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Evening star., 1947-06-09

3. 649, TOO. a cut of $l4.847 $50. or 26
per cent. from what the 81 agencies
had requested.
Of the total recommended cut in
direct appropriations, 1925, ,920, or
almost 66 Der cent, was directed at
the housing agencies.
The budget request for the Office
Of Housing EXpediter was s7,765,-
600, which contemplated liquidation
next January /. The committee cut
this to $685. ,O80, which it said
would be the cost of liquidation as
of June 80, 1947.
While ordering the expediters Of
fee liquidated as of June 30 this
year the committee gave the ex-
peditor one full year, until June 80
l948. to wind up the liquidation task
The housing expediters Office was
created in 1945 to develop emer-
gency measures to deal with the
housing shortage.
Failure of Campaign Seen.
The committee said it is con-
vinced that the program to expedite
home building has not been sue
cesSful."
1T is doubtful that the funds ex-
pended have expedited construction
at ALL it said. adding:
Reports are prevalent that
building materials have become
available in a volume that is be-
ginning to saturate the market. and
that price reductions in many lines
are in the offing because supply is
beginning to exceed demand
The committee struck at the Ma
tional Housing Agency through its
parent organization the Federal
Public Housing Authority. 1t cut
the FPHA budget for administra-
tive expenses from SIS 100000 to
sl0.400000 and ordered FPHA to
reduce sharply the number of its
higher paid personnel
Poor Administration Charged.
The committee SAID its hearings
q "are replete with instances of poor
administration and question
able policies and practices" in the
FPHA. Included, it added, are 'in-
stances of embezzlement of the
funds of local housing projects,
indications that labor unions are
exercising an undue influence in al
lease some of the personnel actions
taken by officials Of FPHA," anc
indications" that travel and long
distance telephone expenses have
been very loosely controlled"
The committee suggested that tht
Office of Administrator, which co.
ordinates the activities of the Ma
10 tional Housing Agency, go out O
existence on June 30. l94a, unless
authorize and specify its duties ane
Pc functions. Instead of the Sl,215 .00t
budget requested for administra
tive operations of the Office of Ad
ministrator. the committee limitet
the amount to 100000.
In addition to ordering the TVi
to repay the appropriations it ha,
received in past years for power ia
cilities. the committee ordered tha
S2,500,000 of outstanding bond prin'
cipal of the iva be paid annual,
out OF net income from power oper
ations. Not less than 40 per cen
OF the remaining power revenue il
tSee APPROPRIATIONS, Page A-6.l
Evening star., 1947-06-09
900 Gallons of Gasoline
Ignite as Truck Hits Pole
BY the Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA, June "a
truck hauling more than 1000 GAL
Ions of gasoline crashed into a
power line pole today and sparks
lgnited the gasoline, iniuring five
persons and setting fire to six
houses.
A huge ball of fire rose approx
mately 100 feet in the air when the
spilled gasoline burst into flames
Six houses were set afire, forcing
% persons to fee.
Firemen battled the blaze for
nearly three hours before it was
brought under control.
Burning with a series of blasts,
the gasoline poured into sewer.
causing explosions that blew off
manhole covers a block away.
Evening star., 1947-06-09
White House Police Bill
Signed by Truman

President Truman today signed
into law bill placing the maxi
mum authorized strength of the
White House police force at 1l0
men. There now are about IS
White House policemen.
The legislation also restores pre-
war standards for selection of
White House police. requiring that
they be selected from among men,
bers of the Metropolitan and Park
Police Departments.
Evening star., 1947-06-09
Thousands Of Letters
On Tax, Labor Bills
Studied by Truman
President, Leaving onieht
For Conodo. Defers Action
Until He Returns Friday

