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Evening star., 1948-01-03
A New Years Revolution
| Soviet DoctorHit
|Use of Prisoners
IFu u. S. Tests
By the Associoted Press

MOSCOW, Jan. 3.-Prof. H. Pla-
nelies of the Academy of Medical
Sciences of the USSR said in let
ter to the Literary Gazette today
that he was indignant over what he
called Fascist medical methods being
practiced in the United States.
He said he had read in the Amer
lean Medical Journal how "so-called
volunteers" in the Illinois State
Penitentiary had been inoculated
with dysentery germs.
IT think" the Russian doctor
wrote, "that using 122 prisoners for
experimental purposes, although
they may be called volunteers, is
a direct continuation of a practice
Of German Fascism.
II want to express my indigna-
ton to American doctors through
your paper"
In Cleveland, DR.. Morris Fishbein
editor of the American Medical AS.
sociation Journal, insisted the pris-
oners were volunteers fully informed
OF The risk involved and had been
offered no inducement to partici-
pate in the experiments.
Evening star., 1948-01-03
Milan, Communist Center, Gives
|: friendship Train Thin Welcome

that the Friendship Train was ar
irving with nine boxcars Of gift
food for the city's needs.
The train leaves Milan this morn
ing for an afternoon halt at Padua
and final stops tomorrow at Udine
and Gorizia-border towns at Mar
shal Tito's doorstep. The next day
the second Friendship Train food
ship will arrive in Genoa.
A Christian Democrat from Mi
lan's City Council, Giovanni Maria
Conrnaggia- -Medici, was the official
welcor.ler here and combined ex-
pressions of gratitude for Americas s
hearty and cordial gesture" with
hopes for ever closer relations be-
tween Italy and the United States.
Communist speakers in Florence
and Bologna-whose talks were
very Enthusiastically limited their
thanks to = the people who gave,
making no reference to the Ameri-
can Government or relations be-
tween italy and the United States
as nations.
Evening star., 1948-01-03
BY the Assoeioied Press

MILAN, Jan. 3.-America's friend
ship food experienced the thinnest
welcome yet in Italy when the
"Treno del Amicizia" pulled in here
this morning.
Milan sent none of its top officials,
who are all Communist or Socialist.
to greet the train-in contrast to
other stops yesterday in the Com
munist North at Florence and Bo-
logna, where Communists took the
platform and extended warm
thanks to the American people for
their generosity.
At Milan's huge Central Railroad
Station a little crowd, which might
generously have been estimated at
500 was almost lost beneath the
great domes of steel and glass that
arch over the trackways. Although
a municipal band puffed vigorously
away at the Star Spangled Ban
ner" and Italian tunes, it appeared
that many might have been else
where in the station with no idea
Evening star., 1948-01-03
Sunny Weather Predicted
Here Today and Tomorrow

Drenched for two days in rain
and snow, the Capital will have a
chance to dry out this week end,
weather experts predict.
The District area will get its first
good look at the sun in 1948 today
and tomorrow, with seasonable tenn
peratures prevailing. Tonight's low
is set in the mid-20s Tomorrow
afternoon, the Weather Bureau says,
will be moderately warm.
January, which made its bow
Thursday in a torrent of rain which
flooded some nearby creeks, threat
ened to duplicate the December
blizzard yesterday, but the snow
melted almost as fast as it fell and
stopped during the afternoon.
Precipitation for the two days
amounted to 169 inches here, al
though sections of Maryland re-
ported nearly double that amount.
The rain totaled more than half
the normal January quota.
Evening star., 1948-01-03
Patient Calls
Swedish Expert on
Cancer 10 Moscow
Name Kept Secret Even
From Doctor; Press
SpecuIotes on StoIin
By the Associated Press

