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Nationalists to the State Depart.
ment in Washington and askee
for naval Intervention. The Navy
refused to act.
(In Canton, the Chinese Ma
tionalist Foreign Once said the
Flying Independent and Flying
Clipper would be released once
the matter Of cargo and pas
sengerS taken aboard at Shang-
hal had been disposed Of.
CDR. Shih Chao-ying, Foreign
Office spokesman, said the ships
would not have been detained
If they had not violated a Ma
tionalist order for closure OF
Communist ports.
(Shih declared the Flying
Trader had not been detained.
He said he was halted by a Ma
tionalist warship and warned
not to go into Shanghai. She
needed this warning, he said.
and changed her course.)
Message Given Consulate.
The Nationalist position is that
the ships are trying to run q
blockade which neither the United
States nor Great Britain recog.
nizes.
Capt. scurr's radio appeal to.
day ended with: Request assist.
ance of our Government"
The message was given by A
P. Pattison, Isbrandtsen's agents
here, to the American consulate
for transmission to the State De-
partment. The Naval Attach.
here also passed it on to the Chie1
Of Naval Operations in Washing.
ton and to all naval units in tn.
Western Pacific.
The Flying Independent ane
Flying Clipper left Shanghai ane
steamed down the Yangtze Thurs
day with 10000 tons Of cargo
about 125 Korean refugees fol
Pusan, IS American, British. Euro
pean and Chinese passengers.
( The same day the Flying Trader
entered the Yangtze bound to-
Shanghai.
That afternoon the Flyint
Trader was intercepted by twt
Nationalist warcraft and told t.
turn back. A few minutes late
the Flying Independent and Flyint
Clipper came into sight and wer'
also stopped and made to droI
anchor.
The Flying Trader returned t.
sea. got outside the 12-mile lmi
and dropped anchor. She still il
standing by. but is being KEEP
from entering the river.
Passengers on Two Ships.
Foreign passengers aboard thu
two outbound ships are:
Flying Clipper-James P. Far.
rell, American. China manager fol
Northwest Airlines, New York;
Donald H. Carr, American, New
York: Miss c. Moosa, British, sis.
ter OF Associated Press Core
spondent Spencer Moosa; r
Matheson. British, recently i'm.
prisoned In Shanghai as a result
Of q labor alteration; I. F. Drys.
dale. British, veteran shangha
hotel man. and his wife; c. M
Fox. British: Miss r. c. Fischer
Norwegian; Mrs. M. T. Torgerson
Norwegian; A. Ljudtvedt, Norwe,
Evening star., 1949-10-01
The Stur Leeds
In Suburban Property
Classified Ads

"Sale Sub. Prop"
Classified Ads Published
First 8 Months 194S
THE STAR
59,041 Ads
The Three Cther Washington
Newspapers Combined
50,238 Ads
These figures again show
The Stars outstanding classi-
fed leadership. During the
first 8 months Of 1949 The
Star carried 8,803 more indj'
vidual Sale Suburban Prnretty
CLASSIFIED ads than Tho three
other Washington newspapers
combined.
Consult The Star Classihse
Ad Section first becacss TA
Star Is first in classified -
Washington. Phone Sterling
5000.
Evening star., 1949-10-01
Weather Report

District Of Columbia-Sunny
with highest in middle 70s this
afternoon. Clear tonight with
lowest about 48 degrees. Tomor-
row fair and mild.
Maryland-Clear tonight: Low
est from 48 to So degrees in the
east portion and from 40 to IS
degrees in the west portion. To-
morrow fair and mild.
Virginia-Clear tonight. Lowest
from 48 to 50 degrees in the east
portion and from 40 to IS degrees
in the west portion. Tomorrow,
increasing cloudiness and mild.
Evening star., 1949-10-01
d. C. Pollen Count,

District Medical Society rag
weed pollen count for "a hours
ended 8 am, October /, less than
one grain per cubic yard of air.
The count was incomplete due to
rain.
River Report.
tFTom y. s. Engineers)
Potomac River clsar 1t Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah clear at
HarperS Ferry.
Evening star., 1949-10-01
7runnon's Chest Drive Text

The tolloUino is the tert OF
President Trum1n's Nation
1Dide broadcast last night on
behalf OF the Community Chest
campaign:
Evening star., 1949-03-23
Only 7 Out Of 9 Pass
Symphony Additions

