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Evening star., 1950-08-03
BUSINESS PROPERTY WANTED

S125 per mo. or r. gross percentage
basis HO. 0591 after pm. =
WANTED TO RENT-Space for small
kitchen for catering business. Call
after 2 pm, NO. 4503. A.
Evening star., 1950-08-03
FARMS icont.).

NEAR POOLESVILLE-Place Of 2S
acres with fairly large house. 2
barns. meathouSe and poultry bldg:
kitchen and h.-w.. stoker heat:
handy to the village; S17.500.
e. K. RUBLE. Poolesville 2012, with
R. p. Ripley, Eealtor.
$3.50 DOWN, $50 MO. buys for So, 100
100 acres, mostly wooded; springs,
crude shack, 1000 yds. State rd.;
ia mi. south. TIE. 4131. 3
Evening star., 1950-08-03

5 MIN. TO DC.
5 MIN. TO SHOPPING
5 MIN. TO PENTAGON
And beautiful inside. all brick Colonial
close in N. Arl., graceful liy. rm.,
and full bath on lst floor. Upstairs
are nice bedrooms and full bath
large basement, and attach. garage
Attract. lot in secure neighborhood
Priced at $24,750 with substantial
down payment. For appointment
call OW. 5000.
Evening star., 1950-03-14
BY the As,ocioied Press

ABOARD THE U. S. S. WILL
LIAM c. LAVE. Mar. 14.-Mes-
sages from the White House yacht
Williamsburg, buffeted by rough
seas, indicated today that Pres
ident Truman is suffering from
seasickness en- route to Key West,
his Florida vacation retreat.
Presidential Secretary Charles
G. Ross didn't come right out and
say so in reports to neWsmen
aboard this escorting destroyer.
But Mr.. Ross did say that the
President, who has remained in
his cabin since Sunday night, felt
a little better today. And he pre-
dicted, without consulting Mr..
Truman, that the President may
frown on taking another trip to
Florida by sea.
Asked whether Mr.. Truman
who often has flown to Florida
would undertake another trip by
ship to Key West, Mr.. Ross re-
piled:
II will say it will not be one
of his favorite ways"
The secretary, who has been un-
Evening star., 1950-03-14
By The Asseeioted Press

The Air Force expects it's Super
Fortresses to increase their range
by 1000 miles and more as a re-
splt of tanker planes being added
to nine groups of these medium
bombers.
: The Super Fortresses are the
B-29s of World War II and more
powerful postwar version of it,
the B-50. The Strategic Air Com
mand has nine groups of these
planes.
Recently the Defense Depart
ment announced that these groups
were being reorganized to increase
the number of bombers in each
from 80 to As, and to add 90
KB-29 tanker planes to each group
Every one of the nine groups is
reported to have part of its tank
ers now, the numbers ranging
from to Is per group.
An Air Force spokesman said
today that the combat radius of
the B-29 bombers can be in
creased from 1000 to 5000 miles
by single refueling from tankers
Evening star., 1950-03-14
Belgian Premier Confers
90 Minutes With LeopoId
BY the Assoeioted Press

GENEVA. Switzerland, Mar. IA.
Belgian Premier CASTOR Eyskens
conferred for an hour and q half
today with King Leopold II, then
said additional discussions were
expected.
MIR. Eyskens indicated that the
King wanted time to consider
what the Premier had told him.
Mr.. Eyskens did not disclose what
was said, but reports from Brus-
sells had declared the Premier
would ask Leopold to abdicate the
throne. -
The Premier told reporters: ''I
have nothing whatever to tell you
yet" Then he added:
I spoke with the King for an
hour and a half. Now, as is only
natural, he asked for a few mo-
ments to reflect and consult with
his advisers. 1t is quite possible
that there may be several similar
Interruptions in our discussions
later today"
Evening star., 1950-03-14
(See BABY, Page A-4.)
25-Cent Coal Increase
Due Today in Pittsburgh
By the Associated Press

