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Evening star., 1946-01-07

fewer sales of passes, and increased
sales of tokens.
The order restricting three tokens
to customer is temporary" mea-
sure, officials said, but there was no
prediction as to when it might be
lifted.
President Truman today ordered
the Office of Defense Transporta-
tion to return the Capital Transit
Co., to its management at midnight.
The President acted on recon-
mendation of j. Monroe johnson,
director of ODT, which had taken
over the firm November 81, after two
strikes by union employees during a
wage dispute.
Return of the lines had been
recommended to Col. johnson by
Guy Richardson, who had been ap-
pointed federal manager.
ODT announced Federal opera
tion of the lines was accomplished
without cost to the Government.
Transit officials said the new pay
scale under the recent arbitration
award giving - cents an hour in
crease to union workers, will be-
come effective next Sunday, and
the company still is hoping to OBJ
tain higher fares to help pay for
the additional wages.
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Ironsit Token Shortage Causes
Company to Put Limit on Sales

The Capital Transit Co., which
will be released from Federal Con.
troll tonight. has restricted the sails
of tokens for streetcar and bus fare;
to three to each person at a single
purchase, it was learned today. The
three tokens cost Is cents.
Several factors were given as the
cause. A new order of tokens from
a Chicago manufacturer has been
delayed from its previously expected
delivery date before Christmas to
about the middle of this month
company officials said.
The present supply of about O.
5000 tokens here has been pur-
chased at an excessive rate by the
public, and the supply in the hands
of the company, which usually is
about half that amount, has been
running low.
The extra purchases were made
by passengers, it was explained, be-
cause many people in the Govern
ment, who were shifted from a six
day week to a flve-day week, have
been buying tokens instead of the
weekly pass at $125. Furthermore
the recent two holiday week ends,
when Government and other workers
had extra days Oh duty. resuked in
Evening star., 1946-01-07
BY the Associated Press.

CHUNGKING, Jan. Gen.
George c. Marshall met today
with government and Commu-
mist peace negotiators and at
the end of the first session de-
clared that 1--WE have made
progress"
President Truman's special envoy,
making his first comment since he
stepped into the midst of the Chi
nese negotiations after the rivals
agreed to methods leading to a
truce, said the conferences would be
resumed tomorrow.
Gen. Marshall met for about three
hours with Gen. Chou En-lai, head
of the delegation the Communists
sent here to talk peace, and Gen.
Chang Chun, representing the Chi
nese government.
All three emerged smiling from
the conference. Both Chang and
Chou agreed with Gen. Marshall
that progress had been made.
Earlier Chou had predicted that
truce halting the spotted fighting
in China's civil turmoil would be
made effective before Thursday,
when China's all-party conference
opens its peace meeting designed to
skirt the peril of civil war and work
out program of peace and unity.
1t was reported reliably that the
"cease-fire" order would be given
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Arbitrator Awards
Truck Drivers Raise
Up 10 8Cents an Hour
Two Year Contract
Recommended After
Study of Strike Here

A two-year contract and wage
increases to truck drivers, plat
form men and helpers-regulars
and extras-are provided in the
arbitration award made today
by Hugh Sheridan, New York
trucking authority, named by
Secretary of Labor Schwellen-
bach last month to consider a
dispute that tied up trucking
operations here for seven weeks
Increased vacations, pay increases
up to s cents an hour and injury
compensation are provided in the
award, which is retroactive only tc
December 10, when the men went
back to work, and not to September
/, the expiration date of the las,
contract. The award affects 24C
truck drivers.
Joseph c. McGarraghy, attorney
for the ii trucking concerns affected
in making public details. said the
award contained these provisions
and increases:
Six and half cents an hour to
drivers, both extra and regular: 81
cents an hour to platform men, extra
and regular; cents an hour to reg
ular helpers and cents an hour tc
extra helpers. At present regular
drivers get 82l1 cents an hour, extras
.8712 cents an hour, regular helpers
II cents an hour and extras 77h
cents an hour.
The arbitrator refused to gran,
the unions request for a differentia
in classification between tractor.
trailer drivers and straight drivers
The union urged rate of 95 cent,
an hour for tractor trailer driver.
and 81 cents for straight drivers
Mr.. Sheridan said that in his ex.
perlence the duties of tractor-traile
drivers are no heavier than thost
.of straight drivers, Mr.. McGar.
'raghy reported. In taking thi.
stand, the arbitrator concurred ir
the operators view, the attorne,
declared, maintaining the sam,
rates for both.
Regarding vacations, the arbitra.
tor increased the present system O.
a one-week vacation after one year.
service to two weeks otter five years
service.
Concerning injuries, the arbitrator
ruled that if any employe is in.
jured on duty and not permitted t,
earn a full days pay, he should b,
compensated for the rest of hi
earning day. Regulars work eigh
hours day, while extras work fou
hours.
There is no change in the 49,
hour week
Shortly before Christmas a stip
ulation was entered into by boil
sides to accept the decision of al
arbitrator.
Evening star., 1946-01-07
temperature of 81
Expected Today
! Despite Rain

