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Evening star., 1949-04-04
Pact Signers' Reply
Evasiye, Pravda Says
~ H,s Assessa,ss ftwas

MOSCOW. April PraYdR de-
elared today the answer by the
North Atlantic treaty nations TO
Russias protest against the pact
was evaslve and lodged the issues
created by the Soviet note.
The official Communist Party
newspaper commented on the pact
In n lengthy international review.
Pravda also published a TaSs dis
patch from Washington comment
ing on the Western answer 20
Russia, The story said the For-
eign Ministers Of the treaty ma
tions had repeated their assertions
the pact was defensive and "with-
in the Z N" The Russian pro-
test said the pact was offensive
and directed against her.
The international review blamed
Wall Stree" for the "quickened
reorganization and rearmanrnt OF
Western Europe
II said also plans we're under
way TO turn the military system
of the European powers into an
element Of the American military
setup. with the command in the
hand OF the United States general
staff.
Pravda quoted an unidentified
foreign news agency 10 the effect
that the real test OF the North
Atlantic treaty viii come when
the participating nations have to
accept a practical plan for unity
Ing their arms and armed forces.
Evening star., 1949-04-04
! Budget Reaches
| 81 Mark With
| Billion Surplus
BY the Assoeiatsd Press

The Government counted up a
budget surplus of 81. .048, 900 900 al
the close of the three-quartel
mark of the current fiscal yeal
March 81, the Treasury reported
today.
Budget receipts for the nine
months since July l totaled $780,
193,000,000, or better than three
fourths of the Presidents esti-
mate of s39,5s0, ,0o0,o 900 for the
full IL months.
Expenditures, counting $2,237.-
100000 spent from the Marshall
Plan trust fund, t otaled $29, ,145,-
100000 for the nine months. This
was slightly less than three
fourths of the $4o,lS0, ,o0o, 900 esti-
mate of spending for the Il
months.
President Truman and Secre-
tary of the Treasury Snyder still
are sticking by their January
forecast that the fiscal year viii
end with budget deficit of $780,
100000, despite the better thar
$1,000, 100000 surplus at the
three-quarter post.
Budget receipts over the las,
two weeks have been swollen by
the delayed tally of payments
made at the income tax deadline
March Is. The season of heaviest
tsT collections has passed.
Evening star., 1949-04-04
New York Man Willing to Take
Combined Top Jobs at GoI|inger
Dr.. William B. Totbot Considered for Posts
Of Superintendent and Chief of Stoff

DR.. William B. Talbot, former
New York hospital superintendent
is willing to accept the combined
jobs of superintendent and chief
of staff at Gallinger Hospital, IL
was learned today.
DR.. Talbot. So, served for Is
years as superintendent of the
New York Post Graduate Medical
School and Hospital. He left the
position February Is. associates
said, after the hospital became
a part of the New York Univer-
Bellevue Medical Center.
A resident of Pleasantville. N. Y.
he took no other position upon
leaving the New York hospital. II
was reported. g..
DR.. Talbot. graduate Of Tu,
lane University Medical School
has advised District officials h
is willing TO take over the com
bined Gallinger Jobs for the pres
ent superintendent's salary with
the understanding that it be RAISED
eventually to $4,000. 1t wa
learned.
DR.. Alvin r. Sweeney. present
superintendent, is paid $9.975
with an additional $500 allow.
Evening star., 1949-04-04
Bandits Gun Forces Three
ToCo-operote in Auto Theft

man while the woman vent u
the second floor. awakened Col
Dean and got his car keys.
Then the bandit demanded q
hostage and Mr.. Burns Tolun-
teered.
They drove as far as Bethesds
when the bandit asked IL the car
registration was In the auto, On
receiving negative reply. he re-
turned to the Burns home. 80; the
registration card and then headed
toward Virginia.
Near Woodbridge. Va. Mr.
Burns leaped from the slowly
moving car. reached a telephone
notified Col. Dean and Mrs. Ben
ham who had. in his absence. ar
ranged for another auto In which
70 pick him up when and II he
called.
One OF the principals IN the
case notified a friend In the Fed
eral Bureau OF Investigation.
Yesterday, the FBI advised them
70 get In touch with 7th precinct
police. The police want the auto
mobile and o 3i-yeaF-olc. curly
haired white man. 8 feet . inches
tail, wearing white T-xhirt and
o leather jacket
Evening star., 1949-04-04
Kruvchenko Is Awarded $50
In Libel Suit Over His Book

