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Evening star., 1949-10-11
Truman Due 10 Greet
Nehru on Arrival al
Airport al 4:3oP.M.
State Dinner to Be Given
Tonight at Blair House
For Indiu's Premier

Prime Minister Jawaharlal
Nehru of India was due here late
today for a goodwill visit that
officials hope will increase mutual
understanding between his coun-
try and the United States.
President Truman arranged to
greet Mr.. Nehru with full mill
tary honors at National Airport
on his arrival, scheduled at 4::30
pm.
The Prime Minister will drive
from the airport with the Presi-
dent to Blair House, where a state
dinner will be given in his honor
tonight.
Will Move to Embassy.
After spending the night at the
Blair house, Mr.. Nehru will move
to the Indian Embassy tomorrow
when he will begin a busy three
day schedule here. including visits
to the Senate and House Thursday.
The Prime Minister is scheduled
to leave Washington Saturday to
visit New York, Boston. Hyde
Park, Niagara Falls. Chicago,
Knoxville, Tenn: White Sulphur
Springs. San Francisco, Madison,
Wise. and Canada before he de-
parts from New York next month.
The program has been arranged
to give Mr.. Nehru opportunity to
get acquainted with as many
Americans in different parts of the
country as possible, in the hope
that this will increase his under
standing of the United States.
While Mr.. Nehru is described as
friendly to this country, officials
say he has some impressions of
lCaa NEJDII Dooa A.2l
Evening star., 1949-10-11
By the Associated Press

LONDON, Oct. II. - Winston
Churchill. Conservative Party
leader. pointedly told Lord Beaver
brook today. 1T is certainly not
our intention to try to win votes
by wholesale promises of higher
wages at the present grave time.
Lord Beaverbrook gave his own
political campaign platform fol
British recovery Monday in per-
sonally signed article in his Lon
don Daily Express. He advocated
a 6-pounds ($16.80) minimum
weekly wage.
Lord Beaverbrook's opinions
are his own, but it is my duty to
say that they must not be taken
as representing the considered pol
icy of the Conservative Party,
Mr.. Churchill told Tory con-
ference.
Britain ct present has no mini
Evening star., 1949-10-11
AurioI Calls on Moch
To Try TO Form New
French Government
Ex-Minister Of Interior
Negotiating Several Day:
With Other Party Chiefs
BY the Associated Press

PARIS, Oct. 11.-Jules Moch, a
Socialist Party leader, was asked
by President Vincent Auriol today
to form a new French government
If he succeeds. Mr.. Moch will
become premier to succeed Henri
Queuille, who resigned six days
ago in an economic dispute that
split his 13-month-old coalition
cabinet.
Mr.. Moch served as minister of
interior in the Queuille cabinet
He had been negotiating with
leaders of other political parties
for several days seeking agree
ment on a Socialist proposal for
limited wage increases to offset
effects of devaluation of the franc.
President Auriol offered MI
Moch the premiership despite the
fact that the Socialist minister is
far from certain of wooing enough
support from other party groups
to obtain a majority in the French
National Assembly.
Mr.. Moch said he would tell the
President tonight whether he
would accept the nomination.
He probably won't accept the
nomination unless he is assured
Evening star., 1949-10-11
Leftist Farm Equipment Union
Faces Revolt on UE Merger
Leaders Defyng CIO on Auto Workers Link
Now Opposed by Some Of Membership

Workers leadership in a secret
meeting at Chicago between Sep
tember q and September 80
voted to merge with the United
Electrical Workers. Both unions
are under so-called left-wing lead
ership.
The last CIO convention author
lied President Philip Murray to
deal with rebels in the farm
equipment union. The CIO Execu-
tive Board later ordered the group,
headed by Grant Oakes. to merge
with Walter Reuther's United
Auto Workers.
Instead, A CIO official said to-
day, the unions leaders voted at
Chicago to go in with the more
(See CIO, Page Asa -..
Evening star., 1949-10-11
Naval Board AbsoIves
All in Service Of Blame
In Forresta|'s S Death
Treatment, Precautions
In Accord With Accepted
Practice, Report Says
By John A. Giles

