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Evening star., 1949-01-22
Mrs. Alexander Armour,
Former Mrs. McCarI, Dies

Mrs. Ethel Barnett Armour, 65
wife Of Alexander A. Armour, well
known retired golfer here, and
widow Of John Raymond McCarl
first controller general of the United
States, died in Doctors Hospital last
night. She had been in the hospital
for three weeks.
A native of McCook, Nebr., Mrs
Armour had been a Washington
resident for about rs years. Nj
McCarl died in 1940
Mr.. and Mrs. Armour were mar.
ried in 1042. They lived at the
Shoreham Hotel. Mr.. Armour, once
amateur golf champion of Scotland
was golf pro at Congressional Coun'
try Club here for several years.
Besides her. husband, Mrs. Al.
mour is survived by her mother. Mrs
Albert Barnett. and a brother, Franz
Barnett, both of McCook.
Funeral services will be held there
probably on Tuesday,
Evening star., 1949-01-22
Lord MeIchef Dies;
Adopted Jewish Faith
Early in Nazi Rule :
By the Assoeiotsd Press

LONDON, Jan. 22.-Lord Mel.
chett, British industrialist. who
adopted the Jewish faith, died to.
day in Miami, Fla, hls family was
notified by cable. He was so years
old. ,..
Reared as Christians. Lord Mel"
chett and his sister, the Mar
chioness of Reading, formally Joined
the Jewish faith in 1888, during Hit
ler's early prosecutions OF the Jews
in Germany.
Later he became leader In the
Zionist movement and author Of q
widely published book, THY Neigh-
bor," strongly advocating the case
for a Jewish national home.
He had been inactive in recent
years because of ill health and In
1947 resigned his chief business con.
nection, as deputy director OF the
British chemical firm, Imperial
Chemical Industries, Ltd.
Active in Jewish Agency.
Lord Melchett was active for O
number of years in the Jewish
Agency for Palestine, the organiza"
ton recognized by Britain as rep
resenting the Jews in Palestine dur"
ing the British mandate.
He was president of the Agencys
council from 1885 to 1887 and con-
tinued his interest and activity until
i'll health forced his retirement. !"
In his book on Palestine he asked
if the Jews were to be forever the
shuttlecock of nations, the fly whose
wings and legs are always to be torn
OFF,"
Prof. selig Brodetsky. an unofis
cial representative here of the
Israeli government, said today he
was deeply grieyed to hear OF the
death of a man who had played q
personal and very important part"
in founding the Jewish state.
Art Connoisseur, Author.
Lord Melchett was a director Of
the International Nickel Co. Of Cam
ada. Besides his industrial and re-
ligious interests, he was an art con-
noisseur and author of several books
on finance and banking.
Born Henry Mond, he succeeded
his father, the first Baron Melchett,
in 1880. The first baron was CO.
founder of Imperial Chemicals. His
father was Jewish, his mother
Christian, and he was baptized in
the Church of England.
His only son and heir is the Hon.
Julian Edward Alfred Mond, "a. The
new Lord Melchett and his sister,
Karis Mond, planned to fly to the
United States later today to join
Lady Melchett in Miami.
Evening star., 1949-01-22
Split Reich, Dual Currency
Blamed on Reds by Clay
eY tho Asxeeiated Rress

BERLIN, Jan. 22-Gen. Lucius D
Clay, American military governor
blamed the Russians for the division
of Germany and its dual currency
in a special report distributed today
Reviewing the economic revival in
Western Germany since last June's
currency reform, Gen. Clay stated
the separate action was forced on
the Western occupation powers
when ut became increasingly appar-
ent the q. 8. s. r. had no inten-
ton Of permitting the administra-
ton of the four zones of Germany
as an economic entity as agreed at
the Potsdam conference"
He said the Russians alone were
to blame for failure to reach four
power agreement for q new uniform
German currency.
Evening star., 1949-01-22

