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Evening star., 1947-06-12
II. S. Statement on Arrest
OF Petkov in BULGARIA

Following is the tert OF the
State Departments statement on
!, the Bulgarian governments ar
rest OF Ntkola Petkov, anh-Com-
ntuniSt leader.
The Yalta declaration on liberated
Europe clearly defined the respon-
sibilities of the U. S. S. r., the
United Kingdom and the United
States to aid the peoples of the
former Axis satellite states to solve
by democratic means their pressing
political and economic problems.
On various occasions the United
States Government has officially
expressed its deep concern with re-
spect to political developments in
Bulgaria that have appeared to be
in complete disregard of both the
spirit and the letter of the Yalta
accord.
On June Z the acting United
States political representative in
Bulgaria sought in personal con-
versation with the Bulgarian Prime
Minister'a statement of the reasons
for the lifting of the parliamentary
immunity from arrest of the oppo-
sition leader Nikola Petkov, and his
subsequent apprehension by the
Bulgarian security authorities or
the charge of conspiring with SUBJ
versive foreign and domestic ele.
ments to overthrow the existing
government.
AS reported by the acting politi.
Evening star., 1947-06-12
Reich Food Imports
From u. 5. SET Record
BY the Assoeiofsd Pres.

BERLIN, June IA new weekly
record for food imports from the
United States into the combined
Anglo zones OF Germany
was set for the first week OF June
with the arrival OF 14l,000 tons Of
foodstuffs valued at approximately
SIS, 900, 900, the American military
government announced today.
The food is paid for by American
and British taxpayers through Gov
ernment-appropriated funds.
The imports included 1877 900 tors
Of grain and flour and approx
mately 1000 tons of other foods, to
be used mainly in child feeding.
They represented an. average of
about nine pounds of food for every
nonfarm consumer in the combined
zones, which have been beset by q
food crisis.
The British-licensed newspaper
Social Democrat reported that Ger
man housewives of Dreslen. in the
Russian occupation zone, staged
hunger demonstration recently In
one of the city's main squares.
The newspaper said great num-
bers OF women with empty market
baskets" demonstrated in Karl Marx
Platz in the center of Dresden, cry
ing Hunger" and 1--WE want pota-
toes The Y,aper said the damon,
stration was ain protest against a
catastrophe food situation"
BREMEN, June IL tR-Military
police today disclosed the arrest of
is Germans as suspects in the theft
of 7 tons of coffee with black
market value of 5,500,000 marks
($550, 1000. Most of the loot has
been found.
Evening star., 1947-06-12
Jury Aequits Two Sailors
In Taxicab Assault Case

Two Dahlgren Naval Base sailors,
charged with raping and robbing a
23-year-old colored woman last
Christmas eve, were exonerated in
District Court last night after five
hours of deliberation by an all
male, all-white jury.
Elwood T. McMasters. jr, 10, and
William A. Campbell, AZ, were on
trial for the attack on the woman
in a stolen taxicab. armed robbery
of So from her and armed robbery
of $14 from her male companion.
Both denied all connection with
the crime. The woman and her
companion testified they hailed a
cab driven by sailor, with another
sailor in the front seats and that
they were robbed after being threat
ened with a pistol. The two service
men asserted they were in Wash
ington night clubs all that night.
The two sailors pleaded guilty to
two other robberies and now await
sentencing.
Evening star., 1947-06-12

and the Senate had received sim
liar bill.
A Republican spokesman indicat-
ed Congress would 60 ahead with
the bill to make sure no return to
controls could be ordered.
Mr.. Anderson said he had acted
because larger quantities of sugar
are available. Asked by reporter
whether the pending congressional
move Influenced his action, he said:
"A better way to put 1t would be:
Did Congress hurry it because 1t
knew this action was coming?"
Sugar was the first food rationed
and the last freed from coupon con-
troll.
Secretary Anderson gave three
specific reasons for his action: l.
The International Emergency Food
Council allotted the United States
an extra $4,000 tons from the
world sugar pool. 2. Cuba has a
sugar surplus which is expected to
ease demands from other parts of
the world. 8. Some 100000 tons of
Javanese sugar will be offered to
world users Immediately.
Retailers Must Keep Records.
Mr.. Anderson said he did not
dare" end rationing until he re-
ceived news of the extra sugar from
Cuba.
He warned industrial users that
they still need ration checks to get
sugar from wholesalers or retailers.
In addition he said. retailers will
be required to keep records of the
name and address of each industrial
buyer, the address to which the
sugar is delivered, and other infor-
nation.
But the records of wholesalers
and stores selling to household users
will be greatly simplifled.
House Majority Leader Halleck
saw Mr.. Anderson's action as a vim
dications of the position taken by
Republicans. ,.s -s3es
I'VE Republicans have been con-
sistently working to eliminate I'M
necessary controls" Mr.. Halleck
said in a statement. "I am happy
to see that Secretary Anderson rec
ognized the wisdom of our proposed
action"
Chairman Tobey of the Senate
Banking Committee, which has been
considering legislation to end ra-
tioning. said Mr.. Anderson's deci-
sion was a good one, and that he
had been expecting it.
Evening star., 1947-06-12
u. S. Protest to Soviet on Hungarian Coup

