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Evening star., 1948-10-22
THE EVENING STAR, Washington D. C. ss~A-17
FRIDAY. OCTOBER

Carolina, he achieved national rec
ognition with an operation on
21-year-old rheumatic fever victim
in which he removed scar tissue
clogging the young woman's heart
valve. In the operation he used
Evening star., 1948-10-22

Yes SO years. million Washington have bought Bell Clothes
They came they they ogree BELLS nyprofbevoue policy
you for each clothing door And thos the important
Sovnqs Story you remember this fall BELL gives for each
cohno doo seIection-thee huge floors With
complete for regulars longs shorts and short souts More in
finest owoo fobros More n pottesno just
few but More oone-skIed needeWor by master
craftsmen with hand ooina vital points, tomorrow
Evening star., 1948-10-22

Costs of building materials and
labor in Bermuda now are at q
Evening star., 1948-03-17
Leo Forbsfein, Sc, Dies;
Warner Music Director
'By the Associated Press


HOLLYWOOD, Mar. 17.-Death
has closed the musical career OF
Leo F. Forbstein, Sc.
For 10 years he was musical d.
rector of Warner Studios. He was
stricken Monday while working on
the score for Saturday nights
academy awards show and died
yesterday.
Mr.. Forbstein brought many IA
nous composers to the screen
Jerome Kern, Sigmund Romberg,
Oscar Hammerstein, Oscar Strauss
and Max Steiner. He began play
ing the violin when he was 4 years
old in st. Louis and was conductor
of his high school symphony Or
chestra when he was 16.
He came to Hollywood in 1923 and
conducted the pit orchestras at
Grauman's Egyptian and other
theaters during the last days OF
silent films. Among pictures he
scored in recent years were This
Is the Army" Might and Day.
Rhapsody in Blue" and "Humor-
eSque."
Evening star., 1948-03-17
Meeting Dute. Chunqed

Because Of Good Friday, on March
26, the Anacostia Citizens Associa-
ton has moved up its meeting date
one week to pm. Friday in the
Anacostia High School, Sixteenth
and r streets Sc, William Benhoff
jr., president, announced today.
Evening star., 1948-03-17
Stripping Of immunity,
Arrest Demanded for
5Czech Legislators
BY the Asseeiafsd Press


PRAGUE, Mar. ia parliament
tary committee demanded that i'm
munity be stripped from five legis-
lators at today's session Of Parlia-
ment. The body also is expected to
vote on the arrest and trial for
treason Of the five.
Two of the five are reported to
have fed the country.
The accused deputies include
Vladimir Krajina, former general
secretary Of the Czech National So
cialist Party; Jan Ursiny, former
deputy premier; Fedor Hodza, for
mer secretary general Of the Slovak
Democratic Party, and Alois Click,
accused OF being Krajina's aide in an
alleged plot to spy on the security
police. The name Of the fifth person
was not available.
The leftist paper, Praee, reported
that Krajina and Click fed after
the recent Communist coup.
Prace added that Jaroslav Drabek,
a National Socialist, former pro-
curator Of the Peoples Court who
obtained the conviction and execu-
ton OF Karl Frank. Nazi protector"
Iof Bohemia, also had fed.
There were unconfirmed reports
that Volta Benes, brother of Presi-
dent Eduard Be1es, had escaped
over the border.
Justice Minister Alexej Cepika
said IN a broadcast over the govern
Uncontrolled Prague radio that
200 civilians were arrested during
and after the recent coup which
brought the Communists to power.
The Communists took over the
government, Cepika said, to avert a
right wing putsch, which he claimed
could be traced to foreign aid.
His statement was in reply to a
question by two visiting members Of
the British Parliament, r. Cross
man aud n m yHYir0
Evening star., 1948-10-06
Sparkling Rayon

Fabulous French imports ot fraction o.
their normal price White, gold or turqoise
uxurious|y threaded with silver toned metal.
Evening star., 1948-10-06

