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Evening star., 1946-11-25
French Communists
Hold Slight Lead in
Voting for Electors
By III. Assoeiot.d Press

PARIS, Nov. 25.French Com
munists appeared today to have
strengthened their claim to lead
ership of the Fourth Republics
first government by their show
ing in yesterdays parliamentary
election.
! Nearly complete returns from the
balloting for 83.75l electors to help
choose Parliament's upper house,
the Council of the Republic, put the
Communists slightly ahead of the
centrist Popular Republican Move
ment (MRP) in the number of elec-
tors named
The tabulation gave the Commu-
nists PATTI electors, MRP 24,446, So
cialists 1920, Radical Socialists
1881 and rightist bloc of the Repub-
iican Party of Liberty (PRL) 11,742.
Interior ministry figures for 68 OF
the 81 departments showed that in
popular votes, however, the MRP
was leading the Communists, 3,839, :
1856 to 3,736,o77.
| Socialists Silent on Bid.
The Communists have based their
bid to name the Premier on their
victory in the November 10 election,
when they won 180 of the 618 seats
| in the National Assembly, the lower
house of parliament, to the MRP's
162 and the Socialists 101.
The Socialists have not replied to
a Communist invitation to join in
forming working class party gov
ernment with a Communist Pre-
mier. The MRP has said it will not
cooperate with the Communists IL
tany government.
In the event of a Communist-So-
cialist and MRP-PR tieup a parlia-
mentary stalemate seems likely
which prewar Premier Edouard
Herriot as Radical Socialist leader
may be called upon to arbitrate.
Electors to Meet December 8.
Electoral colleges will meet In
Frances cantons December to
choose 200 of the 315 deputies in the
Council of the Republic. The par
ties will be allotted so more seats on
the basis of their Assembly strength,
and voters in overseas territories
will choose another 65 December Is.
The Council, weak in legislative
strength comparison to the Assem-
bly,, will meet with the lower house
to elect a President of the Republic.
The incumbent President, MRP
Leader Georges Bidault, and his cab
met will submit their designations
to the Assembly Thursday.
1t remains to be seen whether the
cabinet will be asked to stay in Of
fee until the Council of the Republic
is seated December "a or whether
new government will be formed on
the basis of the last fortnight's two
elections.
Evening star., 1946-11-25

members Of the Philadelphia Cam
den Guild but no others"
Evening star., 1946-11-25

Invalid and
Sickrooln Supplies
When oyoiIobIe, we have a large
assortment Of lnvolid and Sickroom
Supplies, such as:
Invalid Wheel Chairs
Back Rests
Sheeting for Beds, waterproof
Male and Female Urinals
made Of rubber, glass or
white enamel
Bed Pans
Bedside Tables
Bed Trays and Reading Trays
Invalid Cushions
Hot Water Bottles
Fountain Syringes
Ice Caps
Fever Thermometers, etc.
Prices Very Reasonable
G | B S O N S
eI7 6 St. NV.
Evening star., 1946-11-25

are charged with disorderly con-
duct and two with assault and bat
terry and inciting to riot.
The Philadelphia and Camden
newspapers have been published by
executives since the strike started
10 days ago over Guild demands
for increased wages.
The meeting in the offices OF
Mayor George E. Drummer Of Cam
den was set after Mr.. Murray tele-
Praphed an invitation to Mr.. Stern.
MIR. Murray said in his message,
"the dispute between the Guild and
you has now involved people who
see no reason why there should not
be a proper settlement. I agree
with them"
Mr.. Stern replied that he and
authorized representatives" of the
papers would meet with MIR. Muir
ray and q committee of authorized
Evening star., 1946-11-25

