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Evening star., 1946-05-13
Hoover Philippines
Statement Disputed
By the Assoeiotsd PrAss

MANILA, May 13.-Frank S
Gaines, chief Of the UNRRA mission
to the Philippines, took issue yester.
day with recent statements of for
mer President Herbert Hoover in
Manila that the Philippine food sit
uation is comparatively good.
Mr.. Gaines told the Philippine
Academy of Foreign Affairs that an
acute food shortage seems likely
within 80 days with rice output 4C
per cent under the prewar figure.
Mrs. Irene Murphy, sister law
of Supreme Court Justice Murphy
and head of the private Philippine
War Relief Mission, said 10000 per-
sons already have died of starvation
mostly in, the Northern Luzon noun.
tains, land $4,000 more face the
same grim prospect unless relief
comes and comes quickly"
Mr.. Gaines said price controls
were depriving Europe of much
needed fats and oils through failure
to stimulate production. He told the
academy that millions of coconuts
are rottng on the ground and hun
dreds of plantations remain covered
by jungle because local producers dc
not want to sell at the controlled
price.
He also criticized price control as
cutting down expectation of Philip
pine copra, which once had Europe
as q market but presently goes only
to the United States.
Evening star., 1946-05-13
4,50OServicemenD Due
Aboard Six Vessels
In u. ). Ports Today
BY the Assoeioted Press

More than 4,500 servicemen are
scheduled to arrive in New York
san Francisco and San Diego aboard
Six troop-carrying vessels.
= Ships and units arriving:
. At New York - Miscellaneous
troops on following: General Brooke
. from LIE Havre, 1884; N.Y.U. Victory
-, from LIE Havre, 663.
! At San Francisco-LCI 356 from
Pearl Harbor, Is Navy; Rawlins from
Samar. 1920 Navy.
: At San Diego-Tanker Maumee,
; 80 Navy; Lei SCI, no passenger in
formation.
F.. Ships and units which arrived yes
terday:
At New wsYork-Waterbury Victory
from Bremerhaven, 543 troops in
cluding Medical Detachment D
956th Motor Ambulance Company
Headquarters and Headquarters De-
tachmeat, 55th Ordnance Group,
956th Motor Ambulance Company.
Miscellaneous troops on following
Montclair' Victory from LIE Havre.
591; Lake Charles from Southhamp-
ton, 279; Cape Henry, 10; Ariel, 2.
At San Observation-Disclosures
personnel on following: Tawakoni
from Pearl Harbor, "a Navy, 70
Army; LIST 915 from Pearl Harbor,
40 Navy; LIST 923 from Pearl Har-
Dor, II Navy; Nicollet, 9 Navy; Lei
S72, Navy.
At San Diego-LSD Constock, no
passenger information: LSD Cabil-
do, SO Navy and Marines; LSD Shad-
well, 304 NAVY and Marines.
Evening star., 1946-05-13
Veteran S Appeal Denied
For Takoma Liquor Permit

The appeal by Robert Ben Rock
lin, discharged Navy veteran, whose
application for an off sale beer, wine
and liquor license in Takoma Park
was rejected by the Prince Georges
County Board Of License Commits
sioners, was denied by the Maryland
Liquor License Commission, it was
announced today.
Mr.. Rocklin had applied for a Ii
cense for a proposed liquor store at
the intersection of New Hampshire
and Ethan Allen avenues, Takoma
Park, but his application was disap-
proved following protests in petit
tions containing more than 1900
signatures of residents of the COM
munity.
Linden Briscoe, clerk to the COM
missioners, said that Mr.. Rocklin
cannot make another application
for at least six months,
Evening star., 1946-05-13
Pope Urges Catholic
Women 10 Save Italy
BY the Asseeiofsd Press

VATICAN CITY. May 13.-Pope
Plus XII yesterday urged Italian
Catholic women to save Italy's
Christian civilization - IN this
grave hour"
The Pope spoke from the confes-
sional altar of st. Peters to an
audience Of approximately 5000
Catholics, including members of the
women's section of the Italian
Catholic Action Organization.
He said it was up to italian voters
to decide whether Italy would con-
tinue that form of Christian civili-
zation which for 1000 years
has brought well-being to your coun-
try"
The Pontiff appealed to Italian
women to maintain that purity
which until recent times was the
glory of Italian young women" and
told them to beware of propaganda
in favor of divorce and "willful
sterility."
Referring to Italy's forthcoming
elections, the Pope said Italians had
a duty to vote for candidates who
would guarantee respect for God.
Concluding, the Pontiff said: Go
in this grave hour-wen aware OF
your responsibilities"
Evening star., 1946-05-13
u. NJ.
Continued From First Paee.)

