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Evening star., 1949-09-27

Three armed bandits early TO-
day held up and robbed the
Quonset Inn, at 1925 Naylor road.
Silver Hill. of about $3,123 in
cash. according to Prince Georges
County police.
Hing Wong. So. a co-owner Of
the restaurant and night club, just
over the District line. told police
he asked the only two remaining
customers to leave at 2 am. clos
ing time. Mr.. Wong said all help
except the bartender and night
watchman had gone home earlier.
The two customers had been
drinking at the bar about four
hours. Mr.. Wong told police. He
said he walked toward the door
just .as third man entered and
said I'm looking for my friends. y
The third man, MIR. Wong said,
pulled a revolver from his. coat
pocket and ordered the restaurant
operator to turn over his wallet.
Mr.. Wong said he gave the man
his wallet containing about $l23,
Evening star., 1949-09-27
Russia Acts 10 Return
80 Vessels 10 u. ).

The State Department an
nounced today that Russia has
agreed on procedures for return
ing to the United States three
icebreakers and n frigates lent
the Soviet during the war.
= For more than three years the
United States has been pressing
the Russians for return of these
naval vessels, only a small part
Of the total supplied Russia under
1end-lease. The Soviet agreed las,
December to return the ship;
asked, but did not name officials
to work out details of the return
until July.
Under the agreement announced
today, all Of the 80 vessels will bt
returned to American Navy au.
thorities not later than December
/. The icebreakers will be turned
over at Bremerhaven, Germany
and the frigates at Yokosuka
Japan.
Oficials said this Government
had asked for return Of % frigate'
but that the Russians say ont
was lost when it ran on rocks
It has not been explained wher
or where this accident occurred
Disposition Of other small nava
craft obtained by Russia unde
lend-lease is one Of the man!
problems still to be settled in dis
cussions with Russia about gen
eral settlement of her wartim
lend-lease account. These dis
cussions have dragged for NOR
than two years.
Evening star., 1949-09-27
China Files Complaint
In j. n. That Russia
Supports Reds War
Vishinsky Agrees to Give
BoIkun Conflict Top Spot
In Committee Debate
BY the Associotsd Press

LAKE SUCCESS, Sept. 81
Nationalist China made a forma,
complaint to the United Nations
Assembly today charging Russia
is backing the Chinese Communist
to overthrow the Kuomintang gov.
ernment at Canton.
The case was presented by DR.
T. r. Tsiang. chief Chinese Ma
tionalist delegate In the U. N. He
asked urgent Assembly action
against the Chinese Communists
Details of the charges were not
made public Immediately.
DR.. Tsiang presented the case in
two letters. One was addressed tc
Assembly President Carlos p
Romulo. an outspoken foe of COM
munism. The other letter was
addressed to Trygve Lie. U. N. Sec
retary general.
The Chinese delegate told the
Assembly last week for the first
time that Russia was directing
and aiding the forces of Mao TIE
tung, who has proclaimed "Peo.
pies Republic of China" based al
Peiping.
AS Assembly committee work
began here. Russia's Andrei Y
Vishinsky agreed that the Greek
Balkan conflict should be given
top priority in debate Of the U. N
Political Committee.
The Soviet Foreign Minister in
sisted, however, that his own gen.
eral peace proposals should bt
placed high on the agenda also
He suggested that his proposals
be taken up Immediately after thu
59-nation committee conclude.
debate on the Greek-Balkan issue
After an hour long wrangle, the
committee finally decided to dis.
pose of both the Greek and the
italian colonies issues before
tackling the Soviet proposals
Palestine. Indonesia land the Sc
curity Councils report would fol-
low in that order. -
This order Of business was ap-
proved by a vote of So to /. with
the United States and Russia
voting for it. Three countries alb
stained. The committee then ad-
journed until tomorrow.
The Assembly's No. 2 Political
Committee, which handles part OF
the work load Of the first COM
Evening star., 1949-09-27
Truman-AtfIee-lta|in
Farley on Atom Urged
In Parliament Debate
Loborite Makes Proposal
As Premier Turns Down
Churchill on More Duto
By the Associated Press

