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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-03-22
|2-A|arm Fire Damages
N ST. Building and
Towel Service Stocks

A two-alarm' fire swept the rear
of tWo-story brick building at
Twentieth and M streets NV.
last night, bringing a dozen pieces
of equipment and hundreds of
spectators.
Apparently originating in the
carpentry shop of the Capitol
Towel Service Co. at 1115-17
Twentieth street NV. the blaze
mushroomed through the entire
rear and most of the second story
LOT the building, sending flames
almost SO feet into the air.
The building was closed for the
night and deserted. The only in
juries were to Battalion Chief
Alfred M. Grunwell, who was
given oxygen briefly for inhaling
smoke, and who suffered slight
cut on his left forefinger.
| Quickly Controlled.
Although the rear storage rooms
and the upstairs carpentry and
sewing rooms of the laundry serv-
ice firm were almost completely
d e m lis h I'd, f1remen quickly
brought the fire under control
and saved most of the towel sup
ply on the first floor. An ad-
joining one-story building Of the
same company, where most of the
large washing and pressing ma
chinery is housed, also escaped
damage.
John G. Hartung. 46, service
manager, said paper towels valued
at nearly $4,000 more were
ruined by fire and water. Origin
of the fire has not yet been de-
termined.
Two Sound Alarm.
Alarms were sounded shortly
before pm. by Robert Godbolt,
81, colored, an employe of the
firm, who saw smoke from his
home nearby at 1919 L street
NV, and by Raymond Snead, %,
colored, of 1909 D street Sc, who
also saw the fire from the Uni
versal Motor Co. at 1929 Twentieth
street NV, where he was on duty.
Carroll c. Lillard, acting man
ager, said he had left the building
about 6 pm. President of Of the
firm. which supplies towels and
cabinets to hotels and other estab-
lishments, is Irwin Grinsfelder,
who came here last night from
Baltimore to review the damage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-03-22
NLRB
Continued From First Page.}

Barton, the chambers director OF
employer -employe relations. He
said in prepared testimony that
the plan would restore the unfair
and inequitable administration of
our national labor law prevalent
''' before separation of the
prosecution and judicial functions
of the Labor Relations Board"
Plan to Get Denham" Charged.
Mr.. Barton said the plan re
suits from constant union pres
sure from certain quarters to get
Denham' because he seeks
to enforce the law and refuses
to ignore violations regMdless Of
who commits them" =
He said that it admittedly
would result in no economy of
operations, no savings to the Fed
eral Government" and added:
. Its only claim to virtue is that
deficiency would eventually be in
hlEeased. Thatathis would occur
FAsmost unlikely The probabili-
Ties in fact are chat NLRB opera
tons would become less, rather
than more Efficient"
Senator Taft said in state
ment yesterday it seems to him
the Presidents plan "is an at
tempt to use the Hoover report
for political purposes and as a
means of multiplying the Labor
Management Relations Act of
1947." MIR. Hoover headed q BIZ
partisan commission which recon-
mended numerous changes in the
Governments way of doing bust
ness.
Representative Church, Repub-
lican, Illinois, died Of a heart at
tack Yesterday while contending
before the House Committee that
the plan was aimed at "emascu-
lating the Taft-Hartley Act"
Asserting that President Tru-
man has demonstrated great re-
luctance" in enforcing the act,
Senator Taft said the Justice De-
partment seems to be ignoring
the laws various provisions.
ut has taken no action. on per-
jury in nom Communist affidavits
and little action, if any, on po-,
litical contributions by labor
unions" he said.
Senator Taft's attack on the |
reorganization plan put him at
odds with Senator Morse, Repub-
lican, of Oregan,. another men,
Der of the Senate Labor Commit
tee. 81, -,
Senator Morse told Q reporter
he is going to support the presi- |
dental proposal as a means OF !
getting rid of Mn. Den11am. !,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-03-22
u. S. Ambassadors Confer
In Strike-Torn Italy

ROME, Mar. % (P.-America' s
big Six" Ambassadors in Europe
Opened their cold war conference
today against a backdrop Of an
Italy partially paralyzed by a
Communicated general strike.
The show of Red strength gave
point to the subjects up for dis
cussions, which include means to
curb Soviet encroachment in the
West through subversive use Of
Communist parties.
Directing the discussions is
George w. Perkins, Assistant Sec
rotary of State for European AT.
fairs. Meeting with him are Ad-
miral Alan G.. Kirk, Ambassador
to Russia; John j. McCloy, high
commissioner for Germany; w
Averell Hartman. ECA chief for
Europe; James c. Dunn, Ambas-
sador to Italy; Lewis w. Douglas,
Ambassador to Britain; David <
E. Bruce. Ambassador to France.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-03-22
President ProcIaims April
As Cancer Control Month

