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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-26

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By Maj. Thomas M. Mol

ny N'uI. IuohhoS N'' '>'of
If you read my last column, and
if you are paying premiums on
your National Service Life Insur-
ance, you think you are getting
gypped.
You read that the VA is giving
insurance land has been giving
insurance. to lots Of veterans who
have disabilities and who there
fore may not be good insurance
risks.
A bad insurance risk is a man
who can be expected to die before
his time, before the mortality
tables say he should.
And so the VA. you figure, by
allowing veterans with less than
total service-connected disabili-
ties to reinstate their lapsed in
surance or buy new insurance, is
actually hurting the insurance
fund.
If these disabled veterans die
young the fund will be depleted
by the amount of insurance claims
which have to be paid to benefi-
Charles. That will leave less
money to be paid out as dividends.
Well, that is straight thinking,
except for one big reason: When
the VA gives insurance to this
special class of service disabled
veterans it keeps all their &C
counts separate from all the other
accounts.
And the veterans whose service
connected disabilities are waived
when they take the physical exam
for reinstatement and who are
finally allowed to reinstate will
not get any dividends at all.
Their premiums go into a spe-
cial account. Claims resulting
from their deaths come from that
special account. If the account
gets short of funds, then Congress
makes up the difference with an
appropriation.
The VA says about 5000 veter-
ans have $28, 100000 worth Of this
special insurance. called H" in
surance by the experts. The rea-
son no more have 1t is that most
servicemen and veterans who got
wounded or picked up disabilities
in the service kept their insurance
in good standing, for the very rea-
son they knew they were poor in
surance risks and would have
trouble getting new insurance.
They hung on to what they had.
The January i, 1860, deadline
(for waving the good health re-
quirement in reinstating lapsed
insurance. was set by Congress.
If extended. it won't happen till
next session, starting in January.
Possibly it won't be extended at
all.
A word on war claims and the
War Claims Commission. The
three member commission is now
established in the Tariff Commits
sion Building. Washington rs. D.
c.. and is gathering a working
staff. It already has collected a
raft Of lawyers, secretaries. steno-
graphers. etc.
But don't write about your POW
claims. That will just hold up
the Job of preparing forms on
which you will make your claim.
Getting those forms written,
cleared by the Budget Bureau,
printed and sent around the
country is the commission high
priority Job right now. II it has
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-26
City Rejects Two Cash Bids
For y Condemned Vehicles.

The Commissioners yesterday
rejected two cash bids for pur-
chase of % condemned motor We
hicles owned by the District, be-
cause of 90-day delay in delivery
of requirements to the city.
Reflections of the bids was rec
commended by Paul Chalupsky,
property survey officer, who point
ed out that one of the bidders ap-
parently expected delivery within
a reasonable time.
Delivery Of new vehicles may be
delayed even further by the in
dustrial strikes, he added.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-26
Electrical Group Names
Friedman as Counsel

Maurice Friedman, Washington
attorney, has been appointed gen.
eral counsel for the Electrical
Contractors Association of the
District, Bernard Bellmore, presi-
dent, announced today.
Under the licensing regulations
that went into effect several
months ago, Mr.. Bellmore said,
some contractors and electricians
have found themselves uninten-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-26

tional violators" because Of what
he termed some burdensome
contradictory and often unnec-
essary provisions" Mr.. Friedman
has been retained, he said, to
clarity the code for members and
to consult with Commissioners for
modern and simplifled regula-
tiOnS."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-26

second street and Rhode Island
avenue NE. Proceeds will DO
given to the building fund for
the new church to be erected at
Eastern avenue and Varnum street
NE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-26
AVG to Fete LiIienthoI

David Lilienthal, chairman of
the Atomic Energy Commission,
will be honored at a reception
given by the American Veterans
Committee at $50 pm. tomorrow
| in the AVG clubhouse.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-26

Japan, Is years after making
it's first auto, now has 16 COM
panieS making cars.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-26
Church Turkey Dinner
The Friendly C.

