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Evening star., 1948-01-27

Western Europe.
In some quarters it is believed
that the step taken by the govern
ment of Premier Robert Schuman
In France may spur plans Tor sucn
a federation.
In some official quarters in Wash
ington the French governments de.
cision is considered to be one OF
practical and sensible economies
The true value of the worlds cur
rencies - including the American
dollar-is lower than their purchas-
ing power.
Previous Rates Fictitious.
The previous official exchange
rate of the franc-119 to the dollar
was purely fictitious, and black
market which the government was
unable to control developed soon
after the rate was established.
The same thing, as a matter OF
fact, applies to the British pound
which is maintained at rate OF
about 81, but which can be pur-
chased outside the United Kingdom
at rates sometimes as low as 81.
French experts were handicapped
by the purely arbitrary rate of ex-
change established. French indus
try has been slow to recover because
of shortages of raw materials, Ia
Dor troubles and government red
tape. Among the last was exchange
control.
For instance, the French crystal
industry at Baccarat, where luxury
glassware-much sought sbroad-is
manufactured, had difficulty ex-
porting even the limited quantity
available for foreign markets.
A buyer from the United States
would come to Paris. He could pur-
chase-with the expectation of SELL
ing in America at an adequate
profit-a quantity of glass if he
Evening star., 1948-01-27
Plum tOG.O.P. Banker
Naming of McCabe to Reserve Board
Arouses Democratic Party Chiefs

|Landis- Gen. Kuter f1asco, illustrates
the Democrats. All insist it is a
strange way to run a railroad espe-
cially with the Marshall Plan need
ing friends and an election coming
up.
They blame it on poor staff work
and are turning a hard eye on the
palace guard, who have managed to
keep the Truman circle small and
tightly closed. Yet there is no sign
that its recent ineptitudes-losing
the anti-inf1ation bill, the State of
the Union message with its $40-and-
a-mule tax plan, bad publicity on
the back porch venture-have reused
the Truman temper.
In fact to one importunate friend
who begged him to enlarge his circle
he said he could not take on another
PERSONAL aide, those he had were
already a handful to keep in order.
Evening star., 1948-01-27
On the Other Hand
AS in the Old Days in Manila, Ike
Goes Through the Door Ahead of Mac

Macarthur to use that very slate of
would-be delegates as a means of
saving face. He could appeal to them
publicly to withdraw his name, tell
ing them he never had liked the idea
in the first place. This would even
matters up somewhat, for some peo-
pie are still making a point Of the
fact that Gen. Eisenhower In his
splendid letter did nothing quite
that specific. His letter was not ad-
dressed to the men running in his
name in New Hampshire.
Strategy ALI His Own.
OF recent weeks the view has de-
veloped in Washington that the gen.
sral in Toxic had hit upon strategy
all his own with regard to the Re-
publican nomination. This was to
lend his moral support privately to
Senator Robert A. Taft. Like many
others he was reputed to believe that
Senator Taft could not win, that the
best he could do was to prevent Gov.
Dewey from winning and so prepare
the way for compromise candidate.
When that stage was reached the
general could expect the Taft forces
to give a concerted push to any
spontaneous movement in his behalf
This theory found many support
ers when Col. R. r. Mccormick, who
had been humping the biggest tub
for Gen. Macarthur, came home
from a visit in Toxic declaring his
own admiration of Senator Taft.
One flaw in this reasoning is that
1t does not take into consideration
the character of the political ele-
ments behind Senator Taft. There
are men who believe in party regu-
larity. Senator Taft himself prob
ably goes as far in the matter of
self determination as they'd be will
ing to have any President go and
even little farther than some of
them might like. They'd be very
nervous indeed with a Macarthur in
the White House.
Another flaw is that 1t did not
anticipate public statement by
Gen. Eisenhower, which, regardless
Of its purpose, has convinced lot
of citizens that the man who wrote
it really is the stuff Of which Presi-
dents are made.
(Copyright. 194s, Globe Syndicate)
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the experienced 7. w. Duggan, Gov
ernor Of the Farm Credit adminis-
tration. On the wire was Demo-
cratic National Chairman McGrath
who is making unusual efforts to
overcome the South's feeling that
it has been cavalierly treated by the
Roosevelt Truman administrations.
Chairman McGrath had an un-
enviable task. He could not claim
statutory necessity for the ap-
pointment of a Republican. He
realized the South is losing all rep
resentation on the seven-man board
in favor Of the East. He had to ad-
init the southerners had proposed
qualified candidates. He knew too
that Mr.. McCabe fits all too snugly
into the eastern banker category
with so many other important Tru-
man appointments that have irked
party leaders.
All He Could Say.
So he said all he could say: He
regretted their disappointment; 1t
was a personal appointment by the
President.
The Senators do not understand
that Mr.. Truman and Mr.. McCabe
are friends. Their information Is
that Mr.. Truman gave his friend,
Treasury Secretary Snyder, the
privilege of final choice and they
feel bitterly sure that the Wall
Streeters Secretaries ForreStal and
Hartman approved.
News that the appointment had
been made from his city was also
telephoned to the faithful New Deal
Senator from Pennsylvania, Francis
Myers. Senator Myers contented
himself with the obvious-that 1t
wasn't going to help him any.
Sent to the hill with Mr.. McCabe's
name was the nomination of M. s.
Szymczak for re-appointment to a
14-year term on the board. A close
political associate of the late Mayor
Cermak of Chicago, Mr.. Szymczak
came here in '33; If he is confirmed
and serves the full term he will have
been % years on the board. The
law now forbids so long a tenure but
Mr.. Szymczak, who served unexpired
portions of other mems terms, is said
to be technically in the clear.
Hard Eye on Palace Guard.
The manner in which the White
House has handled the new appoint
ments, hard on the heels of the
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This Changing World
Diplomats Believe Franc Devaluation
Won't Hinder Bevin Plan for Federation

