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Evening star., 1947-05-20
By Joseph A. Fox
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KANSAS CITY, May 20.-Mrs.
Martha Truman was "just about
holding her own" this afternoon,
White House Secretary Charles
G.. Ross told reporters after a
call to the Grandview home of
President Truman's 94-year-old
mother.
Mr.. Ross said that Brig Gen. Wal
lace Graham, White House physi-
clan, who is in attendance on Mrs
Truman. told him that she had had
q restless night, but today her
temperature was normal and her
heart fairly regular"
This bore out the earlier state
ment of President Truman, who
saw reporters as he started on his
usual early morning walk.
The President said that his
mother had had kind of bad
night"
After returning from his 30-min-
ute walk in downtown Kansas City,
the President breakfasted in his
apartment at the Muehlbach Hotel,
then drove to Grandview, to spend
his fourth day at his mothers
bedside.
While Mrs. Truman's condition
admittedly is grave, she has dis
played recuperative powers that
have amazed the doctors attend
Ing her.
She is eating regularly, and talks
to the President whenever he drops
into her room.
Evening star., 1947-05-20
Presidents Mother Reported
lust About Holding Her Own
Potent Has Restless Night, but Temperature
Is Normal and Heart Is Forly Regulor Today

Every effort Is being made to
humor Mrs. Truman, whose very
tired and weak heart" has left her
fighting what all here now regard
as losing battle.
The President and his sister, Miss
Mary Jane Truman, carried their
mother to her rocking chair, and
talked with her as she rocked
herself.
Mrs. Truman had coffee, milk and
her usual protein mixture for break
fast, She looked forward to tho
return today of Miss Margaret Tru-
man, the Presidents daughter, who
flew in yesterday after canceling
her concert debut tonight and an
other scheduled concert tomorrow.
Returning to his apartment at the
Hotel Muehlebach here last night,
the President told. reporters his
mother had 1ivened up when Mar
garet came in. just as she had when
he flew In Saturday. He added.
however, that she was awfully weak.
President Truman's plans for re-
turning to Washington are definite
ly on the uncertain side. The Greco
Turkish aid bill awaits his sigma
ture, and the White House is hope
full that a ceremony that would in
clude representatives OF both coun-
tries can be held in connection with
the signing. However, Mr.. Ross
said yesterday, the bill could be
signed here If necessary.
Arrangements are going forward
to administer the act, Mr.. Ross said.
but the President has not decided
who will be in charge. He told his
news conference last week two men
were under consideration.
Evening star., 1947-05-20
fEarly Story on, Page A-S.J
By Gornett D. Horner

Secretary of State Marshall
said today he does not foresee
any administration move for
further appropriations like the
$40o, 100000 Greek Turkish aid
program or the 35o,00o,00 gen.
eral foreign relief bill.
He told a news conference that
the only additional relief appropria-
tions he can see at the present time
are those to be used by the War De-
partment in occupied territories, es-
pecially Germany and Korea.
Gen. Marshall emphasized that he
could not say now what future de-
velopments might bring, but he
made it clear the administration sees
no need now for large-scale exten-
sion of the economic aid program.
Whole Situation Studied.
He said the State Departments
new policy planning staff, headed by
George F.. Kennan. is going over
the whole situation with other Gov
ernment agencies in order to present
an overall view for future planning
purposes.
Asked If it were possible that the
planning staffs' report might change
his views about the need for addi-
tional appropriations, Gen. Marshall
said he did not know but that no
one had given him any such indica-
tion.
He told other questioners that he
did not believe it is possible to ex-
plain at this time to Congressional
Appropriations Committees exactly
how the 100000, 900 authorized to
aid Greece and Turkey to combat
Communist expansion threats will
be spent.
Chairman Taber of the House
Appropriations Committee has said
his group would want full details
before passing on appropriation re-
quests to carry out the aid program.
He denied yesterday that he had
threatened to block funds for the
program. A.. ...
u. S. Mission Off for Turkey.
Gen. Marshall said it would be
necessary to get American experts
on the ground in Greece and Turkey
to see what is needed before any
breakdown of proposed expendi-.
lures could be given. He remarked
1t is very complicated situation and
cannot be done by guesswork.
An American mission left by
plane yesterday for Turkey to sur
'vey the needs there.
Gen. Marshall said he did not
expect resumption of negotiations
with Soviet authorities in Korea
for unification of the country to
have much effect Immediately on
this Government S plans for ex-
panded economic assistance to help
rehabilitate the southern zone Of
Korea.
Evening star., 1947-05-20
Policemen Fined for Game
OF Cards With Prisoner
BY the Asseeiosed Prs.s

