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Evening star., 1947-03-02
Institute Starts Campaign !,
Against Poor Vision Today.

Defective vision is termed the
most common physical handicap
found among men and women of ialis
ages in statement issued by the
Better Vision Institute. one of the
sponsors of the national eyesight,
conservation campaign.
Statistics issued by, the institute
reveal that % per cent of persons
20 years of age have visual short-
comings. At 80 years. the figure rises
to 80 per cent; at 40 years, 4s per
cent; at so, II per cent; at so, So
per cent, and at 70, IS per cent. e
While heredity and advancing age
are recognized as contributing fae-5
tors to defective vision, abuse and,
neglect of the eyes is called the,
greatest single cause.
Evening star., 1947-03-02

wyoming Democrat continued, "and
you can't tell from day to day, much
less from month to month, what
we can do. The Greek situation is
an Illustration of that"
Senator O'Mahoney said he be-
lieves "it is beginning to dawn on
the leadership that precipitate ac-
ton Is very unwiSe."
Il think the House will be more
amenable to suggested modification
(of the budget resolution) than it
would have been two weeks ago"
Senator O'Mahoney added.
Senator O'Mahoney was referring
to the fact that after the Senate
passes the budget resolution con-
ferees from both branches will have
to settle the points of difference.
Senator Taft indicated he thought
the developments in Greece might
make the House more willing to
settle on a compromise budget cut
of $4,000, 900, 900 instead of insisting
on its $1,000 900 900 figure.
The amount to be allocated for
debt reduction also will be in dis
agreement, since the House merely
recommended some debt payment,
without specifying an amount.
Tydings Challenges Taft.
Senator Tydings, Democrat, of
Maryland, issued a statement yes
terday denying the assertion of
Senator Taft that the Democrats
are, trying to prevent reduction
in taxes by advocating a larger debt
payment.
The Marylander said Senator
Taft's statement is SILLY, purely po-
litical and completely refuted by
the facts"
Senator Tydings pointed out that
the Republicans are in control of
both houses and that, obviously, the
Democratic minority could not
alone block any proposition. He
added that independent Senate Re
pubicans did not go along with
their party leadership because the
proposals of that leadership were
u1lSOalto, CApCO1CAG duO CotdAy pO-
litical."
After pointing out that the House
voted to cut $4,000 100000 from the
Presidents budget. while the Sen
ate is on record for cut of only
$4,500, 100000, Senator Tydings said
that, in either case, after $4,000, ,000,-
600 from such saving is applied to
the debt, "it would leave $3,400,-
O0o,O 900, or 81 ,9OO, 900, 900, respectively,
for tax reduction, if desired. In
the face of these facts, Senator
Taft's statement answers ITSELF"
Senator Taft is advocating a 20
per cent overall personal income
tax reduction, which would require
$3,500, 100000
Evening star., 1947-03-02
Rubber Union Leaves
Next Move 70 Big T.;
Contract Ends Tonight
BY the Associated Pres.

CLEVELAND, Mar. H. With a
strike ballot already taken, contracts
between the CIO United Rubber
Workers and the big -Four" rubber
companies expire at midnight to-
morrow, but the unions. Executive
Board decided today to leave the
next move to the companies. .
The board announced it would
remain in session until Monday to
hear further word from Goodyear,
Goodrich, Firestone and U. S. Rub
Der, and meanwhile it expected them
to keep the expiring contracts in
force.
The union is seeking wage in
creases of 26 cents an hour, as
compared with an average hourly
rate in the Akron area of $1.34
Management union conferences
broke down in Cincinnati February
4 when the companies requested a
90-day delay before taking up wage
issues. -
Last night the union announced
.90.1 per cent of its members in the
Big -Four had voted for a strike, if
necessary, and asked the companies
to open wage negotiations before the
present contract ended. They set
noon today as a deadline for a reply.
L. M. Buckingham, attorney for
the Big Four, sent word the COM
panies would hold a meeting of
their own on Monday.
L. S. Bucklnaster, union presi-
dent, then announced the board
would remain in session here Mon
day and await further word from
management.
A union statement said it noti-
fed the Big -Four it expected them
Ito continue to effect the. apphca-
ton of. the provisions of the March
2, 1915, agreement, which is about
to expire by reason Of unnecessary
delay on the part of the companies,
in negotiating to a conclusion the
matters referred to in that agree
ment and a current demand for q
general wage increase"
Evening star., 1947-03-02
Budget
Continued From First Page.)

