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teeship, many interesting din
ners involving well known mil

teeship, many interesting din
ners involving well known mil
itary men and events. One was
a debate between President
Theodore Roosevelt and Sen
ator Foraker of Ohio over the
Brownsville Incident" which
disrupted progress of a Gridiron
dinner for hours.
On a more recent occasion,
unif1cation of the armed serv-
ices was lampooned as a "shot
gun marriage" Admiral Ches-
ter w. Nimitz and General
Dwight D. Eisenhower were
seated at the head table. When
the skit was finished they rose
and rushed toward each other
to embrace behind President
Truman. Heads of the Air Force
have been featured in skits in
more recent dinners.
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U. S. Asks Britain to Explain
Steel Sales to China Reds

LONDON, Feb. 18 P.-The
United States has asked Britain
to explain It's plans to sell Com
munlst China a huge order of
steel rails.
The order is believed to run
into tens of thousands of tons
OF railroad rails costing many
millions of dollars.
Diplomatic officials said the
American request was not a COM
plant, but merely an effort to
get information.
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An Arlington Air Force Office
who parachuted from a B-3t
bomber onto a frozen British Co.
Ilumbia lake was home today-ap.
parently recovered from the ex.
perience.
1t. Col. Daniel v. Mcdonald
was an observer on the plane
which developed trouble early
Tuesday. He and the Is crew
members jumped from the craft
after the pilot set the controls
All but five have been rescued
OF the other survivors, nine ar
rived last night in Fort Worth
Tex, aboard a crippled Air Force
.C-54, the Associated Press re-
ported.
Clues that at least some of the
five are on Princess Royal Island
off the Northern British Columbia
coast include a blood-spattered
patch in the snow, tree -snagged
parachutes, and a report of a pistol
shot on Thursday. The pilot
Capt. Harold L. Barry, 80, said
last night he knew everybody got
off the plane.
The C-54 which flew the nine
to Fort Worth had to cut out
one engine over Albuquerque be-
cause of an Oil leak during the
l0-hour flight from McChord All
Base, Tacoma, Wash.
Col. Mcdonald was greeted al
National Airport last night by
his wife. Ruth, %, after he ar
rived on a commercial fight from
Seattle. The McDonalds live al
843 South Frederick street.
Restricted in his comments by
an Air Force representative, Col
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IVA Ban May Bring
Action Against UPW
By Other Agencies

Inc UnlCeQ PuDllc workers or
America today faced probable ac-
ton by other Government agen-
cies as well as attacks by other
unions following the Veterans
Administration refusal to deal
with it.
Veterans Administrator Carl r.
Gray, jr.. notified all VA Offices
yesterday that the agency no
longer would recognize the UPW
as representative of any employees.
UPW officials protested that
move and declared they believed
Administrator Gray had no au-
thority to make it.
Alfred Bernstein, UPW direc-
tor of negotiations, asserted Ad-
ministrator Gray's order was "the
act of a n-busting employer"
Law Violation Alleged.
He declared it violated civil
service regulations, presidential
executive orders and the Lloyd
La Toilette Act that allows Gov
ernment employees to organize.
A further question arose today
as to the eventual status of VA
and other Government employees
who remain in UPW. A VA
spokesman said the admins
traitors order, as it now stands,
did not interfere with the right
of an individual to belong or not
belong to any union.
But if, as result of the CLOS
expulsion of UPW, the Justice
Department decides that UPW
belongs on the list of subversive
organizations, then there would
be some question whether UPW
members could continue in Fed
eral employment" he said.
Caused by CIO Expulsion.
He explained that Mr.. Gray's
ruling resulted directly from CIO
expulsion of UPW last Thursday
on charges of following the Com
munist Party line. Another spokes-
man said he believed this sounded
the death knell" for UPW so far
as continued effectiveness in Fed
eral agencies was concerned.
Meanwhile, the AFL and CIO
have intensified efforts to organize
Government employees and take
over many UPW members who
leave that union. Both AFL and
ICIO, however, have served notice
that Communists and other left
wingers will not be welcome.
The American Federation of
Government Workers, AFL, long
ago closed the doors to Commu-
nists and Communist influences"
a spokesman said. But it has
room" for Communist mem
bers who decide to break with
UPW now that it has been Off
cially branded as Communist
controlled" he declared.
CIO Seeks UPW Deserters.
The CIO hopes to set up i'm
mediate arrangements to affiliate
Government employees who leave
UPW. An official explained that
President Philip Murray has
promised prompt moves to pro
tect" non-C Communist members of
unions expelled for following
Communist policies instead of the
CIO constitution.
The Veterans Administration
does not know how many of it's
employees belong to UPW. An
official explained that the agency
never has negotiated with UPW
on wages but in few instances
has negotiated on grievances and
working conditions.
The union said it has about
1000 members in Is locals in VA
here and throughout the coun-
try, with most of the VA mem
bership in the New York area.
The unions total membership
among Federal. State and mu-
nicipal agencies is about 10000,
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recently band
leader at the
M a t h er Air
F orc B a Sc,
near Sacrament
to, Calf, will
be held here
Monday.
The services
will be at 3 pm.
in Arlington
cemetery with
full military
honors. He died
February g. at
S a c r a m e nto.
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Crime Probe
Continued From First Page.)

