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Evening star., 1947-11-21

Despite the flood of free ad-
vice that has all but engulfed
struggling Britain, there seems
to be no simple solution to
the British economic prob
lem. Raymond P. Brandt has
studied the empires crisis at
close range and from afar.
His findings make absorbing
reading in the Sunday Edi-
torial Section.
Special Government reports
are so often cluttered up with
bureaucratic double talk that
they give ordinary people the
blind -staggers." Not so with
the recent report of the Presi-
dents Committee on Foreign
Aid. Richard L. Stokes, also
writing in the Editorial Sec
ton, delights in what he calls
this masterpiece of collabora-
tion.
These and many other ar
ticles of timeliness, plus special
coverage of the newest books.
sports, art, society, amuse-
ments, music, etc, supplement
the usual thorough and ac-
curate news content of
Thr sunhay Star
Evening star., 1947-11-21
Marshall in London
For Big -Four Meeting
by the Associated Press

LONDON, Nov. 21.-Secretary of
State Marshall arrived today from
Washington to attend next weeks
meeting of the Big Four Foreign
Ministers.
Gen. Marshall reiterated his posi-
tion that he was mot pessim1stic"
about the conference which opens
Tuesday, but otherwise refused
comment.
On an impromptu broadcast over
the BIC he said of the Marshall
plan of economic help to Europe
now before Congress:
Il think matters are progressing
satisfactorily.
Gen. Marshall. accompanied by
State Department Counselor Charles
D. Bohlen and several aides, was met
at Northolt Airport by Ambassador
Lewis Douglas.
The Secretary of State exchanged
greetings with Prince Bernhard and
Princess Juliana of the Netherlands,
who were preparing to take of for
Holland after attending the royal
wedding.
Evening star., 1947-11-21
|New Yorker Arrested in Second
|Commuter Robbery in Week

told them he arrived yesterday from
New York, picked out the jewelry
store and registered at a hotel
nearby. Then he bought hammer
and in anticipation of a speedy
and successful coup also bought a
return bus ticket to New York,
Supt. of Police Robert J. Barrett
later officially commended Pvt. Knott
for his alertness.
Just a week ago today police ar
rested Gerow Paul Franklin, %, Of
New York and charged him with
HOUSEKEEPING and larceny after a
robbery at the Burk jewelry store,
614 Thirteenth street NV.
Police said hole had been made
In the store window with shots from
a pistol muffled In pillow and $225
in rings taken. Police said Franklin
had Just arrived from New York.
Evening star., 1947-11-21
President Sees No Bal
To Sale Of Machinery
To Soviet Russia Now
2l6U. S. Boxcurs Bought
By Moscow This Year,
But Origin Is Puzzle
BY the Asseeieted Press

President Truman said today
he sees no reason to stop the sale
of heavy machinery and farm
equipment to Russia at this time.
Questioned at a news conference
about such shipments, Mr.. Truman
said the Soviet government has a
purchasing commission here and
has been allowed to purchase ma
chinery for the rehabilitation of
hydro-electric dams destroyed by
the Germans, as we'll as the farm
equipment.
The Russians have purchased
s113, 100000 in goods from this coun-
try during the first nine months of
this year. Included was several
million dollars worth of industrial
machinery.
Russia also got 216 freight cars
valued at $1,240,00o from this coun-
try between April and October,
Commerce Department records
show, but who made the sales is a
puzzle.
Might Be WAA Surplus.
officials, unable to trace the trans
actions directly, surmised that the
Russians bought them from Amer
leans who in turn had bought them
from the War Assets Administra-
ton. possibly on veterans or other
preferences for surplus goods.
The freight cars-like the 145 To-
comotives Russia got from the
United States between January and
April-were specially built to fit the
Soviet's broad gauge railways
which have rails 81 inches farther
apart than those in America.
This detail. regarded as making
the cars unusable for American
railroads, was said by an official tc
7See FP FTGHT CARS PAGE A.4D
Evening star., 1947-11-21
Royal Honeymooners in Retreat
AT Mountbutten Romsey Estate

off the beaten paths OF commerce,
pursued their modest vocations with
suppressed excitement over the pros
pective public appearance of the 21-
year-old bride and her 26-year-old
husband at Romsey Abbey religious
services next Sunday.
In gray old London, the excite
ment subsidized after yesterdays JOY
GUS celebration of the wedding.
Street sweepers piled their brooms
against litter left by multitudes who
came in rain and gloom to cheer the
nervous maid as she drove to West
minister Abbey with her father, King
George vi, and came away, smiling
and waving, a wife with her hand
some husband, Prince Philip, Duke
iof Edinburgh. who was 1t. Philip
Mountbatten, r. N.
Celebrants, clustered thickly
around Buckingham Palace. lifted
their voices till past midnight in
unhseded pleas for one more bal
cony appearance of their monarch.
But the lights that flooded the
palace finally fiicked of and all the
rolling shouts of I'VE want the King
(See MIZABETH, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1947-11-21
Frances Peril Grave,
Blum Warns in Appeal
For Assembly Support
Says Reds War Openly on
Democracy; De GouIle
Also Called Menace
By the Associated Press

