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Evening star., 1947-02-12

weeks he had been treated at WASH
ington Sanitarium and Johns Hop
kins Hospital, the law Office said.
Police said a general alarm for
the missing attorney was broadcast
shortly after midnight. The body
was discovered by Milton Harris,
Ralph Chern and Joe Murphy,
described by police as country club
employees.
The Bethesda Chevy Chase rescue
squad took the body to the Reuben
Pumphrey funeral home in Bethesda.
MIR. Bogley was member of the
Lawyers Club, the Barristers, the
District and American Bar Associa-
tions, the Masonic Order, the Chevy
Chase Presbyterian Church and the
Council of Social Agencies. He also
was member of the Potomac Boat
Club, where he was an active canoe
ist in his youth.
A graduate of Central High School
and Georgetown University Law
School, he had practiced law in
Washington for about Is years.
Evening star., 1947-02-12
China Reported Ready
To Halt u. ). Dollar
Use 10 Save Currency
Restriction Against Gold
Transactions Decided On,
konkine Sources Declare
BY the Associated Press

SHANGHAI, Feb. 12.-Official
sources in Nanking tonight re-
ported the government had de-
cided to stop circulation of
American currency and to re-
strict transactions in gold in an
effort to control China's wildly
fuctuating currency.
Meantime, a crowd of Chinese be-
sieged a Shanghai rice shop and
seized most of its stock amid gen.
orally expressed fears that rice riots
might develop if merchants with
held their supplies.
The Nanking source said the order
to quit transactions in American
currency or gold would be issued as
soon as Generalissimo Chang Kai-
shek approves it.
Shanghai Mayor K. c. WI ap-
pealed to an emergency meeting of
60 representative merchants not to
raise prices, declaring continued in
creases might have serious conse-
quences. Prices have approximately
kept pace with the skidding Chinese
dollar, which fell to $4,000 to 81 on
the black market before it suddenly
recovered to $4,000 to 81 today. The
comeback coincided with Gen.
Chiang's declaration before the Kuo-
mintang Government Party) Gen.
trail Executive Committee that the
government is able to cope with the
financial situation.
Meanwhile, Communist troops
made a second attack on the rail
town of Tunghsien, 13 miles east of
Peiping, seizing the east station
and pushing toward the south sta
ton, through which passes the Peip-
ing -Tientsin Railway.
Government military leaders were
conferring in Peiping about yester-
days Communist attack on Tungh-
sien, which resulted in the burning
of dozen buildings and reported
Staying of 200 persons before REIN
forcements recaptured the town.
Premier T. v. Soong conferred
with Minister of Finance o. K. Yui
and Pei Esu-yee, governor of the
Central Bank of China. Shortly
thereafter Minister of Information
Peng Hsueh-pei announced that
adequate measures were being taken
to cope with the currency chisis.
Evening star., 1947-02-12
r. A. BogIey Found Drowned
lin Pond at Columbia Club
Death Of Attorney
Regatta Choirmon,
Is Ruled Suicide

r. Aubrey Bogley, 46, Wash
ington attorney and chairman of
the Presidents Cup Regatta
Committee, was found dead to-
day in a water hazard on the
golf course of the Columbia
Country Club in Chevy Chase,
Md.
DR.. r. j. Broschart, Montgomery
County medical examiner, issued a
certificate of suicide by drowning.
The body was discovered In about
4 feet OF water near the outlet of
the pond at hole No. II on the
course, police said. Mr.. Bogley had
been reported missing by his family
at 7:45 o'clock last night. His home
is a few blocks from the club, of
which he was member.
Police said eyeglasses and a wrist
watch were found on the bank near
the spot where Mr.. Bogley's body lay
under very thin coat of ice on the
pond. The ice was about inches
thick except over the point where
the body was submerged, police said.
Mr.. Bogley's brother, S. Walter
Bogley, is president of the Bank of
Bethesda. The dead man was
Washington representative of the
New York law firm of O'Leary, Gott-
leib, Friendly, Cox & Bogley, with
Offices in the Southern Building.
Mr.. Bogley lived at IL West Black
thorn street, Chevy Chase, Md, with
his wife, Mrs. Grace Roberds Bogley,
and two children. A son, Gilbert
Bogley, 16, is student at the Ian
don School for Boys and is national
boys indoor and outdoor tennis
champion. The couple also has a
daughter, Josephine Ann, 13.
A sister, Mrs. Cyril Jones, is the
wife of a Bethesda real estate man.
Mr.. Bogley had been i'll for about
two months, and during the last two
Evening star., 1947-02-12
Ta|madge Ruled
ByGeorgiaCourt
Judge Says Assembly
Election Was Valid;
Thompson to Appeal
by the Assoeiotsd Press

