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Evening star., 1949-11-28
Girl Holds Her Own
After Throat-Slashinq
By the Assoeiofed Press

NEWPORT NEWS, Va, Nov.
28.-Miss Millie M. Summs, vic
tim of an ear-to-ear throat slash
ing, is holding her own" at Riv-
Evening star., 1949-11-28

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Evening star., 1949-11-28

l8 year old MISS summs'
Warwick High School senior will
Evening star., 1949-11-28
Overworked Eyes?

ADVERTISE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-03
Operator Who Saved
Two From Gas Sought

Telephone company officials today
were trying to learn the identity of
an operator believed to have saved
the lives of two women overcome
by gas early yesterday In their home
in the 140O block of Twenty eighth
street NV.
Overcome were Mrs. Lillian Beals,
80, and her sister, Mrs. Edith KEN
per, 81, both colored, who were found
unconscious on a bedroom floor by
police and members OF fire rescue
squad No. /. Police. whose records
did not show where the gas alarm
came from, reported that two jets
on kitchen gas stove were turned
on when they entered the home.
Mrs. Beals, whose husband is but
Ter for Columnist Drew Pearson,
said she believed an alert telephone
operator placed the call.
Mrs. Beale said she was overcome
when she went to the aid of Mrs.
Kemper, who collapsed during a
telephone conversation. AS she lost
consciousness, Mrs. Beals said, the
last thing she remembered was
hearing the operator saying, Hello!
Hello!"
Mrs. Beals said she did not know
how the jets came to be turned on.
The two women were treated at
Emergency Hospital and released.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-03
0Dwyer Panel 10 Meet
Today in Harbor Dispute
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Jan. "a three
man mediation panel appointed by
Mayor William ODwyer meets to-
day to plan settlement of tugboat
labor dispute which could grow into
Gripping harbor strike January u.
Mediator's talks with the tugboat
operators and the AFL International
Longshoremen's Associations marine
division may be resumed tomorrow
The union originally set the strike
deadline for January l after the
working contract expired but post
poned strike action to allow further
peace moves.
The union is seeking a IS per cent
increase for $500 workers who now
receive wages ranging from SO cents
to $1.49 an hour. The union has
turned down an offer of a 10 per
cent increase and other contract
benefits. The operators have raised
their offer from to to 10 per cent.
The expired contract covered tug
boat workers, employees of oil tank
barges, oil motor tankers and Great
Lakes oil tankers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-03
Proposed Sale Of Tool Firm
Called Off, Hughes Says
BY the Associated Press

LOS ANGELES, Jan. "a pro-
posed sale of the Hughes Tool Co.
has been called off, Howard Hughes
says, in explaining the status of
what could have been the biggest
business deal in more than 20 years.
Dillon, Read g. Co., New York in
vestment bankers, made an offer to
buy his firm. which makes oil we'll
drilling equipment, Mr.. Hughes said
yesterday. In letter to his firm S
employees, he explained:
Il stated that I was not inter-
ested in selling the company = .
unless could be assured and COM
pletely satisfied that the present
organization and personnel would
be left undisturbed."
Mr.. Hughes said he worked five
months on the proposal, but added
that there were certain legal and
technical obstacles to the compile
ton of this deal, which could not
be overcome to my satisfaction"
However, in Houston yesterday,
Noah Dietrich, vice president of the
firm, said negotiations for the sale
will be resumed shortly.
The purchase price would have
exceeded $140,000,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-03
Rules
Continued From First Page. J

President presents full and thorough
consideration, but we are not going
to rubber-stamp everything right
off and we are not going to sacrifice
our rights
In the Democratic caucus Sat-
urday night the new rule was ap-
proved, l76 to 49, Presumably, most
OF the opposition votes came from
the Southern group, and the real
test of whether the new rule car
ries in the House today rests on
whether these Southerners and the
Republicans succeed in joining
hands against it,
The ability of such a coalition
IN the Rules Committee to delay
administration bills in the past
prompted Mr.. Humans hackers in
the new Congress to draft the new
rule. Today,s opening session of
the House will decide whether the
same coalition on the floor will be
able to block the new rule.
II the new rule is adopted Mr..
Humans program undoubtedly will
move through the House with great
er ease. Oldtimers at the Capitol
believe, however, the Republican,
Southern Democrat coalition would
still function occasionally on the
floor on economic issues.
In the House no coalition is likely
to slow down the civil rights pro-
gram, because the Republicans are
for that. The administration will
continue to find itself stymied on
civil rights in the Senate. however,
unless determined fight is made to
change the rules of that body also
to curb filibuStering.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-03

