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Evening star., 1948-01-19
Vigorous Prosecution
.0f Housing Profiteers
Is Urged by Flanders
by The Assoeiatsd Press

Prosecution of get-rich-quick oper-
ators who exploit the Nations hous-
ing shortage to gain huge profits
was urged today by Chairman Flan-
ders of a Senate House Committee
on Housing.
In a 1S5-page report the Vermont
Senator said Congress should IN
struct the Justice Department and
the Federal Trade Commission ito
prosecute and police vigorously" any
persons connected with the housing
industry who engage In practices
in restraint Of trade"
Senator Flanders told reporter
that information on certain dealers
allegedly seeking to corner the nail
market already has been turned
over to the Federal Trade Commits
sion. He added:
Were soaring a lot Of these
operators out of the market by this
investigation"
Report Charges Conspiracy.
Industry, management and labor,
individually or collectively, have
conspired to saddle the housing In
dustry with numerous kinds OF
obstacles that have needlessly and
substantially increased housing
COSTS" Senator Flanders said IN his
report to Congress.
Sometimes such increases arose
from designing local building codes
50 as to exclude new material or
new competition. Again they may
have favored local interests.
Builders have prevented the use
of materials not purchased through
their firms. Suppliers have extracted
commissions on goods they never
handled. And unions have engaged
In make-work practices which add
unnecessary costs to every house
erected"
AS q means of breaking the many
bottlenecks in the shipment OF
critical building materials, Senator
Flanders said the ONCE of Defense
Transportation should assign freight
cars for such materials to assure
an equitable distribution. A re-
shuttle OF freight cars, he said, is
particularly needed in the North
east, Southwest and Midcentral
areas.
Calls Methods Outmoded.
Senator Flanders lashed out
against outmoded 10th century
methods" Of home building as a
major factor In the high cost Of
housing.
Almost all home builders have
inefficient, small-scale productive
units which would fail completely
in any other important industry"
he, said. adding, ,.tj;as.ss ..l.
"If private industry cannot,
through its own ingenuity, provide
homes within the reach of families
whose total earnings may be as low
as $4,000 a year, then the demand
for heavier participation by the
Government will increase"
Senator Flanders said his investi-
cations have proved to my salts
faction that mass-produced or in
dustrialized housing Is the only way
to provide dwellings for the lower
income classes at prices within their
reach"
Evening star., 1948-01-19
Dr.. Ludwik SiIberstein,
Mathematician, Dies
BY the Assoeiaied Press

ROCHESTER, N. Y, Jan. 19.-Dr
Ludwik Silberstein. rs, internation-
ally known mathematician and East
man Kodak Co. research scientist,
died Saturday after a heart attack,
DR.. Silberstein, q native of Poland,
came to the United States from Eng
land in 1920. He once evolved q
complicated experiment to test Elm
stems theory of relatively.
He lived in England for many
years, becoming q British subject.
He worked for the British War Of
fice during World War I.
Evening star., 1948-01-19
Precipitation.
Monthly precipitation in inches in q
Jopon to Push Cigarettes

TOKYO, Jan. 10 (P.-The paper
Jill Shimpo said today the Japa-
nese government was planning a
nationwide cigarette sales campaign.
Reason: Black market cigarettes
are cheaper and better than those
offered by the government monopoly.
Evening star., 1948-01-19
Congress in Brief
by the Asseeioisd Press
Senate.

Routine session
Foreign Relations Committee
hears Bernard M. Baruch on Euro
pean Recovery Program.
Banking subcommittee hears tes-
timony from representatives OF
landlords, tenants and veterans on
rent control extension.
House.
Routine session.
Ways and Means Committee hears
Secretary of Commerce Hartman
on tax reduction.
Armed Services Committee ques-
tions Secretary of Defense Forres-
tai on oil shortages.
Evening star., 1948-01-19
Milton Reynolds in Tokyo

TOKYO, Jan. 10 up. - Milton
Reynolds, Chicago pen manufac-
turer and round-the-world flyer, and
Bradford Washburn, scientist, ar
rived today en- route to Shanghai to
make preparations for scientific ex-
ploration in the interior of China.
The so-called "heart" of a tree Is
really dead.
Evening star., 1948-01-19
Weather Report

