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Evening star., 1946-09-26
0PA Approves Raise
OF S3.06 a Month in
Colonial Village Rent!
Substantial Hardship
Claimed by Company
In PIeu for Increase
By Robert J. Lewis

The Alexandria Arlington OPA
Rent Office today ordered rent
increases totaling $38,784 a year
on the 1858 units in Colonial VIII
lage, Arlington, Va, largest de-
velopment in the District area to
obtain such action since controls
were imposed.
l. Chance Buchanan, area rent
director who issued the order, said
increases will average $3.06 month
per unit, and range up to S4.25. The
average boost amounts to 6.3 per
cent on the overall annual rental OF
$6l4,262 he said.
Effective date of the increase, Mr.
Buchanan said, will be November /
Under Virginia law, the OPA officia
said, the landlord is required to give
each tenant 30 days notice of rem
rise. ......- .......
Substantial Hardship Claimed.
The firm, which has Offices at l91:
Wilson boulevard, was granted the
higher rentals under OPA's sub
stantial hardship" provision. It's ap.
plication was filed about six weeks
ago.
Rentals were raised SO or less on
TIT apartments, mostly having one
bedroom; 81 or less on 298, mostly
having two bedrooms, and S4.25
on 43.
Explaining that the firm applied
for the increases under the regula-
ton which allows such applications
where "a substantial hardship has
resulted from a substantial decrease
in the net income, before interest,
of the property for the current year,
as compared with the representative
period prior to the maximum rent
date, due to a substantial and un-
avoidable increase in property taxes
or operating COSTS Mr.. Buchanan
said:
"An audit of the accounts of Co.
lonial Village by the OPA showed
a substantial decrease in net income
for 1945 as compared to the repre-
sentative period, 1939-40. prior to
the maximum rent date, January /,
1941, due to a substantial and un-
avoidable increase in operating
costs"
No Decision on Buckingham.
Mr.. Buchanan pointed out that
applications for increases under the
substantial hardship provision
may be filed only in the case of
properties which were actually
rented on January /, 1941," and
that OPA will not receive such ap-
plications in behalf of property on
which rents were established under
priorities when the accommodations
were rented after January /, 194l," )"
or in. the case Of any other rents
after that date.
The OPA official said each tenant
would be notified in letter from
OPA of the exact amount Of the
rent increase applying to his par
ticular apartment.
No determination has as yet been
reached on whether rental increases
are justified at Buckingham, l,255-
unit development which also is re-
higher rents, Mr.. Buchanan
said.
Evening star., 1946-09-26
Probers Demand Complete File
On ConoI Project by Saturday
Senators Object to Secrecy on Records;
Admiral Kings Testimony Is Delayed

time representative on the joint
strategy board. had come prepared
with long statement and support
ing letters.
Recalling that Admiral King had
criticized the committees annual
report as containing a "willful dis
tortion of facts concerning his
part in the Canol oil producing and
refining venture in Canada, Senator
Ferguson, Republican, of Michigan,
declared:
I'VE can't pass on distortion OF
the facts until we get the facts"
The joint chiefs, it developed
turned over the Canol files to the
committee last Monday, but under
confidential label.
Col. Andrew j. Mcfarland, Sec
retary of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
was asked why the files were kept
secret so long after the fighting
ended.
He said the committee hadn't
asked for declassification until
Monday, and estimated it would
take a week for the joint chiefs
to examine the documents and
make recommendation on releas-
ing them.
Senator Kilgore, Democrat, OF
West Virginia, leafing through Ad-
miral Kings prepared but undeliv-
cred testimony, noted that it con-
tained a letter dated October 26
1943, from Admiral William D. Lea
ny to James F. Byrnes, then war
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Evening star., 1946-09-26
Ship Owners Refuse
Invitation 10 Farley
On New Strike Threat
Heavy Vote Is Cost
In Favor of Wolkout
By CIO Engineers
By jones Y. Newton

