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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-21
BY the Associated Press

WEST CHESTER, Pa. Aug. 21.-A
gas explosion virtually blew an
eight-room farmhouse apart, injur-
ing six members of family buried
in the debris.
No fire followed last nights eX-
plosion and Burley Parker. 81, a
farm worker, and a passing motorist
were able to dig Mr.. Parker's wife
and four children out of the wrecked
home. Mr. Parker then drove his
family to West Chester County Hos
pital for treatment.
The farm worker told Chief OF
Police Edwin Foxx of West Goshen
Township that he was taking a bath
when the explosion occurred. His
wife, Cleora, "a, was on the second
floor and their four young children
were playing in the living room.
/ The blast blew the entire bach
and most of, the two sides of the
home apart.
! The children were hurled into the
cellar and Mrs. Parker fell through
the second floor flooring almost tt
the basement. Mr.. Parker said hi
seemed to be walking on the attic
rafters after the first shock.
Harold, 3, was the most seriously
injured. He suffered a possible con.
cussion of the brain. James, 6, wa!
treated for fractured wrist anC
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-21
Portland Officials Rescind
Ban on Caldwell Novels
BY the Associated Press

PORTLAND. Me, Aug Ala ban
on sales of three Erskine Caldwell
novels was rescinded last night, five
hours after it went on-with city
officials explanation there had been
mixup.
City Manager Lyman S. Moore
said ban, issued by police at his
direction, on sale and display of six
art" magazines would continue I'M
der a statute intended to protect
minors morals.
Police earlier today ordered book
sellers and newsstands to remove
three Caldwell books, Gods Little
Acre" Tragic Ground and Jour
neyman." Removal of the six art
magazines also was ordered
Five hours later City Manager
Moore said: 1T is not a proper
function of the city government to
censor adult literature, and there is
no intent to do SO. There are recog-
nized differences of opinion as to
the literary worth of many novels,
including those of Erskine Caldwell.
The city government has no opinion
on these matters"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-21
Gini MacNaught Wins
Business Beauty Title

Miss Gini MacNaught, 4615 Twen-
ty-f1rst street NE, last night was
chosen Miss Federation of Bust
nessmen's Associations" at the
groups moonlight cruise aboard the
8. S. Potomac.
The federation will finance Miss
MacNaught's trip to Atlantic City
for the Miss America" contest in
September. Runnersup in last night s
contest were Miss Cynthia Vermil-
lion, 1925 Florida avenue NE, and
Miss Rita Cassidy, 1873 Rhode Island
avenue NE.
At dinner preceding the boat
ride, the American Business Associa-
ton nonored A. J. Driscoll, member
Of the Board of Public Welfare and
District civic leader, as its Man
of-the-M Month"
The cruise was marked by the
presence of more than 600 business
men and friends, according to Max
C. Schwartz, chairman.
/ Judges in the beauty contest were
Theodore S. Grape, chairman. anc
Jack j. Blank, federation president
j. M. Heiser, j. Nelson Anderson
Arthur Hartung and Mr.. Driscoll.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-21
Jenner Asks Clark 10 Bar
Sale Of Baltimore BUILDING

Senator Jenner, Republican, OF
Indiana today made another effort
to prevent sale of a Government
owned building in Baltimore be-
cause he claims 1t Is needed by the
Government Printing Office.
In his capacity as chairman of the
Congressional Joint Committee on
Printing. the Senator called on At
torney General Clark to withhold
approval" of the sale by the War
Assets Administration to the Transit
Storage Corp. of Baltimore.
Senator Jenner previously had
asked WAA to remove the building
from surplus. He made public cor
respondence with WAA to show
what he said was stupid financing
and intention to dispose of the
structure.
Transfer Of the building to the
GPO, Senator Jenner said, woulc
permit a 100000 saving annually
that now is being paid by the Gov.
eminent for property rented fol
paper and supplies storage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-21
Union Approves Raises
For Oak Ridge Workers
BY the Assoeioisd Press

