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Evening star., 1948-05-15

An Indian and a neW-fangled
electric washtub got mixed up in
the Democratic Republican feud
today as increasingly short tenn
pers heralded the approach of
next Fridays Capital Classic a
Griffith Stadium.
The Redskin was identified as
Charles {Chief) Guyon, veteran
Eastern High School coach, who
cheerfully admitted being ex-
officio coach of the Republicans.
The washtub was presented to
Representative Glenn R. Davis
of Wisconsin last year after his
home-run clout in the ninth in
ming of the game gave the
pounding Pachyderms a 1913
victory.
Manager Dick Richards of the
Democrats said he thinks the
Republicans may have been
guilty of hunchlng a bit by get
ting Guyon to coach them, and
that Davis has more or less put
himself in the semipro class by
accepting the laundry machine
and, therefore. should be de-
clared ineligible.
Guyon took pride in explain
Evening star., 1948-05-15
Clash on Soviet-Iron
Frontier Is Confirmed
By the Associated Press

TEHERAN, Iran, May 15.-An Of
fetal army source today confirmed
a published report of clash on the
Soviet-Iranian border in Azerbaijan
province.
The weekly magazine Therana
Mossavar, edited by Hamed Dehg-
han, deputy-elect from Ardebil
Azerbaijan, said a group of more
than 40 immigrants attempted to
cross the frontier May at Ghoulan
The magazine said the group was
turned back by Iranian military
frontier guards in a clash in which
five of the travellers and two soldiers
were killed. The commander of the
Iranian unit was wounded, the re-
port said,
Evening star., 1948-05-15
China Reds Reported
Split in Surprise Push
By the Associoted Press

SHANGHAI, May 15.-Chinese
Communist troops moving down the
coast toward Shanghai have been
split by surprise government at
tack, press dispatches said today
The government lifted news
blackout which had concealed the
tense situation to permit publica-
ton of the victory reports.
The dispatches said the Com
munist force was cut into two seq
mentS when resurgent nationalist
troops recaptured Fowning, about
200 miles northwest of Shanghai.
FOwning is on the main highway
leading down the center of Kiangsu
province to Nantung, across the
Yangtze northwest of Shanghai
The pro-government reports said
Nationalist troops were ''mopping
up the southern segment.
At Peiping, government reports
said Chinese Communists had cut
communications on the Peiping-
Mukden railroad between Shanhai-
kuan. sea anchor of the Great Wall,
and Chinhsien, Manchuria, 125 miles
northeast. A strong government
force has been at Chinhsien since
late in 1945.
Evening star., 1948-05-15
One Survivor Reported
In Congo DC-4 Crash
BY the Associated Press

BRUSSELS, May 15.-A Belgian
airlines (Sabena) spokesman said
today only one person is believed
to have survived Thursdays crash
of DC-4 plane in the Belgian
Congo. He said Is passengers and
seven crewmen were aboard.
First message received by Sabena
from rescuers said there was very
little hope" regarding the fate OF
other passengers and members OF
the crew.
Sabena described the survivor as
an Egyptian named Moutafls.
The company said 9-month-old
baby ana its mother were aboard.
It issued a list Of the passengers
early today but did not give ad-
dresses or nationalities.
The plane crashed about 20 miles
from Libenge.
Evening star., 1948-05-15
U. S. MoyLift
Arms EMBARGO
lon Palestine

The United States may lift Its
Palestine arms embargo as an
aftermath of it's recognition of
the new Jewish state, White
House source said today.
Such move has been under study
for some time, the informant said,
along with the question OF exchang-
ing diplomatic representatives with
the new nation.
Main American efforts, it was
made clear, will continue to be di-
rected toward winning truce in
the Holy Land conflict.
President Truman stressed this
objective in a statement issued last
night granting "de facto" recogni-
ton to the provisional Jewish
regime.
Ban Imposed December 5.
The arms embargo was imposed
by the United States December 5
after the United Nations asked all
member governments to help halt
Evening star., 1948-05-15
Wholesale Forgery
Charged in Protests
On Bill 10 Curb Reds
House Member Accuses
Communists of Plot to
Intimidote Congress
BY the Associated Press

