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Evening star., 1949-12-12
Police Seek Cover Girl
Who DISAPPEARED Dec. )

The Christmas present most
eagerly sought by the Police De-
partment's Bureau of Missing
Persons is a beautiful 26-year -old
"cover girl" who disappeared from
her home at the Patuxent Naval
Base December 8.
Since she vanished her 7-year-
old son Stephen has been crying
for her almost continuously. po-
lice were told. Police are anxious
to reunite mother and son before
Christmas.
The missing mother is Mrs.
Elizabeth Jean Boyd. wife of 1t
John p. Boyd, now stationed at
Moffet Field, Calf. Her face has
appeared on the covers of several
nationally circulated magazines,
She is feet 6 inches tall, weighs
about 130 pounds, has blue eyes
and brown hair. When last seen
she was wearing gray slacks and
coat.
1t. Boyd told police his wife
vanished q few hours after he
had returned to the Patuxent base
from a tour Of duty in China.
He sent word to police yesterday
that he fears for the health of
his son unless the mother is
found.
Evening star., 1949-12-12
Atomic
(Continued From First Page.)

part, would continue fully the
kind of experimental work in
basic atomic research which they
have been doing. They would
have far greater access to So
called atomic secrets than the
United States has permitted them
IN recent years. And apparently
they would in emergency have
demand rights against the atomic
weapon stockpile in this country
Based on Military Pool.
However, the arrangement would
be based on the pooling of mill
tary strength under the NORTH
Atlantic Treaty. According te
agreements now in existence, ir
any war involving the United
States and England, the task ot
delivering the atomic bomb woulc
fall on the United States.
The prospective arrangement!
were worked out here in serie.
of exploratory talks" which begar
in September and were recentl!
put through an advanced phase
The principal British conferees
Sir John Cockroft, his country
outstanding atomic scientist, ana
Sir Roger Makins, British diplo.
mat. returned to London more
than q week ago. It was learned
that further talks will be held pri.
marily on the point of how tt
carry through the proposed new
partnership system.
Evening star., 1949-12-12
Anthracite Negotiotor
Suffers Exhaustion

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. IL R.-
Ralph E. Taggart, chief labor ne
gotiator for the anthracite indus
try, was hospitalized today. His
associates said Mr.. Taggart was
exhausted"
Mr.. Taggart is president Of the
Philadelphia & Reading Coal &
Iron Co., with headquarters here.
It is one Of the largest hard coal
producers in the land. He also is
head of the anthracite operators
wage agreement committee.
Up until yesterday he was the
official spokesman of the hard
coal men negotiating with John
L. Lewis United Mine Workers at
New York. The negotiations were
to resume today.
Evening star., 1949-12-12
UAW Local Rejects Clause
For Firing Of Subversives
BY the Assoeiated Press


PATERSON, N. j.. Dec. IA
United Auto Workers local has
rejected unanimously a contract
clause which provides for the fir-
ing of employees belonging to q
subsersive organization.
Local $50 of the UAW (CIO)
said yesterday the clause would
infringe basic civil liberties.
The local represents 5000 pro-
duction workers at Wright Aero
nautical Corp, at nearby Wood
Ridge.
| Gabriel de Angels. international
UAW representative, told a meet
ing of some 1890 members of
Local 669. that the international
union will make a national issue
of the clause and will attempt to
bring additional pressure to bear
on the company to remove the
clause"
1--WE will not be a party to it, -
Mr.. De Angels added.
The clause specifically provided
for the dismissal of any member
of an organization whose aim is
the forcible overthrow Of the
! United States Government.
Evening star., 1949-12-12
One Dead, One Missing
lin Amusement Center Fire
BY the Asseeiofsd Press

UNION CITY, N. j., Dec. H.
One man was burned to death
and another was missing today in
a half million dollar fire which
destroyed an entire block long
amusement center early this morn
ing.
The one-story brick-front build
ing. housing 80 bowling alleys. q
restaurant, table-tennis room and
bar. was leveled by flames which
roared out of control for two and
a half hours.
A chef, Walter Kelly. ~. Union
City, was found dead in the ruins
several hours after the fire ended.
Police said a pinboy was missing.
The chefs body was found by
searchers next to the ruins of the
large refrigerator in the restaurant
kitchen
The fire broke out at 2::30 am.
It burned fiercely until 1t was
brought under control by 5 am.
Evening star., 1949-12-12
Huge Two Jima Statue
Planned for D. T.. Area
AS Marine Memorial

