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Evening star., 1946-05-02
byrd Fears Disaster
For u. 5. in Coal Strike
By the A.sociossd Press

ATLANTIC CITY, May 2.-Sena-
tor Byrd, Democrat, Of Virginia
said today he doubted the Nation
could avert catastrophe If the coal,
strike continued another two weeks.
Speaking before 1000 delegates to
the 34th annual meeting of the
United States Chamber Of Conn
merce, Senator Byrd said settlement
of the strike hinged on the prin-
ciple of paying John L. Lewis
sec, ,000, 900 annual royalty.
II do not believe our business
economy can operate by paying roy
alties to labor leaders, such as John.
L. Lewis and James Petrillo, and
for my part, I feel it is the duty
of Congress to prohibit such de-
mands by appropriate legislation"
he said.
The coal strike has caused the
loss of 100000 tons of production,
he said, and If it continued for two
more weeks. railroads, public utili-
ties and-other vital industries would
be forced to close down.
with the arrogance and ruth
lessness that have been characteris-
tic of him since he was permitted
to win every contest he has had with
our Government, John Lewis has
not yet even presented his terms
for the settlement of this strike"
Senator Byrd said. whether we
can avert national catastrophe is
very much in doubt"
Evening star., 1946-05-02

cials planned no immediate curtail-
ment of service other than cutting
work-train operations:
John L. Lewis action in sum-
moning the United Mine Workers
250-member Policy Committee here
for a meeting next Tuesday fore
closed the possibility of an end of
the strike before that time. The
committee would have to ratify any
settlement proposal. Federal Off
cials were not optimistic that the
action ever meant agreement was
near, one official saying he under
stood Mr.. Lewis merely wished to
make routine report to the group
Negotiations between Mr.. Lewis
and the mine operators were re-
sumed at the labor Department this
morning with Edward F. McGrady
and Paul W.. Fuller sitting in as
special Government conciliators.
Meantime, Charles ONeill, spokes-
man for the coal operators, said in
a radio address that Mr.. Lewis had
deliberately provoked" the strike
which, he said, has brought the
country to "the brink of disaster
greater than anything since Pearl
Harbor.'
!: Mr.. O'Neill, a former district
vice president of Mr.. Lewis United
Mine Workers, said the current
shutdown was "the most costly
strike ever perpetrated against an
industry and the American people. "
/ Mr.. Lewis offered no explanation
for calling the union Policy Com
mittee here, but presumably the
group will go over the progress Of
the bituminous negotiations and
take up problems connected with
the opening of similar contract par
|leys for 5000 anthracite miners on
May 10. p
Evening star., 1946-05-02
Chinese Reds Charge
New Breach Of Truce
By the Asseeio,.d Pa,

MANILA, May 2.-The Chinese
Communists Yenan radio said to-
day II government armies, including
II divisions, have been closing in
on Communist positions in the
Honan- -Hupeh-Anhwei border re-
gion of Central China in violation
Of the January 10 cease-fire truce
agreement.
The broadcast, heard here by the
Associated Press, quoted a Com
munist spokesman who said attacks
had cut the new 4th Communist
Army into two pockets.
The radio said government forces
were imposing food blockade on
10000 4th Army men and the civil
population of the area. 1t also
charged : that government troops
had inflicted 5000 casualties and
captured 200 Communists.
RICHMOND, Va, May 2 [P.-
Milton Murray, president Of the
American Newspaper Guild, last
night protested to President Truman
the detention of five American cor
respondents by the Communists at
Changchun, Manchuria, as an "out-
rageous. violation" of the freedom
of the press.
Evening star., 1946-05-02
Red Cross Drive Exceeds
Quota by $13,000,000

The Red Cross Fund Campaign
goal for 1916 was oversubscribed by
more than ST., ,000, 900, with total col
lections of $113, ,498, ,608 as of May /,
National Chairman Basil O'Connor
announced. The Washington Metro
politan Area surpassed its quota OF
1878, 400 by collecting $1,925, 1872 as
of April %. Further collections in
creased that total, but May figures
were not yet available, an official
said.
All chapters in cities of at least
SOC, 900 population and all five geo.
graphical areas into which the Red
Cross is divided exceeded their
quotas. Greater Boston, with a ST.
854, ,160 quota, raised $2,484,387 and
headed the list of 16t largest city
chapters. Milwaukee, for the fourth
successive year, was first to meet its
quota. The largest percentage OF
subscription was scored by Tulla-
homa County, Tenn, where the
chapter collected $3.50, or 1929 pei
cent of its $3.50 quota.
Evening star., 1946-05-02
Delegations Make
Calls on Senators in
Fight 10 Keep 0PA

