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Evening star., 1946-08-01
Truman in Discussion
With Byrnes al Paris
On Palestine Problem
President Is Declared
Directing to Proposal
For Four-Woy Division
BULLETIN

LONDON Up. - Winston
Churchill rallied to the side
of the Labor government in
Commons tonight in a plea
for American aid to solve the
problems of Palestine: Earlier
Sir Stafford Cripps, president
of the Board of Trade, sup
ported the proposed division
of Palestine in Commons. He
also appealed for American
aid.
President Truman, awaiting a
first-hand report on the Pales-
tine partition plan worked out
by British and American nego-
tiatorS, today said he had been
in touch with Secretary of State
Byrnes at Paris in connection
with the Palestine situation.
He denied, however, in response
to a news conference question, that
he had been in consultation with
Prime Minister Attlee, who returned
to London today from Paris to dea
with the Palestine situation.
The London Evening Star reported
Mr. Truman and Mr.. Attlee had ar
important telephone conversation
about Palestine today.
Mr.. Truman told reporters he hat
no comment on the Palestine prob.
lem beyond what he had said in {
statement yesterday. He announced
then that he had called home Am.
bassador Henry Grady and othel
members of the American Cabine
Committee in London for talks or
the proposal to set aside specia
Jewish and Arab zones in Palestine
in preparation for admitting 100000
more Jews.
On another foreign policy ques'
ton, Mr.. Truman said the Unitee
States has not made any inquiry
respecting published reports OF re-
See PALESTINE, Page AS
Evening star., 1946-08-01
Gouoe einD.C. .CommerciuIRents
Blamed on New York Hiiuckers

The District Business Tenants
Association, in message today to
Chairman Bilbo of the Senate Dis
trict Committee, charged that New
York hijackers" are boosting COM
mercial rents here and demanded
that Congress launch an investiga-
ton of the situation.
Charging that commercial rent
conditions are growing worse, the
organization said rates are being
boosted TO "unheard- of heights
and predicted that rising rents ul-
timately would wreck the city of
Washington.
The organization was formed
about three weeks ago, members
said. It's message was sent to Sem
ator Bilbo by jeff Busby, its at
torney. Copies were sent to Chair
man Mcmillan of the House Dis
trict Committee and to the White
House.
AN official investigation should
be made, it must be made, to pro-
tect the Nations Capital from a
bunch who would wreck the city
Evening star., 1946-08-01
Fields Is Subpoenaed
To Testify August 9
In Wire Screen Sales
Surplus Property DeoIs
Legal and He Is Willing
To Appear, Witness Says

Benjamin F. Fields, who fig
ured in the Carson munitions
combines operations now under
scrutiny of the Senate War In
vestigating Committee, will be
questioned at a hearing August
9 by the House Committee on
Surplus Property.
He will be one of several witnesses
and will be asked about his broker
age business which involved sale of
scarce bronze wire screening, Hugh
Wise, committee counsel. announced.
Mr.. Wise interviewed Fields for As
minutes this morning at a closed
conference in the Old House Office
Building.
Fields appeared voluntarily for
the interview and is willing to tcs-
tify August 9. Mr Wise said. The
committee counsel. however, gave
Fields a subpoena.
Wouldn't Talk TO Senators.
At a Senate War Investigating
Committee hearing last month
Fields, a public relations counsel
whose name was brought into the
Carson inquiry several times. ap-
peared briefly, but refused to testify
He took the constitutional ground
that his testimony might tend to
incrlminate or degrade him.
The bronze wire deal came tC
light last Saturday at a House
committee hearing. At that time
an official of the May Hardware
Co here testified Fields offered to
sell screen to the company. This
was discussed at this mornings In
terview, Mr.. Wise said.
In formal statement after the
questioning today Mr.. Wise an
nounced he also had interviewed
Fields in connection with the sale
of 539 rolls of bronze wire screen
TO an Oklahoma City company.
Mr. Wise said Representative
Roger C. Slaughter, Democrat. ot
Missouri. chairman of the commit
tee, had issued instructions that
a thorough and searching inVeSt-
CATION be made in order that the
/ full story OF this and kindred
transactions may be brought out al
public hearings
Fields before going into the con-
ference with Mr.. Wise told The
Star that all his transactions in the
matter had been entirely legal
"Whatever we handled In surplus
property" Fields said, we handlec
legitimately and legally. There is
no reason why I should appear be-
fore the committee. but l am glao
to do so voluntarily
Mr. Wise said he planned to Ques'
ton Fields about testimony of {
representative OF the May Hard
ware Co OF this city gave TO the
I-tTraI nc
Evening star., 1946-08-01

