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Tenants Given No Clue
On Extent of Rent Rises

The Governments new formula
for figuring fair rent ceilings
provided tenants with no imme-
diate answer on how much it
will increase rents.
The new formula will be applied
to the 100000 dwellings still
under Federal rent control. 1t
was worked out under orders from
Congress to provide the landlords
with a fair net operating in
come"
Housing Expediter Tighe Woods
last night announced details of
the new "yardstick," designed to
provide property owners a net OPP
Grating income of Is to 80 per
cent on rental units.
(The new program will not
apply to rents in the District
because there was no such pro-
vision in the District Emer-
gency Rent Control Act, which
was extended two weeks ago to
June 30, 1850, officials said.
ernest williams. general
counsel of the District Rent
Control Administration, said he
felt landlords here would CON
tinue to get fair and Just in
creases" under procedures al
ready in effect through the
separate law here)
Questions Unanswered.
The new policy. Mr.. Woods said
will not mean general. across
the-board increase in the Nation &
rent bill. But in announcing the
basis under which all future rent
increases will be granted, the
housing director left unanswered
| /. How much will average rents
90 up under the new rule which
Congress ordered in approving the
15-month extension of Federal
rent controls?
2. How widespread will new in
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viet?"
Under Suspicion. He SAYS.
i was only told that the de-
PENDANT was under suspicion. Mr.
Bremen said.
The morning session was marked
by frequent and bitter clashes be-
tween Chief Prosecutor John NJ
Kelley. lr., and the defense at
torney.
Just before the luncheon recess
MFR. Palmer moved for a mistrlal
because Mr. Kelley had charac-
terized a phrase in one OF his
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-05-03
Citizen Group Opposes
AGENTS 10 Collect Dues

The use Of agents to collect
membership dues was considered
getting down to a commercial
level" by the Forest Hills Citizens
Association last night.
Charles A. Burmeister said some
associations pay commissions as
high as 40 per cent on dues COL
lected. Soliciting dues is "just an
other racket" he said. in urging
that the association not indulge
in such practices.
The association agreed that
proper business methods" should
be used in the collection of dues.
The association expressed re-
gret over the death of its presi-
dent, George T. Bowman, last
Thursday. Flowers and a message
of coincidence will ge sent to his
family. The association also voted
to send SIS to the Police Boys Club
as, a memorial to Mr.. Bowman,
who was greatly interested in this
organization.
In another action, the asSocia-
ton went on record in favor of
continuing the appointment of
members of the District School
Board by District judges rather
than by election. as proposed in
the pending Kefauver home rule
bill.
New officers elected for the COM
ing year by the association include
Joseph A. Kaufman. president;
Joseph Sanders, vice president:
Mrs, Ralph Gilchrist. secretary:
Franklin T. Baldwin. correspond
ing secretary; Edward L. Springer.
treasurer: Mr.. Kaufman and
Mrs. Leslie B. Wright, delegates
to the Federation of Citizens AS
sociations: Charles A. Murmeister
and Mrs. Wright. delegates to the
Northwest Council, and Mrs.
Arthur Hahn and A. F. G. Lucas,
Executive Committee.
Mr.. Sanders, vice president
conducted the meeting in the Ben
Murch School. Thirty-sixth and
Ellicott streets NV.
Nearly a hundred groups OF
girl guides now are active in the
British zone Of Germany.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-05-03
Mexico Will Take Over
Western.Union Business

MEXICO CITY, May 3.-West.
ern Unions Mexican operations
will be taken over by the govern
ment June Is.
The United States telegraph
company. however. will continue
to give technical assistance to the
government telegraph department
Western Union, which has hao
Offices in Mexico and its own cable
to the United States, will distrib-
ute Mexican messages in the
United States,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-05-03
l.. ,.ac..sga,ssnamed
To TrienniaI Meeting
5y Episcopal Diocese

