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greatest number OF pitches (eight)
had a A record so far as the Mats
were concerned.
Only one new face was slated to
appear in Bluege's lineup. Mark
Christman, an infielder recently
purchased from the st. Louis
Browns, was to play shortstop and
bat seventh. Christman arrived
Saturday and made his debut in a
Nat uniform yesterday in Balti-
more as Washington scored a sec
ond successive shutout over the
Orioles. He got off to a hashy start
hitting home run on his first
trip. .t.. a
Bevens Faces Left-handers.
Because Bevens, a 6-foot, 2-inch
-pounder, is a right-hander
Bluege planned to send five straight
left-hand hitters to the plate. The
tentative Washington lineup was as
follows: Joe Grace, left field; Buddy
Lewis, right fiela; Stan Spence
center field; Mickey Vernon, Amer
lean League batting champion
first base; Cecil Travis, third base;
Jerry Priddy, second base; Christ
man, shortstop; AL Evans, catcher,
ana Newsom.
For the Yankees at least one
rookie was to start. Harris, twice
manager of Washington, planned to
start Lawrence (YogD Berra, once a
catcher, in right field and was lean
ing toward Bobby Brown. .34l hit
ter in the international League
last season, for the third base as
Here is the way Harris
planned to oppose Newsom: Phil
Rizzuto, shortstop; Brown or Billy
Johnson, third base; George Nc
Quinn, first base; Charley Keller,
left field; Berra, right field; Johnny
center field; Aaron Robin
son, catcher; George Stirnweiss,
second base and Bevens.
The opposing pitchers each won
more games than they lost in 1916,
Bevens capturing 16 and losing 13
while Newsom won IA and dropped
l3. This is Newsom's fourth tour
Of duty with Washington.
In addition to the blessings of
the White House-and the Presi-
dents party is expected to include
Mrs. Truman and Margaret Tru-
man as well as such guests as Chief
Justice Vinson and Admiral Leahy
of official Washington was
to recognize the new sea-
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By Constantine Brown
ssar Foreign Affoirs Analyst


ATHENS (By MaiD.-The Greek
government is counting on Presi-
dent Humans program of economic
and military assistance to ward of
the danger of an immediate inva-
sion by Russia.
Reports from the Soviet capital
seem to indicate that the new
American policy of resisting further
Soviet penetration in Europe has
had SOLDERING effect on the Rus
sian leaders, who seemed to believe
that the United States would not
react to subjugation OF more ccun
tries on the fringe OF the iron cur
tain.
The actual truth will be known
in the near future. Meanwhile, how
ever. the Greek government fears
that the U. N. commissions investi-
cation of the border troubles will
be no more successful than that of
the League of Nations commission
which was sent to Manchuria in
1882. The two-volume report of the
Lytton commission was an excellent
piece of work, but the>Japanese got
what they wanted in spite OF it.
Forces Are Withdrawn.
The arrival of the Security Coun-
ellis commission was the signal for
withdrawal Of the forces which were
gathering on Greece's northern
border, leaving no more than 1000
or 5000 men to operate in the usual
fashion.
The remarkable thing is that this
number never changes, regardless OF
the casualties which the guerrillas
suffer. Neither is their equipment
weakened by the capture OF am
munition dumps and stores.
The explanation is easy. Tn,
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Brjtons Hopeful Of Word
OF Cut in Income Taxes
BY the Assoeioted Press

LONDON. April 14.-Britons were
hopeful today that the Chancellor
of the Exchequer might recommend
reduction Of income taxes in his
budget address to the House Of
Commons tomorrow.
A determining factor probably will
be the cost of the Gripping Febru-
ary coal crisis Government statis-
ticians believed the >cost of that
weather-borne crisis might be less
than f100,000,0o0 (s400, 900 ,000)
Some observers said Chancellor
Hugh Dalton might recommend
some sort of tax reduction to en-
courage the public to work harder
for production and national recov-
cry
Some hope was expressed that as
much as shilling co cents) would
be Topped from the standard income
tax rate of nine shillings ($1.80) to
| the pound.
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Condition of Mansfield
Is Reported Improving

Representative Mansfield, Demo-
crat, Of Texas, who has been III
since Wednesday at the Naval Hos
pital in Bethesda, was reported TO-
day by his son, Bruce Mansfield
to be getting along well after spend
ing q good night.
The 86-year-old House member,
suffering from circulatory complica-
tlons, has been under an oxygen
tent which is expected to be re-
moved today, his son said.
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American Airlines Plans
Expanded Coreo Service

