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Evening star., 1946-10-17
BY the Associated Press

LONDON, Oct. 17.-Scotland
Yard loosed its most brilliant
crime hunters today on a bur-
glar who crept expertly into the
Georgian manor of the Earl of
Dudley and stole a considerable
amount" of the Duchess of
Windsor's $1,000,00O collection of
jewelry.
The worried duke, one time mon
arch who forsook the British throne
10 years ago to wed the American
born divorce, left any statement to
be made to the detectives, who re-
mained-as usual in a major case
as mum as the mansions gateposts.
The only estimate of the amount
of the robbery was some thousands
of pounds" made by the British
Press Association.
The duchess collection of jewelry
has included a diamond-studded
platinum tiara, a gift from the
Duke which she wore on her we'd
ding day, and sets of blue sapphires,
rubies, emeralds and other
gems.
Inspector j. r. Capstick, ace un-
dercover detective for the Criminal
Evening star., 1946-10-17
PIebiscite Heads Plan Extension
OF Activity Into Private Schools
Group Wins Boord Of Education Approval
To Use Buildings for November 5 BoIIot~

"Elated" over permission to
use the public schools as polling
places, leaders in the District
suffrage plebiscite on Novem-
ber S today considered some
form of activity in private
schools, colleges and universities.
A broad-gauge program for CO.
operation of the public schools in
the referendum was approved late
yesterday by the Board of Educa-
ton, with the belief that students
would be greatly enriched" thereby
So much benefit Is expected to
result, James E. Collif1ower, plebis-
cite chairman, said, that opportu-
mites for some cooperation in other
educational institutions here are
to be explored.
Pupils to Help.
There will be no general holiday
for all public school pupils. But
junior and senior high school pu-
pills will help at the polls. They also
will be given an opportunity to
Evening star., 1946-10-17
Crew Of Dreamboat
Decorated by Spaatz
On Arrival in District
B-29 Lands Here After
Setting Unofficial Mark
From Poris to New York
The Pacusan Dreambot landed

The PacuSan Dreambot landed
at Boiling Field today after re-
turning to the United States
from its Honolulu Cairo flight
across the North Pole.
The B-29 crewmen were greeted
by the high command of Army Air
Forces and were decorated on the
spot for their flight. The decora-
tions were conferred by Gen. Carl
Spaatz, chief of the AAF.
Col. Clarence S. Irvine of ST.
Paul, Nebr., commanded the ship.
The plane arrived here at l pm
Col Irvine was decorated with his
crew year ago when he landed q
B-29 here after record breaking
distance flight from Guam.
Col. Irvine claimed no East-West
speed record when the Dreamboat
crossed from Paris to Westover
Field, Mass, yesterday in IL hours
and Is minutes, although this was
two hours under the Paris-to-N New
York record held by a TWA Constel-
lation. the Associated Press re-
ported.
The Dreamboat, which flew some
$500 miles across the North Pole
on its last long hop. with a crew
Of 10, held the world long distance
record on its Gran-to- Washington
flight until 1t was broken by the
Navy several weeks ago with nom
stop fight from Perth, Australia, to
Columbus, Ohio,
Evening star., 1946-10-17
Truman Will Address U. n.
When Il Meets Wednesday

President Truman will address
the opening meeting of the United
Nations general assembly next
Wednesday in New York, it was
announced today.
Press Secretary Charles G. Ross
said the time of the speech had
not been fixed and, as travel ar
rangements depend on this, it has
not been decided whether the Presi-
dent will go by plane or train.
Mr.. Ross said the President would
have no other engagement on the
New York trip unless it was in con.
nection with the U. N. Specifically.
he said, there would be no political
conferences.
This is not political mission in
any sense" he explained.
There will be a reception for U. N.
delegates the night Of the confer
ence opening and there has been
some suggestion the President might
take part. 4
Evening star., 1946-10-17
Tito Reported Denying
Trieste Seizure Plan
By the Associated Press

