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Evening star., 1951-07-18
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lantic Pact partners by seeking to
establish bases In Spain.
A Foreign Office spokesman as
serted that Spain was not being
"directl ymenaced by Russia" and
that therefore the question was
not an urgent one.
In any case, France said, Spain
does not have authority to yield
any bases In Spanish Morocco
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he will ask an additional 1885
Ior the full 20 per cent plus small
amounts for water and land taxes
The raise can take effect iminedi-
ately.
Joseph j. Urciolo filed for in
creases on IS units in three apart
ment buildings. These were the
only filings completed UP to early
this afternoon.
The larger landlords could not
work so fast. for they are faced
with considerable paper work.
Charles j. Rush. executive Sec
retary Of the Washington Real
Estate Board. which also is
distributing the forms, said the
general expectation is that most
increases will be made effective on
August l or the, next rent-paying
day.
Landlord Explains.
Jess Fisher of the Jess Fisher
& Co. real estate firm confirmed
this for his own company. which
will raise rents on about 1900
units in IS buildings.
1T would take too much paper
work to pro-rate the raises to
cover the rest of this month, al
though we will have our forms
filed next week." he explained.
Mr.. Fisher wasn't too encour-
aging when asked whether the
increases would make possible inn
provements in service to tenants,
such as redecorating.
This raise is just to take care
of the rise in maintenance costs
that already has taken place. :
he commented.
Mrs. Fred w. Johansen. 1885
Ingleside terrace NV. who will
raise rents on two apartments in
a house across the street from
her home, expressed similar
viewpoint.
Hopes for Better Service.
We've put q new oil burner In
and new furnace and we've done
a lot Of work on the place." she
said. I'VE feel we're very much
entitled to the raise"
Mrs. Johansen's husband works
for the Government. They lease
the house and sublet the apart
ments.
Mr.. Cogswell declared. however,
that he hopes improved service
will result in many places.
Landlords who have increased
rents since January /. l94l, can
not raise them the full 20 per cent.
They must deduct the previous
increases.
Those owning Federal Housing
Administration insured apart
ments completed after March 81,
1948, cannot raise any rents at all,
since those buildings have rents
fixed by the Government.
In the case Of other buildings
completed since 194l. landlords
are entitled TO increases Of Q per
cent per calendar year through
1850. less any increases made since
completion.
Mr.. cogswell has pointed out
that most increases up to now
have been concentrated In higher
priced apartments and houses. so
lower-rent units probably will be
affected by the largest raises.
percentagewise.
Evening star., 1951-07-18
Justice Department and f &c
Take Separate Lines on Prices
New York Stores
Recent Wur' Is
Under Investigation
BY n. Associated Press

OuuSt iHNSSuyutiUH
BY The Assoeiaisd Press
NEW YORK. July 1s.Pricing
policies and advertising claims of
New York ctiy's major depart-
ment stores are under inyestiga-
tion by the Federal Trade Com
mission.
The action resulted from COM
plant by the Better Business Bu-
reau Of New York City, which
mentioned specifically the adver-
tising claims Of r. H. Macy g. Co.
and Gimbel Bros.
Macy's was singled out for its
claim that I'VE endeavor to save
our customers at least 6 per cent
for cash, except on price fixed
goods" and Gimbels for its slogan.
For cash or for credit-nobody
undersells- Gimbels."
Charge Misleading Claims.
The complaint charged that
such claims tend to mislead and
deceive the public and constitute
unfair business competition "of a
most serious nature"
John c. Wood, chairman of the
board Of the bureau. said today
that the bureau sent its complaint
to Washington July 8. Yesterday.
he said, the bureau received an
acknowledgment from James NJ.
Mead, commission chairman and
former Senator from New York.
Mr.. Mead's letter said the COM.
plant had been referred to the
commissions investigation bureau
OF anti deceptive practices "forI
expeditions action to determine
such advertising war
rants corrective action by the
commission.
Could Issue Cease Order.
Where it finds an unfair prac-
tice exists. the FTC can order the
offender to cease. and may bring
contempt action If the practice Isl
continued.
Mr.. Wood said the bureau had
taken the matter up with the
trade commission only after It'll
had tried unsuccessfully to get
merchants to discontinue yolun-
tarily the advertising claims It'll
held to be unfair.
The complaint brought to al
mead a controversy that has been
building up for many years among
retail merchants over advertise
nents about underselling. This
long-standing friction flared into
an open price war among several
of the large department stores
after q Supreme Court decision
two months ago that manufac-
turers could not enforce fixed re-
sale prices on retailers who re-
fused to sign agreements with
them.
$, Macy's Out of Bureau.
The Better Business Bureau is
financed by most of the large
business and industrial concerns
In the city and by many small
businesses. Macy's has been out
Of the bureau for many years.
Gimbels is a member.
Jack !. Straus, president Of
Macy's, said the store had re-
ceived a copy of the complaint.
1T should be pointed out that the
membership of the board OF di-
rectors of the Better Business
Bureau Of New York includes. sew
eral of Macy's competitors"
He said similar action in the
past had resulted in. dismissal of
the action by the ETC.
Bernard F. Gimbel, president of
Gimbels, said any store making
general underselling claims should
be willing to have its books and
records open to inspection by the
proper authorities"
The commissions investigation
Is expected to take months.
Evening star., 1951-02-22
BY The Assoeioied Press

