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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-11-23
Two Towns Reported
Taken by China Reds
BY the As,oe;o,.d p,ss,

PEIPING. Nov. 25.-The official
newspaper Chin Shin Jih Pao to-
day reported the Chinese Commu-
nists, stepping up their counterof-
fensive in East Shantung Province,
captured Plngtu and Changyi on the
Tsingtao- Tsinan railroad.
Pingtu is 81 miles north of Using
tao and Changyi is Is miles north
east of Weihsien.
The paper said 10000 Communists
stormed Pingtu, which government
troops had captured early this month
in their drive on the North Shan
tung coast.
YENAN, Nov. % tP).-Chinese
Communist military headquarters
today told the Associated Press the
Communists DO not control Dairen.
Dairen was declared an open port
in the 1945 Sino-Soviet treaty, but
the Russians have retained control
since capturing it at wars end. Un-
confirmed reports recently said the
Russians had turned it over to the
ChlneSe communists.
TIENTSIN, Nov. % R.-Gen.
George C. Marshall, American peace
envoy to China, who has had little
to do lately with disrupted truce
negotiations, few here today from
Marking and conferred with Maj.
Gen. Samuel 1. Howard, United
States Marine commandment for
North China.
His trip started unconfirmed
rumors that the Unite Estates Ma
rine strength in North China would
be reduced drastically.
Gen. Marshall is scheduled to fy
to Peiping Monday to confer with
1t. Gen. Alvin C. Gillem, jr., Ameri-
can commissioner at Executive
(truce) Headquarters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-11-23
Private Consultations
Begun by U. 5. 10 Get
Troop, Arms Accord

LAKE SUCCESS. N. Y, Nov. a.
Private consultations initiated by
the United States got under way to-
day in efforts to bring together the
Big Five powers on world troop in
ventory and disarmament proposals
before the United Nations.
An American spokesman said his
delegation already has started the
discussions with Russia, Great Brit
ain, France and China in a surprise
move to reconcile the Soviet and
British viewpoints.
The spokesman emphasized that
the sessions were not to be consid-
cred as official conferences but
rather information discussions. At
the close of the meetings expected to
continue until Monday, the Ameri-
can delegation will attempt to solidi-
fly the results into proposal.
Delegates Caught by Surprise.
Several American delegates were
participating in the talks which were
not being held at the top level of
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov and
British Foreign Secretary Bevin.
The American move in requesting
and obtaining 48-hour postpone
ment of discussions before the 54-
member Political Committee in favor
OF the private sessions caught dele
gates generally by surprise and ere.
ated obvious disappointment within
the British delegation which had felt
assured of American support against
a Soviet proposal to discuss the two
issues separately.
This development came after Mr..
Molotov yesterday rejected a Brit
ish proposal to combine the troop
census with discussion of Russia's
four-point arms limitation plan.
The Russians insisted the inventory
of troops abroad should be made
now and should not be linked with
disarmament.
The United States took the posi-
ton the information should be made
available as soon as possible on
troops not only abroad, but those at
home.
Molotov Held Inconsistent.
The British were understood to
have taken the position following
Mr.. Molotov's speech yesterday that
the Russian diplomat was "incon-
sistent" with previous statements he
had made on both the troop census
and arms limitation proposals.
British representatives received
word of the postponement with what
one source described as utter
amazement," while other sources did
not deny that it came as a shock
to them. They said they thought
the United States was prepared to
support the British view and carry
through to a committee vote on the
question.
The British said they would con-
tinue to insist that the troop census
and disarmament issues be discussed
jointly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-11-23
Artificial Meteors
To Be Discharged
In Next w Test
BY the A..oeistsd Pres.

