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Evening star., 1946-05-24
Byrd Urges President
To Ask More Power
For Curbing Strikes
Senator Wonts Trumon
To Make Appeal to
Congress at Once

Senator Byrd, Democrat, OF
Virginia told reporters after a
White House visit today that he
had strongly urged President
Truman to appeal to a joint ses-
sion of Congress for additional
authority to prevent further
Nationwide strikes. He added
that the President is considering
the appeal.
Senator Byrd said he had urged
Mr.. Truman to go before Congress
IF he needs additional power or an,
legislation to punish those who
have been guilty of any infractior
of the laws and to prevent strikes.
He said the President is giving the
matter full consideration.
My judgment is that if the rail-
road strike is not settled today the
President should come before Con-
gress tomorrow" Senator Byrd
added.
THE country is strongly behind
him In any move he may make to
settle this crisis and now is the time
for action"
Favors Immediate Appeal.
Senator Byrd was asked when the
President should go up and replied.
The sooner the better"
If the strike is not settled today.
he should come up tomorrow, or
even tonight
Meanwhile. adoption of the
seldom-used cloture rule to hasten
passage of labor disputes bill was
strongly indicated as the rail tieup
spurred the Senate on in the con-
sideration of a score of proposed
restrictions on unions.
Notice of intention to invoke
cioture was filed by q Senators
during hectic night session, which
brought test vote of Al to 80 in
support of the Byrd amendment,
aimed at John L. Lewis demand for
a union controlled welfare fund for
his coal miners. The Byrd amend
ment would require such programs
to be controlled jointly by man:
agement and labor as trust fund
When the Senate reconvened at
II am. today. however, there were
more than a score of amendments
Still be be acted on, and the Byrd
amendment alone had taken 10
days.
Cooling .Off Period.
The pending question now is the
proposal of Senator Ball, Republi-
can, of Minnesota and others for
a mandatory 60-day cooling of
period whenever a Federal media
tion board undertakes to adjust a
labor dispute.
Under the rules, the cloture petit
tion must be voted on at l pm
tomorrow, if the bill has not been
passed in the meantime. While
cloture requires a tWo-thirds' vote
to be invoked, and usually fails to
muster that much strength, well-in-
formed persons predicted privately
today that the rarely used rule has
good chance of adoption in the
present situation.
| Some of the Senators who are
strongly in favor of new controls or
labor disputes are, at the same time
against cloture, but those who think
cloture may carry are believed to be
counting on putting it over without
the votes of these Senators. The
rule requires only two-thirds Of
those present and voting.
The House Labor Committee
] lSaa Sup IKE NONTp0I De- Ad J
Evening star., 1946-05-24
D. c. Food Ample;
Commissioners Ask
No Panic Buyinq

The District Commissioners
today issued an appeal to Dis
trict residents to abstain from
panic buying of foodstuffs in
the interests of the general
welfare.
They pointed out that ample
stock is on hand at present and
there is no need for alarm.
mo serious difficulties need
develop they said, las long as
our citizens do not waste their
money by expensive and need
less boarding"
(See marketing story on Page
BID
Evening star., 1946-05-24
BY the Associated Press

A germ spray repeatedly capable
of wiping out large cities and entire
crops at a single blow is this coun-
try's newest secret weapon, "far
more deadly than the atomic bomb. -
This disclosure leaked out of Con-
gress after the first bare hint was
dropped on the floor of the House
yesterday.
Sketchy details of the frightening
germ weapons were provided by
members of the House Appropria-
tions Committee who learned of
their development behind guarded
doors.
These members, specifying that
Evening star., 1946-05-24
Hannegan Puts
Weight Limit
Al 16 Ounces
Letters for Locui
Delivery Exempted;
Public Aid Asked
BULLETIN