together with Senator MeGrath and
Mrs. McGrath will be the guests of
William Pawley. former Ambassador
to Brazil, at the Pawley estate near
Miami.
Mr.. Hildreth reported a sellout
of the $500 inaugural medals with
several thousands" of orders on
hand which cannot be filled. He
said the previous all-time high for
such medals was a sale of 5000 for
Franklin D. Roosevelt in l94l.
He also said the official inaugural
program also appeared to be headed
for a sell out. The initial printing
was $4,000 copies but four additional
press runs brought the total to
IS 900 with only few left at Wash
ington neWsstands today and none
at headquarters.
City Returning to Normal.
While Mr.. Hildreth was working
at the headquarters the job of get
ting the city back to normal was
proceeding. The portable stands
already are coming down while the
more permanent structures at the
Capitol and White House will begin
to disappear on Monday. The con-
tractor has two weeks from Inaugu-
ration Day to remove the White
House stands.
Mr.. Hildreth said the seals of the
nations and the flags of foreign
countries and of the 48 States and
the Territories, used to decorate the
stands, will all be kept in the Arm
ory for use in future civic celebra.
tions. All were made especially for
the Inauguration.
He said the parade floats were
now at either Hangar at Nationa
Airport or in the Armory basement
being djsmantled.
Meanwhile, the Association of
American Railroads reported a final
checkup showed that more thar
l3O, 900 persons arrived and departed
at Union Station Thursday. The
last of the inaugural special trains
will leave tonight.
Evening star., 1949-01-22
US. Passport for Gieseking,
German Pianist, Approved
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

Walter Gieseking, German plan-
list, has been authorized to come to
the United States for a concert tour.
State Department Press Ofdcer
Michael j. McDermott said yester-
day an American consul in Germany
had been authorized to issue him Q
passport visa.
He said there we're protests and
charges that Gieseking had played
at concerts attended by Hitler. The
State Department decided, never
theless, that there was nothing in
the pianist's record which under
existing statutes would require that
he be excluded.
Evening star., 1949-01-22
u. S. Officials Keep Watch
On Chinese Situation
BY the Associoted Press

American officials kept close
but silent-watch today On China
where Chang Kai-shek's sudden
fight from Nanking served to null
tiply the confusion in that strife
torn country.
While congressional critics of the
Truman administration lambasted
it for failing to give Chang more
aid against the Communists, both
the White House and State De-
partment withheld comment for the
time being.
The United States has been CIV
ing limited aid to Chlang's regime
Authoritative quarters indicated
there has been no change in this
country's attitude that as long al
a non-C Communist government exists
there and as long as the funds voted
by Congress last, the United States
will continue its assistance program
What happens when either or botf
these conditions change remains tt
be seen. The question of this coun'
try's attitude in the event all China
falls under Communist control is .
major unknown in American foreign
policy.
Priority for China.
The Chinese crisis was expected
to receive priority attention from
Dean Acheson, who took over hi
new State Department duties imme
diately after being sworn in a
Secretary Marshall's successor yes
terday morning.
Paul G. Hoffman, the foreign aie
boss. was reported to be seeking al
early conference with Mr.. Achesol
to go over present prospects ant
future plans. Mr.. Hoffman's Eco
romic Cooperation Administration
is supervising the handling Of thu
$275, 100000 grant which Congress
appropriated last year for economic
help to China.
This fund is due to run out Apri
2. Although ECA suspended a $40,
100000 program of industrial prof.
ects, it has approved grants totalini
$198, 100000 for rice, grain, cotton
oil and other supplies China needs
Evening star., 1949-01-22
The events listed below are those
which have been announced to date
for tho ir1aurllral neriOd

