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TOTEM REPLIES TO
PER DIEM INQUIRY

In answer to those who
want to know whether or not
twenty dollars a day is need
ed to maintain each member
of the delegation, Ashley Tot
ton, President of the AVICA,
states that if the economy of
the Islands is as low as we
are told, leaders seeking to
make the unnecessary trip
should be willing to do so at
a sacrifice-that is, if they are
leaders.
At the time when delegates
were coming here with a per
diem Of thirty dollars and a
treasury in the islands which
made it possibel for them to
ride high and hansome, the
per diem paid to delegates on
the mainland was seven dol
lars a day in addition to rail
road fare.
The Brotherhood of Sleeping
car Porters an organization
responsible to $4,000 members
pay the railroad fare Of its of
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, 1948-05-14
Division OF Personnel
To Hold Pub. Hearing

A public hearing on pro-
posed Rules and Regulations
to supplement the Merit Sys-
tenn Law, is scheduled to be
held in the District Court
Room in Christiansted on
Thursday, May 81, at s P. NJ,
it was announced by Ullmont
James, Director. Notice of
such hearings will be publish
ed in the press shortly.
In addition to those copies
of the Rules and Regulations
that have been distributed to
departments and government
agencies, copies will be avail
able for perusal at the Public
Libraries Comments and crit
icisms or suggestions have
been invited thus enabling the
ones that might be acceptable
to be included in the final
draft, which will reflect the
consensus of opinion.
, 1948-05-14
British End Palestine
Rule After Is Years

As High Commissioner Of
Palestine, Sir Alan Cunning
ham departed from Palestine
it marked the end of British
rule in that country after
twenty-five years. The man
date will not end officially un-
til August, however.
The Commissioner boarded
a plane and left for England,
accompanied by the Comman-
der of the British forces
In a last-minute effort to set
up an interim government for
the Holy Land, Harold Evans,
wall-known Philadelphia law
yer was named Mayor. Sec
rotary of State Marshall had
also forwarded a request to
Continued on Page A.
, 1948-05-14
VETS URGED TO
OBTAIN AUTHORITY
FOR MED. CARE

Local veterans seeking pri-
vate medical care for service
connected illness are urged to
obtain the necessary authori-
zation for treatment from the
Veterans Administration be-
fore mourning doctors bills.
Failure to obtain prior auth
o~rization will probably result
in the veteran receiving pri-
vate care having to pay the
bill out of his own pocket, a
release received today said.
Failure of veterans to OBJ
tain prior Veterans Admins
tration approval for medical
treatment by private physi-
clans has made it impossible
for the VA to pay more than
a quarter of a million dollars
in medical expenses claimed
by veterans during the past
Continued on Page A
, 1948-05-14

RETURNING TO RUSSIA

Andre Gromyko, Soviet dele
egate to the United Nations,
will soon return to his native
Russia. The new delegate is
said to be on his way to the
United States.
Mr.. Gromyko, who was Rus
sian ambassador in Washing
ton, is said to have been the
most colorful and best known
character in the U.N. He is
said to have been long over
due.
, 1948-05-14
Legion Turned
Over To Abdul ah

The powerful British-train-
ed Arab Legion was formally
turned over to Arab King Alb
dulla. This is considered the
strongest and most thoroughly
trained Arab soldiers, to be
found anywhere, and has
brought forth severe criti-
cisms from the Jewish Agency
which said out that it was a
glazing contradiction Of Brit
ish assurances that the Legion
would be withdrawn before
Continued on Page ~
, 1948-05-14
Soviet Korea Cuts OF
Power From u S. Zone

Carrying out their threat
the Soviet puppet government
in Northern Korea has cut off
all electrical power from the
southern section, controlled by
the United States. The Soviet
commander informed General
John Hodge that the Soviets
were not responsible for this
action, that they should deal
with the Korean Peoples gov
eminent. General Hodge has
insisted that it is the Soviet's
responsibility and will reiman
, 1948-05-14
Dr.. Wilson Saves Life
OF N. Y. sPatroIman

