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Evening star., 1948-09-02

nickname ana
get nothing ex-
oept an involved
answer about
sDme misspelled
latin and Greek
words. Cartoon
ist Bill Fleishell
pmes no closer
when drawing
pic t ures of
George Wa Shr
Evening star., 1948-09-02

The recent heat wave didn't bother
Tom Clayton. Gallaudet coach
mainly because he wasn't here. He's
running a boys camp in Maine and
won't be back for another week. The
Blues have only four games sched-
uled this year, three against Mason
Dixon Conference opponents.
Evening star., 1948-09-02

ington football opponents for the
G. w. press information brochure.
Bill had no trouble with cartoons
of Blue Devil, Jayhawk, Terrapin
and others on the G. w. schedule,
but Hoya stopped him. He settled
for football with arms and legs and
with black slanting eyes, the whole
thing resembling an evil beetle. But
whatever it is. it isn't a Hoya.
Evening star., 1948-09-02

What's Hoya? People ask that
every year about the Georgetown
Evening star., 1948-11-27
By the Associoted fress

LONDON, Nov. PA British
biologist has resigned from the
Soviet Academy of Sciences because
of what he termed attempts to
"mutilate scientific truth" in the
interests OF Communist political
creed.
Sir Henry Dale, in letter pub
lished in the Times yesterday, at
tackled the theories of genetics ad-
vocated by T. D. Lysenko director
of the Lenin Academy of Genetics-
the study of plant and animal
breeding.
Mr.. Lysenko. who teaches that &C
uuired characteristics can be trans
mitted to succeeding generations,
has had his view adopted as official
in the Soviet Union. Dissenting
Soviet scientists have been warned
to fail into line.
In giving up his honorary mem
bership in the Soviet Academy Sir
Henry Dale said it had restricted by
decree all research and teaching in
genetics TO politically imposed
crthoooXy."
He charged Mr.. Lysenko's theories
were "a doctrine of evolution which
in effect, denies all the progress
made by research in that field since
early in the 18th century,
Evening star., 1948-11-27
Allied CounterbIockode
Cuts Soviet Zone Power

BERLIN, Nov. 27 (P).-USe of elec-
tricity in the Soviet occupation zone
of Germany was ordered cut sharply
today, rejecting the pinch of the
Allied counterblockade of the zone.
The curtailments affect industrial,
commercial and domestic users.
The order was announced by the
Soviet licensed Adm news agency.
Power for homes will be cut off
five hours daily and use OF electric
Ity for cooking was forbidden where
any other means are available.
Power to stores and Offices is to be
cut off nine hours each day. Among
the industrial restrictions is a
weekly "power-saving day" in ad-
dition to Sunday, which might
mean total shutdown on that day.
The restrictions will continue
until April, with violators liable to
fines and deprivation of current for
three months.
Allied air forces are more than
achieving their goal for November
in the airlift; despite adverse wealth
er conditions.
Figures disclosed yesterday by the
Air Force show that British and
American planes are conquering the
worst weather month" OF the year
for Germany. Fogs and rains are
traditional this month.
An average thus far of 4,o51 tons
daily has been attained, in COM
parison with .the 1000 tons daily
called for by Gen. Lucius D. Clay
American military governor, when
the airlift started in June. Total
supplies hauled since June are $780,
973 tons in 92.149 flights.
Evening star., 1948-11-27
Reds 'iit.uti|a'e' Truth, Mrs. Gizycka Due Here
British Biologist Says On Monday for Quiz

Mrs. Felicia Gizycka. who is con-
testing the will of her mother, Mrs.
Eleanor Patterson, will be here
Monday for pretrial questioning
by attorneys in a private session,
William A. Roberts, her attorney,
said TODAY.
The deposition will be taken at
9:45 am. in the Office of Ward and
Paul, public stenographic firm at
1760 Pennsylvania avenue NV. at
tcrneys said. Mr.. Roberts added
he did not know when Mrs. Gizycka
would arrive here from New York
City.
Mrs. Gizycka was released from
Presbyterian Hospital there last
Thursday. She had entered the
hospital November 20.
Mr. Roberts requested in District
Court last Monday that her appear
ance here for a deposition be post
poned until January II. Judge
James w. Morris granted a post
ponement to Monday, pending a re-
port on her physical condition.
Mrs. Gizycka has brought suit to
break the will of her mother, late
owner and publisher of the Times
Herald. She contends Mrs. Patter-
son was of unsound mind and the
victim of undue influence in making
the will. Mrs. Patterson's: estate
was estimated at more than $16,500,-
900. She bequeathed the newspaper
to seven of its top executives and
left property and $4,000 yearly
income to her daughter.
Evening star., 1948-11-27
Hotel Manager Injured
CHASING Pocketbook Thief

