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Evening star., 1947-10-07
What theRussions
Are Saying of U.s.:

The MoscotU radio, bro1dcdSting Il
German to Europe last t0eek, said: :
THE entire United States poll
icy in Western Germany has so
far been executed not in the in
terests of the democratic ma
jority of the German people but
of the small clique of German
big capitalists who before the
war had connections with the
United States monopolies and
have maintained them to this
very day
"It Is significant for United
States policy in Germany that
the plans for controlling German
industry are disguised behind the
so-called aid action for the resti.
tuition of the national economy.
But this is after all significant
for the entire United States for
eign policy. The support afforded
to the reactionary regime in
Greece and the arming of the
Turkish militarists is also done
under the pretext OF an aid
action. And it Is common knowl-
edge that the Marshall plan is
the attempt at subjugating the
entire economy of Western
Europe to United States inter-
ests. though it is presented as an
aid action for tht European
countries
Evening star., 1947-10-07
| Essen ChHdren's S
| Plight Induces
lCox to GWeCout
BY the Associated Press

Representative Cox, Democrat, OF
Georgia was so touched by the plight
of children in Essen, Germany, while
he was there last month that he
gave them his overcoat, scarf and
practically everything he had in his
bags, a fellow member of Congress
said yesterday.
The story was related by Rep
resentative Gathings. Democrat, OF
Arkansas, also in House Agricul-
ture Subcommittee group which
spent five weeks studying European
food needs.
I'm Essen" Mr. Gathings said
"children came up to us and begged
for food. We gave them what we
could-chocolates, gum. soap and
even cigarettes. Not to smoke but
because they can trade cigarettes for
food.
Mr.. Cox was so touched he gave
them everything he could-his coat,
scarf anG almost everything in his
grips. He practically had nothing
left think that's why he came
home early"
Mr.. Gathings and several other
committee members flew back last
week end,
Evening star., 1947-10-07
By Gornett D. Horner

Any State Department en-
ploye who has shabitual or close
association" with persons even
believed to be" Communists is
subject to summary dismissal as
a security risk, the department
made known today.
For the first time, the department
made public the text of security
principles document setting forth
the standards guiding handling of
cases of employees suspected of dis
loyalty. Contrary to usual judicial
procedure, the document declares
that if there is any reasonable
doubt" about an employees loyalty,
he shall be deemed a security risk
and not given the benefit of the
doubt.
The document lists fellow travel
Evening star., 1947-10-07
Slight Response by Restaurants
Greets First MeatIess tuesday
Most District Eating Places Unable to Revise
Menus in Time, but Pledge Future Co-ope tion

luncheon featuring cheese souffle
and dinner with salmon steak as the
main dish.
At the Capitol, both the Senate
and House main dining rooms are
closed because of the congressional
recess. Those Government workers
who eat at the two cafeterias-in
the House and Senate Office Build
ing-and at the Capitol coffee shop
found meat gone from today's
luncheon menu.
The Senate cafeteria offered these
substitutes for meat at lunch:
Baked mackerel, vegetable plate.
FISH cakes, macaroni and tomatoes,
Spanish omlette and eggs la king.
The eggs were minus toast to save
bread.
In the A cafeterias in Federal
buildings operated by Government
(See CONSERVATION, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1947-10-07

curb what he termed gamblers in
grain"
During early trading in Chicago,
wheat climbed as much as cents
a bushel. corn was up cents and
oats around 3 cents Traders said
the new requirements apparently
had no effect on early trading.
Live hog prices were varied today
at different markets. At Chicago
trading was slow and prices were
about so cents a hundred pounds
lower in early trading. In East st.
Louis, however, hogs were up as
much as 25 cents.
Butter Prices Continue Decline.
Butter prices continued to drop.
In the New York wholesale market,
grade AA fell cents pound to
II cents, a drop of 712 cents from
a week ago yesterday.
Wholesale butter in Chicago was
unchanged to as much as 2 cents
a pound lower for some of the lesser
grades. Butter of 90 score A grade
sold off IL cents at 681a cents.
Wholesale eggs in Chicago were
~ (See FOOD. Page A-6D
Evening star., 1947-10-07
Truman Talk Will Mark
Democratic Women S Day

President Truman will make a
5-minute talk on the radio at 1:3C
pm. tomorrow, when he takes part
in a Democratic National Commit
tee program arranged in observance
of Democratic women's day.
The date marks the 28th ami
versary of the first admission o1
women to the Executive Committee
of the Democratic National Com
mittee.
The President will speak from
the oval room of the White House
and the program will be carried
by three networks-Americ11 Mu-
tual and National. u
Evening star., 1947-10-07
Foreign Ministers
Deterioration of World
Situation Seen by Britain
In Comintern's Revival
By the Associated Press

