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Evening star., 1949-02-26

selves to become hot and both
cred at times. If the atmosphere
of the closed meetings is little
cooler, allowing the Senators to
reflect with some calmness on
what they may have learned from
the proponents and opponents OF
the present law-there were no
neutrals-it is likely the one re-
mark that will stick in their minds
will be that made by DR.. William
M. Leiserson, on the final day.
Pressed to sum up his views on
the Taft-Hartley Act he said:
IT Just think the law is no good. p"
Known as Reasonable Man.
Standing alone that sentence
certainly would have offered the
committee very little enlighten-
ment. But it didn't stand alone.
It was said after detailed dis
cussion of various troublesome
features Of the law, and a series
of give -and-take exchanges be-
tween himself and Senator Taft.
And it was said against the back
ground of the speakers unusual ex-
perience and reputation. The for
mer member of the National Me-
diation Board and of the National
Labor Relations Board is known
to all the Senators as reasonable
man. Half lifetime spent ad-
justing disputes between angry la
Dor and angry management has
left his temper unwarped and his
philosophic detachment intact.
The freckled little labor relations
expert could have drawn more and
longer words from the battered
old pipe he constantly smokes, but
they would not have summed up
any more completely the convic-
tion he has reached after watching
Evening star., 1949-02-26
Missing Watch Only Clue
In Staying Of Mahoney
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. ga
missing yellow gold watch be-
longing to James Mahoney. mur-
dered Virginia millionaire, today
gave police a strong clue in the
mystery slaying-if they can
find it.
IF we find that watch" de-
clared Acting Detective Chief John
Jackson, you can bet we'll be get
ting somewhere fast"
Other than that, he said, police
haven't the faintest idea who or
where the killer might be.
Police broadcast a description
of the watch, missing from the
Monteleone Hotel room where the
55-year-old visitors nude body
with broken neck was found
Tuesday morning.
Chief Jackson appealed to the
public through newspapers for any
information leading to the watch
He described it as a Longine, II
jewels, bought in 1887 for SGT so
It has an oblong case with a dirty
face. The case number is 8,710.-
533.
Evening star., 1949-02-26
BY the Associated Press

WHITE SANDS. N. Mex. Feb.
ga two-stage rocket has
roared $50 miles from the earth
for an all-time altitude record.
The old mark was ia miles
The 15-ton projectile consisting
of a German W. with a 700-pound
Americana built WAC Corporal" in
place of a warhead also set a new
speed record. At an altitude of
about 20 miles, the smaller rocket
was expelled by remote control
from the mother missile and sped
away at 5000 miles an hour. The
old mark was just over $500 miles
an hour.
CThe WAC Corporal" desig-
nation was the missiles war
time code name. 1t nominally
weighs 700 pounds)
Brig. Gen. Philip G. Blackmore,
commander at White Sands prov
ing ground. announced the flight
yesterday. It was made Thursday.
Outside Earth's Atmosphere.
cat the peak of the flight the
rocket was for all practical pur-
poses outside the earth's atmos-
phere," he said.
The height was so great it was
necessary to compensate for the
turning of the earth during the
fight.
The former records were set by
a W. fired December II, 1916.
Gen. Blackmore said the smaller
of the two rockets landed 80 to
80 miles north of the launching
site. The W. came down about
20 miles from where it was
launched.
Ground observers were kept
constantly informed during the
fight on altitude, speed and posi-
ton by electronic instruments in
the small rocket.
Evening star., 1949-02-26
.McClut0cks Hosts
To u. s. Env0vs