in this rent squeeze Mr.. Busby
telegraphed Senator Bilbo.
Mr. Busby said that New York
had enacted a law to prevent rent
rises of more than a small per
cent" and that, as result, real
estate investment in New York had
become very unattractive ~
so through the real estate OPP
orators the New York money is be-
ing used to buy office buildings in
great numbers and other rental
proper ties at unheard-of prices" in
Washington where there is no COM
mercial rent control, Mr.. Busby said
The next move is to send notices
TO all the tenants to vacate even
though they nave been in the build
ing for years and years. OF course,
they 90 not expect the renters to
vacate, but to negotiate new rental
contracts.
The new owners insist on rental
contracts for 10 years at 100. 200
and 300 per cent over present
rentals. Some of them have to ac-
cede to these deman(s or lose all
they have made in lifes work.
They have no choice"
Evening star., 1946-08-01
! 400 Lbs. of Bacon Lost
In Packing House Fire
BY the Assoeioted Press

LANSDALE, Pa, Aug. Feed
ing on 1,400 pounds of bacon, fire
early today swept the Pleasant Val
ley Packing Co.. S miles west OF
here, causing damage estimated by
the management at 100000
The flames ruined tons of pork
roasts and hams in one huge ice
box, but meat in several other re-
frigerating cabinets was saved only
to be endangered later by ammonia
fumes from the damaged box.
Evening star., 1946-08-01
Truman Declares Jackson
Will Return 10 Court Job

President Truman today expressed
conviction that Supreme Court JUS
tice Robert H. Jackson would return
to his duties on the bench.
Asked at his news conference if
he would discuss Justice Jacksons
row with Associate Justice Black
when the former returns tomorrow
from Germany where he has been
prosecuting war criminals, Mr.. Tru-
man responded only that he was
going to talk to Justice Jackson
about his duties in Germany.
When a reporter asked if Justice
Jackson would resume his duties,
the President responded certainly,
that that was the reason he was
coming back to the United States.
Justice Jackson already has an
nounced that he plans to return to
Nuremberg to hear the verdict in
the long drawn trial.
Evening star., 1946-08-01
Johnson and Clayton
Nominated by Truman
As Undersecretaries
Former Governor
Of Kentucky Named
To New Labor Post

President Truman today NOM
mated Keen Johnson. former
Governor of Kentucky, to be
UnderSecretary of Labor and Will
Clayton, now Assistant Secretary
of State for Economic Affairs, to
be Undersecretary of State for
Economic Affairs.
Both positions are new creation
The President only today signed the
bill that created the new under
secreraryship in the State Depart
ment.
Mr.. Johnson, a Democrat. is SO
years old. He was lieutenant gov
ernor in 1899. when the then Gov
Albert B. Chandler resigned to GO
to the Senate. After serving the
unexpired Chandler term, Mr.. John
son was elected for the term from
1910 to 1943.
Mr.. johnson. president of the
Daily Register Publishing Co. OF
Richmond, KY, will be the first
Undersecretary of Labor the de-
partment has had since it was or
ganized in 1913. One of the first
objeetives of Secretary of Labor
SchWellenbach when he assumed
office July l, 1945, was to reorganize
the department., creating additional
assistant SecretarShipS and setting
up an administrative post as under
secretary.
The reorganization legislation was
signed last spring and three as
sistant secretaries were named
almost Immediately.
After serving as Governor of Ken
tucky Mr.. johnson joined the
Reynolds Metal CO. as assistant to
the president and last year became
the company's vice president.
He was a lieutenant with the
354th Infantry, 89th Division, in
World War l. He is a graduate
of the University of Kentucky For
three years he edited the Lawrence
burg ky News and has been as
sociated with the Richmond Daily
Register since 1925.
Concerning Mr.. Clayton Mr.. Tru-
man said his duties in his new title
will be the same as those he has
been diScharging as Assistant Sec
retary Of State.
The creation OF the second un-
dersecretary in the State Depart
ment is in recognition of the vastly
increased work OF the department
in the economic field
Evening star., 1946-08-01
Civilian Atom Control Bill
Is Signed by President
BY the Associated Press

