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Evening star., 1948-10-31

VT is truly great that IS lille
in himself and that maketh no
account of any height Of honOrs."
Thomas A KEAP1s
TUE plague of the world has ever been the
Il men of vast conceit and vanity - war
lords, terrorists. despots and plunderers of the
public wealth - who purchased glory for
themselves at the price of misery and despair
for others.
But lasting good has always been wrought
by those who answer to Thomas Kempis's
description, and see themselves infinitely
Evening star., 1948-10-31

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FOR BETTER AMERICA
WILLIAM l. NICHOLS. Edtsr
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Evening star., 1948-10-31

Names and descriptions Of all characters In Action stories
and sem-aetion articles n this magazine are wnoay
any psrson vng or dead entirely eoincsdsnsaL
Evening star., 1948-07-08

Lyle Hurdy; y: 3s4s 1st st. s;x. and Luna
James mesh Roberts. S M j.. IS. is4s b st: ne. and
Dorothy Cooper; 23. 2.l5 Otis st. ne;
John Dunn: IT.. 40. 57a7 5th st. nv. and
DoesIo es1meis GssssaG orsiiio Nsw York City ana
Cyril Richards, q. and Anna Sheppard,
Kristen ixsS; klsssP::., Il Fe...,; ana R 1ns..
rhSmss SSrs s'ehlha; chsmSlss Il. % Hy.ttsviil.: Nd
and Grace Daley. II. N. Brentwood
Ss4: os.sa e. g. isss s5 fss.s 9ns s7s
cnsdhs celia Talner. naa q. .ai s4s siss s.. @ M
yns 5R q Fl ala :pf b.a"a1. G5. s1s
both Of Baltimore:
Bruce Harris. 4s. 6lg Princeton hJ p. asr; n;r;
Arthur Il nis; csvane. 40. and Marsaret c.v.ns
JANE. M 1ss se.s ss !sis nsf Lucy ss esareh
both of Herndon, Va:
Henry ,Reichert. IS. and Sarah Williams
rhs.s s0ih AoS2.l S sal,ns1sd snd Mary Mecomb,.
rrassis M eIss ssee {. e. ~ 2ass xlsb:n, ave; s..
and julia WOOD 90 90, s2S Melon .Sd 81; Is. f.
James brown. 80, s$t irving s.: nv. ana
LILLE pbsq rGm.s r s' 2ss hsSa CHASE p
Joan Heinrichs, 10, RiveEdsls; Ne. Ms sor.b
Williams Lyons; ~; snd Nadine Fofcn'
r. 1f both q as NeT 1915 1orf f7th d,'y st. NV and
o'st Mathiids I daslinsa. e6, Silver Spring.
Henry Oliver; 80; Rogers Heights, Md and
we Yees soxan Was 81 isaS T. elov.T st Va. and
! Ruth Green, 20, 1872 Euclid st. NV.
Evening star., 1948-07-08

Robert Green. 81, and Luanne Harris. II
CLYDE oslesby, ei, Nashville, Tenn. an.
Joy ssi.. ls, Us .gPs,i g: s;s. :,
and Alice Finton, "a, 100 5th st. ne.
Metrah Swindell. %. 312 Poplars I'd: Sc.
and Virginia Scamihorn, 26. 1925 M st
william Drish, jr.. 20, s1s 7th st. s.w.
and Audrey 1rby, 21, 462 G st. s.w.
Willism Page, IS. Arlington. Va. and vir
ginia Pettey, 81. 20 Plattsburs ct.
George ,o'Neill, 25, and Kathleen Quinn
Leo Friaslia. 81. 3415 3sth st. NV, ant
Louise DeHaven. 25, Pittsburgh.
Torencio Flores, 43. and Elsie Santos 20
both of 1135 New HAMPSHIRE ave nv
Kenneth Jordan, 10, whiteheld, N: II;
and Mary Markie. 20, 1909 Park rd
Earl Eisenhart, jr. 80. and Helen Brown
SO. both Of Montgomsry County, No N 2
ave. ne, and Alvida scuderi, %, 46a'
| Herbert Lightfoot. AZ, and Thelma Mead
| oWs, 35, both of Sterling, Va.
Evening star., 1948-07-08