LONDON, Oct. ia Spokesman
for Tanjug, official Yugoslav news
agency, said today a Belgrade radio
broadcast quoted Premier Marshal
Tito as denying allegations that his
government planned to seize the
disputed city of Trieste by force.
Tito, the spokesman said, asserted
this in the course of an interview
with American journalists.
Reception of the radio broadcast
was garbled, the Tanjug representa-
tive added, but the Yugoslav leader
was heard to have said his country
would take no action against Trieste
which would contravene the pre-
cepts of the United Nations.
Evening star., 1946-10-17
Chaos in Europe's Currencies
Reported by Senator Thomas

have talked of active operations
early next year.
Senator Thomas said in an inter-
view his experience demonstrated
that in Europe "the dollar is not
even stable"
"Other countries can only stabilize
their currency in terms of the dol
lar and it isn't stable" he added.
The Senator said the Willingness
of some Swiss to give $625 in United
States currency for $500 in travel
ers checks apparently was because
"they want dollars that are on de-
posit in the United States"
He called the official exchange
rate of 100 French francs to the
dollar completely out of line" with
the common rate" in Paris which
he said was 260 to 300 francs to
the dollar, ..@.....,.
Hence American soldiers and
civilian personnel who receive part
|of their pay In francs at the onicial
1See MONETARY. Page &A4,)
Evening star., 1946-10-17
Board Of Trade Urqes
Slash Of 43 Million
In District Budget
McCooeh Coils Requests
Of Department Heads
Staggering, Fontostic'

The Washington Board of
Trade today called for economy
in District operation for the year
beginning July /, in urging the
District Commissioners to cut to
SITS, 100000 the $118,l55,956 re-
quested by the city department
heads in items chargeable to
the general fund-a reduction of
SAB 1886.
All items except highway, traffic
and water expenses and a portion
Of police salaries are chargeahle to
the general fund. Total depart
mental requests for all funds exceed
$i35, GOO, 600.
The board stated Its position
through former Engineer Commis-
sioner David McCoach, ;jr., chair
man of its Municipal Finance Com
mittee, as spokesman for nearly 30
civic groups met in the District
Building board room to testify on
the proposed expenditures.
Branding the $135, 10000 total as
staggering" Gen., McCoach de-
clared:
1--WE do not believe that the Com
missioners should or would seriously
consider the submission of budget
totaling any such fanatical total"
Should Be Limited to Income.
He told the Commissioners the
S75,000,000 figure recommended by
the board as a general fund maxi
mum consisted of $67,O00,000 esti-
mated for maintenance and opera
ton costs and 100000 for new
building.
Gen. McCoach said it was the
boards opinion that the budget
now being prepared should be lin
tied to the known amount of ex-
pected income, which he said would
provide "at least for maintenance
and operation"
He said he assumed the Commits
sioners would submit a tax plan,
preferably along the lines recon-
mended by the board at the Sep
tember is tax hearing. to the next
session of Congress. If such a new
program is adopted, he indicated,
additional requests, mainly for new
construction items, then could be
submitted.
Separation of Items Urged.
Taking somewhat the same view,
Kenneth P. Armstrong of the Fed
Grafton of Citizens Associations,
urged separation of the items for
operating expenses and those for
new construction.
He said the 1948 city budget
should be initially submitted to
Congress composed Of the mainte-
nance items only, except for amounts
needed to continue building projects
already begun.
"It is believed" he said, that
Evening star., 1946-10-17
0PA Lifts Ceilings
On Coffee, but Holds
Line on Rent Control
Anderson Takes Curbs
From Feed Grain, Protein
Meal and Soybeons

OPA today removed price cell
ings from coffee, but at the same
time served notice it planned to
hold the line tightly against all
demands for relaxation or lift
ing of rent controls.
In another action the Agricul-
ture Department took controls of
the use of feed grains, protein meals
and soybeans used by livestock
feed manufacturers, feeders and
food professors. This move fol-
lowed last nights OPA order free
ing soybeans and flaxseed from
price controls.
Ceilings also were taken off mar
garine, mayonnaise and salad dress
ing by an OPA order last night.
Congress Action Cited.
An OPA official backed up the
Evening star., 1946-10-17
Windsors' 81, 1000 1000 Jewels
Are Looted by Expert Burglar
Scotland Yard Sets Best SIeuths on Thief
Who Sneuked Post Guards at Eurs Home

Investigation Division, sped to the
robbery scene at dawn to put his ex-
tensive knowledge of London's up
percrust thieves into the task of
narrowing the field OF suspects.
Beside him rode Supt. Fred Cher
rill, internationally famed for the
vast knowledge of fingerprints which
he has put to work in two decades OF
trapping London criminals.
The theft threw Scotland Yards
reputation on the block, for the thief
lodged observation of special branch
men stationed on round the -clock
guard at Dudley's Ednam Lodge
since the ex-King and his wife
moved into it last week end.
The tile-roofed brick mansion was
lent the Duke and Duchess by the
earl, who owns a plushy West End
apartment and two country homes.
The host, banker and international
industrialist, was a precoronation
associate of the former King.
London newspapers advanced two
theories. One was that the burglar
climbed into the Duchess second
floor room by catlike ascent Of a
drain pipe and the traditional ivy
on the wall. The other was that he
Evening star., 1946-10-17
Crack Greek Troops Take
Three Towns From Leftisfs
Nv thu Assor;oted p,...