courage efforts to fix q budget CELL
ing, Senator johnson continued:
Greece does not need soldiers.
Greece needs food. The support
that England was giving Greece,
and intended to give Greece, was
out of our own Federal Treasury.
So, in either case, the cost is the
same to our taxpayers.
"At the time they the British)
were appealing to us for a $4,0O0,-
000,0 900 loan, they were negotiating
q $40, 100000 loan to Greece. !
Il Evidently, Britain is attempting
to delegate the job of keeping
Russia out of the Mediterranean to
the United States. I do not see any
good reason for the United States
undertaking such an enterprise"
Engel Opposes Deal.
Chairman Engel of the House
Appropriations subcommittee on
military expenditures told a re-
porter he is tired of pulling their
fat out of the fire." referring to the
British.
II simply say that Great Britain
must meet her obligations or We'll
step out" he said. II refuse to
support any program unless I know
what is going to become OF the tax
dollars"
Senator Saltonstall, Republican, of
Massachusetts, said Congress ought
not to be asked to sign any blank
checks"
"If the President sends a recon-
mendation to Congress for action on
aid to any foreign countries" he
said, I'VE certainly should consider
it promptly and most carefully. To
act on these questions of aid to other
contries, We must know the details
of how it is proposed to spend the
money and who will administer it."
Without making any direct refer
ence to Greece, Senator Saltonstall
and Representative Frances P. Boil
ton, Republican, of Ohio said in a
broadcast later last night that Eng
lands diminishing world leadership
means the United States must as
sumo world responsibilities or other
nations will look to Russia for assist
ance.
TN World Crisis"
Senator O'Mahoney advanced the
argument that the provision in the
Congressional Reorganization Act to
enable Congress to fix a budget CELL
ing at the beginning of the year
was drawn up in contemplation of
the peace-time operations of the
Government,
I'VE are in a world crisis" the
Evening star., 1947-03-02
House Committee to Probe List
Of Complaints Against Unions

national basis fthe "abuse" listed
was coercion by strike to force
royalty.")
CIO Steelworkers at Chicago
("mOnopolistic practices industry
wide.')
CIO Auto Workers at Dearborn,
Mich, coercion"
AFL Teamsters at Detroit cat
tempted organization of retail meat
dealers by force.')
AFL International Brotherhood OF
Electrical Workers t'secondary boy
cott.')
Mr. Hartley told reporters the
committee will subpoena union off,
cials who refuse invitations to testify
This phase of the committees in
quiry-investigation of complaints
against unions-may continue long
after the committee has written
the labor legislation which it will
recommend to the House.
Evening star., 1947-03-02
School Head, teachers
Hold First Conference
On Buffalo WaIkout
BY the Associofed Press

