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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-16
First British Bride
Arrives In Clinton

CLINTON, May 15-Mrs. Paul
S. Haney, the only known British
war bride of a Sampson county
soldier, arrived in Clinton recently
and went to the home of her
mother-in-law, Mrs. Dave Haney,
near town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Haney were mar
ried in Norfolk, England, on Feb
ruary Is, 1945, while the bride
groom was stationed there with
the U. S. Army. they lived there
until Mr.. Haney was sent back to
the states early this year. He
was given an honorable discharge
on February 9 of this year, three
days after his arrival in the states.
He is at present taking a training
course at Washington, D. c., and
has not yet returned to Clinton.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-16

The late Irwin S. Cobb, Paducah,
KY, Was the first registered guest
in the Irwin Cobb hotel, opened In
thar city in 1929.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-16
Fish Supper Scheduled
Friday Night By Society

A fish supper will be given
Friday evening at 7 o'clock by the
Women's society of Southside-Bap-
fist church in the church annex.
All circle members and huS-
bands are cordially invited to
attend.
For reservations to the supper
telephone Mrs. J. o. Walton or
Mrs. c. M. Brewer.
There were more automobiles
and trucks 1888, 420) manufac-
tured in 1929 than in any year since
or before.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-16
BIRTHS
Sussaue HOgue Deas

0USS"uC HOSuO DC"S
MI. and Mrs. Henry Deas, Jf.,
announce the birth of a daughter,
Sussane Hogue, May Is, in Baker
sanitorium in Charleston, S. C.
Evening star., 1946-05-25
Late Bulletins

House Rules Committee members said today Presi-
dent Truman will ask Congress this afternoon for leg
isaton making it Federal offense to strike against
the Government and permitting the drafting of men
to work in Government-operated plants industries
The Nations co-ordnated air facilities in the past
"a hours have broken the tcass mail and priority
shipments bottenecks. the Office of Defense Trans
portation announced today adding that air shipping
space still is not being used to capacity Earlier Story
on Page A-3)
The Senate Banking Committee today voted to
eliminate price controls meat poultry and milk by
June 80, The committee adopted two amendments.
both sponsored by Senator Mcfarland Democrat, of
Arizona The votes to for taking controls off
of milk and milk products and 10 to for lifting
trolls from livestock, poultry and their products
total of COL trains were in service 337 struck
railroads operated by the Government during the "a
hour period beginning at midnight Thursday, the
American Association of Railroads reported today.
The Washington baseball club today chartered
bus to carry the team to New York and Boston The
Mats will leave for New York where they open three
game series Monday night Immediately after tomor
rows double-header here with Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1946-05-25
Union Station S Plans
Call for Seven Trains
To Leave Here TODAY

The first day of the Nation
wide railroad strike cut the
number of passenger trains oper-
ating from 1880 to 100, the
Association of American Rail-
roads announced as plans were
made to get seven trains out of
Union Station today.
During the 24-hour period from 4
pm. Thursday-when the strike
was called-to pm. yesterday, 10
trains left Union Station and Is
arrived. The railroad association.
which made the tabulation, noted
that $50 trains usually pass through
the Capitals station daily and said
this report was typical of all large
terminals in the Nation.
Departures and arrivals at Union
Station followed much the same
schedule as yesterday. Scheduled
departures included:
At 8 am, Pennsylvania to New
York; $40 am, Baltimore & Ohio
to Jersey City; l pm. Southern to
Atlanta; $3.50 pm, Pennsylvania to
(See TRAINS, Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1946-05-25
Senator Bankhead Called
Seriously III After Stroke

Senator Bankhead, Democrat. of
Alabama, is suffering from "a light
stroke" and is seriously ILL.," the Be-
thesda Naval Hospital said today.
Senator Bankhead, 70, collapsed at
a Senate Banking Committee ses-
sion last night, and still was un-
conscious today, although the hos
pital said che is reacting favorably. ;"
Capt. R. E. Duncan, commander
of the Naval Hospital, issued the
following bulletin at 10 am: "Sena-
tor Bankhead suffered light stroke.
Although he is reacting favorably,
he is considered to be seriously i'll.
No further bulletin shall be released
until pm"
One of the Capitol's most active
Lawmakers despite his age, Senator
Bankhead spent strenuous day yes
terday in the Banking Committee
on OPA extension. DR.. George CAL
yer, Capitol physician. hurried to
his aid when Senator Bankhead
collapsed, and rushed him. still un-
conscious, to the Naval Hospital in
an ambulance.
Evening star., 1946-05-25
House Can Act
In4OMinutes.
Royburn Says
BY the Associated Press