LOST.
SILVER TEASPOONS, probably on l4th
st. car, or between 18th and Park I'd.
and 18th and Monroe sts. n,w... Friday,
November 20. Finder please call North
3949 or return to. 1742 North Capitol
SPORTS JACKET, lady's. brown. rsa plaid
lining, kft in taxi Sun night; reward
MISS HARLEY. ME. 0976. -26
WALLET. near Roosevelt Hotel Sunday,
BAKER, 1901 18th st. NV. --26
WALLET. Saturday morning between 18th
and M, and 3537 l1th NV; keep money.
Reward. AT. 3905. 27s
WRIST WATCH (Standard), lady's, IT.
jewel; vicinity Star Bldg. Ii. 3010.
WRIST WATCH, lady's, gold: keepsake.
Liberal reward. HALSTEAD, phone HO.
LOST, PUPPY-Miniature Schnauzer. fe-
male. year, small, salt-and-pepper tgrsy)
wiry hair: lost vicinity Idaho ave, ma
comb st. NV; 'Trieka"; reward. Call EN-.
C2a4. --25
Evening star., 1946-11-25
Plane
Continued From First Page.)

orators got the impression it was
80 miles south of here.
Later, however, correct @fix'
on the position was obtained, and
British and United States planes
among the more than 100 searching
spotted the group. Saturday 70
Swiss civilian and soldier mountain
climbers in eight hours struggled
from Meiringen to the plane sur
yivorss carrying Htsers.
Before the rescue parGy attempted
the even more tortuous descent to
safety, Maj. Pista Hitz and Capt.
Victor Hug of the Swiss Army land
ed their tiny planes on the glacier
and began the rescue by air.
Aided by Perfect Weather.
They found the group spread out
for 1000 feet between the glaciers
rim and the wreckage, and they
took the nearest off first.
Taking turns and bringing in two
survivors at time, they landed on
the ice with ski runners and, back
at the airport, dropped these to come
lin on wheels. They had perfect
flying weather.
| Three in the rescued group were
greeted by relatives at the airport
Mrs. Ralph Tate, ST., and Capt
Ralph Tate, jr., the transports pilot
were met by Brig. Gen. Ralph Tate
sr., deputy United States commander
| in Austria, who congratulated his
son on remarkable job" in landing
the plane safely and introduced him
to President Karl Obelt of Switzer-
land. Mrs. Tate said she felt good
but had had too many airplanes"
Mrs. Ralph Snavely of Surfside
Calf, was embraced by her husband
a brigadier general and air com.
mander for United States forces in
| Austria.
! 11-Year-O Old Chews Gum.
| Alice Mcmahon, pretty 11-vear.
old brunette, emerged from the res.
cue plane chewing gum and said
I'm all right. I had a fine time.
Her father, Col. William c. Nc.
Mahon of Buffalo, N. Y, retiring
chief of staff of United States force.
in Austria, and mother also wer.
rescued.
1 Others brought to safety wer'
Brig. Gen. Loyal M. Haynes of L,
Mars, Iowa, head of the Advisor,
: Board of United States forces il
Austria: his wife, formerly of Coun
Gil Bluffs, Iowa; Second 1t. Irvinl
Mathews of Richmond, Va, co-pilot
Sergt. Louis Hill, 36, of Portales, N
Mex, the radio operator, ant
George Harvey of Iron Mountain
Mich, civilian petroleum officer TO
United States forces in Austria. MI
Harvey's presence in the group wa
a surprise. He was not on tn,
; original passenger list released b,
the Army in Vienna.
Omitted States Army head.
/ quarters in Vienna said Mr.. Har-
! vey, was travelling on official
/ business for the Quarterpaster
Corps to Livorno and Milan,
t Italy. This first official explana-
4 ton of how the extra passenger
happened to be aboard the plane
Evening star., 1946-11-25

winter sports season had not yet
begun.
BY last night all but 20 Of the
70-man squad of climbers had re-
turned to the valley, and those 20
took shelter in a hut halfway down
the mountainside. Swiss Army Of
ficers said there was no concern for
their safety.
Some $50 United States mountain
troops who came from Udine, Italy,
to help, bringing trucks, ambulanceS
and Snowgoing weasels, did not
make the climb. The ur-helmeted,
parkaed soldiers, who checked their
weapons at the Italian border,
stayed in Meiringen and were enter
tanned by townspeople.
Evening star., 1946-11-25
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Evening star., 1946-11-25
FOUND.

