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Evening star., 1946-04-24
Pickets Damage IA
Cars at Detroit Plant
BY me kssoeiotsd Prsss

DETROIT, April 24-Fourteen
automobiles were damaged today
when so carloads of supervisory and
clerical employees sought to pene-
trate a C1O picket line at the Stin-
son Aircraft plant.
No reports of injuries were re-
ceived during the brief, sharp fight
in which pickets hurled rocks
through car windows, smashed and
dented tenders, and threw acid on
the vehicles.
All available members of the
Wayne County sheriff's department
were hurried to the scene early today
and several carloads of State police
later augmented the so or more
deputies.
Following an appeal from Sheriff
Andrew c. Baird, Gov. Kelly ordered
q general alarm which sent State
police into action Ito preserve law
and order"
Capt. Don Leonard of the State
police was dispatched to the plant
as acting superintendent of Michigan
officers.
Approximately 800 members of the
United Auto Workers at the Stinson
plant, walked out April in a dis
pute over wages and new contract.
Circuit Judge Sherman D. CAL
lender issued a restraining order
against union picketing activity
earlier in the strike.
Evening star., 1946-04-24
Three Die When Plane
Crashes Into House
BY the Associoied Pres,

BURBANK, Calf, April 24.-A
Western Air Lines transport, on a
test flight without passengers.
crashed into a house today, killing
its three crewmen.
Occupants Of the house, Matthew
Brychta, his wife Mildred, and their
three children-Ronnie, 5; Janet. 3.
and Carol, lS months-escaped in
jury. The residence, on busy Lank-
ershim boulevard, was severely
damaged by flames.
The crash occurred four miles
from Lockheed air terminal, trans
continental terminal for major air.
lines serving the Los Angeles metro
politan area.
Western Air listed the dead as:
Wayne M. Fidroeff, rs, Los Angeles,
the pilot, of Billings, Mont; Marvin
Schwartzbach, Is, Roscoe, Calf, the
co-pllot and Leon A. Turgeon, 36
Hollywood, the mechanic.
Wives of the pilot and co-pilot
were waiting for them at the air.
port.
Lockheed's controller said the
plane crashed in moderate fog after
a flight of nearly two hours, during
which it had been unreported for
the last As minutes. The test fol-
lowed an engine change in the trans
port
A Western Air Lines official said
the planes pilot called Lockheed Air
Terminal tower control with an
emergency landing request, report
ing he was operating on a single
engine. He then overshot the field
on his approach and asked permis-
sion to land from the opposite direc-
ton. Permission was granted, but
nothing further was heard from the
plane. Wind was negligible at the
time, the tower dispatcher said,
Evening star., 1946-04-24
100000 Tons
0fGrain Allotted
UNRRAin April
La Guordiu Admits
00,000-Ton Quote
Cannot Be Met
By Malcolm Lomborne, Jr.

Secretary of Agriculture An
derson today announced the
Combined Food Board had
agreed to allocate 100000 tons of
wheat and other cereals to
UNRRA during April, as UNRRA
Director General La Guardia
conceded that his goal of 100000
tons a month cannot be met.
The revised ALLEGATION, issued after
a two-hour meeting of the food
board this morning, is about 100 900
tons more than originally scheduled
for shipment to the relief agency
during April.
Mr.. La Guardia, who met with
reporters along with Mr.. Anderson
and other members of the board,
declared that UNRRA now is pin
ming its hopes on food ALLEGATIONS
for famine countries between May
and August.
Ration Breakdown Threatened.
At the same time, the board re-
leased statement warning that un-
less food shipments are increased
promptly, "a breakdown of the
ration systems in these countries is
threatened" and would mean chaos
in food distribution.
In this connection Mr.. La Guardia
disclosed that Italy today reduced
its daily per capita bread ration
from 225 to $50 grams.
The Food Board statement de-
clared that the United Kingdom
had received assurances on the
availability Of grain from North
America during May, June and
July, and accordingly was now max
ing available 100000 tons by diver
sions during the remainder OF April
and early in May.
No Program Can Be Met.
Until today's reassignment of
grain stocks UNRRA had been as
sured of 100000 tons of wheat and
other cereals during April. Great
Britain is making Immediately
available from cargoes now af1oat
1000 tons Of wheat and is trading
10000 tons Of its wheat for 10000
tons of barley, which will go to
UNRRA. Canada is making avail
able 5000, 900 bushels of oats, which
Mr.. Anderson explained was the
equivalent of 27.ooO tons of wheat.
In addition, Canada is offering
5000, 900 bushels of oats to UNRRA
for later shipment, Mr.. Anderson
said.
Mr.. La Guardia pointed out that
the immediate available supply of
wheat and grain is so short that
no program Of any country can be
fully met He promised that UNRRA
would distribute fairly and equitably
what we have been allocated."
AS a result of today's agreement,
UNRRA will Immediately divert
grain shipments afloat to countries
in most desperate need, Mr.. La
Guardia said. He listed these as
Evening star., 1946-04-24
Gill Seeking Appeal,
Asks Commissioners
To Postpone Action
Attorney Plans Attack
Monday on Boards
Custer Recommendation
Custer Recommendation