Eight Washington Episcopa-
sans. four clergymen and -four
laymen, were elected yesterday at
the saith annual convention of the
Diocese of Washington to repre-
sent the area at the denomina-
tons triennial general conven-
ton in San Francisco in Septem-
Der.
Those chosen were the Rev
Theodore o. Wedel. warden OF
the College of Preachers; the
Very Rev. j. w. Suter. canon Of
Washington Cathedral: the Rev
Charles w. Lowry, rector OF All
Saints Church, Chevy Chase. Md.
and the Rev. william Med
Sharp. rector Of st. Johns
Church. Georgetown Parish.
Laymen elected were Ogle r
Singleton of the Church of the
Epiphany. Finest w. Greene Of
st. Margarets Church. Thomas
e. Robertson of All Saints
Church, Chevy Chase. and H. L
Rust. jr., of the Washington Ca
thedral.
Seventh for Robertson.
This will be the seventh con.
secutive triennial general conven-
ton Mr.. Robertson has attended
and the fourth successive one fol-
Mr.. Singleton. Both Mr.. Single
ton and Mr.. Rust are following in
the footsteps of their fathers. fol-
William H. Singleton and H. L
Rust. ST.. each had represented
the diocese at general conventions
The convention approved a pro-
posal to transfer the Chapel OF
the Good Shepherd. 824 Sixth
street NE. to Calvary Church
Eleventh and G streets NE.
corollary would provide for sale OF
Calvary Church and Of the Chapel
of the Atonement, 604 Fifty-sixth
street NE. which belongs to Cal
vary Church, with the proceeds 60
ing to the general missionary work
of the diocese. Both actions are
to be taken only after the execu-
tive council of the diocese gives
further study to the question.
Council Members Elected.
The convention, which met in
Christ Episcopal Church, $40 6
street Sc, elected the following
to the Executive Council: The
Rev. John M. Coleman, vicar OF
st. Timothy Chapel; the Rev
Leland w. F. Stark, rector of the
Church of the Epiphany; Canon
Suter, Mr.. Green, j. N. Robertson
of St. Marks Church and Edward
Stock, jr., of Christ Church, Ken
sington, Md.
Those chosen to the Standing
Committee of the diocese were the
Rev. w. F. Creighton. rector OF
st. Johns Church, Bethesda, Md.
Mr.. Lowry, the Rev. Robert s
Trenbath, rector of Trinity
Church, Takoma Park. Md, and
DR.. Wedel as clerical members
Laymen selected were Albert w
Atwood of st. Adams Church
Mr.. Greene and Arthur c. Hough-
ton of St. Stephen and the In
carnation.
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from decisions by the expediter.
| He said landlords generally were
/ at least as well of under rent
control as they were before. A
large percentage are better of, he
added.
The landlords net operating in
come has increased substantially
above the prewar level" the ex-
pediter said.
| Before the housing shortage. Mr..
Woods said. landlords counted on
losses from vacancies and nom
payment of rents. These losses
have almost disappeared.
Tenants have been forced to
make their own minor repairs, in
dividual upward adjustments OF
rents have been made in nearly
,750, 900 cases and tenants of o.
265, 900 units signed leases with Is
per cent increases under the l947
and 1913 rent acts, Mr.. Woods
said.
Offset Expenditures.
These factors more than offset
the expenditures actually incurred
| by landlords for essential items.
he said.
New York State has no law to
prevent rent increases decreed
by the Federal housing expediter.
New York's standby rent control
law Is not effective until all FEEDER
al controls ends.
Mr.. Marcantonio called the new
policy a betrayal and an
nounced:
Il shall advise the American
Labor Party and other tenant Or
CARNATIONS to prepare for a CITY,
wide rent strike to meet the real
estate offensive"
Illusary Relief Seen.
Arthur D. Koppel, vice chair
man of the Metropolitan Fair Rent
Committee, said II doubt If there
is any substantial amount of prop
erty left in the hands of private
owners which would qualify tor
the illusionary relief Mr.. Woods
offers
He added such relief on a prac-
teal basis can only be obtained by
savings banks. life insurance COM
panies and other mortgages who
through foreclosure became the
owners of the properties on free
and clear basis.
Mr.. Koppels committee claims
to speak for the city's five real
estate boards and Is taxpayer and
property owners associations.
The return permitted property
owners under the new regulations.
he said lin most cases would hard
ly be sufficient to cover the normal
mortgage charges. much less leave
anything for the owner"
Walter La M. Sparry. vice presi-
president of the Real Estate
Board of New York, said the pro-
vision that an owner must have
a net" or less than 20 per cent
of gross income before applying
for an adjustment upward to Is
per cent appears unfair to those
whose net now ranges from 81
to "a per cent.
Whether the new formula, will
produce a fair net operating in
come for property owners. he said
cannot be determined until a
formula is applied to the actual
financial experience of buildings"
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: Nearly a hundred groups OF
girl guides now are active in the
British zone Of Germany.
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Evening star., 1949-04-09

