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ercises were at once a revelation OF
the hard work involved in keeping
the Navy trim in peacetime and a
convincing demonstration of the
carriers overshadowing role in the
employment of seapower. Nothing
new-tactically or strategically-had
any part in the exercises. The pat
tern was the same as that used
against the Japanese in the Pacific.
The sole objective was training-to
keep old hands from losing their
touch and to give the new ones ex-
perience.
Ten days aboard the Leyte would
be enough to persuade any rela-
lively soft-living civilian that the
operating Navy, even in peacetime,
is no bed Of roses. A carrier of this
type Is a beautiful thing, but it is
not home. The food aboard is good !;
the officers staterooms are COM
Portable; the crews quarters are
clean and sleepable; the medical,
dental and sickbay facilities are
excellent; libraries and soda foun-
tains are available; there are frez
quent movies on the hangar deck,
and every night the chaplain speaks
a brief but impressive prayer over
the public address system. Yet to
be a part OF this is not like being
in your own house with your own
family. You are Just. one among
about 1900 individuals (the war
time complement is approximately
2,900), and q goodly portion Of
these-junior officers and men
are green hands.
Not Without Risks
Psychologically, such a way of
life can be occasionally trying, es-
pecially when you have to spend
six weeks or more at sea with per-
haps only one short shore leave. AS
for the physical end Of it, it GER
tainly is not restful. There is always
brain-and-muscle work to be done
on every deck. During the exer-
cises from Quonset to Puerto Rico,
for instance, there were days when
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Constitution guarantees. He is par
ticularly concerned with those who
are too poor to pay legal costs.
Judge Stephens was active in Sc
curing passage of the act which
created the administrative Office of
the United States courts. This put
administrative and fiscal affairs into
the hands Of the judiciary and made
lit more Independent, severing it
from the executive branch of the
Government in those fields. Now
the judicial budget is subject to
review only by Congress and this
was one of the last steps in securing
the real independence of the ju-
dietary.
Skilled in Patent Gases
He is now considered one Of the
leading patent opinion writers on
the bench. But at first he knew
comparatively little about the sub
ject. Yet he searched it out and
mastered 1t. He likes this type of
work, for he has a scientific turn
of mind, is good at mathematics and
knows physics and chemistry. He
has written opinions in some Is
important patent cases, while he
has been a member of the Appeals
Court.
Because he has been In active
practice himself and has had ex-
tensive experience, Judge Stephens
seldom comes across case on the
bench in which he has not had
something similar. Because he has
practiced in the Far West and went
to college in the East, he has host
of friends throughout the Nation.
A working Judge, he has a
reputation for bulldog tenacity in
sticking to a subject until it Is
crystal clear in his own mind.
Judge Stephens, aided by Chief
Justice Bolitha j. Laws Of District
Court, who was then president Of
the District Bar Association, was
active in obtaining from Congress
three more District Court jurists
and an additional appellate judge
Since, they have worked together
for a new courthouse for the two
particularly for District Court. 1t
courts. For Judge Stephens firmly
believes there is "a primary and1
pressing need" for new quarters,
is now customary to put the Court
of Appeals and District Court in
the same building.
The newly designated chief justice
is we'll thought of in Congress. For
he has earned golden reputation
of never saying anything without
being absolutely sure of his facts.
He makes a thorough investigation
of any problem and really knows
the answers.
His opinions portray the vast
amount of energy he has put into
the law. One of them, a monument
to his industry, concerned the U. 8.
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peacetime Navy life. In spite of
them, perhaps because of them, the
morale is reasonably high. Dur
ing the exercises down to and
off Puerto Rico, the spirit aboard
the Leyte was a lively and cheerful
one, expressing itself in many ways,
not least of all in a progressive i'm
provement in operations. At first,
for example, owing to the rustiness
of some and the inexperience of
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Declaration of War Aims
Unified Foes of the Axis
Former Secretary of State Felt That Allies
Should Be Committed in Advance to
Clearly Stated Principles
By CordeII Hull
Assisted by Andrew Bsrdinsl

