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Evening star., 1946-12-13
$3O,218 Additional Gifts Spur
Volunteers Toward Chest Goal

These donations totaled $50, ,218,
making the total received in the
campaign to date $3,653,943. The
drive has been extended from its
scheduled closing date Of Novem-
Der 10.
Although most of the solicitation
has been turned over to q special
mopup squad under the direction
of Brig. Gen. Albert L. Cox, in
.dividual campaign units have con-
tinued their efforts to meet their
campaign quotas.
The next progress report will be
made at 4 pm. Tuesday at Chest
headquarters. A report is expected
then from Gen. Cox's squad, which
then will have completed week Of
campaigning.
In response to many requests for
central point from which to dis
tribute pledge cards, Chest officials
have called on banks, utility COM
panies and large retail stores to
place blank Chest pledge cards
where customers can obtain them.
Arrangements have been made for
receipts for such gifts to be mailed
to the giver from Chest headquar-
ters. As stores and banks agree to
the plan, they viii receive small
lsee CHEST. Pare A-lO.5
Evening star., 1946-12-13
By the Associated Press

MANSFIELD, Ohio, Dec. 49,
"A pile-up of the Pennsylvania
Railroads crack Golden Tri-
angle" and two freight trains
killed at least Is persons today
and injured an estimated SO or
more.
Nine hours after the wreck at
Coulter, IL miles southeast of here
seven of the dead had been identi-
fed and seven more bodies had been
found in the wreckage. Five Of the
dead were known to be soldiers. A
train crew member died of injuries
this afternoon.
Rescue crews with torches still
were cutting through the mass of
twisted steel and splintered wood
in search of other victims.
Approximately $50 of the pas
sengers were soldiers en- route from
Fort Dix, N. j., to Chicago for a
12-day Christmas furlough.
Evening star., 1946-12-13
Cold Front Expected to Drop
Mercury to Mid-2Os Tonight

ward at 2 degrees an hour from q
l am. maximum OF 81, with read
ings between rs and 80 expected
before dawn.
Boston prepared for temperature
in the lower 20s after a 62-degree
reading at s am. today equalled a
1928 record high for the date. Maine
expected zero weather and the rest
OF New England temperatures rang
ing up to Is degrees.
Weather officials say the cold will
continue until tomorrow night be-
fore rising, with the chill spreading
over the Mississippi Valley tomor-
row.
The advancing cold brought snow
to most Rocky Mountain States and
rain to the State of Washington
Only the Southwest, Oregon, Cali
fornia and some parts of the deep
South were expected to escape the
advancing chill.
In. the District, the changing
weather was accompanied by winds
of as to 80 miles an hour velocity,
with gusts up to 50 miles. No wind
damage was reported.
Evening star., 1946-12-13
Paraguay suppresses
Anarchist Attempt
Ito Seize Control
Students Demonstration
In Asuncion in Support
Of Army Is Broken Up
By ,he Assoe;ossd Press

ASUNCION, Paraguay, Dec. 13.
- The Paraguayan government
announced today the suppression
of what it described as an att
tempt by groups of anarchist
elements" to seize control of
police headquarters, military
school and the national prison.
A demonstration organized by
students to support the armys re-
cent call on political parties in
Paraguay's government to cease
their quarreling was broken up by
gunfire here last night.
Some persons were wounded.
A communique said it was not
possible to identify the persons re-
sponsible nor the motives for the
trouble, but that the injured were
the victims of knives or revolvers,
rather than police guns aAH the
nation was declared quiet today.
President Higinio Morinigo re-
sumed conferences with leaders of
his coalition regime, the Colorado
and Febrerista Parties, in an effort
to solve the political crisis.
Evening star., 1946-12-13

A cold front from the Arctic
today began spreading over most of
the United States, ending the un-
seasonably warm weather of the
last several days and showing tenn
peratures toward subfreezing figures
forecast tonight.
In Washington, the temperature
had dropped slowly from the maxi
mum of 66 degrees at 10 o'clock last
night to 81 at 1890 pm. today, with
a minimum in the middle 20s pre-
dicted before dawn.
Weather Bureau officials say the
drop will continue as mass Of
warm air from the East and South
retreats before the advancing cold
front from the North.
Temperatures, they said, will be
freezing or below by early morning
from Maine almost to Florida and
as far West as Texas.
The cold air was spreading South
and East, they reported, from the
Dakotas, where the temperature
dropped yesterday to zero or below.
The front moved into New York
today, sending the mercury down.
Evening star., 1946-12-13
$4,000 D. c. Employees
Get Halt Holiday Dec. "a