| The events listed below are tnoSe
which have been announced to date
for the inaugural period.
ALL WEEK.
Freedom Train: Public hours will be
from 10 am. to II pm. tonight.
IBPOE, Columbia Lodse No: 80. open
House daily through Saturday Rhode
island avenue between Third and Fourth
streets NV.
neutrality-suspicious. Of the Home &. Of
Daily through January 2s. Gallery
open to public 100 am. to 500 pm.
except Sundays, 200 pm; to 500 pm
The Arts Club Of Washington @oi7
Display Of Lepman collection Of political
! campaign material from time o. Sonn
PSSe haams 1b9.ry 9 grfssnh Eshh .nd Streets
Howard University-open am. TO 3
o m. today Howard place and Sixth street
Presidential Elections" an exhibition a II!
Of Prints Of va st
inaugural address. Library Of Congress.
Cimarron Social Club Open House
for members and the public daily throuEh p
Saturday. 19141a Thirteenth street NV
Fort Lesley J; McNair. pss Open House InS :
800 am; to 800 pm. Fourtn ana r
Trinity College. Open House for alum
r. students
Franklin street NE
North Carolina State Society. Open
House for visitors from North Carolina
each afternoon. Room 1908. House once
Louisiana State society-open house
for visitors at Harris Hotel. II Massa-
chusetts avenue NV. an TO Pm
and z to 10 pm. every day through sat-
urday.
New Mexico-Representativs John Z
suite 773, Maynower Hotel, every day
through Saturday.
Fraternal Order Of Easles-open house
for visiting members at social rooms OF
Washington Aerie, 426 sixth street NV:
National M H. womsns from Pc pm
through tomorrow at Headquarters, Alva
Belmont House, IA B street NE.
National Archives exhibition hall; Con; on
Eishth in streets NV: Inaugural exhibit
material from Nationsl Archives ;.rs and M
Hyde Park exhibit beeins with the elec-
Evening star., 1949-01-22
Committee Apologies
To Those Who Lost
Places in Parade

Formal apologies were en- route
from officials of the 1949 Inaugural
Committee today to two Civil War
veterans and Louisville Ky0 Dem
ocratic organization, who lost their
places in the inaugural parade.
A spokesman for the committee
said Chairman Melvin D. Hildreth
was apologizing to c. w. A. Nc
Cam, president of the Nose Green
Club of Louisville, for the election
Of the clubs delegation, after it
had marched several blocks.
The circumstances of the election
still were not clear, it was said, but
removal of the unit apparently re-
suited from the fact the club was
not included in the official list of
participants.
"Indignity," Says Chapman.
Senator Chapman, Democrat, Of
Kentucky said yesterday the elm
ination of the marchers was AN
outrageous, unjust indignity being
inflicted on a fine, patriotic Demo-
cratic organization" which includes
President Truman and Vice Presi-
dent Barley among its members.
Mr.. McCann said police laid hands
on the clubmen and forced them
from the parade. Police Supt. Rob-
ert ]. Barrett said he had no re-
port on the incident, however, and
pointed out police had no control
over the parade participants, except
In assisting parade marshals.
James A. Diskin, general chairman
of the Kentucky Committee on In
augural Arrangements, said he re-
gretted the incident occurred, but
said he was not informed that the
club intended to march.
Meanwhile, Harlan Wood, chair
man of the committee on veterans
participation in the inaugural cele-
bration, sent letters of apology to
commanders of the Grand Army OF
the Republic and the United Con-
.federate Veterans, whose invitations
to ride at the head of the veterans
division in the parade were with
drawn.
In expressing his regret. Mr.. Wood
pointed out the withdrawal decision
was not his but had come from a
superior on the Inaugural Com
mittee.
Morse Offers Regrets.
Senator Morse, Republican, OF
Oregon issued statement yester-
day regretting that the committee
had backed down" on its invita-
ton to Theodore A. Penland, SO, OF
Portland, Greg, the GAR leader.
Senator Morse indicated the COM
mittee had reneged on an offer to
pay Mr.. Penland's expenses to
Washington and those of a ply
Sician to accompany him.
Mr.. Wood told reporter money
was not the issue, but he added
he was deeply hurt" by the order
to withdraw the invitation to Mr..
Penland and that to j. w. Moore,
102, of Selma, Ala, the UCV COM
mander.
A spokesman at Inaugural Com
mittee headquarters said the with
drawal was ordered because Mr..
Penland's physician had told the
committee a trip across the Rocky
Mountains might cause the death
of the veteran. 1t was decided,
then, to withdraw the bid to Mr..
Moore, too, it was explained.
Mr.. Wood said he would try to
arrange a trip to Washington for
the two veterans at a later date
to attend some other civic OBJ
servance.
They would have stolen the show
If they had been in the parade" he
added. 1T grieved me deeply to
have to hurt the old gentlemen
this way"
Evening star., 1949-01-22
Son Of Capital Resident
Named Memphis Judge

