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Evening star., 1948-07-28
D.C.Lowyer's Son
| Denies Plan to
|DueI With Italian

Livingston Pomeroy. 80. son Of a
Washington attorney. denied to an
Associated Press reporter in Rome
today that he was about to fight q
duel with an italian nobleman.
A report from Italy said Mr..
Pomeroy, former reporter and oSS
agent, was to cross rapiers with
Marchese Emanuele de Seta, scion
of an old Italian family, over the
honor of a woman.
The AP said Mr.. Pomeroy denied
knowing the marchese. but in Wash
ington his father, Eugene c. Pom
eroy, 1855 New Hampshire avenue
NV. said the son once was engaged
to 'Marchese de Seta's sister and
that the two were acquainted He
cabled relatives in italy for veri.
dcation Of the duel report.
Evening star., 1948-07-28
6. 0.P. Senators
Call Up Poll Tax
Bill Tomorrow
Sentiment Fuvors
Adjournment in
Two or Three Weeks
fTert OF Republican leaders state
n,ent on Page A-24.)
ACTION ON D. C. Revenue Bin
Unlikely, Cain Reports. Page B-l.
By J. A. O'Leov

Senate Republicans decided in
party conference today to start
the civil rights fight by calling
up the anti-poll tax bill in the
Senate tomorrow. despite threats
of a Southern filibuster, which
probably would block the entire
program of the special session.
I'VE were agreed that we should
not stay here long enough to inter-
fere with the proper conduct of the
campaign" Senator Millikin of Col
orado, chairman Of the COP con-
ference said. He added that no
adjournment time was set, but he
thought it would take only two or
three weeks.
ut was decided to take up the
anti-poll tax bill and that we will
press the matter to decision" Sen
ator Millikin told reporters. We
will make every effort to pass the
bill"
Studies to Be Made.
Senator Millikin said it was agreed
that each Senate committee should
take for study its proper part Of
Evening star., 1948-07-28
Disorders Break Out
As Red Money Shift :
Is Begun in Berlin
500 More Soviet Centers
For Currency Exchange
Alleviate Outbreaks
BY the Associoted Press

BERLIN. July 28.-Disorders
broke out in the Russian sector
of blockaded Berlin today when
thousands of Germans jammeo
streets before banks in an effort
to exchange their money fol
new Russian sponsored cur
rency.
Newspapers in Western Berlin
said the Russians and their Com
munist-controlled Economic Com
mission are trying to cheat the
people out of their money" The
deadline for the even exchange is
tonight.
The Russians through their news
papers admitted chaos existed
but blamed the non-Communist city
government for not providing
enough exchange places. American
Military Government finance off
cials said this is untrue and "the
Russians are trying to make the city
government scapegoat for theil
own mistake
The exchange tension eased SUBJ
stantially in some parts of Berlin
during the day, after the Russians
opened 500 new exchange offices to
accommodate applicants.
Days Allowed for Exchange.
The Russians allowed three days
for Germans to exchange their ole
marks for new counter stamped
Russian zone currency. Disorders
erupted at several places among the
crowds clamoring to get the new
money. When police could not han
die the milling throngs, firemer
turned water on the people
The disturbances started when the
anxious Germans pressed forward
and started stampedes after stand
ing for hours in lines. No serious
injury was reported.
Newspapers in Western Berlir
said the Russians and their German
Economic Commission were guilty
of "scandalous and unscrupulou!
conduct" in the money exchange
They charged discrimination wa!
being exercised against residents O.
the American. British and French
sectors. Many of these were tolc
their money was forged anc
worthless.
Russians Reject Offer.
American Military Government
finance officers, refuting Russian
charges that the city government
was to blame. said the city govern
ment, with approval of the thre'
Western commanders, had Offered
to open exchange offices in Western
Berlin as well as in the Soviet zone
The Russians rejected the offer.
German bankers in the Sovie'
sector warned the Russians in ad.
vance their preparations for han.
ding the currency exchange were
inadequate" an American spokes.
man said.
Now many Berlin individuals anc
firms are faced with a prospect o1
losing their money if they can't gel
See BERLIN, Page A-6.D
Evening star., 1948-07-28
By the Associated Press

Secretary of State Marshall an
nounced today that he is creating
a committee of three citizens to
investigate whether the United Ma
tions is bringing persons into this
country who are a danger to Ameri-
can security.
Gen, Marshall refused to give a
news conference the names of the
three citizens but promised they
would be announced later. He de-
scribed them as distinguished citi-
Zens.
The investigation will cover all
classes of persons associated with
the United Nations Gen. Marshall
said, including foreign delegations
and their staff, newspapermen and
other reporters, members of special
Evening star., 1948-07-28
Marshall to Name 3 to Check
On Security Risks at U. N.

