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Evening star., 1948-03-19
Companies in States
Seek Tax Exemption
On Goods Sold Here
Subcommittee Hears
PIeos Also for Income
Tax Relief in District
By Don S. Warren

Business interests from many
States today appealed to Dis
trict fiscal subcommittee o1
the House and Senate for ex-
emption from 5 per cent tax on
net returns from goods they sell
here.
District Assessor Edward A. Dent
estimates repeal of this section OF
the 1947 revenue law would cost the
District $1,250,000 annually, but
George G. Updegraff, assistant Dis
trict Corporation Counsel, estimated
the potential loss at between 81, ,000,-
600 and 100000.
The joint District unit, consider
ing proposals for another boost in
city taxes to cover an impending
$4,000, 900 deficit, also has received
pleas to end determinations against
District residents in the personal
income tax here.
d. C. Officials Defend Tax.
At today's hearing, District Off
cials defended the license and fran
chise tax on the net returns Of
business done here by outside com.
panies and cited court decisions te
show they were on sound ground.
Members of the Joint Committet
closely questioned the city spokes.
men with some Of them seeking t.
show the tax was discriminatory
an innovation that might lead t,
similar tax measures in some State
and that the tax had the effec
Of double or triple taxation.
Sitting with the Joint Commit
tee were Representatives Smith an
Stanley, Democrats of Virgins
Beall, Republican, of Maryland an
Sasscer, Democrat, of Maryland.
Representative Bates, Republican
Of Massachusetts,, co-chairman Q
the joint group, said the franchis
levy, adopted as part Of the 1874
District tax law, was preceden
for other jurisdictions. If it is con
tinued, he said, similar measure
might be taken all over the country
Senator Cain, Republican, O
Washington, wondered how Distric
officials could know all of the com
panies or agents who sold good
here. He said he thought ther
would be hundreds of firms doin
business here about which city tax
ing officials would have no knowl
edge.
Mr.. Smith cited sales instances t
Evening star., 1948-03-19
Chance 10 Head Off
Atomic Strike Seen
BY the Assoeioted Press

The White House reported today
there is good chance of heading
off a threatened midnight walkout
Of 900 atomic laboratory workers
at Oak Ridge, Tenn.
Presidential Press Secretary
Charles G. Ross told reporters "it is
quite possible an agreement will be
reached during the day
Mr.. Ross added that President
Truman also has received "a very
encouraging message from the
union that II the status quo is MAIN
tanned, there will be no strike"
But Mr.. Ross said that If set
Element is not reached, the provi-
sions of the Taft-Hartley Act will
be followed" This apparently meant
that the Government will seek a
court injunction to ban a strike
for 80 days.
The workers, represented by the
AFL Atomic Trades and Labor
Council. claim they are threatened
with wage cut by the Carbide and
Carbon Chemicals Corp, which op-
crates the laboratories for the Gov
ernment.
Another concern operated the
laboratories until recently. 1t hac
been paying the AFL workers 9
higher rate than that received by
CIO workers at an adjoining atomic
production plant, also operated by
Carbide. Carbide wants similar
rates for both plants.
The AFL group sent a message te
Mr.. Truman late yesterday saying
they would work after midnigh
tonight II their higher wages, a.
well as insurance and other bene.
fits which the CIO workers dom
have, are continued.
The Government awaited the
eompany's response before deciding
finally on its next move.
Evening star., 1948-03-19
Maryland Crosh Of Car
And Truck Kills Three
BY the Associoied Press


HANCOCK, Md, Mar. 19.-Three
Sylvan CPa) men were instantly
killed and fourth is in critical con-
dition at the Washington County
Hospital, Hagerstown, following a
tractor -truck-car crash seven miles
east Of Hancock on route AZ early
today.
The dead are:
Fluford Fritz, Homer Weller and
Harry Younker, passengers in the
auto.
Floyd Younker, a son Of Harry
Younker, is in the hospital.
The men were on their way to
work at Hagerstown and stopped to
pick up fifth man when the car
was knocked against a tree by the
truck.
Evening star., 1948-03-19
By the Assoeioted Press

