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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-19
Musical Toys, ''Televfsion''

NAASAC0A AUyS9 AOl~vA
IS Orig. 2.98 Jr. Television Sets, shows
film negatives or comic strips. With
light, electric cord, lens, screen 00c
IS Orig. $50 Pianos, 8-note scale,
metal cabinet. Music score for 4 mel
odes included 99c
50 Orig. 4.e5 Trop Drum Outfits,
large diameter bose drum, Z drum
sticks, foot pedal cynboI, snare drum,
triongle, tom-tom eynboI. Sturdy.
gay decorations 1853
10 Orig. 1896 Excel Movie Projectors,
simple to operate, sofety-meehonism
is enclosed, stoys cool, For 1o-mm
film 1919
IS Orig. 2.9s Merry Go Banks.
ponies stort when coin is inserted,
I.49
!, Third Floor, Washington: Lo,oer Lepel. SilOer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-19
Originally $3.50
Dump Truck
.,..., Aft. Long, 1860

Save 6.5l on one Of the most exciting
of pedal toys! Drive it with pedals,
dump the bed with the lever. Sturdy
enough to haul passenger. WIDE
angle steering unit to prevent spills.
BoII-beorine wheels, non-skid rubber
tires, ~ in. long, l4h in. wide, IS in.
high. Red and white.
Toyland. Third Floor, Washington;
LoDer Leuel, Stluer Spring
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-19
Dolls, Housekeeping Toys!

Dolls, Housekeeping Toys!
"a Orig. S.95 Large Dolls, non-breok
plastic head, moving eyes, life-Iike
hair, dressed 4.99
IS Orig. 4.o5 ".Trudy" Dolls, make her
laugh, cry or sleep by turning knob on
hat. Dressed in removable snow suit,
2.95
50 Orig. l.95 Laundry Sets, wash tub,
board, ironing table, iron and clothes
dryer i'0o
20 Orig. ZOO Kitchen Cabinets with 4
doors and work. table space. Miniature
food boxes to store. Pointed Ion spices,
l.40
20 Orig. l.25 Washing Machines, fin
type ogitotor, attached wringer, in
qIoss case so action can be watched,
Csc
100 Orig. 2.95 Doctor or Nurse Kits
with hospital room, walls with window
curtain; hospital bed with mattress
and cover, doll potent, toble, SCREEN,
bottle signs, stethoscope, thermome-
ter, ETC., -----------------
so Orig. z.4o "ScribbIes" Dolls, with
croyons to draw her face. Plastic
clothes, removable 00c
Evening star., 1949-03-08
Rosen Jailed for Refusing
Answers About Hiss Car
BY the Assoeioted Press

NEW YORK, Mar. 8.-William
Rosen of Santa Monica. Calf.
today was sentenced to six
months in prison for refusing to
answer grand jury questions in
the Alger Hiss case.
The 65-year-old Californian
has been before the jury three
days, but has refused to discuss
his alleged receipt in 1886 of an
automobile which once had be-
longed to Mr.. Hiss.
Mr.. Hiss, one-time State De-
partment official indicted on per-
jury charges. has told the House
Committee on Un-American Ac-
tivities he gave the car to Whit
taker Chambers. confessed former
Communist courier.
Washington motor vehicle rec
ords indicate that in July, 1886.
certificate of title to the car was
transferred to an automobile COM
pany which on the same day
transferred ownership to Rosen.
Evening star., 1949-03-08
President Is Given
Degree by Rollins
By Joseph A. Fox
Star Sfaff Correspondent