A naval board of investigation
has absolved ANY person or per-
sons In the naval service" of any
blame in connection with the fatal
plunge of James v. Forrestal from
the 18th floor Of the Bethesda
Naval Hospital on May %.
The board, in an official report
made public today. found that the
treatment and precautions in the
case of the former Defense Secre-
tary were in agreement with ac-
cepted psychfatric practice.
The 57-year-old former cabinet
member had entered the hospital
on April "a few days after he
resigned-to undergo psychiatric
treatment.
Matthews Approves Finding.
The finding of the board was
approved only today by Navy
Secretary Matthews. The five
man group had been convened by
Rear Admiral Morton D. Will
cults, chief medical officer at the
hospital. Immediately after Mr..
Forrestals death.
Considerable mystery had sur
rounded the delay in release of the
report, which the board completed
on May 30.
After reporting that Mr.. For
restaIs body was found on
third floor ledge below the 10TH
floor window from which he had
dropped and that he died as a
Evening star., 1949-10-11
PECK Named 10 Head
Republic
In Reich East Zone
Parliament Assents to
Selection as President
Of New Red State
BY the Associoted Press

BERLIN, Oct. II. - Wilhelm
PECK, aging No. Communist in
Germany, was selected today to be
the first president of the new So
Wet zone republic erected by the
Communists with Russian bless
ing.
Picks selection was preor-
dained by the Communists. who
had made it known in advance
the 73-year-old w-trained
wheel horse would get the job.
Another Com m mist. Otto
Grotewohl, already has been des-
ignated as chancellor of the East
zone republic.
Pieck, who holds a colonel'S
rank in the Russian Army. was
unopposed for the post.
The choice was announced by
Otto Nuschke, Christian Democrat
leader. who supports the Commu-
nists. 1t was made at a joint
meeting of the two parliamentary
houses which form the new repub-
lies policy body.
Soviet Ambassador Vladimir
Semionov. representing Moscow,
smiled broadly as the announce
ment was made. He congratulated
PECK warmly half an hour before
the Election" was made known.
Four houdred members of the
peoples chamber dover house,
and "a delegates of the state
chamber upper house, raised
their hands in assent and PECK
was Immediately sworn in. He
pledged himself to devote his ef-
IC>z d
Evening star., 1949-10-11
Household Repairs
Best Ordered Through
Star Classified Ads

If you want to repair your
house or household equip
ment, the convenient way to
arrange for the job is through
The Stars classified ad sec
ton.
During September The Star
carried 10,920 Repairs and
Services" ads, 1,723 more than
the three other Washington
papers combined. For some
one to do the job you want
done, always consult Wash
ington's leading classified me-
dium-THE STAR.
Evening star., 1949-10-11
Agreement on Raise
For Top U. 5. Officials
Reached by Conferees
General Pay Legislation
Taken Up; Accord Likely
Before Adjournment
By Joseph Young

House and Senate conferees to-
day reached agreement on the
Governments top executive pay
bill, which provides that 253 top
officials will receive salaries from
$4,000 to $22,50o a year.
Immediately after reaching
agreement on the measure, the
conferees began consideration of
the Federal reclassifcation pay
bill for the Governments 885, 900
classified employees. but recessed
until tomorrow without reaching
final agreement.
Conferees predicted that agree
ment would be reached before ad-
journment Of Congress. At the con-
fereea' request, the Civil Service
Commissions classification divi-
sion has prepared a compromise
pay scale that would provide the
Governments classified employees
with an average raise of nearly
s130 a year.
Budget Amendment Killed.
In approving the top-level pay
measure, the conferees knocked
out the Senate amendment that
would have required President
Truman to submit a balanced
budget to Congress for the next
fiscal year.
Under the term of the bill a
s22 ,500-a-year salary for cabinet
officers will be increased from
$4,000 annually. Lowest paid
agency and commission chiefs get
$4,000 a year. Their salary is
now $10,330.
The armed forces secretaries
will receive $4,000 year under
the new bill while undersecretary
of Defense Steve Early will get
$4,000 annually. He now gets
$14,500 a year, while the Secre-
taries of the Army Navy and Air
Force are paid $4,000.
The conference agreed that
President Truman may fix the
salaries of II assistants and secre-
taries on this basis: Two to re-
ceive $4,000 annually, three to
receive $4,000 a year and seven
to be paid $4,000.
The undersecretaries of the
various departments will be
Evening star., 1949-10-11
Late News
Bulletins
Tober Hits Sesqui Fund

