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Hughes
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still ragged here concerning the
abruptly adjourned subcommittee
hearings yesterday, Mr.. Hughes was
in a happy mood as he left WASH
ington.
Sees Hearings at End.
Promising to return, but predict
ing the hearings never will be
resumed, the millionaire manufac-
turer claimed vindication. He at
tributed this not only to the sudden
adjournment of the subcommittee
sessions, but also to the support
he said he received from the public.
He seemed so elated that he had
given a blanket invitation to the
general public to see him off for
Culver City.
Il only wish all of the millions
of men and women everywhere who
have pulled me through this fight
could be at the airport tomorrow
at noon to let me shake their hand
and thank them personally before
I leave" he said in broadcast last
night.
While Mr.. Hughes fired parting
shots at Chairman Brewster of the
Senate War Investigating Commit
tee, with whom he has carried oa
q personal feud, two Democratic
Senators attacked the committees s
handling OF the Hughes case.
Murray Is Critical.
Senator Murray, Democrat, of
Montana called for a Senate "in-
vestigation of these so-called in
vestigations. His criticism raised
the possibility that Senate Demo-
Gratis next January will intensity
efforts to abolish the committee,
once headed by President Truman.
Describing the Hughes hearing
as lust another example of ef-
forts to smear every witness who
takes the stand" Senator Murray
said: They didn't have anything
to 60 on and were lust depending
on ssnsationalism. The same thing
has been going on before lot of
other committees"
Senator Robertson, Democrat, of
Virginia, who like Senator Murray
is not a member of the commit
tee, declared "the Republicans got
a political black eye and I don't
think the circus they put on helped
Congress any" He said the sud-
den postponement came because
the show didn't turn out as ex-
pected."
Commenting on Senator Murray's
statement, Senator Brewster said in
Portland, Me. that Senator Murray
has been trying to stop the COM
mittee for a long time"
Senator Brewster Is in Portland
to address q Grange meeting to-
night.
Elliott Roosevelt, who testified at
the Hughes hearing, also Is due in
Portland tonight. but Senator Brew
ster said I'VE haven't any date that
! know Of"
Mr.. Roosevelt, his mother, Mrs.
Eleanor Roosevelt, and his four
children are scheduled to stop en-
route from their Campobello New
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Paraguay
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patches from Paraguay and rival
communiques did little to clarity
the exact military situation.
Refugees reaching Argentina from
Paraguay said the military situation
had not changed since Sunday. but
there was no agreement as to what
that situation actually was.
Some informed sources here said
most of the rebels were. at least Is
miles from Asuncion's outskirts. and
the Paraguayan Embassy here de-
MED that the capital was surrounded
by the insurgents.
A government eommunique Issued
in Asuncion yesterday afternoon
said a loyalist relief column from
the North was fighting rebels around
the capital and that a garrison from
the city had wiped out an insurgent
battalion in a dawn fight south Of
Asuncion.
564 Flee to Argentina.
It was less than two weeks since
Mr.. Morinigo's government jubil-
artly announced July 81 the capture
of the rebel capital at Conception,
to the north, and qualified sources
said the victory would be death
blow" for the rebellion, which began
March 7. A week after. the insurg-
ents were threatening Asuncion.
Earlier yesterday foreign diplo-
mats at Asuncion reported they
were evacuating nonessential per-
sonnel and we're ready to move if
the government should be trans
ferred to another place. The Buenos
Aires newspaper, FL Mundo, said
then that Mr.. Morinigo was plan
ming to transfer his capital to Pillar.
One group of 564 refugees already
has reached Argentina, including the
families of some members of the
Paraguayan government. These
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Brunswick) summer home to the
Hyde Park IN. " Roosevelt estate.
Senator Ferguson, Republican, of
Michigan, chairman of the subcom-
mittee that conducted the hear
ings, denied, meanwhile, that in
vestigation was political.
Promises to Continue Probe.
eve are not going to try this in
the press and radio he said. I'VE
are going to try it in the committee
room, beginning November IT,"
The chairman said he adjourned
the hearings principally because he
did not want to continue at this
time without Mr.. Meyer as witness.
Mr.. Hughes held a different view
of the adjournment. He accused
Senator Brewster. now on vacation
in Maine. of having taken rum
out powder" and having been "too
cowardly to stay here and face the
music"
Brwester Sees Hughes Defeat.
Senator Brewster was on the
stand last week to deny Mr.. Hughes
charges that he offered to call off
the investigation If Mr.. Hughes
would agree to merge Trans World
Airlines with Pan American Air
ways. He accused Mr.. Hughes and
some of the manufacturers associ-
ates of having tried to trap" him
and of having sought to soft-pedal
the investigation.
The Maine Senator said yesterday
that Mr.. Hughes six times" ON the
stand urged the committee to dis
continue the hearings.
"It would seem to me-" Senator
Brewster added, "he was crying
enough and throwing in the
sponge"
In a talk last night before the
Maine State Republican Committee,
Senator Brewster declared that my
moral code will compare favorably
with that of this young man who
found time while others were fight
ing the war to produce The Out
law" The Senator was referring
to a highly controversial motion pic
ture produced by MIR. Hughes.
II have been gratified," Senator
Brewster said, "at the relatively few
skeletons which have. been found
in my closet"
Meanwhile, committee officials
said here today that the staff in
vestigation will continue so that
more evidence may be available
when the subcommittee reconvenes
November II.
Adjournment of the hearings left
many matters in midair and several
witnesses clamoring to be heard.
Birdwell to Sue Dietrich.
Russell Birdwell, who did pub
licity work for Mr.. Hughes from
1910 to 1916, directed his attor-
ney in New York City TO file a
81 100000 libel suit there this week
against Noah Dietrich, executive
vice president OF the Hughes Tool
Co. He took issue with Mr..
Detrich's testimony before the SUBJ
committee last week that he had
"misrepresented" on an expense &C
count listing entertainment of Jesse
Jones. former head of the Recon-
struction Finance Corp, in 1912.
MIR. Birdwell called a press con-
ference yesterday to relate that on
a trip to Washington In the sum-
mer of 1912 m behalf of the Huohes
organization, he spent approx
mately 500 on Jesse Jones and
his personal press agent, Paul Wake
field"
Mr.. Jones, former Secretary of
Commerce, told the subcommittee
two weeks ago that he did not, re-
call having met Mr.. Birdweli. Mr..
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refugees said the principal rebel at
tack seemed to be taking shape
on the Campo Grande military base
north of Asuncion.
Fighting south of the city could
be seen clearly from the Argentine
side of the Paraguay River. Rebel
lines appeared to stretch north and
south across the point of land upon
which the capital Is situated.
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H.. N.

