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battle dense smoke to the hear
OF the blaze in the women's wear
section of the store. Fire Chief
Joseph A. Mayhem, who responded
on the second alarm. praised fire.
men for preventing the blaze from
spreading.
Firemen said damage caused by
the blaze would total several thou
sand dollars. :,
The fire, which started shortly
before 10 pm, tied up streetcar
traffic on the Glen Echo, Cabin
John. Friendship Heights and
Rosslyn lines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-08-11

SClenCc.
Prof. Robbins. an expert on
Sweden, served from 1945 to 1949
in the Foreign Service Reserve as
public affairs officer and first Sec
rotary of the United States En-
bassy in Stockholm.
He returned to American Uni
versity from his leave of absence
in February. DR.. Robbins has
taught at Tufts College. Harvard
Western Reserve, Princeton and
West Virginia Universities. He
received his bachelor of arts de-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-08-11
Cab Driver Held in KILLING

Golding Vaughn, 39-year-old
colored cab driver. was ordered
held for grand jury action after an
inquest at the morgue today into
the shooting Of Lucille Butler, n.
colored. who died Tuesday at Cas-
ualty Hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-08-11

E. OOuSldSS.
Prof. Robbins
h as b e en- a
member of the
School of Social
Sciences a n d
Public Affairs
S | n c e 49, !.
From 1914 to
1945 he served
as dean of the
graduate divi-
sion of t n e
s c h o o ! and
charm an of
the Department
of Politic !
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-08-11
Florida, Society to Elect

The Florida State Society will
elect officers at 8 o'clock tonight
in the Senate caucus room Of the
Capitol. Judge j. Bowers Camp
bell, president, said members OF
the Florida delegation in Congress
have been included in the nearly
900 invitations sent out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-08-11
Prof. J. J. Robbins Elected
American u. Vice President

Prof. James j. Robbins, As. has
been elected vice president OF
American University. it was an
nounced today by President Paul
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-08-11
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-08-11

gree from the University of Cali
fornia, his masters degree from
Harvard and his doctors degree
from Princeton.
Evening star., 1949-10-01
|Gen. Devers Visits West Point
After Mastering Out Ceremony

fighters roaring almost at tree
top level overhead, and brief
parade of units of the 82nd Air
borne Division, the Sd Infantry
Regiment, the District National
Guard and the Gath Engineer
battalion.
After it was over. Gen. Devers
commented to Gen. Bradley: 1T
certainly was a fine show. and ]
appreciate it."
Gen. Devers, who is 81. was
jumped over 474 colonels on the
eve of World War II to become
a general officer. President Roose-
velt then named him senior Army
member of board that located
defense bases acquired from Great
Britain,
He served successfully as chief
of the armored force at Fort
Knox. KY, where he trained
thousands Of troops; as deputy
supreme Allied commander in the
Mediterranean; head of the 9th
Army Group that moved across
Southern France into Germany
and then head of the Army
Ground Forces, now the Army
Field Forces.
Evening star., 1949-10-01
Injury Benefits Bill
Passed by Senate

The Senate has passed the
House-approved bill to increase
substantially the compensation
benefits to Government employees
injured on the job.
Minor differences in the House
and Senate bills are expected to
be ironed+ out in conference.
The Senate speedily approved
the measure late yesterday. It
would practically double the exist
ing rate of payments to injured
Federal workers and to the wild
ows of employees killed or fatally
injured on the job.
The present $116 monthly maxi
mum payment ceiling was lifted
to new high of $545 in the SEN
ate bill. The House measure has
no ceiling.
Computation would be based or
rs per cent of employees salaries
I:if they had dependents. The pres
ent computation rate is go pei
cent.
The House and Senate bills also
would liberalize payments sub.
stantially to employees who suf.
fered permanent injuries and thu
loss of arms and legs.
Both President Truman ane
Federal Security Administrator
Oscar Ewing had urged Congress.
to enact the legislation, pointing
out the present rates were estab'
lished in 1927 and were hopeless.
" Inadequate"
Evening star., 1949-10-01
ITO Polio Cases Reported
In District Area This Year

