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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-14

l1yeIS ny I1lcII OWlr SUfCl IullC11Go
are issued here only when it is
proved that the applicants speak
and understand English readily
and can read and write the
language.
The rigid CAA examination
which Capt. Rios failed to pass is
conducted in fields of CAA regu-
lations. navigation, instrument
flying. radio procedures and oper-
atoms and meterology.
The limited commercial certifi-
cate Capt. Rios obtained in this
country permitted him to pilot
multi-engined planes. Under it
he also could pilot a plane carry
ing non-paying passengers.
Questioning brought out that.
although issuance Of q limited
license to Capt. Rios did not re-
quire an examination as to civil
air regulations, the agent who
handled the application gave him
an oral test and was satisfied
with his knowledge Of the rules.
The rules have since been changed
to require examinations in such
cases.
Investigators sought also to
learn more about the history Of
the P-38 from Edward F. Dodd
of 1888 North Sixteenth street.
Arlington chief of the Aircraft
RECORDS branch of the CAB.
Mr.. Dodd explained that an air
worthiness certificate was issued
for the aircraft in September,
1916. and . ferrying permit was
issued last month. He said other
records Of possible periodic CAA
inspections would be kept In the
field offices.
Several Test Runs Made.
It was learned before today's
session began that several runs
were made last week by CAB
representative to simulate as
nearly as possible the test flight
of Capt. Rios. Several approaches
with q Lockheed Lightning war
time fighter were made with flaps
and wheels down from 5000 to
1000 feet over point about a
mile south of Alexandria. The
pilot who made the runs was to
appear as a witness later today.
It was said that on one Of the
approaches an engine was throt-
tied back to simulate as nearly
as possible the engine trouble"
which Capt. Rios said he expert
enced during his flight. The Boz
livian's war surplus P-38, which
is reported to have been modified
as a racer. collided IN midair with
the DC-4 while both were ap-
preaching the northeast or No. 8
runway at Acknowledgment.
Visibility was Tested.
The CAB test pilot. 1t was said.
also tried to determine why Capt.
Rios never saw the airliner until
the moment Of impact.
The collision occurred at an
altitude OF between 800 and 500
feet about mile south of the
end of the runway. The Dc-4
broke In two just behind the
wings, with the rear section
crashing on the bank Of the
Potomac River and the forward
section plunging into . lagoon
about 100 yards of shore.
The P-3S apparently glanced
of the airliner, and catapulted
Capt. Rios through the plastic
canopy as it struck the water.
The Bolivian, with broken
back. three broken ribs and
severe scalp decorations, was res
cued by an Air Force sergeant
who dived from q crash boat a
the pilot sank beneath the sur
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-14
Navy Training Ship Rams
ughtship OFF Maine
BY the Assoeioied Press

PORTLAND, Me-, Nov. IA
naval reserve training ship plowed
into a lightship in clear weather
of this port yesterday.
No one was injured.
The Nays Pee (R) ISL was
unchanged. but its sharp prov
cut a narrow. vertical cash 16
feet long in the side of the light
ship No. LOG.
The cash extended from the
deck to about a foot beneath the
water line. BY listing the vessel
slightly the 12-man crew got her
safely into port under tow.
A Navy investigator blamed the
ramming on a helmsman who
became confused" and turned
the Pee. a patrol craft, left in
stead Of right and then "froze''
the wheel.
lit. Comdr. Jack s. Ross said
before another crewman swung
the wheel over and the engines
were reversed the patrol boat
slammed into the anchored light
ship.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-14

commissioner, who spoke to DR..
Cannon earlier, told reporters that
Burgman complained of pains in
the chest and indicated he thought
he was suffering from heart trou-
BILE. A complete diagnosis has not
yet been made, Mr.. Collins said.
Burgman, a former clerk at the
United States Embassy in Berlin,
is accused of treason in connec-
ton with propaganda broadcasts
he made over the German radio
during World War II. The Gov
eminent charges he willfully re-
manned in Germany at the out
break of war.
The defendant contends that he
was stricken with q heart attack
on the night of December II, 1912.
and was abandoned" by the en-
bassy staff in Berlin. He claims
that the Nazis forced him to
broadcast under the threat of
death, .yEs s<~=e'> -%-~T fftF 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-14

mile would escape without serious
injury.
I'm Japan some people who
had taken refuge in tunnel shell
tiers escaped injury.
Between / and 2 miles there
would be many serious injuries.
and most Of these would occur
within the mile radius.
Between 2 and 3 miles there
might be many injuries, but most
of them would not be serious. Be-
yond 3 miles there would be few
injuries"
DR.. Lyon was interviewed by
Gannett news service for radio.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-14
Mcclellan Blasts Swedes' Role
In War as Controversy Grows

