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BARGE TRIP.

BARGE TRIP.
Canal. sponsored by National Capita
Forks sn Of s canal a; roaS r9undy n5d stlee
pm. today and tomorrow
BIRD OUTING
Autumn bird outing, led by Miss Jeanne
stiyers Of the District Audubon SOCIETY n,th
Capitol street and Livingston road Sc.
am. tomorrow; c,s
Jewish Community Center, senior dance
Sixteenth and streets NV O'Clock
Young zionists of America, "Yom-Too
dance, willard Hotel, = O'Clock tonight.
| FILM
"Yesteryesr Review" a program includ'
| ing an old Rudolph Valentine film, spon-
Py 9s 1sws wan snd
burr, Lodge. 5s3a Georgia avenue NV
$50 o'clock tonight;
Wanderbirds Hiking Club, in the vicinity
is15 New YORK avenue NV, $50 am
HISTORICAL TOUR.
/. Tour includes visit 10 Lee Mansion
Coast Guard Memorial, Maine Mast. Me.
War Memorial and the graves Of dis
tinguished Americans, conducted by His
torian Stanley W. Mcclure, begins at Me
wes end 10
go pm. tomorrow.
INSECT WALK
Insects and spiders of Roosevelt Island
Will be observed during walk led by DR.
Eliza beth Havland Of the University OF
Maryland, meet at the boat landing near
Wisconsin avenue and K street NV, 2:30
Potomac Craftmen's hrst meeting of the
season, crafts includlns weayng meet al
tomorrow.
MUSIC.
Wade y; Stephens .orsan recital, Church
SPECIAL EXHIBITS.
Library of Congress, First and East
aonday throush sstnrday am and
Ing the centennial Of the oregon territory
eufh ofe abbes Of II na lsR Magma H1a caaa
December 16; hve exhibits honoring the
the Advancement of Science, including
rare books. letters and a manuscript Of
Einstein's theory of relativity, through
October y, and original manuscript ,o
| an indefinite period.
| National Archives. exhibition hall, Con.
Eighth streets, NV. open s:45 am. t
| 5:15 pm, weekdays, l:30 to ) pm. Sat
urdays and 1:30 to pm Sundays ane
tennial of the American" Association fol
| the Advancement of Science. through No
vember, and World War II surrender docu-
| ments. for an indefinite period.
Whyte Bookshop and Gallery. SIS Con-
necticut avenue NV: open $50 am. tt
| Il pm. weekdays; Artists on Vacation
summer paintings by Alice Acheson. John
Nyquist,, Jack Perlmutter and Edward
Silver Spring Art Gallery, 9216 Flower
avenue: open 10 am. 20 pm; every day;
oil and water colors by Doris Cochran
| through September.
National Gallery Of Art. Sixth street
Evening star., 1948-09-25

and Constitution avenue NV: open 10
q m to pm weekdays and to 10 pm.
Sundays. paintings and sculpture compris-
ing the Mellon. kress, Widener and Dale
collections and gifts from other donors,
for an idednite period. Also new exhi-
bition OF American prints consisting OF
brief summary of American graphic art
selected from the collections of the Lii
brary Of Congress, the Smithsonian Insti-
tuition and the National Gallery of Art,
through October.
Corcoran Gallery of Art. Seventeenth
Street and New York avenue NV; open
IL to 4:30 pm. Mondays. 10 am. to 4:30
pm. Tuesdays through Friday, am. IT,
4:3o pm. Saturdays and > 10 pm. Sun
days; water colors oy artists of Wash
ington. for an indefinite period
Phillips Memorial Galley, 1860 Twenty
first street NV; open daily 1 a m. to q
2. M, Monday until 10 pm, Sunday to
Z pm: Modern Freuch and American
Fish and wildIife Service, under main
lobby in Commerce Department Building.
Fourteenth and e streets NV. open 9
am. to pm. caily; display Of animals
and fresh-water Ish. for an inaehnite
Barnet Alden Gallery, 127 Randolph
place NV, Frank H. Aston. ir., exhibit.
oil paintings and water, eolors: Open
10 10 pm. weekdays, and to pm. Sun
days.
FOR SERyICEMEN.
Penthouse YWCA, Seventeenth and K
streets NV. gym open all day; two
orchestras for da ncins, O'Clock tonight.
Armed Services YMCA, 1888 G street
Evening star., 1948-09-25
Foster Porents Fined
In Beating Of Boy, 9
By the Assoeioted Press

