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Evening star., 1951-01-02
Gen. Woinwright's
Own Gloves Used in
Ronsocking Home
BY the Associated Press

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Jan. a
Burglars who ransacked the
swank residence of Gen. Jonathan
Wainwright here apparently bor-
rowed some of the famous gen.
erals white kid gloves to keep
from leaving f1ngerprints.
The gloves were the only be-
longings missing when Gen
Wainwright found every drawer
closet and filing case broken open
yesterday and their contents
strewn about. His valuable col
lection of pistols and guns and
pieces of expensive jewelry were
not touched.
Gen. Wainwright told officers
he suspected the vandals were
trying to find important papers.
He added that he kept no such
papers in his house and would
be a fool to have any,"
Evening star., 1951-01-02
The Federal Spotlight
Continued From First Page. J

NSOAlIllluCu IlOIll Z Ii 81 1dSc.J
control over their personnel and
administrative operations.
They should devote a lot more
time to active supervision of the
+, subordinate operations within
their respective assignments.
Continuing Study Urged.
4. Excess personnel should be
transferred to defense agencies
which need them.
5. Congress should set up a con-
tinuing committee to follow up on
the Subcommittee's recommends
lions and determine whether the
Governments executive branch is
following them.
In its general findings of Fed
eral personnel in defense
agencies, the subcommittee de-
clared:
"The subcommittee finds that,
in general, executive agencies
could do a better job with fewer
employees. In many respects. they
have not fully recovered from the
i'll effects of the World War II
period. Elaborate stating re-
quirements still exist. Work habits
are relaxed from the all-out effort
which formerly prevailed.
Duplication Pointed Out.
Although some new non-de-
.fense activities have been added
to the normal pre-war workload
they are not sufficient to take UP
the slack. Functional duties have
not been altered in conformance
with postwar conditions. I'M
proved methods and labor saving
techniques have not been placed
in general practice.
Reorganization to eliminat,
duplicate and overlapping activ.
tiles has not been completed
Overhead administrative cost.
have increased sharply. Tht
retrencnment from a peak perloC
OF wartime employment ha.
not been fully carried out. The
cost consciousness which prevailed
in the pre-war period has not been
restored. The full capacity ano
myriad talents of the Federal
work force are not properly util-
lied"
Cooperation Praised.
The subcommittee, which did
not investigate the defense agen-
cies, declared that the need for
vigilance in the practice of econ
omy and efficiency in Government
becomes increasingly self-evident
| in periods of national emergency
Recent events make it essential
the Government make optimum
use of all available manpower
especially in the non-defense op-
erations, the group added.
The subcommittee made full
Evening star., 1951-01-02
Pay Dispute Closes Circus

NEW YORK, Jan. 2 (P.-Bil-
1er Brothers circus, which origi-
mated in Atlanta, Ga, was forced
to close here a few minutes be-
fore curtain time last night in a
wage dispute between 100 per-
formers and the management
The actors said they had not been
paid since the circus opened here
last week. The circus attorney
replied that business was bad.
Evening star., 1951-01-02
Fairfax Man Accused
OF Shooting Father,
|Woundinu Woman