Three American chiefs of mis-
sionS and two sets of twins were
at the smart black tie dinner given
last evening by Mr.. Robert Mills
McClintock Of the State Depart
ment and his lovely Chilean-born
wife. The party of IA gathered
in their home on Foxhall road at
8 o'clock.
There was bachelor United
States Ambassador to Korea John
Muccio, who. though he was ap-
pointed Ambassador by the Presi-
dent last spring, is still technically
our special representative to the
Republic of Korea as the two
countries have not yet established
embassies. There was bachelor
United States Minister to Ru-
mania Rudolph Schoenfeld, who
is here on home leave. And the
third-ranking diplomat was our
Minister to Bulgaria, Mr.. Donald
Heath. who was present with his
charming wife. They are here
from Sofia temporarily-getting a
breath of fresh air before return
ing to their post behind the Iron
Curtain.
The twins were Mr.. Alexandra
Cretziano, former Rumanian Min
lister to Turkey, and Mr.. George
Cretziano, who is visiting his
brother and sister-in-law from
Edmonton, Canada, where he re-
Gently purchased a farm: and the
host and Mr.. John McClintock
who was accompanied by his wife
Mr.. and Mrs. Llewellyn E. Thomp-
son, jr., were also dinner guests
Tall, aristocratic Nine. Alexandra
Cretziano is the daughter of the
late Prince Stirbey of Rumania
and former Princess Nadaje
Bibescu.
Evening star., 1949-02-26
Cocktail Hosts

The Belgian delegates to the
International Wheat Conference
gave a cocktail party yesterday.
entertaining from 6 to o'clock in
the attractive Georgetown home
of the Chief of the Belgian Mis-
sion in Washington. Mr.. Pierre E.
Jaspar.
In this pleasant setting Mr.. Jo-
seph Charles van Essche, director
general of all the Belgian Mis-
sions; Mr.. Jaspar, Mr.. Andre jack
sons and Mr.. Rene Blum of the
Mission and Mr.. Roger Coustry.
agricultural attache of the Bel
gian Embassy, entertained about
$50 guests. In the company were
the representatives of the fifty
three countries who are delegates
to the conference and their wives.
Evening star., 1949-02-26
This Changing World
Lange Knew Russia Would Strengthen
Its Forces on Norwegian Border

Moscow forced nonaggression
pacts on Estonia, Lithuania and
Latvia in 1910. The Soviet am
bassadors in the capitals of those
countries called on the Presidents
and informed them that the
U. S. S. r. considered them
threatened by Russia's new ally,
Nazi Germany. Consequently, the
Russians said, Soviet troops
would be moved to protect those
countries against aggression.
The heads of the Baltic republics
signed on the dotted line and
those independent republics lost
their sovereignty. Today they are
component parts of the U. S. S. r.
Direct Pressure.
This incident was strongly in
the minds of Norwegian cabinet
members. According to the word
ing of the agreement submitted
to the Oslo government. Russia
would have been entitled to send
troops into Norway whenever
Moscow thought that country's
sovereignty was threatened.
There was nothing to prevent
the Kremlin from deciding when
ever it wished to do so that the
Western "imperialists" were ready
to establish bases in Norway
Then, under the proposed pact, on
24-hour notice the Soviet high
command could move as many
divisions as it wanted to pro
tect" the people of Norway. This,
the Oslo government realized,
would have meant the end of
Norway's independence. Hitler
had moved into Norway under
such a flimsy pretext, and Stain
in many ways follows the pattern
set by his former ally.
It was this direct pressure
which prompted the Norwegian
foreign minister to come to Wash
ington. His request for a diplo-
matte visa came as total surprise
to the State Department. And it
was the realization that Russia
has a covetous eye on Norway
which prompted the Norwegian
Parliament to indorse the decision
that the country join the North
Atlantic pact, come what may.
Evening star., 1949-02-26
Laws Cites u. 5. Need
OF Brotherhood Unity