A heroic-sized memorial to the
valor of the Marine Corps, as
.typifled in the famous flag raising
at Mount Suribachi on Two Jima,
will be erected on the crest Of a
,l45-foot hill about a mile below
Alexandria If plans of the Marine
Corps League materialize.
The league has an option on
the privately owned hill from
which the completed memorial
would overlook the Mount Vernon
Memorial highway. Alexandria
and Washington.
The sculptor, Felix G. w. De
Weldon, a Vienna-born American
citizen and war veteran, is work
ing on an enlarged duplicate Of
his original monument at his
studio at 219 Randolph place NE.
His original Two Jima monument
stood during the latter part of the
war opposite the Navy Building
on Constitution avenue. Later it
was removed to Quantico. where a
completed statue in bronze was
substituted.
Mr.. De Weldon said each of the
six figures in the new statue will
stand 80 feet from heel to tip of
outstretched hands. Including the
crest of the hill and elaborate base
with walks, he said, the completed
monument will rise approximately
273 feet.
LAS far as I know, 1t is the
largest group of six figures in ac-
tion in the world" Mr.. De Weldon
said. He has been working sew
eral years on the memorial which
will be completed within two years.
he believes.
A plaster cast from which the
bronze figures will be made is
nearly completed. The finished
monument will weigh about 100
tons.
OF the five Marines and one
Navy hospital corpsman who fig-
ured in the flag-raising at Mount
Suribachi. only three survive. They
posed for Mr.. De Weldon.
"The important thing" the
sculptor said, "is that it is a men,
orial to the Marines who have
given their lives since ITS when
the corps was organized"
The huge base suggested for the
memorial would bear the flags of
the 48 States and territories in
honor of their sons who died while
serving in the corps. The Marine
Corps League is raising a fund to
erect the memorial.
Evening star., 1949-12-12
| Labor Defeat at Polls
lin Australia Nearing
L LandsIide Proportions
BY the Associated Press

SYDNEY, Australia. Dec. a.
The Labor governments defeat In
Saturdays election neared land
slide proportions today.
AS vote counting continued. the
victorious Liberal Country Party
coalition appeared likely to win
majority Of % seats in the
House of Commons. big edge In
the 121-member lower chamber OF
Parliament.
Early returns Saturday night
indicated the new government
would command a majority of only
7 to II votes, but the swing
against Labor became more and
more pronounced as counting
neared an end.
The count by this afternoon in
dicated the Liberal Party would
win at least IS seats, its partner,
Country Party, would take II
seats, and the opposition Labor
group would hold 46. Three other
seats were still doubtful.
Races Shaping Up.
The 118 races which appeared
settled shaped up this way:
Elected or certain to be elected,
4s Liberals. IA Country Party. 4s
Labor.
Likely to be elected but still
not certain. Z Liberals, 3 Country
Party. 3 Labor Party.
Australians are taking little in
terest in the count of votes for
the Senate. which is almost GER
tain to retain its Labor majority.
Few people, however. believe that
a Labor controlled Senate would
block legislation backed by the
new government.
AS counting progressed. there
were indications that four min
listers in the old government would
lose their parliamentary seats.
They were Defense Minister John
j. Dedman, Works Minister Nelson
Lennon. Repatriation Minister
Herbert c. Barnard and William J.
Scully, vice president Of the Exec
utive Council.
Incoming Prime Minister Robert
G.. Menzies was expected to select
his cabinet and take over from
Prime Minister Joseph B. Chifley
next Monday or Tuesday. The
new Parliament will meet the
second week in February. -
The leader of the Country
Party, Arthur w. Fadden, was
slated to be deputy prime minister.
Richard G. Casey, veteran Austria
lian diplomat and his country's
first Minister to the United States,
was likely choice to succeed
Herbert v. Evatt as minister of
external affairs.
Though the Liberal and Country
Parties campaigned in complete
harmony on an anti-Socialist pro-
gram, many political observers
here already were predicting that
the Menzies-Fadden coalition
would not last six months. They
split in 1941, causing Mr.. Menzies
to lose out as prime minister after
two years in Office.
Evening star., 1949-12-12
Tax Case
(Continued From First Page.)