that Ethiopia be given East
ern Eritrea outright and that Italy
administer old Italian SomaIiland
under U. N. trusteeship,
Britain generally agreed with
the United States. but France suT-
gested all OF the former colonies
should be put back under Italian
supervision. except for parts cut
of to satisfy Ethiopian claims,
In the Security Council yester-
day Jakob A. Malik. Soviet deputy
foreign minister. cast Russia 8
30th veto TO bar the republic OF
Korea from membership In the
u, N. He charged the Seoul re-
gine is an American puppet,
Insult 10 Koreans Charged.
DR.. Chough Pyung OK. chief oi
the Korean mission 70 the Z. N
termed Russia's action an Insult
TO the Korean people He urged
| U. N. members TO grant diplomatic
recognition to the republic.
The Assembly is scheduled ten
tstively 10 meet Tuesday and take
up recommendations Of the IA
member Steering Committee. The
committee has recommended tina,
the Assembly consider the trials
Of Josef Cardinal Mindszenty OF
Hungary and Of Is Bulgarian
Protestant elergymen. the Dutch
Indonesian question. and the sp-
plication Of Israel for member
ship.
Evening star., 1949-04-09
Double Cherry Blooms Expected
On Easter if Weather Is Warm

The double blossom cherr!
trees in East Potomac Park are
expected to be at their best fol
Easter Sunday, a week from to-
morrow. If warm weather returns
soon.
The cooler weather Of the past
few days, park officials said, has
held back the blooms. With
warm spell now. however, park
police said they would break out
into full blossom.
The weather Bureau forecast
sunny skies today and tomorrow
Today's temperatures are expected
to be in the upper SOS. Tonight
the mercury is due to drop to
around 81 in the city and from 2s
to 80 with frost in the suburbs.
Park police said the predicted
temperature drop tonight again
might delay the blooms but prob
ably not hurt them.
Supt. Irving c. Root Of the Ma
tional Capital Parks said the spe-
cial hormone solution. used on the
single blossom cherry trees. will
also be used on the double flower
ing variety. He said the doubles
should be about 80 per cent open
before the liquid is applied.
The park superintendent said
this work will be handled by Ho-
race Wester, National Capital
Parks plant pathologist.
Mr.. Root disclosed that his Office
Evening star., 1949-04-09
Mrs. Roosevelt, Jr.,
In Reno for Divorce
D. ". Anr. .e..s -.

RENO. Nes Aprl! ? Mrs
Franklin y. Roosevelt, 'r. Is In
Reno 70 establish residence tot a
divorce
Mrs, Roosevelt. the former Ethel
Du Pont. refused TO s~e reporters
and photographers a; the waShoe
Valley Dude Ranch where res
ervstion had been made for her
under an assumed name She at
rived by plane yesterday
In New York Roosevelt dec lined
comment on the matter. Tie re-
Gently announced hls candidacy
for the House Of Representatives
10 Al vacancy created by the
death OF Representative Sol
Bloom. Democrat. OF New York
This Will be the third OF the
late Presidents children 10 be
divorced in Nevada Elliott Roose-
welt and Elizabeth Donner Roose
welt were divorced at Minden In
1888, and Anna Roosevelt and
Curtis Dali were divorced in 1884
Evening star., 1949-04-09
Protection for Butter
In 0leo Tax Repeater
Is Demanded by Ihye