Warm weather which broke ar
all-time record yesterday, today
continued with no marked tempera
ture change in sight despite thi.
mornings rain.
Yesterdays high temperature Of
65 degrees set record for January
Is. The Weather Bureau forecast
81 degrees for today after the ther.
mometer recorded 63 degrees at
am.
The thermometer reached IS de-
grees on January 7, 1888 and 1928
1t climbed to 66 in 1913 and to II
on January Z, 1907.
Thunderstorms have been reported
over Kentucky, Tennessee and the
Gulf States. The relative humidity
reached 81 per cent here this morn
ing, and occasional showers were
expected.
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Progress Reported by Marshall
After PorIey on China Truce
Optimistic Statement Follows Three-Hour
Session With Negotiotors of Both Sides

when the committee of three con-
cludes its work, possibly tomorrow.
1t also was understood that no
political problems were touched on
at today's session, which was de-
voted entirely to a discussion of de-
tails for the truce and the restora-
ton of China's paralyzed communi-
cations.
The session took place at Gen
Marshall's temporary home, which
since his arrival in Chungking lste
last month has been one of the
busiest spots in the wartime capital
1t was generally conceded that
Gen. Marshall's direct participation
in attempts to solve the current
crisis aroused far greater hope of
settlement than has existed before
After the conference Gen. Mar
shall told reporters it would be
highly undesirable" to disclose the
character of the talks now, but
promised that full statement
would be made when they are fin
ished
To this Chou added: "It's been a
good morning"
1T went very we'll" added Chang.
DR.. Lo Lung-Chi, a spokesman for
China's Democratic League, said the
proposed truce would not apply to
Manchuria. because it was not re-
garded as zone of hostilities. OBJ
servers here said this might indi-
cate that the Chinese Communists
(See CHINA Page A-5l
Evening star., 1946-01-07

the strike if the company would
bargain with an open mind"
The kilograms we're the second
sent by the union to the President
and Mr.. Schwellenbach. On Decem-
ber 20 the union asked the Chief
Executive to intervene in an effort
to prevent the strike. Last night
Mr.. Fitzsimmons wired a request to
Mr.. Schwellenbach for a fact-fnding
board "if it will get the men back to
work.
Negotiations in the three-and- -one-
half month wage dispute between
the CIO oil workers and a large
segment of producers suffered a set
back today when IA oil companies
served notice on Government fact
finders that they preferred to deal
directly with the CIO oil workers
union. rather than continue the
fact-finding hearings.
Only two companies appeared as
participants when the fact finding
panel reconvened after a 16-day re-
cess, and one-Socony Vacuum Oh
! (See LABOR. PAGE A-If10
Evening star., 1946-01-07
Truman Not Planning
Action on Protests
By GIs in Manila
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The White House said today
President Truman has no ac-
ton under consideration in
connection with demonstra-
tions by Army enlisted men in
the Philippines protesting
showdown in demobilization,
Press Secretary Charles G.
Ross, asked at news confer
ence whether the President was
considering action on the GI
protest at Manila, told report
ers:
None has been taken and
none is under consideration"
Evening star., 1946-01-07
Manila GIs Mass
Again, Demand
Congress Probe
$4,000 Roor Approval
Of Resolution, Boo
Generals Statement
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MANILA, Jan. 7.-At least H.
900 American soldiers jammed
into the shell-battered ruins OF
the Philippine Hall of Congress
tonight for a noisy but orderly
mass protest to the demobiliza-
tion showdown and thundered
approval of resolution calling
for congressional investigation
Boos rang through the hall as ar
enlisted man, acting as chairman
read a statement from 1t. Gen. w
D. Styer, commanding Army forces
in the Western Pacific, explaining
the delay in home-bound trips
Earlier, thousands of milling en-
listed men had marched to Gen.
Styer's headquarters and sent in a
committee of five, which was told
by the general that the changing
international situation" prevented
sending all eligible men home at
once
Long before pm. servicemen
began gathering and climbing the
twisted masonry fronting the great
flight of ruined steps to the capitol
entrance, where a make-shift stage
had been set up with a wheeling
loudspeaker.
Thousands Pack Lot.
BY the time TIA Harold Schiffrin
of Rochester, N. Y, the chairman,
called the meeting to order the tri-
angular lot in front of the legisla-
tive hall was packed with thousands
of soldiers.
They cheered as one by one en-
listed men took the stage and spoke
their mind. The speakers exhorted
their listeners to write their Con-
gressmen and declared the War De-
partment was changing the rules on
redeployment.
One soldier orator asserted that
"the only thing they (the War De-
partmenD ever managed to snarl up
worse was the draft"
Another said that "since the last
regulations were promulgated every
guy in the Army had his release day
figured down to the last minute
and now the War Department Slow
down leaves everybody up in the
air"
Schiffrin read Gen. Styer's state
ment asserting that the Army in the
Evening star., 1946-01-07
11th Airborne Guard
Inspected by Patterson
Ir the AssantatadLras

