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Evening star., 1951-02-16
Narcotics Addict
Sought in Sc HoIdup

Police searched today for tall
man with long red hair who held
up a downtown hotel last night,
possibly while under the influence
of narcotics.
Mosquear S. Brown, night clerk
at the Astor Hotel. 1885 New York
avenue NV, told police the man
took SO at gunpoint about
$40 pm.
Mr.. Brown said the man wan
dered about the lobby of the hotel
for several minutes before ap-
preaching the desk. He appeared
to be very nervous and acted as
though he had taken narcotic
the clerk added.
Mr.. Brown said the man pulled
a dark metal gun" that re-
sembled a Luger and told the
clerk:
"Stick 'em up. Be quick about
it or I'll pull the trigger"
Mr.. Brown handed over So ir
currency and the man fed.
The clerk said the robber ap-
peared to be about 35 years ole
and was about 6 feet tall.
Evening star., 1951-02-16
Featured Reading
Inside Todoy's Star

JUDICIAL SOUND TRAcK-An ex-
pertinent in making sound recordings
Of courtroom proceedings to get the
true picture" Of whot goes on in court
is now under way. John Stepp. veteron
court reporter for The Stor, tells obout
it on Page A-l0.
AS LIFE GOES oN-ABRoAD-The
traditional Poris concierge moy be on
her woy out hecouse Of the housing
shortoee. the Associated Press reports
in the Iotest Of the series on the way
things ore for others in the world on
Poee A-30
CRISIS IN YUGosLAVIA-vost
mineral deposits in Yueoslovio lie at the
heart Of the quarrel between Titos
country ond Soviet Russio, soys jones
Sweinhort in the third Of his series on
Poee A-3l.
YOUR INCOME TAx-Get the in.
struetion sheet before you stort mok-
ing out your tex return on the long
form, advises jones NARROW of the
Associated Press in his tox series on
Pose B-9.
Evening star., 1951-02-16
By w. H. Shippen

Senate crime investigators to-
day turned to the $40 million
punchboard manufacturing indus
try which is said to be prospering
now that a Federal ban has been
placed on slot machines.
John w. Brookf1eld of Alexan-
dria, an attorney for the Federal
Trade Commission, said the punch
boards and push cards are manu-
factured mostly in Chicago and
New York, and widely distributed
throughout the United States.
Senator Tobey, Republican, of
New Hampshire asked the witness
if he thought paragraph should
be added to the slot machine leg
islation extending the ban to in
terstate transportation of punch
board and similar lottery para
phernalia.
Mr.. Brookfield replied the COM
missions principal interest is in
whether fair trade standards are
violated by the disposal of mer-
chandise through punchboards.
He said he was not prepared to
Evening star., 1951-02-16

Morris Cafritz, the real estate
developer, was high bidder for the
old German Embassy at 1435-1441
Massachusetts avenue NV, when
four sealed offers were opened
today, the Justice Department
said.
His bid was O1,050.
The property is appraised at
$184.410 and there was some doubt
that the high bid will be ac-
cepted, a spokesman said.
A decision will be made within
the next As days by the Attorney
General. In case all four bids are
rejected the department will en-
ter into negotiations for private
sale of the four-story property.
Other bidders and the amount
of their bids were: Fred L. Van
Dolsen, $85,100; Melvin Gelman,
$50, $50, and Gene D. Pidzer ct al,
$36,0O1.
The Government a month ago
Evening star., 1951-02-16
Auto Tire!
VIII Be Banned by
NPA 10 Save Rubber
Limit Is PIuced on Use
Of Leod and Anthony
To Prevent Hourdinq