LONDON, Oct. THE British
Foreign Office announced today
that Russia had agreed to a Big
Four Foreign Ministers Council
meeting November .25 for a sec
ond attempt to write a German
peace treaty, which may provide
a crucial test of world co-opera-
ton.
A spokesman for the Foreign Office
at the same time declared the mani
festo issued by Communists of nine
European nations, calling on their
supporters to resist United States
and British imperialism, represent
ed "a clear deterioration of the in
ternational situation"
The spokesman said the creation
of what the Communists called an
information bureau in the Yugoslav
capital of Belgrade was 1.-The official
resuscitation of the Comintern," the
Communist agency devoted in the
past to world revolution.
The manifesto was sharply critical
of Prime Minister Attlee and Foreign
Secretary Bevin. The Foreign Office
comment came only after "a hours
of study.
The Italian Communist leader
Luigi Longo denied in Rome that the
information bureau constituted q
Comintern an abbreviation fol-
Communist international which the
Russians asserted was disbanoed in
May of l943, when German armies
were deep in Russia and United
States lend-lease supplies were flow
ing freely into the Soviet Union.
War Danger Seen.
Longo said the bureau stemmed
from growing danger of war.
Diplomatic circles speculated on
how much, if any, the formation OF
the bureau might complicate or ease
the atmosphere of the November
Foreign Ministers Conference. Unit
ed States and French acceptances
previously had been received. AL
four powers agreed likewise to q
meeting in London November OF
deputies of the Foreign Ministers tc
lay groundwork for the main con-
ference. The November Is date was
postponement from the original
plan to meet early in November. 1t
avoids possible conflicts with the
United Nations meeting in New
York.
A previous meeting in Moscow in
March on the German and Austrian
peace treaties MADE no progress
Peace has been restored to all ma
uions except those and Japan.
The newspapers of Western Eu-
rope, aside from those of the ex-
treme left, gravely interpreted in
bold banner lines and acrimonious
editorials the Communist decision
to form the co-ordinated "informa-
Evening star., 1947-10-07
Associates of Suspected Reds
WMLose StoteDeportmentJobs
Security Principles Make Any Doubt
Of Loyalty Sufficient for Discharge

ers" in effect as subject to dismissal
along with outright Communists and
goes further to list as security risk
those who even associate with per
sons believed to be- Communists or
supporters of Communists theology
Nazis, Fascists and any groups
which seek to alter the American
form of government by unconstitu-
tional means are Jumped with Com
munists in the document.
1t also lists persons consistently
irresponsible" in handling secret in
formation and those known for
"habitual drunkenness, sexual per-
version, moral turpitude. financial
irresponsibility or criminal record
as security risks.
Congress has given the Secretary
of State absolute discretion" to fire
any employe whenever he considers
(See STATE DEPARTMENT, A-6)
Evening star., 1947-10-07

summer. There are mice in the
kitchen and rats around the barn. "
The Republicans called this IAN
indictment" of the American farm
ers and branded it "a deliberate
falsehood."
Mr.. Poage countered with state
ment that the official had outlined
the situation that existed on many
farms, and Senator Thomas OBJ
served that he had lived 20 years
on "backwoods farm" and accord
ingly knew "too much about flies,
gnats, mice, mosquitoes and rats"
At one point, Senator Thomas
asked Mr.. Brannan for depart
ment explanation of administration
policies which he said were forcing
prices down and breaking the mar
ket. Mr.. Brannan told reporter
later that Secretary of Agriculture
Anderson would reply to Senator
Thomas at the conclusion of de-
partment testimony
The committee planned to hear
later today from other Agriculture
Department officials, who were ex-
pected to give details on the Gov
ernments ideas on long-range
farm policy of abundant production
to keep the Nation healthyk and
Farmers solvent.
Evening star., 1947-10-07
Home Show Section
In Star Tomorrow

A special 16-page Home
Show Section will appear as
part of tomorrow's Star.
1t will be issued in connec-
tion with the exposition of
home building products and
equipment to open Saturday
at the District Armory under
sponsorship of the Home Build
ers' Association of Metropoli-
tan Washington.
The section will include ar
ticles by many nationally
known authorities on home
planning, building and financ-
ing of interest to the general
public and those planning to
b7uy or build a home.
Evening star., 1947-10-07

