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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-12
Soft Coal Miners
Seek 81 a Day More,
No Change in Hours
Operators Are Surprised
By MiIdness of Demands
In Contract Negotiations

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 12.--Ihe
United Mine Workers Of America
&C. I. o., opening negotiations for
a new two-year contract covering
100000 defense-vital soft coal
miners, yesterday surprised the Ma
TONS major bituminous operators
by demanding less than had been
expected-$l a day increase in
wages and no changes in hours.
Some industrialists had expected
demands for a So increase and a
five-hour reduction in the present
35-hour, five-day week.
Meeting Jointly with the miners
in biennial conference, operators of
the eight-State Appalachian bitumi-
nous area termed the unions new
detectives, however, a rather for
midable set of demands" and pre-
pared to present contemporaries
tomorrow.
Says Demands Are Not Excessive.
President John L. Lewis OF the
U. M. w. A. warned the operators
IlldG llC HOul0 dRO41 LAlC NoSO
increase on the grounds that the
demands were mot excessive" and
that the operators, with produce
ton rapidly increasing, were able
to pay.
Then he added There is nothing
about any extra wage asked which
will in any way imperil our national
defense"
The present contract, wh!oo!s: ex-
pires April l, provides a basic daily
wage in the Northern fields of Sc
and $3.50 in the South.
Mr.. Lewis told nearly 100 operator
conferees that in view of the ma
tional defense emergency and re-
Sultant production burdens on the
industry, the union would not ask
for shorter hours. Waving this de-
mand at this time. he added, did not
mean that the union was sacrificing
the principle of the 6-hour day and
that it was still an imperative
question" for future consideration.
Other Major Demands.
Other major demands, several of
which were rejected by operators in
former joint conferences. included:
Two weeks annual vacation with
pay, a guarantee of not less than
200 working days each year, double
pay for Sunday and holiday work,
increase in cutting and loading
rates by II cents ton, minimum
uniform Sc daily wage for odd-lot
workers, adequate medical and hos
pital service, remedial attention to
safety conditions, and right to work
stoppage if miners find conditions
hazardous and menacing.
Mr.. Lewis indicated he would press
strongly for better safety conditions
in the mines, almost shouting as he
said: I'VE are no longer going tc
tolerate this indiScriminate butch
cry of coal miners"
Operators, representing 81 coal as
sociations in Ohio, Michigan. Penn
sylvania, Virginia, West Virginia,
Kentucky, Maryland and Tennes-
see, said they would enter discus
sions tomorrow when the conference
resumes under the permanent
Craftsmanship of Ezra Van Horn of
Cleveland, executive vice president
of the Ohio Coal Association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-12
Death Of Lawyers Wife
Declared a Suicide

Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
last night issued a certificate of
suicide in the death of Mrs. Grace
K. Elliott, A, wife of George E.
Elliott. well-known lawyer, of 1912
Macomb street NV.
Mrs. Elliott'S body was found
hanging in a bathroom of her home
yesterday afternoon by a colored
maid, Marjorie Carter. Lit. George
Darnall of the police homicide squad
said a bathrobe cord was Topped
around her throat and fastened to a
shower rod overhead.
DR.. Lewis Ripley of Emergency
Hospital pronounced her dead at
2:40 pm.
Summoned from his Offices in the
Shoreham Building, Mr.. Elliott told
police his wife had been in i'll health
for some time. 1t. Darnall said Mrs.
Elliott left a note in which she
stated she intended to take her life
because of failing health.
The Elliotts have lived in Wash
ington since 1918, Mr.. Elliott having
been a law partner of the late Barry
Mohun. They have three children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-12
Slain Heiress Rejected
Suitor, Diary DiscIoses
BY the ASsocia led Press.

