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Evening star., 1947-12-05
Rudio Club Elects

Gerald j. Scarano was elected
president of the Arlington Amateur
Radio Club last night at the Wash
ington-Lee High School. Ellery E.
Estes was named vice president;
Michael Solomon, secretary-treas-
urer, and John c. OConnell, activi-
ties manager.
Evening star., 1947-12-05
Green Sworn In for 18th Yeur

Preparatory to beginning his 29th
year in Office January l, Harry K.
Green, Arlington commissioner Of
revenue, yesterday took the oath be-
fore Virginia Long, deputy clerk Of
the court. -..
Evening star., 1947-12-05
Breeders to Be Checked

BLACKSBURG, Va, Dec. R.-
Virginia artificial cattle breeding
associations will be inspected De-
cember 1919 by a representative OF
the Purebred Dairy Cattle Associa-
tpn.
Evening star., 1947-05-29
Shrine Session Ends
AT Atlantic City With
CoIorfuI Parade
Spsciai pispaseh TO The Stor

ATLANTIC CITY, May 29.-At-
lantic City watched the 73d Imperial
Shrine Council session draw to a
close last night as legions of mobiles
continued marching until, a late
hour.
With the splendor of the Orient,
$4,000 mobiles from mosques in IA
cities, marched to the beat of the
drums of 125 bands, the hum of
Oriental music and the squeal of
bagpipes, before an applauding aud
ience of 100000.
Behind New Jersey State police
motor cycle escort rolled a gold
sedan carrying retiring Imperial
Potentate George H. Rowe, of
Buffalo. NJ. Y. and his successor,
Karl Rex Hammers, of Pittsburgh.
In the fore of the marching dele
gationsNwas Washington Almas
Temple. its 90-piece band unit led
by a tall, gangling Uncle Sam in
green frock coat and candy striped
trousers.
The Capital drill patrol, its tur-
bans haloed with red, green and yel-
low electric lights, followed the
temples massed colors.
Earlier in the day w. Freeland
Kendrick, former Mayor of Philadel-
phia and founder and chairman of
the National Board of Trustees of
the Shriner's Hospitals for Crippled
Children, submitted a budget of
sl1 $4,000 to the Imperial Council
to defray costs of operating the in
stitutions during the coming year.
Evening star., 1947-05-29
Senate Seen BACKING
Extension Of Rent Lids
BY the Assoeioted Press

Senator Buck, Republican, of
Delaware today predicted Senate
sapproval of legislation to extend
rent controls without any gen.
eral increase.
Senator Buck, chairman Of q
Banking subcommittee which con
sidered the extension of rental CELL
ings beyond June 80, told a reporter
he knew of no concerted effort ir
behalf of an board in
crease.
AS the Senate called up the bill
for debate, Senator Hawkes., Re-
publican, of New Jersey, an advo-
cate of a general rise in rents, said
he had given up the idea that any
such proposal could be enacted into
law.
What Is the use of bringing IL
up If 1t is going to be vetoed and
you do not have the strength to
override a veto?" he asked.
Senator Hawkes. said, however
that he will press for Senate adop-
ton OF an amendment, similar to
one in the House bill. which pro-
vides for an increase of Is per
cent in rents where a tenant and
landlord agree on a lease extend
ing through 1948.
He said he thinks it has "a verv
flne chance" of Senate approval.
Evening star., 1947-05-29
Armstrong High Student
Wins in AAA Poster Contest

A Washington boy has won a first
prize of $75 in the third national
school safety poster contest, spon-
sored by the American Automobile
Association,
He is John w. Milligan, IT, of 4231
Meade street NE, student at Arm
strong High School. His poster in
the PLAY Away From Trafic" cate
CORY was judged first among 2,97s
entries, AAA officials said.
Robin Lynch, 5000 Cathedral ave-
nue. NV, and Mirga Zadeikis. 2622
Sixteenth street NV, students at
Immaculate Seminary, won honor
able mention.
This is the second successive year
Washington high schools have been
represented among the winners, AAA
officials pointed out.l The grand
award prize. a $500 art school schol-
arship, and a $75 first prize award
went to James Harvey, a Detroit
high school student.
Evening star., 1947-05-29
Gen. Clark Is Target
OF Bitter Soviet Blast
BY the Assoeioted Press

