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Evening star., 1947-06-28
.Stassen Urges Hating
Oil, Steel for Russia
By the Associated Press

Harold e. Stassen, avowed candi-
date for the Republican presidential
nomination, last night urged the
immediate stoppage of shipments
of oil, steel and other Industrial
goods to Russia because Of the
many Yalta treaty violations"
He said these shipments should
be stopped until we have a definite
foreign policy"
AS a matter of fact" he added
during a radio interview over VOL
Mutual, I'VE ought to be taking part
right now in the Paris Conference
so that We and the British might
move in direct accord in the Ruhr
to revive that areas sick. produc-
ton"
Asked whether he would accept
second place on the 1948 Republican
ticket, Mr.. Stassen replied:
Il swill not comment on that at
this time. I would want to know
the views of the candidate and the
fISpuDilCdu fdTIy pldIIUlM pc1oic
I could give an answer"
He predicted delegate strength
would be widely divided, and called
first-ballot nomination very un-
likely"
Mr.. Stassen, who as former Gov
ernor of Minnesota appointed Sem.
ator Ball, Republican, Of Minnesota
to his first term in the Senate, was
asked whether he would support
him for reelection in 1948. =. Z,
? "It's too early to say anything
about supporting Senator Ball in
1948," he replied.
He added that he felt Senator
Ball had gone, too far" in his ap-
proach to labor control, ,s..A..-s,. !.
Evening star., 1947-06-28
Brothers Held on Charge
OF Attacking Girl, IA
By the Assoeiaied Press

PULASKI, Va, June 28.-Two
Pulaski brothers were held for the
grand jury by Acting Trial JUS
tice Marvin Graham yesterday on
charges of criminally assaulting a
14-year girl.
Ernest and Charles William Bur-
ton, 26 and ~, respectively, re-
manned in the county Jail last night
with their bond set at $1,000 each
and their cases scheduled to come
before the September Circuit Court
grand jury.
Police arrested the pair near the
scene of the alleged attack, only
two blocks from the towns main
business section. One of the de-
PENDANTS. police testified. had the
girls undergarment in his pocket
at the time of the arrest.
Evening star., 1947-06-28
Educator BeqUeothed
Estate to Sister Slain
With Her in Cabin
~ the Assce;o,ed Press

BOULDER, Colo. June "a.
Educator Emily Grifiith left
her entire estate, estimated at
s12, 600, to my beloved sister"
Florence, slain with her in .,
double shooting at their Pine
cliffe tColo.3 cabin June Is.
In her will, filed for probate
in Boulder County Court yes
terday, the founder Of Denver's
Opportunity School named Mrs.
Ethel G.. Gurtner of Pinecliffe,
a younger sister, as contingent
heir.
Meanwhile the sheriff's Office
went into the second day OF an
intensive search OF streams In
the Pineclifie area on the theory
that the body of Fred w.
Lundy, charged In Boulder Jus
tice OF the Peace Court with
suspicion Of murder in the case,
might be found.
Evening star., 1947-06-28
(Fitth of q Seriss.l
By james \ Newton