WHITE SANDS, N. Mex, Nov. %.
The Army Is making plans for It's
first night test of q German Va
rocket on December II in an effort
to create tiny man-made shooting
stars.
1t. Col. Harold r. Turner, COM
rtlandant of White Sands Proving
Ground, said iron pellets would be
discharged from the rocket during
its flight 80 or more miles above the
earth.
Obseryatories over wide area are
being alerted to watch for the arti-
fetal meteorites as they glow after
entering the earth's atmosphere.
Plans for the night shoot were
announced as the Army completed
firing Of rocket laden with Navy
scientific apparatus 63.5 miles in
altitude. Besides the recording de-
vices the rocket carried cotton seed
which will be gathered and sent to
Washington for analysis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-11-23
Cab Driver Pleads Guilty,
Is Fined S235 on 10 Counts

Lonnie Abney, %, colored, 1000
block of Lamont street NV, taxi
cab driver. yesterday was sentenced
to serve 100 days in Jail or pay a
$235 fine on charges of violating nine
traffic regulations and assault with
an automobile.
Abney pleaded guilty in Municipal
Court November and sentence, de-
ferred until yesterday, was imposed
by Judge Thomas D. Quinn of the
United States branch and Judge
Thomas P. Mcmahon, in Traffic
branch.
Abney was arrested early this
month by Policeman Richard v.
Brown for stopping in a restricted
zone at Seventh street and Florida
avenue NV. The Officer said Abney
struck him with the open door of
his cab as he drove of.
Abney was caught when Policeman
Brown hailed passing motorist and
gave chase.
The traffic charges were for speed
ing, passing five stop signs, operating
a hack without license, illegal
parking and disobeying an officers
signal,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-11-23
Tokyo Defense Lawyer
To Practice in japan
BY the Associated Prsss

TOKYO, Nov. 23.-Edward P. Nc
Dermott of Kearney, Nebr., and
Washington. a defense attorney at
war crimes trials and the first
American admitted to the bar of
Japan since the surrender, an
nounced today he viii remain In
Japan to practice law.
Mr.. McDermott formerly was dis
trict attorney of Nebraska's 18th ju-
dicial district. AS a member of the
Justice Department, he was special
trial attorney with a war fraud unit
at Detroit.
(He is counsel here for Admiral
Shigetoro Shimada, one of the II
defendants currently on trial be-
fore the international war crimes
tribunal.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-11-23
Metropolitan Opero
May Get New Home
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Nov. 23.-The Met
ropolitan Opera Company may get
a new home soon.
This was disclosed yesterday by
Charles NJ. Spofford. president of
the Metropolitan Opera Association,
who said the organization was con-
sidering building new house to
replace the present 63-year-old
structure at Broadway and Fortieth
street.
He told the annual luncheon Of
the Metropolitan Opera Guild that
the association had no deflnits
plans, but several possible sites were
under consideration. The present
building was erected In 1883, but was
damaged BY fire In 1892 and rebuilt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-11-23
Nine Killed in Crash
OF Bus in Mexico

MEXICO CITY, Nov. %. Nine
persons were reported by the police
to have been killed and several in
jured Thursday at Cuernavaca in
the crash of an interurban bus run
ming from here to Acapulco, seacoast
resort.
Police said the bus went out of
control, possibly through failure Of
the brakes, as it entered the town
on long downgrade.
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Chamber of Commerce dinner by
Mr.. Couve de Murville and Nerve
Alphand, director general of the
French Foreign Ministry.
Face French Opposition.
Much of their significance seemed
to lie in making plain that when
the foreign ministers start discuss
ing Germany, America and Britain
will have French opposition on many
points In addition to their usual
sharp disagreements with Russia.
Mr.. Alphand said the French want
the Ruhr internationalized not only
for strategic reasons in keeping Ger
many weak, but also because they
want fair distribution of Ruhr
coal as the basis for rebuilding their
own industry and that OF other Eu-
ropean countries.
Mr.. Couve de Murville, demand
ing political decisions on Germany
before her economic future is blocked
out, said the United States favors
solving economic problems first be-
cause 1t hopes thereby to cut occu-
patton costs. But, he declared, those
costs would continue for two or three
years anyway, whatever happens to
Germany.
Mr.. Alphand objected to any An
glo-American reductions in present
French coal imports from the Brit
ish zone of Germany. France now
gets about 100000 tons a month
against total import need of L..
100000 tons. Anglo-American plans'
for economic merger of the British
and American zones are understood
to call for a substantial cut in this
amount, the coal being diverted
Temporarily to building up German
industry in order to make the zones
self-supporting.
In addition to the coal from Ger
many, Mr.. Alphand said, France
gets some from other European
sources and 100000 tons month
from the United States. The latter,
he said, sis an uneconomic and risky
solution, in view of the uncertainty
to which American production is
subject"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-11-23
Petersburg Transit
Strike to Continue
BY tho Associated Dress