WINTER PARK, Fla, Mar. g.
President Truman came here TO-
day to take part in a special con-
vocation at Rollins College. He
made an off -the-cuf speech and
received an honorary degree OF
doctor of laws.
Education is our first line OF
defense" the President told the
Rollins students. Through edu-
cation alone can we combat the
tenets of communism. The un-
fettered soul of free men offers
q spiritual defense unconquered
and unconquerable."
The President, travelling in his
plane, the independence. from his
vacation retreat at Key West,
landed at the Orlando Air Force
Base at 1929 am, and was met
by an official delegation, including
DR.. Hamilton Holt, president OF
the college.
En- route to Winter Park, Mr..
Truman dedicated the Mills Street
Causeway in honor OF the late
Senator Charles o. Andrews.
Democrat, of Florida, who died
September 18, 1946.
The Rollins College engage
ment has been on the Presidents
book for some time. and he would
have made it last year had it not
been for the campaign.
Evening star., 1949-03-08
Late News
Bulletins
Red Cross Drive at 1850

Red Cross Drive at 1850
The Metropolitan Districts
1949 Red Cross campaign fund
today reached S212,973.79, or
23.5 per cent of its S924,OoO
goal, it was announced at the
second general report luncheon
in the United States Chamber
of Commerce Building.
Military Pay Tax Urged
President Truman proposed
today that all military pay
be taxed and that members of
the armed forces contribute to
their own retirement. The
recommendation was in a let
ter to Defense Secretary For
restal which was read to the
House Armed Services Com
mittee today at a hearing on
raising military pay.
Evening star., 1949-03-08
Milton S. Kronheim, L., Named
Bv Truman to McMohon Post
Nomination Is Sent
To Senate While Bor
Group Polls Members

President Truman today sent to
the Senate the nomination OF
Milton S. Kronheim. jr., Washing
ton attorney. to be judge OF the
Municipal Court to succeed Judge
John P. Mcmahon. who died last
Thursday.
Mr.. Kronheim was one OF Is
persons suggested for the mu-
nicipal bench when Judge Nathan
Margold died late in 1947. That
post, however. went to Frank H.
Myers.
Today's nomination was made
as the District Bar Association
was polling it's members to make
recommendations on a successor
to Judge Mcmahon. Lowry N.
Coe, president of the association,
had asked Attorney General Clark
to withhold the appointment
pending completion of the poll.
Mr. Kronheim is third-gen-
Grafton Washingtonlan, having
been born here 81 years ago. He
is the son of Milton S. Kronheim,
ST.. president of the liquor dis
tributing firm of Milton S. Kron-
helm & Son, Inc. Mr.. Kronheim,
jr., was the son in the company,
but said he has not been connect
Evening star., 1949-03-08
Atlantic Pact Draft
Sent 10 8 Sponsoring
Governments for 0. K.
Acheson Arronges to Seek
Unqualified Approval Of
Congressional Leaders
By the Associoied Press

A draft of the proposed North
Atlantic defense treaty has been
sent to the eight sponsoring gov
ernments for final review and
approval.
This means that the negotiators
here have. for all practical pur-
poses. completed their work-un-
less one of the home governments
should suggest sope major change.
Secretary of State Acheson, it
was learned, has arranged to seek
unqualified approval Of the pact,
as now drawn up, from key con-
greSsional leaders.
Meets Senators Today.
Mr.. Acheson scheduled a con-
ference today with the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee to go
over the main points before max
ing a summary public.
Mr.. Acheson was reported ready
to tell the Senators that the dip
lomatic ENJOYS negotiating the
treaty now feel Italy can and
should be brought into the al
lance quickly along with Den
mark, Portugal and Iceland.
The nations now negotiating it
are the United States, Canada.
Britain, France. Belgium, the
Netherlands. Luxembourg and
Norway.
The home governments are ex-
pected to look over the complete
text and to forward any final sug-
gestions for changes and amend
ments in time for the next meet
ing of the negotiators OH Friday.
If the sponsoring governments are
satisfied with the draft as it now
stands, the Friday session may
be the last on working level.
Key Article Polished.
At yesterdays meeting, the
eight negotiators polished" the
key article to the agreement
the one which commits participate
ing governments to help any
member attacked.
The treaty is reported to make
plain that the signatory powers
are trying to strengthen the
United Nations in it's task of keep
ing peace. Article 81 OF the
United Nations Charter provides
for regional arrangements to help
maintain peace. That article Is
described as the basis OF the
alliance.
Diplomatic officials connected
with the discussions said the
present draft provides for an al
(See ALLIANCE, Page A-4o
Evening star., 1949-03-08
Rent Control Cleared
For Debate in House;
Vote Likely Friday
Some Republicans Talk
Of e0-Doy Limit on
Extension Of Ceilings