Johannes Hamasian, So, manager
of the Taft Hotel at Seventh ana
G streets NV, was in Casualty
Hospital today for treatment OF
head injuries received when struck
by a streetcar while he chased a
man he said snatched his pocket
book containing 500.
The hospital reported his condi-
ton good" Police said the &C
cident occurred last night when Mr..
Hamasian ran across Seventh street
near M street NV. and was hit
by streetcar operated by Herman
Diff, 50, of 6101 North, Dakota ave-
hue NV. The man Mr., Hamasian
was pursuing escaped
Mr.. Hamasian told police the man
stole his wallet while he was on a
streetcar. The hotel manager
jumped from the car and ran into
the path of another car, police we're
informed.
Evening star., 1948-11-27
0ystermen Ask Injunction
Barring diversified Boats
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE. Nov. 81. Five
Bishops Head Md oyster tongers
filed injunction proceedings in Fed
eral Court here yesterday to restrain
the clerk of the Dorchester County
Circuit Court from issuing licenses
for oyster dredging out of boats
exceeding 7 tons.
The court also was asked to re-
strain four owners of oyster dredge
boats from using their oversize
boats for dredging for oysters in
that county.
Judge William C. Coleman gave
the defendants until December IL
to show why the injunction should
not be issued.
In the suit the plaintiffs pointed
out recently enacted law limits
the size of oyster dredge boats which
can be used in Dorchester County
to not more than tons.
But, they alleged, the clerk of
the County Circuit Court issued
licenses to the four tongers, whose
boats are from 8 to 90 tons.
Evening star., 1948-11-27
DR.. {. {. NesseIrode Named
Head Of Cancer Society
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Nov. 27.-The Amer
lean Cancer Society announced to-
day that DR.. C. c. Nesselrode, of
Kansas City, has been elected ma
tional president.
He succeeds DR.. Edwin P. Leh-
man, professor of surgery and gyne-
cology at the University of Virginia
Hospital, Charlottesville, who will
continue as a director OF the society
DR.. Nesselrode, a graduate of the
University of Kansas. Harvard
Medical School and London HoSpi-
tai. is a professor of surgery at the
University of Kansas and a staff
member for several Kansas City
Hospitals.
Other national officers elected al
the society S recent annual meeting
here are:
Chairman of the board, Eric A
Johnston, Washington, D. c.; chair
man OF the executive committee
James S. Adams. New YORK; vice
president, Dr.. E. w. Bertner, Hous-
ton, Texas; vice chairman of the
board, Elmer H. Bobst, New York
secretary, Charles D. Hilles, New
York; treasurer, j. Ernest Allen
East Orange, N. j.; comptroller, E
Tyson Matiacks Red Bank, N. j.
Evening star., 1948-11-27
Christian Democracy in japan
Survived War, Founder Reports

Woodward & Lothrop department
store, gave anonymous help.
Il was all set for an architec-
tural career" Mr.. Worries said, when
1 got the idea of trying to establish
Christian democracy in land
that knew neither Christianity nor
democracy. 1t has prospered, self
supporting, for A years. We have
a community of 1900, a school sys-
TEN, architectural Office, two fac
tories, an importing business and
sanitorium.
Many have told me it would be
just another doomed Utopia don t
think it is. Others have failed be-
cause they lack Christian faith or
are dominated by one strong man
and die with him. Our system is
completely democratic, each person
with a vote and a council of y to
administer the organization"
Interviewed at the Ebbitt Hotel
where he is staying with his wife, q
Bryn MaWr educated member of the
japanese nobility whom he married
80 years ago, Mr.. Worries reminiscec
about some of his work.
( During the war 1 was untouched
being a japanese citizen, and sur
prisingly enough unmuzzled." h,
said. Since all other foreign mis-
sic2aries had fed, students hocket
ito me. I carried on my work a!
lever and was never asked to helr
their war efforts
| Mr.. and Mrs. Worries will return tc
Japan in March to continue theiI
work. Mrs, Worries has charge OF
the brotherhood schools
Evening star., 1948-11-27
Gen. Putton's Aides Act to Save
English Chupels From Beetles

