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Evening star., 1949-09-11
By jones G. Deone

A goal of $3,991,719 was an
nounced last night for the 1856
fund drive of the Community
Chest Federation, opening next
month.
The goal. is $575,000 smaller
than last years. but it is $455, ,000
greater than the amount which
last years drive actually raised.
The drive. scheduled to open
about October 25, will cover the
entire Metropolitan Area.
The figure for this years goal
was adopted at a meeting of the
chest high command Friday de-
spite the view of the federation s
budget committee that $4,353.915
is the least that can satisfy chest
needs next year. The committee
proposed this amount for the goal.
Campaign Chairman Frank
Evening star., 1949-09-11
A Letter From Luxembourg .

his family. If the stories I have
read are correct, she knew him
in periods when Truman sat be-
low the salt. When it came time
to vote on her nomination there
was hardly a Senator who wasn't
beholden for at least some small
amounts of caviar and tomato
Juice.
Her personal conversation turns
constantly on MY President, I
was on the point several times OF
reminding her that he was also
my" President.
Technically, she is the repre-
sentative of the Government OF
the United States to the govern
|ment OF Luxembourg. and Truman
is the head of the United States
Government. But il, foreign serv-
ice ever is to develop a useful and
consistent pattern, then it must
be administered and channeled
through the man who is respon-
sible to the President for it, Secre-
tary of State Acheson.
asked Mrs. Mesta ii she had
had any meetings with Mr.. Ache
son before she embarked on this
brave, new assignment, and got
the look which is reserved, I
imagine, for people who spill
sticky liqueurs on the stuffed
velour. She admitted knowing
him to the extent of paying .
brief formal call. Otherwise, she
(see MEsTA. Page A-3,)
Evening star., 1949-09-11

pulse was 1913 instead of normal
80. His respiration was "a.
With Justice Rutledge in his
last hours were his grief-stricken
family-his widow. Annabel; a
son, Neal, and two daughters.
Mary Lou and Jean Ann. Meals
wife also was present.
Besides DR.. Tower, of the hos
pital staff, Justice Rutledge was
attended by DR.. Fred A. Geier OF
Washington, the family physician.
DR.. Geier made three plane flights
here from Washington.
Suffered Relapses.
In the first week of his illness
the justice once was reported out
of danger. Several times he suf-
fered relapses before sinking into
his final coma. He improved
enough last Sunday to talk to his
family and smoke a cigarette. On
Monday he TOOK Sollo 1000 Ior the
first time.
Among callers at the hospital
during Justice Rutledge's fight
for life was his colleague Justice
Felix Frankfurter. also summer
ing in Maine.
Justice Rutledge's death fol-
lowed closely the death of his
colleague, Justice Frank Murphy
who died on July 10. Only twice
before in the history of the Su-
preme Court have two active
justices died in the same year,
but never within such a short
interval.
However, on March 8, 1880,
William Howard Taft, former
President and retired Chief JUS
Evening star., 1949-09-11
Rut|edge Dies,
Second Liberal
In Two Months
Cerebral Hemorrhuqe
FutuI to Associate
Justice in Maine
By the Associated Press


YORK, Me, Sept. 10.-Supreme
Court Justice Wiley Blount Rut.
ledge, SIS. died tonight at York
Village Hospital.
Death came to the big, soft
spoken jurist shortly after 9 pm
Victim of a cerebral hemorrhage
he had been in critical condition
since being admitted to the little
22-room hospital. August q. He
was stricken while driving to YORK
from nearby Ogunquit where he
and his family had been vacation
ing.
A week after he entered the hos
pital, his physician, DR.. Elmer
Tower, disclosed Justice Rut-
ledge had suffered paralysis of the
entire left side of his body.
The jurist had been in coma
much of the time since Septem-
ber Q.
Temperature Rose to 106.
Late today, DR.. Tower had is
sued a bulletin which indicated
then that death was very close.
The physician said the jurist's
temperature had risen to 106 as
against a normal 98.6 and his
Evening star., 1949-09-11
u. 5. Must Economic Farley Agrees 10 Push
To Avert Five Billion Dollar investments in
Deficit, George Warns British Sterling Area
Senator to Renew Fight
To Cut MiIitory Aid
For Western Europe
BvJ. A. O'Leor