About ITO cases Of polio have
been reported this year in the
District and nearby counties Of
Maryland and Virginia, accord
ing to summary prepared by
DR.. Carl c. Dauer. director of the
Bureau of Preventab1e Diseases.
Children's Hospital has ad-
mitted Ito cases, and Gallinger
Hospital, 43. Slightly less than
half have experienced paralysis
and only one of the 76 District
victims died. Five deaths occurred
among the non resident cases
hospitalized in the District.
OF the % cases in Children's
Hospital at present. only three
have severe paralysis. Only two
Of the ITO cases treated at Chill
dren's have needed respirator
treatment. Five patients are
still at Gallinger. one Of whom
has a severe paralysis. -Four Of
the 43 cases admitted to CALM
ger have required respirator
treatment.
Evening star., 1949-10-01
U. 5. Plane Leaves Calcutta
To Return Lowell Thomas
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

CALCUTTA, India, Oct. IAN
American Embassy rescue plane
left here yesterday to bring back
Lowell Thomas. news commen-
tator, who was injured in q remote
Tibetan village last week.
Mr.. Thomas was hurt when he
was thrown from a horse while
returning from Lhassa, Tibetan
capital, to Gangtok, capital OF
Sikkim state. in India. He suf-
fered a hip injury.
For few days Mr.. Thomas was
carried in a litter. but now is re-
ported able to ride again. The
rescue party expects to meet him
at the Sikkim- Tibet border Wed
nesday. after which the party will
return to Calcutta.
Mr.. Thomas has informed
friends he is bringing back q mes
sage from the Dalai Lama, the boy
Tibetan spiritual and temporal
leader, to President Truman.)
Evening star., 1949-10-01
!. Sin Stalled Auto
Struck by Train
Escape Injury
By the Assoeiotsd Press

GENEVA, N. Y, Oct. l.-While
q freight train bore down on them,
Mrs. Fenton Stevens of Stanley.
N. Y. and her four young children
huddled in their automobile last
night.
Her husband tried in vain to
push the stalled car of the grade
crossing.
The locomotive struck. The car
overturned and slid on another
track.
All lived to tell about it.
Mrs. Stevens, who is expecting
another child, said she kept the
children in the car because she
feared the train would run over
them if they jumped out. The
children range in age from ! to 5.
The 25-year-old mother and the
children were taken to a hospital.
Attendants said no injuries were
apparent.
Mr.. Stevens was not hurt.
Evening star., 1949-10-01
Stock Market Jared
BY Early Selling, but
Levels Off Later
By the Assoeioted Press

NEW YORK, Oct. 1.-The Stock
Market leveled off today almost
Immediately after an opening gust
of selling.
Steel and automobile shares
showed the largest losses in the
markets first response to the steel
strike. Declines generally ranged
from fractions to around a point.
Prices took their worst licking
within a few minutes after the
opening bell. For the rest of the
session the market coasted at the
lower level.
Selling pressure wasn't partic-
ularly severe. but demand was al
most existent. This was il
lustrated by United States Steel
Corp. Big Steel did not appear
on the ticker until about 35 min
utes after the opening, when a
block of 5000 shares traded at %,
a decline of 20. Meager buying
orders caused the delay.
Turnover was at the rate Of
only 350,000 shares or so for the
two-hour session.
The comparative stability Of the
market. in the face of a strike
that might develop into a major
economic calamity, was considered
highly encouraging. At the same
time, there was considerable dis
appointment among brokers who
had figured there would be a last
minute settlement.
One explanation of the market S
behavior was contained in the
theory that steel strike cannot
be permitted to last very long.
The present demands of the do
mestic economy. plus our foreign
relations, were cited to support
this idea.
United States Steel, Bethlehem
and Republic Steel were each
down around y point. Larger
losses were posted for Wheeling
Steel. Jones & Laughlin and
Youngstown Sheet & Tube.
Others lower included General
Motors, Chrysler, Studebaker,
Douglas Aircraft, Consolidated
Edison, Phelps Dodge, Du Pont,
General Electric. International
Paper. Santa Fe. Southern Rail-
way. Southern Pacific, Standard
Oil (New Jersey and Gulf OIL.
New York Central improved a
trif1e. along with Admiral Corp.
and Kennecott Copper.
Corporate bonds were narrowly
uneven.
Evening star., 1949-10-01

