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Evening star., 1948-02-18
Taxes Take Third of Earnings,
Bridges Says in Budget Debate
Urqes Limit IN Billion Under Trumon's;
ERP Fund Shift Seeks to Aid Tax Cut

money increase Mr.. Truman's JAN
uary total of S39. 700 100000.
Floor debate on the economy reso-
luton came on the heels of book
keeping maneuver by Republican
leaders yesterday to charge $3.000,-
100000 of next years European re-
covery program against the Treas
ury's 1948 surplus.
The effect of this move would be
to increase the 1949 surplus and
thereby make it easier for Congress
to approve both the foreign aid pro-
gram and a tax cut.
At the same time, however, this
paper transfer of $3,600 100000 OF
next years obligations to the ex-
penditure column for the fiscal yea1
1948 will wipe out large part OF
the savings the Republicans claim
they made at the last session ir
1948 spending figures.
The budget ceiling resolution
which the Senate expects to pas
today is required by the Congress
sional Reorganization Act of 1916
1t is not binding and will be effec
(See BUDGET. Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1948-02-18
French Station Master
Held in Wreck Fatal 10 "a
By the Assoeioted Press

LILLE, France, Feb. 18.-Station
Master Albert Dufour of Thum-
cries was Jailed today on charges
of involuntary manslaughter in
connection with a train wreck last
night which police said cost at
least "a lives.
The accident, caused when pas
senger train collided with a freight
train, occurred near Thumeries, Is
miles from here.
Police said there may be more
bodies in the Wreckage They said
the number of injured totaled
about 40.
Police said Dufour told them he
had had an argument with an en-
ploye and had become upset; that
he prematurely gave a signal for
the passenger train to leave Thum-
cries. Ordinarily, police said the
passenger train was held in the
station until the freight passed
Police said Dufour told them he
realized his error and tried to stop
the freight, but was too late.
Evening star., 1948-02-18
LANCER Will Include
Unmarried in Bill
For Maternity Leave
Witnesses Support Plan
To Give Women in U. S.
Jobs so Days With Poy

Chairman LANCER of the Sen
ate Civil Service Committee said
today he will include unmarried
women in his bill to give expect
ant mothers in Government jobs
so days maternity leave with
pay.
The Senator made the observa-
ton after medical and Federal Off
cials testified at a hearing that they
thought the proposal should extend
to unWed prospective mothers.
The North Dakota Senator said
he always was in favor of this pro-
vision. He had the bill written
without it, however, because he
thought it would be more acceptable
applying only to married women.
Called Social Need.
DR.. Herbert P. Ramsey, protes-
sor at the George Washington Uni
versity Medical School and ar
official of the American Medica
Association, SalQ ne ulull hiio"
what the legislative situation will be
if YOU strike out the word married,
but there is a great social need fol
the legislation.
Senator LANCER then said the
committee would amend the meas
ure to include unmarried mothers
A further amendment, he said
would extend the 60-day leave perioe
if doctors certify the need for it.
DR.. Ramsey predicted that tht
Nations birth rate, which begar
going up in 1889 and reached a peal
In December, 1916, will be back t.
what it was in 1888 in about tive
years.
IF there is any governmental in
terest in promoting the birth rate
and I think there should be-thi'
bill would be a helpful factor" III
declared. Many people postpon'
having children Indefinitely because
of financial difficulties.
Brig. Gen. Wallace Graham
physician to President Truman, Wit
1See MATERNITY. Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1948-02-18
Dealers Expect Steady
Week ndFoodPrices
Except in Butter, Eggs
Grain Prices Foil Again
And Most Commodities
Follow Down Trend

