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Evening star., 1949-03-10
Jews, Arabs
Refuse Further. News
On Reported Battle
By the Associated Press

LONDON, Mar. 10.-Spokesmen
for Trans-Jordan, Israel and Brit
ain gingerly withheld today news
about the Red Sea port of Aqaba,
on whose approaches the Arabs
said yesterday they had stopped
an Israeli armed force. J
Trans-Jordan added nothing to
its Defense Ministry's assertion
that its Arab Legion had stopped
Israeli forces 80 miles away. An
Israeli military spokesman in Tel
Aviv denied again there had been
any armed clashes along the
Trans s-Jordan frontier or that
troops of either side had crossed
the border.
British Reported Consulting U. S.
The British Foreign Office re-
fused to say whether Trans-Jordan
has asked Britain, its ally. to help
stop q reported Israeli troop
thrust. There were unconfirmed
reports that Trans-Jordan had
made such a plea and that Brit
ain is consulting the United States.
Britain and Trans-Jordan are al
lied by treaty.
Aqaba is at the frontier. 1t is
Trans-Jordan's only seaport and
has been garrisoned by British
troops for several months at King
Abdullah's request. Israeli lead
ers have said they would like to
make Aqaba a free port, but the
spokesman in Tel Aviv said today
I'VE have no designs on Aqaba,
which is Trans-Jordan."
The furry came while Trans
Jordan and Israeli negotiated for
an armistice on Rhodes under
United Nations auspices, The
British Foreign Office said It is
awaiting reports from, u. N. OBJ
servers who went to Aqaba from
Amman to check on the situation.
British spokesmen have said in
the past that if ns-Jordan
we're attacked, Britain would have
to consider giving military aid,
The Israeli military spokesman
insisted '"all. our units are within
our territory; we have crossed no
frontier and, we have no intention
of crossing any"
Trans-Jordan Reports Clash.
Trans-Jordan notified the Brit
ish Foreign Office officially yes
terday that Israeli troops were
moving toward Aqaba. Official
sources said Trans-Jordan also
told Britain the Arab Legion
clashed with an Israeli force in
the Eastern Negeb. q Palestine
desert region bordering Trans
Jordan. The Arab Legion is a
British trained Trans = Jordan
force.
A spokesman for the British
Foreign Office said Britain consid-
ers a United Nations resolution of
Evening star., 1949-03-10
Lonely Heart Extradition
To New York Assured
BY the Associatsd Press

ALBANY, N. Y. Mar. l0.-The
extradition Of two alleged lone
ly hearts killers by Michigan for
trial in New York and possible
death in the electric chair was
assured today.
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey signed
an agreement yesterday to re-
turn the two. Raymond M. Fer
nandez, "a, and Mrs. Martha Beck,
20, to Michigan if they are not
convicted of first-degree murder
in New York.
Gov. Dewey previously had signed
extradition papers to bring Mrs.
Beck and Fernandez to Nassau
County to face trial for allegedly
killing Mrs. Janet Fay, so. of
Albany.
Gov. G. Mennen Williams of
Michigan declared yesterday that
he would extradite the pair if
Gov. Dewey would sign the agree
ment. The two now are in Michi-
gan where there is no death pen
atty. They are accused of Staying
Mrs. Delphine Downing, 90, and
her baby daughter, Rainelle.
Evening star., 1949-03-10

said he was "unalterably opposed
to the sales tax bill.
THE discrimination of this
sales tax against those District
residents least able to pay is OBJ.
viously unjust" he declared.
For example," he continued"
a person Of means. in buying $25
worth of 25-cent items at one
time. pays a tax Of so cents on
his total purchase of 100 units.
A person in low-income group,
however, because he is forced to
buy the same 25-cent item one
at time, pays 81 sales tax
on the same quantity of 100 units
Burden on Small Buyers.
"While this example may be
called isolated Mr.. Kennedy
continued" there is no doubt that
it clearly illustrates the fact that
the proposed sales tax would
actually be more than a 2 per
cent tax on groups who, of neces-
sity, must buy in small quantities
Furthermore, the proposed bill
provides for the tax to be levied
on medicine, building materials.
Evening star., 1949-03-10
Axis Sally Jury Striving for Verdict
Continued From First Page. }