Legislation setting up the ma
chinery for civilian control of do
mestic development of atomic en-
ergy became law today with Presi-
dent Truman's signature.
The law creates a five member
all-civilian commission for overall
control, with general manager
handling the commissions admins
trative work, sets up four divisions
to work with the commission, gives
the Government virtual monopoly
on inventions and patents in the
field of atomic energy and provides
the death penalty for major viola
tions committed with intent to in
jure the United States.
Mr.. Truman told his news con-
ference he has not completed the
membership of the control COM
mission.
The commission members and the
general manager will be appointed
by the President, subject to Senate
confirmation. The members ano
the general manager will be paid
$4,000 a year, with the chairman
receiving $17,500. r
Evening star., 1946-08-01
War Profits Probers' Aides
Prepare Priority Cases List
Coffee's 81, 500 Check Is Closed Incident;
Early Inquiry Into Bad Shells Indicated

the committee will decide at to-
morrows session whether to hold
public hearings on the Hayes Manu-
featuring Co. of Grand Rapids,
Mich, as an example of company
which switched from a cost-plus to
a fixed price contract, Senator Fer
guson, Republican, of Michigan dis
closed today. The Senator said it
was his opinion that the committee
should make thorough investiga-
ton of the Michigan company.
From other committee sources, it
was learned the committee was also
interested in the company as an
example Of the Navy technique of
letting retired naval officers, while
drawing Navy pay, take top positions
with companies holding Navy con-
tracts
The committee finished its two
day inquiry into a defense con-
(See WAR PROFITS, Page A-3D
Evening star., 1946-08-01
Chicago Hog, Sheep Prices
Break 27-Year Records
BY the Associated Press

CHICAGO, Aug. 1-Traders at
Union Stockyards set new price re-
cords on hogs and sheep today, top
ping levels which had stood for 27
and % years, respectively. Cattle,
however, declined somewhat
A new record also was established
on hogs. at the Omaha market at
s24 and at Indianapolis at $2425.
The Chicago hog top was $245O,
compared with the previous record
of $2360 set in July, 1919, and re-
suited from lower than expected
supplies.
In the sheep bidding, spring lambs
brought as high as $3.50, compared
with the previous record of $2210
set in July, 1918.
Both hogs and sheep reached
within 10 cents of their peaks yes
terday.
Evening star., 1946-08-01
.YugosIavsSpurn
Trieste Solution
.AtParis Farley
Aqendu of Conference
Opened to All Topics
Bearing on Treaties
By the Associated Press