STOCKHOLM, Jan. 3.-Prof. Ellis
Berven, Swedish cancer specialist
and radiologist, left by plane today
for Moscow for consultation on a
serious cancer CASE
"I cannot tell you who my patient
is because I don't know myself yet, u
DR.. Berven told newsmen. He re-
ceived a cabled. request from "the
Russian authorities.
Mrs. Berven said her husband had
no idea how long he might be in
Moscow. She added that his assist
ance had been requested mot for an
operation, but only for consuIta-
ton"
The Stockholm press, without cit
ing any authority, speculated that
DR.. Berven's patient might be
Prime Minister Stain.
DR.. Berven, 62, is chief physician
of the Stockholm Radium Hospital.
Before the war, a Swedish brain
surgeon, Prof. Herbert Olivecrona,
was called to Moscow for consulta-
ton under similar circumstances.
Later it developed that he had per-
formed an operation on high So
Wet official.
DR.. Olivecrona operated in Feb
ruary, 1896, on Ivan A. Akulof, who
suffered skull fracture in an acci-
dent. Mr.. Akulof was prosecutor
of the Soviet Union and secretary
of the ALL Union Central Executive
Committee. (The Associated Press
has no available record Of Mr..
Akuloff's activities since his resigna-
ton in 1880.
Hans Olov Berven, 20-year -old
son of the Swedish specialist, said
the sudden call of his father to
Moscow was Enthusiastically mysteri-
Gus for him and for U.s."
He said the cable from Moscow
came on December 81, and that it
was signed by four Soviet physicians
who had visited Stockholm and DR..
Berven's laboratories at the radium
hospital early in December. The
Soviet consulate promptly issued a
Russian visa.
Asked whether the cable contained
any information as to the patient,
young Berven replied nothing
whatsoever"
Evening star., 1948-01-03
World Record Holders Compete
In Stor-AAU Games 7 7oniqht
20 Races and High Jump Included
In Indoor Program at New Armoy

to the Armory box Office at 2 o'clock
this afternoon, with box seats at 81,
reserved seats at SO and general
admission at So.
The meet will be televised over
WMAL-TV, channel No. 7, from
o'clock through the final event. Jim
Gibbons will handle the announcing.
District track fans will have an
opportunity to watch a number of
big-name trackmen who are con-
sidered certain Olympic material,
among them Herbert McKenley, the
national 400-meter champion, who
will run the 600 tonight; the 11-time
national high jump champion, Dave
Albritton, and Washington's Bill
Mathis, the explosive sprinter from
the University of Illinois, who gained
early fame at Cardozo High School.
Mathis will be in hand-picked
field of six in the sprint series,
three races of 10, 80 and 100 yards,
with the winner to be determined
on points. His opponents all are
champions in their own right.
Dick Houden of Wisconsin holds
the world mark for 10 yards q sec
Continued on Page ALL, Col. 81
Evening star., 1948-01-03
Fine Arts Unit Won't Block
But DisIikes Truman Balcony

architect and member of the COM
mission, said MIR. Delano was recon-
mended because it was felt that he
would protect the interests OF the
Fine Arts Commission" and also
make the change with the least
disturbance to the architectural
design Of the White House.
Mr.. Murphy spoke on behalf OF
the commission in the absence of
Chairman Gilmore D. Clarke OF
New York.
The White House announced yes
terday that the SIS 900 balcony will
be built off the Presidents bedroom
and library behind the white
columns Of the south portico for
comfort in warm weather and
privacy for members Of his family.
The contract has been awarded to
r. II. Martel Co., 1923 Twentieth
street, and 1t was said construction
will start probably in q few weeks
1see BALCONY. Page A-3o
Evening star., 1948-01-03
By Nelson M. Shepard

