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Evening star., 1948-01-14

4 Of ! per cent dead drunk" and
5 Of l per cent dead"
District officials have tried to get
Congress to enact a law making it
mandatory for a person accused Of
being drunk or driving while drunk
to submit to a blood test, but they
have not been successful so far.
Since December. 1945. however, the
Metropolitan Police Department has
given chemical tests when persons
accused Of intoxication gave their
consent. In that month the police
conducted IA tests. The next year
365 tests were made and last year
325.
Special studies made here indicate
that the typical accident involving
q had been drinking" driver in a
collision between two motor vehicles
generally occurs at night and most
frequently on week ends. The driver
who has been drinking is usually at
fault.
Inspector Arthur E. Miller Of the
Police Traffic Bureau said the acci-
dent investigation unit of the Police
Department has obtained convic-
tions in SO per cent of drunken
driving cases in which chemical
tests have been employed.
Evening star., 1948-01-14
French Reds Resume
Bitter Assembly Fight
For Vice Presidency
BY the Assoeio.sd Prsss

PARIS, Jan. 14.-Communists re.
sumed a bitter fight today for the
vice presidency of the French Ma
tional Assembly, charging that at
tempts to deprive the largest single
party in the Assembly Of that post
would be unconstitutional.
Marcel Cachin, the Communist
interim chairman Of the Assembly
who suspended the session yesterday
when majority of the deputies at
tempted to deprive the Communists
Of the vice presidency, reconvened
its reorganization meeting. Fear
had been expressed that he might
refuse to do so. The Communists
have threatened q boycott Of all
Assembly offices.
Session Ends in Turmoil.
The session yesterday had ended
in turmoil. Deputies shouted, sang
and engaged in fist fights. The
meeting was suspended by turning
out the lights after non Communist
deputies refused to leave.
Non Communists have asked
Frances Socialist President, Vincent
Auriol, to help them in their dis
pute over the division Of Offices in
the more powerful of Frances two
legislative houses. The final say on
the constitutionality of any act of
the legislature rests with the assem-
bly, itself.
The dispute, In yesterdays reor-
ganization session, centered around
the Assembly's first vice presidency.
The first vice president would be-
come Assembly president in event
Of incapacity of President Edouard
Herriot, Radical Socialist. Mr.. Her
riot. reelected yesterday, Is rs and
ailing.
Agree to Denote Duclos.
In caucus, parliamentary leaders
of mont Communist parties agreed
to give the first vice presidency to
Socialist Max Lejeune and to de-
mote Communist Leader Jacques
Duclos, last years first vice presi-
dent, to third vice president. Mr..
Duclos, walking out, said that If he
could not have the higher post, his
party would take no Assembly Of
fees.
Parliamentarians said they doubt
ed If the Assembly would have the
right to function in event the Com
stuck by this refusal. The
says parties must hold
Assembly posts in proportion to
their strength. The Communists,
though without majority, are the
strongest party. The
1916 election gave them and their
afiliates 1872 of the 6r8 seats.
Evening star., 1948-01-14
Argentine Foreign Office
Denies SmuqqIino Report

BUENOS AIRES, Jan. IA A0.-
A spokesman for the Argentine
Foreign Office denied today reports
from abroad that Soviet authori-
ties had intercepted. two Argentine
diplomats trying to smuggle two
former Spanish Loyalists out OF
Moscow and that Russia had made
a formal protest.
The reports are completely alb
surd," the spokesman said. They
are lacking in any basis and do
not deserve further comment" he
declared.
Evening star., 1948-01-14
forrestaI Sees Raises
For Services Possible
Despite Budget Stand