Overnight cargo deliveries from
coast to coast will be possible when
American Airlines puts into effect
its plans for expansion in the cargo
field the airline announced today.
The plan calls for replacing the
existing Douglas DC-3 cargo planes
with the larger and faster DC-4
airfreighters on new schedules, ef-
fective June g. Service to inter-
mediate cities is to be increased.
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will be no peace until it has one >
He admitted that Russia nov
was expansionist, but added that
Britain was expansionist in the
past and America is expansionist ir
the Pacific and elsewhere today"
New Power Politics.
He called on nations having the
atomic bomb "to try a, new type o1
power politics" and "use power tc
create world prosperity and increase
abundance"
Mr.. Wallace told the British they
were in strong position to do this
because they were "a bridge be.
tween free enterprise America ano
Socialist Russia, and neither Of
them can afford to ignore YOU"
At LIVERPOOL he said that there
had been an effort in the Senate
"to make 1t appear that something
reasonable has been done by me
and that should say these thing.
in the United States" not abroad
He said that on his return to thu
United States soon he would tel
the Middle West and Far Wes
exactly how the people of Britain
Scandinavia and France feel" HI
added that the time was not rip,
for him to visit Russia and declared
that, once he was back home, "my
government may not want to let mt
| have passport to get out of thu
country again"
Wrong Address Suggested.
British newspapers have reported
accusations in the United State.
that MIR. Wallace is violating a Law
limiting private citizens talks with
foreign governments when aimed Al
influencing those governments at.
titudes toward United States policy
Wallace told his Liverpool listeners
Il confess did speak to Prim,
Minister Attlee, but I had no oppor
tunity to seduce him because tn,
American Ambassador was ther,
serving as most efficient ans
proper chaperon.'
(Mr. Wallace and Ambassador
Lewis ". Douglas had lunch with
Mr.. Attlee Friday at the latter!
Chequers country home).
The conservative London Dali,
Mail commented today that Mr.
Wallace was honest and vel
meaning" but that 'this path to the
stars is rather foggy."
I'VE suggest that Mr.. Wallace has
come to the wrong address," it said
HE should be delivering his homi-
lies either in Washington or in
Moscow"
Tonight Mr.. Wallace will be the
guest of a group of Labor members
of Parliament at private supper
Tomorrow. after a brief excursion
to nearby farming area, he plans
to attend a House of Commons ses-
sion when Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer Hugh Daltons budget mes
sage will be presented.
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9Th Battalion Association
To Present Arms Medals

Small arms qualification medals
won in the l945 season will be pre-
sented at the quarterly meeting Of
the Ninth Battalion Association Of
the Maryland State Guard at pm
April 81 in the Hyattsville Armory
Delivery of the medals has been
delayed because of the metal short
age, according to Alan B. Mackall
who is handling arrangements fol-
the meeting.
All former officers and enlisted
men of the 9th Battalion are ELI
gible for membership in the organi-
cation if they have had six months
continuous, service. have attended
one annual encampment or were
discharged to enter the armed serv-
ices, Mr. Mackall said.
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|Lindbergh Urges Aid
For Western World,
BY Force, il Needed
sy HE As.oeia,sd prsss

NEW YORK, April A. Charles A
Lindbergh says this Nation must
help rebuild western civilization
even though ut may require the use
of military force because in a
rocket-atomic age, the welfare OF
other nations is more than i'm
portant, it is vital to US"
Mr.. Lindbergh, in prepared
statement issued last night, said
that "in years past, we Americans
could live securely behind our own
defenses," but now. mo earthly dis
tance is adequate defense against
the latest weapons of science"
To request for comment in con-
nection with next months Goth an
niversary of his historic New York
to-Paris fight. Mr.. Lindbergh re-
piled that he was mot interested in
anniversaries but was concerned
primarily with his obligation as a
citizen and one who had been out
spoken previously, to make his posi-
ton clear on Americas foreign pol
icy.
Consistent u. S. Policy Urged.
Recalling that seven years ago he
had urged that Western powers 're-
frain from war while Nazi Germany
and Communist Russia fought out
their totalitarian IDEAS" Mr.. Lind
bergh said. Il plead again for con-
sistent American policy toward
Europe
''It would be disastrous" he added
'for us to continue wavering back
and forth between intervention ano
withdrawal. We made our decision
when we entered the war. Oul
honor demands, our security depends
on carrying through what we have
started.
'We must help to rebuild Western
civilization. We must re-establisf
and protect the ideals We believe in
This will require our extending
financial assistance. It may require
the use Of military force. But ne
necessary cost is too high for the
accomplishment of these objec.
Wants Free Peoples United.
Our security now depends on pre-
venting the assembly of moderr
weapons by an aggressive power. Il
depends on the cooperation oI
peoples who believe in the freedom
and dignity OF man and in way O
life that is basically similar to ours.
Mr.. Lindbergh said that those O.
us who opposed intervention" lik'
Americans of other viewpoints
worked, fought and many died il
the cause Of victory"
The military victory was decisive
he said, but we emerge from tn
war with Western civilization great
ly weakened in a world full o
famine, hatred and despair. W.
have destroyed Nazi Germany onl.
to find that in doing so we hay'
strengthened Communist Russia, be
hind whose iron curtain lies /;
record of bloodshed and oppression
never equaled.
IT believe we could have prevented
the war in Western Europe
But it will do little good to argue
the wisdom of the past. The actor
we have taken cannot be changed
and it forms the foundation upo1
which we must unite to build a bet
ter future"
Evening star., 1947-04-14
Campbell Seeks Divorce
From Dorothy Parker
BY the Assoeioted Press