APPLICATION FOR EXECUTIVE
clemency filed for Earl McFar-
land. Page B-I
Howard B. Gill is seeking an
appeal from the findings of a
three-man trial board which
Monday recommended his re-
moval as general superintendent
Of penal institutions, it was
learned today.
John J. Wilson, Mr.. Gill's attor-
ney, has written the Commissioners
requesting that they postpone action
on the trial board recommendation
until Monday.
Mr.. Wilson, it was learned, plans
to file with the Commissioners a
memorandum contending that the
fair preponderance" of evidence of
the hearings does not sustain the
conclusions drawn by the trial board
In recommending Mr.. Gill's dismis-
sal.
The three-man board headed by
Walter M Bastian, Washington
attorney, found Mr.. Gill guilty OF
six out of 16 incompetency, ineff1-
cheney and insubordination charges
preferred against him by the Board
of Public Welfare.
Mr.. Gill was suspended December
6 following the escape of five prison.
ers from the District Jail on No.
vember "a. Hearing of his case
began in mid dFebruary and lasted
into early April.
The Commissioners are now read
ing the 2,207 pages of testimony and
have indicated they might make a
decision in a day or So
Evening star., 1946-04-24
One Bright Spot Is Seen
In Otherwise Gloomy
Picture Of Puris PorIey
BY the Assoeioied Press

PARIS, April IA unanimous
fact-flnding report by a four
power commission which visited
the disputed alian-Yugoslav
border area was authoritatively
forecast today as one bright spot
in the somewhat gloomy picture
shaping up for the Big Four
Foreign Ministers Conference
which convenes here tomorrow.
One member of the Big Four
Commission - Representing Britain,
France, Russia and the United
States-said the groups report
should be finished for submission
to the foreign ministers by this
week end He predicted that despite
disagreements on where the bound
ary should be, Russians and West
erners alike would be able to agree
on economic and ethnic facts in
volved
The deputy foreign ministers,
charged with preliminary work on
the peace treaties, were scheduled
to meet today to fix the exact hour
for the first session Of their chiefs
tomorrow, tentatively scheduled for
3 pm. % am. E. S. t..
Scheduled to participate in the
face-to-face conferences called In
an effort to iron out numerous in
ternational problems were Foreign
Secretary Ernest Bevin of Britain,
Foreign Minister Georges Bidault of
France. Foreign Minister vyaches-
Law M. Molotov of Russia and Sec
retary of State Byrnes of the
United States.
Mr. Byrnes, accompanied by
Senator's Connally, Democrat, of
Texas, and Vandenberg, Republican,
Of Michigan, arrived at Orly Airport
shortly after noon today in Presi-
dent Truman's plane, The Sacred
Cow"
Senator Connally said they had
had a good trip, and added: We've
come over to fix this thing up and
We hope to have clear sailing"
Both Mr.. Byrnes and Senator VAN
denberg refused comment. Benjamin
Cohen, State Department counsellor
was the only other passenger. They
were met by Jefferson Caffery,
American Ambassador to France,
and other American diplomatic ON
cials, and by Pierre Schneiter,
French Undersecretary of State, and
G. Dumaine, French chief of pro-
tocol.
Mr.. Molotov arrived at LIE Bourget
Field by plane from Berlin. He was
accompanied by Andrei J. Vishinsky
Deputy Foreign Minister.
With relation to the Venezia
(See CONFERENCE Page A-5O
Evening star., 1946-04-24
BY the Assecioted Press

