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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-07-27

The weatherman has to 60 back
IA years to find a July as hot as
this one. and IS years to get an
average temperature topping the
first q days of the current month.
Washington sufferers. however
may feel a trifle cooler If they
pause to review the record OF july,
1884. when the average day and
night temperature for the month
was 8O.8 That was exactly a de-
gree and a half over the current
average, and there were II days
in the month when the mercury
climbed into the Cos.
Except for last Sunday. when a
flow of slightly cooler air held the
maximum to 80, Washington has
sweltered under a full week of
over-90-degree days.
A comparison of humidities be-
tween this month and past July
scorchers is difficult. because hui
midity varies inversely with the
temperature and does not lend
itself to comparative figures. the
weather forecaster said today.
It's safe to say, however, that
the Julys, Of 1884 and 1885 were
enualIy g sticky and uncom1pr
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-07-27
Acheson Reveals
Plan for New
Policy on China
Secretary Also Warns
That Americans Face
Detention by Reds

Secretary Of State Acheson
today disclosed plans for intensive
effort to work out a new American
policy toward China.
He told a news conference that
he hopes to obtain the services OF
two distinguished men from out
side the department to work as
consultants in appraising current
developments and trying to devise
a course of action for the future.
He refused to name the men he
has in mind until he is sure they
will be able to serve. He said they
would work closely with him, DR.,
Philip c. Jessup. United Sta ties
ambassador at large, and Walton
Butterworth, Assistant Secretary
of State for Far Eastern Affairs.
Warns of Detention Danger.
Secretary Acheson also told re-
porters that Americans remaining
in China face the danger OF being
treated as hostages by the Com
munists.
He said Ambassador j. Leighton
Stuart, in preparing to return to
the United States for consulta-
lions, has run into numerous diff
fculties put in his way by Com
munist authorities at Marking.
Mr.. Acheson said the State De-
partment has been advised also
that Randall Gould. editor of the
American-owned Shanghai Eve
nnr q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-07-27

The long passage over the land
also has warming effect on the
marine air, Mr.. johnson said. The
big weather picture of the North
American continent and adjoining
waters shows little promise OF
change in the next few days.
Always possible at this season,
however, are local thunderstorms'
Rain, shade and increased winds
have cooling effects, but they are
purely local under current condi-
tions.
Statistics show that in late July
the average heat begins to taper
off somewhat More and more
the influence of air movements
from the Northwest or Eastern
Canada are felt locally.
In a few weeks. too. tropical
storms developing in the Carib-
bean move into the Gulf or toward
the Eastern Seaboard, influencing
air currents for hundreds Of miles
inland.
During the hottest days this
month, the telephone company re-
ceives more than 100000 calls
daily to the automatic reporting
station "W.E-A-T-H-E1. l."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-07-27

Is disbelief in a future state
of rewards and punishments" after
death sufficient grounds to bar a
legally elected town official from
taking office?
That is the question J. Milton
Stanford of Brentwood plans to
ask the Prince Georges County
Circuit Court to decide.
Mr.. Stanford said today he was
reelected to a two-year term on
the Town Council June 81 but was
prevented by a majority vote of
the council from taking his seat
July 7 because he is a pantheist
and doesn't believe in a hereafter.
Il am perfectly willing to take
the oath prescribed by the State
Constitution to support the Con-
stitution of the United States
Mr.. Stanford declared, but I
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-07-27
97-Degree Heat,
High for Year,
Is in Prospect
Brief Rain Forecast,
But It's Likely to
Increase Humidity

The mercury mounted toward q
probable new high of 81 this after
noon with little prospect that
even light showers predicted for
late in the day would break the
heat wave.
The temperature rose into the
COS for the third consecutive day
and by 1890 pm. had already
reached 90.
The high this afternoon, tho
forecaster said, will be around 81,
with the possibility it may vary
a bit depending on cloud condi-
tons. But there was definitely
little relief In sight from the
scorching heat which has sent the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-07-27
Trouble in the Ranks?
Mrs. Roosevelt Tells Cardinal
She Acts From Honest Beliefs
Reiterotes Denial Of Bios Against Catholics;
Has No Sense of Being Unworthy Mother

