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Evening star., 1949-02-06
By Nelson M. Shepord

Concerned over staggering cost
estimates for reconstructing the
interior of the sagging White
House, many persons in and out
of Congress are wondering why
it should involve perhaps three
or four times the cost of tearing
down the 150-year-old structure
and replacing it with new
mansion.
The answer. The Star was given
to understand yesterday by reliable
officials, is that reconstruction es-
Inmates pyramided "unreasonably"
and that the restoration cost prob
ably would be nearer $4,000, 900 than
the rumored estimates of $4,000, 900
or 100000 and even $4,000, 900.
These same sources indicated that
the cost Of making the White House
safe for the next century shouldn' t
be much more than one-half more
Evening star., 1949-02-06

Communist dominated Hungarian
state which is trying him on treason
charges.
May the Lord give wisdom to
the court, when they pass their
sentence, which may help a settle
ment at home and abroad" the
slender Roman Catholic primate
said in his final plea.
Earlier Prosecutor Gyula Elapi
called for a verdict hard and in
exorable"-death on the gallows-
for 56-year-old Cardinal Mind
szenty and his six co-defendants.
Defense pleas were entered for
"leniency, and wise decision" In
addition to treason, all are accused
of espionage and illegal money
dealings.
Presiding Judge Vjlmcs Olthys
adjourned the trial tonight until
9 am. g am, EST Tuesday. when
the verdicts will be announced.
Cardinal Makes Appeal.
Cardinal Mindszenty made a 15-
minute appeal to the court. He
said he had been held more than
40 days by the police and the court
"They ask me (questions) and !
answer" he said.
The questions and the answers
are not only for those who ques-
ton me, but in the meantime the
man also gives an answer for his
own soul. From these answers
which I give myself, I can draw the
conclusion that I did not lose my
good will in the course of my life
and I am thankful for that to my
God"
The cardinal said again he re-
gretted past conflict with Hungarian
laws.
Il state that, according to my be-
lief, I am not and 1 have never
been the enemy of the Hungarian
people" he said. Il have no con-
troversies with the workers ano
with the peasants, to whom I ano
my family belong.
II have no intention of taking
away any rights from any category
but after the tragedy of the Worlc
War most difficult historical role
was waiting for me and it would
have been my task to be the an.
nouncer of the light of the evan
gelism."
Cites Bishops Action.
! Referring to Hungarian land Law
revisions of 1945, the cardina
pointed out the bench of Hungarian
bishops blessed the peasants given
property from large estates and has
said repeatedly the Catholic Church
would never ask for return of con.
fiscated acres.
II am thankful to my God that
according to my severe conscience
I am not an enemy of peace" the
cardinal said. Il had never beer
against peace. I only pointed ou
emphatically certain preliminary
conditions in the interest of Ions
and lasting (church-state) peace.
He said he had confessed already
that Il came into conflict with tn.
(See CARDINAL, Page A-5D
Evening star., 1949-02-06
By Harold B. Rooers

Representative Davis, Demo
crat, OF Georgia, plans to speed
action early this week on a re-
vised bill to raise the pay of Dis
trict policemen, fremen anc
teachers.
He announced last night he will
confer tomorrow morning with Rep
resentative Smith, Democrat, of Vir.
ginia, on plans for joint District
subcommittee conferences on the
legislation.
Several. bills for pay increases for
District workers already are pend
ing before the District Subcommit.
tee Of Public Service Streets ahc
Traffic, headed by Mr.. Davis.
Mr.. Davis hopes to get subcom-
mittees which have handled separate
bills IN previous sessions of Con-
gress to consider jointly one bill
and hold joint hearings as soon as
possible.
Abernethy Favors Idea.
Approval OF the Davis idea came
last night from Representative
Abernethy, Democrat of Missis.
sippi, chairman of the Health Edu.
cation and Recreation subcommit.
tee. which often in the past handled
teachers pay.
THE objective is to pass the bill,
declared Mr.. Abernethy. Il have nc
particular pride in subcommittee
jurisdiction. Mr.. Davis already has
bills pending for teachers. I do moi
intend to introduce a new one. Lei
the subcommittee concerned gel
together, and speed action as soor
as possible. Let's pass the bill fol
city workers pay raises"
Representative Smith is chairman
of the District fiscal subcommittee
which in the 8Oth Congress tool
n
Evening star., 1949-02-06
Hoover Now PIannine
Civilian Chairman fol
Joint Chiefs Of Staff
Commission Reported
Studying Move to Cool
Inter-Service RivuIries
HOOVER SUB-GROUP Favors
Abolition of Interior Department.
Page AS
BY the Associated Press

