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Evening star., 1949-05-27
Hormone Spray on Cherry Trees
Turns White Petals Into Pink

the results that were obtained The
Development Of . hybrid petal,
which is something new. was one
OF the results.
Among the single blossom Japa-
nese trees. some retained IS 10 Ss
per cent Of their blossoms three
days to one week longer than nor
mal after being sprayed. Others
showed little or no response.
a check Of IS large YoshinO
trees which we're sprayed showed
IN average Of 100 par cent flowers
were still present On April II. u
days after the trees we're In fun
bloom. This compared with m
average Of "a Per cent Of the
blossoms remaining On 10 un-
sprayed trees.
The experimental work has beei,
done by Horace v. WEBSTER. plant
pafh0logist of National Capital
Parks. and Dr.. Paul c. Marth.
plant physiologist of ths Asrical-
tare Department.
Tests also have been conducted
on six yarieties q sxab apple trees.
Ihey shcwed about the same ~
Oonas - tn cho85y tEesA
Evening star., 1949-05-27

by two small pins. She wore black
suede gloves into the town hall
and swept along on high-heeled
black suede pumps. Pearl ear
rings were the only jewelry evil
dent.
Mayor Plugs Town Industry.
When the Mayor made his little
after-the-wedding speech, wishing
the couple happiness. he seemed
almost overawed. He was still
able to get in a plug for the
ceramics and pottery industry
that is Vallauris' main livelihood
The Mayor, himself an account
ant in D pottery company, shook
hands With the couple on the steps
of the town hall as they emerged.
When Mayor Derigon came to
the, part Of the ceremony where
he asked If they agreed to all Of
the conditions, each replied "Oui
Oui." Only one "Oui" tyes) is
required but "Oui. Oui" Is a stand
ard reply. rejecting French en-
thusiasIn.
Those In the front row said
they could hear the replies clearly.
It was not possible to hear them
In the rear Of the room. however.
The wedding bands that Rita
and Ally put on were of white
gold. Ally was reported to have
given Rita q 32-carat diamond
Evening star., 1949-05-27
u. 5. Businessmen 10 Live
On Germany S Economy
Dr. No AsssessssS Press

FRANKFURT. Germany. May
27,-The United States Army has
begun informing hundreds oi
American businessmen here that
begtnntng July l tasey win have
70 live on the German economy
This viii mean that Americans,
and Nh foreigners. viii pay fer
their food. supplies and services
Iin German marks instead Of Amer
Iican dnllarx. II means. too. that
they VIII buy from Germans and
win not hare srcess 10 Army post
exchanges or other Army facilities
The order Ia experted 10 AFFECT
American bank. airline and iassr-
|snce company personnel and all
general businessmen. Th<y may
~ treated the same ~ tourists
regnrdlne rataonins An an
ncuncement yesterday sAid tsat
tourists would get ration cards al
icuins tfaem 10 sas % PER esus
hetser than tlse aversse German
The cards vii proside rsia0n
csupuns fes 1.e7S esaicr1ea 8 1ay.
Evening star., 1949-05-27

Last springs experiments with
synthetic plant hormones on ths
Tidal Basin cherry trees have
caused q pink color to develop In
the white petals OF certain varie-
ties Of the japanese trees In Po-
'tomac Park. It was announced
today.
The trees were sprayed with the
|synthetic hormones last Spring "a
keep the blossoms until the annual
Cherry Blossom Festival could Be
held.
. Results Of the experiments both
before and since the festival have
encouraged horticulturists OF the
National Capital Parks TO plan "a
spray the trees again next year,
George W. Harding. chief horticul-
|turist. said.
Tests win be conducted. he
added. 10 determine the feasibility
cG using the srowth-regulatins
hCFmoues On other Towering
plants IN the park system.
Supt. Irving c. Root announced
an analysts of this years expert
manta. showing ths di6arsness =
Evening star., 1949-05-27
Truman Signs D. G. Sales Tax;
Collections to Begin August ]
City offieioIs Hope to Announce PIons
Thursday for HondIine Additional Levy

