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Evening star., 1947-12-10
| What theRussions
| Are Saying of Us
The MoscotD radio, broddcdsting in
Persian to the Near and Middle East,

The MoSco1D radio, broddcdstinQ IL
Persian to the Near and Middle East
said.
The generous American help In
dollars and armaments to inter-
national reaction has not had the
desired results for U. s. imperial
lists. In the struggle between the
forces Of reaction and those Of
democracy, the latter have gained
the upper hand, and are more
and more strengthened. Hence
the ruling United States circles
are striving with greater obsti-
nancy to weaken the peoples re-
sistance from within, and to SOW
the seeds Of discord in the demo-
cratic camp.
These objects must be realized
by those statesmen, circles. and
parties who are linked with i'm
perialistic policy and foreign cap
ital. Such parties and statesmen
are ready to carry out without
argument the orders of their
overseas masters. Even II these
orders run contrary to the inter.
ests Of their countries they do
not fail to obey like slaves"
Evening star., 1947-12-10
By The As.eeiofsd Press

TETERBORO, N. j., Dec. TO-
Cliff Evans and George Truman
landed their two pint-sized, 100
horsepower hivver planes at Teter.
boro Airport at 1910 am. today
ending a leisurely 25,000-mile,e eipbe-
circling fight unique in aviation
history.
The two former Army pilots came
in as they departed from this sub.
urban commercial airport on Au-
gust 9. They had foEn around the
world in l23 days to show that il
could be done in little fabric covered
aircraft with a cruising speed Of 10s
miles per hour.
A flight Of fighter planes escorted
the two pilots on the final lap from
Harrisburg, Pa, today.
Mr.. Evans came in nrst, touching
the runway q few seconds ahead Of
Mr.. Truman.
The hags Of = NATIONS and various
Evening star., 1947-12-10
Gasoline Price Increase
By Dealers Expected Here

A spokesman for the Washington
Retail Gasoline Dealers Association
said today a price increase in gaso-
line was pretty sure" for Wash
ington motorists.
Wallace S. Linfoot, president OF
the group, added, however, that the
industry was in the dark on the
amount and date of increase.
The increase was foreshadowed
with recent new prices posted by
the major oil companies for crude
oil. In several Eastern States, the
retail price of gasoline has been
advanced 11a cents gallon.
This is probably the increase to
be ordered here, it was indicated
Spokesman for several big COM
panies here said they were without
information but were waiting WORD
from their home Offices.
Prevailing price of gasoline here
in 24h cents for high test and 22E
cents gallon for regular.
Evening star., 1947-12-10
Earth Will Pass Through Tail
OF New Comet, Suvunt Believes

"As an object OF the first magni-
tude, spectacularly visible to the
naked eye, the comet probably has
made astronomical history by ap-
preaching so close to the earth be-
fore being observed"
An abnorma =, cloudy season, DR..
Woolley said, probably accounts for
this failure Of observers.
Thousands of persons throughout
Australia have seen the comet dur
Ing the past two nights and have
deluged newspapers with queries.
DR.. Woolley described the comet as
the brightest he had ever seen and
as more spectacular than the famous
Halley's Comet-last seen in 1910.
He discounted suggestions that it
might be the Hondas Comet, first
reported over Japan, November IA.
Dr.. Woolley said the tail of the
comet extended over 10 degrees. He
estimated its length at between 40
and 80 million miles.
Evening star., 1947-12-10
Liqht SIeet FuIIs Here;
Nav Turn Into Ruin

A light sleet, which started falling
at 1:18 pm. today, promised trouble
for motorists and pedestrians before
the end of the day.
The Weather Bureau forecast that
the sleet would turn into a light
rain by nightfall.
An earlier prediction of rain OF
snow was changed when the
weather experts learned of some
warm upper air moving up from
the Gulf of Mexico area.
Tomorrow is expected to be clear
ing and not quite so cold.
As for the sleet, the forecaster
said he did not think it would be
very extensive or dangerous.
The temperature dropped to 2s
degrees at 6:06 am. after high
yesterday of AZ at 2::24 pm. The
thermometer will rise to about 81
degrees today and drop to SO to-
night. the bureau predicted.
Evening star., 1947-12-10
LANCER Offers Two Bills
To Raise Federal Salaries

