gallery.
The list of eight persons and an
organization designated as benefac-
tors is led by the name of the late
William Wilson Corcoran, the foun-
der. The other individuals are
Mrs. William A. Clark, Mrs. Hugh
cite Marcelle Clark and Mrs. Lewis
r. Morris, and the following who
are deceased: Mrs. Benjamin Ogle
Tayloe, William A. Clark, Mrs. Mar
ius de Brabant and James Parma
lee.
The organization is the A. W.
Mellon Educational and Charitable
Trust.
Patrons and Fellows.
Designated as patrons are Capt
Stuart Farrar Smith, U. S. N, re-
tired, and these donors tn the raI-
lery who are deceased: George E.
Lemon, Charles G. Glover and Mrs.
Edward Chandler Walker.
Those who have been designated
as fellnws ere.
Evening star., 1947-03-18
Weather Report

District Of Columbia - Mostly
sunny, with highest temperature ir
the middle 40s this afternoon. Clear
tonight, with lowest about % de-
grees. Increasing cloudiness and a
little milder tomorrow.
Virginia and Maryland-MostlJ
clear and continued rather cold to-
night. Tomorrow increasing cloudi-
ness and a little milder.
Wind velocity, 20 miles per hour
direction, west northwest.
River Report.
From United States Engineerso
Potomac River muddy at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah CLOUDY
at Harpers Ferry.
Temperature and Humidity.
(Eeadings at Washinston National Airport
Evening star., 1947-03-18
Showdown Scheduled
On Sales Tax Tonight
In Maryland Senate
BULLETIN

ANNAPOLIS tP.-The House
Judiciary Committee voted to-
day to return a favorable re-
port on the women's jury
service bill, but rejected a
measure which would repeal
the States "Jim Crow" law.
Evening star., 1947-03-18

Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 73, on January 30.
Lowest. z, on February 5.
Evening star., 1947-08-06
British Wives Lament Losinq
Soldier Husbands to FruuIeins

5000. Obviously addressing those
whose intentions were less honor
able, 1t. Gen. Sir Richard Nc
Creery, British commander in Ger
many, appealed for improved moral
standards.
"A far higher standard OF con-
duct by army officers is essential if
we are to make a success of the
tasks ahead" he said in statement
at Hamburg yesterday.
An Englishman who worked with
the Allied Control Commission for
three years in Germany-Thomas
Bates, a Londoner-said in a pub
lished letter that "the chances of
husband being as good as lost the
moment he sets foot in Germany
are about rs to 25."
Chief reason Is that German
girls have been trained to love
home life far more than British
women" he said.
The archdeacon of Brighton, the
Rev. James H. L. Morrell, sug-
gested another attraction of the
frauleins following recent visit to
Germany: There is no equality
nonsense about the sexes there.
The man is definitely the head of
the house"
Evening star., 1947-08-06
Hartley Acts as Peocemoker
In Earl CurroII-AFM Dispute

Mr.. Carroll had announced pre-
viously that because the union re-
quired him to employ three extra
musicians he was planning to close
his Hollywood theater-restaurant
show by the end of this month.
We'll, why don't you settle it?"
Mr.. Hartley asked Mr.. Paul. "Mr.
Carroll is here and so are your
union officials"
With this recess was declared
and 10 minutes later the Snowman
and union officials announced that
the disagreement had been settled
and that a new three-year contract
had been signed. The subcommit-
tee then announced that it would
drop this phase of its investigation.
Carroll confirmed the signing OF
the contract, saying:
IT have been afraid of the musi-
clans because they had the power
to take my business away. But we
have agreed and I am very happy"
Under the new contract the Car
roll musicians are granted $2o
weekly increase in salary which the
Snowman said he had agreed to last
February. II am not now required
to employ the three (extra) men
but I intend to do so," Carroll COM
mented. IT have established the
principle"
The subcommittee announced that
it's investigation of Hollywood
strikes and film union jurisdictional
disputes would begin Monday with
several Aim producers and union
representatives called to testify.
Evening star., 1947-08-06
State Operated Farms
In YugosIavia Offer
Picture Of Plenty
By DonieI De Luce
Associated Press Foreign Correspondent


