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Evening star., 1949-02-15
3 Bank Bandits Get
$4,000 in Baltimore
by the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Feb. 15.-Three
armed bandits staged a daring
daylight holdup at a Union Trust
Co. branch bank in Northwest
Baltimore today and escaped with
about $4,000.
One of the gunner climbed over
the cashiers cage-about feet
highland pressed a gun in the
ribs of Karl Yost, head teller.
Holding out a shopping bag, he
snapped. Empty all of it into this
bag and make it snappy," Mr..
Yost reported.
Meanwhile. a depositor, Howard
Singleton. was robbed of $400 as
he stood at a teller's window
Several young woman employees
became hysterical. police said,
when the robber forced them to
the rear of the bank.
Police Capt. William Feehley
arrived on the scene shortly after
the holdup at around 10 am.
The trio made their getaway in
a light blue automobile parked
outside. police reported. The
bank is at North avenue and FL
lamont street.
Evening star., 1949-02-15
Grand Jury 10 Probe
Tucker Corp. Monday
BY the Associoted Press

CHICAGO, Feb. 15.- United
State Attorney Otto Kerner. jr.,
announced today a Federal grand
jury would begin an investigation
of the Tucker Corp. starting to-
day.
The Tucker Corp. was organ
ICED to manufacture a rear-engine
automobile embracing advanced
styling and numerous engineering
and safety innovations. So far,
only 38 cars have been produced
lacking many of the features an
nounced in advance.
The company is shut down, ex-
cept for a skeleton maintenance
staff, while mass of legal actions
against its president, Preston
Tucker; other officers, and the
company are pending in the Fed
eral Courts here. Mr.. Tucker,
meanwhile, has been hunting new
capital.
Mr.. Kerner said three subpoenas
for witnesses had been issued so
far for the grand jury investiga-
ton and more would be issued
later this week.
simultaneously with disclosure
bf the start of the inquiry here,
the Justice Department in Wash
ington made a brief verbal an
nouncement:
This is an investigation of
Preston Tucker and the activities
and certain practices of the
Tucker Corp.
Evening star., 1949-02-15
House Unit Approves Bill
For Guided Missile Rance
BY the Associated Press

A bill to let the Air Force start
building a 3,00O-mile-long range
to test guided missiles was ap-
proved today by a House Armed
Services subcommittee.
The measure would authorize
spending $75,0O0,00O on the sub
ject. The Air Force originally
asked for $200,000,000.
The bill still must be approved
by the full Armed Services Com
mittee before it goes to the House
for consideration.
. The proving ground would be
used jointly by the Army. Air
Force and Navy, but would be un-
der the Jurisdiction of the Air
Force. 1t could be built within
or without the continental limits
of the United States"
The subcommittee heard testi-
mony that the Air Force soon
will have guided missiles with
ranges up to 500 miles. Missiles
with ranges Of 5000 miles were
described as within the range Of
possibility.
Evening star., 1949-02-15
New Defeats for Guerri|Ias
Claimed by Greek Forces
By the Assoeioted Press

ATHENS, Feb. 15.-The govern
ment said today that fighting in
the Phlorina area had resulted
in new defeats for attacking guer-
rillas.
Violent battles are continuing,
the government said, and an
army counterattack has thrown
the Communist rebels back.
The army yesterday reported
800 guerrillas had been killed in
the battle for the strategic city
near the junction of the Greek,
Albanian and Yugoslav frontiers.
An Air Force communique said
1876 sorties were made in the
Phlorina-Vitsi area yesterday and
that retreating guerrillas had been
pounded with bombs and rockets
and machine gunned.
Evening star., 1949-02-15
Mercury Climbs to II, Giving
Capital Its Hottest Februory15
Previous Record for Day Was SO, Set in 1909
Cloudy and Cooler Forecast Tomorrow

the too warm" weather and
horticulturists at National Capital
Parks concurred, although they
predicted nothing dire for Wash
ington's favorite-the cherry BIOS
SONS.
Premature warm weather this
season already has brought out
some blooms, only to have them
freeze. a spokesman at National
Capital Parks said. Among these
were Japanese ounce trees in
East Potomac Park, the Monu-
ment Grounds and on the front
lawn of the White House. Winter
jasmine and honeysuckle also
have nloomed and succumed tenn
porarily to cold weather, he said
The cherry blossoms, he added
never have been frozen-but that
doesn't mean they WON'T
Evening star., 1949-02-15
Anna Louise Strong, Arrested
As Soy, Faces Moscow Custer
Pro-Russiun Writer
Accused of Working
ToUndermine U.S.S.R
By the Associoted Press

