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The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-07-17
MOVIES
Paradine case


tricky.
His ''Paradine Case" is based
on stock material: lawyer defends
beauty accused of numbering rich
and helpless husband-handsom
valet turks in the garden-law-
yer's wife Steadfast as husband
withers under murderess' sultry
orbs. And for splicing, throw in
a grumpy old judge.
This is also a David o. SELF
nick showcase. Gregory Peck is
the brilliantly-futured lawyer,
Ann Todd, of Seventh Veil'
f e, is his understanding
spouse. Charles Laughton plays
the judge with his styled trade
marks: babyish eye-twitching
and jaw-fingering. Ethel Barry
more is lost in bit as his judge
pecked wife. Charles Coburn is
Peck's boss, and lastly we are
introduced to Valli (of italy, as
the murderess and Louis Jourdan
(of France) as the valet
Selxnick also wrote the screen
play-and therein lies the gim-
mick. II is one hour fifty five
minutes of unbelievablY correct
grammar. Both the screen-plaY
and Hitchcock's camera paralYze
the acting. A Greek chorus" of
lawyers wife and her friend in
terpret for the audience each
question and answer in the court
room scenes.
The sets and Wallis hair dos
add to the unreality of the enter
prise. Most of the picture takes
place in a British courtroom and
various homes. These homes"
are more like plastic lined air.
line ticket offices or super ice
cream parlors. Wallis assuredly
lovely face is first set off by an
upsweep. After night in Jail
it turns amazingly to an off the
face. And on the prisoners dock
she sports a severely down-the-
center style. AT all times quite
well shampooed.
An element of Justice tri-
umphs-the evil are punished"
sneaks in. The lawyers attempts
to unearth good things about
their client is backgrounded by
a contributing slogan, Defend
the children of the poor and
punish the wrong doers." Need
less to say neither the poor nor
their children come within a box
camera of the film.
Hitchcock's noted flair for
suspense" is notably missing.
Sudden deep chords of Franz
Waxman's music provide the only
shocks. While Lee Garmes' pho
Biography is well Swallowed. the
main emphasis is on close-ups
with the camera occasionally ex-
aiming the face from all angles
to achieve an emotional drive.
Hitchcock makes his copyright
appearance, as he does in each
of his films. This time he is seen
leaving train station with a
flddlecase and a hand -flicked
cigar: weak imitation of Laugff=
ton.
There are two fairly well done
scenes, but here we'll done be-
comes rare. One catches LAUGH :
ION as his eyes pop at an off the
shoulder creation grazing the
lawyers wife. The camera stays
on her shoulder and his eyes,
circling them and hopping when
Laughton makes an unsuccessful
attempt TO hold her hand. The
other shows the lawyer examin-
ing the murderess' room: above
him is her portrait. eyes follow
ing him wherever he moves. The
camera makes GOOD use of tb;s
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-07-17

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Evening star., 1948-09-18
Oil and Gas Supplies
On Coast Increase
Despite Refinery Tieup
By the Assoeinted Press

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 1S.-An
oil industry official reported today
that ell and gasoline supplies on
the West Coast had increased de-
spite the CIO oil refinery workers
strike, now in its third week.
A. C. Stewart, vice president OF
Union Oil and chairman of the
ALLEGATION Committee, said South
ern California's gasoline had in
creased from a to Is day supply.
The Pacific Northwest's gasoline
storage, he added, had jumped
from a 14-day to 17-day supply.
That in Northern California re-
manned steady at enough for eight
days.
Meanwhile, the truce in Transbay
Richmond continued on an uneasy
note. Richmond police said paint
and creosote were smeared on the
homes Of four men who have crossed
picket lines at the Richmond Stand
ard OIL plant.
The men were among 200 ma
chinists and AFL boilermakers who
are still In the plant with the COM
pany providing food and beds.
At Manhattan Beach, in Southern
California, four men were arrested
after two Standard Oil Co. employees
were severely beaten. The men,
Daniel Holland and Richard VOL
lard, are employees of Standards
Ell Segundo refinery.
Contract talks between Stand
Evening star., 1948-09-18
Two Youths Sentenced
In Three HOUSEKEEPING