Commission which provides that
1.-THE United States and United King
dom Representatives on the Allied
| Control Commmission shall have the
right "to receive copies of all COM
Imunications, reports and other docu-
sn1ents which may interest the gov
lernmentS of the United States and
United Kingdom.
My Government has taken note
| that this action has resulted in the
of political authority
| in Hungary so that a minority which
obtained II per cent of popular sup
port in the last free election has
nullif1ed the expressed will of the
majority of the Hungarian people,
situation which has apparently
been admitted by the leader Of the
Communist minority, Rakosi, who
! is reported to have taken public
satisfaction that his 'iron-fisted"
party, conscious of its aims" has
thus been able to take over control
of Hungary.
My Government protests this uni
lateral action in violation of the
Yalta agreements and this Soviet
interference in Hungarian political
affairs in derogation of the con-
tinued exercise of democratic rights
in that country and of the freely
expressed will of the Hungarian
people and again requests, as a
member of the Allied Control Com
mission, the expeditions establish
ment of a three-power commission
to examine the situation as a mat
ter of urgency.
Unless this or some equally ef-
Ifective action to bring about ade-
lquate investigation is agreed upon,
my Government, conscious of Its OBJ
Legations under the Yalta declara-
ton, as signatory of the armistice
with Hungary, and as a member Of
the United Nations, will consider
such further action as may be ap-
propriate in the circumstances.
Evening star., 1947-06-12
Kendrick Is Arrested
After Woman Charges.
Beating in Hotel Room

Gangster domestic affairs broke
Into violence again last night, and
today John Kendrick, 81, former
member of the notorious Tri-State
gang, is In Jail, and his alleged girl
friend is in Gallinger Hospital.
The woman is Jean Media Kent, |
also known as Margaret Louise Bell
and by numerous other names, who
caused a sensation here in 1896
when she charged that she was
branded and left to die in gas
filled apartment by members Of the
Lucky Luciano vice mob. She was
exposed by police.
s+s~4 Miss Kent told police last night
that Kendrick beat her+in a room
I at the Jefferson Hotel, 1900 Six
teenth street NV, shortly after q
pm last night She was taken to
Mount Alto Hospital last night and
y transferred to Gallinger today, suf-
.ssfering from what was reported to
be possible fractures Of the skull
4and vertebrae.
- Says She Was In Service.
- - She gave her address as in the 600
block OF K street S.W., and told
police first that she was former
WAC and then said she had been
q WAVE. Police said she had been
convicted twice on narcotics charges.
=. Kendrick was released by police
on a So 500 bond less than two weeks
ago after he allegedly shot at
Tommy English, of the 800 block
of Tenth street NV, a former
member of the "Blackface" gang.
No charges have yet been placed
against Kendrick today, pending
outcome OF Miss Kents injuries.
He is being held at the Third Pre-
cinct.
Showed Initials on Shoulder.
In the 1886 case, the Kent woman
z was found In an apartment in the
ssal000 block of New Hampshire ave-
hue. She had superficial scratches
ION her shoulder in the form of the
initials &c L" which she said was
for Charles Luciano.
- - She claimed at the time that two
members of Luciano's white slave
ring in New York branded and beat
her and left her unconscious after
turning on the gas. The men she
named were brought here but later
released.
Evening star., 1947-06-12
Court of Appeals
Admits Lowyey,
Is, to Practice

A lawyer who will be n tomorrow
was admitted to practice before the
United States Court of Appeals yes
terday.
He had been admitted to practice
before District Court on Tuesday.
The lawyer, Aubrey Lawrence,
4418 Reservoir road NV, said he
had practieed law for 56 years. Since
his retirement in 1945 from the JUS
tice Department as a special assist
ant to the Attorney General, he had
grown tired of nothing to do.
A native of South Dakota, Mr..
Lawrence was admitted to the
South Dakota State Bar in 1889 and
to the North Dakota bar the follow
ing year. He was president Of the
latter State bar in 1927. He came
to the Justice Department in 1929
He was admitted to the District
bar on motion by Attorney Edward
Z, ONeill,
Evening star., 1947-06-12
BuIgor MiIitory Mission
Departs From Belgrade

