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Evening star., 1948-01-28

the Friendship Train and It's i'm.
mediate and generous reception ovel
the entire area of the United States
resulting in the donation of an i'm.
pressively large quantity of food
stuffs destined and dispatched with.
out delay for the relief Of the hun
CRY.
ut is our hope that this praise.
worthy gesture may be the promise
of a new birth of generosity of heart
everywhere in the world to leao
men into the ways of fraterrYal love
under God and thus to lasting
peace"
Film Actress Paulette Goddare
was q member of the Friendship
Train" delegation at the audience
Vatican sources said.
Evening star., 1948-01-28
| Return Of Macarthur
April IS Predicted
By The Assoeiosed Press

Another rumor about the return
of Gen. Macarthur from Tokyo
bobbed around the Capital today.
Representative Miller, Republican
of Nebraska, told reporter he ex-
poets the general back around
April Is.
Evening star., 1948-01-28
THE EVENING STAR Washington D. C. . A.
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 70, ,sls

Speaker Martin told newsmen
later that he had heard nothing of
any such plan. BY custom, joint
sessions are arranged through the
leaders of the House and Senate.
Evening star., 1948-01-28
Poland PIuns Reconstruction

WARSAW, Poland (R.-The Minis
try of National Reconstruction plans
to spend 25O6,oOO,0O zlotys s25, ,o6o,-
O0O) in 1948. That is an increase OF
IS per cent over the 1947 budget
Evening star., 1948-01-28

One inland station in Australia
has reported six inches Of rainfall
in 10 years.
Evening star., 1948-01-08
Gen. Kuter to Succeed Lands
|AsCABHeod, Truman Reveals
But Choice Depends
: On Act to Preserve
His Military Rights j..
By Joseph A. Fox

President Truman intends to
appoint Maj. Gen. Laurence S
Kuter, 42-year-old West Point
graduate and airman, to the
Civil Aeronautics Board and
designate him as chairman to
succeed James M. Lands, it was
announced at the White House
today.
Mr.. Truman sent letters to the
House and Senate asking for legisla-
ton to permit Gen. Kuter to take
the new assignment without affect
ing his military status.
Gen. Kuter, who had extensive
war service, is now the American
representative on the international
Civil Aviation Organization in Mon
treal.
Mr.. Lands term expired Decem-
ber 81. President Truman failed to
reappoint him, but gave no ex-
planation of his decision.
At the time. the Air Line Pilots
Association, through its president,
David L. Behncke, charged the CAB
chairman was being removed be-
cause he put safety ahead of the
dollar"
Mr.. Behncke charged vested in
terests" in the airline industry were
Evening star., 1948-01-08
Give 1t Full Authority
After Its Legality Is
Challenged by Owner
By Jerry O'Leury, Jr.

The special five-man board in
quiring into the collapse of the
Empire Building today was au-
thorized to continue its investi-
CATION as an official agent of the
Commissioners shortly after the
city heads had received protest
from the building owner against
presence of two District officials
on the board.
The Commissioners action today
gives the board power to subpoena
witnesses, a prerogative it did not
have up to this point because it was
appointed by Engineer Commits
sioner Gordon r. Young, acting in
dividually.
The Commissioners directed the
board to complete its investigation
in accordance with Gen. Youngs
order of December 10.
The Commissioners acted on re-
quest of Corporation Counsel Vernon
E. West that the status Of the
inquiry board be clarified. The
question of its status was raised
again yesterday when Nick Papani-
colas, owner of the building, and his
attorney brother, George, walked
Soc COTJ J,APSE PAGE Al
Evening star., 1948-01-08
Richard Tauber Dies;
Noted German Tenor
By the Assoeloted Press