President Truman will with
hold action on the income tax
reduction and labor bills until
he returns Friday from a good
will trip to Canada.
Telling reporters this today, pres
idential Secretary Charles G.. Ross
said thousands of letters" have
flooded into the White House on
both measures
Most of the mail is concerning
the labor BILL and most of it urges
a Veto" he said. The mail comes
from both individuals. and organiza-
tions."
Must Act on Tax Bill by Monday.
The President will leave Washing :
ton at o'clock tonight and will ad-
dress the Canadian Parliament
Wednesday. He is. to return to the
White House Friday night.
He has until Monday to act on the
tax bill which reduces income taxes
by 105 to 80 per cent. Unless. he
signs or vetoes it by Monday mid
night. it will become law without his
signature.
He must act within 10 days Cex-
Guiding Sundays after measure
reaches him.
The labor bill has not yet reached
the White House, but probably will
arrive late today. Congressional
action was completed last week.
Flies Back From Kansas.
On the tax measure, Mr.. Ross
said:
He will act on the bill after he
gets back-just when is not known. y
The President flew back to the
Capital from Kansas City yesterday
after a two-day reunion with his
World War l comrades and an ad-
dress criticizing the budget cuts
voted by the Republican Congress.
Senator Baldwin. Republican, Of
Connecticut, said he thought the
Kansas City speech. which also
urged a broad domestic welfare pro-
gram, sounds like campaign
document
Builds Political Fences
Senator Dworshak, Republican, OF
Idaho. said he thinks the country's
reclamation program - mentioned
specifically by the President-has
become involved in politics "by those
who are more interested in build
ing political fences than they are
in building reclamation projects -
Mr.. Truman's plane, the Sacred
Cow, landed beneath rain clouds at
Evening star., 1947-06-09
Reds Reported 10000 Miners
Seeking u. 5. Oil Quit in Protest
Firm in Hungary Over Labor Bill
UNIV Official Coils
Stoppoge at Steel
Pits Unauthorized
BY the Associated Press

UNIONTOWN, Pa, June g.
Protests over labor legislation
passed by Congress were blamed
today for a spreading walkout Of
bituminous coal miners which
already had made nearly 10000
idle in Southwestern Pennsyl-
vania.
About $500 miners quit work or
voted to quit work over the week
end and today they we're joined by
an additional $500 miners in the
rich coal producing fields of Fay
cite, Greene and Washington
counties.
William Hynes. president of
United Mine Workers District 4
embracing the Uniontown coal
fields, declared the walkouts "un-
authorized
The only thing I know is that
the miners are protesting the labor
BILL" Mr. Hynes said.
The district UNIV head said a
number of miners meetings are
scheduled for today but would not
say whether these would spread or
halt the work stoppages.
Tt Washington. the Taft Hartley
labor bill, which would restrict
strikes in essential industries and
provides new mediation machinery
was expected to reach President
Truman for action in few days.
Mostly Captive Pits.
Fourteen mines were shut down
most of them captive pits owned by
large steel companles-United States
Steel Corp. Weirton Steel, Jones &
Laughlin and Republic Steel.
The walkouts came just three
weeks before the miners begin a 10
day vacation called for officially
under their Government contract
and month before a general strike
threat.
The Government must return the
mines to private operation July l
but the vacation, beginning June 27.
would delay any strike until July Z.
Meanwhile, the last of the con-
tract negotiations with Mine Chief
John L. Lewis and the operators
broke down last week.
300 Return to Work.
However, the 300 members of one
local returned to work when their
president. Andrew S. Rayner, warned
against any violation of the Federal
anti-strike injunction which was
upheld by the Supreme Court.
The local resuming work was No.
1926 at the Gates mine of the
H. c., Frickt Coke Co, United
States Steel subsidiary. 1t had been
idle since Friday night.
Ordering his men back to the
pits, Mr.. Rayner declared he didn't
want the local accused of starting
a strike" He added there has been
no general order" for the men to
lay down their tools
I'm we'll acquainted with the
situation that the miners are in
today on account of the injunction
sustained by the Supreme Court,
which means the leaders of the
organization and the officers of the
local stand to be punished if we
call a strike for any reason what
soever. I don't want to be accused
of anything like that" Mr.. Rayner
said.
Field Report Awaited.
In Washington, the Coal Mines
Administration made no immediate
comment. but awaited reports from
the field on the number idle and
See MINERS. Page A-6.l
Evening star., 1947-06-09
Three Hurt as Milk Train
Hits Passenger Head On
By the Associosed Press

POTSDAM, N. Y. June 9.-Three
persons were injured today, none
seriously, when a milk train crashed
head-o into a New York Central
passenger train standing at Eben
Station, miles south Of here.
Authorities at Potsdam General
Hospital said Alfred Farnsworth.
48, of Norwood, a fireman on one
of the trains; David Blake, IS, OF
Watertown, engineer on the milk
train, and Herman Jaffa. 43, of AL
bany, passenger, were Gnospitalized.
Evening star., 1947-06-09
GIN increases Prices
On Stoves, Refrigerator.
BY fhe Associated Press