PITTSBURGH, Mar. IRE
tail price increases ranging up to
rs cents a ton on most grades of
soft coal are expected today in
the Pittsburgh area.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
said survey after the recent soft
coal strike showed retail dealers
anticipate a 10-cent-a-ton raise
in wholesale prices by the Pitts
burgh Consolidation Coal Co.,
largest producer here.
The coal company said an an
nouncement would be made on its
price policy today.
Retail spokesmen, who said they
did not expect any increases on
stoker and prepared smokeless
coal, pointed out they have alb
sorbed one increase in I drivers
wages and two in freight rates.
These increases, coupled with the
expected boost in the wholesale
price Of coal would mean total
Jump in retail rates of about Is
cents ton, they said.
Retail soft coal prices in the
Pittsburgh area now range from
$9.95 ton to s10.50. depending
on the grade.
Evening star., 1950-03-14
ChristoffeI Sentenced
To 2to 6 Year Term
On Perjury Charge
fudge Let's Refuses
] snseney Pleo, Denies
Bond Pending Appeal

Harold r. Christoffel, former
Milwaukee labor leader, today
was sentenced by District Court
Judge F. Dickinson Let's to serve
from two to six years on perjury
charges. g.
The sinder. former union leader
was convicted by a jury February
%. on charges that he had lied
to the House Labor Committee in
1947 when he denied Communist
activities.
Christoffel was found guilty on
five counts. Judge Let's in i'm
posing sentence gave the defend
ant from two to six years on
each count, but ordered the SEN
tences to run concurrently.
Attorney Asks Leniency.
Attorney Herbert ]. Fabricant,
associate defense counsel, pleaded
with Judge Let's for leniency. At
torney Fabricant said the 38-.
year-old Christoffel has young
children dependent on him for
support. He also argued that
Christoffel had been in military
service and had an honorable
discharge.
In imposing sentence. Judge
Let's denied Christoffel freedom
on bail, pending appeal. Mr..
Fabricant said he would appeal
Immediately.
Frank H. Patton. Special AS
sistant to the Attorney General,
argued against freeing Christoffel
on bail pending appeal.
Earlier Conviction Reversed.
Christoffels other attorney, o.
John Rogge. has been In Russia
and was not at court for the
sentencing.
Christoffel previously had been
convicted in 1948 but the convic-
ton was set aside by the Supreme
Court on grounds that the Gov
ernment had failed to prove that
a quorum of the House Labor
Committee was on hand when
Christoffel appeared.
Evening star., 1950-03-14
Dairyman Sought After Wife
Is Found Slain in Bungalow
By the Associated Press

SALISBURY, Md. Mar. 14.-A
dairyman's wife was found today
with the top of her head blown of
and police swore out a murder
warrant for the husband.
Investigators estimated Mar
jorie Mae Mahnke. Moore, %, had
been dead for almost a week. They
asked police in neighboring States
to join the search for her hus-
band, Russell c. Moore, 48. Police
said he was seen here last night.
Apparently with him, they said.
is a little girl believed to be A..
year-old daughter, Marilyn. The
alarm said he may have 4 shotgun.
Chief of Police William J. Chat-
ham said there is evidence that
Moore continued to live In the
couples four-room bungalow after
his wife died.
Evening star., 1950-03-14
Trumon's Party Doubts Efficacy
Of Grohom's S Anti-Seosick Pills
Ross Says Boot Trip Won't Be Presidents
Fovorite Way to Get to Key West in Future

available himself at times to
make periodic reports to news
men by io-telephone, men
toned that Brig. Gen. Wallace H.
Graham's new anti-seasickness
capsule apparently has been no
match for the effects of the
rough water.
Mr.. Ross didn't say what kind
of pill the presidential physician
had been Offering, but he told re-
porterS:
Opinions vary as to the efficacy
of the pill. Some have the opin-
ion it is nothing more than a
bread pill. Some seem to think
it may do some good. I will not
give you my opinion"
Mr.. Ross added that Mai. Gen
Harry H. Vaughan. the Presidents
Army aide. has been PROSTATE
most of the time. Others of Mr.
Truman's aides aboard the Will
llamsburg also have been reported
i'll or confined to their cabins.
Reports that there has been a
surge OF seasickness aboard the
yacht were denied last night. The
(See TRUMAN Page A-5)
Evening star., 1950-03-14
Father Of Accused Slayer
Dies Of Wrist, Throat Cuts

