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Evening star., 1946-01-09
Efforts to Avert Steel Strike
due to Reach Climax TODAY
Decision to Permit $4-u-Ton Increase
In Price Over BowIes' Objections Reported

Van H. Bittner of the Steel Work.
ers and others.
Top officials of the United States
Steel Corp. and the heads of the
many big Steel" subsidiaries were
meeting in New York. The Govern
ment plan was to dangle a product
price increase, reported in some au-
thoritative quarters to be as high as
81 ton, in front of the steel execu-
tives in the hope it would lead them
to make a wage offer to workers.
The reported decision to allow 81
per-ton price advances in steel was
said to have been taken over the
strenuous objection of Price Admin
istrator BoWles.
Mr.. Bowles was represented as
contending hat any price increase
over $3.50 s ton would jeopardize
the Governments anti-inflation
program. He was said to have been
overruled by officials anxious to
end industrial strife and open up
the country to a bright new era of
undisturbed production" as one au-
thority put it. Wage-price meet
ings were held yesterday in the Of
flee of Reconversion Director Snyder
(See LABOR Page A-I61
Evening star., 1946-01-09
District Asks FPHA
To Put Up 500 Housing
Units for Veterans
Survey Shows Only 40%
Of Men Feel They Have
Satisfactory Quarters
HOME BUILDERS to present plans
to Truman tomorrow. Page B-1

HOME BUILDERS to present plans
to Truman tomorrow. Page B-1
The Commissioners said today
they are asking the Federal
Public Housing Administration
to put up 800 temporary hous-
ing units for District veterans
as "stop-gap" means of coping
with the critical" housing
shortage.
The request is made under an act
Of January 2 permitting FPHA to
erect such housing for veterans on
Nation wide basis and follows
check of 200 veterans at the Veterans
Information Center. The check
showed only 40 per cent feel they
have satisfactory housing.
The Commissioners will seek au-
thority from Congress as soon as it
reconveneS to borrow the necessary
funds. Cost to the District is eSti-
mated at from $4,000 to $500, 900,
depending on the location of the
project, they said. A location is still
under study.
Would Have to Provide Land.
Under the plan, FPHA will set up
the dwellings complete with wiring,
plumbing, non-electric stoves ano
heating facilities, but not including
refrigerators or furniture.
The District will have to provide
land, roads, walks, water and sewer
connections and the utility COM
panies will have to supply the neces-
sary utilities. The Commissioners
pointed out that a location close to
existing streets and utilities would be
cheaper than building the units in
virgin territory"
Rents are set by FPHA and the
project could be legally managed by
the National Capital Housing Au-
thority, the Commissioners con-
tinued.
The city has no legal authority
now to spend money for this pur-
pose, they said, and could not af-
ford it out of local revenues this
year or next year even if it did.
They emphasized that in the alb
sence of such authority to borrow
''the deal cannot go through"
Purely Temporary Plan.
The Commissioners said they are
fully conscious of the "stop-gap
character of this action" and that
the project must eventually be torn
down. They also said they would
prefer to see the problem solved by
private enterprise instead of having
the District go into debt to do it.
THE Commissioners do not fee
that they are justified in rejecting
this plan or that our citizens would
. wish to reject it" they said, in
i spite of its expense and drawbacks
provided Congress sees fit to ap-
prove our financial participation. y
Attention of the city heads was
/ directed toward the veterans hous-
4 ing problem by the passage of the
act of January and by the nu-
merous queries at the veterans in
formation center for housing.
The check at the center showed
that of the 40 per cent which felt
/! (see HOUSING, Page ABB
Evening star., 1946-01-09
By JAMES Y. NEWTON.

