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Evening star., 1949-07-24
Maryland Man Rescued
After Canoe Capsizes Here

John Chase, 40, of Ardmore, Md.
was rescued from the Potomac
River yesterday after his can.e
capsized near the foot of Thirtieth
street NV.
Mr.. Chase was pulled from the
river by Roger Frederick, 25, of
918 Twenty-third street NV.
who was in a motorboat.
Police said Mr.. Chase told them
he and a companion, Miss Mary
Stiles, 10, decided to change
places. He padded the canoe to
barge anchored in the river,
and Miss Stiles, who gave her ad-
dress as 2413 Eighteenth street
NV, climbed aboard it. AS Mr..
Chase stood up, the canoe tipped
over.
He was released after treatment
for exhaustion at Georgetown
University Hospital.
Evening star., 1949-07-24
36 Million Private Aid
Germany Reported
By the Associofed Press

Americans have contributed pri-
vately $36,000,000 worth of relief
supplies to Germans in the United
States occupation zone during the
last three and a half years. the
Army reported yesterday.
These gifts of food, clothing and
other necessities, distributed
through nearly a score of private
agencies, are in addition to the
assistance furnished by the United
States Government and the United
Nations.
Tracy S. Voorhees,, Assistant
Secretary of the Army, released
the report tabulating the dona-
tions from the middle of 1946 to
the end of 1948. He said in a
statement that such aid has been
a valuable contribution to the
German recovery program. He
said continued assistance is need
ed to help put the German econ
omy on a self-sustaining basis.
Evening star., 1949-07-24
Nationalist Chiefs
Reported 0usted by
Tibet Priest Rulers
By the Associated Press

CANTON. China. July 23-The
priestly rulers of Tibet have
kicked out Chinese government
officials In the latest effort to
smash Chinese influence in that
remote land at the top of the
world. qualified Canton sources
reported tonight.
The Chinese Nationalists claim
suzerainty over Tibet.
A Chinese diplomatic mission. a
radio station and school long
have been maintained at Lhasa,
the remote capital in the Hima-
layas.
Canton sources said that on
July 7 the Tibetan state council
the Lamas who rule in the name
of the teen-age Dalai Lama-or-
dered all Chinese government per-
sonnel out of Tibet within two
weeks.
The informants said the Chinese
departed Immediately for India.
They limited that British influ-
ence may have caused the Tibetan
action. Britain and China long
have We'd for paramount posi-
ton in the country.
First hint of trouble in Tibet
reached the Western world q
couple of days ago when the In
dian government disclosed sus-
pension of all telegraph and radio
service except government mes
sageS as of July 9. No reason
was given. Vague reports of a
Communist-inspired uprising in
Tibet were denied in India. how
ever. There has been no word of
actual disorder.
Evening star., 1949-07-24
z Other States Want
To Question Romeo
Picked Up in Virginia

