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Evening star., 1949-08-27

Death boomeranged today fol
George Howard, SO. Of 725 Seventh
street Sc, dropping him with q
fatal heart attack as he ned from
his home where police said he had
stabbed his wife. Alice, 40.
Police found Howard's body
crumpled in front Of 724 Sixth
street Sc. about two blocks from
the stabbing scene. About the
same time. Mrs. Howard was re-
moved to Casualty Hospital In
undetermined condition with q
stab wound in her right side.
She told Pvt. Randall Deggs
Of the fifth precinct that she ap-
parently was stabbed with . IL
inch butcher knife while she slept
in the front room Of their first
floor apartment.
She awakened to feel the wound
in her side, and to see her hus-
band jump out Of q window.
Howard was seen q minute later
running at top speed" from an
alley and into Sixth street. VIII
liam Casey. 724 Sixth street Sc,
said he saw the man suddenly
collapse on the sidewal|
Evening star., 1949-08-27
Screams Bring Arrest
OF Cap. Pistol Bandit

A toy gun bandit became un-
nerved by the screaming of his
intended victim when he at
tempted q holdup about noon
today on downtown New York
avenue. He ran away only to be
captured by a military policeman.
Police said Mrs. Lois Porter, -
of 1901 Lancer drive, Hyattsville,
was sitting in her parked auto
mobile across fro mthe Greyhound
Bus Station. The man opened
the car door and jumped in beside
her.
When she began to scream
despite warnings, he jumped out
of the car and ran. Army Pvt.
Robert S. Prior, a military police
man stationed at the bus station,
seized him about a block away.
Police questioned the man, who
is "a years old and has no fixed
address at No. precinct. He used
ickle-plated cap pistol, police
said.
Evening star., 1949-08-27
By jones F. Fowler
Assoeioted Press Sfoff Writer

WEST PALM BEACH. Fla,
Aug. 27.-I watched the wind play
weird tricks last night.
I saw winds hurl chips of con-
crete 100 feet in the air and lift
tons Of water higher than palm
trees.
Nature on a bender is an ave-
some sight. Nature unleashed
her fury on this winter resort
colony.
I braced against the Palm
Beach Biltmore Hotel and
watched 110-mile winds scoop 40
foot waves out of the Atlantic
and hurl them onto lawns.
From the sixth floor of the
George Washington Hotel In West
Palm Beach, I saw the wind twist
sheets of corrugated steel from
a service station and hurl them
over a story building.
The hotel building shuddered
with the powerful gusts that ex-
ceeded 125 miles an hour.
At least 10 heads were snapped
off parking meters. A service
station operator had chained Z
Evening star., 1949-08-27
Weather Warming Up
As Summer Nears End

Today's comment from the
Weather Bureau: What if it does
get a little warm today and to-
morrow 1880 degrees)? Get out
and enjoy it on the beaches and
in the parks, for the outing season
is nearing an end. Besides, 1t
will turn cooler Monday.
The men who mark the wea-
ther also looked for less -than-ex-
cessive humidity today, perhaps
building up a bit tomorrow. Good
sleeping temperatures, as low as
70 degrees. were seen for tonight
Tomorrow will be partly cloudy
a condition which should increase
Monday and possibly bring some
showers.
BY Monday night the first
breezes of a cold front, now 10.
Gated in the Central States, are
expected to reach the District
and bring cooler temperatures
Tuesday. /
Evening star., 1949-08-27
Counterfeit Plant Making
U.S.. Bills Hunted in London
Nv the Associoted Press

LONDON, Aug. 27.-Detectives
combed London today for coun-
terfeiting plant which has turned
out hundreds of fake American
$50 bills.
The Scotland Yard forgery
squad. apparently acting on tip
from American military police in
Vienna, concentrated on the West
End of the city.
Friedrich Obendorfer, 61-year-
old naturalized Briton, leaped to
his death from fourth-story
hotel window in Vienna yesterday
while being questioned in connec-
ton with the case.
Military police had arrested
him on q charge of trying to sell
$500 worth of the notes.
Reports that members OF q
counterfeit gang had been Offer
ing notes at cut rates to persons
leaving for the United States or
the United States zones of Ger
many and Austria put Scotland
Yard on the alert sope time ago.
Evening star., 1949-08-27
Quirino Invites Truman
To Visit Philippines
by the Associated Press

