davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1946-07-16
Auto Workers Quit
Jobs in Protest
Over High Prices
BY 'he As.coIored Pres,

Labor, veterans and civic
groups across the Nation were
summoned today for demon
StrationS to protest the end of
OPA as the movement grew for
buyers strikes against rising liv-
ing costs
In the first country wide anti
inflationN action since the OPA ex-
pired July l. the CIO United Auto
Workers union called its 100000
members off their Jobs for two-hour
meetings which President Walter
Reuther declared will herald buy
ers strike such as this country has
never known"
MANY communities scheduled dem
onStrations later this week or next
while citizens committees and con-
sumerS councils in several cities
scheduled one-day buyers strikes as
protest against the death of OPA
In Detroit, citadel of the UAW-
CLIO. most industrial plants faced a
shutdown with UAW officials eStI-
mating 250,000 CIO members woulo
attend todayS protest meeting
The union said nine-tenthS of Or
9anized auto workers would leave
their jobs, leaving only maintenance
crews to man the plants.
A charge that the demonstration
is just a publicity buildup for the
See BUYERS STRIKE. Page A-3p
Evening star., 1946-07-16
Concord Avenue Is Renamed
Missouri to Honor President
BY John W. Thompson, Jr.

President Truman's home State
today won a place in the Districts
highway plan when the Commits
sioners approved changing imme-
diately the name of Concord avenue
NV. to Missouri avenue
The Commissioners. however,
turned down the petition of the
Ohio congressional delegation that
historic Bladensburg road be re-
named Ohio avenue.
They changed the name of Fourth
street SW. from Atlantic street to
the Potomac River to Overlook ave-
nue. and postponed decision on a
suggestion to rename Randolph
place NE. Rand place.
At a public hearing recently. the
suggested change from Concord to
Missouri avenue was championed by
Representative Bennett, Republican.
OF Missouri and a spokesman for
Representative Cochran, Democrat.
Of Missouri.
The changes were recommended
to the Commissioners hy Engineer
Evening star., 1946-07-16
Meat Cars Jam D. C.. Rail Yards
As High Prices Delay Sales
Break in Present
Cost in ) Weeks
Seen by Packer

In the face Of high retail prices
carloads of meat are backing up
in local freight yards in numbers
unequaled since before the war.
One independent wholesaler
forecast a break in the abnor-
mally high quotations by the end
of this week.
Since Saturday. 81 cars of meat
have arrived at the Baltimore &
Ohio freight yards here and up TO
noon today only II had been un-
loaded Railroad officials say thee
have repeatedly called wholesalers
TO move out the meat so that cars
may be released for other duty.
The stagnation was attributed TO
an oversupplv already being expert
enced by independent District
wholesalers. who are finding it diff
acult 10 move their stocks al current
Evening star., 1946-07-16
Formed Paper Firm,
Witness Declares:
Spectators Louqh

The heartiest laugh of the
Senate War Investigating Com
mittee hearings in the Carson
munitions interests came today
and even the witness had to
laugh.
The witness. Allen Gellman.
had been protesting that he
resented the continued refer
ence to "letterhead corpora
ton and "a paper empire
the committee has been de-
scrlbing the Carson munitions
interests. Committee members
had retorted that the Garssons
not only started with a let
terhead corporation but they
borrowed the stationery.
Gellman. in answer to cues
tons about his background. told
OF organizing a small company.
Committee Chairman Mead
asked him the name of. the
company. Gellman hesitated a
moment. Then he said:
The Paper Machinery Co"
Evening star., 1946-07-16
Presents for Officials
Defended by Ge||man
AT War Profits Probe
Manufacturer Testifies
Companies Had Budgets
For Christmas Gifts
By Corter Brooke Jones

