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Evening star., 1947-01-20
| Brazil Will Fine
Voters Failing
ToCost Ballots
BY the Assoeioted Press

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 90
Chief Justice Jose Linhares an
nounced today that about 1,750 900
qualified voters who stayed away
from the state and city elections
yesterday would be fined IS to SIS
under the law which makes ballot
ing obligatory.
Tabulations were to begin at noon
in the election which in effect test
ed the strength of the Communist
Party, larger and more aggressive
in Brazil than in any other Ameri-
can country. Each of the 20 states
selected a governor and third
senator, and the Rio de Janeiro fed
eral district chose so aldermen and
a senator.
Early estimates indicated that
only $3.50, 900 of the eligible 7,000,-
600 voted.
Two persons were killed in the
Amazon River town of Obidos and
police broke up quarrelss in the
States of Paraiba and Minas Gerais.
Minister OF Justice Costa Neto said
the elections were generally orderly.
Evening star., 1947-01-20

America and had a picnic lunch
consisting of ham sandwiches and
raisin cookies. All ingredients OF
the lunch, including the butter, were
six years Old. having been kept per-
fectly in what was described by
Weather Bureau Observer B. c.
Haynes as canned cold"
The buildings where the supplies
were abandoned by the last Bryd
expedition are buried completely
under feet of snow and ice.
Mr.. Haynes found the air tenn
perature to be % degrees above zero
and the temperature of the snow to
be Is degrees above zero. The in
terror of the buildings was one de-
gree above zero.
He said this means the buildings
keep constantly the average annual
temperature of the Bay of Whales
area and probably does not vary
quarter of a degree during the year
The thermometer outside, however,
registers from so degrees below to
20 above zero.
The violent effort Of the ski trip
today while dressed in heavy cloth
ing caused one Navy officer to dis
card one garment after another
until he finished the trip in his
underwear.
Evening star., 1947-01-20
Rockville. Student Loses Hands
In Blast in UnsupeNised Lab
Robert {. Jones. Is,
Critically Injured
Making Bomb

A chemical mixture expl0d ded
in an unsuperyised laboratory
at Richard Montgomery High
School in Rockville today, blow
ing off the hands of Robert E.
Jones, 18, of rs Williams street,
Rockville.
While police and school author
tiles pressed an Investigation, young
Jones was reported in critical con-
dition in Suburban Hospital, Be-
thesda.
The accident was reported to have
taken place while a student, Miss
Bette Lou Beane, II, of 4129 South
Adams street, Rockville, was in
charge of the class, which today
included three girls and one other
boy in addition to Jones-Ronny
Ricketts,, 16, of 104 South Adams
street, Rockville.
An account of what happened, as
told by young Ricketts,, was re-
counted by Police Chief Charles M.
Evening star., 1947-01-20
De Casper Submits
His Resignation 10
Italian President
Premier Wants Political
Situation Clarified for
Good Of the Country
BY the Assoeioted Press

ROME, Jan. 20.-Premier De
Gasperi said late today that he
was submitting his resignation
to Provisional President Enrico
De Nicola.
He made the announcement in
clarifying a prepared statement he
read to a news conference in which
he had said he was putting it up
to the Provisional President whether
his six-month-old, four power gov
ernment should continue in office.
His prepared statement had care
fully avoided saying that his min
istry was resigning.
A newsman asked:
"Does this mean that you. are
opening the crisis'?"
The Premier replied:
"It seems to me perfectly clear.
I am submitting my resignation to
President De Nicola"
Thus the Christian Democrat
Premier, while his critics in and
out of the government hesitated
about provoking a crisis at a criti-
cal hour, himself took the decision
to seek a clarification.
He said that, for "the good OF the
country" it was time for clarif1cation
of the present political difficulties.
The tenor of his statement-which
reviewed his recent two weeks trip
to the United States-was such as
to lead his sshearers to believe he was
confident he would come out on top
In the test of strength he asked.
1t stressed, primarily, the im-
portance of a stable government IN
Italy to handle pressing domestic
and foreign problems and to win
the confidence of foreign power
especially Of the United States.
Mr.. De Gasperi said the resigna-
ton of "tlle Socialist group" in his
cabinet was one of the factors lead
ing him to place the fate Of his gov
ernment in the Presidents hands.
This statement indicated that other
Socialist ministers were following
Foreign Minister Pietro Nenni out
of the government.
Evening star., 1947-01-20