details worked out in time for an
announcement by next Thursday
Sales tax forms to be used by
merchants have been drafted. but
not printed. They will be sent TO
q printer after further checking
Mr.. Dent said he plans 10 con-
suit with merchants and others
before completing the plans. II
will be necessary. he pointed out
to register all merchants who viii
collect the tax.
He explained that space beins
provided in the District Auditors
ONCE will not be available be-
fore June Is for the new employees
taa: will b naeded to handle the
ssles tax msehinsry. His ofnss
viii employ 81 persons and an
additional l6 will be required. II
IC ~ 4 - N.Y. n.~ AAa
Evening star., 1949-05-27
foreign Aid Bill Face,
chilly Senate Group
After House PASSAGE
Common Reveals PloN
For One Big Omnibus
Money Bill Next Year
H Chris Mothissn

A 35.6l7. $1,000 foreign ait
appropriation bill today Joined
the backlog Of money measure.
awaiting Senate action as Capi.
tol leaders, gave renewed consid.
Grafton to q proposal that al
spending measures be combined
into one big one in the future.
The foreign aid bill. passed BY
the House yesterday on . stand.
ing vote of 1913 to ~. faced q cool
reception in the Senate Appropri-
atoms Committee.
Chairman Mcclellan said he
thought the House could have cut
the total appropriated by more
than the s7o4.73o. 900 it pared
from President Truman's budget
estimates.
Senator Wherry, Republican. Of
Nebraska predicted the commit
tee viii attempt to make - real
cut"
Senator Russell. Democrat. oi
Georgia called the House action
"just q paper savings"
ECA Fund Covers l31s Months.
The bill would provide s4.642..
470, 900 for the Economic Coop.
|eration Administration. 1e2S .00o..
900 for governing and relief &C
|tivities in occupied areas and
CSC, ,000. 900 for assistance u
Greece and Turkey.
The House agreed. however. u
make the full amount Of ECA
funds appropriated available fol
use In the i3la-month period
ending next May Is. instead ol
| a n n n
Evening star., 1949-05-27
U. 5. Refuses 10 Order
Strikers 10 Operate
Berlin Railway Yards
Union Keeps StroneIehold
On Troffie to City Till
West Orders Relaxation
by the Asseeiafsd Press

BERLIN May 27-Majs Gen.
George P. Hays, American deputy
military governor, said today I'VE
have no intention" Of ordering
striking Berlin railway workers to
operate the city's paralyzed rail
yards.
The strikers held tight their
stranglehold on rail trafiic to
Berlin. announcing they would
relax 1t only on orders from the
Western powers.
Said Gen. Hays in an interview:
I'VE have no intention of order
ing strikers to operate the rail
yards. We do not want to be in
the position Of being a strike
breaker"
His statement followed a con-
ference of Western Allied officials
yesterday which reached no con-
clusions and issued no statement.
The Western officials have
shown sympathy for the workers
strike against their Russian bosses.
Basis for Settlement Urged.
Gen. Hays said German officials
in West Berlin are being encour-
aged to find a basis for settle
ment of the strike. however.
He pointed out that the strikers
have offered to unload trains.
but that authorization Of the
Russian n-controlled railway man
agement is required for that. The
management has not replied TO
the offer, he added.
Ernest Scharnowski. chairman
of the striking anti-Communist
UGo independent labor organ
izationl which called the strike
Saturday said:
III the Allies issue q directive
We are certainly ready to handle
Allied trains and trains for West
Berlin. But we cannot take the
responsibility Of handling cars on
our own."s
His words underScored how the
strike has become a big factor in
the cold war between Russia on
the ond hand. and the United
states, Britain and France on the
other, even while the four powers
Foreign Ministers are meeting In
Paris in efforts to settle the Ger
man problem.
Reds Accused Of Welshing.
Brig. Gen. Frank L. Howley.
American commandant. accused
the Russians yesterday Of welsh
ing ON their blockade lifting
agreement by failure to make .
|deal with the strikers.
Gen. Howley expressed his view
al the situation thus:
You can be sure they tthe Rus
zC0ntinued O. Page As. Col 4 D
Evening star., 1949-05-27
u. S. Will Continue
Effort to Get EisIer
Despite Court Order
by the Assoeictsd Press

|, Attorney General Clark said
today the United States has
not given up on its efforts to
get Communist Gerhard Els
Ter back from England despite
. q London courts refusal to
: order him extradited.
. Commenting on the decision
of . Bow street magistrates
court, Mr.. Clark said:
"The Bow street decision,
80 as reported in the press,
appears to be based on the
most narrow technical grounds.
We shall exert every effort to
secure the return Of the fu-
gitive."
Evening star., 1949-05-27
Fair and Cool Weather Due
Holiday Exodus Awaited

