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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-03-19
n several million dollars additional,

in several million dollars additional,
for instance, we will know where we
stand and we will be in better
position to judge the necessity Of
specific new tax proposals.
1--WE on this committee have no
ak to grind, and this is certainly
nonpartisan matter"
Senator Cain and Mr.. Bates said
the heads of District departments
concerned will be given the first OPP
portunity to defend the measures.
Then individual citizens and Or
ganization spokesman will be per-
mitted to testify. The committee
already received many requests from
private groups.
Questioning of the District off,
Gals yesterday afternoon dealt
largely with increased administra-
tive costs resulting from "non-pro-
ductive time and low productivity
Of workers"
Mr.. Pilkerton explained that wage
increases were major factor in the
doubling of District expenditures
in recent years. He added, however,
that overtime pay, shorter work.
weeks and other decreases Gin pro-
ductive time" contributed substan-
TALLY to added costs of running the
District Government.
Highway Director Whitehurst,
when asked whether his department
"is getting a reasonable amount
of work out of its employees" said
the department faces a very dis
turbing situation" because it cannot
pay enough to attract and keep
young engineers.
Defending the overall rise of about
so per cent in his department costs
during the last 10 years, Capt. White
hurst attributed it principally to
wage increases, higher costs of ma
terials and expansion of the city
highway system. He reported the
District today has 983 miles of i'm
proved streets as compared with $50
in 1910, 100 in 1885 and 634 in 1880.
Unless the proposed 1-cent in
crease in the gas tax is enacted, he
said, the Highway Department will
not be able to carry forward its
proposed highway development pro-
gram and at the same time do its
regular city work.. The proposed
major improvements program would
require average expenditures of 3d.
100000 a year until 1855, he ex-
planned.
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China
CONTINUED From First Page.j
tiers in Manchuria, possibly in tn
area north of Hardin.
Brewster Predicts Change
In Policy Toward China

An early change in this country's
foreign policy toward China was
predicted today by Senator Brew
ster, Republican, of Maine, who
called existing American policy in
the Orient inconsistent with the
administration stand against Com
munist inroads in Greece and
Turkey.
The Senator would not disclose
the exact nature of the change he
understood is imminent, but said
it would please those who favor a
stronger policy.
When Gen. Marshall was leaving
China to become Secretary of State
after his efforts to establish peace
between the Communists and the
government of Chang Kai-shek,
Senator Brewster proposed that
Gen. Macarthur take over Gen.
Marshal's work there. Senator
Brewster emphasized this was only
his personal opinion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-03-19
Steps Must Be Taken
To Get More Homes,
Taft Tells Hearing

Senator Taft, Republican, of
Ohio yesterday forecast an eventual
81 ,000, 900 ,0o0-a-year Federal budget
for social Decentralization, health
and housing - and declared the
shortage of homes is a problem
crying for attention.
Testifying before the Senate Bank
ing Committee, Senator Taft de-
clared, eve are going to have to do
something soon" to get more homes.
Senator Robertson, Democrat, of
Virginia asked Senator Taft If he
would be willing to increase the
national debt, now totaling 1862 ,000,-
600, 900, to take care of the housing
problem.
NO." Senator Taft replied firmly,
II would not"
Nevertheless, he said, the housing
situation is a national problem and
nothing is closer to the welfare of
the people"
Says Emergency Program Failed.
The Government has done no job
at all in the past" he said, land
private industry has never provided
the necessary housing for lowest
income groups"
Senator Taft asserted that the
emergency program set up by Con-
gress last year to encourage pro-
duction of scarce building materials
has been "a complete failure" He
said that of $500, 900 900 provided for
subsidies to producers. only about
$35 100000 will have been spent by
the end of the fiscal year, June 80.
"The justification for public hous-
ing is that we have to eliminate
the disgraceful type of housing in
which the lowest income families
live" he said.
Co-Sponsors Also Testify.
Senator Taft was joined in his
testimony by Senators Wagner,
Democrat, of New York, and Ellen
der, Democrat, of Louisiana, CO.
sponsors of the Wagner-Ellender-
Taft bill which sets up goal of
Is ,000,000 new dwellings by 1858,
Some of this construction would be
public housing, built with the aid
of Federal money.
Raymond M. Foley, National
Housing Administrator, told the
committee that while the bill is mot
perfect, I believe it would make it
possible for this Nation to start
forward now with the kind of hous-
ing program which has long been
needed"
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40 s*.THE EVENING STAR, Washington D c.
IS,

yesterday to set up committees to
work on the treaty, but sharp dis
agreement continued about the
membership Of the committees. The
western powers were contending for
representation Of small nations and
the Russians took the line that the
Big Four powers must do the whole
job, on the committees as well as in
the council, except possibly for con-
sultation with the smaller nations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-03-19
Frank J. Sloan, 50,
Attorney and Printer
Here 81 Years, Dies