against an anonymous American,
writing under the name of Sim
Thomas. whose identity has not
been disclosed. A second was
against Andre Wurmser. reporter
for the paper, and the third was
against the paper itself.
The court ruled the paper at
fault in all three.
The trial, which began January
"a, ended on March %. Krav-
chenko had asked 10000, 900 francs
ts33, ,000) damages. The trial. in
which. witnesses. from the Soviet
Union were called to testify, was
marked by the frequent use of
such Russian words as ''podletz'
tdouble-crosser). 'volotch' ttrol-
lop), "vral" Qiar), and "mirzae-
vitz" (scoundreD. One witness for
Kravchenko was called by Rus
sian witness for the defense you
abject' louise trying to crawl
through the toes"
In his book, Kravchenko, a for
mer Soviet purchasing agent in
Washington. told of his life in
Russia under the Stain regime
and why he rejected the Soviet
Union.
Evening star., 1949-04-04
Olivia De HaviIIand III;
Condition Called Serious
sy HE Asseeioisd Press

HOLLYWOOD. April OLIVIA
de Haviliand is seriously III today.
her studio disclosed. and every
effort is being made by her doctor
to save q baby she expects In
August.
The actress has been confined
to her bed for two months. Her
physician said he doubted IL she
would be up again before the In
fant's arrival.
Miss de Havilland. wife OF
Marcus Goodrich. the novelist, was
reported greatly improved Friday.
However. her condition became
serious over the week end
Evening star., 1949-04-04
Senate GroupRe !!
New Department Plan
In Reorganization Bill
Committee Rejects
Exemption Of Engineer
Corps From Measure
BY Froncis P. Douglas

The Senate Expenditures Com.
mittee today revised the bill giving
President Truman broad powers tt
reorganize executive agencies anc
provided that reorganization
plan may set up new cabinet
department.
| AS originally introduced in ano
passed by the House. the bill
would have prohibited this.
The committee completed action
on proposed amendments and
voted down one which would have
exempted the Army Corps of En-
Igineers specifically from the
measure provisions. The vote
was five to four. 1t was explained
however, that If any other agency
is exempted by the Senate. COM
mittee members would favor ex-
Iempting the Corps of Engineers
also.
No Exemptions IN Senate Bill.
AS the Senate measure stands
now there are no exemptions but
there is the provision that either
branch of Congress shall have veto
power over presidential reorgani-
zation plans.
AS passed by the House the
measure requires that both
branches would have to disap-
prove an administration reorgan-
ization plan to block it.
The exemption for the Corps
of Engineers was supported by
Committee Chairman Mcclellan
-
Evening star., 1949-04-04
Senate Warned
Or Fall Session
Lucos Serves Notice
As Second Week of
ERP Debate Opens
BULLETIN

The Senate today voted unan-
imously to reappropriate $54,-
100000 Of an expired appropria-
ton for continued aid to nom
Communist areas Of China. The
House plans to act later in the
day on a similar proposal as a
separate bill. but the Senate in
cluded it in the European re-
covery measure.
Evening star., 1949-04-04
RoweII Beatinq
Grand Jury
Foil TO Find Violation
OF Civil Rights, Two
Policemen Cleored

zAs syana tusy ,sNgay cftsggAl,v
sEro9c1 chAasvs gfosins oat q IRE
mysterious beating of cab eyNsv
James Rosea al Tbom&s Circle
lasE JsuQAIy -.
In clossns Use h3erl, paths, ssaed
caSe the gtand fury. slsce lf1cA.iy
mentioned Serst James Rochs
and PVT Anerlo RouaccorSy and
SAID II waS Ignoring any charee el
EVIL rights violation against them.
The tNa former yiSr squad
plagnclothesynen never had been
arrested O. formally charged The
case came TO The Grand yugy as q
Justice Department InvrStieAtlon
on possible civil riehts violation.
Had Denied Knowing Men
Throughout q police tnYeSt4ea~
tion. an FBl INVESTIGATION and The
grand Jury inquiry Nh, RoSeA
steadfasily maintained he dad not
know the identity al the men
sho beat him
Uthef grand jury witnesses.
however, said he had told them ne
did know the identify @; his asaau-
ants and that they we're police
plainc lothesnen
Police supt Robert } Barrett
had announced he transferred
seret. Roche and PVT nonAecorsy
because OF reports they we're con-
neetcd With the beating
Seore Of Witnesses Heard,
More than = score Of witnesses.
including Mr., Rwoell, went before
the grand jury. Among them were
fellow cab drivers, police offieerA.
nurse. man charged with
gambling. two bank ot'leials. and
a number Of persons who said they
were In the vicinity st the time OF
the beating
Before making lis return. the
grand jury recalled three Peoples
Drug Store employees and former
employees Who had testified earlier.
William A Paisley, and Leo
Melt1er. special assistants 10 the
Attorney General, presented the
Justice Department case To the
grand Jury.
Evening star., 1949-04-04
L-ute News
Bulletins
Retirement Bill Okd

