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Evening star., 1946-08-23
BY Harold B. Rogers

Members of the House Of Rep
resentatives will have a newly
furnished private dining room for
their exclusive use in the Capitol
when Congress comes back tc
Washington.
To accomplish this remodeling
job is being done on rooms form
erly used on the House side Of the
Capitol as restaurants for the press
and employees of the building.
The old coffee shop with its form
er ~" shaped counter has been
stripped of its equipment and will
be used as pantry for the new
private dining room. Solid doors
will be put up to close Of the new
dining room completely from tte
view Of those coming through the
main ground floor corridor en-
trance to the House side of the
building.
House members will enter b,
Evening star., 1946-08-23
BY Malcolm Lomborne. Jr.

''S'~Stff
Ceiling prices for Chevrolet.
Dodge, Ford, General Motors
and White trucks were raised by
the OPA today, and the agency
prepared an order which may
increase prices of some makes of
passenger cars another or per
cent on top of recent advances.
The new factory list prices for
the five makes of trucks reflect
manufacturers costs since January
l., i941. In a few models, ceilings
are lower, but generally the prices
are higher. In one instance, the
increase was % per cent over old
ceilings.
OPA expects to decide today
whether another increase for new
automobiles is necessary to assure
dealers their same prewar handling
charges. About two weeks ago, car
ceilings were increased an average
OF 7.3 per cent, restoring dealers
profit prewar margins.
Building Material Prices Boosted.
In other actions today, OPA
granted retail price increases from
l to per cent on a number Of
building materials. They included
asphalt and tar roofing products,
vitrified clay sewer pipe, Portland
cement, asbestos cement roofing,
shingles, metal lath, New Jersey clay
building brick and lead pigments
and lead paste products.
The agency likewise raised prices
of toilet tissue and paper towels by
6 per cent at all levels of sales.
Manufacturers ceilings on eyeglass
lenses were raised % per cent. OPA
said, however, that this would have
little effect on prices of eyeglasses.
AS for new meat ceilings being
drawn up by OPA, consumers can
expect to pay at least 5 cents more
a pound over old ceilings for lamb.
an agency source said. This is be-
cause OPA decided some time ago
that subsidy payments to lamb feed
ers would be halted July l.
! In figuring the new ceilings for
lamb, as well as all meats, the
agency will have to take into ac-
count any change in the parity price
of live animals. If parity prices
have increased, then new ceilings
for meat must reflect this change,
it was explained.
More Increases Due.
More price rises we're in store for
a wide variety of items by tomorrow
-deadline set by Congress for cell
ing adjustments under the new price
control law.
A furry of price increases re-
quired under the new act marked
yesterdays activities of the agency.
They included:
! A 10 per cent increase in maxi
mum prices of warm air furnaces,
| "a inches or smaller, over the June
/ 80 ceilings.
/ Restoration of March 81 percent
age markups for distributors of soft
wood plywood, used extensively in
prefabricated housing, which will
raise retailers prices about 65 per
cent.
| Increases in number of ma
chimes machine parts and industrial
equipment, including So per cent
(See PRICES, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1946-08-23
Private Dining Room for House
Planned in RemodeIed Capitol

rear door, near the private stairs
which leads from the House floor
on the story above.
The private restaurant will be
refurnished to give it a kind OF
chubby" atmosphere, and provide a
place where House members can
be assured of a quick meal, when
they wish to rush down from a
House session, eat, and get back on
the floor in hurry. Employees, the
press and some Of the public who
have been eating in the coffee shop,
and in one part Of the old dining
room, will be excluded. The Speaker
of the House is understood to have
asked for the new service.
To replace service formerly given
at the quick-lunch coffee shop, a
new and larger self service"
luncheonette will be installed on
the floor below, known as the sub
basement, In q room vacated by the
(see CAPITOL, Page A-4J
Evening star., 1946-08-23
BY the Assoeiofsd Press