TORONTO, Feb. ga Cana
dian Press correspondent re-
ported from Korea today that
So American soldiers were slaugh-
tered in a village they had cap
tured because they posted only
single sentry and then went
to sleep.
Correspondent Bill Boss, with
Canadian soldiers of the Princess
Patricia Regiment, wrote that
the Canadians advancing in the
Chipyong sector yesterday, saw
a picture of horror at the tiny
village of Kudun.
THE Canadians saw the bodies
of the Americans - SO - many
stark naked, killed in flight as
they struggled to get out of their
sleeping bags and attempted to
get away" the dispatch said.
1.-THE Patricias learned that
Evening star., 1951-02-22
68 Yunks Killed While Guarded
By Single Sentry, Writer Says

their predecessors bedded down
after taking the village and posted
a solitary sentry instead of digging
in and maintaining a proper
watch.
THE Chinese silently estab-
lished a roadblock behind the
Americans and attacked from the
front, moving down the awak-
ened troops mercilessly."
Mr.. Boss quoted Maj. Gordon
Henderson of the Princess Pats
as saying: TITS a tragedy. But
it's a terrific lesson for our fell
lows. 1t rams home every point
the commanding officer has been
teaching these last weeks of night
training"
The Princess Pats moved into
the front lines for the first time
since their arrival in Korea in
December.
Evening star., 1951-02-22
Featured Reading
Inside Todoy's Star
BEHIND THE BAMBOO CURTAIN

BEHIND THE BAMBOO CURTAIN
Arthur Moore, q British correspond
emf, visited the Chinese Red eopitoI
Of Peipins eorly this month ond says
he found thot the Mao Tze-tuns
regime hos done more for Chino thon
Chions Koi-shek. First Of a series
on Poee AS.
THE FABULOUS PARsoN-Porson
Weems is responsible for mony Of the
traditional stories obout George Wosh-
ineton. Jones G. Deone, stor reporter,
tokes another look at some Of these
legends credited to the fobuIous porson
on Poee Ais.
DocToRED WATER-The District
Health Department wonts to put fIuo-
ride in the city voter supply. The
omozine reduction in tooth decoy in
children which this chemical hos pro-
dueed when added to the voter Of other
cities is discussed in on article on
Poee B-l.
SERVICE NoTES-News Of District
men and women serving in the armed
forces Of the United Stotes-both here
ond obrood-is given in special round
up on Poee AIS.
AS LIFE GOES ON ABROAD
Horossed ond beset Britons hove one
pleasure that is distinctly Enslsh-rs-
loxotion over pint at pub. For Q
description bf these poor mons clubs"
see Pose AIS.
Evening star., 1951-02-22
Auto Production at Peak ,
Unhit Yet by Cutbacks
BY the Associated Press

DETROIT, Feb. REPRODUCTION
cutbacks have not yet hit the auto
industry.
The factories this week will
build 1916 vehicles, Automotive
News estimated today. Included
in the total will be 146,139 cars
and 32,057 trucks.
1T will be the most cars and
trucks turned out in any week Sc
far this year." the trade paper
said, land compares well with some
of the best weekly totals obtained
in last years record-breaking pro-
duction performance.
Last week United States out
put totaled 138,087 cars and 81
1853 trucks.
THE 20 per cent cut in the auto
industry's use of Steel" Automo-
tive News added, will probably
result in car production leveling
off to slightly more than 100000
a month in the near future. Truck
production is not likely to be
greatly affected"
The paper estimates February
output at 489, 900 cars and 100000
trucks
Evening star., 1951-02-22
Burquin Hunters Fill Streets
And Stores for Birthday Sales

