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Evening star., 1948-12-22
Merchant Marine Skipper
Dies Aboard AirpIane
by the Assoeioted Press

ALBUQUERQUE, N. Mex, Dec.
22.-Merchant Marine Capt. C. J.
Connors died in an air transport
carrier plane yesterday en- route to
Maryland to spend Christmas with
his family.
Assistant Police Chief Frank
Doyle said Capt. Connors apparently
suffered a heart attack. His death
was discovered on arrival here.
Mrs. Connors said in Baltimore
her 60-year-old husband was flying
home after returning from six
months in Japan as commander OF
the freighter John Cropper.
She said her husband had been q
merchant marine skipper since he
was 81 and served with the Navy
during the Haitian campaign and
World War I.
During World War II he made 80
trips across the English Channel
during the European invasion, for
which Mrs. Connors said he was
recommended for the Navy Cross.
Evening star., 1948-12-22
1948 U. S. Death Rate
Establishes New Low
By ihe Associoted Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-Americans
were healthier in 1948 than ever
before, according to DR.. Louis I
Dublin, statistician of the Metro
politan Life Insurance Co.
DR.. Dublin reported yesterday
that an analysis of health condi-
tions indicates continued improve
ment in 1949.
THE 1948 death rate" he said,
will establish a new low in our
country, with figure of slightly
below 10 per 1000 population"
Evening star., 1948-12-22
St. Putrick's Cathedral
To Te,eyise YuIe Moss
BY The Assoeiafed Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-For the
first time, Christmas Eve midnight
mass at st. Patrick's Cathedral will
be televised this year.
The Most Rev. Joseph F. Flannelly
Cathedral administrator, announced
last night plans for the television
broadcast of the mass, at which
Francis Cardinal Spellman will
onciate. The mass is being carried
as special feature on WNBT
WCBS-TV and WJZ-TV.
Evening star., 1948-12-22

year old school
girl, was to be
given a mental
test today.
States Attor-
ney John Boyle
said the man,
Eerlindo Perez
Arias, would be
taken to the
Cook Cou n t y
Behaviour Clinic
for an exam
ination by DR..
William Haines.
Mr.. B oy i e S
said Arias was
questioned for
Evening star., 1948-12-22
Steel Worker 10 Get
Mental Check After
Saying He Killed Girl
By the Associoted Press

CHICAGO, Dec. 22.-A 31-year-
old steel worker who in statement
to police said he was the assault
slayer of Roberta Rinearson, 10
Evening star., 1948-12-22

Ethiopia now has nine factories
turning out low-grade unwrapped
laundry soap.
Evening star., 1948-01-04

April primary" He added: Com.
pelling personal reasons make thil
decision advisable at this time"
Right Eye Reported Lost.
The Associated Press reported
that a friend of Mr.. Dirksen ir
Chicago had said the House mem.
ber's eyesight began failing about Z
year ago and that he had consulted
several specialists In America ane
Europe. but had nevertheless com.
pletely lost the sight Of his right
eye.
He planned to go to the Mayo
Clinic at Rochester, Mimi, aroune
Christmas, the friend was quoted a,
saying, and added, IF he has just
made this announcement, then hi
has just returned from Maye's and
they must have advised complete
rest"
The Chicago spokesman, who the
Associated Press said had asked
anonymity said Mr.. Dirksen "is
definitely blind in one eye and they
can find absolutely no reason for
it-no cancer, no nerve block, nc
injury. Since they don't know what's
caused 1t, they have no means OF
knowing whether -or not 1t will be
communicated to the other eye, but
Mr.. Dirksen always has driven him
self too hard and has been a
prodigious reader. I think its just
strain. Physically, he's in good
shape"
Warned Of Breakdown.
Friends said his physician had
advised the 52-year-old legislator
that fatigue caused by overwork
might result in q complete physical
breakdown. Despite his impending
Evening star., 1948-01-04
EgyptionsPFincess
TO Wed Analyst
| With FHA Here