The tolloU1n1 is the tert OF
President Truman's Nation
1Dide broadcast last night on
behalf OF the Community Chest
campaign:
My fellow Americans:
We are on the eve Of a typically
American campaign-a peace cam
paign that will enlist, during Octo-
Der, the energies of 100000 volun-
teer workers. They are setting out
to raise some s185 100000 to meet
community needs through the famil-
lar red feather services OF the Com
munity Chests.
These services are many and
varied. They include, among others
child care, recreation and character
developing activities for boys and
girls, counseling and help to families
in time of trouble, healing for those
who are sick in body or in mind
care and companionship for the
aged.
Includes Reactivated USO.
This year Red Feather campaigns
in many cities will include the USO
The United Service Organizations.
The USO has been reactivated at
my request as an essential element
in our national security. Let us re-
member that the USO is still a
home away from home" for more
than 1,500, 900 young men and women
In our armed forces.
The USO budget OF $4,000, 900
some Of it to be raised through the
Chest and the rest through inde-
pendent campaigns, will continue
to maintain the more than $50 clubs
and lounges now in operation. It
will continue to finance the veteran.
hospital camp shows which bring
so much pleasure to the hundred
thousand patients in our Army, Navy
and veterans hospitals. Surely the
Evening star., 1949-10-01

Gen. Jacob L. Devers, U. S. A.
(retired). returned today to West
Point. where he began his Army
career A years ago, after form
ally being mustered out of service
here yesterday afternoon in cer-
emonies at Fort McNair.
The retiring chief Of Army Field
Forces said. before leaving for
West Point, that he had a long
standing engagement to view the
Army-Penn State football today.
After that. he is going to rest up
on his 130-acre farm near Hern-
don. Va.
The mastering out ceremonies,
marking the end of a distinguished
career. started promptly at 4:30
on the parade ground before high
ranking military leaders, includ-
ing Army Secretary Gray. Gen,
Bradley. chairman Of the Joint
Chiefs Of Staff: Gen. J. Law
ton Collins, Army Chief of
Staff. and Gen. Mark w. Clark,
who has succeeded Gen. Devers as
head of field forces.
The ceremonies, lasting less
than 20 minutes. included a IT.
gun salute, a squadron Of jet
Evening star., 1949-10-01
Senator Vundenbera
Ends Medical Tests
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

ANN ARBOR. Mich, Oct. L.
University Hospital specialists yes
terday completed series Of tests
on Senator Vandenberg, Re-
publican. Of Michigan, and said
the results will be known "in two
or three days"
DR.. John Alexander, chief Of the
thoracic surgery department, said
after the diagnosis is completed
the results will be discussed with
the Republican leaders personal
physician, DR.. A. B. Smith of
Grand Rapids.
The Senator entered the hos
pital Monday for diagnosis of q
lung lesion.
Evening star., 1949-10-01
Mother Is Suspected
In Girls kidnapping
BY the Assecioted Press

SOMERS POINT, N. j., Oct. 1.
Police in eight States searched
today for a 4-year-old girl who
was snatched from her nurse by
a woman and a bearded man and
driven away in a car with Florida
license plates.
Police Chief William Morrow
said he believed the child's mother.
separated from the father year
ago and divorced in August, took
the blond. blue-eyed girl yester-
day.
The child is Patricia Irene Bark
er. She was being boarded at the
nursery of Mrs. Mary Janasky by
her father. Arthur Barker, an un-
employed comedian now working
at odd jobs.
Mr. Barker, reached by tele-
phone at his job in New York
restaurant, told Chief Morrow a
description of the woman tailed
with that of his former wife.
Doreen. He said he thought she
had been living in Miami, Fla,
but did not know the address.
Mr.. Barker left for Somers
Point Immediately.
The nurse, Mrs. Charlotte Mat
thews, said she was walking along
a tree-lined shore road here with
Patricia when a small, foreign
looking" Car drew up alongside
them.
Chief Morrow quoted Mrs. Mat
theWs as saying:
I'VE were on our way to the
post office. A woman jumped from
the machine and tried to grab
Patricia from my hands. AS ]
fought her off, a man jumped out
of the car to the woman'S as
sisstance. He picked up Patricia
and both got back in the car and
quickly drove off,"
The mans face was covered by
q beard" Mrs. Matthews told
Chief Morrow.
Evening star., 1949-10-01
Three Americans in Berlin
Named 10 Security Posts
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

BERLIN, Oct. Three former
employees Of military government
in Germany were named today to
important posts on the United
States Military Security Board.
The security division, headed by
Maj. Gen. j. P. Hodges. has the
job of preventing any rebirth Of
German war potential.
The appointments were:
Chief of scientific research, Carl
H. Nordstrom, Hanover, N. H.;
chief of the American secretariat,
Richard A. Steele, who was born
in Pinkiang, China; chief OF the
industry section, Fran L. Mayer
OF Minneapolis, MINI.
Evening star., 1949-10-01
Pay
Continued From First Page)