BERKELEY, Calf, Mar. 19.-
Secretary of State Marshall to-
day accused Russia of using
high-handed Nazi methods in
the Communist drive to engulf
free European nations.
Before University of California
founders day audience. Gen. Mar
shall stated the Soviet threat to
America in these words:
Never before in history has the
world situation been more threaten
ing to our ideals and interests than
at the present time.
"A depressing aspect of the situ-
alton is the duplication in Europe
of the high-handed and calculated
procedure of the Nazi regime"
1t was Gen. Marshall's first pub
lie speech since President Truman
appealed Wednesday for Congress
to enact universal military train
ing and a temporary draft, and to
speed action on the European Re-
covery Program.
European Nations Warned.
But Gen. Marshall went beyond
his chief in further detailing what
he called today the general
strategy" Of meeting the Russian
challenge
The Secretary of State made these
main points:
l. He personally warned italy and
all other free European nations that
any country which puts the Com
munist Party in power automatically
cuts itself off from American aid
Gen. Marshall said the Communists
have so strongly opposed the recov-
cry program that their victory would
be evidence of a nations desire ito
dissociate itself from the program. y
2. The present conflict is world
wide struggle between freedom and
tyranny" Gen. Marshall said the
Russians should be stopped short in
the positions they now hold-"it
should now be perfectly clear that
rules based on threats and force in
stead of reason and justice must not
be allowed to spread further un-
checked"
Anxious for Settlement.
8. The United States is maintain
ing an open door" policy toward
any conciliatory moves by Russia
and is sincerely anxious" for a
settlement. But until settlement
is possible sit must be our policy
to discourage and to oppose further
encroachment on the rights and
lives of free peoples"
4. The crisis in which the United
States now finds itself is world
wide 1t presents grave threats to
American interests not only in Eu-
rope but also in the Middle East
and Far East. Gen. Marshall ar
gued against trying ito disperse our
efforts" to meet all threats equally
S. The great need now is for
prompt enactment of the European
Recovery Program in Congress. He
said this should so strengthen free
nations as to give them a better
chance to defend themselves against
transition into police states doni-
mated by the Central Committee OF
the Communist Party in Europe.
Gen. Marshall said he agreed
evidently with critics of his strategy
that "the economic reinforcement
of the free nations will not alone
guarantee their safety under exist
ing conditions"
However, he said, his chief con-
cern "is to see us reach q decision
promptly in regard to this (recov-
ery) program and not delay action
while discussing new conceptions OF
proposals regarding related mat
ters."
CThe Senate has passed a S.
300,0OO,000 foreign aid bill and
1See MARSHALL, page All
Evening star., 1948-03-19
French Defense Chief
Alarmed at Red Ties
OF JoIiot-Curie
BY the Assoeioted Press

PARIS, Mar. ia French
defense official voiced alarm to-
day over the Communist sympa-
thies of atom expert Frederic
Joliot-Curie, whose wife, herself
a leading physicist, was released
from detention held by United
States immigration authorities
today.
Paul Anxionnaz, chairman of the
French Assembly's National De-
fense Committee. said he is lex
tremely uneasy over the fact that
our atomic research is headed by
Mr.. Joliot-Curie, who has open
Communist sympathies."
A fight erupted in the Council of
the Republic, Frances upper House,
last night after a follower of Gen.
Charles de Gaulle demanded that
the commissariat for atomic re-
search be purged of Communists.
Il intend to bring this matter up
in the National Assembly," Mr..
AnxionnaZ said.
Ce Soir, Communist newspaper,
protested the Ellis Island detention
(see FRANCE. Page AID
Evening star., 1948-03-19
Clements Succeeds
kasaryk as Czech
Foreign Minister
Red With Many Links
To West Had Served as
Aide to Decd Official
BY the Associated Press

PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia, Mar
19.-The Prague radio announced
today that Vlado Clements, a
Communist, has been appointed
Foreign Minister of Czechoslo-
vakia.
Clements, who had been the
No. q man in the Foreign Ministry
succeeds Jan Masaryk, who died
in plunge from his apartment
in the Foreign Ofice building
March 10.
The new Foreign Minister. q
Slovak, hao been secretary of state
for foreign affairs and had beer
Mr.. Masaryk's chief assistant fol-
several years. He is q lawyer
46 years old.
Two Posts Being Combined.
The Prague radio broadcast said
the Offices Of Foreign Minister ano
secretary of state are being COM
bined and that Clements will fill
both posts.
The appointment was made pub
lie just four weeks after the start
of a cabinet crisis which resulted in
complete Communist control of the
government. It came three weeks
after President Eduard Benes swore
in the new cabinet, of which Mr..
MaSaryk was a member.
Though for many years an ener-
getic worker for Communist causes,
Clements has many associations
with western nations. He speaks
English and French f1uently.
In 1885 he was Communist dep
uty representing a Slovak district in
the Prague Parliament. On oceupa-
ton of the country by the Germans
he fed to Poland and Russia and
ultimately reached France. There
the Daladier government interned
him.
Broadcast From England.
After France fell he went to Eng
land. From there for several years
he broadcast news of world events
to his homeland. For q time he was
a journalist in France and England
In 1942 Clements became a men,
ber of the Slovak State Council in
London. Now he is a member Of the
Slovak National Council, q pro-
vincial legislature which sits In
Bratislava.
The appointment does not change
the composition of the Communist
dominated cabinet. AS Secretary OF
State Clements previously had cab.
met rank. Mr.. Masaryk was affll-
lated with ne party.
Zdenek Fierlinger, leftist Socia!
Democrat who helped the Com.
munists in their rise to power, was
elected chairman of his party last
night.
The Executive Committee chose
Evening star., 1948-03-19
Senate Republicans
Push Drive 10 Pass
Tax Cut Bill Today
BurkIey Says Democrats
Will Oppose Reduction
Now as Dangerous
BY the Assoeioisd Press

Senate Republicans presented
a solid front today as they
pushed a drive to pass their
$4,000, ,00O, 900 income tax-cutting
bill by nightfall.
Chairman Millikin Of the Senate
Finance Committee, floor manager
OF the measure, told reporters he
believes the chances for q final
vote late today were good.
| He based his forecast mainly on
decision by the Democratic lead
ership to abandon plans for offering
an amendment to hold any tax cut
this year to $4,000, 900 900. The
House already has passed q meas
ure calling for a $6,5o0, 900, 900 slash.
Barkley Against Any Cut.
Senator Barley of Kentucky, the
minority leader, said he intended
to vote against any tax reduction.
He predicted several other Demo-
Gratis would follow suit.
Senator Barkley said he believes
it would be dangerous" to cut taxes
in the light of President Truman's
appeal for greater American mill
tary power to protect Western Eu-
rope against the spread Of COM
muniSm.,
Senator Barkley refused to spec
ulate on Republican chances to cor
raj enough Democratic votes to
override an expected presidential
veto. But he did say:
II have no doubt that vote to
sustain a veto will be larger than
the vote against the bill on passage
(by the Senate)."
However, Senator Aiken, Repub-
lican, of Vermont predicted more
Democrats would vote to override a
veto than when Mr.. Truman sue
cessfully blocked a $4,o00, ,0O0. 900 tax
cut bill last year. Ten Democrats
lined up against the President then.
Objections Called Unjustifled.
Senator Gurney, Republican, of
South Dakota, chairman of the
Senate Armed Services Committee,
was asked by reporters whether he
would vote against tax cut because
of the Presidents preparedness pro-
posals.
The South Dakota lawmaker re-
piled:
You can't very well justify any
objections against tax cut at the
moment. because we don't yet know
what the extra cost (of the military
program will be-"
Opening the Senate debate yester-
day, Senator Milhkin said the
"ominous" world situation is good
reason for passing the $4,000, ,Ooo, 900
bill.
He said the foreign program out
lined by Mr.. Truman might re-
quire a huge production increase
A tax cut, Senator Millikin added
would give industry an incentive te
boost output.
The Senate later in the day de-
Evening star., 1948-03-19
Spring Due Tomorrow
With Seasonal Showers