A native of Still Pond, Kent
County, Md, he came to Washing
ton as small child. He attended
Eastern High School and Washing
ton and Lee University and received
law degree from George WASH
lngton University in 1912.
Income Tax Specialist.
From 1907 until 1916. Mr.. Hynson
was employed by the American
Security and Trust Co.. resigning
in the latter year to join the Ma
tional City Co. here. Mr.. Hynson
was one of the first bankers in
Washington to study Federal in
come tax law when it went into
effect and became a specialist at
handling tax returns.
Active in Community Chest work
and in Episcopal charities, he was
for 80 years vestryman of the
Church of the Epiphany as well as
assistant treasurer of the Cathe-
dral. He was life member of the
old Racquet Club and the old Con-
gressional Country Club and also
belonged to the Alfalfa Club. Sons
of the American Revolution. Kappa
Sigma fraternity, Cathedral Masonic
Lodge and the Rotary Club of
Washington.
Mr.. HynSon Is survived by his
widow Mrs. Marguerite Weller Hyn-
son, whom he married in 1917; a
daughter. Mrs. Frederick H. Studt
of Chicago: three sons, 1t. Comdr.
Franklin w. Hynson, USNR, Be-
thesda, Md, and Richard w. Hyn-
son, jr, and John Ringgold Hynson,
both of the home address: two
brothers, DR.. Laurence Hynson of
Washington and N. Thornton Hyn-
son of Alexandria, and three grand
children.
Services Wednesday.
Funeral services will be held at 2
pm. Wednesday in the Church of
the Epiphany, with Dean John w.
Suter of Washington Cathedral and
the Rev. Leland Stark, rector of the
church, officiating. Burial will be in
Rock Creek Cemetery.
The following will be honorary
pallbearers at the services: John
Clifford Folger, James Parker Nolan,
John Lewis Smith. A. Chester
Father, Coleman Jennings, Cor
coran Thorn. Bruce P Cotton, Fred
erick P. Guthrie, Dion Birney,
Daniel Lee Norman, Frank r.
Jelleff, Paul B. Lum, DR.. Edgar P.
Copeland. Laurence G. Hoes, Her.
bert H. Willett, DR.. Henry C. Mac
atee and Robert P. Belknap of Bal
| timore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-03
IS laps Get Jail Terms
For Killing U. 5. Flyers
BY the Associated Press

TOKYO. Jan. 3.-Fifteen Jap
anese, including the wartime mill
tary police chief and several former
generals, drew heavy prison sem
fences today for killing As captured
American flyers.
Twelve others were acquitted by
a United States 9th Army commits
sion. The trial lasted five months.
Those who drew the heaviest
|sentences-life in prison-were: 1t
Gen. Sanji Okida, commander OF
the military police headquarters:
1t. Gen. Michio Kunitake, chief of
staff of the 18th District Army;
Maj. Gen. Tsugio Nagatomo, COM
mander of the Central District
Military Police; 1t. Col. Hideo Fu-
jioka, chief of police affairs for the
Central Army District, and Maj.
Shuichi Ikoma, chief of the foreign
affairs division of the Central Dis
trict.
1t. Gen. Eitaro Uchiyama got 40
years and 1t. Gen. Otogoro Ishida
was sentenced to one year in prison.
The others drew terms ranging
down to one year.
OF the SO Americans who died.
81 were shot, six we're poisoned and
two were beheaded. Eight died in
nriSon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-03

freshmen were Senators Anderson,
Democrat of New Mexico. former
member of the House and former
Secretary of Agriculture; Brough-
ton, Democrat of North Carolina,
former Governor of his State; and
Chapman, Democrat of Kentucky,
former member of the House.
The House took longer than the
Senate to get organized. A roll call
by States was taken to determine
that a quorum was present and
APO of the 434 members answered
to their names. There is one vacancy
due to a post-election death.
Then the House proceeded to the
election of Representative Rayburn
of Texas as Speaker. Since the Re-
PUBLICAN minority formally proposed
the outgoing Speaker, Representa-
tive Martin of Massachusetts, a roll
call vote was taken to choose Mr..
Rayburn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-03
Low Bidder on Bay Span
Fails 10 Post Bond
By the Associoted Press