Chairman LANCER of the Senate
Civil Service Committee today in
troduced two bills to carry out his
announced plans Of providing fiat
81 ,000-a-year pay increase for Gov
ernment workers.
He had announced previously that
a $1,000 increase was the least Fed
eral employees should receive to
offset the sharp rise in the cost of
living.
One of the bills he introduced
provides the increase for classified
Government workers, the other for
postal employees. The bills were re-
ferred to Senator Langer's commit
tee.
| The raises, he had announced,
would not be bonuses" but perma-
nent increases in the pay scale.
Evening star., 1947-12-10
7eIegrophers Are Voting 10 to
For Strike Before Christmas
AFL Leaders to Plan Joint Action
At Atlanta Meeting Tomorrow

strike action which would have CO.
incided with the Nationwide tele-
phone wa.kout in April.
The telegraphers contend that
most other unions got pay increases
ranging from 10 to Is cents an hour
last year. They say the $4,000 AFL
unionists average 96.7 cents an hour
or $1025 an hour excluding 5000
messengers who are paid IS cents.
The CTU, TWU and TEU repre-
sent Western Union employees in
5000 offices across the country
Only New York City, where the CIO
Communications Association is the
bargaining agent, would be un-
affected by strike, the AFL affn-
ates contend.
MIR. Bloom said incomplete returns
from Philadelphia, Springfield, Ill;
Chicago and Los Angeles show work.
ers voting in favor of strike BY
from 8 to, / to IL to /. Similar
margins are being rolled up else.
where, he added.
A Western Union spokesman /,
New York said the company woult
have no comment.
Evening star., 1947-12-10
France Returns Note
To Soviet, Declaring
Terms 'UnacceptabIe'
Poris Government Refuse!
To Consider Protest on
Russiuns' Treatment
By the Associated Press

| PARIS, Dec. 10.-France ruled
today that the terms of a Rus
sian note protesting treatment
of Soviet citizens in France and
breaking off French Russian
trade talks were unacceptable.
The French Charge d'Affaires in
Moscow, Pierre Charpentier, will be
instructed to return the note to the
Soviet government, it was an
nounced.
In Moscow, a French Embassy
spokesman said the five members
of the French repatriation mission
ordered out of Russia yesterday
had received their exit visas and
would depart today or tomorrow.
They were expelled after the French
had ordered the Russians repatria-
tion mission from France, charging
its members with subversive activ-
| tiles.
Hopes for Wheat Dashed.
The governments decision not to
accept the Russian note was reached
in a cabinet session with President
Vincent Auriol presiding. The gov
ernment communique said:
/ Having examined the text of a
note concerning repatriation mis-
slons and current commercial nego-
tiations given December 9 by M
Gousev, Vice Minister of Foreign
Affairs OF the U. S. S. r., to M
Charpentier, French charge DAT
faires at Moscow, the cabinet judged
that the terms of this note, made
public even before the French gov
ernment had officially received it
were unacceptable, and has decided
to ask M. Charpentier to return il
to the Soviet government.
Russia's breaking off of the trade
talks, announced yesterday by the
Moscow radio, dashed French hopes
of getting 100000 tons of badly
needed wheat. A commercial mis-
sion had been waiting in Paris fol
visas to go to Moscow and complete
details of deal under which France
would have supplied Russia with
manufactured goods in exchange for
the Soviet wheat.A
Refuse to Consider Note.
! Frances ruling on the Soviet note
does not constitute a rejection" in
the strict diplomatic sense. Rather
the French refused to consider the
note because of the terms in which
it was couched and because it was
broadcast by Moscow before being
delivered.
The note accused the French gov
ernment of acts hostile and con-
trary to the spirit of alliance and
mutual assistance" 1t also accused
the French of 'unilaterally annul-
ing" the 2-year-old Soviet-French
repatriation agreement to exchange
each others nationals.
A cabinet spokesman said French
actions throughout these differences
with Russia had been extremely
4 correct"
Evening star., 1947-12-10
sy the Associated Press