the grounds that she was threat
ened by the Nazis unless they
were convinced that each time she
made one Of the broadcasts which
the Government charges were
reasonable she was in "immedi-
ate" fear Of death or grave bodily
harm.
"A fear that she might be sent
to q concentration camp is not
sufficient" Judge Curran told the
jurors.
Trial Started January "a.
Judge Curran also told the
Jurors that the testimony Of Miss
Gillars that she had signed an
oath of allegiance to the German
government after Pearl Harbor
was not sufficient to constitute an
act of expatriation. He told the
jurors they should regard Miss
Gillars as an American citizen
who owed allegiance to the United
States throughout the period she
was broadcasting for the Ger
mans.
The treason trial began Janu-
ary "a and the Government called
26 witnesses to support its allega-
tions. Only three witnesses, all
former employees of the German
radio, testified for the defense.
Miss Gillars spent six days on
the witness stand dramatically
proclaiming her love for America
and insisting that she never in
tended to betray her homeland by
her broadcasts for the Germans.
The defendant said she had
not been in the United States
since 1888 until she was flown
to Washington last August to faceI
the charges of treason. =
Was Arrested In 1946.
She was arrested by Army
Counter Intelligence Corps agents
In Berlin in April. 1946. and has
been held without bail ever since.
Miss Gillars said much of the time
she was held in Germany was
spent in solitary confinement. In
his closing address Mr.. Laughlin
asked the jurors to "repudiate"
the Governments treatment of the
defendant by acquitting her.
Mr.. Laughlin made a frank
appeal to the six colored members
Of the jury-three men and three
women-to show by a verdict of
acquittal that they wanted the
Department of Justice to prose-
cute lynch mobs in the South.
He said the Government had
stressed the fact that many OF
Evening star., 1949-03-10
IVA Statement Denies
|neffieiencyICharges
lin Magazine Article

The Veterans Administration
today answered charges that it's
inefficiency is "a national disgrace
that is sure to become a national
scandal"
The charges appeared in the
March issue Of Readers Digest in
an article written by Charles
Stevenson. In 26 typewriter pages,
VA analyzed paragraphs of the
article and gave its replies to
specific charges.
The statement, which will be dis
tributed to members OF Congress,
said much of the article is made
up of unsupported generalizations
designed to create a state of
mind where the reader will accept
opinions as facts and half truths
as truths"
1t said the articles approach,
by lowering employe morale and
wiping out veterans confidence, is
in danger of forcing into being
the very condition it is deploring."
Statistics on Overpayments.
In answer to a complaint of
vast overpayments, VA said vet
Grams have been overpaid $179,-
100000 All but $50,000,000 has
been recovered and negotiations
are under way to recover more.
the agency said, adding that most
of the overpayments were made
to CT students who dropped out
of school or training before VA
was notified.
The agency said its administra-
tive setup was trimmed by elm
mating 13 branch offices before
the articles appeared. 1t con-
tended that only S per cent OF
the Va. budget is for administra-
ton, and that the vast majority
Of appropriations 60 in direct cash
benefits to veterans and their de-
pendentS.
Inefficiency Charges Disputed.
Answering charges Of ineffl-
cheney in its insurance program,
VA said the number of policies
awaiting conversion to permanent
types has been reduced from 181.-
900 in 1947 to 1871 last month.
The balance were being held
pending receipt Of additional
data or funds from the insured"
the agency said.
The statement said VA has no
knowledge Of any large-scale loss
of veterans records and pointed
out that 100000 insurance poll
cies recently have been mailed to
veterans. It also defended VA
handling of death claims.
VA also denied a charge that
many employees are supported by
political sponsors, stating that
they qualify for their jobs under
civil service and retain them under
those same regulations.
Evening star., 1949-03-10
Mediterranean Alliance
Declared Aim of Turkey