Legislation to keep rent controls
IS more months was cleared to
the House floor today.
The Rules Committee, which
decides what bills are to be taken
up. approved it. Debate probably
will begin Thursday. A vote is
likely Friday.
But the future of rent controls
now due to expire at the end OF
this month. still is clouded with
doubt. The Senate situation raises
a question whether any action can
be taken there by March 81.
And some House Republicans are
talking of only a 90-day continua-
ton of the rent ceilings.
Martin Reports Move.
Minority Leader Martin report
ed that a majority OF the House
Republican Policy Committee has
taken a stand for the 90-day idea
Congress could then take another
look in June" he said.
Senator Myers, Democrat. OF
Pennsylvania went before the Sen
ate Banking Committee to urge
approval of his bill for a o.
month extension Senator Myers
with CIO backing, wants the Sen
ate to pass stronger measure
than the one approved by the
House Banking Committee. Presl-
dent Truman asked two years.
Filibuster Blocks Action.
Whether the Senate will ever
get an opportunity to act on any
extension bill depends on a num-
ber of factors. These all lead back
to the current Southern filibuster
to save the filibuster.
If Congress fails to act to extend
the current rent control law past
March 81, there is little chance
that the curbs ever will be revived.
Chairman Sparkman OF the
Banking Subcommittee, Majority
Leader Lucas and Senator Taft.
Republican, of Ohio. chairman Of
the COP Policy Committee, have
all agreed this is true.
Payless Paydays in Prospect.
Meanwhile. the prospect of pay
less paydays after next week con-
fronted 1929 employees of the
housing expediter's Office because
of the Senate filibuster. The Dis
trict rent control Office. operating
under a separate law. expects to
"get by financially" until next
month.
The Senate talkfest may hold up
a deficiency bill providing funds
for the agency headed by Tighe E.
Woods. That agency has 279 en-
(see RENT, Page A-6J
Evening star., 1949-03-08
Lobor-FSA Fund Bill
Will Provide Several
Hundred New Jobs

Several hundred new jobs
will open up in the Labor De-
partment and the Federal
Security Agency under pro-
visions of the bill reported
today by the House Appro-
priations Committee.
The biggest increase would
be 1852 new positions in the
Bureau of Labor Statistics.
There also would be scat
tered hirings of a minor va
riety in other labor and FSA
units.
The committees bill would
result in the dismissal OF Is
Labor Department employees
engaged in personnel work.
There also might have to be
a few dismissals in the ONCE
of the administrator, FSA,
although this might be
avoided through normal turn
over.
Evening star., 1949-03-08
By the Assoeioied Press

TETERBORO, N. j., Mar. g.
Bill Odom scared in from Homo
lulu shortly after noon today,
setting a 5.000-mile worlds non
stop record for light planes.
The 29-year-old former World
War II ferry pilot touched down
his tiny monoplane at 1906 pm,
36 hours and l minute after leav-
ing Hawaii.
It was Odom's second attempt
to bring his single-engined, 1885,
horsepower plane nonstop from
Honolulu to Teterboro, which is
about 4 miles west of New York
City across the Hudson River.
He left Honolulu with 288 gal
Ions of gasoline and had IA gal
Ions left when he landed.
The exact mileage OF the long
distance hop awaits an official
check of his sealed instruments,
but flight sponsors estimated 1t
between 1899 and SOLO.
Odom streaked over the field at
Evening star., 1949-03-08
By Miriom Gutenberg