One Of the most important and
controversial parts Of the new Taft
Hartley labor relations law Is that
which says unions as we'll ss man
agement may be guilty Of unfair
labor practices, opening up labor
organizations to injunctions and
suits for damages.
Heretofore, under the Wagner
Labor Relations Act, superseded by
the new law, only employers were
answerabie to charges Of unfair
practices. However, retained in the
new act is the protection the Wag-
ner Act gives workers against such
unfair. employer activities as dis
charge for union activity, prevents
ing the worker from joining q
union. trying to run or running .
union.
Congress added some dos and
don.ts to be observed by unions az
part of it's avowed effort to "equal-
ize" the positions Of management
and unions before the law. The
lawmakers felt the Wagner Act
passed In 1885. and other laws had
tipped the scales too much on the
side of labor.
Employer Can Sue.
Now, or rather beginning August
%, when these and many other
changes become effective, the en1-
ployer can take action before the
National Labor Relations Board
with Federal court backing to stop
certain practices of unions which
are set forth as unfair. In some
instances, If the employers business
is injured he can sue the union for
damages in Federal courts.
The Taft Hartley Act names 10
practices of unions as unfair. which
the NLRB can halt. The Labor
Relations Board is instructed to
go into Federal court and obtain
an INDUCTION against the practices
If that is necessary to enforce its
order.
That is the way Congress handled
the problems of the much-discussed
iurisdictional strike and union boy
colt. A jurisdictional strike is one
which a union walks out to force
an employer to assign work to its
members rather than to another
union.~ Such strikes occur most
commonly among the building
trades unions.
There are several types OF boy
colts, all forbidden under the new
law. The most common type Is
one in which a union tries by strike
to prevent one company from deal
ing with or handling the products
of another which for some reason
may be regarded as unfair to labor.
Unions also may try to force a
small shopkeeper or trucker to join
a union or association.
Unions Entities" In Suits.
Federal law Is revised in several
places to make it easier to sue
unions in Federal courts. The
provision for diversity of citizen
ship is waived and restrictions are
removed on the amount of the suit.
Heretofore. only a suit of $1,000 or
more could be filed In a Federal
court.
The new law permits suit against
union as an entity" or associa-
ton. Before. 1t was necessary to
name the various individuals of the
union. A union also may now sue
as an entity" But, judgments are
not enforceable against an individ-
ual member or his assets. Unions
also can be sued in courts OF about
three -fourths of the States.
The Norris-La Guardia Act OF
1892 protected unions against the
acts Of individual officers or agents
unless authorized and approved by
all OF the officers or the member
ship. The Taft-Hartley Act changes
that, binding unions as well as en-
ployers to the acts of their agents
Evening star., 1947-06-28
Senate Sends Bill 10 Puff
u. 5. in IR0 TO President
BY the Associated Press

The Senate has completed legis-
lative action on a resolution ap-
proving American participation in
the International Refugee Organi-
Zation.
Under terms Of the measure,
which now goes to the White House,
the United States will contribute a
maximum of $73,5O0.O 900, or about As
per cent of the total estimated
needed to care for Europes home
less.
American approval of the propo-
sal Is expected to bring speedy ac-
ceptance by others of Is qualified
nations whose action is necessary to
bring the organization into exist
ence.
The legislation provides for
monthly United States contribu-
tions, in the meantime, to a provi-
sional commission which will carry
on the refugee work beginning
July /.
The Senate acted on the meas
ure yesterday, accepting House
changes which cut 81 500 900 from,
the total American contribution.
Evening star., 1947-06-28
Moss for Mrs. Turner
To Be Offered Monduy

Requiem mass for Mrs. Charlotte
da Vasconcellos Turner, who died
at the Alexandria Hospital Thurs
day after a brief illness, will be
celebrated at $50 am. Monday in
st. Mary's Church, Alexandria.
Burial will be in Arlington Cemetery.
Daughter of Dona Iphigenia da
Cana. whose family was prominent
in Portuguese history, Mrs. Turner
was native of Funchal, Madeira.
She married Col Campbell Turner
shortly after World War I, and
lived for time in Funchal before
making her home at 1911 New
Hampshire avenue NV At the
time of her death she lived at ,21l
Wolfe street. Alexandria.
Evening star., 1947-06-28
Office Open for Ampufees
To Make Auto Applications

The Veterans Administration said
today its District office at 1925 H
street NV. would remain open all
day today and tomorrow and until
midnight Monday to receive appli-
cations of World War II veterans
eligible for Government-purchased
automobiles. All claims must be
processed by the Veterans Admin
istration before midnight June 30.
Hours for the District Office are
from 8 am. until 4:45 pm. today
and tomorrow and from 8 am, until
midnight Monday.
Veterans who lost one or both legs
at or above the ankle in World War
II. or lost the use of them, are
eligible to receive an automobile or
any other conveyance valued at up
to 81 500.
Evening star., 1947-06-28
Group Buys S43 500 Bonds