The Hoover Commission yes
terday was reported weighing
plans to propose a civilian chair
man over the United States Joint
Chiefs of Staff, to cool off inter-
service rivalrieS.
The commission has modified its
earlier thinking, however, on re-
ducing the Secretaries of the Army
Navy ard Air Force to "undersec-
retary" rank. 1t repeatedly favors
trimming their powers and leaving
their titles unchanged.
This was reported privately by
persons familiar with the military
planning of the 12-member, two
party commission headed by former
President Herbert Hoover.
The group is said to lean toward
imposing a civilian chairman on the
thee co-equal chiefs of staff. He
would be named by the President
presumably after consulting with
the Secretary of Defense.
First Report Due Tomorrow.
The commission will make its first
report to Congress tomorrow or
recommendations for q sweeping
15-installment program of Govern
ment reform. The section on the
military is not due for some days;
it was emphasized that no plans
can be considered the commission
final proposals until they reach Con-
gress.
To centralize military authority
save money and end squabbles over
budgets and strategy, the commits
sion proposes to center greater
power in the Secretary of Defense
This repeatedly will mean cutting
off the direct line of appeal to the
President now enjoyed by the Air
Navy and Army Secretaries.
An earlier, tentative conclusion
that the latter should be designated
'undersecretaries" ran into dissent
i in recent commission Sittings. Mem
bers of Congress who are on the
Hoover body said 1t was wholly un-
likely that Congress would approve
such a "demotion."
Powers May Be Shifted. =.
The idea now seems dead, inform
ants reported. But a proposed
shifting of key powers to the De-
fense Secreta1y-including supreme
authority over the budgets Of the
fighting services-remains in the
recommendations.
The Hoover Commission officially
announced yesterday that its IS re-
ports will be sent to Congress at
the rate of about three a week
starting tomorrow, until the com.
missions life expires on March 49,
The full report, 1t said. will repre-.
sent a massive parade of facts
figures and recommendations fol
srteamlining the Government, cut
ting its costs, and improving Its
services"
The commissions task forces
committees which handled the re-
search work-have poured more
than 2,000, 900 words of findings into
the commission since the Federal
reorganization study was ordered
Iby Congress In July, l9H.
Evening star., 1949-02-06
Taft-Nee|y
High|ightsFight
Over Labor Bill
Democrats Attempt
To Prod Republicans
Into Speeding Action
By J. A. oLeory

Acrimonious wrangling and
charges that hearings on new
labor legislation have been
thrown into politics" marked
a day-long Senate Labor Com
mittee session yesterday on the
administrations substitute for
Taft-Hartley Act.
The windup of the session at 10
pm. found Senator Nicely, Demo-
crat OF West Virginia, shouting you
shut your mouth at Senator Taft,
republican of Ohio, and co-author
OF the present labor law.
Outburst One of Series.
This outburst was only one Of a
series of bitter exchanges between
Democrats and Republicans during
the sixth day of hearings on the
administrations measure. During
the day-and-evening session:
l. Democrats attempted to prod
the Republican members of the
committee to speed up their uues-
tlonlng OF witnesses in order to end
the hearings next Thursday on the
deadllne set by the committee ma
jority.
2. Senator Aiken. Republican, of
Vermont, retorted that the hearings
were being treated politically" and
not as labor matter.
3. Senator Murray, Democrat, of
Montana, accused. Gerard D. Reilly.
who helped to write the Taft Hart
ley Act. with giving labor a "dou-
BILE cross and said that Mr.. Reilly
got in here on false pretenses."
Mi. Reilly was formerly a member
OF the National Labor Relations
Board
Neely Accuses Taft.
The Taft-Neely exchange oc-
Cured when the West Virginian We
hemently protested that Senator
Taft had accused him of "black
guarding witness during the ses-
sion.
Senator Nicely said he would have
objected at the time if he had
neard the remark and that if it was
made it violated Senate rules.
AS Senator Taft started to in
terrupt, Senator Neely told him to
keep his mouth shut until 1 get
through"
Other Senators Protest.
Several Senators protested and
Senator Nicely said that if Senator
Taft would apologize 1T will save
me having to call the Senator o
name don't want to USE"
Senator Taft hastened to with
draw the remark, explaining:
I didn't mean to say 'blackguard.'
meant to say 'bulldoze' and ask
that that be substituted in the
record"
Then Senator Nicely commented,
Very we'll, I accept the apology"
Nearly 30 Witnesses to Hear.
When recess was taken until
9:3O tomorrow morning, the COM
mlttee still had nearly 80 witnesses
to hear.
Aside from the verbal fireworks,
the long Saturday session was de-
voted to technical discussion Of
how various provisions of the Taft
Hartley Act have worked by these
witnesses:
Ludwig Teller, a New York law
yer and consultant on labor rela-
tions,
Carl E. Dunnagan, president of
Printing Industry of America, and
Thomas P. Henry, jr, president
of the Union Employers section of
the same organization. They were
accompanied by Mr.. Deilly as coun-
sci.
Robert N. Denham, general coun-
sci of N.L.R.B, will be the first
witness tomorrow.
When yesterdays hearing was
over neither side appeared to have
changed their previously stated po-
! f1l
Evening star., 1949-02-06
Citizens Federation
Urges ~ Sales Tax,
Bigger Liquor Excise
Also Asks Income Levy
On $4,000 or More if All
Living Here Are Included