Two young men were sentenced
yesterday by Judge Jennings Bailey
of District Court for three house.
breakings and larcenies, one case in
volving the theft Of a typewriter
from the doctors quarters at Gal
linger Hospital.
They are Charles B. Murphy, %
of the 500 block of Fourth street
Sc, who was given from 6 to Ia
months, and Robert L. Rector. 19
Of the 800 block of r street S.W.
who was given from to IS months
Judge Bailey gave Harry c. VIII
liams, n, colored, Of the 5400 block
of Bass place NV. from 3 to 1C
years for breaking into and stealing
from two homes. One of the thefts
was from the home Of Mr.. and Mrs
Merle K. Wood of the 1900 block
Of Sixteenth street NV, where
Williams took a watch and $40 In
cash,
Evening star., 1948-09-18

ard and the CIO union will be re-
surned Monday. The union Is de-
manding 21-cent-an-hour increase
and the industry has offered 1914
cents. Talks with five other struck
companies have been recessed pend
ing outcome of the negotiations
with Standard.
Evening star., 1948-09-18
Group Attacks Regulation!
On New Public HOUSING

The Columbia Improvement As
sociation today was on record
against the new public license regu-
lations approved by the Commis-
sioners.
In q resolution, the group last
night attacked the regulations on
the grounds they would require
tremendous enlargement" in the
number of inspectors. police and
prosecutors, would increase the
city's expenditures for inspections
Evening star., 1948-09-18

and would impose "unbearable'
burdens and annoyances on home
owners. The group asked repeal of
the law.
Evening star., 1948-09-18

The favorite building material OF
the Moors In Spain was brick. with
glazed tiles for decorative effects.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-08
Ferguson Lists Impeachment
AS One Way to Get Loyalty Files
Mystery Spy Witness
To Be Here At Open
Hearing Tomorrow
By Miriom Gutenberg

The House Committee on I'm
American Activities pulled aside
the curtain of secrecy Shrouding
its mystery witness" far enough
to disclose the man supposed to
crack" their Communist espion-
age probe is a New Yorker named
Alexander Koral.
How .Sa subcommittee Jared in
questioning Mr.. Koral at secret ses-
sions' in New York will be revealed
to the full committee at an extra
ordinary executive session at 2 pm
today.
Tomorrow, the public will get a
chance at an open hearing to lool
at the witness about whom Acting
Chairman Mundt told reporters:
1T Is believed Alexander Kora
is in a position to give the com.
mittee valuable and direct i1fornna.
ton concerning 4 contact man fol-
the Communist spy ring who me-
with key people.
I'VE have reason to believe thi.
contact man operated within the
ring and that he was one Of the
people who made contacts within
the ring. I can't say whether this
(See SPIES, Page A-4D
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-08
Senate Bans Confirmation:
Recess Appointment Likely
Ex-Governor Undecided
On Acceptance After
Surprise Choice

Former Gov. Maurice j. Tobin
of Massachusetts, was nominated
to be Secretary of Labor in sur
prise, last-minute move by Presi-
dent Truman last night.
If Mr.. Tobin takes the secretary
ship-Which he said last night he
has not yet agreed to accept-he
could be given recess appointment
despite the Senate's failure to con-
firm him.
Because his name was placed in
nomination shortly before Congress
adjourned, legislators said Mr.
Tobin could serve as successor to
Lewis B. Schwellenbach, who died
June 10, and draw his pay pending
the next session.
Gov. Tobin said last night at his
summer home at Scituate, Mass.
that the appointment also had come
to him as surprise. He said he
had received a call from Senator
McGrath. Democratic National
Chairman, late yesterday afternoon.
He informed me that President
Truman had me under considera-
ton for the post of Secretary Of
Labor" Gov. Tobin said.
Naturally, I appreciate the great
honor but informed him I was a
candidate for Governor of Massa-
chusetts.
Il promised him I would give the
appointment serious consideration
and agreed to have my name sub
mitted. I have acceptance of the
appointment under consideration. "
The move caught not only the
Senate by surprise, but found Mass
achusetts political observers COM
pletely unprepared, since Mr.. Tobin
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-08

