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Evening star., 1949-09-01
Bolivia Rebels Hold
~.
-Four Vital Cenfers
By the Associated Press

LA PAZ, Bolivia, Sept. L.
Rightist rebels held at least four
key centers today as the govern
ment confirmed the fall of two
more cities.
The government announced that
the rebels had taken Yacuiba, an
important oil center on the Ar
gentine frontier, and Sucre, $50
miles southeast of La Paz.
The National Revolutionary
Party which launched a revolt
Saturday to overthrow Bolivia's S
middle Of the-road government,
also holds the important centers
of Santa Cruz in the Eastern Bo-
ivian oil fields and Potosi in the
tin mining south.
Earlier, however, they had been
forced to surrender their strong
hold at Cochabamba. Loyal forces
which occupied that city were
sweeping today to attack Santa
Cruz, Potosi aid Sucre, the In
terror Ministry announced.
Despite their recent reverses the
general staff appeared confident
the loyal forces would crush the
fevolt.
Acting President Mamerto Ur-
riolagoitia, in a message to the
people last night. hailed the re-
capture OF Cochabamba, which he
called the principal seat Of "to-
talitarian subyersion."
Evening star., 1949-09-01
Navy Secretary Forced
Back on Pacific Flight
BY the A.seeioisd Press

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. L.
Secretary Of the Navy Matthews
and a party of high officials landed
safely at Moffett Field early today
after being forced back from a
fight to Honolulu by engine
trouble.
The Secretary, accompanied by
Representative McKinnon Of San
Diego and several high-ranking
Navy officials, was en- route to the
Hawaiian Islands to dedicate a
new national cemetery.
The party was travelling in Sec
retary Matthews private plane.
Six hundred miles at sea one en-
CINE on the four -engine plane quit.
The pilot radioed that he was turn
ing back.
Air-Sea Rescue Service from
Hamilton Field dispatched q C-47
rescue plane to escort the crippled
plane back to land. Both arrived
safely.
oficials at .Moiiett Field said
Secretary Matthews plane would
take OF again tonight fol Honolulu
Evening star., 1949-09-01
Fair Deal Program
will Prevail in End,
President Predicts
Looks to Next Session
To Attain Proposals;
Stands Firm on Budget
By the Assoeioted Press

President Truman predicted to-
day that his Fair Deal program
ultimately will be enacted in full.
The President told a news con-
ference he is confident that the
81st Congress will catch up at its
next session on matters he has
been unable to get through at the
current session.
He reminded the conference that
the 81st Congress is in two parts
and that there is still a long way
to go even on the present session.
The second session starts in
January.
Mr.. Truman said he stands full
tilt behind the 41,900. .000. 900
budget he submitted to Congress
in January.
This was his reply to a question
about congressional attempts to
write into appropriation bills a
rider directing him to make per-
centage cuts in overall funds voted
by the two houses.
Pleased at Rider Defeat. T..
He said he was very pleased that
such an economy rider by Senator
McC Clellan. Democrat, of Arkansas
was defeated by the Senate.
The President said he submitted
necessary recommendations to
Congress and that 1t was the busi-
ness Of Congress to analyze his
Evening star., 1949-09-01
Tito Reported Able
To Muster Army Of
Million il Attacked
BY the Associated Press

ROME, Sept. 1.-The Ital-
ian news agency Astra today
quoted Trieste sources as say
ing Marshal Tito has 600, 900
men under arms.
This number could be
brought up quickly to 1.0oo,-
900 men in the event ,Yu-
gosiayia is attacked, the dis
patch said.
Tito can count on six
armies of about 100000 men
each. composed of 81 infantry
divisions, three armored divi-
sions, two brigades of forntier
guards and other specialized
units, artillery. cavalry and
engineers" the dis patch con-
tinued.
It said Yugoslav troops had
much light equipment. such
as automatic weapons and
fame throwers. but are weak
in artillery. There is a lack
of uniformity in the arms,
which include Russian. Eng
lish, German, Italian and
American weapons.
Evening star., 1949-09-01
President Refuses to Discuss
Morogon's White House Status
Mccarthy Criticizes His Stand on Aide
As OK to Other Officials to Do Likewise

