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Evening star., 1947-04-11
u. S. Proposes Bids
To so Nations for
German Peace Talk
BY the Assoeioted Press

MOSCOW, April IL. = The
United States proposed today
that more than so nations par
ticipate in the German peace
conference.
The plan was presented be-
fore the deputies for Germany
of the Council of Foreign Min
listers. However, the deputies of
Britain, Russia and France did
not Immediately accept it.
American Ambassador Robert
Murphy asked the deputies to
approve the following as men,
bers of the peace conference:
The Big Four, the neighbors
of Germany and all states at
war with Germany The latter
group would include the Latin
American countries.
Evening star., 1947-04-11
Oklahoma City Tied Up
By transportation Strike
BY The Associated Press

OKLAHOMA CITY, April 1l.-Bus
and streetcar service In Oklahoma
City was stopped today when motor
men and bus drivers refused to cross
picket lines set up by the Brother
hood OF Railroad Trainmen.
Col. NJ. D. Mills, general manager
OF the Oklahoma Railway Co, said
the pickets, striking drivers Of the
Oklahoma Transportation Co. ar
rived in front Of the car barns at
3.45 am.
He said bus and streetcar drivers.
reporting to take out the early MORN
ing runs. refused TO cross the picket
lines 5ss
The Ok1ahoma Railway Co er11-
ployes are members Of the Amalga-
mated Association az Motor Coach
and StreetcaT Operators Of America
tAFL1.
Evening star., 1947-04-11
Bureau Chief Backs Inspector
For Approving Centrolin Mine
UphoIds Judgment
Despite Hazards
Found Before Blust
BY the Associated Press

DIR. R. r. Sayers, Bureau of
Mines director, today upheld an
inspector who permitted a Cen
tralia (Ill.) mine to continue
operation although it was found
to be very hazardous" five days
before a disastrous explosion.
DR.. Sayers said in a statement
prepared for a Senate Public Lands
subcommittee, investigating the
blast which killed Ill men March
IS, that Inspector Frank PERI "ex-
ercised reasonable judgment" s
He said the Bureau inspected the
Centralia Coal Co.'S No. 5 mine eight
times between 1942 and 1947 The
last inspections, made by Mr.. PERI,
were conducted from November A.
to 6, 1916 and March II to 20 this
year. He added:
THE final report contained So
major and minor recommends ations
Evening star., 1947-04-11
Moscow Broodcosts PIeo
OF Kuomintonq Democrat.

LONDON, April 11.-P)-The
Moscow radio broadcast today what
it said was an appeal by "a demo-
cratic group in the Kuomintang'
urging the Council of Foreign Min
listers to investigate American self
seeking policy in China"
The broadcast did not identify
the democratic group further, did
not mention any names of the
group" and did not indicate
whether the statement had been or
would be presented formally to the
four foreign ministers now meeting
in Moscow. fRecent dispatches from
China have given no clue as to the
identity Of the so-called democratic
group.") 5.
The Kuomintang is the National
Peoples, or government party In
China. It includes several factions.
The statement, as broadcast by
the Moscow radio, charged that the
United States was trying to make
China an American colony during
the stress of civil war.
The Chinese people firmly be-
1ieve," the broadcast said. that the
Evening star., 1947-04-11
Tieup of IS Streetcors
HuIts Stution Truffic

Union Station traffic was held up
10 minutes this morning when about
Is Capital Transit streetcars were
tied up IN front of the station.
The tieup, caused by the pillow Of
a Bureau of Engraving car sticking
on a switch, was confined to west
bound traffic. The pillow is bar
beneath the car which picks up the
current from the third ran.
Evening star., 1947-04-11
Henderson Defends
RFC Part in B. & @.
Action
Retiring Chairman
Denies Acquiescing
In Fraudulent Step
BY the Assoeiaied Press

