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Evening star., 1949-04-02
OIeo
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Finance Committee gave the oleo
bill a promising to fair" chance
of passage this session and said
he doesn't expect q serious fill
buster effort.
The committee will begin hear
ings next week and they probably
will be brief, he added.
A year ago this month. the
House approved a margarine tax
repeal bill. and it later won unani-
nous approval of the Senate Fl
nance Committee. However. 1t
failed to reach the Senate door.
and oleo proponents had to start
all over again in this session Of
Congress.
The measure as finally passed
by the House yesterday wipes out
the 10-cent a pound tax on colored
margarine. the A-cent tax on un-
colored spread and an license fees
and requires public eating places
to post notice they are serving the
butter substitute. 1t was sponsored
by Representative Poage. Dem
ocrat, of Texas.
Restaurants also would be re-
quired to serve oleo in a triangle
shape. This provision was tackled
on by Representative Hill, Repub-
lican, Of Colorado, and passed.
after Mr.. Poage agreed to the
amendment.
important to the housewife.
Evening star., 1949-04-02
Bevin Meets Leaders
OF AFL dtLuncheon
Al British Embassy
BY the A.soe, e,otsd Prs,s

British Foreign Minister Ernest
Bevin took time out from his At
lantic Pact discussions today to
meet with the leaders of American
labor.
Mr.. Bevin. former head of the
British Transport Workers and
once virtual boss OF his country q
organized labor forces. arranged
first TO lunch with leaders OF the
American Federation OF Labor al
the British Embassy at l pm.
The session was strictly a pri-
vate affair, but 1t was almost GER
tain that conversation would turn
to the formation OF a new world
labor organization by non Com
munist trade union groups.
The AFL and CIO both are
thinking of joining with labor Or
ganiZations in Western Europe
and elsewhere around the world in
a new federation to offset the Rus
SIAN dominated World Federation
Of Trade Unions.
The CIO and British labor until
recently belonged to the WFTU,
but they pulled out after blasting
Soviet efforts TO control 1t.
Mr.. Bevtn could conceivably find
himself in the role Of mediator
between the AFL and CIO. whose
traditional differences are OBJ
structing immediate full scale par
ticipation in the founding of q
new world organization.
Nh. Bevin planned TO meet CIO
leaders as soon as President Philip
Murray could get to Washington
Mr.. Murray has been recuperating
from an appendix operation In
Pittsburgh.
The AFL delegation included
President William Green. Vice
Presidents william c. Doherty and
Dan Tracy and International Rep
resentative George p. Delaney.
Also invited were Vice Presidents
George M. Harrison and Matthew
Vol, and Secretary Treasurer
George Meany, but they were ou.
Of town yesterday when the Bevin
meeting was arranged.
Evening star., 1949-04-02

particularly in the District and
Virginia. is the fact that the Poage
bill places no restrictions on in
terstate shipment or sale of
colored margarine.
The bill sponsored by Repre-
sentative Granger. Democrat. of
Utah. would have banned such
movement of yellow margarine,
but would have allowed the col
ored product to be sold In States
where there are oleo plants. The
District and about 18 States have
no mixing plants.
The victory for oleo-and the
housewife who buys it-came after
the House voted down. 100 to So. a
substitute to the Granger bill.
proposed by Representative Rivers,
Democrat. Of South Carolina, who
was the author of last years
measure. It was an outright re-
peal proposal but made no pro-
visions for restaurants.
Then the House. in a teller vote
Of 1852 to 141. agreed to substitute
Mr.. Poage's bill for Mr.. Granger,s.
In a roll call that followed, oleo
forces picked up another so votes,
while the dairy proponents lost
four votes. making the score. 242
to 1877.
A motion by Representative
August Andersen. Republican. Of
Minnesota. to recommit the Poage
measure to the House Agriculture
Committee was shouted down.
This committee voted overwhelm-
ingly for the Granger bill last
month
Evening star., 1949-04-02

