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Evening star., 1949-07-24
HOW MUCH music?
by 10 Stafford
POPULAR SINGER

DEAR MISS STAFFORD: What do you
think of the practice of playing phono-
graph records to entertain guests?
ANSWER: Record parties are great fun to a lot
OF people but to some, records be Just as bor-
ing as family albums or golf trophies
Unless you're sure your guests are really inter-
ested in music - and your kind of music - don't
insist on playing your favorite records for them
An enthusiastic host often bursts out with, Il
just got the most sensational record!' and puts
it on the turntable without ever noticing that his
guests would rather talk. Let them suggest hear
ing it. Or ask them what kind of music thew like
tastes in music vary greatly and forcing your
choices on someone else is just as rude as talking
about yourself all evening Some people, of course
will say, Il just love classical music" when they
are merely trying to be agreeable
You can soon find out their true sentiments
If the talking stops for the music, or is about
IT, you're pretty safe. But If after you've put
the records on, the conversation starts up
about another subject its time to turn the
phonograph off.
Records can, of course, be just the thing if
the conversation lags. They give your guests
chance to relax.
And there's third alternative: very soft back
ground music at parties. Low and pleasant, I've
found it can be an unobtrusive but genuine addi-
tion to an evening Who knows? Your guests
may even stop talking and ask to hear your
favorite album.
Can people read your signature? Merit
'Oeek congressman's secretary roices one
OF the biggest complaints on Capitol HiH
Evening star., 1949-01-06
BY The Assoeioied Press

BERLIN, Jan. 6.-The Army gave
the Harnack House club an ulti-
matum today-stop snubbing GIs or
else.
Maj. Gen. George Hays, American
deputy commander in Germany,
gave the tony officer civilian club a
broad hint it would lose the use of
federal funds If it persisted in trying
to keep out enlisted men as guests.
A faction which wants to keep
out the loWly GI promptly toyed
with the idea of recognizing Har-
mack House as a private club. but
D. c. Demartin of Hamden, Conn,
board member who opposes this
idea, said it would be impractical
from money standpoint.
The issue of admitting GIs, smold-
ering for some time, burst into flame
recently when constabulary officers,
leading fight to bar the enlisted
men, won their point in a meeting
attended by only a fourth of the
members. Signs were posted bar
ring GIs.
Then the fight broke out in the
Evening star., 1949-01-06
Hebert Re-0ffers Bill
To Ban Sports Bribes

A bill providing Imprisonment up (.
to 10 years and a $4,000 fine for
persons found guilty of bribery in
connection with interstate athletic
events was introduced in the
House today by Representative
Hebert. Democrat, of Louisiana as
a result of the attempted bribery Of
a George Washington University
basket ball player.
Mr.. Hebert said the measure was
the same as the one he sponsored
last year. At that time the bill died
in committee
He said he had planned to REIN
troduce the bill at this session Of
Congress, but lost no time in doing
so when he heard of the attempted
bribery of Dave Shapiro of George
Washington University. Mr.. Shapiro
promptly notified New York officials
of the attempt and several men were
arrested on bribery charges this
week.
Federal legislation is sorely need
ed to deter cheap gamblers who
threaten to ruin sports" Mr.. Hebert
stated.
The Louisiana member said he has
been interested in this subject for
many years, both as former sports
writer for a New Orleans newspaper
and as legislator.
Evening star., 1949-01-06
BY the Assoeioied Press

PARIS, Jan. GA train of 49 box
cars loaded with more than 1,000, 900
gifts from France to America left
Paris today for LIE Havre.
The cars will be loaded on the
ship Magellan, and will sail for
New York, January 13.
American Ambassador Jefferson
Caffery, at the station to see the
train off, hailed it as "a touching
expression of Franco American
friendship"
The boxcars will 60 to the Dis
trict of Columbia. One will stay
there and the others will fan out
to each of the States, to be turned
over to the 48 Governors.
Each car bears a bronze plaque
reading:
This boxcar used in the First
World War is presented by the
French National Railroads to the
State of - in gratitude for the
help given to France by the Amer
ican people"
A nine-year -old French girl,
Michele Rennou, sent the train on
Evening star., 1949-01-06
Barton School
Has Second Fire
In Two Days

