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Evening star., 1947-02-23

Mr.. Xanten also cited the human
element. He said he had 1000 men
at work clearing the streets Friday
night, but many of them quit be-
cause of the cold and the wind.
The workers are paid 70 cents an
hour.
As for the citizens, Mr.. Xanten
said they should pile the snow they
shovel from their sidewalks on the
curbs and around trees instead of
throwing it in the cutters.
He reported he has protested to
the Capital Transit Co. against
throwing into the street the snow
cleared from safety platforms along
carlines. The company, he said,
should haul the snow away in
trucks.
Despite its handicaps, Mr.. Xanten
declared, Washington fares as well
in snoWstorms as 80 per cent of the
other cities in the country.
To date 80 per cent Of the down.
town streets have been partially
cleared of snow. All downtown
streets should be cleared by to-
morrow. Approximately 1000 men
and $50 trucks will work on the
clearing job.
Continued cold, however, has ham
pered removal work because thaW-
ing has not yet begun to help. No
attempt will be made to clear all
the city streets, but principal thor
oughfares will be cleared as far as
possible.
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Plan 10 Handle Relief
Abroad Via Private
Trade Is Studied
By Malcolm Lamborne, Jr.


Government officials are consider
ing a plan that will encourage for
eign countries to deal directly with
private trade sources in procuring
relief supplies after the lapse of
UNRRA, it was learned last night.
Officials said the plan, under study
In the State Department, may be
put into effect If and when Congress
provides the $3.50 100000 asked Fri
Gay by President Truman for direct
relief grants to foreign countries.
The contemplated procedure would
be new departure. Heretofore, the
emphasis has been on Government
procurement and transport, both for
UNRRA and individual countries
seeking supplies. The Agriculture
Department has played a major role
in procurement of relief supplies.
eve are interested in seeing that
private sources have a more impor-
tant part in relief operations, a
State Department official declared
Senate Hearing Set for Tuesday.
While the department would su-
pervise to a large extent the pro-
curement activities of countries
seeking aid they would be largely on
their own. Government agencies
would step into the picture when a
country requested assistance in buy
ing food and other supplies, it was
explained.
Meanwhile, the House Foreign At
fairs Committee planned to open
hearings Tuesday on a measure in
troduced by Chairman Eaton au-
thorizing the $350.000,000 request.
The hearing begins at 1890 am
First witnesses to be called are
Under Secretary of State Clayton
and Tyler Wood. deputy to Willard
Thorp, Assistant Secretary of State
for economic affairs. Mr.. Wood
formerly served as American dele
gate on the UNRRA Central Com
mittee.
Hoover Expected to Testify.
Herbert Hoover, en- route home
after a relief study in Europe for
Mr.. Truman, was expected to be
called by the committee after he
has reported to Mr.. Truman.
An associate of the former Chief
Executive said here yesterday that
he expected Mr.. Hoover to visit
Washington the early part of this
week, provided his plane is not
delayed.
Mr.. Hoover's findings on the con-
tinent are expected to have an i'm
portant bearing on the decision OF
an economy-bent Congress to ap-
propriate funds for relief feeding.
A mint of what Mr.. Hoover will
have to report to the President was
contained in an Associated Press
dispatch from London last week. He
YVES quoted as saying that conditions
in Europe are worse than at any
time in the past 25 years.
UNRRA is scheduled to wind up
its European operations by March
81. After that date, the countries
it has helped will be on their own.
Evening star., 1947-02-23
Historic Value of Hesse Gems
Making ReopproisoI Difficult
BY W. H. shippen, jr.

