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Evening star., 1949-05-21
Small Tomatoes Hit
4 States; I Persons
Killed, Score Hurt
D. re Asses .S..a sfss.

Tornadoes whiplaShed four
States last night.
Al least two persons we're killed
Nearly . score we're injured
Property damage vas unestimsted
Hardest hit vas Oklahoma
Iwisters also struck o. scattered
communities In Colorado. Kansas
and. far across the Mississippi
Valley. hit two small Eastern Ten
nessee communities
In addition. hailstorms hit parts
Of Oklahoma and Kansas. OBJ
servers said hal damage 10 crops
may exceed the tornado damage.
Weather Bureau officials blamed
the storms-it was Oklahoma S
fourth straight night OF twiSierS-
on a deep low-pressure trough ="
running up through Northwestern
Oklahoma to Nebraska.
small communities Hill.
In addition to the tornadoes
that struck. perhaps dozen others
seen whirling just above the land
in sparsely settled plains country
/ Most OF the communities hit
were small. In Oklahoma there
was damage reported at Balko.
Beaver. Catesby. Cherokee, Gage
Jet. Nash. Shattuck. Waynoks
/ Woodward and YeWed.
| Blows in Kansas were reported
at Chase. Gorham, Rozel. VIII
more and in the countryside near
Garden City. Scott City and Sa-
/ lima.
! The Colorado tornado whirled
up Black Wolf Canyon near Wray
| in the northeastern corner OF the
State and vanished into Nebraska
| In Tennessee. an isolated storm
| injured three persons in the small
communities OF Coin and Barn
I Creek.
The small number OF casualties
apparently was explained by the
fact that residents OF the West
ern Oklahoma and Kansas re-
gions hit hardest are tornado
wise. Most of them seek shelter
| in storm cellars.
Building Crushes Man.
Charles Sykes. SIS. was caught
on the highway near Yewed, Okla,
however, and took shelter in an
old wheat elevator. The storm
toppled it. crushing him 10 death.
/ Mrs. Kathryn Haight. about 43,
was killed in the destruction OF a
farm home near Catesby. Okla,
Her husband, Ed. was injured seri-
ously.
Heavy rains that have accom-
panied the stormy days in Okla
homa caused widespread floods
and added two other deaths.
| Guy Franklin Hixson, 20, Twin
Lakes, Okla. drowned yesterday as
he attempted to swim to his home
across swollen Mingo Creek near
Tulsa. Miss Norwetta Chapman
26. drowned Tuesday in flood
waters near Seminole. Okla.
Evening star., 1949-05-21
Early Effort in Senate
To Kill Taft Act Seen
By the ksSoeiotsd Press

There was talk today that the
Senate will take crack at repeal
ing the Taft Hartley labor Law
sooner than expected.
There were two signs that the
Senate would get around to II
before the House, which tried once
before and failed.
Senator Thomas, Democrat. OF
Utah turned down a presidential
assignment as American rep
reSentative to the international
Labor Organization Conference In
Geneva.
Senator Thomas is head Of the
Senate Labor Committee and IL
chief author Of the adminiStra-
tion's substitute for the Taft
Hartley Act. He said he told Pres
ident Truman he believed 1.-THE
labor bill, health. wage and hour
and other legislation made my
going 10 Geneva unWlSe.
On the other hand, Representa-
tive Kelley, Democrat, of Pennsyl-
vania, a key member of the House
Labor Committee, accepted a SINH
lar assignment and will leave June
/. He doesn't expect to return
until July 6. And. since his vote
is vital in getting the House labor
program under way again. many
predict that body will sit back
and wait for the Senate to act
first.
The Senate's schedule is still up
in the air, particularly since Sec
retary of State Acheson urged the
Foreign Relations Committee to
push consideration of the North
Atlantic Treaty.
If the treaty debate comes first.
Senators are not likely to get
around to the labor issue until
late in June.
Evening star., 1949-05-21
Stock Prices Steadier
After -Four Days Of
Gradual Decline
By the Assoeioied Press

