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Evening star., 1949-06-02
Hearing Sci for tomorrow
On Eberharier Nomination
o. ~. A..ss sasss srses

A further hearing on President
Trumank nomination of Repre-
sentativ Eherhari~f, Democrat Of
PENNSYLVANIA, 10 be Federal
Judge y scheduled for 10 I'm to-
morrow
Chairman McCarran Of the SEN
ate judiciary Subcommittee, which
Is considering tho nomination, said
subpoenas had been Issued for
witnesses. but he refused 10 dis-
close their names.
He did say. however. that thoae
subpoenaed we're persons John q
Buchanan Of the American Bar
Association has said were ae-
qualnted with certain usffic and
other incidents In which Mr.. Ebef-
harter has been accused Of being
involved.
Mr.. Buchanan. who Ia opposlng
Mr.. Ebefharter on grounds Of
drunkenness" and Of otherwise
being 'unfit" for the tis. .ooo.a-
year post Of district judge for
Western Pennsylvania. asked at .
hearing May 10 that subpoenAs 10
issued for Q number OF persons.
He indicated they would siye de-
tails Of certain incidents referred
to generally at the May 10 hear
ing,
Evening star., 1949-06-02
ar-BIind U. 5. Girl
lin Britain 10 Marry
Nv the Assoeiessd Press

SOUTHAMPTON. England.
June IA near-blind American
girl walked of the liner Washing
ton here today into the arms OF q
blind Englishman who had court
ed her for a year by letters writ
ten In braille.
She Is 22-year-old Catherine
Sloane Of Chicago, . stencil opera
tor in q Chicago cosmetics factory
Her fiance Is Frank Smith. "a
Of Boultham, who went totally
blind In I945. He Is q telephone
operator In q Lincolnshire en-
ployment agency.
They plan to marry IN Lincoln
Catholic Church June Is.
The couple met In . training
college for the blind at Oldbury
Grange. Shropshire, last June.
Catherine returned to the United
States In August after the death
Of her father.
They plan to live with Frank 3
parents In Lincolnshire until they
solve the major problem for most
Of Britains newly-marrieds-
finding . house.
Evening star., 1949-06-02
Vote on Slot Machines
Is Smallest in Years
In Prince Georges

| One Of the smallest votes tn
years was be.ng cast II Prince
Georges County today on the cues
ton OF legal.x.nE xlot machine:
/ that pay OF In cash.
/ Only q small fraction Of ths
voters IN the county's 80 electior
precincts were casting ballots. thu,
apparently bearing out earlier pre-
dictions OF q small turnout.
/ Representatives OF both side
have agreed that the smaller the
vote. the better the chances thA,
the gambling devices will be
approved
| Polls Will remain open until 7
pm. Because OF the simple ballot
used. results IN each precinct
should be known by PPM
/ One of Quietest Elections.
| No sound trucks were reported
touring sections Of the county anc
| police said 1t was one OF the quiet.
est elections on record.
An indication OF how small the
voting was as compared with pre-
vious elections was shown at two
Of the Mount Rainier precincts
where l39 " IS were cast during
the first four hours.
Mayor Herbert v. Reichelt re-
called that during normal cleo
ton about 100 votes are cast In
each Of the two precincts within
two hours after the polls open.
The only campaigning was re-
ported at the third Hyattsville
election precinct In the Hyatts-
vile Armory. where a proponent
OF the issue was passing out
leaflets.
Income Of S25e,o0o . Year Seen
Those favoring the proposal
claim 1t would produce an esti-
mated s250. 900 annually in added
county revenue. They also con-
tend that many Of the machines
are already being operated IL
legally in making cash payofis.
Opponents have expressed the
fear. however. that putting the
machines on a legal basis would
result in an influx of out-of town
big shot" gamblers and hamper
law enforcement.
II the question Is approved
Prince Georges would Join three
other Southern Maryland counties
where the devices are being op-
Grated legally. They are Anne
Arundel. st. Marys and Calvert
Charles County residents will vote
on the question in q referendum
June 81.
Evening star., 1949-06-02
U. n. Group Urged 10 Study
I..lprovinq Of Press Ethics
RY the Assoeiotsd Prsss