Rail and bus lines today pre-
pared for . Memorial week end
exodus from Washington as tn
Weather Bureau held out hope oi
fair. but cool weather for fhG
three-dsy holiday.
The forecaster said another
shower Il possible tonixht. but n
may be the last until Monday
night or Tuesday.
Tomorrow win BE- partly cloudy.
with high near 10 degrees. II n
expected 20 warm up Sunday and
Monday. howevey. with highs n
The upper 7os-
Rainfall here this month ID near-
ly double the average for Nay. tn
forecaster said. PTecipttatt00 thu
far amounts 70 SIS inches.
Gcvernmenf workers. leass sfetf
jobs at the end of to-day anA -
not hare b report boek Until
Tnesday.
Evening star., 1949-05-27
Calm Bandit locks 5
In Safeway leebox,
Leaves With $1,000
Holds Up Employees in )
Botches and Turns Key
Before Mokine Escape

An efiicient bandit this morn
ifig herded Ave employees of the
EAfeway Store at 244o Wisconsin
avenue NV. into the store re-
friaerator. took $1,000 from the
safe and fed after locking the
front door and taking the keys,
The man. about % years old
with . mole on his left chin. ap-
Teared at store opening time A.
Manager Willis e. Parsley. -. Of
10 Newton place NV. and
Butcher Paul w, Buchanan. <t2s
wtsconsin avenue NV. entered
the front door.
He walked In behind them.
pulled a small-caliber automatic.
advised them 1t was . holdup and
ordered the safe opened.
Others Ask Admittanee.
Manager Parsley complied and
before taking any money. the ban
dit marched them TO the rear
OF thu store and ordered them
Into the big REFRIGERATOR. He had
relocksd the front door and -
he walked back 10 the front. two
more employees raped on the
door for admittance.
The unmarked man calmly
opened the door. pulled the gun
and added John Kaufman. i7s2
Church street NV and Charles
r. Wolfe. 2oi0 Fourth street NE.
TO tlne Ice box. A. he started
back to the front. another en-
ploye. William Myers. 1871 Penn.
sylvaniA avenus NV. raped for
entrance.
The bandit repeated the per-
formance with Mr.. Myers.
Lseks Frons Deer and Leaves.
Then hs walked 70 ths front.
picked up the money. walked cut
the front door and locked IL.
The refrigerated smpioyes waited
about 10 minutes. they told IL.
Otto Fuss. then let themselves out
Of the Ice box.
They had TO remove . screen 70
get out Of the store.
Method Of ths robbery vas
reminiscent OF the January 4
holdup OF Q Safevay store at 222s
Wisconsin avenus NV. In which
the bandit posed ~ . new EN-
ploys.
Loot In that robbery was tiSis
in cash and checks. and Manager
Carl Z. Nelson. 3i7 Thirty fifth
street NE. also was locked In the
refrigerator. That bandit was
described NJ 30 10 3s years old.
5 feet IL inches tall. ruddy CON.
plexion and wearing . fuzzy
oyercoat.
Today's bandit was described "a
20 10 20 years old. 4 mole on his
left chin. i6o pounds, dark com
piexion md wearing q dark. serv-
ice-type raincoat.
Evening star., 1949-05-27
Speed Case Defendant
Asserts Policeman
Suggested Liquor GifI
Loter Took Two Marked
Fifths Of Whisky,
TrioI Boord Is Told

