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Evening star., 1949-09-17
Lord Milford Haven Reported
Engaged to American SocioIite
Former Miss Pierce
Of D. c. Moy Wed
Princess Friend
By the As.oeiot.d Pres,

LONDON, Sept. l7.-The 30
year-old Marques of Milford
Haven was reported today engaged
to a pretty American socialite-
divorce, Mrs. Romaine Pierce
Simpson. ~. formerly of Wash
ington, D. c.
(Mrs. Simpson is the daugh-
ter Of Mrs. Clark McIlwaine,
2029 Connecticut avenue, who
is socially prominent here. Her
father, Vtnton Dahlgren
Pierce, died here on March IL,
1925. Mrs. McIlwaine was sub
sequently remarked. Both she
and Mrs. Simpson. who now
lives in New York, appear in
the current editions Of the So
cial Register.)
The marques, best man at the
wedding of his cousin Prince
Philip to Princess Elizabeth, and
Mrs. Simpson have had their pic
ture taken together by Baron, the
court photographer. Asked for
copies Of the picture, Baron's
secretary replied:
They'll be released gen0eally to
the press when 1t becomes official. .
Since the war. Baron has ybe-
Evening star., 1949-09-17
Report Declares Arms
Earmarked fof Europe
Won Weaken U. 5.
e.
Senators Reossure People
On, Aid Bill Coming Up
On Floor Next Week
BY J. A. O'Leory

A 25-man joint Senate commit
tee assured the American people
today that the arms to be sent
abroad under the pending mill
tary aid bill will in no way weaken
the defenses of the United States.
The assurance was contained
in the report filed today jointly
by the Foreign Relations and
Armed Services Committees in
support Of the $1,314.010,000 arms
program to be taken up in the
Senate next week.
The Senators explained that
they have seen in secret session the
highly confidential list of weapon.
and supplies to be sent abroad
They said the breakdown was
examined against the requirements
"of our own military establish
ment, both as they exist today and
as they might exist in case Of q
mobilization"
Geared to Strategic Plans.
"The committee feels that the
equipment. materiel and services
to be provided by this bill are
fully within the capabilities Of the
Nation. are geared to present in
ventories and strategic plans and
will in no way weaken the combat
effectiveness Of cur own military
units or forces" the report went
on.
Senate leaders hope to pass the
bill by the end of next week. First
lSee ARMS Page All
Evening star., 1949-09-17
Boy, ;, Killed by Car
In Front Of His Home

The 3-year-old son of two
teachers at Browne Junior High
School was killed this morning
when struck by an automobile in
front Of his home, 3527 Warder
street NV.
The boy was Kenneth S. Baylor,
colored, son of Lawrence Liston
Baylor and Mrs. Bertha S. Baylor,
both of whom are on the Browne
faculty.
The death brought the Districts
accident fatality toll for 1949
to ~. Of whom 80 were pedes-
trians. Last year at this date
the death toll was 40 of which
81 were pedestrians.
Police said Kenneth was struck
by an automobile driven by a
retired Government worker,
George L. Lanham, 66, of 426
Allison street NV.
Mr.. Baylor told the police his
son had asked permission to visit
a friend several houses away in
the same block on the same side
Of the street.
Evening star., 1949-09-17
By Malcolm Lomborne, Jr.