NEW YORK. May 21.-The stock
market leveled of today after a
four-day running decline.
1t was scarcely an aggressive ad-
vance but good majority of key
issues recovered minor fractions
A handful of minus signs dotted
the list and numerous shares re-
manned at Fridays final quota
tions.
Trading was slow even for a
Saturday. The ticker tape took
long and frequent rests and turn
over was at rate which would
bring transactions for the two
hours only slightly above zoe, 900
shares.
The slowest Saturday this year
was May Z, when $1,000 shares
changed hands.
Wage Talks Blamed.
Brokers now are blaming the
approaching fourth-round wage
negotiations-with the prospect of
higher wages coupled with declin-
ing sales-as the major block in
the markets path. This was ques-
tionable, however, in view of the
markets long inability to respond
either to good news or bad.
A decline u just about "a point
was enough to push Bethlehem
Steel to a new low for the year
at one time. United States Steel
dropped fractionally for a while
lowering just about its 1949 bot
tom, but later came back.
Motors did fairly well. with
small gains tackled on General
Motors, Chrysler, Graham Paige,
and Studebaker.
Other steady spots included Re-
public Steel, Goodrich, Western
Union. International Telephone.
Kennecott Copper. Du Pont. Radio
Corp, American Tobacco, Fajardo
Sugar, Southern Railway, Balti-
more g. Ohio, Illinois Central,
Richfield OIL, and Pan American
Airways.
A. T. q T. Near 6-Year Low.
Among a few balky issues were
Phelps Dodge. Anaconda, Com
monwealth g. Southern, and
American Telephone, the last
selling at around its lowest price
In the last six years.
Higher in the Curb were Penn
road, lie Tourneau. Cities Service,
Barium Steel, and United Gas
New Jersey and Great Northern
Paper were marked down.
Corporate bonds moved mar
roWlV
Evening star., 1949-05-21

there have been no reports Of any
one on ships being wounded.
tT'his guarded dispatch, writ
ten under censorship, indicates
the Communists are on or near
the river in greater numbers
than the garrison has ever
conceded
Nationalist troops we're beina
shifted from one point on Shang
hais defense perimeter 10 another
There was no evidence any vers
pulling out from Shanghai In
deed, one rurnor said reinforce
ments were on the way.
An hours-old communiqae saic
the Communists were retreating
from some Peotung positions
A news bIackout obscured ths
remainder OF the broad South
China front. Both sides sers
silent on the progress Of three Rec
prongs jaobins deep into thu
south.
Evening star., 1949-05-21

Douglas had raised no objections
when the committee considered
about $4,000. 900 worth of prof.
ects for Illinois. The Illinois Sem
ator retorted that Senator Nc
Kellar was apparently saying that
every senator who gets q slice
out of the bill should not oppose
it. He added he was not raising
objections to any one project but
was asking for economy as a gen.
eral policy.
Senator Morse Republican. ol
Oregon. recalled that MIR. Truman
accused the Republican-controllee
s0th Congress of erippling the
flood control and reclamation pro-
gram. The Oregon Senator shouted
that Senator Douglas was tryina
to scuttle the program alto
gether.
On the vote on Senator Douglas
amendment, which finally wa
tabled. Senator johnson Of Colo
| RADIO, was the only Democrat q
line up with the Illinois Senator
l Thirteen Republicans voted for II
Evening star., 1949-05-21
Silver Dollar Campaign
Al National Christian

Silver Dollar Campaign 6sy wiil
be held tomorrow q; the National
City Christian Church, On March
n. several hundred silver dollars
we're given TO members Of the con-
gregation 70 invest. Tosnorros The
money earned from the invest
nenis wiIl be- applied on the build
ing debt. Or. J. Warren Hastings
will preach on Build a BsgasE
Life"
The Alpha C z Alumni cos4nrai
ut o pm. siii present Or A T
Moiiegen Of Virginia Episcopal
Seminary. spesksng On Tire
Christian Heritage IN Fellowship
Of Faith" The public IN invited.
Evening star., 1949-05-21
Admiral Kirk Confirmed
As Ambassador to Soviet

Admiral Alan G Kirk, retired
received Senate confirmation yes
terday as Ambassador to Russia
He succeeds 1t. Gen. Walter
Bedell Smith, who recently re.
signed.
The Senate also confirmed BY
voice votes three other Ambas-
sadors: c. M. Waynick of North
Carolina to Nicaragua. George r
Merrell of Missouri to Ethiopis
and William c. Foster of New
York to be deputy special repre-
sentative in Europe.
Evening star., 1949-05-21
China

Continued From First Page
and were engaged by Nationalist
troops. The fire resulted.
1t is becoming increasingly dif-
ficult 10 obtain dependable infoT
nation. However. 1t VAS learned
that the fortress of WooSune 10
miles 10 the north. still Is being
defended doggedly against attack X
from the West.
Ships Run Risk of Fire.
Ships moving between Shanghai
and Woosung run the risk OF small
arms FIRE at several points Aside
from the tunkS and SampanS
Evening star., 1949-05-21
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Ex-Wife Sues AIcn Young

