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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-17
Palestine ConciIiotors
Convene in Geneva

GENEVA. Jan. IT LP.-The three
member Palestine Cancellation Com
mission held its first meeting here
today.
The commission, comprising
France, Turkey and the United
States. is due to take over the duties
of United Nations Acting Mediator
Ralph Bunche by gradual stages.
1t was understood the first meet
ings of the commission in Geneva
would be concerned mainly with ad-
ministrative matters. According to
reliable sources, Dr. Bunche intends
to fly to Geneva for consultations If
and when the negotiations between
Egypt and Israel on Rhodes reach
successful conclusion. The entire
commission is expected to move to
Rhodes before the end of January.
The United States was represent
ed on the commission today by the
American Minister to Switzerland,
John Carter Vincent. Mr.. Vincent
temporarily took the place OF the
previously appointed American dele
gate, Joseph B. keenan,, who re-
signed last week.
The other two delegates on the
commission are Claude De Boisan-
ger of France and Huseyim Cahit
Yalchim of Turkey.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-17
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. Cas- As


would be liberalized to provide much
larger benefits during periods Of
unemployment. The States now fix
the amount and duration of jobless
pay. Under the new program the.
administration wants the Federal
Government to set minimum stand
ards of unemployment compensa::
ton for the States to follow. g..
3. Pay for a worker when he is
sick, or if he becomes disabled
permanently. This would be en-
tirely new. A man unable to work
because of illness probably would
get about the same benefits as if
he were unemployed If he became
permanently disabled he might draw
benefits as if he were eligible for
an old-age pension.
4. Payment of his and his FAM
ily's doctor bills and other medical
expenses. This, too would be new.
A sick employed person not only
would get his doctor bills paid, but
also would draw cash compensa-
ton from the Government, as if he T.
were unemployed, during the illness: 8
Whether President Truman will
get all he is asking for is doubtful,
despite his partys majorities in the
House and Senate. However, some
expansion of the social,
security program is just about GER
tain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-17
New Building Code
Drafted by Planners

The Maryland-National Capital
Park and Planning Commission to-
day made public a new building
code which it proposes to adopt for
its regional district in suburban
Montgomery and Prince Georges
Counties.
Officials said the code is intended
to provide for the use of new ma
terials and to allow construction to
be geared to modern methods. It
Is estimated the code will become
effective about the middle of this
year.
Chief Engineer A. Morton Thomas
announced that builders, architects,
engineers, professional and civic
groups would be invited to examine
the proposed regulations and to sub
init comments. The comments will
be received until March l, after
which technical experts will make
such revisions as appear desirable.
The commission then plans to con-
duct public hearings in both coun-
ties before passing finally on the
regulations.
The regional district comprises
approximately third of the area
of Montgomery and Prince Georges
nearest the District. The code,
which will supplant one adopted in
1927, will cover all construction in
this district.
Among the changes contemplated
is the right to construct certain
TYPES of prefabricated houses IN
Montgomery, which heretofore. have
been prohibited. Such housing al
ready is permitted in Prince
| Georges.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-17
Californian Still Alive
After 7-Story Fall
BY The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES, Jan. ia man
who fell seven stories from a down.
town hotel Saturday night is still
alive today, although General Hos
pital attendants described his con-
dition as critical.
He is James Andrew Morrissey
80, of Oakland, Calf, who got up
and started to walk away after
landing on the wire grating cover
ing skylight atop the third floor
of the Rosslyn Hotel. He suffered
internal and spinal injuries, as well
as severe bruises.
Detective 1t. Earl Rombeau de-
scribed the fall as suicide attempt
and said several notes were found
in Mr.. Morrissey's room, one read
ing: I'm sorry but I can't go on.
I have decided on a way that will
hurt no one
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-17
Dr.. w. 6. Hardy to Speak
To D. 6. Hearing Society

DR.. william G. Hardy, director Of
the hearing and speech center Of
Johns Hopkins Hospital. will speak
at a meeting of the parent study
group of the Washington Hearing
Society at pm. Friday at 243l
Fourteenth street NV.
DR.. Hardy will discuss a new
type of hearing test that is to be
especially useful in determining loss
of hearing in small children. &C
cording to Miss Rose V. Feilbach,
director of the society Nurses,
teachers, parents and the public
in general have been invited to
the meeting.
The parent study group includes
some 43 members and meets MONTH
ly to discuss emotional and physical
problems of children with hearing
defects.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-17
Mae West Faces Surgery;
Decision Expected Today
BY the Asseeiofed Press

