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Evening star., 1947-04-13
Congressional
Oyer Wallace
Vondenberg Loshes
At Policy Attock as
Shocking Thing
By j. A. O'Leory

Senator Vandenberg, Republi-
can, of Michigan, leading Re-
publican authority on foreign
affairs, lashed out yesterday at
Henry A. Wallace's speech in
England attacking American
policy, declaring "it is a shock
ing thing when an American
citizen goes abroad to speak
against his own Government
As other Senators Of both parties
joined in the storm OF protest against
the former Vice President, the chair
man of the Senate Foreign Rela-
tions Committee gave reporters this
pointed statement:
II think 1t Is a shocking thing
when an American citizen goes
abroad to speak against his own
Government I suggest that the
important thing Is not what Mr..
Wallace will do in 1948 but what he
is doing in 1947."
While that was the extent Of Sem
ator Vandenberg's statement, he was
reported to have. urged President
Truman last night to answer Mr..
Wallace personally. Senator Van
1See F(JRETC.N PAGE A-71
Evening star., 1947-04-13
Memorial Highway Crash
Costs Life Of Motorcycles

, Bernard Morton Cruit, So, of 1850
South Columbus street, Arlington,
was killed last night when a motor
cycle he was operating collided with
an automobile on the Mount Vernon
Memorial highway near the Virginia
end OF Memorial Bridge, Park Police
reported.
Edmund Entler, Is, of DIT Eight
zenith street NV, who police said
was riding on the rear seat OF the
motorcycle, was injured seriously. He
was admitted to Emergency Hos
pital with leg, arm and face in
jufies.
Police reported the automobile
was driven by John Engelhardt, a
visitor from New Jersey. Mr.. Engel-
hardt was not injured.
The accident occurred about II
pm. on the southbound roadway on
Columbia Island.
Mr.. Cruit's death was recorded as
a District traffic fatality-the 23rd
of the year, as against 16 at the
same time In 1946.
Evening star., 1947-04-13
GIN Offers 10c Raise;
30-Day Strike Notice
Filed Against ChrYsIer
Reuther Coils puy Proposal
'FeeIer for Bargaining
But Does Not Reject 1t
BY the Assoeioted Press

DETROIT, April PA pos
sible new wage pattern In the
huge automobile industry began
taking shape to some degree to-
day-accompanied, however, by
a major strike threat.
General Motors Corp. offered the
CLOS United Auto Workers 10
cents-af1-hour, "cost-of Living" In
crease, promising to talk wages with
the union again In August.
At almost the same moment, the
auto union announced a 30-day
strike notice had been fled against
Chrysler Corp, where they said wage
negotiations have made no progress.
From both General Motors and
Chrysler. the UAW has demanded a
23h -cents-an-hour increase.
Reuther Calls Offer a "Feeler."
The General Motors offer, which
is extended to 265.0o0 production
workers, was described by UAW
President Walter P. Reuther as a
"feeler advanced for bargaining
purposes"
Mr.. Reuther said in Washington
the offer was too little to meet in
creased living costs. He did not,
however, turn 1T down, asserting 1t
would be presented to the Gen.
eral Motors workers"
On the other hand, Russell Nixon
Washington representative of the
CIO United Electric Workers in
General Motors, which got the same
10-cent offer, along with the United
Rubber Workers, said his union
would reject 1t as insufficient and
unsatisfactory" The UEW In Cen
eral Motors has far fewer members
than the UAW.
Follows Intermittent Negotiations.
The 30-day strike notice at Chrys-
Ter, filed in behalf of 5000 workers,
came after intermittent wage ne
gotiations since last October.
During this time the UAW- -Chrys-
rENJy71 Ar 1FO1OnC O
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joint Group Studying
7 New Plans for u. s.
Payment 10 District
One Formula Bosed
On Federal PoyrolI,
Other on Taxed Lund
By John W. Thompson, Jr.