Gifts to save the two small Over
Peover Chapels near Knutsford,
England, from the ravages of Death
watch beetles were on their way to-
day to the vicar of the country
church. Gen. George S. Patton
worshipped there during the war.
The gifts came from members OF
Gen. Pattons S Sd Army headquarters
staff who were stationed in Peover
Hall, few PAGES from the chapel.
To date more than $1,000 has been
sent overseas for the war on the
beetles.
On Sundays when Gen. Patton
was there, he and other members OF
the staff attended services in the
small chapels. Among those attend
ing was Maj. Gen. Hobart r. Gay,
Gen. Patton's chief of staff during
the battles in Europe. He is now
commanding general Of the Military
District of Washington.
Widow Forwards Letter.
Last spring Mrs. Patton, widow
of the general. received a letter
which she forwarded to Gen. Gay.
1t said last autumn it was discoy-
cred that the 300-year- oak cell
ing and Roof of part of my church
is threatened with destruction by
death-watch beetles. We have to
take immediate steps to save it.
and it was suggested that probably
some of the American 3rd Army
people who worshipped here woulc
help us to raise the necessary
funds, could we but let them know
our needs
The letter was from the Rev. G..
Cyril Green, vicar Of Over FeoYer
Chapel. His parish numbered only
600 persons.
Gen. Gay was quick to react to
the appeal.
With your permission" he wrote
70 Ui-or GrcPn 81 am going to
Evening star., 1948-11-27
Train Traffic Restored
On Two Tracks After
Fredericksburg Crash
SpeeioI Dispoteh 10 The Stor

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Nov.
27.-Tracks for northbound and
southbound trains today were in
operation here after 24-hour tie
up that resulted THURSDAY night
when a New York Miami flyer COL
lided with a derailed freight train.
Service over the damaged north
bound main lire of the Richmond,
Fredericksburg & Potomac Railway
tracks was restored late last night.
Southbound trains are being routed
over the cleared northbound tracks
and northbound trains are running
over a spur track around the acci-
dent area which was pressed into
operation after the accident.
r. F.. & P officials here said they
expected service to be restored over
both main lines, but train schedules
probably will be late for several days
because trains will have to move
slowly over the repaired tracks until
the ground that was dug up by the
accident becomes packed again.
Evening star., 1948-11-27
Berlin
Continued From First Page

become more difficult as the East
West split of the city continues.
The ideal solution would be one
that was based on political as we'll
as economic considerations, he said,
and could restore uniflcation OF
city operations.
Earlier there had been indications
that hope was dwindling for set
tlement of the Berlin crisis by the
United Nations. DR.. Bramuglia was
showing the Big -Four powers a draft
of currency accord worked out by
the neutTalS.
Answers Made Public.
This compromise currency for
mula was based on replies by Rus
sia and the Western powers to five
questions about Berlin's currency
put to them by Dr. Bramugiia
There was nothing in this about
the blockade. The answers were
made public last night. -
In its reply the Soviet Union stood
pat on the Moscow agreement of
August 30 for the introduction OF
thu. Soviet zone mark as Berlin S
oniv u"ency as condition to the
erC Ie of the blockade.
Tie joint Western reply showed
Britain France and the United
States called for four-power finan-
cisl commission to supervise the
activities of the bank in the Soviet
sector that would issue the marks.
They also maintained that the
German city administration should
be the agency for licensing Berlin's
civilian import and export trade un-
der supervision of the four-power
commission.
The Russians said the commission
itself, in which they would have a
voice, should do the licensing.
Insist on Free Imports.
The Western replies specified that
the American, British and French
military authorities should have the
right freely to import food ana
fuel and power" into their sectors
and should control the sale of these
imports.
The Russians exempted Western
shipments of food, fuel and power
from the license requirement when
such deliveries were intended to
supply the Berlin population in the
form of aid. The phrase about aid
was not explained.
The Western powers recognized
that the technical problem of con-
trolling the Soviet mark in Berlin
without interfering with the econ
omy of the Soviet occupation zone
using the same mark was difficult.
Evening star., 1948-11-27