Labor Department plans to
mediate a new threat to mari
time peace went astray today as
West Coast ship owners turned
down an invitation to a confer
ence here in the face of a heavy
vote in favor of a strike by CIO
licensed ship personnel.
The Pacific American Shipowners
Association informed Secretary OF
Labor Schwellenbach they would
prefer to iron out new labor diff
cuities with meetings on the West
Coast. The Secretary had invited
all ship operators and unions in
volyed in the new crisis to meetings
here tomorrow.
Nearly all of the American Mer-
chant Marines licensed officers are
involved in the new dispute. The
two unions representing the ap-
proximately 27,000 men are the CIO
Marine Engineers Beneficial Asso-
citation and the AFL Masters, Mates
and Pilots. Contracts of both unions
expire next Monday and each has
threatened work stoppage.
/ Strike Vote ut All Ports.
CIO Engineers are taking a strike
vote at all ports and first returns
showed heavily in favor of walk
out unless demands including a 35
per cent wage inucrease are met
New York members polled 1904 to
125 in favor of a strike; in Houston
Tex, the count was 353 to IA, while
about an 8-to-1 margin was rolled
up at Norfolk.
Both the unions and representa-
tives of East and gulf ship opera
tors accepted Mr.. Schwellenbach's s
conference invitation.
Meanwhile the Pacific operators
signed new wage agreement with
the AFL Sailors Union of the Pa
cific in San Francisco, thereby re-
moving the last trace of the 17-day
shipping strike, which ofdcially was
ended last Saturday.
Union Satisfied.
Harry Lundeberg, operating head
of the union, declared:
I'VE won the strike. we settled it.
We're satisfied"
Both Mr.. Lundeberg and q
spokesman for the shipowners veri-
fed that the S. and SO increases
has been written into a contract
and that the Pacific's strikebound
ports would be freed of strikes-at
least for the remainder of the
month.
Despite Government acceptance
of the wage increases last week the
sailors unions had refused to re-
turn to work until we get a con-
tract in black and white"
Evening star., 1946-09-26
Film Studio Strikers
Riot as Police Crash
Through Picket Line
JurisdietionoI Dispute
Held Reason for WoIkout,
Union Head Coils for Roise
(Picture on Pace A-3.j
picture on Page A-3.J
BY the Assoeiofed Press

HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 26.-The
movies labor war flared anew to-
day as rioting broke out at the
gates of Warner Brothers and
Metro Goldwyn Mayer studios
when police-escorted nonstrikers
crashed through massed picket
lines of the AFL Conference OF
Studio Unions.
One man was arrested for slash
ing a tire as police herded 20 au-
tomobiles through nearly 500 pick.
cts gathered at Warmers gates ir
nearby Burbank, scene Of the bit.
terest fighting In last years strike
Two others were arrested at Para
mount.
Two men and a handful of of.
f1cers fought their way through 9
milling crowd Of 100 pickets at the
workers entrance to the MGM lo'
in nearby Culver City, and severa
minor injuries were reported.
Paramount Pictures reported 70(
technical workers were inside studio
walls and that production was ex.
pected to continue Many actor,
were seen entering the lot before
picket lines were set up at am.
Pickets were massed at four othel
studios-RKO, Columbia. Twentieth
Century-Fox and Universal.
Herbert Sorrell, union president
| told the crowd at Warmers, "Wt
want to make this short and sweet
To hell with 25 per cent raise, let's
get good one" He carried a por.
table amplifier, consisting of a horr
and a storage battery strapped te
his back, explaining that an ordi-
nance prohibited the use of sounc
trucks.
The studios agreed to Is per cent
increase in wages several months
ago, and Mr.. Sorrell earlier asserted
today's strike was called over juris-
dictional dispute.
Evening star., 1946-09-26
Mats and Philadelphia
Locked in ScoreIess Tie
spseioI pi.pu,eh 10 The ssor