SYDNEY, Aug. 23.-With a large
calico sign IS. s. Floating Flop
house'-draped over her side-the
United States Army transport Ma
rine Falcon sailed into Sydney to-
day after a Pacific crossing which
brought complaint after complaint
from her 538 passengers when the
vessel berthed.
The sign was hung out by some
OF the passengers as an expression
of their feelings about conditions
aboard. They told Sydney newspaper
reporters that during the voyage
the dormitories were sometimes in a
filthy condition, the crewmen be-
hayed badly and that medical at
tention was poor.
One passenger, Miss, Kitty Ddlla-
bough Of Philadelphia, declared that
Evening star., 1946-08-23
All Five Americans
Shot Down Monday
Are Believed Dead
By Gornett D. Horner

Five American flyers shot
down by Yugoslav fighters last
Monday apparently were lost, it
appeared today as the State De-
partment released a report from
the Yugoslav Army expressing
doubt that any of the airmen
had parachuted to safety.
This note of pessimism was raised
by the State Department at the
same time it officially confirmed the
release of nine occupants of another
United States Army plane which
was forced to crash land August g.
The two incidents led to an ulti-
matum by the United States Gov
ernment demanding that Marshall
Tito release all the flyers involved
in the two plane incidents or face
an American request for prompt
action by the United Nations Sc
curity Council.
Message From Belgrade.
The message concerning the five
flyers for whom hopes faded came
from Harold Shantz, Charge DAT
faires at Belgrade. It read:
"Hohenthal (Theodore Hohenthal,
Consul at zagreb) phoned that the
crew and passengers of the plane
&c. TT~pNIr1 -
Evening star., 1946-08-23
1roopship's Angry Passengers
Label Her Floating FIophouse'

conditions on the Falcon merit
congressional investigation"
The master of the vessel, Capt
Robert A. Eastman, said in reply
that the Falcon was "troopshil
from the keel up" and that on his
daily inspections he failed to find
any insanitary conditions.
Sam H. Richter. regional repre-
sentative of the War Shipping Ad-
ministration, said tonight he would
investigate the complaints and in
spect the vessel tomorrow.
Archie Macdonald, Daily Tele-
graph shipping reporter who spent
hours aboard interviewing passen-
gers, said he failed to f1nd one who
had good word to say about the
voyage.
Nola Luxford, founder Of the
(ses SHIP, Page A-z.)
Evening star., 1946-08-23
American Trusteeship
OF Disputed Chinese
Areas Is Proposed
Chiong Reported to Have
Approved Plan for U. S.
To Take Temporary Rule
BY the Assoeioted Press

NANKING, Aug. 23.-General-
issimo Chang Kai-shek report
edly approved today a 'last
chance" compromise plan to put
all disputed areas in China
under full American trusteeship
pending a final settlement with
the Communists.
Sources which in the past have
proved reliable said the plan had
been advanced by Chinese govern
ment quarters, but a Communist
spokesman said it had yet to be
handed to his group.
The spokesman gave as his per-
sonai view that the Communist
command would hesitate to accept
on the ground the government
might decide all Communist-occu-
pied areas we:e disputed.
Free Elections Sought.
The government source said, how
ever, that the trusteeship proposal
would extend only to areas not
clearly Communist or government
held, such as parts of Shantung
Jehol and Chanar Provinces in the
north and in North Kiangsu, cur
rently the scene of bitter fighting.
This source described the plar
as "the last chance" short of civil
war. He said the Americans woulc
be authorized to run the areas with.
out restriction while ultimately free
elections should determine whether
the government or the Communist
would take over.
This development came as the
war of words went on unabated.
Reds Charge Plan to Use Gas.
Communist Gen Chou En-lai tolc
the special American envoy, Gen
George C. Marshall, today he hac
most reliable information" thai
government troops were planning
OrYYAYA A
Evening star., 1946-08-23
Truman Is P|anninq
To Try His Hand at
Fishing Once More
George Allen, Apparently
Promoter Of Trip, Says
Red Shoppers Are Sought
By Joseph A. Fox
Sfof Sfoff Correspondent