President Truman has pro-
claimed April as Cancer Control
Month, during which the Ameri-
can Cancer Society will carry out
its annual fund drive.
The national goal is $14,565 900,
and the District has set a quota of
100000.
The proclamation pointed out
that a third of the lives of can
Ger victims probably could. be
saved through full use of present
knowledge. 1t urged the medical
profession, the press, radio and
motion picture industries and all
interested agencies and individuals
to unite during April in public
dedication to a program for the
control Of cancer"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-03-22
Ewing Says Facilities
Cant Handle Tenth
OF u. 5. Handicapped

Federal Security Administrator
Oscar R. Ewing declared today
the Nation has less than a tenth
of properly equipped and stated
rehabilitation centers desperately
needed to handle a 2 million back
log of crippled and handicapped
persons" -
He spoke at the National Con-
ference on Workmen's Compensa-
ton and Rehabilitation, which
opened two-day meeting in the
Departmental Auditorium. 1t is
being attended by State officials
and leaders in other groups.
Mr.. Ewing estimated. there was
a backlog Of at least. J1.5~sto,.. 2
million s.seficuel scrifpaed s.aasel
these services .shoild be made
available.
$4,000 Rehabilitated.
The Security administrator said
that Ast yearihe country hit a
record high of 10000 persons re-
habilitated.
Mr.. Ewing stated at2despite
gsnerosity Of Espagress and the
States, we still have only 81 for
every five we could EFFECTIVELY put
to work" He added that for
every dollar spent for rehabilitat-
ing worker the Government gets
back $40 in income tax when the
worker returns to his job.
The country still needs "hos-
pitfalls badly, particularly in the
many areas where they are either
pitifully inadequate or completely
nom existent, the official declared.
Mr.. Ewing expressed hope that
out Of the conference would come
"a foolproof system whereby a
seriously injured worker can start
on his rehabilitation efforts right
after the accident"
Called State Problem.
Undersecretary of Labor Michael
j. Calvin, who opened the confer
ence. declared that although the
Government has ''deep concern for
the general welfare and response
bility toward its own employees, -
rehabilitation is basically State
problem.
More than 40 States, Hawaii,
Puerto Rico and Canada are repre-
sented at the conference. One fea-
ture OF the sessions tomorrow will
be demonstration by rehabili-
tated persons from Woodrow Will
son Rehabilitation at West Orange,
N. j.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-03-22
Housing
Continued From First Page.)

against the bill was just about
even. Several were non committal
Solid G. o. p. Front Expected.
Republicans probably will line
up almost solidly against the CO.
op idea and, unless there is a
sudden shift in Democratic oppo-
sition ranks, it is bound to be
defeated. The House Republican
Policy Committee has voted unani-
mously to oppose it.
The poll, showing Democrats
themselves lukeWarm to the CO.
op plan, was made on the basis
of the legislation as now drawn.
Administration leaders appar-
emily were hopeful they could
strike a compromise by bringing
the interest rate and duration of
mortgages nearer in the line with
housing laws for veterans and
other citizens.
Such a compromise failed in the
Senate. g.
Taft Defends Senate Bill.
Meanwhile, a Commerce Depart
ment report discussed the prospec-
tive demand for expansion Of hous-
ing in 1850. 1851 and 1852. It cal
culated that population growth
formation Of new family groups
and need for replacement of homes
destroyed by fire, etc., would add
up to a demand for 1,475,000 new
dwelling units in each of the three
years.
1t also predicted that after 1852,
the great demand for new housing
will fall of unless the industry de-
velops bigger market for re-
placing old houses.
Senator Taft, Republican. de-
Tended the Senate's version Of the
housing bill in a weekly report to
Ohio voters.
He said that despite the fact
the Senate knocked out a CO.
operative housing section, the
measure still provides housing
finance insurance for middle in
come families.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-03-22
H. Wise Kelly, Jr., Named
Fairfax Prosecutor Aide