BY the Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY, March 12.-One
of two diaries kept by pretty Leila
Adele Welsh disclosed last night the
young heireSs rejected fervent pro-
posal of marriage a few days before
she was savagely slain and her body
mutilated.
The diaries and about so recently
received letters, some of them love
letters, were studied by police seek
ing clues to the girls death in her
bedroom early Sunday.
An entry in the diary, authorities
said, indicated Miss Welsh, "a, and
the young man who proposed by
mail had reached an understanding
that she could not marry him.
Police Chief Lear B. Reed said a
definite lead had been uncovered in
the case, but declined to say when
he expected an arrest
Of more than 80 persons ques-
toned two remained in custody.
J. A. Purdome, chief deputy sheriff
said a youth confessed the crime and
implicated an older man. The officer
discounted the confession, but de-
tanned the two for further inveSti-
cation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-12
Six Italian Attacks
RepuIsed in Albania,
Greeks Declare
Black Shirt Battalion
Reported Wiped Out
Except for 1877 Token
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ATHENS. March 12-Italians using
the biggest force they have thus far
employed, attacked at six different
points in Albania yesterday after
careful artillery preparation, but
all thrusts were repulsed, Greek
military dispatches said today.
Fascist BlackShirt units Stormed
the Greek lines shouting "Avanti
per Duce"-forward for the leader.
One entire Black Shirt battalion
attacking yesterday afternoon was
declared to have been wiped out
with the exception of 1877 men taken
as prisoners.
Advance on Tepeleni Claimed.
Captured Italians said one OF the
Blackshirt units taking part in the
operations was the Bruno MuSSo-
lini" battalion. named for a son
of Premier MuSSolini.
Greeks said they were able not
only to throw the FaScists back,
but to advance their own lines in
the Tepelini sector. The Greeks
have been attempting to take Tep-
elem since December and have re-
ported repeated gains there, but
have yet to take the town.
R. A. F. headquarters announced
that five Italian planes were downed
and others severely damaged in a
battle over the Central Albanian
sector yesterday.
Italian troops and motor trans
ports were again attacked on the
Gllava-Buzi road, but the pilots
said they were unable to determine
the results because of low clouds.
20 Officers Taken Prisoner.
Greeks said italian wounded were
so numerous that stretcher bearers
were unable to clear the battle
field. Twenty Italian officers were
listed among the prisoners.
In one Fascist battalion the
Greeks said only 10 officers and TO
men survived out of total of 1888
men.
A Greek spokesman announced
earlier that $50 more Italian prison.
ers had been taken in Albania and
said some of the captives estimated
Italy's losses in the campaign at
10000 men.
The new prisoners, including three
senior officers, taken in Greek
counterattackS after an intensive
effort of great violence by the
Italians was "repulsed with con-
siderable losses" the high command
said.
The spokesman commented:
I'VE did not yield an inch in yes
terday's fighting. The mountain:
are covered with hundreds of deac
and wounded"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-12
Dies Committee Hits
Communist Leaders
OF N. Y. Bus Strikers
Ia Guurdio's Designation
Of WuIkout as Stupid
Called CONSERVATIVE

The Dies Committee said in q
statement last night that Com
munist leadership in the Transport
Workers Union was responsible for
an utterly unreasonable attitude Of
the union leaders" directing the New
York bus strike.
The walkout, which has tied up
surface transportation in the city
for two days, was described by the
committee as "a strike without merit
and without prospect of advancing
the interests of the members of the
Transport Workers Union"
The committee said the union lis
one of the affiliated unions of the
G. I. o. in which Communist leader
snip has entrenched itself"
La Guardia's Criticism Quoted.
Mayor La Guardias designation
| of the strike as 'bull-headed. obsti-
nate and stupid" the committee
said, lis a conservative one"
Mayor La Guardia," the state
ment continued. cannot by any
stretch of the imagination be con-
sidered unsympathetic to labor. We
believe the basic reason for
Mayor La Guardia's difficulties and
for the utterly unreasonable attitude
OF the union leaders lies in the def
mite Communist leadership of the
| Transport Workers Union"
/ Mr.. La Guardia told reporters
here yesterday he was continuing
his efforts to settle the strike but
could not understand the attitude
Of the union leaders.
THE unions don't show any de-
sire to negotiate" he said. All
other parties involved are willing to
sit down and talk things over"
The Dies Committee said that on
| the basis of evidence and testimony
! previously gathered it had reported
the existence of Communist leader
ship in the Transport Workers
Union to Congress early last year.
Unions Aim Called Chaos.
From the very inception of the
| Transport Workers Union" the
statement continued 1.-THE Commu-
|
made it clear that one of its impor-
tant detectives was to gain
Stranglehold on the transportation
facilities Of Americas largest city.
The public of New York and the
country as whole may properly
view the present strike as a preview
of Communist tactics in attempting
to plunge the country into as much
chaos as the Communist party is
able to produce"
In connection with its statement
the committee made public a IT,
page summary of its investigation Of
what it said were Communist inf1u-
ences in the Transport Workers
| Union.
The summary quoted Thomas H.
! O'Shea, first president of the union,
as testifying before the committee
that he had been a member of the
Communist party and was appointed
president of the union by the party.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-12
Pittsburgh Posf-Gazefte
Resumes Publication
BY the Associated Press.