Referring to Marshall Plan aid,
he added: They saw some easy
money and they grabbed it-now
they want more"
To this, another liberal paper,
the Stockholms Tidningen, said:
"You are a boor and a liar. Mr..
Senator" The paper headed its
article. grave insult to our coun-
try"
Up to mid October Sweden had
received $79,0oo.00O in Marshall
Plan aid.
Senator Thomas amplified his
earlier remarks today, saying to
newsmen there had been no off,
cial recognition of his committee
by the Swedish government or
private individuals or groups.
"For a nation which receives
aid and relief not to recognize a
committee OF Congress which is
responsible for aid and relief is
embarrassing to the committee. "
Senator Thomas said.
But yesterday. on his arrival at
Athens, Senator Thomas had said
the committees reception in Swe-
den was cordial"
In Vienna, Senator Thomas said
the snub had damaged the coun-
try's prospects for further Mar
shall Plan aid from Congress. .~
Another liberal Swedish paper,
Expressen, yesterday told the
Swedes not to worry too much
about the Senator's remarks.
1.-THE United States Senate, F."
said the paper. lis certainly a
high assembly. but it is also a
dumping place for all sorts of
quaint characters and the most
ignorant country politicians from
the darkest corners Of the union.
And it must be, pretty dark in
Oklahoma"
Both the Senators praised the
Norwegians. saying they were
making the greatest Of efforts for
recovery. Senator Mcclellan said
Norway had made great sacrifices
during the war but Il don't be-
lieve they want a dollar more
than they will need for recovery
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-14
Plan Studied 10 Quit
Pentagon in Event
OF Aerial Attack
BY the Associated Press


Defense officials are now decid-
ing where and how a joint COM
mand post. to which the military
chiefs would move if the Pentagon
came under air attack. should be
built.
The study is a part of a broad
precautionary consideration of the
entire question of dispensing es-
sential Government facilities II
devastating air attack is threat
ened or occurs in another war.
The military phase of the dis
persal was undertaken by the
Joint Chiefs of Staff early In l948
and this preliminary study now
has moved into the detailed plan
ming stage.
Cost Estimate Unavailable.
An indication of this was given
by Defense Secretary Johnson in a
letter to Senator Wiley, Repub-
lican, of Wisconsin, in which Mr.
Johnson said certain projects of
the joint command post plan would
require appropriation of funds by
Congress.
The defense chief gave no in
dication of the eventual cost or
probable location of the combined
command post, for the Army, Navy
and Air Force.
1t may not necessarily be 10
Gated in a midcontinent area or
some mountain region far re-
moved from Washington. This is
because communication links with
command post are vital. Easy
access to existing telephone and
telegraph lines. preferably trunk
lines underground, is desirable.
Capital Is Vulnerable.
The Capital is regarded as q
bombardier's dream because:
| l. Even If bad weather or anti
aircraft and fighter opposition
drove enemy bombers high, WASH
ington presents an excellent tar
get for radar bomb-sighting. The
Potomac River registers clearly
on a radar scope. BY simple tri-
angulation from the images of the
river curves, a bombardier can
pin-point in his radar sight any
desired building in the city.
2. The Pentagon. of steel-and-
concrete construction. gives good
delineation on a radar scope.
8. The downtown and adjacent
Virginia area. in which the Pen
tagon is located, is a perfect set
up for atomic attack. It is 10
Gated in broad and shallow bowl
with no bisecting ridges to reduce
the blast effect of an air-burst
A-bomb. And should an enemy
want to invest an extra one OF
two bombs. they could be dropped
into the river to produce deadly
radioactive mist.
4. Major Government buildings
are strung along in q straight line
from southeast to northwest, with
the Capitol at one end and the
White House at the other-easy
target for a straight bombing run
5. Three bridges, one Of them
the only Eastern rail link between
the Northern and Southern Sec
tons Of the United States, are
spotted within 500-yard zone.
6. Two military airfields, Boil
ing and Anacostia, and the Ma
tional Airport are clustered to-
gether in one area.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-14
British Chief of Stuff
To Visit u. S. This Month

