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Evening star., 1947-04-04
Reed BIames Sullivan
For AirmaiI Deficit
Through Scent RATE
Backed Lines Desire
For Poundoge at Any
Letter Cost, He Asserts
By Joseph Young

Senator Reed, Republican, OF
Kansas today accused Gael Sui
livan, executive director of the
Democratic National Committee
OF having carried out IAN in
tensive propaganda campaign
on behalf of the Nations air
lines to lower the airmail letter
rate.
Sharply criticizing the present
Post Office Department airmai
deficit as resulting from the new 5.
cent rate, Senator Reed placed the
blame on the airlines and Mr.. Sui.
Ivan. Senator Reed, acting chair.
man of Senate Appropriations
subcommittee holding hearings or
the Treasury-Post Office 1948 appro-
priation bills, charged that Mr.. Sui
Ivan favored the airlines last veal
when he was second assistant Post
master General.
1.-The airlines wanted reduced air.
mail rates because it meant more
volume for them and consequently
more revenue" the Kansan de.
clared. They didn't care about any
deficit resulting from the decreased
rates as long as they got increased
poundage. /"
Senator Reed made his comment'
as Post Once Department officials
appeared before the committee tt
ask the Senate to restore 50 ,269 ,20t
of the appropriations request cu
by the House
Under questioning by committe'
members, postal officials acknowl
edged that airmail activities hav,
been operating at deficit since Oc
tober, when the Scent airrnail rat,
was lowered to cents. In contrast
the departments airmail activitie
showed a 500, ,0o0, 900 profit at the g.
cent rate during four-year periot
ending last October, the eommitte,
was told.
Senator Reed was joined by Sena
tors McKellar. Democrat, OF Ten
nessee, and Hayden, Democrat, O
Arizona In demanding that the s.
cent airmail rate be increased +,
possibly 7 cents.
Postal officials asked that the 5
cent rate be given additional tim,
to prove ITSELF" asserting that air
line strikes and plane crashes hat
combined to decrease the volume o
airmail.
Evening star., 1947-04-04
By Jones Y. Newton

A drive was well underway in
Congress today to put enforce
ment teeth" in the Federal coal
mines inspection law, at the
same time it remained uncer-
tain how many of John L. Lewis
soft coal miners would return te
work Monday when their six
day memorial stoppage Is over
Numerous members of the House
urged new Federal safety legisla.
ton after Mr.. Lewis six hours o1
testimony before a House Labor
subcommittee yesterday In which
he referred to the mines as under.
ground slaughter houses" and de-
manded greater protection for the
miners.
Support was evident, too, for the
Lewis proposal that the Govern
ment return the $4,000 contempt
Of court fines on him and his United
Mine Workers, plus the $35, COO ir
court nd-handling fees, to be used
for support of widows and orphan.
Of miners killed in the Centralis
IllT disaster last week and thu
Straight Greek Ky.) explosion oi
December, 1945.
Gets No Backing on Krug.
But there was no apparent sup.
port for Mr.. Lewis demand thai
Congress pass a resolution calling
on President Truman to remove from
office Secretary of Interior Krug
who was the target of most of th'
Lewis oratory in his long appear.
ance before the committee Mr.
Lewis found new ways of expressint
earlier charges that Mr.. Krug, bos'
of the soft coal mines under Gov
ernment seizure, was responsible to-
the Centralia disaster.
Mr.. Krug ordered 518 mines to re-
main closed until unsafe" condi
tions could be corrected. Mr.. Lewis
repeating the charge that only twt
of about 1900 mines now In Fedora
possession were found clear Of safe
ty violation, left the question o
how many mines his men woult
boycott at the end of the memoria
period very much up in the air.
He indicated that more than tw'
mines would be worked Efforts o
committee members to pin hin
Evening star., 1947-04-04
By John M. Hiehtower