Almost Immediately after Pearl Hrbor had begun to consider
the form unity the nations fighting against Hitler Japan should
including Latin American republics that
panied against the Axis imposing list Of nearly nations
was arrayed against the Axis.
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Revercomb, Republican. Of West
made a study Of the displaced per-
sons problem in Europe last summer
is chairman Of Judiciary Subcom-
mittee which has agreed on the
legislative draft and report to the
full committee. Prior to their con-
sideration py the full committee
both the proposed legislation and
the subcommittee report are being
held In confidential category.
On the other side of the Capitol,
meanwhile, q House Judiciary Sub
committee considering the same
problem is, according to Chairman
Fellows, Republican, Of Maine,
awaiting the direction of Senate
committee action before proceeding
on its own. Pending before the
House committee is the Stratton
bill dealing with this subject and
on which extensive hearings were
held last year.
House Awaits Cue
While proposed legislative action
on behalf of American entry for
Europe's displaced persons has met
substantial opposition, as well as
support, Chairman Fellows said on
Friday that he is hopeful OF con-
gressional action this year. Mr.. Eel
lows said, however, that he does not
consider the Stratton bill in its pres
ent form the proper vehicle and
that he is awaiting guidance from
the Senate group before attempting
to press House BILL
On several occasions, President
Truman has urged legislative action
to permit some OF Europe's 100000
800, 900 homeless entry into the
United States. A special message
10 this effect was addressed to the
Congress by the Chief Executive
ast summer and Secretary Of State
later appeared before the
House subcommittee to urge action.
The Stratton bill would authorize
entry of 100000 carefully screened
over q four-year period.
While an exact breakdown on
he national and racial background
If the displaced persons is difhcult
20 make, it was testified In hearings
On the Stratton bill that majority
are Balts, Poles and Central Euro
oeans, who are unwilling to return
to homelands now within the Soviet
orbit. At the present time these
people are living in camps managed
by the International Refugee Or
ganization, to which the United
States is q major financial con-
tributor. a.-....-
on Palestine
Approximately 100000 of the dis
placed individuals are Jews, a cir
which brings the whole
problem of legislative assistance
nto a relationship with the present.
y vexatious question of setting up
! Zionist State in Palestine. Actu-
lily, Of course, the Zionist objective
If political state in Palestine dates
pack to the late 10th century
,ut it is probably fair to say that
! certain amount of the American
of today for the Zionist
,osition can be attributed to a desire
o alleviate the problem of finding
! home for the prosecuted and dis
placed Jews of Europe.
In testimony on the stratton bill
,efore the House subcommittee,
Rabbi Philip S. Bernstein, adviser
On Jewish affairs to Gen. Clay, |
.stimated that 10000 of the dis
placed Jews of Europe would seek
'ntry into the United States if per-
nissive legislation were passed. In
vent the Palestine partition scheme
5 abandoned or revised, this num-
YER probably would increase. 1t
vas further emphasized by many of
he proponents Of the Stratton bill
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THE SUNDAY STAR Washington D. c.
SUNDAY, FEsRuAM
DIP Law Might Permit
Palestine Compromise
Senate Committee Is Scheduled to Consider
Legislation Tomorrow to Provide
Emergency immigration
BY John c. Henry

Renewed efforts legislation permit
into the United States
Europe will made Capitol
draft of legislation designed this purpose
before Judiciary Committee
Revecomb, Republican. Virginia Revercomb
Evening star., 1948-07-26
Preacher, Former Student
Held on Adu|try Charge
BY the Associoted Press

ATLANTA, July ga 45-year- -old
Baptist preacher and one of his for
mer missionary students faced a
preliminary hearing in Recorders
Court today on a charge of living
in adultery.
The two were booked yesterday as
the Rev D. A. Martin, minister in
Greenville, S. c., for more than 20
years. and Miss Lois Chandler, at
tractive 27-year-old brunette.
City Detectives M. w. Blackwell
and Roy Pendley said the minister
admitted he and Miss Chandler were
the parents of a baby, which they left
on the doorstep of his brother in
laws house. before leaving Green
vile in March, 1947.
They could not have children ano
thought they would like it," the
detectives quoted Martin.
/ Martin also left wife, 22-year-
old son and 18-year- -old daughter in
Greenville, according to the detec-
tives.
Detectives Blackwell and Pendley
said Mrs. Martin came to Atlanta
last week in search of her husband
and found him working in depart.
ment store. She followed him tc
where he was living with his former
student.
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Wafer Gate Sponsors
Thanked by Mitchell

