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Evening star., 1946-11-30

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Evening star., 1946-05-22
Stain Rejects Truman Appeal
ToProvide Grain to UNRRA
Russio's Cupboard Now Nearly Depleted,
Prime Minister Replies to President

that which was in Mr.. Stains
reply to the first letter.
tMr. Truman's second letter
covered the same appeal but
went into little more detail on
world food needs.)
Mr.. Stain said Mr.. Truman was
three months late in proposing that
the Soviet Union swell UNRRA' s
supplies and join in a co-ordinated
world grain distribution plan.
Ninety days ago, Mr. Stain said,
the Soviet Union could have done
something In that direction. Dur
ing the interval, he said, the Soviet
Union has made its own arrange
ments, alloting a quantity of grain
to France and supplies to some other
countries and now resources of the
Soviet Union are about to run out.
World grain distribution co-ordi-
nation, Mr.. Stain said, appeared to
be good idea, although it required
special discussion before the Soviet
Union could be counted on as a
participant.
Mr.. Stains reply to Mr.. Truman
was published as millions of Soviet
farmers toiled to get maximum
crops in 1916.
The Russian Prime Minister only
tSee STAIN, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1946-05-22
Pressure by Russia Bill TO Spur Building
Believed Responsible Of !, 1000 Homes
For |ranian Ambiguity Signed by Truman
Wyatt Says Action
Puts Veterans Housing
PIon in High Geor'
BY the Assoeio'ed Press

President Truman today signed
legislation designed to facilitate
the private construction of g.
100000 new homes in the next
two years.
Housing Administrator Wilson w.
Wyatt said this throws the vet
Grams housing program into high
gear"
The legislation was sent to the
President after a long and bitter
battle in Congress, during which
the House once emphatically re-
jected the proposed use of $500, ,OOO,-
900 in subsidies to stimulate produc-
tion of scarce building materials.
However, the House later reversed
itself and agreed to s4OO, 900 900 for
subsidies.
Other Features of Law.
In addition to subsidies, here's
what the new law does:
l. Increases by s1.OOO,OOO,0oo the
Government authority to insure
home mortgage loans. meaning the
Government would take that much
risk in the construction of homes
for veterans. Thus, a veteran or
other person could purchase a home
with small down payment and the
Government would protect the
mortgagor for the remainder.
2. Continues to December 81, l947
the War-granted priorities and al
location authority for channeling
scarce building materials into con-
struction of law and medium priced
homes. in city or country.
3. Gives veterans preference in
the purchase or rental of new
houses.
Price Ceilings on New Homes.
4. Puts price ceilings on new
houses.
5. Grants broad authority to the
Housing Administration to issue di-
receives to other Government agen-
cies, including PA, on prices of
building materials.
6. Authorizes the administrator
to stop or curb export of lumber as
long as scarcities exist In this coun-
try.
Congress rejected all proposals to
put ceiling prices on existing dwell
ings.
Evening star., 1946-05-22
-Four West Virginia Mines
Idle; 1,475 Ignore Order

CHARLESTON, w. Va. May %
P).-At least four major West Vir-
ginia coal mines employing an esti-
mated 1,475 workers were idle today
as the Government took formal pos
session of the Nations soft coal
operations.
The Solid Fuels Administration
office at Fairmont said of the
252 operations in United Mine Work.
ers District 81 (Northern West Vir-
giniaD failed to operate on the first
day of Federal control.
Dan Cronin, manager of the STA
office, said the stoppages in his area
apparently were due to misun-
derstanding" of the seizure order
but added Il believe it will be
cleared up shortly"
Closed we're the Christopher Coal
Co. No. Brock Mine, with 438 men,
and Pursglove No. 2, total of 225
workers, both in the MorgantoWn
area; and the Minds Coal Mining
Golden Ridge No. in Randolph
County, 512 men.
Also idle was an unidentified
Raleigh County operation employ
ing about 300, the KanaWha Coal
Operators Association reported at
Charleston The exact reason for
Evening star., 1946-05-22
|Weuthermun Gets 25-to-5 Win
In 3O-Duy Battle With Elements