.sBUFFALO, N. Y, Mar. /. -
President Charles J. McDonough of
the Board Of Education had his first
conference tonight with representa-
tives of the Buffalo Teachers Fed
Grafton, aimed at settlement of the
largest teachers strike in the Ma
tion's history.
He refused fatty to make any
comment on the session, however,
which followed by less than three
hours fruitless meeting of city and
school offcials-first since the strike
of 2,400 teachers began Monday.
I'm sorry, but I can't say any
thing about it at this time" Mr.. Nc
Donough said.
Mayor Bars Commitments.
Raymond j. Asst, president of the
federation whose walkout has closed
the city's 98 public schools and
halted classes for 1000 pupils, was
unavailable for comment.
Mayor Bernard j. Dowd said
after the hor'~-long afternoon ses-
sion that "v IRE not making any
commitments on salary raises until
such time as new taxes are author
lied by the Legislature, and same
can be implemented into cash."
During the meeting, the board re-
iterated that it could not negotiate
with the strikers since 1t was not a
Embarrassing body, while city officials
said they were powerless to talk fl
nances until they knew the extent
of State aid to be received.
Members of the board, declaring
they would stand on their recon-
mended teacher raises of $780, $625
year, maintained the financing
was up to the city administration.
S1,025 Raise Demanded.
The federation has been demand
ing an immediate $1,025 raise,
$2,400 minimum for beginners and
a $500 cost-of living bonus.
The teachers now receive an
overall scale of $1,875 to S2,975. Mr..
McDonough, who had suggested the
meeting to the mayor earlier today,
at the outset protested the absence
of teachers representatives, declar-
ing:
There can be no practical solu-
ton until we have a meeting of all
the minds concerned"
He added that he was willing to
60 to the teachers federation and
see if I can find out what their min
tmum demands are"
Mayor Dowd said that I'VE didn't
include the federation in this con-
ference because we feel here as city
government representatives that our
duty is doing business = with the
school board, and they in turn, doing
business with the teachers ="
Evening star., 1947-03-02
Women's Medical Grour
To Discuss Obstetrics

Some Aspects of Interest in the
Field of Obstetrics and Gynecology, u
will be discussed by the Womens
Medical Society of the District at
a meeting at 8 pm. Tuesday in the
Solarium of Doctors Hospital, 1915
Eye street NV.
DR.. Caroline Jackson, obstetrician
and DR.. Eleanor Delfs, associate pro-
fessor of obstetrics and gynecology,
Johns Hopkins University, will
sneak
Evening star., 1947-03-02
Four Ships Due, il on N Coast
With Men From Far East
BY tho Asxociofsd Prass

BY the Assoeiotsd Press
Ihe destroyer escorts Osmus,
Spangler and Currier are due at
San Diego today with 70 passengers.
four Navy officers and 10 enlisted
Navy personnel.
AT Seattle the U. S. A. T. Hastings
Victory Is scheduled to arrive from
Yokohama with one army officer.
Evening star., 1947-03-02
Kenneth Spencer to Sing
At Church Next Sunday

The National Negro Congress will
present Kenneth Spencer. singer, in
a program at 5 pm next Sunday
at the John Wesley African Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, Fourteenth
and Crocoran streets NV.
Benjamin Jefferson, chairman of
the. entertainment section of the
Cultural Committee of the con-
gress, said the event will mark the
beginning of a series of monthly
cultural programs.
Butter and fat rations in Switzer-
land are now below wartime levels
Evening star., 1947-03-02
Lions Donate Protector
For Sofety Education

A sound movie protector to be
used in safety education of school
children has been presented to the
10th precinct by the North Washss
ington Lions Club. i.5t
The protector is to be used BY
John F. Seeley, police co-ordinator
OF the safety patrols and safety edu-
cation in the precinct, on his week.
ly trips to the IS schools in the areaA
Jack Blank is president of the clubs
Evening star., 1947-03-02
BY the As.eeioted Pres.