The Friendly Class of Sherwood
Presbyterian Church will sponsor
a turkey dinner from 5 to 7 pm.
tomorrow in the church, Twenty
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-26

you may 1Urite Maj. Mai in
care of this newspaper in con-
nection 1Dith your DUN serpice-
connected problem. IncloSe a
self-addresSed, stamped en-
UeLope.l
(From Associated Press Newsfeatures. }
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-26

to put people to answering letters
from $4,000 former POWs anc
other people who have claims (ol
who think they have) it will just
take that much longer getting the
forms ready.
Those forms will be sent to vet
Grams organization Offices, to VA
contact offices, members of Con.
gress for distribution to con-
stituents) and maybe to some
other places. When they are sent
out (probably not before a month
at the very earliest) you'll hear
about it and can pick up yours.
But the earliest payment Of
POW claims will not come before
February or March.
Evening star., 1949-08-02
Tokyo Rose Records Played
To Limited Court Audience
By the Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. Iva
Toguri (Tokyo Rose) D'Aquino
was good in a disc jockey job.
Most of those who heard the re-
plays of her broadcasts before a
Federal judge agreed to that to-
day.
But only Judge Michael J.
Roche. the jury, the attorneys and
reporters were furnished ear
phones to hear the recordings yes
terday in Mrs. D'Aquino's treason
trial. So the Zero hour" program
on playback was dull business for
the spectators.
Defense attorneys seemed not a
bit worried over the context of the
programs and most newsmen ex-
pressed the opinion the spoken
feminine voice carried less i'm
pact than did the printed trans
script.
The stuff was frankly labeled
propaganda by the speaker in one
signoff. 1t went this way:
According to union hours.
we're all through today. We close
up another chapter of sweet prop
aganda in the form of music for
you, my dear little orphans wan
dering in the Pacific ="
Evening star., 1949-08-02
Staff Chiefs
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Continued From First Page)
planes. It came just a few minutes
after IS Shooting Star jets zoomed
across the field to start the huge
combined review. The jets were
followed by 48 FAT Thunderbolts
and "a new type liaison planes.
Maj. Gen. Frank w. Milburn,
acting commander Of American
troops in Europe, and Brig. Gen.
Ralph j. Canine, acting COM
mander of the 1st Division. greeted
the joint chiefs upon their arrival.
Before the review began the
group toured the Grafenwohr area
where American troops hold some
of their biggest training exercises
in Germany. These exercises will
be climaxed this fall in combined
Army, Navy and Air Force maneu-
vers designed to test the readiness
of American forces in Germany to
repeal any attack.
Gen. Vandenberg denied pub
lished reports that American
troops and planes based in Ger
many may become part of the
permanent defense under the At
lantic Pact.
I'm sure none Of the chiefs
would have said that" he assert
ed. I'VE don't know ourselves.
We still have to work out such
things"
Evening star., 1949-08-02
Maryland Driver Gets
6 Months, $425 Fine
In Stolen Car Chase

A wild Sunday morning race
with State and Prince Georges
County police in a stolen car
brought q six-month term in the
Maryland House of Correction
and fines totaling S425 to James
p. Swami, %, of Brandywine in
Upper Marlboro Police Court yes
terday.
Swami was jailed for unau-
thorized use of the car and was
fined 500 for driving under the
influence of liquor. 5000 for ex-
ceeding 20 miles per hour, 500 fol
reckless driving and $25 for driv-
ing without q permit.
Trial Magistrate Alan Bowie
said he imposed the heavy penal
ties in the hope it will break up
this sort of thing in Prince
Georges County"
According to testimony, the
chase began about $50 am. Sun
day when Hudson Loizeaux OF
Marlboro noticed a 1916 convert
ible running back and forth past
a red traffic light.
Mr.. Loizeaux called police and
County Officer B. E. Richards. who
responded. spotted the car but lost
it in traffic. He later learned it
had raced south over the Grain
highway.
An hour afterward State police
were told the wanted car was in
the Aquasco neighborhood and
State Trooper James Suthard
found the car near Brandywine.
Trooper Suthard said he cap
tured Swami when the car made
sharp turn into a gravel road near
Aquasco and piled up on q road
shoulder, after an hours chase
through the Aquasco, Baden and
Brandywine area.
The owner of the car. James
Mussog, 4410 Forty-eighth ave-
nue., Falls Hills, said he had
parked it at 2 am. Sunday neal
his home and did not know 1t wal
missing until notified by police
He said repairs wosild cost $500
: Swan told Magistrate Bowie thAN
HE previously had been convicted
for reckless driving without q per.
nit. He added that his permit
had been revoked. $3.50.
Evening star., 1949-08-02
lonely Hearts Defense
Building Up Insanity Plea
Sy fhs Associotsd Press