Repeating his performance Of a
year ago, Don Whitfield of Mont
clair. N. j., today led field Of 10
midget class outboards in both
heats as the power events Of the
1949 Presidents Cup Regatta
opened on the Potomac River of
Hams Point.
Jimmy Dunbar Of. New Kensing-
ton. Pa. provided the days first
spill in his little outboard racer
which tipped over ut the upper
turning buoys during the first
heat.
A Coast Guard picket boat
quickly rescued driver and boat
and took them to- the outboard
pits at Gravelly Point on the Vir-
ginia shore. with no apparent in
juries.
Whitfield's boat Annihilator was
blocked at 1888 miles an hour in
the first heat and 34.72 in the sec
ond. Jane Bartlett Of Little Sill
Evening star., 1949-09-17
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK. Sept. 17.-Coast
Guard, Air Force and Canadian
aircraft were thrown into q wide-
spread hunt today for a small.
single engine plane long overdue
on a projected 2.000-mile nom
stop flight from the Azores to New
York City.
The little plane. . Beechcraft
Bonanza, repeatedly was loaded
with fuel for 20 hours Of flying
when It took OF with two Italian
xviators from the Azores yester-
day. Under normal conditions. its
gas supply would have been ex-
hausted ct IL am. today.
The search planes started from
American and Canad4n bases
Evening star., 1949-09-17
Atlantic TreatyCounci|
Approves Plans for
Defense Organization
Communique Outlining
Setup Expected to Be
Disclosed This Afternoon
By Gornett D. Horner

The North Atlantic Treaty
Council quickly approved plans
for setting up machinery to CO.
ordinate Western defenses against
possible Russian aggression at its
first meeting here today.
The 12-nation council met at
II am. and adjourned at noon
after agreeing to defense organi-
zation plans prepared by working
groups of subordinate officials
earlier. A communique outlining
the new defense setup was ex-
pected to be made public during
the afternoon.
Will Form Regional Group.
The major job was creation OF
Defense Committee to oversee
development of plans for inte-
grating the military power of all
the IL nations allied under the
treaty into a common strategic
plan.
Regional groups are expected
to be set up under the top-level
Defense Committee to make de-
tailed plans, tying into the grand
strategy. for defense against at
tack in any specific area covered
by the security pact.
1t was the first meeting of the
council. created by the treaty
signed last April by the foreign
ministers of the IL allied nations.
Secretary of State Acheson was
elected provisional chairman and
presided over the first session.
His election was proposed by Brit
ish Foreign Minister Bevin and
seconded by French Foreign Min
lister Schuman.
Mr.. Acheson opened the session
with a brief welcome to his col
Evening star., 1949-09-17
Italians Trying to Fly Atlantic
Missing on Hop From Azores

shortly after dawn. about 10 hours
after the plane last made radio
contact with the Civil Aeronautic
Administrators Oceanic Area
Control ONCE here.
At that time, the flyers, John
M. Brondello and Camille Bari
oglio. gave their position as about
$40 miles east Of New York City
and $50 miles due south Of the
naval base at Argentia, Newfound-
land. This was about so miles
north Of their proposed route.
The missing aircraft's radio ap-
parently went dead after that re-
port which was received ct 8 pm.
Since then, the CAA's ocean traf-
fic control center has fruitlessly
Evening star., 1949-09-17
Helen Menken Injured

NEW YORK, Sept. II R.-Helen
Menken, stage and radio actress.
was injured yesterday in taxicab
accident at Park avenue and
Forty-ninth street, it was dis
closed today. Miss Menken, wife
of George N. Richard, was re-
leased from a hospital after being
treated for head bruises. She
struck her head when the cab
stopped suddenly.
Evening star., 1949-09-17
Truman Begins Search
Anew for Chairman
OF Munitions Board
Senate Rejects IIerenfritz.
Who Planned to Continue
Drawing Private SoIory
By the A,,oeia,sd Press

President Truman's search for
some one to head the Defense De-
partment's Munitions Board be-
gins all over again today-And
under different rules.
BY q 40-to-28 vote. the Senate
yesterday rejected Mr.. Truman's
nomination Of Carl A. ngenfritz
to be chairman Of the board be-
cause Mr.. Ilgenfritz would have
continued to receive his $7O.0 900
yearly salary as q vice president
Of the. United States Steel Corp.
The Senate vote effectively
wrote into lasting precedent the
rule that q Government official
who gets full pay-$14,000 yearly
In the case Of the board chairman
will have to give up his salary
from private industry.
To counter this setback, at
least in part. Mr.. Truman had the
promise of some OF his leaders
that "the Senate viii approve
Monday the appointment of John
Of Michigan rs a mem
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Evening star., 1949-09-17
Threat Of Coal Strike
Monday Mounts After
Benefits Are Cut Off
400,000 Miners Expected
To Stoy Awoy From Pits;
Von Horn Quits Trustees
sy the Assoeiotsd Press