DR.. James Wilson, well
known Virgin Island surgeon,
is credited with saving the
life of Patrolman James Free
man of the New York Police
force, after he was felled by
seven bullets. from the pistols
of hoodlums in Harlem.
DR.. Wilson, who was assign
ed to the 32nd Precent was
hurriedly called, gave five
blood transfusions. The bull
lets had entered the Patrol
mans abdomen ,one below
the abdomen, one below the
large bowel region and six in
the small intestines which re-
suited in considerable loss of
blood.
Three days after the opera
ton the officer has shown re-
markable improvement to the
extent that he is now able to
walk around his hospital room
The Police Sergeant who
watched the operation is Law
ish in his praise Of DR.. Will
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Being Considered
Gordon Says

Chairman Roy P. Gordon
of the Legislative Assembly,
replied to the letter sent him
recently by the Hon. Earle
Ottley, who pointed out to Mr..
Gordon that a ruling on the
bill to authorize a delegation
to go to Washington was in
error, since it had failed to
receive the two thirds major
ity.
Mr.. Gordon acknowledged
receipt of the communication
and promised that the mat
ter will be given due consider
alton"
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Administrator Leaves
For St. Thomas

Administrator Taylor left
for st. Thomas this morning to
hold discussions with Cover
nor HASTE on several impor-
tant matters.
The Administrators office
was closed today as the first
government employees began
their furlough, due to short
age of funds.
, 1948-05-14

so long as the Russians occupy
the country.
AT the same time emergency
power barges began the task
Of supplying electric power,
which at best would probably
be only a third Of the amount
Continued on Page ~
Evening star., 1948-04-05
DR.. Coulter 10 Urge
Baking Patients 10
IAqree 10 Transfer

DR.. A. Barklie Coulter, the Health
Departments tuberculosis director
will make bedside appeal tomorrow
to the 10 women tubercular patients
who are standing pat on their re-
fusal to leave Freedmen's Hospital
for Glenn Dale Sanatorium.
The appeal to reason was Health
Of1cer George C. Ruhland's idea he
told reporters today. Earlier, he had
proposed moving the patients fore
IDLY. by putting police on the ambu-
lances. This plan was vetoed by the
Commissioners.
Arrangements for DR.. Coulter to
visit the hospital were made today
in telephone conversation between
DR.. Rutland and Herman johnson
assistant superintendent of Freed
mems.
The locale of future hospitaliza-
ton Of the 10 INDECENT patients has
been uncertain since last Wednes-
day. when the patients refused tt
enter ambulances waiting to trans.
fer them to Glenn Dale.
The move was proposed because o1
shortage of funds to continue care
of these patients at Freedmen's.
| Commissioner Guy Mason planned
to inform the Budget Bureau today
that the District will make no more
payments for their care. Hospita
officials said they were awaiting
word from the Budget Bureau or
the payment question. ~
Evening star., 1948-04-05
Women S Group TO Discuss
Paying Price Of Peace

The Women's Action Committee
for Lasting Peace will open a three
day convention at the Shoreham
Hotel Wednesday and the. organiza-
ton has announced that women
from all parts of the United States
will be present.
The subject of the discussion Is
to be will We Pay the Price Of
Peace?" a.
Dean Rusk, director aof the State
Departments Office of United Ma
tio1s affairs, and Mrs. Anne O'Hare
Mccormick, foreign correspondent
and member of the editorial board
of the New York Times, will ad-
dress the convention banquet at
7:3o. pm. Thursday In the May
flower Hotel.
Speakers at a luncheon at 1915
pm. Friday in the Shoreham Hotel
will be George ". Allen, Assistant
Secretary of State for public affairs
and DR.. Mildred B. Northrup, pro-
fessor of economics at Bryn Mawr
College.
Displaced persons, the world
health organization. international
trade organizations, reciprocal trade
agreements and the European Re-
covery Program will be discussed
Wednesday afternoon in a forum or
Measures We Are Supporting.
Mrs. Norman de r. Whitehouse
president of the committee, an
nounced that Mrs. Dana Convers.
Backus, editor of Backlog for Ac.
tion," will preside at the forum.
Evening star., 1948-04-05
Earnest Senators Tryto Learn
About Radio, Find 1t Confusing

