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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-01
Retiremenis Expected
To Put Barrett Choices
In s Inspeetorships
Progressive Turnover.
Tukine Place This Year
In Police High Command
By ]. Theodore Crown


Retirements will bring about
a major progressive turnover in
the high command of the Metro
politan Police Department this
year.
The changes probably will give
Supt Robert J. Barrett men OF
his own choice in six of the 10 in.
Spectorships as well as in a mum.
Der of other key positions of lesser
rank.
The first in the series of impend-
ing retirements-that of Inspector
John H. Fowler-was disclosed last
week. He is the departments bal
listics expert and head of its train
ing activities.
These other inspectors are ex-
pected to wind up their active police
careers during the coming months
Inspector Walter H. Thomas, as
sistant superintendent and execu-
tive officer, now on sick leave. AS
sociates believe he will be retired fol-
disability.
Inspector Clement P. Cox, CHIEF
clerk, who will reach the statutory
retirement age of SO this year.
Inspector Milton D. Smith, as.
sistant superintendent and prop.
erty officer, who probably will be
retired for disability.
Inspector Ira E. Keck, a district
supervisor, who has been in poor
health and who will reach the re-
tirement age this year.
In addition, Capt. Benjamin c.
Kuehling, commanding the 18th
precinct, and 1t. Joseph D. Harring-
lSee POLICE. Page Al
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-01
Throngs HysteHcoI With Grief
See Gondh1s Body Cremoted
Son Lights Pyre os Police and Troops
Hold Back Thousands; Many Injured

teachers nonviolence beliefs or for
more sinister reasons.
There were widespread beliefs
that the assassination Friday was
part of a deep-laid plan of extreme
leftwingers to overthrow the old
guard of the Congress Party now
in power. 1t seemed certain there
would be a reorganization of the
cabinet, if for no other reason than
complaints of insufficient protective
measures about Gandhi.
Rioting, most of it among Hindus
themselves, continued in Bombay
province where five more were re-
ported killed yesterday, but the dis
orders were waning. Anti-Gandhi-
lists we're attacked, particularly the
Supporters of the Hindu Maha
Sabha. a militant party which has
not subscribed to Gandhi's nonvio-
lence teachings.
Police said they were holding 10
members of Maha Sabha. In limited
localities of Bombay, police i'm
posed a curfew to be in effect for
the next week. Professions and
public assembly were banned in
greater Bombay. A curfew also was
imposed in Poona. where police
opened fire and injured one when
crowds attacked anti-Gandhists.
The 25-year-old Hindu from
Poona who was seized Friday after
pistol shots ended Gandhi's life,
was arraigned secretly under the
name of Narayan Vinayak Gadse.
He was held without bail for in
(See GANDHI, Page A-4)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-01
judge Burse to Renew Request
For 3 More Municipal Judqes

At that time, and on previous
occasions, the jurist stated more
judges were needed ito dispose Of
progressively increasing amount
of business"
His request this week is expected
to follow the same general outline
of the 1947 report.
Meanwhile, Judge Barse an
nounced yesterday that a special
meeting of the nine judges OF the
court will be held with the District
Bar Association 16-man committee
on relations with Municipal Court,
probably during February.
In a move to expedite handling
of cases on the civil docket. Judge
Barse revealed that starting this
week all judges. except the judge
of Small Claims branch, not actually
tied up in court will be assigned
until further notice to hear argu-
ments on contested motions through
each Saturday morning. Saturdays
are official half days for the court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-01
| WhuttheRussions
| Are Saying of Us

The Mosco,U radio, broadcdstin!
in Russian to the SoUiet Union
said:
Recently United States Attor-
ney General Clark reported that
millions in America were sub
jected to the humiliating pro-
cedure of having their finger
prints taken. To this police pro-
cedure, which is usually applied
to criminals, all employees of the
Government departments of the
United States are at present sub
jected. BY such methods the i'm
perialists are trying to transform
America into a police camp, or
ganized on the pattern of Hitler
ite Germany"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-01
Home Rule Hearings
To Open Tomorrow;
Sponsors Confident
Joint Group to Hear
D. c. Commissioners
Starting at 10 AM.
n r. Nv
By Don 5. Worren

