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Evening star., 1948-02-17
Speculation
Continued From First Page.

gressional action. to curb excessive
gambling in grain and other food
commodities.
The plea was made by j. T. Sand
ers, legislative counsel of the farm
organization. He indorsed bill
giving the Government the power
to fix margins, or down payments,
on commodity market dealings. He
is one of the few witnesses to in
dorse the margin fixing bill which
Secretary of Agriculture Anderson
has asked
Senator. Ferguson's group voted
yesterday not to go into the trading
of e. T. Maynard, member of the
Chicago Board of Trade, who made
profits of 100000 to $500 600 in the
few days following the February 4
market break.
Mr.. Maynard conferred with the
committee briefly yesterday. SEN
ator Ferguson then announced:
THE committee unanimously feels
that all his transactions for the pc
riod February 4 and following were
made on his own judgment and
only on such information as was
available to the public
Trading in commodities is entirely
legal. The committee is interested
primarily in speculation by Gov
ernment employees and in finding
out if there were any leaks on Gov
ernment information
Cullum Tells of Raid"
In discussing the incident which
Senator Thomas called raid Mr..
Cullum told reporters:
He had offered to give the Fergu-
son group all documents dealing
with his transactions for Senator
Thomas. But day or two later
four committee investigators and
two men from the Senate sergeant
at arms Office arrived at his Office
Gn the Hibbs Building. 723 Fif-
teenth street NV with subpoenas
for all his records. He objected
that they would fill several trucks
During long argument, one of
the investigators went into a vault
came out with a handful of papers
and said, These are the records
I want"
Mr. Cullum was given receipts for
them, but some have not been sent
back, he said
The investigators apparently
weren't interested in what l had
done" Mr.. Cullum said, and
Thomas teriected: The purpose
of this surprise raid was to get
documents, hoping to find some
thing on me-
Evening star., 1948-02-17
Funeral Will Be Held Today
For Mrs. Margaret Wynne
By the A,soeiuted Press

| NEW YORK, Feb. 17.-Mrs. Mar
garet Wynne, So, widow of Harry
Content, a Wall Street broker, and
victim of a $185,0OO jewel robbery
at a Miami hotel in 1885, died Sat-
urday in the Hotel Waldorf Astoria.
Mrs. Wynne, a dancer, who popu-
larized the tango under the name
lof Margaret HawkesWorth, died of
natural causes. Private funeral
services will be held today at the
Knapp funeral home, Orange, N. J.
The robbery and subsequent re-
turn of her jewels resulted in the
perjury conviction of Noel C. Scaffa,
jewel detective
In 1927, Miss Hawkesworth was
married to Capt. Charles j. Wynne,
former Army officer, in Paris. Capt,
Wynne was son of Robert j.
lWynne, Postmaster General in
Theodore Roosevelt's cabinet
They were divorced the next year
and she was afterward married to
James E. Bell. New York broker and
sportsman.
The summer after the jewel rob-
berry she divorced Mr.. Bell and mar
Iried Mr. Content. After his death
in 194l, she remarked Capt. Wynne
but the union again ended in di-
pOrce
Evening star., 1948-02-17
Korea
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employees, factory workers, farmers
and political units.
A lieutenant colonel of the Peo-
pies Army and six civilians at
tempted to force the Americans to
leave by pushing them. The Ameri-
can officers stood firm. After about
10 minutes of tugging, the Ameri-
cans moved along the street to a
point near a group OF Russian SOL
diers. &
The Korean officer and the civil
ians followed and pushed the Amer
leans toward police box. They
denied the Americans permission to
talk to the Russians. The Ameri-
cars entered their jeep. A-ciNilian
drew q pistol said he was a detec-
tive, and demanded Costello's film
Costello complied. The Korean con-
stabulary was called and a guard
placed over the Americans.
Costello's camera was snatched by
a civilian who disappeared
The Americans said they asked
Russian officers to intervene, but
the SoyietS said they had no au-
thority. After a while the Korean
guards left without explanation and
the Americans departed unmolested.
Evening star., 1948-02-17
Extra Medical Money
Opposed by VA Until
4o Funds Are Voted