Predicting the Government will,
face a $4,000, 100000 deficit by
next June, Chairman George o.
the Senate Finance Committee
said yesterday Congress will have
to become more economy minded
in 1850.
He made the statement in con-
nection with his announced in
tention to renew in the Senate the
fight he lost in committee Friday
to cut military aid. for Western
Europe from $1,000. 100000 10
$500. .000, 900, pending the COM
pletion of integrated defense plans
by joint council of North At
lantic Treaty countries.
The Georgia Senator. whose Fl
nance Committee handles revenue
problems, said it would be "d,s-
astrous" to propose higher taxes
next year. The way to avert a
probable deficit, he said, is to re-
duce expenditures.
Asked If he thought Congress
would be more economy minded
in the second session of the 81st
Congress starting in January, the
Georgian replied:
II think so beyond any doubt
I think the American people are
going to see to it,"
Meanwhile, the Senate Com
mittees on Foreign Relations and
Armed Services were called te
meet jointly again tomorrow
morning to take final vote or
Evening star., 1949-09-11
Special Section Marks
Openings of Schools

The trek of boys and girls
back to the public schools in
the District, Prince Georges
County and Montgomery
County tomorrow Is part of
the general back-to-class
movement which will find
more than 100000 District
area students resuming stud
les before the month Is out.
Public schools in other
nearby counties and the paro-
chial schools In the area all
ready have opened. The coll
leges and private schools
either have begun the fall
term or will soon. To round
UP news of all the schools,
The Sunday Star today is of
fering a special educational
supplement which may bs
found In Section e.
Evening star., 1949-09-11
Hungary Charges 0S!
And Tito Aided Plot
To Assassinate Reds
Two Top Ex-Communists
Among 8 Focine Trial
On Revolt Charge
By the Asseoioted Press

BUDAPEST, Hungary, Sept. TO-
Hungary charged today that
Premier Marshal Tito's Yugoslav
regime and the American Office
Iof Strategic Services had backed
an abortive revolt plot aimed at
assassinating Hungarian Com
munist leaders and oyerthrowing
the government.
Former Foreign Minister Laszlo
Rajk and 1t. Gen. Georgy Palffy,
former commander Of Hungary's S
army as its chief inspector, were
named as the Hungarian plot lead
ers. "-
They and six others are to go
on trial next week on charges OF
treason and attempting to dis
place Hungary's Communicated
Peoples Front regime.
The indictment, said the group
hoped for armed help from Tito
and the other present leaders
of Yugoslavia."
Three Named as Planned Victims.
The defendants were accused OF
planning to asSassinate Vice Pre-
mier Matyas Rakosi. who is chief
of Hungary's Communist Party;
Defense Minister Mahail Farkas
and Emo Gero, head of the Peo-
pies Economic Council. =.
"The American and Yugoslav
spying organizations helped Rajk
in every respect" the indictment
declared.
The indictment said the Hun
garian group had repeatedly
crossed the border to Yugoslavia
to discuss assassination plans with
Yugoslav police agents and that
Tito's vice premier, Alexander
Rankovic, had proposed Rajk as
the head of a new Hungarian gov
ernment.
Pre- trial testimony produced by
the government quoted Rajk as
saying Rankovic spoke thus of the
assassination plans:
"You have to think over the
possibilities of this liquidation
You could produce an accident
that would take care of one oi
them. Another could be made tc
appear as suicide. A third could
(See HUNGARY, Page A-80
Evening star., 1949-09-11
Record D. {. Budget
Estimates Due 10 Be
Released This Week
Departments Expected
To. Seek Large Share Of
New SoIes Tox Revenue