spseiol pispaieh 10 The Stor
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 26.-Wash-
ington and Philadelphia were in a
scoreless tie at the end Of the third
inning OF their game here this after
noon.
Mickey Haefner was the Mats
hurler with Flores on the mound for
the Athletics.
Vernon, Nat first baseman and the
leagues leading batsman, went hit
less his first time up.
Evening star., 1946-09-26

is what I have read in the papers.
I have no comment"
Reporters were to see the Presi-
dent himself at his pm. weekly
news conference.
Price Administrator Paul Porter
told press conference in Sante
Fe today that he opposed 60-day
suspension, saying he believed such
a suspension would result lin just
what we've been going through"
The suspension would bring a
price holiday" and perhaps more
immediate meat supplies. but would
result in reduced supplies over the
long haul, he said.
Mr.. Mccormack told newsmen In
Boston yesterday that he had dis
cussed the price control issue with
Mr.. Truman and other administra-
ton officials in Washington, and
hinted he could possibly count on
the Presidents support.
Taken Issue With Reece.
Mrs. Rogers admitted that Con-
SlCcS QCllpCl oOCiy ttOh away tilC
Presidents powers to control prices
in setting up the Decontrol Board
but she said that she supposed he
might use his influence" with the
board on meat.
That would be outside the law
wouldn't it?" a reporter asked.
Strictly speaking" Mrs. Rogers
said, lit would"
Mrs. Rogers took issue with Re-
publican National Chairman B
Carroll Reece, who charged that
politics was responsible for Mr.. Nc
Cormack's demand.
This is not a political matter;
people are hungry" she said.
"I think 1t is inhuman what Is
being done to the people of Massa-
chusetts,' she continued. They
don't have meat in the hospitals
there"
Mrs. Rogers said that she had
some veterans in to dinner last night
and that all she could get for them
to eat was lobster,
With the prediction storm over
Evening star., 1946-09-26
Four Atiuntu Buildings
Ripped by Explosion
BY the Associated Press

ATLANTA, Sept. 26.-A terrific
blast, which police said they believed
was caused by dynamite. early today
ripped of the fronts of four business
establishments located on the edge
of the downtown section. No one
was injured.
The explosion ripped open the
front of laundry pickup station
near the State Capitol and tore
windows and doors from two deli
catessens and q beauty shop.
Evening star., 1946-09-26
Indies Truce Talks Halted

BATAVIA. Sept. rs lP.-Truce
talks between the Indonesian Re
publican Army and Allied head
quarters were indefinitely adjourned
today after both sides disagreed on
subjects to be discussed.
Evening star., 1946-09-26
Farley Says Pope Backs
byrnes' Policy al Paris
by ths Assoeicted Press

ROME, Sept. 26.-James A. Far
ley, who saw Pope Plus XII yester-
day, said today he had found the
Pontin thoroughly in accord with
the firm American policy" pro-
pounded by Secretary Of State
Byrnes at Paris.
The former Democratic national
chairman said he himself also was
firmly behind "the administrators
foreign policy and the manner In
which Byrnes is carrying it out"
Evening star., 1946-09-26
President Hints
.Hands-0ffPoIicy
On Meat Prices
Mrs. Rogers Quotes
Him os Saying 1t Is Up
To DecontroI Board
BULLETIN