PARIS, Nov. 21.-Premier-
Designate Leon Blum told the
National Assembly today that
international communism has
openly declared war on French
democracy" and that "the re-
public is in danger also from
Gen. Charles de Gaulle's right
wing Peoples Party.
The situation is grave the rs
year-old Socialist leader declared.
Mr.. Blum sought Assembly author
ity to form a government to replace
that of Socialist Premier Paul Rama
dier, who resigned Wednesday. AS
he spoke, half million workers were
on strike in critical industries
throughout France and the labor
situation hourly was growing worse.
Work Stoppage Planned.
ALI workers in Paris transport,
chemical, building, leather. paper,
glass and pharmaceutical indus
tries planned one-hour work stop
page for this afternoon to demon
strate their sympathy with the
strikers throughout the nation and
as a protest against the govern
ment's use of troops in coping with
the labor situation.
Mr.. Blum needed a simple ma jor-
ity-31O of the 618 Assembly votes
for authority to form a cabinet. He
was certain to be opposed by both
the extreme left and the extreme
right.
THE republic which we identify
with the fatherland is in danger
Mr.. Blum told the deputies. Civil
liberties, public peace and peace
itself are menaced
THE danger Is double. On one
hand, international communism has
openly declared war on French de-
mocracy. On the other, party has
been constituted in France which
has as its objective, and perhaps its
only objective, the separation Of
national sovereignty from its funda-
mental traditions"
Obviously he was referring to Gen.
de Gaulle's proposals to revise the
constitution.
II have come here to sound the
alarm the veteran statesman said.
Il am here to rally all Republicans
all those who refuse to submit to
(See FRANCE. Page A-4)
Evening star., 1947-11-21

Government employment in
creased by 1900 employees dur
ing the last month, the Civil
Service Commission announced
today.
This marked the first time in
nearly two years that the Govern
ments downward employment trend
has been halted.
The increase was primarily due tc
stepped-up hirings in the Depart
ment Of the Army and Post Office
Department. The Army added g.
300 workers during the month, ano
the Post Office 4,S00.
Army Department spokesmen said
the reason for the additional hir-
ings was that too many employees
had been dropped during the de.
partments reduction program.
The spokesman pointed out thai
the department was still under tht
personnel ceiling set by Congress
last year.
Evening star., 1947-11-21
Chest Reaches 59%
OF Goal With Gifts
Tota|ing S2,336,868
Monday Luncheon Dropped
To Give Workers Full Day
RAISING Contributions

Leaders in the 194S Commu-
nifty Chest Federation campaign
reported today they had raised
1922 per cent of the S3,900,OOO
goal with contributions to date
totaling $2,336,86S.
The report was made at Dutch
treat luncheon in the United States
Chamber of Commerce Building
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
Edward H. Foley, jr., announced that
the next general report of the drive
would be made at a Dutch treat
buffet supper at pm. Tuesday in
the Mayflower Hotel. Mr.. Foley is
campaign chairman.
A report luncheon previously
scheduled for Monday has been can
celed, he said. lin order to give
volunteer solicitors an opportunity
to spend the entire day raising
contributions"
Mr.. Foley suggested that volun-
teers devote tomorrow and Sunday
EVERY minute of what other
wise might be thought of as leisure
time"-in the effort to finish all
calls assigned to them.
At today's luncheon, Mrs. Angus
Dun, chairman of the Residential
Unit, reported her group had raised
568 per centeof its $537 500 quota.
Speakers today, designated as
Youth Service Day, were Nina Win.
ter, 10, Campfire girl, of 1909 East
ern avenue, Mount Rainier, Md, anc
David Kurtzman, IL, a Boy Scout
of 1925 Fulton street NV.
Appeals to Businesses.
Mr.. Foley urged every business firm
and every Government Office to give
it's campaigners special time to COM
plete their soliciting. He requested
that citizens spend the evening al
(See CHEST Page A-12D
Evening star., 1947-11-21
By J. A. O'Leory