LAS VEGAS, New, April 1.-THE
married team Of film writer's, Dor
othy Parker, poetess and wit, and
Alan Campbell is splitting.
Mr.. Campbell told reporters he
had taken residence here to seek a
divorce. He said a wartime separa-
ton made the couple strangers. -
He served as captain in the intelli-
gence division, Army Air Forces, in
England.
Miss Parker and Mr.. Campbell
were married In 1888. She and her
first husband, Edwin Parker, were
divorced shorty after World War /.
Evening star., 1947-04-14
Greeks Count on Truman Plan
To Ward OFF Soviet Invasion

gaps are filled after every engage.
ment from large Yugoslayian
Bulgarian and Albanian forces be-
hind the operating lines.
The principal force is Yugoslavian
A mixed army Of Yugoslav regulars
and volunteers is operating ir
Macedonia. 1t is patterned after
the International Brigade in the
Spanish Civil War, but, OF course
contains no volunteers from western
countries.
The Yugoslav force is headed by
a Gen. Macy, who was one of the
smaller fry in the Spanish war. He
Is reputed to be Of Hungarian origin
The headquarters are at Skoplje
Yugoslavia, but the actual planning
headquarters are in q Macedonian
village called Magarevo, about three
miles from the large border town
of Bitolj. Stationed there are the
3rd Yugoslav Division and the 5tt
Proletarian Brigade.
Five Divisions Along Border.
Until the arrival of the 11-natior
u. N. commission in Greece there
were five division within so mile.
Of the Greek border. They included
one tank division, equipped with
Russion tanks, and one motorcycle
brigade. Between Skoplje ane
Pristina in Northern Macedonis
there were four additional divisions
These we're not Marshal Titos best
except for the tank division
but were better equipped ane
trained than the Greek army or
the same long border.
With the arrival of the U. N.
investigating commission two O
Tito's border divisions were with.
drawn farther north in Macedonis
and are now disposed in the vicin.
ity of Gen. Nagy's headquarters.
Evening star., 1947-04-14

son. Senators Vandenberg, Repub-
lican, of Michigan: O'Mahoney,
Democrat, of Wyoming and Con-
nally, Democrat, of Texas, as well as
Speaker of the House Martin had
been invited and Representative
Martin was to assist the 77-year-
old Mr.. Griffith in raising the flag
in center field.
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baseball Tickets sale window under the right
o that time
ha a
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Considers District bills.
Republican members meet to con-
slider party stand on labor bills.
House and Senate conference re.
sumo efforts to reach compromise
on portal pay bills.
Evening star., 1947-04-14
Congress in Brief
SENATE.
By the Assoeiated Press

By the Assoeioted Press
In recess until Tuesday.
Labor Committee discusses unior
curb legislation at closed session
Appropriations subcommittee hears
AFL President William Green tes.
tify on Labor Department fund re.
ductions.
Evening star., 1947-04-14

Highest, 80, on April 8.
Lowest, Z, on February 5.
Tide Tables.
Furnished by United States Coast and
Geodetic Eurveyl
Evening star., 1947-07-29
$4,000 in Cash, Gems
Taken in 7 BurgIaries

