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Evening star., 1946-10-22
|Ex-0Hicer Reiferafes
Denial Of Infoxication
lin Battle Of SfafIer'

Trial Of 2-year-old libel suit
began in District Court today as
Randolph Dickins. jr., former Navy
lieutenant, told jury of the widely
publicized fist fight on the mezza-
nine Of the Hotel Statler during the
Roosevelt Dewey campaign.
Mr.. Dickins is suing Daniel j.
Tobin, president of the AFL Inter-
national Brotherhood Of Teamsters,
and the union. The suit for 5000 900
Is based on what the union magazine
said about Mr.. Dickins and a fellow
officer, former 1t. Comdr. James H.
Suddeth.
Mr.. Suddeth and Mr.. Dickins were
involved in q fight with members OF
the union after President Roosevelt
had addressed a dinner Of the or
ganization at the hotel on Septem-
ber %, 1914.
Mr.. Dickins denied that he or Mr..
Suddeth were drunk, as the publica-
ton reported, or that they started
the brawl. He said it was forced on
them by men outside the banquet
hall. Both former officers filed libel
suits, but Mr.. Suddeth since has
dropped his case.
The suits contended the two
men were set upon by members
of the union after refusing to dis
close their political Affiliations.
The two men claimed in their
complaints that they were libeled
as a result of having been accused
Of numerous acts of misconduct
In the article in the International
Teamster. 1t. Dickens alleged the
article tried to destroy his good
name. fame, reputation and char
acter."
The two officers were exonerated
by Secretary Of the Navy Forrestal
Of any blame in the fight while they
still were in the service.
Several prospective jurors were
disqualified while the panel was be-
ing chosen late yesterday because
of their own, or their family's affilia-
ton with the American Federation
Of Labor. Mr.. Dickins is rep
resented by Attorney Thomas C..
Bradley, and the Teamsters' Inter-
national Is defended by Attor-
lneys Elisha Hanson and James A.
Padway, the latter AFL general
counsel.
Evening star., 1946-10-22
Coal
Continued From First Page.)

computing tonnage after the coal
was washed and refined rather than
In the state in which the miners
dug it.
Again, he accused the Government
Of cheating the workers on vacation
pay.
The mine leaders charges, plus
his action In demanding that an
entirely new contract be negotiated,
came with characteristic suddenness.
Krug Shocked by Action.
Mr.. Krug declared that he already
had suggested arbitration of the
disputed points. He said he was
shocked at Mr.. Lewis actions, and
added:
1.-THE Government has not preached
its contract with the United Mine
Workers. I have already suggested
to Mr.. Lewis arbitration on these
(disputed) points"
He disputed Mr.. Lewis right to
demand reopening Of the contract,
declaring that the agreement docs
not provide for reopening Of the
contract to revise wages and hours.
Mr.. Krug said he had discussed
the disupted points with MIR. Lewis
before he left his office here Satur-
day. He hurled a charge at the
mine leader that In his opinion
some of the wildcat coal strikes in
recent months constituted breach
of contract on. the part OF the
miners. $40 sA'ti
"The Government of the United
States lives up to its contracts" Mr..
Krug continued. II shall, of course,
be willing to discuss at any time any
matters arising under the contract
with the United Mine Workers. ."
Coincidental with Mr.. Lewis
blast, Navy Capt. Norman II. Col
lisson, Federal coal mines admin
istrator, disclosed that he already
had written letter to Mr.. Lewis
accepting the decision of an Illi-
nois arbitrator decision favor
able to the union-on the issue OF
vacations, one of the points raised
by Mr.. Lewis in his charge OF con-
tract violations.
Capt. Collisions letter further
suggested the appointment of an
umpire to decide the second spe-
cific point, whether coal should be
weighed at the 'tipple," as it comes
out Of the mines in tiny cars, or
after 1t has been washed and i'm
purities removed and the clean,
marketable coal loaded on railroad
freight cars.
It was on this score that Mr..
Lewis contended the miners had
lost millions" Of dollars which
otherwise would have gone to their
health and welfare fund. The fund
receives royalty Of cents q ton.
Mr.. Lewis insisted ON tipple weigh
ing.
Evening star., 1946-10-22
New Russian Counci|
To Overhaul System
OF 0fCoIIective Farms
By Eddy Gilmore
Assoeiosed Press Foreign Correspondent


