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Evening star., 1947-08-04
u. ). Stand Shocks
Judge in EisIer Case;
Defense Wins RuIino
Court Declares FoIsity
> Of Statements MUST
Be Considered Material
By NewboId Moves, Jr.

Justice James w. Morris de-
clared today he was shocked
by Government contention that
if Gerhart Eisler made false
statements to the State Depart
ment in 1945, he is guilty of pass
port fraud whether or not those
statements were important.
The jurist said the falsity of the
reputed Kremlin agents statements
must be considered material if he is
to be found guilty in his District
Court trial.
Can you conceive of a man being
punished for. making a complete
ly immaterial Misrepresentation
Justice Morris asked Assistant Unit
ed States Attorney William Fiitz. ~
The young prosecutor said he
could. ...
Beyond Comprehension"
Justice Morris said Mr.. Hits view
was beyond my comprehension"
He ruled the jury has a right to
know all the circumstances sur
rounding the Governments dealings
with Eisler in his efforts to leave the
country during and after the war.
Efsler, allegedly the chief agent
Of international communism in the
United States, is being tried on
charges that, when he applied in
September, 1945, for an alien exit
permit to his native Germany, he
fraudulently neglected to state he
had Communist Affiliations, had
used aliases and had been in the
United States in 1885 and 1886.
Claims u. S. Knew Answers.
The defense has been trying for
two days, in the absence of the jury,
to get into the case its contention
that when the State Department
finally granted Eisler permission to
leave the country in June, 1916. it
knew the answers to the questions
he is accused of answering falsely
the year before.
This means. according to Eisler's
lawyers, that the pudgy little de-
fendant could not have been trying
to get the exit permit by defraud-
ing the government.
Eisler knew, it is claimed, that
his chances of getting the permit
would not be affected by his answers
to these questions, no matter how
he answered them.
The Government argues that the
permission to leave the country
granted Eisler in 1916 had nothing
to do with the application for such
permission which Eisler filed in 1945.
Bone of Contention.
This has ben the bone of legal
contention in the trial for the last
several days and Justice Morris S
ruling that the defense can intro
duce evidence in support of his posi-
tion on the question is a consider
able victory for Eisler's counsel.
Justice Morris said Eisler's al
legged Misrepresentation, if they are
(See EISLER, Page A-0.
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Corn Advances Limit
10 New Record Of S2.22
By the Associated Press

CHICAGO, Aug. Am alltime
high for any corn future in the 90
year history of the Chicago Board
of Trade was established today
when September corn sold at $2.22ss
cents bushel, up 8 cents from last
Saturdays close.
The previous alltime high was
1921 scored by the July contract
last month.
All corn for future delivery ad-
vanced the Scent limit permitted
in a single session within the first
few minutes of trading. Strength in
corn was reflected in sharp advances
for wheat and oats.
Buying of corn was based on a
lack of any important moisture over
the week end in the Midwestern
corn belt, temperatures expected to
reach around 100 degrees today, and
Weather Bureau forecasts of con-
tinued dry weather. Corn is in need
OF moisture, grain men said.
Evening star., 1947-08-04

in a few months. Recently Maj.
Gen. U. S. Grant III, formerly a
member of GSIs board of trustees,
was elevated to the presidency.
New Contract Studied.
GSI officials also are conferring
with officials of the Public Buildings
Administration over the possibility
of a new contract between the COM
pany and the Government, in which
the Government would receive a
more liberal share of the profits. The
proposed new contract also would
subject GSI to closer Government
supervision.
Investigators for the Senate Civil
Service Committee presented evi-
dence during the recent committee
hearings that was designed to show
GSI's business affairs were con-
Quoted loosely, with little supervision
from Government officials.
Mr.. Hoover insisted GSI was a
wen-run business, and any mistakes
that might have been made were
unavoidable ones that could be made
by any business organization.
No Profit Shown Recently
Besides its cafeterias, GSI operates
swimming pools, boat and bicycle
renting agencies, resorts and tourist
camps. Under its contract with the
Government it shares its profits
$3.50 with the United States Treas
ury. However, no profit has been
shown during the past few years.
Mr.. Hoover's participation in the
restaurant business here dated back
to World War I when the Govern
ment had great difficulty in devislng
means Of providing lunches for It's
employees.
Mr.. Hoover teamed up with Gen.
Grant and organized what later was
to develop into Government Serv-
ices, Inc. Mr.. Hoover and GSl
officials pointed with pride to their
record from 1941 to 1916, when they
provided service to the $4,000 en-
ployed who worked for the Govern
ment here durin gthe war.
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Executed Sergeonts
Guilty Of Espionage,
Spokesman Asserts
By the Associated Pres.