For the second day in succession
a minor fire broke out this morning
at the Clara Barton School, 7425
Macarthur Boulevard, Cabin John,
Nd, and approximately 400 elemen-
tary pupils marched out safety.
The blaze, dixie that yesterday, was
in a storage closet beneath a stair
case. 1t was in a different closet,
however.
Montgomery County police
launched an investigation today.
William B. Evans, principal, said
he had been unable to determine
the cause of either fire. In each
case damages to paper supplies and
lanitor's cleaning equipment
amounted to less than $25. Yester-
day the children who marched from
the building had to stand without
wraps in the rain. They were dis
missed as quickly as possible and
Mr.. Evans said apparently none
suffered Ill effects from the ex-
posure.
Evening star., 1949-01-06
49 Freiqht Cars Leave Paris
With 100000 Gifts for U.S.

its way by waving red railroader's
signal. Her life, threatened by a
heart blockage, was saved by DR..
Alfred Blalock, of Johns Hopkins
University in August, 1948.
The French minister of justice
and vice premier, Andre Marie, said
the train represents "all the graft
tude we wish to transmit to that
generous country, the republic of
the United States of America"
Veterans organizations Of the
French railways initiated the idea
for the train. Many other groups
Joined in.
Thousands of Frenchmen came
to the station to see the train off
A box car was opened to take in
a last-minute gift, a certificate
from a spa near the Pyrenees,
specializing in treatment of skin
diseases.
The certificate said the spa 'is
happy to offer as grateful gesture
a cure of 81 days to any United
States ex-serviceman who partici-
(See GIFTS, Page A-s)
Evening star., 1949-01-06
Fay Charges Police Are Paying
No Attention to High Court Rule
Truscott Asks Force to Follow Principles
Outlined in Tronsom Peeping Decision

cember % as saying: "Since the
decision on December 13, 1948, l
have personally observed and have
received information from other
members of my staff concerning
some of the cases which are being
presented to this Office for prosecu-
ton, and in a great many instances,
the cases reveal that no attention
has been paid to the standards of
law set forth in the Mcdonald de-
cision
This Office intends at all times
to authorize and proceed with
prosecution for violation of the gam
ing and other laws where it is felt
that the facts and law warrant
such action. Where it appears
that the mandates of the Supreme
Court have been violated, we
cannot and will not authorize OF
proceed with prosecutions"
In the Mcdonald case, the Su-
preme Court decided by 6-3 deci-
sion that the police operated lille
gally when they forced their way
into a Washington rooming house
and by peeping over a transom
(See POLICE. Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1949-01-06
Joint Session Meets to Declare
7rumunVictor on EIectoroIVote
Representative Norton Gives Connecticut
To Democrats, Baldwin Asks Correction

The House and Senate will meet
in the House chamber this afternoon
and declare that Mr.. Truman has
the right to take the oath of office
on Inauguration Day, two weeks
from today. This time, it is safe to
predict the vote as follows:
Truman and Barkley, 303 electoral
votes.
Dewey and Warren, 189.
Thurmond and Wright, &c.
Wallace and Taylor, 0.
The electoral votes were cast ir
each State December 13. 1t remains
only to count them officially at to-
days joint session. The electoral
total follows the popular vote results
in each State except Tennessee
where one elector cast his ballot for
the Thurmond-W Wright ticket despite
a Truman-Barkley plurality there
The move to end the electoral COL
lege system was formally launched
in the Senate late yesterday with
the introduction of a proposed con-
stltutional amendment by BIZ
partisan group of II Senators.
Senator Lodge. the Massachusetts
Republican who sponsored the
amendment in the 80th Congress,
where it was approved by judiciary
committees in both houses, but got
(See ELECTION, Page A-3D
Evening star., 1949-01-06
Parking TO Be Banned
In Wide Downtown
Area for Inaugural
Nearby Police to Assist
In Preventing Jams on
Incoming Highways

Maryland and Virginia police
have joined District officials in
a plan to post warnings to keep
private automobiles off down.
town streets on Inauguration
day, Traffic Director George E.
Keneipp said today.
Mr.. Keneipp said red, white and
blue signs on highways leading
into Washington will advise in
bound motorists:
Attention.! No parking on
streets near Inauguration parade.
Park your car in suburbs. Use pub
lie transportation"
The posters signed metropolitan
Police, D. c. will be prepared by
the Police Department and the
Department of Vehicles and Traffic
Police Supt. Robert J. Barrett's s
Office added that nearby county and
State police also have agreed to try
to divert traffic if it starts backing
up on highways.
Traffic and police officials are
afraid of serious bottleneck which
may be caused partially by motorists
within a radius of 300 miles who de-
eide to drive into Washington for
Inauguration day.
1t was pointed out that lanes
have to be kept clear for military
conveys coming into the city to
participate in the parade and that
early in the day a vast section of
the downtown area-from Eighth
street Sc. to Twenty-third street
NW.-will be barricaded for the
parade. Incoming cars, it was
pointed out, would soon find them
selves diverted to the east or west
sides of the city or stopped by
stalled traffic at the bridges.
Mr.. Keneipp said there also is
considerable concern about trucks
passing through Washington.
AS a result, the American Truck
ing Association, he said, has been
asked to notify truckers on the
Eastern Seaboard to avoid WASH
ington on Inauguration Day.
Trucks that have to go through
the city. he said. will be diverted
over an emergency route designed
to keep through traffic out of con-
gested downtown areas.
Cooperation of city, county and
State police officials, Mr.. Keneipp
said, was pledged at meeting yes
terday to discuss the problem OF
private automobiles attempting to
enter the downtown area.
Evening star., 1949-01-06
Miller Suggests Steps
To Better Conditions
For Glenn Dale Staff
Kansas Republican
Makes Own Study Of
Sunutorium Needs