BALTIMORE, Md. Sept. 25.-The
foster parents of 9-year-old col
ored boy were fined yesterday for
beating him and tying him to a
radiator.
They complained he raided the
icebox.
Mrs. William Lindsay, 43. was
fined $3.50 and costs and put on pro-
baton for two years. The husband
was fined $25 and costs. They were
charged with assault. Welfare Of
ficers reported a new home has been
found for the boy.
Evening star., 1948-09-25
HAWTHORNE
500 GreenvoIe St. NV.

First offering Of this most desir-
oble custom-buiIt residence, less
than one year old. Beautiful liv-
ing room with picture window
overlooking the countryside. Ii
brory, dining room, excellently
equipped kitchen and first floor
powder room. Three bedrooms
ond two baths on the second floor
with ample closet space. Bose
ment recreotion room, laundry
room, " bath and two-oor
eoroge.
To Reach. out Conn. Ape. to western Ave,
right on Western Ave TO Chestnut ST, right
on Chestnut to Greenpale, left to open sioa
Evening star., 1948-09-25

NV, orchestra dance s:45 O'Clock to-
nisht,
Oficers' Service Club. 1914 Twenty first
street NV. dance with orchestra. o
/ o clock tonight.
Soldiers Sailors and Marines Club,
1908 L street NV; lounge, library.
writing desk, billiard tables. radio.
SerVicemen's Victory Center, 113 PENN
sylvania avenue NW.; free eanteen. open
daily noon to midnight
Evening star., 1948-09-25

Penthouse YwCA, Seventeenth and K
streets NV, gym open all day; two
orchestras for dancins, 9 O'Clock tonight.
Armed Services YMCA, 1875 G street
Evening star., 1948-05-27
By the Assoeiossd Press

COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 27.-A 49,
day -old baby is recovering from q
rare surgical operation which closed
window" over his heart, it was
disclosed yesterday.
The child, Charles Michael Koc-
kensparger, was born May 8 at st
AIMS hospital, one of twins ano
weighed 4 pounds, 8 ounces.
Doctors found he was born with q
split sternum, or breastbone. The
heart was covered only by a thin
transparent tissue in the shape o1
q "V," where the bone was split.
"At every breath. the heart bulgeo
through the thin tissue, and wher
the baby cried the strain on the It's
sue was dangerous.
The next day the child was moved
to Children's Hospital, where the
emergency operation was performed
The hospital refused to identify the
surgeon, except to say he was from
the medical school at Ohio State
University.
The surgeon literally sewed the
breastbone together. He ran stitches
of black silk thread across the Open
ing, like 1aces across shoe. Then
he pulled the ends of the thread and
Evening star., 1948-05-27
Connaughton Assails
Delaying Tactics in
Home Rule Debate