Los ANGELES. May ~ tSts"--
Mrs. Mary Arne YOans - satang
frr former husband, CoSrfss-An
alan Yassrx, fx t2a 900 Ass
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court YESTERDAY.
Evening star., 1949-05-21

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sas%hrr fellow Hsn, Fsv.,taut g5.
a. 'hc trars>.y q Ncrsh Care.
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Sase.ds Aafgru AEC a.rrstat a.;
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yo14ae ss seu@.>s lad tsrsa appga, r,i
a> - ie,sus despite ovfosNtoty sr-
formation dvyr3og~d by lhv Phi.
pr, fdslman Explains Aiiuuas.
In CafnhI gdgt. ~ F1t.fnaa
&Aid
As ia a. I'm concerned I'm
io>a! American cs'gSrn
he said he and hss ~sfs became
interested in hndsng ott what
the Communist Party had lo say
IN l9%s Hr said hK vile NAV
have bern gl,cn a part, card al
mat time
DT EdelmAn added he has re-
ceiNrd an application blank bgG
couidn recall whether ht xsne1
II. he declared neither he not ms
wife had had Anyghlns 10 do ~uh
Tie Communist Party slnee then.
Despite assurances hs Chairman
David + l4IirnthAi ot the AEc
and Chairman netlss Rtons Of
the National Reearth Council
that Communist oaths Sill es
required OF fellow ship applicants
IN the future. Senators whrrry Of
Nebraska and Bridges of kew
Hampshire, Republicans sald they
Still were worried about security
IN The atomic research program.
Recalls Opposition Ia IIilenthaL
Recalling his opposition 20 tn.
confirmation Of tie AEC head.
Senator whsrry said
i believe the evidence vinei-
Gates Tight UP 10 this minute my
vote against MF. iAlisnthal
The whole lack Of seeurity Ia
shocking Senator Bridge. said.
Despite criticism Of Mr. lAlirnthAl
and the ACC. the Senate late yes
terdAy confirmed by = voice vote
the appointment Of Oorden Dean ~
California and DR. Henry he Wolf
Smith Of Princeton University as
members Of the commission. The
appointments are for terms sXpir-
ing June 80. 1850.
Meanwhile the commission de.
MED reports that any uranium
vas missing 81 the atomic plant
at Haniord. Wash.
The Hanford manager advises
that there is no uranium missing
al Hanford. the commission de-
ciared In statement The rtl.
NOR which has given rise "a press
inquiries apparently stems from
routine security checks IN which
ACC security offieers kurFepii.
tiouSly remove pieces Of uranium
or similar materials from oiser-
atins areas in order 10 test the
effectiveness OF systems for keep
inR account Of such materials"
Evening star., 1949-05-21
Vessel furnished
To Chino by UNRRA
Sunk at Shanghai
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81 Fst Ahcttofsn FFskh
SHANGHAI. May u One
ship OF the big fishing feet
furnished China by the United
Nations Relief and Re
habilitation Administration
CUNRRAl was sunk last night.
The feet OF about 100 ships
is tied up at Point Island In
the Whangpoo River down
stream from Shanghai. THIS
is in the area where the
Communists have penetrated
close TO the river. The dis
patch did not say where the
ship was sunk by Red fire or
blown up by the Sstionlists
Evening star., 1949-05-21
Notionoiist Arms Dump
Blows Up Near Conton

HONG KONG. May II Fj--h
press report said q Nationalist
ammunition dump in Canton 4
suburbs blew up today, The s1-
plos;ons were reported sndanRef-
ing another depot housing lo6
tons of INT.
The Canton dispatch quoted sr
offacer OF the Chinese Ne ional
Defense Ministry as Saying ths
blast was caused BY careless dis
posal Of discarded eannonballs
The dispatch said. however. II Wa
believed the bias; vas the result
of q Communist plot.
Evening star., 1949-05-21

