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Evening star., 1947-09-11
Czechs Foil Attempt
To Assassinate Three
Cabinet Ministers
Packets With Explosives
Disguised as Perfume
Are Intercepted
BY the Associated Press

PRAGUE, Sept. 1.-THE Min
istry of Interior announced to-
day that an attempt to assassi-
nate three Czech cabinet min
listers with explosive packets
disguised as perfume had been
foiled yesterday.
Newspapers called the assassina-
ton attempts a political plot, but
fixed no specific blame.
The three targets for the packets
were Vice Premier Peter zenkl,
chairman of the National So
cialist Party; Foreign Minister Jan
Masaryk. and Prokop Drtina, the
minister of justice, who also is a
National Socialist.
Security police, searching for a
man known to have mailed the
three packets, credited Vaclav
Spilka, go, Czech Legionnaire and
veteran of the Russian revolution,
with averting the death of the three
men by his quick thinking.
One Bomb Reaches Destination.
Only one of the bombs arrived at
it's destination, the Office of Mr.
zenkl. His personal secretary:
Frantisek Ambroz, escaped death be-
cause Mr.. Spilka had shipped a sus-
picious bit of string, which proved to
have been the key to the explosive.
The bomb, which police said had
enough strength to destroy the whole
room, did not explode and similar
packages addressed to Mr.. Masaryk
and Mr. Drtina were intercepted be-
fore delivery.
Police said the packages were of
stolen Italian and German materials
and expertly fabricated. They said
man with chestnut hair, about 40
to As years old, posted the boxes
Tuesday in Prague. They said he
cautioned the post Office to handle
them with care, since they contained
perfume.
Police were trying to find the fac
/ tory in which the boxes, about 6 by
8 inches, were fashioned. Mr.. Spilka
saw the first package in the central
post office Wednesday and a bit of
dangling string beneath a seal made
him suspicious.
Other Packages Found.
He cut the string and turned the
package over to officials who took it
to Mr.. Ambroz. He handled the pack
age gingerly and found two German
contact plates attached to TASKS
containing an Italian explosive the
lSee CZECH Page Al
Evening star., 1947-09-11
Hot and Sticky Weather
To Last Until Saturday

The Weather Bureau predicted
more of this weeks hot and sticky
weather for today and tomorrow
but the forecast sees a chance OF
relief from the heat by the week
end.
There will be scattered showers
this afternoon, the bureau said, but
most of the day will be sunny. The
temperature will reach a high il
the 80s. Skies are expected to clear
tonight, with low of about IA.
The forecaster said wave of
cool air moving slowly over the
Midwest is expected to cool things
off in Washington by Saturday.
The cool air brought relief to the
Minnesota region today, but hot
weather continued in most parts o1
the Southwest. High marks of 9s
degrees were registered yesterday al
Topeka, Kans., and Batesville, Ark.
with a SO at Kansas City.
The Washington thermometer hi
a high of "a degrees yesterday al
2:56 pm. Lowest today was IA, al
1910 am.
Evening star., 1947-09-11
New Hospital Center
Replacing Providence
Studied al Catholic u.
Meeting November II
To Decide on Use of
Plot Held by Sisters
By Thomas 6. Buchonon

Trustees of Catholic Sisters
College, adjoining the Catholic
University campus, will meet
November II to discuss turning
over part of their land to Provi-
dence Hospital, it was learned
today.
The property would become the
site of new hospital of about 400
beds, replacing the present hospital
at Second and D streets Sc, If
favorable decision is reached.
Although Catholic University Off
cials refused to speculate on the
question, it was believed that if the
hospital moved next door to the uni
versity, establishment of large new
medical school at Catholic Univer-
sity would follow.
New Site Long Sought.
A close working relationship be-
tween the two Catholic institutions
has existed for some time. Student
nurses in training at Providence
Hospital under the present extended
course get two years of academic
work at Catholic University as theo-
retical preparation for their clinical
training at the hospital.
Providence Hospital officials have
been looking for new site for some
time, and the location near Cath
olic University is reported to be
their preference among several
under consideration.
Catholic Sisters College and Cath
olic University are separate corpora
tions, but trustees of the latter in
stitution also serve on the board of
the sisters college.
A possible objection to choice OF
(See PROVIDENCE, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1947-09-11
Poet Unable 10 Sell
Her Work Dies After
Taking 40 Sleep Pills
Marine Corps Clerk, rs,
Had TeIephoned Friend
To Tell of Action