were allowed to buy his francs In
the open market rather than at
the government-controlled banks.
The retail price for a service for
IL Of hand-cut glass cost about "a
600 francs, delivered anywhere in
France. That amounted to about
$50 at the unofficial rate of ex-
change. Paying the official rate of
exchange, the American importer
would be charged a little over 5000.
Neither factories nor retailers
were allowed to receive payment for
exports except in certified francs" "
That is to say, currency purchased
from the government at the legal
rate of exchange.
Individual purchases of small
quantities of goods, of course, could
be made at black market rates, al
though there was always the risk
that bulky package might be in
vestigated by customs officers, and
If the foreigner taking it out of the
country could not prove that he
paid for it with legal currency, he
stood good chance-unless he
creased the palm of the customs
oficial-of seeing his goods confis-
Gated and being assessed a fairly
heavy fine.
Applied to ALI Merchandise.
This situation applied to all kinds
of merchandise, including wines, fine
silks, brocades and other similar
goods which France still produces
exclusively and has had available
for export since 1916.
Mr.. Schuman's government in
tends to do thorough job of eco
nomic and social reconstruction.
The Premier Knows that he is
threatened once more with serious
troubles from his Communist oppo-
nents, who are now active among
the middle classes and white-collar
workers.
Mr.. Schuman wants to start re-
covery In France before a new storm
breaks out next spring or summer.
He is not welded to the slightly
silly idea that the country's prestige
depends on the high value Of its
currency.
He realizes that aside from the
assistance France and other West
ern European countries may expect
from the Marshall Plan, 1t is essen
tial for his country to start moving
abroad some of its surplus manufac-
tured products, especially those lux
uries which find a ready market in
the United States.
Britain is worried lest some of her
foreign markets slip away. But Brit
ain can follow the example of the
French and reduce the pound to its
actual value, which is about half the
present exchange rate.
Evening star., 1948-01-27


days when both were serving in the
Philippines, each with special and
important relationship to the Philip
pine government. This relationship
was not too clearly defined and a
situation resulted something like
the famous Dolly Gann-Alice Long
worth feud when Dolly was hostess
for her brother, Vice President Cur
tbs and Alice for her husband,
Speaker Longworth. It was a ques-
tion of who followed whom through
the door at official parties. At the
presidential palace, it was always
Gen. Eisenhower who went first. +
Feeling Never Improved.
The bad feeling then engendered
never has improved, according to the
Army social set, even with two wide
oceans between them. And the same
set is sure Gen. Eisenhower has
done nothing to make Gen. Mac
Arthur love him more by the man
ner in which he undertook to re-
move himself from the presidential
race. For Gen. Eisenhower In doing
this gave convincing reasons why
no professional soldier should en-
gage in professional politics. He
thereby rolled his long time rival
right around behind the eight ball.
He made it harder for Gen. Mac
Arthur to continue fooling with the
idea of being a candidate, on the one
hand. He made it necessary for Gen.
Macarthur to follow him through
the door of remuneration, on the
other, if Gen. Macarthur does elect
to renounce. The most that Gen.
Macarthur can now say, if he says
anything, is ''me, too" phrase that
has seldom passed his lips. Yet ii
seems he must say it or allow that
group of distinguished Wisconsin
politicos-two former Governors and
a Governors widow, among them
to continue seeking votes for him In
his home State.
It is possible, to be sure, for Gen
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a Republican, to
be q member Of
the Federal Re-
serve Board sue
ceeding the late
Ronald Ransom
of Georgia.
Promptly t h e
telephone began
to ring In the
Offices of tn e
southern Sena-
tors, virtually
all Of whom
were supporting
Southerners for
the Ransom vac
ancy. including
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cQuCkle over The
effect of his &C
ton on the am
billions, II any, of
his friend Gen.
Macarthur. To
understand this
chuckle you have
to put the word
friend" within
quotation marks.
Gen. Ike and
G e n. M a C
haven't liked one
another for a
long time. The
lack of affection
Ja&es ho ,l~ ~ Tim
Evening star., 1948-01-27