Mr.. Bergman thought he would
get into the fight.
He copied George Cruickshank' S
famous illustration of Bill Sykes
threatening his dog with a shil-
lalah. substituted Mr.. Roosevelt s
face for that of the Dickens ruff
fan and labeled the dog &c. o. P"
The result was both dramatic and
bitter and he proudly bore it into
Mr.. Noyes' Office.
Drew Only One.
"Old Crosby Noyes looked at
that picture a long time" Mr..
Bergman said Then he said to
me: Bergman, this is much the
strongest thing you've done for us.
1t is wonderful Wonderful
and don't you ever draw another
picture like it as long as you're
here. 1t isn't your style at ALL
I've still got that cartoon at
home somewhere" Mr.. Bergman
said.
Somebody suggested it might
make a good illustration to go
along with this story. After all.
Theodore Roosevelt has been gone
a long time-his feelings are no
longer likely to be badly hurt. But
Mr.. Bergman was adamant.
mo. sir" he said resolutely
"The advice I got was good advice
and I've followed 1t from that day
to this. I'm not going to start
changing now"
Evening star., 1949-04-02
Truman Conference
With Stain Urqed
ay ssss Asae'c sr,eo prsss

Representative Mansfield. Dem
ocrat. of Montana said today ne
understands certain members O.
Congress" have suggested 70 Pres
ident Truman another meeting
with Premier Stain.
But another member Of the
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Representative Vorys, Republican,
Of Ohio said ne thought the idea
was crazy"
Every time we've met with
them we've ended up losing our
shirts" Mr. Vorys said, I'm
against that kind OF diplomacy 4"
Mr.. Mansfield said he himself
has not made the suggestion al
though Il think it wouldn't be a
bad idea"
Those interested. he said, think
it might be advisable for the
President and the Russian leader
to try once more across the con-
ference table TO see what can be
done about settling problems in
disagreement
Mr.. Mansfield said no pressure
is being put on Mr.. Truman. that
no formal request has been made
that he call a conference and that
he doesn't know Mr.. Truman's
reaction.
The President repeatedly has
thrown cold water on any idea
OF going abroad to meet Mr..
Stain. though he has expressed
willingness TO talk things over
with the Soviet leader any time
Mr.. Stain wants to come TO
Washington.
Asked to comment on Mr.. Mans
fields remarks today. Presidential
Press Secretary Charles G. Ross
said
People are always making sug-
gestions. 1 haven't heard any
thing about it from the Presi-
dent"
Evening star., 1949-04-02
Q, N. A,ses .s,s<s Pts,,

CAMBRIDGE. Mass. April 4
Dr., James Rhyme Kllllan. Jr.. to-
day said in his inaugural as
president Of Massachusetts Instl-
tute OF Technology that the Ma
ton must work for peace but
be prepared to beat an enemy
10 the draw"
The 45-year- old president of
the famed School of Science
laboratory OF some major weapons
OF World War II--Said the United
States must strive unremitting
ly" for peace. but he added
I'VE must be able again TO
beat an enemy 10 the draw as
We did in developing the atomic
bomb. -
We must also be prepared with
the men who can outwit any
enemy in the design Of weapons
and counter measures
That. he said. must be the job of
"invincible battalions' OF scien-
fists. They must, he said. make
sure" the nation remains the ar
Senal OF democracy
On the peace front. Dr.. Killian
set this task for the Nation
In our dynamic economy We
must constantly create more Jobs
for more people We must steadily
increase our output per man hour
II We are to have better and
cheaper consumer goods along
with higher wages"
Colorful academic rites joined
in by distinguished scholars and
thinkers of the western world
Evening star., 1949-04-02
u. S.Must Be Ready to Beot Foe
ToDrow, New wM.I. T. Head Says