Asseeiatsd Press Foreign Correspondent
MOSCOW, April 4.-The Coun-
ell of Foreign Ministers, thor
oughly entangled in disagree
ment, tackled the question of
what form the future govern
ment of Germany shall take
amid mounting evidence today
that the Big Four was losing
rather than gaining, ground in
the current deliberations.
Already diplomats are beginning
to argue whether the Moscow con-
ference should be written of as a
failure.
Gen. Lucius D. Clay's statement In
Berlin yesterday that "all hope has
been given up of reaching settle
ment on reparations at this confer
ence" was viewed by most Moscow
observers as correct estimate of
the situation, but some authorities
argued that the final evaluation
could not be made until the last ses-
sion is held.
The line taken by these latter is
that the meeting has been useful in
pointing up and dramatizing the
conflicts between the Russians and
the Western powers, while at the
same time providing rock-bottom
foundation for future negotiation.
Soviet Reply on China Waits.
Meanwhile, official sources said
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov
despite his insistent demand for
American and British reports on
China, had thus far failed to fur
nish a Soviet statement in an ex-
change of information.
April / was the agreed deadline
for the exchange of information on
China demanded by Mr.. Molotov.
Secretary of State Marshall sent
Mr.. Molotov a statement last Mon-
day, a few hours before the dead
line.
/ There has been no explanation of
Mr.. Molotov's failure to give tce
Soviet side.
Meanwhile, specific committee
trying to plan an agenda for To-
nights meeting of the Council OF
Foreign Ministers on German po-
litical principles was repoi ted
begged down in disagreement. The
members were hopeful, however,
Of finishing this work by the sched-
uled time of the Councils meeting
at 6 pm. Go am. EST, two hours
later than usual.
Action on Germany Blocked.
The strangling deadlock on the
reparations issue, which Gen. Clay
said could not be settled at this
conference, blocks any action on
the economic future of Germany
which in turn seems to stymie de-
cisive action on the beaten oation's
political future and other peace
treaty problems.
Gen. Marshall offered a compro-
mise on the reparations issue yes
terday, but there was no indication
OF Russian acceptance.
Last nights meeting brought the
worst round of backtracking to date
when the ministers failed to main
tain agreements even on points
of characterization and population
transfers on which their representa-
tives, meeting earlier as commit
tee, had already reached accord.
Divergence Emphasized.
The discussions, moreover, en-
phasized the divergence of views
held by Gen. Marshall and Mr.
Molotov on the proper procedure OF
the conference at this stage.
Gen. Marshall proposed at the
outset that the Council should wash
its hands of characterization, popu-
lation transfers and denazification
simply by approving points agreed
on by its committee and passing
Evening star., 1947-04-04
Clark UphoIds
Truman 'sRighf
To Seize Phones
Wortime Emergency
Power Held Applicable
In Event Of Strike

Attorney General Clark said
today that President Truman
has power to seize the Nations
telephone lines In event of .
strike, now scheduled for Mon
day.
Leaving the White House after
a Cabinet meeting Mr. Clark told
reporters the power lay in war
emergency clause of the Communi-
cations Act. He pointed out the
clause could be invoked until six
months after formal termination Of
the war.
The Attorney General said Mr..
Truman had not asked for his opin-
ion and that the question had not
been discussed at the Cabinet
meeting.
Mr.. Clark said he had studied
the act after reading about the
matter of seizure authority in news
papers. He added he had given his
opinion to Secretary OF Labor
Schwellenbach today.
Secretary Hopes for Pact.
At that time, he said, Mr.. Schwel-
lenhach still was expressing hope
the walkout could be averted and
told Mr.. Clark he was planning to
meet with mana cement and union
officials tomorrow.
Meanwhile, there was no hint OF a
break in deadlocked negotiations
between labor and management rep
resentatives meeting with Federal
conciliators at the Labor DEPART
ment.
As the two conferences in progress
there recessed for luncheon, de-
partment spokesman said there was
no indication of progress.
The American Telephone Workers
Union, representing 10000 long dis
tanee operators and employees in A
States, was meeting the long lines
department of the American Tele.
phone g. Telegraph Co. in one con-
ference.
okHCf 1falASACIIEu IICICs
The other involved the South
western Bell Telephone Co., key
unit in the Bell system, and the
Southwestern Telephone Workers
Union.
The latter series of talks resumed
here today after being transferred
from st. Louis.
Throughout the Nation, the Ma
tional Federation OF Telephone
Workers, bargaining agent for
287 900 strike pledged workers be-
longing to numerous constituent
unions, was standing firm, as were
Bell system member companies.
Whether the President will seize
1.-THE industry If such powers are
available is something he will an
swer when conditions warrant, he
told reporters yesterday.
Unions to Obey Law.
John J. Moran, chairman of tele-
phone workers federation Policy
Committee. said however, the unions
would recognize Government au-
| thority in event of seizure, although
he knew Of no authority for such
action.
IF they seize, and there's a law
against striking, we'll obey the law
he said.
In discussing the possibility Of
seizure, Mr.. Schwellenbach disclosed
he has not given up on settling the
dispute. Remarking that they al
ways wait until the last "A hours
before they start talking seriously"
Mr.. Schwellenbach said day and
night talks would continue.
Evening star., 1947-04-04
Reich Russians Equal Total
I0f 3 Allies, McNarney Says
: BY the Asseeiotsd Press