MANILA, Aug. 27.-Presiden,
Elpidio Quirino on his recent
trip to Washington extended an
informal invitation to President
Truman to visit the Philippines
his Office said today.
A spokesman for the President
quoted Mr.. Quirino as saying that
If Mr.. Truman goes to Japan
I am sure he will visit us In the
Philippines"
(There has been no hint,
however, that Mr.. Truman
plans to visit JAPAN
There was no official mention
Of I possible date for q visit from
the President Of the United
States.
The report Of the invitation
caused a stir among Mr.. Quirino's
political foes.
Evening star., 1949-08-27
Man Falls Dead While Fleeing
After Stubbinq Sleeping Wife

Examination revealed no mark!
on the man, and it was believed
he had suffered a heart attack
Mrs. Howard told police her hus.
band had q heart ailment ane
drank extensively.
It was an argument over drinks
that led to the stabbing, Capt
Jeremiah Flaherty Of Homicide
Squad said.
Mrs. Howard told him that hel
husband accused her last evening
of doping" his drinks. Capt
Flaherty said.
Later Mrs. Howard retired In
the front room, sleeping on q
couch, and her husband presum-
ably slept in the bedroom.
Police first heard Of the case
from q report that a dead mar
was on the sidewalk on Sixth
street. Then they learned Mrs
Howard, who first ran out OF the
house at the time her husband
left, later called police, who sum-
moned an ambulance for her.
Howard was not employed. Mrs
Howard was said to be an employe
Of . Peoples Drug stEe.
Evening star., 1949-08-27
Hurricane Plays Weird Tricks
In Loshinq Palm Beach Section

batch Of new tires together but
the winds force snapped the chain
and the tires. rolled merrily away
An iron utility pole was bent
like a hairpin.
A gust clipped a pedestrian OF
his feet and skidded him at least
20 feet down the street, smacking
him against q utility pole.
I saw women's frocks sucked
from a dress shop and hurled into
the street,
In the half hour lull which fol.
lowed the brunt of the storm
found the streets Uttered with
broken glass, foliage. signs and
boards intended to serve al
battens.
During the height of the storm
violent blue flashes caused by fall
ing power lines looked like minia-
ture lightning.
In the four hours crammed with
spectacular sights, the most i'm
pressive came when the wind lifted
huge section of roof from q two
story garage. eased 1t back In place
momentari1y, then hurled it into
the air where 1t was lost in the
driving mists.
Evening star., 1949-08-27
President Nominates
; as Defense Aides

President Truman today nomi-
mated Paul H. Griffith, Marx Leva
and Wilfred J. Mcneil to be As
sistant Secretaries Of Defense.
The three men have been serv-
ing as assistants to Secretary OF
Defense johnson. Their new po-
sitions. in which they are expected
to continue much their same func-
tions, were created under recent
unification legislation.
Mr.. Griffith, like Secretary OF
Defense johnson, is a past COM
mander of the American Legion
He has been personal assistant to
Mr.. johnson since last March
when the Secretary took Office. A
native of Uniontown, Pa, he Is
50 and a veteran of both World
Wars.
MIR. McNeill, 4S, is a native o1
Boone, Iowa. In his new post
he is expected to serve as con.
troller with responsibility fol
budget and fiscal matters. He
was a rear admiral in the Supply
Corps Of the Naval Reserve during
the last war. He formerly served
as administrative assistant to the
late Secretary of Defense Forres.
tai, when MIR. Forrestal was Navy
Secretary.
Mr.. Leva, "a, is native of Sci.
ma, Ala. As Assistant Secretary
he is expected to handle lega
matters as counsel. Mr.. Levs
served in the Navy In World Wal
II. He also served as specia'
assistant to Mr.. Forrestal In the
Navy Department.
Evening star., 1949-08-27
| New Storm Threat
Reported Developing
Off Western Africa
By the Associoted Press