Charles B. Henderson, retir-
ing chairman of the Reconstruc-
tion Finance Corp. denied under
oath today that the RFC ac-
quiesced in what a witness has
termed a fraudulent bankrupt
cy" action of the Baltimore g.
Ohio Railroad in 1914.
Mr.. Henderson appeared before
the Senate Banking Committee,
which heard Cassius Clay, former
general solicitor for the B. g. o.,
swear yesterday that Jesse Jones,
former Federal loan chief, approved
what Mr.. Clay called the "fraudu-
lent bankruptcy" three years ago.
Senator Robertson, Democrat, of
Virginia asked Mr.. Henderson:
There has been a charge OF ac-
quiescence in a fraudulent bank
ruptcy action. Is that true?"
1T is not true" Mr.. Henderson
answered
w. w. Sullivan, chief of the RIGS
railroad division, made the same
reply.
The committee is conducting an
investigation OF RFC affairs prelim-
mary to a decision on extending the
lending agency's life after June 80
Alternate as Witnesses.
Senator Robertson also asked If
any charge made yesterday by Rob-
ert D. L'Heureux, committee coun-
sci, is true. Mr.. L'Heureux pre-
sented what he called "the prima
facie case" against RFC.
at is not" Mr.. Sullivan said.
Mr.. Henderson and Mr.. Sullivan
alternated as witnesses, seated side
by side. Mr.. Sullivan primarily was
under questioning at the time. Mr..
Henderson made no reply to Senator
Robertson's second question, which
appeared to be directed to Mr.. Sulli-
van alone.
Mr.. L'Heureux had linked Mr..
Henderson, John d. Goodloe, the
new RFC chairman, and several
others with Jesse Jones as members
of what he called the Jones group
which, he contended, gained "ef1ec-
tive control OF the B. & o.
Senator Flanders, Republican, OF
Vermont advocated a wait-and-see
policy in the committees investiga-
ton concerning an $50, 0,000, 900 RFC
loan to the B. 81 O.
Lets wait and hear both sides, .
Senator Flanders suggested. We
heard only one side yesterday
Maybadk Backs Jones.
Senator MaYbank, Democrat, OF
South Carolina, who like Senator
Flanders is member of the Bank
ing Committee, declared Mr. Clay
gave Mr.. Jones "a clean bill OF
health" In his testimony
Mr.. Clay testified that he believes
Mr.. Jones was trying to help the
B. g. O. when he approved reor-
ganization of the road under the
Bankruptcy Act. He said he does
not think Mr.. Jones had any per-
sonal interest.
When committee members asked
who stood to gain by the bankruptcy
action, Mr. Clay said, primarily
the management
The railroads 1914 reorganization
plan, approved by the courts under
the bankruptcy laws, included exten-
sion to 1865 of an $50 ,000, 900 RFC
loan. Mr.. Clay contended that when
Mr.. Jones assented to the bank
ruptcy action, the RFC was left
ask,nIdirc the har m a frozen loan p
Evening star., 1947-04-11
BULLETIN

LONDON P). - Henry A.
Wallace said tonight that
Britain could save the world
from war by refusing to take,
sides between the United
States and Russia. IF you
show the way, all progressive
peoples can speak out before
it is too late for the prin-
ciples of a strong United Ma
tions and world progress" he
told a meeting sponsored by
the New Statesman and
Nation.
Evening star., 1947-04-11
Late News
Bulletin
Woman. So Executed

~ Ssssssf ~
SAN QUENTIN, Calf. R.-
Mrs. Louise Peete Juds0n, So,
was executed in San Quentin
Prisons gas chamber today
for the murder of > bcne-
factress to whom she had been
paroled after serving 10 years
OF . life sentence for an earlier
staying. Her execution came
eight years to the day after
her release on parole from
the sentence for the first
murder.
Earlier story on Page A
Evening star., 1947-04-11
BY the Assoeiated Press