LAKE SUCCESS, June 2.-India
and Lebanon urged the United
Nations Subcommission on Free
dom of Information and the Press
yesterday to study methods OF
raising the standards Of journal
is tic ethics.
They told the 12-member group
efforts should be made toward
lifting barriers to press freedom
and establishing higher ethical
standards In the field Of journal
ism.
Earlier Carroll Binder. editorial
editor of the Minneapolis Tribune
urged the subcommission to tackle
basic problems and refuse to &c
of on tangents."
Mr.. Binder, who was named firs'
vice chairman Of the group yester-
. day. asked his colleagues to plar
their work. carefully and avoit
tirae-wasting discussions such q
were held by the old League O
Nations.
Evening star., 1949-06-02
Damage Put at Million
In Havana Dock BIost
BY the Assesictsd ersss

HAVANA, Cuba. June IA
waterfront explosion late yesterday
injured at least IL persons and
caused damage estimated at ST.
900, 900.
The docks Of the Atares Fruit
Shipping Co. burst into flames fol-
lowing an explosion Of a, tank OF
acetone. Other tanks of oil were
ignited and many bales Of cotton
were burned.
Some warehouses on the water
front in Havana Harbor were
damaged and several wharves were
DESTROYED.
Evening star., 1949-06-02
First Weekly Prize Snapshots
To Appeur in Star June 19

winning picture in each class WILL
win $25.
The winners Of the grand prizes
in The Stars contest will be en-
tered in the 11th annual News
paper National Snapshot Awards
to compete for $4,000 in prizes.
Amateur photographers may en-
ter as many pictures as they wish
at as many different times as they
wish before the close Of the con-
test, September 10. Only unre-
touched black-and-white prints
made from black-and-white neg
atives are eligible.
The rules of the contest are
available at the business counter
In the lobby of The Star Building.
Evening star., 1949-06-02
Bod-Check Artist, %, Draws
80 Days After Pleading Guilty
PoroIee Who FoiIed
To EIude Police Trop
Faces Other Charges

A 23-year-old bad check artist
pleaded guilty to false pretenses
in Municipal Court today after
his capture last night as he tried
to evade q police trap by diving
into the Potomac River.
The prisoner. James c. Robey,
jr., %. who formerly lived In the
900 block Of B street S.W.. was
sentenced by Judge Almond w.
Scott to serve 80 days IN jail.
He was convicted on a charge
of cashing a $50 bad check at the
F. w. Bolgiano Seed Co., al New
York avenue NE. but police said
8 or 10 other check cases against
him will be presented direct to
the grand jury.
Robey Is also wanted by the
FBI on q series Of Maryland bad
check cases and for violating his
conditional release from Lewis
burg Penitentiary, where he was
sent In 1946 after spectacular
career Of tmpersonating Army Of
hcers.
Surrounded by police and re-
porters this morning, Robey esti-
mated he had cashed $50 bad
checks since. he was II. =.
The police trap that almost
Hailed was baited by - woman
Marine. Robey told police today
he became acquainted with the
girl through a telephone conversa-
tion and started taking her out.
In the course of their acquaint-
ance, according to police. he
bought the girl some civilian
clothes which she tried to ex-
shame because thsy weren't the
right Size,
when she went to the store
where the clothes had been pur-
chased, police said, the check
Robey had used for the purchase
had already bounced. The store
called police, who interviewed the
girl, decided she was an innocent
victim and arranged for her to
call them when Robey next made
a date with her.
Captured BY Police.
At the appointed time and place.
Robey approached the girl, but
spied two detective sergeants. He
hrot~. fo,. fha yiver and dived in
intending to swim to the opposite
shore. But the water was shallow
and he struck his head on the
bottom. Dazed, he waded back to
shore where he was hauled over
the sea rail by park olice.
Police said they knew he was
in town because last month he
left q message with police
operator to have Detective 1t.
David Higgins Of the check squad
meet him In front Of the Willard
Evening star., 1949-06-02
Dutch Commissioner
Installed in lndonesiu
BY tho Aaoeiessd Press