NEW YORK, Aug. with 6
hypothetical question already two
hours and 40 minutes long-anc
still to be completed today-ar
insanity defense is being built ur
for both defendants in the Lonely
Hearts" murder trial.
Defense counsel said yesterday
that insanity will be claimed fol-
Raymond Fernandez, as well as
for his friend, Mrs. Martha Beck
Fernandez, "a, and Mrs. Beck
20, are charged with the bludgeon-
ing and strangulation Of Mrs.
Janet Fay, 66-year-old Albany
widow in Valley Stream, N. Y,
last January 4, in scheme to ex-
tract money from lonely women
through mail romances.
Defense Attorney Herbert E.
Rosenberg began his long hypo-
thetical question yesterday by
reading through 400 pages of Fer
nandez' testimony.
Listening and taking notes was
DR.. Richard H. Hoffman. a Parl.
avenue psychiatrist called by the
defense.
Evening star., 1949-08-02

out Of Hong Kong ran the Nation
alist blockade and reached Com
munist Shanghai today.
The coastal vessel, chartered by
Tahchunghwa Steamship Co. OF
Shanghai, is owned by Moller,
Ltd. of Hong Kong.
The ship is awaiting permit
from the Communists to unload
600 tons and pick up cargo for
Hong Kdng.
There was much speculation
here that shipping interests in
Hong Kong had used the Moller
to test effectiveness OF the Ma
tionalist blockade.
Evening star., 1949-08-02
Arms
Continued From First Page.1

tCOntlnOeQ from f1rSt Fdge.J~z>
have sat as observers in the de
velopment of these plans"
Other highlights Of the HarTi3
man statement were: - -
/. The military aid program viii
not impair the economic Marshall
Recovery Plan, but will strengthen
1t "since confidence is an essential
condition for men to work, invest
and plan for the future"
2. In the last two years there
has been encouraging growth" of
political stability and economic
progress in Western Europe.
Optimistic on Progress.
Mr.. Hartman summed up his
forecast of the outlook in these
words:
II wish to state that I have
never been as optimistic as I am
today that the maintenance OF
peace and freedom is within our
reach in Europe, provided we
carry out vigorously the policies
and programs in which we are
engaged, including the military
assistance program; provided we
recognize that we face forces de-
termined and persistent, which
must be met with equal determi-
nation and perseverance,. We can
not relax because of early sue
cesses. The task is not easy and
requires continuing present-day
sacrifices"
Evening star., 1949-08-02
lucas Seeks 10 Return
| foreign Aid Bill 10
Senate Floor Today
By the Associoted Press

Senate leaders tried hard today
10 break loose the $50, 900 ,000, ,0o(
pileup of money bills.
Senate Democratic Leader Lucas
said he would move to get the
s5,647, ,724, 900 foreign aid measure
back to the floor sometime during
the day.
This is a key log in the jam but
even If released it may get tied up
q second time in a confused par
liamentary tangle.
The Senate ordered the bill re-
turned to the Appropriations
Committee last week on the
grounds that five disputed amend
ments contained policy-making
legislation-which amendments to
appropriation bills aren't sup
posed to do.
Three Amendments Retained.
The committee put together
revised bill with about the same
money content-but it kept three
of the amendments in the bill in
rewritten form.
Senator Lucas told a reporter
he will raise a point of order
against these amendments in ar
effort to have them thrown out
But Senator Mcclellan, Demo.
crat, of Arkansas, said that II
Senator Lucas makes a point OF
order, he may fight to have the
bill sent back to the committee
again.
Senator Lucas is centering his
attack on two major amendments:
one would require the Economic
Cooperation Administration and
the Army to earmark about ST.
800 100000 for buying surplus
American farm commodities. II
was drafted by Senator Mcclellan
The second would freeze $50,000,-
900 of ECA funds for loans to
Spain.
Fund Bill Considered.
Senator Lucas said he will ask
that the $1,000 900, 900 independent
Offices money bill be set aside fol
the foreign aid bill.
The Senate is moving slowly
through the Independent offices
bill with an economy bloc trying
to pare down almost every item.
The latest scrap was over the
maritime schools for training mer.
chant seamen and officers.
The House voted $6,586, 900 fol
the schools but the Senate Appro-
priations Committee trimmed this
to $3,151 900 on the grounds the
merchant marine needs no more
seamen and officers.
A majority in the Senate disa-
greed. They put the bill back al
$6,586,O00 and voted a total o1
$63,o54.424 for the commission.
Evening star., 1949-08-02
Fusion Movement Splits
In Fight Against 0'Dwyer
Rx fhs Assaciatad Rrssx