LONDON, Jan. g. Richard
Tauber, Sc, noted singer, composer
and conductor, died at a London
nursing home today.
One of the leading tenors OF the
German-speaking world, Mr.. Tauber
was one of the greatest interpreters
of Mozart and was frequently heard
at Mozart festivals in Munich and
Salzburg.
He was born in Linz, Austria, and
made his debut in 1918, scoring an
immediate success. Within a Few
days he was given a five-year con-
tract at the Dresden Opera House.
where he sang all the leading lyrical
tenor roles.
In 1915 he appeared for the first
time at the Berlin Opera House
and by the end of 1919 was widely
known throughout the German
speaking world. In 1925 he began
appearing in lighter operettas. such
as those of Franz Lehar. and 1t was
| in these roles that he made his
greatest name with the public.
He became a British subject in
| 1910. His wife, the former Diana
Napier, one time film actress, was
at his bedside when he died.
| Mr.. Tauber made his first appear
ance in the United States in 1881,
singing at New York's Town Hall.
He also scored successes In Vienna
and in Australia and Africa.
He also composed symphonic
music and lieder and conducted or
chestras on four continents. He
made several motion pictures in
England.
Evening star., 1948-01-08
George Y. Allen Gets
Benton S Old Position
In State Department
Truman Picks Ambassador
To Iron to Head Voice
Of America Program
by the Assoeiotsd Press

President Truman today an
nounced he is appointing George
v. Allen, now Ambassador to
Iran, as Assistant Secretary of
State for public affairs.
Presidential Press Secretary
Charles G. Ross made the announce
merit for the President. The ap-
pointment had been forecast.
Mr.. Allen, native of Durham
N. c., will succeed William Benton,
who recently resigned.
The post carries with it direction
of the State Department Voice of
America broadcasts and other for
eign information programs.
Marshall's Choice for Job.
Mr.. Allen, A, was understood to
be Secretary of State Marshall's
choice for the job.
Mr.. Truman must send formal
nomination of Mr.. Allen to the Sen
ate, which can approve or reject his
selection for the post.
Legislation authorizing the Voice
of America broadcasts was approved
unanimously yesterday by the Sen
ate Foreign Relations Committee.
Substitute for Mundt Bill.
The bill 4 a substitute for the
Mundt bill which passed the House
last year.
Senator Smith, Republican, OF
New Jersey, who headed subcom-
mittee which revised the measure,
said he has assurances from the
Republican leadership that the leg
islation will be taken up by the
Senate next week.
There was no immediate an
nouncement of a successor to Mr..
Allen as Ambassador to Iran.
A one-time newspaper reporter,
Mr.. Allen entered the foreign service
in 1890.
Evening star., 1948-01-08
u. 5. Marine Reported
Slain by Chinese Reds
BY the Associated Press

TSINGTAO, China, Jan. 8.-Slay.
ing of an American Marine by
Chinese Communists at a remote
village in North China was reported
today by the Chinese commander OF
the Tsingtao garrison. He said the
victim was one of five 1eathernecks
missing on Christmas Day hunting
trip.
United States Navy headquarters
refused either to confirm or deny
the report, made by Gen. Ting Chi
pan at a news conference. The
Navy continued to withhold the
Identities of the five.
The Chinese commander said the
hunting party had been halted by
sentries at government lines-be-
yond which American personnel was
forbidden to go-but that the jeep-
riding Marines drove on to Tayu, a
small village near Linshan, about
so miles north of Tsingtao.
Gen. Ting added that a Marine
search party went to Tayu later and
was told by villagers that the slain
Marine had been removed by the
Communists. He said it was pre-
sumed the remaining four were
taken along by the withdrawing
Reds.
In Buffalo, N. Y, Mrs. Aglaia
Kapodistria said Tuesday she had
received an official message Decem-
ber Is that her son, Marine Pfc
Thomas Kapodistria, 10, was miss
ing in the Tsingtao area.
Evening star., 1948-01-08
BY the Associated Press

