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Evening star., 1949-05-13
By John A. Giles

Defense Secretary johnson to-
day announced creation of an
overall director Of Armed Services
medical facilities and an autono-
nous medical department for the
Air Force.
The Army and Navy were or
dered to transfer 100 medical Of
ficers each to the Air Force TO help
meet a shortage of medical per-
sonnel in the air arm.
Heretofore, the Air Force has
been served by personnel of the
Army Medical Department. The
new Air Force medical service will
be headed by Mai. Gen. Malcolm
C. Grow, the Air surgeon who will
retain that title.
The defense medical director
has not been selected. Mr.. john
sons directive provided that the
director may be civilian or an
officer of one Of the armed serv-
ices: He Will be appointed by the
Secretary.
The director will have respon-
sibility and authority to establish
and control general policies
standards and programs for the
Army. Navy and Air Force.
The three military medical de-
partments will retain their en-
tity under the Secretary's direc-
tive, but will operate under super
vision by the Medical Services Di-
Evening star., 1949-05-13
EiisIer Boarded Ship as Visitor;
Wife Is Seized for Deportation
Communist Says He Paid 25c Fee. Then Hid;
Declares No One Helped Him Flee U.S.

matter" but he declined 10 say
what would be done.
In London, Scotland Yard said
1t had not been approached in
any Official manner whatever. A
spokesman said the famed police
organization has no iurdiction In
Southampton and normally would
be concerned only II Southampton
authorities asked help.
1t was understood the matter
was being considered by the Brit
ish Foreign Once, the Associated
Press said. @
Mrs. Eisler. who had been at
liberty without bond on charges
of being Illegally in this country
was taken in custody In New
York this morning. the Justice
Department said. Earlier she
had been reported missing from
her New York apartment.
One Of the reasons Mrs. Eisler
was taken In custody was that
Government officials wanted 10
fCae ETET.Ep paoo A.
Evening star., 1949-05-13
Overall Military Medical Chief
Set Up; AIForce Gets Own Unit
Johnson Also Orders Army, Navy to Shift
100 Doctors Euch to AT TO Meet Shortuae

vision similar to the strategic di-
rection which the Joint Chiefs of
Staff give to the unified COM
manders Of the military depart
ment.
General hospitals serving Army
and Air Force personnel will con-
tinue to be operated by the Army.
Mr.. johnson also directed that
general hospital training facilities
OF the Army and Navy be made
available to the Air Force medical
service on an equitable basis.
Acts on Committee Advice.
In taking the action, Mr.. john
son said he had acted on the ad-
vice and recommendation of his
Medical Advisory Committee.
headed by Charles Proctor Cooper,
president of the Board of Trustees
Of Presbyterian Hospital in New
York. 1t is composed of ii civil
ian physicians and dentists, the
Army and Navy surgeons general
and the air surgeon.
The committee had received a
recommendation of the Joint
Chiefs that studies be made of
measures intended to produce a
unified medical service.
The Army and Navy already are
short of physicians and dentists
and in another action today Mr..
Johnson personally congratulated
See MEDICAL. Page A-4.l
Evening star., 1949-05-13
Southern Coal Talk Sci
For BIuefieId May Is
By ihe Associated Press

John L. Lewis and the Southern
coal operators agreed today TO
begin negotiations on new union
mining contract at Bluef1eld, w.
Va. May rs.
Joseph E. Moody. president Of the
Southern Coal Producers Associa-
tion, announced the agreement
after conferences with Mr.. Lewis,
head of the United Mine Workers.
The Southern group represents
miners producing about one third
|of the national bituminous coal
output.
The present coal mining con-
tract expires June 80.
There have been no arrange
ments made for negotiations be-
tween Mr.. Lewis and the Northern
and Western coal operators or the
steel company interests which
operate coal mines for their own
use.
Evening star., 1949-05-13
Omaha LAWYER
Nominated for
Francis P. Matthews
Gets Sullivan Post;
KimboII Moved Up
BY Joseph A. Fox

