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Evening star., 1947-08-09
Brewster Charges Hughes Tried
To Get Reece to Block Inquiry
Accuses Plane Builder of Attempt to Destroy
His Usefulness to Senate Committee

The feud between Chairman
Brewster of the Senate War
Investigating Committee and
Howard Hughes still was in full
blast today with a charge by
the Maine Senator that the air
craft manufacturer tried to have
Republican National Chairman
Reece bring pressure upon me"
to stop the current investiga-
ton.
Senator Brewster declared in a
Meet the Press" radio interview
last night that Mr.. Hughes moved
heaven and earth" to halt the Sen
ate committe inquiry in his air
plane contracts.
He accused Mr.. Hughes of having
"set out to destroy my usefulness"
as committee chairman and as a
member of the Senate Interstate
Commerce Committee, which has
considered aviation measures, eSpe-
Evening star., 1947-08-09
Corn Futures Again Rise
To New High Of S2.35
By the Assoeiatsd Press

CHICAGO, Aug. "a new record
high for the fourth time this week
was hung up by corn on the Board
OF Trade today. The September
corn future sold at $2.35 bushel
beating the 99-year peak OF $2,3l Is
established yesterday.
Absence of rain in the main corn
belt, with predictions of clear skies
and temperatures lowering around
100 degrees from Indiana to Nebras-
ka, spurred heavy buying in the
yellow grain at the opening. Initial
prices were ~ to 6h cents higher
than yesterdays close.
Wheat and oats were strong, but
did not advance as sharply as corn
Evening star., 1947-08-09
GIoboI Assignment .

On the eve OF the second
anniversary of peace, THIS
WEEK Magazine has a mes
sage for the people of America
from the people of the world.
Joining forces with the CO.
lumbia Broadcasting System,
THIS WEEK had crack repor-
torial and Photographic teams
spend four months touring
the world. The assignment
was to find out what Amer
ica's allies and former enc
mics are saying-how they
view the future. Now the re-
porterS and photographers are
back-from Berlin and Tokyo,
the Normandy beaches and
Guam, Paris and Manila, Lon
don and Hiroshima. The best
OF hundreds of interviews and
thousands of pictures make
up a thought-provoking and
interesting issue of THIS
WEEK in
The Sunhay Star
Evening star., 1947-08-09
British Query Soviet
On Altitude Toward
Atomic Regulation
Questions, Prepared in
London, to Be Given
To Gromyko in U. N.
BY the Associoisd Press

LAKE SUCCESS, Aug. "a
series of British questions for
Moscow to answer concerning
Russian views on atomic control
injected new life today into the
atomic negotiations which have
been stymied by persistent
United es-Russian disagree
mentS.
Without fanfare, the British dele
cation to the United Nations Atomic
Energy Commission announced last
night that it was submitting
promptly to Andrei A. Gromyko,
Soviet delegate, some questions
which had been drawn up in Lon
don. They will be given to other
delegates also before being made
public.
The British said they were ready
to wait long time for the answers.
The questions presumably were
drafted at top level In London and
the British made it clear they ex-
pected replies from the top level
in Moscow. They were said to deal
with the veto, inspection and con-
troll procedures.
The Atomic Energy Commission
is working on its second report to
the U. N. Security Council, which
must be submitted before the U. N.
Assembly meets September 16.
The United States, backed by nine
other members of the 12-nation
commission, and Russia, backed only
by Poland, have Just finished tear
ing apart each others ideas on an
atomic control commission.
On Wednesday the United States
turned down a Russian paper on
the control commission as "inade-
quate" and wholly unacceptable"
Yesterday Russia asked "Why?"
and said any plan based on the
American proposals would not be
acceptable to the Soviet Union. The
delegates will continue expressing
their views at a meeting of the
Political Committee of the Atomic
Commission Monday. --.
Russia and the majority of the
commission have not agreed on the
fundamental points of the veto On
punishments for atomic violators,
on international inspection and how
far it should go, or on ownership,
management and licensing of all
atomic matters by an international
control agency.
Evening star., 1947-08-09
U.S.-British Disunity
Feared as Result Of
Movie Tax, Embargo
Some Britons Irote Over
Loss of Their Chief
Form of Entertainment
By the Asseeiofed Press

