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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-02-20

cANFIELDs HAVE SON

A telegram was received here
last night announcing the birth
of a son, weighing S1s pounds,
yesterday morning at Veloit,
Kansas, to Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Roy Garfield. The new arrival
has been given the name of
Henry Roy Mears Garfield, Jr.
Mr.. Garfield, who was recently
given an honorable discharge
from the United States Navy, is
now in Key West, and Mrs. Can
field and baby will come to this
city within a short time, and the
Canfields will make their home
here on Francis street, between
Fleming and Southland streets.
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POi7,ciarsd Dinner
4 OnlOrrOgU

Poinciana Elementary PIT. A
is sponsoring a dinner tomorrow
evening at $50 o'clock to be held
at the Poinciana recreation hall.
Entertainment will be furnished
all during the dinner.
A door prize of a $1,000 per-
manent will be given. The public
is cordially invited to attend.
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PEOPLES FORUM
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The Citizen welcomes. express
sfons OF the views OF its read
ers. bat the editor reserves the
right to delete any items which
are considered iibel0us or unwar-
ranted. The writer's should be
800 words. and write ON one side
Of the paper only. Signature of
the writer's must accompany the
letters and will be published an
less requested otherwise.
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Church Group To
Meet Thursday

There will be a regular month
ly meeting of st. Paups Church
School, teachers and staff, held
on Thursday, February Fl, at 8
pm. at the Parish Hall.
All members, and others inter
ested, are requested to attend.
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KEEPS AFLoAT

PHILADELPHIA. - The por-
cupine's air-filled quilts keep him
afloat even if he should fall
asleep in the water.
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BILL or THINGS

CLEVELAND.-The so-called
Bill of Rights consists of the first
ten amendments to the u. S. Con-
stitution.
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Evening star., 1946-05-03
President 10 Receive
Degree With Daughter

Two Trumans will receive degrees
from George Washington University
late this month-the President and
his daughter-it was learned today
Miss Margaret Truman will march
in the academic procession with 4OC
Of her classmates to get her B. A
in history
Her father will have a place oi
honor to receive the honorary de-
gree of doctor of laws. The ulai-
versity's commencement exercises
will take place at Constitution Hal
on May 20.
This will be the fourth honorary
degree to be conferred on Mr.. Tru-
man within a month
The President plans to fly to New
York to accept degree and make
speech at Fordham University at
its centenary exercises May IL
White House Press Secretary
Charles G. Ross announced today.
Mr.. Truman also will receive de.
grees from William Jewell College
at Liberty, NO. on May 20 ano
from washington College, Chester.
town, Md, on June /,
Evening star., 1946-05-03
sxthe Asseeiatsd Pros,

TOKYO - s:-Two lusty slaps
on the top Of Hideki Tojo's glistenine
bald head by a capricious co-defend-
ant startled the courtroom this
afternoon as 2S japanese heard
themselves accused of having
plunged the Pacific into war OF
greed.
The playful smacks were only
part of the antics of Shumei Okawa
who long advocated an aggressive
war to drive the white races from
Asia.
Shouting gibberish that even the
Japanese said they could not under
stand, Okawa had to be pulled for.
chilly from the courtroom by Amer.
ican military police at an afternoon
recess.
As clerks droned through ths
lengthy indictments in both English
and Japanese ct the nine justice
Evening star., 1946-05-03
Three Rail Unions
Present Demand
For Pay Increase
Move Closely Follows
Ending of PorIey by
Two of Big Five
ey the Associated Press

CHICAGO, May 3.-Thret
unions of railroad operating
workers today notified manage
ment of demands for wage in
creases of $1.20 a day additiona
to the boost of $1.28 ordered BY
an arbitration board last month
Unless a satisfactory settlement
can be reached, the unions said, g
strike vote, will be taken among
the unions rank and file and g
strike will actually occur"
Announcement of the new de.
mands was made in a joint state.
ment by Carl j. Golf, Cleveland, as
sistant president of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen ano
Enginemen; Harry w. Fraser, Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, president of the Or.
der of Railway Conductors, ano
Thomas c. Cashen, Buffalo, N. Y.
(See RAILS, Page A-6)
Evening star., 1946-05-03
Effort 10 Speed Action
On Hospital Center Bill
Pledged by Mcmillan
Supporters to Explain
Survey Report to D. c.
Committee Members
By Harold B. Roqers

