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Evening star., 1947-01-28
Army Denies Report
That Big Nazi Group
Exists in U.S.. Zone
No Subversive Movement
Of Strength or Size Is
Found in Operation
BY the Associated Press

FRANKFURT, Germany, Jan.
28.-United States Army intelli-
gence headquarters declared to-
day there was mo subversive
movement of strength or size in
the United States zone" of Ger
many and released hitherto
secret files of propaganda leaf
let's bearing on that point.
The statement was at variance
with contention laid before Allied
governments last week by the In
ternational Committee for the
Study of European Questions that
re-created Nazl organizations were
growing in Germany and attempt
ing to control Allied-fostered demo-
cratic institutions.
Propaganda Localized.
The intelligence branch made
public anti-Semiuic and pro-Nazi
propaganda leaflets discovered in
the American zone. It said that
what propaganda had appeared was
locking IN Capitalization and is al
most entirely localized" This con-
dition pointed up the absence of
any large Nazi groups, the Army
said.
Among examples Of the propa-
ganda was a chain letter circulated
in Bamberg saying, "The New York
bank Jews financed the Nuremberg
trials
A poster on a store door in Book
ingen said: 1--WE demand immedi-
ately the trial of all war mongers
of the whole world. Germans, we
call upon you to carry on sabotage
Revenge will come, and we will hold
strict judgment"
U. S. Blamed for Food Shortage.
A handmade poster was found in
Schweinfurt after the eviction OF
l 400 Germans from homes to make
way for military forces. 1t said
Where are the much praised
human rights? How do these rep
resentatives of democracy really be-
have? Democratic citizens are
brutally thrown out on the streets
and put behind bars. Show these
uneducated dishwashers (Amer1-
cans) that you are a people with
tradition, that you are not ordinary
buns"
A typed sheet in the Wuerzburg
railway station blamed the United
States for the German food short
age and asserted that butter made
in Germany was being sold In
America" -
Evening star., 1947-01-28
Wirtz Resigns as Chairman
0fWaqe Sterilization Board

w. Willard Wirtz has resigned as
chairman of the Wage Sterilization
Board, it was announced at the
White House today.
The resignation, which has been
accepted by President Truman, will
be effective Friday.
Under the recent presidential or
der setting up the Office of Tempo
rary Controls, the Wage Stabiliza-
ton Board passes out OF existence
on February "a.
Evening star., 1947-01-28
Definition Of Rights
In Atom Commission
Sought by Senators
Group Also Wants to Fix
Military Role Before End
Of LiIienthoI Hearing
BY the Associated Press

The Senate Atomic Committee
today sought to define explicitly
the right of Congress and the
armed services to know what is
going on inside the new Atomic
Control Commission.
Chairman Hickenlooper said he
expects this definition to be spelled
out in no uncertain terms before
the committee gets through ques-
tioning David E. Lilienthal. Mr..
Lilienthal, named as chairman of
the commission, is serving under a
recess appointment.
Similarly, Senator KnoWland, Re-
publican, of California said in a
separate interview he believes that
now is the time to find out whether
Congress and the armed forces are
going to know at all times what
the commission is considering or
whether they are going to be told
afterward that something is an &C
complished fact" - g.
Faces New McKellar Attack.
Recalled to the stand at pm.
today, Lilienthal faces not only ques-
tioning on this point but a barrage
attack from his longtime political
enemy, Senator Mcclellan, Democrat,
of Tennessee.
Senator McKellar is not COM
mittee member but is committing
between the atomic hearing and in
quiries into the nomination of Cor
don r. Clapp to be iva director,
which he also opposes.
Senator McKellar told Mr.. Lilien-
thai, former iva chairman, at yes
terday's Atomic Committee session
that he was certain Mr. Lilienthal
knows nothing in the world about
splitting the atom" He said Mr..
Lilienthal should have been greatly
surprised when President Truman
chose him for this job.
Interest Hinges on Consultations.
"I'll say this" Mr.. Lilinethal
countered. II did my damndest to
keep out of it, but I failed"
out COl11llllGtCC l1lCA1DCAo A1AulSdVC0
they are much more interested in
the question of how often Mr..
Lilienthal and his four colleagues
on the commission intend to consult
military leaders and Congress.
Some of them expressed surprise
at the new atomic chairman's tes-
timony that the commission had
not consulted with Maj. Gen. Leslie
r. Groves since it took over opera
ton of the power and bomb pro-
ducing setup at the stroke of the
new year. Gen. Groves was head
of the atomic bomb project while
it was under military control.
Busy With Organization.
Senator Millikin, Republican, of
Colorado said this seemed "incred-
ible" to him, but Mr.. Lilienthal re-
piled that the commission had been
verv busy setting up its organiza-
ton. It had consulted frequently
with Gen. Groves before December
81, he added.
Senator vandenberg, Republican,
of Michigan said he wants 1t def
initely established that there will be
no closed door anywhere in the
commission, either to the military
liaison committee or to Congress. +"
Mr.. Lilienthal agreed that both
lsee ATOMIC, Page A-60
Evening star., 1947-01-28
By Constontine Brown