place. The sturdier breed of bar
gain-hunters went after the lin
tied super-specials, such as 81
cent teleVSsion sets. IS mems suits,
1-cent sheet music, 99-cent cam
eras, $25 upright pianos, $1.99 dia-
mond rings. SIS fur coats, 99-cent
radios and SIS sewing machines.
Places that offered these "lead-
ers' resembled World Series ticket
line scenes this morning. Bed rolls,
camp stools, coffee urns and lunch
boxes were brought along to ease
the long vigils. Paper cups Uttered
the sidewalks. Extra police welx
out to keep order.
Department stores recruited all
extra help available and then
turned to supervisory personnel in
an effort to wait on the huge
crowds. Store officials termed the
(See SALES. Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1951-02-22

Bargain hunters swarmed
through streets and stores today
for the annual Washington Birth
day Sales-an event that began
with one store Is years ago and
has grown to carnival proportions.
Even before dawn, misty. wind
blown figures stood, sat or lay in
doorWays waiting for the sales to
start. One man had taken his
position before noon yesterday. =
Others lined up during the
afternoon and night. until by Z
a m. today long queues curled away
from store fronts.
Many of them had scanned the
116-page edition of yesterdays
Star, picked out the bargains that
appealed to them, and sacrificed
warmth and sleep for the big
effort.
Half-price sales were common
Evening star., 1951-02-22
Johns Hopkins Shifts
To Go-as-You-Learn
Plan for Students
More Freedom Given
In Selecting Courses
And Time for Them
By the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Feb. 22-Johns
Hopkins University announced to-
day it is doing away with the
orthodox four-year undergraduate
program. In its place will be a
liberal, go-as-you-learn plan with
no restrictions on time, scope or
specific study.
"We propose to make this a uni
versity in which the sharp dis
tinctions between undergraduates
and graduates will be eliminated, %
said DR.. DetleveW. Brbnk, Hopkins
president.
DR.. Bronk's disclosure came in a
statement prepared for delivery
at ceremonies observing the 18th
anniversary of the university s
founding.
He set the transition period al
from five to six years.
More Funds Sought.
The President also reported the
start of drive for $75 million to
SO million to finance the change
over, add new facilities and in
Grease the endowment.
/ He estimated the immediate
transition period would cost ap-
proximately Sc million.
| There will be no fixed pattern
of required courses for new stu
dents when they enter from high
school. Faculty advisors will de-
wise a set of requirements for each
student, tuned to his abilities anc
! interests.
Although there would be nc
pressure exerted whatsoever tt
speed a student along, one uni.
versity official explained, there
would be an opportunity for those
desiring to go as fast as they
wished.
Will Curtail Enrolment.
The smart ones" he estimated
could finish work for a master.
degree in about four years, pres.
emily the normal time for earn
ing a bachelors degree.
The enrolment currently i.
about 1900 in both the graduate
and undergraduate colleges. Tht
university has been trying to cur.
tail gradually the number of stu.
dents and expects to continue thi!
practice under the new system.
AS a result, the school is ablt
to choose the students it desires
Approximately rs per cent of thoss
entering the undergraduate fielt
complete their graduate studies.
DR.. Bronx told the convocatior
"the growing demand for grad.
uateS education indicates tina
many young men and women art
capable of benefiting from thu
/ 500 uOpKTNS paoa A-5)
Evening star., 1951-02-22
U. 5. and Canada Agree
To Combine Civil Defenses
BY The Associated Press

OTTAWA, Feb. 22.-American
and Canadian officials report they
have agreed on a plan to combine
the civil defenses of the two ma
tions "as if there were no border" :"
The home defense chiefs said
the agreement will lay the basis
for cooperation by such places as
Windsor and Detroit, and Van
couver and Seattle as well as
provinces and States. Exchange
of information and interchange of
officers for schools and staff jobs
also was foreseen.
The announcement was issued
last night after a four-hour meet
ing between Maj. Gen. F. F.
Worthington. Canada's civil de-
fense co-ordinator, and James
Wadsworth, deputy administrator
of the United States civil defense
setup.
Evening star., 1951-02-22
Conductors Propose
Federal Seizure Of
Railroads Profits
Union President Tells
Hearing Thot Move
Would Aid Negotiations
By jones J. CuIIinone