By J. A. O'Leory
The entire Republican mem
bership of the Senate met" in
party conference today amid in
dications that they will try to
lay the groundwork for their
own anti-inf1ation program to
stack up against President Tru-
mans 10 points.
The first public hearing on the
cost of living issue will get under
way at 2 o'clock this afternoon,
when Secretary of Agriculture An
derson takes the stand before the
Joint House-Senate Economic Com
mittee.
Although Republicans and Dem
ocrats alike have oeen timid in en-
bracing Mr.. Trumans last two
points-rationing and price-wage
controls-there are unmistakable
signs that by merely proposing
return to that wartime machinery
the President has spurred congress
sional leaders to seek speedy action
on less drastic imitation remedies.
Action Isn't Binding.
Senator Millikin of Colorado
chairman of the Republican Con-
ference, expressed doubt the closed
meeting of all COP Senators this
morning would lead to any final
decisions. The conference never at
tempts to take binding action on
major issues.
The s5s7 900, 900 interim aid pro-
gram for France, Italy and Austria
has had comparatively smooth sail
ing thus far and is being over
shadowed by the growing demand
for a vigorous attack on living costs.
Senator Flanders, Republican. OF
Vermont, who conducted cost-of- :
living hearings all along the East
Coast this summer, has indicated
standby authority to ration scarce
commodities may be advisable, but
without accompanying price-wage
controls.
Another Republican, Senator
Capehart of Indiana, went into the
party conference with a different
approach-a program designed to
increase farm and factory produc-
ton as the best way to bring prices
down.
Senator Capehart's plan includes
extending the straight-time work
week from 40 to A hours. He be-
lieves labor should be willing to
make this contribution, If, in re-
turn, Congress would raise the per-
sonal income tax exemption from
$500 to $1,000.
In a speech in New York last
night, Chairman Wolcott Of the
House Banking Committee also made
clear his belief that the only sure
remedy for the economic ills of this
country and the world is increased
production.
Mr.. Wolcott, who will WELD great
influence in shaping all economic
legislation, also declared that price
controls, rationing, priorities and
allocations, whether on the producer
or consumer levels. cannot be ad-
ministered without serious set-backs
to our production effort
The strategy OF Republican
leaders appears to be to try to get
(See ECONOMIC, Page A-30
Evening star., 1947-11-21
Cardinal Orders Boycott
OF Philadelphia Theater
By the Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 21.-Den-
mis- Cardinal Dougherty, head of the
Philadelphia Archdiocese, today in
structed the areas 100000 Catho-
lies to stay away from the Fox The
ater here "at least one year" because
the theater refused to discontinue
showing the film Forever Amber.
The cardinal ordered the ban in
a letter to pastors in the archdiocese
The cardinal threatened the boy
colt last November 3. Andrew
Smith. sales manager of Twentieth
Century Fox. operator of the Fox
Theater, announced the film would
not be Withdrawn las long as it does
a good business"
The Outlaw" which was being
shown at the Erlanger Theater here,
was withdrawn by Owner William
Goldman 10 days ago after pro-
test by the cardinal.
Evening star., 1947-11-21

For the second time in week a
New Yorker who had commuted to
Washington for robbery purposes
was collared by police this morning.
The man had used hammer to
knock a hole in the window of
Castelberg's jewelry store at 1904 F
street NV. and was taking rings
from the window and thrusting them
into his pocket when he was ar
rested. Police valued the rings at
about 5000.
Pvt. Francis Knott of No. pre-
einct was across the street from the
jewelry store when he heard the
broken glass tinkle. Just around the
corner was a police cruiser in which
was Detective Sergt Roland Kirby.
They seized the window smasher in
short order,
Police said the man, 80 years old,
Evening star., 1947-11-21
Mason 10 Recommend
Closing Of Ga||inger' S
Psychopathic Division
Would Amend Statutes
To ALLOW Patients to Go
Directly to St. EIizobeths
By Miriam Gutenberg

Commissioner Guy Mason said
today he will recommend closing
the psychopathic division of
Gallinger Hospital and amend
ing the commitment laws to per-
nit patients to 60 directly to st.
Elizabeths Hospital.
Mr.. Mason told the Board of
Visitors to Municipal Hospital. which
had come to his Office to find out
what steps he was taking to improve
the psychopathic division, that he
would recommend its closing to the
other two Commissioners at their
board meeting Tuesday.
Mrs. c. Ashmead Fuller, member
of the visiting committee, promptly
protested, You can't do that.
She contended that woman who
took an overdose of sleeping pills
and wound up in Gallinger's psyche
pathic division was not necessarily
insane and should not bear the
stigma" of a stay in st. Elizabeths
Hospital.
Mason Sees Money Saved.
Commissioner Mason retorted that
there was no more stigma attached
to st. Elizabeths Hospital than to
the psychopathic division of Gal
linger and that he. personally
would prefer to go to st. Elizabeths
than to Gallinger.
Mr.. Mason said he wanted to get
rid' of the psychopathic division
and believed that sending patients
directly to St. Elizabeths would cost
the District less money.
At present, the law requires that
patients be committed to Gallinger
Hospital for observation before they
are sent to st. Elizabeths. Gal
linger, however. is permitted to ar
range for temporary commitment tc
st. Elizabeths in emergency" cases
Renah F. Camalier, chairman Of
the Board of Visitors. told the Com.
sioners that he believed the Commits
sioners should go to Congress ano
Evening star., 1947-11-21

