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Evening star., 1948-05-24
5000 at Water Cafe
To Hear Marine Band

More than 5000 music lovers
braved the chill at the Water Gate
last night for the seasons inaugural
concert by the Marine Band.
Even the canoeists were out as
the band, led by Maj. William F.
Santelmann, gave a musical christ
ening to the shiny new showboat
$4,000 present from Congress for
Washington's summer entertain
ment.
Through improved loudspeakers
atop the showboat's stage came
varied strains Of popular favorites,
ranging from show tunes of Cole
Porter to Liszt's "Liebestraum' and
Chabrier's rhapsody, "Espana.
Soloists were Kenneth Douse
saxophonist, who played Beautiful
Colorado" by De Luca, and Albert
Schoepper, violinist, who offered
Benefits "Cubana." On the lighter
side was Pop Goes the Weasel
and other numbers were contributed
by Goldmark, Rimsky- -Korsakov and
Morton Gould.
Next In the series of four Sun
day concerts by Washington's serv-
ice bands will feature the Air Force
unit at $3.50 pm. next Sunday. Fol-
lowing this series, the National
Symphony will open its four-week
season with a gala patriotic pro-
gram July 4.
Evening star., 1948-05-24
Pre.SchooI Examinations,
PTA Meeting Set at Peyton

Preschool examinations for the
fall term and meeting of the
Parent Teacher Association are
scheduled tomorrow at the Peyton
Randolph School, Arlington.
To be eligible for the examina-
tions, set for am, children must
be 6 years old by March l, l949.
Inoculations for smallpox and
diphtheria will be available at the
school.
PTA officers will be installed by
Mrs. Art Brown. pas president Of
the Arlington County PTA Council,
at the meeting at 8 pm. Also on
the program. which will be con-
Quoted by w. Howard Cannon,
president, will be q talk by Edward
j. Braun, special assistant to the
county School Board.
Evening star., 1948-05-24
Realty
Continued From First Page

Whiteford said the list OF fees was
merely advisory in character. He
added that at the time the WASH
ington board changed its rate sched-
ules, the officers Of the national as
sociation did not order any changes
and did not know what the changes
we're.
Defense Uses ! Challenges.
The national association is in
corporated in Illinois and is COM
posed OF about $50 local boards. A
member of a local board becomes
member Of the national board
automatically, and no real estate
man can be a member of the ma
ton board without joining his local
organization.
Selection Of jury required about
an hour with the defense exercising
seven challenges, and the Govern
ment, two.
Mr.. Kramer told the court that
officials of the two boards and at
least a dozen prominent Washing
ton real estate men would testify
Associated with Mr.. Kramer are
Herbert N. Maletz and Joseph P.
Kelly. The national association Is
represented by Mr.. Whiteford and
John ]. Wilson. The Washington
boards attorneys are William E.
Leahy and William J. Hughes.
Conviction under the antitrust
statute carries a possible maximum
penalty Of a 5000 fine.
Evening star., 1948-05-24
Carpenter Struck by Car
Near CentreviIIe Dies

A Centreville (VaD carpenter died
today in Arlington Hospital of in
juries received last night when he
was struck by an automobile on
Route I'll, a short distance east OF
Centreville.
He was Aubrey L. Thompson, 80,
an Army veteran who moved re-
Gently from Manassas to cabin
at the Wayside Inn, Centreville. He
was employed by the real estate
firm of Hamond & Walsh, Centre
vile
Fairfax County police said Mr..
Thompson was hit as he crossed the
heavily travelled highway toward his
cabin. They said the driver, Basey
v. Garrett, of Route l, Broad Run,
Fauquier County, was charged with
reckless driving.
Mr.. Thompson was reported to
have been thrown onto the hood of
the automobile by the impact. An
other Washington-bound car, occu-
pied by Mr.. and Mrs. Robert C.
Nealey of Waynesboro, Ga. which
was following Mr.. Garrett, was
forced to leave the highway to avoid
q collision. 1t was brought to a
stop against an embankment.
A member of Mr.. Thompson's S
family said he had played baseball
Yesterday with the Centreville am
ateur team and was still wearing
his uniform
Evening star., 1948-05-24
Lewis and Green 10 Attend
Union Symphony Concert