Senator Tive Republican. O.
Minnesota S&ld To-Day that repeal
o. Fedora taxes or c}eornRr sAY IN
would destroy the BUTTE nayke
unless Congress al tl1e same time
prohibited interstate Shipment %
Ihe yellow produce;
Senator TIVE. n statement
prepared tor the Senate Finance
Committee spoke Out against The
House passed oienayRarlne bill
That measure would repeal ttge
s3year old Fedora! le.ses on o.eo.
maraartne However. !; would re
quire the produc; sold IN pubic
eating places 10 be identified as
such and 10 be served In a tn.
angular form
Substitute Bill Drafted.
Senator Thye asked the commit
tee 10 approve instead q substitute
bill which he and a group O. other
dairy State Senators are sponsor
ing. II would scrap the taxes on
oleo. but ban interstate shipment
OF the yellow product. The House
turned down q similar measure.
Neither the House bill nor the
substitute would affect the laws Of
Is States which prohibit the sale
~ ra11ntx nlaNx~o
Senator Thye called the dairy
State substitute bill a fair safe
guard TO consumers and producers
OF both dairy products and sub
Stitutes.
The committee heard testimony
yesterday from Democratic Sena
tors Fulbright OF Arkansas and
Mayoank OF South Carolina. They
supported the bill passed las, week
by the House. Sponsored by Rep
resentatlve Poage. Democrat, OF
Texas. 1t would lift Federal taxes
and license fees on margarine and
allow free flow OF the colored
product across State lines.
SaltonStall Backs Repeal.
! Senator Fulbright said the fact
the butter industry is willing to
lift margarine taxes provides
some very strong additional evil
dence that what butter really OBJ
jects TO is competition from mar
garine, Senator Maybank said
denial OF use Of yellow to mar
garine is "a fragrant violation of
the American principle OF competi-
tive business
In letter to the committee
Senator Saltonstan, Republican. OF
Massachusetts,. declared he had
repeatedly stated to many people
in Massachusetts that ! would
continue to do what / can 10 see
that this tax on the consumer is
eliminated"
He added that he favors the
Poage bill.
Evening star., 1949-04-09

plans to experiment With the solu-
ton on Towering crabapple trees
and azaleas in an effort to prolong
their blossoms. If this is success
full. he said. he plans to use the
solution on a large scale next year.
The double blooms are just be-
ginning to break through now in
the vicinity of Hams Point in East
Potomac Park. They normally
appear from 10 to IA days after
the single blossoms. officials ex-
planned.
With spring attracting an in
creasing number Of visitors to the
National Capital. other floral dis
plays are on view in the park sys-
tenn. The crabapple blossoms are
fourishing on Columbia Island
and in Anacostia Park. Along
the Mount Vernon Memorial
highway. the redbud is in bios
som
Evening star., 1949-04-09
Elections
Continued From First Page.)

10 holdover aldermen-who are
named by the elected councilmer
and have votes in council-tC
elect a new chairman. The 1O
holdover aldermen are all Labor
ties.
The Laborites are expected to
wind up ultimately with Sc votes
including 81 from holdover and
additional aldermen yet to be
chosen. plus their bloc of "a and
from the chairman who votes
only once if there is no tie.
The London voting followed by
a day the announcement OF the
new austerity budget for Britain
marked by little tax relief and q
boost in prices of basic foods.
Analysts for the two big
parties Immediately sought to
gauge whether the upset meant
waning Laborite popularity, house
wives protest votes against the
prospect of continued lean PAN
tries, or that the Conservatives
had worked harder to get out the
vote,
Evening star., 1949-04-09

