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Evening star., 1949-03-05
s. s. District Of Columbia
To Be Repaired After Sale
RY the Associated Press

NORFOLK, Va, Mar. 5.-Ihe
S. S. District of Columbia, former
Norfolk g. Washington Line
steamer, will be repaired OF the
damage she sustained in a COLI
sion October 81.
p. S. Gornto. Norfolk manager
of the Old Bay Line, said yester-
day that formal closing OF the YES
sells sale to his line is expected
in a day or two. After that, he
added, the ship will be toWed to
the Bethlehem shipyard at Balti-
more for repairs and alterations
estimated at $175.000.
Company officials refused to
comment on a ruInor that Capt.
William H. Eaton. master OF the
vessel at the time she sidesWiped
an anchored tanker in Hampton
Roads, will take her command
under the new owners. His mas
ter ticket was suspended until
July II, after Coast Guard hear
ing on the harbor accident which
took one life and injured three
passengers.
Evening star., 1949-03-05
Weathersby Testifies
In Divorce Trial

Newton P. Weathersby, union
official, will return to the witness
stand in District Court Monday in
the case brought by his wife.
MIR. Weathersby, who is secre-
tary- treasurer and assistant to the
president of District Lodge No. A
International Association of Ma
chinists, yesterday denied he had
struck his wife, Mrs. Ruby l
Weathersby. on December %
1947, as she had testified on
Thursday. He said he had merely
tried to stop her from throwing
things at him.
She had first become moody
on Christmas Day, he said. be-
cause he would not drink.
The wife, a beauty parlor op-
orator. who lives at ll0l West
Virginia avenue NE, testified
Thursday that Mr.. Weathsrsby
had beaten her severely. The
court was informed that Mrs
Weathershy had brought an as
sault charge against her husband
but that he was acquitted IN
Municipal Court.
Mrs. Weathersby is seeking q
limited divorce on grounds Of
cruelty. She is represented by
Attorneys Eugene B. Sullivan and
Robert e. Lynch. Attorney Frank
J. Kelly represents Mr.. Weathers'
by. The case is being heard by
Judge Edward A Tamm.
Evening star., 1949-03-05

past year under the leadership OF
former Secretary Marshall the
department made certain urgent
adjustments in its organization
and undertook comprehensive
studies of its long-range organi-
zation requirements" He added
that the principal recommends
tions coming out of these studies
were approved by him some time
ago but were not put in effect
pending completion of the work
OF the Hoover Commission, which
is making an overall study of
government.
The commission, the President
continued, has made thorough
study of foreign affairs machinery
and with respect to the organiza-
ton of the State Department has
presented recommendations which
generally embody and indorse the
organizational plans formulated
by the department"
Saying that Secretary Acheson
is now proceeding to make these
plans effective. the President
urged early action on the legisla-
ton he proposes to implement
them, concluding that speed lis
desirable to strengthen this Gov
ernment's resources for achieving
it's international detectives.
Evening star., 1949-03-05
Truman Takes Steps
To Speed Revamping
OF State Department
fFrom YESTERDAYS Last Editio,

(From Yesterdays Last Edition.)
President Truman today asked
Congress for legislation to speed
the reorganization OF the State
Department which Is now under
way under direction of Secretary
Acheson.
In a message to the Senate and
House, the President said two
steps are necessary.
First. he said. additional posi-
tions of Assistant Secretary of
State should be created to permit
the department to organize its
principal activities on a geo.
graphic basis and at the same
time to maintain its requisite re-
lationships with the Congress and
with the executive agencies and
the international organizations. "
The other move urged by the
President would give certain pow
ers to the Secretary now veted in
subordinate officials by the Foreign
Service Act of 1s46:
1t was not explained what the
President had in mind. but he
said that this action is needed
to provide the Secretary with au-
thority commensurate with his re-
sponsibilities and further to apply
the principle strongly recommend
ed by the Commission on Organ
ization of the executive branch
of the Government (Hoover Com
mission) of clarifying the lines of
responsibility and authority within
the executive branch"
President Truman's move today
followed action by Secretary
Acheson designed to make the
Foreign Service branch of the
State Department a more efficient
policy instrument.
In his message, the President
told Congress that "the State De-
partment has. for some time,
recognized the need for modifica-
tions and improvements in its
internal organization to enable it
to discharge the increased respon-
sibilities which have been assigned
to it in the postwar period"
The President added that in the
Evening star., 1949-03-05
BIS Crew Reported Found
After Leaping Before Crash
ky the A,seeiatsd Press

