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Evening star., 1949-12-09
Fifth Column Old Stuff
To Chinese, Hu-Shih
Saws in Lecture Here
Book-burning and fifth columns

Book-burning and fifth columns
are old stuff to the Chinese-more
than 20 centuries old, in fact
according to DR.. HUI Shih, presi-
dent of Peiping University and
one time Chinese Ambassador to
this country.
In lecture sponsored by the
East and West Association last
night in Pierce Hall, Fifteenth and
Harvard streets NV, DR.. HUI said
fifth column" activities were
common in the wars between the
numerous small Chinese states be-
fore the unification of the country
in 221 B. c.
And a policy of book burning
and thought control" was exer-
cised in those days by the first
emperor of the Tsin Dynasty, said
DR.. HUI. All books except those re-
corded by official" historians were
banned, and group discussions were
vigorously controlled.
So thorough was this Chinese
emperor's program of Orthodoxy, u
said DR.. HUI, that the penalty for
"upholding the ancient authori-
lies" above the dictums of the new
"unitary" state was death.
But this first totalitarian gov
ernment" lasted only Is years. the
eminent Chinese scholar explained
before it was swept away in a wave
of popular revolution. In the course
of his talk on "The Fight For
Freedom in Chinese History" DR.
HUI, listed the many times the
Chinese have risen in arms against
despotic governments.
One of these governments, IN
the early 18th Century, set up a
prescribed list" of scholars. poets
and, statesmen who had been say
ing unkind things about the en-
perior, but in later times "this
blacklist turned out to be a roll
Of honor" declared DR.. HUI.
The former Ambassador refused
to be drawn into discussion OF
the. Communist government In
China, except to say he was en-
phatically "anti, Communist" Ray
mond s. Sites, president of the
association hre, explained his
group was primarily q cultural
organization and that DR.. Hu's
talk was not meant to be political.
Evening star., 1949-12-09
Arkansas Ave. Group
Holds Christmas Party

The annual Christmas party Of
the Arkansas Avenue Citizens
Association was held last night in
the Burdick School. Thirteenth
and Allison streets NV.
The program ranged from COM
munity singing to ballet.
Feature Of the evening was the
recitation of "The Night Before
Christmas" by the Rev. John j.
Queally. rector Of the Transdgura-
ton Episcopal Church.
Other entertainment included
selections hv an instrumental trio
Evening star., 1949-12-09

increase, stating that the group
was not convinced that the COM
pany actually needs the additional
revenue.
In another action, the group
urged that a District stadium be
built on unimproved grounds at
the end of East Capitol street.
rather than on the Soldiers Home
grounds.
Evening star., 1949-12-09
Washington Lad
Has Mony Birthdays

TITS like my birthday every day
getting Ranger Joe cereal to eat"
lays 7-year-old Billy MacMullin,
II.
Thousands of youngsters echo
Billy's sentiments. Ranger Joe's
honey flavor Is so delicious 1t
needs no sugar. And do the young
folks love It'll Ranger Joe is 50
crisp and crunchy they eat 1t
right from the bag for lunches.
Mother, try Ranger Joe Popped
wheat-and there'll be no cereal
problems ct your house.
Evening star., 1949-12-09

The group also voiced its opposi-
ton to the Census Bureau being
given the authority to ask in
divlduals how much money they
are earning when the census is
taken next year.
John N. Weber, president, con-
Quoted the meeting in the Ed
monds School, Ninth and D streets
NE.
Evening star., 1949-12-09
Citizens Hit Phone Rate Rise
After Hearing Story Of 'Irmo

Potomac Telephone Co., who gave
the company's reasons for the
requested rate increase.
The association, supporting Mr..
Cross. voted In opposition to the
Evening star., 1949-12-09
Do FALSE Teeth
Rock, Slide or Slip?