The Federation of Citizens AS.
sociations last night adopted ar
overall fiscal program for the
District which will be recon-
mended to Congressional COM
mittees during hearings on the
District budget.
The program included:
l. The passage of 2 percent sales
tax on all purchases except items
under IS cents and exempting food
medicines and a few other necessi-
ties.
2. Passage Of an income tax on all
incomes in excess of $1,000 net earn
ings, but only if it be levied against
all persons domiciled here for three
months Of the year.
3. Passage of substantially" in.
creased tax on alcoholic beverages
The amount of the Increase was no
suggested.
Bigger U. S. Payments.
4. Appropriation OF "fairer'
payment from the Federal Govern.
ment toward the District budget
Just how much more than the s12,.
100000 paid last year was not sug-
gested.
S. Opposition to any increased
tax rate on real and personal prop
erty or any further increase or
the assessed valuation of real prop.
erty..
6. Passage of $3.50 pay raise fol-
all District government employees
retroactive to last July l.
The report of the federation's
committee on fiscal relations anc
taxation was presented to the group
by Clifford H. Newell, vice chairman
He explained that at one time OF
another most of these points hac
been approved by the assembly but
the committee was bringing in ar
overall recommendation in order
that federation representatives be.
fore Congressional committees coulc
have a definitely outlined fiscal pro.
gram.
Borrowing Debated.
Mr.. Newell told the delegates that
the Federal Government should con-
tribute much more money to aic
in paying the necessary expenses OF
tho nicfriot 0ovor,,r,,ort IJo olloJ
The members of the committee
promise we are going to do oul
best to get the Federal Government
to pay what it should towards it:
obligations.
A recommendation that the Fed
Grafton oppose the District govern.
menEs borrowing money from thu
Federal Government or elsewhere
was withdrawn by Mr.. Newell aftel
some opposition arose. No positive
action in favor of borrowing wa!
taken, however.
In another action, the Federation
voted to oppose an extension of tht
District Rent Control Act for more
than a year after its expiration dat
on March 81.
Representatives of the group viii
appear at hearing called by tn,
Commissioners for 10 am. Frida!
to consider a House bill proposing
a two-year extension of rent contro
laws here.
Eugene Ditto, of Georgetown
moved to limit the extension to on
year, saying there was no reasol
(See FEDERATION, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1949-02-06

BUDAPEST, Hungary, Feb. g
Josef ardinal Mindszenty,
aware the prosecution has de-
manded his death, asked tonight
that God grant guidance to his
judges so that their verdict will
help promote peace between
church and state.
He also besought the love of the
Roman Catholic Church for the
Evening star., 1949-02-06
Thieves Smash Door
OF Company Making
BuruIor-Proof Glass
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Feb. 5.-Bur-
glars today broke into a Queens
firm which manufactures bull
let-proof and burglar-proof
glass by smashing a glass panel
in door.
The loot taken was estimated
at $155, including tools used
in the manufacture of burglar
prevention equipment.
Said Louis Barltestone, presi-
dent of the firm:
"It never occurred to us to
put our own glass in the door"
Evening star., 1949-02-06
BY the Associated Press