Two new methods of fixing the
annual Federal payment toward
District expenses now are being
studied by a Senate House Com
mittee, it was learned yesterday.
One would base the Federal share
on a percentage of the vast Fed
eral payroll In Washington. The
other Is a land based formula de-
signed only to repay the city for
the heavy percentage of Govern
ment-owned tax-exempt acreage.
A third plan-the so-called Over
tom O'Mahoney-Herb formula
already Is before the committee. It
fixes the payment at percentage
of District tax income equal to the
ratio of Federal land to total acre
age,
Disclosure of the new plans was
made as the joint group went into
closed session consideration of the
District tax situation after month
of public hearings which ended ear
lier last week.
Fair Basis is Sought.
House and Senate members were
content for the most part to sound
out each other on what new taxes
will be needed to offset the threat
ened city deficit for the next fiscal
year. But they virtually agreed
that q basis of fair Federal pay
1ment must be the starting point.
Representative Bates. Republican
of Massachusetts,. told newspaper
men after the conference that as fal
as he is concerned, the next priority
1See FISCAL. PAGE A-8.l
Evening star., 1947-04-13
Cooler " feather
To Boost Festival
Crowds Today
TidoI Bosin Blossoms
Expected to Outdruw
Yesterdays l55, 600
Pictures on Page ALL
By Harriet Griffiths

Cooler weather was In prospect
today for the thousands of
cherry blossom visitors expected
to throng the Tidal Basin area
In even greater numbers than
yesterdays estimated 155, 900,
many of whom appeared In sum-
merry garb as the temperature
rose to 50 degrees.
Yesterdays high temperature was
an all-time record for April II, ex-
.ceeding by degree the previous
record established in 1912 and
.equaled in 1890.
AS many as rs. 900 persons nlassed
at the scene of the colorful Cherry
Blossom Festival yesterday after
noon, while many others saw the
blossoms from the Jefferson Me-
mortal and the washington Monu-
ment, and covered the park areas
surrounding the Tidal Basin dur
ing the day.
Capt. Mark Raspberry Of the
Park Police reported that $1,000
automobiles crossed the Independ-
ence avenue bridge between 8 am.
and s pm. Traffic In the Tidal
Basis area was kept moving with
no serious holdups, although 1t was
slow at times, he reported.
Ceremony to Be Repeated.
Reigning over the repeat perform-
ance, starting at 1890 today. of the
ceremonies of the Cherry Blossom
Festival will be the pretty festival
queen, Miss Nancy Anderson, II,
daughter of the Secretary of Aga
culture.
The warm, bright sunshine en-
HANGED the beauty of the spring
setting as Attorney General Clark
placed the crowd on Miss Ander-
sons head yesterday and pro-
claimed. "All Hail Nancy, Queen!"
The loveliness of the blossoms and
tskies, he remarked. "vies with the
beauty OF this lovely queen !"
The Attorney General took recog-,
milton OF the theme of peace being
carried out In the first postwar
Evening star., 1947-04-13
By NewboId Noyes. Jr.
x,r, S,cff c ccrysxoondect

MOSCOW. April 1.-THE Rus
slams are tough. Russian men went
through the war without succumh-
ing to any of the nervous stresses
and strains which so plagued our
capitalist GIs. Russian women have
their babies without anesthetics and
think nothing of sit. The babies
think nothing of 1t either.
have all this on the authority
OF DR.. Andrei Lihachev. head of
the first Moscow Medical Institute.
the Soviet's oldest and finest medi-
cal school. He received group of
correspondents here this afternoon.
answered their questions, dressed
them in surgical caps and gowns
and took them through the insti-
tute,s maternity ward to give them
an idea of the clinical side of the
business
The greatest difference between
the Russian and American health
Evening star., 1947-04-13
Reds Are Tough, Star Writer
Learns From Top Soviet Doctor

