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Evening star., 1946-01-07
Western Union Session
To Discuss Back Pay

Distribution of nearly S25 1000, ,0OC
In retroactive pay increases to about
$4,000 Western Union employees will
be worked out this afternoon by
company officials and delegates of
the AFL affiliated workers.
A closed session during which the
increases will be discussed with the
idea OF. expediting payment was to
begin at 2 pm. in the Wardman
Park Hotel.
The workers were granted wage
boosts of u cents an hour under a
recent War Labor Board directive.
OF the II cents. 10 cents an hour
was retroactive to November, 1943.
Back pay averages more than $500
for each employe.
The conference also will resume
negotiations to effectuate other pro-
visions of the War Labor Board di-
rective.
j. A. Payne of Kansas City, Mo,
chairman of the employees National
Bargaining Committee, will head
the union delegation of II officials.
Ralph Kimball, Western Union vice
president, will represent his COM
pany.
Evening star., 1946-01-07
) Clashes Reported
In Northern Iran
BY the Associated Press,

os Tue ASSOCl6IeQ PreSS.
TEHERAN, Jan. Fighting was
reported at three separate points in
troubled Azerbaijan Province today.
in what an Iranian general staff
officer described as an outbreak of
counter revolutionary activity"
against supporters of the SELF
styled autonomous Azerbaijan re-
gime.
The officer, who described the op-
posing forces as Nationalist" and
"Partisans," quoted Iranian army
intelligence reports as saying the
Naticnalists were lin the outskirts
OF Mianeh" and had fought to with
in 6 miles of Maragheh. Fighting
also was reported at. Malik Mandi,
south of Tabriz.
Mianeh and Maraghen are re-
spectively 80 miles southeast and
45 miles south of Tabriz, the pro-
vincial capital and seat of the
so-called autonomous government,
which the Iranian government
charged in statement issued De-
cemDer IL was not composed of in
habitants of the province.
The extent of the fighting and the
numbers involved we're not indi-
Gated. Azerbaijan province, which is
adjacent to the borders of the
Soviet Union, is garrisoned by Rus
sian troops.
In Teheran the Russian Embassy
continued to deny foreign newsmen
entrance to the embattled area.
Premier Ibrahim Hakimi and
members of his cabinet held secret
sessions yesterday. They refused to
confirm or deny reports that they
were considering proposals by the
British and American Ambassadors
that Iran invite Russian British
American committee to make a sur
vey of Iranian problems.
Evening star., 1946-01-07
UNRRA Again Assert,
Morgan Is Recalled;
Resignation Denied
by the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Jan. 7.-Although an
official of the London Office of
UNRRA reiterated that 1t. Gen.
Sir Frederick E. Morgan, UNRRA
chief in Germany, had been re-
called here, the general was reported
standing pat today on his decision
not to resign his post.
Frankfurt dispatches quoted an
official in Gen. Morgan's Office in
Frankfurt as saying no instructions
had been received for the general
to return to London, but UNRRA's S
London office said he was expected
to return from Frankfurt by plane
as soon as weather permits.
The British general, under fire
for expressing an opinion during a
news conference that the mass
exodus of Jews from Poland was
chargeable to a secret Jewish or
ganization, was described by his
spokesman as surprised" to read
in the American Army newspaper
Stars and Stripes that he had been
recalled to London
The London UNRRA official said
a message from Washington re-
questing Gen. Morgan's recall was
received in London late Saturday
for relay to Frankfurt. Presumably
Gen. Morgan had not received the
when he made his state
ment that he had been given no
instructions, the official said.
Gen Morgan's statement concern
ing an organized exodus of Jews
from Europe was described today by
Prof. Samson Wright. London Zion
ist, as of the utmost value to
JeWry."
Speaking at the annual confer
ence of the Jewish national fund,
Prof. Wright said:
There has been a conspiracy of
silence up to now. Now they had
for the first time declaration that
the Jews of Europe had ideas of
their own, that they did not intend
to be handed about from place to
place at the whim of others and
that they had definite desire to
plan their own destiny"
Numerous Jewish organizations
have strongly criticized Gen. Nor
gan's statement.
Evening star., 1946-01-07
Jews Demand Abolition
OF Land Sale Restrictions

TEL AVN, Palestine, Jan. 7 (P).-
An emergency land convention of
Palestine Jewry" declared today that
regulations limiting the sale of Arab
land to Jews had no counterpart in
any civilized land" and demanded
they be abolished.
The conventions manifesto as
serted the land regulations enacted
under the British white paper of
1889 give statutory recognition to
racial discrimination, an evil which
millions laid down their lives in
this war to uproot."
Evening star., 1946-01-07
Four Burn to Death
In Roominq House Fire
e the Associated Press.