NEW YORK. June General
Motors Corp. announced today that
its Frigidaire division in Dayton,
Ohio, had advanced prices on house.
hold refrigerators by approximately
"A per cent and on electric ranges
an average OF less than per cent.
The increases were charged to an
II per cent boost in labor costs and
advancing material PRICES.
Evening star., 1947-06-09
British Probe Policy
OF Soviets on Hungary

LONDON, June 9 (P.-The
British Ambassador to Moscow has
been instructed to obtain clarifica-
ton of Soviet policy toward Hun
gary. the House of Commons was
informed today.
Meantime, Minister of State Hec-
tor Mcneil said, 1T would be pre-
mature for His Majesty's govern
ment to pass judgment on what has
happened" But he expressed hope
that these changes in the structure
of the Hungarian government will
not lead to any departure from the
tSee HUNGARY. Page A-6J
Evening star., 1947-06-09
Bid to Buy Interests
And Banish American
Officials Disclosed
By the Associated Press

BUDAPEST, June 9.-The Com
munists have offered to buy out
the Hungarian-America oil
company Maori, an American
informant said today, and have
threatened to Danish from Hun
gary the concerns American
executives.
The informant said the Commu-
nists we're considering nationalist
ton of the country's oil fields-as
they contemplate naturalization of
banks and industry-but were faced
with the fact that Russia gets half
the Hungarian royalties of Maori.
Russia obtained half of the Hun
garian royalties last year in negetia-
tions which set up a Russian Hun
garian oil company called Maszovol.
Standard Oil Affiliate.
The informant and leading Hun
garian political observers, advised
of developments, agreed it would be
only a matter of time before the
new Communist dominated Hun
garian regime-rushed into office
with the resignation of Prime Mini
ster Ferenc Nagy-would take some
action on Maori. The company was
developed and is principally owned
by Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey.
The American gave this account:
Deputy Prime Minister Matyas
Rakosi. Russian citizen and Russian
trained politician who is now virtual
dictator of Hungary, spent part of
last week in the area of Maori S
fields on speaking tour designed to
inform Hungarian workers of the
true facts" of the Hungarian gov
ernment change. During this trip
Rakosi spoke with Paul Ruedemann
OF New York. representative here of
Standard Oil. and offered twice
Standards original investment If
the Americans would get out
The offer OF " roughly s5.ooO,oo
was refused and Rakosi was in
formed that German offer of s25,-
1000 for the same properties had
been turned down at the beginning
of the war.
Americans Threatened.
The threat of banishment came
earlier, shortly after the Russian
occupation forces released the field
last February after repeated pro-
tests from the American Govern
ment. The Hungarian government
appointed a Communist dominated
"oil Commission" to oversee oil pro-
duction. The company protested
this and shortly thereafter Hun
garian employees of the company
were threatened. Political police
told the employees they could be
held three or four months. in Jail
without charges At about the
same time the political police called
on Mr.. Ruedemann and threatened
to throw the Americans in the COM
pany--only three of four out OF
Hungary.
The Americans ignored the no.
tice and are still here.
The Communists complaint against
the company is the same as was
the Russians the Americans
refused to run the wells wide open
tc provide oil which the Communists
say they need Immediately. An
American said that the maximum
possible production at present, un-
der American theories of conserva-
tion, is $4,000 tons per- month. The
Communists. following Russian ex-
ample, demand at least $1,000 tons.
The informant said that sometimes
the Americans felt they ought to
go ahead and let the Hungarians
ruin the field. which they could do
in about two and half years"
He added it was not impossible
that the Communists would figure
out some way to nationalize the
American interests in the field.
Evening star., 1947-06-09
Will You Help a Child Have
A Summer Camp Vocation?

children needed to Camp Good Will or
Camp Pleasant this
Outings Committee discovered when
asked nearly settlement houses hospitals churches and other
interested children the of the chill
dren who needed summer camping the most.
The list had 100 because that all the
Evening star., 1947-06-09

her hours long Irregular The neghbors Jimmy
wandering the streets all hours They knew he didn't eat
regularly and they shifted Not good mother they said
So little while Jimmys mother chldrens home
to take of him for awhile She paid what she could
comes to him regularly.
Jimmy needs camping woods needs
to feel he of something He needs desperately little
fun.
It's up to if Jimmy to camp 1t $40
send Jimmy camp
want to give Jimmy other girls him
OF fun mail cash check to The Evening Star Summer
Fund bring it to The Star cashier
acknowledge gifts of
Evening Star Summer Camp
Evening star., 1947-06-09
BY the kssoeioted Press