Gen. Joseph T: McNarney, former
chief of American forces in Europe,
said today Russian occupation
forces in Germany are now about
equal to the total of American,
British and French troops there.
He estimated the British-Ameri-
cam French troops at about 100000
to 10000 men and said the Russian
force has been reduced to about the
same size In recent months!
Gen. McNarney expressed his
views in answer to questions at a
news conference held on his arrival
here today from Germany.
Evening star., 1947-04-04
Big 4 Meeting
Cancelled After
Aides Bog Down
Special Committee
Foils to Agree on
Ministers Agendo
BULLETIN

MOSCOW tP.-The Council
Of Foreign Ministers meeting
scheduled for tonight was
Cancelled today when a special
committee working on an
agenda for German political
principles begged down and
failed to reach an agreement.
Evening star., 1947-04-04
Twelve Die in Sinking
OF British Steamer
BY the Associoted Press

BY the Associated Press
ROYAN, France, April 4.-Twelve
men died today when the 1,777-
ton British Steamer Willodale, out
of Cardiff, sank at the mouth of
the Gironde River.
Ten other men were rescued.
Evening star., 1947-04-04
House Members 0per
Drive 10 Put Teeth
In Mine Safety Laws
Length Of UNIV Memorial
WuIkout Is Uncertain;
Return Of Fine Supported

KRUG SAYS INSPECTION at Cen
traiia showed no Imminent" dan
ger. Page Al
Evening star., 1947-04-04

(See TELEPHONE, Page A.
Evening star., 1947-04-04

(See COAL, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1947-04-04

(See MOSCOW, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1947-04-04

(See HARVEY, Page A-5.l
Evening star., 1947-04-04

tSee EASTER, Page ABB
Evening star., 1947-04-04

Senator McKenar, Democrat, OF
(See LILIENTHAL, Page A-4)
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-19
JUNACADH IS LAST
REFUGE OF LION
Vanishing Beast Found On
Kathiawar PENN
sula
WASHINGTON n e Oc+ I,

WASHINGTON, D. c. Oct. 10.
- The princedom of Junagadh,
surrounded by Dominion of In
dia forces after it's Moslem ruler
had moved to join Pakistan, is
the last stronghold of the Indian
lion, says the National Geo.
graphic Society.
The vanishing beast - often
the prey Of tigers - is found
in the interior hills of Junagadh,
a wooded upland that stands out
in the generally flat, dry, and
barren Kathiawar Peninsula.
Junagadh, which faces the
Arabian Sea along the southern
coast of this peninsula, has its
back to a bloc of small states
affiliated with the Dominion cf
India. 1t is 200 miles from the
Junagadh border to the nearest
Pakistan territory on the north.
So complicated is geography
in this part of the world that
there are islands of Junagadh
territory inside nearby states,
While land of others is found
within Junagadh.
Though smaller than Connecti-
cut, Junagadh is one of
the larger subdivisions of the
KathiaWar Peninsula. About
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-19
RUFUS M.

1t. Comdr. Rufus NJ. Robbins.
nephew of Mrs. J.. c. Pretlow,
Wilmington, and brother OF
Judge Richard Robbins, West
Palm Beach, Fla, died at his
home in Washington, D. c., last
week, relatives and friends were
notified here yesterday.
He is survived by his wife and
one son, Teddy.
Funeral services were held at
Fort Myers chapel with the Rev.
Mr.. M. H. Duncan in charge.
The impressive services includ-
ed a casket draped with an
American flag. The caison was
drawn by six white horses, pre-.
coded by a Marine band anc
followed by the Naval escort.
The services also consisted
of the full Scottish Rites of Free
Masons. 1nterment was near
the site of General Lees former
mansion.
The Hon. Frank j. Wideman
former assistant U. S. Attorney
General and Miss Werdna A
Bannon, secretary to Congress-
man Dwight Rogers were amone
those attending the funeral.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-19
BAKERS WARNING
OF BREAD LACK
Say Wheat Is Being Fed To
Animals Too
Rapidly