Chairman Hartley of the House
Labor Committee yesterday made
public list of complaints against
labor union practices and said many
union officials will be called to reply.
The list was made up from testi-
mony of committee witnesses in
hearings on proposednew labor laws.
It gives the union and the locality,
and the last column Is headed
abuse" No distinction is made be-
tween illegal practices and practices
which the witnesses want Congress
to make illegal.
Mr.. Hartley said the officials to'be
called will include James c. Petrillo,
president OF the AFL Musicians, and
James Hoffa. AFL Teamsters presi-
dent in Detroit.
The unions listed include:
AFL United Mine Workers on a
Evening star., 1947-03-02
Sibert Memorial Dinner Set

| The March dinner of the Panama
Canal Society of Washington will
honor the memory of William l..
Sibert. engineer of the locks on the
Atlantic side of the canal, at 6:45
pm. Tuesday in the Broadmoor
Hotel Mr. Sibert's son, Brig. Gen.
f. L. Sibert, with his wife, will be
honor guests.
Evening star., 1947-03-02
Miss O'DonneII to Speak

Miss Mabel C. ODonnell, author
OF the Alice and Jerry" series which
are widely used textbooks for pri-
mary schools, will discuss preventing
failure in reading with a group of
kindergarten teachers at $3.50 pm.
Thursday at the Primary Day
School, 1920 Twenty second street
NV.
Evening star., 1947-03-02

United States Savings Bonds
fit the national need and fill a peg
s0nal need. 80
Evening star., 1947-03-02

A scarcity of field hands is i'm
peding the harvest in Uruguay.
Evening star., 1947-12-14
Washington Physicist
Is Among Winners Of
Rhodes Scholarships

A 27-year-old Washington physi-
cist, following the footsteps of his
father, was among winners OF
Rhodes scholarships announced at
Princeton. N. j.. last night by DR.
Frank Aydelotte, American secre-
tary to the Rhodes trustees.
The District winner is Neil Ca
rothers III, 1920 Columbia road
NV.
A Navy flyer during the war, he
is a staff member of the Johns
Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
at Silver Spring. Md. He was grad
uated from Princeton University.
Mr. Carothers was en- route to
Washington last night from New
York, where the selection was made.
A brother, Hamilton Carothers, said
mis- father, Neil Carothers of Beth
lehem, Pa. attended oxford with a
Rhodes scholarship in 1912.
Maryland was represented, ac-
cording to a list of winners reported
by the Associated Press. by Stephen
w. Perry, jr., Is, of Annapolis, a
war veterans attending st. Johns
College at Annapolis.
The winners were chosen from
745 candidates representing 2l4
institutions of higher learning. They
will receive an annual stipend of
400 pounds, supplemented by spe-
cial allowance of 100 pounds.
The scholarships, founded by Cecil
Rhodes, English statesman, provide
for two years of study at Oxford
University, with an additional year
of study If requested.
Evening star., 1947-12-14
|West's Governors Ask
Congress 10 Expand
Power Development
Bv the A<xoriotnd pr.ss

PORTLAND, Oreg., Dec. 49,
Power and reclamation conscious
Governors of the Western States
today pressed Congress to expand
power and water developments as
the basis for booming new indus
trial area.
Power and reclamation are prime
subjects in the II Western States
where water is the basic source of
both hydroelectric development and
irrigation.
Washington's Mon c. Wallgren
won approval of resolution by the
Governors conference, calling on
Congress to act Immediately in pass
ing supplemental appropriations for
power and reclamation projects and
to make the next regular appropria-
tions large enough for systematic
development" of the work.
Nevada's Vail Pittman presented
a companion resolution, which also
won favor, urging a geologic survey
of the Vests water resources.
Gov. Wallgreen pointed to an in
| cipient power shortage and said,
established industries have been
put on short rations. New indus
tries are being starved out or shut
out at least seven industrial
plants cannot be built or expanded
in the Northwest at this time be-
cause (Bonneville) cannot provide
some 100000 kilowatts of power"
This situation is not confined to
the Pacific Northwest, Gov. Earl
Warren of California said in assert
ing that California just barely
scraped by without a serious power
shortage" in the last year. Unless
We go ahead with these power prof.
ects in the Northwest" he said, "a
very great number of people are
going to be injured"
Gov. Herbert B. Nav of Utah
noted that coal and oil as sources
OF power were becoming limited and
said that If the Federal Government
would permit the Western States
to 60 ahead with power and recla-
nation projects "it could revise the
whole industrial development of the
entire West"
The conference, which ended a
! two-day session today, also urged
the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion to investigate Western freight
rates.
Evening star., 1947-12-14
New Factiona| Conflict
Reported in Kuomintanu
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