pictures, as outlined by DR..
Lihachev, was the absence Of psy-
chiatric or nervous disorders In the
Soviet Union.
Psychiatry is not a problem for us,
he said, adding that only 2 per cent
OF Russia's casualties In World War
II were nerve cases. 1t was reported
in 1914 that one-third Of Americans
sent home from the front were nerve
cases.
Two years ago delegation of
American and British doctors were
here and frankly said they could not
believe this difference" the doctor
told us proudly.
As matter of fact Russian health
in general is remarkably good, ac-
cording to DIR. Lihachev. At the
time OF the revolution many Rus
slams were considered unfit for mill
tary service. But. In the subsequent
years, Soviet health improved with
such phenomenal rapidity that prac-
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Starts Flight,
Making First Stop at
Newfoundland Airport
Pen Manufacturer Seeks
New Round-WorId Mark;
10 Minutes Off Schedule
Pictures ON PAGE A-5.)
Pictures ON Page A-5.)
BY the Asseeio.ed Press

NEW YORK, April 12.--Milton
Reynolds, Chicago pen manufac-
turer, left Gander, Newfound-
land, at 9::51 o'clock tonight for
Shannon, Fire, on the second leg
of his projected round -the-world
flight, Trans World Airlines an
nounced here.
Mr.. Reynolds plane, converted
A-26 attack bomber, took off from
La Guardia Field at Sill pm. today
and landed at Gander exactly three
hours later. 1t was planned to make
the first stop at Goose Bay, Labra-
dor, but bad weather forced the
change in destination.
Frederick Lamb, flight director,
said here that Mr.. Reynolds and his
crew of two were 20 minutes behind
schedule as they took off for Shan
non, which they expected to reach
five hours and 20 minutes later.
The TWA international flight con-
troll Office at La Guardia Field, which
was in touch with the plane by radio,
said the craft averaged 376 miles an
hour on the trip to Gander.
The Chicago industrialist hoped to
complete the flight in SIS hours for
q new unofficial record.
Howard Hughes set the present
unofficial record Of 81 hours, and IA
minutes in 1888.
Crew members are Capt: William
Odom of Roslyn, N. Y, pilot, and
r. c. Sallee of Dallas. Tex, fight
engineer. Mr.. Reynolds will be
navigator.
Ends Long Series Of Delays.
The takeof ended a long series OF
delays and mechanical difficulties
that had postponed the fight Tor
week.
Originally the plane was scheduled
to leave at 1901 am. last Saturday
But on the day before, New York
City officials denied the 52-year-old
aviation enthusiast permission to
use La Guardia Field because OF an
excessive gas load.
Mr.. Reynolds then obtained per-
mission from Newark On. - OIL
cials to leave from Newark Airport,
but recurrent mechanical difficulties
kept him on the ground.
Last night, Mr.. Lamb announced
that La Guardia officials reversed
their earlier decision and granted
Mr.. Reynolds use of the field when
he scheduled the stop at Labrador
thereby reducing the fuel load.
Originally he had scheduled the
first stop at Paris.
Mr.. Reynolds told newsmen before
See REYNOLDS. Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1947-04-13

across the spacious lawns and TO
the rose-garder1ed grave site near
the house.
About TOO remained for . Is
minute memorial radio program
carried by three networks. in which
President Truman participated from
Kansas City.
A morning threat Of rain cleared
away and the day was warm and
sunny when the outdoor program
was held.
Speaking to the Nation rs well as
the assemblage here by radio, Mr..
Truman said that uppermost in his
mind In remembering his predeces-
sor was that he brought hope and
courage to despairing hearts when
fear was destroying the faith aof the
people and that through the most
lsee ROOSEVELT, Rrge x-4-l d
Evening star., 1947-04-13
Storm Grows
Talks Abroad
Lotest Speech Hints
Senator Pepper Might
Leod d Third Porty
By the Associated Press