Frank J. Sloan, SO, attorney and
8 Washington printer since 1893,
died today at Leland Memorial Hos
pital, Riverdale, Md, after an illness
OF 10 days.
Mr.. Sloan, who had been part
time composing room employe of
The Star since leaving the GPO in
1912, was born in Harpers Ferry, w.
Va. After two years as editor and
proprietor Of the Harpers Ferry Sen
tinel in his boyhood, he came to
Washington, where he served as ap-
prentice printer with the old Wash
ington Times.
In 1901 Mr.. Sloan entered the
GPO as a proofreader. While en-
ployed there he studied nights at
the Washington College of Law and
received his degree in 1918. He
resigned from Government service
the following year and set up law
Offices in the Woodward Building.
He was member of the District
bar and Maryland bar. and was
admitted to practice before the
Supreme Court in 1920.
He gave up his law practice in
1880 and returned to the GPO,
where he worked until he retired.
He lived at 4o2S Thirty fifth street,
Mount Rainier. Md.
He worked for all the newspapers
In washington and was an active
member of the Columbia Typo
graphical Union He also belonged
to the Holy Name Society of St.
James Catholic Church, Thirty
seventh street and Rhode Island
avenue, Mount Rainier, and the
Prince Georges County Chapter, No.
2S09, of the Knights Of Columbus.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Martha Frances Sloan of the Thirty
fifth street address, who is an en-
ploye Of the Bureau of Internal
Revenue; son, Daniel T. Sloan,
4407 Thirty-second street, Mount
Rainier, an employe in the mechan-
ical section of the GPO; brother,
Hyland M. Sloan, Chicago; one niece
and one nephew.
Requiem mass for Mr.. Sloan will
be said at 9 am. Saturday at St.
James Church, with the Rev. Will
liam Canning, pastor of the church,
officiating. Burial will be in Fort
Lincoln Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-03-19
MuyfIower
Continued From First Page0

Hotel Corp. and the Mayhower
Hotel Corp.
The Hilton chain took control Of
the Mayflower December 10. At
that time Mr.. Hilton announced the
controlling block of 100000 shares
of stock had been purchased from
the Bonner Estates, Inc, of Phila-
delpaia at $13 a share. He also
offered to purchase all other shares
at the same price.
plaintiffs are not advised" the
suit said, "as to what other con-
siderations passed to Bonner Es-
tates, Inc, for the purchase and
sale of the majority of the stock
of the defendant, Mayflower Hotel
Corp, but it is wholly uncomfortable
that the majority stockholders would
have disposed of their interests I'M
conditionally at $13 per share and
turn over control of property worth
at least $12 900 900 for $4,000, 0o0."
Cost Put at $10,ooo,00o.
The suit charged that auditors
and accountants of the Hilton chain
were given access to all the books
and assets" of the Mayfower many
months prior to the stock transfer"
The complaint was filed by four
attorneys in behalf of the Mayfower
Hotel Stockholders Protective Com
mittee. The committee represents
IL stockholders who own $500 of the
outstanding 389,73 shares of stock,
the attorneys said.
The suit stated the hotel, COM
pleted in 1925, cost over $4,000 900
to build. Furnishings and equip
ment cost about 81 100000.
A year prior to the Hilton sale
Mr.. Folger without submitting any
offer to his board of directors" had
refused to consider an offer of &c.
00O, 900, the suit said.
Defendants Named.
Named as defendants are the two
hotel corporations, Mr.. Hilton, Henry
Crown, chairman of the board,
Materials Service Corp, Chicago;
Robert w. Bowling, president, City
Investment Co., New York; Mr..
Folger, L. Boyd Hatch Of New York;
c. Kenneth Baxter, Bonner Estates,
Philadelphia; Robert v. Fleming,
president, Riggs National Bank,
Washington; Mr.. Binns, Harry L.
Ludwig, treasurer of the Mayfower
Corp; Robert P. Williford, May
flower vice president; William j.
Friedman, Mayfower secretary;
Thornton Raney, Mayflower con-
troller; Harold Baxter, Philadel-
phia; William L. Beale, American
Security g. Trust Co., Washington;
John Stewart, Philadelphia, and
Raymond D. McGrath, Warrenton,
Va.
Attorneys who filed the suit are
John Lewis Smith, Leslie c. Garrett,
Samuel F. Beach and John Lewis
Smith, jr. They represent:
The Mayhowef Hotel Stockhold-
ers' Protective Committee, Eliza
beth w. Sturtevant of So Kalorama
Circle NV, Olive E. Polio, To-
ronto, Canada; James A. Dunlap,
Gainesville, Ca; Edgar B. Dunlap,
jr., Gainesville, and Helen c.
Dapray, 27oo Connecticut avenue
NV.
Statement by Defendants.
After the filing of the suit, Nelson
T. Harrison, counsel for the May
| flower Hotel Corp. and other de-
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400 Greek Insurgents
Burn Police Station

