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Evening star., 1946-05-24

the sWalkout and McCartx,
manager of the yards, adm tied that
the yards could not function without
engineers and trainmen.
One of Largest Switching Points.
Potomac Yards is one OF, sthe
largest switching points in the
world. Within its approximately
6-mile length, there are ITO miles
OF track operated Jointly by the
Baltimore & Ohio, Chesapeake &
Ohio, Pennsylvania, Southern and
Richmond. Fredericksburg & Poto-
mac Railroads. The latter line owns
the property.
Approximately 225,OOO to 25OOO0
cars are handled there each month
and the wartime peak was about
100000 handled in March, 1914
and 1945.
In Washington, locomotive engi-
neerS and trainmen, putting their
equipment near the Ivy City round
house of the Pennsylvania Railroad,
went off the job at their customary
hour of pm. but the regular
crews did not show up to relieve
them.
Before 4 pm. yesterday, men in
trainmen,s uniforms and dungarees
started arriving in cabs and private
cars at strike headquarters, set up
at 525 New Jersey avenue NV. Re-
porters estimated about 200 were in
side the meeting hall, which was
closed to the press, but a union off,
cial said the attendance was about
$50.
Evening star., 1946-05-24
Strike Control
Continued From First PAGE

jumped into the strike situation to-
day by voting to empower Acting
Chairman Randolph to name a
committee to study possible revision
of present labor laws and make q
searching inquiry" into the reason
for strikes.
Kelley Heads Subcommittee.
Representative Kelley, Democrat.
OF Pennsylvania, was named chair
man of this subcommittee, and the
following as members: Representa- a.
tlves Fisher Of Texas, Hook of Mich
lgan. Resa OF Illinois, Democrats
and Lands. Indiana: Mcconnell.
Pennsylvania, and Buck, New York,
Republicans.
The Senate had been in continu-
Gus session more than IA hours when
its weary members recessed at l:l3
a. m, with an agreement to meet
again at II am. today to resume
the battle over other changes in the
House-approved Case labor bill.
The Byrd amendment sdopted
after midnight is confined to the
question of employe welfare funds
such as Mr. Lewis is seeking from,
the coal operators. 1t requires that
such funds be administered Jointly
by employer and employe. Mr.. Lewis
wants 1t handled by the union.
The Senate first brushed aside
two substitutes for the Byrd pro-
posal, which had been drafted YES
terday by Senators Green, Demo-
Evening star., 1946-05-24
Post Office
Continued From First Page

tric lines, having a total length of
1853, will continue to carry all
classes Of mail, as will the LAG
power boats which are used over
8,700 miles of routes"
All District post office branches
placed an embargo in effect late
yesterday by order of Postmaster
Vincent c. Burke. After the rail
strike began, post Offices displayed
signs rejecting second, third and
fourth class mail
Arrangements to dispatch the
flrSt-class mail to Northern and
Southern points by truck were de-
layed pending official approval Of the
Post Office Department.
Regular delivery of all types of
mail throughout the city and to
Arlington, Va, or to Silver Spring.
Chevy Chase or Bethesda in Mary
land will continue under the present
order, Mr.. Burke said. Alexandria
is not included since it is served
usually by rail.
When approval comes through
from the department, the Washing
ton Office is prepared to use sew
eral hundred trucks in delivering
accepted matter as far North as
Baltimore, Wilmington and Phila-
delphla and as far South as Char
lotte, N. c., and Parkersburg, w. Va,
Mr.. Burke explained.
In addition, regular air-mail serv-
ice will continue, augmented by air.
lines planes pressed in service by
the Government All firSt-class mail
to points not served by trucks will 60
by air, Mr. Burke said.
Many Post Offices Act.
Many post Offices throughout the
country followed Washington lead
In clamping on embargoes
r Some Offices were believed to have
Jumped the gun" by interpreting
preliminary embargo instructions as
execute" orders.
Under terms of the Washington
embargo, newspapers or periodicals
in second-class mail were barred
from the regular mails. Banned
as third-class mail were packages
up to 8 ounces, including plants,
photographs, merchandise and other
matter not describable as personal
correspondence.
Packages between 8 ounces and
10 pounds not perishable within
normal delivery time are classified
as fourth-class mail.
Evening star., 1946-05-24