With tolerance, religion and
patriotism as its bulwarks, a ma
tional unity among all Americans
is necessary today if we are sue
cessfully to fend off strange ideol-
ogies, which might imperil the
United States.
This was the message last night
of Chief Judge Bolitha j. Laws OF
District Court, when he spoke at
the annual brotherhood week
services of the Washington Hebrew
Congregation, S22 Eighth street
NV.
The jurist warned of state OF
agitation and upheaval in the
United States today and empha-
sized that, if the people are not
united in a spirit of tole1 1ance and
brotherhood. the disunity will give
comfort to nations ideologically
different from ours"
Judge Laws said that, If I'VE
talk about brotherhood long
enough" the individual starts to
think about it, and if he does,
over a long time, it is inevitable
that results will be obtained.
He urged the furthering OF a
pattern of tolerance such as Gre
ated by different races and creeds
fighting side by side in the war
Judge Laws also told how COM
radeship along these lines exists
in the world of sports, in medicine
and in the courts.
The annual service was Spon-
sored by the brotherhood OF the
Washington Hebrew Congregation
The services preceding the speech
were conducted by Rabbi Norman
Gerstenfeld and Rabbi Hugo B
Schiff.
Judge Laws was introduced by
Bennett Kaufman. president OF
the brotherhood.
Evening star., 1949-02-26
Fete for Ahl,11ui

Miss Edith Thompson Mont
gomery will entertain the WASH
ington group of the alumni Of
the Graham-Eckes School Of
Palm Beach this afternoon at her
home at 1888 McGill Terrace.
Miss Phyllis Randolph Leidy is
secretary of the group.
Miss Inez Graham, founder and
headmistress of the school, and
Mr.. Lloyd Kern Marquis, head
master, arrived in Washington
yesterday and are house guests Of
Mrs. Montgomery over the week
end
Evening star., 1949-02-26
Auto Industry Studies
competitive Effects Of
GIN Price Reductions
BY the Associotsd Press

DETROIT, Feb. 26.-The effect
of General Motors price cut on
the auto industry remained a
question mark today, "a hours
after GINS move.
It was obvious, however, that
the highly competitive industry
intended to keep a keen eye on
any car market developments.
General Motors, combining the
price cut with a 2-cents-an-hour
cost living wage reduction for
it's 273,000 production workers,
yesterday trimmed its passenger
car prices $40 to $40.
Only one rival producer, Chrys-
Ter, commented publicly.
A. van der Zee, vice president
in charge of sales, said Chrysler
noted it with interest"
He said that General Motors
reported 9.5 per cent profit on
sales for the first nine months OF
last year, compared to Chrysler's S
$50 per cent for the entire year
and added:
Perhaps now that they have
seen the very fair prices which
Chrysler has put on its superior
new models they have decided 1t
is to their advantage to get more
in line competitively."
Earlier this week Chrysler raised
it's prices 6.66 per cent.
The CIO United Auto Workers
called the price cuts "piddling'
and another instance Of too little
too late"
IF GIN had shown the same
modesty in increasing prices as
they now shown in price reduc-
tions," a union statement said
1.-The American people would moi
still be paying Cadillac prices te
buy a Chevrolet"
GIN accompanied its passenger
car cut with reductions Of 500 tc
$3.50 on its trucks.
On a years basis GINS wage
saving was estimated unoflcially
at $40, 900. On the basis of 9
years purchases the total savings
to car and truck buyers was esti.
mated at $40,000,000.
Evening star., 1949-02-26
argentine Officers
To Be Entertained

The Director of Pan American
Affairs and Naval Missions, Rear
Admiral Osborne B. Hardison and
Mrs. Hardison will be hosts Mon
day afternoon in honor of the
commander and other officers of
the Argentine cruiser Admirante
Brown. The cruiser docked in New
York last week and the officers
will arrive Monday morning in the
Capital for several days visit.
The Argentine Ambassador, DR..
Jeronimo Remorino, will give a
cocktail party for his countrymen
March in the embassy and they
will leave later that day to return
to their ship.
Other days during their visit
will be spent in sightseeing and
several lunch parties are planned
including one Tuesday at the
Naval Academy.
Evening star., 1949-02-26
On the Other Hand
Labor Legislation Seen as Choice
Between BARGAINING and DictatiOn

