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Evening star., 1946-09-07
Dealers 5ay-Cei|ings
On Meat Have Little
Immediate Benefit
OPA Moves to Enforce
Compliance on Prices
Effective Tuesday

OPA announcement of new
ceiling prices on meat, effective
Tuesday, found industry spokes
men here today declaring the
new quotations will be of little
immediate benefit to the con-
sumner because of threatened
District meat shortage within
another week.
The new retail ceilings-which
will average about 3& cents a pound
higher than those of June 80 when
OPA temporarily expired also
found OPA officials already in
spectlng all markets to force prompt
compliance and fight any return of
the black market.
Price Administrator Paul Porter
returned today from Chicago with
promises from major packers that
they will help make meat price con-
trolls work"
He asked and received such assur-
ances when he flew to Chicago for
a two and half hour closed
meeting yesterday. Packers repre-
sentatives at the session were
pledged to secrecy, but it was learned
that Mr.. Porter sounded lets let
bygones be bygones" note, the Asso-
clated Press reported.
Mr.. Porter repeatedly agreed to
try to correct what the packers de-
clared were unfair tactics by lesser
OPA officials.
OPA officials carefully avoided say
ing just how much the overall de-
crease in prices will be from the pres
ent uncontrolled" meat prices, but
they accepted Secretary of Agricul-
ture Andersons earlier estimate
that pork at the livestock level
would be about 30 percent lower
than current costs.
The new prices, however, still will
mean a total estimated increase of
$500 ,000, 900 in annual meat bills of
the American consumer.
Some meats, including about AZ
per cent of the pork and smaller
shares OF lamb and mutton, will
return to June 80 levels. But prime
cuts of beef and other choice meats
will be as much as 18 cents a
pound higher.
The feeling of meat industry
spokesmen in Washington that a
shortage will soon develop here was
reflected to some extent in a radio
lSee MEAT. Page AL
Evening star., 1946-09-07
BY the Associoted Press

HEREFORD, Germany, Sept. T.
British headquarters announced to-
day the arrest of j. Joseph Grohe,
former Reich commissioner for
Northern France and Belgium, and
"the main person responsible for
blowing up all five Rhine bridges at
Cologne"
Grohe, who had been sought by all
occupation powers since We day,
was found in bed by a British in
telligence officer August 81 at War
burg near the British American
frontier. He was still wearing a
bandage to cover a head wound in
fiicted when he attempted to take
his life four months after capitu-
lation.
Grohe, who was gauleiter at
Cologne and Aachen (Aix-la Cha
pelie) in later days, was described
by British headquarters as the last
remaining gauleiter who was at lib
erty."
Evening star., 1946-09-07
Police in Venezia GiuIia
AIerted for Disturbances
By the Associated Press

TRIESTE. Sept. Military and
civilian police were on the alert
throughout disputed Venezia Giuha
today, fearful of possible new dis
turbances arising from illegal cele-
brations of the third anniversary
of Italy's surrender September s,
1943.
All petitions by pro-Yugoslav or
ganizations to hold mass demonstra-
tions in Trieste or other towns of
Venezia Giulia have been rejected
by the Allied military government
and Col. Alfred C. Bowman, military
government chief, said any un-
authorized demonstrations would be
stopped TO protect life and prop
erty."
In Muggia, Italy, 10 miles south Of
Trieste, so British and American
soldiers used clubs and cartridge
belts to break up an unauthorized"
demonstration last night by 800
Yugoslav sympathizers celebrating
the anniversary. One American
soldier suffered a minor shoulder
injury in the fray
Evening star., 1946-09-07
BY the Associated Press