Robert cockrelI. Is, 1850 Owen place ne.
and Betty Brsdshav., lS. ATltnston: Va
and Marie ward. 81. 1880 FULLER q. NV;
Gabriel Fontana. ST., %, e11 n. Capitol
st.. and Mary Castro. 20. Elsa Bates
Charles Silver, 32,. and Delms Herman.
2k, both of Baltimore.
David Albright. IT,. 90. Alexandria, Va,
Harry House. %. P.utuxent, Md. and
Terry Dobson. u. 1747 L st. ne.
2l, both Of 1902 4th st. ne.
Evening star., 1948-07-08

ficer and had brought about, at last
reports, the death Of ITS rats.
A full-time section Of the Pubic
Health Department was created and
poison campaigns were started tnl
sewers, restaurants and schools.
Evening star., 1948-07-08
.Anti-Rdt Campaign
Intensified in BeIfdst

An intensified campaign against
rats in Belfast. Northern Ireland,
has resulted in appointment Of .
rodent and insects pests control Of
Evening star., 1948-07-08
Marriage License
AppIicotions

Under D. C. la,ps, couples must
apply for a marriage license on
one day, ,uait three fun days and
receiue the license on the nth
day. Sundays and holidays are
counted the same as other days.
Evening star., 1948-07-08

EyeIet medollions bind This dress
with doisy-choin charm ondfresh-
,ness, us dipped in soda pop
.colors, too! j Blue. pink, yellow or
Grey. Sizes 10 tolls,
Tess SAsp, TsssfA pbss
Evening star., 1948-02-21
japanese House Picks
Moderate Premier
BY the Assoeioisd Press

TOKYO. Feb. 2l.-Hitoshi Ashida.
Foreign Minister and president of
the Moderate Democratic Party, to-
day was elected Prime Minister of
Japan, but can not take office for
10 days.
Ashida polled ZIG votes to 18O for
former Prime Minister Shigeru
Yoshida, head OF the ultra -conServa-
tive Liberal Party. in the House Of
Representatives A majority of 2l1
was required for election.
A simultaneous vote in the House
of Councillors gave Yoshida 104 and
Ashida 102. The majority needed is
ITO. But the constitution provides
that should the two houses fail to
agree the vote of the lower house
will elect the Prime Minister. How
ever, 10 days must elapse before he
takes Office.
Tetsu Katayama received eight
votes although he said under no
circumstance would he accept the
post from which he resigned few
days ago.
Ashida's election was made pos
sible by a last-minute switch OF the
Social Democrat Party. 1t announced
after a caucus it would support the
59-year-old former newspaperman
who entered politics on middle OF
the road platform after the war.
The Social Democrats previously
had worked toward building another
cabinet around the outgoing Premier.
Evening star., 1948-02-21
Food Price Drop Fails to Show
IA Clear Trend, Survey Reveals
Other Items at New Highs, BIS Points Out;
Report Shows Groceries Are Down 40 Here

highs last month and --latest re-
ports from manufacturers indicate
no widespread declines and some
advances.
Even the drop in food prices, Evan
Clague, commissioner of Labor Sta
tistics, pointed out yesterday, have
centered on a few items while other
foods have been only slightly af-
iected and some have even increased.
The figure Of per cent for the
drop in Washington food prices COM
pares to per cent for Chicago, the
city with the biggest decline, and to
no change for Los Angeles, due
chiefly to rise in the price of
milk in that city.
The BIS survey came as the
commodity markets showed a fur
ther decline yesterday. Several cents
we're Clipped off grain values on the
Chicago Board of Trade. More fa-
vorable weather in the winter wheat
belt and the absence of the Gov
ernment from both the cash wheat
and flour markets was the cause of
moderate selling on the exchange.
Wheat closed 212 to Az cents a
bushel lower than Thursday, corn
was IL to 212 cents lower, oats were
l cent to 13s cents lower and soy
beans were off to 7 cents.
Weather predictions of scattered
rain in the wheat country appeared
to make reports of dust storms
damaging to next years crop-seems
(See PRICES, Page A-3J
Evening star., 1948-02-21
Chilly Week End
Is Forecast, With
LiQht Snow Likely

1t will be a chilly week end
mostly sunny today, but cloudy with
light snow tomorrow-according to
the Weather Bureau.
The temperature is not exected to
move above the middle 30's today
and northerly winds at about Is
miles per hour will remind the Cap
ita1 that winter still is here, the
forecaster said.
He predicted partly cloudy skies
and low temperature OF about Is
degrees tonight, followed by con-
tinued cold and light snow tomorrow
The mercury went down to 26 de-
grees at 7 am. today.
A comforting note was struck in
the new cold spell by j. Thomas
Kennedy, District fuel co-ordinator.
He said reserves for hardship cases
were at a substantial level and no
new crisis was in early prospect.
Evening star., 1948-02-21
Ga||inger Laboratory
investigator 10 Urge
Funds 10 Replace II
Decision Is Made Known
As Negotiations Begin
For Negro Students