crat, of Rhode Island and Pepper,
Democrat, of Florida.
The first Of those sought to au-
thorize~ the Federal Security Admin
istrator to supervise welfare funds,
which could be handled either joint
ly or by one side. 1t went down,
IS TO 80.
The second proposed to give Sec
retary OF Commerce Wallace super
vision over funds raised by industry
for its own benefit, If the cost is
passed on to the public. This failed,
43 to "a.
Byrd Predicts More Curbs.
AS the Senate was taking time
out in the small hours of the morn
ing, Senator Byrd told reporters he
believed at least half a dozen other
restrictions on labor union practices
would carry by about the same mar
gin that prevailed in last nights
voting
The bill now before the Senate
is a watered-down version Of the
Case bill, from which the Senate
Labor Committee removed most of
the teeth weeks ago.
Some Of these deleted sections
are among the amendments Sena-
tors have been waiting to offer,
while the group Of Senate liberals
led by Senator Pepper have been
urging their colleagues to 60 slow
in attempting to settle current la
Dor disputes by law.
Action Sought on Cool or"
Majority Leader Barkley had
planned the night session before
the rail strike took effect at 4 pm,
but that development undoubtedly
strengthened the determination of
a majority of the Senate to stay on
the job until some action was OBJ
tanned.
Strike control advocates will press
for decision today on the proposal
OF Senator Ball, Republican. Of Min
nesota for mandatory 60-day
cooling of" period in any labor dis
pute In which a Federal mediation
board intervenes.
Senator Pepper held the floor for
several hours last night and was fol-
lowed by Senator Taylor, Democrat,
OF Idaho, who had been speaking
just before the break came.
Senator Taylor ran into trouble
with the rules when he asserted the
Senate had not been too smart in
passing the so-called "anti-Petrillo"
law recently and expressing the
hope Senators wouldn't make jack
asses out of themselves again.
Hickenlooper Protests.
Senator Hickenlooper, Republican,
OF Iowa jumped up to protest that
the Ioahoan's remark was out of
order and Senator Hoey, Democrat,
Of North Carolina, who was in the
chair. agreed Then Senator Hoey
put the pending question-the Byrd
amendment-to a vote
Senator Walsh, Democrat. Of
Massachusetts, told the Senate it
would rue the day when it acted
lin spirit of passion" He con-
tended the amendments being voted
on would not affect John L. Lewis
Evening star., 1946-05-24
Coal
Continued From First Page)

would be closed before tonight be-
cause the rail strike has made it
impossible to shift coal cars in
mine yards.
Brownout Order Planned.
The Civilian Production Admin
lstration announced that the Gov
ernment will order a brownout in
the East and Midwest early next
week if the railroad strike continues
or soft-coal mining is halted again.
Edward Falck, chief of CPA's Of
f1ce of emergency controls, said the
agency is prepared to invoke pretty
drastic action
The order, designed to save elec-
triclty generated with use of coal,
would replace request" for such
action which CPA made before Mr..
Lewis called the strike truce two
weeks ago. Mr.. Falck said the order
would reduce industrial and COM
mercial use of electricity by Is to
70 per cent. 1t is similar to the
one put in effect in Virginia before
the truce that closed theaters and
other amuSements.
Mr.. Falck said a survey showed
that most power companies have
enough coal on hand to last from 28
to 35 days. He added that as a
result of the truce they are no
worse off than they were two weeks
ago" -.
Even before the impact of the
rail strike was felt, nearly hall
of the Nations 4,5O0 soft-coal mines
were closed and 10000 of the 4O0.-
600 miners idle Union officials
blamed premature Government seiZ:
ure action, taking over the; mines
before arrangements for operation
were made. for the new closings.
In Pennsylvania, $4,000 of the
100000 bituminous mine workers
were idle. Elsewhere. Illinois re-
ported 1900 of its $4,000 miners
on strike; Alabama. $4,000 of 49,
600; Indiana, 1000 out oil, 5000
while 10000 of Kentucky's $4,000
miners were off the job.
A contrast was provided in West
Virginia, where coal production yes
terday reached near-record proper
tions. Only 1000 of the States l04,-
900 mine workers were idle
Mr.. Krug's calling in of the coal
operators was in accordance with his
Evening star., 1946-05-24

