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opponents kept it from coming to
a final vote.
Some Of the Southern members
of the House Committee, 1t was
recalled, took the lead In fighting
the bill. This gives rise to fears
that efforts now may develop in
the House committee to kill the
new bill passed yesterday by the
Senate.
Senate passage of the bill, how
ever. brings an entirely new pres
sure for action. sponsors said last
night.
Since both Democrat and Re-
publican parties. in their conven-
ton platforms last year supported
suffrage for the District, advo-
Gates said the home rule program
clearly was bipartisan.
Opponents May Change Stand.
Some members thought the dif-
ferences between the new Senate
bill and the old Auchincloss meas
ure might make a change in the
position Of House opponents.
Representative Harris said that
while Senate changes might help
he still thought there was a seri-
Gus constitutional question about
the delegation by Congress Of its
exclusive legislative" powers over
the District to a city council.
He said he did not know what
action might be taken by his SUBJ
committee. He said he thought
there was diversified opinion on
the subject and that he thought it
likely the general subject of, the
Senate home rule bill might come
up for House committee discus
sion next Monday.
Two Republican members OF the
House Committee promptly called
for early action on the House side.
They were Mr.. Auchincloss, last
years home rule chairman, and
Representative Bates Of Massa-
chusetts, ranking minority mem
ber of the full House Committee.
Auchincloss Pleased.
Mr.. Auchincloss said he was de-
lighted over Senate passage OF
the bill and highly pleased that
action there was taken so quickly"
II will proceed at once with a
study of differences between the
House bill of last year and the
one passed by the Senate" he
said. "And I will ask for prompt
and early action on the measure
by the House Committee.
Mr.. Bates likewise said he hoped
for early consideration Of the bill
by the House Committee.
1.-THE people of the District have
expressed strong feeling for some
participation in the running Of
their government" he added.
"And. after all, this is only in
keeping with the American system
Of representative government"
He said he would make a study
Of the Senate measure as COM
pared with last years House bill
and noted special interests in the
Senate provisions tightening up
rules on District bonded debt and
for presidential appointment Of
two councilmen to represent the
Federal interests.
Gmffrage Advocates Hail Bill.
Under the Senate bill. the coun-
Gil would consist Of II members
nine elected at large by the city
and two named by the President
and confirmed by the Senate.
Yesterdays Senate passage Of
the bill brought cheers from sHf-
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Sells Worms 10 Sordenen

Harold karp. VITO ke~ps 500 600
worms IN his backyard In ssu-
nry, Australia. has registered 9
new Arm. EArthsorfn Fatrf~
prsses, selling words TO gardeners
TO make rich top soil
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Teochers 10 Work IN Mill

. Teachers IN Dundee. Scotland.
have been In ted &c sgsrsse part
of their summer vacation wSsskstzg
in The Suts mil industry these.
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cratic leaders for action on these
and housing. social security and
School-aid bills. Public resent
ment," he wrote, "is mounting
rapidly against the lack Of prog
reSs at this session of Congress" {"
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House Vote Due Today
ION Veteran Pensions;
Debate Limited 10 Hour