The B'nai Birth Wonien's Su-
preme Council of the Roosevelt Four
Freedoms Memorial Library Fund
purchased $43 500 worth of United
States Savings Bonds, the District
Savings Bonds Division said today.
When cashed, funds from the bonds
will be used to buy books and fur
nishings for the Roosevelt Memorial
Library in the National Hillel Build
ing in Champaign, Ill.
Evening star., 1947-06-28
Miss SheeIoeh M. Price
Killed in Canada Crush

Miss Sheelagh M. Price, Can
adian formerly employed by the
Belgian Economic Mission here, was
killed early this week in an automo-
bile accident while vacationing at
fish and game club north of
Montreal, it was learned today.
At the time of the accident, Miss
Price was driving jeep which over
turned and dropped into ravine,
it was said.
Before coming to Washington in
1945, Miss Price worked with the
British government in Ottawa. The
Belgian mission here said she had
resigned her job recently and had
returned to Canada
Evening star., 1947-06-28
BootbIoek Knifes Three Men

CARACAS, Venezuela, June % Up.
A bootblack ran amok with a
pocketknife on the grounds of the
Presidential Palace yesterday.
wounding two Venezuelan army
officers and q soldier, including 1t.
Col. Jose Leon Rangel, inspector
general Of the armed forces, who
subdued him.
Evening star., 1947-06-28

nearly every case, number OF
comments also hit at contact offices
maintained by the Veterans Ad-
ministration.
THE American Legion maintains
better-trained men in each county
than the Veterans Administration
has in it's contact office," was one
charge.
Most answers to a question OF
whether the agency's medical pro-
gram was satisfactory said the serv-
ice lis improving" Praise was reg
istered in several cases to operation
of deans committees-which choose
Junior and senior consultants for
veterans hospitals.
Another question asked for COM
ments about correspondence with
the Veterans Administration to In
quire about specific cases and get
reports from the agency.
Some Of the answers praised the
service and said they were satisfied
that the Veterans Administration
answers correspondence as quickly
as it can. Others said:
Personal experience-terrible. -
"Intolerably SLOW"
The insurance department is q
mess and is causing many veterans
to lapse insurance"
| Similar differences in opinion
were voiced about efficiency of ad-
ministering benefits from IL branch
offices throughout the country in
stead of from one central office.
A final section of the report ask
Ing for general suggestions drew q
request for less bulletins, circulars
and manuals. Others urged that
direction of Veterans Administra-
tion be placed on 's civilian busi-
ness basis" One suggestion bluntly
stated;
Withdraw the present Army oi
Occupation and replace 1t by good
sound business administration"
Evening star., 1947-06-28
President Petitioned
For Pardon for CurIey

The Justice Department an
nounced today that q petition has
been filed asking a presidential par
don for James M. Curley, Mayor of
Boston. who began serving 6-to-
18-month sentence for mail fraud
yesterday.
Mayor Curley entered the Federal
correctional Institution at Danbury
Conn, Thursday after an unsuc-
cessful effort to have the Federal
court suspend bis sentence on
grounds of Ill health. He was con-
ucted of the mail fraud charges
last summer.
Evening star., 1947-06-28
U. S. to PoY Austria CIoims

VIENNA, June % lP.-The United
States and Austrian governments
have signed an agreement providing
payment by the United States OF
Sc. .000. 900 In final and complete
settlement Of all Austrian claims
against American occupation forces
through June 80.
Evening star., 1947-06-28
Employers and Even Customers
ConSue Unions Under New Law