BALTIMORE, Jan. IT: - Mae
West, veteran trouper of stage and
screen, was Ill today in Baltimore
hotel.
Doctors said the 55-year-old blond
actress has been suffering from
an abdominal obstruction" since
Saturday. They probably will de-
eide today whether an operation
will be necessary.
DR.. w. H. Townshend, jr., Miss
Vests physician, said she had spent
O comfortable night" and today
"feels much better and is looking
better"
Meanwhile, the next two weeks
engagements of her stage play,
Diamond Lii" have been Cancelled.
The production was scheduled for
Toronto, Canada, this week, and
Buffalo and Syracuse, N. Y, next
week.
Co-Producer Albert H. Rosen said
II surgery Is necessary physicians
, have assured him the actress would
recover in time for the scheduled
New York appearance beginning
February ..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-17
T.. u. Red Mass Hears
Boston Bishop Urge
More Responsibility

The war crimes trials have re-
minded public servants of the &C
countability which is imposed on
every free agent" the Most Rev.
John J. Wright, Auxiliary Bishop Of
Boston. declared yesterday at the
annual Red Mass at the National
Shrine of the Immaculate Concep-
ton on Catholic University campus.
The Red Mass is held at the start
Of each legislative year to seek
spiritual guidance for government
leaders,
The Boston prelate, in calling for
q return to "a philosophy of respon-
sibility instead of excuse" as a guide
in legal and social problems. de-
clared I'VE have rationalized too
many ruthless tyrants in terms Of
their adolescent Illustrations. Too
many 'maladjusted' criminals have
been explained in terms of the con-
fiicts' and tensions or potentially
great artists who were forced to be
obscure paper hangers in Austria
and the like
Saying that too frequently "the
old philosophy of responsibility has
been replaced by the philosophy of
excuse Bishop Wright warned that
1.-The linking of misbehavior to mall
adjustments may be frequently JUS
titled, but not so often as to war
rant a general philosophy OF law
which loses sight Of the normal
facts of individual responsibility and
Of personal freedom"
In our legislation, in our law
courts and in our social theory, we
must recognize and make allow
ance for the inadequate and the
unfortunate, but We must not treat
their condition as the normal OF
mankind" he said
Among those attending the Red
Mass were the Most Rev. Patrick
A. O'Boyle, Archbishop OF Washing
ton and chancellor Of Catholic Uni
verstiy; Supreme Court Justices
Rutledge and Douglas, Senators Nc
Grath of Rhode Island, Thye OF
Minnesota, Mccarthy of Wisconsin
and McCarran of Nevada, and Dis.
trict Court Judges Alexander Holtz-
off. Edward A. Tamm, Bolitha Laws
and Edward M. Curran.
Also MSgr. P. j. Mccormick, rec
tor OF Catholic University, and
Msgr. John J. Reilly, director OF the
Shrine.
The Red Mass was celebrated BY
the Rev. DR.. Jerome D. Harmon of
the school Of canon law, Catholic
University.
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oxes
Continued From First Page

unemployment compensation tax
that averages out at about IL per
cent. The employe does not now
pay anything into the unemploy-
ment fund. The security taxes are
entirely separate from individual
and corporate income taxes.
In return for higher social Sc
curity taxes, the Governmental
Congress approves-would promise:
l. A pension in old age. The
program that now covers 100000
employed persons would be eX-
tended to 100000 more. including
farm workers, domestic workers
and the self-employed. Benefits in
old age would be increased by at
least so per cent over present pen
sions that are based on how much a
person earned in his working years
This program includes benefits for
workers. family if he dies.
May Raise Jobless Pay.
2. Pay when a worker is out of
a job The present unemployment
compensation system probably
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-17
Cars Strike Light Pole
And Fire Alarm Box;
Damage Put at $1,575I