The Nations top labor leaders are
expected to attend the special con-
cert of the National Symphony Or
chestra at S:45 pm. tomorrow in
Constitution Hall.
The American Federation of Mu-
sicians, sponsor of the concert, lists
William Green, AFL president: Phil
lip Murray. CIO president, and John
L. Lewis, president of the United
Mine Workers, among the box
holders.
Other invited guests include Wayne
Coy. chairman of the Federal Com
munications Commission; Acting
Secretary of Labor David A. Morse,
and George Meany, AFL secretary.
James C. Petrillo, AIM president. is
scheduled to speak.
President Truman and his family
are expected to head the guest list,
the union said. All tickets have
been distributed.
Evening star., 1948-05-24
Dr.. Rossiter 10 Stay
In Medical Field After
Ga||inger Retirement

DR.. P. s. Rossiter, who will re-
tire September l as chief OF staf1
Of Gallinger Hospital. said today
he plans to continue medical work
after his retirement.
I'm not going to be just a play
boy" commented the 74-year-old
former surgeon general Of the Navy.
His successor will be nominated
by George Washington University
and Georgetown University Medical
Schools. approved by the health
officer and appointed by the Com
missioners. The two universities
jointly pay the salary Of the GAL
linger chief of staff.
DR.. Rossiter assumed the GAL
linger post in 1889. He is now four
years over the mandatory retire.
ment age of George Washington
University.
Although he reached the retire.
ment age during the war, he con-
tinued to serve because it was
almost impossible to replace him"
said DR.. Walter A. Bloedorn, dean
of the George Washington Univer-
sity Medical School.
DR.. Bloedorn said DR.. Rossiter's
services have been extremely val
liable and we will miss him greatly"
DR.. Rossiter served in the Navy
for IS years and retired with the
rank of rear admiral. He Is an 1895
graduate of the University Of Mary
land. DR.. Rossiter was born in
Shepherdstown, w. Va, and now
lives at Ill North Alfred street,
Alexandria.
Evening star., 1948-05-24
$500 6. W. Seniors Attend
Exercises al Cathedral

About 1900 graduating George
Washington University students at
tended baccalauleate services last
night in Washington Cathedral.
The students, representing the
largest graduating class in the uni
versity's history, heard an address
by DR.. Joseph R. Sizoo. president of
the New Brunswick Theological
Seminary and former pastor of the
New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church here.
DR.. Sizoo called for the develop
ment in modern man of the mental
balance displayed by Jesus-aware-
ness of God and awareneSs of man
DR.. Cloyd Heck Marvin, president
of the university, read the Scripture
lesson. The choir, composed Of uni
versity glee clubs, was directed by
DR.. Robert Howe Harmon.
Commencement exercises will be
held at 8 pm. Wednesday in Con.
stitution Ha%
Evening star., 1948-05-24
26 Firemen Are Overcome
Al Meat Warehouse Blaze
By the Associoted Press

MILWAUKEE,, May 24.-Twenty-
six flremen were felIed by smoke
yesterday while battling 100000
two-alarn fire in a meat company
warehouse.
Twelve fremen were hospitalized
for several hours, while the rest
were given oxygen at the scene.
Thousands of pounds of ham,
sausage, lard, butter and soap were
destroyed In the f1vehour blaze
at the Swift g. Co. warehouse. The
one-story brick building was de-
stroyed 80 +
Fire Chief Edward Wischer, who
estimated the loss, said the cause
was undetermined.
Henry Gutzman, the firms sales
manager. said the damage to food
stuffs amounted to about 100000. He
listed as destroyed: 1000 canned
hams, 5000 pounds of sausage, 6,400
pounds OF butter, 5000 pounds Of
cheese, $4,000 pounds of lard, $4,000
pounds of shortening and $4,000
pounds of soap.
Evening star., 1948-05-24
By the Asseeiessd Pres