PHILADELPHIA. May 20.-Found
guilty OF playing cards with VIII
liam Kenneth Hallowell, %, adopted
son of a child psychologist accused
of Staying two policemen, three
Philadelphia policemen have been
fined six days pay each.
The Trial Board charged the
three, John ]. Utley. George Meri-
man and Michael Murphy, with
conduct unbecoming officers and
disobeying orders.
Hallowell, wounded five times in
a chase through Philadelphia streets
in which Sergt Samuel Hewitt and
Patrolman James J. Quigley were
fatally shot, was under police guard
at Philadelphia General Hospital.
Hospital officials notified Police
Supt. Howard p. Sutton that Hal
lowells guards were playing cards
with the prisoner and creating a
among other patients.
Evening star., 1947-05-20
" N. Associated Pres.

mitchell FIELD, N. Y, May 20.
A battle for survival in the Attain
tic was told here today by PAT
fighter plane pilot who parachuted
into the ocean late last night. and
fought to initiate his life raft while
entangled in the shroud lines OF his
parachute.
The pilot. First 1t. Hubert W
Gamer, 81. OF Freeport, N. X, who
was reported In good condition at
the station hospital here, was
washed ashore at Breezy Point In
the Rockaways at about 4:30 an,
almost 7 hours after he catapulted
from his plane.
1t. Gamer, whose wife is in the
Panama Canal Zone where he is
attached TO the 36th Fighter Group,
told officials here he was enroute
from Maxwell Field, Ala. to Mitchell
Field when he ran into bad weather
between Washington and New York.
The weather buneted the plane
50 badly that some Of the instru-
ments went out and the radio
Evening star., 1947-05-20
Missouri Grand Jury
Indicfs II in Fraud
In 5th District Vote
Action Follows Long Probe
Of BoIIoting Featured
By Democratic Rift
Nv the Associated Press

KANSAS CITY, May 20.-The
Jackson County grand jury to-
day returned 20 indictments
against q persons, all but one OF
the charges involving alleged
vote fraud in the primary elec-
ton in the 5th congressional dis
trict here last August.
Names of those charged, and de-
tails of the actual violations charged
we're kept secret pending arrest OF
those named in. the indictments.
The grand jury, which began its
investigation March 20 with q mass
of evidence obtained by the Kansas
City Star, returned indictments
April 81 against 80 persons-election
Judges, clerks and precinct workers
ON charges of fraud in connection
with the primary.
In the first indictments, the
Judges and clerks were charged gen.
orally with making false return
of the true and lawful result" and
others were named as accessories TO
the alleged false returns.
Only last night Senator KEN, Re-
publican, of Missouri said at Wash
ington he would introduce a reso-
luton asking the Senate judiciary
Committee to investigate what he
called the failure OF the Justice De-
partment to act on reports Of vote
frauds in Missouri's 5th congress
sional district last August.
Senator KEN made public corre-
spondence with Attorney General
Clark in which the latter said the
Federal Bureau of Investigation had
made full inquiry and that mo
evidence of a Federal violation was
ablished.'
The Missouri Senator said that
(See KANSAS CITY, Page A-5o
Evening star., 1947-05-20
Last Big Barrier
ToEnding Phone
Strike Removed
$4.40 Weekly Roise
Will Be Granted by
Western Electric

The last major barrier to COM
plete settlement of the. Nation
wide telephone strike was re-
moved today when it was an
nounced that negotiators for the
Western Electric Co. and 10000
members of the Association
of Communications Equipment
Workers have reached agree
ment on a new contract.
The basis OF the settlement was an
increase of $40 weekly in basic
wages, an additional 35-cent weekly
boost In some fringe cases, an in
crease In transfer allowances, an
increase.for split and changed shifts,
and an increase for early starting
time.
In New York, w. D. Barry, presi-
dent of local SO, said the 10000
members of the union, an affiliate
of the National Federation of Tele-
phone Workers, would go back to
work at 8 am. tomorrow.
Hopeful Since Sunday.
The official announcement was
made shortly before 8 pm. by U. S.
Counciliator John Murray.
Government conciliators an d
company union negotiators had
been hopeful of settlement since
Sundty. The departments decision
to make the report came after
midday recess in the negotiations.
Earlier. the Chesapeake & Po-
tonac Telephone Co. here had said
that the number .of operators re-
porting for duty on the am. shift
today was almost normal"
Many operators stayed away yes
terday when the Western Electric
picket lines paraded before the
downtown headquarters on Thir-
teenth street, the exchange at FourA
Evening star., 1947-05-20
Full Schedule Bars
Action on Health Bill
In 1947, Taft Says
Senate Committee to Stort
Hearing Testimony on
Needs in Few Doys
By the ksseciatsd Press