BATAVIA. Java, June "A. H
]. Lovink. new Dutch high COM
missioner for Indonesia. took Of
fee In a brief ceremony here
today.
The former Foreign Affairs Sec
retary succeeds DR.. L. J. M. Beel
who resigned because he could not
go along with plans to restore
the Republican regime In jog
iakarta.
Evening star., 1949-06-02

Hotel. 1t. Higgins said the mes.
sage he got was to the effect
Robey had two pistols and Il
1t. Virgins wanted him. he't
better come up shooting. The
check squad chief said he went
to the Willard but Robey wasn't
there.
Old Acquaintances.
1t. Higgins and Robey are old
acquaintances. Robey said-and
1t. Higgins recalled-that Robey
was sent to Gallinger for observa-
ton when he was arrested at the
age of II for cashing worthless
checks. Robey knocked over
policeman, jumped out Of a Sec
ond story window. swan the Ana
costa River and escaped that
time. . .~4ss 80
~ According to the FBI, Robey was
sentenced to a one-to-three-year
term in Lewisburg in June. f946,
UlIcT lllS dIlCSt ClA14dACo O SAAoSS
by an FBI agent, naval ofdcer
and a civilian through Arlington
Farms.
In the course Of posing as an
AAF officer. the FBI recalled,
Robey addressed a school faculty
and student body, told how he
shot down 50 Jap planes and in
vited the whole school to tour
Boiling Field. At the time. the
FBI said. he was sporting about
a dozen decorations. The FBI
said he was listed 4-F in the draft.
The FBI also recalled that
Robey, while posing as an FB1
agent, made the acquaintance OF
q WAC in q movie. A whirlwind
courtship followed and Robey and
the WAC were married IN Septem-
Der, 1945, according to the FBI.
He was given his conditional
release from Lewisburg on March
8. He told reporters he has cashed
s2,7o0 worth Of bad checks since
then.
Evening star., 1949-06-02

The first weekly winners OF The
Stars Amateur Snapshot Contest
were chosen by the Judges yester-
day and will be announced June
10 in the Sunday Pictorial Mag
azine. j..
A prize of $40 will be awarded
for the picture judged best and
two other photographers will win
prizes of S. each. There also Will
be an honorable mention.
Each Sunday during the 16-
week contest, the Pictorial Mag
azine will publish the photographs
selected as the best In each OF the
four classes and award $40 In cash
prizes and an honorable mention
At the close Of the contest, the
Evening star., 1949-06-02
'Basing Point Pricing
Voted by Senate If
Done Independently
D. $50 aAss.s sea- s,sw~.

Tes SeaAis sgssr1 yvssss Szas ~
5s1 saKss .4fas-s a4srsa .4s4f1s tAe sas.
rs pa<ss ssssssa - PIX - tfssss
asvN3sse.a aess aae>3 Isass ass : ast
u eassgcss ~sis sSxzG~s-szvs
Crksws te~ sssssew o @aaas&s-
ts=svs wls lEs-taETa 1x.s,eswgs - @es
sew Al s~sssosyssss In Essvu ara.
10 EsAsaxs ac~ ga isasy As~ sr~-a
isae sAas,ssang s~ssr;.
~ q iss soss aasl sgA,s ttss So
gssvEzse CGssE gs-4Fd "a sE-ee4 ts=sG
shss kysgsI Vsclases ggwASsst AT.
trust Laws. ever FtpgSsss = s1saEs@.fsS
ilsrfs s.&-sss 3. :nAy sseI - Sgs4sls
ansfcrTn pg1ers n RESTRAINT g.
trade by IQt4A4 A4serssasat
Substitute tes As~rs FtAn
TIE Q MA,aonsy b. sttAa res
eoes tc the hssa~e wzs,4Aa Asrsrn8
,ts Fvsega! Trade CsegsaY asa1,,'4
Ast and ttae C'1Aytoa Aststszasi All
to p~yralt u~ O. ttse ss&Afss gsc.nt
sysleEa permanently - Aaas q. t'ss
actann - taken lssseTwfaarnlly
This measure vas offered .,
substitute fos ons sgesaSvv~s nv
Senate; Myrss Desasxsat ..
rwnasylvaE1aa waRh would have
pgps aaed . osae wear Moratorium
IN antitrust actions against usr o!
the treaght absorption Ttlce plan
10 s.se Cciasrrxs nsesv tlEss 10
work oat . solution
But the Senate swung over 10
The O MAho4aey substitute after
critics q! the Movers a!!l charged
tina; t41e rnog a;tsyiufn Wasila seFse
10 prolang tlar present eossfusann
over what pgn!ns systrsas are
legal
fAtmAn AsaAlls system
Meanwhile. Representative Pat
man. Democrat of Texas critic ssed
the "hasing posnI systefn par
tlealarly as used ey the cement tn
dus,ry in New Iogk before the
supreme Court railing
There Ia . growing tendency
toward the concentration os power
In the hands oi enormous Ints~
grated corporate structures, which
day by day further puts atnal
businessman in peril Of his has,
ness life Mr. Patman said
The attempts which are beiRg
made by the industrial giants 20
induce Congress to pass morato
rum bills on our antitrust lass
and 10 lesalixe the arufcial basins
poin; pricing system are extremely
dangerous 10 our whole economy
Evening star., 1949-06-02