Efforts of Federal officials to
avert an industry -paralyzing
steel strike through a price in
crease to manufacturers were
due for a showdown bel ore
nightfall today as some can
panieS were reported to be pre-
pairing their plants for the Shut
down set for Monday.
Labor Department officials still
were expecting a break" in the
steel crisis as CIO President Philip
Murray, who also directs the United
Steel Workers, and heads of other
big CIO unions assembled here for
new strategy" conference.
The CIO leaders met in the morn
ing and adjourned without an
nouncement to meet again later in
the afternoon. Present with Mr.
Murray were r. J. Thomas and
Walter P. Reuther, president and
vice president, respectively, of the
United Auto Workers; Albert Fitz-
gerald, head of the United Electri-
cal Workers; Clinton S. Golden and
Evening star., 1946-01-09
Race Rioting in Manila
After Shooting Denied
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MANILA, Jan. 9.-Col. jeremiah
p. Holland, provost marshal, re-
ported today that colored soldier
caught pilfering 10th Quarter
master Depot was shot and killed
by Sergt. Russell Brown, who was
standing guard
Company mates of the slain SOL
dier armed themselves with car
bines and fired into the air in the
area. No one was hit, Col. Holland
said.
Military police disarmed 80 men,
bers of the 228th Salvage Collection
Company who we're placed in the
base stockade pending disposition OF
their cases.
Col. Holland denied published re-
ports that the shooting led to a
race riot.
"I was there myself and reports OF
a pitched battle are entirely errone-
ious," he said. adding that the only
whites involved were military police
Evening star., 1946-01-09
Another Overseas Star
Is Available Today

The latest Overseas Edition
of The Star is available to-
day at both The Star Office
and the Victory Bond booth
in Lansburgh's Department
Store.
Copies are free, with en-
velopes for mailing, but the
edition is strictly limited.
Please do not waste a single
copy.
Evening star., 1946-01-09
Col. Boyington Married
To Miss Frances Baker
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LAS VEGAS, New, Jan 9.-Lt Col.
Gregory Pappy) Boyington and
Miss Frances Baker of Los Angeles
were married here yesterday by a
justice of the peace.
The marriage was performed on
the same day that Mrs. Lucy
Malcolmson had announced she
would divorce her husband, Stewart
Malcolmson, General Motors ex-
ecutive in Australia.
Mrs. Malcolmson, who had said
she would marry Col. Boyington
did not go through with her plans
for divorce yesterday after Col
Boyington had said he had made
no plans to marry her.
Evening star., 1946-01-09
Backing Of 100000
For Western Union
Strikey Threatened
CIO OfficiuI Declares
Wulkout May Result
In Another Stamford
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Jan. 9.-CIO Off
cials threatened today to throw
the full weight of 100000 Metro
politan New York members be-
hind striking Western Union
employees whose walkout has
severed the telegraphic nerve
center of the country's greatest
city.
New York, international business
capital and heart of Western Unions
complex communication system,
suddenly was plunged into tele-
graphic isolation from the rest of
the Nation when 1000 company
workers struck at 7:10 am. yester-
day-four hours earlier than sched-
uled.
The strike, precipitated by the
employees protest of War Labor
Board decision revising downward
wage award by a regional board
also slowed down international cable
communications.
100000 Alerted.
The possibility of a concerted CIO
action in support of the striking
members of the CIO American Com
munications Association was ex-
pressed by Saul Mills, secretary of
the Greater New York CIO Council,
who declared 100000 members of
300 organization locals had been
alerted "for every possible support
deemed necessary" to back the
strikers.
Mr.. Mills also said funds collected
for support of the General Motors
strike would be diverted to the
Western Union strikers.
City Councilman Michael J. Quill,
president of the CIO Transport
Workers Union of America, also
told news conference that there
may be another Stamford" as a re-
suit of the walkout. His reference
was to a general strike recently at
Stamford, Conn. called in support
of employees of the Yale and Towne
Manufacturing Co.
The Western Union strike has be-
come the business of the entire
labor movement of New York City, -
he said, adding that the labor I'M
rest here certainly is hotter at this
moment than Stamford, Conn, was
two weeks ago.
Protest WLB Decision.
my own transit workers are get
ting more discontented and they're
hard to control" he said
The Western Union employees are
protesting a WLB decision granting
them a II cents an hour raise. The
union claimed that the War Labor
Board revision deprived the work
ers of 100000 they would have
received under the earlier award.
Joseph Egan, president of the
company, said at news conference
yesterday that the firm would stand
on the WLB directive. lie also
denied a union charge that the
company was enlisting the aid o1
strikebreakers. He said 80 super.
visors were brought in and The
main Office protection force in
creased.
Robert H. Behling, assistant vice
president of Western Union ir
charge of traffic, told reporters yes
terday that not more than Is pei
cent of the normal daily traffic was
transmitted during yesterday at the
: firms main office
Evening star., 1946-01-09