The engagement Of Princes
Emma Toussoun OF Egypt anc
Cornelius B. Bretsch, an economic
analyst with the Federal Housing
Administration in Washington, was
announced last night.
Princess Toussoun, who is Sec
ond cousin of King Farouk I o1
Egypt, has been living in the United
States since February, 1916. Mr.
Bretsch is native of Raleigh, N. G.
He met the Princess in Egypt during
World War II when he was serving
as a lieutenant commander in the
Navy.
Princess Toussoun Is the daughtef
Of the late Prince Omar Toussoun
Her mother, through whom the
Princess is related to the royal
family, was Princess Hassan. The
head of the family. is now Prince
Said Toussoun of Alexandria.
Egypt.
Mr.. Bretsch is the son of Mrs.
Sally B. Bretsch of Raleigh. He
lives at 1747 Church street NV.
Princess Toussoun recently bought
the home at 3147 P street NV.
where she has entertained fire.
quently. She is renouncing her
title and Egyptian citizenship to
marry Mr.. Bretsch and become an
American citizen.
Evening star., 1948-01-04

retirement Mr.. Dirksen said he
would seek election as an Illinois
delegate to the Republican National
Convention in Philadelphia next
June
Generally recognized as one Of
the most persuasive debators ir
Congress, Mr.. Dirksen has served
on the District Committee since hi
came to Congress in 1888. He
welded a powerful influence on Dis
trict legislation long before he be.
came chairman.
He has played an active role in
virtually every legislative issue tc
arise in the last decade, ranging
from tax measures and city gov
ernment reorganization to daylight
saving time.
Speaker Martin, commenting on
Mr.. Dirksen's decision, said his
retirement from Congress would be
tremendous loss not only to Con-
gress but to the country as well.
He characterized Mr.. Dirksen as
"one of the most intelligent and
hard-working members" and said he
hoped recovery would permit him to
reconsider.
Ball Praises His Eloquence.
Similar praise for the Illinois
member came from Senator Ball
Republican Of Minnesota.
"It will be a real loss," he said
mot only Is he one of the ablest
members. he added, but is possessed
of an eloquence that is a pleasure
to listen to-
Representative Auchinclose, Re.
publican of New Jersey, who a year
ago was assigned by Mr.. Dirksen te
head a subcommittee to chart a
home rule plan for the District, said
Mr.. Dirksen will be sadly missed
here-not only because of his vast
capacity for work and his great
ability in debate but because of his
charming and friendly spirit"
Mr.. Bates, refusing to discuss the
possibility of his taking the Dis
trict Craftsmanship, called Mr.
Dirksen lone of the most outstand-
ing" members of Congress. He said
he hoped Mr.. Dirksen would find
the good health to permit him to
remain in Congress for many more
terms.
While Mr.. Bates has said repeat
Evening star., 1948-01-04
|firemon Nevitt, Victim in Bloze
|Wus First Futulity in II Years

TALON Chief E. A. Sweeney, Capt
w. v. James and Sergt. j. G. Varaf
said Fireman Nevitt was "verJ
aggressive fireman with great eour.
age"
Saw Action in Pacific.
Enlisting in the Army on his 21st
birthday, January 5, 1912, Pvt.
hewitt served until September 13,
1945, and saw action in the South
Pacific with the 18th Air Force.
He trained to be an aerial pho
tographer, but physical condition
that precluded flying forced him to
join the ground crew. He elected to
take up baking and at the time Of
his discharge was a sergeant.
Pvt. Nevitt's battle stars repre-
sented action in the Marshalls, New
Guinea, Guadalcanal and China. He
was appointed to the Fire Depart
ment on December Z, 1945.
He was unmarried and lived with
his parents.
Virnstein Was 81 Casualty.
r Until the young veterans death,
no fireman had been killed at a
fire since June S, 1881, when Bat
talon Chief John H. Virnstein was
injured fatally in flaming building.
Chief Virnstein, with six other
firemen, was inside the abandoned
Campbell A. M. E. Church, $500
Nichols avenue Sc The roof was
blazing fiercely.
Suddenly the roof crashed. The
other five men were spared only
because Fireman K s. Cussler held
up portion of the roof with his
shoulders while they crawled free.
Fireman Cussler himself suffered
only strained back
Evening star., 1948-01-04

some thought to the idea of setting
up rationing on the basis of SC
many pounds of meat a week for
each person, rather than go back to
the wartime point system Of parcel
ing out the supply. Sugar ration
ing was on a pounds -per-person
basis. e.-,} (,
Senator Morse, Republican, OF
Oregon, spoke out In opposition to
meat rationing. Senator Morse said
in a statement he had noticed earlier
comment by Senator Flanders on
meat shortages, and added:
I'm fact I have noted that a con-
siderable number of Eastern Sena-
tors seem to be ready and willing
to place compulsory Government
checks and controls upon the
product of the American farm but
cry out about police state methods
when any one suggests some checks
and controls on corporate profits
and ALLEGATION of the short supply OF
basic industrial materials
Evening star., 1948-01-04