McDONOUGH, Ga, Feb. H.
Herman Talmadge was declared
Georgia's legal Governor today
by Superior Court Judge Walter
Hendrix in a suit brought by 1t.
Gov. M. E. Thompson, who chal-
lenges Mr.. Talmadge's right to
the office.
In a 2,00G-word decision, Judge
Hendrix said the Legislature was
within its constitutional rights when
it elected Mr.. Talmadge January is
to the four1year term of the late
Eugene Talmadge, his father.
The court sustained demurrers of
Mr.. Talmadge and dismissed a suit
of Mr.. Thompson which had asked
a declaratory judgment ousting Mr..
Talmadge from the governorship.
Thompson Plans Speedy Appeal.
Mr.. Thompson's attorneys imme-
diately announced they would appeal
the decision to the State Supreme
Court. A Superior Court in Georgia
Is similar to a United States District
court, but appeals on matters con-
cerning Interpretation of the State
Constitution may be taken directly
to the Supreme Court.
It was the second within a week
on the controverted governorship.
Superior Judge Claude H. Porter
previously had ruled at Rome, Ga,
that Mr.. Thompson was the Acting
Governor. Mr.. Talmadge was not a
party to the suit, brought by Mr..
Thompson to force members of the
Pardons and Parole Board to give
him certain budgetary information
as Acting Governor.
Mr.. Talmadge charged the Rome
decision was patiently collusive"
and that he had no knowledge that
it was being called for hearing. 1t
already has been appealed to the
State Supreme Court and hear
ing set for March 10.
Third Case Still to Be Heard.
Mr.. Thompson, himself, brought
the case before Judge Hendrix here.
Both he and MIR. Talmadge were
represented at hearings which con-
cluded Monday.
In addition to the two cases al
ready decided, another has been
taken under advisement by SuperlUr
Judge Bond Almand, who promised
a decision Saturday. This case,
brought by the Fulton National
Bank. asks the court to determine
who is legally entitled as the States
Chief Executive to draw on exec
utive department accounts in the
bank.
Mr.. Talmage was jubilant over
today's court victory.
Mr.. Thompson said the next de-
cision remained with the State Su-
preme Court and "the people are
entitled to the earliest possible de-
cision." .
Arnall Sure of Thompson Victory.
In Salt Lake City, Ellis Arnan.
who as Governor first challenged
Mr.. Talmadge,s right to the office,
and later resigned turning the Office
over to Mr.. Thompson, said the al
feet of the Superior Court decision
"is not important" He added that
he was still convinced the Supreme
Court would uphold Mr.. Thompson.
In his. opinion, Judge Hendrix
said: ''It is clear that the General
Assembly has the right to decide
--~IOn~TA Do0o AAl
Evening star., 1947-02-12
BY the Assoeioted Press

Gael Sullivan of Chicago resigned
today as second assistant postmaster
general to take over the newly Gre
ated post of executive director of
the Democratic National Committee.
Shortly after his resignation was
made public by the White House,
Democratic National Chairman
Hannegan announced Mr.. Sullivan's
appointment to the committee post.
He said Mr.. Sullivan will direct
under him "all matters of policy
and operations of the Democratic
National Committee"
Mr.. Sullivan is expected to take
over much Of the detail formerly
administered by Richard r. Macy
of Missouri, who resigned as exec
utive vice chairman shortly after
the November elections
But he apparently viii have great
Evening star., 1947-02-12
Add eI Krinn, Riff Chief, Freed
BY France to Live on Riviera
Spain Protests Move
As Violation of
20-Yeur Agreement
BY the Associated Press

