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Evening star., 1949-10-14

The body OF 6-year-old Oti.
T. Mason-sought for A hours by
police, servicemen. flremen anC
civilians-was found in a Mont
gomery County creek yesterday. g
mile from his home in Paint
Branch Farms.
A detail of volunteer firemer
from the Oxon Hill Fire Depart
ment found the boy in 80 inches
of water where he had fallen ap-
parently while attempting tc
cross the tributary of Paint
Branch on log.
There were no marks OF
violence on the body and verdict
of accidental drowning was is
sued by Montgomery County
Medical Examiner DR.. Frank j
Broschart.
The blond, blue-eyed boy. son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy T. Mason
wandered from his home on
Motley road off Colesville pike
Tuesday afternoon. He was seen
on Orchard Way. a half mile to
the north. playing with four
dogs.
Three Of the dogs returned to
the Mason home two hours later
and the fourth. a puppy. was
found unhurt in an unused septic
tank near an unfinished house on
Orchard way. ~
AS police reconstructed the
boys wanderings. he turned to
the east on Orchard way, crawled
through a barbed wire fence at
the. dead end of the road and
walked about 800 yards down a
steep hill where he attempted to
cross the pool on the fallen log
Almost from the time of his
disappearance, his parents had
feared for his life. More than 500
searchers combed a wide area,
halting only for darkness. Army
and civilian planes secuted from
the air and fremen drained two
Evening star., 1949-10-14
Vatican Radio Denounces
New Czech Church Law

VATICAN CITY, Oct. IA P.-
The Vatican radio denounced to-
day the claims of the Czechoslovak
government that its new church
control law would bring peace in
the church-state war in Czecho-
slovakia.
"In reality the broadcast said.
"at least 10 per cent of the clergy
has declared itself opposed to the
new impositions.
The broadcast, quoting the
Catholic Action newspaper Quo
tidiano, predicted that the church.
control program in Communist
Czechoslovakia will not prevail" !"
Evening star., 1949-10-14
President Bars Ethics Idea,
Says Reds Don't Have Any
By the Assoeioted Press

President Truman believes Com
munists have no ethics.
He told a. news conference so
yesterday after being questioned
about his own philosophy.
His philosophy, he said, is based
on the Sermon on the Mount. The
President told reporters they could
learn all about it in 20 minutes by
reading the Bible.
A reporter then asked his opin-
ion of proposal to set up Gov
lernment department of ethics to
resist communism.
Mr.. Truman said he'd never
heard of the proposal, but that
ethics have nothing to do with
communism - Communists have
no ethics.
Evening star., 1949-10-14
Cabin Attendant Robbed
.Of $24O Near Waterloo

An attendant at Evergreen
Cabins on the Washington-Balti
more boulevard near Waterloo,
Md. was held up and robbed
last night of $240 in money and
jewelry. Maryland State police
report.
Police said the attendant was
showing a cabin to two men when
they jumped him, tied him up and
took a gold watch and chain and
some cash from him.
Evening star., 1949-10-14
Printers Strike Ends
In Rome, Florence
BY the Assoeioted Press

ROME, Oct. IA two-day ma
tional printers strike, which
closed down the nations news
papers, ended in Rome and
Florence last night but continued
In Milan, Turin and Venice.
Reports from the latter cities
said local unions decided to con-
tinue the strike because little
evidence had come forth during
the strike to indicate demands
for more pay would be met.
Evening star., 1949-10-14
Negofiators Report
Basis for Discussion
In Steel WaIkout
BY the Associated Press

