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Evening star., 1948-01-06
BY the Associofed Press

Admiral Chester w. Nimitz
says the United States Navy
holds "undisputed control of the
sea" and could establish float
ing airf1elds off any shore to
attack inland areas.
The former chief of naval opera
tions, in a report prepared before
ne relinquished that post last month
and made public today, also predicts
the Navy of the future will arm its
carrier based planes with atom
bombs.
The United States is relatively
deficient" in manpoWer compared
to Central Asia, East Asia or West
ern Europe, but could win a war
with superior weapons
and naval air-sea strength, he said.
Air-Sea Power Cited.
If war comes suddenly within the
next several years, he adds. air-sea
power would be the only way of
quickly hitting back at an enemy.
While invasion in some form would
be necessary to win the war, it
might not be necessary to occupy
all OF an enemy's territory or capital,
Admiral Nimitz said.
Two prime factors in any sizeable
conflict of the future, he said, are
Evening star., 1948-01-06
Taylor May Join
| Wallace if Banker
Gets Lands Post
By the Associo,ed Press

Senator Taylor, Democrat, OF
Idaho said today he may decide to
run for Vice President on third
party ticket headed by Henry WAL
lace If President Truman names a
banker to succeed James M. Lands
as chairman of the Civil Aeronautics
Board.
IF all of these appointments are
going to 60 to Wall Street men,
then it's time to do something
something desperate" Senator Tay-
lor said. But I am going to wait
and see what the trend of things
Is going to be-" ..
Senator Taylor said week ago he
had been sounded out by Wallace
supporters as to whether he was
willing to become Mr. Wallace's
running mate. He said then he was
giving the matter careful consid-
eration.'
Today Senator Taylor said that
until Mr.. Truman decided not to
reappoint Mr.. Lands, he had pretty
we'll decided" against teaming up
with Mr.. wallace.
That made me postpone my de-
cision," Senator Taylor said.
He added that If the President
decides to appoint a banker to Mr..
Lands old post. that might cause
him to run with Mr.. Wallace.
L |
Evening star., 1948-01-06
Judge Acquits Stathis
/. ~
In In. .Niqhistiek Arrest;
Rejects officer 5 Story
Casey Deeries Use Of
Force, Accepts Girls
Account of Incident

Municipal Court Judge Walter
J. Casey today dismissed a dis
orderly conduct charge against
Peter J. Stathis, Is, and declared
further that he could see no
occasion for the arrest and sub
sequent use of force"
Stathis, an unemployed tilesetter
testified he was smashed in the
face" with a nightstick Saturday
night by Police Pvt. Jerome J. Jones,
%, colored, of No. 10 precinct.
Since his arrest and hospital
trea tment. Stathis has complained
to the United States attorneys Of
flee, sought the help of Thurman
Arnold, former Assistant Attorney
General and. and Court of Appeals
justice, and announced plans to
make a formal complaint to the
Police Department..
Officers Testimony Rejected.
Judge Casey dealt sharply with
lIlc pOllCCIlldi III OloilllooAliS Oil~
case. At one point, the judge said
he must reject the testimony" of
the policeman in favor of contradic-
tory testimony given by 14-year-old
Diane Davis, who said she witnessed
the incident.
Stathis testified that he was visit
ing Mrs. Mae @. Davis and her
daughter Diane, at $780, Newton
street NV. when he heard tap
ping on the door and saw Pvt. Jones
enter without waiting for his knock
to be answered.
He said the policemen was very
abrupt" in. asking Mrs. Davis to
clean up newspapers blocking the
entrance. When Stathis volunteered
to pick up the papers. he continued,
the policeman said he would stay
and see that the. trash was cleaned
up.
Protested False Arrest"
At that point, Stathis said, he
asked "jokingly' if that was all the
police have to do.
Jones said Watch your Ian
guage,'" Stathis testified. He did
not like that crack and he did not
1See STATHIS Page A-53
Evening star., 1948-01-06
Congress Session Opens Quietly
Truman Message Due tomorrow;
Battle Over Taxes Ready to Flare
White House Said
To Seek Way to
Counter knutson