Two burglaries in which $4,000 in
cash was reported stolen in down.
town robbery and S2,400 in jewelry
was reported taken in a house.
breaking were being investigated
today by police.
Thieves who broke into the Amer
ican Building Association, 800 Renn-
sylvania avenue Sc, early ! this
morning took cash box containing
approximately $4,000, raincoat and
a suit of clothes, police were told.
The box was left under counter
instead of being put in the vault
due to a teller's error, according to
H. B. Kramer, treasurer. The rain
coat belonged to Chatham Towers,
director, he said. The suit be-
1onged to Rubin Lee Baxter, assist
ant treasurer.
Police said entry was gained by
breaking the glass in rear window.
The thieves ransacked the entire
Office, they said.
Theft of the jewelry from safe
by a burglar who apparently knew
the safes combination was reported
by Sam Critz, Is, of 1888 Tewkes-
bury place NV.
Mr.. Critz, retired shoemaker,
told police that the burglar entered
through an unlocked window, cut
the telephone wire and opened the
safe in a first-foor wardrobe.
He said woman's platinum ring
valued at $500 was taken, along with
a platinum dinner ring worth $500
"a platinum ring with diamond
valued at $500 and one lavalier set
with small diamonds worth $1,000.
Evening star., 1947-07-29
Death Toll in Brest Rises to 20
In Blast of Nitrute-Luden Ship

storage tank and demolished lines
of communication.
Most of the dead were described
as dock workers or seamen. The
fatalities. however, included one un-
identified woman about 80 years old.
The crew Of the Ocean Liberty
had been taken of before the YES
sells cargo exploded, but her cap
tain was reported fatally injured
when struck by a flying piece of
metal while standing on shore.
Fires started by the blast still were
burning today. Much of Brest had
been destroyed by aerial lombard
ments during the war and many of
the buildings in the business dis
trict consisted of prefabricated one
story wooden structures that went
up like match boxes.
The, explosion occurred as the
American-built Liberty ship was be-
ing towed out to the roadstead after
an unsuccessful five-hour battle to
extinguish fire discovered in her
(See SHIP, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1947-07-29

High meat prices have
prompted the Commissioners to
order increased use of meat sub
stitutes and "extenders" in the
Districts health, welfare and
correctional institutions.
Roland M. Brennan, District pur-
chasing officer, said the institutions
also were instructed to avoid pur-
chases of meat costing As cents a
pound or more.
Although the orders would be
reflected in skimpier menus for the
1000 persons who received their
meals in District institutions, Mr..
Brennan said they would not have
two meatless days a week, although
this had been considered. They now
have one meatless day each week.
In practical terms, the price in
creases mean that more soy bean
Evening star., 1947-07-29
By the Associated Press

BREST, France, July 29.-Off1-
cials reported 20 dead and at
least AT injured in this port to-
day from the explosion and fire
that wrecked the ammonium nj
trate-laden Norwegian freighter
Ocean Liberty yesterday.
Nine of the injured died today,
the French Ministry of Marine said.
Badly injured and hospitalized at
nearby Landerneau were Al others.
In addition, Ponchalet Hospital re-
ported it had treated 376 for cuts
and bruises inflicted by flying debris.
paris newspapers estimated
the death toll as high as 23o
Hundreds more were severely
shaken when the nitrate went of
with shattering blast that smashed
in building fronts along the sea
front, set off an explosion in the
city's gas system, fired q gasoline
Evening star., 1947-07-29
Grain Breaks Sharply
In Chicago Trading
BY the Associated Press

CHICAGO, July 29.-Grain fu-
lures broke sharply on the Board
of Trade today, wheat declining as
much as cents bushel during the
morning session. Corn was off
around cents but oats showed
some resistance to general selling. =.
The Government reduced it's wheat
buying price by l cent at Kansas
City. This combined with favor
able weather for expansion of
harvesting operations to start a
selling wave.
Some of the selling in oats and
corn reflected a Government an
nouncement that no export alloca-
tions of these grains were made for
September.
Toward midsession rally started
and at II am. wheat was 31a to 4
cents lower than the previous close,
September 2.27k; corn was 2 to 2A
lower, September 2.04A, and oats
were 13s to Is lower, September
89h -%.
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Britain MayCut
Armed Forces in
Economic Crisis
Montgomery Reported
Planning to Return
Home to Aid Slash
By the Associated Press

LONDON, July 29.-Authorita-
tive sources said today Great
Britain might reduce her armed
forces and dip into her f640, ,000,-
600 $2,560, ,000,000) gold and doll
lar reserve as emergency meas
ures to meet the prospective
winter economic crisis.
Left Wing Labor Party menu
bers have been urging the govern
ment to cut down the army, navy
and air force, which had 1927 300
men at the start of the month.
Field Marshal Viscount Mont
gomery, chief of the British Imper-
ial General Staff, was to cut short
Evening star., 1947-07-29
Police Formally Ask
Fbt Aid on Modern
Statistical System
Eight Separate Agencies
Pledge Cooperation Witt
Metropolitan Force