LANCASTER. Calf, Mar. S.
Muroc Air Force Base reported
today that "all personnel are
accounted for" in the parachuting
Of the seven-man crew Of BIS
which crashed in flames near here.
Sheriff's deputies reported that
the men leaped through icy sleet
and rain from an altitude of 10000
feet after ice formed on the
,bomber's wings and one motor
started going out last night.
The Muroc base refused to elab-
crate on its meager announcement.
However, deputies reported that
six men were found. At least one
of them. 1t. George Wood, Fresno,
Calf. the pilot, was slightly in
jured. He was taken to Muroc
Hospital, but deputies said his
condition was not serious.
They identified three other crew
members as 1t. James r. Potten-
ger, Harrison, Ohio. co-pilot;
Sergt. r. A. Miller, flight engineer,
and Pfc. r. P. Marshall.
These we're the only names i'm
mediately available.
1t. Wood was found near the
wreckage on the desert rs miles
north of here. Deputy c. E, Van
Loan said 1t. Wood told him he
was the last man to leave the
aircraft.
The BIS. attached to Barks-
dale Field. Shreveport, La. was
en- route from Biggs Field, El
Paso, Tex, to Fresno.
Evening star., 1949-03-05
New Yorker Receives
One 10 ) Years Here
In Bad Check Case
From Yesterdays Last Edition.

fFrom YeSterddyS Last EdltlonJ
Benjamin Shapiro, 43. of New
York City, who was accused OF
setting up a phony business Office
here in October, 1947. as front
through which worthless checks
were passed, today was sentenced
to serve from one to three years
in prison by District Court Judge
Richmond Keech.
Shapiro was sentenced on
charges of false pretenses in pass
ing bogus checks for more than
$500.
At the time of his arrest last
September. police charged he
opened an Office here for nom
existent paint company. estab-
lished credit and then passed the
checks.
Appeared With Wife, Child.
Shapiro and his wife, Mrs. Anna
l.. Shapiro, appeared before Com
missioner Cyril Lawrence after
his Arrest and, during this arraign-
ment, their 2-year-old son played
about the hearing room. Charges
against Mrs. Shapiro, who is "a.
were dismissed.
In another case. Ulysses v. De-
laney, 20, colored, of the l400
block of T street NV, was SEN
fenced by Judge Henry A
Schweinhaut to serve from l6
months to 4 years on charges OF
breaking into Turner's Memorial
A. M. E. Church, sol P street
NV, last December and taking
a typewriter valued at &75.
Three Placed on Probation.
Three men were given suspend
ed sentences and placed on pro-
baton on charges of assault with
intent to commit carnal knowledge
involving young colored girls.
John l.. Jackson. 40, colored, OF
the first block of Quincy place
NE, and Robert L. Campbell, 20
colored, of the 2200 block of Four
teenth street NV, were put on
probation for five years. Willie
Drayton, "a, colored. of the 100
block of Twenty-frst street NE,
was put on probation for three
wears
Evening star., 1949-03-05
Truman Thinks
UsFuds' Should
Yield to Youth

From Yesterdays Last Edition.J
President Truman thinks it is
time for "us old fuds" to begin to
make way for the younger gen.
Grafton in Government.
He presented this viewpoint to-
day to a group of 125 members Of
the American Legion who are at
tending a National Rehabilitation
Conference and who called at the
White House,
Commenting that he did not see
as many bald pates and gray
heads" as he had anticipated, the
President added with a chuckle:
II want to see the young ones
take over this thing and operate
it. It's time for US old 'fuds' to be-
gin to 60 and let the next genera
tion come into its own. That is
true Of Government, also"
Evening star., 1949-03-05
Clark Appears First
In Line for CIay's Job
Bv the Associoied Press

