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Evening star., 1948-03-14

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Evening star., 1948-03-06
British Baronet Dies
In &-Foot Plunge
ey the Associated Press

LONDON, Mar. 6.-Sir Derrick
Wernher, IS, son of South African
millionaire and a resident In the
United States between two world
wars, plunged to his heath from an
S0-foot balcony Of his apartment
today.
Police are investigating.
Sir Derrick, second baronet OF his
line, went to the United States soon
after World War I and lived in Deal,
N. j.
In 1922 he married Theodore
Romanov, Russian exile, in New
York City. Recently he had made
his home with their only child, a
daughter, in fashionable Princes
Gate.
Sir Derrick inherited on trust
from his father, Sir Julius Wernher,
who died in 1912, ESQ, 900 (s60o, ,000),
plus substantial annual income.
That same year, however, the son
filed a petition in bankruptcy listing
debts totaling more than f100,0 900
(s400 000). The receiver described
Sir Derrick as one who had been
wild and profligate in youth, dis
owned by his father, and obliged to
leave the country "in disgrace"
Evening star., 1948-03-06
By J. A. OLeoy

A second congressional group
is considering today whether it
should get into the inquiry start
ed by a House Un-American Ac-
tivities Subcommittee into the
associations Of DR.. Edward U.
Condor, head of the Bureau of
Standards.
The joint House-Senate Atomic
Energy Committee, which received
letter from DR.. Condor two days
ago urging it to do something to
stop what he called public smears
on scientists, went over the entire
subject in closed session late yes
terday and plans another closed
session Monday.
A few hours earlier an -Ameri-
can Activities Subcommittee voted
to recommend full open hearings
at date to be fixed later, on data
collected by that committees staff
All of the information has not been
Evening star., 1948-03-06
Truman Back at Desk;
Brushes Up' With Cabinet

President Truman was back at his
desk today after a two-week absence
from the White House.
Ending a vacation at Key West,
Fla, yesterday, the President flew
into the Capital, arriving at 2:06
pm. He met with his cabinet for
an hour during which members
said they merely brushed up" the
President on business transacted
while he was away.
Mr.. Truman also created special
board to look into the labor dispute
at the Governments atomic energy
plant at Oak Ridge, Tenn.
Before going to Key West Febru-
ary Is, The President visited Puerto
Rico, the Virgin Islands, and the
naval base at Guantanamo, Cuba.
Tonight, Mr.. Truman will attend
the annual dinner Of the White
House Correspondents Association
at the Statler Hotel.
Evening star., 1948-03-06
Breeches Buoy Takes 5 Of Nine
From Shipwreck Off Cape Cod

aboard, the Coast Guard said, "or
account of the cargo of scallops."
Rescuers said the dragger was
"over on her side and done for, y
but that a strong tide was moving
her swiftly shoreward. .. ..
They shot the buoy line 125 yards
from hill at Neuset Light to the
foundering vessel to bring ashore
the first FIVE hands after the Cape
Ann split at the stern.
Leon T. Dobson of New Bedford
owner Of the Cape Ann, talked to
the vessel by radio phone and
quoted her skipper, Capt. Axel
Nerland. as saying everything was
fine with the men abGEd in nc
danger"
Evening star., 1948-03-06
New Navy Rocket Sent 78 Miles
High at Speed of 3 ,OO0M.P.H.
Liquid-FueIed Aerobee Sets New Records for
American Missiles in Tests in New Mexico

Details of design of the new rocket
and the fuel are secret.
However, photographs of it in
fight indicate a pencil-thin design
like the Wac Corporal, contrasteo
with the bulkier girth of the W..
The Aerobee was developed fol-
Navy ordnance by the Aerojet Corp
of Azusa, Calf, and the Douglas
Aircraft Co. The applied physics
laboratory of Johns Hopkins Uni
versity at Silver Spring, Md, super
vised.
1t carried $50 pounds of instru-
ments for recording cosmic ray ac-
tivity. Under the joint Navy-Army
program 'an initial group of 20
Aerobee rockets is being made ready
for tests.
There was nothing in the an
nouncement to indicate any attempt
to guide the Navy rocket in its
fight.
Evening star., 1948-03-06
House Group Meets Today
On GSI Strike Mediation

