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Evening star., 1949-07-30
American Consulate
In Shanghai Again
Besieged by Crowd
$50 Demanding Back Po)
For Navy Work Keep U. S
Officials in BUILDING
BY the Associoted Press

SHANG GHAI, July 30.-The
American consulate was beseiged
again today by about $50 former
Shanghai employees of the United
States Navy.
The mob. like the one yesterday
demanded aggregate back pay
and severance allowance equal
to 6l2 months pay. 1t was made
UP of Chinese mostly, but there
was sprinkling of Indians and
white Russians.
Consulate members were not
permitted to leave the building
These included Acting Consul
General Walter McConaughy,
Comdr. Morgan Slayton. naval
attache and Reuben Thomas,
administrative attache.
Others were permitted to come
and 60 but only essential person.
mel reported for work today lest
a general lock-in developed.
Thirteen staff members re-
manned in the building last night.
Ten were able to leave. Mr..
McConaughy, Mr.. Slayton and
Mr.. Thomas prepared to- dig in
for the night again.
CThe State Department. said
the Communist police "f1atly
refused to intervene" after mobs
seized the consulate yesterday
, Improper Discharge Claimed.
The dispute goes back to swift
withdrawal of Navy units here be-
fore the Communists arrived. The
workers claim they were not prop
jerly discharged; that they received
no formal notice.
After the consulate was barri-
caded few days ago Mr.. Thomas
opened negotiations With the
workers and the Communist For.
eign Affairs Bureau. The attache
ultimately offered a settlement av.
eraging three months pay. Tht
Navy and State Departments ap.
proved it.
The Foreign Affairs Bureau sale
/ tSee SHANGHAI, Page A-2.)
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AttIee ChorgesC Churchill Attack
Gives Britain Black Eye Abroad
'IrresponsibiIity and Party Spite Cited
In Reply to Conservative Leaders Blost

Today's speech was Mr.. Attlee's
first purely political appearance In
the campaign for the next general
elections.
He defended the Labor Govern
ment's naturalization program
which Mr.. Churchill had de-
nounced as "cramping and disas-
trous."
How disgraceful it u.s." the
Prime Minister said, Ito try and
make people believe that all our
difficulties are due to Socialist mis-
management"
He said the published policy
statement issued last week by the
Conservative Party made utterly
unsupported charges" He added
Having heard Mr.. Churchill's S
violent words about how this
country had been brought to a
low ebb IN its fortunes and ruined
by the Labor Government, you
would have expected the Tories
to propose cutting down expendi-
lures.
But on the contrary, on page
after page of this document they
demand increases. = There is
a lot of talk about reducing ex-
Evening star., 1949-07-30
Disputed Riders Kepl
In Senate's
ECA Appropriation
Committee Refuses to
Cancel Amendments,
But Rewrites Them
BY the Associated Press

The Senate Appropriations Com
mittee, trying to unravel Senate
snarl over a big foreign aid money
bill, clung stubbornly today to
amendments which caused all the
trouble.
The 21-member group slapped
together a new bill late yesterday
but, ignoring strong administra-
ton pressure, refused to withdraw
amendments which would:
/. Require the Economic Coop
Grafton Administration and the
Army to buy about $1,000, 900 900
worth of surplus American farm
products.
2. Earmark $5O,0Oo.o0o of ECA
funds for loans to Spain.
The committee rewrote these
riders in an effort to get around
Senate objections that they were
writing new legislation into a
money bill in violation of the rules,
Separate Votes Sought.
Vice President Barkley had pro-
posed that the committee offer
the foreign aid bill without the
disputed amendments, bringing
the riders up for a vote inde-
pendently of the measure.
But the committee was in no
mood to take the Vice Presidents S
advice. This would have made
them subject to approval by two
thirds vote of the Senate rather
than a simple majority.
The original commodity amend
ment, backed by Senator McClel-
Ian, Democrat, of Arkansas, would
have required ECA and the Army
to buy $4,000, 100000 in surplus
farm products.
But it was agreed in the re-
vised rider that the general 10
per cent cut in ECA funds-al-
ready accepted by administration
leaders-would apply also to the
commodity purchases.
Contents of New Bill.
The new bill, in brief. also con-
tains:
l. s3,626, $50 900 to carry ECA
through the current fiscal year.
This is the same money figure
contained in the old bill. But
the committee proposed to offer
a floor amendment stripping out
$50, ,000, 900 in loan authority.
2. $1,074, 100000 for ECA spend
ing in the final quarter of the
year ended July l. This is $74.O0O,-
600 more than the committee ap-
proved in the old bill.
8. $344,000 for a congressional
watchdog committee to check on
foreign spending.
4. An amendment to restrict
sharply aid to any nation break
ing United States treaty. This
is aimed at the French for alleged
discrimination against Americans
in French Morocco.
5. 5000 ,000, 900 for government
and relief In the occupied areas Of
Germany. Austria, Japan and the
Ryukyu Islands. No change In
figures.
6. $45,0O0,000 in aid. to Greece
and Turkey. No chang in figures.
Evening star., 1949-07-30
Jerusalem Is Shaken
By Two Explosions
By the Associated Press

