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Evening star., 1946-10-14
Release Of Mrs. Durant
Refused by High Court

The Supreme Court today refused
release Of WAC Capt. Kathleen
Nash Durant, who was convicted by
military court at Frankfurt, Ger
many, of taking part in the theft
of the Hesse crown jewels.
Mrs. Durant was accused of par
ticipating in the $l,500,000 thief!
while she managed an Army billet
in Kronberg Castle. Her attorney
asked the Supreme Court to release
her through writ Of habeas corpus
The attorney in a petition con-
tended Mrs. Durant was discharged
from the Army May 80, I946, and
as civilian was unlawfully taken
to Frankfurt for trial Mrs. Durani
was convicted September 80 anc
sentenced to five years imprison.
ment and dishonorable discharge.
The Supreme Court also refused
to intervene in the case of Ralph
K. Betz OF Willoughby, Ohio. a for.
mer CT held in an Army jail al
Bad Nauheim, Germany, in CON
|nection with his asserted illegal re.
entry into that country.
Betz asked an Army lawyer, Capt
Earl j. Carroll of San Bruno, Calf
to help him. Capt. Carroll mailec
from Germany a request that tht
Supreme Court order release o.
Betz by writ of habeas corpus
Betz said he was held without for.
NAL charges or the assistance of al
attorney.
In both cases, the court said i
lacked original jurisdiction.
Evening star., 1946-10-14
81 Bodies Are Brought 0ul
After LoIoland Air Crash
By the Associated Press

sICHANG, Oct. IA mournful
procession of sedan chairs bearing
the white-sheeted corpses OF all 81
persons who. died in the crash OF q
Chinese National Aviation Corp.
transport plane, October 5, made Its
way down steep Lochi Mountain to
the village of Hsictia today.
Rumors which emanated from this
West China territory occupied by
barbarous Lolo tribesmen had given
vivid descriptions of survivors
fighting q gun battle with Lolos be-
fore being captured.
The fact that all aboard evidently
died outright when the craft
smashed into the side Of the 1000
mountain pointed up the unreliable
ity of stories spread In this fan
tastic country.
1t was another indication that re-
ports Of the cauture and enslave-
ment two years ago Of five or more
American B-29 pilots might also be
d flgment Of Lolo imagination.
a search party, nevertheless, y
searching Lololar1d for q trace OF 9
B-2o and It's occupants who crashed
III 1914, and Is expected back IN 9
day or two.
Evening star., 1946-10-14
Killing Frosts Reported
In Some D. C..Suburbs

Killing frosts hit washington SUBJ
urbs early today for the first time
this autumn, the Weather Bureau
announced, but the city proper was
somewhat warmer despite new
season low temperature of 43 de-
grees.
More of the same Isl in order to-
night, the forecasteri said, while
today and tomorrow will be clear
and nippy with the mercury ex-
pected to hover in the Cos during
daylight.
Outlying districts of Maryland re-
ported temperatures as low as 81
degrees last night and early today,
accompanied by killing frost. but
Fairfax and Arlington Counties, Va,
experienced only light frost, said r.
C. Schmidt, the supervising fore
caster. Heavy frosts hit all the
Middle Atlantic States north of the
District during the night. :
The expected low temperature
tonight is 46 degrees.
Evening star., 1946-10-14
Hiqh Court 10 Review
Texas Contempt Case
By the Assoeio.ed Press

