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Evening star., 1949-12-16
By Froncis P. Douglas

Dewey Anderson. head OF the
Public Affairs Institute, resigned
today as member of the Citizens
Committee for the Hoover Report
with an assertion that it "is no
place for a liberal"
Mr.. Anderson said he decided
to resign after hearing former
President Herbert Hoover address
a dinner meeting the Citizens
Committee held here Monday
night. He added that the kind
Of Government Mr.. Hoover stood
for would not have let us have
social security In the first place" :"
The Public Affairs Institute is
a privately financed research or
Evening star., 1949-12-16
Heaviest Mail Load in History
Here Is Going Through Smoothly

letters and 1.250,000 parcels, Mr..
North estimated. The city always
sends more than it receives. which
the postmaster said he couldn't
explain.
The Capitals postal deluge is
just part of what national postal
authorities say is their biggest
mail headache in all their years
of spreading Christmas good
will. Three hundred thousand
temporary employees have been
hired to handle a mail volume
expected to go we'll over last
years record $500. .000, 900 pieces.
Postmaster North already has
more than 1000 extra employees
working, with more to be added
next week, The Army has been
called on for $50 trucks to supple
ment the Post Offices 325.
So far this month, Washington's
mail volume is 6 to 10 per cent
greater than last December, and
by the preholiday peak next week.
Mr.. North expects it to climb to
five times the nom Christmas nor
NAL.
Evening star., 1949-12-16
Red Blast al AdenaueI
Over Army Disrupts
Bonn Parliament
Recess Called in Session
In Uproor After Charge
Chancellor Aids Allies
BY the As.oeioted Press

BONN, Germany, Dec. 16.-For
the second time in three weeks a
session of the West German Par
lament broke up in an uproar to-
day over charges that Chancellor
Konrad Adenauer's government is
puppet of the Western Allies.
Tumult broke out on the floor
when Max Reimann, Communist
leader, bitterly accused DR.. Ade-
nauer of fostering German re-
armament plan backed by Ger
man and American Imperialism"
IF 1t were left to the German
people this puppet government
would be finished off in 48 hours"
Reimann shouted.
At this, members leaped to their
feet, shouting angry objections.
The Parliament president, DR..
Erich Koehler. recessed the ses-
sion. but Reimann continued
shouting over the uproar for sew
eral minutes before he strobe from
the chamber.
!, Adenauer Denies Charge.
Socialist Leader Kurt Schu-
macher also disrupted a Parlia-
ment session November Is when
he called DR.. Adenauer "chancel-
lor of the Allies" during criticism
of the chancellor's decision to end
West Germanys boycott of the
International Ruhr Authority.
DR.. Schumacher was expelled
from Parliament for 20 sessions
but this ban was later removed. :.
Before Reimann's outburst, DR..
Adenauer denied in the chamber
that he had ever proposed crea-
ton of a new German army. In
the debate that followed the
Communist leader called the At
lantic pact war pact" and said:
ALTHOUGH the tears Of the
mothers who lost their sons in
the last war have not yet dried. it
is intended now to put the Ger
mans in uniform again. ="
This plan will fail. The Ger
mans do not want to be mer-
cenaries in a colonial army"
Served Three Month Term.
Reimann, top West German
Communist. once served two
months in Jail for a speech in
which he predicted German ven-
geance against German politi-
Evening star., 1949-12-16

Gul IL IL OPcl w CllC al nACO oC1 f1SSo
Committee"
Marine Corps must maintain its
strength and must not lose any OF
its present war mission"
1--WE cannot allow the strength
of our ground forces to be cut"
Now if we add all of these things
together we get the following:
/. 1t makes no difference
whether the services Of 1000 en-
ployes are needed to carry out the
military policies of the United
States or not. They demand that
they be kept on the Federal pay
roll.
2. The strength and compost
ton of our armed forces depends
upon the military policy as finally
dictated by the Joint Chiefs OF
Staff, and yet, friends and en-
Evening star., 1949-12-16
Truman Rejects
Taft Law Action
Against Miners
Resents Letter of
Southern Coal Men
Calling for Move

