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sen; 70 Oourre,. iana4n
the ANNUAL tsanomis hetKN
Council 81 Economic NiNs>,
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tfasted to the pfeachments OF de-
spair uttered by the isolalionists
and the Dixiecrat-GOP coalition in
the U. S. Senate and House.
Mr.. Truman points ufi titat
Evening star., 1951-02-09
Steel Scrap Supply
Found in Stomach
|Of Irish Iron Man.
By the Associated Press

LONDON, Feb. 9.-It started
out as an operation for perito.
nitis on 24-year- -old Irish work.
man.
In his stomach the doctor
found:
One bicycle axle, 6 inches long
One twist drill, 312 inches long
One bicycle wrench, 5 inche.
long.
One steel spring, 3 inches long
Conscious again and supplied
with list of what had been re.
moved, the patient frowned:
I'm afraid there's bit of {
hacksaw in there yet," he said.
Relating the story in today's
British Medical Journal, DR.. J. c
McMullin of Cavan, Ireland, sale
this proved to be the case. The
hacksaw fragment was 314 inches
long.
Without attempting to explain
his patients peculiar appetite, DR.
McMullin said the man now seem:
to be all right both mentally ano
physically.
Evening star., 1951-02-09
Traekman Badly Hurt
When Hit by Train

A Washington Terminal track
man was critically injured this
morning when he was struck by
a train in Union Station.
A Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
official said Zeb Coleman, 43,
colored, of 526 Seventh street NE,
stepped off a train platform in
front of an oncoming B. & o.
passenger train.
Mr.. Coleman's right foot was
almost severed, Casualty Hospital
reported.
The train Was passenger local
from Baltimore due at Union Sta
ton at $40. Friends said Mr..
Coleman had been with the WASH
ington Terminal about nine years.
He is married and has two chill
dren.
Evening star., 1951-02-09
Amboinese Offer j. n.
z Battalions for Korea
BY the Associoied Press

JAKARTA, Indonesia, Feb. o.
Leaders of 1000 Amboinese SOL
Giers, who refuse to be disarmed
or demobilized from the former
Netherlands Indies army, offered
Yesterday to send two battalions
to fight with United Nations
forces in Korea.
The offer was in telegram to
United Nations Secretary General
Trygve Lie.
The problem of how to carry
out such a move would run UP
against a super-tangle of compli-
cations.
The Amboinese demanded in
their offer to the U. N. that they
be permitted to meet with repre-
sentaives of he Dutch and In
donesian governments under the
supervision of the u. N. commits
sion for Indonesia to work out the
plan.
The die-hard Arnboinese, who
demand independence from the
infant Indonesian republic for
their south Moluccan island group
now are languishing with their
families in army barracks in Java
still in the pay of the Dutch
government. Some of them par
ticipated in the recent Moluccan
revolt.
Evening star., 1951-02-09
BY the Associated Press

CHICAGO, Feb. ga young
woman, found frozen stiff with a
body temperature about 81 degrees
below normal, today was given a
chance to survive. But doctors
said she may lose both arms
and legs.
Physicians at Michael Reese
Hospital said medical history prob
ably does not show a case where a
person with such a low body tenn
perature ga degrees - lived to
tell about it.
Mrs. Dorothy Mae Stevens, %,
colored, was found yesterday
morning lying beside South Side
apartment building in subzero
cold. She was Immediately taken
to the hospital.
The hospital said it probably
will be four or five days before
it can be determined whether she
will live, or whether her frozen
limbs must be amputated.
Today, 26 hours after she was
Evening star., 1951-02-09
Womun Found Frozen Revives,
But May Lose Arms and Legs

found, the woman's temperature
had climbed to 100. The normal
is 98.6.
Her pulse was 100, within the
normal range. When first brought
to the hospital, it was IL beats a
minute.
Then she was breathing three
to five times a minute. This
morning her respiration had in
creased to %, also within the nor
NAL range. Her blood pressure
also was about normal.
Scores of physicians visited the
patient to observe her reactions
"It's fantastic that she should
still be alive" said DR.. Harold
Laufman, staff surgeon and assist
ant professor of surgery at North
western University.
Physicians at the hospital de-
scribed Mrs. Stevens condition as
Critical. Her legs and arms
were tightly bandaged to keep
(See FROZEN. Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1951-02-09
Featured READING
In The Star Today