Cracking Rayon Taffetas
Stripes and p|oids in glorious color eombino- 40
tions A fovorite fabric for neenue formos ~
festive bouses. pecoos yo
Evening star., 1948-10-06
Swishy Rayon Benga

Black, browns, ereys, greens, reds, navy
new folI eoIors in these luxury heovy royons
to suit or dress you to perfection.
Evening star., 1948-10-06

Swishy Rayon Jacquards
Rich, solid color royon sons with intriguing OK
desions woven in. Preferred for formal de- II - -
signs. long short skirted. va.
Evening star., 1948-10-06

Many of these fabulous beauties have stripe,
effects alternating sotin and fot weove
with o-over MORE designs. Dark hued.
Fabric Center, Street Floor, Washinltox d
Evening star., 1948-10-06

Q

Picture yourself in the sp1endor Of these
rich fabrics! You'll Ilxuriote in the rich rustino,
the respIendent co|ors, the magnificent
'xtures inspired by the costumey Of queens in the
romantic 18th century. See The Hecht Co.'S
enthro|Iing collection .
now at it's peak -. choose these
~shy rustng fabrics for stiff-skted date dresses,
cocktail and dinner SUITS evening gowns.
Fabric Center, Street Floor The HecM Co.
II Washinston and Slver Sprint
Evening star., 1948-01-04
General Thaw Due
After Ice Storms
BY the Associated Press

Forecasts OF general thaw
cheered millions of residents in the
Nations ice belt yesterday.
The most destructive storm of the
winter laid a blanket of ice and snow
from the Texas Panhandle to New
England-2,000 miles-but forecast
ers said that temperatures would rise
gradually and by tomorrow con-
siderable portion" would melt away.
The principal damage from the
storm was to power and telephone
wires and officials said completely
normal service probably would not
be restored for two or three weeks.
Ice still hampered highway travel IN
most affected sections.
Although temperatures up to 40
degrees were predicted for snow
harried New York City today, thou
sands stilfshivered in unheated and
unlighted homes. However, the CITY
lifted its ban on the use of private
automobiles at noon yesterday.
The storm caused damage running
well into millions. Southeastern
Iowa reported damage of more than
81 900 900 and Illinois suffered dam
age of 81 ,200, 900 to telephone lines
alone. Damage was heavy in other
Midwest and Eastern States.
The storm brought death to al
least II persons in the New England
States and the New York metro
politan area. Other storm fatal
ties occurred in the Midwest.
Evening star., 1948-01-04
1875 See HuIse, Mathis Upset
In Evening Star Track Meet
Ross of ViIIunovu Wins Mile Event;
CioncubeIIu Scores in Sprint Series

won the 10 in the series which was
decided on points. Marcellus Bos-
ton, a former national scholastic
champion from Cardoza, was third.
Cianciabella won the 80 in 8 fiat
and the 100 in 98.
1t was not all a night of upsets,
however. Herbert McKenley, the
easy-running national 400-meter
champion and world record-holder,
a native Jamaican, won the 600
yard invitation seemingly without
being extended in 1:13.5, although
Royce Crimmin of Brown was only
a few steps back with a belated
squirt.
The 35-year -old Dave Albritton,
who has won II national high jump
championships in the last 20 years,
drew throaty roar from the crowd
when he cleared the bar at s feet 7
inches but that was merely token
Jump as he defeated Boo Morcum
of New Hampshire, former ma
tional champion, when the bar stood
at 6 feet 312 inches.
Morcum could not make thai
height.
Barton came back with an anchor
440 that gave the University OF
Michigan the Capital Invitation
One-Mil Relay over Fordham in a
finish that had the huge armory In
din. Barton, passed with only
yards to go, gave superhuman effort
CONTINUED on Page B-1, Column y
Evening star., 1948-01-04
Dirksen to Vocote
Choirmonships
With Retirement
Eye Trouble to Force
District Committee
Head to Leave House
By Don S. Worren

