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Evening star., 1949-09-14
Atlantic City Pier Fire
Called Case Of Arson
BY the Associoted Press

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j.. Sept.
14.-Police said today the 5000, 900
fire on Million-D Pier may
have been set.
I'VE have every reason to believe
it was arson." Detective Robert
OKeefe said after an initial in
vestigation yesterday while the
45-year-old Boardwalk landmark
still smouldered. The detective
is the police departments arson
specialist.
A 300-foot section of the long
pleasure palace, including the
famed ballroom and veral
amusement concessions, was de-
stroyed before dawn yesterday.
No one was hurt badly in the
spectacular blaze. Four firemen
received superficial burns. The
only persons on the pier, Walter
Merchant, bookkeeper for the firm
leasing the pier, and his bride of
three weeks, Florence, were led to
SaIety Dy ponce.
A Boardwalk patrolman, Mario
Floriani, gave the first alarm. He
went on the pier with two other
policemen to see if any one was on
it. Mr.. O'Keefe quoted Mr.. Flori-
ami as saying: 'n"u,a>. -"
we ran back to the Mansion
"a house halfway out the pier)
and we found a small fire. We
put that out and came to the
front of the pier when the whole
thing burst out in front of U.s."
Mr. O'Keefe said the fire at the
Mansion was deliberately set"
Fire Chief Rex Farley set the
first damage estimate at 5000, 900.
Later estimates by insurance rep
representatives ran as high as
100000.
Evening star., 1949-09-14
By the Assoeioied Press

BERLIN, Sept. 14.-Maj. Victor
Milner, jr., of the United States
Air Force, and his father, movie
careraman from Hollywood, ar
irving in Berlin today after their
release by the Russians, said the
Soviets couldn't have treated us
nicer"
The only time they got angry
was when we tried to pay for
our steak and caviar meals" Maj.
Miner said.
The major and his father were
released last night after being
under arrest in the Soviet zone
since last Saturday. They were
seized while on a motor trip from
Frankfurt to Berlin.
1T was lot of mental anguish,
wondering what they were going
to do with us and how long they
would keep u.s." Maj. Miner said
but they certainly made us COM
Portable.
1T was stupid of me to get us
arrested in the first place, ano
stupid of the russians to keep us.
Questioned by a "Mata Hari."
He said "A female Mata Harl
who acted like spy. probably was
an interpreter and looked like a
scrubwoman from Leningrad.' y
questioned him at length about
life in the United States, during
the stay in a Weimar hotel.
"She knew about as much about
it as I did, and said she wanted
to go there some day"
THE most embarrassing part OF
the whole incident, the major
added, was when we shared some
new American magazines with the
Russian officers guarding us.
Every magazine had some anti
Russian stuff in it, like cartoons,
pictures of Tito and stories about
spies"
He said there was a lot of Rus
sian military activity in Weimar.
1T looked like a National Guard
camp back home" the major re-
marked. II was surprised to see
Evening star., 1949-09-14
Curran Gains Early Edge
In NMU Election Battle
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Sept. 14.-As the
friction charged convention of the
CIO National Maritime Union to-
day entered it's third day, Joseph
Curran, union president. had a
first-round edge over his oppo-
nents.
At least 10 of his supporters
won seats yesterday on the impor-
tant 15-member convention Gre
dentials Committee after a session
marked by bitter wrangling and
name calling.
The committee has the task of
seating 500 delegates from ships
all over the world and ports
around the Nation.
Evening star., 1949-09-14
U.S.. Grand JuryProbe
OF Robson Incident
Asked by 4 al Yale
By the Associated Press

