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Evening star., 1947-02-20
Open
Foster Home Drive

The District Commissioners today
called on the people of Washington
to find homes for orphans and
homeless children and proclaimed
the period from March 10 to March
% as Home Finding Time"
The proclamation marked the Of
fetal opening of a campaign to
find foster homes for 200 wards of
the Board of Public Welfare. Train
ing courses for volunteer workers
in the drive are being organized
under direction of Miss Gladys B.
Denison, home finding consultant
of the board.
"a Home for Every Child" was
adopted as the slogan of the cam
paign.
Today's proclamation asked Wash
ingtonians "to exert every effort"
to make homes available for chill
dren and to notify the Welfare
Board of steps taken.
.' An eight member Citizens Com
mittee sponsoring the drive is
headed by Fred S. Kogod, member
of the Welfare Board. Other mem
bers include Mrs. Gertrude Parks,
Federation Of Women's Clubs; the
Rev. Richard Mussen, Federation of
Churches; Lawrence Owens, Ameri-
can Federation of Labor: DR.. Joseph
Douglas, Urban League; the Rev.
William Jernigan, National Confer
ence of Baptist Churches; Gilbert
Hunter, Federation of Churches,
and Mrs. John N. Chase, Council of
Church Women, who is in charge
of the home seeking campaign. +
Evening star., 1947-02-20
u. 5. Ship Continuing
To Load Java Carqo
BY the Associated Press

BATAVIA, Java, Feb. 20.-The
American freighter Martin Behrman
continued loading today at the lido
nesian-contro1ied port of Cheribon
a cargo of rubber, sugar and sisal,
which the Dutch have threatened
to seize if the vessel departs.
A decision as to whether the
Behrman will attempt to sail was
expected this afternoon.
The Dutch, in threatening to seize
the ships cargo, have maintained
that no produce may be shipped out
of Java without their permission
pending conclusion of Indonesian
independence negotiations, which
have been under way for 18 months.
They hold that the products are the
property of Dutch estate owners
who have been prevented from re-
turning to their lands by the revo-
luton.
. The Indonesians contend their
government is the de facto author
ity. in 80 per cent of Java and that
the products were grown by Indone-
slams during the absence of Euro
peans.
Evening star., 1947-02-20
BIC Plays Too Many
Bing Crosby Songs,
Commons Is Told
BY the Associated Press

LONDON, Feb. 20. - Walter
Elliott, Conservative Party mem
Der of Parliament from Scot
land, argued in Commons last
night that the British Broad
casting Corp. was playing too
many Bing Crosby records.
"It's not merely three or four
hours of Bing Crosby" he said,
"but 80 or 40 or 300 or 400 and
this ALLEGATION is rained on the
heads of many households"
Mrs. Jean Mann, Laborite,
claimed the sentiment expressed
in many of the modern tunes
played over the BBC helped
lure married couples into Illicit
affairs.
These comments came just
before the House approved a
supplementary budget of $15,-
10000 to operate the BIC.
Evening star., 1947-02-20

mel. The frown was expressed by
the opposition of the powerful Com
munist Party in France.
The governments Of Gen. Charles
de Gaulle, Georges Bidault, Felix
Gouin and Mr.. Blum did not dare
challenge the Communists on this
question. The Communist propa-
ganda machine was too powerful
and could mobilize French opinion
against any attempt by the French
government to sign up with the
British. This would have meant
the downfall of the Foreign Minis
ter if not of the entire cabinet.
Hence all discussions remained
purely academic and tentative.
After Marshall Montgomery's visit
to Moscow PRESIDENT Premier Blum
rushed to London, ostensibly to dis
cuss the coal situation. He returned
to Paris without much coal, but
with the draft of a political and
military alliance with the British.
Mr.. Bidault, who became Foreign
Minister in the present government,
picked up the threads and is now
proceeding to complete the treaty.
Prelude to Big Negotiations.
At the same time the British
Foreign Secretary, Ernest Bevin,
opened the matter of bringing the
British Russian alliance up to date
in answer to a challenge from the
Russian news agency, Tass, which is
MoScow's official mouthpiece. What
appeared to the man in the street
as another row between the British
and Soviet governments was, in fact,
the prelude to far-reaching and
highly important political negotia-
tions between those two powers.
At this time most observers in
France are reluctant to predict the
final outcome of these new diplo-
matte developments. They believe
that the Big Four Conference in
Moscow will disclose more clearly
the actual extent of these political
diplomatic understandings.
The British are said to be aware
of the internal disturbance of the
U. s. S. r. and are anxious to take
advantage of it to stabilize their
present position in the Eastern
Mediterranean and the Middle East.
The Russians are willing to play
along, at least until they have recu-
perated domestically, while the
French are following a policy which
they hope will place them in posi-
ton of balance between Britain and
the Soviet Union.
Evening star., 1947-02-20
House Unit Concludes
Hearings on Federal
Paw Under GI Bill

