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Evening star., 1949-02-12
China sReds Reported
Promising Par|eys for
Peace Within 80 DAYS
BY the Associated Press

NANKING, Feb. IA member
of Markings unofficial delegation
to Communicated Peiping said
today the Reds gave assurances
that formal peace negotiations
would be held within 80 days.
A spokesman for the delegation,
Prof. WI Yu-hou. said Gen. Yeh
Chien-ying told the group he ex-
pected talks would begin within
a month to formally end China's
long civil war. Yeh is Mayor of
Peiping.
WI said Yeh made the state
ment when the delegates pressed
him for reasons for the continued
delay in appointing Communist
representatives to begin discus
sions with official government
delegates.
He said Yeh replied that such
formal talks must await com
plete liberation" of Peiping.
5-Man Peace Group Named.
Acting President Ii Tsung- jen
appointed a five-man official dele
cation to sue for peace with the
Communists. However, the Red
radio rejected the bid. 1t said
the detention of Chang Kai-shek
and other Nationalist leaders on
the Communist war criminal
list must precede peace talks.
The Marking delegation, formed
after the fruitless government at
tempt to negotiate, had no official
status. WI said the group would
confer with Ii on the results of
the Peiping trip, but that time for
such a meeting had not been set.
The delegation returned to Nam
king yesterday. Apparently it did
no more than discuss the general
situation with the Communists.
WI described Peiping as quiet
He said it's residents appeared
happy because of the end of un-
certainty. WI said prices were
stable and lower than those in
Nankinp
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plans had not gone beyond the
preliminary stage.
The Prime Minister discussed
the base situation and many other
questions at a news conference
this morning at the chancery of
the Canadian Embassy.
He was to be a luncheon guest
of President Truman at Blair
House later.
The Prime Minister said the
Newfoundland bases might be dis
cussed with Mr.. Truman while he
is here, but that he is not in a
position to make any decisions
since arrangements for the union
of Newfoundland with Canada
have not been completed.
He remarked that between the
people of the United States and
Canada it doesn't matter so much
what is written down on paper
it's the way the people behave" In
spite of troubled world conditions,
he declared, friendly cooperation
is going to continue between the
United States and Canada as an
example to the rest of the world.
Halls North Atlantic Pact.
Mr.. st. Laurent said completion
of the projected North Atlantic
pact, to link the United States
and Canada with the Western
Union countries of Europe in a
Joint defense system, Is Of urgent
Importance.
Another matter he may discuss
with the President. the Prime
Minister said, is action on the st.
/ Lawrence seaway and power prof.
ect. Canada has now reached a
point where we've got to have
the power" available from the st.
Lawrence. he declared.
The Prime Minister planned an
extensive talk with Mr.. Truman
after lunch today. He will be
luncheon guest Of Secretary OF
State Acheson tomorroW-and leave
tomorrow night for his return to
Ottawa. He arrived here by plane
last night.
Guest List Announced.
Besides the President and Prime
Minister. the White House list Of
guests at the luncheon includes:
Chief Justice Vinson. Hume
Wrong, the Canadian Ambassador;
House Speaker Rayburn. Secretary
of State Acheson, Secretary of the
Treasury Snyder. Secretary of
Defense Forrestal. Senators Con-
nally and Vandenberg, chairman
and ranking Republican member,
respectively, of the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee; Representa-
tives Bloom and Eaton, chairman
and ranking Republican member
of the House Foreign Affairs Com
mittee; Undersecretary OF State
Webb. Laurence A. Steinhardt,
American Ambassador to Canada;
J. w. Pickersgill, principal secre-
Evening star., 1949-02-12

