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Evening star., 1947-06-21
Senate Group 10 Ask
1T Million Increase
In New Navy Funds
BY The A..eeioisd Press

Members of the Senate Appro-
priations Committee have decid-
ed to recommend a SLIT. 200. 900
increase in House-voted new
funds for the Navy during the
1948 fiscal year starting July /.
The House had pared $370, ,000, 900
of the Navy's spending estimate OF
around S4,033, ,000, 900.
Senator Saltonstall. Republican, Of
Massachusetts,, chairman Of the
Senate Appropriations Subcommit-
tee, which reviewed the House ac-
ton, said the recommended restora-
ton of funds would permit the Navy
to keep 43, 900 officers, instead of a.
600, and 395, 900 enlisted men, In
stead of 355. 900.
Other increases compared with the
totals possible under the House bill.
he said, would include 265 major
combat ships fully manned and 28
with reduced crews, against 249 and
20. and 5,793 aircraft, against 5.541.
Chairman Bridges of the full COM
mittee told reporters the increases
are acceptable to him and that the
changes will assure an active and
well-manned Navy"
The Senate subcommittee's bill
carries $3,840, ,000,0 900 Of new funds,
compared with $3,663, 900 900 voted
by the House. However, Senator
Saltonstall said, the Navy still would
have less to spend next year than
the House provided because his
group cut back unspent funds from
previous appropriations for shore
establ blishments and construction
projects.
Evening star., 1947-06-21
Lower Army A / Ranking
Based on Merit Asked
BY the Assoeioted Press

The House Armed Services COM
mittee yesterday recommended Sc
lection system for Army promotions
in lower grades along with abolition
of the Army's traditional method Of
promotion by seniority.
The committee also called for Q
sharp reduction In the number Of
high ranking officers In all services
as it sent legislation to the House
floor for consideration, probably
next week.
The selection system for lower
ranks now is in use by the Navy and
was recommended for the Army by
Gen. Eisenhower, Chief of Staff.
The committee said the plan for ad-
vancement in grades below that OF
colonel would amount to IAN elimi-
nation system"
This would require the promotion
Of qualified officers and the dis
missal of those not qualified. The
committee said the proposal would
give younger and qualified officers a
chance for advancement that they
do not have. now.
The legislation, dealing with the
Army and Navy, would abolish in
peacetime the war-born rank Of
five-star admirals and generals. 1t
would not affect that rank given
eight generals and admirals under
wartime acts, however.
Evening star., 1947-06-21
CurIey Plans 10 Appear
In Court Here Thursday
By the Assoeioted Press

COHASSET, Mass, June 21!-
Mayor James M. Curley OF Boston
said today he would comply with
Government order that he appear
in District Court in Washington
Thursday "if I continue to improve
as I feel I have In the past few
days"
The court is scheduled to dispose
of his 6-to-18-months' Jail sentence
on mail fraud charges at that time.
The 72-year former Governor
has been under treatment for the
last weeek at Cohasset Hospital for
what his physician described as q
diabetic and high blood pressure
condition.
After his wife informed him that
the Attorney Generals Office had
ordered him to appear Thursday,
Mayor Curley issued a statement
from the hospital saying:
"If I continue to improve as I
feel I have in the past few days,
I'll go to Washington Tuesday, rest
on Wednesday and present myself
in court on Thursday"
DR.. Edward Schott, the mayors
physician, said he had gained in the
past two days but mot sufficiently
to leave the hospital yet"
Assistant United States Attorney
Sidney S. Sacks said in Washington
the District Court procedure would
be to commit the Massachusetts,
political leader Thursday unless
the defense attorneys can prevail
on the court that for some reason
he should not be committed to
iail."
Evening star., 1947-06-21
Woman Attacked in Car
She Misfook for Taxi
By the Assoeioted Press