The District Commissioners today
approved half holiday December
"a for most Of the $4,000 city en-
ployes.
The action was in line with the
executive order issued by President
Truman yesterday covering Federal
employees.
The Commissioners said their Or
der would not apply to any employe
who might ..for special reasonSp be
required to work q full day BY the
head Of 4 department.
Evening star., 1946-12-13
irregularities Laid
10 Insurance Firm
On Allen 5 Salary
Home Company Head
Cited With RFc Chief
On Expense Allowances
BY the As.oeiossd Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 13.-T The
New York State Insurance De-
partment made public today q
report charging salary irregular
tiles in the Home Insurance Co..
largest fire insurance company
in the Nation, involving its pres
ident, Harold v. Smith, and for
mer vice president, George E
Allen, now director of the RFC.
The findings were made In an ex-
aminer's report and, the department
said, are a matter of public record
while the State superintendent OF
insurance considers further treat
ment Of the alleged Irregularities.
The report said Mr.. Smith was
granted a monthly expense allow
ance of $4,000 in January, 1941, but
continued to charge costs of travel
ing, gifts and entertainment against
the company. For the years 1941
through 1914, the report said, Mr..
Smiths expense charges amounted
to $34, ,126, but his attached vouchers
were seldom explicit"
Regarded, rs Salary.
As vice president, Mr.. Allen, long
a close friend of President Truman,
received $4,000 a year, the report
said. Then he was given an addi-
tional 5000 by Mr.. Smiths order,
it added. The additional $5, 100 was
recorded on the books Of the COM
pany as travelling expenses, but Mr..
Allen said he regarded 1t as salary
and treated 1t accordingly, the re-
port stated.
The company allegedly did not in
clude in reports to Federal and
State tax authorities the expense
allowance of the president nor the
unauthorized salary of 5000 to Mr..
Allen, the report stated.
The company said it had nc i'm
mediate comment and Mr. Smiths
secretary reported he was out Of
town and cannot be reached.
Robert E. Dineen, New York State
insurance commissioner likewise re-
fused any immediate comment An
Insurance Department spokesman
said, however, that the next step was
up to Mr.. Dineen's discretion. - His
powers run up to the extreme of be-
ing able to remove insurance COM
pany officials from their positions.
The same spokesman said the
Home Insurance Co. had asked for
a 3O-day extension of the usual 10
day period allowed for the filing of
exceptions to a report OF this ma
ture. When no exceptions had been
filed at the end Of 40 days, he said,
the company's right to hearing
also expired.
Dow, Jones & Co., business news
Evening star., 1946-12-13
Is Killed, 5OHurt in Wreck
OfPennsy Flyer and 2 Freights
Passenger Train Hits Overturned Engine;
Five Soldiers on FurIough Among Dead

| The 13-car train ploughed into
the wreckage Of two eastbound
freight trains which had derailed
just a few minutes before at about
2::45 am.
One freight train had stopped be-
cause of a broken air hose and was
rammed by a second freight.
A spokesman for the Pennsylvania
Railroad said at Pittsburgh that L.
Petoskey, engineer of the second
freight, failed to heed an approach
signal" two miles west Of the acci-
dent and thus was unable to apply
his brakes In time when stop sig
nal showed 900 feet from the acci-
dent.
The Pennsylvania spokesman said
the approach signal" meant the
engineer of the second freight
should slow down to 30 miles and
be prepared to stop the train. Mr..
Petoskey was not injured.
The Golden Triangle" travelling
JCon yTyn E1|yD n.-. q
Evening star., 1946-12-13
Throng Honors Walter Johnson
At Cathedral Funeral Rites
Dean Suter Reads Simple, Brief Service;
Congregation loins in Singing Hymns
By Hermon F. Schoder