BY the Assoeioted Press
LoWland residents along the
middle reaches of the Missis-
sippi River were struck by food
waters today as the death toll
in other widespread weekend
floods and tornadoes mounted to
at least %.
Damage to crops and property In
cities was estimated in the millions
of dollars.
Ottumwa. hardest hit by floods
had 7 of IoWa's II deaths as the
Des Moines River receded from
about one-third of the homes in the
city Of $4,000 population. Herschel
Loveless, director of rescue opera :
tions. said. however. that he expected
to find other bodies downstream, but
added that he had mo idea" how
many.
For a time, eight deaths were
listed. but Police Chief Charles
Kapp said recovery of body re-
ported 10 him was duplication.
Canton, Ohio. reported two deaths
from floods; Gregory, S. OAK, one
and Bethany, Mo, one.
Six Leves Broken.
The Mississippi, swollen by high
water from the Des Moines, rolled
on over thousands of acres of Illinois
and Missouri farm lands after break
ing six levees and flooding the village
of Alexandria, Mo, and forcing more
than 1000 families to evacuate their
lowland farm homes between War
saw, ILL.,. and Hannibal, Mo, yes
terday.
Mayor Merl Hamill of Alexandra
said the stream appeared to have
crested there with 6 inches of water
in the main street About 600 fam
lilies were driven from their homes
The river reached a record stage
of 236 feet at Quincy, H., but that
city, situated on bluff, escaped
damage Across the river. the lower
part of the downtown section ol
Hannibal, Mo, was flooded.
Canton was helped by the levet
breaks.
A canyon fash food drowned ont
person at the Dalles, Greg, anc
left more than 100 families home
fSee TT OODS paoe Al
Evening star., 1947-06-09
Late News
Bulletins
Jews Assoif Trygve Lie

LAKE SUCCESS CP).-The
Jewish Agency for Palestine
charged today that Trygve Lie,
secretary general of the United
Nations. had gone outside and
beyond the scope of his func-
tions" in circulating on May
20 a British note on immigra- =
tion into the Holy Land.
Earlier Story on Page A-4.)
MosIems Back India Plan
NEW DELHI (P,.-The Mos
lem League voted tonight to
make Moslem India a new ma
tion during a tumultuous ses-
sion in which police turned
tear gas on opponents of the
League who broke into the
meeting.
Earlier Story on Page A-4.)
Jews Kidnop Two Britons
JERUSALEM pa British
police sergeant and a British
police constable were kidnapped
from swimming pool at Ra-
mat Gan, near Tel Aviv. to-
night by II armed Jews, it was
officially confirmed.
Evening star., 1947-06-09
$4,000 Left Homeless
As Mississippi Flood
Spreads Over 4 States
Thousands Of FormIond
Acres Are Inundated;
Death Toll Is q
BULLETIN

HANNIBAL, Mo. (P.-An es-
timated 10000 persons in a
four-State area we're left
homeless today as the Missis-
sippi River, cresting at record
levels, and its tributaries
spread over thousands of acres
of farmland. Army engineers
reported that levees have given
away in eight places between
Wapello, Iowa, and Louisiana,
Mo.
Evening star., 1947-06-09

the two camps had.
Then, the list had to be cut
again-down to 480 children be-
cause the Community Chest
couldn't provide the funds to keep
the camps open nine weeks.
Try choosing between two
children-two small boys who
never had. any fun, never got
away from the. city, never had
chance to swim any place but in
the sewer-clogged, swift-moving
river. >
Would you like to make that
choice or would you try to send
them both to camp?
Consider the brief life story
OF boy we'll call Jimmy.
1t was Jimmy who one day
found his father dead with a
suicide note nearby.
Jimmy's mother was young
and not one to ask for help. She
did what she could for Jimmy but
her hours were long and irregul
Evening star., 1947-06-09

See TRUMAN, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1947-06-09

tSee HUNGARY, Page A-6J
Evening star., 1947-06-09

eSee PoLICE. Page ABB
Evening star., 1947-06-09

tSee APPROPRIATIONS, Page AT
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-05-24

his stand on the controversial is
sues of our time"
COL. HORACE F. WULF. editor
of the Daily Calumet, had as
sailed Folino after the minister
defended Paul Robson and Frank
Sinatra against earlier attacks by
the newspaper.
A letter from Rep. Richard
B. Vail tR.. Ill.). member of the
House Un-American Committee,
had served as an excuse for
Wulf's smear on Folino.
In his letter Vail charged:
Folino is the Chicago rep
resentative of The Protestant.
distributed from New York. the
editor of which is Kenneth Les
lie. who is Communist"
1t was to this attack that Fo-
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-05-24
Demand CFL
mass protest
Of Toft bill

