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Evening star., 1947-05-14
minute Tornado Rips
Trailer Camp in Ohio;
Is Occupants Hurf
sy ,},e Assoeiossd Prsss

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FTNDLAY, Ohio, May ia
tornado that ripped through the
eastern edge OF this city and wrecked
a trailer camp left at least 26 per-
sons injured today.
Police and volunteer workers were
conbing the debris to ascertain u
there were any more casualties.
No one was killed when the twister
struck this Northern Ohio city at
4 pm. yesterday and within 2 min
utes smashed a. trailers and dam
aged three others. Twenty-one per-
sons In the trailer camp were hurt
Some were buried beneath their
traiIers, but swift rescue action
extricated them.
Inside the city, three employees
were injured in the collapse of q
municipal barn and two women
were hurt, one by window glass ane
the other by a falling tree.
Preceded by a hailstorm which
dropped stones described as about
1A inches in diameter, the tornado
dipped into the trailer camp from
the southwest. Two minutes later
the funnel-shaped wind mass had
sped northeastward.
A camp resident, Mrs. G. L. Wake
field, saw the roof OF her trailer
porch sucked up by the tornado
Then the twister overturned the
nearby dwelling Of her daughter
Mrs. Kyle Linger.
Before I knew 1t, she and my
granddaughter, Carol Sue, S. were
pinned underneath" Mrs. Wake
field related, adding she rushed
over and broke through the side OF
the trailer to pull them out" They
were bruised slightly.
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sehachl leaves Hospital
10 Begin Prison Term
1y No Assoeinisd prsss

STUTTGART, May l4.-Hjalmar
|Schacht. former Naxi finance MIN
liter and Reichsbank president. was
transferred today from : stuttgart
hospital TO 4 Ludwigsburg intern-
.ment camp. where / he must servs
the eight-year sentence imposed
on him yesterday BY 1 German de-
naxification court.
Echacht, who Is convalescing from
d hernia operation. had his baggage
packed for the short automobile
trip when German police came for
him. An attending physician certi-
fled that the 70-year-oId Schacht
no longer required disqualification,
but said he was not In any condi-
ton to perform physical labor.
Before his departure Schacht told
neWsnen that he would eight to
the last for reversal of the SEN
tence imposed on him as major
Naxi offender. He seemed, however,
to have lost some Of the confidence
which he displayed yesterday.
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Carson
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this young man because his father
is good friend Of mine" May wrote.
IT think this boy should have q
chance. I hope you can put him
In an officers candidate school in
California, because his father Is out
there"
Another letter, introduced by the
Government, showed that Gen. Ulio
informed May, . few days later, that
any decision about returning serv-
iceman from overseas to this coun-
try or assigning him to OCS would
have to be recommended by the local
military authorities. Gen. Ulio sug-
gested that Sergt. Freeman should
consult his immediate superior
officer If he wanted to be considered
for admission to III, officers candidate
school.
Many Such Letters.
Under ctoss-examination by Aus
tin r. Canf1eld, attorney for Free
man, Gen. Ulio said he had received
many such letters from members Of
Congress and others, including q
few from the White House. He said
Mays letters received no more con-
sideration In his ofiice than did ANY
letter Of that kind from the hum
blest citizens
Gen. Hershey told of telephone
call In the spring Of l945 from May.
The then chairman Of the House
Military Affairs Committee asked
him, he said, for information about
the status Of Albert Teitelbaum Of
Santa Monica, Calf, who was seek
ing . draft deferment.
"Of course, I didn't know the
status Of Mr.. Teitelbaum, but wired
the California director Of selective
service and learned that Mr.. Teitel-
baums case was on appeal to the
Appeals Board" Gen. Hershey said
IT had no other conversation with
May about it. One of my stan ON
GERS, however, informed him. I
understand"
Before Gen. Hershey testified. Mr..
Teitelbaum was called Is 4 witness
by the Government.
Subconfract With Carson Firm.
He said that during the war his
company. the Santa Monica Pro-
duction Co. had . s,1bcontract with
the Batavia Metal Products. Inc,
an Illinois afiliate Of the $78, co.,
600 Garssons munitions combine.
He also 3estified that Miss Beulah
Teitelbat secretary Of Henry
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!. S. Must Sell Itself 70 Europe,
Gen. Smith Tells House Group