in the Division OF Territories. Later
he became chief of the branch.
with CAF-l4 rating.
Then he resigned from the de-
partment to make the race for
Congress. Following his defeat.
Mr.. James said he did not par
ticularly want to return TO In
terror. since he had resigned from
them TO make his political race.
Shopping around for another
Government job. Mr.. James OBJ
tanned the position Of program
specialist in the Army Depart
ment, which involves the program
ming of commodities and the ne
gotiation of authorization for
financing of such goods by the
Economic Cooperation Admins
tration.
Army Officials Praise Work.
When he got the job last jan
uary. it had not yet been classi-
fed. since 1t was a new position
Several months later 1t was classi-
fed as a cAF-l4--the same grade
he had at 1nterior-and Mr.. James
was given the position on a per
manent status basis. But this
week the commission notified the
Army Department that he was not
qualified for the job. The Army
must either dismiss him or as
sign him to another job.
Army officials say he is well
qualified for his position, They
say his background speaks for IT
self and that he is performing
fine work.
Friends Of Mr.. James say Mr..
Walter sought the custer because
he was angered at the fierce cam
paign that Mr.. James made
against him last November and
wants TO keep his opponent out oil
Government employment entirely.
Mr.. Walter is In charge OF all the
Federal patronage Jobs that are
dished out to House Democrats.
Only Thursday. Mr.. Walter an
nounced he was resigning from
the American Bar Association In
protest against the type Of opposi-
ton one Of its representatives had
expressed 10 the nomination Of
Representative Eberharter. Demo
crat Of Pennsylvania. TO be . Fed
eral Judge. Mr. Walter. o member
OF the association for Is years.
said he was referring 70 testimony
by John @. Buchanan Of Pitts
burgh, chairman OF the assocta-
tons Judiciary Committee.
Evening star., 1949-05-21

mission officials conceded that he
probably had"
Representative Walter declared
that he was convinced that some
Republicans in the Army Depart
ment" appointed Mr.. James to his
present job. Mr.. James denies
this, declaring that he obtained
the job through ordinary chan
nels and points to the fact that
he has had permanent status for
Is years.
Mr.. Walter said today that be-
fore he asked the commission TO
look into the case. he had COM
planned to Assistant Secretary OF
the Army Tracy c. Voohrees re-
garding Mr.. James loyalty" Mr..
Walter denies. however. that he
officially asked for a loyalty in
vestigation Of Mr.. James.
Cleared In l947 Checkup.
However, a full-scale investiga-
ton Of Mr.. James was ordered by
the Army Department, despite the
fact that he already had been
cleared during a routine FB1
LOYALTY check of him in l947 while
he was with the Interior Depart
ment.
Mr.. James was cleared OF all
charges and was informed OF this
by Mr.. Voorhees,. 1t was follow
ing this that Mr.. Walter asked the
commission to investigate hts
qualifications for the job.
Friends of Mr.. James said he is
most resentful at the fact that his
loyalty was impugned. They de-
clare that during his campaign
last year he hammered away at
the Democrats for 'coddline
Communists in the Government.
and has always been known as
staunchly anti-Communist.
Mr.. James was willing to tell
The Star his Government back
ground, but declined TO be quoted,
due to his desire not to violate
the Hatch Act tn any way by en-
gaging in a political controversy
now that he is once more Gov
ernment employe.
Mr.. James is 40 years old ana
Lives in Arlington with his wife
and two children. He has perma-
nent status. having obtained II
back in 1881 when he was en-
ployed by the Government as q
81 .26o-a-year file and records
clerk.
Joined Navy During War.
An attorney and a member OF
the District Bar. Mr.. James grad
ually worked his way UP the Gov
ernment ladder. achieving the post
of chief of the Customs Services
audit section.
During the war he Joined the
Navy as lieutenant. junior grace
and was finally promoted 10 the
rank OF commander.
Shortly before he entred the
Navy, Mr.. James prevented the
death of a 24-year -old Labor De-
partment clerk On April 2. 1912,
as Mrs. Mildred Nayin was waiting
for a bus in Arlington Village. a
truck suddenly carened OF the
| road and knocked her TO the
street.
AS she lay suffering. Mr.. James
appeared from the crowd. pulled
Oh his belt and applied a tourni-
ouet to her torn leg. His action
| learned In a Red Cross first aid
course. was credited with saving
Mrs. Eayin from bleeding "a
death.
! Returning to the Interior De-
partment after the war, he vas
assistant chief Of It's Pacific Branch
Evening star., 1949-05-21
Robert Mclean Honored

PHILADELPHIA. May 81 (P.-
Robert Mclean. president Of the
Philadelphia Bulletin and the As
sociated Press, yesterday was given
the first pre-eminenee Of achieve
ment award of the City Business
Club of Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1949-05-21