Six suggestions for improve
ments at Glenn Dale Sanatorium
have been sent to Commissioner
Guy Mason and Health Officer
George c. Rutland by Repre-
setative Miller, Republican, of
Nebraska after a private investi-
cation the House member made
at the institution.
Representative Miller, who is a
physician, investigated the situa-
ton at Glenn Dale after consult
ing surgeon there operated on the
wrong side of a tubercular patients
chest recently.
The entire question Of the ade-
quacy of Glenn Dale's staff and
facilities was thrown open by the
mistaken operation. District off,
cials long have sought to bring the
Glenn Dale staff up to full strength,
but have been hampered by the
distance from town of the Sana-
torium. housing facilities and the
low salaries set by law for personnel.
Suggests Manager Move.
Representative Miller's suggestions
concerned details of the operation
of the sanatorium. They were:
/. That the Glenn Dale business
manager. who Is occupying build
ing originally built to house physi-
clans, should live outside and COM
mute to and from the sanatorium.
2. That doctors and nurses should
be given leave to attend medical
meetings and refresher courses, and
should not be compelled to sign in
and out and punch a time clock.
3. That the Glenn Dale assistant
superintendent-who does little more
than handling laundry and other
(See GLENN DALE. Page ABB
Evening star., 1949-01-06

United States Attorney George
Morris Fay charged that "in
many instances police have
been paying mo attention" to
principles of law set forth in the
recent Supreme Court decision
in the "transom peeping case, "
it was disclosed today.
A letter from Mr.. Fay to Police
Supt. Robert J. Barrett was quoted
in a memorandum to commanding
officers on the force from Inspector
Floyd A. Truscott. assistant super
intendent and executive officer, re-
questing every effort" on the part
of the force toward cooperation
with the United States attorneys
Office.
The Supreme Court on December
13 condemned Washington police for
failure to obtain a search warrant
in reversing the numbers conviction
of Earl H. Mcdonald and Joseph F.
Washington, who were convicted in
District Court on evidence obtained
by search made without warrant
Inspector Truscott's memorandum
quoted a letter from Mr.. Fay Of De-
Evening star., 1949-01-06
Berlin Club Given UItimotum
By Army to Stop Snubbinq G!s

open, and the clubs board removed
the signs pending a final decision.
Gen. Hays called in the clubs
board and told the members regu-
lations forbid discrimination where
Federal funds are used as subsidy.
The anti-GI faction, however, de-
manded that the full membership
vote on whether enlisted men
should be barred. The club has
400 officers and TOO civilians as
members.
A special meeting of all members
has been called for Tuesday night.
Mr.. Demartin said this meeting
would take up the proposal to re-
organize as private club.
AS private club Harnack House
could bar any one it chose-but it
would have to pay rent on the big
mansion which houses it, extra
transportation costs for liquor and
supplies, and salaries for the man
agement.
THE rent alone would be $1,100 a
month";" Mr.. Demartin said. 1--WE
probably would have to fly the
(see CLUB, Page A-3J
Evening star., 1949-01-06
China S Reds Reported
Attacking Tientsin and
Trapped Suchow Army
%:a
City Council in Peipine.
Votes to Make Plea to
Communists for Peace
BY the Associated Press