CHICAGO, Oct. 9.-(R)-Th
Associated Retail Bakers OF
America today said that unless
the Citizens Food committee took
more direct steps" to reduce
feeding of wheat to animals the
nation would be threatened by
"a bread shortage never before
experienced in the history Of
America"
This prediction was made as
the association announced il
would give full support to the
conservation program for the
baking industry announced by
the food committee yesterday.
Frank G.. Jungewaelter, Of
Chicago, executive secretary OF
the neighborhood retail bakers
group, declared that efforts Of
food professors and consumers
were 'only a beginning" toward
avoidance of a severe domestic
wheat shortage.
Jungewaelter said the quantity
of wheat to be fed to livestock
and poultry will primarily de-
termine whether American con
sumers will have an adequate
supply of bread during the re-
mainder of the current crop yeal
ending next July.
He protested what he said was
the failure of government agen-
cies to date 'to take any definite
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-19
REBIRTH OF ACANA
BEGUN BY U. 5.
Capitol OF Guam Was De.
vastated In World
War II

WASHINGTON, D. C. Oct. Is.
Laying of the cornerstone for a
new Guam congressional build
ing heralds the rebirth Of Agana,
capital of the United States
possession, which was devastat-
ed during World War II.
Agana was a pleasant and
wel-equipped town of 1000 peo-
pie when Guam with its strate-
gic naval station was captured
by the japanese five days after
the Pearl Harbor attack. The
Pacific island 1900 miles east
of Manila was retaken in mid
1914, but in the fighting Agana
was leveled, the National Geo
graphic Society recalls.
Navy Seabees and Army En-
gineers within ten months trans
formed the small, Japanese-built
airfield close to Agana into vast
Harmon Field. They cleared the
jungle and set an efficient mill
tary city beside the long, hard
surfaced runways they built as
take-offs' for raids on Tok-
20, 1900 miles northward.
Now a New Agana is planned
as a model community to hold
half of Guam's %, 900 people. I'm
til it can be constructed, Agan's
displaced families are Temporal
rily sheltered at Sinajana and
similar villages in the southern
half of the 200-square-mile is
land. Many of the family heads
are descendants of Chamorro
c%hieftains and have some Span
ish, German, Scottish, or Amerl-
can blood. They were bushes
men, teachers, Or government
workers before the war.
Prewar Agana had a govern
or's palace built in Spanish days,
a cathedral, an electric power
plant whose tall stack was the
towns chief landmark, and
homes of coral limestone and
wood planking. There were
banks, movies, restaurants,
drugstores, taXicab stands.
a dime store - in fact, every
thing to be found in a United
States town of similar size.
Ever since Guam was cedec
by Spain to the United States
in 1898, the naval station com
mandant has been the islands
governor. The naval govern.
ment, Interrupted in December
194l, was formally restored If
1916.
Guamanians elect their owr
two = house congress, patterned
after that of the United States.
but limited to advisory power.
Desiring greater responsibility
in determining island affairs
the Guam Congress recently ex.
pressed preference for continue.
ton of the naval government I'm.
til Guam's economic recovery is
further advanced.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-19
SEC. MARSHALL
Continued From Page One)

and the Slav group sat with
hands down throughout the vote.
Russia and Czechoslovakia then
announced they would not parti-
cipate in the subcommittee work
Bech said, however, he would
leave free" two seats on the
subcommittee for Russia ano
Czechoslovakia. He then an
nounced that amendments to the
Marshall proposal must be in by
Monday night and said he would
set a date later for the first meet
ing of the 15-member group.
The Soviet Ukranian Foreign
Minister Dmitri Manuilsky tolo
the UN that James F. ByrneS
tasks for war with the Soviet
Union" but thar "his threats dc
not scare anybody"
This came as the Russian bloc
turned down in the political com
mittee last-minute attempts te
reach a compromise agreement
on Marshall's Plan.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-19
RebelIious Army
Prisoners Start
Last Leg OF Trip

