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Evening star., 1949-02-23
ice and the Coast and doedetic

ice and the Coast and doedetic
Survey.
The proposed increases range
from 3.o3 per cent for the lowest
enlisted grades to 1888 per cent
for brigadier generals and officers
of equivalent rank in the other
services. Only the lowly recruit
would get no increase.
In the past 40 years. Mr.. Whit
ing said, recruits salaries have
scared 400 per cent while a major
general has had a mere 10 per cent
increase.
Percentage wise, that seems an
awful lot higher" Representative
Price. Democrat, of Illinois. in
terrupted to say. But it must be
Evening star., 1949-02-23
House Leaders Appear
Ready 10 Permit Vote.
On War Pension Bill |
By the Assoeiotsd Press

House leaders appear ready to
let the members take an early vote
on the controversial Rankin bill
for veterans pensions.
Chairman SABBATH of the Rules
Committee said today he was
ready to give it clearance.
The bill, sponsored by Repre-
sentative Rankin. Democrat. Of
Mississippi, would pay a pension
Of $50 q month to all 18,800. 900
veterans Of World Was I and II
when they reach the age of IS.
Its cost has been estimated va
riously as from $62,000,000. to
$12s.000, 900 the first year to an
ultimate peak Of $4,000, ,000, 900 a
year by 1890.
Mr.. Rankin is chairman of the
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once 1t reaches the voting stage
Is anybody's guess.

once 1t reaches the voting stage
Is anybody's guess.
Truman Opposes Bonus.
President Truman has let it be
known he does not favor either
a pension or bonus at this time.
Just last week. he guardedly re-
minded gathering of veterans
and members Of Congress that a
strong and stable economy Is par
ticularly necessary during the
present period of world unrest.
He said also that first attention
should be given to the disabled
and Ill veterans.
Representative Huber, Demo-
crat, of Ohio, one of the six DEM
ocrats who walked out on Mr..
Rankin, said today that unless
drastically amended, 7 don't feel
the bill has much chance of being
passed"
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his organization In the Wardman
Park Hotel.
Guests included representatives
Of more than 80 business. civic and
political groups. Melvin c. Hildreth.
who headed the 1949 Inaugural
Committee, was master Of Ger.
emonies.
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ADVERTISEMENT.
Some Don'ts
for PimpIes

Don't scratch-don't squeeze pim-
ples-you risk infection Don't suf-
fer from itching pimples, angry red
blotches, eczema or other irritations
when soothing Peterson's Ointment
offers you fast relief. Makes skin
look better, feel better, 40c all drug
gists. One application delights or
money back. Peterson's Ointment al
LAYS itchy feet, cracks between toes.
Evening star., 1949-02-23

remembered that the enlisted man
started from almost nothing"
That's right" Mr.. Whiting
said. He used to get $13 .
month"
Representative Short, Republic
can of Missouri. commented that
it was no wonder the privates' pay
had been boosted and added
speaking as politicians and Con-
gressmen, we have more privates
than generals in our districts"
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Co-ops Seek MONOPOLY

Electrical co-operatives in Ar
gentina are urging that all pri-
vate electrical power enterprises
in the country be taken over and
given to them to operate.
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Orange Juice Contract

The West Indies has contracted
to supply Britain with 5000 tons
a year of concentrated orange
juice during the next 10 years.
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Business Association
Honors Former Leader

Arthur Clarendon Smith, former
president Of the American Business
was honored last night
at q testimonial dinner given by
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McLemore-
Pays Tribute
To DiMuqqio

By Henry McLemOre
All of us who are 40, fat and not
too funny got a bang out of Di-
Maggio's comeback with the
Yankees.
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ball. It's either
low and inside, high and too close
kicking at the corners or all the
other places where you can't really
put your bat on it. There isn't a
pitcher who ever lived who would
give him a good ball to hit-With-
out ducking.
Pitch to DiMaggio as you would
a run-of -the-mill ball player and
and he'll hit 100. Maybe 1924. In
fact, you throw it across there
where he can get hold OF it and
he's liable to bat 1000.
Touch of Genius.
DiMaggios come along very sell
dom. He has the gracious touch
of genius. If you think the word
genius" is ill-used in baseball, let
me remind you of this. In any
walk of life, few people have great
ness. Few are those who are born
with the greatness that millions
of US will never know.
DiMaggio never had to figure
how to play center field. He was
born a centerfielder. Perhaps the
greatest centerf1elder who ever
lived was a man named Cobb, and
I asked him what kind of a CEN
terfielder he thought DiMaggio
was. Mr.. Cobb put it this way:
If I have to take my all-time
team. I'm going to play rightfield
and let Joe play centerfield. I
have never seen a better ball
player than the boy from Frisco" {"
No manager ever taught him
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Zip in Illinois Politics
Lucas Welcomes Truman Trip to Chicago
AS COP Gloats at Dirksen Reports

