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The people's voice., 1949-12-09
SHORT SHOTS
BY WILLIAM j. PRIEST
Livingston, Mont.

Has your rent gone up? The rent
control act expires in June, but now
the National Association of Real Es
tate Boards states: "We must not
give Tighe Woods, rent control di-
rector, any funds in January" Last
year Woods asked for $26 million,
congress gave him SIT million and
told him to come back in January
and get the balance. Watch how your
senator and congressman vote, on
giving Woods the balance of 81 or
SO million. If he doesn't get it rent
control is out and your rent goes up.
Montana unions take notice
Nicholson, union member, elected
mayor of Butler, Pa; McCabe, pres
ident of Buffalo, NY, union, elected
to city council; Crowley, another un-
ion man and democrat, elected in
Quincy, Mass. These facts are start
ling when a democrat is elected in
Quincy, let alone union man.
American Medical Association
and insurance companies are join
ing hands to fight National Health
program. Watch for local insur-
ance agents distributing their
share of 100000 pamphlets
against National Health proposal.
Ecton and D'Ewart oppose the well
fare state. Do they want to do away
with social security, unemployment
comp, bank deposit insurance, mini
mum wage laws, IVA, SEC? Re-
when REA was called social
ism? You million farmers who
have electricity still enjoy the right
of free speech, free assembly, free
dom of religion, whether REA is
socialism, statism, welfare state, or
what have you. You can still stand
lower rates which MVA and eva will
give you.
The people's voice., 1949-12-09
A Tacit Admission?

According press since the recent Republican
cave Helena party leaders of the state unhappy
Afghanistanian editorial policies the
papers They the opinion the company press should
edtoray carry the ball for the Grand Old Party
This confirms long standing suspicion in the minds Of
many people, Right from the horses mouth
practical purposes the Montana COP leadership
The people's voice., 1949-12-09

and the ACM-Montana Power group
are politically one and the same. 1t
is indeed an interesting surprise that
Republican leaders no longer deny
this relationship and are now object
ing openly to the lack Of virility OF
the press arm of their political allies.
The people's voice., 1949-12-09

the most dollar be specific and
that such grants used only for military purposes
Of couse-f you don't like it, let senators and
congressman know-but- bet few of will Instead
you'll keep moaning about high federal taxes and deficit
spending and-DO NOTHING about it.
The people's voice., 1949-12-09
AFL COMMENTATOR

Starting January 2, 10 to 10:15
pm, EST, AFL Commentator
Frank Edwards will be on lat MBC
stations, five nights each week.
Unions tell your members to watch
for Edwards.
The people's voice., 1949-12-09

stations, five nights each week.
Unions tell your members to watch
for Edwards.
FLASH-New York Times reports
so many private utilities are con-
ducting campaigns that they are get
ting in each others way. On October
20 the Times stated: Zone trend tow
ard unity of action appeared last
week in the distribution to all the
power companies of statement of
principles by a public relations ag-
ency retained by AZ utilities. One
OF the principles is this The govern
ment should build facilities to gener-
ate public power, but private utilities
should transmit the energy" In
otherwords, the citizens of your com
munity chip in and build a big gar
age, stock it with oil, gas, and all
equipment, then give it to some one
from New York to run, and you get
your car serviced at the same rate
as the tourist going through. Good
deal for the power companies, and
the man who gets the garage. Let's
keep the electricity ourselves, heat
our homes, pump water on ranches.
It's our dams and our juice.
The big attack on co-ops starts
off in 1850. NTEA President says
More newspaper advertising, con-
tacting our senators and represen-
tative friends, have bankers and
clergymen also contact them to
support anti-co-op legislation.
Watch your local newspapers for
these ads and the story on the in
side pages.
Steinkraus, president of Chamber
If Commerce, state "the freedom to
enter any industry is the criterion of
conditions. No mon
'ply in soap, just an oligoply-control
~ few-Lever Bros, Colgate
'almolive-Peet, Proctor & Gamble,
Who control 80 per cent of soap and
detergent market.
Telephone workers and all others
coming under the 75c minimum
wage act. Remember you don't
have to sue for unpaid wages. The
government, upon request, will sue
for you and collect the penalty
also, at no cost to you.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-04-29
Fifth Man Convicted
In Mariinsville OF
Assault on Woman
D. 49, &ssss sSs~s s>s&s