John H. Connaugton, president Of
The District Federation Of Citizens
Associations, condemned congress
sional delaying tactics in the home
rule bill debate.
Mr.. Connaugton spoke at the Bur-
roughts Citizens Association annual
banquet last night in the Taft
Junior High School, Eighteenth and
Perry streets NE.
After declaring that I'VE are bur-
dened with taxes" Mr.. Connaugh-
ton said that "the only way to cut
taxes is to cut them, and II Con-
gress can't do 1t for this city, why
don't they hand it over to us?"
Sees Opposite Interests.
The interests of members Of Con-
gress, he declared, are formulated
in consideration Of those who elect
them.
And their interests are opposite
to ours"
1.-THE Supreme Court has smeared
us around, too," he said, referring
to the covenant decision. There
are basic differences in people which
cause them to be separated. We
must take the word of God and
separate the diametrically opposed.
Man cannot change the law Of
nature"
Honor guests were E. c. Merrill,
president of the Capital Transit Co.;
Arthur B. McNerney, president OF
the Brookland Citizens Association;
Gilbert c. Vincent, president Of the
National Gateway Citizens Asso-
citation; Edward A. Kane, vice presi-
dent of the Michigan Park Citizens
Association, and Norman Murray,
president Of the Woodbridge Cove
nant Alliance.
Officers Elected.
ofhcers elected last night are:
Robert N. Burrows, president:
Miss Mae Chapman, vice president
in charge Of athletics; Frank Saza-
ma, treasurer; Wiley Clifford, assist
ant treasurer and business man.
ager; Leonard j. Kaster, secretary,
and Mrs. Leonard Thomas, assistant
secretary.
Omces Of vice president In charge
Of membership and vice president
in charge of publicity are to be filled
by the Executive Committee.
Toastmaster OF the banquet was
Wilbur Finch, president Of the Gen.
trail Suffrage Conference. The busi-
ness meeting was conducted by Mr..
Burrows.
Evening star., 1948-05-27
Bolton Spent $34, ,286
On House Campaign
BY the Assoeioted Press

TOWSON, Md, May 27.-State
Senator William P. Bolton spent
$34, 1886 to win the Democratic nom-
ination to the House from Mary
lands Second Congression District
in the primaries early this month
Mr.. Bottoms expenditures were
disclosed In a formal declaration
filed as required with the Baltimore
County Circuit Court.
Representative Meade, who lost
to Bolton after serving one term in
Congress, spent $12,043. Mr.. Bolton
won by about 1900 votes.
Evening star., 1948-05-27
|Doy-OId Boby's Cleft Chestbone
Joined in Rare Operation

the sides Of the bone were Joined.
Because the baby was only a day
old, the bone was soft enough to
permit stitching.
The child's first nourishment was
from an eye-dropper. He has been
gaining weight and appears to be
Evening star., 1948-05-27
laking satisfactory progress, doctors

making satisfactory progress, doctors
said.
The hospital has found no record
Of q baby living after surgery for q
cleft sternum, through a search
showed about so such births in the
last 60 years. Motion pictures Of the
operations were made as a surgica
record.
The other twin, a girl. was norma
at birth. and weighed 5 pounds,
ounces. The parents are Mr.. and
Evening star., 1948-05-27
THE EVENING STAR, Washington D. c. KA-1f
THURSDAY

The rent increase, recommended
by Examiner James q. Tyson, was
announced yesterday. The owners,
Herbert Harvey, Inc. had asked an
increase Of about 11.17 per cent.
Evening star., 1948-05-27
Rent Boost Authorized
In | Street Apartment

The District Rent Control Admin
istration has authorized q rent In
crease Of 5.35 per cent for 86 units
Of an apartment house at 2124 ]
street NV.
Evening star., 1948-05-27

The new rents will range from
$A7.50 per month for one and .
half rooms and bath to $73 per
month for two and o half rooms
and q bath. Rents formerly ranged
from $45 to $69.50 per month.
Evening star., 1948-05-27

A eve belonging to W.. Hunter
| of Turnaface, Northern Ireland,
which has given birth to five lambs,
had four lambs last year, three in
1946 and two in 1945.
Evening star., 1948-05-27

Mrs. Charles Kockensparger. The
mother Is 10 years old. The father
is an apprentice furrier.
Evening star., 1948-07-07
u. ). SET 10 Act
lin a Hours on
Coal Wa|kout
NLRB Nearly Ready
To Ask Court Order
On Captive Mines
By james Y. Newton