PARIS Thy maiD France is
very sick. She has been under
an oxygen tent since the liberia
ton and has given no sign of
improvement.
The impression that France has
hard road ahead strikes the visitor
as soon as he reaches Paris and is
confirmed in discussions with politi-
cal leaders, foreign diplomats, news
papermen, taxi drivers, porters
shopkeepers, walters and small Off
cials in government services.
Paris is not dilapidated; it is mere
ly shabby. 1t has no actual battle
scars. It's buildings are intact. The
war left few visible marks on the
"cite lumiere" (the city of light
But the spirit Of the French people
is down. There is no laughter and
hardly an occasional smile.
This reporter last visited Paris in
Evening star., 1947-01-28
British Tie With i. ).
Possesses Character
Of Alliance, Reds Say
Soviet Agency Calls on
London to Stand by
Spirit of Soviet Poet
BY the Associated Press

LONDON, Jan. 28-The Soviet
news agency Tass called on
Britain today to "stand by the
spirit" of her 20-year treaty with
the Soviet Union and criticized
British ties with the United
States, which it said Gin fact
have assumed the character of a
military alliance"
Soviet Ambassador Georgi zaru-
bin held a long conference last night
with Foreign Secretary Bevin. An
official source said the envoy was
asked to clarity the reservations"
which Prime Minister Stain recent
ly said weakened the British-Soviet
alliance.
This, informant said Mr.. Bevin
told the British cabinet today of the
request to Mr.. Zarubin.
A Foreign Office spokesman
would say only that Mr.. Bevin and
Mr.. Zarubin discussed matters of
substance" during the Ambassadors S
first formal call on the Foreign
Secretary.
No Hint Of Soviet Aims
The official source, however, said
Mr.. Bevin knew he had the full
backing of the British government
to 60 ahead with extension and re-
vision OF the treaty, provided the
new alliance remains within the
framework of Britain's United Ma
tions obligations and that the
amended pact consolidates Anglo
Soviet relations. Mr.. Bevin already
has offered to extend the treaty
signed in 1912, to 1892.
There were no indications what
Russia might seek in the way OF
amendments, but officials close to
the Foreign Office stressed that it
was the British view that some
clauses of the existing pact were
cut of date, such as the one refer
ring to mutual aid in "the war
against Germany"
Diplomatic observers suggested
that a revision of the British Soviet
alliance was linked directly with
the Anglo-French treaty soon to be
negotiated and with the already
existing French-Soviet pact, COM
pleting a new European Triple En-
tente based on a series of common
and inter-related objectives.
These objectives would include
three-way guarantees of joint action
against any future German aggres-
sion, maintenance of peace in Eu-
rope and continental security and
economic prosperity.
Evidence of Bloc Seen.
The Tass complaint came a few
hours after the Bevin -Zarubin con-
ference. The news agency said
"One cannot say that British policy
toward the U. S. S. r. conforms to
the principles and demands of the
treaty of alliance"
Actually there are no few occa-
sions when Britain and the United
States have come out in a bloc
against the Soviet Union," the news
agency added.
Evening star., 1947-01-28
Indian Affairs Head
10 Force
Senate Testimony
Longer Orders List Of
Tribes No Longer in Need
Of U. S. Supervision
By Joseph Young