OAK RIDGE, Tenn, Aug Ii
Wage increases ranging from 5 to "a
cents an hour for 2,700 atomic plant
workers were approved last night.
Clyde L. Terry. president OF Loca.
228 of the United Gas. Coke and
Chemical Workers, said the vote was
348 to 265.
The vote Of approval, Mr.. Terry
said, ratified wage agreement
reached last week by union officials
and representatives of Carbide g.
Carbon Chemicals Corp.
| The increase for workers at the
gaseous-diffusion process plant, the
largest of three atomic plants at
Oak Ridge. will mean an average
hourly wage of $l59, with a Sill
minimum and s2.07 top, Terry said.
He added that the wage agreement
will continue until the current over
, all 18-month labor contract expires
June 9, l949.
The contract was executed Decem-
Der 9. 1t called for wage increase,
of 10 cents an hour, included a no.
strike agreement, and also had 9
clause for reopening wage negotia.
lions In eight months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-21
Historically Sobbing Youth, Is
Dies in Ohio's Electric Chair

side to side and his sobs grew louder
and more intense. They broke the
stream Of repeated prayers like
commas.
Frohner held himself in hand
long enough to get through the
Lords prayer and portion of a
Catholic ritual before hysteria
gripped him 50 deeply the words.
like . scratched record. mounted
into high-pitched reiteration.
On the last day Of his life Froh-
ner expressed his sorrow over kill
ing Mr.. Spieth. 1t was Frohner
who blackjacked and shot Spieth to
death from the rear seat OF the
mans automobile.
Frohner and Arthur Chapman,
II, planned to kidnap Richard Mas
tiers Of youngstown, 4 schoolmate,
and hold him for 5000 ransom.
They had hitchhiked . ride with
Spieth.
The two youths were captured .
IN hours Afterwards.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-21
Records Fail to Show Chambers
Owned Car Hiss Said Was Gift

The House Committee on Un-
American Activities, preparing fol
another showdown meeting with
Alger Hiss and Whitaker Chambers
next Wednesday, today examined
motor vehicle records regarded by
members as major point in testing
which man is telling the truth about
ownership of a 1929 Ford roadster
in 1885.
Records, obtained by The Star
from various sources independent OF
the committee. indicate that George
Crosley' or Mr.. Chambers never
owned the car which Mr.. Hiss re-
portedly told the committee he gave
him in 1885. Mr.. Hiss explained
this was part Of a deal in which he
sublet his apartment to Crosby" at
that time.
Mr.. Chambers, 1t was learned, in
formed the committee in closed
session some time ago. that he never
had the car as gift, loan or by
formal transfer from Mr.. Hiss. He
said he merely had ridden in it.
According to available records, Mr.
Hiss registered the car in the Dis
trict September 10, 1888, and sold ii
for $25 to the Cherner Motor Co.
1871 Florida avenue, July %, 1896
There is no record, produced as
yet, that the car ever belonged to
Crosby" or Mr.. Chambers or that
it was sold by him. Motor Vehicle
department files also contain no
record that a Whitaker Chambers
or George Crosby had an automobile
registered in the District at that
time.
The Cherner company, according
to the record, sold the Ford car to a
William Rosen of 5405 Thirteenth
street NV.
Mr.. Hiss, former State Department
official accused by Mr.. Chambers OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-21
.DuIin Urges Maryland
To Reduce or End Tax
On Unearned Income
BY the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, Aug. 2l.-State Sen
ator Wilbur R. Dulin. Democrat, OF
Anne Arundel County, proposed TO-
day that Maryland abolish or re-
duce' its ) per cent tax on unearnec
income and allow a deduction for
Federal income tax.
He said it would be a way to lower
Marylanders' tax bills in view of q
general fund surplus of almost S2O,-
100000.
Both Gov. Lane and Controller
James j. Lacy have suggested some
thing might be done about the tax
rate on earned income, now 2 pei
cent and due to jump to o, per cent
with payments on l948 income.
Senator Dulin said he does not
favor this.
Sees Tax on a Tax"
Permitting no deduction fol
money paid the Federal Government
on income creates in the State "a
tax on money you don't get-a tax
on tax" he declared.
AS the Federal Government al
lows You to deduct State taxes, the
State should let you deduct the
federal tax"
Senator Dulin charged the impost
on unearned income hits people who
have fixed incomes, such as retired
school teachers and others living on
pensions"
BY taking slice of profits from,
investments and bank accounts, he
said 1t penalties people for saving
money"
The legislative council early this
year voted against the federal tax
deduction idea, but Senator Dulin
urged that 1t be reconsidered.
Surplus Increase Seen.
The board of revenue estimates. on
the governors instruction, Is looking
into State finances to see whether
tax relief is possible next year.
Figures prepared this month by its
operating arm, the bureau of reve-
nue. estimates, forecast an increase
in the surplus of 100000.
Members asked a detailed study
of income tax receipts, saying they
might boost the surplus even higher.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-21
Probe
Continued From First Page J

