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Evening star., 1949-09-02

firm which already has started
filming the story.
Mr.. Hogan did not 60 into de-
tails Of the causes behind Mr..
Broderick's departure from the
police force.
Earlier in the week, however,
he confirmed Mr.. Murphy's story
that report on Mr.. Broderick
received by the mayor accused
the detective of consorting with
racketeers on trip to Hot
Springs, Ark. in 1946.
Evening star., 1949-09-02
THE EVENING STAR Washington D. c. B.
SEPTEMBER

are her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. I.
P. Cheek; four sisters, Mrs. Fred
Clarkson, Mrs. Carleton Price,
Mrs. Robert Dyer and Mrs. Robert
Plylon, and a brother, Rudolph
P. Cheek.
Evening star., 1949-09-02
PreIler Reuppointed

c. F. Preller has been reap
pointed to membership on the
District Unemployment Compen-
sation Board for q three-year
term,
Evening star., 1949-09-02

Angled Cloche ,Dith
glycerine feather,
rhin est0ne eye
catching fancy.
Fur felt. $6.95
Evening star., 1949-08-16
Tobin Sees Million
More Jobs by 1850
BY the Asseeioted Press

Secretary of Labor Tobin fore
cast today an increase of million
jobs by the end of the year and a
corresponding drop in unemploy-
ment.
Mr.. Tobin reported to Presi-
dent Truman that the employment
situation is improving steadily. He
told reporters on leaving the White
House:
TT looks very much like there
will be a decided increase in en-
ployment. during the next six
months and that by the end Of
the year payrolls will be increased
by approximately 100000 per-
sons"
This does not take in the posi-
bility of a major strike in coal or
steel, he said.
Mr.. Tobin said there would be
q substantial increase in employ
ment and drop in unemployment
figures beginning about the middle
of September.
He said he based his forecast
on the fact that purchasing orders
to build up depleted inventories
already are increasing and will
continue to accelerate. He also
said the employment situation
would be helped by many workers
returning to school in the fall.
Evening star., 1949-08-16

An icy reserve today obscured
details of last nights battle Of
the Mayfiower lobby"
William p. Rogers. chief counsel
of the Senate subcommittee in
vestigating "five-percenters," and
Charles Patrick Clark, assistant
counsel of the Senate War Expen-
ditures Investigating Committee
when it was headed by President
Truman, were on opposite sides
in the battle" lobby observers
The name of Maj. Gen. Harry
H. Vaughan, White House mill
tary aide. whose role in distrib-
uting gifts of home freezers to
influential public officials is being
investigated by Mr.. Rogers.
touched of the battle" the arm
chair war correspondents said.
Battle lines were drawn in front
of the main lobby elevators wherf
Evening star., 1949-08-16
Abendroth, in Full Time Charge
OfGuord, Asks Nevitt Removal
Develops Program to
Replace Bergmon's
Group in Armoy
By Wilton. j. WheotIey

Brig. Gen. William H. Aben-
droth today assumed time
active duty status as commanding
general of the District National
Guard.
This is the first time in the his
tory of the militia here that its
top commander has been on a
full time status in his rank. All
prior commanders were on inact-
i've status during it's peacetime
training.
Gen. Abendroth, who assumed
command of the Guard in a gen.
eral order issued october 8, al
ready has moved in to straighten
out the problems which have
brought turmoil within the organ
ization and outspoken criticism
from Congress and the Army De-
partment.
His first action on taking on
full time control today was a for
NAL reuqest to the Department of
the Army for the immediate re-
lief of Col. Peyton G. hewitt. tar
get of numerous guard attacks, as
adjutant general.
Gen. Abendroth is developing a
program to have the Armory board
designate him to manage the use
of the armory for civilian activ-
tiles, and eliminate the present
Evening star., 1949-08-16
Greek Reds Reported
Fired on by Yugos|avs
BY the Associated Press