SYDNEY, Australia, Dec 10.-Dr.
Richard Woolley, director of the
Commonwealth Observatory in Cam
berra, said today it was possible
that the earth would pass through
the 40-million-mile tail of a strange
new comet which has famed across
the southern skies for the past two
nights.
observations in the next few
days will show If and when this can
be expected" DR.. Woolley said. If
it occurs, there will be a harmless
but spectacular shower Of mete-
orites."
(The earth passed through the
tail Of the great comet Of 1861,
according to the Encyclopedias
Britannica, but no phenomenon
was noticeable beyond the diff
fused glare.'D
He said he was convinced that the
comet was one which had never
before been recorded, and added:
Evening star., 1947-12-10
FIivver Planes End Lost Lup
Of Is, ,000-MiIe Globe FIiqht

insignia gathered at each of their
40 stops were painted on the sides
of each Of the tiny planes, smallest
ever to cross the oceans and to circle
the globe.
Beneath each of the flags was the
name OF q leading person in that
country, including that Of Pope Plus
XII.
Mr.. Evans, 27-year-old former
Army Air Forces pilot, few the
City Of Angels, named after his
native Los Angeles. Mr.. Truman, 39-
year-old wartime flight instructor
and Air Transport Command pilot,
made the world -girdling hop In
| the City of Washing .on, named
for his home town of Washington
DC.
Ahead OF the two flyers were a
civic reception and a press confer
ence at Teterboro and then a trip
by motor, under. police escort, to
Gee WORLD FLIGHT, Page A-33
Evening star., 1947-12-10
2 A-Bombs Could Cripple U.S..
In Pacific, House Report Warns
'Side-by-Sid Location of Bases on Coast Hit;
Dispersal and Coordination of Work Urged

members "surmised that considera.
tions of economy now are governing
to perhaps too great an extent
the strategic plans of the Army ano
Navy" and added:
in one instance in particular we
were advised fatty that an i'm
portant installation is located in
this area for economy reasons only
although the location acknowledged
ly is strategically poor"
The report said, however, that
Congress should provide constant
"prodding and inquiry" to spur con-
solidation of separate facilities
maintained unnecessarily by differ
ent arms of the service.
1t urged Secretary of Defense
Forrestal to initiate extensive stud
les between the services on the top
most level, at the earliest possible
date, to insure that local consolida-
tions are made"
The inspection was made by Rep
resentatives Anderson, Republican
OF California; Ridley, Republican, OF
Oklahoma; Havenner, Democrat, of
California, and Holifield, Democrat
of California.
Evening star., 1947-12-10
By the Associated Press

The Nationwide strike vote
among Western Union employees
is running 10 to l in favor of
a pre- Christmas walkout for
higher wages, the AFL CONNER
cial Telegraphers' Union said
today.
Union leaders will go to Atlanta
tomorrow for a session with the
heads of two other AFL unions
which are planning joint strike
action with the CTU if negotiations
with the Western Union Telegraph
Co. remain deadlocked.
CTU Attorney Frank Bloom sale
the strike vote likely will be COM
pleted by next Monday.
After that strike date will be
set quickly, Mr.. Bloom asserted
adding that 1t most certainly" viii
be at the height Of the Christina,
business. Strike headquarters viii
be set up in Washington.
The unions want a l5-cent-an.
hour wage increase to supplement
the cents they settled for las
spring. That agreement. avertes
Evening star., 1947-12-10
House Rules Out
Allotment Plan
For Relief Food
Leaders Seek Passage
Of Aid Bill Tonight,
But Face New Hurdles
By J. A. O'leary

The $500, 100000 stopgap for
eign aid bill was saved from an
other far-reaching change in
the House today when a move to
distribute the bulk of the food
on direct relief basis was
blocked.
The presiding officer sustained a
point of order against an amend
ment by Representative Andersen,
Republican, of Minnesota. which
would have permitted only third
of the food for France, Austria and
Italy to be sold. The remainder
would have been turned over to the
Red Cross. or some other organiza-
ton for free distribution to the
needy.
Although House leaders are driv-
ing toward passage of the bill by
this evening, they still had a variety
OF other hurdles to clear, including
serious move to make another cut
in the funds.
House Majority Leader Halleck
threw his support today behind the
economy move, but refused to indi-
cate how much more he would take
of the total
May Be Cut to 500 Million.
At least two motions will be made,
one to slash the program to $780,
900, another to cut it to $780,
600 900. The latter motion is be-
lieved to have a good chance of
adoption.
Representative Michener, Repub-
lican, of Michigan, presiding, ruled
the Andersen plan out of order, and
cited precedents when similar mo-
tions were barred in recent years.
He said that personally he would
like to see the Red Cross in the pic
ture, II he followed hiS sentiments,
but that the motion was not in order
under House rules, because the bill
contemplates agreements. made be-
tween governments.
| Supporters of the bill felt that the
Andersen plan would have inter-
fered with the basic aim Of the
legislation, which is to bolster the
free states" of Europe against the
further spread Of communism.
With Chairman Taber of the
House Appropriations Committee
also describing the measure as still
too liberal" hackers of the pro-
gram may face their first major
setback when a vote is taken on the
size Of the fund.
Senate Must Approve Cut.
If the House trims the total to
$500, ,000, 900 or less, however, it will
have to deal with the Senate be-
fore the cut can be made to stick.
That chamber approved the full
$597 100000 asked by the admins
tration to carry France, Italy and
Austria through the winter, and will
not yield to the House without a
fight.
The House Foreign Affairs Com
(Coa UHNDT.TCN ATn De-.
Evening star., 1947-12-10
BY the Assoeioted Press

