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Evening star., 1949-07-18
Rites 10 Be Held Tomorrow
For Dr.. George Won AIexich

Funeral services will be held to-
morrow for Dr.. George M. Won
Alexich, SIS, former Austrian dip
lomat and faculty member of the
Georgetown University Graduate
School, who died last Friday.
Prayers will be said at $50 am
at the Hanlon funeral home, 1881
Georgia avenue NV, followed by
requiem mass at am. at the
hurch of the Annunciation
Thirty-ninth street and Massachu-
sets avenue NV. Burial will be
in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
DR.. Alexich; a naturalized citi-
zen, came to the United States in
1910, a refugee from his native
Austria. He had served as
Austrian ambassador to The Meth
erlands, Belgium and Luxembourg
and resigned from the diplomatic
service when Hitler occupied
Austria.
He served with the Office of War
Information here during the war
and, in 1343, was appointed assis-
tant professor of political science
at Georgetown. He also had been
on the staff of the National Cath
olic Walfare Conference. since
coming to Washington. Represen-
tatives from the university and
the conference will attend the
funeral.
DR.. Alexich was found dead in
his apartment at 5000 Cathedral
avenue NV. His widow and
daughter, Maria. survive him.
Evening star., 1949-07-18

he decided to appear. however.
out "of a sense of responsibility"
While not pretending to be an
expert on communism, he told
the committee, you can put me
down as an expert on being q
colored American"
Says Job Is Unfinished.
I'm not fooled because I've
! had a chance open to very few
Negro Americans" he continued.
Its true that I've been the lab
oratory specimen in great
change in organized baseball. I'm
proud that I've made good on
my assignment to the point where
other colored players will find it
easier to enter the game and go
to the top. But I'm we'll aware
that even this limited job isn't
finished yet. There are only
three major league clubs with
only seven colored players signed
up, out of close to 400 major
league players on Is clubs.
But a start has been made.
and progress goes on. and South
ern fans as we'll as Northern fans.
are showing that they like the
way things are working. And as
long as the fans approve, we're
going to keep on making progress.
until we go the rest of the way
in wiping Jim Grow out of Ameri-
can sports"
Mr.. Robinson's wife sat near
the witness table as he testified.
When he was finished members
of the committee complimented
him on his statement. Represent
ative Harrison, Democrat, of Vir-
ginia, acting chairman, assured
him that the committee had no
doubt as to the loyalty of the
bulk Of the colored population.
Evening star., 1949-07-18
Un-Americun
Continued From First Page

to the committee. He prefaced it
by commenting:
1T isn't very pleasant for me
to find myself in the middle OF q
public argument that has nothing
to do with the standing of the
Dodgers in the pennant race-or
even the pay raise I'm going to
ask Mr.. Branch Hickey for next
year"
OF Mr. Robeson's declaration
that American Negroes had too
much affection for Russia ever
to fight her, he said:
Il haven't any comment to
make, except that the statement,
| if Mr.. Robson actually made it,
sounds very silly to me. But he
has right to his personal views,
and if he wants to sound silly
when he expresses them in public
that's his business and not mine.
He's still famous ex-athlete and
a great singer and actor.
II understand that there are
some few Negroes who are mem
bers of the Communist Party, anc
in event of war with Russia they'c
probably act just as any other
Communist would. And mos
Negroes-and Italians and Irish
and Jews and Swedes and S1av!
and other Americans-would &C
just as all these groups did in the
last war.
They would do their best tt
keep their country out of war; i
unsuccessful. they would do theil
best to help their country win tht
Evening star., 1949-07-18
Best's Death Penalty Cut
To 5 Years in Denmark
BY the Associated Press

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, July
18.-An appeals court today COM
muted to five years imprisonment
the death sentence previously i'm
posed on DR.. Werner Best, war
time Nazi gauleiter for Denmark.
The court also commuted the
death sentence of the Nazi Ges-
tapo Chief for Denmark, Otto Bo-
vensiapen, to life imprisonment.
1t affirmed the 20-year prison sem
tence of Police Gen. Guenther
Puncke, and acquitted Gen. Her.
mann Won Hanneken, commander
of the Nazi occupation army, who
previously had been sentenced to
eight years.
Best, high commissioner for the
Reich in Denmark from 1912 to
l945. was sentenced last October.
He was accused of having taken
the initiative in mass deportation
of Danish Jews.
Evening star., 1949-07-18
Knowlond Expects Aid
For China This Session
" the Assoeioied Press