Only two Of the nine National
Symphony Orchestra members
who were required to pass special
additions to retain their jobs have
met requirements, it was learned
today.
Four of the nine appeared yes
terday before a five-man Orches-
ira Committee. Two were not
recommended for contracts for
next season.
Among those who failed to ap-
pear was veteran second-violin-
ist George Gaul. whose dismissal
as the orchestra's personnel man
ager and librarian was disclosed
Monday. Conductor Howard
Mitchell said Mr.. Gaul might re-
tain his place as a violinist, but
only If he passed the addition
scheduled for yesterday.
An authoritative orchestra
source said today Mr.. Gaul by
failing to appear apparently has
accepted his dismissal. Mr.. Gaul
could not be reached for COM
ment.
Members of the Auditing
Committee, all first-chair men in
the orchestra, were Concertmaster
Jan Tomasow, Lloyd Geisler, first
trumpet; George Steiner, violin;
John Martin, cello, and Wallace
Mann. flute.
Evening star., 1949-03-23
Invitations Issued
For Final Concert in
Neiqhborhood Series

The seasons final Neigh
borhood Concert by the Ma
tional Symphony Orchestra,
sponsored by The Evening
Star, will be held Thursday
at $3.50 pm. at Coolidge High
School, Fifth and Tuckerman
streets NV.
Invitations, which are free,
may be obtained at Coolidge.
Paul Junior High School,
West, Brightwood, Barnard,
Rudolph, Keene, Whittier.
Shepherd, Takoma, Takoma
Park and Truesdell ele-
mentary schools; Takona
Park Junior High School; the
Recreation Department, Six
teenth and Lamont streets
NV, and the counter in the
lobby of The Star Building.
Eleventh street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue NV.
Evening star., 1949-03-23
U. S. to Print Copies
Of Stroyer Report

Copies of the report on school
needs here, made for Congress by
DR.. George D. Strayer Of Columbia
University. are being printed by
the Government Printing Office
and will be on sale about April /.
The price of the GPO edition,
which will be the complete report,
has not been announced as yet.
Present plans call for 500 copies
to be printed.
DR.. Strayer will speak on his re-
port at 8 pm. tomorrow at an
open meeting of the Public Schools
Association in the board room of
taa District Building.
Evening star., 1949-03-23
|Ce||er Opposes
|ProposedSaIe
0fPepco Bonds
3 Insurance Firms
Would Own Utility
Outright, PUG Told

Three large insurance companies
will own the Potomac Electric
Power Co. 'lock, stock and barrel"
If Pepco is permitted to sell
$37, 100000 of unsecured bonds to
the companies without competitive
bidding, Chairman Celler of the
House Judiciary c Committee warned
the Public Utilities Commission
today.
Speaking as an individual at q
PUG hearing today on the Pepco
application. Representative Celler,
Democrat, New York, declared:
II ask that this application be
denied in toto. These insurance
companies will soon have practical
control of Pepco because the COM
mon stock of the company is
scattered"
Cites Present Holdings.
He told the PUG one of the in
surance companies, Metropolitan
Life of New York, already has
$14,500,000 of Pepco first mort
gage bonds. With sale of the $751;
100000 in debentures to the three
companies. Representative Celler
said, the insurance firms will have
$51 100000 invested in Pepco.
Hence, there would be only one
source for future financing by
Pepco, which Mr.. Celler said is
in so deep with the insurance
companies that it must go to
them for additional financing.
Mr.. Celler was the only person
to address the PUG, which heard
no sworn testimony in opposition
to the Pepco application. PUG
Chairman James H. Flanagan re-
cessed the hearing after Pepco
attorneys announced they rested
the case with the application.
He said an opinion will be issued
at 3 pm. today.
New Construction Planned.
Pepco proposes to sell the bonds
to finance its new construction
program and refinance its funded
debt. It wishes to sell, without
competitive bidding, $13,000,000 of
the issue to Metropolitan Life;
$12,000,000 to the Equitable Life
Assurance Society and $12,000,000
to the Prudential Life Insurance
Co.
There was no Intervention at
today's hearing by two out-of-
town brokerage companies-Hal-
sey, Stuart g. Co., Chicago, and
Otis & Co., Cleveland-which ear
lier had indicated they would op-
pose any waiver of the PUG rule
requiring competitive bidding Of
District utilities in marketing new
securities.
Evening star., 1949-03-23
Sesqui Commission Gets
PLANNING Authority Bill

Senator McGrath, Democrat, Of
Rhode Island, has introduced in
the Senate a resolution giving full
authority to the National Capital
Sesquicentennial Commission to
plan for the 150th anniversary Of
Washington next year.
The measure was referred to the
Senate District Committee. The
resolution would give broad au-
thority to the commission and to
the director for setting up a staff
and handling the complex busi-
ness involved.
Buildings could be erected, dec
GRATED, maintained, and rented
here for exhibitions by this city.
the Federal Government, States
and foreign countries.
Evening star., 1949-03-23