Senator Taft, Republican, of
Ohio said today the Republican
controlled Senate has no place
on its 1947 schedule for the 'long
and bitter battle" that would be
required to pass a Federal health
bill.
This rejection by the Republican
Policy Committee chairman Of Pres
ident Truman's appeal for "immedi-
ate attention to the development
and enactment of national health
and disability insurance programs i
was accompanied, however, by 4
promise Of early hearings on the
question.
Senator Taft said the Labor COM
mittee, which he heads, will start
listening to testimony on health
needs in a few days.
But we don't intend to take up
the bill this year." he told reporter
There will be a long and bitter bat
tie in the Senate before the issue of
compulsory health insurance is set
tied and we just don't have time for
it in this session" .-'
Senator Murray, Democrat, of
Montana, announced he planned to
introduce bill today to carry out
most of the suggestions made by the
President in a message to Congress
yesterday.
Senator Murray said the new
measure differs from the Murray
Wagner -Dingell bill before the last
session of Congress in that 1t pro-
yides for administration of the pro-
gram by a board of five persons
instead of placing it under the di-
rection of the surgeon general. 1t
retains authorization for compul-
sorry health insurance.
A Republican bill, sponsored by
Senator Taft and others, is more
likely to come out of the Labor
Committee. 1t would provide aid to
States, on matching formula for
various health services, but would
not set up Federal health insur-
ance system.
Senator Taft's decision not to
seek showdown on this proposal
apparently foreshadowed Republi-
can trend toward delaying action
until l948 on most of what might
be classed as social legislation.
Evening star., 1947-05-20
By Thomos R. Henry

Drifting clouds cleared in time
to provide excellent observation con-
ditions for the most spectacular
total eclipse of the sun in this gen.
Grafton, early dispatches to the
National Geographic Society here
from Bocaiuva, Brazil, said this
morning.
Not only were the is scientists
of the combined Army Air Forces
National Geographic Society ex-
pedition able to carry out their
complete program during the 3 min
tues and 4s seconds when the sun
was completely blacked out by the
Evening star., 1947-05-20
Greek GuerriIIus Lose
651 in Eight Days
kx the Assesio,ad Press

ATHENS, May 2o.-The Athens
newspaper Embros. in a dispatch
from Larissa, reported today that
s5l Greek guerrillas had been killed
or captured by government troops
In Thessaly between May IL and 10.
Government forces recently were
reported to have opened a new Of
fensive against guerilla bands in
that area.
Evening star., 1947-05-20
OAR Backs u. N, but Opposes
'Superstote' Over Nations.
Also Reoffirms Support Of Universal Troinine
Praises Johnston for Children's Movies

out the country to obtain reissues of
the best juvenile pictures for special
Saturday programs.
A single mo" shouted from the
back OF Constitution Hall kept the
resolution indorsing universal mill
tary training from being unanimous.
During the Congress the Resolu-
tions Committee is expected to pro-
duce a set of vigorous policy state
ments on communism, immigration
and possibly labor
In it's United Nations resolution.
the society declared that the need
for understanding and constant CO.
operation among nations is matter
of immediate and imperative con-
Germ, but pointed out that this very
need serves as a means of encour-
agement to set hp a superstate or
world government which would alb
rogate national sovereignty"
The society went on record as
being earnestly in support OF the
principle OF world organization
through sincere and candid Coop
Evening star., 1947-05-20
Palestine Civil Workers
Strike Over DismissuIs
BY The Asseeisted Press

JERSUALEM, May 20-About 35,-
300 Arab and Jewish workers
throughout Palestine joined together
;oday in q 24-hour strike against
the British War Department In pro-
est against recent dismissals. Gov
,rnment buildings in Jersualem and
Haifa we're picketed.
The workers are demanding COM
pensation for a large number of
employees they said had been dis
charged recently. They are also
asking higher pay. better working
conditions and union recognition.
Workers in essential services, such
IS water and electricity. remained ut
heir posts, as did hospital stats.
Evening star., 1947-05-20
Real Estate Men Offer
Rent Increase Plan
AT District HEARING
Landlords and Tenants
Differ on Views With
Many Demonstrations
By John w. Thompson, Jr,