has been repeated both abroad and
in the United States.
The Eisenhower memorandum to
the President said:
1T is my understanding that you
have requested information con-
corning the soldier demonstrations
in Manila CT January, 1916, which
have recently been reported by the
press. In order that you may have
an accurate picture of what has
taken place, I have obtained re-
port from 1t. Gen. Styer, COM
general. Army Forces,
Western Pacific, in direct command
of the Philippines, which is sum-
married for your information.
"On the 9th and 7th of January
a series of demonstrations was held
in the Manila area. The only one
of these of any magnitude was a
mass meeting of from 5000 to 10000
soldiers held at the City Hall Here
the soldiers voiced dissatisfaction
Sec ETSENHOWFR paoa A-1I
Evening star., 1946-01-09
Anderson Urges &c a Pound
Butter Price Increase Now

Wednesdays scheduled strike in
the meat packing industry.
Behind these pressures on the
Governments hold-the- Line policy
is a demand for all kinds of food
much stronger than many officials
had anticipated. Agriculture De-
partment economists attribute the
demand to continuing shortages of
such nonfood goods as autos, radios
and the like.
One result of these pressures may
be to force the administration to
continue it's $1,785, ,000, ,000-a
food subsidy program beyond the
June 80 date it had planned to bring
it to halt. This program was in
augurated during the war to prevent
increases in civilian food prices.
In announcing recently that the
food subsidies would be ended June
80, the Government said it believed
such action could be taken without
increasing the overall cost of food,
even though it might be necessary
to increase ceilings on some of the
(See BUTTER, Page A-5)
Evening star., 1946-01-09
Janitor Face!
Lie Detector' Tests
In Degnan Killing
Mon Is Not Charged;
Police Press Efforts
For Showdown in Case
BY the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, Jan. 9.-Police, pos
sessing evidence they said was
found in an apartment basement
in which the body of Suzanne
egnan was dismembered,
pressed relentlessly today for
showdown in their uninterrupted
48-hour hunt for the sadistic
killer.
Two janitors, both employed in
apartment buildings in the North
Side Edgewater Beach district,
where the Degnan family lives, were
seized for questioning in connection
with the kidnapping and killing of
the 6-year-old girl.
The men are:
Hector Verburgh, IS, and Desere
Smet, 35
Verburgh. a native of Belgium,
was seized yesterday in the basement
of a 12-story apartment building
at 590l Winthrop avenue, less than
block from the childs home at
5943 Kenmore avenue.
No Charge Yet Filed.
Several hours after he was taken
into custody, Capt. Walter Storms,
chief of detectives, asserted that no
charge had been placed against
Verburgh.
Capt. Storms said, however, that
the two janitors were not to be re-
leased Immediately Police Sergt.
Jack Hanrahan said Verburgh would
be given "lie detector" tests today.
/ Internationally, but insistently
the 65-year janitor had pro-
tested his innocence through hours
!of interrogation by police and
States attorneys officials.
4 Early today police went, to the
vicinity of the crime and seized
Smet, also native of Belgium and
a close friend of Verburgh.
Bones Found in Furnace.
1t was in the basement, police
disclosed, that they found blood
stains and parts of the girls in
ternal organs in the laundry tub
drain. as well as several small bones
in furnace. All parts of the childs
body except the arms were found
Monday night in sewers near her
home The discoveries came sew
eral hours after Suzanne had
been kidnapped from her bedroom
by a man who left a note demand
ing $4,000 ransom.
Also in the basement, police said
they found a hacksaw which they
said probably was the instrument
used by the killer in dissecting
the body of the blond, blue-eyed
Suzanne, daughter of James E
Degnan, an OPA official. DR.. Jerry
Kearns, coroner's physician, how
ever, disagreed and said a sharper
instrument had been used.
: Verburgh, police said, has nc
, record as a criminal and had beer
employed in tending apartment
buildings in the Edgewater district
for more than Is years. He wa.
described by many tenants in build
j. ings he tended as mild-mannered
He is the father of two married
daughters and step-father of foul
: sons and daughters and grandfather
Of seven children, some near Su.
cannes age.
: Police quoted him as saying he
(See KIDNAPTNG Page All
Evening star., 1946-01-09
Chinese Negotiators
Fail 10 Reach Accord;
Meet Again Tomorrow
Reds Won't Except Jehol
And Chohor From Terms
Of Proposed Truce
BY the Associateo Press.