Charging that "colluSion"
among packers is depriving
the people of meat, Chairman
SABBATH of the House Rules
Committee today asked for an
investigation of an apparent
conspiracy" to violate the
antitrust laws. This is a
strike of organized greed
against the American people,"
he wired Attorney General
Clark from his Chicago hos
pital room.
RESTAURANT MEN planning mas.
meeting Monday to protest roll.
back. Page A.!
The White House today indi-
Gated "hands-off" policy on the
question of suspending price
controls on meat-an issue that
has split administration sup
porters and set up hungry
clamor throughout the Nation.
Representative Edith Morse Rog.
ers, Republican, of Massachusetts,
called on President Truman at the
White House to ask that controls
be taken off meat and that a spe-
cial session of Congress be called
to deal with the matter. The sit
uation has been complicated fur
ther by the Army's demand for 25
per cent of all meat coming from
federally inspected slaughterers.
Mrs. Rogers told reporters after
ward that the President told her
we took it out of his hands when
we set up the Price Decontrol
Board" On the question of calling
a special session, about which Mrs
Rogers previously had telegraphed
the President, she said "he didn't
say that he would call it."
Ross Silent on Mccormack.
Earlier, White House Press Sec
retary Charles G. Ross told re-
porters he was mot at liberty to
discuss the proposal of House Ma
jority Leader Mccormack that con-
trolls on meat and other scarce foods
be lifted for so days.
II am not at liberty to discuss
that" Mr.. Ross said. "All I know
Evening star., 1946-09-26
Trumun Sees Press Today

President Truman will hold a
news conference at o'clock this
afternoon. $t
Evening star., 1946-09-26
ByrnesPresides
AT FuII-Dress
Parley Session
Big -Four Proposals
To Speed Work to
Be Considered
bulletin

PARIS up. Greece with
drew her claims against Al
bania for transfer of the
Northern Epirus region at a
full-dress session tonight of
the Peace Conference.
Evening star., 1946-09-26
Other League
Games
AMERICAN LEAGUE

st. Louis -
warmups-st. Louis, Galehousei Detroit.
kretiow.
(Only Games Scheduled)
NATIONAL LEAGUE
At New York-First Game
Boston ----- 001 OIL 113- s 16 1
New York 900 600 600 so
Carpenter ,th). Gee IsthI and Grasso.
At New York-Second Game
Boston -----
New York ---
Batteries-wrisht and Padsett: Grissom
and Warren.
At Brooklyn
Philadelphia 900 600
Brooklyn - 100 40
Batteries--schanh Judd ath) snd
At Chicago
Pittsburgh - 200 0l0 0
Chicago ----i 900 100
Batteriss--nallett and Sslkeid, kash.
Hanyrewski t6thb and MeCnliearh.
(Only Games Scheduledl
Todoy's Home Runs
National League
Cooper. Boston tsth).
Herman, Boston lsth).
Evening star., 1946-09-26

(See WAR PROFITS, Page A-6D
Evening star., 1946-09-26

(See POWER, Page A-4D
Evening star., 1946-09-26
Todoy's Home Runs

national League
Cooper. Boston tsth).
Herman, Boston lsth).
Evening star., 1946-09-26
Guide for Rea d ers

An Associoted Press Newspaper
Evening star., 1946-09-26

lSee SURPLUS. Page A-6D
Evening star., 1946-05-01

since he hasn't been working" sh
said.
Evening star., 1946-05-01

"big union treasury doesn't do any,
body any good"
Mr. Robinett has not had all the
children to support like his neigh
bor, Mr.. Workman. He adopted and
raised the orphaned son of a
brother, who now is married and
lives nearby. He is miner, too
But to have had a big family like
the Workmans would have meant
earnings better spent, to hear him
tell it. He said: up until seven or
eight years ago, blowed all made
drink, shooting crap and playing
poker. My family never went hun
CRY, but I never saved anything un-
til few years ago. She (his wife)
taught me to save"
YES" broke in Mrs. Robinett, "he
lived pretty fast life in the old
days"
when my boy got married" con-
tinued the husband, It told him
don't ever let your wife lose conf
dence in you. If she does she will
never trust you again."
Il lost confidence in him." said
Mrs. Robinett, pointing to her hus-
band. Il didn't like his drinking
and gambling"
Plans to Retire From Mining.
Mr.. Robinett plans to retire from
mining as soon as he has saved up
enough money to build a small fruit
and produce stand by the highway
in front of his place. He will take
the easier job of running the stand.
Purchase of the home left him with
only 5000 in bonds and small bank
account. He traded in the family
car recently and soon expects pick
Evening star., 1946-05-01
Gospel Mission Aide
On Trial in Death Of
Former Seaman