MIAMI, Fla. Aug. 27-
Word that a new storm was
developing in the Atlantic
arose while forecasters were
heavily occupied today.
The Weather Bureau ac-
knowledged the report to this
extent:
A Pan American Airways
forecaster stationed in Dakar
on the West African coast,
reported to the United States
Weather Bureau that a trop-
ical low had moved into the
Atlantic from the African
coast.
These lows sometimes de-
velop into hurricanes. No re-
ports of such a development
have been received. but Q hur-
ricane hunter will scout the
distant Atlantic area.
Evening star., 1949-08-27
NationaIists Claim
.3key Towns Retaken
Northeast Of, Canton
Communist Radio Asserts
Lonchow, Konsu Province
copitoI, Has FoIIen
BY the Assoeioted Press

CANTON, Aug. 27.-The Ma
tionalists have counterattacked
and recaptured three key towns
just outside the Kwangtung Prov
ince border in an arc 40 miles
northeast of Canton, private re-
ports said tonight.
CThe Com mmunist radio
claimed. meanwhile, that the
Red Army had captured Lam
chow, capital of Kansu Prov
ince. in China's far northwest.
1t said the city fell yesterday
The three towns reported re-
taken by the Nationalists In
Southwestern Kiangsi Province
are Kiennan, Lungnan and Ting.
nan. They had been designated
by one-eyed Red Gen. Liu Po'
chang as springboards for a drive
on Kukong. 125 miles north o.
Canton. Kukong is on the Can
ton Hankow railway. Its capture
by the Reds would cut of tn,
Nationalist Central China defens.
bastion of Hengyang. 265 mile
north of Canton in Human Prov.
ince.
Reds Make New Gains.
Red forces further north o.
Hengyang have returned to tn.
offensive after being showed bacl
by the Nationalists and have made
ryrrYNTA
Evening star., 1949-08-27
&-Group Air Force
Backed byTrumanGet
Senate Endorsement
Economy Forces Slash
ST ,400,000, 900 From
Appropriation Bill

President Truman's 48-group
limitation on the Air Force was
given Senate Endorsement yester-
day despite a House move for a
58-group total.
At the same time, Secretary of
Defense johnson announced six
of the present 81 air groups will be
inactivated to bring the strength
of the air arm down to Mr.. Tru-
mans recommended maximum.
Mr.. johnson also abolished ap-
proximately $4,000 civilian jobs at
Air Force installations and ordered
1929 non-regular Air Force Off
GERS relieved from active duty as
part of his economy program for
the armed services.
The Senate's action came in
consideration of the S14,800,-
100000 armed force appropria-
ton bill. BY a vote of 40 to 8
it knocked out of the measure
1922 OCT 900 in cash and $577,-
755. 900 in contract authority
which would have permitted the
Air Force to raise its strength tc
So groups-a step toward its goal
of 10 groups.
Final Action Due Monday.
These additional amounts were
not included in Mr.. Truman's
budget estimates, but the House
inserted them. The Senate Ap-
preparations Committee recon-
mended that the upper chamber
not concur.
The Senate did not complete
action on the money bill. That is
expected to come Monday. Econo-
my forces were congratulating
themselves, however, on having
trimmed total of 81, 400, ,000, ,00O
from the bill.
Senator Thomas, Democrat, OF
Oklahoma, who has been in charge
Of the measure on the floor. called
(See AIR FORCE, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1949-08-27
County on the edge of the Gulf OF