LONDON, Aug. 9.-Britain's
heavy tax on American motion
pictures may have sown the seed
of British-American disunity, a
top-ranking American film ex-
ecutive told the British press
today.
'The British announcement, which
to all intents and purposes confis-
Gates rs per cent of all American
film earnings, has sent shudder
through every man and woman en-
ployed in the many aspects of the
industry and this may be followed
by deep resentment on the part of
the entire American public" Cheever
Cowdin of Universal Films, Inc,
told his news conference.
How do you think people would
feel if we in the United States were
to confiscate rs per cent Of your
property?"
Banner headlines in the British
press informed the people they
would be deprived of Hollywood
movies; one of their chief forms of
escape from the troubles of aus
terity-ridden Britain.
ALI other news was subordinated
to the news that the Motion Picture
Export Association in the United
States had banned film shipments
to Britain because of the newly en-
acted British import tax. About 80
per cent of the playing time of the
British movie theaters is taken up
with foreign films, mostly from the
United States, and theater opera
tors were predicting that many
would have to close down.
Mr.. Cowdin said the tax strikes
at the very roots of trading between
Britain and America"
"We cannot help asking If it is
not something which Is going to
cause a lot of harm and disunity
between our two great countries, :"
he added.
Mr.. Cowdin is chairman of the
board of Universal and has close
trade ties with the j. Arthur Rank
organization, Britain's largest movie
firm. Mr.. Rank himself said the
American ban was no surprise.
"Of course, we expected something
like this" the British magnate
commented.
Powers Bill Voted.
This tax was part of a drive to
save Britain's borrowed dollars, bad
ly needed to buy food and raw ma
terials abroad, and build up her ex-
ports to get more dollars.
In another phase of the same
campaign, the Labor government
yesterday pushed through the
House of Commons on vital second
reading an emergency bill to broad
en- government powers over labor
and management The vote was not
recorded.
The house voted down. 251 to 148
Evening star., 1947-08-09

cially the community airline or
chosen instrument" bill.
"Mr. Reece received a wire from
a Hughes attorney" Senator Brew
ster related. "Mr. Reece did not
speak to me about it, but his secre-
tary showed me the wire. I told her
to send it back where it came from. "
In testimony before War Inyesti-
eating Subcommittee, earlier this
week Senator Brewster denied a
Hughes charge that he offered to
call off the hearings if Mr.. Hughes
would agree to merger of Trans
World Airlines, which he controls,
with Pan American Airways and
support the Chosen instrument"
plan. Senator Brewster countered
by declaring that Mr.. Hughes,
through Hugh Fulton, former coun-
sci for the committee, attempted to
have him end the investigation.
The Senator remarked last night
n0ryYyryTID
Evening star., 1947-08-09
Slash in British Imports Seen
'CuImino' U.S.. Initiation rend

this moment because full details OF
the British plan are lacking.
Apparently the British govern
ment has not yet charted its own
program of curtailment in the most
important area-foodstuffs. From
what is known here, however, these
conclusions were drawn:
The biggest United States impact
may be felt in such items as dried
prunes, dried raisins and other fruit
and canned citrus products. In
these fields, surpluses are develop
ing and it had been hoped that
Britain might absorb part of the
excess.
Some restraining effect Is prob
able on grain prices, because grain
markets are Influenced by specula-
tive buying. But officials believe
Britain must continue to buy grain
abroad, as well as coal.
British purchases of American
(see BRITISH, Page A-20
Evening star., 1947-08-09
(Picture on Page All
BY the Assoeiofed Press

BY the Associated Press
CALCUTTA, Aug. William
P. Odom, on a round the world
flight for a new solo record,
landed his two-engine Bombshell
here at 1910 pm. (2:10 am.
EDIT today and left for Shang-
hal an hour and "a minutes later.
The flyer, getting down from his
plane with smile at Dunn Dunn Air
port, said he had had good weather
on the flight of some 1,400 miles
across India from Karachi.
When he left here at 1:44 pm.
(3:44 am. EDIT he was 81 hours
and ST minutes and more than 10,-
900 miles out of Chicago-better
than halfway along his intended
19,60O-mile course.
Began Flight Thursday.
Mr.. Odom began the flight at Chi
cago at 1853 pm. tEDT) Thursday.
He made stops at Gander, New
foundland. Thursday night and
Paris and Cairo yesterday and then
put down at Karachi, India, on his
way eastward.
He made the flight of about 1920
miles from Cairo to Karachi in Z
hours and 26 minutes and that of
roughly. 1,400 miles from Karachi to
Calcutta in hours and Is minutes.
Mr.. Odom, landed at Karachi at
5:35 am. local time (8:05 pm. yes
terday, EDIT and departed at GAS
am. (9:15 pm. yesterday, EDIT
after checking the weather and
refueling.
Out to Beat Post Record.
The 27-year-old pilot, lean and
6 feet 2, was out to beat the time
OF Wiley Post, who soloed around
the world in 1888 in 1876 hours.
He was flying the same converted
AIS bomber in which he, Penmaker
Milton Reynolds and T. Carroll
Sallee girdled the globe last April
in 78 hours and 55h minutes.
His flight Is taking him over some
of the territory he covered as a war
time pilot over the Atlantic for the
British Ferry Command and over
the Himalayan Hump" for Chinese
National Anyways.
Evening star., 1947-08-09
Theater League 10 Meet
On D. {. Discrimination
BY the Associofed Press