President Truman today named
Francis Patrick Matthews. a g.
year-old Omaha lawyer and
prominent Catholic layman. to be
Secretary of the Navy. succeed
ing John L. Sullivan.
The Nebraskan's nomination
is subject to Senate confirmation
Mr.. Matthews has no Army or
Navy background. He is a Demo-
crat.
Mr.. Sullivan quit recently with
a blast at Secretary of Defense
johnson for halting work on the
Navy's super aircraft carrier.
The White House also announced
that Dan A. Kimball. now Assist
ant Secretary of the Navy. would
become Undersecretary. He viii
succeed w. John Kenney, who
resigned a week ago.
Was Civil Rights Worker.
Mr.. Matthews served on Presi-
dent Truman's Committee on Civil
Rights in l946 and was awarded
the Medal for Merit that year.
Born In Albion, Neb., on March
Is. 1887. he received his collegiate
Evening star., 1949-05-13

The Justice Department an
nounced today that Mrs. Gerhard
Eisler had been rearrested for de-
portation.
The announcement was made
as the department sought the re-
turn of her husband. an admitted
Communist facing two jail SEN
tences and deportation. after his
fight as a stowaway aboard a ship
bound for Poland.
On board the ship. Eisler reveal
ed he had hidden on the vessel
after paying 25 cents 10 tour 1t as
a visitor.
Officials said they expected Brit
ish authorities to take Eisler into
custody when the ship. the Batory
reaches Southampton tomorrow
en- route to Gdynia.
But British officials refused 10
say what action they would take.
A Southampton police Official. the
Associated Press reported. said he
hads "a communication in the
Evening star., 1949-05-13
m tha AssorinfAa Presa

NEW YORK. May 13.-Drums
of chemicals exploded on q truck
in the Holland Tunnel today, fill
ing the tube under the Hudson
River with carbon disulphide
fumes. Thirty persons. including
90 firemen, were overcome.
The explosions, touched Oh
when the truck caught fire. oc-
CURED in the tunnels eastbound
tube Mt s:55 am. at the height OF
the heavy morning traffic. The
tube links Jersey City with Man-
haitian.
Hugo =. Rogers. Manhattan
Burough president said after an
inspection tour. that damage was
so heavy the tunnel may be closed
for almost a month.
The drums began exploding
when the truck neared the jersey
city side OF the tunnel. The
flames spread to three other trucks
and the acrid fumes. famed ey
the tunnels ventilating systssn,
seeped through the tube.
Evening star., 1949-05-13
U. s. Rating System
Under Fire al Hearing
On Pay Legislation
Long indicates Changes
Will Be Mode in Setup
Or II Will Be Abolished
By Joseph YOUNG

The Government efficiency rat
ing system today came under the
fire of a Senate Civil Service SUBJ
committee as the group continued
its hearings on Federal pay legis-
lation.
Chairman Long strongly indi-
Gated that the subcommittee
would write into the administra-
tion's reclassification measure q
provision which win greatly SIM
plify the Governments present
rating system, or abolish 1t.
At one point. the Louisiana
Senator declared. 1T appears to
me that there's q much greater
need for efficiency ratings for
supervisors than for the employees
themselves"
Yaden Fayors Changes.
James G. Yaden. president OF
the American Federation Of Gov
eminent Employees. testified that
he agreed that the present ef-
ficiency rating system should be
changed to insure better manage
ment-employe relationship rather
than continuing its present use OF
trying to gauge the work OF in
dividual employees. Mr.. Yaden
Evening star., 1949-05-13
Red Paper Says
West Torpedoes
Blockade Pact
End of Restrictions
Held Evoded; U. S.
Denies Accusation
FORCES OF DEMOCRACY Can
Beat Reich Reds in Vote. Clay
Says. Page A.
By Doniel De Luce

Assoeioisd Pness foreign ceneseondent
BERLIN, May 13-The Russians
accused the Western Allies today
of 'torpedoing" the agreement to
lift the Berlin blockade.
A Western spokesman promptly
labelled the accusation "at lot of
nonsense" The spokesman was
Lawrence Wilkinson, economics
adviser to the American military
governor. We were told by our
governments to remove all restric-
tions put into effect since March
l, 1948." he said. We've done
that and more"
The Soviet protest was voiced
Informally. through the mouth
piece of the Soviet army news
paper in Germany. Taegliche
Rundschau.
"The Western powers are evad-'
ing the lifting of their restrictions
under invalid pretexts." IL charged
"The agreement cannot be full
filed by the Soviet side Alone" it
added.
Taeglische Rundschau COM
planned the Western Allies failed
to match a Russian order remov-
ing all trade barriers back to
March /, 1948. The paper was not
specific.
Implied Threat Seen.
Some observers saw in those
words an implied threat to. re-
impose the blockade-but such
step would be matter Of policy
for higher authorities than the
Russians In Germany to decide.
But the Rundschau statements
did lend emphasis TO the Russian
Evening star., 1949-05-13
British Conservatives
Score Big Victories
Over Labor in Voting
Cities in England. Wales
Turn Sharply Right in
Elections to Councils
BY the Associated Press