ROME, Aug. 16.-The italian
news agency Astra today quoted a
Greek rebel broadcast as saying
Yugoslav troops fired on Greek
guerrillas recognizing their lines
near the frontier.
Astra said it appeared from the
broadcast that the Greek rebels
were attempting to flee across the
border when they met with Yugo-
slav fire.
Yugoslavia had been an impor-
tant base for the Communicated
guerrillas before Premier Marshal
Tito's dispute with the Cominform
grew intense. Tito said recently
that he was gradually closing
Yugoslavia's frontier with Greece.
ATHENS, Aug. 16 (P. The
Greek army said today its units
in the Vitsi area had stamped out
the last guerrilla resistance west
of Mikra. -
Greek troops searching the en-
tire Vitsi area near the Albanian
boarder discovered guerrilla in
stallations and enormous quanti-
ties of war material" a COM
munique said.
Evening star., 1949-08-16
Gone With the Wind Author
Dies of Automobile Injuries
Margaret Mitchell
Had CIune to Life
Nearly Five Days
By the kssociofed Press

ATLANTA, Aug. 16.-Margaret
Mitchell, the author of Gone
With the Wind" died today. She
was struck down by a speeding
automobile on Peachtree street
last Thursday night.
Miss Mitchell died just before
noon in Henry Grady Memorial
Hospital. Doctors said she had a
fractured skull, fractures OF the
pelvis, and other injuries.
The quiet author of the famous
Civil War novel was hit by q car
as she and her husband. John +.
Marsh, an advertising executive,
crossed the street while walking
to a movie near their home.
Police charged the driver OF the
car, Hugh D. Gravitt, %, with
suspicion of manslaughter. Grav-
lit, a taxicab driver, was oil duty
at the time and in his private car.
Police records show he had %
previous traffic violations.
The speeding car slamn ed her
Evening star., 1949-08-16
One-B|ow Hotel Lobby Bottle
Set Off by Vuuqhun's Name

Mr.. Clark came face to face with
Mr.. Rogers.
Several Congressman who were
witnesses, but didn't want their
names used. gave reporters this
version of the battle"
Mr.. Clark and Mr.. Rogers ex-
changed words and the name of
Gen. Vaughan was heard. Mr..
Clark struck Mr.. Rogers. then
made two more lunges at him as
bystanders moved in.
Mr.. Rogers did not strike back.
He turned and walked out the
front door of the hotel.
Unmarked by any signs of bat
tie, Mr.. Rogers as he prepared to
pursue the five-percenter inyesti-
cation this morning told reporters:
There was no fight. ] made nc
derogatory remarks about Gen
Vaughan or any one else.
You can get a good idea as to
lsee FIGHT, Page AS,
Evening star., 1949-08-16
Hoffman Prods Europe
To Greater Exeriion
In Earning Dollars
ECA Administrator Tolks
To Heads of OEEC Groups
At Poris Headquarters
BY the Associo.ed Press

PARIS, Aug. 16.-Paul G..
Hoffman. Economic Cooperation
administrator, told European
trade leaders today their coun-
tries are doing less than they
should to earn their dollars.
. He spoke at a meeting of the
heads of delegations to the organ
ization for European Economic
Cooperation at its headquarters
here. This is the 19-area group
charged with dividing up Mar
shall Plan funds.
Among those present were w.
Averell Hartman, special Mar
shall Plan Ambassador to Europe;
Sir Edmund Hall-Patch, Britain's
top delegate to OEEC, and Herve
Alphand, head of the Economics
Section of the French Foreign
Ministry.
Holds Dollars Must Be Earned.
Mr.. Hoffman said he saw no
way to meet Europes chronic dol
lar shortage except by earning
dollars through exports. He had
found, he added. little evidence
that this fact is being squarely
faced except by one or two coun-
tries.
He did not specify which coun-
tries he meant.
At a news conference yesterday
Mr.. Hoffman praised the new
British Dollar Export Board for
trying to find additional American
markets. He also said then that
Belgium was doing work on this
line.
He told the OEEC delegates
that there is great need for
their governments to give their
manufacturer incentives ito win
and hold a place in that (Ameri-
cam market" First, he said,
(See HOFFMAN. Page A-6D
Evening star., 1949-08-16
Home Rule Opponent!
0nSubcommittee Vote
To Table Serate Bill
Bockers Hope to Upset
House Groups Action,
Force Measure to Floor
By Don S. Worren

