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Evening star., 1947-01-18
.Byrnes Due 10 Sign
Peace Treaties With
4 Countries Monday
BY the Associated Press

Formal peace between the Big
Four and five former enemy states
Italy, Bulgaria, Finland, Hungary
and Ronania-is now but step
away.
Final drafts of the five peace
treaties, embodying terms agreed
upon last December by Foreign
Ministers of the United States,
Russia, Great Britain and France,
are complete and ready for signing.
Secretary of State Byrnes is to
sign all but the Finnish treaty-the
United States never was at war with
Finland-Monday. Then they will
be forwarded to London and Mos
cow for signatures of Soviet Foreign
Minister Molotov and British For
eign Minister Bevin.
At Paris on February 10 the trea-
ties are to be signed by representa-
tives of the Allies and of the five
former enemy countries.
Completion of the treaties, which
meant putting the final draft into
formal diplomatic language, was
announced last night by DR.. War
rem Kelchner, secretary general of
the Big -Four Foreign Ministers
Council.
Outline Terms, Boundaries.
The treaties outline peace terms,
settle boundary questions, limit arms
of the five states and determine the
conditions under which they are
restored to good standing in the
family of nations.
Signing of the treaties probably
will be Mr.. Byrnes' last formal act
before turning the State Depart
ment over to his successor, Gen.
George C. Marshall, who is expected
to take over some time Monday.
Soon after final signature of the
treaties of Paris, where the United
States will be represented by Am
bassador Jefferson Caffery, Presi-
dent Truman is expected to send the
four American-signed treaties to
the Senate for confirmation.
Signers on Some Differ.
The italian treaty will become
effective as soon as it has been
ratified by the United States. Rus
sia and France. The Balkan trea-
ties will come into force with
American, British and Russian
ratification; the Finnish treaty with
ratification by Britain and Russia.
The former enemy countries then
will be eligible for membership in
the United Nations, and within 80
days of ratification will be freed of
Allied troops.
In their final form the treaties
contain no point of substance that
was not openly reported, day by day,
during the II months of negotia-
ton, debate and agreement.
Evening star., 1947-01-18
AAF Employees Hailed
For 81 Million Suvinos

The Army Air Forces today ac-
counted for total savings of $62,-
32l,114 during the last three and a
half years through the adoption of
suggestions submitted by civilian
employees for improvement in vari-
GUS types of operation.
The civilians led by a wide mar
gin, with suggestions from military
personnel resulting in savings OF
S1.761 1872.
Instituted in June, 1943, the "sug-
gestion" program was stimulated
by the offer of cash awards, medals
furloughs and letters Of commen-
dation.
Evening star., 1947-01-18
Death Ends Fomily's Reunion
Delayed II Years by Mar

two other children from JOINING tlle
family.
Thursday Mrs. Giallanza, daagh-
ter and son whom Salvatore had
never seen arrived. A party was held
at the GiallanZa home and rela-
tives and friends dropped in to well
come Mrs. GiallanLa and the two
youngest children.
Salvatore was overjoyed. But as
he had suffered heart attack last
November 90 he slipped away to
rest often during the ceremonies.
A short time after he had retired
he called for his eldest daughter
Josephine. He was dead before she
reached his room.
Evening star., 1947-01-18
Nv The Axsee;oted Press

MILWAUKEE, Jan. 18.-Death cut
short Salvatore Giallenza's happi-
ness at having his family reunited
for the first time in nearly II years.
In 1880, when Giallanza was 40,
he left his native Sicily for the
United States and planned to make
a home for his wife and four chill
dren. He worked, as a day laborer,
but it was 10 years before he was
able to send for his family to come
to their new home.
But under immigration laws only
two of his children were allowed
to enter this country. Then the
war in Europe delayed his wife and
Evening star., 1947-01-18
Doctor Unable TO Verify
Chinese Girls Attack Story
By the Associated Press

PEIPING, Jan. 18.-Shen Chung,
19-year -old Peiping coed, today ac-
cused Marine Corpl. William Gather
Pierson of assaulting her twice, but
a Chinese doctor who followed her
to the witness chair said he was
unable to determine whether she
had been attacked.
The girl positively identified Pier
son to a United States court-martial
despite a defense attempt to confuse
her.
Then DR.. Kang Ho-cheng, physi-
clan in the municipal police bureau
said he examined the coed twice.
Under cross-exa mination the doc
tor said the girl would have suffered
more injuries if she resisted than
Iif she consented.
Evening star., 1947-01-18
Mass 10 Be Sung Monday
For Sister Regina Lomax .