Taking cognizance of the
increased demand for new hos
pitalization here as result of
the Metropolitan Health and
Hospital Survey recommended
tions, Chairman Mcmillan of the
House District Committee said
today he would do everything he
could to get Senator Tydings' bill
for new hospital center through
the committee as soon as pos
Sible.
Meanwhile, the Committee on the
Hospital Center, headed by Mrs.
Reginald Huidekoper, planned to
intensity its appeal to all members
of the District Committee to sup
port the measure. Personal visits
are to be made to committee men,
bers to explain the new hospital
survey report.
Chairman Mcmillan expects to re-
ceive soon a special report from
Alan 5ohnstone, general counsel of
the Federal Works Administration
concerning certain changes on
financing recommended for the Tyd-
ings bill as it came from the Senate
Mr.. Mcmillan said he hopes the
revised measure will be approved
by his committee and piloted safely
through the House in time for any
amendment to be acted on by the
Senate before adjournment of Con-
gress in July.
The health survey, disclosed
earlier this week, strongly recon-
mended that legislation of the type
of the Tydings bill be vigorously
supported" In his presentation OF
the survey, DR.. Claude w. Munger,
administrator of st. Luke's Hospital
New York, explained the bill would
provide SIC, ,000, 900 towards the $685.
100000 expense estimated as neces-
sary for the District alone.
1T is our belief" DR.. Munger said
that the District of Columbia will
need Federal assistance at least to
this degree, as a beginning of putting
its house in order in relation to hos
pital care"
Pointing out that it was neither
possible nor advisable that there be
an attempt to secure from the Fed
eral Government funds sufficient to
meet the deficit in hospital con-
struction which exists DR.. Munger
said the citizens, ito whom good
hospitals will bring great dividends
in improved health and longer life
Evening star., 1946-05-03
Reds Float Huge Loan
For Five-Year Plan
BY the Asseeiated Prsss

LONDON, May 3.-Soviet Russia
will float domestic loan of 10000
100000 rubles (nominally $3,774,-
00O,00O for restoration and devel-
opment of her economy, to be repaid
from the proceeds of lottery. The
Moscow radio announced the loan
today.
The lottery will be based on the
serial numbers of 20-year tax-free
bonds which Finance Ministe,
Arseny G. zverev urged Russians to
buy.
The bonds can be bought only by
Russian citizens and the lottery win
nings, with prizes ranging up to
$4,000 rubles tS9,435) for each 100
ruble bond, also will be exempt from
taxes, said Mr.. Zverev, who declared
the huge loan was needed to heal
the wounds OF war and speedily re-
store the Soviet economy"
The radio said the Council of
Ministers had decreed that the
money would be used for fulfill
ment of the five-year plan" and the
further strengthening of the mill
tary and economic might of the
country"
Evening star., 1946-05-03
Peace Pact Deadlock
Suggests Failure Of
Conference at Paris
PurIey Makes No Progress
On Controversial Issues
After Week of Sessions
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

PARIS, May 3.-High-ranking
delegates to the four-power
Foreign Ministers Conference
expressed the opinion today
that, barring some spectacular
and completely unforeseen de-
velopment, there was little hope
that any peace treaties would
be agreed on at this session.
The Ministers of the United
States, Britain, Russia and France
were scheduled to meet with Yugo-
slav officials at Luxembourg Palace
this afternoon to discuss revision of
the Italian Yugoslav frontier. The
Yugoslav delegation includes Ed
ward Kardelj, deputy prime minis
ter, and Stnoje Simic, foreign min
lister.
Alcide de Gasperi, Italian premier,
is expected to appear before the
ministers later in the day. He ar
rived here last night by plane.
British, American and French
delegates said privately that it was
still too early to predict fatty that
the conference would break up in
complete failure, but pointed out
that after a week of meetings the
ministers appeared to have made nc
progress whatsoever on controver-
sial issues.
U. S. Favors New Armistices,
These sources also interpreted q
request yesterday by Secretary OF
State Byrnes for revision of the
Italian and other armistices as an
indication that hope was rapidly
vanishing for an agreement or
peace treaties in the near future.
Mr.. Byrnes told the other minis
tiers that America favored new
armistices to stabilize Europe, ir
view of the fact that the treaties
even II drafted Immediately, coulo
not become effective for some time
He asked specifically that the
Italian armistice be softened, bu,
further consideration of the matte,
was blocked by British objections
Their basis was not learned.
American officials said the Unitec
States was determined not to bulge
(See CONFERENCE. page A-61
Evening star., 1946-05-03
Seizure Of Uninspected Beef
May Give Clue to Black Market