ATHENS, Mar. 19-Press dis
patches today said 400 insurgents
had attacked Daphne, IS miles
northeast of Salonika, burned the
police station, town hall and sew
eral houses, routed the police force
and abducted 40 women and chill
dren.
Dispatches also said band
launched an attack near Skra, where
a United Nations field team has
been investigating. The attack was
beaten off and the guerrillas fed
northWard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-03-19
Mission Has Centenary

The Presbyterian Church of
.Riafra, Nigeria, recently held the
Centenary of the Church of Scot
land Mission, which came to Calabar
in 1916. A great demonstration was
organized among the natives, to
show their gratitude for the advent
Of the gospel in Africa 100 years
ago,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-03-19
Dutch Composer Dies

LEIDEN, the Netherlands, Mar.
10 (P).-Willem Piper, Dutch COM
poser, died here today. His works
were well known internationally. Be-
fore the war his Third Symphony
was played at Paris.
Evening star., 1947-05-09
Catholic Student Group
Plans Service at Shrine

A celebration in honor OF ths
Blessed Mother will be held under
the auspices of the Students Spir-
itual Council Of Catholic Univer-
sity at $50 pm. Sunday in the
National Shrine of the Immaculate
Conception. Members OF the teach.
ing staffs, all students and mem
bers OF the religious communities
| affiliated with the university, have
been invited.
"A procession of the students, re-
Hgious and lay, will form near
Caldwell Hall at 3:15 pm. In case
of inclement weather. the process
sion viii form in the shrine annex.
Members OF the faculty will as
semble at the shrine entrance to
review the procession, and Join it
when the last group enters.
The act Of dedication to the
Blessed Mother will be read by the
Very Rev. John NJ. Walsh, dean
of men. The sermon will be given
by the Rev. John l.. Madden of
the faculty. The celebrant at SOL
Evening star., 1947-05-09
Phone Pickefs Here
May Be Replaced by
Equipment Workers

Striking Western Electric em-
ployes here laid plans today for
Ipicketing all important telephone
exchanges as soon as Chesapeake
81 Potomac Telephone Co. operators
settle their dispute.
This strategy threatened to pro-
| long the 33-day waIkout Of the
Washington Telephone Traffic
Unions 3,400 members despite the
probability that their own strike
will end this week end.
Offered q wage increase for the
first time in new contract COW
ering all items, WITH negotiators
met with the company again this
| morning to accept or make a coun-
fterproposal. Some persons close
to the negotiators were predicting
an agreement today or tomorrow.
Picketing Continued.
Determination Of Western Elec-
trio employees to intensity picket.
ing until their own battle is won
was reflected In Washington and
New York, where American TeIe-
phone g. Telegraph CO. long-lines
workers refused to cross picket lines
and observe q back-to-Work signal
this morning.
The long-lines unions executive
board last night ratified settle
ment for 10000 workers In 42 States,
calling for q weekly average wage
increase of $40. But Union Pres
ident John ]. Moran warned that,
as members Of the National Fedora
tion Of Telephone Workers, the long
lines workers were pledged to re-
spect picket lines OF affiliated
unions.
None Of the approximately 200
long Lines maintenance workers in
Washington returned to work to-
day. It was the same story in New
York, where Western Electric and
Bell Laboratory unions affiliated
with NFTW are picketing telephone
exchanges.
Strike Backed Here.
Early last year, when Western
Electric employees struck here to
back up a strike at the Kearny
IN. j. manufacturing plant, Dis
trtct telephone operators refused to
cross picket lines for three days.
The WE striking employees here
are 318 members of the Association
of Communications Equipment
Evening star., 1947-05-09
Communist Veterans
Call al Capitol, Visit
Three U. s. Agencies