rights by "tortures. terrorism ane
cruelties' in Spanish jails and con.
centration camps.
Will Give Report to Lie.
Mr.. Giral said he would present
the report directly to Trygvie Lie
secretary-general of the United Ma.
tions, which meant that it probably
would not be in the hands of the
five-man subcommittee when il
meets this afternoon.
Mr.. Giral indicated he would not
appear before the committee per-
sonslly before he leaves Wednesday
for Mexico, but that he. might ap-
pear when he returns to New York
in about 10 days.
Il will present a very extensive
report to the United Nations" Mr.
Giral said. This report was pre-
pared by the Spanish government.
in-exile and consists of one main
document and 20 other documents.
Spanish Republican circles sale
Mr.. Giral probably would tell the
subcommittee that failure of tht
Security Council to act against tht
Franco regime might result in an.
other civil war in Spain.>
Will Get U. S., 4Iexican Data.
The subcommittee, which is ex.
pected to meet almost daily from
now until May 81, when it mus
submit its report to the Security
Council, also will get reports thi:
week from the United States ane
Mexico on the Spanish situation.
Meanwhile. a U. N. spokesman
said the Council probably would bt
called into session Thursday to take
up two other matters.
One of these is a resolution cir
culated Friday night by United
States Delegate Edward R. Stet-
tinius, jr. proposing that the
council hold up action on requests
for U. N. membership pending study
of qualifications and procedure by
a subcommittee
Evening star., 1946-05-13
ID. T.. Church Workers
Pledge 10 Save Food
To Aid Needy Abroad

Washington residents today were
carrying into action pledges given
yesterday in churches throughout
the District to conserve food so
those in need overseas could eat.
Pastors in Protestant and Cath
olic Churches yesterday called on
their congregations to aid in the
drive for conservation of food by
eating less wheat products, saving
fats and oils and utilizing to the
fullest extent leftovers for later
meals. Rabbis in Jewish synagogues
and temples had made similar
appeal to their congregations Fri
day and Saturday.
Catholic worshipers were urged
by Archbishop Michael j. Curley
to eliminate waste and conserve
necessary food in order to relieve
the suffering people of the world"
The appeal also suggested where
practicable that people start victory
gardens to help in the food crisis.
Spearheading the inter faith
aspect of the campaign is the Wash
ington Food Conservation Comittee,
with Raymond F. Garrity as chair
man. Clergymen on the committee
are the Rev. Jerome Winter, pastor
of st. Stephens Catholic Church;
DR.. Frederick E. Reissig, executive
secretary of the Washington Fedora
ton of Churches, and Rabbi Norman
Gerstenfeld, spiritual leader of the
Washington Hebrew Congregation.
The Rev. DR.. Oscar F. Black
welder, pastor of the Lutheran
Church Of the Reformation, pointed
out in his sermon yesterday that
the American churches had forecast
the need for European relief long
before our government had acted.
DR.. Blackwelder added that the
church should continue to take the
lead in humanitarian projects and
urged his congregation to support
both the Government efforts and
church drives.
Dean John Wallace Suter OF
Washington Cathedral led wor-
shippers at the IL am. service there
in repeating the District food con-
servation pledge. At the Washing
ton City Church Of the Brethren
the Rev. DR.. Warren J. Bowman
told his listeners there must be nc
letting up in the work until the
need has been fully satisfied.
Catholic parishioners in churches
here repeated the pledge for saw
ing food urged upon them by Arch
bishop Curley.
Churches throughout the District
are planning drives and other
events to keep the need for saw
ing provisions before their congre-
cations. Calvary Baptist is hold
ing a series of rationed suppers tc
raise money for overseas relief
Other churches are planning similar
dinners. the proceeds of which will
60 to this cause.
Evening star., 1946-05-13
Work 5peeded on Bill
To Revise Spy Laws
To Protect Radar
By the A.socioted Press