Congressional sponsors of the
plan to give Washington an
elected city government, with
limited home rule powers, yes
terday confidently awaited 10
days of public hearings that be-
gin at 10 am. tomorrow.
According to Chairman Auchin-
Gloss of the Home Rule Subcommit-
tee of the House District Committee,
the authors are prepared to hear
many criticisms and to give some
ground.
He anticipates, however, rather
general public Endorsement. AS he
put it last night, after reviewing
personal communications and re-
ports of actions by various public
groups: Il am more confident than
ever before" He said he was de-
lighted at the public interest that
had been manifested, even including
the adverse criticisms.
The hearings will be held in the
Caucus Room of the Old House Of
flee Building. They will be con-
tinued each morning Monday
through Saturday this week and
next, if there are that many wit
nesses to be heard.
Commissioners to Testify First.
The hearings on Saturday are
scheduled to run all day, to hasten
completion of the examination Of
the 151-page bill as introduced by
Representative Auchincloss, Repub-
lican, of New Jersey and Senator
Ball, Republican, of Minnesota. The
hearings are to be conducted jointly
by members of the Home Rule Sub
committees of the two houses.
First witnesses will be District
Commissioners John Russell Young
and Guy Mason and Engineer Com
missioner Gordon R. Young, Cor
poration Counsel Vernon E. West
and Budget Off1cer Walter L. Fowler.
Many of the issues raised in recent
public consideration will be taken
up at the hearing, Mr.. Auchincloss
said. One of these, he indicated,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-01
Clay Retorts 10 Reds
On Rights in Berlin
By the Associated Press

BERLIN, Jan. 31.-Gen. Lucius D
Clay told the Russians today the
United States has the same rights
mo more and no less-as othel
occupation powers in Berlin.
The United States military gov.
ernor for Germany was replying tt
a remark by Marshal VASTLY Sokol'
ovsky, the Soviet commander, thai
the western Allies had no right tt
attend meetings which were solely
of interest to political parties ir
the Soviet zone.
The exchange arose when the
British commander, Gen. Sir Brian
Robertson, protested that Soviet
authorities excluded two British Of
ficers from a committee meeting Of
the conservative Christian Demo.
cratic Union (CDU in December
Russian officers attended the party
meeting.
Gen. Robertson, like Gen. Clay
declared Berlin was four-powel
capital and not part of the Soviet
zone, and that Soviet authority
cannot exceed that of the Allied
kommandantur which governs Ber-
lin. The meeting of the CDU, he
said, was not a meeting of its mem
bers in the Soviet zone alone but
of its Berlin organization.
The western Allies retorts are
significant in view of recent attacks
on them in the Soviet
press suggesting that Britain ano
the United States withdraw from
Berlin in view of the merger Of
the British and American zones.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-01

steps to have Fasnacht transferred
to the Federal Medical Center at
Springfield, Mo-, where special treat
ment could be given under conf1ne-
ment conditions.
Fasnacht's death at Gallinger was
pronounced due to natural causes by
Deputy Coroner Richard M. Rosen-
berg.
According to Jail records, the Lam
caster, Pa. man was sentenced in
District Court on August %, 1888,
to from two to six years in prison
for forgery. He was paroled and
later arrested on an embezzlement
charge which involved making out
payroll checks to fictitious persons
and cashing them while assistant
production manager Of the High
Dairy Products Co. here.
He was convicted and sentenced
in District Court on October 8, 1914,
to from one to three years on the
embezzlement charge. When bat
sentence expired, he began serving
(see PAROLE, Page A-10)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-01
d. {. Man Dies, 7 Hurt
In Crash Near Baltimore
Earlier story on Page A-5.)

Earlier story on Page A-5)
One District man was killed and
two others seriously injured in an
automobile accident in Dorsey, Md.
shortly before midnight last night
Washington police reported.
The dead man was identified as
Walter w. Foss, 81, of 26 Buchanan
street NE. The injured are Charles
beavers, u, of 1874 Fifteenth street
NE and John Charles Foss, %
brother of the dead man.
Police said the accident occurred
on Washington boulevard just out
side Baltimore. Walter Foss was
employed at the White Oaks Naval
Ordance Laboratory as a plumber
Mr.. beavers is a truck driver en-
ployed by the District Highway De-
partment and John Foss is en-
ployed as an electrical helper at
White Oaks. All three men were
Navy veterans.
Mr.. Foss is survived by his widow,
Buelah, 80. and three children,
James I, Marjorie, 3, and Edwin, 1.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-01
House Probers Agree to Hear
Teachers in Closed Session
Report Asks Extensive Hughes Text Changes
Ban on Adomic, Rugg, Kreueer Books 4.