The danger of a Nationwide
coal strike next week mounted
today.
The 100000 coal miners were
expected to stag Gway fysm the
pits Monday because their welfare
funds trustees, headed by United
Mine Workers President John l..
Lewis. voted to suspend pension
and other benefit payments.
This action was taken at a
stormy. five-hour meeting Of the
funds three trustees yesterday.
The reason was that the fund was
fast running out Of money. Many
coal operators. because their con-
tracts with Mr.. Lewis have lapsed,
have refused to continue paying
their 20-cents-a-ton royalty to
the fund. .--
Lewis Doesn't Mention Strike.
Mr.. Lewis. In announcing the
cutoff Of welfare payments, re-
Trained from any mention of a
strike.
But several thousand miners In
the West already were out of the
pits in what union officials called
a spontaneous stoppage. Union
officials in the West said they had
nothing to do with the walkout
at all. that the men we're pro-
testing the lack of a contract.
Operator spokesmen. on the other
hand. said men heading back into
the pits were, stopped by union
|officers. That happened just be-
fore Mr.. Lewis announced the end
Of the welfare payments.
The fund trustees meeting was
called in circumstances indicating
a quick showdown with operators,
mostly in the South, who have re-
fused to make 20-cents-a-ton roy
atty payments to the welfare fund
since the old contract expired
June 30.
Mr.. Lewis was just back from
White Sulphur Springs, w. Va,
where the cut in fund revenue was
q sore subject In fruitless negotia-
tions for a new working agree
ment.
Says He Acted as Trustee.
In announcing the suspension
of payments. Mr.. Lewis emphasized
that he was acting as a fund
trustee and not as chief Of the
United Mine Workers.
That contention might serve as
q defense argument If the miners
took the end Of welfare payments
as cue to quit work and MIR. Lewis
got into legal hotwater as a result.
In the last big mine stoppage
the men quit after Mr.. Lewis ad-
Evening star., 1949-09-17

himself, not only as a leading
plotter in the purported putsch.
but as "chief of SPIES while
inspector, Of the army.
Reveals Details of Plot.
Revealing details of an alleged
Yugoslav-backed plot to over
throw Hungary's Communist
dominated government and set
up a prolific regime, the 40-year-
old Palffy said:
1--WE had formed three special
shock groups of IL members each.
which were to arrest and even-
tually kill the three top Commu-
mist minister's. headed by Matyas
Evening star., 1949-09-17
Toll May Hit 226in Great Lakes
Worst Liner Disaster in Century
Captain Is Hero;
Survivors Tell
Of Fires Horror
BY the Associoisd Press

TORONTO. Sept. 17.-Huddled
in hospital corridors and the lobby
of a downtown hotel, burned and
hysterical passengers of the No
ronic told today of a night of
horror and heroism in which they
were hauled or scrambled from
the burning ship.
For half hour after flames
|enveloped his ship, Capt. William
Taylor was still standing in the
bows. throwing ropes to passen-
gers clambering over the side. AS
he was being taken ashore on a
fireman's ladder, the ladder broke
and he fell into the icy bay and
had to be pulled out.
Passengers said that before the
|captain left the ship he burst IN
cabin doors, hauling women out
|on deck.
Saw Man Engulfed in Flame.
Lucille Roberts of Detroit said
she saw a man on an upper deck
surrounded by flames.
CAS- I watched the flames licked
laround him and you could hear
him scream the last time. Then
he disappeared"
Mr.. and Mrs. s. j. Orth Of De-
troit huddled in a waiting room
scanning stretchers as they were
brought ashore.
Mrs. Orth rushed suddenly to
the door.
Here's one of them" she shout
ed. On the stretcher was her
sister Irene. After Irene was put
in an ambulance Mrs. Orth watt
ed, watching for her sister-in-law.
Mrs. Lucille Orth.
Weakened by Shouting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Stover of
Sombra. near Sarnia. Ontario.
said they were wakened by the
shouting.
1--WE went hand over hand
along a hawser from the ship to
the Shore" Mr.. Slower said.
Some passengers were dazed as
they came ashore.
Mrs. Jennie Bell Of Cleveland
asked for nickel to call Florida
$3.50. Told there was no such
telephone exchange in Toronto.
she said: Toronto? Isn't this
Cleveland? How did I get here?"
In a downtown hotel lobby Mrs.
Joel Bailey Of Kalamazoo. Mich,
sobbed for her husband.
II don't know where he is. The
last I heard from him he called
to me from the upper bunk of our
stateroom. I don't know what
/ <~ Observation-Disclosures q \
Evening star., 1949-09-17

