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Evening star., 1948-10-20
; District Area War Dead
To Be Reburied Tomorrow

Three District area servicemen who
died in World War II will be re-
buried with military honors in Ar
lington Cemetery at 2 pm. tomorrow
A Marine honor guard and the
Marine Band will participate in the
rites. Escorts for next-of kin will
be furnished by the Army, Air Force
and Marine Corps. Capt. William r.
Fitzgerald, Maj. Albert L. Atkinson
and the Rev. John Morozoff will
conduct the services.
The servicemen and their next-of- =
kin are: S/Sergt. Elmer L. Garrison,
brother of Esther w. Garrison, 1882
Abbey place NE: Pvt. Donald r.
Garten, son of Mrs. Margaret A.
Hinkle, 6303 Riverdale road, River
dale, Nd, and 1t. Col. Hector De
zayas, husband of Mrs. Hector De
zayas, 40 Burnside street, Annapolis,
Md.
Evening star., 1948-10-20
Education Unit Warn,
Against Bar on Visits
From Soviet Sphere

| A warning against pulling down
AN iron curtain on our side Of the
Atlaptic" by barring visitors from
Communist dominated Eastern. Eu-
rope went to Secretary of State
Marshall today from a group of
American educator.
The group, set up by Congress as
the United States Advisory Commits
sion on Educational Exchange, rec
commended liberal Interpretation of
visa laws and regulations to keep the
door open to unofficial visits from
the Communist countries that would
help promote international under
standing.
ITO cut off contacts with the total
itarian nations of the world because
OF fears as to what might happen to
democratic institutions through such
contacts would imply a weakness
which has no justification in fact"
the commission asserted.
1t said careful control" obviously
is required, however, for any inter-
change Of persons with Eastern
European countries. It said officials
should be satisfied that individuals
coming here "have no subversive
intentions, but serious and bona fide
academic, professional or vocational
purposes" and that their visas
should be granted for only year at
time.
The commission also recommend
ed "A more liberal policy" in regard
to admitting persons from Com
munist lands to attend reputable
international conferences here, but
said restriction on travel of persons
under sponsorship Of organizations
regarded as subversive "is desir-
able"
The Smith -Mundt Act, authoriz-
ing ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS educa-
tional exchanges with other coun.
tries provides that such arrange
ments must be on a reciprocal basis.
Since most Eastern European gov
ernments are not willing to recipro-
cate now, the commission said 1t
would not recommend any offlcially
sponsored exchanges with them for
the present.
Evening star., 1948-10-20
Legion
Continued From First Page.)

the year is not encouraging" hi
asserted. Ito put it briefly, we are
in the red again. The Bureau OF
the Budget estimates that the Gov.
|ernment faces an operating deficit
for this fiscal year of billion and
a half dollars. That can mean but
one thing. We shall not be able tc
60 on reducing the public debt"
Referring to the single foreign
policy, Mr.. Warren said:
Nothing is more essential to the
establishment of sound relations
with other nations of the world.
Nothing could give greater as
surance to our own people and to
the people everywhere that we know
what we are doing, that u is based
upon principle, and that when we
say something, we mean 1t and II
Is final. '"'
ours must be long-term pro-
gram, under policy which has nc
room for vacillation, appeasement
or indecision. With such q
long-term policy, our friends across
the water will always know where
we stand and will better understand
not only our desire for world peace
but how helpful we can be to them
in achieving it."
Water Curb-Deep.
The rain, which piled water curb
deep along the Legion parade route,
caused an estimated $500 damage
to the Miami Harvey Seeds Post
Band alone. Some 100000 specta-
tors were drenched, too.
Arch Cantrell, chairman of the
Legion's Band Contest Committee,
said no complete estimate had been
made of damage to instruments, but
at least 80 units were caught in the
deluge which started about $50 pm.
Ironically, the rains came Just as
the California delegation - headed
by Gov. Warren-swung into the
line Of march. Bands already in
the parade switched from Moon
Over Miami" to California Here
Come"
Many floats were damaged, one
about $4,000 worth. Spic and span
uniforms were drenched and some
were damaged, the extent of which
was not yet figured.
A caucus yesterday nominated
Mrs. Hubert A. Goode of Portland,
Greg, and Mrs. Archie W. Miller
Of New Cumberland, Pa, for the
post now held by Mrs. Lee w. Hut
ton of Excelsior, MINI.
Mrs. William H. Heagerty of 510o
North Capitol street, Washington
was nominated to become historian.
The election will take place
Thursday, closing day of the con-
vention.
Evening star., 1948-10-20
5 Missing, ; Rescued,
7 Dead in Collision
In Baltimore Harbor
By the Asxoejoted Prssx