BERLIN, Mar. 5.-Gen. Mark
W. Clark appeared last night to
be the leading candidate to sue
ceed Gen. Lucius D. Clay as mill
tary governor of Germany.
Although Gen. Clay's retirement
is not expected to be formallzed
for some weeks or even months, 1t
is understood here that Gen. CLARK
is the Army's choice.
The State Department is study
ing recommendations from the
Army that civilians take over mill
tary government functions in
Germany.
Whether the State Department
will take over probably depends
on the recommendation to be
made by the State Departments
chief policy planner, George Ken
nan, who is visiting Germany
next week.
Even if the State Department
does not take over directly, it is
expected to exert a more direct
influence on German affairs in
the future.
The appointment of Ambassa-
dor Robert Murphy to head a re-
organized German-Austrian de-
partment in Washington is viewed
as a step in that direction.
Even if an Army man like Gen.
Clark is appointed, it is expected
that he will take his orders dl-
rectly from the State Department
in the future. Up to now, policy
making in Germany has been
under the Army.
Evening star., 1949-03-05
Army Prison Head
Acquitted Of Neglect
OF Duty Charges
BY The Associofsd Press

FORT MEADE, Md, Mar. s.
Col. Harold H. McClune. former
commander of an Army prison
camp in Germany. was acquitted
yesterday of charges of neglect
of duty and inhumane treatment
of inmates.
The seven-man Court Martial
Board deliberated 20 minutes.
Three OF Col. McClune's subordi-
mates previously had been cleared
of the charges in separate court
martials.
Four enlisted men at the Wurz-
burg Rehabilitation Center COM
planned they suffered frostbite
while prisoners last year. One Of
them, Pvt. Joseph Suggs, colored,
blamed the cold for amputation
of his feet when he was flown
back to America.
Installed Stoves.
The colonel, who was recalled
from retirement in San Antonio,
Tex, testified he believed the men
purposely inflicted injury on
themselves Ito take it easy" in
the inflrmary.
He admitted the cell block was
cold. After an inspection. he tes-
tilted, he ordered stoves installed.
1t. Col. William c. Fitzhugh. the
was halted in his final
argument by Brig. Gen. Edwin A.
Zundel, president of the board.
You can give Suggs a pension
all the rest of his life. yet you
can't give him back his feet" Col.
was saying. Three men
have already been acquitted. But
isn't some one responsible? The
eyes of the country are on this
trial -"
Colonel Apologies.
Gen zundel interrupted the
Judge advocate and snapped.
That is uncalled for"
Col. Fltzhugh apologized.
The principal defense argument
was that Col. McClune's duties
were so numerous he was able to
devote only about one-third of his
time to the prison stockade.
Evening star., 1949-03-05
Capacity Audience Hears
Symphony in Staunton
Special Dispoteh 10 The Stor

STAUNTON, Va, Mar. 5.-The
National Symphony Orchestra
under Dr.. Hans Kinder played to
a capacity audience in King Au-
ditorium at Mary Baldwin College
last night. DR.. Kinder was in
rare form and the music was first
rate.
The program opened with DR..
Kindler's arrangement of four
dance movements from certain of
Corelli's sonatas. These pieces
were effectively scored and showed
of the orchestra's string section.
The Mozart "Haffner' SYM
phony was given a sparkling per-
formance. The Fifth Symphony
of Tschaikovsky followed the in
termission.
On Thursday night the orches-
ira played at Madison College
Harrisonburg. where the Fifth
Symphony" by Tschaikovsky also
was featured,
Evening star., 1949-03-05
French Deputy Loses
Immunity 10 Suit
By the At.afioied Rrsss

PARIS, Mar. 5.-The National
Assembly yesterday lifted the
Parliamentary immunity OF Com
munist Deputy Roger Garaudy.
The step is preliminary to
prosecution of Garaudy for de-
famation. His name appeared on
tracts in December. 1947, attack
ing Robert Schuman. who was
then premier. as "gauleiter of the
dollar" among other things. The
lower house vote was 1863 to 2O2.
The Assembly refused by 296-
221 vote to lift the immunity OF
Marcel Cachin, Communist leader.
RightiS Deputy Andre Mutter
tried to get Cachin's immunity
taken away. He charged that the
Communist daily. L'Humanite, OF
which Cachin is nominal dlrec-
tor. published in l947 defamatory
stories about his conduct during
the occupation.
The government has pending
against Cachin and Communist
Leader Florimond Bonte requests
that their immunity be revoked
In connection with the recent
Communist utterances Of support
for Russia in event OF war.
Evening star., 1949-03-05
Argentine Committee Vote,
To LET peron Run Again
BY the Asseeiatsd Press