MOSCOW, Feb. 15.-The Moscow
press announced today that Anna
Louise Strong, well-known Amer
lean author and correspondent
has been arrested on charges of
spying and will be deported.
Miss Strong, who has been in
Russia most of the time since 1921
writing books and articles which
reflected strongly pro-Soviet
viewpoint, is one of the seven
American correspondents in Mos
COW. She was listed as represent
ing the Allied Labor News.
Several parts of this dis
patch have not reached the
United States. The timing of
the parts received indicated
that the Moscow censorship
might be delaying the re-
mainder.
according to the State De-
partment, Miss Strong has
maintained her American citi-
zenship and got a new passport
/ here last June. For that rea-
i son, it was explained, she is en-
titled to return.
Chairman Wood of the
House Com mittee on I'm
merican Activities said,
meanwhile, that he was sure
the committee would like to
interview Miss Strong when she
Evening star., 1949-02-15
BY the Associoted Press

The House Veterans Committee
today approved a bill providing
$9O-a-month pensions for all vet
erans of World Wars I and II at
the age of 65.
The committees measure was a
compromise of a proposal by
Chairman Rankin to start $60-a-
month pensions at the age of so.
The bill also sets up pensions
for nonservice connected disabil-
tiles ranging from $40 a month to
500 for total disability, and $120
where an attendant is required.
The Truman administration
previously had indicated it op-
posed the pension moves. Veter-
ans Administrator Gray told the
committee the bills could not be
considered in accord with the pro-
gram of the President"
Mr.. Gray estimated that the
cost would be around $4,000. .000.-
900 the first year and said costs
would 60 up annually thereafter.
Evening star., 1949-02-15
Tax Collections
| Jump ; Billion
Despite '48 Cut
BY the Assoeioted Press

The Government collected al
most $4,000, 0,000, 900 more in take:
last year than it did in 1947
despite the 1948 cut in personal
income levies.
The Treasury Department re-
ported today that the total for
taxes of all types in calendar 1948
was $42.302, ,864,10 compared to
$39, ,420,845,446 the year before.
New York, as usual, bore the
heaviest share of the Federal tax
burden: $7,936, ,909,726. In 1947
the total was 81, 7,668,131.145. Trail
ing New York were Illinois. Penn
sylvania, California and Ohio.
Maryland collections, which in
clude those from the District Of
Columbia, totaled $1.124,195,450.
The 1947 total was $1,13l, ,580,932.
Evening star., 1949-02-15
Army Rejects Appeal
From Macarthur for
More Troops in Japan
Royal, Returning Here,
Says Expansion OF
Force Is Impractical
BY The Assecioted Press

The Army has turned down q
request by Gen. Macarthur for
more troops.
Secretary of the Army Royal
said today the supreme Allied
commander in Japan had been
told it would be impractical" to
send him any more.
Mr.. Royal made the statement
to reporters on returning from an
inspection trip to Japan where he
conferred with Gen. Macarthur.
At the time of Mr.. Royals visit
there, dispatches from Tokyo said
Gen. Macarthur had submitted a
secret report on the American
military situation in Japan in view
of Communist victories in China
These dispatches said Gen. Mac
Arthur was believed to have asked
for more troops and airplanes.
No Mention of Return.
Mr.. Royal was asked about the
reports. He replied that Gen
Macarthur previously had ex-
pressed hope he could have more
troops and brought up the request
again.
He was told it would be i'm
practical to put more troops over
there" Mr.. Royal said.
Mr.. Royal then was asked
whether Gen. Macarthur had
mentioned returning to the United
States.
There was no discussion at all
about his return" Secretary Royal
said. He didn't say anything and
I didn't"
Mr.. Royal added that I'VE don't
contemplate any change" either
in troop strength or command in
Japan.
Wartime Issue Revived.
The Secretary spent 18 days in
the Pacific area, including six
days in Japan.
Dispatches reporting on Gen
MacArthur's plea for larger forces
said the issue he raised was the
same one that had been raised
during the war: Whether the Pa
cific and the Orient should be
sighted in favor of a major mill
tary concentration in Europe.
Gen. Macarthur was said to be
concerned about the southwark
push of the Chinese Communists
and the possibility that a Commu-
nist-held China might disintegrate
into warlordism.
On the other hand, the feeling
in Washington long has been that
it is economically impossible to
keep a global defense line uni
formly strong. For that reason,
according to the view here, the
main strength must be centered in
Europe.
In a speech in San Francisco
yesterday Secretary Royal said
I'VE intend to do more" to help
Japan get back on it's feet eco
nomically and politically.
Evening star., 1949-02-15
Landlords Open Fight
Al Hearing, Call Rent
Control Confiscation
Some Garry Threats
Of Mass Evictions;
Defiance Plan Dropped

