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Evening star., 1947-10-11
Airline Denies Barrinq
Move 10 End Strike
BY the Assoeioied Press

NEW YORK, Oct. 11.-A union
leaders claim that C. R. Smith
president of American Overseas Air
lines, has "stymied" efforts to set
tie the /11-day strike of the lines
pilots is denied by the company
as pure nonsense"
The company's denial followed q
statement made in Washington last
night by David L. Behncke, presi-
dent of the AFL Airline Pilots AS
sociation, who said Mr.. Smith hac
blocked attempts to settle the dis.
pute by refusing to sign contract
Mr.. Behncke said already was
agreed upon by striking pilots ane
the company. ~
1.-THE company's position" 9
spokesman said in New York, "is
that no part of the contract has beer
agreed to by the company. Only hall
of the contract was gone over prior
to the breakdown of negotiations
Any statement that c. B. Smith re-
fused to sign a contract is pure
nonsense because no contract has
ever been concluded for his sigma
ture."
Mr.. Behncke also contended that
Mr.. Smith had declined to confer
with the pilots or appear jointly
with them before the National Me-
diation Board in Washington.
The company spokesman said
AOA viewed the strike as IAN illegal
walkout and that we cannot, under
the law, negotiate with the pilots
until they return to work"
The strike, involving 173 pilots and
co-pilots, began after a dispute over
working rules.
Evening star., 1947-10-11
Injured Cheer Leader
AT Montgomery Blair
lis Now Recovering

Hope Henderson, Is, Montgomery
Blair High School student, is going
home from the hospital today, well
on the road to recovery from a par
alyzing injury suffered last week
during cheer-leading acrobatics.
Encouraged by doctors reports OF
her progress and cheered by many
messages of sympathy, Hope will
leave Washington Sanitarium to re-
turn to the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Henderson, 745
Thayer avenue, Silver Spring.
Hope was particularly pleased
with a letter she received from an
other Hope Henderson, 17-year-
high school student in Ottawa,
Cana<a. The Canadian girl wrote
that press dispatches about the Sill
yer Spring student had caused
mild sensation" among her own
friends. who first thought she had
been injured. q
The Canadian girl had been lead
ing a small group of friends in
cheers last week, but was not hurt.
Because OF the name coincidence
and since she is the same age, she
said, she wanted to be "pen pal",
and help the injured girl pass some
of the time.
Hope was paralyzed from the
waist down when she dislocated a
vertebra. She has now regained full
control of her legs, her father said
today, and with the help of back.
brace should soon begin walking.
Evening star., 1947-10-11
| Baltimore Woman
|kHypnotized for
Birth of Boy
By the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Oct. ia 5-pounc
10-ounce boy has been born to 8
22-year-old woman under hypnosis
Johns Hopkins Hospital officials
said yesterday.
Mrs. Margaret K. Petrlik's chilo
was born after she had been hypno-
tized by DR.. Harold Rosen, Hopkins
psychiatrist.
Hopkins officials said it was the
first planned clinical use of hypnosis
in an obstetrical case at the hospital
No anesthetics were used except a
small amount of novocaine imme-
diately before delivery, they added
Mrs. Petrlik is a graduate of the
John Hopkins Nursing School.
Hypnosis is only one of num-
Der of agents and procedures that
can be used in obstetrics to lessen
pain and anxiety" DR.. Rosen said
1T should be carefully limited to
suitable cases.
The baby was born Wednesday
night,
Evening star., 1947-10-11
Chile
turned to work. The miners are
asking for higher pay.