Robert Hoffmann, son of Auguste
Hoffman,, 1921 Twenty fourth street
NV, has been appointed judge of
the General Sessions Court No. 2 at
Memphis, Tenn.
The Judge has been practicing law
in Memphis. He attended George
town University and was graduated
in 1884 from Catholic University
Law School
Evening star., 1949-01-22
Luther PIuce Memorial

The Rev. DR.. L. Ralph Tabor,
pastor, will speak at IL am. Sunday
in Luther Place Memorial Church on
"The Neglected Word" At $50 pm.
he will continue the series of ser
mons on THE Romance Of the
Bible" The title Of the vesper SER
mon tomorrow Is Looking Into the
Old Testament"
On Wednesday at 10 am. there
will be q Lutheran World Action
directors meeting in the parish hall,
1925 Vermont avenue NV. IAN
Answer for Anne" q movie on dis
placed persons, will DO shown.
Evening star., 1949-01-22
China
Continued From First Page.)

king newspapers reported that Gen.
Flu Tso-yi, the governments North
China commander, was preparing
to resign and that the Reds would
enter Peiping tomorrow or Monday.
In Nanking, Chinese leaders
seeking to accustom themselves to
acting without a nod from Chang,
conferred almost endlessly on means
of opening direct talks with the
Reds.
Marking, Shanghai Quiet.
Nanking and Shanghai were quiet
without any indication that Chang S
departure would produce any violent
reaction.
Chang himself was resting at his
ancestral home in Fenghwa, 2l0
miles southeast of Nanking.
He left a farewell statement which
was so ambiguous that those he left
behind could not figure out Its
meaning.
Chinese sources said the original
version made no mention OF re
tirement" or resignation, but left
the door open for his return should
events prove favorable.
Chang Chun, one of the govern
ment leaders, then got Chang on
the telephone, and the statement
was changed at the generalissimo's
suggestion so that in the official
English translation it read like this:
with the hope that hostilities
may be brought to an end and the
peoples suffering relieved, have
decided to retire
The statement then said that Ii
would exercise the powers of the
President in accordance with
China's constitution.
MY earnest prayer" his state
menU added will have been an
swered if the Communist Party
henceforth comes to the full reali-
zation of the grave situation con-
Evening star., 1949-01-22
As Pet. Of British Homes
Have Boths, Poll Shows
By the Assoeiotsd Press

LONDON.-Only 46 per cent of
British households have bathrooms,
q Board of Trade survey disclosed
today. Thirty-one per cent have
portable bathtubs, 8 per cent share
bathrooms with other families, and
3 per cent have q bathtub in the
kitchen.
Twelve per cent Of the households
studied in the cross-section survey
had no baths.
Evening star., 1949-01-22
Seymour Plans Lecture
On SCULPTURE Tomorrow

Charles Seymour. jr., curator OF
sculpture at the National Gallery
of Art, will give a film lecture or
sculpture of the Middle Ages at 4
pm. tomorrow in the gallery. A
Aim, stone Wonders of Naumburg, u
will be shown during the talk.
At 8 o'clock tomorrow night there
will be a recital by the Tomasow
String Quartet in the gallery's East
Garden Court. The quartet will
be assisted by Tatiana Gontsharowa,
pianist.
Evening star., 1949-01-22