District of Columbia-Sunny but
cold with highest temperature near
30 and gentle, variable winds this
afternoon. Clear and not quite so
cold tonight with lowest about 18 in
city and 10 in the suburbs. To-
morrow increasing cloudiness with
slowly rising temperature.
Maryland-Clear and not quite so
cold tonight. Tomorrow increasing
cloudiness with slowly rising tenn
perature.
Virginia-Fair and not quite so
cold tonight. Tomorrow increasing
cloudiness with slowly rising tenn
perature.
Wind velocity, 6 miles per hour;
direction, south-southeast.
Road Report.
(From the American Automobile
Associatton.)
All the roads in Eastern Virginia and
Gs.t.rn Eastern MMssylsnd M.rn, are clear Roads in
chains are required. All other West vir-
Einia main highways demand chains.
Delaware is icy. Slippry spots In Southern
New jersey. Southern Pennsylvanis mostly
clear going northeast.
River Report.
tFrom U. 8. Ensineers)
and clear st Great rails: % %sRensndosR
clear At HArperS Ferry
Evening star., 1948-01-19

FRENCH PASTOR INSTALLED Pierre c. Tourelle (cen-
ter) newly installed pastor OF the Washington French Con-
gregaon, discusses his duties with Leslie Glenn pastor
of st. Johns Episcopal Church, Lafayette square, and
Floan vurpo founder and pastor emeritus Of the
cation. The installation held yesterday In Johns
Church. where the French congregation meets Sunday
Star Staff Photo
Evening star., 1948-01-19

High, 30, at 12:l8 am.
Low. II, at 11:5s pm.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, g. on January g.
Lowest, IS, on January Is.
Tide Tables.
Evening star., 1948-01-19
The Sun and Moon.

Rises. Sets
Sun, today 5:25 S:14
Sun, TOMORROW ,7:23 ,s:1s
Automobile lights must be turned .
ene-half hour after sunset.
Precipitation.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1948-10-15
ZahOnek HumOru.
Co iineho mHGze delat?

(M1sto dele a osoby: diva tro-
secn1ci ma osamelem ostruvku)
Sverim-li sc YAM S nec1m, sill
bite mi, re to nikomu merck
nete?
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1948-10-15
Angle podepise obchodni
dohodu S Jugoslavii.

Geneva. = Poole zpravy
New York Tines hodla Vel
ka Britanie v nejblizs1 dobe po-
depsat obchodnl smlouvu S Jul
goslavii. 0 teto smlouve Sc jed
nalo jiz diva roxy. Jugoslavie
pry ma obtlze dostat prGmyslo-
We zaTfzen1 z Ruska a vychodo-
evropskych zemf a urcite dru-
ny stroll jsou nezbytne pro Il
speech jugoslavskeho prGmyslo-
veho programu ma vybudovani
zakladn1 vyroby.
Podpis obchodni smlouvy bu-
de umoznen tim, re J~ugoslavie
je nyn1 ochotna poskytnout
britskym obcanGm nahradu "a
britsky majetek znarodneny v
Jugoslavii. Poole smlouvy ma
Jugoslavie dodat Velke Brita-
nil vymenou "a prGmyslove "a
rfzenf kukufici, dTfv1 snad i
psenici a konecne bauxit.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1948-10-15
Prazska Unionka Sc Dude
bourat.

Praha. = Znama prazska ka-
varna Union ma Narodnl tr1de
a ma konci Spalene ulice, ktera
je ma zavadu volne komunika-
ci We vnitrn1m meste, sc Dude v
nejblizsf dobe bourat. Tato Una
ma prazska kavarna Sc INA
mym vrchnim cisnikem Pate
rou, ktery zemTel We vysokem
veku lonskeho roku, hralavel-
mi vyznamnou 1lohu v praz-
skem kulturnim a umeleckem
zivote V uplynulem pGlstoleti.
Tato kavarna byla znamym do
stavenfckem umelcG, spisovate-
III a basnfkd; navstevoval il
pravidelne take T. G.. Masaryk
v dobe, kdy byl profesorem ma
prazske universite. Unionku
znali snad vsichni vysokoskol-
stf STUDENT Praze i kdyz ne
byli vsichni praviedlnymi hos
ty, a vrchn1 c1sn1k Patera, pro-
slavery znamenitou pamet1,
znal tis1ce svych hostd a mnohe
z Mich poznal i pc dlouhych le-
tech, kdyz zabloudili do Union
ky. S touto prazskou kavarnou
zmizi kousek Prahy, k nemuz
Sc pouta mnoho vzpom1nek IT,
sicG predtsavitel1 csl. kulturni-
no a umeleckeho zivota.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1948-10-15

