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Evening star., 1949-08-13

The latest official efficiency
ratings were introduced as fol-
lows:
deficiency REPORTS REF
ERENCE SENIOR OFFICERS
CHEMICAL WARFARE SERV-
ICE.
81. Brig. Gen. Edward Mont
gomery-The latest efficiency re-
port not made out by Gen. Watt.
"2. Brig. Gen. Edward C. Wal
lingtOn-Reference last efficiency
report rendered 81 May 194s. I'm
der Section B, description Of Of
ficer rated and comments by Gen.
Watt. rating officer: An ex-
tremely hardworking officer, high
1y intelligent and capable. He
has proved to be an ideal deputy.
He is absolutely dependable. He
hews to the line rigidly. is un-
Imaginative and adheres strictly
to regulations. Possesses great
moral courage and high character.
SO. Brig. Gen. Egbert F. Bullene
Last efficiency report 81 May.
1949. Under Section B, Description
of officer rated and comments by
Gen. Watt, rating officer:
A highly intelligent officer, pos
seses much originality and a high
degree of initiative. He is thor
oughly loyal and cooperative.
Works we'll on the team. Has had
wide experience in the handling
of troops and in training matters.
Would make an excellent division
commander. He has an attractive
personality and is we'll liked by all.
~. Col. Hugh w. Brown-Last
efficiency report rendered by Gen.
Watt on this officer was 80 June,
1947. Remark:
"An officer with great ability and
an exceptionally fine mind. He can
accomplish a task quickly and
we'll. He does not realize his
greatest potentialities, perhaps be-
cause he can get results with less
effort than others, and so does not
drive himself. Yet he is a very
effective and valuable officer.
"5. Col. Charles E. Loucks. Last
efficiency report rendered by Gen.
Watt 80 June, 1947. Remark:
An officer of great ability and
highest value to the service. Has
splendid technical background
and wide training and experience
in technical work. Is dependable
and loyal. Most attractive per-
sonality. I rely greatly on his
sound Judgment. He is general
officer caliber."
IS. Col. John C. Macarthur.
Last efficiency report rendered on
this officer / January. 194;. Re :
mark by Gen. Watt: One OF the
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Compromise Farm Bill
Would Cut Support on
Several Commodities
BY the Associated Press

Senators learned today a pro-
posed compromise farm bill would
lower existing Government price
supports for wheat, corn, cotton,
peanuts and most grains.
Offsetting these however. would
be higher government price floors
under beef, hogs. lambs. milk, but
terfat, wool and other commodi-
ties.
The changes in levels Of Gov
ernment supports would result
from a new parity formula in
cluded in the comprise bill worked
out by Senator Anderson, Demo-
crat, of New Mexico. former
Secretary of Agriculture.
Parity is standard for meas
uring farm prices, designed to give
the famer a purchasing power
equal to that Of a previous favor
able period.
Compromise Awaits Action.
Senator Anderson'S compromise
bill has been approved by a sew
en-member agriculture subcom-
mittee. 1t is scheduled for action
by the full 13-member farm legis-
lative group next week.
| Agriculture Department experts
have supplied Senator'S with a
comparison between existing sup
ports-at 80 per cent of the pres
ent parity formula-and those for
next year under the proposed re-
vised system.
Compared with existing sup
ports-Which the House has voted
to continue another year-wheat
would be down 10 cents a bushel.
corn 5 cents lower, and cotton
down 1856 cents.
On the other side. the Senate
bill would support lambs at $4.10
hundredweight higher. beef cat
tie up 1910 and hogs $1.60 higher.
! Whole milk supports would be
up So cents or more hundred
weight and butterfat Ia cents
higher a pound.
Senate Bill More Flexible.
Under the Senate bill the Gov
ernment supports would be flex-
ible so that after the first few
years they could be lowered for
cotton, wheat. rice, peanuts, corn.
milk and butterfat to IS per cent
Of parity.
On Irish potatoes, wool, mo-
hair and tung nuts the support
could drop as low as so per cent.
And on most other crops the sup
port level could vary from 80
per cent to nothing, depending
on the Secretary Of Agriculture.
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most valuable officers on whom J
rely greatly and with confidence
in his ability, judgment and in
tegrity. Indefatigable in the per-
formance of his duties and pos.
sessing a sense of responsibility
and loyalty that sometimes drives
him close to the edge of his en-
durance. Cautious but coura.
geous. Advises honestly anc
frankly. Not self-seeking. The
type who does the work for which
others are rewarded"
"7. Col. Godfrey Marshall. NJ
record of any efficiency repor
rendered by Gen. Watt. Las
efficiency report of record rem
dered on this officer 80 June 1874
by Maj. Gen. Paul J. Mueller
Csc. Remark: A competent
alert, tactful, loyal staff office!
with pleasing personality" Rated
Superior.
"8. Col. Henry M. Black, 0-S596
Last efficiency report rendered b,
Gen. Watt 81 May 1948. Re
mark: The outstanding officer il
my corps on procurement ant
supply. Especially capable exec
utive and administrator. Highl,
intelligent, of mature judgmen
and sound common sense. Mos
dependable. I rely strongly on hi
advice. One of my most effectiv'
officers"
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Five-Percenters
Continued From First Page.)

