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Birth Of QuadrupIets
4 in 100000 Chance,
LISA Records Show
By james L. Right

The Federal Security Agency has
kept books on the chances OF hav-
ing twins, triplets or quadluplets
during the past five years, and now
has published the figures.
One confinement in 100 resulted
in the birth of twins. One confine-
ment out of 10000 resulted in the
birth of triplets. The chance OF
having quadruplets was one out OF
every 100000 confnements.
During the five-year period
1e4O- 1914 inclusive, 138,600 sets Of
twins were born, 1,400 sets of trip
lets were born, and there were 20
sets of quadruplets. In those five
years. not a single set of quin-
tuplets appeared in the United
States.
IL Sets Born in 1941.
The year 1941 turned out to be the
country's all-tine record for quads,
when II sets were born. The year
1943 set record low for the per-
centage of plural births (twins, trip
lets or quadruplets), with rate of
only 1912 per 1000 confinements.
The record high was back in 1886,
when lit out of every 1000 conhne-
ments produced a plural birth.
A curious fact turned up by the
five-year study of plural births is
that they occur more often for older
mothers. The average plural birth
rate in 1914 was 1914 per 1000 con-
flnements; but the plural-birth rate
for mothers in the $3.50 group
was 1914
Plural births are slightly more
FREQUENT for Negro mothsrs than
for whites. For white mothers, the
rate was 1913 per 1000 confinements,
and for Negro mothers 1877 per 1000
confnements.
A special analysis of 1914 figures,
when there were 29,927 cases of
plural births, shows that the
chances of children being stillborn
increase rapidly as the number OF
infants involved in plural births in
creases.
Percentage of Stillborn.
In that year, 26 per cent Of in
fants born in single birth were
stillborn. The percentage rose to
81 for twins, to 1912 for triplets and
to 80. 3for quadruplets.
In 26,947 children out Of 29,635
twin births, both twins were born
alive. In ,644 cases, only one Of the
infants survived, and in 1904 cases
both were stillborn.
In 239 out of 294 cases of triplet
births, all three infants survived
In 36 cases, two infants survived.
In II cases, one infant survived,
and in eight cases, all three infants
were Stillborn.
There were only eight cases OF
quadruplet births in 1914. In four
Evening star., 1947-07-24
Col. Ryon Elevated
To Domestic Prelute

Col. Patrick j. Ryan, deputy chief
of Army chaplains, has been elevated
to the rank of domestic prelate,
with the title of right reverend mon
signor, by Pope Plus XII, the War
Department announced yesterday.
Col. Ryan, native of Manannah,
Mimi, and graduate of st. Thomas
College and st. Paul Seminary, was
ordained to the priesthood in 1927.
He was appointed to the Regular
Army in 1928. He was chaplain of
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of these cases, all four infants were
alive at birth. In one case, three
lived. In two cases, two lived, and
in one case, one lived.
North American Newspaper Alliance
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the 5th Army throughout the italian
campaign in World War II.
Col. Ryan holds the Legion of
Merit Medal, the Bronze Star, the
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Medal of War from Brazil, the Or
der of Crown and the Bronze Medal
of Valor from Italy and the Order
of the British Empire.
Evening star., 1947-12-30

A former Princeton University
mathematics professor, whose knowl-
edge of physics and higher mathe-
mates failed to help him in Hyatts-
vile Police Court yesterday, today
was awaiting the outcome of his
appeal from a speeding conviction.
A 500 fine was imposed on Haig
Gala jikian, so, of Aberdeen, Md,
whom a Maryland State policeman
charged with exceeding 10 miles on
hour on the Washington-Baltlmore
boulevard, near Muirkirk, Novem-
Der 90.
The erstwhile professor, now the
president of two metal products
companies, in attempting to win &C
ouittal, told the court it was sim
pie law of physics I couldn't nave
been travelling that fast
Trial Magistrate Arthur P. Owens
thought otherwise, however, and
levied the fine.
Appeals Halts Revocation.
The appeal was noted by Mr.
Gala jikians attorney, Lee I. Hecht
of Baltimore. In addition to sus-
pending payment of the fine, the
appeals also withholds revocation OF
the defendants drivers hcense-an
automatic action for convictions Tor
exceeding 10.
The mathematician admitting eX-
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Meat Shipments 10 Britain
May Be Halted by Argentina
BY the Associated Press