President, cabinet members, top
State Department officials and con-
gressiopal leaders of both parties
attending.
With National Airport here CLOSED
in" by low ceiling and poor visi-
bility, Gen. Marshalls Army C-54
transport, which had been sched-
uled to arrive here about $50 am,
landed instead at Chicago at 8:20
am. (EST).
Gen. Marshall said his plane ran
into bad weather" after passing st.
Louis on its flight eastward to Wash
ington. He said the weather was
icing"
A crowded schedule had been
lined UP today for Gen. Marshall,
slated to retire from the Army as
soon as he takes the oath inducting
him formally into the top cabinet
post.
His disrupted schedule had in
Evening star., 1947-01-20
Know Your Orchestra
Neighborhood Concert
Tonight at Central

The fifth of the series of
Neighborhood Concerts spon-
sored by The Evening Star
will be played tonight at Gen.
trail High School, Thirteenth
and Clifton streets NV, by
the National Symphony Or
chestra, with DR.. Hans Kinder
conducting.
Tschaikowsky's tone poem,
Romeo and Juliet" will be
the feature part of the pro-
gram.
Guests at the concert are
requested to be in their seats
by 8:45 pm.
II the concert tickets are
exhausted and you cannot
attend In person, be sure to
listen tn on the broadcast by
Station WMAL at 9 pm.
Evening star., 1947-01-20
COMMUNISTS Believed Toll Mounts 10 437
To Have Won 8096 Of In Sinking Of Greek
Seats in Polish Voting Ship by Mine Blast
Peosont Porty Leader
Will Ask NulIificotion
For Secrecy Violations
BY the Associated Press

WARSAW, Jan. 29.-The Com
munist-dominated government
bloc parties appeared tonight to
have won up to 80 per cent OF
the seats in yesterdays parlia-
mentary election.
Landslide votes were cast in the
big cities and heavily populated in
dustrial areas.
Vice Premier Stanislaw Mikola-
jcyk, leader of the opposition Polish
Peasant Party (PSD, virtually
abandoned hope for victory by an
nouncing he intended to ask the
Supreme Court to nullify the cleo
tion, charging irregularities and
violations of secrecy.
100000 Votes Cast.
The first 18 precincts in Warsaw
gave the government bloc candi-
dates 20,633 votes to 5,576 for the
PSI, 4,2z2 for the Labor Party and
1 400 for others.
More than 100000 volunteer mill
tiamen aided the security police in
guarding the ballot boxes against
possible attack from the under
ground. 1t was estimated that H.
000,0 900 votes were cast. The gov
ernment asserted the election was
legal and, .sorderlZ throughout Po-
land.
American and British Embassy
staff employees watched the voting IN
the heaviest centers Of population.
Complete unofficial returns are
expected within 48 hours. The Of
fetal result will be announced jan
uary 81. ...
The bloc parties-the Communist
backed Workers Party, Social
lists, Democrats and Independent
Peasants-rolled up top-heavy ma
jorities in .all sections, election
counters said.
The territories which Poland alb
sorbed from Eastern Germany were
reported to have given tremendous
majorities to the bloc candidates
Government informants said un-
official returns showed that Lower
Silesia gave the bloc 81 per cent
and the PSI per cent. The same
sources said that partial returns
from Krakow, one of Mr.. Mikola-
jczyk's strongest centers, gave the
bloc nearly four times as many
votes as the PSI.
Secrecy Violation Charged.
The voting was marked by scat
tered violence resulting in the death
of eight persons, all apparently slain
In raids by the antigovernment un-
derground, which had threatened
forays during the vote counting.
Mr.. Mikolajczyk, who was booed at
the polls, charged that a constitu-
tional guarantee of the secret ballot
had been violated. He expressed
belief that if the votes were counted
fairly his party would get a ma.
jority of the 444 seats in Poland's
one house Parliament, which is tt
draw up a new constitution and
elect President.
Leaders of the government bloc
on the other hand, were represented
as regarding victory as already
theirs. Before the election they hae
freely predicted triumph for tht
bloc, dominant in Poland's Moscow
sponsored provisional government
since the Nazis were chased out.
A bitter campaign preceded the
election. Mr.. Mikolajczyk charged
government suppression of his party
and called for a vote for freedom
of man" Government political lead
ers accused Mr.. Mikolajczyk Of
tieup with the underground and
asked Poles to vote their faith In
lSee POI ISH PAGE AL
Evening star., 1947-01-20
Beer in Guns Expected
To Return Within Month
BY the Assoeiofsd Press