Allen B. Gellman. executive IN
group of Illinois munitions
companies under investiga ton,
defended before the Senate War
Investigating Committee today
the practice of giving Christmas
gifts to Government officials and
others who helped war con-
tractors expedite their business.
Would you say it was all right
for your companies TO have given
silver vanity case TO the wife of a
general with whom you did busi-
ness?' he vas asked.
Il don't see anything wrong with
that said Gellman, adding that he
had no knowledge of specific gifts
to individuals. Company executives
Evening star., 1946-07-16
Rubens nsSignedAnother 'sWorks,
Art Editor Says After Research
BY Harold Brown
North Amerieon Newspaper Alliones

NEW YORK, July 16.-Was
Peter Paul Rubens great 18th
century painter or was he a slick
oppOrtuniSt who operated a
smooth-running art brokerage
in the Spanish Netherlands, cas-
ually signing his name to the
works of another so that today
art galleries are crammed with
Rubenses that were actually the
work of a Flemish artist, Frans
SnyderS?
One answer to this, and one that
seems likely to create excitement
in the art world, is given by Rogers
Bordley, foreign editor of the Art
Digest. Mr. Bordley, who has de-
voted considerable time and money
in research, claims that Rubens was
mediocre painter, with a cozy
little racket in selling other paint
ers' pictures.
II Rubens is the villain of 300
year-old f1imf1am, Snyders. who is
known today only as q good still
Evening star., 1946-07-16
Pearl Harbor Report
Is Said 10 Ab5oIve
Roosevelt and Hull
0eorhort and Keefe Listed
As Joining Six Democrats
On Major Decisions

The late President Roosevelt
and former Secretary of State
Cordell Hull are understood to be
cleared of any direct RESPONSE
Dility for the surprise attack on
Pearl Harbor in the report of the
Joint Congressional Committee
that spent six months investi-
eating the disaster.
Two House Republicans-Repre-
sentatives Gearhart of California
and Keefe of Wisconsin-are re-
liably reported to have gone along
with the six Democrats in signing
the ajority report.
The two Republican Senators
Ferguson of Michigan and Brew
ster of Maine--have not signed, and
Senator Ferguson has drafted a
minority report The committee
held its last conference on the find
ings late Yesterday, and is expected
to make public the reports later this
week
According to reliable reports, Mr..
Gearhart and MI Keefe did not
agree with all Of the details of the
report, but were willing to join in
the overall decisions.
The 10000 word ma aiority report
is said to place the blame for Amer
ican failure to anticipate the at
tack on both Washington military
officials and the commanders at
Pearl Harbor These were Mai.
Gen. Walter Short and Rear Ad-
miral Husband E. Kimmel
The committee was said to have
made Is recommendations for ad-
ministrative changes in Army and
Navy procedure as a result of dis
tSee PEARL HARBOR, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1946-07-16
Truman Sets Draft
At 19 Through 29

President Truman today fixed the
age limits for drafting men at 10
through %.
The President approved a recon-
mendation by the War Department
and Selective Service System speci-
Tying this bracket as the age of
acceptability"
Charles G. Ross, White House
press secretary. said that under the
interim draft law the Selective Serv-
ice System had been inducting men
20 through 80
Under regulations following VI
day until the interim law stopped
the drafting of l8-year-olds, Selec-
tive Service had been taking men
l8 through 26.
Evening star., 1946-07-16
Veterans Protest Rise
In Prices by Staging
Boston Tea Porty'
By the Assooioted Press

30 S TON. July l6.-Elght
painted braves" and two young
"squaws" pitched their protests
against initiation today into the
Boston Harbor where in 1878
taX-angry patriots gave the
Boston Tea Party which brewed
Revolution.
Ten members of the Amer
ican Veterans Committee in
feathers and war paint climbed
aboard a fishing smack at the
Fish Pier and set at her prov
their sign-l773, No Taxation
Without Representation. l946
Save Nation From Imitation
The veterans threw overheard
cartons carrying large-prlnt
legends which read:
'Pappy ODaniel Flour $500
Barrel "Wherry Bread so
Cents One Loaf" f"-"Taft Apples
81 One Apple.
Evening star., 1946-07-16
3 Jews Reported Held
For 9 Executed Poles
BY the Assoeiofed Pre-

