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Evening star., 1946-04-16
Rosenberg Paints Self
AS Church Benefactor
By the Associoied Press

NUREMBERG, April 16.-Alfred
Rosenberg, Nazi ideologist, told the
International Military Tribunal to-
day that the German Wehrmacht
had "reinstated religious freedom
in the conquered areas of the Soviet
Union.
II put that freedom on legal
basis through my edict as Reich
minister for the occupied European
territories toward the end of 1941,'
he testified.
Brushing aside charges that he
actively prosecuted religion. Rosen-
berg asserted that the National
Socialist state had given more than
100000 marks to churches and
that it's laws compared favorably
with those in France and Russia.
Rosenberg said his principal task
always had been to supply ideas to
Adolf Hitler. He conceded that
some of my co-workers were in
touch with the S." but denied that
he used the police to suppress his
spiritual opponents.
To questions from his attorney,
Rosenberg said his written judg-
ments of Christian churches were
rather severe and critical" and
added that his books were mot
without error"
Evening star., 1946-04-16
Additional 14-Cent Raise
Asked BY Roll Workers

CHICAGO. April 16 (Pl.-An addi-
tional wage increase of IA cents an
hour for more than 100000 rail-
road workers employed on l30 car
riers was asked yesterday in notices
filed by Is incorporating brother
hoods
The 1,050,00O workers, together
with about 100000 members of three
operating brotherhoods. were grant
ed increases of Is cents an hour on
April 3 by Government arbitration
boards
The new raise asked by the IS
unions represents the difference be-
tween the original demand OF 80
cents and the is cents awarded by
the board.
The new proceedings do not in
volve the five operating brother
hoods. Two, the locomotive en-
gineers and the trainmen, have
their wage and rule case before a
presidential fact finding board which
| is scheduled to report to President
/ Truman this week.
| The remaining three, the firemen
and enginemen, conductors and
switchmen. originally asked a pay
raise of $3.50 a day. They have not
announced whether they will seek
any increases in addition to the
Is cents awarded two weeks ago.
Spokesman for the railroads said
the 16-cent pay increase would add
S619, 900 900 to the 1916 wage costs
Evening star., 1946-04-16
Boy Playing With Gun
IS Shot in Shoulder

Douglas Herdon, II. of 17l2 West
Virginia avenue NE, was acci-
dentally shot in the right shoulder
today as he and Lee Herbert, II, OF
100 West Virginia avenue NE.
were examining a .32-caliber re-
volver, according to police.
The wounded boy was admitted
to Casualty Hospital and is not ir
serious condition, attendants said
No one was held in the case.
The accident occurred shortly
before both boys were to leave fol-
Wheatley Elementary School. Mon
tello avenue and Neal street NE.
according to Mrs. Elizabeth Herbert
Lees mother. Mrs. Herbert works
for the F. w. Woolworth Co.
Police said the gun belonged tc
Lees father Perry, an employe OF
the Washington Milk Bottle Ex-
change.
Evening star., 1946-04-16

membership in Red Cross service,
and to reach the widest possible
number of individuals, the two labor
groups agreed to merge their pro-
posed Embarrassing activities with
those of the American Red Cross.
Under terms of the agreement,
the National War Fund and the
American Red Cross reimbursed the
labor war relief committees only
for actual expenses incurred by them
in their promotion of their fund
raising efforts.
"All funds contributed by union
members went directly from the
contributor to the Red Cross with
out any deductions whatsoever. All
direct solicitation by labor union
members was conducted by volun-
teers from those unions who devoted
their time and energy to the cause
as did all other Red Cross chapter
volunteers"
Figures Cited
Labor leaders contended that dur
ing the first three wartime cam
paigns the agreement was in force
the AFL and CIO contributed about
1925 100000 to both the Red Cross
and National War Fund, for which
the Labor Relief Committees were
reimbursed about $2,3O0,0OO for ac-
tual expenses.
1t was understood that before the
CIO Community Services Committee
announced abrogation of the agree
ment the Red Cross was ready to
conclude the pact April 30 Red
Cross leaders had taken the view
that it was a perfectly ethical means
of meeting a wartime crisis, but
that its usefulness ended with the
war.
In New York a spokesman for the
Labor League for Human Rights,
the AFLs counterpart of the Com
munity Service Committee, said the
AFL would have no comment con-
corning the agreement
Evening star., 1946-04-16
Interfederation Names
Unit 10 Study Policing
0fMetropo|itan Area