|non backers organised Tor . Seem
ingly hopeless enort to set funds for
the program without waiting for
action On the legislation now before
the Foreign Affairs Committee.
& Representative Rooney. Democrat,
of New York said Democrats would
Eask that the @31 38I ,12O requested
by the President and Secretary Of
State Marshall Be restored TO an
omnibus appropriations bill sched-
|uled for vote before night.
Since the program has not been
expressly authorized by law. under
House rules any member could block
the appropriation by . simple OBJ
lection. s
G. o. r. Ready to Object.
A dozen Republicans said they
were ready TO make the objection.
u Should the separate legislation
win final approval. House Appro-
priations Committee Chairman Ia
Der has indicated q willingness to
provide approximately $6, 0O0, 900
for the program for next year.
State Department ofIlcials hope the
Senate win restore the full amount.
The information and cultural re-
lations allotment is the most con-
troversial In the entire $535, tx, ,OO8
appropriation bill, which carries
$219, ,128, ,O58 for the State Depart
ment, $19l ,O57 900 for Commerce,
$100 ,396, 500 for Justice and $a7, ,l46, :
$50 for the Federal Judiciary.
Rees May Attempt Fund Cut.
The aggregate Is $162, ,893, Sis
below budget estimates for the Il
months starting July La cut Of
approximately 23 per cent BY the
House Appropriations Committee.
Representative Rees, Republican,
OF Kansas, indicated during opening
debate yesterday he might attempt
to reduce the fund approved. for the
State Departments foreign repre-
sentation expenses on the ground
much Of the money is used for the
purchase Of whisky.
Mr.. Rooney and Representative
Gary, Democrat, of Virginia, said
Democrats would offer to restore
funds for air traffic control towers,
for referees in bankruptcy, and pos
sibly for Bureau Of Census activ-
tiles. all of which were sharply
shaved by the committee.
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commercial bank two or three times
a month and was paid 500 a month
for his work In handling the notes
Of members Of Congress.
did you ever receive any bene-
fits from the money paid you by the
Bank Of Washington" Mr.. Fay
asked.
Reimbursed for Tax.
"Not any whatever" Oberholser
said. He added that he indorsed
the commercial banks check each
month to the sergeant at arms
of1ice and turned 1t over to Ron1ney,
Romney reimbursed him only for
the income tax he paid on the sum,
Oberholser said.
+. The former cashier said Romney
told him after the Republican vic
tory at the polls In November, 1916,
mot to worry, that he would ex-
onerate Fangmeyer and myself in
full" The reference was to Albert
B. Fangmeyer, former assistant
cashier.
The prosecution Is presenting
Oberholser's testimony, which began
late. yesterday, to supplement the
testimony Of Fangmeyer, who held
the stand during most OF the first
two days Of the trial. OberholseI
first came to, work at the "bank'
in 1899. Fangmeyer did not arrive
until 1888.
Two General Accounting Offlce
Investigators, Clarence L. Shotwen
and Francis r. Matchetts told the
court this morning how they dis
covered the fund shortage when
they audited the House Sergeant
|at-Arms Office last January 8, for
the first time in 81 years.
Romney concealed the shortage
in his Office, according to Fang
meyers testimony, by carrying
bad checks and other irregular
financial instruments as cash In
hand" on the Office books.
The prosecution also contends
that when, In 1888, a former book
keeper confessed he had taken $25,-
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Ron1ney
CONTINUED From First Page y