the operation OF the law Ior 10
months.
The Taft-Hartley Act grew out
of experience with the Wagner
Act. The Wagner Act was designed
primarily to protect workers in
their right to organize and bar
gain collectively with employers.
1t was not designed to Ak every
detail of labor management rela-
tions. Details were left to collec-
tive bargaining. The whole effect,
however, was to strengthen labor's
position and labor, on occasion
wasn't above abusing its newly
achieved strength.
Lost Sight of Purpose.
When the political tide appeared
in 1946 to have turned against
labor the conservative 80th Con-
gress supplanted the Wagner Act
with law calculated to prevent
every possible abuse Of which labor
could conceivably be guilty. The
authors seemed to have lost sight
of the basic purpose of the orig
inal law-collective bargaining.
They seemed instead to be at
tempting to write the terms of a
perfect contract between labor
and management-perfect. that
is, from the viewpoint OF the
authors.
The best example Of this kind
of thinking, perhaps. was the
provision outlawing the closed
shop. Much can be said for and
against the closed shop and it
has been said in millions OF words.
Some labor organizations, by bar
gaining, have obtained it in some
industries. Some have not. Some
employers, some large employers,
actually favor it and so told the
authors of the new law. But the
authors thought they knew best.
The closed shop must go; it could
not even remain a subject OF
bargaining.
That was the strange spirit In
which the Taft-Hartley law was
enacted. In the same spirit it was
decreed that all labor leaders must
take an anti-Communist oath II
they wanted their bargaining
rights protected. And the injunc-
ton weapon, taken from employ
ers back in the Hoover days, was
restored.
All in all, the tendency Of the
law has been toward Government
dictation rather than free bar
gaining. DR.. Leiserson thinks
that's no good. A majority OF the
Labor Committee and probably .
majority of Congress seem likely
to share his opinion.
Evening star., 1949-02-26
Doll Collection

Wives of foreign diplomats have
added to the international doll
collection being compiled by Mrs.
Morris Gewirz and Mrs. Leon A.
Tashof. Presentations were made
at tea yesterday at the home of
Mrs. GewirZ.
When the collection of dolls
dressed in the native dress of all
nations Is completed it will be
housed for exhibition in the Chill
dren's Museum of Washington.
Evening star., 1949-02-26
Capt. Dnfek to Give
ak ON antarctic

Capt. George J. Dufek will giVN
an illustrated talk on the latest
naval expedition to the Antarctic
and Little America at a meeting
of the Mount Vernon society,
Children of the American Revolu-
tion. to be held at 3 pm. to-
morrow at the home of Mrs.
Charles Carroll Haig, 1905 Ingo-
mar street NV.
The junior board will be host
at a dance from s to IL o'clock
tonight at the Battery Park Club
house, LOT Glenbrook road, Be-
thesda. Games will be played and
refreshments served at the infor-
NAL event.
Evening star., 1949-02-26
Junior Chamber 10 Hold
Accident Prevention Week

The Junior Chamber of Com
merce is making plans for it's
annual Accident Prevention Week.
to be held late in March, the or
ganization's traffic and safety
committee has announced.
Sponsored by the board, all pub
lie transportation and trucking
companies in the District are be-
ing asked to cooperate in CITY,
wide campaign to reduce acci-
dents. Mandell j. Ourisman, TOOL
River road, has been named chair
man of the Accident Prevention
Week Subcommittee.
Evening star., 1949-02-26
Dent Named for New
Term on Lund Agency

Edward A. Dent. District as
SCISSOR, was nominated yesterday
by the Commissioners for another
term as a member of the District
Redevelopment Land Agency.
Mr.. Dent is completing his first
term of two years and was named
for a second term of five years.
The nomination, sent to Congress,
was referred to the Senate Dis
trict Committee.
Evening star., 1949-02-26
Your Income Tax
(Sirth of a SerieSJ
By james MorIow
Assoeioted Press Stoff Writer