LONDON, Sept. 27.-A Labor
member of Parliament today urged
a face-to-face atom bomb con-
ference Of President Truman,
Prime Minister Stain and Prime
Minister Attlee.
The suggestion came in the
House Of Commons after Mr..
Attlee rejected Winston Church
Iill's demand for more information
about the disclosure of an atomic
explosion in Russia.
Mr.. Attlee said it would not be
in the public interest at present
to go beyond the September 23
Joint statement of the United
States, Canada and Britain, which
had said merely that an atomic
explosion" had occurred in the
Soviet Union. Scientists inter-
lpreted this to mean Russia surely
has an atomic weapon.
Britain Seen Outstripped. :
| Laborite A. r. Blackburn told
the House the news of the Soviet
atomic explosion meant Britain
has been "outstripped by the Rus
slams in the development of atomic
energy"
He demanded an immediate
review of the whole problem" by
the Labor government. He also
told Mr.. Attlee many people feel
that the present issue is so grave
that President Truman and your
self should not shrink from hav-
ing a conference at the highest
level with Stain"
Mr.. Blackburn asked what the
governments policy on the atom
would be in view of the news.
Mr.. Attlee replied that the gov
ernment has made its policy clear
that there should be "interna-
tional control of atomic energy"
Communist Willie GALLAGHER
Jumped up.
"As there Is no real defense
against the atom bomb," he said,
will the Prime Minister support
the Soviet proposal for the de-
struction of all atomic weapons?"
Deadlock Reached in U. N.
THE attitude of the various
governments concerned has been
fully expressed" Mr.. Attlee re-
piled. Great progress would be
made if the government of Soviet
Russia would agree to interna-
tional inspection"
The Soviet Unions consistent
refusal to agree to a system oY
atomic controls which would in
Guide such inspection has led to a
deadlock on the subject in the
United Nations. The Russians in
sist such inspection would violate
their national sovereignty.
Mr.. Churchill asked Mr.. Attlee
whether he would be agreeable to
q debate on the atom bomb when
Parliament reconvenes October 10
for its next regular session.
Evening star., 1949-09-27
Military Pay Raise Bill Approved
BY Conferees, Goes to President
Senate May Vote Late Today on Measure
To Increase Top u S. Officials Salaries

controversial measure to boost the
salaries of top Federal executives
A House-passed bill increasing
the pay of cabinet members and
other upper bracket officials was
listed for action late in the day
after some other matters are dis
posed of.
Considerable controversy has de-
veloped over the executive pay
bill, for which Mr.. Truman made
another plea yesterday in a letter
to Vice President Barkley.
After a huddle of Senators in
the office of Majority Leader Lu-
cas-. Senator Mcfarland, Demo-
crat, of Arizona said that "a Sem
ators-20 Democrats and IA Re-
publicans-have offered a COM
promise which lis being accepted. ="
Senator Mcfarland is leader of a
group which wants to scale down
the pay raises Mr.. Truman asked.
Senator Mcfarland said that
under the compromise no Gov
ernment officials except cabinet
members and a few White House
aides would have their pay raised
above $4,000 and none would re-
Evening star., 1949-09-27
By Chris Mothisen