he was the greatest idol of them all.
The brief and simple service was
read by the Very Rev. John w.
Suter, dean Of the Cathedral. He
read from Psalms rs and 121 and
the lesson was taken from Romans
8:l4 and John 14:1.
The congregation Joined in sing
ing the hymns Abide With Me-
and "Oh God, Our Help in Ages
Past"
There was a special prayer: 1--WE
thank thee, o Lord. for all the
goodness and courage which have
passed from the life Of this, thy ser
want, into the life OF others, leaving
the world richer for his presence,
for 4 life,s task faithfully and hon.
TCan TNTYNCON PAGE Alloy
Evening star., 1946-12-13
Britain Is Reported
Planning 10 Recall
Envoy From Spain
Spokesman in New York
Reveals Intention to
Join Move Urged by U. N
by the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 49, The
United Nations General Assem-
bly, today tossed one of it's hot
test issues into the laps OF its
81 members by recommending
withdrawal of ambassadors and
ministers from Franco Spain
and British spokesman i'm
mediately announced his coun-
try would "very shortly" recall
Its Ambassador from Madrid.
A government source in London
said Sir Victor Mallet, British Am
bassador to Spain, would be recalled
in accordance with the U. N. resolu-
ton declaring the Franco govern
ment to be Fascist regime" The
informant said d. F. Howard would
be designated British charge d'af-
faires In Madrid and that the En-
bassy probably would be reduced to
the status Of Legation.
No Comment in Madrid.
In Madrid Spanish Foreign Min
istry spokesman said 1t was "too
early" for comment on the U. N.
Assembly vote. No official Spanish
comment on the U. N. vote was ex-
pected until after the regular cabi-
net meeting, scheduled for pm.
today.
Diplomats in Madrid who would
be affected by the U. N. resolution
included Ministers from the Domin-
ican Republic and Ell Salvador
which voted against the U. N. reso-
luton, and the Netherlands and
Turkey, which abstained from vot-
ing. All other u. N. diplomatic
missions in Spain are headed by
charge d'afaires, some Of whom
have the personal rank of Ministers
but not of Ministers Plenipotentiary
The United States has had no Am
bassador at Madrid since the return
of Norman Armour.
To strengthen It's recommends
ton for action, the Assembly in
cluded a clause asking all members
to report what action they had
taken. 1t was the ASsembly's first
concrete action against the Falan-
|gist regime during its long and bit
ter debates over what to do with
Ia man who once aligned himself
with Hitler and Mussolini.
Specific Recommendations.
The final resolution, a compro-
mise cleaned from a series of pro-
poSals ranging from outright eco
nomic sanctions to direct appeal
to Generalissino Francisco Franco
to get out, also made these specific
recommendations:
l. That the Franco government
be barred from membership in any
organization affiliated with the u.
N. The present Madrid government
already has been banned from the
U. N. itself.
O. That if the Franco regime still
remains in power after "a reason
able time" the Security Council con-
slider adequate measures" to reme-
dy the situation.
The action was taken by a vote
OF "a to 6, the negative votes coming
from Argentina, Costa Rica, Do
minican Republic, Ecuador, Ell Sal
vador and Peru.
Evening star., 1946-12-13
Police Cars Haul Citizens
In Oklahoma Transit Tieup
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

OKLAHOMA CITY, Dec. 13.-
Streetcar and bus operators in this
city Of 1000 failed to report for
work today because of labor dis
pute, and city officials promptly used
police and fire department vehicles
to haul passengers.
Leaders of the Amalgamated Union
of Streetcar Operators fAFL) said
there was no strike, that members
merely had voted to "stay in session"
after an all-night meeting at which
an arbitration boards award was
considered.
Evening star., 1946-12-13
Azerbaijan Leader
Disappears as Iran
Troops Near Tabriz
People Throng Streets,
Cheering and Waiting
For Army to Arrive
By Edword Curtis
A.soeio'.d Pres. Foreign Correspondent.


TABRIz, Azerbaijan Province,
Iran, Dec. IL (Delayed)-Jafar
Pishevari, leader of the move
ment which ruled semiautono-
nous Azerbaijan for exactly a
year, disappeared today from
Tabriz, most of whose popula-
ton thronged the streets, cheer
ing and waiting for the arrival
of the Iranian Army from
Mianeh.
The Democratic movement" and
its armed resistance collapsed last
night. The only officials of the re-
gime left in Tabriz tonight are
Hail Mira Ali Shabastari, president
of the Azerbaijan provincial council,
and DR.. Salamollah Javid, governor
geperal Of the province.
Ofnces of the party and OF
Pishevari, party head and provincial
premier" were deserted and dark.
Firing in Celebration.
Sporadic firing was still being
heard in the city tonight, "a hours
after the Pishevari regime an
nounced its capitulation to the
Teheran government, which had
ordered its troops into the province
to supervise parliamentary elections.
Most of the firing appeared to be
in celebration rather than in anger.
The city was being patrolled by
temporary policemen in civilian
clothes, armed with rifles and wear
ing white armbands. This dis
tinguished them from the Fedaies
(militia of the Pishevari regime).
Between Mianeh, which the gov
ernment troops left this morning,
and Tabriz, thousands of villagers
and townspeople waited by the road
side to welcome the returning
Teheran forces, which evacuated
Azerbaijan year ago.
I, along with two other foreign
correspondents-Clifton Daniel of
the New York Times and Christie
pher Sykes of the London Daily
Mail-was in the first vehicle to
travel north from Mianeh to the
provincial capital, preceding the
Iranian Army by several hours.
Sheep Are Sacrificed.
The correspondents were enthusi-
astically treated by cheering and
handclapping. Several sheep were
sacrificed at various roadside vii
lagos. The sacrificial ceremony, the
highest honor which a Persian can
pay, is performed by beheading the
sheep on one side of the road as
the traveller approaches and carry
ing the head across the road to the
other side. The traveller then passes
between the body and the head.
All along the way there were
cheers for the Shah, the Iranian
Army and the correspondents.
Near Tabriz there were shouts OF
t1ong liye the Security Council"
When the correspondents left
Mianeh this morning, the Iranian
Army units with heavy equipment
were at the north side OF the town
preparing to march. In a state of
great excitement, the population OF
(See IRAN po0o I'M
Evening star., 1946-12-13