Mnichov. - Americke 1rady
ucinily ornament O tom, re jed
no ceskoslovenske dopravnf le-
tadlo S IA cestujfcfmi pTistalo
v Mnichove v americkem oku-
pacnlm pasmu Nemecka. Jeden
~cestuj1cf prinutil pilota letadla
nasazenou zbrani k zmene kur-
su do Nemecka.
Mezi cestuj1cfmi byla man
zelka Vilema sirokeho, dffvej-
s1ho namestka ministerskeho
predsedy. Jen PAM Siroka sc
svym 5letym synem a pilot le-
tadla prohlasili, re Sc chtejf
vratiti do Ceskoslovenska. Vsi-
chni ostatnf Tekli, re jsou radi,
re Sc dostali z Ceskoslovenska a
re sc nevrati.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1948-10-15
Volby " csl. uprchlickych tabo-
rech " Nemecku.
(Zvlastnf zprava

(LVlaSCnl ZpraVa
"DennlhO HlaSatele")
Cd pTevzetf ceskoslovenskych
uprchl1k1 pod pomoc mezina-
rodnf organisace pro uprchllky
ORO) nastalo p%odstatne zlep-
SEMI jejich postaven1. Mezi j.
nym IRO zahajila konsolidaci
uprchlikd do tTf tabord, z nichz
diva jsou v Nemecku, a tret1 v
Italii. Tato konsolidace byla mi
nuly tyedn skoncena, take u
prchlfci jsou nyni ubytovani We
zdenych budovach a ma misto
v drfvejsfch drevenych a jinych
ubikaci nemeckych taboru. Pro
nastavajfci zimni obdobi to
znamena velkou 1levu.
Poole predpisG IRO kazdy
takovy tabor je svepravnym
mestem, ktere ma svou vlastnl
samospravu, jez je odpovedna
jenom predstavitelGm IRO a
neni vnbec zavisla ma m1stnich
nemeckych 1radech. Volby do
techto samosprav Sc konaly v
tydnu cd 27. zaTf do 2. rljna a
byly to v pravde prirozene rad
ne demokraticke volby, k nimz
byli prizvani jake hoste prislus-
nj polnf dozorc1 1redn1ci IRO.
Volbami bylo obsazeno celkem
10 funkc1 taborovych SPRAY,
mezi jinym predsedy, dvou mi
stopTedsed1, jednatefe, poklad-
n1ka, zapisovatele, jakoz i sesti
referent1 (provefovaciho, emf
gracnfho, zasobovaclho a stra-
vovac1ho, Zamestnaneckeho,
kulturniho a informacn1ho, a
sportovniho), dale revisorG Gle
nj karne komise a nahradnlk1.
Prlslusne 1rady IRO pfipra-
vujf vsemoznou pomoc a spolu-
praci S taborovymi spravami v
souvislosti s peel O studenty-upr-
chl1ky. Zaroven byly zahaje-
ny pffpravy k odbavovanf upr-
chlfkG k vystehovanf do Spoje-
nych Statd.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1948-10-15
Doprava aeroplany niue trva-
ii dive Ieta - Clay.

Berlin. - General Lucius D..
Clay vyslovil Sc, re Spojene Sta
ty a Angle NIUE pokracovati V
doprave zasob do blokovaneho
Berlina pc dive leta, bude-li to-
no tTeba.
Zat1m berllnstf mestStf 1fed-
nici rekli reporter1m, re NEST
ske volby nebudou konany IA.
listopadu, jak bylo ustanoveno,
protoze Rusove odepTeli dat
dovolenl k tisknutf plakat1 a
volebnlch regulaci v sovetskem
useku. s.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1948-10-15
Plan ma velkou udolni prehradu
CSR.