apartments were completed ir
1929.
Il have just heard a brief wore
that some kind of message is be.
ing prepared by tenants as an in
ducement to give up the idea o1
cooperative sale" Mr.. KarricR
said, when he was reached on the
telephone. This was undertaken
without my knowledge, but I am
entirely sympathetic to it, MIR
Karrick added that any rent in
crease, however. would be mat.
ter for the rent administrator tt
decide.
When asked whether he planned
to sell the property, Mr.. Karricl
said that he had had "a PROPOSE
ton on my desk for severa
months and that the price i!
attractive
II don't like the idea of co.
operatives, but owners are nov
getting inadequate rents for rea
estate, and fear they won't ge'
adequate rents in the future
Number Of Signers Reported.
Mr.. Karrick then got in touch
with Mrs. Korsmo and subse'
quently called The Star to explair
that he had learned from her s
Is per cent proposal was beins
made by tenants in letter belns
circulated. but that some tenant!
had signified they did not wish Il
agree to more than 10 per cen
/ increase, and others that they
were willing to pay IS more
month.
Mrs. Korsmo told me that {
substantial number of persons
have signed this letter or peti
ton" Mr.. Karrick said. THE in
crease would be entirely satisfac'
tory. and I would be entirely
receptive to it if it would be salts
tory to the rent administrator.
Mr.. Karrick explained that ht
had made no definite decision or
sale of the property. but that he
would feel inclined to do so "un.
less we can have some help with
more adequate rents"
He added that he had not petit
toned the rent administrator fol
a general increase in rents, but
that as individual apartments had
become vacant individual petit
tions had been filed for those
apartments. Increases have been
granted for about a third of the
apartments. he said.
Mr.. Karrick said that recently
one tenant voluntarily sent him
a check for an amount of Is per
cent in excess of his present rent.
and accompanied it with a letter
in which he said he thought a IS
per cent increase was justified ~
The check was returned, Mr..
Karrick said, and steps were taken
to use the tenants statement in
behalf for an individual readjust-
ment of rents for that apartment.
Evening star., 1949-02-12
Lada Demands Trial Now
And Pleads Not Guilty
BY the Associated Press

BERLIN, Feb. ia former
American paratrooper who broke
through the Berlin blockade for
love demanded an immediate trial
in a surprise move today ano
pleaded not guilty.
The American Military Govern
ment granted the request of Ed
ward j. Lada of Newark, N. j., to
answer formally seven charges
hanging over him since he hitch
hiked to Berlin to see his German
girl and their 2-year-old daughter
Judge T. T. Marye, Arlington
Va, convened the trial and &C
cepted Lada's innocent plea.
Defense, Counsel Robert M
Donihi said the 24-year-old eX-
paratrooper hoped to wed Ruth
Riecki, mother of his child, as soon
as the trial ends if Army authori-
ties will permit it.
Evening star., 1949-02-12
Eisenhower
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may review it's entire military
position in Asia following Army
Secretary Royals visit there.
There were suggestions - not
denied at the Pentagon-that the
Pacific again might assume its
World War II role when the en-
emy there was merely held at bay
while victory in Europe was as
sured. That concept is highly un-
popular with Gen. Macarthur.
Arms for Europe Studied.
2. How much of its arms can
this country spare to bulwak its
allies in Western Europe and else
where? The general has been
working on procurement and re-
quirement problems since he first
started his weekly visits to Wash
ington as unofficial consultant to
Mr.. Forrestal.
Although the defense establish
ment has MADE no announcement
on the subject and Mr.. Truman's
budget made no provision for for
eign military aid. it is known that
the defense chieftans already have
made some detailed studies on
such a program. Mr.. Royal is
believed to have talked with GER
tain foreign officials on the sub
ject when he made his European
inspection trip last December.
3. The legislative program. A
spokesman could not say whether
this would require that the gen.
eral appear on Capitol Hill in de-
fense of the budget, but his ap-
Evening star., 1949-02-12
YugosIovio
Continued From First Page.)