BUENOs AIRES. Dec. 3O.-The
Argentine government was reported
on good authority today to have
ordered all meat shipments to Great
Britain halted by January 7.
Amos J. Cooke, a representative
of the British food industry, said
he had been advised by Buenos
Aires packing houses of the ban
and was awaiting official confirma-
ton. Trade circles said the ban
probably would be made effective
unless the British government ar
ranged to pay for Its meat pur-
chases in pounds convertible into
United States dollars.
Argentina exported about 100000
tons of frozen meat to Britain in
1947, and 1948 shipments were ex-
pected to be about 100000 tons.
British officials in London ex-
pressed surprise at Mr.. Cookies dis
closure and indicated 1t had caused
CONSERVATION in some government
circles.
A reliable British source esti-
mated that about half of all Brit
tain's meat imports came from
Argentina and that about third
of the meat dispensed under the
British rationing system is Argen-
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Fine for Impossible Speed
AppeoIed by Mathematician

ceeding the 50-mile speed limit on
the boulevard, but denied going as
fast as charged. Such would have
been a physical impossibility, he
contended, asserting State Trooper
Earl Griffith, who arrested him, was
going in the. opposite direction at
the time and had to stop, turn
around and overhaul the speeding
car within az miles.
Trooper Griffith testified Mr..
Galajikian was going go or IS
miles an hour" when caught.
Speeding to Appointment.
The defendant, who was &C
Quilted on another charge for
failure to remain in a designated
lane, admitted crossing the white
line in the center of the road to
pass a car which refused to move
over. He told Judge Owens his rea-
son for speeding was that he was
trying to keep an appointment in
Washington and was just taking
a chance"
Mr.. Galajikian, who Is president
Of the Hartford Metal Products Co.
and Haig-House, Inc, a company
that manufactures a new-style, all
steel home, promised later to bring
other mathematics experts with him
when the appeal case comes before
the Prince Georges County Circuit
Court in Upper Marlboro.
Evening star., 1947-12-30
Publishers Witness
Says Taft Act Can't
Harm Printers Union
BY the Assoeiofsd Press

CHICAGO, Dec. 3o.-A publishers
representative said yesterday the
Taft Hartley Act was mot aimed"
at unions such as the International
Typographical Union"
Robert c. Bassett of Chicago, gen.
eral labor counsel for the Hearst
Newspapers and representative Of
the Chicago Newspaper Publishers
Association, added in testimony be-
fore a House Labor subcommittee
investigating an ITU strike against
six Chicago daily newspapers:
There is no reason in the world,
and we have been trying to point
this out to the union all the way
through, why they should be so
greatly concerned that the closed
shop or anticlosed shop provision of
the Taft-HarAey Act is going to de-
stroy their union.
This, probably more than any
other union in the world, would
never be destroyed by this act or
harmed by it"
Mr.. Bassett added that because
of the control OF the supply of labor
in this industry in our composing
rooms, the overwhelming possibility
is that such a case employment of
nonunion printers by the newspa-
pers) would not arise in the course
Of any contract"
Mr.. Bassett said the five-weeks-
old strike appears to be a battle
Evening star., 1947-12-30
Lands Term on CAB
To Expire Tomorrow;
No Successor Named
BY the Associoted Press

The Civil Aeronautics Board
rule-making body for American
aviation, will be without a chair
man at midnight tomorrow unless
President Truman designates his
choice before then.
The aviation industry hears that
James M. Lands, chairman since
June, 1916, will not be reappointed
He was named to the unexpired
term of L. WEIGH Pogue.
Asked today if Mr. Lands is to be
reappointed. White House Press
Secretary Charles G. Ross said that
81 will have something on that
later in the day. There is nothing
at the moment.
Grifis Mentioned for Post.
If Mr.. Lands is let out, Stanton
Griffls, New York investment bank
er now serving as Ambassador to
Poland, is reported possible sue
cessor. Mr.. Griffis is said to have
the support of Secretary Of Com
merce Hartman.
If Mr.. Truman delays his appoint
ment beyond Wednesday midnight
Oswald Ryan of Indiana, a CAB
member since 1888, will be acting
chairman.
The President was reported to be
delaying an announcement of his
decision on the chairmanShip until
he is ready to fill the vacancy or
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Basic Union Liberties
Violated by Taft Act,
.NMU Brief Contends
BY the Associated Press