Scu tildt, III
some ways, I was
a better man
than the worlds
beSt-known SCI
enlist. So I
started casting
about for ac-
tivities in which
I was more tai
ented than Herr
Albert.
Arithmetic was
out, of course.
He knows the
square root of
everything, in
ding 100.
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when they see one, and they know
the difference between q lighting
division and long division.
In a world that Is armed, and IL
continuing to arm, let me be led by
the military. When the shooting
begins, I don't want chap who in
herited money and good manners
a-leading me. Nor do I want him
to be my guide a-leading up TO the
shooting.
distributed BY McNaught syndicate, rne.)
Evening star., 1948-01-27

franc, are now
at ease.
Although the
British govern
n1ent bitterly
opposed devalu-
alton at this
time, assurances
appear to have
been given that
this economic
mi understand
ing will have no
detrimental ef-
feet on Foreign
Secretary Be-
wins plan for a
federation, of
Evening star., 1948-01-27
Bv Doris Fleeson

At noon yesterday President Tru-
man sent to the Senate the sur
prise nomination of Thomas Bayard
McCabe, a Philadelphia banker and
Evening star., 1948-01-27
Rp Constantine Bro,On

Washington diplomats, who were
worried over the week end about the
political consequences in London
of the devaluation of the French
Evening star., 1948-01-27
Bv LoyeU MeHeft

Gen. Eisenhower's great renuncia-
ton was motivated beyond doubt by
higher purpose, but throughout
the Army there runs a cheerful
Evening star., 1948-01-27

Opposes Einstein's
Ideus on 'Bruss'
By Henry McLem ore

am about to disagree with Pro-
fessor Albert Einstein.
To take this step, had to screw
up my courage by convincing my
Evening star., 1948-06-01
Where and When
Current Theoter Attractions
and Time Of Showing