Praha. - PTiciny velkych
zatop, ktere Sc ma Vltave kaz-
dorocne opakujf, budou odstra-
neny. Ma hornf Vltave u Lip
ma mad VySs1m Brodem Dude
postavena velka pTehrada, KITE
ra zadrzi pT1valy vod pTi jar
MIN TAM, dlouhotrvaj1c1ch des-
itch nebo prfrodn1ch katastro-
zach. Povodi horni Vltavy je
velmi bohate snehem a znacny-
mi vodnfmi srazkami, ktere "a
vinujf povodne ma dolni Vltave,
zejmena v Praze a jej1m okoli.
Proto muscle byti pocitano S vel
kym obsahem nadrze. PTehra-
da, ktera u Lipna vznikne, bu-
de m1ti obsah 200 milion1 ku-
bickych metru vody a Dude nej-
vets1 u mas vybudovanou pre-
hradou. V Posumavi vznikne
tax move jezero o plose osmkrat
vetsf, nez hladina naseho nej-
vets1ho rybnika Rozmberskeho
ma Trebonsku a tis1ckrat vetsi
nez plocha prazskeho Vaclav-
skeho namestl. Hraz Dude sy-
pana, jeff zakladna v pate me-
RI 100 metrG a vyska mad dnem
1dol1 FL metru. Stavbou pre-
brady Sc doc1lf soumerneho prnG
,toku, ktereho Dude pine vyuzi-
to k z1skanf elektricke energie
zr1zenim elektrarny mad pre-
hradou. Provadejf Sc sondova-
CT prace pro zjistenf nejvyhod-
nejslho profilu, pripravujf Sc
take nahradnl cesty a silnice.
Celkovy naklad sc odhaduje ma
500 milion1 korun.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1948-10-15
Povysovani armadnich dHstoj.
Mkt bude obnoveno.

Ku dni 1. listopadu ma byt
opet obnoveno povysovani ar
madnfch dGtsojnfk1, ktere by
10 zastaveno zacatkem roku
1916. Cd /. listopadu budou
ddstojnfci opet povysovani, po-
kud splnf pfedepsane pTedpo-
klady.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1948-10-15

Franitskovi je devet let. -
A byl dopaden, kdyz kouTil CT
garetu.
ITO je neslychane, ty kluku
NestydlS seq" zlobila Sc matka.
Frantlk pokrci rameny a di
Gale mani, co mann delat !.
uz tfi roxy Sc snazim, abych 81
to odvykl."
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1948-10-15
Skromne prani.

K smrti odsouzeneho gang
sierra Sc ptali, jake je jeho po-
sledn1 pran1.
"Chtel bych," odpovedel
gangster pc kratkem premysle-
nj, "udelat desetkrat cestu ko-
lem sveta, ale pesky."
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1948-10-15

"To je skvele, pane doktore,
re Sc yam podarilo, ably byl pan
Bzuk, vas klient, osvobozen.
Jak jste to vlastne provedl?"
Him - to bylo zcela jedno-
duche. Dokazal jsem, re byl
pet rokG v 1stavu c%horomysl-
nych."
"Pak ovsem p"
Gale to jsem neprozradil, re
tam byl zamestnan jen jake
opatrovnlk."
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1948-10-15
Mezi ~sousedkami.

"Slyseli az, pant sousedko,
re ia frajle odnaproti ma po-
mer S tim starym mladencem z
druheho poschod1?"
"Dovolej = to je naky po-
mer? il je jednadvacet a jemu
pres sedesat - to uz je poTad-
ny nepomer!"
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1948-10-15
Ukolebavka.

Tatfcek Sc nabfdl, re usp1
maleho Karl1cka a jail Sc mu
zpfvat ukolebavky.
Ia chv1li nastalo v pokoji tt
cho. Maminka otevEela tiSe
dveTe a zeptala Sc:
"Uz sp1?"
"Ano, maminko," odpovedel
Karl1cek, ukazuje ma tat1nka.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1948-10-15
Tax to nemYslel.

"Svymi ustavicnymi rozmary
me pfiprav1s o polovinu zivota."
vida - a neil sis me wal,
tax isl rfkal, re bys dial "a me
cely sv1j zivot."
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1948-10-15
OILED.

"Draha Anicko! Psi to velmi
pomalu, protoze vim, re nedo-
vedeS rychle cist."
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1948-10-15
Francouzi chteji Americana
iako neivyssiho velitele.

