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Evening star., 1948-04-19

CURTAINS
Wide Cushion 8 PebbIe-Dot Curtains pr. 2.79
Cotton morqusees eon wide the por, 90" long, yory
RuffIed Cotton Morqusette Curtoins-
Postes; SO" and 100" wide the poir, So" long, Ivory
Cushion Pebble and Pin-Dot Curtoins ---pr. 2.98
o3" long, 100" wide TO the por. Ivory.
Evening star., 1948-04-19
BEDDING & SLEEP FURNITUR
RUGS & cARPETING

4x6' Cotton Shog Rugs for All Rooms
White. rose, blue. yellow green, etc.
NoturoI Color Chinese Rush Squares, eos
Make up into ony size rug.
Heavy Twist BroodIoom Corpet, 50. yd.-
Beige and rose; g, IL, s. widths.
oxlZ coIorfuI Administer Rugs -------.
Chinese fIoroI and orientol designs.
oxlz Hand Woven InIoid Drugget Rugs
Our own imports tsxlo IT,, 3o.95.)
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Evening star., 1948-04-12
.67,49O Visit Art Gallery
To Break Record Aqain

The e7,490 persons who jammed
the National Gallery of Art yester-
day again broke the gallery,s at
tendance record.
The crowd brought to 604, ,526 the
total of persons who have viewed
the collection of German-owned art
masterpieces that have been on dis
play in the gallery since March II
The exhibition will continue through
April 18.
Last Sundays total was 62,083. At
the time, gallery officials guessed 1t
to be the largest throng ever to visit
a gallery or museum in q day.
Yesterdays rain and the cancella-
ton Of Cherry Blossom Festival
were thought to be partly respon-
sible for the record attendance at
the gallery, which was open from
2 to 10 pm.
Evening star., 1948-04-12
Congress in Brief
by the Asseeiafsd Press

Scudte.
Considers minor bills.
Agriculture committee hears Sec
retary of Agriculture Anderson on
long range farm plan.
Commerce committee hears sup.
porters of bill to limit output OF
radio stations and reallocate present
clear channels.
Armed Services Committee recalls
Army leaders for closed door tes.
timony on ft-UMT.
House: t-...- 81. ..e-. <,....
Takes up miscellaneous business.
Armed Services Committee hears
Secretary Of Defense Forrestal on
draft bill. ..... .....
Expenditures committee considers
investigating Central Intelligence
Agency on Colombian revolt.
Special committee resumes inquiry
into reported leak" of Government
lard buying plans.
Evening star., 1948-04-12
De GaulIists Win Majority
In Algerian Assembly Vote
BY the Asseeiofsd Press

ALGIERS, April 1.-THE Algerian
election has given Gen. Charles
de Gaulle's Rally of the French
People o majority In the first COL
lege Of the Consultative Assembly,
returns showed today.
Balloting took place on two Sue
cessive Sundays. Yesterdays vot-
ing was calm in contrast to the
previous weeks, when seven Arabs
were killed in a voting-booth riot.
Gen. de Gaulle's party heads a
coalition of moderates and right
vingers pledged to continuance OF
French sovereignty in North Africa.
In the first college, mostly French,
1t won 80 of the so seats.
In the second college, composed
largely Of Moslems, Independents,
half Of them pro-French, won 36
seats. The Nationalist parties of
Messoli Hadj and Ferhat Abbas
won nine and eight respectively.
The body that was elected will
be Algeria's first home-rule as
sembly.
Evening star., 1948-04-12

|ers' he said were trading on the
grain market.
Gov. Dewey contented himself
with plans for radio address to
Nebraskans from Albany.
Senator Taft, who finished his
campaigning here several days ago.
came out for some wage increases
In q. radio debate yesterday with
Walter Reuther. president Of the
C1O United Automobile Workers
Union.
Neither Senator Taft nor Gov,
Dewey commented on an assertion
by J. Howard McGrath, Democratic
national chairman, that the New
Yorker and the Ohioan had agreed
to pool their strength at the Re-
publican convention and give 1t to
the one who showed greatest back
ing for the nomination.
But Senator Butler called the
idea absurd"
Evening star., 1948-04-12
Slight Depression
Held Serious Threat
by the Assoeiotsd Press