Nnt AosOCldteu
ROCHESTER, MINI, Jan. T.
Four persons were burned to death
and one injured early yesterday in
a rooming house fire.
Police identified the dead as Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Giles, retired Saliva
ton Army workers; William Car
rothers, Glenboro, Manitoba, Can
ada, and Charles Flenn, Maiden
Rock. Wise.
Mrs. Harvey Richardson Of Cox
heath, Nova Scotia, suffered in
iuries that necessitated her hos
pitalization.
Nine others, occupying rooms in
the house, escaped without injury
Mr.. and Mrs. Giles and Mr.. Car
rothers were patients at the Mayo
clinic,
Evening star., 1946-01-07
41st Division Earns
10000 Decorations
By the Associated press.

By the Associated Fress.
KYOTO, Japan, Jan. THE de-
activated 41st Division, originally
composed of National Guardsmen
from Pacific Northwest States, has
earned more than 10000 decorations
during As months of service in the
Pacific, divisional leaders announced
today
Eight thousand Purple Heart
awards for battle wounds accounted
for the bulk of the decorations.
Other awards included q Disting-
uished Service Crosses, two Dis
ltinguished Service Medals, "a Legions
of Merit, 1924 Brone Star Medals.
557 Silver Stars, n Air Medals and
40 Soldiers Medals.
Evening star., 1946-01-07
RetriuI of ArbuckIe
Beloved to Junuury %

Retrial of William w. Arbuckle,
former manager of the Senate
Restaurant, on an embezzlement
charge, scheduled for tomorrow in
District Court. has been postponed
until January % due to illness of
counsel.
In 1943 Arbuckle was convicted
of embezzling restaurant funds
while he was manager in 1898. He
was placed on probation. He ap-
pealed, and the conviction was sci
aside by the Court of Appeals ir
| November, 1914.
Evening star., 1946-01-07
Negro League Hears
Navy Has Set Aside
'Mutiny' Sentences
b. the Associated Fress.


NEW YORK, Jan. THE Ma
tional Urban League said today that
the Navy had set aside sentences
imposed on so Negro sailors for
"mutiny" at Port Chicago, Calf,
after explosions aboard two ships
carrying munitions there in July
1914.
The league, an organization for
social service among Negroes, said
similar action had ben taken in the
case OF So Negroes convicted on
charges of riot and illegal possession
of Government property at Guam
shortly after the Port Chicago
disaster.
Notification of the actions, the
league said, had been received
from the organization executive
secretary, Lester Granger, now on
loan to Secretary of the Navy For
restal as confidential investigator.
Penalties Regarded Severe.
Mr.. Granger was quoted as saying
the sentences. ranging from five to
20 years and carrying with them
dishonorable discharges, had been
viewed as severe and had caused
considerable protest.
The wise policies the Navy has
adopted and the strenuous efforts
being taken to make these policies
effective will, in the future, result
in smoother relations between all
personnel and in greater Navy
morale and efficiency" Mr.. Granger
was quoted as saying.
3O5 Died in Blasts.
Three hundred Negro enlisted
men and five white officers were
killed in the Port Chicago disaster
The vessels destroyed were the
0,000-ton Quinalt Victory. delivered
to the Maritime Commission only a
week before, and the 7.500-ton E. A
Bryan, completed three months
earlier.
After the explosions, group OF
Negro personnel, transferred to
Mare Island, Calf. and assigned te
Identical duty, refused to work.
The Guam charges resulted from
series of disorders involving fights
with white Marine guards. which
reached a climax in December, 1914
Evening star., 1946-01-07

with the kidnaper. Detective Capt.
John L. Sullivan said some one had
telephoned around 10 am and in
quired, us Suzanne there?" The
call was not traced, Capt. Sullivan
said.
Mr.. Degnan's work with OPA here
deals with personnel and manage
ment of ration boards, not with
price fixing or rationing
Before entering Government serv-
ice in 1912 he had a tire business
in Millville, N. j. Earlier he had
lived in Worcester. Mass, where
he was graduated from Holy Cross
College He also attended Little
Rock College in Arkansas.
Evening star., 1946-01-07
Grating Trops Prisoner
Fleeing Through Sewer
By The Associated Press.

