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Evening star., 1946-05-25
Railroads
Continued From First Page.)

BrOtherh0Od OF Railroad Trainmen
on the other have been discon-
tinued.
Or. Steelman (John r. Steelman,
Government mediator) has called
a meeting between representatives
of the carriers and the other 18
unions at the Statler Hotel. The
meeting began this morning at II
o'clock. The purpose is to complete
an agreement between these unions
and the carriers in keeping with the
Presidents recommendations.
"It should be understood that the
carriers accepted the Presidents
recommendation on the understand
ing it would be accepted by all the 20
unions involved. Since two unions
did not accept, it now becomes
necessary to work out an agreement
between the carriers and the 18
unions
"Manifestly these 1S unions should
not be penalized for the failure of
the two unions to accept the COM
promise proposal"
Asked the significance of the
Government action Mr.. Ross said
that "It speaks for itself"
Asked why the Government was
stepping out, Mr.. Ross responded
"al efforts to end it (the strike)
came to nought."
This takes John Steelman out of
the negotiations" he said, adding
that the Government is out of that
mediation.
U. S. Offered Only One Plan.
Mr.. Ross reiterated that the Gov
ernment made but one proposal to
settle the strike-that to raise a
fact finding boards wage award
from 16 to 1872 cents an hour, with
the proviso that the unions hold in
allegiance their demands for extern
sive rule changes.
1t was called to his attention that
Secretary of State Byrnes and Sec
retary of Labor Schwellenbach were
reported to have offered to boost the
Presidents proposal to the extent
of granting the unions few rules
changes that the fact finding board
had approved and to submit the
others to arbitration.
various conversations have
been conducted-they all came to
nought," Ross responded. Mr.. Ross
was asked if the Presidents speech
to Congress would deal with coal
as we'll as rails. He only responded,
Wait and see"
The President announced that he
was going before Congress in a
radio broadcast to the Nation last
night in which he blasted Mr.. Whit
ney and Mr.. Johnston for calling
the strike and declared that if the
trains were not running by o'clock
this afternoon he would call in the
Army to assist the Office of Defense
Transportation in starting the
wheels to turn.
The President gave only passing
mention to the coal strike, saying
that he was not discussing it be-
cause the miners are now in negoti-
alton with the Government.
Truman Works on Message.
Mr.. Ross told reporters the Presi-
dent was working today on the mes
sage that he will lay before Con-
greSs.
Senate Majority Leader Barkley
who was a White House caller this
morning, repeated an earlier state
ment that he thought it likely that
the President will propose some-
thing definite" to the legislators.
1t was learned that Secretary
Byrnes conferred with Mr.. Whitney
and Mr.. Johnston in his Office for
a half hour this morning and then
went Immediately to the White
House.
Mr.. Byrnes told reporters he could
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deOrSla FdCdClOn dlCer the war De-
partment directed preliminary de-
ployment of troops to key areas
where they might be needed. The
troop shifts, however, simply were
characterized as precautionary"
Whitney and Johnston Silent.
| Mr.. Whitney and Mr.. Johnston had
nothing to say after listening to the
Presidents broadcast, but Senator
Pepper, Democrat, of Florida, who
met them early today, said he was
sure" the unions would call of
their strike Immediately if the Gov
ernment would renew a ast-minute
wage working rules offer and make
any subsequent benefits retroactive
In discussing the proposal by Sec
retaries Byrnes and Schwellenbach
the union heads indicated they might
have accepted it, but they said they
were informed later that the carriers
had nothing further to offer" than
the 1872 cents, with no immediate
rules changes.
Reaction to the Presidents speech
on Capitol Hill and throughout the
country was good.
Messages Pour In.
The White House said that mes.
sages of approval started pouring
in as soon as the President hac
finished, and kilograms by the hun
dreds were arriving today. Secre-
tary Ross said sampling of more
than 1000 showed that messages OF
approval outnumbered those unfa
yorable by a ratio of about IS to l.
At the outset, after sketchine
the background of the strike, anc
telling that 18 unions had accepted
the offer rejected by the two, the
President hit obliquely at tht
Whitney-Johnston contention con.
corning the inadequacy of rail pay
scales.
The offer of 1872 cents hourly, thu
President said, was eminently fair
1t would have resulted in actually
increasing the takehome pay o1
union members above the creates
take home pay which they enjoyed
during the war. In addition, those
two unions are among the highes
paid unions in the country"
Significantly here, too, Mr.. Tru.
man remarked that the wage figur,
would conform to the stabilizatior
formula, land this formula must b,
maintained"
Stressing then the havoc" WORKED
by the strike, the President said h,
did not believe that "the rank anc
file of these two unions realize tn,
terrifying situation created by the
action of these two men,"
Famine Abroad Mentioned.
A shutdown of industry, made.
quate food supplies, shortage of fuel
millions of workers made idle
these are the results flowing from
the strike, Mr.. Truman said.
And the inability to move sup
plies to the famine areas in Europe
he continued, means the difference
between life and death to hundreds
of thousands of persons"
Earnestly the President declared
that he spoke as a friend of labor
"but in any conflict that arises be-
tween one particular group, no mat
ter who they may be, and the coun-
try as whole, the welfare of the
country comes first"
The President said he would regret
it If the actions of two men should
create such a wave of ill will and q
desire for vengeance that there
should result ill-advised- restrictive
Legislation that would cause labor
to lose those gains which it has
rightfully made during the years
The President spoke from the oval
room of the White House, with sew
eral members of his official family
at his side.
Evening star., 1946-05-25
Benning School Holds
Health Day Tuesday