NORFOLK, June 21.-Police re-
ported today they were without
clues as to the identity of the motor
ist who, 33-year-old Roanoke
woman reported, attacked her twice
here Thursday night after she had
entered his automobile thinking 1t
was a taXicab.
She said that when she demanded
to be let out of the car, her assailant
only laughed. A second man in the
car threw coat over her head to
muffle her attempted screams, she re-
ported. Both men we're colored, she
said.
The woman said she escaped from
her captors about 8 am. yesterday.
Police said they had established that
the reported attacks took place near
Diamond Springs in Princess Anne
County.
After being examined at a hospital
here, the woman was brought to
Police Headquarters where she re-
told her story. She said she was
visiting in Norfolk when she entered
the auto
Evening star., 1947-06-21
Brozilion Flyers Forced
To Lund in Tennessee
BY the Assoeiaied Press

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn, June II
Five Brazilian Air Force men
made an emergency landing in a
CAT at tiny airport here yester-
day, setting the plane down during
q rainStorm.
En- route from Washington to
Dallas, where they plan to pick up
a group of Brazilian Cadets and
fly them to Rio de Janeiro, the Braz-
ilians were guided to the runway by
a spotlight attached to tractor.
Capt. Hello Alves des Santos, pilot
said he circled for several minutes,
making the landing after spotting
the beacon.
The plane ran into the rainstorm
an hour out of Washington and tried
to escape it by going below and then
above. At 1000 feet ice began
forming on the wings and Capt.
des Santos was forced to come
back into the storm.
Evening star., 1947-06-21
Board Picks Iundberu
To Succeed Hanrahan
As Arlington Manager
By Robert c. RoIIinqs

The Arlington County Board
today appointed A. r. Lundberg
as county manager, effective
July /, at an annual salary Of
$4,000.
MIR. Lundberg has been acting
county manager since April ].
when County Manager Frank c..
Hanrahan was granted three
months sick leave. The appoint
ment covers the six months re-
manning in Mr.. Hanrahan's term.
and will expire December 81.
Mr.. Hanrahan, who will complete
IL years service on June 80, an
nounced in February that he would
retire at the end of June because
of i'll health.
In Arlington Since 1884.
Mr.. Lundberg came to Arlington
in 1884 as resident engineer in
charge of the countrywide sewage
project. He entered county employ
ment two years later as chief en-
gineer of the county water depart
ment. In 1945, he was named direc-
tor of public service and given
jurisdiction over number of
county departments.
He served also as acting county
manager for three months last year,
when Mr.. Hanrahan was i'll.
Ohio Northern U. Graduate.
A graduate of Ohio Northern
University in 1923 with degree in
civil engineering, Mr.. Lundberg
served as city engineer of Martins
Ferry, Ohio, and Fostoria, Ohio. He
was with the firm Of Chester En-
gineers,. which constructed munich
pal improvements, including the
Arlington sewage system, from 1881
to 1886.
The new county manager is mar
ried and has one son, who graduated
this month from Washington-Lee
High School, Arlington.
Evening star., 1947-06-21
Mike Romunoff
EntersHopkins
orCheckup
BY the Associofed Press

BALTIMORE, June 2l.-'Prince"
Mike Romanoff, Hollywood restau-
ranteur is in Johns Hopkins Hos
pital for a checkup, but he said he
hadn't asked doctors to determine
whether he has blue blood.
He refused to comment on wheth-
er authorities once listed his name
as Harry Gerguson from Illinois, but
added that national magazine re-
Gently referred to his as a "blue
blood from Illinois" a.
81 wrote the editor letter and
told him that wherever I was born
1t was not . e Illinois," he said.
He plans to go to Virginia next
week to visit his King George Coun-
ty farm and then back to Hollywood.
Evening star., 1947-06-21
John Wharton 10 Marry
German Surgeon S Widow
BY the Assoeioted Press