The controversy stemmed from
Mrs. Roosevelt's opposition to
Federal aid to parochial schools.
Cardinal Spellman said Mrs
Roosevelt aligned herself with
hackers of the Barden bill in her
June % column and two others
The Barden bill would permit Fed
eral aid only to public schools
Mrs. Roosevelt mentioned Cardi-
nal Spellman's opposition to the
Barden bill in her column.
In New York, a secretary to the
Cardinal said there was no i'm
mediate reply. In his letter las,
Friday. the Cardinal said Il shall
not again publicly acknowledg.
you"
Mrs. Roosevelt wrote:
/ II have no intention Of attack
ing you personally. nor of attack.
I -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-07-27
Atomic Policy Maker!
Holding Third Secret
Conference Today
Acheson and Johnson
To Attend Discussion
Of Foreign Problems
BY the Associated Press

Atomic policy makers today
made a third attempt to reach
decision on how best to handle
some of their thorny foreign
problems.
Any decision must take cogni-
zance of the fact that the United
States now Is LARGELY depenGen;
on Canadian and British inter
ests. the latter in the Belgian
Congo, for uranium.
This is the key fashionable ma
terial that creates energy for
atomic bombs and such hoped for
civilian uses as ship propulsion
and electric power generation.
Acheson, Johnson to Attend.
Today's third hush-hush atomic
meeting, again bringing together
Secretary of State Acheson Sec
rotary of Defense johnson, men,
bers Of the Joint Congressional
Atomic Energy Committee and the
Atomic Energy Commission, was
set for a secluded Capitol room
at 2:30 pm.
In announcing it, Chairman
Mcmahon of the Joint Committee
said only that the group will meet
with Mr.. Acheson and Mr.. john
son Ito continue its consideration
of foreign relations in the field
of atomic energy"
The announcement served to
focus new attention Oh a speech
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-07-27
Steel Union Officers
Are Ordered 10 Sian
0aths
Executive Board Says Step
Was Token in Order to
Push Organization
BY me Assoeiatsd Press

NEW YORK. July 27.-The In
ternational Executive Board of
the Go Steel Workers Union to-
day unanimously directed the
unions officers to file non-Com-
munist afhdavits under the Taft
Hartley Act.
The action came after a speech
at closed meeting by Philip Muir
ray, president of the union and of
the CLIO. who has been one Of the
strongest holdouts against signing
the adavits.
The resolution adopted by the
board said the union "dedicates its
entire membership to the unfin-
ished task of repeating the Taft
Hartley Act and restoring the
Wagner Act with improvements
designed to safeguard labor's basic
rights"
However. the resolution added
that lin order to safeguard the
interest of the membership and to
go forward with the organization
of the unorganized within our
Jurisdiction" the board directs all
the unions international officers
and officers Of local unions de-
signated by top officials to sign the
non Communist affidavits.
Mr.. Murray has insisted all
along that the Steel Workers
Union is free of Communist in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-07-27
Committee Upho|ds
4 Senator's Election
BY the Associated Press

The Senate Rules Committee
today upheld the election of four
Senators, whose seating had been
contested.
mittee Counsel Turner
Smith told a reporter the COM
mittee action is final in the Texas
contest between Senator Lyndon
johnson. Democrat, and his de-
feated opponent, former Gov. Coke
Stevenson, and in the Oklahoma
primary contest involving Senator
Kerr and Conner Smith, Demo-
Gratis.
The committee recommended
Senate adoption of its findings in
the contests involving Senator Kill
gore, Democrat of Iowa, and Tom
Sweeney. Republican, dating from
the 1916 general election. and in
the Michigan contest involving
Senator Ferguson, Republican, and
Representative Frank Hook.
Mr.. Smith explained committee
action is final in the Texas and
Oklahoma contests since no for
NAL petitions were filed. Senator
johnson defeated Mr.. Stevenson
by 81 votes in the 1948 primary.
Complaints were filed by individ-
ual residents of that State. Com
plants by individual citizens also
were filed in the Kerr-Smith con-
test in Oklahoma in which Senator
Kerr won in the 1948 runoff pri-
mary.
In the West Virginia contest
growing out of the 1916 general
election Mr.. Sweeney charged vote
buying and other Irregularities. In
the Michigan contest Mr.. Hook
complained of voting irregulari-
ties and miscounting of ballots
after Senator Ferguson was de-
clared the winner in the 1948
general election.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-07-27
Congress Will Hear
Military Leaders
Before Tokeoff
By John A. Giles