The House appeared headed for
q prompt decision this afternoon
on a modified Rankin veterans
pension bill. after agreeing unani-
mously TO q one-hour limitation
on general debate.
Chairman Rankin Of the House
Veterans Affairs Committee. spon-
sor Of the bill. proposed the rela-
lively brief discussion after Rep
resentative Edith Nourse Rogers.
Republican, of Massachusetts, mi
nority spokesman on the measure.
informed him her side would need
only half an hour.
After general debate. the bill
was to be open for amendment,
but 1t was expected the House
would complete action before ad-
journing today.
Modified Plan.
The measure is a sharp modifi-
cation of the broad pension plan
for veterans Of World Wars I and
II. which the House sent back tc
Mr.. Rankin's committee by q one
vote margin earlier in the session
The principal point OF contro-
versy was an employability clause
written into the bill In committee
by a close vote. Mr.. Rankin de-
clared six out Of every seven
World War I veterans would be
denied q pension II the House &C
cepted this feature. It would re-
quire that veterans reaching 65 be
found unemployable by the Vet
erans' Administration before be-
coming eligible for the grants.
Representative Davis. Repub-
licans, of Wisconsin defended the
requirement as merely a statutory
ratification of existing VA regula-
tions. He said his support Of the
bill would change to opposition II
the employability test were elm
mated.
Cost Is Cited.
The committee originally voted
no such standard but reversed it
self when the Budget Bureau said
the extra cost of the measure.
without the unemployability pro-
vision, would be $57. .000. .000, 900 In
the next so years.
With that provision. the bills
cost has been estimated at almost
So. .000, 100000 during the next
so years.
It was the high estimated cost
Of pensions that resulted In defeat
Of the original veterans pension
measure considered by the House
in March. That measures cost
had been estimated at upwards
Of 500. 600. 900 900 during the next
so years.
Amendment Opposed.
A group Of young World War II
veterans who helped defeat the
first bill said they would fight to
kill Mr.. Rankin's amendment. II
they lost they said, they would
try to defeat the whole bill.
The pensions in most cases
would be $72 q month at age IS.
The bill Incorporates into pro-
posed law existing benefits now
being paid under VA regulations.
It's SPONSORS say most beneficiaries
now are receiving that amount
under VA regulations. 4
Theee regulations pay $72 .
month to veterans who, at age
IS, have o 10 per cent disability
rating. They pay $50 q month
to veterans under 90 who are
totally disabled.
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Alden PIons Trode War

Alden, In southernmost Arabia.
and the nearby French port OF
| lDjibouti, In Somaliland. across
the Gulf Of Alden, are preparing
for q trade war.
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Senate Home Rule Approval
Stirs Move for House Action

frage advocates both In and out
Of Congress.
Immediately after the Senate
vote was taken, Chairman
Kefauver Of the Senate Home Rule
Committee was surrounded by q
cheering group Of suffrage spokes-
men.
This lis a great day for the Dis
trict and for the country" said
Senator Kefauver. sponsor Of the
Senate bill.
In his day Of victory In the
Senate, Senator Kefauver paid
tribute to the work done in the
House Home Rule Committee of
last year. saying they deserve
most Of the credit"
A suggestion for a letter cam
paign to members of the House
District Committee, to demonstrate
that Washington really wants
home rule. came from ]. c. Turner
a member Of the Democratic Gen.
trail Committee for the District
one of the principal sponsors OF
the pending bill.
He suggested that all advocates
Of the bill write their Endorsements
to Mr.. Mcmillan and Mr.. Harris
Approval Predicted.
Senate approval Of the bill had
been predicted many times by
Senate leaders-provided that the
bill could be brought to a fin4
vote.
This came with dramatic sud-
denness yesterday afternoon. Fin
al action occurred on a voice vote
that was over so soon that both
opponents and supporters were
left frozen" for a moment when
Vice President Barkley intoned:
THE bill is passed"
The voice vote came immediate
ly after the Senate had defeated
an amendment dealing with the
race segregation question offered
by two home rule opponents
Senators Eastland of Mississippi
and Johnston of South Carolina,
both Democrats.
The amendment would have re-
quired q formal referendum vote
by District residents on any coun-
Gil proposal to change any race
segregation practice in the Dis
trict as to schools. fairgrounds.
hotels, restaurants or any other
place Of public accommodation.
Different Amendment.
This was different from a seq
regation amendment offered last
Friday by Senators Eastland and
Johnston which not only would
have required a referendum, but
then would have called for sub
sequent congressional approval.
Senator Holland, Democrat, Of
Florida. a leading home rule ad-
vocate, opposed the first Eastland-
Johnston amendment, but took
the floor to support the limited
second version. He said he
thought the last draft would not
damage either the home rule prin-
ciple nor democratic principles.
Senator Kefauyer. however. said
the District Committee had sought
to stay clear Of both sides on
the segregation issue. He recalled
that his group had declined to
write into the slaiil proposals. 10
ban Segregation as well as pro-
posals to prevent the council from
legislating nonsegregation.
Defeat of the Eastland-Johnston
amendment paved the way for
Senate passage Of the bill exactly
az it came out Of the Senate Dis.
trict Committee.
Evening star., 1949-06-01
Home Rule Amendment Vote