Judith Coplon's job in the JUS
tice Department gave her access
to the identity of individuals and
organizations under investigation
by the FBI as subversive, Capitol
source disclosed today.
Miss Coplon,' political analyst
in the Justice Departments for
eign agents registration section,
was seized by the FBI in New
York last Friday on espionage
charges along with Valentine A.
Gubitchev, Russian engineer on
the United Nations staff.
A Federal grand jury in New
York began its work on the case
of the 27-year-old woman and the
Russian yesterday. and was to re-
sumo its investigation tomorrow.
Evening star., 1949-03-08
100000 grant is awaiting Senate

600 900 grant is awaiting Senate
action.
The unemployment fund is one
of the large items in a $2,2ll,-
794,085 money bill the committee
sent to the House floor for debate
tomorrow. 1t would finance the
labor Department, Federal Secur-
ity Agency, National Mediation
Board and Railroad Retirement
Board.
Carries Contract Authority.
The bill also carries 06.707 300
in contract authority for the FSA
for which later appropriations
may be made.
Altogether, the amount the COM
mittee, made available is less than
l per cent below President Tru-
mans budget requests.
: BY agencies, the bill carries
these cash allotments:
Labor Department, $16,550, 900
That includes a cut of $216.000
which the group applied entirely
to international labor activities
saying it had too little information
on that field.
Federal Security Agency. ST.
478,426,585, a cut of $23,055, 400
from budget estimates. The
agencys contract authority, how
ever, is s9,33O,OO0 above budget
requests.
National Mediation Board, $28,-
500 as requested.
Railroad Retirement Board,
$715, $4,000 as requested.
The measure would let the
1See APPROPRIATIONS, A-60
Evening star., 1949-03-08
Laugh|in Ends Pleas
For Axis Sally; Jury
Gets Case Tomorrow
Calls Treason Defendant
Poor DefenseIess Woman
In 5-Hour Summation
By jones J. CuIIinone

The defense of Mildred E. (AXis
Sally Gillars completed its case
today when Chief Defense Counsel
James J. Laughlin concluded a
five-hour address to the jury with
a dramatic appeal for her acquittal
of treason charges.
Ladies and gentlemen of the
jury" Mr.. Laughlin concluded, Il
give you Mildred Gillars.'
He had described the 4S-year-
old defendant as a poor defense
less woman" who had been "un-
justly maligned and accused ali
over the world"
This lady" Mr.. Laughlin con-
tinued, never wanted to do any.
thing against the United States
She never wanted to betray hel
country"
Forced to Broadcast, He Says.
He contended Miss Gillars was
forced to broadcast propaganda
for the Nazis during the war under
threats of death in a concentration
camp.
Almost as an afterthought, Mr.
Laughlin arose after telling the
jury he had finished. to remind
them of Miss Gillars' testimony
that she had signed an oath of
allegiance to the German govern
ment.
by this act of expatriation, .
Mr.. Laughlin said. "she lost her
citizenship and therefore cannot
be legally accused of treason
Chief Prosecutor John M. Kel-
ley. jr.. will deliver the Govern
ment's closing argument this aft:
ernoon.
Judge Edward M. Curran has
indicated to opposing counsel that
he will reserve his final instruc-
tions to the jury until tomorrow
morning. The case is expected tt
60 to the jury about noon to-
morrow.
Mr.. Laughlin said during his
argument that the jury should
acquit his client to repudiate
"tyrannical treatment" she un-
derwent in three years imprison-
ment. He recalled that she was
arrested in Germany in April
1916 and has been in prison
ever since. Much of that time was
spent in solitary confinement, he
said.
1.-THE only way to repudiate
this tyranny is to acquit the de.
fendant." Mr.. Laughlin said. "Tc
put your stamp of approval or
such conduct means no one in this
country would be safe. Freedom
of speech would be wiped out anC
the writ of habeas corpus woulo
be suspended"
Denies She Betrayed U. S.
Mr.. Laughlin said the propa-
ganda broadcasts Miss Gillars
(Continued on Page Al. Col. o.
Evening star., 1949-03-08
135 Million Approved
Bv ,,iouse Committee
For Aid 10 JobIess
Will Vote More If Needed,
Group Says; Increase
In Unemployment Cited
CONSTRUCTION FUNDS for
D. C. Area Included in Supply
Bill Page B-1.
By the Associoted Press