their attention to the United
Family Club in the 600 block of
New Jersey avenue NV.
1t was brought out that this
club was raided in October, 1948,
and three cases of whisky were
found. Called to testify about the
club were Robert c. Thorpe, his
wife Bessie and his sister-in-law,
Mrs. Lola Simmons. Mrs. Thorpe
said she had been arrested on
numbers charges and whisky
charges but really was not guilty.
When she was reminded that she
had pleaded guilty on the whisky
charge she said she was told by
her lawyer to do so.
Denies Connection With Club.
Her husband said he had no
connection with the United Fam
lily Club although he owned the
building. He, too, said that he
pleaded guilty to a charge of IL
legal sale of whisky only because
his lawyer told him to.
Mrs. Simmons said She didn't
know she was trustee of the
club and didn't even know there
was such a club. None of the
three would identify the hand
writing in the records they
brought to the committee.
Among other things, the House
District subcommittee wants to
find out if crime breeds in the
predawn hours In the bottle clubs.
In order to delye into their
operation, the subcommittee tenn
porarily sidetracked it's efforts to
extract the names Of known gam
blers from bondsmen who bail
out numbers runners here. 80
The subcommittee, it was
learned, planned to question the
bottle club operators about the
charters under which they are
organized, their authority to oper-
ate and the members of the
clubs.
Organized tavern keepers have
been agitating for years for an
ordinance to force the bottle clubs
to maintain the same hours as
licensed hotels and restaurants
for serving whisky. Restaurant
owners have alleged that some
bottle clubs have sold whisky by
the drink instead of merely pro-
viding setups for whisky kept at
the clubs by members.
The bondsmen meanwhile were
kept under subpoena for a later
appearance before the subcom-
mittee which is yet to hear half
a dozen of the subpoeanaed bonds
men.
Another piece of unfinished
business is the question of who
actually supplied the money to
pay $50 fine for a numbers run
ner who pleaded guilty to possess
ing numbers slips in April, 1947.
Ford Associate Faces Witness.
He is John A. Edwards, who
told the subcommittee he gave up
the business after one month. He
now Is a guard at the City Post
Office. He testified that without
any request on his part, he was
bailed out Of precinct cell block,
taken to the Office of Attorney
Charles E. Ford and handed money
to pay his fine after he had been
sentenced.
Harry Clifford Alder, an as
sociate of Mr.. Ford, was brought
face to face with Edwards yester-
day before the crime investiga-
tors, after Mr.. Alder had test
ifled he could not recall the in
cident or find a record of it.
Edwards did not recall Mr..
Alder but the attorney said he
thought he had seen Edwards be-
fore.
Judge Raedy Is Called.
MIR. Fischbach asked that Judge
Ellen Raedy, who presided at
Edwards trial, and Pvt. Malcolm
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Moj. Gen. Lloyd Brown
Dies After Heart Attack
BY the Associoted Press

WASHINGTON, Ga, Feb. 18
Maj. Gen. Lloyd Brown, U.S.A
(Retired), died here last night
after heart attack.
Gen. Brown, veteran OF
both world wars, commanded the
28th Division in France during
the second conflict. He was later
stationed at Ft. Benning, and re-
tited about two years ago,
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Chino
Continued From First Page.)

the aboriginal chieftainc in ST.
kang. has been granted authority
to organize an army to fight the
Communists.
Forty thousand Nationalist
troops have arrived in Sikang
from SzechWan Province and are
being reorganized for action
against the Reds. These troops
are from the once powerful 250,-
O0O-man army Of Gen. HUI Tsung-
nan. HUI was said to be in Sikang
rallying anti-Red elements.
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VogeIer
Continued From First Page. }