MARTiSSvu1-E- Va Arxa -
A Circus; coass jury nAs cen.
rlcted Franc4s D~ Sales 0fas&ssa
81. q. vap~ HIS sentence was
axsd at death,
Convicted yesterday GrNy~an =
the nflh colugec defendant ~ ,lsx
case for whom The death penalty
has been recommended Two
others are vel 10 stand trial.
Those onssctet. Ggayson, Joe
Henry Hampton. Frank Halystcn
E,; Booker 7, Alllnef and Ao~
ard Lee Hairss. n. faced the 34fx
in separate trials IN almost daily
succession.
James Luther Harxion and
John clabon TAylo. remain 10 BE-
tried Trial Of the former Is Nj
for Monday
Judge kennon {. White has
deferred sentences unul the tglAlz
Of all defendants are completed
The State charged the men at
tackled The wife Of a Martins, lie
department store manager or tie
night Of January q. She testified
she MAS walking down a railroad
track near here when four Of the
men seized her. She SAID three
others joined in the assault later
Grayson Is the only married
man among the defendants lie
is the father OF FIVE children
ranging In age from 2 TO q wears
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Britain Seeks 10 Buy
Big Quantity Of u. ).
Pork With ECA Funds
By MolcoIm Lomborne, Jr.

The United Kingdom is seeking
10 purchase considerable guam
tity of United States pork and pork
products with Economic Co-opera-
ton Administration funds as hos
prices in this country continue 10
fall at the major markets.
While various Government aeen-
cies concerned with the reported
transaction remain silent on the
total amount involved. trade
sources have estimated 1t is In
the neighborhood OF so, 900 900
pounds.
This would be the largest export
ALLEGATION OF meat 10 the United
Kingdom in two years. That coun-
try has not received any meat from
the United States since late in
l947 when shipments were cut of
in the face of a grain shortage In
the United States.
Export License Needed.
The Agriculture Department
estimates pork production in the
United States for the April
period Of this year at 2.234 900 900
pounds. Accordingly. the reported
so, 900 ,o00- pound figure would be
slightly more than per cent OF
output for the three months.
Before ECA issues an authorize
ton for the British purchase pro-
gram, two other Government
agencies will have to pass on it
Agriculture and Commerce, The
latter department will have TO Is
sue an expert license.
The question facing Secretary
OF Agriculture Brannan is wheth-
er the supply and price situation
as 1t exists today permits resump-
ton of foreign meat buying on
such a large scale. Obviously, any
great amount OF foreign meat pur-
chases would have a bolstering ef-
feet on hog purchases.
Warning on support Buying.
The departments April-June al
location. worked out some time
ago. provides for export OF only
Is. 100000 pounds OF meat TO all
countries. The United Kingdom
Is listed to take only 100000
pounds and it is earmarked for its
dominions in this hemisphere.
Mr.. Brannan has warned on
several occasions recently that
falling hog prices would soon find
the Government buying pork in
substantial amounts in order to
support hogs at around $3.50 a
hundred pounds-as required by
present support price legislation.
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CurteIs
Continued From First Page.)

Continued From First Pageo
Bronson, chief of the decarteliza-
ton branch.
Gen. Clay Also Censured.
Gen. Lucius D. Clay, American
commander In Germany, also
comes in for criticism in TIT" full
report for changing" ,the pro-
gram.
While the report devotes most
of it's space to details Of how
alleged concentrations Of eco
nomic power are managing to
survive within Germany itself.
it hints broadly that international
monopoly arrangements also are
staying alive.
In particular 1t reports that
moves to break up the German
antifriction bearing monopoly
begged down after ski. the Swed-
ish bearing combine. injected
itself into the proceedings.
And it says that in cases where
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German participants in cartels
have announced, under occupa-
ton orders, the agreements have
been ended, there is no informa-
ton on the nature of new agree
ments that have been made in
place of the old.
Civilian Control Recommended.
It says that in the cases where
Recommendation has been put In
operation. production has in
creased and the German econ
omy strengthened.
But, it says, there have been
only a handful Of such cases
latter four years Of occupation
and two years of operation under
an adequate law"
The board strongly recommends
that the program be put under
civilian control. the staff improved
and the complex legal procedure
simplified.
Other recommendations:
The chief Of the Decentralization
branch should be a man familiar
with antitrust laws.
If the program cannot be car
ried out with the consent and CO.
operation of our Allies, then the
United States should deconcen-
trate in the American zone.
All cases heretofore proposed
should be re-examined.
The program should not be
turned over to the Germans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-04-29
Filipino ConstabuIary |
Battling Red LED Hulk
Killers Of Mrs. Quezon.
" the kssocicssd Press