MOSCOW, May 29.-One of the
sharpest references yet made here
with respect to the American "firn
policy" toward Russia appeared to.
day in Pravda, which published Q
bitter attack on Gen. Mark w
Clark, former American military
governor In Austria.
David zaslavsky, one of the Soviet
Unions best known publicists, de-
clared that Gen. Clark belonged ''tc
that number of unwise politicians
who declare that in relations with
the Soviet Union one should main
tain firm policy"
The Pravda editorialist said that
by this they really meant delib-
erately getting tough and being
rude because they do not want
agreement"
Their task is hamstringing peace
and provoking war" he said.
Mr.. ZaSlavskys article was headed
The Triumph of Gen. Clark Which
Has Not Taken Place"
He said Gen. Clark had hoped to
return to the United States like q
"conquering Caesar" with an Ameri-
canized Austria behind him, but in
stead arrived with empty hands
and could not hide his bitterness
and disappointment.
Gen. Clark reached the United
States last week en- route to his new
9Th Army command in San Fran
cisco. To reporters and in a radio
speech, he criticized Russian policy
in Austria.
Evening star., 1947-05-29
Van KIeffens Named
Netherlands Envoy,
Succeeding Loudon

DR.. Eelco N. Van Kleffens, war
time Foreign Minister of the Meth
erlands, will succeed DIR. Alexander
Loudon as Netherlands Ambassador
here.
His appointment was announced
at The Hague yesterday, the Associ-
ated Press reported. DR.. Van Klef-
fens was Foreign Minister of the
Netherlands government, both in
Holland and in exile in London
from 1899 until February, 1s46, when
he was made Minister without port
folio.
DR.. Loudon, who has represented
his country here since 1888, sub
mitted his resignation a few weeks
ago on the advice of physicians. 1t
is to take effect July !.
AS one of his last major official
acts here, DR.. Loudon late yester-
day signed with Secretary of State
Marshall an agreement under which
the Netherlands will pay the United
States $67 100000 over the next 35
years in a full settlement of lease
lend accounts.
On the other side of the ledger,
the United States agreed to pay the
Netherlands about $25 900 900 to set
tie various outstanding claims.
In signing the agreement, Secre-
tary Marshall praised the Dutch
contribution to the Allied war effort
He stressed the magnificent" re-
sponse to Gen. Eisenhower's appeal
near the wars end for sabotage i. to
obstruct the German army.
DR.. Loudon came to Washington
in 1888 as Dutch Minister. His
country's mission here was raised
to the status of an Embassy in 1912
at the request of President Roose-
velt.
DR.. Van Kleffens Is we'll known
in Washington. He paid two visits
here as Foreign Minister during the
war, once in 1941 and again in 1912
He took prominent part in the
San Francisco organization confer
,ence of the United Nations. He re-
linquished the post of Foreign Min
lister last year to become the Meth
erlands representative on the U. N
Security Council.
Evening star., 1947-05-29
Tricky Words Spell Out Defect
For Half of Spelling Bee Entries

Thirty-five school champions
started in the National Spelling Bee
this morning at the National Press
Club and by noon more than half
of them had been put down by
some of the trickiest words in the
English language.
Washington's representative, Dar-
rell Flavelle of Eliot Junior High
School went down in the first round
after he failed to spell remuneration.
meaning a recount.
Pronouncer was DR.. Harold r.
Harding, professor in the speech
department at Ohio State Univer-
sity.
The word is principle" DIR. Hard
ing told Tyra Sweeney, representing
the Miami Herald.
She went along fine as far as
"princip-" then paused.
Evening star., 1947-05-29
New Yloerk-Miomi g i. RECORD
Is Set by Constellation
BY the Associoted Pres.