MADRID, Feb. 12.-The For
eign Ministry said today that
Spain had entered "the most
energetic protest" against the
French action in transferring
Add ell Krim, famed Moorish
fighter who almost took Morocco
from the French 20 years ago
to France from his luxurious
exile retreat on Reunion Island
in the Indian Ocean.
(ofhcial sources in Paris said
Add Ell Krim had been allowed
to come out of his exile on Re-
union and with government. per.,
! mission intends TO live with hts
family on the French Riviera.
(Now aged IS, the tribal
chieftain, whose rebellion was
put down in 1926 by troops led
by Marshal Petain, was reported
living the life of a planter on
the island in the Indian Ocean,
surrounded by his family OF
some SO persons.
(His 20-year exile will come
to an end as one of the meas
ures Of clemency extended by
Evening star., 1947-02-12
Florida Citrus Industry
Shuts Down, Prices Rise
By the Assoeiafed prsss

LAKELAND, Fla, Feb. 12.-Flor-
ida's huge citrus industry began a
seven-day shutdown today as fruit
prices skyrocketed on all auction
markets in anticipation Of an ex-
pected shortage.
The embargo, ordered by the Flor
ida Citrus Commission to prevent
fruit affected by the past weeks
freezing weather from leaving the
State, began last midnight and af-
fects the shipping, selling and can
ming OF citrus fruit. The embargo
is scheduled to be lifted at midnight,
February 18
H. M. Riley, head of the Federal
Fruit Inspection Service, and George
Copeland, supervisor of State in
spectors. said rigid inspections would
be made to detect and eliminate
fruit damaged~by the freeze.
Evening star., 1947-02-12
Truman Urges Support
OF Red Cross Fund Drive

President Truman today pro-
claimed March as Red Cross month
as he called on the Nation to sup
port the Red Cross Drive for $780,
100000 to carry on its work.
The presidential proclamation
emphasized the character of serv-
ices performed by the organization
and pointed out "it is entirely de-
pendent on the voluntary contribu-
tions of the people" for its activi-
ties,
Earlier Red Cross campaign story
on Page B-5)
Evening star., 1947-02-12
Coast Guard Plane Missing
In Oregon With 6 Aboard
By the Associofed Press

MEDFORD, Greg, Feb. IA
search of the mountainous cascade
region north of here was organized
early today for a missing Coast
Guard airplane with six men aboard
overdue on a flight here from Port
Angeles, Wash.
The airplane was last heard from
at 5:23 pm. yesterday. The Clvll
Aeronautics Authority operator at
the airport here said the pilot did
not report any difficulties and ex-
pected to land at Medford within 30
minutes. Subsequent efforts to
make radio contact with the plane,
which took off from Port Angeles,
at 11:42 am, failed.
The Coast Guard district head
quarters at Seattle said the plane
was on the first leg of a flight to
New York.
Evening star., 1947-02-12