MOSCOW, Oct. 22.-The newly
created Council for Collective Farm
Affairs has been given extensive
authority to overhaul the collective
farm system of the U. s. s. R., the
real basis of Russia's agriculture,
the Council of Ministers announced
today.
Moscow newspapers displayed
prominently long statute outlining
the duties and authorities Of the
Council for Collective Farm Affairs,
affecting more than 1000, 600, ,ooo, 900
acres.
Andreyev Heads New Council.
Andrei Andreyev. 81. a member Of
the Politburo and a vice chairman
of the Council of Ministers, has
been intrusted with the chairman
ship of the new council, under which
Russia's agricultural organization
will be divided in two parts:
l. The kolkhoze collective farm)
1t can consist of anything from 10
to 1000 families Of farmers operat-
ing their own farms, giving certain
stipulated portion of produce to the
government in return for seeds, i'm
plements and other aid and keeping
a stipulated portion for themselves.
2. The sovkhoze. This is a state
farm owned and operated by the
government.
Most kolkhozes are organized into
cartels. They number more than
$4,000. There are about 10000 sovk-
hoZeS.
System Hit by War.
As has been widely publicized,
this tremendous collective farm sys-
tenn has suffered physically and
ideologically during the war. The
presence of the Germans undoubt-
edly had something to do with it.
There have been reports Of officials
on these collectives going in for
personal gain; cases Of lack Of dis
cipline; reports of fortunes amaSSed
by INSCRIPTIONS persons.
"It is no secret" said Izvestia in
a front-page editorial today, that
often the income of the Kolkhoze
was being distributed certainly not
as the Charter stipulates. -
The new statute forms the Council
''by decree of the Council of Min
listers and the Central Committee of
the Communist Party" It estab-
fishes rigid control over the agricul-
tural cartels and guards farms from
attempts at violations of the
Charter"
The statute also was adopted "for
solution of the problems of collective.
farm construction"
Evening star., 1946-10-22

Of British troops in Greece. Mr.
Bevin said:
1--WE shall take the British troops
out of Greece as early as we can
They have q job to do. and I hope
it will not be long delayed"
Mr.. Bevin called Trieste "the most
disputed and contentious point" Of
the whole conference.
Possession of the Adriatic port
italian before the war, has been
demanded by Yugoslavia with Rus
sian backing. The Peace Confer
ence decided to make Trieste free
city.
Mr.. Bevin said Great Britain was
ready ito place our troops at the
disposal Of the Security Council (o1
the United Nations) while the
fundamental structure of Trieste is
being organized"
Evening star., 1946-10-22
Bradley 10 Continue
As VA Head Until
Job Is Completed
BY the Associated Press