NEW YORK, Jan. 20.-Beer in
cans, such prewar favorite that
/ 400, ,000, 900 cans were sold in 1941,
will return to store shelves possibly
in about a month as result Of
release of controls over tinplate.
When it may be available in guam
tity remained a question.
One brewing industry source said
that despite lifting Of controls, tin
remained on the scarcity list. He
pointed out some companies would
receive supplies ahead Of others and
would not predict when the "trickle'
Of canned beer to stores would be-
gin.
Some estimates in the trade were
that deliveries would start IN late
February.
Evening star., 1947-01-20
BiIbo' 5 Second Operation
Performed; Condition Good
By the Assoeiosed Press

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. Ex-senator
Bilbo, Democrat, Of Mississippi
underwent his second operation here
today for removal of a malignant
growth from his mouth.
The Senator, who has been a
patient at Touro Infirmary for the
last eight days, remained in the
operating room about two hours.
Hospital officials said afterward
that the 69-year-old patient was
.tin good condition and stood the
operation very well.
While today's operation was de-
scribed as mot q major one" it was
said to be one requiring technical
skill. It consisted Of the removal
OF . piece Of dead bone from the
jaw, along with two glands.
Evening star., 1947-01-20
Girl, IT, Returned Home
After Kidnapping Report
By the Associated Press

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 20.-An H.
year-old girl, reported by her par
ents to have been kidnapped, was
freed early today block from her
home, police said She told them
the man who abducted her drove
her through some hills for several
hours.
The girl, Arlene Waters. daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Waters,
was taken to Juvenile Hall for an
investigation of her condition. Her
sister Jenfce, IA, said Arlene was
pulled into a car by a dark-haired
youth who accosted them while
they were taking a walk.
Evening star., 1947-01-20
CIaimdntsAgree
ToLeaveGeorgia
Issue etoCourts
Students PIun March
To Protest Tulmudqe
Governorship Claim
BY the Associated Press

ATLANTA, Jan. 20.-Herman
Talmadge, in a brief face-to-
face encounter in the executive
chambers, today refused to rec
ognize 1t. Gov. M. E. Thomp-
son as acting Governor OF
Georgia, but both he and the
lieutenant governor agreed they
would abide by a court decision
in the controversy.
Mr.. Thompson then set up an
acting Governors Office in the suite
on the floor above normally occu-
pied by the President of the State
Senate.
Meanwhile there were these other
developments in the dual control
Of the States government:
l. Students of five Atlanta COL
leges and the University of Georgia
at Athens, 10 miles away, planned
a march on the State Capitol to-
morrow to protest Mr.. Talmadge's
assumption of the executive Office
2. The Legislature voted to ex-
tend Mr.. Talmadge an invitation
to address a joint session as Gov
ernor at noon tomorrow. The vote
in the House was SO to "a; in the
Senate, 20 to 20. Efforts to have
Mr.. Thompson's name added to the
invitation to speak failed.
Recognized by Attorney General.
8. Attorney General Eugene Cook
announced that he recognized Mr.
Thompson as the acting Governor"
and would substitute his name for
that of Ellis Arnall in court suit
challenging Mr.. Talmadge's occu-
patton of the Governors Office.
4. Mr.. Thompson, before the State
Senate, retook the oath as Lieuten-
ant Governor and added the words
II will faithfully exercise the execu-
tive power of the State of Georgia"
Mr.. Thompson's addition of the
executive power words to the regu-
lar oath brought move to have it
stricken from the Senate journal,
but the move was ruled out of order.
5. Brig. Gen. Marvin Griffin, VINO
is serving as Mr.. Talmadge's adju-
tant general, accused Col r. w.
Collins, Mr. Thompson's military
chief, of delaying more than eight
hours the dispatching of convoy
of National Guard trucks for flood
relief at Rome, Ga.
White Primary Bill Introduced. =
6. The House of Representatives
received a bill to establish white
primary In Georgia. Both Mr.. Tai
madge and Mr.. Thompson have
agreed to such bill.
Mr.. Talmadge,, at the first of his
two daily press conferences, said
that meetings being held in protest
to his assumption of the executive
powers were "the same crowd who
tried to destroy the county unit and
the white primary systems"
Georgia's Democratic primaries
are held under the county unit sys-
tenn which is similar to the United
States Electoral College system with
counties having unit votes based on
population.
Mr.. Talmadge and Mr. Thompson
shook hands after their encounter
in the executive chambers, in which
the Lieutenant Governor called on
him to give up his claim to the
Governors chair.
Thompson Takes Issue.
Mr. Talmadge told the Lieutenant
Governor, you have no right to
claim this Office. There is no va
vancy. The General Assembly of
Georgia has elected me as Gov
ernor."
Mr.. Thompson, wearing brown
overcoat and clutching a brief case,
said II take issue with you on that.
(See GEORGIA, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1947-01-20
Civil Service Will Hold
Tests Soon for 10000
Permanent Jobs Here
$4,000 Seen Competing
For CIericdI Positions
Now Temporarily Filled
By Joseph Young