The Senate Judiciary Commit
tee decided by a 5-to-4 vote today
to ask Federal Judge Sherman
Minton to appear for questioning
at a closed committee session be-
fore it acts formally on his nomi-
nation to the Supreme Court.
The decision to call Judge Min
ton. a former Senator from In.
diana. came on motion Of Senate,
Ferguson, Republican, of Michi.
gan, which was seconded by Sena'
tor Donnell, Republican. of Mis-
souri,.
Senator Kilgore, Democrat. O.
West Virginia. acting COMMITTEES
chairman. told reporters the vote
was to 4 and was not &
straight party line vote"
Senator Fillmore said he woule
attempt to reach Judge Mintor
by telephone later today to de-
termine when the appointee could
come to Washington. He pointed
out that Judge Minton broke a
leg about a month ago and might
not be able to travel yet.
Lucas and Richardson Testify.
Ordinarily. Supreme Court
nominees are not called to testify
in connection with action on their
confirmation. Senators Ferguson
and Donnell declared in an open
session of the committee today,
however, that they wanted an op-
portunity to ask Judge Minton
whether he has abandoned GER
tain philosophers he championed
while a New Deal stalwart in the
Senate.
Particularly. they said. they
wanted to know if he still thinks
President Roosevelt's court pack
ing" proposal, for which Senator
Minton fought in 1898, was good
idea.
The only witnesses heard ir
the open session were Senate
Majority Leader Lucas and Henry
j. Richardson, jr., representing
the National Bar Association, Inc
Both gave warm Endorsements tc
the Minton appointment.
Senator Lucas admitted thai
Senator Minton had been one o1
the floor leaders of the court
packing move. He said, however
that he was convinced his service
in recent years as a judge of the
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeal.
has more Or less calmed him dowr
a little and sobered some of his
thoughts"
Liberal Called Liberal.
Pointing out that he had be-
come familiar with Judge Minton's
court service because the appellate
tribunal sits in Chicago, Senator
(See APPOINTMENTS, Pg. A-5.)
Evening star., 1949-09-27
Five Ohio Democrats
Seeking 10 Oppose
Taft in Senate Race
Porty's Rest Possibility,
Gov. Lousche Shows No
Disposition to Run
By Gould Lincoln
Stnr StoH Correspondent

COLUMBUS. Ohio, Sept. 81
Five potential candidates for the
Democratic senatorial nomina-
ton to run against Senator Taft
next year are in the gossip here.
They are State Auditor Joseph
+. Dumping Joe) Ferguson,
Mayor Thomas H. Burke of Cleve-
land, Murray D. Lincoln, presi-
dent of Farm Bureau insurance
companies; former Senator James
w. Huffman of Columbus and
Representative John M. Nc
Sweeney of Wooster.
There is a sixth, Gov. Frank
u. Lausche. who could have the
nomination in a walk if he would
take it. Right now, the Governor
lis making no public statement
about the matter. It is said on
high authority, however, that it
Is virtually certain Gov. Lausche
will not be a candidate for the
Senate next year, and that he
will run for Governor again.
State Auditor Ferguson is SO
far the only announced candidate
for senatorial nomination against
Senator Taft. He was eldicated
he will stick in the race. Four times
he has been elected auditor fol
four-year terms, each time in q
presidential election year, begin
ming with 1886.
He pictures himself as the
watchdog, guarding the Ohio tax
payers against waste and graft
He earned his nickname Jumping
Joe" from his extreme facility In
Evening star., 1949-09-27
'Conferees Fix Figure
At S1,314,Ot0,000
In Arms Program
Russion Atomic News
Speeds Agreement; House
. Economies Abandoned
BY the Assoeioted Press

Swift agreement by Senate and
House conferees on $1,314,010,-
900 overseas arms program sped
along today one American answer
to Russia's A-bomb claims.
The news of an atomic blast in
Russia served to speed agreement
among the lawmakers that friend
ly nations must be strengthened
against the threat OF communism
The conferees late yesterday
sidetracked a House economy
move and agreed. in three hours,
on the higher-cost program voted
earlier by the Senate. The dis
carded House figure was $819.415.-
900. or $494, sos 900 less than the
agreed-on Senate figure.
Working on Small Points.
The conferees worked on final
small points today. This will clear
the way for final congressional ac-
ton. first by the House and then
the Senate.
Chairman Connally Of the Sen
ate Foreign Relations Committee
told reporters the Russian atomic
reports have given the arms pro-
gram new strength"
Republican Senators Bridges of
New Hampshire and Knowland of
California agreed.
No Fight for Economy.
Usually. conferees appointed to
settle Senate-House differences
reach agreement by an in-between
compromise. In this case the
House members dropped any pre-
tense of fighting for the lower fig
ure. And as the authorization bill
now stands it contains:
$1,000,0O0, 900 for the North At
lantic Pact nations:
$211, 10000 for Greece and
Turkey;
27,640,000 for Iran, Korea and
the Philippines;
$75,000,000 which may be spent
by the President-as he sees fit
in the China area:
Permission to ship $3.50, 900 900
of surplus arms.
House members insisted on only
Evening star., 1949-09-27
Britain Increases Tax on Profits
One-Fifth to Avert Initiation as
Commons Opens Pound Debate
Cripps Worms Of Curb
On Dividends Unless
Firms Hold Them Down
BY the Associated Press

