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Evening star., 1949-09-07
British Newsman Sees
Trade With Red Bloc
As Dollar Alternative

Total failure of talks beginning
today on Britain's economic plight
might force that nation into ex-
panded trade with the countries
beyond the iron curtain, a British
news correspondent warned last
night. 30 ---''
Leonard Mall Of the British
Broadcasting Corp. Washington
Bureau, stressed that such de-
velopment might not only be polit-
ically undesirable but naturally
would tend to increase existing
war potential Of the Soviet Union.
Mr.. Mail was one of five news
men from the United States, Brit
ain and Canada who appeared on
Public Hearing" weekly pro-
gram staged over WMAL-TV, The
Stars television station. The topic
last night was "The British Eco
nomic Crisis"
Questioned on Failure.
The others who participated
were Garnett D. Herner, State
Department reporter for The Star;
Rodney Crowther, Washington
Bureau OF the Baltimore Sun;
Charles Douglas Bateman, chief
parliamentary correspondent of
the London Daily Telegraph, and
Max Freedman. Washington Bu-
reau Of the Winnipeg Free Press,
Bryson Rash, WMAL's director of
special features, acted as moder-
ator. - -.-se- 49,
Mr.. Mall gave his opinion in
response to q question from MIR.
Horner as to what would happen
II a working solution to Britain's
troubles did not come out of the
talks.
In discussing conceivable in
crease in trade between Britain
and Russia as a possible al
tentative, Mr.. Freedman remarked
that this would be interpreted by
Congress as stain to the rescue"
Mr.. Horner then commented that
Britain's financial resurgence
might even be a bulwark of the
free world against totalitarianism.
Barter System Alternative.
In pointing out another alterna-
tive against failure, Mr.. Mail said
Britain might have to try and
concentrate its buying and selling
In the soft currency bloc" This
is composed of countries whose
monetary units are not in great
demand because they cannot be
freely changed into dollars. Mr..
Mall said this would be discrimi-
natory against the United States
and Canada, inasmuch as it would
create barter system and dis
courage trade without the use of
dollars.
He also stated he did not think
It was true, as sometimes rumored,
that American Marshall Plan dol
lars were being used to finance
Britain's welfare experiments,
such as socialized medicine. On
the other hand, he added. these
are financed through taxation of
the population which has reached
approximately 40 per cent of in
dividual income.
Mr.. Crowther said he thinks
Britain needs a good sales agent, "
after It was explained that, if the
nation could tap 2 per cent of
Americas $258. .000. .000. 900 market
trade, sBritain's financial crisis
would be solved. $50
Mr.. Bateman explained that.
while Britain now has a dollar
crisis, its domestic budget, through
taxation, more than balances and
even carries a surplus,
Evening star., 1949-09-07

Sluauer SCdu.
AS the Gov
ernment's 10y
atty investiga-
ton Of its en-
ployes draws to
a close, with
less than 500
cases remain
ing to be ad-
Indicated, the
statistics prove
conclusively the
high degree Of
loyalty and A.
deity among
F e d e raj en-
Evening star., 1949-09-07
Typhoon in China Seq

HONG KONG, Sept. Z (P.-The
Royal Observatory said tonight a
typhoon was building up in the
China Sea. It urged residents
and business firms in this British
crown colony to close storm win
dows. Winds of gale proportion
are expected tomorrow.
Evening star., 1949-09-07
Congress in Brief
By me Assoeiutsd Press

Denatt: 80 49,.
Begins debate on extension OF
the Reciprocal Trade Act.
Judiciary subcommittee holds
closed session to consider legisla-
ton barring subversive aliens from
= the United States.
House:
In recess.
Evening star., 1949-09-07
Weather Report