The Supreme Court today granted
three Texas newspapermen a review
of contempt of court proceedings
in which they were given three-day
jail sentences.
The contempt citation was based
on news accounts and an editorial
dealing with the trial Of a civil case
before Judge Joe D. Browning in
the Neuces County Court in Texas.
Judge Browning ruled the news
articles and editorial were ''calcu-
lated to reflect upon the integrity
of this court, to embarrass this
court, to affect the course of justice
$50"
The Texas Court of Criminal Ap-
peals upheld the contempt action.
with one judge dissenting. The
newspapermen then appealed to
the Supreme Court. They are Con-
way c. Craig, publisher of the
Corpus Christi Caller Times; Bob
McCracken, managing editor, and
Tom Mulvany, reporter. The Jail
sentences were stayed pending SUI
preme Court action of their appeal.
In their appeal the three told the
Supreme Court the Texas court ac-
tion deprived them of the right of
freedom Of press. They contended
the Texas action was not in accord
with decisions by the Supreme Court
in similar cases and commented
that mo judge worthy OF. the name
could have been coerced' by the
publications.
The editorial criticized Texas
laws which vest vast judiciary au-
thority in a county Judge but which
do not require the occupant Of the
Office to be an attorney"
Evening star., 1946-10-14
Wider Distribution
Is Path 10 Progress,
Truman Tells Business
President Urges Reduction
Of Costs in Message
To Boston, Conference
BY the Associated Press

BOSTON, Oct. 14.-President
Truman said in a letter made
public today at the Boston Con-
ference on Distribution that "the
path to progress in this country
lies in the direction of making
the products of our factories
available to more people at lower
cost, and distributors as well as
manufacturers can help greatly
in keeping us moving in this di-
rection."
Speakers on the conference pro-
gram today included Winthrop w.
Aldrich, president of the Interna-
tional economic plan, and Assist
ant Secretary of State Spruille
Braden, who called on United States
private enterprise to 'collaborate
with Latin American countries.
The Presidents letter said:
'Once our factories are fully re-
converted to full peacetime produc-
ton. much of the responsibility for
maintaining a high level of con-
sumption will fall upon the Ma
tion's advertisers, statesmen, whole
salers and retailers"
Message From Britain.
"It is my hope that American
businessmen will think and act to-
ward this end by working for re-
ductions in distribution costs as
well as by aggressive sales promo
tion"
Viscount Leverholme in a state
ment sent to the conference from
London said:
For a long time now we have
had in Britain the slogan, Make
do and mend We eagerly avail,
the day when this can be changed
to Buy new and spend After such
an upheaval the change must be
gradual; but we must make it one
of increasing momentum. Our two
nations, in their approach to the
(See DISTRIBUTION, Page A-5D
Evening star., 1946-10-14
Use of Schools for PIebisciie
On Suffrage Virtually Assured
Students Will Benefit
From Observation,
Mrs. Doyle Feels

Hailed with approval through
out the city, the plans for a
plebiscite here on election day
on the question Of District suf-
frage today were taking definite
shape.
Several meetings already are
scheduled to set up machinery for
operating the test vote so the peo-
pie here can register their opinions
on both local and national suffrage.
Virtual assurance that the school
buildings may be used for polling
places came as Mrs. Henry Grattan
Doyle, president of the Board OF
Education, personally approved the
plan.
Request for use of the schools will
be presented to the board when 1t
meets at $3.50 pm. Wednesday, by
Joseph G. McGarraghy, president
Evening star., 1946-10-14
Coy. Warren Is Sitting Pretty
For Presidential Race in 1913
CoIifornion Faces No Further Tests
At Polls, Yet Is Assured Constont Forum
stor s.off Correspondent

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. A.
Gov. Earl Warren of California
the Pacific Coasts threat" In
the 1948 race for the Republican
presidential nomination, is sit
ting pretty.
Unlike Gov. Thomas Dewey OF New
York, he does not face real test at
the polls on November for re-elec-
ton as Governor. Unlike John Brick
er of Ohio, he is not compelled to
jeopardize his political future in q
contest for election to the Senate
And unlike Harold Stassen OF Min
nesota, he is assured of constant
forum and sounding board to keep
himself in the public eye during
the next two years.
Reelection for Gov. Warren is
merely matter of form In the
June primary he won both the
Republican and Democratic nomi-
nations for Governor. He has a
Communist running against him.
Archie Brown, who is asking the
Evening star., 1946-10-14
pAC Official Denies
Purge List 5 Existence
In Campaign Probe
Action on Candidates
Is Affoir Of States.
House Group Told
By J. A. OLeory
By J. A. oIeory