associated with the Albert Verley
Co., and that Mr.. Hoffman &C
companied him to Europe on
business for the firm in 1945.
Watt May Be Called Monday.
What the committee is trying
to do is establish a reason, for
shipment Of the freezers to Gen.
Vaughan and the others. They
want to find out whether it was
an attempt to curry favor, and
if so-why.
With the public hearings in re-
cess until Monday. the committee
staff plans to spend the week end
gathering information about the
freezer episode and getting ready
for the appearance of key wit
ness.
Mr.. Rogers said there is pos
sibility that Maj. Gen. Alden H.
Watt, suspended chief of the
Army Chemical Corps, will be
called to stand late Monday.
On July 16 Secretary of the
Army Gray relieved Gen. Watt
and Maj. Gen. Herman Feldman
from duty pending further in
vestigation. Gen. Feldman Is the
Quartermaster General. Mr.. Gray
said both men failed to exhibit
Judgment expected of persons in
their positions.
Specifically. he said Gen. Watt
was suspended for Improperly
furnishing personnel data to an
individual not in the military
service and who was not entitled
to receive such data"
Vaughan May Testify Later.
The committee got testimony
yesterday that Gen. Watt went
to the Office of James v. Hunt
"a management counselor who
charges fat fees for getting con-
tracts for manufacturers - and
wrote derogatory reports for Gen,
Vaughan on eight fellow officers,
Mr.. Hunts secretary said she
delivered the reports to Gen.
Vaughan at the White House.
The testimony prompted Sena-
tor Mundt, Republican, Of South
Dakota to accuse Gen. Watt, Gen.
Evening star., 1949-08-13
Waller White Reveals
He Wed White Writer
BY the Asseeiotsd Press

NEW DELHI, Aug. 13.-Waltel
White. Negro executive secretary
of the National Association fol
Advancement of Colored People
said. today that he and Poppy
Cannon, a white woman, were
married July and are collaborat.
ing on a book about racial dis.
elimination.
The bride is a 40-year-old New
York writer and advertising wom.
an. Mr.. White is Sc.
The couple flew to Europe after
the ceremony in New York Il
join representatives of American
organizations making a worlt
tour sponsored by the radio pro
gram Americas Town Meeting
of the Air.
Mr.. White said he and his wifi
are collecting material for a bool
on THE Color Line Around tn
World" which the couple vii
write as co-authors.
He was divorced from his frs
wife, Leah Gladys Powell. whom
he married in 1922.
Mrs. Cannon, 40, divorce
is food editor for the magazin'
Mademoiselle.
The first Mrs. White was {
Negro.
Friends said this was Miss Can
mons fourth marriage. Her thire
marriage to Charles Claudiu'
PHILIPPE. maitre d'hotel of thu
Waldorf f-Astoria Hotel. ended II
divorce.
She was first married, associates
said, to Caesar Cannon. Tha
marriage ended in divorce. He
second marriage was to ALI Ask
land, a Norwegian. He died. Sh'
has a child by each marriage.
Friends, who described her a
stunning" and "glamorous." SAT-
she had known MIR. White for
long time.
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Alden Watt suspended chief OF the Army
evidence indicating supplied information
personnel not the armed forces
said when he suspended Gen.
what the information actually contained was
made public the Senate probe OF five
percenters"
Gen. according the testimony dictated critical bio
eraphes Hunt key
inquiry Testimony also brought out
he dictated laudaory biography of himself
Mildred Ormeyer also according to the testi
nony the Office of Maj Gen.
Harry H. Vaughan Presidents military aide
Evening star., 1949-08-13
!. Arms
Continued From First Page.)