District of Columbia - Mostly
cloudy with highest about 10 de-
grees today. Occasional light
showers late tonight or tomorrow.
Lowest tonight about 64 degrees.
Somewhat warmer tomorrow.
Maryland - Mostly cloudy to-
night and tomorrow with scat
tered light showers. Not as cool
tomorrow with highest about IA
degrees.
Virginia Most cluody tonight
and tomorrow with a few scattered
showers. Somewhat warmer to-
morrow.
Wind velocity, 10 miles per
hour; direction, northeast.
Evening star., 1949-09-07
Yeur-Around Port

Although it lies near the Arctic
Ocean, the harbor Of Narvik, Nor
way, is ice free because of the in
huence of the warm Gulf Stream.
Evening star., 1949-09-07
The Federal Spotlight
Loyalty Board Plans to Wind Up
Its Inquiry Before Christmas
By Joseph Yound

The Government plans to wind its loyalty program by
Christmas.
Loyalty Board officials that's date when they'll
the which to determine
Evening star., 1949-09-07
Reich Sets Steel Mark

FRANKFURT. Germany, Sept.
7 R.-The Anglo American zones
of Germany set a new postwar
record by producing 816,766 tons
of steel in August, it was an
nounced yesterday.
Evening star., 1949-09-07
ID. C. Pollen Count.

D. C. Pollen Count.
District Medical Society ragWeed
pollen count for "a hours ended
8 am, September 7, 124 grains
per cubic yard of air.
River Report.
(From U. 8. Engineers)
Potomac River cloudy at Hsrpers Ferry
and ct Great Falls. Shenandoah cloudy
at HarperS Ferry.
Evening star., 1949-09-07

There are orchids that are only
as large as pearls, and some are
8 feet in diameter.
Evening star., 1949-09-07

Hfgh ana Low OF Last "a hOurSs
High, SO, at 1:34 PM.
Low, go, at $50 am.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 81, on August IL. "
Lowest, 81, on January 80.
Tide Tables, r+5
Evening star., 1949-09-07

in existence to check on the loyal
ty of Federal Job applicants. But
it will operate with a much
Evening star., 1949-09-07

(Be sure to listen in Sundays
at 1915 am. oDer WMAL, The
Star station, for Joseph Young's
broadcast version of the Federal
Spotlight, featuring additional
7eWs and vieWs of the Govern
ment SerDice.)
Evening star., 1949-09-07
The Sun and Moon.
Precipitation.

Monthly precipitation in inches IN
q initial lcurrenf rannth To dafal.
Evening star., 1949-02-06
Expert on Diamonds
To Give Talks Here

How diamonds are transformed
from rough pebbles to smooth,
sparkling gems will be discussed
here this week by Mrs. Gladys Bab-
son Hannaford of New York, an
authority on the stones.
During the week she will speak
to 20 organizations and will display
a valuable collection. The talks
will be sponsored ~ by the Greater
Washington Retail jewelers. Asso-
citation.
The only meeting open to the
public will be at 2:30 pm. Friday
in the National Museum, Constitu-
ton avenue and Tenth street NV
Tomorrow, Mrs. Hannaford will
address the School of Nursing OF
Catholic University at pm, and
the Washington Technical School at
7:30 pm.
Tuesday, she will appear at the
Marjorie Webster Junior College at
noon; the Electrical Institute of the
Potomac Electric Power Co. at 2:3C
pm: cocktail party for women
of the press at the Hotel Statler at
$50 pm; a television broadcast
with the wife Of Representative
Lodge, Republican, of Connecticut
at 7 pm; the Silver Spring Lions
Club at pm, and the Connecticut
Avenue Business Mems Association
at $50 pm.
Other engagements later in the
week will include the Junior Board
of Commerce, the Business and Pro-
fessional Womens Club, Maryland
University and the Chevy Chase
Junior College.
Evening star., 1949-02-06
Device to Photograph Brain
To Be Used Here for First Time
Spanish Surgeon
Brings Invention
From West Coast