MIAMI, Fla. May 2s.-An East
ern Airlines Lockheed Constellation
flew nonstop from New York yester-
day in 3 hours SO minutes and 10 Sec
onds to establish a new southbound
speed record for commercial air
craft between the two cities.
The plane left New York at 7:5s
am. and landed here at list am.
The previous record was 4 hours 23
minutes, set by Capt. A. E. Springer
in National Airllnes DC-4.
Piloted by Capts. E. r. Brown and
E. H. Parker, the plane carried
Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker, president
OF EAL, and 40 newspaper and radio
men from New York, Washington
and Miami
Capt. Brown said the plane aver
aged about 800 miles per hour for
the 1,100-mile trip and bucked a
40 to SO mile an hour headWind
Evening star., 1947-05-29
Health Department Warns
Housewives on Poke Root

The Health Department has issued
a warning to Washington house
wives not to use poke root unless
they know how to prepare it.
Early this week a woman bought
some poke root from pushcart
vendor in the downtown business
section. She said she wanted to
make salad of it and asked the
vendor If it would make a good
salad. He assured her it would. and
she took 1t home, She prepared the
salad and had it for dinner. About
an hour later, all four in the family
were taken violently i'll and had to
summon a physician. He diagnosed
their ailment as food poisoning.
The Health Department was noti-
fed and samples of the salad were
brought to the department for anal
iysis. 1t was found the poison had
not been removed from the poke.
Chemists at the Health Depart
ment said poke root is widely used
in this section for greens. but that
lit must be boiled and the waite,
thrown off before the poison is re-
moved. They said it is harmless il
this is done.
Evening star., 1947-05-29

TITS not the principal OF a school2'
she asked.
No DR. Harding answered. anc
she added the lie" to stay ir
the contest.
Another contestant, Sharon
Dougherty. for the Denver Rock,
Mountain News, asked the definition
of osmosis.
1T means the diffusion which
proceeds through a membrane, espe-
cially a semipermeable membrane
separating two miscible, typicallJ
liquid, solutions. and which tends
to equalize their concentration.
The contest for junior high school
age students is sponsored by the
Scripps-Howard and other news
papers over the country. First prize
is $500 and . trip to New York.
Evening star., 1947-05-29
.St,2OO,OO0 Is PIedqed
In Jewish Appeal Drive

Approximately $1,2OO,OO0 has been
pledged in the United Jewish Appeal
drive here for $4,000, 600 for relief OF
refugees, Campaign Director Louis
E. Spiegler said today.
Mr.. Spiegler said the city wide
canvass was being intensified. Thus
far, less than 1000 individual con-
tributions have been received in the
campaign, which started on April 20.
Last year a total of 10000 Individual
contributions were made.
A special gifts dinner earlier in
the week at the Hotel Statler brought
more than $4,000 from 300 food
merchants present, Mr.. Spiegler said
More than TOO workers are partici-
pating in the mass solicitation of
Washington and area.
Evening star., 1947-05-29
u. ). and Britain Join
Against Red Plan for
Council Veto on Atom
By the Associoted Press

LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y, May 20.
The United States and Britain,
determined to prevent any coun-
try or individual from escaping
United Nations punishment for
atornic crimes, stood united to-
day in opposition to a Soviet
proposal which would put atomic
energy controls within reach of
the Security Councils veto.
The two western powers, backed
by Canada, made plain their stand
during closed meeting of the
Working Committee of the U. N.
Atomic Energy Commission.
The committee was scheduled to
hold another closed meeting today,
but most delegates agreed that hopes
for solving the basic differences
between. the United States and So
Wet Russia were slim.
The committee is specifically con-
sidering IL amendments submitted
by Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister
Andrei A. Gromyko to the COM
missions first report adopted last
December.
Contrary Stands Emphasized.
Mr.. Gromyko insisted yesterday
that his proposal to place atomic
control organs within the jurisdic-
tion Of the Security Council was
in line with a U. n. General As
sembly resolution on arms and
atomic control.
Furthermore. he said, the dele
gates would be discussing Russia's
proposals "for the next two years
If they proceeded as slowly as they
have in the last two months.
The clash between the east and
west brought out once more Russias S
position that the Security Council
must have the final say on punish
ments for atomic control violations
and the United States stand, backed
By nine other members of the 12-
nation commission, that there must
be no legal means by which an
atomic offender could escape pun
ishment.
Arms Commission Meets.
Meanwhile. representatives of the
five major powers attempted un-
successfully to agree on a plan of
work for the U. N. Commission
for Conventional Armaments.
They decided tentatively to meet
again next Wednesday afternoon.
Mr.. Gromyko proposed again
that the Arms Limitation Commits
sion link the arms reduction aues-
ton with that of the prohibition
of use of atomic energy for warlike
purposes.
The Soviet representative de-
clared it was impossible to consider
those two questions separately.
The Security Council, in estab-
fishing the Commission for Conven-
tional Armaments, reserved the
atomic problem for the Atomic
Commission, but Mr.. Gromyko has
been attempting to join the two
in the work plan.
Evening star., 1947-05-29
Father Custody Cut
|0n Charge That Visits
Depressed Daughter