NEW YORK, Aug. ga general
membership meeting of the League
of New York Theaters is planned for
next Thursday, the league has an
nounced, at the request of 81 pro-
ducers who say they disagree with
the leagues stand on racial dis
elimination in Washington, D. c.,
theaters.
The dissenting producers, includ-
ing some of Broadways best known,
questioned recent majority" posi-
ton taken by the league.
The group of producers said they
knew of no membership vote on the
question.
The dissent grew out of league
announcement that it would not
sign contracts with Actors Equity
which contained a clause preventing
appearances in Washington theaters
unless Negro patrons were admitted.
Evening star., 1947-08-09
Soviet Linked to Disappearance
|Of$2, 900, ,OO0German Jewels
Koiser's Stepson Reports 29 Pieces Of
Hermine's Fabulous Collection MISSING

zone of Germany, and some quarters
here speculated that the Russians
might demand that the balance of
the treasure, now in American Gus
tody, be returned to their zone.
American agents said a young
woman friend of the 34-year old
prince spirited the jewels from
Princess Hermine, at Frankfurt-o
Oder, to her son in the American
zone. Princess Hermine died in the
Russian zone city Thursday.
The prince said he had submitted
to a truth serum test to support the
version of the mystery he unfolded
to American authorities.
He declared that the jewels van
ished from his trunk while he was
living in the American sector of
Berlin.
Troubles never come singly," said
Evening star., 1947-08-09
Paraguay Troops Dep|oYed
To Block Rebel Advance
By the Associated Press

ASUNCION, Paraguay, Aug. g.
The government intimated today
that units of its army were deployed
both in front of and behind in
surgents advancing on this capital
(Argentine dispatches yester-
day reported the revolutionists
had encircled Asuncion by land
and we're getting ready to shell
the city from gunboats on the
Paraguay River)
A communique from President
Higinio Morinigo's government yes
terday said the army's 1st Corps
already is in action against the
rear guard" of rebels to the north
and was overcoming their resistance.
Evening star., 1947-08-09
Hoeerstown Fire Routs
IS From Potomac Hotel
BY the Assoeia'ed Press

HAGERSTOWN, Md, Aug. O.
Fire roaring through an elevator
shaft damaged the four-story Poto-
mac Hotel early today, and between
rs to 100 occupants were routed by
the blaze, police reported.
No one was injured in the mass
exodus after the flames were dis
covered about 2:30 am, Police Desk
Clerk John S. Jones said.
Four fire companies rushed appa-
ratus to the scene. The flames were
virtually extinguished two hours
after the first alarm.
Evening star., 1947-08-09
BY the Assoeiated Press

BERLIN, Aug. 9.-American
agents launched an intensive in
vestigation today of the mys-
terious disappearance of part of
a fabulous collection of German
crown jewels, and a stepson of
the last Kaiser said he thought
the Russians were involved.
Prince Ferdinand valued the 20
missing items at 100000 and the
entire collection at $5,000,00o Amer
lean Criminal Investigation De-
partment agents previously reported
the missing portion was worth more
than $500,0O0 and the whole collec-
ton of IS pieces about $1,000 900.
The jewels belonged to Ferdinand's
mother, Princess Hermine, widow of
Kaiser Wilhelm II. They were
smuggled from the Russian occupied
Evening star., 1947-08-09
36 Killed, 213 Hurt
In Tunisiun Riotinq
By the Associated Press

PARIS, Aug. 9-Total casualties
reached Sc killed and 213 wounded
in Tunisian riots during the gen.
eral strike there this week, the COM
mittee for freedom of North Africa
declared today, while the French
foreign Office announced that peace
and quiet" had been restored.
The general strike which resulted
in a series of riots throughout the
countryside of 2,200, 600 inhabitants
was called of Thursday. to avoid
further bloodshed.
Evening star., 1947-08-09
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Crashes Halt British FIiqhts

