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Evening star., 1949-02-25
'C. & P. Reply 10 Fec
Says lis Policy Bans
Service 10 Bookies

The Chesapeake & Potomac
Telephone Co. will comply with
request that phone service be
denied to bookieS, but such prac-
tice has "been company policy for
years" a spokesman said today.
The Federal Communications
Commission last month asked tele-
phone companies to tighten oper-
ating rules as an aid to State
enforcement of anti-gambling
laws. The action grew out Of a
California case in which Western
Union cut off certain customers,
contending it's facilities were used
in bookmaking operations.
Western Union, the FEC pointed
out, acted under its regulations on
file with the communications
agency.
FCC'S request to telephone COM
panies sought formal filing of
such a regulation. Its letter to
the American Telephone and Tele-
graph Co. noted the standing in
struction against installing tele-
phones for illegal use, but said a
specific regulation would help
State authorities.
The Southwestern Bell Tele-
phone Co. yesterday became the
first to respond to the request.
Officials of the telepf one COM
pany here said "it has always been
our policy to deny service to per-
sons in illegal business.
illegal establishments in Wash
ington and in our service area
may have telephones" the-spokes-
man said, "but they didn't get
phones as bookies. They un-
doubtedly represented themselves
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Foreign Aid
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solutely vital element in Britain's
economic stability and advance
ment."
Senator Taft said he didn't
think Mr.. Mayhew's views will
have any great influence when
Congress votes on the $3.50. .000,-
900 authorization bill to continue
the Marshall Plan another is
months. But the Senator added:
Before the Appropriations
Committees act on the actual ap-
preparations, I think there should
be a new examination Of Britain's
economy to see where she stands" 4"
Detailed Probe Indicated.
1t already has been indicated
that the appropriations groups
in each house will go into Mar
shall Plan costs In detail, both
from the standpoint Of the effect
of lower food prices at home and
recovery abroad. The bill now
under consideration is an author
ization act and an appropriation
measure must follow.
Chairman Connally has pre-
dicted committee approval of the
full $5,580,O00,000 with no cuts.
Mr.. Mayhem had said Britains
industrial production now is 20
per cent above prewar levels.
President Truman, at his press
conference yesterday, said in reply
to a question that this Nation
should stick by the Marshall Plan
until European recovery is won.
But, taking note Of the optimistic
report, he said the task might not
take four years, as originally con-
templated.
Mr.. Mayhem, on hearing of the
Presidents statement, then pointed
out to reporters at Lake Success,
N. Y, that he had said in his
original statement that Britain
still faces a disturbing dollar
deficit" and that the Marshall
Plan had made a great contribu-
ton to the recovery already
achieved.
Evening star., 1949-02-25
Each Defendant Called.

a 3-cent hourly increase when the
Government index was rising.
The new Government figures
for mid-January are IL per cent
above a year ago. The index is
1872 per cent higher than June.
1946, when major price controls
were abandoned, and 1873 per cent
above the August, 1899, level. 1t
was 70.9 per cent above the
1858 level which is considered
as a normal period and figured at
100.
The Labor Department attrib-
uted the decline in prices in the
December-January period chiefly
to lower costs for apparel and
house furnishings, although food
prices also dropped. Cold weather
saved the General Motors workers
from an additional drop Of l cent
an hour as it caused a sharp rise
in the price Of fresh fruits and
vegetables and kept the index from
slipping even further.
Evening star., 1949-02-25
II. S. Observer Formerly
Was Stenoqropher Here
By the Associated Press