The people who admired Wal
ter Johnson as a great pitcher
and loved him as a model OF
manhood crowded into Washing
ton CathedraI's great choir this
Afternoon to pay their last re-
spects.
They represented all walks OF
life and came from many sec
tions to attend funeral services
for the immortal athlete.
In the throng of some 1000 were
the players who helped him carve
his name in the baseball hall OF
fame. There were many who had
watched "the Big Train" perform
for 20 years In uniform of the
washington baseball club. To many
Evening star., 1946-12-13
Budget Officials Stud,
Cost-of-Living Bonus
For Federal Workers
Temporary Plan Believed
Most Likely Way to
Win Congress Approval
By Joseph YOUNG

temporary pay bonuses fOl
Federal employees to compensate
them for rising living costs are
being given serious consideration
by Budget Bureau officials, it was
learned today.
While the Budget Bureau hasn't
committed itself on the proposal
officials believe temporary bonuse.
would be the only type of wage
adjustment proposal that woule
have chance of winning Congress
sional approval.
Amount Left Indefinite.
Under this type Of pay adjustment
Federal workers would be giveI
wage boosts which would remail
in effect only as long as the cos
Of living remains at the presen
high level. When living costs drol
appreciahiy, the pay raises woul.
be withdrawn, and Federal ernploye.
would 60 back to their presen
salaries.
The amount of the bonus hasn1
figured too much in the converse.
tions, since the bonus plan itselI
would have to be approved before
the amount could be determined
However. last week the CIO United
Public Workers of America askec
for 5000 increase to Offset rising
living costs. The AFL American
Federation of Government EN-.
ployes, under the leadership of it.
president, James B. Burns, also i.
seeking wage increases, but has moi
yet decided how much it will ask
for.
AS a hypothetical example, sup.
pose that a $400 annual figure were
voted by Congress to offset rising
prices. This would mean that each
Federal worker would get an addi-
tional So on his pay check each
week. AS soon as living costs drop
ped enough. the extra So week
would stop. It would be up to Con-
gress to decide to what point the
cost of living index would have to
fall to before the bonus payments
would stop.
Plan in Effect Earlier.
This plan isn't new. In 1918 and
for several years thereafter, Federal
workers were given a $240 annual
cost of living bonus to which fol-
lowed the end of the World War.
The administrations stand de-
pends on what the Budget Bureau
thinks of the idea. A great deal
depends on what kind of pay raises,
if any, labor can get from private
industry.
If there are general wage increases
granted throughout the country,
the chances are fairly good that
Congress would be In a mood to give
Government workers similar relief
from rising prices.
But If labor in general can't win
further pay boosts, it isn't likely
Congress would vote wage raises
for Government workers.
Evening star., 1946-12-13

Spurred by additional contribu-
tions to the Community Chest Fed
Grafton drive totaling $30,218, volun-
teer workers today continued their
Evening star., 1946-12-13

have not given to the campaign this
year but who have given in previous
years. The workers will endeayor
to reach these people this week and
give them a chance to make dona-
ton.
James A. Shipp, campaign man
ager, late yesterday at q report
meeting at Chest Federation head
quarters, l101 M street NV, an
nounced the additional contribu-
tions. The Government unit re-
ported an additional $15,0l0 since
the last report. Residential unit an
nounced $4,308 and Business unit
had received contributions amount
ing to $l0,900.
Evening star., 1946-12-13
Two-Cent Raise Offered