BALTIMORE, Jan. "a member
of the State Roads Commission re-
ported yesterday that the low
bidder for construction of the west
ern approaches to the proposed
Chesapeake Bay Bridge had failed
to post bond before the deadline
Friday.
The commission member, Russell
H. Mccain, said, however, that the
low bidder. the Williams Construc-
ton Co., has not forfeited its right
to the contract He said the COM
mission would take some action on
The matter this week, possibly
Wednesday,.
The firm won the contract with a
bid of $l97 ,397.50. The project in
wolves slightly less than mile of
grading and drainage in prepare
ton for later paving, toll plaza
and two-lane road from the plaza
to the bridge.
When the bid was announced last
month the commissions deputy
chief engineer, Walter c. Hopkins
declared that the Williams bid was
slightly less than the most recent
engineers estimate for the job
The Williams company also has
submitted the low bid of 1924 1854 or
the eastern approaches to the span
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-03
Morse Labor Leader
Calls Truman Election
Important in Cold War

A visiting Norwegian labor leader
declared here today that President
Trllman's election was very i'm
portant" in the current cold war
between East and West.
The official is Haakon Lie, secre-
tary general of the Norwegian La
Dor Party and chairman of a group
of seven Morse unionists about to
begin a tour Of the Nations indus
trial plants and labor union head
quarters.
Mr.. Lie said the Truman victory
brought broad smiles" to the faces
of labor leaders fighting to combat
Communist propaganda that the
Marshall Plan is form of American
Imperialism.
Labor was "a bit suspicious" at first
of the plan, he said, but since there
has been no interference by Amer
leans in internal affairs in Norway
the suspicion is wearing off. Mr.. Lie
called the Communist line on United
0eeaCC<o AA1iPNi AalASlll OllC Va IllC Ol5
gest lies of century,
He added it is still a Job" to
make labor in Europe realize what
the Marshall plan has contributed.
to recovery so far. In Norway this
is especially difficult, he added, be-
cause 1948 was not tn good a year
due to restricted impo4<. The meat
ration of a worker vas only %
pounds for the entire year, he
pointed out.
Other members of the group, first
of numerous labor visitors under
Economic Cooperation Administra-
ton sponsorship, are: Kaare Han
sen, president of the Oslo Federated
Unions; Edward Stenklev, president
of the Norwegian Paper Industry
Union; Matthias Oslapd, Aluminium
Workers Union; ALT Rummelhoff,
Confectionery Workers Union; Hans
Johnson, Sheet Metal Workers
Union, and Egil AhlSen, an in
dustrial engineer with the Morse
Labor Federation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-03
U. 5. Asks High Court
|ToRuIeP Public HOUSING
Here Outside RentLaw