Government seizure of railroad
profits was proposed TO Senate
committee today as one method
of breaking the two-year -old
wage-hour dispute between man
agement and railroad unions.
The proposal came from Roy o.
Hughes, president of the Order of
Railway Conductors, first witness
called before the Senate Labor
subcommittee, which is attempt
ing to find a method of settling
the dispute which led to Gov
ernmfnt operation of the Nation S
railroads.
Mr. Hughes told the committee
that the unions have been unable
to make any progress through
collective bargaining with railroad
management.
Murray Criticizes Delay.
THE Order of Railway Conduc-
tors, therefore" he said, nov
supports the theory that the Gov
ernment should impound profits
during Government seizure and
control brought about by unsettled
labor conditions within the indus
try. 1t is our opinion that such
a policy will be a step toward en-
couraging cooperative collective
bargaining"
OfflcialS of the railroad unions
were called before the committee
after Senator Murray, Democrat
OF Montana, declared the recent
sick call" strikes of rail terminal
crews presented direct chal-
lenge to Congress" to determine
whether the Railway Labor Act
needs rewriting.
This dispute" Senator Murray
said as the hearing opened this
morning, constitutes threat tc
our economy and our defense"
Negotiations Reviewed.
! Mr.. Hughes told the committee
his union opened negotiations fol
improved working conditions with
the railroads in 1949.
THE record of what followed, ;
he said, "has been so completely
unsatisfactory that we are un.
certain and disheartened as tt
whether it is possible for any labor
organization in the railroad in.
dustry to arrive at mutually salts.
factory agreements by means o1
direct negotiations with the rail.
roads of the United States"
Mr.. Hughes contended thai
Government seizure of the rail.
roads in August, 1850, did nothing
to encourage settlement of thu
labor dispute. Under Government
operation, he said, the railroad.
cannot possibly lose financially
(See RAILS, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1951-02-22
Home Rule Hearings
Extended 10 Include
Trade Board Views
Small Business Group
Attacks Bill; Nicely
Cites Wide Criticism
BULLETIN

Chairman Nicely of the Senate
District Committee today un-
expectedly announced that fur
ther hearings will be held on the
Washington home rule bill es-
pecially to hear testimony of the
Washington Board of Trade.
later, he said.
Home rule for Washington was
indorsed strongly and attacked
today as the Senate District Com
mittee neared the end of public
hearings on a bill to give the city
a limited form of self government.
Spokesman for several civic and
veterans groups supported the
measure but it was opposed by the
Federation of Businessmen's As
sociations, an organization of
small businessmen.
Chairman Nicely of the District
Committee, one of the sponsors of
pending legislation, plans to push
for its approval by his committee
and later by the Senate. The
measure is similar to legislation
which passed the Senate in the
last Congress but died in the
House.
Improvement Sought.
Senator Nicely, during colloquy
with one witness, who gave only
qualified Endorsement to the meas
ure. declared he was trying to
improve the city government here
which he charged was "a miser-
able failure" In national maya
zines, Senator Nicely said, Wash
ington is being pictured as the
worst governed city, with more
crime and more murders than
most cities"
ITS a disgrace" he declared
mot to the people here alone, but
to the Nation
The witness, Capt. j. Walter
Mcdonald, former Treasury en-
ploye, who resides at 1920 Mon
(See HOME RULE, Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1951-02-22
House Group 10 Renew
IFS Hollywood Probe;
Parks 10 Be Witness
Long List Of Film Figures
Will Be Questioned
Starting March II
By [. Eduor Primo

The House Committee on I'm
American Activities next month
will launch full-scale investiga.
tion of communism in Hollywood
and Larry Parks, star of the movie
"'The Jolson Story" is slated to h6
one of the first witnesses.
Two committee investigators, il
was learned. now are in the film
capital preparing to subpoena q
long list of movie industry per.
sonalities, including actors, &C.
tresses, directors and writer's, fol
appearances here beginning
March 81.
Both friendly" and hostile
witnesses are expected to be called
The committee is known to have
photostats of Communist Party
membership cards for more thar
twenty Hollywood figures.
The investigators left Washing.
ton by plane last night after q
sudden decision by the committee
leadership to proceed with the
inquiry.
To Recall Robinson.
After the committees frs
meeting about two weeks ago
members merely said it had beer
Tentatively agreed" to recall Ed
ward G. Robinson, movie badman
for additional testimony. Mr.
Robinson has appeared voluntarily
in December to testify in re-
gard to reports he was associated
with leftist groups. The com.
Evening star., 1951-02-22
By Russell Brines
Associated Press Foreign Correspondent