LONDON, Sept. 27.-The gov
ernment sliced further into busi-
ness and industrial dividends
today and warned that it may
limit all dividend payments by law
unless companies keep them down
The tax on dividends, now q
per cent, was raised to 80 pei
cent. This tax is paid by all COM
panies before they distribute prof
its to stockholders. 1t is in addi-
ton to regular income taxes.
Sir Stafford Cripps, Chancellor
of the Exchequer, told the House
of Commons his aim is to offset
the imitation implied in Britain's
devaluation of the pound.
Opens Debate on Pound.
Cripps opened parliamentary
debate on devaluation-an issue
on which the government will
pose a vote of confidence later
this week. Before Cripps spoke
/ Labor Party members decided in
caucus to stand behind the gov
ernment's devaluation actions.
The government asked busi-
ness in the spring of l948 to hold
dividends to the 1947 level. Most
companies did so but few passed
out more to their stockholders as
profits hit new highs.
Cripps warned those:
"If there is any further break
ing away from the voluntary linn
itation of dividends, I shall con-
slider myself at liberty to, restrict
dividends in the next finance bill.
This means that unless business
toes the mark, a compulsory hold
down order on dividends will be
Evening star., 1949-09-27
British Police Hunting
NoveIist's Daughter, Is
By the Associated Press

HASLEMERE, Eng. Sept. 27.-
British Novelist Mollie Painter
Downes asked police today to look
for her missing 16-year-old
daughter. Diana.
Diana disappeared from the
family farm near here last We'd
nesday with Phillis Gush, 14-year-
old daughter of a neighboring
farmer. They left a note saying
merely that they were going away.
Miss Downes. who also writes
a British news letter for the New
Yorker Magazine, is the wife OF
Clare Robinson.
Evening star., 1949-09-27
British Dollar Quest
Includes Offer of
Better Mousetrop
BY the Associated Press

Britain, trying to capture
more American dollars, is now
Offering Americans a better"
mousetrap.
The Commerce Department
announced today a newly de-
signed mousetrap was among
speciality items from Britain
recently listed - along with
herring. stethoscopes, sea
moss, silver plate, etc. as
American import opporturli-
ties"
The trap Is described as
"all-metal.. rustproof, self set
ting and hygienic, and guar
anteed to put an end to
trapped fingers"
Evening star., 1949-09-27
Highway Budget
Asks Anacostia
Bridge Funds
Estimates TotoIinq
S7,321, 900 Given
Commissioners
SCHOOLS BUDGET REQUESTS
Total More Than $33,000,00