STOKE-O ON TRENT, England,
April 12.-Henry A. Wallace said
tonight that 'fn all probability
he would not lead a third party
movement in the United States.
But he added that Senator Pep
per, Democrat, of Florida, might.
HE is a very fine liberal Senator, !"
Mr.. Wallace told United Nations
organization in this Middle England
pottery center at the end Of the
first half OF his 800-mile speaking
tour in Britain.
Senator Pepper only few
days ago stated that he would not
bolt the Democratic Party)
The former Vice President, in
answer to Z question from the audi
ence as to whether he would be q
third-party nominee for the presi-
dency in 1948, said the election laws
OF the various States created q
situation In which "a third party is
doomed to utter and ignominious
defeat
"As d result OF this" he added,
every one who has thought of a
third party has shied of. I am not
saying It is impossible, ! can con-
(See WALLACE, Page A-7.)
Evening star., 1947-04-13

HYDE PARK, N. Y, April H.
In the setting Franklin D. Roose-
velt "held dearest"-the words
are President Truman's-the late
President received today the
tribute of many of those he SO
often addressed as my friends. =
Onicials of the National Park
Service, which now administers the
Roosevelt estate as an historical
site, said $500 persons visited the
grounds In connection with cere-
monies memorializing the second
anniversary Of Mr.. Roosevelt's
death.
The crowd trooped through the
ancestral stone and stucco mansion,
Evening star., 1947-04-13
CIo LEADERS rally forces here to
fight labor bills. Page. AS,

night labor bills. Page. A-6.
A .far-reaching labor bill,
which would outlaw the closed
shop, curb bargaining by unions
with an entire industry and i'm
pose other restrictions, will go to
the House floor Tuesday
The measure, approved by the
House Labor Committee yesterday,
18 to 4, appears certain Of passage
by Friday, although free-swing-
ing battle is predicted when floor
debate starts.
In the Senate, where the Labor
Committee is halfway through a
bill, Republicans looked over the
measure in party huddle yester-
day and voted, 81 to 7, to support
one bill rather than several, even
at the risk of a presidential veto.
At both ends OF the Capitol,
many Democrats are lining up with
Republicans behind labor legisla-
ton. Three Southern Democrats
teamed in the House Labor Com
mittee to vote with Is Republicans
against four Northern Democrats.
That lineup may set the skirnlish
lines for the floor scraps,
Both Senate and House bills seek
Evening star., 1947-04-13
Ministers 10 Take Up
u. s. Plan for 40-Y Year ,
4-Power Pact Monday
Big Four Are Approaching
Whot Moy Be Porley,s
FinoI Deadlock
Bv The A,,oe;o,.d pr..,

MOSCOW, April 12.-The For
eign Ministers agreed tonight to
take up on Monday the Ar1leri-
can proposal for a 40-year, four
power pact against Germany,
thus approaching what may be
the final deadlock of the Mos
COW Conference. -
At the same time, the ministers
agreed to return some German is
sues to the deputies and the Allied
Control Council in Berlin for dis
cussion until the ministers meet
again some months hence. 2
It was the first time that the
Russians agreed to such procedure.
And 1t was taken as an indication
that the impAsse over major issues
will not be broken at this confer
eflce. IL
Failure to reach agreement on the
four power pact, which is favored
by the United States, Britain and
France and opposed so far by the
Soviet Union, may mean that the
ministers viii lose their last chance
for concurrence on a major issue.
Marshall Sees Pact Important.
Secretary Of State Marshall has
attached special Importance to the
pact. He has pointed out that If
the four powers can unite against
German aggression 1t should be
much easier for the powers to make
economic concessions, since the Sc
curity question will be taken care
Of.
He feels that adoption of the pact
might pave the way for concessions
on such key issues as the Soviet
demand for a higher level of Ger
man industry and reparations from
current German production.
If the Russians reject the pact II
was considered likely that the
United States attitude on the dead
locked issues would harden.
In todayss session the ministers
reached agreement on the carrying
out of land reform in Germany by
Evening star., 1947-04-13
King Christian S Condition
Is Reported 10 Be Worse
Bx The Associated Press

COPENHAGEN, April 12.-The
condition of King Christian, who
suffered a heart attack last Sunday,
was worse tonight, it was learned
suthoritatively. His temperature
has risen to 100.76 degrees.
The Royal Castle issued bulle-
tin at $50 pm. (4:30 pm, EST
saying His Majesty. the king has
again got slight fever and IA
tigue is continuing" Earlier 1t had
been announced that no bulletins
would be issued until Monday.
A royal physician said the rs
year-old monarch had eaten al
most nothing today"
Evening star., 1947-04-13
National Grocer Group
Calls for. Price Cuts ID
Reasonable Level
Meat Institute Reports
Record Beef Output,
Bringing Lower Costs
BY tn. Associated Pres.