Landlords and tenants divided
today along expected lines over
whether rent control should be
continued here after December
81. .,.
About 200 persons from both
groups turned out for public hear
ing at the District Building at which
the Commissioners sought to deter
mine city sentiment on the issue.
Frequent demonstrations Of ap-
plause for speakers on both sides
prompted Commissioner Guy Mason
to observe that the Commissioners
would not decide. the case on the
basis OF "hand-clapping,'
4-Point Program Offered.
A four point program for meet
ing the rental situation was pre-
sented by the Washington Real Es-
tate Board as a substitute for az
tension Of the present control for
another full year. The boards po-5
sition was supported for the most
part by the Board Of Trade and the
Building Owners and Managers AS
ISOLATION.
The four points were:
1. Exempt from rent control al
new residential construction to be
occupied for the first time after
July l and all existing housing
which at no time during the period
February /, 1945, to January 81,
1947, was rented as housing accomo-
dations to other than members OF
the immediate family OF the occu-
pant.
2. Provision for automatic rent
increases without petition to the ad-
ministrator where such increase is
accompanied by an offer from the
landlord of one-year lease effective
from the date of increase and pro-
vided the increase conforms with
the following schedule:
Up to 10 per cent above the jan
uary /, 1912, rent on units then
rented.
Up to 8 per cent above the legal
rent fixed for all units first rented
during 1943.
Up to s per cent above the legal
rent for units first rented during
1914.
Up to 4 per cent above the legal
rent on units first rented during
1945.
Up to 2 per cent above the legal
rent for units first rented during
1916.
8. Preservation of all provisions
of the existing rent act not incon-
sistent with the above recommends
tions and provision of reasonable
liquidation period for the rent ad-I
ministration Office beyond any ter
minal date fixed.
4. Tying in the terminal date OF
local rent and housing controls to
that of any national legislation as
a means of avoiding economic con-
flict with neighboring localities.
Bills are pending in both the
Senate and House to wipe out
national rent controls in February
or March of next year but no def i
mite date has as yet been agreed on.
The Board of Trade called for al
general rent increase of 10 per cent
above the January /. 194l, ceiling on
housing. The Building Owners and
Managers Association OF Metropoh-
1See RENT CONTROL, Page A-59
Evening star., 1947-05-20
(DAR Program and Pictures on
Page Biz

The daughters of the Amer
ican Revolution today indorsed
the principles of the United Ma
tions but expressed uncompro-
missing opposition to world
government with a supreme au-
thority over all national govern
The United Nations resolution was
among the first three presented to
the 56th Continental Congress as it
settled down to hearing progress
from it's national officers. The So
ciety also voted to-:
Reaffirm its belief in universal
military training for male citizens
of the Nation Eat an age and in a
manner adaptable to the formal
education Of each individual.
Congratulate Eric Johnston, presi-
dent of the Motion Picture Associa-
ton for accomplishments OF the
Children's Film Library and en-
courage theater operators through
Evening star., 1947-05-20
Marzani Takes STAND,
Denies Being Member
OF Communist Party
Views Are Anti-Fuscist
And Pro-Lobor, He Says;
Insists He Used Own Name
By NewboId Noyes, Jr.

Carl A. Marzani, testifying in
his own defense in District Court
today, declared his views were
anti-Fascfst and prolabor, but
that he was not a member OF
the Communist Party.
The 35-year-old Arlington man
is accused of concealing Com
munist affiliations from Govern
ment loyalty examiners while hold
ing important positions In the
Office of Strategic Services and the
State Department during the war.
Repeatedly interrupted by Justice
Richmond B. Keech as he tried to
bring out the reasons for his liberal
views, Marzani told the jury of six
men and six women the story of a
career which turned an immigrant
boy from Italy into trusted Gov
ernment servant in an important
war job.
Says He Used Own Name.
Answering a question as to what
name he used in applying for a
passport. in 1936-when he went to
England to study on fellowship at
Oxford University-Marzani spoke
loudly and clearly, Il used the only
name I have ever used, Carl Aldo
Marzani."
The Government contends that,
AS TONY Whales" Marzani served
as Communist organizer In New
York in 1941 and 1912.
Justice Keech consistently insisted
that Marzani, in his testimony, must
stick to facts bearing on the charge
laid against him--a procedure which
the defendant seemed reluctant to
follow. Nevertheless. the poised
young man in the fawn colored
summer suit continued his story
without his equanimity being
shaken.
He told of an interview with his
State Department superior, j.
Anthony Panuch. in June. 1916.
This conversation. Marzani said, was
occasioned by the fact he had been
asked to resign from his post as
deputy chief OF the Presentation
Division.
Il told Joe tMr Panuch) ] had
no intention of resigning under fire.
/ told him If they wanted me to
leave, they should fire me. I said
I had never made any secret OF my
beliefs-that I was anti-fascist and
pro-labor union-but no member Of
the Communist Party.
Denies Allowing Leaks.
''I said I had never sold my
countrys secrets-that ! had not
even allowed information to leak
out through me as some high officials
had done to Drew Pearson and as
j. Edgar Hoover did to Walter
winchell ..
Promptly Justice Keech shut of
testimony on this subject and at
the request OF John M. Kelly. jr.,
Government prosecutor, ordered the
remark stricken from the trial
record.
At another interview with Mr.,
Panuch on November Is. 1916. Mar
zani testified, he announced his in
lsee MARzANI, Page A-51
Evening star., 1947-05-20
Phone Strikers Meet
Cupid on Picket Line,
Plan July Weddinq
BY The Associated Press

