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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-04
Woman Badly Injured
In Four-Story Fall

A young woman visitor to Wash
ington escaped death early today
when she fell four stories from a
room in the College Inn. 1925 G
street NV, to the snow-covered
areaway below.
The fall apparently occurred when
the woman reached for food on a
window sill and lost her balance,
according to police She was iden-
tilted as Miss Margaret Fischl, %,
of Allentown, Pa. At Emergency
Hospital, her condition was de-
scribed as critical
Miss Fischl was visiting her sister
and brother-in-l law, Mr.. and Mrs.
John P. Karoly, who live at the
| hotel
The sound of the woman hitting
the areaway was heard by A. w
Howard, the landlord, about 2:l5
m, police said He rushed out and
found her still conscious. Mr.. How
ard informed police Miss Fischl told
him she had reached out the win
dow for food on the sill and had
lost her balance
Mr.. and Mrs. Karoly said Miss
Fischl came into their room about
midnight, said she couldn't sleep
and decided to use their spare bed
for the night. They were awakened
by the cold and discovered win
dow open and Miss Fischl lying on
| the pavement below.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-04
Arizona Avenue 'Freeway
Approved by House Unit

The House District Subcommittee
today approved bill authorizing the
District Commissioners to construct
Arizona avenue as a two-lane free
way" from Canal road through
Glover Archbold Park to Tenley
/ Circle NV.
The only change made by the SUBJ
committee was to designate the pro-
posed highway as Arizona avenue
instead of Arizona freeway.
In providing for District construc-
ton and control of the highway, the
subcommittee overruled a recon-
mendation of the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission that
the parkway project be under Fed
eral supervision.
The District has a competent
Highway Department. and should
have control" Subcommittee Chair
man Beall said
The subcommittee heard no wit
nesses today. but studied reports
from the Commissioners, the Park
and Planning Commissions and sew
eral citizens associations. The bill
approved by the subcommittee was
introduced to the House last month
by Representative Murdoch, Demo-
crat, of Arizona.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-04
Revolt Starts Talk
OF Southern Democra'
On Truman Ticket
Fear Of Uprising Over
Civil Rights Program
Discounted by Leaders
BY the Associoted Press

Politicians wondered today
whether the cries of Southern
Democrats angered by the racial
issue might influence President
Truman to choose a Southerner
us his running mate.
The speculation among some
Democrats here runs this way:
l. The revolt against Mr.. Humans
10-point civil rights program may
never bring about the electoral col
lege results it's sponsors predict, but
it could hurt the President in
Border States. -.
2. The late President Roosevelt
was sufficiently concerned in 1914 by
an even weaker Dixie protest to toss
Henry Wallace overheard. He picked
Mr.. Truman, a Missourian, for his
vice presidential nominee.
3. Some one like House Minority
Leader Rayburn of Texas could be
chosen without serious offense tt
either racial or labor groups in the
North. He would give Southern
Democrats a voice at court.
The politicians who talked Of these
things emphasized that they ars
only specializing. President Truman
alone knows how seriously he re-
CARDS the Southern complaints. Hi
party leaders are inclined to dis.
count them.
Reporters asked Presidential Sec
rotary Charles G. Ross at news
conference today what is the Presi-
dents reaction.
Mr.. Ross said: None that I can
report. 1 haven't anything to say
on the subject
Mr.. Ross added that he does not
think there has been great amount
of mail or Geographic response on
the message, and he knows of no
direct protest to the President from
Southern officials.
Senator MeGrath of Rhode Is
land, Democratic national chairman
told news conference at Troy, N
Y. yesterday that the Democratic
party historically has championed
human rights. He added he does
not expect it to fail in this issue
1t apparently is the. party leaders
view that they have more to worry
about on the score of the Wallace
third party bid for the presidency
than they have about the role OF
the South.
In some quarters, the Presidents
submission of the 10-point program
was credited, in part, to desire to
head off Mr.. Wallaces appeal to
minority groups.
These minorities cast the biggest
vote where the presidential race
may be the closest-in New York
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Illinois
and similar population centers.
Mr.. Wallace has been working the
minorities side of the street hard
AS an example, he telegrapheo
(See POLITICS. Page A-6)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-04
Measure Boosting AID
10 Student Veterans
Is Sent 10 Truman
House Approves, 370-6,
Monthly Increases
OF $40 or More