The prosecution at the courtmar-
tial of Col. Jack w. Durant took
steps yesterday to fix dollar value
on a collection of loot more fan
tastic than any pirate treasure
hoard Of the Spanish Main.
Quite aside from the solid worth
of gold and jewels, there are many
intangibles like an ancient book of
royal autographs starting with the
signature and coat of arms of Queen
Elizabeth.
Army attorneys would like to
know who, if anybody, is qualified
to establish the value of this vol
ume nearly 400 years in the max
ing, or state the value of gold
mounted Bible left to Queen Vic
toria by her father and willed by the
British ruler to her granddaughter
of the Hesse family in Germany.
S1,500,O3o Only Rough Estimate.
Admittedly, the s1,50o,o0o men
toned after the arrest Of the alleged
ccnspirators last June is only a
rough estimate, of the hoard of
heirlooms taken in November, 1945,
from a sealed chamber in Kronberg
Castle in Germany.
The cache was pool Of valuables
owned by at least a dozen members
OF a family which was a corner
stone of Europe's royalty.
The heirlooms were collected and
deposited in haste while air
bombardments toppled Germany's
strongest buildings. The heirs them
selves now are scattered-some
killed, others imprisoned or in exile
The task of restoring the prop
erty to it's owners after the trials
are over will be formidable one
further complicated by the fact that
much of the loot is still missing
and larger pieces like tiaras and
diadems have been broken up.
Jewel Appraiser Called in.
So far the recovered gems, includ-
ing thousands of small stones ano
pearls, have been only weighed and
classified. The gems in some cate
eOrieS are as vet uncOunted Ap-
Evening star., 1947-02-23
u. 5. viii Not Demand
Immediate U.N. N.Action
On Pacific Islands
By the Assoeiuied Press

NEW YORK, Feb. 22.-In the
face of Russian-British opposi-
ton, the United States will not
demand immediate acceptance
of it's plan for placing the Japa-
nese inundated islands in the
Pacific under a United Nations
strategic trusteeship, informed
sources said today.
Instead, American Delegate War
rem r. Austin was said to be ready
to let the proposal stand once 1t has
officially reached the floor of the
Security Council and gone on the
agenda.' However, the United States
will make it clear that it intends to
remain on the islands.
The American request that the
vast chains of Marshalls, Carolines
and Marianas be designed strategic
area under United States admins
tration will go before the Council
next Wednesday.
British Objections Indicated.
Great Britain already has indi-
Gated it will renew objections to the
plan. London contends such a step
is legally impossible until the Japa-
nese peace treaty has been signed
Preliminary Russian opposition
also centered around the time ele-
ment.
The United States considers the
623 islands essential to American
security. The chains include such
wartime bases as Saipan, Tinian,
Eniwetok and Kwajalein.
Acceptance of the strategic area
proposal would amount to virtual
outright annexation. AS admins
tering authority, the United States
would have rights to erect fortifica-
tions, ban foreign planes and close
the islands for security reasons.
On another Council problem-the
selection of governor for Trieste
the French suggested Pablo de Az
carate y Flores, who was a preWar
Spanish ambassador to London. He
also served as assistant secretary
general of the League of Nations and
as chief of the leagues minority
section.
Albanian Case Comes Up.
Mr.. Azcarate is a Republican but
has not held any official position
in the present Spanish government
in exile.
Others which have been suggest
ed include Gen. Henri Guisan, for
mer commander in chief of the
Swiss army; Left Egeland, South
African minister to the Netherlands;
Alberto Lleras Camargo, former
president of Colombia; 1t. Gen.
Bengt Gustafsoon Nordenskjold
chief of the Swedish Air Force, and
Alfred Emil Frederick Sandstrom, of
Sweden, chairman of the bureau
disposing of Axis holdings in Swe-
den.
The council meets again tomor-
row on the. British mine-laying
complaint against Albania. AS the
debate neared decisive stage, three
possible solutions were reported
find Albania responsible, refer the
case to the International Court of
Justice for legal opinion, or name
a commission to study the evidence
further.
The British demand an apology
and compensation for loss Of life
and property in the damaging of
two warships with A deaths last
October % in the Corfu Channel
off the Albanian coast
Albania denied laying the mines
and in turn accused British ships
of invading territorial waters.
Evening star., 1947-02-23
Lawmakers on Air

Representative Monroney. Demo-
crat, of Oklahoma and Representa-
tive Fulton, Republican, of Pennsyl-
vania, will discuss rs Congress Vio-
lating the LaFollette Monreney
Congressional Reorganization Act?'
at 1915 pm. today over Station
WINK on the program, "Is Con-
gress Doing It's Job?" Ed Hart, pro-
gram director, will serve as modera-
tor
Evening star., 1947-02-23
Equipment Shortage
Is Blamed for Delay
In Snow Removal