Continued From First Page.)
legislation. Senator LANCER nodded
in agreement, but he later told
reporters:
MY amendment will give us a
lot Of bargaining power when We
sit down with the House con-
ferees."
The House passed bill provides
for an average $l13 pay raise, and
sponsors OF the Senate measure
say that. in view of the LANCER
amendment, there's a good chance
the amounts finally agreed on will
be closer to the original $l25 SEN
ate bill than to the House version.
They also declare lower-grade
employees stand to get a better
break than they would have under
the House bill or the original
Senate measure.
Longevity Pay Provided.
The Senate bill also provides
for longevity pay increases for
employees in so-called "dead-end
Jobs" A somewhat similar pro-
vision Is included in the House bill.
The Senate measure would
abolish the Governments present
efficiency rating system and leave
it up to the agencies to use a
more simplified grading method.
Furthermore, the Senate bill
would give cash awards to Gov
ernment supervisors who operated
their units more economically.
These two provisions are not con-
tanned in the House bill.
The Senate provided pay boosts
for its press gallery superintend-
ent and his assistants, but no
action was taken to increase the
salaries of other legislative en-
ployes.
No absorbing" Specified.
Earlier, the Senate approved
$100 pay boost for postal en-
ployes. after defeating an amend
ment to make the Post Office De-
partmeft absorb the cost Of the
bill.
Although a similar amendment
was expected to be offered to the
Federal pay reclassiflcation meas
ure, none materialized.
Immediately after the Senate
completed action on the legisla-
ton, the following conferees were
selected to meet with House con-
ferees on the measure: Senators
Johnston of South Carolina, Long
Of Louisiana and Graham Of
North Carolina. Democrats. and
Senators LANCER Of North Dakota
and Thye of Minnesota. Republi-
cans.
Regarding the postal bill. Sen
ate conferees have indicated they
will meet House confereeS "at
least half way"
The HOUSE postal measure is
considerably more liberal provid-
ing a $3.50 pay raise, increased
annual leave and allowances for
uniforms.
Evening star., 1949-10-01
Representative White
Sells Runch. for Million
BY the Assoeiotsd Press


Representative White. Demo-
crat, Of California announced yes
terday he has sold his California
ranch for $1.000.000
The 6.000-acre ranch is in Kings
and Kern Counties. About 1000
acres are in cotton production,
the remainder in barley and fax.
The purchaser is Jess Goforth,
head foreman Of the Russell Grit
I'm ranches.
Il sold my ranch properties in
order to be in q better position to
carry out the responsibilities of
my oftlce as Congressman" MIR.
White said.
Evening star., 1949-10-01

USO deserves the generous support
of all of us.
Red Feather services exist to help
people with their problems. These
problems, as We all know, seldom
appear singly. A young mother may
plead. Help my sick baby to get
we'll" But the baby's illness may
stem from a long chain Of other
troubles-from inadequate diet for
the family, from crowded living
conditions. from worry and fright
any or all Of these. And such
troubles may require the combined
services Of clinics. visiting nurses.
family counselors. and a recrea-
tional plan for the whole family.
Services for Many Needs.
Problems like these simply can't
be approached separately, in a hit
or-niss fashion. It speaks we'll for
the voluntary agencies which must
provide many services to meet many
needs. that they have united under
the Red Feather symbol to raise
their funds through one annual
federated appeal.
There is strength in a federation
Of any sort. We speak of "helping
hand" But hand. just by itself,
can't help anyone. 1t is dependent
upon muscles. nerves, bloodstream
and brain. a federation of services,
mutually helpful. In our form of
government, we Americans have
long since passed beyond the con-
ftning barriers Of State lines into
the federation that is the United
States of America, serving all its
peoples and being served by them.
1t is this same cooperative spirit
which has created and maintains
your local Community Chest. Let us
give generously through this fed
Grafton OF many organizations,
meeting many community needs, SO
that everybody benefits.
Evening star., 1949-10-01
Baseball.
Continued From First Page)