JERUSALEM, July 30.-Two
laundering explosions shook
Southern Jerusalem early today
and a large blaze was seen on
Mount Zion, just outside the
Arab-held old city wall.
Israel officials had no explana-
tions for the blasts. Some sources
said they believed a fire on the
Arab side of the boundary line
exploded land mines.
Mount Zion is the site Of an
abbey where a joint jewish
Catholic investigating commits
sion began work this week ex-
-arnining war damage to church
property.
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BY the Associated Press

FORT DIX, N. j., July 30
A commercial airliner crashed two
miles from Fort Dix today. Si1
persons were reported killed.
An Air Force spokesman at Fort
Dix said reports from an Army
military policeman on the scene
identified the craft as a DC;
Eastern Air Line plane.
The first report of the crash
from La Guardia Field, New York
said the DC-3 had collided in the
air with an Army aircraft.
The Fort Dix spokesman said
his information did not indicate
a collision between two planes.
The spokesman said his infor-
nation about the reported six
deaths came from the military
policeman on the scene. He added
that he is awaiting return of Air
Force personnel dispatched to in
vestigate the crash to learn more
details.
Eastern Air Lines in Philadel-
phia, about 80 south of Fort Dix,
refused to comment on the crash.
A spokesman referred all inquiries
to the air lines Offices in New
York.
Evening star., 1949-07-30
rs Deaths Over Nation
Attributed 10 Heat;
Midwest Gets Relief
Cool Air From Canada
Heads Slowly Toward
Torrid Eastern States
By the Associated Press

Cooling breezes famed out over
the heat-weary Midwest and
headed into the sweltering Eastern
States today as the death toll from
the oppressive weather mounted to
more than rs.
The fresh Canadian air broke
the week-long spell of hot and
sticky weather over the Central
States yesterday and last night
It was moving eastward from is to
20 miles an hour and was expected
to cover the Eastern heat belt to-
night. The Weather Bureau al
Chicago did not expect much Of
the cool air to drift into the ho1
Southern States.
But it looked like another da.
of hot weather for most of tn
Eastern States, extending the hea'
wave to two weeks in some areas
Pleasant in Plains Area.
With the arrival of the welcome
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summer day in the Central Plains
the Upper Mississippi Valley and
the Upper Great Lakes region
No 90-degree temperatures were
in prospect and there was a sharp
reduction in humidity. The tor
rid Eastern States can expect
similar pleasant weather tonight
and tomorrow, Federal forecast
ers said.
The mercury was in the upper
Cos in Chicago early today after
a week of hot and humid
weather.
The death toll in the Eastern
States mounted as temperatures
scared into the COS and broke
records for the date yesterday
There were scores of prostrations.
Business establishments in many
cities closed and sent employees
home because of the sizzling heat
Sizzler in New York.
New York City had another
sizzler yesterday. The 97.8 read
ing was the hottest July 20 on
record; and topped the previous
high of 95.5 III 1892. It was the
Evening star., 1949-07-30
700 Stores Fail to Get
Cigarette Sale Licenses