Representative Hoffman, Repub-
lican, of Michigan said he was call
ing a meeting of the House Labor
Subcommittee this afternoon in an
attempt to discover why the ad-
ministration should be so inter-
ested" in the cafeteria strike OF
Government Services, Inc.
Mr.. Hoffman heads the commit
tee which has held numerous hear
ings to investigate the strike since
it closed down AZ Federal build
ing cafeterias more than two
months ago. He has taken issue
with President Truman's action In
bringing about the naming of all
outside" mediator, Attorney George
E. Strong, accusing the administra-
tion OF bypassing the. Taft Hartley
Act.
Mr.. Strong said today he had
nothing to report on negotiations
between GSI and the striking cafe
terra workers union, Local All,
United Public Workers of America
Representatives of GSI, the union
and Mr.. Strong probably would be
called to the meeting today, Mr..
Hoffman said.
Evening star., 1948-03-06
Joint Atomic Group Considers
Holding Own Condor Hearing
Meeting Set Monday on Scientists PIeo;
Un-Americun Unit PIons Open Sessions

made public, but a subcommittee
report Monday alleged that DR..
Condor had knowingly or unknow-
ingly associated with Russian
agents and described him as the
weakest link in our atomic Sc
curity."
DR.. Condor promptly declared
that if he Is the weakest link the
country can relax. He joined yes
terday in welcoming the proposed
open hearings.
One House committee member
said today he hopes the group will
give DR.. Condor his chance "at the
earliest possible date"
'If Condor wants a hearing" said
Representative Mcdowell, Republi-
can, of Pennsylvania, "he should
have 1t as soon as possible.
"If he's been put upon, I'd rather
the committee took a shellacking
than to have the public continue
uncertain"
But Mr.. Mcdowell added, "un1ess
(See CONDON, Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1948-03-06

tainside. It ripped into the Arat
business district near the entrance
to Haifa port.
Gen. Sir Alan Gordon Cunning
ham, British high commissioner
has appealed for the safety oi
United Nations personnel in Pales-
tine. But the Arab Higher Com
mittee says they soon may need
more protection.
Six members of the U. N. Secre-
tariat arrived here Wednesday as
an advance party of the Palestine
Partition Commission. They have
been closely guarded in a "zone
within a zone"
Gen. Cunningham asked Pales.
tinians to accord the secretariat the
immunity which civilized nations
must show to members of this
world organization"
The Arabs, who look on Palestine
partition as invasion of their coun-
try, have stated they cannot guar.
antee safety 10 commission mem
bers who come here.
The oficial publication of the
Arab Higher Committee said OF the
secretariat yesterday:
"They will not only have to be
$50 DAT I'CTTNE pace A.30
Evening star., 1948-03-06
Romania May Cut Of
U. 5. Oil Operations
By the Associated Press

BUCHAREST, Romania, Mar. g.
A new Romanian constitution pro-
viding for state ownership of natural
resources, will be submitted to the
National Assembly April 6. The
draft was made public last night.
Some observers felt such a con-
stitution would end American and
British operations in Romanian oil
fields. The document envisions COM
pensation for appropriated public
utilities.
After the assembly passes the
constitution, 1t will cease to be an
extraordinary assembly and con-
tinue for four years as an ordinary
assembly.
Un New York q spokesman
for the Standard Oil Co. of
New Jersey said the company's
personnel is operating the Ro-
manian company, but he added
that control by the company
was only nominal because of
government regulations. He
could not estimate the value of
the firms investment.)
The constitution grants politica.
refuge to foreigners fleeing from
persecution for democratic activ.
tiles" 1t proclaims liberties o1
language, religion, teaching, speech
and writing, except to Fascist-typ.
organizations. Schools belonging tt
churches are banned.
King Mihai quit the Romaniar
throne December 80, and a republi,
was set up under Communist domi
nation. Thursday in England, h
repudiated his abdication and salt
1t had been forced upon him. Il
sailed yesterday for New YorE
Evening star., 1948-03-06
Snow Predicted Tonight,
Turning 10 Rain Tomorrow