| 0GuUcIlIS, fGUcTd1lS anu housewives
carrying small children made the
rounds of senatorial Offices today ir
mass lobby to urge continuance OF
the Office of Price Administration
without crippling amendments.
Unlike similar rally few weeks
ago, also sponsored by the National
Emergency Committee for Price
Control, spokesmen for such organi-
cations as the League of Women
Voters, 'CIO, AFL, American Veter-
ans Committee and various student
groups had only minor trouble with
police at the Senate Office Build
ing and the Capitol.
Credited by the organizations with
being prime mover of the rally was
Mrs. Ernest K. Lindley, who ex-
planned that the strategy was tc
have groups of four or five visit
the offices of as many Senator's as
possible at five minute intervals
during the day.
Wilson Students Take Lead.
The march on the Senate Office
Building began about 1890 am
when IL students from Wilson
Teachers College, led by Jay Dodd,
1855 East Capitol street, and Miss
Geri ODonnell, $500 Macomb street
NV, started calling on Senators
from their home States-armed not
only with their own statements but
also with lists of their Senators
constituents back home.
For almost an hour, they saw only
senatorial secretaries but shortly
before disbanding they managed to
talk with Senators Kilgore of West
Virginia, Mead of New York, Downey
of California, all Democrats, and
Smith, Republican, of New Jersey.
The Democrats, they reported after
ward, said they were sympathetic
with the idea of continuing the OPA
without major changes while Sen
ator Smith said he had replied to
all his constituents letters but he
didn't tell his visitors how he felt
about the OPA.
The next group included Is wom-
en-, who said they represented the
women's auxiliary of the CIO. Sew
eral OF them carried small children
as they walked through the corri-
dors, stopping off at the committee
room where the OPA extension is
being considered.
The demonstration gained mo-
mentum at noon, when more than
35 women, representatives of the
Jewish Peoples Fraternal Order, a
large delegation from the American
Veterans Committee and represent
atives of the League of Women
Voters appeared.
Veterans Schedule Meetings.
Veterans will take the lead in
meetings tonight and Saturday.
The meeting tonight at 8 o'clock
in the hall of government, George
Washington University, was called
by university students who recently
formed chapter of the American
Veterans Committee. Speakers will
include Mrs. Lindley, Mrs. Leon
Henderson and Representative De
Lacy, Democrat, of Washington.
Also sponsored by veterans is the
Save the OPA Day" demonstration
scheduled for the Monument
Grounds at noon saturday, The
one-act play which will be . feature
of the demonstration wilE have a
cast of IA men and womensveteFans,
with manufacturers and members
of Congress as the villains"
Henry L. Mccarthy, executive di-
rector of the New Council of Amer
ican Business: 1t. John Kendrick,
a patient at Walter Reed Hospita !,
and a number of veterans will be
on the Save the OPA Day" pro-
gram
Evening star., 1946-05-02

tive Stefan, ranking minority men,
Der of the House subcommittee In
charge Of the municipal supply bill.
Il think Senator O'Mahoney Is
on the right track" said Mr.. Stefan.
I'VE must get extra funds from
somewhere if we are going to grant
greatly increased budget requests.
"The House made heavy slashes
in the estimates, because Of the
necessity of preserving sizable
funds against pending and large
future needs. But If these appro-
priations are necessary now, we
must look to increases in revenues.
There is no time now, in the
remainder of this Congress, to con-
slider final action on legislation for
increased taxes. Therefore, the
only alternative would be a boost
in the Federal payment. We know
the $1,000 900 sum Is too small"
Evening star., 1946-05-02
Prosecution Rests
In Mcmahon Trial