Unemployment for our people, par
t;cularly around the Navy yards.
/: Gurney Backs Proposal.
However. Senator Gurney, Re-
rublican of South Dakota, said hi
favors any $3.50 swap that viii
give each country what it needs.
We're all on the same team,
he observed.
Senator Mcmahon, Democrat o1
Connecticut, said that in view o1
the North Atlantic Pact. this coun'
try ought to join with Canada II
working out joint defense plans
under which arms could be ex'
changed.
Senator johnson, Democrat O
colorado, said this country cam
have too much military co-opera'
tion with Canada.
Evening star., 1949-08-13
Memos to Vaughan Show Watt Critical Of Rivals

brought out, Gen. Watt was interested IN
succeeding himself chief of the Chemical Corps.
giving data Gen. Watt dictated in the
giving impression by besides
Gen. Watt Committee they regarded clear that
pported be Mr Hunts rather than Gen
Waits statement Counsel William p Rogers told the
hearing that contend Mr. Hunt had
nothing do with the memorandum.
putting into the record the committee at
the official efficiency reports the Off
GERS efficiency reports the committee said
prepared by Gen. Watt
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this Is not matter that would
be pertinent to his appointment.
it is nevertheless true that the
heads of the Canadian and British
research stats would be very
happy to see Gen. Watt reap
pointed"
Evening star., 1949-08-13
Roosting StorIings
Even Take Toll of
London's S Big Ben
By the Assoeiotsd Press

LONDON. Aug. 13.-Big
Ben failed to ring at 9 o'clock
last night.
Listeners to the. British
Broadcasting Corporations 8
o'clock news were startled to
hear the news begin without
the familiar Big Ben chimes,
signal for the programs start.
The BIC later announced
that Big Ben was running
four minutes slow-"swarms
of starlings are sitting on the
hands holding them back"
Evening star., 1949-08-13
Hawaii Harbor Chief
Warns Union, Says
Ships Will Be Handled
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