Corporation Counsel Vernon T..
West yesterday revealed he had
not yet received a reply from
Judge Ellen K. Raedy in answer
to his demand that the judge
back up her charge that his staf1
favors friends in drunken-driv-
ing cases.
Reached at his home late yester-
day, Mr.. West said that as far as
he is concerned the next move Is
Up to Judge Raedy."
He added that he assumes the
Judge got his letter at about 10
am. Friday, since it was sent by
special messenger about Is minutes
before
TITS up to her to name what cases
she had in mind when she said our
ofiice has been dropping charges
against their friends in Municipal
Court" Mr.. West declared.
Il don't know Of any such nolles
withdrawal of prosecution. I don't
believe there have been any. Fur
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-08
5000 Apartment Units Chapman Takes Lead
Maybe Erected Here For5enaie Nomination
Under New COP. Bill In Kentucky Voting
Well Ahead Of Brown
In Democratic Primary;
Cooper Far ia Front
By the Associated Press

LOUISVILLE, KY, Aug. T.
Representative Chapman took a
commanding lead over his near
est opponent for the Democratic
senatorial nomination tonioht
as returns came in from the
rural areas of Kentucky.
John Young Brown of Lexington
who led earlier with large plural
tiles piled up in organized labor
strongholds, trailed by more than
10000 votes with more than hall
of the States 1904 precincts re-
ported
The unofficial count in 3,187 pre-
cincts was: Mr.. Chapman, 1924
Brown 67,864, and Milton T. Whit
worth, Elizabethtown, 5000.
Senator Cooper was assured the
Republican senatorial nomination
Unofficial returns from 5000 pre-
cincts give him 48,257 to 1883 for
his only opponent, Silas A. Sullivan
of jamestown.
Chapman Get Farm Vote.
Mr.. Chapman, citing his congress
sional record on behalf of the
farmer and tobacco grower, scored
big margins in the agricultural
areas.
Kentuckians generally weref not
very excited over the primary
spiced in the final week with charges
by Mr.. Brown that Mr.. Chapman
did not pay Federal income taxes
from 1926 to 1910. Mr.. Chapman
denied the charges.
Mr.. Chapman had the support OF
Gov. Earle Clements. The Paris
aspirant brought % years of con-
gressional service into the race.
Mr.. Whitworth was unafflliated
He based his campaign on an APP
peal to youth-"war veterans ano
young Democrats"
Three Incumbents Unopposed.
The polls closed at 4 pm. Local
time. and the tabulation began
as soon as ballot boxes were
brought to county seats. Counties
which fail to complete the count
tonight will resume it Monday.
7 The State now has six Demo-
cratic and three Republican repre-
/ sentatives. All except Mr.. Chap
man in the Sixth District and Will
liam Lewis of London. in the strong
Republican ninth, sought nomlna
tons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-08
Nv the Assoeioted Press

The Navy announced last night
award of a contract for con-
struction of its $500, 100000 giant
fiush-deck aircraft carrier and
said work will get under way
soon.
The carrier will be the largest
ship afioat, a Navy spokesman said
with a waterline length Of more than
1000 feet. and a beam, or width
of 1870 feet. That will be 20 feet
wider than the Panama canal locks
The huge vessel will be con-
structed by the Newport News
Shipbuilding and Drydock Co.,
Newport News, Va. The job Is
expected to take two years.
With a speed of approximately
So knots, the ship will have no is
land on the deck, such as carriers
now have. The additional space
will be used in handling larger
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-08
ArmyS Seeking Officers
For Expanding Forces
BY the Associated Press

The Army put out the "helr
wanted sign yesterday for Reserve
and National Guard officers ano
nurses to volunteer for extended
active duty to help train and staff
the expanding force.
A total of $1,000 additional officers
will pe needed between now and
the end of next year, the Army
said
The immediate need is for 5000
Reserve and National Guard officer'
who held the rank of lieutenant anc
captain prior to discharge after the
last war.
While vacancies exist in al
branches of the Army, the Infantry
Medical, Dental and Medical Serv.
ice Corps, Field and Coast Artillery
and Signal Corps officers are ir
greatest need.
Chaplains. doctors and dentists
may request assignment to duty i
they are under 81 years of age re-
CARELESS of whether they held com.
pany or field grade rank.
Applications will be considered
from lieutenants and captains un'
der AZ years of age.
Officer veterans of the last wal
who did not join reserve ma!
also volunteer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-08
Anne Arundel Officer
Dies As Car Hits Pole