Leaders of the Chicago Fedora
ton of Labor were asked this
week to call joint labor mass
meeting to protest the Taft-Hart-
ley Bill and demand presiden-
tial veto.
The request came from the Joint
Legislative Committee of the AFL
Allied Printing Trades which met
last Monday. The committee vot-
ed unanimously for the mass rally
which was proposed by Milton
Wolf and Leo Green, representing
the Franklin Union No. 4.
AT the same time, the commit
tee voted strong condemnation of
several bills now pending in the
Illinois State Legislature which
would ban the closed shop, forbid
mass picketing and set up a 'Lit-
tie Dies Committee"
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-05-24
Phone strikers
get pay raise

The guys and the gals who han
die the nations telephone service
were back on the job this week
after winning a strike called April
z when the American Telephone
& Telegraph Co. and other cor
porations in the Bell system re-
fused pay increase demands.
They won pay hikes up to lis
cents per hour. Next step is to
amalgamate all unions into one
international and consider affilia-
ton with either the Go or the
AFL.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-05-24

led.by Aids. Benjamin M. Becker
(40th), author of the proposal, and
Archibald J. Carey, Jr. (3rd.
The bill, which provides for a
maximum fine of 5000 and maxi
mum Imprisonment of six months
for violations, was recommended
for approval by the judiciary COM
mittee with Aid. Hogan the lone
dissenter.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-05-24
limos congregation replied.
1T WAS POINTED OUT that

IT WAS POINTED OUT that
Folino is not the representative"
but the chairman of the regional
action committee of s'The Protes-
tant," progressive religious pub
LEGATION which has steadfastly
fought against a developing trend
toward clerical fascism.
Robson, great Negro singer and
leader, replied TO the Daily Calu-
NETS charges in the Star last
week. Sinatra, although Roman
Catholic and a member of the
tra-conservative Knights of Co
lumbus, has been smeared with
equal venom because of his pro-
gressive stand on racial discrimi-
nation and other issues.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-05-24

LII It's SIllGdI CdIIlpdlSn dRdll
After the reactionarY spokes-
man for Big Business had at
tackled the Rev. Paul J. Folino.
the official board of the minis
ter's United Church of South
Chicago. 2sol E. slst ST.. for
mallY defended him in a state
ment TO the Daily Calumet.
The statement of Folino's con-
gregation said:
I'VE have the utmost conf
dence. after seven years. of
close and intimate association
with our pastor. in the sincerity
Of his Christian convictions and
in his devotion to our American
traditions and heritage.
"We unhesitatingly support our
pastor, not only as Christian
leader, but as loyal American,
to voice his convictions and take
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-05-24

Recently saved by the narrow
est margin from burial in a SUBJ
committee. heavy pressure from
the public was considered nee
essarY to force the measure
through to approval.
The drive, spearheaded by Aids.
Clarence Wagner (4th) and F. j.
Hogan 9th, to bury the measure
was killed by tie vote-seven to
seven. Action to save the bill was
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-05-24

skyrocketed.
Leaders of the ALL Amalga-
mated Meat Cutters & Butcher
Workmen of North America pre-
sented similar demands. Negotia-
tons with the companies are ex-
pected to proceed simultaneously.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-05-24
Jurist uphoIds rocist
covenants in test case

Of
of
of
Ito United states Supreme our
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-05-24
EQUALITY of treatment O

EQUALITY of treatment of
the two races has in fact prog
ressed little farther than the emp
ty statement of principles con-
tanned in the constitutional pro-
visions above cited.
Therefore, it must follow that
as long as these racial prejudices
and determinations exist and
dominate our way of life, the So
cial and economic ills of the Ne
gro race will persist, regardless
of restrictive covenants"
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-05-24

The demands were presented by
Ralph Helstein, president of the
CLIO clearinghouse Workers union,
at the direction of the delegates
to the recent convention in Cleve-
land. Basis for the wage demands
is the fact that living costs have
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-05-24
80, 900 yords workers
demand pay increases

Is for $4,000 packing
workers Big