In the group OF unfair labor
practices" for which unions can be
sued. not only may an employer sue,
but others who can show damage
from the act may also Institute
proceedings
CUSTOMERS Can Sue.
For example, q union in the plant
of parts manufacturer strikes as
|a result Of q jurisdictional dispute.
The customers of the manufacturer
also are permitted to sue, provided
they are damaged by the strike
Government labor experts interpret
the law in that way.
In four of the list OF 10 union
labor practices now called unfair,
provision Is made for damage suits
as well as subjecting the union to
NLRB action and court Injunction.
Those four are:
!. Jurisdictional strikes.
2. A strike or boycott where a
union tries to force a small trades
man to join union.
3. Strike or boycott where the
union attempts to prevent a firm
from doing business with another
4. Strike to force an employer to
bargain with one union if the NLRE
has approved another union as the
one to bargain with the employer
Can Be Sued in Slowd0wns.
Unions also may be sued for
strikes in violation OF contracts
mass picketing and violence in any
strike, and for work slowdowns or
dered by the unions or any of their
agents.
In recent years unions in large
numbers have agreed to insertion of
"no-strike" clauses in their con-
tracts. This, in effect. means that
the union promises there will be
no strike over Interpretation, griev-
ance or any other reason during the
lifetime OF the contract. Provision
is made for settlement Of such dis
putes by arbitration.
sHowever, now that unions may
be sued as q result of such wild
cat" strikes, it is expected the unions
will withdraw such "no-strike'
clauses when their contracts come
up for renewal.
This, it is feared, may cause con-
siderable more trouble in labor re-
lations.
The following six unfair practices
by unions are subject to NLRB
cease and desist" orders, backed up,
if necessary, by court orders or in
functions:
/. Trying to restrain or coerce"
employees in their right to join or
not to join q union.
z. Trying to restrain or coerce''
an employer in his choice of a union
with which to do business.
Can't Refuse to Bargain.
3. Refusing to bargain with an
employer. AS explained in an
earlier article, a union cannot end
contract with less than so days
notice. Also, an employer has to
bargain, negotiate in good faith,
with union.
4. Attempting to make. an en-
ployer pay for services not per-
formed. This is aimed at feather
bedding; where an employer pays
q union member to stand by while
some one else does the work.
S. Forcing an employer to dis
charge a union-shop employe whose
union membership has been taken
away for a reason other than failure
to pay union dues or fees.
(Provisions of the new law
applying to the closed shop, union
shop, etc, will be explained in
later articleJ
6. The levying Of dues and assess
ments on members in excess of
amounts considered reasonable by
the NLRB.
The law provides that any per
son "aggrieved" by a final order of
the NLRB may, ask Federal circuit
court to set aside or modify the
ruling.
Evening star., 1947-06-28
Jones, FEC Nominee,
Denies Race Prejudice
Charge by Pearson