Representative Taber, Re-
publican, of New York today
attacked the proposed $3,000,-
900 sesquicentennial fund as
Totally unnecessary" and told
the House he would move to
recommit the supplemental
appropriation conference re-
port to House conferees with
instructions that they insist on
striking the item. If the House
would vote formally to do this,
he predicted the Senate would
Immediately yield and the
item would be killed.
Earlier Story on Page A-3D
DIP Bill Move Fails
Senator Ferguson, Repub-.
lican, of Michigan failed today
in an effort to shove a dis
placed persons bill through the
Senate Judiciary Committee.
A new effort to get the meas
ure reported to the Senate may
be made tonight, Acting Chair
man KilgOre said.
New Suspect in Staying
A new suspect in the Staying
of 8-year-old Harrison Walker
was reported today with the
arrest of a colored man.
Questioned first at the third
precinct, he was removed to
headquarters for further in
vestigation. 1t. Richard J.
Felber. of the. homicide squad
left the precinct with the pris-
oner, carrying a bag contain
ing clothing.
Earlier story on Page A-2)
Is Hurt in Trolley Crash
NEW ORLEANS (P.-A troll
ley bus and a large gasoline
trailer truck collided at an up
town residential street inter-
section today and rs persons
were rushed to q hospital In
ambulances and police cars.
The front end of the bus was
caved in.
Evening star., 1949-10-11
S6 Forecast Again Today,
Police Can Shed Coats

The heat wave was recognized
officially by the Metropolitan Po-
lice Department today.
With another day of 86-degree
temperature forecast, police were
told they can shed coats. The
best they could do yesterday, when
it also reached So, was to unbut-
ton them.
The forecast is for sunny and
"quite warm" but still four de-
grees under the record for the
date, 90 degrees In 1919.
Evening star., 1949-10-11
By the Associoted Press

Leaders of the farm equipment
workers have rebelled directly
against the CIO. Now they face
a counter revolt within their own
union.
Some top men in the CIO say
formation of a third labor fedora
ton made up of left-wingers and
Communist sympathizers is the
long-range issue.
The leader of the counter-mov
inside the Farm Equipment Work
ers organization agrees. and the
CIO promised him help today.
A top CIO official disclosed the
first overt move today-he told
reporter the Farm Equipment
Evening star., 1949-10-11
(See FARM, Page ADD
Soviet Admiral NikoIuev
Dies After Lonq Illness
By the Associofed Press

MOSCOW, Oct. 11.-Vice Ad-
miral A. A. Nikolaev, A, deputy
chief of political administration
for the USSR armed forces, died
after a long illness, it was an
nounced today.
The announcement in Red Star.
official organ of the armed forces
ministry, was signed by high
ranking military and naval Off
GERS. During the war Admiral
Nikolaev was a member of the
war council of the northern fleet.
Evening star., 1949-10-11
FioI Seeks New Cabinet

VIENNA, Oct. II P.-The
Austrian government resigned to-
day and Chancellor Leopold Figl
was instructed to form a new
cabinet.
Mr.. Figl's right wing Peoples
Party emerged as the ,country's
strongest in Sundays national
elections.
Evening star., 1949-10-11
Congress Moves
To Rush FOREIGN
Mi|itaryFunds
Leaders Hope to Pass
Biu.in Time to
Adjourn Saturday
By the Associated Press

Congressional leaders slapped
rush" tag today on President
Truman's request for $1,314,010,-
900 to finance the foreign military
aid program.
They hope to draft and pass. in
time to adjourn this session of
Congress next Saturday, a bill
providing the dollars to breathe
life into the aid program recently
authorized by Congress.
The House Appropriations Com
mittee called a closed hearing to
consider the Presidents request.
Invited to testify were Secretary
of Defense johnson and Gen.
Bradley, chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff.
Hearings End Tomorrow.
Chairman Cannon of the Ap-
preparations Committee told news
men the hearings will end tomor-
row. There is no need for detailed
testimony. he said, because the
House Foreign Affairs Committee
has printed the voluminous tram
script of testimony it took when
the program was authorized.
The Presidents request, sent to
Congress late yesterday. was for
$814,010,000 in cash and $500, ,000.-
900 in contract authority to finance
the plan to furnish military aid to
nations outside the Soviet iron
curtain.
That is the amount Congress
has authorized. most of it for
Western European nations who
joined the United States in the
North Atlantic Pact.
Some members Of Congress feel
that the program can get started
and operate until early next year
on an advance Of $125.o00 900
from the Reconstruction Finance
Corp. which can be provided with,
out further congressional action.
They indicated that they might
try to cut down the actual appro-
priation.
Defense Plan Awaited.
Under provisions Of the authori-
zation act. they said. no funds
except the RF'C advance can be
used until the Atlantic pact ma
tions whip into shape a mutual
defense plan acceptable to the
United States.
Mr.. Cannon told newsmen the
arms aid funds will be incorpor-
ated into a final appropriation
bill financing miscellaneous agen-
cies and totaling approximately
81 500, 900 900.
It is the last money bill the
present session of Congress plans
to consider.
Meanwhile, Democrats and Re-
publicans were busy claiming and
counterclaiming on the achieve
ments of the 81st Congress.
The White House last night
made public a 13-page summary
of what Congress has done, with
comment by Press Secretary
Charles G. Ross that it was a
rather remarkable record"
Truman Praise Recalled.
The roundup was given for
background purposes. and further
to Offset the opinion of some peo-
pie, as Mr.. Ross explained, that
Congress hasn't done much.
The White House statement,
which plainly underlines the STRAIT
egy to be followed by the Demo-
(See CONGRESS, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1949-10-11