CHICAGO, April 12.-The Ma
tional Association Of Retail
Grocers advised President Tru-
man today 1t had called on its
nearly 10000 members to work
with suppliers to bring food
prices down to reasonable
levels"
AT the same time, the National
Association of Retail Meat Dealers
announced 1t Continuously had
been urging its members to hold
meat to lowest possible levels" and
the American Meat Institute re-
ported record production OF beet
last month already has resulted In
price reductions to attractive
levels"
Present Level Called Serious"
Terming the present food price
level serious" Patsy d'Agostino Of
New York, retail erocers' president
wrote Mr.. Truman that the Nations
Independent grocers welcome your
action aimed toward bringing about
lower prices as quickly as possible. :
He added that the grocers were
heartily III favor OF any construc-
tive work" toward that end.
Mr.. Truman has thrice urged bust
ness to examine its price structure
for possible reductions. zoomine
commodity prices, at the highest
levels since September, 1920, wers
explored at his Thursday cabinet
session.
Mr.. d,Agostino said his organiza-
tion had urged secretaries of Al
afiiliated State and local retail gro.
GERS associations to set up round.
table conferences between retailer,
and sIppliers 10 find ways OF bring.
ing food prices to reasonable levels
Meat Survey Shows 1ea Drop.
|, We fully realize that If price
cannot be brought within certair
limits and ID q short time, that thera
will be operators who Will pric,
themselves out of business, thus con.
Itributing TO any possible trend TO.
ward recession he said.
The American Meat institute sait
! 90 RSTYn DDTTEC ~ ~
Evening star., 1947-04-13
Huge SweIIs Expected
To Hit Huwuiiun Isles
aBy the Assoeiotsd Pres.

HONOLULU, April 12-Authori-
ties at Fort Shafter warned Homo.
lulu police today that huge sea
swells up to l8 feet in height were
expected to strike all northern
shores of the Hawaiian islands late
today and tomorrow.
The Weather Bureau said the
swells were anticipated because of
a moderate storm centering about
900 miles northeast of these islands,
but that winds here would not ex-
ceed "a miles an hour.
AS precautionary measure, Hon.
olulu police warned all residents
on the north side of Oahu.
Evening star., 1947-04-13
(See COAL, Page ABB
New York City Starts Drive
For Smallpox Vaccinations
IN fha As,oeiofed Pros

NEW YORK, April IL Mayor
William O'Dwyer announced late
today a city-wide program urging
that every person in the city be
vaccinated against smallpox within
three weeks.
The Mayor made his announce
nlent several hours after receiving
news OF the second smallpox death
in the city in five weeks.
Three cases-the first in upstate
New York in several years-were
reported at Millbrook. about rs miles
north of here. Two Of those stricken
were children.
Five other persons are being
treated for the same disease here.
Evening star., 1947-04-13
20, 600 More Topped
Off French Payroll
M M A,se<ia..d -. !.

PARIS, April IA committee
today Topped 10000 Jobs OH Govern
ment payro1ls and brought to $1,000
the number OF Government posts
abolished since It began its task two
weeks ago.
included In the elimination were
800 employees In the Ministry Of
'War, $500 ia the Air Ministry and
ITO 81 the NAVY.
Evening star., 1947-04-13
Debate on Bill Starts Tuesday,
With Passage Certain by Friday
Senote Republicans Decide to Risk Veto BY
Jumping All Proposals Into One Measure