President Truman emphasized
with smile today that he will
keep Maj. Gen, Harry H. Vaughan
as his military aide, but he re-
fused to discuss the possibility
that John Maragon, key figure
in the five-percenter inquiry,
would be barred from the White
House.
The President, who had indi-
Gated that he would discuss the
Vaughan case more fully after his
long time friend had had his day
at the Senate hearing, was asked
at the start Of a press conference
this morning if he thought Gen.
Vaughan had had fair deal.
Brusquely. Mr.. Truman said he
had no comment on that matter
whatever.
A second questioner recalled
that in mis- testimony before the
Senate subcommittee yesterday
Gen. Vaughan had indicated that
in the future Mr.. Maragon would
be persona non grata" at the
White House. Gen. Vaughan told
the committee that Mr.. Maragon
would have to be pretty well
washed lp and fumigated, I'm
afraid, before I will want to have
much more to do with him."
Evening star., 1949-09-01
Broadly and Jones Freed
On Wire-Tapping Charge
By the Assoeiofed Press

NEW YORK, Sept. IA Cen
eral Sessions jury today acquitted
John G. Broadly. lawyer-investi-
gator, and his co-defendant, Ed
ward M. Jones, on overlapping
charge but reported disagreement
on five other counts of six-count
indictment.
The six-count indie m n t
against the two men charged them
with conspiracy, illegal wire-tap-
ping and grand larceny.
The jury returned its verdict
after celebrating since late yes
terday.
Judge Jacob Gould .Schurman
said. "I shall accept disagreement
on the five counts" and then dis
missed the jury.
The men were indicted for al
legedly swindlipg Kings County
Buick, Inc, out of $8,071 last fall
after the concern had hired
Broadly to look into suspected
black market operations at the
agency.
This trial grew out of the So
called "wire tap explosion" an
nounced at City Hall March IL,
when it was charged that there
was a plot to tap the phones Of
pany city officials. n
Evening star., 1949-09-01
Reit Controls Lifted
From 500 Dwellings
In Prince Georges
Seven Election Districts
Affected by First Action
Of Sort in D. G. Area

Housing Expediter Tighe E.
Woods announced today that rent
controls were being lifted i'm
mediately from about 600 dwelling
units in seven Prince Georges
County election districts. 1t was
the first such action in the Wash
ington area affecting houses and
apartments.
Previously. on May 18, controls
had been removed from $500
rooms in Arlington Farms.
Localities affected today are in
outlying Prince Georges County.
The lifting of controls was by
election districts as follows:
Election District 3 Upper Marl-
boro); 4 (Nottingham); Pis-
cataway): 7 Queen Anne); 8
tAquasco); II (Brandwine); and
Is (Mellwood).
A spokesman for the housing
expediter's Office said it was found
in a July survey that in these
areas the demand for rental hous-
] ing had been reasonably met"
william L. Thompson, area rent
director for the Prince Georges
Montgomery county area with
offices, at 8055 Thirteenth street,
Silver Spring. said today, he had
been notified Of the action by
Mr.. Woods Office.
He said that If rent control
cases are pending in this area they
would be dismissed, but that he
knew of none.
Evening star., 1949-09-01
Don't Want Another
Conflict. West Reich
Press Choruses
By the Associated Press

FRANKFURT, Germany. Sept.
l. West German newspapers
noted the 10th anniversary of the
outbreak of World War II today
with a chorus of I'VE don't want
another
It was on September l. 1899,
that Adolf Hitler's armored legions
drove into Poland.
But while the West German
press called today for peace. the
Soviet-licensed press in Berlin said
the American Army was preparing
for another war on German soil.
The independent Frankfurt
newspaper Abendpost.- in the
American zone. keynoted the
Western German comment against
war.
"On this day. we will not regret
that we lost the war" said Abend-
ICcD "A ANTETvYTp q Apv pono AZ i
Evening star., 1949-09-01
DeadIine Passes Today
For Austrian Treaty
BY the Associated Press