President Truman would again
feel obliged to justify himself by
running again. This is not said
with what one could call infec-
tious enthusiasm.
Even more confidently. Republi-
cans are also aiming at the Demo-
cratic whip, Senator Myers of
Pennsylvania, the competent
young New Dealer who rode in on
the Roosevelt coattails in "A. Gov
ernor Duff is expected to be the
Republican nominee and truly
formidable.
Stake in Pennsylvania.
Especial interest attaches to
Pennsylvania in 1850 because it is
the scene of what are described
as Harold Stassen's unremitting
efforts to make a deal with Gov.
Duff that will put his friend, Jay
Cooke, into the governorship. The
stake, of course, is the PennSyl-
vania delegation to the 1852 con-
vention. Mr.. Stassen is now presi-
dent of the University of Penn
sylvania, a post located like the
presidency of Columbia among the
seats of the mighty.
Pennsylvania Republicans here
report that Mr.. Stassen's maneu-
vers and constant Speechmaking
became a matter of so much COM
ment that university trustees have
admonished him to pipe down.
They expect him to continue his
private efforts to arrange the
State situation to his advantage.
Observers of Mr.. Stassen's presi-
Dental rmlnations-they are
too intense to admit of the usual
description. aSpirations-are sur
prised by none of this. Mr.. Stas-
sen was once described as bent on
organizing his way into the presi-
dency and apparently it has be-
come q habit. 1t is understood
that while he has lost ground in
his native Minnesota. he retains
his hold on the Eastern interests
that got him into the Ivy League.
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close the gap. Members. like
wise, are under the added COM
pulsion of heavy mail from their
constituents urging economy.
1t is a job for Congress. But
all of a sudden there develops a
lot of timidity among members
who have been talking big and
loud about cutting down the costs
of government.
Leave 1t to Harry"
For now it is proposed to '1eave
it to Harry" that is. pass the
buck to President Truman. That
is the purpose of resolution in
troduced by Senator Mcclellan,
Democrat of Arkansas. sponsored
by a coalition of Republicans and
Southern Democrats in the Sen
ate. which would direct the Presi-
dent to cut all appropriation bills
passed by Congress by five to ten
per cent. Support of 64 Senators
is claimed for this project.
4loW o1S oAAAAAAo
about just attaching this resolu-
ton as rider to one of the ap-
preparation bills still remaining
to be acted on, instead of passing
separate resolution. The pur-
pose is to force President Truman
to accept this direction from Con-
gress. He could veto a resolu-
ton, but it would be hard for
him to veto a major appropria-
ton bill, especially such a meas
ure as the National Military Es.
tablishment bill, on which Sen
ator Taft. Republican of Ohio
proposes it be attached, or the
ECA bill, which Senator Wherry
of Nebraska, Republican Senate
leader. suggests as a vehicle.
Only a few appropriation bills
have become law thus far. A
few others are still in conference
between House and Senate. The
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Leave 1t to Harry
COP May Tie Economy Resolution
AS Rider to Military Funds Bill