The informed guess at the Dis
rrict Building is that the depart
mental budget estimates for the
1851 fiscal year will be the high
est in the city's history.
The estimates of the various
municipal OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
for funds for the fiscal year be-
ginning next July will be made
public this week. Meanwhile, they
remain an official secret.
But no one is going to be sur
prised if the departments outdo
each other in attempts to get
generous portions of the city's
financial pie. newly enlarged by
the addition of sales tax revenue,
The department heads know
that this year. relatively speaking,
the heat is off. When they asked
for $120,o00.G00 last. year, the
Commissioners sent back the esti-
mates with orders for drastic
trimming. The departments cut
their requests to $4,000, 600
and the Commissioners eventually
trimmed the whole thing down to
$1O3. 900, 900.
This year, the department heads
have been told simply to hold to
the levels set for fiscal 1850 "as
far as possible" And, as official
Language goes, that is so mild a
restraint as to be practically an
invitation to '.let yourself CO."
The record estimates to date
were received two years ago, when
Engineer Commissioner Gordon
|R. Young's 6-year $225, 600. .00C
development plan for Washington
first was presented. That year
the department heads asked for 9
total of 100000. They g6i
just under 100000, 900.
The probability is that this year
the requested figure will be some
where between $143.000, 900 and
$3.50. .000. .0o0.
Largest increases over last years
requests are expected to involve
items for schools and
for the health, police and fire de-
partments, which have long had q
backlog Of new-building needs.
The departmental estimates al
ready are in the hands OF the
District Budget Office, where they
are undergoing second thought
revisions from day to day.
There is. Of course. a big differ
ence between what the depart.
ments would like to have and
what they are accustomed to get
ting.
Evening star., 1949-09-11
Gen. Watt Is Retired by Army;
FeIdmon Returns to Active Duty
Groy Clears Chemical Corps Chief Of Any
Dishonesty in 'FVe-Percenter' Relations

erals testified before the Senate
subcommittee.
After Secretary Gray announced
his decisions in the two cases yes
terday, it was learned that Gen
Watt had applied for retirement
on the basis of 80 years service
only q few hours before the an
nouncement. Mr.. Gray immedi-
ately approved Gen. Waits retire
ment at his present rank.
Mr.. Gray said he had found mo
|evidencesof dishonesty or conduct
justifying trial by court martial"
Of Gen. Watt, but that "in view OF
his recent irregular actions
have decided that it would not be
to the best interests of the serv-
ice for him to continue his duties
as chief of the Chemical Corps"
Although Gen. Feldman was
cleared, Mr.. Gray noted "he COM
mitted errors Of judgment which
I do not condone" in some ''of his
relations with a contractors rep
(See GENERALS, Page A-12D
Evening star., 1949-09-11
Chest Sets Goal of S., 3,991,779
Despite Greater Requirements
Hopes to Cory Drive Over Top to Get
Part of $362, 900 More Needed for Year

Luchs told chest leaders it would
threaten the success of the drive
to seek this large a goal. Most
of the 60 leaders agreed with him,
but several, including a budget
committee member from Alexan-
dria and the president of a Wash
ington hospital, objected strenu-
ously to any cut.
Mr.. Luchs won the $362,196 re-
ductich after he expressed conf
dence that the smaller goal not
only will be achieved but will be
exceeded by 100000 to $3.50, ,000
The campaign chairman said he
is relying largely on a new ap-
proach to business firms to put
the drive over the top, and he
adued't campaign organization
already is well ahead of last year.
If the drive does exceed its goal,
(C~Snk;,,,,NL NJ \
Evening star., 1949-09-11
| Supreme Court
Colleagues Pay
| RutIedqe Tribute
By The Assoeicted Press