Solemn high requiem mass for
Sister Mary Regina Lomax, 88, who
died Thursday in st. Clara's In
firmary at the mother house of the
Dominican Sisters in Sinsinawa,
Wis, will be sung at II am. Monday
at st. Dominic's Church, Sixth and
E streets SW. Burial will be in
Mount Olivet Cemetery.
The mass for Sister Regina will be
sung by the novices of the Domini-
can House of Studies of the District.
Evening star., 1947-01-18
DR.. HeodIom, "a, Dies;
lEx-Bishop of Gloucester
By the Associoted Press

LONDON, Jan. 18-Dr. Arth-
Cayley Headlam, Bishop of Glou-
cester from 1928 to 1945, died today
at his home near Durham. He was
"a years old.
He was a former principal Of
Kings College and lectured at Har-
ward in 1924. He took strong stand
against Nazism in 1886, and de-
clared that Pacifism was anti
Christian.
Evening star., 1947-01-18
Truman Guard to Speak

Walter A. Haman, former member
of the White House bodyguard OF
President Roosevelt and of President
Truman, will speak at Youth for
Christ" rally at 730 o'clock tonight
at the Central Union Mission, 613
&c street NV.
Evening star., 1947-01-18
PTA to Heur Dr.. Euves

DR.. Robert w. Eaves of the Nae
tional Education Association will
speak at meeting of the James
Monroe Parent-Teacher Association,
Arlington, Monday night.
Evening star., 1947-01-18
EscoIutor Is Thrill

Chinese naval trainees who toured
the world returned home to tell of
their most exciting experience-rid-
ing the escalator in London sub
Way station,
Evening star., 1947-01-18

People of Egypt last year con-
sumed an average of 20 pounds of
sugar each.
Evening star., 1947-01-18
Weather Report

District of Columbia - Mostly
cloudy with highest temperature in
the middle 40s this afternoon. Part
ly cloudy with lowest about 80 de-
grees tonight. Tomorrow partly
cloudy with little change in tenn
perature.
Virginia-Partly cloudy northwest
portion, occasional rain southeast
portion and slightly colder tonight.
Tomorrow partly cloudy north por-
ton and mostly cloudy south portion
with little change in temperature.
Maryland - Partly cloudy and
somewhat colder tonight. Tomor-
row partly cloudy with little change
in temperature.
Wind velocity, II miles per hour;
direction, west.
River Report.
(From United States Engineers
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers clear
at Harpers Ferry.
Temperature and Humidity.
tReadings at Washington National
Evening star., 1947-01-18
ANNUAL REPORT
DISTRICT AGENCY COMPANY

Year Ending December 81, 1916.
We, the President and a majority of the
Board of Trustees of the District Agency
Company of the District OF Columbia, do
hereby certify that the authorized stock
of said Company is S1,000.00 of which
S1,000.00 has been fully paid and that
the assets of said Company as at Decem-
ber 81, 1916. were SS7 .007 .4S: liabilities,
$36, ,s54.52; capital stock and surplus,
MAX voLLBERG President
HELEN L. BRASHEARS, Trustee.
HUGH L. MURRELL. Trustee.
R. E. TITLOW, Trustee.
E F. GOTTWALS. Trustee.
R. K. BENNER,. Trustee.
I, Max Vollberg, president of the District
Agency Company, do hereby swear that the
facts stated in the above certificate are
true to the best of my knowledge and
belief.
MAX voLLBERG President:
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
18th day of January, 1945
- OLIVE FITZGERALD,
Notary Pubic, D. c.
Evening star., 1947-01-18
FOUND

LETTER PUFFY, vic Chevy Chase circle
Owner call WI. 1904.
Evening star., 1947-01-18
Precipitation.

Monthly precipitat ton in inches in tn
Capital tcurrent month to date):
Evening star., 1947-01-18

Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, SO, on January IL.
Lowest 21, on January l,
Tide Tables,
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey,
Evening star., 1947-01-18
The Sun and Moon.