The Joint Chiefs of Staff will
fly to Europe Friday to discuss de-
tails of the administrations pro-
posed foreign military assistance
program with leaders of the At
lantic pact nations, the National
Military Establishment announced
today.
The announcement said the
commanders of the Army. Navy
and Air Force would discuss
matters of mutual interest, in
Guiding the proposed military or
ganization under the North At
lantic pact, with the military
chiefs of European signatory ma
tions of the pact. and will &C
quaint themselves with current
conditions in Europe"
They also will gain f1rst-hand
information on the status of
United States forces in Europe"
the announcement said.
To Testify Friday.
The three military leaders-Gen.
Bradley, Army Chief of Staff; Ad-
miral Denfeld. Chief of Naval OPP
erations, and Gen. Vandenberg.
Air Force Chief of Staff-make up
the Joint Staff.
Maj. Gen. A. M. Gruenther, di-
rector of the Joint staff which is
a working agency of the joint
chiefs, will accompany the COM
manders.
They will appear before con-
gressional committees considering
the proposed $l,45o,00o.O0O mill
tary assistance program on Fri
day before taking off.
They will visit London. Paris.
Frankfurt and Vienna before re-
turning to the United States in
about 10 days.
Limitation of time prevents
q visit to each European signatory
nation of the North Atlantic
pact" the announcement said.
However, it is hoped that talks
can be arranged with military
representatives of North Atlantic
pact member nations at any place
covered in the itinerary convenient
to them.
Talks Started With Canada.
"A representative of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff has already begun
informal talks with representa-
tive of the Canadian Chiefs OF
Staff on the question Of military
organization under the North At
lantic pact"
Preliminary talks on the arms
proeram already have taken place
with the Atlantic pact nations
following their request for military
aid.
Those plans call for military
aid in the form of equipment for
existing ground forces with tao
tical air support and with sufh-
Gent small warships to protect
local naval areas. 1t has been
estimated that some 100000
soldiers thus would be equipped
under President Truman's pro-
posal,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-07-27
Pontheist Will Appeal Barring
From Brentwood Council Seat

can't honestly make the state
ment required by Section 9 of Ar
ticle 10 of the Maryland Code"
Article 10 says that a public
official must declare orally his
belief in the Christian religion or.
if he profess to be a Jew. of his
belief in q future state of rewards
and punishments ."
Mr.. Stanford said he assumed
the belief in a future state OF re-
wards and punishments." by i'm
plication. at least, also applied to
statements by non-Jews, including
pantheists.
According to Webster's Diction-
airy. pantheism is described as "the
doctrine that the universe, taken
or conceived OF as a whole, is God;
the doctrine that there Is no God
1See STAMFORD. PaRo X-6.2
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mercury above 80 seven times in
the last eight days:
81 Degrees at Noon.

mercury above 80 seven times in
the last eight days:
81 Degrees at Noon.
The heat started early today
and in only two hours was ahead
of yesterdays blistering record.
The temperature stood at rs de-
grees at 8 a.m.-two degrees lower
than at the same time yesterday.
BY 10 am. it had jumped to 88-
two degrees higher than at the
same time yesterday. At 1920
a m, It touched 81 degrees, which
was degree higher than at noon
yesterday.
The forecaster sounded like
gloom itself when he admitted
that the brief. scattered showers
over the area this afternoon would
only tend to increase the humid
ity.
1.-THE precipitation will be 50
little and of such short Duration"
he said, that it will not afford
any relief from the heat"
Reached 100 in 1910.
The all-time high for this date
for those who take comfort in
such things-was 100 degrees in
1910. The record high for this
year is 95.2 reached yesterday
and we'll remembered.
Some 10000 Federal and Dis
trict employees, sweltering in nom
aforementioned buildings. were
due to be dismissed this afternoon
for the third straight day.
Seven persons were reported
overcome by Yesterdays heat.
which reached a years high Of
96.2 degrees at $3.50 pm. Official
ly, that mark was recorded as q
fiat SO by the Weather Bureau.
but the fact remained that the
thermometer slightly cutdid the
five other 96s recorded this year.
One of those overcome. Samuel
Woods. about SIS, of 229 Eighth
street Sc. was reported in crit
ical condition at Emergency Hos
pital. A truck driver for Capital
Transit Co., Mr.. Woods was strick-
Co. IXyTATIJEp pooe A-sl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-07-27
Fan Thefts Step Up
To 2 at a Time as
Heat Wave Persists