NSOllIllluCo I1Olli L II oO o6C.'
something new for Russia lis one
more proof of the hypocrisy of the
Yugoslav government" declared
the note.
The note said the Yugoslav gov
ernment was trying to mislead its
people by false pretensions. while
conducting wholesale reprisals
against, and arrests of, Yugoslav
citizens who stand for friendship
with the U. S. S. r and countries
of the peoples democracies."
The note concluded by saying
Russia wished Yugoslavia could be
a member of ECMA. but such par
ticipation "is possible only in the
event that the Yugoslav govern
ment gives up its hostile policy"
knowledge of Meeting Denied.
Warsaw reports of a new Com
inform meeting followed recent
reports from Prague that Soviet
Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei
Vishinsky was a visitor in Czecho-
slovakia. The Warsaw dispatch
said Poland was being represented
at the Cominform meeting by
Jakub Berman. undersecretary to
the Council of Ministers, and Alex
sander Sawadzki, first vice premier
Officials at Prague declared they
had no information of any such
meeting.
Yugoslav Deputy Foreign Min
lister Ales Bebler sent letter yes
terday to the American, British.
French and Russian deputies who
are meeting for the third time in
an effort to work out'a treaty of
peace and independence for Aus
tria. Bebler said he was ready
to collaborate with them in seek
ing an agreement on basic un-
settled questions" concerning Aus
tria. especially in regard to the
fate of the Carinthian Slovenes."
About 10000 Slovenes live in
Carinthia and Styria of Southern
Austria, where Yugoslavia. with
Russian backing, has been claim
ing a slice of 800 square miles of
territory.
Evening star., 1949-02-12

allocution before an extraordinary
consistory of the College of Car
dinalS condemning the action of
the Communist government of
Hungary in bringing Cardinal
Mindszenty to trial.
In an apparent reference to re-
cent moves for Western European
unity and the projected North At
lafatic pact. the Pope said, I'VE
welcome with approval the steps
that have been taken to unite
states together in ever closer al
liances."
Such alliances, he declared.
should help ward off such disas-
ter" as "strifes and civil discords
and wars which in the future with
new weapons will cause immense
destruction"
But these alliances, added the
Pope. will be a faltering attempt
founded on quicksand unless there
prevails everywhere a strong sense
of the brotherhood of men, which
renders mutual contracts sacred
and secure, strengthen pacts and
YIELDS communities together"
Mindszenty Not Mentioned.
The Pope opened his exhorta-
ton by declaring: The conflict
between the good and the wicked
''* has seldom, if ever, been so
acute as it is today"
He did not refer to Cardinal
Mindszenty by name. but spoke of
the glorious fortitude of martyrs
which. he added. recall the early
ages of Christianity
On the other hand, said the
Pope, I'VE are overcome by grief
and anguish a. we perceive the
iniquity of the unrighteous reach
a degree of impiety that is in
credible and without parallel.
venerable brethren, we shud-
der at the mere mention of this
Wickedness, but the duty of the
apostolic Office compels us to
speak.
THAT proud neglect and dis
dain of divine things which was
mans original crime when he ig-
nored Gods command, is the most
pernicious source of all evils and
at the present time is inSidiously
spreading it's ravages almost over
the world like a virulent disease;
it is producing evils without num-
Der, especially in those countries
where a conspiracy has been
formed against the Lord and
against his Christ
Mass for Remission of Sins"
Then he added:
After mature thought and de-
liberation, we have decided to
permit and exhort you and all
priests to celebrate for our inten-
ton on Passion Sunday of this
year a second mass which will be
the motive mass for the remission
VI S11lS, U1llCoS Ulllo ll1dSo ulQoC VIC
said for the intention of the bish-
op or for the people.
Those who for any reason do
not use this privilege shall say the
mass of the Sunday and at least
earnestly commend our intention
to God during the eucharistic
sacrifice"
The Pope appealed to the faith
full to attend the mass in as great
numbers as possible, and as they
ponder over the gravity and the
Importance of the hour, let them
pray and beseech God with greater
fervor, and let them all receive
holy communion
He concluded with an appeal for
united prayers that evils may be
removed, and that the breath of
divine charity may renew all things
IN Christ and thus happily release
the universal desire for peace"
Evening star., 1949-02-12
Italian Communist Chief
Reported Away From Rome

