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Evening star., 1949-03-13
Elaborate Program Arranged
For Cherry Blossom Festival
Ball, Coronation Ceremonies and Pageant
To Feature Annual Event April ! z and ;

Several elaborate extravaganzas
will be among the new features
of the 10th annual Cherry Bios
som Festival April /, 2 and 3,
according to plans announced last
night.
The festival is sponsored each
year by the Greater National Cap
ital Committee of the Washing
ton Board of Trade. C. j. Mack
manager of the MayhoWer Hotel,
has been named general chairman
of the celebration.
A ball at the Armory will in
augurate the traditional ceremon-
les on April /. The auditorium
will be decorated to represent the
tidal basin. with its cherry trees
in full bloom. Edward R. Carr
Washington builder and past pres
ident of the National Association
of Home Builders. is chairman OF
the ball.
Highlight of the ball will be the
Evening star., 1949-03-13
FiIibuster Peace Talks Set Todav:
Compromise Sought by All Sides;
Truman Approves Leaders Move
Boyd Puzzled by Lewis Attack,
But He Feels No Resentment
Head of Mine Bureau Won't Quit Post
Under Fire Even Though He Isn't Paid

tent" unqualified" ignorant, y
'monstrous."
If any of this has disturbed
greatly the quiet, pipe smoking
former Army officer and college
dean it is not perceptible. Nor
has the Lewis-made storm swirl
ing around "Daddy's" head ap-
peared to bother pretty Mrs. Boyd
and their four young sons.
Il simply can't work up any re-
sentiment toward Lewis" Mr.. Boyd
said yesterday while lounging
around their modest brick home
near Colesville, Md. He had just
finished restoring the voice of a
cuckoo clock which is the par
ticular pride-it seems-of the
youngest son, five-year-old Hud-
son.
Just then Hudson blew into the
room carrying a toy loom which
also was out of Whack. He left
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Evening star., 1949-03-13
Germ War Practical
But No Superweapon
Exists, Forresta| Says
U. S. as Far Advanced
In Research as Any
Nation, Woitt Reports
By John A. Giles

