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Evening star., 1949-07-16
Republicans Charges
Of Bay Scandal Hit by
Lane as Ridiculous
By the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, Md, July 10
Republican charges that the Ches-
apeake Bay bridge project is tax
ing on the stamp of a major
scandal" have been branded "ridic-
ulous" by Gov. Lane.
The Maryland Federation of
Republicans had charged that the
people are being taken for a ride"
on the project.
The Republican statement claimed
that the opinions of greater en-
gineers of this country" who
thought a tunnel should be built
across the bay instead of a bridge
were overridden for the advice of
"a single favored engineering firm. :"
Gov. Lane declared yesterday he
had received no communication
from the Republicans, but he
added:
Based on what I have been told
about the statement, it is utterly
ridiculous"
Defends Engineer Selection.
The Governor hastened to defend
the selection by the Maryland
Roads Commission of the j. E.
Greiner Co. of Baltimore as en-
gineers for the project.
He recalled that the Greiner
firms connection with the bay
crossing project dated back to 1898
and asserted:
Their selection was a natural
This firm was in possession OF al
the basic facts needed in deter.
mining where and what form of g
bay crossing for vehicular traffic
should take"
The Republican statement came
after the State Roads Commission
had to reject contractors bids fol
work on the substructure for the
third straight time because they
were far above the money set
aside. A:b
Bids Top Estimates.
To date, bids received on three
separate substructure contracts
have topped estimates supplied by
the Greiner company by 80 to
80 per cent. AS a result construc-
tion of the approaches is the only
work which has been done on the
bridge.
The Republican statement
claimed that Gov Lane Ga Demo-
craft. had misled the public by
announcing on September 8, 1948,
that bridge would cost $36,000,-
900 and tunnel 100000.
THE public be damned seems to
be the slogan of the group who
dominate. the bay bridge project
and who are hell-bent on the
erection Of a bridge regardless OF
costs or the will of the public" the
COP group declared.
To Open More Bids.
The roads commission has five
more patches of bids to open on
separate substructure projects.
Originally it had been planned
to let the contract for building the
entire substructure to one con-
tractor. However, the lone bid
submitted for that job last March
was &C per cent higher than the
Greiner Co. estimate of about
$18, 100000
The substructure then was
broken into eight separate prof.
ects in an effort to get the work
done at estimated costs.
Evening star., 1949-07-16
By the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, July ia tour
of the Naval Academy was the
last item of business today as
80 teen-age Marylanders closed
Girls State" and headed for
home.
They had been attending the
four-day model government here,
sponsored by the American Legion
Auxiliary.
Two of them will represent the
Free State in Washington next
month at Girls Nation" set up
by the National Legion Auxiliary.
They are 16-year-old Harriet
Carlson of Towson and Mona Lou
Evans, Is, of Mountain Lake Park.
Miss Carlson beat Miss Evans
by five votes yesterday in the elec-
ton of a girl Governor.
Both are members of the Fed
eralist Party in the mock legis-
lative sessions at the State House.
Evening star., 1949-07-16
Alumni Magazine Honored

WILLIAMSBURG, Va, July Is
(P.-The American Alumni Coun-
Gil yesterday announced it has
chosen the Dartmouth Alumni
MAGAZINE for its annual award to
the college alumni magazine OF
the year."
Evening star., 1949-07-16
Thompson Gets Tunnel Post

RICHMOND, VA, July 16 (P).-
Gov. Tuck yesterday reappointed
Thomas P. Thompson of Norfolk
to the Elizabeth River Tunnel
Commission for a term Of five
years beginning July l..
Evening star., 1949-07-16

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Evening star., 1949-11-17

The king of ham arrived at
Union Station this morning and
wanted ham, the country kind.
But Al Jolson, red-faced and in
need of a shave, had to receive
the keys to the city from Com
missioner John Russell Young at
the District Building before he
could sit down to "grits, corn
bread and ham what am
The veteran mugger. who spent
his boyhood in Washington, will
be guest of the Variety Club who
got the city fathers to proclaim
Saturday as Al Jolson Day. The
club will name him personality Of
the year in show business at a
banquet Saturday night.
A score of hand-picked Wash
ington girls, all beauty contes-
tants, met Mr.. Jolson's train. They
had to run because the limited
from California was 10 minutes
early and the jazz singer was
ready to get off. He beamed at
the Old Mardi Gras beauty queen
contestants-college students and
Government girls-and shouted:
"You come with me, but let's
get some ham,
Clad in his traditional turtle
Evening star., 1949-11-17
3 Soldiers Killed When Train
Hits Car in Center Of Town
BY the Associuted Press