The Miller Subcommittee of
the House District Committee,
investigating history teaching in
Washington's schools, agreed
yesterday to hold closed-door
sessions to hear teachers who
might hesitate to testify about
"subversive" matters in open
meetings.
Plans for executive sessions were
adopted at the request of Eugene
A. Grady, a witness for the District
Department of the Veterans of For
eign Wars, which is urging a greatly
stepped-up course on American
ideals and the Constitution.
He told the subcommittee, at yes
terday's final open session, that nu-
merous teachers would not testify
because OF fear of repercussions'
at the Board of Education. He
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-01
by the Associated Press

NEW DELHI, Sunday, Feb. L.
The body of Mohandas Gandhi
was cremated yesterday on a
huge pyre of fragrant sandal
wood logs amid mob scenes OF
hysterical grief.
His son Devadas placed the Goals
to the four corners of the pyre I'M
der the flower blanketed body
Police and soldiers swung sticks and
rifle butts to keep back a crowd OF
tens of thousands which pushed and
trampled in an effort to get a
glimpse of the pathetic ceremony
There were numerous casualties, but
none fatal.
The Pickering light of the pyre
was allowed to die out during the
night when it was announced that
cremation was complete. Previously
it had been expected to burn for SO
hours.
Devadas was to return to the
burning ground today to decide
whether the ashes will be preserved
or cast into the holy Jumna River
or the Ganges River.
Throughout the night groups OF
worshippers visited the scene of the
cremation.
The Indian army was alerted
throughout the country as tight
Tipped government officials remained
in high state of confusion. They
did not know whether Gandhi had
been cut down by an assassin's
bullets because of hatred for the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-01

asked that they be permitted to APP
pear privately and be given i'm
munity.'
/ School Supt. Hobart M. Corning,
who had testified earlier, said teach
ers were free to testify before the
Miller Subcommittee and knew of
no reason why they should fear to
appear. 49,
The subcommittee, meanwhile,
had released for publication today
a report of its investigation of the
Roy o. Hughes text, Building Citi-
zenship." In the report, the sub
committee recommended more ex-
tensive revisions of the book than
the author has said he Is making.
While the authors revisions would
remove some of the objections to the
text, the. subcommittee held re-
vision should be made to delete ".all"
(See TEXTBOOKS, Page A-12.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-01
AFL Opens New Drive
For U. 5. Pay Raise;
Censures Congress
Charges Lawmakers
Are 'CoIIousIy Ignoring
Needs of Workers
By jones Y. Newton
, Star Sioff CORRESPONDENT

MIAMI, Jan. 31.-The Ameri-
can Federation of Labor Execu-
tive Council today opened a new
drive for pay increases for Fed
eral workers.
Calling on Congress to enact i'm
mediately pending legislation which
would grant raise of not less than
$500 year to public servants who
are being victimized. by imitation, p
the council accused Congress OF
"callously ignoring" the needs OF
Government employees.
Unions Of the postal service are
spearheading the drive. William c.
Doherty, president of the National
Association of Letter Carriers,
pushed a strong Federal pay resolu-
ton through the executive council
here. MIR. Doherty is one OF the Is
policy makers of the AFL.
Council Calls Bill Must"
This is must legislation" the
council said of the bill to give Gov
eminent workers a raise. mo valid
argument can be raised against 1t.
The plight of Government workers,
dependent on fixed salaries in these
times of soaring living costs, has
reached the emergency stage. They
and their families have been hit
hardest by rising prices and it is up
to Congress to correct this mass in
justice without delay"
The council said there is an ever
widening gap between wage stand
ards in the Government service and
the cost of living" 1t pointed out
that while postal employees received
their last pay increase January l,
1916, and other Federal employees
got their six months later, the cost
of living has risen q per cent in
the meantime.
That is the measure by which
Government pay has .shrunk in this
period" the AFL said.
Many Forced Into Extra Work.
1t also was noted that most Gov
eminent workers live in large met
ropolitan areas where the cost of
living has skyrocketed most steeply."
The council said many Federal en-
ployes have been forced to seek
part-time jobs to supplement in
come.
within the past year." the coun-
Gil continued, most employers in
private industry have recognized
the economic facts of life and ad-
justed wages to make up, in part
at least, for higher prices. But
Government employees, who cannot
bargain collectively for wages or
strike, but must depend upon the
mercies of Congress, have been cal
lousy ignored by our lawmakers.
That is a sorry reward for loyal
and devoted service.
Congress has been considering
the problem of attracting the high
est type of officials to top policy
making jobs when the tangible re-
wards for such service are so low.
1t also should take notice of the fact
that the Government will no longer
be able to hire or keep high-type
employees in rank and-file Federal
jobs unless the present niggardly
wage standards are promptly and
adequately uplifted."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-01
Thomas Still improving