A25-year-old Government girl,
who worked in the Marine Corps
terminal leave division by day
and wrote poetry by night, died
in Gallinger Hospital today after
telling a friend by telephone
that she had taken 40 sleeping
pills.
The young poetess, Miss Rita Raj
ferty, was found at l 80 am. slumped
by the telephone in the hall at 1919
M street NE, where she roomed in
the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Liberty.
Police said they found no notes,
but on the young Woman's desk was
a typewriter poem called Death
Til We Meet" Also in Miss Raj
ferty's room were rejection slips from
magazines where she had tried-and
failed-to sell her poetry.
Police, called by Mrs. Rhoda Bow
man of Arlington Village, also a
Marine Corps civilian employe, to
whom Miss Rafferty, was talking
when she collapsed, sent the girl to
Gallinger Hospital where she was
pronounced dead at 3:05 am.
Mother Planned Visit.
Police said the young womans
mother, Mrs. Margaret Rafferty, OF
Altoona, Pa, had been scheduled to
arrive in Washington yesterday for
visit but had been unable to get
here.
A sister, Mrs. James E. Barr, who
lives at Clinton, Md, said she woulc
go to Altoona with her sisters body
Mrs. Liberty said Miss Rafferty,
who had lived at the M street resi-
dence for about six months, had
shown no signs of depression or i'll
health. The girls office said she
worked yesterday.
Mr.. Liberty, his wife said, was
reading in the living room when he
was disturbed by thump in the
adjoining hall. He found Miss Raj
ferty sprawled on the floor, the tele.
phone on the desk beside her with
the receiver off the hook.
Work Described as Excellent.
Authorities at Marine headquar'
ters said Miss Rafferty, had been 6
civilian employe here since May
1916, as clerk. She worked here
for the War Department between
June, 1912, and January, 1943, ther
returned to her home, at Altoona
because of health, they said.
She was described as rather retl-
cent, an excellent worker
An autopsy was scheduled today
by the District Coroners Office tc
determine cause of death.
Evening star., 1947-09-11

What would you do If you found
$1,000 on the sidewalk? Here's
what one man, William G.. Root,
1919 Tenth street NV, did today
He was at the corner of Eleventh
and E streets NV. watching beer
salesman roll keg off his truck and
onto the sidewalk toward a nearby
dispensary.
He saw the keg take a curious lit
tie hop over a cylindrical object
about as wide as a dollar bill He
went over to the object, picked il
up, and slipped off a rubber band
It was lot of bills and not just
dollar bills.
Open mouthed, Mr. Root turned
to the beer man, Paul Edwards Of
the Anheuser-Busch Co., and they
stared together.
Evening star., 1947-09-11
$1,000 Found on Street Here;
Police Hearing to Settle Claim

Down the street block, at Penn
sylvania avenue and Eleventh street
they spotted a police scout car. A
few minutes later they turned the
money over to Pvt. Paul Little, who
in turn lugged it to the first pre-
cinct station.
About an hour later, Carl Mehr.
sedt, So, of 1874 Thomas street NV.
who identified himself as an unem-
ployed bartender, turned up al
police headquarters and laid claim
to the money. He said he had taker
it to town with him to pay debt
Police decided that the fair way te
handle the situation would be fol
the chief clerk to hold hearing al
10 am. Tuesday. 1t will be deter
mined then whether Mr.. Mehrsed'
gets the money.
Evening star., 1947-09-11
Severe Tropical Storm
Reported in Caribbean
By the Assoeioted Press