President Truman will ignore
the appeal of Southern soft coal
operators to impose the national
emergency section of the Taft
Hartley Act against the United
Mine Workers three-day work
week. White House advisers said
today.
The reference was to a letter
sent the President by Joseph E.
Moody, president of the Southern
Coal Producers Association, sug-
costing a breakdown on John L.
Lewis and his miners both through
Taft Hartley and Federal anti
monopoly laws. If the UNIV is
untouchable under antitrust laws
now on the books, Mr.. Moody sug-
geSted that Mr.. Truman ask Con-
gress for additional powers to deal
with the Lewis labor monopoly"
White House aides at Key West.
Fla, where the President is vaca-
tioning, said Mr.. Truman feels
that three days of mine operation
a week takes the coal case out of
the national emergency category
Displeased About Letter.
They added that the President
was displeased by announcement
of the coal operators move before
receipt here of the seven-page
letter asking presidential inter-
vention.
A daily confidante of the Presi-
dents said he had not seen the
letter. but that he probably would
label it as propaganda in view of
advance knowledge of its dispatch.
This official said Mr.. Truman
was no more kindly disposed to-
ward Mr.. Lewis than he is toward
the Taft-Hartley Act for which he
again will ask repeal in his State
of the Union Message to Congress.
At the same time. he added. Mr..
Lewis is more disposed to negoti-
ate with operators than he has
been for years, and Mr.. Truman
doesn't like the idea of the coal
producers using letter to him as
a means Of getting publicity for
their cause.
'You can count on it." the aide
said. THE letter will be ignored. T"
May Hold Up Royalty Payments.
In another move against Mr..
Lewis, leading producers predicted
privately that virtually the entire
industry will hold back the Decem-
Der 20 payments into the miners
welfare and pension fund.
The operators pay 20 cents on
every ton of coal produced to
finance the fund. If those pay
ments don't come In, Mr.. Lewis
is expected to take some action.
(See COAL, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1949-12-16
AcaIotti Sentenced
To Serve 8 Months
To2 Years for Threat
Judge Denounees Him as
Evil Influence Proises
Courage Of Woitress

Atillio Acalotti AZ, accused gam
bier who became known as "the
Mayor of Thomas Circle" was de-
nounced today in District Court
by Judge Alexander Holtzoff as
IAN evil influence" and sentenced
to serve from eight months to two
years in a Federal penitentiary.
Acalotti was convicted Tuesday
Of attempting to obstruct justice
by threatening Miss Bernice
Franklin, IS. the red-haired wait
ress whose affidavits form the
basis of the series of gambling
raids launched by the District
Attorneys Office last March. He
faced a maximum sentence of
from one to three years imprison-
ment and a 5000 fine.
Three gambling charges were
placed against Acalotti was re-
suit of Miss Franklin's disclosures.
He Is scheduled to stand trial on
those charges January 9.
Judge C0mmends Witness.
Judge Holtzoff commended Miss
Franklin for her courage" in
testifying against Acalotti and
said she had rendered a public
service"
Miss Franklin had told jury Of
six men and six women that
Acalotti threatened to bash" her
face in when she telephoned him
shortly after the raids were made
and a few weeks later told her
he would shut her mouth per-
manently If she did not stop
talking about him.
Judge Holtzoff said the mag
nitude and gravity" Of the charge
on which Acalotti was convicted
stems from the allegation that he
attempted to obstruct the admin
istration of justice.
The jurist said that "uncontra-
dicted evidence" at the trial
showed that Acalotti was engaged
in gambling operations on con-
siderable scale" and also sold
whisky after hours.
while his operations were not
of great consequence in them
selves" Judge Hotlzof said. gam
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Bulletins
O'Dwyer to Wed Tuesday

NEW YORK P).-City Hall
announced today that Mayor
William O'Dwyer, recently re-
elected for a second term, will
marry Miss Sloan Simpson in
Stuart, Fla, next Tuesday.
Court Calls Dr.. Condor
NEW YORK (P.-Dr. Edward
U. Condor, Bureau of Standards
director, today was directed to
appear in Federal Court next
Wednesday for the taking Of q
deposition in the Judith Coplon-
Valentin A. Gubitchev espionage
conspiracy case.
Earlier Story on Page A-23.)
Donald Hiss Testifies
NEW YORK (SpeciaD.-
Donald Hiss, Alger Hiss younger
brother, appeared as q surprise
defense witness in the perjury
retrial this afternoon. Accused
by Whitaker Chambers Of TAX
ing part in the activities Of the
prewar Communist underground
in Washington, he denied hav-
ing had any sort Of Communist
associations at any time. He
said he never had seen Mr..
Chambers before last year.
Earlier Story on Page A-3.)
Chest Reaches SO Per Cent
The Community Chest cam
paign added $89,822 in new
subscriptions today to bring
the total to $3,526,296. or SS
per cent Of the goal. The
amount still unsubscribed Is
$465,00o.
Evening star., 1949-12-16
.Quirino Due to Undergo
Johns Hopkins Operation
BY the Assoeiafsd Press