lied U. N. agencies and the staff
of Secretary General Trygve Lie.
The investigation grows out OF
testimony of two State Department
officials before congressional COM
mittee that hundreds of secret
agents from Europe's Communist
countries may be using U. N. Gre
dentials as a means of getting into
the United States to stir up trouble
Gen. Marshall reiterated today
what he said a week ago after this
testimony was given out-that he
knows no instances in which any
person here on United Nations Gre
dentials had actually jeopardized
the security of the United States by
actions outside his official duties
Since then, Gen. Marshall said
he. has been having what he called
a very careful check made of all the
records. That inquiry has deyel-
oped nothing so far. he said.
Evening star., 1948-07-28

the program President Truman OUT
lined yesterday and make recon-
mendations, provided the subject
matter is:
/. OF an emergency character:
2. OF national Importance. and
3. Can be proceSsed within the
short time available at the special
session.
Housing, Prices Listed.
Senator Millikin added that 1T
was agreed we should take commit
tee action on housing and price con-
troll
There was no prediction. however.
as to the kind of committee action,
and most observers agreed that vir-
tually nothing of Importance will
be done If the Southern Democrats
f1libuster the poll tax bill.
Both the House and Senate Bank
ing Committees will meet tomorrow
morning to see what might be done
on price control. and the entire
Republican membership of the
House will confer tomorrow, as the
COP Senators did today.
Slight Disagreement.
Senator Millikin admitted there
was some disagreement" among
Republican Senators at today's
closed session over the statement
issued last night by the COP high
comand OF both houses.
In that statement, the leaders
called for adjournment as soon as
possible, but without setting a date.
Senator Millikin said he would not
characterize the disagreement as
extensive, and emphasized there
was agreement on the basic policy
of limiting the session to emergency
matters of national Importance.
While the COP avoided fixing an
adjournment date, Senator Millikin
said, Il think you will find the gen.
eral feeling around here is we should
finish In from two to three weeks"
Some OF the criticism of last
nights statement of the leadership
was aimed at the fact that the
statement was made public before
the full Republican membership
considered it.
Senator Millikin indicated that
the leaders gave out the statement
last night to satisfy the eagerness
(See CONGRESS. Page A-6J
Evening star., 1948-07-28
'Rees Plans 10 Launc|
Broad-ScaIe Probe
OF Loyalty Program
Wants to Leurn Action
Of Boords on Doubtful
Cases Uncovered by FBl
~ the Associated Press

A scale investigation of
the Governments loyalty pro-
gram was promised today by
Chairman Rees of the House
Civil Service Committee.
Mr.. Rees said his group wants to
find out how the various depart
mental loyalty boards have been
functioning since they were set up
early last year. No hearing dates
have been set but the Kansan indi-
Gated they will get under way dur
ing the special session.
With about half of the 1000 900
Federal workers checked to date,
Mr.. Rees said FBI Investigations
have raised doubts as to the loyalty
Of $50 Government employees. But
he said, there is no information
available as to what action has been
taken by the numerous loyalty
boards with respect to these cases. "
Criticizes Truman.
THE American people are entitled
to know whether this program is
being carried out as intended by
Congress, he added in statement.
The Kansas Republican contended
that President Truman showed a
lack of cooperation in ordering
agency heads hot to turn over con-
fider\al material in their Loyalty
Board files to congressional COM
mittees.
Mr.. Truman took this action last
May to bar Commerce Department
records on DR.. Edward U. Condor
to the House Un-American Activi-
ties Committee which had charged
the Bureau of Standards director
with being zone of the weakest links
in our atomic security"
Hearings to Begin Soon.
Public hearings on the charges,
which DR.. Condor repeatedly has
denied, are expected to get under
way shortly before the un-American
activities group.
Mr.. Rees indicated his commit
tees inquiry will be M more gen.
eral nature. He said Government
departments will be asked to fur
nish information on the policies.
procedures and accomplishments"
of their loyalty boards.
Unless the FBI Investigations are
seriously considered by the loyalty
boards, and employees of doubtful
loyalty are removed from the Fed
eraI payroll. the $4,000, 600 which
the Government has spent for the
Presidents loyalty program has
been wasted and the American peo-
pie denied adequate protection" he
said.
Evening star., 1948-07-28
|Today's Weather Outlook
Still Warm and Humid