NEW HAVEN. Conn, Sept. IA
Prof. Thomas I. Emerson Of the
Yale Law School made public a
letter today calling for Federal
grand jury investigation of the
Peekskill IN. " disorders which
marked the recent Paul Robson
concerts.
The letter. addressed to Attor-
ney General McGrath. charged
that Gov. Dewey had from the
beginning failed to take decisive
action" 1t bore the names of five
New Haven lawyers. four of them
members of the Yale Law School
faculty.
Prof. Emerson is former chair
man of the Peoples CWallace)
Party of Connecticut.
Federal Violation Seen.
"The signers of this letter have
varying political views. and
strongly disclaim some Of the
views of those sponsoring the
meeting" the letter said. But
we do believe that positive meas
ures on behalf of the American
tradition of political freedom must
be taken now. If a situation Of
this sort is allowed to drift, with
out action from the leaders of our
Government, it can only too
quickly get completely out Of
hand"
The letter asserted that there
seemed mo doubt that Federal
law was violated at Peekskill.
For these reasons" it read,
I'VE call upon you to bring the
full force of the Federal Govern
ment to the support of civil rights
in this country. A complete Fed
eral investigation should be insti-
tuted at once by the civil rights
section of the Justice Department.
a special grand jury should be
and all violations Of
Federal law should be quickly
and effectively prosecuted.
Probes Held Unsatisfactory.
Present New York State investi-
cations of the disturbances were
termed obviously unsatisfactory"
Listed as signers of the letter
besides Prof. Emerson were Profs.
Fleming James, jr., and Fowler
Harper and and Associate Prof.
David Haber of the Yale Law
School and Catherine G. Rora-
back.
Evening star., 1949-09-14
|GiIdo Gray Of Shimmy Fame
Saws She Gave Food for Thought

shimmy at a Milwaukee night
club when she was IA.
Attorney Louis Frohlich for
Columbia asked her to describe
the shimmy and inquired:
Wasn't it mainly a dance in
which a woman shook and
quivered the upper part of her
body?"
Not in my version" Miss Gray
answered The shimmy was an
original aboriginal dance. 1t was
an African, a savage dance. I
gave the public food for thought" "
Then you invented the shim-
my?" Mr.. Frohlich asked.
Evidently I must have" she
answered. IT never heard OF its
being done before that"
Evening star., 1949-09-14
Reds Charge u. S. Prepares
Pescodores Islands Base

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. IA (P).
The Chinese Communists yes
terday asserted the United States
was helping Chang Kai-shek
convert the Pescadores Islands,
between Formosa and China, into
q powerful base.
A broadcast from Peiping said
large quantities of American sur
plus war materials and American
personnel have been pouring into
the islands since last March.
The radio said naval base,
air fields and motor roads had
been built on the islands.
The islands are about 35 miles
off Formosa's west coast. They
4. would become increasing i'm
!. portant as offensive bases should
: the Reds seize the big southeast
: China port of Annoy, about Ito
. miles farther west across Formosa
: Strait.
The broadcast was heard by
: the Associated Press at san
Francisco.
Evening star., 1949-09-14
Trade Pact Backers
Gain in Fight 10 Kill
Peril Point Proposal
By me A,sociotsd Press

The administration today ap.
peared to hold a slight edge
in the Senate trade agree
ments battle over whether to in.
clude the peril point" restriction
Majority Leader Lucas, while
conceding the loss of three of -four
Democrats, said the administra.
ton would defeat the restriction
in a close vote. A Republican
chieftain, who asked not to be
named, said he thought so, too.
Senator Millikin, Republican, o1
Colorado author of the contro-
versial amendment, still contende6
that he had a fighting chance tc
come out on top.
The Senate yesterday reached
an agreement to vote on all of the
amendments and the reciprocal
trade extension act beginning at
IN. tomorrow.
The administration bill would
extend the trade program to July
IL, 1851.
Dispute Centers on Millikin Plan.
Senator Millikin's amendment
would require that the President
report to Congress whenever he
cut a tariff below rate set by the
Federal Tariff Commission as a
peril point for American business.
The trade agreements system per-
mits the President to adjust tariff
rates by mutual agreement with
other countries.
The Senate dispute. which both
Republicans and Democrats have
made a strictly party issue, CEN
tiers on the MillikIn amendment.
A similar provision was in the one
year extension voted by the Re-
publican-controlled 80th Congress.
That act expired last June IL.
Senator Aiken, Republican, OF
Vermont told a reporter, however,
that he thought the administra-
ton had "Set up. a straw man" on
the peril point fight. -
Farmers Union BACKS Truman.
"They say the world is going to
pieces if peril points are put in.' -
he said. And if they win. they
will say they saved the world from
going to pieces"
Senator lucas did not name the
Democrats who might leave party
ranks on the issue. There was
speculation that two Mountain
State Senators, Senator O'Mah-
oney. Democrat, of Wyoming and
Edwin c. johnson. Democrat. of
Colorado would line up with Sen
ator Millikin on the roll call.
There also appeared a possibility
that Senator Frear, Democrat, of
Delaware might jump the party
fence.
Meanwhile, James G. Patton,
head of the National Farmers
Union, charged that the Republic
cans are trying to put President
Truman ION the spot" with the
peril-point provision.
Mr.. Patton said the proposed
amendment was put forth for "a
purely partisan purpose.
Evening star., 1949-09-14
By the Associoted Press