Arrest of a truck driver who
had half-side of beef that bore
no Government stamp may lead
to the smashing of black market
in meat in this area, police and
Office of Price Administration off,
cials said today.
Detective Sergts. Eugene Lambert
and E. L. Dalstrom said the man
was arrested during a routine check
last night while driving a truck
at First and H streets NE.
When booked, he gave his name
as Charles Gotkin, a Navy veteran,
of 1854 Queen street NE, police
said. He was charged with violat-
ing OPA regulations and transport
ing uninspected meat to the District.
The driver Slipped something un-
der seat cushion while on the way
Evening star., 1946-05-03
tSee HEALTH, Page A
Democrats Keep Lead
In AIusku Primaries
BY the Associofed Presi

JUNEAU, Alaska, May 3.-Incom-
plete returns from Tuesdays terri
torial primary election indicate the
largest Republican vote in years,
although still well behind the Demo-
cratic totals.
Almer j. Peterson led George B
Grigsby for the Republican nomina-
tion for territorial delegate to Con-
gyess. Delegate E. L. Bartlett was
unopposed for the Democratic re-
nomination.
Evening star., 1946-05-03
Playful Defendant SIops TOTO
On Bold Head as Trial Beoins ,

international tribunals first session
Okawa-once an official of the South
Manchurian Railway-prayed with
gestures and unbuttoned his blouse
to bare his thin chest.
Then, with a cunning grin, he
leaned forward and slapped the un-
suspecting TOTO on his shaven head
The smack echoed in the audi.
tolium, crowded with sober-faced Of
ficials and spectators. The shocked
former Premier looked up quickl,
from the copy of the indictment he
had been studying, then turned ana
looked at the man in the row be.
hind him with sad, understanding
smile.
1t. Col. S. Kenworthy, in charge
Of guarding the defendants, grabbed
Okawa and settled him firmly in
his seat, just as he had done earlier
when he buttoned the prisoner i
shirt.
As the court recessed and photo
(see TOTO, Page A-5O
Evening star., 1946-05-03
Los Angeles Transit
Para|yzed by Strike
Of 1900 Workers
Union Seeks Pay Raise;
Drivers Told to Go Home
To Avoid Violence
By the Associoted Press

LOS ANGELES, May 3.-Public
transportation in this wide
spread metropolis was paralyzed
early today when approximately
1000 motormen, conductors, bus
drivers and maintenance men
went on strike for higher wages.
Streetcars and buses of the Los
Angeles Transit and Motor Coach
Lines, principal public carriers,
rolled to a stop in car barns and
garages. Union officials said there
would be no picketing and that en-
ployes had been instructed to "go
home and stay there in order that
any possible violence might be
averted.
Mayor Called Conference.
In a last-hour effort to avert the
transportation tieup, most serious in
the city's history, Mayor Fletcher
Bowron called in representatives of
the AFL transportation union and
Of the company. Afterward he said
he was powerless to prevent the
strike, but hoped to make it as
short as possible"
The union is demanding $1.36 an
hour for a 40-hour week. against
the present scale of S1.03 and "a
hours. The company countered with
an offer of $1.10 and a 48-hour
week, which was rejected.
-Four thousand operating en-
ployes are involved. The company
operates 700 streetcars over 221 miles
OF track, and $40 buses on system
covering nearly 400 miles. Approx
mately 100000 persons ride the
carriers daily.
Long Beach Strike Called.
D. D. McClurg, union spokesman
said the company's offer of 7-cent
hourly increase and a 48-hour week
would amount to a reduction ir
wages because now we get overtime
after A hours"
L. A. Reeves, assistant genera
manager of the transit lines, said M
attempt would be made to operate
adding: 1--WE have not been ap.
preached for any new negotiation.
but we are willing to attempt a set.
tlement because we do not believe
that all possibilities have been fully
explored"
The AFL union also called q
strike today in nearby Long Beach
where 100000 persons daily ride the
Lang Motor Bus Co.'S coaches. The
union is asking $1.25 an hour anc
annual two-week vacations. The
company has offered SLIP without
vacations or $1.10 an hour, the pres.
ent wage. with vacations.
Evening star., 1946-05-03