HOW SHOULD WE FIGHT INFLA-
TiON?-You don't have to be finon-
eiol wizord TO understond the feud
thots going on between the Treasury
ond the Federol Reserve Boord on the
question Of interest rotes on Govern
ment bonds. The argument is boiled
down to its essentioIs by StGr Reporter
Williom Hines on Pose Az.
AS LIFE GOES oN-ABRoAD-In
lsroers eopitoI, Tel Aviv. the business
OF going to the movies presents some
unique problems. The Iotest story on
the headaches Of fomiIy life abroad
oppears on Poee B-9.
sIDELIGHT ON THE RAIL STRIKE
Alexondrio's Union Stotion is still
srosey from the rush of business coused
by the shutdown Of roll troffie in the
District. Stor Reporter Chohes J. Yor-
broush describes the boom on Poee B-I.
YOUR INCOME TAx-Personol bus
mess deductions thot con soye you
money on your 1850 income tox ore
explained on Pose c-6.
Evening star., 1951-02-09
SIoughterers to Be Registered
To Prevent Black Markets
DiSoIIe Order Also Designed to Assure
Even Distribution to All Consumers

| price-control law before Congress
is asked for changes. He told a
radio audience as much last night,
adding that only through actual
experience can it be determined
Just what changes are necessary
There has been pressure to
amend the law to knock out the
farmers parity protection pro-
vision. Price experts have said
that market basket costs may rise
as much as per cent if wheat,
eggs and other below parity items
continue upward in price. Parity
| is fluctuating formula designed
to protect farmers purchasing
power.
At the same time, the Labor
Department disclosed that retail
food prices hit another all-time
high in the last half of January,
about 8 per cent above the pre-
Korea level.
And to curb potential black
market in meats, the Office of
Price Sterilization was putting
(see CONTROLS. Page A-5)
Evening star., 1951-02-09
Cold Wave Continues;
Ice-Coafed Highways
Remain Hazardous
High Of 26 Is Forecast;
Fuirfux and FoIIs Church
Schools Are Closed Again

Early predictions of more light
snow in the washington area to-
day failed to materialize but
temperatures continued below
freezing and ice-coated highways
remained hazardous.
Intermittent snow flurries in the
night spread a new white blanket
over the area, still well incrusted
from Wednesdays snowstorm
The cold spell is the worst here in
three years.
The Weather Bureau predicted
that today's cloudy and cold
weather possibly would be &C
companied by occasional light
snow f1urries but later revised the
forecast to some sunshine" The
thermometer was expected tc
climb to the upper 20s.
Tonight the temperature will
drop to Is in the city and 8 lr
the suburbs and tomorrow will
be cloudy and cold again, the
| forecaSter said.
County Schools Closed.
Schools in Fairfax County and
in Falls Church were closed again
today. In Montgomery County
drifting snow in the Damascus
area caused the high school and
the elementary school in that
town to be closed. Other Mont
gomery County schools were open,
however.
Prince Georges County schools,
shut down yesterday. were re-
opened today as the highways
were clear enough to allow buses
to operate cautiously. Other
schools in the area were open, al
though attendance was re-
ported off.
A low of is degrees was recorded
by the Weather Bureau at 4:3O
tSee WEATHER, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1951-02-09
Congress Set for Showdown
With Truman on RFC Issue
Description Of Report os Asinine Brings
FuIbright Demand to Put Record Straight

tor declared, in a statement from
Miami. Fla, that the subcommit-
tee had given the President every
opportunity to clean up RFC
Several members conferred with
Mr.. Truman as recently as a
month ago. and previously they
had sent him evidence indicating
influence and favoritism in RFC
he said.
In deciding to issue a report
laast week and attempt to correct
the situation by Congressional
action" the subcommittee acted
because the White House seemed
to doubt the wisdom of the sub
committees suggestions, Senator
F'ulbright explained.
Apparently stung by Mr.. Tru-
(See RFC. Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1951-02-09