Pariz. - Francouzska vlada
naleha ma Anglii, ably svolila k
jmenovan1 americkeho genera
la nejvyssfm velitelem spojenec-
kych vojsk v Europe ma miste
marsalka Montgomeryho.
Evening star., 1948-04-24
Talks Halted by Union
AT GE, Westinghouse
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, April 24.-The CIO
United Electrical Workers Union
said yesterday it had called an in
definite recess in contract negotia-
tions with the General Electric and
Westinghouse Companies.
The recess, a union spokesman
said, was decided so that report
could be made to the membership
on the unsuccessful efforts of union
negotiators to win a substantial
wage increase" from the electrical
companies.
The union president, Albert j
Fitzgerald, denounced what he
called the companies "callous re-
fusal to meet the cost-of- living
needs of their employees He said
their action was part of a corpora
ton conspiracy to deny decent liv-
ing standards to American workers, y
L. R. Boulware, GE vice presi-
dent, denied Mr.. Fitzgeralds charge.
Mr.. Boulware said that since last
October GE has expressed consist
ent opposition to a new round OF
wage increases. At that time the
company took the position that new
increases would be infationary and
touch off price rises.
Negotiations have been in progress
here and in Pittsburgh for two
months. The union is demanding
unspecifed wage increases, sever
ance pay, longer vacations and ad-
ditional paid holidays.
Present GE pay scales average
$1.3712 an hour. Westinghouse fig
ures were not available here.
Evening star., 1948-04-24
S2,o69, 600 Paid Here
In AT Social Security

District benefciaries under old
age and survivors insurance provi-
sions of the Social Security Act re-
ceived a total Of $2,069, 900 in l947,
according to figures released yester-
day by the Social Security Admins
tration.
The statement disclosed that about
1900 men, women and children
in Washington received certified
monthly payments in the course OF
the year amounting to total OF ST.
925,00O. OF this figure, S1,001 900
was paid to retired wage-earners.
Wives and dependent children of
retired workers received $4,000.
Widows, children and parents of de-
ceased employees were paid a total
of s63l 900 in monthly benefits.
Victor Sadd, manager OF the
Washington field Office, warned the
public that benefits still are being
lost by eligible persons through
failure on their part to understand
and protect their rights under the
Social Security Act.
Mr.. Sadd explained that when a
worker reaches the age of IS he
should contact his local Social Sc
curity Office to find out what steps
should be taken to protect his Social
Security money. The worker should
do this even though he may intend
to continue working for an indefl-
mite period, Mr.. Sadd said.
The Washington field office is at
14O0 Pennsylvania avenue NV.
Evening star., 1948-04-24
|Profit-Cashing Stops
Spring Stock Rally
After Lively Week
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, April 24.-The live
Iiest week in the stock market in 10
months closed today ON note of
caution.
Profit taking sales interrupted at
least temporarily the spring rally
that has extended through six suc-
cessive weens. With number of
sizable blocks charging hands in
the first hour of the short session
today's transfers totaled around
300 1000 shares. This pushed the to-
tai for the week to ABOUT 10000, COO.
Some farm implement and oil
issues were particularly susceptible
to the selling. lIore resistant were
selected railroad and airline stocks.
Finishing lower on the day were
J. I. Case, Caterpillar Tractor.
Standard Oil of New Jersey. Gulf
Oil, Pacific Western Oil, United Air
craft, Studebaker, American Smelt-
ing, Anaconda Copper, Phelps
Dodge, American can, Johns-Man-
vile and Westinghouse Electric.
Holding narrow gains were Great
Northern preferred. Atlantic Coast
Line, United Air Lines, Eastern Air
lines, Transcontinental & Western
Air, Woolworth, General Motors and
Air Reduction.
Normal reluctance to take posi-
tions in advance of the weekend,
plus concern over wage negotiations
in some industries, were reported by
brokers to have contributed to the
DAYS cautious trend.
Evening star., 1948-04-24
Myers Urged as Keynoter
Of Democratic Convention
pv N. Associated Press


PHILADELPHIA, April 23.-Sen-
ator Myers is being doomed by
Pennsylvania Democratic leaders
for the post of keynoter of the
Democratic national convention
here next July, James A. Finnegan,
Democratic city chairman, an
nounced.
The party's national convention
arrangements committee is sched-
uled to meet here next month to
select the keynoter, or temporary
chairman, as we'll as permanent
chairman and other top officers for
the July convention.
Mr.. Finnegan, in disclosing the
move by State Democratic leaders
to seat Senator Myers as the key
noter, said yesterday the Senator
lis we'll qualified" and is an Orator
of exceptional ability, which would
be effective in presenting the cause
of democracy to the people of the
United States.
Several others, including Senator
Barkley of Kentucky and former
Gov. Robert S. Kerr of Oklahoma,
also have been mentioned prom
inently for keynoter.
Evening star., 1948-04-24
Report Of House Fight
Over IVA Plant Called
New Deal Hogwash'
BY the Associofed Press