Secretary of Defense Forrestal said
today he doubted that President
Truman's stand against pay raises
for civilian uniformed personnel
Veuld exclude possible increases for
armed services personnel.
Commenting on the Presidents
budget message statement last Mon
day that no pay increases would be
recommended in the civilian uni
formed classification, Mr.. Forrestal
announced his civilian commission
tq study uniformed pay would con-
tinue. He said he believed the Pres
ident might allow increases for the
aimed services If shown they were
"fAir and just by thorough report"
The Secretary of Defense made
this comment at a press conference
at which he declared international
balance of power" Is the only hope
for future stability and peace.
/. U. S. Builds for Defense.
when you get balance of power
redressed within the United Nations
OF out of 1t you will have stability
a.-d peace" he said.
He said the United States does not
seek to build an aggressive air force,
but only one for defense.
He made that statement when
questioned regarding the expanded
Air Force recommended by Presi-
dent Truman's Air Policy Commis-
sion.
The Secretary was asked about
the Air Policy Commissions state
ment that he was unable to furnish
1t with the requirements of the air
establishment as they should be
now and at various specified future
periods.
Task Called Complex.
Mr.. Forrestal said preparation Of
such requirements is a complex
task. He added:
II want to be sure the require
ments are based on solid informa-
ton, not fantasy. have not
yet reached the point where can
say with precision that this or that
is what we want for the next 10
years"
To a question about possible
merger of the Air Forces Air Trans
port Command and the Navy's naval
air transport, Mr.. Forrestal said such
q proposal is under very active
study" and there may be "deflnitive
announcement" in the near future.
To another question, Mr.. ForreStal
said a special technical committee
now studying creation of a peace
time radar system to warn of the
approach of unidentified planes is
including in its study a proposal for
q picket screen" of radar-e equipped
ships such as Admiral Nimitz
recently suggested.
He described as mot accurate"
recently published newspaper story
that 200 specially selected officers
are being sent to guard oil lines and
bases in the Middle East
Evening star., 1948-01-14
Court UphoIds Switch
To Buses in Baltimore
By the Assosiated Press

ANNAPOLIS, Jan. 14.-The Court
of Appeals ruled today that the Bal
timore Transit Co. had the right to
switch II miles of its trolley lines
to bus routes and threw out stock
holders suit opposing the move.
The decision opened the way for
the conversion of the trolley lines
which had been approved by the
Public Service Commission. Balti-
more officials also favored the
char0p
Evening star., 1948-01-14
Jury Debates Verdict
In Illegal Operation
Trial Of U. s. EmpIoye

The case OF Harold D. Miller, IS
a former Bureau of Standards en-
ploye, on trial in District Court on
a charge of performing an illegal
operation on a 26-year-old WASH
ington receptionist who later died,
went to the jury early this after
noon.
Justice Edward M. Curran COM
pleted his instructions to the jury
shortly after several character wit
nesses were placed on the stand for
Miller.
Testifying in his own defense yes
terday, Miller denied he had per-
formed the operation on Miss Agnes
Marie Blume of 821 Emerson street
NV, who died In Emergency Hos
pital October 26, three days after
she was admitted.
Denies Claim of Operations.
He denied also having made a
statement to Mrs. Ardith Bailey,
9222 Long Branch parkway, Silver
Spring, Md, an acquaintance Of
the dead woman, that he had per-
formed 1000 illegal operations, or
that he ever had referred to him.
self as Miss Blume's doctor.
Miller said he was on leave from
his job, from which he has been
suspended since his indictment, for
several days while Miss Blume was
staying in his apartment before
she was taken to the hospital. He
said she asked to stay there since
her own roommate had a friend
coming to visit.
Mrs. Bailey, a Government wit
ness, said she Consigned with Miss
Blume a note for $500 loan Octo-
ber 18. She said the stated purpose
of the loan, which was turned over
to Miss Blume, was "for surgery"
Mrs. Bailey said she visited Miss
Blume a few days later in Miller's
apartment, 1904 @ street NV, and
found her lying pale and weak" on
a cot, with a jar of hypodermic
needles nearby.
Detective Testifies.
Detective Sergt. George w. Cooke
of the police homicide squad said
he talked to Miller at his apartment
on the day Of Miss Blume's death.
Miller told him, he said, that he had
known the woman about year and
she had said she had undergone an
operation In Baltimore.
Miller said he called his own
physician when he found Miss Blume
very i'll on October %, and the doc
tor arranged to have her taken to
the hospital. He testified he gave
q pint of blood for a TRANSMISSION.
Assistant United States Attorney
Cecil Heflin presented the case and
Attorney Myer Koonin represented
the defendant.
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nlitted planting" the papers, in
volving the reported loss Of some
equipment. Chief Murphy swore at
him and called him "one Of those
overrated Chiefs" Mr.. Werheim
added.
The conversation, the witness said,
occurred in Chief Murphy's Office
last May 21. He said he was alone
with Chief Murphy at the time,
but that Battalion Chief Carlisle
S. Peterson, department executive
officer, was in the outer office and
that the door between the two
rooms was open. #ss~ = So
Chief Peterson subsequently took
the stand to support Mr.. Werheim's
statements. He said he was rather
shocked by what he heard through
the open door,. s-a-as n s~-
Both men agreed Chief Murphy's
tone was highly abusive"
Did Not Accept Apology.
The witness said he explained to
Chief Murphy that he was pro-
hibited, as acting deputy chief, from
handling the papers in question
that an order to this effect had
been issued by Deputy Chief Frank
G. Berry. He said Chief Murphy
confirmed this by telephone, and
then admitted he had been wrong
in accusing Chief Werheim Of in
efficiency in the matter.
II did not accept his apology"
Chief Werheim said.
Another witness yesterday was
Pvt. William L. Moore, driver of an
ambulance which Chief Murphy
aIlegedly caused to be dispatched
last February Is with DR.. william
D. Claudy, member of the Fire
Department board of surgeons, to
take care Of a friends ,dislocated
thumb.
Pvt. Moore said he was told by
1t. then Sergt) Dexter w.
Beacham, who received telephone
call from Chief Murphy, that "the
matter was to be kept strictly quiet,
and anything I saw was to be for
gotten"
1t. William r. Sweeney testified
he was verbally abused by Chief
Murphy last August 6 at Twenty
eighth street and Military road NV.
An airplane crash had been re-
ported in the vicinity, the witness
recalled, but it turned out to be q
model airplane.
Transferred After Tiff.
At that time, 1t. Sweeney said,
he was with the No. 2 Rescue Squad,
but following his tiff with Chief
Murphy, he was transferred to No.
IA Truck Company.
Chief Murphy laughed as the
witness glared at him and added:
Mice going, Chief"
Mr.. Maher asked 1t. Sweeney If
he could describe the tone in which
the chief dressed him down.
WELL" said the witness, "it's
pretty dinicult to describe one of
his fare-ups. You have to have ex-
perienced one to understand it,"
Mr.. ODonoghue remarked, in the
course of his cross-examination OF
the witness, that he was trying to
establish 1t. Sweeney's hostility and
bias.
II think we can assume they are
not in the habit of sending each
other valentines" Chairman Can
field remarked.
Two other witnesses who sup
ported the testimony of 1t. Sweeney
were Pvts. s. M. Embrey and Walter
Chakwin.
Evening star., 1948-01-14

