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Evening star., 1946-12-06
Lack Of Evidence Frees
Owner in Dou-Biiinq Case

Because of insufficient evidence
showing that her dog bit a boy. the
case against a 30-year-old colored
woman charged with permitting heI
pet to run unleashed and un-
muzzled was dismissed late yester-
day in Municipal Court.
Mrs. Isabel Walker of the 100
block of r street S.W., the de-
fendant, was granted directed ver-
diet of acquittal after her attorney,
Thomas David, told Judge George
d. Nelson there was no positive
proof that the animal which bit
the boy belonged to Mrs. Walker.
The boy, Albert "Chucker"
Stokes, 5, was bitten by dog No
vember 2 in a back yard in the
100 block of p street S.W. -Four
witnesses for the prosecution, all
housewives IN the same block, took
the stand Wednesday to testify they
had seen a white dog with black
spots at large at the time of the
biting.
During examination of the wit
nesses. however, Mr.. David brought
out that Mrs. Walkers dog, which
answers the same general descrip-
ton given by the witness, was not
the only black and white dog in the
block.
Evening star., 1946-12-06
World Food Picture
|Darkened by Strikes
And Bad Weather
BY the Assoeioted Press

The Agriculture Department sail
today the world food situation
worsened slightly last month, large.
Ily on account of American strikes
and the coal mine shutdown nov
threatens it further.
AS q result OF the recent maritime
strikes in this country the depart
ment said, food supplies in some i'm
porting countries are low and con-
sumption cannot be maintained al
present levels unless the lag in inn
ports is made up.
while the European food situa-
tion generally has shown no de-
terioration thus far, compared with
a month ago, the outlook for the
remainder of the 1946-47 season is
In those countries that
are heavily dependent on imports
to meet their ration requirements =
a department statement said.
Weather Also Factor.
Along with strikes. the department
said, factors darkening the world
food picture include unfavorable
weather, which reduced wheat crop
prospects in Australia. and a down.
ward revision in estimates of this
years Canadian wheat crop.
Food supplies in Russia were said
to have changed very little, despite
indications the government has ex-
perienced difficulties with grain col
lections, on which the rationed bread
supplies depend.
The department also reported that
farm prices during the next three
months may average 5 to 10 per cent
below the record high level of mid
October.
Trend Continues Upward.
Reporting on the demand outlook
for farm products, the department
said the trend in the general price
level continues upward but the
strength is principally in prices Of
non-agricultural prices.
The department stated, however,
that a prolonged coal strike would
retard economic activity, and that
q proper appraisal OF the domestic
economic situation in 1947 cannot
be made until the length of the
strike and the nature of the settle
ment, with It's repercussions on
wages and prices, have been deter
mined.
Evening star., 1946-12-06
/ zoo Policemen Guard
|ChicagoHousiingU Units
After Racial Clash
BY The Associated Press

CHICAGO, Dec. GA detail Of
200 policemen patrolled the Airport
Homes public housing project today
latter demonstrations yesterday when
two Negro families attempted to
move into apartments assigned to
them by the Chicago Housing Auth
ority.
Nearly 500 policemen were sent to
the area last night after several dis
turbances. Six policemen and two
newspaper photographers were
slightly injured by flying rocks,
automobiles and trucks were over
turned and car windows smashed.
The two Negro veterans were not
injured and left the project with
police after their household goods
were moved into the apartments.
The first outbreak came when
trucks containing the Negroes fur
nishings arrived at the project at
6lst street and HARLOW avenue on the
Southwest side. Rocks we're thrown
and the truck windows smashed.
Later other cars were overturned,
including those owned by DR..
Homer Jack, executive secretary
of the Chicago Council Against
Racial and Religious Discrimination,
and Kenneth G. Kennedy, national
commander of the United Negro
Allied Veterans of America.
AS the crowd increased during the
night, with police estimating more
than 1000 milling around the area,
additional policemen were sent to
the scene. During the early morning
hours the policemen were the only
persons at the project.
Recently more than so squatter
families were evicted from the prof.
ect apartments. Miss Elizabeth
Wood, housing authority secretary,
said nine Negro veterans families
had been assigned as tenants,
Evening star., 1946-12-06
Medley Counsel Arranges
Mental Test for Slayer