velop into an economic crisis under
mining the entire structure of the
nation"
New Billiards., Gales Raging.
New blizzards and freezing gales.
which the Labor Government said
had blocked rail lines and disrupted
shipping, added to the hardship.
The spokesman for the Board of
Trade, a government bureau COM
parable to the United States De-
partment of Commerce, forecast an
even greater shutdown for next
week, with unemployment spreading
to all parts of the country.
= This is going to AFFECT rations,
clothing, household appliances, shoes
everything" he said. Most peo-
pie don't yet realize the most seri-
Gus personal effects this will have
on every one"
Shipping centers reported it was
too early to estimate the effects OF
the shutdown of export trade.
The cabinet found hope in reports
that some railways in the north had
been cleared of snow and that trains
laden with $500 tons Of coal were
rolling toward London. Several col
liers cleared northeast ports after
being held by storms several days,
although 100 others were tied up.
May Start Daylight Time.
The cabinet considered starting
daylight saving time early to ease
the electric load. Government
sources predicted the clocks would
be advanced two hours when sum-
mer arrived.
A by-product of the coal famine
was a cigarette shortage in London,
because three large factories were
closed Monday. London cancelled
% subway trains and planned to cut
out another go tonight because so
many millions were jobless.
Government securities and indus
trial shares dropped up to a point
for the third consecutive day. Many
factories gave idle workers notice
that guaranteed wage payments
would be suspended beginning Fri
day.
The situation was critical In
Northern ireland, cut off from coal
by the export ban. Ulster linen
mills employing 100000 persons and
a major export commod-
ity cut work schedules a fourth.
Projected telephone curtailments
were announced.
Temperatures dropped as tempers
rose In London. Kisses and cries
of "rot" greeted II. A. Marquand,
secretary for overseas trade, when
he told a luncheon that office work
Evening star., 1947-02-12
Hesse JeweIry
Looked 'Junky,'
Mrs. Evans Says
Received No Pay
From Col. Duront,
Ex-Secretory Testifies
By W. H. Shippen, Jr.

How she brought jewelry which
she though looked "junky and
ordinary" through New York
customs without declaring them
was related by the former secre-
tary of Col. Jack w. Durant to-
day to the court-marital trying
the colonel in connection with
the looting of the royal Hessen
family jewels.
The only time 22-year-old Martha
Louise Evans, the witness, could be
heard by all persons in the court
was when she was asked If she had
received pay from Col. Durant for
bringing the jewelry froF London
to Washington and returning it to
him.
The demure witness, who lives on
Old Dominion road, Alexandria, and
is bride of only a few weeks, has
spoken so softly during her testi-
mony, which began Monday, her
answers had to be repeated con-
starftly to the eight-man court mar
tial board at the Pentagon. Asked
If she had received pay for this
service to Col. Durant, however, she
replied quite audibly: 'I did not!"
Husband Sits Nearby.
Mrs. Evans young husband, j. r.
Evans, was allowed to sit near his
bride while she told her story. The
prosecution said the witness was
nervous"
The pretty brunette went over in
detail how she brought the jewels
which had been removed from cas-
tie in Germany, through the customs
in a cardboard box packed in an
overnight handbag containing her
toilet articles. She explained that
while she made out the customs
declaration she did not list jewelry
given her by Col. Durant in her
London hotel.
"You did not try to conceal any
thing, did you?" asked Capt. Glenn
w. Brumbaugh of defense counsel.
You came through customs like any
one else without seeking immu-
nity?"
Mrs. Evans answer was yes. She
was returning home at the time as
! q State Department employe as
signed to stenographic pool for
the United Nations in London in
| 1945-46.
Thought It Was Junky.
When Col. Durant, whom Mrs.
Evans had served as secretary while
both were in the AAF personnel
Office here, showed her the jewelry
in her room in London, Mrs. Evans
said, she thought 1t was common,
ordinary junky" stuff. She added
she had no expert knowledge to
distinguish between costume jewelry
and genuine diamonds, strings Of
pearls and the like.
Moves by Maj. joseph s. Robinson
of New York, chief prosecutor, to
show that an effort had been made
to prevent Mrs. Evans from taking
the stand against Col. Durant were
overruled by the court.
The defendants brother, James
E. Durant, Falls Church council
man and Federal accountant, is re-
sisting efforts to force his testimony
for the prosecution and ruling
is expected late today or tomorrow
from Federal judge in Virginia.
Were you approached by Col.
Durant's brother as to your testi-
mony in this case and why did you
employ Attorney Frank L. Ball, ST.,
to represent you in the matter?"
Maj. Robinson asked.
The defense counsel was sustained
(Coo TTTD a NIT Dooo AN
Evening star., 1947-02-12