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turned to work. The miners are
asking for higher pay.
4 More Agitators Seized.
The President declared that re-
fusal of the miners to obey orders
to go back to work despite an "ad-
vantageous" wage grant was con-
flrmation of the political and revo-
lutionary character" of the work
stoppage.
Four more alleged Communist
agitators were arrested, bringing to
nearly so the number jailed or trans
ported to chilly TERRA del Fuego in
the far south. @a.@'0] 'r '"'@
In a statement issued by its
Politbureau, the Chilean Commun-
ist Party declared that "in the pres
ence of the extremely grave accusa-
tions" made by the government the
Communists request appointment of
q commission of outstanding persons
to investigate the facts.
"Since the incident acquired in
ternational character and the in
tervention of President Guan d.
Peron (of Argentina) has been
asked, 1t is logical and convenient
to take it for consideration before
the only international organization
juridically qualified to examine
the prohlem-the United Nations, ~
the Communist statement said.
Evening star., 1947-10-11
Soviet Press and Radio
Assoii Expulsion of Two

MOSCOW, Oct. II (P.-The So.
Wet press and radio today assaied
Chile's "unceremonious action" in
expelling two Yugoslav diplomats as
an undertaking intended to "gratify
reactionary circles of the United
States which have been conducting
a frantic campaign in connection
with the so-called Communist men
ace"
The Communist organ Pravda,
under the headline "a lackey-like
service to American imperialism in
Chile" printed a Tass Agency New
York dispatch which said the Chill
can government is trying to justify
an unceremonious act which con-
tradicts all international laws by
the silly allegation that the Yugo-
slav diplomats were acting as rep
resentatives of international COM
munism'."
Evening star., 1947-10-11
House Member Sees
Sweet Potato Buying
By the Associoted Press


EASTON, Md, Oct. 11.-Repre-
sentative Miller. Republican, Of
Maryland, said today he has beer
assured that suspension of Govern
ment purchases of sweet potatoes or
the Eastern Shore is "only TEN.
porary."
Producing and Marketing Ad-
ministration officials at College
Park said the suspension "does not
indicate a permanent withdrawal OF
Government support Mr.. Miller
declared.
He said buyers on the lower
Eastern Shore have been frantic
since the administration halted its
purchase program last Saturday at
a time when the crop harvest is at
its peak.
Buyers, Mr.. Miller said, told him
they had been purchasing the local
crop at prices in line with the Gov
ernment support price of $1.50 a
bushel for United States No. sweet
potatoes. With the marketing ad-
ministration purchase program halt
ed, the market has been glutted, and
the price has tumbled steadily.
Mr.. Miller said the officials told
him the agency purchases were halt
ed when "a shortage of storage ia
cilities and outlets developed"
Reports from Salisbury, he added,
indicate farmers have been con-
vinced the Government will get back
in the market too late to buy in the
present "all-at-once" harvest and
are selling at lowered prices, leav-
ing early purchasers holding the
bag"
Evening star., 1947-10-11
Boy, 5, Shot in Head,
Dies After Operation
By the Assoeioted Press