belief that it would be successful.
A japanese citizen since well be-
fore the war, he returned to this
country last summer to undergo eye
operations and to visit friends he
has not seen in 10 years.
Mr.. Worries started as an English
teacher in a japanese school. Grad
uaily he gathered devoted followers,
and established his Christian de-
mocracy, the Omi Brotherhood, In
the town of Onli-Iacl1iWan When
angry Buddhists deprived him OF
his teachers job and left him penni-
less, a Washingtonian, the late S.
Walter Woodward, a founder of
Evening star., 1948-11-27
End Of Truck Strike
Near in New York;
Express Ban Lifted
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Nov. 27.-ststs
Supreme Court Justice Morris Eder,
acting as mediator, has announced
"a plan for settling the six-day-old
strike Of part Of the citys teamsters
and says he thinks the men will be
back to work Monday.
In another development toward
clearing the clogged channels of the
city's freight and express move
ments, the Railway Express Agency
has lifted a three-day-old embargo
on almost all rail and air shipments
into and out of the metropolitan
area.
The embargo was lifted yester-
day after some 5000 terminal ems
ployes of the agency ended a slow
down. The men are members of the
AFL Brotherhood of Railway and
Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers,
Express and Station Employees,
Backlog Being Moved,
After reaching partial settlement
of a dispute over the firing of 13
employees, the agency's men set to
work yesterday moving a big back
log of goods resulting from the
week -old showdown.
The plan for settling the strike
of members of Local 282 of the AFb
International Brotherhood of Team
sters was announced last night by
Justice Eder after lengthy confer
ence bs:ween employers and union
officials.
Members of the local, whose strike
was estimated to have tied up one
third of the city's general trucking
early this week, will vote tomorrow
on alternative settlement plans.
Justice Eder. who started as i'm
partial mediator yesterday said that
whichever alternative is adopted by
secret ballot will be incorporated in
an agreement between the local and
the truck operators.
Settlement Proposals.
Justice Eder outlined the pro-
posals this way:
l. To accept a pay increase of
17l2 cents an hour plus the welfare
benefits received by the unions
Local BOT after it's strike last Sep
tember. Local 807, the city's largest,
received a 1712-cent increase to-
gether with the welfare benefits.
Originally, these benefits we're be-
lieyed to be worth an extra cents
an hour, bait they now are valued
at approximately cents an hour
2. To accept an increase of 221a
cents an hour without any welfare
benefits.
Local 282 recently demanded 221s
cents. The operators offered 171a
cents and whatever welfare benefits
Local 607 had won,
The pay scale of the striking driv-
ers and helpers has ranged from
$500 to $7140 for 40-hour week.
The Railway Express Agency cou-
pied its announcement of the lifting
of the embargo with statement
that it was withdrawing temporary
layof notices to 10000 inside work.
ers and drivers. The company also
said that several" of the 13 em-
ployes. discharged for concealing all
legedly criminal records when filling
out employment applications, had
been restored to their jobs.
Discussions concerning the other
discharged men were to continue
TODAY.
Evening star., 1948-11-27
Jesse Jones Quizzed
On Moffetf' S Role in
Arabian Oil Deal
BY the Assecioted Press

NEW YORK, Nov. 27.-Jesse
Jones. former head of the Recon-
struction Finance Corp, showed
mock concern yesterday in Federal
Court over possibility of losing $420
in witness fees, but shed no light
on $4,000 poker pot he allegedly,
lost.
Earlier this week Federal Judge
Samuel kaufman ordered Mr.. Jones
to appear in court after an attorney
said in an affidavit that Mr.. Jones,
r7portedly too i'll to testify, had
Played poker until 2 am. Novem-
Der II.
Told of Heart Condition.
An earlier affidavit submitted by
T2Tk avenue physician said MIR.
J0ncs was suffering a severe heart
cc~Gition.
III. Jones was called as a witness
b. both sides in a $6,000000 suit by
James A Moffett, former Federal
Housing Administrator, against the
Az hian American Oil Co.
[e claimed the money was due
him for services which he said led
the British government to lend
S1000C,O00 to King Ibn Saud of
Saudi Arabia.
Mr. Moffett said the company re-
tanned valuable Oil leases in Saudi
Arabia as result of his services
Questioned More Than Hour.
Mr. Jones, a pretrial witness, was
questioned for about an hour and
a half yesterday about his knowledge
OF Nh Moffett's attempts to get
financial aid for the Saudi Arabian
ruler from either the United States
or the British governments.
He said his memory was vague
about whether he mentioned to
British representatives in 194l the
question of financial aid to Saudi
Arabia
The British at that time were ne
eotiating for substantial collateral
loan from the United States.
Mr. Jones said he kept no diary
while in President Roosevelt's cabi-
net because he was too busy"
Evening star., 1948-11-27
Dr.. S. A. Petroff Dies;
tuberculosis Pioneer
By the Associated Press