The Brookings Institution said to.
day that even a moderate depression
would have serious results in the
United States.
High governmental expenditure.
combined with reduced revenue were
said to have created this situation.
A survey by Lewis H. Kimmel and
Mildred Maroney, financed by the
Falk Foundation of Pittsburgh, was
reported today by the institution, a
private economic research organiza-
ton.
1t said optimism over a Govern
ment surplus is unfounded. Toe
much attention has been concen-
trated on Federal Government sta
tistics, the survey said. It noted
that many forget that State and
local governments may account foi
one-third Of the combined public
spending, and spending at this level
has scared.
States and cities are paying for
new SCHOOLS, new health programs
veterans bonuses, have backlog OF
postponed capital facilities and
higher operating and construction
costs. Local taxes are up, despite
demands for reduction, 1t reported
The survey said tax revenues rise
and fall more than proportionately
to the rise and fall of national in
come. A moderate decline in ma
tional income, the report said
would mean q sharp drop in rev.
enue, changing the Federal surplus
to a deficit.
Evening star., 1948-04-12
Gen. Irving Stresses
Need for UNIT in Talk
Before Rofarians

Declaring there is mo second prize
IN war" Maj. Gen. Frederick A
Irving, chief of Career Manage
ment Group, Army general stafi
today told Rotarians that military
training Is necessary TO defend Our
shores against aggression.
Gen. Irving addressed the sec
ond-day session of the 180th Dis
trict Conference of Rotary Inter-
national at the Mayfiower Hotel
He took the place of Maj. Gen.
John e. Dahlquist, deputy director
Of personnel, who could not be
present.
Knowing our potential, a fu-
ture enemy will be certain to strike
the first blow" Gen. Irving said.
"Only with continued public in
terest can we keep ourselves pre-
pared"
Costs Are Cited.
He added that Americans should
not be misled by statements about
a push button war. Ground forces,
he declared, are still all-important.
He added that the cost Of one years
universal military training would
amount to the cost of but one week
of World War II and one-tenth OF
the money spent on luxuries each
year.
Think carefully" Gen. Irving
"a
security In the light Of international
affairs and support measures to
help it,"
Gen Irving's address followed a
talk on Realism and Idealism In
International Affairs" by Will r.
Manner, jr, of Nashville, Tenn, past
president Of Rotary international.
George Allen Is Speaker.
The conference was to hear As
sistant Secretary Of State George
". Allen at luncheon today. and
Senator Hickenlooper, Republican
of Iowa. who Is chairman OF the
Joint Committee on Atomic Energy,
was to be among the speakers this
afternoon.
Sightseeing occupied the dele
gates yesterday, followed by buffet
supper and a greeting by the Rev.
Robert e. Sheriff., pastor OF Wash
ington Heights Presbyterian Church.
Music was offered by the George
Washington University glee club.
Mrs. Truman was to receive
women delegates at the White
House this afternoon, to be followed
by a tea and style show at the
Shoreham Hotel. Mr.. lie Roy will
be host at banquet at 7:30 o'clock
tonight at the Mayflower, bringing
the conference to a close.
Evening star., 1948-04-12
2 District Guard Units
Among 81 Recoqnized

Two District National Guard units
are among 81 throughout the coun-
try recently given Federal recog-
milton. Maj. Gen. Kenneth D.
Cramer, Chief of the National
Guard Bureau. announced today.
The units here are Battery d,
380th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Air
Warning Battalion. and the Medical
Detachment, 260th Aircraft
Artillery Gun Battalion. Recogni-
ton entities them to Federal pay
and equipment.
Evening star., 1948-04-12
Police Climb Through 2 Holes;
Put Burglary Suspect Into One