Police in at least two States last
night were anxious to question
Ernest I. Terrence, suspected
lonely hearts lover, as Virginia
authorities pressed their search
for former BerWyn CMd.) show
girl who had been in correspond
ence with him.
1t. C. w. Blue of the Virginia
State police said Terrence had
been charged with grand larceny
and embeZzlement after a middle
aged woman living in Carroll
County, Va, said Terrence had
taken $3.50 from her on promise
of marriage.
1t. Blue said police at Allegheny
County, Pa. had filed a warrant
for Terrence on similar charges,
and that Georgia officials had
wired him they wanted to question
Terrence concerning the bilking
of Georgia resident on promise
of marriage.
NV SluC W
The Virginia official said he still
had no word as to the whereabouts
of Miss Lillian Varney, %. who
lived at Berwyn trailer camp for
several months during the winter
and early spring.
Investigation of Terrence on sus-
Yoininf, Nf hniy0 S1N,,a1xy 1,no o,-f0
lover" started after Virginia police
found letters from Miss Varney
in his luggage. Terrence was ar
rested last Saturday after attemp-
ting to pick up woman at the
railroad station in Gate City, Va.
1t. Blue said the letters indi-
Gated Miss Varney was going to
Cleveland at Torrence's request.
Cleveland police have been unable
to locate her.
George Schneider, owner of the
National Trailer Court at BerWyn,
said Miss Varney had told him
she was going to Cleveland "for
some kind of addition" He said
Miss Varney, an attractive bru-
nette, had appeared in many am
ateur shows in this area. She US
ually wore Western dress, he said,
and rode motorcycle.
Refuses to Answer Questions.
Connie B. Gay, promoter Of
hill-billy shows here, said Miss
Varney had auditioned for him.
Terrence, a balding, 81 year,
old man, has refused to answer
police questions.
1t. Blue said the suspect had q
record with the FBI which in
volved white slavery and rape
charges. He quoted Terrence as
saying, II have a longer record
than that, but it's up to you to
find out about it."
The suspect, who had about 300
endearing letters from women in
his luggage, has spent some time
in Texas, 1t. Blue said. He said
he has asked Texas authorities
for a report on his activities.
Evening star., 1949-07-24

PreSlQenC truman ana a QOZen
members of the House resorted
to semaphore signals and a fire
hose display to extend mutual
greetings Friday night when they
had surprise meeting on the
Potomac.
President Truman and his
daughter. Margaret. were on the
yacht Williamsburg cruising down
the river. The Congressional
group, mostly members of the
House District Committee, were
aboard the District fire boat on
an official inspection of the water
front.
AS the Presidential yacht was
passing the fireboat it was identi-
fled by House members and they
wanted to send a message. Radio
contact was lacking, so they had
a fireman wig-wag greetings to
Mr.. Truman.
This message was read and after
the President responded with
"best regards and greetings" the
f1remen set off a spectacular dis
play of all the available fire hose
on the flreboat. This brought
President Truman and Miss Tru-
man to the rail to wave personal
greetings.
On board the fireboat were Dis
trict Committeeman Harris of
Arkansas, league of Texas, Jones
Iof Alabama, Davis of Georgia,
Granger of Utah, Miller of CAL
ifornia, and Jones of Missouri,
Democrats; and Tale of Iowa,
and Miller of Nebraska, Repub-
licans. District Subcommittee
members of the Appropriations
Committee also were invited but
the only one making the trip was
Representative Stefan, Republi-
can, of Nebraska.
The District committee inspec-
Evening star., 1949-07-24