CHICAGO, May 24.-C1O meat
handlers streamed back to work
today at a majority of the major
packing companies plants.
Only at the seven plants Of Wilson
& Co., Cudahy Packing Co., Kansas
City. Kans., and q few Independent
houses where contract details were
being settled did pickets continue
on duty.
About 20 pickets marched at the
gates Of Wilson's Chicago plant, and
strike leaders claimed few workers
had entered the premises.
A company spokesman said, how
ever, that more employees reported
for work today than at any time
since the strike began March Is.
Police reported about so workers
entered the plant in one group and
that trucks entered and left at the
Wilson gates frequently.
Dispute Over Seniority.
More than 10000 of the 100000
members of the United Packing
House Workers Union voted to end
the 10-week strike Friday. The
walkout continued today at the
Rath Packing Co., Waterloo. Iowa,
and at the Morrell plant at Ot-
tumwa. Iowa.
At Kansas City, Kans., the return
to work was helted by employees of
the Cudahy Packing Co., who con-
gregated at plant gates and resumed
picketing.
Pickets with signs I'VE want our
jobs back or else no work." said a
new dispute had arisen over seniority
Of returning strikers.
Accepted Scent Raise.
In voting to return to work, the
union accepted the wage raise Of
cents at hour which the companies
had offered before the strike was
called. The union had demanded
20 cents.
Union officials said the members
voted to continue their strike against
Wilson because the company held
out on terms for re-employing
strikers.
At the Rath plane, where National
Guardsmen were on duty, union Of
ficials expected settlement proposals
today from the company. The Ma
tional Guardsmen we're called out
there last Wednesday after the fatal
shooting of a picket set OH riot.
Evening star., 1948-05-24
hon-Communist 0aths
For Employers Urged
Al Labor Law Hearinq.
Dy the Assoeiotsd Press

Representative Lands, Repub-
lican, of Indiana proposed today
that a non-Communist oath be re.
quired of management and labo,
negotiators.
Mr.. Lands thus would broaden
the Taft-Hartley law which now
requires only top union officials to
make affidavits that they are not
Communists. Unless they do SO
their unions are denied recognition
by the National Labor Relations
Board.
He expressed his views as the
Senate-House watchdog committee
set up under the act opened Its
first public hearings II months after
enactment of the law.
Mr.. Lands, a committee member
also proposed the act state that II
shall not be an unfair labor prac-
tice for an employer to fire Sub
versive" worker If it is established
that he is member Of an organiza-
ton listed as subversive by the At.
torney Generals ofnce."
Uurges Repeat Of Section.
Mr.. Lands Joined Senator Ives
Republican, Of New York, and Pau
M. Herzog, chairman. and Robert N
Denham, general counsel Of the
NLRB, in urging repeal Of the Taft.
Hartley section which requires q
majority OF employees to vote for q
union shop before one can be set up
Under a union shop employers
can hire any one they choose. but
workers must join the union later
This is the only proposal being
considered by the Joint Committee
which Is regarded as having a
chance for congressional action this
session.
Mr.. Lands and Senator Ives are
Evening star., 1948-05-24
Food Businesses { Contribute
S147,000to Jewish Appeal

Washington food businesses have
contributed $147,000 to the United
Jewish Appeal, 1t was reported last
night at food division banquet in
the Mayflower hotel More than 500
persons were present.
The sum raises to $l,700,000 the
amount obtained by the drive here
so far. Washingtons goal is ST.
100000. The food divisions goal
is s250.000.
The gathering heard Reuven
Dafni, former British intelligence
officer and now a commander in
Hagana, the army of Israel, score
the British and praise President
Truman for their Palestine policies.
He said the war in Palestine was not
of the Jews choosing but would be
fought to the end to create "a home
for all Jews who need one"
The dinner guests, as well as all
Washington Jews, we're urged to
welcome Chain Weizmann, presi-
dent of Israel, who will arrive at
$50 o'clock this evening for con-
ference with President Truman.
Evening star., 1948-05-24
.Chever|y Man Wins
Custody Of Daughter
After Long Court Fight

Mrs Mabel Steele of 2070 Belmont
road NV. is "an unsuitable person
to have custody of her 9-year-old
daughter, the United States Court
of Appeals said today in returning
the child to her father.
Charles Ray Steele of Cheverly
Nd, thus won, temporarily at least
a 41a-year battle for custody of his
daughter Alice.
James j. Laughlin, attorney for
Mrs. Steele, could not be reached for
comment on his plans for further
legal action.
The appellate court affirmed de-
cision handed down last month in
District Court by Justice F. Dickin-
son Let's. Later, however, the Court
of Appeals had issued an order
allowing the child to remain with
her mother until it could act for
mally on the lower courts decision
In its opinion, the court today
said "the whole case shows that
throughout this long and acrimoni-
GUS Qudllcl lllC LlSCA lSU oObl v, oSS
ing through different judges again
and again found appellant MRS
Steele an unsuitable person to have
the child"
Citing an opinion handed down
so years ago by Chief Justice Alvey
of the same court, the opinion con-
cluded that the custody of child
in such cases, lis largely, and 1t
may be said almost exclusively Ia
question: of judicial discretion"
The child's parents have been
divorced for several years, and the
father. has remarked. Until Ma rch
I947 the child lived with both hel
mother and her maternal grand
mother. At that time she returned
to her fathers home and II months
later her stepmother was acquitted
ina. .Hyattsville aaP Police IS Court o !
whipping the child. Subsequently
the child returned to her mother
Today's opinion was written by
former Chief Justice D. Lawrence
Groner. Concurring were Justices
E. Barrett Prettyman and Wilbur
K. Miller.
Evening star., 1948-05-24
Rationing for Italians
May End in 90 Days
Because Of ERP Aid