ROME, Feb. IL F.-Palmiro
Togliatti, Italy's Communist
chieftain and Cominform men,
ber, left Rome within the past few
hours for an unannounced desti-
nation, a reliable diplomatic
source said today.
A well-informed Polish source
said in Warsaw last night that the
Cominform is now believed to be
meeting in Prague or elsewhere in
Czechoslovakia.
Evening star., 1949-02-12
Man, SO, Kills Himself

MUNCIE, Ind. Feb. IL P.-
John Harrington, quoted by police
as saying he was tired of living"
after SO years. died yesterday of
a bullet wound. Deputy Sheriff
Bert Osborn said Mr.. Harrington
told him he placed a rifle against
his ribs Thursday and pulled the
trigger.
Evening star., 1949-02-12
Valley Vista
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age Co., the rental agent, whom
she said was out of town.
The building is owned by Mr..
Kerrick and his brother, James
l.. Karrick, jr.. who bought it in
January, 1916. Building and land
are assessed at $673,336. The
Evening star., 1949-02-12
Ashmead Place Rent Rise
Affecting 100 Is Denied

A petition seeking rent increases
of about 81 from 100 roomers at
231O Ashmead place NV, has
been denied by Rent Control Ex-
aminer James G. Tyson, it was
announced today.
The petitioner was w. H. Spen-
Ger.
David w. Louisell, attorney for
the tenants, said the petition was
denied due to lack of competent
proof" of increased operating costs.
Evening star., 1949-02-12

tary to the Prime Minister, and
John D. Hickerson, chief of the
State Departments Office of Eu-
ropean Affairs.
Evening star., 1949-02-12

The New Windsor Park
Apartment Hotel hos its
own switchboard service,
telephone in every bed
room, hish-speed elevator
service, ineinerotor intoke
on all floors, Iorge poekoge
room to provide adequate
storage space and q beau
tifuIIy appointed lobby.
Evening star., 1949-02-12
Canadian

Continued From First Page)
Evening star., 1949-02-12
FOUkD D,

SPRINGER SPANIEL, liver and white,
male; in Arlington. CHI. 1865.
Evening star., 1949-02-12

IRISH SETTER, lost or strayed Z mos.
old, white patch on chest; named Mickey
81. 4577. ID
LADY'S FLORAL PIN, bet. 1923 Southern
ave. Sc. and Arl. Farms; night Feb. s..
Reward. TR. 5000, Ext. $50. MISS
CnTvTGrJhII ueekdavS
Evening star., 1949-11-23
Ward Has sServedU. S. as Consul
In or Near Russia Since 1925
56-Yeor-OId Official
Noted as Linguist and
Expert on Mongolia
By the Associated Press

Angus Ivan Ward, American
consul general released yesterday
from a jail in Mukden. Man.
churia. has been on the diplo-
matte frontiers between the
United States and the Soviet
Union for half his life.
The worlds distant corners have
become accustomed to the strid-
ing figure of the tall. 56-year-old
consular official, who spends much
of his spare time hiking the
countryside, clad in colorful lum-
berjackets and a blue beret, his
Van Dyke beard bristling to lee
ward and his stout walking cane
swinging along beside him.
Mr.. Ward has been either in or
near the borders of the Soviet
Union ever since 1925, when he
started his foreign service as vice
consul in the same city where he
has just spent month in prison.
A year later he moved south OF
the Great Wall to Tientsin as
vice consul.
His next important assignment
took him to Moscow in February,
Evening star., 1949-11-23
Hiss Defense Launches Attack
On Chambers Personal Life
Cross Examination on Wodeighs Role
In Case Dropped as Jury Hears Poems