A trail of clues big enough for a
man to climb through led two elev-
enth precinct policemen early today
to a midnight shopper" armed
with a cap pistol and full load
of ammunition.
Pvts. Samuel N. Gouh and Robert
L. Reavis reported they were cruis-
ing in the 900 block of Kenilworth
avenue NE. when they saw a light
in the rear of Gentry's Market, in
a reconverted warehouse at 923
Kenilworth.
Investigating. they found the rear
door of the Variety and Record
Shop next door had been forced. On
the inside they discovered a hole
chopped high in the. plasterboard
wall of the store. 1t was big enough
for a man to climb through, so
Pvts. Gouh and Reavis did so. The
entrance led to another hole, also
freshly cut. The policemen climbed
Evening star., 1948-04-12
D. 5. Blood Banks Planned
For Jews Hurt in Palestine
BY the Assoeioisd Press

NEW YORK, April l2.-Plans
were announced last night for the
creation in the United States of
blood banks for the use OF Jews in
jured in Palestine fighting. rana.
The program was disclosed by
Justice Daniel Gutman Of Brooklyn
Municipal Court, chairman of the
Brooklyn Chapter OF Red Mogen
Dovid-the Zionist equivalent OF
the Red Cross. - g.. ,-e..
The first such blood bank, he
said, will be opened in New York.
Another will be opened in Phila-
delphia. Others will be opened
later throughout the Nation, Justice
Gutman said.
":This is vital and personal con-
tribution to people in the Holy Land
who are fighting to preserve a
Jewish nation" he added.
Evening star., 1948-04-12

mob at the height Of its fury. The
second was that President Osphina
Perez hoped until too late that the
crowds would subside, being reluc-
tant to admit in the presence OF
the Pan American Conference that
the situation had gotten so badly
out of hand.
Unquestionably the soldiers and
intermittent rains helped cool the
sadistic ardors of the crowd. But
the damage had been. and was
being, done. The Ministry of Com
munications was afire. So was the
Hotel Regina. So, by the best
counts, were a minimum of 80
other buildings, and that without
counting small shops, stores and
houses.
At one Tins during the night,
the Embassy, with more than 100
persons inside, began a strategic
withdrawal of the occupants. But
nearby fire was quelled and the
movement halted,
Evening star., 1948-04-12
.Ex-U. 5. Aides Testify Today
On leak in Food Buying
BY the Assoeioted Press

Former Government officials now
in private industry were called be-
fore a House committe today in
vestigating a leak" of secret food
buying information.
Chairman Andersen of the special
committee. also summoned Agricul-
ture and Commerce Department Of
flcials to testify.
The names of witnesses were not
disclosed in advance. Mr.. Andersen
told reporters he has pretty good
idea" who caused the leak which
assertedly led to fat profits by some
commodity market spectators.
Agriculture Department officials
acknowledged at an earlier hearing
that highly confidential informa-
ton slipped out last September
nearly a week ahead Of the Depart
ment's public announcement that
allotments of lard for shipment
overseas would be doubled. The leaks
resulted in the price of lard rising
as much as eight cents a pound on
the commodity exchanges.
Department officials said. however,
that an investigation failed to dis
close the source Of the leak.
Evening star., 1948-04-12
this and came out In the

through this and came out in the
market.
At first, they saw nothing. But
after looking around, they spied a
man crouched along an empty
shelf, trying to look for all the
world like pile Of -four sacks.
The man-identifled by police as
James H. Milton, "a, colored, of no
fixed address-on being searched
was found to have in his pockets a
cap pistol and caps. He also had
several miscellaneous objects which
police said were taken from the
Variety Shop.
Milton also had in his possession
a burlap bag which held a ham, a
brace of pork chops, three dozen
eggs, rice, sardines, three packs of
cigarettes and one tube of tooth
paste, police said.
Police said Milton would be
charged with HOUSEKEEPING.
Evening star., 1948-04-12
Roosevelt Was Freedom S
Symbol, Morgenthau Says