Gen. Omar N. Bradley said today
he is eager to get back to Army life.
but hopes to continue as veterans
administrator long enough to COM
plete important unfinished business.
The general saw reporters after .
meeting with Paul Grifnth, new ma
tional commander OF the American
Legion. MIR. Grimth said it was q
friendly, informal visit. preliminary
to formal conference on Thursday
between Gen. Bradley and Legion
department heads.
Gen. Bradley said he and Mr..
Grifith did not discuss the question
of limiting on -the-job training pay
ments, an issue which led to a row
between Gen. Bradley and Former
Legion Comdr. John Stelle.
Unaware Of Reports.
Mr.. Grifflth said yesterday the Lee
gion will try to effect removal OF
the pay ceilings. which were advo-
Gated by Gen. Bradley.
Gen. Bradley told reporter:
II know nothing about published
reports that I am about to quit this
Job. When I took it, understood II
would be for period Of 10 months
or two years. The 18 months period
is about up, and naturally am eager
to return to my Army duties as soor
as possible.
However. there are several things
would like to finish up first"
The No. l problem, Gen. Bradley
said, Is decentralization Of the vet.
erans insurance organization, nov
underway.
Hospitals Planned.
No. 2 Is the veterans hospita.
program.
1--WE have started arrangements
for construction of S. hospitals" he
said. Architects are drawing UP
specifications, but the public won't
see much results for several months
when contracts have feen let and
the dirt starts to dy."
The third and biggest headache
Gen. Bradley said, is the on-the-j job
training program.
"It's impossible to work out a per.
feet system, but We will try for one
that will keep violations to a mini
num-" he said, adding:
1--WE found one bank vice president
who had tried to get on-the- -jot
training benefits while training te
be the bank president.
Evening star., 1946-10-22
Beviin
Continued From First Page

ganda speeches" and ito level friv.
olous charges against Others"
Reaffirms Aim for Understanding.
He reaff1rmed his determination tc
achieve understanding among the
great powers-Great Britain, the
United States, Russia, France and
China. ....
'It will not be the fault OF his
majesty's government if it does not
come" he declared.
Mr.. Bevin told the house that
Britain was anxious to conclude an
enduring peace with Japan and in
sure against future japanese aggres-
sion.
He spoke of encouraging signs
in Indonesia (the rich Netherlands
Indies, said British troops would
leave the island by November 30.
About Egypt, the Foreign Secre-
tary said:
1--WE are handicapped in bringing
our negotiations with Egypt to a
conclusion by internal political diff
culties in Egypt itself"
A dozen foreign ambassadors and
ministers sat in the gallery listening
to his address, which had been
spoken of in the British press as
"the most important speech OF his
career"
He declared that any suggestion
that Great Britain wanted TO-. ex-
ploit and suppress peoples of the
Eastern Mediterranean was sheer
nonsense"
Tried to Re-create Greece.
The Foreign Secretary turning to
one of Breat Britains major foreign
affairs issues, declared:
1--WE have done our best to re-
create Greece" ..
He announced British determine
ton to see things here put right, and
declared:
$50 far as the government is con-
cerned we will not desert Greece
after the great comradeship that
existed between lis, and we shall
pursue our policy of trying to assist
her economically as well"
His announcement reused cries o1
Leave her alone" from various Sec
tionS of the house.
IT am not interfering" the for
eign secretary retorted. "and neither
| Is the government. I give the lie
direct to all these charges"
Two Special ENJOYS Sent.
He said two special ENJOYS had
been sent to investigate charges
that the Royalist government had
obstructed the Greek trade union
movement.
Mr.. Bevin said British efforts
to rebuild Greece "had been him
dered by constant agitation that
had been carried out, not SO much
within Greece, as from outside"
Il should like to see Greece with
a broadly based government and
with a state of law and order which
would enable the government te
repeal very soon the emergency
measures law" he declared. Greece
would then return to normal life"
Mr.. Bevin denied that Greek
trade unions had been suppressed.
Queried by Churchill.
Former Prime. Minister Winston
Churchill, now opposition leader
asked him to explain the standing
Evening star., 1946-10-22
Terminal Leave Bonds
To Be DELAYED a Month

Delivery of $2,700, ,ooo, 900 in termi-
nal leave pay to 15,o0o,o 900 war vet
erans will be delayed at least .
month by q shortage of the odd
sized envelopes needed to mail the
Treasury bonds used in the pay
ments. :
Maj. Gen. w. H. Kaston, Army
chief of finance, said today 1t will
be another month before there are
sufIicient envelopes to mail out the
bonds. Army spokesmen said the
envelopes are being made, but no
explanation was given as to why the
envelopes were not arranged for be-
fore the applications were processed
and the payments became imminent,
This is the second delay. The first
one was the postponement, caused
by the delay in engraving and dis
tributing the bonds to the Army
Navy, Marine Corps and Coast
Guard. >r,t.yxs e4o.4f:;. ra., Is
Yron IL AYfendinO itR air ServiceS
Evening star., 1946-10-22
Widow to Be Proposed
For Burry's House Seat
BY tho Associotsd Prsss