DUNN, N. C, Nov. ia speed
ing Florida bound passenger train
and an automobile collided in
Dunn's business section early to-
day, killing three Fort Bragg
soldiers.
The soldiers, returning to the
fort from a dance near Dunn.
were identified as Pvts. Harland
Lewis Ray, 10, of Santa Barbara,
Calf; David L. Ralph, 20, and
Richard Mccormick, IS. The home
addresses of Pvts. Ralph and
Mccormick were not known by
police. .t....s-4
All three were members Of the
82d Airborne Division.
Patrolman J. B. Brogden of the
Dunn police, said the train, At
lantic Coast Line train No. 81.
was travelling more than 80 miles
an hour through this Eastern
North Carolina agricultural center.
He said parts Of the automobile.
a 1886 roadster, were scattered
mile along the railroads double
tracks.
The engineer, r. J. Johnson,
said he saw the car carrying the
three soldiers pull in front of his
locomotive without stopping but it
was too late for him to avoid hit
ting it.
Evening star., 1949-11-17
Baltimore Convictions
In Race Case Upheld
By the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, Nov. 17.-Mary-
lands highest court today up
held the convictions Of seven
participants in an interracial
tennis tournament at Baltimore.
The Court of Appeals affirmed
fines handed down in Baltimore
Criminal Court on charges Of
conspiracy to disturb the public
peace.
Attorney Harold Buchanan,
Maryland director of the Progress
sive Party, and Stanley L. Askin,
director of the Young Progress
sives of Maryland, were among
the group of seven who were
fined and given suspended jail
terms.
They were accused of staging
tennis matches among Negroes
and whites on July II. 1913, at
Druid Hill Park to test the Bal
timore Park Boards policy of
segregation on public tennis
courts.
Park police arrested % players
and spectators. All the Negroes
and all but seven Of the whites
were acquitted later.
The State said the interracial
tennis games could have ignited
"a full scale race riot"
Evening star., 1949-11-17
Reds Briefly Blockade
u. ). Austrian Air Base
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

VIENNA, Nov. 1.-THE Rus
slams unexpectedly established a
roadblock today on the highway
leading to the American air base
at Tulln and then, just as unex-
pectedly, abandoned it.
During the hours the block was
in effect, Russian sentries de-
manded special passes from Amer
ican personnel moving to and
from the air base, which is about
20 miles outside Vienna in the
Soviet occupation zone.
American sources said they
thought a Russian Junior officer
had the block erected after read
ing some old regulations which
may have been in effect when the
last roadblock was established 18
months ago.
According to the agreement of
the European Advisory Commis-
sion signed in London in 1945,
France, Great Britain and the
United States are to have free and
unimpeded access to their air.
dromes in the Russian sector.
British and French personnel use
the Schwechat airdrome located
10 miles outside Vienna.
Evening star., 1949-11-17
Austin Will Be Speaker
AT Kappa Sigma Dinner

Warren r. Austin, United
States delegate to the United Ma
tions. will be the principal speaker
and guest OF the Kappa Sigma
Founders Day dinner at the
Mayfower Hotel on November rs.
Mr.. Austins is a Kappa Sigma
from the University Of Vermont.
The dinner Is being arranged
by the District alumni association
of the fraternity. It will follow
the National Interfraternity Con-
ference, which will meet here
from November "a to 26.
Among other guests will be
Senators Donnell of Missouri and
Kefauver of Tennessee. The ma
tional officers Of the fraternity
also will attend. They are Francis
s. Van Derber, president; Tom A.
Cutting, vice president: H. Gar
diner Sirnonds, master Of cere-
monies; Qesley w. Kergen, secre-
tary. and Christian A. Natvig.
treasured
Evening star., 1949-11-17
Chest
Continued From First Page