PARKERSBURG, w. Va, Nov. %.
Bus and streetcar operators of
the City Lines of West Virginia
voted last night to continue strike
which has paralyzed transportation
here since last Saturday.
William L. Robinson of Pittsburgh,
president of the Amalgamated Asso-
citation of Street, Electric Railway
and Motor Coach Employees (AFL),
said the strikers were holding out
for wages lost during the strike.
The company said 1t has offered
to reinstate eight operators whose
dismissal led to the walkout and
improve working conditions.
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Surplus Property Committee said
yesterday his group will hear on
Monday a proposal by Gordon
Symonds. president of the Tennessee
Gas 81 Transmission Co., for emer-
gency operation of the lines to send
gas to Ohio.
MIR. Symonds said at Houston, Tex,
his firm could deliver about 5o,000.-
600 cubic feet day. He added the
offer was made before the coal strike
Saualar,nl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-11-23
UNIV News Much the Same
IS Years Ago as Today

Thlrty-five years ago today it was
a celebrated injunction and con-
tempt proceeding against an earlier
United Mine Workers president, and
Samuel L. Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, that
held the District Court spotlight.
That case had been drawn out for
a long time, however, whereas the
case against John L. Lewis is new.
The case arose out of an American
Federation of Labor boycott. In
August, 1906. polishers in the Bucks
Stove 81 Range Co. plant in st. Louis
struck for working day of nine
instead of 10 hours. In 1907, the
AFL placed the firm on its unfair"
lists. Dealers were picketed and
boycotted for handling Bucks stoves.
The company obtained a broad in
junction in the District of Columbia
Supreme Court. now District Court,
which forbade publicizing the boy
colt in any way.
The proceedings Of the AFL con-
vention with references to the boy
colt were distributed. The United
Mine Workers at its convention also
supported the boycott. In December.
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completion Of his basic military
training.
But there are certain rigid bars
of ineligibility. These exclude men
holding Reserve commissions and
former emergency officers,
Bans also were placed on consci-
entious DIRECTORS, men with scores
of 100 or lower in the Army CLASH
fIcation test and those with UNI
savory Army or civilian court rec
ords.
While the plan may not stem di-
rectly from the recent findings Of
the Doolittle board on officer
enlisted men relationships, that
board went far afield in making
recommendations for revitalizing Of
ficer leadership. Many of the new
changes made in Army policy start
ed after the Doolittle board urged
reforms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-11-23


United Mine Workers in their re-
spective domiciles.
Lewis heutenants are just as
guilty as he. Several hundred re-
Gently met with him in secret ses-
sion and, no doubt, have mapped
out their strategy in the event of his
imprisonment. Proceedings against
the local officials will bring home
to the miners the lawlessness and
recklessness of Lewis leadership"
Lame Duck Session Doubted.
Mr.. Truman is said to doubt now
that special session of the lame
duck Congress would have any
value, but some of his top advisers
see immediate action by Congress
as the only way out of the crisis
short of a long struggle with the
mine workers, which they say the
economy cannot afford.
The calling of the bipartisan
conference would not mean that a
special session had been decided
upon, but would be for the purpose
of discussing the idea, as we'll as
possible legislation that could be
presented to the new Congress in
January.
Senator Wiley, Republican, of
Wisconsin, who has advocated a
special session, told a reporter he
believes Republicans would be glad
to join with the President in dis
cussion of possible legislation.
Sees Value of Talks.
81 think some constructive ideas
might come out of such a con-
ference" he said. by next week
we will know something about the
outcome of the court proceedings
the Justice Department has brought
against John Lewis and legislation
could be discussed in the light of
those developments"
Senator Ball, Republican, of Min
nesota, who contends that new
legislation is unlikely to be effective
in meeting the. present crisis, said
he thinks it would be wise for the
Republicans to hear Mr.. Truman's
ideas before introducing bills which
might have some bearing on the
outcome if the walkout Is pro-
longed."
Railroads Lay OFF Men.
Although the coal strike was only
In its infancy, it already was affect
ing industry in several States.
Steel mills were among the first
to cut back production. The Car
negie-Illinois Steel Corp. joined the
list today, shutting down five of its
blast furnaces.
In the Pittsburgh district, steel
ingot production next week was ex-
pected to be scheduled at about 70
per cent of capacity as against this
weeks 1923 per cent of the theoreti-
cal capacity.
In Virginia the Norfolk g. West
erp and Virginia Railroads, two OF
the largest coal-carrying lines, be-
gan serving notices to many en-
ployes of layoffs as result of the
strike.
After pm. today the virginian
will retain only 10 per cent of its
mechanical force and 20 per cent
Of operating crews.
In Maryland officials of B. & O.
and Western Maryland Railroads
said LOO workers had been laid OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-11-23
Weather Report