William Peake, so. a special ofi-
Ger at Riva, Anne Arundel County,
Md, died last night as an auto
mobile he was driving struck a pole
on the Grain highway near the
Pigeon House Inn.
Anne Arundel County police said
that Mr.. Peake apparently suffered
a heart attack. DR.. John M. Claf1y,
county medical examiner, who ex-
amined the body after the accident,
could not be reached for comment.
The police said Mr.. Peake was
pronounced dead at the scene OF
the crash.
A man identified by Maryland
State Police as George Wesley Nor
ton, 26, employe of the Brownsville
State Mental Hospital, was seriously
injured early last night when he fell
from a motorcycle on Generals
highway at Brownsville, Md. He
was admitted to Emergency Hos
pital, Annapolis, with head injuries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-08
Novv Lets Contract for Carrier
Too Bio for Panama Canal

carrier bomberS now being contem-
plated.
A Navy spokesman at Newport
News said the vessel eventually may
be an 80.O00-ton craft. The basic
tonnage now is estimated at 5000
tons.
Announcement that the carrier
would be built at the Virginia ship
yard was made during the day by
Representative Bland, democrat
of virginia.. member of the House
Merchant Marine Committee.
After Mr.. BANDS disclosure the
Navy issued a formal statement.
Announcement of the contract
award for the big carrier was one
of the several the Navy made In
connection with its postwar ship
building and conversion program.
The remainder of the shipbuilding
program. the Navy said, includes
1See NAVY CONTRACTS. A-7D
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-08
Another Big Squirt Seen
In Rental Housing by
Builders and OfficioIs
By Robert J. Lewis

Provisions in the new Republi-
can housing bill will mean IAN
other big squirt" in production of
rental housing In the Washing
ton metropolitan area that may
provide an additional 5000
apartment units here costing
about $40,000,000, builders and
Government officials estimated
last night.
The new legislation was enacted
only few hours after Robert F.
Cogswell. District rent control ad-
ministrator, told the Commission
ers rental housing shortages here
are becoming even more critical.
The metropolitan area probably
needs at least 10000 more apart
ments than are now under way or
provided for, according to Govern
ment estimates, and new produc-
ton possible under the bill would
go far toward meeting this need.
125 Projects Under Way.
The Republican-sponsored meas
ure, which was patterned after the
long debated Taft Ellender- Wagner
bill, but which eliminated all pub
lie housing features. provides new
authorization of 100000 900 to in
sure loans on large-scale multi
family rental housing, new financing
procedures, and other aids.
From previous authorizations by
Congress, the Government has is
sued commitments to insure loans
| on about s160,0O0,00 in rental
housing construction in the metro
politan area. These projects would
provide total of about 10000 apart
ment units, all of which must first
be offered to veterans. James A
Hewitt, director of the District
office of the Federal Housing Ad-
ministration, said.
{ Under the District program tC
Gate, about 80 projects, providing
about 1900 apartments, have been
fully completed.
In addition. 125 projects are nov
under construction, many OF winch
already are partly occupied. Nearly
100 projects which have been ap'
proved are still awaiting the start OF
construction. Many of these prof.
ects have been delayed owing to the
See D C. HOUSING, Page A-7.l
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-08
u. 5. Track Athletes
Take 10Th Victory in
0|ympics, Miss 11th
Champions HovelSePoint:
And Sweden 101, Other
Countries Far Behind
By 6oyIe Talbot
Associated Press Sports Writer