The Government today was
expected to take court action
within "a hours designed to end
the mo contract" walkout Of
United Mine Workers in the
mines of the steel industry. now
in its second day.
Although Louis Silverberg. NLRB
spokesman. said the agency had not
decided whether to act on an unfair
labor charge. General Counsel Rob-
ert N. Denham was expected to ask
District Court. probably late tomor.
row. for an anti-strike injunction.
The request would be made Of
Justice T. Alan Goldsborough, who
three times in the past has issued
injunctions against Mr.. Lewis and
the UNIV.
Nearly fourth of John l.. Lewis
400 900 Soft-coal miners were off the
Job, including about 40000 employed
at pits that fuel the steel mills.
An apparent sympathy strike
spread to three additional commer-
cial mines in Western Pennsylvania.
but most of the $4,000 idle outside
Evening star., 1948-07-07

Backers of President Truman,
pleased with the collapse of the
boom for Gen. Eisenhower, were
taking steps today to block any
gallery attempts to start a nomi-
nation stampede for the general
or any other candidate at next
weeks Democratic convention.
Leslie L. Biff1e, convention SER
geant at arms and close friend of
President Truman, announced in
Philadelphia that 80 policemen and
about so private detectives will be
on hand to keep the gallery spec
tators from seeking to influence
delegates in their choice of presi-
dental nominee.
Mr.. Biffle said he had heard that
an effort will be made to stampede
the convention, the Associated Press
reported. 1t was recalled that
packed galleries chanting We Want
Willkie" were credited with helping
bring about the nomination of the
late Wendell L. Willkie in 1870
Mr.. Biff1e refused to say whether
hackers of Gen Eisenhower were
involved. However, no effort in be-
half of other presidential prospects
has reached boom proportions.
Meanwhile. President Truman
Evening star., 1948-07-07
Pretty Boy FIoyd's Brother
Appears Elected as Sheriff
By the Associated Press

SALLISAW. Okla. July 7.-E. w.
Floyd, brother of Charles pretty
Boy) Floyd, one time Public Enemy
No. L. apparently will become
Sequoyah County sheriff next jan
uary.
On the basis of almost complete
returns in Oklahoma S primary cleo
ton yesterday. E w. Floyd appar-
emily has won the Democratic NOM
ination with 300-vote margin. He
will have no opposition in the No.
vember general election.
The notorious Pretty Boy" was
killed in East Liverool. Ohio. Oc-
tober % 1884, by Federal agents.
He had lived up to his VOW that
III never be taken alive"
Ard now his 40-year-old brother
says he will live up to his VOW
that of making good sheriff. His
supporters think SO. anyway.
An advertisement in the Sallisaw
Times last week read:
He amt perfect. but he's honest
and we know he will do a good JOB"
Evening star., 1948-07-07
Britain Charges
kidnapping of5
By |rgun Forces
Heavy Fighting Roges
In Palestine Amid
New Truce Efforts
Bv the Associofed Press

LONDON, July THE Foreign
Office reported today that five
British subjects were kidnapped
in Palestine last night by Irgun
Zvai Leumi, a Jewish extremist
organization.
A spokesman told a news confer
ence the Britons were taken from
building on which was hoisted
the flag of the United Nations
Truce Commission" He could not
further identify the building.
We take very serious view of
this incident he said.
He said he could not identify
those kidnapped
The Foreign Offices brief report.
he added, came from Sir Hugh Dow.
British counsel general in Jerusalem.
The spokesman said both Sir
Hugh and the Truce Commission
in Jerusalem have lodged a protest
He did not say with whom. but
presumably it was with the Israel
government
We assume the five persons will
be released the spokesman added.
The announcement indicated that
the incident took place in Jerusalem
but the Foreign Office spokesman
could not confirm this.
Evening star., 1948-07-07
Peron Promises 10 Stand
With U. 5. Against Russia
By the Associated Press

BUENOS AIRES, July 7.-Presi-
dent Juan D. Peron, in statement
made public today said that III
there is war between Russia and
the United States we will definitely
be with the United States"
I'VE could not be in any other po-
sition because of our culture, re-
ligion and many other reasons,
Gen. Peron said He added, however
that he thinks war can be avoided
His statement was made to visit
ing group of Brazilian students yes
terday.
Argentina's President frequently
has expressed similar views. but
diplomatic observers here said he
never before put the matter so
hluntlV
Evening star., 1948-07-07
Britain Throws Army,
Navy, Planes Against
Ma|ayan Communists
Deliberate PIon to Seize
Government by Force
Charged by Mac Donald.
BY the Associated Press