Continued From First Page.)
ters there until late 1916 or
early 1947.)
Asked by the court if he was
a trained specialist intelligence
officer of the United States Army,
he replied: Yes
Il used my business activities
only as cover for my espionage
work" he declared.
Makes Plea of Guilty.
Mr.. Vogeler, wearing a black
suit, was called to the witness
stand Immediately after the court
opened this morning and asked if
he felt guilty, the traditional
Hungarian court question to an
accused person. He nodded and
said, Il do"
Gin Washington yesterday the
State Department charged that
Hungary's Communist govern
ment decided in advance to con-
vict Mr.. Vogeler. A formal
statement also raised the ques-
tion of whether he has been
subjected to coercion by in
timidation, lack of food, drug
ging or other forms of mistreat-
nlent."
Estate Department officials
questioned anew today whether
Mr.. Vogeler may have been
dIugged or intimidated into his
plea of guilty to Hungarian spy
charges. The department itself
withheld official comment until
formal reports on the trial are
received from American repre-
sentatives.)
MIR. Vogeler testified that th'
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of Nevada as
the man Chi
neSe Nationals
blame for de-
| a y in G ship
ments to theil
troops.
Senator Ma
lone demanded
a congressional.
investigation OF
Mr.. Lees 10y
atty yesterday
He introduced
a resolution tC
authorize the
G ! 49,
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ID. {. Delegates Help
Draft Call 10 Action
By Church Leaders
By Casper Names
Sfor Stuff Correspondent

DETROIT, Feb. 1S.-The sec
tond national church and economic
life conference meeting here will
issue a statement today on "The
Christian Concern and a Call to
Action
The $50 delegates to the con-
ference, sponsored by the Federal
Council of Churches, will close
their fouT-day meeting here to-
morrow. The delegates represent
% Protestant denominations and
10 allied religious organizations.
The conference has been divided
into three groups: "The Individ-
ual: Conflicting Motives and
Claims" Organized Groups:
Freedom of Enterprise and Social
Controls" and The World: The
American Economy in Relation to
World Needs and Resources"
Economic Program Studied.
A fourth topic, THE Churches:
Their Program in Relation to Eco
nomic Life" will be considered by
all the groups.
Group meeting findings will be
acted upon at a general session
with statements on each subject
to be issued tomorrow.
washington delegates assisting
In drawing up "the Christian con-
Germ" statement today are DR.
William Adams Brown, jr.; DR.
Raymond w. Miller, Robinson
Newcomb. DR.. Frederick E. Reissig
and Tilford Dudley.
The elimination of all recon-
struction restrictions in Germany
except those dealing directly with
the making of ornaments, and
an invitation to that country tc
integrate it's economy with the
rest of Europe was agreed on at
group meeting on international
issues.
This section also urged Amer
leans not to yield to a feeling
that war is inevitable, but to do
everything possible to avoid a
conflict. 1t also declared Chris
tians have no right to distinguish
between different races and re-
ligions," urging that all efforts
should be made to eliminate dis
elimination. Robert E. Wilson
board chairman of Standard Oil
Co. of Indiana, presided.
Society has the responsibility of
seeing that "all our people, with
out discrimination, have full ac-
cess to adequate modern medical
and surgical care and other
health services" a group meeting
on national issues agreed.
Equal Education Urged.
A high priority should be given
to public education in the expend-
iture of national income, this
group also agreed. Stating that
Inequalities of economic opportu-
nifty are due in part to inequali-
ties in educational opportunity"
the members said removal of
these differences was needed to
equalize incomes rather than a
redistribution of unbalanced in
comes.
The debate on pensions, private
or Government, is expected to
reach a decision today after yes
terday's inconclusive discussion.
Victor Reuther, education director
of the International Union of
United Automobile Workers, left
his position as meeting chairman
to declare II hope the day will
come when an adequate pension
will be paid to all American citi-
zens."
L. J. Fletcher of Peoria, ILL.,,
voiced what seemed to be the pre-
vailing view in this section in
saying More and more people
have difficulty in operating under
the private plan. 1t calls for di-
rect Government action. When a
man goes from one job to an
other, he finds it difficult to take
his pension rights with him"
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added. Mr.. Vogeler has been held
incommunicado since last No
vember.
MI. Ernst is trying to reach
Budapest for the trial but has
been unable to obtain a visa from
Communist Hungary. He is going
to Vienna to see Mrs. Vogeler.
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Air Force Bandsman
10 Be Buried Monday