LARISSA, Greece, Oct. 17.-Units
Of the crack Rimini Brigade had
wrested from Leftist bands control
of three mountain villages in the
Kissaves Mountains north of Larissa,
it was officially announced today.
1t was also announced that mill
tary units had succeeded in cleaning
out another two villages on Mount
Olympus.
The villages taken from the Leftist
groups in the Kissaves area were
Anatoli, Ambelaki and Spillya
Lascahori and Slomion were liber-
ated on Mount Olympus.
One rail and one highway bridge
were blown up by Leftist bands near
here yesterday.
LONDON, Oct. II (P).-The Mos
cow radio, quoting an article dis
tributed by the Russian news agency
Tass, said today that Greek soldiers
had made six sorties across the Al
banian frontier since October 6 and
had fired on Albanian territory with
rifles, machine guns and mortars. =
Evening star., 1946-10-17
PetriIIo Spurns 174% Offer
For Recording Industry
BY the Associoted Press

CHICAGO, Oct. Thames c.
Petrillo, president of the AFL
American Federation of Musicians
said today the recording and trans
scription industry had offered the
ATM a salary increase of 171a per
cent, "but that's ridiculous"
Mr.. Petrillo, who Monday invited
representatives of the recording and
transcription industry to Chicago to
discuss new wage demands, added
I'VE told them we didn't want to
listen to any more of that"
He said negotiations were dead
locked and that industry representa-
tives had retired to discuss the un-
ions demands. Mr.. Petrillo said cur
rent wage agreements between the
musicians and the record industry
would expire October 20.
Evening star., 1946-10-17
Painter Loses Appeal
From Death Sentence
by the Associated Press

LONDON, Oct. 1.-THE Supreme
Court of Criminal Appeal dismissed
today the appeal of house painter
Arthur Robert Boyce, As, against his
death sentence for the murder OF
Elizabeth McLindon, housekeeper in
a residence rented by King George
II of Greece.
Chief Justice Lord Goddard said
the evidence seemed entirely to
warrant the verdict"
Miss McLindon was shot to death
June with a pistol which Boyce
admitted once possessing. Boyce said
he had given it to her for her pro-
lection against callers inquiring
for King George.
Evening star., 1946-10-17
MoniIon Offers 81, 500
For Nozi Hunaina Rope

MANILA, P. l., Oct. II (CDN).-
Walter Budd was chased out OF
Germany by the Gestapo. Now he
is offering $4,000 for the rope or
ropes used to hang the 10 top Nazis
in Nuremberg.
Mr.. Budd, now q Manila res
taurateur, attempted to cable his
offer to Germany but found the
message could not be transmitted to
the occupied zone concerned with
out approval of the United States
Army in the Philippines.
tcopyrisht. 1913
Evening star., 1946-10-17
Express Emp|oye Is Held
In<S700, Check Theft
By the Asxoeiofed Press

MIAMI, Fla, Oct. 17.-Elmer S
Hurt, 22-year- -old former employe ol
tie American Express Co., was or
dered held under $4,000 bond yes
terday on forgery charge follow
ing hearing before Justice of the
Peace O. B. Sutton.
Hurt, arrested last week in Chi
cago on complaint of his employers
that he had stolen $4,000 in cash
and a potential 100000 in blank
travellers checks, waived preliminary
hearing and told Justice Sutton he
wanted to go to trial as quickly
as possible.
Justice Sutton said he would be
tried only on one charge, of forging
q 500 money order blank, because
i. of legal technicalities.
Evening star., 1946-10-17

firm stand on retention of rem,
controls by noting that Congress
twice rejected moves for general
increase in rents. He said, "OIl
studies show that in general land
lords now are enjoying better
profits than prewar." He added
that there were IA different grounds
now on which deserved increases
in rents can be allowed"
The order taking price lids of
coffee was the latest in series OF
moves apparently leading toward
dissolution Of most of the wage
price control program.
OPA disclosed it had approved a
petition from the coffee industry to
remove ceilings. The action applies
(See CONTROLS, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1946-10-17
Truman Studies Trials
For Lower Nazis by
Occupying Powers .
Careful Consideration
Promised in Reply to
Juckson's Withdrawal