The House Appropriations Com
mittee, noting an upward trend
in unemployment. today approved
S135, 100000 for the Bureau OF
Employment Security of the Fed
eral Security Agency for the year
starting July !.
And if that turns out to be too
little for the next fiscal year. the
committee said. it will raise the
limit to $157,500.000.
But the group said that despite
the rise in the number Of jobless.
employment prospects appear
relatively good for the coming
months.
The fund is used for grants to
States for handling unemploy-
ment compensation programs. The
agency received s130,000,000 for
the current year. Another $10.-
Evening star., 1949-03-08
Gives
Life Terms to4
Top Protestants
II Other Sentences
Range From One to
l8 Years in Prison
BY the Associoted Press

SOFIA. Bulgaria. Mar 8.-Com-
munist Bulgaria meted out prison
terms today to Is Protestant
churchmen accused of spying and
black marketing. Four of the
clergymen were sentenced to life
Imprisonment; the Others received
sentences of l to 18 years.
The ministers, called "squealing
little rats by a government press
department paper, stood without
outward emotion while the three
judges announced the sentences.
Then all the defendants m
nounced they were satisfied with
the findings and would not appeal.
The Rev. Vassil Ziapkov, 48.
the leading defendant. broke into
tears again at the conclusion of
the judges reading. Weeping. he
declared:
II am satisfied. I promise to
work with all my strength to build
the new man in myself and to
help in the construction of our
Socialist republic
Property of 4 Confiscated.
Mr.. Ziapkov. a Congregation
alist minister who is religious rep
'resentative Of the Protestant de-
nominations, was sentenced to life,
and in addition got terms Of five
years for spreading false 1umors
and Is years for allegedly trying
to incite against the government.
Also sentenced to life were the
Rev. Yanko Ivanov. Methodist;
the Rev. Nikola Naumov. Baptist,
and the Rev. Georgi Chernev
Pentecostal. The property of all
four was confiscated and their civil
rights were taken away.
-Four defendants were sentenced
to 10 years, three to 10 years, one
to seven years and eight months
one to five years and two to a
single year. The Rev. Angel Diven
and the Rev. Alexander Zahariev
who got the lightest terms. were
ordered released, since they had
been in prison several months
awaiting trial.
All the ministers were accused
of spying for the United States
and Britain and of black market
currency dealing. Mr.. Ziapkov
also was accused of treason. AL
confessed at length. some with
tears. Some begged for mercy ano
professed conversion to Comn1u-
nism.
In most cases. heavy fines rang
ing up to 100000 leva $4,000
were levied. Most of the pastors
were deprived of rights and loss
of their properties. Western ma
tions characterized the trials as
religious persecution.
I Espionage Held Worst Crime.
j Presiding Judge Constantine
Undjiev, who in 1947 sentenced
Nikola Petkov. the Agrarian lead
er, to death, told the defendants
as he passed sentences:
"You have committed the worst
crime -espionage-not only
/ against the laws of the country
but against the laws of any coun-
try. Your attitude in the future
Evening star., 1949-03-08
u. ). Chamber Urges
Congress 10 Broaden
Taft Act Provisions
Removal of Restrictions
On Use Of Injunetions
Asked at House Hearing
By james Y. Newton

