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Evening star., 1948-03-05
D. {. Tax Hearings
SET for March 1S, 19

Joint hearings will be held by
Senate and House District Fiscal
subcommittee on the Districts tan
gled tax problems March Is and 10,
it was announced today,
Two additional days, Saturday,
March 20. and Monday, March "a.
will be held open in case extra days
are needed, 1t was said.
Presiding will be Senator Cain,
Republican, of Washington, and
Representative Bates, Republican,
of Massachusetts,, chairmen Of the
Senate and House District Fiscal
subcommittee.
The Commissioners have laid be-
fore Congress a District budget for
the next fiscal year with recon-
mendations that a sales tax to
raise about $4,000 900 will be needed
to supplement other expected rev.
enues.
Among proposals to come before
the committee will be bills to abol-
ish the individual income tax and
replace 1t with a sales tax.
Other proposals to be considered.
it was learned, will be possible
cigarette tax, utility tax and in
crease in school teachers pay.
Evening star., 1948-03-05
Several Cold Days, Possible
Snow Tomorrow Forecast

The Washington area is going to
be q cold place for the next few
days and some snow or rain Is ex-
pected tomorrow night to add to the
discomfort of residents, the Weather
Bureau said today.
The low of 18 degrees recorded at
6:52 am. today made this the cold
est March since 1925, the bureau
said. But it is far from the record
of degrees set in 1872. Suburban
areas reported temperatures several
degrees lower, with Bethesda regis
tering 13 degrees.
Today's windy and cold weather
will continue over the week end and
the temperature today was expected
to hover in the low 30s before go
ing down to Is or 20 degrees tonight.
The bureaus long-range forecast
called for slightly warmer weather
Monday but more cold by Tuesday
and Wednesday.
This latest cold wave is general
over the Eastern and Central parts
of the country, the bureau explained.
A high-pressure area over the Great
Lakes was blamed.
Evening star., 1948-03-05
Is Dead or Missing
After Towboat Hits
Mississippi Bridge
Witness Says Current
Rolled Ship Over and
She Sonk in Minute
BY the Assoeiated Press

GREENVILLE, Miss, Mar. S.
Thirteen crewmen were dead or
missing today after the 180-foot
towboat Natchez rammed into q
bridge, turned over and sank in
the swollen Mississippi River
last night.
Federal barge line officials at
st. Louis said 13 of the crew of 26
were known survivors. Two bodies
were recovered.
The towboat Soho Latonia
brought IL survivors to Greenville.
Another, Engineer Louis Keeling of
Greenville, was picked up far down.
stream, and was being brought to
Greenville in critical condition.
Capt. William A. Howell, 70, mas
ter of the Sohio-L o-Latonia, witnessed
the end of the Natchez from. his
pilot house.
Current Rolled Her Over.
Capt. Howell witnessed the end
of the Natchez from his pilot house.
THE current caught her and
rolled her over" he said. "She
went down in about a minute. The
men below-firemen, engineers and
so on-had no chance. The mer
picked up were mostly deck crew.
The Sohio-Latonia picked up nint
survivors, of whom two died or
board. -Four other men, rescued
by other boats, were transferred tt
the Sohio-Latonia to be brough
here.
| Capt. Howell said he had taker
aboard all those picked up by thu
other boats, the Casablanca ane
Irene Shotan.
Capt. Howell, who lives at Cairo
Ill, said the disaster was "by fal
| the worst" in the II years he ha.
been on the river.
The young captain said he hae
no names of victims or survivors
except that he had picked up thu
Natchez' pilot, Walter Haas Of st
Louis.
The master of the Matches, Capt
(See TOWBOAT, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1948-03-05
Security Council Told
Jews Are Determined
On Free Palestine
Back U. N. Partition Plan,
But Will Act if 1t Fails;
Test Vote Due Today
BY the Assoeioted Press