MANILA, Dec. 16.-President
Elpidio Quirino is scheduled to
enter Johns Hopkins Hospital in
Baltimore January 8 for an oper-
alton.
The nature of the operation
was not disclosed by the Mala-
canan Palace announcement of
his impending trip to the United
States. ..
Evening star., 1949-12-16
Marines Who Re-enIist
To Get $3.50 Bonus
By fhe Associafed Press

A e-enlistment bonus Of $500
was announced by the Marine
Corps today for Leathernecks sign
ing up for a new six-year hitch.
A four-year re-enlistment will be
worth $f60.
The corps began accepting six
year re-en1istments December IS.
and after January l will discon-
tinue entirely the old practice Of
accepting two and three year re-
enlistments. Also beginning jan
uary /, all flrst-time enlistments
will be for four years only.
Evening star., 1949-12-16

thusiasts for the various armed
forces all want to retain them
at the same size and strength
they had during World War II.
3. Little thought, if any. is
given to the cost to the Nation
|of maintaining armed forces of
that size. The taxpayers picket
books don't enter into the prob
lem at all.
The friends OF the various
armed services give little thought
to the change in the character
of the next war which may take
place, and with that change, nat
urally, many of the facilities now
in existence will have no real
value.
If there ever was time when
Evening star., 1949-12-16
Ross Denies Truman
Regards Eisenhower
AS 1852 Candidate
'Souped Up Stories Have
Embarrassed General,
Chief Executive Feels
Stor SfoH Correspondent

KEY WEST, Fla, Dec. 16.-A
spokesman for President Truman
today denied fatty that the Chief
Executive had ever said that he
looked on Gen. Eisenhower as a
candidate for the presidency.
Taking cognlzance of a story
from Fort Worth quoting the
World War leader as disclaiming
presidential aspirations. Press
Secretary Charles G. Ross said
that the Presidents purported
views had gone from Key West
in "souped-up" stories and he in
dicated very clearly that Mr.. Tru-
man feels that Gen. Eisenhower
has been embarrassed needlessly
as a result.
1.-THE President wants to go on
record that he and Gen. Eisen-
hover are good friends" Mr.. Ross
added.
Intimates Were Quoted.
Earlier in Mr.. Truman's vaca-
ton here, some news stories quot
ed "intimates" as saying that the
President looked on Gen. Eisen-
hover as an active Presidential
candidate, in view of recent
speeches,
In Fort Worth yesterday for a
speech, Gen. Eisenhower took
note of the Key West stories and
said that he was not a candidate
and that he did not believe Presi-
dent Truman thought he was.
Obviously stirred by the posi-
bility that he might have been
thought to have reflected unfavor-
ably on Gen. Eisenhower. the
President, in an unusual gesture,
made his position clear.
Hasn't Discussed Possibility.
1.-THE President has not discussed
with intimates the possibility OF
Gen. Eisenhower being a candi-
date. To the best Of my knowledge
and belief he has never said any
thing to that effect. There is not
a damn thing to it," Mr.. Ross said
Asked if he viewed Gen. Eisen-
hover, now president of Columbia
University, as a candidate, Mr.
Ross said simply that he don't
know what is in his mind" He
added that he was not talking
about that anyway.
Does the President have any
objection to Eisenhower running
next year," Mr.. Ross was asked.
"The President has no objection
to anybody running for anything,
he replied. Gen. Eisenhower has
made speeches regarded in ad-
ministration quarters as critical
of the Truman program.
A reporter asked: "Is this an
attempt to kill an Eisenhower
boom?"
I'm not trying to kill or start
Evening star., 1949-12-16
Angered by Hoover's Speech,
Dewey Anderson Quits Group
Citizens Committee Backing Reorganization
No Place for Liberal, He Declares

ganization with Offices at 312
Pennsylvania avenue Sc.
The Citizens Committee for the
Hoover Report was organized to
back the recommendations of the
Government Reorganization Com
mission which Mr.. Hoover headed.
The committee is headed by DR..
Robert L. Johnson, president OF
Temple University.
It also developed today that
other committee members, while
not resigning, are adopting a
watchful waiting attitude. 1t is
said they want to see whether
the drive for economy in Gov
ernment might be used to back
lSao GANIZATIOM Ala
Evening star., 1949-12-16
D. {. Is Upheld
In Condemniinq
.S|un1 BUILDINGS
Appeals Court Rules
On First Test of
Law Passed in 1906