Second helpings of yesterday S
weather we're being served up to-
day and the outlook was for more
of the same diet tomorrow.
The Weather Bureau forecast
warm and humid air both days,
punctuated by occasional showers
The high mark today was notched
for the upper 80s and low OF u
was seen for tonight.
Total rainfall yesterday and last
night measured .63 of an inch. This
gave the District 2.83 inches so far
this month, leaving deficit of 1.31
inches in. the normal July reading.
Evening star., 1948-07-28
Five Pickets Injured
AS Police Clear Way
To Uniyis Lens Plant
Union Leader Is Hurt
In Renewed Violence;
$40 Back at Work
BY the Associated Press

DAYTON, Ohio. July 28.-Five
pickets were injured today, none
seriously, in a renewal of clashes
between police and the picket
line at the strike-bound Univis
Lens Co. plant.
The disorders climaxing a three
day back-to-work movement at the
plant, were described as the most
violent yet.
The five were treated at hos
pital and then taken to Jail to join
three others arrested this morning
on suspicion A total of r9 now
have been arrested since Monday
No charges were filed against the
eight taken in today, but several OF
the others face charges of assault
and battery or disorderly conduct.
Newsmen said they saw police
swing clubs to force a path through
the picket line for $40 nonstriking
employees in the back-to-work
movement
Union Organizer Hurt.
Among the pickets injured was
Lou Kaplan, international organ
izer of the CIO United Electrical
Workers. Mr.. Kaplan's head was
covered with blood as he was led
helpless to a waiting patrol wagon.
At the Miami Valley Hospital at
tendants reported his condition was
not serious. Others taken to the
hospital were listed by police as
Lem Markland, Melvin and Pearl
Hupman, and Paul Dunman. They
received head injuries.
Police declared today's clash had
broken the backbone of the picket
line resistance to the back-to- work
movement.
Union leaders. however. declared
the pickets had not given up.
Police Chief r. F. Wurstner who
had $50 policemen on duty at the
plant, said his men had been placed
on two 12-hour shifts.
Yesterday policemen pierced the
200 person picket line with flying
wedge. They formed corridor
through which nonstrikers returned
to work. One employe was struck
by a picket, who managed to dodge
past the police detail.
Police said stencil bombs were
used during the disorders. In pre-
(See UNIVIS, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1948-07-28
House Group Subpoenas
Red Probe Key Witness
Ru the Associoted Press

Robert E Stripping, chief investi-
gator for the House Committee or
American Activities, has ISSUED
a subpoena for Elizabeth T. Bent
ley, whom he described as "kes
witness" in the recent Federal granc
jury investigation in New York that
resulted in indictment of II Com
munist leaders. Mr. Stripping saic
she would be questioned by specia
subcommittee investigating "espio-
mage activities in the Government.
The time and place of questioning
was kept secret.
But on behalf Of Committee
Chairman Thomas, Mr. STRIPPING
said testimony of this and othel
witnesses will be presented to the
public."
Evening star., 1948-07-28
G. 0. P. Chiefs on Air
Tonight With Replies
To Truman Program
BY the Associatsd Pres,

Republican congressional
leaders will open a broadcast
bombardment tonight on Pres
ident Truman's special session
program.
COP national headquarters
announced this radio lineup
for tonight:
$50 to 9 (NBC). Senator
Taft of Ohio and House Ma
jority Leader Halleck.
10 to 1890 (MutuaD, Repre-
sentative Keefe of Wisconsin.
1890 to II (CBS), Senator
Wherry Of Nebraska, acting
majority leader, and Repre-
sentative Dirksen of Illinois.
House Speaker Martin and
Senator Millikin of Colorado
are scheduled for a followup
broadcast at 10 pm. Friday
over ABC,
Evening star., 1948-07-28
Republicans Agree to Continue
Blocking Truman Nominations
Won't Act on Hundreds of Postmosters,
Judges and Others at Special Session

Republican high command last May.
Al that time. they repeatedly passed
the word on to key committee chair
men not to approve any further
major appointments by President
Truman.
However. Mr. Truman can keep
his selections in Office until next
year under interim appointments.
Among the major posts possibly
at stake is that of David E. Lilien-
thai. chairman Of the Atomic Ener-
gy Commission, whose regular ap-
pointment expires August !. The
Senate extended the terms of the
Acc commissioners until June 80,
1850, but it did not specifically name
Mr.. Lilienthal or his four colleagues.
If Gov. Dewey is elected in No
vember, he thus could replace Mr..
! See NOMINATIONS, Page A-6D
Evening star., 1948-07-28
Secretary
Seized by Hungary,
Yugos|avia Charges
Official in Budapest Held
In Murder of Student,
Belgrade Announces
BY the Associated Press