Stage.
National-:Harvey";; $50 pm.
.- Screen.
Ambassador-"Silver River; los,
3:l5, $40, 7:25 and s:35 pm.
Capitol-"Green Grass of Wyo-
ming; II am, 1:40, 4:25, 7:10 and
9:55 pm. Stage shows: 12:55, $40,
$40 and s:o5 pm.
Columbia-"Unconquered":: 1910
am, 100, 4, 6:45 and s:25 pm.
Dupont-"The Mill on the Floss;
12:45, 2::35, 4:30, $40. Sis and 1910
pm.
Hippodrome-"The Tawny Pipit";;
2:25, Ais, s, 7:50 and 9:35 pm.
Keith's-"Berlin Express; Has
am, las, 3:45, 5:45, 7:45 and GAS
pm.
Little-"Die Fledermaus";; 1925
am, 1880, $3.50, 5:35. TAO and GAS
pm.
Metropolitan 1.-THE Fighting
69th";; 11:25 am, las, $3.50, 5:35
TAO and $50 pm.
Playhouse-"The Search: 9l:15
am, 1:2o, 3:2o, 5:25. 7:3o and s:35
pm.
Palace - Homecoming: 10:45
a m, 1855, 3:05, Sis, 7:25 and 9:35
pm.
Pix@"Resistance";; 3:l5, $40, 8:05
and 10:30 pm.
Trans-Lux - News and shorts
Continuous from 1915 am.
Warner-"Silver River: II am,
los, 3:15, 5:25, 7::35 and $50 pm.
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Gene Tierney will spend most Of
the time in bed, on her doctors
orders, before the arrival OF her
baby early this winter. Gene was
very sick with her first baby, and
this time she is taking no chances.
Bing Crosby is still the dream
choice Of Judy Garland and Pro-
ducer Arthur Freed to star with
Judy in Annie Get Your Gun"
But Bing, so I am told, wants a
mere 81 600, 900 or a big percentage
of the profits. Otherwise, he isn't
interested.
4 4
Ginger Rogers is the most dis
appointed girl in town over the news
that Esther Williams has been
switched to 'Take Me Out to the
Ball Came" Until Esther became
available, because of the postpone
ment of "Neptune's Daughter"
Ginger was the top favorite to play
the umpire's daughter. with Gene
Kelly and Frank Sinatra as couple
of fashioned ballplayers. Now
Ginger will have to find something
else for her comeback.
Joseph Gotten is in the running
to be a granddaddy. His daughter
Judy married few months ago. I
hear rumors of an impending in
teresting event. But Joe is not as
old as this sounds. Judy is the
daughter of his wife by previous
marriage.
Clark Gable did very nice thing
for Bert Koperel, brilliant ex-serv-
iceman photographer, who was
wounded in the Philippines and is
now confined to a wheelchair. Clark
used his influence to get Bert
special assignment taking portraits
of all the players in Command
Decision" himself, Van johnson,
Walter Pidgeon, etc.
Margaret O'Brien favorite, Uncle
Martin, is very seriously i'll with T.
B. Martin accompanied Maggie
and her mother to Europe recently
and caught a slight cold in Paris.
Too bad he didn't go into the hos
pital then.
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enormous publicity won by plays en-
titled "A Street Car Named Desire" "
New Orleanians mused upon this
odd truth yesterday as they saw
buses take over on the route once
traversed by the street car Desire,
for which Tennessee Williams
named his current prize-winning
Broadway hit.
Incidentally, with reference to
that play, 1t caused deal Of sur
prise last week by winning no acting
prizes in the annual Critics Poll
conducted by weekly Variety.
The idea had been that it might
clean up in this awards department
as it has in virtually all others.
However, neither Jessica Tandy's
brilliance as Williams heroine nor
the excellence of Marion Brando as
the principal male influenced the
critics sufficiently in the showdown
vote.
Definite among the new plays
slated for summer theater tryouts is
Bessie Breuer's Sunrise Beach" 3"
Miss Breuer, former magazine editor
and novelist, Is making her first
formal try in the drama with the
play which will be presented at
Westport, Conn. during the present
hot weather season.
Ella Kazan will direct the produc-
tion, which. If 1t proves promising,
will be seen on Broadway in the
fall.
Westport, operated as a sort Of
summer branch of the Theater
Guild, will get first views Of several
such new offerings if present plans
materialize.
The movie title which was a 100
to-1 shot not to survive the actual
production process has finally been
changed
The title in question is that of
the Universal-International thriller
starring Burt Lancaster, Kiss the
Blood Of My Hands" Even critics
who know the title vagaries of Hol-
Iywood were given the creeps by that
one. They knew 1t could not last
and, consequently, instead Of mem
tioning it just sat around waiting
for the change to be announced.
1t finally has been announced. M
the actual market place, the film
will be known as "The Unafraid."
Less CORY, you know.
Just about the most amazing
figure that ever appeared in the de-
partment turned up in Sundays
New York Times summary of the
Broadway play season. In the list
ing Of plays sold to Hollywood, and
the prices paid therefore, Harvey
came up with the figure $1,000,0 900
in the adjacent column.
If you have in mind writing
career, obviously that is the sort Of
thing to set your heart upon.
Evening star., 1948-06-01
Hollywood:
Ann Sheridan
Balks Again
Over a Film
By SheiIoh Grohom