A flood of written protests
against an anti-Communist bill
brought a charge of wholesale
forgery" today and a demand
by the bills hackers for an in
vestigation.
Members of the House Committee
on Un-American Activities told
newsmen the protests started COM
ing in early this week and reached
a heavy volume as the House started
debate yesterday on bill to curb
the Communist Party and its affil-
lated organizations.
Acting Chairman Mcdowell said
he will suggest asking the FBI to
investigate what he called IAN obvi-
GUS Communist plot to use the de-
vice of forgery to intimidate men,
bers of Congress"
Reprisals Threatened.
Mr.. Mcdowell said many of the
letters bear the signature" of
prominent citizens and threaten po-
litical reprisals against members OF
Congress who support the anti
Communist bill.
Another committee member, Rep
resentative Nixon, Republican, OF
California said he may ask the Post
Office Department to make the in
vestigation, since this wholesale
forgery plot has used mails"
But if we cannot get an investi-
CATION from one of the Fedora
agencies. the committee will make
it's own" he said.
The target of the protests is
See CnN6NGTTNTSM PAGE A-2)
Evening star., 1948-05-15
Russia Opens Dairen
To u. ). Consul Group
By the Associated Press

SHANGHAI, May 15.-Russia un-
expectedly granted American con-
sular personnel Was to enter Dairen
late today.
The Northeast China port was
seized by the Russians at wars end
and all but a few foreigners have
been denied entry. Consular off,
cials have been waiting here for
months for yisas.
The visas came on the eve Of the
departure of a special State Depart
ment chartered ship for Dairen. The
ship was to try to land the consular
personnel and bring out the vice
consul and his family who are there.
The consul general here Cancelled
the ship.
Consul Paul E. Braddock and Vice
Consul Culver Cleysteen, who have
been in Shanghai. may now enter
Dairen through Vladivostok. Vice
Consul Izaac Patch and his family
have been stranded in Dairen await
ing home leave in the United States.
Another American, Charles Bishop
Kenney, a businessman, has been
waiting in Dairen with his japanese
wife for permission to leave.
Whether that permission will be
granted by the Russians was not
known here.
Evening star., 1948-05-15
Two Air Roids Made on TeIAviv:
Egypt's Army Enters Holy Land,
Claiming Destruction Of Village
Mechonized Troops,
Artillery Speoring
North in Palestine
By the Associated Press

CAIRO, May 15.-Egypt an
nounced that two columns of her
mechanical troops and artillery
crossed the border into Pales-
tine today. destroyed a Jewish
village and Speared northWard
toward GAIA.
The Ministry of Defense said
Egyptian planes bombed the mill
tary airport in Tel Aviv, Israels
temporary capital, destroying a
hangar and one DC-3 plane on the
ground Egyptian planes also scat
tered propaganda leaflets over Tel
Aviv.
A high spiritual leader of Mos
lens here called on all Arabs to
bring holy war to Israel against
the Zionists, saying:
BE ready to die for Allah"
The Foreign Office announced
that Foreign Minister Ahmed Khas-
haba Pasha handed notes to the
foreign Ambassadors, including the
American, Russian and British en-
voys, outlining Egypt's views on her
intervention in the Holy Land.
Steel-helmeted police patrolled
Cairo's streets. The entire country
is under martial law, proclaimed
last night by King Farouk to safe
guard troop movements. The king
promised that Egyptian Jews who
remain loyal TO the government
will be protected.
The weekly Akhbar el Yom said
600 persons, mostly Zionists, were
rounded up and sent to concentra-
ton camps.
An Arab League spokesman as
sailed American recognition OF
Israel as "a strange move coming
so quickly after the United States
announced abandonment of parti-
ton of the Holy Land
Assad Dagher Bey, spokesman for
the league, told reporters the rec
ognition will not affect Arab fight
ing. He added:
Since midnight the Arab armies
have entered into a stubborn war
against an obstinate enemy in de-
fense of their honor, property and
lives.
THE Arabs have been forced into
this war by an enemy who made
peaceful solution of the Palestine
problem impossible The Arab
nation is convinced this is a war for
life or DEATH"
Akhbar ell Yom quoted King Fa-
rouk as telling his commanders:
God is with US in our fight. VIC
tory will be ours by Gods will
Foreign correspondents here were
told that Arthur Delaney of the
Marconi Co. will be in charge of
Evening star., 1948-05-15