! BELGRADE, YugOSlaVia, July
28.-The director of information
said today Hungary has arrested
the secretary of the Yugoslav
legation in Budapest In connec-
ton with the murder of a Yugo-
Slav student.
The information director said the
Hungarians threw a ring of 40
policemen and six automobiles
around the Yugoslav Legation and
on July % arrested zhovko Boarov
Legation Secretary, preventing
every contact with the Legation
since that time
The Hungarians authorities have
been demanding the right to ques-
ton Boarov in connection with the
fatal shooting of Milos Moic. 80, a
former courier in the YugoSlav
Legation.
The information director charged
that Hungary, by arresting Boarov
had openly violated diplomatic inn
munity." He said the Yugoslav gov
ernment had sent note to Hungary
Monday most energetically pro-
testing against such open breach OF
diplomatic immunity"
Openly Called Murderer.
The director said the Hungarian
authorities in a formal note July II
before they had seen the YugoslaV
secretary, had openly called him. a
murderer and that press campaign
had been started by all Hungarian
newspapers without waiting fol-
Yugoslavia's reply to the note.
The director added:
"Such unheard of procedure proves
the Hungarian authorities are not
looking for the solution of the crime
but are showing one more link in
a series of measures aimed al
worsening relations between Hun.
gary and Yugoslavia."
CPrevious dispatches from
Budapest said Moic was reported
!. to have refused to return to
i Yugoslavia. Boarov, described as
d ClOSS dSSOCldtc Vi uSOolds
: Premier Marshal Tito during the
J war. was reported by Hungarian
police to have visited Moic's
quarters the night of the shoot
ing. The police said they had
evidence which proved Boarov's
guilt.
"a note signed by Yugoslav
Foreign Minister Stanoje Simic
said Yugoslavia would permit
Boarov to be questioned only
after receiving and studying the
entire evidence
! Federation Plans Dropped.
/ Yugoslavia has dropped all plans
for future Balkan federation with
Bulgaria and Albania because OF
1.-The changes which took place in
relations with the two countries,
the Yugoslav Communist congress
was told today.
Moshe Pijade, vice president OF
the national presidium, did not use
the words Balkan federation" in
See YUGOSLAV, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1948-07-28
YueosIovs Coll on u. N
To Bur Trieste Return
BY the Associoied Press

LAKE SUCCESS, July 28.-Yugo-
slavla called on the United Nations
today to block any British -Ameri-
can move to incorporate Trieste into
Italy.
The Yugoslav demand was laid
before the Security Council in a
lengthy document which declared
the two western powers were vio-
lating the Italian peace treaty
under which Trieste was made q
free territory.
The intention of the Allied mil
itary command to infringe on the
Independence of the free territory
of Trieste has become quite clear,
the Yugoslav memorandum said.
Evening star., 1948-07-28
Bulletin
Mats, O; Chicago, ]

CHICAGO.-Ralph Hodgin's
single with the bases loaded
sent Floyd Baker home and
Chicago got away to q 1-to-0
lead over Washington in the
first inning of their game here
this afternoon. Sid Hudson
was pitching for Washington,
opposing Ex-Nat Marino Pi-
erretti,
Evening star., 1948-07-28
Allies Reported
Offering Soviet
.A||-EuropePa
General Settlement
With Russio Sought,
London Official Says
BULLETIN