PITTSBURGH, Oct. IA faint
glimmer of hope appeared in the
deadlocked steel strike picture
today.
| Government mediators an
nounced exploratory talks in New
York with Bethlehem Steel Corp.
had given them a better under
standing" of the company's posi-
tion in the steel dispute.
| The mediators said they found
basis for further discussion. v
They said they might resume
talks today.
! Bethlehem, the Nations second
largest steel producer-is the first
company to confer with the medi-
ators in their current effort to
solve the 14-day-old steel walkout.
The conciliators want to reach
common meeting ground among
the struck companies in order to
start new joint bargaining ses-
SionS.
Negotiations Broke Off.
Negotiations broke off two weeks
ago when the steel companies re-
fused to bow to demands of the
CIO-United Steelworkers for COM
pany-paid pensions and insurance.
The major steel companies insist
ed employees also pay some of the
cost.
The Government, which sue
ceeded in delaying the strike three
times, sat tight until last Monday.
Then Federal Mediation Director
Cyrus Ching announced a new
plan: The conciliators would
trvael around and talk to the va
rious steel companies and the
steelworkers.
Mr.. Ching and his aides say they
don't expect to settle the strike
through the talks But they hope
to find a kind of common denom-
inator" to the companies position.
Fifteen Fabricators Sign.
About Is fabricating companies
have agreed to the steelworkers'
demands and signed contracts for
free pensions and insurance. That
follows the recommendations of
the Presidential steel fact finding
board.
A handful of companies, includ-
ing Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corp,
have been granted an extension
of their strike headlines.
Allegheny Ludlum reached an
agreement with the steelworkers
which permits the firm to con-
tinue operations until November /.
A strike had been set for Satur-
day midnight.
Otherwise the strike of 453, 900
steelworkers continued on an even
course.
Murray Talks at Homestead.
Philip Murray, president of both
the CIO and the steelworkers,
has been visiting various steel
centerS to talk to the union rank
and file. He told $4,000 steel
workers at Homestead, Pa, yes
terday:
"The steel industry is continu-
ing this strike in defiance of the
American people who want indus
try to accept the recommendations
of the presidential Fact-Finding
Board"
He termed the unions fight zone
of the greatest crusades of labor
in the country" and repeated his
contention that the steel industry
forced" the strike.
Mr.. Murray will take the stump
at Bethlehem, Pa, Sunday. There
he will receive a workers demand
that steel companies be made to
pay employees for all the wages
they lose during the strike.
A strike committee, represent
l. ing three locals of Bethlehem Steel
Co. employees, adopted a motion
that Mr.. Murray "levy demand
upon the moguls of steel for full
reimbursement to the members
of USW-CIO for all wages lost"
Evening star., 1949-10-14
Hindu Priests Convicted

In the first case of its kind in
Orissa, India, two Hindu priests
were convicted for obstructine
Harijans (former untouchables)
from entering temple, and were
fined $3.50 each,
Evening star., 1949-10-14
LOST.

CAT. mixed tan. brown and white, female;
strayed Sda.y from on s9l0 Ga. ave, Silver Spring.
COCKER SPANIEL, black, male, 10 mos.
erland I'd. Silver Spring. sH. 495s. -15
zen Hense 1882; also large black mongrel,
Park. Md. Reward. sH. $50, sH. 97s5.
DRAWING, reproduction of a Milton
Ganif, autographed ITO Charles; lost in
Pilene's' shirIington Shopping Center.
HOUND. male. black with white and
brown markings; vic. Hyattsville. WA.
KEYS. about 10, in a black leather key
esSs RYaN ~iTh Repabls 5l1per Reward Call MRS
LARGE REWARD above money found in
somewhere in sii. Spring Shopping center itsr
On oct Oct. II; also contains blue bilfold,
LosT-Enalish Setter. vicinity Mt olivet
I'd. ne; male white and black. Reward,
Esans esHa Shop afn Rssa' and sssasI
or RA. soo7. l Is
PoCKETBooK, brown. small; vic. wis
Pd11 PJPfY male 5Tnde COLOR brown collar
western ave wi. s927 Reward is
PURSE, lady's, blue leather; Oct 10. Keep
money and return other contents. MI
S439. Id
REWARD! Lady's small gold Swiss wrist
watch, lost vicinity OF 1878 Columbia rd
Oct. 12. Sentimental value HO 1924.
WATCH, lady's, yellow gold, ''Rollex. ''
CAPT. HARRIN. DE. 9172. Ia
WATCH, lady's Cort, Jewels, vic. 18th and
F or 18th st: bus; will nay any price for
its return. ia. 925S or 10. 2-S993.-16
WRIST WATCH, Iady's, Elein, white gold.
with white gold band, initials &c. r. H.:
Constitution. ave. bet. 18th and 10th, 9:3O-
10 am. We'd; sentimental value. Reward.
II. 4497. is
Evening star., 1949-10-14
Baze|on, Bastian
And Fahy Among
Six TO Be Judges