marked the induction OF DR. kl!li-
an as president OF his alma mater
He was graduated from NJ / T
IN 1925 with ar ABB in business
and engineering administration
On graduation he Joined the Tech
staff on which he has served ever
since.
Born in BlackSburg. S c. his
early schooling WAS In Georgia
Tennessee and Duke University at
Durham, n c
The Western worlds ma )oi
schools OF higher learning. includ-
lne the 18TH century University OF
PadGa and the leSs-than- a-year-
old Brandeis University. sent rep
reSentatIyes 10 The rooed process
sion which honored Dr. klllian
Chief marshal was Charles q
Dandrow OF New York. alumni
president
His lnEestture vas carried out
by his noted predecessor. Or. Kari
iaylo, Compton.
DR., Compton headed NJ !. T. for
nearly 20 years before resigning to
accept President Trumans ap-
pointment as chairman OF the Re
search and Development Board OF
the national military establish
ment.
The inauguration climaxed
Techs three day midcentury con-
vocation which brought Winston
Churchill here with Harold r
Stassen and top scientists and
educators. They met to discuss
the social implications OF scien-
tiflc progress.
Evening star., 1949-04-02
Harry 0ttinger, 66, Dies;
Was Retired Engineer

Harry OttinRer. So. retired me-
ehanical engineer, died yesterday
at Doctors Hospital after an H.
ness OF three weeks.
Mr.. Ottinger moved 10 Wash
ington last July from McKees-
port. Pa. where he xas steel
company engineer, He retired In
October. la47. and lived here at
6l5s Sligo Mil road NE.
Born in Philadelphia. he was
graduated from the University OF
Pennsylvania in 1905, Survivors
besides his widow. Mrs Eulalia
Kern OttinRer. are daughter
Miss Barbara Ottinger. OF the
Sligo Mil road address: son
Harry Ottinger. jr.. Baton Rouge
La; brother. George w. OF
finger. Bridgeton. N. j.. and two
grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held a,
2 pm. Monday in the Hanlon
funeral home. 1891 Georgia ave-
nue. NV. Burial will be In Noun,
Olivet Cemetery.
Evening star., 1949-04-02
Churchill
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that all the cherubs would fly out.
at least those who have wings, "
he said.
Mr.. Churchill said I'VE are very
grateful for all that America has
done for England and Europe, Z"
but added:
I'VE want to be rid Of it at the
earliest possible moment"
The former Prime Minister ar
rived by train from Boston. where
he spoke at the Massachusetts In
stitute Of Technology convocation.
and went directly to the liner.
Bernard Baruch. his host In
New York. was among those who
saw him off.
Mrs. Churchill and his son-in-
law and daughter. Capt. and Mrs
Christopher Soames. sailed with
the wartime British Prime Min
lister. Mrs. Soames boarded the
ship last night because she Is
slightly i'll; the ships doctor said
1t was nothing serious.
Also accompanying Mr.. Churchill
were his son. Randolph. q writer,
and the latter's wife. They were
not in his party when he arrived
March %.
After the conference. Mr.. Churchill
posed for photographers and then
went back to the conference room
to tell reporters he was very much
obliged to Senator Connally. Dem
ocrat. Of Texas. in clearing up
those lies said about me"
This was understood to be q
reference to a charge by Senator
LANCER. Republican. OF North
Dakota. that he had fought against
the United States In the Spanish
American War. He previously had
denied 1t vigorously.
Evening star., 1949-04-02

Sefgt. Claude Nixon. driving .
police cruiser. Joined the chase.
After more 70-mile-per hour
driving the District driver sped
past the dead end Of South Alfred
street and into q swamp. He
jumped from the car and Was
captured by Pvt. Todd and Sergt
Nixon
Following treatment at Alexan-
dria Hospital for injuries suffered
when his car struck the police car.
the driver was booked by Alexan-
dria police as william Ledbetter.
colored. 1900 block Of Ninth street
NV.
In Alexandria Civil and Police
Court he was fined si0o and given
30 days in jail on q reckless driv-
ing charge. His permit also was
suspended for six months and he
was sentenced 10 three months In
jail on each Of two charges OF hit
and-run. The three jail terms are
consecutive.
Evening star., 1949-04-02
Germon South Africans
Protest Hitler Insults