H. Wise Kelly, jr., 81, has been
appointed assistant Common
wealth's attorney for Fairfax
County, succeeding Lytton H. Glib
son.
Commemorative Attorney Hugh
B. Marsh said the appointment
will be effective April /.
Mr.. Kelly, a native of Fairfax,
graduated from Washington and
Lee Law School in 1947 and since
that time has practiced law at
Fairfax.
Mr.. Gibson resigned to devote
full time to his Falls Church law
practice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-03-22
Communists
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he feels so sure that the FBI files
will reveal what he has called
Earring" information about the
alleged American espionage chief
that he is willing to make that a
test case.
If the files substantiate Senator
McCarthy's reported statement
that the FBI trailed Russian
agents to the door of the American
suspect, Senator Mccarthy may
claim that proves that he WASH t
Just politicking when he made
other charges.
On the other hand, if the COM
mittee finds Senator Mccarthy
didn't know what he was talking
about. Democratic members may
be inclined to throw the whole in
yestigation out of the window.
May Question FBI Head.
There were signs that Demo-
cratic members, who have been in
clined to scott at most of the
charges made by Senator Nc
earthly. regarded his latest accusa-
ton as extremely serious.
To this connection, committee
members said that Senator Hick-
enlooper. Republican, of Iowa
bad made motion to get the
FBI files on the suspect.
Senator Tydings was said to
have urged that no formal action
|be taken to invoke the subpoena
|poYers with. which the Senate
lclothed the committee. asking that
he personally be permitted to try
to work the matter out.
Senator Tydings told reporters
the committee will take every
step we can to run down the EVIL
dence."
Senators said that if the FBI
| files are denied to the group, an
effort might be made by the COM
mittee to learn from FBI Director
j. Edgar Hoover whether the
statements made about the espion-
age suspect, are backed up by
what is in the still secret records.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-03-22
Father Never Saw Son

The day after Gwennie James
"a, gave birth to her first baby
Ia boy-in a London hospital
nurses propped her up in bed te
welcome the first visitor-hel
26-year -old husband Harry. But
an hour earlier Harry had been
killed while working in a colliery
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-03-22
Gonqs Beet Pieknickers

Armed with clubs, native gangs
have been creating reign of
terror among Europeans in the
Langata and Ngong Hills areas
of Kenya. Nairobi reports. Radio
patrol cars are combating the
menace.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-03-22
Marine Bond Concert

Master Sergt. Albert Schoepper,
Marine Band violinist, will be
soloist at the bands weekly con-
cert at BIS tonight at the Marine
Barracks, Eight and streets Sc.
The concert will be under direc-
ton of Maj. William r, Santel-
mann.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-03-22
Italian
Continued From First Page.)

miro Togliatti, Italian Red leader,
in July. 1948.
Public transportation was Grip
pied or halted over most of Italy.
In the industrial north big fac
tories were closed. But generally
the day-by-day life in both large
and small cities was little affected.
Bigger Factories Closed.
An Interior Ministry press Off
Ger said that despite the strike
the life Of the country was de
veloping normally" He said the
strike was effective in the large
industrial organizations and less
effective in medium sized indus
tries.
The police in show of strength
unequalled in more than a year
arrested hundreds who took part
in minor clashes. Among those
held in Rome was Adele Bel,
woman Communist Senator who
led group carrying Red flags.
Details of Strike Situation.
An Associated Press survey Of
the strike situation showed:
Rome - The Communist led
Chamber of Labor decided to pro-
long its local streetcar and bus
operator strike by six hours up to
midnight tonight. The action was
taken partly in retaliation for
what the chamber said was an
illegal invasion" of its head
quarters by police. Gas workers
struck. but this did not cut of
the supply to housewives. About
rs per cent of the electrical work.
ers were idle. but this had not
affected the power supply.
Milan-Work halted in all fac
tories. Police rounded up strikers
and rushed them to police sta
tons. The Communists said a
strike of all public services would
be ordered if the workers are not
released.
Turin-Streetcar service was
halted, but some private vehicles
guarded by police were in opera
ton.
Genoa Public transportation
was halted. Many stores remained
open, some with shutters half
drawn. Police broke up gather
ings at several points. but no
serious incidents were reported.
Naples-The strike was effec-
tive in Industrial areas, but less
so in the harbor. where so per
cent of the workers reported for
duty. Police broke up a parade
headed by three Communist depu-
ties. Six strikers were hurt by
policemen, who welded clubs. One
policeman was hurt. Streetcars
were halted.
Strike BOycOtted.
Non-Communist unions boy
Icotted the general strike and
members were instructed by their
leaders to stay away from any
mass demonstrations against
Premier Alcide de Gasperis gov
eminent.
For the first time since the tur-
bulent 1913 election campaign,
steel-helmeted regular army
troops appeared on Rome, streets
to augment the police force.
The spreading wave of walkouts
and disorders. climaxed by today's
strike, has been termed by con-
sentative newspapers as the Mos
cow-directed spring offensive
against Italy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-03-22
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-03-22
Germans Donce-Cruzy