BOSTON, June 21.-John w
Wharton, 81, of Daytona Beach
Fla, member of a widely known
Philadelphia family, and Mrs. FL
frede Seussner of Oberursel. Ger
many, 25-year-old widow of a Ger
man Army surgeon, filed marriage
intentions at Boston City Hall yes
terday.
Mrs. Seussner, whose husband was
killed on the Russian front during
World War II, was accompanied at
the registrars Office by her 4-year-
old daughter Hause.
Son of the late william r. Whar-
ton of Philadelphia, Mr.. Wharton
is student at Harvard University
Law School.
He said he met Mrs. Seussne,
while he was engaged in Army
counter intelligence work in Ger
many in 1945 and that after his
discharge from the Army last July
he remained there as a Military
Government employe.
The couple arrived in New York
last Thursday, Mr.. Wharton said
He added that plans for the date
and place of the wedding had moi
been completed, but the couple OBJ
tanned q waiver of the Massa.
chusetts' five-day waiting law when
they filed intentions at City Hall.
Evening star., 1947-06-21

Represented at
| Wedding Party
BY the A.soeioied Press

NEWPORT. R. l., June Ala
spry, 71-year-old great-grandmother
was Baltimore-bound today on a
honeymoon with a 72-year-old Navy
draughtsman.
The happy couple-the former
Mrs. Louise L. Bryer and Allen C..
Smith-left. with the blessings Of
her wide-eyed 5-year-old great
granddaughter, Celestine Schaefer,
and her own 87-year-old mother,
Mrs. Alice Carr.
Five generations in the brides
family, including Mrs. Carr, joined
in a reception after the wedding
Thursday night in the United Bap-
tist Church parsonage.
Among the wedding guests were
two sons of Mrs, Bryer.
Evening star., 1947-06-21
Judge Brand TO Preside
Over Nuremberg Court
By the A.socioted Pres.

BERLIN, June 21.--Judge James
T. Brand, former justice of the Ore
gon Supreme Court, today was pro-
NOTED to presiding judge of Amer
ican Military Tribunal No. at
Nuremberg. This court Is hearing
the war crimes case against Is
former high officials of the Reich
Ministry of Justice.
He succeeds Judge Darlington T.
Marshall of Columbus, Ohio, former
chief justice of the Ohio Supreme
Court, who is retiring because of Ill
health.
The panel was further reconsti-
tuted by appointment Of Justice
William Harding, former member Of
the Ohio State Legislature, as fun
member. He previously had served
as alternate of this tribunal, which
was named in February. The third
member is Judge Mallory B. Blair
formerly associate justice of the
Court Of Civil Appeals, for the Sd
district OF Texas.
Evening star., 1947-06-21
Pay Boost Won | Raise
Milk Prices al Once,
Area Dealers Report

Washington area milk distrib-
utors do not plan any immediate
price increase as a result OF
higher wages granted union en-
ployes, but boost Of half a cent
a quart eventually may prove
necessary, management spokes-
man said today.
A new one-year contract, provid-
ing q fiat 4.80 weekly raise for most
employees, q $3.50 increase for route
foremen and about the same
amount for relief men, was ap-
proved by union members, 615 to SIT,
in a meeting last night in Turner's
Arena.
We are going to try to keep the
price down." M. n. BurchelI, chair
man Of the Industry Committee,
said today. He emphasized that no
price talks were in prospect, but
added increased costs would be SUBJ
stantial, and a rise Of up to "a cent
a quart might be inevitable.
Month Of Negotiations End.
Last nights acceptance by the
union Of the new scale ended more
than month of negotiations and
came as a 15-day truce" period
voted by the workers had only one
day to run.
Eugene r. Hubbard, business
agent and secretary treasurer of
Milk Drivers and Dairy Employees
Local Union No. 246 tAFL) recon-
mended acceptance.
The contract Is dated to run one
year from June 7. 1t covers about
1,700 workers of 10 dairies.
Delivery Schedule Continued.
1t privides for continuation of
alternate day, daytime deliveries
and includes an open-shop clause
for Virginia firms to conform to
State laws. There is a modified
closed shop in the District.
The union also won a reschedul-
ing plan for vacations, but the two
week vacation period was kept.
It had sought f1ve-day, 40-hour
week for all members and 15-cent
hourly wage increase for all except
route men, for whom commission
boosts were asked. The $3.50
weekly raise granted amounts to
10 cents an hour.
The agreement covers the fol-
lowing dairies: Chestnut Farms
Chevy Chase, Thompson's, Embas-
sy, Lucerne, Alexandria, Wakefield
Model Farms, Richfield, Harvey's
and Arlington County.
Evening star., 1947-06-21
Sieqel
CONTINUED From First Page.)