Biological warfare is practical
and has great potentialities but
statements that there is now a
germ weapon which can wipe out
hundreds of thousands of persons
are fantastic and have no basis
of fact" Defense Secretary For
restal declared last night.
Seeking to straighten out some
widespread misunderstanding" in
the public mind as to germ war;
fare capabilities, Secretary For
restal issued the first official state
ment on biological warfare in three
years. This was followed by a
news conference by one of the
foremost authorities on bacterial
warfare, Maj. Gen. Alden H. Watt,
chief of the Army's Chemical
Corps.
While it would be folly to un-
derestimate the potentiallties Of
biological warfare, there is no fac
tual basis for extravagant claims
of the existence of a biological
super-weapon,' Mr.. Forrestal said.
Actually large-scale biological
warfare has never been used by
any nation" he continued. Our
research indicated, however, that
germs or their poisonous products
could be used effectively as
weapons of war. 1t was also
realized from the results of war
time research that work in this
field could not be neglected in
time of peace and had to be con-
tinued on sufficient scale to pro-
vide us with adequate defenses
and to enable us to utilize this
weapon in the future should it
become necessary"
Weapon of Future.
Gen. Watt, touching briefly on
the highly secret experiments now
being done at Camp Detrick, near
Frederick. Md, said.
This method of warfare has
great potentialities but it is a
weapon of the future. I am
satisfied that this is a most po-
tentially important weapon and
an important means of warfare.
I have no doubt as to it's prac-
ticability.'
The general said he was "con-
fident" the United States was as
far advanced as any other nation
because I'VE have the best scien-
fists in the world today on this
problem"
At the close of World War II,
he said. this Nation was ahead
of any of our enemies-that
means Japan and Germany" He
refused to make any comment on
Russian experiments in the field.
Mr.. ForreStal warned that the
United States must guard against
saboteurs striking with disease
weapons before a declaration of
war. He said food supplies would
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selection of the Cherry Blossom
queen from 81 princesses nomi-
mated by their respective State
societies. Miss Jody Miller, Miss
Washington" will spin large
wheel of fortune" to select the
queen.
The name of each State and
territory represented by a princess
will be inscribed on the wheel
which will decide the winner.
The other princesses will be men,
bers of the Queens court during
the next two days festivities.
I Invitations to the ball are being
sent groups representing civic and
official Washington, and some
tickets are being reserved for
out-of town guests who may
make reservations by writing the
Greater National Capital Com
mittee at The Star Building. Ball
invitations are limited, because
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Evening star., 1949-03-13
Grand Jury 10 Receive
New York City Hall
Wiretapping Case
Ex-Detective Who Fled
From Window Reported
Planning to Surrender
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Mar. 12.-Mayol
William O'DWyer today disclosed
a spectacular plot to obtain city
officials secrets by telephone wire
tapping. The district attorney
later announced that evidence OF
the plot would go to a grand jury
Two alleged wiretappers were
arrested early today but one duped
his captors by going out a window
at City Hall while they thought
he was in rest room.
Hours later the man. Kenneth
Ryan. As. a retired city detective,
still was free.
He repeatedly fled to New Jer-
sey despite a police net at all exits
from Manhattan.
However, officials said tonight
they understood Ryan planned to
surrender.
May Involve Political Foes.
officials hinted the Wiretapping
might involve prominent politica.
enemies of Mayor O'Dwyer.
4 The Office of District Attorney
Frank S. Hogan said evidence
would go to the grand jury Mon
day and among those Subpoenaec
was John G.. Broadly, attorney.
Mr.. Broadly was named by Police
Commissioner William P. O'Brier
as the attorney who hired the
two men for the overlapping.
Il most emphatically deny ever
having anything to do directly
with Wiretapping," Mr. Broadly
told reporters.
He referred all further questions
to Clendenin Ryan, wealthy
former aide to the late Mayor
Fiorello H. LaGuardia who re-
Gently has been an outspoken foe
of the city administration.
Mr.. Broadly said he had beer
employed by Clendenin Ryan to
obtain information about the city
Government.
Refuses to Go to New York.
At his home at Allamuchy, N. J..
Mr.. Ryan refused to come tc
New York for questioning but tolo
officials he would be available
Monday or they could come tc
his farm.
He said he was not the "promi-
nent New Yorker" mentioned by
Mayor ODwyer as being involved
in the plot and that he knew
nothing about the wiretapping.
Il do know that my own tele-
phone wires in New York have
been tapped the past two or three
weeks, undoubtedly by the city
government" he said.
| Police said Edward Jones, whom
Mr.. Broadly told reporters he had
hired but not Ito do anything
illegal at any time" was cooper
ating with police and talking
freely.
They said Jones. a former
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Evening star., 1949-03-13
Montgomery Reports
Delinquency on Take!
Is Highest in Years
1000 Properties on List
Despite Heavy Payments
Just Before DeudIine
By John v. Horner

Tax delinquency in Montgomery
County is at the highest point in
years.
Despite a flood of payments at
Rockville just before yesterdays S
deadline on 1948 levies, the delin-
quent list was estimated unof-
fcially to contain about 1000
pieces of real estate.
Exact figures will not be avail
able until County Treasurer John
B. Diamond and his staff can work
from under heavy load OF book
keeping piled up in recent weeks
Mr.. Diamond said. however, that
the list will be several times lar.
ger than last years, which car
ried TOO dellnquepcies.
A few weeks ago the numbe.
was we'll over 1000. Late pay
ments cut the total appreciabl,
but came nowhere near the 1914
figure.
Subject to Public Sale.
Property on which taxes We're
not paid by yesterday now is of.
fcially regarded as delinquent
and is subject to public sale April
II. 1t will be advertised in coun-
ty newspapers. beginning Thurs
day. for four successive weeks.
The original list of current de-
linquents prepared for publication
ran more than IA columns OF
standard newspaper type-l8
pages of 8 columns each. This
will be reduced by the late pay
ments, but even so, publishers ex-
pect the advertisements to require
at least 9 pages of space.
One reason for the delinquency
increase was the tardy distribu-
ton of tax bills. That delay was
attributed to several factors, in
Guiding problems of new record
ing system and inadequate per-
Sonnel.
The principal reason for delin-
quency, however, appears to be
economic. Fiscal officers say the
increasing scarcity of money is
obvious.
In view of the situation. county
authorities are becoming more
and more concerned over what
to do with delinquent property
it acquires at tax sales.
Procedure Recommended.
The subject was discussed at a
recent meeting of the County
Council in report by Council
man Thomas Kelly. He pointed
out that it would require atten-
Ition of the new county attorney
and decision on policy.
Recommending study of pro-
cedures for disposing of delin-
quent property acquired by the
county, Mr.. Kelly said the fol-
1See DEL Page AID
Evening star., 1949-03-13
u. S. Envoy Apologies in Cuba
After Sailors Desecrute Statue