BELGRADE June IL (P.-The
Yugoslav government said last
night that a Bulgarian military
mission, which arrived in Belgrade
Saturday and later made an un-
announced departure, went Tues
day to Sarajevo, where 1t was well
coined by officials of the Republic
of Bosnia.
The communique did not say how
long the mission would stay at
Sarajevo, scene of the incident
which touched off World War I,
or where it would go next.
Meanwhile, CZechoslovak mill
tary mission arrived here by plane
from Prague yesterday. 1t was
headed by the Czech defense minis
ter. Gen: Ludwik Svobodo, Gen.
Bohumil Bochek, chief of staff of
the Czech army. and Gen. Alois
yikerek, chief of the Czech air
force.
Evening star., 1947-06-12
WFTU Meeting Seats
Five German Unionists
BY the Associated Press

PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia, June
12.-The international meeting of
the World Federation of Trade
Unions had five German union men
as visitors today-seated in the
face of French and Polish declara-
tions that German unions were not
worthy of federation membership.
Delegate CASTOR Monmousseau
said yesterday the WITH needed
proof that the unions of Germany
had been rid of the spirit of revenge
and miltarism. Delegate v. Kury-
lowcz of Poland contended that
these unions were not yet ready
for the federation because denaZi-
flcation had been moving too slowly
especially in American-occupied
Germany.
Evening star., 1947-06-12
Carson

(COntlnOed from F1fSt rage
allowed to question Mr.. Mead with
out limitation.
The statement, in part, said:
Just before the election (Novem-
ber, 1946) Senator Mead called on
the Department of Justice to call a
special grand jury to investigate the
matter (the relationship between
May and the Garssons) and cause
an indictment of the defendants
before the election in order to help
him be elected Governor of the
State of New York, thereby using
the Department of Justice, the
grand jury and the courts as an
instrumentality to dispose of the
entire matter as a face-saving
device"
Charges Selfish Motive.
1.-THE statement asserted that the
Senate committee investigation last
year was motivated by Senator
Mead's selfish political ambitions to
become Governor of the State of
New York with an eye on the White
House"
The statement also complained
that the investigation was CON
Quoted in an improper, unlawful,
unfair, undemocratic and un-Amer-
lean manner" 1t stated that May
and the Garssons were not per-
mitted to appear before the COM
mittee with legal counsel or to cross
examine witnesses or introduce
evidence
The Senate committee, according
to the statement, conducted un-
lawful searches and seizures of pri-
vate papers and documents of the
defendants and unlawfully used
same as evidence against the de-
PENDANTS before the committee.
Discrediting Attempt Charged.
Referring again directly to Mr..
Mead. the statement accused the
former Senator of having tried to
discredit the late Wayne johnson
who at one time was attorney for
the Garssons.
During the so-called Mead inves-
tigation, Mead became the Demo-
cratic nominee for Governor of the
State Of New York and prior thereto
he was opposed for the Democratic
nomination by Wayne Johnson
Senator Mead sought to unfairly
discredit Wayne johnson and to
create favorable reaction to his
own candidacy by seeking to de-
stroy Mr.. Johnson's chances for the
nomination"
Justice Schweinhaut rejected Mr..
Margiotti's offer of proof" insofar
as it related to those sections of the
; statement of what defense counsel
wanted to ask Mr.. Mead.
/ Under the courts ruling, Mr..
Mead can be questioned about sew
eral checks, stock certificates and
excerpts from the minutes of the
Cumberland Lumber Co., the Ken
lucky concern said by the Govern
ment to have been used by the
| Garssons as cover-up for bribes
to May. These records, according
Evening star., 1947-06-12
Taft Charges Murray
Misrepresented Labor Bill
RY the Assoeioted Press

Senator Taft, Republican, Of Ohio,
said last night that CIO President
Philip Murray deliberately misrep-
resented" part of the Taft Hartley
labor bill in a radio broadcast Tues
day night.
In a radio talk piped from here
to the same New York station where
Mr.. Murray spoke, Senator Taft
listed number of the CIO leaders
statements on the bill, and labeled
them untrue" or completely false. "
"Once we have eliminated the
bombast from Mr.. Murray's criticism
of the bill" he said. he has a hard
time to point to any provision which
will still interfere with the legiti-
mate activities of unions"
The Ohio Senator asserted that
the labor chief deliberately mis-
represented the limitations on the
right to strike and the so-called
setting aside of the Norris-La Guar
dia Act" M ,,s.s.,.,esS3 r.
81 "At no point in the bill, he said.
"is any injunction against a strike
authorized on the petition of any
employer"
Evening star., 1947-06-12
Anti-Fuscist
Continued From First Page)