NANKING, Jan. 6.-Commu-
mist troops, turning a deaf ear
to Nationalist peace pleas, to-
night repeatedly poured shot
and shell into besieged Tientsin
in the north and into encircled
government armies southwest
of SuchoW.
The firing broke a two-week lull.
Peace overtures, including a message
from Generalissimo Chang Kai-
shek at years end offering to nego-
tiate "if the Communists really are
sincere, had flooded the country.
The latest was made by the Peip-
ing City Council which voted to ask
Communists surrounding that city
for terms. The North China COM
mander, Gen. Flu Tso-yi, gave peS-
mission for an air drop of the Peip-
ing peace plea. He has been ru-
mored seeking separate settlement
of the North China war.
Americans Believed Safe.
Details of the Tientsin shelling
were meager. Fighting around Peip-
ing was confined to sklrmiShes on
the outskirts of the old Chinese
capital.
All American consulate personnel
and other foreigners, plus hundreds
of Russians in Tientsin, were be-
lieved safe from the shells in the
modern European sector of Tient-
sin, teeming city of 100000. This
area, along both sides of the Hal
River in downtown Tientsin, con-
tains many modern, tall buildings
built by American, Belgian, Italian,
French, British, Indian and Cana
dian interests.
Many were believed in the Hotel
Astor on Victoria road in down.
town Tientsin. The hotel has one
of the few artesian wells in the city.
Earlier in Shanghai the Chinese
National Aviation Corp. announced
it's regular four trips week service
to Peiping would be resumed. The
planes could use the newly con-
structed Temple of Heaven Airfield
inside the city. Communists have
seized the South Airfleld.
Government officials here were re-
ported packing for possible flights
to the south. Many of their fam
lilies are in Canton and ON the is
land fortress of Formosa, off the
coast half way between Shanghai
and Canton.
ShelIed From Two Sides.
Marking sources heard that Red
troops commenced shelling Gen. Tu
Li-ming's surrounded armies south
west of Suchow from two sides after
vocal barrages from loudspeakers
failed to persuade the Nationalists
to surrender.
The independent Nanking Peoples
Daily said that Gen. Sun Yuan
liang, commander of the 18th Army
Group under Gen. Tu, had reached
the Honan Province temporary cap
ital of Hsinyang on January 4 after
passing through the Communist
lines in disguise. The newspaper
said Gen. Sun reported the encircled
troops, numbering between 10000
and 250.000, had eaten all of their
horses and other animals and that
hundreds of men were deserting
Gen. Tu.
This account was in contrast with
(See CHINA, Page A-5D
Evening star., 1949-01-06
bulletin

A joint session of Congress
this afternoon began counting
the electoral vote for Presi-
dent and Vice President and
ran into snag when the State
of Connecticut was reached.
Representative Norton, Demo-
crat, of New Jersey, a teller,
mistakenly announced that
the States eight votes were
cast for the Truman-Barkley
ticket, but she corrected it to
the Dewey Warren ticket after
Republican Senator Baldwin
of that State took the floor
with a grin to ask that the
certificate be more closely
examined"
Evening star., 1949-01-06
Apathy Marks Voting
For Charter Council II
County
Organization Slate
May Win All Seats;
Majority Is Assured
pictures on PaQe B-1.l
Pictures on Page BIZ
By John V, Horner

In a humdrum election devoid
of all political color, Montgom-
cry County voted today for its
first County Council.
Without enthusiasm, voters went
to polling places in small numbers to
pick seven citizens from field of
10 to operate the county government
under q new charter.
There was small doubt, however,
that the full slate nominated by the
Montgomery County Charter Com
mittee would be seated. In any
event, the Charter group was as
sured a clear majority on the Coun-
Gil,
OF the three independents oppos-
ing candidates on the slate, one is
a Democrat and two are Repub-
licans. But neither of the major
political parties indorsed them.
Experienced Politicians Absent.
Both the Democrats and the Re-
publicans preferred to let the fedg-
ling Charter politicians assume full
responsibility for the new system.
The absence of experienced party
workers from the polls was reflected
in the voting apathy. At some pre-
cincts, the first ballots were cast 20
to 30 minutes after the voting
machines were put into operation at
7 am. In the first hour and a half
a majority of votes at other polling
places had been cast by the officials
on hand to supervise the machines.
That situation was general through
out the county, though more inter-
est was shown in the Washington
suburban area than in the anti
charter rural sectors up-country.
200 Workers Assigned.
To offset the apathy, the field divi-
sion of the Charter Committee sent
200 workers to the precincts with
sample ballots and posters urging
support of charter nominees. Others
were assigned to telephone voters
or to serve as baby sitters while
mothers went to the polls. A few
were available as a transportation
corps.
AS consequence, the voting was
expected to show some improvement
during the afternoon. The total
was expected to get boost from
(See COUNCIL. Page A-5O
Evening star., 1949-01-06
Poison Liquor Blamed
For 9 GLASGOW Deaths
BY the Associated Press