While about 400 Communist veter,
ans visited the Capitol today tt
button hole their State representa-.
tives. smaller delegations marchet
on the State Department, Veterans
Administration and Justice Depart.
ment to protest their operations.
The Communists, meeting here TO,
their first national veterans en-,
campment, were received at eacl
agency for short meetings after I'M
successful attempts to see heads o
the departments.
At the State Department tn,
Communists handed Marshall S
Carter, one of Secretary Marshall,
aides, a letter criticizing admins.
tration foreign policy, and demand.
ing "a return to the Roosevelt policy
Of Big Three Cooperation"
FBI, House Group Scored.
Delegates at the Justice Depart
ment saw Douglas w. McGregor, ar
assistant to Attorney General Clark
and presented letter scoring the
FBI and the House Un-American
Activities Committee for their at
tackS on Communists.
Those visiting the Veterans Ad-
ministration were delayed by a
force OF building guards at the front
entrance. Later they conferred with
R. D. Mcdonnell, one of VA Ad-
ministrator Bradley's aides.
These delegates headed by Irving
Goh, the party's organizer in Louis
lana, said they thought World War
II veterans are entitled to multi
billion dollar boost in benefits. Their
sweeping proposals include a huge
bonus. more subsistence payments to
students and trainees, and increased
pensions.
Truman Called Little Man"
The delegates made their tricks
after being assured by their national
leader that President Truman and
his administration are tools OF Wall
Street business"
I'VE have a little mana very
little man-in the White House" )"
William z. Foster, head of Com
munists In this country, told the
party veterans last night.
"But President Truman has a big
ambition fo1 Wall Street-domina-
ton all over the world. And he
wants to do 1t behind the smoke
Evening star., 1947-05-09
Red Cross Changes
Approved by Truman
BY ths Associofed Press

President Truman has signed
legislation making broad changes in
the basic organizational structure
Of the American Red Cross.
The changes, expanding the Gov
erning Board from Is to so members,
and drawing three -flfths OF the
board from local chapters, will be-
come effective In June.
Evening star., 1947-05-09

screen OF fighting Communism.
declared Mr.. Foster.
Several hundred curious spectators
crowded Turner's Arena last night
to hear the Communists talk and
Paul Robson sing.
Turning from the President, Mr..
Foster and his aides launched TRADES
against Congress, Secretary of State
Marshall, the Attorney General, the
FBI, big business and race discrim-
ination. Adding his voice was
Eugene Dennis, national secretary
of the party, who recently was cited
for contempt by the House I'm
American Activities Committee.
In nearly every address, speakers
referred to the late President Roose-
velt as "our great leader and COM
|mander." His policies, the speaker
said, "haye been thrown aside by
President Truman"
Foster Hits Greek Loan.
Mr.. Foster, who said he had Just
returned from a tour of Europe,
charged the American Government
Is using food to foreign countries
in an attempt to buy political con-
cessions," and hit the Greek-Turk-
ish loan as IAN attempt to start
civil war in those countries"
Mr.. Dennis confined his speech
largely to a lengthy definition of
patriotism" and declared the Ad-
ministration has Imposed Thought
control in the Government and
thereby given sanction for limiting
thought in industry and the press" !"
The main attraction of the program,
however, was Mr.. Robson, who,
after singing five songs, told the
delegates their party 'is the van
guard of the struggle for freedom"
Referring to attempts to bar him
from singing in several cities be-
cause of his political views, Mr..
Robson said he would not accept
a defense on grounds that he is IAN
artist"
There Is no such thing as nom
political artist. I will be defended
only on grounds of the civil liberties
you stand for. I stand beside you,".
he declared. Of11cials later said the
singer lis not q member Of the party. !.
Evening star., 1947-05-09