ago was announced by the Post
Office Department this morning
shortly after the Railway Express
Agency reported a like action.
Today's postal action returned
all types of mail service to every
part of the country. Two days
ago the embargo was lifted for
all points but the city of st. Louis
and the States of Illinois, Indi-
ana, Ohio and Michigan.
Exceptions Noted.
The embargo knocked out all
mail deliveries except first-class
newspapers, medical supplies and
other emergency items and air.
mail.
Goaded by work-or- be- fired
threats from the Army, most
switchmen who suffered an un-
accountable sickness" last week
were again vigorously plying their
trade in the Nations railroad
yards.
It seemed safe bet that few
would be caught by the 4 pm.
Saturday deadline-the time the
Army said all able-bodied men
must be at work. or be fired.
Chicago Outlook Promising.
Most promising was the outlook
at Chicago, where thousands of
strikers had refused to bulge after
the back-to-work movement be-
gan in the East and other sections
early this week.
The rush to work began there
yesterday soon after the Army,
taking it's cue from President Tru-
man, got tough with a strike which
Government leaders said had i'm
periled the national security. The
Army has had nominal control of
the railroads since last August.
BY today's early shift. 25 rail-
roads in Chicago reported 1.507
men on the job. Only 81 men were
off duty, and the Army said that
was about normal"
Big Job Ahead.
There was a big job ahead in
Chicago, where 10000 freight cars
have stacked up since January 80.
1t will be several days before all
this is untangled, and railroad
yards elsewhere are moving n or
derly fashion.
1t also will be a gradual process
to revitalize the production lines
in automobile plants, steel mills
(See STRIKE, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1951-02-09
Dock Strikers Agree
To Barge Movement
OF Oil for District
Shortage Threatening
Buildings Is Averted;
Navy Vessel on Way

Threat of a shortage of heavy
fuel oil here was ended today
with announcement that barge;
were being made available fol
movement of oil from Piney
Point, Md, to Washington.
A barge workers strike in Phil
adelphia had posed a threat tc
supplies for Washington. How
ever, j. Thomas Kennedy, chair.
man of the District Emergency
Committee, disclosed the long
shoremen's union had agreed tc
permit L. P. Steuart, major heavy
oil supplier here, to use a barge
which has been tied up by the
strike since Sunday.
In addition. a spokesman fol
Potomac River Naval Command
announced that Navy barge was
being sent up from Norfolk ane
would start loading oil at Piney
Point tonight to replenish stock.
used by the Government here.
Seven Cents Apart on Wages.
AS of yesterday the stock of oi
used by many Government build,
ings. apartments. hotels ans
dairies was sufficient for abou
four or five days, Mr.. Kenned.
said.
A meeting of longshoremen ane
officials of the Interstate Oi
Transport CO. with Federal Con,
ciliator Clyde M. Mills broke uI
yesterday afternoon, but was ex.
pected to be resumed today. The
strike called Monday involve.
wages and only about seven cent.
an hour separates union demand.
and company offers, Mr.. Mill.
said.
Interstate is the largest carrier
here of what is known as
Bunker c" fuel oil, an econom.
ical fuel used to heat many large
buildings. The company obtains
the oil at refineries in Philadel.
phia, and delivers it to wholesale
and retail distributors. The firm
carries 10000 barrels weekly te
Washington, about 100000 to Viii
mington, and approximately
million in Philadelphia.
Schools Might Be Affected.
Mr.. Kennedy pointed out that
there is no shortage of the grade
of, fuel oil used in heating private
homes, but as examples of build.
ings which would be hit by short.
ages, he named the Westchestel
Apartments, Shoreham Hotel, 2:
District schools, the huge apart.
ment developments of Fairlingtor
and Parkfairfax and scores o1
other private and public buildings
Evening star., 1951-02-09
Scrap Metal Contract
OF Briggs Co. Irks
Senate Crime Prober
Senator O'Conor Attacks
Situation Of Industry
Dealing With HoodIums'
BY the Assoeioisd Press