DS tlit aosOCldttu cTeSS.
CHUNGKING, Jan. 9.-Efforts
to achieve truce in China's
civil strife failed again today
and the Communist representa-
tive charged that a hitch de-
yeloped because of government
demands for exception of Jehol
and Chahar provinces from the
armistice terms.
The Communists find these de-
mands unacceptable and cannot
tolerate them as prerequisites for
cease-fire order" said Gen. Chou
En-lai, Communist representative
at the truce talks with a govern
ment member and Gen. Marshall.
white House Press Secretary
Charles E. Ross told newsmen
today that Gen. George E. Mar
shall, who is acting as special
White House emissary in China,
has been keeping President Tru-
man informed of his progress in
attempting to obtain peace
among the warning factors there)
Meet Again Tomorrow.
The parley was adjourned until
late tomorrow. Its failure to achieve
prompt agreement blasted hopes OF
truce being effected before tomor-
rows opening of the Political Unity
Conference.
Chou asserted the government
wanted to proceed with the occupa-
ton of the two Inner Mongolian
provinces under an armistice. He
mentioned specifically the towns OF
Chinfeng, in Jehol, and Dolonor, In
Chahar, both strategically situated
on the Chengten- -Chinhsien Rail-
road.
Tonight's meeting was the fourth
in the series between Gen. Chang
Chun. the government representa-
tive, and with Gen. Marshall as the
third member of the truce COM
mittee. 1t lasted an hour and 40
minutes.
Details Not Settled.
Gen Chang told correspondents
that details were not yet settled and
that the discussions therefore woulo
continue.
Prospects are not bad but the
problems are difficult" he stated
adding that with the committee.
business unfinished no news coule
be released.
Asked if the conference would enc
with tomorrow's session, Hsu Mo
Ambassador to Turkey, who is as.
sisting Chang in the negotiations
replied: THAT remains to be seen.
Chang looked discouraged and un'
happy. Chou eluded correspondent.
who, however, managed to see Gen
Marshall
Asked if he still was hopeful, ths
presidential envoy said, "Oh, yes,
and replied mo" when correspond
(See CHINA Page All
Evening star., 1946-01-09
Record Floods Leave
Il Dead, Thousands
Homeless in South
Roins Continue, but
Relief Is Predicted;
Damage Is High
Fy the Associated Press.


Flood waters raging at record
levels in some sections of the
South have brought death to at
least % persons, caused multi
million dollar property damage
and left thousands homeless.
The death toll stood at eight in
Tennessee, six in Kentucky, six in
Arkansas and two in Georgia.
Torrential rains which have
pounded the area for two days con-
tinued early today. but the Weather
Bureau in Atlanta said the worst
was over.
The number of homeless in Ken
lucky was estimated at 5000 as
conditions began improving in the
stricken Big Sandy and Cumber-
land River Valleys. Four persons
drowned at Monticello and two at
Harlan.
In Lee County, Va, so families
who fed flooded areas of the county
were returning to their homes yes
terday as waters receded. Approx
mately $50 homes were reported
surrounded by water with some
damage.
Lee County is on the eastern side
of Black Mountain, which separates
lit from Harlan County, KY. An
estimated 1000 coal miners were
reported idle throughout the St
Charles (Va) coal fields, with many
mines flooded
At Richmond, the State Highway
Department reported some routes
blocked by flood waters in Bland
Tazewell, Scott and Lee Counties.
| Six members of two families
drowned near Carthage, Tenn, ir
futile effort to escape flood water.
of Jennings Greek swirling aroune
their homes. One person was re.
ported drowned in Macon County
and another in Nashville.
At Little Rock, Ark. six passen
gers were killed last night when 6
taxicab plunged into the swoller
waters of Rock Greek, on the out.
skirts of town.
One Dead in Georgia.
Rapidly rising waters in Nortf
Georgia claimed two lives, one neal
Lafayette. Observers said the Etowaf
River was at the highest stage eve
reached. The Atlanta Weather Blu
reau estimated the Coosa Rive
would swell feet above its foot
level of Is feet by midnight Thurs
day.
The crest of the Coosa in Alabams
was expected to reach 27 feet b.
Friday, feet above the DANCE
stage, and the Warrior and Alabama
Rivers also were rising.
/ Approximately 5000 acres of ricl
delta land we're flooded in Centra
Mississippi when a section of tn,
Tillatoba Greek levee crumbled un
der record rainfalls and high water
| State agriculture officials sal.
damage to corn and cotton crops il
Tennessee totaled more than ST.,
| 000, 900.
Evening star., 1946-01-09
-Four Powers Are in Accord
-On SAFEGUARDS. Byrnes Soxs

