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Evening star., 1948-10-29
Departments Here Asked
To Amend HOUSING Codes

The Commissioners yesterday
asked all department heads to SUBJ
init any amendments necessary to
make their regulations comply with
the new multiple housing regula-
tions.
The departments and the Zoning
Commission were directed to submit
the amendments to the Commits
sioner's special Public Housing Com
mittee within so days.
Corporation Counsel Milton D.
Norman, chairman of the commit
tee, said it is believed number
of departments are operating with
regulations which would require
amendment in view of the new
definitions.
Evening star., 1948-10-29

the usual defense of the attack
force will be q hunter-killer group
composed of the escort aircraft car
riers Mindoro and Sicily and the
destroyers Putnam, Henley, W. Kent
and j. G. Owen.
The attack on Argentia will be
made November 8. It will be sup
ported by the fast carriers Philip
Fpine Sea, Leyte and Kearsarge, The
battleship Missouri, the cruiser
Fargo and destroyer division will
soften up the objective with gun
fire.
Two mine divisions will clear
mines from the approach area. An
underwater demolition team will
destroy landing obstacles. Marines
will hit the beach under air cover
supplied by planes from the escort
carrier Palau.
Evening star., 1948-10-29

Naval Construction Battalion Gen.
ter. Port Hueneeme, Calf, u Sea-
bees, wearing artic mittens, erected
the 16-man capacity, hut in an hour
and As minutes, the Department
said.
Sixteen Seabees will live in the
new structure at Point Barrow this
winter to test its warmth and other
features, including its designed ca
pacity to withstand 150-mile-an-
hour gales and a 13-foot snowfall on
its roof.
The initial cold weather test will
take place at the Air Forces cold
weather hanger at Eglin Field, Fla.
Evening star., 1948-10-29
BY The Assoeioted Press

NORFOLK, Va, Oct. 2e.-An am
phibious attack force will sail from
Norfolk Sunday to join the I'd Task
Fleet in the largest operations ever
attempted =, North Atlantic waters.
The exercises will continue until
November % and extend to Davis
Strait between Greenland and Lab
|rador.
The I'd Task Fleet, commanded
by Vice Admiral D. B. Duncan, will
be composed Of 100 ships and SO air
Evening star., 1948-10-29
New Prefabricated barrack
To Be Tested in Alaska

A new lightweight prefabricated
barrack, designed to provide summer
warmth in 65-below-zero weather;
will receive its first low temperature
test next month before being
shipped to Point Barrow, Alaska,
the Navy announced today.
In recent assembly test at the
Evening star., 1948-10-29
Norfolk Force to Sail Sunday
To Join in Fleet Muneuvers

squadrons. Rear Admiral J. T..
Welchel, commander of Amphibious
Group 4, Atlantic Fleet Amphibious
Force, commands the amphibious
attack force.
The mission of this attack force
Is to seize an enemy held" position
represented by Argentia, Newfound-
land. En- route to Argentia, the
force will simulate a. convoy passing
through submarine-infested waters.
1t will be attacked by II sub
marines and harassed by land
based naval aircraft. Augmenting
Evening star., 1948-01-04
3 French Women Enjoy Liberty
|OfU. While Awoitinq Fionces
Legally the situation is this !:

Legally the situation is this:
Prior to December 81, the
fiancees of American. citizens were
permitted to enter the United States
outside the regular immigration
quotas for non-Axis countries, pro-
vided $500 bond was posted by their
husbands-to-be.
Richard w. Roney, TWA inter-
national representative. said i'm
migration officials told him he
would be able to get the brides-to-be
their freedom. In New York, a
number Of girls In q similar spot
were allowed to 60 with their sweet
hearts after the posting OF bond.
An immigration oflicial said some
sort of an arrangement would be
worked out Monday SO they could
stay in this country, adding: Every
body Is sympathetic to them. They
were victims OF circumstance, in
that weather held up their plane.
Meanwhile, the girls were pre-
pairing to have the times of their
lives. Equipped with q new hair-do
and escorted by six French-speaking
beauties from the Ice Follies they
were headed for a big night.
And tomorrow, TWA may provide
the girls with the belated Christmas
gift-their ~fiances.
Evening star., 1948-01-04
BY the A..oeiossd Pres.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 3-Three
French girls who arrived IN the
United States too late to make the
December 81 deadline for admis-
sion outside the immigration quota
today saw first hand the symbols OF
liberty of the country they wish to
call their own.
The girls-Fernande David, Anna
Goch and Marthe F. Donas-saw
Independence Hall and the Liberty
Bell as they awaited results OF
efforts by Trans World Airlines
officials to fly in their sweethearts
from various sections of the United
States.
Miss David told Nicholas di
Franco. immigration official at the
New Castle Del) airport where
the trio arrived by plane, that she
had flown from France to meet her
f1ance, Harold Skaggs of San
Francisco.
Miss Goch said she was bound
for Fall River. Mass, and her
fiance, Frank ]. Markara, while Miss
Donas hoped to meet her husband
to-be, Roy Morrison, In Atlanta, Ga
The three were brought to Phil
adelphia and housed in hotel to
await word on their status from i'm
migration authorities.
Evening star., 1948-01-04
GuIIinqer.
Continued From First Page.)