sified Government employees that
the postal groups are too forward
and aggressive and advance their
own interests at the expense of
the rest of the Governments
workers. the AFL postal chief
declared.
"The exact opposite is true"
continued Mr.. Doherty. THE
campaigns for greater employe
benefits carried on by the postal
groups have resulted in the bet
terment for all workers-postal
as well as the other Government
employees"
The postal leader added, POST
al groups have never sold the rest
of the Government employees
down the river and we never
will"
WHIRLWIND Meanwhile
House members still are talking
about the whirlwind drive staged
by Mr.. Doherty and other postal
group leaders in getting the postal
pay measure dislodged from the
House Civil Service Committee
which has been dawdling over
Federal pay legislation.
Despite the economy trend in
the House, the various members
nearly fell over themselves in sign
ing the discharge petition intro
duced by Representative Walsh.
Democrat. of Indiana.
In a matter of three days, $50
members signed the petition-32
more than the 218 signatures
needed. And many more law
makers indicated that they would
have been glad to sign the petit
ton. had their signatures been
necessary. The feat of getting the
bill discharged is heightened by
the fact that there have been few
occasions when the House has
voted to discharge a bill from
committee.
AS a result, the bill will be eligi-
BILE to come up for House action
on August 8.
+ PROMISE-MeanWhile, Chair
man Murray of the House Civil
Service Committee promised he
will fight to see to it that Fed
eral employees are taken care of
as we'll as postal workers in re-
CARDS to pay legislation.
Although Mr.. Murray had un-
successfully urged his House COL
leagues not to sign the discharge
Evening star., 1949-07-24
Belle Livingstone, Who Greeted
Speakeasy Customers Is III
Heart AiIment Sends
Former Beauty to
Hospital Ward
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, July 23.-Belle
Livingstone, famed shoWgirl
beauty of the COS and flamboyant
hostess of New York's speakeasy
era, is i'll in a hospital ward with
a heart ailment.
The hospital disclosed her stay
there today and said her condi-
ton was not serious.
The toast of Broadway when
she was on the stage and a friend
of many notable world figures in
later years, Miss Livingstone has
been virtually out of the news
since repeal ended New York's
gaudiest decade.
In her memoirs, Belle of Bo-
hemia," published more than 20
years ago, she told of her friend
ship with j. P. Morgan. King
Edward VII of Britain. King Leo
pold of Belgium. Theodore Roose-
welt, Lord kitchener and Harry
Thaw.
Now in her late 70's, she has
been in virtual retirement for sew
eral years, repeatedly writing a
new book of memoirs. Once or
twice she spoke of plans for a
comeback in the night club field.
Miss Livingstone was a found
ling. discovered and adopted by
John Ramsey Graham, publisher
of the old Emporia (KansD News.
She married four times and was
widowed by her first three hus-
bands. each of whom repeatedly
left her a fortune.
During prohibition, she We'd
with Texas Guinan in greeting
well-heeled customers at some of
the SWankiest East Side night
clubs. Prices of drinks in her
clubs ranged from 50 llp-
Evening star., 1949-07-24
Human Governor Reported
Removed for DisIoyoIty

CANTON, China, July % (P.-
A reliable private foreign report
tonight said the Nationalist gov
ernor of Human province had been
forced to leave his Red threatened
capital of Changsha because he
was suspected of disloyalty.
This report said the governor,
Gen. Cheng Chen, and number
of his provincial officials had been
ordered south, and that Gen.
Chen Ming-jen, Changsha garri-
son commander, had been named
acting governor of the province. .
The Communists appeared in no
hurry to take Changsha, impor-
tant defense base on the Canton
Hankow Railway, 400 miles north
of Canton.
Evening star., 1949-07-24
India Probes Report
of Tibet Red Revolt

NEW DELHI, India, July 23.-
"A Foreign Ministry spokesman
said today, that India is sending
an envoy to investigate conditions
in Tibet.
The spokesman said the Indian
government had received no in
formation regarding reported
Tibetan revolt. But ministry
sources refused to explain an In
dian government order issued July
9 barring private kilograms from
the Indian telegraph wire to
Lhasa, capital of Tibet.
The spokesman said the govern
ment had instructed N. Dayal, In
dian political agent in the frontier
province of Sikkin, to proceed to
Lhasa to report on the situation
in Tibet.
The Foreign Ministry yesterday
said it had received no report on
therumored Communist revolt
from H. E. Richardson, the Indian
political agency in Lhasa.
Evening star., 1949-07-24
Montgomery All Girls
Plan Achievement Day

Members of Montgomery Coun-
ty Girls All Club will hold their
annual Achievement Day Tuesday
at Damascus High School.
The program will include judg-
ing of clothing, baked articles and
canned goods and will conclude
with a style show at 8 pm.
Evening star., 1949-07-24
Anti-Groft Board Killed
In ThuiIond; Too Costly
BY the Associated Press