HONOLULU. Aug. 13.-Hawaii's
new waterfront boss told the is
lands $4,000 residents last night
the government would begin un-
loading strikebound ships early
next week.
Harbor Manager Ben. F. Rush
likewise told the striking CIO In
ternational Longshoremen's and
Warehousemen's Union the terri
torial government would brook no
interference in operating the
seized docks.
Shortly before Mr.. Rush spoke
In a radio broadcast, the striking
iongShoremen met and unani-
Inously voted approval of mo-
tion condemning the strike
breaking law" This referred to
the emergency act under which
the government seized the struck
stevedoring companies.
Will Control Cargoes In Hawaii.
Mr.. Rush said the hiring of l.
$50 non-union men to work the
docks was progressing. He con-
ceded the territory could not con-
trof the. threatened picketing on
the mainland of ships loaded by
government workers.
But he declared I'VE can and
will control the handling of cargo
into and out of Hawaiian ports. u
That meant the emergency law
would be invoked If some mari
time unions carry out their plans
to walk off ships in Hawaii out
of respect to ILWU picket lines.
The law provides for injunction
action against interference with
Government dock operations. 1t
also provides penalties of a $500
fine and three months in jail for
interference.
Says Islands Have Suffered.
Mr. Rush said Hawaiis citizens
had suffered severely in the 105-
day strike. The longshoremen
quit May i, demanding an in
crease of 80 cents to their hourly
wage Of $1.4o.
"Out of the last IL months.
he added, strikes here and on
the coast have cut off our ship
ping for six and a half months
It is obvious that Hawaii has
suffered too much. You have told
us to, do this job for you, and we
are going to do it"
The first job will be to unload
six freighters in Honolulu. Then
the government will begin loading
sugar and pineapple for the main
Land. J
Bill Amendment Offered.
Hawaii's legislature was given
an amendment yesterday which
would tighten its new seizure law.
The amendment, introduced by
Territorial Attorney General Wal
ter D. Ackerman, jr:, prohibits:
Cd Strikes by government en-
ployes; ca picketing of govern
inent dock operations; go any
concerted refusal to transport or
handle cargo worked by the gov
ernment or perform any service
on vessels worked by the govern
ment, and "a any guidance or
direction to persons with the OBJ
ject Of interfering with govern
ment operations. 80
The amendment also makes un-
lawful any act of giving money to
aid any one interfering with gov
ernment dock operations. 49,.
Evening star., 1949-08-13
Body Of Man, so, Token
From Channel by Police

The body of an unidentified
colored man. about so years old,
was removed from the Washing
ton channel near the railroad
bridge this morning by Harbor
Police.
Police said an unknown per-
son called to report the body
floating in the water. The man
was wearing blue pants and a
white shirt.
The body was removed to the
District Morgue.
Evening star., 1949-08-13
Hats Were Adjustable

The little bow string or ribbon
on the sweatband of mems hats is
believed by some to date from the
time when mems hats were ad-
Unstable.
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upper house." the Ministerial
Committee.
The assembly adjourned until
Tuesday to allow time for naming
and organizing varioN commit
tees. --
De Valera Tries Again.
Ireland's former Prime Minister
Eamon de Valera, now an assem-
blyman, tried, to get the Irish par
tition question before the assembly
again after it had approved the
agenda offered by the ministers.
Assembly President Paul-Henri
Spaak of Belgium once more ruled
the move was out of order. Mr..
Spaak said he regretted the de-
cision, but he had to apply the
rules. Mr.. De Valera nodded his
head and gave UP.
The Irish move was part Of a
growing revolt of assembly men,
bers seeking greater freedom In
its debates.
Under Council of Europe rules.
the agenda for Assembly debates
Is determined by the COMMITTEES
of Ministers. representing the II
member governments. Assembly
delegates, led by Mr.. Churchill
have been fighting for the right
to debate any subject they please.
Plan Rejected Earlier.
The Committee of Ministers
earlier this week rejected Ireland's
proposal to debate Irish partition.
It submitted an agenda which
would limit the first Assembly s
debates to three broad points:
/. The Councils role in eco
nomic matters, taking into account
the Marshall Plan organization
already set up.
2. The Councils role in social
security.
8. Cultural cooperation among
the IL member nations.
| Assembly members submitted
13 other debate proposals, in
cluding Irish partition. They
Include suggestions for greater
political unity. measures to protect
human rights, establishment of
European passports superSeding
national passports. a European
patent Office and joint public
works programs.
Under a compromise reached
yesterday. the Committee of Min
listers is bound to consider any
agenda proposals indorsed by q
ltwo-thirds vote of the assembly.
But even then the ministers have
the power to veto discussion.
Veto of any agenda proposals
made by the assembly is sure to
bring a showdown between the
assembly and the Ministerial
Committee.
Hopes for Full-S Scale Parliament,
In d speech last night to Stras-
bourgers, Mr.. Churchill said he
hoped the Consultative Assembly
will one day become the Parlia.
lment of Europe.
"Old feuds must die" Mr.
Churchill declared. Territorial
ambitions must be set aside. ma
tional rivalries must be confined
to proving who can render the
: truest service to the common
: cause"
| Without directly mentioning
Russia or Communism, Mr.
Churchill declared:
Are we to sink after all oul
victories and sufferings into finaI
chaos through theological wars
= thrust upon us by barbarous anc
!, wicked oligarchies? -
5 I'VE shall protect ourselves
: against being crushed and fat
tened out by any form of totali.
tartan tyranny. whether it be tn,
t hated Maxi domination which ",
: have cast out. or by any othel
form Of similar despotism."
Evening star., 1949-08-13
Weather Report