A psychiatric examination for Jo-
seph d. Medley, IS. convicted muir
derer of Mrs. Nancy Boyer, is being
arranged by his attorney, Charles
E. Ford. 4
The move constitutes probably
the only means through which Med
ley has a chance of escaping the
chair on December 20. All appeals
have been exhausted and executive
clemency has been denied him.
If found of unsound mind. Med
Evening star., 1946-12-06
ley could not be executed while in

ley could not be executed while in
sane.
Mr.. Ford revealed that a jail at
tache had informed him Medley
wanted to talk to him. Mr.. Ford
said he then called Attorney James
K. Hughes, who has been serving
as Medley's counsel in the various
court proceedings, and that the two
of them talked to Medley at the
District Jail. Mr.. Ford said he
decided to call In a psychiatrist
after the conversation.
Medley's victim, Mrs Boyer, was
slain In her Sixteenth street apart
ment iii March, 1915.
Evening star., 1946-12-06

The United States Savings Bond,
with its guaranteed values. pay q
better return than any similar secur-
ity anywhere in the world today.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-10-05

tors missed Fitzpatricks greeting to the ALL CT
vention opening in Chicago this week. Though
plete with the Gompers philosophy which color
his views in the past 20 years, there appears fla
of the old Fitzpatrick, who shared in the leadersf
of the Great Steel Strike of 1919 with William
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-10-05
' "POP DEARBORN

THE LAST in

THE LAST important public of the late John F1pat
Chicago Federation of Labor unnoced
daily metropolitan In spite of many columns of tribute
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-10-05

ers will play a decisive role in
the campaign of Congressman
William Rowan for reelection.
"USA PAC-director in Chicago is
Frank AnnunZio.
The Amalgamated Clothing
Workers, the union of Sidney
Hillman, has assigned William
Rocco to the PAC job here. The
A malgamated is reported to have
already established an excellent
record in it's collections in the
dollar fund drive, as It has done
before. Samuel Levin and Mau
rice McElligott, both of ACWA,
are President and Secretary
Treasurer of the state CLIO res
pectively, and thus carry much
responsibility for the decisions
and actions of the state CLIO on
endorsements, fund raising, and
coordination of program among
CLIO unions.
(This is the second of two ar
ticles on PAC activities of Chi
Cages unions.)
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-10-05
WHO is THE MAIN ENEMY?

WHEN the ALL founded it proclaimed to the world its
militant philosophy that "a struggle going in all nations of
world between the
countries struggle between the capitalist
in intensity from will
suits to the toing millions they not combined
protection and benefit.
The Gath convention of the ALL opening keynote
what different than that which prevailed
preamble to the ALL constitution written And
cool and uneasy reaction of the delegates Bill Green's
redbang at the Illinois convention
it's the opinion of this observer that this kind
with the present day AFL membership ether)
To listen to John p Frey president Trades
department or to William Green George Mean president
secretary OF the ALL the main today is the red
the oppessor And who is the red may wongman
who desires and works for capitalism
form OF collective ownership
ducve machinery and transportation trusts Or
member OF CLIO union rank file
union who fights against oppression.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-10-05
Miners seek
government
provide meat

BELLEVILLE, Ill. - Several
thousand miners of the indie
pendent Progressive Miners IN
ion from nine shutdown South
ern Illinois mines met last week
in Belleville to discuss protest
action against the meat short
age.
Until more meat is avail
able", said Felix Goodnik, PIMA
District Board Member, local
miners intend to remain idle in
definitely.
Melvin Price, only downstate
Democratic Congressman, spoke
at the meeting and made a num-
Der of suggestions on action
needed to get more meat.
PRICE placed the blame for
the meat shortage on those
members of Congress who
voted to cripple OPA.
Meanwhile further mine shut
downs are threatened, accord
ing to Hugh White President of
the United Mine Workers in I'LL
nois, 'UMWA miners may
strike at any time" in protest
of the meat shortage, he said.
"You can't mine coal on a
lettuce and tomato sandwich,
White declared.
THE THREAT of more shut
downs was repeated by Ted Nit
chell, UMWA Board Member
from West Frankfort, eff we
don't get more meat soon, "the
miners are going to go OUT, he
said, "and it won't be just one
mine but all of them.
Many of the Miners local un-
ions have sent letters to the
Government demanding relief.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-10-05
SocioI Service union
launches wage drive