Child health day is being observed
at the Benning School, Minnesota
avenue and F'oote street NE, Tues
day with crowning of a May king
and queen, and entertainment by
pupils.
Queen is Peggy Brannon and king
Is James Burns. They will be
crowned at a ceremony at $50 am.
Evening star., 1946-05-25

FUR PIECE, 5-skin mink; lost Friday morn
ing, May a, between N Capitol and Que
SITS: and Navy, Bldg, on car No. so Re-
St ne, DU 5492 OF
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WALLET, brown leather. in Giant store in
vicinity of Minnesota ave, contains rent
and food money needed badly Reward
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FOUND.

FUND.
FOUND-Watch. lady's. HO. 1000. Ext
Evening star., 1946-05-25

UMBRELLA, folding, red plaid: Saturday,
attached. Reward Emerson 314O. Pc
WALLET, containing Boy Scout card and
learners permit issued to Raymond Leroy
Miller, and Md. motorcycle registration
card, 1882, to Alma w. Buchanan. Reward
Tower 55T9 -27
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silver choke collar, called Nckie; vicinity
N. Fairlington. Reward. Overlook 2O76.
Evening star., 1946-05-25

PIN, round gold, filigree with circle of seed
pearls and small diamonds. Reward. Call
Evening star., 1946-05-25

WALLET, black with Upper, containing
personal yaluables and money: lost in Ar
shopping center and Bird St N Reward if
returned to MRS. IRENE MCINTYRE or
Evening star., 1946-05-25

HANDBAG with pocketbook, keys, ration
book; Friday gbdG Ma May "a, in the supeEmarket
Please phone Randolph 1917, MRS. ELL
MIRA HARRIS. $40 KENYON st n w
Evening star., 1946-05-25

SUITCASE, brown, Kenilworth streetcar
Tuesday: identification papers. Navy dis
charge. sum of money. Reward. Veteran.
DE. 1894 25s
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monds in center vicinity of Chaplin st.
NV, .Safeway, Wash. Rubber Co. Reward.
Evening star., 1946-05-25

CAMEO PIN, lost vicinity 14th and Pa.
NV, May 22. Reward. WO. 2546. -25
CHARM BRACELET, gold, holding six or
more charms; sentimental value Reward
l111 R. I. ave. NV. DI O494 =27
Evening star., 1946-05-25

SHELL-RIMMED GLASSES, in case marked
Southern Optical Co. Louisville, KY Re
Evening star., 1946-05-25

SUM OF MONEY between Interior Dept
cafeteria and Federal Works Bldg, Friday
noon Call evenings ST. 1897
Evening star., 1946-05-25

LOST-Wrist watch works, on Battery lane
near Goddard. Bethesda. WI 933l
MINK SCARF, 3 skins; left in taxi Thurs
day, May %, 7:45 pm. between Kennedy
Warren and Willard Hotel. Reward RE
Evening star., 1946-05-25

NECKLACE, round. gold. flexible choker:
mr.. Bridge Market, Bethesda; May Is, about
z pm Reward Box 244-G Star "a
Evening star., 1946-05-25

with white face, lost or strayed in vicinity
OF 1405 Ridge pl Sc. Reward. AT 1903
Evening star., 1946-10-20
ART FOR ALL
(See Front Corer)