Snow and rain are on tap for
Washington beginning tonight, the
Weather Bureau predicted this
morning.
Today was to be increasingly
cloudy, with a high temperature Of
about 40 degrees, the forecaster said,
with some snow tonight, turning to
rain tomorrow. The thermometer
will go down to about 80 tonight, he
predicted,
This mornings low of 10 degrees.
recorded at 4:16 am, made today
the coldest March 6 since 1926, when
the low was 18 degrees. The coldest
March 8 was recorded in 1888, with
10 degrees.
The long-range prediction called
for milder weather tomorrow and
Monday, more cold by Tuesday and
Wednesday, with the possibility Of
more rain or snow Cd Wednesday.
Evening star., 1948-03-06
Finn President S Stand
On Treaty With Reds
Expected on Monday
Foreign Affairs Group
Decision Today Likely
To Affect Attitude
BY the Asseeioted Pres.

HELSINKI, Finland, Mar. g.
President Juho Paasikiyi contin-
ued to confer today with close
advisers before deciding whether
to accept Russia'S invitation to
negotiate.
The Finnish press predicted the
President would not reach a decision
before Monday on Prime Minister
Stalin's proposal of nearly two weeks
ago for a treaty of friendship and
mutual assistance.
Hufvudstadsbladet, newspaper Of
the Swedish Peoples Party, warned
that military pact with the Soviet
Union "can drag us into struggle
between the great powers"
Committee Meets Today.
The government Foreign Affairs
Committee meets this afternoon to
consider the problem Of whether to
begin negotiations. The President
is expected to lean heavily Oh the
advice of this committee.
Mr.. Paasikivi also asked parlia-
mentary political groups for their
opinions. The groups have split On
whether to negotiate
The Foreign Affairs Committee
has six members: Premier Mauno
Pekkala of the Socialist Unity Party,
Joined with the Communists in the
Popular Democratic Union; Foreign
Minister Karl Enckell, Independent,
whose main task is Finland's rela-
tions with Russia; Vice Foreign
Minister Reinhold Svento, Socialist
Union Party; Vice Minister for So
cial Affairs Lennart Heljas, Ag-
rarian; Minister of Education Elmo
Kilpi, Social Democrat, and Min
lister of the Interior Yrjo Leino,
Communist.
Agrarians Oppose Move.
The influential Agrarian Party
told the President in a letter pub
lished last night that it cannot
recommend negotiations on the
TIrITT a HYN ra~n A o1
Evening star., 1948-03-06
|36 Nations Siqn
Wheat Pact, Fix
|S2Ex,portCeiIing
Russio, Argentina
Refuse to Take Port
In Agreement
BY the Assoeioied Press