bs me AssOClhl-l rI"eS.
JACKSON, Mich, Jan. John
A. Halstad, A, serving 15-to-30-
year sentence on an armed robbery
charge, chose a steam conducting
sewer pipe for a futile escape at
tempt from the State prison of
Southern Michigan last night.
He is recovering in the prison
hospital.
Van johnson, prison engineer, said
Halstad would have been scalded
to death on any day except Sun
day. when not all of the prisons
boilers are in operation.
1t required 30 minutes to cut the
prisoner free after he crawled 100
yards beyond the walls, only to be
trapped by a metal grating in the
40-inch pipe.
He was sentenced November 90
1914
Evening star., 1946-01-07
Chino
Continued From First Page.)

were reconciled to control of Man
churia by Chang Kai-shek's ma
tional government.
Occupation of that industrially
rich area by Chiang's troops mean
while proceeded without reported
opposition.
The first National government
troops entered Mukden Saturday
morning after a march along the
railroad leading to the city, a semi
official dispatch reported here today
The announcement said the SOL
diers were greeted by large, enthu-
siastic crowds. The same day 1C
more plane loads of Chinese troops
landed at Changchun, capital OF
Manchuria, from Peiping, the dis
patch said.
In Shanghai, 1t. Gen. Albert C.
Wedemeyer announced that Amer
ican Navy ships would begin within
10 days to move $4,000 Chinese gov
ernment troops into Manchuria.
Evening star., 1946-01-07
0'Dwyer Seeks 10 Enc
Telegraph Dispute
Before Strike Beqins
Fy the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Jan Mayor Will
liam ODwyer entered the Western
Onion labor dispute today in an eff
fort to avert a strike in the COM
pany's New York Offices, set to begin
at IL am. tomorrow.
Stepping into labor case for the
first time since his Inauguration
last week, the Mayor conferred for
IL hours yesterday and today with
representatives of the company and
the CIO American Communications
Associa ton, which called the walk
out.
No details of the discussions were
made known.
Union Locals to Meet.
Union locals of five communica-
ton companies will meet tonight to
decide whether they will transmit
international messages originating
with Western Union during the
scheduled strike.
Refusal by these unions to handle
"struck" copy would halt messages
normally relayed through Western
Union facilities, both incoming and
outgoing. Most messages that orig
mate outside New York or San
Francisco for transmission overseas,
as well as incoming radio and cable
messages bound for other cities, are
delivered by way of Western Union.
Joseph P. Selly, president of the
AGA, said at least 40 per cent of all
tranSoceanic traffic was included in
this category.
AFL Votes Against Strike.
The strike was voted last WedneS-
day in protest of a War Labor
Board decision reducing a wage
grant previously made by a regional
board. The AFL Commercial Teleg-
raphers' Union, representing West
ern Union workers outside New
York, voted not to strike.
The CIO union, representing
about 1000 Western Union workers
here, yesterday renewed an offer to
arbitrate the matter, but said no
word had been received from the
company.
Overseas communications are sent
only from New York and San Fran
cisco, Mr.. Selly said, adding that
locals on the West Coast would be
bound by the decision reached here.
The matter of struck traffic" will
be decided by the joint executive
boards of radio and cable locals of
the AGA, representing 1000 en-
ployes of the Mackay Radio and
Gable Co., RCA Communications,
Inc; Western Union Gables, Com
mercial Gables and Press Wireless.
The cable workers are under a sep
arate union agreement with the
company.
Most cables are handled by West
ern Union, Mr.. Selly said, because
other companies which transmit
international communications have
few offices throughout the country.
Evening star., 1946-01-07
Retailers Of CIothinq
Asked 10 Keep Scarce
Articles for Veterans
By MALCOLM LAMBORNE, il