The lack OF mechanical equip
ment is blamed by the District snow
removal chief for the failure of his
department to do better job in
clearing the streets.
William A. Xanten, superin-
tendent of refuse who also super
vises snow removal, pointed out
last night that his snow-removal
crews could use more cooperation
from citizens who customarily
shovel snow from their sidewalks
into the street.
On the mechanical side, Mr..
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Temperatures in Various Cities.
Consumers to Hear TuIk

Mrs. Sarah Newman, chairman of
the Washington Emergency Com
mittee for Consumer Protection, will
speak on tissues Demanding Imme-
diate Consumer Action" at the
meeting of the Arlington Consumer
Council at $3.50 pm. tomorrow at
the Pershing Drive Christian
Church.
Evening star., 1947-02-23

destroyed. Loss was placed at
$1,000.
The third Capitol Heights blaze
was in dwelling of Edward john
son, colored, GIL Sixty-fourth street,
Cedar Heights. Damage was esti-
mated at $500 from the fire, which
was reported to have started from
a cigarette dropped in an uphol-
stored chair.
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Record Temperatures This Yea,

Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest 73, on January 80.
Lowest Z, on February 8.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
SI,ry
Evening star., 1947-02-23

William O. Wood former letter carrier and the notice to
his customers that led to his resignation Star Staff Photo
Evening star., 1947-02-23

The present with a future! Give
United States Savings Bonds as
gifts.
Evening star., 1947-02-23
Weather Report

District of Columbia-Clear and
continued cold and windy today and
tonight; highest temperature today
in low 30s. Tomorrow sunny, but
continued cold.
Maryland Partly cloudy, con-
tinued cold and windy today and
tomorrow, with snow f1urries in the
mountains.
Virginia - Clear and continued
cold and rather windy today and
tomorrow.
Wind velocity, % miles per hour;
direction, west.
Evening star., 1947-02-23
River Report

(From United States Engineers)
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers clear
at Harpers Ferry.
Temperature and Humidity.
(Readings at Washington National Airport }
Evening star., 1947-02-23

Keep the thrift habit. Make it a
habit to save regularly. Buy United
States Savings Bonds.
Evening star., 1947-02-23
PostmonQ Quits AfterC Complaints
OverHis Valentines to Patrons

Know & Remember Your "Mstlmanr
PERSONALLY
William 0. Wood, Esq.
Post office Department
Main City Post office
No. Capt. & Mass. Ave.
Washington Is, D. c.
Always courteous and willing
to serve at his best.
Date Of Birth;
February IA, 1922
Identify your Letter Carrier
BY Number $50
*rTHANKs TO YoU"*
Evening star., 1947-05-23

On thu Hoslse sade, however, the
|rlbject is still III the hearing sta0es
The Hnuse Expenditures Commit
tee deferred the hearings this week
to take up two az President Iru-
EmanS Government reorganization
orders, which carry ! time limit.
The Senate committee amendment
accepted this morning to quiet the
fears Of the Marine Corps and avia-
tion branch Of the Navy that they
might be swallowed up BY some
other branch follows:
The provisions Of this act shall
not be construed as authorizing the
alteration or diminution Of the ex-
isting status Of the Marine Corps,
including the Fleet Marine Forces,
or Of Naval Aviation
The new definition Of the powers
OF the overall secretary provides
that the Army. Navy and the Air
Force shall be administered as in
dividual units by their respective
secretaries. Then follows this sig
nificant phrase: And all powers
and duties not specifically conferred
upon the secretary Of national se-
curity by this act are retained by
each OF the respective secretaries. =
The specific powers direct him
to establish general policies and to
exrcise general direction over the
departments.
Chairman Gurney said this new
description of the overall Secretary
was agreeable to Senator Byrd
Democrat, Of Virginia, but the chair
Evening star., 1947-05-23
Florida Officials Repon
Black Market In GI Bonds
sy ihs Assesiotsd Press

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla, May
25.-Broward County law enforce
ment authorities and veterans on
cials moved yesterday 10 smash what
they said was . black market in
veterans terminal leave pay bonds
In this area.
Deputy Sheriff Roy May reported
that terminal leave pay bond had
been cashed at q liquor store by
man who bought $8 worth Of mer-
chandise and took $92 In change for
the 500 bond. He said the store
owner thought it was Govern
ment check. The bond now is in
the hands Of the sheriff.
Under the law, such bonds are
payable IN cash five years from
date Of issue, but are not nego-
table or transferable.
Col. ]. D. Murray, veterans serv-
ice officer, said bonds were being
bought up by spectators at so
cents on the dollar and that most
OF the transactions were reported
in the Miami area.
Authorities said buying the bonds
at discount was done with the
idea that Congress may pass q
bill making them cashable and
negotiable.
Evening star., 1947-05-23
Chief HimmIer Aide
Captured in Bavaria
BY the Associated Press