A 35-year old Fairfax County
railroad nan today was charged
with shooting ly.s father. who is
II. serious condition at Alexandra
Hospital.
Lewis B Mason 35 of the 140C
block of Huntington avenue, was
freed undtr SIS, 900 bond on a
telonious assault charge after his
arrest by Fa-rtax County police.
He is accused of wounding his
father, William B. Mason, SO, OF
103 North Henry street, Alexan-
cria, during an argument last
night.
Also shot wa Mrs. Marie Buck
ner, So, of Fcrt Lyon Hill on Old
Kings highway near Iroveton
who was treated at Alexandria
Hospital fol leg wound and re-
leased.
Ordered Father to Leave.
Detective Sergt. Joseph j. How
ard of Fairfax police gave this ac-
count.
The, elder Mr.. Mason and a
friend last night went to Mrs.
Buckner's home to see the young
er Mr.. Mason who was visiting
there. An argument started. and
the son told his father to leave
The younger Mr.. Mason said he
was going home to get a gun and
warned his father to leave before
he returned.
Finding his father still there on
his return. the shooting ensued.
Mrs. Buckner was shot acci-
dentally.
Sergt. Howard said, the wound
ed Mr.. Mason was carried to the
Penn Daw Fire Department by his
friend. and from there was taken
to Alexandria Hospital. Sergt.
Howard said he went to the hos
pital, but Mr.. Mason at first re-
fused to tell who had shot him.
Waits in Hospital Hall.
Meanwhile. the younger Mr..
Mason had brought in Mrs. Buck
ner for treatment. and was sitting
IN the hall while police investi-
gctad the shooting.
Sergt. Howard said the elder
Mr.. Mason finally told him he had
been shot by his son.
Police said the younger Mr..
Mason is married and has three
young children. The elder Mr..
Mason and his wife live alone in
Alexandria. He is a retired Po-
tomac Yards employe. and his
wife works in a Washington de-
oartment store. Mrs. Buckner.
police said, is the mother of two
children and is separated from her
husband.
Evening star., 1951-01-02
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

highest in middle and upper sos.
Wild velocity at 1880 o'clock
this morning, 10 miles per hour;
direction, uth-southeast.
Five-Day Forecast for Washington
And Vicinity, January ri.
Rather mild with no colder
weather likely before the end Of
the week. Temperature above
normal for the period. Washing
ton normal, maximum Al, mini
mum 27. Occasional rain likely.
Evening star., 1951-01-02

District of Columbia-Mostly
cloudy this afternoon and tonight
Low tonight in middle 30s. To-
morrow cloudy and mild, some
light rain likely.
Maryland and Virginia - In
creasing cloudiness east portion,
cloudy west with some rain likely
in the mountains; lowest 35 to 40.
Tomorrow cloudy, occasional rain
likely central and west portion,
Evening star., 1951-01-02
Rose Bowl Catches Fire

PASADENA, Calf, Jan. 2 (P).-
Fire broke out today in the famed
Rose Bowl. 1t was confined to
some wooden forms left after the
concrete stadium was built. Fire
Chief S. H. Edmondson said there
was no material damage. He ex-
pressed belief the fire was started
by cigarettes dropped through
cracks in the concrete during yes
terday's Michigan-California game
and had smoldered all night.
Evening star., 1951-01-02

olAiNCAC app CIl-
alton for this assistance" the re-
port declared. 1t has not only
increased the accuracy of these
reports. but it has also enhanced
the subcommittee's belief that
the vast majority of thoughtful
Federal employees are increasingly
anxious to support any effort
which holds promise of improve
ment.
LEAVE-In passing, the group
submitted without comment sta
tistics showing that employees in
four agencies-FSA, Treasury, In
terror and GSA-used up an aver
age OF 35.5 days each in annual
and sick leave during 1949. Fed
eral employees get 26 days annual
leave and are entitled to an ad-
ditional Is days sick leave If
they need it.
PAY RATES-The subcommit-
tee criticized the Government
failure to provide equal pay for
equal work. to it's employees. The
group said that its investigation
showed that rates of pay vary
greatly for comparable jobs in
Government in different agencies.
Average salaries for similar staff
work in the four agencies used in
the leave figures show differences
of S492 in procurement jobs to
S1.688 in management-improve-
ment positions. Certainly a con-
oition of this kind stimulates en-
ploye turnover" the subcommittee
commented.
Chairman of the subcommittee
was Representative Williams,
Democrat, of Mississippi.
Evening star., 1951-01-02
Lucas Farewell Talk
Urges National Unity
On Foreign Policy