GLASGOW, Jan. ga detectives
report said today that prison liquor
killed nine persons who died here
after two parties held early this
week.
The latest victim. woman, died
yesterday. Two other persons were
new hospital cases. They went to
a party Monday night.
The other eight fatalities followed
a Sunday night neighborhood fare-
well party.
Evening star., 1949-01-06
Taft-Hart|ey Repeater,
.75-Cent Pay Minimum
Introduced in Senate
Thomas Bill Reinstutes
Wagner Act, but Keeps
Five-Mun Labor Board

The administration labor
program began to unfold today
with introduction in the Senate
of bills to repeal the Taft
Hartley Act and to raise the
statutory minimum wage from
the present 40 cents to IS cents
an hour.
Senator Thomas, Democrat, of
Utah, who will be the new chair
man of the Labor Committee, drop
ped both measures in the Senate
hopper.
Senator Thomas Taft Hartley re-
.pealer would reinstate the Wagner
Act as the guiding law for labor re-
lations. However, the National La
Dor Relations Board would be COM
prised of five members as at present
rather than three members as was
the case under the Wagner Act. The
latter statute governed labor rela-
tions from 1885 until superseded by
the Taft-Hartley law in 1947.
Changes to Be Made.
The Utah Senator pointed out in
statement that repeal of the Taft
Hartley law and re-enactment of the
Wagner law will call for additional
Legislation in the form of amend
ments to the old law, as suggested
by President Truman in his message
yesterday to Congress.
Administration leaders in Con-
gress have indicated that the COM
plete substitute for the Taft-Hartley
law will be written in committees
and on the floor of the House and
Senate as part of the repeal meas
ure.
Representative Lesinski of Mich
igan, slated to head the House Labor
Committee, has said he expects to
bring brand-new labor bill to the
House floor "by the end of the
month"
Despite the fast start, Mr.. Tru-
mans labor program has a long
way to go. Republicans are deter
/ lLl4AICN W odfC dso llluSll vi IllC d1G-
Hartley law as possible.
Urges Wagner Restoration.
Mr. Truman proposed that Con-
gress repeal the Taft-Hartley Act
and restore the original Wagner Act
with the same improvements" he
proposed two years ago:
l, Banning jurisdictional strikes;
2, banning "unjustifiable" secondary
boycotts; 8, preventing the use of
economic force in disputes arising
over the Interpretation of existing
contracts; 4, preventing strikes in
vital industries when the public in
terest is affected; S, strengthening
the Labor Department.
The AFL and the CIO issued
glowing statements about the Presi-
dents message, though they were
careful not to indorse the exact
Wagner Act Improvements" which
Mr.. Truman listed.
One factor favoring the Truman
labor program is the new commit
tee situation, which gives Democrats
1910 edge on the House Labor
Committee and 8-5 on the Senate
Labor Committee. All seven of the
Democratic members of the Senate
group chosen yesterday-a majority
of the committee-favor repeal of
the Taft-Hartley Act.
But while there was no contest in
prospect in the Senate Labor Com
mlttee, there may be a different
(See LABOR Page A-3l
Evening star., 1949-01-06
So Rebels Reported
Killed in South Koreo
BY the Associated Press

SEOUL, Korea, Jan. 6.-Korean
police reported today that So guer-
rillas were killed and seven cap
tured Monday in fighting in South
Korea.
A delayed report from the area
said about 100 rebels seized Nam
Chang village, 20 miles north of
Kwangju, capital of South Cholla
Province. Police and Korean SOL
diers chased them out Of town and
into the Ibam San Mountains.
The police reported losing three
men.
Evening star., 1949-01-06
West Europe Ministers
To Meet Jan. ID and IS
By the Associated Press

BRUSSELS, Jan. 6-Five Western
European Defense Ministers will
meet in Brussels January IA and IS,
a Belgium Defense Ministry spokes-
man said today.
He refused to give any informa-
ton on the conference program.
Evening star., 1949-01-06
Press Conference DELAYED

President Truman will hold his
weekly news conference at 10:30
am. tomorrow. Charles G.. Ross,
presidential press secretary, said the
President would meet the press at
that time instead of today because
of the pressure of work
Evening star., 1949-01-06
By ChoImers M. Roberts

Harry S. Truman will be elect
ed formally to a full four-year
term in the White House today,
but even as Congress meets in
joint session to count the cleo
toral votes a new move is under
way to abolish the electoral
college system.
Evening star., 1949-01-06
Bulletins
Britain Accuses Israel


LONDON up. A Foreign
Office spokesman charged to-
night that the Israeli Army
has set up a fortified strong
point 5 miles inside Egyptian
territory.
Earlier Story on Page A-2.)
Red Proposal Rejected
The 11-nation Far Eastern
Commission today rejected a
Russian proposal to condemn
Japan's new n0-strike, no.
bargaining law for govern
ment workers.