ing how he taught the Republi-
cans to run Indian style and in
creases their speed on the bases.
He said the Democrats looked
f1atfooted by comparison, after
he had worked with their rivals.
we outsmarted them. too," he
added. They put their young
est men around the infleld, but
we used ours in the outfleld
where they could 60 get the long
hits without having to hire
taxi. When we saw the old boys
tongues hanging out last year.
we knew we had 'em. Well do
the same thing again this year
TT simply proves what we've
been saying all along-that the
Evening star., 1948-05-15
Horrimon Returns, Says
ECA Will Speed Trade
By the Assoeiaisd Press

NEW YORK, May 15.-W. Averell
Hartman, rowing Ambassador of
the Economic Cooperation Admin
istraticn, said today on his arrival
from Europe that the ECA would
try to develop trade between Euro
pear countries "as quickly as
possible"
Mr.. Hartman, who will go to
Washington tomorrow, also said
ECA officials are anxious to develop
direct trade between Europe and
the United States"
He said. that during his visit in
London he studied the organiza-
ticnal setup of the European council
for ECA and that he was encour-
aged by the steps taken thus far by
the is cooperating nations.
Evening star., 1948-05-15
By joseph A. Fox

President Truman has set the
pitch for the Democratic cam
paign with an attack on the
COP as the party of "obstruc-
tionists" and special privilege"
and with fiat prediction OF
his own election in November.
Topping off a flow of oratory to
which, several hundred guests list
ened for more than two hours at
the National Young Democratic din
ner at the Maylower Hotel last
night, the President indicted his
opposition for blocking social re-
forms and encouraging imitation. He
drew an ovation when he asserted
II want to say to you, at this
time, that during the next four
years there will be a Democrat in
the White House, and you are look
ing at him"
1t was the most positive state
ment he has made publicly Of his
own views on the election outlook.
The President, who was accompa-
Evening star., 1948-05-15

George I. Scrivener, SO, OF 2524
South Oxford street, Arlington,
was fatally injured last night
when knocked down by a hit-anc-
run driver ana then pinned beneath
another car whose driver did not see
him lying in the road.
He died this morning in Airing
ton Hospital.
Arlington police said Mr.. Scriv-
ener was knocked down by the f1rst
motorist about 1880 pm. Police
said the first car that struck Mr..
Scrivener drove on without stop
ping and they are seeking the
driver.
The driver of a second car. Alfred
Taylor, colored. 50, Of Arlington, who
Evening star., 1948-05-15
Hit-Run Victim, Pinned Beneath
Second Car, Dies of Injuries