Shocking" evidence that safe
guards surrounding American mill
tary information are inadequate,
was reported yesterday by Senator
Whery, Republican, of Nebraska.
A Senate Judiciary subcommittee,
which heard the evidence behind
closed doors during the last month,
hopes to complete this week a bill
to tighten up the 30-year-old es-
pionage law to bring it in tune with
the age Of radar and the atomic
bomb. Chairman Eastland told a
reporter the aim is to get the
measure in shape by Friday.
Senator Wherry explained that
in this day of mechanical warfare,
industrial know how" or technical
engineering information may have
just as great military value as did
a secret weapon" of two decades
ago. Yet there is nothing in the
present espionage (spy controD law
which prevents export of industrial
know how" he said.
Testimony Disclosed.
Senator Eastland or other men,
bers have disclosed that during the
secret hearings the subcommittee
has received testimony that:
l. Russia has sought contracts
with American companies manu-
featuring electronic devices. The
Soviets have asked as a part of the
contract that Russian engineers be
trained in the contractors factory.
2. The Commerce Department
sells freely many technical docu-
ments. including some seized from
Germany, dealing with articles the
Army and Navy'have declared non
secret" Russia and France do not
reciprocate.
Senator Eastland said there are
indications that secret devices can
be put together from parts which
have been classified as nonsecret.
Central Board Urged.
Both Senators EaStland and
Wherry said they are convinced that
some central board should be estab-
lished to "clear" contracts made by
foreign governments in this country.
The subcommittee will hear ad-
ditional witnesses from Government
departments early this week and
then turn to writing a bill. AS a
working basis, it has bill by Sem
ator Eastland which would prohibit
sale to foreign governments of any
electronic devices.
Senator Eastland said this would
require some revision Radar is an
electronic device. So are self-guided
missiles and such devices as the
proximinity fuse which causes a
shell to explode when it nears its
target. But so, too, are radio sets,
and radio manufacturers have pro-
tested that the Eastland bill would
prohibit EXPORT of their product.
Evening star., 1946-05-13
San Antonio
Continued From First Page.)

cephalitic in nature. He explained
that poliomyletis, of which infantile
paralysis is one form, attacks the
spine. while encephalitis, known as
sleeping sickness, attacks the brain.
DR.. George w. Edgerson of the
Corpus Christi Health Board de-
scribed the malady as resembling
polio and yellow fever. He said it
had been so quickly fetal at San
Antonio that it had been impossible
definitely to establish its symptoms.
Both cities planned widespread
use of DDT to kill disease-bearing
insects.
Highways entering Nueces County
were being patrolled and no person
under 81 will be permitted to enter
unless he is prepared to isolate him.
self at his home during the two
week period.
Evening star., 1946-05-13
Coal

Continued From First Page.)
ingly to go back, voting 26 to 2
against returning.
Pickets stopped workers at one of
the mines voting a return-the Lu-
cerne pit of the Rochester & Pitts
burgh Coal Co. near Indiana, Pa
from entering for shift last night.
In the important Fayette County
district, eight locals with a member
ship of 5000 voted against going
back to work. Only one local with
$500 members decided to return.
Elsewhere in the Nation, the coal
strike appeared to be over-for at
least the next two weeks.
Freight Ban Lifted.
The Office of Defense Transporta-
ton, mindful of the potential results
of its railroad freight embargo, par
ticularly on the motor car industry,
lifted that restriction, but retained
the 25 per cent cut in railroad pas
senger service. However. plans to
make it SO per cent reduction by
Wednesday were abandoned.
a move to attach an anti
royalty provision to the House -ap-
proved Case bill and hurry it toward
final congressional approval was
sparked by Senator George, Demo-
crat, of Georgia.
Senator George told a reporter he
believes. the House measure is "all
right as far as it goes" but that it
should be amended to deal directly
with points of controversy in the
coal dispute.
One of these is the demand opera
tors say has been made by Mr..
Lewis for 10-cent-a-ton royalty to
finance a health and welfare fund
for the workers.
AS the Case bill left the House
weeks ago, it provided for estab-
lishment of a labor management
mediation board with a 30-day cool
ing-of period before strikes could
be called. It would make unions
subject to suit for violation of con-
tracts, prohibit secondary boycotts,
put stiff penalties on violence in
labor disputes and exempt foremen
from unionization.
The Senate Labor Committee
toned down the measure until its
main provisions called only for a
mediation board which would at
tempt to settle disputes on volun-
tary basis and for ban on inter-
ference with farmers deliveries of
perishable products.
But Senator George predicted the
Senate will not accept the commit
tee bill, adding:
I'VE have got to have effective
legislation. I am not going to vote
for any weak bill such as the COM
mittee reported. In principle
think the Case bill is sound legisla-
tion. We should attach the anti
royalty provision and hurry it
through"
Senator Eastland, Democrat of
Mississippi, who was active in fore
ing Senate consideration of labor
legislation at this time, said he was
impressed with the idea of taking
the Case bill, adding one of two
provisions to it, and sending it back
to the House. That, he said, might
save time that otherwise would be
consumed in Senate House argu-
ments over other points.
Evening star., 1946-05-13
Envoy PowIey Is Given
Merit Medal by Trumun