%, 1912. He listed as character
references. the Navy said, Senator
Vandenberg, Republican, Of Mich
igan; Warren Austin. now dele
gate to the United Nations Sc
curity Council: House Minority
Leader Martin, and Mrs. Rogers
Was War Crimes Officer.
From March, 1912, until July,
1914. he served here with the
Office of the chief cable censor.
He then served with the Inter-
national War Crimes Commission
in Europe. He was general court
martial and war crimes officer
until September. 1945.
After his promotion to lieuten-
ant commander in April, 1914. the
officer received two spot" or out
of-line" promotions. A Navy
spokesman said this was because
of his service with the Interna-
tional War Crimes Commission in
Germany, which required high
rank.
The "spot" promotions included
one to commander on November
S, 1945, and another to captain on
January 81, 1916, the Navy said.
In December, 1916, he returned
to the personnel bureau here. In
June, 1947, he became a member
of the Navy's committee on re-
search and reorganization, which
studies the adjustments of the
Navy to the unif1cation program.
Mrs. Rogers. one of the best
known members of Congress, is
ranking Republican member of
the House Veterans Committee.
She has been a member of Con-
gress since 1925, when she was
Evening star., 1949-03-23
Liquor License Lost
2 Doys by Restaurant

The liquor license OF the Po-
tomac Restaurant. 3239 M street
NV, has been suspended for two
days by the Alcoholic Beverage
Control Board.
The board made its decision,
after hearing charges that the
proprietors Of the restaurant,
Spiro Catania and Constantine A.
Bonos, sold drinks to drunken pa
irons and permitted them to re-
main on the premises. The sus-
pension will be in effect Monday
and Tuesday.
Evening star., 1949-03-23
Generals Interview
Candidates for D. T..
Guard Commander
By WiIIiom J. WheotIey

A board of general officers
named yesterday by Secretary OF
the Army Royal to select an OFF,
Ger for appointment as command
ing general of the District Ma
tional Guard, met at headquar-
tiers of the Military District OF
Washington in the Pentagon to-
day.
Several officers received orders
yesterday from the boards re-
corder to appear today, at half
hour intervals, beginning at !
pm, for interviews. They are
Col. LIE Roy S. Mann, command
ing the 260th Coast Artillery
Group and the senior line colonel
in the local guard; Col. Ladder B.
Mackall, commanding the 18th
Fighter Group, Guard Air Force;
Col. William H. Abendroth, former
adjutant general of Idaho and now
serving as resident member of the
General Staff Committee on Ma
tional Guard Policy, and Col. Pey-
ton G. hewitt, adjutant general OF
the District Guard.
Clagett Not Interested.
There is one other colonel in
the local Guard, Henry c. B.
Clagett, commanding the Air
Service Group. He said today he
was not interested in the appoint
ment.
The Selection Board is COM
posed of Maj. Gen. Willard G.
Wyman, chief of the staff Of the
1st Army, with headquarters at
Governors Island, N. Y; Maj
Gen. Leo M. Kreber, adjutant gen.
eral Of ohio and commanding
general of the 37th National
Guard Infantry Division, and Brig
Cen. John p. Mcconnell. United
Evening star., 1949-03-23
District Rent Control
Bill Waits Action on
National Measure