OPA showed little concern today
over the contention of a clothing
industry spokesman that a price
regulation will halt shipments Of
mems suits after May l.
The spokesman, who refused use
Of his name, said in New York last
night that suit deliveries will have
to stop because OPA has not revised
its maximum average price regula-
ton to take into account a change
in suit price ceilings ordered
March II.
Under the average price regula-
ton garment manufacturers are re-
quired to turn out their 1943 ratio
Of high and low-priced clothing.
Those who do not comply during a
quarterly period sand who do not
Evening star., 1946-04-24
U.S.. Buys so Years of Friction
With British Loan, Taft Says
Senator Suggests Gift Of 81 ,25o, 100000;
Doubts Freedom of Trade THROUGH Credit

British have promised to undertake
in return for financial help. He
said the Russian government does
all trading in the Soviet Union and
in Soviet-dominated areas of the
world and added that England has
gone so far as to have its govern
ment buy all cotton.
This British loan is only part of
a policy of lending about $40, ,0O0,-
900, 900, during the next three or four
years" he continued. That policy
can only result in imitation, boom
and depression. We put $4,000, ,OO0,-
900 into Breton Woods to stabilize
the world"
Senator Taft said the net value
of British assets in this country is
more than $3,000,0 100000, with about
So 200, 100000 in other British prop
erty scattered throughout the world.
Il cannot see that Great Britain
faces any tremendous crisis to
justify the extraordinary treat
ment We are asked to give her." he
said.
Senator Taft gained the floor in
advance of Senator Bilbo, Demo-
crat, of Mississippi, who had asked
for several hours" Of speaking time.
Meanwhile, Majority Leader Bark
ley, pressing for final vote by the
Evening star., 1946-04-24
Shanghai Drive Begun
On Jeep-SteuIinq Rino
BY the A.soeioted Pres.

SHANGHAI, April 24.-So many
American jeeps have been stolen
here that American and Chinese
authorities have joined in an effort
to break up a presumed jeep-steal-
ing ring, American military sources
said today.
The military police, Navy shore
patrol and Chinese law enforcement
agencies will patrol all highways
and waterways around the city in an
effort to retrieve stolen vehicles.
MPs speculate that the stolen
Jeeps are dismantled and shipped to
the interior, where parts are
switched to make detection prac-
tically impossible.
Evening star., 1946-04-24
Truman 10 Halt
'CruisetoAttend
StoneFunera|
President to Drive
To Capital From
Quontico Tomorrow
BY the Associoted Press

WITH PRESIDENT TRUMAN
ON THE CHESAPEAKE, April "a.
Truman will inter-
rupt his vacation tomorrow long
enough to attend funeral serv-
ices in Washington for Chief
Justice Harlan Fiske Stone.
Mr.. Truman's aides said he will
disembark from the presidential
yacht Williamsburg shortly after
IL am, and drive to Washington
with members of his personal staff.
After the funeral-at 2 pm. at
Washington Cathedral-he will re-
turn to Quantico, Va, and board
the yacht again for a cruise contin-
uing through Sunday.
Mr.. Truman will be accompanied
by Admiral William D. Leahy, his
chief of staff; Capt. Clark Clifford,
naval aide, and Brig Gen Harry M.
Vaughan, military aide
Will Stop Off at White House.
The President will stop off at the
White House en- route to Washing
ton Cathedral to pick up Mrs. Tru-
man and their daughter Margaret,
The Williamsburg anchored of
Cape Charles. Va, last night and got
under way this morning after pick
ing up mail flown here from the
Capital
The yacht headed across Chesa-
peake Bay into the Potomac River.
1t is planned to anchor tonight of
upper Cedar Point, 18 miles from
Quantico.
Mr.. Truman arose at $50 this
morning and breakfasted early on
deck. Later he spent several hours
working on the Official papers that
arrived by plane, the first to reach
him since he left Washington last
Sunday.
Mr.. Truman reboarded the yacht
yesterday at Hampton Roads, Va,
after steaming back from the war
games on the aircraft carrier Frank
lin D. Roosevelt. He congratulated
Admiral Marc Mitscher, 9th Fleet
commander, on the instructive"
character of the maneuvers which
he Witnessed
Evening star., 1946-04-24
OPA Doesn't Expect Price Rule
To Halt Mems Suit Shipments