BY the Associated tress.
YOKOHAMA, Jan. 7.-Secretary
of War Patterson met elements of
his old World War outfit at Sendai
today after inspecting an honor
guard of the 11th Airborne Divi-
sion.
A platoon of F Company of the
306th Infantry Regiment, 77th Divi-
sion. travelled for two days and nights
from Southern Hokkaido to greet
Mr.. Patterson, who commanded the
original company through all cam
paigns of the World War.
The Secretary also inspected q
parachute troopers school ano
watched demonstration jumps. One
trooper, Pvt. Douglas Day of Mem.
phis, Tenn, landed only feet from
Mr.. Patterson.
Mr.. Patterson was met by Brig
Gen. Frank Dorm of the 1Ith Air.
borne Division, Maj. Gen. Charles
w. Ryder, acting commander of the
9th Corps, and Maj. Gen. A. D
Bruce, commander of the 77th Divi-
sion.
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U. S. DELEGATION SEEKS clarifi-
cation of resolution on atom.
Page A-3
BY the associated Press.
LONDON, Jan. with the is
sue of the atomic bomb upper
most in their minds, delegates
of 81 members of the United Ma
tions will set out this week to
achieve the hope and dream of
mankind-lasting peace.
Against the backdrop of bomb
scared London, the General AS
sembly of the United Nations will
convene for its first meeting Thurs
day amid hopes it will succeed
where the old League of Nations
failed.
Just how far America, Britain and
Canada are willing to go in disclos-
ing information about the atom is
to be discussed thoroughly by the
General Assembly some time after
Prime Minister Attlee launches the
opening SeSSlOnS.
Review of Atom Plan Seen.
The issue of safeguarding Ameri-
can atom secrets may force a big
power review of the atomic energy
plan agreed on recently at the Mos
COW Foreign Ministers conference
This review probably will be held
as soon as Secretary of State Byrnes
arrives and before the United Ma
tlons begin working out interna-
tional controls for atomic energy in
line with the formal resolution sub
mitted by Britain on behalf of the
United States, Canada, Russia
France, China and herself.
| Qn Washington, State De-
partment spokesman said last
| night that Mr.. Byrnes had heard
nothing of an impending big
power review OF the Moscow atom
plan. Mr.. Byrnes leaves today for
London.
Other Points for Consideration.
Although atomic control is by far
the biggest question which will come
before the General Assembly, the
delegates also must consider these
points while getting the new organ
ization into operation:
Security Council-Eelection of six
nonpermanent members to join
America, Britain, Russia, France
and China on the most powerful
board of the new league. Nonper-
manent members are to be selected
according to geographical distribu-
tion. Likely choices are Canada
Brazil, Holland. Mexico, Egypt and
Poland.
Secretary general - The man
most frequently mentioned for the
$4,000 year job is Lester Pearson
Canadian ambassador to the United
States, although there have been
frequent rumors the names of Nor
wegian Foreign Minister Trygve Lie
Gen. Eisenhower and former For
eign Secretary Anthony Eden OF
Britain might be proposed.
Military Staff Committee-First
business of this body when consti-
tuted probably will be to advise the
Security Council on the quotas each
| ICno TTNTO 49,
Evening star., 1946-01-07
Star Stat Photo.

from some of the burdens which nv
position in the department has i'm
posed and the opportunity to enjoy
long period of rest and relaxa ton.
''It has been extremely dificult
for me to reach the decision to
sever my active contact with the
Police Department and with my
host of loyal and faithful fellow
workers with whom l have been
SO closely and pleasantly associated
through so many years and through
SO many experiences.
May say that I appreciate be-
yond expression the confidence and
support which I have unfailingly
received from you in the handling
of matters connected with my office?
The last years of my service have
(See KEJJV pooo, AI0l
Evening star., 1946-01-07
Mrs. Glare Luce
Offered Film Role
With George Raft
y the Associated Press.