A Senate committee investigating
grain speculation is going to look
into trading activities of Henry
Morgenthau, jr., former Secretary
of the Treasury, Senator Ferguson
Republican, of Michigan said today
Senator Ferguson told reporters
the Appropriations subcommittee
which he heads at least will want to
know the extent of Mr.. Morgen-
thau's grain dealings and whether
they extend back to the time he was
in the cabinet.
Mr.. Morgenthau's name appeared
on a new list of corn traders made
public by Secretary of Agriculture
Anderson.
Mr. Morgenthau acknowledged
that he owned $4,000 bushels o1
corn futures last June 80, but he
said in a statement in New York
that he lost money. Mr.. Morgenthau
left the cabinet in mid-1945.
II don't know whether we will
call him down here" Senator Fergu-
son said, "but we will ask him for
information as to his trading and
Evening star., 1948-01-08
Charles Nicholson Dies at 79;
HeIped Elect Roosevelt in7932
New Deal Publicity
Chief Was Big Factor
In Hoover's Defect

Charles Nicholson, for many
years director of publicity for
the Democratic National Com
mittee, died today in his home in
the Westchester Apartments. He
was 70.
The former newspaper writer and
editor died quietly at 7:45 am. while
nurse was getting cup of coffee
he had requested after awaking. He
had been confined to his apartment
for about year except for several
periods in the hospital, but had not
been acutely i'll.
Although in retirement for several
years, Mr.. Nicholson, who won ma
tional fame for his publicity cam
paign for the Democrats against
Herbert Hoover in 1882, had retained
an active interest in political affairs
Longtime friends, disturbed by his
failing health, had marveled at his
continuing ability to gauge the sig
nificance of political developments
and his enthusiasm for discussing
them.
Mr.. Nicholson was a brother Of
the late Prof. Albert Nicholson, Chi
cago University physicist and Nobel
Prize winner.
Mr.. Nicholson divided his news
paper career between San Fran
Evening star., 1948-01-08
NewComp|aint Added
To Murphy Case as
Trial Is Postponed
Fire Chief Now Accused
Of Intoxicotion at Repair
Shop on Sept. Ia, 1916
By NewboId Noyes, Jr.

A new charge was added today
to the decentralization" indict-
ment of Fire Chief Clement
Murphy at a preliminary session
of his trial board hearing, which
was marked by angry criticism
of District newspapers from
Martin F. O'Donoghue, defense
attorney.
The new specification charges that
ION September IA, 1916, while in the
Fire Department repair shop, 639
North Carolina avenue Sc. Chief
Murphy was under the influence OF
intoXicantS."
The panel accepted this addition.
al charge over Mr.. ODonoghue':
objections, and the fire chief now
stands indicted on 10 counts. Spe.
cial Assistant Corporation Counse
Daniel B. Maher, prosecutor, origi.
nally brought in 13 specifications
but four were dismissed by the board
last Monday.
The new charge, it was learned
stemmed from Mr.. Makers ques.
tioning of Pvt. William E. Love
One count in the indictment already
had been based on Pvt. Loves
charge that Chief Murphy useo
rough language to him in the repair
shop on September IA, 1916. The
new charge is that Murphy was
intoxicated at the time.
Formal Opening Postponed.
Opening of the formal trial of the
fire chief, scheduled for this morn
ing, was postponed until Monday or
Mr.. Mahers request. He told the
board Mr.. O'Donoghue this morning
handed him between 1000 and 2,50(
documents from Fire Department
records as possible material for stip-
ulations of facts involved in the
charge that Chief Murphy demoral-
lied the department by transferring
firemen from one post to another
He said he needed until Monday tt
study this material.
How many documents did vol
say?" asked Board Chairman Austir
F. Garfield.
Opposes Postponement.
When Mr.. Maher repeated tht
number, Mr.. Garfield touched of
the defense attorneys complain
against comments on the Murphy
case in local newspapers by asking
Mr.. O'Donoghue whether he though
the prosecution request for post
ponement was reasonable.
II am opposed to a postponement,
Evening star., 1948-01-08
AFL Announces Plans City Heads Authorize
To Organize Workers Board 10 Push Probe
In GSI Cafe Strike OF Building Collapse
Union Leaders, CIO Head
Plan Conference Today
To Map New Strategy