The Eightieth Congress con-
vened quietly at noon today for
its second regular session but
showed plenty of preparations
for the start of election year
fireworks after President Tru-
man delivers his annual state
of-the- Union message tomorrow
Galleries were only half filled as
315 House members answered the
roll call following the tap of Speak
er Martins gavel. The Senate had
most of its members present, but
within Is minutes 1t adjourned to
meet at pm. tomorrow to hear
the President, who will address a
joint session at 80 pm.
There was no fanfare and only
routine formalities. But off the floor
the talk was of battles ahead in an
election year over weighty domestic
and foreign issues.
Message Is Awaited.
Traditionally, Congress undertakes
no business until it receives the
Presidents state-of-the- Union mes
sage.
The gulf which divides Mr.
Truman and the Republican-con-
trolled legislative branch was
pointed up perfectly by new re-
port that Mr.. Truman might pro-
pose higher taxes on corporation
Evening star., 1948-01-06
Driver Says He Picked Up INT
In Rendezvous at Isolated Barn

BELLEVILLE, N. j., Jan. GA
New Jersey truck driver went back
on the road today for the Hoffman
Motor Trucking Co. after telling of
g. Pennsylvania rendezvous to pick
up machinery" that turned out to
be part of a shipment of 5000
pounds of TINT marked for Pales-
tine
Before he left for Wilmington,
Del, Charles Loguidice, 80. of East
Orange, told of his night adventure
in Pennsylvania.
This was his story:
On December % he received orders
to go to Pipersville, Pa, near Easton,
with three trucks and meet Mr..
Wilson" from the Machinery Proc
essing g. Converting Co. He re-
cruited crews and set off for Pipers-
vile.
There he met a man who intro
duced himself as Moe" and who
was driving jeep. He recognized
the man as one whom 11e had seen
Evening star., 1948-01-06
Col. Myers, Pilot for I rumon,
To Return to Airline Service
Was Only Man to Fly
Sacred Cow for
Two Presidents
BY the Associoted Press

President Truman soon will
lose his personal pilot, 1t. Col.
Henry T. Hank Myers, who has
flown presidential planes and
their famous passengers thou
sands of miles without mishap.
Col. Myers, one-time Triton,
Ga, boy who has become one Of
the country's best known plane
operators, is returning in the spring
to his first love, the commercial
airlines. He has 14.300 flying hours
to his credit, $500 of them as an
Air Transport Command and pres
ldential pilot.
A Reserve officer, ne has turned
down an offer of a Regular Army
Commission.
The Air Transport Command an
nounced that 1t. Col. Francis w.
williams. native of Alameda, Calf,
will become the presidential pilot.
He has built up 10,500 hours flying
time in the last Is years.
Col. Myers is the only pilot the
so-called Sacred Cow ever had dur
ing its service for the late Rresi-
Evening star., 1948-01-06
Texas Pupils Lose
Battle of Bees;
300 Casualties
BY the Associoted Press

BELTON, Tex, Jan. 6-The battle
of the bees was fought in Bolton
yesterday, with an estimated 300
casualties among school children.
The bees escaped from transport
truck when it stopped at traffic
light in front of an elementary
school, where noon recess was in
progress.
The bees attacked the children
playing in the school yard. The
youngsters ran screaming into the
school building, the bees in hot
pursuit.
Teachers joined in the fight swat
ting bees that had clung to the
children's hair and clothing.
At the END of the battle, an esti-
mated 300 children were stung, some
so badly they were sent home.
Others were treated at school.
Evening star., 1948-01-06
Stassen 10 Testify
On Traders Friday;
u. ). Official Quizzed
Senators Hear Brister.
Of Stote Department at
CIosed-Door Meeting
BY the Associated Press