District of Columbia-Partly
cloudy with highest around 86
this afternoon, with a slight
chance of a shower. Mostly
cloudy with lowest about 10 to-
night. Tomorrow partly cloudy
with pleasant temperature.
Maryland-Mostly cloudy and a
little cooler tonight. Tomorrow
partly cloudy with highest about
80 on the shore and IS in the in
terror.
Virginia - Scattered thunder
showers in the south portion this
evening. Otherwise fair tonight.
Tomorrow partly cloudy with
highest from IS to 88.
Wind velocity, miles per hour;
direction, south-southeast.
River Report.
(From o. 8 EnRineers)
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah clear at
Harpers Ferry
Humidlty.
fpsadinrs at washinaton National Airportl
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High and Low for Yesterday.
High, "a, at 1854 pm.
Low, ~, at S:22 pm.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest. 81, on August IL.
Lowest 81. on January 80.
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Council

CONTINUED From First Page.)
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Rises sets
am. to-day 6:l9 sos
SIN tomorrow $40 sos
Moon, today -- 1927 pm. 1880 am.
Automobile lights must be turned on
one-haH hour after sunset.
Precipita tion.
Month. precipitation in inches II the
Capital (current month to date):
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Is extremely narrow. He did not
attain command in World War
II but was the spark plug" for
Pine Bluff Arsenal. where he was
second in command.
"Col. Hugh. w. Rowan.
"Col. Rowan was a brigadier
general during World War II and
was chemical officer of the Euro
pean theater through most of the
war and until 1916. He is now
president of the Chemical War
fare Board. He graduated from
Yale University where he special
lied in chemistry. In spite of
this technical background, how
ever, he has never been con-
nected with the technical side OF
the Chemical Corps. He has an
extremely fine mind and is prob
ably one Of the brightest men in
the Chemical Corps. At the same
time. he has never exerted him
self particularly and generally
takes things easily. In fact, he
might be accused Of being lazy
He certainly has ability but his
record doesn't entitle him to very
much consideration.
"Col. John Macarthur.
"Col. Macarthur is now chief oil
the Plans, Training and Intelli'
gence Division, Office Chief Chem
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The Sun and Moon.
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"CoI. John Macarthur.

"Col. Macarthur is now chief OF
the Plans, Training and Intelli-
sence Division, Office Chief Chem.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-03-25
Indian Freedom
Story Next Week

A story covering the Hoover
Commissions proposal for free
dom of h e American Indian"
will be carried in next weeks
Chief. 1t recommends t h a t the
400, 900 be provided full citizen
ship status, with the privilege of
paying taxes under state juris-
diction. That also might mean the
abslishing of the ban on sale of
liquor to Indians.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-03-25
Two To Federal
Pen For Theft
Continued from first page)