A House Armed Services Sub
committee said today that one
or two atom bombs dropped in
the San Francisco Bay area
probably would be enough to
cripple, perhaps fatally, all
American activities in the Pa
cific."
Referring to the location "virtu-
ally side by side" of the Army and
Navy supply bases in Oakland, the
Marine Corps supply depot in San
Francisco, the naval shipyard at
Hunters Point and the Navy air base
at Alameda, the group said: .
"We believe atomic weapons could
destroy them all and furthermore,
they are so constructed that modern
weapons should easily be able to re-
duce them to rubble."
The subcommittee, which in
spected the area in September, said
the armed forces should consider re-
locating the supply centers and
eliminating duplicate facilities.
The report said subcommittee
Evening star., 1947-12-10
IVA Insurance Official
Tells House Hearinq
Bradley Altered Setup
Breinine Says He Was
Removed as Director
When General Took Over
By George Beveridge

Harold w. Breining, Veterans
Administration insurance Off
cial, told the House Veterans
Committee today that actual
direction of the huge veterans
insurance program was taken
away from him when Gen. Brad
ley became administrator two
years ago.
The committee, which branded the
program as completely inadequate
and tneficient" in a recent report,
opened hearings today On the hotly
criticized GI insurance service. The
report placed considerable blame or
Mr.. Breining.
In antagonistic exchange will
committee members, Mr.. Breininl
said Gen. Bradley's policies place.
actual direction of the program il
few top-level experts and VA dep
uty administrators in 13 branch of.
fees throughout the country.
Denies Power to Issue Policies.
"Under Gen. Bradley, were you not
the head of the insurance program?'
asked Representative Kearney, Re-
publican Of New York.
Il was not IN charge" Mr.. Brein-
ing answered. II had no power to
issue policies. I was reduced to a
staff adviser
Before that time, he added, he
had had full chrage.
The controversial question OF
VA personnel came up when Repre-
sentative Phillips, Republican, OF
Tennessee said a study he made
showed VA has twice as many in
surance workers per policyholder as
commercial insurance companies.
Says VA Needs More Workers.
Mr.. Breining said the two were not
comparable because most veteran
premiums are paid monthly while
commercial firms deal mostly with
annual payments.
Again, when MIR. Kearney' said VA
--lSee INSURANCE. Page AID
Evening star., 1947-12-10
10 Hollywood Figures
To Fight Extradition
In Contempt Case
Fay Begins Move to Bring
Defendants Here for
Hearings December l9