A steel light pole and fire alarm
box stopped three automobiles last
night, piling up damage estimates
totaling at least S1,575.
The estimate, made by Accident
Investigation Unit policemen, did
not include hospital costs of two
persons who received minor in
juries in the two traffic crashes.
i, The first came when an Army
sedan driven by Pfc. Carl r. Likens,
81, of Long Island City, N. Y, was
In a collision at Sixth street and
Independence avenue SW. with
another car operated by Frank Day,
SO, a Government electrician, of
1870 North Nelson street, Arlington.
The Day car bounded away from
the collision and overturned against
the light pole. Police estimated
damage to Mr.. Days car at $500;
to the Army sedan at $3.50, and to
the light pole, SIS. Mr.. Day went
to Providence Hospital for treat
ment OF q bruised leg.
Both cars which figured in
collision at Twenty-flrst and r
streets NV. a short time later on
hit the fire alarm box on the south
west corner of the intersection. Both
drivers are insurance men, police
said.
One was John c. McElhaney, %,
of 2817 Connecticut avenue NV;
the other Ellis C. Gibson, SO, colored,
Of 1877 Girard street NV.
Both machines were Damaged to
the extent of $3.50 and the fire box
$3.50, police said. A passenger in
the Gibson car, Fannie Pilote, 60,
colored, of 29ll Forty-flfth street
NV, suffered broken ribs and was
taken to Freedmen's Hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-17
100000 Lead Ballast
Loss in Ship Sales
Laid TO u. ). laxity
By the Associated Press

Buyers of 81 Government
owned surplus ships may have
received a windfall exceeding
100000, investigating Senators
contended today.
A subcommittee headed by Sena-
tor Ferguson, Republican. Of Mich
igan, said this came about through
failure of the Maritime Commits
sion to collect for valuable lead bal
last which went with the vessels.
The two most fragrant example"
cited in the subcommittee report
involved sales to Henry J. Kaiser
interests.
Consolidated Builders, Inc, Port
land. Greg, identified as Kaiser
subsidiary bought the steamship
Leonard Wood in December, 1947,
for s67,750. The report went on:
After the purchaser started
scrapping operations on this vessel,
699.92 tons of pig lead was found in
the iouble-botto fuel tanks. The
lead was salvaged by the purchaser
and sold for s206,831.04. The Mari>
time Commission subsequently esti-
mated the value of the lead at
1892 ,92640."
Stenographic Error.
cost the Government SAL 900 in the
sale of the steamship Joseph T.
Dickman to the Kaiser Co., Oakland,
Calf, the subcommittee reported.
This ship was sold for $67,100.
The Senators reported the Joseph T.
Dickman contained 100 tons of lead
ballast, but that an unidentified
Maritime Commission stenographer
listed this as five tons.
1T would appear that this single
'tenographic error costs the Gov
eminent over $4,000, the value Of
he additional ballast found aboard
The vessel" the report said.
1t was explained that the Navy
put lead ballast in the vessels to
give them greater stability"
In San Francisco, Henry K,
Kaiser spoke of the hazards of buy
ing surplus vessels for scrap.
Nothing Is Guaranteed"
There is a certain amount Of
hazard in bidding on such ships"
he said. Sometimes we are I'M
fortunate and sometimes fortunate
I'VE are unfortunate when we dis
cover the hull is filled with concrete
and it has to be taken out at an
enormous expense.
Nothing is guaranteed in the
purchase of such ships. All are sold
on a where is, as is basis. There
fore, you never know whether you
are getting something that is going
to cost you more than you pay"
Told that the Justice Department
Is studying whether to seek recovery
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-17

out over 81 100000 for storage space
in Baltimore at the time surplus
Government building, which could
have been used, was sold for $685.
900.
The subcommittee also explained
why it never pursued an investiga-
ton of commodity speculation.
1t said in its final report that
it decided mo benefits would result
from a costly duplication" of work
done by other Senate and House
committees. A House subcommittee
which carried on a similar study
reported recently it found no evil
dence that Government employees
leaked" information to spectators.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-17