| Washington owes this summers
Water Gate concerts to the "splen-
did pride in the community" of the
q underwriters who came to the
/ last minute rescue of the series.
Maurice B. Mitchell, general mana =
ger of Radio Station WTOP, de.
clared last night.
Speaking in the last of four con-
cert broadcasts over the station, Mr..
Mitchell cited each of the under.
writer's and said: You will realizs
that the only return from their in.
vestment is your enjoyment and ap-
probation of the beautiful music
you are hearing this summer"
He termed the interest OF the
Washington Board of Trade, Local
161. of the American Federation of
Musicians and Station WTOP
something that the people Of
Washington have every right to ex-
pect," adding: 1T is our obligation,
jointly and individually, to further
and promote the appreciation and
enjoyment of good music as we'll as
the other arts in this community.
The last two concerts in the
series will be given this week.
Claudio Arrau, Chilean pianist, will
play Beethoven's Emperor" con-
certo on Bach-Beethoven- Brahms
program Wednesday night. and
Gladys Swarthout, soprano, will sing
at the final concert Friday.
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| Brannon Calls on Farmers
10 Store Part Of Grain Crop
! BY the Associated Press


Secretary of Agriculture Brannar
today asked farmers to store or
their farms a substantial portion
of the huge grain crops they are
producing this year.
Secretary Brannan said this woulo
help maintain prices of grain, re-
lieve the jam at terminal markets,
and provide more orderly movement
OF grain.
The department has forecast a
record corn crop and the second
largest wheat crop in history.
"The pressure of fast flowing
grain upon the markets has the ef-
feet of lowering prices received by
farmers" Mr.. Brannan said.
This appeal tfor farm storage
grows out Of the pressure of grain
upon commercial facilities which
appear insufficient to accommodate
the current large volume of grain
that is overflowing the marketing
channels.
Transportation embargoes have
had to be imposed to relieve the
pressure, even though large ship
ments of grain are being exported
under the foreign rehabilitation
program"
The secretary said this years
grain crops are the most expensive
ever produced due to the high cost
OF materials. Farm storage, he
said, would aid in protecting this
investment.
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367,OOO,0OO Allotted
By Air Force for Engines

The Air Force has announced an
initial outlay of 1857 100000 for
airplane engines under contracts
approved by Secretary of Defense
Forrestal.
The majority of the engines. will
be Jets. in line with the gradual
conversion of war planes from
standard reciprocating engines to
the high-speed jet designs. How
ever, several thousand deciprocatlng
engines will be purchased as re-
placements and for use in bomb
designs still in production, such as
the B-5Os ard B-36s, transports and
trainers.
Mr.. Forrestal has approved con-
tracts totalling S1,345, 100000 out OF
S1,542.0O0,000 fund provided by the
last session of Congress for buying
aircraft for the Air Force and Navy
He has announced that he will
review in September and again in
December the needs of the services
presumably issuing further contract
approval.
Evening star., 1948-07-26
|26IndictmentsIn Include
Man Held in Assault
On Woman in Park

Twenty-six persons were indicted
by the District grand jury today
including a Culpeper (va) man who
was accused of assaulting with in.
tent to rape a 29-year-old woman
employe of the French commercial
counsellor's Office, 2129 Wyoming
avenue NV.
He is Daniel NJ Burke, "a. The
woman was seized as she and q
friend were walking in Rock Greek
Park the night of June 26. The
woman screamed as she was thrown
to the ground. Her companion also
screamed and the man fed when
a passing motorist stopped.
Police were given a description of
the men and Burke was arrested
near the scene.
Among the others indicted, Alvin
M. Romeo, II, colored, of the SOC
block of G street NV, was charged
with assault with intent to commit
carnal knowledge involving a girl, 4
Kenneth E. Shipe, 26, of the 5000
block of S street Sc. was indicted
on charges of converting two checks
for 1889 to his own use while work
ing as a bookkeeper at the Wash
ington Loan & Trust Co. A third
count IN the indictment accuses
him of making false entry in the
banks books.
The indictments were returned
before Justice James w. Morris OF
District Court.
Evening star., 1948-07-26
Cities Of Less Than $4,000
Seen as Safe From A-Bomb