Fireman Leon M. hewitt, 26-year.
old Army Air Forces veteran wht
was killed last Tuesday when over.
come by smoke and gas in blazing
building at I'll 6 street NV, was
the first member of the fire depart
ment to be fatally injured fighting
q fire here in II years.
His mates said Fireman Nevitt
who was awarded five battle stars
for action in the Air Forces, was q
man who did not know fear. He
was ore Of the first to go into the
burning building occupied by the
Hillyard Optical Co. and continued
to fight the fire, although his mask
seemed inadequate against the thick
oil smoke, they declared.
Fire Chief Clement Murphy spoke
for the department yesterday when
he wrote to Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd M
Nevitt, ZIG S street NE:
"You have lost son in the serv-
ice of the community and we have
suffered the loss Of valued,
courageous and respected fireman. y
The investigating board in Fire
man Nevitt's death reported he was
trapped in ground-foor workroom
at the rear of the store when q
fire roared up the cellar steps,
separating him from the other men.
His body was recovered after the
flames died down, but not before
two other men were burned seriously
trying to break through to rescue
him. The board reported that
death resulted principally from
carbon monoxide poisoning and
other gas fumes.
The investigating board members
Battalion Chief P. A. Davis, Bat
Evening star., 1948-01-04
. Meat
Continued From First Page


in line by dividing up scarce prod
ucts.
Senator Flanders is chairman OF
an economic subcommittee which
last fall studied prices and short
ages in the East. The group recon-
mended standby rationing legisla-
ton, but opposed price controls.
Senator Flanders said he still Is
against coupling meat rationine
with price ceilings. He expressed the
opinion that rationing, if handled
right, could have the effect of plac.
ing q check on prices.
"It all depends on how many
rationing stamps you put in circula-
tion," the Senator commented. III
there were too many, the demand
for meat would remain high and sc
would prices. If there were toe
few, 1t would discourage production
of meat and stimulate black
markets.
by steering a middle course, you
could pretty we'll adjust the system
to the price desired and at the same
time maintain the meat SUPPLY
C0hfers With Andersen. ta'
Senator Flanders already has con-
ferred with MIR. Anderson on meat
rationing and intends to seek the
Secretary's advice on the bill he is
drafting, The SenatpA said he. elso
plans toi corisun asaih WITH meat
packers and with certain former
OPA officials "for whom I have a
great deal Of respect"
Shortly after Senator Flanders
met with Secretary Anderson Fri
day, the Secretary said 1--WE feel
certain in the Department of Agri-
culture that We will have meat
rationing" after Congress returns.
The department has predicted
that a meat shortage will develop
by spring and Mr.. Anderson said
he believes the country will want
rationing then. He observed that
such a program must have gen.
eral voluntary acceptance in order
to be successful"
Preparation Urged.
Senator Flanders said he Is In
"wholehearted agreement" with Mr..
Anderson on this, and added:
"It would seem the better part OF
wisdom, however, to 60 ahead and
get a program ready, even though
it may never be used"
The Senator said he has given
Evening star., 1948-01-04

edly he had no particular enthusi-
asm for becoming District chairman,
it Is known he will accept the post
when offered.
Known as Hard Worker.
1.-THE job has no special appeal
for me-" he said, except for the
chance to be of service to the Ma
tional Capital"
He, too, is known as a beaver for
work and last year led his District
Subcommittee on Fiscal Affairs
through a maze of figures and re-
ports in search of the answer to the
Districts revenue problems.
Mr.. Bates will be key figure in
COMMITTEES work again this session
even If Mr.. Dirksen finds it possible
to retain the District Craftsmanship
to the end of this Congress, mas
much as the 1947 Revenue Act is
scheduled for q general review to
see how the new tax measures have
affected District finances.
Congressional regret over Mr..
Dirksen's impending retirement was
echoed by municipal officials.
Young Voices Sadness.
Commissioner John Russell Young
II am sorry to hear it. Mr.. Dirk
sen has been q very good friend of
the District. We all know Of his
interest In the city and his under
standing Of its problems. A hard
worker and an able, fine man, his
leaving will be a loss to the CITY,"
Commission Guy Young COM
mented:
That's a terrific loss to the Dis
trict, Although Of opposite political
faiths, ! have always esteemed him
highly ever since he came to Con-
gress. He is, indeed, a faithful pub
lie servant both to the Nation and
to It's Capital"
Mr.. Dirksen has been strong in
fiuence In the House although he
holds no party post there. An un-
successful biddeg fosthe Repuhlicnn
presidential nohiink MON four yffS
ago, he has been considered by sofae
as possible dark horse" again this
year.
Pushed Reorganization Act.
He played an influential role in
the 10th Congress n the adoption
of the. Congressional Reorganiza-
ton Act. More recently, he toured
European countries with other
members of the House investigating
conditions there in relation to the
aid proposals.
A heavy schedule OF District prob
lens has been under study, under
his direction, for attention during
the new session. This includes ac-
ton on the Auchincloss self-govern-
ment plan, survey of school con-
ditions as solution to the issue
over segregation, and settlement of
the controversy between the Com
and the National Guard
over control over the District
Armory.
Evening star., 1948-01-04
Jurisdiction
Continued From First Page }