The Civil Service Commission
announced today 1t will hold
examinations soon for many
thousands" of permanent Gov
ernment clerical jobs in the
Washington area.
Although commission officials did
not give an official estimate as to
the number of jobs involved, it is
believed that more than 10000
positions will be available. More
than $4,000 persons are expected
to compete for these jobs.
1t was emphasized by commits
sion officials that the clerical jobs
will not be newly created ones, but
are positions now occupied by war
service appointees. 1t will be the
biggest examination held thus far
by the Government in its recon-
version from a wartime to peace
time permanent job basis.
To Pay Between $1,756 and S2,394.
The tests will be for general
clerk positions paying salaries
ranging from $1,756 to $2,394 a
year. Specific details on the tests
will be announced by the commits
sion within the next three weeks.
At that time-and not until then
full information as to the type of
clerical positions included and ap-
plication cards will be available at
the commissions information Of
flee, Seventh and r streets NV.
The various Federal agencies per-
sonnel Offices also will have full
information and application cards
available.
All war-service appointees are eli
gible to take the tests as well as
veterans who will be given S to 10
points preference credit. Persons
with no previous Government exper-
fence also are eligible to take the
examinations.
The age limit for the jobs is IS to
81 years.
.Stenographic Tests Already Held.
During the war, all jobs filed in
the Government were on war-ser-
vice appointment basis. With the
ending Of hostilities, President Tru-
man issued an executive order re-
turning the Government to a peace
time hiring basis and instructed the
Civil Service Commission to begin
holding examinations for perma-
nent Federal jobs.
Tests already have been held for
q number OF job classifications, in
cluding stenographic positions. Gov
ernment employees in clerical jobs
who now have permanent status are
not effected by the examinations
and need not take tests to hold
their jobs.
Evening star., 1947-01-20
Only 1913 Survivors
Of Tragedy 20 Miles
From Athens Known
By the Associated Press

ATHENS, Jan. 20.-The Mer-
chant Marine Ministry today in
creased to 437 the list of persons
missing and believed dead in the
sinking of the 1,800-ton Greek
steamer Chimarra, which went
down 20 miles east of Athens
yesterday after an explosion Off
cially blamed on a mine.
The latest figures radioed here
from shipping Offices in Saloniks
indicated the doomed vessel was
carrying 548 passengers and a crew
of 81 when she left there Satur-
day.
Thus far, the Marine Ministry
said, cnly 1913 survivors are definitely
known.
Silent on Sabotage Report.
Ofhcials of the ministry, which
said last night that the former
German passenger ship had struck
a mine, refused to comment on
a report that the vessel was the
victim of sabotage. There was nc
Indication, however, that they gave
any credence to the report.
Aristides Mytakis, A, a school
teacher who survived the disaster,
estimated that almost 200 of the
casualties were women and children
u am afraid every child aboard
was lost and 95 per cent of the
women" he said.
Mr.. Mytakis said the ship sank
so quickly that only two of hel
lifeboats could be launched. He
described the vessels decks as 9
solid wall Of cursing, fighting men
struggling frantically to save theil
lives.
The Chimarra, hit the mine few
miles off shore from Rafina. Mr.
Mytakis said the ships master at.
tempted to beach the vessel, but was
prevented from doing so by a broker
rudder control.
AVdt S0PSAASSs
Survivors said that scores o1
panic-stricken passengers leapee
into the frigid waters of the gull
as the ship lurched about before
sinking. Others, trapped below decks
screamed in terror as the vesse
settled beneath the surface.
Wireless Operator George Freri'
said the fear-maddened passenger
fought so madly to get into ont
lifeboat that it capsized and Il be-
lieve all aboard were drowned"
Mr.. Freris, the master of the shir
and the first and second mates wert
the last to leave the sinking ship
They wore life belts.
1--WE swan for several hours be-
fore we managed to get a hold or
some barrels" Mr.. Freris said
This helped save our lives. Latel
we were picked up by caique
There were about 80 survivors or
the caique, which was heavil!
loaded"
Five ships were dispatched to- tn.
scene when news of the disaster
reached the Marine Ministry
Planes also aided in the rescue
Among the passengers aboard thu
vessel were some SO political de-
portees en- route to an island exile
Some of the first survivors reach
ing Athens were seriously injured
Many others were treated for burn
and minor injuries.
Evening star., 1947-01-20
Bishop Rudossi Freed