NANKING, Sunday, Dec. IA -
Factional strife within the Kuomin-
tang government party has broken
out again despite Generalissimo
Chang Kai-shek's recent appeal for
unity, it was reported reliably today
The latest struggle arises over
iockeying for the presidency of the
Legislative Yuan (counciD, these
sources say.
The matter came to a head yes
terday at meeting of the Kuomin-
tang committee for examination of
party candidates, where the factions
tried to get their own members on
the legislative ticket to obtain ma
jority support for the presidency.
The struggle was reported to be
between the forces of Premier Chang
Chun and the extreme party right
lists under Chen Li-fu, minister of
organization.
The candidates for the presidency
are the incumbent, DR.. Sun 70, son
of the late DR.. Sun Yat-sen, the
Rightist Chen himself, and WI. Te-
chen, repeatedly backed by the
premier. -
Evening star., 1947-12-14
New Knife WhirIs So RopidIv
Sound May Do Actual Cuttino

need microscope to find the slivers
of metal, bone, other materials it
slices off. 1t could snip few cells
of your fingertip without any pain
taking fewer cells than you would
lose by rubbing your finger firmly
on table top.
The knife is an ultra -microtome
for cutting extremely thin sections
of materials for examination of their
structure under the powerful eye
of the electron microscope.
1t was demonstrated and described
today to the Electron Microscope
Society of America by Harvey B
Evening star., 1947-12-14

how or whether the blade does the
actual cutting. Some evidence
supports theory that shock wave
set up ahead or the blade edge does
the cutting, Mr.. Merrill and Mr..
Pullman said. This super sonic
wave travels faster when it hits the
solid object, since sound speeds
faster through solids than air. Thus
the shock wave may slice through
the material before the blade edge
arrives.
Evening star., 1947-12-14

Merrill Of Custom Scientific Instru-
ments, Arlington, N. j., the makers
and Ernest r. F11llam Of the Cen
eral Electric Co, Schenectady
N. Y, who has been conducting
experiments with it.
The blade, made of a special steel
alloy, is an inch long and has a
cutting edge as keen as a razor
blade, but the rest of it is several
times thicker than a razor blade.
Anything as thin as a razor blade
would futter too much.
The blade is mounted in a slot on
the rim of a disc spun by an elec-
trio motor at speed of 1850 feet
per second, with 10000 revolutions
per minute. The average electric
fan spins at l,750 r. p. M.
The blades speed is so great that
so far no photographs have shown
Evening star., 1947-12-14
By the Assoc;oted Press

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. ia new
knife that whirls at speed of
800 miles an hour could slice an
invisible ham sandwich just four
millions of an inch thick.
1t works somewhat like a deli
catessen meat slicer. but goes so
fast that the actual cutting may
be done by super-sonic shock
wave travelling ahead of the blade.
1t spins faster than the speed
Of sound In air, and cuts so fine you
Evening star., 1947-12-14
Baltimore Tea Planned

Mrs. Nellie Warner Hallock, presi-
dent of the Baltimore Branch OF
the National League of American
Pen Women, has invited members
of the Washington and Annapolis
branches to attend the groups
Christmas tea at 2 pm. today at
Edmondson Village Hall In Balti-
moro
Evening star., 1947-12-14
Pittsburgh Local Backs
Western Union Strike
BY the Associated Press

PITTSBURGH. Dec. 13. -AFL
employees of Western Union Tele-
graph Co. in the Pittsburgh district
have voted, 298 to 164, in favor OF
a nationwide strike to enforce a
15-cent hourly wage increase de-
mand.
Frank J. Savage, president OF
Local No. 6 of the Commercial Te-
legraphers' Union, who announced
the result, said the tabulation has
been sent to national headquarters
The union has indicated it will
set a pre-Christmas date for the
strike.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-11-08
Chicago Spot Has
New Race Policy