CoIlgTeSS members pushing
tough labor bills signaled full
steam ahead today as opponents
contended the result will be
"chaos and confusion" for both
unions and industry.
Here is the picture on Capitol
Hill:
The House Labor Committee, with
a ban on the closed shop and other
union restrictions already approved,
turned to section-by-section vo
on the rest of its bill. This includes
prohibition of industry-wide bar
gaining and still more curbs on
strikes.
The Senate Labor group, split wide
apart on slightly milder measure,
assembled to start voting on its
draft.
Besides agreeing to outlaw the
closed shop, which requires workers
to be union members to get a job,
the House committee voted yester-
day to forbid any strike which does
not have the secret ballot approval
of a majority of the employees in a
bargaining unit.
Other Proposals Approved.
Among other things, the commit
tee also voted to ban union intimi-
dation and pressure against workers,
set up a list of unfair labor prac-
tices for employees, outlaw involun-
tary check-of collection of union
dues, and create new labor
management relations board to re-
place the National Labor Relations
Board.
The bill is slated to come before
the House next Tuesday. Chair
man Hartley said he expects it
to be approved without any sub
stantial amendments.
But the measure is certain to
draw the fire of Democrats on the
door.
Representative Madden, Demo-
crat, of Indiana, member of the
committee, told a reporter the bill
in its present form would impede
reconversion and promote con-
fusion and chaos in industry" He
said it would wipe out all the
gains labor has made in the last
- years" and set unions back "a
quarter of century
Commission Urged.
Representative Kelley, Democrat,
of Pennsylvania, another member
of the committee, called for crea-
ton of a commission to make a
thorough study of labor relations.
You can't do "a job like this
in such a short time and have a
good BILL" Mr.. Kelley said.
Mr.. Hartley said "the paramount
concern of the whole bill is what
is best in the public interest" He
predicted that all Republican men,
bers of the committee will vote
for it.
Senator Thomas, Democrat, of
Utah, a member of the Senate COM
mittee said in an interview the bill
before that group "can only lead to
confusion for both unions and in
dustry."
One of the main provisions of the
Senate measure would authorize
court injunctions- to stave off or
halt strikes imperiling public health
and safety. (The House measure
has a similar provision).
Lets be frank about it," Gen.
Thomas said. IF we are going to
withdraw the right to strike, for
that is what it amounts to, let's do
it openly. When you start saying
you must not strike against this or
this or that, you might better throw
out the right to strike and be honest
about it,"
Senator Thomas and three of the
four other Democrats on the Senate
committee Senators Pepper, of
Florida; Hill, of Alabama, and Muir
ray, of Montana-are fatty against
the bill, which Chairman Taft says
would give unions degree of re-
sponsibility equal to the power they
have acquired as we'll as restore
lSee I,AROp pace Az
Evening star., 1947-04-11
Bargaining Curb
tsApproyaI
Of Labor Group
Jurisdictionul Rows,
Secondary Boycotts
Also Forbidden
BULLEIIN

The House Labor Commit
tee today approved provisions
of it's new labor bill to out
law industry-wide bargain
ing, jurisdictional disputes
and secondary boycotts. The
bill still is subject to final ap-
proval by the committee to-
morrow. The Senate Labor
Committee also met this
morning, but nothing conclu-
sive was done on its labor bill.
Evening star., 1947-04-11
u. 5. Asks Soviet
TO Help Restore
Korea Freedom
Americo to Go Aheod
With Measures in Own
Zone, MorshoII Suys
By the Associated Press