Butter and eggs probably will
cost the housewife more this
week end, but price tags on other
food items are likely to remain
about the same, it was indicated
today.
A wide fluctuation in the COM
modify markets today could affect
retail prices, but merchants believe
meats, soap, flour and lard prod
ucts-all of which have dropped In
the last two weeks-will be about
the same for another week at least.
Grain prices fell again today as
the market opened in Chicago and
most other commodities followed
suit. Wheat was off as much as 4a4
cents a, bushel. Cotton also was
down in early trading. Cattle prices
were steady to so cents higher and
sheep about steady. Hogs were
steady to Is cents lower
Stocks we're uneven on the New
York exchange.
Butter, Egg Prices Up.
Butter and egg prices OF some
local diaries were up 4 cents today,
while other dalries are waiting to
see what the wholesale butter mar
ket does today before making
changes. The butter market has
risen about a. cents at wholesale
since last Friday and such an in
crease normally is reflected in retail
prices.
Chain stores are sticking with
most of last week ends prices at
least through today. New week end
prices are announced on Thursdays
and some changes may be seen to-
morrow One chain store official
said butter certainly will have to go
up if the wholesale price remains
at yesterdays higher level.
One local chain cut shortening
prices cents today, dropping the
cost of a 3-pound can to Sl.03 for
one brand and S1.09 for another
Sugar and -four also went down 4
cents on lo-pound bag. Each now
costs 70 cents. The spot price
changes are good through today,
the chain said in its advertise
mentS.
The commodity markets showed
a mixed tendency yesterday but
nearly all commodities joined in a
downturn near the close of the
trading day.
Storekeepers Complain.
In New York. storekeeperS were
complaining that despite price re-
ductions business had dropped of
more than is normal for the lenter
season. Day-to-day purchasing is
becoming the general rule, they
said.
For the first time since Saturday
the Associated Press wholesale index
of IS basic commodities dropped
(See PRICES. Page A-4)
Evening star., 1948-02-18

Laborites and Republicans. Both
of these favor drastic monetary
reforms.
The Irish Press, government
newspaper, called the anti-De
Valera coalition "one of the most
grotesque positions ever reached in
party politics"
Only half Irish-his father was
a Spanish soldier Mr.. De Valera
battled through many OF his %
years for Irish independence from
Britain.
He carried a rifle in the bloody
Easter Rebellion of 1916 and was the
last of the rebels to give up. Step
ping from his barricade, he told
the British:
II am De Valera. Shoot me, but
spare my men,"
Mr.. De Valera was condemned to
death, but a question whether he
1See ERE, Page H-4J
Evening star., 1948-02-18
De Valera Is Beaten by S Votes
AS Costello Wins Premiership
5 Opposition Parties
Back Dublin Lawyer
In DuiI Election
BY the Associoted Press

DUBLIN, Fire, Feb. 18.-John
A. Costello was elected Prime
Minister of Fire today a few
minutes after Parliament de-
feated canon de Valera's bid for
reelection by 5 votes.
The 65-year- old De Valera, who
was born in New York, had headed
Fires government since 1892
He mustered only four votes out
side his own party, the Fianna Fail
(Soldiers of Destiny, in his bid for
return to power. He lost, 10 to Is.
Mr.. Costello, Sc, Dublin lawyer
was nominated for prime minister
and was supported by five opposi-
ton parties.
The vote for Costello was rs to SO
Hopes of Mr.. de Valera were
dashed last night when five Ma.
tional Labor Party deputies sud-
denly switched to the anti-De
Valera coalition.
Long Term Resented.
Principal opposition seemed to
grow from resentment at Mr. De
Valera's long term in office. Mr.. De
Valera opposed coalition govern
ment in his campaign speeches. He
said then he would resign if his
party did not get a majority.
Lined up in opposition to him
were the Fine Gael 81 seats head
ed by Gen. Richard Mulcahy; the
Farmers q seats, Clam ma Po-
blachta Republicans, 10 seats, Ma
tional Labor Is seats) and Labor
"a seatS).
Political observers were dubious
as to how long the Conservative
Fine Gael Party would work in
harness with the Socialist-inclined
Evening star., 1948-02-18
BY J. A. O'Leory