Mr.. Hiss lawyer sharply deviated
from the line of cross-examination
he was pursuing when the trial
recessed yesterday.
Mr.. Cross had been delving into
the prewar relationship between
MIR. Chambers, self-confessed ex-
Communist agent, and Julian Wad-
leigh, former official of the State
Departments Trade Agreements
Section, who was one OF Mr..
Chambers sources of secret infor-
nation in a Communist spy ring
in Washington before the war.
Mr.. Cross was endeavoring to
show that Mr.. Wadleigh and other
unnamed sources might have sup
piled Mr.. Chambers with the data
he says he got from Mr.. Hiss.
Mr.. Hiss, who served for two
years as president of the Carnegie
Endowment for International
Peace after leaving the State De-
partment, is accused of falsely
denying to a Federal grand jury
that he did supply Mr.. Chambers
with secret State Department
papers.
One Of the poems read the jury
today was entitled ''Tandara Del.
It's theme was sexual and it ap-
peared to have been written from
the point of view of woman. Mr..
Evening star., 1949-11-23
Two Rivals Claiming
Presidency Of Panama
After Night-Long Riot
Child Killed, II Wounded
As Police Smash Chonis'
Effort to Regain Power
By the Associated Press

PANAMA CITY, Panama. Nov.
23.-Two men claimed the presi-
dency of Panama today after a
wild night of rioting in which
l child was killed and II wounded.
Police gunfire smashed near
revolt as DR.. Daniel Chanis, jr.-
forced to resign as President Sun
day in a national police coup
led thousands of supporters in a
march on the presidential palace
in an attempt to regain power.
Inside the palace behind police
guards was Roberto CHAR, for
mer Vice President who was sworn
in as President after Mr.. Chanis
bowed to a police ultimatum and
resigned. He insisted he would
sit tight and remain President.
Police Dispurse Marchers.
National police, who are Pana-
mas only armed force, dispersed
the marchers with machine gun
bullets, rife fire and tear gas.
The demonstrators had rallied
behind Mr.. Chanis as he dramati-
cally strode into a session OF the
National Assembly and declared:
II withdraw my resignation" He
flung the letter to the floor and
and insisted he still was the con-
Istitutional President of Panama.
The 58-year-old surgeon-politl-
clan, who had served as President
only four months until he was
ousted by Police Chief Col. Jose
Remon, then led a crowd of dem
onstrators that grew to thousands
as they passed through the streets.
In Cathedral Plaza, a block
from the presidential palace, hel-
meted police opened fire. For two
hours rioting flared at hot pitch.
Six buses were overturned. Win
Evening star., 1949-11-23
Gambling Raid Cases
To Go 10 Jury Today;
Final Arguments Made
Lewis Lawyer Contends
U. S. Failed to Prove
Operations in District

The trial of William (Snags)
Lewis and 13 co-defendants
neared a District Court jury this
afternoon with the prosecution
demanding that all be convicted
on both counts of an indictment
charging them with operating
a huge numbers syndicate in
Washington.
The group is accused of con-
spring to operate a lottery and
operating and promoting a lot
terry. The Government contends
the syndicate, which it said op-
Grated from headquarters in
Bladensburg. did a $4,000. .000-a-
year business. in the District.
Conviction on the conspiracy
count carries a maximum penalty
of 10 years in prison. The second
charge has a penalty of up to
three years.
Assistant United States Attor-
ney William Hitz told the jury of
nine men and three women in
his closing arguments that the
Government had produced "over-
whelming evidence" in support of
both counts during the four week
trial.
Defense Calls Case Vague.
Defense Counsel William H.
Collins, who represents Lewis
insisted on the other hand that
the Governments case was vague
and inconclusive in that it failed
to show any conspiracy conceived
and executed in the District.
The IA men were seized March
Is in a barricaded house at 4310
Forty-sixth street, Bladensburg,
by United States deputy marshals
from the District.
On trial with Lewis are the
following co-defendants: John R.
Mitchell. Fulton j. Mitchell,
George P. Scott. Fred Sutton,
Lonnie Black, Anis Wycke. Ralph
Spotswood. Edward Hinkle. jr.,
Gregory Seger, Sterling D. WEIGH,
(see GAMBLING, Page A-6)
Evening star., 1949-11-23
Third Child Born in Plane
Over Atlantic in $ Days
BY the Asseeiofsd Press