The House Veterans Affairs Com
mittee today concluded hearings on
limits of Federal subsistence to vet
erans in school and job training and
voted to meet Tuesday to report a
bill on the controversial issue.
The action was taken after Chair
man Edith Nourse Rogers termed
the question of top priority veterans
problem and urged that it be taken
to the House as soon as possible.
Up for consideration Tuesday will
be % bills that would raise or elm
mate present limits on the allow
ances. Payments now are limited
if allowances and actual wages total
more than 5000 month for veterans
with dependents. Those without de-
pendents can draw only total of
SITS.
Higher Limits Recommended.
Seven Representatives testified
today in favor of bills they have in
troduced on the question. All rec
commended the allowance-wage cell
ings be retained but substantially
increased. Representative Hall, Re-
publican, of New York wants the
limits doubled to $3.50 for veterans
without dependents and SAGE Tor
those with a family. s.- n~
Representative Scriyener, Republi-
can, of Kansas told the committee
it might have to "re-define the en-
tire -the-job training program be-
cause so many courses are totally
different from the intent OF the
CT Bill of Rights"
Two others, Representative Van
Zandt, Republican, of Pennsylvania
and Mansfield, Democrat, OF Mon
tana, tndorsed a bill introduced by
Representative Kearney, Republi-
can, of New York that would raise
the ceilings to $3.50 for veterans
with no dependents, $500 for those
with one dependent and 1925 for
those with more than one. Mr..
Kearney, a former national COM
mander of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars, is a member of the committee.
subcommittee to Study VA.
Representative Pace, Democrat, of
Georgia urged the limits be raised
to $3.50 and $3.50 a month, while
Representative Anderson, Republi-
can. of California told the commit
tee his bill wants the ceilings raised
to $3.50 and $500. Representative
Hinshaw, Republican, of California
said the ceilings should amount to
the wages-on-the-job trainees would
make as journeymen.
After the session, Chairman
Rogers told reporters she was 60
ing to appoint subcommittee to
study expenses of the Veterans
Administration. At the same time
she deplored a freeze on all Vet
eranS' Administration personnel and
jobs ordered last night by Veterans
Administrator Bradley.
She said she understood Vet
erans' Administration activities still
are expanding and expressed fear
that the freeze order would handl-
cap complete service to veterans.
Evening star., 1947-02-20
Truman Still Hopes
OPA Will Survive
Fund-Cutting Move

President Truman indicated
today he was still hopeful that
the Office of Price Administra-
ton would be continued, de-
spite the move under way to
deny funds for further opera
ton beyond the end of this
month.
Asked at a news conference
If any thought had been given
to continuance of rental con-
troll if the OPA dies, the Presi-
dent said he has not yet come
to the conclusion that the
agency will die.
Another questioner wanted to
know what would happen If
Congress denied the deficiency
appropriation requested to
carry on the OPA, and the
President said he would cross
that bridge when he came to it.
Evening star., 1947-02-20
.0PA Staff Is Ordered
To Garry On in Face
of Fund Cut Action

OPA Chief Max Mccullough
has ordered his staff to carry on
ration and price control activi-
ties "as usual" pending final
word on whether a House-passed
fund slash will gain final Senate
and White House approval.
Mr.. Mccullough delivered the or
der personally to his Washington
staff yesterday to put at rest his
previously expressed fears that their
jobs might fold up at the close of
business tomorrow.
Should the 100000 cut ordered
Evening star., 1947-02-20
Suit for $50, 900 Filed
In Restaurant Sole Case

Mrs. Jean Moran. 1000 block Of
Connecticut avenue NV, yesterday
brought suit in District Court charg-
ing J. M. York, described as trading
as the Stables Restaurant. 2200
block of E street NV, and as Lees
Ice Cream, Inc, with breach Of an
agreement to purchase her interest
in the restaurant and her stock in
the ice cream concern. The suit
asks $4,000 damages.
Attorney John J. O'Brien, who
filed the suit in Mrs. Moran's behalf,
said she had been principal owner
of the restaurant business. She also
formerly managed the restaurant.
Evening star., 1947-02-20
Nazis Didn't Want Italy
In War, Kesse|ring Says
BY the Associated Press