WARSAW, July 16.-Outlaw bands
operating in the Kielce district were
reported today to have seized nine
Jews as hostages for nine Poles who
were convicted of setting off the
July 4 pogrom at Kielce and-it was
disclosed yesterday-executed.
The nine Jews, according to these
advlces from the troubled city of
$4,000 south of Warsaw, were threat
ened with death at the time of their
seizure if the lives of the Poles were
not spared.
The nine Poles were executed in
secret Sunday by firing squad for
their part in the pogrom, which cost
the lives of Al persons, mostly Jews.
News Of the executions was not gen.
orally known in Kielce, however
since newspapers have not published
IT. A Foreign Ministry spokesman
announced the shootings yesterday
Evening star., 1946-07-16


The two were understood to be
heading back to Moscow. presumably
by way of the United States. They
are Bitali G. Palov. second secretary
Of the embassy who was accused of
directing an NKVD (Soviet secret
police espionage network, and Ivan
l. Krotov. commercial counsellor.
Both men were charged by a royal
commission with operating espionage
networks secretly. while ostenSiblv
serving in their official positions.
The departure of the two followed
a series of such exits beginning last
December.
The royal commission report, pub
lished yesterday, told of operations
in secret rooms of the Soviet En-
basSy which, IN most cases, We're
Evening star., 1946-07-16
Day Care Bill Signed
By Truman, but Funds
Remain Uncertain
Effort TO Be Made Today
To Include Money in
Pending Deficiency Bill

President Truman today signed
the basic legislation to author
ize the Board of Public Welfare
to establish and operate child
day care centers, but whether
they can be established depends
on an appropriation which was
left out of the pending deficiency
bill by the Senate Appropria =
tions Committee.
The deficiency bill is now before
The Senate ano late Yesterday was
made the unfinished business for
TODAY.
Efforts had been made by pro-
ponentS TO get an appropriation in
serted when the deficiency bill was
before the Senate Appropriations
Committee At that time. however
the authorization bill had not De.
come law snd there was no au-
fhorlty for such an estimate.
Amended by Senate.
SCIAdtbI I1Otf Vi tIie S6I6i ie LIN
trict Committee, proponent of the
project. has been endeavoring tc
develop Senate sentiment in favor
of an appropriation for the centers
Whether he would take the floor
today or obtain the cooperation
OF some member of the Senate Ap-
preparation Committee to take the
floor and attempt to amend the
deficiency bill was a question
The authorization bill was intro
duced by representative Healy,
Democrat. of California In its
original form the measure author
lied the centers TO be esta bllShed
by the Board of Education But
when the measure reached the
Senate it was amended in the Sen
ate District Committee 10 transfer
authority over the centers to the
Board of Public Welfare instead
Limited to Year.
Furthermore. the Senate commit
tee limited the length of time TO
one wear, in contrast to the in
definite authority provided in the
House bill
The Senate version was approved
by both houses and sent to the PreSi-
dent. The act authorizes expendi-
lures of 100000 for the centers.
1t places a limit of Il On the num-
Der OF CenterS, and limits admissions
to children of employed persons who
nave been resident in the District
for at least one year and who are
See DAY CARE. Page A-3D
Evening star., 1946-07-16

life and animal man, seems to play
the role of forgotten man in the
piece
Mr.. Bordley. in three published
essays on the subject, alleges that
Snyders also painted the best OF
the masterpieces attributed to Van
Dyck. Two Van Dycks-portraits OF
Snyders and the latter's wife. Mar
garet-hang in the Prick collection
here. These. Mr.. Bordley states
must have been done by Snyders
himself, since Van Dyck was only
about l3 at the time they were
painted and could hardly have been
capable Of peak performance.
In those days, artists often dou-
ble-teamed on a picture-one doing
the figures, and another the still
life and landscape. Thus there is
a belief that the background and
stlll-life in many of the most IA
nous Rubens masterpieces were
done by Snyders. Mr.. Bordley ad-
vances the theory that Snyders
tSee RUBENS. Page A-1OI
Evening star., 1946-07-16