lures on it's front page showing
an American sailor perched on
the head of the statue of Jose
Marti, Cuba's apostle of liberty.
The crowd threatened to lynch
the sailors. Police, who described
the culprits as roaring drunk, "
fired into the air to save them.
only excellent. prompt and ef-
fective work by Cuban police
avoided an extremely serious riot, "
said Capt. Thomas Cullen, naval
attache of the United States En-
bassy.
Today United States Ambassador
Robert Butler placed a wreath
on Marti's statue. He went to
(See CUBA, Page abb
Evening star., 1949-03-13
Senate Recesses
Night Debate After
Lucas Assurance
RENT CONTROL battle to be re-
sumed in House Tuesday
Page AT.
By J. A. O'LeoY

With President Truman's ap-
proval, a closed meeting of lead
ers of all factions in the Senate
fllibuster fight will take place this
morning with high hopes OF reach
ing a compromise to end the r.
day battle.
The Senate recessed abruptly at
7::50 o'clock last night, ending a
session of nearly 8 hours after
hearing Majority Leader Lucas de-
clare, with a broad smile. there
Is IAN opportunity to bring about
a settlement between now and
Monday" But he made it clear
no compromise had been reached
last night.
The sudden hope for agreement
on a new Senate rule to curb
debate came after earlier threats
by Senator Lucas to keep the Sem
ate IN round-the- clock sessions be-
ginning tomorrow to break the
f1libuster.
Byrd pretty Hopeful"
Taking part in the conference
at 10 am. today will be Senator
Lucas and Democratic Whip
Myers of Pennsylvania; Republi-
can Leader Wherry of Nebraska
and Republican Senators Salton-
stall of Massachusetts, and Know
land of California, Chairman
Hayden of the Rules Committee
and two Southern Democrat lead
ers. Senators Russell of Georgia
and Byrd of Virginia.
Senator Byrd told reporter he
was pretty hopeful" of a COM
promise. He said the Southerners
were demanding two assurances
in any such agreement:
First, that there continue to be
unlimited debate on a motion to
take up any change in Senate
rules.
Second, that no compromise can
be used later to obtain a gag rule
through a bare majority of the
Senate as advocated by President
Truman"
McGrath Calls Truman.
The President, who has had no
public comment on the defeat
the Administration suffered Fri
day night in two roll call votes,
was brought into the compromise
discussions by Senator McGrath
of Rhode Island. chairman of the
Democratic National Committee.
The Senator called the President
at his Key West. Fla, vacation
headquarters to acquaint him with
the situation shortly after the
Senate recessed until Monday. He
told reporters later:
IT am sure he (the President)
is pleased that we are making
this approach-that we have
reached a point where we can all
sit down together" the Senator
said.
He added, however, that Mr..
Truman was not asked to pass
judgement on any specific COM
promise. The Senator said he
called the President to let him
know what had developed thus
far so that he would not be taken
by surprise.
Must Please Both Sides.
tt was taken for granted any
solution worked out would have
to be acceptable to the Southern
Democrats fighting for freedom
of debate as we'll as to Northern
Democrats and Republicans who
favor a tighter rule.
AS compromise talk began yes
terday, the Southerners were un-
derstood to have suggested that
three-fourths of those voting on
any given occasion be the require
ment to cut off debate. The pres
ent rule permits two-thirds OF
those voting to apply cloture to a
"pending measure" but this rule
has been held not to apply to
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Evening star., 1949-03-13
Rails 70 Lay Off
$4,000 During
Coal Holiday
Senators Say Order
For Shutdown Will
React Against Lewis