The National Production Au-
thority today was preparing an
order which will mean an end to
white-wall automobile tires and
fancier lines of other rubber prod
uctS.
officials said the regular line OF
tires can be made with 10 per
cent less rubber than those with
white walls. The Forthcoming
order is to save rubber for military
and essential civilian needs. It
would ban the use of new rubber
in making more than one line,
style or color for any one purpose.
In addition to tires it would affect
rubber hose. industrial belts for
conveyors and power transmits
sion, wire and cable.
In other actions today the Gov
ernment took steps to prevent
boarding of two scarce metals,
lead and antimony.
The NPA put a top limit of a
60-day supply on inventories
maintained by users of the metals
or Of materials containing them.
Lead Used in Gasoline.
One of the chief uses of lead
alone. is in gasoline (tetraethyl
lead), while alloys of lead and
antimony are used in type metal
battery plates, plumbing pipe
cable covering, solder, ammuni-
ton and other products.
Between two-thirds and three
tourths of the Nations antimony
is imported from Bolivia and
Mexico.
The tin plate industry conferred
with NPA on its problems of OBJ
tanning enough tin for cans fol
packing food. NPA promised that
enough would be available to car
all perishable foods but that II
might be necessary to cut back
further the amounts available fol
less essential purposes.
One result of the scarcity of tir
may be cans less shiny on the
outside. This would leave more
tin for the inside of cans for such
products as fruits for which th'
cans, basically of steel, must have
comparatively heavy tin coating
Fewer Jacks for Autos.
Other developments as resul
of the metals scarcity were:
Fewer jacks for civilian pas
senger automobiles may be pro
duced although the output woule
| (See PRODUCTION, Page AS,
Evening star., 1951-02-16
Senate Crime Probers Turn
$7OMiIion Punch Boards
Industry Is Reported Thriving Now
Thut Bon Has Been Put on Slot Machines

make a recommendation on the
gambling phase.
Mr.. Brookfield said the com.
missions Investigations in thi'
field indicate that the use o1
punch boards and similar lottery
devices has increased greatly since
slot machines were banned from
interstate commerce.
The witness gave the opinion
that 8 out of 10 of the boards
now being manufactured are
money boards which distribute
some merchandise merely as g
subterfuge to comply with the
gambling laws.
Chairman Kefauver expressed
interest in the manufacturing
totals of a Chicago family said
to operate four plants in Chicago
and a fifth in Peoria, III.
Mr.. Brokf1eld said the Oldest
manufacturers in the Chicago
area are controlled by the Sax
family. He estimated that the
four plants in Chicago do an an
(See CRIME. Page A-4)
Evening star., 1951-02-16
West Will Propose
March 5 for Meetinq
BY the Associoted Press

PARIS, Feb. 16.-The Western
powers next note to Russia, due
to be sent to the Kremlin Monday
or Tuesday, will propose March
S as a date for deputy foreign
ministers to meet in Paris to ar
range a Big Four meeting on
world peace, a government source
said today.
Russia has told the West she has
no objection to a meeting of
deputies of the United States,
France, Russia and Britain to work
out the time, place and agenda
for meeting of the foreign min
listers.
Russia began the exchange of
notes last November, proposing a
Big -Four meeting on German
questions. The West has been
insisting that the scope of the
meeting not be confined to Ger
many alone.
Evening star., 1951-02-16
Cofritz' $1O1,O50 Is High Bid
For Former German Embassy

advertised for sale the red-brick
buildings which housed German
diplomatic representatives from
1893 to World War II-with time
out for World War land set TO-
day as the deadline for receiving
bids.
The seven original buildings
contained a total of 10 rooms, a
large ballroom, 13 baths, garages
and storage space. The site in
cludes 10000 square feet, and has
a 138-foot frontage on Massachu-
sets avenue NV.
The buildings repeatedly were
put up for sale after representa-
tives of the present West German
government expressed no inter-
est in using them.
The Justice Department said
proceeds from the sale eventually
will go to the War Claims Com
mission and be used to pay claims
of American prisoners Of war.
Evening star., 1951-02-16
D. C.. Rent Control Staff
Faces PayIess Payday