NEW YORK, Oct. 22-James A.
Roe, Queens County Democratic
chairman, said last night that the
name Of Mrs. Emily La Nude Barry
widow OF Representative Barry
Democrat, of New York, who died
Sunday, would be proposed to the
county Democratic committee as q
replacement for Mr.. Barry's name
on the ballot.
Mr.. Roe said the committee prob
ably would meet late this week.
Mrs. Barry is an attorney and for
two years was q special deputy to
Attorney General John ]. Bennett,
assigned to the State Department OF
Insurance. She and Mr.. Barry were
admitted jointly to practice in the
Supreme Court in 1886. -sr4r. a..
She has two children, Jane, 8 and
Brian, 8.
Evening star., 1946-10-22
Former Commander
|0f Capt. Carson Is
Heard by Grand Jury

The special grand jury investi-
eating the Carson munitions COM
bine today heard q former COM
manding o6acer Of Capt. Joseph II
Carson, son Of Murray Garsssn,
member Of the combine.
The witness, Col. Charles E
Loucke, formerly . brigadier gen.
eral in command Of the Rocky
Mountain Arsenal in Colorado, al
ready has told the Senate War In
vestigattng Committee that high
ranking Chemical Warfare Service
officials urged him to recommend a
promotion for Joseph II. Carson
from lieutenant to captain in 1912.
As Mr.. Garsson's commander at
that time, Col. L,oucke, in q memo
|randum introduced last summer be-
fore the Senate committee, said he
had been unwilling to recommend
the promotion because he believed
more experienced officers were in
line for advancement.
Believed Porter Wanted Promotion.
He stated, however, that he finally
gave his approval after being in.
formed that Maj. Gen. william N
Porter, then chief Of the Chemica
Warfare Service, personally desired
that the promotion be put through
without delay.
Col. Loucke was in the jury room
for an hour and his appearance fol.
lowed that of Col. Herrold Brooks
former personnel director of tht
Chemical Warfare Service.
Col. Brooks, although not a wit
ness before the Senate committe'
last summer, was mentioned severa
times in evidence concerning tn,
wartime promotion of Capt. Carson
His name was linked with that O.
Col. Loucke in testimony indicating
that he forwarded the reported wish
Of Gen. Porter to Col. Loucke.
Porter Denied Part in Action.
Gen. Porter subsequently denied
before the committee that he spe-
ciflcally wanted the younger Carson
promoted and that he had not known
the SON Of Murray Carson was ir
the Chemical Warfare Service.
The only other witnesses sched.
uled for today were two FBI agents
Agent Warren Walsh, a native ol
Kentucky, testified for almost ar
hour early this afternoon. Mr.
Walsh Is from the Louisville FBl
Office, 1t was disclosed after he testi-
fed. The Cumberland Lumber Co.
Of which Representative May, Dem
ocrat, of Kentucky repeatedly wa!
the Kentucky agent for the Cars
sons, was located in that State.
H. r. Gordon, an FBI agent from
Chicago, was in the jury room for al
1,O,1r oy,d half
Evening star., 1946-10-22
|Hicswu to Serve Term
In Mcneil Island Prison
BY the Associated Press

Army Pvt. Joseph E. Hicswa
Wellington, N. j., will serve . 30
year court-martial prison sentence
at Mcneil Island (Wash) prison,
the War Department said today.
Pvt. Hicswa, II. arrived at San
Francisco yesterday from Japan,
where he was convicted OF killing
two Japanese civilians. President
Truman commuted the original
death sentence to 30 years.
Evening star., 1946-10-22
Nickel Loosens Tongue
OF Dumb PunhundIer
BY the Assoeioied "rsss