The 10 Hollywood writer's, di-
rectors and producers indicted
by a District grand jury last
week on charges of contempt of
Congress will fight extradition
to the District for hearings in
their case, Robert w. Kenny,
their attorney, announced in Los
Angeles today.
United States Attorney George
Morris Fay Immediately declared
he and United States Attorney
James M. Carter of the southern
district of California are taking
steps to bring the defendants to
Washington for hearings December
|19.
Bench warrants were mailed Il
California last Monday and will be
served as soon as possible on the
10, Mr.. Fay said. Mr.. Carter then
will ask Federal Court to fix bond
at $2,500 each to assure appearance
in Washington, he said.
Mr.. Fay said that under Federal
law the 10 defendants would be en-
titled to an extradition hearing in
their own Federal Jurisdiction But
such a hearing, he explained, would
be confined simply to determining
whether these 10 persons are the
same as those listed in the indict-
ments.
Other Government sources said
Mr.. Kenny and his clients might
attempt at a California hearing be-
fore Federal Judge to obtain a
ruling that the indictments are in
valid on the ground that the ques-
tons asked by the House Un-Amer-
lean Activities Committee and the
functioning of the committee itself
were unconstitutional.
The 10 were indicted last Friday
on charges that they refused to tell
the House committee whether they
were or ever had been members o1
the Communist Party.
Mr.. Fay said he conferred by
telephone with Mr.. Carter and was
assured that the United States At
torney in California would make
every effort to restrict the proposed
Los Angeles hearing to "the ques-
ton of identity" of the defendants
Mr.. Carter also will press for q
prompt hearing If the defendants
request one in California, SO that
they can be brought here December
10. Earlier this week Mr.. Fay's
Office indicated the hearing in Dis:
trict Court would be held either or
December 10 or January 2.
Evening star., 1947-12-10
Chest Workers Drive
For Showing in Final
Report Tomorrow
Receipts TotoI $3,087 ,727
Or Only 7e.17% of Goal;
Compoign Ends Friday

Workers in the 1948 Com
munity Chest Federation cam
paign today were boosting con-
tributions nearer the $3,900,000
goal to make as good showing
as possible at the final progress
report luncheon at 1915 pm. to-
morrow at the Annapolis Hotel.
Campaign unit leaders yesterday
tabulated an additional $80,163
bringing total receipts to date to
$3,087,722, or only 79.17 per cent
of the goal. The campaign closes
Friday.
Milton j. King, campaign vice
chairman, who presided at yester-
days report luncheon In the An
napolis, declared responsibility for
the impending campaign failure
will lie not with the volunteer work.
ers, but with the citizens of Wash
ington who do not realize their re-
sponsibility to help people who are
less fortunate than they are"
Thanks Volunteers.
II don't like the word failure, =
he said. You (workers) have en-
phasized your desire to aid human
ity in all its suffering forms through
out this community I'm sure you'll
bend every effort you can to attain
the goal"
He expressed gratitude to the
volunteers %who have taken time
from their jobs and hours from Their
families to go out on this sacred
calling"
Let us go out and get all the
money we can," he urged, "ano
bring in spectacular report at the
next meeting"
Miss Gertrude Bowling, chairman
of the executives conference of til;
Washington Community Chest anc
director of the Instructive Visiting
Nurse Society of Washington, de.
| Gee CHEST poUo dl
Evening star., 1947-12-10
Britain Warns Arabs
And Jews 10 Cease
Communal Disorders
Severe Measures Will Be
Taken if Strife Goes On,
Commissioner Declares
BY the Assoeiofed Press

JERUSALEM, Dec. 10.-High
Commissioner Sir Alan G. Cum
ningham warned today that the
British would take severe meas
ures against both Arabs and
Jews OF Palestine unless they
halted the communal strife
which has cost 127 lives in II
days.
Six Jews were killed today in the
latest outburst of Arab anger against
the United Nations decisions to
divide the Holy Land into Arab and
Jewish States The attack took place
on the Jewish settlement Of Gevulot,
near GAIA, on the southern coast.
Police drove off the attackers with
gunf1re.
Unofficial reports told of attacks
on three or four other Jewish set
Elements in the Southern Negeb
Desert, area.
Arab House Blown Up.
At Karatiya, in the Negeb area, an
Arab house was blown up and four
Arabs were killed. Jewish sources
said Hagana, the Jewish militia,
dynamited the house because Arab
fire from it killed three Jews four
days ago.
In Jerusalem's old city a British
constable was stabbed in the arm
by two Arabs who stole his gun. At
Jerusalem's Jaffa Gate, Jewish buses
were stoned. A Jewish taxicab was
fired and its driver stabbed.
At the port of Haifa, two heavy
explosions were reported. A Jewish
policeman was stabbed and two
other Jews were slain by gunfire
Three Jews and three Arabs were
injured, reliable informants said.
An Arab house was fired. Inter-
mittent gunfire and grenade explo-
sions continued through the early
afternoon.
Father Uriel, a Spanish priest,
was wounded in the stomach in the
Haifa shooting.
Determined to Keep Order.
The British mandatory govern
ment issued a communique saying
attacks of Jews on Arabs, Arabs on
Jews and on security forces by both
esee PALESTINE, Page A-6)