PARIS, Aug. 1.-The Yugoslav
delegation served notice at the
Peace Conference today that it
would not accept the compromise
solution on Trieste adopted at
the recent Foreign Ministers
Council meeting in Paris.
The Foreign Ministers voted to
establish Trieste as international
territory under United Nations
authority. The U. N. has not ac-
cepted the responsibility, however
Edward Kardeli, Yugoslav Vice
Premier and spokesman for Premier
Marshal Tito's Peace Conference
delegation. attacked the so-called
French line" of demarcation be-
tween Italy and Yugoslavia
Cites 100000 Killed.
TT abandons large sections of our
people to the oppression of Italy"
he said. 1T takes from Yugoslavia
large sections of Istria The So
called French line has replaced an
ethnic line in contradiction to all
ethnic facts"
YugoSlaVia, kardelj told plenary
session of the conference, suffered
100000 dead against Italy alone"
| Kardeli said Yugoslayia did not
consider it just that the compromise
solution by the Foreign Ministers of
the four principal powers had been
reached without her representation
/ Economically, he added, the COM
promise gives no guarantee to Yugo-
slavia that she will receive any COM
+ penSatlon for her great losses dur
ing the war.
"YugosIayia is far from desiring
to enforce her will" he continued.
Her only aim is to reach a just
agreement with her Allies in war
Conference Agenda Opened.
Earlier, Soviet Foreign Minister
:. M. Molotoy agreed to a Greek
proposal to open the Paris Peace
Conference to all questions pertain
ing to the draft of peace treaties"
In supporting the Greek motion,
Mr.. Molotov proposed that the rules
of procedure of the conference be
amended to include the statement
that:
The conference may place on its
agenda at the request of any dele
CATION any question pertaining to
the draft of peace treaties"
Mr.. Molotov's amendment was
adopted
The original motion was made by
Constantin Aghnides, Greek Am
bassador to London, who said the
conference should be thrown open
to any connected" peace question
not now on the agenda. Before Mr..
Molotov spoke, the motion was op-
posed by Mosha Pijadi, Yugoslav
Official and Dmitri z. Manuilsky,
member of the Ukrainian delegation,
who said the proposal was a dis
guised form" of bringing up the
disputed question of a simple ma
jority as against tWo-thirds ma
jority rule for voting in the confer
/ enCe.
| The Greek proposal asked that
| the decision of placing any new
matter on the agenda be by a simple
majority vote.
Two Thirds Rule Seems Certain.
MI Manuilsky said article 18 Of
the United Nations Charter re-
quired a two-thirds majority for
voting. Dr. Herbert " Evatt,
Australian Minister of External
Affairs and champion of the simple
majority proposal, said Mr., Manuil-
! (See CONFERENCE, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1946-08-01
New Airline Routes
To Alaska, Orient
Authorized by CAB
Northwest, Pan American
Extended; Trons World
Gets GIobuI Link
CONSULTATIONS DUE to return
to service in September. Page Az
BY the kssocioted Press

The Civil Aeronautics Board
today authorized Northwest Air
lines and Pan American AirwayS
to establish new air routes tC
Alaska, the Orient and Aus
tralia.
Trans World Airlines also re-
ceived an extension to its interna-
tional route which, in effect. estab-
fishes a second United States flag
around the world service. Par
American now has such a route.
In irs decision in the so-calleC
Pacific case the board authorized
two routes to the Orient. One goes
via the Great Circle route across the
North Pacific into Tokyo. Seoul
Shanghai and Manila. and the other
across the Central Pacific via Homo
lulu. Midway, Takyo, Shanghai anc
Hong Kong.
The northern route will be OPP
Grated via the Seattle gateway, as
we'll as via the Chicago-Minne-
apolis-St. Paul gateway, which also
includes New York as Il co-termina
point.
New Routes to Alaska.
San Francisco and Los Angeles
were designated as co-termlna
points on the central route. This
had the effect of establishing two
new routes to AlaSka-one from
Seattle and one from the Chicago
gateWav-aS we'll as ntra-AlaSKar
service from Juneau to Anchorage.
Northwest Airlines was author
ized to operate over the Great CIR
Gle route via the North Pacific
from the Chicago and Seattle gate
Ways. Northwest received author
itv to operate from the Co-termlna
points New York and Chicago vie
Edmonton, Canada, to Anchorage
Alaska, and from the terminal pom
Seattle TO Anchorage and then be
yond Anchorage to Tokyo, Shang
hal and points in Manchurla ane
Eastern China to Manila.
Central Pacific Route Extended.
Pan American was authorized t
extend its Central Pacific route
from Midway Island to Tokyo
Shanghai and Hong Kong and from
Manila to Saigon, Singapore ant
Batavia and was granted the rlgh
10 operate direct from Honolulu tt
Wake Island.
Pan Americans present certlfl'
cate on its Central Pacific rout,
was further extended from Hon9
Kong via Saigon French indo'
China; Bangkok, Siam, and Ran
COON. Burma, to Calcutta. There
it will link up the company's Nortf
Atlantic routes.
/ The company also was authorized
to extend its South Pacific route
from Noumea. New Caledonia, Il
. Sydney, Australia. Further per
mission was granted to consolidat,
the existing Pan American United
States Alaska routes into one route
with Seattle and Fairbanks as ter
minal points, and Ketchikan, Ju
neau, Whitehorse, BurWash Land
ing and Tanacross as intermediate
? points
Evening star., 1946-08-01
Chinese Reds Charge
Attack by Marines in
Battle Near Peiping
Communists DenyAmbush;
II of Foe Killed, U. S.
Headquarters Says
Ru tha Assncinted PTess