come into compliance within the
next 80 days, may not make further
shipments.
An OPA official who asked to re-
main anonymous said that despite
revised price ceilings for suits,
there is no reason to believe that
many manufacturers will fail to
meet requirements" of the maxi
mum average price order.
The official said OPA has asked
the industry some time ago. to
submit cost information needed to
consider any revision of the order.
He said this had not been received
but that the agency expected it
today.
OPA, the official added, will "act
speedily" when it obtains this in
formation.
Evening star., 1946-04-24
Chang Yields 10 Reds Unanimous 4-Power
AndDe|ays Convoking Report Forecast on
OF National Assembly |ta|o- Yugos|av Issue
Compromise Is Believed
Near in Munchurion
War and Other Problems
BY the kssocioted Press

CHUNGKING, April 24.-Gen-
eralissimo Chang Kai-shek post
poned today the convocation of
the National Assembly as the
Communists had demanded,
prompting widespread belief
here that a compromise was near
in the Manchurian civil war and
other internal problems.
The generalissimo said the gov
ernment would set a date later for
the Assembly, which had been
scheduled to meet May S at Man.
king to consider Chinas new con-
stitution.
The Communists had insisted on
delay in the constitutional conven-
tion and with the Democratic
League and other minority parties
had refused to participate until
causes of civil strife were settled.
The generalissimo made his an
at tea party he gave
for leaders Of other parties.
Marshall Exerts Pressure.
Compromise was in the air. A
Kuomintang tional party)
spokesman had said yesterday that
one was in the talking stage.
It likewise was known that Gen.
George c. Marshall, special Amer
ican envoy, was exerting heavy pres
sure on both the generalissimo and
Gen. Chou En-lai, the Communist
negotiator, for compromise settle
ment.
Government forces faced 10000
Chinese Communists Sc miles south
Of Manchuria's capital today while
Gen. Marshall met here with lead
ers of both factions in a determined
effort to end the civil strife.
A spokesman for the Kuomin-
tang Nationalist party said the
government might agree to Com
munist control of certain parts"
of Manchuria if the Communists
would give up major cities and open
rail lines to government traffic.
Reds in Good Position.
Last reports showed the Com
munists in good bargaining posi-
ton. They held Changchun, the
capital, and were prepared to oc-
cupy Harbin, farther north, tomor-
row-date set for Soviet evacuation.
(The Communists Yenan radio,
In a broadcast monitored at Ma
Mia by the Associated Press, con-
f1rmed that five American cor
respondents in Changchun were
safe and sound" The five, in
cludlng Tom Masterson of the
Associated Press, were in Chang
chun when Communists attacked
and captured the city.
(The broadcast also reported
several air attacks by Chinese
government planes on the
Szepingkai area, south of Chang
chun. 1t said the government
was concentrating troops, trucks
and heavy artillery in Northern
Honan and Eastern Hopeh, at the
edge of the Communicated area
in China proper)
Long Way Left to Go.
The governments 1st Army had
a long way to 60. The slim wedge
it had pushed into Manchuria en-
compassed only Mukden and Sze-
pingkai-and the latter was still in
Communist hands. Tip of the wedge
was located near Kungchuling
where the Communists apparently
intended to make stand in de-
fense of Changchun.
Gen. Marshall was so busy in his
renewed efforts to bring peace to
Manchuria that he had no time to
attend cocktail party at the Amer
ican Embassy.
Evening star., 1946-04-24
Only 8OFoot PatroImen on DUTY
In City at Night, Survey Shows
Daylight Hours Get Heavier Coveroge,
With Us Men Assigned to Beuts

A survey of Police Department
organization and distribution of
forces revealed today that only
80 foot patrolmen are on the
streets to protect lives and
property between dusk and
dawn, while 125 policemen walk
their beats in the daylight hours
when criminals are least active.
In addition, however, there are 80
cruiser scout cars on the streets at
all times Officials generally regard
scout cars as means Of getting to
the scene of crime quickly while
foot patrolmen are considered as
preventative by their very presence.
The accident investigation unit op-
crates six radio cars in the daylight
hours and until midnight.
Coincident with a Washington
Evening star., 1946-04-24
Senator Assai|s NAM
For S395,850 Outlay
In Drive Against 0PA
Out Of Line, Mitchell Says;
Higher Zinc, Copper
Lead Ceilings Urged
By the kssoeioted Press