PARIS, Aug. 4.-More British
soldiers will be executed by Irgun
Zvai Leumi as soon as they are
captured, a leader of the Jewish
underground organization de-
clared today in a news confer
ence.
He said Sergts. Clifford Martin
and Mervyn PAIGE, found hanged
in Palestine last Thursday, were
known to be guilty of anti-espion-
age in civilian dress"
He would not enumerate others
who were on the death list of Irgun.
When asked about Gen. Sir Evelyn
Barker, former British commander
in Palestine, the Irgun leader said,
HE has an account to be settled"
British Rights Unrecognized.
I'VE don't recognize the right of
the British government in Pales-
tine" the Irgun leader said. "It is
our country and we are vowed to
bring about its liberation" He said
the British white paper published
in 1899 was tantamount to abolish
ing the British mandate over Pales-
tine.
The 1rgun leader said the organ
ization would try to avoid an open
clash with Hagana. another Jewish
organization, but added, I'VE will
fight on two fronts If necessary"
He said Hagana had become the
police dog of the British invader" !"
adding:
THE Hagana is today what the
Vichy government was yesterday
collaborators."
Denies Reprisal Was Aim.
He said the hanging of Sergts.
PAIGE and Martin was in mo way to
be construed as reprisal. The two
Britons were hung for their own
sins.
However" he added, "the British
have started systematically to hang
their Hebrew prisoners and are using
the gallows as a method of warfare.
The Irgun has decided that we are
going to employ this method. 1t is
therefore to be expected that from
now on various Britons, will be ar
rested, court-martialed, and if found
guilty, hung without reference to
any recent hangfngs of Hebrew.
prisoners of war;"
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to do anything about it since the
price at the market in Chicago is
the basis AND the prices there are
high"
''The margin Of profit has been
cut to the bone"
This statement was echoed by
Joseph B. Danzansky, counsel for
the Meat Division of the Merchants
and Manufacturer Association,
who was critical of any attacks on
the meat price problem except at the
farm level.
The only relief from high meat
prices must come from the farmer"
he said.
Mrs. Mary E. Gresham of the WASH
ington Committee for Consumers
Protection, which recently sponsored
a Don't Buy Meat Week." said the
group felt that the drive had had
some deterring effect on prices. The
tSee MEAT, Page A-4J
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U. n. Officials E|ated
AT Quick Acceptance
Of Cease-Fire Order
However, End Of Shooting
In Indonesio Still Will
Leove Many Issues
by the Assoeioied Press

LAKE SUCCESS, Aug. A.
United Nations officials were
elated today over speedy ac-
ceptance of a U. N. cease-fire
order in Indonesia, but cautioned
that the end of the shooting still
would leave difficult issues to be
settled.
The Dutch and 1ndonesian Repub-
lie directives to cease fire were effec-
tive only short time before the
start of the Council meeting.
The development Immediately
posed questions concerning U. N.
supervision of troop Withdrawals
mediation and other problems.
Council Chairman Faris Ell Khoury
said they would be taken up in
detail as soon as possible. The exact
time apparently hinged on receipt
OF official communications from the
Dutch and Indonesian governments
and the crowded Council calendar
Council Supervision Sought.
Dispatches from Jogjakarta said
the Indosian government wanted the
Council itself to continuously
supervise execution" of its cease
fire directive and had demanded
the withdrawal of Dutch troops to
positions held when hostilities broke
out July 20.
The Jogjakarta advices likewise
said that the Indonesians wished
the Security Council to name "sev-
eral countries" to act as mediators
In the dispute, implying that the
United States alone-which last
week offered its good Offices" as
a mediator-would not be satisfac-
tory.
The government of the Philippines
also said over the week end that it
was ready to help mediate.
On receipt of news dispatches
about Dutch acceptance, the U. N
public Information office authorized
reporters to say that high U. N
officials expressed qualification at
the news but withheld official COM
ment pending formal notification"
A top-ranklng member of Secre-
tary- General Trygve Lies staff said
IF the official reply bears out the
ceaSe-fire announcement, the Dutch
will have fully complied. We are
assuming the Indonesians will dc
likewise"
The office Of Abdu Rahman Azzam
Pasha, secretary general of the Arab
League, sisued a statement saying
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More British Soldiers to Hang,
Irgun Warns; English Riots Flare
Court Action Begins
In Three Cities;
Fines Are Levied
BY the Assoeioted Press