never contested his tax liability
where that business is concerned.
Regarding the Lafayette, however,
the court noted that he owned no
stock and had no other interest
in the operations Of the hotel
which he leased to a corporation.
Earlier Ruling Upheld.
The courts decision upheld an
earlier ruling by the District Board
of Tax Appeals which also had
rejected the Districts contention
arising from a regulation of the
District Commissioners.
This regulation states that the
renting or operation" Of one OF
more apartment houses, hotels
and similar dwellings is classed
as an unincorporated business
where conducted by an individual
partnership or other unincorpo-
rated entity.
The tax appeal board said il
regarded that regulation as mot
entirely clear" as to whether the
renting" of the specified building
was intended to refer to the act
of the tenant, or landlord. The
appeals court agreed with the tai
boards view that If the regulation
was intended to apply to the act
of the lessor or landlord, lit /.
not valid insofar as it purport!
to enlarge the meaning OF the
words Of the statute, as here in
terpreted."
Mr.. Beard laughingly said hi
was glad the decision came before
January /. which Is the time fol
applications for unincorporatee
business licenses.
Evening star., 1949-12-12
Russio BeIotedIy Signs
Geneva Conventions
by the Associated Press

BERN, Dec. 12.-The Soviet
Union, the Ukraine and Byelo-
Russia signed the four Geneva
conventions of 1949 on the protec-
ton of war victims today. The
three delegations arrived In
Switzerland Saturday, two days
late for the formal signing in
Geneva in which 20 nations par
ticipated.
Gen. Nicolai Vassilievitch Slav-
Inc, the Soviet delegate, explained
that the plane bringing the three
delegations from the Soviet Union
was held up in Vienna by bad
weather. i-.a,.r
Evening star., 1949-12-12
New Soft Coal Strike
May Hit Nation Jan. |,
New York Times Says
By the Assoeiotsd Press

NEW YORK, December 12.-
Most of the Nations 100000 soft
coal miners may be out on a new
strike January l. the New York
Times said today.
If John L. Lewis, United Mine
Workers chief. doesn't call strike
on his own initiative. 1.-The oper-
ators may take steps Of their own
to force him into a strike" the
Times said.
Full production under Taft
Hartley Act injunction would be
the operators goal.
Formal contract negotiations be-
tween the UNIV and the soft coal
mine owners are in suspension. But
talks between the union and the
employers of 10000 hard coal
miners resume here today.
Strike Possibilities Listed.
Here's the way the Times sized
up strike possibilities in the soft
coal fields:
Leading operators said last night
they expected Mr.. Lewis to order
a walkout in an effort to force
acceptance of his new contract
pattern.
If he doesn't, the operators may
move to force a strike because
they believe "a full suspension Of
operations would create a ma
tional emergency that would i'm
pei President Truman to invoke
the 80-day Injunction provisions
of the Taft-Hartley Act"
Attorneys for the coal operators
contend that all mines would be
free to operate on a full sched-
ule while the injunction was in
force, thus escaping the present
three e-day-a-week limit imposed
by Mr.. Lewis in his strategy
against the owners.
Evening star., 1949-12-12
|Sparkman, Flanders
Deny Political Motive
lin LoW-|ncome Study
By J. A. O'Leory

Four members OF q JOINT Con-
|gressional Committee studying
low Income families denied at the
outset of public hearings today
there is any political motive be-
hind the investigation.
One-by-one Senators Sparkman,
Democrat, of Alabama and Flan-
ders, Republican, Of Vermont, and
Representatives Huber, Democrat,
|of Ohio, and Rich. Republican, Of
PENNSYLVANIA, insisted the inquiry
lis non-political and non-partisan.
Chairman Sparkman said he
was prompted to give this assur-
ance because he had seen in some
newspaper columns an intimation
that the hearings would be polit-
ical in nature.
IF thought so I would be q
little afraid because this particu-
lar study was suggested by Sena-
tor Flanders" said Chairman
lSparkman. II certainly absolve
Senator Flanders and all other
members of any such motive"
Flanders Agrees.
Senator Flanders concurred in
the chairman's statement. and
added, II don't know what may
happen to the material that is
dug out. but there certainly is no
political purpose.
The first witness. Acting Fed
eral Security Administrator John
L. Thurston. stressed the impor-
tance of improving the health
and educational opportunities Of
low income families as a means
of enabling them to increase their
earning power.
He also said is would be Sound
economy" to extend the grants
in-aid under the Social Security
Act to help the States and locali-
ties meet the essential require
ments of all needy persons"
Suggestions Outlined.
Among the steps Mr.. Thurston
suggested were:
Immediate expansion Of voca-
tional education programs.
A national health insurance
plan.
Carrying out the administra-
tion's recommendations to broad
en- social insurance for those who
because of age or disability are
almost entirely on pensions or
direct relief.
Before it began the public
hearings, the joint group, which
is a subcommittee of the Joint
Economic Committee, gathered
figures showing that one-third of
the Nations families and single
individuals received less than
$4,000 in money income last year.
Excluding individual wage earners,
one-fourth of the families were
below the $4,000 mark.
Mr.. Thurston pointed out that
in April of this year there were
$500, 900 families in the country
headed by q non-wage Garner. In
addition there were almost 3,000,-
900 other individuals who are not
wage earners. Many of these
persons were the beneflciaries Of
the Federal Old Age Assistance
program or State public assist
ance.
Evening star., 1949-12-12
AcuIotti
Continued From First Page)