| DETROIT. Feb. g. Senator
O'Conor, Democrat of Maryland,
angrily interrupted Senate
Crime Investigating Committee
hearing today to declare sit is a
pretty sorry situation If industry
has to do business with hoodlums. I"
Senator O'Conor directed his
remark to Dean Robinson, presi-
dent Of the Briggs Manufactur-
ing Co. Mr.. Robinson was testi-
flying about awarding of scrap
metal contract to the son-in-law
of a Detroiter with a long police
record.
Carl Renda, the 33-year-old
Ison-in-law of oft-arrested Sam
Perrone. had testified earlier that
the contract awarded him in 1945
had netted him as much as
100000 year.
Senator O'Conor said the COM
mittee wanted to learn whether
there were any "ulterior motives"
for awarding the contract to
Renda.
Denies HoOdlum Business.
Mr.. Robinson denied that
Briggs does business with hood
lums."
The Senator replied:
1T (the contract) certainly
looks absurd"
John L. Burling, committee
counsel, put it: "Unhappily I'm
one of your stockholders, and
if that's the way you do business
intend to put my stock on the
market as soon as get home"
| Mr.. Robinson, son-in-law of
Walter o. Briggs. owner of the
auto body building firm, declared: !:
1--WE never have dealt with
racketeers or hoodlums."
A high union official told Sena-
tor O'Conor, sitting as a one-man
subcommittee, that there may
have been a tie-up between the
! Continued On Page A. Col. ~
Evening star., 1951-02-09
State Office BUILDING
In Michigan Swept
By 81 Million Fire
BIuze Still Out of Control
In 18th Hour; Work in
Agencies PoroIyzed
BY The Assoeiated Press

LANSING, Mich, Feb. ga
wild and destructive fire. still out
of control after rs hours, ragged ii
the State office building of Mich
Iigan's capital city today.
With damage already estimated
at 81 million and much of the
State governments services
crippled, ice-sheathed f1remen
from FIVE cities fought the blaze
in 10 below zero weather.
This morning it was still out of
control. It broke out in the
State Office building at 1890 pm.
yesterday. A desperate night
long battle failed to subdue it.
Gov. G. Mennen Williams, who
toured the blaze area, said a
Large part" of the State gov
ernment was Temporarily para
lyzed" by the fires vast damage.
13 Are Overcome.
A total of IL f1remen and one
police officer was overcome by
smoke or injured by falling de.
bris. Firemen poured water inte
the building shell at the rate o1
5000 gallons a minute.
The eight-story Office building
constructed % years ago an6
housing many State agencies, il
about a block from the Caplto.
building.
| Firemen said they anticipated
a battle at least until mid-morn-
ing before they could get into the
two top floors and the seat of the
blaze.
No cause for the fire was known
Gov. Williams ordered an imme-
diate investigation.
Firemen broke air hammers try.
ing to cut through reinforced con.
crete floors of the building. For 6
time they considered using dyna.
mite.
Neighboring cities sent firemer
to aid the Lansing fire department
State and city police also tool
part.
81 Million Damage.
The building, built at a cost q.
So million in 1928, suffered "a
least" 81 million damages, includ
ing equipment, according to Stat,
Fire Marshall Arnold Renner. I
was left roofess mass of ice
leaking water at every crevice.
Gov. Williams who plowet
through the burning building il
an old Navy fatigue uniform, or
dered an emergency setup to keel
the government going as well a
it could. Thirteen hundred EN-
ployes were told to stay home
however.
Even the States telephone sys
tenn, embracing the Capitol ant
outlying offices, was out of com
mission. The switchboard was To-
Gated in the damage area.
Dense, acrid fumes of burning
chemicals came from the High
way Department blue printing
and microfilming division wher,
the fire apparently started.
Capt. Lawrence Meehan, com.
(See FIRE, Page A-13)
Evening star., 1951-02-09
Body Of Man Found in Snow
Under Calvert Bridge

A colored man. his body covered
with snow, was found beneath the
central span of the Calvert Street
Bridge at about 8 am. today.
Police said the man, who has
not been identified, apparently
plunged from the bridge during
the night. The body was taken to
the Morgue.
The body was discovered by
park policemen. 1t was lying near
a road leading to the Zoo.
Evening star., 1951-02-09