produce Peters so that he could be
subpoened as a committee witness.
Mr.. Miller explained that under the
law he could not call Peters as a
committee witness but could summon
him for deportation hearing. He
issued the following statement after
he talked with Mr.. Nixon yesterday:
Mr.. Nixon and I have conferred
today. He understands the limita-
lions of the law and that Mr..
Peters case is proceeding to an early
hearing. Representative Nixon
agreed that the procedure Is correct
under the statute. have co-op-
Grated as fully as possible with the
committee on immigration matters.
The facts IN the case under dis
cussion are these: Peters was taken
into custody on October 8, 1947
under a warrant of arrest charg-
ing him with violation of the act of
October 16, 1918, based upon his
membership in an organization ad-
vocating the overthrow of the United
States Government by force and vi
olence. He was released under
$4,000 bond the next day pending
hearings on the charges. The surety
is in the form Of five $1,000 Unitee
States Government bonds posted by
Ann Stevens. Mr.. Peters wife.
Cites Act OF 1917.
aT1ba oot oF Eohruor,, ( 1At1 o~o
vides for such release pending f1na
disposition of any case with secur
| ity conditioned that the alien shall
be produced when required for 1
hearing or hearings in regard to tn,
charge upon which he has beer
taken into custody and for deporta
ton If he shall be found to be un'
lawfully within the United States
Thus an alien who has been takel
into custody under a warrant of ar.
rest in deportation proceedings ane
released under bond may not b,
called upon by the immigration au
thorities to produce himself unles
for need pursuant to the statutor,
provisions.
mo agency Of Government is NOR
diligently active in exposing ane
excluding or deporting aliens WHIT
attack our form of Government II
illegal ways than the Immigration
and Naturalization Service acting
under the Attorney General. Sew.
enty-four aliens have been ordered
deported for subversive activities
and other cases are proceeding
toward hearing. In addition, sew
eral hundred others are under In
vestigation"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-21

Men now eligible for the draft
who are married before their
registration period will be ex-
empt from service, draft officials
said today.
President Truman yesterday de-
ferred married men, farmers and
all men with dependents and many
others from the 21-month peace
time draft.
The rulings merely stated that
married man was deferred with
no specific date mentioned as to
when he shall have been married
The effect for the present, draft
officials said today, is that men who
are wed between the present time
and when they are called upon to
register will be deferred.
The peacetime deferments are far
more liberal than those in effect
during the last war.
Most of them had been predicted
long ago but they are not official
{ ut.tIl .llC
in a 30-page set of regulations that
also ordered Selective Service to
speed up induction machinery.
This will be accomplished by send
ing out classification questionnaires
as soon as possible to single, nom
ia her, nonveteran eligibles after
men 18 through 25 register at their
local boards between Auguat 80 and
September 49, Later, all except
1G-vear-olds must fill out the ques-
! tionnairesD
These forms. which go to draft
age men l9 through %, must be
filed out in 10 days and returned to
draft boards which will use them to
determine classifications. youths
of 10 are not eligible for. the draft,
but must registerD
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-21

having belonged to a prewar Com
munist elite" underground here, ap-
piled September 7, 1895, for a GER
tiflcate of title to a new Plymouth
car he purchased from Smoot
Motor Co., Inc, 3342 M street NV
This was two months after he va
Gated an apartment at 1881 Twenty
eighth street NV.
Earlier this week, after a face to
face meeting in New York with Mr.
Chambers. avowed former Commu-
mist agent, Mr.. Hiss told the COM
mittee he recalled him as George
Crosley," a free lance writer. Mr.
Hiss said he sublet the Twenty
eighth street apartment to Crosby
and gave him the Ford car. He
denied all charges of Mr.. Chambers
The House committee has not yet
made public the transcript of the
Hiss and Chambers testimony con-
corning the automobile. 1t is known,
however, that committee members
are greatly interested in it and prob
ably will confront both men with
records and other evidence at the
Wednesday meeting
A Cherner company ofiicial ex-
planned that his concern did not
have records as far back as 1885
and that he did not recall the Hiss
automobile transaction in detail. He
added that person wishing to sell
car would be required to show he
held title to it or thatdt had been
transferred to him and officially
recorded.
During the period from July /,
1894, to June %, 1885, Mr.. Hiss
occupied the Twenty eighth street
apartment, according to real estate
records. So far as other records
show. he did not buy the Plymouth
car until September, 1885, and did
not sell the Ford roadster until
July. 1886.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-21
Nv fhs Assoeiotsd Prsss