STORNAWAY, Scotland, Nov
%. - The airplane seems to be
replacing the stork in bringing
babies into the world these days.
A boy was born last night in q
plane carrying his mother over the
isolated outer Hebrides Islands to
q hospital. He was the third child
born over the Atlantic in the last
IS days.
The mother is Mrs. Margaret
Mcclellan, who has four other
children. She was flying here
from her home on the island of
South Uist. off the northwest
coast Of Scotland.
A boy was born October 18 to
Mrs. Charles Parker. wife of a
United States Air Force sergeant.
while she was flying from New
York to Germany to join her hus-
band. Last Wednesday a girl
was born to Mrs. Leokadia Rol-
biecki on q plane carrying dis
placed persons from Germany to
New York.
Evening star., 1949-11-23
Cab Driver Gets Z Months
In Margaret Mitchell Death
BY the Associoted Press

ATLANTA, Nov. 23.-Hugh D.
Gravitt, former taxicab driver
convicted of involuntary man
slaughter for the traffic death
of Margaret Mitchell, today was
sentenced to IL to 18 months in
jail
Judge Walter c. Hendrix also
cancelled Gravitt's drivers Ii
cense.
Gravitt was convicted last
Wednesday by a jury that rec
commended a sentence of not
less than one year or more than
18 months. Under the law he
could have been given one to
three year term.
Miss Mitchell was struck and
fatally injured by Gravitt's car
on, the night of August II as
she and her husband. John r.
Marsh, were crossing Peachtree
street en- route to a theater.
Evening star., 1949-11-23
RdmI calls for Repjei|lail ji|l ]
OF Most Excise Taxes;
Sees Little Net Loss
Joint Hearing Is Told
Wartime Levy flinders
Economy in Peace
BvJ A. O'leory
By J. A. O'leory

Repeal of most wartime excise
taxes was urged today by Boards
ley Ruml, New York businessman,
testifying before a House-Senate
Economic Subcommittee on fiscal
policies.
Although M. Ruml appeared
with j. Cameron Thomson as
spokesmen for the Committee for
Economic Development, he en-
phasized that his recommendation
on excise levies represented only
his own views.
Mr.. Ruml, author of the pay-as-
you-go income tax plan, said he
would not include alcoholic liquors,
tobacco or gasoline in the imme-
diate excise reductions, because
they were recognized sources OF
revenue before the war.
Sales Would Offset Loss.
"The taxes I am talking about
were put on during the war 1or
punitive purposes to save cloth or
other commodities or manpower, "
he explained. This bundle OF
taxes should be repealed as being
contrary to non discriminatory
peacetime program. Then
would appraise the results to de-
termine what offsetting action is
necessary"
Mr.. Ruml said his knowledge Of
the fur industry in New York
leads him to believe the net loss
will be much smaller than would
appear because increased sales
would produce added revenue and
more employment. .
The wartime levies he has in
mind would include jewelry, fur
coats, electric bulbs, transporta-
ton, communications, cosmetics,
luggage and admission tickets.
Douglas Cites Liquor Tax.
'You say you would not touch
liquor. but I believe liquor was
trebled in tax rates during the
war;" Senator Douglas, Democrat,
of Illinois, interjected.
Mr.. Ruml said he would not con-
slider them "in this package" to
which Senator Douglas replied,
you would give them secondary
consideration"
Mr.. Ruml said estimates of the
revenue loss from his proposal
range all the way from 81, zoe, ,000,-
600 to $4,000. .000, 900, but he sug-
gested these estimates do not al
(See ECONOMIC, Page A-7.)