A Washington cab driver who
was found Saturday night with
his throat and wrists slashed. died
today in Gallinger Hospital.
He was Herbert D. Alexander,
ST., 81, of 636 I street Sc, father
of Navy veteran charged with
murder. He was found in a field
near Oxon Hill, Md.
DR.. James I. Boyd, deputy med
ical examiner for Prince Georges
County, said police had reported
Mr.. Anderson slashed himself
The examiner said, however, that
he would reserve opinion until
he could view the body.
The death certificate will be
signed by the District coroner, be-
cause Mr.. Alexander died in WASH
ington.
The dead mans son, Herbert D.
Alexander, jr., "a. is awaiting trial
in Alexandria on charges of
strangling his wife Gloria, %,
and their daughter Bonnie.
The slayings occurred in Oc-
tober, 1948, at the Beverly Park
Apartments, Alexandria.
Evening star., 1950-03-14
Clements Quits Post
As Foreign Minister
OF CzechosIovakia
Deputy Premier siroky
Appointed Successor
By Communist Regime
By the kssoeiuted Press

PRAGUE, CZechoslovakia, Mar.
14.-Foreign Minister Vlado Glenn
entis has resigned. Deputy Pre-
mier Villain Siroky has been
named as his successor.
The official announcement to-
day gave no reason for the res
ignation of Clements, a Commu-
mist journalist and lawyer, who
succeeded the late Jan Masaryk as
foreign minister in March, 1948.
(The resignation came on the
heels of reports that a whole
. sale purge Is imminent In the
ranks of the Czech Communist
Party on charges of Titoism. 1t
gave rise to speculation that
Clements would be brough to
trial on charges that he had not
been faithful to the brand of
!. Communism demanded by So
, Wet Russia as opposed to the
independent" Communism of
Premier Marshal Tito of Yugos-
lavia.)
Announced to Cabinet.
The official Czech news agency
said Clements resignation had
been accepted by President KLEIN
ent Gottwald on the recommended
ton of Premier Antonin Zapo-
tocky. Gottwald was Premier two
years ago when he appointed
Clements.
The agency said Premier Zapo-
tocky announced the resignation
at the weekly meeting of the
Czech cabinet.
Clements was one of the last
links between the present Com
munist government and the old
exile Czech government which
Eduard Benes headed in London
during the war.
Clements, a stocky Slovakian,
has been frequently reported in
the foreign press as on the outs
with the other Communist leaders
here because of his moderate"
approach to domestic and foreign
affairs.
These reports had been dis
missed as "wishful thinking" by
government spokesmen.
Regarded as Westerner.
Western informants, however
have pointed out for some time
that Clements was regarded as
a "Westerner" because of his long
association with the London exile
government during the war.
These informants said that
leading members of the ruling
Communist group here are Mos
COW trained and are suspicious of
any one having so-called West
ern taint."
Another member of the present
government who also served Lon
don during the war is Minister of
the Interior Vaclav Nosek.
The Czech exile government has
been attacked by the controlled
press here recently as "anti-na-
tional and anti-Soviet," but none
OF the articles has mentioned
either Clements or Nosek by name.
Evening star., 1950-03-14
onker Planes May Boost Range
Of Super Forts by 900 Miles

