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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-16
The Firing Line
 By D. N. T.
TO LILACs

I rise to sing-and there's no rub
 The lilac, hedge or single bush,
 That high and redolent, graceful shrub,
 Which has 8 minimum of push, ! And yet which fills the air of May
 With fragrance bountiful and sweet
 AS though 'twere pressing all the way, With oft-demanded care replete.
 A blossom all too seldom hymned, The lilac does it on its own;
 It is not fertilized or trimmed,
 So far as l have ever known.
 It merely thrusts toward the sky, In simple unattended style;
 It gives the good old lilac try
 And beats the other blooms a mile. There's nothing, when it's through, to sweep Or hoe or rake or cart or burn
 Or do at all-except to weep
 And wait its well-behaVed return.
 Canada, Britain and NewfOund- land ignored the United States in arriving at a secret defense pact for Newfoundland recently. There is one positive guarantee that the United States will be brOugh into the deal, however; something to defend Newfoundland against.
 The Civilian Production Admin istration proudly announces that it has whipped the shortage in mems underwear. In an undertaking of that size, the CPA was bound to slip up somewhere, of course, but why, oh why, was the slip-up in Size A?
 Food rati0ning may be resumed in August, if conditions don't im- prove, according to word from Washington. Somehow the prOs- pect of green corn awash in the drippingS from a tallOw candle doesn't improve our planting tenn per at all at this time.
 A cure for malaria is still lack ing, in spite of long and intensive efforts to find cue. There is a good preventive, however: residence in New England.
 They keep insisting that people should help out in the grain short age by using potatoes instead of bread. We still can't get used to the Idea of ordering baloney on Green however.
 King VittOriO E. anuele HI of Italy has abdicated the throne in favor of his son, UmbertO. Um- bertO has been 8 pretty good boy all his life, and that certainly is an awful way for the old man to treat him now.
 Australia's General Sir Thomas Blamey thinks that Britain's deci- sion to withdraw her forces from Egypt will have a "disintegrating effect" on the Empire. He appar- ently believes that London is pulling on the first hard knot toward an Jntied Kingdom.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-16

GIue tne E1utl1on 8uIldiug.
 Lifting of wartime secrecy now makes t possible to tell tlis inside story of this Russian radio transmitter.
 Shortly after the U8.A. and the US.SR. became allies, the Soviet Embassy complained that 1t was not able to communicate to Moscow. Apparently the Em- bassy did not trust American or British communications channels. Moreover, under the Federal rs0rnfnafYrionAfna1a ANk f+ {. s1fn,-o1
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-16

WASHINGTON, May 16-(NEA)-The first steps toward doing something about the hunger and famine which threaten the world next year and the five 10 years after that will be taken at an emergency
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-16
Ku KluX Klan

Again the Ku Klux Klan is burning crosses on Stone Mountain near Atlanta, Ga.
 How out of characterl What desecrationl
 Stone Mountain is a bare head of granite, thrust up by God and nature above the surrounding coun-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-16

WABHnl0TON-AEay 1e-The War Department Is now closing down one of the most unique War- time arrangements ever made involving another cOuntry-a Russian radio station lOcaled right in-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-16
Waterbury or the Past
25 Ysars Ago

25 Ysars Ago
 Charles Keller and Anthony Marko of Congress Avenue start ed on a motor trip to California. MT. and Mrs. Hubert Clark and daughter Nancy of Prospect Street left the city for a voyage to Eu- rope.
 15 Years Ago
 Police, checking on the report that man hung himself on rail- road overpass in Brooklyn, dis covered the body" to be stuffed suit of clothes.
 Police conducted raids on three speakeasies in the North End.
 s Years Ago
 Fifty-six inductees left the city for Camp Devens.
 A woman, awakened early in the morning when prowler tried to climb through her bedroom win dow, was treated at St. Mary's Hospital for shock
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-16

Frifty-six inductees left the cit! for Camp Devens.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-16

Australia's General Sir Thomas Blamey thinks that Britain's deci- sion to withdraw her forces from Egypt will have a "disintegrating effect" on the Empire. He appar- ently believes that London is pulling on the first hard knot toward an Untied Kingdom.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-16
15 Years Ago
s Years Ago

Police conducted raids on three speakeaSies in the North End.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-16

Canada, Britain and NewfOund- land ignored the United States in arriving at secret defense pact for Newfoundland recently. There is one positive guarantee that the United States will be brOugh into the deal, however; something to defend Newfoundland against.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-16

hot fight is brewing inside the National Retail Dry Goods Association which has been spearhead- ing the ll-OPA drive. Powerful members, including
Evening star., 1946-11-29
Lewis Appears More Confident
AT Third Session of Court Fight
Smiles as He Chuts With AFL Counsel;
Excitement Evident Earlier Topers Off