LONDON. Nov. 1.-THE War
Office said today Field Marshall
Sir william Slim, chief Of the
imperial general staff. will visit
the United States from November
26 to December 4. He will spend
two days in Canada before that.
He will attend the Army Navy
football game in Philadelphia on
November 26 and will visit WASH
ington November 81 to 20.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-14
Atom.Bomb Injuries Seen
Extending Beyond 7 Miles

BY the Associated Press
An expert on atomic medicine
said last night that an atom
bomb would cause serious injuries
up to 2 miles or more away.
DR.. George M. Lyon, a member
Of the National Research Coun-
cil's Committee on Atomic Cas-
ualties, put. it this way:
Few people who at the time
of the explosion were exposed in
the open within a radius of /
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-14

face. He was the only survivor in
the crash.
The CAB hearing into the crash
is in its fifth day In the Depart
mental Auditorium.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-12-01

uarccabie. you might delay it for
q yfar II order 20 get her started.
Almost any young woman, now
adayS. who IS smart and willing
o. work. can find a way TO finish
college II she can get years
start Nearly every college has
scholarships and funds of differ
enf kinds that are available to
girls or boys who have shown
abaity in their college work the
fra year.
- often older girls give up
wears Of their lives 20 educate
their younger brothers and sis
tiers and oftentimes they are well
repaid. but at other times they
find that the men who wanted to
mafry them. refuse 20 wait and
theg see them marry other girls
Who do not put them off.
a souFnote Is sometimes intro
duCed also. when the younger
chik they have sacrificed so
much for falls in love just as
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-12-01

she finishes college and despite
her financial obligations. gets
married Immediately.
Perhaps you might solve your
problems by getting the principal
of your school to give you sub
stitute work. This very often
pays we'll and there is usually no
requirement that substitute
teachers have to be single. Or
you might possibly get a part
time job doing something else be-
sides teaching. l do hope you can
work your problem out so that
your sister can get her college
education, while you and youI
fiance can get your home.
LOUISA.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-12-01
BUSHELS OF FOOD BUYS FOR
THRIFTWISE SHOPPERS

yalues nv the acknowledgements by the bashel Nefr
gathered them all together for this big sale-aFranks"
10 make saving easier every pennyi-e shoPPer D"
miss our Bushels of Bargains sale "A 0nreai ear "FPS
,.n;,v 70 S4YE. SAFE SAVE ON every food nerdi
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-12-01
LOUISA'S LETTER

Dcm Louise:
My young hos gruduoed from high school very
90 college. she wishes become teacher
Now my problem is this:
I ON engaged TO Young und we had plunned to be-
married this Yeor. but if do that will have give my
teaching job os monied women ore not employed in om
schools teachers My husbands suloIY will be very mp
Tor live but will allow for sending girl college
Now very and deserves college educo
ton but do think will be heong my young right
moks him wos for home of his for four years thin
owfully tired living boarding house and would b
terribly disappointed for to put wedding off.
What would you do under the circumstances?
ELLA B-Oklo.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-12-01

DO not think would put my wedding ot-certonlY not TO
four Yeuso send my sister 70 college If the young man is
Evening star., 1949-02-27
10 Inspections!

Every "Aiuo-C Crofssd" Unit indiwsdv.
oily. miuoscopjcusly issspecssd 10 iN-
ssrs perfection. no spot" chseks-
hit o. miss inspecsioUsl
Evening star., 1949-02-27

Mary Picktord left| wos ornong visitors to on
exhibition of pontings by Jone lessug As Jone Wood
worth. the ortist oppeored in films Until her morrooe
severol yeoss ooo She took up pointing hoby TIE
picture with which she is shown IS Spring Song"
Evening star., 1949-05-31

Bank and aff.rmed the board in
the following
Bank Of Commerce a. Savings.
Security Savings Il Commercial
Bank. City Bank Of Washington,
McLaehlen Ranking Corp. Ana
costa National Bank. Industrial
Bank Of Washington and the Cit
izens Bank OF Washington.
Assessor Raises Rate.
The cases involved 80 back "a
November. is&+. when the Hamil-
ton National Bank filed with the
Board OF Tax Appeals a petition
for reduction Of taxes. complain.
ing the assessor had refused to
permit ii 10 deduct from It's gross
earnings a large sum paid as in
terest TO its savings depositars.
before applying the tax rate fixed
by Law.
The appeal board affirmed the
assessor, the court said. and the
Hamilton Bank appealed TO the
Court Of Appeals, which In turn
held that IS far as savings de-
posits are concerned there was
no difference between national
banks and savings banks. The
court asked the board to recon
slider and TO remove "discrimina
ton"
The assessor then reassessed
savings banks and placed them In
the 8 per cent category alons
with national banks. The eish,
banks then appealed 10 the court
which produced today's decision
Judges Wilbur X. Miller, Harry
E. Watkins and Henry w. Edeer-
Evening star., 1949-05-31