The heat wave is causing a
run on Health Department
electric fans.
Sunday night some one en-
tered the Polk School Clinic
at Seventh and P streets NV,
and stole fan.
Monday night the building
was entered again and an
other fan stolen.
Last night special precau-
tons were taken but a burg
lar climbed a tree, entered
through a second-story win
dow and stole two fans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-07-27
Atlanta Judge Shoots
Attorney as Climax
OF Row Over Suits
Jurist's Former Purtner
Wounded in Face by One
Of Five Pistol Bullets
BY the Associated Press

ATLANTA, July 27.-An At
lanta judge early today shot down
a lawyer. his opponent in a
tangle of divorce suits and other
legal actions.
At about 2:30 am, police re-
ported. Judge Robert Carpenter,
A, Of Fulton County Civil Court
pulled his car alongside one
driven BY Attorney John Lock-
wood. So. and fired at him five
times with a pistol.
One shot wounded the lawyer
in the face. He ran from the
car and tumbled into q muddy
40-foot deep excavation. A hos
pital later reported his condition
was fair.
Judge Carpenter and Mr.. Lock
wood we're former business as
sociates, but in recent months
had become bitter opponents in
nine court actions.
The judge was sued for divorce
by his wife, Mrs. Helen Carpenter,
who charged cruelty. She also
filed a 100000 alienation Of af-
fections suit against Mrs. Estelle
G. Manful. alleging the judge was
in love with her.
Judge Carpenter in turn filed a
divorce action against Mrs. Car
penter. In it. he alleged Mr.. Lock-
wood had joined with Mrs. Car
penter in an effort to defraud him
of control Of the Imperial Hotel.
He also charged that Mr.. Lock-
wood, whom he described as one
OF his best friends. and his wife
planned to be married them
selves.
Mr.. Lockwood filed suit
against Judge Carpenter. claiming
the judge owed him $4,000 for
legal services in filing income tax
adjustment claims. He also filed
a 100000 SANDER suit against the
jurist.
Police Officers c. E. Walker and
]. M. Stephens said the Judge
freely admitted shooting Mr..
Lockwood. The officers gave these
details:
The shooting occurred at
gasoline station. across the street
from two churches. on Atlanta's
North Side. The two automobiles
were side by side in the street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-07-27
Senate Votes 10 Pct.
Slash in Funds for
European Recovery
Buckers of Farm Surplus
Purchase Program Also
Win First-Round Vote
BULLETIN

The Senate today accepted
without a fight the 10 per cent
cut in European Recovery Pro-
gram funds voted by it's Appro-
priations Committee. Support
ers of a move to force the
Economic Cooperation Admin
istration to spend 81. 100000 900
for surplus American farm
products also won a first-round
victory in vote on technical
parliamentary question.
BRITISH DEMAND for Bigger
ERP Share Creates Crisis.
Page AS.
BY the Associated Press
The Senate headed into a ma
jor battle today over whether the
foreign aid program should be re-
quired to purchase s2.000,0O0 900
worth of surplus American lalm
products.
Economic Cooperation Admin
istrator Paul Hoffman has told
Senators the vote OH this issue
may decide the success or failure
of the European Recovery Pro-
gram in the coming year.
The dispute is over one of ive
amendments tagged onto the for
eign aid bill by the Senate APP
preparations Committee.
Democratic leaders beat back
one of the amendments late yes
terday and reluctantly agreed to
accept another - one chipping
$419,820,000 off the total funds
asked for the program. Eut they
promised a fight to the finish
against the remaining changes
including the one up for discus
sion today.
Money Would Be Earmarked.
This one would require ECA to
spend about 1,5O0, 900, 900 and the
Army another $500, 100000 for sur
plus farm products. Both agen-
cies would be required to buy
commodities in the amount and of
the kind listed in their budget
estimates.
And if they don't-the money
could not be used for any other
purpose.
But lawmakers backing the
amendment - including Senator
Mcclellan, Democrat, of Arkan-
80 -~~rT~1Y ~ - rs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-07-27
Rome Police Round Up
Gang of Counterfeiters

ROME, July ~. Police an
nounced today they had complet-
ed roundup Of a counterfeit
gang believed to have printed a
half billion lire t$820, 000) in false
notes.
The announcement said nine
persons were arrested during the
last week, making a total Of II
now In custody. Most OF the
counterfeit mo1sey has been re-
covered, authorities said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-07-27
lTert of Mrs. RooseDelt'S Letter
on Page A-4j