A Senate committee laying
the groundwork for a full-scale
inquiry into commodity trading
by public officials held another
closed-door session today to
cross-examine Government en-
ployes listed as active in the
market.
william c. Brister, director of the
food supply division of the State
Department. Institute of Inter-
American Affairs, testified at to-
days preliminary hearing by an
Appropriations Subcommittee head
ed by Senator Ferguson, Republican,
of Michigan. Senator Ferguson
would not comment on his testi-
mony.
Meanwhile, the subcommittee de-
cided to reopen public hearings on
Friday instead of Thursday and
announced that Harold E. Stassen
will be the first witness.
Mr.. StasSen, former Minnesota
Governor and candidate for the
Republican presidential nomination,
had been slated to appear Thursday,
but Senator Ferguson said Mr.. Stas-
sen told him over the telephone late
last night that he has a long
standing speaking engagement in
Pennsylvania which will prevent his
testifying then.
The committee has asked Mr..
Stassen to back up his assertions
that Government insiders have
prof1ted from commodity specula-
ton.
Senator Ferguson said the delay
in reopening hearings will give the
committee additional time to pre-
pare its evidence in the case of
Brig. Gen. Wallace H. Graham,
Presidents Truman's personal phy-
sician, who also will be an early
witness
The State Department informed
the committee last week that Mr..
Brister was one of three of its Of
ficials who have acknowledged that
they traded in commodities since
July l, 1916.
The other two, John C. Mont
gomery and Paul F. Mcguire. testi-
feo at a closed hearing yesterday.
Mr.. Montgomery is an official of
the foreign policy section and Mr..
MCGUIRE is in the Office of Finance
and Developmental Policy.
Senator Ferguson SAID they were
called in to explain their accounts
and name their brokers so that
committee investigators will be able
TO investigate their dealings.
He indicated both will be sum-
tSee SPECULATION Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1948-01-06
|WhottheRussions
Are Saying of Us

The MOScO1D rddtO, OTOddCaStths te
the Souiet Union, said
"Wallaces election campaign
undoubtedly leads to the saliva
ton of the democratic forces In
the United States and 1t Is
greeted by all who favor demo-
cratic development in the United
States and are sincere friends OF
peace ."
Moscow radio, broddcdsttng Il
the United Kingdom, said
Even before the announce
ment that Wallace was to stand
for the presidency. Government
employees we're discharged under
Truman's loyalty order for SYM
pathizing with wallace and lis.
tening to his speeches, and as
the election campaign gets going
and the peoples movement
against the bipartisan policy
continues to mount. fresh emer-
eency measures against progress
sive-minded Americans may De
expected"
Evening star., 1948-01-06
Snowfall Is Expected
To Reach Inch Here

A light snowfall, expected to reach
depth of one inch, began about II
am. today. The Weather Bureau
said the hurries would continue un-
til about pm. with the tempera-
ture staying around the freezing
mark all day.
At the same time, forecasters said
snow spreading from the Midwest is
expected this afternoon and tonight
in Virginia, Maryland. New Jersey,
Delaware and the Eastern sections
of New York and Pennsylvania.
The mercury in the Washington
area will drop only to about 80 de-
grees tonight, the bureau said, with
temperatures up to 40 degrees to-
morrow due to melt most Of today's
snow. Long-range forecasters said
no more snow for the city Is ex-
pected this week, but noted possible
rain by Thursday
Washington low temperature to-
day was % degrees at 5:54 am. The
high yesterday was a degrees at
2.44 pm.
Evening star., 1948-01-06

profits in order to leave q margin
for low-bracket personal inconae tax
relief without cutting total Govern
ment revenues.
This was only one of the plain
indications that the session will de-
velop into a running controversy
between the White House and the
law making majority until adjourn
ment IN June for the national po-
litical conventions.
Even as Mr.. Truman was putting
the finishing touches to what lieu
tenants described as "slugging
message" to be delivered in person
tomorrow, Republicans staked out
the lines for a fight of their own
to cut taxes and slash Government
spending.
Taber Assails Budget.
There were these session-eve de-
velopments to indicate that dull
moments will be few and far be-
tween:
l. Chairman Taber Of the House
Appropriations Committee called
the Presidents reported budget OF
$40, ,0oo, ,0e0, 900 too damn high" and
promised to whittle it down.
2. Chairman Knutson of the House
WAYS and Means Committee reit-
Grated his determination, with lead
ership backing, to jam through a
$500. 900 900 taX-reduction bill
Evening star., 1948-01-06
Navy Has 'Undisputed Control
Of Sea, Admiral Nimitz Says
Report Also Predicts Corrier-Bused Planes
Will Be Armed With Atomic Bombs