Fellow members of the Supreme
Court paid tribute last night to
Justice Wiley B. Rutledge as a
conscientious jurist who, in the
words of Justice Jackson, worked
himself to death.
"The court has lost a valuable
and conscientious member who
literally overtaxed his strength by
his devotion to his work." Justice
jackson said.
Justice Black said he was "tre-
mendously shocked and grieved'
by the death of Justice Rutledge
and he added:
'In my judgment the court has
suffered a tremendous loss. He
was not only q great judge but 9
great and good man."
Justice Burton commented: /.
''The death of Justice Rutledgt
fills me with deep sorrow. He wa
lovable personality, conscien.
tious scholar and a justice with
the highest ideals. His death a;
the height of his career means 9
great loss to this court"
Evening star., 1949-09-11
Conferees Look to Private
CopitoI, World Bonk and
Export-Import Bonk
By Gornett D, Horner

Promotion of dollar investments
in countries of the British sterling
area was agreed on by the three
power dollar conference here yes
terday as one way of helping over
come Britain's economic crisis.
In their first announced deci-
sion, the American, British and
Canadian conferees cited Amer
ican private capital, the Interna-
tional Bank and this Govern
ment's Export Import Bank as
sources for the needed flow OF
productive investment"
Decisions on other proposals for
American help short of any new
direct financial aid in meeting
Britain's growing dollar shortage
problem are expected tomorrow,
Secretary of the Treasury Snyder
indicated.
Committee Report O.K.'d.
Mr.. Snyder. chairman Of the
three power conference. an
nounced adoption of q committee
report embodying the Investment
promotion recommendations. and
made public a summary of the
report.
He said the conferees, aiming a:
conclusion of their talks tomorrow
were making good progress on
other matters but refused to go
into detail. The conference met
for more than an hour yesterday
and set its next session for IL Am.
tomorrow, with three working
groups" of specialists due to COM
plete reports over the week end.
The committee whose report
was adopted yesterday concluded
that "a properly directed flow Of
productive investmen. from the
dollar area to the sterling area was
one of the appropriate instru-
ments for dealing with the current
disequilibrium between the sterling
and dollar areas"
"Such flow of investment" it
said, would help relieve not only
n - \
Evening star., 1949-09-11
(See ARMS, Page ALL.
Ideal Fall Weather Forecas'
Here for Next Few Days

Ideal fall weather is expected
for the District area for the next
few days, the Weather Bureau
said last night.
Today will be sunny with q
high temperature of about Is de-
grees. The temperature is ex-
pected to fall to around so de-
grees by tomorrow morning and
there is a possibility Of showers
late tomorrow or Tuesday.
Tomorrow and Tuesday should
be little warmer with cooler
weather moving in at mid-week, !,
the Weather Bureau said.
Evening star., 1949-09-11

with the biggest and broadest and
most tremendous stake OF all. is
the very last among the nations
of the world to recognize this.
Mrs. Mesta doubtless owes her
appointment to her personal
friendship with the PresidAnt ana
Evening star., 1949-09-11

told him on July /, 1947, that some
Air Force officers using wild
statements and acts" were Snip
ing at the Army and Navy to such
an extent that I am afraid they
will undermine the security of the
country
The country needs the Navy as
never before, Capt. Crommelin
told reporters. But he said its
fighting efficiency is going to
pieces because the armed services
Evening star., 1949-09-11
Health Benefits
And Pensions
Recommended
Package Proposed
Would Add About
10 Cents an Hour
STEEL SOURCES See Report Of
fering Chance For Settlement
OF Wage Dispute. Page AS.
REPORT MAY LEAD To Break In
Stalemated Auto Negotiations.
Page AS.
General Summary of find
inos and recommendations OF
the board on Page A-6.J
By Cecil. M. HoIIond.