Spring will make its debut to-
morrow with the seasons traditional
showers, according to the Weather
Bureau forecast.
Scattered rainfall is expected to-
day and early tomorrow, with tenn
peratures in the Cos.
The official arrival of spring in the
northern hemisphere will take
place at 11:57 am. tomorrow.
Evening star., 1948-03-19
By J. A. O'LeoY

The Senate Foreign Relation.
Committee today approved $275,.
100000 of additional aid te
Greece and Turkey and ar.
ranged to meet tomorrow morn.
ing to act on further aid fol
China.
The House Foreign Affairs Com
mittee also is at work behind CLOSED
doors on the needs of Greece, Tur.
key and China and may reach de.
cisions today. The administration
has asked for an additional s57o,.
100000 for China.
The Senate, having already
passed the European Recovery Pro-
gram, plans to handle Greek-Turk-
ish and China aid as two separate
bills for the time being. The House
committee plans to put the whole
foreign aid program in one bill, anc
has about completed its version o1
the European section.
Vote Is Unanimous.
The Senate committee is under
stood to- have recorded anothe
unanimous vote of 13 to 0 for con
tinuing the support of Greece ant
Turkey in their stand agains
further Communist expansion
toward the Mediterranean. TIL,
committee has been unanimous il
the past year on other major por
tions of the administrations foreign
policy.
Chairman Vandenberg said tha
besides approving the $275, 5,OO0, ,00t
the committee agreed to rewrite tht
original act for aid to Greece ant
Turkey. He said the purpose is t.
simplify" the language. The frs
k-Turkish aid bill was passes
last May and provided $400, ,000, 900.
ERP Action Pushed.
When the House Foreign Affair
Committee adjourned last night, i
had nearly finished going over tn,
European Recovery Program, OF
which House and Senate polio,
makers appear to be much close
together than observers had ex
pected them to be when the four
year Marshall Plan was presented
Although the House committe,
has made a number of alteration
in the Senate version of ERP, non,
seems likely to create serious discors
in conference.
The House group has agreed tt
give the European program a four.
year authorization, and has left tn,
f1rst-year total at $500, ,00O, 900
Most important change is the re.
quirement that $1,000 900, 900 of thi.
total must be in Export rt-Import
Bank loans.
Other Steps Taken.
Other steps taken by the House
Committee yesterday on ERP were
Restored authority to charter ur
to 200 American ships to co-operat.
ing nations to carry supplies to Eu.
rope. The Senate knocked out all
chartering authority.
Agreed that up to $500, 900 00(
could be used to guarantee thai
American business interests could bs
paid in dollars instead of foreign
currencies when they invest In for.
eign projects to aid European re.
covery.
! Knocked out the Taft amendment
adopted in the Senate, to guarantee
up to 10 per cent of any credits
extended to European nations b,
other Western hemisphere coun
tries.
Evening star., 1948-03-19
BY The Asseeiassd Press

Senate Republican leaders
seemed near agreement today on
a plan to register-but delay
drafting - the Nations young
men for military service.
The wait-and-see proposal under
study by Senators Vandenberg of
Michigan and Taft of Ohio would
call for speedy passage of laws to
revive selective service in the face of
stepped-up Communist pressure in
Europe. Selectees would be chosen
and put on notice.
But Congress would not push the
button for inductions unless or un-
til: Cd Voluntary enlistments con-
tinued to lag or (2) the world situa-
ton grew so grave as to call for par
tial or full mobilization of citizen
army.
The prime object Of such a law
would be to spur immediate enlist
ments of those subject to call, thus
Evening star., 1948-03-19
Lute News
Bulletins