LONDON, May 13.-Conserva-
tives scored humping victories
over the ruling Labor Party in to-
days results of town council elec-
tions.
City voters throughout England
and Wales turned sharply to the
right in the voting. regarded as a
dress rehearsal for Laborss gen.
eral election test next year.
British Press Association returns
from 800 boroughs outside of Lon
don showed the Conservatives / D d
2.245 of the 3.2l3 council seats and
Labor had only 296. This was a
gain of $40 for the Tories. a loss
of $50 for the Labor Party.
In London Labor held on to
reduced n1ajorities In nine bor-
oughs but lost four to the Com
servatives. One of those won by
the Tories was Wandsworth, heav-
lily unionized "gashouse district"
the Labor stronghold which
elected Foreign Secretary Bevin to
Parliament.
Labor Loses Shaw's Old Borough.
Another London borough lost to
the Conservatives was st. Pancras,
where Bernard Shaw once sat as a
Labor member of the Council.
Communists we're reelected to
only six Council seats in London,
all of them in districts Of White
chapel in the East End. Elsewhere
Communist candidates were wiped
out.
/. Among Communists defeated for
a Council seat was Phil Piratin, a
member Of the House of Commons
from London's East End.
Labor Party headquarters re-
fused TO issue a statement in late
afternoon, saying wait until all
the results are in"
A party spokesman, however.
said that while the election results
so far ARE very grave" they did
not form a reliable forecast of
the 1850 general elections.
In council elections. he said,
voters usually ignore issues and
vote for personalities.
A Conservative spokesman said
gleefully 1T is the handwriting on
the wall. The people of Britain
have rejected the Labor Party
program. =
Right Trend Began Last Month.
The returns continued a trend
toward the right begun last month
in county council elections.
Both Conservatives and Labor
ties claimed victories elsewhere in
Britain earlier this week in rural
and urban district council ballot
ing, but both appeared to be using
different sets of figures.
A Labor Party spokesman mini
mized the Tory victories. declaring
I'VE will have no statement until
the entire results are tabulated.
The picture may be different
then.
Evening star., 1949-05-13
450, 900 Miners in Jopon
To Sturt Strike Tonight
by the A.soeiafed Press

TOKYO, May Is. Approx
mately 100000 Japanese coal
miners will begin 4s-hour strike
at midnight tonight.
Previously miners have been
walking out in short. separate
strikes spotted all over Japan.
The new walkout amounts to a
general strike.
The miners want q pay in
crease. Management wants to cut
wages 90 per cent because mine
owners recently lost their govern
ment subsidies.
Evening star., 1949-05-13

Jessup Arrives in Paris
For French, British Talks
by The Associated Press

PARIS, May 13.--Dr. Philip C.
Jessup. American Ambassador at
large. arrived here by plane today
for conferences with French and
British officials preparatory to the
Paris meeting of the Big Four
foreign ministers.
DIR. Jessup was asked about re-
ports that the Unitd States PLAN
ned to propose occupation troop
Withdrawals TO q few German
ports. DR.. Jessup said any such
report was inaccurate and mis-
leading. One of his encourage
indicated that the troop with
drawal idea had been one of many
discussed and discarded as inn
practical by the State Department,
With DR.. Jessup are Charles e,
Bohlen, State Department policy
adviser, and some 10 staff helpers
for the foreign ministers meeting
opening May % on the problems
OF Germany.
Evening star., 1949-05-13
(see RATING SYSTEM. Pg. A.
caye-in Kills Two Men
On Road Near Bethesda