LONDON, Sept. 1.-The dead
line for the Big -Four to draft an
Austrian Independence treaty ex-
pires today, With; Russia and the
West still divided on nine Of SO
proposed clauses.
The Council of Foreign Minis
tiers in Paris last June asked their
deputies to translate an agree
ment-in-principle on Austria into
agreement-in-detail and report
not later than September on
their progress.
The Russian and Western depu-
ties, who have been meeting here
since July I. made only slight
headway at a meeting this morn
ing.
They planned a final pre-dead-
line session tonight. They are ex-
pected to decide then whether to
submit their incomplete treaty
draft to the Council OF Foreign
Ministers or continue their talks
here.
The deputies agreed this morn
ing on how to divide up the ships
OWNED by the Danube Shipping
Co., which used to be German
owned. Under an accord reached
in Paris last June by the Council
of Foreign Ministers, Russia is due
to get so per cent Of the company's
assets. Austria the balance.
Some OF the Russian Western
differences In those nine remain
ing articles are minor in nature.
Others are important and tangled
but. In the ofiicial Westel n view
quite surmountable.
Evening star., 1949-09-01
Chicago Gas 1ruekmen End
Strike After Wage Boost
by the Assoeioted Press

CHICAGO. Sept. 1.-The 21-day
strike of tank truck drivers, which
had brought a near gasoline fam
inc to the Chicago area, ended
early today.
The 1000 members of the AFL
Teamsters' Union voted unani-
mously shortly after midnight to
accept a wage boost of 10 cents
an hour and improved vacation
benefits.
|. The new agreement is retroac-
tive to July l. It raises the pay
to $1.871a an hour and provides
for three weeks vacation instead
of two after Is years Of employ
ment. Work schedules continue
unchanged. The union originally
asked for a TIA cents hourly in-
crease.
The union said trucks would
start rolling Immediately with
supplies for the approximately
8 900 gasoline service stations
which had been shut down since
several days after the strike hagan.
Evening star., 1949-09-01

The reporter then asked the
President if he had issued any
orders barring Mr.. Maragon from
the White House.
Mr.. Truman's only comment
was that the hearing is going on
at the Capitol and he has no
intention of transferring it to
the White House.
The third and last question on
the inquiry was whether Mr.. Tru-
man contemplated changing his
military aide. The President said
no. he did not.
Gen. Vaughan stood behind the
Presidents chair as Mr.. Truman
talked with the reporters.
Although the committee has
dismissed Gen. Vaughan as wit
ness, Senator Mccarthy. Republi-
can, of Wisconsin said it is "just
getting started" in its inquiry
about him.
Senator Mccarthy told report
ers at the Capitol after the press
conference that Mr.. Truman, in
retaining Gen. Vaughan, is saying
in effect that it is proper for Gen
Vaughan to "peddle influence"
Furthermore, he said, the re-
tention mot only encourages other
lSee VAUGHAN, Page A-4D
Evening star., 1949-09-01
Polio Foundation PIuns
First Special Fund Drive
BY the Assoeioted Press

NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-For the
first time in its history, the Ma
tional Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis is laying plans for q
special Embarrassing drive.
The drive is made necessary,
President Bssil o'Connor said yes
terday, because. Of the extent of
this years polio Incidence.
The foundation, he said, has
spent $7.078.800 on new cases
this year, and q remaining fund
of 5000, 900 probably will be used
up by November.
The 1l-year-old foundation un-
til now has conducted one cam
paign q year.
Evening star., 1949-09-01
RuiIedge Slightly Improved
After Comfortable Night
By the Associated Press