Announcement yesterday that
Representative Dirksen, Repub-
lican of Illinois, would not run
for reelection because of an eye
aff1iction, brought expressions of
regret from his Capitol Hill asso-
ciates.
His decision, taken on the advice
of number of specialists, will Gre
ate vacancies in the chairmanships
of the House District Committee and
the Agriculture subcommittee OF
the Appropriations Committee.
BY special sanction from House
leaders he was made the head OF
both congressional units year age
when the Republicans won control
of the House.
Representative Bates. Republican
of Massachusetts,. another veteran
in service with the District Com
mittee, is in line to become head
of the group when Mr.. Dirksen
leaves Congress.
Congressional associates said they
hoped Mr.. Dirksen would retain
his seat until the end of this Con-
gress even though his eye condition
might force him to give up the work
load he has been carrying.
It was uncertain last night, how.
ever, how long he would keep th'
chairmanships of the District ane
the Agriculture Appropriation
groups. Mr.. Dirksen boarded
train for Washington yesterday
Evening star., 1948-01-04
Russia Renews Proposal
For Writing Jap Treaty
BY the Assoeioted Press

LONDON, Sunday, Jan. 4.-The
Moscow radio said early today
Russia had sent notes to the United
States, Great Britain and China
renewing her proposal that the Big
Four write japanese peace treaty
at a special foreign ministers con-
ference this month.
The broadcast, heard by the So
Wet monitor here, said the Soviet
Union acted after receiving a note
from China disagreeing with the
idea that the Big -Four should frame
the treaty.
China's note, from Foreign Min
lister Wang Shih-chieh, was quoted
as saying, although the Potsdam
Agreement does represent basis
for a council of foreign ministers
it does not contain any clearly ex-
pressed decision giving the council
powers for preparation of a peace
treaty with Japan"
Evening star., 1948-01-04
Cancer Expert Called
In Moscow Mystery
BY the Associated Press

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Jan. 3 -
Dr. Ellis Berven, famed Swedish can
Ger specialist, left for Moscow today
after a call which his son described
as "fantastically mysterious" The
Swedish press speculated that his
patient might be Prime Minister
Stain but cited no foundation for
its guesses.
Soviet officials reacted with alac-
rity IN speeding DR.. Berven's jour
ley. The Russian consulate prompt
" issued a visa, and DR.. Berven
left on a Finnish plane for Helsinki
where he was to transfer to Rus
sian plane He declared:
II cannot tell you who my patient
Is because I don't know myself yet
There was little concrete informa-
ton to shed light on the trip OF
DR.. Berven, 62-year-old radiation
specialist and chief physician OF
the Stockholm Radium Hospital
Hans Olov Berven, his son, saio
a cablegram came on December 81
signed by four Russian physicians
asking him to come to Moscow fol
consultations" Mrs. Berven said
ner husband was summoned on a
SERIOUS cancer case,' and he re-
sponded without any idea how long
he might be in the Soviet Union
The son said the cablegram con-
tainendn nothing whatsoever as to
the patients identity and it was
Enthusiastically mysterious for him
and for u.s.
Evening star., 1948-01-04
|WhottheRussiuns
| Are Soyinq of Us

The MoscoD radio, broadcastin!
in English to the United Kingdom
said.
'The formation of a provisional
democratic government of Greece
upset the whole reactionary camp
from Athens to Washington.
The growth and consolidation of
the democratic forces of Greece,
which is indicated by the failure
of all the efforts of the Athens
puppets to crush the democratic
army in the guerrilla forces, re-
fleets the deep and abiding love
of the Greek people for liberty
and independence.
The Anglo United States pa
irons Of the Greek Fascists are
in difficult straits. The actions
of the Greek democrats expose
the whole imperialist policy pur-
sued by Britain and the United
States In Greece"
Evening star., 1948-01-04
By Merrill WhittIesey