Two men were killed today In o
cave-in of o l2-foot ditch just
or Green Tree road and Ewing
drive. near Bethesda.
Dead are John e. Gasch, 81. OF
Bladensburg. q plumber, and John
Gillian. 36. colnred. sis block OF
Twelfth street NE.
Police said the men were In
staIling q drainage system for q
housing project. They said they
we're employed by the William G.
voight Plumbing Co.. 42e2 lingo
mar street NV.
Ernest G. Hill. Camp Springs.
Md. operator OF d shovel On the
project, said the men were at the
bottom or the 46-inch-wide ditch
when one wall collapsed. ouryins
them under tons OF clay and rock.
Mr. Gascnis body was recovered
by members Of the Bethesda
Chevy Chase Rescue Squad and
the Bethesda Fire Department
Mr.. Gilliam's body Was found
more than two hours later
The bodies we're taken TO the
Robert a. rumphrey funeral home,
BethesdA.
Evening star., 1949-05-13

i s.sfHs
training In Creighton University
In Omaha. He received a law de-
gree at the same institution in
1918.
The prospective cabinet officer
has been active in civic and re-
lieious affairs. He is a member Of
the Board OF Directors of Father
FIanagan's Boys Town In Omaha
and has received number of
papal honors. In 1914 Pope Plus
XII designated him as Secret
Papal Chamberlain with Cape and
sword.
A former supreme knight Of the
Knights Of Columbus. Mr.. Mat
thewst is married and the father
of sis children. In politics he
served as chairman of the Doug
las County. Nebr., Democratic
Cent i Committee from 1882 TO
lss5
No Successor TO Royall.
Nh Matthews was selected for
the MY portfolio after it had
been declined by Jonhathan
Daniels. editor of the Raleigh
News and Observer and son of
Josephus Daniels. World War I
Navy Secretary.
White House Press Secretary
Charles G. Ross said the Presi-
dent is not vet ready to name a
new Secretary of the Army to
succeed Kenneth c. Royal. who
also has resigned.
The President told a recent news
conference he still hoped Curtis e.
Calder, New York utilities execu-
tive. would accept the Army post.
Evening star., 1949-05-13
Sunday Reoding

Next week q visit by Brazilian
President Dutra inspired q
Sunday Editorial Secasnn ar
tieIe BY Edward Turnilnson In
which this special Latin Amer
lean correspondent points out
that the cali h timely and asg-
nisscant. and that Brazil has
bern . good friend and ally Of
this country during . pefiod
that covered swo world waTs
Two companion pieces deal
wlfh Senator Byrd Of Virginia
ard hts economy arguments.
STAFF Writer Gould Lincoln
ss4s4ies his 10 years In sfs~
Senate and recalls other preai~
DENTAL pgrKra Of members uf
Congress ts1at have failed.
T1se second Byrd agtlsle eossrs
stss Senator'S most recent
siesa On Federal spending
Tnsse ard many otnes ssse-
slaI features supplement ira
usual thorough ard accurate
ne~s content Of
Chr eunnag efar
Evening star., 1949-05-13

need for getting supplies from
Western Germany for her nearly
bankrupt occupation zone.
The Economic Ministry of
American-occupied Hesse said car
goes for the Soviet zone would re-
ceive export licenses only If they
were covered by pre-blockade con-
tracts and had been made before
the Western zone currency reform
of mid 1948.
The ministry said negotiations
for q new clearing arrangement
are in progress. but that it is not
clear how the exchange rate for
east and west marks should be
determined. Until a new agree
ment materializes. it added. only
prepaid shipments are being per-
mitted.
Cash Sales Demanded.
Checkpoints on the American
Soviet frontier reported truck
load of womep's stockings was
the only inter-zonal traffic cleared
to the Soviet zone.
German officials in the British
zone said they were demanding
that Western firms 'prove they
will be paid in full for any goods
they deliver to the Eastern zone" :"
They demand that all sales be
on a cash basis.
MFR. wilkinson said that at a
four-power meeting of economic
chiefs here yesterday the Rus
sian representative insisted on o
formal order reinstating the East
West trade agreement of 1948.
The Allies contend 1t is no longer
applicable. he said. Mr.. Wilkin-
son said another meeting may be
held today.
I'VE told him East Germans
were welcome to buy or sell any
thing they wanted with the West
Germans and that the Western
powers would not restrict inter-
zonal trade" Mr.. wilkinson said.
"All individual contracts made by
Evening star., 1949-05-13
Thousands Hail
VicioriousNais'
Return Home
City Heods. Tydines
Greet Team After
o-Gume Streok