Two couples have set a new
German marathon dance record
Of 1868 hours in II days. They
beat records recently made in
Hamburg, Berlin and Munich.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-03-22
Mexieon Oil Output Raised

Mexico is rushing completion Of
q I, 1000 barrel refinery to handle
increased oil production expected
to develop there this year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-03-22

English farmers are urging re-
tention OF the Women's Land
Army
Evening star., 1950-07-11
Williams and Costner
Fighting for Chance
AT Robinson 'sCroWn
Star Stuff Correspondent

PHILADELPHIA, July IL
Weather permitting. Lightweight
Champion Ike Williams battles
George (Sugar) Costner tonight
in an over-the-weight bout that
could give the winner a crack at
the welterweight crown.
Both are top contenders for
Sugar Ray Robinson's welter title.
Williams, long king of the 1885,
Founders, weighed in at 143 yes
terday before rain caused post
ponement of the 10-round feature
of a charity show promoted by
Frank Palumbo.
CoStner, hard hitting Camden,
N. j.. puncher, tipped the scales
at 1916.
There will be no welgh-in to-
day. but if bad weather pushes
the Shibe Park show back to to-
morrow the fighters will have to
mount the scales again.
Williams and Costner both hope
to win by knockout, but the
ring-side experts figure the Tren-
ton, N. j., champion will be the
one to turn the trick.
If he wins easily, Williams may
land a September date with
Robinson, recently named Penn
sylvania middleweight champion
Evening star., 1950-07-11
BY the Asseeioted Press

BALTIMORE July IA Mary
land Jockey Club committee, head
ed by Alfred G. Vanderbilt, will
draw up master plan for turning
old Pimlico track into a modern
racing plant.
For more than two years the
club had hoped to obtain State
permission to abandon Pimlico and
consolidate its meetings with those
of Laurel, also owned by the
| jockey club.
Recently it abandoned the idea
and announced it would modern
ize the 83-year-old Pimlico plant,
now almost hemmed in by north
west Baltimore homes and shop
ping centers.
Vanderbilt, largest individual
stockholder of the jockey club, was
named head of the rebuilding COM
mittee at meeting of the clubs
Board of Directors yesterday.
Selected to serve with him were
c. E. Tuttle, John D. Schapiro,
John c. Clark, Vaughn Flannery
Evening star., 1950-07-11
AttIesey Beats Mark
For Hurd|ing Third
Time in Finland
BY the Associated Press

HELSINKI, Finland, July IL
Dick Attlesey of Southern Cali
fornia bettered a world high hur-
die record for the third time this
year in an international track
meet last night.
He raced over the 110-meter
high hurdles in 1875 seconds, two
tenths faster than the mark held
by Fred Wolcott of Rice and Spec
Towns of Georgia.
The 6-foot 4-inch champion ran
the same distance in 1876 at last
months National AAU meet in
College Park, Md.
/, Attlesey also had surpassed the
120-yard high hurdle mark in a
California meet earlier this sea-
son. Then he topped the barriers
in 1875 seconds. one-tenth better
than the world record held by
Harrison billiard of Baldwin Wal
lace.
Other United States winners
were:
George Rhoden. Morgan State,
400-meter dash-46.5.
Bob Richards, Illinois A. c.,
pole vault-14 feet 71a inches.
John Twomey, Illinois A. c..
3 3,000-meter run-8:37.2.
Dick Doyle, Montana, discus
168 feet 712 inches.
Another touring United States
squad competed at Oslo, Norway,
last night. Winners there were:
Jim Gehrdes. Penn State, 100-
meter dash-10.7. and 110-meter
high hurdles-l5.
Nal Whitfield. Dayton, Ohio,
800-meter run-1:54.1.
Dave Albritton, Dayton, high
Jumps feet 434 inches.
Curtis Stone, Shanahan A. c.
of Philadelphia, 1,500-meter run
4:01.4.
Wilbur Cunningham, New York
Pioneer Club, 400-merer dash
Albritton, Gehrdes, Cunning
ham and Whitfield won the ,000-
meter relay in track-record time
of 1:514.
Evening star., 1950-07-11
Schroeder and Richardson
Give Tennis Exhibition
BY the Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS, July 11.-Vet-
eran Ted Schroeder and 16-year-
old Hamilton Richards were
scheduled for an exhibition today
as the Western tennis tournament
moved into its second round.
Schroeder, former Wimbledon
and National champion, is top
seeded in the Western. Richard
son, of Baton Rouge. La, National
Interscholastic champion, is seeded
No. 8.
They romped to easy victories
yesterday in a true-to-f form first
round. All seeded players in both
mems and women'S divisions ad-
vanced by byes, defaults or lop-
sided scores.
Doubles competition opened to-
day with Billy Talbert of New
York and Tony Trabert of Cincin-
natl seeded No. /. Ranked after
them were Schroeder and Herbie
Flam of Beverly Hills, Calf;
Richardson and George Richards
of Los Angeles. and Grant Golden
of Chicago and Charles De Voc of
Indianapolis.
Evening star., 1950-07-11
My Request Top-Weighted
For Butler al Jamaica
BY the Assoeiofsd Press