loaded-it is not a question of Their
being willing to do the work"
He criticized the limited funds
available for research and said that
most of the doctors at Gallingel
felt the blame falls on Congress.
DR.. Sweeny said that pay at Gal
linger Is lower than at Veterans
Administration hospitals for SIM
liar posts. He auso noted that Gal
linger staff members have their
salaries fixed by statute and there
fore they are not eligible for normal
Government pay raises under the
Ramspeck Act.
DR.. Ef11er who was an Army doctor
during the war, said he had taken
the Gallinger post on the under
standing he would remain one year
He will have been at Gallinger Is
months in March. He praised the
opportunities for medical training
and said he had obtained certin
operative training in which he was
most interested.
He pointed to the limitation on
salaries and said it was difficult to
see how a doctor could contemplate
spending his entire career at Gal
linger with such limited pay op-
portunities, especially in view OF
current high prices.
Evening star., 1948-01-04
Truman Visits | yoti mol 7heoter
To See Miss Greenwoods Play

White House for one Of their famon
breakfasts pancakes, sausage, ba.
ICON and 50 forth.
= asked Mr.. Coolidge II he at<
that kind Of meal every morning,
Miss Greenwood recalled with q
laugh. He said it was sort o1
special. So I turned to Mrs. Cool
|idge and said that II ! ate al OF
this meal I'd have to borrow the
White House lawn to run around on
afterwards and maybe jump into the
pool.
Mrs. Coolidge laughed and said
u should avoid the pool-it hadn't
BEEN cleaned since John Adams
time"
Roosevelt Saw LEFTY" Show.
President Hoover came to see
Miss Greenwood In "She Couldn't
Say Mo- and Franklin D. Roose-
welt to see Leaning on Lefty" an
other Of the Lefty" shows. Miss
Greenwood was at the White House
with other stars during one of the
March Of Dimes shows before the
last war.
Most Of the shows played at the
National but Miss Greenwood re-
called that President Wilson had
only to walk across q corner Of La
fayettA Square to the Belasco to
Evening star., 1948-01-04
Handling Of Broadcast
Criticized ai-Session
|0f Citizens Federation


leaders on controversial subjects
such rs segregation, were the cause
Of q flare.up at the Federation o1
Citizens Associations meeting last
night-but. no pronouncement oi
policy came out of 1t.
1t started when Harry Wender
delegate from the Southwest Citi-
zens' Association and president Of
the District Recreation Board
warned the group against = new
type of editing"
Referring to recent transcribed
broadcast by Radio Station WTOF
on the Presidents Civil Rights Com
mitee Report, Mr.. Wender said only
q part Of his remarks were broad
cast. This gave false impression
of what he actually had said, he
contended.
/ He recommended that in the fu-
ture, citizens should not agree to
a transcribed broadcast unless they
hear what part is being used on
the air.
ucdE0 DTOAuCASb A1tcf.
Clifford H. Newell. past president
of the Federation, said he answered
questions at the station under the
impression he was broadcasting on
the air.
ITO my astonishment, I heard
myself talking about six weeks
later" he said. "But 1t was only a
partial broadcast. I don't intend to
do anything OF that sort again"
William A. Duvall of the Fort
Davis Citizens Association then
made 4 motion to ask the Federal
Communications Commission to in
vestigate the station for unfair
practices.
Federation President John H.
Connaughton ruled the motion out
Of order amid howls from some
delegates. He then called for vote
on his ruling and was sustained by
the members.
Civic Leaders Speak.
The broadcast was a 30-minute
transcribed program during which
various civic leaders spoke on the
segregation question In Washing
ton, based on the criticisms leveled
at the city by the Presidents COM
mittee.
The interviews were Transcribed
by WTOP reporters and announcers
and edited to fit the 30-minute pro-
gram. A number Of District leaders
refused to appear on the program
In another action. the federtion
voted to consider an amendment
to the constitution at the first
meeting in February which would
give the membership and credentials
committee the right to investigate
the eligibility of all delegates.
+ Text Of Amendment.
The amendment reads:
THE membership and credentials
committee is empowered to investi-
gate carefully the eligibility of any
delegate from any member body of
the federation, II deemed necessary,
as to his loyalty to the United States
of America.
"(D As to his membership at
present In any organization. asso-
citation, political party, or group
which is pronounced 'subversive' by
any department of the United
States Government eligible to de-
termine same.
"(b) The membership and Gre
dentials committee shall give q fair
ard impartial hearing to any dele
gate whoss sloyaltsvAs in question,
land to dta adn1iaiuh to any defe,
gate found to be or Is . member
of any organization, association,
political party Or group whose in
terest Is inimical to the United
STATES ~ i ~ no
Evening star., 1948-01-04
Ga||inger Continues
To ManacIe Patients
Despite Renovation
By Miriam ottenberq