vast manpower and tremendous in
dustrial capacity. Without men
tioning Russia by name but OBJ
viously taking the Soviet into ac-
count, he added:
These conditions exist today in
the great land mass of Central Asia
in East Asia and in Western Europe.
The two latter areas will not be in a
position to endanger us for decades
to come unless they pass under uni
fled totalitarian control.
Deficient in ManpOwer.
"In the event of var with any of
the three we would be relatively de-
fcient in manpower. We should
therefore direct our thinking toward
realistic and highly specialized op-
erations. We should plan to in
fict unacceptable damage through
maximum use of our chronological
weapons and our ability to produce
them in great quantities.
He also warned that sudden,
air attack might come
across the ocean from Europe or
Asia as we'll as across the Polar
region.
He said radar screen, built on
submarines, airplanes and surface
ships should surround the conti-
mental United States and its pos
sessions.
Evening star., 1948-01-06

around a Bronx IN. " warehouse
where he had made previous ship
ments.
The caravan, led oy Moe. moved
2 miles toward Easton and then OH
on a country road through heavy
woods, finally stopping at an Isolated
farmhouse with a huge barn.
On an upper floor of the barn
the first floor housed some cows
there were % huge crates. The
crates we're showed down a ramp
and loaded onto the trucks.
The next day the crates were de-
livered to Pier F in Jersey City for
eventual loading on the freighter,
Executor, where the explosives were
discovered.
William A. Hoffman, the trucking
company owner. said there was
nothing unusual about the rendez-
yous as it has been a practice to
arrange meetings with representa-
tives of firms shipaing materials
lsee INT. PAD A-5J
Evening star., 1948-01-06
Palestine Government
.AssaiIs Hotel Blasting
AS 'Dastard|y Murder
Arabs Deny Thot Building
In Which 20 Died Was
Used by Military
BY the Associated Press

JERUSALEM, Jan. GA Pal
estine government spokesman,
commenting as Arab and Jewish
gunfire sounded almost continu-
ously in Jerusalem, declared to-
day the blasting of the Semi
ramis Hotel here was a "dastard-
ly and wholesale murder of in
nocent people"
Twenty persons, 10 of them Arabs,
perished in the blast yesterday,
which the Jewish underground
militia, Hagana, said it set off.
THE government takes serious
view of the publicly made claim by
Hagana" that it executed the at
tack. the spokesman said, and is
satisfied that "so-ca1led Jewish
sources were without any founda-
tions whatever in claims the hotel
was Headquarters for Arab military
organizations"
Further" he said ''the govern
ment is carefully considering the
situation created by the action OF
Hagana in publicly claiming credit
for this dastardly and wholesale
murder of innocent people"
Use by Military Disputed.
| Hagana spokesmen said the hotel
was wrecked because it was dis
trict headquarters of the Arab mill
tary units fighting partition of the
holy land.
| A Jewish Agency spokesman said
the agency stood on its previous
statements, based on Hagana in
.elligence and other reports.
that the Semiramis Hotel was head
quarters for the military Arab youth
organizations, Najada and Futuwah,
an arms distribution center and
definite military objective
However. DR.. Hussein F.. Khalidi,
secretary of the Arab Higher Com
mittee, declared the hotel was no
military or political headquarters
and the people who lived there did
not even dabble in politics" He
blamed the government for INSULT
cient security precautions" in that
part of Jerusalem.
| David Ben-Gurion, chairman of
the Jewish Agency Executive, was
called to the government house to
discuss the security situation with
Sir Alan Cunningham, the high
commissioner.
Jerusalem Fight Goes On.
| Two Jewish girls of Hagana were
sentenced by Jerusalem military
court today to three years in prison
or payment of a fine OF f400 ($1 500
each for illegally carrying two Sten
guns and six hand grenades They
we're Ruth Klinoff, 18, daughter of
Jewish Agency official, and Car
mela Yaari, 90
In tine old walled city, $500 be-
leaguered Jews kept up a fight with
numerically superior Arab riflemen.
Arab sources. meanwhile, reported
that Hagana machine-gunners had
made dawn attacks on two Arab viii
lagos on the outskirts of Jerusalem
but had been beaten off by the viii
layers. Casualties in these engage
ments remained unknown, but it was
believed they we're light.
Police said Jewish snipers killed a
9-year-old Arab boy in Jerusalem. A
See PALESTINE, Page A-4J
Evening star., 1948-01-06
Gwynne TO Ask u. 5.
To Defend Litigation
Rights for District
Says Attorney General
Hos Right to Intervene
To Support Act Of 1910