The official American observer
at the trial of Is Protestant
churchmen in Bulgaria is a "a
year-old woman.
She is Mrs. Mary Stevenson
Johnston, former stenographer and
government news writer who is
now serving as press and cultural
attache at the American legation
in Sofia.
Mrs. Johnston is a native of
Fall River, Mass. She was grad
uated from Smith College in 1885
and worked briefly as stenog-
rapher for a book club before be-
coming public relations assistant
at Columbia University.
She entered government service
in 1912 as news writer for the
Office of War Information. In
1945, she was named assistant
director of the United States in
Evening star., 1949-02-25

| as being in some other business. "
In the California case, Western
Unions action in cutting off sery-
ice to illegal establishments was
defended by the California Public
Service Commission, which asked
the FEC to protect the telegraph
company from a damage action If
necessary. :
Southwestern Bells new regula-
ton filed with the FEC specifically
provides for refusal or discontinue
ance of telephone service where
there is evidence that the facilf-
ties will be used "for any unlawful
purpose"
The Chesapeake & Potomac
Co.'s new regulation will be sim
liar, but merely a "formality," the
spokesman said. "juSt to make it
a matter of legal record"
Evening star., 1949-02-25

brant from Vienna, then in charge
of inspection of religious func-
tionS. He said Sielbrant entruSt-
ed him with the task Of collect
ing military, economic and politi-
cal information, including the
movements of troops, boundary
Notifications and movements of
military trains.
He said in 1914 he visited Yanko
Ivanov, a methodist defendant.
and they arranged to report to
Black, whom, he said, was inter-
ested in Bulgarian reaction to
communism, to the Russians and
to peace treaty provisions.
At one point, he asserted, ~
am sorry for my acts. I confess
sincerely to the Bulgarian people
and I repent my activities.
Trial Likely to Last Week.
It appeared the trial. from its
pace today, would continue for
at least a week.
Mr.. Ziapkov may not appear
until late in the trial. He sat in
the 18th seat. among the de-
PENDANTS.
Although news reporters filled
the press box and more were on
their way from outside the coun-
try, photographers were barred
from the courtroom. 1t appeared
a rule against courtroom news
pictures would be maintained.
lila Timev, Deputy Minister of
Justice, announced at a news con-
ference that all had admitted
guilt, voiced repentance and
begged for "a new chance to work
for the motherland." To support
his statements he exhibited 1886
pages of dispositions taken from
the accused men and witnesses.
The trial inspired intense in
tereSt throughout the world since
it follows by II days the life SEN
fencing of Josef Cardinal Minds
Zenty in a Hungarian Peoples
Court on similar charges. Both
Hungary and Bulgaria are Com
munist-governed peoples democ-
racies."
Religious Aspect in Trial Denied.
The Hungarian government de-
MED Cardinal Mindszenty's arrest
and trial had anything to do with
his religious activities. Bulgarian
officials make the same assertions
concerning the case of the Prot
estant churchmen. They say the
accused are being brought to trial
not because they are church lead
Evening star., 1949-02-25