the issue: "It is extraordinary that
the courts of the United States,
which are open to aliens and to the
citizens of other States in the Union,
should be closed upon them District
residents). But this Is a subject for
legislative, not for judicial consider
ation."
This statement, Senator Wiley de-
clared, Stands as a clear definition
of the present problem"
The Federation of Citizens AS
sociations' vote to file the brief was
taken at its regular meeting last
night in the District Building.
The inequality in the case of
District residents in court cases out
side the District was long matter
Of discussion at federation meetings
before enactment of the 1910 law.
Evening star., 1948-01-04
Balcony
Continued From First Page)

Roosevelt approved it, but con.
struction was deferred because o,
the wartime unavailability of ma.
terials.
william A. Delano, New York
architect and a former member o1
the Fine Arts Commission, was
brought into the planning because
the commission thought I'VE ought
to get the best architect for such an
important monument" Mr.. .WinsloW
said. He pointed out Mr.. Delano is
considered an authority on the Co.
lonial type of architecture.
Two commission members who
could be reached-Lee Lawrie o1
Easton, Md, a sculptor, and Fred
erick v. Murphy, Washington archi-
tect-said the commission never ap-
proved the idea formally.
"All this came to a head after oul
last meeting November 25," Mr.
Lawrie said. al.
He said he thought the commits
sion as a whole considered it re.
grettable that q balcony was to be
added, but emphasized he could not
speak for the body.
"It is an architectural problem
and I am sculptor" he comment
ed.
A Washington firm expects to be-
gin work on the $4,000 balcony In
a few weeks when steel is obtained
Sweden is busy selling to high
bidders the German-owned shares
of Swedish firms.
Evening star., 1948-01-04
New York Tug sRike
Postponed One Nv eek
On 0'Dwyer' 5 PIss |
BY th. Assoeiet.d prsss s,,sv

NEW YORK. Jan. 4 y(slnd4ya -
A strike of 1000 workerA soEsd0e oil
barges and self -propelledstamsers in
New York harbor was postponed
for one week early todaye Ia a.
The strike, which wbu1ds have
aggravated a fuel oil shortage In
the city caused by 10 days. Of. snow.
sleet and rain. had been. set for
last midnight. -.
Acceding to a last-minute plea by
Mayor ODwyer, AFL union leaders
of the barge and tanker men agreed
to defer strike action in their dis
'putes with the operators oyer. wages
and working conditions, It was. an
nounceo at City Hall. '' ="
THE strike had been threatened
by thesoil barge and tanker worRers,
members of Locals 333. United
Marine Division, q International
Longsnoremens Association, SAIL.
n'a new contract is not negotiated.
- Theodore w. Kheel; director of
the city's division of labor relations,
said at midnight "Werei SIN stalk
ing" Later, the postponenIsnt was
announced. fi-t. sisna -
6 Representatives of the operators
and union had been in almost con
tinuous session with Mr Khcef since
early afternoon hs3stt
:, Earlier in the evening, 20 union
spokesman said the situation was
unchanged. Union representatives
had met with Mayor O,Dwyer
yesterday. s@r1S.4s
Operators of 'tugboatss reached
agreement Thursday with s.the
union, subject to membership fati-
flcation. but tanker and barge crews
rejected the, ten cent offer,,,
Pay. scales of the harhor workers
now range from se cents to Sill an
hour. -. 4. -. s,,ses. -.
Approximately 90 barssss and 40
tankerS are involved, -,"e
Evening star., 1948-01-04

Cldl Living NC
fore the Charles
Carroll Forum
Friday at BIS
pm. in the May
flower Hotel.
H er subject
will deal with
the program. Of
training for gen.
eral civic better
ment which is
established in
G a t h olic ele-
mentary schools,
according to the
Rev. DR.. James
A. M a,gner,
fo,,rdor SY2HIE6h
Evening star., 1948-01-04
Anthropoloqists to Meet