MANILA, April 29.-Hukbalahaps
identified as the slayers of Mrs.
Aurora Quezon and II others were
engaged in a battle by Philippine
soldiers and constabulary today.
Brig. Gen. Alberto Ramos. chief
of the Philippine constabulary,
said the battle had been under way
since last night in the Sierra
Madre Mountains.
The Communicated armed peas
ants were identified by 1t. Col.
Angel Magallanes, Nueva Ecija
provincial commander of the con-
stabulary, as the slayers of the
widow Of the Philippines first
President. He said the Hukbalahaps
were led by Col. Alexandra Viernes.
veteran ambusher. The Quezon
party was ambushed while travel
ing in the Sierra Madre Mountain
area yesterday.
Progress of the battle was not
known here because of the lack of
communications. Constabulary and
army soldiers were using cannon
to pound the Huks.
About Drive Ordered.
President Elpidio Quirino Or
dered an about campaign against
the dissidents. He did so as the
sorrowing Philippine nation paid
last respects to Mrs. Quezon and
other victims of the massacre.
In a nationwide radio talk the
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Mother Dies in Crash
As Son Maps at Wheel

Mrs. Markshe Jung Sing, 42le
Sixteenth street NV. was killed
yesterday when car driven by
her son crashed into a wall at
Dorsey. Md. Maryland State
police reported.
Police said Calvin Sing, %. APP
parently fell asleep at the wheel.
The car veered off the Baltimore
boulevard and ran into the wall,
police said.
Calvin. student at Johns Hop
kins University. escaped unin-
jured. Mrs. Sing was pronounced
dead on arrival at st. Agnes Hos
pital, Baltimore.
Troopers r. j. Powley and r..
Y. Wolfe charged Sing with man
slaughter and reckless driving. He
was released under $500 bond. A
hearing date was not Immediately
set.
Mrs. Sings husband. Jung Sing.
owns several laundries in Alex
andria, and another son George
also Is in the laundry business
there.
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By Steffon Andrews
North American Newspaper Alliance

INOflh S%HtSftN8H iNSwsPNPS' SNb'S''~S
The Government today is fight
ing a running behind the-scenes
battle with hundreds of special
interest groups trying to get on
the Marshall Plan gravy train.
Everybody and his uncle wants
to cash in on the foreign-aid pro-
gram" grumbles a top flight
economic Cooperation Admins
sration official. You would think
We were running a giant pork
barrel.
The ECA charges that scores of
these groups are putting pressure
on Congress to get special con-
sideration for their particular
products, generally in the form of
directive which would force ECA
to buy their goods.
IF Congress should grant all
these requests, the annual cost Of
the ECA program would be in
creased by some hundreds of mil
lions of dollars per year." says
Administrator Paul G. Hoffman.
Mr.. Hoffman believes this back
stage grab for gravy is one OF the
most pressing problems now fac
ing the foreign recovery program
and represents a drastic shift in
the original opposition toward ex-
port of American products.
Wheat Shipments Cited.
Less than 10 months ago. he
points out, every one was greatly
worried that ECA would ship out
of the country a great volume of
American products and add i'm
measurably to the danger of sky
rocketing imitation.
II recall particularly the con-
Germ over shipments of wheat to
Europe. At one congressional
hearing a witness pointed at me
and accused me of willingness to
rob the American home Of its
daily bread to help Europe.
LAS of this moment, any plan
that would get more wheat out
of this country would meet with
great acclaim"
But the pressure by wheat in
terests to export milled flour to
Europe is only one example of
what ECA is up against, says Mr..
Hoffman, There are scores of
other American producers who
want favors from the foreign-aid
program.
Specifically. aid officials are
swamped from demands from
coal producers to buy coal, from
fruit growers to export dried
fruits, from tobacco producers to
buy tobacco, from machine-tool
builders to buy machine tools and
from auto manufacturers to buy
new cars.
All these producers have poured
an almost constant deluge of
pleas on Congress and foreign
aid officials to export their surplus
products-regardless of whether
| it helps European recovery to have
these products.
Senator Vandenberg. Repub-
lican. of Michigan, q prime hacker
of the recovery program, almost
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Reds Claim Seven Armies
Are Being DESTROYED