Protesting landlords went tc
Capitol Hill today and assaileo
rent control as "confiscation Of
property" and "un-American."
Some carried threats of mass
evictions of their tenants-if Con-
gress grants President Truman's
request for continued rent con-
trolls. Earlier at a downtown rally
they applauded speakers calling
for such evictions.
Mr.. Truman has asked for
STRENGTHENING. broadening and q
two-year extension of rent con-
trolls.
The property owners opened
their fight before the House Bank
ing Committee. Housing Expedi-
ter Tighe Woods told the commit
tee tighter controls are needed to
stop "a growing black market in
rents"
Controls Called Enslavement.
John E. Owen, president Of the
National Apartment Owners Asso-
citation, did not discuss evictions
but gave the committee state
ment saying:
Rent control is actually con-
fiscation of property and a mock
cry of personal dignity and an
See RENTS Page AL
Evening star., 1949-02-15
Truman Adviser Sees
New Initiation Which
Could Lead 10 Crash
Clark Tells Senate Group
Slack in Employment Is
Seasonal, Will Geese
By the Associated Press

John D. Clark. a member OF
the Presidents Council of Eco
nomic Advisers, said today an in
fationary movement will resume
this spring and could lead to an
ultimate crash"
Mr.. Clark testified before the
Senate House Economic Commit
tee in support of President Tru-
mans demand for powers to curb
imitation.
He told the committee that pow
erful inflationary factors will ap.
pear by April and again will taks
up the slack in employment.
Despite the increase of unem
ployment by 100000 in January
Mr.. Clark testified, there is no evi
dence that such joblessness il
more than seasonal. He declared
1T will be April before we will
know whether a real decline ir
employment has set in.
Advice Is Unchanged.
1T is because we foresee condi-
tions arising at that time which
in our opinion will again tighten
the labor market that we have not
changed the advice we have given
to the President about the trend
of the economy
These infiationary factors will
be seen this spring, Mr.. Clark
predicted:
An increase in farm employ
ment: mounting Federal outlays
for defense and foreign aid; the
end of the accumulation of a
treasury surplus in March. giving
rise to deficit spending in April,
and a loosening of bank reserves,
the source of bank crdeit.
Mr.. Clark said that direct ac-
tion" against increased prices for
steel and probably for coal "is
necessary in order to break the
circle of spiralling inf1ation.'
Price Rises Cited.
He said that 'if action is taken
to prevent price Increases. the
Government will be justified in
taking action to discourage wage
increases and the President has
already accepted that responsible
ity."
But, he told the committee, if
the Government lis unwilling to
take action to halt price rises,
then the workers will have no rea-
son to withhold their wage de-
mands in the expectation that
prices will not continue to rise,
and the Government will have no
excuse for asking the workers to
make a sacrifice which the owners
of business will not make"
Evening star., 1949-02-15
Montgomery Council
Appoints Tax Court
And Aide 10 MANAGER
Bender, Heron, Hawkins
Named; Sheorin Receives
Newly Created Position

Striving to perfect organization
of the new charter government
the Montgomery County Council
today appointed the three mem
bers of a new Appeal Tax Court
and an administrative assistant
to the county manager.
The council created the position
of administrative assistant ano
clerk to the council at an annual
salary of $4,000 and. on recon-
mendation of Acting County Man
ager Irving G. McNayr, namee
Plummer M. Shearin, 80. former
executive director of the Mont
gomery County Charter Commit
tee. to the post.
AS members of the Appeal Tax
Court, it chose Leo Bender. vice
president of the Montgomery Title
Co.. Inc, of Silver Spring. chair
man; 1t. Gen. Charles D. Heron,
retired, of Bethesda. and J. Ernest
Hawkins of Etchison. former clerk
to the county commissioners and
former deputy sheriff.
The administrative assistant
will serve without additional COM
pensation as clerk of the Appeal
Tax Court and clerk of the County
Liquor Control Board.
Shearin Served in Navy.
Mr.. Shearin has been associated
with the Montgomery Record,
weekly newspaper, since he left
the Charter Committee staff. He
holds a law degree from George
Washington University. During
the war he was a Navy communi-
cations officers in the Pacific.
The Appeals Tax Court will sit
Evening star., 1949-02-15