Rises. Sets.
Sun, today ---- 1:24 5:13
Sun, tomorrow - ia 5:14
Moon. today ABB am. 207 . m
Automobile lights must be turned or
one-half hour after sunset.
Precipitation,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-15

PLAYTIME AT CAROLINA
BEACH The boys and girls
don't wait for nighttime riding
in the ferris wheel, but use the
comfortable seats as a hang
out during the daytime. Shown,
left to right, Mrs. Peschau. a
newly-wed; Marvin Marlborough,
and Janice Harvel1. Notice Mar
vim who wears zoot suit pants
with long sun-bleached hair.
Evening star., 1947-11-20
Marshall
Continued From First Page.)

and educational agency, declared in
a report made public today that a
continuation of the present might
mare" of big power relations could
result in war at any time.
The previous foreign ministers
sessions ended in complete stale
mate on both the German and Aus
trian questions.
This time, If Russia again balks,
France may join the United States
and Great Britain in setting up a
"trizonal area" engaging their COM
bined occupation zones in Western
Germany.
Russia would be left in control
in Eastern Germany, nut this step
would not necessarily mean making
peace with Germany without the
Soviets.
The formal opening of the con-
ference is scheduled for Tuesday
Most of the 80 persons making up
the American delegation are either
enroute or on the scene. Gen. Mar
shall expects to arrive tomorrow
noon.
John Foster Dulles, whom Gen
Marshall again picked as a special
adviser, is expected to delay his de-
parture few days to devote more
time to his work as member of the
United States delegation to the
United Nations.
Evening star., 1947-11-20
Hartley Plans 7 Labor Bills
To Be Offered in January
By the Assoeioted Press

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 20.-Two
new labor bills, one designed to
assure a workers right to work.
and the other aimed at unions who
act "in restraint of trade" will be
introduced in Congress next Janu-
ary, Representative Hartley, Re-
publican, of New Jersey said last
night.
Mr.. Hartley. co-author of the Taft
Hartley Act, told the Ohio Chamber
of Commences 54th annual meeting
that hearings on the bills will start
shortly after the regular congress
sional session opens.
He said one proposal would make
it a Federal offense to interfere
with a worker in his civil right to
work" but will not interfere with
his right to strike.
The second measure, Mr.. Hartley
said, is aimed at James c. Petrillo's
ban on making records after De-
cember 81 "and may also apply If
John L. Lewis attempts to close
the coal mines again" He said
this bill was designed to apply the
Sherman and Clayton Antitrust Acts
to labor unions clearly in restraint
of trade"
Evening star., 1947-11-20

products bought outside the United
States and that existing admins
trative machinery will be used until
the long-range Marshall plan is
threshed out at the January ses-
sion.
Senator Flanders, who has indi-
Gated a willingness to go further
than most Republicans in returning
to wartime food controls, said he
did not think it would be wise to
delay too long the consideration OF
the Truman price-ration plans
r ISIS Sparkmans Views. ! s-s. ~
Senator Flander& said he k@ op-
posed to prdce control, but SYM
pathetic to rationing of important
foods, especially meat. He has taken
the view that rationing could help
solve the price problem. without ac-
tual price controls.
Senator Sparkman said that when
the Joint Economic Committee takes
up the Presidents program, it should
consider all parts Of it,, He pointed
out Mr.. Truman proposed revival of
price and wage controls only as a
last resort. The Alabaman added he
is against price controls on any other
basis, but thinks the committee
should at least find out just what is
proposed.
Senator Taft explained he had
no intention of slamming the door
on consideration of price control
and rationing.
But I did mean to say we are
going to put off discussion of those
points until we get rid of the 9TH
ers," he added. Il don't want to
bar them absolutely, but I don't
want to bind myself that they will
be considered during the special
session "
Evening star., 1947-11-20
Federation Due TO Report
On Wubniq Case Dec. 6