ENGLISH SETTER, near Piscataway, Md,
on Nov. %; upon proper Identification VIII
return to rightful owner. Call NO. 1891
GLOVE, Iady's right, black leather, on Navy
Yard and 14th st. car, Sun. morning.
Box 1861, Star. -
Evening star., 1946-11-25
Guild Head and Stern
Discuss Strike Today
sy the As.oeioied Press

CAMDEN, N. j., Nov. Is. The
CIO American Newspaper Guild
strike against the Camden Courier
Post and Philadelphia Record
headed toward a showdown today
with Guild international President
Milton Murray scheduled to meet
with J. David Stern, publisher OF
the papers.
At the same time, hearings were
set for 80 pickets arrested in a
demonstration Friday in which
marchers showed police against
walls of the Camden plant. Thirty
Evening star., 1946-11-25
Scmurci Swords Plentiful

YOKOHAMA, Nov. IS tR,.-Japa-
nese Samurai swords, once battle
field trophies. may be purchased
across Army post exchange counters
next month. A number OF them
have been manufactured by the
japanese for sale to occupation
troops.
Evening star., 1946-11-25

conf1icted with earlier reports by
friends that Mr.. Harvey, a former
Army officer who is now civilian
employe Of the Quartermaster
Corps. was en- route TO Italy for .
months leaye.)
Gen. Haynes suffered nosebleed
and frostbite. Sergt. Hill scratches
and bruises on the face and Mrs.
Haynes shock. The others were not
hurt. ~ ss
Capt. Tate said he deliberately
pancaked his ship into the glacier
when a down current headed 1t to-
ward a mountainside.
His father said the captain set
his own course and then ''for some
reason we don't know yet, found
himself in the midst Of mountain
peaks
Meiringen residents explained that
Evening star., 1946-11-25

It happy mother ard daughter pictured with Brig
Ralph Tate at the Unterbach Airport Meiringen Swtzer
liam Mcmahon enter) and her daughter Mary
Alice of Buffalo, n Y Gen. Tate also had to rejoice
son. Capt Ralph Tate r Washington the pilot of
the transport and his mother the generals wife,
the rescued.
-AP Wirephotos received by radio from London.
Evening star., 1946-05-29
.0PA's Profit Formula
Studied by Senate Unit
BY the Associo.ed Press

The question of profit limitations
came to the forefront today as the
Senate Banking Committee resumed
drafting its OPA extension bill.
Republican members have been
critical or what they call OPA's at
tempts to control profits" but in
advance of the meeting there were
no clear indications what the COM
mittee might do.
The House wrote into its bill a
"cost-plus" plan requiring OPA to
fix prices SO as to guarantee each
manufacturer, distributor and re-
taller a reasonable profit" on each
item produced and handled.
The House provision was aimed at
.OPA's practice in the past of re-
quiring distributors to absorb" some
of the higher costs of producing
goods.
The question of a profit formula
is one of the last major issues before
the committee. 1t has approved a
one-year extension of the price
control law, compared with the
Houses nine months.
The committee also has voted to
reduce food subsidies and to take
controls off meat and dairy prod
ucts June 30, when the present law
expires,
Evening star., 1946-05-29
Saucke| Defends Draft
OF Foreign Workers
By the Associated Press

NUREMBERG, May 29.-Fritz
Sauckel, Adolf Hitler's labor boss,
testified blandly today that it was
legal" to draft 100000 foreigners
to work for Germany's war effort.
Sauckel told the International
Military Tribunal that the Fuehrer
issued laws" validating forced la
Dor and the governments of occu-
pied territories followed suit.
He insisted that several millions
came voluntarily to Germany to
work, and said the tieup of the SIS
and police with labor recruitment
was only a protective" measure.
Punishments against entire villages
for failure to meet labor quotas were
inflicted locally" and without his
knowledge or consent, he said.
In 1912, Sauckel asserted, it be-
came apparent that voluntary re-
cruitment was failing to fill the
bill, and after the Battle of Stalin-
grad Propaganda Minister Joseph
Goebbels proclaimed a total war
effort" and laid down work or
starve dictum for foreign labor.
'"The army said it was senseless
to bring these people to Germany
to work." said Sauckel, the 18th of
the % defendants to take the stand
in his own defense. "The army
wanted to make soldiers out of them
and I resisted that"
Evening star., 1946-05-29
Investigators Prepare
To Check u. ). Files 10
Speed Space Cuts