A bill 10 give sidowers the
same survtysrxhip benefits as
widows under the Civii Service
Retirement Act was passed by
the House today and sent 90
the Senate. The action wss by
unanimous consent.
White House Bill Approved
A bill 10 establish n eomnsis-
sion 20 supervise the Fsnosa-
tion OF the white House Was
approved By unanimous con-
s<nt In the House this after.
neon and sent 70 the Be ss.
Evening star., 1949-04-04
BY Gornett D. ,Horner

World attention centered on
Washington today for the signing
of the North Atlantic treaty,
Americas first peacetime alliance
with European nations.
Secretary of State Acheson and
the Foreign Ministers of II other
countries intent on pooling their
defenses against Russia prepared
to sign the historic security pact
in ceremony beginning at 3 pm.
Hopes that the treaty will pre-
vent new war-by it's advance
warning that any aggression in
the North Atlantic area will be
met by united action of the IL
Communist powers-were ex-
pected to be emphasized at the
signing ceremony.
Truman to Speak at 4:30.
President Truman was scheduled
to make the major address about
4:30 pm, following brief speeches
by Mr.. Acheson and the partici-
pating foreign ministers.
The signing is the next-to-last
step for bringing into effect the
one-for-all and all-for-one de-
fense provisions of the pact. 1t
still must be ratified by the gov
ernments involved.
Mr.. Truman is expected to sub
NIT the treaty promptly to the
Senate. where two-thirds vote
of approval is required for Amer
lean ratification.
The ceremony launching the
pact today may be seen and heard
by more people than any such
event in history, through elaborate
radio and television hook-ups.
1900 Invited to Ceremony.
The scene is the Departmental
Auditorium, on Constitution ave-
nue. between Twelfth and Four
teenth streets NV. About 1900
Cabinet members, other Govern
ment officials, diplomats. members
of the Senate and House and
newsmen were invited to hear the
speeches and witness the signing
in the high-vaulted hall.
Millions more Americans may
see what takes place by television
Also the words of the speakers and
descriptions of the scene were to
be broadcast to the world over the
largest concentration of short
wave radio facilities ever assem-
bled for single radio program, as
we'll as by domestic radio net
works.
Mr.. Acheson was due to open
the ceremonies at pm. and in
troduce the visiting foreign minis
ters.
List of Treaty Signers.
After Mr.. Truman's address
these men were to sign the treaty
on behalf of their governments.
Paul-Henri Spaak of Belgium,
Lester B. Pearson. of Canada,
Gustav Rasmussen of Denmark,
Robert Schuman of France, Bjarni
Benediktsson of Iceland, Count
Carlo Sforza of Italy, Joseph Bech
of Luxembourg. Dirk U. Striker
Of the Netherlands. Halvard M.
Lange of Norway, Jose Caeiro da
Malta of Portugal, Ernest Bevin
of the United Kingdom and Mr..
AcheSon.
When ratified, the treaty will
pledge these IL nations to:
/. Strengthen their free insti-
tutions, promote conditions of sta
pility and well-being and encour-
age economic cooperation.
2. Maintain and develop their
individual and collective capacity
to resist armed attack Through
Evening star., 1949-04-04
Day Care Extension
For Year Approved
By House Committee
$50. 900 Fund Provided.
With Authorization to
Spend Fees Collected
BY Horold B. Rogers

The House District Committee
today approved and sent to the
House calendar a bill to continue
to June 80 next year the District
system Of day care for the chill
dren of working mothers. with a
revised system of financing
The present appropriation OF
$150,o00 would be cut to $50,o0o
for the next fiscal year but q
revolving fund would be set UP
into which would be deposited
money collected from parents for
the care OF their children. These
fees from parents could be used
next year towards expenses.
Under the present system. fees
from parents are turned back to
the Treasury and can be used only
when appropriated by Congress.
Chairman Macmillan of the
House District Committee said the
new system was devised to meet
complaints that the centers are
now operating with too much
overhead expense.
The District Committee ap-
proved also three other bills. They
would:
Amend the law for the practice
Of healing art to require that an
applicant for license to practice
medicine here should be a citizen
of the United States.
Require that orders to a bank
or trust company here to stop the
payment of q check or note must
be submitted in writing.
Authorize the killing OF starlings
in the District which Is now pro-
hibited by law. Previous efforts tc
control the birds have involved
only trying to frighten them away
Evening star., 1949-04-04
By J. A. OLeoy