BANGKOK-The life of the 23-
man committee set up to clean up
corruption in the Thailand De-
partment of Communications was
brief, indeed.
The anti-graft body hadn't
even completed investigation of
80 alleged corruption cases pre-
sented to it when the Ministry of
Communications advised the Cab
met Council the committee should
be disbanded.
No official explanation was Civ
en- for the request to end the anti
graft probe, but it was reported
that expenses of the committee
were running much higher than
the money that could be saved.
Evening star., 1949-07-24
House Members on Fire Boot
Wig-Wuq Greetings to Truman

tion of the water front was ar
arranged by William Norman Nc
Leod, clerk of the House District
Committee, and Capt. L. F. Price
and 1t. Al Davis of the Fire De-
partment.
The Presidents yacht anchored
Friday night off Blakiston Island
in the lower Potomac River and
cruised yesterday toward the
Patuxent (Md.) naval air station
The President worked briefly on
official papers during the day
the Associated Press reported.
Evening star., 1949-07-24
Senate Action Awaited
On Bill 10 LiberaIize
ID. T.. Pension Laws

LlDeTdllZeQ pensions IOT WIDOWS
and orphans of District police and
firemen may be acted on by the
Senate this week along with num-
erous other District measures
scheduled.
The Senate is to act first on
the HouSe-Senate conference
agreement which ended differ
ences between the two bodies over
bills to grant less restricted pen
Sions.
Some day this week House and
Senate conferees may meet on the
disputed provisions of bills passed
by both bodies granting paid sick
leave to District teachers.
The Senate District Committee
has scheduled a meeting for 10
am. Thursday to take up any
bills on which subcommittee are
ready to report. Among subjects
awaiting action are the House
passed bill to permit the District
to kill off the starlings.
Opt0metrist Bill Actions Due.
The HouSe-passed bill to license
and regulate optometrists also is
awaiting Senate committee action.
There have been plans for Senate
hearings but no announcement
came yesterday. Fight training
for senior high school students,
boiler inspection, limitation of the
number of taxicabs, tax exemp-
tions for the Colonial Danes of
America and an official day off
for the Park Police are among
other measures hanging fire in
the Senate group.
The Senate may act this week
on IL District measures already
put on the chambers calendar,
which is expected to be called up
during the week.
Other Bills Considered.
Among these are bills which
would:
Provide a second permanent
judge for juvenile court; regulate
the practice of podiatry; redefne
and broaden the powers Of the
National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission; liberalize the
law as to the amount of a con-
tractors price the District must
retain until the work is completed
Also those to eliminate certain
Iinequities in the 1947 teachers
salary act; amend the District
code to raise the amount of an
estate that may be allowed for
the funeral of decedent; trans
fer to the administrative Office OF
United States courts the budgetary
and administrative control over
the District Probation Office, the
Register G, Wills and the Com
mission on Mental Health.
And those to permit insurance
companies to invest in the obliga-
tions of the International Bank;
Iprovide for appointment of deputy
and assistant disbursing officers
of the District: prohibit the sale
in the District of rockfish weigh
ing more than Is pounds, and pro-
vide for public defenders for i'm
poverished defendants in criminal
cases.
Evening star., 1949-07-24
French Reds Beaten
In Move 10 Silence
Debate on Alliance
By the Associatad Rfess