A Senate Appropriations Com
mittee investigator who inspect
ed Gallinger Hospitals much
criticized laboratory this week
will recommend that the COM
mittee provide funds for its
replacement this year.
Kimball Sanborn, committee clerk,
made the inspection after reading
newspaper accounts of the labora-
torys reported inability to make
accurate findings in its. present
dilapidated building.
Gallinger's Board of Visitors,
group of laymen who advise the
Commissioners on conditions at the
city hospital asked this week that
the building be razed and replaced
as soon as possible.
Mr.. Sanborn's recommendation
became known at a session at
George Washington University
where negotiations were begun to
open Gallinger to Howard Uni
versity medical students and Negro
doctors.
Federal Security Administrator
Oscar r. Ewing proposed that the
hospitals patients be assigned to
white and Negro doctors by rota-
ton without regard to race.
The suggestion was challenged by
District officials and representatives
of Georgetown and George Wash
ington Universities.
Commissioner Guy Mason said he
thought the proposed system of pa
tient assignment would deprive in
digent patients unfairly of their
right to choose their own doctor.
Howard Medical School oean,
Joseph L. johnson said patients now
are given no choice of doctors at
Gallinger, but are assigned to staff
members of the white medical
schools arbitrarily, according to the
order in which they are admitted.
Howard President Mordecai john
son said he thought any individual
protests which might come up could
be settled on their professional
merits. Howard officials said .they
thought such cases should oe han
died in the same way that Gal
linger now deals with patients who
object to doctors.
DR.. P. S. Rossiter, chief of Gal
fingers medical staff, said he could
recall no such cases in his expert
ence at Gallinger.
Mr.. Ewing stated at the outset of
the conference that his position on
Gallirger has the full backing OF
the President of the United States. :"
He said the move had no 'polit-
ical' implications in this election
Evening star., 1948-02-21
Greek Premier Voted
Confidence, 10000
BY the Assoeioted Press

ATHENS, Feb. 21.-Premier Them
istokles Sophoulis' coalition govern
ment has won 190-to-90 confidence
vote in its war on guerrillaS.
The ballot yesterday followed a
five-day debate on the liberal lead
er's regime. The coalition COM
prises liberals, rCyalists and minor
parties.
When Mr.. Sophoulis took office
last September, his cabinet received
o 279-to-1 vote of confidence.
Action will be taken Monday on
q hotly contested bill to suspend the
Greek Parliament for two or three
months.
Both Mr.. Sophoulis and Royalist
Vice Premier Constantin Tsaldaris
favor the bill. They contend Par
lament members could serve Greece
better by being with their constitu-
ents as loyalists prepare for an Of
fensive against the rebel forces.
Minor party leaders, however, brand
the bill a steam roller"
The 87-year-old Sophoulis de-
scribed his opponents yesterday as
defeatists who are trying to get rid
of the government.
mo government can be perfect,
he said. But ours is the best under
the circumstances. Victory will be
ours. We are determined to win
This is not civil war, but an in
cursion by foreign nation"
Evening star., 1948-02-21
7 Missing as Fires Wreck
Two Pittsburgh Buildings
BY the Associated Press

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 21. Two
spectacular fires destroyed a Golden
Triangle Office building and a large
grocery warehouse today, causing
damage estimated at nearly 100000
and leaving two persons missing.
Burned were the 60-year-old, FIVE
story Jackson Building at Sixth
street and Penn avenue and an
A. & P. warehouse in the Homewood
section.
The Jackson Building collapsed
about four hours after the blaze
broke out late last night. Two adja-
cent buildings were damaged as
blazing debris showered over them
and onto the busy intersection. Sew
eral f1remen were overcome by smoke
and one was struck by brick and
injured.
Missing in the downtown fire were
Mrs. Irene Westbrook. 40, cashier
in the Sun Drug Co. store on the
structures first floor. and Fireman
Gerald w. Levy, 36. hoseman who
had been fighting the blaze.
The downtown blaze was believed
to have started in the drugstore's
basement. Clouds of smoke hung
over the downtown area as dawn
lightened the skies and glinted on
ice-coated fire-fighting equipment.
Twelve fire companies fought the
flames in the A. & P. warehouse
About $50 employees, routed from
their duties. stood by in freezing
Temperatures.
Evening star., 1948-02-21
Truman, al San Juan,
Halls Relationship Of
j. :. and Puerto Rico
Coils 1t Democratic
Way Of Collaboration
By Friendly Peoples
By Joseph A. Fox
By Joseph A. Fox
Stor Sioff Correspondent