County on the edge of the Gulf of
Mexico above Tampa.
The Weather Bureau pin-point-
ed the hurricane about so miles
northwest of Tampa, moving in a
northwesterly direction about 16
miles per hour at II am.
The Weather Bureau advised
caution against hurricane winds
in the Apalachee Bay area south
of Tallahassee and said heavy
Gales would continue over the re-
rlainder of Northern Florida the
rest of the day.
Guardsmen Patrol Streets.
Red Cross disaster officials re-
rorted at least 500 homeless in
Stuart on the east. coast.
At West Palm Beach the Red
Cross estimated more than 1000
of the city's 1000 homes had
been damaged. The baseball park
grandstand collapsed.
Two companies of Nationa
Guardsmen patrolled the street
to prevent looting Of stores who's
windows had been smashed. Yves
Palm Beach Sheriff John F. Kirl
said they were needed to curl
vandalism in the city's badly hi
business district.
A number of bridges were i'm
passable because of washouts ane
wind damage.
Bridges impossible.
Florida East Coast and Allan.
tic Coast Line service to the north
halted at Stuart and four trains
were reported stalled this side o1
st. Lucie Bridge.
Two bridges were impossible
(See HURRICANE Page A-3)
Evening star., 1949-08-27
Hurricane at Gulf After Lashing
East Coast and Rich Citrus Belt
Center Northwest
Of Tampa; OnIyl
Death Reported
Nv the Assecioted Press

MIAMI, Fla, Aug. 27.-A dev-
astating tropical hurricane left
hundreds homeless and caused
property damage estimated at
many millions of dollars today as
it swirled across Florida to the
Gulf of Mexico. The only death
reported thus far was a swimmer
drowned off Miami yesterday.
The storm cut a wide swath OF
destruction on it's way across the
peninsula after pounding the East
Coast and raking the Lake Okee-
chobee region.
It swept through Florida's rich
citrus belt and was last reported
by the Weather Bureau over Pasco
Evening star., 1949-08-27
Revenge on Senate
For Fighting Recess
Planned by House
Members Resent Refusal
Of Courtesy Request,
Which Set Precedent
BY she Asseeioted Press

Angry House members have put
the Senate's refusal to honor a
House courtesy request into their
took of rules. They plan to turn
it against the Senate the first
chance they get.
A House leader summed 1t up:
1.-THE precedent was set this
week when the Senate refused to
approve a House vacation. We
can now fall back on precedent
If they want something from us
and don't think we won't do it,"
The House has asked for q holi-
day until September 81 under q
procedure requiring approval Of
both chambers. To the astonish-
ment of House members. the Sen
ate did something which had
never before happened in congress
sional history: 1t refused the
House request.
Got Holiday Anyway.
The House got the holiday any
way, by ordering, without Senate
approval, a series of hree-day
recesses until September 81 with
no business to be transacted until
that date. Only a few members
must stag in town for the twice.
a-week meetings.
And the Senate action Is being
written into the book OF prece-
dents that govern House proce-
dure.
House members expect to dig
it up the next time the Senate
wants something requiring House
approval-something like the $10.-
000-a-year executive assistants
for Senators which the House
sanctioned for the Senate but
not for itself.
Fewer Joint Committees Likely.
There may be fewer Senate
House committees hereafter. since
they cannot be created by one
chamber alone, but must be set
up by Joint action. The Senate
traditionally has the chairman
ship OF these committees and
normally proposes their creation.
House leaders hope that House
members won't resort to the new
precedent too often and strain
the already warped relations be-
tween the two chambers.
But they are ready to use 1t II,
for instance. the Senate decides
later this year that it would like
o long holiday for itself.
Evening star., 1949-08-27
Goodrich Strike
"Opens Fight for
'4th.Round Raise
1900 Ordered Out
Today at Rubber
Plants in 7 States
hY the Assecioted Press