Statues Of Hitler and other
German leaders do not belong in
the Chamber Of Horrors at Jo-
hannesburg. South Africa. BE
cause they were not murderers, !"
some members of the Orange Free
State Nationalist Congress insist.
In q motion introduced in the
Congress. they say that inclu-
sion of these statues Is deroga-
tory to many Afrikanders of Ger
man descent.
Evening star., 1949-04-02
AtIunticPuct
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the other Foreign Ministers will
sign the pact.
The lineup Of IL men here to
sign the treaty was completed last
night with the arrival of Danish
Foreign Minister Gustav Rasmus-
sen. In addition to him and Mr..
Acheson. the list includes:
Ernest Bevin of Great Britain,
Robert Schuman of France, Lester
b. Pearson of Canada, Paul-Henri
Spaak of Belgium, Dirk U. Striker
of the Netherlands, Joseph Bech
Of Luxembourg, Halvard Lange Of
Norway, Count Carlo SforZa Of
Italy, Bjarni Benediktsson of Ice
land and Jose Caeiro da Malta Of
Portugal
German Issues Discussed.
Along with preparations for
signing the treaty. Mr.. Acheson,
Mr.. Bevin and Mr.. Schuman were
striving to iron out differences
about the future of Western Ger
many.
The three men met together for
almost two hours at the State
Department yesterday after sep
arate meetings of Mr.. Bevin and
Mr.. Schunan with MIR. Acheson.
Mr.. Schuman told reporters they
made good progress on "outstand-
ing" German problems. No de-
cisions are expected until after
conferences next week.
Mr.. ,Acheson also conferred sep
arately yesterday with the Bel
gian, Luxembourg and Protuguese
Foreign Ministers.
Importance of Germany IN con-
nection with the Atlantic pact was
emphasized by John Foster Dulles
prominent Republican foreign pol
icy expert and an American dele
gate to the United Nations, In q
radio interview last night.
Hope Held Germans Need.
He said the main purpose Of the
pact is Ito give confidence and
strength to the Western powers
so they will feel they can take
Germany In without being over
awed." He added that 1T II
absolutely essential to give the
German people q decent and
hopeful future"
MIR. Dulles said he never had
had high hopes" that the U. N
Security Council would work with
Evening star., 1949-04-02
Bergman, Dean of C. Cortoonists, 80 Today

Today Is Clifford K. Bergman g
birthday-his 80th. as it happens.
The news that it finds him still
going strong will come as no sur
prise to those who are familiar
with his cartoons on the front
page of The Star. And that, of
course, means practically every
body.
Mr.. Bergman has often been
called "the Dean of American
Cartoonists," and it has been some
time since anybody disputed his
right to the title. Day before yes
terday a woman called him up to
say she had a drawing of his
which she wished he would auto
graph. She described the picture
to him. He said he couldn't re-
member it exactly, but that he
would be glad to sign it If she
brought 1t down to The Star.
The fact that Mr.. Berrymans S
recollection Of the drawing was
hazy in no way indicates that his
memory is slipping, which it is
most certainly is not. 1t turned
out that he had made the picture,
all right-60 years ago.
Amateur Then.
Mr.. Bergman was only an anna
teur In those days-practicing his
art on the side while working for
the Patent Office. He donned
professional spurs in 1891 on the
Washington Post and moved over
to The Star in 1907. He has
stayed put ever since.
His colleagues sometimes think
there Is nobody in the world Mr..
Bergman does not know. A young
man named Harold Oliver stopped
in to interview him recently. and
wrote nice story about him for
the Associated Press.
One thing Mr.. Oliver did not
say In his story was that when
he (Mr. Oliver was a tiny child.
he lived across the street from the
Berrymans, and, for a long time,
spent about two hours each day
in the Bergman home. Mr. and
Mrs. Bergman had lost their first
child. The visits of this little
neighbor seemed to fill an empty
spot In their hearts. So here was
another friend.
Jim Follows in Footsteps.
Later. of course. the Berrymans
had children of their own. Daugh-
ter Florence grew up to become
The Stars art critic. Son Jim
now takes turns with his father
and Glib Crockett. decorating The
Stars front page with pictorial
comment.
Jim. who drew the accompany
ing sketch of Mr.. Bergman,
is the apple of his fathers
twinkling eye. When Jim's car
toons began appearing in The
Star, the late Justice Oliver Wen
dell Holmes accosted Mr.. Berry
Evening star., 1949-04-02
Defense
Continued From First Page.