Despite a statement by the Vet
erans' Administration medical direc-
tor that there Is not enough money
to run the medical program '.ade-
quately" for the next four months,
the. VA budget chief declared today
he did not favor asking Congress for
a deficiency appropriation.
The officials were called before
the House Veterans Committee to
answer questions about how med
ical appropriations are being used.
The question of the deficiency re-
quest came up when Chairman
Edith Nourse Rogers said she had
reports from hospital patients that
their care has been cut drastically.
Fears to Hire Extra Help.
Samuel M. Moore, the budget d.
rector, said he would not favor q
request for more money now. be
cause don't know what we're going
TO get for 1949. There is no use
putting on extra personnel now that
we might have to fire in a few
months j.
And in the meantime" Mrs.
Rogers retorted. Il suppose the pa
tients will just continue to suffer"
DR.! Paul B. Magnuson, the medical
director, said he did not know
whether q deficiency appropriation
would come in time to help even
If it were requested.
But we don't have enough money.
now to keep all personnel on the
job" he said. He added that lack
of funds this year has forced the
agency to close 5000 beds, which
should be in use"
Queried on Fund Diversion.
Mr.. Moore was called specifically
to answer charges by another VA
official last week that the agency
had to divert $13,O0O,OO of special
100000 appropriation Congress
had earmarked for direct medical
service. The $4,000. 900. the official
had testified. was spent to replace
surplus equipment which VA OBJ
tanned from the armed forces and
found unusable.
Mr. Moore said Congress marked
the funds for medical purposes
only" and that he considered pur-
chase of equipment to fall in that
category. He said the medical di-
vision has received every cent 1t !
had coming this year"
Evening star., 1948-02-17

lens as this can be given practical
application through the local
UNESCO councils"
He urged greater emphasis by
the international organization and
the national commission on develop
ing projects which local groups at
the grass roots" level can carry
out in cooperation with UNESCO.
Principal purpose of the current
commission meeting here is to con-
slider the program adopted at the
UNESCO general conference in
Mexico City last November, and
study ways of carrying out the pro-
gram in this country. ". Z
Conference Recalled.
DIR. Eisenhower said one Of the
most encouraging developments at
the Mexico City conference was
evidence of greater interest by other
countries in forming UNESCO ma
tional commissions like that operat-
ing here.
DR.. Eisenhower, brother of the
retired Army Chief of Staff, is pres
ident of Kansas State College. 9th
er educators and representatives of
scientific, cultural and information
agencies make up the commission.
DR.. Eisenhower announced yes
'terday appointment of Mrs. Henry
Potter Russell of San Francisco and
Dr. Richard P. McKeon, professor
OF philosophy at the University OF
Chicago, as new members of the
commission.
Maryland State Senator P. G.
Stromberg, publisher of the Eli
colt City Times and five other
Maryland weeklies, also was ap-
pointed yesterday to represent the
National Editorial Association on
the commission. He replaces the
late w. w. Loomis of La Grange,
Ill.
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Weather
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Bridge remained stationary all
night, about 20 feet high, Mr.
Wadsworth reported. Observers
said free channel was widening in
the Potomac about $50 feet below
the bridge, however. and that the
slight rise and fall of the tides have
broken huge cracks in the shore
fast ice. Three thousand feet up
fstream from Chain Bridge, however
observers reported the river was
clear. ~ss
The Weather Bureaus river Serv-
ice station added another optimistic
report that water had fallen nearly
3 feet below last nights reading al
the Letter gauge, about mile above
Chain Bridge. Last night, the read
ing was slightly above a figure Of 10
regarded as flood level.
Across the canal from Fletcher'S
Boa thouSe, one resident left his home
last night, neighbors reported. The
ice stopped within 10 feet of his
front porch.
Water flooded some easements
chunks OF ice were carried into
backyards and ice, flowing down
the camel. took out docks and land
ing platforms
Coast Guard headquarters here
said 63-foot tug had been ordered
from the Norfolk district to assist
in clearing ice jams from bridges
here. Officials did not know exactly
when to expect the tug
Unable to buck the ice with police
boats. officers of the Harbor Police
cruised up and down the shore in
automobiles last night looking for
sudden shifts in the ice
AL Memorial Bridge. Mr.. Klein
was able to speculate only on the
force of the ice chucks which
smashed the cluster of 81 logs sup
porting the warning light Each
log, he said, was between 40 and
so feet long and was sunk about
IS feet in the river bottom Ali
the logs were tied together by iror.
rope.
ouSldiS WdiHe0 IIldI taS CLUSTER
1 of legs would be a danger to navi-
cation.
The new bridge under eonstruc-
tion at Fourteenth street NV. was
not believed to be under any ap-
preciable threat because bridge sec
tions have not penetrated yet into
the main channel, and at that point,
the river is wide The jam farther
up the river was not expected to
delay constipation.
Evening star., 1948-02-17
Woman Is Badly Injured,
I Others Hurt in Traffic