LONDON, Aug. 4.-Court ac-
tions began in three English
cities today against persons ar
rested in connection with anti
Jewish riots that followed the
reprisal hangings of two British
sergeants in Palestine.
At Liverpool IL persons were re-
manded on bail on charges arising
from what police prosecutor de-
scribed as "anti-Jewish trouble dem
onstrations" during the weekend.
Many shop windows were broken
and crowds shouted anti-Jewish
slogans, he said. Trials were set
for Thursday.
Five men at Stafford, arrested on
similar charges, were released on
bail. These trials were set for next
Monday. The prosecutor there said
20 anti-Jewish incidents occurred
during the weekend and quoted
two of the defendants as shouting
serves them right" and "I've got
a brother out there"
Brick Throwers Fined.
Fines were levied against three
laborers in Manchester for throwing
bricks through shop windows and
being drunk and disorderly. Police
officer testified one of the men was
yelling now is the time to strike
down with the Jews" He said the
sites of the window smashing were
s'littered with bricks"
Meanwhile, daylight disclosed fur
ther damage done to synagogues
during the night in other parts of
England.
After noisy crowd had been seen
near a Ramsgate synagogue, it was
discovered that six windows were
shattered. Notice boards were torn
(See RIOTS PAGE A-11
Evening star., 1947-08-04
British Officers Hotel
In Vienna Blasted
BY the Associated Press

VIENNA. Austria, Aug. 4. Two
bombs exploded today in a small
room of the Sachers Hotel
a transient hotel for high British
officers.
A spokesman for Brig. D. C.
Hoshaw, British area commander
told a news conference no one was
injured and that damage was less
than $400. He was unwilling to as
sign any reason for the blasts.
Evening star., 1947-08-04
Late Bulletin
President Returns

President Truman returned
to the White House early this
afternoon after a week end
near. Thurmont, Md. On the
return trip he stopped in Silver
Spring to meet the train bring
ing Mrs. Truman from Mis-
souri,.
Earlier Story on Page A-12.)
Evening star., 1947-08-04

period from July ! to November 80,
1853, which Mr.. Lincoln had pre-
pared to show the incidence of Army
desertions. OF 592 men in the Army
of the Potomac tried in that period,
291 were found guilty. 80 were con-
demned to death and 81 were shot.
Mr. Lincoln's sympathy went out
to the wife of a deserter who
appealed directly to him on the
grounds the man was intoxicated
when he enlisted and therefore was
not responsible. He had received
only a uniform from his company,
and no pay before he decided to
return home to manage his business,
the wife said.
Mr. Lincoln replied: upon a good
man being furnished - = and mus
tered into the service for the term
Of three years, said soldier is
Evening star., 1947-08-04
U. S. Naval Force Greets
Italian Cruiser Group
By the Associoted Press

ROME, Aug. 4.-The newspaper II
Messaggero in dispatch from from
La Maddalena, Italian naval base off
Sardinia, said today an Italian
cruiser squadron engaging in its first
postwar training cruise had ex-
changed courtesies there yesterday
with an American naval force.
Visits were exchanged between
Admiral Giuseppe Mafredi, COM
nanding the Italian force, and Vice
Admiral B. H. Bieri, commanding
United States naval forces in the
Mediterranean, the dispatch said.
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Joins
Dutch in Order
ToCeaseFire.
Heeding Of U. N. PIeo
Will End 15-Doy War
AtMidniqht DeudIine
By the Associofed Press

BATAVIA, Java, Aug. 4.-The
1ndonesian republic joined the
Dutch tonight in announcing a
cease-flre order to troops, stop
ping hostilities in Indonesia and
giving the United Nations its
first big victory for peace.
A Republican reply to the U. N.
Security Councils demand for a
halt to the 15-day war said the re-
public was issuing a cease-flre to
all troops tonight The announce
ment was broadcast from Jogja-
karta shortly after 8 pm. $3.50 am.
Eastern Daylight Time). The Dutch
had announced yesterday a cease
fire effective this midnight Q2:30
pm. EDIT. Dutch advances had
halted even before the deadline.
Jogjakarta announced plans for a
midnight broadcast by President
Soekarno in his capacity as COM
mandef in chief of troops.
A Dutch spokesman said most
Netherlands units were already
pulled up, several hours before the
midnight deadline. There was al
most no activity today at Semarang,
which had been the Dutch troops
expected jumping-off place for an
attack toward Jogjakarta.
Dutch Announce Landing.
The United Nations Security
Council last Friday called on both
sides to cease fighting.
In statements yesterday the Indo-
nesians said they were willing" to
cease hostilities, but that a truce
could be carried out effectively only
if the Dutch withdrew to demarca-
ton lines established last October
There was no indication of Dutch
agreement to>this.
At noon the Dutch announced
landing of troops on the island of
Madeira, off the east coast of Java
Details of the operations on
Madoera-which was to have been
included in the 1ndonesian Republic
under the Cheribon agreement
were not disclosed by the army
spokesman, who said merely that
safety measures" were being taken
at the request of the population.
Rice Being Shipped.
He added, however, that large
quantities of rice were being shipped
to Madeira for relief of the 1,000,-
600 or more persons living on the
island. most of whom he said were
starving as result of being cut
OF from the Java mainland.
Orders for Dutch troops to cease
military operations effective at mid
night tonight were issued last night
by Dutch Acting Gov. Gen. HUI.
bertus J. Van Nook despite an ex-
pressed belief that the U. N. Security
Council was exceeding its authori.
ties in intervening.
Broadcasts from the Republican
capital Of Jogjakarta last night said
the republican government agreed
with the Security CounciD de-
cision that hostilities should cease
and was prepared to concert all its
effort for the execution of the cessa-
ton of hostilities."
The broadcast statement added,
however, that the republican govern
ment- was "of the opinion that the
cessation of hostilities can be carried
out effectively only If the armed
forces of both sides be withdrawn
Evening star., 1947-08-04
Italian Girls Stripped