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Evening star., 1949-05-21
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To Testify Next Week

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Evening star., 1949-05-21

The reputable English language
contains approximately 100 600
words. about half Of which are
scientific terms.
Evening star., 1949-05-21

New Zealand Ia the world 's worst
place on Sunday. II you believe
ex-Londoners nox living In Auck-
land.
Evening star., 1949-05-21
Weather Report

District OF Columbia Mostly
cloudy but some sllnkhine highest
near So thia afternoon Cloudy
tonight. lowest So Totnoffuw
mostly cloudy with showera and
probably thunderstoTma
MAryiand-Considrrah)e eIotldi-
ness followed by showers ard
scAiisfed thudsrstorms tommoTow
beginning in extreme prsi portion
late tonight, Not much change
in temperature
VHKiniR-ConAldsfabis eiosdi-
ness followed by showers and
scattsFed thundsfstoFms tomorrow
beginning In west portion late
tonight. Warmer southwest pot
ton tomorrow.
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Economy

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Evening star., 1949-10-01

tain, lake or other localities. A
change in color scheme or exterior
finish is enough to make it ap-
propriate in almost any setting.
While the first house was under
construction, the matter of elec-
trio light fixtures came under dis
cussion, and here the architect
outdid himself.
Ultra Modern Touch.
The builder happened to have
on hand number of spun
aluminium, funnel-shaped cylin-
ders of undetermined origin. These
were noticed by Mr.. Olsen, and
inside of 10 minutes he had de-
signed what turned out to be the
most appropriate lighting fixture
for the house that could be i'm
agined. Round wood plates were
turned out of ordinary board, the
aluminium tunnels set in the CEN
ter, and the bulb screwed into the
socket inside the funnel. The net
result. an ultra modern touch.
The main point to be con-
sidered, in studying the results
Evening star., 1949-10-01
New Type TV Antenno
Available to Apartments

A local firm which is distribu-
tor for an RCA-developed master
television antenna says it has the
solution to the problem Of land
lords who want to avoid having a
forest of antennas" on the roofs
of their apartments.
For some time, such antennas
have been available for elevator
type buildings, the firm said. But
only recently has a garden-type
apartment system been available.
Among apartment developments
which have had it installed are
Claremont apartments. 519-unit
apartment project on Leesburg
pike. Arlington. and the 169-unit
Mason-Hall Apartments in Alex
andria, the firm said.
The new system permits in
stallation of a single antenna for
multiple use of apartment dWellers.
Evening star., 1949-10-01
By Douglas Tuomey

NEW YORK, Oct. 1.-Once m
awhile combination of building
and construction know-hoW and
architectural ability meet to pro-
duce an unusual house, which Of
fers the maximum in comfortable,
even luxurious, living at minimum
building cost. The story of the
clean Lined, attractive, and thor
oughly modern house shown on
this page of great interest to
every prospective home builder.
Several months ago the building
forum of a national home-making
magazine suggested that the writ
er, it's technical building consult
ant, do an article on the 10 major
points to be observed or stressed
in the building of small house
with every modern comfort, but at
minimum OF cost.
The subject was studied for
months, and on the basis of 30
years of practical building expert
ence, I produced 10 basic ideas
for cost cuts that would not inter-
fere in any respect with either the
appearance or structural value of
a small house.
Joseph B. Mason, the director
of the building forum. studied the
ideas and engaged Albert E. Olson.
a registered architect. to design
the house along the recommended
tions made. The result of the
combination of ideas and planning
is evident.
Points Well Worth Study.
The 10 points which make the
house economical to build are we'll
worth study. The first is the elm
ination of a basement and the
excavating which it would require.
The house may be built upon mas
onry piers, on a concrete slab,
or even upon locust or other rot
resistant posts. This point alone
represents saving of from 10 to
is percent of the entire cost of
the average house with a full
basement.
The second point called for the
construction of a ranch or she'd
type roof, which can be built with
about one third of the lumber and
probably one-quarter of the labor
required for the construction of
the orthodox gable, hip. or gam
brel roof generally used in house
building.
It is quite obvious that the roof
shown in the photograph is built
by laying the rafters across the
building from front to rear wall.
instead of having them pitched
up to a ridgeboard and notched in
to the plate at the top of the walls,
as in general practice.
AS the roof is the most expen-
sive single item of house building,
the savings here are great.
The furnishing OF picture win