[OIlCf VtOISit0U SOyS
By the Assoeio.ed Press
MOSCOW, April 11.-Secretary
of State Marshall called on
Russia today to cooperate with
the United States in restoring
the independence OF Korea as
soon as possible and warned
that, in the meantime, America
intends to go ahead with inde-
pendence measures in her own
zone.
Gen. Marshall made public let
ter to Soviet Foreign Minister Molo-
tov which outlined two steps in
which he asked Russian cooperation
in Korea. These were:
/. That the Soviet Union and the
United States agree to reconvene
their joint commission in Korea ION
the basis of respect for the demo-
cratic right TO freedom of opinion
with the purpose of evolving and
solving measures for Korean inde-
pendence.
2. That date be fixed during the
summer of 1947 for a review by the
Washington and Moscow govern
ments of the commissions work.
United States to Take Own Steps.
Gen. Marshall then told Mr.. Molo-
tov.
I'm the meantime, the United
States, mindful Of its obligations
under the Moscow agreement, sees
no alternative to taking, without
further delay. such steps in its
zone as will advance the purposes
of that agreement"
The Moscow agreement to which
Gen. Marshall referred was reached
at the conference here in December,
1945, and provided for the establish
ment of a joint American-RuSsian
commission to work out plans for
instituting a provisional Korean
government as the first step toward
Korean independence.
The commission broke down COM
pletely in May, 1916, when Soviet
and American members failed to
agree on what constituted demo-
cratic" parties and social organiza-
tiols which should be heard on
Korean political issues.
The text Of Gen. Marshall's let
ter, dated April and dispatched
to Mr.. Molotov the following day,
was made public by the American
Secretary's office here. It was the
second time the Far Eastern situa-
tion had been brought into the
background of the Foreign Ministers
Conference.
Tried to Revive Commission.
Previously Mr.. Molotov had forced
an exchange of information with
Gen. Marshall on the situation in
China.
Gen. Marshall said the American
commander in Korea had tried sew
eral times to get the commission to
function again. but that the Soviet
commander had always insisted on
formula which would result in
eliminating the majority of repre-
sentative Korean leaders from the
consultation.
The 16 months since the Moscow
agreement have produced no prog
ress, Gen. Marshall said, adding
that the United States is anxious to
get to work again on Korean politi-
cal measures without delay"
Gen Marshalls proposal to Mr..
Molotov appeared intended to give
impetus to American policy at the
eastern extremity of the Soviet Clip
lomatic front, even as the Council
of Foreign Ministers was concerned
actively with the western extremity,
in Germany, and President Tru-
mans Greek : Turkish policy was
activating the central sectors.
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4see SAVERS, Page A-4.)
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tSee COAL, Page A-5.)
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tSee TELEPHONE, Page AS
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tSee KOREA, Page Asa
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(See MOSCOW, Page A-4D
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(See LABOR, Page A-5.)
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-17
Along The Cape Fear

several shells in the direction
of the enemy at their approach
and then combined forces with
those of Commanders Hoke and
Hagood and left Wilmington on
the 21st after setting fire to
stores of cotton and other ma
terials.
After Wilmington fell into the
hands of the Federals, some OF
the officers selected the home
of DR.. John .. Bellamy for
their quarters.
General Hawley was made
Provost Marshall General OF
Wilmington and the surround
ing district. The area was pa
trolled with a guard of a few
hundred men. People who wish
ed to keep business houses open
were required to take the oath
of allegiance to the President
of the United States, a matter
which would now seem COM
mon-place.
With the exception of feeling
free to sample southern cooking
at certain households, the sol
diers fortunately respected the
citizens of Wilmington. They
took a attitude of helpfulness
in rebuilding the town and
many of the Northerners stayed
to become respected citizens.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-17
bitches NEEDED
ON CHERRY AVE
Board Oh Health To Urge
New Excavations As
Protective Measure