The Judiciary Subcommittee of
the House District Committee to-
day voted to table the Senate
passed bill for an elected and re-
organized city government here.
The action will be reported to
the full District Committee. it was
announced by Representative Har-
.ris, Democrat, of Arkansas, chair
man of the subcommittee, and, if
allowed to stand, will mean that
home rule opponents succeeded in
'"bottling up" the issue in the sub
committee.
Proponents of a 1imit.d form
of District suffrage, Immediately
voiced hope that the subcommit-
tee action might be overturned
in the full committee and an
nounced their intention of start
; ing a petition to the House to
discharge the District Committee
from further consideration of the
bill.
Little Chance Remains.
Should this expedient, which is
rarely used. be employed and be
successful, it would take the legis-
lation out of the hands of the
District Committee to bring it be-
fore the House.
The subcommittee's action,
however, killed almost the last
remaining chance of any final ac-
ton on the home rule plan at this
session. of Congress-unless the
session should be continued into
the fall. ,
A proposal that the discharge
petition be started was voiced by
Representative Buchanan. Demo-
crat. of Pennsylvania. a member
of the District Committee. He is
not a member of the Judiciary
Subcommittee.
! Mr.. Buchanan said he hoped the
f1ome-rule issue would be consid-
cred by the full committee and
that the bill would be sent to the
House over the objections of the
subcommittee. ..
Failing this" Mr.. Buchanan
added. there would be no recourse
except to start discharge Pc
tition."
To be successful, a discharge Pc
(See HOME RULE, Page A-4D
Evening star., 1949-08-16
Funds for $33OD. Pay Raise
Approved by House Committee
s4,205,850 Supplemental Sum Voted;
Item for Medical Charities Is Killed

Funds to pay the $3.50 retro
active salary increase to about
$4,000 District government en-
ployes were approved today by
the House Appropriations Com
mittee.
The committee included s4.205.-
$50 in the first supplemental ap-
preparation bill reported to the
mouse.
The money would be distributed
to the District workers for the last
fiscal year ending July l, under
authority of recent law and the
prospect of income from the Dis
trict's new revenue act.
District employees were ex-
cluded from the act which gave
the $3.50 pay raise to Federal
Evening star., 1949-08-16
6 Senators Summoned
By Truman, Urged 10
Back Reorganization.
Opponents Of Proposals
On Welfare Are Present;
Debate Sturts on Plan
BY the Associated Press

President Truman took per-
sonal command today of the ad-
minlstration's fight to rescue two
controversial Government reor-
ganization plans. He did so by
summoning six Democratic Sena-
tors to the White House and ap-
pealing for favorable action on
the proposals.
Senator Hoey, Democrat. OF
North Carolina, who served as
spokesman for the six, told re-
porters afterward that some OF
the group have been opposed tc
the plans.
Shortly after the White House
meeting broke up, the Senate
opened debate on Mr.. Truman's
reorganization plan No. l. This
calls for new department of well
fare.
Plan No. 2, next on the Senate
schedule, would shift the Bureau
Of Employment Security from the
Federal Security Administration
to the Labor Department.
Objections Held IlI-Founded.
Today's conference was Presi
dent Truman's second move with
in four days in behalf of the two
plans. In a letter to Vice Presi
dent Barkley Friday, the Presiden
declared that objections raisee
against the plans appeared to hin
"ill-founded and mistaken"
IF plans such as these are re.
jected," Mr.. Truman said, ther
"a serious blow will be dealt tt
The prospects for further progress.
Beyond disclosing Mr.. Truman's
appeal for approval of the plans
Senator Hoey would not discuss
the White House conference. The
other Senators at the meeting
we're Sparkman and Hill of-Ala-
bama, Fulbright of Arkansas
Johnson of Texas and Maybank OF
South Carolina.
The fate of plan No. l in the
Senate rested on whether foes
could muster 40 votes against it.
One administration leader pre-
dicted privately that the Senate
would hand Mr.. Truman a set
back. Opponents were not so opti-
mistic.
IF all members of the Senate
are here and voting. I think the
resolution of disapproval will be
passed." Chairman Mcclellan of
the Senate Executive Expenditures
Committee said.
His committee reported the plan
adversely to the Senate, Z to 3.
Sets Up Department.
Senator Fulbright. one of the
authors of the disapproval resolu-
ton (which requires a constitu-
tional majority Of 40 Senators to
become effective), was equally
cautious. He agreed that a heavy
turnout was necessary if the 4s
votes were to be obtained.
The plan would group three
activities-welfare edllcation anc
(see REoRGANIzAl ION, AS
Evening star., 1949-08-16
Chinese Red Troops
Reported 155 Miles
Northeast Of Canton
Foreigners Flee as U. S.
Shuts Consulate; Loss
Of Kunshien Conceded
BY the Assoeioted Press