DENVER, Sept. 14-Gilda Gray
says she gave 1.-The public food
for thought" when she danced the
shimmy back in the 1920S.
She reviewed her career yester-
day in a deposition to attorneys
in support of her million dollar
damage suit against Columbia
Pictures. She contends the film
"Gilda," starring Rita Hayworth,
was based on her life and career
without her permission.
The 48-year-old former Shin
my Queen" said she was married
at II, a mother at II and a star
on Broadway at 10.
Born in Cracow, Poland. Miss
Gray says she first danced the
Evening star., 1949-09-14
Younq on Vacation

Joseph Young is on vaca-
ton. The Federal Spotlight
column will be resumed on
Tuesday, September 20. The
Federal Spotlight radio broad
cast, however, will be heard
as usual at 11:15 am. Sunday,
September 18, over WMAL,
The Star station.
Evening star., 1949-09-14

created Palestine Cancellation
Commission to draft new plan.
The commission at present has the
following members: Paul A. Por-
ter of the United States, Claude
de Boisanger of France and Caniv
Yalcin of Turkey.
Evening star., 1949-09-14
Congress in Brief
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

BY the Assoeiotsd Press
Senate.
Resumes Debate on reciprocal
trade program.
Judiciary subcommittee con-
siders legislation to tighten bars
against entry of subversive aliens.
House.
r.
Evening star., 1949-09-14
Top Chinese Leaders
Make Plans 10 Cope
With Red Offensive
BY the Associofed Press

CANTON, Sept. 14.-Natlonallst
China's top military men today
laid plans to cope with the i'm
pending Communist offensive on
the Central and Southern fronts.
Army sources said high-level
conferences had placed equal en-
phasis on defense and offense.
Vital points will be defended at
any cost and attacks will be
initiated when expedient. they as
serted.
An atmosphere of confidence
pervaded this refugee capital even
as the Red massed forces in
Kiangsi province 140 miles away
to the northeast.
In Kwangtung province. home
OF Canton, the NationalistS rein
forced their positions against the
Red concentrations across the
border.
Both sides also were building
up their forces in Human
Province to the north of Canton,
where Gen. Pal Chung-hsi, Ma
tionalist Central China COM
mander, has been beating back
the Reds.
DiScord in Interior.
From the far interior of China,
however, came a note of discord
in contrast to the optimism ex-
pressed by Pai-an even some
foreign observers-that the immi-
nent Red drive could be turned
back.
Generalissimo Chang Kai-shek
said he had gone to SzechWan
Province to align warlords there
against the Communists but had
not yet succeeded.
The Nationalist leader admitted
bluntly at tea party yesterday
in Chengtu, Szechwan's capital,
that but for lack of harmony
among it's leaders the province
could become an important base
for the fight against the Reds.
Chungking, Szechwan city which
was the World War II provisional
capital, has been designated the
seat of government if Canton falls.
ITO wipe out the Communist
bandits we must unite closely and
cooperate with each other,
Chang urged. I'VE must not only
determine to defeat our enemy
but devise ways and means OF
doing so.''
More U. S. Aid Asked.
Pal. in a Canton news confer
ence, said one way to whip the
Reds is with more American aid.
THE quicker aid comes the less
will be needed" the general said.
'The longer aid is delayed the
more will be needed, and even
then there will be a question
whether it will be effective"
Pal said it would be short-sight-
ed if the United States held back
aid because itTdisliked the leaders
of the Nationalists, who fare at
present the foremost fighters
against communism"
(The United States State De-
partment has written off. Chi
= ,ang's regime as a failure ip a
White Paper on China. How
lever, the Senate is considering
ga bill which, would permit 4
President Truman to supply
SITS, 100000 aid to China)
Nationalist pilots said their
planes sank a 4,000-ton transport
in the Yangtze River between
Nanking and Shanghai. They
said it was carrying ammunition
for Red armies on the central
Evening star., 1949-09-14
100000 Blood Vessels

Some 100000 miles of blood
vessels distribute the blood that
takes the food and oxygen to all
parts of the human body and
carries off its waste.
Evening star., 1949-09-14

Enough clay wall tile is pro-
duced in the United States in a
year to cover about 1000 city
blocks.
Evening star., 1949-09-14