A Washington cab driver told
. Police Trail Board today tina,
4 trafiic policeman asked him
to deliver two fifths Of whisky
to his home before releasing ths
driver from = speeding charge.
The Gag driver 10 Gordon Whit
acre OF Mclean. Va. and the
policeman u Pvt. Mazzello. 81. oi
the trafIic division.
Mr.. Whitacre testified In con-
nection with three charges agsins,
the policeman. all growing out
Of the alleged incident.
Mr.. Whitacrs said hs was ar
rested May II and taken - ths
Eighth Precinct. There Pvt
Mazzelio learned that the cat
driver had IN earlier trafiie
charge against him and would
face does Of his cab driver
license In the event Of . second
ofiense.
BEETLES sugsesteA. Witness Says.
The witness testified that ai
that point Pvt. MazSelio handed
him n slip Of paper with the
policeman's name and address ar
1t and suggested he "drop" tvs
bottles by the next day.
Mr.. Whitacre continued thai
he was afraid" TO make the de-
livery and first went to the home
OF Police Chief Robert J. Barret,
for advice. He said Mai. Barret,
was not at home and that he then
discussed the matter with Trafiie
Inspector Arthur z. Miller.
Police ofncials directed him 4
reach Pvt. Maxxello and arrange
for delivery Of the whisky. after
initiating the bottles. Mr.. whitacre
testified.
Mr.. Whitacre said he delivered
the marked bottles TO Pvt. Mar
tsee TRIAL BOARD. Page A,
Evening star., 1949-05-27

BALES TAX TO Raise PROBLEMS
Legal Experts Must Settle.
Page B-1.
President Truman signed the
Districts $4,000, 900 revenue bill
today. thereby making 1t possible
for the sales tax section to go
into effect August /. The measure
cleared Congress late yesterday
The bill provides that . per
cent sales levy shall be imposed
90 days after the first day OF the
month following the signing.
As soon as they were notified
that the measure had heen signed,
District officials speedsd up work
q machinery for collecting the
sslsa levy.
! Tax Assessor Edward A. Dent
said he expects 10 hare all the
Evening star., 1949-05-27
Reich UnityPIan
Reported Drawn
BY West'sBiq )
Blueprint Expected
To Be Put Before
Reds in Puris
BY the Asscsiossd Press

PARIS. May 27-The Western
powers have drafted q plan to
unity East and West Germany,
Ioficial sources close to the Big
Four foreign ministers said today
The sources said the Western
blueprint would be placed before
the Russians lin a day or two"
1t comes after the Soviet pro-
posal to the Foreign Ministers
Conference for an elected German
control board to run the conquered
country.
Today-like the past three days
Secretary of State Acheson,
French Foreign Minister Schuman
and British Foreign Secretary
Bevin are expected to continue
prodding Soviet Foreign Minister
Andrei Y. Vishinsky into defining
his terms for German unity.
Red Move Not Rejected.
II they fail to obtain the salts
faction they seek they are expect
ed to spend the week end readjust-
ing their counter offer Of German
unity.
So far the West has not reject
ed outright the Russian call for q
return to four power control and
for an elected German economic
and administrative council.
But they have served notice
they want:
/. To turn management Of po-
litical and economic affairs over
to the Germans.
2. To retain supervision only of
security. demilitarization. indus
trial production and foreign policy
matters.
3. Russia to understand 1t can
not expect to receive any more
reparations out Of West German
or alderman current produc-
ton.
1. To see Russia loosen its grip
on the economy OF the Eastern
zone by dissolving all Industrial
trust 1t has acquired and formed
in the region.
Political Unien Planned.
The oniciaa inforInants said
these demands would be embodied
In the Western blueprint to be
handed in next week. In addition
the West is expected to offer the
Russians the opportunity to agree
10 the political reunion Of Ger
niai1y--on Western terms.
IN effect the Western ministers
win bay to Mr.. vishinsky:
"Come on in and join the Bonn
constitution and occupation stat
ute"
(The occupation statute
amounts to q provisional peace
treaty. It governs and defines
relations between the Western
occupying powers and the West
German governmentD.
Meanwhile the American. Brit
ish and French delegations politi-
cal advisers are busily seeking to
dissect Mr.. vishinsky's claim that
the Soviet zone is running at .
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Evening star., 1949-05-27
Britain Refuses
ToHand EisIer
Over 10 j. ).
Runowoy Red Is Free
Now to Accept Post
At Reich University
by The Assesiotsd Press