CANTON, China. Aug. B.-
Radio contact was lost today with
the defenders of Kanshien. about
200 miles northeast of this Ma
tionalist provisional capital.
An army spokesman virtually
admitted loss of the important
rail center to advancing Commu-
mist troops.
Many foreigners fled Canton
aboard the British steamer Wuseh
as private reports placed Com
munist troops only 155 miles
northeast of Canton. The Wuseh
sailed for Hong Kong tonight
loaded with foreign residents get
ting away from here.
The American consulate general
in Canton was ordered closed be-
fore the Communists arrive.
Planes to Take Americans.
At the same time authorities
here said American, naval planes
would evacuate Americans from
this Nationalist provisional capi-
tai if other facilities proved in
adequate to get them out ahead
of the Reds.
There are about 73 Americans
here. They include IS in the En-
bassy, 19 in the Consulate General
and most of the others in the
Joint Commission on Rural Re-
construction.
The 44-acre Shameen Island,
which shelters most foreign firms,
was a scene of great activity dur
ing the day. Everywhere people
were packing their belongings.
Private reports said the Reds
were threatening Tayu. near the
Kwangtung border ITO miles
northeast Of Canton. If these
reports prove correct they would
cast some doubt on a Nationalist
army spokesman's claim of a
successful Nationalist counter
attack further to the northeast.
Ahead of the Reds in their ad-
vance of Canton are the rugged
Tayuling Mountains on the
Kwangtung-KiangSi border.
The Canton -Ffankow railway
administration has withdrawn all
personnel north of the Hengyang
ICaa CHINA pnnn A-2l
Evening star., 1949-08-16

employees last year because exist
ing revenue sources could not
meet the increased city payroll.
When Congress came through
early this summer with new reve-
INCREASING taxes for Washington
including the 2 per cent sales
tax now in force-approval fol-
lowed for the $3.50 retroactive pay
raise.
The committee today killed an
item of $103,065.95 requested by
the District Commissioners to be
paid for medical charities at three
hospitals here, Children's, Casualty
and Emergency.
In denying this fund, the COM
mittee said that while hospitals
(See D. c. PAY, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1949-08-16
Retired Engineer Dies
Watching Stock Board

Richard A. Campbell. e4. of
strasburg, Va, a retired Southern
Railroad engineer, collapsed and
died while watching stock market
quotations in the board room of
the w. B. Hibbs 81 Co., 725 Fiji
teenth street NV. today.
Acouaintances said Mr.. Camp
bell appeared about twice monthly
at the Board room. He was pro-
nounced dead by an Emergency
Hospital physician shortly after he
Aeell to the floor.
Evening star., 1949-08-16
323 D. c. Applicants
Pass Bar Exams

There we're 1923 new lawyers
in Washington today-largest
number of attorneys admitted
to the District bar since the
war.
In the group are 20 women.
Gilbert L. Hall, secretary of
the Committee on Admissions
and Grievances, said 65 per
cent of the, graduates taking
the examinations passed-one
of the largest percentages in
the city's history.u
(See list on Pa e ABB
Evening star., 1949-08-16
D. T.. Scientists Seek
Rare Plant in Africa
For Arthritis Drug
Hope to Build Up Supply
Of Cortisone, Now Very
Costly to Produce
BY George Beveridee

Washington scientists are on
the way to Africa to organize an
expedition to study a rare African
plant which may offer an un-
limited supply of cortisone-the
new drug which has shown re-
markable power in treating ar
Thrills and other rheumatic dis
eases.
The Public Health Service, in
making known properties of the
valuable plant-a species OF
genus Strophanthus sarmentosus
said the scientists left Washing
ton the last week in July.
The plant, which twines as high
as 80 feet on the trunks Of trees
in equatorial climes, yields seed
from which chemicals essential to
cortisone may be obtained.
81 Chemical Steps Required.
Hitherto, the raw materials fol
cortiSone have come only from a
fraction of OK bile-extremely
costly and difficult to synthesizt
into the final product. One pa
tient in one day uses the output
of 10 head of cattle under the
present procedure. %-.%.. T.
About 81 complex chemical steps
are required to produce the drug
from the bile. Even by the end oi
1850, enough of the drug is expect
ed to be available to aid only
fraction of the nearly 100000
persons who suffer rheumatic all
ments annually.
The substance from the African
Gee ApTHPT TITS pooe A.2)
Evening star., 1949-08-16
Peron Sweors In Puz

