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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-24
Lincoln Letter Price Brings
DeIuge of Strange Requests

return for q small portion of one
of the letters.
Stamp collectors have written In
from all over asking for stamps of
various dates which might be in the
collection.
The famous letter of coincidence to
Mrs. Bixby, on the death OF her
sons in the Union Army, written
November !, 1854, brought a small
avalanche of this sort of thing:
Il have a letter which I believe
is the one Mrs. Bixby received from
the President. How much will, you
pay me for it? I have only a part
of it, since the page is torn, but I
think it is the real one"
Then there was the Lincoln adj
mirer who said that he would like
an official photograph Of the battle
of Gettysburg. I'VE have a repro
duction hanging in our dining
ROOM" he wrote, land we all pause
and look at it before every meal in
stead of asking blessing"
Professors at several Hebrew col
leges have written to ask If Presi-
dent Lincoln ever correspondent with
rabbis. He did, Mrs. Billiard saws.
To satisfy the scholars, Mrs. Bull
lard added, the Library OF Congress
was arranging to make microfilm
copies Of the manuscripts and of the
index that was prepared OF the ma
terial. The film of the approximately
$4,000 documents in the collection Is
two miles long. Copies of documents
will be available at reasonable cost
also copies of pictures by Mathew
r. Brady, the famous Civil War
photographer.
Odd requests still pour in daily
from people with hopes Of sudden
wealth. One such: What will you
pay me for a 81 900 Confederate Ger.
tificate? 1t belonged to my grand
father who knew President Lincoln.
Released BY North American
Newspaper Alliance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-24
Hebrew Congregation
Pluns Child Glasses

Sunday school classes will be held
at the Odd Fellows Hall, 2020 Rhode
Island avenue NE, beginning or
October II, the Northeast Hebrew
Congregation announced yesterday
The classes will be for children be-
tween the ages Of 4 and IL.
Registration will be from 10 am
to 2 pm. on October S at the Ode
Fellows Hall. Principal of the schoo
will be Samuel Strauss, 1921 Thir.
teenth street NE, teacher at Nc.
Kinley High School.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-24
BLUE RIDGE SCHOOL
Coed. Grades 1 Throush Q

On 5O0-Acre Farm.
90 miles from Charlottesville Under Epis-
copal Church. Approved By State Board Of
Education. Self help plan. Training in
Christian Character and Citizenship. TUT
ton, $2T0-S360 for nine months. Fall
term begins September 6. Apply to
Rev. d. C. LOVING. supt,
81. George, Green Co. Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-24
STUYVESANT SCHOOL

Boys prepore for colleges and scientific
schools in invisorotins eIimote Of the
Blue Ridge country. Grodes 4 TO II.
Accredited. SmoIl closes. HomeIiks.
Gym. sports. Riding. 10 miles from
Washington. CotoIos. D. A. WILLIAM
SON, Box S, Worrenton. Virginia.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-02-28
TEEN-AGE CLUB AWARD
 IS TOMORROW NIGHT

"Who?" is the question that's lon everybodys mind at The Teen Age Club. All are asking the same question: but nobody knows the answer That is. nobody knows except the Director and he won't tell!
 What they all want to find the answer about is: Who is the win ner of the Teen-Age club award? Is it one of the girls or is it Ia boy who is to receive the tig honor tomorrow night?
 The award is being made to the .tsen-ager who has done the most toward making the club a finer and more constructice force for good in this community" The winner has already been decided upon; but his or her identity will be kept a strict secret until l0:l5 o'clock tomorrow night when an- nounoement will be made at a special ceremony at the Teen-Age club. Alaskas governor will make the presentation.
 All parents and other adults in- terested in the club are invited te be present. This is especially appropriate. inasmuch as the Win ner has been selected by a com mittee of adults. As pointed out by Zach Gordon. Club Director: This is rot in any sense d pop ularity contest among the teen agers themselves. Instead, it is an acknowledgement by the in- terestsd adults that number of the teen-agers have done such fine service to the community through the Club that it is appro- 'pliate to pay special recognition to the most outstanding memter"
 The award committee consists of Mrs Arthur Uggen, Mrs. Thom- as Morgan, Jack Fletcher Eckley Guerin, Val Poor and Dean Will jams.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-02-28
AE AUXILIARY lS 70
 HOLD RUMlAAGE SALE