The Air Transport Com
mand and the Naval Air
Transport Service will carry
the bulk of the Nations long
haul first-class mail under
plans being worked out this
afternoon by officials of the
two services, ODT, the Post
Office Department and COM
mercial 'airlines. The COM
mercial routes will assist ATC
and MATS wherever neces-
sary and will continue to
handle regular air mail.
Postmaster General Hannegan
today placed under embargo all
but flrst-clasS mail normally
routed over the railroads now
strike-bound and ordered postal
employees throughout the Nation
to enforce a 16-ounce weight
limit on first-class and air mail.
Mail for local delivery was ex-
empted from the embargo, as was
that not usually carried by the rail
lines now imperative.
I'VE shall use such rail facilities
as continue to be available, and
planes, motor vehicles, interurban
electric lines and power boats" Mr.
Hannegan said in his embargo
order.
Public Asked to Cooperate.
Field officials of the postal serv-
ice are authorized to contract with
out bidding for transportation of
the mails where necessary and
available"
Asking for full cooperation
from the public during the emer-
gency, Mr.. Hannegan urged:
Please mail nothing that is not
essential. This is no time for busi-
ness houses to put vast numbers of
circulars into the mails at the first
class rate of postage"
Meanwhile, the Office of Defense
Transportation ordered such rail-
roads as are running to remove pas
sengers if necessary in order to
carry mail.
The postal embargo will halt
movement of the bulk of nonlocal
mail which has averaged approxi-
mately 10,75Q tons per day. Nom
local flrst-class Qetter) mail and air
mail, which will continue to 90
through under the order. represents
a daily average of but 779 tons.
Directive From ODT.
The Post Office Department rec
ognlzes fully the serious conse-
quences of this limitation" Mr.
Hannegan said. I'VE have taken
this action in conformity with the
directives of the Office of Defense
Transportation which. by authority
OF the President, is co-ordinating
the Nations transportation.
Il am directing all postal officials
to continue to accept mail of all
classes where normal transport fa-
cilities continue to be available" Mr.
Hannegan continued.
For example, the only mail trans
port facilities between many COM
are contract highway star
routes. There are 1920 of these,
and they have an average length
Of q miles. The sc interurban elec-
Evening star., 1946-05-24

fly high enough while doing it to be
reasonably safe from ground fire.
1t is quick and certain DEATH
While not familiar with minute
details, he said the germs are highly
contagious and presumably could
be spread by bombs.
You would not have to drop a
germ on every person in city," he
asserted. "One operation would be
sufficient, for the effects would
spread rapidly"
Another development, this COM
mittee member related, would make
1t possible for planes to fly over the
Dakotas, for example, and destroy
the entire wheat crop with a single
(See WEAPON, Page A-6.l
Evening star., 1946-05-24
Truman Cancels Talk
With Press but Keeps
Cabinet Appointment

President Truman Cancelled
his weekly news conference
scheduled for IL am. today.
Press Secretary Charles G. Ross
said this was necessitated by
the crowded condition of Mr..
Truman's calendar.
The President naturally would
have been questioned extern
sively about the railroad strike,
and it is believed that he did
not want to discuss this while
negotiations are in progress.
The President held his regu-
lar Friday morning cabinet
meeting. Postmaster General
Hannegan told reporters later.
We discussed strikes and moth
ing but strikes, and we did so
emphatically and intensely"
Evening star., 1946-05-24
PouIey Sees Marshall

NANKING. May "a [P.-The Amer
ican reparations commissioner, Ed
win Pauley, arrived today from Sc
oul, Korea, and Immediately con-
ferred with Gen. George c. Mar
shall about his proposed reparations
inspection tour in Manchuria.
Evening star., 1946-05-24

ing meeting called swiftly on the
heels of the rail strike. The Board
of Trade had called leaders together
at request of the Commissioners.
Engineer Commissioner Gordon r.
Young promised the city that fleets
(See D. C. Suppl les Page A-51
Evening star., 1946-05-24
Nuremberg Red Aide Killed

NUREMBERG, May "a LP.-Gen.
N. D. Zorya, assistant to the chief
Soviet prosecutor at the interna-
tional war crimes trial was killed
yesterday while handling gun, it
was announced today.
Evening star., 1946-05-24
Situation Dark Says
Presidents Mediator
AfterSeeingWorkers
Entire Labor Situation
To Be Discussed Today at
White House Conference
By Joseph A. Fox