BIG KICK. If you think youngsters
don't 60 for art, take another look at
our cover. James and Francis Lane,
10 and 8, are getting a real. lonest-
to-goodness kick out of Sir Henry
Raeburn's The Binning Children"
And the Lane kids are only two of the
5,365 art-conscious people who visit
the National Gallery in Washington.
D. c.. every day.
One of the newest of the country's
5O7 art museums, the National
Opened March, l94l) is typical of
American art museums on at least one
big count: Attendance figures are
looming, and it looks as though the
sky's the limit. Last year, for instance,
l,828,O7l people jammed into New
York's 74-year-old Metropolitan
Museum of Art - almost a 10 per
cent jump over the year before.
Reasons? Talk to any museum di-
rector and you'll get the same story:
the WPA Federal Art Project, visit
ing servicemen, and good Snowman
ship on the part of the museums.
PAY-0FT. The Federal Art Project
(l935 to l942) helped artists, set up
a network of galleries - and intro
duced millions of persons to painting,
sculpture. murals and prints.
During the war museums did big
job for servicemen in strange cities,
put on special talks, concerts and set
up canteens. Servicemen took look,
found they liked it - and now as
civilians they're coming back for more.
Evening star., 1946-10-20

Lately museums have really gone
to work in an effort to attract the
public. No longer is their only func-
ton to collect, house and arrange
works of art. Now their public service
is just as important.
The staid old houses are running
lively lectures, good concerts, junior
museums and painting classes for the
small fry, exciting openings and spe-
cial exhibits. Many of them loan
original art masterpieces to schools
along with charts, maps and lecture
material.
Art is no longer for the chosen few.
Americans - young and old - are
scrambling for it.
- mURlEI R. RATHER
Evening star., 1946-10-20

SAhcAuN. Anybody want to buy
roaos lheree's nice one for sale in
Arlington, Va a mile long and
trees along both sioes, rM Army
used it as an outlet from Fort Mvrr
but doesn't need it any longer. So the
War Assets Administration is ASKING
bids on it. Don't shove, folks!
STRICT. Boston stories keep Creep
ing into the column despite our watch
fulness: A man we know went to tn
Evening star., 1946-10-20

Hub for vacation and slept late the
first morning. He was pretty hungry
50 he went to tanned Thompsons
Spa for fine breakfast. He sat down
and gave his order for bacon and eeRs.
but the waitress frowned and glanced
at the clock. NO" she decided, Its
too late for folks to have breakfast"
Our friend skunk out, and finally
ended up in the restaurant at South
Station. He got his bacon and eggs
there all right. but a sign on the wall
made him squirm like schoolboy:
Watch your hat and coat more
carefullyI"
NEW YORK. of course, is casual
compared to Boston. A bootblack on
And St. has this scribbled on his
workbox: Please Do Not Disturb Me
While Smoking or Reading.
Evening star., 1946-10-20

Names and descriptions Of all characters n
action stories and seni-Aetion articles In this
magazine are wholly imaginary. Any name
which happens to be the same a. that o( any
person. living or dead. IL entirely coincadental.
Evening star., 1946-10-20

OoRDELL HULL, former Secretary of
State, says: These words from the Out
line of History might well be read today
before each meeting of an international
body. The peace we are striving so hard
Evening star., 1946-10-20
This Week Msss,ins
FOR A BETTER AN ERICA
WnIlAn l. NICHOLS, Ear


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BY Howard Wkiiass
THE KILLER WORE A GRAY HAT.... 8
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IS YOUR HOUSE A F,ReIRAP7....... .
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BY Leslie Cerdoa eexsor6
The ART or Glv1kG. -
by Emily Pest
Csvsr BY c. w. Hssfs~
Evening star., 1946-10-20

be by conqueng another peace
table any than be conquerng
the battlefield To live side by de nations, like families
be worthy their right Each
se6shne ignoble ambition prejudice, willingness
profit the expense neghbor And our
sel else do for Peace thing handed
down. 1t begin with selfdpine selfdpine in the
individual the home nation When all nations have peared
themselves the principles living peace will longer
problem Peace will suddenly among accord"
Evening star., 1946-10-20

TW-ls-N-A
Evening star., 1946-07-03
D. {. Ceremony Tomorrow
To Hail Philippine Republic

The flag of the new Philippine
government will be raised in front
Of the Philippine Commonwealth
Building, 1917 Massachusetts, avenue
NV. during ceremonies beginning
at 8 am. tomorrow in connection
with the Inauguration of the Re
public of the Philippines.
Special messages from President
Manuel Roxas of the Philippines
and Brig. Gen. Carlos P. Romulos
resident commissioner of the Philip
pines to the United States, will be
read, DR.. Melquiades Gamboa. as
sistant secretary to President Roxas.
will read the Philippine chief ex-
ecutive's message and Leonides S.
Virata, executive officer for the
resident commissioner. will read
Commissioner Romulos' message.
At $40 pm. Mr.. Virata will speak
over Station WINK. A dance cele-
brating the new republics inaugura
ton will be sponsored by the Fill
pino Executive Council at the
Shoreham Hotel in the evening.
During the Fourth of July celebra-
ton on the Monument Grounds to-
morrow night there will be cere-
mony of tribute to the new republic.
Evening star., 1946-07-03