(From Yesterdays Last Edition.
Party lines were split yesterday
when the Senate defeated the
Johnston -Eastland amendment to
the home rule bill, which would
have required a referendum on any
act Of the council to chance race
segregation practices.
The roll call:
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-29
James Roosevelt Requested
To Quit Democratic Post
BY the Asseeioisd Press

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 29.-The
Young Democrats Of California
have asked the resignation Of
James Roosevelt as Democratic
national committeeman.
The entry Of the eldest son Of
the late President into the Gov
ernor's race Is the reason for the
action, announced William j.
Herman and Henry James. SOUTH
ern and northern chairmen Of the
group.
They said yesterday that Mr..
Roosevelt should resign in favor
of some one who "unfettered by
ambitions for personal aggran-
dizement," may devote time to
unifying the party.
A spokesman for Mr.. Roosevelt
said, "Since the group no longer
is accredited by the party, nc
comment is necessary"
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-
on McKean's part" he was quoted
as saying. There will be no in
quest"
Miss Rossman shared q base
ment apartment here with Miss
Betty Lehman, 81, a waitress at
the Ell COMMODORE Restaurant, 1915
Connecticut avenue NV.
The two came here, togethef
from Williamsport, where Misa
Rossman had operated a beauty
parlor. For a short time Miss
Rossman worked in q beauty
parlor here, the friend said, but
then took a job as a waitress.
Went Home Saturday.
She went to Williamsport last
Saturday and was to return to.
morrow, Miss Lehman explained
She said Miss Rossman stayed
with a girl friend. Tuesday night
she said, she learned from friend.
Miss Rossman went to Mr.. Nc.
Kean's apartment, where thu
shooting occurred about 1880 am
yesterday
The second floor apartment \
above Mr. McKean's store. Tit
bodies were found by the deat
mans brother in-law, Charles A
Long Of Duboistown, Pa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-29
Pittsburgh Plan Reduces
SYNTHETIC Gasoline Work
BY the Associated Press

PITTSBURGH, Dec. 29.-The
worlds largest commercial coal
producer today announced a cut
in research on synthetic gasoline
and other fuels, blaming the re-
duction on unstable labor condi-
lions.
President George H. Love of the
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Co.
said the multi-million dollar coal
Justification pilot plant at nearby
Library would close January 6.
The plant has been working for
more than a year to speed COM
liberalization of the coal-to-gaso-
line process.
He said plans have been aban-
doned for the time being to build
o large commercial plant to con-
vert coal to synthetic gasoline.
ITO be successful" he said In
statement. "a plant Of the type al
planned would have to have CHEAP
coal and complete assurance Of
regular coal supply"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-29
Science
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whose creativeness and social re-
sponsibility are given the greatest
possible opportunity for express
sion; who have an unchallenge-
able conviction Of their own worth
of other people.
"This is the kind Of positive
health we are after. This is the
quality of people we are convinced
can truly build a democratic
society,""
DR.. Baumgartner said there are
10000, 900 American children with
poor teeth, 100000 with poor
sight, 1,000, 900 with poor hearing,
100000 with epilepsy and 10000
with cerebral palsy.
And, she said, despite the ST.
50o,00 Congress annually gives
States to help sick children, the
States are forced to turn down
thousands Of children a year for
lack of funds.
She said this year there are
10000 crippled children unable to
get help.
Other Child Research.
She wants the research to 60
much farther than child diseases
to cover, for example:
The child who has actual pains
due to taking a school test; the
child who can't do good work be-
cause of home worries; the many
millions Of children who lay the
| foundation for mental troubles;
the great puzzle Of why some chill
dren have most Of the accidents
DR.. Baumgartrer said accidents
are the largest cause Of child
deaths over age one.
She also urged research on how
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square miles on the sun and d.
rectly affect weather, rainfall and
radio Oh earth.
Heretofore the spots were
thought to be something boiling
up from the depths Of the sun like
whirlpools in hot water.
The new idea was reported to
the American Association for the
Advancement Of Science by DR..
Donald H. Mcneil. It is based
partly on motion pictures Of the
sun, equivalent to close ups, taken
by q new Photographic method. at
Climax. Colo.
DR.. Mcneil says that on the sun
the magnetic forces are so strong
they form . roof which is able to
hold up vast weight Of blazing
gases. ...
This is exactly the same thing
as If the magnetic lines on earth
which guide the compass needle
were strong enough to hold . lot
of air suspended so to 100 miles
overhead.
The, suns magnetic lines are
vastly stronger than karth's. The
kind Of air or gases that would
stick to invisible magnetic lines
are well known. They are ionized,
meaning they have electrical
charges. The suns atmosphere
is all highly charged with cleo
tricity, 50 It sticks literally to In
visible magnetic lines. 4
DR.. Menzel's pictures showed
masses Of flaming gases, lying on
the suns magnetic roof. slowly
sinking because they got too heavy
for even the solar magnetism.
As they sank they sometimes
set up vast whirls. None as big
as sunspots yet have been seen.
but DR.. Mcneil said It looks as II
this will explain the origin Of
these spots.
The spots go and come in IL
year cycles. They start near the
suns equator, and they slowly
appear farther and farther north,
just as II there are weather sea-
sons on the sun the same rs on
Earth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-29
Three Russian Ships
Appear in Caribbean
On Eve Of Maneuvers
BY the Assoeiofsd Press

