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Evening star., 1947-12-19
BY J. A. O'Leory

The House will decide today
whether the names of specu-
lators on the commodity ex-
changes are to be made public
in the near future.
The Senate passed a resolution
late yesterday, with the support ot
both political parties, to give secre.
tary of Agriculture Anderson the
change in law he contends is neces.
sary to enable him to reveal the list
But with Congress set to start its
Christmas recess tonight, the resolu.
tion may fall into parliamentary pit
falls in the House. Senator Tydings
Democrat, of Maryland, hinted
strongly that a pigeonhole awaits
the resolution, when he taunted SEN
ate Republicans yesterday to give
him some assurance the House will
act.
Senator Tobey, Republican, of New
Hampshire, replied that Senators
should do what they think proper
and let the House decide its own
course of action.
Work on Lists Started.
Secretary Anderson, leaving a cabi-
net meeting at the White House this
morning, told reporters his depart
ment is working on the lists of spec
ulators.
He could not say how long il
would take to get them in shape for
publication. 1t is necessary, he ex-
planned, to check identifications o1
all those named to protect the in.
nocent in cases where spectators
bear the same names as well-knowr
persons who are not speculating.
If the House, which set up q spe.
cial committee of its own yesterday
to investigate the commodity mar.
kets, sidetracks the publicity amend.
ment to existing law, it will not enc
Republican efforts to turn the spot.
light on the names Of traders. Tn,
COP began prying into the subjec
after President Truman and othel
administration officials mentioned
commodity trading as one of tn,
factors in the high price situation.
May Subpoena Brokers Books.
Chairman Bridges of the Senat
Appropriations Committee, and Sen
ator Knowland, Republican, of Cali
fornia, served notice today they will
try a different way of getting tn
names If the House turns down tn
resolution to authorize Mr.. Ander
son to make public the list.
Both Senators said that, If neces
sary, they will ask the Senate Ap
propriations Committee to subpoen,
the books of individual brokers.
That's the long way to do II
but We'll take it if we have to,
said Senator Knowland.
Mr.. Anderson won his demand TO-
a change in the law, removing any
legal doubt of his right to revea
names, when Republican member
of the Senate Appropriations Com
HlItee IalleQ TO see eye TO eye OF
the legal question in a hectic two
and-a-half-hour session yesterday.
IL to 8 Vote on Resolution.
The Secretary had been servet
with a committee subpoena direct
ing him to produce the list, and h.
made it clear that if the committee
insisted, he would not refuse t,
comply. He served notice, however
that if the committee forced hi
hand, he would give the names t,
the public and not the committe,
alone.
Although there were 10 Repub
licans and 8 Democrats present
(See SPECULATION, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1947-12-19
House Approves
MovetoNan1e
Grain Traders
Resolution Asked
By Anderson Goes
To White House
BULLETIN

The House today passed
without amendment the Sen
ate resolution to authorize
Secretary of Agriculture An
derson to make public the
names of traders on the COM
modify exchanges. The reso-
luton now goes to the White
House.
Evening star., 1947-12-19
BULLETIN

Mack Wilson Fierst. convict
ed of the $9,400 payroll holdup
at the Charles H. Tompkins Co.
in 1889 and sought in a recent
armed holdup, has been ident-
ified by William Webster and
Allen Sidney as one of the two
men who committed the Darby
Printing Co. payroll robbery
today, police announced this
afternoon.
TWO MEN STABBED. two beater
in three other holdups. Story or
page B-1.
A Darby Printing Co. official
carrying an $500 payroll, re-
ported to police today that two
armed men held him up ano
grabbed money bags immediate
ly after he entered the COM
pany's plant at Twenty-fourth
and Douglas streets NE. at
1870 am.
AS the two men fed in a pea greer
Evening star., 1947-12-19

(See TAXES, Page A-6J
Evening star., 1947-12-19

(See MARSHALL, Page A-120
Evening star., 1947-12-19

tSee FOREIGN AID, Page A-12.
Evening star., 1947-12-19
We Gather Forecast

Sunny, with highest temperature in low 4os
today. Clear, colder tonight: lowest about Is
in city, 20 in suburbs. Tomorrow cloudy, con-
tinued cold FuD report on page A-2)
Evening star., 1947-12-19
Sunday Reading

(See MEYERS, Page Aid
Evening star., 1947-12-19

(See TRUMAN, Page A-4.)
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(see SPECULATION, Page A-6J
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(See PALESTINE, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1947-12-19

(See PAYROLL. Page A-6D
Evening star., 1947-10-08
Richmond Food Prices
Rose 7% Since July IS
BY the Associotsd Press