Representative GyWnne, Re-
publican, of Iowa today said he
would ask the Federal Govern
ment to defend the constitu-
tionality of an act he sponsored
in Congress giving residents &C
cess to Federal courts outside
the District.
The Gwynne law, enacted in 1910,
recently was held unconstitutional
by a Federal Court in Baltimore
and by the United States Circuit
Court of Appeals at Richmond. =,
The Richmond decision will be
appealed soon to the Supreme Court
by the losing plaintiff, the National
Mutual Insurance Co. of the Dis
trict, in it's suit against the Tide.
water Transfer Co. of Virginia.
Expressing the hope that a strong
defense of the acts constitutionalitl
would be made If the Supreme
Court reviews the case, Mr.. GWynnt
pointed to an act of 1887 which hi
said would give the Attorney Gen
eral the right to intervene in sucf
a case.
I Will Ask Clark to Intervene.
/ Il hope the Attorney General viii
agree to intervene and defend the
constitutionality of the act" sale
Mr.. GWynne Il will urge that he
intervene to protect the rights oi
District citizens
Earlier it was revealed that a
committee of the District Bar AS
sociation is planning to intervene in
the case if it is reviewed by the
Supreme Court.
Also the bar committee may help
in efforts to obtain a constitutional
amendment protecting the rights OF
District residents as litigants, II
such a course becomes necessary.
The committee has been named by
President George E. Mcneil of the
District Bar Association. who des-
i1nated 1t. Col. Julius I. Peyser, a
former president of the association
as chairman.
Chance for Rehearing.
Col, Peyser said constitutional
amendment may not be necessary
But if it is, he said, the committee
will work toward that end. He said
there might be chance for a re-
hearing of the case.
| Members of the committee serv-
ing with Col. Peyser are J. Hendren
Holmes, secretary, and w. Cameron
Burton, Edmund D. Campbell, R
Duncan Clark and Frederick A
| Thuee.
Support of the Gwynne Act also
See JURISDICTION. page A-5.D
Evening star., 1948-01-06
Plans for Financing
AFL Political League
To Be Laid Here Today
Director of Campaign
Aimed at Labor Act
May Be Announced
By james Y. Newton

The AFL committee charged
with setting policy for "Labor's
E d cational and Political
League" in this years election
campaigns is meeting mere today
to make final plans for financ-
ing the drive which leaders hope
will end in repeal of the Taft
Hartley labor relations law.
Members of the 30-man commit
tee also intend to name campaign
director at the meeting. However,
there were some indications the Sc
lection will be postponed until the
meeting of the AFL executive coun-
Gil in Miami later this month.
Two former Senators have been
mentioned as candidates for the
Observation-Disclosures M. Mead of
New York and Robert M. La Toilette
of Wisconsin. 1t was understood,
however, that both have sent word
they would not be available for the
job President Truman said last
week that he is considering Mr..
Mead for a Government post.
Expects $S,O00,OOO Fund.
The AFL has announced that the
first major political effort in its
history, will be financed by contri-
buttons OF dollar or more from
each of its $7,5OO,0OO members. Pres
ident William Green said he ex-
pected that at least $8,000.000 can
be collected in that way. However
plans,must be made for formal So
licitation and collection of the
funds.
Avowed purpose of the political
drive is to unseat all members OF
Congress who supported the Taft
Hartley Act and to elect new men,
bers more favorable to labor. Major
efforts also will be made in those
States which have adopted measures
restrictive of labor unions.
One unanswered question is
whether the AFL will support a
presidential candidate The answer
probably will not be Forthcoming
until after the Republicans and
Democrats have nominated theil
candidates next summer.
Meanwhile, an AFL leader said
that John L. Lewis. before he took
his United Mine Workers out of the