HAMILTON, Bermuda. Aug.
23-President Truman, a very
lukewarm angler, has decided to
go fishing while in Bermuda
waters, Press Secretary Charles
G. Ross revealed today.
The President will fish from a
small boat which will take off from
the yacht Williamsburg at spot
near here. 1t will be the President S
first fishing trip since he tried the
sport in Puget Sound last June and
caught nothing.
George E. Allen, RFC director, and
apparently the promoter of the out
ing, said Mr.. Truman's line would
be baited for red snapper.
Color Everywhere.
The Williamsburg rolled easily at
her mooring in the blue-green waters
of Little Sound today. The verdant
hills which overlook safe anchorage,
are dotted with the houses, large
and small of brilliant pink and
white coral for which Bermuda is
noted. Everywhere is eye-catching
color, and a bright sun sheds the
warmth which the Chief Executive
sought when he quit the stormy
New England coast Tuesday on a
Journey into nowhere"
There was strong possibility that
Mr.. Truman would stay here for the
remainder of the vacation which is
due to end September 2. When he
came in yesterday. Mr.. Ross said
he would be here several days. -
which would just about round out
This holiday. Mr.. Ross would not
predict, however, that Bermuda
would be the last port of call before
Washington, for the President is a
restless individual
Receives Crown Governor.
Late yesterday, the President re-
turned the courtesy call received
earlier from Admiral Sir Ralph
Leatnam, Bermuda's crown Cover
nor. Taking small boat miles
to Albuoys Point, Hamilton, the
President was greeted by the Gov
|ernor and Colonial Secretary Will
liam Adds, and escorted to the
black landau, pulled by a windsor
gray team, and manned by white
clad coachman and footman, which
(See TRUMAN, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1946-08-23
Tito Orders Air Force
To Cease Firing and
Releases I Americans
Marshal Also to Allow
U. 5. Representatives to
Inspect Planes Ruins
By the Assoe;osed Press

BELGRADE, Aug. 23.-Premier
Marshal Tito, having complied
with an angry American ulti-
matum demanding the release OF
seven interned Americans, has
given his air force "the strictest
orders" not to fire on foreign
planes again, even If they hap
pen to fly over Yugoslavia with
out clearance.
Tito also has assured United
States Ambassador Richard C. Pat
terson that permission would bt
given American representatives te
inspect both American CAT trans
ports shot down by Yugoslav pilots
the second demand of the ultima
tum. One plane was downed near
Ljubljana on August 8 and the
other near Bled last Monday.
The Yugoslav government has
promised to give satisfaction, .
United States Embassy officials said
after Mr.. Patterson's two-hour con-
ference at Bled yesterday with Tito
concerning the ultimatum, which
require satisfaction within 48 hours
with the alternative of arraigning
Yugoslavia before the United Ma
tions.
Will Inspect Crash Scene.
Two American graves registration
representatives were scheduled to-
day to inspect the scene of Mondays
crash, amid indications that none Of
the five crew members survived the
fire and explosion which occurred
when the ship was forced down.
The Foreign Office earlier in the
week stated that two crew members
parachuted, but Yugoslav military
authorities told the American con-
sui in Zagreb yesterday that nc
trace had been found of them. The
other three presumably perished.
CThe Belgrade radio, heard in
London, said the entire crew had
parachuted, but could not be
found.)
Seven Americans and two Euro
peans aboard the plane forced down
August 8 were released from custody
an hour before Tito's conference
with Mr.. Patterson. They had been
held In Ljubljana hotel for almost
two weeks. The other passenger, q
Turkish captain, was reported re-
covering in Ljubljana hospital
from wounds suffered by gunfire
when the plane was doWued.
Answers Newsmen's Notes.
Marshal Tito disclosed his cease
fire" orders to his air force in re-
sponse to a note sent him by two
American newspaper correspondents
"a representative of the Associated
Press and one of the New York
Times.
"In the event of further American
planes flying over Yugoslav terri
tory without clearance, is the same
procedure to be adopted as on Au-
gust 9 and 1872" the correspondents
asked.
NO" said Tito's written reply. "I
have given the strictest orders to the
Yugoslav 4th Army commanders not
to fire on foreign planes, civil or
Evening star., 1946-08-23
BY the kssocioted Press