LAKE SUCCESS, Mar. 5.-The
Jewish Agency told the United
Nations in effect today that 1t
was determined in any event to
go ahead with creation of a Jew
ish nation in Palestine.
This would be done even If the
U. N. is unable to carry out its own
partition project, the agency said
in a major policy statement to the
U. N. Security Council.
DR.. Abba sHillel Silver, chairman
of the American section of the
agency's executive, told the Council:
I'VE feel under obligation to make
our position unmistakably clear. As
far as the Jewish people is con-
cerned, it has accepted the (parti-
tion) decision of the United Nations
We regard 1t as binding and we
are resolved to move forward in the
spirit OF that decision.
Under the plan there are dates
to be met. We must assume that
these dates will be met.
I'VE fully respect the authority Of
the United Nations but If it is I'M
able to carry out its own decision
and, as a consequence, the Jewish
community of Palestine is con-
fronted with the threat of annihila-
ton, it will be compelled by the con-
siderations of sheer survival, not to
speak of the preservation of its
rights, to take all the necessary
measures which the situation will
call for"
The Council met at 1880 am
with prospects of reaching its first
test vote during the day on the
Palestine partition issue.
The first ballot was expected on
an drafted proposal that
the Council accept the General AS
sembly's November 20 decision to
split the Holy Land into independ-
ent Jewish and Arab nations effec-
tive next October l.
American Delegate Warren R
Austin told the Council two days
ago: "A vote for this paragraph
would be a vote for partition as q
Palestine solution"
Evening star., 1948-03-05
Dispensotion for Mihoi to Wed
Anne Reported Refused by Pope
Ex-King and Mother
Sail From England
For Visit to u. S.
By the Assceioted Press

SOUTHAMPTON, England, Mar.
5.-Former King Mihai of Romania
sailed aboard the Queen Elizabeth
today for his first visit to the United
States.
The former monarch told report
ers before his departure that Il am
very hopeful that one day I will re-
turn to my country"
His mother, Queen Helen. accom-
panied him.
Mihai declared yesterday that his
recent abdication had been forced
and that he would not be bound
by 1t.
CIn Bucharest a Romanian
government spokesman denied
today that King Mihai was
forced to quit his throne. ut
seems rather peculiar that it took
/ the ex-King some two months to
make up his mind that his hand
was forced" the spokesman said.
Minai said his trip to America
was not a social one. He added he
hoped to visit factories and indus
trial plants during his stay.
He said he would. return soon to
marry Princess Anne of Bourbon
Parma, who remained in Paris.
I'VE hope to be married in Den
mark" he said, land in the near
future" ........
Evening star., 1948-03-05
Reorine Of Children
In Catholic Church
Believed Difficulty
By the Assoeioted Press

The National Catholic Welfare
Conference news service says
Pope Plus XII has refused a dis
pensation for Danish Princess
Anne, a Roman Catholic, to
marry former King Mihai of Ro-
mania. Mihai is a member OF
the Greek Orthodox Church.
The news service. which goes to
many Catholic publications, says
in a dispatch from Rome that its
information on Pope Plus refusal
of a dispensation came from very
reliable sources here which are en-
tirely unconnected with the Vat
ican."
The story continues:
"It is stated that former Queen
Helen of Romania and Princess
Renee of Bourbon Parma, mothers
of the young couple. went personal
ly to the Pope to request the neces-
sary dispensation. After the audi
ence, they were heard to express
disappointment over the holy faith
er's refusal several times in the
social circles during their short visit
here.
Observers point to the fact of
the divine law from which not even
lSee POPE, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1948-03-05
30 Arabs Reported Killed
In Battle on Sharon Plain

JERUSALEM, Mar 5 P.-Ha-
garah said today 80 Arabs were
killed and many were wounded in
a four-hour battle with Jews last
night on the plains of Sharon be-
tween Tel Aviv and Haifa.
The battle erupted when Arabs
attacked a Jewish settlement at
Magdiel on the Tel Aviv-Haifa high
way, said a communique of the Jew
ish militia issued in Tel Aviv.
It was learned in Jerusalem that
Fawzi Bey AL Kaukji, commander
of Arab volunteer armies. set uI
headquarters in a hotel at Nablus
In northern Palestine Fawzi Bey
summoned his district chieftains fol-
conferences.
Arab sources in Tel Aviv say Arat
commando forces are concentrated
in towns of the Sharon plain, ready
to strike when the order is given
Some believe the plain will be
major battle-ground of Arabs and
Jews,
Evening star., 1948-03-05
ChristoffeI Sentence
Is Two 10 Six Years

Harold Christoffel, former CIO
union officer in Milwaukee, was SEN
fenced in District Court today to
serve from two to six years in prison
for denying under oath that he was
Communist.
Before sentencing Christoffel,
Justice Edward M. Curran turned
down a request by o. John Rogge,
chief of defense counsel, for a new
trial.
The grim-faced defendant re-
piled, "No, sir" when asked by JUS
tice Curran whether he had any,
thing to say before sentence was
passed.
Christoffel is a former president
OF Local 248, United Auto Workers,
at the Milwaukee plant of the Allis-
Chalmers Co. He was convicted on
six counts. of perjury before the
House Labor Committee year ago.
Christoffel testified he had never
been Communist or had connec-
tions with the Communist Party.
Justice Curran granted a motion
by MIR. Rogge that the second count
of the indictment be stricken. This
was a statement by Christoffel that
- never had been a member of
= Communist Political Associa-
lion
Evening star., 1948-03-05
Truman Back in Washington;
Will Meet With Cabinet Today
Presidential Action Postpones WoIkout
At Oak Ridge Atomic Energy Plant z Weeks