PITTSBURGH, March 12.-The
Morning Post Gazette last night re-
sumed publication after a two-day
sspension due to strike OF the
A. F. L. Pittsburgh Newspaper Al
lance when other craft unions
agreed to ignore the walkout.
The alliance members included
outside circulation men who han
died papers for about one-half OF
the city. After dispute about en-
ployment of non-union man dur
ing a special aid-Britain edition the
union called a strike Friday and
threw a picket line about the news
papers building.
The newspaper charged the strike
violated a contract calling for arbi-
tration of disputes and suspended
publication. At a conference yes
terday the newspaper unions coun-
Gil agreed that its members would
carry out" their contracts.
Papers were not distributed in the
districts served by the strikers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-12
Recital Will Honor
Cluwson Tonight

Rudger Clawson, president of the
Council of the Twelve Apostles,
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter
Day Saints, will be honored on his
84th birthday anniversary tonight
with an organ recital and reception
at 8 O'Clock in the church chapel,
2810 Sixteenth street NV.
Following the recital dedicated to
Mr.. Clawson and a tribute by D.
Sterling Wheelwright, in charge of
the organ program, members of the
Washington stake will be received
from $3.50 to 1890 o'clock. Receiv-
ing with Mr. Clawson will be his
son-in-law and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. Roy H. Hopes, and members
of the Stake Presidency, President
and Mrs. Ezra T. Benson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel r. Carpenter and Mr..
and Mrs. Ernest Wilkinson. Bishop
and Mrs. Edward B. BrosSard of the
Washington Ward are expected to be
among the guests.
Refreshments will be served by
the Stake Relief Society, headed by
Mrs. Mervyn S. Bennion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-12
Moment of Supreme Peril Seen
Approaching for Britain

shock won't be too great if it comes.
ApropoS of the leaSe-lend bill,
there came out of London yesterday
the amazing statement that Britain
has on hand enough trained person.
mel to man the entire American
fleet if it we're turned over to Britain.
This claim was made by a high
British naval source. who said Eng
land wanted all the ships she could
get.
This would mean that Britain has
sufficient reserves to man 800 naval
ships of all classes. The figures for
our personnel aren't available, but
they were over I'll 900 in 1910, with
a large reserve.
Examined Statemnt.
The London statement sent my
temperature up a bit, because only
last week I stated in this column
that my best information was
Britain could man a considerable
number of warships Immediately
but not another so destroyers such
as We traded for naval bases. My
figures came, if not from the horse S
mouth, at least from the noSe-bag
I made the point in connection
with Britains desire for more
vessels. My reason for inquiring
about the reserves was because il
was obvious that if Britain couldn't
man more ships, she might in des-
peration ask somebody else to do it
And it struck me this might be our
Uncle Sam-a matter of considerable
concern to us Yankees.
So yesterday when the new fig
ureS arrived from London I tossed
them into the nose bag. Back came
the equivalent of horse feathers,
in a very oxford accent. was as
sured that somebody in London was
dreaming.
mention the matter here not to
raise controversy between two
British experts, for the matter can
well be considered water over the
dam, but as preface to the observa-
ton that the public is entitled to
careful consideration by those whose
business it is to make public an
nouncementS. Understatement or
overstatement of facts creates con-
fusion and makes it difficult for the
man in the street to estimate sit
uationS in which he is being asked
to play big part.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-12
Death Valley Scotty Come!
To Town With Black Eye
By tie Associated Press

BY tie Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, March 12-Walter
Scott, otherwise Death Valley Scotty,
came to town yesterday with a black
eye and reported himself ready for
Federal Court trial involving his
fabulous desert gold mine.
"Ain't she a beauty?" said Scotty,
indicating the sinner.
"Goldurn mule, Gold Dust, felt
sorry for me. being sued by this
New York Teller, I guess, and tried
to kiss me- The bride slapped me
in the eye and her head knocked
me down.
Il was unconscious for day and
unable to get up for two. Now I'm
all right, ready for the lawn here
Thursday"
The New York Teller" Scotty re-
ferred to is Julian Gerard, who de-
mands 221a per cent of Scotty's
holdings on the strength of grub
stakes he contends he advanced in
1902 and 1907.
Scotty insists he Cancelled the grub
stake agreement later.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-12
D. 6. Center Placements
Hit Peak in February

More than 1000 men we're placed
on snow removal jobs last Saturday
by the District Employment Center,
which kept it's Office open all Friday
night to help engage men for Dis
trict street cleaning departments.
Placements by the center reached
new high for February, when a
total of 1926 jobs were filled, as
against 2,526 for the same month
last year. There has been a cor
responding decrease in the number
of persons seeking jobs. At the end
of February the active file at the
center contained 29,431 names, as
against 9,438 last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-12
Cuban Senate Approves
Request for U. S. Loon
By the Associated Press.