BUENOS AIRES, Aug. 16 (P.-
Hipolito Jesus Paz was sworn in
today as the new Argentine For
eign Minister. Mr.. Paz, 32-year-
old lawyer and newcomer to ma
tional affairs. succeeded Juan
Atilio Bramuglia. President Juan
D. Peron administered the oath to
Mr., PaZ.
Evening star., 1949-08-16
~ Killed in 10 Days,
Korean Army Reports
BY the Associated Press

SEOUL, Korea, Aug. 16.-The
Korean army reported today that
sporadic fighting 10 miles north
east of here in the past 10 days
had cost at least 70 lives.
The fighting has been confined
to a mile-long stretch of noun
famous terrain separating the
Communist north from Republican
South Korea. Neither side as adj
vanced more than 800 yards be-
yond the border at any point.
Evening star., 1949-08-16
Vouohon AskedforO Data
To Help Wait Keep His Post,
Chemical Corps Chief estifies
Senators Told Hunt
Boosted Thut He Got
Job for General
By Miriom Ottenbera

Maj. Gen. Alden H. Watt. sus-
pended chief of the Army Chem
ical Corps, today told the Senate
"five-percenter" inquiry that Maj.
Gen. Harry H. Vaughan asked for
the highly critical memorandum
Gen. Watt wrote about his fellow
officers, but that he lost his nerve
when it vcame to sending the
White House f1attering biog-
raphy of himself.
The general, breaking his public
silence for the first time since his
suspension July 16, frankly ad-
mitted that the memo was sent to
Gen. Vaughn to show to President
Truman in Gen. Waits campaign
to succeed himself as Chemical
Corps chief. The document, which
contained disparaging remarks
about officers who might succeed
him was released by the committee
last Friday.
Gen. Waits own biography. re-
leased at the same time by the
Senate subcommittee, never went
to the White House. Gen. Watt
explained, MY brass broke down
at that point" he said.
Calls Hunt every Close Friend"
II was not asked for it and I
did not give it," Gen. Watt de-
clared. Its just been source
of embarrassment to me-"
Gen. Watt admitted that he
was discussing a contract for a
firm represented by James v. Hunt
at the same time as he was talk
ing to Mr.. Hunt about succeeding
himself, but he added:
"As far as that causing me to
influence the actions of my corps,
there can be no connection.
Mr.. Hunt, a management coun-
selor and former Army lieutenant
colonel, is key figure In the
Senate inquiry. His claims OF
friendship with many notables has
figured in the testimony and Gen.
Watt described him today as my
very close friend"
Boosted He Got Job for Watt.
Before Gen. Watt took the
stand. 1t. Col. Roy T. Evans, as
sistant chief of the supply division
in the Quartermaster Generals
office. testified that Mr.. Hunt told
him that he. Mr.. Hunt, got Gen.
Watt his job as chief of the
Chemical Corps. Col. Evans said
he didn't believe Mr.. Hunts boast.
Col. Evans said Mr.. Hunt made
the claim at a social gathering
within the last year and a half
and that he also said that he was
responsible for the appointment
of Tighe Woods as housing expe-
otter and Jess Larson as war as
sets administrator. Mr.. Hunt for
merly was special consultant for
the WAA.
Mr.. Woods already has ap-
peared before the committee
looking into the activities of five
percenters" s"-persons who collect
fees for their help in seeking out
Government contracts.
Assumed Hunt was Interested.
Gen. Watt tod the committee
he naturally assumed Mr.. Hunt
would be interested in helping
him get his post as chief because
Continued on Page AS. Col. d.
Evening star., 1949-08-16
Romonio Envoy on Way

BUCHAREST. Romania, Aug.
16 (P).-Ion Mihail Magheru, 80,
new Romanian Minister to WASH
ington. headed for the United
States today. He is flying to Paris
and will sail for New York over
the week end. Magheru was the
former Romanian Minister to
Switzerland.
Evening star., 1949-08-16

civilian management headed by
Arthur j. DutchD Bergman.
The general also is engaged in
selecting a candidate for detail
oy the Army as adjutant general.
The move to relieve Col. hewitt
came after several conferences be-
tween that officer and Gen.
Abendroth. In these Col. hewitt
was urged to request a transfer,
and was told that if he did not
comply. the general would ask for
his relief.
Col. hewitt said today he hao
tSee GUARD, Page A-3.D