The Government rested its case
today in the District Court trial o1
James w. Mcmahon, 64-year-old
Gospel Mission employe, accused OF
second degree murder in the death
last February of Everett J. Ashe
"a, former merchant marine sea-
man.
Assistant United States Attorney
Sylvan Schwartz, who is proSecut-
ing Mcmahon. put Police 1t. w. J
Liverman on the stand as the last
Government witness. 1t. Livermar
told the jury that Mcmahon haG
identified a cut on Mr.. Ashes head
at the morgue as one he had caused
by striking him with blackjack
DR.. Christopher j. Murphy, dep.
uty coroner, testified that an au-
topsy had shown Mr.. Ashe to be
under influence of liquor when hi
died and listed injuries shown by
the autopsy.
Mcmahon is charged in two counts
with causing the death of Ashe, who
was temporarily stopping at the
mission in the 800 block of Fifth
street NV. One count charges he
caused the death of Mr.. Ashe by
hitting him with a blackjack and
the other charges he caused the
death by dragging him down steps
A high light of the trial yester-
day included testimony by two men
who said they had seen Mcmahon
hit Mr.. Ashe with blackjack.
Also indicted on a charge of caus-
ing Mr.. Ashes death was John l..
De Gruchy, Al, a carpenter, beneath
whose automobile Mr.. Ashe was
said to have been dragged several
blocks from the mission. De Gruchy
is accused of manslaughter. He is
not now on trial.
Evening star., 1946-05-02
Health
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nearby areas. Some of them in
clude Col N. L. McDiarmid, super
intendent of Columbia Hospital;
Charles Drayton, president Of Chill
dren's Hospital; James G. Capos-
sela, superintendent of Emergency
Hospital; Edgar A. Bocock, superin-
tendent of Doctors Hospital, and DR..
John Orem of Sibley Hospital.
The name of the council has not
yet been chosen. The two most
likely names are the Capital Area
Hospital Council or the Washing
ton Area Hospital Council.
The most pressing problem fac
ing the council is whether it should
take immediate steps to embrace
the surveys recommendation for a
strong" council. Until the sur
vey's report was made public, it had
been planned to "go slow at first,
without the appointment of full
time executive director who will
need TO be amply paid for the SUI
perior service required of him."
Study Full-Time Director.
Now, however, the council plans to
give serious consideration to ap-
pointment of a full-time director
it was said.
The chief problem facing the
council. should it adopt the full.
scale recommendations, is the one o1
finance. 1t had been planned te
finance the group on the dues paid
by each member hospital. But 6
more ambitious setup will take more
money and will entail different
manner of financing.
Mr.. Whitton revealed that one o
the questions to be brought up al
the council meeting is whether tn
group should make application t.
the Community Chest to become I
member agency. Several other fl
nancial plans also are expected t,
be presented for consideration.
I'm any event, I'm sure that tn
council will do lot to improve prob
lens here" Mr.. Whitton said. 9TH
council will assure closer co-opera
ton and working relationships be
tween hospitals"
Tydings Halls Survey.
Senator Tydings, Democrat, o
Maryland, author of the hospita
measure, today hailed the survey O
the Metropolitan Health Council
made public yesterday, as very com
prehensive."
The report, which characterize,
hospital conditions here as "a dis
grace to the Nation" was said b,
the Senator to prove what thos
who have already made an exami
nation of the situation realize"
"In Washington" he said, "ther
are tragic, insanitary, overcrowde,
and inadequate hospital facilities TO
this rapidly growing city. I thinl
the survey committee recommends
tons are splendid. I will help carr,
them out" He emphasized, how
ever, that time is growing shor
before the expected recess of Con
gress in July, and that the measure
now is before the House Distric
Committee.
The Tydings bill met with som,
opposition after it reached tn
Evening star., 1946-05-02
Conversation
Continued From First Page.)

disclosed. However, a French off,
cial publication said on February 25
that the United States had agreed
to investigate Frances needs for a
loan, which might amount to ST.
000. .000, 900 or $2,5O0,000 900.
Before Mr.. Offroy issued his
statement on the Truman -Bidault
conversation, an official French
source had given this description oi
the telephone talk:
The conversation was through ar
interpreter who was present for the
conference between Mr.. Byrnes anc
Mr.. Bidault. The telephone hac
an extension receiver. The inter.
prefer translated Mr.. Bidault's re.
marks in French into English fol
Mr.. Truman. The President an.
swered in English, which Mr.. Bidault
understands, and Mr.. Bidault lis.
tened on the extension. Then tht
interpreter translated the Presi.
dents remarks into French.
Assurances Reported.
1ne INFORMANT SalQ tne decisive
impression was given that the loar
was zen bonne voie," which he him.
self translated as "on the way" but
which a more precise translation
would render as making progress.
The French Press Agency, a semi
ofacial organization, reported that
the President had given precise
assurances" concerning the loan and
American wheat shipments tc
France
The French newspapers today said
the President had assured Mr.. sBi-
dault that the American Govern
ment had made decisions favorable
to France. The morning news
papers made no mention of Mr.
Ofroy's statement nor of the state
ment of Mr.. Ross.
Evening star., 1946-05-02
D. G.. Jail
Continued From First Page,