operating from the same bases.
(The combat radius of the B-29
without refueling is 1000 miles.
That means it can take off with
enough gas to carry its bombload
1000 miles from its base, attack
its target. and return home.)
If tanker planes should meet
returning bombers on the way
home and refuel them second
time, the Air Force officer said,
the combat radius of the B-29s
could be increased still more.
He expressed belief that the
radius of the B-5Os, which is
$500 miles without refueling,
could be increased in similar pro-
portion by teamwork with the
tankers.
Because of the relatively short
combat radius of fighter planes
1T is reported that the Air Force
plans. In case of war, to send its
bombers unescorted over enemy
territory in bad weather or in
darkness. One or two out of
20 would carry atomic bombs; the
others orthodox explosives.
Evening star., 1950-03-14
Friendly Study Given
By Senators 10 District.
School Building Plans
Commissioner SIushes
In Original Requests Cited
To Subcommittee
By Don S. Worren

A Senate Appropriations SUBJ
committee in charge of the Dis
trict's record $119 million supply
bill for next year today gave
friendly consideration to school
expansion and improvement re-
quests.
Discussion before the group
headed by Senator Hill, Democrat
OF Alabama showed how the Com
missioners had made big cuts In
the original y school requests
Statements by school and District
officials. however. pointed oui
there was a harmonious feeIine
about It. ~.
Senator Hunt, Democrat, oi
Wyoming asked whether the Com
missioners had reduced the out
lays school officials had proposed
for school construction.
Considered Generous.
School Supt. Hobart M. Corn
ing said the Commissioners had,
but added. I'VE thought they were
very generous" considering the
total capital outlay that could be
made in the light of expected
revenues.
In reducing the total requests
of all departments from about
Sl39 million to s119 million, the
Commissioners had cut the school
requests from $685. to $28.s mil
lion.
There have been reports the
Bates subcommittee of the House,
in writing its version of the .city's
1851 supply bill (not yet made
public was recommending a re-
duction of 10 per cent or more
in authorized costs for new school
building and other construction
projects.
Urges Adequate Limit of Cost.
In an apparent rebuttal on this
Engineer Commissioner Gordon R.
Young told the subcommittee of
the wisdom of granting an ade-
quate limit OF cost for projects.
He cited the case of the big
Spingarn Senior High School. It
was possible to make an award
to begin its construction, he said,
because the total authorized cost
had been on the liberal side in
stead Of too close to estimated
building costs.
Otherwise, he said, if there had
been even a small rise in costs in
the year between the drafting of
plans and the calling for bids, the
lowest bid received might have
(See BUDGET. Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1950-03-14
House Probe Of Big Crime
In u. 5. Is Urged by Macy

A House committee investiga-
ton of criminal activities on a
countrywide basis" was proposed
today by Representative Macy, Re-
publican. of New York.
He sponsored a resolution for
appointment of seven Representa-
tiyes to make q Complete" study
OF organized crime of all kinds
; and suggest possible further legis-
: lation to curb ''cartels in crime y
The committee, he explained,
would be authorized to hold hear
ings and subpoena witnesses and
records.
D Mfr. Macy said such investiga-
ton would cover a broader field
than would a Senate resolution
introduced last month by Senator
Kefauver, Democrat, of Ten
nessee.
Congress can no longer close
its eyes to the tentacles of big
crime In this country" he de-
clared.
Evening star., 1950-03-14
School Aid Bill She|ved
AS Committee Turns
To Building Program
House Group Votes,
1872, Against Senote's
$500 Million Proposal
BY the Associoied Press