A reported softening in the
State Departments attitude may
produce some military aid fol
Nationalist China before this ses-
sion of Congress ends, Senator
Knowland, Republican, OF Cali
fornia, predicted today.
Senator Knowland told a re-
porter that advocates Of a pro-
gram to help keep Southern and
Western China out of Communist
hands have agreed to push their
proposals soon after the Senate
votes on the North Atlantic alli-
ance.
He said those who want help
sent to China may seek to include
5000 100000 for China in the gen.
eral arms program. AS an alter
native, he said they may try te
attach authorization for thai
amount to a pending bill to ap-
prove a s150,0O0,o0o outlay II
Korea.
Evening star., 1949-07-18
Man P|unges TO Death
As ! Parachutes Fail
By the Associated Press

RUTLAND, VT, July 18.-George
Beaudoin, %. of Montpelier
plunged to his death yesterday
when his parachutes failed in a
demonstration jump before more
than 1000 spectators.
Rutland Airport officials said
Mr.. Beaudoin's regulation para
chute failed to open and that an
emergency parachute did not open
until he was about 10 feet from
the ground.
Mr.. Beaudoin jumped from the
wing of a plane flying at an alti-
tude of $500 feet. The demon
stration was arranged as part OF
a program featuring model air.
plane contest at the airport.
Evening star., 1949-07-18
Briton Pleads Insanity Defense
In Admitting Staying of Nine

his throat and drank it," said the
statement.
McSWann. it continued. died
within about five minutes.
Il put him in a 40-gallon tank
and disposed of him with acid" ii
related.
The statement also said Haigh
killed McSwann's parent, Donald
and Amy McSwann, in 1916, and
DR.. Archibald Henderson and Mrs
Henderson, in 1948.
In each of the last four cases
I had my glass of blood as before, .
the statement continued.
Three Others Not Named.
A second statement introduced
by Sir David quoted Haigh as
confessing to police the murders
of three other persons whose
names were not mentioned. All
were killed in the same way, the
statement said, and their bodies
dissolved.
The statement quoted Haigh as
relating that the first case was
that of woman about IS he met
in London suburb.
"She came with me to this fiat.
the statement said. where duly
tapped her on the head with a
Gosh (short club and tapped her
for blood"
The second was "a youngish
man about the autumn OF the
same year." and the third was "a
girl who later told me her name
was Mary" The statement did
not say what year these killings
were supposed to have occurred.
The statement added:
II have had nothing to do with
the disappearance of any persons
other than those I have already
mentioned"
Evening star., 1949-07-18
Berkeley Springs Homes
Flooded by Heavy Rainfall
Nv the Associated Press

oy NV %SSoSoisN wa
BERKELEY SPRINGS, w. Va.
July ia heavy rainfall yes
terday sent a creek over its
banks, flooding several homes In
the lowlying sections.
The Weather Bureau said three
inches of rain fell between and
6 am.
Warm Spring Run, which
passes through the center OF
town, overflowed into the streets
and covered the State park here
with three feet of water.
Park Supt. Gracen Heare esti-
mated $1,000 damage was caused
to the resorts bath house and
pathways.
Evening star., 1949-07-18
Battle Produces Letter
From Petri||o Urging
Support for Miller
By the Associoted Press

John S. Battle last night pro-
duced a letter from James C..
Petrillo, president of the Amer
ican Federation of Musicians, to
prove his charge that Virginians
are being influenced from outside
the State to support the guberna-
torial candidacy Of Frances Pick
ems Miller.
The letter. which Mr.. Battle
gave to the press at the same time
he telegraphed Mr. Miller ne was
doing so, was on printed station
cry and addressed to "the men,
bers of the American Federation
of Musicians in Virginia" IL
bore Mr.. Petrillo's printed sigma
ture and said in part:
Various States have enacted
legislation which means absolute
ruination to the labor movement,
therefore we are compelled to take
an interest in all State elections,
in order to preserve the rights of
the working people.
1T is most important that you
lend your support to Francis Pick
ems Miller, a liberal and progress
sive anti-machine candidate. 1t is
in the interests of yourself, the
organization to which you belong,
and to all the workers of Virginia
organized and unorganized-
that every effort be made to elect
Francis Pickens Miller.
Assistance Asked.
"Labor's league for political ed
ucation in Virginia is conducting
an aggressive campaign, through
Mr.. Jack S. Smits, chairman of
this organization won't you
please make contact with Mr..
Smith and give whatever service
is possible in this crucial cam
paign?
90" AS president of this great
American Federation of Musicians,
I cannot impress upon you too
strongly the necessity of taking
an immediate. active part in this
election, to protect the general
welfare of all musicians.
For this reason I solicit your
help in the election of Francis
PickenS Miller"
And this is what Mr.. Battle,
another of the four Democratic
candidates for the governorship,
said in part in his telegram to
Miller:
To Talk on Radio.
In answer to your telegram of
July 16 = in which you call
upon me to furnish proof of my
statement that out-of State labor
leaders are attempting to inf1u-
ence the gubernatorial campaign
in your favor, I am releasing the
Petrillo letter to the press.
Il will be glad to furnish you
a copy of this letter upon request"
This, Mr.. Battle said, was just
the beginning. He said he lex
pected to 60 into this matter in
more detail in a radio address"
which he will make tomorrow
night from Newport News.
Evening star., 1949-07-18
Communists Launch
Central China Drives;
Successes Reported
By the Associofed Pres,