James w. Mcmahon, 64-year- -old
Gospel Mission employe, went on
trial today in District Court before
a jury of II men and l woman on
charges of Second-degree murder in
the death last February of Everett
j. Ashe, "a. former merchant ma
rine, who was living temporarily at
the mission in the 300 block Of
Fifth street NV.
Assistant United States Attorney
Sylvan Schwartz began his opening
argument to the jury shortly before
noon. Mcmahon, the prosecutor ex-
planned, is accused in an indictment
on two counts. In one, he is charged
with causing Ashes death with a
blackjack and in the other by drag
ging him down steps.
Mr.. Schwartz said he would in
troduce testimony to show Ashe
was attacked when he refused to
undress and 60 to bed. Mr.. Schwartz
claimed Ashe finally was elected
from the mission.
The prosecutor also related to
the jury how Ashe later was found
caught beneath an automobile driven
by John L. De Gruchy, 41-year-
old carpenter, several blocks from
the mission. De Gruchy, who is
not on trial, was indicted on a
manslaughter charge in the Ashe
death.
De Gruchy earlier had been
quoted as telling authorities he did
not know Ashe was under his car
until after he had driven for several
blocks.
Mcmahon is being defended by
Attorneys Robert I. Miller ano
Joseph A. McMenamin. Justice
Henry A. Schweinhaut is presiding
at the trial.
Evening star., 1946-05-01
Army and Navy Cite US0
For Outstanding Service

Joint War and Navy Department
citations for unique and outstand-
ing service" we're awarded today to
the USO and it's member groups,
for their war work among members
of the armed services.
The constituent memberships in
clude the USO Camp Shows, Inc;
the Young Mems Christian Associa-
tions, the National Catholic Com
munity Service, the National Jewish
Welfare Board, the Young Women's
Christian Associations, the Salvation
Army and the National Travellers
Aid Association.
The citations were signed by Sec
retary of War Patterson and Secre-
tary Of the Navy Forrestal. All the
member agencies were cited indi-
vidually for the performance of "ex-
ceptional and meritorious service"
Evening star., 1946-05-01

up truck to help out in the grocery
business.
He does not think that many
miners have to live the way they do
and says so quite frankly.
IF can do this after the way
used to run around" he said, any
body can, I don't care how many
children they have"
We asked Mr.. Robinett if he would
advise young man to work in the
mines His hesitant answer indi-
Gated the negative. We reminded
that his young, adopted son was a
miner. He screwed up his face and
replied:
We'll, I guess in these parts
there's no choice. You get good
money. 1t amt so bad if you take
care of yourself"
Mrs. Robinett had collected a lit
tie dividend from the strike.
Hes built the fire three days
Evening star., 1946-05-01
Newton
Continued From First Page)