claim keQCuCky ClLlLcIlollAp, ouG ~
looks like everybody from east OF
the Missouri River and south OF the
Ohio is here"
The President said of Mr.. Bark
ley:
II can't tell you how much !
agree with you on your choice OF
the first citizen of Kentucky.
He told the Kentuckians you
can't give him too much honor IN
my book" :.
Gov. Clements, speaking on behalf
of the Kentuckians, thanked Mr..
Truman for dropping In on the
party.
The President laughed heartily
while Mr.. Barley kept the crowd
laughing with jokes.
The Vice President, emphasizing
his devotion to his home State, took
note of Mr.. Truman's Kentucky for
bears in describing the President as
"a Kentuckian one generation re-
moved"
Points to Other Kentuckians.
Mr.. Barkley noted that Chief
Justice Vinson had administered the
oath to the President yesterday
while Justice Reed, another Ken
tuckian, administered the oath to
him.
In other words he said, "75 per
cent of the proceedings were by
Kentuckians.
THE President" he added, is only
generation removed from Ken
lucky. In view of that, practically
the entire proceedings were in the
hands of people from that State"
He wondered what Missouri
would have done If 1t hadn't been
for Kentucky
Like the President, Mr.. Barkley
expressed regret that time did not
permit q personal handshake for
every one present at the ball.
II guess I've shaken hands with
every one present in this room at
some time, however he added.
"I've run for ONCE enough"
He told of being introduced to a
6-year -old girl during the campaign
and Of telling her:
You aren't old enough to vote
now, but you probably can before I
quit running"
| He told another story of Grover
Cleveland having had differences
with the Senate over high tariff
revision.
"A few nights afterwards, Mrs.
Cleveland heard a noise about 2
o'clock in the morning" Mr.. Bark
ley said. She nudged old Grover
and said, Get up, Mr.. President,
there are thieves in the house
mo, my dear, they ale in the
Senate" Mr.. Barkley quoted Cleve-
land as having said.
He spoke Of q quarrel between
Henry Clay, the Kentuckian, and
John Randolph Of Roanoke, Va.
One day, he said, they confronted
each other on narrow plank walk
leading up to the Capitol grounds.
It was . question of one giving way
for the other to get by.
Then Randolph said he would
never get out of the way Of a
damned scoundrel," Mr.. Barkley told
the crowd. He said:
Clay replied, I always do and
stepped aside"
He said that he and Mr. Truman
are going to have q wonderful time
during the next four years trying to
serve the American people" and try
ing to bring about peace and ac-
cord and happiness" OF all the peo-
pie and lift the burden OF fear,
want and devastation.
Hildreth to Take Vacation.
At inaugural headquarters in the
old Tariff Building, General Chair
man Melvin D. Hildreth was at his
desk today cleaning up the job pre-
paratory to a Florida vacation be-
ginning Monday. He and his wife
Evening star., 1949-01-22
; Face Coming Charges
In Baltimore Club Raid
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Jan. 22.-Thirty-
four men today faced disorderly
conduct charges and three of them
were accused of bookmaking as
the result of a vice squad raid on
the Ridgley Democratic Club here.
Scheduled to appear in Police
Court on the bookmaking counts
were Edward j. McGiff, Roger B.
FrizZell and ElWood C. Buckmaster.
Evening star., 1949-01-22
InuuouruI Week Calendar