MIAMI, Fla, Sept. IA severe
tropical storm, with winds near hur-
ricane force was centered about 75O
miles east of Martinique, French
West Indies, at am. today, the
San Juan weather station an
nounced.
Present indications are that the
storm will increase in intensity, an
advisory stated, and move west
northwestward 10 to IS miles an
hour during the next "a hours,
reaching a point about $50 miles
east of .Guadeloup, French West
Indies, early Friday morning."
The location of the storm was
placed at am. near latitude IA de-
grees minutes north, longitude so
degrees west or about 750 miles east
of Martinique.
Vessels in the path of the storm
were advised to use extreme caution.
Evening star., 1947-09-11
By Chalmers M. Roberts

Butter and eggs prices were on
the way up once more today as
some retailers announced new
advances of 2 cents on each item
and a butter and egg wholesaler
said "all indications point to a
dollar a dozen eggs a month from
today"
There were rumblings of con-
sumner resistance across the Nation
but Washington area stores reported
only that customers were becoming
more cautious in selecting meats
and dairy products. Meat prices
announced for the weekend gen.
orally were holding the already high
Zine" though some increases were
reported and more seemed in pros
pect. Lamb went up 2 cents a
Evening star., 1947-09-11
Truman Becomes q 'SheIIbuck,
But With Little Discontinue

as padding and ducking heaped on
the less fortunate of the "pollywogs. "
This was the climax of hilarious
ceremony that began last nightfall
when Davy Jones boarded the ship
with a pirate crew and served sum-
monses on the 'pollywogs."
He was greeted on the historic
surrender deck of the Missouri by
Capt. Robert Lee Dennison. Nearby
and lighted by the glare of rockets
was the presidential party.
Sitting jauntily on his throne was
King Neptune, ready to mete out
judgment on these landlubbers
crossing into his domain for the first
time.
Mr.. Truman wore a white bakers
cap, signifying his status as No. l
"pollywog," and he was hailed by a
visibly nervous Davy Jones (Chief
Machinist Robert Zeller). The
fSee TRUMAN. Page Asa
Evening star., 1947-09-11
Egyptians Riot
0nU.N.Fai|ure
To Gust British
Statue of Suez Builder
Destroyed; Port Said
Consulate Saved
BY the Associated Press

CAIRO, Sept. 11.-Egyptian
crowds tried to set fire to the
British Consulate and destroyed
the statue of Ferdinand de
Lesseps, the French engineer
who built the Suez Canal, in
violent demonstrations today
against the United Nations Sc
curity Councils failure to order
British troops out of Egypt.
The demonstrations occurred at
Port Said in the Brltish-occupied
Canal Zone, and the coastal city
of Alexandria. Cairo, for the most
part, was quiet.
The demonstrators began march
ing through Port Said soon after
news of the Security Councils fail
ure to reach decision in the Brit
ish-Egyptian case became known,
shouting Down with the Security
Council; down with Britain; long
live Egypt and the Sudan; long
live Russia, Poland and Syria"
Clash at Camp Avoided.
Egyptian police prevented the
Port Said crowd from firing the
British Consulate there, after which
the demonstrators proceeded to a
British camp on Kitchener street,
but Egyptian police surrounded the
area and prevented possible clash
there.
The Statue of De Lesseps, which
stood at the entrance to the Port
Said street which bears his name,
was destroyed by demonstrators
shouting: Down with imperialistic
France"
After a brief lull, the Port Said
demonstrations began anew with
shouts against British Foreign Sec
retary Bevin and Sir Alexander
Cadogan, the British representative
on the Security Council. Reinforced
police again clashed with the crowd.
At Alexandria, a number of police
men and demonstrators were taken
to hospitals following a police at
tempt to disperse 1000 workers of
the Filaturi Rationale cotton goods
factory, who went on strike in pro-
test against the Security Councils
failure to act in the Egyptian case.
Police Are Stoned.
The Alexandria strikers paraded
through the streets shouting down
with the Security Council; down
with England" They threw stones
at police who tried to disperse them
and police then fired over their
heads.
In Cairo, the first editorial COM
ment on the Security Councils in
ability to find solution for the dis
pute saw it as partial success for
Egypt.
The newspaper Alassas, which
supports the present government,
declared:
Egypt scored a partial success as
the Council rejected British de-
mands that the Council confirm the
validity of the 1886 Anglo Egyptian
treaty (by which British troops
we're permitted on Egypt's SOLD and
take the dispute off the agenda."
Hafez Ramadan Pasha, National
list Party leader, writing in Alahram
independent said the Security Coun-
Gil had made no decision in favor OF
Britain and added: Solution OF the
Egyptian case still is in the hands
of the Egyptian people and govern
ment."
Evening star., 1947-09-11
Evans and Truman Start
Cairo.to.Blghdad Flight
By the Associated Press