The National Citizens Political
Action Committee has no purge
list for the coming congressional
election, because it leaves Selec-
ton of candidates to its State
affiliates, c. B. Baldwin, an off,
cial of the organization, told a
House committee today.
"Do you have any list of candi-
dates you oppose or favor in this
campaign" asked Lowry N. Coe,
committee counsel.
mo sir" Mr.. Baldwin replied.
"The State organizations decide
that. We know who they are, but
we don't prapare the lists. We do
not build up purge or list We are
supporting. We give information to
the State organizations"
MIR. Baldwin was the first witness
as the House Campaign Expendi-
lures Committee began public hear
ings, during which it also will call
labor and business groups to tell OF
their campaign activities.
High lights of the opening ses-
sion included:
Representative Fellows, Republic
can, of Maine drew q laugh when
he revealed that one tabulation Of
congressional voting records this
-, : ~ : r(@Vy NrOnE ~, a 1
Evening star., 1946-10-14
|SupremeC CourtRejects
Medley and Fisher
Appeals for Rehearing
Vinson and Jackson
Refrain From Acting
On D. G. Murder Cases

The Supreme Court today re-
jected the pleas of two convicted
District murderers-Julius Fisher
and Joseph D. Medley-to rehear
their cases.
Chief Justice Vinson and Asso-
ciate Justice jackson took no part
in this deliberation, a notation on
the denial order revealed.
BY formal written decision, the
Supreme Court decided late last
term that Fisher was guilty of muir
der, as charged. He contended that,
due to his mental capacity, he was
incapable of committing f1rst-de-
gree murder.
A Supreme Court review was de-
MED Medley early in June. Then
Medley sought to have the Supreme
Court rehear his case.
Both Medley and Fisher had been
granted stays of execution pending
the decisions announced today.
Medley was convicted Of murder
ing Mrs. Nancy Boyer in her Six
teenti1 street NV. apartment here In
June, 1s45. He was captured in st.
Louis, returned here and convicted.
Last April he and Earl McFar-
land, also a convicted murderer,
made sensational escape from the
District Jail, but Medley was cap
tured few hours later. He was
sentenced to die August 2, but jus
tice Hugo Black signed stay on
July %.
New Dates to Be Set Soon.
Fisher, a former janitor at Wash
ington Cathedral, was convicted OF
killing Miss Catherine Reardon. a
Cathedral librarian, in March. 1914.
Sentenced to die last August %,
a stay was signed by Justice Harold
Burton which also delayed his exc
cution pending the courts decision
given today.
It is expected that new execution
dates soon will be set for both men.
Mcfarland, who killed Dorothy
Berrum, q Government worker, was
captured in Chattanooga, returned
here and executed.
Evening star., 1946-10-14
Ruling on D. {. Apartment
is Affirmed by Hiqh Court

The Supreme Court today declined
to hear the case of group of prop
erty owners seeking to block the
construction of an apartment at
Sixteenth and Shepherd streets NV.
Today's action by the court thus
clears the way for construction of
the building.
The District Zoning Commission,
after a public hearing, ruled that
the apartment could not be built.
The commission was reversed, how
ever, by District Court, which acted
on suit by Harry Poretsky, real
estate operator of 1918 K street
NV, who had contracted to buy
the land for the apartment.
Evening star., 1946-10-14
Pittsburgh Trunsit Men Vote
To Return to Jobs in Strike

from work 18 days rather than
cross picket lines set up at carbarns
by striking employees of the Du-
quesne Light Co., who belong to an
independent union.
The streetcar men held q mail
vote over the week end. Results
were to be counted this afternoon
but union officials said todays
meeting was called "to expedite the
voting"
Mayor Lawrence declared in the
radio address that the strike was
dealing this big industrial area
"a brutal and economic beating
and causing the greatest unemploy-
ment since the dark depression
days"
The Mayor, who played promi-
nent role in negotiations as a vol
|untary mediator. urged the strikers
to accept the company's offer to ar
hitrate the long standing wage dis
pute.
The question Of accepting arbitra-
- (See POWER, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1946-10-14
Marine Engineers Call
Bridges and Curran
To Strategy Meeting
Emergency Session Here
To Tighten Policy
In Shipping Strike
BY the Associated Press