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich,
May 2o.-Cupid joined the pick
ct line here today.
John Toland and Shirley
Corey. striking employees of the
Michigan Bell Telephone Co.,
met, walked and fell in love
while picketing. They set the
wedding for July IL.
Evening star., 1947-05-20
Clearing Skies Give Scientists
Full View of Eclipse in BroziI

moon, but were able to make many
additional observations for more
than half hour while the moons
disk passed slowly across the face
of a bright morning sun about 40
degrees above the northeastern
horizon.
One OF the greatest eclipse expedi-
tions in history. camped on a Brazil
ian hilltop about 400 miles north Of
Rio de Janeiro with a battery Of
great telescopes which looked like q
battery of artillery, had gambled
heavily on getting less than four
minutes of clear sky. At sunrise
fSee ECLIRSE, Page ASS
Evening star., 1947-05-20
Truman Fovors New Stump

President Truman has notified
the Post Office Department that
he favors a commemorative stamp
for the 150th anniversary OF the
launching OF the U. 8. 8. Consti-
tuition faOld Ironsides"1. The cam
paign among collectors for such an
issue began more than 80 years ago.
Evening star., 1947-05-20
Visit in U. S. Planned
By Ex-King Umberto
Ey the Associo,ed Press

LISBON, May 20.-Former King
Umberto II of Italy, who has just
retrned from a month long visit to
Cairo. said today that he is making
final arrangements for a visit to the
United States.
Umberto said he had many friends
In America and was anxious to visit
the land where so much is being
done for the restoration of the world
and safeguarding peace"
The exiled former King did not
disclose details of his projected trip.
Evening star., 1947-05-20
New Foreign Relief
Fund Pleas Unlikely,
Marshall Declares
Stoff Is Making Survey
To Guide Future Planning,
Secretary Discloses
BULLETIN

A House Foreign Affairs
Subcommittee today approved
legislation to establish an Of
flee of Information and Edu-
cational Exchange" in the
State Department. Under the
bill the office-With several
restrictions-would be directed
to carry on an information
program.
Evening star., 1947-05-20
Late News
Bulletins
Courthouse Bill Approved

The Senate Public Works
Committee today approved
and sent to the Senate calen-
dar a House-passed bill to au-
thorize planning of a new Fed
eral courthouse here. II the
Senate approves, as is ex-
pected. the measure will go to
the White House.
Chinese Riot Injuries Six
NANKING tR.-An Asso-
ciated Press correspondent was
beaten and three score stu
dents and Chinese police were
injured today as 5000 striking
students demonstrated before
the Peoples Political Council.
Earlier Story on Page A-3J
Evening star., 1947-05-20

tSee CARSON, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1947-05-20

(See ECLIPSE, Page A-5)
Evening star., 1947-05-20

tSee LYNCH TRIAL, Page A-5)
The frontiersman., 1947-05-03
AIR KVAR ~ fSS B:}Ack } 70 fIs.A
Tther

IF ther Xiv arn eS s, former resident here and once employed at the Ander s on Dock and later at Seldov ia Cash Store, re turned nor tn this week. MT. Kvarness now works for the Bureau of. Fig sher ies dur ing the winter mon ths, and c ones to Alaska to f ish for Snug liar Dor. Packing Co.,, in the s sumner.
The frontiersman., 1947-05-03
c AM ( AN W ING
 WAYS ON WEATHER

The clam cannery of Ala ska = SeldoVia Packers will go into full operation as soon as weather per- mits clamming, f ore- man Jack He SC said yes terday.
 MT. Hesse said canning pre- par a ti ons were compl te, al- tn sugh he still is in need of at least a dozen more women en- ployees. The clam cannerty Is expec ted ito oper ate>A until the beginning of the sal- mon season. Aand again at the close Ol IT. ing.
 4. aska Se1dov ia Packers expect to can razor clans ft' on Polly Creek princi- pally, al though s one clans will c one fr on Mini 1chik, too.
 This year's opera tions will ke ep 20 diggers busy, MT. Hesse said.