Graveside services for Warrant
Ohcer William Franklin Raw
mond, 81, formerly with the United
States Army Band here and more
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Standard Electric Works had close
connections with the United States
Army general staff, and that high
ranking Army officers had been
appointed executives in the COM
pany.
STANDARD was under military
control" he told the court.
Questioned about his alleged su-
periors in the espionage ring, Mr.
Vogeler, mentioned, besides Gen
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Weather Report

District OF Columbia-Consid-
cradle cloudiness today and to-
night with highest temperature
in middle 40s today. Lowest to-
night near SO degrees in the city
and 80 degrees in the suburbs.
Tomorrow rather cloudy and
somewhat warmer. followed by
colder tomorrow night.
Maryland-Considerable cloudi-
ness with lowest temperature from
80 to 35 degrees tonight. Some
light rain likely in west portion.
Tomorrow mostly cloudy with
chance of occasional light rain.
Somewhat warmer in east during
the day, but turning colder in
west in afternoon and east por-
ton at night.
Virginia-Increasing cloudiness
with lowest temperature from 80
to 35 degrees tonight. Tomorrow
mostly cloudy with scattered
showers likely. Somewhat warm
er in the west, but turning colder
in afternoon.
Wind velocity, mile per hour;
direction, west.
River Report.
tFrom y S. Engineers
Potomac River muddy at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls. Shenandoah muddy
at Harpers Ferry.
Humidity.
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Charges by Malone
OF Delaying Supplies
To China Are Denied
BY the Associoied Press

The Commerce Department to-
day defended the loyalty of trade
official Michael E. Lee, described
by Senator Malone, Republican,
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High and Low for Yesterday.
High, Al, at 4:50 pm.
Low, 33, at 9:06 am.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest 70 on January 20.
Lowest. %. on January 90.
Tide Tables.
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Windsors Leuve Mexico

MEXICO CITY. Feb. 10 P.-
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor
left this morning for Laredo, Tex.
Their car is hitched to the crack
Aztec Eagle" due at the border
in "a hours. At Houston, the
Windsors will be honor guests of
the city and then go to New Or
leans for Mardi Gras.
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was a trombone and cornet SOLO
ist with the Army Band here for
10 years. q He also attended the
Army School of Music here. Leav-
ing Washington in 1888, he SUBJ
sequently led the Army bands In
Panama, San Antonio, Tex,
March Field, Calf; in Hawaii
and Colorado Springs, Colo.
The Air Force Band at March
Field attained national recogni-
ton under his direction in World
War II and numbered among it's
membership many of the coun-
try's leading band and orchestra
artists.
A native of Nashville, Tenn, he
had served in the Army for 38
years. \
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Pearl Johnson Raymond; two
daughters, Mrs. Linton j. Bassett
of San Antonio and Mrs. j. D.
Foulkes of Tokyo, Japan; two
brothers and two grandchildren.
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Furnished by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey
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The Sun and Moon
Precipitation.

Mon1nly precipitation in inche,
apital Current month to date).
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educational foundation for the
distribution of such funds as
may become available from The
Journal. .a
Management of the publica-
ton will be carried on under
the Board of Directors: Mr..
Kaufman, Joseph H. Hines,
a former member of the United
States Congress. outstanding in
business and financial services,
and an executor of the OLaugh-
lin estate; Joseph P. Tumulty,
jr., counsel and executor of the
estate: Leroy Whitman, edi-
tor, and Mrs. Dorothy M. Brown,
secretary.
This will assure the CONT
nuity of Col. O'Laughlin's poll
cies," Mr.. Stokes said, "since
Mr.. Whitman and Mrs. Brown
were in direct charge of the
publication, under Col. OLaugh-
lin, Tor many years"
The Gridiron Club owes its
name to the practice of placing
high public officials on the grill
in satirical acts and musical
skits at it's semi-annual din
ners in Washington. The club
was organized in 1885. It is
made up of correspondents rep
resenting newspapers in every
section of the country.
Presidents of the United
States. Cabinet members, often
the entire membership OF the
Supreme Court, and many high
officials here and abroad, have
attended its dinners for the
past IS years.
Members recalled, during the
discussion of The journal trus-
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spoke like a man who finally real
lied he alone was the master of
his destiny.
Admits Aid Was Wasted.
Sitting in his diversified arm
chair, Chang made no pretense
to save face. He admitted that in
the past American aid was wasted
and army materials largely fritz
tered away.
But" he added. II feel, at the
present time. the organization Of
the army has been greatly i'm
proved. and ! feel certain that past
practices will not be repeated"
Chang believes that any future
aid should be based on tight-clad
American control and Chinese &C
countability similar to the ECA
operations to guarantee effective
use Of such aid.
81 will be glad to accept any
recommendation or advice from
any quarter In order to guarantee
highest efficiency in the use Of
American aid" he said.
Confident Of Holding Island.
Soviet Russia already is giving
open military support to the Chi
nese Communists, sothe argument
that close cooperation OF the
United States with China would
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-17
Senators Named 10 Study
District Labor Law Bills