Continued From First Page.)
ula." Australian Delegate Col. w. R.
Hodgson said this plan had worked
so well 1t should be tried in the
Balkan problem.
The resolution called for Greece,
Evening star., 1947-08-12
Green to Speak on Rodio

Arlington Treasurer John Locks
Green will make q report to the
taxpayers" at S:4s pm. tomorrow
on Station WARL.
Evening star., 1947-08-12

Fire is spending $2,29o, 600 In I'm.
proving its Shannon Airport.
Evening star., 1947-08-12
Makeup of Ant Society

Most ant societies consist Of wing
less sterile workers and fertile
winged males and females which
eventually leave the nests.
Evening star., 1947-08-01
w.; i555 IT,

BOOK REVIEW.
philosophers Quest by Irwin Edmsn,
reviewed in open discussion at the Bio
sophical Institute, willard Hotel, $50
O'Clock tonisht.
center "4tT Thirteenth aaf snd % Clifton @ Streets Streets
NV. $3.50 o'clock tonight.
DRAMA.
Macbeth" shakespearean tragedy pre-
sented by the Players Of Mount Vernon
peare in ShirtSleeves" productions, on
steps in front of church, Ninth and K
streets NV, $40 o'clock tonight and
'Kinsdom OF the Blind" melodrama
DTssfnteS oy the cathoie 81 PaS
nightly through August 9.
Army Medical Center Band concert,
3 o'clock tonight.
Army Band concert, east front OF the
Capitol. O'Clock tonight
SPECIAL EXHIBITS.
Arts Club Of Washington, 20l1 Eye
street NV. open weekdays IL am. to 8
sun6sss S2 to 81 cub SamneT FsToaab
Fish and WiIdlife Service, under main
Foufteenth ioGy T 1Sl and streets NV, open 3
am. to pm. daily; display of animals
and fresh-Water hsh, Tor an lnoennlte
national Gallery Of Art; Sixth street
and Constitution. avenue NV. open 10
am to 5 m. weekdays and to 10 I'm.
through September 10
Library of Consress, open am. to 10
pm. weekdays, am. TO 8 pm. Saturdays;
original Lacock Abbey copy OF the Magma
Carta, on loan from the British govern
dTs G on s4s sddrsss o5Ens
manuscript of Lincolns three--page auto
fifth annual exhibition OF prints produced
in 1916, from the Pennell collection,
ends today; 80 rare and important books
from the Rqsenwald collection. thronsh toI
including photographs and historical mat
ter pertaining to the DEVELOPMENT Of the
State, ends today: documents and cor
resNondence of Abraham Lincoln, for an
indefinite period.
Howard University Gallery Of Art, on
campus at 240l Sixth street NV, open 10
am to 3 pm. Mondays through Fridays;
student work of the Department of Art,
through September.
place NV. open 6 to 10 pm. daily and
TO pm Sundays: group show by
Berkman Caffee. Kaiser, Lazzarl, Pearl
mutter and Robinson, through the sum-
mer.
TEEN CLUBS.
talent shows, dances with orchestras,
swlms, bowling and games. for teen-agers
only beginning at 730 o'clock tonight. at
the n6oH 5oiloTlns Rpsncb cfnteFS YMcA 1875 street
NV: Club Teen, 6I4 street NV: Junior
Police and Citizens Corps headquarters,
7.0 Barry place NV; Peti-teen Basement
NV; Ivy City Junior Police Center. 100
You street NE, and Langston Junior Police
Center. 210l E street Circle NE
Evening star., 1947-08-01

