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Evening star., 1946-12-14
BY the Assoeioted Press

QUITMAN, Miss, Dec. 14.-Ed-
ward R. Terry, former secretary
to Senator Bilbo, Democrat, OF
Mississippi said from his hospital
bed here today that he felt that
"my testimony before the Sem
ate investigating committee will
have a definite effect on Bilbo's
political future
Mr.. Terry, who said previously
that his family had been threatened
with death if he testified before the
committee, added that his testi-
mony "can be verified from the
written records Of one or more
parties"
my only request to the commit
tee," he said, lis that the hearing
be an open affair.""
Wearing blue silk pajamas and
chain smoking cigarettes, Mr.. Ter
ry said he expected to leave the
hospital tonight or tomorrow and
Evening star., 1946-12-14
ForIey Sees Trumon
On Courtesy Visit
(Gridiron Story on Page A-12.J

(Gridiron Story on Page A-I2.l
James A. Farley, former Postmas-
ter General ana one-time chairman
|of the Democratic National Com
mittee, was a White House visitor
today, making what he described as
q courtesy call on President Tru-
man.
MIR. Farley is in town for the Grid
iron dinner tonight. The former
Democratic political chief, who
took walk" In the recent New
York election when his old-time
Senator Mead, was de-
feated for the governorship. said he
did not discuss politics with Mr..
Truman.
Evening star., 1946-12-14
Turks Plan 10 Fortify
Border With Greece
Reported in Athens
Aim Declared to Word Of
Likely Invasion by
Macedonian Autonomists
BY the Associated Press

ATHENS, Dec. 14.-The Greek
Foreign Ministry says it has re-
ports that Turkey has decided
to build Notifications along the
Turkish Greek frontier to ward
off "a likely invasion" of Turkish
territory by forces of the Mace
donian autonomous movement.
The ministry's information Sec
ton said last night the reports came
from Istanbul through Drama,
Macedonia. !,
Meanwhile, the Greek Minister OF
War ordered all reserve officers and
men in the 1887 military class in
seven northern provinces and in the
1896 class in Central Greece and the
Ionian Islands to report for service
between December II and 20.
The Foreign Ministry said the
fortification order was understood to
have resulted from a visit to the
Greek frontier by the Turkish chief
of staff. The ministry said the
Turks believed the movement for an
independent Macedonia was mot a
movement of Greek partisans," but
"a Slav movement with broader pur-
poses"
The ministry said Turkey also had
ordered the arrest and deportation
of all Yugoslavs and Albanians with
in its borders because it had learned
(See TURKEY. Page A-43
Evening star., 1946-12-14
Boy, II, Slayer Of Policeman,
Described as Crime Story Fan
Student Is Wounded
Slightly in Attempt
To End Own Life
Pictures ON Page A-i2.)

An obsession for crime fiction
and gangster radio programs on
the part of Townsend Annes, a.
year-old schoolboy, was blamed
lby authorities today for the
death of Policeman Richard a.
Taylor, shot last night by the boy
as he fought to resist submitting
to a routine questioning.
Young Annes was captured on q
parking lot in the 1700 block of ]
street NV. few minutes after he
fatally wounded Pvt. Taylor be
cause I didn't want to be arrested. y
Mr.. Taylor, father of three, appar-
emily was an innocent bystander.
was shot by Annes as the boy ran
past him while being pursued by
another policeman. Pvt. William G.
.Groon1s.
Pvt. Taylor. ~, was walking an
ether beat when Annes. armed with
"a German Luger and an air pistol,
saw him and fired the shot which
killed the veteran officer. Pvt. Tay-
lor had barely drawn his service re-
volver he had not fired when the
Evening star., 1946-12-14
American Held in Killing
OF British Woman in Reich
By The Assoeio.ed Press

FRANKFURT, Dec. IA Brit
ish woman was shot to death in
her hotel room at Wiesbaden last
night, and an American civilian is
being held for observation dur
ing investigation" of the shoot
ing, United States Army headquar-
ters announced today.
Everett N. Snedecker, SO, of Lin
coin, Nebr., "was apprehended at
the scene of the crime" said the
official announcement, which de-
scribed him as a civilian employe
in the office OF the Army's Euro
pean theater judge advocate.
The 26-year-old British woman,
whose name was withheld pending
notification Of her relatives, was a
civilian employe of the European
Air Transport Service.
Four bullets from pistol were
fred into her body, killing her i'm
Evening star., 1946-12-14
Nazis Flew Over New York
In 1943, Ex-CoIoneI Says
BY the Associated Pres,