Washington responded only
partially to President Truman's
plea to observe today as the first
meatless Tuesday in the Nation
wide food conservation drive.
In general, Government eating
places took meat off the menus but
private restaurants and hotels did
not, although many promised to do
so soon. Many said notice of the
meatless day was too short to COM
ply today.
1t still was too early to determine
whether the citys housewives were
preparing to serve their families
meat tonight Some of those who
missed a meat dish at lunch may
have phoned home to be sure some
thing more substantial was on hand
for dinner.
At the White House, President
and Mrs. Truman set the style with
Evening star., 1947-10-07
Soldier Severely Injured
In Hit-and-Run Accident

A Fort Myer soldier, Pvt. Frank
L. Blaker, l9, suffered severe in
juries early today when struck by
hit-and-run driver in a black
automobile at Tenth and N streets
NV.
Pvt. Blaker, who was treated at
Emergency Hospital for severe cuts
and bruises and a broken arm be-
fore being transferred to Walter
Reed Hospital. told police he could
give no further description of the
car. Police apparently found no
witnesses.
The soldier had stepped from the
curb, he said, when the automobile
knocked him down.
Evening star., 1947-10-07
Committee Summons
Again After
Loyalty File Refusal
Civil Service Officials
Confident They Are
On Solid Legal Ground
By Joseph YOUNG

The House Expenditures Com
mittee today summoned Civil
Service Commissioner Arthur S
F1emming to appear again this
afternoon in what apparently
was another committee attempt
to obtain the commissions 10y
atty lead" file.
The committee did not disclose
the purpose of this afternoons ses-
sion, but it was indicated that Mr.
Flemming would be questioned fur
ther on his refusal yesterday tc
turn the files over to the committee
Mr.. Flemming and his colleagues
have agreed to remove from the
files the names of all members OF
Congress contained therein, but
they have fatty refused to give the
committee access to the files.
The officials expressed confidence
that they are on solid legal grounds
in their refusal, which came after
Chairman Hoffman requested thai
the committee be permitted to pc.
ruse the files ito make sure that the
names are removed, and to see just
how far you went in classifying thu
Congressman you have in there
Strictly Confidential.
Mr.. Flemming declared the file i!
strictly confidential and can not bt
made public, even to a congressional
committee.
TT has been the Governments
policy since the days of George
Washington that the investigativ,
| branches of the Government bs
operated on a strictly confidential
basis,' Mr.. Flemming said. He ther
cited several rulings by Attorney:
General upholdlng the stand.
Mr.. Hoffman told neWsmen latel
he would not now press for contempt
proceedings but would take the mat.
ter up with his full committee ano
other committees of Congress Ito SET
what can be done about getting the
files"
He also intimated he might try tt
hold up the commissions appropria
ations next year. Commission
officials, however, aren't taking thi.
threat seriously, since Mr. Hoffman
isn't a member of the House Ap.
preparations Committee, where sucf
matters are usually instigated.
Two Know" Names in File.
Both Mr.. Hoffman and Repre-.
sentative Busbey. Republican, o.
/ illinois, also a member of the COM
mittee, declared their names are ir
the commissions loyalty card file
Mr.. Hoffman refused to make pub
lie the other names, but he said he
personally knows of one other
Representative, one Senator and
Senator's wife, who are also listeo
in the lead" file. He charged it was
a smear campaign instigated by
the Communists against him and his
colleagues. One member of Con-
gress was classified as a "Nazi," he
said.
Mr.. Flemming and his colleagues
Commission President Harry B
Mitchell and Commissioner Frances
Perkins, readily agreed to remove
the names, declaring that, until the
subpoenas were issued for their ap-
pearance they had not been aware
that the file had contained the names
of any members of Congress.
(See LOYALTY, Page A-6)
Evening star., 1947-10-07
Parking Restrictions
Extended 10 Saturday
To Ease Shopping Jam
Keneipp Issues Order
After Complaints by
Businessmen, Officials