Speaker Rayburn told a news
conference the House will be
ready to pass strike legislation
today within 40 minutes after
the President requests it at pm.
The legislation already has been
drafted and Il have it in my
pocket" he said.
He refused to divulge its nature
or to say whether it would seek
to make strikes against the Cow
ernment a felony.
The legislation, Mr.. Rayburn said,
will be called up under procedure
permitting only 40 minutes of de-
bate and no amendments.
The Speaker made the announce
ment after a conference with Demo-
cratic Leader Mccormack of Massa-
chusetts and Republican Leader
Martin of Massachusetts,. This in
dicated that agreement had been
reached among them in advance for
quick action on whatever the Presi-
dent wants.
Evening star., 1946-05-25
Anthracite Miners
Serve Notice Of End
OF Contract May 50
By the Associoted Pres.

NEW YORK, May 25.-The
AFL United Mine Workers today
served notice on the Nations
anthracite operators that it
would terminate it's contract at
midnight, May 80.
The anthracite miners tradition
ally have held to a no contract, no
work. principle.
The UNIV. which represents IS 900
hard coal miners in PENNSYLVANIA
have been negotiating with the mine
owners for the last two weeks.
Notice of the contract termination
was given at meeting this morning
in a formal statement signed by
Thomas Kennedy, secretary treas
urer of the UNIV, and other union
officials. The statement said the
action had been taken at the direc-
ton of the unions Scale Committee
which met earlier in the day.
j. B. Warriner, president of the
Lehigh Navigation Coal Co. and
operator spokesman, issued the fol-
(See ANTHRACITE, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1946-05-25
Army Guards Stand B,
To Protect Trains
And Key Rail Points
Complete Plans Reody
And 10 Service Areas
Await Presidents Call

Armed military guards are
prepared to man freight and
passenger trains, bridges and all
critical points along the Nation S
railroads to prevent any possible
interference with rail movements
If President Truman calls on the
Army for assistance in the pres
ent emergency, it was learned
today.
AS result of plans worked out
last night between Secretary of Wa,
Patterson and Gen. Eisenhower
Chief of Staff. spokesman said. the
issuance of orders at pm. If neces-
sary, would be like pulling a
switch to set the military ma
. chinery in motion.
Recalling that Marines who pro-
tected mail cars from bandits some
years ago had orders to shoot ano
did so on several occasions, officials
said that naturally Army men pro-
tecting railroad property and lives
would be under similar instructions
Prepare to Act.
The commander of each of tire
Army's nine service commands and
the Washington military district
are under orders to stand by and be
prepared to act promptly on any
emergency call from the War De-
partment.
This call necessarily would come
from President Truman through the
Offlce of Defense Transportation
1t would set in motion a chain OF
commands that would be started by
Gen. Eisenhower in orders to 1t
Gen. LIE Roy Lutes, in command OF
the Army Service Forces Response
blllty for carrying out such orders
would be entrusted to Maj. Gen. Ed
mund H. Leavey. chief of the Army
Transportation Corps. Gen. Leavey
in turn, it was said, would issue the
necessary orders to individual serv-
ice commands to execute all meas.
ures necessary to guard the property
and protect lives or supply troops
| to man trains.
The War Department realized the
Army's chief problem as that o.
providing protection for mainte.
nance crews, yards and properties
to keep trains running. That prob
lem is comparatively simple, it was
said, compared with the problem
See MILITARY PAGE All
Evening star., 1946-05-25
in u. 5.
Pass Million Mark
And Figure May Soar
Ford Lays Off l25,000;
Closing Of GIN and
Chrysler Plants Predicted
BY the As,ocioted Press