BOSTON, Dec. IA report that
a German airplane flew over Amer
ican cities along the Atlantic sea-
board, including Boston and New
York during the war was made yes
terday by the former commander OF
an American Photographic recon-
Nuisance squadron.
Richard S. Leghorn of Winches-
ter, who held the rank Of lieutenant
colonel, told group of optical sci
entists that documents found after
the Germans surrendered claimed q
modified Focke Wulf 1900 flew the
reconnaissance trip over the Allan
tic seaboard in 1943.
Speaking at ceremonies marking
the opening of the Boston Univer-
sity Army Air Forces optical re-
search laboratory, Mr.. Leghorn said
the German plane took of from an
airfiel din France.
He refused further comment.
Evening star., 1946-12-14
(See WRECK. Page A-4.)
NSGG WRECh, FdgF A-f.J
Food Bill Rose by II Pct.
In Month, Bureau Reports
BY the Associated Press

The Bureau of Labor Statistics
said today the food bill of the aver
age moderate income city family
rose almost Az per cent from mid
October to November.
The average price rise for the
month of goods and services i'm
portant, in the budgets of these
families, was per cent, the bureau
added, as costs other than food and
rent climbed less than / per cent.
1t said consumers prices on No
vember Is were IA per cent higher
than on June 15-five months earlier
and II per cent higher than on
last January Is.
Evening star., 1946-12-14
Testimony Will Affect Bibo's
Political Future Terry Says
Senator's Former Aide Pledges Appearance
At Hearing If Have to Go by Ambulance

would leave Immediately for Wash.
ington.
"I'll appear before the commit
tee If have to go by ambulance, y
he said.
Contrary to statements in cer-
tain quarters" Mr.. Terry continued
II did not enter the hospital to
prejudice the committee against
Bilbo."
my condition is the result of q
rundown condition, a recent heart
attack. and the fact that I am
awaiting word from a certain New
York bank concerning my request
for loan in excess of 81, ,O00, 900.
i hope the general public will
bear in mind that I am appearing
before this committee not of my
own will, but because I have been
subpoened and because the press
credits Bilbo with saying he wants
me to appear.
mo statement that / make be-
fore the committee can be chal-
Evening star., 1946-12-14
UNRRA Session Ends,
With March 81 Goal
For Completing Work
Medal Of Merit Is Given
La Guordio, ReIinquishine
Post to Gen. Rocks
BY the Associated Press

The 48-nation UNRRA Coun-
Gil dispersed today after setting
a tentative three-month dead
line for completion of its minis
tering to the worlds hungry
nations.
Climaxing four-day meeting, the
organization accepted the resigna-
ton of Director General La Guar
dia and elected Maj. Gen. Lowell W.
Rocks as his successor.
President Truman sent Undersec-
retary of State Acheson to give Mr.
La Guardia the Nations highest
civilian decoration, the Medal 70,
Merit.
Mr.. Truman also dispatched 4
personal message declaring Mr.. La
Guardia,s efforts had earned "ths
gratitude of millions in the worle
who were threatened with starva-
ton"
La Guardia Sees No Hitch.
Mr.. La Guardia's resignation be-
comes effective December 81. Gen
Rocks, former deputy chief Of staff
under Gen. Eisenhower, will handle
procurement and shipment of
UNRRA's remaining $626, ,000, 900 in
supplies.
II am sure we will be able to COM
plete the programs by next March
81, with very little left over" Mr.. La
Guardia told the council at the
closing session yesterday.
In an interview later Mr.. La
Guardia declared there should be no
hitch in making the March 81 dead
line "if there are no more shenani-
gans" such as the coal, steel and
shipping strikes of the past year.
AS the meeting endeds UNRRA
officials estimated that the organiza-
ton handled approximately $780,
600, 1000 in its two-year program of
mercy and that the United States
still has about $40, 900 900 allocated
to pending shipments.
u. S. Wins Major Victory.
Over sharp spoken Soviet opposi-
ton, the United States won a major
victory when the council approved
the American demand that future
relief be sent where and when
needed" than according to
fixed programs or schedules.
Obviously fearful that Russia's
satellites might suffer in any Jug
Cling of the remaining programs,
the chief Soviet delegate, Nikolai
Fenov, insisted to the eleventh hour
that the existing program remain
fixed.
After a long and bitter clash be-
hind closed doors, which held up
the main council session As minutes,
Icyae IIN1D d Al pnnn a
Evening star., 1946-12-14
Welcoming Throngs
Impede Iranians'
Entry in 1abriz
Resisting Democratic
Porty Members Driven
From Hiding and jailed