A report by the Federation Of
Citizens Associations Member
bership and Credentials Committee
on seating Mrs. Sylvia Wubnig, g
delegate from the Kalorama Citi.
zens Association, probably will be
made at a meeting of the Fedora
ton on December 6, 1t was an
nounced today.
Mrs. Wubnig was challenged as
a delegate on the grounds OF he1
membership in the League of Wom-
en- Shoppers, which was once in
cluded on a list of leftiss organiza-
tions by the House Committee or
American Activities. The Fed
Grafton deferred final action on Mrs
Wubnig's case at its November
meeting and asked its Credentials
Committee to investigate.
The committee met last night in
the Office of David Babp, its secre-
tary, at 1904 New York avenue NV
Three representatives of the Kalo-
rama group appeared before the
closed meeting and challenged the
right of the Federation to defer
seating duly elected delegate
They were George w. Hodgkins, as
sociation president; P. S. M. Peder-
sen and Fletcher S. Tilton. Mrs
Wubnig herself did not appear.
Evening star., 1947-11-20
Rees Critical as ARMY
Says Loyalty firings
Included Normal Cut

Chairman Rees of the House
Civil Service Committee today
sharply criticized the Army Depart
ment for discrepancies in it's figures
relating to the number of employees
discharged on loyalty grounds. At
about the same time, the Army is
sued a statement explaining that its
figure of dismissed employees in
cluded some suspected workers let
out in "reduction-in-force" move.
Mr.. Rees told the House the
Army's latest figures yesterday,
which showed there had been 55
dismissals on loyalty grounds since
1912, was "a far different story"
from the report made by the Army
to the committee last July.
Total Put at 760.
At that time the department in
formed Congress that 100 persons
alone were removed on loyalty
charges irf one of it's four areas be-
tween July /, 1916, and March 81,
1947. Based on the one area figure,
the department told the committee
ut was fair to assume that a total
of 760 employees had been dropped
during the nine-month period.
The Army said in its statement
that when a cut in appropriations
forced the laying off Of many work
ers last year those suspected Of hav-
ing communistic leanings were
among the first. to go, within civil
service rules.
It was from, this reduction-i in
force firing that the Army estimated,
in a report to the Civil Service
Commission, that the 100 workers
were released in one area. However,
a spokesman pointed out, most OF
these dismissals were not under
public law 808, (the disloyalty law
but were normal reductions in force,
Sees Need for Act.
Commenting ON the Army's fig
ures Mr.. Rees said the discrepancies
are further reason" why his House
passed loyalty measure should be
used instead of the Presidents
loyalty program.
"It is disappointing, to say the
least, that there should be such a
discrepancy in the information fur
niShed by an important agency in
our Government" Mr.. Rees said.
Mr.. Rees is expected to urge Sen
ate action on his loyalty measure
when the regular session. of Congress
begins in January. His bill would
almost remove entirely any agency
Jurisdiction in the loyalty program
and would center control in five
man loyalty board which would be
by the President and
confirmed by the Senate. All inves-
legations would be. handled by the
FBI.
Evening star., 1947-11-20
President Hopeful
OF Democratic Unity

President Truman is hopeful fol
continued unity in Congress on in
ternational affairs.
Speaking informally at Demo-
cratic luncheon at the Capitol yes
terday, the President stressed the
need for teamwork and expressed
appreciation for past cooperation.
He did not touch on his anti-infla-
ton program which has been bitter
ly attacked by Republicans and a
few members of his own party. \
The luncheon was given by Sena-
tor Green, Democrat, of Rhode
Island in honor of his colleague
Senator McGrath, who recently was
named chairman of the Democratic
National Committee.
Among the guests were Senator
Barkley of Kentucky and Repre-.
sentative Rayburn of Texas, Senate
and House minority leaders, respec'
lively; Representative Mccormack
Massachusetts,, House whip, and
most Democratic Senators.
Evening star., 1947-11-20

She had lost her 40-year -old copy
of "Alice in Wonderland" she said,
and asked that one be sent to her.
She told a girl reporter that the
first book she ever read In Brailie
was France Hodgson Burnett's Lit
tie Lord Fauntleroy."
AS Miss Keller turned from one
to another it was hard for observers
to realize she is blind and deaf
She is St. Miss Thompson kept her
up with the conversation by a rapid
drumming of fingers on Miss Keller's
jalm. When the conversation got
too fast for that she talked to Miss
Keller by holding the latters fin
gers to her lips.
Insists on High Standard.
Miss Keller insisted the new quar-
terly must have high literary
standards.
Someone asked If Readers Digest
is published in Braille.
Il believe Helen had something to
do with bringing that about said
Miss Thompson. Putting Miss
Keller's fingers to her lips, she asked
DO you still read Readers Digest
NO" said Miss Keller with a
grimace of dismissal. cit has not
the qualifications of literary maya
zine and the way it talks down to
its readers is disgusting
Evening star., 1947-11-20