Majority Leader Lucas OF Illinois
served notice on the Senate today
that Congress will be in session
all summer or face a special fall
session unless the Senate moves
more rapidly on the whole legs-
lative program.
His warning came as the Senate
entered a second week of debate
on the $3.50, ,000.0 900 European
Recovery Program for the next
Is months, with a score of amend
ments still to be voted on.
Senator Lucas has arised to an
nounce the Senate will recess at
$3.50 o'clock this afternoon to let
members witness the historic sign
ing of the North Atlantic pact.
He took the occasion to remind
them that a log jam is develop
ing OF bills requiring action this
year.
Interested in Treaty Signing.
There isn't any question that
the Senate is falling behind on its
work" said Senator Lucas. TN
holding night sessions recently it
has been in the hope of getting
out by July 81 (the normal ad-
journment date in the Congress
Sional Reorganization Law But
I want to say now that If we have
a backlog of legislation at that
time, there will either be a joint
resolution to come back and finish
the work. or the President may
have to call special session"
Members of the Senate. who
will decide later whether the
United States will ratify the North
Atlantic Treaty. showed keen in
terest in the signing. Several in
quired, If special arrangements had
been made for the seating Of Sen
atorS. B.
Chairman Connally said the
members Of the committees on
foreign relations of both houses
and. the chairmen and ranking
minority members Of all other
committees had been formally
invited. He said his information
was that any other Senator's that
wanted 10 attend would be pro-
vided for.
Night Session Tomorrow.
Senator Lucas said the Senate
would hold a night session tomor-
row in the hope of speeding up
passage of the foreign aid bill.
Administration leaders called
the Senate into session at II
o'clock, an hour earlier than usual
in the hope of speeding it toward
a final vote, but as yet no agree
ment has been reached to limit
debate on remaining amendments.
Senator Ellender, Democrat, of
Louisiana. is ready to press for
a vote on his amendment to re-
quire Western, Europe to return
later in the form of strategic ma
terials approximately Is per cent
of the Marshall Plan aid.
The Senate also has not yet
settled the issue raised by Sem
ator Brewster. Republican, of
Maine, who wants to withhold fur
ther aid from the Netherlands
until it complies with requests of
the United Nations Security Coun-
Gil in Indonesia.
Brewster Substitute Sought.
With negotiations still going on
in the U. N. to settle the Indo-
nesian dispute. the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee is trying to
work out a substitute for the
Brewster amendment that will not
interfere with those negotiations.
Although administration leaders
have saved the pending bill from
economy cuts, this measure is
merely the authorization for funds
to be made available later. 1t be-
came increasingly apparent today
that new efforts to trim the total
will be made in the Appropriations
Committee.
Evening star., 1949-04-04

NEW YORK. April 4 tPj.-~
Small craft warnings were hoisted
at 8 am. today from Block Island
TO the Virginia capes. the Weather
Bureau here said.
Evening star., 1949-04-04
Fay Agrees 10 Delay
Removal OF Phones
Il Subscribers Ask
Prosecutor Viii Hold Up
Order Until Hearing;
Suits Ask Injunction