In a stormy session, Chairman
LANCER of the Senate Civil Serv-
ice Committee today ordered the
acting commissioner of the Of
flee of Indian Affairs to submit
a list of all Indian tribes which
can be removed from Federal
supervision and save the Gov
ernment millions of dollars an
nually.
Senator LANCER ordered the Of
fetal, william Zimmerman, sub
phoenaed and sworn in as a COM
mittee witness after Mr.. thinner
man as a witness from the Office of
Indian Affairs, had refused to make
specific recommendations asked by
the committee.
1.-THE time has come when the
Senate will help run the Govern
ment and tell the bureauerats what
to do," Senator LANCER declared
Turning to George D. Riley, COM
mittee staff director, Senator Lam
ger said: Subpoena this man as a
witness. Well deal with the de-
partments better this way"
Zimmerman Is Sworn.
A few minutes later Mr.. thinner
man was sworn as witness under
the subpoena and was told by Sen
ator LANCER, "You are now not a
witness of the Office of Indian At
fairs but a committee witness, rep
Iresenting yourself"
Until now the committee has not
issued subpoenas for witnesses in its
investigation of alleged widespread
overstaffing of Federal personnel.
The committee then instructed
Mr.. Zimmerman to draw up list of
the Indian tribes on reservations
Which can be removed from Federal
supervision and also asked him to
submit a model bill which can be
passed by Congress to effect this. In
addition, Senator Tnye, Republican,
of Minnesota, asked Mr.. thinner
Ildu W uIdW up SpcClllC lCCou1AICA-
dations on how his bureau could be
run more economically and ef-
ficiently.
Bureau Employs $4,000.
The witness said he would submit
the information as soon as possible.
The bureau employs nearly $4,000
workers and last year spent $40,-
100000.
officials of several Interior De-
partment bureaus-the Bureau of
Mines, the Geological Survey and
the National Park Service-have not
yet testified and are scheduled to be
heard later today.
As soon as the committee fin
ishes with the Interior Depart
ment, the first Federal agency into
which the group has delved, it
will start its investigation of the
Justice Department. Attorney Gen.
eral Clark has been called as the
first witness next Tuesday.
Evening star., 1947-01-28
France Faces Difficult Future
With Attitude of HopeIessness
People Displaying Marked Lack Of Spirit,
Foreign Analyst Finds After Eight Years

February and March, 1899. Restau-
rants, cafes and night places then
were crowded, mostly with French
men and women who displayed
forced gaiety, as if they wanted to
have one last fling before great
tragedy befell the country.
The same places are as crowded
as in 1899. But the gaiety of 1899
has disappeared. There is an atmos-
phere of hopelessness which throws
a dark shadow over a nation which
does not seem to care whether it
gets back on its feet.
Every Frenchman seems to be en-
gagged in some kind of black market
operation. Under the benevolent
eye of the government, "black mar
keting" has become national in
dustry.
There is food in the country, but
it cannot be obtained except at
black market prices. Meat, bread
milk, eggs, coffee, cocoa, soap, gaso-
line, shoes, clothing and every other
essential OF life are rationed at
fixed prices.
The rations are hardly sufficient
Evening star., 1947-01-28
BiddIe 10 Represent U. 5.
On u, n. Economic Counci

Former Attorney General Fran
els Biddle will succeed John G.
Winant as the American repre-
sentative on the United Nations
Economic and Social Council, it was
announced at the White House to-
day.
Mr.. Biddle recently wound up his
work as the American member OF
the international military tribunal
which tried the major Axis wal
criminals at Nuremberg.
Mr.. Winant's resignation from
the Council was announced several
weeks ago.
Evening star., 1947-01-28
Murray Urges CIO to SIocken
Demands to Reussure Public
Asks Contract Extensions as Discussion Aid;
Hopes to AIIoy Capitol Fears on Methods

type of collective bargaining it will
lead to sound labor management re-
lations and to industrial peace.
IT hope that the action OF the
United Steelworkers of America
(CIO), in extending their agreement
until April 80, furnishes ample op-
portunity to both sides to achieve
that objective"
The CIO claims a membership of
more than 100000, mostly in the
mass production industries. Last
week Mr.. Murray agreed to extend
the steel industry contracts for az
months beyond their February is
expiration.
Mr.. Murray came here from the
Pittsburgh steel negotiations to at
tend meeting of the Advisory Com
mittee of the Office of War Mobiliza-
ton and Reconversion. The COM
mittee plans a discussion of its
pending study of the guaranteed
Evening star., 1947-01-28
Babe Ruth S Condition
Takes Turn for Worse
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Jan. 28.-Babe Ruth,
former home run king who under
went q serious neck operation on
January 6, was reported mot SO
good today" at French Hospital
where yesterday he was permitted
on the roof briefly for some sun
shine
Hospital officials said his name
was returned to the list OF patients
who are in poor condition.
Ruth yesterday walked about the
hospital and finally was allowed
outside for brief period.
Evening star., 1947-01-28
0PA Ordered 10 Stop
Rationing Sugar Under
Historical USE Plan
Industrial Plants Affected
By Court Action Here;
PIeo for Delay Refused
SUGAR STOCKS piling up; con-
sumers have no stamps. Page B-1