SCHOOLS BUDGET Requests
Total More Than $33,oo0,0O0.
Page AS.
A speeded-up paving and bridge
construction program, including
funds to begin construction of a
new bridge across the nacostia
River near East Capitol street, was
called fer today in the highway
departments 1891, 900 budget
estimates for the fiscal year Of
1851.
The estimates, submitted to the
Commissioners today by Highway
Director J. N. Robertson, add up
to 1924, 900 more than the depart.
ment received for its operations in
the current fiscal year. They are
expected to balance with antici-
pated revenues from the self-sus-
tanning highway fund.
! The requests are part of total
District budget estimate of $780,
984, 400, awaiting action of the
Commissioners for fiscal 1851.
I Total of S8,O0O,000.
I Mr.. Robertson asked the city
heads to approve expenditure Of
$5,000,000 for capital outlay (con-
struction This program. with
100000 in Federal aid match
ing funds sought, raises the total
construction work contemplated
for fiscal 1851 to $8,OOO,000.
| In addition, the Highway De-
partment seeks $2,321,00o for
general operating expenses
S349,000 more than was received
this year for that purpose.
! The Federal aid projects planned
would cost a total of $4,000 900.
of which the District would have
to supply half. They include:
$3,560,000 for the first leg Of
construction on the proposed new
sl2,000,000 bridge at East Capitol
street, $465,0 900 for an underpass
on Military road at Sixteenth
street NV, 100000 for a Mill
tary road bridge across Rock
Creek
At Kansas Avenue.
i Also, road projects at Kansas
avenue NE. from Madison street
to the District line, $205 900;
Hardwood road from Fort drive
and Claremont from Michigan tc
Hawaii avenues NE, $270,000;
: Foxhall road NV. from Reservoi,
road to Whitehaven parkway
$4,000; Division avenue NE. from
East Capitol street to Sheriff
E road, S225,000; Ridge road Sc,
from Minnesota avenue to q
street, $19o,O0O, and\ Wheeler
road Sc. from Alabama avenue
to Southern avenue, 5000, 900.
4 The Federal aid projects for
!. 1850 were $2.6o0. 900. which, cou-
pied with the $5.125,0oO capital
outlay appropriation, set con-
struction for that year at $7,725,-
900. In addition there is a $780,
900 supplemental item awaiting
action by Congress for the current
year.
In justifying the increased
| ,Coo r - DI~1rr - . =
Evening star., 1949-09-27
Police Guarding
Representatives.
Arrest Pickets
1,100 Non-Union Men
Return to Pennsylvania
Strip Coal Pits
STEEL WORKERS REJECT Only
Offer to Settle Pension Dispute.
Page AS.
BY the Associated Press

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 27.-Elever
hundred non-union bituminous
miners defied the striking United
Mine Workers and went back tc
the pits in Western Pennsylvania
today. State police, moving tc
prevent violence. quickly arrested
II pickets.
The State troopers brought re-
Inducements into the county
Clearfjeld area where 35 opera
tions resumed after week of idle.
ness because of picketing by
unionized bands.
Miners went to work carrying
rifles and shotguns. Armed guards
paced near entrances to mine
workings or stalked in underbrush
nearby.
Scores of automobiles contain
ing pickets cruised leisurely on
narrow winding roads skirting
the mines but made no reported
efforts to interfere. Squads OF
State police trailed them and oc-
casionally brought them to a halt
for inspection.
Injunction Violation Charged.
In Clarion County, about Sc
miles from Clearfield, State police
arrested II pickets charged with
violating a court injunction
against mass picketing.
Mines being reopened are locat-
ed north of Pittsburgh. Most o1
them are strip workings in which
steam shovels dig coal from sur.
face veins. Others are under.
ground operations.
A spokesman for the Clearfiele
mine owners said 81 returned tt
their pits to operation and added
"We have taken every precau-
ton to cope with this emergency
and to protect our mines and
equipment"
Another operator added:
Were going to stay in operation
from now on unless we're shot out
of it."
Still another commented:
I'VE don't want any trouble but
we'll give it to them (pickets) ii
they want it."
Called on Duff For Help.
State Police reinforcements were
brought In after local authorities
called on Gov. James H. Duff fo1
help.
Residents Of the mine areas were
warned by the operators to remain
OF roads leading to the pits OF
strippings and to abide by newly
posted no trespassing signs.
Some Of the armed sentrie.
around workings-recruited from
ranks OF non-union diggers-Wert
posted atop the latticed tipples o.
derrick like structures at min,
openings.
Some rode beside the drivers o!
loaded coal trucks. their rifle
protruding menacingly from cat
windows.
1t. Frank L. Garnow reported
the mass picketing arrests at tn.
Wingert Mine near Sligo II
Clarion County. He said 13 car
loads Of miners picketed the min,
and that more arrests are ex.
pected. Sheriff w. r. Hannolt
dispatched a bus to the scene tt
l
Evening star., 1949-09-27
Madras Province Bons
Communist Purty
By the Assoeioted Prass