A 36-nation wheat agreement
putting a $2-a-bushel ceiling
price on wheat exported by the
United States, Canada and Aus
tralia was announced today.
The International Wheat Council
made public the f1ve-year pact. 1t
is subject to approval by Congress
and to ratification by the other
governments concerned. It would
take effect next August I.
Russia and Argentina Out.
Russia and Argentina refused to
take part in the agreement. Argen-
tina has been selling wheat to Eu-
rope at about $4.85 bushel.
Argentina said it would not enter
any wheat pact unless the govern
ments also agreed on a broad trade
treaty covering trucks, farm equip
ment and other machinery of the
type Argentina imports.
The agreement fixes a minimum
price as well as the So maximum.
The minimum will be $1.50 bushel
in the first year. 1948-49. 1t will
drop 10 cents bushel annually until
1852 when the minimum will be $1.10
a bushel.
Between the top and bottom prices,
the agreement provides, transactions
will be freely concluded and prices
moved in accordance with market
conditions"
The SO countries importing wheat
are pledged to buy not less than $780,
900 600 bushels from the three ex-
porting countries. Canada would
ship 230, ,000, 900 bushels, the United
States 1s5, ,000, 900, and Australia 85,-
000, 600.
Below Present Market Price.
The agreed ceiling price is about
so cents bushel below the present
market.
The announcement of the pact by
Leslie A.. Wheeler. council chairman,
said: ..
"At, the maximum price the ex-
porter must sell the quantity he has
guaranteed to deliver and at the
minimum price the importer must
purchase the quantity he has guar
anteed to buy"
Faces Opposition in Congress.
Several members of Congress from
States have said they will oppose
ratification of the agreement.
Undersecretary of Agriculture N.
R. Dodd, who is the signer for the
United States Government, said the
pact may be referred to Congress
as treaty or as an executive agree
ment. In either case it would be up
to Congress to decide whether the
Senate alone should act or whether
both House and Senate should ap-
prove.
The agreement follows talks con-
tinued here since last January %,
as well as an unsuccessful effort in
London in 1947. Mr.. Wheeler said
the agreement "climaxes many years
of effort to stabilize the world wheat
market through international CO.
nneration
Evening star., 1948-03-06
700 jap Buildings Burn

TOKYO, Mar. 6 tP}.-Kyodo News
Agency reported today more than
TOO buildings were destroyed by fires
in widely scattered parts Of Japan.
One person was killed, at least 20 In
jured. The worst blaze was reported
at Taisho, in Shikoku Prefecture.
where wind-driven flames burned
45e buildings and 4 ade s72 families
homeless.
Evening star., 1948-03-06
NewDeportation Move
Reported for Bridges,
0usted From Clio Post
Loneshoremen's Leader
Says He Expects Arrest
For Opposing Truman
By jones Y. Newton

Reports persisted on the West
Coast today of new Government
efforts to deport Harry Bridges,
left-wing labor leader, who has
been fired from a high CIO post
because of his political views.
Mr.. Bridges, a native of Australia,
has become an American citizen
since the last attempt to deport him
as an alien Communist failed in 1941.
He was ousted yesterday on orders
of CIO President Philip Murray as
regional CIO director for Northern
California. The action was taken in
letter to Mr.. Bridges from Allan
Haywood, CIO director of organiza-
tion. The reasons were his refusal
to conform to national CIO policy of
opposition to Henry Wallace's third
party and support of the Marshall
Plan.
Refuses Comment on Custer.
Mr.. Bridges, in San Francisco, re-
fused comment on the Murray Hay
wood action, according to the Asso-
ciated Press, but he issued a state
ment on the deportation reports. He
expressed no surprise at my con-
templated arrest" and hotly attacked
the Truman administration for "po-
|litical intimidation"
West Coast newspapers reported
that a Justice Department investi-
gator has been sent to San Fran
cisco "to seek evidence on which to
base third formal effort" to deport
Mr.. Bridges.
The stories named the .investi-
gator as John Phillips, who was be-
lieved en- route from Los Angeles.
Aides of Attorney General Clark
here said "the Bridges case has not
been reopened" Other department
sources disclosed no information on
Mr. Phillips movements.
Mr.. Bridges was warned two weeks
,(See BRIDGES. Page A-31
Evening star., 1948-03-06
Senate 'Revisionists'
Seek S1,30O,O00,0 1000
Cut in Marshall Plan
Wherry Expects Some
Democrats to Support
Lower First-Yeor Outlay
BY the Associated Press