Assistant United States Attorney
Charles B. Murray and Chief Jus
tice Bolitha K. Laws had spent
most of the night debating the pos
sibilities of the move.
Effects of Ruling.
The Government felt 1t had good
reason to seek this precedent-shat-
tering remedy, for here are some
of the effects of the Appeals Court
ruling as it now stands:
l. DR.. Edward K. Barsky and his
16 associates on the Board Of Di-
rectors of the Anti-Fascist Com
mittee will be faced with a new
presiding judge when their trial re-
sumes in District Court.
2. Defense Counsel Rogge will be IN
a position to present the new judge
with the same motion to dismiss
the case which was rejected by JUS
tice Holtzof before the trial began.
New Hope for Eisler.
!. On his contempt-of Congress
conviction. Eisler will ask q new trial
Evening star., 1947-06-12
Balkans
Continued From First Page.)

peal was laid in a blistering pro-
test charging Moscow with fragrant
interference" in Hungarian affairs
and demanding a Big Three inves-
tigation of the situation there "as
a matter of urgency made public
by the State Department last night
officials here generally expected
Russia either to reject the inquiry
demand outright, or hamstring 1t
. into futility if giving formal agree
ment.
YaIta Violation Charged.
Indications that the case would
not be confined to Hungary alone
If it is carried to the United Ma
tions were strengthened by another
State Department blast at the So
Wet dominated Bulgarian govern
ment's arrest Of its opposition lead
er, Nikola Petkoy, head of the
Agrarian Party.
The developments in both Hun
gary and Bulgaria, the department
charged. violate the Yalta agree
ment calling for joint action by the
Big Three to preserve democratic
liberties in liberated and former
Axis satellite countries.
The protest note on Hungary was
sent for delivery to 1t. Gen. V. P.
Sviridov. ranking Soviet member OF
the Allied Control Commission, there
through Brig. Gen. George H.
Weems, American member of the
commission. Copies went to Moscow
and London.
Unless effective action" for ade-
auate outside investigation of the
Communist grab of Hungary Is
agreed upon, the note declared, the
United States will consider fur
ther action" in line with its obliga-
tions as a signer Of the Yalta agree
ment and a member Of the United
Nations.
There was no formal note on the
Bulgarian case. The department
merely issued a statement reviewing
Mr.. Petkov's arrest and other de-
velopments there that have ap-
lVdIcQ W NC AL IOltIPlCbC Mol SEhA
of both the spirit and the letter OF
the Yalta accord"
1t declared that when he goes on
trial-f1e is charged with treason
$50 will the present Bulgarian re-
gime be on trial in the minds of
many Bulgarians and certainly in
the opinion of all freedom support
ing people outside Bulgaria"
Actually, American policy makers
have little hope that anything this
country can afford to do now will
change the pattern of strengthen
ing Communist hold throughout
that part of Europe, or restore soon
to that area what this Government
would consider democratic liber-
ties.
But the situat ton is broader than
that. with Communists seeking con-
troll in Greece. Italy, France. Austria
and other countries now in the orbit
Of western democracy. The Ameri-
can strategy seems to be to try to-
make out clear and simple case
against Soviet activities in South
eastern Europe for its effect on
public opinion in other countries
where the conflict is joined and for
clearer understanding in the United
States.
Evening star., 1947-06-12

to Mr.. Margiotti, have never been
made available to the defendants.
Henry Garssons was recalled to
the witness stand for a few minutes
today for further questioning about
his earnings as an official OF the
Erie Basin Metal Products, Inc, and
the Batavia Metal Products, Inc,
Illinois afflliates of the Carson
chain.
He disclosed that he bought the
Batavia company for 100000. He
said he borrowed $4,000 from the
Erie Basin company, used salary
advances totaling about $40,0 and
obtained the remainder of the
money from individuals" in order
to raise the purchase money.
Evening star., 1947-06-12