A committee to study means of
improving police conditions in the
Metropolitan Area was appointed at
the Interfederation Conference last
night, follwing heated discussion
of the Medley Mcfarland Jail break
The committee is headed by Mrs
Franklin G. Sartwell of the District
federation, and includes A. F. BIRD
of Prince Georges County, Glen
Wall of Arlington County, DR.. R. A
Osborn of Fairfax County, and Felix
Spurney of Montgomery County.
The group also will seek to CO.
ordinate work among police of the
District and neighboring counties.
Daniel M. Greene reported that the
Prince Georges County Federation
had requested the county commits
sioners to increase the county police
force. At present, he pointed out,
the force of 20 must police an area
of 486 square miles.
Mr.. Greene said his federation
also had requested the State Roads
Commission to raise the highway
at Peace Cross to prevent recurring
flood conditions after heavy rains
The conference directed letter
to the District Zoning Commission
requesting a rehearing on the recon-
ing to commercial of the area around
Michigan avenue between Allison
street and Eastern avenue NE. Wal.
ter F. Wasson, District representa-
live, said the Burroughs and Michi-
gan Park Citizens Associations had
taken similar action.
The Arlington Federation has rec
commended removal of the County
Jail and establishment Of a consoli-
dated Jail in Southern Virginia
William G.. Watt reported.
Joseph B. Matre of Montgomery
County, chairman, presided over the
conference. held in the Board Of
Trade rooms in The Star Building
Evening star., 1946-04-16
Bitter Primary Battle
Looms in Maryland
As Filing Period Ends
BY the As.ocioied Press

ANNAPOLIS, Md, April l6.-The
battle lines were drawn today for
the bitterest primary election in
Maryland since 1888, with 60 candi-
dacies for nomination for the four
Statewide Offices and six congress
sional seats at stake June "a.
Forty-one are Democrats, 10
Republican.
The filing period expired at mid
night last night and unless intra-
party maneuvering produces with
draWals between now and Friday at
midnight, the tickets as they stand
will be the ones which appear on
the primary ballots.
Only four nominations will 60 un-
opposed-and all of them to Repub-
licanS.
Gov. O'Conor and John E. La
Week of Catonsville are in the field
against Senator Radcliffe, incum-
bent, for the senatorial nomination.
There are eight aspirants for the
Democratic gubernatorlal nomina-
nation, but only three of them are
considered ajor contenders. They
are Representative Baldwin of Bal
timore County w. Preston Lane of
HagerstoWn and State Controller j.
Millard Tawes of Crisfield.
Clarity was added also on the
Republican side.
What had previously looked like
a three-cornered gubernatorial race
developed into a two-man dash.
D. John Markey, of Walkersville,
withdrew his governorship bid and
filed for the United States Senate.
That left the Statehouse race to
Mayor Theodore R. McKeldin. of
Baltimore, and Herman l.. Mills,
HagerstoWn businessman.
The State Republican organiza-
ton has not yet put the finger of
approval on candidate for the
United States Senate. There are
four, Mr.. Robertson, Roscoe F. Wal
ter of Montgomery County. Joseph
A. Wilmer of Charles County and
Mr.. Markey
Four of the five Democratic in
cumbents in Congress are candi-
dates tor denomination. They are
| Dudley G. Roe. 1st district; Thomas
D'Alesandro, jr, Sd; George H.
Fallon, 4th, and Lansdale G. Sas-
seer. 5th.
Until late last night, it looked as
thought Mr.. Fallon would have no
opposition. Then John Ambrose
Myer. former Representative from
the fourth, filed in that district.
I There are four G. O. P. candidates
for the Senate, two for Governor
one for attorney general, two for
controller and 10 for Congress.
! David G. Harry of Pylesville is un-
opposed in the second. Edward N
Rowan of Baltimore in the third
and the only Republican member of
the Maryland delegation to the cur
rent Congress, j. Glenn Beall of
F'rostburg in the sixth.
Evening star., 1946-04-16
0PA Will Determine
Il Freight Rate Boost
lis Initiation Threat
By the Associofed Press