District Of COMMUNICATED with
temperature in the middle 40s this
afternoon. Clear and cold tonight
with lowest temperature about 80
degrees in the city and "a in the
suburbs. Tomorrow mostly sunny,
warmer in the afternoon.
Maryland and Virginia-Fair and
colder tonight. Tomorrow mostly
sunny and warmer.
Wind velocity, II miles per hour;
direction, northwest.
River Report
from United States Engineers.)
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah clear at
Harpers Ferry.
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Big Inch
Continued From First Page.)

verified to full natural gas use and
the change-over process is well
along in nearby Maryland. Straight
natural gas for the District is also
proposed, and hearings are expected
to be ordered soon by the District
Public Utilities Commission. Be-
cause of the man-hours of labor
required for reconversion, however,
it is believed the District will not
be ready for full natural gas until
the next heating season.
Coal Reserves to Jan. 1.
The District now Is dependent on
a manufactured gas product and
uses substantial portion of nat
ural gas to enrich the coal-gen-
Grated manufactured product. Gas
company officials say they have coal
reserves which would last until
about January /.
AS to individual industrial con-
Germs which use gas, experts said,
1t would be matter of how soon
notifications could be made for
greater gas use. For. the WASH
ington householder, whose appli-
ances are not yet converted to
straight natural gas use, advisers
said, considerable time would be
required for any large number of
gas users.
A Federal official said industry es-.
Inmates Of how much gas could be
delivered at the limited pressure
available under emergency opera
ton Of the pipelines range from
s., 000,000 or $4,000, 900 cubic feet a
day to 100,0o0,o00 cubic feet. Theo-
retical capacity Of the lines is $780,
000, 900 cubic feet.
This official explained that the
gas would not be a solution to the
coal strike but would provide only
fuel to alleviate emergencies.
He estimated $4,000 cubic feet Of
gas equals ton Of coal for fuel
purposes and that the most gas
which could be expected would be
the equivalent Of about 1000 tons Of
coal daily.
He said that the plan is being
considered on the theory that every
little helps" He emphasized that
emergency operation would not be
permitted to prejudice final dispose
ton of the property, which has been
declared surplus.
All Bids Rejected.
A sharp controversy has been going
on in and outside of the Govern
ment over whether the lines should
be sold for continued transmission
Of oil or for conversion Of gas.
Recently the War Assets Admin
istration rejected all bids from
private companies, both oil and gas.
Oficials said that If the plan is
adopted, it will be Government
Operation, although a private COM
pAny may be employed to supervise
the Job.
Chairman SLAUGHTER az the House
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Yugoslavs Charge Attacks
By Greek FIGHTER Planes