Commissioner Gordon R. Young
who conducted the hearing. Gen.
Young pointed out there was some
opposition to remaining Concord
avenue but that it was based almost
wholly on inconvenience to residents
arising from change of address.
Apparently impressed by the his
torical significance ascribed to the
name Bladensburg by octogenarian
Lee R. Grabill. who spoke for the
Takoma Park Citizens Association
at the hearing, Gen. Young said he
favored making a further canvass
to see whether some other street
could be selected to be named Ohio
avenue.
There should be an Ohio avenue
somewhere in the District" Gen.
Young told his colleagues in his
memorandum.
Representative jenkins. Republic
an, of Ohio, who has been fighting
for Ohio representation in the Cap
.itars streets for many years, has
indicated he will ask Congress to
(see STREETS, F(ge A-3J
Evening star., 1946-07-16
General Jewish Strike
Scheduled in Palestine
BY the Associo.ed Press

JERUSALEM. July 16.-The Jew
iSh National Council announced to-
day that general strike would be
staged throughout Palestine tomor-
row, from 9 am. to midnight. in
sympathy with 1900 Jews whom
Jewish sources reported on a hunger
strike at the Rafiah detention camp
Police denied that there was such
hunger strike
There will be no work in towns OF
villages except by government en-
ployes and in maintenance of essen
tial services, the announcement said
and no urban or interurban trans
port in the Jewish sector.
Evening star., 1946-07-16
New Overseas Edition
Will Be Out Tomorrow

A new issue of The Stars
Overseas Edition will be ready
tomorrow. Free copies, with
envelopes for mailings, may be
obtained at The Stars busi-
ness counter and the street.
floor service desk in Lans-
burgh's Department Store.
The edition is strictly lin
tied. Please don't waste a
single copy. 4
Evening star., 1946-07-16
Mihai|ovich' S Appeal
For Mercy Is Rejected
By III. Assooioted Press

BELGRADE. July 16.-Gen. Draja
Mihailovich and his 10 co-defend-
ants sentenced to death on charges
of treason have lost an appeal to
the presidium of the Yugoslav
Parliament for mercy
1t was officially announced today
that the presidium had turned down
the requests.
The bearded Chetnik leader. once
the war minister as well as field
commander for the exiled govern
ment of King Peter, was convicted
yesterday by a military tribunal of
treason and collaboration with the
Germans and sentenced to be shot.
Convicted with him were % others,
Of whom 10 were sentenced to die
and 13 were sentenced to prison
terms ranging from lS m4rths to
20 years.
Evening star., 1946-07-16
House Votes 10 Double
Number Of Army Officers
By tbe Associoted Press

The House today passed a bill
authorizing the Army to increase
the number of commissioned officers
in the Regular Army from $4,000 to
$4,000.
Gen. Eisenhower, Army Chief of
Staff, testified at committee hearings
on the legislation that approximately
half the contemplated increase would
be allocated to the Air Forces. The
remainder will be split between the
ground and service forces.
A bill similar to that passed by the
House bears approval of a Senate
Military Affairs Subcommittee. The
full committee has not acted on it.
Evening star., 1946-07-16
By J. A. OLeory