SINGAPORE, July 7.-Britain
has thrown army, navy and all
force units into a military cam
paign to smash Communist at
tempt to seize power in Malaga.
Malcolm Macdonald, commits
sioner general for the United King
dom in Southeast Asia, made this
announcement tonight in a speech
prepared for broadcast throughout
Malaga.
The present terrorist outbreak
in the federation, which may at any
time spread to Singapore, is part of
deliberate plan by Malayan Com
munists to stage a VIOLENT revolution
and capture by force the govern
ment," he said.
Mr.. Macdonald said captured
documents and grilling of prisoners
verified this sober statement of
TACT"
The terrorist campaign started
nine weeks ago. Dispatches from
North Malaga said terrorists killed
five more Chinese yesterday.
Mr.. Macdonald said British and
Gurkha troops have launched with
police a military campaign IN Jo-
hore,, Perak and Pahang states.
TT has not yet had time to de-
velop full power he said.
Raj planes are scouting the whole
Malayan mainland and eastern sea-
board hunting Communist guerrilla
hideouts. Royal Navy ships are
patrolling the coasts to prevent gun
running and ,reinforcements, which
might come from Chinese Com
munists in Siam or South China.
The commissioner said the $500
police on duty in the Malayan fed
Grafton will be increased by about
5000. Another 300 will be added to
the 2.7OO on duty in Singapore.
British Army forces in action or
preparing to strike include some OF
the most famous regiments such as
the Royal Artillery. the Kings own
Yorkshire Light Infantry, the Devon
Regiment, the Seaforth Highlanders
Gurkha's Malay Regiment and the
Royal Air Force regiment of Malaga
Few Reinforcements Asked.
Some few reinforcements have
been requested. Generally the gov
ernment believes sufficient forces
are on the spot to rout the Com
munists. Mr.. Macdonald said Lon
don indicated requests for more
troops will be met swiftly.
The Federation of Malaga Legis-
lative Council passed legislation re-
stricting the press in another move
to combat the continuing violence
The measure requires all newspa-
pers to be licensed The government
is authorized to demand any news
paper publishing statement consid-
cred incorrect to publish free the
governments version The law also
holds owners of typewriters and
duplicating machines responsible for
insuring that they print no ''subver-
sive nor unlawful literature.
Evening star., 1948-07-07
Blast on Lake Tanker
Injuries Seven Crewmen
By the Associated Press

LUDINGTON. Mich, July IA
Coast Guard plane rescued seven
injured men from the crippled tank
er Edgewater today after an ex-
plosion and fire in Lake Michigan.
Crewmen still aboard ship radioed
to- rescue craft that the blaze had
been brought under control and
that they were not endangered by
the small fires still burning.
Coast Guard reports indicated
five of the seven injured men were
burned badly. The other two were
reported to have suffered fractures
The ply which picked them up
took off Immediately for Chicago
Comdr. Richard Mellen of the ira
verse city Coast Guard station said
they woulo be taken TO the Marine
Hospital in Chicago.
The old-laden ship. owned by the
Cleveland Tanker Co, was rocked
by blast when it was 10 miles
off Point Sable. about % miles
southwest of Luoington.
Evening star., 1948-07-07
NewYork Labor Chiefs
Blast Hartley Probers
By the Associofed Press