Twenty-eight employees of the
District Rent Control Admins
tration are facing payless pay
days because their payroll funds
have run out, it was learned to-
day.
The District rent control law
does not expire until the end of
March, but Congress, in extend
ing controls two months from last
January 81, failed to appropriate
payroll money.
There is $4,000 in the appro-
priation earmarked as terminal
leave pay for the employees. A
resolution of Congress could make
this money available for current
expense.
The payroll amounts to $11, 1000
a month. Next pay is due Febru-
airy 81.
Representative Klein, Demo-
crat. of New York has introduced
q bill calling for continuation of
rent controls here until they are
terminated by a joint resolution
lof the House and Senate.
Evening star., 1951-02-16
Allies Using Bayonets
Beat Back Red Attacks
On Both Ends Of Front
GIs, With Ammunition
Nearly Gone, Chase
Chinese Half Mile
BY the Associated Press

TOKYO, Feb. 16.-Allied bay
onets slashed back Red attempts
to outf1ank both ends of the Gen.
tral Korean warfront today.
On the left flank. southeast OF
Seoul, American infantrymen-al-
Doubts on Koreo Removed, Soys David
Lawrence. Pose All
UItro -Hiehspeed Russion Jet Is GIimpsed
in Koreon Action. Pose AS
most out of ammunition-bared
bayonets and charged. They
chased the fleeing Chinese sur
vivors half a mile.
The doughboys killed some Sc
Reds. Artillery already had killed
about 100 of a dug-in force of 800.
On the right flank of the rela-
lively quiet central front, South
Korean infantrymen used bayonets
and grenades to throw back Chi
nese troops north of Chechon. But
Communist pressure in that noun
famous sector continued.
Actions Relatively Small.
On the Western front south of
Seoul, an American tank infantry
patrol ran into more than 500 Chi
nese just south of the Han River.
The Reds were dug In but lost at
least 100 men.
Action all along the curving
battlefront was relatively small in
comparison with fighting in the
past five days, in which a CCnl-
munist drive on the central front
was checked.
The 9th Army counted Red cas-
ualties at 4,935 yesterday, Of which
2,275 were on the central front be-
tween Chipyong and Wonju. This
brought to more than 100000 the
Red losses since the Allied limited
offensive jumped off January Is.
Red Strength Shifted.
Today's action on the right flank
of the central front indicated the
Chinese may have shifted much
of their strength to the area North
and Northwest of Chechon.
They struggled over some oi
the highest ridges on the back
bone of the peninsula to apply
reinforced pressure to Chechon
5 IA miles southeast of the major
: road hub of Womb.
!, A South Korean regiment was
ready for them at one point
There the Chinese met stern re-
sistance 10 miles north of Chechon
First reports indicated more thar
1000 Chinese were being held
off.
An 9th Army communique re.
ported some of the Reds infiltratee
3 miles through South Korean
positions but fled after 55-min.
ute hand-to-hand encounter.
The communique said anothe
force of some 1000 Chinese wa
moving toward Chechon on ,
twisting mountain, trail 8 mile
northwest of the town.
The f1anking development CAM
after a chips-down battle at Chip
(See KOREA, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1951-02-16
10000 Workers Out
As Strike Starts at
100 WooIen Mills
Industry-Wide WoIkout
In Wage Dispute First
In Unions II Years
BY the Associoted Press