ATHENS, Tenn. Sept. THE
backwash from a flood of unrest
following the August l riot, in
which war veterans supported
their ballots with bullets, left
this city without a municipal
governing body today.
Mayor Paul Walker and the Board
of Aldermen addressed letter ITO
Whom 1t May Concern" yesterday,
filed a copy with City Recorder Lee
Moses and quit, saying they feared
for the safety of themselves and
their families.
Their drastic action followed a
nocturnal reign of terror against the
aldermen which was climaxed when
shots were fired from night-proWl-
ing car into the nome of Alderman
Hugh Riggs.
Mr.. Riggs said he and his wife, two
daughters. son-in-law and 6-year-
Evening star., 1946-09-07
Italy Retains Tyro|
Under Austrian Pact
Settling Differences
Poris Conference Defers
Action on Proposal for
Human Rights Court
BY the Assoeioted Press

PARIS, Sept. 7.-Alcide de
Gasperi, Italian Premier, and
DR.. Carl Gruber, Austrian For
eign Minister announced that
they had signed an agreement
settling the differences between
their two countries over the
South Tyrol.
A conference commission of the
Peace Conference, meanwhile, de-
ferred action on a proposal for a
court of human rights. Samuel
Rieber, representing the United
States, said the court plan should
be considered by the United Ma
tions instead of by the Peace
Conference.
The Romanian Political and Ter
ritorial Commission approved four
articles of the Romanian treaty
draft requiring registration of pre-
war bilateral treaties involving the
Balkan country.
Under the Italo-Austrian agree
ment the South Tyrol remains Ital-
ian, but regional autonomy will be
granted to German-speaking in
habitants of the Bolzano and Trento
provinces. German-speaking in
habitants of italian South Tyrol
will be granted complete equality
of rights with Italians, including
education in their mother tongue,
equality of their language in public
Office and official documents, re-
establishment of German family
names forcibly Italianized by the
Fascist regime, and equality of op-
portunity to hold public Office.
Decision to postpone action on
the human rights court proposal
(See CONFERENCE, Page A-3D
Evening star., 1946-09-07
A||-Night Check by CAA
Fails 10 Locate Plane
BY the Associated Press

CHICAGO, Sept. THE Civil
Aeronautics Administration reported
today that, despite an al-night
check, it had been unable to locate
a two-engined plane reported miss
ing on Detroit Milwaukee flight.
The CAA said the last report on
the plane, a Cessna capable of carry
ing from six to eight passengers,
came at $40 pm. CEST yester-
day. The CAA radio station at
Jackson, Mich. then reported the
ship Is miles northeast of jackson
and trying to make it to Chicago"
The CAA said a check of airports
in the Chicago area showed no
trace of the plane, which bore the
number NC 61812. The name of
the owner or the number of pas
sengers was not available here,
ITS possible he landed for gas
and then went on" the spokesman
said. But we've been unable TO
And any trace of the Ship"
Evening star., 1946-09-07
Nozi Accused Of Blowing Up
5CoIoqne Bridges Captured

The headquarters announcement
described Grohe as in the top fight
of Nazi officials and major war
criminals"
His whereabouts was traced after
intensive Interrogation" of his sis
ter in-law, officials said.
Headquarters declared that under
Grohes rule many atrocities were
committed in Belgium and Northern
France. When the Allied advance
forced Grohe out of that area, he
organized the Volkstrum to fight
the Americans, the announcement
asserted.
Failure of the Volkstrum to halt
American advances, did not prevent
him from personally ordering the
blowing up of all five Rhine bridges
at Cologne" headquarters said.
"One of these Grohe, with the
brutal disregard of human life
which so characterized his rule of
occupied countries, ordered blown
when hundreds Of refugees were
pouring westward across the Rhine" :"
Evening star., 1946-09-07
Waitress Shot Dead
I'm Baltimore Club
BY the Associoted Press