Beer was brewed by most OF the
monasteries Of the Dark and Mid
die Ages. The development Of the
brewers art owes much to the su-
lperior cleanliness Of the monks.
Evening star., 1949-06-02
Top Communists Welcome
EisIer in Soviet Zone

BERLIN. June 2 (R.-Gerhard
Eisler has arrived in Germany
and been welcomed to the Soviet
zone by top Communist leaders,
the Soviet licensed Adm news
agency said today.
Adm said Eisler arrived at
Dresden from Prague and was
met by wilhelm PECK. head Of
the German Communists, and
Max Seydewitz, minister president
Of SaXonY.
Evening star., 1949-06-02

employees A;
eSe mt. only
rank . and = Sle
employeS are
covered oy IN
jury conpna-
ton dement's.
Lest any un-
fair I'm Pile a.
tons arise. II
should be noted
that the tnclu-
sion Of mem
bers OF Congress
for eligibility
for injury ben
ents originated.
Evening star., 1949-06-02
immigration Official Urges
Mrs. Eisfer's Deportation

NEW YORK, June 2 P.-De-
portation Of Mrs. Gerhard Eisler
has been recommended by an i'm
migration inspector. and her coun-
sci sought today to get her freed
from Ellis Island on bail pending
departure v~, ie@ ~ns2s 50
Exit from the United States Ia
exactly what the Communist lead
er's wife desires. But she wants
to go in her own way-voluntar-
lily. Attorney General Clark says
she can't do that.
After q two-hour closed hear
ing On Ellis Island yesterday, In
spector Ralph Farb of the Immi-
grafton and Naturalization Service
recommended that the 37-year -old
Mrs. Eisler be deported to her ma
tive Poland.
The recommendation needs for
NAL approval by Watson B. Miller,
commissioner Of the, service.
Evening star., 1949-06-02
Austriun Election Dote Set

VIENNA, Austria, June 2 R.-
Austria's first national elections
since 1945 will be held October 10,
| it was announced yesterday.
Evening star., 1949-06-02
Weather Report

District Of Columbia - Sunny
with high about 80 this afternoon.
Fair tonight with lowest about So.
Mostly sunny and rather warm
again tomorrow.
Maryland-Fair In the interior
and some cloudiness on the coast
tonight and tomorrow. Little
change in temperature.
virginia-Fair In the interior
and some cloudiness with possibly
occasional showers on the coast
tonight and tomorrow. Little
change In temperature.
Wind velocity. 10 miles per hour;
direction, east.
River Repert.
From o. 8. Engfneers.)
Potomac River clear at Hsrpers Ferry
and at Great Fails; Shenandoah clear st
Harpers Ferry.
Humidity.
Evening star., 1949-06-02
The Federot Spotlight
The FederoI spo.Ish.
Injury Compensation BMCovers
Members of Congress, Others
ey Jcsenh fcSno