United States Attorney George
Morris Fay's move TO halt tele-
phone service to more than 800
customers In his anti gambling
crusade was delayed today when
he agreed to hold up the discon-
meet orders until a hearing April
II wherever telephone subscriber
requests 1t.
The prosecutor made the an
nouncement after a court session
during which several attorneys
won agreements from an assis-
tant United States attorney that
their clients telephones would mo-
be disconnected pending the out
come OF q motion for a prelimi'
nary injunction In an earlier case
While the battle OF the tele'
phones was going on here. Q nex
Prince Georges County grand tur,
was being told by Chief Judge
John B. Gray that in view OF what
he termed Mr. Fay's lone wolf
tactics. 1t will be the grand jury d
responsibility to determine wheth-
er Prince Georges County police
are beyond reproach."
Judge Gray told the 2s grand
Jurors he had heard a suggestion
that II Mr.. Fay had used Prince
Georges County police in his three
raids on Maryland establishments
last March rs, there would have
been . leak and the birds would
have escaped" He said he also had
heard ruinors that the police were
in cahoots with the gambling
rackets."
Suits Ask Iniunctions.
The move 10 maintain telephone
service at the spots where Mr.
Fay had requested discontinuance
of service on competent evidence
OF gambling violations got under
way at 930 am.
Attorney jackson Brodsky filed
four suits and sought immediate
restraining orders against the
telephone company. Attorney
Charles Ford followed with two
more suits.
When Mr.. Brodsky went TO the
chambers OF Judge David A. Pine
to ask that he sign the orders,
Judge Pine said he would hear the
case in open court.
When the case came into court
Judge Pine asked II the United
States attorneys Office had been
4
Evening star., 1949-04-04
Nt Million Approved
By House Committee
For Agriculture Fund
Farm Problems Moy Get
Worse. Group Declares;
Debute Due Tomorrow
HOUSE Agriculture Committee
Approves $4,000 for National
Arboretum. Page B-1
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
The problems of agriculture
may become worse before they
become better" the House APP
preparations Committee said to-
day.
1t made the comment In ap-
proving bumper peacetime
$701 ,122,079 money bill. for the
Agriculture Department.
The bill. scheduled for House
debate starting tomorrow, would
finance the department for the
fiscal year starting next July l..
Among other things, it provides
$257, ,043,4 ,439 for soil conservation
payments. $75,000,000 for the
school lunch program, $50, ,963, 500
for the Forest Service and for
Pn increase from $3.50 to $4,000
in the maximum amount of pay
limits allowed individuals for soil
conservation practices. There also
is $3.50, ,000, 900 in loan authorize
ton for the Rural Electrif1cation
Administration. which is not
counted in the cash total.
S25,00O,000 Below Request.
While $25, ,7sS,S2S below the
amount President Truman re-
quested, the total recommended
is S127,203,126 more than the
department was given for the
present year.
The President asked S103 ,000,-
600 in cash for farmers home
IC~-&;-,,ol -. Dooo A CoI 1l
Evening star., 1949-04-04
Attention of World Is Focused
On Washington as Y Nations
Prepare to Sign Atlantic Pact
President to Address
Foreign Ministers and
Other Dienituries

GEORGE FEARS Europe VIII Ask
U. S. to Garrison Frontiers.
Page AS
U. s. AND CANADA Exchange
officers for Mutual Defense.
Page AS
Evening star., 1949-04-04
Smoll Croft Mornings Up

See GAMBLING. Page A-o.
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(See REORGANIZATION, A-6D
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Continued on Page A-6, Col. l,
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Continued on Page "A. Col. II
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(See COMPENSATION, Page A-6.
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Guide for Readers

A. A1soS ss'<s Frsaa sss~ asss>Sz
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AAA, Park Officials
Fight Access Road 10
Memorial Highway

Federal park officials today have
the support of the American Auto
mobile Association in their fight to
prevent possible exploitation of
the Mount Vernon Memorial
Highway by apartment and sub
division builders.
The Highways and Bridges
Committee of the District AAA
division went on record yesterday
at meeting in the Willard Hotel,
as vigorously opposed" to grant,
ing an access from the highway
to the Belle View Apartments and
shopping center south of Alex
andria.
Such a right-o way would be
provided in a bill pending before
Congress and introduced by Repre-
sentative Smith. Democrat, of Vir-
GINA.
Representative Peterson of
South Carolina. acting chairman
of the House Public Lands Com
mittee, who held up a favorable
report on the bill, has promised an
early hearing. The AAA commit
tee asked that it be notified so
representatives can appear.
Washington I. Cleveland. man.
ager of the District AAA division.
pointed out there is no reason for
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the proposed access road from

the proposed access road from
the Mount Vernon highway.
I'VE are afraid that. if the bar
on additional access roads is
broken down by congressional &C.
ton, the highway would become
just another speedway, cluttered
up with rush-hour traffic" he said
There is no need of an access
road direct from the apartments
and shopping center at the point
provided in the bill, it was con-
tended since there already are out
let's not far away.
The AAA committe also directed
attention to the serious traffic
"bottleneck" in Bethesda at the
intersection of Wisconsin avenue,
the East-West highway. the Rock
vile pike and Old Georgetown
road. A subcommittee of three
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'apital Lodge of B'nai Birth,

Capital Lodge Of B'nai Birth.
Other officers elected by the
group are: Jacob Permit, first vice
president; Robert Shosteck, second
vice president; Abraham Rok-
more. recording recretary; Louis
Robbins, corresponding secretary;
secretary; Harold Rabenovetz.
treasurer; Max Katz, financial
secretary: Morris Lunch. warden;
Milton Schneider, guardian, and
James B. Rome. chaplain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-03-26

will be named to make a study
of this situation and seek expert
advice from AAA membership.
Chairman of the highways and
bridges committee is P. Y. K.
HoWatt, director of the District
Motor Vehicle Parking Agency.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-03-26
Rubenovetz to Head
B moi Birth Lodqe

J. Samuel Rabenoetz has been
elected president of the National