beaten up, given enemas, and pulled
by the sexual organs"
The agency declared some victims
probably will remain crippled fol
! life"
A spokesman for the British Co
lonial Off1ce said the Office had re-
ceived no reports of mistreatment
and that "the allegations seem ab-
solutely unfounded"
Athlit houses Jews detained on
charges OF illegal immigration. There
have been no reports that Jews ar
rested in Saturdays operation In
Palestine were taken there.
The agency's statement was made
public few hours after Berl Locker,
member of the World Executive
Committee of the Jewish Agency,
charged at a news conference that
Jews were being tortured and beaten
at Athlit and another camp" Mr..
l locker also warned that a civil dis
obedience campaign might be
launched against the British in the
Holy Land.
The Jewish Agency statement
gave no source for it's information,
but said sit Is reported that some
of the many detainees at the Athlit
camp have been gravely injured by
third-degree treatment"
Evening star., 1946-07-03
Meeting Condemns Arrests
By British in Palestine

An actions committee of 2l per-
sons was named at a meeting of
the Washington Jewish Community
Council last night to take necessary
steps to summon Christians as well
as Jews of Washington to express
indignation at British tyranny and
betrayal of the Jewish people in
Palestine.
The meeting, held at the Ambas-
sador Hotel, was attended by more
than 200 persons. 1t was presided
over by Hymen Goldman. president
OF the council. who told the group
that the Jews in Palestine have
committed no crime. What took
place there last week end" he said.
would make suitable chapter in
the Nazi Black Book. These men
should not have been imprisoned. -
Evening star., 1946-07-03


the money order service in the field
in France. On his return here in
1919, he entered the division of reg
istered mails and remainedewith the
department until his retirement in
1941. He had served continuously
with the Post ONCE Department for
almost 50 years.
Mr. Lyons was the past Junior vice
commander in the Sons of Union
Veterans of the Civil war A former
department commander of the Or
ganization. he was serving as sec
retary and treasurer at the time OF
his death
For number of year Mr.. Lyons
was in charge of the seating ar
Irsngements at the amphitheatre at
Arlington Cemetery for the Memo
rial Day services.
In 1892 Mr.. Lyons joined Phoenix
Lodge, No. ST, F. and A. NJ. at
Rushvllle. Ind, and in 1912 was pre-
sented with a 50-year membership
button. He was member of Column
ola Chapter. No. l, Royal Arch Ma
sons. Columbia Lodge, No. 10, and
the Grand Encampment of the Odd
Fellows and had held all Offices in
the Odd Fellows, including that of
noble grand.
He is survived by his widow. Mrs
Gertrude Knowles Lyons. with
whom he operated the Musical Art
Center, 1925 G street NV.
Funeral services will be held at
3 pm, Friday at Hines funeral home
Burial will be in Fort Lincoln Gene
terry.
Evening star., 1946-07-03
Sterilization Board
Asked 10 Stay on Job

President Truman wants employees
of the National Wage Sterilization
Board to remain at their posts pend
ing congressional decision on price
control
In a letter late Yesterday TO w.
Willard WirtZ. the chairman. the
President recalled that he had made
similar appeal to OPA employees
Saturday night
He asserted that. because the sta
hilizat ton board draws its funds from
the Labor Department appropria-
tions and functions under the War
Labor Disputes Act, its financial and
administrative position is different
from OPA.
Nevertheless. I want the members
and the staff of the board 10 realize
that they were included within the
spirit Of my request" the President
wrote. Il hope every employe will
remain on the job until the Con-
eress can act.
In the same communication the
President expressed his appreciation
Of letter from the board members
Friday asserting that the compro-
mise OPA extension bill he subse-
ouently vetoed would bring imitation
Evening star., 1946-07-03
Jap Admiral Charges
Army Officers Plotted
Manchurian Invasion
BY the Assceioted Press