NEW YORK, Aug. 23.-Yugo.
slavia has appealed to the United
Nations Economic and Socia
Council for restitution of Yugo.
slav vessels held by Allied mill.
tary authorities on the northern
Danube. The note did not spe.
ciflcally mention the United
States, which controls the zone
Announcement of the August /;
letter to the U. N. came after tn,
Moscow radio reported that Yugo.
slavia had filed complaint agains
the United States with the power
full Security Council over return O.
the ships.
DR.. Andrija Stampar, Yugosla,
delegate to the U. N, and U. N. off.
cials said they knew of no such com.
plant.
167 Ships Declared Held.
The appeal to the Economic ane
Social Council said the military au'
thorities were holding 167 ships Of
Yugoslav origin which the Ger.
mans had removed to the Upper
Danube during their retreat.
DR.. Stampar said the note, writ.
ten August 8, asked that the mat.
ter be placed on the agenda for the
September IL meeting of the So.
cial Council.
This is not a question for the
Security Council" he said. "The
letter was sent to Mr.. Lie so that
the matter could be discussed al
length in connection with the prob
lem of the reconstruction of devas-
tated areas"
The United Nations confirmed
that such letter had been received
August Is calling on the Economic
and Social Council to study the
question of Danube shipping.
DR.. Stampar said he knew of nc
new instructions en- route from his
government requesting that the
matter be moved from the Economic
and Social Council to the Security
Council.
Broadcast Heard in London.
The Moscow radio, in a broadcast
heard in London, declared that
Yugoslavia had alleged specifically
that the United States refused to
relinquish six Yugoslav passenger
ships and other vessels now an
chored in the upper Danube.
The Moscow radio, quoting a Tass
message from Belgrade, said:
"Dr. Stampar, Yugoslav delegate
and deputy chairman Of the United
Nations Economic and Social Coun-
Gil, has sent letter to the secretary
general of the United Nations ask
ing for inclusion on the agenda fol
the next Security Council meeting
on August 81 of the question of the
incorrect detention of passenger
ships and other vessels.
"The other vessels are 16 tugs, 1e
tankers, 119 barges, Z pontoons,
crane and other objects.
These goods were stolen by the
Germans and are at present in the
upper reaches of the Danube, in the
American zones of Austria and Ger
many"
Evening star., 1946-08-23
Army Prepares Series
OF Civilian Staff Cuts
To Match AAF Slash
209o Economy Reduction
By Jan. ! to Cripple
Work, Spootz Says
By Nelson Shepard