The Justice Department and the
| National Capital Housing Authority
have asked the Supreme Court to
rule that public housing projects
here are exempt from the District
Rent Control law.
The Governments petition, re-
corded today, appeals from a de-
cision of the United States Court of
Appeals here last September. The
Court Of Appeals held the housing
authority is as much subject to the
District Rent Control Act as any
private landlord.
The case originated more than
a year ago when NCHA ordered
Reginald P. Wittek to vacate a
housing unit at S Quadrant Green
S.W. because he refused to pay a
rent increase from $500 to $43
month The housing project was
operated by the Navy Department
and managed by NCHA.
Tenant Lost First Round.
Mr.. Wittek, contending that the
Government violated the District
rent law by raising his rent without
specific authorization of rent con-
troll authorities, lost the first round
in his legal fight. The Municipal
Court of Appeals early last year
held that the Government could
evict a housing project tenant for
refusal to pay a rent increase.
He carried his case to the United
States Court of Appeals where
Judges Prettyman, Edgertown and
Clark overruled the lower court by
holding that the Rent Control Act
was applicable to Government hous-
ing projects.
John Ihlder, NCHA executive off,
GER, said about 1000 public housing
units in the District We're affected
by that adverse ruling.
The Government, in its appeal to
the Supreme Court, declares that
the Court of Appeals reads only a
part of the District rent control
law The petition states that the
basic policy of Government housing
is to provide for low income people
and to charge rents in accordance
with income.
Rents Based on Income,
The top rentals in public housing
projects, the Government officials
explained, normally reflected only
the actual cost of operating the
unit. Rents are increased as the in
come of tenants increase, they
added.
In the case of Mr.. Wittek. the
officials said, the rent was raised
because the cost of gas for heating
was increased. If the NCHA had
not ordered a corresponding rent
increase, they said, the Govern
ment would have had to "subsidize
certain tenants in the housing
projects"
The District Rent Control law,
on the other hand, follows the basic
policy of preventing exploitation,
profiteering and "manipulations" at
the expense of private tenants dur
ing an acute housing shortage. the
Government officials said. This law
does not apply to Government hous-
ing projects, because there is no
question of possible exploitation or
excessive charges by the Govern
ment agencies, which operate such
projects at cost. they explained.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-03
Puerto Rico InstaIIs
Gov. Munoz Marin
BY the Associated Press

SAN JUAN. Puerto Rico, Jan. s.
Luis Munoz Marin was inaugurated
yesterday as the first elected Gov
ernor of Puerto Rico.
The ceremony was witnessed by
more than 10000 persons. Author
tiles SAID it was the largest turn
out on record in Puerto Rico's
history.
A message from President Truman
described the event as "a further
important step along the road to
complete self government, which is
the ideal goal of American policy
toward all our territorial areas"
Gov. Munoz Marin, long a domi-
nant figure in Puerto Rican politics,
was elected last November 2. His
popular Democratic Party has
pledged itself to ask the American
Congress to allow Puerto Ricans to
decide their own political status
when the island becomes self-sus-
tanning.
In his inaugural speech, Gov
Munoz Marin expressed confidence
in the ability of the Puerto Rican
people to solve their problems.
He said mo greater tribute car
be paid to the people of the United
States and particularly to the Presi-
dent and Congress than to recog-
nize nature of their action
Last falls election was held under
provision of an act approved by
Congress in 1947 and signed by
President Truman. Governors of
the island had been appointed by
American presidents since Spain
ceded the territory to the United
States in 1898.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-03
Living Fossil Found
In Wells in India
By tho Associofed Prasa

NEW DELHI, India. - A living
fossil" has been discovered in the
wells of the Hindu holy city of
Benares in the form of a tiny, trans
parent centipede-like shrimp.
DR.. B. N. Chopra, formerly off,
ciating director of the Geological
Survey of India, said that its an
cesters seemed to have flourished
during the Mesozoic period of the
earth,s history over 100000, 900 years
ago.
Other representatives of this an
Gent group Phreatoidea: Isopoda)
are now confined to Australia, Tas-
mania, New Zealand and the Cape
Province of South Africa.
He said its discovery in India lent
support to the view about the ex-
istence of the Gondwana land, when
Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand
Southern Asia. South Africa and
South America formed one big
southern land mass.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-03
Stoe Escapes Herd,
Butts Car and Is Shot

A stag which escaped from a
100-year-old herd at Henley-on-
Thames, England, loped through a
housing project, frightened pedes-
TRANS, butted a private car and
finally was cornered by police pa
troll car when the river barred fur
ther escape. The stag was shot.
Cecil Bartlett, an inspector for
the Society for Prevention OF
Cruelty to Animals, said: "A stag
like this could be great danger to
people. 1t terrified every one who
saw it. The animal was humanely
killed"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-03
|ndonesia GuerriI|as
Reported Active After
Dutch Stop Firing
BY the Associated Press