THIS probably vii sacpssse 10 o'
Congress they fully q
employees compensation e !avo-aey
by the House Labor Committee
hA includes Senators Aaa RspssssnIa
Evening star., 1949-06-02

not In Congress. but In the Federal
Security Agency.
! FSA ofieials felt that members
OF Congress. as well as legislative
and judicial employees and Gov
eminent executives. deserved the
same kind OF injury benefits that
other Federal employees receive
Accordingly. they included a.! Of
them in the bill they drafted with
administration approval TO in
crease substantially the present
rate OF injury compensation ben
efits that Federal workers receive
Government employe groups,
who are anxious 10 set the meas
ure enacted, candidly admit; that
the inclusion OF members OF Con-
gress and legislative employees in
the bill won't hurt the measures 8
chances. However. there are q
few members Of Congress, remem-
bering past experiences when
Congress enacted benefits for
themselves. who might be rather
gun shy about the whole thing.
Some wass on Capitol Hill are
specializing in just what way a
member Of Congress can get hurt
while on duty. A House member
ventured an opinion that n diSlo-
Gated jaw from too much oratory
was an occupation hazard In Con-
gress. but he quickly noted that
Senators would be more apt TO
fall victim to such an ailment.
After all. We are limited to only
flve minutes each In the House,
while they can talk all they want
to in the Senate" he said.
Other ailments suggested by
Capitol Hill experts are splinters
from too much immobility as well
as sprained ankles and injured
knees from hotfooting II out Of
sight when some angry constitu-
ent marches into q legislators
office.
sas
vA-These are trying days for
Veterans Administration EN-
ployes here. Not only are they
facing the prospect Of substantial
dismissals because OF budget cuts,
but internal reorganizations with
the agency is resulting In the loss
Of Jobs.
A total Of $50 dismissals were
handed out the other day to VA
employees In the Munitions Build
ing. About 100 Of these employees.
however. are slated to be reas-
signed to other Jobs within the
agency. The $50 dismissals were
attributable to reorganizations
within the agency and not to any
budget cuts made by Congress.
VA still Is holding back the
issuance Of layotf notices to en-
ployes because Of the budget
slashes made by the House. It's
hoping that the Senate will restore
all or some Of the funds. II this
doesn't prove to be the case, then
VA is in for some mass layofis.
FAVORABLE OUTLOOK-The
Senate Is expected TO approve
within the next few weeks the
Evening star., 1949-06-02
House Group 10 Probe
Circumstances Of
IEisIer Bond Posting
Dy the Associotsd prsss

The House Committee on Un-
American Activities will investi-
gate circumstances surrounding
the bail Gerhard Eisler jumped
when he fed the country.
Representative Walter. Demo-
crat, Of Pennsylvania told report
ers he had proposed the inquiry
to Chairman Wood. He said Mr..
Wood agreed to it and the COM
mittee win get busy soon"
The Civil Rights Congress. listed
by the committee and the Justice
Department as a Communist front.
put up $4,000 bail In Treasury
bonds. That was to get the Red
leader out Of jail while higher
courts ruled on his convictions for
contempt of Congress and pass
port illegalities.
A District Court Judge here
ruled the $4,000 forfeited after
Eisler slipped out Of the United
States.
An extra $500 was posted ir
New York in q deportation case
against Eisler. and Justice De-
partment officials say the Federal
Government Is going after
that, too.
Evening star., 1949-06-02