The House Labor Committee
today shelved Federal aid to edu-
cation, but Immediately turned to
consideration of school con-
struction program.
Committee members leaving a
closed session reported the COM
mittee voted. l3 to 12, to reject
the Senate-passed bill providing
$500 million for school assistance
to the States.
The committee had been trying
for nearly six weeks to crack the
deadlock which had blocked House
action on the measure.
Building Program Likely.
There have been advance indi-
cations for some time that the
committee, abandoning hope OF
settling the aid controversy, would
eventually turn to proposals for
building schoolhouses instead of
contributing to their operation.
First. however, the committee
has scheduled proposals to meet
the school emergency around Fed
eral reservations where localities
have been forced to take on an
influx OF children from Govern
ment-owned areas which pay no
local school tax.
The aid-to-education contro-
versy stemmed from clashing diff
ferences over Federal control Of
public schools, and over the ques-
ton of making aid money avail
able to private and parochial
schools for fringe" services.
Religious Issue Unsettled.
The issue of parochial school
participation touched off a bitter
religious dispute. in which the
Catholic church has taken the
position that it is entitled to a
percentage of aid for school bus
service.
The committee has been unable
to resolve the dispute. 1t has re-
fused either to vote in a provision
for parochial school participation,
or to prohibit it.
The Senate has passed a bill
which authorizes $500 million to
aid education in grants to the
States. 1t leaves the use of the
funds up to the States.
The House committee, although
1t could not agree either for or
against parochial participation,
has never indicated any favor for
the Senate version.
Evening star., 1950-03-14
District Couple Held
In Baby's Death Due
For Release in Bail
ST 500 Each Set os Bond
For 81 Student and Wife
Accused After Inquest

A CT college student and his
Austrian wife, charged with mur-
der in the death of their 4-month-
old daughter, were to be released
from jail today in $500 bond
each.
Robert Patrick Kelley. %, a
major in the District Air Guard
and a much h-decorated wartime
fighter pilot, was charged with his
wife. Elizabeth. 81. after a cor
oner's jury held them responsible
for the baby's death.
The baby, Eileen, died Saturday
afternoon at the Kelley home, $50
Hculock street NV. Deputy
Coroner christopher j.. Murphy
said the cause Of death was a skull
fracture, suffered from "a to 4s
hours earlier.
Dropped Baby, Mother Says.
At first the baby was believed to
have died from strangulation
occurring while she was taking or
ange juice from a bottle. At the
inquest yesterday Mrs. Kelley re-
vealed for the first time that she
dropped the baby about two hours
before she died.
DR.. Murphy testified that the
force of the fall from the 5-foot,
3-inch woman's arms would not
have been sufficient to cause the
fracture extending over the entire
left side of the baby's head.
While the young parents re-
malned in Jail, where they had
spent the night. bail was arranged
in a short hearing before District
Judge Alexander Holtzoff. -:
Both Assistant United States
Attorney Richard Roberts and
Defense Attorney Donald H. Dali
ton recommended the low bail.
Mr.. Dalton emphasized the fact
that the Kelleys have another
daughter, Elizabeth. 2, who needs
their attention.
The kelleys did not appear for
the hearing. but awaited a pro-
fessional bondsman, William j.
O'Neil, to complete arrangements
for their release.
Col. Ladder B. Mackall. air
Evening star., 1950-03-14
Douglas on Lion Hunt

: PHOENIX, Ariz.. Mar. IA (P1.-
Supreme Court Justice Douglas
went mountain lion hunting yes
terday. He and Marvin Glenn, a
rancher. rode horseback into the
mountains near Douglas. Ariz.
The justice plans to leave Thurs
day for Florida to spend a few
days before returning to Wash
ington for the March ~ court
session.
Evening star., 1950-03-14
Lute News
Bulletins
Guoy Sentenced to Hono

Guoy Sentenced to Honq
QUEBEC pa jury found
J. Albert Quay guilty today of
numbering his wife by planting
time bomb on a plane that
killed her and % others. He
was sentenced to be hanged.
Drive on Tax Evoders
The Justice Department today
was moving to obtain indict-
ments before tomorrow mid
night deadline in income tax:
evaSi0ns involving many MIL
lions of dollars and a number
of wartime rackets as well as
businessmen who failed to re-
port all their gains. The cases :
concern incomes in the war;
profit year of 1943. The DEPART
ment said grand juries are sit.
ting in all parts of the country.
Earlier Story on Page A-S.)
Evening star., 1950-03-14
Opposition Rises
Against Truman
Housing Plan
Senate Due to Act
Tomorrow; Likely
To Vote Compromise
BY J. A. O'Leory