The feeling was that long hear
ing had set in. The crowd was more
orderly than it was before the
Thanksgiving recess and there were
one or two vacant seats in the court
room, held by deputy marshals for
tardy neWsmen.
Experienced by now with the mad
dash for seats, the first newspaper
men began lining up in double file
before the courtroom's sidedoor as
early as Z am, three hours before
the session began.
just 10 minutes later came the
first spectator, w. B. Ardery, assist
ant manager of the Washington Of
flee of General Motors, who said
he was a former newspaperman and
understood the value of arriving
early.
When court recessed at Has am,
the spectators and newsmen rushed
down stairs to watch Mr.. Lewis
make his exit. If they expected an
incident such as that of Wednesday
when Mr.. Lewis struck at a photog-
rapher with his cane, they were
disappointed.
With some 200 spectators jam
ming around the car, the mine
union boss worked his way through
without interference. Several pho
tographers took pictures Of him
from a safe distance.
Evening star., 1946-11-29
|Misquoted on u. S. Criticism,
Elliott Roosevelt Declares

have been incorrectly quoted. In the
second place it was at a private
party given by Embassy officials, and
the discussion was off the record.
No reputable newspaper would print
such an unchecked story of this
nature"
MIR. Roosevelt said the only other
utterance he could recall making
were at "a discussion I had with a
group of American correspondents
at reception given by American
information here, and this was all
off the record" He said he had been
assured by the correspondents that
no report Of the discussion had gone
out from here.
Mr.. Roosevelt said that during the
16 days he had spent thus far in
the Soviet Union he found "a con-
Stunning desire for peace and friend-
ship with the United States among
Russian people and their officials.
"They want peace, they believe in
lSee ELLIOTT. Page A-10.)
Evening star., 1946-11-29
Three Tie Guard to Burs,
Escape Jail in Texas
By the Associated Press

AUSTIN, Tex. Nov. 29.-Three
men escaped from the Travis Cour-
ty Jail here last night, tying the
jailer to the bars of cell and max
ing their way unnoticed from the
building, Sheriff Rip Collins re-
ported.
The jailer, Virgil Pope, was re-
ported to have been investigating
what he thought was an empty cell,
but as he opened the door the three
men jumped on him.
Fifteen minutes later Mr.. Pope
managed to work himself free.
The three were reported by Sheriff
Collins to be Cornell Dawson Turn
er, Ernest Jones and Kelley Riley,
all charged with auto theft.
Evening star., 1946-11-29
in Berlin,
TuIks to Keuting
By the Associated Press

BERLIN, Nov. Ex-senator Wherry,
Republican, of Nebraska arrived
here this morning by train from
Frankfurt and Immediately went
into conference with Maj. Gen.
Frank A. Keating, acting deputy
American military governor, to dis
euss German occupation affairs.
Senator Wherry, who is on an
unofficial tour to study the Euro
pean food problem, also had con-
ferences scheduled later with off,
cials of the military governments
food and agriculture department.
The Senator told a conference OF
German and American food ex-
perts yesterday at Wiesbaden that
he favored belt Tightening in Amer
lea to permit greater food ship
nlents to Europe.
Evening star., 1946-11-29
Seniority Allows Democrats
First Choice of Senate Offices

over all the choice offices and COM
mittee rooms"
Chairman Taft of the Senate Re-
publican Steering Committee had a
special subcommittee to handle the
assignment.
Senator Brooks of Illinois, who is
expected to head the Rules Com
mittee in the new Senate. made i'm
mediate plans to ss-.gsey all space in
the Senate O4so Building and
Senate wing Of the Capitol AS
helpers he had Senators Ferguson
|of Michigan and Saltonstall of
Massachusetts,.
Then Senator Byrd brought up
that business about seniority.
AS a result Senator Mcclellan,
dean of the Senate, who has served
since 1917. will retain first choice.
Senator Capper. Kansas Republican,
has second call by virtue of service
since 1919. OF the first 10 in seniroity,
the only other Republican is Senator
Vandenberg Of Michigan, who ranks
ninth.
OF the next 10 choices just one
goes to Republi Senator White
of Maine, who ranks 18th.
And Of the first 80 choices Re-
publicans get only five.
Evening star., 1946-11-29
Christmas Books