CANTON, China, July 1S.-
Fighting between Nationalists and
Communists famed into new ac-
tivity in Central China today.
Of1cial dispatches reported sew
eral Nationalist setbacks.
The objective of Red troops-on
the march after a two-month
acknowledgement to be Chang
sf1a. Human provincial capital and
q Nationalist strongpoint. The
official dispatches told of these
developments:
-Four Red divisions (possibly 80
900 mem captured Ichang,
Yangtze port 600 air miles west
of Shanghai and 200 miles north
Of Changsha.
Nationalists. yielding to strong
attacks, abandoned Paochi. Shensi
Province, western terminus of the
Lunghai railroad. but counter
attacked west and south of the
town.
A big battle is shaping up in
Western Kiangsi Province, east
of Human and directly above
Kwangtung-where Canton is sit
uated.
Nationalists lost-but regained
the Kiangsi highway town OF
Anfu, 800 miles north of Canton.
Reds Report Advance.
The Red radio at Peiping. as
heard in Communist-ruled Nam
king, said Red forces under Man
churian Gen. Lin Piao had pene-
trated the Nationalist defenseS
and driven into Human province
from both Southern Hupeh and
Western Kiangsi.
The broadcast claimed capture
of both Ichang and Shasl. 70
miles east along the Yangtze. 1t
said the southern columns of Red
troops from Kiangsi had taken
Khan on the Kan River, about 120
air miles from the Kwantung
border.
The Peiping radio identified the
Human defender as Gen. Pal
Chung -hsi, who withdrew from
Hankow in May.
Chinese press reports in British
Hong Kong said the new Red
drive had caused fresh panic
among Nationalist officials IN
Canton. The defense ministry,
these accounts said, has chartered
II civilian planes to ferry impor-
tant equipment out OF the pro-
visional capital.
Economic trouble beset Com
munist-held Shanghai. Rice prices
shot up more than 80 per cent.
The Communist dollar was fur
ther inflated, but the official rate
of exchange Jagged behind the
price of rice-on which wages are
based. Shanghai employers said
they couldn't meet the rice in
creaSeS.
Evening star., 1949-07-18
Czechs Find New Income
Selling Places in Queues
Rx the Associated Press

PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia. July
18.-You can make a pretty good
living in this country just stand
ing in a queue-and selling your
place.
There are movie queues. free
store queues and tremendous
queues for a weekly ration of
motorcycles for sale. Limited
numbers of these cycles are offered
every Monday morning, at prices
ranging from 1920 to $1,260. The
demand is so great a man can
park himself outside the salesroom
"a hours in advance and sell the
spot at nice price.
The same can be done in the
queues for the few-and very old
American movies shown here. You
can either buy ticket and scalp
it at profit or sell your place in
line.
Evening star., 1949-07-18
Pennsy Freight Wreck
DELAYS Passenger Trains
Rx the Assoeioted Press

JOHNSTOWN, Pa, July 18.-
Fourteen cars of a Pennsylvania
Railroad westbound freight train
were derailed early yesterday 9
miles east of here on the roads
main line.
There were no injuries.
A spokesman for the company
in Philadelphia said the cars,
loaded with iron ore, were in the
middle of the long freight train.
Delays of some east and west
bound passenger traffic resulted,
but the company said one track
was open at all times.
Evening star., 1949-07-18