Painting has begun In the psyche
pathic wards Of Gallinger Hospital,
More nurses and attendants have
been added to the staff. But mana
cling of patients still goes on.
A check of conditions in the psy-
.chopathic division yesterday indi-
Gated it will take more than good
intentions to give more humane
treatment to Washington's mentally
H.
st. Elizabeths Hospital officials
have told the Commissioners that
9 patients there are put in seclusion
rooms or prolonged baths when they
become disturbed. They are not
manacled.
Gallinger has the seclusion rooms,
but they are unusable. It has some
tubs, but not enough people trained
to use them.
Removal of Radiator Asked.
On November "a, Archie G. Hut
son, District director of construc-
ton, recommended an outlay of
$4,000 to make 20 seclusion rooms
usable. He recommended removal
of the radiators on which patients
can burn themselves, bang their
heads or jump. He recommended
installation Of forced warm air
system in the ceilings of the corri-
dors serving these rooms. Nothing
has been done about this recon-
mendation.
Since November II, according to
Gallinger's superintendent, DR.. A. r.
Sweeney, the staff of nurses and
attendants In the psychopathic di-
vision has grown from 72 to 86h
dncluding part-time employees
They are beginning to get the train
ing they need to use the available
hydrotherapy equipment. DR.. Swee-
ney says he believes they can be
taught enough about hydrotherapy
in the next two weeks to start using
the tubs for prolonged baths.
Right now, the psychopathic divi-
sion has two persons trained in
physiotherapy to serve a daily aver
age OF 160 patients. There used to
be an assistant in physiotherapy
but, by some method of job juggling,
the position was switched to job
in the clinical laboratory and lost
to the psychopathic division.
Ten Tubs in Division.
The hospital has asked for two
physiotherapists in its 1949 budget
to serve Gallingher as a whole, but
DR.. Sweeney said one would devote
substantial part of his time to the
psychopathic division. The super
intendent said he would ask the
Commissioners for permission to
appoint a physiotherapist on tenn
porary basis, pending later approval
by Congress.
On the equipment side, the psy-
chopathic division has 10 tubs in
eight different places. Two of the
tubs cannot be used because the
valves have to be repaired. In the
two wards with the most violent pa
tients, there are no tubs. The tubs
in the hydrotherapy units them
selves are not used because the two
physiotherapists are too busy giving
other treatments (and mopping up
the floor when the roof leaks.
Mr.. Sweeney said yesterday he
will talk to Budget Officer Walter l..
Fowler tomorrow to find out if he
can get approval to use funds au-
thorized but unspent to make some
of the necessary improvements.
Evening star., 1948-01-04
Eorly Shakespeare Doto
On Display at FoIqer

An exhibit of early documents
connected with William Shake
speare and Of the earliest printed
books in which the playwright is
mentioned will begin at pm. to-
day in the Folger Shakespeare Lii
orary, East Capitol and Second
streets.
The documents will be on view
during January from 9 am. to 5
pm. weekdays Except Wednesday,
and from l to pm. Sundays.
Evening star., 1948-01-04
Head Of W Warns
New War Is Beinq
Launched AgainstU.5