Red Cross Drive at $50
The Red Cross announced
today that it had reached
S704,329 or 65.2 per cent of its
goal in the current fund cam
paign in the District area.
The drive seeks S1,0S0,000.
Nomination Withdrawn
President Truman today
withdrew his nomination of
Burton N. Behling rs a men,
ber of the Federal Power Com
mission. The White House
gave no explanation.
Evening star., 1948-03-19
Copies Of Truman Address
Confiscated in Prague
By the Associated Press

PRAGUE, Mar. 19.-The Ameri-
can Embassy announced today that
a United States bulletin carrying
the text of President Truman's ad.
dress to Congress has been barred
from the mail in CzechoSlovakia.
A Prague post office official tele.
phoned to say that yesterdays issue
of the bulletin had been conflscated
The United States Information
Service issues daily bulletin in ths
Czech language reporting develop
ments of American policy. Normal.
several hundred copies are mailed t.
libraries, schools and interested in
dividuals.
Evening star., 1948-03-19
3,295 Pacific War Dead
Due at Oakland Monday
By the Assoeiated Press

OAKLAND, Calf, Mar. 19.-The
third funeral ship from Pacific
areas is due here Monday with
1926 American war dead.
The Army transport Walter
Schwenk will dock at 10:30 am. al
the Oakland Army base. Aboard
the vessel are the bodies of 3,264
dead from Saipan and 81 from
Honolulu.
Brig. Gen. Neal H. Mckay, port
commander, said a short, simple
military service will be held wher
the ship docks.
Evening star., 1948-03-19
Man Cheering Duce
Quickly SIenced at
Milan Leftist Rally
BY the Assoeiofed Press

MILAN, Mar. 10.-A young
man yelled viva II Duce" at a
leftist rally here last night. He
yelled 1t just once.
The crowd seized him, stripped
him of everything but his shirt,
then hoisted him up on the top
OF monument and jeered him.
Evening star., 1948-03-19
Strike Ties Up Jop Phones

TOKYO, Mar. 10 (P.-A strike
by communications workers today
paralyzed Japan's telephone system.
The walkout-to continue "a hours
was called to support demands
for cost-of living wage increases.
Evening star., 1948-03-19
Russians Usiinq
Nazis' Methods,
Marshall Says
u. S. Interests Facing
Big Threat, He Stotes
In California Talk
BULLETIN

Senator Flanders, Repub-
lican, of Vermont proposed
today that differences be-
tween Russia and the United
States be laid before the
United Nations. He intro
duced legislation which would
direct the President to place
the disputes before the U. N.
General Assembly.
Evening star., 1948-03-19
Senators Vote
Million for
Greece, Turkey
Committee Due to Aci
On China Tomorrow;
House Unit at Work
BULLETIN

The House Foreign Affairs
Committee today unanimously
approved the $500, ,OOO, 900
European Recovery Program.
BY a party-line vote of IA to
8, the committee then refused
to take the ERP bill before
the House separately.
Evening star., 1948-03-19
Wait See Draft Proposal
Favored by G. O.P. Leaders
PIon Would Register Men, but Delay
Induction Until Emergency Strikes

CARDINAL DOUGHERTY dis
agrees with Spellman, again hits
UNIT. Page As.
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(See ATTACK, Page A-40
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(see FISCAL, Page A-4D
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(see PRKUGE, Page AID
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(See ITALY, Page A-4.)
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e MARSHALL, Page AID
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(See TAXES, Page A-4)
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(See JOLIOT-CURIE, Page AID
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(See FRANCE. Page AID
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-08-19