NEW YORK, Aug. "A split
has developed in the Fusion move
ment organized against Demo-
cratic Mayor William ODwyer
and his running mates in the
November election.
The Republican Party and the
Liberal Party-the two principal
units backing the anti-adminis-
tration slate-differed sharply last
night.
There were threats that they
could unite only on Newbold Nor
ris for mayor and run separate
candidates for controller and
president of the City Council.
Such 4 program would greatly
endanger hopes for fusion victory.
The Republican and Liberal
Parties agreed some time ago on a
city-wide slate headed by Mr..
Morris, a Republican. who was
council president under the late
fusion mayor, Fiorella H
La Guardia.
Evening star., 1949-08-02

so far has prompted the Army to
suspend Maj. Gen. Herman Field
man, quartermaster general, and
Mai. Gen. Alden H. Watt, chief
of the Army Chemical Corps. Both
are expected to testify at the pub
lie hearings.
1t also is expected that Mr..
Maragon will be called to the
stand, particularly in connection
with a San Antonio CTex) bank
account.
According to the record Of Mr..
Maragon's testimony under oath
to the committee last Thursday.
he was specifically asked If he had
any bank accounts other than
the two he mentioned in WASH
ington. At the time he said he
had not.
Says Account Was Closed.
On Friday or Saturday. how
ever, he told committee investi-
gators he had had q bank account
in Texas. To reporters yesterday,
Mr.. Maragon implied that what
ever deposits were shown, the
money was not necessarily his.
Meanwhile, in preparation for
the public hearings, Senator
Mundt, Republican, Of South Da-
kota made public q draft Of legis-
lation to curb the operations OF
five per centers" and to make 1t
easier for businessmen to get pro-
curement information from the
Government.
This measure would provide for
registration of persons hired spe-
cifically to assist businessmen in
getting Government contracts
with a $1,000 fine or up to a year
in prison or both for failure to
register.
Under this proposal, Govern
ment employees would be subject to
a 81, 900 fine. a year in jail or both
for prematurely divulging contract
information.
The measure would set up an
office of contract information with
which all procurement agencies
would have to file invitations fol
bids Is days before bidding started
Evening star., 1949-08-02
u. 5. Rejecfs Red Protest
s0n ItalY.in Atlantic Pact
SYthe Associoted Press

Z lyme Assoeiofsd rrsss
!. The United States today en-
phatically rejected Russian pro-
test against Italy's membership
in the North Atlantic Defense
Pact.
Secretary Acheson termed the
charges utterly without founda-
ton" in a note delivered to the
Russian Embassy shortly before
noon.
THE text Of the treaty itself Is
the best answer to such misrepre-
sentations and allegations" the
American reply said.
The Soviet Government had
charged that Italy violated its
peace treaty by joining in the 12-
nation defense treaty last April
Mr.. Acheson had denounced the
Russian charges at his news con-
ference last Wednesday. fore
shadowing today's formal rejec-
ton of Russia's latest accusations
Evening star., 1949-08-02
CIerica|ism Is Ruled Out
For De. Gasperi's Party
BY The Assoeioisd Press

ROME, Aug. 2.-Premier Alcide
de Gasperi declared today his
dominant Christian Democratic
party excludes clericalism but
respects religious convictions.
The Premier addressed the
party's national council meeting
at Giuggi.
Clericalism refers to direct par
ticipation by the clergy in the po-
litical affairs of the nation. Italy,
like q number Of other nations.
has had a strong anti-clerical
movement in recent years.
While he ruled out clericalism as
party doctrine, Mr.. de Gasperi
|reafiirmed his party's support for
the Roman Catholic Church. He
said the party excludes anti
clericshsm but safeguards liberty. :"
Evening star., 1949-08-02
Czech Paper Charges
Vatican Attempts 10
Provoke Civil War
g. Nv the As,ocjotsd Press