If your 1948 income was $4,000
or more. you must make your tax
return on the 1040 long form.
Keep these three things in mind
in using this form: Exemptions
deductions and the problems OF
husband-wife filing.
Before going further, remember
this if you're $5,000-or-more
family:
/. In every case, where the wife
had no income, it will be cheaper
for a couple to file joint return
2. And where the wife does have
some income, in most cases it will
be cheaper to file jointly on the
long form.
Now take exemptions. An ex-
emption is a fixed amount OF
money a taxpayer can deduct
from his income before it is tax
able.
Every one filing a return gets a
$500 exemption for himself; $500
for his wife, if she had no income
and doesn't file or else files jointly
with her husband; and $500 for
each dependent.
If the wife had any income at
all-for example, $1-no exemp-
ton can be claimed for her unless
she files a return either separately
or jointly with her husband.
Some Wives Must File.
Buff she had income of $500
or more, she must file q return
anyway, either separately OF
jointly.
So a couple stands to lose money
since there's a $500 exemption
for her-if she had under 5000 in
come and doesn't file jointly with
her husband, for, as pointed out
otherwise the 5000 exemption is
lost.
If you aren't sure, in your par
ticular case, whether separate OF
joint filing will save money fol
you, work out tax both ways.
Examples Offered.
Take three unmarried examples
their income. and the standard
deduction allowed them: Smith
$4,000 income. $500 deduction
Jones-$10,000 income, $1,000 de.
duction; .Brown-$20,000 income
$1,000 deduction.
But-and this is importantly!
different with married people.
Even when the wife didn't have
a dime of income, married couple
filing a joint return gets a stand
ard deduction of 10 per cent o1
their income up to a limit of ST.
900. Example: Their income wa!
So, 9,OOO-deduction. 5000; or. theil
income was SIS ,000-deduction NJ
more than $1,000.
But a husband filing a return
alone-that is, separately-ever
when the wife had no income, il
allowed a standard deduction not
exceeding $500, no matter how
high his income. Example: In.
come $5,000-deduction, $500; in.
come $10,000-deduction, $500.
Separate Returns.
When husband and wife file
separate returns, neither is al
lowed more than $500 standard
deduction for each.
It would seem here that single
person has an advantage over 6
married couple in deductions. But
that only equalizes for the unmar-
ried persons the benefits husband:
and wives get by filing a joint re.
turn.
They can split" their income
and get a lower tax but a single
person can't split his income.
Evening star., 1949-02-26
Lenten Mite Boxes
To Be Distributed

Children in Episcopal Church
schools tomorrow in any part OF
the country will receive a lenten
mite box for pennies to be saved
during Lent. How important a
part these pennies play is en-
phasized in a quiz program which
will be given in Washington
church schools.
Children in the local diocese
also will receive a personal letter
from the Right Rev. Angus Dun,
Bishop of Washington, inviting
them to special Children's Day
at Washington Cathedral on May
81, when they will bring the
pennies.
Evening star., 1949-02-26
RedeveIopment Project
Hearing Continued

The Commissioners have con-
tinued until March Is a public
hearing on the redevelopment
plan for the Marshall Heights
area. The hearing was recessed
yesterday afternoon.
The project, first on the Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning
Commissions list for redevelop-
ment of the District, will provide
$50 low-rent housing units on the
"blighted" 180 acre Marshall
Heights tract. About 2,100 Negroes
live in the houses there now.
Evening star., 1949-02-26
Polish Club Sponsors Moss

The Polish Club of Washington,
Group 84S, Polish National ALI
ance, will sponsor a mass at II
am. tomorrow at the National
Shrine of the Immaculate Concep-
ton, Catholic University. The
Rev. Stanislaus Grabowski, S. T.
D., professor of sacred theology
at Catholic University, will preach
the sermon in Polish.
Evening star., 1949-02-26
Benefit Party