BALTIMORE, Sept. IA 22-
year-old waitress, crossing a night
club floor with handful of glasses,
was shot and killed early today, and
a Honduran seaman who had known
her only five days was charged with
the Staying.
The waitress was identified as
Mrs. Venia Greene Gilley, native Of
Kentucky, who had been employed
at the Oasis Club for about five
months. Police said she was the
mother of three year-old child.
Jose R. Membreno, "a, identified
as a sailor from Honduras. was ar
ranged before Magistrate Elmer J,
Hammer and held without bond for
hearing September %.
Police 1t. Thomas j. Mooney said
several persons saw the shooting.
Mrs. Gilley was helping clear off
tables when Membreno shot her, 1t.
Mooney said.
James A. Orlove, co-owner of the
club. said Membreno tossed the gun
to him.
The sailor said the girl had broken
a date with him and on one occa-
sion directed him to an address
which was not her home.
Evening star., 1946-09-07
General Strike Call Threatened
It y. S. Attempts to Move Ships;
Truck Tieup Spreading Over East
O'Dwyer Predicts
Milk Shortage
In New York
RY the Associated Presx

NEW YORK, Sept. 7.-Mayor
William O'Dwyer, emerging from
a conference on the trucking
strike now crippling the heart
of the industrial East, today
predicted a milk shortage and
cited figures to show the city's
normal food intake was hard hit.
but postponed until Monday
plans for emergency food trans
portation.
After Commute conference with
city officials, truck operators and
union officials, Mayor ODwyer said
another meeting would be held Mon
day to consider emergency food
handling methods.
There will be some shortage of
milk Mayor ODwyer said. Il have
been assured, however, that there
will be sufficient milk for school
lunches and for hospitals. The sup
plw will be 100 per cent there"
1t was announced at the close of
the meeting that the city's in
take Of food supplies had slumped
below the normal level of 10000
tons daily, but still was above a
needed minimum of about $500
tons.
Meanwhile, a number of New York
industries, unable to get raw mate
rlals or to deliver finished goods,
threatened mass layoffs.
Pressure Of the trucking strike
was pinching from Portland, Me, as
far South as Virginia and Maryland
and even some foods were affected
From Richmond, Va, came report
that $50 men were off the job while
approximately 300 were said to be
Evening star., 1946-09-07
Seven Are Killed in Crash
OF Cuban Transport Plane
by the Assoeioisd Press

HAVANA, Sept. 7-Seven persons
including an American, were killed
last night in a crash of a Cuban Ex-
preso Aero Interamericano passen-
ger plane on the outskirts of the
town of Esperanza, about miles
west of Santa Clara.
Dispatches said the two-engined
Lodestar plane carrying four pas
sengers and three crewmen. crashed
into a small house outside the town,
while attempting to make forced
landing when it ran out of fuel
The American, said to have been
a passenger and mechanic for the
was not identified immedi-
ately.
Reports said the plane left Santa
Clara for Havana but encountered
bad weather and returned.
Evening star., 1946-09-07
Drivers Could Make
$40, 500 Per Year,
Truck Owners Say
BY the Assoeioisd Press

NEW YORK, Sept. Unions
and operators involved in
strike of $4,000 New York truck
drivers were at odds today over
the annual wage of the truck
ers, with estimates ranging
from $4,000 to $1,000.
Joseph Adelizzi, chairman of
the Joint Wage Scale Commit
tee of two employer groups, said
some of the drivers made up to
$1,000 last year and that under
the unions original demands
before the strike they would
have received $10,500 during the
next year.
However, David Kaplan, chief
economist of the International
Brotherhood of Teamsters and
Chauffeurs, AFL, said a ma
jority of the men drew less than
$4,000. Mr.. Kaplan said a few
drivers might have earned up
to $4,000, particularly during
the war when overtime work
was commonplace, but added
such cases were isolated.
Evening star., 1946-09-07
Indefinite DeIay
In Third Atom
Test Ordered
Truman Holds Two
Explosions Permit
Proper EvuIuution