BRISBANE, Australia, Aug. 8 up.
Flying exercises from the British
aircraft carriers Glory and Theseus
were Cancelled today after seven
men were killed and seven planes
destroyed in a series of crashes
since July 20. Officials attributed
the accidents to lack of practice for
air crew personnel.
Evening star., 1947-08-09
.Soekorno Appeals to u. S.
10 Support Lndonesia

JOGJAKARTA, Java, Aug. 8 CDe-
layed President Soekarno
asked the American people today to
support the Indonesian Republics
demands for a withdrawal Of Dutch
troops from Indonesia.
In written answers to questions
submitted to him during an inter-
view, the Indonesian leader declared
that the Dutch military units were
armed by the United Nations to
fight the Japanese and not to fight
the .Indonesians in an all-out CO.
lonial war"
Americans also fought for their
freedom" Soekarno said. "In the
last World War Americans were
champions Of liberty and democracy.
We Indonesians for 40 years have
been struggling for freedom and
democracy. We appeal to the Ameri-
can people to follow our struggle
with sympathetic interest"
He said the Republican govern
ment was still prepared TO cooper
ate" with all countries including the
Netherlands If sufficient guarantees
are given that the measure of free
dom already achieved by the Indo-
nesians Is not wiped out.
The interview was conducted dur
ing brief visit by Mr.. Soekarno to
the Republican capital: A short
time later he left Jogjakarta for
what one aide termed a mountain
retreat"
Chinese Massacre Feared.
A Chinese spokesman declared
that the withdrawal Of Dutch forces
from occupied territories in Java and
Sumatra would result in the mas
sacre of thousands of Chinese by
Indonesian Nationalists.
Hung Yuan-yuan, chairman Of
the Chunghua Tsunghui Neither
lands East Indies Chinese Associa-
tion, broadcast request to the
United Nations to call On the In
donesian Republican government to
release thousands of Chinese whom
he said the Indonesians already had
carried off as prisoners. Earlier
Hung cabled the Security Council,
asking that steps be taken imme-
diately to protect minorities within
the republic.
An estimated 1000, 900 Chinese live
in the East Indies. Since the In
donesian-Dutch fighting began
Dutch and Chinese officials have
reported the killing and persecution
of Chinese by the Indonesians in a
new outbreak of age-old communal
rivalry.
Evening star., 1947-08-09
Indonesia Army
Attacks in Java,
Dutch Charge
Republicans RepuIsed
In Soerobojo Area,
Communique Says
By The Assoeioted Press

BATAVIA, Java, Aug. e.-The
Dutch Army said today that 800
armed Indorfesian Republicans
had attacked a Dutch outpost
near Soerabaja, East Java, and
others had attempted infiltra-
tlons elsewhere in Java despite a
ceasefire order which went into
effect last Monday midnight.
The Dutch said the attack In the
Soerabaja area-at Tandjoengkoelon
was repulsed and that the Indo-
nesians suffered losses.
On the north central front, near
Semarang, Dutch artillery replied
to Indonesian fire shot for shot, the
communique added. The Dutch said
they have suffered 13 killed, 80
wounded and one missing in Indo-
nesian truce violations since the
cease-f1re order went into effect.
Guerrilla Activity Continues.
In addition, the Dutch declared,
the 1ndoneSians were continuing
"scorched earth" tactics around
Semarang, on the North Central
coast of Java, where estates were
reported ablaze.
Guerilla activities also were con-
tinuing, the Dutch said, with Re-
publicans erecting tank traps and
road blocks.
Dutch patrols operating through
out the Dutch areas cap
tured and destroyed considerable
amounts of arms and ammunition,
the communique said, and put q
stop to footing and terrorism"
The Netherlands navy announced
that its losses, including marines, in
the Is days of fighting ended by
Mondays truce, numbered Is dead,
nine wounded and two missing.
The Dutch said they rescued 1000
Chinese civilians which Indonesian
forces were attempting to carry of
to the mountains of Central Java.
Evening star., 1947-08-09
BombsheI Passes
Over Shanghai and
Heads for Tokyo
Odom Well Over HuIfWoy
On 19,600-MiIe Flight.
For World Solo Mark
BULLETIN

SHANGHAI R.-William P.
Odom and his Bombshell (con-
verted A-26 bomber) passed
over Shanghai without stop
ping and headed for Tokyo at
11:51 o'clock tonight (10:52
am. EDIT at an altitude of
$4,000 feet.
Evening star., 1947-08-09