= Members OF the Senate Inter.
state and Foreign Commerce Com
mittee sat down today to learn
something about radio broadcast.
ing frequency ALLEGATION, but they
had dificulty finding satisfactory
professor.
The committee was opening hear
ings on q bill sponsored by Senator
johnson, Democrat, Of Colorado
which would prohibit use of power
above so hlowatts-tl1e present
Federal Communications Commits
sion policy-and require q sharing
Of existing clear channels.
The first witness, James Barr
FEC engineer, was directed by
Senator Tobey, Republican. Of New
Hampshire, acting chairman, to
conduct q school. Senator Tobey
pointed out the committee knew
little about the technical aspects
of the proposal.
There are 106 channels now allo-
Gated to standard broadcasting,
began Mr.. Barr.
why only 1852, he was asked.
well, that was decided before
came to the commission" said the
witness. He explained the FEC had
to distribute available frequencies
among the various classes Of radio
service = broadcasting, police and
Evening star., 1948-04-05
1888 See German Art,
Record for Day al Gallery

A total of s2,9s3 persons viewed
the German-owne art masterpieces
at the National Gallery Of Art
yesterday setting an all-tine at
tendance record for the gallery for
one day, Col. Harry Mcbride, gallery
administrator. reported.
Its the largest attendance for
one day in the gallery's history"
Col. Mcbride said, "and 1t Is my
guess that nothing in museum ex-
perience throughout the world can
equal It," .-a.
Yesterdays attendance was ap-
proximately double that Of the two
previous Sundays, when crowds Of
2S,650 and 35,953 were recorded.
Total attendance at the exhibition,
which opened March II, Is now
403, ,927, Col. Mcbride said. The 202
paintings by old masters viii remain
on view through April 10. They were
brought here for safekeeping dur.
ing the war.
Evening star., 1948-04-05
Boy, 8, Is Injured
Fatally. When Hit by:
Car While at Play

!. Struck by a car while playing,
George Soupouras,- of 1888 Four
teenth street NV, died last night
an hour after he was admitted to
Children's Hospital.
His death brought the District
traffic fatality rate to 20, the same
number Of deaths recorded at this
time last year.
The youth. a second-grade student
at Adams Elementary School, was
fatally injured in the 1400 block of
r street NV, when hit by a car
police said was driven by Milton l..
Perry, 81, colored, of 2l0 P street
NV. Mr.. Perry was held for action
of the coroner.
Son of Mr.. and Mrs. Zenon Sou
pouras, the victim is also survived by
three sisters, Mrs. Lee Cozan, Miss
Bessie Soupouras and Miss Doris
Soupouras. Funeral arrangements
have not been completed.
/ Meanwhile, Gallinger Hospital
authorities still listed as critical the
condition of Harry Bullock, 4
Icolored, 1921 Simms drive Sc. The
boy was injured Saturday wher
struck by truck near his home.
| Also In critical condition at Gal.
Ilinger Hospital is George Briggs, So
colored, 248 Tenth street NE, wht
was pinned under a streetcar earl,
yesterday at Fifty eighth and Dis
streets NE. Firemen from Rescue
Squad Number One had to jack ur
the front of the streetcar to fret
Mr.. Briggs, who received a skull
fracture in the accident. The
streetcar, police said, was operated
by William B. Ford, %, Of 112t
Fifty-seventh avenue, Hillside. Md
Evening star., 1948-04-05