The CLOS National Maritime
Union told a three-judge panel at
District Court yesterday that Con-
gress by enacting the Taft-Hartley
law violated workers fundamental
right to maintain labor unions.
The union gave its view in brief
filed in support of a suit attacking
the laws requirement that unions
file financial reports and union Off
GERS make non-Communist oaths If
they want to use National Labor
Relations Board facilities.
The court has given the NLRB,
defendant in the suit, until January
10 to file an answering brief. Argu-
ment has been set for February 2
in the case-the main court action
so far launched against the law.
In their brief NMU Attorneys Will
liam L. Standard and David Rein
said the non-Communist pledge re-
quirement represents the attempted
exercise of a power that no branch
of Government possesses-the power
to trespass upon the area Of
ideas. ="
The right OF free speech conveys
more than a protection of utterance;
it comprehends the right to refrain
from speaking as we'll"
The NMU case grew out Of the
NLRB's refusal to let the Maritime
Union participate in collective bar
gaining elections the board called
among seamen employed by two
Cleveland shipping firms operating
on the Great Lakes, the M. A. Hanna
and Wilson Transit companies.
Evening star., 1947-12-30
Judge Raedy TO Return
To Bench in January

Judge Ellen K. Raedy will resume
her place on civil division bench
of Municipal Court when she returns
here next month from her Florida
honeymoon. \
Judge Raedy has not presided over
a criminal court since she was
charged in a hit-and-run accident
last summer and forfeited collateral.
Chief Judge George P. Barse said
today he understood Judge Raedy
would leave Miami for Washington
next Monday and would travel by
automobile with her husband, john
ston Zimmerman, retired gasoline
station owner. Judge Barse said
she would return to work about the
middle of January.
The chief judge made this known
in announcing judges assignments
for next month under the courts
rotation system of judges. Assign
nents are as follows:
Criminal division-United States
branch, Judge George D. Nelson;
District of Columbia branch, Judge
Nadine L. Gallagher; traffic branch,
Judge Aubrey B. Fennell; criminal
jury, Judge Almond w. Scott
Civil divisior-Civil No. l, Judge
Barse until the return of Judge
Raedy; landlord and tenant, Judge
Thomas D. Quinn; small claims,
Judge John P. Mcmahon; general
assignment. Judge Walter J. Casey
and Judge Barse.
Evening star., 1947-12-30
Defense Opens Today
In Kelly Court-MahiaI
By the Associoted Press

CAMP LEE, Va, Dec. 3O.-The
defense took over today in the gen.
eral court-martial of Capt. Edward
P. Kelly, the Camp Lee Army officer
who Is charged on Is counts in
volving embezzlement, forgery, being
absent without leave and of signing
checks without bank account.
The 40-year-old Denville IN. j.
officers trial got underway yester-
day, one day before he was to leave
the service, as the prosecution built
up what amounted to almost an
entirely documentary case.
Presented as evidence were two
statements signed by Capt. Kelly,
one given to Rubin Van Alst, jr.,
secret service agent, and another
to the provost marshals Office here.
Both tallying in almost every de-
tail, they related how Capt. Kelly
was chosen by classmates to pick up
pay checks and how he left the post
with them because he was tired of
Army life and despondent over
money he owed RockaWay IN. j.
bank. The statement said he forged
signatures to two of the checks, but
sent the rest back by mail to Camp
Lee.
From the time he left the post
on December l until he surrendered
to MPs in New York several days
later, Capt Kelly was in Miami and
Richmond, loafng, going to movies
and drinking, the statement said.
Evening star., 1947-12-30
u. n. Security Council
Meets Today 10 Study
.Indonesian Problem
By the Associated Press

LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y, Dec. 30
The United Nations Security Coun-
Gil was summoned today for its last
meeting of the year to deal with
the Indonesian question.
The meeting marked the final
appearance around the council table
of Australia, Poland and Brazh-~
three of the non-permanent mem
bers who are completing their two
year terms. They are to be replaced
in 1948 by Argentina, Canada and
the Ukraine.
Argentina has announced that DR..
Jose Arce. her chief delegate to the
U. N, will be its representative on
the council. Canada and the
Ukraine have not yet announced
the names of their delegates.
The council was expected to con-
slider a truce plan" recommended
by the U. MS Good Offices Com
mittee which is conducting an on
the-spot investigation Of the In
donesian problem.
The plan, designed to achieve q
quick and effective peace. already
has been accepted by the 1ndonesian
government as a working basis for
discussion. Netherlands authorities
were reported to be preparing
memorandum stating the Dutch
attitude.
Evening star., 1947-12-30
Gentleman S Agreement
Voted Best Film by Critics
BY the Associoied Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 30.-The New
York film critics at their 18th an
nual session yesterday voted Gentle
mans Agreement" the best film of
the year.
The selection was made by a vote
of to 7. The seven cast their
ballots for Great Expectations" Z"
Sixteen of the II critics repre-
senting all the Metropolitan news
papers participated in the voting.
Other selections were:
Best director, Ella Kazan for
"Gentleman's Agreement" and
boomerang. Mr.. Kazan received
II votes, two were cast for John
Ford for THE Fugitive" and three
for Edward Dmytryk for Gross
fire"
Best actor. William Powell for his
work in Life With Father" and
"The Senator Was Indiscreet." In
this selection Mr.. Powell received
10 votes to for John Garfield in
Body and Soul
Best actress, Deborah Kerr for her
work in The Adventures and
BLACK Narcissus.' She received II
votes.
Best foreign film, the Italian pic
ture To Live in Peace" won with
with II votes.
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the board caused by the resignation

the board caused by the resignation
of Clarence M. Young in October.
Industry officials who usually
know the trend of such affairs say
they have no information on that
vacancy except that Mr.. Truman re-
jected list of at least five names
submitted to him some weeks ago.
The appointee must be a Repub-
lican.
Serves Several Corporations.
Mr.. Griffis is native of Boston
and a 1910 graduate of Cornell Uni
versity. He is listed in the most
recent issue of Who's Who as an
official of several corporations, none
Of them aviation concerns.
Mr.. Lands resigned as dean of
the Harvard Law School to become
CAB chairman. Previously he had
served as chairman of the Securities
and Exchange Commission, director
of the Office of Civilian Defense
and American director of economic
operations in the Middle East.
Besides Mr.. Lands and Mr.. Ryan,
other CAB members are Harllee
Branch and former Senator Josh
Lee.
Evening star., 1947-12-30
Warehouse Floor Caves In,
Trapping Two in Basement
BY the Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA, Dec 30. - The
first floor of a tWo-story warehouse
collapsed and sank is feet into the
basement yesterday temporarily
trapping two men amid the wreck
age.
Three others in the building
escaped as the supporting beams
gave way.
Trapped we're David Lukens, 80,
Norristown, Pa. sales director for
the Philadelphia Metal Warehouse
Co. which operates the wrecked
warehouse, and r. A. Woczynski
Langhorne, Pa, warehouse superin-
tendent.
Martin NJ Decker. company presi-
dent, and Carl and Blair Worrell,
brothers. OF the c. M. Worrell
Trucking Co., Trenton, N. j.,
escaped.
Mr. Woczynski was freed unhurt
after a few broken timbers were
cleared away but it took the police
rescue squad to release Mr.. Lukens.
who suffered possible fracture of
the ankle.
Evening star., 1947-12-30
Arlington Awaiting
Court Decision on
Elected School Board