The OPA got out its price charts
today to determine what effect a
requested Is per cent boost in rail-
road freight rates would have on
living costs.
Although an official of the agency
emphasized that it has no jurisdic-
ton over rate matters, he told a
reporter privately that OPA would
intervene before the Interstate
Commerce Commission if it's study
shows the proposed increase might
have "inf1ationary tendencies"
The Association of American Rail-
roads asked the 1CC yesterday to
grant general 25 per cent increase
in freight rates, effective May Is.
The carriers at the same time also
asked the commission to make
permanent the 10 per cent higher
passenger fares first ordered in
1912.
Passenger rates are due to revert
to their preWar level six months
after the legal termination OF
hostilities.
Situation Called Critical.
The petition said the situation OF
the railroads has now become criti-
cal = = (as, the result of an extra
ordinary combination of war and
postwar conditions and more
particularly the result of three fac
tors of recent development:
Il. The increase in wages of rail-
road employees of Is cents per hour
determined under the procedures of
the Railway Labor Act in April, 1916
retroactive to January l, 1916.
2. Large increases, both present
and prospective, in the prices of
railway materials and supplies
49, A sharp decline in volume of
railway traffic and an even greater
decline in railway revenue
Figures Presented.
The railroads said the wage in
crease will add about S6l9 ,0OO, 600
to 1946 expenses and that higher
prices will add mot less than $751;
OOO, 900 :.
Moreover" the petition added
operating revenues for 1916, on
the basis of l945 rate levels, will
be more than $4,000, 100000 under
the operating revenue in l945."
The proposed rate increases would
yield S625 900, 900 in additional rev.
enue this year, the petition stated
The carriers asked the ICC to
allow them to make the new rates
effective May IS and then investi-
gate whether they are justified.
Evening star., 1946-04-16

plane crash in
California, will
be held at 2 pm.
Thursday at the
Keller Memorial
L u t h e r a n
Church, N / nth
street and Mary
land avenue NE.
Burial will be in
P ros pc c t Hill
Cemetery.
G o mmandlng
officer of the Los
A n g e ! e S flight
control center
Maj. Kettler was
returning from
Evening star., 1946-04-16
Britain to Receive
One-Thnd of Grain
Shipped by Argentina
By the Associated Press

BUENOS AIRES, April 10
The government made public
today figures stating that of
l9l, 900 tons of Argentine grain
shipped, or loaded ready for
shipment, during the first half
of April, more than a third was
en- route to Great Britain.
Julio Cesar Urien, chairman
of the Farm Production Regu-
lating Commission. said other
countries which have received
or will receive grain from Ar
gentina included France, South
Africa, Fire. Portugal, Norway,
the Netherlands, Brazil and
Paraguay.
Evening star., 1946-04-16
Jumuicu Strike Ends

KINGSTON, Jamaica, April Is (4S
Workers in Jamaica's field, docks
and industries returned to their jobs
yesterday, ending three-day gen.
eral strike in protest against the ar
rests on Manslaughter charges OF
William A. Bustamante, head of the
islands labor government, ano
Frank Pixley. Minister of Social
Services
Evening star., 1946-04-16
Red Cross and Unions
To End Fund-Raisinq
Contract April 80