HYDE PARK, N. Y, April Ia
Henry Morgenthau, jr., said today
on the third anniversary of the
death of President Roosevelt that
he was "the living, breathing symbol
Of freedom In all its aspects and
forms"
"If ever the -Four Freedoms re-
quired reafiirmation they certainly
do today" Mr.. Morgenthau said in
an address at anniversary services
under auspices of the Franklin D
Roosevelt Memorial Foundation.
Mr.. Morgenthau, who served as
President Roosevelt's Secretary ot
the Treasury, said:
Almost three years after the
death of Hitler and the conquest OF
the forces he represented, we are
still unable to say that the faith we
have had in these freedoms has
been translated into positive action
Trygve Lie, secretary-general OF
the United Nations, also was to
speak at the afternoon ceremonies.
The Roosevelt home, library and
grounds were opened to the public.
Evening star., 1948-04-12
Senotor DonneII to Speak

Senator Donnell, Republican, Of
Missouri, will speak at a luncheon
meeting Of the Washington chapter
of the University of Missouri AL
umni Association at 1890 pm
Wednesday at the Sheraton Hotel
The luncheon is being held to cele-
brate the 107th anniversary of the
beginning of formal instruction at
the university.
Evening star., 1948-04-12
Bank Firm Asks SEC
To Determine il Kaiser
Gave False Stock Data
By the Assocjoted Press

The Cleveland banking firm Of
Otis &, Co. today asked the Securi-
ties sand Exchange Commission tc
decide whether Kaiser-Frazer Corp
gave false" information about q
$10,000,00 stock offering.
The request was made in a peti-
ton filed today with the commits
sion as it prepared to open public
hearings into the sudden collapse
of banking agreement to sell
900 900 common shares of the motor
companys stock to the public.
On February 8 Otis 81 Co. and
the First California Co. of San
Francisco withdrew from a con-
tract to sell the stock at $l3 a share
The Otis petition asked the COM
mission to broaden its investigation
to cover two points:
l. ITO determine whether the reg
istration statement filed by the
Kaiser-Fra Corp. contained false
and misleading statements" and
2. To decide whether there was
manipulation of the market by
Kaiser Frazer Corp" in violation of
the Securities and Exchange Act of
1884.
Inadequate Registration Cited.
Otis & Co. in its position alleged
it would have been contrary to
the public interest" to have COM
pleted the sale of the stock.
After the effective date Of the
registration statement. February 8,
the petition said, Otis g. Co. dis
covered information which led 1t to
believe that the registration state
ment was inadequate.
On February Kaiser-Frazer
bought 10000 shares of its own
stock on the New York Curb Ex-
change at a cost of about 50 500 900.
Otis alleged that this had created
an artificial market"
- In its registration statement, filed
February with the SEC, the motor
company said that the $4,000, 900
from the stock sale would be used
primarily to enable the company
to increase its output from 1000
to 1900 cars a day. 4
4 Hearings Follow Probe.
Tke petition said, "By represent
ing that the proceeds of The pro-
posed issue would be use primarily
for expansion of production the
registration statement conveyed to
the prospective investor that there
was adequate working capital for
the current rate of production -
However. it now appears that this
was not the case"
The commission has announced
its investigation will have three pur-
poses: Cd To determine whether
any laws were broken, (2) to find
out whether it should amend its
rules governing such transactions
and 90 to decide whether it should
recommend new legislation to Con-
gress.
Public hearings follow several
weeks of investigation by the staff
of SECS Trading and Exchange Di-
vision, headed by Anthon Lund.
Evening star., 1948-04-12
Former Wife Of Soldier
Who Faihered Quads Weds
By Me Asseeiassa prsss

PITTSBURGH. April 12.-Eleanor
Jenneman Thompson. 20, former
wife Of william II. Red) Thomp-
son, who fathered quadruplets in
England during the war, was mar
ried for the second time Saturday.
Mrs. Thompson and Frank D.
Tauro. 80. Of Pittsburgh, who gave
his occupation as a bartender. were
married IN Greensburg, Pa, by Al
derman Henry Frederickson.
She divorced her first husband
April 2, l946, after he made the
statement he wanted . separation
so he could marry the mother Of
the quadS. ara "--~s .f-
Mr.. Thompson married his Eng
lish sweetheart, Norah Carpenter,
Of Haenor. England. in Pittsburgh
July o, 194S.
Evening star., 1948-04-12
Lawson Counsel Plans
To Ask DisquaIifying
OF Justice Curran
A move to seek disqualification Of