war-against Russia or any other
enemy that threatened us.
II and other Americans of many
races and faiths have too much
invested in our country's welfare
for any of us to throw it away
because of siren song sung in
bass"
He went on to say, however
that white citizens should realize
Negroes resent "slurs and dis
elimination.
Just because Communists kick
up big fuss over racial discrim-
| ination when it suits their pur-
poses, lot of people try to pre-
tend that the whole issue in a
creation of Communist imagina-
tion," Mr.. Robinson said. But
they are not fooling any one with
| this kind of pretense, and talk
about Communists stirring up
Negroes to protest only makes
present misunderstanding worse
than ever"
Was Urged Not to Testify.
Negroes were stirred up long
before there was a Communist
Party" he added, "and they will
stay stirred up long after the
party has disappeared-unless
Jim Crow has disappeared by then
as we'll"
Mr.. Robinson said he had re-
ceived a number of messages urg-
ing him not to show up at the
hearing-some of them from
people for whom I have a lot o1
respect and who are just as op-
posed to Communist methods a!
I am"
He explained these apparent.
were sent because some of tn,
policies of this committee hav,
become political ISSUES" He SaiC
Evening star., 1949-07-18
Jap Radio Workers Testify
Today in Tokyo Rose Trial
BY the Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO, July 1s.-
The prosecution in the Tokyo
Rose" treason trial today called
on wartime employees of Radio
Tokyo to put the finger on the
33-year-old defendant.
The slow-moving courtroom
battle Is entering it's third week.
Government attorneys will try to
drive home their contention that
Mrs. Iva Toguri d'Aquino broad
cast propaganda for Japan will
ingly and voluntarily. The de-
fense has about 20. Some 80
dispositions from Japanese who
didn't come in person will be
offered.
The Government says Mrs.
D'Aquino went to work for Radio
Tokyo in 1943 as a typist and
then became a disc jockey on
programs beamed to American
troops.
Evening star., 1949-07-18
BY the Assoeioted Press

LEWES. England, July 18.-
Handsome John George Haigh
was quoted in court today as tell
ing police he killed nine persons
drank some of their blood and
then dissolved the bodies in acid
Haigh pleaded not guilty by
reason of insanity to a charge of
numbering Mrs Olive Durand-
Deacon. 50. a wealthy widow. last
February 18. The debonair, 39-
year-old businessman walked
jauntily to the bench and an
swered mot guilty in clear,
firm voice.
Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe. a pro-
secutor at the international
Nuremberg war crimes trial, is
Haigh's defense attorney. He
read in court a statement he said
Haigh gave to police admitting
the killing of the widow and the
others. He said Halgh was IN
sane so as not to be responsible
for the act" and thus innocent of
premeditated murder.
The statement said Haigh lured
Mrs. Durand-Deacon to a factory
warehouse in nearby Crawley and
shot her in the back of the head.
Used Drinking Glass.
Then I fetched in a drinking
glass and made an incision. I
think with a penknife. in the side
of her neck, and collected a glass
of blood. which I drank"
The statement also told of the
killing of William Donald Nc
Swami. London youth, in 1914.
Il hit him on the head, then
l, u @f I,l1oI
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-17

The Children's Aid Society, Inc,
466 H street SW.. announced today
it will not accept the clothing given
to it by the Eva Peron Foundation
of Argentina to aid 600 needy chill
dren here.
Augustin A. Merlo, attache at the
Argentina Embassy. expressed sur
prise at the society's decision and
said he would have to discuss with
officials of the Embassy what to do
with the gift sent from Argentina.
The Rev. Ralph Vawters, who
conducts the aid society with his
wife, Mrs. Fay Vawters, said: This
has been a mixup all the way
through"
A copy of a letter by Ben Lindas,
attorney for the society, addressed
to the Argentine Embassy, in which
Mr.. Lindas said he had advised the
society not to accept the clothing,
was sent to The Star. The letter
said. in part: .
However, because of the turore
aroused because of your kind o1er
and because this organization hao IN
no manner solicited this gracious
rift, I have advised them not TO
accept this clothing.
1T suggest that the clothes be
given to the Salvation Army, the
Community Chest or the New YORK
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-17
GI Reich Marriages
Banned by u. 5. Army
By the Associated Press

FRANKFURT, Germany. Jan. II
The United States Army today
Cancelled all permits for GIs to
wed German frauleins. 1t was part
of a new program to halt thousands
of such marriages in the occupation
zone.
The newest order voids all pre-
vious permissions for American
German marriages. Army officers
said hundreds" of GIs might be
affected by it.
Army authorities said too many
German girls have been getting
married-thus getting into the
United without proving their
motive is simply unselfish love.
Yesterday the Army announced
restrictions forbidding marriage In
Germany by enlisted soldiers upder
the rank of sergeant-except in spe-
cial cases.
Would-be husbands now must file
an intention to marry" at least
nine months before they are due tc
leave Germany. In all CT marriages
the new rules now provide a six
month instead of the previous three
month waiting period between the
time the application is filed and the
ceremony.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-17
High Court Sets Aside Congress Will Speed
Order 10 Cancel Bund Rent Control Action,
Leaders Citizenship Barley Predicts
Leaders See Trumon,
Discuss Plans for
EorIy Legislation