1
Burns said, emphatically. HI
added that he did not know Mis-!
Franklin and knew of no reason
why she would offer false testi-
mony against him. He said he
was stationed at Precinct 2 fol
10 years and often patrolled the
area where Acalotti operated.
Sergt. Fredette. a veteran of %
years on the force, who was
described by Miss Franklin as
night hawk" said he knew both
Acalotti and Miss Franklin. but
firmly denied he had ever ac-
cepted money from the accused
gambler.
Sergeant Questioned.
isn't it fact" asked Mr.
Hitz, that you would meet
Acalotti in a alley of Fourteenth
street below Peoples drug store
and receive $40 a week from
him?"
mo. sir" the sergeant re-
sponded.
Sergt. Fredette said he often
had the assignment of night
supervising sergeant which is
commonly referred to by police
men as might hawk" duty.
He said he had received reports
that Acalotti sold whisky after
hours in addition to newspapers
on the Thomas Circle corner. but
that he never obtained evidence
on which he could take action.
Winters Denies Taking Money.
Pvt. Winters, a rotund officer,
who said his nickname is Pat
Boy" also denied that he had ever
accepted "pay-of" money from
Acalotti. He said he had arrested
Acalotti for disorderly conduct on
one occasion. but did not know
Miss Franklin.
Under cross-examination, Mr.
Hitz established that Pvt. Winters
badge number is 697.
"on august 6, l948, did any
thing unusual happen to you?'
Mr.. Hitz asked.
Not that I know Of" Pvt. Win.
ters said.
isn't It q fact that on thai
day your badge number hit the
numbers lottery and you had bel
so cents on it and Atillio Acalott
paid you $350?"
II did not" the policeman re.
piled.
Denies Phoning Apartment.
Pvt. Winter also denied thai
he ever had telephoned Acalotti's
apartment and told Miss Frank.
lin, who answered the phone. that
Fat Boy" was calling and wanted
to bet on some numbers.
Mr.. HitZ asked him how his tel
ephone extension number at thu
license bureau happened to bs
listed in Acalotti's telephone file
He said he did not know.
Mr.. Ford told Judge Holtzof hi
had tried in vain to locate q Pre-.
cinct 2 policeman, Morrison, whom
Miss Franklin also listed among
those she had seen accepting pay.
ments from Acalotti.
The police department informed
him, Mr.. Ford said. that no police.
man by that name had ever beer
stationed in the Second Precinct
In the period covered by Mis-.
Franklin's testimony.
Evening star., 1949-12-12

Mrs. Massing said. because I was
not educated or worthy enough
She said Mr.. Gumpertz had con.
CURED in this opinion.
According to Mrs. Massing. she
did not ever take out party mem.
bership, but began working &C.
lively" for the Communists in this
country in 1884.
Questioned About Party.
Mr.. Cross questioned Mrs. Mas
sing about party in New York at
which she allegedly stated that
she would convict Mr.. Hiss by ap-
pearing for the prosecution in this
trial.
Mrs. Massing said that the only
time she saw Mr.. Hiss before
1948 was when, according to her,
she and Mr.. Hiss argued as to
which one of them would COM
mand the services of Noel Field
in the Washington Communist
underground.
This conversation, she said,
occurred in 1885 at MIR. Fields
home in Washington.
Mr.. Field, another former State
Department official, recently dis
appeared behind the Iron Cur
tain under mysterious circum-
stances.
Although this was their only
meeting, the witness said, she
followed his career very well"
thereafter.
Il saw his pictures in the papers
and I knew very we'll who he was. u
Mrs. Massing said.
Mr.. Cross said Mrs. Massing
testified Friday that she had not
followed Mr.. Hiss career, but the
witness denied she could have
made such a statement.
Tells Of Micro Films.
GAS a matter of fact" she said,
II have told Mr.. Hiss that I fol-
lowed his career very carefully
and proudly all these years be-
cause was so sure he had broken
his Communist associations. and
I was happy about it,"
Mr.. Webb. the last Government
witness, testified that micro film
of secret documents. produced by
Mr.. Chambers as evidence against
Mr.. Hiss, were made on q Leika
camera belonging to Felix Insler-
man Of Baltimore.
Mr.. fisherman admitted last
Friday that he owned the camera
in question, but refused to say
whether he had photographed the
documents for Mr.. Chambers,
pleading, possible self-incrimina-
ton.
Mr.. Hiss, As. a former State
Department official and former
president of the Carnegie Endow-
ment for International Peace, is
accused of falsely denying to a
Federal grand jury that he ever
gave secret Government docu-
ments to Mr.. Chambers for trans
mission to Russian agents.
Evening star., 1949-12-12
Reorganization
Continued From First Page.)