Three persons were injured. one
critically, in accidents last night and
early today.
Mrs, Mary Arlene Brennan. q. Of
Morningdale, Nd, suffered possible
internal injuries and a skull frac-
ture when she was struck by street.
car in the 900 block of PENNSYLVANIA
avenue Sc. Sc is reported in crit
ical condition at Casualty Hospital.
Roger L. Totten, "a, of 4441 Harri-
son street NV, was charged bv
police with failure to give fun time
and attention to operating of the
streetcar. .sr .
In another accident. a motorcycle
driver and his woman passenger
were injured when they hit safety
island at Blair road and Kansas ave-
nue. NV. They were taken to Cas-
ualty Hospital s-A-F,.
Jessie F. Mower, n, OF s202 Thirty
third street NE. the driver, was
reported in serious condition. His
Mrs. Hazel p. Blades. 25,
Of 1929 Fourteenth street NV, is
In good condition, it was said.
Evening star., 1948-02-17
Anti-Cieorette Group
Will Hold Meetino

The American Narcotic Educa-
tional Federation and the Anti
Cigaret Alliance of the District will
hold their annual meeting here
tomorrow.
The federation will meet at 10
nj. and pm. in the chapel of the
Methodist Building. First and Mary
land avenue NE. The alliance will
hold its session at 7:45 pm. in the
Capitol Memorial Seventh Day
Adventist Church, Fifth and F
streets NV
Evening star., 1948-02-17
UNESC0 Peace Efforts
Praised by Marshall
As Meeting Opens

Secretary of State Marshall today
described the work of the United
Nations Educational, Scientific. and
Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
as ''the most hopeful side of a long
term effort to compose things In the
world
Gen. Marshall spoke at the open
ing session of a two-day meeting of
the United States National Com
mission for UNESCO.
He put in surprise appearance
and welcomed the commission
members in an extemporaneous talk
before the opening address by DR..
Milton S. Eisenhower. chairman of
the National Commission.
Council Activity Urged.
DIR. Eisenhower suggested that
local UNESCO councils might be-
come "a powerful factor" in reduc-
ing racial and religious intolerance.
Members of the commission, meet
ing in State Department conference
rooms, at 1778 Pennsylvania avenue.
NV, we're greeted by President
Truman at the White House at
noon.
Gen. Marshall termed the work of
UNESCO, aimed at increasing inter-
national understanding as foun-
dation for peace, "of tremendous
Importance" as a long term develop
ment holding within it "the fu-
ture salvation of the world"
He remarked that UNESCO could
not of course accomplish in
its purpose which requires
great vision and a great deal OF
tolerance and even more of per-
sistence."
Dangers Are Stressed.
Describing racial and religious in
tolerance as raw material from
which war may be made" DR.. Eisen-
hover said that whatever tech
niques UNESCO's social scientists
devise for dealing with such prob
Evening star., 1948-02-17
Greyhound Line Fined
For Smoke Nuisance