CAIRO, Sept. 1.-Two former
United States Army pilots hopping
around the world in easy stages
aboard two cub planes took of
from Cairo today for Baghdad, 80e
miles away. They expected to make
it in seven hours.
Clifford v. Evans of Washington
and George w. Truman of Los An
geles, the pilots, arrived here Tues
day after a nonstop flight from
Rome. They left the United States
August 9.
When they left Farouk Field
their red and cream planes had q
green and white Egyptian fiae
painted beside the last previous
entry of their trip--a flag bear
ing a copy of the signature of Pope
Plus XII.
Evening star., 1947-09-11
.U.N. AtomGroup
.0verrides Reds,
Adopts Report
Vote Comes After U.S..
And Russia Bitterly
Accuse Each Other
By the Associated Press

LAKE SUCCESS, Sept. 1.-THE
United Nations Atomic Energy
Commission today adopted it,
second report to the Security
Council by a vote of 10 to /, with
Russia opposed and Poland alb
staining. The ballot came after
the United States and the Soviet
Union bitterly accused each
other of impeding the work Of
the commission.
The vote on the first report lasi
year, embodying the principles Of
the Baruch plan, had been 10 to {
with both Russia and POLAND
abstaining.
There is no veto in the Atomic
Commission, but the Soviet Union
will be able to kill it with a veto il
desired in the Council.
Hindering of Work Charged.
Shortly before the vote, Frederick
H. Osborn, American atomic dele
gate, charged that Russia has con-
sistently attempted to impede con-
structive work in the commission.
Answering the slashing attack or
the United States by Russia yester-
day, Mr.. Osborn told the commits
sion that Russia must realize the
only atomic control treaty accept
able to peoples Of the world will be
one which does away with national
rivalries" and provides real secu-
rity."
Mr.. Osborn said the United States
approves Fundamentally" the Sec
ond report of the commission.
Cites Commission Record.
In direct answer to Russia, he
said:
"The representative of the Soviet
Union has charged that others thar
himself have stated that agreement
was impossible. That is not my
view. Such statement is without
foundation in fact, as is proved by
the records of this commission ano
its committees. which show also that
the Soviet Union has consistently
since the beginning of our work or
June IA, 1916, attempted to impede
the desires of the majority to for
mulate specific proposals.
do the views of 10 of the nations
presently represented on this COM
mission and of the three other ma
tions who voted with the majority
for the first (atomic) report count
for nothing? Must We conclude that
agreements possible only on the
basis of terms laid down by the
Soviet Union, which would place nc
effective restraint on aggressor ma
tionS?"
Brazil and China joined the
United States, Canada, France and
Britain in approval of the second
report.
Poland served notice the i'm
portant parts of the document were
unacceptable and she would ab-
stain on the final vote.
Action on Balkans Sought.
Meanwhile, the United States
disclosed that it would seek Security
Council action which would enable
the General Assembly to act on the
Balkan problem while still keeping
a United Nations interim group or
watch in Greece.
A spokesman for the American
delegation said the United States
would propose that the Council
specifically request the 55-natior
Assembly to make recommends
tons for a solution of the Balkan
problem.
This would make 1t unnecessary
Evening star., 1947-09-11
Griswold SIonderers
Convicted in Greece
By the Associated Press