BOSTON, Feb. 16.-Picket line
began forming before daybreal
today as an estimated 10000 CIC
textile workers struck against 16l
wool and worsted mills in the frs
industry-wide walkout in tn,
textile unions 11-year history.
About TOO men and womer
formed a picket line at $3.50 am
outside two American Woolen Co
plants-the Wood and Aver mills
at Lawrence, Mass.
Other pickets marched around
three mills in the Passaic, N. j.
area, where 1900 workers art
affected. beginning at 6 am. The
plants there are those of the
Forstmann Woolen Co.. Botan,
Mills. Inc. and New Jersey Wor.
sted Mills.
The picketing. so far. has beer
termed without incident"
The third-shift workers at Law
renee left their jobs a half hour
before quitting time to set up the
picket line. Only Office workers
and department heads were per-
mitted to enter the plants where
| 1000 are employed.
The Wood mill was described as
the largest worsted goods plant ir
the world.
The strike. which directly in.
wolves half the Nations wool ano
worsted workers, began at 1901
am. after negotiations broke dowr
between the union and the Amer.
lean Woolen Co. The compan!
generally sets the industry wag'
pattern.
Some third-shift workers failec
to show up or left their job.
shortly after starting work, bu
the full impact of the strike wasn't
felt until the normal starting time
for day-shfft workers.
15-Cent Increase Asked.
The union demands q 15-cent-
an-hour increase. It says The
average industry wage now is 1.41
an hour, with the minimum SLIT
Union President Emil Riev'
said the American Woolen Co. re-
fused to make a REASONABLE
Offer"
He quoted company officials a
saying that price ceilings mus
be lifted before wages could b.
raised.
Mr.. Rieve, who was one of thret
labor members of the Nationa
Wage Sterilization Board whit
quit last night over the board
10 per cent wage increase policy
said there was nothing in tn
wage freeze which prevented al
employer from negotiating wag'
increase with union.
He added: Agreement between
the two is the first step. Approva
| (Caa MO0T CTPJKE paoe A-5
Evening star., 1951-02-16
Butler Election Probe
10 Begin tuesday,
Monroney Announces
Senute Subcommittee
Sets Public Session on
Tydines' Complaints

Chairman Monroney of a Sen.
ate investigating subcommittee
today announced that public
hearings in the disputed election
Of Senator Butler. Republican. o1
Maryland, will open at 10 am
next Tuesday in Room 457 of the
Senate Office Building.
The Oklahoma Democrat sale
he will call a meeting of his SUBJ
committee on privileges and elec.
tions for Monday morning to sci
up the schedule of hearings anc
the list of witnesses to be heard
Senator Butler defeated the
veteran Senator Millard Tydings
Democrat. last November.
The principal witnesses, Sena.
tor Monroney said, will be mott.
fed soon to stand by and latel
will be told exactly when they are
to appear.
The plans were announced by
the Senator after a conferenc.
this morning with Edward A
McDermott. chief counsel for the
investigating unit. which is a sub
committee of the Senate Rule!
Committee.
Senator Monroney said h
couldn't estimate how many wit
nesses will be summoned. HI
reiterated that both Senator But
Ter and Mr.. Tydings will be in
vited to appear.
The hearings are an outgrowtl
of the complaint by Mr.. Tyding
that false and defamatory liter
ature" had been used in the cam
paign.
Evening star., 1951-02-16
West Germans Decide
To Accept War Debts
I0f Hitler Government
Agreement Poves Way
For Allies to Approve
Bonn Foreign Ministry
BY the Associoted Press

BONN, Germany. Feb. 16.-
West Germany decided today to
recognize its responsibility for war
debts of the Hitler Reich, and thus
paved the way for Allied approval
Of German foreign ministry.
The Allied High Commission is
to be notified at once Of the de-
cision, a spokesman said The
war debts question was the big OBJ
stacle In the way of granting more
political MISUNDERSTANDING its
own Foreign Office-to the gov
ernment of Chancellor Konrad
Adenauer.
The United States, British and
French foreign ministers agreed
last fall in New York that West
German controls should be relaxed
If the Germans gave assurances
that they acknowledged RESPONSE
bility for the Third Reich's debts,
make settlement of economic aid
received from the Allies, and CO.
operate in equitable distribution of
goods and materials needed for
Western defense.
Committee Had Hesitated.
While the Bonn cabinet was
amenable to these terms, the i'm
portant parliamentary Foreign
Affairs Committee had hesitateo
to give assurance on the assump-
ton Of the Hitler debts. How
ever, the spokesman said. thai
committee agreed on the assur.
ance this morning. An informed
source said DR.. Adenauer expects
the whole question will be settled
within two weeks.
When this is accepted by tht
Western Allies, new moves can be
made toward West German SOW.
ereignty: a revision of the Allied
occupation statute permitting
Bonn to set up Foreign Office
and a reduction of direct Alice
control of internal political ane
economic affairs.
! End of State of War Seen.
In London, a British Foreigl
Office spokesman told reporter
that Britain hopes all three West
ern Allies soon can formally en'
the state of war with Germany
possibly within weeks.
The Allies have made it clea
they do not intend to saddle Wes
Germany with the entire debt O
Hitler's Third Reich, which in
cluded the area now controlled b
Soviet Russia. The settlement
will, however. in the words @
| United States High Commission
er John j. McCloy, hasten tn
date of Germany's acceptance a
participant in the worlds com
merce and credit structure"
Evening star., 1951-02-16
AFL Hits Excise Tax Proposal
AS Discriminatory Increase
House Committee Continues Hearings
Undisturbed by Trumon's Criticism