have made the Federal Security
Agency a cabinet department
failed at the last session Of Con-
greSs.
. Mr.. Hines said the AFL has
a deep interest In the success of
the commission program and is
substantially In accord with the
bulk Of the recommendations"
despite some initial misgivings.
Mrs. Oveta Culp Hobby, execu-
tive vice president Of the Houston
cTex3 Post, urged letters and
resolutions be sent to members of
Congress in the interest Of Gov
ernment reorganization. It was
a note sounded by other speakers
also.
Mrs. Hobby, the wartime COM
mander of the, Womens Army
Corps, said that Uncle Sam has
become q tremendous Paul Pry."
Business Viewpoint Given.
"He wants to know the size Of
potatoes, the grade of meat. what
the label on the medicine bottle
says. what goes into insecticides,
cleaning fluids, bread and so on
"a infinitum = . The mechanics
of the Federal Government there
fore should be of immediate and
personal concern to all Of us, men
and women alike"
Another woman speaker. Mrs.
Wesley C. Ahlgren of Brockton,
Mass. said she was ''flabber-
gasted" to learn from the Hoover
report how the housekeeping func-
tions of Government are carried
on.
The businessman's point of
view was given by Walter j.
Kohler, jr., president Of the Voll-
rath Co., Sheboygan. Wis. He
said the benefits Of Government
economy are distributed to all
and do not 60 to any one group.
F. F. McNaughton, publisher Of
the Pekin Gill; Daily Times, said
the country should be alarmed
about the need for Government
reorganization. He predicted that
President Truman will submit to
Congress at least eight more mer-
ger and reorganization plans In
the coming session. (! I.
He said his forecast is based
on conversations with Senate
Majority Leader Lucas, who had
conferred with Mr.. Truman on
the reorganization effort. f
Evening star., 1949-12-12
Huge Candle Erected
For Wheaton Suntu

A candle, 80 feet high and 5 feet
in diameter. has been erected at
Wheaton, Md, by the Chamber
Of Commerce and a volunteer crew
Of citizens as part Of the COM
munity's Christmas celebration.
Santa Claus is scheduled to ap-
pear at the candle December 23
to pass out candy to Wheaton chill
AraNy
Evening star., 1949-12-12

The Austrian state Of Styria is
aiding in financing new tourist
hotels.
Evening star., 1949-12-12
Hiss
Continued From First Page.)

present husband, Paul Massing,
became q citizen in 1912, Defense
Attorney Claude B. Cross sought
to question whether she in fact
ever was married to Eisler.
The defense lawyers brought
out that the witness told immi-
grafton authorities in 1912 that
MIR. Massing did not know of her
previous marriage to Eisler, al
though he did know of their "re-
lations."
Mrs. Massing explained at that
time that marriage was a 'techni-
cality" in those days in Vienna.
The witness testified Friday that
she married Eisler in 1919, but was
not so precise under Mr.. Cross
questioning today. 1T could have
been 1919 or 1920. or perhaps
1921" she said. II think it was
1920, probably, but I knew DR..
Eisler long before that. It's not q
marriage I'm very happy about" :"
Vague About Divorce.
Mrs. Massing was equally vague
about the date of her divorce from
Eisler, which she said might have
been any time between 1924 and
1926.
"I don't know the details, be-
cause Mr.. Gumpertz arranged my
divorce for me-" she said.
Julian Gumpertz was Mrs. Mass
ing's second husband. That mar
riage terminated by divorce in
Berlin; it lasted from 1925 to 1882.
Mrs. Massing. who will be so in
January but looks a lot younger
than that. married Paul Massing
in 1884. She said Friday that she
and MIR. Massing are no longer
living together.
Argues With Cross.
In another attempt to show
Il prior inconsistent statements by
Mrs. Massing. Mr.. Cross brought
out that. in applying for citizen
| ship, she said she had never been
affiliated with the Communist
Party, but has testified at this
trial that she was associated
with that organization as early
as 1919.
Mrs. Massing and the attorney
then engaged in an argument as
to the meaning Of the word "affili-
ated."
"Dr. Eisler would not allow me
Ito join the Communist Party.