(This is combined report by
EdUdrd Curtis OF the Associated
Press, Clifton Daniel, Ne10 York
Times, and Christopher Sykes,
London Daily Mail, broadcast
from Tabris and recorded at
Teherdn.)
TABRIZ, Iran, Dec. 13 (De-
layeO To-day thousands of citi-
zens thronged the streets of
Tabriz, impeding the entry of
government troops who reached
the borders of the Azerbaijan
provincial capital four hours ago.
Sacrifices of sheep and cattle were
offered by the roadside in the paths
of the slowly advancing army.
After a few days Of precarious
law and order, during which 10 per-
sons were reported killed amid in
discriminate shooting, the city be-
came quieter this afternoon with
the approach of government secur-
ity forces.
Resisting members Of the ousted
Democratic Party were driven from
their hiding places and, with hands
bound, were led off to jails.
Regime Lasted One Year.
Shops reopened during the day.
Young men, shouting and singing,
paraded through the city. waving
flags and displaying pictures of the
Shah.
Just one year after its formation,
the Azerbaijan provincial govern
ment. established under the Soviets
during their army's occupation sof
Northern Iran, had been overthrown.
DR.. Salamollan Javid, Governor
General of Azerbaijan, and Naji
Mira Shabastari, president Of the
provincial council, went to meet the
advancing government army.
A Soviet plane which had been at
Tabriz for week departed Thurs
day.
After the provincial government
and armed forces disintegrated, their
weapons fell into the hands of cit
izens. and firing started in the city
Wednesday night. For the next two
days rifle and machine-gun fire was
heard throughout the city almost
continually, especially around the
prisons and army barracks.
Firing Intensified at Night.
Thursday afternoon correspond
ents touring the streets were cheered
by crowds awaiting the arrival of
the army which left Mianeh Thurs
day morning. The crowds dispersed
after dark, but firing was intensified
during the night.
BY Friday morning almost every
man seen carried a weapon. Volun-
teer civilian police led by merchants
patrolled the streets, but some shops
owned by members Of the ousted
Democratic party were looted.
The party's headquarters was
closed and under guard. Bands Of
hiding party members were con-
stantly under attack by armed cit
izens, One band took refuge in
(See IRAN, Pare A-4.)
Evening star., 1946-12-14
Late Bulletin
Woman Quits G. O. P. Post

Miss Marion Martin said to-
day she is resigning as assist
ant chairman of the Repub-
lican National Committee.
Other sources reported her
action was part of a move in
volving severance from the
payroll Of several appointees
who worked with former
Chairman Herbert Brownell.
Evening star., 1946-12-14
II Teen-Age Soldier,
On YuIe Leave Amono
19 Killed in Wreck
Four Other GIs Injured
Critically in Crosh Of
Flyer Into Freights
By the Assoeioted Press

MANSFIELD, Ohio, Dec. a.
The list of dead in yesterdays
Pennsylvania Railroad three
train collision rose to 10 today
with the death of Edwin Gene
Krautblatt, 10, of Chicago. Four
teen other soldiers, including II
more 'teen-agers heading home
for Christmas furlough, were
killed.
The injured list totaled so, also
mostly soldiers, four of them in
critical condition here. Eighteen
others were transferred to the Fort
Hayes Hospital in Columbus last
night, eight by litter. Some were
treated for minor injuries near the
wreck scene. The soldiers were
scheduled for shipment to Japan
after their holiday.
One coach of the Golden Tri-
angle" Pittsburgh Chicago flyer
which plowed into two eastbound
freight trains early yesterday, car
ried 62 soldiers who left fort Dix,
N. j., Thursday, en- route to the
Ar1ny'S port of embarkation at Camp
Stoneman, Pittsburgh, Calf, with
seven days delay en- route at their
homes. Maj. Cornelius T. Morris of
Fort Dix said last night.
The Golden Triangle" piled up
on two eastbound freight trains that
had crashed a few seconds earlier
IL miles southeast Of here.
Engineer Denies Blame.
Twelve hours later, rescue crews
completed their search of the
twisted steel cars for bodies, free
ing many of the dead and injured
with acetylene torches.
Engineer Louis Petoskey, SIS, Of
Toledo, whose freight rammed an
other freight train which had
stopped because of a broken air
hose, denied last night statement
by Pennsylvania Railroad spokes-
man in Pittsburgh that he failed to
heed a signal to slow down.
The Golden Triangle" running
at about 10 miles an hour, struck
the freight wreckage which blocked
the passenger trains westbound
track.
Jumped Before Crash.
Mr.. Petoskey said he received
"clear signals all the way to the
crash" and did not know that the
other eastbound freight had stalled
in front of him until his fireman,
Robert E. Keith, 81, of Toledo, yelled
that he saw red flares.
Mr.. Keith and Mr.. Petoskey
Evening star., 1946-12-14
Cold Weather Forecast
For Week End Passes D. {