increases could force other modifi-
cations in design.
"If prices continue to mount" he
declared. II shall then have no al
tentative but to go before Congress
next session and ask either for
further instructions or further ap-
preparations"
Gen. Bradley said contractors
have added Is to 80 per cent fear
contingency cushions" =, construc-
ton bids because of the danger of
further increases.
Essential Features Retained.
Most recent bids, he said, have
run Is to IS per cent over Govern
ment estimates. A hospital that
cost IS cents per cubic foot in 1945,
he said would have cost $1.25 in
1946. At today's prices, the cost is
up to $1.80, he said.
Most of the design notifications,
Gen. Bradley said, will eliminate
theaters. staff and doctors office
space, quarters. "and other desirable
but n-essential features ordinarily
associated with veterans hospitals" "
He indicated, however, that no
further changes could be made with
out drastically hampering the quail
ity of medical service.
Eight hospitals already under con-
struction will 60 ahead as planned,
and some others. still in the de-
signing stage, will take little. re-
vision. Space reduction in others,
however, will set construction back
one to six months.
Since 1945, the Veterans Admin
istration has increased its bed ca
pacity from 66,342 to 101 ,568 beds.
BY the end of this year, officials
hope the number will increase to
1nH 2C1
Evening star., 1947-08-01
Press Thanked in Handling
OF Mrs. Truman's Death

President Truman today thanked
news and radio reporters and pho
tographers for. as he expressed it,
their kindness and consideration in
the handling of the news in the
past week when his mother. Mrs.
Martha Truman. died at her hons
in Grandview, Mo
The President dispensed with ths
customary news conference this
week. Instead he called reporters
and photographers to the White
House and voiced the appreciation
of himself and his family for the
way in which the news of his moth
er's death was handled.
He said he wanted especially to
thank the photographers who had
been asked to refrain from taking
any pictures until after the funeral
was over and the family had left
the cemetery late Monday after
noon.
The President said he was also
grateful to the editors of the Nation.
Evening star., 1947-08-01
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delegates take into account the me-
diation offer.
Second Session This Afternoon.
This mornings session was to be
followed by another Council meeting
at pm. to take up Greek charges
that Yugoslavia, Bulgaria and Al
bania have committed acts of ag-
greSsion-a move instituted by
Greece with American backing to
counter a Russian veto of an Amer
ican proposal to place u N trouble
shooters along the Balkan borders.
An immediate decision was ex-
pected on the Australian demand
that the Security Council take ur-
gent steps to stop hostilities in In
donesia.
This demand was made to the
11-nation body yesterday and
brought a quick retort from the
Netherlands that the United Ma
tions has no jurisdiction to inter-
vene in the Indonesian fighting.
Before vote could be taken yes
terday on the Australian demand,
Herschel V. Johnson. American dep
uty delegate, announced that his
Government was prepared to lend
it's help to both the Dutch and the
Indonesians in settling their diff
ferenoes
1t was understood that the
United States was worried over the
wording of the Australian proposal,
which in effect recognizes the Re
public of IndoneSia as a sovereign
state.
Domestic Jurisdiction at Stake.
American sources said that if the
Australian proposal is adopted as
written, then the United Nations
could intervene If there were an up
rising, say in some State in the
United States, and American troops
were called to put it down.
Other delegates also expressed the
opinion that the question Of do
mestic Jurisdiction would be at
stake If the Australian proposal
were adopted.
American sources said that the
United States agreed in principle
with the Australian proposal that
hostilities cease Immediately in In
donesia, but that 1t could not sub
scribe to the implication that a do
mestic situation is breach of in
ternational peace.
In addition to charges that the
Indonesian fighting is a breach of
world peace, the Greek government
Evening star., 1947-08-01
Gen. Fleming Defends
Grand Plaza Parking
LOT RATE Increase