Chief of Detectives Floyd Tru-
scott took to the Federal Bureau
lof Investigation today a formal
request from the Police Depart
ment for expert assistance in
undermining Washington's police
statistical bureau and other
crime reporting methods.
Police Chief Robert j. Barrett, it
was learned, requested the assistance
of an expert in studying the de-
partment's present organization and
suggesting changes.
At the same time, Chairman Ho-
ran of the House Appropriations
District Subcommittee made public
letters from eight separate police
agencies here, assuring cooperation
with the Metropolitan police.
Expressing satisfaction with the
letters, Mr.. Horan said he regarded
them as the first step in his long
pending attempt to clarity police
Jurisdictions in the metropolitan
area.
Seeks to Avoid Implications.
Mr.. Horan previously announced
he hoped to have House Appropria-
tions Committee investigators re-
port on all the police administra-
tions here with a view to eliminating
duplicating police services and fix
ing responsibility on the various
forces.
In releasing the letters, on the
eve of his return to his home State,
Mr.. Horan said he was certain they
Evening star., 1947-07-29
Hough Gets ; Years
For Mail Fraud on
Veterans Housing
On Probation Five Years
On Another Count; Con
Be PuroIed in Year

Stanley P. Hough, 40-year-old
builder, today was sentenced to
three years imprisonment on
each of three counts of using the
mails to defraud in connection
with acceptance of payments for
veterans homes which he failed
to complete. The sentences are
to run concurrently.
Hough was put on probation for
five years on fourth count OF using
the mails to defraud.
Sentence imposed was recon-
mended to Judge A. D. Barksdale by
United States Attorney George R
Humrickhouse at Federal District
Court in Alexandria, where Hough
was found guilty of the mail fraud
charges by a jury on June "a.
Mr.. Humrickhouse said Hough
would be eligible for parole after a
year. Defense Attorney John A. K.
Donovan told the court he planned
to appeal.
Sentence was imposed by Judge
Barksdale after Hough told the court
that arrangements had been made
with an Arlington builder, A. L.
Jewell, to complete the veterans
homes he had failed to build at
Hough Park, near Oxon Hill, Md.
Hough also produced letter to show
the judge he could again serve as a
Baptist minister if he were freed.
1t was brought out at Hough's trial
that he at one time had been a
Baptist minister.
Arthur c. Stickley II, attorney for
the Jewel building firm, told report
ers after the sentencing that he did
not know if plans for completing the
homes at Hough Park would go
through now that Hough faces a jail
sentence. He said the building plans
were contingent on Hough acting as
supervisor.
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France Urges Soviet Anew
To Join in Marshall Plan
By the Associated Press

LAKE SUCCESS, July 29.-France
made a new appeal to Russia today
to join in implementing the Mar
shall plan.
The appeal was made by French
Delegate Georges Boris as the
United Nations Economic and So
cial Council launched general de-
bate on the Economic Commission
for Europe.
MIR. Boris said distrust between
Russia and the western powers was
paralyzing European economic re-
covery. He blamed the failure Of
the recent three-power conference
in Paris on this distrust.
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; More Steel Firms
Raise Their Prices
By the Associofed Press

NEW YORK, July 29.-Three
more large companies joined the
parade toward higher steel prices
today as director of the Nations
largest producer, the United States
Steel Corp, met to review the second
quarter earnings and possibly take
action on prices.
The Bethlehem Steel Corp. raised
prices an average of IS a ton and
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co.
raised S. to So a ton on long list
of steel products.
Inland Steel Co., announced
prices would go up tomorrow an
average of slightly under $5.75 a
ton"
"Big steel" directors had before
them the example Of many of their
leading competitors, whose price
increases over the week end ranged
from IS to $40 ton.
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Orson WeIIes Expects
Wife to Seek Divorce
By the Associofed Press

NEW YORK, July 29.-Asserting
tl,at they were very friendly and
she is a wonderful person." Orson
Welles said yesterday that he ex-
pected his actress wife, Rita Hay
worth, to begin divorce proceedings
when she returns from London in
a few weeks.
The actor producer made the
statement before leaving by plane
f. London, where he said he would
sc his wife. His trip, he added,
i; in connection with motion pic
=, production.
rr-,,e Welleses were married Sep
I. --'-ec z. 1913 and have daughter
2La y' arS old.