Continued From First Page.)
Evening star., 1949-01-24
Cocktail Hour
Retords Bills,
Senator Says

Senator Douglas, Democrat. of
Illinois, said today there is nothing
so sacred" about the Washington
cocktail hour that it should take
up late afternoon time sorely needed
for Senatorial business such as a
new labor bill
I'm a new Senator and I suppose
am open game for some ribbing
when I take wallop at the cock
tail hour institution here" the for
mer University of Chicago economics
professor said. But I'm serious
about this"
He added he had mo objection to
the cocktail hour as such," but be-
lieved that, so far as busy members
of Congress are concerned, 1t ought
to be confined to Saturdays.
"All I say is that with the labor
bill issue so important now, 1t might
be q good thing to. cut out cocktail
hours and have late afternoon OF
evening meetings on preparing the
labor BILL" he explained. I'm that
way I believe we could get a bill
to the Senate floor by March l."
He emphasized that his references
to the cocktail hour popularity
should be viewed in the context
of the current need for early action
O. important labor legislation.
Evening star., 1949-01-24
'HorsepIay' Aggressor
Ruled Ineligible for
Injury Compensation

District Court Judge F. Dickinson
Let's held today that an aggressor
who is injured in so-called horse
play" while on the job Is not entitled
to workmen's compensation.
The ruling was made in the case
of Washington Times Herald
printer, Make J. Marinelli. Whether
he was an agressor is yet to be
determined, according to the court.
Judge Let's held that in the case
before the court, Theodore Britton,
District compensation commissioner,
had failed to make a finding of
fact as to who was the aggressor
and suggested that this be done be-
fore the case is finally determined.
Judge Let's ruling was made in
refusing to dismiss a court action
brought by an inSurance-carrying
concern for the Times Herald
against Mr.. Britton on contention
that Mr.. Marinelli was not entitled
to compensation.
Mr.. Marinelli tapped fellow en-
.ploye on the back with a piece Of
wood, according to the court, and
himself suffered a hip fracture
when the other employe pushed
him. causing him to fall Mr.. Ma
rinelli missed time from work from
work from May until September
], 1947, the court said.
Under the courts ruling the COM
pensation commissioner would be
required to make finding of
fact" as TO whether Mr.. Marinelli
was an sggreSsor before it is finally
determined whether he is entitled
to conversation.
Evening star., 1949-01-24
Airline Radio Operators
To Take Strike Vote
By the Assoeioted Press

NEW YORK, Jan. 24.-Radio and
teletype operators will take strike
vote soon against American Airlines
a spokesman for the Air Line Com
munication Employees Association
said yesterday.
The union. an affiliate of the CIO
American Radio Association. claims
to represent about 80 per cent OF
the 400 radio and teletype opera
tors employed by American Airlines
in this country.
The union is seeking an across
the-board pay increase of $50 a
month, retroactive to August 2, ex-
piration date of a one-year con-
tract: improved sick leave and. va
cation provisions. and protection
against arbitrary transfers. Pres
ent wages range from SITS month
Evening star., 1949-01-24
Jap Conservatives
Gain 100 Diet Seats,
Reds Get 81 More
By the Associotsd Press