The increase in parking rates for
Federal employees from 50 a month
to IS month in the Grand Plaza
Parking lot on Fourteenth street
behind the District Building, was
declared today by Mai. Gen. Philip
B. Fleming, Federal Works Admin
|istrator, to be fully justified"
In a letter to Chairman Dirksen
Of the House District Committee,
Gen. Fleming explained the Gov
ernments new contract with con-
cessionaire permitted the higher
rates, because of competition with
commercial parking rates
Mr. Dirksen had asked Gen.
Fleming for an explanation because
of petition to the House District
Committee signed by many Govern
ment employees complaining of the
higher rates.
Effective July 16.
The new contract in which the
increase is embodied was. awarded
July 8 and became effective July 16.
During the preparation of the con-
tract and prior to its advertisement,
Gen Fleming wrote, the Public
Buildings Administration, part of
FWA. received representations
made by a number of employees from
various departments who had been
making use of this parking lot, and
who objected to the proposed in
crease.
1T was determined after careful
consideration" he added, that the
increase was fully justified"
Rental Called Too Low.
"The 81 rental was too low and
entirely out of line with the value
of the facility being afforded to the
employees permitted to park on the
lot" the letter continued. The IS
rental was found to be in much
better agreement with prices cur
rently being charged by operators
of commercial lots.
Il add for comparison that our
increased rental amounts to only
about % cents per day, whereas in
comparable commercial lots the
rates are found to be As cents and
upward per day, with weekly and
monthly rates rarely being allowed.
The increase was accordingly
adopted as better serving the inter
ests of the Government"
Evening star., 1947-08-01
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. C. '** As


filed charges of aggression against
Yugoslavia. Bulgaria and Albania
with the Security Council yester-
day.
This move came two davs after
Russia vetoed an American proposal
for United Nations investigation
commission to stand watch over The
Balkan frontiers.
American sources said the United
States Government would back the
new Greek complaint. They said
the United States intends to ex-
haust every resource of the United
Nations charter to find a solution
to the eight-months- -old Balkan
problem. But, they added, If they
find that the Security Council is
unable through misuse of the veto"
to act they are confident that the
United Nations General Assembly
will take appropriate action.
Evening star., 1947-08-01

lieved he went aft and sat alone
for a while.
Then he went to the cabin of ar
officer on watch and took a carbine
to supplement a pistol he had con-
cealed on his person. About 3 am
he walked into a compartment
where about 80 of his mates were
asleep.
He switched on the lights and
without word, began firing wildly
He shot 20 bullets from the carbine
and pistol at short range until his
ammunition was exhausted. Then
he began leaping on his victims
with a knife.
Stabbed Himself 3 Times.
Before a mortally wounded sailor
lunged at Smith to disarm him, the
assailant had stabbed himself three
times in the upper abdomen An
other sailor felled Smith with q
metal bench.
Seven of the sailors were dead,
and two others died later on the
hospital ship Repose, where Smith
also was taken. Announcing Smith
had a $3.50 chance to recover, doc
tors worked over him desperately
hoping to hear Smiths own story
of the attack.
Flying to the LIST, Rear Admiral
Bertram ]. Rodgers, commander OF
the 7th Fleet Amphibious Forces,
ordered a court of inquiry.
Smith enlisted December II. 1913,
and Joined the Viz officer candi-
date group at Duke University. In
November, 1914. he was transferred
to Georgia Tech University, and
failing the officer course, was moved
to the Great Lakes CID Naval
Training Station the following year
He reported to the LIST on March
26, 1946. and was at sea less than
a month when he ran amuck.
Evening star., 1947-08-01
Housing Shortage Cited in Gain
In St. EIizubeths Commitments

were it not for the housing shortage.
DR.. Overholser also felt some of
the cases resulted from letdown
following the war stimulus. He said
he also believed that in some cases
persons in the military service held
up while in the service but suffered
from mental disorders after being
placed entirely on their own.
Another factor cited by DR.. Over
hoiser is the aging population and
the greater incidence Of mental
disease in elderly persons.
Filings on mental health cases
in District Court showed a total of
2,076 for the fiscal year ended June
3O>as against only 1855 the previous
fiscal year.
A total of 507 were listed at Dis
trict Court as having been found of
sound mind during the past year
as against 23l the year before.
Evening star., 1947-08-01
Half Of GSI Cafes
Now Found Complying
With Health RULINGS