ISTANBUL. Turkey, Mar. 10 (P).
Foreign Minister Necmeddin
Sadak said today that Turkey
eventually wants a Mediterranean
alliance.
Returning from London and
Paris, Sadak said he conferred
with Greek Foreign Minister Con-
stantine Tsaladaris and their
views were in conformity.
1T is Turkeys aim that an
agreement capable of insuring
peace and security in this i'm
portant region of Europe be
reached, but there is nothing posi-
tive for the moment" Sadak said
in a statement.
Yesterday in Brussels he said
that any talk of Turkey taking
part in a Mediterranean pact
eventually to be Joined to the
North Atlantic alliance was pre-
mature.
Evening star., 1949-03-10
Germans Subpoenas BowIes Urges Rent Controls
In New Case ()uashed Be Continued for " Months

not as strong as the President
requested, is still too much for
Republicans-and some Democrats
as we'll. 1t will be peppered with
amendments on the floor.
- House Minority ieadsr 2 Martin
reported his party members "over-
whelmingly" favor at most 90
day wait -and-see extension OF
controls.
Some Favor Outright End.
Some. he said, even favor an
outright end to the controls with
the rent problem being turned
over to the States.
But Banking Committee Chair
man Spence said: Il certainly
think we are going to pass rent
bill. The veterans. labor, civic
clubs and women's clubs are de-
manding it. I hope we can get
a bill fair to the tenant and fair
to the landlord"
Senator Myers Of Pennsylvania
deputy majority leader, told the
Senate Banking Subcommittee
yesterday that his bill, which
would restore rent controls on
nearly the same basis as the war
time law, had been described by
some people as a tough" measure.
Actually. he said. 1t would be
tough only on:
BLACK marketeers and the gray
marketeers in vacant rental prop
erty," on the "gangster landlord
who holds on his tenant for side
payments and bonuses and other
blackmail," and on landlords who
seek to evict tenants capriciously
or vengefully .. ="
Evening star., 1949-03-10

1910 and her passport was taken
away from her. From that time
on, Mr.. Laughlin said. she was
helpless and was forced to dc
what her NaZi masters told her
to do because she knew she would
be sent to a concentration camp
if she disobeyed.
Until she fell in love with Prof
KoischWitz in 1943. Mr.. Laughlin
contended, Miss Gillars broadcast
only entertainment" programs
1t was the professor. he said. who
compelled her to introduce propa-
ganda into her programs and he
appealed to the five women on
the jury to understand that
woman in love could not be ex-
pected to exercise firm judgment.
Mr.. Kelley denounced Miss
Gillars as an "unholy traitor" and
told the jury to disregard her
story that she feared the Nazis
He said she was in Paris only a
few days before American troops
entered the French Capital in
1914 and could have hidden and
waited for her countrymen to lib
crate her if she sincerely desired
to escape from the Nazis.
Evening star., 1949-03-10