House has completed IT'S work.
But six supply bills, including
ECA and the National Military
Establishment, still have not been
acted on by the Senate, and those
two major measures total nearly
half of the SAL 900, 600. 900 budget
Speaker of the House Sam Ray
burn regards the project with
cold eye, though Representative
Martin Of Massachusetts,, House
Republican leader. has introduced
a similar resolution in the House
and a petition is in circulation
supporting it which already has
many signers.
Over-All Problem.
AS irregular as is this paSS-the-
buck economy device, the proposal
to use the military or economic
aid bill as a vehicle nevertheless
serves to point up something OF
which the public should be re-
minded constantly when 1t con-
siders the overall problem OF
economy in Government.
This is that over three-fourths
of the cost of Government, rs per
cent as itemized in next years
budget. is to pay for past wars
and for protection against pos
sible future wars. For $32.000.-
600 900 of the SAL, ,900, ,000. .00C
budget as presented to Congress
by the President was allocated to
the military, foreign aid. benefits
for veterans and interest on our
staggering debt mostly represent
ing the cost of war. Less than
$40, 1000, 100000 goes for all the
other services of Government to
our people.
| It is worthwhile to quote again
what President Truman said ir
his 1948 budget message about
these startling facts:
This should be a SOLDERING
thought to all Of us as we strive
for the creation of lasting peace
among the nations of the world
There is the real problem-ot
economy in our national affairs
and of our civilization.
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THE EVENING STAR, Washington D. C. Ali
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anything. AS a matter of fact,
any advice he ever had hurt him.
That reminds me of what Fritz
Crisler said the first day he saw
a football player named Tommy
Harmon. According to Fritz, he
prayed and his prayer consisted
of only one request-that he be
given the strength not to try to
teach Harmon anything. Il just
prayed that I would leave him
alone and let him win football
games. u
Came Back as Champion.
DiMaggio has suffered almost
everything that would hurt him.
He is being paid more than any
ball player, and he wasn't play
ing. He's the biggest star in base
ball, and he was in the hospital.
Then he came back to the game.
And, he came back as champion.
He didn't single to right, and he
didn't bunt out to short.
He teed off. He hit home run.
He hit another home run. He did
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lltAI ycdl.
An attractive and articulate
former Congressman, Everett M.
Dirksen, is already on the hus-
tings as an avoWed candidate
for the Republican nomination
against Mr.. Lucas. Like Senator
Lucas. Mr.. Dirksen is a down.
slater. Like Senator Lucas. too,
he pursued during a successful
House career lasting Is years a
far more observation-disclosures
course than most Illinois Repub-
licans. This will make it difficult
to detach from him the kind OF
independent and liberal Repub-
|lican support that Senator Paul
Douglas was able to take away
from the Chicago Tribune Sem
ator, Wayland Brooks. last year.
COP Gloats at Reports.
The Republican Senate Cam
paign committee is gloating over
reports from Illinois. They do
not expect the Tribune to en-
dorse Mr.. Dirksen because of his
internationalist record and they
call that good. too. Senator
Lucas, they point out. seems to
be going home oftener and
oftener since Mr.. Dirksen got
busy.
A victory for Senator Taft next
year plus defeat for the Demo-
cratic leader would really put zip
into the Republican-Southern
Democrat coalition. 1t would
probably doom the Fair Deal.
Democrats add that another
probable result would be that
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This Changing World
British Money Crisis Seen Endangering
Whole Political Structure of Europe

It is an open secret that Prime
Minister Stain has relied prin-
cipally on such crisis to break
the backbone of Western demo-
cracy and hopes that such
catastrophe will take place soon.
1t is because of these hopes, ac-
cording to qualified officials in
Washington and Western Euro
pean capitals, that Stain has
stayed the hand of that faction
in the Politburo which favors i'm
mediate war against the West.
Since those wartime days when
Russia was receiving lavish Amer
ican assistance Stain had pre-
dicted that the economic Struc-
ture of America, in spite of its
enormous natural resources and
technical genius, cannot stand for
long the continuous drain to
which it has been subjected for
the last nine years.
Theme of Stalin's Ideas.
Those who read carefully the
various studies by Soviet econ
omists see the theme of Stains
thoughts. Briefly 1t is this:
The Soviet Union should seal
hermetically the borders of the
U. S. S. R. and the satellite states
against all economic intercourse
with the West. Once this has
been done effectively. industrial
reconstruction of the Western
countries-with American help
will boomerang against them,
since they will be able to trade
only among themselves. America,
Britain, France and Belgium, be-
ing overwhelmingly industrial coun-
tries, will find themselves en-
tangled in hopeless crisis within
a short time.
Meanwhile, the cold war and
the open or concealed threats of
physical attack from the East will
keep public opinion worried and
uncertain. All these factors put
together will give the U. S. S. r. a
bloodless victory. with the aid of
confusion. discomfort and subver-
Sive activities in those countries
where the crisis is felt most
acutely.
It is with this in mind that the
present British crisis is watched
by responsible officials in WASH
ington and the Western European
capitals. The present situation
cannot be regarded simply as an
unfortunate mistake by Britain's
ruling Labor Party. 1t is tightly
linked with serious political con-
sequences which will occur if some
concrete solution is not found for
the economic crisis this year.
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II u - IL
crisis broke into the open. The
British already have announced
drastic curtailment of dollar pur-
chases, and there are other
Western European countries which
are considering the same step un-
less something happens to put
more dollars at their disposal.
According to reports from
Paris, Maurice Petsche, the
French finance minister, tenta-
lively suggested to Secretary OF
the Treasury Snyder after their
meeting Tuesday that the gold
price should be changed from $35
to $55 an ounce.
Unemployment Feared.
Mr.. Petsche insisted, it is re-
ported, that Europe cannot solve
it's present monetary crisis alone
and must have full American
support. Without such help, it
was pointed out to Mr.. Snyder,
the entire European production,
which has increased more than
American planners had antici-
pated, will be brought to a crawl,
producing the feared unemploy-
ment on which communism
thrives. A similar situation. Mr..
Snyder was told, then would oc-
cur in the United States, because
there would be no expectations
from this country, except under
Marshall Plan appropriations.
Political strategistS are Wor-
ried. They realize that a severe
economic crisis in the Western
world might destroy all the politi-
co-economic plans devised in re-
cent years to prevent commu-
nism's march to the Channel
and eventually to America.
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Ol Jne ouTlne.
However, h j S
Majority Lead
er, S e n a t o r
Lucas, will be
glad to have
him make as
many trips as
possible to that
pivotal State,
whatever t h e
stated purpose,
because it is
apparent that
the Senator
will need help
next year.
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litical structure
of w e S t e r n
Europe a n d
with it the Eu-
ropean Recov-
cry Program -
may be serious
ly endangered.
In the same
quarters it is
a d m i t t e d as
we'll that our
oW n economic
pos i t on has
become m or e
precariouS since
- J. , =
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| He came IN
W ith stric t
class. He was
supposed to be
a hitter and he
hit. I'll bet you
this, he didn't
hit a strike.
There's never
been a pitcher
who would give
him a good one
to hit. Every
time DiMaggio
takes a swing
it is at a bad
ho11 TIE either
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ldCGS, W VIII
the $1,000, ,000.-
900 deficit in
the fiscal year
t h a t close d
June 80 and
the pro.pect of
a larger deficit
this com in G
year, estimated
up to $5,000,-
900, 900. All this
is reinforced by
the ma t u r a ]
a v e r sion OF
Congress to in
crease taxes to
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what he was supposed to do. He
retired as a champion and came
out as one. He'd been in a hos
ipital. He had been operated on.
All the sports pressure in the
world was riding on his shoulders.
so what did he do? He hit it an
other time.
This is a 600-word tribute to q
champion.
distributed by McNaught Syndicate, Inc.)
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Bv Constantine Br0wn