President Truman today or
dered indefinite postponement
Of the third atomic bomb test
deep underwater explosion
planned for Bikini early next
year.
A White House statement said the
success of the earlier tests led the
Joint Chiefs of Staff to believe the
information to be cleaned from the
third would not justify it in "the
near future
The text of the statement follows:
In view of the successful COM
pletlon of the first two atomic bomb
tests of Operation Crossroads and
the information derived therefrom.
the Joint Chiefs of Staff have con-
cluded that the third explosion, test
C. should not be conducted in the
near future. The information OBJ
tanned from tests "A and b to-
gether with the knowledge derived
from the original experimental test
in New Mexico and from study of
the results of the explosions in Hiro-
shlma and Nagasaki will enable our
scientific and military experts to
make proper evaluation of the
effects of this weapon.
The additional information of
value expected TO result from test
C. Is such that the Joint Chiefs of
Staff do not feel that completion Of
this test in the near future is JUS
titled"
The Joint Chiefs of Staff are ex-
tremely gratified by the conduct and
results of the atomic bomb tests and
consider the entire operation an un-
qualified success
The invaluable assistance of the
civilian scientific personnel and the
Iinterservice cooperation toward a
common end were major factors in
achieving this success"
Press Secretary Charles G. Ross.
who first announced the postpone
ment, said that it was not to be
interpreted as a cancellation.
He said that Secretary of War
Patterson and Secretary of the
Navy Forrestal agreed to the post
ponement as did the Presidents
commission to evaluate the Bikini
tests headed by Senator Hatch,
| Democrat, of New Mexico. Mr. Ross
said the postponement would save
about S35,000000
The matter was discussed at yes
terday's cabinet meeting.
Evening star., 1946-09-07
lrmy Transport Damaged
By Internal Explosion
ey the Associated Pres,

BAD NAUHEIM, Germany, Sept.
7.-Continental Base Section Head
quarters announced today that the
United States Army transport Ed
mund B. Alexander was damaged
by an internal explosion" last
night Is miles north of Bremen
haven. No casualties were reported.
The Alexander, which had brought
100 American military dependents
to Bremerhaven, was proceeding
without passengers from Bremen
haven to Naples via Southampton
when the explosion occurred just
opposite the Weser lightship near
Bremerhaven. the Base Section an
nouncement said
The ship is being towed to Bre-
merhaven, where an investigation
will be made to determine the
cause of the accident and the ex-
tent of the damage" it was an
nounced
The first official announcement
did not describe the nature of the
explosion.
Evening star., 1946-09-07
Mitscher Passes Restless Niqht
After Appendicitis Operation

earlier in the day from Naples for
consultations.
No official announcement was
made, but authoritative naval cir
cles here said the talks concerned
plans for rendezvous of the Amer
lean force now visiting Greece and
the British Mediterranean feet.
The famous British cruiser Ajax,
recently engaged in operations con-
nected with diversion of illegal jew
ish immigrants from Palestine to
Cyprus. weighed anchor today.
Usually reliable sources said the
Ajax would proceed to Trieste and
stand by there for three weeks be-
fore joining the British fleet for
maneuvers.
Evening star., 1946-09-07
BY the Assoeiofed Press

VALETTA, Malta, Sept. 7.-Ad-
miral Marc A. Mitscher, operated on
for appendicitis yesterday at Malta S
big naval hospital, passed restless
night, but was resting somewhat
easier this morning, hospital au-
thorities said today.
Admiral Mitscher, 59-year-old act
ing commander in chief Of the
United States Atlantic Fleet, was
seized while comforting yesterday
with Admiral Sir Algernon Willis,
British Mediterranean naval COM
mander in chief.
He and Vice Admiral Forrest P.
Sherman, deputy chief Of United
States naval operations, had arrived
Evening star., 1946-09-07
Cuban General Fights
Crime Wave in Havana
BY the Assoeiofed Press