A new type brain photograph
dev,ce. perfected By Spanish sur
geon, will be used for the first time
in the history of medicine at thc
Bethesda Nval Hospital at 40 am
tomorrow.
The X-ray equipment is the re
suit OF Is years of research and ex-
periments conducted by DR.. J. M
Sanchez-Perez. 41-year-old son OF
"a noted Madrid mathematician
now on the staff of the University
of Southern California medical
school.
DR. Perez and the machine, called
the Sanchez-Perez Multi Matte
seriograph. arrived from the West
Coast by TWA plane yesterday.
The model, to be used on a Navy
veteran suffering from an unde-
termined brain ailment, is being
presented to the Naval Hospital by
Dr.. Sanchez-Perez and its manu-
facturer, George Yates, OF Glen
dale, Calf.
Taking six brain photographs ir
four and one-haf seconds, the de.
vice is expected to open up new
horizons in brain study. particu.
larly in disclosing all kinds of or.
ganlc LESSONS such as assesses, tu.
mors and cysts, its manufacturer
says.
! In its use, an opaque liquid is in
lected into an artery which supplies
blood to the brain and during tn,
Evening star., 1949-02-06
Mrs. Norton AssaiIs
Taft Aet;as Retreat

Representative Mary Norton, DEM
ocrat, OF New Jersey, former chair
man Of the House Labor Committee
said last night the Hartley Act
was born out of a desire for re-
preston"
ut was a retreat-not just step
backward-but a wholesale retreat
to the days when labor had no
rights" she said.
Her comment on the labor law,
now up in Congress for revision,
was contained IN prepared text
for broadcast last night.
Tremendous influences were
brought to bear to insure passage
of the Taft Hartley Act, Mrs. Nor
ton declared.
She said the Committee for Con-
stitutional Government reported
officially that it had spent $3.50, 900
for lobby activities, principally in
favor Of the Taft-Hartley Act In
1947.
This was the single largest Of
ficial lobby expenditure reported to
Congress" Mrs. Norton continued
ut has been freely stated that the
National Association of Manufac-
turers, whose attorneys were busy
helping write the law, raised the
sum of s3,000,00O to propagandize in
favor Of the Taft-Hartley Act.
Now the same forces are spend
ing money and buying advertise.
ments to retain that law in the face
of the expressed desire of the Natior
for a return to an enlightened anc
progressive labor policy"
Mrs. Norton said the Truman ad'
ministration's proposed new labor
bill "reverses the policy of govern
mental interference"
Evening star., 1949-02-06
Exhibition of Cubon Art
To Open at American U.

The Watkins Gallery of Ameri-
can University will open an exhibi-
ton of Cuban art today which will
remain on view through February
27, the university announced yes
terday.
The exhibition was assembled by
Jose Gomez-Sicre, head of the
visual arts section of the Pan Amer
ican Union After the showing at
the Watkins Gallery, it will tour
the country under auspices Of the
American Federation Of Arts.
The paintings Of more than 80
Cuban artists are featured. The
artists include Amelia Pelaez, Felipe
Orlando, Cundo Bermudez, Julio
Girona, Mario Carreno, Roberto
Diago, Mariana, Rene Portocarrero
and Luis Martinez Pedro.
Evening star., 1949-02-06
House Members Push
Townsend Plan Anew

Townsend old-age pension advo-
Gates in Congress have organized
anew for another attempt at en-
acting their plan to provide pen
sions for all Americans so or over.
DR.. Francis E. Townsend. 81-year-
old founder of the movement, sound
ed call for action at a meeting of
more than 60 House members. The
meeting, held Thursday, was pre-
sided over by Representative Angel,
Republican, Of Oregon.
Mr.. Angel and Representative
Blatnik, Democrat, of Minnesota
have introduced identical bills to
enact the Townsend plan. They
provide for a per cent tax on gross
incomes over $3.50 a month, the
proceeds to be divided every 80 days
among all persons go years OF age
or over.
DR.. Townsend told the group the
country is confronted by three
"menaces ces''-socialism, communism
and another depression. He said
the old-age pension would overcome
these and remove fear of the fu-
ture.".
In story in Fridays editions of
The Star, it was stated inadvertent-
ly that DR.. Townsend had spoken at
a meeting of another group of pen
sion advocates, headed by Repre-
'sentatives Morris, Republican, of
Oklahoma and Van Zandt, Re-
publican, of Pennsylvania. That
meeting also was attended by more
than. 60 House members, but was
not addressed by DR.. Townsend. E..
Evening star., 1949-02-06
Ita|y's Reds in Drive
For Non-CoI|aboration
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