comes back. Mr.. Wood said 1t
might be interesting.
The Soviet newspapers disclosed
her arrest in the following an
nouncement:
The we'll known intelligence
operator. the American woman
journalist. A. L. Strong, who got
into the U. S. S. R. as a conSe-
quence of the carelessness of GER
tain foreign relations officials, yes
terday was arrested by state Sc
curity organs.
Miss Strong is accused of es-
pionage and undermining activity
against the Soviet Union. They
(Continued on Page AS. Col. a.
Evening star., 1949-02-15
Rome TO Demonstrate
Against Mindszenty
Conviction Sunday
Pope Expected to Make
Major Speech at Giont
Rally at St. Peters
BY the Associoted Press

VATICAN CITY. Feb. 15.-Pope
Plus XII is expected to make a
major speech on the case of Josef
Cardinal Mindszenty at a giart
demonstration in St. Peters
Square Sunday. informed Vatican
sources said today.
Catholic Action, militant lay
organization, had called on all
Catholics in Rome to gather in
the square In a protest against
the arrest, trial and sentencing to
life imprisonment Of the Hun
garian primate.
The Pope will appear on the
balcony of st. Peters Basilica at
IL am. Is am, EST). informed
sources said. and probably will
address the demonstrators.
The pontiff's address will be
broadcast throughout the world
by the Vatican radio, informants
said. The Pope will first cele-
brate a solemn mass for Cardinal
Mindszenty.
Diplomats to See Pope.
/ In a group audience with the
Pope tomorrow, diplomats from
SO nations are expected to express
solemn Indignation over Hun
gary's treatement of Cardinal
Mindszenty.
The Pope may reply to the joint
expressions of sympathy. 1t will
be the first time the present pom
tiff has received the diplomatic
corps to the Holy See en- masse.
since the February. 1916, consis-
tory creating new cardinals.
Yugoslavia's Charge d'Affaires,
Petar Benzon, said he did not
know yet whether he will attend.
Minister Arthur Maixner of
Czechoslovakia, the only other
Communist government main
tanning an accredited diplomat to
the Vatican, is not in Rome.
Colombian to Read Message.
Carlo Arangio VeleZ, Colombia S
Ambassador to the Holy See, act
ing as dean of the diplomatic
corps, will read the Joint message
of sympathy and indignation to
the Pope.
! Diplomats from the following
countries have accepted the diplo-
matte corps invitations to the
audience, an informed source
said:
Argentina. Austria, Belgium,
Bolivia. Brazil, Chile, China,
Colombia, Costa Rica. Cuba,
Egypt, El Salvador, Ecuador. Fin
land, France. Great Britain,
Guatemala. Haiti. Fire. Italy,
Lebanon. Liberia. Lithuania (gov-
ernment in exile), Monaco, Mica
ragua, Holland, Panama. Peru,
Poland government in exile)
Portugal, Dominican Republica,
San Marino, Spain, United States,
Uruguay and Venezuela.
Franklin c. Gowen, special as
sistant to Myron c. Taylor, will
attend for the United States. Mr..
Taylor, President Truman's per-
sonal envoy to the Holy See, is
now in the United States.
Evening star., 1949-02-15

Washington's heat record for
February Is topped today when
the temperature scared to II de-
grees at 1:04 pm, far past the
69-degree mark established in
1909.
The days record fell at 1910
am. when the mercury climbed
past SO. At 1898, it had reached
rs. At 1::30 pm, it had dropped
back to IS.
The forecast is for considerable
cloudiness. warm and windy with
possible showers late this after
noon and tonight. Wednesday is
expected to be partly cloudy and
cooler, but still we'll above normal
The maximum yesterday was 81
degrees at 5:14 pm. and the low
was so degrees at 1923 pm.
The Weather Bureau deplored
Evening star., 1949-02-15
Hog and Cattle Prices
Score Further Gains
By the Assocjoted Press

CHICAGO, Feb. 15.-Livestock
prices took another bounce today.
With hog receipts the lowest for q
Tuesday since November 2, values
advanced another rs cents to 81
on top of similar jumps yester-
day. Cattle ran steady to 81
higher than yesterdays steady to
So higher market.
Evening star., 1949-02-15
Collie, 10 Puppies Die
In Chevy Chose BIuze