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Oct
11.-Five-year old Robert Peters dieo
in the University of Virginia Hos
pital last night after a four-hou1
operation to remove .32-caliber
bullet from the frontal lobe of his
brain.
The boy, who was visiting his
grandparents at Lynchburg, Mr.. and
Mrs. T. L. Peters, was accidentally
shot yesterday after going upstairs
to awaken his father.
According TO his father, Perrow E
Peters of Roanoke, Robert apparent
ly wandered into my grandfather
room and began playing with re-
volver on the dresser. He was be-
lieved to have been looking down
the barrel when the pistol went off
Evening star., 1947-10-11
AFI
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week is the old one of the craft
union dispute at Hollywood motion
picture studios. Mr.. Lewis and his
ally, William L. Hutcheson, head of
the carpenters, are trying to 'oust
from the AFL the stagehands union
which is engaged in jurisdictional
battle with the carpenters.
In two resolutions introduced so
far the convention is asked to do
something about the encroac chment
on jurisdiction of other unions by
District so of Mr.. Lewis United
Mine Workers. District so is en-
powered by UNIV to go into any
industry and organize the workers
regardless of craft. In that way
they have clashed headlong with
other AFL unions as well as those
of the CIO. 1t is expected that
Mr.. Lewis will be asked to dissolve
District so and apportion its men,
bers among the appropriate unions
having jurisdiction over them.
LANCER Denounces Taft.
Senator LANCER. Republican, Of
North Dakota addressed the meet
ing briefly, calling upon labor to
help inject more liberalism into
his party. He denounced Senator
Taft, Republican, of Ohio and prom
ised that he and Senator Aiken,
Republican, of Vermont would lead
a drive in Congress for repeal Of
the aft-Hartley Act. Senator
LANCER voted against the law, while
Mr.. Aiken supported it.
James F. O'Neil, American Legion
national commander, delivered
blistering attack on communism and
Soviet Russia in pleading with the
AFL to support universal military
training.
"A new mailed fist is again reach
ing out for world dominion" he said.
"It is the fist of Joe Stain"
He pictured Russia as representing
"a new form of malevolent totali-
tarianism which differs from that of
the swastika only in name"
Mr.. O'Neil also attacked Senator
Taft, who has opposed universal
training. He pointed out that Mr..
Taft voted against the draft just five
months before the Pearl Harbor at
tack.
"He has an extraordinary record
of being wrong on military affairs"
the Legion head remarked.
Evening star., 1947-10-11
Grover Presgroves Rites
Planned at Luruy Today

LURAY. Va, Oct. 11.-Funeral
services will be held this afternoon
for Grover Cleveland Presgraves, 81
who died at the Naval Hospital at
Bethesda, Md, on Tuesday. Serv-
ices will be in Main Street Baptist
Church with interment in Evergreen
Cemetery.
Mr.. Presgrsves served 13 months
in France in World War I. He is a
past commander of the Miller
Campbell-Bak Post, American
Legion.
He is survived by his widow,
formerly Miss Lucy Ratzlaff of
Illinois, and five children, Lewis,
who Is in the navy, and Peggy,
Marilyn, Jessie Belle and Richard, of
Luray.
Evening star., 1947-10-11
Pedestrian, IS, Struck
By Streetcar Becomes
56th Traffic Fatality

A 65-year man died after
being struck by a streetcar yesterday,
becoming the 56th" traffic fatality
of the year in the District, police
reported today.
Peter Coleman, colored, 1872 Nine
teenth street NE, was struck about
Is pm. at Twentieth and Benning
road NE, by Rosslyn-bound
streetcar operated by Merle j.
Schenk, %, of 1907 Thirty first
street, Mount Rainier, Md, police
said. He was pronounced dead on
arrival at Casualty Hospital.
Police said that Mr.. Schenk, street.
car operator for 18 months, has
been charged with failing to yield
the right of way to a pedestrian
and is scheduled to appear before a
coroner's jury.
In a second traffic accident yes
terday, James r. Faison, So, colored
SGT Alexander place NE, was seri-
ously injured near Twentieth and p
streets NV. when struck by an au-
tomobile driven by Norman j. Ru-
dolph, II, of 1858 Brandywine street
NV, police said. The injured man
was taken to Emergency Hospital
with possible fractures of the skull,
ribs and jaw.
The Rev. DR.. Wilbur F. Yarnell,
II, of 612 Elm avenue, Takoma Park,
Md, was treated for cuts at Emer-
gency Hospital, police reported,
after being hit by an ice cream
truck about $50 pm. yesterday in
an alley in the 1900 block of Bel
mont street NV.
Police said that the driver of the
truck, James E. Hancock, 81, of 1908
Rhode Island avenue Sc, was
charged with backing without eau
ton.
Two Navy enlisted men, struck
last night by an automobile in the
1000 block of South Queen street,
Arlington. were being treated for
injuries today in Bethesda Naval
Hospital.
Police said the men are Willie
Boatwright, 81, who suffered frac-
tured leg, and James Trent, 10, who
was treated for cuts, bruises and
shock. Both are colored. They are
stationed at the Arlington Navy
Annex.
Police said they were holding
George w. Douglas, 81, of the 3100
block of South Seventeenth street,
Arlington, as driver of the automo-
bile, and Leroy Yancey, "a, of the
same address, as material witness.
The latter was listed as passenger
in the automobile. Both are colored.
Evening star., 1947-10-11