ROME. Feb. 5.-Communist labor
leaders have opened long-her-
aided "noncollaboration" campaign
in industrial North Italy with a
showdown strike of $1,000 workers
in TURNS big Fiat automotive
works.
The showdown struck Fiat, Italy's
biggest car manufacturers. yester-
day with a two-hour Walkout. To-
DAY official Communist sources said
workers would strike daily for one
hour, beginning next Monday. EN-
ployes also were ordered to
eliminate all overtime work.
The showdown began as Commu-
mist Giuseppe di Vittorio, boss OF
the Confederation of Labor (CGIL)
warned the government that his
rank and file would mot tolerate
any legal measures banning work.
ers' "noncollaboration.'
Industrialists have charged that
the campaign is a form Of sabotage
against production. Leftist work.
ers claimed that lay-offs and
factory shutdowns were the real
sabotage" against production.
Members of the anti-Communist
Free Labor Confederation GCGIL)
have announced their refusal to go
along with ''noncollaboration.' ,
LcGIL, however, claims only
small minority among TURNS S
heavily Communist labor force.
The skeleton of a man several
hundred years old has been found
under the floor of Academy Hall In
Ayr, Scotland.
Evening star., 1949-02-06

The action taken was in opposi-
ton TO any extension Of the Balti-
more rule to the State as whole
A committee of the Maryland Court
of Appeals has studied extension
of the rule but made no decision.
Convictions Appealed.
Three radio stations and a news
editor have, appealed convictions
last week for contempt in violas
ton of the Baltimore rule.
The Press Associations resolution
said:
Resolved that the legislature be
requested to pass legislation deny
ing the right of the judiciary of the
State to pass rules or regulations
that interfere in any way with the
right of newspapers to publish such
news as the officials owning or di-
recting those newspapers see IT.
Whether legislation will be asked
at the current session in Annapolis
will be up to the three-man COM
mittee. Former State Senator Will
mer Cronin of the Hartford Demo-
crat at Aberdeen is chairman. The
other members are John Worthing-
ton of the Bel Air Aegis and E. M
Jackson, jr., of the Annapolis Eve
ming Capital.
Lee To Succeed James.
Mr.. Lee, editor of the Maryland
News, Silver Spring, will succeed
Glenn T. James of the Record
Observer, Centreville, as president.
Mrs. J. Reed Bradley Of the Rec
ord of Montgomery County, was
named vice president for Weeklies
and Mr.. Jackson for dailies.
Evening star., 1949-02-06