than offsetting the current wage
and salary cuts.
Ford Cut Two Years Ago.
The only previous postwar price
cut in the automobile industry
was Ford's two years ago, when
reductions of SIS to $50 were
ordered. Earlier this week Chrysler
raised its prices 6.66 per week.
When General Motors various
new models were announced dur
ing the last few months, price in
creases ranging from $40 to 1910
were made. The higher advances,
however, included the standardiz-
ing of some models of such equip
ment as automatic trasmisions.
Chevrolet's advance at that
time ranged from $68 to $132;
Pontiac's from $40 to $50; Buick
$50 to 500 and $345 with auto
matte transmission; Oldsmobile
from $45 to 1910, the latter in
eluding automatic transmission,
and Cadillac from $54 to $112.
The General Motors statement
that the price reduction resulted
in part from lowered material
costs contrasted sharply with the
Chrysler Corps annual report,
released last night.
Higher prices at this time are
inevitable the Chrysler report
said. mo significant drop in labor
costs or prices of material is as
yet even in prospect and much
less in evidence"
The General Motors action
brought no immediate comment
from other leading car manu-
facturers.
Scent Increase Last Summer.
The General Motors payroll
changes are figured every three
months on the basis Of Govern
ment price figures. Last summer
General Motors workers received
Evening star., 1949-02-25
delegation to the Paris peace con-
ference in 1946.
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delegation to the Paris peace con-
ference in 1946.
Each Defendant Called.
Prosecutor Dimiter Georgi and
his assistant Tudor Tsakov first
came into the crowded little court
room. Then Judge Constantin
Undjiev and the two jurors, Luka
Lulchev and Veayo Vjevibelv, took
their places on the bench.
The defendants were asked to
stand, state their names, nation
ality, occupations and whether
they had previously been con-
victed of q crime.
In turn, each of the Is an
nounced his name, stated that he
was a Bulgarian citizen and a
Protestant minister and never had
been convicted of a crime.
The accused men then filed
from the room.
Dressed in his black clerical
suit, Mr.. Naumov returned and
began his testimony.
He said he had worked for
American espionage agents and
had delivered military and other
information to DR.. Cyril Black,
then secretary of the American
political mission.
He said DR.. Black was "the Gen.
ter of American espionage activi-
ties In Bulgaria after 1914"
DR.. Black is a professor at
Princeton University. He previ-
ously has declared the charges
were fantastic"
y rs Reporters Present.
Before he took the stand, Pre-
siding Judge Undjiev told the de-
fendant he was accused Of the
most serious crimes in the history
of the country and that he was
convinced the defendant Woulo
tell the truth.
The Judge said If the court lis
impressed by your sincerity, this
will be taken into consideration In
the passing Of sentence"
One American and two British
official observers were in court
along with Is newspaper reporters
The American observer was Mrs
Mary Johnston, Press and Cul-
tural Attache.
Mr.. Naumov said he began col
lecting information for the West
ern powers in 1888 at the time OF
the visit of a man named Siel-
Evening star., 1949-02-25
Se|den Chaplin Arrives
On Queen Mary for
Consultations Here
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

NEW YORK, Feb. 25.-Selden
Chaplin, Minister to Hungary,
arrived today aboard the liner
Queen Mary and said he had mo
evidence" that Josef Cardinal
Mindszenty actually was under the
influence of drugs during his trial.
But the American envoy, whose
recall has been asked by the Hun
gariari government, added:
There are all kinds of pres
sure, psychological and otherwise,
that can be used on a man"
Mr.. Chaplin was called home
for consultation" by the State
Department Immediately after
Hungary requested his recall on
the ground that he encouraged
the cardinal in his opposition
to the Communist t-controlled gov
ernment.
Won't Discuss Call Home.
The diplomat refused to dis
cuss with newSmen circumstances
prompting his return here, saying
he thought it inappropriate to do
so at this time. Whether he will
return to Hungary, he added, is
up to the State Department.
Mr.. Chaplin said it was his i'm
preston the Hungarian govern
ment ''is annoyed and troubled
by the amorphous and repressed
character of Hungarian public re-
action to the trial.
"They (the government) would
like to have valid measure of Its
intensity. But this is denied them
by the increasing and very con-
siderable public terror which they
themselves have created"
Glad To See Statue of Liberty.
OF his homecoming, the first In
20 months, Mr.. Chaplin said:
Never before has the Statue OF
Liberty meant as much to me with
all it stands for as it does today
coming from a land where police
oppression is imposed by small
group of power-conscious men
carefully trained in the Moscow
school and owing allegiance only
to the Kremlin."
Members of the Hungarian
American League greeted the lin
er as it docked. They carried pla-
cards reading: "Hungarians well
come Mr.. Chaplin the champion OF
democracy" and Budapest GRIM
inal government is composed of
Soviet citizens"
Evening star., 1949-02-25
81. .o35 Leuve Fire in Yeur

DUBLIN, Fire, Feb. rs P).-
Irishmen who left last year to find
homes abroad totaled 1885, the
Fire Minister of immigration said
yesterday. OF these, 49,824 went
to America and 30,290 to Great
Britain,
Evening star., 1949-02-25

formation Service In Athens. Two
years later she Joined the foreign
service as assistant information
officer in Sofia. She has been as
sistant attache since October,
1947.
Evening star., 1949-02-25
Musons to Serve Dinner