test, but in deadly seriousness, de-
spite the permission they gave the
writer to kid them at his Whim. The
score was kept in all seriousness
and as carefully as man can who
has difficulty reading his watch, let
alone barometers. therometers, ct al.
The score-keeper was a Star re-
porter and his ears are still ringing
from the anguished noises emitted
by the Weatherman and his helpers
the day the forecaster was scored
with a loss when the predicted oc-
casional showers came through as
an all-day rainfall The Weather
man has forgiven the reporter, how
ever, and the reporter will forgive
the Weatherman if ever certain
rain-soaked suit comes back from
the cleaners.
Some one mentioned the FEAST
bility of giving the Weatherman a
prize for the excellent prognosticat-
ing he exhibited in the past month.
But it was decided that the men who
watch our weather and chart its
course from its origin far away
until it reaches Washington will have
(See WEATHERMAN, Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1946-05-22
Early Showdown Seen
In Senate on Moves
To Curb Labor
Pepper Yields Floor,
Says He Is Willing
For Vote to Be Taken
BY the Associo'ed Press

Senator Pepper, Democrat, of
Florida declared today he is
ready for a vote on labor dis
putes legislation-and an i'm
patient Senate took that as
cue for an early showdown.
Senator Pepper, who has held the
floor most of the time since debate
began on the subject May 13, told
a reporter he is willing now for
the Senate to act
Coming up first is his own pro-
posal to put Congress on record
as favoring the ablishment of in
dustrial health and welfare funds
such as has become the major is
sue in the coal dispute. But the
Florida Senator radiated little hope
for its approval. Instead he said
Il think the Senate is in mood
to pass lot of restrictive proposals
that are before tin fact, I think
it will pass almost anything that
is suggested in the way of a curb
on labor, A lot of people are going
to regret what is being done in
haste, but if the Senate wants to
do it. let it 60 ahead"
Like most of his colleagues, Sena-
tor Pepper said he thought Presi-
dent Trumans seizure of the coal
mines would have little effect on
pending legislation.
If the Senate rejects Senator Pep
per's proposal, it will have before it
a move by Senator Byrd, Democrat,
of Virginia, to outlaw employer pay
ments for welfare funds not admin
istered equally by unions and man
agement
Senator Taft, Republican, of Ohio
noted that this is the only pending
proposal that bears directly on the
coal dispute. He said he has no
doubt that a majority of the Senate
will approve it.
Meanwhile, Senator Ball, Repub-
lican, of Minnesota disclosed that a
bipartisan group has agreed to sup
port a proposal designed to end
"quickie" strikes.
This proposal, sponsored by a mi
nority of the Senate Labor Commit
tee, would set up a Federal media
ton board and specify a 6O-day
cooling-off period before strikes.
If collective bargaining failed to
bring an agreement. the board could
direct mediation. Members of any
union which struck during the 60
day period would lose their rights
under the Wagner Act And en-
ployers who refused to bargain or
(See STRIKE CONTROL. Pg. All
Evening star., 1946-05-22
lay Idle House GroupReiects Plan to Buy
S Await St. John's S for Naval Academy
Action Apparently Ends Six-Yeor Effort to
Acquire Old School for Annapolis Expansion

A Navy proposal to acquire St.
Johns College at Annapolis, Md,
for expansion of the Naval Acad-
emy was turned down by the
House Naval Affairs Committee
today.
The committee approved. II to 7,
a resolution by Chairman Vinson
rejecting Navy request, submitted
almost year ago, for permission to
buy or condemn the 32-acre campus.
The action apparently killed the
plan for good Under a wartime
law, any such land acquisitions must
be approved by both Senate and
House Naval Affairs Committees.
Both committees held extensive
hearings on the subject last year.
The Senate group has not yet acted.
but Chairman Walsh said the House
committee action would kill the pro-
DOSal
Evening star., 1946-05-22
War Assets Head Hits COP
Surplus Scandal Stories

1t. Gen. Edmund B. Gregory, War
Assets Administrator, who is
charged with the disposal of about
thirty billion dollars worth of gov
ernment surplus property, today
told reporters that he thought the
Republican National Committee
was trying to embarrass the ad-
mlnistration'' by disseminating stor-
les about reputed scandals in the
disposal of surplus goods.
Il can assure you that there has
been no scandal in the disposal of
surplus property" Gen. Gregory
said after a White House visit.
He explained he had called on
the President to discuss a new Or
ganizational setup which he hopes
will speed property sales. AS an
example of the attacks he said had
been made on the sales agency, Gen.
Gregory said New York paper sew
eral days ago carried a story that
was mass of misinformation."
Evening star., 1946-05-22
White House Denies Roberts
Is Considered for Court