MUNICH, May 23.-Brig. Gen,
Eric Neumann, principal adjutant
to Heinrich Himmler, Nazi Gestapo
chieftain, has been captured in Ba-
varia after a two-year search by
American war crimes investigators,
it was announced today.
The SIS elite Guard general had
been one of the most eagerly sought
German fugitives. He had been
commander of security police in
Holland and Belgium and also was
combat commander OF Nuremberg.
He now Is in custody of American
war crimes prosecutors at Regens-
burg. He was found using an as
sumed name and working as a
farmer near the Austrian border In
the neighborhood of Berchtesgaden
The arrest was made May 8, but
not disclosed until today. Neumann
was reported to have had $65 900 in
Swiss and British money in his
possession when he was caught.
An unofficial report said an asso-
ciate of Neumann. Maj. Eichler,
was picked up at the same time on
a farm on the Austrian side of the
border, near SalZburg.
Evening star., 1947-05-23
Police
Continued From First Page.)

out refused to speculate beyond that
Maj. Callahan's illness evoked
speculation both within and without
the Police Department over the ap-
pointment of a successor. Many ot
the candidates have been wagine
strong campaigns for support for the
job.
Farley With Truman Reported.
Interest has been high at both the
Capitol and the White House. Mr.
Young is known to have been asked
to confer with President Truman
before any possible action and a
similar request was made recently
by Chairman Buck of the Senate
District Committee.
Mr.. Young is reported to have dis
cussed the matter with Mr.. Truman
at White House4visit several weeks
ago, but neither he nor the White
House has disclosed what was said
Mr.. Truman, who is said to be
interested in one of the candidates
asked the Commissioner to return
for another conference when Mr.
Young has made up his mind def
nitely on, the subject.
Figured in Rumors.
OF the men whose records are
being examined, the name of In
spector Barrett has figured most
prominently in the rumors. Al
though he has been in the depart
Evening star., 1947-05-23

a course that led to appointment
to his present position.
Commander of the 18th precinct
and a 21-year member of the force,
Capt. Fondahl was graduated two
months ago from the FBI National
Academy. He served in the Marine
Corps throughout World War II,
directing supply activities in the
South Pacific and advancing from
captain to lieutenant colonel.
Service in both wars is the rec
ord OF Capt. Truscott, commanding
officer of the 18th precinct. He is
known as one of the forces better
investigators, and helped wipe out
the old Tri-State gang. He served
in the Army in World War I, and
as Navy commander in the later
war.
Both Inspector Talley and Capt.
Truscott are reported to have de-
clared themselves uninterested IN
the superintendency.
Evening star., 1947-05-23
Benefit Garden Tour
In Georgetown Set
For This Week End

The 10th annual Georgetown Gar
den Pilgrimage for benefit of the
Georgetown Settlement House will
be held tomorrow and Sunday.
Sponsored by the houses Board OF
Directors, the tours include IL homes
tomorrow and 8 Sunday. Proceeds
will be used for the nursery school,
day care for working mothers and
other activities of the house at 1924
N street NV.
The tickets, selling for $1.50 each
day, may be obtained at any garden
on the tour, the Willard Hotel, the
American Automobile Association or
the Francis Scott Key Book Shop,
Twenty eighth and o streets NV.
The gardens will be open between
2 and pm. Roses, iris and peonies
will be featured. The tour is not
personally conducted and the gar
dens may be visited in any order
desired. The list of gardens:
SATURDAY. -...
F.. L. Belin, 1923 Twenty-eighth
street NV.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss,
1887 Twenty eighth street NV.
Col. and Mrs. Robert S. Allen, 1925
Twenty eighth street NV.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick White
head, 1924 Twenty eighth street NV.
Mr.. and Mrs. Drew Pearson, 1920
Dumbarton avenue NV.
Miss Lucy Bentley, 2918 P street
NV.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Burden, 1924
Thirtieth street NV.
Col. and Mrs. James M. McHugh,
1907 N street NV.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gerhard A. Gesell,
1904 N street NV.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. M. C. Smith, 1880
Reservoir road NV.
Mai. Gen. and Mrs. Howard Day.
idson, 1898 r street NV.
Mrs. I. Ripley johnson, 3114 r
street NV.
SUNDAY.
MIR. and Mrs. Walter Peter, 1907 N
street NV. 49,.
Mrs. Henry Leonard, 303s N street
NV.
Secretary Of the Navy and Mrs,
James Forrestal, 3508 Prospect
street NV.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry LIE Roy Jones,
1910 Thirty fourth street NV.
Mr.. and MRS. TREY Ford, 1929 o
street NV.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis de Wolf,
1922 o street NV.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Finely, 1918
o street NV.
Mr. and Mrs. Mortimer Graves,
1881 Dent place NV.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry S. Willard,
1886 Dent place NV.
Evening star., 1947-05-23