,Anacostia Masonic Lodge will
serve a ham dinner from 2 to 8
p m. tomorrow at 2002 Fourteenth
street Sc, in the first Of a series
of such affairs for the benefit OF
the lodges organ fund.
Evening star., 1949-02-25
Honduron Envoy Sails

BALTIMORE, Feb. Is (P.-Dr.
Julian R. Caceres, Honduras Am
bassador, and Mrs. Caceres sailed
for home yesterday aboard the
United Fruit Line ship Ulua.
Evening star., 1949-02-25
Finland
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concluded a friendship and mu-
tual assistance pact.
Reports Heard.
Finland's leaders have inter-
preted the pact as excluding the
possibility of Russia sending
troops into their country unless
Finland agrees there is threat
of aggression against the Soviet
Union.
Reports of Russian troop move
ments have been circulating in
high political circles here for sew
eral days. Some Of these reports
referred to Russian maneuvers
along the Soviet Arctic coast.
No Finnish official would con-
firm the reports. Officials said
the Finnish official position is not
to carry on any intelligence &C
ivities concerning Russia.
Mai. Gen. v. A. sandman, chief
of the Finnish general staff, said
he had no information concerning
Russian troop movements.
Finnish Regime Scored.
Moscow dispatches recently re-
ported considerable critical COM
ment against the Finnish govern
ment in the Moscow press, at
about the same time Russia was
making her all-out attacks on
the projected North Atlantic AL
lance. This alliance would link
the United States and Canada
with the Brussels powers Of
Britain, France. Belgium, the
Netherlands and Luxembourg.
Russia first reminded Norway
of their common frontier and
warned her to stay out Of the
alliance, and then offered the
Scandinavian country a non-
aggression pact.
In reply, Norway declared it was
not her intention to grant any
peacetime military bases to for
eign powers. Foreign Minister
Halvard M. Lange this week de-
clared his country pins its secur-
ity on the North Atlantic Alliance.
Evening star., 1949-02-25
Reports of Soviet Moves
Unconfirmed in Oslo

OSLO, Norway, Feb. Is R-
No official Norwegian source will
confirm reports from Helsinki Of
Russia strengthening her garri-
sons along the Soviet-Norwegian
border.
Official circles in Oslo regard
these reports as part Of q war of
nerves against Norway.
Evening star., 1949-02-25
BeckIey

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General Motors

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Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-12-23

A hunter claimed that his dog
had the most sensitive nose of any
animal in the world. He liked to
tell of the time that he flushed a
pheasant. The bird dashed for
some underbrush and the dog was
ordered to 60 in and flush it again.
The nj m a l, unfortunately.
picked up the birds back scent
and followed it swiftly for miles
and miles. Finally he reached a
tree. He looked up into the branch
es and barked loudly. When the
hunter caught up with the dog he
followed the dogs gaze and saw
the nest from which the pheasant
had been Matched two years be-
fore.
He never did explain how the
pheasant's egg got into that nest.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-12-23
Retriever

Zone, two, three, four, five, six,
seven, eight. nine," counted the
visitor in an English woman's
home, "my goodness! What big
family"
"Yes'm," agreed the woman
proudly, as she held the family
group picture up for closer inspec-
ton, "a fine lot of children, Hi
ave, thank 'eaven. An we've
managed to nyme them so that
beach child as a nyme beginnin'
with HATCH"
"Really?" said the visitor
What are their names?"
"Well, this un's Enry, that's
Arold, the one on the left his Ugh,
the one next to i'm his Erbert,
then Ubert, the little chap his
Orris, and the two girls are Arriet
and Etty. The tall boy in front was
always picking things hup so we
nymed i'm Holiver."
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-12-23
CRANBERRlES
& HOW TO Cook Them