! Student veterans will receive a
long-awaited boost in their Gl
Bill of Rights allowances II
President Truman signs a bill
about to reach his desk.
The House yesterday approved, by
a humping 370-to-6 vote, measure
which previously had passed the
Senate to raise the allowances. AS
soon as the presiding officers OF the
two Houses of Congress sign the
bill, it will 60 to the White House
for presidential action.
The bill would:
l. Raise the allowance for unmar-
ried veterans in college from $65 a
month to SIS.
2. Pay married student with one
dependent SOS a month, and those
with two or more dependents $l2O.
The payment for all married stu
dents now. is 500. regardless OF the
number of dependents.
Second Bill Passes.
Under the measure, assuming Mr..
Truman's signature, the allowances
go up on April /. r.-..
A second veterans bill which also
passed the House yesterday would
raise the amount a veteran taking
n-the-job training can receive
from his employer while getting
Government subsistence allowances
1t was approved 37l-5, but it diff
fered with the version passed by the
Senate and must await an agree
ment between the two chambers.
AS approved by the House, it
would allow single men to receive
$3.50 a month in combined allow
ance and salary, those with one de-
pendent 1925 and those with two OF
more $3.50. The present ceilings are
SITS for single men and 5000 for
married.
The present ceilings on subsist-
ance allowances would not be
changed. These are $65 month
| for single veterans and $90 Tor mar
| ried veterans.
| Costs Estimated.
| Chairman Edith Nourse Rogers Of
! the House Veterans Committee
estimated the increase in benefits tt
college veterans would cost the
Government approximately s2l7 ,000,-
600 a year.
| Representative Kearney Repub-
lican. of New York said the Vet
Grams Administration has estimated
the higher ceilings for on-the-jot
1See VETERANS, Page A-6)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-04
|nverchapeI Denies
Retirement Report

Lord Inverchapel, British Ambas-
sador here, knows nothing about ru-
mors In London that he Is retiring,
spokesman said today.
The statement was prompted by
Associated Press dispatch from Lon
don attributing to qualified sources
there the report that the Ambassa-
dor would leave his post soon. Field
Marshal Lord Montgomery, Lord
Mountbatten and Lord Ismay were
mentioned in the dispatch as pos
sible successors.
Charles Campbell, head Of the
British information services here.
pointed out that there recently have
been repeated rumors to the effect
that the Ambassador is retiring and
going home
I'VE know nothing about them at
all" Mr.. Campbell added. The
Ambassador certainly does not
Mr.. Campbell noted that at least
half a dozen names have been men
toned in London press rumors as
possible successors TO Lord 1nver-
chapel. He said the very number
of names might indicate there was
nothing to the rumors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-04
India Police Round UE
Leaders Of Militant
Hindu Organization
700 to 800 Arrests Are
Expected by Police in
Nationwide Search
RY the AssociotAd Press

NEW DELHI, Feb. A high
police official said today an in
tensiye roundup is under way
throughout India of leading
members of the militant Hindu
organization, RSSS.
The RSSS - Rashtriya Swayam
Sewak Sangh-has, along with the
equally militant Hindu Mahasabha
Party. been the target of irate mobs
since the assassination last Friday
of Mohandas K. Gandhi. The ac-
cused slayer is described as men,
Der of Mahasabha.
The official said the defendants
were being charged with belonging
to an unlawful organization. Ru-
mors swept the capital that the
RSSS had been outlawed by gov
eminent decree.
Yesterday the government issued
"a decree banning private armies
and organizations that preach VIC
Ilence and communal hatred
100000 Arrests Expected.
Police officials estimated 700 or
800 would be taken in arrests across
India in the current roundup. They
said 80 had been arrested up to
midmorning in Delhi and that more
were expected
Tanks rolled through the streets
and military units in force marched
through the streets as the police
conducted the roundup. 1t was ex-
planned the military actions were to
quiet the populace and insure
against disorders
Reliable police sources in Bombay
said today that MADAM Lal, Hindu
youth accused of exploding home
made bomb near one of Gandhi's
last prayer meetings, has been taken
there from New Delhi by plane.
Plot Placed in Bombay.
Although police officially MAIN
tanned strict secrecy, they said in
Vestigation of the asSassina ton OF
the Indian leader last Friday would
See GANDHI, Page A-6.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-04
5 Million Gallons
OF Fuel Oil Asked
Of Krug by D. c.
Deliveries Cut in Halt;
Thousands May Be
Without Heat Soon