Extension Of District rent con-
troll now awaits action by Congress
on the controversial national rent
bill.
The bill to continue the District
Rent Act with some notifications
to June 80, 1850. is on the Senate
calendar, after approval yesterday
by the Senate District Committee.
The local measure, however,
faces possibility of amendment on
the Senate floor when called up
to make it conform in some phases
with the national rent bill, now
under debate by the Senate.
Quick Action Likely.
Faced with the termination date
Of both national and District rent
controls at the end of this month,
Congress is expected to act quickly.
The District rent bill would ex-
tend the present law for IS months,
with two principal amendments.
One would prevent eviction Of
tenants who refused to buy into a
cooperative apartment, unless IS
per cent of the tenants purchased
quarters there. The other would
provide for recontrol of quarters
where the cost of renovation was
less than $1,000.
The Senate District Committee
also approved II minor bills relat-
ing to probate and domestic
relations questions. but it held
over two bills for further study.
Minor Bills Approved.
The minor bills approved by the
committee would:
Provide for appointment and
compensation Of counsel to i'm
poverished defendants in criminal
cases.
Provide for enforcement of court
orders for payment of temporary
and permanent maintenance in
the same manner as enforcement
of orders for permanent alimony.
Amend the. District Code of
Laws to conform to the nomencla-
ture and practice prescribed by
the Federal rules of civil proce-
dure.
Provide that estates being ad-
ministered in Probate Court may
be settled at the election of the
personal representative of the
decedent six months after the
representatives formal qualifica-
ton.
Provide an attorney appointed
by the court to defend all un-
contested annulment cases.
Provide for publication as sub
stitute for personal service in an
nulment action where the defend
ant cannot be found.
Establish family allowance
and simplify procedure in the set
tlement Of small estates.
Provide that probate Of a will
may be revoked within a year if
any person in interest may file a
'caveat" to the will.
Provide that the present maxi
mum limit of 5000 allowed by
court as preferred charge for
funeral expenses may be raised
within the discretion Of the court
to $1,000.
Provide for services Of process
on agents or employees Of a non
resident individual partnership as
sociation, group. organization or
foreign corporation conducting a
business In the District.
Change the present regulations
on notice to be given upon a petit
ton for probate Of 4 will.
Evening star., 1949-03-23
Lack of Revenue to Curtdi
1850 Storm Sewer" "::ogrdm

trucks. This was part Of the over
all $197 ,199 reduction.
This cut will prevent the divi-
sion from buying any new trucks
in fiscal 1850. when some Of the
vehicles they were to supplant are
kept operating at a great loss.
The House also eliminated $25,-
900 that was to have bought two
new types of snow removal equip
ment. so that Washington might
never be immobilized by a heavy
snowfall. A complete $4,000
trash collection crew also was
eliminated from the 1850 budget.
In cutting the Sanitation budg-
ct, the House referred to the
"austere conditions" of District
finances but did nothing to cor
rect them.
Evening star., 1949-03-23

Senator Taft declared that the
Government should extend serv-
ices like relief, medical care and
housing more Systematically than
is done now to all those unable to
pay for a decent minimum Of the
necessities of life. The curb on
freedom involved, he said, is not
a serious menace if so limited.
Representative Mccormack con-
tended that instead of curbing
personal liberty. a sound program
of general welfare legislation at
tacks as far as possible economic
insecurity. Such a program would
strengthen democratic govern
ment, he said.
Mr.. Chapman warned that such
a program would be met, as in the
past, with cries of socialism, inter-
ference with free enterprise and
the invasion of personal liberty.
He asked listeners not to be de-
luded by this kind Of opposition.
Evening star., 1949-03-23

appointed to fill the vacancy
caused by the death Of her hus-
band, Representative John Jacob
Rogers.
In the last Congress, she wa,
chairman Of the Veterans Com
mittee and sponsored a great deal
of veterans legislation, particularly
for amputees.
Served on Foreign Affairs Group.
Like her husband, author of the
Rogers Act reorganizing the For
eign Service, she served many
years on the House Foreign At
fairs Committee, becoming the
first woman member.
She rendered personal service
to thousands of servicemen dur
ing World War I and in the years
following. After duty at Walter
Reed Hospital as assistant to
nurses and as social worker, she
served under Presidents Harding,
Coolidge and Hoover as a dollar
a-year inspector Of hospitals for
disabled veterans.
Corrective action resulting from
her service as inspector of hos
pitals for veterans was attested by
hundreds of letters from veterans
in her files, thanking her. Years
afterward, veterans sent her flow
ers, which they knew she loved.
She is a frequent wearer Of
orchids in the House.
Mrs. Rogers was one of the Ma
tion's earliest flying fans, and
made most of her hospital inspec-
ton trips by air.
White-haired and pink checked,
Mrs. Rogers, who is from Lowell,
Mass, looks considerably younger
than her years.
Evening star., 1949-03-23

OVdCCo AL TO1CC, OCPugy W Vic
special assistant to the chief of
staff (air) for Reserve forces.
The board is not restricted in
its field to officers now actively
serving in the District Guard. The
board has been ordered to give
initial consideration to National
Guard colonels, both Army and
Air, who reside in Washington or
adjacent areas and whose prin-
cipal activities, interests or busi-
ness is in the District Of Colum-
bia." It also is specifically pro-
hibited from considering Regular
Army officers for the appoint
ment.
Age Requirement.
Instructions also have been Civ
en- the board that the officer Sc
lected must be of such age as to
be eligible for Federal recognition
as brigadier general under exist
ing laws and policies.
It was said today that the board
probably will take only about three
days at the most to reach de-
cision.
The field is believed to have
been extended outside of the local
Guard for the appointment so
that the name of Col. Abendroth
could be considered. He is much
in favor at the National Guard
Bureau, and has been recommend
ed as the kind of trouble shooter
needed to clear up some of the
difficulties that have bounded the
local Guard for some months.
The successful candidate will
succeed Brig. Gen. Albert L. Cox,
who, some months ago, passed the
statutory retirement age for local
Guard officers.
Evening star., 1949-03-23
Time Of Crisis
By Jerry OLeory, JE.