The cold snap predicted for the
District over the week end probably
won't materialize after all, the
Weather Bureau said today.
Temperatures had been expected
to drop to the 20s, but the cold all
slated for the District bypassed it
heading toward Pennsylvania and
New York, the weatherman ex-
planned.
Temperatures today and tomor-
row are expected to be somewhere in
the 40s, with the skies partly cloudy
Evening star., 1946-12-14
Hartley Enters Fight
To Head Civil Service
Committee in House
New Jersey Lowmoker
Hos Seniority Edge
Over Rees Of Kansas
By Joseph Young

A battle for the chairmanship
of the House Civil Service Com
mittee developed today when
Representative Hartley, Repub-
lican, of New Jersey declared
he would be a candidate for
the job.
Until today, 1t had been assumed
that Representative Rees of Kansas
would be the new chairman of the
committee which plays vital role
in legislation affecting Government
workers. However, Mr.. Hartley's
statement changes the situation
considerably.
Mr.. Hartley has seniority edge
over the Kansan, and If the Republi-
can Committee on Committees fol-
lows the seniority rule, the New
Jersey Representative will get. the
Craftsmanship. However, Mr.. Rees
during the past few years has been
the Republican member of Congress
most interested in civil service af-
fairs, and it Is the opinion of many
of his colleagues that he deserves
the job.
Hartley "Would Like Job
y(The result won't be determined
until the end of the month, when
the Republicans meet to decide the
various committee chaifmanships.
4I would very much like to have
the job," Mr.. Hartley told The Star
today. He added that he preferred
the Craftsmanship of the Civil Serv-
ice Committee to any other COM
mittee Craftsmanship. There has
been considerable speculation that
Mr.. Hartley might lead the House
Labor Committee.
The uncertainty regarding the
Craftsmanship results from the
merging of the House Post Office
Committee and Civil Service Com
mittee as provided by the Congress
sional Reorganization Act. During
the past session of Congress, Mr..
Rees was ranking minority member
of the Post Office Committee.
Top Man in Seniority.
With the two committees merged,
the top man in the point of Sc
niority is Mr.. Hartley, a member
of Congress since 1928. Mr.. Rees
came to Congress in 1886.
Mr.. Rees has devoted a major
portion of his time to civil service
affairs and has expressed his de-
sire to head the group now that the
Republican party is in control. On
the other hand, Mr.. Hartley's work
in the Post Office Committee has
brought him praise from various
Government employees groups, and
he has considerable backing from
some of these organizations.
Meanwhile, speculation continues
regarding the craftsmanship of the
Senate Civil Service Committee
Senator Reed of Kansas is entitled
to the job on seniority basis, but
the Kansan has not yet decided
whether he wants it. Another likely
choice for the craftsmanship is Sem
ator LANCER of North Dakota Still
another possibility Is Senator Hick-
enlooper Of Iowa.
Evening star., 1946-12-14

bullet felled him in the 900 block Of
Seventeenth street NV.
.Neighbors Of young Annes said
today the youth was 10 obsessed
with guns and stories of crime that
they refused to let their children
play with him.
The youth, who apparently had
1See SHOOTING. Page A-4.l
Evening star., 1946-12-14

TOKYO, Dec. IA (P).-Kyodo news
agency today said the government
issued new purge directive in
tended "to drive out every trace of
wartime influence from labor bodies
and that it would affect many union
officials.
Evening star., 1946-12-14
Former Envoy Here Wed

SHANGHAI, Dec. "A R)-Dr. G.
T. Wang, former Premier of China
and one time Ambassador to Wash
ington, was married today to Mrs.
Dorothy A.. Liu, widow of c. S.
(Rurma) Liu.
Evening star., 1946-12-14
British King 81 Today

LONDON, Dec. IA R.-King
George vi celebrated his 51st birth
day quietly with his family today.
Oficial celebrations of the mon
arch's birth date are held in June.
Evening star., 1946-12-14
Assembly Bars
|7roopCensus,
Votes ArmsCut
Delegates Racing to
Adjournment; Bevin,
MoIotov Leuve Today
NfiII ETIh
BULLETIN

NEW YORK R.-The Gen.
eral Assembly of the United
Nations today rejected a pro-
posal for an immediate inter-
national troop census.
Evening star., 1946-12-14