RICHMOND, Va, Oct. S.-Retail
food prices in Richmond rose rs
per cent between July Is and Oc-
tober /, Willard Fagar, chief of the
food section OF the Bureau of Labor
Statistics, testified yesterday before a
congressional subcommittee headed
by Senator Flanders, Republican
Of Vermont.
Mr.. Fagar said the special survey
showed that the retail food price In
dex for Richmond has reached a
new record high, approximately 202
per cent of the 1859 average.
He said food costs are IS per
cent above those Of October, 1946
and As per cent above June, 1916
Another witness, Mrs. Frances
Adams Of Washington, represent
ing Americans for Democratic Ac-
ton, recited the plight of Govern
ment workers In Washington and
like other witnesses, presented com.
parative prices to show how living
costs have spiraled. She warned
the Senators that unemployment
was increasing in Washington ano
said that the number of unem-
ployed had increased from 130OC
a year ago to 10000 now.
The congressional committee will
continue is hearing here today and
tomorrow.
Evening star., 1947-10-08

ordered and menus planned in ad-
vance of President Truman's Sunday
night appeal.
A spokesman for the Hotel Asso-
citation of Washington predicted that
its 80 member hotels would comply
with the Presidents requests by next
Tuesday at the latest. Members
voted at meeting yesterday to CO.
operate in the program, he said.
The Prince Georges County COM
missioners, at the suggestion OF
Chairman William A. Carson, yes
terday issued a proclamation urging
the county to comply with President
Truman's food-saving program.
| Government Services, Inc, sale
today that it will place on the fooo
service of its A Federal building
cafeterias here signs bearing the
slogan Save a Slice of Bread 6
Day" taken from President Tru.
mans four points of food con.
servation.
Eggless Thursday will not be OBJ.
served until next week, GSI said
when no egg or poultry product!
will be offered its 100000 patron.
on that day. The menu on October
Is, the announcement said, will in
clude as entrees roast leg Of lamb
veal and rice casserole, macaron
and cheese and scrapple with apple
sauce.
Evening star., 1947-10-08
a Barefoofed Women
Flee Cell; Caught

Only one of four barefooted wom'
en- who escaped from a second
floor cell at the Police Women's
Bureau early today was still al
large this afternoon. police reported
Police said Lucille Miller, %, ad-
dress unknown, still eluded recap
ture, although three companions
who fed with her down fire escape
at the bureau, 1924 Fifth street NV.
were caught short aime after theii
escape.
The prisoner still at large, police
said, was charged with disorderly
conduct after she had kicked and
bitten a police officer when he
placed her under arrest shortly after
midnight at the corner of Twelfth
street and New York avenue NV
Pvt. Norman S. Jones, the officer
attacked, returned to duty after
treatment at Casualty Hospital. He
is attached to No. l precinct.
Police listed the other cell occu-
pants as Myrtle J. Combs, 81, of the
1900 block of Monroe street NV;
Hazel Blades, 1400 block of Harvard
street NV, and Caroline johnson
%, of the first block of S street NV
This women, fully clothed except
for their shoes, escaped by pushing
grill out of their cell window.
Myrtle Combs was charged with
assault with a dangerous weapon,
police said, while the other two were
charged with being drunk and dis
orderly.
Evening star., 1947-10-08
Dancer, on Trial, Says Clio Leaders Restudy
She Shot Nee After He Policies Of Unions on
Threatened 10 Kill Her Anti Communist Oath
BY the Associated Press

BOSTON, Oct. 8.-CIO leaders
today began re-examining the
policies of their unions on the
hot question of whether to give
non-Communist pledges to the
Government.
The 52-man CIO Executive Board
met here in preparation for the
CIO convention opening Monday
and here was the situation:
l. Because of a ruling by the Ma
tional Labor Relations Board yes
terday, it is no longer necessary
for the II officers of the CIO to
file nom Communist statements be-
fore any of the Al CIO unions can
ask the NLRB for protection or
help.
2. This takes the steam out of an
expected fight at the meetings here
because it's now up to each union
to decide what it wants to do
rather than the CIO itself.
3. But the CIO Executive Board
can still recommend-though not
control-What course the member
unions take.
Murray Refuses Comment.
CIO President Philip Murray re-
fused to comment on what the
board or the convention might rec
ommend.
Last June the Executive Board
recommendation effect-that CIC
unions ignore the NLRB as reor-
ganized under the Taft-Hartley
labor law. 1t may renew this rec
ommendation or it may only an
nounce that each union is free tc
do what fits it's own situation best
Two CIO unions, the Textile
Workers and Woodworkers, have
officially decided to file non-Com-
muniSt statements. signed by their
officers. The textile workers sent
their affidavits to the NLRB this
week.
Eleven other CIO unions. includ-
ing the Steelworkers. Auto Work
ers and Electrical Workers. have
announced they would not use the
facilities of the NLRB at present.
Official Predicts Filing:
Many CIO unions decided to wal
and see.
Today one important officer of {
CIO union, who refused to be
quoted by name. predicted, tina
most CIO unions" will file the af
fidavits-now that the air has beer
cleared by yesterdays NLRB ruling
Others here were doubtful tina
there would be any rush to sign.
Several important questions will
be before the convention next week
including union organizing, higi
prices, food, and political action.
But the nom Communist aff1davi
question continues to be discussed
here with great interest.
Evening star., 1947-10-08
BY The Associated Press