The American Legion Auxiliary will hold a rummage sale at the Dugout, Wednesday, March g. be- ginning at II o'clock.
 This can be of great help to the housewifes, in getting rid of many things they find during the usual spring house cleaning and wonder what they are going to do with them.
 Any donations may be left at the Dugout Tuesday, March i, or brought to the business meeting that same evening If more con- yenient, call Mrs. Bert Lybeck or Mrs. J. A. Sofoulis. and arrange ments will be made for collection.
 Several states now require that all cheese marketed must be made from pasteWized milk.
Evening star., 1947-06-26
House Vote Slated Today
On U.S.. Participation in IR0
BY the Assoeioted Press

The House decides today whether
to permit United States participa-
tion In the International Refugee
Organization for the care of 5000
Europeans made homeless by the
war.
Unanimously backed by the House
Foreign Affairs Committee and al
ready approved by the Senate. the
measure would fix the United States
share of cost in the new organization
at s73 500 ,000-or approximately As
per cent of its operating expenses.
Originally, the IRO was scheduled
to take over the job of administering
the camps on July /. Delays in
ratification by the required Is ma
tions have resulted in tentative plans
for an IRO provisional commission
to carry on the job on a temporary
basis.
Representative Vorys, Republican,
of Ohio in charge of the legislation,
told the House that the international
operation OF the camps would save
the United States about $50. .O00, 900
as compared to its outlay during the
past year under the United Nations
Relief and Rehabilitation Admins
tration.
In response to questions, he said
the committee had written into the
bill hard and fast assurances that
participation In IRO could not affect
Omitted States immigration laws in
any wav.
Evening star., 1947-06-26
LittIeiohn Warns House Cuts
Mean Mass Luyoffs at WAA

carries out its present disposal pro-
gram. the remaining employees pre-
sumably would be placed on a three
month payless furlough in April.
The number of employees to be re-
hired in July, 1948, would depend
on WAS appropriations for 194s
fiscal year.
Mr.. Littlejohn said the agency
could Immediately proceed to cut
drastically below the level neces-
sary to maintain disposal volume
by firing $4,000 employees by the end
of this year. Under WAA's original
plan, the reduction to an eventual
16.400 employees by next June would
have been on a more gradual basis
Tt can be seen that neither
alternative available to us under
the reductions made by the House
is feasible nor in the best interest
of the Government, Mr.. Littlejohn
said.
The House cut the agency's per-
sonnet budget request by s15.2ls.000
WAA had asked for ss7. $4,000.
Evening star., 1947-06-26
AFL LChief Rejects
Union Pleas for
General Strike
Political Fight to Beat
Labor Bill Bockers
Pledged by Green
BY the Assoeioied Press

AFL President William Green
today rejected pleas from men,
Der unions for a general strike
in protest against the new Taft
Hartley labor union control law.
Mr.. Green called presidents of the
AFL's los unions to a conference in
Washington July 8. He told re-
porters, after an emergency meeting
with resident members of the AFL s
influential Executive Council, that
he thought it "unwise and inadvis-
able" TO bow to kilograms and let
ters from unions throughout the
Nation asking that general strike
be called. ...
Instead. we are going to fight
the measure in the courts and seek
to maintain our rights under the bill
in negotiations with employers Mr..
Green said.
The AFL will organize politically
with the purpose of defeating every
(See AFL, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1947-06-26
Boruch Urges Work or Fight
Law That includes Women

A work or fight" law applying
to women as well as men was ad-
vocated today by Bernard M.
Baruch as one of the minimum
essentials to mobilizing Amer
ica's full might In event of an
other war.
While the adviser to Presidents
saw no war with Russia as an i'm
mediate threat" he told the first
graduating class of the Armed
Forces Industrial College that this
country faces future which is "un-
restful' if not alarming" He spoke
at the National War College.
Mr.. Baruch cautioned that with
the new instrumentalities Of mass
destruction We will not have time
to improvise" should war come
again.
Accordingly, he said, this country
Evening star., 1947-06-26
Ordered to Start Term
At Once as Court Rejects Plea
Boston Mayor in Custody Of u S. Marshal;
Judge Says Delay Would Serve No Purpose