NEW YORK-The card handed
passersby on Lexington avenue by
a Bowery resident entreated: II
am deaf and dumb Please help
me-"
Some one handed him a nickel.
Cheap skate" he growled dis
tinctly.
A patrolman overheard. So the
articulate, self-admitted panhan-
dler, identified by police as Thomas
Spurlock, 43, went to mid-Manhat-
tan court. He will be guest OF
the city for 80 days at the Municipal
Workhouse.
Evening star., 1946-10-22

NEW YoRK.-FREED II YEARS AFTER ERROR-Tony
Tough Tschon center 49, parayzed by police bullet four
ago. pictured congratulated by Father Bernard
M Martin ight, Catholic chaplain at Sing Sing Prison
Kings County Court yesterday by Judge
ebowitz because of procedural mistake made II
years Judge Lbowz voided 1885 conviction because
represented by lawyer when convicted
resentenced first offender on
1912 conviction time has served Tischon called
himself warning youths to avoid life OF crime At left is
Tischon's attorney Leo Heay -AP Wrephoto
Evening star., 1946-10-22
Precipitation.

Payments on your home are
made easy by renting q room.
Renting q room Is made easy
BY advertising In The Star.
Call National 5000. Open 3
An. to II pm.
Evening star., 1946-10-22

Electrical manufacturers produce
each year more than 100000, 900
electron tubes.
Evening star., 1946-10-22

Iraq Is extending its air services
Evening star., 1946-10-22

Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 96, on July 20.
Lowest. IL, on January %.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey
Evening star., 1946-05-12
Aspiront in Soap Box Derby
Will Be II in Nick of Time

One Of the youngest entrants
planning to face the Washington
Soap Box Derby starting line in
July is Alfred E. Ashton, now 10,
Of 1902 Thirty-f1rst street Sc.
Alfred, who is in the fourth
grade at Randle Highlands School,
will be II on July 27, which is with
in the eligibility period stated in
the rules.
Together with hundreds of other
boys Alfred will be hoping his
coaster car can cross the finish
stripe first in each of the many
elimination races which lead up to
the city finals on Derby Day. He
will race in Class B." for boys IL
and II years old.
If he and his car prove the top
combination in that group, they
will race against the best driver
and racer of Glass "a" composed
of 13, IA and 15-year- r-olds, for the
right to represent the Capital in
the national finals in Akron, Ohio.
Every boy who completes a
coaster car and has it in the
Evening star., 1946-05-12
Soap Box Derby Guide

The Washington Soap Box
Derby. sponsored by The Star
and the District Department of
the American Legion, is open to
boys II to Is years of age, III
elusive. Boys reaching their
11th or 10Th birthdays In the
period from June l to August
18, inclusive, are eligible.
Each entrant must obtain an
official rule book from the
Washington area Chevrolet
dealer nearest his home and
have entry blanks signed by a
parent or guardian.
The coaster cars must be boy
built at a $40 maximum cost
with not more than $6 of the
total being spent for wheels and
axles. Precision wheel bearings
are prohibited.
These design limits are pre-
scribed: Length, 80 inches;
width, AZ inches; height, in
cluding windshield, 30 inches;
weight of racer, 135 pounds;
| combined weight of racer and
driver, $50 pounds.
Evening star., 1946-05-12

ready" area before the race will
be assured of at least two prizes
an official Soap Box Derby steel
racing helmet and a shirt bearing
the Derby insignia.
Different prizes will be given the
winners of the elimination heats.
Medals, silver cups, sporting goods,
bicycles and watches are among
the awards to be distributed. The
NJ. E. Coyle Trophy, presented by
the general manager Of Chevrolet,
will go to the boy who succeeds
Gene Bean, 1941 winner, as Wash
ington Soap Box Derby champion.
Washington's hope for national
honors will receive a free trip to
Akron by train or plane in August
with parent or guardian. There,
'oons at one of the citys leading
otels will be provided, and the
,pitol victor will receive member
ip card for the exclusive Cham
Evening star., 1946-05-12