PEIPING, Aug. 1.-The Chi
nese Communists acknowledged
today that regulars of the 9th
Communist Route Army fought
United States Marines southeast
of Peiping Monday, but con-
tended it was not an ambush
and that the Marines were the
aggressors.
The Marine Corps said three Ma
rines were killed and II wounded
when Marine motor convoy was
ambushed by 300 Chinese in a
highway dehle.
The Marine Corps has refrained
from identifying the attackers as
Communists, but fatty described it
as an ambush. Headquarters added
today that II of the Chinese were
killed and an undetermined num-
ber wounded when the Marines de-
Tended themselves.
Surprise Attack" Charged
The official New China News
Agency and the official Communist
radio at Yenan gave their version
of the battle in a news dispatch and
broadcast today, asserting that
about so Marines and 80 National
Government soldiers made a sur
prise attack" on Communist posi-
tions near the village of Anping
Monday morning
Both sides suffered casualties in
fighting which ensued when the 9Th
Route troops were forced to resist
Toward afternoon, when American
reinforcements were rushed to the
scene from Tientsin, the 9Th Route
troops Withdrew to avoid aggra-
waiting the clash" Communist ac-
counts said
The Communist agencies then
launched into long reiteration OF
their demands that American with
draw from China entirely and said
I'VE should demand an apology" and
! fca. AEApYNJrcs 49, y
Evening star., 1946-08-01
Navy Bomber Crash
Kills II on West Coast
sY the Assoeioted Press

SAN DIEGO, Calf, Aug l.
Eleven persons, one of them wom-
an. were killed early today in the
crash of a r-engined plane, be
lieved to be a Navy Privateer patroI
bomber. 3 miles west of Camp
Kearny. Deputy Coroner E. A. Tur-
ner reported.
Mr.. Turner, who visited the scene
of the crash, said twelfth person
may have been killed when the big
plane crashed and then burned. II
was believed to have been en- route
from San Diego to San Antonio, Tex
Evening star., 1946-08-01
Lie Says Peace Talks Must End
Before u. N. Meeting Sept. %
Assembly Must Open on Schedule, He Says;
Reports Calls for. Big Power Agre ement

Mr.. Lie expressed belief. how
ever, that the peace conference
would be concluded before the date
set for the Assembly meeting. He
said he had talked with most of
the delegations here.
He will go to Geneva Friday on
his tour in which he is discussing
United Nations affairs with ma
tional leaders.
Evening star., 1946-08-01
New Jersey KIan Ordered
TO Show Cause on Charter
BY the Associated Press