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. Alan
18-year-old boy from youngstown
died In the electric chair ut Ohio
Penitentiary last night with the re-
pentant sobs I'm sorry, my God, o
Father, have mercy" on his lips.
Donald Frohner, who admitted
killing 52-year-old william C.
Spieth, an Asiftabula machinery
salesman, in q fruitless kidnap plot
against a schoolmate. was pro-
nounced dead at 500 pm.
Young Frohner sobbed hyster1-
cally until high-voltage electricity
stopped his mufiled voice.
Frohner's first step inside the death
chamber had been steady. Then the
youths eyes closed and on the sec
ond step a whimper broke from his
lips. His left knee buckled and he
slumped against the two guards.
Steadily the youths hyster1a
mounted. He swayed his head from
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-21
Ruling Clears Up
Confusion About
Teachers Names

The official way to spell the last
names of the refugee Russian
school teachers is Kasenkina and
Samarin.
The State Department made this
clear yesterday, ending press con-
fusion.
Mrs. Kasenkina's, name has been
spelled Kosenkina in American
newspapers.
| Mr.. Samarin's name had been
spelled both that way and Samarine
1t can be anglicized from the Rus
sian either way, but authorities said
it was preferable without the final
"e."
In pronouncing the names, the
letters "a" and Il" are short as in
bah" and 1T" with the accent or
the second syllable-Ka-SEN- XII ma
and Sa-MA-rin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-21
Marriage Before Registration
May Lead to Draft Exemption

The classifications as listed by the
President today fall into Is groups,
with men available for military
service listed as IA. Actual draft
ing of IA men will be by age, with
the oldest called first.
The deferments announced by the
President, which are in addition to
those embodied in the selective serv-
ice law itself. included:
Men involved in research and
study considered necessary to Ma
tional interest; farm workers; any
one with dependents; a registrant
who has completed service and sole
surviving sons; almost all elected
public officials; aliens; ministers and
divinity students; conscientious OBJ
jectors; physically, mentally or
morally unfit; registrants over age
Of liability for military service.
The deferments will be for one
year or less and many be changed
by the President, or by local boards
if the men change jobs.
Listing to Start in 10 Days.
Registration will begin in 10 days,
and will follow age groups:
Men born in 1922 after August 80
will register at local draft boards
first of all on August 30. These are
men of Is, and it is predicted that
few of them will be called into uni
form.
Next to register will be all born in
1928, Some will be "a, some Is, but
all born in 1928 will register Az
gust 31-September l.
Persons born in 1924 will register
September 2-3; 1925, September 4
or September 7; 1926, September
80: 1927, September 10-1l: 1928,
September 1914; 1929, September
15-16.. and persons born in 1890
before September 10 register Sep
TENDER 17-18.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-21
u. ). Gives Is Billions
For Reconstruction in
3 Years, ERP Excluded
BY the Associated Press