fire departments, ship-to-shore, etc.
But aren't there some frequencies
not being used, Senator Tobey in
quired.
Oh, yes, perhaps millions, Mr..
Barr admitted, but many OF them
were Of experimental value only as
yet, and present home receivers
couldn't pick up stations using them.
Senator Tobey asked how the FCC
arrived at its decision to limit
standard stations to l06 channels.
Il can't answer that" confessed
Mr.. Barr. He said the commissions
ALLEGATIONS experts could.
At Senator Tobey's invitation,
Harry M. Plotkin, assistant general
counsel Of the FEC. endeayored to
help his fellow stan member. He
told the committee tine ALLEGATION
was an international matter, and
the present distribution represented
the best compromise the FEC could
devise with respect to available fire.
quencies.
Several committee members sug-
gested Mr.. Barr and Mr.. Plotkin
were in conflict. Were any channels
going unused or not?
Senator Tobey told Mr.. Barr TO
go back to the FEC. get more data
and be prepared to clarity the com.
Missions policy this afternoon.
Evening star., 1948-04-05
Mid-70s Due Today.
After Spring Sunshine
Draws Many 10 Parks

The sunny. spring weather which
yesterday attracted thousands of
Washington residents to the out
doors will continue through today,
with temperatures expected to reach
the mid-70s this afternoon.
An estimated 10000 persons. in
cluding many out-of- town visitors,
yesterday crowded along the Hains
Point promenades in Potomac Park
park police reported,
Even President Truman, escorted
by the customary Secret Service
men, emerged for a mid-morning
walk in the sunshine along Pennsyl-
vania aventae, e,.s.Y A.. .z.s .4ss asa -
s.csa6 Damases Crops. p
The midLeo' temperatures canse in
the wake Of q drop to near freezing
Saturday night which resulted in
slight damage to crops III ftiral
Maryland and Virginia, according
to the Associated Press.
The mercury dipped to 80 degrees
in the Winchester CVa,). area early
Sunday, with low Of "a in isolated
sections of-the Frederick and Clarke
County apple orchard country
Comparatively little damage to
crops was noted, however.
Apples, Peaches Suffer.
In, the Washington County or
chards near Hagerstown frost
brought on by 20-to-24-degree tenn
peratures caused partial loss OF
apple and peach crops.
Losses in some sections were
eased by smoking" County Agent
Mark Miller said. He promised
fruit for harvest despite the fairly
extensive" damage.
The forecast for the District calls
for partial cloudiness tonight with
low temperatures near 50 degrees.
Tomorrow will be milder and con-
siderably cloudy.
Evening star., 1948-04-05
Last-Minute Chance
|Postpones Army Day
Parade for One Hour

In last-minute change in plans,
tomorrow's Army Day parade has
been postponed from 80 until 2::30
pm. Other events are scheduled as
follows:
10 a.m.-Parade and bronze star
presentation ceremony at Engi-
neer Center, Fort Belvoir, Va.
Open house and display of equip
ment there from 1870 to S pm.
1915 p.m.-Reactivation of 3rd In
fantry Regiment on East Plaza
of Capitol. This will be followed
by presentation of Flag of Liber-
alton" The flag will be received
by Senate President Vandenberg
and Speaker Martin in behalf OF
Congress.
1890 p.m.-Women's Relief Corps
Grand Army OF the Republic Aux
iliary, memorial services at Ben
jamin Franklin Stephenson Mon
.ument, Seventh and c streets
NV.
1880 pm.-Open house and bronze
star presentation ceremony a,
Walter Reed Hospital
2:30 p.m.-Army Day Parade, with,
$4,000 participants, starts from
area south Of Capitol. Line oi
march is across East Plaza ano
down Constitution avenue to Sew.
enteenth street NV.
President Truman, cabinet mem.
bers, other Government officials
and diplomatic corps member.
will review the parade from 8
stand on Constitution avenue al
the Monument Grounds.
Tickets for public reviewing
stands are on sale at 1700 / street
NV. and Fairway Sport Store
1923 G street NV.
7:30 p.m.-Annual banquet of Mill
tary Order of the World Wars al
Mayfiower Hotel. Secretary OF
the Army Royal will speak.
8 p.m.-Army Day ceremonies al
Hyattsville Armory. Representa-
tive Sasscer, Democrat, of Mary
land, will speak. National Guard
units will display equipment and
weapons.
Evening star., 1948-04-05
Family life Conference
To Hear Talk by Truman