police said apparently DID not SCI
his unconscious form in the road
drove over him, pinning him be-
meath the differential OF the car
Police said this driver stopped, gol
out and called police. The car hao
to be lifted off by a crane. The
accident occurred on Seminary roac
near Shirlington.
Mr.. Scrivener was watchman at
the Bank of Commerce & Savings
He had alighted from a bus and
was walking home when hit.
Survivors are his widow, Mrs
Sadie Scrivener, and two daughters
Mrs. Wilma Souders and Mrs. Gladys
Niagro, all of the oxford street
address.
Evening star., 1948-05-15
Ship Sinking Rapidly
After Hitting Mine Off
Northern California
Plane Fails to Find Vessel;
Radio Call Assigned to
Moth h-BoIIed' Freiehter
By the Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO, May 15.-
Three Coast Guard cutters, a
flying boat and two Bit rescue
planes raced today to a point
off the Northern California coast
where an early morning sos
called for help for a vessel sink
ing rapidly after hitting a
mine.
The flying boat flew over the area
at dawn, but sighted nothing. Visi-
bility was decreasing.
The identity of the vessel was
uncertain. The Coast Guard said
the radio call letters were those of
the William E. Charming, Liberty
ship.
But the Charming was retired to
the Maritime Commissions reserve
fleet at Astoria, Greg, last Tuesday
and Capt. E. E. Thorne, in charge
of the moth balled" vessels, said
today she was Gin her berth"
Error in Call Letters Possible.
The sos was received at 12:45
am. by the Coast Guard, Navy and
Federal communications Commits
sion stations along the coast. 1t was
weak and garbled, the Coast Guard
said, and there was possibility OF
an error in the call letter.
The Coast Guard here reported
the cutter klamath had received a
weak signal at 2:40 am, two hours
after the original SOS, giving the
same position and using the same
call letters. No other receiver heard
this signal, the Coast Guard said.
On another tack, the Coast Guard
dispatched a man to Astoria to de-
termine whether the Claiming
radio transmitter had been used in
the last few hours, perhaps by some
one sending a false SOS. That pos
sibility was scotched, however, when
it was found that the Charming
radio had been dismantled.
A ship the size of the Charming
would carry a crew of from 80 to Al
men.
Many Mines Sighted.
Nearest cutter was the Alert, dis.
patched from Eureka. some so miles
distant, and to arrive at Z am. The
Bonham was sent from Coos Bay
Oreg., IS miles away, and the Kla-
math was intercepted 100 miles away
on a voyage from Seattle to Sar
Francisco.
Mines have been turning up along
the Pacific Coast frequently of late
The Air Force Air Rescue Service
at McChord Field, Wash, reported
that two Bit rescue planes hac
taken off to assist in the search.
Evening star., 1948-05-15
Chief Chs Correspondent
In Greece Missing Week
By the Associated Press

SALONIKA. Greece, May 15.-The
American consulate and Greek mil
itary and security officials today
were searching Northern Greece fol
George Polk of Fort Worth, Tex
chief Middle East correspondent OF
the Columbia Broadcasting System
He has been missing from Salonika
for a week.
Mr.. Polk, nominee for a Nieman
fellowship at Harvard University
was reported last seen when he left
a Salonika hotel the morning OF
May 8.
Security officials began their in
vestigation several days ago after
police here had received by mail Mr.
Polk's American war correspondent
credentials.
Evening star., 1948-05-15
Tickets for Ball Game
On Sale in Star Lobby

Tickets for the Congressional
baseball game at Griffith Sta
diumsat 8 pm. May 81, can be
purchased IN the lobby of The
Evening Star Building.
The scale of prices is 81 for
general admission, SIPS for re-
served seats and 50 for box
seats, tax included.
Those desring to make res
ervations by mail should send
checks made out to The Eve
ming Star and address them to
Congressional Ball Game, Room
724, The Evening Star Building.
Evening star., 1948-05-15
Two Fort Brogg Officers
Hurt in Plane Crash
By the Associated Press

CAMP CAMPBELL, KY, May IS.
Two Army officers from Fort
Bragg, N. c., were injured severely
in a plane crash near here yester-
day
The injured were listed as Maj.
Rex Light, observer in the plane,
and 1t. Joseph Prayer, pilot of the
light craft.
Evening star., 1948-05-15
Guyon Shows Republicans Technique of Running

Republicans need some one to
do their thinking for them,"
Richards declared. But we
didn't think they would have to
go outside their own ranks to
get a coach.
"As for Davis. why everybody
(See BALL GAME, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1948-05-15
ia Race Horses Killed
In Nebraska Stable Fire
sy the Assoc;o,ed Press

PLATTSMOUTH. Nebr., May 15.-
Fourteen race horses were killed to-
day when fire destroyed the Oak
mont Stables on the outskirts OF
Plattsmouth.
John Brecht, owner of the stables,
said the horses were worth $4,000
and another SIS 900 worth Of equip
ment was destroyed.
Evening star., 1948-05-15

(See U. N, Page ABB
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(See COMMUNISM, Page Az,
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(See MINERS, Page A-2)
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(See RECOGNITION, Page AZ
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(See TRUMAN, Page A-2)
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(See BALL GAME, Page A-2.)
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(See STOCKS, Page
Evening star., 1948-05-15
First Raid at 6 AM.