~ ~S$u' fVts stOttonOs
A finding board named
by President Truman to head off
Nationwide steel strike has
rejected a fourth round of post
war wage increases and recon-
mended an employer-paid insur-
ance and pension package" total
ing 10 cents an hour.
In a report submitted to Mr..
Truman yesterday, the three-man
board:
/. Urged the CIO Steelworkers
Union to withdraw a demand for
wage increase of 1919 cents an
hour.
2. Recommended an insurance
program to provide workers with
weekly benefits for sickness and
accident and hospital and surgical
expenses.
8. Urged the industry to set up
pension system which would
provide, when added to social
security payments. workers with
500 a month on reaching 6S
years of age.
Price Reduction Mentioned.
The board took note Of high
steel profits and, while holding
that profits were not necessarily
factor in setting wages, it added
significantly:
| IF these profits do not result in
benefit to the consumer in the
form Of lower prices. there would
be justification for the union to
renew its demand for increase of
wage rates in order better to par
ticipate in the industry's prosper
ity."
Soon after receiving the report,
Mr.. Truman asked the steel in.
duStry and union leaders to ex-
tend "at least until September Is"
an existing truce while seeking to
work out an agreement on the
basis of the boards recommends
tions.
Whether the boards recommen-
dations and Mr.. Truman's appeal
would hold of a walkout of more
than 100000 workers scheduled
for 1901 am, Wednesday, re-
mained uncertain.
Murray Is Silent.
Philip Murray. president of the
steelworkers. said in Pittsburgh
that the Presidents request would
be considered at strategy meet
ing tomorrow. Until then, he
added, there would be no COM
ment.
Bethlehem Steel Co. said in q
statement that it was informing
the President that we will con-
tinue our plants in operation pro-
vided the union will continue to
work"
Inland Steel announced at
Chicago that it had agreed to the
extension. But its president, Clar-
ence B. Randall. telegraphed Mr..
Truman that the report should
not be considered under threat
of a strike.
If there is to be a strike All
midnight, Tuesday" Mr.. Randall
added, "the orderly closing down
of operations must commence not
later than pm. Sunday"
Living Costs Cited.
There was no immediate COM
ment from United States Steel
Corp, the Nations biggest pro-
ducer, whose actions usually are
taken as a pattern by the in
dustry and the rest of the IS
steel companies to which Mr.. Tru-
man directed his request.
The initial replies indicated
that the decision for an extension
of the existing truce would rest
largely with the scholarly, 63-
lyear-old Murray. who led his
union into a strike in 1946 to win
an 1914 cents an hour increase
fc>. cyrT,r,Y5r r--
Evening star., 1949-09-11

Turn to Page BIS of the
Sports Section for a full page
of this Falls football sched-
ules.
Evening star., 1949-09-11
By Dovid Nichol
foreign Correspondent Of The Sior ond
the Chicooo Dolly News


FRANKFURT, Aug. ~. fBy
Mail. .)-There have been few
times recently when I have so
wanted an editorial column in
which I could let off a large head
|of steam. Perla Mesta, as q news
story, is bust. AS an example
of ineptness in conduct of foreign
affairs, her appointment as
Minister to Luxembourg is a
dandy.
I'll give anybody who wants 1t
the fact that she has charm, that
she probably knows which fork
to use on the oysters, and that
she has q bucket Of dough which
she is prepared to spend.
But the time has long since
passed when the interrelations Of
governments can be conducted on
that level. And the United States,
Evening star., 1949-09-11

The following 1Das t0ritten as
a personal letter. HoDeDer.
the authors permission has
been obtained to print his per-,
sonal reaction to Mrs. Perle
Mesta as neiU American minis
ter to Luxembourg and her
regime in the American legd-
ton. Mrs. Mesta gained aUide
prominence in Washington as
one of the Capitals most lauish
entertainers prior to her ap-
pointment to the ministerial
post.
Evening star., 1949-09-11

Rodio Programs, Pose CO
Complete Index. Pose Az n
Evening star., 1949-09-11

tSee STEEL. Page A-5D
Evening star., 1949-09-11

(See RUTLEDGE, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1949-09-11
Football Schedules

tContinued on Page A-8. c,
Evening star., 1949-09-11
Home Delivery

The Evening and Sunday Star is
delivered by carrier to all subscribers
at $1.20 per month when Sundays;
$1.30 per month when S Sundays.
Night Final edition, $1.30 and $1.40
per month.
Telephone ST. 5000.
Evening star., 1949-09-11

Continued on Page A-4, Col. IL
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Weather Forecast

sunny and warmer with high near 78
today. Tomorrow increasing cloudiness
and warmer. Gull report on Page A-2)
Evening star., 1949-09-11