ling corporations to raise prices, ant
(c) discouraging production.
He said the temporary $3,200,-
00C. 900 increase In corporation taxes
would Offset any inflationary ef-
feet Of the $40 reductions.
I'm any event." he, added, these
equitable adjustments will not in
terfere with success in our anti
imitation efforts if the other anti
imitation measures are prompt
ly adopted and vigorously applied" /"
The special session granted Mr..
Truman his requests for extension
of export and transportation con-
trolls and authority for the Agricul-
ttlre Department to expand its con-
servation practices at home and seek
greater production of food abroad.
It also provides for voluntary agree
ments to spread scarce materials.
Declared Needed Badly"
But in addition to rejecting his
rationing and wage-price control
requests, the lawmakers turned a
deaf ear to his plea for D restora-
ton of consumer credit controls and
steps to restrain inflationary bank
credit, CD power to regulate specu-
lative commodity trading, 90 au-
thority to induce the marketing of
livestock and poultry at grain-sav-
ing weights and grades, "a power
to parcel out and control inventories
of all scarce commodities which ba-
sicany affect the cost OF living or in
dustrial production, and (5) extern
sion and strengthening OF rent
control.
Despite his insistence that the full
10-point program laid before the
special session is needed badly"
Mr.. Truman dropped q hint in to-
days report that he may not insist
on strengthened Federal controls
over bank credit.
He commended" the voluntary
restraints on lending recently
adopted by the American Bankers
Association and said If these sue
ceed. further general action might
not be required"
Nevertheless, he urged Congress
to give "close study" to current
proposals, especially one presented
by Mariner S. Eccles, Federal Re-
serve Board chairman, and he
asked for legislation Ito make avail
able all the powers that may be
needed"
The Eccles plan is opposed within
the administration by Secretary of
the Treasury Snyder. It would
require each bank to set up a special
reserve" consisting of a percentage
of its holdings of Government bonds.
The reserve would be held immobile
by the Federal Reserve System and
thus could not be used as the basis
for expansion Of the banks loans
to business firms.
The President noted the danger
that limitation of commercial
lending probably would increase in
terest rates, might depress the value
of Government bonds held by the
public. and increase the cost of
Government borrowing.
Evening star., 1948-01-14
Senate 6. 0. p..Chiefs
OK. Action on Bill for
Of Voice