Unsanitary conditions report
ed to the county health depart
ment Wednesday as caused by
drainage bitches along the north
end of Cherry avenue in the
Audubon section were Investigate
ed today by the health depart
ment sanitary engineers who
concluded the situation can be
remedied.
L. L. Lassiter, sanitary engine
er. said that the board Of health
will recommend to the county
commissioners that some new
bitches be excavated to prevent
the possibility of a recurrence
of the condition.
Residents complained Thurs
day that water overlooking the
bitches flooded low lying land
in the vicinity, stopping the flow
of septic tanks and creating an
unsanitary condition.
Residents of the area reported
that until now they have been
unsuccessful in getting bitches
in the area opened up when the
state and the county passed the
buck to each other, each claim.
ing that the bitches were the res
possibility of the other.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-17
MEN INJURED
IN HIT-RUN HERE
Motorcycle Struck By Car
AT Front And Walnut
Streets

Local police at an early hour
this morning were seeking the
hit and run driver of an automo-
bile which in a collision with a
motorcycle at Front and Walnut
streets at Ills last night injur-
ed two men, one Of them serious
ly.
Hubert MCGEE, %, Route l.
Castle Haynes, sustained a frac-
ture of the left lower leg, and
decorations above and below the
left eye, according to DR.. c. H,
Andrews at James Walker Mem
orial hospital, who said that the
youth also might have sustained
other fractures. His condition
was not listed as critical at
o'clock this morning.
Paul Kosh, Jr., 20, of Castle
Haynes road, suffered a fractur-
ed lower left leg, according to
DR.. Andrews, who said that the
broken leg was the only known
injury at l a. m. and that his
condition was not critical.
Police this morning were run
ming down a number of leads, a:
to the identity of the driver Of
the hit-and-run car, which was
SEQ MEN on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-17
To Welcome
Editors, Publishers
KIDS LOSE, WIN

PORTLAND, Me-, Oct. 10
U.R-Grocer George E. Ma
honey of Portlan made his
choice today between Halo
ween happiness and the hung
ry youngsters of Europe and
decided peas should be eaten
and net shot.
Mahoney banned the sale of
split peas to children for bean
shooters and said he would use
the amount saved to help dis
tressed Europeans. If other
grocers would follow his lead,
he said, 1900 pounds Of peas
would be saved during the
Halloween season alone.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-17
And So To Bed

A local man decided to
have a little fun at the cafe
where he had Deen eating
for several weeks.
1t had been his cHtom to
leave the waitress a small
tip each time he had his
meals. 1t was usually ten or
fifteen cents, according to
his bill.
While waiting for his food,
he thought of a grand idea,
or at least he thought it was.
AS he prepared to leave,
he placed a one-cent piece
in plain view of the waitress
and under his plate he plac-
ed a twenty-five cent piece.
The waitress came to re-
move the dishes, saw the
copper and remarked to the
man that he needed 1t worse
than she did.
Her face turned a rosy
pink and then a brilliant red
when she discovered the two
bit piece.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-17
Troop Withdrawal
Likely Next Year
Creech- Jones Says Nation
Will Give Up Pales-
tine Mandate

LAKE SUCCESS, Oct. 16-R
Britain served her second no.
tice on the United Nations AS
sembly today that she will give
up the Palestine mandate and
withdraw from the riot-torn Holy
Land.
The date for withdrawal was
not set but Britain said it would
occur within a limited period"
The British at the same time
turned down a United States sug-
gestion that they remain respon-
sible for the Holy Land through
an indefinite transition period
pending the final achievement of
independence.
Colonial Secretary Arthur
Creech-Jones told the Assembly's
extraordinary 57-Nation Pales-
tine committee that Britain would
consider an invitation to take
part in making effective a U. N.
settlement but warned that "his
majesty's government will not
accept the responsibility for en-
forcement either alone or in the
major role"
Several delegates observed af-
ter Creech-Jones spoke that his
new statement was stronger than
his first, made on Sept. 26 at the
opening of the Palestine COM
mittee debate. British sources said
that his speech was intended to
tell the Assembly beyond all
doubt that the British meant
every word when they said they
would withdraw and that they no
longer would carry on the man
date.
Nations Split
Meanwhile, Cuba and Argen-
tina split with several of their
fellow Latin American republics
and spoke against partition.
Creech-Jones himself has taken
no position for or against parti-
ton of the Holy Land into Arab
and Jewish nations and British
delegates insisted he would not
take any position. Britain thus
differed from the United States
and Russia, both of which have
come out for partition.
Creech = Jones told the COM
mittee that the Assembly must
not delay its decision 'unduly.'
He said the sand has started
to run" and that the Assembly
must act.
Answering those who have con-
tended Britain could not surren,
der the mandate, Creech-Jones
said his government felt it could
do SO.
Creech-Jones said Britain had
struggled hard for a solution of
See TROOP On p. Three
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-17
FIRST WAR DEAD
DUE ON SATURDAY
Remains Oh 122 Caro-
linians Will Arrive AT
Charlotte Depot