Helen Keller, the deaf blind wom-
an who has become an American
institution, was at the Congressional
Library yesterday to consult with
Xenophon Smith of the Division for
the Blind on the establishment Of a
literary quarterly in Braille.
She was accompanied by Miss
Polly Thompson, who has been with
Miss Keller for 80 years and has been
her constant companion since the
death of Miss Keller's teacher, Mrs.
Anne Sullivan Macy, in 1896. They
live at Westport, Conn.
While photo bulbs flashed, Miss
Keller inspected the card catalog
being set up in the section of the
annex where the Braille books are
kept. Volunteer workers are en-
bossing the cards with catalog in
formation. When the $4,000 cards
are ready-a six-month project
blind employees can function as
librarians in the section. The Ii
bpary has six such workers.
Proud of Project.
How proud we blind are OF all
this" Miss Keller said.
She ran her hand over the back
of the cards in a drawer.
oh" she read, "Olive Schreiner's S
An African Farm I must nave
that"
Evening star., 1947-11-20
Fingerprints Identify
Girl Amnesiu Victim
By the Associoted Press

KEYSER. w. Va, Nov. 20.-Fin-
gerprints taken four years ago when
she applied for a job as an OPA
typist led to the identification last
night of Joanna Ellsworth. 21,
Cleveland file clerk, who was taken
from a Cincinnati Washington bus
Tuesday when she could not re-
member who she was.
She is a patient in Potomac VAL
ley Hospital here, where doctors
said she is a diabetic and slipped
into a coma yesterday.
West Virginia State police said
identification was made Though
FBI fingerprint files.
Her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Ellsworth of Cleveland, told news
papermen she had been missing
since Monday morning.
Storage batteries and coverings
for electric cables account for halt
the use of lead in the United States
Evening star., 1947-11-20
Commissioners Give
Approval 10 Revised
Precinct Fund Setup

A new system for handling money
or property received at the city's
police precincts was approved by
the Commissioners today.
The procedure is designed to pre-
vent disappearance of lost, stolen or
abandoned property, property taken
from prisoners and money collected
for the Juvenile Court.
1t was devised by special four
man committee appointed to study
precinct accounting methods after
the suicide September II of a fourth
precinct station clerk, Pvt. Oscar
L. Fisher, resulted in the discovery
that shortage of s145 had existed
previously in that precincts prop
erty accounts.
Serving on this committee were
Police Inspector Clement P. Coz,
District Auditor A. R. Pilkerton,
B. j. Harrison, chief field exam.
liner for the auditors office, and
Corporation Counsel Vernon E.
West. Their report to the COM
missioners was dated November 6.
Since information as to the com.
mittee's thinking had been made
public from time to time, the pro-
cedure approved today contains few
surprises.
In general, it provides for the use
of new books and forms, including
se,ially numbered receipts, for prop.
erty received at the precincts and
for money deposited at police sta
tions by men under order of the
Juvenile Court to contribute to the
support of their families. .
For personal property, and for lost,
stolen or abandoned property han-
died at the precincts, the system
provides that complete description
of everything received be entered IN
serially numbered property books
which also provides space for a rec
ord as to the disposition OF the
property. :
Each property entry would have
its own serial number, correspond.
ing to the number on the container
in which the property was kept az
the precinct.
In the case of moneys to be transs
ferred to Juvenile Court, the com.
mittee prescribed triplicate receipts
one for the person depositing the
money, one for the precinct and one
for the court. In the new setup, all
collections must be deposited with
the Juvenile Court on the next day
that the court is open.
Evening star., 1947-11-20

Twenty-Five men who are eligible
to join the Caterpillar Club turned
out last night to organize a Wash
ington chapter of those who have
parachuted from airplanes to save
their lives.
The meeting, held in the employees
cafeteria at National Airport, was
devoted partly to preliminary Or
ganization and largely to hangar
flying" by a group of veterans with
tall tales to tell.
Most of those present were Air
Force veterans who had bailed out
OF bombers and fighters over
France or Germany and were taken
prisoner, according to the chair
man of the initial meeting, Frank
A. Huntley. traffic representative of
Northwest Airlines.