In many species of birds, the
male and female take turns sitting
on the eggs.
Evening star., 1949-09-14
Weather Report

District OF Columbia - some
cloudiness with a few scattered
showers this afternoon probably
ending by, tonight. Highest. this
afternoon about 78. Cooler to-
night with lowest about So.
Tomorrow partly cloudy with high
about IS.
Maryland and Virginia-Partly
cloudy with scattered showers in
the east portion this afternoon
probably ending by early tonight.
Tomorrow some cloudiness with
moderate temperatures.
Wind velocity. 7 miles per hour;
direction North Northeast.
ID. C. Pollen Count.
District Medical Society rag
weed count for "a hours ended
g am, September IA, 46 grains
per cubic yard of air. Incomplete
due to rain.
River Report.
Trom U. s. Engineers)
Potomac River cloudy at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls. Shenandoah cloudy
at Harpers Ferry.
Readings at washington National Airport }
HssssFd'y- Soos rss; s. Hd1SI MldnIshs --- IS $
! P:m: D.m: - 3 3 : : p:m: pm: 80 80 e e
High and Low for Yesterday.
High, S4, at 4:20 pm.
Low, 66, at 4:20 am.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 81. on August II.
Lowest, 81. on January 80.
FURNISHED by United States Coast ant
Geodetic Survey)
Today. Tomorrow
Low h1eh - - 'o5 s:o5 am: ann: a:ef ef am am
EoH H5sh ---- - 4:5Y :sp D:m. D.m: s:s4 "a p:m 3 m
The Sun and Moon.
Sun. today S3s S:33ss 5:is
Moon, today 1858 pm. l:47 pm
Automobile lights must be turned on
one-haH hour after sunset.
Precipitation.
Monthly precipitation in inches in the
Capital tcurrent month to date):
Month. 1949. Aver. Record.
}sPIas}y }sPnasy s:Ss s:ss $$5$ss s:sa 81 q
March --.- 3.42 3.76 S.S4 81
April . ] "a 3.27 9.13 'Sg
May .- 6.33 $40 l0.o0 SO
June - 2.42 4.13 1924 100
July -. 422 47l 1903 'S6
August 400 4O1 14.41 '2S
September t---- 1.02 3.24 11.45 80
October -------- --- 2.S4 6.SI ~
November --- - 2.37 S.69 S9
December ----- 3.32 7.o6 VI
Temperature in Various Cities.
H. L. H. l..
Atlanta, Ga. SO SO Milwaukee 80 40
Atlantic City II 66 New Orleans 80 74
Bismarck 81 20 New York - II 70
Buffalo N Y. rs so Norfolk, Va. SO SO
Chicago. Ill 81 AZ Oklahoma C.. 70 %
Cincinnati II AZ Omaha 90 40
Detroit 20 A Phoenix ~
FL Paso----- "a 54 Pittsburgh - 90
Galveston - 30 81 Richmond 20 6S
Harrisburg 20 81 st. Louis % go
Indianapolis 20 43 Salt Lake C. z 45
Kansas City 63 80 San Antonio S6 6S
Los Angeles 50 55 San Francisco 6a 52
Louisville ~ 40 Tampa, Fla W T%
Miami, Fla S5 II
Evening star., 1949-09-14

Monthly precipitation in inches in tn
Capital (current month to date):
Evening star., 1949-09-14

High and Low for Yesterday.
High, S4, at 4:20 p.m.
Low, 66, at 4:2O am.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 81, on August II.
Lowest, 21, on January 80.
Evening star., 1949-09-14

Sun, today 6.4S 7:19
Sun, tomorrow - 6:49 7:k
Moon. today - 1858 pm. 1:4T pm.
Automobile lights must be turned on
one-han hour after sunset.
Precipitation.
Evening star., 1949-12-23
Lee Buys His Newspaper
For $4,000 in Foreclosure

e. Brooke Lee today foreclosed
q note on the Maryland Publish
ing Co.. which publishes the Mary
land News, Montgomery County
weekly. and bought the property
for $25.
The proceedings were Instituted
by Mr.. Lee, president Of the firm,
who holds q $75.000 note on the
property on which payment was
In default. The sale was intended
to protect his interests in the
company, Of which he is principal
owner.
He was the only bidder at the
auction In front Of the plant at
Georgia and Sligo avenues, Silver
Spring. The sale was conducted
by Philip s. Peyser, Washington
attorney, and one Of the trustees
In q deed Of trust on the property.
After the sale, Mr.. Lee said he
would continue operating the
plant and publishing the Mary
land News.
Evening star., 1949-12-23