In a move to relieve traffic
congestion on Saturday, the
heaviest shopping day of the
week, Traffic Director George E
Keneipp today ordered that
downtown parking regulations
in effect on other weekdays also
be enforced on that day.
Heretofore the parking regulations
and the use of parking meters have
not been enforced on Saturday OF
Sunday.
The move recommended by the
traffic director and approved by the
Commissioners was taken after the
Department of Vehicles and Traffic
had received complaints from bust
nessmen, the Police Department
and Public Utilities Commission
concerning Saturday traffic condi'
tions.
Changes Are Listed.
The Commissioners action will
result in these changes:
l. Parking time limits of two
hours or less throughout the city
which have not been effective or
Saturdays, Sundays and holidays
will be effective on Saturdays here.
after.
2. Parking meters will be in oper-
alton on Saturdays for the time
limit and between the hours statec
on the meters only.
3. Signs reading, mo Parking
m. to pm and mo Parking
am. to $50 pm will be in effect
on Saturdays as on other week days
Parking regulations except those
which prohibit parking at any time
will not be in effect on Sundays ano
holidays. Those which remain in
effect will include such locations as
taxi stands, bus stops, within 4C
feet of intersections, alleys, etc.
Loading Zone Rules.
Commercial loading zones may
not be used except for commercial
vehicles loading and unloading dur
ing the hours designated on thu
loading zone signs on any day, in
Guiding Saturdays, Sundays ans
holidays.
Part-time one-way streets are no
affected by the order and. as be-
fore. traffic may move in botl
directions on Saturdays, Sunday
and holidays. Likewise, in the
to $50 am. and to $50 pm
rush hours, no parking and n
standing restrictions will not b
in effect Saturdays. Sundays an
holidays.
Evening star., 1947-10-07
Florist Prices Soar After Frost
Wipes Out Many Fall Flowers

risen from the usual autumn price
of s4 per 100 to as high as $35 per
100, with corresponding increases to
customers buying in the wholesale
florists shops. Chrysanthemums
have risen from the usual SO cents
to 81 per dozen to 50 and $3.50 a
dozen, wholesale. Other price in
creases are general all along the line,
florists said.
Most florists were engaged in in
formal rationing to large buyers for
the funeral, wedding and hospital
trade.
The A. Guide Co., which has its
own hothouses at Rockville, said it
was cutting an unprecedented num-
Der of locally grown roses to fill the
gaps left by the shortage OF chry-
santhemums and dahlias.
Corsage flowers appeared to be
more plentiful since most OF that
variety, such as gardepias and or
CSee FLOWERS. PIE A-6.)
Evening star., 1947-10-07
2 Killed, a Wounded
In Palestine Violence
BY the Associated Press

JERUSALEM, Oct. british
officials announced today that two
men were killed and four other
persons wounded last night by a
bomb explosion and subsequent
shooting near Kfar Sirkin, in the
Palestine coastal plain between Tel
Aviv and Haifa.
Private Jewish sources said all
the casualties were Arabs and
suggested the incident might have
been retaliation for the killing OF
two young Jews last Saturday night
-allegedly by Arabs-in the same
area.
Evening star., 1947-10-07
Grain Futures Jump
Sharply Despite Big
Increase in Margin
Wheat Increases 8 Cents
With Corn, Oats Rising;
Live Hog Prices Vary
By the Associated Press

Wheat and corn futures price!
on the Chicago Board of Trade
advanced rather sharply today
taking in stride the big over
night increase in requirements
for margins, or down payments
on all transactions.
The markets at Chicago, Kansa!
City and Minneapolis doubled the
cash down payment on deals fol
future delivery as demanded by
President Truman Sunday night tt
Evening star., 1947-10-07
Shinwe|| Custer
From Cabinet by
Att|eeReported
Brood Reorganization
Of Regime Forecast
In London Papers
By the Assooioted Pres,