Workers (installers) and the Ma.
Itional Association OF Telephone
Equipment Workers (distributorsl
There are 318 OF the former and
about $50 OF the latter.
A spokesman for ACEW said ar
Irangements have been made tc
picket q score or more District tel
ephone Offices should the operators
union reach q settlement before the
WE workers.
Claim 22,0O0 Members.
In addition to the ACEW's II 600
workers throughout the Nation, and
the NATEW's $500 workers in "a
States, the WE Employees Associa-
ltion claims $1,000 employees In the
Kearny plant.
BY keeping their pickets intact
nationally, they might prolong the
Icross-country strike despite the out
look for early settlements in a score
LOT regional Disputes with Bell Sys-
ITEM companies.
Realizing this, Labor Department
|conciliators pushed settlement efforts
in meetings here involving the West
|ern Electric employees group and the
ACEW. There has been no report
|of a wage offer at either bargain
ing table.
200 Traffic Employees Return.
The G. & p. announced that the
agreement reached with the DFTW
had brought the commercial, plant
and accounting departments back
to normal. Only about 200 traffic
department employees are back on
the job.
There was little report Of progress
in local bargaining sessions taking
place throughout the Nation. In
Illinois, where $4,000 telephone OPP
orators agreed to settle for a 81
increase, only a small percentage
crossed picket lines Of other unions
yesterday afternoon.
The A. T. & T. reported that local
telephone service throughout the
Evening star., 1947-05-09
Dutch Try Former Premier

AMSTERDAM, May . (Rh-A for.
|mer Premier, Jonkheer j. de Geer,
went on trial today charged with
assistance to the emmy" because Of
his return TO Holland from London
while the Germans occupied the
country.
Evening star., 1947-05-09

eInn benediction of the most blessed
sacrament win be the Right Rev.
Msgr. Edward q. Jordan, y1ce rec-
tor Of the university. Raymond n.
Bengierne, chairman Of the Stu
dents Spiritual Council, win b n
charge. 4
Evening star., 1947-05-09

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The Nome nugget., 1947-03-28
Austin Explains Truman Message Of Aid To U. N.
tBy John A. Paris. Jr.)

LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y. (R - Warren R. Austin explained to the United Nations today that Presi- dent Truman's plans to help Greece and Turkey resist totalitarian pres sure envisage policy of using the power of the United States to back up the principles of the world charter.
 He made it clear, however, that America respects the right of all members of the U. N. to follow whatever way of life or system of government they choose, so long as the choice is freely made without intimidation and so long as such nations do not interfere with the rights of other countries or the lib- critics of other peoples.
 In a speech prepared for the se- curity council this afternoon, the American representative to U. N. insisted that the proposed S400,- 100000 aid program for Greece and Turkey has a specific and di- rect bearing upon the central Ob- iectives of U. E. foreign policy.
 That policy, Austin said, is "to strengthen the United Nations and to advance the building of collec- tive security" under the world or ganization.
 Thus the proposed Greek Turk ish aid program would, in fact, he asserted, "be a most essential act in support of this policy of the United States in and toward the United Nations. As the President said: Tn helping free and indepen- dent nations to maintain their freedom, the United States will be giving effect to the principles of the charter of the United Ma tions'."
 Austin declared that aid to the two countries, together with effec- tive action by the security council in the case of the northern Greek frontiers, would materially ad- vance the cause of peace"
The Nome nugget., 1947-03-28
Austin's Speech Should BringReply

LAKE SUCCESS, NY. (P)-The possibility arose today that War ren R. Austin's major American policy speech in the United Ma tions security council tomorrow might touch off a bitter wrangle on an official level with Russia over President Truman's plans to aid Greece and Turkey.
 An informed source said the Set-up for the speech certainly would not preclude a Russian re- ply, although it might not come immediately. Some observers be- lieved Russia would use this op- portunity to launch another attack here against Greece.
 One source speculated that any decision to break Russia's top-level silence on the American aid pro- gram, designed to halt the spread of Communism, would be made in Moscow only after careful examin- ation of Austin'S statement.
 However, this source did not ex- clude the possibility of a Soviet re- ply in the security council, possi- bly, after an initial statement is made in Moscow by the Russian government.
 Moscow newspapers already have attacked the American plans, virtually accusing President Tru- man of by-passing the United Ma tions and acting contrary to the principles of the world charter.
The Nome nugget., 1947-03-28
National Cemetery For Alaska

GAP Special Washington Service
 WASHINGTON, (P The war department plans to establish a national cemetery near Juneau.
 Delegate Bartlett quoted Maj. Gen. T. B. Larin, quartermaster general toady as saying the ceme- tery will be for World War II dead and all Alaska veterans and membc~s of their families who re- qucst burial in a national ccme- te"v.
 Larn n told Bartlett the new cem- etery will not change the status of the national cemetery at Sitka which will be maintained on a per manent basis Bartlett said he sub mitted plans for the eStabl ;shment of the Juneau cemetery to the war department several months ago.