Justice James M. Proctor of
District Court today denied a
by Mayor James M. Cur
ley of Boston to suspend his 6-to-
18-month Jail sentence on mail
fraud charges, and ordered that
Curley begin his term imme-
diately.
From the hearing. the Mayor was
taken by the United StaUes Marshal
to his Office for necessary procedure
before he is actually placed in Jail
cell. 1t has not been determined
where Curley will serve his sentence.
That will be decided by the District
Attorney and the Prison Bureau.
Justice Proctor's ruling was made
from the bench Immediately after
Attorney William E. Leahy had
argued the motion, based on Mayer
Evening star., 1947-06-26

War Assets Administrator Robert
M. Littlejohn said today WAA will
have to terminate all employment
by next March 81 or discharge a.
600 employees by the end of this
year unless the Senate restores
funds cut by the House.
Mr.. Littlejohn told Senate ap-
preparation subcommittee that these
are the alternatives facing the
agency as result of the House cuts
in WAA's 1913 budget requests.
If the WAA Is to continue its
present rate of surplus disposal it
will be necessary to lay OF all of the
agency's 1880 employees. including
about 5000 in Washington, at the
end of next March, the committee
was informed.
There are now about Al 500 WAA
employees, but the agency had
planned to reduce their number to
~ 500 by next April and to 16.400
by July, 1913. If the House cuts
are upheld by the Senate and WAA
Evening star., 1947-06-26
Women S Federation
Rejects Resolution
To Keep Rent Control
Fovors ST. 400 Minimum
For Teachers, Urges WAC
And WAVE Inteerotion
Stor Stoff Correspondent

NEW YORK. June 26.-Vigor-
Gus protests against rent controls
were voiced today before the
56th annual convention of the
General Federation of Women's
Clubs as delegates rejected a
resolution urging continuance of
an equitable rent control pro-
gram until such time as the sup
ply of housing meets the needs" I"
The federation put itself on rec
ord in favor of national minimum
salary of s2,400 for teachers, with
improved opportunities for those in
the teaching profession, and early
passage of the WAC integration bill
and similar legislation for the
WAVES.
The issue on rent control was de-
cided by voice vote after opponents
had charged the controls work spe-
cial hardships on small property
owners and that it was time that the
Federal Government withdrew from
matters which we're the province of
the States.
Other Measures Urged.
In other resolutions the fedora
tion called for legislation requiring
the deportation of immigrants who
fail to apply for naturalization and
for protection Of women against dis
elimination in retrenchment pro-
grams by both Government and in
dustry involving the reduction of
personnel forces. The federation
also asked that, in retrenchment
programs, economies be made first
by improved practices in methods
and procedure and by releasing per-
sonnel only when other means fail"
AS an aid to "our participation in
world affairs" the Federation
urged that school curriculums in
corporate courses in the languages
of the major nations! although it
r YTNI q
Evening star., 1947-06-26
u. n. Faces Hard Road
On Second Birthday,
World Leaders Say
Five Big Powers Pledge
Support in Broodcosts
Observing Charter Day
Truman Tert on Page Az
BY the Associoied Press

LAKE SUCCESS, June 90
The worlds top-fiight political
leaders joined today in sounding
grim warnings that the United
Nations still faced a difficult and
uncertain road ahead on this
second anniversary of the World
Charter signing at San Fran
cisco.
The warnings were voiced in re-
corded Charter Day messages broad
cast to the world by President
Truman, Prime Minister Attlee of
Britain, Premier Ramadier of
France, Generalissimo Chang Kali
shek of China and Deputy Foreign
Minister Andrei A. Gromyko of the
Soviet Union.
At the same time each of the
representatives of the five big pow-
ers expressed conviction that the
United Nations would succeed and
pledged the world organization the
full support of their governments.
Truman Sees Continuing Task"
President Truman, declaring that
the U. N. so far has gone forward
in an atmosphere of disturbance and
uncertainty" said the Government
and people of the United States we're
aware that realization of the organ
ization's objectives "is not easy"
They know that it is a continu-
ing task" he said. They will not
be discouraged by temporary set
backs or delays. The enterprise
which was launched at San Fran
cisco two years ago is the hope OF
the world for lasting peace"
The President warned that "the
effectiveness of the United Nations
depends upon the member states
meeting all their obligations" and
added
The member states are not only
bound by the charter, jointly and
severally, to execute the decisions of
the organization. they are bound
to conduct their day. to-day foreign
relations in accordance with the
principles of freedom and justice
prescribed by the charter"
He concluded with a declaration
that the United States would do
its part to uphold the ideals of the
U. N.
"I renew the pledge of our utmost
effort to insure the success of the
United Nations" he said.
Gromyko Takes Stalin's Place.
Mr.. Gromyko participated in the
broadcasts in place of Prime Min
lister Stain who declined an invi-
tation to take part. The Soviet
deputy foreign minister said he
would make no attempt to evalu-
ate the past work of the u N. be-
cause this would make it neces-
sary for us to speak not only of
its accomplishments but of its
shortcomings as well"
He said it would be better to look
forward instead, taking into con-
sideration the important problems
that have not been solved as yet
by the United Nations"
I'd like to express the hope, :"
Mr.. Gromyko declared, that In its
future work the United Nations
will find itself sufficiently strong to
(See CHARTER, Page A-6)
Evening star., 1947-06-26