YORK, Me-. Sept. 1.-Physicians
report "a slight Improvement" to-
day in the condition Of Supreme
Court Justice Wiley B. Rutledge.
A relapse caused his family and
doctors concern yesterday but
Justice Rutledge spent a COM
Portable" night.
The 55-year-old jurist is a pa
tient at York Village Hospital. He
went there Saturday for treat
ment of what the hospital called
a circulatory condition.
DR.. Fred A. Geier of Washing
ton. Justice Rutledge's personal
physician, and Dr.. Elmer Tower
of Ogunquit said yesterday their
patient suffered a relapse.
DR.. Geier stayed nearby last
night. He flew to Maine from
Washington for the second time
h four days.
Evening star., 1949-09-01
Defense Committee
Slated 10 Be Formed
Before Vote on Arms
Poet Nations Session Here
Sept. n Will Improve
Chances in Senate
By J. A. OIeory

The administrations foreign
arms program may find its path
through the Senate made easier
by the announcement that the 10
North Atlantic treaty nations will
take the first step here Septem-
ber II to set up a Council and a
Joint Defense Committee.
This step to get the treaty ftlnc-
tioning at an early date takes on
added Importance in view of the
offer made yesterday by Senate
supporters of the arms bill to- hold
up a substantial part of the mill
tary aid money for Western
Europe until the Joint Defense
Committee organizes and works
out it's overall defense strategy.
In fact, it looks now as though
the Joint Defense Committee may
become a reality before the Ameri-
can military aid program gets
through the Senate. This Sc
quence of events seems likely be-
cause the administration decided
yesterday to have a showdown
with the Senate right away on re-
newal of the Reciprocal Trade
Agreement law. The Trade Agree
ment debate will not begin until
September 7, and informed Senate
sources say it will take at least
two weeks.
Council to Name Committee.
That means the military aid
bill would not be up for Senate
debate until several days after the
Foreign Ministers of the II other
treaty nations gather with Ameri-
can diplomats in Washington on
September II. The meeting on
that date is to organize the Coun-
Gil provided for in Article 9 OF
the treaty. The Council. in turn,
will appoint the Joint Defense
Committee. .
Meanwhile, the forecast is being
made in reliable quarters here
that the Atlantic pact nations
will discard any thought Of nam
ing a supreme commander. In
stead, the belief is they will place
overall strategy in the hands OF
| a small steering prolIp.
Representatives of the pact
countries are said to have ruled
out the single supreme COM
mander idea partly because II
might provide the basis for an
argument in Congress that the
United States would have to
underwrite the decisions of the
lone commander. especially if ar
American was picked for the task
With the Senate in Labor Day
| (See ARMS, Page A-6D
Evening star., 1949-09-01

sistently opposed Yugoslav land
claims as part Of an Austrian in
dependence treaty.
Borba's editorial was the first
Yugoslav retort of an official ma
ture to an angry Russian note de-
livered Monday declaring again
that Tito himself had abandoned
his Austrian claims behind Rus
sia s back.
With mixed defiance and sar-
casm, Borba charged Russia was
trying to bring Yugoslavia under
control in order to place her in
an unequal and subdued position. -
The tone of editorials, both in
Borba and another Belgrade
paper, Politika. showed little con-
Germ over the possibility of the
Evening star., 1949-09-01
Compromise Plan Puts
Traffic Funnel 80 Feet
Farther From Church
Trustees, City Officials
Agree to Shift Channel
At New York Ave. and H