President Truman is going ahead
with plans to add second-story
balcony to the White House without
the formal approval Of the Fine Arts
Commission, it was learned today,
although members of the commits
sion decided to string along" with
the President in difference to his
personal desires after he had con-
suited with them.
A member told The Star the COM
mission opposed the Presidents idea
''in principle" because it had always
registered the opinion that for his
torical reasons, the White House
should stay as it is. In this in
stance, however, the commission
recommended to Mr.. Truman that
he obtain the services OF q former
member. william A. Delano OF New
YORK City, to draw the plans.
Frederick v. Murphy, Washington
Evening star., 1948-01-03
Schuman Government
Upheld in First Test
On French Tax Bill
Modification Amendment
Rejected, 322 to 262;;
Premier Demands Pussuoe
BY the Associated Press

PARIS, Jan. 3.-The National
Assembly upheld Premier Robert
Schuman today against a COM
bined Communist-De Gaullist
attempt to modify the anti-in-
hation bill on which he staked
his government. The vote 1922
to 262.
The vote came on a proposed
amendment to an article in the
125 ,000, 100000 franc 100000, ,000)
save -the-franc tax bill dealing with
taxation of small shopkeepers and
craftsmen.
Threatens to Resign.
Premier Schuman Immediately an
nounced he was asking a vote of
confidence. on five other amend
ments, and declared he would re-
sign if the article was not adopted
intact as he submitted it.
Under Assembly rules, this post
uoned further voting until Mon
day.
The Premier had summoned the
Assembly into extraordinary session
with the announcement he wanted a
vote of confidence on. every pro-
posed major change in the measure.
Amendments Considered Together.
Premier Schupnan had announced
that the government would consider
the passage of amendments as a
vote of mistrust."
Two amendments were taken up
simultaneously in a single vote, as
each would have exempted certain
classes from the proposed tax. One
amendment came from the Com
rnunists, the other from the right
IcS.A IzIl a AI61I1 Iaana a O
Evening star., 1948-01-03
|WhuttheRussions
Are Saying of Us
TIE Mosco,p radio, broadcast-

The MoscotD radio, broadcast
ting to the SoDiet Union, said:
In the United States there
are published about 1,750 daily
papers. But the decisive role in
swaying public opinion is played
by about so papers of the major
American cities, chief among
these being New York, Chicago
and Washington.
These newspapers, which have
. large circulation, enormous re-
sources and stats of correspond
ents throughout the world, have
access to official governmental
information, which is inaccessible
to the smaller competitors. These
papers are almost entirely in
the hands of a score of people,
who own not only papers, but
paper mills and have shares in
various branches of industry.
They have a circulation equal
to about third of the entire cir
culation of newspapers in the
United States. This picture gives
. fairly clear idea of the con-
centration Of monopoly capital
In general"
Evening star., 1948-01-03
Dirksen Not 10 Run
For Congress Again
By the Associated Press

PEORIA ILL.,, Jan. 3.-Represen-
tative Dirksen, Republican, OF IL
linois announced today that I
shall not be a candidate for renom-
nation for Congress in the April
primary"
Mr.. Dirksen, one of the House Re
publican leaders, said in a statement
that compelling personal reasons
make this decision advisable at this
time"
He is chairman Of the House Dis
trict Committee.
Friends said the 10Th Illinois dis
trict Representative, who will be So
years old tomorrow, has been
troubled by an eye afliction and has
been advised by his physician that
fatigue caused by overwork might
result in a complete physical break
down.
Mr.. Dirksen said that, despite his
impending retirement, he would
seek the nomination from his dis
trict to this years Republican Ma
tional Convention.
A native of Pekin, ILL.,, near here,
Mr.. Dirksen has been a Congress
member since 1888.
Evening star., 1948-01-03
Guard Groups Chief
Hits Reserve MerQer
Advocacy by Vaughan
Gen. Walsh Charges
Trumon's Aide Took
Advantage Of Position
By John A. Giles