The commission, however, took
the view that it was the intent of
Congress that veterans receive pref
erentlal treatment in reduction in
force program, and that any in
itiative to change the law must
come from Congress. Therefore, the
commission will make no recon.
mendation to Congress on this score.
incidentally, the comissions vet
Grams service division, which works
very closely with the American Le-
gion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars
and other veterans groups, disap-
proves strongly of any notifications
And this division is generally re-
garded as one of the most powerful
units within the commission.
The Hoover Commission's forth
coming report will call for modi-
flying some aspects of veterans pref
erence. The proposals may put the
Civil Service Commission on the
spot If the President and Congress
ask for its advice.
Several top Government officials
soon will become the defendants in
an important suit filed by veterans
who will charge that they were dis
missed from their Federal jobs in
violation Of veterans preference pro-
cedures. The officials will be charged
with deliberately violating the Vet
erans Preference Act.
\ 4
PAY-Chairman O'Conor of the
Senate Civil Service Subcommittee
on Federal pay legisla ton says his
group will take up salary legislation
for the entire Federal service as
soon as the top-bracket and District
Government employees pay raise
Legislation is disposed with.
The committee will have before
1T legislation ranging from the ad-
mlnlStratlon'S reViSionS of the
Classification Act, which would mean
an average increase of $50 an en-
ploye, all the way to the bipartisan
bill granting rank-and- file employees
$3.50 year pay raises.
Obviously, what most employees
groups are hoping for is some sort
iof compromise between the two
figures. Some union officials con-
+flde that their groups would be
more than glad to settle for a 5000
ito $3.50 figure. ~, rc,'j
+ &*x
NAVY-The rather sharp cut in
the Navy Departments budget re-
quests won't affect more than 9sev-
eral hundred Navy civilian employees
in the Washington area.
Some personnel cuts will have to
be made in the Navy field installa-
tions in this area. but it is expected
that most of those can be absorbed
through normal employment turn
over without having to fire many
people.
There aren't expected to be any
personnel cuts worth mentioning in
the Navy's departmental service
here.
CAPITAL ROUNDUP-The Civil
Service Commission will hold writ
ten exams next month for the many
Evening star., 1949-02-06
'Amerieqns All. Program
Plans 150th Broadcast

The 150th consecutive Sunday
broadcast of Americans All" takes
place at 1:30 pm. today over sta
ton WOOK. DR.. Tomlinson d.
Todd, program director and presi-
dent of the Institute of Race Rela-
1tions, said the hroadcasts, which he
originated, started March 81, l946,
and are a cooperative venture be-
tween the institute and the radio
station. They also were sent over
stations WWDC and WQQW before
WOOK scheduled them some time
ago.
Today's broadcast, which will pre-
sent the Truman civil rights pro-
gram, will have as speakers Senator
LANCER, Republican, of North Da-
kota; DR.. Frederick E. Reissig.
executive secretary of the Washing
ton Federation of Churches; Mrs.
Lily A. Perry. president of the Ma
tlonal Industrial Justice Association.
and DR.. Todd, who will be master
Of ceremonies.
Evening star., 1949-02-06
Ruling Sought by West
On How Shift OF Guard
Affects Support byCity.

Corporation Counsel Vernon E.
West has been asked for an opinion
on whether recent transfer of the
District National Guard from the
President to the Defense Depart
ment relieves Washington of flnan-
cial responsibility for the guards
support.
The opinion was requested by
Representative OHara, Republican,
of Minnesota, ranking minority
member of the House District Judic-
iary Subcommittee and member Of
the House Fiscal Affairs subcom-
mittee for the District.
Mr.. O'Hara said he asked Mr..
West for an opinion OIL two ques-
tions. First, was there authority
for President to order the transfer?
Secondly, how does the transfer
affect the financial responsibility
of the District to the guard?
District Seeks Release.
1t is an open secret that the Dis
trict Government would like to be
released from its obligation to sup
ply funds for maintenance of the
guard in the annual budget. There
is some feeling in the Corporation
Counsel's Office that the recent
transfer of the guard to Defense
Secretary Forrestals jurisdiction
might eliminate this responsibility
It has been pointed out that the
District Code provides only that
the commanding general of the
National Guard submit his budget
ary requirements through the Com
missioners. The law does not state
that the money be supplied by Dis
trict taxpayers.
The question was raised earlier
last week when Budget Ofdcer Wal
ter L Fowler asked the House
Armed Services Committee whether
the transfer freed the District from
financial responsibility for the guard
Mr.. Fowler was told that the trans
fer probably did not affect the
status quo.
Interested In Armory.
Mr.. OHara said District officials
had not approached him on the
question. He has, however, beer
interested in the National Guarc
and the huge armory, particularly
when the Commissioners and the
guard locked horns over control OF
the armory drill hall more than 8
year ago.
1t is believed that legislation woulc
be required before the District could
be relieved of the responsibility for
part of the guards support. This
year the Commissioners are asking
$4,000 for the National Guard
having cut Brig. Gen. Albert L. Cox
budget request from the $50000C
figure he submitted.
Gen. Cox, the guard commander
said he believes the President terse
transfer order does not relieve the
District of financial responsibility
Evening star., 1949-02-06
King Abandons Efforts
To Make Bottle Clubs
PAY EntertainmentFee