Equivalent reductions of about
20 per cent in the civilian staffs
Of other branches of the Army
will follow in a week or so the
crippling economy blow just
dealt the Army Air Forces, the
War Department said today.
approximately $4,000 jobs in the
AAF will be vacated between Octo-
ber ! and January l under the order
announced by Gen. Carl Spaatz re-
ducing the civilian employees across
the board" from 10000 to 131 900
by the end of the year.
Hardest hit, because Of its large
number Of civilian technicians, will
be the important development and
research program at Wright Field,
Ohio, Gen. Spaatz said, including
those long-rang projects and guided
missile activities considered by the
AAF as vital to the security of the
country"
Must Absorb Pay Raises.
The reduction order for the AAF,
first since the adjutant generals
department was directed to slash
about $500 jobs recently, was in ac-
cordance with President Truman's S
economy directive to meet the re-
ductions-in-force provision of the
Federal Pay Act. Under these pro-
visions, the Army and Navy must
absorb the cost of IA per cent salary
increases voted by Congress to Gov
ernment civilian employees and also
costs of pay increases ranging from
10 to so per cent voted military
personnel.
Army officials said today that re-
ductions by other branches have
been agreed to" and would be
worked out in detail next week. It
was expected that area headquar-
ters of the ground forces and civil
ian personnel at the largest Army
camps would be particularly hard
hit. Other drastic cuts were said to
be in store for remaining branches
OF the service forces.
Local Effect Undetermined.
Gen. Spaatz, in announcing the
reduction order last night, said the
slashes in personnel will be across
the board, with high and low SAL
aried employees suffering equally in
proportion to their numbers"
This same treatment of the "high
and low" will be accorded AAF
headquarters in Washington, al
though officials were unable to say
how many civilian personnel here
face the loss of jobs.
1--WE regret the necessity for this
cut, but will do the best we can
with the funds available" Gen.
Spaatz said.
The overall reductions in per-
sonnel, he said, will affect AAF
military operations to marked
degree.
Several bases will be closed"
Gen. Spaatz said" The Air Re-
serves and the Air National Guard
programs will be retarded, the
handling of surplus property will
become more complicated, and the
concept OF 10 groups (of aviation)
as recommended by Gen. Arnold,
will have to be revised"
To Cut Air Shows.
Gen. Spaatz, who succeeded Gen,
H. H. Arnold as chief of the AAF,
referred to the latter's recommen-
dations for the postwar re-organi-
zation of the air forces for which
preparations started, last April l..
(Coe AAE Dooo A-dA
Evening star., 1946-08-23
One Killed, l8 Injured
In Utuh Bus Crush
RY tha A.soeiotad Press

COLLINSTON. Utah, Aug. a.
One person was killed and at least
18 others were injured, some seri-
ously, when a southbound Union
Pacific bus overturned near here
last night.
Mrs. A. B. Hill Of Salt Lake City
was thrown through the windshield
Of the bus and killed, the State
highway patrol reported.
Omcers said the bus overturned
after striking washout In the high
way following q severe rainstorm.
Evening star., 1946-08-23
Bulletin
Rollins Gets Two Years

ANNAPOLIS, Md. PA
two-year prison term and bad
conduct discharge were or
dered today for Walter w.
Rollins, colored chief steward,
key figure in a series of
courts-martial involving the
leader of the United States
Naval Academy band and the
leaders son. A Navy review
ing authority approved the
conviction of the 47-year-old
West Indian on four counts.
Earlier Story on Page BID
Evening star., 1946-08-23

gree from Harvard. He returned to
Washington later to work with the
Civil Service Commission, mean
while pursuing graduate work at
George Washington.
His first association with the Dis
trict school system was in Septem-
Evening star., 1946-08-23
Clark Leaves Copenhooen

BERLIN. Aug. % lP,.-Attorney
General Clark left today for Copen-
hagen, where he planned to visit
briefly before flying on to Stockholm.
Evening star., 1946-08-23
May Is Going 10 GET Well,
Kentucky Doctor Reports
BY the Assoeioted Pres.

PRESTONSBURG, KY, Aug. 23.-
Chairman May of the House Mill
tary Affairs Committee, is "improv-
ing and is going to get we'll" DR.
John Archer, one of his physicians
reported TODAY,
Evening star., 1946-08-23
Ceiling Prices
On Five Makes
'0f Trucks Rise
Boost of ! to 3 Pct.
On Many Building
Materials Granted
BULLETIN

OPA today authorized an
immediate retail increase of
about 2l2 per cent in prices
for tires for passenger cars,
motorcycles, trucks and buses.
Evening star., 1946-08-23
Yugos|avia Asks
j. n. 10 Restore
Danube Ships
Delegate Denies Plea
Against U.S.. Was Sent
To Security Group
BULLETIN
BULLETIN