LAS VEGAS, New, Oct. 49,
U.H-A train-load of rebellious
army prisoners reached Las
Vegas today on the next to last
leg of an u%proarious transcon-
tinental journey and Col. Wada
D. Killen, the new commander,
said the trip from Salt Lake
City was uneventful.
But he referred to the journey
ahead-a night trip across the
desert-and said he was a
little apprehensive" of the &C.
tons of the "hardned incorrigi-
BILE" military criminals who
were blamed for a trial of riots,
escapes and shootings during
the westward journey to "maxi-
mum security" barracks at
Camp Cooke, Calf.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-19
BRAZIL, SOVIET
BREAK EXPECTED
Some Reports Say Diplo'
macy Link AL
ready Cut

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Oct
1s-P-A break in diplomatic
relations between Brazil anc
Soviet Russia awaits only an Of
fetal Brazilian announcement, II
appeared today.
Foreign Minister Raul Fernan-
des held a long conference with
President Eurico Gaspar Dutra,
giving rise to speculation that
announcements of the break is
imminent. A high government
source said yesterday an Official
announcement could be expected
within Y hours.
The newspaper Diario Anolte
said relations r all eady orok-
en-.
Another afternoon newspaper
Folha Carioca said that Fernan-
des. when asked in an interview
whether he would make an Of
fetal announcement, replied: AT
the right opportunity, yes. Inc
paper concluded that this constl-
suites indirectly a confirmation
of the break because he did not
deny the report
The paper said it has learned
the Brazilian embassy in Moscow
mad received a note of lnstruc-
tons On breaking relations with
Russia out did not give the source
of this report.
Fernandes was quoted as say
ing however, that the foreign Of
flee has Furnished no informa-
ton about a break of diploma
tic relations with Russia. All re-
ports on the subject are journal
istic."
The anticipated action is being
nterpreteted here as a turning
point in Latin American relations
with Russia and Communism and
+. reaffirmation of Brazils ira
ditional solidarity with the Unit
ed States.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-19
Addison Hewlett
lance Director
State Commissioners

CHARLOTTE, Oct. 18.-P-
J. Caldwell Mcdonald, president
of the North Carolina Association
of County Commissioners, today
announced 10 directors for the
organization, one for each high
way district in the state.
The directors: District l,
Meade H. Mitchell, Weldon: 2,
Dan E. Taylor, Washington; 3,
Addison Hewlett, Wilmington; 4,
J. Henry Vaughn, Elm City; 5.
R. L. Brame, Durham; 6, F
Knox Watson, Red Springs; Z
Arnie D. Gashion, Davidson; 8,
Mark Goforth, Lenoir; 9, Clar-
ence P. Parks, Spindale; 10, D
C. Wilkie, Hendersonville.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-19
Surgeon Given
Insanity Defense
In May Shooting

La Grange, Tex, Oct. 1S.-R)
Medical experts built up a de-
fence of insanity and betrayal of
friendship today for DR.. Lloyd 1.
Ross in the San Antonio sur
geon's murder trial growing out
of the shooting of four persons
on a remote comal country road
last May Is.
DR.. Roy W. Scott of Cleveland,
O., a former associate Of Ross
said the defedant is a sufferer
from a dangerous rheumatic
fever of the brain which may
cause victims to commit I'm
forseen acts.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-19
Russia's Exports
From United States
Told By Sen. Wiley

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18-R -
Senator Wiley (R-Wis) made
public today a Commerce De-
partment report showing that
Soviet Russia has had more
than a half billion dollars worth
of exports from the United
States since October 1915, in
Guiding $91, 200, 900 in the first
half of this year.
Wiley told newsmen he asked
d breakdown on exports TO Rus
STA to learn whether any equip
ment that could be used in war
or is needed in the United
States for postwar recovery, is
being exported.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-19
Couple Injured
When Hit By Train
Near Annapolis

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, Oct. 18-P'
"A Midshipman at the U. S.
Navy academy and his girl friend
were seriously injured tonight,
police said, when apparently"
struck by a train while sitting on
a railroad bridge.
Midshipman second class Will
liam B. Anderson of West Branch,
Iowa, received scalp INJURIES
condition unknown" the Acade-
my hospital said.
Miss Betty Ann Neal, Airing,
ton Farms, Va, was in serious
condition, the city emergency
hospital said. Her injuries were
not listed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-19
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