When the Office of superintend-
ent Of licenses closed yesterday
it was estimated that about 700
Washington merchants had failed
to obtain licenses to sell cigarettes,
starting Monday.
Twenty-nine vending machine
companies had obtained .,916 tabs
for their machines, while 2,786 re-
tail merchants had obtained Ii
censes. Twenty-seven wholesale
dealers in cigarettes had obtained
licenses. The total number Of
licenses issued was 2142.
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dicted high of 95 today and the
Washington area will be treated
to improved sleeping weather to-
night, with a temperature low Of
about 70 degrees, according to the
Weather Bureau.
Less Humid Tomorrow.
The prospect for tomorrow is
mostly sunny, but less humid,
with the mercury remaining be-
low 80 for the first time since
last Sunday.
Parts of Maryland were hotter
than the District. Salisbury re-
ported 80 degrees yesterday for
the hottest spot in the State. The
Eastern Shore city had 100 de-
grees the day before.
Mercury Tops So.
Yesterdays maximum here was
a shade above 96 degrees, match
ing the seasons record, set Tues
day. The reading was 96.2 at 3:23
pm. yesterday.
Two additional deaths reported
today as probable heat fatalities
occurred in the early morning
hours.
Joseph W. Green, go, of 1902
Girard street NV, an employe
of the Premier Cab Co., was found
unconscious on his bed by another
roomer at his address, police re-
ported. He died shortly after be-
ing taken to Gallinger Hospital.
Simeon F. Denty, IS, colored.
1903 Fifth street NV, was found
unconscious by fellow watchman
at the Yale Laundry, 437 New
York avenue NV, according TO
police: He was dead when an
ambulance arrived.
20 Treated in Exhaustion.
Heat was thought to have con-
tributed to these other deaths last
night or early today:
George T. Stewart, 60. colored,
46 F street NV, taken to CAL
linger Hospital after being found
unconscious in his bed.
Henry c. Schade, SO, of 1928
Trinidad avenue NV, found un-
conscious in bed shortly after hav-
ing returned home from work.
Paul A. Doland. 46, of 1448
Girard street NV, a building
guard, found unconscious in bed.
Edward c. Gardner, AZ, of 1903
Twenty-eighth street NV, also
found unconscious in bed.
Milledge Holston, 46, colored,
152412 Marion street NV adj
mitted to Suburban Hospital for
treatment of heat prostration.
At least 20 other persons were
treated for heat exhaustion at
area hospitals yesterday.
John Nelson, So, 623 Half street
S.W., admitted to Providence
Hospital last night, was reported
still in serious condition today.
Matter of "Pure Chance"
In an unofficial elaboration Of
his thundershowers prediction, the
forecaster warned against overan-
ticipation. He pointed out such
showers tend to build up over rel
atively small areas and last only
for brief periods.
What is expected late this after
Evening star., 1949-07-30
Cooling Showers
Possible Today,
.ForecasterSays
Mercury Below 90
With Less Humidity
Expected Tomorrow
BULLETIN

The official Weather Bureau
thermometer here reached 95
degrees at l pm. At the same
time Coroner A. Magruder Mac
Donald issued a certificate Of
death due to heat in the case Of
Earl Lucas, A, colored, 259 Di-
vision avenue NE. Mr.. Lucas
died at Gallinger Hospital early
today, the third victim of the
last "a hours.
Scattered late afternoon or
evening thundershowers were
rated likely" by the weather
forecaster today. as he stood by
his prediction of a temporary
weekend break in the heat wave.
Meanwhile, two more deaths
tentatively attributed to the heat
were recorded and five others were
believed to have been heat-in-
duced during the last "a hours.
If the thundershoWers arrive on
schedule. they will follow a pre-
Evening star., 1949-07-30
20 Planes Destroyed
As Texas Hongor Burns
By the Associated Press

SWEETWATER, Tex, July 80.
Twenty airplanes, including ii
owned by the Lone Star Aviation
Co., were destroyed yesterday
when a hangar at the Municipal
Airport burned.
Damage was estimated at be-
tween $4,000 and 100000.
The fire was believed to have
started from an explosion in the
gas tank of a plane placed in the
hangar a few minutes before the
fire started
Evening star., 1949-07-30
Maragon Questioned
Third Straight Day
By Senate Probers
Investigators Told
He Tried to Avoid
Duty on Perfume Oil
By Miriom Gutenberg

John Maragon, onetime boot
black and frequent White House
visitor, today underwent his third
straight day of questioning by
a Senate investigations subcom-
mittee looking into the activi-
ties of five per centers."
The 56-year-old Malta born
witness was recalled as the Sen
ate investigators started looking
into a report that Mr.. Maragon
once tried to bring into the
country valuable perfume oils dis
guised as champagne.
According to the story being
investigated by the Senate group,
Mr.. Maragon, while employed by
a perfume company in 1946, tried
to avoid paying customs duty on
perfume essence valued at $4,000
by claiming the bottle contained
champagne for Mrs. Truman. He
reportedly had to pay $1,000 duty
when customs guards discovered
the ruse.
Paper Reveals Story.
A committee spokesman said
the story was turned over to the
commitee yesterday afternoon by
the New York Herald Tribune,
and that it is being looked into
to see If it is relevant to the COM
mittee's current investigation.
The New York newspaper said
that when Mr.. Maragon returned
from a business trip to Europe for
his perfume firm he had with him
two packages addressed to George
Drescher, then chief of the White
House Secret Service detail. Ac-
cording to the newspaper account,
when customs agents questioned
him about the contents of the
packages. Mr.. Maragon said they
contained gifts for Mrs. Truman
and Miss Margaret Truman and
should not be opened.
According to this account, Mr..
Maragon was unable to provide
proof that the gifts were actually
going to the White House. The
customs agents, the newspaper re-
ported, found a dress or dresses
in one of the packages and per-
fume oils in the second package.
$1,600 Reported Paid.
The newspaper said it was not
clear whether the $1,000 repre-
sented the normal duty on the es-
sence or included a penalty GUS
tomarily charged where dutiable
goods are not declared.
The committee spokesman said
it had no documents to confirm
the story and had not checked the
story at customs.
Mr.. Maragon spent most of
Yesterday answering questions for
Investigators for the Senate group.
Previously he had appeared before
the full committee at closed
session Thursday.
He told reporters after the
questioning yesterday that he had
demanded to be heard by the
committee to clear his name after
Columnist Drew Pearson had ac-
Evening star., 1949-07-30
Fire Destroys Locomotives
OF Virginia Spur Railroad
BY the Associofed Press