A move to seek disqualification Of
Justice Edward NJ Curran On
grounds Of bias and prejudice was
being prepared today BY counsel
for Howard Lawson Is the 52-year-
old screen writer went on trial In
District Court on . charge Of con.
tempt Of Congress.
The case resulted from LAwsonaS
testimony before the House Com.
mittee on Un-American Activities
during its Hollywood inquiry last
October. II was reassigned from
Justice David A. Pine to Justice
Curran and Robert w. Kenny, chief
defense counsel today asked the
latter for O one-hour recesS to per.
NIT preparation Of afiidavits In sup.
port of the motion.
Mr.. Kenny explained to reporters
that his defense associates wanted
to object to Justice Curran because,
they said. he had prosecuted cases
similar to that Of Lawson while
United States attorney here.
Justice Curran granted the re.
cess.
First to Stand Trial.
Lawson Is the first OF 10 Holly.
wood figures due to stand trial here
on indictments charging them with
failure to answer . question as to
Communist Party afiliation during
the House committee hearing. The
maximum penalty on conviction
would be . year in jail and q 81 900
fine.
Lawson, former president Of the
Screen Writers Guild. prepared the
screen plays for the Aims Blockade"
and Action In the North Atlantic"
as well as many others.
The prosecutor against Mr.. Law
son, and the others, Is Assistant
United States Attorney william
Hitz. He won q contempt Of Con.
gress conviction last year against
Gerhard Eisler, who now Is awaiting
deportation hearing on testimony
that he was the No. ] Communist
leader In this country.
10 Cau (Only Two Witnesses
Mr.. Hitz said his plan IA to. cali
only two witnesses against Lawson:
Committee Chairman Thomas and
Robert e. STRIPPING, the committees
chief investigator.
Among defense witnesses under
subpoena to appear are Louis Mayer.
head Of M-G-M studios, and Dors
Schary, RKO production chief.
Besides Mr.. Lawson, the nine
others similarly charged with con-
tempt Of Congress and the dates Of
their separate trials are: Dalton
Tumbo, April 10: Albert Maltz,
April 26; Alvah Bessie. April 20;
Samuel Ornitz, May 3: Herbert
Biberman, May s; Edward Dmytryk.
May 10; Robert Adrian Scott,
May II; Ring Lardner. jr., May II,
and Lester Cole. MAY 10.
Evening star., 1948-04-12
Hovre de Grace Scratches
Cloudy and muddy.

First race - Scheme, Patience
Heredero II. Miss Saint, Dawndale
Rebline, Get Set, Liberty Head.
Second race-Marion Clarke, Vir.
einia r. w.. Blue Egret, Wise
cracker.
Third racial Hostess, Bole
Knot, Cock of the Walk.
Fourth race-Sandy Pam, sil
Jinx, Quick News. Hardwood Aress
Rossie Derby, Stanley, Empujohn
Tryout.
Sixth race-Frenchtown, Certified
Eighth race-Scotch Flag. His.
tory Maker, Paragram, Inez M.
Tired Torch.
Evening star., 1948-04-12
Women's S Club Plans
Aquucude at 6. w. u.

The spring aquacade Of Oquassa,
George Washington sUniversity's
wopen's swimming club, will be
staged at BIS pm. Wednesday and
Thursday in the American Univer-
sity pool.
Forty university girls will take
part in the 10 numbers making up
the program. The aquacade Is un-
der the direction of Miss Virginia
Dennis, assistant professor Of physi-
cal education for women.
Evening star., 1948-04-12
| What theRussions
Are Saying of Us

The Moscoto radio, broddcdstin1 II
Russian to the Sopiet Union, said:
1T is more significant that
United States theatrical criticism
considers scenic art and drama
as independent entities. This LIS
quite logical, seeing that no seri-
ous Importance Is attached to the
inner content Of a play on the
American stage. No matter how
low the quality of the play, so
long as 1t leads away from serious
social problems"
Evening star., 1948-04-12
Maryland Man Burned
In Gasoline Explosion