GENEVA, Switzerland. Aug. Iii
In the three years since the end Of
the war, the United States Govern.
ment has given reconstruction grants
to the rest Of the world totaling
more than $4,000, 900 900, exclusive,
of the European Recovery Program.
Statistics supplied to the United
Nations Economic and Social Coun.
ell showed today that United States
Government loans, property credits
and grants to the rest of the world
between July l, 1945 and March 81,
lS4S. amounted to Sl6,326, 600. 900.
In addition, United States Govern.
ment credit and relief grants still
to be utilized, including the ERP,
totaled over $1,000, 900 900.
A considerable portion of the util-
lied total went to countries beyond
the iron curtain, including $468,O 0O,.
600 to the Soviet Union.
U. S. Grants to Soviet Area.
American grants and loans to
countries in the Soviet sphere to-
tailed blast ,00o, 900 up to March 81.
OF this. $1,l22, ooo, 900, or II per cent,
was not repayable.
The figures were contained In an
american report on implementation
OF 2 General Assembly resolution,
adopted December II, 1916, which
had urged U. N. members to take
all possible steps, which may lead
10 the early solution of the prob
lem OF economic reconstruction of
devastated areas"
The report showed that Of the
total American grants and loans
utilized since the war. $13,762 900 900
or Us per cent, went to areas desig-
mated by the U. N. as devastated by
the war. A total of Sails, 900, 900 or
IL per cent. went to GERMANY and
Japan. and s445, 900 900 or 3 per cent,
10 the other countries, including
Canada and Latin America.
UNRRA Aid Involved.
Almost half the American finan-
cial assistance was in the form OF
relief and grants. including contri-
buttons to UNRRA, relief programs
in occupation areas and post
UNRRA relief in other countries.
Non-repayable relief utilized up to
March 81 of this year totalled ST.
466, 100000. Non-repayable relief
scheduled to be utilized after that
date amounted to 1916 100000.
OF the utilized total So, $3.50 900 900
comprised repayable export import
bank loans, sale of American sur
plus property and surplus vessels
abroad on long-term credit, and
lend-lease settlement and pipeline"
credits.
The balance Of loans and grants
not utilized on March 81, 1913, to-
tailed s2,305 900 900, plus the $1,000
900 900 Marshall Plan ALLEGATION for
l948-49 authorized subsequently.
| Britain received the greatest share
of American financial assistance,
and more than twice as much as
any ether country.
During the three-year period, the
United Kingdom received a total of
$4,000 900 900, of which all but $685.
100000 was repayable. Credits to
Britain totaling s35.O0o,000 not in
Guided in the Marshall Plan were
still to be utilized on March 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-21
Theory Of Radio Waves
Starting Farm Fires
|Probed in Illinois

| DAYTON. Ohio, Aug. 21.-An Air
Force technician has raised the
theory that sabotage materials,
ignited by radio waves, may be caus-
ing the strange fires on the Charles
Wiley farm near Macomb, III.
Lewis C. Gust Of the Office of
technical projects at nearby Wright
Field said an expert had been
ordered to the Macomb area to test
for very high frequencies and short
wave"
1T Is our business to investigate
such matters" Mr.. Gust said.
Ordinarily, We wouldn't go so far
afleld, but the situation at Macomb
was just too unusual to ignore. We
weren't called in"
Three of the automatic fires &C.
CURED Thursday night. One of the
fires destroyed a second barn. Mr..
Wiley and his wife, both elderly,
put out the other two, in chicken
house and a milkhouse.
Have Been About 200 Fires.
During the previous IL days there
have been about 200 fires on the
Wiley farm.
The elderly farm couple have
moved from q tent near the site of
their former home and are now liv-
ing with a neighboring family.
Mr.. Gust said radio-combustibles
possibly started the fires.
If it Is true" he said, I'VE think
it must be very high frequencies or
short wave.
Don't Miss Any Bets.
1--WE can't afford to take any
chances. We must test anything
even if it sounds a bit far-fetched.
We don't miss any bets over here"
AS the Air Force proceeded on its
own investigation of the bizarre
fires, John Craig, State fire marshal
led the ofiicial investigation.
Assisting, said Mr.. Gust, are the
National Board Of Fire Underwriters
and the University of Illinois. He
explained these two agencies are
attempting to determine which, If
any, special materials were present
in all the fires.
They are even testing the soil"
said Mr.. Gust This could be
natural phenomenon"
Fire Marshal Craig quoted Gust as
saying the origin of the Wiley farm
fires may be related to several I'M
solved airplane fires in which he
said, radio-activity is suspected of
playing a part.
Mr.. Gust did not elaborate on this
statement in an interview.
Sabotage Tests Hinted.
Suppose you had some material
that could be ignited by radio and
you wanted to test it for possible
sabotage value" said Mr.. Gust.
Would you pick city or a crowded
area?
mo. You'd pick some out-of-the-
way place, like the Wiley farm"
The Air Force, he said, is inter-
ested in proving or disproving the
radio-ignition theory. Several days
Of tests must be made before any
Thing can be determined, the WRIGHT
Field civilian technician said.
Maybe it's something people
never heard Of" Mr.. Gust said, but
then they never heard of the atom
bomb until it exploded"