Continued From First Page.)
0arge firms) and Residential
have slowed in their collections, al
though Government, with 73 per
cent, is well ahead Of the rest.
Extension Considered.
The very best results hoped for
today still would leave well over
81 .000. 900 to be raised in less than
a week, leaders pointed out. This
would be a spectacular feat, and
while Chairman Luchs and his COL
leagues still are shooting for next
Wednesday, they are not predict
ing it will be accomplished.
Plans for possible extension OF
the campaign were among the
principal topics on the agenda of
today's scheduled executive COM
mittee meeting, it was learned.
Today's report meeting was
heralded by the third of the
Chests brief downtown parades,
this one starting at Twelfth street
and Pennsylvania avenue NV. and
proceeding to the Hotel Washing
ton via the Avenue.
Count Basic and four members
of his orchestra were to provide
at the luncheon
Evening star., 1949-11-17
Chino's Delegate to u. N.
Urqes New Liberal Party

LAKE SUCCESS, Nov. II tP.-
Nationalist China's chief delegate
to the United Nations said yester-
day he would like to see a new
Chinese political party formed
under the banner Of liberalism
to fight for independence.
He suggested DR.. HUI Shih,
former Chinese Ambassador to
the United States. as logical
leader of new Chinese Liberal
Party to function overseas as well
as in China. DR.. HUI now is In
New York.
These views were given in an
interview by DR.. r. F. Tsiang a
day after the Chinese Red regime
at Peiping advised the United Ma
tions that DR.. Tsiang's delegation
no longer can speak for China in
the United Nations.
DR.. Tsiang, an appointee OF
Generalissimo Chang Kai-shek,
said the proposed Liberty Party
would not be in conflict with the
Kuomintang Party, basis Of the
Nationalist government now men
aced by Red advances on Chunk
king.
He said the aims of the pro-
posed party would be:
+ l. The national independence
Of China;
2. Individual freedom; .-..
3. Rapid economic development
in China to raise the standard of
living of the people"
IT feel sure such, a political par
ty would receive the support both
Of the intellectuals and the COM
mon people in China" he con-
tinued. II urge my friends to start
such movement. # such a move
is started the logical leader would
DC LIZ. f1u oIlln. ~ ~
Evening star., 1949-11-17
Arlington Policeman Hurt
In Fall Off Motorcycle

An Arlington policeman suffered
a cracked right elbow today when
his motorcycle skidded on loose
gravel and threw him to the street.
Pvt. Nathaniel L. Henry, Is. of
2635 South Uhle street, was treat
ed by a private physician after
the accident on Seminary road,
near the Shirlington Circle.
Damage to the motorcycle was
negligible.
In another Arlington accident
today. Francis Fitzgerald. 20, of
2511 Lee boulevard. suffered slight
injuries when he was pinned be-
tween two trucks in the 300 block
of North Larrimore street. Mr..
Fitzgerald, who was working in the
neighborhood, was admitted to
Arlington Hospital for observa-
tion.
Evening star., 1949-11-17
Star Staff Photo.

neck gray sweater and beat-up
trench coat, Mr.. Jolson snuggled
in the front seat Of an open con-
vertible which led a caravan to
Mr.. Young's Office.
After a 10-minute wait, Mr..
Jolson dropped to his knees and
begged the Commissioner for the
silver key.
I'm too weak to hold it," he
said. "Ah. just got to get that
ham,"
In between the actors jokes,
Mr.. Young tried to get out his
formal presentation: "* It
gives me pleasure. ."
With exaggerated supplication,
Mr.. Jolson, way down on his
knees by that time, walled:
Please, please, Mr.. Commission
er, give me the key"
He got the key and Mr.. Young
returned to business while Mr..
Jolson and the beauty contest
candidates continued their She
nanigans for photographers in
the anteroom.
After 10 minutes, Mr.. Jolson's
hunger became primary again
and he and the girls left to:
Get that ham. All, man."
Evening star., 1949-11-17
Mrs. Morehouse 10 Head
MONTGOMERY Social Work

Appointment Of Mrs. PGad B.
Morehouse, zoos Glen Ross road,
Silver Spring. as supervisor of
social work for the Montgomery
County Juvenile Court, was an
nounced today by Judge Alfred D..
Noyes. She will start work Mon
day at a salary of $4,000 a year.
Mrs. Morehouse is a graduate
of Penn State College and the
Pennsylvania School of Social
Work.
Her husband is director of the
Bureau of Stipulations. Federal
Trade Commission. She has lived
in Silver Spring for the last 13
years.
Evening star., 1949-11-17
Farm Bureau Ignores
Brannan as Speaker
|For lis Convention
By The Assoeiofsd Press