ATHENS, Sept. 11.-An Athens
court today convicted two men and
acquitted three others of publish
ing seditious material and SANDER
ing Dwight P. Griswold, chief OF
the American aid mission, in Elef-
iberia Ellada, newspaper of the
Communist t-dominated EAM (Na.
tionaI Liberation 'FRONT.'.
Michael Kyros, newspaper man.
ager, and Hercules Tzathas, editor
were fined $3.50 and sentenced tc
% months in jail. Demitrius Part
salides, Fam secretary general;
Constantine Gabrielides, Contra
Committee member, and John Kal-
le-as, Ellada's chief printer, were
acquitted.
Evening star., 1947-09-11
More World Bank Aid
Urged by Dalton for
Britain and Europe
Chancellor Of Exchequer
Calls for Realization of
'Grovity of This Hour
BRITISH COAL MINERS vote
unanimously to return to pits.
Page AS
BY the Associated Press

LONDON, Sept. 11.-Chancel-
lor of the EXchequer Hugh Dal-
ton, declaring there are grave
dangers in many countries OF
economic collapse and social
dissolution" appealed to the In
ternational Bank and the Inter-
national Monetary Fund today
for "an even larger contribu-
ton" to save Britain and Europe
from disaster.
In a speech at the opening of the
banks and monetary funds second
annual meeting, Mr.. Dalton urged
full realization of "the gravity OF
this hour
1.-The tides of fate are fast running
out and we must be prompt and res
olute to seize our final opportun-
ities," he said.
Mr.. Dalton's REMARKS followed a
Secretary Bevin that the United
States revive wartime lend-lease in
order to solve Europe's economic
ills.
Heads Board Of Governors.
Mr.. Dalton, whose position in the
British government corresponds to
the Secretary of the Treasury in the
United States, is chairman of the
International Banks Board of Gov
ernors.
Il feel sure" Mr.. Dalton said
that you will wish to consider all
possible ways by which both the
fund and the bank may make
within the next few months an
even larger contribution toward
solving the urgent problems which
confront us all, and toward helping
to stave off economic disasters
which threaten so many of oul
members"
The chancellor did not elaborate
on this statement.
John j.. McCloy, American presi-
dent of the bank, said yesterday
that, contrary to rumor, Britain
had not asked for relaxation of the
banks rules prohibiting loans tc
finance purchases of consumer
goods needed in dollar-short Euro.
pean countries. He added that the
bank could not provide stopgar
loans pending American aid under
the Marshall Plan.
Mr.. Dalton said events had "over.
Evening star., 1947-09-11
One Killed, n Injured
In Chicago Bus Collision
By the Associated Press

CHICAGO, Sept. 11.-At least
one person was killed and 21 were
injured today when two crowded
double -decked Chicago Motor Coach
Co. buses collided on Lake Shore
drive. The dead passenger was not
identified.
Passavant Hospital reported the
death and said many other pas
sengers were being given emergency
treatment.
Police said Loop-bound Sheridan
Road limited of the bus line
rammed into the rear of an Outer
Drive limited, also southbound. One
of the vehicles then struck a tree
and a lamp post.
Evening star., 1947-09-11
Egg and Butter Prices Up Again,
With Dollar q Dozen Predicted
Some Increases Reported for Meats Here,
With More Due in Next Week or So

pound in one chain and pork the
same amount in another.
Vegetables were beginning to
creep up again as the peak of the
growing season passed. Canned
corn from the new pack was re-
ported up as much as 10 per cent
over last month but other canned
goods were generally unchanged.
The prediction Of dollar eggs
came from Jack Males, a whole
saler, who said, however, that but
ter prices may stabilize at their
new highs if enough people switch
to margarine as happened during
the butter shortage at the end of
OPA. Ordinarily butter outsells
margarine 3 to /, he said, but the
ratio is dropping towards 2 to /.
Finding a carload of butter to
TC.. ~~N ~NEn6ONTTYrC 49, A y
Evening star., 1947-09-11
Malay Bandits Ambush
Escorted Buses, SIoy 9
BY The Associated Press

PENANG, Malaga, Sept. IL
About so bandits armed with Sten
guns and pistols killed nine persons
and wounded IA yesterday in an
ambush of two buses and an escort
ing police truck near Klian Intan,
mining village close to the Siamese
border.
Bus passengers and police, sub
dued in a 1O-minute battle, then
were robbed.
Evening star., 1947-09-11
Reich Leader to Visit U. 5.