Justice David A. Pine of District
Court yesterday modified a child
custody order of three years ago,
cutting in half the time q divorced
father may see his children.
The decision was handed down
after lengthy hearing in which the
child's mother, who already had Gus
tody of the two-a boy, II, and girl,
9-for the greater part of the year
brought action for full time custody
and charged the daughter was suf-
fering from a serious nervous dis
order because of visits with the
father.
During the hearing, in which psy-
chiatrists and others were called the
mother testified her daughter had
alarming dreams and expressed fear
of being taken away.
Until Justice Pines order yester-
day, the father was allowed to have
the children with him on alternate
week ends during the year and all
of July. This was under an earlier
District Court order.
After conflicting testimony as to
the effect being with their father
had on the children, Justice Pine
held there had not been a sufficient
showing made to deprive the father
entirely of seeing the children. The
Jurist then ruled that the father
could have the children with him on
alternate Sundays during the year
and half of July.
Justice Pine also gave the father
the right to place the two children
in camp for a month during the
school vacation period.
Both parents are well-to-do. The
father obtained a divorce in Con-
necticut. The court action here,
however, was on a question of
custody. At least one psychiatrist
blamed the nervous condition of the
little girl on the differences between
the parents.
Evening star., 1947-05-29
Two-Story Fall at Home
Is FutuI to Man Here

William Bowen, 35, of 1919 '
street, died yesterday in Provi.
dence Hospital as the result of 9
| fall early Monday from a second
story window of his home.
Mr.. BoWen's uncle, Marshall
Cowan, found him lying beside the
house. Coroner A. Magruder Mac
Donald issued certificate of acci-
dental death.
Police said Mr.. Bowen apparently
had fallen through the window of a
bathroom on the second floor. The
window screen was torn, they said.
Evening star., 1947-05-29
Mark of Commendution
Presented 6. U. by Navy

Secretary of the Navy Forrestal
has awarded the Navy Departments
Mark of Commentator to George
town University for effective CO.
operation in training naval per-
sonnel in World War H."
The award is a bronze medal bear
ing an inscription and the signature
of Secretary Forrestal. During the
war, Georgetown trained Navy Viz
medical and dental units. The Very
Reev. Lawrence C. German, S. J..
president, announced the Navy
tablet would be placed in the uni
Versity's medical center.
Evening star., 1947-05-29
Reeves Says Clark Sought
To Whitewosh Vote Fraud

Representative Reeves, Republican
of Missouri told the House yesterday
that Attorney General Clark sought
to "whitewash" alleged vote frauds
in Kansas City and wants to apply
hasp and lock to the well-known
empty barn"
Mr.. Reeves discussed the theft Of
evidence on which a State grand
jury returned 81 indictments charg-
ing fraud in last falls Democratic
primary.
HE had his opportunity to in
vestigate that primary election" Mr.
Reeves said of Mr.. Clark. ut was
a matter of common knowledge that
there had been widespread fraud
miscounts, ballot stealing and vote
buying-all of the same things which
resulted in mass convictions in the
Federal courts following the 1886
election"
Mr.. Clark, meanWhile, told SEN
ate Judiciary Subcommittee that he
had asked an FBI preliminary" in
quiry last October and that report
was presented to three Federal
judges in Missouri, the district at
torney there and Justice Depart
ment officials. These officials die
not believe, he said, there was suf-
fictent evidence indicated to war
rant calling Federal grand jury.
Evening star., 1947-05-29
Flag Day Proclamation
Issued by President

President Truman today pro-
claimed June IA, anniversary of the
adoption of the American flag in
l777, as Flag Day.
He asked Federal, State and local
government officials to display the
flag on all public buildings that day
and urged the people generally to fly
the flag from their homes.
Mr.. Truman's proclamation also
suggested that civic groups arrange
for Joint displays of the emblems OF
the United Nations in recognition OF
our joint dedication to the freedom
of mankind
Evening star., 1947-05-29
Shriners' Special Trains
Pass Through City Today