the White House at pm. He also
planned to hold an early conference
with Senator McGrath, Democrat,
of Rhode Island chairman of the
Democratic National Committee.
Protests of Southern Democrats
against the Presidents civil rights
program have continued without
abatement since he left Washington
February 20 for a visit to Puerto
Rico and the Virgin Islands and his
vacation here.
Mr.. Truman's action late yester-
| day caused AFL unions to-put of
strike plans for at least two weeks
at the Oak Ridge atomic energy
plant.
The unions involved represent
about 900 workers at one of the Oak
Ridge plants operated by Carbide
tSee TRUMAN, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1948-03-05
Sunday Reading

This weeks Pictorial Maya
zine cover is unusual. It's a
color picture of 43 boy singers.
You'll like it.
In the Editorial Section,
foreign affairs rub shoulders
with domestic events Of i'm
portance. Richard L. Stokes
makes a close study of the
nations listed for aid under
the Marshall Plan. William
A. Millen digs into the i'm
migration situation and finds
there's a rush for citizenship
papers. Blair Moody explores
Italy and finds her struggling
with trade knots. ...'
These and many other fea-
lures, plus special attention to
the new books, camera notes,
chess the dog world, sports,
society, art, music, amuse-
ments, etc, round out the
usual thorough and accurate
news content Of
Thr sunhay Star
Evening star., 1948-03-05
IGov. SigIer Bans
| Reece's Plan to
| Soft PedoICzechs
BY the Assoeioted Press

LANSING, Mich, Mar. SKIM
Sigler said he received the following
telegram today from Carroll Reece,
chairman of the Republican Nation
al Committee:
I'm view of present situation in
Czechoslovakia, suggest caution in
issuing any statement or proclama-
ton on anniversary of foundation OF
republic"
Gov. Sigler, a Republican, said he
telegraphed Mr.. Reece:
Thanks for your telegram. !
hope the Republican Party does not
become so cautious that 1t misses
the boat. Regards"
Gov. Sigler added to newsmen:
IT don't see why the chairman OF
the Republican Committee should
tell the Governor of Michigan what
to do."
Evening star., 1948-03-05

The logical end of such situa-
ton, he said, will be the refusal of
competent men to work on Govern
ment projects and a serious Grip
pling of scientific progress along
many lines in this country.
Scientists, he said, should be the
judges of what information on
nuclear research should be kept
secret, using their own best discre-
ton and perhaps laying down the
law to their colleagues. Otherwise,
he asserted, security is in the hands
of the uninformed. .,
DR.. Condor cited incidents of ac-
quaintances who appear to have
been treated by Government in
vestigatois in a fashion which would
have done credit to Hitler's SIS in
Germany.
This placing of science at the
overall control of ignoramuses, he
explained, is precisely what Ger
many did just before and in the
early days of the last war. The re-
sult-some of her foremost young
Evening star., 1948-03-05
New Hampshire Is Due to Give
Dewey at Least Five DELEGATES

of the delegates, leaving Gov. Dewey
on the minority side. If Mr.. Stas-
sen winds up with three delegates,
however, he will have made an ex-
cellent showing. He entered the
State cold" and practically un-
known, while Gov. Dewey has been
a prime favorite and was strong
here in 1914.
The New York Governor has
stayed away from New Hampshire,
leaving the burden of the campaign
to be carried by his friends. Gov.
IDewey's strength here lies in the
fact that he is far more widely
known that Mr.. Stassen-even after
the latter's campaigning here; that
he Is highly respected for his ad-
ministration of New York's gov
ernment, and that he has back o'
him what Is called the machine,
although the organization is '-y IT
(see LINCOLN, Page A-4J
Evening star., 1948-03-05
$50 Face Dismissal
In Labor Department
By Fund Cuts in Bill
Statistics Bureau Hit
Hardest; FSA Fares
Well by Comparison
By Joseph Young