tion Of George WASHINGTON and extends
through the election to Of Hary 81
day. 1:3O to pm. Sunday.
Agriculture Department exhibit Of work
q q the department agencies open to 2u4ilc
straon ns11 sadns Ma n paS al ae
and Fourteenth streets NV.
Maritime Commission exhibit Of ship
models tracing history OF the American
Merchant Marine in lobby Of Commerce
all week.
GqmSned A.my Air Fore. snf Msgy
week; '0s Exhibit " Of David stat Statue eSi until
further notice. ron.y
4 p.m.-Montana State Society reception
for confessional deleEation' Maynowel
pm-Reception for Gov Pastore Of
Rhode Island given by Senators Green
and McGrath, shoreham Hotel BY in
vitatio only.
1880 p.m.-Tennessee State Society din
ner for congressional delesation' Shore
$50 p.m.WDance for visiting members Of
Frat, rratsrnsl M w Order of Eagles 42e Sixth
10 p.m.-Nebraska State Society dance
Gov. Peterson and congressional 4ele;
cation guests of honor, Wardman Pari
10 p.m.-west Virginia State societ.
dance and 25
TOMORROW.
2 and p.m.-Arlington Civic symphony
chidren's concert, Washington-Lee High
School, Arlington.
$50 p.m.--Arkansas State Society re-
ssepti9n for cengrsssional delegation
m.-National symphony Orchestra.
Georges EneSco conducting: Salvatore
Baccaloni, solcist: Constitution Hall.
TUESDAY.
9 p.m.-Reception by North Carolina
Democratic Club, with speech by Repre-
sentative Redden, Willard Hotel.
WEDNESDAY.
$40 p.m.-Myra Hess, pianist, with Ma
tional Symphony Orchestra; Hans
Kinder, conducting: Constitution Hall.
THURSDAY.
7 pm.-Ohio State Society dinner-dance,
Wardman Park Hotel.
FRIDAY.
9 pm.-South Dakota State Society dance
and reception for congressional dele
aation, Hotel 24o0.
SATURDAY. JANUARY 20.
10 p.m.-Ncrth Carolina State Society
post-inausural ball Shoreham Hotel.
Evening star., 1949-01-22
Elks Give HospitoI $500

MARTINSBURG, w. Va, Jan. "a
(SpeciaD The local Elks lodge has
contributed $500 toward the new
building fund of Kings Daughters
Hospital here and $50 to the annual
infantile paralysis fund campaign.
Evening star., 1949-01-22

T NANKING, Jan. 22.-Follo1G-
ing is the Official translation OF
Generolissino Chang Kai-shek's
tdreUeH message:
Since I issued my New Year mes.
sage urging the restoration of peace
the entire nation, with one accord
echoed its unreserved support,
However, although more than two
weeks have elapsed, the warfare has
not drawn to close and the ulti-
mate aim of achieving peace has not
been realized. Consequently, the
END to the peoples suffering still is
not in sight.
With the hope that hostilities may
be brought to an end and the peo-
pies sufferings be relieved, I have
decided to retire.
As from January 81, Vice Presi-
dent Ii Tsung-jen will exercise the
duties and powers Of President in
accordance with Article 49 of the
Constitution, which provides in
the event the President, for any rea-
son, is unable to perform his func-
tions his duties and powers shall be
exercised by the Vice President
I hope the entire nation, includ-
ing both the military and civilian
populations, as well as the various
government departments and .agen-
cies. will unreservedly and with one
heart support Vice President Il
Tsung -jen in order that lasting
peace may be achieved.
I have devoted my entire life tc
the work of the peoples revolution
observing strictly the three princi.
pies of the people.
From the 18th year of the repub-
lie, when we set out from Cantor
Evening star., 1949-01-22
Cathedral Lecture Series

The Very Rev. John w. Suter,
dean of the Washington Cathedral,
will give the third lecture in the
series, "The Prayer Book for To-
day." at $3.50 pm. Tuesday in Beth
lehem Chapel. The Public Is in
yfted.
Evening star., 1949-01-22

fronting the country, orders cease
fire, and agrees to commence peace
talks with the government"
There was no mention OF any
hope or expectation of return.
Observers in Shanghai predicted
that unless some progress toward
peace with the Reds is made
quickly, Chang will try to come
back.
(They asserted, however, that
this time it won't work. Chang
has quit before in the % years he
has ruled China and always was
asked to return. This time, say
observers, there is no real public
demand for ChiangD
Amnesty Reported Weighed.
Ii, who campaigned on platform
of broad reforms for China when h
ran for the vice presidency. was re-
ported considering releasing all po
litical prisoners as one of his frs
official acts.
Many of the prisoners hav'
been detained by the Kuomintant
(Chiang's Nationalist Party fo
years.
One source said any act of am
nesty probably would include free
dom for Chang Hsueh-liang, th'
young marshal who kidnapped
Chang in 1886 to force him to form
a united front with the Communist!
in the war against Japan.