BATAVIA, Java, Jan. 3.-The
Dutch commander in Indonesia
has issued an order of the day
to his troops on Java which is
interpreted here as a semiofflcial
cease-f1re.
1t. Gen. Simon Spoor told his
men their only remaining job is
operating against roaming groups
or individuals trying tc cause dis
order"
Meanwhile the fugitive under
ground Republican radio said today
that Indonesian guerrillas are stab
bling repeatedly at Dutch positions
in Java.
The order of the day was made
available today by the official Meth
erlands military spokesman here
The spokesman refused. however,
all information concerning the issu-
ance of the order. He refused to
say when it actually was given to
the troops and when a similar or
der might be issued in Sumatra.
The spokesman indicated there had
been an attempt to transmit the
order to representatives of the Indo-
nesian Republic.
"No Mere Regular Enemy"
He declared that lin the first place
there is no more regular enemy in
Java"
A government spokesman in The
Hague said hostilities could be con-
sidered at an end at midnight De-
cember 81, without the issuance of
a formal order, since Holland had
informed the United Nations of the
year-end deadline.
The Dutch have said there are
mo regular Republican troops
under a responsible commander" in
Java. But the. Republican radio,
monitored in Batavia gave this pic
ture of harassing tactics against the
conquering Netherlanders:
l. Republicans attacked Ponorogo,
Sukohardjo, Wonogiri, Soeka -boemi,
Garoet and the Bantam Harbor
al Cd, dl Oll EIdSG Java.
2. Two Dutch planes were shot
down in Central Sumatra.
3. An automobile bridge outside
Soerakarta, Java, was blown up by
Republicans while seven Dutch
army trucks were crossing it.
i. Guerrillas attacked Dutch
military convoy west of Cheribon.
Attack Thrown Back.
The Dutch themselves reported a
guerrilla attack on rubber estate
near Buitenzorg, 20 miles from Ba-
tavia. Dutch sources said five Eu-
ropeans and II IndoneSians threw
back an attack by 500 guerrillas.
killing five. The same sources said
another estate in the same are was
attacked later.
Informed sources in Batavia said
today Gen. Spoor was expected to
issue an order of the day to troops
on Sumatra when the Dutch cap
ture Benkoelen, the last major area
on the island still In Republican
hands.
India Calls Conference.
On the diplomatic front. an au-
thoritative Dutch source expressed
doubt that midas call for an Asian
conference on the Indonesian ques-
ton would be universally popular"
among the nations invited.
This source, who is close to the
Netherlands Indonesian government,
said the Indian call for a confer
ence was another step on the way
to Indian leadership of the Asian
world. We are not all sure that all
Asian countries will greet such a
maneuver fayorably"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-03
Europe Can Take Cut
Of 1917 in Aid, Still Eat
Better, Report Says
By the Associated Press

PARIS, Jan. 3.-WeStern Eu-
rope can take a 10 per cent cut
in United States aid for 1949-50
and still eat better.
This is the gist of a report put out
by 10 Marshall Plan countries. The
information was gathered by the
Organization for European Eco
nomic Cooperation.
These countries are asking the
United States for $4,347 10000 for
the period from July 1, 1949. to June
30, 1850 That is s52s, 100000 less
than the current fiscal year.
The report will be used by Amer
lean officials in asking Congress for
additional sums for the European
Recovery Program.
Each of the Is countries put in
their own bids. These were studied
by the economic organization which
cut the individual estimates by
1907 900 900.
Figures from member countries
called for an average per cent in
crease in the consumption of grain,
fats and meat. The organization
said this increase should be only 21a
per cent. Result: Potential saving
of SIZE, 100000 to the American tax
payer.
OF course, what the Economic
Organization asks, and what Con-
gress appropriates, are well under
stood here as two different matters.
The needs of Western Europe as it
sees them will be explained in
Washington by a three-man mis-
sion now on its way to the United
States.
One is Robert Marjolin, general
secretary of the European economic
group. He told neWspapermen bC-
fore he left that the estimates were
rather optimistic" This was due,
he said, to good 1948 crops in Europe,
and increased industrial production.
Most areas asked for more than
they got last year. A notable ex-
ception was the United Kingdom,
the biggest beneficiary on the list.
The British asked for $940 OOO, 900
instead Of 1928 100000 allotted for
1948-49.
Others who asked less were Fire,
Iceland and the Allied authorities
who make up the figures for the
Anglo zones of Germany
and Trieste.