Space Investigators of the Public
Buildings Administration today
prepared for building by building
checks of Government files as
PBA, the Budget Bureau and the
National Archieves joined to en-
force President Truman's order
that Government agencies rid their
offices of excess file material as a
space-saving move.
Investigators also were prepared
to cross examine file personnel. w
E. Reynolds, public buildings COM
missioner, has sent copies of the
order to all agencies, admonishine
that agency heads give the matter
personal attention.
Archives and budget officials
planned to step up efforts to stream
line procedures whereby agencies
will dispose of records no longer OF
value and to cut red tape which
forces agencies needlessly to keep
ancient documents and extra copies.
Archives officials said they were
attempting to arrive at a STANDARD
period of useful life" for various
categories of records.
PBA officials pointed out that In
many cases Government personnel
do not know whether they mus.
keep certain types of records. Gen.
orally, they said, a when it doubt
keep it" policy has been followed.
Archives officials said they were
holding themselves on call to take
valuable non-current records off the
hands of agencies and to aid
elimination of valueless records.
The Government occupies about
300 buildings in Washington, some
of them reserved for nothing bu,
record files.
Evening star., 1946-05-29
Draths
WEST, MATTE JANE.

WEST. MATTE JANE. Departed this
life suddenly. Monday, May 27, 1946, at
JANE WEST. She leaves to mourn Their
loss her devoted husband. Daniel T. West;
SON., Clarence Mahoney; granddaughter,
Marjorie Durham; three sisters, nine step
children and a host of other relatives and
Jarvis Jarvis . Funeral Church, 1882 You st. NV,
Gibbons Church, Brandywine, Md, Rev
invited. Interment church cemetery.
WHITE, FRANCES b. T. Suddenly, at
her residence, 1450 Irving ST. NV. FRAN
CES B. T. WHITE, beloved wife of Thome S
A. White. daughter of Helen M. Bailey and
sister Of Louise B. Klinek. Services at the
S. H. Hines Co. Funeral Home, 2901 14th
St. NV, on Friday, May 81, at IL am.
lnterment Pohick Church Cemetery, Va.
WILLIAMS, MATTE MAE. On Monday,
SHERMAN ave NV. MATTE MAE VII, VII
Mary Williams Also surviving are three
friends. Notice of funeral later. Ar
rangements by MCGUIRE. 90
WOOD, ROSA. On Sunday, May 20,
1926. at her residence, 1907 11th st. n. W.
ROSA WOOD, mother of Susie Wade and
Irene, Smith. She also is survived by four
grandchildren, three great-grandchildren
and other relatives and friends. After 4
pm Wednesday friends. may call at the
Malvan g. Schey Funeral Home, N. j. ave.
Friday. May. 81, at l pm. Interment Lin
coin Memorial Cemetery
Evening star., 1946-05-29
Mrs. Truman Opens
Annual Flower Mart
Al Cathedral Today

The annual flower mart sponsored
by the All Hallows Guild of WASH
ington Cathedral was to be opened
at noon today by Mrs. Truman as
part of the second annual spring
festival this week at the Cathedral.
Proceeds from the mart, which was
postponed yesterday because of rain,
are used for the maintenance of
the bishops garden in the Cathe-
dral close
Mrs. Truman will cut the ribbon
at the head of the pilgrim steps
of the Cathedral. She will be well
coined by the Very Rev. John Wal
lace Suter, dean of the Cathedral,
and Mrs. Suter; Mrs. Angus Dun,
wife of the Right Rev. Angus Dun,
Bishop of Washington; Mrs. Albert
H. Lucas, president of All Hallows
Guild, and Mrs. McCook Knox,
chairman of the flower mart. Fol-
lowing the official opening, Mrs.
Truman will be escorted to the 16
booths showing flowers, potted
plants and fruits.
Members of garden clubs and
Evening star., 1946-05-29
Seven Vessels Garry 1900
Returning From Overseas
By the Associated Press