The Nations retail merchants
were on notice today to consider
setting aside up to 100 per cent Of
their stocks of scarce clothing for
veterans.
Civilian Production Administrator
John D. Small made the proposal
in a statement which declared that
where reasonable needs of serv-
icemen cannot otherwise be met
reservations up to 100 per cent of
such stocks for veterans is recon-
mended."
The program Is voluntary and is
left up to the Judgment, expert
ence and discretion OF the individ-
ual retailer" Many dealers already
are giving preference to veterans in
such hard-to-get items as suits,
overcoats, shirts and underwear.
40 Million Need Suits.
CPA estimated the current de-
mand for mems suits at 40,000,000,
in contrast with a 1945 production
of less than 100000. Mr.. Small
said he was hopeful the industry
could turn out 100000 suits this
year
Meanwhile. as opposition to the
OPA's plan for placing raw cotton
under price control for the first
time continued to mount, an Off
cial of the agency said OPA hoped
to avoid such action.
He said the plan for bringing the
1946 crop under control was con-
ditioned on whether the announce
ment has the effect of checking
speculation in cotton prices, which
Administrator Chester Bowles said,
are being bid up by traders betting
on imitation.
Move Seen as Preparatory.
Under the Price Control Act, OPA
must serve notice on growers at
least Is days in advance of planting
of any crop before the agency can
later bring that commodity under
control. Some sources felt OPA was
only protecting itself against the
| time when 1t had to move into cot
| ton.
If the rise in the price of cot
ton is not halted, then OPA def
nitely will 60 ahead with plans fpr
ceilings" spokesman said.
Representative Rankin, Democrat
of Mississippi said he saw a threat
OF Communism in the OPA's plan
Calls Proposal Crazy
Communism is certainly on the
march If Chester Bowles, head OF
the OPA, can get away with his
crazy proposal" Mr.. Rankin said
This would be a long step toward
driving the cotton farmers into
bankruptcy or reducing them tc
peonage, or both"
He suggested that President Tru-
man train his guns on these alien
minded bureaucrats on the Fedora
payroll. who are doing everything
they can to undermine his admin
istration, wreck our form of gov
ernment and destroy the American
way of life"
From Atlanta came strong OBJ
jections to the OPA proposal. Rep
resentative Camp, Democrat, Of
Georgia, termed the plan "ridicu-
lous' and said it would do little tt
control clothing prices, since there
isn't 80 cents of cotton in a So shirt.
Senator Maybank, Democrat, o.
South Carolina, telegraphed hi
protest to President Truman yester
day, terming the plan "a dreadful
mistake" and "a slap in the face fol
the South"
State agricultural commissioner
and other cotton spokesmen through
the South added their objections.
Evening star., 1946-01-07
Kidnapping
Continued From First Page)

hood on Chicago's North Side. The
residence is a large brick house set
we'll back from the street and sur
rounded by shrubbery
The owner of the house, A. Louis
Flynn, attorney, lives on the second
floor, the DegnanS on the first
Offered to Share Home.
The pretentiouSneSS of the resi-
dence, police said, might have mis-
led the kidnaper into believing he
was snatching a member of a
wealthy family.
The Degnans could not locate a
dwelling when the family came to
Chicago and Mrs. Flynn offered to
share the first floor of their home
with them.
The Flynns and Keegans reside
on the second floor, along with their
maid. Mr.. Degnan has a private
telephone not listed in the directory
The kidnaper telephoned on the
FLYNN line.
Commissioner Prendergast gave
this account of the kidnapping:
Suzanne was sleeping alone in the
rear bedroom. A sister Betty, 10,
was asleep in another room. The
windows of Suzannes room were
unlocked.
The kidnaper entered the bedroom
either by using 7-foot ladder
which was found near an incin-
orator in the back yard or could
have reached the window from the
rear porch
At 1870 am. the Flynn's colored
maid said she heard a commotion
in the child's bedroom, directly be-
low, and that the Flynns two boxer
dogs were barking.
The maid said she heard Suzanne
pleading:
Heard Dogs Barking.
"I'm sleepy"
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Keegan
son-in-law and daughter of the
Flynns, drove into the garage and
said they heard the dogs barking
but saw no one.
Mr.. Degnan also heard the dogs
but thought they merely had awak-
ened and challenged the Keegans.
The remainder of the night passed
quietly. When the child was missed
the ransom note was found on the
floor near Suzannes bed.
Written in pencil on a piece oi
oil-smeared paper, the note de-
manded that the ransom be paid ir
S. bills.
The child was wearing blue pa
jamas and none of her heavier
clothing or bedclothing was taken
from her room by the kidnaper.
Suzanne and Betty both attended
Sacred Heart Academy on Sheridan
road, north of the Degnan home
Suzanne was in first grade.
Saw Her at 1890 AM.
The parents said the last time
they saw Suzanne was at IL 80 am.
when she awakened to go to the
bathroom.
While high police officials de.
elined to discuss the City News Bu
reau report of telephone contac
Evening star., 1946-01-07
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Evening star., 1946-01-07
Bornhort to Address Club

c. Paul Barnhart, principal of
Bladensburg High School, will dis
cuss expected improvements in
Prince Georges County high schools
at a meeting of the Progress Club
of College Park at 2 pm. Wednes-
day.
Evening star., 1946-01-07
British, Arabs Confer
On Continuing Rate Of
Palestine immigration
BY the Associated Press.