The White House fatty denied
today that former Supreme Court
Justice Owen j. Roberts had been
considered for reappointment to the
court.
Asked about published reports
that the former justice, who was
White House visitor yesterday,
had been asked by President Tru-
man to accept the chief justiceship,
Press Secretary Charles G. Ross
said, THAT is untrue"
Asked if MIR. Roberts had ever
been considered for the court, Mr..
Ross said no.
Mr. Roberts, who resigned last
June, has been at the White House
twice since the death of Chief
Justice Stone.
While Justice Roberts has never
discussed his visit, it was under
stood he was first called in because
Mr.. Truman wanted his advice on
the court vacancy.
Evening star., 1946-05-22

Acquisition of St. Johns, which
college officials claim is the third
oldest college in the country, has
been under consideration for several
years but it was not formally pro-
posed until last May %.
The Navy had planned to raze the
college buildings and build dor
mitory on the site, adjoining the
academy.
Navy officials have testified that
the st. Johns campus is needed
if the Academy is to be enlarged
and is to retain compactness essen
tial to Academy training.
The st. Johns Board of Gov
ernors and Visitors, which had said
it would not oppose the plan if it
was proved essential to the national
welfare, last December declared that
such proof had not been presented
The resolution approved by the
(See ST. JOHNS. Page A-60
Evening star., 1946-05-22
Clark SaysU. 5. Needs
Fighting Officials TO
Check Black Markets
McCorrun Hits Increasing
Executive Orders in Talk
To District Attorneys

Attorney General Clark told
United States district attorneys
here today that the Nation needs
fighting prosecutor" to cope
with black market activities and
other increasing crimes which he
said border on the same problem
which the country faced during
prohibition.
Opening the first session of the
attorneys conference since 194l,
Mr.. Clark also urged them to dis
cuss thoroughly during their three
day meeting the problem of pro-
tecting veterans from persons who
would defraud or otherwise take
advantage of returning servicemen.
Senator McCarran, chairman of
the Senate Judiciary Committee.
who with Representative Summers.
chairman of the House Judiciary
Committee were the guest speakers
today. attacked the ever-growing
spread of executive orders which
come from the White House and
departmental agencies and stem
only indirectly from Congress.
Says Congress Is Powerless.
mo man however wise he may be
in the Department of Justice or
the executive department or Con-
sress, can tell you today just how
any one or all of those executive
orders conform to the Constitution
or to the original laws which gave
rise to them" the Nevada Senator
declared. Some of those orders,
through ambitious writer's, actually
depart long way from the original
laws which authorized their issu-
ance."
Although the Senate Judiciary
Committee has discussed the prob
lem at length, he said, Congress "at
this moment seems powerless to do
anything about it,
The welcoming address by the
Attorney General in the Justice
Department auditorium cited a
tendency toward disrespect for law
u the United States. This tendency,
he said, exists even among United
States legal authorities, who seem
to tolerate such a condition.
I'VE must prosecute with all the
vigor at our command" he told the
United States attorneys. During
the last year or two there has been
sharp increase in general crime
and a phenomenal increase in par
SSee BLACK MARKET Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1946-05-22

Vindicated in the public eye by
The Stars scorekeeping for the
past 80 days of his perpetual battle
with the weather, R. c. Schmidt
supervising forcaster, today is walk
ing about with a new springiness,
his head little higher, his thumbs
firmly hooked in the armholes of
his vest in the manner of first
time father leaving a maternity
hospital.
For Mr.. Schmidt-the weather.
man-and his five-man crew wal
loped the elements Is to S over the
prescribed course. Mr.. Schmidt, a
long suffering man who, like all his
profession, is frequently the butt of
jibe and joke, now has evidence
with which to squelch his critics.
Yesterdays prediction came
through, with the Weatherman OBJ
viously straining to complete the
tournament in blaze of glory. He
finished with an average of 1888 per
cent.
/ 1t should be known that Mr..
Schmidt and his staff gladly en-
tered into the spirit of the late con-
Evening star., 1946-05-22
Many Mines Stay Idle
While Workers Await
Lewis Nod 10 Return
Government Seizure
Virtuo'.,, Ignored i.
Soft Cool A.~us T.
BY the AsSociated Z,