Senator Mitchell, Democrat, of
Washington today took the Ma
tional Association of Manufac-
turers to task for spending
$685. $50 in it's anti-OPA cam
paign. He called such spending
"out of line"
Senator Mitchell was one of a
group of Democratic Senators who
tangled with Robert r. Wason
president of the NAM, when Mr.
Wason disclosed yesterday what the
associations anti-OPA drive had
cost.
The average consumer who wants
prices held down couldn't hope te
duplicate that amount" Senator
Mitchell said.
Mr.. Wason testified at hearings
on legislation to extend OPA a year
beyond June 80. In the course of the
hearing, Chairman Wagner men,
toned that he had received 1.75C
kilograms for continuance of OPA
without restrictive amendments
such as the House tackled on. Sena-
tor Wagner said there were 26 tele-
grams against continuance.
OPA Propaganda Staff Denied.
Propaganda machine" exploded
Mr.. Wason. Later the NAM presi-
dent quoted Representative Vursell
Republican, of Illinois as having
said the OPA has thousands of en-
ployes indulging in propaganda at
an annual cost of sl3,000,oOO.
This assertion was challenged by
Zenas L. Potter of OPA, who said
the price control agency spends
nothing on propaganda, and that
the sl3,000,000 figure included such
things as the cost of printing ration
books for every person in the coun-
try.
Meanwhile. the committee today
heard the American Mining Con-
gress urge increased ceiling prices
on zinc, lead and copper.
Julian D. Conover, secretary of
the organization, said prices should
be increased and Federal subsidies
reduced. He declared that legisla-
tion introduced by Senator McFar-
land, Democrat, of Arizona, and
other Western Senators, to provide
for increased prices and reduced
subsidies. should be enacted.
Mr.. Wason pleaded in his testi-
mony for an end to all price controls
on manufactured goods. He said:
I'VE urge you to give the manu-
facturers of America chance tc
turn out the goods with which tc
smother initiation"
Mr.. Wason contended especially
that OPA was retarding production
Evening star., 1946-04-24
U. S. and Soviet to Poll
Korean Social 1houqht
BY the Asseeioisd Press

SEOUL, Korea, April 24.-A poll
of Korean social thought is planned
by the joint Soviet American COM
mission.
The commission announced today
that questionnaires would be sent to
political parties and social organi-
cations.
Through the replies it is hoped to
obtain "a broad and clear under
standing of the opinions of the
Korean people and to give considera-
tion to their advices and proposals"
on the structure and principles of
organization of the provisional Kor-
can government and its platform,
Evening star., 1946-04-24
Home Rule. Hearinq
by McCarran;
Action Is Delayed
Senator Again Terms
Measure Step Toward
Suffrage for District
By Don S. Worren

Establishment of a successful
system of home rule" in the
District government would be a
"long stride" toward national
suffrage, Chairman McCarran of
the Senate Judiciary Committee
declared today as he opened sub
committee hearings on his bill
to create a charter commission
for Washington.
The Nevada Senator, whose bill
proposes the drafting of a plan for
an elected council-city manager
form of government, said: If we
can give the people of the District
home rule, it will have laid the
foundation for national recognition
for the people of Washington and
the right to vote for President, and
perhaps for representation in Con-
gress.'
He added. You must creep before
you can walk. If you can prove
under self-rule plan that you can
set up and operate a stable govern
ment here, it would be a long stride
toward national suffrage"
Has Opposed Suffrage.
Senator McCarren for several
years has opposed measures to en-
able Congress to grant District rep
resentation in Congress in both the
House and Senate, insisting that to
give the Senate representation to
the District would clothe the District
with the status of a State.
The hearing was concluded Short
ly after noon, at which time Chair
man McCarran announced the SUBJ
committee would take no action
until next week, due to the absence
from the city of Senator O'Ma-
honey, Democrat, of Wyoming. The
third member of the subcommittee
is Senator Wherry, Republican, of
Nebraska.
Interested citizens will be given
until the end of this week to sub
init written statements.
Following Senator McCarran's
opening remarks a parade of civic
witnesses was begun in support of
an elected local government and in
general support of the McCarran
plan for setting up Federal city
charter commisl Ion 10 draft the