military assistance adequate TO
fulfill his responsibility.
Key West Meeting Planned.
Meanwhile. the Nations mill
tary chiefs were standing by for
an early call to fly to Key West,
Fla, to canvass once again the
roles and missions of the armed
forces.
The time of the meeting Of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff and Sec
retary johnson depends on the
condition of Gen. Eisenhower, who
ID in Key West recuperating from
aStomach ailment. Latest reports
are that he has shown steady i'm
provement since arriving there
last Monday. but apparently his
c6ndition still is not sufficiently
improved to allow him to meet
with the defense leaders.
Gen. Eisenhower, on leave of
absence from the presidency Of
Columbia University. has been
temporary presiding officer of the
Joint Chiefs organization.
The meeting will take place
either this week end or early next
week. officials said.
MIR. johnson told a news con-
ference after taking Office early
this week that he had "a pretty
fair conviction" of what the mis-
siens should be and that the Army,
Navy and Air Force chiefs "are
going to have a chance to argue
ma out of that conclusion" None
ofsthe services has a clear idea OF
just what the new Defense Secre-
tary meant by that statement and
ttsis. no secret that it has them
varied.
Evening star., 1949-04-02
Berlin
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trolled police seized a German
truck laden with tires on the
ground 1t was cracking the block
ade.
Then a Russian officer and a
squad of Eastern Berlin police at
tempted to enter the place where
the truck had been loaded. The
German occupants resisted, claim
ing they were in the American
sector.
Police from the Soviet and
American sectors rushed up. Fin
ally each side decided to reduce
its force to a single sentry for q
night watch. The highway there
appears to be in the Russian Sec
tor but the sidewalk and house
are in the American sector.
Quarrel Involves Fish Store.
Today's quarrel involved a fish
peddler's store. The shop is sit
uated on the American side of a
bridge which divides the Amer
lean and Soviet sectors. 1t sells
fsh caught locally or flown in by
the airlift to Germans who have
American-sector ration cards.
Soviet-controlled police claimed
the spot belongs. in Russian
occupied territory and posted a
patrolman there. The Western
Berlin police sent up a sentry of
their own.
Gen. Lucius D. Clay, American
military governor. gave the Amer
ican- financed European Recovery
Program a great share of the
credit for Western Germany's
economic recovery. Through the
ERP the Germans also are MAX
ing a big contribution to the re-
covery of Europe. he added in a
statement marking the first an
niversary of the program in Ger
many.
Evening star., 1949-04-02
-Four Arrests Follow
FIareup Of Violence
In n. Y. Taxi Strike
By the Assoeioted PrssS