Negotiators for the CIO Ma
rine Engineers today called In
Harry Bridges and Joseph Cur
ran, co-chairmen of the Com
mittee for Maritime Unity, for a
special strategy meeting in the
l4-day-old shipping strike.
The committee is dominated by
CIO unions in the maritime field.
The engineers, with the AFL Mas
ters, Mates and Pilots, have been
idle since October /, tying up q
large part of the merchant fleet In
all ports. Their principal demands
involve union security and wages.
A spokesman for the engineers
said Mr.. Bridges, president of the
|CIO-Longshoreman, and Mr.. Cur
ran, head of the CIO National Mari
time Union, were invited to Wash
ington "to tighten our policy"
There was no further elaboration
ON the emergency meeting. Mr.
Bridges was called frsm San Fran
cisco and Mr.. Curran from. New
York.
The invitations went out after
the engineers made slight shift
in tactics Friday night, less than
"a hours after the East and Gull
Coasts operators walked out on the
Government-sponsored Cancellation
meetings here,
Resumption of those meeting
with or without Government par
ticipation, was expected in the next
day or SO.
The CIO union offered to nego-
tiate a separate contract with the
Atlantic and Gulf owners If the
Maritime Commission then would
agree to put the terms into effect
on its vessels in the Pacific.
Before that, the union had been
insisting that the commission make
a prior commitment to blanket
West Coast ships under any East
Coast contract the union might
reach with the, Eastern operators.
Pacific operators have resisted the
chief demand of both striking
unions-for preferential hiring OF
union members. The East and Gull
shipowners have had union security
provisions in their contracts in the
past.
Evening star., 1946-10-14
High Court Turns Down
Request 10 Unseai Bibo
BY Tho Associated Press

The Supreme Court today rejected
a request that it bar Senator Bilbo
Democrat, Of Mississippi from his
Senate seat.
The request was, made by James
i. P. Rumble, New York City, who
told the court that Senator Bilbo
had deprived Mississippi citizens OF
the right to vote because OF their
color and racial origins.
The application noted that the
Constitution makes each House OF
Congress the judge Of the qualifica-
tions Of It's members. Mr.. Rumble
added that the Constitution "has
not clothed either Of the Houses
with power of being the exclusive
judges of the elections of members.
The court merely noted that Mr.
Rumble's petition was denied ano
gave no reason.
Evening star., 1946-10-14
Feuding Jackson and Block
Meet and Say Good Morning

Good morning, Hugo, Justice
jackson said
Good morning, jackson" Justice
Black responded.
. Neither offered to shake hands, but
they exchanged smiles. then joined
their seven colleagues in room
where they donred black robes to
march to the bench for the terms
opening session
It was their first known meeting
since last June, when Justice Jack
son, then In Germany, issued state-
|ment criticizing Justice Black and
charging him with bullying tactics
Evening star., 1946-10-14

voters to write his name on the
ballots.
Four years ago Gov. Warren upset
the Democratic applicant in the
State. With registration favoring
the Democratic candidate by more
than a million over the Republican
he carried California by upwards OF
5000 votes.
In the primaries this year, under
the California system which per-
mits all candidates to file in pri-
maries other than that of their own
parties, Gov. Warren led his Demo-
cratic opponent in the Republican
race 10000 to 10000. In the Demo-
cratic primary he defeated the
Democratic nominee $4,000 to
$4,000.
Because of this extraordinary feat
Gov. Warren becomes virtually q
nonpartisan choice for reelection.
All of this was not accomplished
by chance. Nor by a desire of the
voters to change from Democratic
(See LINCOLN, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1946-10-14
Two Firemen Overcome
Al Blaze in Southeast