A group of Republican Sena-
tors who want to change the
Marshall Plan talked today of
cutting $1,3O0,O00,0O0 off the
first-year outlay. .'
Senators Ball of Minnesota and
Wherry of Nebraska, leaders of the
"revisionists," told reporters they
think $4,000, 100000 would be
enough" The administration and
Chairman Vandenberg of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee have
asked for $500, ,OOO,O 900.
Senator Wherry said the fight to
change the program-now being de-
bated in the Senate-is tough one.
But he said the amendment ex-
pected to attract the most votes is
the one to cut the programs cost.
Even some Democrats may join In
that one, he said.
The revisionist group has not
reached complete agreement on the
size of the cut they want, Senator
Wherry added, but he said they
probably will settle on the 81 ,300,-
600, 600 figure.
Vote Date is Indefinite.
Both the plans hackers and those
who want to change it hope for
a Senate vote late next week. But
the Nebraskan, who is acting Sen
ate majority leader, said other ur-
gent business may prevent that.
A heated furry between Senators
Lodge, Republican of Massachusetts,
and Hawkes., Republican of New
Jersey, late yesterday wound up
the first week of debate on the
four-year program.
Senator Hawkes., said "any sane
man would know" the plan must
fail and that 1t may lead to a
third world war. He declared it
will not stop communism, as its
supporters say 1t will.
And once a program of help has
started, he added, 1t will stop only
when it has sapped this Nations s
economic strength-and then the 16
Western European nations getting
the aid will hate you"
The New Jersey Senator said he
lost a son in the last war. ''I want
my little grandson to know I didn't
vote to sell the United States down
the river" he cried.
Lodge Defends Backers.
Senator Lodge, who was acting
floor manager for the measure at
the time, said sharply that he and
other hackers of the bill deeply
resent" Senator Hawkes. aspersions
on their patriotism and sanity"
The incident came as Senator
Malone, Republican, of Nevada
neared the end of a speech against
the program, which he called plan
to redistribute United States wealth
throughout the world.
Senator Malone held the floor for
day and a half, yielding frequently
for questions and long discussions by
half dozen other Senators, most
of them critical of the bill.
Outside the Capitol, the Commit
tee for the Marshall Plan held a
meeting to step up its campaign
for congressional approval of the
program without long drawn-out
debate.
Secretary Of State Marshall, in
an off-the-record talk, reporEedly
stressed the need for final action be-
fore the April elections in Italy,
when many United States officials
expect another Communist attempt
to seize power.
Representative Mansfield, Demo-
crat, of Montana said as much on
the record: eff we lose Italy, we can
lose Austria, Germany and possibly
France. Our position in Greece and
Turkey would become untenable.
And we would lose our entrance
into the Middle East. "a
Evening star., 1948-03-06
Soldier Saves 2 Children,
But Dies in Fire at Home
BY the Associated Pres.

INDIANAPOLIS, Mar. 6.-Pvt.
Stephen Woods, jr.. home on week
end leave from Fort Knox, KY, died
today in a fire in South Side home
after pushing two children to safety
from an upstairs window.
Firemen found the soldiers body
slumped near a window overlooking
a porch roof at the residence OF
Mrs. Lena Mitchell.
Mrs. Mitchell, aunt of the soldier,
said he handed her two children,
Frederick, IA, and Patricia Ann, 8,
through the window before he fell
back into the flames.
Pvt. Woods had planned reunion
here Tuesday with his wife, Flor
ence, II, and their month-old son,
who have been living inxCl Paso,
Tex.
Evening star., 1948-03-06
BY the Assoeiafed Press

NAUSET ON CAPE COD, Mass,
Mar. 6.-Five men swung safely
across 100 yards of roaring surf in a
breeches buoy today from a
grounded fishing vessel and the
Coast Guard said four still aboard
were in no danger as the tide
pushed the breaking ship toward
the beach.
Crews manning the buoy rigging
on this wintry beach said the 81
foot seallop dragger, the Cape Ann
bound for New Bedford, would be
up on the beach soon and the re.
naming crewmen "can stepsoff." :"
The other erewmen = stayet
Evening star., 1948-03-06
Paris Police Seize
| Five Tons Of Arms
/ Bound for Palestine
By the Assoc;ctsd Press