Nearly one-third of every dol
lar earned "goes for some form
of taxation" Chairman Bridges
of the Senate Appropriations
Committee told the Senate today
in urging passage of the resolu-
ton to place a ceiling of $751;
200, 900, 900 on Federal spending
next year.
This would mean cut of S2,5Oo,-
600 900 somewhere in President Tru-
mans January budget. The cut
would have to go deeper by what
ever amount later requests fol
Evening star., 1948-02-18
Rules Chairman Bars
Vote in
House, Roberts Says
Former Justice Accuses
Allen, Bills Opponent, OF
Legolistic Joekeying'
BY the Associated Press

Owen j. Roberts today &C
cused Chairman Allen OF the
House Rules Committee of "le-
galistic jockeying' to keep the
House from voting on universal
military training.
ut is travesty of the American
system of representative govern
ment." the former Supreme Court
justice told the Illinois Republican.
The House Armed Services Com
mittee approved a bill eight months
ago which would require teen-agers
to take military training.
The Rules Committee, which has
the right to say when bill will go
to the House, has kept it bottled up.
Allen Opposes Bill.
Mr.. Allen himself opposes the
measure. Mr.. Roberts heads the
National Security Committee, an
organization of private citizens who
favor it.
"It was never intended that the
Rules Committee should exercise
the power of veto over the action
of the other committees OF the
house, Mr.. Roberts said in letter
to Mr.. Allen.
"Yet, that is precisely what the
Rules Committee has done now for
eight months. THAT is precisely
what l am reluctantly. forced to con-
cl,1de Won intend to continue to do. p"
Mr.. Roberts said he got that idea
from prediction by Mr.. Allen to
news reporters that "the bill not
become law"
Voting Record Cited. {.
Mr.. Roberts told Mr.. Allen "a
review of your voting record on de-
fense measures in 1910 and l94l,
the critical months before Pearl
Harbor, speak for itself.
He said it included votes against
the draft act, lend-lease bill and
draft act extension.
LAS an individual member OF
Congress" Mr.. Roberts said, lit is
your right and duty to vote your
own convictions.
my point is, that the other 434
members of the House of Represent
atives are equally entitled to vote
their convictions.
I'm this country. We can both be
thankful that the majority still pre-
walls.
But it cannot prevail If legal
istic iockeying is employed to pre-
vent important measures from be-
ing considered by the representa-
tives of all the people
No training bill is before the Sen
ate. The Armed Services Commit
tee there will decide early next
month whether to hold its own
hearings on the subject or wait for
the House to act first.
Evening star., 1948-02-18
3,OOOHours' Work by Congress
OnD.C. Citedin Home Rule Plea

Congress ought not to be bur-
dened with local legislation at a
time when great issues of peace and
reconstruction are pressing on its
attention, DR.. Galloway testified.
Other changes in the law recon-
mended by the legislative expert in
clude:
Discontinuance of all special COM
mittees in both houses on the theory
that any special committee tres
passes on the assigned jurisdiction
of some regular committee.
Adoption of better method tnan
seniority for selecting committee
chairmen.
Modification Of the section which
requires both houses to fix a cell
ing on the Federal budget by Feb
ruary IS each year, DR.. Galloway
greed this is too early in any ses-
sion to fix a budget goal.
Evening star., 1948-02-18
Missing U. S.'Worker
Found in Hospital

Miss Alice Lorraine Garner, Sc
missing Government worker, is a
patient at Walter Reed Hospital, it
was learned today
A former secretary for the Re
search and Development Board and
wartime member of the WAC arrived
at the Army Hospital on Saturday
it was said. Nature of her illness
was not disclosed.
A report that she was missing was
made to police Yesterday when
friends said she failed to return to
her home at 1920 Eighteenth street
NV. She had resigned her position
last Friday because of i'll health and
planned to return to her Rochester
IN Y home for rest.
Evening star., 1948-02-18
Seven Drown in Auto
In Flooded Ohio Creek
BY the Associated Press