AKRON, Ohio, Aug. 27-Union
labor's first major strike for q
fourth round of postwar wage in
creases was launched today. The
CIO struck the B. F. Goodrich
Co., one of the rubber industry's
big four.
Ordering about 1900 Goodrich
workers in seven States to strike.
H. R. Lloyd, president of the CIO
United Rubber Workers, said:
Unfortunately, the company
showed not the slightest interest
in reaching an amicable settle
ment. We were compelled to take
this action to protect the interest
of our membership"
Mr.. Lloyd made this statement
in Dayton, where negotiations on
a new contract broke down last
night just before the old one ex-
pired. AS authorized by the union
membership, the strike started at
1901 am. today.
Picket Lines Set Up.
Right on time. the rubber
unions, biggest Goodrich local
here set up picket lines. halt
ing work by 1900 employees.
The other plants at Los Angeles.
Cadillac, Mich; Tuscaloosa, Ala:
Miami, Okla; Clarksville, Tenn,
and Oaks, Pa, also we're ordered
to strike.
So far as could be determined
early today. the call to employees
in other Goodrich plants was 100
per cent effective. At the Miami
plant, it was unnecessary-man-
agement already has voluntarily
closed the place for Today wa
cation"
! e. For its part. Goodrich COM
planned in a letter sent out be-
fore the strike was called that
the "URWA has chosen B. F.
Goodrich men and women and
our company to be guinea pigs in
the fourth-round wage try"
And after the strike started.
Goodrich Vice President j. w.
Keener contended the union had
served no notice on the company.
Farley Called Today.
However, both he and Mr.. Lloyd
agreed to resume negotiations in
Dayton again today in another
effort to settle differences.
The union wants Is cents-an-
hour pay increases, $100-a-month
pensions paid by the company
and health and welfare benefits.
The industry wide average pay
for production workers has been
$1.51 an hour.
The company. calling its wages
among the highest in the United
States" said in letter to its
employees:
None of the unions arguments
can change the facts that bus
mess conditions will not permit
us to raise selling prices, that in
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Evening star., 1949-08-27
Norwegions Praise Sub Rescue
As Master Feat of Seomdnship
Most of Hommerfest, Town Of 5000, Turns
Out in Ruin to Welcome 78 Survivors

power of those winds and waters.
They praised Comdr. Robert L.
r. Worthington of Oakmont, Pa,
skipper of the Tusk, for his skill
in maneuvering that craft along
side when second blast aboard
the Cochino made it evident that
she was doomed. They talked, too,
of the handling of the rubber
boats. dispatched one by one from
the Tusk IN the heavy seas and
darkness with medical supplies at
the first sign Of the Cochino's S
distress.
Despite the danger Of buckled
plates, informed sources said
Cclndr. Worthington moved In
close enough for the Cockino's
men to jump to the Tusk's mar
Evening star., 1949-08-27
u. ). Officials Bosses
To Be Given Evidence
In 5-Percenter Probe
Vaughan Deposits Studied
Justice Department to
Get Moroeon Doto
By Miriom Gutenberg

The Senate "1ve = percenter
committee will turn over adverse
testimony about Government Off
Gals to their superiors except In
the case Of Maj. Gen. Harry H
Vaughan, the Presidents military
aide. Committee Chairman Hoey
said today. Evidence in the John
Marsson case. he explains, win 90
20 the Justice Department.
Senator Hoey said that unless
President Truman requests the
committee to supply its evidence
on Gen. Vaughan, the committee
will do nothing about furnishing it.
The chairman also revealed the
Senate investigators "in a meas
ure" are looking into Gen.
Vaughans bank accounts.
Gen. Vaughn, whose name has
cropped up almost daily in. the
committees public investigation
of influence peddlers, is due to
testify when the committee re-
sumes its hearings Tuesday.
The committees plans to fur
|nish affected Federal departments
with testimony except in Gen.
Vaughn's case was disclosed when
Senator Hoey was explaining that
the committee will send its evil
dence on Mr.. Maragon to the
Justice Department. Mr.. Maragon
lis a mysterious man-about- Wash
ington described by Gen. Vaughn
las my good friend"
Mr.. Maragon, in a half-hour
appearance on the witness stand
yesterday, refused to answer most
Of the committees questions on
grounds the answers might tend
to incriminate him.
Mr.. Maragon became more
talkative after he left the Senate
Office Building. He called news.
paper Offices to take exception tc
some of the things other witnesses
had said about him.
The Maragon evidence the COM
mittee plans to supply to the JUS
tice Department once the hear
ings are over revolves around tes-
| timony that:
/. Mr.. Maragon made deposits
of $119,608.61 in checking &C
counts over a five-year period al
though he told the committee In
secret session that his earnings
Evening star., 1949-08-27
BY the Associated Press