A feature of The Sunday Star
this week will be the annual
Christmas Book Supplement in
tabloid form.
This special 36-page section
contains articles on all cate
gories of the 1916 book crop
fiction, politics, religion, Sci
ence, and so forth. Literary
developments in foreign coun-
tries are reviewed exclusively
for The Star by such we'll
known writer's as Sigrid Und-
set, Francis Ambriere and
Erico Verissimo. Guidance is
given for gift buying.
Thomas r. Henry, Star staff
writer, is leaving this week end
to accompany the 4,000-man
expedition being led into the
Antarctic by Admiral Byrd.
Four other nations are send
ing exploring parties into the
dead continent" this winter.
A map of this area and the
claims staked out by previous
expeditions appears in the Edi-
torial Section with an article
by Mr.. Henry.
A 24-page Gravure Section
and all the usual coverage of
sports, fraternal and veterans
organizations, the theater, mu-
sic, art and other special in
terests also are included in
Thr snnhay Star
Evening star., 1946-11-29
BY the Associated Press

In spite of their brand-new 81
to-45 majority, Senate Republicans
found themselves still playing sec
ond fiddle today when it came to a
choice of offices on Capitol Hill.
Some of the COP freshmen elect
ed to their first terms November 5
we're surprised when they learned
that Senator Mcclellan, Tennessee
Democrat, still had first pick.
A few were downright irritated
to discover that Democrats, in fact,
have Is choices out of the first 80
suites.
Even some of the COP veterans
had forgotten latter all, 1t was IA
long years. that this is one privilege
which doesn't go to the majority.
ONCE quarters, as Senator Byrd,
Democrat, of Virginia was quick to
advise them, are assigned by long
standing rule strictly on basis Of
length Of service Senator Byrd is
chairman of the Rules Committee
until the new Congress meets jan
uary 8.
1--WE had planned" one rueful
Republican told newsman, ito take
Evening star., 1946-11-29
| Six Tons of Sugar
Taken From Plant
| At Pistol Point
By the Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 29.-Hold-
ing a watchman under pistol point
four hours, thieves carted off 6 tons
of sugar in a coal truck trailer from
q chewing gum factory early today.
They would have gotten even more
ct the Frank H. Fleer Corp. had it
not been for a trick by the watch
man, 42-year-old Raymond Hall,
Six times at half hour intervals he
was escorted to a watchman'S court
yard box, pulling signal which went
to protective agency. But in the
excitement the thieves overlooked
the 4 80 am. report.
A telephone call came from the
protective agency and Mr.. Hall was
forced to answer at pistol point. He
held the hook down to continue the
ring, claiming Il don't get connec-
ton. The thieves fed as police
converged on the place.
Evening star., 1946-11-29
Australia Challenges
Soviet Arms Proposal,
Demands Ban on Veto
Maxim Repeatedly Asks
MoIotov to Give CIeur
Explanation of Intention
BY the Associosed Press

LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y, Nov. %.
Australia challenged Russia's
arms-reduction proposal today
with demand for assurance
that any system of United Ma
tions controls and inspection
would not be subject to veto by
the Soviet Union and the other
great powers.
Delegate Norman J. o. Maxim,
leading off the reaction to Soviet
Foreign Minister Molotov's surprise
agreement to international inspec-
tions, warned the 54-nation Political
Committee that under present
wording ethe whole system of con-
troll could be made subject to the
will of any permanent member OF
the Security Council" The pernla-
nent members are the United States,
Britain, Russia, France and China.
Reiterating his country's opposi-
ton to use of the veto on matters
concerning atomic energy, Mr.
Maxim made it clear that this con-
dition also would have to cover any
broader arms reduction program.
Clear Explanation Asked.
Mr.. Maxim repeatedly asked Mr.
Molotov for clear explanation OF
the Russian proposal and cautioned
that no steps should be taken to
sidetrack or abolish the u. N. Atomic
Energy Commission now working or
how to control the bomb
"Any proposal to abandon the work
of the commission must be guarded
against" he said.
Mr.. Maxim specifically asked Mr..
Molotov to define what he meant by
control" commenting that the term
could mean not merely inspections
| but might even extend into the
functions of management.
Commenting on Mr.. Molotoy's
suggestion for setting up of contro
(See U. NJ, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1946-11-29
Court Denies Lewis Dismissal,
Holds Norris-La Guardia Statute
Does Not Apply to Government
Contempt Triol
Gets Under Wuy
This Afternoon
By Jones Y. Newton