must be ready to mobilize its full
might, "militarily, economically and
spiritually"
To accomplish that. he said (a)
there must be universal military
training. (b) "all men and women
unjust be) subject to mobilization
with a work-or- fight clause" and
(c) surveys must be made of un-
derground industrial establish
ments. refuge for civilians and dis
persal of populations.
Until some effective interna-
tional guarantee of security has been
established or resort to war elm
mated. We cannot disregard the
dangers inherent in developing mass
housing In cities" he said.
As for the "work-or- fight" clause.
he said 'tfe same applies to all
professions, science, callings, crafts,
fsee BARUCH, Page A-6l
Evening star., 1947-06-26
House Group S|ashes
27% From Budget Of
Legislative Branch
Cut in Working CopituI
Of GPO Accounts for
Half of Reduction
BY the Assoeiofed Press

The House Appropriations
Committee recommended today
that the legislative establish
ment do some cutting on its own
budget for the fiscal year 1948.
1t sent to the House floor $54,-
907,505 appropriation bill to finance
the legislative establishment. for the
year beginning July /, The total is
21,245,572, or 27.7 per cent, below
budget estimates and $7,373 $50, or
11.6 per cent under current fiscal
year funds.
The cut is larger than the COM
mittee has recommended for some
other Federal agencies, although
not the largest to date.
Big Cut for GPO.
The cut in funds for actual oper-
alton of the Senate and House
major component parts of the leg
islative Establishments less than
3 per cent below budget estimates
More than half the slash affects
the Government Printing Office.
The committee recommended that
the GPO's working capital fund be
trimmed from $4,000, 900 to $40, ,000,-
900 and its other expenses be
trimmed S677,200.
The committee gave the Senate
everything it requested for normal
operations, but pruned 100000 from
the $150,000 requested for the Joint
Committee on Atomic Energy. The
Senates share of the bill is $10,-
1868 ,295, which is $2,022 ,492 more
than for the fiscal year 1947.
For operation of the House the
committee recommended S17,742,
160, cut of S654,550 from budget
estimates, but an increase of 81 ,668,
$40 over current funds.
Few Face Dismissal.
1t did not appear that any sizable
personnel reductions. if any, would
be necessitated by the bill.
There was possibility of few
dismissals in the Library of Con-
gress. GPO officials said that al
though their funds were cut, no dis
missals would be necessary. The
other legislative Offices receive at
least enough money to retain their
present number of employees.
The increases in operation of the
Senate and House, the committee
said, are attributable mainly to
added costs of the Congressional
Reorganization Act and employe pay
raises. including the pay boosts
Congress members voted them
selves for this year.
The committee disallowed con.
struction fund requests by the Capt.
tol architect for new work at the
Library of Congress, the items re-
jected accounting for almost all OF
the s4,997, 1922 trimmed from the
architects budget.
Library Funds Cut.
1t cut Library of Congress funds
from s11, 1852 500 to Sc, ,462. 300, the
major reductions being In items for
salaries, printing and binding and
in the Legislative Reference Serv-
ice. The library had requested funds
for $50 additional positions.
The group trimmed s200, 900 from
the Legislative Reference Service
budget, claiming congressional COM
3See APPROPRIATIONS, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1947-06-26
Dennis sContemptC Case
Goes 10 Jury With Call
For Impartial Verdict
Prosecution Attacks
Communist Leader
In FinuI Argument