has fighters that could shoot down
the B-36. and has argued its car
,rier strength should be built UP
so Navy bombers could scatter
atomic bombs anywhere in the
world, too.
Soon after he took office. Mr..
johnson ordered the Navy TO stop
work on a giant aircraft carrier
that the Navy said could have
handled large bombers for long
range attacks.
Mr.. Van Zandt, a Reserve Navy
officer. said the Air Force has can
celed contracts for other planes
In order to buy more B-36s.
The B-36 is manufactured by
the Consolidated Vultee Aircraft
Corp, which is headed by Mr.. Od-
lum. Mr.. Van Zandt said Secre-
tary johnson was q director of
and attorney for the firm until
shortly before he became Secre-
tary Of Defense.
Evening star., 1949-05-31
CONTINUED From First Page.)

tSOLItliucO TiOA FL OF dSC.t
contest, representing Roosevelt,
Anacostia and Western.
Shrunken to scarcely 725 cadets
from its prewar high of nearly
u 500, the white cadet brigade this
year is able to put only IA COM
panies into the competition. In
1910, there were 80.
Whereas the contest once took
two full days. this year there are
no companies to march this after
noon and the final brigade review
and presentation of awards will be
reached at 2::3o pm. tomorrow.
Cadets and their instructors
alike made no secret of their dis
couragement as they watched the
thin columns maneuver around
the field this morning.
1t. Col. william E. Barkman, in
structor in charge of the corps.
pointed to one of the drilling COM
panies when asked how serious
the situation was.
%, you can see ii for yourself" he
said. N
Mckinley, which on the printed
program was due to march on 81
11:4o this morning, last week re-
ported its one company had
dropped to fewer than Is cadets.
IT refused, to permit any COM
Parry to march With FEVER th4,l
rs members, col. Barkman ex-
planned. -..,s....,..,.,,.,....-.,.,,,,....r,
Nc cKinley Won y B Yirsts. : q !.
Mckinley formed its first COM
pany in the fall of 1890 and had
participated in every company
competition since then, according
to Col Barkman. 1t won first place
in 10 drills, and second or third
place in seven,
Bell Vocational's poor attend
ance showing today was not typi-
cal of the other companies report
ing for the drill, Col. Barkman
pointed out. While several COM
panies reported one or more
Evening star., 1949-05-31

ton eoneagTea III tire eAses es ths
seven sasings banks. but .tuaSs
keigerion diS~nted tn the ease al
the Hamilton Bank.
The Judges asserted that II il
incredible that IN legisistins fes
The LEGAL taxation al banks la the
District. Congress would dasefifn-
mate AGAINST national banks GR
exactly the fashion tn which II has
bern al pains 10 forbid STATE les
tslatures 10 discriminate against
them
In ~ttina ASIDE the tai beard
order in the case oi the Hamilton
Bank. the court declared thai 20
Iona as the District lakes savings
banks at 4 per cent, because taley
have interest ~eearing kasinsA
then national banks. which also
have such savings deposits. should
be taxed at the same rate.
Evening star., 1949-05-31

the Nation he serves. For If We
are honestly concerned for the
welfare of the American soldier
our first consideration should be
for the quality of the men who
command him. 1t is the compe-
tence of this leadership and the
quality of this command that may
readily spell the difference between
his life and death Ia battle.
Pay Changes Held Necessary.
+ Gen. Bradley said the American
people had created their military
establishment '1in the image OF
their own Nation : founded
on equal rights and on freedom
of opportunity" He pointed out
that it had permitted him, the
son of a country schoolmaster te
quit q 1T-cent-an-hour job on the
railroad, compete for commission
and eventually to reach the posi-
he now holds.
But, he Said, the military pay
scales have remained unchanged
| for Al years and that it was nee
lessary to change them.
If we expend billions on weapoI
research while pinching on per
sonnel we may find ourselye'
headed toward 4 doomsday econ
omy trap" he said. Weapons II
the hands Of inept men an
weapons that beckon disastel
-. : reservoirs Of military lead
tcrship IRE more important TO thl
welfare Of this Nation thar
'pickled shi2s and lay-away plans
Evening star., 1949-05-31
Bradley
Continued From First Page,