BALTIMORE, Oct. 2o-Two
men were known dead and five
others were feared lost today
after a collision Just outside
Baltimore harbor sank a tug and
a barge 1t was towing.
The bargemaster, his wife and
their 3-month-old son were rescued.
Coast Guard search craft found
the bodies of two crewmen from
the tug Columbia, which was towing
the barge from Baltimore to Clay
mont, Del.
1t collided with the Norwegian
ship Bowgran last night in a cut
of channel leading from Baltimore
harbor to the shipping lane up
Chesapeake Bay.
Cook on Tug Lost.
The Columbia's cook was lost at
the moment of impact, but the
tug was believed only damaged.
1t sank later, however, and none
OF the seven crewmen has been
found alive. There was a possibility
some Of them were aboard the
Bowgran, but the master of the
vessel did not refer to them in a
radio message reporting the collision,
The Eastern Transportation Co.
owners OF the tug and barge, iden-
titled these rescued from the barge
as Capt. Thomas Russell, 27: Mrs.
Lorraine Russell, 81, and Clifford
Earl Russell, 3 months.
The Coast Guard Cutter Chinook
identified the bodies 1t found as
those of 3. A. Williamson, the mate.
and Theodore E. Hewitt, the assist
ant engineer of the Columbia.
Listed as missing were Capt.
David A. Names, the tugs skipper:
George D. Williamson, chief en-
gineer; Frank II. Gates, a seaman,
and James T. johnson, the cook.
Carries Crew of Seven.
]. Edward Hooper, vice president
Of Eastern Transportation, said
Allan D. Farris, another seaman,
may have been aboard. This could
not be determined Immediately, but
Mr.. Hooper said another man prob
ably had taken Mr.. Farris' place if
he was not along. The tug usually
carries crew of seven.
1t was the second time this month
that a tug accident has taken a
heavy toll at the entrance Of Balti-
more harbor. The Arundel swamped
and went down in heavy seas and
eight OF the Is men aboard were
drowned.
Capt. Russel said the freighter
loomed out of the darkness about
9 pm. and struck the tug. 1t then
rammed the barge. The. barge skip
Per was in the aft cabin with his
wife and baby. He led them for
ward and they elambered aboard
q life boat from the Bowgran.
The Columbia was spotted this
morning resting on the bottom al
most 2 miles away.
Evening star., 1948-10-20
China Reds Advance
On Scattered Fronts
BY The Associated Press

PEIPING, Oct. 20.-Government
forces reeled today before new
blows on scattered fronts from Com
munist troops.
New threats to Taiyuan, capital OF
Shansi Province, and Kweisui, cap
ital Of the Inner Mongolian Prov.
ince OF Suiyuan, we're made by
surging Red armies.
Changchun, Manchurian capital
apparently has been lost by the
government. A national spokesman
finally admitted that government
forces had evacuated Chefoo, Shan
tung Province port city.
The fate Of Changchun has been
uncertain for several days The
Communist radio claimed capture
Of the city yesterday. Pro-govern-
ment dispatches in Peiping today
said there was fighting in the streets
Of Changchun after Red forces had
broken into the city. The govern
rnent communications bureau here
said the Changchun radio station
had been silent since Tuesday,
Evening star., 1948-10-20
.U.S.,Britain 'Coerced
bernadotte on Negeb
Plan, Ce||er Charges
RX fhaAxaasiafAd Press

PARIS, Oct. 20.-Representative
Celler, Democrat, of New York
charged yesterday that the United
States and Britain "coerced" the
late Count Folke Bernadotte to
recommend that the Arabs be given
the Southern Palestine desert OF
the Meyer.
DR.. Ralph Bunche. named acting
mediator after Count Bernadotte's s
assassination in Jerusalem Septem-
ber 7, branded the charge as
utterly untrue"
Mr.. Celler made his charge at a
news conference. He said Robert
McClintock Of the State Depart
ment and Sir John Tourbeck OF the
British ONCE of Middle East At
fairs in Cairo, visited Rhodes to see
Count Bernadotte.
I His original plan was for the
Negeb to remain in Israel" Mr..
Celler said. THE British Foreign
Once, with United States approval,
demanded the Negeb be given to
her stooge, Abdullah CKing of
Trans-Jordan).
"Bernadotte, reluctantly under
threat Of nonsupport by Britain and
the United States for his proposals,
made the changes"
DR.. Bunche when told Of Mr..
Celler's statement said: There is
nothing at all to substantiate it."
An authoritative source said the
first draft Of the report recon-
mended that the Jews be given the
Negeb as far south as the 31st par
allel. Count Bernadotte later de-
cided that was unfair to the Arabs. "
the informant said.
Mr.. Celler said he planned to
bring before the House of Represen-
tatives q resolution calling for an
investigation Of why Count Berna-
dotte was coerced into accepting"
the idea Of giving the Arabs the
Negeb and internationalizing Jeru-
salem. Mr.. Celler said Jews in
Israel told him Count Bernadotte
had said repeatedly the Negeb
should 60 to the Jews" He also
said Count Bernadotte did not be-
lieve Observation-Disclosures of Jeru-
salem would work.
Evening star., 1948-10-20
Political Committee Fights
Over Palestine Consideration