Favored Bill Hulse in the mile
run and National Champion Bill
Mathis in the sprint series were
beaten In major indoor track
upsets last night as a capacity
crowd of 1926 watched The
Evening Star Games inaugurate
the season in the Nationa,
Guard Armory.
Browning Ross, a little fellow
from Villanova, put all his hear
into a fast finish in the mile rur
to overcome Jack Milne, the ma
tional cross country champion whit
set the pace for 5M laps and Hulse
winner of the Sugar Bowl l,5O(
meters last week who never wa
better than second.
|. Ross, who drove up from New
Orleans with Hulse and arrived I
few hours before race time, record
ed the fastest indoor mile ever rur
In this section when he was clOcket
in 4:13.7 in rubber -soled shoes OF
what some Of the contestants term
ed d slow track.
Mathis, the slightly built Negrt
from Cardoza High and the Univcr'
sity of Illinois, was beaten in th'
80 and 100-yard dashes by the I. c
4A champion from Mahattan
Joseph Cianciabella, after Mathi!
Evening star., 1948-01-04
Flanders Drafts Bill
Setting Up Machinery
For Meat Rationinq
Anderson Assigns Aide
To Draw Up Program
For Use in Crisis
Bv the Associated Press

Legislation to set up meat-ra-
tioning machinery which Con-
gress could slip into gear quickly
will be introduced in a few days
by Senator Flanders, Republican
of Vermont.
Senator Flanders outlined his
plans yesterday after Secretary OF
Agriculture Anderson expressed be-
lief that Congress will restore meat
rationing during the session opening
Tuesday.
Last night Mr.. Anderson told a
reporter he had assigned Assistant
Secretary Charles F. Brannan to the
task of planning meat rationing
program, to be ready when and If
the department is asked to recon-
mend one.
He said he had asked Mr.. Bran
nan to 'look up what our response
bilities would be if meat rationing
program should be assigned to this
department, and how we could &c
about it,
Swift Action Urged.
Mr.. Anderson said. he had asked
for the information as quickly as
Mr.. Brannan can provide it.
Senator Flanders told a reporter
he already has started drafting q
bill which he expects to have ready
in about 10 days.
The measure would authorize the
Agriculture Department to make
all necessary plans for rationing
including preparation for but prob.
ably not actual printing of coupon
books. These plans would go on q
-in-reserVe basis.
ITO put them into effect, it woulc
be necessary for Congress to pass
"a second, separate BILL" Senator
Flanders said, adding that this
would give the lawmakers, rather
than the executive department, f1na
say on whether the program should
be used.
President Truman, in his Novem-
Der II message to the special ses-
sion of Congress, asked for standby
power to restore ratlonlng OF scarce
commodities if necessary. He also
asked for authority to reimpose
wage and price controls, on a Sc
lective basis, if conditions war.
ranted.
Proposals Rejected.
Congress turned him down ano
enacted legislation which provides
instead for industry wide voluntary
agreements designed to hold prices
ISee MEAT Page A-4)
Evening star., 1948-01-04
Jersey City Police Find INT
In Ship Cargo for Palestine

used stencils found on the premises,
which detectives said they believed
was occupied by the Machinery and
Process and Converting Co.
Jersey City Police Capt. Patrick
w. Flanagan said II freight cases
which were being loaded into the
14,000-ton SIS Executor at the Amer
ican Export Lines pier for ship
ment to Haboreg, Ltd, Tel Aviv,
Palestine, and to the Palestine Glass
Works and Phoenicia, Ltd, both
at Haifa. Palestine, were put on a
barge and towed to Gravesend Bay
when two of the cases were found
to contain TINT.
The explosives were discovered
Capt. Flanagan said, when a COOP
er was called to repair a case which
had dropped on the pier and had
broken. Thereupon, police opened
another case, and found it also con-
tanned the explosive, Capt. Flanna-
gan said.
Both casts were part of 26-case
shipment to Tel Aviv. he said, add
(See INT, Page A-5J
Evening star., 1948-01-04