to check major strikes, like the tele-
phone tie-up, which affect the whole
Nation.
The House bill, and the Senate
measure In its tentative form, would
curb collective bargaining by unions
With an entire industry.
Both would han the closed shop
but permit the union shop in some
form.
The closed shop compels the en-
ployer to hire only union workers.
The union shop lets him hire any
one, but the new hand would have
to join union in 80 days. Labor
organizations have far more union
shop than closed shop contracts.
Chairman Hartley Of the House La
Dor Committee said an amendment
may be offered on the floor to out
law the union shop, too.
There is a serious question In my
mind" he told reporters. whether
we can hold our lines against that
on the floor"
Yet he predicted the bill will sail
through the House with no great
changes.
The Senate Labor Committee has
not reached the. part of Its bill
----Tcy-- An~n - & y
Evening star., 1947-04-13
Slayer of 1000, 900
To Hang at oswiecim
BY the Assoeioted Press

WARSAW, April 12.-Rudolf
Hoess, convicted of the Staying OF
4, 600 600 prisoners at the Oswiecim
concentration camp which he COM
manded during the war, will be
hanged at Oswiecim Tuesday, it
was announced today.
Hoess was taken there today un-
der heavy guard and turned over
to the district prosecutor of the
town. He was convicted April 2 by
the nine judge Polish supreme ma
tional tribunal. He refused to ap-
peal for clemency.
Evening star., 1947-04-13
Trumun Calls Roosevelt Symbol
OF Hope in Anniversary Speech
$500 Attend Hyde Park Memorial Services;
President Broudcosts From Kansas City
~ m. As,oeiotsd Press

TRUMAN VISITS MOTHER and
friends at home.s Page A-4.
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(See MOSCOW, Page A-8.)
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(See LABOR, Page A-6.)
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(see REYNOLDS, Page A
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See NOYM Fass A-s1
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(See COAL, Page A-8.)
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See CHERRY LESSONS, P. AS.
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(see FOREIGN, Page AID
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lSee FISCAL. Page A-8.l
Evening star., 1947-01-18

George Washington High of Alex
andria and Westinghouse High OF
Arlington are ready to decide be-
tween themselves just which has the
best schoolboy basket ball team in
Northern Virginia. Lane of Char
lottesville and Fairfax also are in
this league, but both G. w. and
WI. have taken care of Lane, and
yesterday G. w. put away Fairfax.
The Presidents topped the Rebels,
1922, last night at Fairfax, and at
the same time the Generals were
taking care of Lane, 58-45, to match
an earlier G. w. win over that same
club. It was the eighth straight win
for G. w. and its ninth in 10 starts.
while for WI. it upped the pace
to seven wins in nine starts. Thus
both will carry excellent records into
their game next Friday at Arlington.
Buzzy Brow, Marshall Boaz and
Bill Rorer took turns in scoring Tor
G. w. as it romped to a 26-8 half
time advantage over the outmanned
Rebels at Fairfax last night and
coasted home. Brown was high man
with l3 points, while Ed Zones came
through with II for the losers.
Evening star., 1947-01-18
Crippled Mont STAR
As Romping Ierps
Bow|0verV.P
Special pj,pateh 10 The Stor

BLACKSBURG, Va. Jan. 18.-
For a cripple Tommy Mont is doing
very well, thank you, in Maryland's s
basket ball lineup. The Old Liners
highly-publicized grid star. sup
posedly sprained his ankle the day
before the courtmen departed on
their current junket and was not
even certain of making the trip.
Last night he tossed in IL points,
sharing top scoring honors with Bill
Brown, as the surprising Mary
landers downed Virginia Tech, 57-49,
for their second straight win. Thurs
day night Mont Tailed IA points as
his mates upset Washington and
Lee, and an encore tonight against
Virginia Military Institute would
give Maryland a clean sweep for the
3-day trip.
Brown and Vic Turyn also had i'm
portant roles in helping Maryland
chalk up its third consecutive South
ern Conference win. Virginia Tech
forged ahead at the start of the
second half, erasing its guests 31-2e
lead, thanks to Bob Dickson's shoot
ing, but the Terps rallied strongly
and literally ran the Gobblers into
submission.