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PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia, Aug
2.-Rude Pravo, the Czechoslovak
Communist organ, today accused
the Vatican and the Roman Cath
olic hierarchy Of trying to pro-
woke civil war in Czechoslovakia
over the state-church strife.
The newspaper sought to impli-
cate Francis Cardinal Spellman of
New York and what 1t called the
American organization" in the
alleged plot.
The charges were made in a
long article by Andre Simone, the
papers foreign commentator. 1t
was entitled THE Vatican Fifth
Column"
Lull in Press Assaults.
The attack appeared after a
weeks lull in press assaults on the
church.
Simone claimed the Vatican
was working in cooperation with
the American organization
whose task, he said, is to organ
ize espionage and diversions in
those countries which have de-
serted the capitalist system.
ITO this organization belongs
Cardinal Spellman, who is the
Pope's Schacht, because he raises
80 per cent of the Vatican income
and is potentially the mightiest
man Of world Catholicism next to
the Pope" the article declared.
Allen Dulles. brother Of Senator
Dulles. Republican, Of New York
was named as director Of the al
legged organization.
In New York Mr.. Dulles said
he knew nothing about the re-
port. He pointed out he is
chairman of the Executive
Committee of the National
Committee for Free Europe.
The purpose Of that organiza-
ton, he said, is to further the
cause of liberty and peace and
to support in this country
political leaders who have been
driven out of their own homes
by Communism)
Atlantic Pact Angle Charged.
Rude Pravo claimed the Czech
state-church strife was deliber-
ately brought to a peak by the
Vatican and the Czech hierarchy,
led by Archbishop Josef Beran, to
speed ratification Of the Atlantic
Pact by the American Senate.
1.-The scheme" it continued,
was for the Catholic hierarchy to
tell the faithful that freedom Of
religion was In danger"
Czech bishops were to incite
against the Communists, the arti-
Gle asserted. land to praise i'm
perialism-this time the British
American brand instead Of the
German"
Commentator Simone asserted
that after the alleged church
putsch failed the Vatican tried
again with its decree OF excom-
lmunicating Communists this
also proved a splash on the sur
lace" ...~ss
Evening star., 1949-08-02
Leqion's Welfare Group
Unable to Meet Requests

The American Legion Welfare
Department of the District has
been unable to meet all requests
for aid even after careful screen
ing, according to the annual re-
port released by Charles K. Dunn,
department commander.
This condition, he reported, was
due to a reduction in the ap-
proved $24, ,668 budget because of
the failure of the Community
Chest to reach its goal. The de-
partment commander said the
only prospect for adequate opera
ton In 1850 will be an over
whelmingly successful chest cam
paign this year.
Evening star., 1949-08-02
Five Per Centers
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ployes are being scrutinized and
certain contracts and other trans
actions with the Government are
being studied to determine If un-
due influence was used.
A committee spokesman said
tips are now reaching the COM
mittee at the rate of Is a day as
the investigating group prepares
for public hearings starting next
Monday.
One such tip is said to involve
the handling of postwar priorities
on steel and cement. It reportedly
came indirectly from Mr.. Mara
gon.
Mr.. Maragon was said to have
given a Senator, not on the COM
mittee, a story of priorities trans
actions involving certain Govern
ment officials whose relatives al
legedly received favors from the
business firms involved. The Sen
ator relayed the information to
the committee.
Mr.. Maragon supplied three
other names. This Senator iden-
titled them only as businessman
who allegedly won favors: man
with good connections in public
life who allegedly welded infiu.
ence to get a contract; and a Gov
eminent employe in an obscure
position.
Committe Member Puzzled.
The third man subsequently
cropped up as being connected
with MIR. Maragon. himself in &
certain activity which seemed
to be perfectly proper" Th'
committee member in whom Mr.
Maragon confided would like t,
know why Mr.. Maragon wants th'
committee to investigate q one
tn committees investigation
Evening star., 1949-08-02
London Tailor Held
For Biting OF Nose
OF His Rival in Love
BY the Associotsd Press

LONDON, Aug. 2.-Mahmud
Ali, 30-year-old tailor, was ac-
cused today of biting OH the
nose of his rival in love.
He was detained for a hear
ing August % on a formal
charge of inflicting grievous
bodily harm on Abdul Matlib,
%.
I'VE had a quarrel over q
girl and he bit my thumb" a
policeman quoted Ali. 80 I
hit him and bit his nose"
Matlib was unable to ap-
pear. Doctors are equipping
him with a new nose made out
of plastic.
Evening star., 1949-08-02
Clay Elected Director
OF New York Bunk ..
BY the Assoeiofed Press

NEW YORK. Aug. 2.-Gen
Lucius D.. Clay was elected q
director of the Marine Midland
Trust Co. of New York at a board
meeting today.
Gen. Clay, former American
military governor in Germany and
chief of all United States forces
in Europe, retired from the Army
in May.
Now vacationing in Massachu-
sets, Gen. Clay plans to attend
his first meeting of the bank
board in September.
Evening star., 1949-08-02
U. S. Deficit for July
Put at $1,487, ,652, 900
By the Assoeiefsd Press

The Treasury reported today
that the Government ran 81. .487,.
652, 900 in the red for July, the
first month of fiscal 1850.
The first months deficit, or ex-
cess of spending over income. was
less than in the first month of the
last fiscal year.
Fiscal 1949 showed a 1854,
656 900 deficit for the first month
At the end of the year, last June
80, the total deficit for that yeal
was $1,811 ,440, 900.