Three more mysterious Russian
ships have suddenly been reported
in the Caribbean area where the
largest United States peacetime
maneuvers in history soon will be
held.
The vessels are described by
authorities as fishing ships but
without fishing gear and equipped
with extremely powerful radios.
American civil and military
officials are keeping a careful. but
automatically correct, eye on the
progress Of the ships in western
hemisphere waters.
The three vessels are the Ire
pang, Peramatr and Chiaka. re-
portedly en- route from the Baltic
to Vladivostok by way Of st,
Thomas in the Virgin Islands, the
Panama Canal and Honolulu.
Bound for vladivostok.
Authorities disclosed that these
three bring to Is the number Of
similar type Soviet ships that have
crossed the Caribbean on their
way to Russia's important ST.
berian seaport in the last two and
a half years.
With the Chiaka in their wake,
the Trepang and Peramutr put
in at st. Thomas for supplies just
before Christmas. It is believed
they plan to get to the Canal
Zone the last Of this week or the
first Of next.
One informed source expressed
doubt that the Russian ships pri-
mary interest is in military in
formation. He suggested that
Russia may be planning to take
over fishing grounds that the
japanese used before the war.
But naval men recalled that
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not officially connected with the
exposition or on the fair grounds.
Meeting Set Tomorrow.
Meanwhile, Mr.. Alexander is to
appear before tomorrow's Execu-
tive Committee Of the commits
sion at 2:30 pm. at the Riggs Ma
tional Bank. to discuss charges
made against him.
In a telegram to Robert E.
Fowler, the commissions publicity
chief. yesterday afternoon. Mr..
Alexander said:
Request to appear before your
commission to stop the untrue and
libelous statements attributed to
me. In its entirety the whole SUBJ
ject is the greatest fallacy I've
ever seen concocted." ,
Joseph c. McGarraghy. the
committees chairman, indicated
he would be glad to hear Mr..
Alexander. The committee also
is expected to take up the proposal
that henceforth all contracts be
made public.
Repeats Denials.
Mr.. Alexander. who lives at
2757 Fourth street NE, repeated
denials that he had made any
wrongful proposal. A sDerwood
(Md.) contractor, George M.
Parker, says he was offered build
ing contracts by Mr.. Alexander.
being promised 10 per cent Of net
profits In return for a $4,000 ad-
vance. Mr.. Parker contends Mr..
Alexander showed him . letter
Of intent" signed by Carter T.
Barron, the commissions execu-
tive vice chairman. authorizing
the National Capital Sesquicen-
tennial Leasing Bureau, Inc, to
lease space for the fair. Mr..
Alexander Is q minority stock
holder in the bureau.
Edward Boykin, commission d.
rector, announced steps have
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Fornnosu
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lieve, and many military men take
the same view, that with 100000
troops and stockpiles Of American
equipment on the island. Gen.
Chang is in position to hold it If
he will institute the political re-
forms which would improve living
conditions of the Formosans and
lessen the danger of Communist
revolt from inside the island.
The real fear at the State De-
partment has been that Formosa
might fall apart under Chang as
50 many mainland provinces did.
The proposal to send a military
mission to look over the situation
has the advantage. In the view OF
some officials, Of permitting this
Government to do something with
out committing it to. a future
course of action. So far the United
States has given Chang diplo-
matte and some economic support,
but has avoided all future COM
mitments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-29

NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-Finding
Of sex on the ultimate borders OF
life was reported to the American
Association for the Advancement
Of Science meeting here today.
Smallest and presumably most
primitive Of living things are the
so-called filterable viruses. They
are responsible for some Of the
deadIiest of human diseases, such
as polio and spotted fever. They
are too small to be seen with the
most powerful microscope. They
live inside cells Of the body, which
renders them immune from such
potent germ killers as the sulfa
drugs and penicillin. It has been
disputed whether they actually
are living, organisms, or only
large molecules of the sort from
which life arose in the ancient
seas in the beginning.
Allow Heredity Study.
Yet even among them, reported
DR.. S. e. Luria Of Indiana Uni
versity, there is mating Of male
and female. It can be found, DR..
Luria said. among the extremely
minute bacteriophages. which
feed on bacteria like lice on ele-
plants. This makes possible study
of the working Of heredity among
them.
The mating can be shown to
take place, he said, when two
virus types Of the same family but
with different characters get to-
gether in a single cell.
Such characters as resistance to
killing by ultraviolet light or by
various chemicals apparently are
passed on from parents to off,
spring. It is even possible. he said,
to get hybrid viruSes that no
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Foreign Policy
(Continued From First Page.)

but one foreign policy. That
policy has been non-partisan and
must continue so. We cannot
have a Republican foreign policy
and also a Democratic foreign
policy. That was tried in 1919
with tragic results. Neither the
President nor the administration
has sought to employ our foreign
policies as political maneuvers
within the United States"
Avoids Comment on COP.
"You say the Democrats have
not made foreign policy a po-
litical matter-do you think the
Republicans have?" a reporter
asked.
Senator Connally at first said
he did not want. to comment on
that, but added, II don't think
as q party they. have. I think
some individually would be will
ing to do that"
Senator Connally made it
clear he regarded as unavoidable
the suggestion Of Republican
Floor Leader Wherry that foreign
policy decisions be developed In
Senate. debate without advance
commitments.
IT do not care TO get into an
argument with Senator Wherry."
Senator Connally told reporters.
But how In the world Is the Sen
ate Eoirg to settle any foreign
policy question unless 1t has been
considered first BY this committee
and by the State Department"
Gradual Cut Desirable.
Senator Connally said 1t is de-
sirable to cut Marshall Plan funds
In 1850 and the succeeding year so
that the shock to Europe's econ
Iomy viii not be too great when
the program ends in 1852. He said
it might have been better In the
beginning II the Marshall Plan
had been extended over six or
eight years instead Of four 80 that
&c could be tapered of more grad
ually. but he said he hoped 1t
would not be extended beyond
1852.
| In explaining his personal will
ingness to recognize Spain, Sena-
tor Connally recalled in 1916 he
was against the action Of the
United Nations General Assembly
on a resolution urging withdrawal
of recognition. but that the other
American representatives. except
Senator Vandenberg,s, voted the
other way.
Senator Connally pointed out
that Spain is next door to Por-
|tugal, which Is In the North At
|Iantic treaty, and has the stra-
|tegic Pyrenees Mountains In It's
|borders. He said his off-hand
|opinion Is that the q. N. action
u.s. not binding on ths United
Estates.