sumers have no stamps. Page B-1
By the Associated Press
District Court Justice F. Dick
inson Let's today ordered OPA
to stop rationing sugar to indus
trial users under the Historical
use" formula.
The order, effective Immediately
was issued in connection with JUS
tice Let's finding of last week that
the formula is illegal.
Carl Auerbach, chief OPA counsel
said the ruling might threaten the
entire sugar rationing program. He
served immediate notice of appeal
to the Court of Appeals;
Plea for Delay Is Overruled.
Justice Let's overruled a motion
to stay judgment on Mr.. Auerbachs
contention that "irreparable dam
age to the public" would result and
told the attorney:
II am not inclined to take that
view. I have held that the ration
ing order is invalid. 1t seems i'm
proper that I should authorize the
invalid order to be used for any
period of time"
The ruling was handed down in a
Evening star., 1947-01-28
Bulletins
Teachers Pay Raise O.K.d

School Supt. Hobart M.
Corning's teachers pay raise
proposals were adopted by the
Board of Education this after
noon by a vote of 5 to 2. The
dissenting votes came from
members who were in disagree
ment over proposals on "tru-
ant" officers pay. Earlier
story on Page BID
Gilbert Elected Bishop
NEW YORK F.-Suffragan
Bishop Charles Kendall Gil
bert was elected today to
succeed Bishop William T.
Manning as Bishop of the
Episcopal Diocese of New York.
Bishop Manning resigned last
December because of his age.
Aid for AirIines Urged
The commercial airlines are
unable to finance moderniza-
ton of the Nations airway
system and, in the interest Of
safety, Congress should not
delay provision Of adequate
appropriations, Assistant Sec
retary of Commerce William
M. Burden told the House
Commerce Committee today.
Evening star., 1947-01-28
MAY MOVE women and
children out of Palestine.
Page Az
BY the Associated Press

JERUSALEM, Jan. 28.-The
Jewish Agency announced to-
night it had learned that one OF
two Britons held as hostages by
an underground group had been
released.
The agency said H. A. I. Collins
British banker, had been set free
somewhere in the Jerusalem area
but that no other details were
available. Police were securing the
roads searching for him.
Earlier, advices from Tel Aviv
said note was delivered to Hebrew
newspapers, apparently from the
underground organization Irgun
Zvai Leumi, saying the two Britons
held against the execution of an
Irgun member would be freed
within hours,
Police said the kidnapers sought to
force a communication of the death
sentence of.Dov Bella Gruner, Irgun
member condemned for participa-
ting in an attack on a police station
The other Briton is Judge Ralph
Windham of Tel Aviv's District
Court.
Agency Demands Release.
The Jewish Agency Executive
earlier today demanded "the release
immediate and unconditional" OF
Judge Windham and Mr.. Collins.
The Palestine government was re-
portedly reliably to have decided to
impose statutory martial law and
suspend most government services
in parts of the country at 5 pm. to-
morrow unless the two were released
unharmed. Postal and telephone
services would be halted in the af-
fected areas.
The Jewish Agency Executive
voiced its demand 'in the name of
the entire Jewish people" to the
underground to release Judge Wind
ham, kidnapped from his court yes
terday, and Mr.. Collins, former
army major who was seized Sunday
night. -
Jerusalem and Haifa will be un-
der curfew from dusk to dawn again
tonight, and all roads will be under
curfew rules, the army announced
Troops Systematically searched Tel
Aviv for the kidnapers today, then
lifted the curfew in that all-Jewist
city shortly after nd p ito assist
the safe return" of the kidnapped
men.
Riot Breaks Out in Prison.
Police said rioting broke out in the
Jerusalem prison between Arabs ano
Jews again today while rations were
being drawn. One Jewish guard
was killed an a number of prisoners
and the prison superintendent were
injured. Many prisoners and two
British constables were injured yes
terday.
The army ruled Jerusalem out OF
bounds to all military personnel not
on active duty and restricted troops
''to essential movements" A few
shots were fired into the air to warn
persons breaking the curfew in Je-
rusalem, Haifa and Tel Aviv, the
military statement said.
Detailed plans have been made for
the protection of British civilians
against further kidnapings, it was
said.
Statutory martial law differs from
actual martial law in that military
powers are promulgated by regula-
ton instead of by blanket control
1t was not clear what areas would
be affected.
Jewish leaders were reported to
have conferred late into last night
on means of exerting pressure to
force the release of the kidnapped
men. The Jewish Bar Association
of Palestine denounced strongly the
kidnapping and decided none of its
members would enter the Tel Aviv
district court until Judge Windham
WAS returned safely
Evening star., 1947-01-28
Two Hostages
Reported Freed
In Palestine
British Judge and
Banker Were Seized
By Underground
RIIIIE1IN
BULLETIN