H. E. Rodeheaver and children, Oak
land; Hugh and Arthur Bateman, of
Swanton; Mrs. Austin Frazee, Pitts
burgh; Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Robey,
Beechwood, Pa; and Mr.. and Mrs.
Bert Frazee, East Palestine, Ohio.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Bateman and
family, Swanton, visited Mr.. and Mrs.
James A. Savage Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Adams, Cheat
Neck, W. Va, visited Mr.. and Mrs.
William Hastings Sunday.
Mrs. Mark Saltzer and daughter,
Suzanne, Miss Mary Bond, Mrs. Rich
ard Bond and daughter, Virginia
Louise and Mrs. Earle Glotfelty
shopped in Cumberland Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Duckworth and
children were Sunday dinner guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Knots, Crel-
lin.
Miss jeanne Bowman, Accident,
spent Friday night with her grand
mother, Mrs. V. o. Bowman.
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ing her uncles and aunts, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Getty and Mr.. and Mrs.
j. F. Fahey, at the Casselman hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hobert Speicher and
son Buddy are spending their va
cation at Niagara Falls, and Canada.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Paige and
children, Barbara and Tommy, Eliza
beth, N. J. were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Eldred Stahl.
The annual Bittinger picnic will be
held at Broadwater's Grove, Biting
er, Saturday, August 81, under the
auspices of the WOW. Camp Of
Bittinger. The proceeds will be used
for community house at Bittinger.
Mrs. Benny McIlwee, Cumberland,
was a guest of her brother, Mr.. and
Mrs. o. j. Glotfelty and family last
week
William burst and Joseph Glot-
felty, Baltimore, visited their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvan burst and Ms.
o. J. Glotfelty.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dewey Yommer,
Little Crossings, announce the birth
of daughter in Memorial hospital,
Cumberland, August ~.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-08-19

last week with Mr. and Mrs. Ernest
Mosser.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Sebold and chill
dren visited her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Eisentrout, Morgantown,
w. Va, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Glotfelty and
children, Oakland, visited his mother,
Mrs. George Glotfelty, Sunday after
noon.
G>aday dim" c-csts of John Glot-
felty IN. family were Mrs. Arch
Glotfelty and Mrs. Ola Davis and son
Robert, Thomas, w. Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Burkholder and
sons, Five Forks, Pa, spent the week
end with Mr.. and Mrs. c. l. Wright.
Visiting Mr.. and Mrs. C. l. Wright
Sunday were Mr.. and Mrs. Herman
Rodeheaver, Mr.. and Mrs. Milton De-
Witt and Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Friend,
Sang Run; Keith Brant and Maurice
Glotfelty, McHenry, Mr.. and Mrs. Or
land and daughters, Hoyes Run, Mrs.
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Mrs. Fred Bland, Mr.. and Mrs. Nell
son Brenneman, Mr.. and Mrs. Webb
Brenneman and son Eugene, Floyd
Brenneman, Mr.. and Mrs. George Sc
bold, Mrs. Harland Bowman and chill
felty. The hostess assisted by her
daughter, Mrs. Donald Haenftling,
served home made ice cream, cake and
coffee.
Weiner Roast and Serenade
Mr.. and Mrs. Owen Bender and
Charles w. Wright entertained about
thirty of their friends at weiner
roast last Thursday evening at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. C. l. Wright.
Following the weiner roast the
group serenaded Mr.. and Mrs. Hubert
Glotfelty, newlyweds, at the home, of
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
Glotfelty.
Personals
Rev. and Mrs. George Simpson were
Friday evening dinner guests of Mrs.
Verlyn Carr.
Sunday dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Savage were Rev. George
Simpson, Tom Hawkins, Mrs. Joseph
Sebold and Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Sc
bold.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Floyd, and
Miss Juanita Sanders returned to
their home in Washington, d. C. on
Monday after spending a two weeks
vacation with Mrs. Floyd's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Mosser.
Mrs. Floyd Lee, Red Rouse, spent