Arlington today awaited a court
decision on the conStitutionallty OF
the school board it elected in No
vember, as both the incumbent ap-
pointed board and the elected one
prepared to govern jointly the
countys educational system.
After a day-long nearing in Arl-
ington Circuit Court yesterday,
Judge j. Garland Jefferson OF
Amelia. Va, took under advisement
the suit brought by members OF the
incumbent board, seeking to con-
tinue in Office after Thursday. the
day the elected board is scheduled
to take over.
Judge jefferson, who was ap-
pointed to hear the case after Arl-
ington Circuit Judge Walter T. NC
Carthy disqualified himself, an
nounced at the conclusion OF argu-
ments he would not reach decision
before Thursday.
Judge jefferson said he believed
the best way to settle the matter
would be to have the chaImen and
clerks of both boards, instead OF
one, sign the warrants authorizing
County Treasurer John Locke Green
to issue checks in payment Of obli-'
cations.
The order, as finally drawn and
consented to by all parties, con-
tains the provisions suggested by
Judge Jefferson, plus stipulations
that the treasurer sis not bound"
to honor warrants for salaries OF
expenses of the members of the
boards and that. "the respective
school boards shall have equal ac-
cess to all records and documents
pertaining to the performance OF
their duties, pending final action
of this court"
After Judge jefferson gives his
decision, another order covering
financial, arrangements will be
necessary, court observers said, be-
J cause the losing side undoubtedly
will appeal to the Virginia Supreme
Court and the case will not be
finally settled until that body passes
on it.
Representing the defendants were
Edmund D. Campbell, former Coun-
ty Board member; Frank L. Ball,
sr., former State Senator and COM
monwealth's attorney. and State
Senator William D. Medley, who
sponsored the legislation in ques-
ton. Attorneys for the plaintiffs
were George E. Allen and Ralph T..
Catterall, both of Richmond. The
county government was represented
by Commemorative Attorney Law
renee w. Douglas and Denman T.
Rucker, commemorative attorney
elect.
Evening star., 1947-12-30
Henry Kaiser, Jr., Sued
For Divorce on Coust
By the Assoeiated Press

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 3o.-Henry
J. Kaiser, jr, 81, son of the in
dustrialist and an official of several
of his companies, was sued for di-
vorce yesterday by Mrs. Jane Walker
Kaiser, who charged cruelty and de-
seTtion.
She asked reasonable support"
for herself and their two children,
Mary Lou, S, and jamie Lee, 9
months. She alleged her husband
"is not a fit and proper person" to
have their custody, and asked that
they be awarded to her.
The Kaisers we're married in the
Stanford University chapel in 1910
and separated a year ago, the COM
plant said.
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between the 1TU and Congress IT.
self. the real issue Is not
wages. The real issue is the Taft
Hartley law. 1t is apparently an
effort to amend or destroy the act. "
Representative Owens, Republi-
can, of Illinois, chairman of the
subcommittee, then remarked, II
hope we won't have to reach the
determination that good union
like the ITU is going to try to kill
the Taft-Hartley Act. If we do, I
don't think it is going to help the
unions or the leaders. It is not
going to cure the situation In any
way" ..
Meanwhile, representatives Of the
publishers and the printers met for
fifth time last night with Mayor
Martin H. Kennedy who previously
had said he was Optimistic" about
progress of the negotiations spon-
sored by him.
After meeting more than two
hours, Mayor Kennelly's Office
announced:
"All we have got to say to the
press is that no progress has been
made. We have decided to adjourn
until some later date to be decided
by either the publishers or the
union"
The strike began November "a
after a breakdown in negotiations.
The union held that the publishers
refusal to grant immediate wage
increases, pending negotiation of
other issues, precipitated the walk
out. The papers continued publica-
ton by photo engraving typewriter
copy.
The publishers contended that the
issue was the unions refusal to
negotiate wage and other demands
in a lawful contract of reasonable
duration"
Evening star., 1947-12-30
Dinge|| Urges Democrats
10 Draft Unified Tax Policy
BY the Associated Press

Representative Dingell of Michi-
gan proposed today that Demo-
cratic leaders in Congress and ad-
ministration officials get together
and draft a definite, unified. Demo-
cratic tax policy"
He told reporters his own idea
is that when the time comes to
cut taxes, the first cut should be
cost of living tax relief for per-
sons with low incomes.
Mr.. Dingell said Democrats should
work out a precise policy as reply
10 the Republican proposal to cut
individual income taxes by $780,
100000. President Truman twice
earlier this year has vetoed Repub-
lican bills to slash taxes by $4,-
OOO,CO0000.
Mr.. Dingell has offered bill to
cut taxes S5,300,00O,0 900, but he said
it is Just a basis for determining
what cuts should be made when the
time comes" He said Democratic
members of the tax-writing House
Ways and Means Committee should
meet with Treasury experts and
study the whole tax picture"
Forks were not used commonly
until the 18th century.