Opposition appeared to be
mounting in the Senate today to
the Administration plan to give
special Government financing
terms to co-operatives to put UP
housing developments for middle
income families.
With vote set for tomorrow,
there were indications the Senate
may adopt a middle-of- -the-road
course in preference to either the
Administration program or its
complete elimination.
A substitute sponsored by Re-
publican Senators Tobey of New
Hampshire and Ives of New York
has a good chance of adoption.
1t is designed to encourage CO.
operatives, without Offering them
lower interest rates than are
available on other types of FHA-
insured housing.
AS Senate debate went on, Gov
ernment housing officials predicted
1851 may be the banner year for
Government-aided housing prof.
ects. Their forecasts were made
IN testimony before a House sub
committee on appropriations for
housing activities.
Loans for 50-Year Period.
The middle income cooperative
program favored by Democratic
leaders would set up a national
mortgage corporation to make
loans to co-operatives for period
OF so years. The Government
would provide sl00 million of cap
ital stock to start the venture. 1t
would be retired after the capital
reaches $3.50 million by stock sub
scription from cooperative mem
bers.
The corporation would issue in
sured debentures and charge the
co-operatives interest which would
be only fraction more than 3
per cent, including service costs.
With presidential approval, these
bonds could reach a total of 81
million.
Opponents contend this would
give the co-operatives more ia
vored treatment than those who
start housing projects under 9TH
er FILA programs.
In addition to the insured bonds
the administration plan author
izes s26 million for direct tech
nical assistance to co-operatiyes
to get their projects started.
Fight Over Go-operatives.
The Tobey-Ives substitute would
authorize reduced fund OF $40
million for this direct technical
aid. but without any preferred in
surance plan corresponding to the
81 million in the administration
bill.
Instead, the substitute directs
Government housing officials to
study the middle income housing
problem further and report back
to Congress within two years.
The pending bill extends and
broadens other features of Gov
ernment machinery for assisting
private housing DEVELOPMENTS.
These other features are expected
to pass. The only real fight is
over the co-operatives.
The main fight in the pending
bill Is over section which would
authorize the Government to help
CO operatives develop housing
programs for families in the in
come brackets between $4,000 and
$4,000.
Cost Figures Down 10 Per Cent.
The picture of booming con-
struction activity during the COM
ing year was revealed in hearings
before the House Appropriations
Committee on the 1851 budget,
made public last night.
FILA told the House committee
that home builders "are definitely
getting into the lower price
rental and lower price sales
field" Cost figures are down
about 10 per cent. No appreci-
(See HOUSING. Page ABB
Evening star., 1950-03-14

SANTA MONICA. Calf, Mar.
IA P).-Bing Crosby was reported
IN good condition today after an
appendectomy yesterday. He is
expected to return to his home at
Pebble Beach later this week.
Evening star., 1950-03-14
Jap Conories Flying
Hereby AirpIone
As Gifts to Truman
By the Associated Press

TOKYO. Mar. 14.-The two
winners in Kyushu Islands
canary contest took to the air
by plane-today for Wash
ington. Destination: The
White House.
The Kyushu Roller Canary
Club of Fukuoka is presenting
one to President and Mrs.
Truman, the other to daugh-
ter Margaret.
Evening star., 1950-03-14
Mccarthy Calls
4More Officials
Pro-Communist
Service, ShopIey,
Schumon, Duran
Named at Hearing
By Cecil Holland

Senator Mccarthy, Republican,
OF Wisconsin today accused a
Foreign Service officer. two Amer
lean representatives with United
Nations organizations and a
State Department lecturer with
having 'pro-Communist" lean
tngs.
He listed them before a Senate
Foreign Relations Investigating
Subcommittee as:
l. John Stewart Service, vet
eran Foreign Service officer now