by Arthur A. Elder, the organiza-
tion's tax consultant. He empha-
sized the federation's opposition to
increased excise taxes was based
on the impact on the cost of living
THE So billion in excise taxes
will increase the price of goods
and therefore the cost of living by
at least So billion or more" Mr..
Elder said. Under controls, work.
ers are expecting that increases in
the cost of living will be matched
by corresponding increases in
wages. Under the proposed in
crease in excise taxes. workers will
therefore expect an increase in
wages. Who will absorb this IN
crease? The fact that Secretary
Snyder minimizes the possible i'm
pact Of this increase seems to ar
Evening star., 1951-02-16
Churchill Smile Charms
Child Struck by His Car
BY the Associated Press

LONDON, Feb. 16. - Maxine
Cunning, 6, achieved a cherished
ambition today. She met Winston
Churchill. She did it the hard
way-stepped off curb into the
side of his car. She was. knocked
down.
Mr.. Churchill, his secretary and
his bodyguard came piling out of
the car to see if she was hurt.
Maxine and her mother both said
no she wasn't Mr.. Churchill
shook hands with Maxine and
apologized for the accident. Max
inc told reporters later: Il don't
suppose he could help it."
And she added:
"He can smile very nicely,
really"
Evening star., 1951-02-16
Muo's Whereabouts
Topic of Wild Rumors
BY the Associated Press

HONG KONG, Feb. 16.-
Rumors on the whereabouts OF
Mao Tze-tung, Chinese Commu
list leader, filled Hong Kong to-
day.
The most popular rumors, all
unconfrmed, were that Mao was
Cd sick, CD on a visit to Moscow
or Cd toppled from power.
The speculation started after
Mao didn't show up at three big
governmental and politico-social
fupctions in Peiping.
Evening star., 1951-02-16
HeIicopters Rescue II

FIFTH AIR FORCE HEAD
QUARTERS, Korea, Feb. 16 Pl
-Four harmed helicopters
braved binding snow, 30-mile
winds and enemy fire today to
bring back II seriously wounded
infantrymen from the front lines
Evening star., 1951-02-16
By james Y. Newton