BALBOA HEIGHTS. C. T., Jan. 81
I49.-Margarita Hospital officials
said today Representative Thomas
Republican, of New Jersey, con-
tinues to show slow but steady i'm
provement:.' He suffered CASTRO
Intestinal hemorrhage at sea week
ago, while enroute to the Canal
Zone.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-01
More Snow Forecast,
Followed by Dip 10
Il Degrees Tonight
Moderate Fall Predicted,
Tomorrow Due to Be
Fair and .Wurmer
UNUSUALLY COLD JANUARY
Reviewed in Story and Pictures.
Page Alt.


Reviewed in Story and Pictures
Page Alt
Continued cold weather, with
a moderate" snowfall, was fore
cast for the District today, as
the Capital continued to shiver
in a cold spell which enveloped
most of the East.
The Nation can expect slowly ris-
ing temperatures this week, how
ever. according to the Weather Blu.
reau. and no new cold waves are
in early prospect.
The forecaster would not estimate
in inches the amount of today's
anticipated snow here, explaining
the word moderate" referred to the
rate of fall rather than to the
accumulation on the ground.
Clearing weather will follow to-
night, and the mercury will dip
to about II degrees in the city and
zero In the suburbs after nosing up
to high of about rs degrees dur
ing the day, he added.
Virginia Bus Service Disrupted.
The forecaster used phrase for
which he had found little need
lately in describing expected condi-
tons tomorrow-"faira and warmer"
Park police said ice skating would
be permitted on the Lincoln Me-
mortal Rejecting Pool today-if it
was not covered by snow. The sur
face was described as pretty
rough"
The continuing cold in neighbor-
ing states disrupted bus service in
parts of Virginia through sleet-
coated roads. brought Chesapeake
Bay oystering operations virtually
to halt and sharpened the fuel
crisis on Maryland's Eastern Shore
Elsewhere in the Nation, many
shivered at home, as well as out-of-
doors. Pittsburgh, which registered
a low zero yesterday, faced a coal
crisis. Some householders were
hauling fuel in handbaskets and
automobiles.
20 Below in New York State.
Low readings included Canton, N
Y, -28; Albany, 20; Phillipsburg,
Pa, "a: Hampton Station, Pa,
80; Pellston. Mich, 20; Elkins,
w. Va, IS, and Cleveland, IS.
The number of workers made idle
by reduced industrial gas supplies
or other conditions caused by the
persistent cold weather rose to
lSee WEATHER Page ALL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-01
Ii. Gov. Cross Withdraws
From Illinois Primary
BY the Associated Press

SPRINGFIELD, Ill, Jan. 31.-Lt
Gov. Hugh w. Cross withdrew to.
night from the April 10 Republican
primary race for governor, leaving
Gov. Dwight H. Green, seeking a
third term, and Warren Wright, a
former State treasurer, the principal
contenders for the nomination.
Adlai Stevenson, Chicago lawyer
and alternate United States delegate
to the United Nations, is unopposed
for the Democratic nomination.
A third remaining COP guberna-
torial candidate is Maurice Simpson
a Chicago salesman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-01
Late Bulletin
Radio Station Burns

Fire early today destroyed
the transmitter station of
Radio Station WANN two
miles outside Annapolis, Md.
A short circuit in the main
switchboard was blamed, Will
liam G. Churchill, chief of
the Eastpoint Volunteer Fire
Department, said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-01

(See TAXES, Page A-6D
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-01

See HOME RULE, Page
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-01

(See WEATHER Page A-5.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-01

(See FUEL. Page A-6)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-01

Moderate snow, ending this afternoon,
high temperature near 25 Clearing, low
near u In city and zero in suburbs tonight
Fair and warmer tomorrow
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1948-02-20

mimi zkouskami bylo prokaza-
no, re je prot tyfu velmi 1cin-
nym a Dude jim mono zachra-
niti tisfce zivotG krajinach
Dalneho vychodu. Ma zaklade
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1948-02-20

KFizova vyprava " Europe.
Generala Eisenhower historic
2. svetove valky, ktera ma pro-
zatimni nazev "KTfzova vypra-
va v Evrope", vyjde pfistf pod
zim u Doubleday and Page.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1948-02-20

toho rozhodl Sc DIR. j. E. Sma-
del, fiditel virusoveho armad-
n1ho oddelenf mediciny, vydati
Sc v letadla ma malajsky polo
ostrov, kde je tyfus velmi roz-
Siren, ably tam pouzitfm tohoto
leku We svych zkouskach po-
kracoval.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1948-02-20
Pro zvySeni postovnich
poplatkH.