Of rotted inch-thick walls on the
verge of collapse. Inside, the ole
wallpaper was missing from lower
portions of the walls. Mrs. Work
man said rats had eaten it.
Find Thrifty Miner.
Small, outside toilets were in ar
equal state of disrepair. The two
leaned precariously and there were
holes in the. roof The Workmans
got water from a spring across the
creek in back of their home.
A mile down the highway from
the Workmans, we encountered the
thrifty miner we had been looking
for. He was Thomas Hannibal Rob.
inett, so, a utility man about the
mines, who earned the day-man's
pay of S63.50 for a 54-hour week
Mr.. Robinett and his wife showed
us about their place and told US
something about themselves.
He bought the house and three
acres of land for $4,000 two years
ago and now it is mortgage-free. He
has added a bedroom with his own
hands, improved the yard with an
outdoor grill, covered dining terrace
and other touches. They moved
there from a company house.
Interior Well Furnished.
The interior of the four-room,
white clapboard house is well furn-
ished and neat as pin. Mrs. Rob-
inett's kitchen is modern in every
respect, with electric refrigerator
and stove and white cabinets. They
did not spare money in furnishing
the house, paying $3.50 for big
cabinet radio. An electric pump sup
plies water. but there is no bath.
Mr. Robinett said he would add one
soon.
The Robinett's are nearly self
sufficient for food, having garden,
chickens and pigs. She cans fruits,
vegetables and even beef-putting
up 235 quarts in all last summer.
Both are natives of the area. He
left school while in the fifth grade
She completed grade school. He has
travelled as far as Florida, but has
never been to Washington.
Disliked Lewis Roosevelt Feud.
Mr.. Robinett joined the union in
1888. He likes John L. Lewis very
good" but hastened to add Il didn t
like it so well when he turned
against our President Roosevelt >
He sometimes encounters men in
the union he termed too radical
and invariably gets into fist fight
He philosophical
The only radical men you see
amt got nothing and don't want
other men to have anything"
The Robinetts get up at am
and usually 60 to bed about eight
Or nine, after reading the local paper
and listening to the radio. Their
favorite programs are mountain
music.
He hasn't given much thought
to the strike or the uIion's con-
tract battle with the operators be-
cause: There amt much use in a
fellow like me thinking much about
it. Well get what both sides agree
to give U.s." He hasn't studied
much about the miners demands
but wants to return to a fve-day
week. On the subject of Mr.. Lewis
welfare fund demand, he said il
should be handled in a way Sc
the men will benefit" adding 6
Evening star., 1946-05-01
Merger Plan Menace
To Navy Air Power,
Forresta Declares
BY the ksseciofsd Press

Secretary of the Navy Forrestal
decla d today that the current
proposal to merge the Army and
the Navy into a single Department
of Defense is based on a major
premise which is false"
He told the Senate Naval Affairs
Committee that the Navy is solidly
behind program of practical i'm
provement in the coordination of
the armed services" but criticized
sharply details of the present
merger plan.
Pending legislation that the COM
mittee is considering, he said, fails
to differentiate between unified
command in combat areas and the
planning functions at the seat of
the Government, which require de-
liberation and conference.
Distinction Necessary.
"In other words" he continued
1T fails to differentiate between
single command such as is necessary
in the face of the enemy, and the
democratic processes and procedures
which are the basis of our Govern
ment at home"
While conceding the need of CO.
ordinating research, logistics, train
ing and intelligence functions Of
the Army and Navy, he opposed
what he called "the Army proposal
as putting too much power into the
hands of one mana supreme chief
of staff"-and because it would IRE.
duce our present departments
to the status of agencies"
Mr.. Forrestal suggested that q
director of common defense have
supervisory jurisdiction-the "altel
ego of the President making the
decisions that the President does
not have time to make.
British Experience Cited.
He said British experience had
proved the danger of neglectine
naval aviation.
1--WE have grave fears for the
future of naval aviation If this bill
should pass in its present FORM" he
added.
The sinking of the British battle.
ships Prince of Wales and the Re.
pulse, as well as the escape of the
German battleships Scharnhorst
and Gneisenau, and the heavy
cruiser Prinz Eugen, through tn.
English Channel was directly due II
lack of a naval air arm, he declared
Evening star., 1946-05-01
THE EVENING STAR, Washington D. c. **' As
", I,

lumbia Typographical Union; Jo-
seph C. McGarraghy, president OF
the Washington Board Of Trade, and
Mrs. Louis Gutenberg and Mrs.
Charles Weston, active in civic work
with the League of Women Voters
and other groups.
One other amendment was added,
this to specify that in the hiring Of
expert help for the commission, the
United States shall not be obligated
beyond $4,000.
Evening star., 1946-05-01

leased for a year to the commits
sion.
The property was said to be rent
ed to the Russians at $1,000 year,
under a contract which provided
for its return in good condition,
wear and tear excepted" REIN
bursement for damage beyond "ordi-
nary" wear and tear was provided,
she said in her suit, in which she
is represented by Attorney Herman
Miller.