come prominent as a photographer
to the royal court. He took the
pictures Of the wedding Of Princess
Elizabeth and Prince Philip and
some OF the first photos Of baby
Prince Charles.
The marQness could not be
reached for comment, At Kens-
ssee MHFORD-HAVEN, re. A-2.)
Evening star., 1949-09-17
Vishinsky on Way to U. S.

MOSCOW. Sept. II (R.-Soviet
Foreign Minister Vishinsky and
his top aides left by plane last
night to attend the United Nations
General Assembly in New York.
Evening star., 1949-09-17
BY The Associated Press


A night fire destroyed the Great
Lakes holiday cruiser Noronic at
her pier today and Chief Coroner
Smirle Lawson estimated at least
l46 persons died. Some fire Off
cials said the death toll might be
as high as l80.
Within seven hours of the time
the flames raced through the
steamer, firemen had taken more
than so bodies from the wreckage
officials of the Canada Steamship
Lines said 226 passengers, f1remen
and crew were not accounted for
at $50 am. But that they ex-
pected the total to be reduced as
other survivors were found.
512 Passengers Aboard.
Operating officials said there
were 512 passengers and ITO crew
members aboard the veteran g.
BOSTON cruiser. which tied up
here last night with holiday trip
pers. bound from Detroit and
Cleveland for the Thousand Is
,ands.
Most Of the passengers were
sleep. but hundreds escaped in a
rantic. screaming, pushing mob
wakened by cries of fire and the
irst alarms.
Others were trapped and their
'!ncounted bodies were still be-
ieved to be huddled in the sub
merged C-deck. The death toll
lose as firemen kept bringing up
The charred, broken bodies of the
victims.
They said it might be three
days before the fate of all those
aboard could be established. It
was impossible to compile a list
Of survivors for the time being.
Two. women died in hospital.
They were identified as Mrs.
Eunice Dietrich and Blanche
Farragher of Cleveland.
All But 20 Americans.
All except about 20 of the pas
sengers were said to be Amer
leans. The vessel arrived here
last night from Cleveland and De-
troit for her last cruise of the
season to Prescott and the Thou
sand Islands.
The cause of the blaze was not
known. but firemen said they had
established that it started in
Stateroom No. 462 on the star
board side, two cabins aft of the
cocktail bar. Within three min
utes after it started, witnesses
said, the whole of c Deck was
afire.
A pier watchman turned in the
first alarm after seeing "a glim-
mer of fire near the stern" Not
two minutes after he telephoned,
he said. the whole ship seemed
ablaze.
AS daylight came. firemen
worked with pike pole and shovel
in the wreckage. bringing out
bodies. Sometimes there were
three or four bodies, sometimes
only broken, charred parts of
bodies.
Chief Coroner Lawson arranged
to set up a temporary morgue at
the Horticultural Building of the
Canadian National Exhibition 4
miles west along the lake shore.
Relatives and friends were to 60
there to identify the dead.
It was the worst Great Lakes
Evening star., 1949-09-17
Passengers Flee
Night Holocaust
At Pier in Panic
BULLETIN