LONDON, May 27-Britain re-
fused today to send Gerhard Eisler
back to the United States to serve
out two prison sentences he drew
during investigation of his Com
naunist activities there.
Bow Street Magistrates Court
rejected the American demand
that Eisler be extradited. That
left Eisler-called Americas No. /
Evening star., 1949-05-27
Lovo Kills II Exploring
Volcano in Colombia
By the Asseeieisd Pxsss

CALI. Colombia. May IT.
Seventeen persons were killed BY
flaming lava when they tried Il
scale an active volcano, it was
learned here today.
The group Of engineering stu
dents led by q professor were on
% field trip at Purace, site Of the
volcano, about $50 miles south
west of Bogota.
Continued eruptions have pre-
vented recovery Of the bodies.
Evening star., 1949-05-27
Bulletin
Worshom Wins, Little Out

RICHMOND tSpeciaD For
mer National Open Champion
Lew Worsham won his first
round match In the National
PGA championship ut the
Hermitage Club here today,
defeating Stan Staszowski, 6
and 5. In the first major mp
set Of the match play tourna-
ment, Lawson Little lost 70
Jack Isaacs, 40-year-old Lang-
ley Field pro, mp.
Earlier Story on Page C-3.)
Evening star., 1949-05-27

Communist agent by a congress
sional committee-free to go on tc
the Soviet zone of Germany
permanently out Of American
grasp.
The squat, mild-appearing little
man. about whom had whirled an
international tempest. heard the
Judgment stondly at first. He
solemnly shook hands with the
policemen who had guarded him.
But when court was dismissed and
he was q free man, he broke into
q juhilant smile.
II wasn't worried" ne said. Il
feel dne.
II am going to Germany as
quickly as possible. I am very
glad the American reactionaries
have been defeated and hope
they viii be defeated many times
more"
Offered Professorship.
sEisier has been offered a pro-
fessorship in the University Of
Leipzig, in the Soviet zone Of Ger
many. Presumably that is where
he is going.
After almost two hours Of argu-
ment in Bow Street Court-the
only British court which can deal
with extradition cases-Magis-
trate Sir Laurence Dunno rejected
the American demand. He said
the United States failed to prove
that the fugitive Communist had
been convicted Of an extraditable
ohense.
The United States had contend
ed that Eisler's conviction of fall
sification of passport information
was tantamount to perjury, which
is an extraditable offense in Brit
ain. Eisler's counsel declared he
was . political refugee. and not
extraditabie. The court held that
Eisler's offense was not the same
a. perjury. and that he could not
be extradited for the offense he
had committed.
Eisler's other conviction was for
'swillful and deliberate" refusal to
be sworn and testify before the
House Un-American Activities
Committee.
No Appeal Provided.
American Embassy Minister Ju-
Illus Holmes commented:
1.-THE court has pronounced, We
are law abiding people. We will
report the results to the attorney
general. It Is UP to the attorney
general to decide whether any
other steps should be taken"
Home ONCE sources said so far
Is they know British law on ex-
tradition provides for an appeal
only in cases lost by the in
dividual involved. Counsel for the
United States Embassy made nc
request for q right to appeal the
Bow Street courts ruling.
A crowd gathered quickly, fol-
Evening star., 1949-05-27
Sunday Reoding -.

Main ho1sekeeper for the,
FeceraI Government may be .
new role for Federal Works
Administrators Jess Larson.
6san Writer Robert k. walsh
taxes . look nt tina ioo and
nj Mr. Larsonis rseonr~nda-
taons tn q Sunday Editorial
Section artlcis.
In companion pieces. tss
noted French Journalist perti-
raax reports thai Communist
strength appears waning IA
France. and Edward Tomlin-
son. Latin American authority.
sszsdies rfyosta Of tire Carsbbean
Commission 70 improve stand
Ards os United states. Britain.
rrenen and Dutch eoaonies fn
thai AREA.
Thes< are bas q few Of t1s
mary feAfarss that x1ppa&-
m<ns the usual thoToagh and
accurate nwvs ecns<ns of
Chr 1uahsg eiss
Evening star., 1949-05-27