Assistant Corporation Counsel
Clark King, who has been investi-
eating the possibility of requiring
after-hours bottle clubs to obtain
entertainment licenses, announced
last night he has abandoned the
plan as impractical"
Mr.. King and License Supt. Chat
ham T. Nottingham had been con-
sidering raid" on an undisclosed
bottle club" to set up q test case
on the proposal.
Mr.. King, who Is senior prose-
cutor in the Municipal Court Grim
inal Division, said study Of the
law revealed that an entertainment
license costs only So year. More
over, Mr.. King said. the law spe-
cifies that the entertainment pro-
vided must be for profit. The profit
clause would be almost impossible
to prove, Mr.. King declared.
Provide Entertainments.
Many of the Districts after-hours
clubs provide entertainment with
dance bands, singers and comedians.
Under District law, as it now stands,
the clubs are required to pay only
a 50 occupancy fee. They are sub
ject to no other regulation from
municipal departments such as the
/ Health Department and the Alco-
Eholic- Beverage Control Board
Police and license officials are en-
ploying every technical point to
close the clubs pending public
hearing which Commissioner John
Russell Young says will be set soon
on legality of the clubs. Opponents
of the clubs include restaurant and
hotel interests hare which claim
the clubs hurt their business.
The clubmen maintain they are
organized as private organizations
and have the right to conduct their
affairs as they please so long as no
law is violated. They say efforts
to submit the clubs to regulation
endangers the constitutional rights
Of any club to organize and main
tain clubrooms.
Can Remain Open.
Police admit they are helpless
under existing District law unless
/ it is possible to prove that liquor
is sold in the bottle clubs or that
the clubs constitute a nuisance.
The clubs, which are not subject
to the ABC boards 2 am. closing
hour on week nights and the mid
night closing time on Saturday and
Sunday. operate with members pro-
viding their own bottles. The men,
bers then buy setups for a set fee,
usually IS cents, having gained ad-
mission with membership cards.
Evening star., 1949-02-06
Planes investigating Plague
Find Arctic Post Deserted
BY the Assoeioted Press

EDMONTON, Alta, Feb. 5.-Ths
Northwest Air Command said to-
day that two planes found no signs
of life yesterday at Fort Ross,
tiny outpost nearly 400 miles inside
the Arctic Circle.
None Of the trappers or Royal
Canadian Mounted Police sup.
poSedly at the fort was sighted.
Their number was not known.
The aircraft flew 7 miles south
to a small village and sighted a
group of people. The crews could
not tell whether they were eskimos
of white. A small radio trans
mitter was dropped but no contact
could be made with the ground
group.
The planes were in the area to
investigate reports that a mysteri-
GUS plague had killed more than
nalf the II eskimos at Creswell Bay
on Somerset Island, 1000 miles
north of Churchill, Manitoba.
Evening star., 1949-02-06
House Members to See
Air Force TucticoI Show

Members Of the House Armed
Services Committee will witness a
ground and tactical demonstra ton
by Air Force fighters and bombers
February Is at Andrews Air. Force
Base.
The Air Force announced yester-
day that the demonstration was
being staged at the request of Chair
man Vinson Of the committee.
Aircraft now in production as we'll
as those used in World War II
will be shown In event of bad
weather. the presentation will be on
the following day.