Iof 1s43, at. the request of Freeman,
he paved the way for the Garssons
| to buy the Kentucky timber land
where the Cumberland Lumber Co.
was subsequently established, May
testified.
Says No Pay Received.
Those companies in Illinois were
doing business long before you were
asked to do anything for them,
weren't they?" Mr.. Margiotti asked.
"Yes," May answered. 'They had
war contracts. I didn't do anything
about getting them contracts"
How did you happen to become
friendly with the Garssons?"
I'm friendly with anybody that
wants to be a friend" May re-
sponded, after explaining that he
first came to know the Garssons in
connection with sale of the West
Virginia manganese property to
them.
May declared that as Kentucky
agent for the Garssons in the oper-
alton of the Cumberland Lumber
Co., he received no pay and never
saw any of the company's records
of income from sale of lumber.
Evening star., 1947-05-23
Report Faces Trouble
Before Security Council

LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y, May %
R).-The United Nations Balkans
Investigation Commission report
signed today in Geneva is headed
for rough sailing in the United Ma
tions Security Council. There is a
definite prospect that Soviet Russia
might veto any condemnation Of her
Balkan allies.
Battle lines on the report already
have been drawn in the council
where Russia and Poland stand
against any moves to condemn
Yugoslavia, Albania and Bulgaria In
the Balkan border dispute.
The commission is expected to
arrive with its mass of documents
early in June and the fight will
open formally shortly after its
arrival.
Al preliminary squabble ended last
night in a Council refusal to accept
a Russian proposal limiting the
power of a subcommission left to
watch the border while the Council
acts on the full report. The dele
gates decided furthermore to hold
up further discussion on the whole
affair until the report was taken
up in the Council.
Evening star., 1947-05-23
Service Merger Bill
10 Clear Committee
In Week, Quincy Say,

Al nat prediction that the Senate
Armed Services Committees viii ap-
prove unification bill early ncxt
week was made today BY Chairman
Gurney on the basis Of headway
By the committee In closed session.
The committee took tentative &C
tion this morning to define In more
detail the powers Of the new Secre-
.tary OF National Security, and to
safeguard the status OF the Marine
Corps and naval aviation.
All three Of these revisions are
designed to,lneet some OF the OBJ
jections voiced by an influential
group on the committee.
Senator urney described the de-
cisions as tentative because only
a part OF the bill has been read for
amendments and no final action is
contemplated until all sections have
been gone over.
Separate Air Force Up.
When1the committee recessed un-
TIL 1890 an. Monday. 1t had just
reached the section creating q sep
arate Air Force. The chairman was
hopeful that the Monday meeting
would complete action on the bill.
Evening star., 1947-05-23
Deputy Treasurer S Office,
Cut Opposed by Citizens

The Northwood Park-Four Cor
ners Citizens Association today was
on record as opposing q proposal by
Montgomery County officials that
deputy treasurers' Offices in Silver
Spring and Bethesda be eliminated.
The change was recently recon-
mended by County Supervisor 1rv-
ing G. McNayr and County Control
Ter Alexander Hancock. The Allied
Civic Group of Silver Spring, which
meets Monday night, and the Mont
gomery County Civic Federation
will be asked to lend their support
to the protest.
A proposal that revision be made
in the constitution and bylaws
which would shift the nomination
and election of officers from Septem-
ber until June is under consideration
by the association.