(See EISLER. Page A-5)
Evening star., 1949-05-27

(See BIG FOUR, Page A-5D
Evening star., 1949-05-27

(See TAX BILL, Page A-l.)
Evening star., 1949-05-27

1see FOREIGN And. Pare A-5.)
Evening star., 1949-05-27
Guide tor Readers

A. Asscs.ss~s ss~n N~-~ea<~
Evening star., 1949-05-27

(see WEDDING. Page A-3o
, 1949-08-04
LARGE AUDIENCE
ENJOYS FARCE AND
PUPPET SHOW

AS predicted, the audience
which attended the program
presented by the students and
faculty of the st. Croix Sum-
mer School, gave the audience
reason to feel happy they had
come.
Starting with the Puppet
Show, which in itself, was uni
que, there was laughter until
the curtain fell. "Gammer Cur
toms Needle" kept the audi
ence not only rolling with
laughter but at times in sus-
pense. There was not a dull
moment in the entire program.
Only once did the audience
seem disappointed that was a
few minutes after the cur
tain, everyone kept his seat,
patiently awaiting continue
ton when the director stepped
forward to announce "that is
all, ladies and gentlemen, /
thank you" But all were a
greed it was short and sweet.
There were only seven play
Continued on Page a.
, 1949-08-04
MdnY Notions Druft
New Conventions .
For Wur Time

Many nations are in confer
ence and engaged in drafting
new conventions for articles Of
war. Parts of the resolution
approved thus far include the
following: No civilian inhabit-
ant Of occupied areas may be
punished for offence he or she
has not personally committed.
This second bans collective pen
alties and likewise all methods
OF intimidation % r terrorism
are prohibited. Pillage is pro-
hibited reprisals against civil
hans and their property is pro-
hlbited; the taking of hostages
, 1949-08-04
Councilmen 10 Hold
Series Of Informed
Conferences

Members Of the Municipal
Council plan to conduct a ser
les of informal conferences for
the purpose of mapping a long
range program for the Island.
At these conferences the
people, including those engag-
ed in industries, will be re-
quested to appear before Coun
Gil and make any suggestions
from which the Councilmen
will be guided in making final
plans.
, 1949-08-04
Bus Leuves Csted ut
9:I5 for Nurses Dance

Arrangements have been
ompleted by the Alumnae
association of Graduate Nurs-
es and Midwives of st. Croix,
for a bus to leave Sunday
Market at 9:15 tomorrow night
for Frederiksted.
, 1949-08-04
ST. Croix cricketers
Defect Tortohuns: :
Return Yesterday

The Cricket Team which
went to Tortola last week re-
turned yesterday evening at
400. They defeated the Torto-
lians with 1874 runs in the first
inning.
Despite the fact that the st.
Croix team won the toss to
play first, they displayed good
craftsmanship by giving pre-
ference to their hosts, who
made So runs. For two innings
they made 1OS runs with one
fall in their second inning.
The st. Croix could have Civ
en- one for two if it was not for
time. On previous agreement
the game had to be stopped at
6:15.
Christian Hendricks was a.
warded a bat for scoring the
most. runs. Other outstanding
scorers were, Valdemar Den
merry with q, and H. Bastain
with % not out. Outstanding
among the bowlers were Mr..
Hendricks, Christian Farrelly,
Hugo Dennis and Mr.. Dennery
For Tortola the outstanding
batsman was Nc Thavious;
bowler, O. Shirley and fielder,
Frank Abbott.
, 1949-08-04
Pope V~ocutioning al
Custel Gondolfo

Pope Plus XII left the Vati-
can for his summer palace at
Castel Gondolfo.
The trip from the Vatican
Will take approximately an
hour.
, 1949-08-04
Comets, Curdinuls
B~usketeers Meet
Tomorrow

The Comets and Cardinals
basketball teams are schedul-
ed to meet on the Christian
sted basketball court tomor-
row night at 8:15.
David c. Canegata, Jr. will
captain the Comets while
the Cards will be led by Zee
dro Benjamin.
, 1949-08-04
Stute Department To
Issue White Pepper
On Chino

The State Department has
announced that it will shortly
release the white paper" con-
corning it's relations with
China.
At his news conference the
Under Secretary of State de-
clined to go into details Of the
1000 page document, It will
describe all aspects of the Uni
ted States-C China relations.