LIVORNO, Italy, Aug. 4 {P.-A
group of young Livorno men, COM
planning that some of the city's
girls were too brazen, stripped
several in the main square last
night and paraded them through
the principal streets. Italian police
and United States military police
finally ended the incident.
Evening star., 1947-08-04
Douglas and Coffery
Discuss Marshall Plan
BY the Associated Press

by me AsSoct0fed rfesS
PARIS, Aug. 4.-Lewis Douglas
American Ambassador to Britain
has arrived in Paris for a conference
with Jefferson Caffery. United
States Ambassador to France, on
overall aspects of the Marshall
plan in Western Europe.
An American Embassy spokesman
said Mr.. Douglas would be in Paris
for several days.
Evening star., 1947-08-04
Nitrate Ship Ordered Out

LIE HAVRE, France, Aug. 4 P-
The freighter Ogna from New York,
loaded with 2,30e tons of ammonium
nitrate, left LIE Havre for an unan-
nounced destination today after port
authorities ordered her out of the
harbor A ship loaded with a similar
cargo exploded last week at Brest.
Evening star., 1947-08-04
Italy Sets Heat Record

ROME, Aug. 4 (P.-Italy is having
her hottest weather since 1905.
Rome's 1881 yesterday was only
nine-tenths of degree short of the
104 record set AZ years ago.
Evening star., 1947-08-04
RoyoII Returns From Reich

Secretary of War Royal today
returned by plane from Germany
where he went last Tuesday to in
spect the military government setup.
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(See U. NJ, Page A-4)
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(see LINCOLN, Page A-4D
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(See INDONESIA, Page A-4)
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(See RIOTS, Page A-4.)
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(See PROBE, Page ABB
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-07-20
Martha >O'DriscolI
To Wed Again Today
the doorway


LAS VEGAS, New, July 19.-Film
Actress Martha O'Driscoll, who lost
a husband yesterday, will acquire
a new one tomorrow, she announced
today.
A scant "a hours after she had
been divorced by Navy Comdr. Rich
ard D. Adams, Miss O'Driscoll said
she will be married tomorrow to
Arthur Appleton, president OF a
Chicago electric firm. The cere-
mony will be performed at Ell Ran
cho Vegas Hotel where the attrac-
tive film player has been stopping
during her divorce proceedings.
Miss ODriscoll. IS. said stimuli
taneously that she plans to retire
from motion pictures and make her
home in Chicago. They will honey
moon in Sweden, France and Eng
land, sailing August on the Grips
holm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-07-20
Senators TO Meet Again
On BehIine Nomination

Consideration of Burton N. Beh-
ling's nomination as a member of
the Federal Power Commission yes
terday was continued until Tuesday
after the Senate Commerce Com
mittee heard the nominee advocate
legislation affecting the commits
sion's authority over the transporta-
ton and sale Of natural gas.
Reporting on an executive session
held after yesterdays hearing, Com
mittee Chairman White, Republic
can, of Maine, said no more wit
nesses would be called but that the
Tuesday meeting would be open to
anyone desiring to appear.
Mr.. Behling, Il, q native of Osh-
kosh, Wis, and a resident Of the
District, said that he first joined the
commissions staff in 1914 as an eco
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-07-20
Library Of Congress
Gets NicoIay Papers
On Abraham Lincoln