of the value OF the lead, Mr.. Kaiser
commented:
LAS usual, we welcome any inves-
tigation."
The Ferguson group said it has a
list showing that the Maritime
Commission disposed of 81 vessels
containing lead ballast valued at
SSH, 75470, 1t added:
I'm no case was the value Of the
lead ballast considered in fixing the
sales price, and the value OF the
lead must now be considered a
loss to the Government. unless sue
cessful legal steps are taken to
recover it.
Sale Contracts Revised.
1.-THE purchasers of several of these
vessels have been contacted by the
Maritime Commission and have de-
MED that any such amounts Of
lead were aboard 1t is quite pos
sible that the lead ballast may have
been removed from some of these
vessels by the Navy Department
prior to sale and no adequate record
made of the removal.
However, in the absence of COM
plete records, it can be reasonably
assumed that most of the valuable
lead ballast was inadvertently dis
posed of with the ships at.the time
of their sale by the Maritime Com
mission"
After Senators began looking into
the situation. the report said, the
Maritime Commission revised its
contracts Of sale to include pro-
viso that any valuable metal found
on ships sold for scrap shall remain
the property of the Government.
William w. Smith, retired naval
officer who heads the Maritime
Commission, wouldn't comment on
the report. He said he had not
seen it. He added, however, that
the commission had furnished the
Senators with full details of the
transactions.
The Government losses were dis
closed for the first time in a 81
page final report on Senate investi-
cations filed by the Ferguson sub
committee. The investigating group
also declared:
/. That the Maritime Commits
sion has between $4,000, 600 and
$50 100000 of uncollected accounts
and claims The subcommittee said
there is backlog of $4,000, 900 I'M
secured claims not even billed"
and additional accounts which
have not even been analysed, on
which there is probably due the
mmission between $25 ,000, 600 and
1000 ,OO0"
That shipping lines which
chartered Government-owned ves-
sells were in arrears over $4,000
O00' on March 81 last, although
these charges are required to be
paid in advance monthly. Most of
these fees have since been collect
ed, the report added.
8. That two Naval Reserve flyers
forced down in Lake Erie last May
lost their lives because of entirely
inadequate search-and-rescue pro-
cedures then in effect at the United
States Naval Air Station, Crosse
lie. Mich
4. That Government agencies paid
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CONGRESS
Continued From First PageN

ton week with the House prepared
to act on President Humans pay
raise and the Senate awaiting ar
opportunity to confirm Dean Ache
son as Secretary of State.
The favorable report of the For
eign Relations Committee on thu
Acheson nomination was submitted
to the Senate today, but indication
were that it will not be acted or
until tomorrow or Wednesday.
The Presidential pay-raise bill
also includes salary increases fol-
Vice President-elect Barley and
Speaker Rayburn. The Presidents
salary would be increased from
$4,000 to 100000, plus a $4,000
tax-exempt expense fund, in addition
to $4,000 already allowed for presi-
Dental expenses.
The Vice President and Speaker
would be raised from $4,000 to
$4,000, plus a $4,000 expense al
lowance for each ONCE.
: - Conference Called on Probe.
House Democrats called party
conference for today to ratify their
slate of committee assignments,
high Lighted by the decision of lead
.ers to ease two Southern Democrats
off the Committee on Un-American
Activities.
The Southerners are Represent
atives Rankin of Mississippi and
Hebert of Louisiana. The leaders
got them off the committee by
adopting two rules. One has the
effect of barring Mr.. Rankin from
the Un-American Activities Com
mittee if he accepts Craftsmanship
of the Veterans Committee. The
other gets MI Hebert off by limit
ing membership to lawyers. He is
an ex-neWSpaperman.
As soon as the inaugural cere-
monies are over Democrats and Re-
publicans will plunge into legislative
battles over Government economy,
taxes, housing, labor controls, Fed
eral aid to education and changes
In Senate rules to curb f1libustering
There were advance rumblings Of
some of these fights over the week
end.
Taft Urges Budget Cut.
Senator Taft of Ohio, chairman
Of the Republican Policy Commit
tee, told radio listeners he thinks
the Truman budget could be cut
$1,000 100000.
Without using any figures, Chair,
man Cannon of the House Appro'
priations Committee also urged a.
much economy as possible, in the
hope of avoiding higher taxes. He
admitted, however, that the desire
to avoid any tax increase might be-
come "a forlorn hope"
Senate Republicans opposed te
President Truman's housing pro-
gram said their BODYBUILDING bill
with a speed control switch, will be
introduced this week.
"One of its most important fea-
lures" said Senator Flanders, Re.
publican, of Vermont, sis provision
designed to prevent aggravation Of
imitation and to counteract possible
defation later" Government activ.
ity in the housing field could bs
pushed or slowed, depending on thu
prevailing economic situation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-17

t on University
Hospital yester-
day after a heart
attack.
M IS. D av S,
who lived at 4707
Connecticut ave-
nue. NV, was a
native Of C ar
terSville, Ga. She
a t t e n d e d the
Girls Hi g h
School IN Allan
ia, Ga, and was
graduated from
Peabody Normal
College and the
Uniye rSity of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-17
Actor RobertEvett Dies

LONDON, Jan. II P.-Robert
Evett, "A, retired British theatrical
manager and actor, died Saturday
in a nursing home. Well known on
the London stage in the early 1905
he played New York in 1918 and
1914. He retired in 1925.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-17
Palestine
Continued From First Page.)