TOKYO, JAN 24-Complete un-
ofhcial returns tonight showed the
japanese voters turned to political
extremes-right and left-in an i'm
patient demand for economic sta
bility.
Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida S
arch conservative Democratic Lib
eral Party in yesterdays election
gained 1853 of the Diets 466 seats,
a jump of more than 100 This gave
the prime minister's party a parlia-
mentary working majority-the first
since JapaE's surrender.
Reds Hold IS Seats.
The Communists grabbed IS seats
81 more than they had; the Demo-
Gratis 10. Social Democrats 49,
Peoples Cooperative IA, other par
ties % and the Independents IL.
Thus the Communists, heretofore
almost a nonentity In japanese
politics, became faction of con-
Evening star., 1949-01-24
Write-in Votes Given
By Japanese to 7ojo,
Widow and Chionq
ey the Assoeioted Press

+ TOKYO, Jan. a. The iate
! Premier Hideki TOTO. his widow
and retired Chinese President
Chang Kai-shek drew write-in
votes in yesterdays Diet elec-
ton.
TOTO, who was hanged last
month, got five votes, his widow
three and Gen. Chang one.
Emperor Hirohito and Gen.
Macarthur each was given q
bold "banzai" on one ballot.
Evening star., 1949-01-24

sequence in an election that brought
out about 10 per cent of the Jap
anese voters-about 100000 more
than any previous election.
In a sense the results were
rebuff to occupation attempts to
push the japanese into faster eco
nomic recovery.
Yoshida's party, which repre-
sents the big industrialists, consist
emily had sabotaged occupation eco
nomic controls.
Reds More Outspoken.
The Communists, whose opposi-
ton has been more outspoken,
gained considerably by playing upon
the farmer and worker opposition
to high taxes, full rice collection,
wage ceilings and bans against
strikes by Government employees.
All these measures had been initi-
ated by Gen Macarthur except the
taxes, which resulted from imitation.
The japanese strengthened their
native conservatism but left a size
able loophole for the Communists,
who may pick up IS more seats
when the politicians jockey for
alignments after the Diet recon-
venes. The voters also repudiated
the vacillation of what passed for
middle of the road" politics.
Final Count of Votes.
The final unofficial count gave
these results.
Democratic Liberals, 263 seats,
13, ,693,071 popular votes.
Social Democrats, 40 seats, A.
3ao,524 votes.
Democrats, 10 seats, 4,o25,955
votes.
Communists. IS seats, 3,274,455
votes.
Independents, u seats, 2,312,ooo
votes.
Peoples Cooperative, IA seats,
!, ,110,598 votes.
other parties. % seats, 2,13o,224
votes.
A total of 31,73e,332 votes we're
tabulated. This is in contrast to
"a 900 900 electors in 1916 and 27,-
600 900 who voted in the second
national election in 1947.
Gen. Macarthur hailed the re-
suits as "a mandate for the con-
servative philosophy OF govern
ment."
Evening star., 1949-01-24
Carson
Continued From First Page }