The first air attack came at 6
m. today in Tel Aviv.
The raiding planes were described
unofficially as Spitfires or Spitflre-
type fighters. They came IN low,
dived and dropped six bombs at the
edge of the Tel Aviv airport, near
the power station. Airport workers
(See ISRAEL, Page ABB
Evening star., 1948-03-28

selections will J. Merrill Knapp.
be featured later by the 60-voice
Sweet Briar choral group under
direction Of G. Noble Gilpin, Syra-
cuse graduate who studied music
at the Juilliard School in New York.
Negro spirituals, English folk and
college songs, the Princeton Foot
ball Medley" and Alma Mater" are
listed on the program together with
excerpts from works by the great
classics. j. Merrill Knapp will direct
the Princeton Glee Club Of SO voices.
He is a past president Of the Yale
Glee Club. member Of the Whit
fenpoofs, famous Yale singing
group, and a graduate Of Yale Uni
versity.
The local appearance Of the
Princeton Glee Club will conclude
its spring tour of Southern cities.
The Sweet Briar group will make a
special trip to Washington for the
concert.
Evening star., 1948-03-28
Waring Group Booked

Fred Waring and his Pennsyl-
vanians will make an appearance in
Constitution Hall Sunday afternoon,
April II, under the local manage
ment of Patrick Hayes. Mr.. Waring,
who has been vacationing this
month in Mexico City, will return
to New York In time to take his
group en- tour early in April, be-
ginning in White Plains.
Dividing their time between con-
certs and broadcasts, the Pennsyl-
vanians will make one of their rare
appearances outside New York and
present here a two-hour program
Of musical variety. Among the
soloists featured with the orchestra
and glee club are: Jane Wilson,
soprano; Stuart Churchill, tenor
Joan Wheatley, ballad singer; Joe
Marine. baritone; Virginia Morley
and Livingston Gearhart, two-piano
team, and Uncle" Lumpy Bran
mum, narrator,
Evening star., 1948-03-28
Piano Competition
Set Up Reeionally

The North American prize for
pianists, donated by Eleanor Plug
fielder of Long Island, under spon-
sorship of the E. Robert Schmitz
School of Piano in San Francisco,
will hold regional preliminaries for
the contestants between May Is
and 81. Seattle, San Francisco, VAN
couver, New York, Toronto, Denver,
Tulsa, Cincinnati, possibly Baton
Rouge and Montreal, have been des-
ignated as centers. Cash prizes Of
81 900, $500 and 5000 will be distrib-
uated among the winners.
The preliminary contestants are
required to play from memory the
first movement of Louise Talma s
piano Sonata No. /" and 30 minutes
from the hour of music which Is re-
quired for the finals. Final audi
tions will take place in San Fran
cisco August Is, II and 18. Con-
testants will be required to perform
compositions on the released list Of
works by American, Canadian and
Mexican composers. April IS, mid
night, is the deadline for applica-
tions, which should be sent to sec
retary, North American Prize, 3508
Clay street, San Francisco 18, Calf
Evening star., 1948-03-28