In his farewell speech as Demo-
cratic floor leader, Senator Lucas
of Illinois today called on the
administration and the Republi-
can leaders in Congress to lay
aside politics "and compromise
their differences on foreign pol
ICY to achieve national unity.
Republicans and Democrat:
alike stood and applauded wher
he sat down. Senator Lucas is
serving his last day In the Sen
ate.
1T took the Pearl Harbor dis
aster to bring about national
unity in 1941," said Mr.. Lucas
will it be necessary for the
Kremlin to drop a bomb on Wash
ington before we obtain the unity
we ought to have in this crisis?"
Without mentioning Herbert
Hoover, Senator Lucas made il
clear he does not think the United
States can adopt the policy OF
making this country a Gibraltar
IF Europe and Asiatic nations
should fall into the hands of the
Communists, America would ulti-
mately stand alone-a garrison
state surrounded by military
wall of IRON" he declared.
Senator Lucas said that no one
man or group has the complete
answer to what the foreign policy
should be, and agreed that Con-
gress has a voice in the making
of foreign policy. Then he added
II firmly believe the admins
tration, through its leaders, and
the leaders of the minority in
Congress should lay aside every
political or other consideration
and compromise their differences
on foreign policy"
Evening star., 1951-01-02
81 Miners Killed in Hunoury

BUDAPEST, Hungary, Jan.
P.-The Hungarian Ministry OF
Mining and Energy announced
today that 81 miners were killed
December 80 in a mine accident
at Tatabanya, Western Hungary.
The men were killed in a big ex-
plosion, "the reasons for which are
not yet fully cleared up" brief
communique said.
Evening star., 1951-01-02
The Federal Spotlight
Fewer u. S. Employees Urged
AS Way to Increase Efficiency

scale Investigations in the Treas
ury, Interior and Labor Depart
ments. and the Federal Security
Agency and the General Services
Administration. 1t also received
data from the Agriculture, Com
merce, Justice and State Depart
ments and the Veterans Admin
istration.
The group praised the whole
hearted cooperation" that Fed
eral employees gave them in con-
Evening star., 1951-01-02
Etnu Volcanic BIust
Is Worst in Month
By the Associated Press

CATANIA, Sicily, Jan. g.
Seething Mount Etna saluted the
New Year last night by spewing
up ner most spectacular outburst
of lava in month.
One molten stream burned its
way across snow fields at a rate
of 25 yards an hour. Huge rocks
were tossed hundreds of feet into
the air from cfaters in the vol
cano's side, as columns of black
smoke billowed up from the
craterS.
Evening star., 1951-01-02
Treasurer Choroed

In Dinwiddie, Va. Sheriff H. G.
Wheeler said William Guy Smith,
jr., deputy treasurer of Dinwiddie
County, has been arrested on a
charge of embezzlement of county
funds.
A warrant says Smith took
about S., 1000 in taxes collected. He
is free under $4,000 bond.-AP.
Evening star., 1951-01-02
|ndonesians May Face
Crisis in Dutch Refusal
OF New Guinea Claims
BY the Associated Press