GREENVILLE, S. c., Nov. 27.-Dr.
S. A. Petrof, IS. pioneer in tu-
berculosis research, died at hos
pital here last night.
A native of Russia, DR.. Petroff
laid claim to the first dissertation
of the tuberculosis bacillus. He was
a member of the National Research
Council and lectured throughout the
world. He came to Greenville from
New York three years ago.
Evening star., 1948-11-27
Helen Armstrong Dies;
Artist and Designer
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Nov. 27.-Miss Helen
Maitland Armstrong, 10, painter and
designer of stained-glass windows,
mosalcs and murals, died yesterday.
She was descendant Of the
Dutch colonial governor, Peter Stuy-
vesant, a grandniece of Hamilton
Fish, secretary of state under Presi-
dent Grant, and daughter of David
M. Armstrong, a one-time American
consul general in Rome.
Her father also was an artist.
Evening star., 1948-11-27
Shoppers
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division. Both he and Inspector
Miller pitched in and directed traf-
fic as they made their rounds.
Capt. johnson said the jam. which
was at its worst from II am. to 8
pm, was a good argument for the
fringe parking lots which had space
to take more OF the cars off the
streets.
Inspector Miller explained that
parking lots and garages were
jammed early and motorists then
drove around in a fruitless search
for a place to park or formed lines
a block long waiting for parking
space in a garage. He pointed out
this is in violation of police regula-
tons.
Inspector Miller said he expected
a crowd, but that he never saw as
many people or as many automo-
biles in one small section
Concerned at Fire Hazard.
Five Or six motorcycle patrolmen
were dismounted and stationed at
COIIEIS W ulIeCG u dllII otllC1 POI!IC
from No. precinct were assigned to
traffic duty also.
II was concerned" Inspector
Miller said, because if we had had
a big fire, with those intersections
blocked. the apparatus would not
have been able to get through.
People should not enter an inter-
section when they see they cannot
get all the way across. If they do
and then the direction of traffic
changes. they block the next flow
OF traffic
Capital Transit, Mr.. Giddings said,
placed in service about Is additional
buses and an equal number of
streetcarS IN addition to the regular
equipment He said that the delays
generally were 10 or Is minutes,
although On the Mount Pleasant
line it amounted to half an hour,
One Of the worst experiences our
people have had in recent years,
was his description.
Evening star., 1948-11-27
Judge Henry Duffy, 86,
Dies in Baltimore
By the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Nov. 81, Henry
Duffy, Sc, a member of the Balti-
more supreme bench and States
attorney for the city many years
ago, died yesterday,
He was on the bench from 1909 to
1926 and served as States attorney
from 1895 until 1899.
Judge Duffy had been in poor
health for many years.
Ell Salvador expects to produce
27 500 tons of milled rice in the
1q42-9 season,
Evening star., 1948-11-27
Actor Drops Divorce Suit

SAN BERNARDINO, Calf, Nov.
q R.-Actor Edward Arnold has
dropped his divorce suit against his
wife, Olive. He sued Mrs. Arnold
last May on grounds of cruelty.
They have been married 20 years.
Evening star., 1948-11-27

Will address the
Rockville Lay
mems Associa-
ton at s pm.
tomorrow in the
Rockville Meth
odist Church.
He is Merrill
Worries, SO, a ma
tive of LeaVen-
worth, K a MS,
who went to
Japan d ire C t
from college to
devote his life
to independent
mission W or k