The Anthropological Society Of
Washingtn will hold its annual
meeting at 8 pm, Wednesday In
Room 42-43 of the National Mu-
scum. DR.. N. Datta-Majumde
American. University, will. read q
paper on "The Dynamics Of santal
Culture" DR.. W..H. Gilbert m the
Library Of Congress will lead the
discussion. The public Is invited to
attend,
Evening star., 1948-01-04
Bridge Beginners to Meet

A new contract bridge group for
players just learning the game will
hold its first meeting at 7:30 pm.
Tuesday at Roosevelt Center, Thir-
teenth and Upshur streets NV.
The group was organized by the
District Recreation Department.
Evening star., 1948-01-04
RidqeIy Farm to Be Sold

RIDGELY, Md, JAN. 3 R.-The
University of Marylands expert
mental farm near this Eastern
Shore town goes up for public
AUCTION January 10, the Board of
Regents announced. The 5O-acre
farm has frame house, two tenant
houses and several outbuildings.
Evening star., 1948-01-04
Dirksen
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after issuing his statement at
Peoria, ILL.,, and could not be
reached. Mr.. Dirksen lives in nearby
Pekin, III.
In his press statement he said
~I shall not be candidate for re-
nomination for Congress In the
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Continued From First Page0

on Eleventh street. He ran to the
fire box on the corner and turned
in the alarm.
!, Engine Co. No. 2, with head
quarters on Twelfth street immedi-
ately behind the building, arrived
as flames were breaking from the
second floor windows. Successive
alarms were turned in and soon
Eleventh street and the alley behind
was full Of equipment, with water
pouring into the building from a
dozen sources.
Evening star., 1948-01-04
Dr.. Synon to Address
|CurroII Forum Friduy

DR.. Mary Synon, editorial con-
sultant of the Commission on Amer
ican Citizenship at Catholic Univer-
sity, will discuss Education for So
Evening star., 1948-01-04

founder ofH6e foru1 1sored
Iby Catholic University the Charlea
Carroll Forum presents six lectures
each year for the advancement OF
Catholic thought. s.
Evening star., 1948-01-04

Sweden is busy selling to high
bidders the German owned shares
of Swedish firms.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-01-14

between Bloomington an d
Roodhouse and Quincy juno
ton, which lies across the Mis-
sissippi river from Louisiana,
Mo-, and between Roodhouse
and Carrolton will in a great
measure paralyze the economy
of such communities and the
countryside that these COM
munities serve" Barrett's pc
tition declared.
Barrett also warned the
Commission that if the pro-
posal of the railroads became
an actually "over 10000 rail
road employees, many thou
sands of whom reside in Illi-
nois, will lose their means of
livelihood"
He also pointed out that
"The State of Illinois, it's tax
ing bodies, and municipal cor
porations will suffer grave,
Impairment of taxes and other
revenues as a result of such
diminution and impairment of
service"
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-01-14
the TheOCrat
RAIL CAR FAMINE.

Fairmont, w. Va.-North-
ern West Virginia is the No. 1
victim of the rail car shortage,
and it shows it.
It shows it in the number of
it's idle mines, in the sharply
reduced earnings of it's min
ers, and in a business slump
that has hurt the larger towns
and rocked smaller communi-
ties next door to depression.
II can't understand" said
a tall miner in Shfnnston, w.
Va, "why it is we worked all
through the war and didn't
lose a day because of a short
age of cars. Now there are not
enough cars to move the coal.
What's happened? Something
is funny"
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-01-14
AUTO HEADLIGHT GLARE
ELIMINATED BY USE OF
PLASTIC SCREENS

The glare from auto head
lights can be eliminated.
This is done by plastic
screens on headlights and
windshields. When two cars
so equipped meet on the road,
each driver sees the opposing
lights as a dim blue glow. Yet
his own tighten up the road
ahead as usual.
This new system, a develop
ment of the Polaroid Corp. in
cooperation with the General
Electric Co., was demonstrate
ed in Detroit the other night.
Over 1875 autos of various
makes participated. T ey
showed what happens under
varying conditions such as
when two cars are both equip
ped with Polaroid screens; al
so when one isn't and another
is.
Spectators attending this
performance were members of
the American Association of
Motor Vehicle Administrators.
These are the state auto regu-
latory agents. The demonstra-
ton was under the auspices
of the engineering liaison COM
mittee of the Automobile
Manufacturers Association.