toned anything that happened in
connection with the missing funds
In 1928, Mr.. Armbruster recalled:
"He said that Of the Smithwick
money, which made up about $64, 900
Of the shortage, $25. 900 represented
funds Smithwick used In his CAM
paign for reelection to Congress
in 1928"
did he win that election?" Mr..
Fhelly wanted to know.
II believe Romney said he lost
out" Mr.. Armbruster replied.
Admitted Misuse Of Funds.
As reported by the Government
agent, Romney's side OF the March
4 conversation amounted to frank
admission that he had made 'irreg-
ular use Of funds entrusted to the
sergeant at arms ofnce In the 1905
and early 1930s. Mr.. Armbruster
said he made It plain to Romney
that he was under no obligation to
answer questions.
"All my troubles stemmed from
my association with Smithwick, Mr..
Armbruster quoted Romney as say
ing. He said Romney admitted hav-
ing lost $50, 900 In Florida real estate
dealings with the former Repre-
sentative-approximately $4,000 In
"of1cial money" and $4,000 of his
own.
Mr.. smithwick lost more Govern
ment money in the deals than he
did, Romney was said to have told
Mr.. Armbruster.
The court was told Mr.. Smith
wick is i'll In hospital at Moultrie,
Ga.
Oberholser Tells of Admission.
Earlier today. John Oberholser,
former cashier Of the House bank, y
testified that he told members of
Congress about the alleged $143, 1853
bank" shortage last winter because
he was worried about his job.
The witness said he spread the
word Of the financial condition OF
the bank as the Republicans pre-
pared to take over as the majority
party in Congress.
In reply to q question by United
States Attorney George Morris Fay,
Oberholser said he told members of
the Pennsylvania delegation In Con-
gress what he knew Of the situation
In Romney's office in an effort to
keep his job. He said the Pennsyl-
vania legislators gave him his job.
Starts to Digress.
Oberholser started to digress from
a prosecution question asking II he
had talked with Romney on New
Year Day. Brought back to the
question by Justice Holtsoff, Ober-
holser said he discussed the short
age on January with Representa-
tive Simpson, Republican, Of Penn
sylvania.
"He Romney) was more or less
excited and agitated about it"
Oberholser said. HE said he must
go into action now and shortly
latter that he called in Represen-
tative Cox of Georgia to talk to
him about It."
lOberholser also told the court
Romney had arranged q part time
Job for him with the National Bank
Of Washington and had kept the
money Oberholser received from the
bank for q fund with which he al
legedly hoped to pay back at least
some Of the money missing from the
ofilce funds.
Oberholser said he went to the
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~ Ne Assseiassd prsss

The labor disputes bin passed BY
the Senate yesterday is similar IN
many ways to the one passed by
the House, but differs In mum
Der Of provisions.
As they now stand, the House
and Senate bills both:
/. Authorize the Attorney Gem
eraI to seek 75-day injunctions
against national paralysis" !" strikes.
During that period there would be
compulsory mediation OF the dis
pute.
z. Outlaw jurisdictional strikes
and secondary boycotts. A second-
ary boycott Is q union effort TO hit
indirectly at an. employer by forcing
other employees to stop doing busi-
ness with him. The most common
type Of jurisdictional strikes stems
from q flight between unions as TO
which should do given work.
New Mediation Service.
3. Set UP q new Federal mediation
service independent of the Labor
Department.
4. Outlaw the closed shop. under
which an employer can hire only
union members.
5. Permit the union shop only
when majority Of workers votes
for 1t. Union shop agreements
permit employers to hire any one
they choose, but workers must join
the union shortly.
8. Ban the involuntary check-on
system of collecting union dues.
Employers could deduct dues from
wages only II a worker consented in
writing.
Z. Deny collective bargaining
rights to a union If any OF its of
ficers could reasonably be regard
ed" as a Communist or Com
munist sympathizer.
8. Make unions liable for unfair
labor practices.
Union Financial Report.
9. Require them to register and
file financial reports annually.
10. Guarantee employers freedom
of speech in dealing with their
workers, provided their statements
are neither threatening nor coercive.
IL. Make unions subject to suit
in Federal Court for breach Of con-
tract.
IL. Relieve employers Of any OBJ
ligation to bargain collectively with
foremen. Foremen could join or
organize unions.
13. Prohibit union coercion Of
workers in the selection of their
bargaining representatives.
IA. Permit employers to petition
the National Labor Relations Board
for an election to determine which
union shall represent their workers.
Welfare Fund Restrictions.
The Senate bill outlaws health
and welfare funds in cases where
employers and workers are not
equally represented in administra-
ton of such funds. The House bill
bans employers contributions to
any union fund, provision which
would knock out the soft coal in
Evening star., 1947-05-14
AeriaIisf Hurt in Second
Circus Mishap in 7 Nights
BY the Assoeiotsd Pres.