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, July
30.-The Virginia Central Rail-
road lost all it's rolling stock in q
fire here yesterday-two loco
motives.
Flames leveled the engine shop
and ruined one of the gasoline
powered engines. A 50-foot steel
water tower collapsed and crushed
the other. Heat melted its sup
ports.
George D. Williams, president OF
the company, said the company
would resume operations at once
with an engine borrowed from the
Dahlgren Naval Proving Ground.
Evening star., 1949-07-30
Mrs. Dionne in Lourdes

LOURDES, France, July 80 (P)
The mother Of Canada's quin-
tuplets, Mrs. Olivia Dionne, arrived
in this Catholic shrine city today
from Rome. She intends to re-
main several days visiting the
world-famous grotto and other
shrines. She recently had an
audience with Pope Plus XII.
Evening star., 1949-07-30
II in Mexican Truck Killed

PUEBLA, Mexico, July 80 R.-
A truck taking peasants to q
weekly fair was caught between
two buses last night. killing II
persons and seriously injuring a.
others.
The drivers Of all three vehicles
were arrested.
Evening star., 1949-07-30
Military Chiefs
ReaehFrankfurt;
Met by McC|oy
10 Days of Talks
With Leaders of Pact
Nations Planned
ey the Associated Press

FRANKFURT, CerU1dly, july
30.-The United States Joint
Chiefs of Staff arrived here today
in President Truman's personal
plane to begin 10 days of confer
ences with Western European
military chiefs and to survey
American forces in Europe.
The three top military COM
manders were greeted at Frank
furt's Rhein- Main airbase by John
j. McCloy, American military gov
ernor, and American military
chiefs in Germany.
Admiral Louis Denfeld, Chief of
Naval Operations. said he and
Gen. Omar Bradley, Army Chief
of Staff, and Gen. Hoyt Vanden-
berg. Air Force commander, would
talk over military problems with
Western European leaders.
Will Exchange Ideas.
I'VE will talk with the chiefs
of staff of the Atlantic Pact ma
tions during our Today stay in
Europe" Admiral Denfeld told re-
porters. 1--WE are not going to
talk about military aid"
Apparently Admiral Denfeld, in
saying the talks would not deal
with military aid. was referring to
specific discussion of the military
aid program which is now being
debated in Congress.
Gen. Vandenberg said there
will be an exchange of ideas with
the European military leaders"
Gen. Bradley said the joint
Chiefs will confer In Paris with
Field Marshal Lord Montgomery,
chief of the Western Union CBri-
tain, France, Belgium. Holland
and Luxembourg staff.
1--WE will see. what kind of Or
ganization and staff are needed
to implement the pact" Gen.
Bradley added.
Informed sources in London
said Lord Montgomery probably
will urge that the Atlantic Pact
defense setup be made to cor
respond with his own five-nation
organization.
McCloy to Give Dinner.
Three crack honor guards rep.
resenting United States Army
Navy and Air Force units in Ger.
many were drawn up as the plane
landed.
Greeting the Joint Chiefs were
Mr.. McCloy. 1t. Gen. Clarence r
Huebner. commanding general OF
the United States Army in Europe
1t. Gen. John K. Cannon. COM
manding general of the United
States Air Force in Europe, anc
Rear Admiral John Wilkes, com.
mander of United States Naval
forces in Europe.
Tonight the three chiefs OF
staff will be guests Of Mr.. McCloy
at a dinner.
Tomorrow they will confer with
Mr.. McCloy and the top Army
Navy and Air Force commanders
in Germany. Army officials said
Gen. Bradley, Gen. Vandenberg
and Admiral Denfeld may fly to
Berlin late tomorrow.
Tuseday they will 60 to London
for conferences with the British
chief of staff and other military
officials. They will leave London
Thursday for Paris.
Evening star., 1949-07-30
Power Cut in Frunce