SAN FRANCISCO. April 20 (P.
The Chinese Communist radio
said today the major part of seven
Nationalist armies were being
hacked to pieces between Hang
chow and Marking.
The radio said more than 40, 900
prisoners had been taken. The
Nationalist armies were identified
as the 5lst. 4th. 28th, 48th. 99th,
Seth and Goth. previously the
99th and Goth were reported
wiped out" by the radio.)
Red troops, said the radio, have
captured a line Of towns forming
an arc from Wuhing and Chang
hing near Lake Tai. west of
Shanghai. to the highway town
of Langki to the northwest.
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Special Groups Trying to Board
ECAGrovy Train, Hoffman Says

Host his temper at repeated
demand by the Coal Exporters
Association of the United State
to double the export of coal tt
Europe.
Representatives Of the associa-
ton asserted that there was q
vast surplus of bituminous Goa
and insisted that the ECA raise
it's export of American coal from
900, 900 to 100000 tons q
month.
Senator Vandenberg retorted
that this entire argument collides
head-on with the purpose Of ECA
and suggests a total misunder-
standing of the basic detectives
behind the foreign-aid program
He bluntly told the association
representatives:
Il quite agree that, other things
being equal, American SURPRISES
should be used, but I could never
agree that we would be remotely
faithful to the purposes of ECA
if we arbitrarily insist that the
things they produce they shall
cease producing. and that that
trade shall be transferred to our
own domestic producers.
Mr.. Hoffman says coal Is
good example of postwar ex-
port to Marshall Plan countries OF
IAN item which. before the war,
Europe produced in sufficient
quantities to meet her own needs.
Due to the war destruction,
production of coal in Europe sank
to a very low level and shortly
after the end of the war Ameri-
can coal was supplying large
percentage of Eurspe's fuel needs.
Quite naturally" Mr.. Hoffman
says. our coal exporters not only
would like to see that volume
maintained, but increased"
But, if the ECA did nothing but
that. European production would
never be restored and European
nations would remain on the necks
of American taxpayers.
AS a former automobile official,
Mr.. Hoffman says he shoulders
with others in the automobile in
dustry when European dealers
shift over to selling BritiSh-m
cars instead of American makes.
But we must not get toe
violent" he cautions. 1--WE must
exercise restraint because at the
present time most of the Marshall
Plan countries cannot buy Amer
lean cars unless the American tax
payers give them the money with
which to buy them"
Mr.. Hoffman admits that Con-
gress has duty to listen to the
pleas of special interest groups
for favored treatment. He agrees
that this country's economic
strength and stability is entitled
to top priority.
II do believe. however. that
where a special subsidy for a
particular American industry Ii
considered desirable that a separ-
ate appropriation should be made
to cover the cost and that II
should not be paid out Of funds
appropriated for European re-
covery."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-04-29
D. T.. Insists on Check
OF Ability 10 Pay in 1b
Cases, Coulter Says

The District Budgst OEce
has turned down . request by
District health officials 20 do
away with inquiries INTO patients
ability 10 pay for tuberculosis
treatment. Or. A. Barklie Coulter.
director q the Health Depart
ment's division OF tuberculosis
control. disclosed Yesterday.
He said the budget Office IN a
recommendation 10 the Commits
sioners rejected a formal request
by Health Ofiee- George c. Run
land for abolition OF sacil means
tests" for tuberculats SIX weeks
ago. but that the action had not
been made public because il was
strictly a medical matter"
The inquiries are made o! pa
tients applying for treatment at
District institutions They deter
mine the city's financial reSpon-
sibility toward care OF the patient
according TO the patients ability
TO pay.
DR.. Coulter disclosed the &C
ton as he presided over a melting
of the Washington Metropolitan
tuberculosis Conference at the
Federal Security Building.
New York Ended Practice.
DR.. 1sidore Babrowitz. medical
superintendent Of New York's
Municipal Sanitorium. said New
York had done away with such
tests for tuberculars more than
two years ago, but. in effect,
apologiZed that it had not been
done sooner.
DR.. Coulter replied that the
doctor need not apologize. since
District officials have received
word that the means test will con-
tinue in Washington. as is"
"TB is communicable. II breaks
up families" said DR.. Coulter.
Health officials have decided that
it's one of the things the public
should pay for. A sanatorium is to
protect every one from getting TB. ;"
He said that If tubercular can
not isolate himself. he can be
forced to by law.
80 Per Cent Don't Pay.
But have one case where a
patient was requested TO pay $50
a month for treatment. He re-
fused What can be done remains
to be seen"
Dr.. Coulter said more than 90
per cent Of the patients don't pay
anything.
Why investigate and pay medi-
cal-social workers for one out of
every 10 persons who can pay?"I
ne asked. The rich 60 outside
the city for treatment, anyway"
He explained that TB is more
devasting to a family than most
diseases because the average stay
at a sanatorium is more than
400 days and recuperation period
of several months is required after
the patient goes home. Then
about a third of the patients
break down again. he stated.
IF a man has his appendix
removed, he can return to work
and make money again in a short
time" he said. But a tubercular
will be out of a job for more than
a year. This is the time he needs
his money the most"
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Chino
Continued From First Page)