ernment would have to pay the
cost for the board of Federal pris.
oners in District institutions. II
has been estimated that the District
spends more than 100000 a year
to care for Federal prisoners while
paying the Federal Government fol
board of District prisoners in Fed
eral institutions.
5Lauding this section, Mr.. West
noted that it was rather vague, but
that the District could not lose by
it. 1t does not define the status OF
prisoners serving concurring SEN
tenceS. That will be the job of the
special committee to work out de-
tailed legislation, Mr.. Hebert noted
The special committee will bs
asked to make complete study ol
existing penal laws, of the District:
parole system, of the question of in
determinate sentences and of the
custody of juvenile delinquents. Mr.
Hebert said he realized that this
work could not possibly be done ir
two weeks, as his committee haC
recommended.
Centralizes Authority.
The bill now before Congress will
centralize authority and place def
mite responsibility for the penal sys.
tenn, Mr.. Hebert pointed out. With
the observation that 1T is typica,
of the people of the District, as Of
all Americans, to forget tomorrow
what happened yesterday" Mr.. He.
bert asked for prompt action while
Congress and the people are in.
terested.
If the Senate includes the budget
request in the 1947 supply bill, il
then will go to a joint committee Of
the two Houses of Congress which
will have to iron out differences ir
the forthcoming Senate bill and the
supply bill already passed by the
House.
The Senate also may be the first
to consider the proposal that the
Federal Government be required tt
pay board for Federal prisoners helo
in District institutions. Howard B
Gill, former penal superintendent
ousted by the commissioners
charged the District is losing $42, ,OO(
at the Jail and $4,000 at Lorton by
boarding Federal prisoners free o1
charge while paying the Fedora
Government for District prisoners
housed in Federal prisons.
Evening star., 1946-05-02
Palestine
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cuss creation of a trusteeship coun-
Gil for the overall supervision OF
international territories until the
General Assembly's meeting ir
September.
The issue could, however, be
raised before the U. N. Security
Council with the contention thai
the situation constitutes a threat tt
international security.
But what action the Council coule
or might take is uncertain, for thus
far it has no military forces te
back up its decisions. Until thu
U. N. takes some action on trustee.
ships, Britain presumably will re.
tain the mandate over Palestin,
she inherited from the League O.
Nations in 1922.
immigration Delay Likely.
In that role, it will be up to Mr.
Attlee's government to initiate AM
action on the committees recon.
mendation for admission of the 10O,.
900 Jews. The Prime Minister sale
yesterday his government will con.
suit with the United States Govern.
ment "as soon as possible
Even If those consultations oper
shortly, however, it appears likely
that considerable time will elapst
before any actual movement of Jews
can get underway.
The committee recommended thai
those now lodged in displaced per-
sons centers and those liberated ir
Germany and Austria be giver
priority. Involved in the consulta.
tions will be details of selection
cost and transportation of those tt
be moved.
In addition, the late President
Roosevelt, in a letter to King Ibr
Saud of Saudi Arabia on April S Of
last year, said that no decision or
the basic situation", of Palestine
would be taken without full con-
sultation" with both Arabs anc
Jews. Secretary of State Byrnes re.
affirmed that pledge last October.
Evening star., 1946-05-02

Senators as we'll as the President.
Miss Smith was born in the Dis
trict and attended Business High
School before going into Government
service as a printers assistant at
the Bureau of Engraving and Print
ing. She was transferred to the
Treasury Department after 10 years
and was made Special assistant
treasurer of the United States in
1898. She was originally scheduled
to retire on December 81, 1945, on
reaching the retirement age Of 10,
but received two extensions. Miss
Smith lives at 900 Nineteenth street
NV
Evening star., 1946-05-02
0ne-Man Raid Nets
Il in Gaming House