(See JEWELS, Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1947-08-09

(See BREWSTER, Page A-2.J
Evening star., 1947-08-09

(See HUGHES, Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1947-08-09

w = q III ST VI = y q > !
Chance Of scattered thundershowers this
evening high today near "a. Low tonight
about 70. Sunny, drier tomorrow
Temperatures today-High, SO, at 1:04 pm;
low, II, at 5:38 am. Yesterday-High, SO, at
5:42 pm; low, 73, at 9:48 pm.
fFun Report on Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1947-08-09

(See BRITISH, Page A-2.)
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1947-08-01

long time ago, though she is not
as comfortable there as she is with
me-" writes Helma innocently, "for
I know all her little tastes and ways.
Nanny and I both cried when it
came to dividing our things" her
letter goes on, "but I believe it is
for the best. My first duty is to my
mother"
Mother Comes Second.
So there goes another marriage
on the rocks, and there goes the
happiness of another man and wom-
an who might have gone on together
into a companionable and happy
middle age. Helma's first duty is,
of course, not to this jealous and
unreasonable mother; from the mo-
ment she said II will'' her first al
legiance is toward Nanny. If she
didn't want to stand by him she
didn't have to marry him. 1t might
be interesting to her some day to
find out just how loyal her mother
was under these circumstances IS
years ago, just how much she sac
rificed for her own mother. Invari-
ably the Helmas of this world, stu
pidly bound to the rigid wheels of
another woman's chariot, discover
that that exacting mother never
made such concessions in her own
young days. Obviously she didn't,
for selfishness is deep-rooted thing,
and the woman who can drain the
youth and life and joy out of her
children's destinies was just as self
ish generation ago.
If we women, in the difficult task
of keeping home happy under to-
days many pressures, could learn
only one thing, the most useful thing
of all might to be to gain the power
to hurt those we love-be firm with
those we love-plan strongly and
courageously for those we love, face
the inevitable pangs, and in the end
find our relationships with mother
or father, child or sister-in-law,
stepson or dependent, upon infinite
ly more reasonable grounds.
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edge to the other side and brush it,
then machine stitch it back and cut
the worn edge.
Mems shirts and sleeves often
will give much extra wear if the
collars and sleeves are turned when
they are frayed. Before you remove
them, mark the center of the collar
or the seam. Pins may be used for
marking.
Turn the sleeves or collar and
stitch them carefully in place, using
the pins as markers. If you are not
accustomed to doing this type of
mending, it is best to haste them in
place and then press them to help
make the work more accurate.
The whole procedure is really
simple, but ripping and turning
must be done carefully so there is a
good match.
On wooden garments, preserve
their good looks by pressing fire.
quently. This task is much easier if
you keep the ironing board handy,
and always have several different
sized pressing cloths right at hand.
A sponge also will be helpful. This
can be allowed to sit in small dish
of water, near the iron SO as to save
steps when it comes to pressing.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1947-08-01
Il SELFISH MOTHER

When q wife mast decide be-
tween her husband and her moth
err, she is torn between two
loyalties, ttVo types of affection.
Helma's mother doesn't like Man.
ny, 4Vbo is THE boisterons, ultra
masculine kind Of man. He is
steady sober, industrious, but
mot our sort" according to moth
er. Nosv that Nanny is back from
the marines, be and mother bare
constant arguments over politics
and everything else, since they
line in the same bouse.
Nanny tVants a baby, but moth
er is furious at THE idea, because
it tUoud mean that Helma aUoald
bare to gipe up her good job.
Helma doesn't dare sbo1U any out
svard signs OF affection for Man.
ny, wbom she really lopes, because
it ubsets her mother so. Nanny
has been spending a good deal Of
time lately at The bone of a mar
ried 1Uoman .Ubo .Vorks in bis Of
flee. He is willing to break off
this Friendship if Helma 1ViH do
eo,,otb;,,o tn t,bo bor ,,,otber o,,t
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1947-08-01
EQUAL PAY FOR WOMEN

Declaring that "fair minded
Americans have long deplored the
existence of wage differentials based
on sex in American industry" Sen
ators Pepper (Dem., Fla.) and
Morse (Rep., Ore.) have introduced
the "equal pay bill of 1947."
Discriminatory wage practices
against women, the sponsoring SEN
ators said in joint statement, "fy
in the face of demands of ordinary
justice, depress wages and living
standards for all employees, both
men and women"