POMEROY. Ohio, Feb. 18.-Seven
persons drowned last night when
their automobile plunged into a
flooded creek at Bradbury, miles
southwest of here.
The victims, yet to be identified,
were a man, four women and two
boys.
The submerged automobile was
found early today by Mrs. Emmett
Lightfoot, who lived nearby She
had heard a crash about 1l:30 pm.
The automobile, an old model,
four-door sedan, had missed a
bridge over the creek on State route
1875. 1t ran down a 25-foot en-
bankment and landed, upright. in
the water. About a foot and a
half of the car remained above the
S-lTf5
Evening star., 1948-02-18

Three thousand man-hourS were
devoted 10 the study of District
legislation by members of the House
and Senate last year. DR.. George B
Galloway declared today in urging
home rule as one way Congress
could reduce its work.
DR.. Galloway, a member of the
Library of Congress staff, VINO
helped write the original Congres-
sional Reorganization Act in 1916
was the third witness before the
Senate Expenditures Committee
which is considering how to improve
the act.
In favoring home rule for Wash
ineton. Dr.. Galloway agreed with
former Senator La Toilette OF WIS
consin and Representative Mon
roney of Oklahoma, joint sponsors
of the Reorganization Act, who tes-
titled yesterday.
Evening star., 1948-02-18
John T. Eogon Is Named
Housing Commissioner
BY The Assoeiofsd Press

President Truman today nomi-
mated John Taylor Egan OF New
York to be public housing commits
sioner, succeeding Dillon S. Myer,
resigned.
Mr.. Egan has been acting COM
missioner since December %. He
has served about 10 years with
Federal housing agencies, He Is
ST years old and is a New York
architect.
Evening star., 1948-02-18
Buoy Tender Saves Three
Down in Plane Off Alaska
BY The Assoeiofed Press

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. ia
Coast Guard buoy tender rescued
three airmen forced down in an
amphibious plane in the narrow
Kashebarof Passage, 65 miles south
of Ketchikan. Alaska, the Coast
Guard reported early today
The ship. the Hemlock, reached
the Coast Guard flyers shortly be-
fore midnight The plane also was
taken aboard. 1t was forced down
by an oil leak in one of its two
engines. :
Names of the rescued men were
not available here. They were re-
ported uninjured.
Evening star., 1948-02-18
Surprise Victory
OF W WaIIace Man
Jars Democrats
Election of lsucson
In Bronx Emphasizes
Third Party Threat

The-smashing, unexpected tri-
umph of the American Labor
Party candidate backed by
Henry A. Wallace in yesterdays
special New York congressional
election jolted Democratic Party
leaders today.
Few pretended to laugh off the
third-party aspirant for the presi-
dency after a tabulation of votes in
the hitherto Democratic stronghold
of Edward J. Flynn. Democratic ma
tional committeeman in the Bronx
Leo Isacson. the ALP nominee.
rolled up more votes than his three
opponents combined
The White House had no COM
ment. Press Secretary Charle7
Ross was asked if President Tru-
man had taken note" of the re-
turns and he replied, no. He added,
however, that the President reaS
the morning papers as usual
Mr. Isacson, 38-year-old attorney
who does not even live in the dis
.trict he will represent tit is not nee
essary), got 22,697 votes in the area
Karl Proper, Democrat, received
1858: Dean Alfange. Liberal, 384C,
and Joseph De. Nigris, Republican,
1882.
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt and
Mayor O'Dwyer of New York wer1
among those campaigning vigorously
for Mr.. Proper. The election was
held to fill the seat of Benjamin j.
Rabin, who resigned to accept a
place on the State Supreme Court.
Wallace Sees Victory Over Bossism."
In Tampa. Fla. on speaking tour,
Mr. Wallace declared that this
proves that the so-called third party
can become the first party in l946,"
and hailed the result as real VIC
tory over bossism and machine
politics"
He called it ''repudiation of the
get tough double standard foreign
policy"
To some Democrats, Mr.. Wallace
has begun to look like the differ
ence between winning and losing
New York's Al electoral votes in
November.
Even those who discounted his
showing as a vote-puller agreed on
one point: The situation calls for
an about attempt to pull warning
Democratic factions together, plus
a supreme effort to get out the vote
intthe fall The turnout yesterday
was far below expectations. Presi-
dent Truman is expected to hit on
this angle when he speaks at the
Jackson-Jefferson dinner tomorrow
night. The White House said today
it will be a major speech.
/ ALP Vote Could Decide Race.
| If the news from New York means
that Mr.. Wallace is going to get a
big piece of the American Labor
Party vote it is enough to give any
good Democrat the chillS.
In 1914 Franklin D. Roosevelt
carried New York State over Gov.
Dewey by only 300,000-odd votes
with nearly 100000 ALP members
voting for him. What if most of
these go to Mr.. Wallace in 1948?
Democrats in the Capital were
hard put to find much comfort in
the figures from the Bronx election.
Representative KirWan of Ohio,
chairman of the Democratic Con-
gressional Campaign Committee,
admitted that the showing of Mr..
Isacson was surprising"
However, he said he was aston
ished" by the absolute disappear
ance of the Republican Party in
the district" The COP nominee
got only 4 per cent of the, vote yes
terday against 10 per cent two years
ago.
| Mr.. IsacSon received Sc per cent
Of the vote. Mr.. Proper got only
500.
Two years ago the Democratic
4 fSee WALLACE. Page A-4)
Evening star., 1948-02-18
u. S. Aide Got Plans
For Invasion of Soviet