TRENTON. N j., Aug. 1.-The
State Supreme Court today ordered
the knights of the Ku Klux Klan
of New Jersey to show cause within
20 days why its corporate charter
in the State should not be voided.
The order was signed by Justice
Harry Heller on the petition OF
Attorney General Walter D. Van
RiDer
Evening star., 1946-08-01
Lie Says u. N. Success Rests
On Bio Powers Agreement

NEW YORK, Aug. l (P).-Secre-
tary General Trygve Lie, in a re-
port for the General Assembly, said
today the success of the United Ma
tions hinged directly on the big pow
ers seeking agreement among them
selves in a spirit of understanding
and compromise and that failure
LCna a
Evening star., 1946-08-01
Bulletin
Newsmor Attacked at Poll

MEMPHIS PA ward cleo
ton official attacked a Mem
phis Press Scimitar photog-
rapher after a picture was
taken In a polling place in
Tennessee's primary today and
the CIO-PAC reported that
two poll watchers had been
elected fOrcibiy from another.
In other areas some poll
watchers were ordered to re-
main from 20 to so feet from
the voting booths.
Earlier Story on Page A-26.)
Evening star., 1946-08-01

See LIE, Page ABB
Evening star., 1946-08-01

(See FIELDS. Page A-4.)
The Omaha guide., 1946-08-17
SorzBeer Aces Edison Clarence Hill Selected on CITY Soa Team

by lady luck. John was pitching
dandy ball and had chalked up
two no hit no run games and then
his pitching arm refused TO func-
ton and put him on the bench
He is one of the chuckers on our
second team.
HOUSH IN LEFT FIELD
Harry Housh of the Crosstown
Motors team, they call him HAM
mering Harry gets the nod for
the left field pasture assignment.
Housh has everything that a good
outfielder should have. He is a
real fly hawk and has the arm to
60 with it. He gets the ball back
into the infield Immediately after
making the catch and pegs the
ball to the right bag every time.
Housh is a dangerous base run
ner and the heaviest hitter in the
Greater Omaha league, leading
the batters in triples as we'll as
home runs.
WALKER IN CENTER FIELD
Ray Walker of the Bucks Bar
team will play center field on this
All-City team. Ray is what is
known as "a money player" He
comes through when the chips are
down. He is heavy hitter, spec
dy runner and one Of the few CEN
ter fielders playing softball that
can throw a strike to the plate
from deep center field.
RECORDS DON'T LIEl
ED LYNCH OVER BROWN
IN RIGHT FIELD
Eddie Lynch of the Crosstown
Motors team gets the right field
berth. This was the hardest deci-
sion to make in picking this ALI
City team. For two weeks we
have studied the records Of both
Eddie Lynch and Bob Browne and
find that Lynch has the edge on
the Waits Bar outfielder.
"BUGS REDDEN is
UTILITY PLAYER
The handyman around the ball
club is the guy that can fill in
any place. That job goes to Bugs
Redden on the All-City team. Red
den plays on the Eagles No. 38
team and has played third base,
second base, shortstop and the
outfield. Had Redden been given
a regular position he might have
been tops in that spot Although
he is not very big, a little over 5
feet, he has perfect timing and is
known as an extra base hitter. He
is better than average in any de-
partment of the game.
SECOND TEAM
1st base-Jim Lorenzo of Falstaff
End base-Cal Meyers Of Buck Bar
Shortstop-Frank Kosiba of Waits
Bar
3rd base Virgil Williams Of Storz
Beer
Catcher Sam Harrison Of Storz
Beer
Pitcher-John Sampson of Cross
town Motors
Pitcher-Mike Tynski of Eagles
No. 38
Pitcher-Jim Tynski of Waits
Bar
Left Fld.-Lecco Novacek of Fal-
staff Beer
Center Fld.-Bob Browne Of Waits
Bar
Right Fld.-Ross Ossino Of Eagles
No. 38
Utility player-Danny Georgeoff
of Eagles No. 3S.
Watch this column for addition
al All City Team selection.