A one-man raid by Detective
Sergt. Howard E. Ogle of Inspector
Oscar Lettermans gambling squad
early today resulted in the arrest OF
21 persons in what is known as the
Corregidor Club. 600 block of Sixth
street NV.
Eustaquio G. Lopez, 80, identified
by police as an employe of the club
was charged with setting up gam
ing table. He was released under
81 500 bond.
The other 20 persons were booked
on disorderly conduct charges at No
precinct and forfeited IS collateral
each.
Police said one of those charged
with disorderly conduct, Felix Dis
trito, blind peanut vendor who op-
crates around Griffith Stadium and
other sports arenas, stated that he
had fought in 1863 professional fights
since coming from his home in the
Philippine Islands and before he
became blind. He told police that
he had been in the club many times
and lost money.
Yesterday, Sergts. Ogle and Paul
H. Clarke posed as drunks to gain
access to a house in the 900 block
of N street NV. and arrested four
men and woman on charges of op-
Grating lottery and possession OF
numbers slips.
Those arrested, all colored, are
Helen Hawkins, 81, of 1896 Seventh
street NV; Charles Mitchell, ~, OF
1417 Sixth street NV; Walter In
gram, 80, of 1920 Ninth street NV; ;
Thomas Firms, At, of 40l P street
NV. and Clemmon Siler, 35. of 1918
o street NV.
All are scheduled to appear be-
fore United States Commissioner
Needham C. Turnage today. They
were released in 81 500 bond each.
Evening star., 1946-05-02
|$35, 900 JeweIry Theft
Reported in New York
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, May 2.-Theft of
$35 900 worth of jewelry and mink
coat from the Waldorf Astoria suite
Of former Puerto Rican govern
ment official was reported by police
today. ~
Authorities said Alphonso Valdes,
mere on vacation, told them the
yaluables were taken from his 18th
floor suite April 26 while he and his
wife were away.
Mr.. Valdes, police said, is a men,
ber of Puerto Rico's Republican
partV
Evening star., 1946-05-02
D. c. Budget
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tensive improvements in this old
school.
Another school item added today
is $64, ,460 for the drafting of plans
Of number of school projects al
ready given subcommittee approval
Stefan Backs Bigger u. s. Share.
Proposals of the O'Mahoney Sub
committee for an immediate $4,00O,-
600 increase in the Federal pay
ment toward National Capital ex-
penses, meanwhile, brought gen.
eral Endorsement from Representa-
Evening star., 1946-05-02

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Evening star., 1946-05-02
FBI Man to Speak

Guy Hottell of the Federal Bureau
Of Investigation will be the guest
speaker at the annual spring dinner
of the Takoma Park Chamber of
Commerce at 7 o'clock tonight al
the Manor Club. Arch Mcdonald
will be master of ceremonies.
Evening star., 1946-05-02

p r e S ! q e n t s
monthly pay
check, is looking
forward to a Pc
riod of rest and
travel following
h er retirement
Tuesday from
G ov er n m e n |
service. M / S S
Smith left Fed
eral employment
after 50 years
service, the last
eight of which
were spent sign
ing m on t h l Y
%4,
Evening star., 1946-05-02
Helen B. Smith Retires
After 81 Years Service

Miss Helen B. Smith, special as
sistant treasurer of the United
States whose duties for the past
eight years included signing the
Evening star., 1946-05-02
ZERO Cleans In "a The Time

Save hours of back-breaking work.
clean woodwork, painted walls, tile,
rugs, upholstery with ZERO, the fast,
all-purpose household cleaner. No
mixing, no fussing, no scrubbing, no
rinsing-just wipe the dirt away with
ZERO. Less than Csc quart at your
grocer.
Evening star., 1946-05-02

Pinch it once and pinch 1t twice
and pinch it once again-and then
put that spare dollar into United
States Savings Bonds.
Evening star., 1946-05-02
Draper Sturts Fifth Term
with Power Commission

Commissioner Claude L. Draper,
last OF the original members of the
Federal Power Commission, was to
be sworn in for his fifth term this
afternoon at ceremony in the
chambers of Associate Justice Bur-
ton of the Supreme Court, who was
to administer the oath. II
Mr.. Draper, Wyoming Republi-
can, was named to the commission
when it was set up as an irde-
pendent agency during the Hoover
administration in 1880 and was re-
appointed for successive terms by
Presidents Roosevelt and Truman.
Evening star., 1946-05-02
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Milford chronicle., 1946-09-27
Southern States To
Meet At Millsboro
Continued from hrst pagel

Highli8hting the program will be
the presentation OF the annual re-
port OF Southern States COOpera-
tive. teChnic0l0r sound motion
picture and comedy cartoon. and
election of new members to the
Southern States Advisory Board
and local Farm Home Advisory
omuttee. Musical entertainment.
contests. and recreatiunal activities
;r" also planned.
The annual Southern States re-
lurt will be delivered by e. T.. Me
auley OF Salisbury. Southern
States district manager for this
art&. James Wolf. of the local
Agency. will report on services
rendered farmers in this area on
Southern States supplies by his
agency this year.
The business session will include
election of 8 new members to the
local advisory board and mem
hcrS To Il Southern States Farm
Home Advisory Committee.
The following persons have been
nominated to fill the vacancies on
The board: Harry II. Hudson.
Joseph II. Smith. Raymond Bailey.
William Belts. Norman Collins, Ed