Continued From First Page)
ator's armistice overtures Of last
December.
The spokesman said Mr.. Stavro-
polous explored developments since
DR. Bunthe's trip of last December
aimed at implementing the Novem-
Der Is order of the Security Council
in effect armistice negotiations
Mr.. Stavropolous returned to
Rhodes last night and went into
conference with DR.
Bunche.
"a Damascus dispatch reported
Mr.. Stavropolous had told Syria's
Foreign Minister Khaled Azem
that, in event of an Israeli
Egyptian armistice agreement,
the peace plan will be submitted
to all Arab countries by the U. N.
with a request for approval. The
dispatch said Khaled AZem re-
piled that such request would
be considered ON its merits)
DR.. Eytan told newsmen that the
presence of other Arab states at the
Rhodes Conference would only COM
plicate matters.
I'VE want to do only one thing
at the time" DR.. Eytan said when
asked if Isarel would object to
Trans-Jordan's taking part in the
Rhodes talks, If such request came
from Amman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-17

U n. MEDIATOR AT WORK ON RHODES-Dr. Ralph Bunche
right both pcures acting United Nations mediator he
talked Informally hotel lobby the Island of Rhodes with
Israeli and Egyptian representatives in effort to
cude satisfactory amstce in the Holy Land Left to right
upper Walter Eytan, Israeli foreign Office Col Ygal Yadn
Israeli Army chief of staff Reuvn Shiloah Israeli representative
at Hafa and DR. Bunche Lower Brig Gen. William Riley chief
of United Nations observers Col Mohamed Ibrahm Self Ed
dine chief Of the Egyptian delegation and Dr. Bunche
-AP Wirephoto via radio from London.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-17
Mrs. Birdie Davis, Is,
School Teacher Here
For As Years, Dies

Mrs. Birdie Cleveland Laramore
Davis, 70, District school teacher
who retired in 1914 after As years
service, died at George Washing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-03-13
1880 Dentists Due
Al Postgraduate Clinic
Opening Here Today

About 1900 dentists have reg
istered to attend the four-day
postgraduate clinic of the District
Dental Society, which opens to-
day at the Shoreham Hotel.
The conference will open with
a debate on compulsory health
insurance proposals, to be broad
cast over Station WTOP from
1890 to l o'clock this afternoon.
Participants will be Senator Hunt,
Democrat, of Wyoming, a den
tist, who will argue against the
proposals, and Chat Paterson,
director of the Committee for the
Nations Health.
After the debate, a symposium
on cancer detection and how the
dentist can help control the dis
ease will begin at 2:30 o'clock.
Participants will include DR..
Hayes Martin of Memorial Hos
pital. New York. DR.. Daniel F.
Lynch, Washington dentist, WILL
preside.
A noon luncheon will feature
tomorrow's activities and the
main scientific sessions OF the
group will begin Tuesday morn
ing.
DR.. Oren A. Oliver of Knoxville,
Tenn, was honored at a testi-
monial banquet at the. Mayfiower
Hotel last night in recognition OF
his 40 years of service as an or.
thodontist. Former president OF
the American Dental Association
DR. Oliver has published more
than go papers on the treatment
of +eeth irregularities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-03-13
By the Associated Press

NORTH BERGEN, N. j., Mar
ia slim, dark blond girl sal
at a. machine. feeding wire
filaments and glass collars into q
rotating cylinder. She looked like
any of a dozen workers around
her.
She was Ada Fishburn, the first
exchange worker between England
and America. She operated q
similar machine at Duralite, Ltd.
in Spennymoor, England.
Another girl passed a box OF
candy.
That's from Margaret" Ada
confided. "Today's her birthday"
She didn't know Margaret's last
name. 1t was only Ada's second
day at work in Duralite's Ameri-
can affiliate. Duro Test Corp.
(The birthday celebrant was Mar
garet Beiderbeck).
A couple of days ago, the Sec
ton superintendent, James Nc
Kelvie, had a birthday. He, too.
observed the plant tradition of
passing box of candy.