Seven vessels, carrying more than
1900 service personnel, are sched-
uled to arrive today at New York
and San Francisco. In addition
two ships with 826 war -ives and
children are due at New York.
Ships arriving:
At New York-Henry Gibbins
from Southampton, 452 war wives
and children; Santa Paula from LIE
Havre, 374 war wives and children;
Frank P. Walsh from Cristobal, nine
Army.
At San Miscellaneous
personnel on following vessels: Ma
rine Devil from Pearl Harbor, 1856;
Navy, 1913 Marines, 245 Army: Will
liam Coulter from Okinawa, one
Navy, 35 Marines; Whippet from
Pearl Harbor, two Army; Lei 754
four Navy; LIST 1,069 and 987, one
Navy each.
Evening star., 1946-05-29


Mrs. Butler was native of Wash
ington and a graduatesof the Wash
ington High School Glass which cele-
brated its Goth anniversary reunion
May 4. She was one of Is mem
bers of the class present at the re-
union.
Mrs. Butler was graduated from
the Washington Normal School and
taught school in the Southeast Sec
ton of the city until her marriage
to Mr.. Butler in 1905.
She was an active member of the
Luther Place Memorial Lutheran
Church, where her husbands father,
the Rev. J. G. Butler, was pastor for
many years.
Besides her daughter, Mrs. Butler
is survived by a son. the Rev. j.
George Butler of Hartford, Conn.,,
and a sister, Mrs. Margaret J.
Mengert of Washington.
Funeral services will be conducted
by her son at the Hines funeral
home, 2901 Fourteenth street NV.
at 2 pm. tomorrow. Burial will be
in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Evening star., 1946-05-29
Beaten Confessinq
Ship Sabotage, 7 Say
By Reyes Beech
Foreign Correspondent Of The Stor ond
the Chicago Dolly News

HONOLULU, May 29.-Two Navy
enlisted men said today they were
innocent of charges that they sabo-
tagged the japanese cruiser Sakawa
declared that shipmates beat them
into confessing damage they did
not commit.
The men are Larry w. Lajoie, 10,
of Chicago, and Stanley j. Berrent,
20, of Baltimore, both of whom were
firemen aboard the Sakawa which is
now at Bikini as an atomic bomb
target ship.
LaJoie and Berrent said the beat
ings occurred with the full knoWl-
edge of the Sakawa's captain,
Comdr. H. L. Stone. Two other
enlisted men, Lloyd E. Faulkner of
Baltimore, and William Lambright
of East Palestine, Ohio, also are
charged with conspiring to sabotage
the Sakawa. One man has already
pleaded guilty.
Lajoie said he was kicked and
beaten by the 25O-pound chief water
tender when he denied knowledge of
sabotage as the Sakawa lay at
anchor in Eniwetok Lagoon April 10.
Another member of the crew held
a cooked 45-cabiler pistol at his
head and threatened him unless he
confessed, Lajoie said.
II finally told them what they
wanted to hear Lajoie said. Il
was barely conscious and they kept
on beating me-"
Berrent said when he entered the
room he found Lajoie lying on the
deck with his shoes off and his face
bloody.
"The watertender was breathing
like he'd run 20 miles," Berrent
said.
Berrent said Stone was standing
in the doorway when he approached
and that Stone turned to the water
tender and said, You know what
I want done"
Lajoie and Berrent have retained
Jon Wig of Honolulu, former Navy
legal officer, as their attorney.
Lajoie said he entered the Navy in
September, 1914, and served on the
battleship New Jersey before being
assigned to the Sakawa in Japan
He has % points toward discharge
(Copyright, 1946)
Evening star., 1946-05-29
Scottish Seporotists
Plan Petition to u. N.
BY the Associofed Press