Relations between the Demo-
cratic administration and the
powerful American Farm Bureau
Federation-once warm and CO.
operative-have turned frigid.
The political consequences may
be considerable.
Differences over Government
farm policies have become so
sharp that the federation has de-
cided not to invite Secretary Of
Agriculture Brannon to speak at
it's convention in Chicago next
month.
1t long has been the custom OF
the federation and other national
farm organizations to ask the Sec
retary Of Agriculture to address
their meetings, as sort Of titular
head of American agriculture.
Four other major organizations
are continuing the custom.
While relations have been grow
ing cooler for some time, it has
been the controversial farm plan
advanced by Secretary Brannan
that has brought the federation
to a virtual mo speaking" att
tude toward the administration.
Calls Plan Political.
Allan B. Kline, president of the
federation, has criticized the
Brannan proposal as a political
scheme to get votes of both farm
ers and consumers. He also has
claimed that it would regiment
farmers completely.
The Brannan plan is designed
to assure farmers high returns and
consumers cheaper food. Govern
ment cash payments to farmers
would be the principal device for
achieving such a dual goal.
The Farm Bureau and he Dem
ocratic administration started
working closely together after
Franklin D. Roosevelt became
President in 1888. Both played big
roles in getting precedent-break-
ing crop control laws through
Congress.
Critics Invited to Speak.
All through the 30s they CO.
operated on farm legislation and
programs. For years. federation
officials were close advisers to
such Brannan predecessors as
Henry A. Wallace, Claude r.
Wickard and Clinton P. Ander-
son.
Differences first started cropp-
ing up during the war in con-
nection with farm price control
and food subsidy policies. But
they did not reach their present
wide breach until Mr.. Brannan
put forth his plan last spring.
The split between the fedora
tion and the administration may
have far-flung political consequ-
ences. The farm organization has
big memberships both in the
South and in the Midwest.
While Mr.. Brannan was left
off the federation program,
former Secretary Anderson, now
a Democratic Senator from New
Mexico, and Representative Gore,
Democrat, of Tennessee, two con-
gressional critics of the Brannan
plan, have been invited to speak.
Evening star., 1949-11-17
Poultry Growers Ask
Brannan 10 Reduce
Their Price Supports
by the Assocjoted Press

Representatives of the Nations
poultry industry asked Secretary
of Agriculture Brannan today to
reduce producer price supports
on eggs, chickens and turkeys next
year.
Such action is necessary, they
said, to encourage consumption
and to prevent overproduction.
Led by Leon Todd Of Trenton.
N. j., secretary of the Associated
Poultry and Egg Industries, lead
ers of 10 national and regional
associations discussed the price
support problem with Mr.. Bran
nan.
They suggested supports at 10 to
IS per cent of parity for eggs and
chickens and rs to 80 per cent for
turkeys. Legislation expiring De-
cember 81 requires that they be
supported at 80 per cent of parity
until that time. A new law allows
supports from zero to 80 per cent
next year.
Huge Stock on Hand.
Parity is a price designed to give
the farmer a fair return for his
products in relation to the cost OF
things he buys. g..
The department has on hand
about S9O,0o0,000 worth of surplus
eggs-in the dried form-which
it has bought to carry out the sup
port program.
In formal statement, Mr.. Todd
said egg production in 1850 Is
expected to average 400 eggs per
person, or about 80 in excess Of
probable demand.
1T is apparent" he said, "that
a condition Of substantial over
production will be intensified un-
less the 1949 price support level
is substantially reduced in 1850.
Potato Output Cut Asked.
The Government yesterday
asked potato growers to cut pro-
duction further next year because
it is faced with a price support
loss of s6o,0o0,oo0 on surplus po-
tatoes this year. Secretary Bran
nan announced a 1850 program
providing for a reduction Of about
7 per cent in the planting allot-
ment for commercial areas and .
lower price support.
Like this years crop, next years
will be supported at so per cent of
parity, the minimum permitted
by law. But the parity price will
be somewhat lower in terms Of
dollars and cents.
Evening star., 1949-11-17
Bevin Bors Hurried Action
In Recognizing Reds
By the Assoeioted Press