Maj. Gen. Ellard A. Walsh,
president of the National Guard
Association, today charged that
Maj. Gen. Harry H. Vaughan,
military aide to the President,
"arrogantly took advantage of
his White House position" to ad-
vocate the amalgamation of the
National Guard into a single
Federal reserve.
Gen. Walsh, in a signed article in
The National Guardsman, official
publication of the politically power
full guard association, also brought
into the open for the first time a
controversy between his group and
the Reserve Officers Association.
It was in the Reserve associations
publication, The Reserve Officer,
that Gen. Vaughan advocated the
immediate amalgamation of the
Guard and the Organized Reserves.
Says Neblett is Spearhead.
Gen. Walsh wrote that "the spear
head of this movement at the mo-
ment is Col. William H. Neblett,"
the Reserve association president,
and added that he inspired" the
article and "in all probability COL
laborated with Gen. Vaughan in its
writing" Col. Neblett recently has
issued a number of announcements
criticizing the Army's handling OF
it's reserve programs.
"The salient features of Gen
Vaughn's article were based on the
proposition that, with the unification
of the armed forces, a similar uni
fication should be imposed with the
National Guard and the Organized
Reserve Corps" Gen. Walsh wrote
"a second radical feature of the arti-
Gle would be to complete the organi-
/c.n N rTCTIA Do~o o.
Evening star., 1948-01-03
By MerreIl WhittIesey

Washington opens the major
indoor track meet schedule to-
night when The Evening Star
presents the first Star AAU
games, featuring a brilliant ar
ray of world record holders, ma
tional, sectional and conference
champions on a 21-event pro-
gram at the new District Ma
tional Guard Armory.
The opening event, the 100-yard
open AAU handicap, will start at 8
o'clock, following a half-hour con-
cert by the United States Air Force
Band. Meet Director Dorsey Crit
fifth, former Georgetown sprinter
and present Catholic University
coach, has planned closely knit
program, with not a minute to be
wasted in the running of the 20
races and the lone field event, the
high jump.
The Armcry, which as of tonight
will house the Nations largest in
door track, will accommodate a
crowd of 4,200 for the meet. All
remaining tickets will be transferred
Evening star., 1948-01-03
Marines 10 Reinforce
Ship Compliments
In Mediterranean
Navy Will Not Disclose
Number Sailing Tuesday
To Serve on ID Craft
BY the Associated Press

A group of Marines whose
number the Navy refuses to dis
close will sail next Tuesday to
strengthen American forces
aboard the aircraft carrier Mid
way, three light cruisers and 10
destroyers now stationed in the
Mediterranean Sea.
The cruiser Little Rock and two
of the destroyers are based at ports
in Greece, which this country has
been trying to bolster against Com
munist encroachment. The cruisers
Portsmouth and Providence and the
other destroyers are in Italian
waters.
The only clue to the size Of the
Marine force given in the Navy an
nouncement last night was that the
men, all from the I'd Division, will
make the trip on a "normal-size
transport of $4,000 to $4,000 tons
fully loaded" They will leave from
Morehead City, N. c.
Will Get Training.
The men are being sent, the Navy
said, for shipboard training and to
restore the total personnel on board
to approximately the normal over
all complement" of the carriers and
three cruisers.
Carriers in the Midway class nor
mally carry 1900 men, including
100 Marines, and cruisers, 1000
men, of whom so are Marines.
However, the Navy said American
Navy ships have been undermanned
for some time, apparently a hint
that it would take more than the
ordinary number of Marines to
bring the four ships up to their
normal overall complement"
State Department Consulted.
The Navy turned aside questions
whether it has plans to send addi-
tional Marines or ships to the Med
iterranean later.
State Department officials said
they were consulted in advance
about the Navy move, and had
no objections.
Acting Secretary of State Lovett
said at a news conference Wednes-
day, when asked if there was any
intention of sending American
combat troops to Greece, that he
would not speculate about future
action in such a sensitive situation.
He added that American policy
would have to be related to cir
oI1n1 tapces
Evening star., 1948-01-03
Late News
Bulletins
Directed Judgment Asked
By u. S. in Realtors Case