Whle presidential mediator worked fevershly unsuc
ceSSu To-Day to bring the Nations railroad officials
men INTO an agreement for ending the parayzng strike President
truman summoned top cabinet and labor advisers
meeting to canvass "the whole strike situation"
Ihe mediator John Steelman conference with repre
senaVes OF two striking brotherhood at the Hotel
pm saying, "The situation immediately entered
a session with the
Evening star., 1946-05-24
What Washington
Is Reodinu

AS a guide to readers The
Sunday Star has arranged with
the leading booksellers of
Washington and suburban
areas to report each week the
books which sell best. This
survey, presented in the form
of a weekly chart, is a new
feature of the Sunday Book
Section which offers timely and
authoritative reviews of the
newest books. In addition,
theze is printed a list of the
best sellers based on a national
survey of the country's princi-
pal cities.
FOR BOOK REVIEWS
AND BOOK NEWS
KEEP UP WITH YOUR
READING
IN
Thr Sunhay Star
Evening star., 1946-05-24

(see POST OFFICE, Page A-4.
Evening star., 1946-05-24

(See STRIKE CONTROL, Pg. A-4.
Evening star., 1946-05-24

tSee MILITARY, Page A-5D
Evening star., 1946-05-24

(See COAL, Page A-4D
Evening star., 1946-05-24
Weather Forecast

mostly CLOUDY, high in upper 7Os today. Some
what warmer tonight, tomorrow; one or two
showers likely tomorrow.
Evening star., 1946-05-24
r e a d ers

An Associoted Press Newspope
Evening star., 1946-05-24

Temperatures today-High, rs, at 1:04 pm;
low, So, at sos am. Yesterday-High, rs,
at 2:10 pm; low, ST. at 4:42 am
(Full Report on Page AID
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Evening star., 1946-11-06

ing, apparently was approved. Gov
elect James e. Folsom opposed adop-
ton Of the amendment, which wAa
supported by many Of the States
political leaders.
Probably the most surprising re-
turns were from Polk County, Tenn.
which for the past Is years, under
Mr.. Biggs' sway, had delivered vir-
tually unanimous votes for Demo-
cratic candidates. There, Democrat
Jim Nance McCord trailed Repub-
lican w. o. Lowe in the Governors
race, and two State legislative can
didates, one a Democrat and the
other a Republican backed by the
GI-Good Government League, won
handily over aspirants supported by
Mr. Biggs.
County Offices Not at Stake.
County Offices were. not at stake
and remained firmly in control by
the Biggs organization.
Veterans In neighboring McMinn
County last August overturned the
Democratic forces in bloody elec-
ton battle.
Democratic nominees for major
Offices who were elected included:
Georgia-Eugene Talmadge, Gov
ernor, for his fourth term.
! Alabama-James E. Folsom, Gov
Evening star., 1946-11-06
Mrs. Mankin Beaten,
Biggs Machine Upset,
But South Stays Solid
BY the Associated Press


ATLANTA, Nov. 6.-Only ripple
here and there disturbed the ira
ditional Democratic solidity of the
South in yesterdays general elec-
ton and nowhere was the party's
dominance upset.
Democratic nominees for Cover
nor and Senator were elected with
little more than token opposition
from Republican candidates ir
Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina
Arkansas, Tennessee, Florida, Mis-.
sissippi and Virginia.
A local campaign by war vet
eran was successful against the
tightly knit Burch Biggs Demo.
cratic forces in Polk County, Tenn
Leaders of an Arkansas veterans
faction that opposed the regular
Democratic organization in Crit.
tenden County, today conceded de-
feat. Other results reflected Demo
cratic victories all along the line.
Mrs. Mankin Defeated.
Party regularity was maintained
in Georgia'S 5th congressional dis.
trict where voters favored James c
Davis, the Democratic nominee ovel
Representative Helen Douglas Man
kin, who sought election on a
write-in basis after losing earlier
battles for the nomination in party
councils and the courts. Concedine
nothing, she said she would carry
the fight to Congress.
An Alab bama constitutional
amendment Tightening voter quail
fications, popularity interpreted as .
means to discourage Negro ballot
Evening star., 1946-11-06
Pearl Buck 70 Speak
| Al Leland Junior Hiqh