In test case affecting the Dis
trict's slum clearance program,
the United States Court of APP
peals today upheld the right Of
authorities here to condemn
buildings because of insanitary
condition.
The courts ruling was hailed BY
the corporation counse's Office
here as of vital Importance,
since it constitutes the first test Of
the validity of that particular
condemnation law adopted in 1905
and amended in 1912.
A second point in the decision,
written by Judge Wilbur K. Miller.
also was regarded by the District
as important. This involves the
question of whether three-judge
statutory tribunal can be named
to test the constitutionality Of
such local matters as the condem-
nation law. The Appellate Court
held that no such tribunal could
be authorized.
Proceeding With Work.
Assistant Corporation Counsel
Milton D. Norman said today
that the ruling on the validity of
the condemnation law will form
decided basis for all of the Dis
trict's slum clearance work" He
explained. however, that the Dis.
trict has been preceding as usual
with its condemnations of build
ings even though the validity
questioned had not been settled
until today.
The decision on the two basic
questions came as the result Of a
suit filed by Miss Minnie Keyes Of
the TOO block of Seventh street
S.W., owner of II attached houses
in the 100 block Of P street S.W.
She named as defendant the Dis
trict Board for Che Condemnation
of Insanitary Buildings, charging
that the District had condemned
the structures under statute that
violated the Constitution as ap-
piled to her property.
In the course of the controversy,
which began in 1885, Miss Keyes,
through her lawyer, James M.
Earnest, charged the law violated
the fifth amendment because it
did not establish standards by
which the District could determine
that building was so insanitary
as to endanger the lives Of occu-
pants or neighbors.
Statute Regarded as Definite.
Eve regard the statute which
created the board and defined its
jurisdiction and authority as be-
ing sufficiently definite and GER
tain to guide the board and to in
form property owners of condi-
tions which would lead to con-
demnation," Judge Miller wrote.
In the course of the litigation
District Court Judge Matthew
Mcclure last year made a per-
sonal inspection Of the buildings
which had been condemned. His
conclusion at the time was that
the condemnation order was "en-
tirely justified" The judge added
that the District would have
been derelict in its duty to have
done otherwise"
OF Judge McGuire's conclusion,
the Court of Appeals declared:
"Since that courts finding that
the condition Of the houses justi-
fed the board in exercising the
authority to condemn conferred
by the statute must therefore be
upheld, it follows that the order
of condemnation did not deprive
the appellant of her property
without due process of law"
Evening star., 1949-12-16
New Racial Policy
On Housing 10 Take
Effect February IS
Sporkmun and Johnston
Warn Administration
To Go Slow on Rules
By Robert J. Lewis

The Federal Housing Admins
tration and the Veterans Admin
istration have set February Is as
the last day on which builders may
record racially restrictive cove
nants in connection with Govern
ment-aided private housing de-
velopments.
The two Government agencies
that have financed the bulk of the
Nations rental and for-sale hous-
ing produced in the last few years
announced last night the new
regulations will apply to covenant!
restrictive as to race, creed o.
color.
Both agencies reiterated thai
the regulations are being issued te
bring their racial policies on Gov
ernment financing aids into line
with recent Supreme Court deci-
sions. Those decisions said that
while racially restrictive covenants
are not illegal in themselves, they
are contrary to public policy and
thus unenforceable in State and
Federal Courts.
Protests Follow Speech.
First announcement that agen-
cies aiding the financing of pri-
vately owned housing were plan
ming to amend their regulations
to bar racially restrictive covenants
was made two weeks ago in New
York by Solicitor General Philip
B. Perlman before the New York
State Committee on Discrimina-
ton in Housing.
The announcement by Mr.. PERL
man aroused a storm of protest
over what critics made clear they
believed was an administration
move aimed at forcing an end to
racial segregation throughout the
country. ..-
Commissioner Franklin D. Rich
ards of the Federal Housing Ad-
ministration hurriedly minimized
the effect of the policy. declaring
the changes would not attempt
to control any owner in determin-
ing what tenants he shall have or
to whom he shall sell his property"
Effect Not Clear.
Full implications of the new
policy, however, were generally
considered to be somewhat broader
than FHA seemed willing to ad-
NIT, and it appeared today that
the ultimate effect of the policy
will not be clear for some time.
Two Southern lawmakers, COM
today on the new regu-
lations, warned that the admin
stration had better go slow if it
(Cortir,,,ed m page As Col ~
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is "going through" smoothly-and
will continue to do so until the
last package is under the Christ
mas tree and the last card on
the mantel.
Today, at least 100000 letters
and 10000 parcels were expected
to move through the city's post
offices. Before the middle OF next
week. the daily volume is expected
to climb to around 5000, 1000 out
going letters and cards alone, ac-
cording to Mr.. North.
Before it's all over, Washing
ton residents probably will have
sent out 10000, 900 letters and
cards and 100000 to 1000. 900
packages, and received 10000, 900
Evening star., 1949-12-16