There will be no renewal of the
American Red Cross wartime fund
raising agreement with the Relief
Committees of the Congress of In
dustrial Organizations and the
American Federation of Labor when
the current contract expires April 30.
This announcement was made last
night by Basil O'Connor, national
Red Cross chairman, in a statement
authorized by the Central Commit
tee after an all-day meeting.
The arrangement was adopted in
1912 and renewed for three years.
1t provided for the CIO and AFL
committees to conduct fund-raising
drives for the Red Cross and Ma
tional War Fund within the unions,
for which service the relief agencies
paid the actual expenses.
Arrangement Praised.
This arrangement has worked
WE'LL" Mr.. O'Connor said. 1T served
real purpose as wartime measure
and gave millions the opportunity
which they welcomed to understand
better the aims and purposes of the
American Red Cross. 1t contributed
to achieving unprecedented cam
paign goals which were necessary
during the war years.
The progress which has been
made through this arrangement in
making possible labor's greater
participation in the activities and
benefits of American Red Cross
should be preserved. 1t is the es-
sence of the democratic ideal of
Red Cross that in every community
the obligations and opportunities
of that great organization be borne
and shared by all groups of Ameri-
can life"
A day before the 18-man Central
Committee met, the CLOS National
Community Services Committee
announced it had no intention of re-
newing the agreement unless it
was broadened to allow NCS to
participate in Red Cross activities
and services on a community level"
Red Cross Criticized.
The Red Cross was criticized in
a letter from Irving Abramson,
chairman of NCS, to Mr.. O'Connor
as having isolated itself too long
from the people and the COM
munity"
In his statement, Mr.. O'Connor
said the agreement was ended with
mutual consent of the AFL and CIO
Relief Committees.
The purpose of this understand
ing, which was inaugurated in 1912
and renewed annually during World
War II, was to develop greater CO.
operation in the year-round activ-
tiles of the Red Cross, including its
Embarrassing campaigns" the state
ment added. The arrangement has
resulted in greatly increased parti-
cipation in Red Cross affairs by the
members of organized labor.
During the period the agreement
was in force there existed similar
understanding between the same
labor committees and the National
War Fund.
Welfare Programs Started.
"At the beginning of World War
II the Labor League for Human
Rights (AFD and the National CIO
War Relief Committee were estab-
lished independently to conduct
wartime welfare programs and to
support those programs through
separate campaigns among their
respective constituents.
However, to reduce the number
of wartime campaigns, to broaden
the base of narticinatinn by their
Evening star., 1946-04-16
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Evening star., 1946-04-16
Rites for Maj. Kett|er
To Be Held THURSDAY

Funeral services for Maj William
j. Kettler, Army Air Forces. former
resident of Washington and Silver
Spring, who was killed April in a
Evening star., 1946-04-16

Mexico City has crusade against
a gambling game similar to bingo..
Evening star., 1946-04-16
Vote on Draft Extension

From Yesterdays Last Edition.)
BY the Associated Press
The roll-call vote by which the
House passed legislation extend
ing the draft law nine months,
but prohibiting inductions between
May IS and October Is:
Evening star., 1946-04-16

Minor parties against C2)-MARCAN-
TONIC, American Labor of New York
HULL, Progressive. OF Wisconsin.
Democrats for. l74
Republicans for, lI6.
Minor party for. none.
Total voting for. 290
Democrats against. II.
Republicans against. IS.
Minor party against. p
Total against. l0S.
Total voting, 1898.
Paired (6)-GRAHAM. Republican; Eel
LOWS, Republican, DOUGLAS of Illinois
Democrat, for the bill; BISHOP, Rspub-
lican; HENRY. Republican, and MANS
FIELD of Texas. Democrat. against the bill
Absent or not voting, 81.
Vacancies. 4
Total membership. 435.
Evening star., 1946-04-16
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-30
STAG LOOP SHOWS EVEN MATCHING IN
 OPENING LAST EVE

Stag Leaguers, successors to the Tuesday night date on the Elks alleys formerly held by the now defmct Major League, last night opened their schedule with a pair of hotly- contested matches. Open ing night victors in the clubmens circuit were the Elks and Rotary foursomes, both of whom won out by odd game margins, over the Legion and Pioneers respectively.
 Though on the short end of the game count, the Legion four cor ralled the highest pin bag of the night and their companion short enders, the Pioneers were in front of their Rotary opponents in total points.
 Martin Lavenik hit a steady pace, with three lines bordering on 200, to count the high individual set, 592. Ed Radde's 223 was the big single.
 Next rolling session on the Elks maple is Friday evening, when the Merchants Leaguers congregate. Last nights Stag loop results were.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-30
TANKS TO TILL
 MORE ACREAGE
 THIS SEASON ON

NEW YORK-After four years of comparative inactivity, the New York Yankees are going back into the farming business on a 14-club scale with nine scouts to ferret out future DfMaggios, Gordons and Rulings.
 The farm system that had dwin- dled to five clubs during the war has been reorganized on a two- division basis, spreading into new territory at Beaumont in the Texas League and Quincy in the three eye, among others.
 President Larry MacPhail said the eastern clubs, under Eugene J. Martin, would operate independ- ently of the western unit under the supervision of Frank Lane.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-30
Ap SPORTS
 ROUNDUP
BY HUGH FULLERTON