tCO0Glnu6Q from F1rSC Fdge.l
cause he had not been subpoenaed
or "compelled' to testify. Henry
Carson told the Senate committee
he would not waive his constitu-
tional rights, but he did not refuse
to answer questions before the COM
mittee, the Court of Appeals found.
Carson, therefore, obtained no i'm
munity from prosecution, the opin-
ion added
In overruling other defense claims
the majority opinion held the grand
jury which indicted May and the
GarssonS. was properly constituted,
Notwithstanding the presence Of
many Federal employees, including
several General Accounting Offce
workers, on that jury.
Illegal Seizure Denied.
Judge Schweinhaut also was up
held in denying defense motions to
exclude certain evidence on the de-
fense claim that it had been lille
gally seized by Federal agents in
vestigating the Carson companies.
May and the Garssons raised a
basic issue. the Court of Appeals
agreed. in asserting that Mays help
to the Carson brothers consisted
of no illegal actions, but the Court
of Appeals majority held the issue
went deeper than that.
The ISSUE" Judge Prettyman
-, Nov anfo%
Tin behalf of the Garssons) because
of the complaints he heard or be-
cause of the money he received.
Whether the complaints we're or
were not well-founded in fact was
inmaterial to that issue ." the
trial court held that the nature
of the transactions pending before
the War Department was imma-
terial to the issues in the case, upon
the theory that receipt of compen-
sation by a congressman for services
rendered is an offense under the
statute even though the acts done
as services were legal and proper
In themselves. We have indicated
our agreement with that view"
Stephens Attacks Indictment.
Chief Judge Stephens based his
dissent principally on belief that
the indictments first count charg-
ing conspiracy was "duplicitous.
The offense against the United
States which the defendants are
charged with having conspired to
commit is one requiring, from its
very nature, concert of action and
agreement between the parties in
volved," he wrote The offenSe is
receipt of compensation by a MEM
ber of Congress for services rem
dered or to be rendered.
But receipt of compensation can
not be accomplished without COM
pensation also being given and re-
quires therefore concert of action
and agreement between the receiver
and the giver. This being SO, it is
not legally possible to make the
commission Of such an offense the
subject of conspiracy charge. 1t
is like charging conspiracy to
conspire."
Evening star., 1949-01-24
Asian Bloc Demands
j. n. Action 10 Free
Indies From Dutch
BY the Assoeioted Press

NEW DELHI, India, Jan. "a
The Asian Conference spoke
softly but firmly to the United
Nations yesterday, demanding
swift action to free the East
Indies from Dutch colonial rule.
Observers said the significance of
the conference-attended by repre-
sentatives Of IS nations and OBJ
servers from four others-Went far
beyond the immediate problem of
Indonesia. 1t marked the birth of
an Asian bloc representing more
than half the worlds population
and q third of the U. N. member
ship.
1t also marked the emergence of
India, which called the conference,
in the role of leader of the East,
replacing Japan.
Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru,
the conference president, sent the
resolutions to Lake Success with a
note saying action was overdue.
Parleys Recommendations.
Here are the conferences recon-
mendations:
/. Immediate withdrawal OF Dutch
troops from Jogjakarta, Indonesian
Evening star., 1949-01-24
Appeals Of Landlords
For Rent Boosts Rise
To 30,599 for Year

A total of 30,599 landlords asked
the District Rent Control Admin
istrators office for rent increases
during the last year, the largest
number in any year since the law
went into effect.
Rent Control Administrator Rob-
ert Cogswell, in his semi-annual
report to the Commissioners, said
this was 12,300 more than in any
previous year since 1912 when rent
control started here.
He attributed the large number
of petitions to the fact landlords
rushed to get additional rent after
it became apparent last spring that
rent control was going to be ex-
tended.
He said that during the first six
months of the year 1885 petitions
were filed and during the last six
months, 10,634.
Mr.. Cogswell's report, which COW
cred the last six months, said the
average rent increase requested was
1854 per cent. The average in
crease granted, after hearings be-
fore the rent control board, was
918 per cent, he added. His office
disposed of 14,221 cases during the
last six months, which resulted in
rent savings Of 1927 $50, the report
stated.
He said that of petitions filed,
227 concerned housing units which
had not been offered for rent pre-
viously. Most of these rental units
are "so-called apartment" in pri-
vate homes. They furnished his
Office with the greatest source of
trouble, he added.
THE owners often request rents
higher than those obtained in
apartment buildings where persons
are regularly employed to take care
of such services. heat, hot water
and removal of trash and garbage" :"
he declared.
Evening star., 1949-01-24