The Commissioners today asked
Interior Secretary Krug to take
necessary steps to insure deliv-
cry of 100000 gallons of fuel
oil to the District area during
February to avoid a serious
problem"
Deliveries of fuel oil from the
emergency stockpile here were cut
in half today~-from 100 to so gal
longs per householder-by Fuel Oil
Co-ordinator J. Thomas Kennedy
as the supply became low and re-
quests increased heavily.
The letter requesting the interior
Secretary's assistance said thou
sands of homes" will be without
heat unless some means are found
to fill supply lines here.
Also asked for the month oil
February was 10000 gallons Of
kerosene.
Seek to Force Conservation.
Meanwhile, the Commissioners
were understood to have asked
Corporation Counsel Vernon West
to advise them as to what, if any
thing, they can do to enforce emer-
gency fuel conservation at the con-
sumner level in the event that dras-
tic measures should become neces-
Sary.
The Commissioners said IS pei
cent of the hardship cases" report
ed to the Fuel Oil Co-ordinating
Committee were caused by the fact
that the Petrol Corp. here has been
unable to obtain supplies from
companies heretofore supplying thei1
needs. 1t also has been unable tc
get supplies from other sources
This corporation normally furnishes
20 per cent of Metropolitan Wash
ington fuel oil consumers, they
added.
1T is the opinion of our Fuel Oil
Co-ordinating Committee that the
petroleum industry serving the
Washington area cannot absorb ad-
ditional supplies equal to the short
age which has been caused through
the failure of the Petrol Corp to
meet its commitments" the letter
stated.
Results Already Evident.
ut is abundantly clear that this
community will be faced with most
serious problem as the result OF
thousands of homes being without
heat unless some means of filling
the Petrol Corp. supply lines are
developed" it continued.
The Commissioners asked that
the matter receive the most ex-
(See FUEL OIL, Page A-6)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-04
Accord Reached on Final Draft
OF Annoy Control Legislation
Compromise Provides for Three-Mon Boord
On Policy, Hired Manager, Revenue for D. c.

following provisions to compose
their differences:
/. Control of the Armory would be
vested in a three-man board, COM
posed of Mr. Young, as president OF
the Board of Commissioners; Brig.
Gen. Albert L. Cox, as commander
of the District National Guard. and
Representative Bates, Republican,
of Massachusetts, as chairman of
the House District Committee.
2. This board could be empowered
to hire manager, without regard
to provisions of the civil service
laws, who would be responsible for
the day-to-day running of the
Armory.
| 8. The manager could deal with
non military organizations desiring
| to use the Armory drill hall ano
| fSne ApM0PY PAGE A-61
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-04
Fritz Kuhn, Waiting for Trial
As Nozi, Escapes From Dochou
Former Bund Leader
FIees From Guards
In Jail Transfer
BY the Associated Press

MUNICH, Germany, Feb. A.
The Bavarian Denazification
Ministry announced today that
Fritz Kuhn, former leader of the
German American Bund in the
United States, had escaped from
a German internment camp at
Dachau this morning.
Kuhn was Jailed in July for pos
sibie trial as a Nazi offender. He
has been held since without trial.
Kuhn, who had become an Ameri-
can citizen by naturalization, was
deprived of his citizenship in 1913
and deported to Germany in 1945.
First reports from the German
operated internee camp said Kuhn
escaped from guards as he was
being taken from his cell. Uncon-
firmed reports said he was to be
transferred to Nuernburg as pos
sible witness in American war
crimes trials there.
Kuhn had fingered in Dachau
since last July "a when denazif1ca-
ton authorities seized him for pos
(See KUHN, Page A-4J
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-04

Final agreement on legislation
for control of the National
Guard Armory at Nineteenth
and B streets Sc. by a special
three member board was reached
today by District authorities,
National Guard officials and rep
resentatives of other groups that
have been at odds on the issue.
The Armory, built and maintained
by the District for the National
Guard, has been the center OF a
long controversy between the Com
missioners and the military organ
ization over control of the building
and of revenues obtained from Its
rental for nonmilitary uses.
The interested parties met today
in the Office of Commissioner Johr
Russell Young and, worked out thu
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-04
Housing Head Fears
sou Rent Increase
# Controls Expire
Woods Tells House Group
Of Landlord Conspiracy
To Seek Loopholes in Law
By the Associated Press