ST. LEONARDS-ON-SEA, Eng
land, Oct. II up. - Spry and
hearty, Mrs. Matilda Coppin cele-
brated her 10Th birthday today.
In Stroud, Kent. her brother.
Charles Evans, "a. said he would
drop around to his local saloon
tonight to drink a toast to her
health.
Evening star., 1949-10-11
Russia Strong actica| Air Force
Proqress in Anti-Aircraft Missiles
Stressed in Navy Attack on B-36
Admiral AssuiIs
Retaliation Idea
Of Atomic War
By Chris Mothisen

The House Armed Services
Committee was told today that
Russia has a strong tactical air
force to support its ground attack,
while the United States has Ian
guished in this area, and the
Soviets probably have guided mis-
siles which could find and knock
down the Air Forces high-fying
B-36 bomber.
These were the highlights as
the Navy continued its attack on
defense startegy keyed to the six
engined B-36. intended to deliver
the atomic bomb at intercon-
tinental range:
l. Brig. Gen. Vernon E. Mcgee.
assistant director of Marine Corps
Aviation, testified that ANY force
which had to contend with the
Russians would be faced with an
immediate struggle for command
of the air, and with the prospect
of having to fend off heavy air
attacks delivered in connection
with the ground force offensive. "
Rockets Against Planes.
2. Capt. j. H. Sides, Navy
guided missile expert, said the re-
ported rings of rocket launching
sites behind the iron curtain may
not be intended to mount a rocket
assault against Western Europe
but rather as improved anti-air-
craft missile sites, placed in an
ticipation of the need for effec-
tive anti-aircraft protection"
Capt. Sides said German rocket
secrets fell into Russian hands
after the war. and that it would
now be folly" to gamble United
States security on the atom bomb
and big bombers alone.
Had the war lasted year longer,
Capt. Sides said United States
bombers would no longer have
been able to fly over Germany
without prohibitive losses from
German anti-aircraft rockets. He
said the Nazi anti-aircraft devel-
opments are designed to search
out and destroy raiders travelling
485 miles an hour at $1,000 feet.
Hits Retaliation Theory.
3. Rear Admiral Ralph A. Ofstie,
member of the Military Laison
Committee to the Atomic Energy
Commission. said the idea of "in-
slant retaliation" by B-36s carry
ing atomic bombs against any
attacker of the United States had
produced among non-military
citizens IAN illusion of power and
even a kind of bomb-rattling
jingoism."
4. Comdr. Eugene Tatom, Navy
aviation ordnance chief, quoted
from a medical report OF the
United States Strategic Bombing
Survey on the atomic bomb blasts
in Japan in support OF his state
ment yesterday that person could
stand at one end of 6,855-foot-
long Washington National Airport
runway and escape serious injury
from an atomic blast at the other
end.
Chairman Vinson recessed the
hearings at noon until 8 o'clock
tonight, when he said Admiral w.
H. P. Blandy, Atlantic Fleet con-
mander who was in charge OF the
Bikini atomic bomb tests, will be
heard
johnson Asks Hearing.
There was no indication when
Defense Secretary johnson will
get his promised chance to answer
charges that naval aviation is be-
ing nudged toward oblivion. He
asked for the opportunity in a
letter to Mr.. Vinson made public
Evening star., 1949-10-11
.PresiidentUrges
Speedy Accord
On Farm Bill
Sees Party Leaders;
Difference of Opinion
Reported by Ross
BY the Associated Press