The Senate Republican leadership
has given the green light" for Sem
ate action and probable passage this
week Of bill authorizing an ex-
panded American information pro-
gram to combat Russian ''psycholog-
ical warfare against u.s." Senator
Smith, Republican. of New Jersey
announced today.
He said he would bring the meas
ure up for debate Friday and that
he believed it would be passed the
same day, although vote might be
delayed until Monday.
Senator Smith, a member of the
Senate Foreign Relations Commit
tee, headed group Of Senators who
investigated operations OF the in
formation program in Euorpe this
summer. He said all the Senators
and members of a similar House
group came back feeling that the
program was not only justified, "but
should be expanded, especially in
view of Russia's constant vilifica-
ton of America"
The Senate bill, an amended ver-
sion Of the Mundt bill passed by the
House last year, would give legisla-
tive authority for the Voice of
America short-wave broadcasts and
other foreign information and cul-
tural activities.
Senator Smith said the measure
makes no mention of money at all,
but would remove any question
about the State Departments
authority OF ask for adequate ap-
preparations to carry on the pro-
gram.
The authorization bill calls for
distinct separation of the foreign
information and educational ex-
change activities now being car
ried on by the State Department
but would leave them both under
general supervision of an assistant
Secretary of State for Public Affairs
The White House has made known
that President Truman will nomi-
nate for this post George v. Allen,
a veteran career diplomat and one
time newspaperman now serving as
Ambassador to Iran.
In a report calling for prompt
action on the authorization legisla-
tion, the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee declared Russia's propa-
ganda campaign against the United
States calls "for urgent, fortnight
and dynamic measures to dissemi-
nate truth" on the part of this
ro,Iptrv
Evening star., 1948-01-14
How Dr. Edwards HELMS
Constituted Folks!

For years DR.. Edwards relieved
patients bothered by constipation
with his famous Dr.. Edwards Olive
Tablets-now sold by all drugstores.
Olive Tablets are mild, gentle but
oh-so thorough Olive Tablets act
on BOTH upper and lower bowels to
produce more natu.dIike move
ments. No gripping. Just eompless
sotisfadion. Buy todayi 15A 30f.
Evening star., 1948-01-14
Red Cartoon Shows
| Marshall Aid Plan
| As Bursting Bubbles
By the Asseeiatsd Press

MOSCOW, Jan. 1.-THE
Moscow newspaper Trud pub
lished a cartoon today showing
the Marshall Plan as a bubble
bursting in the faces of Secre-
tary of State Marshall and the
Western European nations. Z
A subsequent panel depicted
Gen. Marshall turning away In
embarrassment, with the Euro
pean nations wiping the pune
tured pieces OF their disap-,
pointed faces. So.
Evening star., 1948-01-14
Anti-Prohibition Unit
Gets Virginia Charter
By the Assoeiated Pres,

RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 14.-The
State corporation yesterday issued a
charter to a group whose aim is to
fight against a possible return OF
prohibition in Virginia.
Citizens for Temperance Without
Prohibition, Inc, was granted a
charter listing James s. Easley of
South Boston as president, and
Martha v. Cronly. Nina H. Averey
and Ernest H. Dervishian, all OF
Richmond, as directors.
Evening star., 1948-01-14
runnun
Continued From First Page.

MED by better income distribu-
ton"
He continued:
Within 10 years, maximum en-
ployment will mean $4,000, 900 jobs
or more.
"To raise the individual to the
highest level of productivity and to
provide outlet for the increasing
part of the labor force which tech
biological changes may displace
from the mass production indus
Evening star., 1948-01-14
Breuk Shuts OFF Power

Electric power in the 300 block of
H and streets NV. was of for
more than an hour this morning
when an underground cable broke
at Third and I streets, the Potomac
Electric Power Co. reported.
Evening star., 1948-01-14
Navy Nomination Approved

The nomination of Mark Edwin
Andrews of Texas to be Assistant
Secretary of the Navy was approved
yesterday by the Senate Armed
Services Committee.
Evening star., 1948-01-14
Fuirfux Federation to Meet