Operation 200 and 80" has
been launched here by the Social
Service Division of the United
Office & Professional Workers of
America, CLIO. This drive is part
of a nationwide drive of the I'm
ion to achieve 5000 a month
minimum for professional work
ers and $50 a week minimum for
clerical workers.
Linked with this drive is the
drive for a written contract for
all social agencies. Today such
agreements exist in ten of the
Chicago agencies and negotia-
tons are now in progress for
others.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-10-05

They are the 18th, 18th, 35th,
45th, and 18th wards, according
to UE's PAC Director John Ber-
nard. Headquarters are already
being used in four of them, and
ward committeeman have been
assigned in II wards to date.
The system UE is using in or
ganizing it's PAC work is similar
to that of the Farm Equipment
Workers, reported last week. The
final push on registration was
made this week, after UE volun-
teers completed a full check of
membership lists, by precincts,
against the lists of registered
voters.
EACH UNREGISTERED voter
was sent letter and a leaflet on
registration. Check-up works
both through the shop stewards
and the ward committeeman, but
the basis of UE's neighborhood
organization is the responsibility
of its ward committeeman to
bring together UE members in
the area. Initiative in startling
joint action with other unions is
taken by the committeeman of
the participating union response
BILE for the ward.
Although the United Steelwork-
ers and the Amalgamated Cloth
ing Workers are not part of the
CIO political action coordinating
group, considerable activity is re-
ported from both. The steel I'M
ION is concentrating its efforts on
the west side and particularly in
South Chicago, where steelworx-
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-10-05
Win wage boost
at Boston Store

Workers at State Streets Bos-
ton Store won wage increase
this week retroactive to July 1st,
after lengthy negotiations be-
tween the store and Local 291 of
the ALL Building Service En-
ployees.
Non-selling workers will get a
boost of Sc per week, and sales
workers will receive $3.50. The
work week had recently been re-
duced from AZ to 40 hours.
S. F. Sullivan, Local. 291 Secre-
tary-Treasurer, said that the in
crease won was the largest this
year in any department store, to
his knowledge. The minimum
rate is 65 cents per hour for all
employees with 80 days service.
Maintenance employees receive
prevailing rates, he said. and
shoe department commissions
will go from ~ to 8 per cent.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-10-05
"CLEVELAND FORMULA"

ALLAN HAYWOOD CLIO Director Organization LEGAL
Top GU leaders that he would
industrial Union Council he Formula
WORD has now to that weeks Haywood with
some success in Cleveland in uniting CLIO forces.
The Cleveland unanimously bv the Cleveland
industrial Union Council provides
The appointment George CLIO regional director
as administrator of the Cleveland Council
Inc council to refrain from acting inter-
national matters except those endorsed national CLIO
Inc council likewise to support only those groups
by the national CIO
Return to their the members
who had offered their designations protest against
legged Communist domination of
pledge by all at a time niced
by De Nucc and stand reelection at a special poll.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-10-05
DO Communists harm labor unions?'
pros and cons on air Sunday

"Do Communists UniOns?" will be the subject
debated WGN Sunday The topic will be dis
cussed between pm $3.50 the "Your Right
weekly feature controversial subjects
Taking affirmative In the debate will be John M
Fewkes Teachers Union instructor at Tlden
Technical High School He will be opposed by Fred NJ Fine
Labor Secretary of the Illinois District Of the Communist Party
William Stokes will moderator of the discussion
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-10-05
ON THE Go GRAPEVINE

FOR the first time in the years
union Negro will be candidate for national office
more he stands good chance win.
Joe Cook president of the Chicago Valeyold
United Seewore has been nominated posts
OIL naoa ees While not the most important office
ooe correspond to the post frequently described
Al conference of thirty five local Negro leaders,
hed two weeks the unanimous opinion arrived
was ha Joe Cook long prominent in union affairs nationally
make the best race Several Negro delegates
Eastern states including coming direct from pitts
brgh the unions national
already nominated Cook for the position of teller.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-10-05
Last chance

Have you registered to vote?
Remember, you must be regis.
tered to vote. Tuesday, Oct. 3
is the last day for registration.
Your precinct polling places
will be open from eight in the
morning until eight in the eve
ming.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-10-05
Have you moved?