LONDON PA Whitehall
government official said to-
day that Britain, France and
the United States will offer to
begin talks with Russia "on a
general European settlement
as a whole The Whitehall
informant said the western
power idea would be to broad
en- the protected four power
discussion of all Germany to
embrace all outstanding Euro
pean differences between East
and West.
Secretary of State Marshall
said today that the United
States, Britain and France have
reached an understanding on
joint action to be taken in the
Berlin crisis.
He refused under persistent ques-
tioning at news conference, how
ever, to disclose any details.
1t is understood that the next
step will be a verbal approach to
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov by
Ambassadors in Moscow in an effort
20 induce the Russians to lift their
land blockade of Berlin as a prelude
to negotiations of questions in dis
pute
Calls London Reports Incorrect.
Gen. Marshall said he had seen
one incorrect press report from Lon
don specializing on details of the
western powers agreement. He re-
fused to identity this report, how
ever.
Under further questioning. the
Secretary said he had seen a report
that American Ambassador Walter
Bedell Smith planned to see Mi
Molotov tomorrow Actually, Gen.
Marshall added. it is his under
standing that Gen. Smith will be in
Berlin until tomorrow.
It was clear from Gen. Marshalls
remarks that he was branding as
incorrect the London reports about
timing the approach to Mr.. Molotov
rather than denying that there will
be a verbal approach by the ambaS-
Sadors of the western powers.
The decision to approve the
Soviet Foreign Minister orally
rather than send another formal
note to Moscow was reached in
] London conferences early this week
IN which Gen. Smith and Charles
E. Bohlen, State Department coun-
seller. participated along with Lewis
Douglas, American ambassador in
London
Gen. Smith flew to London from
Moscow for the conferences and
stopped in Berlin on his way back
to the Soviet capital for talks with
Gen. LuciuS D. Clay. American
commander in Germany.
BOhlen Due Tomorrow.
Mr.. Bohlen, who flew to- London
last week end, is expected to return
here tomorrow, Gen. Marshall said.
He told his news conference that
the Berlin situation still should be
viewed in the light of his statement
last week, emphasizing that the
United States will invoke every
possible resource of negotiation and
diplomatic procedure" to avoid
the tragedy of war" but will not
be "coerced or intimidated.
Asked to say what his hopes are
regarding a peaceful settlement of
the Berlin situation, Gen. Marshall
said he would not attempt that.
He refused any comments on re-
ports that the United States-Brit-,
ish views regarding the next step in
the situation had to be modified as
a result of French insistence on
more moderate action.
Evening star., 1948-07-28
.B-29 Crashes
.0ff Arabia on
World Flight
Sergeant Is Reported
Only Survivor of 20
Aboard Superfort
BY the Associated Press

ADEN, July 28.-An American
B-29, one Of three making
world flight, crashed into tn
sea last night after taking of
from this port on the south coas
of Arabia.
One survivor-identified only a
Sergt. Gustafson was repofte,
picked up by local fisherman, VIII
brought him to shore. He now is il
the RAF hospital.
The Strategic Air Command
at Andrews Air Force base said
it had received a report from the
American consul of Alden, that
10 of 20 officers and enlisted
men aboard the B-29 were still
missing.
The Strategic Air Command
has sent an urgent message to
Aden asking for complete details.
1t does not have a liason officer
stationed there, but expected to
send one there from Dhahran,
Saudi Arabia, where it has an
air base.
tDaViS-Monthan Air Force Base
in Tucson, AriZ., the ships home
field, issued a list of the men
believed to be aboard the B-29.
1t included M Sergt. Sigyer, r.
Gustafson, Norwood, Mass
The other two planes returned tc
Alden.
Crashed Mile Off Shore.
The crash occurred about a mile
off shore. The Wreckage is visible
from the shore. The RAF and Navy
patrolled the beach throughout the
night and early this morning but
found no bodies.
The three big planes left the All
Force base at Tucson six days age
on what the Air Force called 9
routine long distance training
flight. 1t was the first around-th
word attempt for B-29s.
They reached MacDIl Air Fore.
Base at Tampa. Fla, for refuelins
the same day they took off. The,
landed at Lagens air base in tn,
Azores the following day. Thei,
next stop was at Wheellus Field
Tripoli and they reached this por
Monday morning.
On Training Flight.
The three planes carried a tota
of So men, an announcement il
Tucson last week said. The Gus.
tomary complement of B-29 i
nine men.
The Air force said the flight wa
intended to train B-29 crews in tn,
techniques of long over waite.
flights and TO acclimate person
mel with worldwide regional con
ditions."
This. according to informal ex
plantations, meant the trip was il
the nature of survey. What j
was intended to show was the pres
ent condition of wartime bases il
faraway places-the condition o
runWays, parking areas, shops ant
fuel pumping equipment.
The planes were scheduled to re
turn to Tucson August 5.
Ceyion Was Next Stop.
The Air Force was careful to not
that the fight had the concurrenc
of the State Department, which ha
taken a dim view of previous Al
Force projects to send big flight
of warplanes on globe -girdlin
scouting trips.
According to their original f1igh
Sac 200 PAGE 81
Evening star., 1948-07-28
3 u. S. Airmen Killed
In Crosh OFF Jopon
ev the A..ocioted Press

TOKYO, July 28.-Three Ameri-
can airmen were killed when their
planes wing touched the sea during
maneuvers, the Yokota air base an
nounced today.
Evening star., 1948-07-28
w e ather Forecast

Cloudy warm and humid with scattered
thundershowers today. tonight and late to-
morrow. High today near 90; low about 72
Full report on Page A-2D
Evening star., 1948-07-28

tSee B-29, Page A-6.)
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Guide for Readers

An Associated Press Newspo
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tSee CONGRESS. Page A-6)
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Late New York Markets, Poqe AIS
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(See UNIVIS, Page AS.