A collie and 10 week-old puppies
were burned to death early today
in a fire in the residence of F.
Newell Griffin. 4703 De Russey
parkway, Chevy Chase. Md.
Bethesda police said the fire was
reported to have started when an
electric heater overturned and
fell into the dogs pen, igniting
rags.
Evening star., 1949-02-15
Bulletin
Blast Shakes Keorny Plant

KEARNY, N. J. (P.-A ter
rife explosion at the Koppers
Coke plant today shook Man
haitian and New Jersey COM
munities along the Hudson
River. Ambulance and emer-
gency fire and police units
were rushed to the plant.
There were no immediate re-
ports of casualties, but Hudson
County police said at least two
were hurt. Ten were killed i'm
a blast at the plant last May
Evening star., 1949-02-15
Californian Teethinq at 81

LAKE HUGHES. Calf, Feb Is
R.- Store teeth are not for
George w. Risley. "a. He grows
his own. Mr. Risley proudly dis
played two new teeth today. and
he says more of his third set are
on the way, because he's still
teething.
Evening star., 1949-02-15
RedPropaganda
Stirred by U. 5.
Stand on Pact
HickenIooper Fovors
Commitment Only on
Unprovoked Attack
BULLETIN


Ger Lincoln White said today
there are mo dfAerences" be-
tween the department and
Congress or with other coun-
tries negotiating the North At
lantic security pact over OBJ
pectives of the treaty. Any
apparent differences. he said.
involve Simply matter of
finding the best possible way to
meet those objectives"
The Communist press in Europe
today was busy making the most
out of congressional rejection of
any automatic war" clause in the
proposed Atlantic Pact.
AT the same time, a Republican
Senator declared this Nation
should be morally committed" to
act only in cases of unprovoked
aggression against a member of
the alliance.
let down by the statements on the
Senate floor yesterday by the big
Two" in foreign policy, Chairman
Connally of the Foreign Relations
Committee and his predecessor as
chairman in the 80th Congress.
Senator Vandenberg. Republican,
of Michigan.
Both made it clear there will
be no automatic commitment
binding this country to fight in
case a European member nation
is attacked. The statements
generally were regarded on Cap
itol Hill as involving a setback
for the State Department in it's
efforts to negotiate the proposed
alliance with friendly European
nations.
Confer With Acheson.
Later in the day the two Sen
ators had a private conference Of
nearly two hours with Secretary
of State Acheson at the State
Department. Neither would COM
ment afterwards.
Papers abroad used such head
lines as Senate Bans War
Pledge" and mo Automatic War
Tie. Say Senators" to describe
the statements.
The Communist reaction was
expressed in the Soviet Army's
Taegliche Rundschau. in Berlin,
which used this headline: "A
Crisis in the Atlantic Bloc" The
Russian-licensed National Zeitung
headlined the story Europe Alone
Should Bleed-America Won't Ac-
cept Military Obligations"
In Washington Senator Hicken-
looper. Republican. of Iowa told
the Associated Press he agrees
with the Connally-Vandenberg
position that this country ought
not to make a blanket commit
ment to fight.
We must reserve the right to
decide for ourselves whether there
has been actual, unprovoked ag-
gression against a signatory coun-
try" he said.
There was evidence that Sena-
tors Connally and Vandenberg
had something of the same sort
in mind. They told their COL
leagues they are opposed to any
treaty which does not reserve to
Congress its final decision on
whether this country should 60 to
war.
Automatic Obligation Barred.
Senator Vandenberg said there
could be no automatic commit
rnent" for war, but he added:
obviously, something is meant
by general assertion that we find
common interest in our mutual
safety"
Senator Connally said there are
q lot of people who would favor
automatically going to war, which
would mean letting European ma
Continued on Page AS, Col, ID
Evening star., 1949-02-15
Hungary Was Forced to Try
Cardinal, Red Declares

BUDAPEST. Feb. IS (P.-A top
Hungarian Communist spokesman
said last night that the Hungarian
government was forced" to try
Cardinal Mindszenty after doing
Continued ON Page Az. Col. IL
Evening star., 1949-02-15
Pension Bill Approved
By House Committee
BULLETIN

Charges of dictatorship
we're raised against Chairman
Rankin of the House Veterans
Committee on the House floor
today after several members had
walked out of a stormy commit
tee session during which a vet
erans' pension bill was approved.
Evening star., 1949-02-15

(See COUNCIL, Page A-6O
Evening star., 1949-02-15

(See LABOR, Page A-5D
Evening star., 1949-02-15

(See RENTS, Page A-5D