ISee UNRRA, Page A-40
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(See u. N. Page Az.
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tSee TERRY, Page A-2D
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{See SHOOTING, Page ]
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(See IRAN, Page A-4D
Evening star., 1946-12-14
Jops Purge Labor Unions

(See BILBO, Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1946-03-03
Two Hurt When Auto
Runs Into Streetcar

Two motorists were injured, one
seriously, when their automobile
crashed into motionless street.
car in the 600 block of Kenilworth
avenue NE. about 6 pm. yesterday
police reported.
Both the injured were taken to
Casualty Hospital where the driver
Allen w. Stonnell, 30, of 826 Sew
enth street NE, was said to suffer
from a cerebral conclusion and lac
erations. The passenger, James E.
Simms, so. of 507 Fifth street NE,
suffered lacerations and possibly a
fractured rib.
None of the streetcar passengers
was injured.
Joseph r. Cooper, ST, colored, 61O
G street Sc, was struck by a hit
and-run driver at c and Eighth
streets Sc
William H. Mockabee, %, Colmar
Manor, suffered a fractured leg last
night when struck by an automobile
while waiting for a bus on Balti-
more boulevard in Colmar Manor.
He was admitted to Casualty Hos
pital.
Police said Robert A. Gibbs of the
2500 block of Irving street NE,
whom they identified as the driver
OF the car, was charged with driv-
ing while drunk and reckless driv-
ing.
Evening star., 1946-03-03
Palestine
Continued From First Page.)

Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, and Transjor-
dan-joined in a declaration by
colorfully robed Prince Self AL Is
lam Ahmed (Which translated
means Sword of IslamD, of Ye-
men, who said:
yemen objects to Jewish immi-
grafton into Palestine and the es-
tablishment, of Palestine as a jew
ish state or Jewish national home
Palestine is an Arab country"
Jamil Mardam Bey, league presi-
dent and Syrian Minister to Egypt,
said the Arabs would use the boy
colt or any other weapon to keep
Palestine for Arabs.
There is war between Zionists
and Arabs" he said. 1--WE are strug-
Cling against each other by all
means. The Zionists want Jewish
immigration SO they can be the ma
jority and Arabs the minority
They are getting money from Amer
lea, England and all the Jews of
the world. They used economic en-
terprises politically, and Arabs are
forced to use the boycott of Jewish
goods in Palestine"
Azzam Pasha said the league
favo1s abolition of the Palestine
mandate and establishment of an
independent Arab state, with Jews
and Arabs holding equal rights.
I'm such state, Palestine Arabs
would give loyalty first to Palestine
and second to the Arab world" he
added.
Evening star., 1946-03-03
uses Officer Reports.
Drop in Job Openings.
Federal Posts SOUGHT

The number of job openings listed
by the United States Employment
Service Offices in the District
dropped from about $4,000 on VI
day to 1890 at the end of January,
1t was announced yesterday.
Government job listings are ex-
pected to Offset some of this decline,
however, and increase the number
OF better paying openings in pro-
fessional and semiprofessional fields,
Fred z. Hetzel, USES area director,
said in announcing that the Offices
will be utilized for registration and
placement Of applicants seeking
Federal jobs during the reconver-
sion Of the Civil Service Commission
from a war to peacetime basis.
Letters have been sent by USES
oflcials inviting personnel directors
OF the various Federal agencies here
to make complete use of the USES
facilities here, Mr.. Hetzel said.
Placements and job referrals in
Creased during January, USES re-
PoA Wv. 1AiC ooAAdo1y 1ClCll dlo WCIc
9,948 as against 1909 for December
and placements were 5,433 as COM
pared to 2,768. January placements
included 142 disabled veterans.
There has been a steadily increas-
Ing list of jobs in the 50 400 to ST 1000
range, according to Mr.. Hetzel, who
believes this will continue as Fed
eral agencies have indicated need
during the next two months for
agricultural and accounting econ
omists, radio engineers and public
relations specialists in addition to
clerical stats. Vacancies also exist
for certified public. accountants
capable of being graded as CAF-13,
Mr.. HetZel said.
Among the better paying job va
cancies listed at present are en-
gineers-sales, mechanical, electri-
cal, mining, industrial, aeronautical.
civil, radio and chemical-drafts-
men, and, in lower pay brackets.
nurses, medical technicians, gradu-
ate pharmacists, and school teachers
for private nursery and language
schools and vocational training
agencies.
The greatest shortages, Mr.. Hetzel
pointed out, are still in the clerical
field. Other opening for statesmen
and department store and specially
shop sales clerks are listed.