The Greyhound bus company
yesterday became the second cor
poration In two weeks to be tlned
in Municipal Court for creating a
smoke nuisance.
Judge Nadine L. Gallagher inn
posed a total fine of 5000 on four
counts charging violations between
January and Il at the garage
which is located at l345 New York
avenue NE
After James E. Spellman. garage
superintendent. had entered guilty
plea, Assistant Corporation Counsel
Clark King told the court the firm
was notified of violations in De-
cember and that the nuisance was
not eradicated when an inspector
rechecked the plant last month.
Inspector Harry Groves reported
dense smoke coming from the ga
RACES two stacks with the following
frequency: Throughout the entire
period of zone 32-minute check; for
IL minutes of another 80 minutes
and for 10 minutes during each of
two other one-hour checks.
Mr.. King told the judge a tire
mendous" number of complaints
have been made by residents of
the surrounding area, principally in
the nearby Brentwood Village sec
ton
The two boilers Of the plant pro-
vide heat and steam for cleaning
Greyhound buses, the inspector said
Mr.. Spellman told the court the
firm is seeking a better grade of
coal for operation. and added that
fire tenders have been. instructed to
do everything in their power" to
keep down the volume of smoke.
The Washington Terminal Co.,
which operates Union Station, was
fined total of $400 on February
2 on three charges of smoke viola
tons by its two power plants.
Evening star., 1948-02-17
Prices
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butter prices last week when the
wholesale market dropped These
prices have been advertised as in
effect through Wednesday. So far,
there has been no indication whether
butter and other food prices will go
up or down or remain unchanged.
Meanwhile, economists tossed a
wet blanket on consumers hopes for
further price cuts in meat.
The meat price dips probably will
be short-lived, Agriculture Depart
ment economists said. Meat animals
on farms are decreasing, they point
ed out. and consumer demand is
expected to continue high.
Steel Prices Up.
The warning, coincided, however,
with an announcement by the New
York division of Safeway Stores,
Inc. that it was reducing prices on
los meat items from to 10 cents,
beginning this morning. The New
York division operates separately
Aioul IliC Washington uAfAotOfi
The consumer. however, faced
price rises on other fronts, Increases
we're ordered by Jones g. Laughlin
Steel Corp. and the National Supply
&C.. but they won't be felt at once
by the consumer Jones & Laughlin
raised prices $6 to $40 ton for
steel pipe and the National Supply
announced an increase of So to $12
ton
One favorable factor in the meat
situation made public yesterday is
an increase in the cold storage
stocks of meat. They reached rela-
lively high levels on February l, re-
fecting some consumer resistance to
prices and a high level of produc-
ton, the Agriculture Department
reported.
Such stocks totaled l.010,000,0O0
pounds. the highest since that date
in 1887, with the exception of heavy
wartime stocks in 1914
The February stocks would last
Americans about three weeks at the
present rate of consumption. The
bulk of the meat was pork, $685.
100000 pounds.
Evening star., 1948-02-17
Pittsburgh Taxi Driver
On Strike, Shot Dead
by the As.aeiotsd Pres,

PITTSBURGH, Feb. ia pistol
shot from a passing cab early to-
day killed a striking Yellow Cab
Co. driver in the first fatal vio-
lence in Pittsburghs ree-day -old
taXi strike.
Witnesses said the shot was fired
into a group of about 20 persons. in
Guiding women, standing on a cor
ner in the city's Golden Triangle :"
The bullet struck the victim,
Louis E. di Lembe. %, an Army
corporal in World War II, in the
head. He was killed instantly.
About l,l00 Yellow cab drivers
went on strike Sunday in support
of demands for higher pay. p
Police 1t. Peter Connors said 40
minutes after the shooting at
Smithf1eld street and the Boule-
ward of the Allies, police arrested
Joshua Allen, 35, an Owl cab driver,
on a charge of murder. 1t. Connors
said Robert Massie, 80, another cab
driver who had been on trip with
Allen, was charged with being an
accessory to murder.
Evening star., 1948-02-17
A *"THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c.