District Court Judge Richmond
q. Keech yesterday quashed sub
poenas which would have required
three Germans who Testified at
the Axis Sally treason trial to
appear at a preliminary hearing
for Herbert John Burgman. So,
former American Embassy clerk in
Nazi Germany on a treason
charge. =
The preliminary hearing is
scheduled for March 81 before
United States Commissioner Cyril
y. Lawrence. Burgman is charged
with making reasonable prop-
aganda from Station Debunk"
during World War II.
The action yesterday came after
q Government motion was ap-
proved by Attorney John A. Crog-
han. representing Burgman. James
j. Laughlin, the attorney who
allegedly issued the subpoenas, was
not the attorney of record for
Burgman. Mr.. Laughlin is Axis
,Sally's attorney.
! Meanwhile, it has been indicated
that, before the preliminary hear
ing, a grand jury will have con-
..sidered Burgman's case.
Mr.. Laughlin said yesterday that,
although he was not representing
Burgman that he had been ap-
preached by a high authority
and that Mr.. Laughlin asked that
several persons be subpoenaed for
Burgman's preliminary hearing.
The three against whom sub
poenas have been quashed include
Johannes Schmidt Hansen, Erwin
Christiana and Franz Schafer, all
of whom testified at Axis Sally's
trial.
Attorney Croghan said he was
arranging to have Emil Beckman,
another Axis Sally defense wit
ness, on hand as a witness for
Burgman. A subpoena also had
been issued for Beckman as a
witness, the court was informed
The Burgman case is being han
died for the Government by Victor
c. Woerheide, special assistant to
the Attorney General.
Evening star., 1949-03-10
British Princesses
Hear Earthly Talk in
Visit to Old Bailey
BY the Associotsd Press

LONDON, Mar. 10.-Prin-
cesses Elizabeth and Margaret
visited Old Bailey, London's
central criminal court, today
and heard a word seldom used
in polite society.
The princesSeS watched part
of the trial of two men &C
cused of trying to kill two
policemen by running over
them with a stolen truck.
The public prosecutor, a
scholarly gentleman with a
cultured voice, quoted one of
the prisoners as shouting:
Hang on! Well get away if
we do in the bastard"
The princesses didn't seem
to mind.
Evening star., 1949-03-10
Third Red Cross Report
May Reach AZ Pct. >.'.'.'

Reports. approximating AZ per
cent of this years goal OF 1924. 1000
in the Red Cross fund drive are
expected at the third report lunch
con at 1880 pm. tomorrow in
the Hall OF Flags. Commerce
Building. ~
At = last Tuesdays, luncheon
.s2l2,973.79, or about 23,o5 per
cent, was reported, Randolph G.
Bishop, campaign director, an
nounced, and this will have to be
almost doubled tomorrow to match
last years pledges at the same
stage,
Evening star., 1949-03-10
Continued From First Page.)

considered a temporary $4,000, 900
increase in the Federal payment
toward District expenses, as well
as a proposed doubling of District
beverage taxes and license fees,
but these were not included in
the revenue bill. Committee
agents said these two subjects were
not discussed at today's meeting.
Representative Kennedy. Demo-
crat, of Massachusetts,. and Rep
resentative Klein. Democrat, of
New York have expressed oppo-
sition to a sales tax and Mr.
Klein, at least, has said he will
fight the bill when it reaches the
floor.
Kennedy Attacks Bill.
Representative Kennedy. who is
a member of the District Commit
tee. launched his attack on the
sales tax bill last night, on the
eve of the committee meeting.
Mr.. Kennedy in q statement
Evening star., 1949-03-10
Continued From First Page.)