Representative Jones. Republican,
of Ohio, President Truman's nomi-
nee to the Federal Communities
tions Commission. yesterday denied
as 'unmitigated lies" charges by
Drew Pearson that he had 'tbigoted,
anti Catholic; anti-Jewish 1f1lia-
tions."
Mr.. Pearson, newspaper collimnist
and radio commentator, testified
before Senate Commerce subcorI1-
mittee that Mr.. Jones was . mem
her of the Black Legion and that his
father was an organizer for the
Ku Klux Khan.
Mr.. Pearson also said that Mr..
Jones father took him to Klan
meetings as a boy and introduced
him as the youngest member of the
Khan. Mr.. Pearson further alleged
that Representative Jones once sent
greetings to Gerald l.. K. Smith
for publication in the Gross and
Flag Smiths magazine.
Says Father Fought Khan.
Mr.. Jones testified that neither
he nor his father ever belonged
to the Klan, that his father fought
the organization and was labelled
q Catholic sympathizer."
He said that he had never be-
longed to the Black Legion, but on
the contrary had fought it, and that
he had sent no greetings to Smith.
When he took the stand. MIR.
Jones began:
"I brand the statements by Drew
Pearson as unmitigated lies. I will
refer to them specifically"
Catholics Patronized Store.
Mr.. Jones told the committee his
father was regarded as a Catholic
sympathizer because the only two or
three Catholic families in their COM
munity patronized his fathers gro
Gerry store. Mr.. Jones also testified
that as prosecuting attorney be-
tween 1884 and 1899 he helped fight
the Black Legion
Mr.. Pearson said speeches made
by Mr.. Jones had been quoted in
'subversive" publications.
Senator Brewster, Republican, of
Maine, chairman Of the subcom-
mittee, remarked:
IF you 60 on that basis you can't
convict anybody of anything"
To Meet Thursday.
The subcommittee met in, closed
session yesterday afternoon, dis
cussed the testimony and arranged
to meet again next Thursday for
possible decision
Chairman Brewster explained
that Senator Capehart. Republican,
of Indiana, had to be away, mean
while, and that the subcommittee
also wanted to see an affidavit
which Mr.. Pearson had promised to
deliver in support of his contention
that Mr.. Jones was member Of the
Black Legion.
Mr.. Jones was. nominated TO the
FEC June l8, the same day the
White House withdrew the reap
pointment of Ray C. Wakefield to
the commission.
A dispatch to The Star from Lima,
Ohio, last night quoted former off,
Ger of the Black Legion as also deny
ing that Representative Jones ever
was a member. 1t read as follows:
Virgil H. (Bert) Efinger, one
time officer of the Black Legion, told
the Lima News tonight that Con-
gresham Robert F. Jones of Lima
never was a member of the So
called Black Legion Effinger iden-
titled himself as a formal local COM
mander of the organization, but de-
MED that he ever was national COM
mander. He added that he Is not
now member.
Evening star., 1947-06-28
Hungary Rutifies Pact

BUDAPEST. Hungary, June 28 (Pl.
The Hungarian Parliament unani-
mously ratified the peace treaty yes
terday. Only Russian ratification
now is needed before Hungary again
becomes a sovereign state.
Evening star., 1947-06-28

MEMPHIS, TENN.-SWEET
MUSIC-Johnnie L. Bridges
of Bessemer, Ala, listened
with visible delight to the
humping of his own heart
beat yesterday In the Ken
nedy Veterans Hospital after
doctors performed a delicate
operation on his heart. DR..
Felix Hughes, chief of thor
acic surgery at the hospital,
said he had to lay open
Bridges chest, hold the heart
In his hand and peel it like
a tough orange" The young
veteran was suffering from
constructive pericarditis and
doctors said he would have
died a lingering. unhappy
and certain death"
-AP Wirephoto.
Evening star., 1947-06-28
Weather Report

District of Columbia - Mostly
cloudy with highest temperature in
lower 80s today. Few light showers
likely this afternoon. Some cloudi-
ness tonight with lowest temperature
near TO- Tomorrow mostly sunny,
hot and humid, high near 80.
Maryland and Virginia - Cloudy
today with scattered showers and
few thunderstorms this afternoon
and In east portion this evening.
Partly cloudy. rather warm and
humid tonight Tomorrow mostly
sunny and humid.
Wind velocity, Q mph.; direction,
south-southeaSt.
River Report
From United States Engineers)
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and muddy at Great Fails; Shenandoah
clear a. Harpers Ferry
Evening star., 1947-06-28
Legion

Continued From First Page.)
Evening star., 1947-06-28

Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, eS, on June IL.
Lowest, 7, on February 8.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Gtodettc Suryey1
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Temperature and Humidity.
Readings at Washington National Airport
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The Sun and Moe