had been turning left as the plane
came down through the fog. he
said.
When he called Capt. Davis
attention to the discrepancy be-
tween the two gauges, Mr.. Luther
said, the first pilot reached over
and raped the instrument board.
Immediately the needle swung to
its correct position.
Mr.. Luther's statement high
lighted q striking similarity be-
tween Mr.. Davis operations on
October 8 and the night Of the
crash. On December IL, the plane
was veering steadily to the right
and the pilot continued to turn
In that direction even after radar
operators told him he was flying
off course.
In his testimony, Mr.. Clark said
Evening star., 1949-12-23
Package Stores Warned
On 'LoW-Tide' Bottles

Short-measure bottles are ap-
pearing again in some liquor stores
in the District, j. Thomas Ken
nedy, Director Of Weights, Meas
ures and Markets. announced to-
day. He said he will prosecute
any merchant found with "low
tide" bottles on their shelves.
Last year inspectors visited
every package liquor store in the
city and found thousands Of short
measure bottles. Mr.. Kennedy or
dered them of the shelves but did
not prosecute, because the mer-
chants said the short measure re-
suited from evaporation.
In one store visited this week
several bottles Of gin were found
to be less than the measure
marked on the bottle. The In
spector went to the merchants
distributor and found 48 cases OF
the same brand were not full.
Mr.. Kennedy said today that
Evening star., 1949-12-23
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generals mind?" a questioner
asked.
The President said no, but that
Gen. Eisenhower had diSclaimed
the candidacy and his word was
good enough for the President.
Continuing, Mr.. Truman said
he had tried to tell reporters last
year when the Eisenhower boom
was on that the Army man would
not go into politics, but that they
would not believe him. Gen. Els
enhower and he are friendly, the
President stressed.
Another reporter wanted to
know II they could not be friendly
II the general sought the presi-
dency, and the President said sure
they could.
Mr.. Truman agreed with a re-
porter who asked If he didn't
think there were some people try
ing to force Gen. Eisenhower into
the running as a Republican can
didate.
Evening star., 1949-12-23
Two Believed Added
To Soviet PoIitburo,
Filling Quota Of IA
By the Assoeiofsd Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-There
are reasons to believe that the
Soviet Unions Politburo has been
brought to its full strength of IA
members.
It seems likely that at least two
members have been added recently
to the group which rules the Sow
let Union through its rule Of the
Communist Party.
These men are A. M. Suslov,
high In the councils of the Comm
form, and p. K. Ponomarenko,
former premier Of White Russia.
Another. member may also have
been added. The name Of Matvei
Shkiryatov, little known outside
the borders of the U. S. S. r., keeps
popping up frequently in high
places now. If he has been added
to the Politburo, either the men,
bership has been increased, or
another man was dropped. If the
latter, likely candidate would be
Andrei A. Andreyev, a retiring,
colorless man whose status fire.
quently has been a matter for
speculation.
Moves like this have been ex-
pected for some time. The Polit-
buro, which includes Stain and
the other top figures of the Soviet
hierarchy. has been down to II,
members since the death of Andrei
Zhdanov and the disappearance
from sight of Nikolai A. Voznesen-
sky, once the chairman of state
planning.
Suslov would be an important
member of the Politburo. Early
this year he left his post as chief
Of the Communist Party agitation
and propaganda department to
become Russia's chief delegate to
the Cominform. He had a bril-
liant career during the war as a..
leader Of partisans against the
German occupants in the Cauca-
sls.
Ponomarenko was called to
Moscow to serve the party after
having been premier Of White
Russia and secretary Of its party.
He. too, has a distinguished parti-
san career in the battle against
the Nazi occupants.
Evening star., 1949-12-23

Davis attempted another instru-
ment landing, Mr.. Luther re-
lated. Again the instrument land
ing needle on the co-pilot's in
strument board showed that the
plane was veering to the left and
again Capt. Davis turned the
plane to the left and headed for
the radio range station.
Other Reading Was Different.
Ground control approach de-
clared an emergency again and
told us to pull up at once" MIR.
Luther continued.
After conveying the message to
Capt. Davis, Mr.. Luther said. he
looked at the landing needle in
front of the first pilot and saw
that it indicated the plane was
far off its course to the right
That explained why Capt. Davis