over-charges, and criminal penal
ties in the case of wilful fraud.
8. New dwellings should be left
uncontrolled as~at@ present. Mr.,
Bowles called this "a concession
which is essential in order to give
all possible incentive for new con-
struction.
4. Restoration of rent controls
Fover trailers and trailer camp
sites.
S, Recontrol Of permanent dwell
ing units in apartment hotels.
a. Tightening up OF Federal
eviction controls to permit eviction
only for nuisance, nonpayment
of rent. or in the case Of the
owner, his father or mother. son
or daughter, taking over the prop
erty.
7. Retention of the present
basis for adjusting rents upward
in the case Of hardships and in
equities. He opposed as totally
impractical and unnecessary" the
proposal under consideration in
the House to guarantee landlords
reasonable" return.
Eviction Called Big Problem.
He said trying to fix reason
able return on the fair value Of
landlords property could only re-
suit in administrative chaos"
Mr.. Bowles said the present
situation is at least as much a
problem Of eviction control as it
is of rent control, and added:
I'VE must remove the gnawing
fear Of eviction that now hangs
over millions of American fam
lilies. We must do these things
with the knowledge that most
landlords are honest decent
people"
The former OPA boss said
many Of our real estate lobbies
are now working hard. as they
have worked to destroy what
is left of the rent control system. ;"
Mr.. Bowles said Congress had
removed all the enforcement
teeth from the present law, and
that as result "the rental black
market in many areas today is
no less than disgraceful."
But he concluded, the only
lasting solution to the rental
problem is:
More homes by the hundreds
of thousands. with all possible
speed, at rentals and prices that
our average American family can
afford to pay"
One prominent House Demo-
crat told reporters privately he
is scared" about what might
happen to the rent bill.
It is doubtful the bill will pass,
he said, unless an amendment is
inserted to give landlords. SO far
as practicable, "a reasonable re-
turn on fair value" Of their prop
erty.
Housing Expediter Tighe Woods
contends he couldn't administer
such requirement. Setting fair
values on millions Of pieces OF
property. he has said. would be
too big job. He contends the
present law provides for handling
Of hardships.
Formula Sought.
Democratic members of the
Banking Committee held huddles
in an effort to work out a fair
return on -fair-value formula, in
the hope of heading off some of
the fireworks on the House floor
The committee rejected such a
formula in voting the 15-montil
extension. It would give the
President some Of the additional
powers he asked to stop what Mr.
Woods called "a growing black
market" in rents.
The committees bill, although
Evening star., 1949-03-10
Odom Plans Tour

NEW YORK, Mar. 10 CP.-Wll-
liam P. Odom plans a two-week
Nation wide flying tour to benefit
the American Red Cross. The av-
iator, who last Tuesday spanned
the Pacific in a light plane on a
record breaking flight from Hawaii
to New Jersey. said he would take
off next Monday with first stops
scheduled at Boston. Buffalo. Phil
adelphia, Joplin, Mo-; Dallas and
Houston, Tex.
Evening star., 1949-03-10

raelis and Lebanese will meet
for the fourth time Thursday
with Gen. Riley in attend
ance)
The United Nations spokesman
said the discussion centered
around II points covering various
parts of the lines.
One point on the agenda. sign
ing of formal cease-fire agree
ment, is being held up until Iraq
says whether Trans-Jordan is
authorized to speak for Iraq in
the talks.
Evening star., 1949-03-10
HoIsey Out Of Hospital

PHILADELPHIA, Mar. 10 (P.-
Admiral William F. Halsey has
been discharged from Philadelphia
Naval Hospital fully recovered
from a minor respiratory infec-
ton. Navy officials reported today.
The 66-year-old wartime COM
mander of the Sd Fleet is resting
at his daughters home In Will
mington, Del.
Evening star., 1949-03-10
Danish Minister Due
Here Today for Talks
|0n Atlantic Alliance
By Gornett D. Horner