Generalnf postmistr Jesse M.
Donaldson vyzval kongres, a.
by zvysil p~ostovnf poplatky,
tax, ably Sc postovnf sluzba Wy
placela.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1948-02-20

povazovan je "a velmi ddlezi-
tou udalost v dejinach medici-
ny.
Novy lex je znam pode jme-
mem ~chloromycetin. Dosavad-
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1948-02-20
S0k0Iovy BaIlCky
"KDo RYCHLE DAvA, DvAKRAT DAvA"
c. SO c STRIKE

200 Lucky Strike cigaret
2 ID. prvotf1dnl kavy
1 Id. plechovka sadla
IL OF. plechovka SAMMY
1 10. praskoveho mleka
1 Id. bile rye
IL OF. plechovku corned beef
l kus toiletnfho mydla
Ceskoslovensko a Francie $3.50
Rakousko a Holandsko 5000
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1948-02-20
c. 81 FRIENDSHIP

200 Lucky Strike cigaret
16 OF. ~plechovka varene sunky
16 OF. pl. prvotTfdnfho masla
2 ID. prvotT1dn1 kavy
l par nylonovych puncoch
IL or. plech. hovezfho masa
l Id. bile rye
s OF. Bakers kakao
1 plechovka Solo cesneku
4 kusy cokolady
IA ID. Ceylon cafe
Ceskoslovensko $50. $500
Rakousko ......... $3.50
Evening star., 1948-05-09
A Short Story

I WAS more than a little worried when
l. Copley Brandon failed to turn up with
the other reporters who came on board.
Having made an early job of the passport
business in the luxury liners big drawing
room, and got my visa in order, l went
straight off to look for him. Ship-news men
and photographers were dashing about, hunt
ing for an undernourished blonde had seen
Evening star., 1948-05-09

on board. She turned out to be some Swedish
movie actress had never heard Of
But nobody was hunting for me. had the
packet in my topcoat pocket and no idea
what to do with it if Copley- Brandon didn't
appear. So when a gang of newspapermen
had finished talking, grabbed one
rs Mr. Copley- Brandon on board?"
The reporter considered me through large
glasses. Il wouldn't know Ask the purser
You misunderstood me, sir protested.
Evening star., 1948-04-14
Petition Of Clergy Urges
Jerusalem as Open City

A petition to declare Jerusalem
an open city under the protection
of the United Nations was indorsed
yesterday by % clergymen of the
Washington area, representing some
Is denominations, who attended q
meeting of the Committee on Re-
ligious Life In the Nations Capital
in the Universalist National Me-
mortal Church. Sixteenth and s
streets NV.
Henry Barden, secretary of the Or
ganization, said the petition would
be circulated among other clergy.
men. 1t win then be sent to the
State Department and U. N. head
The u. N. was called on to take
immediate action to stop the fight
ing and bombing within the Holy
City ) that Is endangering sacred
shrines.
Civil Service Commissioner Ar
thur S. Flemming. who is the COM
mittee secretary. told the gather
ing that the committee should plan
to expand Its activities to acquaint
newcomers here with District
churches In view of the influx ex-
pected in connection with ERP.
Evening star., 1948-04-14
Soviet Position Embitters
pro-ItoIions in Trieste

TRIESTE, Free Territory, April
IA R.-Soviet refusal to discuss the
proposed return Of Trieste to Italy
came as a bitter pill today to pro-
Italians in the free territory.
1t may even change the tone OF
their manifestation tomorrow night,
when $4,000 people are authorized
to meet in the Piazza Unita to show
appreciation for the Western Pow
ers proposal. Some think the dem
onstration now may turn into an
anti-Russian show.
Some thought the Soviet move
was a Russian acknowledgement OF
Communist defeat In Italy in Sun
days elections.
British American sources here in
terpreted the Russian refusal as
the forerunner OF another stalemate
over the future of the free territory.
Unless the three powers decide to
return Trieste to Italy without Rus
sian approval, British-American oc-
cupation of the territory may be-
come indefinite.