barley, rye, sorghum grain, sweet
potatoes, and sugar cane.
Seven Republican Senators mean
while promised their "co-operation
with the conservation program after
a observation-disclosures session with
Mr.. Luckman and Mr.. Anderson be-
hind closed doors on Capitol Hill
yesterday. But the Senators dis
closed later that they had questioned
the two closely on the need for egg
less and poultryless Thursdays.
In behalf of the group, Senator
Brewster, Republican, Maine, issued
a statement applauding the admin
istration's voluntary approach to the
problem of saving food. He sug-
gested that Mr.. Luckman might
adopt the slogan, Save Food to Save
America"
Cooperation Predicted.
'In our own interest and that of
suffering humanity every believer in
America will welcome the voluntary
approach to food conservation and
desire to cooperate in all practical
ways with all those who seek solu-
,tion along this line" the statement
said, adding:
Differences over methods may
we'll merge in hearty cooperation to
achieve the major objectives of aid
ing those overseas who are hungry ~
However, Senator Aiken, Repub-
lican, of Vermont reported that he
had informed Mr.. Luckman there
is mo reason" to be sparing of eggs
poultry and turkey because ample
stocks exist. Food savings, he said
should be concentrated on grain
and breadstuffs.
Other Senators quizzed Mr.. Luck
man on the ":hardships' brought
upon grain-consuming industries
and Senator Brewster conceded
that his statement of cooperation
did not commit every Senator to an
Endorsement of each individual
part" of the Truman-Luckman cam
paign.
Other Republican Senators pres
ent were Cain Of Washington, Fer
guson of Michigan, Hawkes. of New
Jersey, Thye of Minnesota, Flanders
of Vermont and Morse of Oregon.
Mr.. Luckman had an answer
ready for reporters who. wondered,
after the luncheon. whether he
would change the program:
There is no chance that it will
oe modified in any way"
Senator Morse urged that food
conservation leaders give greater
consideration to the effect of the
conservation program upon the Ma
tion's farm economy.
Senator Morse said Mr.. Luckman
Gid not have available to him basic
and pertinent agricultural facts
when he announced conservation
methods. The Senator said this
information could have been sup
piled by farm leaders if requested.
Evening star., 1947-10-11
a Capital Region Clubs
IWin Kiwunis Trophies
BY the Associated Press

ROANOKE, Va, Oct. 11.-Kiwanis
International trophies for outstand-
ing achievement were awarded foul
clubs in the Capital district at Its
29th annual meeting here yesterday
Clubs receiving the trophies are
in Washington; North Baltimore
Md; Radford, Va, and Parkville, Md
The trophies were won in four diff
ferent divisions based on club men,
bership. ..
They were presented by Martin T.
Wiegand of Washington, past dis
trictg governor. ~. - ,r-z.-~ l'-
Evening star., 1947-10-11
Stor's War Dead List
Omitted Two Names

The bodies of First 1t. Merlin r,
Allen and Staff Sergt. Kahn Burg
ner, both of the Army Air Corps,
were among those aboard the Honda
Knot which docked in San Francisco
yesterday.
1t. Aliens next of kin is Mrs.
Marie A. Wiles, 1928 Massachusetts,
avenue Sc.
Sergt. Burgner's next of kin is
Mrs. Margaret Burgner, 1408 Har-
ward street NV.
Both will be sent to Distribution
Center No. 8, Philadelphia Quarter
master Depot. Their names were
inadvertently omitted from the Dis
trict list published yesterday.
Evening star., 1947-10-11
Belgian Red Says Congo
Sends U. S. All Uranium
By the Associofed Press