The Nicolay Papers, consisting Of
large number of letters, notes and
other contemporary records kept by
the secretary Of Abraham Lincoln,
have been presented to the Library
Of Congress and soon will be avail
able to readers, Librarian Luther
II. Evans announced yesterday.
Miss Helen Nicolay, daughter of
John G. Nicolay and lifelong
resident Of Washington, has given
the material to the library and also
has presented some Of her own
papers including data she acquired
for her book, 1.-THE Personal Traits
Of Abraham Lincoln" Miss Nicolay
lives ut 1888 Connecticut avenue.
Her gift to the Library, DR.. Evans
said, almost comedies with another
notable event Of interest to Lincoln
students and the general public.
Next Saturday, Il years after the
death Of President Lincoln's son,
Robert Todd Lincoln, the Library
will open the collection presented
by Mr.. Lincoln.
John Nicolay had custody of that
collection for more than rs years.
He and John Hay were Lincoln's
biographers.
The papers given by Miss Nicolay,
DR.. Evans explained, consist largely
Of letters to or about Abraham
Lincoln, contemporary memoranda
Of Lincoln's conferences with his
cabinet officers and generals, and
Nicolay's notes of Lincoln's COM
ments on matters of public or mill
tary policy" They include 10 auto
graphed documents of President
Lincoln.
Tho collection also includes nu-
merous clippings, illustrated notes,
records Of interviews, transcripts Of
important Civil War diaries, tran
scripts Of Lincoln letters and other
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-07-20
THE SUNDAY STAR, Washington D. c. AID


Amalgamated Association of Street
and Electric Car Workers, and are
employees of the Thorough Coach
Corp. and the Green Bus Lines,
Inc.
They are seeking a basic wage Of
SITS an hour to replace the hourly
scale of $1.20 now in effect on the
Green Lines and $1.13 on the Tri-
borough.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-07-20
Sinkiang Insurgents
Reported Holding
Third Of Province
By the Associated Press

TIHWA, SinkiaRg Povince, China,
July 19.-Three-tenths Of this vast
but sparsely populated hinterland
province is under control Of rebel
forces headed by Achmadjan Kasi-
NOV.
Sinkiang has only about 1900, 900
population scattered over an esti-
mated area of more than 100000
square miles.
The rebels occupy three zones
centering around the towns Of Iii,
Tancheng and Anshan, all with
good food supplies and said to be
rich in mineral resources.
Achmadjan insists that his fol-
lowers are not separatists but are
merely seeking reforms in the ad-
ministration and that, once these
are effected, they will show full
respect for Chinese sovereignty.
Chinese officials, however, allege
that Achmadjan is seeking to estab-
pro-Soviet provincial government
to replace the Chinese and accuse
him of ignoring peace pact" he
4lloNC Will Vic S1l1lICbC o1AC JCd1 dSO.
I'm the past week Chinese
newspapers have reported the
dissidents were attacking traders
conveys and outlying settle
ments along the primitive roads
of Siankiang, but all accounts
have been vague)
Tells of Border Clash.
Differences with the bordering
Soviet dominated outer Mongolian
peoples republic also continue to
plague the Sinkiang administration.
A young KAYAK cavalryman two
days ago gave an account of Dor
der clash in which he participated
against an Outer Monaghan force.
Chinese military authorities said
1t was q typical skirmish.
The KAYAK said his name was
Cherezima and that he was the son
of chief in the Peitashan area.
Peitashan, which means White
Pagoda Mountain" is claimed by
both China and Outer Mongolia.
Cherezima said that on July 5
three Outer Mongolian planes, sup
porting 200 Monaghan ground
troops, dropped 10 bombs on Peita-
shan, killing one KAYAK and
dozen horses. One plane, he said,
was shot down by rifle fire from
100 KAYAK defenders and was found
to bear red star insignia.
Mongol Leader Executed.
The KAYAK said the leader Of the
Outer Mongolians, a Col. Sagmet,
was wounded, captured and then
shot.
He said the colonel wore a Soviet
decoration for action against the
japanese and that booty taken from
other invaders included four gold
medals bearing the profile of Pre-
mier Stain.
There also were photogra phs OF
Mr.. Stain and Marshal Cholbaisan,
head of the Outer Monaghan Re
public, and orders in Cholbaisan's
name that Peitashan be seized, the
cavalryman asserted.
Arms seized from the Mongolians,
he added, included Is light machine
guns Of German and Soviet manu-
facture, plus 10000 rounds of am
munition.
Gen. Chang Chih-chung. director
of Generalissimo Chang Kai-shek's
headquarters for the northwest, said
the situation in Peitashan now Is
quiet