FASTEETH. an improved powder to
be sprinkled on upper or lower plates.
hyIr false teeth more firmly In place.
Do not slide. slip or rock. No Eummy'
sooey, pasty taste or feeling FAsTEETH
is alkaline tnon-acid). Does not sour.
Checks plate odor' (denture breatn)'
Get FASTEETH at any drug store.
Evening star., 1949-12-09

Bio set features without big set
price! Zenith's famed Long Distonce
AM reception brings in programs
rich and clear! With buiIt-in Wove-
mognet at no extra charge. Stun
nineIy styled jet black or swirl wolnut
Plastic with eoId-coIored trim.
Evening star., 1949-07-31

get his bill reported to the House
floor. Others want to recommend
the Senate bill. Others would like
to drop the educational aid "hot
potato" until next year.
A so-called compromise" is the
plan to have the House Commerce
Committee report out a bill which
would provide $35, 100000 a year in
Federal aid to State health pro-
grams for school children, with
pupils of all schools eligible to re-
ceive the benefits.
Majority Leader Mccormack
would like to get this bill to the
floor. The theory is that health aid
to all school pupils would be less
controversial than an overall as
sistance program and might give
the members something they could
vote for without antagonizing
Catholics or Barden bill supporters.
A similar measure has passed
the Senate
Evening star., 1949-07-31
II Ga||inger Nurses
GET Diplomas Thursday

Eleven graduates Of the Gal
Iinger Hospital Capital City School
of Nursing, will receive diplomas at
3 pm. Thursday at the 48th COM
mencement.
DR.. Philip A. E. Stebbing, super
intendent of Gallinger Hospital,
will preside and DR.. John Parks,
member of the schools advisory
committee. will give the COM
mencement address.
The class will be presented by
Miss Beatrice E. Ritter, director
Of nursing.
The graduates are Phyllis E.
Brandon of Orleans, VT: Sarah
Elizabeth Brown Of Roanoke
Rapids, N. c.; Lydia Elizabeth Eel
lows Of Falls Church. Va; Jane
Elizabeth Hardee of Loris, s. c.;
Patricia Herman of Erie, Tenn. !;
Roberta Young Nair of Washing
ton; Margaret Suzanne Overton OF
Parkersburg, w. Va: Kathryn
Ruth Scarpine of Youngstown,
Ohio; Theresa Ann Stancavage of
Mahanoy City, Pa: Stella Mar
jorie Swope of Needmore, Pa. and
Doris Jane Taylor of Cape May,
N. j.
The senior class and faculty
will attend a baccalaureate service
at II am. today in the First Bap-
tist Church, Sixteenth and o
streets NV.
Evening star., 1949-07-31
Dutch Award Given
To Admiral Connolly
BY the Associated Press

AMSTERDAM. July 30.-Queen
Juliana of the Netherlands today
decorated Admiral Richard l..
Conolly of the United States Navy
with the Grand Cross of the Order
of Orange Nassau.
Capt. John M. Will of the heavy
cruiser Columbus. flying the flag
of Admiral Conolly and visiting
Amsterdam harbor now, was ap-
pointed commander in the Order
of Orange Nassau.
Evening star., 1949-07-31
Gas Turbine Locomotive
Leaves on Test Run
BY the Assoeioted Press

OMAHA, July 30.-An expert
mental gas turbine locomotive,
which roars like a tornado when
it hurtles by, left today on a test
run to the West Coast.
The locomotive was developed
by the General Electric and Amer
lean Locomotive Companies and is
being tested by the Union Pacific
Railroad. The railroads contract
with the builders requires that the
engine run continuously until the
trip ends August 10 at Los An
geles.
Because the gas turbine expels
hot air at $50 degrees fahrenheit,
guards will be stationed at wooden
trestles along the route to make
certain the engine does not set
them afire.
The 4,500-horsepower locomo-
tive has the power of three diesel
units. 1t was first placed on rails
last November but operations still
are considered experimental.
Evening star., 1949-07-31
Luncheon to Be Given
For British Builders