HAVANA, Cuba, Sept. 7.-Presi-
dent Ramon Grau San Martin ap-
pointed Gen. Abelardo Gomez, for
mer adjutant general of the army
as Havana's police chief today with
the announcement the appointment
was due to a crime wave, including
the murder of a cabinet ministers
son last night.
Luis Martinez Saenz, 16, son of
Senator Joaquin Martinez SaenZ,
leader of the ABC party and min
lister without portfolio in President
Grau's cabinet, was shot to death
last night while riding In his fathers
ofi1cial automobile in Miramar, just
across the Almendares River from
Havana. His slayers have not been
captured.
Evening star., 1946-09-07

on strike at Cumberland and Hagers-
town, Md.
Emanuel Bjrr, president OF the
Edition Bookbinders of New York, a
trade association, said 5000 en-
ployes of II book manufacturers
will be laid off "in about two days"
He said the book manufacturers are
running out of paper, cloth and
other materials.
Textile Trade Hit.
A spokesman for the cotton tex
tile trade declared that New York S
gigantic garment industry was ex-
pected to exhaust its supply of ma
terials early next week, resulting in
widespread shutdowns.
There are 10000 members of the
teamsters off the job around New
York and yesterday the strike Wild
ened south in New Jersey to Tren-
ton.
Negotiations for wage increases
we're under way in Baltimore follow
ing termination of union contract
there August 81, but so far there
has been no walkout.
A truck operator said kilograms
canceling orders for finished prod
ucts were pouring into New York"
from points as far north as Port
land, and as far south as Baltimore
Shippers who normally send their
products into the New York area
from Philadelphia and other places
were diverting shipments to other
areas, he said.
Continue to Disagree.
The strike brought various store
shortages in the New York metro
politan area, including such items as
butter, eggs, milk and cigarettes.
Union and management spokes-
men continued to disagree on posi-
bilities for settlement of the strike.
The union prepared to vote tomor-
row on compromise plan submit
ted by Mayor O'Dwyer.
The mayor suggested an 18la cent
hourly wage increase. work week re-
duction and improved vacation bene-
fits. The union has asked a 80 per
cent wage increase.
Joseph M. Adelizzi, operators
spokesman, said the unions accept
ance of the mayors plan would only
"prolong the strike" and added the
plan was dead"
John E. Strong, president of local
BOT, predicted the membership would
accept the plan and that 80 per
cent of the employers" would sign,
breaking the lockout"
Evening star., 1946-09-07
Soviet U. n. Delegates
Reported Seeking
Delay on Atom Report
Further Time to Study
Security Councils Digest
Sought by Gromyko
By the Associofed Press

NEW YORK, Sept. 7.-An au-
thoritative non-Russian source
said today that the Soviet dele
cation to the United Nations Sc
curity Council had asked for
postponement of final action on
a scientific report to the Atomic
Energy Commission and also of
the Councils draft report to the
General Assembly.
Soviet Delegate Andrei A. Gromyko
was quoted by this source as saying
he had not had time to study the
Councils digest. which was examined
in a two-anda-half-hour secret
Council session yesterday.
The meeting adjourned with the
suggestion that amendments should
be offered within the next several
days so the general report could be
whipped into final form 1t will
contain the Councils summation OF
the unsettled Russian -Iranian and
Spanish cases and the pending
Soviet-Ukraine complaint against
Greece.
In an informal meeting of the
Scientific and Technical Committee
of the Atomic Energy Commission at
U. N. headquarters the Russian
member was reported to have asked
for stay until Monday on the final
approval of its report.
No Objection Reported.
Although the Russian member,
Prof. S. P. Alexandrov, was reported
to have raised no objection to the
report drafted as the result of 18I
meetings the scientists have held. he
was said to be waiting for final word
from Moscow. A colleague with
whom he alternated in the discus
sions on the presumably noncontro-
versial questions was reported to
have departed for Moscow in the last
several days.
Council delegations and the U. N.
secretariat were deeply concerned,
over the Russian demand
for postpOnement until November II
of the General Assembly meeting
scheduled for September % in New
York and formally called for that
date by Secretary General Trygve
Lie in the face of Russian opposi-
tion IN Paris in the last week.
The secretariat hoped that the
meeting, for which painstaking and
irrevocable housing and other ar
had been made, would
go on at the insistence of Secretary
of State Byrnes on his return to the
peace conference tomorrow.
Bevin Delays Acceptance.
1t was noted likewise that British
Foreign Minister Ernest Bevin had
Evening star., 1946-09-07
Greek Pilot Downed
In YugosIovio Once
Risked Life for Tito
BY the Associo'ed Press