More than $4,000 railroad work.
ers will be laid off because John
L. Lewis miners tomorrow will
begin, at his orders. a two-week
shutdown of the Nations major
coal-mine areas.
In quick succession to Mr..
Lewis announcement of the shut
down as a protest against Presi-
dent Truman's appointment of
James Boyd as director of the
Bureau of Mines came these de-
velopmentS:
|. Chairman O'Mahoney called
his Senate Interior Committee to
a closed meeting tomorrow morn
ing to consider the Boyd nomina-
ton.
2. A coal industry spokesman,
Joseph F. Moody, declared that
"the country may again face a
crisis in COAL"
New Kind of Strike.
3. Chairman Thomas of the
Senate Labor Committee noted
that Mr.. Lewis avoided the word
strike but the Senator said Its
a new kind of strike and I think
an unWise strike. 1t probably will
affect the public emotionally," and
thus, he added, affect action on
the Taft Hartley repeal bill ap-
proved by his committee.
These were the latest figures on
railroad furloughS and lay-offs as
of last night:
Pennsylvania Railroad, 10000.
Chesapeake g. Ohio. $4,000.
Baltimore 81 Ohio, $500.
Norfolk g. Western, 4,500.
New York Central, 3,375.
Reading, $500.
Louisville & Nashville, 1900.
Three small lines, 800.
Total, 55,975.
In most instances, those laid off
are engaged directly in the
handling of fuel shipments which
constitute the bulk of traffic for
some railroads.
Western Mines Exempt.
The Lewis order affects all the
coal fields east of the Mississippi
River. Exempted were those in
the West where recent severe
weather has cut into coal supplies
and mine operations. But west
ern fields are comparatively minor.
A statement by the c. & O. S
Cleveland headquarters said "all
general Offices in the railroad have
been instructed to lay off imme-
diately all dispensable employees. "
It added:
THE G. & O. as the Nation S
largest originating carrier of BIZ
luminous coal serves the coal
mines of southern West Virginia
eastern Kentucky and a small
area in Ohio. all of which will be
affected by the Lewis order"
There was no doubt the bulk
of the 100000 members of the
United Mine Workers affected by
the order would comply. Only
those in the West will continue
work, it appeared certain.
Progressive Miners to Work.
In Springfield, ILL.,, John Mar
chiando, president of the indie
pendent Progressive Mine Work
ers of America said his 1900
members do not intend to go along
with the Lewis shutdown.
The progressives produce about
20 per cent of Illinois coal.
Mr.. Marchiando said the Lewis
order would give enemies of labor
the objects which they are seek
ing to block repeal" of the Taft
Hartley Law.
Before calling tomorrow's COM
mittee meeting to consider the
controversial nomination of Mr..
Boyd, Senator O'Mahoney de-
clared.
If it is true that Mr.. Lewis
has called a strike because of his
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Evening star., 1949-03-13

Back Sales Tax
Mccormack, Priest
Favor D. Measure
Coming Up Tomorrow
By Don S. Worren

SALES lax FOR D. G. would
mean hiring So examiners and
Is collectors, officials say.
Page ALI.
RENT CONTROL BOARD would
give protection to tenants in
apartments in cooperative SELL
ing plans. Page ALI.
Two Democratic leaders of the
House announced yesterday they
will support a 2 per cent retail
sales tax to meet an impending
District deficit in the next fiscal
year.
Approval of the $4,000, 900 rev.
enue plan as recommended by a
16-to-7 vote by the House District
Committee came from House Ma
jority Leader Mccormack and
Representative Priest, Democrat,
Of Tennessee, majority whip"
Neither was suggesting that the
District finance issue be made a
party matter. Both voiced their
personal views that the majority
of the District Committee had
made a thorough exploration of
the whole city finance matter.
Daylight Time Issue Up.
Two other controversial issues
extension of District rent control.
and District daylight saving time
were scheduled for House action
tomorrow, which is District Day.
But since the House has postponed
a vote on extension of national
rent control until Tuesday, a Dis
trict rent control decision is to
be deferred until House action Is
taken on the national question.
In spite of the House leaders
position, the city revenue bill faces
a severe test when it comes UP
tomorrow.
Six members of the House Dis
trict Committee, under the leader
ship of Representatives Kennedy,
of Massachusetts,, and Klein, Of
New York, both Democrats, will
lead a drive to substitute for the
sales tax a real and progressive"
city income tax.
City Income Tax Opposed
AS soon as this move is made,
however. it will provoke "one
beautiful fight" led by Represen-
tative O'Hara, Republican, OF
Minnesota.
Mr.. O'Hara served notice yester-
day he would fight to the end
against any broadening Of the
city income tax that would include
the little people" working in gov
ernment departments who live
here but are maintaining legal
domicile in their home states.
Mr.. O'Hara said he would be
"endlessly harrassed" by tax COL
lectors in several Jurisdictions
under any such broadening of
the DlStrlctS income levy.
IF there is move to apply the
District income tax to these peo-
ple." he said, then you are going
to get the O'Hara amendment
right back in the District revenue
bill"
Under the present law, due to
an amendment made at the in
stance of Mr.. O'Hara, the District
income tax exempts in blanket
fashion the government salaries
of persons working here but mair-
tanning legal domicile back
home"
Under the proposed law, the
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Mostly sunny with high in mid 40s to-
day. Tomorrow partly cloudy with little
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(See CUBA, Page A-13)
Evening star., 1949-09-16
Cumberland Labor Meeting
Gives Backing 10 kimbIe
Nv the kssoe;o,sd Prexs