NEW YORK, Jan. 30-Word from a man who ought to know is that, starting next year, the top man in the voting for baseball's hall of fame each year will be elected, regardless of whether he polls TO per cent of the votes <. The committee will follow this system until it reduces the "backlogs of eligible names and then will tighten up require ments for Johnny come -latelys The National Interscholastic tennis championships will go south for the first time next June. They'll be played on the University of Virgin ia's layout, which was made possible by a gift from Lady Nancy Asor
 When the Montana U. basketball team walloped Gonzaga, l03 to 34 the other night, the high individual scorer was Gonzaga guard.
 MASTERMIND TONY
 Tony Galento, all 263 pounds of him, puffed into New York today on a leave of absence from his New Jersey tavern and announced that Billy Conn would win the heavy weight championship from Joe Louis when they meet next June. Said Tony: Speed, that's what counts Conn has too much speed for Louis He'll outbox him.
 Tony refused any further com- ment on the Louis-Conn battle, said those guys were unimportant, but made an important announcement of his own . He's going to be a fight manager Tony will intro duce a pleasant-faced red-haired football player to the tough science of the squared circle. The player name is Ed Cameron of Newark, New Jersey . He was the captain and star guard on the Miami Uni- versity Orange Bowl champions this year and made the Associated Press little All-America team.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-30
DOUGLAS FIREMEN DEFEAT 'SIGNACS
 BY SCORE 36-1S
LEAGUE STANDING

Douglas Bremen moved up to a solid berth as the second highest team to Juneau's Crimson Bears in City League Basketball rating last night when they defeated Signacs 36 to 28.
 Playing to almost empty stands and cheering squad made up most ly of Hank Harmon, members of both teams played rollicking game of Tets have fun basketball
 Pass work on both teams was good, but shooting compared with shots attempted was ony fair on the Firemen's team and poor on Signacs.
 Hickey and F1eek were high scor- CTS on the Firemen's team with 12 points each.
 Signacs continued to play basket ball much improved over it's style two or three weeks ago. Grant Ritter, a newcomer, distinguished himself as an excellent paSser, and Jones came forward as quite dead- ly long-shot artist in last night s game. High scorer was Ted Thibo- deau with seven field goals, IA points.
 Several of the players had not lssen informed that Support had withdrawn from the league and the Subport-PAA game had been can- celled
 Signacs had only four players in the gymnasium until well after 8 o'clock. The Signac-D Douglas Fire mems game had been scheduled to follow the Subport-PAA game, and Captains were not ready for play when the fans arrived at 730 o'clock. Goldstein, the fifth player on the Signac team, arrived after his fellow team mates and Bremen players had been practicing before fans for more than an hour.
 Officials in last nights game were: Referee, Bloomquist; Umpire, Bayers; Scorer, Harmon.
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-30

his financial plight . More often, however, an investigation shows that ha was the victim of the human parasites that are peculiar to the ring sport Joe Louis is a case in point Joe has earned more than two and one-quarter million dollars in the ring :. Yet Joe, who never takes a drink, is in debt to Mike Jacobs to the tune of about a hundred grand and owes the government about $117.000 in taxes. A Chicago sports writer, Gene Kess- Ter, has had access to Joe's income tax statements from the time he started his professional career until he entered the Army He says that, out of the $2,250, 900 which Joe made, he was able to salvage only about one-fifth, or five hundred thousand, for himself the rest went to managers and others who received percentage of his earn ings A considerable amount also was written off in the enor- nous expense accounts charged against Louis. Meanwhile, out of the half million which Louis re- tained for himself, he had to pay taxes that ran into six figures, leav- ing net of less than $400,000,
 SPORTSPOURRI
 Harvey Hester's Miami Club has secured the exclusive right to dicker with Charley Trippi, when and if Trippi decides to deal with the All America football conference. But Hester had to flash an agreement signed by all club owners during the secret" draft at Chicago to keep Cleveland's Paul Brown from mak- ing Trippi his No. choice . Well terweight Marty Servo once was member of the cross country squad at Mott Terrace high school in Schenectady, N r.. Now he prob ably tries to avoid road work like most other fighters Dewey Sor- iano, tEe young pitcher who recent ly asked reinstatement on the Seattle Rainiers' active list, has a license to command any ship on any waters and is qualified as pilot on inland waters of both southwest ern and southeastern Alaska What a ribbing he's in for the first time he gets into a baseline mixup trying to navigate to second base.