TOKYO, July 3.--While former
Premier Hideki TOTO and 26 others
accused as warmongers listened,
Admiral Keisuke Okada told the
international war crimes court today
that a group of young army officers
and mot these defendants" plotted
the occupation of Manchuria in 1881.
The aged, 1934-1936 premier,
prosecution witness for the second
day, said his cabinet had no policy
regarding Manchuria, but added
that by 1884, Manchuria already was
overrun by the KWantung army and
Il could do nothing to stop it,
Anyway, he said, he considered
the Japanese puppet setup in Man
churia benevolent move for that
part OF China. Back in 1882. as al
member OF the privy council, he had
voted for formal recognition of Man.
chukuo, the puppet state, in the
hope OF bringing happiness to the
people OF Japan and Manchuria y
Okada was cross-examined CLOSELY
on his statement yesterday that he
had heard that Japan and the
United States had a "gentlemens
agreement" which sanctioned Jap
anese expansion into Manchuria.
No other nations participated in
the purported agreement, he said.
He never actually saw the document
and didn't know any details. but
heard about it, he said, from Premier
Iichi Tanaka.
Evening star., 1946-07-03
.Gl Held in Murder
OF German Girl
BY the Associofed Press

FRANKFURT, July 3.-The Army
today announced the arrest of an
American soldier and a Polish dis
placed person in connection with
the Staying of German girl, who
was reported spurned by the pri-
vate.
Col. Redmond J. Connolly, Frank
furt provost marshal. said murder
charges had been filed against Pfc
Daniel P. Walczak. Detroit. and
Bodgan Wasiak, the Pole. Walczak
is %.
The body of the girl, Marlis Herx-
heimer. was found in the Media
River March % by German police
Investigators said she had been
killed some time in February.
The killing came to light only
recently. when the United States
Army civilian censorship division
monitored telephone conversatio
between two German women doc
tors discussing the case. One of
the women said, The killers are
still at large
Col, Connolly said Walczak had
confessed and implicated Wasiak. A
report from the criminal investiea-
ton division said the American
turned the girl out of house where
he auegedly had been living with
her after he found another girl
When Marlis returned and
threatened to report Walczak to
his commanding officer. the report
said, she was taken for a walk,
beaten on the head with a beer mug.
robbed and thrown into the river
Evening star., 1946-07-03
Butler Named Budget Head
OF Area S Community Chest

Patrick Henry Butler. jr.. Wash
ington Gas Light Co. engineer. has
been made chairman of the Com
munity Chest Fedora tion's Budget
Committee, it was announced yes
terday.
Mr.. Buffers committee reviews re-
quests for allotments of funds to the
six Community Chests in the fed
eration-those in Washington and
Alexandra and Fairfax, Arlington,
Montgomery and Prince Georges
Counties. An early task on its
schedule is to decide how much
money the federation will seek to
raise in the annual campaign which
opens October %.
Mr. Butler lives at 400 Woodland
terrace, Alexandria. He was gradu-
ated from Virginia Polytechnic In
stitute in 1880, is a member of the
Alexandria Junior Chamber of
Commerce and is active in fraternal
ORGANIZATIONS
Evening star., 1946-07-03
Improved DAR,'
Negro Group, to
Seek Hall Here
By the kssocioted Press

NEWARK. N. j.. July 3.-De-
scendants of slaves who fought in
the American Revolution have in
corporated the Improved Daughters
Of the American Revolution in this
city and plan to expand the organ
ization in New Jersey and then in
the Nation
Irvine I, Turner. member of the
State Fair Employment Practices
Commission. yesterday announced
the organiza ton of the group with
the remark, TT is our hope that
some day we will have our own hall
in Washington where any one can
appear"
Referring to the refusal of the
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton to permit colored artists to ap-
pear in Washington's Constitution
Hall at commercial functions, Mr..
Turner said, Constitution Hall is
the property of the OAR and what
1t does with it is its business. We
would like to have our own hall
Mr.. Turner said many Negroes
could establish kinship with slaves
who fought with their masters in
the Revolution, despite the COM
parstive dearth of early records
concerning their ancestry.
Vitanin K is recommended as
routine adjunct to quinine and other
anti -malarials.
Evening star., 1946-07-03
Local Hudson Dealers
Promise to Hold Prices

Hudson automobile dealers of the
Washington Metropolitan Area an
nounced today they will hold the
price line on new and used auto
mobiles and on parts and service
pending congressional action.
c. M. Shreve. president of the
Hudson Dealers Association oil
Metropolitan Washington. said
The dealers feel that the interest
of the public and dealers will best
be served by holding the line"
Evening star., 1946-07-03
36 Shoe Accessory Firms
Accused OF Price-Fixinu

The Federal Trade Commission
announced yesterday it has issued a
complaint accusing 36 manufactur-
ers or distributors of rubber heels.
soles and accessory products of a
conspiracy to fix prices.
The respondents, also including
three trade associations of which
they are members, were given 20
days to answer.
The complaint alleges that the re-
spondents conspired to obtain ap-
proval by the now imperative Once
OF Price Administration of prices
and resale prices Jointly desired
and previously agreed upon"