to the precinct, the detectives said,
which turned out to be a check for
$40, made out to cash, from a
market in the northwest section.
The truck driver has given no
explanation of the check or the
source OF the meat, except to say
that it was brought to the District
from Maryland, police added.
The meat was taken to New Gen.
ter Market, Fifth and K streets
NV, and stored in an ice-box pend
Ing completion of the investigation
by OPA officials, police and District
health inspectors.
The authorities have been having
difficulty in black market investi-
cations in the past because of re-
luctance Of dealers to disclose their
sources.
Evening star., 1946-05-03
Gas Union Starts
Voting on Strike
0rArbitration
Results Due Tonight;
u. S. May Intervene
To Avert WuIkout
BULLETIN.

National President H. A.
Bradley of the international
Chemical Workers Union this
afternoon appealed to Or
ganized Washington Gas
Light Co. workers to arbitrate
their wage dispute and avert
a strike which would paralyze
the gas supply in the WASH
ington area. He came here
from Akron, Ohio, to make
the plea.
The Washington Gas Light Co
production workers union begar
voting at l pm. today on q
strike or arbitrate" ballot which
will be completed by midnight
and upon which hinges the
threat of a stoppage of gas serv-
ice to 100000 consumers in the
Washington area. -
Rapid Government Intervention
however, was predicted if the two
unions vote to strike. Sentiment
among union members was reported
today as strongly in favor Of strike
because of the gas companys s refusal
to grant their demands for higher
wages.
Labor Department Conciliator Lu.
Glen Rye, who has participated ir
the company-union negotiat tions
still held, however, that there woule
be no strike.
A meeting between company anC
union officials has been set for II
a m. tomorrow at which formal no.
tice OF the action decided tonight by
the union will be given
AFL Urges Arbitration.
The vote began with the American
Federation of Labor strongly urging
the District gas workers to arbitrate
The result of the vote will be an
nounced late tonight.
The production workers were to
start balloting at l pm. Day work
ers will vote on the issue later in
the day.
Local 63, International Chemical
Workers AFL) IS the production
workers union.
Organized Office workers, who
have previously voted to follow the
production workers lead, will vote
at $50 pm. and night-shift pro-
duction workers at 8 pm.
Union officials said the strike, II
voted, would be effective at 1901 m
Monday and that pickets would i'm.
mediately be placed at the gas COM
pany Offices at Tenth and H streets
NV. and at the various production
units.
The individual gas regulating
equipment of every consumer woulc
have to be checked after stoppage
to avoid danger of explosion, gas
company officials said. This task
would take from 80 to so DAYS with
possible ill-advised action by in
dividuals constant hazard.
The company spokesmen said 1
could not rely wholly on press ans
radio reports to inform consumer
of dangers which could be brough
about by a gas flow stoppage ant
that they would have to send indi
vidual representatives to the home
and Establishments of all con
sumerS.
Evening star., 1946-05-03
Ohio Bus Drivers Strike
Hats Service to S Cities

EAST LIVERPOOL, Ohio, May 3
R.-A strike by approximately 100
AFL bus drivers today halted pub
lie transportation provided by the
Valley Motor Transit Co. in five
cities-an area populated by about
100000 persons.
Tied up were bus operations in
East Liverpool, Steubenville and
Wellsville, Ohio, and Chester and
Newell, w. Va. In addition, service
was stopped on an intercity run
from Steubenville to Beaver, Pa.
Drivers walked off their jobs after
taking buses to the garages, leaving
hundreds of steel mill and pottery
workers to reach their jobs by walk
ing, hitch-hiking or ride sharing.
Evening star., 1946-05-03
'hahoney Unit Add!
100000 More 10
DC Supply Bill
Morkup Brings TotoI
Close to $81 sos, 900
Originally Asked
By Don S. Worren