LONDON, Sept. 7.-An Ex-
change Telegraph dispatch
from Athens today said 1t.
George Tangalakis, pilot of the
Greek Spitfire shot down over
Yugoslavia, risked his life for
Marshal Tito during the war
and holds the Yugoslav military
cross.
In 1914, 1t. Tangalakis flew
into Yugoslavia from Italy and
picked up Tito, who was in dam
ger, the dispatch said, and later
was wounded while attacking a
German convoy.
Evening star., 1946-09-07
Athens( Tenn.) CityGovernmen1
Quits in Outbreak of Shootinq
AIdermon's Home Fired On; Mayor Says
Situation Is Out of Veterans Hands

old grandson were asleep in their
home when the fusillade awakened
them about lis a m. Thursday.
Bullets, he said, ripped into the
hallway and through the kitchen
windows. The rounds which passed
through the kitchen. came to rest
in a wall outside his bedroom, Mr..
Riggs said.
The Mayor of this once peaceful
East Tennessee farming town of
1000 described the gunfire at Mr..
Riggs home as 'the worst yet" add
ing that most of the board members
have received threats, mostly anony-
nous telephone calls and anonymous
letters
1T is pretty bad Mayor Walker
said, when gun is emptied into
the house in which your family is
asleep"
The Mayor declared the city ad-
ministration was in no way con-
(See ATHENS Page All
Evening star., 1946-09-07
DR.. Cline n. Chapman
Noted Anesthetist,
Found Hanged Here
| Washington Physicion
For SO Years Had Been
In Ill Health Recently

DR.. Cline N. Chapman, g.
Washington physician for 3S
years, was found dead in his
home at $40 am. today, hang
ing from a rope tied to the sec
ond-fioor banister, according to
police.
Detectives found a note in the
room of daughter, Miss Katherine
Chapman, but said it did not relate
to the physicians death. The body
was discovered by maid, Christine
Nelson, according to police. The
Evening star., 1946-09-07
New York Truck Strike
Is Yet to Affect CAPITAL

The trucking strike in the New
York area as yet has had no notice
able effect in the Washington area
although representatives of both
business and labor said today that
If the strike continues long enough,
its impact will be felt, particularly
in receipts of retail merchandise.
While spokesmen for the trucking
(See TRUCKERS, Page A-2.]
Evening star., 1946-09-07

A 54-year-old painter dangled
helplessly from the top of a flag
pole on the Kellogg Building, 160
feet above F street, for more
than Is minutes shortly before
noon today when the belt of his
trousers broke and his trousers
fell down. Firemen with an
aerial ladder finally rescued him.
Hundreds of spectators watched
breathlessly from the street while
the man, William H. Lawson, 119
avenue NV. strug-
Evening star., 1946-09-07

gled at his lofty perch until help
came and flremen assisted him to
the ground.
Mr. Lawson's plight was first no.
ticed by an unidentified person in
the Willard Hotel. Mr.. Lawson had
been painting the flagpole on the
fifth floor roof of the Willard Build
ing.
The painter was at the top of the
slender pole, painting with all the
assurance OF his 25 years experience,
when he felt his trousers belt give
tSee FIAGPOLE. Page Al
Evening star., 1946-09-07

which the general staff and Air
Ministry reported forced down
in Yugoslavia yesterday by Yu-
goslav antiaircraft fire.
Reports in Athens last night said
the pilot of the plane, which
the general staff and Air Ministry
announcement was riddled with
antiaircraft fire, suffered no injuries
(See GREECE. Page Az