ROME, Italy, May "a (CDN). =
With Marshall aid wheels now
turning, Italian housewives soon
may be able to throw away their
ration books.
Commodities distribution officials
here believe, in fact, that 1t will be
possible to end all rationins in Italy
n less than 90 days.
Actually, bread, and pasta, the
basis for making spaghetti and mac
aroni, are the only items still sub
ject to rigid rationing. Rice, butter
and oils are supposed to be, but
there Is such an oversupply Of those
items that shopkeepers no longer
bother to collect coupons for them.
Thirty per cent of 1taly's aid from
the United States under the Euro
pean Recovery Program will be in
grain shipments and Canada is due
to supply additional boatloads.
A large part of this imported
grain will 60 into the bread twists.
hard rolls, little sugar loafs and nut
and raisin loaves the Italians like.
They don't take to soft bread such
az is baked In the United States.
At present only people with suf-
ficent money to deal on the black
market get all the bread they want.
The black market price is almost
three times that on the legitimate
market. However, the scheduled
wheat shipments from America will
take care of that situation by easily
satisfying all current needs, accord
ing to food distribution.
In the first year of ERP opera
ton, italy will receive from the
western hemisphere, in free goods
and loans, s1,222,00o, 900. OF this
S703, 900 900 will come from America,
including $246, 100000 In food stuffs,
of which $216,ooo,o 900 worth will be
grains.
Next largest item will be $1l1,-
100000 in cotton for Italy's textile
mills. This country makes some OF
the most colorful and original
clothing in the world.
American aid will also include
$4,000, 900 for coal to help revive
italian industry.
Numerous other items complete
the list They include: Petroleum,
fats and oils. dairy products, meat,
sugar, fish, coffee, machinery, tim
Der. wool, tobacco, chemicals, hides
and skins, pig iron, steel and electri-
cal equipment, fertilizer, copper,
lead and zinc.
Evening star., 1948-05-24
Ceremonies Here 10 Mark
Birthday Of Gen. McNair

Secretary of State Marshall will
serve as honorary chairman at cere-
monies marking the birthday of
the late Gen. Lesley J. McNair, at 8
pm. Wednesday, at Fort Lesley j.
McNair, the old Army War College.
James O'Neil, national commander
of the American Legion, will speak
and Commissioner Watson B. Miller
of the immigration and Naturaliza-
ton Service, will preside.
The exercises, which are sponsored
by the Lesley McNair Post, Ameri-
can Legion, are to be broadcast,
according to w. w. Naramore, pro-
gram chairman.
Evening star., 1948-05-24
Gen. Vondenbere, RoyoII
And Evans to Get Dearees

Honorary degrees will be conferred
on Secretary of the Army Royal,
Gen. Hoyt s. Vandenberg, chief of
Staff of the Air Force, and DR..
Luther H. Evans, Librarian of Con-
gress, during commencement exer-
cises June l at Pennsylvania Mill
tary College, Chester, Pa, it was
announced today.
The degree of doctor Of laws will
be given Mr.. Royal and DR.. Evans
while Gen. Vandenberg will receive
the honorary degree of doctor Of
aeronautical science.
Evening star., 1948-05-24
Discussion on Boeoto Slated

Philip L. Green, chief Of the Pan
American Unions division of eco
nomic information, will lead a panel
discussion at a meeting of the Club
de las Americas at 8 pm. Thursday,
In Room 1851, Commerce Department
Building. DR.. Francisco Banda,
president OF the club, said the topic
of the panel would be New Hori-
IONS as Seen from Bogota." The
meeting will be open to the public.
Evening star., 1948-05-24