republican capital, and withdrawal
of troops from remaining Repub-
lican territory by March IS.
2. Immediate release of Repub-
lican government leaders and all
political prisoners in Indonesia.
;. Restoration to the republic by
March Is of all areas of Java,
Sumatra and Madeira held by the
republic before the Dutch-termed
police action" began last month.
T. Election Of an interim gov
ernment, composed of Republican
leaders and representatives of other
Indonesian territories by March IS,
with transfer of complete sover-
eighty by next January l, the in
terim government to control its
own armed forces.
Leaders are Satisfied.
Indonesians wanted immediate
assistance from the Asian countries
in the form of arms and ammuni-
ton for the guerrilla forces now
fighting the Dutch. But their lead
ers were not too displeased with the
conference result.
D. Soemitro, 1ndonesian spokes-
man, said the joint resolution pend
ing in the Security Council "is now
meaningless" overshadowed by
what. the Asian countries did here.
A Dutch Foreign Office spokesman
at The Hague reserved comment on
the conference findings pending
more careful study.
Prime Minister William Drees
back in Holland after a two-Week
study of affairs in Indonesia. said
he expected Indonesia would have
an interim government soon. He
Evening star., 1949-01-24
Workers 10 Discuss
Symphony Campaign

Plans for the National Symphony
Orchestra's February fund drive will
be outlined at the first meeting OF
campaign workers at $3.50 pm. Fri
day at the Commerce Department
Auditorium, Fourteenth street be-
tween E street and Constitution
avenue NV.
The drive, to open a week from
Thursday, will seek 100000 to
maintain the next summer and
winter concert seasons.
Howard Mitchell, who will succeed
DR.. Hans Kinder as the orchestra S
conductor in April, will be among
the speakers at Fridays meeting.
He will discuss musical plans for
next season.
Other speakers will include Emer-
son Meyers, campaign chairman,
who will discuss the Importance OF
the orchestra in the city's cultural
growth; Mrs. Hans A. Klagsbrunn
and Mrs. Theodore w. Dominick,
vice chairman, who will announce
organization plans for the drive.
Mr.. Mitchell, who has been the
orchestra's first cellist for 16 years,
will give brief recital, accompanied
by Mr.. Meyers, who heads the piano
department at Sisters College of
Catholic University.
The meeting will be open to any
one desiring to work as a volunteer
in the campaign.
Evening star., 1949-01-24
By the Associoted Press

NEW YORK, Jan. 24.-Punches
and bottles were thrown in a battle
on water and on land which de-
veloped yesterday from a dispute
over who should get the honor for
retrieving a cross thrown into the
Hudson River in a Greek church
ceremony.
The dispute started on police
launch and wound up on the shore,
where 1000 spectators were gath
cred.
High dignitaries Of the Greek
Orthodox Church were on the launch
to preside over the ceremony. part
of the annual observance of the
Feast of the Epiphany.
Archbishop Arsenios Saltas threw
Evening star., 1949-01-24
Atomic Course Planned
For New York Teachers
BY the Associofsd Press

oJ me ASSoe'oIso Ffess
NEW YORK, Jan. 24-New York
City's public school teachers will
learn about the atom at first hand
from leaders in milita>y, scientific
and political phases of atomic de-
velopment
Mayor William ODwyer announc-
ing the teacher instruction yester-
day, said it will make pupils here
the best-informed boys and girls
in the country on this great new
force"
The city Board of Education and
the United States Atomic Energy
Commission will cooperate in CIV
ing the teachers a 14-lesson course
starting February II. Those who
attend will get teaching service
credits.
Evening star., 1949-01-24
Library Association
To Hear Luther Evons

Luther H. Evans, Librarian Of
Congress; Miss Marietta Daniels,
acting librarian of the Pan Ameri-
can Union, and Miss Alice Ball of
the United States Book Exchange
will address a meeting of the Dis
trict Library Association at BIS
pm. Wednesday in the Federal Sc
curity Agency building, Third street
and Independence avenue S.W.
They will discuss international
Cooperation in Libraries" DR.
Evans was American representa-
tive to a recent UNESCO meeting
in Beirut. Lebanon.