OTTE, Oct. Is. -tR1--
The remains of 1872 Carolinians
who died at Pearl Harbor will
arrive at the American Graves
Registration division of the Char
lotte Quartermaster Depot at $3.50
a. M, Saturday, it was announced
today.
They are the first of an esti-
mated 1000 servicemen and wom-
en-, who will be returned to North
Carolina and South Carolina for
final burial. Some 10000 Carolina
troops were killed, but about 80
per cent of the next-of-kin have
requested that the bodies remain
buried overseas.
The bodies reaching here Sat-
are the first to be return
ed. They include "a members of
the Army Air Forces, Is Army
ground troops, AZ Navy personnel.
20 Marines, one Coast Guard Of
ficer and a civilian. They are
among the 1923 which arrived
the Honda Knot at San
Francisco a week ago from the
Barracks cemetery in
Hawaii.
Mayor H. H. Baxter of Char
1otte today asked citizens and
business houses here to fly flags
at half-mast Saturday. A me-
mortal service to World War II
dead will be held at l p. m. Sat-
at the First Presbyterian
church.
The bodies will be escorted by
uniformed servicemen to the
places selected for burial.
A second arrival Of bodies is
expected the first week of Novem-
Der from the Henri Chapelle
cemetery in Belgium.
See FIRST On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-17
GEN. EISENHOWER
SHUNS POLITICS
Chief Of Staff Says Au-
thors Of Draft Campaign
Unknown To Him

MANCHESTER, N. H., Oct. Is
-lPD- General Dwight D. Eisen-
hover tonight told a news con-
ference; Il don't want anything
to do with politics."
Questioned about the "draft
Eisenhower" campaign, General
Eisenhower said he has never had
any personal acquaintance with
the persons sponsoring it, adding
no name Tin that committee)
rings a bell with me-"
Asked if he would be a Presi-
Dental candidate, the general
said, 81 have a lot of friends in
the country and I don't want to
lose any of them"
The army chief of staff will
speak tonight in the first OF a
series of the Manchester Com
munity Forum being sponsored
by the Manchester Union-Leader.
General Eisenhower said he has
Set April / as the date when he
would terminate his duty as chief
Of staff, adding, however, that 1t
might be three months either
way. Upon his retirement from
the Army he will become Presi-
dent of Columbia University.
he said he d4i not know who
would succeed him as chief OF
staff but declared that "the ru-
mors in Washington have General
Bradley as my successor"
He referred to General Bradley
as "one of the greatest soldiers
and greatest Americans in Wash
lngton.
General Bradley is head OF the
veterans administration
General Eisenhower said that
Ills principal concern in Washing
Ton at present was recruiting for
the Army.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-17

LONDON, Oct. 16-UD-Scot-
land Yard today imposed unprec-
for the route of the royal we'd
edented security provisions
for the route of the royal we'd
ding procession Nov. 20 when
Princess Elizabeth and 1t.
Philip, Mountbatten make their
first marital appearance before
the British public.
Police notified all landlords
that the name Of every ticket
holder admitted to buildings
overlooking the route must be
filed with Scotland Yard. Every
ticketholder is subject to search