PARIS, Oct. 20 Gp).-A war Of
words broke out in the United Ma
tions Political Committee of the
General Assembly here today over
whether the committee should take
up the general Palestine issue i'm
mediately.
Russian bloc delegates suggested
that there was move under way
to delay the debate until after the
presidential election in the United
States November 2.
This Soviet line was carried
mainly by Juliusz Katz-Suchy Of
Poland and Dmitri Manuilsky Of
the Ukraine.
DR.. Ralph Bunche, acting Pales-
tine mediator. reported to the U. NJ
that 472,000 Palestine Arabs, driven
from their homes by the war, are
in desperate straits. Charles Malik
of Lebanon, president of the Social
Committee, said he had no objec-
ton to interrupting the committee S
current debate on human rights to
discuss this new refugee problem.
DR.. Bunche estimated $50, 900 900 Is
needed to care for the refugees for
nine months.
Mexico Offers Resolution.
The question Of taking up Pales-
tine Immediately in the Political
! Committee arose after Mexico in
troduced q resolution calling for
the Big Five powers to get together
and compose all of their differences.
Faris ell Khouri of Syria contended
the committee could not discuss Pal
estine while the question is before
the Security Council.
Mr.. Katz-Suchy commented:
I'VE cannot postpone discussion
Of the Palestine question until No
vember g."
Mr.. ManuilSky added:
Perhaps it Is convenient for the
United States to postpone the Pal
estine question because Of the elec-
tions." He said there was talk that
the question of Greek warfare might
be pushed ahead Of Palestine.
Evening star., 1948-10-20
Mysterious Explosion
Heard in Carolina,
Believed Meteorite
BY the Assesiaiad R1s,s

A Smithsonian Institution scien-
tist said today 1t is quite likely
that q mysterious explosion heard
at Greenville, S. c.. early this morn
ing was due to q meteorite explod-
ing several miles aloft.
DR.. w. F. Foshag, head curator
Of the Smithsonian's department
OF geology, said he had no direct
evidence that a meteorite actually
had exploded, but he told q reporter
the circumstances suggested the
detonation was Of celestial origin
The Greenville News reported that
scores Of residents were awakened
shortly after midnight by o blast
and that police and other investi-
gators were unable to trace it6
origin.
DR.. Foshag said that about once
year IN the United States and sew
eral times q year throughout the
world, stony meteorites" explode
as they zoom through the earths
atmosphere.
Fragments sf Meteors.
Meteorites are believed to be frag-
ments Of large meteors. The meteors
that We know as shooting stars"
are small bits Of matter, sometimes
called "cosmic rubbish" which are
burned up by friction ~ they enter
the earth's atmosphere. leaving q
fiery trail
But sometimes q large object,
Weighing many tons, enters the
earth's atmosphere, and fragments
from one Of these are called
meteorites.
These are not entirely consumed
by friction with the atmosphere, and
fragments fall to the earth-ranging
usually in size from that of q pea
to that Of q mans hand. Occasion.
ally, very large meteorite fragments
have been found.
DR.. Foshag says there are two
kinds Of meteorites-iron and stony.
The iron ones usually burn up be-
fore reaching the earth.
Like Cannon Geinr on.
It's the stony type, he says, that
sometimes actually explodes In the
atmosphere - the explosion being
caused by cushion" of super
heated air that piles up In front Of
the advancing celestial projectile.
The explosion is like that OF q
cannon going off," he said, and
sometimes as many as 100000 frag-
ments rain down on the earth. The
blast can rattle windows for miles,
and the fragments will fall on roof =
tops like hail. The explosion is ac-
companied by Q bright light in the
sky"
He urged that 0reenville resi-
dents look around the countryside
for evidence Of heavenly fragments
and to send samples to him at the
Smithsonian If they look promising.
If they're the real thing" he
laughed. we may buy some"
Evening star., 1948-10-20
Back Payments Swell
MARYLAND Income Taxes
HY the A,soeiafed Press