President Truman's plan to add
a second-stor balcony within the
south portico of the White House
is similar to project which had the
approval OF President Roosevelt,
Lorenzo S. Winslow, White House
architect, revealed last night.
Meanwhile, the question of formal
Fine Arts Commission approval or
disapproval of the idea remained
in doubt. Commission members
available here indicated there was
a disposition to accede to Mr.. Iru-
mans wishes in the matter, al
though the project did not win IN
dorsement of the commission by
resolution.
Commission members said only
Chairman Gilmore D. Clarke could
Evening star., 1948-01-04
Services Clear Way
|For WAA 10 Close Up
By Next June 80
Declarations Of Surplus
Will Stop March /;
Employees Are Warned
By Robert K. Walsh

The armed services have
agreed to cease declarations of
surplus war property March l so
the War Assets Administration
can wind up it's work by June 80,
it was learned last night.
The agreement, still tentative in
details is regarded as greatly height
ening the chances of early Congress
sional passage of a bill which, in
effect, would abolish WAA at the
end of this fiscal year. The measure
is understood to be practically ready
for introduction. Besides providing
for transfer of long disposal
functions probably to the Federal
Works Administration, it woulc
basically revise, if not repeal, the
present system of priorities in sales
AS the surplus property act of 1914
now stands, WAA would continue
until December, 1949.
Personnel Is Problem.
WAA officials, including the new
ly appointed administrator, jess
Larson, believe the time has come
for that agency to 60 out of ex-
istence. But they are worried about
an acute personnel problem in addi-
ton to the difficult task of trying
to sell $1,000, 100000 in surplus goods
and real estate properties that re-
main on hand.
The agency now has about 80 ,00'
employees, of whom 2,400 work II
Washington. Those totals are fa
below the November, 1916, peak o
$500 including more than 4,50'
here. Much of the present force il
essential for the next six months
but it is dwindling so rapidly tina
WAA may run into serious admins
trative and morale difficulties be-
fore June 80, officials say. The rat.
of WAA designations in the last rwt
or three months has been twice a
great as that of the total Fedora
service.
Administrator Larson, who las
month succeeded Maj. Gen. Rober
M. Littlejohn, U. S. A., retired, doe
not want "to stand in the way" o
any employe who wants to lool
around now because he is likely t.
be out of a job at the end of 81,
months.
Decision Announced.
"I want to take advantage of thi
opportunity to discuss this situation
with you frankly as 1 see it," h
wrote yesterday to directors in tn
81 regional Offices throughout tn
country. "a decision has bee
reached to introduce Legislation
which will transfer the responsible
ties and inventories of WAA to al
old-line Government agency, prob
ICee WAR ASSETS Page A-71
Evening star., 1948-01-04
7 Department Heads
At Ga||inger 10 Resign.
Third May Quit Post
Low Pay Scale, Limited
Research Facilities Cited
In New Personnel Loss

Two Gallinger Hospital de-
partment heads have turned in
their designations and a third
is considering a more lucrative
job elsewhere, DR.. Alvin R.
Sweeney, the superintendent,
said last night.
The hospitals chief medical Off
Ger, DR.. Joseph L. Roberts, resigned
last month to take post as dean
at the University of Arkansas Medi-
cal School.
The two latest designations are
those of DR.. Leslie v. Dill, head OF
the obstetrics and gynecology de-
partment, and DR.. Donald B. Effler
surgery department head.
DR.. Dill said last night he will
wait until a replacement is founc
for his post before he leaves to enter
private medical practice. He was
Navy doctor during the war. y
DR.. Efflsr said he hopes to leave
in March to take a post with 9
Cleveland clinic. Efforts are now
being made to find replacements fol
both men and in one case an ap-
proach already has been made, DR.
Sweeney said.
The low pay scale and limited re-
search facilities were blamed in par
for the loss of Dr. Dill and DR.. Efflei
and may lead to other departure:
from the staff.
DR.. Dill said last night he hac
taken the post for only one yeal
and that many others on the staff
did the same with the idea of later
going into teaching or reasearcf
work. He has been at Gallingel
a year already.
The clinical material at Calm.
ger" he said, lends itself to re.
search work but the facilities are
very limited. The labs are over.
Evening star., 1948-01-04
Submits Data
On Grain Speculation
Just Before Midniqht
KnowIond and His Stuff
Kept Waiting Hours;
Graham Records Due
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