Twelve members of Congress and
diplomats from six foreign nations
heard q warning yesterday from
Ray H. Brannaman, national COM
mander of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars, that World War III is being
launched against us" rs surely rs
"acts of aggressor nations" brought
World Wars I and II.
I'm fact" he declared, I'VE are
still at war because the enemies of
democracy are defeating the peace
by refusing to conclude World War
H."
Mr.. Brannaman spoke at lunch
con held at the Mayflower Hotel to
discuss q new veterans legislative
measure,
In q radio address few minutes
earlier, the veterans leader said
the United States must help friendly
nations "hold the economic line
against the advance Of world COM
munism."
Support Of Plan Sought.
Mr.. Brannaman called the meet
ing to gain support for the VFW's
new plan, which he said would help
solve both domestic and foreign
economic problems. It is the So
called Veterans RFC" bill, intro
duced in both houses of Congress.
The measure would allow veterans
to make loans from q revolving
Federal fund to begin business,
agricultural and other projects and
would furnish technical aid through
Government experts. Technical ad-
vice also would be made available
to pilot development of industries
in foreign nations, he said.
In addition, the bill provides for
use of surplus war plants and de
velopment< of thousands of new
enemy patents" that came out OF
The war. l.
.sss KOO Approves Aims.
DR.. v. K. wellington Koo, the
Chinese Ambassador, said he agreed
with aims of the bill-that peace
best can be assured by promoting
prosperity in foreign nations. He
also quoted this proverb: "Onny
when granaries Of state are full
will people be able to know the
difference between right and
wrong"
DR.. Koo headed representatives
from the embassies of Greece,
Fire, France, Italy and the Philip
pines.
Members of Congress present in
cluded Senators Wiley of Wiscon-
sin, Capper of Kansas, Hickenlooper
of Iowa, Millikin of Colorado, Flan-
ders of Vermont and Dworshak of
Idaho. all Republicans; Senators
johnson of Colorado and Sparkman
of Alabama, both Democrats; Rep
Hoffman of Michigan
and Hope of Kansas, Republicans,
and Representative Kefauver of
Tennessee and Spence of Kentucky,
Democrats.
Lists O'Neil As Supporter.
Other guests included Veterans
Administrator Carl R. Gray, jr., and
representatives of the American
Veterans Of World War II and the
Disabled American Veterans.
In his radio speech, Mr.. Branna-
man listed James F. O'Neil, national
commander of the American Legion,
as being supporter of the legisla-
ton.
TOLD that the Legion, which op-
poses the legislation, objected to the
use of Mr.. O'Neil's name, Mr.. Bran
said a letter strongly in
dorsing the bill was submitted by
Mr.. ONeil just before he became
head of the Legion. THE letters in
the Congressional Record, too," Mr..
added.
Evening star., 1948-01-04
Dr.. james Boyd to Speak

DR.. James Boyd, director OF
the Bureau of Mines, will discuss
"Minerals-the Foundation OF Oul
National Security" at 8 pm. Wed
nesday at the Agriculture Audi
torium, University of Maryland
College Park.
Evening star., 1948-01-04

see her while Presidenh ocegtase
arOpped n Il Pcli's. Ttd36 lSncs
stood on the triangle opposite the
Willard Hotel on Pennsylvania ass-
nue.. sNss3A
Last night Miss Greenwood was
very happy. It had been q fipestwo
weeks at the boxofice ana fhen the
President came to see her fiifai per-
formance in Washington this sea-
son.
1T really tops things of wopder-
fully" she said.
Evening star., 1948-01-04
Fire at NoThK Destroys
Marine Corps BUILDINGS
By the A,soeictsJ Pres,

BY the Assoeiatsd Pres.
NORFOLK, Va, Jan. 3.-Fire ut
a Marine Corps supply depot Sec
ton this afternoon destroyed q
small hospital, q uniform pressing
shop and movie hall.
Machinery record files and the
personal effects of 1t. Gen. Keller
E. Rockey, USMC, commanding the
Fleet Marine Force, were damaged,
Evening star., 1948-01-04
CONGRESS
Continued From First Page.)


mittee discussion of other imitation
controls, including the Presidents
original request for standby author
ity to impose rationing and price
regulations on a selective basis, pos
sible tightening of bank credit, ano
commodity exchange controls.
With a national election in the
offing, the session also is bound to
include efforts to get action on q
variety of social programs, such as
q broader Social Security Act, Fed
eral aid to education, nationa!
health program, and housing legis-
lation.
The impending political campaign
undoubtedly will increase the volume
of floor debate on all important is
sues, and may prevent the leaders
from winding up the session in time
for the nation conventions next
summer.
Evening star., 1948-01-04
'GuIIons' of Blood Needed