Two prominent Republicans.
Representatives Wolcott and
Michener of Michigan-ioined
with Democratic leaders today
in urging the House to send the
new price control bill to confer
ence rather than attempt to re-
write the bill on the floor.
Although some House members on
both sides NAV advocate direct House
action, the odds strongly favor send
ing the bill TO conference,
Mr.. Wolcott. the ranking Repub-
lican conferee. said the bill is in
worse shape now than it has ever
been and added:
Frankly, | don't know what 10 do
with 1t any more than YOU do. but
since there is no price control TODAY.
no harm can result from further
conferences with the Senate to see
what can be worked out"
On the Democratic side Ma ajoritv
Leader Mccormack. Chairman
Shbn'ii vi 'ilt NuieS COMMITTED
Chairman Spence of the Banking
Committee and Representative Pat
map of Texas. all advocated ap-
polntment of conferees.
Patman Statement Disputed.
Republicans took issue, however
with statement by MI. Patman
that A vote against appointment of
conferees would be a vote against
price and rent control.
Mr.. MiChener replied that Con-
gress had never voted against rent
control and that the only vote
against ceilings on rents was the
Presidents veto of the earlier bill
which ended all controls June 30.
There are two ma ior issues TO be
adjusted il the bill goes to con-
ference, namely; /, the Senate S
action in exempting a long list OF
everyday essentials from any revival
OF price control; 2. the adoption by
the Senate of new profit formula
Tor articles not decontrolled. which
is more accepta BILE to the admins
tration than the Taft profit yard
stick which MI. Truman denounced
Difficulties Cited.
In a joint conference committee
one branch seldom does all the con-
cedlng. and herein lies the diff
Guilty facing the administration. II
the Democratic leaders persuade the
Senators to knock out the specific
decontrol OF meat. poultry. dairy
products, grain tobacco and petro-
leum, it is not likely they could also
have their way on the profit formula
1t is doubtful whether the Senate
would ratlfy conference report
receding from the Senates position
on both of these questions
On the other hand, if the con-
ferees keep the decontrols and the
profit formula sponsored by Senate
Majority Leader Barkley. the bill
may encounter another veto.
! House Republican Leader Martin
OF Massachusetts, told reporters last
night that if Mr.. Truman vetoes
another bill. that will be the END
Of it
Rent Control May Be Saved.
There is general belief on Capi-
tol Hill that the House and Senate
Will rush through a resolution saw
ing rent control outside of Wash
tSee OPA, Page A-3D
Evening star., 1946-07-16

mad a certain budget each year for
gifts. he explained. and it was left
TO their discretion to select the per-
sons to receive them.
Previous evidence indicated an
item of $4,000 for gifts one year was
diSalloWed by the Government as
an administrative expense
Asked About Gifts of Scotch.
What about giving a case of
scotch to a couple of officers in the
Chicago ordnance office?' asked
Chairman Mead. referring to earlier
testimony that such present was
proffered and returned
Gellman said he knew nothing
about such gift. He added:
Il have no information as to the
recipients of our gifts. My opinion
Is that Government workers also are
human. and good will can be greatly
helped by gift at Christmas time.
1 don't see anything morally wrong
with giving man a gift at Christ
mas"
Who in Washington got these
gifts?' asked Senator Ferguson, Re-
publican, of Michigan.
Gellman said he didn't know. ex-
planning that the head of the Wash
ington Office was allowed a certain
Evening star., 1946-07-16
Bulletin
McForIond Must Die

Justice David 4. Pine of
District Court today denied a
defense plea for a stay of exc
cution for Earl Mcfarland,
25-year-old convicted slayer
of Dorothy Berrum. The rul-
ing means the former Marine
must die in the electric chair
Friday. Earlier story on
Page A-2o
Evening star., 1946-07-16
Russian Diplomats Hurriediy
Quit Ottawa After Spy Report
Samples of Uranium 235 Flown to Soviets,
Other Matters Compromised, Canadians Soy
By the Assooio'ed Press

OTTAWA. July 1.-two high members of the Russian
bass staff accused of directing undecoe espionage
Canada left Ottawa hudy following publication of the
report espionage network it was learned
Evening star., 1946-07-16