JAKARTA, Indonesia, Jan. q
The New Year brought a wave OF
anxiety to Indonesia, where this
year-old nation is confronted by
possible crisis over its claim tc
Western New Guinea.
The crisis could bring the fall
OF Premier Mohammed NatSir's
government, or a ruinous leftist-
inspired boycott of the Dutch.
The Dutch. after a long
conference with Indonesian repre-
Sentatives at The Hague, refused
to cede absolute sovereignty to
their part-the Western half-of
the wild, undeveloped island which
sprawls north of Australia like a
giant cloud cap.
Foreign Minister Mohammed
Rum. who argued Indonesia's case
at The Hague, came home yester-
day blaming the disagreement on
mistakes made by the Dutch in
their postwar policy in 1ndonesia.
May Force Resignation.
Rum will report the failure of
his mission to Parliament and
government whose control of the
nation is none too firm. Failure
OF his policy of negotiation on
New Guinea may force 43-year-
old Natsir to resign.
That would be risky. The boy
ish-looking Moslem Premier is q
member of the Masjumi, or Mos
lem, Party which holds only so OF
the 243 seats in Parliament, but il
nevertheless is the nations strong
est single party and is capable OF
kicking up an embarrassing crisis
The second largest party is the
Indonesian Nationalist (PND
which was founded quarter of a
century ago by President Soer-
karno and which led the fight fol-
independence.
Soerkarno, chief of the infant
State, is expected to address the
nation in the next day or two. He
may tell the people to keep the
peace and avoid violence. If he
does, the immediate tension and
bitterness over the Hague failure
may pass.
Left Wingers Urge Boycott.
But several factions led by left
wingerS both in and out of govern
ment have been urging a boycott
against all Dutch.
Such boycott, if carried out 100
per cent, would mean all Indone-
slams would stop working for the
250,000 Dutch who used to rule
these islands. 1t would mean In
donesians would stop selling food
and the islands rich products to
the Dutch. and stop handling all
merchandise for the Dutch.
The boycott also would extend
to anybody else who had any traf-
fic with the Dutch. That would
blanket more than 2 million Chi
nese who handle a lot of InGo-
nesia's retail and other business.
If effective, such a boycott prob
ably would ring the curtain down
on the Dutch here, who have stuck
it out despite the strong feeling
against them and who still run
most of the nations commerce and
still hold many important posts
in the government.
It is doubtful, however, that
such a boycott would be 100 per
cent effective. The trouble is that
Indonesians are not yet ready or
equipped to take over from the
Dutch in such complete fashion.
Evening star., 1951-01-02
Maryland Democrats Hold
Party Unity Conference

In Baltimore State Controller
J. Millard Tawes today was to
make strong bid to line up the
shaken Democratic ranks at a
meeting of carefully chosen party
leaders in his office.
With Republican administra-
ton taking over January 10, but
Democrats retaining control of
the Legislature, which convenes
tomorrow, several recognized party
leaders were omitted from the
invitations.
Evening star., 1951-01-02

nectlOn W l I n
the investiga-
ton, even when
in many in
stances "this
e n t a il e d the
submission of
self = damaging
information in
spite of the
possibility of re-
prisal."
THE subcem-
mittee wishes to
acknoWl e d g e
and express its
cirrcro onnPocj-
Evening star., 1951-01-02
Tax Office Transfers

The income tax division of the
State controllers Office is to move
from Baltimore to the State Of
flee Building, Annapolis.
The move will restore to the
State capital all functions carried
on before a move to Baltimore was
made in the fall of 1949. 1t fol-
lows a directive from the 1850
General AsSembly-AP.
Evening star., 1951-01-02
Fairfax Studies Occupation

Fairfax County attorneys are
studying the law to see what can
be done about Alexandria "occu-
patton" of county territory since
midnight Sunday.
City police and fire authorities
are now extending protection to
the rs square miles of county land
recently awarded Alexandria by a
court decree. But Fairfax. plan
ming to appeal the finding, appar-
emily was caught unawares when
the New Year arrived and city
police moved out with new city
limit signs.
The Fairfax appeal to the State
Supreme Court is expected to be
filed this month. There are 1000
inhabitants of the disputed area.
Evening star., 1951-01-02
Three Night Spots Roided

Eight persons were arrested on
charges of violating Prince
Georges County liquor laws in
raids on three night spots by a
Evening star., 1951-01-02

Record Temperatures Last Year.
Highest. 96. on June "a
Lowest. Is, on December 2S.
High and Low of Last "a Hours.
High, 80. at 12:40 pm.
Low, 26, at sos am.
Evening star., 1951-01-02
US. WEATHER BURfAU MAP