(the MeatbalD Gamson and George
Levinson, 43.
Smiley Hit the Floor.
The officer said Smiley told him
that on the party's return from
dining he and Siegel sat down on
the divan to read the newspapers.
81 sat down on the other side Of
the sofa" the officer quoted Smiley.
When the first shot was fired, I
hit the floor I don't know how
many shots were fired.
Police 1t. P. r. Smith reported
Lou Shane, visiting friends in the
neighborhood, said he heard the
shots.
st rushed out in the street and
heard an automobile being driven
away" 1t. Smith quoted Mr.. Shane.
TT was really travelling"
At the coroner's Office a prelim-
mary examination indicated two
bullets struck the gambler in the
head, the others lodging in his body.
Capt. White quoted Hill as saying
Siege telephoned him last night
and the party was arranged.
Invited SiegeI Over.
"He said he had just arrived from
Las Vegas so I invited him over to
spend the night" Capt. White
quoted Hill. 1--WE returned from the
beach and T was upstairs when I
heard the shots. I called police i'm
mediately and then ran downstairs
and found Siegel dead on the sofa.
I have no idea who could have done
this"
Smiley was one of those present
during the widely publicized fight
in 1914 between Tommy Dorsey, or
chestra leader, and Actor Jon Hall.
The fracas, in which Halls nose
was nearly severed, took place in
Dorsey's apartment after Dorsey
had accused Hall of being too ia
miliar with Mrs. Dorsey, known on
the screen as Pat Dane. Both Dor
sey and Smiley later were freed of
felonious assault charges.
Siegel and Smiley were fined
$3.50 each in 1914 after they pleaded
guilty to bookmaking charges. .4
Siegels career was a notorious
one, involving him. frequently in
underworld Investigations.
Accused of Harboring BuchaIter.
In 1910 he was charged with the
Hollywood murder of Greenberg.
He and Buehalter were indicted for
the murder. Four months later
charges were dropped,
A year later Siegel was arrested
here by the Federal Bureau of
Investigation on charges of harbor-
ing .Buchalter In New York City
alta time when the infamous crime
ring leaders were being sought by
Gov. Dewey's investigators.
Operators of Siegel's Flamingo
Club expressed great surprise when
informed of his death and said they
knew of no discord in his enter
prises. They said he left Thursday
night for Los Angeles to visit his
wife and daughter.
News of Siegel's death was with
held from the clubs patrons. With
bars and gaming tables crowded. the
orchestra played on with lively
tunes,
Evening star., 1947-06-21
Labor Veto Fight Gets
Into British Headlines
BY the Assoeiofed Press

LONDON, June 21.-The congress
sional fight in Washington over
President Truman's veto Of the
Hartley-Taft labor bill won Page !
banner lines in most British news
papers today and several gave it
leading editorial space.
Most outspoken of all was the
Daily Herald, organ of the labor
movement, which termed the bill
"one Of the most reactionary meas
ures in American history" and de-
clared:
"Mr. Truman's decision is vic
tory for principle, and by this action
he recalls the qualities of broad
minded craftsmanship, rising SUI
perior to vested interest and class
spite, which distinguished his prede-
cessor. Franklin Roosevelt
Evening star., 1947-06-21
|ckes Denies Charge
He Tipped Newsmen
By The Associoted Press

Former Secretary of Interior Ickes,
replying to statements published in
Golfers Magazine by James A.
Farley, denied last night that he
ever leaked cabinet stories" 4 to
newsmen.
Mr.. Farley, former Democratic
national chairman and Postmaster
General, quoted the late President
Roosevelt as having once said: II
think Harold Ickes is responsible
for many of the stories that leak
out of cabinet meetings"
Noting that Mr.. Farley did not in
dicate whether he himself believed
the statement attributed to Presi-
dent Roosevelt, Mr.. Ickes said: u
am entitled to conclude that he
printed it either trustingly or mali
ciously."
Mr.. Ickes added: mfr. Farley's
friend, the late AL Smith, once took
a notable walk, but he did it with
dignity on a straight and narrow
path
Evening star., 1947-06-21
Russian Propaganda
In U. 5. Schools Charged
By the A..oeioted Pres,