Seventeen representatives OF
the British construction industry
now studying construction meth
ods in the United States under
auspices of the Economic Coop
Grafton Administration will be
luncheon guests Of the Washing
ton Building Congress at noon
tomorrow.
The luncheon, to be held at the
Mayfower Hotel, is expected to
attract many high Government Of
ficials in housing and related
fields. as well as District officials
and builders.
British speakers will include
Robert Owen Lloyd, chairman Of
the visiting group, and Michael T.
Waterhouse, president OF the
Royal Institute Of British Archi-
tects.
Evening star., 1949-07-31
barden School Aid Bill
Faces Bitter Fight in
Committee Tuesday

The controversial Barden aid
to-education bill is in for a rough
time Tuesday.
The House Education and Labor
Committee has agreed to receive
the report of the Barden Sub
committee, which has been study
ing proposals for large-scale Fed
eral financial assistance toAschool
systems.
The closed session Tuesday is
expected to produce a bitter fight
between supporters of the bill and
those who are determined that no
educational aid proposal be re-
ported to the House unless it in
sures participation by parochial
schools.
This is the situation:
The Senate passed a bill which
would provide $500. 100000 a year
in Federal grants to States for
improving school services. It left
to the States to decide whether
nonpublic schools could share in
the money. It included, however.
a $55-per-pupil floor" for annual
school expenditures. This was in
tended to guarantee that Negro
schools in the South would get a
fair share of the grants.
To Take Up Report.
In the House, the bill was re-
ferred to the Education and Labor
Committee. 1t was assigned for
study to subcommittee headed
by Representative Barden, Demo-
crat, of North Carolina. This sub
committee decided to put aside
the Senate bill and recommend to
the full committee Mr.. Barden's
substitute.
This would prohibit specifically
any sharing by non-public schools,
although all school pupils would be
counted in arriving at each States
allotments. Further, it does not
contain the Senate bills floor"
provision.
The Barden bill was called "anti-
Catholic" and "anti-Negro" by its
opponents. Committee Chairman
Lesinski said it would never reach
the floor. In fact, he indicated the
full committee wouldn't even take
up the measure at this session of
Congress.
But an agreement was reached
Friday at least to receive the sub
committees report.
Split Various Ways.
The committee is split in various
ways. Several members are sup
porting Mr.. Barden in his effort to
Evening star., 1949-07-31
Klein Asks 100000 Copie,
OF Robinson's Testimony

Representative Klein, Democrat,
Of New York, plans to seek author
ization for the printing of 100000
copies of a recent statement made
before the House Committee on
Un-American Activities by Jackie
Robinson, second baseman of the
Brooklyn Baseball Club.
Mr.. Klein called the statement
"a dignified exposition of the just
grievances of colored Americans
and a ringing declaration of the
deep faith they have in the Amer
lean credo and the ultimate
triumph of democratic processes" :"
He said he will introduce a
resolution to make the special
printing possible.
Mr.. Robinson was one Of a
number of persons invited to
appear before the committee to
contradict the statement of Singer
Paul Robson that Negroes would
not fight Russia in the event the
United States became involved nj
war
Evening star., 1949-07-31
Jersey House Of Representatives.
tn give the Republican gather

Jersey House Of Representatives.
To give the Republican gather
ing the right harmonious flavor, a
testimonial dinner is being given
Thursday night in honor of the re-
firing chairman by the Republic
can senatorial and congressional
committee leaders. Former Presi-
dent Herbert Hoover has been in
vited to attend.
The retirement of Mr.. Scott is
being interpreted in some quar-
ters as a definite breaking of any
Dewey hold on the national Re-
publican organization that may
still remain. However, since the
end of the last campaign, Mr..
Scott has contended that he can
not properly be classed as a sup
porter of any presidential candi-
date.
Evening star., 1949-07-31
Harmony Is Keynote
0fG.0.P. Farley Here,
But Some Are Wary
By Gould Lincoln