BRUSSELS, Oct. 11.-Paul Libois,
Communist Senator, said today all
the Belgian Congo's uranium pro-
duction was going to the United
States, and challenged the govern
ment to make public its agreement
with Washington.
THE Belgian government refuses
to make public the quantities OF
Belgian uranium ore supplied to the
United States, as well as the price
the United States is paying for it, -
he said in the Communist newspaper
Red Flag.
There have been reports that the
Shinkolobwe plant in the Belgian
Congo Province of Katanga is yield
ing 10000 tons of ore a year.
Evening star., 1947-10-11
Pollution Unit Agrees
To Redraft Proposed
Curbs in Maryland
BY q Stoff Correspondent Of The stor

BALTIMORE, Oct. 1l.-AItel
wrestling with pollution problems
for more than three hours, the
Maryland Water Pollution Contro
Commission agreed yesterday thai
it should make haste slowly ir
adopting regulations which will
chart the State course in a new
field.
Accordingly, the commission de-
ferred action on matters it con-
siders of utmost Importance until &
special committee can redraft pro.
posals governing the control Of oil
discharges, garbage dumping ane
new sources of pollution Of Mary.
land waters. The committee is ex.
pected to report at meeting No.
vember IA.
In general, however, the newly
created commission concluded thai
it should adopt two types of regu.
lations. One type would provide
for complete prohibition of certain
pollution, such as oil discharges by
ships. The other would be less
stringent, allowing for reasonable
discharges by industrial plants
municipalities and small businesses
Report Approved.
The commission also approved
with an expression of thanks, 6
comprehensive report submitted by
Sheppard T. Powell and Executive
Secretary Paul w. Mckee for the
classification of surface waters ir
Maryland. Under this plan al
streams are classified in four grades
"A, B. G. and D-to indicate suit.
ability as sources of potable water
for swimming, fishing, industria
and agricultural uses.
AT some future date each Mary
land stream will be classified spe-
cifically and pollution standards will
be set up.
The commission decided to work
with Anne Arundel County author
tiles to reduce q, pollution nuisance
arising from new housing develop
ment at Glen Gardens and Harun-
dale, Glen Burnie, and voted te
press for improved conditions al
Sylvan Shores and Dreams Landing
Asked to Revise Wording.
In discussing a proposal to adopt
regulations against pollution, both
Mr.. Powell and Frank C. Wachtel
differentiated between transient
and "established" offenders. They
pointed out that an all-inclusive
ban could be enforced against
pumping ship bilges in Maryland
waters, but that it would be i'm
practical and unreasonable to pro-
hibit refinery from dischargine
any oil into a stream.
The same reasoning was applied
to proposed regulations on garbage
dumping and new sources of pol
luton" such as industrial estab-
lishments and housing develop
ments.
The commission therefore asked
Mr.. Powell, Mr.. Wachter and Mr..
Mckee to revise the phraseology of
the proposed regulations SO certain
pollution practices could be grouped
under blanket prohibition and the
others grouped under a more flexible
regulation, within the meaning of
the pollution law clause, which re-
quires such operating results as are
practicable of attainment"
The commission indorsed a sug-
gestion of its chairman, DR.. Joseph
M. McLain, for a series of articles to
be submitted to weekly newspapers
Of Maryland, designed to inform and
educate the readers on pollution
problems and steps toward their
solution.
John E. Walters. field chemist,
reported that the commission's labo-
ratory would be ready for occupancy
within 10 days, though not COM
pleted.
Evening star., 1947-10-11
3,02S Servicemen's Bodies
Arrive in San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. II (P).-
Remains of 3,028 American service
men-"the boys who never came
back"-were home from the Pacific
today. America reverently received
them yesterday.
Thousands Of persons, gathered
for the ceremony. heard Gov. Earl
Warren declare these boys deserved
q better result for their efforts than
a troubled, quarreling world 80 di-
vided in its Interpretation and con-
cept of what the Allies had been
fighting for"
The task of returning the fallen
heroes of World War II from their
overseas graves began with the ar
rival of the Army transport Honda
Knot. In all, about 10 per cent of
the 271,675 recorded burials will be
brought home for reburial in family
plot and in international cemeteries,
at cost of about $177,OOO,OOO A
funeral ship from Europe is due at
New York City October Is.
The United States paid its highest
salute-21 guns-to the Honda
Knots cargo of caskets as the ship
dropped anchor just inside the Gold
en- Gate. A wreath from President
Truman was put aboard.
Gen. Mark Clark. 9Th Army COM
mander, expressed the Nation S
gratefulness to the war dead, and
warned that "the peace that they
won must not be a mockery."
Secretary of the Navy Sullivan
said: For them the war is over.
For us, their countrymen, the de-
mands of this war will not cease
until the objectives for which they
gave their lives have been attained" ."
After the ceremony the Honda
Knot proceeded across the bay to
Oakland and unloading of the flag
draped caskets began at pier which
up to now had received only noisy,
cheering returning troops.
On a nearby dock was large sign
erected for previous returnees.
welcome home. Well DONE" 1t
read.
Evening star., 1947-10-11
Rites for Miss Luwton
In Philadelphia Today