Sam E. Woods, American
commercial attache in Berlin,
is credited with obtaining Hit
ler's plan for the invasion of
Russia in the 21st installment
of Cordell Hull's memoirs to-
day. The information was
turned over to Russia, but
what effect it had on Soviet
policy Is problematical, Mr.
Hull says. (See Page Aid
Evening star., 1948-02-18
Douglas Back in London
After Washington Visit
BY the kssocioied Press

LONDON. Feb. l8.-Lewis Doug
las, American Ambassador to Bri-
tain, returned to~London by air to-
day with the added job of Amer
ican representative to a tri-power
conference on Western Germany's
future.
The conference, bringing together
representatives of Britain. France
and the United States, will open
Monday.
Mr.. Douglas has been in Wash
ingtons as one OF the adlninistra-
tion's chief advocates before Con-
gress fo- approval of the Marshall
Evening star., 1948-02-18
Strike of 100, 900 Italians
Is Ended After an Hour
By the Associoted Press

ROME, Feb. ia nationwide,
one-hour strike was staged today by
100000 government postal and tele-
graph employees to support wage and
seniority demands.
The employees are members of the
Communist directed italian Labor
Confederation. They returned to
work at am. after the govern
ment's Council of State assured them
it would act promptly on their de-
mandS.
Evening star., 1948-02-18
BULLETIN

The Senate today went on
record in favor of holding the
Federal budget for the year
starting July l to $37,2O0,-
100000.
Evening star., 1948-02-18
RoyoII Ends Inspections
In Caribbean Areas.
RY the Assoeioted Press

Secretary of the Army Royal. re-
turned today from Today inspec-
ton trip TO Panama and other
Caribbean areas.
Evening star., 1948-02-18
u. Considering
Palestine EARNS
|EnnbargoC:hange
Position in U. N. Case
Is Nearly Decided,
Marshall Says

FRICTION REPORTED GROWING
in U. N. Palestine commission.
Page A-4.
Evening star., 1948-02-18

(See BUDGET, Page A-6D
Evening star., 1948-02-18
Guide for Readers

An Associated Press Newspaper
Evening star., 1948-02-18

Sunny, quite mild. high temperatures near
10 today Fair, low near 35 tonight Fair
and mild. high in upper Sos tomorrow. Gull
rerort on pace A-2)
Evening star., 1948-02-18

(See PRICES, Page A-4D
Evening star., 1948-02-18

(See MATERNIT'
Evening star., 1948-02-18

See FALKLANDS, Page Al
Evening star., 1948-01-14
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