Rain will fall practically the entire eastern half of the
Nation tonight except for sleet the Canadian
border Rain will also fall in the North Pacific States while
indicated for the Northern Central Rockies the
Dakoas and the Northern and Central Plateau 1t will be
warmer east of the Mississippi and colder the Central
States 1t will be rather cold the Far West with frost in
dcated for sections Central California Wephoto
Evening star., 1951-01-02
Biggest Diamond

/ The biggest diamond find in
South Africa was the "Cullinan'
which weighed about 3,106 carats.
Evening star., 1951-01-02
Big Near Miss

A y0ungster on a Christmas
bicycle almost struck the two
pedestrians on a Baltimore
sidewalk.
Careful lad, this is the
Mayor" said the taller.
"Oh yeah, then I'm the Gov
ernOr," said the boy.
mo you're not, son. I'm the
Governor" gently replied Theo-
dore r. McKeldin, Governor
elect, as he introduced Mayor
Thomas D'Alesandro to the
red-faced youth.-AP.
Evening star., 1951-01-02
Maryland and Virginia
News in Brief

deputy sheriff and three county
policemen yesterday.
Those arrested included the
proprietors of the three places:
Club La Conga on Baltimore
boulevard, near Berwyn; Rustic
Cabin at Colmar Manor and Club
4400 at 4400 Rhode Island avenue,
Brentwood. The county did not
relax its no-drinking- -after-mid-
night ban, even If it was New
Years.
Evening star., 1951-01-02
Temperatures In Various Cities.

Europe is the smallest of the
continents with the exception OF
Australia.
Evening star., 1951-01-02
The Sun and Moon.
Precipitation.

Monthly precipitation in inches in tn.
Capital (current month to date):
Evening star., 1951-01-02

River Report.
(From u. s. Engineers)
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah clear at
Harpers Ferry.
Evening star., 1951-01-02

Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by o.. 8. Coast and Geodetit
Evening star., 1951-03-23
Cost of Living IndexDue to Show
Further Advance of 2L2 Points
Defense-Lobor Settlement May Be Near;
Probe of Mobilization Effort Slated

|of at least SO Federal agencies
conc 2rned with mobilization will
Ibe called as witnesses. He said
that aside from controls. officials
will be called on to explain why
tax concessions were made to
some companies while others in
the same industry failed to get
such benefits.
The Defense Production Act,
the blueprint of the mobiliza-
tion program, allows company
to write off as much as 20 per
cent a year, for tax purposes, of
the cost of building new de-
fense plant.
The new advance in living costs
will bring a wage increase to
workers in several industries where
there are contracts tying wages to
living costs. The largest group SO
affected is the million non-operat-
ing employees of the railroads. The
next wage adjustment in the big
automobile industry is not sched-
uled until June.
Price Director Michael v. Di-
Sale, meanwhile. announced a
slight relaxation in the freeze of
gasoline prices. 1t will permit the
Nations 100000 service stations to
use the same profit margins they
had during the base period of the
freeze-December 19 to January
26. But the order allows a mini
mum profit of cents a gallon.
Evening star., 1951-03-23
By Horry Macarthur

Washington's first large-screen
theater television system is to
be installed in RKO-Keith's The
ater, Fifteenth and G streets NV.
Work is to be started on April
2 and the schedule calls for put
ting the system into operation on
May /.
Telecasts of special events and
other selected programs will be
shown on the regular theater
screen, as an adjunct to the mo-
ton picture features, which will
continue.
This will be the first RKO the
ater outside New York to embrace
theater television as an antidote
to the box office anemia to which
home television has contributed
The chain already has tried it
with satisfactory results at the
Fordham Theater in New York
The Keith's installation will be
the first step in a plan to install
similar units throughout the
country in RKO movie houses.
1t is not yet known what TV
programs will be shown Keith's
'movie-goers as plans stiUeare in
Evening star., 1951-03-23
British Crew Refuses
To Sail Freighter 10
Chinese Red Port
Owners Won't Punish
Seumen; Ship Helped
Hunqnom Evacuation
By the Associuted Press