HAVANA, Oct g. Patricia
Schmidt told the Audiencia Court
trying her today for the murder of
John Lester Nee that she shot the
Chicago lawyer aboard the yacht
SaNra after he said Il am going
to kill you" and ordered her to
take her clothes and 60 ashore.
With rising voice, gestures and a
face so pale she appeared about to
faint. the Toledo dancer testified:
II tried to get away. He hit me
over the head, knocked me to the
deck and kicked me. He hurt me.
Ordered to Take Clothes.
"He ran up the ladder-almost
flew up-and then came right back
down again. He told me to take
my clothes and get off the boat. I
began opening closets and throwing
clothes together to take with me.
Jack was furious.
He said I could not take my
dancing costume. I told him had
no money, must work and must have
costumes. Jack said he was going
to sell my clothes.
HE said inside. I have changed
my mind, I am going to kill you.
You know too much about me-
He started toward me. He
reached for something. repeating he
was going to kill me- Hooked around
and spied the pistol in the drawer
I picked up the gun. He started to
get up from the bunk. I said, Jack,
let me out of this room
At this point, venerable Presiding
Judge Cristobal More, ordered the
pistol brought in.
30-Year Term Asked.
In earlier testimony, the 22-year-
old defendant, who danced under the
name Satira, said she first was init
mate with Nee after We met in
Havana" and that they had their
first quarrel here also.
She was answering questions OF
Public Prosecutor Jose Manuel Flu
entes Carretero, who had requested
LIlb CUu1 W SClllCllCC GllS
dancer to 30 years in prison.
My friendship with Jack Nee was
not intimate until after he promised
to marry me and wrote me many
love letters" she testified.
She had wept during the reading
of the charges and appeared nervous
and excited
He cabled me in Trinidad asking
that I meet him in Havana" the
dancer swore.
Nee had sailed the yacht Satira
the same name used by the dancer
| in Caribbean hot spots. to Havana
January 13, and Patricia met him
here.
Given Money for Divorce.
His friend, Charles Jackson Of
River Forrest, ILL.,, has been accused
of concealing facts about the shoot
ing. The public prosecutor asked
that jackson be acquitted. but a
private prosecutor hired by the Nee
family recommended that he be
sentenced to three years in prison.
Asked if Nee gave her financial
support, Patricia replied:
THE only money he ever offered
me was to finance my divorce" She
said her previous marriage to Car.
Sperry of Chicago had ended my
mutual agreement in divorce.
The courtroom was packed with
sweating spectators, white and black
Some stood on benches. One of the
spectators was Charles Albert
Hutchison. first secretary of the
United States Embassy. there to see
that Miss Schmidt's rights as ar
American were observed.
Evening star., 1947-10-08
2 Companies Paid 100000
In Evuded Taxes, Snyder Says

| The Government has recovered
more than $1,OO0,00O in taxes from
two large companies which avoided
prosecution by voluntarily disclos-
ing income tax evasions, Secretary
of the Treasury Snyder reported
today.
The Secretary also revealed that
Internal Revenue Commissioner
George J. Schoeneman has made
such progress in a drive against
large tax evaders that the Govern
ment already has recovered or ex-
poets to recover at least another
81 100000 in income taxes and
penalties.
In his first press conference since
he returned from tour of Europe
Secretary Snyder said he would pre-
fer that all comment ON the Mar
shall plan and other European
assistance proposals come from the
State Department, which is spear
heading such moves as stop-gar
and long-range monetary aid.'
Mr.. Snyder refused to disclose the
names of any of the concerns OF
persons who have voluntarily re-
ported tax evasions or who are un-
! der current investigation.
Evening star., 1947-10-08
NiemoeIIer Is Elected
Bishop in U. S. Zone
By the Associated Press