Republicans are going all out
for harmony in their National
Committee meeting here Thursday
but some of them still have their
fingers crossed.
The meeting has been called by
National Chairman Hugh Scott,
jr., to receive his resignation and
elect a new chairman.
Members of the committee in
Washington yesterday said they
hoped to avoid a fight over the
chairmanship-certainly they ex-
pect no such free-for-all as hap
pened at Omaha last January,
when opponents of Mr.. Scott, and
particularly of Gov. Dewey of New
York, who picked Mr.. Scott. for
the craftsmanship, sought to de-
clare the Craftsmanship vacant,
and failed on a $3.50 vote.
Outsider May Be Chosen.
A strong feeling exists among
members of the committee that
the new chairman be selected from
the committee membership. Under
the rules of the committee an out
slider may be ohosen-as for ex-
ample, Chairman Scott, of Penn
sylvania, who is not that States
committeeman.
There has been a demand, too,
that the new chairman COME from
the Midwest or West, on several
grounds: first, because the Re
publicans are hoping to recover
the ground they lost in the rural
districts in the 1948 elections:
second, because Fasteners head
both the senatorial and congress
sional campaign committees.
Friends of Guy George Gabriel
son, national committeeman from
New Jersey. hope to elect him
chairman-although Mr.. Scott has
made it plain he is strongly op-
posed to turning the committee
over to the Jerseyman.
Other Candidates In Field.
Other members of the commit
tee discussed for the chairman
ship include Arthur E. Summer
field of Michigan, Harold E. Nit
:hell of Connecticut and Ralph
?. Gates of Indiana. Mr.. Gates
seems to be out because of faction
al party trouble in his own State.
The contest, if one develops, may
narrow down to Mr.. Gabrielson
and Mr.. Summerfeld. Harry
Darby of Kansas probably could
have the job if he would accept.
Several outsiders-noncommit-
tee members-also are mentioned,
Bert" Howard, Repub-
lican State chairman for Nebras-
ka, Hanford MacNider of Iowa.
and former Secretary of War Pat
Hurley of New Mexico.
A few members of the COM
mittee are reported to be still in
sistent that Mr.. SCOTS resigna-
ton not be accepted, and that he
carry on as national chairman.
Would Give Full Time.
Mr.. Gabrielson, is not lined
up with any presidential candi-
date, his supporters insist, al
though an effort has been made
to put him in the Stassen corner.
He is a lawyer of considerable
who will give his whole
time to the work of the national
committee if he is elected chair
man, without salary and without
a paid executive director" to help
him out. He has the Endorsement
of Gov. Driscon of New Jersey and
of both the Republican Senators,
Smith and Hendrickson, Mr.. Cab
rielson is no amateur politician.
He served as speaker of the New
Evening star., 1949-07-31
Australian Miners Lose
Chance 10 Vote on Strike
By the Associoted Press

SYDNEY, Australia. July 3d.
The central council of the miners
federation called off today plans
for a series of rank-and-file union
meetings to decide whether to
continue Australia's five-week-
old coal strike.
Some union officials called the
action victory for Communists
whom Prime Minister Joseph B.
Chifiey has accused Of leading
the critical walkout.
The council last week ordered
a series of local union meetings
to vote on whether to continue
the strike, which has shut down
most of Australia's major in
dustries. Some anti-Communist
union leaders said today's decision
means the rank-and-file miners
will have no opportunity to voice
their growing opposition to stay
ing on strike.
They predicted many miners
will defy their leaders and go
back to work, mine by mine.
Evening star., 1949-07-31
Pakisfan Airman Blamed
For Raid on Afghan Town
BY the Associated Press