Tighe E. Woods, Federal hous-
ing expediter, said today he be-
lieves rents will 60 up so per cent
on the average if Congress fails
to continue rent controls.
Mr.. Woods gave his views to the
House Banking Committee which
is studying the question whether
Congress should extend controls
now due to expire February %.
Mr.. Woods said "a subtle conspi-
racy" is evident among some land
lords to seek loopholes in the present
law and increase rents.
He said a landlord recently told
the House Committee that all he
wants is reasonable" rentals. This
same landlord, Mr.. Wood said has
sent his tenants notices that rents
will be boosted from $42.50 to SIS
if controls are not continued.
He did not name the landlord.
Much of Program May Fail.
Continued rent control is part
of the anti-infiation program Pres
ident Truman has asked Congress
to enact. Leaders say Congress
probably will vote to keep rent
controls, but see little chance fol
other parts of Mr.. Truman's TO-
point program.
Senator Sparkman, Democrat, Of
Alabama, a leader among those
backing the Presidents program
say most of 1t is doomed.
Senator Sparkman said the hope
lessness of the situation was made
plain by a Senate banking subcom'
mittee decision to kill a bill which
would have permitted preparations
for meat rationing.
Was Mildest Measure.
That bill, Senator Sparkmar
said. was by far the mildest anti
imitation measure before the Bank
ing Committee. 1t seems mighty
clear that the Republicans are moi
going to do anything about living
costs, except extend rent controls
in some form or another"
Actually, one Democrat joined two
Republicans in recommending tina
the get ready meat rationing Dill
be allowed to die. One Republican
and one Democrat voted for it.
The subcommittee report now Il
before the full Banking Commit
| tee.
| Chairman Tobey, who fayors the
measure, predicts the main group
will back up the subcommittee when
the bill comes up for another vote
probably next week.
Committee Vote Due Next Week.
The full committee also expects
to vote next week on legislation
Which would meet Mr.. Truman
request for stand by power to re-
store rationing and wage-price con-
| trolls on a limited basis.
These are the measures Senator
Sparkman says do not nave q
chance.
| Senator Taft Of Ohio, chairman
of the Senate Republican Policy
Committee, said he expects rent
control extension bill to come
up in the Senate about February H.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-04

counting Office believed that If such
formula were used. 1t would in
spire the States to seek the same
treatment.
The formula revolves around a
plan to apply 87i2 per cent of cur
rent District real estate wax rates
to the appraised value of all Federal
holdings in the Capital, as a means
of calculating the Federal share OF
costs of the District. The rate is
now So per 500 of assessed valua-
ton.
Committee of 100 Asks Revision.
For the Committee of 100 on the
Federal City, C. Melvin Sharpe re-
jected much of the city suffrage
plan outlined in the pending Dis
trict charter bill He suggested, in
stead, a partly elected city council
with an appointed governor having
veto powers over the acts OF the
council. He was supported by Maj
Gen. U. S. Grant III, chairman OF
the National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission.
This brought a blast of protest
from William A. Roberts. Washing
ton lawyer and former peoples
counsel who favored the Auchin-
Gloss plan. He termed the Substi-
tute plan "monstrosity' and said
it represents form of dictatorship.
Strong support for the city sui
frage plan also came from Mrs.
Kathryn H. Stone, first vice presi-
dent of the National League OF
Women Voters. She called 1t a sat-
isfactory solution of an "old and
stubborn problem
Meanwhile, the House passed
resolution authorizing expenditure
of $4,000 for the home rule study
and hearing The money will come
from the House contingency fund.
None of Land Is Taxable Now.
About 20 per cent of all land in
the United States is owned by the
Federal Government and none of it
is taxable now, Mr. Ellis explained
to the Joint committee. He said
there would be no question but what
there would be strong pressure to
tax all of this land if the proposed
formula were enacted for Washing
ton
This would mean, he said the
possibility of applying a real estate
tax to the Statue of Liberty, to
Arlington Cemetery, including the
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the
Lincoln Memorial and Washington
Monument, Yellowstone National
See HOME RULE, Page A-4D
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-04
GAO Opposes
Plan
.0nU. Payment
Ellis Tells Hearing
Formula Moy Amount
To Toxotion of Lond