FRANKFORT, Oct. 8.-Dr. Mar.
tin Niemoeller, noted critic o1
Hitlerism, has been elected bishop
of a new Statewide union ol
Evangelical churches in the Ameri.
can occupied state of Hesse, church
officials ANNOUNCED today.
The union of three regiona
churches into "the Evangelical
Church in Hesse and Nassau was
voted unanimously in what officials
called "the first permanent church
synod legally and democratically
elected In postwar Germany"
The new combined church claims
1,400, 900 members.
Evening star., 1947-10-08
Dock Employers Open
Los Angeles Harbor
In Foremen Dispute
BY the Associoted Press

SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. s.-Water
front employers threw the Los
Angeles Long Beach harbor open
for business today as Arthur c.
Miller, Pacific maritime arbiter
continued hearings aimed at quick
settlement of the final phase of the
lingering dock foremens dispute.
The CIO International Long
shoremen's and Warehousemen's s
Union said it's men would work five
of the ships in the two ports. The
harbors were shut tight by the
employers October / because long
shoremen refused to cross foremen's S
picket lines against the Luckenbach
Steamship Co. and the Outer Har-
Dor Dock & Wharf Co.
But the longshoremen's return to
work on the other five ships in the
harbor-all Luckenbach freighters-
awaited conclusion of the San Fran
cisco hearing and Mr.. Millers de-
cision on an employer demand that
longshoremen be directed to cross
the plcKeC lines.
Contending they acted in defense
of their rights under the Taft-Hart-
ley labor law, the employers lifted
their closure order on the two ports
last night within four hours after
Mr.. Miller directed that the harbor
be reopened by midnight.
The employers have maintained
throughout the 12-week-old dispute
that the foremen are management
representatives and thus exempt
from compulsory collective bargain
ing under the Taft-Hartley Act.
The walking bosses struck against
Luckenbach, both in San Francisco
and Los Angeles, and the Outer
Harbor Dock and Wharf Co. to en-
force their, demands that the ILWU
be recognized as their bargaining
agent.
Evening star., 1947-10-08

A large MldWeStern concern WIFI
an Eastern Office agreed to pay the
Government $593 900 "after volun-
tarily admitting that it had been
concealing its true profits by an
intricate system of false invoices and
by switching of funds between Offices
in different parts of the country -
Mr.. Snyder said.
The second case of this kind in
volved a large confectionery concern
which has agreed to pay $4,000
after voluntarily confessing that
taxes had not been paid on company
income that had been secretly di-
verted to the personal use of its
principal stockholders Mr.. Snyder
declared.
A "f1ashy habitue OF expensive
night clubs in a large Eastern city,
was found to have owed the Gov
ernment $4,000 in tax and penal
ties for failure to pay a tax or in
come derived as a society book
maker" In handling gambling
transactions for wealthy patrons
this man spent $4,000 for expensive
automobiles, clothing, night club
checks "apd other incidentals OF
maintaining his avoWed position,
Secretary Snyder reported.
Evening star., 1947-10-08
Egg Sales Rise Here
As First Thursday in
Food Drive Nears

Several large egg wholesalers here
today reported a brisk upturn in
sales, while poultry dealers noted
little change in business as Wash
ington prepared to mark its first
eggiess, poultryless Thursday to-
morrow under the Nation wide food
conservation drive.
President Truman has asked the
Nation to do without meat on Tues
days and eggs and poultry or
Thursday as an aid in reducing
grain consumption and making
more grain available for overseas
shipment.
Response to the first meatles'
Tuesday was spotty here ane
throughout most of the country
Most of the food industry ha!
pledged compliance, but spokesmer
said it was too early for the pro-
gram to take full effect.
Biggest Egg Sales in Months.
That might help explain report!
from several big egg wholesalers
James H. Mattingly, manager O.
William F. HUM Co.. noted a II
to II per cent increase in egg sale:
the last two days. Monday ane
Tuesday we sold more eggs thar
any two days for the last severa
months" he declared.
w. F. HUM, manager of Carlir
Creamery Co., reported that I'VE are
doing the best business of the entire
year. and that the company was
behind in its orders, so great is the
demand for eggs. His only ex-
planation was that eggs were cheap
er than meat on food value basis
Managers of some of the city's
largest poultry concerns said they
noted little change in volume of
sales. However, they look for drop
in business as the public begins
better cooperation with the food
saving drive.
Poultry Prices Drop.
One dealer told of attempting to
buy a carload of turkeys from a
Minnesota grower. He said the grow
er refused to sell but was holding
up marketing until prices go
higher"
Since Friday, wholesale chicken
prices have dropped cents pound
and turkey prices 5 cents a pound,
the dealer said.
Reports from the four big packers
here-Armour, Cudahy, Swift and
Wilson-disclosed a variety of reac-
ton to yesterdays first meatless day
Two firms said they had experienced
no change in sales and that it was
too early in the week to assess the
effects.
A third packer reported business
off slightly, and fourth said sales
volume was down as much as 10
per cent. They pointed out that
business is normally slower the first
of the week.
Meanwhile, A. M. Rosenthal, pres
ident of Nedick's, a national snack
bar chain with a number of outlets
here, announced that starting next
Tuesday the chain would halt serv-
ice of hamburgers on those days and
would eliminate egg dishes and
chicken on Thursdays. In addition,
the stores will cut out service Of
triple decker sandwiches to con-
serve bread.
County Support Urged.
Many restaurants were unable to
observe meatless menus yesterday
because meat had already been
Evening star., 1947-10-08
Sausage Sweet Potato Scu|Iop'
Menu Urqed for THURSDAYS