Approximately $50 Labor De-
partment employees here, most of
them in the Bureau of Labor
Statistics, face dismissal under
provisions of the Labor-Federal
Security Agency 1949 appropria-
tions bill reported today by the
House Appropriations Commit
tee.
Nearly 800 of the TOO Bureau Of
Labor Statistics employees here will
have to be fired If the committee,
bill is upheld by Congress, BLs
lemcials estimated approximately 10t
of the 900 BIS employees outside o.
Washington also face dismissal.
Reason for the cuts is the 40 PEI
cent reduction In salary and expense
items that the committee ordered
in the agency's 1s4s appropriation
Elsewhere in the Labor Depart
ment, the 10 or more employees In
the Bureau of Veterans Re-employ-
naent Rights here will be jobless II
the committees bill is upheld. The
committee ordered the bureau abol-
ished. About 100 of the agency's
employees throughout the country
also would lose their jobs.
An additional 20 or IS employees
in the secretarys and solicitors s
offices may have to. be discharged
under the committees bill. A hand
full of employees in the Bureau of
Labor Standards may lose their
jobs. The committee also abolished
the field Offices of the Women's Bu-
reau, which employees nine persons.
In contrast with the Labor De-
partment, the Federal Security
Agency Jared very we'll in personnel
items. FSA officials said that no
personnel cuts will be necessary un-
der the committees measure. In
fact, the Food and Drug Division
officials estimated they would be
able to hire 81 additional employees,
Howard University can add about IS
additional workers, and the Colum-
bia Institution for the Deaf can hire
four extra workers.
Other agencies coming under
today's bill were the Federal Media
ton and Cancellation Service, the
National Mediation Board, the Ma
tional Labor Relations Board and
the Railroad Retirement Board
No personnel reductions will be
necessary in any OF these agencies
The NLRB and FMCS received in.
creases over their current appro.
priations to hire additional per.
sOnnel.
Evening star., 1948-03-05
GuutemuIuns Close
Border With Belize
By The Assoeiofsd Press

GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala
Mar. 5.-The Foreign Relations
Minister announced today the
boundary between Belize and the
rest of the republic is being closed
in order to avert possible Incl
dents.
Belize is the territory held by the
British, who call it British Hon.
duras. Guatemala claims the area
There we're reports here of troop
movements on both sides of the
border.
Evening star., 1948-03-05

members wrangle with Mr.. Towne
over the records, and later assured
reporters again that he welcomes
the proposed full open hearing.
Publicity on Full Record Blocked.
Other high lights of today's ses-
sion were:
/. Representative Nixon, Repub-
lican, of California blocked re-
quest by Representative Rankin,
Democrat, of Mississippi to make
public the full record of the sub
committee which touched off the
current inquiry. Mr.. Nixon OBJ
jected because, he said, he under
stood grand jury investigation is
going on that might be prejudiced.
2. Representative Nixon also sug-
gested the investigation should in
clude an effort to find the source OF
quotations in the Washington Post
of March 4 from an FBI report to
the Commerce Department on DR.
Condor, which is one of the docu-
ments Secretary Hartman refused
to give the committee today.
Representative Mcdowell, Repub-
lican, of Pennsylvania, who presided
over the subcommittee today, said
the recommendation to 60 on with
public hearings at later date will
be submitted for ratification to Rep
resentative Thomas, Republican, of
New Jersey, who heads both the
full committee and the subcom-
mittee.
In moving for complete hearings,
Mr.. Nixon suggested they would Of
ford an opportunity to hear DR..
Condor, Director ]. Edgar Hoover
of the FBI and any other witnesses
who could help to clear up the sus-
picion which has been cast on Dr.
Condor.
Mcdowell. Wood Back Motion.
Representatives Mcdowell and
Wood, Democrat, of Georgia-the
only others present-joined in vot-
ing for the motion.
Representative Rankin had left
earlier for the floor of the House.
where action was expected on a
(See CONDON, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1948-03-05
Trucklood of Dynamite
Blows Up; I Dies, ; Hurt
BY the Associated Press

JACKSON, Miss, Mar. 5.-A
truckload of dynamite blew up today
on a highway % miles from here,
killing bystander, damaging three
residences and injuring three oc-
cupants. The blast was heard in
Jackson.
The truck driver, William Lee
johnson of Jackson, escaped injury
by leaving the scene before the
explosion. Mr.. johnson said the
truck had caught fire earlier, but
that he parked it and believed ne
had extinguished the blaze.
Robert A. Davis of Memphis and
Durant, Miss. driver of another
truck, was killed when he came on
the scene while the explosives truck
was burning. His body was found
about 100 feet away.
Evening star., 1948-03-05
Truman nAsksCongress
To Cenira|ize Buying,
Selling Under FWA
Urges End Of Priorities
In Disposing of Rest Of
.'PersonuF Property