BUENOS AIRES, Mar. 5.-A
constitutional provision permit
ting Argentina's presidents to
succeed themselves won the ap-
proval of a constituent Assembly
Committee today.
Adoption of the report by the
Assembly seemed assured. since
the Peronista Party. which backs
the measure, controls 100 of 159
Assembly seats.
President Juan D. Peron has
said repeatedly that he will not
run again in 1852. Party members,
taking him at his word, announced
last month the reelection pro-
vision would be left out of the
new constitution.
Later, however, a government
sponsored demonstration was held
by workers demanding Gen.
Peron's reelection. Party lead
ers then said the plan to eliminate
the provision was all mistake.
Evening star., 1949-03-05
Protestant Leaders
Here 10 Go 10 Farley
On World Order
By Caspor konnes
Religious leaders of Washington
/ be among the more than 400

Religious leaders of Washington
will be among the more than 400
delegates, representing 81 Protes-
tant denominations and allied reli-
gious bodies, to attend the Nation
al Study Conference on the
Churches and World Order open
ing Tuesday in Cleveland.
The four-day meeting, spon-
sored by the Department of Inter-
national Justice and Goodwill Of
the Federal Council of Churches
of Christ in America, will discuss
the role of the churches in relation
to international problems.
This will be the third such con-
ference sponsored by the council.
The previous ones were held at
Delaware. Ohio. in 1912, and at
Cleveland in 1945.
To Discuss Security Pact.
Among the issues to be discussed
at the meeting will be the pro-
posed North Atlantic Security
Pact, the European Recovery Pro-
gram, relations with Russia, the
United Nations and the religious
situation in Bulgaria and other
European countries.
Keynote address Of the confer
ence will be delivered Tuesday
morning by John Foster Dulles OF
New York, member of the United
States delegation to the United
Nations and prominent Presby-
terian layman.
Other Speakers.
Other speakers that day will be
Prof. Walter Horton of Oberlin
(Ohio) College. Francis B. Sayre.
United States representative on
the United Nations Trusteeship
Council and former Assistant Sec
retary of State: Methodist Bishop
G. Bromley Oman of New York.
Mrs. Leslie Swain, president of
the Woman's Baptist Foreign Mis-
sion Society, and Prof. Howard Y.
McClusky of the University of
Michigan.
The Right Rev. William S. Scar
lett of ST. Louis, Episcopal Bishop
of Missouri. will preside at the
conference.
Evening star., 1949-03-05
III Communists Lose
Challenge on System
Of Selecting Juries
(From Yesterdays Last Edition)
H. A. A.rA 4a1

(From Yesterdays Last EditionJ
By the Associated Press
NEW YORK, Mar. 4.-Federal
Judge Harold R. Medina today
overruled the challenge of II high
American Communists against the
jury selection system here and de-
MED motions TO dismiss the con-
spiracy indictments against them.
The Communists, all members
of the party's National Executive
Board. are on trial charged with
conspiring to advocate the violent
overthrow of the Federal Govern
ment.
Their challenge, which con-
tends the system of choosing
juries discriminates against the
poor in favor of the rich, was
made shortly after the slow-mov-
ing trial got under way last jan
uary II. Since then. most of the
court action has dealt almost ex-
clusively with defense arguments
against the jury selection system.
Jury Selection Starts Monday.
Selection of a jury for the trial.
delayed by the defense challenge.
now is scheduled to begin at 1890
am. Monday.
In his opinion, which accom-
panied the rulings, Judge Me-
dina said:
Had any such iniquitous system
as that alleged by defendants been
in force for such a long period as
that from 1910 to l949, or, indeed,
for any substantial period, its ex-
istence would necessarily have
been widely known, and it is hard
to believe that storm OF protest
would not have arisen and imme-
diate steps been taken to uproot
such intolerance and discrimina-
ton"
Discrimination Denied.
The opinion addeQ tnat OF all
places in the United States, lit
seems to me that New York City
would be the one least likely to
permit such a system to flourish
in it's midst"
Judge Medina said that mul-
titudinous records introduced as
evidence when viewed In their
entirety seem to me to es-
tablish beyond peradventure OF
doubt that no such deliberate,
willful and planned discrimination
and exclusion. as charged by the
defendants. existed at any time
in this district"
The battery of defense attor-
neys charged In their challenge
that large numbers of Negroes,
Jews, women and manual labor
ers had been excluded from jury
service in favor of wealthy per-
sons.
Evening star., 1949-03-05
Several More Nations
Expected 10 Join In
Atlantic Pact Talks
BY the Asseeiotsd Press