A compromise plan will put the
controversial H street traffic chan
mel through the triangular front
yard" of the New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church 80 feet east
of the original site, it was an
nounced today.
The original District Highway
Department plan would have cut
the small park in half with the
channel to funnel H street traffic
across New York avenue. thus
opening a part Of II street to two
way traffic.
Under the compromise agreed
to by the church Board of Trus.
tees, the channel will be 30 fee
nearer the tip of the triangle
which points east toward Thir-
teenth street NV.
The project. first disclosed il
q story and sketch in The Star
drew immediate protests from
members of the congregation
partly because the church had
been given no opportunity to con-
slider the proposal and partly be-
cause of outright objections to
splitting the park. The land is
owned by the Government but has
long been considered part of the
churchyard.
No Public Hearing.
Acting Highway Director Sam
Harrison, at the conclusion of the
meeting with the Board of Trus-
tees, said that since the recon-
change takes care of op-
position of the abutting property
owner (the church, he would not
recommend a public hearing.
However. he urged any other
property owners who have sug-
gestions to make to communicate
with his Office.
He added that the conferences
among the trustees. the highway
department technicians and other
interested persons s'turned up no
particular differences of opinion,
but produced a further under
standing of each others prob
lems."
Emphasizes Cooperation.
In a statement following the
meeting, A. c. Oliphant, chairman
of the board Of trustees. took cog
nizance Of the traffic problem
existing at the intersection and
termed the compromise "the best
result" they were able to get under
the circumstances.
1T is the belief and wish of the
committee that we desire to be
good neighbors and assist in every
way we can with maintaining and
improving the locality in which
our church property is located.
"The committee desires to state
that the compromise to which
they have agreed has been made
after careful study and mutual
concession by all concerned" the
statement said.
MIR. Oliphant emphasized the
cooperation received from Dis
trict officials and declared I'VE
believe they have modified their
plan to the full extent consistent,
with the public interest In an
effort to be as helpful to the
church as possible"
Evening star., 1949-09-01
Russian Grain Crops
In Serious Decline,
U. 5. Experts Report
Remainder Of Europe
In Good Condition;
Soviet Horvests Down
Rx the A,soeiaied Press

A serious decline in Russia's
grain crops was reported today by
the Agriculture Department.
IN 4 report on European grain
prospects this year, the depart
ment said its cleaning. OF news
from behind the iron curtain
shows that "in the Soviet Union
heavy precipitation and other
harvesting difficulties have caused
considerable reduction of the
grain crop which looked promis-
ing earlier in the season."
In contrast, the department res
ported that weather conditions
between mid-July and mid-August
were favorable, on the whole, for
the grain harvest in the rest of
Europe.
Yugoslavian Crop Improved.
In Yugoslavia, the report said,
the bread grain crop. already har-
vested, was Slightly better than
1948."
It had this to say about the
Russian agricultural picture:
So Reports of harvesting difficult
ties in a number of regions, due
to wet, lodged and weedy grain,
uneven or late ripening, short
stand Of the grain and shattering,
continued early in August.
Much grain that was cut was
still unstacked early in August,
and probably deteriorated during
the heavy rains which were wide
spread. Considerable crop losses
were reported, thus reducing the
actual barn yield of what prom
ised to be a good crop of grains
wheat, rye. oats and barley.
THE quality of the grain ap-
pears to be inferior in number
of regions.
1.-THE potato crop also suffered
from the excess of rain. A good
sugar beet crop is reported matur-
ing in the Ukraine, the principal
sugar beet region of the Soviet
Union. Grass has been growing
1See RUSSIAN GRAIN. Pig. A-3.)
Evening star., 1949-09-01
Observation-Disclosures
On Anniversary of Nazi Attack
Still Hopes Trouble
With Russians Can
Be Cleared Away

President Truman. noting the
10th anniversary of the start of
World War II. said today he was
disappointed that the hindrances
to peace imposed by Russia had
blocked world peace, but that he
was still hopeful that eventually
the difficulties would. be cleared
away.
The Presidents comment came
at a news conference when a re-
porter recalled the anniversary
date and asked if Mr.. Truman had
any reflections for the occasion.
The President said that. Of
course. he was happy that the
shooting war had ended. but that
he was disappointed that the war
of nerves had gone on. He edded
that he was hopeful it would end
up in surrender Is had the shoot
ing war.
When q reporter wanted to know
Evening star., 1949-09-01
Late News
Bulletin
Immigration Curb Asked