Justice T. Alan Goldsborough
today in District Court overruled
the motion of John L. Lewis
counsel to dismiss the contempt
citation against the union boss
and the United Mine Workers,
and, in a precedent-making de-
cision, held that the Government
is not bound by terms of the
NorriS-La Guardia anti-injunc-
ton law in its fight to end the
Nation wide soft coal strike.
Justice Goldsborough declared:
at is perfectly clear that the court
as a court of equity. has the right
to enjoin labor union about to do
something against the public inter-
est and against the interest of the
union itself"
After announcing his ruling, JUS
tice Goldsborough recessed the court
Evening star., 1946-11-29
Job Tenure Restored
To Some Who Lost Il
Under Ramspeek Act
Trumun Order Covers
Workers Employed
In Lost Half of lo4l

President Truman today re-
stored by executive order the en-
ployment rights of present and
former Government employees
who lost their chance for perma-
nent tenure under the Ranaspeck
Act which, in 194l, blanketed
about 100000 noncivil service
workers into the competitive sys-
tenn.
The new order covers those en-
ployed between July l, 1941, and
January l, 1912. in the Civilian
Conservation Corps. Public Works
Administration, Emergency Relief,
exclusive of the Works Projects Ad-
ministration, and the Northeast
Timber and Salvage Administra-
tions.
An original ruling by the Civil
Service Commission that employees
in these agencies were not affected
by the act was nullifled by an At
torney Generals opinion which
classified such workers as tempo
rary.
Relatively Few" Affected.
The commission said the presi-
dental order would affect relative
| ly few persons. but includes a num-
ber of war veterans. Those qualify
ing. the report said, now must take
a noncompetitiye examination.
Meanwhile, a civil service survey
showed the reduction in full-time
civilian employees on the Federal
payroll during the past year has
been more than three times as great
in other parts of the United States
as it was in the Washington area.
/. Local Government workers num-
bered 222, 500 in September, 1916, a
reduction of 6 per cent, or l4,200,
from the previous year.
Throughout the continental United
States net reduction of 495, 900 full
time Federal employees was reported
during the same period. This brought
the total to 1,904, 800, or q per cent
less than in 1945. Including part
time civilian workers, the national
total was 2, 154, 100.
During September. the latest for
- -. = n X
Evening star., 1946-11-29
By The Associated Press

President Truman Is reported
being urged by some Capitol Hill
friends to center his fire on a
few major issues in recon-
mendations to the new Repub-
lican-controlled Congress.
Several influential Democrats
hope Mr.. Truman produces
-the-road proposals for
legislation on labor, housing, taxes
and expenditures, the military draft
and possibly Army Navy merger.
They would prefer that he not
attempt to cover the broad field OF
suggestions he made to the last
Congress.
AT that time Mr.. Truman asked a
legislative branch nominally con-
trolled by the Democrats to act on
Evening star., 1946-11-29
Chauffeur Is Fined as Lie
Withdraws immunity Plea
By the Assoeioted Press

NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y, Nov.
29-William Ranollo, chauffeur to
United Nations Secretary General
Trygve Lie, today pleaded guilty to
speeding charge and paid a SIS
fine as a U. N. official told the court
Mr.. Lie did not wish to pursue the
case further"
The secretary generals decision to
withdraw the immunity plea was
made known by Frank Begley,
United Nations security officer, who
appeared with Ranollo.
Commenting on Begley's state-
ment, Judge Rubin said: AL tllis
does is avoid a determination OF
how we are to treat these cases"
In another speeding case today
in the Fairview section of Green
burgh, N. Y, Justice of the Peace
Louis M. Galgano accepted mailed
$40 fine and plea of guilty from
Raflk Asha, Syrian delegate to the
United Nations.
Evening star., 1946-11-29
Procope Is Granted Visa
To Visit U. s. on Business

Hjalmar ]. Procope, former Fin
nish Minister here, who was sent
home in 1914 for activities .inimical
TO the interests of the United
States" has been granted a visa to
visit this country on business, State
Department officials said today.
These officials said MIR. Procope
was not coming here in an official
capacity. They understood he
planned to try to arrange purchase
of some American goods.
Mr.. Procope, who won much pop
ularity during his stay in Wash
ington, was expelled because of his
activities while Finland was allied
with Germany against Russia dur
ing the war. This country never
declared war on Finland but die
break diplomatic relations after Mr.
prOcODe'S departure.
Evening star., 1946-11-29