Representative Clare Boothe Luce
of Connecticut has been offered a
role co-starring with George Raft in
film production to be entitled The
Congresswoman," her Office dis
closed today.
The identity of the prospective
producers was not announced. While
the story is fictional and in no sense
biographical, the setting is the
American political arena of today.
Mrs. Luce is considering the offer,
her Office said, but her acceptance
will depend, among other things,
on whether the film can be made
at time not to interfere with her
congressional duties.
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at 7:30 am. when her father, James
Degnan, SO, went to awaken her for
school. At 10 am. the kidnaper
telephoned the North Side home
the City News Bureau said, to re-
iterate the ransom demand to Mr.
Degnap. who earlier told newsmen
Il have no money and / know of
no reason why I should be target
for kidnapping for ransom. Some
one may think have lot of money
but I haven't-and I have no way OF
getting money. All that can ask
is that the girl be returned un-
harmed"
S7,500-a- Year Salary.
Mr.. Degnan's salary with OPA is
approximately $500 year.
washington officials of OPA
said Mr.. Degnan had worked
here from 1941 to July. l945, as
a price liaison officer in the OPA's
Office of Field Operations. At
that time he made his home in
Baltimore and commuted to
Washington. He helped set up
ration boards and later was in
charge of all price panels in the
field. He and his family moved
to Chicago last summer)
The news bureau said the tele-
phone call was made by man. Po-
lice traced the call to a number ir
the Rogers Park district. The Sec
ton in which the Degnans live is
known as Edgewater and adjoins the
Rogers Park district on the south.
The ransom note found in the
girls room stressed that the family
not notify the police or the news
papers or the child would be harmed
Threats Repeated.
The threats were repeated ovel
the telephone, the News Bureau
said, and the caller insisted on tht
ransom, saying he would call later.
Shortly after II am. Detectiv,
Chief Walter Storms hurried from
the scene of the kidnapping at 594;
Kenmore avenue to the Summer
dale police station, collected 81,
squads of policemen and went west
with them.
Three FBI agents conferred with
MIR. Degnan, as did Sheriff Michae
Mulcahy of Cook County, a friend
Police Commissioner John C. Prem,
dergast, who took office only sever
days ago, assumed personal charg,
of the case.
The Degnan home is on the cor.
ner of Kenmore and Thorndale ave.
nues, in middle neighbor-
(See KIDNAPPING. Page A-5)
Evening star., 1946-01-07
Truman Halls Start
OF Investigation Info
Palestine Problem
BortIey Crum Named to
Anelo-Americon Group,
Succeeding Gardner
By the Associated Press.

!
President Truman expressed
confidence today that the spirit
of cooperation" will character
ize all operations of the Anglo
American inquiry into the Pales-
tine problem.
The White House said in a state
ment issued as the group opened
hearings that the agreement OF
British members to begin the in
quiry here was an evidence of that
cooperation.
THE President is glad to note that
the committee has started its pro-
ceedings so promptly" the statement
said.
BARLEY C.. Crum. former cam
paign manager for Wendell Willkie
has been appointed by Mr.. Truman
as a member of the Anglo
Committee. He replaced o. MAJ
Gardner, former North Carolina
Governor, who resigned severa
weeks ago.
! The appointment was announced
today by Leslie Rood, secretary OF
the committee, at news confer
ence just before the groups first
scheduled meeting.
! First witness called before the
committee was Earl Harrison
author of the controversial Harri-
son report on the Jews of Europe
Mr.. Harrison reported to Mr.. Tru-
man last September that many
refugees in Germany and Austria
were, being treated las the Nazis
treated them except that we do not
exterminate them" Some of his
findings subsequently were disputed
by Gen. Dwight Eisenhower.
| Mr., Rood said the committee
would devote it's first meetings tc
consideration of the condition OF
European Jews. after which it will
take up the question of Palestine
Evening star., 1946-01-07

long career in the Police Depart
ment.
In his letter to the Commissioners.
Col. Kelly said, ut Is with feelings
of the most profound regret that I
am obliged to submit my request
that be retired from active duty in
the Metropolitan Police Department,
effective from and after January 81,
1916.
Has Passed 62d Birthday.
THE reasons which impel my de-
clsion are several. have served in
the Police Department since Octo-
Der 8, 1906. and have passed my 62d
birthday. I feel the need of relief
Evening star., 1946-01-07