Continued from first page)
gitimacy of the transaction. ma
turally, had its basis in Cohoner's
official inspection.
Like the COW that is attributed
to have kicked over a lantern
that caused the fire that Destroy
ed Chicago in 1871, it was a PRO
blem" cow that sprung the trap
to catch Tescher and Reevis.
Testimony at last weeks trial
brought out that three head of
the stolen stock after being
brought to the Show ranch. like
the hides of the butchered beeves,
were branded the Reevis brand
and turned into the pasture there.
When one of the cows, unwill-
ing to remain there, struck for
home, back to her owners ranch,
that of Long Time Sleeping. she
pointed an accusing finger" or
maybe h Up, or something, at
Reevis. When Long Time Sleep
ing, observed the f r e S h Reevis
brand upon his own COW, he be-
came suspicious. He notified In
dian Extension Service Agent K.
G. Slaugh. Then began the in
vestigation, with FBI Agents
Gene Fopp and J o h n Mathews
and State Brand Inspector Geo. !
Burns appearing upon the scene.
| Confronted as time passed by
questions of Investigators, to
which he gave answers that didn't
make sense, Reevis made a clean
breast of the affair, finally j u t
before trial.
However, Tescher maintained
angelic innocence.
Testimony at the trial brought
out that he bought two of the re-
naming head of stoc k in the
Show pasture from Reevis for
1920, his cancelled check b e n g
offered as evidence by Mrs.
Reevis.
Extension Agent Slaugh ex-
planned that later he sold two
head for their rightful owners
for $3S9-S225 for the cow and
$164 for the calf.
In passing sentence. Jud ge|
Pray pointed out that "cattle
rustling" stood to wipe out n e
worthy Blackfeet Indian stock
men unless the government gave
more aid towards thwarting those
doing the transgressing. There
are only five officers in five states
to care for 10000 Indians" he
said.
Earlier in the federal court ses-
sion, Rodney Clark, who was in
volved in repayment cattle theft,
was sentenced to three years at
Mcneil Island and given a fine of
$500.
Smyrna times., 1949-12-29
SCHOLARSHIPS
AT UNIVERSITY
Three New $500 Scholarships
To Aid Girls in Studies
At u. of ID.
BEGINNING WITH 1850

The addition of three new schol-
arships, each worth $500 to aid a
University of Delaware girl to con-
tinue her studies for one year, was
announced recently by the univer-
sity's alumnae association.
Three different scholarships will
be presented during each of the
four years beginning with 1850.
During this period they will in
crease to six the annual awards to
women students, made by the
alumnae association. The three
Observation-Disclosures alumn a e
scholarships also are worth $500 a
year apiece.
For the fall of 1850, the follow
ing award program will be used:
The three existing scholarships
(named for Winifred J. Robinson,
Emalea p. Warner and Everett c.
Johnson) will be awarded to in
coming freshmen; one of the new
scholarships will also go to a
freshman. and two of the new
scholarships will go to uppercIass-
men. For awards to be made in
Smyrna times., 1949-12-29

each of the three years to follow,
the awards. will be allotted on a
basis to be decided later.
Interviews for the freshman
scholarships will be held on the
campus on Saturday, April 10, and
Saturday, April %. Upperclassmen
will be interviewed Saturday,
March 25.
An upperclassman, to qualify
for an alumnae scholarship, must
have attended the university for at
least one year prior to her appli-
cation. Freshman students may be
either out-of-state or Delaware
students, in order to qualify for
one of the newly-established schol-
arships. Qualifications for the ex-
listing scholarships will remain un-
changed. Among these, the Robin
son scholarship goes to a Delaware
girl; the Johnson scholarship to an
out-of-state girl, and the Warner
scholarship is awarded without
reference to residence.
The new scholarship will be
named to honor Miss Edith A. Nc
Dougle, an aluma who is instructor
in mathematics at the university;
Miss Gertrude C. Sturges, former
registrar for women; and Mrs.
Marjory S. Colder, who was the
second dean of the former women's
college.
The new scholarships were Gre
ated, and the other ones continued,
through the proceeds from the
alumni-alumnae Development Fund
of 1949.
Smyrna times., 1949-12-29

The alumnae scholarship COM
mittee includes Mrs. Ralph w.
Jones, chairman; Mrs. Thomas
Rogers, Miss Amy Rextrew, dean
of women; Miss Elizabeth Edge,
Miss A. Jeanette Thoroughbred,
alumnae president; and Mrs. Nina
Press Brown, alumnae executive
secretary.