Congress will speed action on
new rent-control law to replace
the measure expiring March 81,
Vice President-elect Barley said
today after he and other con-
gressional leaders had conferred
with President Truman.
The Export Control Act, which
expires February %, and any other
measures which have only limited
life, also will get early attention,
Senator Barley said.
The Kentuckian, now Senate ma
jority leader, said that in the hour
and a half with President Truman
his group lust talked over the leg
islative situation" He said that
no schedule had been worked out
for handling the various measures
advocated by the President, and
that as a matter of fact committees
had not reported out anything.
Mr.. Barley said he was not ia
miliar with the proposal advanced
last night by Senator Holland, DEM
ocrat, of Florida, that Congress get
all on-controversial issues out of
the way before dealing with such
measures as labor and civil rights.
With Senator Barley were Sen
ator Lucas of Illinois, who will
succeed him as majority leader;
Speaker Rayburn and House Leader
Mccormick. They visited the White
House as Congress began Inaugural
1See CONGRESS, Page A-5D
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-17
Rita Haywohh TO Wed
When Ally Is Divorced
By the Associated Press

CANNES, France, Jan. l7.-Rita
Hayworth and Ally Khan announced
today they will be married as soon
as he is divorced from his present
wife.
Ally Khan received neWspapermen
at his chateau near here and
handed them typewriter state
ments from himself and Miss Hay"
worth.
He said Il am going to marry Miss
Hayworth as soon as am free 10
do So 49,
Miss Hayworth declared she is IN
full agreement with the statement
made by the son of the fabulously
wealthy Aga Khan.
Miss Hayworth has recovered from
an attack of grippe in the seciuslos
of Alys villa here, his secretary
Mario Magliano, reported.
\ I have only been waiting Tor nun
to be free to marry him, SAID MISS
Hayworth. red-haired Hollywood
star and ex-wife of Producer Orson
Welles.
The prince in his statement, COM
plained about the "uninformed and
often scurrilous and vicious reports
in the press about his domestic al"
fairs.
The prince received the press in q
spacious yellow. white and green
salon overlooking the sea. He was
dressed in a blue wool coat, a brlghS
ehoker scarf about his neck.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-17
Chi|dren's Aid Society Rejects
CLOTHING Gift From Argentina

Times, all of which just few weeks
ago we're soliciting funds and gifts
for those in need.
Mr.. Merlo said he had not yet
received the letter and expressed
surprise that it should be made
public before it reached the En-
bassy. The copy was read to him
over the telephone.
Very interesting" he remarked
But there is something wrong
when they say they did not solicit
a contribution
The clothing was to have been
delivered to the society at 4 o'clock
this afternoon. Mr. Nerlo said that
a decision on what will be done nov
with the clothing may necessitate
getting in touch with the founda-
ton in Argentina. The foundation
is headed by the wife of the Ar
genuine President.
The donation from the Argentin-
ian foundation caused considerable
embarrassment in some govern
mental and charitable circles. 1t
was pointed out that there was no
need for outside help in caring for
the courtry's needy children. but,
at the same time, apprehension was
expressed over whether Argentina
would be offended If the gift were
declined.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-17
At Least 6 of 20 Die in Crash
Of American BIG in Scotland
Reports Conflict on Casualties Among
Airmen Returning Home to United States

crewmen and nine ground force
men and their baggage. Two ships
took off together for Iceland. on
the first leg of the journey home,
but one turned back because of bad
weather.
The British Press Association said
the bodies Of six American flyers
were found beside the twisted and
burned wreckage of the plane in
desolate Succoth Glen, hidden be-
tween 3,0O0-foot peaks.
Hugh Campbell, who accompanied
a rescue party. said, "Mutilated bod
les were strewn among the wreckage
on the hillside. and We searched
about to see if there were any sur
vivors, but found none"
Mr.. Campbell told the Association
the wreckage still was burning when
he and two others reached the scene.
1t took rescue workers two hours to
reach the wrecked plane.
Duncan McLachlin, forester who
joined the rescue parties. told a
police officer at Dunoon that some
of the persons were injured ano
were being brought to a hospital
after being carried 2 miles down
the mountain to the only road
crossing in the area.