color tells you all you should know about
cranberries. old recipes. new recipes.
how to can, how to freeze. For your free
copy, write Post Office Box 1888. New
York 8. New York Adv.
Evening star., 1949-02-02

chatterbox Club. Hotel statAr. 1886
pm. tomorrow.
%. Concert; s,.I Marine .,, symphqny oEehestra
CONCERT. Army Band Concert, Depart
mental Auditorium. Constitution Avenue
Wade N. Stephens organ recital. Church
OF the Latter-day Saints, O'Clock to-
SPECIAL EXHIBITS.
National Archives, exhibition hall, Con:
Eighth streets NV. open s:45 am; t
Saturdays Sundays and holidays; "Elec:
tons and Inaugurals Of the Past" through
Phillips Gallery. 1890 Twenty-first street
NV, open ii am. to 10 pm Mondays
urdays: and 2 to pm. sundayS moderr
National Gallery Of Art; Sixth street
am to 5 pm: Weekdays and .dI 2 to 10 pm
the Mson ress ne Wnsr
Dale collections and gifts from other
donors, and Michelangelo's statue OF
Corcoran Gallery of Art. Seventeenth
street and New York avenue NV; open
12 to 4:30 pm. Mondays. 10 am. to 4:3O
pm. Tuesdays through Fridays. 9 am; to
days; water colors by artists of Washing
ton, for an indefinite period.
Fish and Wildlife Service. under mair
lobby in Commerce Department Building
Fourteenth and E streets NV: open E
am. to 4 pm. daily; display OF animal;
and fresh-water fish.
Studio Group Show, No 4. tHillyer court
open Saturdays 10 am. to 4:3O pm. ant
Sundays l to 5 pm. for an. indeinit'
period. Paintings. sculpture and ceramics
and Constitution avenue NV; photo
Evening star., 1949-02-02
~ NJ
\XE:;;;: W. i 5:
", ::

ANTIQUE EXHIBIT.
Sixth annual national antiques exhibi.
tion, including exhibits from 1S States
sponsored by the Childrens Museum oi
Washington. Hotel Statler, - IL am. Il
1920 pm. through Friday. y
BIOSOPHY.
Victorian Living" class. Of instruction
In intelligent living. conducted bytsthe
Biosophical Institute, Willard Hotel &
DANCING.
Square dancing, YWCA, Seventeenth and
streets NV. o'clock tonight
Instruction in Lati4 American dancing,
Walsh Club, rear 1923 Twenty-second
street NV, $50 O'Clock tonight.
Folk and square dance instruction,
partment, Thomson Center. Twelfth and
L streets NV, 8 o'clock tonight.
DRAMA.
'"The Drunkard," an old fashioned mel
odrama presented by the Mount Vernon
Players at Mount Vernon Place Methodist
Church. 900 Massachusetts, avenue NV.
$50 pm. nightly, except Sundays, through
LUNCHEONS.
Road Gang. Willard Hotel. 1918 pm.
tomorrow,
Evening star., 1949-02-02

graphs from seven South American coun-
exhibit Of Latin American photography
Open 3 am. to 4:30. pm. weekdays and
am: to noon Saturdays, through Febru-
ary 15.
BY Joan Lanigan, Mondays through SadAr-
days. am. to pm. through February
Silver Spring Art Gallery, 9216 Flower
color prints and drawings of World War
l. by Muirhead Bone, through March 12.
FOR sERvICEMEN.
Penthouse USO. Seventeenth and X
streets NV, penthouse forum and movie,
Evening star., 1949-02-02

8 o'clock tonight: informal dancing, $50
o'clock tonight; dance class with Jim, 10
o'clock tonight.
Soldiers. saileDs and Marines Club, 1908
desk, billiard tables and radio.
!servicemen's Victory Center. 1113 Penn
sylvania avenue NV; free canteen, open
daily, noon to midnight.
Evening star., 1949-02-02