TORONTO (P.-The death
toll in the Noronic ship disaster
here today stood at 1872 at noon,
with 1875 bodies recovered by
flremen, three dead in hospitals
and four bodies recovered from
the water. Investigating off,
oials at the scene of the Great
Lakes worst disaster in a GEN.
tury said they thought the
number of dead might mount
as high as 226.
Evening star., 1949-09-17

See APPOINTMENTS. Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1949-09-17

(see EYEwITNEsSEs, Page A.
Evening star., 1949-09-17

(See STEEL, Page A-4.)
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(See COAL. Page A-4.)
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(See HUNGARY, Page A-20
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lsee PLANE. re A-2o
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Continued on Page A-3, Col. /
Evening star., 1949-09-17

See ATLANTIC COUNCIL, A,
Evening star., 1949-09-17

(See REGATTA, Page A-2D
Evening star., 1949-09-17
Guide for Rea d ers

An Associated Press Newspaper
Evening star., 1949-09-17

Sunny. high near 80 today. Fair tonight,
low, 81. Tomorrow sunny with high in mid
80s. Increasing cloudiness in afternoon.
Full report on Page A-2)
Midnight, Sc am. go ii am. TO
2a.m. -65 8 am. 81 Noon --73
lam. 60 10 am. ST l pm.--75
Evening star., 1949-10-31
DR.. Blanche Dow
Ends Visit Here

!; DR.. Blanche H. Dow, president
elect of Cottey Junior College
In Nevada, Mo-, which is owned
and operated by the PEG Sister,
hood, left yesterday after spend
ing several days in Washington.
4 While here, she attended a
meeting Of the Board of Directors
OF the American Association of
University Women of which she
is vice president for the South
west-Central Division.
DR.. Dow was honored by the
executive board of the District
Chapter of the PEG at a dinner
Saturday night at the Kennedy
Warren. Guests included Miss
Jeannette Mcdonald of Rich
mond, president of the newly
formed Virginia chapter of the
PEG. Mrs. Daniel S. Coombs,
president of the District organi-
zation. presided.
! DR.. Dow, who has been acting
president of Cottey College since
September. is to be installed for
mally on November %. Before
assuming her new duties she
spent six months in Europe. She
is expected to visit the District
PEG next June during a tour of
State organizations.
Evening star., 1949-10-31

distribution by the Red Cross to
war veterans at local hospitals.
The As circles of the Women's
Guild of Sibley Memorial Hospi-
tai will report on their member
ship and gifts at Hospital
Night" program to be held at 8
pm. Friday at Rust Hall. 1850
North Capitol street.
Evening star., 1949-10-31

Mrs. r. will probably never have
to make a more important deci-
sion about her marriage than the
one she now faces. Shall she be
faithful to her husband or not?
She has just learned that he has
been unfaithful to her. She has
taxed him with it, and he has de-
family claimed it as a right.
"Of course, it gives me grounds
for a divorce. if I wanted one, p"
she explains. 'but not me. I'm not
going to let him get away with
that. If he thinks he can jam a
double standard of morals down
my throat. he has made the mis-
take of his young life. If he can
run around, so can I. I'll keep my
homeland I'll keep my self-re-
spect, too"
I have been called on to help :
great many wives and husbands
think through such a decision.
always begin by suggesting that
they consider every possible alter
native before they pick out one to
live by. Probably no one alterna-
tive will have all the advantages
and no possible disadvantages.
It's common sense to choose the
alternative that satisfies the larg-
est Rumber of your interests.
You want to keep your home,
Mrs. R.. and you also want to keep
your self-respect as a woman. Let's
reduce the number of alternatives
to fve-and I'll have to make them
all sound simpler than they really
are:
!. You can have a tantrum, get
divorce and live alone. You will
lose your home.
2. You can keep your home
shut your eyes to anything your
husband chooses to do-and, as
you say. lose your self-respect.
3. You can hold on to your
home, but try to keep your self
respect by adopting an attitude of
righteous indignation. which you
will exhibit by continuous nag
ging, reviling, scolding and de-
nouncing your husband. You'll cer-
Evening star., 1949-10-31
Modern MARRIAGE
Wife Of FoithIess Husband Is Advised
To Weigh Alternatives Before Acting
By Dr.. Paul Popenoe