OTTAWA, May 14.-In the second
accident In as many nights at q
circus showing here, Connie Wilson,
23-year-old Kansas City trapeze
star, fell 80 feet last night after ap-
parently blacking out in the midst
Of an aerial act.
Carried unconscious from the
arena, the girl was found to have
suffered shock. bruises and possible
internal injuries and a fractured
wrist and ankle.
Monday night Victoria zacchini,
24-year-old cannon girP' who is
shot from cannon into q net,
escaped with slight injuries when
the net gave way.
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nj shs Jksssei intsd Prsss

III. Gen. walter Bedell smith,
American Ambassador % Russia told
|a Congress wrangiing over the State
DEPARTMENTS foreign broadcasts to-
day that the United States must
.sell" It's way Of life TO the con-
fused peoples of EUROPE.
Testifying before the House For
Ieign Affairs Committee. Gen. Smith
declared that the people Of Central
Europe are ID - state Of mental
confusion, 8 state Of mental and
physical depression" without prece-
dent, uncertain Of which way to
turn, cropping for ray OF hight. "
TO them, he said, the United
States has product to sell "a de-
Gent way Of life for the average
citizen"
He declared that the United States
must use the radio, publications and
news service to get its message across
In competition with efforts TO sell q
different ideology.
That different theology Is COM
munism, he made clear, and warned: !:
IF we remain silent, we will turn
over the cropping peoples 70 an ideol-
ogy which we consider inferior to
our own"
The committee is considering leg
islation to authorize the State De-
partment to carry out an interna-
tional information and cultural pro-
gram.
The department. u doing that now.
It has daily Voice Of America
broadcasts to foreign countries one
OF them to Russia -and has estab-
lished American libraries In many
cities abroad In addition to numer-
Gus connected activities.
However, the House Appropria-
Itions Committee refused to approve
any money for continuing these ac-
tivities after June 80. It took q
stand that Congress never had au-
thorized them.
The legislation before the Foreign
Affairs group would grant that au-
thorization, but the matter OF money
to finance the program still would
be up to the Appropriations Com
mittee.
Backers Organize for Fight.
On the House floor, administra-
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against a veto If the measure were.
toughened In the conference.

against a veto II the measure were
toughened In the conference.
The Louisiana Senator said the
Senate absolutely" would override
a veto If the final version contains
none of the more far reaching
House curbs. With Senators Taft
and Ellender on the Senate con-
ference group are Senators Ball, Re-
publican, of Minnesota, who wanted
a sterner bill-and Ives, Republican,
of New York, and Murray, Demo-
crat, Of Montana. both Of whom
urged moderation.
Democrats have said privately
that MIR. Truman had been urged to
approve the portal pay bill in an
effort to offset the political reper-
cussions of any labor bill veto.
Main Provisions Of Bill.
Here are the main provisions OF
the portal bill:
/. Virtually all pending and fu-
ture claims are outlawed unless
covered by a wage contract or In
dustry custom.
2. A two-year time limit, after
the work is done, Is fixed for filing
all qualified suits.
3. Employers can offes: . "gooo
faith" defense against claims for
triple damages If they can show
they relied on rulings or orders Of
Government agencies which admin
lister the wage-hour laws.
4. Pending claims can be COM
promised.
5. Pay demands are left to coll
iective bargaining or court settle
ment If based on portal activities
during the regular workday-rest
and instruction periods, for exam
pie.
6. On future. claims, the courts
are given discretion rs to whether
triple damages should be awarded.
The courts have no alternative but
to award such damages Mt present.
Evening star., 1947-05-14
Senate and House Labor Bills
|Differin Number Of Provisions

Idslstry fund set up at the demand oi
the United Mine Workers.
The Senate bill also provides fo1
q House-senate COMMITTEES study Of
labor management relations. The
House measure does not.
But the House bill has many ex-
elusive provisions, including:
A near blanket ban on industry
wide bargaining.
Elimination Of the National Labor
Relations Board and creation In Its
place Of q labor Encouragement board
which would hear charges Of unfair
labor practices. gThe Senate bill
keeps the NLRB and boosts Its
membership to seven members
There are three members now
A prohibition against mass pick
citing and violence in picketiug
These practices are made subject
to the antitrust laws.
Bans Shutdown Strikes.
The House bill but not the Senate
measure also:
~ AAAso 0AAAe1 w CAQCA NO111lAQll~
lists, outlaws unreasonable" union
dues and initiation fees, bans sit
down strikes and use Of union funds
for national elections and primaries,
and prohibits ''featherbedding'
practices forcing employers to hire
more men than they need for q job.
While both the Senate and House
bin outlaw urisdictional strikes and
secondary boycotts, they go about 1t
In different ways. The House meas
ure lets private employers seek in
functions against these practices.
The Senate bill delegates authority
on injunctions to the NLRB.
The House bill authorizes en-
ployers to sue unions for triple dam
ages In connection with such strikes
and boycotts. The Senate bill per-
mits only straight damages.
Another provision Of the Senate
bill authorizes the National Labor
Relations Board to yield Jurisdiction
to the States in the handling OF un-
fair labor charges in most industries.
Industries Excepted.
Industries excepted are mining,
manufacturing, communications and
transportation. Even In these, the
NLRB would be empowered to sur
render jurisdiction II the charge in
volved an incident "predominantly
local in character" provided the
State agency conformed to NLRB
policy.
This amendment would change q
Wagner Act provision which states
that the NLRB's authority to pre-
vent unfair labor practices shall
not be affected by any other means
of adjustment or prevention that has
been established by agreement, law,
or otherwise"
The provision would nullify a re-
cent Supreme Court decision, handed
down In q New York case, that the
Jurisdiction Of the NLRB Is exclu-
sive where 1t has gone into an in
dustry's labor relations at. all, and
that the national board cannot split
up the field with State board even
by agreement.
Evening star., 1947-05-14