shing, control point on the Shang-
hai-Hangchow railroad.
Kashing. g. miles southwest OF
Shanghai, was in the path of q
Red column driving south from
Soochow tWuhsien).
A Nationalist communique said
IA Red drive on Shanghai appeared
to be a move to protect the flank
of the southbound columns.
1t asserted the force coming
from the West had been checked
about 81 miles west of the me-
tropolis near Kunshan. on the
misunderstanding railway. Trains
to Kunshan had quit running.
The Shanghai garrison reported
the captors of Wuhing now were
advancing south toward Hang
chow. 1t earlier had reported the
Communist 23d army was operat-
ing in this region.
Hangchow Believed Goal.
1t appears that the main Red
push is aimed now at Hangchow.
not Shanghai. With the capture
of Hangchow, Shanghai would be
sealed off by land.
This could mean that an attack
on Shanghai will be delayed.
The garrison said strong force
Of government troops was deployed
between Hangchow and the Reds
in the north.
The garrison said the Reds were
headed toward Wukang. rs miles
northwest of Hangcfow.
The communique quoted Red
prisoners as saying Communist
troops who crossed the Yangtze
had only three days rations and
were without supply stations.
The garrison charged the Conf
munists were looting the country
side in occupied areas. searching
for food.
Vice Admiral Oscar c. Badger
commander of the Western Pa
cific Fleet. said United States
Navy forces would be retained
at Woosung as long as needed
lin the safe evacuation of Amer
lean nationals from Shanghai"
Woosung is some 10 miles from
Shanghai. where the Whangpoo
flows into the Yangtze.
Consulate Statement.
The announcement issue d
through the American consulate
said:
Ample provisions have been
made to provide transportation
to leave Shanghai If commercial
transportation is not available. -
President Truman said yester-
day in Washington such provi-
sionS were made.
Landing facilities used by the
Navy on the Whangpoo at Shang-
hal have been closed. Admiral
Badgers announcement was taken
here to mean the Navy will keep
units near the Yangtze mouth
with perhaps one vessel at Woo
sung.
The Shanghai American Con-
sulate moved into the Glen Line
Building on the water front.
Airlines said evacuation had
slackened. Some flights reported
few vacancies and cancella-
tions.
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Ambassador DouoIos
Visits London Office

LONDON. April 2s~-Anserasan
Ambassador Lewis Douglas wen'
70 his osscr In Len1an TODAY .o'
the hrSs time SINCE Re snaEEe6 his
ietf eye with a fsshhook while
trout fishing April e.
Mr.. Douglas. who spen; nearly
two weeks IN q Southampton eye
hospital after tire accident neAs
there. Spen; soTe time ~ sas
Embassy comforting with members
Of his staff and attending 10 roa-
lire business,
His eye Is still hAncasec. HIS
doctors said "Wednesday they had
real hope O. saving the sight OF
the eve.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-04-29
Services to Be Held Here
For Mrs. Quezon, Daughter

Memorial services for Mrs.
Aurora Quezon and her daughter,
Miss Maria Aurora Quezon, will be
held here at the same time as
those to be held in Manila. the
Philippine Embassy has an
nounced.
Date. time and place will be
set after word is received from
Manila, officials said today.