BY Gnt ASSUCIdItU FI6SS.
HAVANA, March 12.-The Cuban
Senate approved unanimously today
President Fulgencio BatisbaS request
for authorization to negotiate loan
of Sill OPT, ZOO from the United States
Export Bank to finance an
additional reserve sugar quota of
100000 tons. The House was ex-
pected to act on the request within
a few days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-12
NAIROBI, KENYA.-MURDER

NAIROBI, KENYA.-MURDER
PRINCIPALS-Maj. Brough-
ton, holder of one of the orig
inal baronetcieS granted by
King James l, was arraigned
yesterday on charges of muir
dering the Earl of Enroll, high
constable of Scotland. The
earl was found dead in his
automobile from a bullet
wound in the head on January
"a. He had attended a gay
party with Broughton. Both
men were in the first flight of
blueblooded English society.
Wire World Photo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-12
Fund 70 Help Youth
Shot in Gun ARRAY
Is Nearing $500
Stur Readers Continue
To Forward Contributions;
Victim Is Improving

y
Readers OF The Star have con-
tributed nearly $500 to the fund for
Jon Francis, young citizen-hero who
was shot down last month while
chasing a man who ran amok down.
town with gun.
The contributions received by The
Star now total S297,95. This money,
along with that which comes in
after this date, will be turned over
to Maj. Ernest w. Brown for ad-
ministration.
Police Inspector James F. Beckett,
who is chairman of the committee
appointed by Maj. Brown to raise
and administer the fund for the
20-year old baggage clerk, an
nounced that the police had re-
ceived about $3.50 from other sources.
This money was mailed directly to
police by private citizens or was
contributed by members of the police
force, Inspector Beckett said. There
are IA police units yet to be heard
from and the inspector said he eX-
pected their reports would come in
after pay day, March Is.
The drive will close on March 20,
by which date it is hoped that Jon
will be out of Emergency Hospital
He is showing rapid improvement,
doctors say, and may be allowed TO
60 home next week.
The youth suffered a bullet wound
in his chest when he was felled
while chasing man with a gun.
The man, after shooting Jon, en-
gagged policeman in a gun battle.
then committed suicide. Police de-
cided to raise money to help pay
the expenses of young Francis re-
covery
The following are the latest con-
tributionS received by The Star:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-12
Germans Report Damage
To British Cruiser
BY the Associated Press

BY LIlt hSoUIIdltU 7 IVoo'
NEW YORK, March 12-The
German radio, in a broadcast here
by N. B. c.. declared last night that
the 9,100-ton British cruiser Shelf
field was seen entering Gibraltar
Earbor in badly battered condition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-12
Build Up Swedish Navy

STOCKHOLM R).-Vice Admiral
Fabian Tamm of the Swedish Navy
announces the country's fighting
fleet will receive one new vessel
every week this year until july /.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-12

The population of the United
States and all its territories and
possessions is 150,621,231.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-12

The ruling dynasty Of Japan
claims 26 centuries of unbroker
reign.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-12

OdhldHu NOIhCIS wv DAM
Two thousand men went back to
work in three Oakland, Calf, auto
motive plants today, but the dispute
in the Fisher Body Works. which
caused the shutdown yesterday, re-
manned unsettled.
Charles Metcalf. manager of the
Fisher plant, said resumption of
work might be temporary.
If the dispute, involving the
amount of work asked of welderS,
is not settled, Frank Slaby. Oak
land president of the c. I. o. United
Automobile Workers Union. said,
a strike vote would be taken Thurs
day night. A strike would involve
the 900 men in the Fisher plant,
$50 in the adjoining Chevrolet as
sembly plant and 400 in the nearby
L. A. Young spring and wire
factory which supplies materials to
the Fisher works. All were closed
yesterday.
Evening star., 1941-02-10
Both clio. and ALL
Hail Court Decision
Denying Ford Review
Labor Sees Action os
Aid to Efforts to Get
FoothoId in Plunt
Earlier Story on Page A-I.l