Fsctsrss os Fssst 81 ssa c~lI
Thousands G; Washington ease-
bal taas running . haSesssA TEN
psgatafe hailed gtar NAtAagala a.
eonousGgne hefors tSkt4y - Maa.
ager Joe kalsrl led heEas sas team
that sot2 oNl 81 10 games In
live West and easAps4stea gasa tire
American League i.gat a.slsaasa
Seseral thousands gathered In
front eI the plsgYtel Ral!daak kt
10 o'clock 10 hear Commissioner
j Russell Young, Guy Mason and
Rrig Gen 0osdun n Yeans ana
Senator Tydines. Democrat as
Maryland. ealoslse tae eliys most
nFomiSsns ball elae III several
years,
Commissioner foung en- ashaif
et the city, pgeseaied kahel Wt,h
= silver key 10 the city and then.
IN q surprise move. also presented
one, "en my own oenalg 20
Arch Mcdonald chairman ei ths
hastily organized Welcomlns
Committee
Il ShouIant I Sas this, perhaps.
since I've Just been r~ApfsolHsed
aS Commissioner z said Nj Snang.
but ] probably am the only per
son here who Aas CLARK 0giffith
pitch lie is a wonderful leader
and this team can ain the PEN
nant under him MI GTiff,th.
50. 10 pFe&ident Of the bail club.
Mason Correeta faunx.
Mr.. Mason. the second SPEAKER
called on by Master Of Cerr-
monies Mcdonald, corrected has
fellow Commissioner moment
later
4 saw Clark urtffith pitch In
1904" said Mr., Mason Lets
see anybody here beat that
This spirit and enthuaiakfn IL
reminiscent OF 1924. when the
team won the pcnnant, he con-
tlnued. Il want To kAy 20 this
team gathered here that u you've
cot The spark you can win. And
you've proved YOU have ths spirit"
Senator Tydings. representing
Capitol Hill. also talked pennant.
Buhhlins over with enthusiasm. he
said
We knew an alonr on the hin
that we had the best team In ths
American League Most Of YOU
people have never seen the cham
befs. but We in the Senate have
% seats ~-- two for each State.
We're moving ihem over 10 make
room for these young men wfo.
In my opinion. are the kind to
form q team that can win in ma
tionai and international games
Aitreek Recalls 1919 Celebration.
Seriously. however. think
this Washington team, can win
the pcnnsnt and the fact that 10
many OF YOU people arr here TO
welcome IL indicates that you feel
that way, too
Nick AIlgock. scmi-fetired coach
Of the team. recalled that IN ial7
another Washington team tnopped
ffsontt,e,,e,4 ay, pags "A fent 81
Evening star., 1949-05-13
By Fred Hompson

"
Assoeio,sd Press forsisn Correspondent
SHANGHAI, May 13.-The roar
OF battle could be heard today at
Woosung Harbor and Lunghwa
airfield, Shanghai's remaining
links with the world.
Two Communist prongs crept
closer to the city. Government
troops stoutly resisted. Red Gen.
Chen vi was driving hard to take
Shanghai or close a siege ring
around it.
Nationalist headquarters said
5000 Reds became casualties at
Liuho, nearby village. when the
Communists were trapped in q
minefield.
One battle ragged southwest OF
the city some Is miles from
Lunghwa airport. Lunghwa is at
the southwest edge, about 10 miles
from the heart of the city. The
scene of this battle was around
the village of Sungkiang, on the
Shanghai Hangchow railroad.
20 Miles from Shanghai.
Another developed to the north
west around the village of Tain
sang, a stones throw from the
south bank Of the Yangtze and
just north Of the Shanghai-Nan
king railroad. Red lines there
appear to be about 20 miles from
Shanghai and somewhat less from
Woosung.
Woosung is where the narrow
Whangpoo River pours its gritty
flood into the Yangtze and where
ships from Shanghai pass through.
narrow channel to the Yangtze
and the sea. 1t Is about eight
miles north of Shanghai. Woosung
harbof and the Whangpoo form
the city's main artery. It could
not live long If it were cut of.
Lunghwa's loss would cut
Shanghai's air link. There are
three other airfields but they are
even more exposed than Lunghwa.
The Shanghai garrison COM
munique today said the Reds have
struck on the northwest with three
divisions. The Nationalists were
reported holding their own in
Evening star., 1949-05-13
House Group Backs
Merit Medal for
AirIft Personnel
by ne Assoeio,esI prets

: Legislation providing for
award of a special medal to
military personnel who dis
tinguished themselves by
meritorious participation in
the Berlin airlift was ap-.
proved today by the House
Armed Services Committee.
The award, which still re-
ouires Senate and House ap-
proval, would be called the
Medal for Humane Action.