RUMA, Yugoslavia, Aug. 6.-For
the lowly hired hand, state farming
in Yugoslavia offers a paradise of
milk and honey.
A tractor driver at Ruma, 40 miles
northwest of Belgrade, where $500
acres of rich, black earth are now
government-owned, can earn as
much as $50 dinars fs5) in a day.
A cabinet minister in Belgrade, by
contrast, averages only 1873 dinars
and has nothing in his backyard
to pluck free for supper.
Nothing is too good for state
farms. They are ON the priority
list for official subsidies. The men
who plan to socialize Yugoslavia
count on them to lead tradition
ally backward and individuahstic
peasantry into q collectivist era.
A veteran of the French Maquis,
who calls Russia's "Sovhoz'' the ideal
form of agriculture, has assumed
the dictatorship of Ruma after or
ganizing five other farms for the
republic.
There is nothing to compare
with the sovhoz," said Teodor Geor-
gijevic, 28-year-old Serb who won a
degree as engineer of agronomy at
Toulouse. fought in the resistance
and then returned to his native land.
State farming is superior to the
kolkhoz-the cooperative farm-as
Russia has demonstrated. 1t Is more
scientific, more efficient"
MIR. Georgijevic owns a large pic
ture of Prime Minister Stain and
often talks of visiting the Soviet
Union, perhaps next year. He has
never been there.
Owner Disappears.
The fertile acres which he man
ages formerly belonged to "Fas-
cist," rich man of German descent.
The director said he did not know
what had happened to the -ex-land-
lord and could not even recall his
name.
Ruma is much as the Fascist
left it. however, except for several
dormitories for workers and sheds
for machinery, which are under con.
struction.
The quaint, white-wash d
Evening star., 1947-08-06
ST. EIizabeths PLANNING
To Dispose Of Cows, Piqs

High costs of feed and labor were
blamed today as st. Elizabeths Hos
pital prepared to get rid of 400 cows
and 500 pigs within the next year.
DR.. Winfred Overholser, hospital
superintendent, announced that
dairy activities and hog-raising on
the hospitals farm would be dropped
because the projects no longer are
profitable.
1--WE would not be justified in ask
ing for money to keep it going the
hospital superintendent commented
TITS not practical and we don't need
the pigs and COWS now"
During the war, however, they
were "a lifesaver," he added.
The hospital will continue to op-
crate its truck gardens, however, DR..
Overholser explained.
Evening star., 1947-08-06
German Editor Quits
In Rift With Army
BY the Associated Press

MUNICH, Aug. 6.-Dr. Hans
Walienberg, American editor-in-
chief of occupied Germany's biggest
newspaper, has resigned because OF
a disagreement" with the Amer
lean Military Government over its
policies, it was announced last
night. =
DR.. Wallenberg, who has guided
the American zones Die Neue lei
tung since March, 1916, will leave
his post early next month, the an
nouncemelt said.
The German-born editor, son of
a Berlin newspaper publisher, re-
fused to reveal what disagreement"
had prompted his resignation. He
said any statement he made might
prejudice the newspaper re had
headed and he thought the news
paper, with its circulation of 1885,
600, more important than my own
feelings"
DR.. Wallenberg, who emigrated to
the United States in the 1906 and
returned to Europe as a United
States Army officer, was highly
praised by the military government
when it announced his resignation.
The announcement said that un-
der DR.. Wallenberg's "astute leader
ship" the newspaper had become
the most influential news-organ in
Germany"
Evening star., 1947-08-06
Gov. Wright Leading
40ther Candidates in
Mississippi Primary
By the Associated Press

JACKSON, Miss, Aug. 6.-Field-
ing L. Wright, 52-year-old veteran
Of Mississippi public life and Gov
ernor by succession since November,
today held a substantial lead over
four other aspirants for the gov
ernorship.
He said the returns appeared"
last night to give him a majority
but that he was prepared to fight
for the Office in a second primary
if necessary.
The returns of yesterdays Demo-
cratic primary - the election that
counts in Mississippi-quickly gave
Gov. Wright a majority over the
combined opposition. But the count
was slow and the second man, Paul
B. johnson, jr., at 81 the youngest
.gubernatorial candidate and the
only World War II veteran in the
race, gained ground.
Leading by 1852.
Returns from 921 of the liza pre-
cincts gave Gov. Wright majority
of 1852. The incomplete totals:
Gov. Wright. 45,932; Mr. Johnson,
24,121; Jesse M. Byrd, advocate of
State prohibition repeal, 7,570;
Frank L. Jacobs, Mayor of Meridian,
1919, and William Lycurgus Spinks,
proponent of old age pensions. 800.
Mr.. johnson, whose father died in
Office as Governor in 1943, never be-
fore had run for Office. He left a
law practice to enlist in the Marine
Corps and served nearly four years,
seeing combat at Two Jima and
elsewhere.
Record Vote Seen.
An extremely heavy vote, possibly
a record, and ticket heightened by
hundreds of names Of local Office
seekers, hampered the count.
The election was expected to pro-
vide a test of Mississippi's new
Democratic primary law permitting
prospective voters to be challenged
on their attitude on such issues as
Federal antilynch, antipoll tax and
fair employment practice laws.
Some Negroes were reported to
have been challenged on such
grounds, others on the older issue
Of poll-tax payment, but there was
no violence and Negroes voted
throughout the State.
Gov. Wright is an attorney, a
World War I overseas veteran and
a former legislator with IL years
service divided between both Houses.
He was elected Lieutenant Governor
in the last general election and sue
ceeded Gov. Thomas L. Bailey on the
latter'S death.