CHICAGO, Feb. 5-Prices OF
stocks, cotton, lard and some other
commodities tumbled again today
continuing trend which started
earlier in the week.
Stocks in New York fell again in
the sharpest loss since the day after
the presidential election. Declines
ran from a few cents to more than
SO, in the wake of extreme losses
OF $5 yesterday. Many issues hit
new lows for the past year or for
longer. periods.
On Friday, 100000, 900 was
chopped of the market value of all
shares. Today an additional. ST.
100000 was Topped off.
1t was just one year ago this week
chat the big postwar break hit grains
and spread to other commodities.
Evening star., 1949-02-06
DC. Pay Raise Action
Early in Week Sought
From House by Davis
Georgian to Confer
With Smith Tomorrow
On Joint Sessions

HEARINGS Set This Week on D. c
Revenue, Home Rule and Rent
Control. Page A-21
Evening star., 1949-02-06
Stocks and Cotton Drop Again
In General Tumble on Markets
NERAL IMPROVEMENT

GENERAL IMPROVEMENT in
World Economy Reported by U. N
Page Ala
COMMITTEE to Probe Price and
Job Declines. Page Ala
Evening star., 1949-02-06

Radio Programs, Poee CO
Complete Index Pose Az
Evening star., 1949-02-06
By Endre Morton

by EhdFe MoFton
tMr. Marion. a native HUNGARIAN. is
a resident Associated Press correspond
ent in Budapest The Hungarian GOV
eminent has refused to admit American
Associated Press cOrrespondents)
Evening star., 1949-02-06

(See LABOR, Page Aid
Evening star., 1949-02-06

(See PAY, Page A-8.D
Evening star., 1949-02-06
Home Delivery

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Evening star., 1949-02-06
Weather Forecast

Mostly sunny with high in mid 40s today;
not quite so cold tonight. Tomorrow mostly
cloudy with occasional rain likely. Full
report on Page A-2)
Evening star., 1949-05-04
The Pulitzer Awards

Among this years winners of Pulitzer
prizes for outstanding newspaper work
are three men who have played prominent
roles In Washington.
Two of them-Herbert Elliston and John
H. Crider-shared the citation for distin-
guished editorial writing, the first time
since 1885 that two awards have been
made in this category. Mr.. Elliston. Editor
of The Washington Post, is an able and
conscientious craftsman who needs no
introduction through these columns. Mr..
Crider. Editor-in-Chief of The Boston
Herald, first worked In Washington as a
correspondent for The New York Times.
After brief tours of duty in other capacities,
he returned to the Times in l943 and served
in its bureau here until going to Boston
in 1916.
C. P. Peck" Trussell is the veteran of
the trio in terms of Washington service.
Coming here first in 1892 as correspond
ent for The Baltimore Sun, he transferred
In l941 to The New York Times as a
member OF its Washington bureau.
Throughout the years his work has held
to that consistent excellence In covering
the national scene from Washington"
which won him the 1949 Pulitzer award.
To all of them The Star extends Its
heartiest congratulations
Evening star., 1949-05-04

mony by Giant fans who saw the ARRAY
last Thursday at the Polo Grounds. this
was one time when The Lip was not TO
blame for what happened. What actually
happened probably win never be firmly
established. Mr. Chandler says the eyewit-
ness accounts were somewhat conflicting
But the commissioner was satisfied that the
Giant manager did not deliberately assault
a fan VINO barged onto the field after the
game. There was some evidence that the
fan was the aggressor and that the kicking,
If any. was done accidentally by a spectator
who stumbled over the fan when the latter
fell
According to Mr. Chandler. there was
also evidence that the fan occupied box
for which he had no ticket. that he hurled
insulting language" at Mr. Durocher and
that he invaded the playing field after the
game, contrary to club rules. All of which
justifies the commissioners criticism of lax
policing Of the stands. II the latest
Durocher incident viii bring about better
behavior on the part of ball fans in every
park, either through self discipline or more
effective enforcement of rules against pro-
family, bottle-tossing and trooping over
the diamond before the last ball has
stopped rolling, the majority of baseball
fans will be as grateful to Mr.. Chandler
as Mr.. Durocher has a right TO be.
Evening star., 1949-05-04
The House Stands Firm