Monthly precipitation in inches IN the
Capital tcurrent month to dste):
Evening star., 1947-01-17

such entertainers. Crosby and Astaire
attack it with a contagious relish
and make something highly spe-
cial of the formers brave attempt
to keep up with the latter's dane
ing.
In three lavishly produced dane
ing numbers in BLUE Skies" As
taire shows no signs of loss of
either has inventiveness or STEP
ping skill that would justify his
reported intention to make this
picture his last. And, whether he
went along quietly or was argued
into it, Paramount was clever in
making an Astaire dance, instead
of a Crosby song, the climax of the
musical. Astaire can hardly quit
after that finale, if audiences have
anything to say about 1t. Moth
ing in screen terpsichore ever called
more loudly for an encore.
No singing star in recent years
has had a prettier girl than Miss
Caulfield to whom he might sing
Berlin's heart-break lyrics. Crosby
is clearly quite aware Of this in
the spirit which he gets into a
dozen such tunes, the most empha-
sized of which is "You Keep Com
ing Back Like a Song"
The mans versatility is such, of
course, that he is equally at home
in such lighter compositions as
1--WE Got My Captain Working for
Me Now" and similar excerpts from
contributions to two wars.
Blue Skies" therefore, adds
up to the most melodic piece
of entertainment Paramount has
dreamed up since Holiday Inn."
With Technicolor, too!
Evening star., 1947-01-17
Where and When
Current Theoter Attractions
and Time of Showing ;.
I. Stage.

Il stage.
National-"Up in Central Park;
$3.50 pm.
Catholic University-"Much Ado
About Nothing; $3.50 pm.
Screen.
Capitol-"The Mighty McGurk" !;
IL am, 1:45, 4:3O, 7:15 and 10 pm,
Stage shows: /, 3:45, $50 and 9:15
pm. s.. =,
Columbia-"Till the Clouds Roll
By; II am, 1:35, Ais, $50 and
9:35 pm.
EarIe-"Blue Skies; 10:45 am,
/, 3:15, $40, 7:25, 9:35 and 1875 pm
Observation-Disclosures Gentle
man; 2:o5, 4, 6, 7:55 and $50 pm
Keith's-"Song of the South;
11:15 a. m, 1:20, 3:25, $50, 7:35 and
$40 pm.
LittIe-"Henry the Fifth; 2:3o
and $3.50 pm.
Metropolitan-"The Thief of Bag
dad; 11:05 am, 1:10, 1920, 5:25.
7:35 and $40 pm.
Palace-"The Razor's Edge; 10:45
am, 1:25, 4:05, 6:45 and 9:25 pm
Pix-"Scarface"; 2, AS, 1925
1915 pm. and 1855 am.
Trans-Lux News and shorts;
continuous from 10:15 am.
Evening star., 1947-01-17
BY Harry Macarthur.

/ Wallace Beery probably is the
luckiest actor in Hollywood. He
never has to learn a new plot. He
never even has to learn new dia-
logue, beyond the substitution of
new names for each new set of sup
porting characters. he has found
himself an ideal role his fans like
it and apparently his studio sees no
reason to change good thing. OF
all the strict conventions of movie
making, the strictest are those which
govern the shape and content OF
Wallace Beery pictures
The Wallace Beery picture casts
its hero always as sort of dishev-
eled triumph of muscle over mind,
a gruff and grumbling reprobate
whose rough exterior hides a heart
OF gold. pure gold. 1t is the purpose
of the plot to hack away at this
rough exterior until the hear: of
gold is revealed for all to recognize.
The instrument with which the
hacking is done usually is a small
child, who has chanced across the
path of the character played by
Beery and has fallen prey to charms
visible to only one other person
about the premises. This is a wom-
an, usually referred to by Beery as
an old crow or by some such en-
dearment, who battles with him be-
cause she loves him and wants the
whole world to know about his heart
of gold.
Well, "The Mighty McGurk,"
which opened yesterday at the Cap
itol Theater, is about an ex-heavy-
weight champion named Stag Nc
Gurk, who is duped into believing
that wealthy Bowery saloon-keep-
er has him in his power, Stag not
being too bright. It will surprise