The wide-open spaces of the
country and urban centers of less
than $4,000 people will be "rea-
sonably secure" from atomic bomb
attacks under all expected circum-
stances, according to the National
Security Resources Board.
In report just issued, the board
said it doubted that super bomb
can be developed that will wipe out
a whole state.
The board said an enemy wouldn t
waste expensive and scarce A-bornbs
on anything but highly concen-
trated areas of vital industry"
Distance is the only known de-
fense against the atom bomb and
within the foreseeable future" no
area he United States will be
too tar fer possible attack, the
board believes.
Allowing for future develop
ments, it is not expected that an
improved bomb will cause heavy
damage beyond three miles from
point of detonation." the board re-
ported. Destruction by present-day
bombs has been most serious with
in a half-mile radius.
If the industrial might of the
United States were spread thin
enough around the country. the
board said, it would help incalcul-
ably to keep the peace because no
enemy could afford the "prohibi-
tive expense" of trying to destroy
American production. But, it added
hastily, industry is not advised to
pack up and spread out at once.
The important thing to do is to
think about the A-bomb when build
ING or moving a factory.
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he conceded defeat, he neither
offered a helping hand nor nod
of approval to either of the candi-
dates.
Jester Wins Easily.
Mr.. Peddy, who spent most of his
campaign time in making radio
broadcasts, said in statement that
it was up to the independent voters
to make their own choice.
The race for Governor was less
spectacular. Gov. Beauford Jester
was reelected handily. His chief
opponent was State Representative
Roger @. Evans, who had campaign
ed for rural votes and serviceman
support
Returns indicated that 10 Texas
House members, including Minority
Leader Rayburn, had been renom-
mated.
An estimated 1,214000 votes vert
cast in the first primary, which was
held Saturday
Runoff August 2S.
The second primary will be held
August 28 Both Mr. Stevenson and
Representative johnson seek the
post now held by w. Lee ODaniel,
who Gid not run for reelection.
Mr.. johnson few to Washington
to attend the special session of
Congress. Mr. Stevenson said he
would go later as an observer. They
are expected to square off for the
bitter runoff race when they return.
Evening star., 1948-07-26
Two 13-Year-0Ids Injured
In Falls Are Recovering

A girl, 13, who tumbled from a
second-f1oor window, and a boy
also 13. who fell from a porch, were
listed as accident victims by police
today. Both are in good condition
at Casualty Hospital.
The girl, Nellie Hamilton, 462 H
street NV, fell asleep while sit
ting on a window sill yesterday and
fell about Is feet to the ground
Her right shoulder was broken and
she also suffered head injuries.
The boy, John Turner. jr, colored
4709 Sheriff road NE, suffered
broken ribs and possible internal
injuries when he tumbled from the
porch at his home.
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Life Expectancy Of Newborn
Hits Record High Of Nearly 81

in the Nations population in future
years.
Census Study Cited.
AS for future longevity prospects,
Dr.. Greville cited a study Of the
life expectancies published by the
Census Bureau and prepared by
P. K. Whelpton of the Scripps
Foundation for Research in Popula-
tion Trends.
The study hinges on "the manner
of living" and lists high, medium
and low" mortality, according to
how strenuously the subjects live.
In 1860, for example, the study
estimates the average male can
expect to live 68.2 years if he takes
things easy, but only 65.6 If he
doesn't. The estimates range from
7o6 years to 66 years in 1875 and
from 72.l to 66.2 years in the year
1000, DR.. Greville said.
The agency broke down average
life expectancies based on 1916 rates
according to race and sex in this
table:
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The newborn baby in the United
States can look forward to an un-
predented average life expectancy
of nearly 81 years, the Federal Sc
curity Agency reported today in a
study based on 1916 death rates.
If the baby is a white-born girl,
she fares even better Figures pre-
paed by the agency's Office of Vital
! Statistics placed her prospects for
longevity at 70.3 years-the first
| time in the Nations history that the
Biblical three score and ten" years
has been topped.
The male baby, about five years
behind, can look forward to only
about $751; years of life, the study
showed.
Average Rises Full Year.
The new life expectancy average
Of 66.7 years adds almost a full
year to average tables computed
from 1945 death rates and repre-
sents a two-year increase over the
prewar period between 1889 and
1941.
The steady trend to longer life,
officials said, is due primarily to
revolutionary measures for control
of infectious diseases since 1900. At
the same time, there has been a
narrowing race differential in life
expectancy since the turn of the
century,
The white-born male jumped to
the 651 year expectancy from 64.4
years in 1945, for example. And
while the white-born female passed
the 70-year mark, the increase over
1945 was only 8 of year.
Sex Differential Increasing.
The nonwhite-born female, how
ever, could expect to live only 59.6
years according to the 1945 rate,
but got an increase to 81 years in
the 1916 computation. Expectancy
of the nonwhite-born male jumped
from 56.1 in 1945 to SIS the follow
ing year.
Despite the narrowing race differ
entail in the last so years, the re-
verse unaccountably has been true
for the sexes, according to DIR. T.
N. E. Greville of the ONCE of Vital
Statistics. Officials are undecided
about reasons, DR.. Greville said, but
the difference in life expectancy
between males and females in this
country is higher than in any other
nation for whcih figures are avail
able.
The difference, in fact, has led
some officials TO predict a sizable
increase in the percentage of women
Evening star., 1948-07-26
Norfolk Rent Board Appeal
To Lift Area Curbs Rejected
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