Immigration Curb Asked
PHILADELPHIA The
American Legion today adopt
ed q resolution demanding
that the United States "cur-
tail Is far IS possible any
further immigration" ut this
time. It particularly urged
adherence ito laws now in
force applying to displaced
persons rather than place ad-
ditionaI burden on the people
Of America."
Earlier story On HEe A-4.)
Evening star., 1949-09-01
Marshall Plan
Goals Not Met,
Officials Say
Top OEEC Men Report
5-BiiIion Aid Has
Not Solved Problem
BY the Assoeioted Press

-
PARIS, Sept. 1.-Europes two
top Marshall Plan officials de-
clared today that more than
IS 900, 900, 900 in American aid has
failed so far to put the war;
damaged continent on the road to
self support
They reported that Europe's
economic situation has improved
in the last two years. but that the
dollar shortage problem had not
been solved.
The report. to be sent to Mar
shall Plan authorities in the United
States, was made by Baron Jean
Charles Snoy of Belgium, chair
man of the Donation Organization
for European Economic Co-opera-
ton. and Robert Marjolin OF
France, OEEC secretary-general.
If it was at one time our belief
that European recovery was pro-
ceeding fast enough to make it
possible to achieve viability (self-
Support) in 1852, we must now
admit that the rate of progress
is not sufficient" Baron Snoy and
Mr.. Marpolin said.
THE dollar problem, despite the
improvement in the situation over
the last two years. is not on the
Way to solution"
Lower Tariffs Urged.
Similar statements have been
made recently by delegates to the
Assembly of the new Council Of
Europe at Strasbourg. They adj
vocated more measures for eco-
nomic cooperation between Eu-
ropean countries and lowering Of
trade barriers.
The goal of the Marshall Plan
has been to make Europe eco
nomically self supporting by 1852.
The Snoy-Marjolin report was
studied yesterday at a meeting OF
the OEEC Council. which ap-
proved a plan for distribution Of
about $3.50. 100000 in Marshal
aid for 1949-50. The plan was
drawn up BY Baron Snoy and Nh.
Marjolin after the 10 recipient
countries had argued bitterly over
their needs for additional altoca-
tions. ........s-
/ Not Solely European Problem.
i The Snoy-Marjolin report con-
i. tinued:
This dollar shortage) is not
solely European problem. 1t is
q problem for the United States
as much as for Europe and also
for the whole free world. 1t is
our conviction that the funda-
mentals of this problem must be
reconsidered at very early date
and that, as soon as the present
difficulties have been overcome the
organization will have to concen-
trate all it's efforts to this end"
The document had been kept
secret, Europeans said, at the in
sistence of American Marshall
Plan officials who feared it might
make Congress less willing to
grant new funds. The 1949-50 aid
bill is still pending in Congress.
Report Ordered Issued.
The report was made public un-
der OEEC council orders by Mr..
Marjolin at news conference.
Progress toward reducing Eu-
ropes dollar shortage is not going
as fast as the reduction of Ameri-
can aid" Mr.. Marjolin told news
men.
He said this state of affairs had
been forseen, but that it had not
been expected so soon. 1t came
faster, he added, because the first
six months of 1949 showed drop
of about $500, ,0Oo, 900 a year in the
ability of European countries to
earn dollars by selling goods to the
Western Hemisphere.
Mr.. Marjolin blamed this drop
(SAe MAR.9HAII, PLAN Pp A.6.l
Evening star., 1949-09-01

(See CONGRESS, Page A-3D
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(See MARSHALL PLAN, Pc
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See FIVE-PERCENTERS, A-4.
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(See TITO, Page A-5D
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tSee PEACE, Page A-5o
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(See RUSSIAN GRAIN, Pg. /
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lSee VAUGHAN, Page A-4