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Feb.
21.-President Truman today
hailed the relationship between
the United States and Puerto
Rico as 7"the democratic way of
collaboration between friendly
peoples" and asserted "it repre-
sents what the American people
are trying to encourage in the
world at large"
The President spoke at Isle
Grande Airport, where he landed
after an early morning flight Of
99O miles from Key West across the
Atlantic to the perimeter OF the
Caribbean. He is beginning five
day stay in the West Indies, during
which he will visit also the Virgin
Islands and Guantanamo. Cuba,
where one of the largest American
naval bases is located.
The fourth President to visit
Puerto Rico-the two Roosevelts and
Herbert Hoover were the others
President Truman was greeted by
Gov. Jesus T. Pinero, Interior Sec
retary Krug, and other officials of
the insular government and armed
services, when the Sacred Cow
landed at the airport which serves
the island capital at 9:22 am.
Several thousand persons were at
the airport to welcome the Presi-
dent. Boy Scouts held the places of
honor in the front row. Cheers
greeted the President who was in
tSoduced by Gov. Pinero as "our
friend the President of the United
States He was applauded when
he started his talk with the saluta-
ton fellow citizens"
Island a Partner"
The Presidents speech was brief.
In pledging continued cooperation
between the Government in Wash
ington and the Puerto Ricans, he
emphasized that the United States
looks on the island as a partner
rather than ward.
Il have said to the Congress sew
eral times, and I repeat y it here
that the Puerto Rlcan people should
have the right to determine for
themselves Puerto Rico's political
relationship to the United States.
Referendum legislation to give
the Puerto Rican's a choice. which
Mr.. Truman backed in the 10th
Congress, failed of action. Senate
and House Committees now have
1See TRIIMAN Pace Al
Evening star., 1948-02-21
Yazoo River Flood Crest
Due in Greenwood Today
BY the Asseeioied Press

GREENWOOD, Miss, Feb. al
The crest of the Yazoo River flood
will reach Greenwood sometime to-
day but Army engineers say there
is no danger to the town.
THE levees should hold" Capt.
K. E. Mclaughlin, army engineer
said last night.
He said they expected a 40-foot
crest at Greenwood. That would be
only one-tenth of foot under the
record set in 1946. The flood stage
is IS feet.
The general Delta food is fiat
tening out" however, and the engi-
neer said he expected no more trou-
bic after today.
High waters so far have inun-
dated more than 100000 acres of
cotton and timberland but, with
planting season a month off, grow
ers see little If any damage to their
plantations.
Evening star., 1948-02-21
By Chalmers M. Roberts

The drop in food prices since
the February 4 commodity mar
ket break has made only a nick
in the high cost of living, it was
clear today, but whether'a real
decline is ahead remains a wide
open question.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics,
in a special survey, announced that
the cost of food in Washington's re-
tail stores declined 4 per cent from
the all-time peak in mid-January
to last Tuesday. The bureau said l
per cent of this decline is normal
seasonal drop at this time of year.
Wheat lead a general downward
march among commodities today.
The decline was orderly, however,
and price changes relatively small
after the recent upset.
Hogs, cattle and lamb held nomi-
nally steady in Chicago's big market.
No retail-price changes of impor-
tance came to light as retailers
tried to appraise the effect of the
February crack in primary mar
kets.
Trading in stocks was almost at
standstill.
BIS officials refused to predict
what may be ahead, but they point
ed out that only food has shown a
decline in cost to the consumer.
Retail prices of other things the
average family buys reached new
Evening star., 1948-02-21
Police Guard House Hearing
After Threat to Break 1t Up'

there were no disturbances at this
mornings session when both pro-
ponents and opponents of the bill
testified. About 80 or 40 persons
were present.
The anonymous caller telephoned
about $50 am. to DR.. Miller's Office
in the House Office Building, he
said
The bill, introduced by DR.. Miller,
was recommended by two witnesses,
Dr. George A. Baker, president of
the District Board OF Optometry.
and DR.. Evart Warren, president Of
the District Optometric Association.
Opposition to the measure was
registered by r. B. H. Lyon, at.
terney for the Kinsman Optical Co.,
1920 r street NV.
Evening star., 1948-02-21
Fifty Persons Injured
In Cairo Bomb BIost
BY the kssoeiofed Press