High Government officials admit
in off -the-record conversations
that unless the British economic
crisis is alleviated the whole po-
Evening star., 1949-07-08
Bv Thomas L. Stokes

Economy has become a domi-
nant issue in Congress.
1t is intensified by the recent
revelation of some rather grim
Evening star., 1949-07-08
By Doris FIeeSOn

A Shriner himself, President
Truman says there is no politics
in his trip to Chicago July 10 to
address the National Assembly
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DR.. Alfred T.. Norcross
Dies While on Visit

DR. Alfred Charles Norcross, "a
Washington physician since 1905
died of pneumonia yesterday in
Martinsburg, w. Va, where he was
on a visit.
DR.. Norcross, who had his home
and Office at 1341 Sheridan street
NV, was a native Of Pine Grove,
Pa, the son of the Rev. and Mrs.
William H. Norcross. He received
his medical degree from George
Washington University in 1905, and
in World War I he served as a
Medical Corps captain.
Last year he was made a life
member of the District Medical
Society, and also was a member of
the George Washington University
Medical Society and the Military
Order of the World Wars. For
many years DR.. Norcross was presi-
dent of the Argyle Country Club in
Silver Spring.
The physician is survived by his
widow, Gertrude Carpenter Nor
cross; a son, DR.. John A. Norcross,
Washington surgeon, who lives at
92l1 Georgia avenue. Silver Spring;
a grandson, David C. Norcross of the
Silver Spring address; two sisters,
Mrs. Richard L. Hoxie and Mrs.
Robert Clay Sheriff., both Of 340l
Macomb street NV, and brother,
Eber M. Norcross of Ann Arbor,
Mich.
Burial will be in Arlington Gene
terry, but funeral arrangements have
not been completed.
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Special Police Aide Here
Stricken at His Home

Karle T. Howe, AZ, of 3525 A street
Sc. last of four special investigators
assigned to the Police Department
after a congressional investigation
in 1912, was in Doctors Hospital to-
day with an undiagnosed ailment.
Mr.. Howe suffered an attack at
home Saturday which partly i'm
paired his speech, physicians said.
However, they said his condition
today was good"
He and three others were selected
from an examination open to all
policemen in the country as the
result of a special act of Congress.
Prompted by a series of unsolved
the House District Com
mittee launched the investigation
and reported that the Detective Blu.
reau needed strengthening.
Since their appointments, with
the salary of captain, the three
other investigators have left the
for other law-enforce-
ment jobs. At the time of his APP
pointment Mr.. Howe was with the
New Hampshire State Police.
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McGroth to Represent Truman
AT Funeral of Joe L. Blythe
Rites for Democratic
Treasurer to Be Held
In North Caroline