The United States Chamber OF
Commerce today urged Congress
not only to retain. but to strength
en- the Hartley Act as the
law governing the country's labor
management relations.
Hoyt P. Steele. member of the
chambers Labor Relations COM
mittee, told the House Labor Com
mittee that provisions of Taft
Hartley for using court injunc-
tions to prevent so-called national
emergency strikes should be
strengthened.
He suggested that the injunc-
ton should not be limited to any
fixed period and that the court
order should be obtained immedi-
ately when the argument between
management and the union
reaches an impasse. Taft-Hartley
injunctions are limited to 80 days
and may not be obtained until 6
fact finding board has reported.
The House committee is consid.
ering the bill which would repea
Taft-Hartley and substitute for il
the old Wagner Act with the
Improvements" or amendment:
proposed by President Truman.
An identical bill was approved
last Friday by the Senate Labor
Committee.
Cancellation Shift Opposed.
Both Mr.. Steele and an earlier
witness today, Jack Garrett Scott
general counsel of the Nationa
Association of Motor Bus Opera.
tors, urged the committee to keer
the Federal Mediation and Con-
ciliation Service as an independ.
ent agency.
Meanwhile, the House commit
tee was split over the rights o1
States to enforce stricter curbs
over union security contracts
than those prescribed by Fedora.
law.
The Supreme Court yesterday
upheld a Wisconsin law which i'm
poses tighter rules on the union
shop and maintenance OF men,
bership contracts than does the
aft-Hartley Act. Under a un-
ion shop. an employe must join
union within a certain time after
he is hired. Maintenance OF
membership prevents the employe
from leaving the union for the life
of the contract.
Chairman Lesinski of the Labor
Committee said that he does not
think the States should be al
lowed to override Federal policy
Evening star., 1949-03-08
Con0ress Gets D. G.. Revenue Bill
Taxing Drugs Building Materials;
Food Exempt U.S.. Aid Una|tered
Sales and Income
Plan Would Raise
18 Million q Year
By Don S. Worren

A much brOaQeneQ per ceIt
retail sales tax, combined with a
"high level city income levy, was
proposed to Congress today by the
Joint House. Senate District Fiscal
Subcommittee to keep the city out
of the red.
The measure is expected to-
bring in about $18,000,000 in a
full year of operation-from these
two tax sources alone without any
increase in the Federal payment
toward District expenses.
Number of Surprises.
The final drafts of the bill, As
introduced today in the House and
Senate, contained a number OF
surprises, including:
/. Application of the sales levy
to medicines. which had been put
in the exempt class in all earlier
bills. Food for home consumption
remains exempt.
2. Application of the sales levy
to building materials purchased
for new construction or altera-
tions of privately owned prop
critics
3. Omission from this bill OF the
proposed S4.O00,000 increase in
the size of the Federal payment
to District costs, as urged by the
Commissioners to bring the Fed
eral share to S16,000,000.
4. Delay in action on the pro-
posal of the Commissioners for a
doubling of liquor license Ices and
beverage tax rates. Beverase
sales. however, would be subject
to the 2 per cent sales tax.
Congress Secretaries Exempt.
S. Proposed exemption OF con-
eressional secretaries from the
revised city income levy. Present
law and pending bill already call
for exemption of members OF
Congress and certain appolntlve
officials. Persons making $1,000
or less also would be exempt.
AS indicated in recent unofh-
cial reports. the sales tax also
would be applied to transient hotel
accommodations and to similar
quarters in rooming houses. tour
ist camps and other quarters Tor
transients.
Also. the sales levy would be
applied to local newspaper. radio
and television advertising.
One other last-minute change
would deprive the retailer OF any
portion of the tax receipts as pay
ment for his services as fiscal
agent of the city in collecting the
tax. The earlier bills proposed to
allow the retailer 3 per cent OF
his tax collections.
The sales levy would be applied
generally to all tangible personal
properties sold in the District, or
purchased elsewhere to be brought
here for use, except for items put
in exempt classes.
Introduced by Hunt and Smith.
Senator Hunt, Democrat, OF
Wyoming. and Representative
Smith, Democrat, of Virginia
chairman of the Fiscal Subcom-
mittees of the Senate and House
District Committees, introduced
the revised bills.
The proposed increase in the
Federal payment and the doubling
of liquor taxes, the subcommittee
indicated, are being "held in re-
serve to see what action Congress
will take on the recommended
sales-income tax bill.
The basic changes in the income
tax remain the same as outlined
earlier except as to the personal
staffs of members of Congress.
The income levy would be ap-
piled to all persons actually main
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