PITTS UR H, May o.
United Mine Workers district
leaders kept mum today on Gov
ernment seizure of the soft coal
pits-aWaiting the word" from
John L. LeWiS-While rowing
picketS made further inroads on
strike truce production in Penn
sylvania.
Output in the rich Pennsylvania
fields-second only to West Vir-
ginia as a producer-faded to about
II per cent of a normal daily pro-
duction of approximately 100000
tons as pickets closed three more
major mines, reducing to COM
parative handful the number of the
States 100000 miners still at work
West Virginia, which has been
virtually free of picketing operations
during the two-week truce ending
Saturday, reported today that 800
miners in three major works greeted
the seizure order by walking out of
the pits.
! John P. Busarello, president of
UNIV Pittsburgh District 5, with
jurisdiction over about 55 900 miners
reported he had received no official
word from Washington and could
make no comment whether the
miners would work for the Govern
ment.
In Johnstown, Pa, District 2
President James Mark, chief OF
about $4,000 union coal diggers, also
reserved comment.
One Pittsburgh district mine
union local president, who requested
anonymity, said:
The last time the mines were
taken over, we went back-but it
was because of the war, not because
/ of the Government"
Evening star., 1946-05-22
Another Overseas Star
Available Today

The latest Overseas Edition
of The Star is available to-
day at both The Star office
and the street floor service
desk in Lansburgh's Depart
ment Store.
Copies are free, with en-
velopes for mailing. but the
edition is strictly limited.
Please do not waste a single
copy.
Evening star., 1946-05-22
Envoy Here Slapped Down.
But Observers Point Out
He Remuins on Job
By NewboId Noyes, Jr.

Inc lranlan case is not the
riddle it seems to be on the basis
of formal diplomatic exchanges
and parliamentary maneuvers.
For those who have been close to
it here, the answer is easy.
The blunt fact, as recognized by
official and unofficial observers and
counted into all their calculations,
is that Soviet Russia has succeeded
in placing the Iranian government
under SO much pressure that Iran
does not now dare appeal to the
United Nations for help.
| 1t is this fact, in the opinion of
these observers, which explains why
Hussein Ala, Trans Ambassador to
the United States, has been slapped
by the government he represents
every time he has acted forcefully to
put Trans position up to the United
Nations.
1t is also this fact, in their view
which explains why Mr.. Ala has been
kept on in Washington-why, each
time it has slapped him, the govern
ment in Teheran has been careful
and quick to let the world know that
Mr.. Ala is still its officially accred-
tied spokesman here.
Kept in Position.
Premier Qavam, according to
this Interpretation, may have to pla-
cate the Soviet by instructing Prince
Firouz, his director of propaganda,
to announce that the Ambassador
is all wet But it is apparent
that so far he has been delighted
to have Mr.. Ala remain in a posi-
tlon where he can go on making
his unauthorized" statements.
| There is no doubt here about the
pressure to which Teheran is be-
ing subjected. 1t is known. for ex-
ample, that the Soviet reprimanded
Premier Qavam for having pre-
Sumed so far as to send an investi-
| eating commission to Azerbaijan to
see whether or not Russian troops
! had withdrawn in accordance with
their agreement
! Moscow Is known to have given
Premier Qavam to understand that
he should have assumed as a mat
/ ter OF faith that the withdrawal
had occurred, and that if he kept
on having doubts of the sort, his
'friendliness" to Russia would be
subject to serious question.
80 Reference to Interference.
! Much significance is attached in
Washington to the fact that the
new instructions received last night
by Ambassador Ala made no refer
ence to the question of whether or
not there was Soviet interference
in Trans internal affairs.
Prince Firouz had just finished
publicly castigating Mr.. Ala for hav-
ing said that interference continued,
but Qavam's telegram to his AM
bassador does not even mention the
subject.
1t is merely a laconic statement
that the Teheran commission has
investigated some places in Azer-
baijan-all those mentioned being
in the western half of the province
and that the commission was told
that the Russian troops had gone.
The view here is that Premier
Qavams telegram to Mr.. Ala is in
tentionally ambiguous. 1t is point
ed out that nowhere does it state
categorically that Russian troops
have left all of Azerbaijan, although
newspaper headlines have created
the public impression that it does.
1t is felt that the Iranian commits
slon's investigation has been super
flcial at best and that Premier
Qavam's message cannot be taken
even at its dubious face value when
Evening star., 1946-05-22
Food Speeded to Stop
China Fumine Suicides
BY the Associated Press