PARIS, July 80 P.-Beginning
next week, rationing of electricity
will be frightened in France be-
cause of the drought. Reservoirs
are at only So per cent of capacity.
Evening star., 1949-07-30
Data to Help Sell Program
Will Be Given Conqress

The Nations top military leaders,
now in Europe, are expected to
bring back more information on
European defenses for a congress
sional committee still not sold on
President Truman's $1,450, 900 ,000
program for arming friendly
Evening star., 1949-07-30
Cement Truck Strike
Settled, Drivers Return
To Jobs on Monday
Union Granted Raise
Of 10 Cents at Once
And 5 More May IS

Striking ready mix concrete
truck drivers agreed today to re-
turn to work Monday for an i'm
mediate 10-cents- an-hour wage
increase plus another cents next
May Is.
The surprise settlement ended a
walkout of ITO members of Local
639, Truck Drivers Union, that
had seriously crippled construc-
tion on several large projects.
The drivers had shut down OPP
erations of three large concrete
producers, the Howat. Maloney
and Super Concrete Companies
since Thursday morning. when
they rejected a tentative agree
ment arranged the night before
by negotiators.
Strike Called Unnecessary.
In turning down the Thursday
offer, some union men blamed
newspapers for upsetting the
settlement plans with premature
accounts Thursday morning that
the strike was over.
Today Francis j. Kelly. repre-
senting the employers, said they
felt the strike was bulh unneces-
sary and regrettable, because what
has been agreed on today would
have been agreed on without a
strike"
Under terms of today's settle
ment, the 10-cent pay raise is
retroactive to July IL, the date
that District carpenters returned
| to work after a Six-week strike
The contract will run until May
Is, 1851.
Mr.. Kelly said negotiators had
agreed Wednesday on the 10-cent
figure, and that he had given the
union negotiators assurance that
he would seek authorization for
the scent boost next May Is. 1t
was this agreement that union Off
cials presented to the membership
Thursday. he said.
Rate to Be S1.45 an Hour.
1.-The employers feel that an
other increase of S cents an hour
next May is not too high price
to pay for industrial peace for q
two-year period" Mr.. Kelly said.
The truck drivers will receive
$1.45 an hour with the 10-cent
increase. Another segment Of the
same local has continued to work
for four smaller concrete pro-
ducers. Mr.. Kelly said he repre-
sented only the three large pro-
ducers, but that usually the other
companies went along with the
general pattern.
In another dispute, officials OF
the Employing Plasterers' Asso-
citation were optimistic over the
chances of heading off a new
strike in the construction in
dustry.
Meeting Scheduled.
They scheduled a meeting for
today in the Hamilton Hotel with
representatives of Local 571, Plas-
terer Tenders Association. who
have given notice of walkout
Monday.
The union is asking a 121a
cents-an-hour wage increase. Up
to today's meeting, the association
had offered only a renewal of the
present $1.75-an-hour scale, but
there were indications it would
make a cash concession today.
One source said the association
hoped to settle the dispute along
the lines of the recent settlement
with the laborers. who were
awarded 10 cents an hour after a
long strike.
A strike of the tenders woule
i impede construction on any build.
ing projects that have reached the
plastering stage. This would in.
clude at least one school under
construction and eventually woulc
tie-up other projects.
Evening star., 1949-07-30
Air|iner Hits
Military Plane,
15FearedDead
DC-3 Disintegroted
Over.New Jersey,
Eastern Air Lines Say!
BULLETIN
BULLETIN

FORT DIX, N. J. (P.-An
Eastern Air Lines DC-3 crashed
northeast of this Army post
today. The line said in New
York it collided with a mill
tary craft and that indications
were all IA persons aboard were
killed. The company said the
DC-3, carrying IL passengers
and a crew of 3, "disintegrated
in the air" after colliding with
the unidentified military plane.
State police at Fort Dix had
reports that the military pilot
also was killed.
Evening star., 1949-07-30
Gas Station Robbed:
Loses 36 Gallons
OF Anti-Freeze

Louis Kosberg, owner of a
gasoline station at 2800 Sher-
man avenue NV, had a hot
weather robbery report for
police today. The loot:
Thirty-six gallons of anti
freeze.
Evening star., 1949-07-30

(See ATTLEE, Page A-2D
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(See ARMS, Page A-4)
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(See HEAT, Page A-2O
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See FIVE PER CENTERS, Az
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(See WEATHER, Page A-2.)
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(See SHANGHAI, Page Az.
Evening star., 1949-09-15
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