The Government building
cafeteria strike took on added
significance as a battle ground
for labor unions today when the
American Federation of Labor
openly declared it's intentions
of organizing striking CIO work
ers and their successors.
Almost simultaneously, strike lead
ers announced that CIO President
Philip Murray had actively entered
the strike picture and would confer
with them this afternoon on new
strategy.
Putting more pressure on the be-
leagured Cafeteria Workers Union
Local All (CIO), was an announce
ment by Government Services, Inc,
operators of the AZ struck cafeterias,
than 900 hourly employees were on
the Job, maintaining near-normal
operations.
To this contention, Richard BAN
croft, local president, countered with
a claim that the union ranks has
suffered mo appreciable detection
ana that most of the 1,500 members
were honoring picket lines.
Meeting Set for Today.
Spurred by the turn of events
strike leaders said they had an ap-
pointment today with high-rank-
ing Government official whom they
declined to name.
One meeting this morning was
attended by Allan Haywood. C1C
vice president and director OF organ
ization; Abram FlaXer, international
president of UPWA, and Mr.. Ban
croft. Mr.. Haywood said the group
would confer this afternoon with
Mr.. Murray.
The arrival of Mr. Murray sig
nailed a departure from union plans
to introduce mass picketing today.
At rally last night the strikers
Evening star., 1948-01-08
Probers Seek to Learn Extent
OfMorqenthuu Grain 7 Trudinq

whether it might go back to the time
he was Secretary of the Treasury -
Senator Ferguson also said Secre-
tary Anderson will be recalled to
testify and that Brig. Gen. Wallace
H. Graham, President Truman S
personal physician, has been asked
to appear at an open hearing
tomorrow. Harold E. Stassen, Re-
publican presidential hopeful, will
be the first witness.
The committee has not yet de-
termined when it will recall Edwin
w. Pauley, special assistant to Sec
retary of the Army Royal, Senator
Ferguson said, adding, His account
is quite complicated"
The Senators reopened their secret
inquiry into Mr.. Pauley's commodity
trading today.
Closed-door questioning into the
activities of Mr.. Pauley came as a
Special House Investigating Com
mittee announced a meeting tomor-
row to begin its inquiry into specu-
lative grain trading.
Chairman Andersen told report
1See SPECULATION, Page A-41
Evening star., 1948-01-08
Green's S Retirement
To Direct Campaign
Urged by AFL Chiefs
$4,000 Yearly Salary
Would Be Unchanged
Under Council Plan
By jones Y. Newton

Influential leaders of the AFL
have suggested to 74-year-olc
President william Green that he
retire as active head of the Fed
Grafton and devote full time to
the AFL's important political
activities this year, it was learned
today.
Mr.. Green, however, was said au-
thoritatively to be opposed to the
retirement proposal.
The suggestion of AFL Executive
Council members was that Mr. Green
should step down from active lead
ership and accept position as head
of the speakers bureau of labor
League for Political Education, the
organization with which. the AFL
hopes to elect a Congress next No
vember which will repeal the Taft
Hartley Act.
Salary Would Remain.
Under the plan, Mr. Green would
receive the title of president emeri-
tus and would receive the same an
nual salary-$20, ,000-as he gets now
The idea may be discussed further
at the Miami council meeting late
this month, but it is expected Mr.
Green will remain adamant.
1t was pointed out that Mr.. Green
good speaker himself, is unusually
well qualified to select the speakers
and direct such activities for the
newly formed league.
The AFL expects to spend mil
lions of dollars on the congressional
and local elections and possibly in
the presidential campaign.
President Might Be Appointed.
If Mr.. Green, upon reeonsidera-
tion, should decide to accept the
new post, the Executive Council
would appoint a president to serve
until the next federation election, to
be held at. the convention in Gin
cinnati next November.
Reports of Mr.. Green's imminent
retirement have been circulated at
various times the past several years.
However, the current plan is said to
mark the first formal attempt of
AFL leaders to persuade him to
shed some of his responsibilities.
Evening star., 1948-01-08
ConoressWiII Be Askedto Grant
$4,000 for GuI|inqer Repairs