The number of workers unem-
ployed in the Nation was well
over the million mark today,
with every indication of the fig
ure soaring to far vaster proper
tions as industrial plants closed
because of the rail strike.
The railroad walkout made idle
the 250,000 striking engineers and
trainmen and an unestimated num-
ber of the 100000 members of
other nonstriking brotherhoods.
About 10000 soft-coal miners
members of John l.. Lewis United
Mine Workers, also had quit work
after Federal seizure of the mines.
A truce involving all 100000 UNIV
members expires today.
Ford Lays Off 125.OOO.
An estimated l25,000 Ford Mo-
tor Co. workers have been laid off
because of rail and coal conditions.
West Virginia's coal industry. en-
ploying 100000, was reported almost
entirely down because of a short
age of cars in which to move the
coal.
In Pennsylvania mining experts
said 10000 hard coal miners would
be thrown out of work, also for
lack of cars.
Auto industry observers predicted
General Motors and Chrysler would
be forced to close in several DAYS.
Thousands of sailors on Great
Lakes ore and coal ships were ex-
pected to be affected as orders were
issued by ship owners to tie up the
vessels.
PennSy to Cut Force.
The Pennsylvania Railroad said
all employees mot needed to support
present service and volume of traffic
are temporarily released" The road
employs l68,958 and in the New
York division the company said the
order would affect Is per cent of its
employees.
A spokesman for the United States
Steel Co. said all but maintenance
employees OF its 275,OO0 workers
would be idle by Monday.
This was the picture State by
State:
Ohio-l9,750 reported out because
OF rail strike, including 10000 Tim
ken Roller Bearing Co. employees in
five cities.
31.50O Idle in Maryland.
Maryland-31. 500 reported idle in
Guiding 1880 in two steel works.
one of these being the Sparrows
Point plant of Bethlehem Steel.
tSee JOBLESS, Page A-3D
Evening star., 1946-05-25
Publication of Classified
Advertising Will Be
Resumed Mondov

With the first evidence of effective RESUMPTION of
railroad traffic The Star will resume publication of all
advertising The Star regrets that in order to con-
serve paper, shipment of which was stopped by the
railroad strike all advertising with minor exceptions
will be omitted from tomorrow's Sunday STAR
The missed insertions of Classified Advertisements
ordered for Saturday and Sunday will be made up
commencing Monday so that each advertisement will
receive the full number of insertions ordered
II the advertiser does not wish these missed nser-
tlons to be made up, please call National 5000 and have
them Cancelled.
Evening star., 1946-05-25
.Krug Confers
With Lewis 10
Save Coal Truce
Union Leader Silent
On WuIkout Plans
As DeodIine Neurs
By Jones Y. Newton

The coal strike truce expires
at midnight tonight with the
question as to whether the Ma
tion's 100000 soft coal miners
are to continue to work or re-
sumo their strike on Monday
strictly up to John L. Lewis.
Secretary of Interior Krue, the
Government mine boss. called in Mr..
Lewis for conference. beginning at
1880 am, in last-minute effort to
draft an understanding which would
prevent resumption of the strike. An
hour later the meeting was still in
progress
So far the Government has re-
celved no word as to what Mr.. Lewis
Will do. officials fear that he will do
nothing-let the truce run out with
out comment. On the other hand,
there was the chance the union
leader might take affirmative action,
since he likes to make climactical,
last-mlnute decisions.
The Government is prepared to
take drastic action if Mr.. Lewis
should not advise his men to call off
the strike or continue the truce and
the work stoppage swings into next
week. Details of this action now are
being worked out.
More Than Half Closed.
The question of working the mine,
seemed academic today since more
than half already are closed down
TOR one reason or another and few
will be able to put in a full dav
today because of a shortage of coal
cars resulting from the rail strike.
Federal figures showed that more
than half the miners were off the
job yesterday.
Any settlement with Mr.. Lewis on
terms of Government operation
seemed remote. So far. MI. Lewis
has not agreed to principles laid
down by Secretary Krug. Mr.. Lewis,
1t was said. has been as unyielding
on his demands for an industry
contributed. union operated welfare
fund as he was in negotiations with
viz AiiAiAN opSA a to4 D.
Mr.. Krug and his assistant, Vice
Admiral Ben Moreell, were busily
engaged in a laSt-ditch effort to
head off strike renewal Numer-
Gus conferences were set up today.
The officials were said to be not too
optimistic their efforts would be
successful.
Faint Hope for Break.
What the Government wants Mr.,
Lewis to do is to accept the prin-
ciples of a welfare fund, safety
measures, unionization of foremen
compromise and wages laid down
by officials and tell his miners they
are to work until details of a con-
tract are arrived at
In his radio address last night. it
was noted that President Truman
was careful not to blanket Mr.. Lewis
and the miners under the criticism
leveled at the two striking rail
brotherhood leaders. This held out
faint hope that some favorable coal
development might come today.
Meantime, it was indicated that
Mr.. Lewis would serve notice of
termination of the anthracite con-
tract as of midnight May 81. This
would mean that a strike of $4,000
hard coal miners on June | would
be almost inevitable. Negotiations
between the miners and hard coal
operators have been held in New
York with no progress toward set
tlement reported
Mr.. Lewis 250-man soft coal Policy
Committee was said to be in the
city. But the union chief posted
notice in his headquarters yesterday
tSee COAL, Page A-l2D
Evening star., 1946-05-25
Congress Reodyto Speed Action
On Truman Strike Control Plans