tain enlisted personnel. Chairman
Vinson of the House Armed Ser
vices Committee now is preparing
a second measure to meet objec-
tions of the opponents. who were
mostly former soldiers.
Commenting on the statement
by several members of Congress
that the bill was "a brass hat bill, .
Gen. Bradley said ''it provided in
centive increases at executive
level" and added that critics Of
the military too often attribute to
all officers the malfeasances of a
few"
Must Reject Emotionalism.
Actually the general said. ap.
proximately one half of ] per CEN
OF the overall costs would have
gone to award the brass who veal
stars"
IT had hoped that we might la,
away forever the cruel fiction tina
oficer privilege has splintered tn,
services into castles of haves ant
have. nots," he continued.
"It is time we rejected the cheaI
emotionalism that panders to thu
appetites to those in hunt of thu
services rs q whipping boy. 1t i
time We acknowledge that leader
ship in the armed forces Is . virtu'
that dement's the soldier as well q
Evening star., 1949-05-31
tCon;lnaed From rarst PAGE

Of anybody he ever had s~en.
Later. however. having he~n
brought face 10 face with Mr.
Chambers. Mr.. HIS s&s6 be re
memnered him as 'Geozge Csos-
ley free lance w-sss+ whom
he had known for few months
In 1884 and 1888.
That nrst act closed At ,lse end
Of the month. with tire Hoase
Committee Or Un-Arraeraean Ae-
tiy.ttes claiming /, hac established;
that there wAs q close LINK be-
tween the two men and with Mr.
Hiss bringing suat against Mr.
Chambers asking sT5.eoo for sian
der and libel.
( Mr.. Chambers had accepted q
challenge 10 repeat in q radit
broadcast some OF the remarks he
had made in privilesed form be
fore the House committee,
That suit stlu IS pending In
Baltimore. having been postponed
until after this trial al the request
OF Mr.. Hiss.
=, The second act Of the drama
began in December. just as the
furore caused by Mr.. Chambers
initial accusations began TO die
down. The magazine editor. who
said he left the Communist Par,s
in 1887 or 1898. produced basef
of Government documents which
{ he said had been given him oefor,
the war by Mr.. Hiss and other
Communist operators for trans
mission TO Russian agents.
Some of this documentary ma
Evening star., 1949-05-31

|publicans and Democrats In draft
ing and pushing the bill. He pre-
|dicted passage If the measure can
be brought to q vote without un-
due delay.
Senator Kefauver, Democrat. of
Tennessee. chairman of the Sem
ate Home Rule Subcommittee, is
in charge Of the bill on the floor.
Main opposition in the debate
thus far has come from Senators
Johnston and Eastland. who in
troduced the amendment last Fri
day. Senator Johnston has said
he would vote against the bill
even If his amendments were
adopted.
Among Senators expected to
take the floor today in favor Of
the bill are Senator'S Hunt Of
Wyoming, Holland Of Florida and
McCarran Of Nevada, Democrats,
and Hendrickson of New Jersey
and Schoeppel Of Kansas. Repub-
licans.
Evening star., 1949-05-31
Home Rule
Continued From First Page)

trict and that they should be
changed.
Johnston Takes Floor.
1T is peculiar, indeed. he con-
tinued. that some Of those who
want to change segregation prac-
tices themselves practice segrega-
tion. such as those in the higher
income brackets who send their
children to private schools that
have segregation rules"
Senator Johnston then took the
floor to discuss the segregation
amendment.
Strategy Of supporters Of the bill
is to get the bill to q vote as soon
as possible so it will not be stalled
by long g-drawn opposition tactics
or sidetracked by the calling up
of pressing national legislation.
McGrath Flying Back.
Senator McGrath, Democrat, OF
Rhode Island, was attending COM
mencement exercises at his alma
mater, Providence College. today,
but associates said he planned to
fly here shortly after noon.
AS chairman Of the Senate Dis
trict Committee. Senator McGrath
cited the part played by both Re
Evening star., 1949-05-31
Julian Death posipones
Dedication Of Bond Map

The scheduled dedication to-
morrow Of o National quota usap
for the Savings Bond "OppogtxIn-
ity Drive" hxs been postponed be
cause Of the death OF William A
Julian. treasurer Of the United
States. the Treasury Department;
announced today.
The huge map. erected IN the
triangle in front OF the District
building. was 70 have been deol-
Gated at II 30 p m. tomorrow. Nc
date has been set for the post
poned ceremony.