CUMBERLAND, Md, Sept. 49,
The Western Maryland Labor
Unity Conference has unanimously
pledged its support to State Sen
ator Robert B. Kimble, Repub-
lican, Of Allegany County in the
1850 election.
The conference, representing Ia
Western Maryland unions, adopted
a resolution last night promising
MIR. Kimble backing for "any Office
to which he may aspire"
The conference also agreed tc
oppose any candidate who sup
ports the Taft-Hartley labor law
The league declined to comment
on reports it would back Mr.
Kimble for the seat Of Senator
Tydings, Democrat. Of Maryland
Mr.. Kimble has not yet indicated
whether he will run against Sen.
ator Tydings.
Evening star., 1949-09-16
Herman Jenkins Heads
Falls Church 6. 0.P.

Herman M. jenkins, 316 Maple
avenue, was named chairman OF
an 11-member City Of Falls
Church Republican Committee
which was organized last night
The meeting. held at the Dar-
danelles Restaurant, was called by
Tyrrell Krum, chairman Of the
Fairfax County Republican Com
mittee. Mr.. Krum said the change
in status of Falls Church from a
town to a city required setting up
of the separate group.
Members of the committee,
elected by wards. are:
First Ward: Michael S. Good
Sara Brown, Ernest Coleman;
Second: Clark w. Crossman,
Frank Carpenter, ]. H. Mari;
Third: Edward S. Trey, Sadie E.
Runyon, William G. Copley, Mrs.
Dorothy l.. Wells. and Lillian A.
Copley.
A meeting of the committee was
called for 8 pm. September %, at
the home of Mrs. Wells, 508 West
street
Evening star., 1949-09-16
New Rush-Hour Traffic System
Planned for Lee Highway Strip

In effect. the system will con-
vert the center trafiic lane into
a reversible one-way channel
during peak traffic hours. Flash
ing yellow lights will permit cars
to pass in either direction in the
center lane during non-rush hour
intervals.
Motorists travelling in the di-
rection in which only one lane is
indicated will not be permitted to
pass other vehicles going in the
same direction within the zone. A
system of nine traffic lights at
intersections will control traffic
leading into the special stretch.
All lights will be timed 50 that a
30-miles-per-hour speed should
keep vehicles continuously on the
move, the department said.
Evening star., 1949-09-16
Red Cross Officials Speak
Al VIRGINIA Fireman School
By the Assocjo,ed Press

ROANOKE, Va, Sept. TO-
Robert o. Earl, Red Cross safety
service field representative in
Alexandria, told the State Fire
mems School yesterday that fire.
men must acquire advanced train
ing in first aid, water safety and
accident prevention.
With Mr.. Earl on the program
of the fourth day of the meeting
was Joseph Masteroianni. disaster
field representative with the ma
tional Office of the Red Cross.
The Red Cross works with and
trains firemen everywhere so they
may cope with any situation at a
fire or emergency, Mr.. Earl said.
Chief reason for water safety
training, Mr.. Earl added, is that
more than 1000 drownings are
recorded in this country each
year.
Evening star., 1949-09-16

divert such profit to State uses to
help relieve the burden Of almost
unbearable existing taxation.
would tend to satisfy the inherent
gambling instincts of those who
now patronize illegal operations. T"
Consolidation of the police
forces would centralize police au-
thority and effect a more efhcient
police organization, the jury
stated.
The report was signed by F.
Bowie Addison, jury foreman, and
Mary ONeill, secretary. Judge
Marbury asked that q copy be
turned over to the incoming Oc-
tober grand jury 80 there may be
a continuity Of investigative work
and SO that successive grand juries
can refer to it." :
Evening star., 1949-09-16
More Job Offers
For Women
In The Star

During the first eight
months Of 194s, The Star car
ried 32,376 individual Help
Women classified ads. This
was more than 48 per cent of
all classified ads in this cate
CORY printed in all four WASH
ington newspapers or nearly
as many as were printed in
the three other papers COM
bined.
These figures also make 1t
clear beyond doubt that If you
are a woman looking for a job,
or II you are looking for a
woman employe, the place to
turn to is the CLASSIFIED Ad
Section of The Star.
And now, the new modern
facilities of The Star Classi-
fed Department make it
easier than ever to place your
classified ad in The Star. Just
pick up your telephone and
call Sterling 5000.