The Friday Morning Music Club
will present a program Of American
compositions Friday in Barker Hall
at 1880 am. Margaret Barnwell,
soprano, with Dorothy Radde Emery
at the piano, will give seven songs.
The Friday Music Club String Quar-
tet: Cecilia Mahoney. Jean Heers,
violins: Florence Forer, viola, and
Elizabeth Karrick, cello, will play
Diehn's quartet. Charlotte Shear,
pianist, will be heard in group of
shorter pieces.
The A Cappella Choir of the
Washington Missionary College. in
its 18th season. will present con-
cert of sacred music tonight at the
Foundry Methodist Church at 8
o'clock. The choir has been sched-
uled for appearances in Philadel-
phia, Trenton, Cleveland, Pittsburgh
and other cities of Ohio and Penn
sylvania.
Agi Jambor will be presented by
the Phillips Gallery in a piano re-
cital tomorrow night at $3.50 o'clock.
The Air Force Band will present
spring series Of weekly concerts
during April in the Departmental
Auditorium. beginning Thursday at
$3.50 pm. These concerts were held
formerly at 9 pm. T/Sergt. Harold
Hirsch will give the local premiere
to Donald Phillips Concerto in
Jazz" for piano and orchestra.
M/sergt. Abrasha Robofsky, bari
tone, and the male glee club, direct
ed by w. o. Samuel Kurtz, also will
be on the program.
The Budapest String Quartet will
give identical programs Thursday
and Friday at $50 pm. in the
Library of Congress, under auspices
Of the Gertrude Clarke Whittall
Foundation. Tickets will be distrib-
uted by the Cappel Concert Bureau
1880 G street NV, beginning to-
morrow at $50 am. Reservations
may be made by telephone.
The Chevy Chase Baptist Church
will have Louise Elliott and Helen
Robichaux, sopranos, and Betty
Clark, contralto, as assisting soloists
for the morning and evening serv-
ices today. The regular quartet
consists of Norma Simonson, So
prano; Margaret White, contralto;
Everett Bentley, tenor, and Thomas
N. Leaf, bass and director of music.
Myrtle Alcorn will be at the organ.
Evening star., 1948-03-28
Vacations Paw Off
BY the Associated Press

Those vacation trips" that movie
stars take to foreign lands usually
pay OF.
Tyrone Powers recent flight
around Africa, for instance, resulted
in more than 800 bookings Of his
own films on that continent alone
his studio reported.
Seven Power films were screened
simultaneously In Capetown, South
Africa. One theater in Adds Aba
ba, Ethiopia, scheduled nothing but
Power pictures for two months
Prints of 10 of his films cSuez,'
the earliest) have been shipped,
Evening star., 1948-03-28
3 Haves Concerts

The Hayes bureau will close It's
concert season with three events.
On April /, Gregor Piatigorsky
famous cellist, will be heard in re-
cital. A week later, April 8, Rudolf
Serkin, piano-virtuoso will give q
program and on: April ii, Fred War
ing and his Pennsylvanians will ap-
pear in Constitution Hall.
Evening star., 1948-03-28

The Washington Music Teachers
Association, DR.. Edwin N. c. Barnes
president, will hold Its monthly
meeting In the congressional room
Willard Hotel, tomorrow noon. Emer-
son Meyers, pianist, will give a pro-
gram.
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man HarK HOTEL, ,
Saturday at $3.50
pm. The or
ganizations will
be heard sepa-
rately. and as q
combined chorus.
The program
will open with
t h r e e excerpts
from Randall
T h o m pson S
THE Peaceful
Kingdom, sung
by the combined
groups. F. ur
other American
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Lisner Concert

The Washington Chapter Of the
Society for the Preservation and En-
couragement Of Barbershop Quartet
Singing in America, Inc, will give
a performance in the Lisner Audi
torium Saturday at $3.50 pm. Pro-
ceeds will 60 toward a purchase Of
elevated platforms for the use OF the
George Washington University Glee
Clubs Of which DR.. Robert H. Har-
man Is director. Dr.. Harmon leads
also the Singing Capital Chorus. the
membership of which consists of
the local barbershop chapters per-
sonnel. >..--
Those who will participate in the
concert are: The Withered -Four
from Patterson, N. J. The Singing
Squires, the Diplomats, Potomac
Clippers, Harmony Hills, -Four Bars,
Capitolians. Treble Shooters, Chord
inatorS and other groups.
Evening star., 1948-03-28
|Glee Clubs to Sing
Combined Program
Here on Saturday

The Princeton and Sweet Briar
Clubs Of Washington will sponsor a
concert by the Princeton and the
Sweet Briar Glee Clubs in Ward