LONDON, Jan. 9 {P.-Secretary
OF State Byrnes said today that the
United States, Russia, Britain and
Canada were agreed on safeguards
for atomic energy secrets under
whatever control plan was devised
by the United Nations Organization.
Mr.. Byrnes issued a statement on
the atomic energy controversy with
in the American delegation shortly
after holding two-hour session
with the delegates and said that, so
far as he knew, his view on the safe
Evening star., 1946-01-09
Byrnes Satisfies
Vdndenberg on
Atom Safeguard
U. S. Group Is Unified;
Byrnes Cites 4-Power
Accord to Keep Secret
BY GOULD LINCOLN,
Star Staff Writer,

LONDON, Jan. 9.-The contro-
versy in the American delega-
ton over the wording of the
atomic energy resolution to be
placed before the United Ma
tions Assembly went up in thin
air today as the result of an
understanding reached between
Secretary of State Byrnes and
Senator Vandenberg, Repub-
lican, of Michigan.
The Michigan Senator expressed
himself as completely reassured'
with Mr.. Byrnes' Interpretation of
The language of the resolution. which
was submitted by the British on be-
half of the United States, Russia,
China and herself. to be placed on
the UNO Assembly agenda.
(The Associated Press said the
two points on which Senator
Vandenberg was satisfied were
adequate security arrangements
to precede disclosures concerning
atomic matters, and that amy
plan recommended by the atomic
commission must receive congress
sional approval in the United
States.")
Byrnes Promises Statement.
Further, Mr.. Byrnes has agreed
to make statement of the position
OF the United States Government,
to be part of the official record,
when the resolution is considered in
the Assembly. which convenes to-
morrow.
There will be no attempt, there
fore, to change the wording of the
resolution, which was agreed to at
the Moscow meeting of Mr.. Byrnes
Prime Minister Attlee and Foreign
Commissar v. w. Molotov. At least
none by the members of the Ameri-
can delegation.
I'm a press statement issued
today in London, according to the
Associated Press, Mr.. Byrnes said
the United States, Russia, Britain
ana Canada were agreed on safe
guards for atomic energy secrets
under whatever control plan was
devised by the United Nations
Organization.)
Control Primary objective.
Senator Vandenbergs criticism oil
the language of the resolution was
that it was too vague and might
lead TO revelation of atomic energ,
information and even of the secret
OF the manufacture of the atomic
bomb, before adequate inspection
and security control measures hae
been adopted. He has been assured
by Mr.. Byrnes that inspection anc
control will be the primary objective
The controversy might well have
been avoided entirely had Mr.. Byrne.
been able to confer with Senator
Vandenberg and other members ot
the delegation promptly after his
return to the United States. Un.
fortunately, the delegation sailed
from New York a few hours after
the return of Mr.. Byrnes from his
Moscow trip. In measure, how
ever, it is as well to have the mat
ter out in the open in advance Of
the meeting of the Assembly.
Whether Britain and Russia will
agree with the Interpretation placed
on the language of the resolution
by Mr.. Byrnes remains to be seen
Presumably they will. So far the
issue has been entirely within the
American delegation.
Evening star., 1946-01-09
BULLETIN.


immediate Scent increase in
thesprice of butter to stimu-
late production.
BY the Associated Press
Proposals for higher butter
and meat prices collided today
with Government efforts to hold
the line on food costs.
The butter increase-18 cents a
pound by May WAS reported to
have been recommended by Secre-
tary OF Agriculture Anderson.
Aides of the cabinet officer said he
advanced the suggestion in move
to encourage production. Butter
has been becoming increasingly
hard to find in many parts of the
country.
Mr.. Anderson previously spoke
out in favor of higher ceiling prices
on meats in an effort to avert next
Evening star., 1946-01-09

(See CHINA, Page A-5D
Evening star., 1946-01-09

(See BUTTER, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1946-01-09

CSee UNO, PAge A-16.)
Evening star., 1946-01-09

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