PARIS, Mar. 6.-Police said
today they had seized five tons
of arms destined for Palestine
and arrested is persons.
They said the chief of the
band was Louis Rawa, 26-year-
old Polish Jew, who told them
he belonged to Irgun zvai
Leumi, Palestine Jewish under
ground group.
Police said another arrested
was Joseph Kohn, 40, born in
Philadelphia.
The arms we're found in the
garage of a moving van COM
pany. Police said the company
was to take them to Marseille
for shipment to Palestine.
Evening star., 1948-03-06
Handcuffed Prisoners
Are Recaptured After
Shooting 7 Policemen
Toxi Driver Delivers Men
To Searching Troopers
Near Pittsburgh
BY the Associated Press

PITTSBURGH, Mar. 6.-TWO
house robbers sought in a
night long search by a small
army of police were captured to-
day, still handcuffed together,
about 10 miles from the spot
where they shot down and seri-
ously wounded two radio patrol
men in Bethel Township.
The robbers had made their way
overland through the hamlet OF
McMurray where they hired taxi
cab. The driver noting they were
handcuffed became suspicious and
drove into an open gasoline station
where two State policemen were
frhecking cars in widespread search
for the gunmen.
The search indirectly led to two
more casualties at a police road
block 10 miles from where the
robbers escaped. A detective and
a byStander were wounded by po-
lice gunfire touched off when two
men approached and did not hear
a challenge to halt.
Hospital Robbed of $4,000.
The shooting of the two Bethel
Township policemen was the third
major crime in the Pittsburgh area
within a few hours.
Late yesterday two armed bandits
terriorized nurses and attendants
at Allegheny General Hospital and
escaped with a $4,000 payroll after
firing four shots. None was hurt.
A Chinese laundryman was crit
ically wounded when he was shot
three times in resisting a robbery
by two men on the North Side. Two
motorists were injured in a run
ming gun fight through Lawrence
vile District streets which fol-
lowed.
One Of the two in the Bethel
Township case was wounded in the
right shoulder. Chief Of Allegheny
County Detectives c. S. Johnston
identified the men, both Of Pitts
burgh, as John Wilson, about 26
and Edward A. di Pof1, %, who was
wounded.
Officers Joseph Chymslinski, 26,
and George Kercher, 46, were the
victims Of surprise gunfire from two
men they had captured looting a
home, Chief of Police John v. Mis-
kunas OF Bethel Township said.
The robbers were shackled to-
gether and were being herded to a
patrol car when one whipped out a
revolver and cried:
Don't move, I've got you covered.
Began Blazing Away.
The robber began blazing away
as the officers grabbed for their own
weapons. Officer Chymslinski fell.
wounded In the back and abdomen
A shot in the side dropped Officer
Evening star., 1948-03-06
TripIets Born to Woman
Already Mother of ID
By the Assosiotsd Press

DULUTH, Mimi, Mar. 6.-Mrs
Adolph Erickson, 43, already the
mother of IA, gave birth to triplets
yesterday-all girls.
The triplets were placed in an
incubator and they, as well as Mrs
Erickson, were reported doing well
The babies weighed 3h, 4 and 5h
pounds.
The Erickson home is q four.
room, one-bedroom house. Sever
of their children live elsewhere. Ths
oldest child is a. Mr.. EricksoQii
q steel plant worker. -,
Evening star., 1948-03-06
Explosion, Fire Destroy
Vacant DuIecurIiu House

A mysterious explosion and fire
early today virtually destroyed 9
vacant 12-room frame house in the
rear of the Dalecarlia Reservoir at
the District line.
Members of the Glen Echo VOL
unteer Fire Department said the
house had been unoccupied about a
year. They estimated damage at
about $4,000. Neither firemen nor
Montgomery County police at Be-
thesda knew the cause of the ex-
plosion and fire. Both groups are
investigating.