President Truman said today
that the proposal to conduct fu-
ture Nazi trials by the respective
occupying powers rather than in
a joint tribunal will be given
careful consideration" The
Presidents statement was made
in a letter accepting the resig-
nation of the chief Nazi prose-
cutor, Supreme Court Justice
Jackson, who had suggested the
trials by the individual nations.
The President also told Justice
Jackson that the punishment meted
out to the Nazi war criminals will
stand in history as a beacon to
warn international brigands of the
fate that awaits them"
Text of Letter.
The text OF the Presidents letter
follows:s
II have read and studied deeply
the reports that you submitted un-
der date of october 7, last, concern
ing the prosecution of major Nan
war criminals at Neurnberg. No
litigation approaching this, the first
international criminal assize In
history, ever was attempted.
For my own part, I have no
hesitancy in declaring that the
historic precedent set at Neurnberg
abundantly justifies the .expendi-
ture of effort, prodigious though it
was. This precedent becomes basic
in the international law of the
future. The principles established
and the results achieved place inter-
national law on the side of peace as
against aggressive warfare.
Il am convinced that the verdict
for which you worked will receive
the accolade of civilized people
everywhere and will stand in history
as a beacon to warn international
brigands of the fate that awaits
them.
Lower Nazis Denounced.
although your own part in the
dispensing of international justice
is at an end there remains, as you
emphasize, the task of melting out
justice to the German militarists,
industrialists politicians, diplomat
lists and police officials whose guilt
does not differ from the guilt of
the criminals who have already been
dealt with, except that these re-
naming malefactors played their
miserable roles at lower levels. I
note what you say concerning the
method through which these re-
naming criminals are to be brought
to justice. The recommendations
which you make in this regard,
coming as they do out of your ex-
perience at Neurnberg, will be given
careful consideration.
"In accepting, effective as of this
day, your resignation as representa-
tive of the President and chief of
counsel for the United States, can
but tender you my heartfelt thanks
and the thanks of the Nation for the
great service which you have rem
dered.'
Evening star., 1946-10-17

vote on the two suffrage questions
in a special election of their own.
Whether the Executive Commit
tee in charge of the plebiscite will
attempt to put ballot boxes in the
colleges and universities had not
been decided today. But it was
pointed out that SO many veterans
have returned to classrooms that
there must be thousands of stu
dents in the city of voting age.
Plans to use the schools will be
among the major topics for consid-
Grafton by the important gathering
of civic, business and professional
leaders tomorrow night in the
Board of Trade Offices in The Star
Building. More than $50 repre-
sentatives of civic associations have
been invited to plan the plebiscite.
Vote on Representation.
One of the results of the session
probably will be formation of a
general committee.
Ballots in the plebiscite will offer
(See PLEBISCITE, Page A-3J
Evening star., 1946-10-17
Price of Margarine
Jumps II Gents in
One District Store

A jump of II cents a pound
in sthe price of oleomargarine
was reported by one local
market today, but most stores
so far had either added only
a penny to former ceiling prices
or not raised the prices at all.
The fact that few markets
had the butter substitute for
sale made analysis of price con-
ditionS difficult.
A Park road market quoted
a price of 80 cents a pound for
oleo formerly selling for 28
cents under OPA ceilings.
Evening star., 1946-10-17
ATC Arronges to Fly
226 to u. N. Assembly
BY the Associated Press

The Army Transport Command
said last night it has arranged to
fly 226 delegates from Europe to
New York for the United Nations
General Assembly.
Some of the delegates landed in
New York yesterday, ATC said In an
announcement. The remainder will
be brought over within the next
10 days.
Evening star., 1946-10-17
List Of Passengers
ION IU-Eoted Plane