President Truman will address
the National Conference on Family
Life during its meeting here May
to 8, the group announced today.
Mr.. Truman's talk. scheduled May
6, will be broadcast nationally.
The conference will mark the first
Nationwide attempt to- focus at
tention on the family and its inn
portance in Americas future, 1t was
announced. Participating groups
include health, legal, youth, social
service. business and labor organi-
cations, as wel as women's clubs
and religious groups.
Panel discussions viii be devoted
to housing, economic welfare, COM
munity participation. health and
medical care, home management,
recreation and social welfare OF the
family.
Evening star., 1948-04-05
.EIue That Slips to HuIf-Stoff
Makes Even Skeptic Wonder

| Robert X. Ellis, says he doesn't
believe in ghosts-much.
Mr.. Ellis, hospital man first
class at the Naval Air Station dis
pensary, Patuxent River, Md, says
hsss is q scientist, trained in pre-
medicine at the University Of Den
vets and that science has taught
him there is reasonable explain
alton for everything.
But neither he nor the guards at
the UNESCO nag exhibit on the
first floor of the Congressional
Library could figure out why one of
the. flags slipped quietly to halt
staG yesterday.
There was no one near it, reported
Mr.. Ellis, who was watching at the
time, and the lanyard was still tied
securely. There wasn't . breath Of
Evening star., 1948-04-05
Books Discussion Group
TO Hold First Meeting

The Great Books Discussion
Group, sponsored by the Alexandria
Young Women's Christian Associa-
ton, will hold its first meeting at
the YWCA, 602 Cameron street, at
7:30 pm. tomorrow.
Leaders of the group will be Rob-
ert G. Num-. attorney; John A.
johnson of the State Department
and Ray s. Cline, War Department
historian.
Evening star., 1948-04-05

wind. The nag just went down on
its own.
The lieutenant of the guards at
the library considered no further
investigation necessary, and raised
1t again without question. But Mr..
Ellis, who was making his first
exploration of Government build
ings' yesterday. was forming some
pretty unscientific hypothesis to-
day about ghosts and omens and
warnings.
1t was exactly one month ago,
Mr.. Ellis recalled, that the late
Czech Foreign Minister, Jan Mas
aryk, officially announced his ZAP
prevail of the Soviet coup in his
homeland, And the fallen nag, he
adds. was that Of the republic Of
Czechoslovakia.
Evening star., 1948-04-05
By WiIIiom A. MiIIen

New construction work at the
K street overpass spanning the
Rock Greek and Potomac parkway
soon will detour park traffic along
Twenty street NV, con-
Meeting with Virginia avenue.
The contractor said park traffic
will be closed at that point in
about a month for from IS to 90
days, while the new K street ele-
waited structure Is pushed.
A new roadway will be built or
either side of the existing overpass
to connect with the K street ele.
vated highway. The ornamental
stone. now being taken down from
the overpass exterior, will be re.
stored to the outside Of the new
structure, District Director Of High
ways H. c. Whitehurst explained
Overpass to Be Used.
When The ovefpass was built q
number Of years ago. Capt. White
hurst said, provision was made fol
fitting it into the K street elevated
program. Traffic will continue tc
use the overpass, which will not be
disturbed by the new project, the
director explained.
II the overpass were blocked
he pointed out, it would bottle ur
a lot OF heavy traf3lc in George.
town There are number of in.
dustrial establishments along the
water front there, including sand
cement, flour, paper and fertilize,
plants.
When the elevated motorway |,
completed, the existing overpass will
continue, as 1t does now, to brins
low-level traffic in and out Of
Georgetown. On either side of II
will tower the new elevated high.
ways. The existing connectins
roadways will not be disturbed.
400 Piles Are Driven.
The park traf1ic will be blocked of,
at the overpass during construction
OF the new concrete and stone-faced
arches over the parkway, Capt
Whitehurst said.
Near the overpass, some 400 piles
have been driven down to rock to
support the new elevated structure
between Twenty-seventh and
Thenty-ninth streets NV.
Evening star., 1948-04-05
Subcommittee Report!
Bill for Surveying Of
Canal for Highway !. !, !. !,