TOKYO, Feb. 22.-Gen. Mac
Arthur today resumed his daily
overall communicates - covering
ground, air and naval operations
as United Nations commander
in Korea.
1t stirred Immediate speculation
that Gen. Macarthur was making
plain who's boss.
Informed sources in Tokyo
strongly denied that was the pur-
pose, saying there has never been
the slightest hint" that Gen. Mac
Arthur lacked full authority to
conduct the Korean campaign.
There had been rumors that he
was being stripped of some of his
authority. They prompted Gen.
Omar N. Bradley, chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff, to comment
recently in Washington that Gen.
Macarthur still was running the
Korean military show.
Today's first of the new Mac
Evening star., 1951-02-22
By Robert K. Welsh

William E. Willett, Reconstruc-
ton Finance Corp. director, ad-
mitted to a Senate subcommittee
today that he did a favor on a
loan application for. personal
friend, c. Edward Rowe, who later
became an RFC director.
The favor. he said, was to as
sign an examiner to handle the
loan application of the Harring-
ton and Richardson Arms Co. of
Worcester, Mass, of which Mr..
Rowe then was president. The
selection of examiners is not
normally made by RFC directors,
subcommittee members noted.
Il did it as a personal favor to
Judge Rowe, who has been a
friend of mine for years." Mr.. Will
lett testified.
Would Do 1t for Any Friend.
Because he is an old friend,
you resorted to that unusual pro-
cedure?" Subcommittee Chairman
Fulbright asked.
Il would do it for any friend, i"
Mr.. Willett answered.
Committee members closed in
with questions on Mr.. Willett, who
had opened his testimony with a
denial of ever having consciously
yielded" to influence, as'charged
in a recent report of the COM
mittee.
The reference to Mr.. Rowe
came up in the course of ques-
tioning that followed a long pre-
pared statement by Mr.. Willett.
In the statement, Mr.. Willett de-
clared he never had been in
f1uenced or dominated" by Donald
S. Dawson, an aide to President
Truman.
Considered Action Proper.
The Senate Banking Subcom-
mittee, in report early this
month, declared that three of
the directors, including Mr.. Will
lett, had bowed to outside influ-
ence and named Mr.. Dawson as
one who exerted influence. The
report also noted that Mr.. Rowe
was appointed director last
August only a few months after
his Massachusetts, company got
an RFC loan.
Senator Fulbright asked Mr..
Willett if he thought it was
proper for a former RFC bor-
rover to seek or accept appoint
ment as an RFC director. Mr.
Willett replied that in his view
1t would be all right.
From your testimony Senator
Douglas, Democrat, of Illinois. in
teriected, "it would appear that
the old maxim that Caesars wife
must be above reproach does not
make an appeal to you"
"Oh yes it does, SIR Mr. Willett
said.
Asked About Examiner.
Senators also questioned Mr.
Willett closely about the employ
ment of Hubert B. Steele, former
(See RFC, Page A-5O
Evening star., 1951-02-22
RFC Director Admits Loan Favor
For Friend Later Named to Board;
Denies Dawson Influenced Him
Willett Selected
Examiner for
Rowe Request
BULLETIN

Chad Calhoun, Washington
representative of the KAISER
Frazer Corp, told a Senate sub
committee today that RFC Di-
rector Walter L. Dunham asked
him to try to persuade Senator
Tobey, Republican, of New
Hampshire to support his re-
appointment as a director. Ed
gar Kaiser, president of the
company, gave the committee
a memorandum in which a for
mer RFC director, Harvey Gum
derson, declared that E. Merl
Young attempted to impress
upon the company that he had
influence on RFC loans.
Evening star., 1951-02-22
Overall Communiques on Korea
Resumed by Gen. Macarthur
Action Strs Speculation U. N. Commander
Is Making 1t Clear He Hos Authority

Arthur series announced progress
of two-day-old offensive in Cen
trail Korea.
Tuesday Gen. Macarthur visited
that front at Wonju. He wrote
out instructions then for Allied
troops to resume the initiative. -
That caused some apparent reper-
cussions among 9Th Army officers.
Censoring officers tried to
eliminate the phrase from inter-
-pretive stories. But they even
tually were cleared in Tokyo.
The implication of the incident
was that 9Th Army officers re-
sented Gen. MacArthur's verbal
assumption of command for a
limited offensive. Some said the
drive actually had begun the day
before Gen. Macarthur visited
the front.
Gen. Macarthur had dropped
the daily overall summaries last
December. The explanation was