ASBURY PARK, N. j., June 21.-
Official Russian propaganda is be-
ing circulated freely in public
schools throughout the United
States, Col. Alfred Oliver Of Wash
ington, told the State encampment
of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
here yesterday.
Col. oliver, who was chief OF
Protestant chaplains on Bataan and
who survived the death, march
there, was still wearing a neck and
body brace. He was injured on
Bataan when struck on the head by
the butt of a Jap rifle. He is former
VFW national chaplain.
The speaker declared propaganda
pamphlets could be traced directly
to the Russian government. He said
such propaganda circulation in
schools was not new. He said that
20 years ago, about 500 high school
students in Washington conducted
meetings and sang the "Interna-
tionale."
He did not elaborate on his
charges, and when questioned after
his speech, said the State Depart
ment knows all about it."
Evening star., 1947-06-21
Jap Premier to Query
People on Problems
By the kssoeioted Press

TOKYO. June 21.-A japanese
Premier, for the first time, is asking
the people what they think about
current national problems.
Socialist Premier Tetsu Katayama
and Hiroo Wada, director general of
Japan's Economic Sterilization
Board, will make a national radio
address Monday from a downtown
Tokyo street intersection. Immedi-
ately afterward, they said, they will
ask and answer questions.
Their appearance will be part
of Katayama's promised campaign
to win public support for strict
economic controls to battle short
age and imitation.
Evening star., 1947-06-21
Duke of Leeds Divorced
By Decree in Nevada
By the Associated Press

RENO, New, June 21.-John
Francis Osborne, the eleventh Duke
of Leeds, was divorced yesterday by
Irma Amelie Osborne on grounds of
three years separation.
The complaint was filed last April
and the decree was issued yesterday
by default.
They were married in Nice,
France, March n, 1888. The action
made no mention of children or a
property settlement.
! Friends said Mrs. Osborne would
marry Frank Atherton Howard, a
Standard Oil Co. executive Of Eliza
beth, N. j., today.
Evening star., 1947-06-21
Army Plane Ctoshes
In Ohio, Crew UninIured
Rx the Associofed Press

GAINESVILLE, Ohio. June 21.-
An Army Beechcraft Cas- crashed
last night during an emergency
landing at Riverside Airport here
but its four-man crew escaped
uninjured.
Maj. Robert w. Sabel of Wash
ington, pilot, said the twin -engined
ship was on routine flight from
Boiling Field to Chicago Others
in the crew were M/Sergt E. r.
Martin, Chicago, co-pilot; s/Sergt.
M. T. Noll, Kalamazoo, Mich, and
Pvt. Frank Litwicke, Chicago.
Sergt Non reported the ship en-
countered engine trouble near
GAINESVILLE and that Maj. Sabel de-
cided to land at the first available
field. The plane made good land
ing at Riverside, Sergt. Noll said,
but smashed it's landing gear and
propellers when it struck an elevated
roadway.
Fire in the engine nacelles was
extinguished by the GAINESVILLE fire
department.
Evening star., 1947-06-21
Unit Bors News Vendors
From Social Security
BY the Asseeiated Press

Legislation excluding newspaper
vendors from provisions of the
Social Security Act was approved
yesterday by the House Ways and
Means Committee.
Representatives of newspapers told
the committee the vendors, par
ticularly those selling papers on
street corners. usually sell several
different publications, and some
times other commodities. This, they
said, makes it virtually impossible
to compute q social security tax
liability derived from connection
with any one publication.
Evening star., 1947-06-21
Girl Drowned Testing
Boy Friend S Bravery
By The Associoied Press