SHANGHAI, May 22.-Four Amer
lean landing craft sped emergency
shipments of food up the Yangtze
today toward the famine area of
Human Province, where an official
report said many among thousands
of starving Chinese were committing
suicide.
The report of death and despair
in what once was the heart of
China's rice bowl was received at
United States Nations Relief and
Rehabilitation headquarters from
Gov. Wang Tung-yuan of Human.
Evening star., 1946-05-22
Blum Calls On President;
Leaves Washington Tonight
BY the Associated Press

Leon Blum, former French prem
Ter, paid a farewell call on Presi-
dent Truman today.
He refused to discuss his confer
ences on loan to France, telling
reporters the negotiations were so
near an end he didn't consider it
advisable. He was accompanied to
the White House by French Am
bassador Henri Bonnet.
Mr.. Blum said he was returning
to France, leaving Washington to-
night and New York Friday.
Evening star., 1946-05-22
Azerboijon Is Convinced
Clash Was Unauthorized

TABR1z. Azerbaijan, May 81 Oe-
iayedO (P.-A member of Premier
Jafar Pishhevari's cabinet said to-
day the Azerbaijan government was
convinced that Mondays clash in
the Sain Qaleh area was unauthor-
lied and began without the knowl-
edge of Iranian Premier Ahmed
Qavam.
This spokesman added, however
that similar incident had occurred
IN the same area month ago and
(See U. N, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1946-05-22
EXPERTS CONTRAST Chinese
famine with Brazilian surplus,
Page "A
BY the Assoeioted Press

MOSCOW, May 22.-Prime
Minister Stain today said the
Soviet Union already was doing
what it could to feed the hungry
world out of a cupboard that was
getting bare and could not add
to UNRRA's supplies at this time
The Soviet leaders statement
published in Soviet newspapers and
broadcast on the radio, was the first
announcement from the
Kremlin on the world food situation
and came in reply to letter from
President Truman.
TN Washington the White
House press secretary, Charles
G. Ross, told reporters there may
be a statement later concerning
communications on the subject
between Mr.. Truman and Mr..
Stain.
(T'he President wrote Mr.. Stain
two messages. The answer broad
cast by the Moscow radio con-
tains the same information as
Evening star., 1946-05-22
Robbers Get 100000
From Philippine Army
BY the Associoted Prsss

MANILA, May 22.-Col. Amado
Dumlao, Philippine Army intel
ligence chief, reported today that
the army finance officer at Hoilo
City in Central Luzon had been held
up for the second time in two weeks
and robbed of 100000 pesos (S100,-
O0O).
The robbery was the second largest
in the history of the islands. There
were no details.
Two weeks ago the Iloilo army
office was held up by is bandits who
obtained $4,000 pesos ($12,500).
Evening star., 1946-05-22
Major League Games
AMERICAN LEAGUE

AMERICAN LEAGUE
At Chicago
Philadelphia 100 OO3
Chicago ---- 600 OIL
r. Batteries, - MarchiIdon and Rosar;
Haynes and Dickey.
At Cleveland
Boston 1880
Cleveland
Batteries-Harris and H. Wasner; Har.
der and Hayes.
At Detroit
New York.
Detroit
.-mpert Batteries-Gumpert and Dickey; Hutch
Washington at st. Louis-8:30 PM.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
At Philadelphia
Pittsburgh 600
Philadelphia 600
Batteries-HaIlett and Lopez; Rowe and
Seminick.
At Brooklyn
Chicago ---- 010 900
Brooklyn 49, 100 90
Batteries-Schmitz and Livingston, Nc
CullouEh; Hatten and Anderson.
Cincinnati at B0st0n-7:30 PM.
st. Louis at New York-7:45 PM.
Evening star., 1946-05-22

(See MINERS, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1946-05-22

(See DIPLOMACY, Page A-6D
Evening star., 1946-05-22

(See COAL, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1946-05-22

(See STAIN, Page A-6.)