A 2-cents-an-hour increase
this afternoon was offered the
5000 workers in So Govern
ment cafeterias who are
threatening to strike January
if their demands for = 20
cents -an-hour wage increase
are not met. The offer was
announced by Government
Services, Inc. who operate the
cafeterias. Earlier story on
Page A-24.)
Evening star., 1946-12-13

efforts to raise
t h e remaining
$546,057 OF the
campaign goal
Of $4,000 900.
About 100 vol
unteers to day
r e c civ ed the
names Of 500
p E r s o n S who
Evening star., 1946-12-13
(See U. N, Page A-4.)
B BULLET IN S
I Tenement Toll Now n

NEW YORK B.-The death
toll in New York's tenement
house tragedy rose to 22 today
as the nude body Of a man
in q bathtub was recovered
from the debris of the col
lapsed building. Hope for IA
others buried in the ruins has
been abandoned. Earlier story
on Page A-1O.}
Evening star., 1946-12-13

(See INSURANCE, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1946-12-13

Continued on Page B-I, Column 81
Evening star., 1946-12-13

(See' WRECK, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1946-12-13

(See IRAN, Page A-1O.)
Evening star., 1946-12-13

tSee JOHNSON, Page A-l0.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-12-05
RK Know
MONTT A N A
Names e. Places
LIVINGSTON BY Ed L. Novels. Park County News

LIVINGSTON By L. Novels County News
Benson Landing Trail ferry the Yellow
stone moved four miles in 1882 to the Northern
railroad became Clark City
of Livingston, named for Northern Pacific director in 1888
absorbed Clark City Today city of 1000 people, Livingston
the largest shops of the Northern Pacific railroad
and accounting and
livestock At the junction of highways &c. is the
northern gateway Yellowstone Parks north is at
the Great Bend of the Yellowstone
early century liked spend their climate was
better than other regions.
FROID By A. Butler, Editor Times
The busy little located Northern
R. R. known the BanveScobey branch Roosevelt county
the heart of a wheat raising and livestock
being noted high PROTEIN Shipment and
livestock from here exceptionally heavy Quality
in this section second Froid debt
three churches fully accredited high school,
2000000 deposits several fraternal organizations news
and good and shops Frod plotted
the late Senator J. w. Schntzler 1910
ANACONDA COPPER MINING COMPANY
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-12-05
THE INTERNATIONAL
LUTHERAN HOUR

Los Angeles, Calf. Dec L. Mod
ern science was cited today as sup
porting the Biblical teaching of a
fiery end for our world Dr. Wal
ter A. Maier, professor at Concor-
dia Seminary, Saint Louis, broad
casting here in connection with a
mass meeting, declared that mod
ern astronomers frequently witness
a fiery finale" of stars much lar
ger than our globe He challenged
skeptics to explain, in the fact Of
this astronomical parallel, why they
contradict the New Testament re-
cord that the elements shall melt
with fervent heat"
The discovery of atomic energy,
Dr. Maier maintained, corroborates
the Ccriptural statements on the
worlds end. IF the first atomic
bombs men make blast large parts
of cities out of existence" he asked
cannot the great God who formed
the atom and gave it such startling
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-12-05
REXFORD

A birthday party was given al
the Community Hall Wednesday
evening November 9th honOring
Phyllis Richards
Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Frank and
daughter spent the Thanksgiving
holidays in Spokane. at the home
of Mr. Franks parents.
Mrs. Lanfear of Somers was a
guest at the John Saxon home,
Thursday.
H. W. Diehl went to Libby Mon
day. He plans to go on to Hot
Springs from there.
Miss Mildred Fewkes returned
last week from Boomers Ferry, Ida
Miss Edith Becquart who works
at the depot in Libby, and Lucian
Becquart who works in Browning,
were guests at the home of their
mother, Mrs Ida Becquart the last
of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Cameron
of Kalispel were Sunday callers
here.
Tom Ruthledge left for Hot
Springs the first of the week and
will stay there for the winter
months.
Mrs. Alma Ross of Tooley Lake
left Saturday for Michigan, where
she will visit relatives. Mrs. Ross
plans to spend the winter in that
State
Mrs. E. E. Madden visited her
daughter, Mrs. Otto NOrdstrom in
Kalispell, last Thursday.
Irwin White. son of Mrs o. c.
White, from Rice, Ida, was a guest
at her home few days last week.
Tom LaByer was Libby caller
Monday (
Mrs. Ed Arnold and Mrs. Oak
Knapp were. callers in Kalispell
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Archibald went
to Spokane the first of the week.
Mrs. George Ross returned from
Oaksdale Wash, the first of the
week
Mr.. and Mrs. C. B. Chisam are
visiting relatives in Oklahoma, for
4 few weeks
James Hurst was a business caller i
in Whitefish Tuesday.
Mildred FeWkes made a trip to
Libby the first of the week.