INVESTIGATION SHOWS wilson s
unpaid debts went back over years.
Page B-1
The Lowe family Is little mixed
up. They are not quite sure they
understand this thing.
Floyd Wilson has confessed that
last Saturday he shot Milton E. Lowe
while trying to stage hold-up. He
has said he did 1t because he needed
money. He has q wife and i've small
children. In its natural sympathy,
the community Is doing what 1t can
to see that the Wilson family, In its
trouble, Is provided for.
Milton Lowe had wife and three
small children George, 10: Rosalie,
I, and Jane, 4. He also had two
grown children. He worked hard all
his life, but never was a1le to save
anything. Nobody, up ttoday. has
Evening star., 1947-02-12
MRB Out 10 Break
Weirton Steel Union,
Counsel Tells Hearing
Coal Strike Predicted
Unless Lewis Gives Up
Welfare Fund RoyoIty
BY the Assoeiatsd Press

Earl F. Reed, attorney for the
Weirtop Steel Co., today accused
the National Labor Relations
Board of trying "in every way to
wipe out" an independent union
at the firms West Virginia plant.
Mr.. Reed laid this charge before
the Senate Labor Committee as For
ney Johnston, counsel for the Ma
tional Coal Association, waited to
testify on his contention that a new
mine strike is inevitable" July /
unless one of two things happen.
Either John l.. Lewis must give up
his 5-cent-a-ton royalty for a union
health and welfare fund, Mr.. john
ston said, or Congress must enact q
law forbidding strikes over such Is
sues.
July is the date the Government
must return the seized pits % private
ownership.
Says Organizers Were Coached.
In contending that NLRB Is out to
break the Weirton independent
union, Mr.. Reed declared that the
board installed Its own representa-
tives "in the CIO union headquarters
to coach paid CLIO organizers as to
the methods they should use to get
on the tWeirton payroll"
He further asserted: Board rep
resentatiyes attended secret confer
ences at which CIo leaders paid
bribes to officers Of the independent
union to induce them to betray it by
going over to the Clio
Declaring that from its very in
ception" the NLRB has taken "a
hostile attitude" toward independ-
ent unions, Mr.. Reed said the board
has refused to hold an election at
Weirton. He added that a vote
would show the union represents
about 80 per cent of the workers
under contracts which are gem
orally better than any existing in
the steel industry
Mr. Reed urged revision OF the
Wagner Labor Relations Act to
assure NLRB recognition Of irde-l
pendent unions and to arehabili-
tate the faith Of the Workingman
In our system of law and justice" :"
New Firing Proposal.
He also recommended that the
act be changed so employers could
fire workers who strike for more
than so days "as . test of economic
strength In q demand for higher
wages or shorter hours or better
working conditions"
This is less drastic than pro-
vision of bill introduced by Sena-I
tor Ball. Republican, Of Mime
sofa. That measure would author
ize employers TO IRE strikers 3lme-I
(See LABOR, Page At
Evening star., 1947-02-12
Clark Seeks 10 Speed
Plan for Courts 10
Get Veteran Records
Attorney General Asks
CoudIe and Fay to
Confer With Lows