MADRAS, India, Sept. 27.-
Madras provincial authorities out
lawed the Indian Communist
Party today and announced
several hundred" accused Reds
had been arrested in Southern
India.
The provincial government also
banned 10 Red-tinged labor
unions and four other Madras
organizations.
Evening star., 1949-09-27
Senators 10 Question
minton Before Actino
On His Appointment
Vote, 5 to a, to Call
Supreme Court Choice
Before Committee
bulletin

BY a vote of 40 to q, the
Senate today confirmed the
appointment of w. Walton But
terworth to be Assistant Secre-
tary of State for Far Eastern
Affairs. Five Republicans joined
in confirming the nominee.
Evening star., 1949-09-27
Strong Quake Indicated
300 Miles From Juneau
BY the Associated Press

CLEVELAND, Sept. 27.-A seis-
mograph at John Carroll Univer-
sity today recorded a strong
earthquake in the Gulf of Alaska.
Father Henry Birkenhauer said
the earth's shifting was first re-
corded at 10:38:59 am. and that
the quake was so strong it could
have caused tidal waves.
He fixed the site as ALSO miles
northwest of Cleveland, or about
300 miles from Juneau, Alaska.
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 27 R.-
The seismograph at the Univer-
sity of Pittsburgh today recorded
Ia very strong" earthquake about
1895 miles north Of Pittsburgh.
possibly in Alaska.
Evening star., 1949-09-27
(See OHIO, Page A-3o
Eric Johnston in Berlin

| BERLIN, Sept. ~. P.-Eric
Johnston, chairman of the Mar
shall Plan advisory board, arrived
here today for discussions on eco
nomic aid for Berlin.
Evening star., 1949-09-27
The Stor's
Classified Ad Section
Is the Peoples =
Market Place


Market Place
Lots for Sale"
Classified Ads Published
First 8 Months 1949
THE STAR
$500 Ads
The Three Other Washington
Newspapers Combined
3,158 Ads
During the first & months
OF 1949, The Star carried more
than 2Aa times as many Lots
for Sale" classified ads as the.
three other Washington ne,os-
papers combined.
People who have something
to sell know that they will
reach more and better pros
poets for quicker sales when
they advertise in the columns
Of Washington's leading class
ified ad medium THE STAR.
Phone Sterling 5000.
Evening star., 1949-09-27
Col. BaIchen Takes Off
On Hop 10 Washington
BY the Asseeioted Press

OSLO, Norway, Sept. 27.-Col.
Bernt% Balchen took of at 1880
am. (EST) today on a nonstop
flight in a United States Air
Force transport plane from Sola,
In Southwestern Norway, to
Washington.
With Col. Balchen were Brig.
Gen. Frank A. Armstrong, United
States AIR Force commander in
Alaska. and four other American
airmen who flew nonstop with
Col. Balchen from Alaska to Nor
way last week.
The group Is expected to make
the trip in % hours, flying the
same C-54 Skymaster which
brought them from Anchorage.
Alaska.
At Washington National Air
port officials reported today the
Air Force transport carrying Col.
Balchen and Gen. Armstrong was
due to arrive at about . o'clock
tonight.
Evening star., 1949-09-27

(See ARMS, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1949-09-27

(see u. NJ. Page A-6.o
Evening star., 1949-09-27

(See BRITISH, Page A-5D
Evening star., 1949-09-27

(See PAY RAISE, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1949-09-27

(See D. C. BUDGET, Page AS.
Evening star., 1949-09-27

An Associated Press Newspaper
Evening star., 1949-09-27

(See APPOINTMENTS, Pg. AS.
Evening star., 1949-11-18
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