to give Mr. Truman any new legal
weapons he may ask for to start the
wheels turning again throughout
the Nation.
Most encouraging sign from Cap
itol Hill was the Senate's agreement
to limit by unanimous consent the
debate that has tied up corrective
labor amendments for nearly two
weeks
Within half an hour after Mr..
Truman's outspoken report to the
Nation last night, the Senate VOL
unfairly agreed:
l. To limit each Senator to 80
minutes on the labor disputes bill
and 80 minutes on each amendment
of which more than score are
pending.
2. To vote by pm. today on the
Ball amendment, to require 60-day
cool-off period before workers could
strike, whenever the proposed new
Federal Mediation Board is trying
to work out settlement.
3. To vote at 5 pm. today on the
petition to invoke cloture, which
would further shorten debate, by
limiting each Senator to one hour
(See STRIKE CONTPOJ, Do 40
Evening star., 1946-05-25
Eighty Reported Injured
In Hungarian Pogrom
BY the Associuted Pres,

BUDAPEST, May % Delayed -
All afternoon newspapers in Buda-
pest printed reports today that two
Jews were killed and 80 injured in
''pogrom" at Kun Madras, a small
town about 65 miles southeast of
here.
The news accounts said political
police had surrounded and searched
the town and had arrested l20 per-
sons.
Fighting broke out when an un-
Identified man accused of war
crimes came before the local Peo-
pies Tribunal and 600 of his friends
staged a "rightist demonstration. -
the newspapers said.
Evening star., 1946-05-25
Macarthur Seeks Advice
Of Council on ; Questions
BY the Assoeioted Press

TOKYO, May 25-Gen. Mac
Arthur who, in effect, bluntly has
told the Allied Council for Japan
that he was running the occupation
SHOW. today was pictured as sin
cerely asking its advice.
For the first time, the American
member submitted questions-for
Wednesdays meeting.
One Council source said he viewed
the questions as a cautious Mac
Arthur venture into Council mem
oers' opinions on these matters:
Rural land reforms. resumption of
relations between labor organiza-
tons in Japan and other countries
and disposition of Japanese govern
n1ent property.
Evening star., 1946-05-25
Illinois Central Workers
Absent on Various Excuses
BY the Associated Press

MEMPHIS, Tenn, May 25.-The
division superintendent of the Illi-
nois Central System here said today
service on the line was being i'm
peded by failure of trainmen to
report to work.
o. H. MacFarland asserted that
approximately 40 Memphis brake
men and switchmen had laid off,
for various reasons. Many reported
they were sick, he said, others had
wives say they weren't in.
I'VE haven't missed a run vet,
but our schedule has been delayed
some in getting other men to fill
the places" the superintendent de-
clared.
The Illinois Central, under Gov
ernment operation for the past year,
was not officially affected by the
general strike of trainmen and
engineers.
Evening star., 1946-05-25
Gen. Dyke to Leuve Army

TOKYO, May Is (P).-Brig. Gen.
Ken R. Dyke of New York will re-
sign today as chief of Allied head
quarters information and education
section and leave Monday for the
United States to become q civilian.
Gen. Dykes partm ent was
charged with revamping Japan's
educational system and distilling
ultranationalisrn from it.
Evening star., 1946-05-25