Danish Foreign Minister Gustav
Rasmussen was due here toda.
for discussions expected to resul
in Denmark joining the Nortl
Atlantic defense alliance.
Eight nations already are linet
up to sign early next month tn,
security treaty linking the United
States and Canada to Western
Europe in a move to discourag,
Russian aggression.
Denmark entry into the. al
lance presumably would MAKE
strategic bases in Greenland {
definite part of the North Atlantic
security system.
The United States still main.
tains some air stations on Green
land which were established or
that island to guard North At.
lantic air and sea routes under q
wartime agreement with Den
m ark. Negotiations regarding
their final disposition were started
nearly two years ago!
American military authorities
consider Greenland essential te
defense of the Western Hemi-
sphere. The new strategy of joint
North American Western Eu-
ropean defense gives additiona
Importance to bases there.
Mr.. Rasmussen, whose exact
arrival time here today was un-
certain. is expected to confer with
Secretary of State Acheson to-
morrow. The status of Greenland
bases under the projected North
Atlantic security pact may be one
of the matters discussed.
The Danish Foreign Minister
has said the purpose Of his visit
here is to seek "the best possible
basis for Denmarks entry" into
the security system.
Mr.. Acheson also is expected tt
meet tomorrow for a final review
Of the treaty draft with Ambas-
sadors of the countries negotiat-
ing the pact Canada. Great
Britain. Francs, Belgium, the
Netherlands, Luxembourg anc
Norway.
Announcement of other coun.
tries joining the treaty is expected
soon. Portugal and Iceland are
believed to be likely signers in ad.
dition to Denmark. Like Green
land. the republic of Iceland. anc
the Azores, which belong te
Portugal. are of great strategic
Importance in the projected de.
fense system.
Mr.. Acheson said yesterday h,
hopes the treaty may be signee
early in April. He has suggested
the signing be done in Washing
ton, but said the matter of a Sitt
is not a problem. The signing
might bring here the Foreign Min
listers Of the other countries il.
volved, although that has not beef
determined definitely.
Text Of the pact is expected II
be made public next week TO give
time for wide public discussion
before it is actually signed: 49,
Mr.. Acheson said a principa
objective achieved in the treaty
draft is to make clear the deter
mination of the nations signing
it to exercise their inherent rights
Of individual and collective self
defense against aggression from
any quarter. .. a.. =,
The international Labor Rela.
tions Committee of the American
Federation of Labor told Mr.
Acheson late yesterday that eve
heartily indorse" the Atlantic pact
The committee. headed by Mat.
thew Woll, gave Mr.. Acheson 8
lengthy memorandum urging thai
this Government lead in interna.
tional cooperation Ito insure the
triumph of human freedom" over
the "expansionist offensive of the
imperialist Communist dictator.
Ship
Evening star., 1949-03-10
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Evening star., 1949-03-10

Southern Rhodesia proposes to
make football betting pools illegal
there.
Evening star., 1949-03-10

In 1948, the Salvation Army re-
ports, it supplied 22,785,427 meals
and 1924, 1853 beds.
Evening star., 1949-03-10

November 4 still in force. He said
the resolution does not permit
the movement Of Jewish forces.
The Nome nugget., 1949-07-06
AT THE HOTELS
WALLACE HOTEL

Volney Richmond, Jr., Seattle
Truman Sage, San Fernando,
Calf. w. R. Owens, Taylor. Alas
ka. H. B. Stephens, Seattle. Bus
Boyd. Fairbanks. A. l.. Schneider.
Portland. Andrew Snyder, An
chorage. Capt. J. A. Gustafson,
Seattle. Cecil Pruitt. Olympia. j.
Lauderdale, Anchorage. Roy Bas-
sett, Seattle. Mr.. and Mrs. Ivan
Radky, Mr.. and Mrs. D. E. Cox, Mr..
and Mrs. c. r. Evans, Anchorage.
c. l.. Dempsey, Bob Dempsey
Ruby Point. Gene Joiner, Kotze-
bue. Chester Milligan, Council,
Alvin Ulwing, Nome.
The Nome nugget., 1949-07-06
WIEN ALASKA AIRLINES

July 4th Pilot Murphy brought
in Clarence Carlson and Norman
Witgutoff from ShiShmaref to
Nome
Dorothy Erwin was passenger
to White Mountain; Mrs. c. r.
Knipple, Roger Knipple and Mar
garet Talcott were passengers to
Nome from White Mountain.
The following passengers were
brought to Nome on Monday from
Kotzebue and left Monday eve
ming for Fairbanks; Mr.. and Mrs.
L. A. Daughenbaugh, Erwin Spath.
Olive Roach, Claude Miller, Ann
Hesby, Olga Serbousek, Joe Fran
els, John Greve, Willard Whiting
Gertrude Dunlevy, Mr.. and Mrs.
White, Mrs. Edyth Doren, Carl
Craven. Mr.. and Mrs. Norman
Merritt, Hans Haakonse, Elva
bingham. Mrs. Joe Francis and
Celia Hunter.