JERUSALEM (P.-TWo Brit
ons kidnapped this week as
hostages by an underground
organization were reported to-
night to have been released.
Evening star., 1947-01-28

(This is the first of a series OF
articles by The Stars foreign
affairs analyst ON conditions in
Europe).
Evening star., 1947-01-28

(See SUGAR, Page A-6D
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(See POLAND, Page A-3D
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(See MURRAY, Page A-6.)
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(See LABOR, Page A-60
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(See BROWN, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1947-01-28
uide for Readers

An Associated Press Newspaper
Evening star., 1947-09-07

the thousands pouring into this
country. then almost wilderness.
BY 1856 James King was residing
in San Francisco, as were his
brothers. Thomas and william
James was editor Of the Evening
Bulletin, and the Sunday Times, a
rival paper, was edited by James P.
Casey. According to . statement
made at the time. communication
was published in the Sunday Times
over an anonymous signature which
reflected upon the character of Mr..
King and his brother. who was then
an employe Of the customs house.
That evening May IA, 1850
Casey and King met near the corner
of Washington and Montgomery
streets, and Casey drew revolver
and shot Mr.. King through the left
breast. The latter died a few days
later.
In those days San Francisco had
its vigilance committee. and though
some form of resistance was Of
fered by the authorities In power,
this availed little against the
5000 stands Of muskets and field
pieces which the committee was able
to muster. Casey and another
prisoner named Cora were publicly
executed in the presence Of more
than 10000 people. nearly all Of
whom thought q good work had
been done.
Evening star., 1947-09-07
The Kings Of Washington

arrange for the best disposition Of
their wealth after their death. but
Henry Dickson showed unusual fore
sight, for in founding the home In
memory of his father he left his
money to a most worthy cause, one
of the greatest monuments to char
fly he could possibly have thought
of. However, in this connection, 1t
Is the late John 3. Larner whom
we also have to thank FOR this
wonderful bequest, for we are told
it was he who made the suggestion
to Mr.. Dickson when he was draw
ing his will back in 1906 and when
that document was under discus
sion.
Mr.. Larner's idea, which was later
carried out. was that the residue OF
Mr.. Dickson's estate 60 toward the
establishing of home for men who
had seen better days but who had
become dependent. It was just
about as Mr.. Corcoran had built and
endowed the Louise Home for
Southern Gentlewofnen.
Henry Dickson died in London
September q, 1907, and the real es-
tate on which the home stands,
S475 900 in cash and the income from
the Maison Busby at Nice, France,
were turned over to the trustees of
the home for its building and main
tenance. The home can take care
of about 60 guests.
John Dickson, for whom this home
Is named. did not continue to work
f1r yIyt1
Evening star., 1947-09-07

make him a member of the firm If
he would take over the duties OF the
office.
Dickson had been for years a
friend of the King family. Indeed. II
anything. more than friend. for
the pioneer William King, father OF
the first coal merchant referred TO-.
had always treated him as a son,
for whom he worked and in whose
home then on Congress street (now
Twenty-frst street, he lived, and
the son. William King-the second
ona in line-slept in the same room
In a trundle bed.
The Pioner King.
Perhaps it might be of interest to
interrupt the story and give a brief
account of the coming to George
town of the pioneer william King.
who, as the son Of Francis King,
was born In Ireland September %,
1851, and was brought to America
three years later. landing in Balti-
more. Since the records OF troops
of Maryland serving in the Ameri-
can Revolution give but one Francis
King. it can be assumed that he
was the ancestor of this branch OF
the Georgetown family of this name.
On February 26. 1777. he Joined
Capt. Andrew Haynes company,
first lieutenant, John T, Jacobs, as
a private, and was discharged on
January /. 1880. presumably on ac-
count of wounds or illness. since he
was on the Army payroll as de
fective" as late as 1882, when he was
residing in Washington County. Md.
William King, son Of Francis,
learned the trade of cabinetmaker
and moved to Georgetown June 6,
17e5, at first living in q house on
the west Side of Jefferson street. a
little below where the canal is now,
and. here he started business in line
with his trade.
Later he moved to Congress street,
In large, three-story- -and attic
brick house and two-story back
building. the site including a fine
large lot, on which was also his
cabinetmakers shop in which he
made fine furniture. His plant here
also included a stable, sheds for
drying out and seasoning the diff
ferent fine woods used by him in his
business, and here he employed
John Dickson, an expert chair
maker. in whose memory his son
Henry Dickson, founded the John
Dickson Home
Few people with large fortunes