PARIS (R.-The official Yu-
goslav press agency Tanjug
said today that Premier Mar
shal Tito had decided to reject
the American ultimatum.
Evening star., 1946-08-23

Battsries-HiEbe and Edwards, Walters
and Mueller.
New York at Pittsburgh-7:30 PM.
Philadelphia at st. Louis-S:30 PM.
Evening star., 1946-08-23
Major League Games

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit at Washington (2)-6:3t
and $3.50 PM.
Chicago at Boston--Rain.
st. Louis at New York-7:45 PM.
Cleveland at Philadelphia-8 PM.
Evening star., 1946-08-23

(See NELSON, Page A-4.)
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(See BELGRADE, Page A-4.) J
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(See HORNER, Page A-4.)
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tSee CHINA, Page A-4.)
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(See AAF, Page A-4.,
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(See GORIZIA, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1946-08-23

NATIONAL LEAGUE
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-30
MRS. THERESA LEOB LONG

Mrs. Theresa Leob Long, 1OOe
Market street died early Saturday
night in James Walker Memorial
hospital following an illness of two
days.
Mrs. Long, the wife of Thomas
B. Long who survives, is the
daughter of the late Captain Jacob
J. and Mrs. Laura Zibelin
She is survived by five daugh-
tiers; Mrs. A. B. Ferguson, TT
boro; Mrs. c. D. Easter, Birming-
ham, Ala; Mrs. Henry Sorenson,
Elmhurst Long Island, N. Y; and
Mrs. Mary L. Bessillieu, Whining
ton. Three sons also survive; B. E.
Wilmington; H. w., Newport News,
Va; and N. -, Hollywood, Calf.
two sisters, Mrs. Patty Smith, Will
mington; Mrs. M. B. Ward, Eliza
BEETHOVEN; three brothers; c. H.,
Willie and Louie Zibelin, Whining
ton.
Funeral services will be held this
afternoon at one o'clock from the
Yopp Funeral home. The Rev. c. A.
Maddry. pastor of the First Bap-
fist church will, officiate and in
torment will follow in the Zibelln
cemetery near Currie.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-30
|P0LISH-B0RN E W
FATALLY WOUNDED
Policeman Shoots
Him Down When He At
tempts Jail Escape

ROME, Dec. % (P) - A
young Polish-born Jew died Satur-
day night after being shot while
trying to flee from a Roman Jail.
An American Jewish leader said
Sunday the prisoner declared on
his death bed that he was trying to
gain sanctuary in the Vatican from
feared British deportation to
Eritrea.
The dead man was 32-year-old
Few Epstein, one of five Jews ar
rested for questioning in the bomb,
ing of the British Embassy here
Oct. 81.
DR.. Johan j. Smertenko, vice
president of the American League
for a Free Palestine, said that
Epstein, who had lived in Pales-
tine many years and had acquired
Palestine citizenship, was in dire
fear of being sent to Eritrea.
He himself told me just before
he died that he tried to escape be,
cause he wanted to take sanctuary
in the Vatican, Smertenko said.
: Smertenko declared also that
Italian police investigation had
cleared Epstein of any completely
in the Embassy bombing. He said
he was told by DR.. Carmine Bot
tino, Italian political police chief
that Epstein and the four other
Jews were being detained only be
cause British authorities had in
dicated they might want to have
them deported from Italy.
Had No Time
Smertenko added that while his
own inquiries failed to substan
tiate such intentions on the part O.
the British, he did not have time
to get word to Epstein and the
other prisoners.
Smertenko said he went to U. S
Rear Admiral Ellery L. Stone.
chief allied commissioner for Italy
to seek information On the reported
deportation plans. British officials
questioned by Stone, denied they
had any such intention and Stone
wrote him Saturday confirming
that.
Police said a guard discovered
Epstein letting himself out Of a
second floor window on a piece Of
rope Saturday. The guard fired
one shot in the air and then when
the prisoner continued his escape
attempt fired again, wounding him
in the abdomen.