BY Don S. Warren

Spokesman for opposing view
points today laid squarely before
the Congressional Joint Home
Rule Subcommittee the prob
lem of how to grant local suf-
frage without trespassing on
Federal interests.
w. l.. Ellis, assistant to Controller
General Lindsay Warren, took issue
with the fixed formula for regu-
lating the size of the Federal pay
ment, as proposed in the Auchin-
closs-Ball District charter bill, on
the ground it was too much like
local taxation of Federal property.
Mr.. Ellis said the General Ac-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-04
Tordy Witness Finds
Storm Tieup Typical
OF D. &. Government

William A. Roberts, former
District Peoples Counsel. rushed
breathlessly into the House
Office Building caucus room this
morning and began his testi-
mony on the home rule bill this
way:
The reason I'm late is the
condition of Massachusetts, ave-
nue. NV. which is quite char
acteristic of the District gov
eminent.
There was one policeman on
the hill, buses were tied up,
there was no sanding equip
ment and as a result a couple
inches of snow had completely
tied up a major artery.
That's typical of our city
government today"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-04
TWA Constellation Sets
Coost-to-Coust Record
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Feb. 4.-The Trans
World Airlines Constellation Star
of China, flying nonstop from
Los Angeles to New York, landed at
La Guardia Field early today after
setting a new commercial record
for the 2,5l7-mile flight, the TWA
said.
The TWA official said the plane
carrying 80 passengers and crew
of five, negotiated the cross
country hop in hours and SO
minutes. He said the previous mark
was 6 hours and At minutes.
The big airliner averaged 1892
miles an hour. the representative
said. 1t landed at La Guardia at
2.dQ m
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-04
.Att|ee Proposes
|VoIuntaryFreeze
On Pay, Profits
White Paper Calls for
Halt to Increases
Unless Output Rises

LONDON, Feb. 4-The Labor
government put the British peo-
pie on an honor system today to
sacrifice possible increased earn
ings.
| Wage earners. landlords and en-
ployers alike, were asked in a White
Paper to give up possible advances
in wages and profits for the sake of
combating imitation and rebuilding
! the British economy.
Prime Minister Attlee's cabinet, in
effect, called for freeze on wages
and profits, except in exceptional
cases, in order to promote the export
market and thus draw in additional
dollars the United Kingdom needs.
The government regarded the
problem so seriously that Mr.. Attlee
went before the House of Commons
to present the case after consult
ing trade unions, the backbone of
his party, and Britain's organized
employers.
The White Paper amounted to a
reaffrmation of the government S
stand a year ago for voluntary curbs
on increased earnings. The gov
eminent promised that, except for
taxation, it would not interfere with
individual incomes.
Program Is Voluntary.
The program remained on VOL
untary basis. The government, how
ever, said the only alternative to
acceptance would be "a serious and
prolonged setback in our economic
reconstruction, accompanied by a
persistent low standard of living
And the government held one
powerful weapon to make its wishes
stick. 1t still retains wartime power
to fix prices. 1t said there should
be no presumption that an increase
in prices will be granted If increased
costs of a product reflect increased
wages and profits.
The White Paper said:
ct is essential that there should
be no further general increase in
the level of personal incomes with
out at least a corresponding increase
in the volume of production.
UNLESS we are prepared to check
such a tendency, we shall find our
selves unable to fulfill our export
task, owing to the rise in costs,
which will be reflected on the home
market
Attlee to Take Floor.
In recognition of the shaky Brit
ish economic position, Mr.. Attlee
planned to take the floor in the
House of Commons and outline the
need for self-sacrif1ce by British
workers and employers.
The government cautioned against
the danger of a race between rising
prices and personal incomes, saying
prices always win in the long run. -
The White Paper said wage earners
always are the greatest sufferers.
There is no justification at the
present time for any rise in incomes
from profits, rent or other like
sources the White Paper said.
Rises in wages or salaries should
only be asked for and agreed upon
in the exceptional cases.
No Ceiling on Incomes.
The White Paper promised, how
ever, that, except for taxation, the
government will not interfere with
individual incomes. This removed
speculation that the Labor regime
might impose a fixed ceiling on in
come.
The announcement urged strict
adherence to collective bargaining,
with workers and employers observ-
ing terms of agreements Loyalty.
I'm present conditions and until
more goods and services are avail
able for the home market the
DoTrhTNT pooo A6)