BELGRADE, Yugoslavia, Nov. %.
-Yugoslav Foreign Minister Stanoj
Simic addressed a strong protest
today to the Greek Minister here
against alleged attacks by Greek
fighter planes and Greek bomber
over the Yugoslav frontier during
the last three days.
He said the fighters had "forci-
bly, flown over the Yugoslav from
tier" in the Malikrs region and
machine gunned the frontier and
sentry posts. Thursday. he said, q
frontier post was strafed and hit
by eight rounds of machine gun
FIRE. Greek fighters also crossed
the border in the region of Porta,
Mr.. Simic said. 49, #
One Greek plane was reported to
have been fired on Thursday and
to have "retreated Immediately"
Later the same day, according to
the Yugoslavs, a Greek two-engine
bomber came over the frontier and
was driven back by anti-aircraft
fire.
The Yugoslavs also have accused
the Greek government of organic
ing "Chetnik bands" and support
ing "monarchist attacks against
soldiers on the Yugoslav frontier.
ATHENS, Now. % tP.-The gov
eminent SAID last night a large-scale
action, with the entire 18th Greek
Army Division battling "a very
large force of bandits" has been
under way for the past three days
in the rugged Flambouri Mountains
snith of Knzane
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-11-23

Record Temperatures This Year,
Highest, %, on July 90.
Lowest, IL, on January IS.
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Inc sun And M0Ol
Precipitation.

Monthly precipitation In inches In tn,
Capital tcurrent month to date):
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-30
Is Of 81 Teachers 10 Return
From Military Leave

Thirteen of 81 District school
teachers on military leave have
given assurance of their return for
fall term, Dr. Hobart M. Corning,
superintendent of schools, said to-
day. Another six have applied for
reinstatement and probably will be
on the job when schools open Sep
TENDER %. he said
Statistics released by DR. Corning
showed the following numbers and
categories of teachers on military
leave from white schools: Elemen-
tary, 10: junior high schools, Is;
senior high schools, 81. AbSentees
from the colored schools include two
from elementary ranks and five from
junior highs.
Of these, 10 white senior high
school teachers apd three colored
junior high school teachers definitely
will be reinstated. while six addi-
tional white junior high school in
structors have made application for
return to their Jobs.
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NMU Ends Lake Strike
For All but I Firms
By the Associoied Press

DETROIT, Aug 30-The CIO Ma
tional Maritime Union today called
off its Great Lakes strike against all
but seven firms operating 81 vessels.
NMU headquarters said strike
bound ships would be freed as OF
noon today except for those operated
by the seven firms which the union
declared were not interested yet in
reaching a satisfactory settlement. >"
The seven operators were named
as Inland Steel Co, Nicholson Tran
sit Co.. American Steel & Wire Co,
johnson Transportation Co., Brown
Shasta S. S. Co, Jupiter and Texas
Oil.
Action ending the strike came on
the 18th day of the walkout after
the NMU had signed agreements
with several lake firms calling for a
48-hour work week at sea and A
hours ashore The standard work
week previously was Sc hours.
The union said nine companies
operating 80 lake vessels have set
tied on the 48-44 hour basis, with
Interstate Steamship Co. and In
ternational Harvester the latest to
sign.
In statement NMU officials de-
clared they were mot giving up the
fight for the 40-hour week" How
ever, they said the decision was
made to call off the general strike
because the union had broken" the
seven-day, 56-hour week and the
Lake Carriers Association had rec
commended the shorter week be
adopted for unorganized seamen.
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Owens 10 Represent u. 5.
At Red Cross Session

John Ovens. former Junior Red
Cross director of the District chapter,
is one of three delegates who will
represent this country at an inter-
national conference of Junior Red
Gross organizations scheduled to be-
gin tomorrow at Stockholm, Sweden.
Worldwide coordination of edu-
cational. relief and rehabilitation
measures among the % nations rep
resented at the conference will be
the principal objective sought by
the delegates.
Observers from the United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organizations are to be present at
the five-day conference, which will
be addressed by Count Folke Berna-
dotte, president of the Swedish Red
Cross. who recently attended the
American Red Cross national con-
vention at Philadelphia.
United States delegates include
Livingston L. Blair, American Red
Cross vice chairman for school and
college activities, and Laurence H.
Peece, foreign representative of the
American Junior Red Cross.