PARIS, July 23.-The French
National Assembly voted more
than to l today against a Com
muniSt motion to adjourn debate
on ratification of the North
Atlantic treaty indefinitely.
The count was 407 to 1856, with
Communists ard their sympathiz-
ers supplying all the smaller
total.
With that out of the way, the
deputies put off further talk until
Monday. When the treaty finally
come up for ratification, the vote
is expected to be about the same.
The legislatures of seven ma
tions have ratified the 12-nation
agreement to date, but action by
France and the Netherlands is
necessary before it can become
effective.
Upper House Must Act.
The upper house of the Dutch
Parliament is to debate the pact
next Wednesday and Thursday.
In France also, the pact must
also be submitted to the upper
house, the Council of the Re-
public, though rejection there can
be overriden by a mere majority
Of the National Assembly. Less
opposition, however, is expected
in the council than in the as
sembly.
Final approval of the treaty,
which links American and West
ern European nations in an
alliance against aggression, is
pending in Denmark, Italy and
Portugal.
The ratification process has
been completed by the United
States, Canada, Britain, Luxem-
bourg. Belgium, Iceland and Nor
way.
Though final passage in the
French Assembly appeared as
sured, there will be preliminary
skirmishing. Many votes may be
held on proposed reservations or
conditions.
The Assembly's Foreign Affairs
Committee, in recommending rati-
f1cation, suggested a reservation
that the Assembly should be con-
suited before any new members
are admitted. The Socialists and
Popular Republicans (MRP)
sponsored this clause. 1t was be-
lieved to have developed with an
eye on the possibility that Ger
many or Spain might be proposed
for membership.
Too Many Votes Cast.
Communists may seek to delay
the test with other tactics.
When today'S vote was first
counted it was discovered more
ballots were cast than there are
deputies. The same thing had
happened in Italy. holding up ap-
proval of the pact by the Cham
ber of Deputies a few hours. The
problem here was worked out by
counting the ballots again, max
ing certain that each deputy had
voted only once.
Francois Billoux, Communist
deputy. proposed the indefinite
adjournment of the debate. He
declared the treaty is "the most
monstrous act committed in his
tory by the reactionary govern
ment." He called it a holy al
lance against the liberties of men
and peoples"
Evening star., 1949-07-24

DOherty assert
ed.
At the same
t i m e M I.
D o h erty de-
clared tn a t
F. e d eral en-
ployes should
give a vote of
thanks to post
al workers for
leading the way
in the pay raise
fight.
"All too often
we hear criti-
ciSpn from c1ae-
Evening star., 1949-07-24
Woman Found in Water
Is Listed as Suicide

A certificate of suicide was is
sued yesterday by Coroner A.
Magruder Macdonald in the
death of Mrs. Mamie F.. Stewart
46. of 1888 Newton street NV,
whose body was found late Friday
in the Tidal Basin.
Mrs. Stewart left her home Fri
day for a walk after a week on
sick leave from a clerical position
with the Veterans Administra-
ton, her husband, George O.
Stewart said
Evening star., 1949-07-24

petition, he now says his commit
tee will try to report out Fedora.
pay reclassification legislation fol-
classified Government workers anc
postal employees within the next
few weeks.
There's no doubt that the sue
cessful discharge petition drive
has caused the committee to end
delaying of pay reclassification
legislation. The biggest hurdle
still facing the legislation is the
time element. 1t will be a race
against time as Congress drives
for adjournment.
Meanwhile, the Senate Civil
Service Committee is expected to
approve Federal pay reclassifica-
ton legislation on Tuesday.
Pay raise sponsors are elated
over the turn of events last week.
They still are not making any
predictions as to whether the
measure can be enacted in time
to become law this year, but they
don't hesitate to say that the
prospects look 100 per cent
brighter than they did at this time
one week ago.
CAPITAL ROUNDUP.-The In
terror Department, which already
has a good record of encouraging
it's employees to submit sugges-
tions for improved efficiency and
economy, is making new drive to
get additional ideas. The cash
awards program for useful sug-
gestions is operated by Assistant
Secretary of Interior William E.
Warne, chairman of the Sugges-
tions Committee, and John Will
kinson, assistant chairman. The
latest Interior employees here to
win cash awards are F. S. Lott,
Harry F. Weaver, Anslow Har-
sham, Pitmon Ratchford, Ken
meth B. Keegan, Ralph Russell,
Mrs. Ethel H. Smith and Lester
w. Ganahl. Three Army civil
ian employees who have received
Meritorious Civilian Awards are
Mrs. Genevieve A. Bramham, Ber-
nard A. Surasky and Miss Mar
jorie Wycoff. Daniel F.
Cleary, a Veterans Administra-
tion attorney. is being mentioned
for the $4,000 a year Job as
chairman of the War Claims
Board. Former Representative
Georgia Lusk, a Democrat from
New Mexico, is under considera-
ton as another member of tht
board. >. The Civil Service Com.
mission has announced an exam
for industrial specialists and con-
tract negotiators and admins
traitors, at salaries of $7,432 tc
$10,305 a year. DR.. Robert
George Breckenridge has Joined
the research staff of the National
Bureau of Standards. He for
merly was assistant professor OF
electrical insulation at the Massa-
chuSetts Institute Of Technology.
BE sure to listen in today at
1915 am. oUer WMAL, The
Star station, for Joseph Young'S
broadcast uersion of the Fed
eral Spotlight, featuring addi-
tional 1eUs and uieUs OF the
Government scene.J
Evening star., 1949-07-24
Weather Report