VENICE, Italy. Feb. 20.-Fielo
Marshal Albert Kesselring, former
German commander in Italy, de-
clared in a statement read at his
war crimes trial yesterday that
Italy entered the war against Ger
many's will"
The document, prepared in an
interrogation last October in Lon
don, said the italian forces did not
fight nearly as vigorously as the
Germans and there arose between
the two forces a slowly mounting
hatred"
Evening star., 1947-02-20
Truman Says Hell Ask
Universal Training
When Study Ends
BY IN. Assoeia,ed Press

President Truman said today
he will send a message to Con-
gress advocating universal train
ing as soon as his committee
has completed an inquiry.
At the same time Mr.. Truman told
news conference the question of
message dealing with extension of
the draft still was under considera-
ton.
He made this comment when a
reporter said there was a report
around the War Department that
there would be no request for draft
ing authority.
The present draft law will expire
March 81 unless there is a request
for an extension and Congress takes
action.
DR.. Kari E. Compton, president of
Massachusetts, Institute of Tech
nology, heads commission which
is making study of universal
training for Mr. Truman, but its
report is not expected to be ready
before some time in April.
The armed services have been
reported favoring congressional ac-
tion to establish some form of uni
versal training in preference to
requesting an extension of the draft
law.
The President said that when a
decision is made concerning draft
extension he will inform the press.
Mr.. Truman said he still is for
universal training. He said he had
been for it since 1905, when he went
into training himself as a National
Guardsman.
In response to another question,
Mr.. Truman said he does not intend
to discuss political issues with
insular officials on his forthcoming
trip to Puerto Rico.
The President will be in San Juan
early next month on his way to the
Atlantic Fleet maneuvers. He ex-
planned he was simply making an
official visit, to see how the islands
are progressing.
Evening star., 1947-02-20
Wage Board Presents
Last Report to Truman

Members of the Wage Sterilization
Board, which goes out of existence
tomorrow, called at the White
House today and presented their
final report to President Truman.
Phillips l.. Garman, the chairman,
said the report was largely statistical
and made no recommendations. The
Wage Sterilization Board was set
up in January, 1916, as the sue
cessor to the War Labor Board which
handled wartime wages.
Evening star., 1947-02-20
IWidower, 73, to Wed
Girl, 18, in CHICAGO
By The Associoted Press

CHICAGO.-At the Marriage Lii
cense Bureau Harry Paynter, dep
uty clerk, asked Cornelius j. Boldt
to give his birth date.
"June IA, 1873" answered the
young girl with BoldtA
Then Mr.. Paynter asked the girl
Miss La Verne D. Anderson, to show
a birth certificate because she die
not appear 18 years old. She handed
him a certificate giving the birth
date as October S, 1928.
The marriage of the 73-year-old
widower and the 18-year-old girl is
set for Saturday.
Evening star., 1947-02-20
Two Men Are Found Dead
In Cabin Of Fishing Boat
By the Associated Press

CAMBRIDGE, Md, Feb. 20.-Two
Tilghman's Island watermen were
found dead yesterday in the cabin
of their fishing boat, which had
6rifted into the Choptank River off
High Bank, about 8 miles from here
DR.. Joseph K. Shriber, deputy
medical examiner for Dorchester
County, said the men-identifled as
C. C. Jackson, 81, and Warfleld M.
Richardson, 61-apparently died
when a lighted oil stove exhausted
the oxygen in the cabin.
States Attorney Calvin Harring-
ton, jr., said the men had left
TilghmanS Tuesday for a fishing
trip. He said the engine of the
cabin cruiser failed and the water
men apparently took shelter in the
cabin.
Evening star., 1947-02-20
Gem Trial Prosecution
Awaits Testimony by
James Durant Monday
BY w. n. Shippen, Jr.