Pearl S. Buck, the author, will
speak as a feature of National Book
Week at pm. Tuesday at the Le-
land Junior High School auditorium
under co-sponsorship of the Bethes-
da Public Library and The East and
West Association.
Miss Buck will talk on Asia and
the Peace" describing the Asiatic
people, general misunderstanding of
whom she considers barrier to
world peace.
The author is appearing without a
fee in behalf of the East and West
Association, which she founded as
an educational, nonprofit, nonpo-
litical organization for the advance
ment of international cooperation.
The observance in Bethesda also
will include book exhibits in the
public library, two public school IL
braries and in store windows in the
community
I Eighty of the final selections In
the art illustration contest being
held in the first six grades of the
local schools will be on display also
in the public library during the
week
Evening star., 1946-11-06

eraor: John J. Sparkman, Senator
South Carolina-J. strom Thur
rnond, Governor.
Arkansas-Ben Laney, Governor.
Tennessee - Jim Nance McCord
Governor; Kenneth D. Mcclellan
Senator.
Fiorida-spessard Holland, Sen
ator.
Mississippi - Theodore g. Bilbo
Senator.
Virginia - Harry F. Byrd, full.
term Senator; A. Willis Robertson
Senator for unexpired term of the
late Carter Glass.
Evening star., 1946-11-06
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Evening star., 1946-11-06
Blind Fishermen, IS,
Tells Success Secret

MURRAY, UtAh.--Ernest Hill, 65-
year -old blind retired barber, caught
five trout to close the 1946 season.
The, fishing enthusiast, who has
been blind for 20 years, explained his
| system:
| MY stick locates the trail and the
bushes and the bank of the creek
My ears tell me when my worm hits
deep water. Patience does the rest.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-22
LEADERS TO HEAR
FIELD DIRECTOR

RALEIGH, Jan. 21-In addition
to Robert w. Coyne, of Washing
ton, field director of the war fl
nance committee, another special
honor guest at the luncheon meet
ing of women bond leaders here,
J Thursday from all parts of North
Carolina will be Miss Maybelle
Blake, of Washington, director OF
the Womens section, it was an
nomced today by Mrs. Karl
Bishopric, Of Spray, state chair
man of the women's division.
Coyne, recognized as one Of the
most eloquent speakers in the
country, will make the only ad-
dress. He will be introduced by
Mrs. Donald Shoemaker, of Ashe-
vile, state vice chairman of the
Women's division. Mrs. Bishopric
will preside. Miss Blake will
bring a word of appreciation from
Washington for the part the North
Carolina women have played in
the bond drives of the World War
II period.
Mrs. J. S. Kitchener, of Raleigh,
state vice chairman, will make
the opening remarks at the lunch
con program. Each regional chair
man will offer a brief toast, ITO
Our Past and Our Future" The
valedictory will be by Miss Ger
trude Carraway, of New Bern, a
state vice chairman, to close the
program.
Registration for the luncheon
will begin at noon at the Woman s
clubhouse, under the direction Of
Mrs. L. F. Kennedy, of Raleigh,
luncheon chairman.
From 4:3O to $50 o'clock during
the afternoon, Mrs. R. Gregg
Cherry, wife Of Governor Cherry
and honorary chairman of the
Women's division in North Caro-
lima, will entertain at a tea at the
executive mansion. in addition to
the women, other guests will in
clude Clarence T. Leinbach, of
Winston-Salem, state chairman of
the war finance committee, Allison
c. James, of Greensboro, execu-
tive manager, and several of the
men, regional chairmen.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-22
1916 CLOTHES DRIVE
GETS UNDERWAY; WILL
BE TO- DAY CAMPAIGN

A 'whirlwind campaign" for the
Victory Clothing Drive for over
seas relief has been promised
Wilmington by Wilbur R. Doshef,
chairman of the drive. The cam.
paign started yesterday.
Dosher disclosed that the cam
paign was off to a late start and
urged the importance of all city
and county churches cooperating
with his committee by working
with members of their congrcga.
tons.
"Odd clothes are needed for
people in War-torn coun r
throughout the world who are fac
ing the worst part Of the winter
now" he declared. +
Contributors may leave clothes
at any of the schools, fire stations
or police headquarters, he added.
There will also be a box in the
post office lobby.