President Truman today pre-
sented the Medal of Merit to Will
liam D. Pawley, new American Am
bassador to Brazil, for his "out-
standing services" in organizing the
Flying Tigers" group of volunteer
American airmen who fought the
japanese in China before this
country entered the war.
The citation accompanying the
award said that Mr.. Pawley's "in-
dominitable will and perseverance"
made possible the defense of the
Burma Road, over which supplies
were transported to the Chinese.
Evening star., 1946-05-13
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number of occasions that he will
not hesitate to order wartime ration
ing restored if such action is found
to be essential. Both the President
and Mr.. Anderson have maintained
that rationing machinery could not
be set in motion in time for the
present crisis.
Meanwhile, the emergency food
collection drive to obtain money and
canned foods for famine relief be-
gan today throughout the country.
The campaign will be organized in
10000 cities with collection depots in
stores, churches, police stations and
fire houses. Food and money OBJ
tanned will be turned over to
UNRRA.
UNRRA Director General La
Guardia has said that cash gifts
would be more welcome and useful
than gifts Of canned goods, because
UNRRA can buy at wholesale prices.
Evening star., 1946-05-13
BiIbo
Continued From First Pare. )

He began five weeks ago making q
swing around the State, but there
have been signs recently that his
campaign is tagging. An attack of
laryngitis Saturday forced him to
cancel his speaking engagements
until next Friday. While treating
his throat ailment, Mr.. Collins prob
ably will decide on thefuture course
of his, campaign.
In contrast 10 Mr.. Ellis decision
TO give Senator Bilbo the silent
Evening star., 1946-05-13
Plot to Kill Umberto
Reported and Denied
BY the Associated Press

ROME, May 13.-Ihe Rome after
noon newspaper Italia Sera said
today it had learned reliably" of a
Fascist plot to assassinate King
Umberto II. However. the report
was Immediately denied by Interior
Minister Giuseppe Romita.
The newspaper said the conspira-
tors planned to kill Umberto on
accusations of betraying Mussolini,
Fascisrn and "the German ally"
Evening star., 1946-05-13
Eisenhower Continues Tour

TOKYO, May 13 tP.-Gen. Eisen-
hover, continuing his inspection of
troops and military installations in
Japan, was scheduled to review
units at Maebashi and in the Nikko
area about 100 miles north of Tokyo.
Evening star., 1946-05-13
Circulation, April, 1916
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(AVerage net pald.J
The Evening Star-----215, 1868
The Sunday Star ,796
(95.s% in the City and Trading Area.)
Evening star., 1946-05-13

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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-06
FILIPIN0S FLEEING
TO ESCAPE BANDS
Luzon Capital Excited As
Thousands OF Refugees
Crowd City

CABANATION, LUZON, P. I.
May 5-R-Hundreds of ref
ugees from outlying villages con-
tinued to crowd into this provin-
cial capital Sunday following clash
es between Filipino military po-
lice and members OF the, Hukbal-
ahap guerrilla organization in half
a dozen places in Nueva Ecija pro-
vince.
Maj. Maximino Nocete, provin-
cial military police commander,
said the fighting was becoming
more extensive and plenty OF
trouble can be expected in the
very near future, but we are ready
for it."
Excitement High
Excitement was high in this city
Of Al, 900 as the military police, in
armored cars, trucks and jeeps,
took to the back country roads in
search of 'fHuks'' reported in var
ious Barrios (small communities.
Several small local actions were
at P~enaranda, Laur, BACON, Sikat,
Aduas and Samon. The firing at
See FILIPINOS on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-06
WATER in ATLANTA
NOW SELLS AT TWO
CENTS PER GLASS

ATLANTA, May 5-(P)-
Plain drinking water-to be
more exact, tap water-is on
sale here at 2 cents a glass,
5 cents a quart or 20 cents a
gallon - but not because of
desert or drought conditions.
The Fulton county health de-
partment condemned wells at
between IS and 100 suburban
homes. Scarcity of labor and
materials prevented piping
city water to the premises.
The West End Heights Wo-
mans club, with members at
many of the homes arose to
the occasion. 1t obtained a
county license and OPA ap-
prevail and set itself up to sup
ply water to those without it.
The liquid is being dispensed
from a front yard spigot at the
home of a member, Mrs. w.
w. Davis.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-06
CONFERENCE
SET FOR MIAMI ON
THURSDAY, FRIDAY