Have you changed your place
of legal residence since you
last voted? Then protect your
right to vote. Report your new
address, NOW, to Room 308,
City Hall.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-10-05
RADIO DEBATE

1t should prove to be of general interest many
middle west to Jack coming Sunday
and to tune in instead to station WGN
gram Your Right To Say It" The issue: do
Harm Labor Unons?" will be debated by Fewes
AFL Teachers Union and Secretary
of the Communist Party.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-10-05
PAC-fivify
PAC-fiify
Letters and be|I-pushing
thut's UE-PAC in action

United Electrical has taken
responsibility the organization wards in
Chcagode drive to organize pol
cal action
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-10-05

Foster national chairman of the Communist Party.
Concluding what has become his vaedctory Fpa
rick wrote President of the Chicago Federation
tender it's welcome Chicago gateway
to the poverba Golden West the delegates visiting union
M and convention guests to the sxfouh annual assebage
OF the American Federation Labor
mission to emulate the glorious example by Lincoln
War President whose Emancipation Proclamation legazed
human slavery rededcae itself the uncompeted
ing the slaves not only in the southern section
States of America but throughout the
has been substituted for physical slavery INSCRIPTIONS predatory
wealth."
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-29

DEACE on earth still had no
L come to millions on the secon(
Christmas after the end of thu
second World War of the 20tl
Century. Nineteen months aftei
We Day and Is after W Day
there were reports of bloodshed and
violence from declared or undeclaret
strife in at least 10 countries.
In China, nationalist are arrayeo
against Chinese Communists in {
spreading but still undeclared civil
war that threatens to engulf all her
450,000,000 people.
The Holy Land where Christ was
born is an armed camp as British seek
to quell terrorist outbreaks between
Jew and Arab. Thousands of war
refugees wait impatiently in displaced
persons camps with Palestine their
goal.
Religious Strife
India on the threshold of indie
pendence from the British crown is
wracked by religious riots between
Moslem and Hindu.
In Iran, the Tehran central govern
ment recently put down a revolt in
Azerbaijan province and sporadic con-
flict continues with the Kurdish no
madic tribes.
Greece has been torn by border
guerilla warfare and a United Nations
commission is to investigate Greek
charges of interference by her Balkan
neighbors, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia and
Albania, which have denied the ac-
cusation.
Poland, under a provisional govern
ment friendly to the Soviet Union,
sporadically fights underground ar
mics seeking its overthrow and also
night-raiding Ukrainian nationalist.
Outbreaks in Indochina
Nationalist uprisings have broken
out in Indochina against French rule
and Hanoi, the provincial capital, was
embroiled in bitter street fighting be-
tween French occupation troops and.
Viet-Namese supporters.
Egyptians still demonstrate against
the continued presence of British
troops. Clashes between student-dem-
onstrators and police continue as an
aftermath of the riots last spring
which unseated the Cairo government.
Dutch rule in Indonesia went
through a bloody year but a treaty
setting up a United States of Indonesia
to be joined with the Netherlands was
approved by the lower house of the
Dutch Parliament at The Hague. :
The Philippines, granted independ-
ence by the United States last July 4,
are torn by strife with insurgent Hulk
peasants. E.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-29

servatives who see in it the end of
empire and their old familiar way of
life. 1t was against this background
of bitter debate that Prime Minister
Attlee made his Burma announce
ment to the historic Commons.
To Churchill, Tory leader, this was
like waving a red flag. AS Secretary
of State for India, his father, Lord
Churchill, was responsible for annex
ing Burma to the crown in 1866.
AS Prime Minister during the dark
days of the war, Winston. Churchill
proudly had declared: II did not be-
come the Kings First Minister to pre-
side over liquidation of the British
empire"
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-29
In Short ...