Funeral services will be held today
in Philadelphia for Miss Betty
Lawton, 10, student of Washington
Missionary College, who died We'd
nesday morning at Washington
Sanitarium.
Miss Lawton was an orphan and
had lived with an uncle and aunt
In Philadelphia. She entered the
college here last year.
Evening star., 1947-10-11
Symphony Box Taken
By Soviet Embassy;
First Time Since 80

For the first time since 1889,
the Soviet Embassy has taken
a box for the opening Wednes-
day night of the National SYM
phony Orchestra's winter sea-
son at Constitution Hall.
Although the opening night
is annually the most fashion
able on the Capitals concert
calendar, the Russians have
not been among those present
since before the war.
The Soviet Ambassador and
Nine. Novikov will occupy the
box.
Evening star., 1947-10-11
Commerce Aide Scored
By PegIer Resigns

NEW YORK, Oct Ill. L. Horch,
New York regional director for the
Commerce Department, has an
nounced his resignation, effective
next Wednesday, to return to pri-
vate industry.
Mr.. Horch had been the subject
of attacks in series of newspaper
columns by Westbrook Pegler, who
alleged that Mr.. Horch had partici-
pated in a so-called mystical cult
many years ago.
Asked if the Pegler columns had
any bearing on his resignation. Mr..
Horch replied: mot in my opinion.
It has nothing to do with it"
Paraguay, with 1,1O8,04O people,
has the smallest population among
South American republics,
Evening star., 1947-10-11
5000 War Dead Due
To Be Returned for
Burial in Arlington

About 5000 World War II dead
being returned from military graves
overseas will be required with full
military honors in Arlington Gene
terry, an official of the Military Dis
trict of Washington estimated to-
day.
He made the estimate on the
basis Of questionnaires filled out by
next Of kin at the request of the
Army Quartermaster Corps, which
will handle the details of bringing
some 228,000 bodies back from 454
military cemeteries throughout the
world over a two-year period. The
first 5000 bodies arrived in San
Francisco yesterday and a second
shipment will arrive in New York
October 26.
The bodies destined for Arlington
burials will be sent to the distribu-
tion center in the Philadelphia
Quartemaster Depot and then to
the cemetery where they are ex-
pected to arrive at the rate of
some so to 10 week. The first
funerals are expected to take place
the week of October IS. There are
Is chaplains in the Washington
district.
Local veterans organizations al
ready have made plans to partici-
pate in the services, the officials
added.
Evening star., 1947-10-11

Pemmican, a food used by pre-
Columbian American Indians and
by explorers today is a mixture of
dried meat and fat.
Evening star., 1947-10-11

EoUND II woods. family Of very small
like good home for them. "a. 1862.