SerVlCe man ana was put on the
Presidents desk while Mr.. Tru-
man was having lunch in the
residential part of the White
House.
The action of Mr.. Whitney and
Mr.. Johnston meant that the two
brotherhoods-faced with Mr.. Tru-
mans ultimatum that the Army
would run the railroads with troops
II they did not return to work by 4
p.m.-had abandoned Mr.. Truman's
compromise offer of an increase of
1872 cents an hour for the present.
The President had proposed hold
ing all rules changes in abeyance.
Seven Changes Emphasized.
In their letter to the President,
the brotherhood leaders said:
We know, MI. President, that
if our men, upon our faith in you.
return Immediately to work we
would count upon it that you would
not allow reprisals to be in
flicted upon them
amy IlldJ lllC 10 q -IcIll
increase was unacceptable because
it would deprive us of the seven
rules changes recommended by the
emergency fact finding board.
Our men await only your word
that they can return to work for the
Government on the basis of the
award of your emergency board" ?"
the letter said.
In returning to work on this
basis we know that we can RELY
also on your fairness and good will
to keep the door open to further
consideration of those differences
regarding working rules changes
which apply to the membership of
our two unions and in which the
nonopera ting rail unions have no
interest,"" the letter said.
Voice Desire to Cooperate.
This would leave the matter of
our contract with the carriers to be
worked out in further negotiation. y
The letter declared that the engi-
neers and trainmen are patriotic
men" and wish to cooperate with
you IN every possible way in the
maintenance of rail service"
I'VE regret deeply the impression
that our men are not willing to work
for the Government the letter de-
clared. I'VE will work for the Gov
ernment."
Truman Halts Mediation.
White House Press Secretary
Charles G. Ross had announced at
1890 am. that President Truman
had directed the Government to step
out as mediator between the unions
and the carriers because its efforts
have come to nought'
Mr.. Ross added that the Gov
eminent now will arrange to work
out an agreement between 18 nom
striking unions and the railroads
on the basis of President Truman's
compromise proposal on wages and
rules, which was accepted by the
18 and turned down by the train
men and engineers.
This unexpected development
came as the President prepared
to go before Congress at 4 pm. to-
day to ask for legislation to deal
with the rail situation-and per-
haps with coal, where a new tieup
is imminent.
In announcing the break-off of
Federal mediation efforts, Mr.. Ross
read this statement to reporters:
BY the direction of the President,
Government efforts to mediate the
dispute between the carriers on the
one hand and the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers and the
lSee Pan R0AnS pana A
Evening star., 1946-05-25
Ger. Shedd to Retire

SALT LAKE CITY, May Is iP,.-
Maj. Gen. William E. Shedd, until
recently commanding general of the
9Th Service Command, with head
quarters at Fort Douglas, Utah, last
night announced his retirement
after 80 years of Army service.
Evening star., 1946-05-25
Proposal Submitted
AS Government Ends.
Efforts at Mediation
B ULLE T IN.

DIR. John r. Steelman, labor adviser to President
Truman, announced today that the 1S non-strikng
railway unions and the carriers have reached a con-
tract agreement DR.. Steelman said the n-strikng
unions and carriers came to agreement in accordance
with Mr. TrumanS recommendation of Nav g. That
recommendation called for wage raises of 1872 cents
an hour with no present changes in working rules.
Evening star., 1946-05-25
(Tert OF Presidents address to Nation on P

The striking railway engineers and trainmen today
offered condonaly to back to work hour and half
after President Truman ended all direct Government efforts
to mediate the railroad strike
Presidents A. F Whitney Aanley
ehoodS of Railroad Tranmen
nounced shortly after they had
offering to return to work for the Government
6cents increase
mended months by Federal factndng board-provided
hey are allowed to negotiate further amy other fair
increase"
The White House delivered to Secret
Evening star., 1946-05-25
By J. A. O'Leary

Congress stood ready today to
act promptly on any recon-
President Truman
makes to deal with the present
strike emergency when he ap-
pears before a joint session OF
the House and Senate at 4 O'Clock
this afternoon.
AS they awaited his message, the
comments of Republicans and Dem
ocrats alike reflected willingness
Evening star., 1946-05-25
BULLETIN

The Senate today adopted
the 60-day cool-off period
amendment to the long-range
labor disputes bill. BY a vote
of 81 to 26 the Senate ap-
proved the proposal of Sena-
tor Ball, Republican, of Min
nesota and several others
designed to give a new Federal
Mediation Board time to set
tie labor disputes before
workers strike.
Evening star., 1946-05-25
Weather Forecast

Sunny. warm, humid: highest in middle sos:
thundershowers late today. Tomorrow partly
cloudy, warm; afternoon showers likely.
Temperatures today-High, 86, at 1:1O pm:
low, IS, at 2:44 am. Yesterday-High, 78.
at 3:34 pm: low, So, at 5:O6 am.
Full Report Pase A-6,
Evening star., 1946-05-25

(See OPERATIONS, Page A-6.)
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(See RAILROADS, Page A.
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(See TEXT, Page A-2.)
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(See STRIKE CONTROL, Pe
Evening star., 1946-12-11

When she returned to their home
yesterday morning. she found him
on the living room floor. Three gas
jets Of the kitchen stove were turned
on, police said.