Philippines was doing its best to gel
men home, shipping 549,318 high
point soldiers to the States since
the war ended.
Bear in mind" the statement
said, sit took us 80 months to builc
our strength in the Western Pacific
vet it has been reduced in foul
months by two-thirds."
Much Work Still to Do.
Gen. Styer's statement said there
still remained much work to do
supplying occupation forces in Jap.
an, Okinawa, Korea and elsewhere
rolling up" unnecessary bases ane
disposing of surplus property.
Now we must do our part to gel
the world back on its norma
course he added. IF we fail to dc
so we shall nullify the victory We
won at such great COST"
The resolution calling for a con-
gressional resolution charged thai
"a great amount of confusion exists
regarding the demobilization pro-
gram" and as a result there hac
been "a breakdown of morale among
the members of the armed forces
as we'll as their folks back home"
1t likewise declared that an an.
nouncement that the 86th Division
would be factivated in the Philip
pines on a battle basis had caused
confusion as to our mission in the
Philippines
Investigation Asked.
The resolution then requested ar
immediate congressional investiga.
ton "of the demobilization program
and our foreign policy insofar as il
affects that program.
Before the resolution came ur
Headquarters Company Subbass
"R", from Batangas submitted pro.
posed draft of kilograms to be sen
to President Truman and all Con.
gressmen.
The one to the President urgec
him to take immediate steps tt
speed up "the hopelessly confused
rehabilitation program" and take
it "out of the hands of the vested
interests in the War Department
and place it in the hands of a com.
petent congressional committee
The one to Congress said tha
I'VE vigorously protest the unwar.
ranted and drastic revisions of tn,
demobilization program Tn,
virtual abandonment of demobiliza
ton is complete breaking of faitf
with Army personnel"
AS the soldiers filed from the
hall they dropped contributions int
a hat to pay for the cost of the
cables.
Charge Wires Inspected.
Meanwhile, a charge was hurled
that a uniformed man, representing
himself as an officer, examined hun.
dreds OF soldier kilograms to Con.
gress which already had been turned
in to a cable Office here.
The charge was made by Ear
Baumgardner, manager of the Ma.
Mia branch of the Radio Corp. O.
America, shortly after the soldiers
tSee MANILA, Page A-l0)
Evening star., 1946-01-07
General Strike Ties Up
VituI Services in Athens
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
ATHENS, Jan. Vital services
in Athens and Piraeus were Grip
pied today by a general strike
called by the General Confedera-
ton of Labor to enforce demands
for higher wages.
Public utility, bank and govern
ment buildings were under heavy
guard and reserve troops were con.
fined to barracks.
Evening star., 1946-01-07
Man Killed, Two Hurt
At Peron MEETING
Ry the Associated Press.

BUENOS AIRES, Jan 7-Police
investigated today an exchange OF
gunfire in which one man was
wounded fatally yesterday during a
meeting of dissident members of the
Radical party who are supporting
the presidential candidacy of Col
Juan D. Peron.
Two other men were hospitalised
with wounds suffered in the gun
play, which apparently followed an
argument among those attending
the meeting.
Evening star., 1946-01-07
Division of 'Anzucs'
To Be Sent to japan

BY the Associated Press.
TOKYO, Jan. british 1t. Gen
c. H. Gardiner announced today a
mixed division of Australian and
New Zealand troops would be sent
to Japan as an occupation force, but
said he did not know when it would
arrive.
Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser. COM
mander in chief of the British Pa
cific Fleet, was quoted in Hong Kong
recently as reporting British Empire
forces would land at the Kure naval
base on Southern Honshu January
Evening star., 1946-01-07
|Kidnaper Takes
|Chi|d! Of Chicago
|0PA Executive
Father, Who Formerly
Worked Here, Says
He Will Pay Ransom
BULLETIN.

CHICAGO (P.-James Deg
nan, father of Suzanne Deg
nan, told her kidnapers over
Station WMAQ this after
noon: "If you have any SYM
pathy or understanding in
your heart, you will return
the child to the family. Please
let me know what can do,
how I can contact you. I'll
give you the money. I'll do
anything to get my child back.
If you harm her, God will re-
pay you. Please, please do
not harm her"