Two firemen were overcome by
smoke which swept throughout an
entire block shortly before pm
today when two-alarm fire broke
out in the basement of a store on
Eighth street Sc, opposite the Ma
rine Barracks.
Rescue squad men had not re-
yived one of the firemen, whose
name could not be learned inlmed-
lately, 10 minutes after other fire.
men dragged him from the burning
store at 719 Eighth street. The store
is known as the Military Pawn
Brokers Exchange.
Evening star., 1946-10-14
Suffrage Pebiscite
To Pose 2 Questions:
Local and National

These are the two questions
on which adults will vote on
election day, Tuesday, Novem-
ber S, in the District of Co
lumbia:
/. do you want the right to
vote for officials of your own
city government in the District
of Columbia?
2. do you want the right to
vote for President of the United
States and for members OF Con-
gress from the District Of Co
lumbar"
"All persons" living in Wash
ington," 81 years of age or old
er, may vote yes" or mo- on
each question.
Evening star., 1946-10-14
Woman 5 Accusations
Against Garssons
Heard by Grand Jury
Attempt to Influence
Her Testimony Charged
By Mrs. Jean Botes

The pretty redhead who once
accused key figures in the Cars
son munitions combine of at
tempting to influence her testi-
mony before the Senate War
Investigating Committee today
unfolded her story to the special
grand jury hearing Government
evidence against the munitions
empire.
The witness, Mrs. Jean Bates, a
former employe in the Washington
office of the Garssons at / Thomas
Circle, appeared before the special
grand jury at its second session
today.
Waiting to follow Mrs. Bates into
the grand jury room was Mrs.
Eleanor Hall, who was employed
earlier in the Washington Office.
The testimony of the two women
before the Senate War Investigat-
ing Committee provided a spec
tacular climax to the Capitol Hill
hearings and contradicted much OF
the earlier testimony.
Hearings Resumed.
The special grand jury, consisting
of 18 men and women, resumed
hearings shortly after II am. m.~today.
In their only previous session, the
grand jurors heard the stenotype
reporters who covered the Senate
committee hearings and presumably
were called to identity the recorded
testimony.
The presence of the two stenogra-
pliers indicated that the grand
Jurors were interested in the con-
nection of Representative May,
Democrat, of Kentucky with the
combine which included the Erie
Basin Metal Products Co., Inc;
|
Evening star., 1946-10-14
|Firen,en Back
Hotel Strikers,
Stay 0ffJobs
Heat, Hot Voter Loss
In Offine; Little Hope
Held for Quick Peace