LONDON, Oct. THE London
Star reported late today that
Prime Minister Attlee had re-
moved Fuel Minister Emanuel
Shinwell, the chairman of the
Labor Party, from his cabinet
in a large-scale governmental
shakeup.
Mr.. Shinwell will become war
minister. a job which does not
carry cabinet rank and puts him
under the immediate supervision of
the defense minister, the Star said.
2 Papers Join Forecast.
The Evening Standard, published
by Lord Beaverbrook, and the con-
servative Evening News. joined in
forecasting removal of Mr.. Shinwell
as Fuel Minister.
The Standard said War Minister
Fred Beilenger. Supply Minister John
Wilmot and Joseph Westwood,
Secretary of State for Scotland,
were leaving the government.
Several ministers about whom
rumors of demotion or dismissal
have circulated will stay in the gov
ernment. the Standard said. It said
these included Defense Minister A.
v. Alexander, Health Minister Aneu-
rim Bevan and Food Minister John
Strachey.
Attlee Sees King.
Mr.. Attlee saw King George VI
this morning, apparently to go
through with the formality of re-
ceiving the sovereigns assent to
changes in the cabinet.
THE transfer of Mr.. Shinwell is
likely to be regarded as triumph
for the moderate elements in the
cabinet" said the Star, a liberal
newspaper.
Mr.. Shinwell had left-wing support
in labor ranks and from Arthur
Horner. Communist general secre-
tary of the Mineworkers' Union, who
called in a recent speech for Mr.
Attlee to leave Mr.. ShinWell in the
position of Fuel Minister. He has
been a storm center of the cabinet
particularly during recurring crises
in Britain's nationalized coal mines
Secrecy was maintained around
the ng-rumored changes in port
folios and no official confirmation
of The Stars report could be OBJ
tained Immediately.
The conservative Evening News
said Mr. Shinwell's dismissal from
the cabinet was "a near certainty"
The Stars political correspondent
also suggested that Mr. Shinwell' S
deputy in the fuel ministry, youthful
Hugh Gaitskell, might be moved
either into Mr.. Shinwell's position
or some higher job.
The Star described Mr. Gaitskell
as lone of the successes among
junior ministers"
Move to Right Seen.
"As a whole, the reconstruction
will mean a movement to the right,
rather than to the left" the Stars
political correspondent wrote.
"Other changes will result in a con-
siderable reshuff1e in Offices. Several
ministers will be dropped
"It had been believed by some
that Mr.. Shinwell would leave the
governemnt,. but even Mr. Attlee,
who is determined to be ruthless,
could not summarily dismiss the
chairman of the Labor Party the
Star said. 1T is known that Mr..
Shinwell protested and indicated the
opposition which dismissal might
incur among the party's followers in
the country
The War Ministry, along with the
Ministries of Navy and Air. was
made subsidiary to an overall de-
fense minister, the wartime First
Lord of the Admiralty Alexander in
(See BRITAIN, Page A-6o
Evening star., 1947-10-07
No Meat 'Toduy

Charles Luckman, chairman
of the Citizens Food Commit
tee, today asked the Nations
newspapers to put the slogan
mo Meat Today on Page l
every Tuesday and to display
the. mo Egg or Poultry Today"
slogan on Thursdays.
Today is Tuesday-NO MEAT
TODAY.
Evening star., 1947-10-07
Detroit Breed Prices Raised

DETROIT, Oct. 7 (P).-Blamipg
increased -four prices, Detroit's
larger bakeries today raised bread
prices l cent from Is to Is cents
for a standard 20-ounce loaf. In
dependent bakeries indicated they
will announce a similar increase
soon.
Evening star., 1947-10-07
&ymaster Is Flying
Across Atlantic With
Brain al Controls
Plane Is Expected at
Newfoundland Airport
Late This Afternoon
By the Associated Press

LYNEHAM. England, Oct. T.
Guided only by the mechanical
brain" which piloted it to safe
landing in England two weeks
ago, a Skymaster plane of the
United States Air Force droned
its way westward across the At
lantic today on the return leg of
a history-making flight.
The robot plane, which took off
from the Royal Air Force field here
at Cos am. GMT 1:05 am. EST :,
was expected to arrive at Stephen
vile, Newfoundland, at about or
pm. Eastern standard time if the
weather remains good.
Aboard the craft were Col James
M. Gillespie and a crew of 10, but
he declared that-unless something
went wrong-no human hands
would touch the controls until the
automatic pilot brings the ship in
for a landing at Stephenville.
En- route to Newfoundland, the
big Skymaster is expected to make
contact with a United States
marker" ship stationed in mid
Atlantic to give it a position check.
The experimental plane, loaded
with $500 gallons of gasoline, made
a perfect takeoff for the homeward
flight after Gillespie had thrown
the switch which placed the robot
pilot in control.
Itinerary Not Fixed.
Unaided by her crew, the plane
took the air smoothly after travel
ing about halfway down the long
runway and automatically retracted
her landing gear when so feet of
the ground.
Col. Gillespie said he had nc
orders specifying the planes itin-
erary following his arrival in Ste
phenville, but it was possible ii
might continue on to its home base
at Wilmington, Ohio.
The robot plane has been in Eng
land since September %, when il
landed at Brize Norton, Oxford
shire, by automatic control after a
pioneering 2,4O0-mile pilotless flight
from stephenville. Since then the
craft has made demonstration
flights for the Raj and because OF
the valuable instruments aboard
has been kept under close guard at
all times.
The plane was brought to Lyme
ham-about 80 miles west of Lon
(See SKYMASTER, Page A-6)
Evening star., 1947-10-07

(See COMMUNIST. Page A-6
Evening star., 1947-10-07

See BUDGET, Page A-6)
Evening star., 1947-10-07

(See BRITAIN, Page A-6.D