CHICAGO The Arcylo SHOW
Louncc. one of the Windy City s
better intimate nIghtcrv pots. IS
changing rs heretofore ali White
entertainments policy and Will
hcnceioth include generous
Shrinking of Negro talent The
ncw policy begins with the open
ing of Chahc Parkors sNing-
ing bc boppcrS beginning ncxt
Tuesday nicht Nov. N The
'Hardbud cmains for Nvo
week stand and then follows
The tenor wllardfv of "Tlesi.
dent Lester Younc Tor two
more weeks The policy OF the
Argvle VIII see the use Of out
standing Jazz artists .cga.dlcsS
of race
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-11-08
Echo Theatre
Differs Patrons
Double Treat

r. Theatre Is offering
pr double treat BEGIN.
rns San NOV ., with 4
,rc night prcvicW SAT-
H. y The twin bin Ia
|cgics r 'hm m a Riff" s,u-
ng r Eckstlnc and has
hand Ann Bakci Bate
|wsas s. IA Hams lIoyicse
Elitn ar gorgeous talented
kuppi.ir cast
The Cr picture on tho bill
b Tea Man OF Mine starring
|AncaCs famous colorcd all
|ral osn llso appearing IN Tins
|cs,s,ar film is that moss
|7r9 ,oB, aRal Henri Woolc an .
|tS hep ats. who introduce
|ntr yv IN RHYTHM. Powell
|Llndss' enj Harrel Tlllman
'RHNr IN a Riff is the fist
Ecksuat caiufe picture 10 be-
|maoe ami It's previewS won
|reai sppalse and acclaim iat
pas famous singing star In the
p'c,ule he demonstrates ms ma
Ecsl ,eesathty with instruments
,, well
ma Nse attraction on the
pr Is IN actlon-filled Weston
|fniile1 King of the Wlld
Horses
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-11-08
All Night Show
Covers World

Since stating an night m
oa'lon~ cccnilN station WJk
ha, rcccNcd letters from sucn
lonp disttHcc points as Homo
lulu Grcculand Alaska New
Zcalar3 and fom everywhere
Throughout the United States
Lottcr we've verified by ne
WJR engineering dcparimcni by
oqucJng details Of the pro-
aW board
MIR Is 2 10000 watt clear
chtnnc station Il started ~
hoa operation seven DAYS q
week on Octabc Goth
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-11-08
Nellie Watts
To Present
carol Brice

c,d 2 "a noted conlralto
kousScviizky sand
~, Nmr Ike a cello, Will
c~e.rted here by Nellie
~. can cris under the aus
| w. II Patron of the Art
synd aicrnoon, NoN l6
~r Which ~ scheduled
L.. qga l1 viii Dc held IN
T.. S.o,f Tatc Cathedral
!, lq3i dnl Bricc WAS the
- acc ever 10 WIN
tcd prize. the haun
f., Az and ~ relatively
E. .p ~ time since ma
|s.esme tlnuShcd as one Of
|,sn Grd artists
r HosF with whom She
i arl f three CONSECUTIVE
rlcst sololst OF th"
b rs1a symphony Society
l., r,e that She wJll he
.o-s p outstanding Singers
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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-11-08
Radio Given

ANEW Traveller radio six.iube
model valued at SOS. is being
gwen away each Sunday. be.
ginning November 8. by the
Furniture Aid Co.. located at
Oakland and Garfield. 10 win
ners OF The telephone quiz oy-
or WJLB The radio quiz takes
place each Sunday morning al
GlS. With interrogator Charles
Pennington asking the ques-
lions. William Singleton and
William Shaeffer are the pro-
piieiors Of Furniture Aid.