KARACHI, Pakistan. July 3d.
The Pakistan government released
today details of an agreement
reached with Afghanistan which
found a Pakistan pilot respon-
sible for an aerial attack or an
Afghan village in which g per-
sons were killed.
The agreement said: Action
of the pilot in flying over
Afghanistan territory and firing
on people collected at Moghalgai
was not intentional, but due to 9
bona dde mistake" Moghalgai Is
an Afghan village about a mile
from the Pakistan border.
Pakistan agreed to pay com.
pensation, the amount of which
Evening star., 1949-07-31
Chinese Nationalist
Bastion Is Reported
Freed Of Red Threat
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

CANTON, China, July 30.-The
Chinese Nationalists reported to-
day that successful counter
attacks had removed the Red
threat to Hengyang. important
government bastion 265 miles
north of Canton.
While most people in Canton
were inclined to skepticism, a pri-
vate telephone call from Heng-
yang lent color to the Nationalist
contention. This call said the
Communists had withdrawn from
Chuchow, on the railway 70 miles
north of Hengyang.
There was no explanation for
the withdrawal, but it appears to
be because the Nationalists were
threatening Red supply lines to
the east. Fierce fighting was re-:
ported northeast of Chuchow, but
there were no details.
Official Nationalist dispatches
said counterattacking government
troops had recaptured Lienhwa,
80 miles east of Hengyang.
The Nationalists also said they
had halted a Red drive southwark
in the open country some $50
miles east Of the railway that
leads to Canton. Without giving
exact locations, they said the
Communists were stopped some
where north of Kanhsien, which
is 215 miles from Canton.
Meanwhile, radio telephone calls
showed that Changsha, on the
railway 100 miles north of Heng-
yang, remained in Nationalist
hands.
The governments Executive
Yuan formally appointed the
Changsha garrison commander,
Gen. Cheng Ming-jen, as COVER
nor Of Human province. At the
same time 1t accepted the resign
alton" of Gov. Cheng Chen. He
had been relieved of his duties
last week on suspicion of Com
munist sympathies.
Evening star., 1949-07-31

will be negotiated by the Pakjs-
tan ambassador at Kabul and
the Afghan government. The
Afghan delegation listed cauSual-
ties, besides the dead, as one
missing and "a injured. The in
cident occurred June II.
Evening star., 1949-07-31
Kuomintong Second Stringers
Goino Over to Communists

HONG KONG, July 30.-A sig
nificant number of second-string
Kuomintang leaders gathered here
in Hong Kong are negotiating to
join the projected Communist
backed coalition government in
Peiping.
The first of this group of officials
to make their individual peace
with the Communists have left
this British colony in the past few
days. They are aboard ships which
will attempt to run the Nationalist
coastal blockade into Tientsin.
Great secrecy has surrounded
the talks here in the past three
weeks between Communist poll
tical middle-men and disgruntled
Nationalist officials. But it is now
apparent that upwards of one
third of the remaining officials in
the Canton Nationalist govern
ment are seeking "berths" on the
Communist side.
No Big Names in Group.
These political turncoats include
no big names of the Nationalist
government. Most of them are
senior bureaucrats of the Kuomin-
tang regime. But there are several
military men, convinced the Ma
tionalist camp offers no future.
They include at least two formerly
important officials Of the Nation
alist secret police and several for
mer diplomats who were members
of the central executive committee
of the Kuomintang.
Fragmentary Peiping reports
suggest the Communists are well
coming their onetime enemies for
two reasons:
Desertions from the Nationalist
camp will further demoralize the
Canton government.
The Communists, short of ad-
ministrators in the growing areas
under Red Army control, need men
who they hope will prove useful
after an unspecif1ed period of ere
education"
To provide for the won-over Ma
tionalist officials the Communists
repeatedly have created a number
of jobs as advisers to Red govern
ment departments being estab-
lished in Peiping and elsewhere.
Former Nationalist officials
travelling north in small groups
will be assigned these jobs tempo
rarily while the new Communist
authorities decide how they can
best use them.
Evening star., 1949-07-31
31st Fighter Group Plans
Reunion Here Auq. 1927