sun hSN
The refusal of the Supreme Court
to interfere with a Labor Board
order requiring the Ford Motor Co
to cease interference with efforts of
employees TO organize. and to REIN
state % workers dismissed in 1887,
was hailed this afternoon by the
Congress of Industrial Organiza tions
and the American Federation of
Labor as a boost to their efforts
TO gain a foothold in the Ford
plants.
In the absence of Henry Ford
and Edsel Ford. his son, and Harry
H. Bennett, personnel director,
there was no comment from the
company in Detroit, the Associated
Press reported. R. J. Thomas, head
of the C. /. o. United Automobile
Workers, declared there can be
no further quibbling now" and add
ed that his organization looks for
immediate action by the Govern
ment to withhold further defense
contracts from the Ford Motor Co.
until it agrees to obey the law"
The dismiSsals involved in the case
before the court today took place in
the course of the start of the U. A.
w. organizing drive and that union
has been insistent on defense con-
tracts being withheld from Ford in
the light of the company's continued
refusal to treat with it.
The Ford workers now have the
protection of the highest court in
the United States in their efforts to
win a contract and collective bar
gaining rights" Michael F. Widman,
jr.. in charge of the C. I. o. or
ganizing campaign, said.
The action of the Supreme Court
also was praised by William Green,
president of the A. F. of L., who is in
Miami.
Even though the case involved an
order for the Ford company to rein
state c. I. o. workers, Mr.. Green
said:
This won't keep us from organ
izing the River Rouge plant. In
fact, it will strengthen our cam
paign because it shows clearly the
right of the men to organize and
will encourage them to join.
Il interpret the decision as sus-
tanning the National Labor Relations
Board. 1t is entirely in accord with
the spirit and letter of the act"
Evening star., 1941-02-10
Sofia Denies
Germans Have
Marched In
BuIkon Nation Had
Asked Soviet Attitude
On Entry of Troops
By the Associated Press.

by me hSsOCldleu fTeSS.
SOFIA, Bulgaria, Feb. 10.-Re-
liable diplomatic quarters reported
tonight that Special RussianEnvoy
Arkady Sobileff had informed the
Bulgarian government that Russia
would not interfere if Germany de-
mands passage of her troops across
this country.
Sobileff was understood to have
told Foreign Minister Ivan Popof
and Premier Bogdan Philoff that
the Kremlin was not ready to come
to Bulgaria's aid if German armies
marched across the country to get
at Greece or Turkey.
1t has been reported that Bulgaria
had formally asked Russias attitude
toward the expected German de-
mand for transit.
The Russian reply was reported
as the government officially denied
an assertion by Prime Minister Win
ston Churchill of Great Britain that
Germans perhaps already had pene-
trated into Bulgaria
The Bulgarian telegraph agency
said: The agency has been au-
thorized to declare that last nights
statement by Churchill to the effect
that Germans have penetrated Bull
garia and that Bulgarian airports
are occupied by them is not true to
fact"
This denial was issued after Popoff
and Philoff had conferred prior to
cabinet meeting tonight to discuss
the implications of Me Churchill
speech.
Evening star., 1941-02-10
R. A. F. Blasts Bou|ogne,
Dunkerque and Calais
Earlier Story on Page A-1.)

Earlier Story on Page A-1.)
By the ASSOC ated Press.
LONDON. Feb. l0.-British Blen-
helm bombers, escorted by fighters
dropped tons of bombs on shipping
and docking buildings at Boulogne
Dunkerque and Calais in daylight
sweep over the German held French
coast today, the Air Ministry an
nounced tonight.
Boulogne and DunkerQue were at
tackled simultaneously, while another
formation swept across the Channel
later to slash at Calais, the min
istry said
when the Boulogne raid was
over six large fires could be seen
racing across the harbor." it de-
clared. Hits were registered all
over the target area"
The ministry's announcement said
the Germans offered very little op-
position" to the raids, but that Spit
fire and Hurricane fighter escorts
shot down two German fighters and
probably one other.
Watchers on the English coast
saw two formal tions of r. A. F. planes
sweep over the English Channel in
springlike ST ,shine to slash at the
invasion Goa t." Groups along the
Kentish coast cheered as they re-
turned an hour later