The much-debatsd testimony Of
Col. Jack w. Durarts brother prob
ably will be given in person Monday
at the court martial of the colonel
for alleged conspiracy to steal the
Hesse royal heirioorns from Kron-
berg Castle in Germany.
The trial, wIItcn was adjourned
late yesterday until Monday to bring
the million word record up to date,
has been marked by sharp clashes
over admissability Of evidence relat-
ing to statements made to investi-
gators by the accused's brother and
wife.
All this may be cleared up by the
direct testimony OF the brother,
James E. Durant, Falls Church
(Va.) city councilman, and civic
worker, who has been suspended
as Federal accountant pending
establishment Of the part he played
in the mysterious case.
Lost Fight on Subpoena.
James Durant is expected tc be
a reluctant witness for the prosecu-
ton, in view of his efforts to avoid
taking the stand against Col. Du-
rant, 38, former attorney with the
Interior Department in Washington.
A Federal court has overruled his
plea to quash the subpoena.
For the last several days, Maj.
Joseph Robinson, chief of prosecu-
ton counsel, has fought a losing
battle to get James Durant's state
ments to investigators before the
court on the ground he has been
proven a "co-conspirator," although
not formally charged, and therefore
his acts are binding on his brother.
The court reserved a ruling on
this point while excluding the chal-
lenged testimony on the ground that
the statements were made after the
alleged conspiracy ended June 2
with the arrest of the defendant,
and that James Durant's statements
could not have furthered the con-
spiracy.
The legal adviser of the eight
man board permitted detailed tes-
timony of the finding of ball of
gold wire and a jar containing
$4,000 buried in nearby Virginia.
This was done over objections of
Maj. Joseph Bryan, chief of defense
counsel, but the court stipulated the
testimony would be stricken from
the record if the prosecution fails to
connect the money with Col. Durant.
"Other Things" in Jar.
Mai Robinson told the court that
while the defense knew about the
finding of the money in a fruit jar
buried near tree in the vicinity of
Leeshurg pike and U. S. Route so,
"other things" were found in the
container, including bank wrappers
on packages of United States cur
rency bearing certain markings. The
prosecutor indicated he would con-
meet this circumstance later.
Earlier, Capt. Thomas r. Smith of
the Criminal Investigation Division,
War Department, had testified
James Durant 'led" him to the ball
of gold wire in some underbrush in
Falls Church on June 10 and that
the witness dug up the money jar
on the same day. He was not
allowed to say if James Durant was
present when the jar was recovered,
and his previous reference to the
brother was stricken from the
record.
Capt. Smith testified he dis
patched the jar unopened to the
provost marshal's Office in Germany,
where the present trial started.
Evening star., 1947-02-20
Weather
Continued From First Page0

but made no decision about tomor-
rows schedules.
The Weather Bureaus official
forecast said the snow will continue
all day and throughout the night
The first signs of respite will not
be evident until tomorrow morning,
the forecaster said The tempera-
ture was expected to hover in the
low 2Os today and go no lower than
% degrees tonight. Tomorrow will
be cold and clear, but quite windy.
In the worst traffic accident re-
ported, five persons were injured,
two seriously, in head-on collision
of two automobiles early today on
Military road NV, near Oregon
avenue, in Rock Creek Park.
Numerous minor accidents were
reported, involving an ambulance,
a police car and a fire department
battalion chiefs car. None of them
resulted in injuries.
One Driver Charged.
Reported in serious condition at
Emergency Hospital as result of
the Rock Greek Park accident were
Duncan c. Matthews, 72. of 1911
Window place NV, and Harriet
Cornwell, 48, of Gaithersburg. Md.
Slightly injured in the crash were
Robert Ledford, "a, and Kathleen
Matthews, 80, both Of the Window
place address, and Frank Ziegler, %,
of 4612 Fifth street NV, driver of
one of the cars.
Police charged the other driver,
Thomas ]. 10y, %, of Chevy Chase,
Md. with driving under the inf1u-
ence of liquor. Police quoted wit
nesses as saying 10y was driving on
the wrong side of the road when the
collision occurred near the oregon
avenue intersection.
In another Rock Creek Park acci-
dent, two unidentified persons re-
ceived minor injuries, but did not
require hospital attention, when
car skidded into the back of an au-
tomobile ahead and then into one
parked on the Tilden street hill en-
tering the park.
Willie Kendrick, 43, colored, of
1247 Twenty fifth street NV, was
named as driver of the skidding car
and the persons injured were his
passengers. The car driven by
Keith M. Seegmiller 16, of 6443
Thirty first street NV was slightly
damaged.
Woman Slips on Ice.
One woman was injured seriously
and admitted to Emergency Hospi-
tai after she slipped and fell at
Twelfth and E streets NV. Several
other persons were treated for brush
burns and bruises suffered in falls,
Miss Emma Kelley, 46, of i 1708 Ho-
bart street NV, was the first ice
casualty.
Mrs. Gladys E. SHIELDING, about 35,
of 400 block Longfellow street NV,
was reported to be in critical con-
dition at the hospital at the Marine
Base, Quantico, suffering shock and
a compound leg fracture as result
of an auto accident early today.
Hospital officials said Mrs. Skel-
ding's car went of U. S. No. near
Triangle and struck tree.
A csash between truck and an
automobile on U. S. No. l highway
four miles south of Alexandria, in
turing one person, was blamed by
Virginia State Police on slippery
streets. Robert M. Miller, 80, Of
r. F. D. l, Alexandria, the driver
of the car, was admitted to Alexand-
sia Hospital with conclusion. His
Evening star., 1947-02-20
Southern West Virginia
Closed Oft by Snow