BALTIMORE, June 21.-Elwee T
Harris told police today he was
strolling along Pier with his girl
friend. Adele Roberts, %, when she
asked:
"If I jumped in would you save
me-"
Mr.. Harris said he would, but he
explained he wasn't a very good
swimmer. Miss Roberts jumped
into the harbor. Her companion
jumpd after her.
Two partolmen tossed him rope
and pulled him out. They recovered
the girls body half an hour later.
Evening star., 1947-06-21

Mr. St1mSOn Mrs. Ciement.
said Mrs. Clement had spent about
five minutes with Mrs. Stimson and
him wednesday night. He added
that she seemed upset and said Il
am bringing very serious news"
Mr.. Stimson said they led Mrs.
Clement into the library where she
told them:
"The world is in such terrible
condition. We are so selfish. We
ought to share with everybody"
Mr.. Stinlson said he and his wife
urged Mrs. Clement to sit down but
she walked out Of the house so
quickly I didn't know what to do
Mr.. Stimson denied earlier re-
ports that Mrs. Clement had brought
some manuscript with her and that
he had failed to encourage her In
her writing. He said that Mrs
Clement, one of his favorite .rela-
tives, carried no manuscript with
her Wednesday.
Mrs. Clement, who Is the mother
of a 15-month- -old son, Christopher
is the wife of John F. Clement, a
former Marine lieutenant. He is
the son of Brig. Gen. William T.
Clement of the Marine Corps.
Mr.. Clement is a student at Rens-
selaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy.
N. Y, and his wife lives with her
mother, Mrs. George Riggs, at Plan
dome Manor, N. Y.
1t. Theodore Magee Of the Mas
sau County police said Mrs. Gle
ment had about 500 In cash when
last seen.
Evening star., 1947-06-21
Pineapple Firms Reject
Arbitration on WAGES

HONOLULU, June 81. - The
owners Of Hawaii's $65, ,000, 900 pine
apple industry have rejected a pro-
posal that a wage deadlock with the
CIO be arbitrated, and no further
negotiations are scheduled. A strike
is set for next Thursday.
Labor Conciliator John A. Pfau
had proposed arbitration of the
union demand of a 231a -cent-an-
hour wage increase. Management
offered 10-cent boost.
Evening star., 1947-06-21
Court Obscures
View to Protect
Peeping Toms

Courthouse "peeping toms, or
those who peer through the glass
OF closed courtroom doors mainly
out of curiosity are being dis
couraged by Judge Almond w.
Scott in the interests Of their own
safety.
After noting the practice. the
Municipal Court jurist yesterday
said: Just as some one is about to
look in, some one else leaving the
room will rush for the door and hit
him In the face with It,
Paper was pasted over the glass
windows
Evening star., 1947-06-21
Annual School Dance

The 125 student veterans at the
Virginia School of Prosthetics, Alex
andria, will honor Irving A. Gold
man, director and president, and
representatives of the Veterans Ad-
ministration at their first annual
dance at $50 o'clock tonight in the
Cameron Club, of u. s. route
near Alexandria. (
Evening star., 1947-06-21
Bridegroom Is Killed
As Tree FoIIs on Rood
BY the Asseeiatsd Pres.

TAHOE CITY. Calf, June 21.-
A big pine, 100 feet high and feet
thick, crashed across Highway 80
late yesterday, killing bridegroom
and injuring a bride who were
honeymoon-bound in their coupe.
William Albert Mcuen, 81, of Napa
was crushed to death. His bride of
day, Nina, is in Reno hospital
suffering from skull injuries and
shock.
Evening star., 1947-06-21
Army Pilot Is Unhurt.
In Forced Lundinq
BY the Assoeiufsd Press

RICHMOND, June 21.-The pilot
of an Army Psi single engine fight
er plane escaped injury yesterday
when his craft made an emergency
landing at Northfield Airport north
Of this city.
The plane, which was damaged
when it overshot the landing strip
was one of two P-51s en- route from
South Carolina to Washington. The
pilot was identified as Capt. James
L. Brooks Of Roanoke, attached t1
the 10th Fighter Group at Shaw
Field, S. C. -" '