LONDON. Nov. Foreign
Secretary Bevin told Parliament
yesterday, II am more concerned
in acting together with the Com
monwealth and other friendly
governments rather than taking
hurried decision" on recognizing
Communist China.
II think a combined decision
in which q large number of people
cooperate in this business is
much the best" Mr.. Bevin said.
He said the Communist Peiping
regime still is ignoring his re-
quest for day-to-day working re-
lations. He agreed with leftist
Laborite member of Parliament,
Ronald Chamberlain, that Chinese
Nationalist attacks on British
ships had swept away whatever
remaining shreds there may have
been for retaining recognition Of
the Nationalist government, but
added that Britain still has not
decided on linking up diplomati-
cally with the Communists.
Evening star., 1949-11-17
Reds Capture Capital
OF Hupeh as Chang
Par|eys With Aides
By the Associoted Press

CHUNGKING, Nov. 17.-Chi-
nese Communists today captured
Lichuan, provisional capital of
Hupeh Province, as Chang Kai-
shek conferred with Nationalist
leaders on means to halt them.
Chungking was given but a few
more weeks at most to act as
capital of the Nationalist govern
ment if the Reds continued to
press toward it from two direc-
tionS.
Loss of Lichuan. 155 miles east
northeast of Chungking, was ad-
mitted by the Nationalist Defense
Ministry.
Fighting along the highways
leading to Chungking from Hupeh
was reported near Chiehchiang,
100 miles east of this uneasy
capital.
The Defense Ministry also
acknowledged a Communist land
ing on Santsao Island near Portu-
guese Macao, where fighting was
said to be in progress.
Chingchen Captured.
Reds striking out from Kwei-
yang, the fallen capital of Kwei-
chow Province, took Chingchen.
an important highway town 20
miles west of the captured Kwei-
yang.
The Defense Ministry said the
Reds had started moving south
westward from Paochi. their
main base in Shensi Province. 325
miles north of Chungking. Nation
alists repulsed this force but the
ministry did not say whether the
Communists were moving south
westward in force or merely prob
ing Nationalist defenses in that
remote area.
Business in Chungking and at
Chengtu, Capital of Szechwan
Province, came to standstill with
the war developments. Many jun
ior army officers feared there
would be no transportation for
them if Chungking was not evac-
uated soon.
Business houses were closing.
Merchants were getting out. The
same busy packing that marked
the end of Canton for the Nation
alists was evident here.
Only a handful of foreigners
are involved.
Chungking Office to Close
The Chungking branch of the
Joint Commission on Rural Re-
construction, subsidiary of the
Economic Cooperation Admins
tration. will close tomorrow.
British Counsel General Michael
Gillet will look after American
consular interests when the Amer
ican consulate closes. The con-
sulate is in charge of Vice
Consul John Wiley Rozier of
Sparta, Ga.
The British and French consuls
general will remain if the Com
munists succeed in taking Chung
king, something the japanese did
not accomplish.
The representatives of Italy and
South Korea will leave when the
Chinese Foreign Office gives the
signal.
Most missionaries. who did not
want to stay for Communist oc-
cupation of Szechwan province,
left some time ago
Evening star., 1949-11-17
; French Soldiers Held
For Murder of Briton
By the Associated Press

PARIS, Nov. 17.-Three young
French soldiers were arrested to-
day for the murder of Edward de
Muralt, London businessman.
Police said the three had con-
fessed, and that the soldiers had
in their possession jewels stolen
from the 41-year-old, Australian
born representative of the British
Federation of Industries.
Mr.. De Muralt was found dead
in his car on a Paris street Tues
day. An autopsy showed his death
was due to a brain hemorrhage.
caused by a blow in the face from
a heavy, blunt instrument.
Evening star., 1949-11-17
Pittsburgh Train Fare
Now $12.1O and $3.50

In a story in The Star yester-
day comparing railroad and air.
line passenger rates, the airline
rates from here to Pittsburgh were
given incorrectly.
The rates, printed in the form
Of a table. were provided by the
Air Transport Association. The
Associations figures for air travel
from here to Pittsburgh were
listed as $20.60 first class and
$12.80 coach, plus Federal tax.
The costs should have been $l2.10
first class and $3.50 coach, both
below the comparative cost of
railroad travel.