The emergency court of appeals
in its first decision involving the
1948 Rent Control Act, has rejected
a request of a local advisory board
In the Norfolk, Virginia, area that
controls be removed from rents in
the Ocean View community.
The court upheld the position of
Housing Expediter Tighe E. Woods
that the local board had not prop
erly backed up its request.
In a unanimous decision made
public today, the three judges par
ticipating in the case found that the
local board failed to submit ver-
batim transcript of hearings it held
on the proposal to "decontrol" Ocean
View, and had failed to submit a
written statement of facts as re-
quired by law.
Evening star., 1948-07-26
Russian Patriarch Urges
Church Music Censorship
BY the Assoeioted Press

MOSCOW, July 26.-The head of
the Russian Orthodox Church said
today that church music is out of
tune with its spiritual surroundings.
Patriarch Alexei, in his official
newspaper, said DEGREES should be
passed to regulate church singing
The DEGREES should list religious
compositions which can be sung and
should establish a religious censor
to see that no other songs are sung
in >cathedrals, he said.
Alexei complained that ancient
church melodies are almost for
gotten. He said the authorities
must do everything possible to elm
mate "worldliness" from church
music. Metropolitan Grigori in
Leningrad already has organized a
commission to watch church sing
ing, AleXei said.
Evening star., 1948-07-26
Facing Texas Runoff,
Stevenson, Johnson
Both ShowConfidence
BY the Associated Press

DALLAS, Tex. July 26.-Both
Coke Stevenson and Representative
Lyndon Johnson, swept into a run
off by one of the States largest
voting turnouts in history, were
confident today of winning the race
for the United States Senate.
Mr.. Stevenson, a former Cover
nor of Texas, conducted a quiet
campaign. He merely visited towns
and shook hands with people.
Mr.. johnson, Congress member
from the tenth district. hit the
campaign trail in a helicopter and
climaxed his race with bandwagon
Third in the 11-man race was
George Peddy of Houston. When
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Life Expectancy.
cNon-white-
2 Horses Crash Head On
And Die; Riders Escape
BY the Assoeioted Press

ANN ARBOR, Mich, July 26.-
Two horses galloping at top speed
collided head-on and were killed
last night, sheriff's deputies re.
ported.
Their youthful riders suffered
only minor bruises. Clifton Wells
20, and Marvin Lee Baker, is, had
rented the horses for a ride to-
gether. Deputies said they could
not explain how they happened to
be facing in opposite directions on
a road near here when the mishar
occurred.
Evening star., 1948-07-26
District Business Burometers

Leading baromees indicate exceptionally
lively in the Capital June according
Bank clearlng the highest of month this telephones
established
above the month last
well ahead of June, 1947
Postal receipts recorded the biggest June total adding
materially the six months Sales of electricity
other notable advance.
The following monthly years depict
cys steady growth:
Evening star., 1948-07-26
WoIIuce's Nomination
Featured in Pruvdu
sy the Associated Press

SCOW. July 26.-Pravda,
Communist Party newspaper, de-
voted a large portion of its back
page today to a Philadelphia story
on the nomination of Henry A.
Wallace for President on the
Progressive Party ticket. 1t made
no editorial comment.
Pravda has devoted much more
space to the Progressive Party con-
vention than to either the Repub-
lican or Democratic conventions.
Hong Kong has shipped 140.72e
pounds of buffalo hides to America
In four months of this year.
Evening star., 1948-07-26
z Shot Near FoIies Berqere

Paris police shot down two bandits
and captured another trying to rob
a truck near the Folies Bergere.
Evening star., 1948-07-26
TotaS SIo,ooI'III SIf'1fV'Ioi S1o
KiIowutt-Hour Sales for District

mo figures available because of strik
Evening star., 1948-07-26

1Y4s.
$300.050.5 $50
251,136,377
308,815,679
322,440,133
282,060,251
325,501,82l
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District Court.