(See GENERALS, Page AT
The Key West citizen., 1949-06-25

The Rev Bronnie Nichols orner pusor of First Baptist
Church will be guest minister First Bopst Church
evening the Rev George McNei Roy pastor announced to-
day There will be special and singing during the
vices.
subject How To Live Life while the choir will render spe
col program under the direction OF Mrs Thelmu Porch with
Miss Lorraine Notoge the orgunst
The Key West citizen., 1949-06-25


Memorial Methodist Church,
there will be an installation SER
vice for officers of the WSCS.
The Rev. Robert W.. Weaver,
pastor, will preach at both SER
vices tomorrow. There will be a
mid week prayer service at 1880
pm. Wednesday.
Goes Ability will be the SER
mon topic of. the Rev. John M
Peyton, pastor of First Congrega-
tional Church tomorrow morning
AT the evening service the Rev
Mr.. Peyton will talk on Parental
Protection" The choir will sing
''The Glorious King" at the even.
ing service.
The Rev. c. L. Frederick, the
new pastor of Fleming Street
Methodist Church, will occupy
the pulpit at both services TO-
morrow. There will be Youth
Fellowship meeting at $50 pm.
and song service at 7:10 pm.
Christian Science" will be the
subject for discussion at the IL a.
m. service at the Christian Sci
ence Society Tomorrow. There
will also be a meeting at 8 pm.
Wednesday.
The Rev. Ralph w. Rogers, past
or of the First Presbyterian
Church will preach on the sub
ject "The Point of Departure" al
IL am. tomorrow. AT 7:30 pm
the Young Peoples and the Pi-
,oneer Groups will rmeets.in the
church.
Respect the Enemy" will be
The Key West citizen., 1949-06-25

the subject of the sermon to be
delivered tomorrow at IL am. in
the Church of Christ by William
B. Collins. "Not Union, But Unity"
viii be his subject at the 7:45 p.r.
service.
The Rev. w. F. Brannon, pastor
of the Church of God will be in
pulpit at both services tomorrow.
There will be a prayer meeting
Tuesday at Tag pm. and the
Young Peoples Endeavor will
meet at 7:45 pm. Thursday.
Sunday services will be held at
ii am. and 7:5O pm. in the Glad
Tidings Tabernacle. There will be
mid--week services at TAO pm.
Tuesday and Thursday.
Divine services will be held at
7:30 p.m..s in Grace Lutheran
Church, with the Rev. F. H.
Fucker. pastor, occupying the
pulpit.
There viii be a Youth for
Christ Rally tonight at 7:30 pm.
in the First Methodist Church,
with Calvin Willard, director, in
charge.
At the First Methodist Church
the morning service will be at
1880 a. m. and the evening ser.
vice at 8 p. M, The Rev. G. Leon
Wells, pastor, announced today.
There will be meeting of the
Methodist Youth Fellowship at z
p. M, tomorrow. Il
DR.. J. L. Ivey, pastor of Poin-
ciana Baptist Church, will eccu-
ply the pulpit at both services to-
morrow AT z p. m. there will be-
a meeting of the BTU.
The Key West citizen., 1949-06-25
FORMER PASTOR or
FIRST BAPTIST HERE
TOMORROW NIGHT
Church Holds
Driye-In' Service

RISING SUN, Ind.-tP)-Ths
Rising Sun Baptist Church col
iupsed in April while being re-
paired. So the congregation ar
ranged for drive-in services each
sunday evening during the sum
mcr in the town park.
The first service was attended
BY about 200 persons who sat in
their parked cars while the Rev.
Louis L. Day conducted services
with a refreshment stand as a
pulpit.
Now we are in church," he
told his parishioners. Let us re-
spect Il as IL we were in one Of
thn worlds most costly cathe-
drnls.
Let there be no smoking for
the next hour and If ybu have a
chew of tobacco in your mouth
please park il on a stump some
where. Nothing will disturb it
MT even a billy goat. After the
service Is over you can get back
and Get H."