Attorney General Clark acted
today to back the plan proposed
by Chief Justice Bolitha J. Laws
of District Court to provide
judges with more information
about the war records of vet
erans accused of crimes.
The Attorney General told The
Star he has asked r. Lamar Caudle
assistant attorney general in charge
Of the criminal division, and United
States Attorney George Morris Fay
TO confer with Justice Laws in tht
next day Or two.
Mr.. Clark said he already had dis.
cussed Justice Laws proposal with
Mr.. Caudle and Mr.. Fay and TOLD
them to work out a procedure that
will be helpful in assuring fair treat
nent to accused veterans.
Records Wanted Before Trial.
Justice Laws proposed in The Star
last Sunday that the United States
attorneys assume responsibility fol-
getting veterans records into court
He further proposed that the rec
ords should be obtained from the
Veterans Administration before
trial, SO that in any case where
the record indicated mans alleged
offense could be traced to his war
experiences, a psychiatric examina-
ton might be ordered.
Mr.. Clark said he had discussed
the proposal with Justice Laws at
an American Bar Association meet
ing in Colorado Springs, Colo, and
again yesterday.
II think that, while the veteran
doesn't want preferential treatment,
we should get all the information
we can about him SO he will get
fair treatment" the Attorney Gen.
eral said.
Records Protect Veterans.
Often, he said, a veteran is "a
little backward" about discussing his
war record. He emphasized that,
where records are brought into
court, the veteran will be protected.
Once the Justice Department rep
resentatives work out a suitable pro-
cedure with Justice Laws, Mr.. Clark
said, the question will be taken up
with the Veterans Administration.
I'm sure we will work 1t out
comparatively to the best interests
of everybody" Mr.. Clark added.
At the same time, E. E. Odom,
solicitor of the Veterans Admins
tration. said his agency would be
glad to work with the Attorney Gen.
eral ION anything he wants to do
with respect to this question"
Mr.. Odom acknowledged that
some lack Of understanding probably
existed on how far the Veterans
Administration was willing to 60 in
providing records in criminal cases.
Sees Merit in Examinations.
He also saw some merit in a
that Veterans Administra-
ton psychiatrists, If asked bv the
courts to examine veterans, should
include the report on their examina-
ton in the veterans files presented
to the court. This was proposed by
another agency official to prevent
loss of time by busy psychiatrists,
who otherwise would have to spend
days in court.
Mr.. Odom said he had told F. j.
Fitzgerald, chief attorney in the
Washington regional Office Of the
Evening star., 1947-02-12
By the Associated Press

JERUSALEM, Feb. 12.-RAF
spotter planes roved the skies
above the Eastern Mediterranean
today amid unofficial reports
that a Jewish refugee ship bear
ing the name "Elue" with 600
uncertified immigrants aboard
had left Algiers Sunday for
Palestine. The ship has not yet
been sighted'in Palestine waters.
The British Navy refused to COM
ment on whether the spotter planes
were searching for the "Elue."
It was reported previously that
the ship was in Marseilles Harbor,
where port authorities were said to
have refused her permission to sail
on the grounds that she was not
equipped with adequate safety de-
vices. These reports said she was
later authorized to sail and made
her way to Algiers where she was
said to have weighed anchor Sunday.
Twelve Injured in Clash.
Reliable sources said at least II
persons were injured last night
when Jewish extremists clashed with
anti-terrorist Jews in Tel Aviv in
the first struggle Of Jew against
Jew in Palestine since the British
Army began its drive to stamp out
underground violence.
The fight, which broke out as po-
lice and military forces poised them
selves for expected new outbreaks
of violence, was said to have begun
when youths presumed to be ad-
herents of Irgun zvai Leumi," Jewish
1See PALESTINE. Page A-5.l
Evening star., 1947-02-12
Thomas J. Sem, Is, Dies;
Retired Rear Admiral
BY the Assoeioted Press

SAN DIEGO, Calf, Feb. Ia
Rear Admiral Thomas ]. Sem, rs,
assistant chief of naval operations
from 1925 to 1923 and in command
of base force U. S. Fleet In 1886
when he retired, died in the Naval
Hospital last night.
Admiral Sem, native Of
Graniteville, S. c., entered the
Naval Academy in 1887. He is sur
viyed by his widow, Mrs. Percie B.
Sem of Coronado, Calf, and son,
Capt. E. M. Sem, commander Of
the San Francisco Naval Station.
Evening star., 1947-02-12
Quarter Million Tons
OF White Cliffs Fall
Into Sea Near Dover
BY the Associated Press.

by fhe Assoeiofed PresS-
DOVER, England, Feb. 12.-
A quarter of a million tons of
white cliffs Of Dover tumbled
into the sea last night.
Cold weather completed the
weakening of the section-150
yards long, 30 feet deep and
200 feet high-that was shelled
intensively during the war.