Indicted: By an Atlanta grand jury,
operators of the Inflated Winecoff
Hotel, for involuntary manslaughter,
after investigation of the fire which
claimed 119 lives December T..
Ordered: An unarmed U. S. naval
vessel, out of Manchurian free port of
Dairen, with a Russian ultimatum:
"Unless you leave in 20 minutes we
will not be responsible for the conse-
euences."
Reported: A total of 2,206 dead,
missing and hurt in one of the worlds
worst earthquakes and tidal waves
which devastated Shikoku Island and
Wakayama Peninsula, Japan.
Adorned: The Atlanta bier of Gov
ernor-elect Eugene Talmadge, cham
pion of white supremacy" with a
huge floral wreath, enscribed XXX"
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-29

rocket-testing range across 5000 miles
of Australian desert which will take
$4,000, 900 annually to operate. Russia
has its research projects too, as wit
ness the rocket tests over the Baltic.
The United States is not tagging.
The Army already has under test a
rocket plane with a potential speed of
1,700 m.p.h. German scientists under
contract in the US. are confident it is
possible for man to fly aboard the W.
rockets developed by Nazis during the
war, provided some method can be
devised for getting him down safely.
Rocket Guinea Pig
The National Advisory Committee
for feronautics disclosed it was using
600-mile-an-hour rockets as flying
."guinea pigs" for future robot weapons
at Langley Field, Va.
Known as Tiamat, the device is the
"frst guided missile to be flown suc-
cessfully through a predetermined
program of maneuvers." It is IA feet
long and weighs about 600 pounds.
The name Tiamat is that of a myth
illogical Babylonian goddess whose
emblem is a winged dragon.
Tiamat IS a "step" rocket. 1t has a
rocket booster assembly mounted on
it, tail which provides 1900 pounds
of thrust 3r 3k seconds, at which
time the flying speed is 800 m.p.h. The
booster assembly then drops off and
an internal rocket engine provides 200
pounds Of thrust for As seconds.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-29
U.N.
Evolutionary Prouress

Evolutionary Progress
British Foreign Secretary Ernest
Bevin felt good about the progress
achieved in New York at the sessions
Of the Big Four foreign ministers
council and the United Nations Gen
eral Assembly. He talked of real
progress in a radio report to the
country which normally he would
have made to Parliament, had 1t not
recessed for the holidays.
In his report, Bevin said that grad
ual evolution of the United Nations
is now in the process of Improvement
and modification.
In New York, we found this proc
ess operating pretty effectively" he
said. Although diplomats failed to
agree on a formal code of conduct
governing the veto, Bevin felt they
would observe it in practice.
British policy, he declared, was
based wholly on the United Nations.
I'VE have to achieve three pur-
poses," said Bevin. Zone is to make
unnecessary use Of national arma-
ments.
Secondly, instead of frontiers bris-
ting with guns, we must attain a
state of peace in which the mind OF
man is turned toward economic and
cultural development without fear.
The third purpose is to make n
great natural resources of the world
available to all"
Meanwhile in New York, although
other U.N. branches remained dor
mant until the end of the year, the
Atomic Energy Commission plugged
steadily away with a one-day inter-
ruption for Christmas.
The commissions working commit
tee has the major task of wrapping
together the US. Baruch plan, the
safeguards report and the General
Assembly resolution on arms slashing
INTO n document.
This final document is slated to go
10 the full commission on December
81 and thence to the parent Security
Hnuncil on New Years Eve.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-29

81 must say" Churchill said in open
ing his debate with Attlee, "the British
empire seems to be running off almost
as fast as the American loan."
Churchill played upon the blood
shed defending Burma against the
Japanese invasion which drove out
British and the late Gen. Joseph W.
StilwelIs American and Chinese
forces but he made no reference to the
tin, manganese, silver, copper, oil,
zinc, gold, rubies, sapphires and amber
which make Burma one of the most
valuable empire outposts.
Most Burmese wanted independence
before the war. After Pearl Harbor
many refused to support the British