SPONSORS Of bills to abolish the
union shop vote procedure. They,
together with Mr.. Herzog and Mr..
Denham, told the committee the
union shop has carried in an over
vhelming number Of elections.
Senator Ives, also q committee
member, said these elections have
begged down both the board and
the general counsels stafi.
Mr.. Lands proposed that either
the five-man board be enlarged to
seven, or that more authority be
given the NLRB legal stan to ease
the load Of the board members.
Other Items to Be Covered.
Senator Ball, Republican, Of Min
nesota, chairman Of the committee
which opened three weeks Of study
Of the Taft-Hartley law. told = re-
porter 1t is possible that Congress
may Junk the union shop balloting
plan this session But he said there
Is little chance for action on these
matters the hearings will cover:
!. Whether to clamp down against
industry-wide bargaining in view
Of the recent coal strike and the
narrowly averted railroad tieup.
2. Whether to change the Rail-
way Labor Act to try to prevent
another crisis In that industry.
8. What to do about union well
fare funds. now restricted but still
troublesome enough in the coal
industry to have touched Oh the
latest walkout of miners.
4. How to speed up NLRB ma
chinery for handling unfair labor
practice cases and representation
elections. The board has been
swamped with work despite its en-
from three to five men,
bers under the Taft-Hartley law.
S. Whether to outlaw strikes aimed
at enforcing employers to agree to
contracts which either violate the
law or evade 1t.
Evening star., 1948-05-24
'G. W. U. Seniors 10 Give
$50 10 Dutch Students

Acting Ambassador Reuchlin OF
the Netherlands government tomor-
row will receive q check for $50
from the seniors Of George Wash
ington University to be used to help
college students in Holland who are
hospital patients.
The money, which represents the
senior class gift normally given to
the university, viii be presented by
Chester Byrns. class president. The
ceremony Is scheduled to be held at
I pm. at the Embassy, 1470 Euclid
street NV.
University onicials said the SEN
iors decided this year to give their
class gift to help foreign students.
Decision to forward the money to
Princess Juliana for distribution in
Holland came after q recommends
ton by Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt.
Evening star., 1948-05-24
UAW
Continued From First Pagel

Sigler told the press at an early
morning conference. ,,.-.-.. :,
Proposes No Formula. GO
Gov. Sigler said he proposed no
formula for settling the strike.
II asked them to re-enter nego-
tiations and to make. sincere ef-
fort to solve their differences the
Governor said.
Gov. Sigler said neither State nor
Federal mediators would have a part
in the conference. He won't even
be there himself, he added.
"It will be strictly company and
union affair."" he explained.
asked him about the General
Motors situation.
Has Discussed GIN Situation.
Gov. Sigler said he had discussed
the GIN situation several times" "
He did not say with whom.
Newsmen asked him if he thought
a General Motors strike could be
averted.
I'VE have some laws on our books,
my friend" the Governor shot back.
AS Gov. Sigler discussed the Gen.
eral Motors situation with the press,
the UAW-CIO announced that It's
biggest GM local had turned
thumbs down on another walkout.
The big Buick Local 500 Of Flint,
heart of GINS huge factory sys-
tenn, voted against strike, reject
ing a plea from Mr.. Macy. Local
500 claims 5000 members. 1t has
been influential in union policies.
GIN Contract Expires Friday.
If a GIN strike is called, approxi-
mately three-fourths of the indus
try's producing power will be stilled
GIN builds about half of America S
automobiles.
Negotiators for the union and GIN
went back into action in an effort
to find a basis for agreement over
the wage issue.
The UAW demands a Is cents
an hour increase, offering to turn
is cents OF this into a pension fund
If GIN agrees.
Three Locals Favor Strike.
The UAW said Saturday, however,
that 80 per cent Of the vote in
locals so far has favored walkout.
At that time about so locals had
voted, q union spokesman said.
Reporting Local 599's tally, Burt
Moore, Elections Committee chair
man, said 4,343 votes were cast with
1896 against a strike.
In a series of other Sunday local
union votes AC Spark Plug and
Fisher plant No. in Flint favored
strike along with Cadillac Local %
in Detroit, UAW announcements
said.
The three locals claim total
membership of approximately 49,
900.
An Affirmative membership vote
would give the UAW leadership
authority to call a strike at its
discretion"
Even without this authority
however, the UAW has raised the
possibility of a GIN shutdown this
week end with the extended con-
tracts expiration. Such q step
would be taken under a mo con-
tract, no work" stand.
The Mexican government has
started campaign against whisky
smugglers.