NEW YORK, July IA House
committee, investigating Communist
influence in labor unions, was
blasted by some New York union
leaders as prelude to hearings
which open here today,
Some union heads indicated they
will not answer one of the questions
the committee plans to ask-whether
they are Communists.
Chairman Hartley Of the House
Education and Labor Committee
which is conducting the inquiry. has
said such refusal would result In
contempt of Congress charges.
Previous hearings at which New
York employer groups testified were
held in Washington.
The Greater New York CIO Coun-
Gil Yesterday wrote Speaker Martin
asking him to halt the reckless and
malicious abuse Of congressional
powers" by the committee.
In a letter signed by Secretary
Saul Mills, the council accused the
committee of carrying forward a
conspiracy with management to
smear and possibly destroy labor
unions as they enter into negotia-
tions for wages and improved work
ing conditions.
Arthur Osman, president of Local
IS of the CIO Wholesale and Ware
house Workers Union, which rep
resents about $1,000 members. said
the committee is framing the
democratically elected officers" OF
department store unions here.
Declaring that Representative
Hartley is going to "try to get rid OF
these leaders by trying to jail them
on some fantastic contempt charge" ;"
Mr.. Osman said:
I'VE are not going TO indulge In
the kind Of freedom destroying de-
bate they are trying to put across
by asking about our political be-
liefs."
Evening star., 1948-07-07
Yugos|avia Accepts
Request TO Summon
Farley on Danube
Ten Countries to Attend
Waterway Conference
In Belgrade July 30
BY the Associated Press

{ LONDON, July 7.-YugoSlavia
today accepted a four-poWer re-
quest to call a 10-country confer
ence in Belgrade July 30 on fu-
ture control of the Danube. the
most important inland waterway
in Europe. The United States,
Russia, Britain and France asked
Yugoslavia in notes yesterday to
call the meeting.
the Yugoslav decision to call the
Danubian conference was disclosed
in a government announcement re-
ported here by Tanjug, the official
Yugoslav news agency.
| The meeting will bring together
representative of the Big -Four
poWers-the United States, Britain,
France and Russia and the
Danube neighbors They are Bull
earia. Hungary. Romania, Yugo-
Slavia, CzechOSloVakia and Aus
trla.
In announcing readiness to serve
as host for the meeting Marshal
Tito's government assigned to AUS
tria only an observers role with an
advisory note" This was in line
with a demand from Russia.
The task of the conference is to
work out new agreement on free
dom of Danube shipping for the
nations which have ports on the
river.
Russians Reject Bid.
Meanwhile. Marshal Titos party
suffered a setback when Russian
Communists refused to participate
in a Yugoslav Communist congress
because Tito and his followers have
Evening star., 1948-07-07
Elliott Roosevelt Buys
25S.Acre Hyde Park Tract
By the Assceic,ed Press

HYDE PARK, N. Y, July Ell
lott Roosevelt's Waikiki Co. has
purchased 25s acres Of the estate OF
his father.
The tract fronts $3.50 feet on the
east side of the Albany Post Road,
directly opposite the Roosevelt LII
brary and homestead. The acqui-
sition is reported to be part OF
Elliott's plan announced last spring
to provide tourist accommodations
and other facilities for persons visit
ing the Roosevelt shrine. At that
time, he announced he and his
mother planned to open the VAL
Kill Inn this fall In remodeled
farmhouse.
The latest purchase was am
nounced yesterday by Bernard p.
Day, president Of Joseph p. Day, Inc.
He refused to make public the terms,
but said the price paid was SUBJ
stantial'
Elliott Roosevelt personally owns
an adjoining tract Of 842 acres.
Evening star., 1948-07-07
Top Of 80 Seen Today
As Winds Ease Heat

Cooler weather and brisk norther-
~ winds brought relief here today
from a week of near-record heat.
The Weather Bureau predicted
that the mercury would not rise
over so today with a low of about
% tonight. Tomorrow is expected
to be sunny and cool with low hu-
midity.
Two families were homeless to-
day and nearly 20 others were driven
into drenching rain late yester-
day afternoon when bolt of light
ming set fire to dwellings in the
Henry G. Shirley Homes, off Shirley
highway. in Arlington.
Flremen said the bolt apparently
followed telephone wires to 2407 ana
2409 Scott street. The blaze was
confined almost entirely to the two
apartment units. but minor damage
was done to adjacent buildings.
Elsewhere little damage was
caused by the storm. which brought
the temperature from yesterday S
high of "a degrees to 73. and caused
gusts up to 46 miles per hour.
In Silver Spring, however, lights
were out in some houses as long
as two hours when wire was
down on Franklin avenue.