Additional outlays amounting
to more than 100000 were
written into the mounting 1947
supply bill for the District today
as the O'Mahoney subcommittee
of the Senate Appropriations
Committee concluded its mark
up" of the measure. The exact
total has not yet been calculated
Judging, however, from announce
ments made by Chairman O'Mah-
oney of increased sums added tc
the bill, it appeared the total pro-
posed outlays would be carried
fairly close to the record reakine
$81 sos 900 recommended in the
budget by the President and the
Commissioners.
The House had cut the total to
s72 ,585 900, slicing off nearly 50 ,O00,-
900 because Of the threat of a reve-
nue. crisis after next year. The
|O'Mahoney subcommittee, finding
that many services and projects
should not be delayed longer, has
agreed to fight for a $4,000, 900 in
crease in the $4,000, 900 Federal lump
sum payment toward District costs
pending later permanent legislation
fixing the size of the Federal share
of costs.
More Funds for Prisons.
Additional increases agreed to to-
day include large funds for expan-
sion of the water supply system, as
we'll as more than $481 800 for i'm
[provements and extra guards at the
penal institutions, urgently request
ed by the Federal Bureau of Prisons
and the Commissioners.
Appropriations proposed by the
House for the water system were
increased by 1891 900 to permit ar
early start on expansion of facilities
at the Dalecarlia Reservoir. Projects
there include new mixing and sedi-
mentation basins and the beginning
of construction on a 10000, ,O00-
gallon clear water basin having 9
total authorized cost of $2,217,000.
The subcommittee also. added
$470,000 for expansion of facilities
at the District Training School fol
Feeble Minded at Laurel, Md, in the
belief that to permit admission there
of some of the long waiting list o1
patients would have the effect ol
reducing the problems of delinquency
in the District.
$4,000 for Children's Home.
Seeking to break the log jan
over construction Of the new Re.
ceiving Home for Children, tn.
O'Mahoney Subcommittee said it wa!
recommending an additional appro'
priation of $4,000. This was be.
cause opening Of bids recentl.
showed the lowest offer wos 5000,
600 above the $285, 900 fund appro
priated last year. Senator O'Ma'
honey, referring to statement sub
| mitted by Engineer COMMISSIONS
fCoo pTIncErr po oo A.oN
Evening star., 1946-05-03

ably next week, is complete shake
down and search of the inmates and
institutions, to protect the new ad-
ministrator from any hangovers of
previous administration.
Once the personnel problem is dis
posed of, Mr.. Overlade said he would
turn his attention to improvements
in the physical plants of the insti-
tutionS.
The bespectacled veteran of 16
years service with the Federal pris-
ons was called in from his Indiana
post to put in effect the recommen-
dations of a House subcommittee
which recently investigated condi-
tions at the Jail after the escape of
(See JAIL, Page A-6)
Evening star., 1946-05-03
Late Bulletin
Mrs. Wooton Dies

Mrs. Jewell Wooton, 66, wife
Of Paul Wooton, president Of
the National Press Club and
veteran Washington corre-
spondent, died Unexpectedly
today at their home in Tilden
Gardens.
Evening star., 1946-05-03
Jerusa|emA Arabs
Riot and Stone
Troops
Outbreak Is QueIIed
As one-Doy General
Strike Is Held
BULLETIN.

LONDON (P).-A Reuters
dispatch from Cairo quoted
Abdul Rahman Azzam Pasha,
secretary general of the Arab
League, tonight as saying
proposals are being made in
Arab quarters" to declare Pal
estine a battle zone and pro-
claim a holy war.
Evening star., 1946-05-03
Chionq Tulks With Hoover

NANKING, Mays R.-Generalis-
simo Chang Kai-shek arrived at
this re-established capital OF China
today and went Immediately into
an hours conference with Herbert
Hoover, who flew In from Shanghai
on his world food survey.
Evening star., 1946-05-03

First step in reorganization of
District adult penal institutions
will be a study of the personnel
problem, both as to adequacy
and qualifications"
This was disclosed today by J
Ellis Overlade, warden of the Fed
eral penitentiary at Terre Haute
Ind. who has been loaned to the
District by the Federal Bureau of
Prisons temporarily for the revamp-
ing job.
Also in immediate prospect, prob