The case of Eugene Dennis,
general secretary of the Ameri-
can Communist Party, on trial
in District Court on a charge of
contempt of Congress, went to
the jury at 1915 pm. today.
Justice David A. Pine, presiding at
the ur-day trial, instructed the
jury that Dennis, although a Com
munist. is entitled to the same fair,
calm and impartial consideration of
his case as any other defendant. He
also pointed out that the House
Committee on Un-American Ac-
tivities is not on trial. Dennis is
charged with failing to obey a sub
#poena of that committee.
The Justices instruction followed
the final arguments by counsel.
Assistant United States Attorney
John W. Fihelly asked the jury to
return verdict sustaining law and
order.
Cites Vote by Marcontonio.
This defendant thought he was
more important than Congress or
the Government of these United
States" declared Mr.. Fihelly. God
help the day when he or anyone
else gets away with that contempt"
Mr.. Fihelly said Representative
hHorcoy 80
New York, only defense witness, was
the only member of the 435 mem
bers of the House to vote against
citing Dennis for contempt.
Defense Attorney Louis F.. Nc
Cabe of Philadelphia, in his closing
address, contended Dennis was rep
resented at the April 9 session of
the committee by counsel who had
an 11-page statement explaining
why the accused did not appear
personally
Charges Trial of Communists.
The fact the defendant did not
.Willfully default in answering the
subpoena is shown by his engaging
an attorney and preparing letter,
Mr.. McCabe contended.
Mr.. McCabe asserted the Govern
ment was attempting to put the
Communist Party and Representa-
tive Marcantonio on trial in this
case. He told the jurors they have
a right to conclude from the Gov
ernment evidence that Dennis had
right to refuse to appear before
the committee.
Mr.. McCabe indicated the COM
mittee would not have given honest.
decent consideration to anything
Dennis said" when they were con-
sidering legislation to outlaw the
Communist Party-5which was later
withdrawn as unconstitutional.
Mr.. Marcantonio, sole defense
witness, contended in a heated ex-
change with Mr.. Fihelly yesterday
that he has championed the rights
of labor, democracy and Negroes.
Mr.. Marcantonio said he opposed
Ku Klux Klanism and fascism in
America.
In response to question Mr..
Marcantonio said he had no close
friends who are Communists He
said he knows 20 or Is of them
and that he has known Dennis for
four or five years. He declared he
still believes in the capitalist sys-
tenn "as isn
Evening star., 1947-06-26

Curley's illness, and stated that
the motion had been filed in the
utmost sincerity" The motion had
been to suspend execution of judg-
ment and sentence because of
Curley's physical condition.
After the courts ruling, the To-
year-old Mayor rose from his seat
and cried:
"You are sentencing me to die. y
Adamantly, Justice Proctor re-
fused to allow Mayor Curley even
a few days to handle some pending
city matters
He said Mayor Curley can take
up such things as that with his
keepers"
With Curley IN court were Mrs.
Curley; his two sons, George and
Leo Curley; his daughter. Mrs. Mary
(See CURLEY. Page A-4}
Evening star., 1947-06-26
Phillips Joins Standard
In Gasoline ALLEGATION
By the Assoeioted Press

NEW YORK, June 26.-Phillips
Petroleum Co. announced today it
will allocate it's petroleum products
among present distributors and
dealers in a manner which will be
fair and equitable to ALL"
The announcements followed allo-
cation of gasoline by Standard Oil
Co. of Indiana to dealers in the
Midwest. The Phillips firm dis
tribute principally in the Midwest.
Industry demand for gasoline this
year has been approximately so per
cent higher than in the same period
of 1945, the company said
Evening star., 1947-06-26
Mrs. Roosevelt Dropped
FROM Social Register
By the ASsoeioied Press

NEW YORK, June 26.-The nans
of Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt does not
appear in the summer edition of the
social register, just out. Last sum-
mer's issue listed her as living at
the Roosevelt estate in Hyde Park.
Mrs Roosevelt's name Is the Sec
ond of her family to disappear from
the register Elliott Roosevelt was
dropped when he married his third
wife, Actress Fay Emerson.