The use OF SecluS1on rooms instead
of manacling disturbed patients, as
now is done in the psychopathic
wards, has been strongly urged by
outside psychiatrists.
The $4,000 will caver removal OF
the radiators, installation of indirect
heating through forced air vents
and installation of improved screen
ing and grating.
These other improvements were
recommended by Gallinger Hospital
Supt. A. r. Sweeney, who will be
advised by the Commissioners to
provide for them out of the hospi-
tails operating fund:
Repairs to eliminate leaks in the
psychotherapy and occupational-
therapy departments OF the psyche
pathic division at an estimated cost
OF 81, 800.
Purchase and installation of four
1See IMPROVEMENTS, Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1948-01-08
Snowfall 10 Miss District,
But CIoudiness Will Prevail

A snowfall headed for New Yorl
and Pennsylvania from the Grea'
Lakes will miss the District, but
considerable cloudiness will prevail
tonight and tomorrow, the Weather
Bureau said today.
Another storm area with rains
over the Dakotas will not reach the
District tomorrow, the forecaste1
said.
The mercury, which rose above
the freezing point at noon, was ex-
pected to 60 to abou 40 during the
afternoon. The lowest tonight will
be about 80. Yesterdays high was
81 at LOG pm. The low was % at
1882 pm. Low this morning was
% at 4:28 o'colck.
Evening star., 1948-01-08
Princess Anne 10 Leave
tomorrow 10 Join Mihai
By the Associotad Press

COPENHAGEN, Jan. 8.-Princess
Anne of Bourbon Parma will leave
tomorrow with her parents for
Lausanne, Switzerland, to join for
mer King Mihai of Romania, a
member of the royal household
announced. Anne and Mihai are
expected to be married soon.
In Bucharest it was announced
that the former King would be
permitted to keep his yacht and
private plane. A report there said
the yacht, the Lucefarul, would
leave Braila for Genoa, Italy, as
soon as travel papers are obtained
for the party of IL to sail aboard
her.
Preparations also were said to be
under way for taking the ex-King's
Beechcraft transport plane out OF
Romania.
Evening star., 1948-01-08
Joint HEARINGS
.0n Home Rule
Set for Feb. 7
D. 6. subcommittee
Agree on Draft to Be
Offered Tomorrow
By Harold B. ROGERS