Organized labor will decide to-
day whether to boycott perma-
nently the Wage Sterilization
Board, which earlier had set a
ceiling on wage increases of 10 per
cent plus cost of living adjust
mentS to be made later.
The decision was to be made by
the United Labor Policy Commit
tee. The committee represents
the AFL, CIO and Independent
railroad brotherhoods.
There were indications the COM
mittee might decide not only to
boycott the board but to pull
labor's representatives cut of all
other Government defense agen-
cies. These would include the De-
fense Production Administration,
the Defense Department, the Eco
nomic Sterilization AdminiStra-
ton, National Production Author
ity and others.
Dissatisfied With Role.
Labor leaders long have ex-
pressed dissatisfaction with rep
resentation given the unions in
the defense program. They felt
that they have not been consulted
enough and have not been let in
on high policy decisions of the
Government. It was known that
this was one of the subjects under
discussion by the Policy Com
mittee.
Early today the three labor
members of the Governments
nine e-member wage board walked
out because they thought the for
mula for controlling future pay
increases was too low.
That formula, pushed through
by the public and industry men,
bers on 6-to-3 vote. would limit
wage increases to 10 per cent
above levels of January Is, 1850
It promised specifically to review
the policy after the Government
April Is living cost is announced.
The board majority said the whole
formula will be fully reviewed
and re-examined" before next
July /.
Committee Approves Walkout.
The Labor Policy Committee ap-
proved the walkout from the
board of it's three members. They
are Elmer E. Walker, vice presi-
dent of the AFL Machinists
Union; John J. Murphy, vice pres
ident of the AFL Bricklayers, and
Emil Rieve, president of the CLIO
Textile Workers.
Almost simultaneously with Mr..
Rieve's walkout on the board,
10000 members of his union en-
ployed in woolen and worsted
mills in New England the Middle
Atlantic States and the South
struck for higher pay.
Mr.. Rieve said the IL am.
Policy Committee meeting was
called "to consider further appro-
pirate action" He denounced the
10 per cent formula as unfair
and unavoidable" and apparently
the committee will indorse the
stand. Earlier the committee in
structed its board members to re-
ject a proposed 9 per cent wage
raise formula.
Two-Point Demand.
Several weeks ago the Labor
Policy Committee warned the Gov.
eminent that it would not take
part in Wage Board deliberations
unless Cd action was taken by
the Government to bring living
costs under tight control and q.
unless the board was given au'
thority to make its own decisions
That authority has been granted
by Economic Stabilizer Erit
(Coo NUACEC Dooo Ad0
Evening star., 1951-02-16
Labor Threatens to Withdraw
From All u. S. Defense Agencies
In Row on 1919 Pay Raise Ceiling
Policy Committee
Meets to Decide
After WuIkout
BULLETIN

The three labor members Of
the Wage Sterilization Board
will send in their designations to
President Truman later today
in protest against the setting of
a 10 per cent wage-control for
mula. They were instructed to
resign from the board by the
United Labor Policy Committee
which postponed a decision on
whether to withdraw labor's
representatives from all other
Government defense agencies.
Evening star., 1951-02-16
By Cecil HoIlond

Sharp criticism Of the admins
tration's proposed So billion in
crease in excise taxes came from
the American Federation of La
Dor today.
The organization described such
tax increases as discriminatory
Evening star., 1951-02-16

and unnecessary" but otherwise
supported the Treasury plan for
a prompt $40 billion tax increase.
It's views were presented in a
statement to the House Ways and
Means Committee now conducting
hearings on the administration's S
tax program.
The AFL views were presented
Evening star., 1951-02-16


of Iowa had questioned him about
testimony he gave in 1949 that
there were no troop commitments
in the treaty.
The Secretary of State revealed
today that Americas allies in
Western Europe are expected to
double their combat forces in the
next year. and he supported De-
fense Secretary Marshall's testi-
mony yesterday that it would he
unwise for Congress to put a fixed
ratio on troop contributions to the
integrated defense force of West
ern Europe.
Mr.. Acheson gave the two Sen
ate committees holding hearings
on the subject three reasons for
his statement that "the danger in
which we find ourselves is much
greater than in 1949." They were:
!. The atomic explosion in Rus
sia in the fall of 1949.
2. The attack on South Korea
last summer.
3. The increased tension" in
Southeastern Europe.
Declaration as Aid TO Unity j
The Secretary of State agreed
with several Senators it would
be desirable in the interest of
national unity If Congress and
the President can agree on a
declaration of American willing
ness to help defend Western Eu-
rope.
Under questioning by Senator
Saltonstall, Republican. of Massa-
chusetts, he refused. however, to
say how this should be done
Senator Hickenlooper charged
that the North Atlantic treaty
was sold to great many men,
bers of Congress" on the belief
that the United States would not
(see FOREIGN POLICY, Pg. A-5)
Evening star., 1951-02-16

Murphy's Finol mo" on Price Job Ex-
peeted Tonight. Pose A-3