WEMBLEY, England, Aug. T.
Americas champion track and
field forces scored their 10th
Olympic victory and were de-
prived of another brilliantly
earned triumph on "a thin tech
nicality today as they concluded
their part in the 1948 games be-
fore a roaring crowd of $4,000.
Winners of the 1.600-meter re-
lay by killing margin after mis-
fortune struck their chief rivals. the
Jamaicans, Uncle Sans relay stars
also romped to a convincing win in
the 400-meter final. but were ruled
out for passing the baton outside
the stipulated zone.
Coach Dean Cromwell said he was
protesting the decision. 1t seemed
unlikely he would get anywhere
with his beef.
Delfo Cabrera, a barrel-chested
fireman from Buenos Aires, scored
a stunning victory in the marathon
taking the lead for the first time
after he re-entered the Olympic
Stadium at the end of the 26-mile
285-yard run over Englands hills
and wales.
Sweden strengthened its hold on
second place in the final track and
field standing when John Mikaels-
son of Stockholm footed it to new
Olympic record in the 10,000-meter
walk, finishing 100 meters ahead OF
another SWede. B. T. l. Johansson
This was the fifth gold medal won
by the blond sons of the north. Nc
other nation, except America, had
more than one.
The final unofficial point total
gave the United States of America
189, Sweden 10l. Great Britain 80
France and Finland each %, Aus
tralia and Jamaica each "a. Italy 81
Hungary 20 and Norway 10. The
rest were nowhere.
Alice Coachman Of Albany, Ga.
a 24-year-old graduate of Tuskegee
lIlSIltutc, UlOuSllG IAlC AL oe VI am oAiS
field victory to the American
women's team after a week of dis.
appointments when, at the very
end of the final days program
she won the high jump with ar
Olympic record leap of S feet, g.,
inches.
Dutch Girls Take Relay.
Dorothy Tyler of Great Britain
gave the Georgia girl an awful
tussle as most of the great GROVE
remained into the cleaning tx
watch them fight it out. Each O.
them finally got over at the win
ming height, but the American tool
one less Jump to do it, and therein
lay her victory.
Four Dutch girls, anchored by thu
indomitable Mrs. Fannie Bankers
koen. captured the women's A
meter relay by less than foot owe
a quartet of flying Australians. Thu
winners time was ATS seconds.
Flying Fannie, who holds thu
world record of 5 feet, IA inche
in the women's high jump. passet
up an almost certain fourth Olympic
championship in that event to Leaf
her relay teammates to victory. Sh'
already had won the 80-mete
1Contin1,ed IN pace Ri. Col. 81
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and former Attorney General Paul
A. Dever are friendly" rivals for
the Democratic nomination for
governor.
The Tobin nomination was sent to
Capitol Hill before adjournment to
comply with a technicality Since the
Labor Department vacancy had eX-
listed more than 80 days before the
special session was convened, 1t
was necessary to place his name in
nomination. Otherwise he would
have received no pay before the
next session of Congress.
Mr.. Tobin, who served as Mas
sachusetts Governor in 1945-46 after
defeating James M. Curley twice
for Mayor OF Boston, is Al years old.
Senator Barley of Kentucky. the
Democratic vice presidential nomi-
nee, asked for Mr. Tobin's confirma-
ton last night on the ground that
tSee TOB1N, Page A-5D
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-08
BerIiners Concerned
Lest Moscow Talks
End in New Munich
Firm Western Stund
Urged Against Russia;
Utilities Cut Again

U. S. TELLS RUSSIA She Will Re-
ject ANY Red Monopoly of Danube
Shipping. Page AS.
WESTERN POWER ENJOYS in
Moscow Hope to Resume Talks
With Molotov Today or Tomorrow
Page AS.
By the Associated Press
BERLIN, Aug. 7.-Concern was
reported growing among West
ern Berliners tonight that a
New Munich" may be in the
making in four-power negotia-
tons on Germany taking place
in Moscow.
Calling for a firm Western stand
against new demands by the Rus
slams. the Socialist newspaper Tel
egraf said the brave attitude dis
played by Berlin" under the Soviet
blockade had earned this city as
surances of free democratic life. y
Unfortunately" the newspaper
said. there is evidence today that,
despite their sorry experiences since
1945, the democracies again are in
clined to trust the promises of a
totalitarian power. Anyone who
believes that the differences be-
tween the democracies and Russian
totalitarianism can be resolved
merely on the German problem or
the Berlin question is on the road
to a New Munich
Gas, Electricity Cut.
Meanwhile, the western occupa-
ton powers ordered new cuts today
in gas and electricity used by
Soviet blockaded western Berlin.
The cuts are expected to save about
100 tons of coal daily.
Gas will be cut oil from Q pm.
to 5 am. This will eliminate gas
street lighting. The amount Of cleo
tricity used for cooking will be cut
by so per cent.
Socialist Otto Suhr, chairman Of
the Berlin City Council, told a
rally of Berliners in the French
sector that a poor compromise
must not be decided upon at the
cost of us Berlin cellar -dwellers."
The Moscow talks have been
wrapped in secrecy.
The Telegraf and Suhr may have
based their remarks on Russian
licensed news agency dispatch
quoting Informed Washington cir
clss" to the effect President Tru-
lSee BERLIN. Page A-5.k