BALTIMORE, Oct. 20.-Back pay
ments for years prior to 1916 ac-
counted for nearly half a million of
the $19,5s5,S50 worth Of Maryland
State income taxes collected this
year.
Payments of l947 returns amount
ed to $14,6S5,0l3, while payments on
1S46 returns were $4,424,61s. Pay
ments for 1887 through 1e45 were
44e4Q63.
Evening star., 1948-10-20

dent; Samuel Barrow, second vice
president; Louis F. Frick, secretary,
and John L. Sullivan, treasurer.
Leon Chatelain, president of the
Washington Board of Trade, told
the 400 persons present that his
group would continue to cooperate
to the fullest with the business or
ganiZation.
Dancing followed the business
meeting of the Federation.
Evening star., 1948-10-20

coSiat tAOAASs 4Ol-
| o W ng tn e
groups annual
banquet last t
n / ut in the
Mayfower Hotel.
Mr.. Striner,
who is married
and the father
Of two children,
succeeds Jack ].
B an k, W h o
served urin &
the pastyear.
Other officers
chosen were Je-
rome M c K e e ,
frat sriaA aaai
Evening star., 1948-10-20
Whitehead to Speuk

Robert Whitehead, Nelson County
delegate to the Virginia General AS
sembly, will discuss school condi-
tions in the State at q meeting of
the Annandale Mems Fellowship
Club at $50 pm. tomorrow in the
Annandale Methodist Church social
hall.
Evening star., 1948-10-20

ularly TO t n e
Civil 8 ervic e
Commission.
"T he natural
inference from
such statements
is, of course, that
the commission,
d u rim g the Is
years of Demo-
cratic adnlinis-
tration, has so
cOnQucteQ us eXs
aminationS a n d
other procedures
that only Demo-
Gratis g t the
Evening star., 1948-10-20


Mr.. Mitchell, who plans to resign
on December 81 after nearly 16 years
as head of the commission, was
referring to various comments that
have appeared on the radio and in
some newspapers regarding the
Federal bloc of votes" that the
Truman administration allegedly
would have at its disposal.
Il have no hesitation in saying
that, during my more than Is years
as president of the Civil Service
Commission, no person has know
ingly been certified by the commits
sion for a competitive position be-
cause of his politics." Mr.. Mitchell
declared.
Mr.. Mitchell cited the 1914 elec-
ton results in the Maryland and
Virginia suburbs as proof that Gov
ernment employees do not vote as
Democratic bloc.
TN the suburban towns around
Washington, where the residents
have a vote in Maryland and Vir-
ginia, which are largely inhabited by
Federal employees, these districts
gave majority for Dewey in both
Virginia and Maryland" he pointed
out.
SOCIAL WELFARE - Hoover
Commission insiders say that one
Of its recommendations on reorgani-
zation will be similar to Gov.
Dewey's recent advocacy Of q new
Department of Social Welfare.
The commissions expected recon-
mendatfon probably will call for the
new department to combine the &C
tivities Of the FEDERAL Security
Agency plus some functions 4: sew
eral other agencies that deaI Tn
social welfare activities.
PENTAGON BLUES - Pentagon
employees these days are doing lot
of griping over the new trafilc park
ing system there which allots park
ing space according to civil service
grades.
For example, a CAF-2 employe
must park his car considerably
farther away from the huge build
ing than a CAF-3 employe. And a
CATS employe is Just that much
Evening star., 1948-10-20
The Federal Spotlight
q
Civil SeNice|H Head Hits Charges
u. S. WorkersWN Vote as Bloc
By joseph Youno

President Harry Mitchell of the Civil Commission
today blasted absurd the various charges
ments 100000 employees would sody
forthcoming election. .8
In fighting speech before National Association of Post
Evening star., 1948-10-20
Correction

Charles Edward Perry, 26, the
laborer who won $500 Silver
Spring church raffie with q 81 in.
vestment, lives at $50 Rhode
Island avenue NV, and not at
los Rhode Island avenue NV,
as was inadvertently stated yes
terday in The Star.
Evening star., 1948-10-20
Business Men, S Federation
Elects Striner President

Benjamin Striner, 43, of 1900 Or
child street NV, a retired phar-
macist was elected president of the
Federation Of Business Mems AS
Evening star., 1948-10-20

Matityahu Shmuelewitz. also will be
tried for being members OF an
illegal terrorist organization.
The government still has ITO al
legged Stern Gang members in prison
as q result of the roundup which
followed assassination of Count
Folke Bernadotte, United Nations
mediator. Forty eight others ar
rested in the roundup have been
released, it was disclosed.
Evening star., 1948-10-20

masters in New York, Mr.. Mitchell
declared:
Charges Of that sort are not only
unwarranted, but they are unfair TO
Government employees and partic-
Evening star., 1948-10-20