The Justice Departments
antitrust division today filed
in District Court a motion for
a directed judgment in its
charge that real estate inter-
ests here have conspired to fix
commission rates in the hous-
ing field. The department
contends the defendants al
ready have admitted in court
the truth of so many of the
Governments contentious that
its legal division "is entitled to
judgment without the neces-
sity or expense of further
trial"
Evening star., 1948-01-03
Tour,of U. S. Newsmen
In Soviet Zone Postponed
BY the Associated Press

BERLIN, Jan. 3.-Russian au-
thorities today informed the Amer
lean military government that trip
for American news correspondents
into the Soviet zone of Germany
scheduled to begin Monday, must be
postponed for at beast a week.
The reason given was that the
Russians were "still having holidays"
and that these would interfere with
the operation of a conducted tour.
They said the trip could be arranged
between January 10 and Is.
The tour, for which eight cor
respondents have been nominated,
would be the first of its kind per-
mitted by the Russians since last
June.
Evening star., 1948-01-03
Expect
Graham Tradinq
Report Monday
Records of Brokers to
Trumon's Physicion
To Be Subpoenued
By the Associafed Press

A Senate committee expects to
receive Monday a full report on
commodity transactions by Pres
ident Truman's personal physi-
clan which are under FBI
scrutiny.
Senator Knowland, Republican, of
California, member of an Appropri-
ations Subcommittee investigating
speculation, told reporters the rec
ords will be subpoenaed from the
firm of Bache & Co., New York
brokers to the physician, Brig. Gen.
Wallace H. Graham.
Senator KnoWland said a sum-
mons calling on Bache & Co. to sup
ply a copy of Gen. Graham's ac-
count has been prepared and will
be issued as soon as minor techni-
cal point is cleared up.
He first wants to find out, he
said, whether it must be signed by
Chairman Bridges of the full COM
mittee, by Chairman Ferguson of
the subcommittee, or by any other
member. Senator Knowland and
Senator Brooks, Republican, of Il
linois are the only two subcommit-
tee members in the city.
Data Promised by Monday.
Bache & Co. has promised to
have the information available at
its Washington branch by Monday,
Senator Knowland said.
The Californian displayed some
irritation, meanwhile, at what he
called failure of the Justice De-
partment to cooperate in the in
quiry into Gen. Graham's dealings.
Trading in commodities is not il
legal, but the F'BI said in a brief
public explanation yesterday that
it has been making a general in
vestigation of speculation and it's
effect on retail prices of grain prod
uctS.
Senator Knowland said Edward A.
Tamm, assistant to FBI Director
John Edgar Hoover, told him es-
sentially the same thing and re-
ferred him to Assistant Attorney
General John F. Sonnett, who heads
the speculation inquiry.
He telephoned Mr.. Sonnett's Of
flee, Senator Knowland continued,
and was told Mr.. Sonnet was talk
ing on another line and would call
back promptly. After waiting ap-
proximately two hours, the Senator
said, he called Mr.. Sonnett's office
again and was told this time the
official had left the city for two
weeks.
Gets Letter From Brokers.
Senator Knowland said what he
wanted to know was whether the
Justice Department would provide
the committee with a copy of Gen.
Graham's account and whether it
has been investigating transactions
by other Government officials.
The disclosure that the FBI has
been checking on deals by Gen.
Graham came in a letter which
Bache g. CO. wrote to Senator
Knowland in response to a request
that they identify the Brig. Gen.
Wallace H. Graham carried on their
books.
William Reid, a partner in the
firm, wrote:
"As indicated in his title, he is
a brigadier general in the United
(See SPECULATION. Page A-3)
Evening star., 1948-01-03
Finish Fight Planned
By Union Held Guilty
OF Unfair Practices
Secondary Boycott and
Feotherbedding Involved
In Taft Law Rulings
BY the Assoeiofed Press