TOKYO, Mar. 23.-The crew of
the Empire Marshal, a British
merchant ship that won COM
mendation for its part in the
Korean Hungnam evacuation, to-
day refused to sail to Dairen, in
Red China.
Tonight, the owners said they
would neither imprison nor other
wise penalize the crew. Instead
message from the London ship
ping firm of P. B. Pandelis said
the ship will be rerouted to an
other port, and it won't be ir
Communist territory.
An official of a Yokohama ship
ping agent for Mr.. Pandelis Saio
he received the owners message
indicating support of the crew.
Of the So creWmen, several are
White Russians, three are Ma
tionalist Chinese. Others also
are unwelcome in Red China be-
cause of their contact with United
Nations forces in Korea, the Yoko-
hama agent said.
1--WE have a close feeling for
the United Nations cause through
our relationship with the men
fighting in Korea" said Second
Electrician D. G. MacNaughton
spokesman for the crew of the
Empire Marshal.
eve voted unanimously-the
So of us-not to help the Com
munists by taking the vessel into
a Red port where there is nc
British representation at pres
ent."
The Empire Marshal was one OF
number of commercial vessels
that aided in the evacuation OF
Wonsan and Hungnam last fall
For that it earned praise from
both Rear Admiral J. Fl. Doyle
commander of Task Force 90, and
Vice Admiral C. T. Joy, COM
mander of United States Naval
Forces in the Far East.
The ship completed a contract
Sunday for hauling war material
and supplies between Japan and
Korea. 1t was to have departed
for Dairen yesterday, Mr.. Mac
Naughton said.
Evening star., 1951-03-23
First D. 6. Theoter Te|eviision
To Be Installed at RKO-Keith' S

the formative stage. At the
Fordham in New York. theater
ltelevision has included last falls
Notre Dame football games
speeches by President Truman
and Gen. Eisenhower, other
special events and some COM
mercial programs.
In every case permission of the
telecaster has been received be-
fore projecting the programs and
they have been shown in addition
to the regular film feature, at nc
increase in price.
Announcement of the Keith's
innovation was made today by
William w. Howard. RKO Thea
ters vice president, and Barton
Kreuzer, general product mana
ger of the RCA engineering
products department.
The installation at Keith's
which will cost approximately
$25, 900. will be RCA's Model PIT
100, which provides a picture as
large as the regular theater
screen. The protector is to be
attached to the front of the first
balcony.
Evening star., 1951-03-23
By james Y. Newton

The Government today hac
completed a new survey showing
further sizable advances in liv-
ing costs.
This news came as defense
program officials continued theil
efforts 10 settle differences with
organized labor, while a Senate
committee scheduled a full-dress
investigation of the mobilization
effort.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics
latest cost-of- living index will be
announced officially tonight. II
was expected to show 2l2 point
increase between January Is and
February Is. The freeze of most
prices was imposed January 26
officials believed most of the in
crease took place before that time
In another development Eco
nomic Stabilizer Eric A. Johnston
warned in a radio talk that too
much complacency" over initiation
is undermining the defense effort
The investigation of mobiliza-
ton was announced by Chairman
Maybank of the Senate House
watchdog" committee. 1t will
center on price-wage controls and
charges of favoritism. Public
hearings will start about April 4.
Senator Maybank said officials
Evening star., 1951-03-23
IS Escape as Fire Damage!
Apartments in Southwest

Fifteen women and children
were forced to flee from their
apartments at 1872 Irvington street
S.W. today by a fire which broke
out in the furnace room.
The blaze was discovered by a
mailman, Philip Almedia, %, col
ored, 2314 H street NV, who noti-
fed a tenant.
The fire burned into the first
floor apartment of M/Sergt. Bin
hford Luce of Boiling Air Force
base, whose wife and 19-month-
old son were in the back yard
Some furniture was damaged be-
lfore the firemen extinguished the
blaze. No one was injured.
The exact origin of the blaze
was not Immediately determine d