The Philippines have a campaign
urging the fingerprinting of every
one.
Evening star., 1948-10-20
Weather Report

District Of Columbia - Mostly
sunny, but some cloudiness and
rather windy with highest about
So this afternoon. Clear and colder
tonight with lowest near "a in the
city and 2s with frost in suburban
areas. Tomorrow, sunny and con-
tinued cool.
Maryland-Fair and colder with
scattered frost or freezing tempera-
ture tonight. Tomorrow, fair and
continued cool.
Virginia-Fair and cooler, with
frost in the interior tonight. To-
morrow, fair and continued rather
cool.
Wind velocity, Is miles per hour;
direction, north-northwest.
River Report.
From U s. Enfineers.)
Potomac river clear at Harpers Ferry
Evening star., 1948-10-20

Hifh and Low For Yesterday.
High, Sc, at 2:4s pm.
Low, "a. at 6:4o Am.
Record TEMPERATURE This Year.
Htghest, 90. on August ~.
Lowest, 3, on January 20.
Evening star., 1948-10-20

tFrom g. Enrineers)
Potomac river clear at Harpers Ferry
clear at Harpers Ferry.
Evening star., 1948-10-20
BY the Assoeiafsd Press

FOURTH RACE-Purse. $500; allow
ances: 3-year-olds; Il. miles.
xSister Leona 104 xwhirltop ITO
Belle Heloise 106 silverware - l06
Magic Mirror 100 xa ObeIient - 1Ol
Nydrie Stable-C. Oalebay entry
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-09-23
Chicago Grain

CHICAGO. Sept. % tFN.-Graln future
Ing of the Board of Trade today.
ministration- announced 100000 hundred
weight OF -four was purchased overnieh
for shipment at Gull ports before MoVem en-;
Der g. This amounts to about about $40 90,
said. was disappointingly small.
Corn advanced fractionally in light
trading, There was some Commercial
buying IN December contracts during N.
first hour wheat was ls-ia cent higher
December, S2a6i.: corn was unchanged
to up sne 6sl
cent lower; November, SIS.
With September contracts out the way
traders ANTICIPATED more orderly corr
cations of corn for export in November is
expected to give the December contisc
Traders said the trend Of corn price
which cash corn prices adjust themselve:
to the new-crop futures.
Brokers do not expect much ,new-cror
corn to reach the cash market unit
from heavy corn-producing, States lndi,.
moisture for picking.
The weekly Kansas crop bulletin say
peted n most Of the " Sc. 'e
and 25 to 90 per cent in Eastern ant
Central counties Topsoil in many sec
tons is dry but subsoil moisture in mos
Mostly. fair with oartly cloudy weathe
is promised for Iowa, Minnesota art
Southern Nebraska. The Weather Burear
said cool weather will continue IN 1llinoi
Slight frost nj Northern wisconsin an,
upper Michigan tonight
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-09-23
CHICAGO Livestock

CHICAGO Sept. 90 ,4r tUsDA),-sal-,
uneven; generally steady with Wednes;;
days average: top. 29.,5; bulk good and
choice 2O0-"s0 pound. 2200-29 50; few
300-330 pound, 2soo,2s. -; few loads
small numbers 16o-la0 pound - so
pounds "15O-oS25: 35O-315 pound
o6OO-eT 90: 400-45o pound, - 00-@6 90:
475-550 pound, - .0025 90; good clear
Nsalable cattle $50. total $500: salable
calves 500. total 500; very uneven; good
and choice steers averased steady: lower
Grades dull weak to 50 lower; hetfer'
steady to weak at WEDNESDAYS SHARP
decline: cows weak to fully - lower.
bulls fully so lower: calves and vealers
about steady: top 4 80 on load choice
to prime ,015 pound fed steers; most
good and choice fed steers, 3, 90 80 so:
common and medium srassers. u 90
70 so; few choice heifers. 80 .O0-3s 90;
most medium and good heifers 23 90
81: 90; good heavy Canadian COW, 1900
~ 90: Gamer and cutter COWS Is 80
l & Oh. medium and good bulls 90 80.
25 90; yea ers. 1900 down; stockers ano
feeders very slow.
Salable sheep 1000, total 5000: active
early bids and sales native spring lambs
$3.50 higher: slauehter ewes STEADY: few
decks and small lots good and choice ma
five spring lambs. "a 90: some held
higher; 2i2 cars medium to choice. mostly
good grade. Western slaughter ewes. 600
3ia cars Washington spring lambs 81
"a 90 averagins 80 pounds,