Loss of heat and hot water
apparently was in the off1ng to-
day for Washington's 18 strike
bound hotels.
Members of Local So, Firemans'
and Oilers International Union, ad-
vised Samuel Levine, attorney for
the hotel service unions, that they
are refusing to cross picket lines at
the hotels where 5000 service EN-
ployes have been on strike since
Friday. This information was given
at Mr.. Levine's Office today.
The attorney could not say just
when or whether this would mean
the shutting off of heat and hot VIA
ter. But the opinion was expressed
that such action would be inevitable
unless the hotel managements could
find licensed operators for their
boilers.
ALI the struck hotels had ample
heat and hot water last night and
today, according to Joseph c. Nc
Garraghy, attorney for the Hotel
Association of Washington.
Engineers to Meet Tonight.
But the situation was. confused
and hotel managers were making
no promises as to how long these
conveniences could be continued.
Expected to have some bearing
on the outlook, observers said, is
the monthly meeting tonight of Lo-
cal 80, International Union OF Op.
Grating Engineers.
Jesse West, business agent for the
local, said the meeting undoubtedly
will discuss" the strike situation.
But he had mo comment" on re-
ports that a strike might be called
in sympathy with the workers now
out.
1t was explained that firemen and
oilers attend to the actual firing
and operation of the boilers. Engi-
neerS have supervisory jobs. Engi-
neers would be forbidden to fire
the boilers, the business agent said.
Conventions May Be Cancelled.
Meanwhile, as the general hotel
strike picture continued without ap-
parent change, the Greater National
Capital Committee of the Board Of
Trade sought to devise some plan
which would make possible the hold
ing of 10 conventions scheduled to
be attended by 1900 to 1890 persons
during the remainder of October.
It was acknowledged that the
meetings are threatened with cancel
lation If the strike continues and
unless arrangements other than
those already announced can be
made.
| Largest of the scheduled meetings
is the National Conference On
/ Juvenile Delinquency called by At
torney General Clark for October
I21-23. Anticipated registration for
the conference Is 500 to 300 persons.
/ While sessions are to be held in the
Departmental Auditorium, most Of
the visitors have expected to obtain
accommodations in the hotels now
struck.
Another convention, that Of the
Chaplains' Association of the Army
and Navy at the SnoTenam, OctoDer
1925, is expected to bring 500 dele
gates.
/ Operations Continue.
I In the affected hotels, operations
continued today exactly as they
lhave been since the start Of the
strike, Mr.. McGarraghy said.
/ He and some of the hotel man
ayers were emphatic in declaring
THAT none of the affected hotels ID
"ousting" or contemplating the
"ouster" of any guests.
Mr.. McGarraghy said, however,
that no hotels are accepting new
Registrations.
i Check-outs by departing guests
since the strike started have reduced
Evening star., 1946-10-14
New York Voting Lists
Show 28 Pct. Increase
By the Assoeioted Press

NEW YORK, Oct 14.-An in
crease of % per cent-compared
with 1942-in the number of per-
xons registered to vote in New York
City and IA of the Is largest up
state cities was reported today at
the close of the one-week registra-
zion period.
Evening star., 1946-10-14
By she Assoeiated Press

Supreme Court Justices jackson
and Black central figures In q bitter
behind the scenes row - are on
speaking terms. 81
Although they did not so much as
look at each other In their first pub
Tic appearance last Monday in the
courtroom, it was learned today the
Ice was broken when they came face
|to-face in the closely guarded corr
|ridor just outside their adjoining
offices.
Justice jackson was the. flrst to
speak as they approach
Evening star., 1946-10-14
Nonswimmer browns
lin Effort to Rescue Girl
BY the Assoeioted Press

PALM BEACH. Fla, Oct. A.
Leslie Grant couldn't swim but he
plunged into the surf to try to res
cue young woman who called for
help.
The girl, identified In lifeguard
reports as Dorothy Randall, was
saved by David Aaron and group
of soldiers from nearby Morrison
Field.
The soldiers also brought Mr..
Grants body to the beach.
Evening star., 1946-10-14
Peace Conference Ends Work;
Results Are Unsatisfactory
u. S.-Dominoted, MoIotov Says
Leading Treaty Issue:
Will Be Thrown Back
To Foreign Ministers
BULLETIN

PARIS R.-The Peace Con-
ference completed drafting
treaties for five defeated Axis
nations tonight and soon aft
erward the four-power For
eign Ministers Council met to
begin final work on the rec
concentrations. The Finnish
draft, last of the five, was
adopted after numerous OBJ
jections from the United
States.
Evening star., 1946-10-14

of the Board Of Trade, which is
leading the move for plebiscite.
With his to lay the matter before
1See VOTE, Page A-30
Evening star., 1946-10-14

(See HOTELS, Page A-5o
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(See CAMPAIGN, PROBE, Pg
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1See GARRISON, Page A-60
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(See MEAT, Page A-4)
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tSee VOTE, Page A
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(See LINCOLN, Page A-60
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