BE sure 10 listen In Sundays
al iif5 am. ouer WMAL. the
Star station. for Joseph Youag's
broadcast peysion OF the Federal
Spotlight, featuring additional
neps and pteps OF the Govern
utent serpfce.I
Evening star., 1949-06-02

tlYeS. but al legislative and judi
elAl employees and Government;
ocscials. IN addition 10 rank and
file Government executive branch
Evening star., 1949-06-02

bill TO srxTrAsr TIE prw@sx - .
DAY travel allowance rat~ tas 0scs =
errm~ni eEplaycs 10 30 n cay as
VEL ~ boost ssss 8 oests-a- zlls
ausosnco.ie allowance 20 : c~ssts
The Sensie kNeeG eGt.xe ExEsesat..
tures Committee approved The
measure TIE cslaeg day 1tas
House already has pa&se9 The Bal
GET TOGETHER-Trss mem
oe.s Of the HOUSE Csvl srTxas
Committee wrrr 10 e~ snesls a
honor today al = luncheon II Ire
Congressional Hots! attended ~
ONE .AlS O. the various sesesAl
enploye untons. The luncheon IS
being given by Pau NJ Casts
lloni. legislative representative q
the National FeaerAs4on O: Post
once Meter Vehieie Employees
RETIRED fMFIoYES- TIE
National Association et Retired
C!yl Employees ~ill hold IS re-
gular monthly meeting 81 : pm
Saturday IN the National Museum
Constitution avenue and Ten;h
stree, NV Representative Bur
dick. Republican. O! North Dakota
member al the House C1VI
Service Committee. vii speak.
CAPITAL RoUNDtf-The Sen
ate again has held up the nonina-
ton Of Thomas c. Buchanan 10 oe
member Of tie Federal Power
Commission Senator I'hye, Re-
publican. OF Minnesota asked .ta,
the nomination be passed over
until q later date William
Powell, who is retiring from the
Justice Department after so years
OF service. vas presented With a
special certificate Of service BY
Attorney General Clark The
Washington chapter o! the Society
for Advancement OF MANAGEMENT
will hold q two-day conference
tomorrow and Saturday on I'm
proving Government Management
Through the Hoover Commission
Proposals Top members OF Con-
gress and Government will discuss
the proposals al the morning and
afternoon sessions. which viii be
held in the Commerce Department
auditorium. The Senate Civil
Service Committee has approved
the Murray bill to permit Federal
employees 10 work part-time In the
Census Bureau during next years
census. Or. Joseph Harmon
Levin has joined the applied
mathematics laboratories OF the
National Bureau OF Standards
Joseph J. Swicker OF the Bureau
of the Mint has retired after 81
years OF service. Mint Director
Nellie Tayloe Ross led Mr. Swicker's
associates in giving him q farewell
luncheon and presenting him with
gifts IN recognition Of a Job well
done" Joseph Volpe. jr., has
been appointed general counsel OF
the Atomic Energy commission.
He succeeds Adrian s. Fisher. who
has been nominated by President
Truman as legal adviser 10 the
State Department. Hansel H.
Blevins. chief Of the Marine Corps
civilian classification unit. has been
awarded q special mer!torious
civilian service award for his ae-
complishment OF reclassifying the
civilian and enlisted Jobs there.
Mr.. Blevins, whose work was highly
praised by Gen, Clifton p Gates
and Maj. Gen. Oliver p. Smith. was
also given a promotion and q
salary increase.
BE sure 10 listen In Sundays
al fi.f5 am. over WMAL. the
Evening star., 1949-06-02

High and Lev fer Yesterday.
Hish, 81. at 4.22 pm.
Low. 81. at sos am.
Record Temperatures This Year.
HIGHEST. pl. on May 2
Lowest 81. on January 50
Tide Tntsek
Evening star., 1949-06-02
RETIRED fMrIoYES-- TIE

National ASSOC claElcn et Retired
c!y!l Employees viii hold IS re-
gular monthly meeting a. : pm
Saturday In the National Museum
Constitution avenue and Ief1ih
stree, NV Representative Bur
dick. Republican. O! North Dakota
member of the House ClN!l
Service Committee. vii speak.
Evening star., 1949-06-02

Monthly preespstation In inches n N
capifal (eurrert month 20 datsl:
Evening star., 1949-06-02

FAVORABLE OUTLOOK-The
Senate s expected TO approve
within the next few weeks the
Evening star., 1949-06-02

Automobile lights must oe turned
ore-half hour after sunset
D~sak~&f t8~n
Evening star., 1949-12-11


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Evening star., 1949-12-11

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