Several more countries may
soon join the North Atlantic alli-
ance talks despite growing Rus
sian attacks on the security
project.
Diplomatic officials foresaW swift
actionasin that direction today,
with Norway officially lined up
alongside the Western powers.
Ambassador Wilhelm Munthe
de Morgenstierne took his place in
the negotiations at the State De-
partment yesterday about the
same time that his government in
Oslo firmly turned down Russia's S
month-old offer of a non-aggres-
sion treaty.
Norway brought the total of ne
gotiators to eight. The others are
the United States. Canada Brit
ain, France, the Netherlands. Bel
gium and Luxembourg.
Several Others Eligible.
Several other states are con-
sidered eligible for membership in
the projected security alliance.
Denmark's Foreign Minister,
Gustav Rasmussen, will leave for
Washington to investigate the
treaty possibilities next Tuesday,
While Italy's exact relationship
with the treaty powers is in doubt
she may still come in as an origi-
nal signer. Iceland and Portugal
both know they would be well
coined. but have not yet received
official invitations.
/ A high parliamentary authority
in Copenhagen said the Danish
Minister in Moscow has reported
that Denmarks affiliation with
the Atlantic pact could be expect
ed Ito result in reaction" from the
Soviet government.
Ireland Will Not Join.
Meanwhile, the government of
Ireland has decided that it cannot
Join an alliance with Britain so
long as Ireland remains divided.
Secretary of State Achcson held
a lengthy meeting yesterday with
Mr.. Morgenstierne and the other
Ambassadors. They are scheduled
to meet again Monday.
The treaty, binding North
America and Western Europe into
an intercontinental security sys-
tenn. is expected to be completed
by the end of next week and
signed by the end of the month
probably in Washington, accord
ing to responsible authorities.
Bermuda is understood to have
been ruled out as conference site
and informants consider it almost
certain that the meeting viii not
be held in Ottowa, although there
was earlier speculation to that
effect.
Russian opposition to the treaty
plan has taken many forms.
The Moscow press has de-
nounced the Scandinavian ma
tions for lining up with the West
and Communist leaders all over
the world continue to attack the
treaty as device for making war.
Soviet failure to block the pact
thus far has been offered as one
possible reason for the sudden
change in high command hate yes
terday. which saw Andrei Vishin-
sky take over the portfolio of
Foreign Minister Molotov.
Evening star., 1949-03-05
Injured BeIfry Worker
Tolls Bell to Call Aid
by the Assecieted Press


CONSHOHOCKEN. Pa, Mar. 5.
injured and helpless in
the belfry of a 100-foot church
tower, John J, Dewan tolled the
church bell to summon aid.
The 50-year-old maintenance
engineer fell from a ladder while
making repairs in the tower yes
terday, breaking his ankle.
Unable to make anybody hear
his shouting, Mr.. DeWan craWled
TO the bell rope and started the
bell tolling.
The bell brought John Messner
church sexton. who summoned
police and firemen. MIR DeWan
was lowered from the belfry with
ropes and blankets.
Evening star., 1949-03-05
Nut Trees Spring Up
In Bustogne Streets

Nut trees are springing up in
the streets of Bastogne, Belgium,
and the town recently received a
gift of $50 pounds of nuts from
the United States. on the fourth
anniversary of the event which
has made this form of fruit a ira
dition there.
It all goes back to the time that
the 101st American Airborne Di-
vision made a heroic resistance
at Bastogne when surrounded by
Germans in 1914. When the Ger
mans sent a demand for sur
render, the American command
er's reply was, "Nuts."