general steel price increase be-
cause they say it threatens Amer
ica's economy.
Senator O'Mahoney. Democrat,
Of Wyoming. chairman of the
Joint Congressional Economic
Committee, said he expects the
committee to approve opening
probe of big steel's action after
Christmas.
Calls Rise Unjustified.
Senator O'Mahoney declared the
price raise is unjustified and will
have an inf1ationary effect on the
Nations economic system just
when business leaders should be
struggling to hold the lid on prices.
Watching the developments
silently is the consumer. He'll
ultimately have to pay more for
hundreds of articles If a general
price increase develops.
How much will such things as
autos increase? No one knows but
guesses range from ST to $50.
And will the price increase re-
suit in more wage demands from
the CIO United Steelworkers?
That seems almost certain.
Big Steel's action wasn't sur
prise.
Action Had Been Expected.
Such action has been expected
ever since the industry ended a
42-day strike. November II by
agreeing to give $10O monthly pen
sions, including social security, and
to pay half the cost Of a five cents
per man hour welfare program.
U. S. Steel President BENJAMIN
r. Fairless said the new prices
Reflect actual and approaching
changes in the cost Of produc-
tion." -.a.
And Fairless. referring to the
new contract won by Philip
Murray's steelworkers. declared
mounting expenses of operation
include sthe substantial higher
costs to results when our new in
surance and pension programs be-
come effective"
Mr.. Murray said he had no
comment until he sees the full list
of price changes. But when the
strike ending contract was signed
last month, the veteran labor
leader said he did not believe a
steel price boost was justified.
Tin Mill Prices to Be Cut.
At the same time. United States
Steel announced the price increase
in steel, it promised to cut the
prices of tin mill products-such
as the tin plate used for tin cans.
Beginning January /, 1850, prices
will go down about $3.50 a ton.
The reduction reflects recent de-
clines in the price Of tin.
And Big Steel left unchanged
the price of its stainless steel
products.
The steel price increase is the
fourth made since the end Of
World War II. And, like the 9TH
ers, it follows closely signing of
new contracts with the steel
workers union.
The last increase was in July,
1948, when prices went up about
8 per cent. Previous increases
were in March, 1916, and August
1947.
Mr.. 'Fairless estimated the aver
age increase at per cent and de-
clared:
I'VE are hopeful that by now
naming prices for our steel pro-
ducts which have a proper rela-
tionship to costs and profit mar
gin, and on all sizes. gauges and
finishes of these products, we will
Evening star., 1949-12-16
Mexican Plane Carrying
II Overdue al veracruz
By the Assoeioted Press

MEXICO CITY, Dec. 16.-A
Mexican plane with II passengers
aboard was reported four hours
overdue today at Veracruz.
The plane left here at $40 am.
(CST) for Merida by way of Vera
cruz, where it should have arrived
at $50 am.
It last was reported near Nautla.
80 miles north Of Veracruz on the
gulf coast, at sos a.n1.
Evening star., 1949-12-16
BoIonce Necessary in Armed Forces
Arnold Says Warfare Changes
Make Many Facilities Obsolete
WeII-PIonned, Well Thought Out Program
Termed Pressing Need for U. S. Right Now
(Sirth of a SeriesJ
BoIonce Necessary in Armed Forces
(Sirth of a SeriesJ
By H. n. Arnold
Eormer Commundi

Former Comma
indication that the American hasn't the
what the term Balanced Armed Forces
the statements made recently in
press reports.
empty stockings be sent the President at Christmas
Navy Yards who will lose their jobs in
June"
advocates o Air demand 10 groups"
will military policy Of the United States and
Evening star., 1949-12-16

The biggest mail rush in history
here is flooding Washington post
Offices, with the worst yet to come,
officials said today.
But Postmaster Roy M. North
gave assurance that the mail still
Evening star., 1949-12-16
Steel PriceRise
Almost Certain
To Bring Probe
$4-u-Ton Increase
Called Unjustified
By Senator O'Mohone)
BY the Assoeiofsd Press

United States Steel Corp. in
creased its steel prices about 81 a
ton today.
Other top basic steel producers
are expected to follow the leader.
However, congressional investi-
gators are trying to head of a
Higher steel costs may forestoH cut in
quito prices. Poge Az
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Christmas soIes heading toward record
in Washington stores. Poge 3D.
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(See ACALOTTI, Page AS.
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(See GERMANY, Page A-4D
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Continued on Page AS, Col. ~
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{See EISENHOWER, Page A-3.)
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lSee MEDICAL CARE, Page A
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Continued on Page AS. Col. a.
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(See REORGANIZATION, Ala,
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