BERLIN, Sept. II P.-Kurt
Schumacher, leader of the Social
Democratic party in Western Ger
many, has accepted an invitation
to attend the American Federation
of Labor Convention in San Fran
cisco October and 7, party head
quarters announced today.
Evening star., 1947-09-11
Fire Damages Cathedral

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Sept. II
R.-A five-hour fire damaged the
800-year-old Cathedral of Skara ex-
tensively yesterday, caving in its
slate roof and destroying recent
restoration work, which cost more
than $4,000.
Evening star., 1947-09-11
Hog Price Hits New Peck
OF $30.50 at Chicago
By The Associoted Press

CHICAGO, Sept. 11.-Choice hogs
sold today for $3O.50 as trade opened
at Union Stockyards.
This broke the all-time record
highest price OF $50 set February Is
on the Chicago market.
Evening star., 1947-09-11

(See U. NJ, Page A-5.)
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(See BEVIN, Page Al
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(See UNDERPASS, Page AS.
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(See COMMODITIES, Page A-5.)
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(See STEEL, Page A-5.)
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tSee TRUMAN, Page A-5J
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-20
NAVY GROUP
HOPS FOR TURKEY
Vanguard OF A
Military Mission Leaves
For Istanbul Monday

WASHINGTON, May 10. -(P-
The vanguard of an American mill
tary mission left today by plane
for Istanbul without waiting for
President truman to act on the
$500, 900, 900 Greek Turkish a d
legislation.
The 2O-man group will draft blue
prints for the $100, 900, 900 outlay
planned to bolster Turkeys de-
lenses. 1t vas headed by Maj.
Gen. Lunsford E. Oliver of the War
department general staff and in
Guided IL other Army officers.
seven from the Navy an a State
department official.
The mission, officials indicated,
will survey Turkeys needs in arms,
new military roads and transport,
rather than actually administering
American expenditures. 1t thus has
a status like the mission headed by
Paul A. Porter which surveyed
Greece's economic needs.
With modern equipment, Turkey
hopes to be able to cut down the
size of the forces modified to safe
guard her Russian and Bulgarian
frontiers, and thus reduce a post
war drain on her economic re-
sources.
A larger official mission will GO
to Greece but its selection has
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-20
LOUIS N SHEW

Funeral services for Louis
Henry Shew, II, who died at his
Winter Park home yesterday at
12:45 o'clock following a lengthy
illness, will be held at 4 o'clock
today from Yopp's Funeral home
with the Rev. MI. Andrew J..
Howell and the Rev. Mr.. Alfred K.
Dudley officiating. Interment will
follow in Bellevue cemetery. Mr..
Shew is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Rosa Lee Shew. Wilmington;
two sons, George Thomas Shew
and Robert Louis Shew: three
daughters. Mrs. Ebert F. Lennon,
Mrs. Harold B. King, and Mrs.
o. M. Goodrum, all of Wilmington;
a sister. Mrs. Lillian Jurgeson.
Boston, Mass; and a brother.
Richard Henry Shew, Wilmington,
Active pallbearers will be: W.
W. Warrelle, J. N. Sandlin, Frank
Coston, L. G.. Herring. Joseph
Maultsby, and T. Christman. Hon
orary pallbearers will be: D.. R.
T. Sinclair, Jr., R. F. Beasley, J.
T. Barden, J. l.. Lamb, H. c.
Brokenhagen, and B. T. Sinclair,