Carson at the Batavia plant, was
his first cousin.
Mr.. Teitelbaum said he had tried
to get a draft deferment because of
his essential war production work.
He added that he received letter
from the Batavia company substan-
tiating the Importance Of his work,
but said he was not certain whether
he talked about the matter with
Henry Carson.
Another defense motion for a
mistrial was denied by Justice
Henry A. Schweinhaut. This mo-
ton by Charles J. Margiotti, chief
counsel for the Garssons, came in
the course of questioning of 1t. Col
James A. Hunt, retired, former
Quartermaster Corps Haison officer
Production Record Cited.
Col. Hunt was testifying about a
meeting In April, 1945, in Mays Of
flee, concerning the Batavia COM
pany's delay in delivering tent poles
to thu Army. When Assistant Gov
ernment Prosecutor Bernard j. Vim
cent had him read q memorandum
which stated that the company's
production record was Every bad''
Mr.. Margiotti moved for a mistrial
on the ground that Mr.. Vincent,
when he requested Col. Hunt to
read the memorandum, knew that
such reference to the production
record was prejudical, as well as
immaterial to this case.
II deny the notion" Justice
Schweinhaut said. 7 don't need
any argument about it."
May himself viii be the first de-
tense witness II Justice Schwein-
haut denies q scheduled motion
for q directed judgment Of ac-
quittal. In any event, May probably
viii not take the stand until to-
morrow.
Counsel for the defendants an
nounced they would act jointly in
asking the court to direct the jury
to return an acquittal verdict. They
said they would base the motion on
the ground that the Government
failed to prove the four counts and
IS specific covert acts"' in the in
dictment.
Sixty-five witnesses Heard.
The Government has sought to
show May took between $4,000 and
$55 900 from the Garssons In return
for favors he did for them during
the war.
Before Justice Schweinhaut acts
on the anticipated motion, court
attaches explained, he could request
arguments by both sides. II he
denied the motion, attorneys for the
Garssons and Freeman would make
their opening statements to the Jury.
Counsel for May made an opening
statement ut the start of the trial
four weeks ago.
The Government has built its case
around the testimony of more than
65 witnesses and more than 1866 sep
arate evidence exhibits, including
yesterdays introduction of two let
ters May wrote Gen. Dwight D.
Eisenhower concerning court t-martial
proceedings against Murray Cars
sons son. Capt. Joseph Carson, in
1916.
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SoCtatl0n, said
yesterday he and
two members Of
his stan were
re sig ming be-
cause Of sharp
diff erences OF
opinion with
association di-
rectors s'on the
subject Of the
freedom OF the
editor. " e
Criticized b y
some churcllnnen
last year for all
1aUoI Gn~
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Unitarian Editor QUITS
N Freedom Dispute
! ~ ~ kx.eeinted Drsax

BOSTON, May THE Rev.
Stephen q. Friedman. editor Of
the Christian Register, monthly
magazine Of the American Unitarian
Evening star., 1947-05-14

066 from the sergeant at arms Of
fee, Romney had to cover up for
him because shortage Of nearly
500 900 already existed and he
could not risk an audit of the books.
Evening star., 1947-05-14
Cooperative Unit to Meet

Plans for . cooperative nursery
school and kindergarten will be
completed ut meeting of the Ann
fandale Cooperative Association at
$3.50 o'clock tonight ut the AMMAN
dale Methodist Church.
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Evening star., 1947-05-14

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travels back and forth more than
5000 miles = year in its normal