The minute hand of London's Big
Ben Is 14efeet long.
Evening star., 1949-02-02
SALE OF MEMS SHORTS

sBoxer shorts in white or pastel
broodcloth and woven madras.
Gripper fastener shorts in woven
madras. Sonforized for not more
than % residual shrinkoee. 28-444.
Evening star., 1949-02-02

At price like this you practically all your old oyed
and shirts The selection have terrific have
shirt with suit in almost color need with
the kind Of ooryou prefe They made of fine ustous broodco
Sonforized for than % residual snkoge The regular
fused collar style white deep blue strPes
The spread collar With stoys in pastel pink, blue ton
grey green Sizes II to II the group Take advantage Of this
reoordbeokg price and stock for the whole year ahead!
On Sole Thursday $50 AM
Ms ct Reed emeuHop tn Of Arm
-Mas sFwnshng Street Floor
Evening star., 1949-08-26
Charles Round Low Cloud.
Indian CoIumnist, Dies
BY the Associated Press

BLACK RIVER FALLS. Wis.
Aug. rs. Charles Round Low
Cloud, colorful Indian columnist
who thought in Wfnnebago anc
write in English" died yesterday
of an internal disorder.
Low Cloud, self-styled Indian
Report" had written a column fol
the weekly Black River Falls Ban
ner-Journal for nearly 30 years
His pithy comments on National
affairs as they pertained to his
own life in Western Wisconsin
were picked up frequently by many
daily newspapers.
The Indian-he knew he was
born in December and thought
the year was 1872-was prone te
blame politics and politicians fol
the ills of the world in pungent
language unmarried by punetua-
tion.
"The only punctuation he knew
I guess, was periods" said Mrs
Harriet Noble, Banner -Journa.
editor. "We always printed hi.
column just as he brought it in
hand-written on a scrap of paper
Low Cloud attended Carlisle In.
dian School for five years from
1898 to 1898. He started his week
ly column in 1920. Sick for two
weeks, he was hospitalized last
Sunday.
Evening star., 1949-08-26
Woman Hitchhiker Held
In Staying Of Texan
By the Assoeiofsd Press

BRADY, Tex. Aug. 26.-Lewis
Patterson. "a. Brady real estate
salesman, was shot to death and
left face down in a ditch beside
Highway 81 yesterday.
Two hitchhikers-a 15-year-old
girl and q 23-year-old woman
were arrested in a San Angelo
bus station. Officers said both
made statements that Mr.. Patter-
son was shot as he struggled with
the woman for a gun after she
attempted to hold him up.
McCulloch County Attorney Ev-
ans j. Atkins said a charge Of
murder would be filed here against
the woman. She told officers she
was native of Summerville. Mass.
Mr.. Atkins said in his opinion
the girl would come under juris-
diction of juvenile authorities. She
gave her home as Austin, Tex.
Oficers said both the girl and
woman told them they were picked
up yesterday morning by Mr.. Pat
terSon at a bridge outside Brady.
Evening star., 1949-08-26
.C-54 JeHisons CARGO,
Reaches Hawaii Safely
BY the Associoted Press

HONOLULU, Aug. ga Grip
pied C-54 Military Air Transport
Service cargo plane with a six
man crew limped safely into
Hickam Field yesterday after jet
tisoning most of its load into the
sea on a flight from Fairfield.
Calf.
The plane landed with a half
hours fuel remaining.
I'VE didn't think We stood a
chance. We were all ready to start
swimming" said the copilot, 1st
1t. Dilmer L. Morgan of Mitchell,
S. D., in describing failure of an
engine 1000 miles at sea.
The governor Of the right in
board propeller broke off and the
engine raced up to $500 revolu-
tions per minute. The propeller
could not be feathered.
I'VE junked 5000 out of 10000
pounds Of cargo. plus the door Of
the plane" said the pilot, Capt.
Gordon D. Bates of San Diego,
Calf, "but we kept losing alti-
tude. We dropped from 5000 feet
to $500 feet with the wind howl
ing in through the door,"