ROME, Jan. 20 R).-Dispatches
from Venezia Giulia said today that
Bishop Raffaele Mario Radosa OF
Parenzo and Pola, detained by Yu-
goslav authorities last Wednesday
at the Vignano road block, had been
freed and had returned 10 Parenzo.
Evening star., 1947-01-20
Atlantic Storms Delay
Cherbourg Ship Arrivals
BY the Assoeioted Press

CHERBOURG, Jan. 20.-Heavy
storms raging off the Atlantic Coast
delayed the arrival of ships from the
United States today, leaving the
piers of this port empty for "a
hours for the first time since the
liberation.
Evening star., 1947-01-20
Curran Appointment
As Judge Protested;
Senate Hearing SET
Fight on Confirmation
Called Surprise After
Bur Backed Selection

Objections to the appointment
of Edward M. Curran to be an
associate justice of the District
Court have been filed with the
Senate Judiciary Committee,
Chairman Wiley of the commit
tee disclosed today.
Senator Wiley said the objec-
tions would be heard at an open
hearing of the committee at 10 am.
Thursday in Room 424 of the Senate
Office Building. He said the move
against the confirmation of Mr..
CurTan came as q surprise to the
committee in view of the fact lead
ers of the District Bar Association
have given whole hearted approval
to the appointment.
The justice already Is sitting on
the District Court bench under a
recess appointment by the Presi-
dent.
The objections were filed in writ
ing by the American Equity Associ-
alton of this city; Prescott bennett
Of the Columbia Press Service, a de-
fendant in the mass sedition case,
and Woodson w. Hoist, 618 A
street NE.
Keech Wins Approval.
Meanwhile, the Judiciary Commit
tee approved the nomination of
Richmond B. Keech to be an As
sociate Justice of District Court.
This was to be reported favorably to
the Senate today.
The committee also approved the
nomination of Douglas w. McGregor
to be assistant to the Attorney Gen.
eral.
The nomination of George Morris
Fay to be United States attorney
for the District, which was favor
ably reported out last week by the
Senate Judiciary Committee, was ex-
pected to be approved by the Sem
ate when it reaches the nomination
today.
Delegation to Testify.
A delegation OF officers and for
mer presidents of the Bar Associa-
ton appeared early today to testify
in unanimous support of both JUS
tice Curran and Justice Keech, who
also is on the bench under an in
terim appointment.
Austin F. Garfield, president of
the District Bar Association, who
headed the delegation, got the un-
derstanding at first that the COM
mittee had approved both I1omina-
tions. He and about 10 or Is attor-
neys left the Senate Office Build
ing under that impression, he said.
1t developed later, however, that
only Justice Keech had been ap-
proved.
The subcommittee to hold hear
ings on Justice Curran includes Sem
ators Reyercomb, Republican, OF
West Virginia; Moore, Republican,
of Oklahoma, and McGrath, Demo-
crat, of Rhode Island, who formerly
was solicitor general of the United
States.
The American Equity Association,
in two letters filed by its president.
John A. Savage and its director,
Samuel Friedman, asked to be
heard on the Curran nomination.
Case Is Recalled.
In a lengthy letter Mr.. Friedman
said the committee should consider
the case of three attendants at st.
Elizabeth's Hospital who had been
Indicted by the grand jury in the
death of patient at the hospital.
During the administration of Mr..
Evening star., 1947-01-20
Bulletins
Sailor Found Shot to Death

A man identified as Chief
Aviation Machinist's Mate Will
liam Ralph Lowe, 80, sof Naval
Air Station, Anacostia, was
found shot to death today at
his apartment, 233 Mississippi
avenue Sc. A .38-caliber re-
volver was found by the body.
The Identification was made
by Comdr. Shakwee EIDE of the
air station.
Inch Legislation SheIved
The Senate Armed Services
Committee voted, 6 to 1, today
to shelve legislation which
would have delayed sale of the
Big and Little Inch pipelines
for 80 days. Chairman Cur
ney said that, as far as the
committee now is concerned,
the War Assets Administra-
tion after February 3 will have
complete authority to dispose
of the pipelines as it sees fit.
Evening star., 1947-01-20

Orme after a conference with Prin-
cipal Eben Peek and students.
1.-The students went into the class
room at 9:05 with Miss Beane in
charge, supposedly to review their
(See EXPLOSION, Page AID
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(See POLISH, Page A-5D
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(See SPENDING, Page A
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lSee MARSHALL, Page A-40
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(See CURRAN, Page A-4D
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(See GEORGIA, Page A-3.D