The House vote to retain the essential
principles of the Taft-Hartley Law Is being
hailed as defeat for President Truman
This, In sense, Is correct, but 1t would
be more accurate to interpret the vote as
victory for common sense.
From the very, beginning the drive TO
scrap the Taft-Hartley Act ard to sub
stitute the so-called administration bill
has been tainted with fraud. On the one
hand, the existing law has been extrava-
gantly attacked on grounds that are with
out basis in truth or fact. On the other,
the administrators substitute has been
put forward as a measure that would
adequately protect the public interest
when, in fact, 1t would do nothing of the
sort.
The setback in the House might have
been averted II there had been any dis
position to be reasonable But reason
never entered the picture-at least, not
until 1t was too late. The President,
entirely committed to the professional
labor point of view, was determined to give
the labor leaders what they wanted
Neither during the committee hearings
nor in committee would any compromise
be considered. The bill which bore the
o. X. OF organized labor was rammed
through without any real consideration
OF Its merits. and then the President
resorted to political strong arm tactics in
misguided effort to force Its adoption.
At the eleventh, hour, when it became
evident that the House would not be bull
dozed into taking this measure, the ad-
ministration leaders there, without formal
White House approval offered six major
concessions. Had these concessions been
made at the outset, the compromise bill
probably could have been passed. But
they came too late, and the House on q
roll call vote, adopted the Wood bill,
which has been accurately described as a
modified Taft-Hartley law.
1t is to be expected that this bill will
be subjected to the same dishonest attacks
that have been made on the present
law. Indeed, some labor leaders have al
ready said that it Is worse than the Taft
Hartley Act. But these attacks are not
true. The Wood bill is a reasonably good
labor measure. 1t retains the essential
principle that the public Is entitled to
some protection from the abuses of organ
lied labor-a principle which was not
recognized in the Presidents bill.
There cannot be any serious doubt that
great majority of the people want this
protection. At any rate, the 217 members
of the House who voted for 1t did so after
appraising sentiment in their home dis
tricts during the Easter recess, and in
spite of every pressure that could be
brought to bear against them by the pro-
fessional labor bosses and the President.
This ought to be enough to convince Mr..
Truman and his labor allies that they can
have reasonable new labor law IL they
want 1t, but that they cannot palm of
any measure that is fraud on the people.
Evening star., 1949-05-04
Commemorative Stamp Problem

Away perhaps has been found to retard
the flood OF demands for commemorative
stamps. With more than eighty resolu-
tions pending, the Senate Post Office and
Civil Service Committee, acting at the
request of Postmaster General Jesse M.
Donaldson has announced that it will not
consider proposals for such issues during
the present session. This means In effect
that all bills thus far offered, and infer
entially all that hereafter may be sub
mitted, are disapproved by that group OF
Senators most definitely charged with
responsibility for stamp requests originat-
ing in the upper branch of the National
Legislature. Even If the House of Repre-
sentatives disagreed, MO requisition for a
special adhesive would have much chance
of congressional approval.
But the problem of what to do about
accumulated appeals for commemorative
has not yet been completely solved There
still are about q hundred different pro-
posals for stamps under discussion. indie
pendence, Missouri, has not withdrawn its
petition for stamp to mark its centennial.
The last survivors of the Grand Army of
the Republic want label for their final
meeting. Alumni of the already famous
university at New Haven have not changed
their minds about the desirability of q
sticker In tribute to Ehhu Yale. The
petroleum, coal mining, cranberry and
angora goat industries see no reason why
they should not continue to hope for postal
recognition of their respective contribu-
tions to the welfare of the Nation.
All the advocates of these, and many
other projects of the same character, are
In earnest, They know that commemora-
tive stamps constitute the most distin-
guished as well as the most efficient variety
OF advertising. Each separate idea will be
backed as vigorously before the Postmaster
General as each was supported before Con-
gress Mr.. Donaldson will have to decide
which stamps to issue. The Senate COM
mittee has suggested that the number be
limited to one month. It also has given
the Postmaster General the helpful hint
that every individual adhesive should be
of national significance as distinct from
local The philatelic public, which pays
the bills for all new labels, long ago urged
the identic principle
Evening star., 1949-05-04
Leo the Hero

No wonder Leo Durocher has been so
gentlemanly about this latest ruckus,
from the moment of his suspension by
Happy lor should 1t be Unhappy Chandler
to his final exoneration by the baseball
commissioner. AS matter OF fact. Leo
owes real debt of gratitude to Mr.. Chan
dler. For the whole much-publicized affair
has done more than anything Manager
Durocher himself could have done to
enciear him to the hearts Of Giant fans.
Even the die-hards who have refused to
forget that Lppy not 50 long ago Was their
worst enemy-manager Of the Dodgers
have had softening OF the heart.
For, on the basis Of overwhelming tesi-