for a conductor to be in, and I an,
convinced the local managers con-
sldered for time that they had
bought a pig in poke by engag ging
me-
Enforced Seclusion.
Also, 1 am both a bit bored by
hours OF enforced seclusion in a
plane, and, when starting, I am
always scared. I suppose that is a
leftover from that first fright in
France. At least I tell myself SO.
But 1 always look out when the
plane takes around the field, won-
derlng what we are going to hit
upon arising. I try to help lift the
huge bird from the ground by
struggling with it as We lurch into
the air. Not that it helps much
either way, for I always feel sure
we're going to make a bulls eye of
a hangar or one or another Of the
nearby buildings.
Once in the air, I start to feel
better. and even have a sense of
elation, And these huge silver birds
OF the Pan American Airways cer-
tainly help to keep that feeling of
elation alive. They give me a dou-
ble-edged sense of security and OF
glorious adventure They look
lovely and brilliantly shiny and
powerful from the outside, and their
accountrements seem to be COM
plete and perfect and beautiful
Well, maybe I'll become air
minded" yet. Who knows? At all
events. off we 60 on the first lap
of my trip to Chile and beyond!
Miami Horribly Muggy.
The trip down here to Miami was
rough one, bumpy and stormy all
the way, and the folks back in
Washington don't need to envy the
vacationer down here, where it has
been rainy off and on for two
weeks, according to the steward of
the plane. Even so, it is at the
same time a steady 10 degrees
warmer, which of course makes it
horribly muggy Makes you feel as
il you had taken a hot bath with
all your clothes on as the steward
put it.
From Miami to Balboa we have a
DC-4, and they are really some
thing, the last word in luxurious
air travel. And, curious to say,
although they have the four enor-
nous motors, they make less noise
and are easier on the ears than
the lighter DC-3s.
Evening star., 1946-05-24
Schedule of Trains
station officials ANNOUNCED tha

Station ofiicials announced that
the train arrivals and departures
were subject to change from minute
to minute but, as Of noon, this was
the schedule:
Departing from Washington-1
pm, Southern Railroad to Atlanta :;
4 pm, Pennsylvania to New York
$40 pm, Baltimore & Ohio's Capt.
tai Limited and Columbia combined
to Chicago; $40 pm, B. & o. Ma
tional Limited, combined with a
Cincinnati train to st. Louis.
Arriving in Washington-12:55
pm. Pennsylvania Liberty Limited
from Chicago, four hours late; LAO
pm, Pennsylvania, from New York
stopping in Philadelphia to pick up
Evening star., 1946-05-24
Wallace Says Truman
Twill Run in 1948
By the Assoeiotsd py...

NEW YORK. May 24-Secretary
of Commerce Wallace added today
to the speculation surrounding
President Trumans future political
plans by declaring: President Tru-
man is going to run for President
in l948 and am going to support
him"
Mr.. Wallace made his statement
on his arrival at La Guardia Field
yesterday after he was asked by a
reporter If he entertained thoughts
OF seeking the presidency in 194S. He
would not comment further on the
subject.
He came here to address the
seventh annual convention of
the Brooklyn Jewish Community
Council.
Evening star., 1946-05-24

Washington bound passengers
transferred from Pennsylvania s Red
Arrow from Detroit, about 8 pm,
Pennsylvania. from New York;
about 9:05 pm, B. & O. from Jer-
sey City.
Up to noon, two trains had de-
parted for New York-an 8 am,
Pennsylvania, and 9:20 am. on the
B. & o.
Between midnight and noon, six
trains reached Washington, includ-
ing three from st. Louis, two from
Chicago and one from New York.
The Southern Railroad, first to
halt train travel, announced emer-
gency service to get a train from
washington to Atlanta and one
from Atlanta to Washington. South
Evening star., 1946-05-24

boroughs reported they had 725
trucks to keep ordinary mail flowing
to points as far as Albany.
The city's millions were assured
by Mayor O'Dwyer that there was
no immediate danger Of a food or
fuel shortage.
The Port of New York Authority
put special strike plans into effect
to handle vastly increased auto
traff1c and ODwyer asked car
drivers to use the Lincoln Tunnel
and George Washington Bridge in
stead Of the Holland Tunnel during
the emergency, so the latter artery
would be free for food trucks and
buses.
Evening star., 1946-05-24

promise that the Government would
consult the industry before entering
into work contractural arrange
ments with Mr.. Lewis.
1t was understood he told Mr..
Lewis that the Government agreed
that health and welfare fund
should be established for the miners,
but that he felt it should be indie
pendently or jointly operated. Many
OF the details of such arrangement
must still be worked out.
Evening star., 1946-05-24
Impact Of Rail Strike
Slows New York 70
Horse and BuggYPace
BY the Associotsd rress