/ =
will be laid, and no wornout
sewers will be replaced in Wash
ington for q year after July l,
unless Congress provides the Dis
trict with new revenues to make
possible restoration of 1850 budget
cuts.
When the House killed the 2
per cent sales tax last week. after
cutting the Sewer Divisions ap-
preparation from $4.135,000 to
$3.50, 800, it forced this situation
on the District:
Many Easements and streets
may be flooded because only a
few additional relief sewers can
be built.
Some storm sewers, built as
long ago as 1870. may fall at any
moment. ~
Many streets will not be paved.
because little money is available
to install sewers in advance OF
paving.
Costs Passed Along.
The price of many new homes
may rise, because little money Is
provided to meet the Districts
share of sewer construction assess
ments. This means builders will
have to pay the entire cost OF
sewer installation, probably pass
ing that cost along to the pur-
chaser.
This dangerous situation is the
result of the capital outlay cut
that left only s1,355,000 in the
budget for construction work-a
cut of more than half OF what
the Commissioners sought.
The House killed $4,000 that
was intended for badly needed
storm water sewers, $250,000 that
was intended for construction.
assessment and permit work;
$125 900 for relief sewers. 5000, 900
for sewer construction in advance
of paving and $4,000 for replace
ment of sewers.
Another $175,000 was stricken
from the budget at the Districts
own request, because it was found
that low bids were being submitted
for work on the Sewage Treatment
plant.
Fund Importance Shown.
Importance of the Districts
assessment fund is indicated by
the fact that $450,000 was appro-
priated for this purpose in the
fiscal year 1949. The Commis-
sioners had asked the same
amount for fiscal 1850.
Curtailment of the program for
laying sewers in advance Of paving
will affect motorists and business
men, as well as the Districts ex-
chequer and the sewer replace
ment schedule. Some streets on
the Highway Departments paving
schedule are badly in need of paw
ing, and the sewers beneath them
are as old as 100 years.
If some streets must be paved
Immediately, the District will have
to do that work Without being able
to replace the sewers as we'll. It
may then be necessary, within
matter of months, to tear the
streets up again to replace sewers
that break down.
The alternative left the District
by the House is to leave many
streets, now in need of paving, as
they are.
Sanitation Hard Hit.
The Sanitation Division also is
hard hit by the budget cuts and
the failure Of Congress. so far. to
provide new revenue. The House
cut out of the Sanitation Divi-
sion's $3,609,801 budget 100000
that had been earmarked for re-
ln1acement 0f trash and parha pe
Evening star., 1949-03-23
Kensinqton Driver Tests Set

Driving license tests will be
given from 8 am. to 3 pm. to-
morrow at the Kensington Armory
by a crew of license examiners
from the Maryland Department OF
Motor Vehicles, w. Lee Elgin.
commissioner Of motor vehicles,
announced.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1949-11-15

all admired the big window at the
front of the building with its etch-
ed figure of a muscular industrial
worker at work with the fruits of
his toll in the background. The
building also had a fine little the
atre with very comfortable seats
for showing films to the staff and
to guests. The largest office in the
building with its rubber carpets
and it's sound proofing managed
to hold $50 grey-smocked clerks
with no more commotion than
library reading room.
Play During Lunch Hour
What seemed most interesting
to the American students on tour
through the plant, however, was
one of ASEA's own products. The
elevator in the office building re-
quired no operator and no wait
ing. 1t consisted of a series of ele-
vator compartments, each capable
of holding two people, and attach
ed to a moving chain in such
partition and go up, or step into
a compartment on one side of a
partition and CUP, or step into
one on the other and go down.
Most of the Americans made an
unscheduled tour through the
building by taking round trip on
the machine.
AS we left the office we We're
enmeshed in traffic jam of bikes
as the workers left the plant for
lunch.
What do you have, cafeterias
where the men can eat ?" we ask
ed
mo, everybody goes home to
lunch. The lunch hour is IL, hours
long so all can do that. You see,
here II is felt that man ought
to be able to go home and play
with his children during the lunch
hour"
We thought 1t was a fine idea,
too.
-Carlyn Anderson.