Lawrence B. Duncan, 2, of Boyds,
Md. was treated at Suburban Hos
pital, Bethesda, for burns of the
face, hands, neck and chest, suf-
fered yesterday when he was said
to have lighted a cigarette while
standing over the open gasoline
tank of an automobile, causing an
explosion.
The accident occurred near Gath
ersburg and Mr.. Duncan was taken
to the hospital by the Gathers
burg Washington Grove rescue
SQUAD.
Evening star., 1948-04-12
Nebraska S Primary
| tomorrow Is Viewed
las Three-Man Race
By the Associated Press

OMAHA, Nebr., April IA
close battle that may bring vic
tory to any one OF three candi-
dates was forecast today in
Nebraska's Republican voting
tomorrow on seven presidential
possibilities.
From the worried camps Of Gov.
Dewey Of New York, Senator Taft
lof Ohio and Harold E. stassen of
Minnesota came cautious claims of
success in the 1913 campaigns first
free-fOr-all contest for the voters
favor.
Mr.. Stassen, returning here for a
windup speech tonight. was even
more careful than his leading op-
ponents In predicting the outcome.
Taft Backer Confident.
In sharp contrast to the confident
way in which he forecast beforehand
the victory which later came to him
in Wisconsin, the former Minnesota
Governor told his hackers in a state
ment:
IT you follow through to the
closing of the polls, believe we will
win first place in a close race in
this primary"
Senator Butler, Republican, of
Nebraska, speaking in behalf of
Senator Taft, told q reporter he is
very confident" the Onion is going
to win.
ut will be close, hard fight, but
Taft has the stuff to win," he de-
clared.
Part Of this stun was the open
support Of Senator Buffers Repub-
lican organization in the State.
Most politicians thought that the
extent of Senator Tafts showing
would depend In great measure on
how well this organization delivers
In the States 2y024 precincts.
Dewey Back at Desk.
Gov. Dewey, fighting to keep his
campaign for the nomination from
being switched on the main track,
said he is confident the program he
outlined in Is Nebraska speeches
will win the support Of the States
Republican voters.
He described his proposals as
those which will win the peace and
restore integrity and administrative
competence to our National Govern
ment."
Gov. Dewey, back at his desk in
Albany today, was credited with
having lifted himself into the top
bracket Of contenders with his three
day trek up and down Nebraska
byways.
The New York Governor got q
boost in spirits from poll in Wash
ington Of Republican House mem =.
bers.
"a Give Dewey Boost.
OF those who replied the great
est number. "A, thought Gov Dewey
would stand the best chance of be-
ing elected II he won the top NOM
ination.
Senator Vandenberg gave q crisp
mo comment" In Washington yes
terday to reports that he might sup
port Mr.. Stassen. Close associates
said they think Senator vandenberg
will be careful not to be put in the
position Of influencing the party
conventions decision of a nominee
They said he hasn't made UP his
mind whom to support.
Mr.. Stassen headed back toI
Omaha from Washington for what
Fred Seaton, his State manager,
described as the Minnesotan's most
important speech Of his entire !
campaign"
Surprise Move Expected.
This smacked of another Stassen
surprise move similar to that in
which he hauled of some months
ago against administration msid-
Evening star., 1948-04-12
Episcopal Club to Meet

Herbert H. McMurray, advertising
manager of the Washington Gas
Light Co., will address the All
SAINTS Episcopal Church Mems Club
at meeting at the church at 8
pm. Thursday.
Evening star., 1948-04-12
Borry Forms Group to Meet

The Barry Farms Civic Associa-
ton will meet at 8 pm. Tuesday at
st. Johns Methodist Church, 2S0l
Stanton road Sc.
Evening star., 1948-04-12
Hish ana Low for Yesterd,

High and Low for Yesterday.
! High, 63, at 11:5S pm.
I Low. 4s. at 1909 am.
Record Temperatures This Year.
, Highes, s6, on March 81.
, Lowest, s, an January 26.
Evening star., 1948-04-12
Weather Report

River Report.
(From United States Engineers)
Potomac River cloudy at Harpers Ferry
ena siiehfly muddy at Great Falls; Shen-
andoah cloudy at Harpers Ferry.