NEW YORK, May 24.-The full
impact of the rail strike stag
gered New York City today,
slowing it's high-geared business
life to a horse-snd-buggy pace
and threatening seriously to af-
feet the welfare of every resi-
dent.
The Nations gravest transporta.
ton crisis left the city virtually
isolated. Only a handful of the
hundreds of trains normally enter
ing and leaving the city were oper-
ating
Hundreds Of thousands of workers
who live in suburban areas had to
turn to makeshift transportation
buses. streetcars. private automo-
biles and taxicabs-to get to their
Jobs.
Many were hours late in reaching
their Offices and plants. Others were
unable to get into town at all.
Highways Are damned.
Highways leading into Manhattan
from Long Island, New Jersey and
Westchester were jammed with au-
tomobiles, many carrying up to
eight passengers. Bankers as we'll
as clerks stood at the curb thumbing
rides.
Parking lots and garages in the
business districts oVerfloWed with
cars.
Buslines bore the brunt of the
traffic and every available vehicle
was put into service.
The city's two main railroad
terminals-Grand Central and Penn
sylvania Station-Which at pm.
EDT) yesterday were jammed with
shouting, pushing crowds, today
were practically deserted
Question Mark on Board.
A large question mark was written
on the Pennsylvania Railroad bull
letin board listing train times.
The line, however, said it would
operate 19 passenger trains in and
out of the city today. including
seven which left Western points
yesterday.
The Long Island Railroad oper-
ated shuttle service between certain
points. bringing passengers close to
Subways
The New York Central had no
passenger trains in or out of New
York during the night. but sched-
uled one for pm. tEDT) today for
Chicago. 1t will be coach and mail
train. Only other New York Central
trains operating were milk trains.
The Army said the strike had not
affected troop movements here and
that 1000 troops arriving today from
Europe would be taken to Camp
Kilmer, N. j.. in Army trucks.
A Extra Planes.
Forty-four extra planes were
placed in service at La Guardia
Field as airlines swung into emer-
gency tempo to cope with the crisis
An anticipated rush for seats did
not materialize and some planes left
light.s Officials said this was caused
by fear of being bumped for
emergency cargo and lack of hotel
reservations.
Motorists were shunted from the
Holland Tunnel, which was cleared
for buses and food trucks. City Of
flcials said trucks could bring in IS
per cent OF New York's normal food
supply.
Department stores and retail shops
many operating with reduced
STATS - were without the usual
crowds of shoppers in the morning
Hotels took emergency measures
to meet unprecedented demands for
rooms, setting up cots in bedrooms
and bathrooms. and turning lounges
into dormitories to accommodate
those who were stranded and others
who refused to be stopped by the
strike and had arrived by bus, car
and plane in time to pick up
reservations.
Mail, food and coal deliveries were
interrupted. Post Offices in the Ave
Evening star., 1946-05-24

ern emphasized it may not be pos
sihle to get the trains to their des-
tinations but said it was making
the effort to get stranded business
men, war wives, and homecoming
members of the armed forces on
their way.
The Washington and Old Domin-
ion Railroad, which terminates its
short line" of IS miles in Rosslyn,
Is continuing to operate. The line
makes three passenger runs daily
from Rosslyn through Leesburg to
Purcellville, Va, and back.
Evening star., 1946-05-24
Speed of Air Travel Amozes
Kinder, Off for South America
PIone Taking Him to
Santiago for First
Guest Appearance
By Hans Kinder

Conductor. Notionol Symphony Orehestro.
MIAMI. Fla (By MaiD The
Evening Star has asked me to tell
Its readers some of the interesting
things" about my trip to South
America. where have BEEN engaged
to appear as guest conductor of
the symphony orchestras in the
capitals of Chile, Peru. Panama,
Guatemala and Mexico-I take it,
kind of blow-by blow account
of some of the more important
rounds.
Well, the very first thing worthy
OF mention seems to me to be the
incredible speed, even in these days
OF fast travel with which Pan
American Airlines will transport me
from Washington all the way to
Santiago, Chile. where the first
three concerts of my tour will take
place.
We leave Washington at l o'clock
In the afternoon, arrive at Miami
at 7 that night, have the evening
to ourselves, and leave at midnight
for Balboa in the Panama Canal
Zone, where we arrive in the morn
ing. We will spend the entire day
there. The next morning, off for
Lima Peru, where we arrive late
that afternoon.
OF Again Next Day.
OF again, early the next day, and
that same afternoon at $50 we ar
rive at Santiago, the other side of
the globe-after less than 40 hours
actual travel. in just over three
days. No boats which take pas
sengers are going there now, al
though the shipping firms tell me
they hope to resume this service in
the fall. But 1t takes a minimum of
from three to four weeks or more
of steady travel to get there that
way. instead Of 36 hours.
OF course, that inquiry about the
boats gives me away. I have flown
quite a little on my travels, starting
in the days when flying was still
considered taking a chance. with
the odds either way. And my first
flight from Paris to Brussels ended
in crackup when we had scarcely
left the ground. This was in 1921.
when it was said in Europe that
whereas the British and Germans
flew by system, the French flew by
charm.
Definitely Ground Minded.
Since then I've flown over differ
ent parts of the world, but I must
confess that I have never become
what is known as minded" In
fact, I am quite definitely ground
minded" and have to convince my
self of the obvious advantages of
going by plane to far-away places
every time I have to make what
would otherwise be long Lasting
trip. Part of this reluctance is be-
cause my ears seem TO be espe-
cially sensitive to high attitudes.
Every time l 60 up, l suffer pains
and deafness. and what seem to
me the after-effects of double
maStoid, to say the least.
In Mexico last spring, when we
had gone up to over $4,000 feet,
was deaf for an entire day after
landing. This is not a happy state
Evening star., 1946-05-24