Corp, 24oO Sixteenth street NV,
Washington"
Gen. Meyers admission came as
members of the subcommittee cross
questioned him on his story that he
set up Aviation Electric solely to
help my girl friend" Mrs. Mildred
Lamarre, wife of Bleriot Lamarre,
who became it's president.
The Aviation Electric Corp. was
located at Dayton, Ohio. The Six
teenth street address Hotel 2400
was the home of Gen. Meyers at the
time. A Traffic Department official
testified earlier this week that the
affidavits did not reach his office
before January 6, 1912
II didn't think the District Motor
Vehicles Department took affidavits
very seriously" Gen. Meyers re-
marked to the subcommittee.
Denying earlier testimony OF La
MARIE, Gen. Meyers asserted he
bought the blue Cadillac" in De-
cember, 1941-just in time to beat
the coming freeze on cars-at the
1See MEYERS page A-2)
Evening star., 1947-11-21
Admiral Goffney Dies
In California Hospital
BY fhe Assoeiefed Press

OAKLAND, Calf, Nov. 21.-Rear
Admiral John j. Gaffney, 56, died
in Oak Knoll Navy Hospital in Oak
land today Of a heart attack.
The admiral was admitted to the
hospital several days ago.
Evening star., 1947-11-21
Commons to Investigate
RESIGNATION of Dalton
BY the Asseeioted Press

LONDON, Nov. 2l.-The House o1
Commons last night authorized ap'
pointment of a 15-member commit.
tee to investigate the circumstances
that led to Hugh Dalton's resigna.
ton as chancellor OF the exchequel
November 10, when he admitted
having given information on the
interim emergency budget to a re-
porter before he presented the
budget to Commons.
Evening star., 1947-11-21
Rome Paper Reports
Attempt to Blast Vatican
BY the Assoeioted Press

ROME, Nov. 21.-The Rightist
newspaper L'Ora dItalia reported
today that police had caught two
men connecting electric wires to
an explosive charge outside the
walls of Vatican City two nights ago.
Questioned about the story, police
said they knew nothing about IT.
Evening star., 1947-11-21
.MeyersAdmits
Resigned False
Affidavit on Car
Penned Signature to
Application for Toes
As Routine, He Says
BULLETIN

Gen. Meyers and Commit
tee Counsel William Rogers
engaged in a furious argument
this afternoon when the gen.
eral asked the attorney about
his war service and Mr.. Rog-
ers cried out: II saw more
service than you did, general.
You were in Washington and
Dayton and saw action with
checks. l was on an aircraft
carrier that was twice hit by
suicide planes and I am proud
of it,"
Both men shook their fists
at each other, while Chairman
Ferguson pounded his gavel.
Evening star., 1947-11-21
BY Robert K. Walsh

Maj. Gen. Bennett E. Meyers
admitted before a Senate sub
committee today that he made
false statements to the District
Department of Vehicles and
Traffic in applying for license
plates for an automobile paid
for by Aviation Electric Corp.
checks in December, 1941, three
weeks after Pearl Harbor.
The former Air Force procure
ment deputy chief acknowledged be-
fore the Senate War Investigating
Subcommittee that merely as a
matter of routine" he signed two
affidavits containing the following
incorrect" statements:
First, in an affidavit required to
show whether the automobile had
been used before the Government
froze the sales of new cars on jan
uary /, 1942, he stated that it had
been used before that date. He
admitted today that it was not.
Gave Washington Address.
Second, in a sworn affidavit ap-
plication for the automobile license
plates, he stated that the applica-
ton was from the Aviation Electric
Evening star., 1947-11-21
.SenateG. 0.P.
Maps Own Plan
ToCurb Prices
Closed Conference
To Discuss Program
Before Hearing Open:

WOLCOTT PREDICTS Marshall
plan bill can be cut tWo-thirds.
Page Az
Evening star., 1947-11-21