CHARLESTON. w. Va, Feb. 20
P.-With snow drifting to depths
of 2 or 3 feet, the road commission
issued an appeal today to stay off
the highways" in Southern West
Virginia. -~
The Atlantic Greyhound bus
headquarters in Charleston said it
was dispatching southbound buses
no further than Beckley. The dis
patchers Office said three coaches
were stopped en- route between here
and Bluefield.
The road commission said heavy
trailerS were stalled between
Charleston and Bluefield.
After a II to 13 inch snowfall
in Southern West Virginia, the
road commission said the storm was
moving north and snow was falling
heavily throughout the State.
Evening star., 1947-02-20
District III Papertroopers
Top Previous Collection

Topping their last collection of
wastepaper by more than 1000
pounds, District III papertroopers
collected 1880 pounds yesterday to
bring the grand total in The Eve
ming Star-PTA salvage campaign
to 27,2S1, 1893 pounds.
The collections included Mott,
665; w. B. Powell, 1,o39; Raymond,
1895; Adams, 1885; H. D. Cooke,
1889; Bancroft, 1,796; Petworth,
1895; Shepherd, 1864; Takoma
Park, 1929; Whittier, 1885, Bright
wood, 1,050; West, 2,415; Bernard,
2,043; Park View, 933.
Schedules for tomorrow, in Dis
trict v, together with the leaders,
Evening star., 1947-02-20
Londis Asks Action Now
To Avert Soft Coal Strike
BY the Associated Press

Representative Lands, Repub-
lican, of Indiana said yesterday
that President Truman and Secre-
tary of the Interior Krug should
"go the limit" in trying to bring
soft coal operators and miners to-
gether to settle their differences.
Asserting he is "at loss to know
why something is not being done, .
Mr.. Lands told the House that
unless the operators and miners
meet soon I'VE can expect big coal
strike in April" go
Evening star., 1947-02-20
Weather Report

District of Columbia - Snow,
windy and cold with temperature
in middle 20s this afternoon. Snow
or sleet tonight with low about %.
Total snow accumulation to 6
inches Tomorrow clearing, but
continued cold and windy.
Observation-Disclosures to heavy
snow north portion and snow or
sleet south portion. Windy this
afternoon and tonight with total
snow accumulation to 6 inches.
Tomorrow partly cloudy, windy and
continued cold.
Virginia-Rain or sleet with
strong winds on the coast and mod
crate to heavy snow or sleet in the
interior this afternoon and early
tonight, ending late tonight, fol-
lowed by partly cloudy, windy and
continued cold tomorrow. Total
snow accumulation 10 inches in
Southwest; to in Central and
North portions.
Wind velocity 20 miles per hour;
direction, north-northeast.
Rive. Report
lFrom the United States EngineersJ
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah clear at
Harpers Ferry.
Temperature and Humidity
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condition was described by the hos
pital as good"
At Norfolk, Va, the front end OF
a Greyhound bus skidded through
the railing of the Nansemond River
Bridge near Churchland early to-
day, but only one man was Injured,
spokesman for the bus line re-
ported. There were IL passengers
on the bus.
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The Sun and Moo

Sun, today 6:53 551
Sun, tomorrow --- 6:52 5:52
Moon, today 7:33 am. $3.50 pm. |
Automobile lights must be turned on one
halt hour after sunset.
PrecipitatiOn
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Lowest, Z, on February 5.
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TOday's Anniversaries
Know Americal

I756-Aaron Burr. soldier of the
Revolution. New York lawyer.
Us. senator, the 3rd Vice Presi-
dent, historic, tragic figure in
American history, born in New
ark, n. j. Died Sept. "A. 1886.
lSl3-William NJ. Evarts. fam
eel New York lawyer. orator. US.
senator, born IN Boston. Died
Feb. %. 1901.
l833-James E. 3. Stuart. fam
ed Confederate cavalry leader,
born in Virginia. Died from
wounds received in battle, May
y. 1864.
l847-Q00 years ago. Henry j.
Harenbergh. New York-New Jer-
sey architect, foremost hotel de-
signer his day. born in New
Brunswick, n. J. Died March 10.
1918.
1868-George A. Dorsey, noted
anthropologist. whose book be-
came a best-seller, born al He
bron, Ohio. Died March 90. 1881.