Prepare sausage In small pieces
Fry until Drowned. Pare and slice
potatoes and apples and arrange in
baking dish with sausage and fat
Mix the salt and flour with water
and add. Cover, and bake in a mod
erately hot oven (375 degrees F.
until the apples and sweet potatoes
are tender tabout IS minutes)
Serves four to FIVE"
This dish makes good use OF
drippings," the committee said. 1T
is high in vitamin A value and con-
tains far more vitamin c than most
main dishes. 1t is f1avorful, easy to
prepare and low costing, because
this is the season of sweet potatoes
and apples"
To accompany the main dish the
committee suggested fresh or canned
snap beans or leafy vegetable.
Evening star., 1947-10-08
Food
Continued From First Page

use of wheat and cut down on corn
by SO per cent, he said, Mr.. Luck
man appeared to be satisfied.
Fear Longer Shutdown.
But little more than 48 hours
later. in a Nation wide broadcast
Sunday night, Mr.. Luckman an
nounced he would ask for a COM
plete shutdown with the full sup
port" of Mr.. Truman.
The industry official said also
there is fear in some quarters that
the proposed shutdown may be ex-
tended into next year.
In another move today, the lead
ers of three national farm organi-
cations called at the White House to
pledge their support and to tell
President Truman of program they
have adopted to help meet Europe S
food needs and stabilize food prices
at home.
AS outlined by Albert S. Goss
master of the National Grange; Ed
ward A. O'Neal, president of the
American Farm Bureau Federation
and Quentin Reynolds, president OF
the National Council of Farmer Co.
operatives, the program calls for:
/. Conserving grain by feeding
more roughage in areas where there
is abundant supply; 2. Marketing
hogs at lighter weight to conserve
corn; 8. Shorter grain feeding o1
beef cattle; 4. Closer culling OF non.
productive dairy herds and poultry
focks: 5. Elimination of losses o.
feed and grains through careful
harvesting and storage.
Federal Figures Asked.
The farm organizations said al
groups must make their contribu.
ton and they urged that the Gov
ernment give us reasoned esti.
mates of the volume of food it viii
ask for tc send abroad"
Secretary of Agriculture Anderson
predicted late yesterday that the
general food conservation drive will
have to be continued until the 194s
winter wheat crop starts moving
next summer.
Mr.. Anderson did not mention tn
liquor moratorium specifically. HI
said the meatless and poultryles
days may not have to be continued
that long.
If farmers cut down on the feed
ing of grains to livestock, he told ,
news conference, it may be possible
to do away with the self lf-denial pro
gram before the new wheat crol
is available.
10000 Jobs Involved.
A spokesman for the DISTILLED
Spirits Institute said the proposed
shutdown would:
l. Throw an estimated 10000 per
sons out of work. since the distiller
would be able to keep on only main
tenance and bottling stats.
2. Save about 100000 or NOR
bushels of grain. mostly corn.
A compilation made by the insti
tute from Government figure
showed the entire industry uses
grain at the rate of little owe
| 5,O0O,0 1000 bushels a month in tn
first seven months of this year.
Consumption of all grains through
July was SO, 1896. .641 bushels, of which
27,215,246 was corn and the re
mainder wheat, rye and oats.
Representatives of the beer ant
ale industry plan to meet in Chi
cago Friday to discuss their contri
button to the grain saving program
and then confer with Mr.. Luckmal
again.
Next to the United States, Swe,
den uses the telephone more thar
any other country.