The first union to be held
guilty of an unfair labor prac-
tice under the Taft-Hartley Act
pledged today to fight the case
all the way to the United States
Supreme Court If necessary"
Herbert G. B. King, attorney for
Local "a of the AFL Carpenters
Union of Chattanooga, Tenn, said
he will go the limit in opposing
a ruling handed down here yes
terday by j. ]. Fitzpatrick, an ex-
aminer of the National Labor Re-
lations Board.
Mr.. Fitzpatrick held that Loca.
~ engaged in a secondary boycott
banned by the new labor law as
an unfair labor practice, by calling
a strike of four union carpenters
when nonunion flooring installers
came to work along side them on
q Chattanooga home-remodel cling
job.
The filing of unfair labor prac-
tice charges was limited under the
old Wagner Act to those against
employers only. The Taft-Hartley
law permitted them to be filed
against unions, too, for the first
time.
Another Precedent Set.
In another precedent-setting de-
cision, Federal Judge Stephen w.
Brennan issued the first injunction
under the TaftsHartley law at
Utica. N. Y, yesterday against Lo-
cal 294 of the AFL Teamsters'
Union.
The injunction restraints the local
from continuing six alleged unfair
labor practices-including one of So
called "featherbedding," or requiring
an employer to pay for work not
performed-until NLRB here can
decide if the local was unfair"
Local 294 was accused of demand
ing that the Conway Express Co. Of
Pittsfleld, Mass, pay the union an
amount equal to the wages of a
union member as penalty for allow
ing a nonunion member to drive a
truck from New Britain, Conn.,, to
Cleveland last September.
Several Practices Involved.
The union was enjoined from the
following practices termed violations
of the Taft-Hartley Act.
/. Demand for payment by Con-
ways Express for services not per-
formed.
2. Secondary boycotting Conway's
Express charged that the union
sought to prevent the company from
doing business with the Mid-Atlantic
Transportation Co. of New Britain,
Conn, by inducing employees of other
concerns not to handle Conway ship
ments,
8. Calling of a strike to force Con-
ways Express to cease doing busi-
ness with the Mid-Atlantic Co. The
union struck against Conway last
September.
4. Refusal to bargain collectively
with Conway's Express.
5. Demand for a closed-shop
agreement with Conway's Express
whereby the employer must hire
only members of the Teamsters
Union.
6. Threatening or coercing Con-
way Express employees.
Judge Brennan held that Mont
gomery Ward g. Co. at Menands
lSee TAFT-HARTLEY, Page A-3J
Evening star., 1948-01-03
7o47 Review

Business and finance of 1947
are reviewed in The Sunday
Star tomorrow. Included in
an expanded Financial Sec
ton are composite tables
showing total trading in both
stocks and bonds on the New
York Stock and Curb Ex-
changes. Major industries are
discussed in terms Of 1947 and
1948.
Evening star., 1948-01-03

MANILA, Jan. 3 (P.-A New Years
eve pistol duel at Tuy, 66 miles south
of Manila, was fatal to both partici-
pants, press reports said today. The
duelists, Apolonio Gomez and Isabelle
Villarba, quarreled over the recent
national elections. Villarba was killed
instantly. Gomez died of his wounds.
Evening star., 1948-01-03
Typhoon Death Toll 162

MANILA, Jan. 8 (P.-A press re-
port from Sorsogon, Luzon's south
easternmost province, said today
that more than 100 persons were
killed there in the Christmas Day
typhoon, boosting the unofficial
death toll for the disaster to 162.
Evening star., 1948-01-03
2-AIorm Fire at Church

Firemen responded to a two
alarm blaze shortly after noon
today in the lexington Pres
byterian Church Sunday
School, North Capitol and @
streets. The fire was believed
to have started in the schools
kitchen.
Evening star., 1948-01-03
Mon Held in Soonq Forgery

HONG KONG, Jan. 3 P.-A Chi
nese suspected of swindling Hong
Kong bank of $25,O 900 by forging the
signature of former Premier T. v.
Soong to a note has been arrested
in Canton, the newspaper Sing Tao
Jih Pao said today.