The House passed and sent TO the
Senate legislation directing the Post
Office Department to set up and op-
crate an air parcel post service.
Evening star., 1946-07-16
0PA Bill Goes
Conference;
Changes Likely
Action by House
Indicates Break
In Stulemute
BULLETIN
BULLETIN

The House today agreed
without a record vote to send
the Senate's new price con-
troll bill to conference, open
ing the way for further
compromises to break the
stalemate between Congress
and the White House over the
revival of OPA,
Evening star., 1946-07-16
Major League Comes

AMERICAN LEAGUE
At Boston
Cleveland - l10 0
Boston $1,000 600
Bstteries-Feller and Hesan; Hushson
and H. Wagner.
At Philadelphia
Chicago 00l
Philadelphia OIL
Batteries-smith and fresh; Fowler and
Rosar.
st. Louis at Washington-S:S 80 PM,
tOn1y Games Scheduled
NATIONAL LEAGUE
At Chicago
New York - 900 900
Chicago $500 000 00l
Batteries--voiseile and Cooper. Lom.
bardi t6th); Schmitn and McCuIloush
At Cincinnati
Philadelphia 10
Cincinnati o
Batteries-Row. and Seminick; Black.
we'll and Mueller.
At Pittsburgh
Boston - 40
Pittsburgh GO
Batteries-Cooper and O'Dea. Mast
$50: Albosta. Gerheauser ESQ and
Baker.
Brooklyn at St. LOuis-S:30 PM.
Todoy's Home Runs
american League.
Keltner, Cleveland 81, 0 on.
Evening star., 1946-07-16

tSee BYRNES. Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1946-07-16
House OKs Air PorceI Post

See WAR PROFITS, Page At
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-04-11

Get KLEENITE today at Vein
manufactures Company and all
good druggists. adv.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-04-11
CIeary Students
Told State Duties

Joseph f. Warner. member Of
the State Legislature for 20 years,
discussed the functions OF state
government Wednesday at a stu
dent assembly in Cleary College.
Outlining the beginnings Of the
Michigan legislature. Mr.. Warner
stated that the law-making body
was formed in 1908 at the State
Constitutional Convention. He ex-
planned how representative and
senatorial districts were created
and what determines the number
OF legislators a district may elect.
Taking a hypothetical piece Of
legislation. Mr.. Warner traced its
customary progress through the
states two chambers, describing
committee action. debates on the
floor of the house. and possible &C
ton by the governor. There are
66 different committees in the
Michigan House of Representa-
tives, Mr.. Warner declared.
The veteran legislator concluded
his speech with a summary OF the
growth OF state power and RESPONSE
bility In the last two decades. Stu
dent participants in the assembly
program were Miss Elsie Marshall.
who sang Prisoner OF Love-. ac-
companied by Miss Flora Hawkins.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-04-11
Rural Events

FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
Stony Greek
Junior plays, Lincoln High
School. s p. m.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-04-11
A DIFFERENT TARGET

PLAYING for q lower contract.
you can sometimes AFFORD to try
q safety play. giving up 9 trick
deliberately. whereas In q higher
contract you would automatically
beat yourself by that means. In
the higher spot. you may be
obliged to go after everything. In
other words. you are aiming at a
different target and consequently
shoot In q different direction.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-04-11
Officers Elected
by Therapy Club

The Occupational Therapy Club
meeting Wednesday night elected
officers and laid tentative plans
for the Occupational Therapy State
Convention which is to be here
May 10.
Club officers elected were Bea-
trice Ware, president; Unice Ford,
vice president; Margaret Barton,
secretary; and Marjorie Makielski,
treasurer.
The Normal Occupational Thera-
py Club will act as host to con-
vention OF Occupational Therapy
Clubs from all over the state. Dr.
O. Ray Yoder OF the Ypsilanti
State Hospital. has been engaged
as the principal speaker. Co-chair-
men for the program are to be
Ardath Franklin and Patricia
Johnsrud.
MEETING CANCELLED
The Physical Education Club
meeting Wednesday was cancelled.