the Yanks have lost six of nine
games.
A crowd of more than 10000
was expected to pack Yankee
Stadium for today's game.
Thousands of fans. many OF
whom had waited in line since
midnight, poured into, Yankee
Stadium when the gates were
opened at 8 am, an hour ahead
of schedule. Soon after the gates
swung open the waiting lines had
disappeared and the early corners
had taken their places inside.
Most of the fans brought their
lunches. Many. including a sprin-
king of Red Sox hackers. carried
pennants.
Unless it rains today or tomor-
row tie for the American League
pennant is not possible. Only a
Yankee victory and a rainout
could force the teams into a play
off Monday at Boston's Fenway
Park.
In sending Parnell against the
Yankees today. Red Sox Man.
ager Joe Mccarthy called on the
seasons top winner in the major
leagues. Parnell has a record OF
Is won and lost. His record
against New York this year is
80. His last start, however, was
a Al triumph over Reynolds last
Sunday that tied up the race
Parnell threw the wild pitch
against Washington Wednesday
night that cost the Red Sox that
game, 2 to /. =
Reynolds record for the year is
17-6 and while some OF his efforts
have been highly acceptable, he
has had to be relieved by Joe Page
in 19 of his 80 starts. Page was
ready to be inserted into today's
game. if needed, because he was
rested in yesterdays contest with
Philadelphia.
The Yankees have a 11-9 edge
in competition against the Red
Sox for 1949 and have won five OF
nine Of the games played in
Yankee Stadium. Against all op-
position in their home park the
Yanks have won So games and lost
%. Boston has a poor road record
having won IS games and lost 40
while its home-park record is
61-16.
While a Brooklyn victory and
a st. Louis defeat today woulc
give the National League pennant
to Brooklyn, any other .combina.
ton would continue the race al
least until tomorrow, the last day
of the regular season. If the
Cards catch the Dodgers. the tie
will be decided in a two-out-of.
three playoff series.
Against the Phillies Manager
Burt Shotton was to fire Ralph
Branca, who has started five time.
against Philadelphia and beer
around at the finish only once
Ken Heintzelman, cagey left.
handler who has beaten thu
Dodgers five times without los.
this year, was to pitch for the
Phillies.
At Chicago the Cards were te
rely on cool Harry Brecheer
against the Cubs Bob Chapman.
Evening star., 1949-10-01
Truman Cites Benefits
In National Plea for
Generous Chest Gifts

President Truman last night
urged all Americans to give gen.
erous support to the $185, 900 900
fund drive of the Nations Com
munity Chests.
The President said that every
body benefits" from gifts made to
the Chests, and he praised the an
nual drive as "a typically Ameri.
can campaign"
He spoke in Nationwide
broadcast from the White House.
Red Feather services supported
by the local Community Chests
provide vital help for many per-
sons, snd they would not be able
TO do so adequately without a
federated fund drive, the President
declared.
Strength In Federation.
There is strength in fedora
ton Of any sort" he said. 1--WE
speak Of helping hand But
hand, just by itself. can't help
any one. 1t is dependent upon
muscles. nerves, bloodstream and
brain-a federation Of services.
mutually helpful"
Pointing out that, in Govern
ment. the States have federated
to form the United States Of
America, he continued:
1T is this same cooperative
spirit which has created and
maintains your local Community
Chest. Let us give generously
through this federation Of many
organizations. meeting many COM
munity needs, so that everybody
benefits"
The President pointed out that
in addition to child care, recrea-
tion, family counseling and health
services, the Chest drive this year
also will support the United Serv-
ice Organizations, which he said
had been revived at his own re-
quest "as an essential element in
our national security It will
provide q "home away from home"
for $500, 900 servicemen and wom-
en-, he said.
Surely the USO deserves the
generous support of all of U.s." the
President declared.
Mr.. Truman's plea heralds 10
cal fund drives to be held this
month throughout the country.
The Washington area drive, which
seeks $3,991,719, is now organic.
ing for the opening Of public
solicitation about October II.
Evening star., 1949-10-01

gian; Reginald Thomas, Austral-
ian.
Flying Independent-Peter Hop
kins. American, Boston: H. w.
Roda, American. New York: w.
Schown, German: Jee Jung Bang
Korean Embassy commercial at
tache.
Evening star., 1949-10-01
Dr.. Wright Receives Degree

DR.. Louis B. Wright, director
Of the Folger Shakespearean
Library. has received the honorary
degree Of doctor Of literature from
Occidental College In Los Angeles.
College President Arthur q. Coons
presented the degree.