II Ell o! MIS-. HOOSeDett LetteT
on Page A-4J
BY the Associated Press
HYDE PARK, N. Y, July 81
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt. deny
ing any "bias against the Roman
Catholic Church." said today she
would continue to stand for the
things in our Government which
I think are right"
She made the statements in a
letter to Francis Cardinal Spell
man, who assailed her last Friday
in a letter for a record of antii
Catholicism unworthy of an
American mother"
II assure you" wrote Mrs.
Roosevelt, that I have no sense
Of being an unworthy American
mother The final Judgment, my
dear Cardinal Spellman. of the
worthiness of all human beings is
in the hands of God"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-07-27

TOKYO, July ~ (P.-A tropi-
cal disturbance with winds up to
IS knots is expected to hit near
here tomorrow afternoon. Earlier
the disturbance had been de-
scribed as typhoon but its force
was dying down.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-07-27

LONDON, July q (P.-Lester
Hutchinson, a member of Parlia-
ment, was expelled from the La
Dor Party. today. He offended
party leadership by his attacks on
the British foreign policy, and by
assailing the Atlantic Pact while
on a tour in the United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-07-27
Bulletins
Vince Dundee Dead

GLENDALE, Calf. (P.-
Vince Dundee, Al, former mid
dleweight boxing champion,
died today in a sanitarium,
where he had been confined
since 1912. Born in Italy, he
came to Baltimore at an early
age. His brother Joe of Balti-
more is a former welterweight
boxing champion. Vince had
been at the sanitarium after
being paralyzed after a bout
with Freddy Steele Of Seattle
I'm 1885.
Quirino to Visit Here
President Elpidio Quirino of
the Philippines has accepted
President Humans invitation
to visit this country and will
arrive August 8, the White
muse announced today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-07-27

(See WEATHER, Page A-5.)
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Loborites Gust Pact Foe

(See JUDGE, Page Az
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-07-27

tsee MRS. ROOSEVELT. Al.
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(See FOREIGN AID, Page A-5D
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,(see STANFORD, Page A-5.l
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(See ATOMIC, Page A-5J
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-07-27

Mr.. Deane said he had often
wondered what thousands of Dis
trict young people think Of mem
bers Of Congress who stand on
the floor Of the House and de-
mand that free elections be grant
ed to certain downtrodden people
Of Europe and Asia, and then
deny any form of local self-gov-
eminent to the people of this
great city-the only capital in the
world where the voices Of the citi-
zens are completely silent.
II regret. gentlemen. that I had
to make that statement" he con-
tinued. because this Is the best
fuel that Moscow needs to show
that democracy and freedom are
(See HOME RULE Page A.3)
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(See HOME RULE, Page A-3.l
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(See POLICY, Page A-3D
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Tokyo Awaits Storm

(See ARMS. Page Az
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(See STEELWORKERS, Pg. AS.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1949-03-04
WASHINGTONO
SPAUDA DAUG RA-
Sc APE LIETUVA

Priemimo proga buvo daug
aprasymu Washingtono spau-
doje: POST, TIMES HERALD,
EVENING STAR ir DAILY
NEWS. Aprasymai kreipe de-
mesi j fakta, kad lietuviu tau
ia nenustoja kovoti del nepri-
klausomybes ir kad Lietuvos
veliava plevesuoja Ii e tuvos
Pasiuntinybeje. Tarp kita ko
aprasyta, kad sveciai Lietuvos
Pasiuntinybes priemimo metu
turejo progos pasigereti p. "a
deikienes isstatyta lietuvisku
tautisku leliu kolekcija, kurios
pagamintos K. Tulienes Lietu-
vote. Vienas Washingtono lai-
krastis ivertino kolekcija kaip
magnificent.
Istraukas is laikrasciQ pa
skelbsime atskirai.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1949-03-04
SVEIKINIMAS IS
PLAUKIANCIO LAI-
VO

Sarysyje SUI 16 vasario, Lie
tuvos Ministras p. zadeikis ga
vo sekancio turinio laiska nuo
lietuviu tremtiniu grupes:
Up. Ministeriui zadeikiui
Lietuviu tremtiniu gr up
apie 80 asmenu, plaukianti
USA laivu Marine Jumper, va
sario 16 proga sveikina JUS ir
linki sveikatos ir istvermes
sunkioje kovoje uz Lietuvos
laisve.
Kartu prasome Tamsta per-
duoti musu nuosirdzia padeka
senatoriams uz D. P. biliaus
pravedima, kaipo geriaus a i
atjautusiems lietuviu - pabal-
tieciu reikalus. 1
16 vasario 1949
Marine Jumper"
(parasai)