tinue to pour money into Ger
many to keep it going"
But Senator Thomas, Democrat,
of Oklahoma said he thinks the
only way the agreement was OBJ
tanned was by giving the French
that veto power.
This agreement seems to be
something that offers progress" p"
he said. I'VE may find something
later that will work better but it
is a step ahead just now"
Evening star., 1949-04-09
Germany
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Uedll1lS WlGH Lne RUSSIANS, MI.
Acheson did not commit himself.
While few details of the Ger
man agreement were disclosed, the
heart of the settlement appar-
emily was compromise between
the United States and France.
This country has been anxious
to make Germany economically
self sufficient and a strong factor
in European recovery. while
France has been worried over a
possible revival of German mill
tary power.
The agreement gave the French
what Mr.. Schuman called an un-
limited veto over future German
issues involving security. For ex-
ample, the French could block
any major move toward rebuild
ing war industries.
Limited Fields of Intervention.
On the other hand. the United
States succeeded in obtaining a
system of Allied control which
American officials feel will pre-
vent constant interference in the
operation of the German govern
ment.
THE German government
authorities" the official COM
munique said, will be at liberty
to take administrative and legis-
lative action and such action will
have validity if not disapproved
by Allied authorities.
There will be limited fields in
which the Allies will reserve the
right to take direct action them
selves, or to direct German
authorities to take action"
Under the agreement, estab-
lishment of a German govern
ment would be the signal for
placing occupation forces under
the overall control of Western
power civilians.
Bridges LaudS Agreement.
Among the Senators applaud
ing the agreement was Senator
Bridges of New Hampshire, top
Republican member of the Ap-
preparations Committee which
passes on funds for military oper-
ations abroad. He said he thinks
the Germans will have more in
centive to get back on their own
financial feet if they have some
thing to say about their govern
ment.
This hope was shared by sew
eral other senators.
Senator Russell, Democrat, of
Georgia, another member of the
Appropriations group said he GER
tainly wouldn't agree to with
drawal of occupation troops at
this time.
Its going to be a long and
tedious business educating the
Germans in democracy and the
quicker we get started the better
1t will be for us financially and
otherwise he said.
Senator Bridges said he is dis
appointed that the French are
being given a veto on decisions re-
garding the rebuilding of German
industry. All three nations on the
governing board must agree on
questions involving security and
changes in the German constitu-
ton. Otherwise a majority vote is
binding.
Senator Wnerry, of Nebraska,
the Republican floor leader, also
thought it was going pretty far"
to give the French the right to
halt such decisions.
The industrial rebuilding of the
German Ruhr is absolutely essen
tial to the recovery of Europe" !"
he said. IF the French hold back
that recovery because of their own
selfish interests, we'll have to con-
Evening star., 1949-04-09
AirIift
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'SontllueU from FuSt rage
ask Congress to make up the
difference later. The House ap-
proved such a supplemental ap-
preparation for the airlift yes
terday.
The most optimistic statement
on the possibility OF war came in
testimony from Secretary for Air
Symington: Probably not before
1852. he said-the earliest date
on which he thinks q possible
aggressor" might have an atomic
bomb.
Gen. q. Z. Anderson. director
Of plans and operations. was more
cautious. He said:
Fiscal year 1850 Is a period
in which no major power is likely
deliberately to resort to force Of
arms It is period through which
the danger Of unplanned hostili-
ties as a result Of miscalculation
will continue"
Theme Dominates Testimony.
This theme ran through hun
dreds Of pages OF testimony from
Air Force leaders-confidence that
war is not imminent. but recog-
milton that it could start acci-
dentally any time.
There also were repeated decla-
rations that the Air Force is ready
for trouble If it should occur.
Mr.. Symington told the Com
mittee the airmens pride Is their
new heavyweight. the giant B-36.
Gen Anderson amplified:
The B-36 can strike all but two
significant military targets on
earth from bases in the Western
Hemisphere. This capabiiity is a
safeguard against the otherwise
unacceptable situation that would
exist II intermediate bases we're to
be denied TO us or were made
untenable.
There are. however, many suit
able intermediate bases. some OF
which We can expect 10 be avail
able. from which medium bombers
such as the B-29 and B-50 can
operate with great effectiveness. -"
Targets" Not Identified.
The general identified neither
the two significant" targets nor
the suitable intermediate bases, "
There was more talk about
planes during the testimony Of 1t.
Gen. Howard A. Craig. deputy Air
Force chief Of staff. Asked wheth-
er somebody else" has planes as
good as this country has. Gen.
Craig answered:
Some one else has planes better
than ours. or as good as ours"
Later, he said. We have a full
and free exchange Of information
between the British and ourselves.
but they are about two years ahead
of us In development" Of jet air
craft.
They have been in the business
longer than We have. We are
rapidly catching Up. and think
within q short time we will be on
a parity with the British"
As to Russian aircraft develop
ment. he added. probably they
are in the same position we are In
do not think that they know any
more or any less" Gen Craig also
said the United States knows
exactly what the Russians have
found out about German research
on atomic energy.
Evening star., 1949-04-09
Reserve Officers to Meet

FORT MEADE. Md, April 8 tA1.
Fifty Reserve officers represent
ing all the military services will
meet here next week to discuss
plans for an expanded selective
service system in times Of emer-
gency.
Tractors supplied to farmers by
the Agriculture Ministry OF India
are plowing up 625 acres OF
Indian Wasteland.