A Smorgasbord party for the
benefit of Hadassah sponsored
medical work in Israel and for
Jewish National Fund land pur-
chases there will be given by the
Prince Georges group from 1880
to 9:30 pm. tomorrow at 4316
Twenty-eighth place, Mount Raj
nier. Mrs. Aaron Heller is chair
man.
Evening star., 1949-02-26

it will offer as
a substitute for
the Taft-Hart-
ley Act. A lot
of hot a n d
bothered wit
neSSeS W re
heard during
the four weeks
of day and
night sessions
on this provoc-
ative subject
and most men,
berS of the
committee per-
LI
Evening star., 1949-02-26

C1 1llllCAGs
N orw e gian
Foreign Minis
ter H a lv ar d
Lange had re-
ceived a thinly
yelled hint that
this would hap
pen during his
interview with
the Soviet am
bassador just
before he left
on his recent
trip to Wash
ington.
Evening star., 1949-02-26
Bv LOweH MeiIen

The Senate Labor and Public
Welfare Committee has ended its
hectic public hearings and gone to
work in private on the legislation
Evening star., 1949-02-26

The wood of the willow tree is
more durable in water than any
other common timber.
Evening star., 1949-02-26
BY COntanfine BrO,On

Reports published yesterday
that Russia is strengthening its
forces on the Norwegian border
were not news for the Oslo gov
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-03
ELks PER NIGHT
 AMENDED BY $50

Over $50 Juneau and visiting flks attended the annual Past Ex- alted Rulers Night and imitation last night by Juneau Lodge NO. 42o. B.P.O.E. The following were initiated by the Past Exalted Rul- CTS in enc of the most impressive service perhaps ever witnessed here. Wallace G. Ludtke, Marcus F Jensen. Wesley R. Miller, Leon- ard P. Lowell, Rudolf Krsul and Linn A. Forrest.
 Past Exalted Rulers who took part were: M. E. Monagle, John H Wslmer, Ellis c. Reynolds, Leonard J. Holm luist, Arthur Ad- ans. Harry Sperling, R. E. Robert son Toward E. Simmons, George Messerschmidt, w. A. Chipperlield, Earle s. Hunter and Victor Pow CT.
 Many prominent Elks from throuehout the Territory were pres ent including several members of the Territorial Legislature, and they made short talks. The senior member was Senator E. B. Collins, of Fairbanks, who has been member of the Elks for 49 years. Also attending was Past District Deputy Exalted Ruler A. H. zieg- Ter, of Ketchikan.
 Excellent tumbling feats were performed after the meeting by l8 Juneau High School students un- der the direction of their instruc- tor, Henry Harmon. Harmon was introduced to the lodge by Scotty Adams n g most appropriate man. aer as a man who blieves in building boys rather than mending men" Jchn Troychak also en- tained with music on his accordion.
 An excellent feed was served by John Mccormick, Gus Gissberg, Bill Matheny, Carl Jensen, Grant Logan Harold Fennel and Fred Lappi Attractive decorations were put up by Oscar Ceeotti and Eo Krause.
 Arthur tScotty) Adams was gen. eral chairman Of the affair
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-03
 ARE ASKED TO
 REGISTER NOW

Plans were announced today for setting up central agency in Ju- neau to register all local entertain ment personalities. The move was taken in an effort to give local tal- ent more circulation among Juneau clubs and organizations.
 The central talent agency is joint iy sponsored by the Daily Alaska Einp.re and Bob Druxman, public reiaffOns counsel and entertain ment specialist. All local entertain CTS are asked to register immedi- ately in the Empire editorial office. They will be personally interviewed later by Druxman.
 This new agency was made neces- sary in order to provide more vari- ety n local entertainment circles. Both amateur and professional tal- ent are asked to register.