the launch struck an obstruction
and sank.
= The Midway, which the United
States has maintained in the Medi-
terranean for several months, was
paying a courtesy call to the Riyi-
era. =
The Navy Department in Wash
ington announced last month that
the Midway was to be withdrawn
from Mediterranean duty about
March IS and replaced by the IT,
0O0-ton carrier Philippine Sea. The
Midway, the announcement said, is
to undergo extensive alterations, in
cluding strengthening of her flight
deck to accommodate heavier planes.
1t was from the Midway last Sep
tember that q l5-ton V-2 rocket was
fired-the first such launching from
aboard ship.
Three men from the Midway were
killed in December at Naples when
a helicopter crashed.
Evening star., 1948-02-17
Adviser to Gen. Hodqe
Returns for Consultation

Joseph E. Jacobs, political adviser
to 1t. Gen. John r. Hodge, Amer
ican commander in Korea, has ar
rived here for consultation about
the tense situation there, the State
Department said today.
A department spokesman refused
any comment on reports of estab-
lishment of Soviet puppet govern
ment in North Korea pending clari-
fication of developments there.
He said the department had no
official information on the man.
handling and temporary arrest of
two American Army liaison officers
in the Russian zone of Korea.
Evening star., 1948-02-17
Poles Still Hold Five Flyers
As U. 5. Requests Release
By the Associotsd Press

WARSAW. Feb. 17-Poland today
held the five American flyers who
returned American Ambassador
Stanton Griffis from London. The
flyers are charged with trespassing.
Authorities said the crewmen en-
tered Poland without clearance and
that all lacked viSas. The crew was
arrested yesterday and held four
hours at Okecie Airport. They have
been detained since IL pm. last
night in a Warsaw hotel under
guard. Embassy officials were al
lowed to talk to them, but other
persons were barred.
Those detained were 1t. John
Egan and 1t. Richard Eaton, the
pilots; 1t. Lyle Maurer, flight clerk;
Sergt. Brury Pierce and Sergt Rob-
ert l.. Belcher. All are attached to
the Templehof Airdrome in Berlin.
They went to London to pick up
Mr.. Griffis, who was returning from
consultations in Washington.
Embassy officials continued nego-
tiations for release of the flyers and
return of the plane to Berlin.
Evening star., 1948-02-17
sy the Assosiotsd Press

.MDONALD OBSERVATORY, Forl
Davis, Tex. Feb. 17.--Astronomers
at Mcdonald Observatory hope tc
settle within the next "a. hours two
key questions about the possibility
of life on Mars.
AS the planet swings closer to the
earth tonight than it will be at any
other TING in two years, they may
may determine
i. Whether or not water, in the
form of Ice or water yapor. is pres
ent.
2. Are the green areas obvious on
Mars trees or grass or weeds. like
our own, or are they some other
vegetable form?
The astronomers also are con-
cefned about a. very earthly ques-
tion. They hope the weather on the
rounded summit of Mount Locke
will be clear. Statistics show that
Mcdonald Observatory Is In one of
the most favorable locations In the
world, but Texas weather sometimes
defies statistics.
The astronomers not only hope to
settle some of the intriguing ques-
Evening star., 1948-02-17
$500 Furnishings Theft
From Apartment Reported