A. House Public Lands Subcon- :
mittee today favorahly reported to
the full committee a bill which
would authorize . survey of the
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal between
Great Falls and Cumberland, Md,
with a view to constructing a scenic
two-lane park highway. .,-..1
The measure carries authorization
for $4,000 to make a joint study by
the Public Roads Administration
and the National. Parks Service.
The canal is owned by the Federal
Government and stretches 1874 miles
from Georgetown, in the District, to
Cumberland. .s,f (.
The study would determine the
construction costs Of the two.lane
highway and would authorize the
Secretary Of the Interior to take the
lead in the project. :, -
Group Acts Speedily.
The subcommittee acted speedily
on the proposal, after 1T had dis
posed Of number of other measures
during the morning session :.
One Of the subcommittee MEM
bers, Representative Hedrick, Demo-
crat, of West Virginia, asked II
consideration had been given to
make the proposed park highway
a toll road. %.-.-..
Conrad L. wirth, assistant direc-
tor of the National Parks Service
replied that there are no toll roads
in the NPS system and Congress
has looked with disfavor on toll
roads. He added, however, that a
fee will be charged on the Blue
Ridge highway, connecting the
Shenandoah National Park and
Great Smoky Mountains. National
Park, but the amount has not been
determined.
Mr.. Hedrick observed that con-
struction of the highway would
cut down the present distance by
automobile between Washington
and Harper's Ferry. i
Chapman Letter Read.
The subcommittee took favorable
action on the bill after It listened
to letter read from Undersecretary
of the Interior Oscar L. Chapman.
Harry r.. Thompson, assistant su-
perintendent Of the National Capital
Parks, said the program called fol
building the highway from Cum
berland to Great Falls to link uE
with the George Washington Me-
mortal Parkway, which in turn con-
meets with the Mount Vernon Me
mortal Highway. Mr.. Thompson
said the plan calls for keeping water
in the canal as far as Seneca, Nd.
about % miles. down to Georgetown
He said the Park Service has moi
made any estimated cost of building
the canal parkway, which In some
places would use the, bed of the dry
canal.
Evening star., 1948-04-05
Former Czech Envoy
|Tukes Bethesda House

DR.. Juraj Slayik, former czecho-
slovakian Ambassador, who took q
walk" from the Embassy after the
Communist coup in February, has
mnYed from the, suite In the Shore
ham Hotel which he has occupied
since that time TO o house at 70l7
Wilson lane, Bethesda, Md.
DR.. Slavik, his wife and 1S-year-
old son George, moved into the new
home Saturday.
Mrs. Slavik has been looking for
a house to rent since her husbands IS
resignation while he has spent much
of his time at the United Nations
meetings in New York and lecturing
about the country on How Czecho-
slovakia Went Communist"
Evening star., 1948-04-05
Representative Rogers
To get Amvet Honors

Representative Edith Nourse
Rogers, Republican, of Massachu-
setts, will receive an honorary life
membership in the District depart
ment Ladies Auxiliary, American
Veterans of World War II at 8 pm.
Friday in the caucus room of the
old House Ofilce Building.
Representative Mathews, Repub-
lican. Of New Jersey win be guest
speaker at the meeting, and new
ofhcers will be installed. Music will
be provided by the Air Force Band.