Two special trains carrying South
ern California Shriners from the
imperial council session at Atlantic
City, arrived at Union Station this
morning, the vanguard of 7s car
loads of Shriners passing through
Washington today.
For about 500 members of AL
Malaikah Temple of Los Angeles,
washington was an all-day stop.
They arrived at am. and are due
to leave for Atlanta, Ga, at o
o'clock tonight.
Evening star., 1947-05-29
Virqinion at Catholic u
Chosen VuIedictoriun

Thomas Byron Ridgeway, son of
the Rev. and Mrs. Frank T. Ridge
way of Herndon, Va. who is to
graduate from Catholic University
June II, has been chosen as vale
dictorian from class of TOO stu
dents.
Mr.. RidgeWay is to receive his
degree in mechanical engineering.
Evening star., 1947-05-29
BeIgion Congo Grows Sugar

The principal vegetable products
iof the Belgian Congo grown for ex-
port are: Palm oil, cotton, rubber
coffee, sugar, COCOA, lumber, peanuts
castor oil, tobacco, rice, maize
manioc, essential oils and bananas
Evening star., 1947-05-29
Tokyo Police Buying
Stray Dogs to Save
Food for People
By the Associated Press

TOKYO, May 29.-Metropoli-
tan police started out today to
buy up Tokyo's estimated
10000 stray dogs because they
are eating food which humans
find it difficult to obtain and
are ferocious. even causing
damages and injuries to
people"
One Tokyo girl was attacked
and killed by a dog recently.
Officers are offering 20 yen
>(40 cents for a full-grown dog
and 10 yen each for puppies.
Evening star., 1947-05-29
'FBI Probe Under WAY
In Kansas City Theft
|0f Vote Fraud Data
BY the Assoeiased Press

KANSAS CITY, May 29.-The
FBI proceeded today with an in
vestigation into the theft of grand
jury evidence used in returning vote
fraud indictments in connection with
the Democratic primary election last
August.
Ballots, poll books and tally sheets
used by the grand jury In its two
month investigation were taken yes
terday from the vault of the Kansas
City Board of Election Commits
sioners. Thieves blasted two steel
doors on the vault.
The FBI took overall charge of
the investigation after an agree
ment with local and State law en-
forcement units. The State and
local agencies are cooperating.
r. L. Murphy. assistant agent-in-
charge of the Kansas City FBI, said
only that "the investigation is pro-
ceeding."
The Jackson County grand jury,
which indicted II persons, said in its
final report that it believed former
Representative Roger Slaughter was
deprived Of the 5th district congress
sional nomination in last August's
Democratic primary by a fraudulent
miscount of ballots.
Mr.. Slaughter lost the nomination
to Enos Axtell, who had the indorse-
ment Of President Truman and the
James Pendergast political organiza-
ton. Mr.. Axtell later was defeated
in the general election by Repub-
lican Albert Reeves.
The Kansas City Star undertook the
original investigation and evidence
collected by it was used by the State
grand jury In its two-month probe.
Evening star., 1947-05-29
LOST

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tag No, 1880. answers to name Of
Sricks7 EG kS7i vicinity of Chevy Chase CIRCLE.
BICYCLE, English Phillips, serial 43465.
CAT. white, part Persian; vicinity Conn.
and Wyoming aves, Wednesday; cat an
SWsrs, E1.S strangely enough to name Kitty .,
for half case of cat food. DU. 7167
CLASS RING, St, Johns, College, 1915.
course Reward. II. 6I31. -29
COCKER SPANIEL, small, white and tan,
agas' msie' childs pet. Reward. Phone oWo.
DOG, light brown, cocker spaniel, tag No
4945; lost IN vicinity Of Georsia ave. and
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DOG, English sheep dog, shaggy white ruff,
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ENVELOPE. brown, containing valuable
church f'nancial papers; left in taxicab
located. Reward offered, Call LU 9ool
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Evening star., 1947-05-29

ENVELOPE, brown, containing valuable
church financial papers; left in taxicat
TUESDAY, May 81 imperative that it be
located. Rewsrd offered. Call LU 9001