Mr.. and Mrs. Pat Fiordelise, 1850
Wyoming avenue NV. reported to
police last night the theft of more
than 5000 worth of clothing and
house furnishings from their apart
ment, while they were out for the
evening.
They told police they left their
two children, aged and T. in the
care of a couple who formerly lived
in the basement of the apartment
house.
On their return home at about
ll:20 pm, the baby sitters were
gone, they said. Police said the
Fiordelises reported that an electric
sewing machine, a table model
radio, a larger phonograph-radio,
Is mems shirts, 10 ties and S18 in
cash we're missing.
The children were found asleep
in their beds.
Wool PIonts Moving
A movement of WOOL processing
plants and capital from Western
Europe and Britain to South, Africa,
where fuel and labor are available,
is reported in Cape Town.
Evening star., 1948-02-17
Confusion May Lead
Him to Make Wrong
Speech, MorshoH Says

Secretary Of State Marshall
said today that world problems
were becoming SO confusing
that he expected to make the
wrong speech some time.
so much happens these
days. he told the UNESCO
national commission, with
such rapidity and such tremen-
dous Importance that it is very
hard to keep ones mental pro-
cesses in the proper state of
coordination.
+. Il expect to arrive at some
place and talk about one thing
when the group is talking about
another. That is going to hap
pen to me, ! am certain
Evening star., 1948-02-17
Bill Asks Continuance.
Of Duy-Core Nurseries

Representative Klein, Democrat,
of New York, has introduced in the
House a bill to continue the city's
program of day-care nurseries for
children of working mothers, now
scheduled to end June 30
The measure, which went TO the
House District Committee. would
authorize the program on perma-
nent basis.
Under the. District supply act now
In effect, Congress =, appropriated
$150,000 for the purpose this year
It provides that no part of this
money shall be spent for care of
children whose parents have an in
come exceeding $4,000 a years.s,..
Evening star., 1948-02-17
Iowa Radio Tower
1880 Feet High to Be
ToIIest Structure
By ti.s Assoeioted Press

BALTIMORE, Feb. II. A
radio tower to be built near Des
Moines, Iowa. will be the tallest
structure In the world, spokes-
men for the westinghouse
Electric Corp. announced here
today.
C. J. Burnside, manager Of
the firms industrial eIectronics
division, said the tower would
hold a new type OF FIN trans
mitter developed by Westing-
house, and would beam broad
casts from Station KRNT over
a radius of 100 miles.
He said present plans call for
a 1,530-foot tower. He pointed
out that this tops the Empire
State BuiIding-now the worlds
tallest structure-by $50 feet,
and Eiffel Tower In Paris
by s46.
Evening star., 1948-02-17
Court 10 Hear First Gases
In Plan 10 Clear Docket

The first four civil jury, cases in
the emergency program to clear the
backlog of 935 such cases from the
Municipal Court docket will come to
trial today, according to Chief Judge
Nathan Cayton of the Municipal
Court of Appeals
Judge Cayton. who with his two
associate judges will join the lower
court judges to hear trials for a
month, added. however, that the
program will not get under way fully
until tomorrow
Eight of the more complicated
cases of the backlog were heard by
the judges yesterday in pretrial ar
gumentS.
Evening star., 1948-02-17
Z in MikoIoiczyk Porty
Get Deoth in PoIond
By the Associotsd Press

WARSAW, Feb. 1.-Two followers
of self -exiled StaniSlaW Mikola jczyk
were condemned to death by mill
tary court at Olystyn today.
They were accused of spying for
an unnamed foreign embassy, Six
other district leaders of Mr., Miko-
lajczyk S Polish Peasant Party were
sentenced to prison for three to Is
years. Olystyn is in former East
Prussia. s>>@@s,: ,:.gr -
Evening star., 1948-02-17
Hearing on Street Plan
In Bethesda Due Tonight

A public hearing on the master
plan of streets and highways for
the Woodmont triangle of the CEN
trail business district of Bethesda
will be held at o'clock tonight
in the Bethesda elementary school.
The hearing will be conducted
by Clarence KeiSer. member of the
Maryland National Capital Park
and Planning Commission. which
prepared the master plan.