NEW YORK. April Pour
men were arrested early today in
the first flareup Of violence in
city wide taxicab strike that has
immobilized at least 90 per cent
Of New York's swarming taxi feet.
Police said the four. all striking
cab drivers, caused non-striking
driver in Brooklyn 10 wreck his
cab. They were charged with
malicious mischief. One also was
booked on an assault charge.
Joseph LAMA. the non-striking
driver. said the four became abu-
sive after boarding his cab. One
Of them slapped him. he said.
causing him to lose control Of his
cab, which crashed into two
parked ears.
Another Booked In Fight.
A fifth arrest today was that
Of Arthur Brantman. who identi-
ned himself as an organizer for
the striking union. He was
booked on an assault charge.
Police said he struck a garage
employe OF one of the taxi fleets.
Brantman claimed he acted IN
self defense.
Previously l8 other men were
arrested on charges ranging from
disorderly conduct to simple as
sault. Six of them were sent TO-
jail for from 10 to 80 days.
Meanwhile. police headquarters
reported a total Of $40 taxicabs
rolling over the city's heavily
guarded safety" routes at 8 am.
At that hour yesterday. the same
source said. 70l were in opera
tion.
Police said that normally 5000
cabs are out on Saturday.
5000 Extra Police on Job.
Three thousand extra police
manned emergency posts to keep
the trickle of nom striking cabs
moving through heavily guarded
streets.
Cab operators and the Taxi
Workers Organizing Committee.
an afflliate of the United Mine
Workers District so. are dead
locked over economic demands
and union recognition.
Both the union and feet opera
tors had accused the other OF
importing "skull-cracking goons"
to settle the showdown battle. But
police said they had not found any
strong arm visitors.
Travellers were stranded tempo
rarily at depots and airports or
forced to lug their own baggage on
foot.
Private cars parked bumper to
bumper for blocks in the theater
district last night.
Drivers Quiet and Anxious.
A police department tabulation
said to be based on feet owners
reports showed a maximum Of s53
cabs on the streets at one time
yesterday. The union said only
800 cabs operated. Their drivers
were quiet. apprehensive and
anxious to get from one place to
another with as little attention
as possible.
Normally about 10000 cabs clog
main thoroughfares.
The nonstrikers included some
independent drivers who own their
own cabs, as well as fleet-employed
drivers who braved garage picket
lines.
They kept to special routes
where police with anti-riot weap-
ons maintained an around-the-
clock vigil.
Evening star., 1949-04-02
Congress in Brief
Dr. s.ss Ass&es~s~s Press

senate:
Continues xoslnR on zz,snd-
useuta 10 nili 10 extend tlss Mar
shall Plan.
Interior Comr1ttes sontfnssss
hearing on Colorado River riGnss
and Central Arizona project
Heuae:
Adjourned until MnssdAy.
Evening star., 1949-04-02
New Types of Fish Found

The trawler Derna, making
survey trips of the East African
coast to establish a deep-sea hsh-
ing industry. has brought up about
q dozen hitherto unknown species
Of fish, Mombasa reports.
Evening star., 1949-04-02
Five-lnch CoterpilIVs

Guava growers In South Africa
are alarmed By the fact that giant
eaterpfliars 3 inches long are
abandoning their usual pine tree
diet TO eat nothing but guavs tree
leaves.
Evening star., 1949-04-02

iceland is buying 1000 tons of
herring from Norway, as white
Asn bait, this year.
Evening star., 1949-04-02
Philippines Calls for Move
To Obtain Pacific Pact

MANILA. April 2 tP.-The
Philippines today designated fom
members Of its delegation to the
United Nations General Assembly
and President Elpidio Quirino
asked them to support Carlos P
Romulo, Philippine chief delegate
in pressing for formation of a
Pacific pact.
Those named are Congressman
Jose Topacio. now in Washington
Jose P. Melencio, Consul General
In New York; Senators Carlos Tan
and Vicente Soto.
Evening star., 1949-04-02
Weather Report

District OF Columbia-Sunny
with highest temperature In upper
Sos this afternoon. Fair, with low
est about SO in city and near
freezing In rural areas tonight
Tomorrow. increasing cloudiness
and rather cool. with rain likely
at night.
Maryland-Clear. with scattered
light frosts tonight. Tomorrow
increasing cloudiness and rather
cool. with some rain likely At
night.
Virginia-Fair In north portion
and partly cloudy in south portion
tonight, with lowest ranging from
80 10 "a in north portion 10 about
40 in south portion. Tomorrow
increasing cloudiness and cool,
with rain likely in southwest por-
tion in afternoon. spreading over
State al night.
Wind velocity. miles per hour
direction, southeast.
niv~s Rspers,
Potomac River tisAr o.. HarptTs YeFry
:. nc go, =, e@..s, @ Saiis. shenandoah clear al
nssiAsty.