HAMMERFEST, Norway. Aug.
27.-The rescue Of 78 men from
the explosion-riven American sub
marine Cochino was hailed by
veteran Norwegian sailors today as
a masterful feat Of seamanship.
Most of the 5000 citizens of
this North Cape town, seafarers
among them, turned out in rain
and wind to welcome the survivors
and the men of the submarine
Tusk. who saved them from death
when the Cochino went down
yesterday in rough Arctic seas.
] Seven men were lost. These
were q civilian technician aboard
the Cochino and six Of the Tusk's
complement.
Norwegian sailors know the
Evening star., 1949-08-27
Five Lose Lives in Crosh
Of Belgian Congo PIone
~ the Assoeiotsd Press

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Aug. a.
The Belgian Sabena Air Line
announced five persons were
killed today In a forced landing
of one Of its planes near Leopold
vile. Belgian Congo.
Three crewmen and two pas
sengers lost their lives. All were
Belgians. The other IA passen-
gers and q native steward were
listed as injured or slightly in
iured.
Evening star., 1949-08-27
3 Nations Open
Advance Farley
On Do||arC
Officials Expecting
Limited Results in
Preliminary ToIks
By Garnett D. Homer


American, British and Canadian
experts began preliminary talks
today on means of cooperation to
ease Britain's economic crisis
amid official expectation of only
limited accomplishments immedi-
ately.
A memorandum issued by the
State and Treasury Departments
last night emphasized that the
problem involves grave difficult
ties not susceptible of quick and
easy solution" but said the, United
States lis definitely hopeful that
beneficial conclusions may be
reached"
Two meetings were scheduled
by the three-power technical ex-
perts today. beginning a series of
fact-finding sessions to clear the
way for cabinet-level talks to start
September Z.
The preliminary conferences at
the State Department will contin-
ue about 10 days.
Webb Heads U. S. Group.
Undersecretary' of State Webb
heads the American group for the
preliminary discussions, with Sir
Henry Wilson Smith, British
Treasury 0ficial. as chief of the
British mission, and Cabinet Sec
retary Norman. Roberts leading
the Canadian delegation.
In the top-leyel conference next
month. Secretary OF the Treasury
Snyder and Secretary Of State
Acheson will meet with British
Foreign Minister Bevin and
Chancellor of the Exchequer Sir
Stafford Cripps and Canada's
Minister of External Affairs Les
ter B. Pearson.
The problem facing them is to
find ways of remedying Britain's
dollar shortage. Despite boosts Of
production and exports above pre-
war levels. Britain has not been
selling enough goods abroad for
dollars to balance the imports for
which she must pay dollars. The
recently growing deficit rate in
dicates that she will be completely
out of dollars in another year or
two unless something is done
about 1t.
Hoffman in London.
i Paul G. Hoffman, Economic Co.
!. operation Administration chief,
: said in London yesterday that the
British must combine energetic
salesmanship and lower-cost pro-
duction to try to triple its exports
to dollar countries as the chief
|; remedy for the situation.
It is recognized on both sides
that the United States can extend
only limited help. There is nc
prospect of another American loan
to Britain, or of any easy cure-all
measures. This Government may
attempt to help smooth over the
protests of American producers
whose goods are effected bJ British
moves to cut down exports to save
dollars, and take what steps it car
to increase American purchases
from Britain's sterling area. 1t will
consider sympathetically any other
practical proposals the British pu:
forward in the forthcoming talks
In the long run, administl ative
officials here are convinced that
this country must greatly increase
its imports If 1t expects other ma
tions as we'll as Britain TO continue
buying any large amount OF
American exports.
Hoffman to See Truman.
Mr.. Hoffman, flying back to
Washington today, arranged te
see President Truman at Blaii
House at 3 pm. to report on his