pions' Club, to which only Derby
champs are admitted.
Refreshments are available at all
times in this club, and page boys are
In attendance to serve the elite Of
Soap Box Derby competition.
There will be an official inspection
OF the Capital champions racer and
a test run over the permanent ma
tional finals course, Derby Downs.
The night before the race, the
elaborate Derby Pageant will be held
in the rubber bowl''-Akron Sta
dium.
Then, the Capitals representative
will be ready to make his try for the
grand prize-a four-year scholarship
at the State college of his choice
and the many other valuable prizes
waiting to be presented. Approx
mately 10000 spectators will be on
hand to see the national finals,
Evening star., 1946-05-12

which will be reported fully by scores
of newspaper, radio and newsree
representatives.
Evening star., 1946-05-12

(Read The Star for Derby NeDs.,
Evening star., 1946-10-15

held an indignation meeting" he
related, because they were so eager
to vote.
For the task Of counting ballots,
Mr.. Stull said a tremendous num-
ber" of volunteers will be needed at
headquarters election night to help
count the ballots.
Predicts Flood Of Inquiries.
As soon as the map is made public
showing the outline of voting pre-
cincts and location Of ballot boxes,
Mr.. Stull predicted there will be a
great flood of inquiries from all over
the city. He recommended an ample
staff at headquarters to answer
questions.
William H. Press, secretary Of the
Board of Trade, outlined the pre-
1iminary plans already under way
and asked the full cooperation of
the Central Suffrage Conference.
After hearing Mr.. Stulls sugges-
tions, he expressed appreciation for
them. He said the Board of Trade
staff would be augmented for the
purpose, and many volunteers were
expected to help throughout the
city.
Mr.. Hall, one of the conference
trustees, suggested that since he
understood the Federal Government
will allow employees two hours for
voters to cast their ofiicial election
ballots, the Federal and District
Governments should be requested to
Evening star., 1946-10-15
Really Disposal Board.
OF WAA 10 Become
Independent Agency
Nv N. A,.oe;o,.d pr.,s

The War Assets Administration
has announced reorganization Of its
Real Property Disposal Board, max
ing 1t independent Of the WAA Of
flee of real property disposal.
None of the operating officials Of
the agency will be on the board.
whose members will serve full time.
Previously, some members Of the
board, including John ]. O'Brien,
deputy administrator for real prop
erty disposal of WAA, were operat-
ing officials of the real property
Office.
Mr.. O'Brien, chairman of the old
board, viii be replaced in that ca
pacity by Harry z. Pollock Of Ashe-
vile, N. c., former Pittsburgh
sindustrialist who served during the
war as chief of the price adjustment
branch of the Great Lakes Division,
Army Engineers, Chicago. Mr..
O'Brien will continue as deputy
WAA administrator.
The board will pass on sales Of
larger properties, with actual sales
handled by the disposal Office and
the administrator holding final ap-
proval authority.
WAA's real property disposal pro-
cedures recently were investigated
at hearings by the House Surplus
Property Committee, particularly
with respect to properties trans
ferred to educational institutions at
100 per cent discount.
Besides Mr.. Pollock, three new
members were appointed to the
board. They are:
william Quaid, Scarsdale, N. Y.
a former New York insurance exc
cutive; Dan w. Eastwood, former
Florida investment banker and for
the last three years chief investi-
gator for the House Small Business
Committee, and Felix j. Shaffner,
Boise, Idaho, former instructor in
economics at Harvard University.
Members who will continue to
serve are Louis H. Bean, Recon-
struction Finance Corp. official;
Samuel j. Cole, formerly Of Cleve-
land, and a veteran of both World
Wars who has been connected with
engineering and real estate firms,
and Malcolm j. Miller, South Caro-
lima, former manpower commission
director in that State and former
official of the Agriculture Depart
ment.