District of Columbia-Mostly
sunny and less humid today with
highest in the upper sos. Fair,
warmer and more humid tomor-
row.
Maryland-Mostly sunny today
with high in the middle sos in
the interior and lower 80's near
the coast. Tomorrow fair, warmer
and more humid.
Virginia - Mostly sunny with
highest from IS to 80 in the in
terror and lower sos near the
coast. Tomorrw fair and warmer.
River Report.
(From U. 8 Engineers)
Potomac River muddy at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah muddy at
Harpers Ferry.
Evening star., 1949-07-24
Osmium Heaviest Metal

Osmium, a rare platinumlike
metal, is the heaviest known sub
stance, and weighs more than
Is 900 times as much as hydrogen,
the lighteSt.
Evening star., 1949-07-24
The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight
Action on Postal Pay Bill Seen
As Aid to All Federal Workers
By Joseph Young

successful drive getting
eclassicaton discharged from Civil
mte direct action will benefit
ments employees, William Doherty president
of declared
Evening star., 1949-07-24

There are more than 10000
miles of water pipe mains in the
United States.
Evening star., 1949-07-24
Hum idity.
li.ne IIra innfan Mo Ainl

HiEh and Lew for Yesterday.
High, 81, at 4:50 pm.
Low, 70, at 4:1S am.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 81, on July 6.
Lowest. 21, on January 80.
Evening star., 1949-07-24

BE sure to listen in today at
1915 am. oUer WMAL, The
Star station, for Joseph Young'S
broadcast uersion of the Fed
eral Spotlight, featuring addi-
tiondl neUs and UieUs OF the
Government scene.D
Evening star., 1949-07-24

This edition contains This
Week Magazine OF "a pages, a
12-page comic section and 16
pages OF rotograuure.
Evening star., 1949-07-24

II Congress enactS postal pay
legislation. then it follows that the
rest of the Governments workers
will he taken care Of" Mr..
Evening star., 1949-07-24

Classified Advertising.
Classified Advertising Pages ELLA
Service Organizations. Page Ella
Evening star., 1949-07-24
Precipitation.

IICC1UIEGEIUus
Mnnfhln nrecinifa tinra In 4
Evening star., 1949-07-24
Tide Tables.

The Sun and Moon.
Rirns Snj
Evening star., 1949-02-18

"a surplus jeep tells me 10 Say
you're luckyD
From W. II. r., Knox, Ind: n
was rated as so per cent disabled
by the VA when I first got out OF
the Army. After year and a half
they discontinued my compensa-
ton. Now I feel as though
should be getting it. Is there
anything I can do?"
Well, you can apply again. but
unless you can show q change in
your condition since your COM
pensation was cut of you won t
have much chance. However,
you can apply and, if turned down,
you can appeal to the Board of
Veterans Appeals. Do this through
your VA regional Office.
From Mrs. K. w. L.. Woodville.
Tex: What constitutes a minor
child in the view of the Veterans
Administrations"
Any unmarried child under the
age 18. But if the youngster is in
school approved by VA. the VA
says he still can be considered as
dependent until the age of 81.
From Mrs. M. K. Coraopolis,
Pa: MY husband was overseas
for a year in World War I, but he
was not disabled in any way. He