President Truman today desig-
mated Senator McGrath. chairman
of the Democratic National Com
mittee, as his personal representa-
tive at the funeral of Joe L. Blythe
treasurer Of the committee, who died
here yesterday
The funeral will be held at 2 pm
tomorrow in Charlotte, N. c., Mr.
Blythe's home.
Mr.. Blythe, who also was a North
Carolina State Senator, collapsed as
he was preparing to leave his May
flower Hotel suite to return home
after attending last weeks in
augural ceremonies. He died few
minutes later. Death was a result
of a cerebral hemorrhage. Mr..
Blythe, who was So, had been suffer-
ing from a heart ailment all through
the recent political campaign.
Mr.. Blythe assumed control OF
the party's finances last June when
most political experts and many
party members were predicting de-
feat for President Truman.
Casualty of Campaign.
During the campaign, friends said
he never spared himself, although
he knew he was a sick man.
Mr.. Truman, in a letter to Mrs.
Blythe, called him "a real casualty
of the campaign"
At luncheon of the Democratic
Finance Committee last week, the
President personally congratulated
Mr.. Blythe for "a job well done"
A member of the North Carolina
Upper House since 1889, Mr.. Blythe
was elected to the Democratic Ma
tional Committee two years ago.
He had been active in the Demo-
cratic party in Charlotte for many
years.
Had Little Formal Schooling.
A native of North Carolina S
Mecklenburg County, he had little
formal schooling. He studied in
his spare time, however. and after
overseas service IN World War I he
attended Sorbonne University,
Paris.
Upon his return to this country.
he started a construction company
in Charlotte with his brother, F. j.
Blythe. He was vice president of
the company at the time Of his
death.
He took an active part in the
community life of his home city and
also was once prominent in the af-
fairs of the American Legion.
Senator McGrath said Mr.. Blythe
was in all things honest, a fighter
and man of great sensitivity. He
will be sorely missed"
Surviving, in addition to his
widow, Mrs. Cherrye High Blythe
are two sons, Joe L. Blythe, jr., and
Sam Blythe, both students at the
University of North Carolina. ano
two daughters. Miss Jane Blythe, a
student at Holton Arms School
here. and Mrs. Harold Richardson
of Charlotte. Mr.. and Mrs. Rich
ardson and Mrs. Blythe we're with
him when he died
Also surviving, in addition to his
brother, are three sisters, Miss
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TEDROw, JEANETTE CAROLINE.

TEDRow. JEANETTE CAROLINE. On
Monday Jan sSNr "a ls4R a NE Ga TEp
mother ~ Of Mrs lydia Wynne IF Wssh;
inston, 3 G.; Mrs Marguerite nI " Gsrtsr
ph'd If Chevy p chas MRS md she also
is survived by one brother and two sis
ters Services at the s Hines Co;
terment Rock Greek Cemetery. IS
TOWNSEND, HARRY D. On Sunday,
I'd st. nv HARRY p TOWNSEND Ns,Esro
Home 's 4th s S. and Massa chusetts ave. ne
where services will be held on Tuesday,
January rs. at pm. 1nterment Ever.
green Cemetery. Camden, N. j. 70
VAUGHAN. DIR. CARLETON. On Sun
a ass sinu By 4e a "
s003 Western ave. Silver Spring. Md :,
beloved husband of Mrs. Mabel c.
Raynor T and Paul v Vaushan., .serv-
ices a. the S H. Hines Co Funeral Home.
"401 l4th st NV. on Tuesday. January
%, at , pm. 1nterment Rock Creek
da wA 1snaasy is MsRAR RR JANE
WARE, beloved sister Of Miss Jack Ware,
Services at Chambers sI. Funeral Home 3o72
Park. Falls Church. Va.
WEIBLE. AGNES M On Friday, Janu-
airy y, 1919. AGNES M WEIBLE, beloved
wife of Clement j. Weible, mother OF
Roberta MacMahon. Wnifred Lincoln
Geraldine and jeanne Weible, and sister
of Mrs. Rose Moran and Miss Clara De
Temple. Funeral from her late residence
1926 S st. Sc, on Tuesday. January IS,
at $50 am Requiem mass at st
Theresa's Church at 10 am. Relatives
and friends invited 1nterment Arlington
National Cemetery. -
January 90. 1919, KITTY EVA WRA1GHT
Remains resting at Chambers Funeral
Home, ST. 1lth st. Sc. until Tuesday,
January %, a. 2:3n pm. GraVeside serv-
ices IN Arlington National Cemetery at 3
q m. "a