y
ltiring Guy Mason were generally
favorable.
A public hearing on the nomi-
nation will be held before the
Senate District Committee, under
plans announced by Chairman
Neely. The date has not been set,
but committee spokesmen said it
probably will be held late next
week or early in the following
week.
Legislative Clinic Intervenes.
The Senate District Committee
will be busy next Tuesday.
Wednesday and Thursday with al
ready scheduled hearings in the
Legislative clinic" program plan
ned by Chairman Nicely to get the
views of citizens on what laws the
District needs.
Two leading members of the
Senate District Committee had
fought for the nomination of a
candidate other than Mr.. Dono-
hue, who came up as very last
minute and successful dark horse.
A White House source said it
was not certain just where the
suggestion for Mr.. Donohue's ap-
pointment originated, but en-
phasized that Milton S. Kron-
helm, liquor wholesaler whom he
has represented, had nothing to
do with it.
This source indicated that Mr..
Donohue's service in the Justice
Department had figured largely
in his selection, saying that he had
done a fine job" there.
Trade Board Backs Choice.
Mr.. Donohue was called an ex-
cellent choice in a statement from
the Washington Board of Trade
issued by Thomas j. Groom, first
vice president.
'Mr. Donohue is a gentleman
of ability with a fine background
and a deep insight into local gov
ernment affairs" it declared
"We believe his confirmation by
the Senate will give assurance
that the Districts municipal gov
ernment will continue to be among
(Topfir1y1a5 nv Dooo A G CoI Z
Evening star., 1951-02-09
Gives City $500 Kickbuck

CORTLAND, N. Y, Feb. 8 (P).
For the second year, DR.. Robert
H. Kerr has kept only 81 of his
salary as Mayor. The surgeon,
a bachelor, turned back $500
last night and explained: "It
helps the city-and makes my in
come tax that much less"
Evening star., 1951-02-09
By Robert K. Walsh

Strained relations betwee n
President Truman and a Senate
subcommittee investigating the
Reconstruction Finance Corp.
showed no sign of improvement
today, as Democratic as well as
Republican members warmed to
"a showdown with the White
House.
The Presidents assertion yester-
day that the Banking subcommit-
tee issued an asinine report nam
ing a presidential aide, Donald S.
Dawson. as one who influenced
RFC money lending brought a
blistering reply from Subcommit-
tee Chairman Fulbright ito set
the record straight"
The Arkansas Democratic Sena-
Evening star., 1951-02-09
What Stains Son
Told the Nozis

Whot did StoIin's son tell his Germon
eoptors? How did jacob Djueoshyii
react when he wos coueht in civiIion
clothes by the enemy in World War II?
Reed the answer this Sunday in The
Stor's editorial feature section--o copy
right ortieIe by Stor Stoff Writer
NewboId Noyes, Jr.. bosed on the dis
coyey Of single copy of the transcript
of one of the most dromotie interroso-
tions in modern history. Here is a
greet missing piece Of the story Of the
mysterious "Yoeho." the dietotors boy
who folIed 10 moke good.
Evening star., 1951-02-09
Assembly Meets Wednesday

UNITED NATIONS, N. Y, Feb,
g (R.-The United Nations Gen.
eral Assembly will meet in plenary
session Wednesday. Russian
charges of American aggression
against Communist China, already
dismissed by the 60-nation Politi-
cal Committee, are on the agenda,
Evening star., 1951-02-09
Finletter Reaches Puris
For Aerial Aid PurIeys
BY the Associated Press

PARIS, Feb. 9.-Thomas K. Fin
letter, American Secretary for Air
arrived today FOR conferences on
Americas contributions to Eu-
ropes aerial defenses.
1t was learned his first meeting
probably would be with 1t. Gen
Lauris Norstad, commander of
United States Air Forces in Eu-
rope. Gen. Norstad flew here from
his headquarters in Wiesbaden
Germany. earlier today.
Evening star., 1951-02-09
Americans Drive to Han River:
Allies Big Guns Blast Seoul;
Armored F orce : Miles Awoy
Advance Is CIimux
To U. N. Offensive
Started Jan. Is
BY the Associoted Press

TOKYO, Feb. o. American
forces swept to the banks of the
icy Han River near Seoul today.
Allied shells poured into the
burned-ouu old Korean capital.
Chinese Red resistance in West
ern Korea seemed shattered.
A lean and lanky Westerner,
Capt. A. w. Myers of Lander, Wyo.,
Tide Turned in Koreo by U. S. Power.
Dovid Lawrence Says. Poee A-s
Diplomats See Chinese Russian Ciosh.
Constantine Brown Says. Page A-9