President Truman today asked
Congress to centralize procure
ment and disposal of Govern
ment property and supplies in
the Federal Works Agency and
to eliminate priorities in the dis
posal of remaining surplus per-
sonal property.
In a special message to Congress
the President urged legislation be
enacted to:
l. Transfer the Bureau Of Federal
Supply from the Treasury Depart
ment ito the Federal Works Agency
2. Terminate the War Assets Ad-
ministration by June 80 and trans
fer to the Federal Works Agency
the function of disposing the re-
naming surplus war property ir
this country.
Elimination of Priorities.
3. Eliminate priorities, including
those for veterans, in the disposa!
of surplus personal property, but re-
tain priority requirements for dis
posal of real property until Decem'
ber 81, 1919.
4. Transfer responsibility for dis
posing of remaining surplus wal
property abroad from the State De.
partment to the agencies owning
the property, principally the Arm!
and Navy Departments.
S. Give the Federal Works Ad
ministrator flexible responsibilit,
for developing improved method
for orderly and economical procure
ment, use and disposal of Govern
menl property"
Mr.. Truman did not outline hi
program under the Reorganization
Act, but called for special legisla
ton. He said he had asked tn
Federal Works Administrator t.
submit bills for carrying out tn
program to appropriate congres.
sional committee.
In explaining the purposes of hi
recommendations, the Presiden
said:
"At the present time, Government
procurement and disposal functions
See STTPPT ,TES page A-40
Evening star., 1948-03-05
Super Agency
Combat Reds
Blocked by Taft
No Chance for Plan
Seen as He Lines Up
With Vondenberg
BY the Assoeioted Press

Senator Taft of Ohio today
lined up with Senator Vanden-
berg of Michigan against trying
to set up new world agency to
block communism.
The opposition of the two Repub-
lican leaders spelled death for the
plan advanced by four of their COP
colleagues: Senators Ball of Min
nesota, Wherry of Nebraska, Hawkes.
of New Jersey and Cain of Wash
ington.
Senator Taft is chairman of the
Senate Republican Policy Commit
tee. Senator Vandenberg heads the
Foreign Relations Committee and is
the Senate's presiding of1icer.
The super agency idea was Of
fered as an amendment to the
$500 100000 European Recovery
Program.
Oppose Junking Veto.
1t would direct the President to
try to create an 11-nation supreme
council" Outside the United Nations
There would be no veto against the
use of armed force to stop "aggres-
sion or subversion."
Senator Taft told a reporter he
is not willing to surrender the veto
power which the United States now
has in the United Nations Security
Council unless the u. N. Charter is
rewritten.
Senator Vandenberg, who reject
ed the plan outright Wednesday,
also is opposed to junking the big
power veto held by Britain, France,
Russia and China.
He told the Senate he has ad-
vocated its removal down to the
point" where the use of force is in
volved. But he said the pending
plan would let other countries de-
eide when the United States should
go to war.
Malone to Resume Speech.
The Senate moved into it's fourth
day of Marshall Plan debate with
Senator Malone, Republican, of Ne
vada ready to resume the first for
NAL opposition speech.
He had reached only the mid
way point Of an address criticizing
the recovery program as a "brazen
and preposterous scheme for world
wide distribution of wealth" when
yesterdays recess was called.
The debate is expected to con-
tinue at least until the end Of next
week.
Senator Malone said we must
decide which countries in those
areas It is necessary for us to
currently protect for our own ulti-
mate safety"
Then, he told the Senate, we
should serve notice that "if the
integrity of these nations is threat
ened J" it will be considered an
overt act against the United States.
Smith Defends ERP Bill.
Senator Smith, Republican, of New
Jersey defended the ERP bill, saying
any selfish division among the
American people over aiding West
ern Europe would be a signal for
communism Ito move in and take
over"
Meanwhile, the House Foreign
Affairs Committee, which yesterday
heard 1t. Gen. Albert c. Wedemeyer
call for American military assistance
to China In fighting communism,
went into executive session today.
Reading of the Senate version OF
ERP was scheduled, but the commit
tee ruled out any amendments to
the measure at this time.
Evening star., 1948-03-05

scientists got out of the country
and played a big part in American
production of the atomic bomb.
That, he says again. is what Japan
did. japanese scientists made funda-
mental contributions during the wal
in fields which had no military ap-
plication, simply because the atmos-
phere created around them was
such that they could not work on
war projects. The world gained, but
the loss to the country was incal-
culable.
Here, DR.. Condor says, is the
issue, transcending in importance
the remote possibility that some dis
loyal or stupid scientist might let
slip some bit of information i'm
portant to a potential enemy.
THE time has come" he said, ".te
raise hell about it-because of the
national weakness that is bound te
result from such government pol
icy. The issue I would like to make
(See HENRY, Page A-4.)