The Federation of Fairfax County
Citizens Associations will meet at
8 pm. tomorrow at the Falls Church
High School. Sanitation problems
in sanitary district No. are to be
discussed. ,L
Evening star., 1948-01-14

Orange is the color most likely to
attract attention, color experts say.
Evening star., 1948-01-14
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ADV. EDITOR SPEAKS
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the voters OF Texas.
A majority of the 40 local
leagues sent representatives bring
ing the following reports with
them-how many poll tax pay
ments were registered in their
counties for Negroes; how many
deputy poll tax Collectors were
employed and the methods used in
promoting the drive and how they
planned to get the votes out at
election time. Statistics compiled
indicated that poll taxes doubled
and often tripled those recorded
last year.
With L. NJ Moody, PRESENT of
the Port Arthur League acting as
Master of Ceremonies, the Con-
vention assembled Tuesday night
in the Church's Auditorium for a
public meeting at which time DR..
J. w. Long, Mayor of the City of
Port Arthur brought greetings
from the citizenry and welcomed
the delegation and thanked them
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-05-08
TIE BEST INTEREST OF THE CHURCH
10 CAMPBELL COLLEGE WOULD BE
SERVED BY RETURNING BISHOP s. L.
.DEElNE TO Use STH DISTRICT

examples of leadership that We
work the sixteen has
Bishop s. Greene during the past sixteen years as
the Eighth Episcopal District of the African Me
Episcopal Church. the of Mississippi and
chancellor Campbell College historic institution
d the church located here
Last week against Bishop Greene in the Chaney
court containing allegations detranc the public
from the accomplishment the district Campbell College
during the past years
African Methodist of the district the
Bishops almost before 1t got started
nohong away the physical and Immediately obvious
Campbell College constrasted with Its condition
when the Bishop the District sixteen years ago
yet great handcap of the African Methodist
Church history and contribution the growth
progress that from the nature OF It's pres
operation organization politics. cold booded as
the affairs of the church 10
understand Church politics understand the
nature of against BiNop Greene
here last week.
other things where the Bishop VIII serve
spirit the African Methodist of
Mississippi with and outlook at Campbell
College only includes the magnificent new Administration
greater prospects for the I'M
opinion that the best interest OF Campbell
College Church. and of Negroes generally MISSISSIPPI
and returning Bishop Greene to the
Episcopal continue the already begun but which
is just ready TO bear its full fruit
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-05-08
+ GLIMPSE AT THE SITUATION IN THE
STATE AS REGARDS NEGRO
EDUCATION

problems regards Negro Citizens and what
they justly desire Mississippi cenered the lack of
proper facilities opportunities for their
children.
glimpse regards education in the
may be obtained from the following summaries:
census white educabe 37798 Negro educabes
Artist 19647 school enroments Total white pupils 277447
average of 80 in 3,345 schools).
Elementary pupils leverage $40
scooo) Negro pupils 252956 average of 70 in $500 schools
High schools white pupils 6O91 average of O8 in $50 shoos)
Negro pupils 16,449 average of l13 in 145 schoos
schools have only months school term (See Ea
recommendation There only or consodaes schools and
wise This for the elementary
schools for Negroes and the small enrolmepts.
high schools centers of population This
for the larger proportonate enrolment
white educabes enrolled in high schools 3z
of Negro educabes.
white educabes enrolled in elementary schools
F3 of Negro educables.
of white children schools elementary schools
% in high schools.
per Negro enrolled eemen-
grades 81 cent in high schools
94647 there 89 white high school graduates 249
graduates.
NEGRO HIGH SCHOOLS
of in Mississippi single
counties there high school at all
high schools Negroes;
high school, counties there
is high school.
TEACHER TRAINING
per teachers college graduates Only ACT
per without college training
teachers without college train
of Negro teachers have completed high
TEACHERS SALARIES
salary scale for 194e47 Average for
white teachers 81 225 Average
Negro 592 Average estimates for
whe $780, Negro $50 Estimates made the basis that
Negro share of increased appropaon)
ENROLMENT AND GRADUATES IN NEGRO COLLEGES:
enrolled Mississippi
colleges; Jackson College, 80 from Acorn
would judge there would not be than Il
college graduates seeking professional advanced
education
WHAT FAIR REASONABLE SOLUTION DO WE HAVE TO
OFFER FOR SUCH A SITUATION?