MIAMI, Fla, May 5-R -
Henry o. Shaw, of Miami, presi-
dent of the South Atlantic and
Florida Ports conference, an
nounced Sunday that plans have
been completed for the meeting OF
the conference here, May Gil.
Ports to be represented at the
meeting will be Morehead City and
Wilmington, N. c.; Georgetown,
and Charleston, S. c.; Savannah,
and Brunswick, Ca; Jacksonville,
Miami, Tampa, St. Petersburg,
and Pensacola, Fla.
Chairman George M. Barnard,
of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission will be the principal
speaker at a dinner, May 10.
The program will also INCLUDE
discussion of the status OF coast
wise and intercoastal steamship
services, freight rates, American
problems, and the present conol-
tons and status of port facilities
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-06

IMMORTAL "WALKS" h e
labyrinthian corridors of the Hall
of Fame are paved with immortal
walks" Among them, to name
just a few, are:
Atlantic City's Boardwalk
immortalized by generations OF
advertising copywriters and bath
ing beauties.
West Points FILTRATION Walk
endowed with everlasting life by
family-trees of capricious cadets
and uniform-enamored young ladies
plus a hit tune from Tin Pan
Alley.
And AL Smiths sidewalks OF
New York" canonized by MIR.
Smith himself, several million
street urchins, and another top
tune from Tin Pan Alley.
* * +
FAMOUS AND FORGOTTEN
But the best walk" of them all is
not to be found in the Hall OF
Fame. ~.
Who has written of it, this
"walk'' on which the feet of the
famous and the forgotten trod to-
Who has sung of it, this walk"
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-06
Over Million
Majority For
|NewAssembly
Defeat OF Document AS
sures Election OF New
House In June
LARGE VOTE CAST
Over $4,000, 900 Citizens
Go To Polls Through
out Departments

PARIS, Monday, May 6-(R -
The Ministry of the Interiors Of
fetal figures showed early Mon
day that France had rejected a
Socialist-Communist orted
proposed constitution for the
Fourth Republic by more than l.
900, 600 votes.
Lacking figures for only one
department in continental France
and three in North Africa, the Of
fetal count of more than 19,000,-
900 ballots totaled 10, 058, 07e votes
against the proposed constitution
and 1866, 1872 in favor of it.
Corsica Missing
With only the vote from Corsica
missing, the Official vote from all
of continental France and North
Africa totaled 10,406, 176 against
the proposed constitution and g.
238, GAG in favor Of 1t.
The negative votes attained a
majority of 1,167, $50. The minis
try said that 20, 116, 522 of Frances
25, 063, 400 registered voters cast
ballots. Officials threw out AL
700 votes as invalid.
Opposed by MRP
The proposed constitution was
opposed bitterly by Frances third
major political party, the Con-
sentative Popular Republican
movement (MRP), which charged
that it's acceptance would lead to
dictators.
The charter would have abolish
ed the Senate of the old Third
Republic and would have given to a
one-house National Assembly of
$50 members the right to elect
the President of the republic, the
premier, a majority of the supreme
See FRENCH on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-06
Strike Cuts
Tide Water
Coal Supply
Company Has Only Enough
Fuel On Hand To Last
Two Weeks
CITY UNAFFECTED
Suppliers Here Say Situa-
ton Not Alarming; State
Plants Hit
International

The rough hand OF John L.
Lewis. coz strike may clutch at
the homes and industries OF Will
mington before the month OF May
is out.
According to a statement made
last night by G.. D. Conant, Tide
Water Power company official, the
company's coal supply for gen
Grating gas will sustain normal
operations for only about two more
weeks unless the harrled Solid
Fuels administration is able to
send the company another coal al
lotment from its swiftly diminish
ing stock pile.
Conant also said that the local
electrical-power picture is none
too bright either. Tide Water ga-s
its electricity from the Carolina
Power and Light company, which
generates the electricity on a 80
per cent wqter-power and 40 per
cent steam-power (coaD basis.
The electrical outlook is fairly
good fo2 the next 30 days" Con-
ant said III need be, the Carolina
company could open up its water
power reservoirs and generate cleo
4 tflcIty on a 100 per cent water
basis. But it couldn't keep up that
practice Very long. And if the
strike were 10 continue indefinitely
Inc company would have to operate
on It's 60 per cent water-poWer
'lone. which, of course, would
mean considerable curtailment in
electrieial consumption"
q D. c. North, of the North-Smith
Coal company, SAID last night that
h mere Is plenty of coal on hand"
lof local small industries, hospit-
u.s. hotels, and homes.
Wilmington is not a 'coal-burn-
ing town. North said, land espe-
sially IL summer. Most of our in
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