CAIRO, Egypt, Feb. 21.-Fifty
persons were reported injured. six
seriously. last night when a bomb
exploded at branch of the Moslem
Brotherhood Association. Police said
they did not know whether the
bomb had been thrown or planted.
The noise was heard for S miles.
The injuries were caused by flying
glass splinters from shattered win
dows. Some of those hurt were in
a passing bus.
The Moslem Brotherhood Associa-
ton has recruited Arab volunteers
for Palestine fighting against Jews.
Evening star., 1948-02-21
Star Bowling
tournament Prizes
to be Announced
in Tomorrow's
SUNDAY STAR

The prize list of The Stars
goth Annual Bowling Tourna-
ment will be published in the
sports section of THE SUNDAY
STAR tomorrow, Sunday, Feb
ruary %.
Out of a record field of 16,-
o48 entries, LOTS contestants
won prizes totaling s12,o36.OO.
Evening star., 1948-02-21

Police guarded an open hearing
of a House District subcommittee
today at the request of its chair
man, Representative Miller, Repub-
lican, of Nebraska, who said he had
received an anonymous telephone
call threatening to break up the
hearing"
DR.. Miller, a physician, presided
at the hearing at which the sub
committee was studying a new bill
to regulate more strictly the prac-
tice of optometry here.
At hearing on similar bill in
1899, DR.. Miller told reporters, there
was considerably agitation and fric-
tion.' He said the present bill would
be controversial.
Despite the call to DR.. Miller
Evening star., 1948-02-21
Senator Byrd Warns
South Against Rushing
Into Political Revolt
Would Delay Action
Pending Outcome Of
Civil Rights Fight
BY the Associoted Press

Senator Byrd of Virginia ad-
vised the Democratic Party'S
Southern rebels today to hold
their fire-but keep their powder
dry.
Senator Byrd told a reporter he
wants the South to be sure where
it is going before it cuts long
standing political ties in the argu-
ment over President Truman's civil
rights proposals.
I'VE must make calm, deliberate
decision, on the basis of events as
they happen and then be prepared
to go through with it to the end,
he said
Senator Byrd told party gather
ing at Richmond Thursday night
that the South won't stand for laws
setting up Fair Employment Prac-
tices Commission, making lynching
Federal offense and banning poll
taxes and race separation.
Conference Monday.
But he added that it would be
time enough to decide what to do if
Southerners should lose their fight
against enactment of such legisla-
ton by Congress.
A group of House members from
II Southern States yesterday adopt
ed a resolution condemning the
Presidents program. They will
confer with five Southern Governors
here Monday.
The five are Cows. Laney of
Arkansas, Cherry Of North Carolina
Thurmond of South Carolina, Jester
of Texas and Tuck of Virginia They
will meet later Monday with Sena-
tor McGrath of Rhode Island, DEM
ocratic national chairman.
These Governors we're named at
the Southern Governors Confer
ence on February 7 to make plans
for battling the civil rights pro-
gram. They are to report to the
Governors Conference within 40
days.
Senator McGrath has promised to
relay their complaints to President
Truman.
Southern House members hoped
to have the resolution signed by IS
of their number and ready by that
time to be sent to the President.
C0lmer Heads Group.
They got about so signers yester-
day at meeting called by Repre-.
sentatives Clark of North Carolina
Smith of Virginia, Cox of Georgia
Richards of South Carolina, Harris
of Arkansas, Gossett of Texas
Hobbs of Alabama and Skies OF
Florida. Representative Colmer ot
Mississippi was named chairman o1
the group. Tennessee and Louisiana
also were represented.
The resolution pledges signers II
oppose enactment of laws to put
the Presidents proposals in effect
1t urges the Democratic Party hot
to put in it's platform that which
would assuredly jeopardize its sue.
cess in the South"
Other political developments:
Henry A. Wallace returned fron
a Southern speaking trip with the
opinion that no major split in the
Democratic Party is likely to result
from the civil rights battle.
AS for his own third party. he
told reporters at Newark, N. j.:
1T looks better all the time, bu
it's still young"