President Truman called Demo-
cratic congressional leaders to the
White House today and urged
them to reach a quick agreement
on the farm bill.
The congressional delegation
members we're silent as they strobe
out of the White House after an
.hour-long conference in Mr.. Tru-
mans Office.
Differences among Mr.. Tru-
mans leadership in the Senate on
farm price supports have i'm
|periled passage Of a new farm
measure. The Senate is about
ready to vote on a bill providing
flexible farm support prices.
Presidential Secretary Charles
G. Ross told reporters afterward
that no agreement was reached at
the White House parley.
1.-The President asked them to
get together on a bill he can sign"
Mr.. Ross said. HE asked them
to adjust their differences.
Refuses Comment on Type of Bill.
Mr.. Ross would not say what
sort of bill Mr.. Truman would
sign, however. When asked if the
President would veto an unsatis-
factory bill, Mr.. Ross replied, You
may make what implications you
please"
When a reporter suggested that
the reluctance of the conferees to
talk about their meeting with the
President gave rise to the belief
that friction had developed" in
the meeting, Mr.. Ross responded
only: They had their differences
of opinion"
Representative White, Demo-
crat of California, said yesterday,
after a talk at the White House,
that Mr.. Truman strongly sup
ported legislation providing price
supports of 80 per cent of parity
on basic crops.
Senate Majority Leader Lucas
and Senator Anderson, Democrat
of New Mexico, former Secretary
Of Agriculture, have been leading
the fight for a sliding scale sup
port system ranging from Is to 80
per cent.
Thomas Considers Brannan Plan.
Parity is a price calculated to
give farmer fair return for the
things he sells in relation to the
prices he pays for goods.
Chairman Elmer Thomas OF the
Senate Agriculture Committee
also has been talking about tossing
the Brannan subsidy plan into the
Senate scrap on farm legislation.
/ Senators Lucas, Anderson and
Thomas were among those at to-
days meeting.
! AS he walked briskly out of the
White House. Senator Lucas
snapped to reporters:
mo comment. Let the Presi-
dent of the United States talk If
he wants to-"
Senators Anderson and Thomas
likewise refused comment.
The first to leave was Vice
President Barkley, who recently
cast vote in favor of a 80 per
cent parity support to break tie
and thus reused Senator Lucas
ire.
"People Are Winning"
II can't tell you anything, Mr..
Barkley told reporters. "The con-
ference is still going on" =
Who's winning?" he was asked.
THE people are winning" he
commented tersely. He said he
was on his way to New York to
keep an engagement.
| Other participants in the con-
ference included House Majority
Leader Mccormack. Representa-
tive Pace. Democrat. of Georgia:
Chairman Cooley of the House
Agriculture Committee and Sec
retary of Agriculture Brannan.
Ross Refuses to Give Details.
Mr.. Ross would not be pinned
down on whether Mr.. Truman
would insist on the 80 per cent Of
parity treatment for farm crops.
Evening star., 1949-10-11

(See FRANCE, Page A-5D
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(See GERMANY, Page A.,
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(See NEHRU, Page A-3.)
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(See FORRESTAL, Page A-4)
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(See NAVY, Page A-4.)
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(See FARM, Page Az
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(See CONGRESS, P
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An Associated Press Newspaper
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-05-05
County Agents Column
By C. 2. WEBSTER, Acting Extension Agent

animals, or on parts Of food crops
to be eaten by humans. DOT
may be safely used on non-food,
non-feed crops; farm buildings
except dairy cattle quarters; roo,
crops; food crops before edible
part has developed; food crops
on which the edible part Is pro-
tected by pods or husks. Meth
oxychlor is now recommended as
a substitute for DOT to control
insect pests on dairy cows.
More On Brannan Program
In reading material from diff.
ferent sources on Brannan's farm
program, I ran across this state
ment-"The central idea appears
to be that farm incomes will be
kept high and consumers food
prices can. 60 down; the govern
ment will pay the difference; pro-
vided the farmer does what he
is told to do" would urge that
everyone interested in agriculture
read very carefully all material
that they can find on this farm
program. In another section Of the
paper this week you will find an
article by Dr.. Ellington on the
effect Of three commodities which
are produced In this county. In
reading the reports coming from
the national capital. It appears