and the railroad strikers, "but they
WILL affect every honest working
man and woman"
senator Taft, Republican, of Ohio
objected that it was unjust to saw
the Senate had acted in the heat
OF emotion, asserting that the Byrd
amendment had been under dis
cusslon for 10 days and had been
delayed by filibuster.
Pinch it once and pinch it twice
and pinch it once again-and then
put that spare dollar into U. s. Saw
ings Bonds. In 10 years you get 81
FOR every three-and that's not a
long, long time.
Evening star., 1946-05-24
Fort BeIvoir Railroad
Just Chugs on Way
InSpite Of Tieup g

At least one railroad in the
Washington area continued to
operate today and it not likely
to be closed down by the Nation
wide trainmen and engineers
walkout.
The Fort Belvoir Railroad,
which runs from the military
post to Accotink, Wa dis
tance Of 4 miles-was operating
on schedule" 1t is operated
by the Army Corps Of Engineers.
Evening star., 1946-05-24
Petiot Dies Tomorrow

PARIS. May "a (PD.-Dr. Marcel
Petiot. convicted "Bluebeard" slayer
OF q persons, is scheduled to die on
the guillotine at sunrise tomorrow.
Petiot's second appeal for retrial
was denied yesterday by President
Gouin,
Evening star., 1946-05-24

would be closed before tonight be-
cause the rail strike has made it
impossible to shift coal cars in
mine wards
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-08-22
THE WESTERN NEWS, LIBBY, MONTANA

Spokesman Review route In Troy!
Call or see McDougalls.
Mrs Clara Knapp, Seattle, a for
mer resident of Troy was a dinner
guest of her friend, Mrs. Lou Laf-
foon at the Leon Laffoon residence.
Mrs John Smith, who underwent
a major operation Monday in the
Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane
is progressing as well as can be
expected With her were her three
daughters, Mrs. Hurd, Mrs. Walden
and Mrs. Cowie.
Senator and Mrs. D. F. Fewkes
spent part of last week in Missoula
and Kalispell.
Victor Hutton, Spokane, spent the
weekend with his family in Troy.
Mrs. E. v. Koch and son and Mrs.
George Miller and daughter were
in Boomers Ferry Monday. Mrs.
Koch was suffering from infection
from an ingrown toenail. DR..
Bowels operated upon it.
Michael ludlow, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Legonia ludlow fell from a
bed and injured himself. He re-
ceived treatment from DR.. Wisner
in Libby.
On Saturday evening Jack Laf-
foon was running with a stick IN
his mouth and fell causing the stick
to penetrate one tonsil. Doctor
Dixon was consulted.
Mr.. and Mrs Dick Eakins, Spo-
kans, Wash, spent the weekend
with Mrs. Eakins parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John ELindholm. Also visit
ing there was their granddaughter,
Betty Mae Broom, Libby.
Mrs Dan Doyle and son Billy,
were in Bonner's Ferry last week
shopping for school toys
James Cobbledick who is pat
lent at the veterans hospital, Hell
ena spent part of last week at his
home here. Friends regret that his
condition made it imperative that
he return to the hospital for fur
Their treatment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Gregg at
tended the rodeo in Kalispell, thence
they went to Columbia Falls where
they visited his uncle, George
Gregg.
During the past week Mr. and
Mrs. Frank McNally and daughter
Gladys of Fargo stopped off from
a trip further west to visit at the
E. V. Koch home Mrs McNally
is a sister of Mr.. Koch.
Ruth and Audrey Case from va
kima are visiting their aunt, Mrs.
Bert Coffman.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-08-22
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