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. II R.-A
list of the passengers aboard the
MATS Commercial plane that
crashed at Laramie, Wyo., today was
made public here by the operators Of
the plane, a group of former Navy
flyers.
The list: r. J. Pettigrew, Eliza
beth, N. j.; r. A. Gregor, Somer-
vile, Mass; J. w. Trogdon. Spar
tanburg, S. c.; Steven A. Smith
Sprinfield. ILL.,; A. Gunza, East Pat
erson, N. j.; Ray A. Butler. Marl-
boro, Mass; H. Whidden. Kennett
Mo-; Mrs. A. g. Thompson, Falls
City, Nebr.; Miss June Thompson
Falls City, Nebr., and Mrs. Mary
Boland, Toronto, Canada.
The names Of the three crew
members were not reid Rsed.
Evening star., 1946-10-17
Is Killed in Wyomin!
As Plane Crashes in
Field in Snowstorm
All 10 Passengers and
Crew Of Chartered
Croft Are Victims
by the Associated Press

| LARAMIE, Wyo., Oct. IA
chartered eastbound passenger
plane crashed today, killing all
10 passengers and the crew of
during a heavy snowstorm on
the level plains 3 miles west OF
| Laramie.
The plane, identified by a Civil
Aeronautics Administration spokes-
man as two-engine craft operated
by the MATS Air Transport Service
was en- route from Oakland, Calf, to
Chicago, and was to have stopped
at Cheyenne for refueling and a
change of crew, the CAA said. Nc
fstop was scheduled here.
| Crashed in Level Field.
Acting Coroner E. l.. Knight OF
Albany County said the twin-en-
Igined craft was demolished when il
fcrashed in level field just north OF
the airport about l am. (MST)
Bodies and wreckage were strewn
over an area of 300 square yards.
Mr.. Knight said there were eight
men and three women aboard, in
addition to the pilot and co-pilot
He said he believed one of the wom-
en- was a stewardess.
Mr.. knight and county sheriff s
officers and police searched the area
and wreckage with flashlights and
removed II bodies. Two of the VIC
TINS died later in the Laramie Hos
pital.
Authorities, headed by Mr.
Knight, reached the scene of the
crash a half hour after it hap
pened. They were notified by an
oil field worker who happened to
be driving past the airport and
heard the crash.
Eight Sailors Aboard.
Mr.. Knight said eight of the pas
sengers were sailors.
The bodies, recovered from the
wreckage, were brought to two NOR
tuaries here. .
At Cheyenne, Capt U. H. Hon.
singer and Co-pilot John Urnezis,
both of Chicago, were waiting to
take the Inflated plane from Chey-
enne to Chicago.
Capt. Honsinger said the air serv-
ice has been flying. three trips a
week each way between Newark, N.
j., and Oakland.
Evening star., 1946-10-17
Count of Turin, Cousin
OF ItoIy's Ex-King, Dies
By the Associated Press

BRUSSELS, Oct. 17.-Prince Victor
Emmanuel of Savoie- e-Aosta, Count
of Turin, died yesterday in a private
hospital in Brussels at the age OF rs
The Count, a cousin of former
King Victor Emmanuel of Italy, had
been in Brussels since June. He was
accompanied by his nephew, the
Duke of Aosta-once King of Croatia
Evening star., 1946-10-17
AFL AssoiIs Injunctions

CHICAGO R.-The Amer
lean Federation of Labor con-
vention today adopted a pol
icy expressing alarm" at the
"recent tendency of State
courts to re-establish the evil
of government by injunction
1t was pointed out that in the
last year many Gold time in
functions" have been issued
"pr0hibiting workers from
striking, peacefully picketing,
boycotting $50 in further
ance Of labor disputes"
Earlier Story on Page A-5)
Evening star., 1946-10-17
Bulletins
Hotel Farley Called

Hope for a break in the
Washington hotel strike was
seen in Conciliator Clyde
Mills announcement this
afternoon of a joint confer
ence at 1890 am. tomorrow
of representatives Of hotel
managers and 5000 striking
service employees! His an
nouncement followed previous
statements that a joint con-
ference would not be called
until 1--WE have basis which
can provide a foundation for
Joint discussion"
Evening star., 1946-10-17
Trucks Communicated
By Livestock Producers

CHICAGO, Oct. II R.-Live-
stock terminals throughout the Ma
ton were flooded with vast hordes
(See COMMODITIES, Page A-6D
Evening star., 1946-10-17

(See BUDGET, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1946-10-17

(See NUREMBERG. Page A-50
Evening star., 1946-10-17

(See JEWELS, Page A-5D
Evening star., 1946-10-17

(See MONETARY, Page