A special subcommittee of the
Senate District Committee was
named yesterday to consider the
three bills Of Chairman Nicely to
liberalize the Districts labor laws.
Members of the special sub
committee are Senators Leahy OF
Rhode Island and Kefauver of
Tennessee. Democrats, and Hend-
rickson, Republican, of New Jer-
sey.
The three bills, sponsored by
Chairman Nicely after consulta-
tons with spokesman for organ
lied labor, would:
Increase the benefit payments
to jobless persons under the Dis
trict's Unemployment Compensa-
ton Insurance Act.
Require stated days for cash
or check payments for employees
of private employers.
Include male employees with
women and minors among persons
covered by the District Minimum
Wage Act.
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course. future Developments are
hard to predict. Technical assist
ance from the United States would
be welcome, but we would not
want Americans to do our tight
ing"
Seems Firmly in Saddle.
For the Arst time In his turbu-
lent career as generalissimo over
a spraying China. now reduced
to an island a fraction its size,
Chang spoke like a man firmly
in the saddle on Formosa.
All through the war and post
war period. Chiang's rule depended
almost entirely on the support OF
reactionary Kuomintang cliques
and war-lord bosses whose land
holding interests he had to APP
pease to hold his job.
More than any other head OF
state in modern times. too, he was
a man plagued by in-law trouble
His nephews and brothers-in-law
did not hesitate to feather their
own nests and open his govern
ment to charges Of waste, ineffi-
cheney and corruption.
But as the Chinese Communists
engulfed the mainland. the graft
ers and porty bosses fed. Now, he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-17
By Steffon Andrews

TAIPEI. Formosa. May IT.
Il am not only optimistic, but ]
am determined to hold Formosa.
The little mans eyes fairly
snapped as he spoke. His faint
grazing mustache quivered. his
lips smiled confidently and his
closely shaved head glistened
family in the fading sunlight.
1t was 63-year-old Generalissimo
Chang Kai-shek. one-time head
of $50 million Chinese people. He
sat in an old cane armchair on q
mosquito infested veranda as day
faded into night on Formosa.
But it was new Chang Kali
shek who did the speaking.
II am not only determined to
fight but to put into effect Sun
Yat-sen's three peoples principles
for the peoples livelihood and use
Formosa to restore freedom on
the mainland" he said emphat-
ically.
Defying Communists.
This correspondent had travelled
$4,000 miles with "a other cor
respondents expecting to witness
the death rattle of the Chinese
Nationalist on Formosa, but this
was no dying Chang.
It was q slim little man dressed
in a severe dark-green army tunic
who was defying the Chinese
Communists and daring them to
try to take his impregnable little
fortress of the China coast.
II do not want Americans to
fight our war. We will do our own
fighting," he said. unconsciously
clenching one fist.
The mosquitoes buzzed angriiy
about his head In the CRAVING twi-
light as he fell silent for a mo-
ment. Then Chang spoke again
I'VE have sufficient military
strength at the present time. OF
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precipitate a world war has been
dissipated. in his opinion.
Can Formosa be held? To this
repeated question. Chang has but
one answer: With or without
American help. he is determined
to hold Formosa.
He has not even given thought
TO . government in exile in the
event Formosa should fall and
feels absolutely certain that with
American cooperation it viii not
happen.
Come and revisit Formosa in
six months or one year." Is his
parting shot.
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Comp Shows to Wage
ST 900 Drive

A $1,265, 900 national fund drive
is being planned to support variety
shows In Veterans Administration
hospitals, officials said today.
The drive will be conducted by
Camp Shows, Inc, an organization
that brings entertainment to the
country's 1000 hospitalized vet
Grams. Formerly supported by
USO funds from Community Chest
drives, the organization ran out
of money this month and had to
suspend the shows.