Joint hearings by House and
Senate District subcommittee
will begin February 2 on pro-
posed home rule and reorganiza-
tion of the District government.
This was announced today at the
conclusion of a session of the two
subcommittee headed by Senator
Ball of Minnesota and Representa-
tive Auchincloss of New Jersey.
The hearings will be held in the
Old House Office Building, in the
same District Committee room
where the Auchincloss subcommit-
tee held preliminary public hear
ings for a month last summer.
The comprehensive bill which
has been prepared by the Auchin-
Gloss committee and partly revised
after conferences with Senator Ball.
will be introduced tomorrow in both
the House and Senate. 1t will be
sponsored by Senator Ball and
Representative Auchincloss.
a Dirksen and Buck Attend.
Hope for enactment of the legis-
lation, which sets up new system
of self-government with an elected
city council and ap appointed city
manager, was expressed by Chair
man Dirksen of the House District
Committee. He and Chairman Buck
of the Senate District Committee
attended the joint meeting of the
two subcommittee today.
The joint hearings are expected
to be briefer than those held last
summer by the Auchincloss group.
Mr.. Auchincloss and Senator Ball
agreed that so much testimony has
been given already and so many re-
visions made in the preliminary re-
port that the joint hearings may
we'll be held down to eliminate dup
lication.
Mr.. Auchincloss mentioned 10
days as a possible length. Senator
Ball gave no guess but added the
hope that the hearings would not be
long.
Organizations and individuals
who hope to testify were asked to
communicate with the House Dis
trict Committee in writing. They
should prepare briefs in advance OF
their testimony and submit these in
writing. Senator Ball emphasized.
Some Modification Possible.
Representative Dirksen character.
lied the legislation as very compact
and integrated" and said he was
anxious to give full speed ahead"
So much work already has been
done by the Auchincioss committee
and it's staff, Mr.. Dirksen said, that
there should be no necessity OF
hearings by the full House and Sen.
ate District Committees.
Some notifications may be neces-
sary as the result of the public
hearings, Mr.. Dirksen said. but add
ed that on the whole the measure
was an excellent proposal for .
Evening star., 1948-01-08
|G. II. Dismisses
Kostecko From
HsCoge Squad

Georgetown University's high
scoring basket ball center, Andy
Kostecka. was dismissed from the
squad today by the Rev. Matthew
w. Kane, faculty moderator of ath-
letics. for "ungentlemanly conduct" T."
The Hoyas meet Maryland tonight
at the Armory.
Kostecka, who had been disciplined
by Coach Elmer Ripley following a
player fight in the v. P. I. game last
month, and who was in danger Of
being sent home from the Hoyas'
recent trip, is through for good at
the Hilltop. He is a senior and has
pro basket ball ambitions.
Father Kane's action -stemmed
from the latest fareup in which
Kostecka openly criticized Coach
Ripley.
"Details In sports section.)
Evening star., 1948-01-08
| |WhottheRussidns
| Are Saying of Us

The MoscoD radio, broddcastlng u
Russian to the SoUiet Union, said
1.-THE countries treading along
the American path are up to
their eyes in postwar difficulties.
Britain and France are going
\ through crisis, and even in the
United States the approach OF
crisis is becoming clearer. The
Marshall plan is designed to de-
lay the approach of crisis and
to convert the European countries
into suppliers Of raw materials
for United States markets. 1t
is designed to strangle the in
dustries of Europe and to cast
European countries into the abyss
Of poverty and unemployment"
Evening star., 1948-01-08
iran Premier Backed in Vote

TEHERAN, Iran, Jan. 8 .P,.-
Premier Ibrahim Hakim Al-Molk
won a substantial vote of confidence
from the Malls (parliamenb last
night. with 76 of the 80 members
present voting for him. Hakim
formed new Iranian government
December %.
Evening star., 1948-01-08
IL Killed as Huks Battle
Troops Near Manila
BY the Associated Press

MANILA, Jan. 8.-Seventeen men
were killed in an all-day battle be-
tween five companies of Philippine
constabulary and Hukbalahaps
EARNED. peasants) within Is miles
of Manila yesterday, and firing was
reported continuing this morning.
Constabulary headquarters report
/ ed IA Huks were captured from the
squadron of "Bulacan Boy" one OF
Central Luzon's most notorious out
laws. Three civilians living in
nearby villages were wounded.
Evening star., 1948-01-08
By Miriom Gutenberg

The Commissioners today decided
to ask Congress for $4,000 to make
improvements in Gallinger Hos
pitfalls psychopathic wards and di-
rected the hospital to make $1,000
worth OF additional improvements
from its own operating funds.
A supplemental appropriation will
be sought to provide three eleva-
tors and repair one elevator at an
estimated cost Of $4,000.
Another $4,000 will be asked in
the supplemental appropriation to
make 20 seclusion rooms available
for disturbed patients. These rooms
are at present unusable because OF
their exposed radiators and unsatis-
factory window protection.