There seemed to be more of
the old Self-assurance about
John L. Lewis as he took his seat
today for the third session of his
court fight with the United
States Government.
And just as the big miner boss
appeared more confident, so did the
atmosphere of the historic proceed
ing taper off perceptibly from the
excitement earlier in the week.
Mr.. Lewis walked into the third
floor courtroom of Justice T. Alan
Goldsborougn at $50 am, accom-
panied by his legal battery. One
of the attorneys assisted him in
the removal of his coat and hat.
While the other lawyers settled
in their places at the counsel table,
Mr.. Lewis stood at the end of the
table and chatted with Joseph Pad
way, head counsel for the AFL. He
smiled a couple of times.
Then he settled down in his chair
in anticipation of another long
day in court. Presently he shifted
his chair to an angle that gave
him view of the curious specta-
tors to whom he had acted as a
magnet. His face was impassive,
but once he hooked a thumb into
his vest, and again he solemnly
rubbed an eye.
Evening star., 1946-11-29
Kin Of China Envoy Rushed
To HOSPITAL in New York

Nine. T. II. Cei, mother-in-laW
of DR. v. K. wellington Koo, Chi
nese Ambassador, was rushed to a
New York hospital after suffering
an acute gallbladder attack at the
Chinese Embassy yesterday, it was
revealed today.
Embassy spokesmen said Nine.
Oei, who is more than 80 years old,
was treated In a New York hospital
month ago and after a relapse
yesterday her physician. DIR Theo-
dore Abernathy, advised futher
disqualification. #
Nine. Oei was rushed by ambu-
lance to New York train, She
was accompanied by a nurse. The
Ambassador and Nine. Wellington
Koo were already in New York,
where he is attending United Ma
tions negotiations.
Evening star., 1946-11-29
By the Asseeiaied Press

MOSCOW, Nov. 29.-Elliott Roose-
velt denied today reports published
in the United States that he had
made public statements in the Soviet
Union critical of American foreign
policy.
(The current issue of the maga-
zine NewsWeek reported that Mr..
Roosevelt in a speech at a Moscow
reception given by member OF
the. United States Embassy, criti-
cized the American position on
the Danube navigation issue, said
the Soviet Union should dominate
the Dardanelles and declared that
Britain and America repeatedly
had broken Teheran, Yalta and
Potsdam pledgeS.)
The son of the late President, who
is visiting the Soviet Union with his
wife, the former Faye Emerson, was
shown the subject matter of what hi
was reported to have said.
In the first place" he replied. y
Evening star., 1946-11-29

until 2:30 pm. today, when the
formal trial of Mr.. Lewis for con-
tempt of court was to bgein.
The contempt citation grows out OF
the failure of the mine union boss
and the UNIV to call off the strike
as ordered by the court in re-
straining order issued November ID.
Clayton Act Also Restricted.
The court also ruled that the
Clayton Act does not apply to the
Government in the coal and similar
cases. That act was passed 80 years
ago to prevent the prosecution OF
labor unions under antitrust laws.
1t did not, however, prevent employ
ers from obtaining injunctions
against unions in labor disputes. So
the injunctive process was used
widely by employers until passage
Of the Norris-La Guardia Act.
Before ruling on the defense dis
missal petition and applicability OF
the anti-injunction law, Justice
Goldsborough had observed that II
it was found the Government was
not bound by the Norris-La Guardia
Act Mr.. Lewis in effect already had
tpleaded guilty" to the contempt
charge, since he had disregarded
the restraining order.
The question of the application OF
the Norris-La Guardia Act to the
Government when it is attempting
TO carry out sovereign function"
as contended by Federal sattorneys,
had never been decided in court
before. The act prohibits Federal
courts. from issuing injunctions
against unions in labor disputes.
Justice Goldsborough's decision
knocked the foundation from under
Mr. Lewis defense against the court
phase of President Truman's finish
fight with him.
Government Amply Protected.
The jurist said that "the Norris
La Guardia Act did not apply when
he issued the strike restraining or
der and does not apply Then he
formally announced the defense
dismissal motion was overruled.
"The court remembers very. dis
Evening star., 1946-11-29
| White House Silent
On Truman Broadcast
On Coal Situation

The White House today con-
tinued to maintain silence on
the coal situation, but the pos
sibility that President Truman
might make a radio speech on
the situation was not foreclosed.
Presidential Press Secretary
Charles E. Ross was asked if the
President was giving any con-
sideration to informal sugges-
tions that he outline the whole
picture in radio talk, but
replied only mo comment"
Asked if there was anything
to be said about the walkout,
Mr.. Ross repeated his earlier
assertions that "the matter is
in the hands of the court" Mr..
Ross added that the White
House is not taking any part
in the efforts to get the mine
owners and workers together.