cal representative, the Prime Min
lister stated that Intervention by
foreign countries in Nikola Petkov'S
behalf would only arouse the suspi-
cion that PetkoY had underground
connections abroad and that Petkov
would be tried by the sovereign
country OF Bulgaria and not in Lon
don or Washington"
Not First Such Insinuation.
This is not the first time the Bull
garian Prime Minister, other spokes-
men of the Bulgarian government in
the Bulgarian Parliament, the off,
cial Bulgarian press, and even Bull
garian prosecutors In bringing
charges OF treason against other but
lesser leaders in the struggle for
the defense Of political rights in
Bulgaria, have insinuated subversive
motives on the part of the United
States Government in the support
that it has given to the undertaking
accepted by the U. S. S. R., the
United Kingdom and the United
States at Yalta to assure interim
governments broadly representative
of all democratic elements in the
exsatellite states.
Mr.. Petkov was a legally elected
member of the Bulgarian Parlia-
ment. He has been the head of the
Agrarian Party and a leader of the
opposition in the Bulgarian Parlia-
ment. His leadership of the Bull
garian opposition has evoked deep
sympathy in the United States be-
cause he has openly fought for ac-
ceptance and perpetuation of civil
liberties in his own country-prin-
ciples that were agreed to at Yalta
that underlie the terms of. the
armistice with Bulgaria, and that
Article II of the peace treaty signed
with Bulgaria was designed to pro-
tect and assure. One of the founda-
tions upon which democratic par
liamentary institutions rest is the
recognition and acceptance OF. a
legal opposition.
Mr.. Petkov, who has fearlessly
represented such an opposition, has
now been denied the privileges and
immunities which attach to that
parliamentary position and has been
arbitrarily arrested by the organs of
the governmental authority which
he has lawfully opposed.
Despite the Yalta agreement, the
armistice terms and the provisions
of the peace treaty assuring human
freedoms in Bulbaria, the principal
Bulgarian opposition leader Is now
charged with treason. There can be
no doubt that he will be tried In
Bulgaria, mot in Washington or
London" but it is just as certain
that as he goes on trial in his own
country so will the present Bulgarian
regime be on trial in the minds OF
many Bulgarians and certainly in
the opinion of all freedom support
ing peoples outside Bulgaria.
The tubercule bacillus was dis
Evening star., 1947-06-12
Sugar
Continued From First Page.

trial sugar. But these two curbs
are scheduled to end October 81, un-
less there is further action by Con-
erfss.
Secretary OF Agriculture Ander-
son ordered the sugar ration end
late yesterday, thus beating the Re-
publican controlled Congress to the
draw. The House had set for vote
today bill calling for an immediate
end to household sugar rationing
Evening star., 1947-06-12
Paper Salvage Drive Near
29-MiIIion-Pound Mark

With less than $4,000 pounds of
old newspapers and magazines re-
quired, Washington Papertroopers
are expected to put the grand total
of The Evening Star-PTA salvage
campaign over the 10000, ,000-pound
mark this week.
Tuesdays collection totaled 1890
pounds and Wednesdays 1890
pounds. Among individual marks
were Bladensburg Primary, 5,849;
Jefferson, 1,243: Davis, 1858; Thom-
as. 425; Langdon, 598; Burroughs,
1920; Bunker Hill, 100: Brookland,
2,166; Noyes, 1903; Thomson, 1,086;
Twining, 404; Gage, 629; Emery, L.
020; lexington, 1850; Woodbridge,
1850; Barnard, 1855; Whittier,
500; West, 1924; Shepherd, 12,202;
Takoma Park. 5,908; Petworth, s.
861; Mot, 3,629; Park View, 2,635;
H. D. Cooke, 4,701, and Powell, 1889.
The schedule for collections in
the 5th district tomorrow together
with the leaders will be as follows:
Evening star., 1947-06-12

The tubercule bacillus was dis
covered by Robert Koch In 1890.
The Republican., 1947-12-04
OperationaI DELAYS Necessary
Before Military Remains Arrive

Colonel Turner r. Sharp, command
ing officer of the Philadelphia
Quartermaster Depot, explained that
an operational lapse Of time occurs
between the arrival Of deceased mill
tury personnel at the port and the
final delivery to the next Of kim This
lapse Of time is due to the great
care and reverence with which the
caskets and shipping cases are un-
loaded from the ship, loaded onto the
mortuary cars for delivery to the dis
tribution center, and again unloaded
at the center Both at the port and at
the distribution center, the shipping
cases and caskets are carefully and
thoroughly inspected to insure that
they are in good condition and ready
for delivery to the next Of kin, he
emphasized.
Colonel Sharp further explained
that to permit the fairest distribution
possible, remains are delivered to the
next Of kin from the Distribution
Center based on the order in which
replies are received to Geographic