(See CHEST, Page A-12J
Evening star., 1947-11-21

(See GALLINGER, Page A-4D
Evening star., 1947-11-21

Clear, with highest around so today Clear
and rather cold again tonight. Lowest, 81 IN
city, 26 in suburbs. Tomorrow increasing
clou6ineses. (Full report on page AID
Evening star., 1947-11-21

(See FRANCE, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1947-11-21
Sunday Reading

(See MEYERS, Page A-20
Evening star., 1947-11-21

(See ELIZABETH. Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1947-11-21

(See FREIGHT CARS. Pag
Evening star., 1947-01-06
Republicans May Launch Drive
For World Ban on CONSUMPTION

for the abolition OF compulsory mill
tary service" through the United
Nations, meanwhile maintaining "a
strong Army, and strong Navy, and
a strong Air Force in being"
Now under Republican domina-
ton, the Military Committee is ex-
pected to give early consideration
to Mr.. Martins 1916 resolution call
ing for international arms reduc-
ton and announcement of conscrip-
tion.
One OF the most ardent hackers
of this idea is Representative
Arends of Illinois, third-ranking
majority member of the merged
Armed Services Committee and Re-
publican whip Of the House. An
other is Representative Short,
Republican, of Missouri, next only
to Chairman Andrews of New York
in committee ranking. M
'The world will never be sure OF
peace until we have reduced armies
and military establishments to q
reasonable level, Mr. Martin said
last year. II propose that the most
simple and logical step in that di-
rection is to work for the abolition
OF compulsory military service. 1t
is = step which would cost no ma
ton a single dollar, but on the
contrary would reduce every ma
tion's burden"
Evening star., 1947-01-06

Charles J. sharkey. Crawfords willie
Ind, 21-year -old UNRRA engineer,
and an American Catholic nun, sis
ter Elizabeth Cecile Of the Francis
can Order of Egypt.
Italian Nun Among Dead.
Other foreigners killed were iden-
titled as Sister Mary Gariglis, an
italian national of the same Catho-
lie order, and a British merchant,
James j. Ross.
Four delegates to the National
Assembly, returning to their homes
in North China from the capital
were among the dead.
Searchers made perilous trip
into Communicated territory to
reach the wreckage and remove the
bodies Of the SO passengers and
three crew members.
Press Demands More Safety.
The accident atop those here on
Christmas eve, inspired an editorial
outburst in the Chinese press de-
mapding proper servicing and main
tenance Of planes, and every pos
sible safety aid.
Search planes first spotted the
wreckage, in q horseshoe shaped
plain in the Shantung mountains
west of Tsingtao = territory con-
Itrolled by Chinese Communists. The
transport had been reported within
40 minutes of a landing at Tsingtae
when it crashed.
+ Cause Of the accident was not de-
termined.
Evening star., 1947-01-06
Qualify Home Furnishings
To Return in Quantity
By The Associated Press

CHICAGO. Jan. equality furni-
ture and home furnishings will be
back on the retail market this year
in the greatest quantity since early
in the war, but some shortages will
still exist.
This was the word from industry
spokesmen today as thousands Of
buyers from all parts Of the country
began converging for the annual
winter meetings of the national re-
tail furniture association and the
international home furnishings
market.
Better quality and greater va
riety of furniture, carpets, drapefy
fabrics and lamps is being intro
duced than at any time since the
start of the war. Shortages still
exist, however, especially in bedroom
and dining room furniture, heavy
upholstery fabrics and appliances.
Most manufacturers report that
floor coverings will continue to be
allocated throughout the first six
months Of the year.
The newest trend in furniture
noted in the markets is an informal
modified modern. Woods range all
the way from mahogany, primavera,
walnut, oak and maple to rosewood,
calico ash and painted fruitwood.
Colors range from soft pastels and
muted tones to brilliant shades.
Evening star., 1947-01-06
BY The A.soeio,sd Press

House Republicans, under the
leadership Of Speaker Martin,
soon may launch a drive for an
international ban on peacetime
military conscription.
And, until such a drive meets sue
cess or failure, the membership OF
the new dominant party is expected
to oppose any kind of universal
training program for this country.
Mr.. Martin provided strong hint
that he still feels universal training
should be sidetracked in his speech
last Friday formally accepting the
House speakership.
In the keynote address the new
speaker called for an adequate,
efficient national defense, while we
endeavor to persuade the rest Of the
world to adopt a practical formula
for disarmament, and the outlawing
of war" fs9|
It was Mr.. Martins opposition last
year that weighed heavily in the
decision of House Military Affairs
Committee to defer action on Presi-
dent Truman's request for univer-
sal training. ,s5
Then minority leader, Mr.. Martin
told the committee he believed the
United States first should work