Ava Gardner, who seems to be
taking over Lana Turner's place at
Metro, will replace Lana in Great
Sinner" with Gregory Peck, If Lana
prefers to prolong her honeymoon
with Bob Topping in Europe. This
film isn't due to start until August.
But Lana says, so hear from
Europe, that she won't be back until
very much later than that.
Ann Sheridan again is tangled up
in a battle with Warner Brothers.
Ann, who rode to fame on the
"Oomph" label handed to her by
the studio, is baking at starring in
"Flamingo Road" I've heard that
Jack Warner is furious and says he
is tired of letting his lady stars tell
him what to do-from now on he
takes over.
Larry Parks almost made a deal
last week to make a picture for an
outsider" producer. But Harry
Cohn, president of Columbia, who
still considers himself Larry's boss,
is threatening to sue any other pro-
ducer who gives Larry employment.
1t looks like a black situation all
around.
Red Shelton really had the fright
of his life last week when his face
and neck swelled to the size of twin
balloons. For three days, Red and
his doctor thought he had mumps
IA horrid predicament for gramma S
Ihckle boy. But it was just nerves
and overwork.
* X X X
James Mason was too late with
his bid to buy the former home OF
the late Rudolf Valentino. James
wanted place for his five cats and,
of course, for himself and wife,
Pamela. who made history attack
ing Hollywood and its customs. The
estate has ben bought up by group
of Buddhists who will convert 1t
into lamasery.
Mary Pickford will visit her
adopted son, Clement, when she
goes to Europe this summer. Glenn
ent, a Belgian war orphan, was
adopted by Mary and her husband
Buddy Rogers, and came to live
with them at "Pickfair." But not
for long. The boys relatives
started making fuss and clamored
for his return. To avoid trouble,
Mary reluctantly sent the boy back
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with the role he is playing. The
women characters in the story won't
be in the least important. They'll
just be there, as background.
Otherwise, thinks M-G-M, it's a
case Of, no women in the picture, no
women in the theater.
The picture which taught movie
makers this lesson most vividly in
recent months is one that will be a
strong candidate for this years
Academy Award, Treasure of Sierra
Madre." It had everything, a pow
erful story, brilliant acting and di-
rection, stunningly dramatic
setting and pictorial vigor beyond
any picture of the year. 1t even had
a few stray, relatively Insignificant
women characters.
The only thing it lacked was
women customers at the boxofice.
Everyone in Hollywood has vivid
memory Of this, vivid and sad.
Naturally, no one is going to be
foolish enough to get into a con-
troversy on the subject.
u X X y
Actual street cars named Desire
are not benefited by even the
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40 THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c.
I. sA
Cinema's Command Decision
Will Have a WOman's Touch
BY Joy Cormody

foolish, could make himself mighty OBJ
socially going that Of
very fine movies
merely the species general inclusive of and
children
Naturally would be that foolish but ones
getting
which deal rlggedy with mans rugged world
Evening star., 1948-06-01

AOOh, lOi 11loVRAASS, d0 WAioe AS 40
doing to the undiluted, highly sue
cessful play, Command Decision" !"
Hollywood is going to make movie
Of it, to be sure, but not as it was
written in novel or play form. There
were no women in either Of these
versions, although the mere ex-
istence Of men certainly implies
women, at least a mother, in the
background.
The movie version will have
women. They won't be significant in
the movement of the story. They
will be there, however, if only just
enough to get in the way.
The reason for injecting them
into Command Decision" is that
even with Clark Gable In the hero
role, the screenplay is deemed in
capable of drawing a woman's
audience without the sex being rep
resented-however vaguely-in the
action of the drama.
Actor Cables audience is largely
women, and his studio feels that
they would be disloyal enough to
stay away from him unless there
was something in his screenplays
that would permit Identification
Evening star., 1948-06-01
No Front for Her
by the Asseeiotsd Press

HULL WOJ0.
Audrey Totter throws for q loss
those traditional tales Of ermine-
lined swimming pools and other ex-
travagances OF Hollywood.
THE tradition Of maintaining q
front in Hollywood Is outmoded.
she said on the Dark Circle" set.
I get by on SIS q week"
The actress says that one third Of
her four-figure salary goes to her
savings. The other part takes care
Of taxes, her agents 10 per cent,
rent ($l00 a MONTH. business ex-
penses and clothes. The $25 Is her
spending money.
IF my balloon is ever punctured,
I want q place to land" she re-
marked. %Et's no trick to save-l
simply live the same way I did be-
fore coming to Hollywood.
Evening star., 1948-06-01

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lobbyists Friend
By the Assoeiotsd Press

f1CILY WOOO.
Robert Cummings, who keeps busy
as Aim star and independent pro-
ducer, is branching out in the bus
iness world with Hollywood's oldest
hardware store.
The actors pet pastime has been
tinkering in his home workshop.
But he claims he has always been
hampered because he can't find the
right gadget and tools. He found
that most lobbyists had the same
complaint.
To satisfy his own and other put
terers' demands, Bob is opening a
hobby hardware store in Beverly
Hills. He plans to stock it with
everything required by lobbyists.
Evening star., 1948-06-01
Aid
BY the Associoted Press

bY the HsSoedfed PTess
HOLLYWOOD.
Film locations often lose thous-
ands of dollars because of storms,
but not so The Walking Hills"
company.
The camera didn't stop when =
violent windstorm swept over the
Columbia Westerns location site in
Death Valley sand dunes. A storm
was needed in the script, and the
natural tempest saved the expense
of creating artificial winds at the
Hollywood lot.
Evening star., 1948-06-01

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