tainly end by losing your home
probably your self-respect. too.
4. You can start out ION the
loose" yourself. as you threaten
to do. Judging by everyday OBJ
servation. you'll almost certainly
lose your home before long and
you'll have lost your self-respect
from the outset.
S. You can assay your marriage
to see where the trouble really lies
to decide not only what has been
lacking in your husband, but also
what has been lacking in yourself.
l think I can promise that you'll
find you have been delinquent in
a good many ways! You can then
start in to build sounder founda-
ton under your marriage and
gradually let him see that it's
worth while for him. too, to keep
both his home and his self respect
and that he can't do so by his
present policy.
This fifth alternative is un-
doubtedly the slowest. Mrs. r., but
in one sense is the only alternative.
None of the others will satisfy
both your needs-that is, to keep
your home and keep your self-re-
spect. This fifth one may do so.
DR.. Popenoe will answer questions about
marriage relationships without charge
Address all letters to DR.. Paul Popenoe in
care of The Star. inclosing self addressed,
stamped envelope, (Al correspondence
Evening star., 1949-10-31
Club Proqronns Announced

Miss Susan Boyer, president of
Pilot international, and Miss
Wilda Richardson, executive sec
retary, will be guests of honor at
a dinner meeting of the Pilot
Club of Washington at 6:15 pm.
tomorrow at the Burlington Hotel.
Miss Boyer and Miss Richard
son are meeting today with Miss
Helen Hoffman. international con-
vention committee chairman, and
Mrs. Georgena Havlena, vice
chairman, for a discussion of plans
of the international convention
to be held here next July.
Evening star., 1949-10-31
Wonnen's
Clubs
Hodossoh to Open
Membership Drive
Here on Nov. 8

+ The membership campaign of
the Washington Chapter of Had
!; assah will be officially opened at
:. a brunch at Hotel 24O0 at 1O:30
am. on November 8. which has
been designated as "H-day."
+. Mrs. Marcella Rubel, national
/. membership consultant of the Or
/ ganization. will be guest speaker
at the meeting which is planned
for membership captains and
|. workers. Recently returned from
a visit to Israel, she will discuss
the membership drive.
, After the brunch. teams of
workers, equipped with literature
kits and lists of prospects, will go
from door to door throughout the
city to solicit membership in Had
Rssah.
! Silver Spring, Arlington and
Bethesda chapters of Hadassah
will participate in the drive.
/. Mrs. Joseph Freedman, men,
-bership chairman of the Washing
ton chapter and a former presi-
dent. in announcing details of the
: campaign said. IF the orphan
!; children of Israel are to be fed,
housed. clothed and educated: if
! Hadassah medical services are to
meet the needs of growing
simmigrant population; if our
Fairgrounds. recreation and voca-
=, tional training centers are to be
expanded, we must enroll more
and more women in Hadassah."
| Under Mrs. Freedman's leader
ship. membership workers hope to
add from 750 to 1000 new mem
tbers during the one-day drive.
Three thousand women now be-
long to the Washington chapter.
/ Mrs. Freedman is being assisted
Joy Mrs. Meyer r. Bernstein and
Mrs. Emanuel Cohen as her CO.
chairmen. Membership chairmen
OF the seven Washington chapters
are Mrs. Morris D. Schwartz, Con-
'necticut avenue; Mrs. Maurice
Goldstein. Northeast; Mrs. Will
liam Lefkoff, Prince Georges
County; Mrs. Philip Silverstone,
Upper Northwest, and Mrs. Julie
'Serot, Washington Highlands.
/ Business and professional wom-
en- will be canvassed by the Busi-
ness and Professional Division of
;Hadassah through its Aviva and
Kelitah groups.
/ A membership tea will be given
iby the Upper Northwest Group at
i pm. Wednesday at the home of
Mrs. Moe Marcus, 1859 Poplar
lane NV. Mrs. Aaron ShaloWitz
will be guest speaker.