The 31st Fighter Group officers
Association, whose members scored
571 aerial combat victories in the
Mediterranean theater, will hold
it's second annual reunion at the
Shoreham Hotel, August 1921 in
elusive.
Col. Fred M. Dean, former COM
manding officer, and ROLAND G..
Lamensdorf, major, A. F. R., a
Washington attorney, are CO.
chairnnen of arrangements.
Evening star., 1949-07-31
50 Fur Coats Damaged
In Baltimore Store Fire
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, July 30.-Thou-
sands of dollars worth of fur coats
were destroyed in a two alarm fire
that swept a downtown fur COM
pany today.
E. c. Bien, store manager for
the Harper Fur Co., said at least
so coats were ruined, but he added
that about $500,000 worth of GUS
toner furs in storage were undam-
aged.
Two firemen were injured slight
ly when they were cut by flying
glass while fighting the flames.
Evening star., 1949-07-15
Marriage License
Applications

Under d. c. laD, couples must
apply for marriage license on
one day. tDait three full days and
recetve the license on the fifth
day. Sundays and holidays are
counted the same as other days.
Chen Chow. "a, 1891 Lanier pl. NV, and
Dorothy Wei, %, 143a Spring I'd. NV
Peter Birow, 2S, and Pattie A. Tucker 90
.,tsoa both Of g,: s43 Geranium ,H mum e. NV
NV. and Anne c. McCeney, 20, 30l1
Glenn M. Brown. %, 1901 Wyoming ave
John :, I +. koehler, As, aaoa Goth st. NV,
and Eleanor p. sprecher' 81. 23o1
wiie npsSlleef WaIfer. "a "a 99sa as pomeroy rd Sc.
and Rachele H. Baptiste, "a 4e1a P
David R wilkerson. e5, 1915 clifton st,
NV, and Eona H. Smith, 20, 1900
Clifton st. NV.
Violet F: Kaleh, .s. Hyattsvlile, Md
Henry J. KcnanZ, p: Fort Belyoir. Va,
and Katherine E. Metz 49, 81 Allison
Marvin L. Heinzel, 81, sauk Rapids. MINI,
and Violet NJ. Marauardt -, pa
william B. Buckman, 80, 1910 Kalorama
I'd; NV, and Maria P: p. Gauthier, 90,
1885 Sheridan st. NV.
Henry Sumby. "a. 4029 Benning rd. ne,
and Irene L. Butler. 25, 32S F St s.w.
John J. McGrew. 36, 1921 Newark st. NV,
and ad,tS Carolyn W. switzer' 60 5o41 North
william J. Thomas, 81. 1925 14th ST. ne.
and Marie M. Dzura, p, 1850 Harvard
James E. Brewster. 10, 1879 Vermont ave.
NV, and Geraldine R. Scott, II, 1926
Charles J. Rhodes; q, 1918 R St Sc,
and Kathleen P. Tlllett. Il, $500 o !
Howard c. Mitchell AZ, 500 End st. NV.
and Vivian C. Brown, 23, 6@9 4th st. /
Charlie Morris, 35, YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio. /
and Gladys M. McMullen' "a, 34"3
william j. Menard. 81. Naval Receiving
Station. West Potomac Park, and Joan I
E; shibley, 90, 9l4 9TH st. sc;
Julia Chvasta, 90, 43la tn st. NV.
ave. NV, and Clara J. Roach, 10, al
North Capitol st.
Norbert F. Kockler "a. 1894 st. NV,
and Jessie Stapleford, "a, zoos Massa-
chusetts ave. NV.
william P. Carpenter, %. 323 10Th st /
ne. and Bette r. Hall, II, 500 H
Glen +. Albrecht, %, Vienna. Va. and
Jane H. McMullen. %, 1929 18th st.
william K wyant. tr, 36. Atlanta. Ga,
and CARTE E. laurence, 81, 3412 o I
william r. Balas. 25, 2517 Mozart pl. .
NV, and Janet B. Parker. 90. 2ll2