BALTIMORE, Jan. 3 (P.-Dr. w.
L. Fleck, manager Of the Fort How
ard Veterans Hospital, reporting that
its blood bank was critically depleted
because of heavy demands and q
decline in donations, said today the
need was for gallons" of blood
Evening star., 1948-01-04
Uncertain

Thus the automobile remains the
most popular means of travel, but
trains and buses show big drop,
while air travel doubles in the choice
which people would make If the cost
were the same.
Evening star., 1948-01-04

/ President Truman went TO the Ma
ltional Theater last night to ses
Charlotte Greenwood In II Remem-
ber Mama. It was the Presidents
| fifth trip to the theater since he
has been In the White House and
It brought to seven the number Of
Chief Executives before whom Miss
Greenwood has performed.
For the third time, Mr.. Truman
sat in comfortable orchestra seat,
foregoing the former fashion OF
Presidents who sat in one of the
boxes where the audience could see
him but from which he couldn't see
much Of the stage.
At the end Of the show, the Presi-
dent talked with the cast but the
actors and actresses had been
warned by the Secret Service not
to ask for autographs.
"Why, I bet half the cast would
have asked" one member said, re-
signedly.
In the Presidents party were his
wife and daughter, Margaret, Maj.
Gen. Harry II. Vaughan, his military
aide, Mrs. Vaughan and their
daughter, Janet.
Recalls Earlier Appearances.
Miss Greenwood, who plays Mama
in the story Of Norwegian family's
life in San Francisco some years
ago, happily recalled her earlier
appearances before Presidents.
She was not certain just what
show the jovial Taft had come to
see but thought it probably was one
Of the passing shows" popular re-
views Of that pre-World War I age.
But I remember him very WELL"
she said.
Wilson was frequent theatergoer
in Washington and Miss Greenwood
recalled that he came to see her in
80 Long Lefty" one of the famous
Lefty" series. That one ran three
years.
The first time he came, he came
alone" she said last night. I'VE were
so surprised when he came second
time-this time with his wife. +
guess he wanted to see first If it
was all right for Mrs. Wilson"
Evening star., 1948-01-04

These percentages add up to more
than 100 because some people named
more than one method of travel.
We then asked the people who
had taken long trip:
If the cost were the same, how
would you 60 next time?"
Evening star., 1948-01-04
Ate q Coolidge Breakfast.

Ate . Coolidge Breakfast.
The Hardings. came to see Irving
Berlin's Music Box Revue" and the
Coolidges saw Hassard Shorts Ritz
Revue" The Coolidges invited Miss
Greenwood and her husband to the
Evening star., 1948-01-04
Automobile Remains
Fayorife j. !. Mode oI
Travel, Poll Shows
BY Dr. Henry c. Link

NEW YORK, Jan. 3 (NANA). -
The American people are great trav-
elers. according to a Geological
barometer survey made with men
and women In cities and towns from
coast to coast. These people were
asked by $50 interviewers Of the
psychological corporation how. many
trips. II any, they had made, how
they had travelled, and how they
would prefer to travel II they could
afford 1t. The first question asked
was:
How many trips Of 500 miles or
more, one way. did you make during
fhe Y,oSt vearc0
Evening star., 1948-05-12
Meat Prices Blamed
On Strike, Not Rails

Meat prices are continuing to
increase here, but the rise results
largely from the packers strike,
instead of the temporary railroad
embargo Sunday and Monday,
dealers said today.
The embargo put on shipments
of perishable foods during the rail-
road strike threat has directly al
fected the supply and prices OF
some vegetables, they reported. This
condition is expected to ease con-
sNerably within day or two.
Several carloads OF vegetables and
fruits are expected to arrive here
today. None came yesterday, al
though the embargo was lifted
Monday night.
Sidney Kolker, chairman of the
wholesale food division Of the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers Associa-
ton, said the railroad situation did
not cause any appreciable shortage
of meat here. There was q Today
supply on hand over the last week
end. MIR. Kolker said the supply has
not been normal for some time and
slight increases in prices are likely
to continue.
Other dealers said the principal
price jumps in vegetables we're those
on iceberg lettuce, asparagus and
carrots. These ranged from to 5
cents in some instances.
CHICAGO, May II (P.-The C1O
Packing House Workers Union yes
terday refused to ratify a wage
agreement reached Monday night
between 400 CIO stockhandlers and
the Chicago stockyards and said 1t
would Investigate the situation"