Published reports of major pub
lie VS.. private power fight over a
new IVA steam plant before a
House Appropriations subcommittee
were branded New Deal hogwash"
today by Representative Ploeser,
Republican, of Missouri, subcom-
mittee chairman.
The reports said private power in
terests have blocked iva plans to
build a steam plant at New Johns
ton, Tenn, and that the House
Government Corporations Appropri-.
ations Subcommittee has lined up,
4 to 3, on party lines against
$4,000000 appropriation needed to
begin building the plant.
Vote to Be Confidential.
Mr.. Ploeser said in a statement:
The committee has not finished
the IVA section Of the bill. When
il does finish this section the vote
Will be in confidence among COM
mittee members and reports on the
hearings will be executive (SloSed to
the public until formally published.
The source of this story stems
from the hogwash of the New Deal
Tennessee political campaign. The
committee is not interested in that"
He said he referred to Representa-
tive Kefauver, Democrat, of Tennes-
see who is running for the Senate
against Senator Stewart, Democrat,
of Tennessee.
Mr. Kefauver is in Tennessee
visiting small towns, his office said.
Denies Unfairness to Witnesses.
In newsletter Mr.. Kefauver said
"pressure on certain members of
the Appropriations Committee can
be seen in the almost unlimited time
allotted to the power lobby wit
nesses as against the inadequate
periods allowed witnesses fighting
for IVA"
That is not true" Mr.. Ploeser
said. published reports that wit
nesses were not given ample time to
state their views is utterly ridicu-
lous"
Other committee members who
declined to be quoted by name said
they could neither confirm nor deny
that the committee is ready to vote
against the funds for the IVA steam
plant but they did admit there has
been quite a bit of fuss over it.
Evening star., 1948-04-24
Stockholders File Suit
In Curtiss.Wright Case
By the Associoted Press

DOVER, Del, April 24.-A suit
challenging validity of the re-elec-
ton of II directors has been filed by
group of Curtiss-W Wright Corp.
stockholders, Chancery Court Judge
w, w. Harrington announced.
Chancellor Harrington said yes
terday he had issued temporary
restraining order on the company
Board of Directors and fixed hear
ing for May at Wilmington. Di-
rectors involved are prohibited by
the order from performing their
duties pending the hearing.
The annual stockholders meeting
at Wilmington Wednesday was
thrown into an uproar in battle
for control of the $135, 10000 Cur
tiss- Wright Corp.
Simultaneous meetings were held
in the same room by opposing fac
tionS.
Evening star., 1948-04-24
u. 5. Buyers Reported
0utbid for SurpIuses
BY The Associoted Press

Congressional investigators began
checking reports today that foreign
countries are outbidding American
buyers for s15,0OO,0O0 of surplus
American war goods in the Aleutian
Islands.
George Quinn, counsel for a House
Surplus Property subcommittee, said
numerous complaints have been re-
ceived by Chairman Ridley and
ether Congress members.
Mr.. Quinn said Austria, Norway
and Haiti have been the most active
foreign bidders.
"Our information is that Amer
ican buyers have to put down 25
per cent cash while foreign bidders
are not required to do So" Mr.
Quinn said.
I'VE are asking the War Assets
Administration for the facts in the
case"
Mr.. Quinn said the committee also
will investigate the type of goods
being sold and whether the goods
should be held in reserve by the
Government in the event of an
emergency.
Some of that material may be
needed badly some day" Mr.. Quinn
said. Even after outbidding our
buyers, these foreign countries may
not be able to get export licenses to
ship it overseas"
Mr.. Quinn said the committee has
received complaints of a similar
situation in the San Francisco area
where Austria. Norway and Finland
are the bidders.
Evening star., 1948-04-24
Cab Driver Forfeits $780,
On Lost Article Charqe

A 3O-year-old cab driver here
forfeited S1O0 collateral which he
posted on a charge that he failed
to report to the hack inspectors
office lost article he had found
in his cab.
Accused of the violation was Left
Coins, colored. of the 1900 block OF
Kearney street NE. Judge George
D. Nelson ordered the collateral
forfeited when Coins failed to face
the charge in Traffic Court yester-
day.
Police reported that, on March
26, an out-of town youth left a S125
movie camera in the cab when he
alighted at the Arabian Embassy.
The youths parents reported the
loss in letter to the hack inspec-
tor and inclosed a description OF
the taxicab. Coins readily admit
ted he had the camera, but he told
police he had been studying lost
and found columns in newspapers
to find the owner.