ny tne Associated fTesS,
LONDON, Jan. IA Foreign Of
flee spokesman said today that Brit
ish authorities were consulting with
Palestinian Arab leaders In an effort
to continue Jewish immigration into
Palestine at the rate of $500 a
month
The informant recalled that For
eign Minister Bevin told the House
of Commons in November that ef-
forts would be made to keep immi-
grafton at the present rate until the
new British American committee in
vestigating the immigration prob
lem has made its report.
The announcement here followed
reports from Jerusalem that Arab
approval of plan to permit entry
into Palestine of an interim quota
of $500 Jewish immigrants per
month during the next four months
had been sought by 1t. Gen. Sir
Alan Cunningham, high commits
sioner for Palestine.
The proposal was said to have
been made to the Palestine higher
Arab committee, representing the
six principal Arab parties in Pales-
tine, and would be effective during
the deliberations of the investigating
committee.
Dispatches from Cairo said the
Arab ministers to Egypt held a spe-
cial meeting there last night to dis
cuss what Abdel Rahman Azzam
Bey, secretary general of the Pan
Arab League, described as a new
solution to the Palestine immigra-
tion issue. He gave no details, but
indicated he was optimistic
Evening star., 1946-01-07

If you can't afford to buy Victory
Loan Bonds outright have your en-
ployer deduct an amount each week
until enough has accumulated to buy
a Victory Bond-and then keep on
having that amount deducted.
Evening star., 1946-01-07
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Evening star., 1946-01-07
Polish Premier Promises
Protection for Jews

WARSAW, Jan Delayed {P).-
Premier Edward B. Osubka -Moraw-
ska told the National Council today
that the Polish government was Civ
ing every protection to Jews and that
any anti-Semitic activity would be
severely punished"
The Premier, discussing Poland S
internal affairs before the nations
law-making body, asserted that the
government solidly supported the
immigration of Jews to Palestine and
other countries, adding, however
that Jews should not resort to cha
otic and illegal" attempts to leave
the country because this often gives
bad results"
Evening star., 1946-01-07

There are many veterans Of World
War ii who lost an arm or a leg in
battle. These veterans will need to
learn new trades that your Victory
Bond purchases will help make pos
sibIe.
Evening star., 1946-01-07
Eiqht Die in Romunion BIust

BUCHAREST, Jan. 7 P).-At
least exight persons were dead and
IL others were missing today after
an explosion in Romania's largest
coal mine at Aninoasa in Transyl-
vania.
Evening star., 1946-01-07
To Develop Gold, Oil

Bolivia plans the exploitation of
gold and the development of oil
fields.
Evening star., 1946-06-23
Papertroopers' Drive
For Hospital Ward Is
$3.50 Below Goal

The final, pre-vacation effort of
Washington's Papertroopers to COL
lect enough wastepaper to endow a
1our-bed ward in the new Children's
Hospital was $3.50 below the ,oal.
However, the children hope to COM
plete the fund quickly after school
starts in the fall.
A total of 81, ,780 was realized and
pledges of renewed effort have been
received from many schools which
fell short of their quotas based on
Is pounds per capita.
In addition to the money from
the sale of the paper, checks have
been received by The Evening Star
from some PTA groups and indi-
viduals.
Several additional checks have
been received since the last report
meeting of the Campaign Commit
tee and these will be turned In at
the final report meeting Tuesday.
Included among the checks was
one for s72.15 covering the pro-
ceeds of show given by Brook
land School pupils in the Masonic
Temple last Wednesday.
Altogether, 80 schools met their
quotas. Woodbridge led the group
with $4,000 pounds, or more than
six times the goal. sIn addition to
those already reported. Stanton,
Beers and Glenmont, Md. reached
their goals. When the Glenmont
collection fell somewhat short, the
school donated an additional half
ton, of paper from another collec-
ton which put Glenmont $50
pounds over the quota.
Collections at the schools have
been suspended for the summer ex-
cepting at Stoddert and Buchanan.
The final standings of the schools
for the year are being determined
and will be announced soon.
Evening star., 1946-06-23
District Vote 10 Keynote
Americans All Proqram

District suffrage will be the subject
of the Americans All program to be
broadcast over radio Station WWDC
at 11:30 pm. today, Tomlinson D.
Todd, head of the Institute of Race
Relations, which sponsors the series
OF programs, announced yesterday.
A dramatic narrative on the theme
OF Taxation Without Representa-
ton" will be followed by a round
table discussion In which the follow