NEW YORK, July 11.-Ben
Whitaker's My Request, who won
the Brooklyn Handicap at Aque-
duct July 4, has been given top
weight of 1875 pounds for the $50
000-added Butler Handicap Sat-
urday at Jamaica.
Weights for the l 3/16-mile But
ler were announced by John B.
Campbell, Handicapped for New
York tracks.
I. j. Collins Vulcan's Forge is
next with 1875, followed by Brandy
wine Stables Cochise, 1874, but
both will skip the Butler.
Mrs. E. L. Hopkins Three Rings
drew 100 and is expected to start
with dry track. Others consid-
cred likely to start include King
Ranch's Better Self, 1T; Collins
Murano, 116, and Brookmeade
Stables Greek Ship, LOG.
Evening star., 1950-07-11
Garden Fears Guild,
Won't Reveal Pre|ims
On La Motta-Mitri Bill
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, July 11.-It's no
secret that Jake La Motta of the
Bronx will meet Tieberio Mitri of
Italy in a 15-round bout tomorrow
night at Madison Square Garden
for the world middleweight title.
But what the 10000 or so Gus
toners expected to attend will get
for a supporting card is conf1den-
tial stuff.
I'VE do not intend to sabotage
our card by naming our prelim
fighters" a spokesman for the In
ternational Boxing Club said.
The IBC and the Boxing Man
ayers Guild are feuding over tele-
vision revenue. The spokesman
said that if the names were an
nounced, the managers might
attempt to persuade the boxers to
withdraw from the card.
The preliminary bouts will be
announced tomorrow when the
principals weigh in at noon.
Meantime. La Motta and Mitri
had a word or two about the
battle.
"It will be a long time before
anybody wins the middleweight
championship from me-" said
Jake. II like being champion and
I intend to remain champion.
I am in the best shape of my
career, mentally and physically. ]
will be too strong for Mitri."
Said Mitri:
Il know will win. My condi-
ton is perfect and I have had the
best training for the first time in
my life. Maybe I will surprise La
Motta with my punch, too. If he
thinks he can win by knockout
SO do I. will win"
This will be the first defense
for La Motta since he won the
title from the late Marcel Cerdan
at Detroit in June, 1949.
Both fighters wound up their
training yesterday.
The bout will not be broadcast
or televised.
Evening star., 1950-07-11
VonderbMHeods GroupNomed
To Plan PimIico Modernizotion

and Dave Woods, who will act as
committee secretary.
The board did not disclose just
how far it intends to go in mod
ernizing Pimlico.
The track is situated on 90
acre plot-quite small for a major
racing plant. There is another
Is acres of undeveloped land
owned by the Jockey Club across
the road.
The Building Committee was in
structed to confer with the Mary
land Racing Commission, which
must give clearance for any new
construction, and then report back
to the Board of Directors.
The plan must be ready so that
some contracts may be let by the
end of the year or Pimlico will
lose $424,611 to it's credit in a
State track building fund. Under
Maryland law each track must de-
posit one-half of 1 per cent OF
money bet. Pimlico's $424,611 will
revert to the State treasury at the
end of the year unless it contracts
for improvements before then.