Edwin w. Pauley last night
turned over to the Senate Ap-
propriations Committee the ac-
counting records of his specula-
tions, In grain.
The special assistant to Secretary
of the Army Royal thus complied
with request made by the COM
mittee December II, when Mr.
Pauley testified that he held 500,'
600 bushels of grain when he took
over his military assignment last
fall. He also testified then thai
he had disposed of all but $4,000
bushels and had promised Secre.
tary Royal to get rid of the
balance.
Mr.. Pauley did not deliver hi:
records personally. They were
handed to Senator Knowland, Re.
publican, of California, member O.
a subcommittee investigating grair
speculation, by Fred w. Morrison
MI. Pauley's attorney; c. L. Came
ron, his business manager, and F
r. Parker, an accountant.
- Graham's Records Awaited.
The Pauley records gave the com
mittee half the material for a two
lane inquiry, beginning next week
into the market speculations OF ad'
ministration figures. The Knowlane
group expected to receive by to-
morrow the records of the trading
activities of Brig. Gen. Wallace H
Graham, President Truman's per.
sonal physician. The committee wa:
prepared. if necessary, to subpoena
those files from Bache and Co.
New York brokers. ..#
Mr.. Pauley's representatives callee
at the Appropriations Committee
~ Cny|yYTY ArTnN Dooo A.S1
Evening star., 1948-01-04
Plane Finds s Survivors
|Of Shin Wrecked Off Alaska
BY the Associated Press

KODIAK, Alaska, Jan. "a Navy
search plane from Kodiak today To-
Gated the broken cannery tender
Spencer on the rocky coast opposite
Kodiak Island and received signals
from the six survivors that none
had been injured.
The searchers, who dropped a
note asking for information, did not
learn whether more than six men
were in the crew or if any crewmen
had been lost. The plane also drop
ped rations and clothing.
The Navy tug Mataco was % miles
northeast of the wreck and bound
for the scene. The sea was calm
but the tug was racing an approach
ing storm. The Coast Guard boat
Glover also was bound for the site
The Spencer grounded Decem-
| Der 81 and sent its first distress
message that night.
Evening star., 1948-01-04
Trumon's Proposal for Balcony
Follows Roosevelt Precedent

speak officially for the commits
sion under a iong-standing policy.
Mr.. Clarke could not be reached by
telephone at his New York home
last night.
Mr.. Winslow said Mr.. Truman
got his idea for the balcony on
visits to Charleston, S. c., and
Charlottesville, Va. Mr.. Truman
considered awnings over the second
floor windows 'unsightly,' Mr..
Winslow said, and felt the balcony
would improve the aspect of the
south portico as well as assure
privacy.
A design for such balcony was
prepared by him during the war,
Mr.. Winslow added. He said Mr.
(See BALCONY, Page A-4o
Evening star., 1948-01-04
200 Jops Reported
Located on Mindunuo
BY the Associated Press

MANILA, Sunday, Jan. 4.-The
United States Army newspaper
Daily Pacifican reported today that
a we'll organized force of 200 Japa-
nese stragglers had been located
in the mountainous interior OF
Mindanao.
1t said the Philippine Department
of Interior had sent special in
-vestigator to the southern island
and he ascertained that the Japa-
nese are holding a number of Fill
pino men and women as hostages
An expedition is expected to be
organized to track down the Japa-
neSe.