About half of the more than 40
Government Services, Inc, cafete-
rias and snack bars that have been
operating without District health
licenses in violation of the law, have
complied with health regulations
and now may be issued licenses.
This was announced yesterday both
by the District Health Department
and Commissioner John Russell
Young.
The cafeterias and bars, scattered
throughout the city's Government
buildings, were threatened with clos
ing this spring because they did no.
meet with city health requirements.
The Health Department later backed
down. however, and the cafeterias
were allowed to remain open. pro-
vided every effort was made to
comply.
"a Get Bill of Health.
A GSI spokesman yesterday listed
cafeterias in the following "a build
ings which have been given a clean
bill of health:
Federal Trade Commission Build
ing, Commerce Department. Office
of Procurement, National Gallery Of
Art, Washington Tourist Camp,
Federal Office Building No. l. Tenn
porary Building No. g. Interior De-
partment, the temporary building at
Fourteenth street and Constitution
avenue NV. and a cafeteria at SO
M street NE.
Snack bars in the Navy Depart
ment, Temporary Office Building No.
S. Temporary Office Building No. 4,
Federal Power Commission Building.
Veterans Administration Building,
Munitions Building, Navy Buildings
C ana N and those at 1540 l street
NV, Sixth street and Adams drive
S.W.. 1918 H street NV. Also GS1's
meat and prodce commissaries, 1881
U street NV. and Twenty first
street and Constitution avenue NV.
What is to be done to bring those
still not in compliance into line,
however still remained uncertain.
Changes Required.
we'll as changes in operating meth
ods and equipment, thus involving
expenditures both by GSI and the
Public Buildings Administration.
The latter is responsible for any
structural changes made in the
space occupied by the cafeterias
and is making minor changes where
possible with funds on hand.
But. PBA was turned down on a
request for 100000 to make the
structural changes demanded by the
health department.
The bulk of this SUM was asked
for major changes to five Of the AZ
eating places: the Coast Guard and
Government Accounting Office Cafe
rerias, which the Health Depart
ment has said must be relocated anG
completely remodeled: the Civil
Service Commission Cafeteria,
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Czechs
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it might be good for us to take part
under certain reservations.
Polish Ministers visiting here at
the time were all of much the same
opinion and said they considered
it would be wise to go to Paris.
There has been some miscon-
strued idea that we were sent for
by Moscow. Gottwald asked two
weeks before any talk of the plan
for appointments to see Stain and
Molotov to discuss economic rela-
tions, since there was considerable
room for enlargement of these.
While we are on the way. the
Poles decided against going to Paris,
we arrived in Moscow as the only
candidates for the trip to Paris,
east of the Rhine.
Situation Extremely Difficult"
Before seeing Stain. I knew at
once the situation had become eX-
tremely difficult. Some bona fide,
but not very useful. speculation had
been voiced in the West that Czech
oslovakia breaks with the Soviet
Union in having accepted the Paris
Invita- ton.
Then I needed no evidence to
realize our presence in Paris would
have been used as tool or hammer
sor purposes for which We were not
willing to be used
when leading Soviet statesmen
called attention to the fact that
our government intentions would
be construed as change in policy,
We said Fundamentally we naturally
understood that and could not accept
responsibility for causing it.
ANY talk of threats or an ultima
tum against Czechoslovakia is silly
The discussions were friendly
We took the decision which cannot
but consider the right one under
the circumstances"
Evening star., 1947-08-01

The housing shortage may well
be a factor" in an increase of slight
ly more than II per cent in the
number of mental patients COM
mitted to St. Elizabeths Hospital
during the fiscal year ended June 80,
l947. over the number admitted
during the previous fiscal year, it
was suggested yesterday by DR.. Win
fred .Overholser. superintendent of
the hospital.
During the last fiscal year. 1899
patients were committed, DR.. Over
holser said. as against l,056 the
previous year. OF the total, District
Court figures showed 1.l05 commit
ted through that court last year as
against 364 in the previous year.
DR.. Overholser said number OF
those committed are elderly persons.
Some of these. he felt. might have
been taken care of in private homes