EDINBURGH, May 29.-The Scot
tish National party, small in mum.
bers but vociferous in demands TO
home rule, voted yesterday to peti
ton the United Nations for self
government for Scotland.
The action was taken at the party
annual conference and sponsors sale
efforts would be made to get tn
support of the British dominion
and the United States for the peti
tion.
Evening star., 1946-05-29
Historical Society Unit
Starts Study Of Plans
To Save Key House

A subcommittee of the Columbia
Historical Society, headed by M. O.
Leighton, Washington civil engineer,
today started study of plans for
the road connection proposed to con-
meet K street with Key Bridge to
determine how the remains of. the
home of Francis Scott Key might be
preserved and restored.
Mr.. Leighton was named chairman
of the subcommittee at a meeting
yesterday of the society's Headquar-
ter Committee in the board room OF
the Union Trust Co.
F. Regis Noel, society president
who recently organized the Head
quarters Committee to seek restora-
ton of the Key house at the George
town end of Key Bridge, and used ii
on Government permit for society
headquarters, also appointed finance
and ladies committees at the meet
ing.
Hugh Lynch heads the finance
groups and Mrs. McCeney Werlich
the ladies subcommittee Mission
of the latter is to arouse public opin-
ion in favor of preserving the Key
house as a national shrine.
The Key house, remodeled just
before the World War, was occu-
pied by the composer of The Star
Spangled Banner" during the War
of 1872 period.
Mr.. Noel yesterday described plans
to mark the site with a bronze tablet
as ridiculous" adding:
1--WE want a building-a shrine
like Mount Vernon. No one would
go to see a marker"
There was some argument at yes
terday's meeting about how much of
the original house remains. Miss
Eta Taggart, retiring president of
the Society of Natives, whose father
Hugh T. Taggart, was once part
owner of the house, said the archi-
tect who remodeled the original
building found a beam end marked
l795 and that only the front wall,
roof, interior partitions and a small
Office Key used for his law practice
were torn down.
Francis Scott Key-Smith, a Key
descendant, said he was certain the
west wall, too, had been removed
because large chimney was missing
Mr.. Key-Smith said he favored
restoration provided the finished
product was not publicized as the
original home of Francis Scott Key
Evening star., 1946-05-29
Bill Provides Gate for D. 6.
Achilles Heel in Floods

A flood gate mounted on a roller
path, which could be thrown across
Seventeenth street NV. immedi-
ately south of the Navy Depart
ment to stop the Potomac's waters
from entering the city in time Of
severe flood, is contemplated in
flood control legislation now before
Congress.
A $500,000 item authorizing the
gate is included in a bill now before
the House Flood Control Committee.
D. v. C. Birrell, chief of the flood
control and power branch of the
Army district engineer office for
the Potomac, Rappahannock and
PatuXent watersheds, said today,
Seventeenth street is now the
Achilles heel' of Washington as
far as floods are concerned,
Evening star., 1946-05-29

guilds of the District area will parti-
cipate in the mart.
A Rogation service for abundant
crops was to be held, with Bishop
Dun officiating, at 4 pm. today.
First of three festival concerts
will be given at $3.50 o'clock tonight
by the Cathedral Choral Society and
the National Gallery of Art Sinfo-
Meta, with Richard Bales conduct
ing.
Other events today will be a book
review and discussion of their works
by Nils and Dorothy Hogner, au-
thors, at 2 pm, and a talk on mural
painting by Jan de Rosen, muralist,
at pm.
Evening star., 1946-05-29

In 1887, he explained, the War
Department constructed a series of
dikes from a point near the Lincoln
Memorial to the Washington Monu-
ment, thus cutting off most of the
approach to the city for flood waters.
But Seventeenth street was left
open, he added, and the plan has
been to sandbag this thoroughfare
or throw up temporary earth levee
if the city were ever threatened.
Construction of the gate, which is
not contemplated before 1948 at
the earliest, must await removal of
the Navy Department and other
agencies fanking this section of
Seventeenth street, Mr.. Birrell said.
In view of current Office space
shortages, construction of the i'm
provement in two years time was
seen as doubtful, however.