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Evening star., 1947-03-23

gold. That's called the cleanup, and
it's my job"
And there's no chance for one of
the others to steal nuggets?"
"1f he tried it, someone would
catch him cashing his loot. Watch
the men. They knock off every night,
change into dry clothes in shower
room, and leave their work clothes
hung up on hooks all night" he re-
piled. "Oh, don't think l haven't
watched that angle"
That afternoon a mountain of
clothes awaited Tessie. She was
rather grim when she went to work,
and it occupied the remainder of the
afternoon, but she stuck and finished
the job.
Smart guy - Bullock" she
fumed. HE put 'em up to this" She
began sluicing out the washer. Seven
days ago was sluicing out washer
at home" she mused. "I'm getting
into a rut." Ye gods, their overalls
were sandy. There's layer of it. She
turned on more water and kept the
mixture of sand and water moving
until it was all down the drain.
Soon she began to hum "The Irish
Washerwoman." She was suddenly
very happy.
HE next six days she watched the
operation, stopping only to catch a
few trout in the creek. She went
over the books, discussed costs and
overhead with Steve, helped the
cook. then announced, I'm ready
for another batch of clothes. don't
want to get behind"
The pile of soiled overalls and
shirts was much smaller this time.
Tessie was cheerful as she worked,
and when she was halfway through
she sang like lark.
Steve" she said that night, I'm
almost finished here. When can l
get boat back to Seattle?"
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Continued +,
accountable for the mines poor
showing" she answered.
"They radioed you were coming"
Steve said, "but didn't mention sex.
We decided you'd order the mine
shut down and sold.'
The loss so far doesn't justify
it," she answered.
That evening she entered the din
ing room as the men we're half
through their meal. They looked up
in surprise. and several smirked.
Bart Bullock, a barge of a man.
snorted, "A lady lawyer winding up
the affairs of busted gold mine!
Now I've seen everything"
You've neither seen nor heard
everything, Tessie retorted Right
now you're going to hear that the
receiver isn't selling the mine this
year. The loss doesn't justify it."
"And what haven't SEEM" There
was an unmistakable challenge in
his voice.
"A number of things, mister"
Tessie answered. She didn't like the
man.
He was obviously trying to get
laugh at her expense.
She turned to Steve Getchell.
why do you think the mine is run
ming at loss?"
We've run into poorer ground"
he answered. 81 know, the tests
show uniform values, but -. there's
no chance for high-grading, even if
we had a crook among the men.
which we haven't: Tomorrow I'll
show you the operation and you
can see for yourself"
Thank you," Tessie answered,
She had noticed the men were too
busy to put their work clothes
through the laundry, and she said,
I'm playing Irish washerwoman to-
morrow afternoon. While I'm put
ting my own things through. I'll
gladly add yours.
BULLOCK grinned impudently. His
attempt to get a laugh at her expense
had backfred.
Now she was giving him chance
to get even. Listen, boys" he whis-
pered. bring her every dirty rag
you can find"
She had breakfast with them the
following morning, and went out to
the operation. Bulldozers were shov-
ing boulders and the overburden
aside, and scrapers were bringing the
dirt to the sluice boxes. Heres the
DEAL" Steve said. The dirt goes
into the sluice boxes and the water
washes it away, leaving the heavier
rocks and the gold behind the rifles"
He indicated metal distractions in
the sluice box. Every so often we
shut off the water and take out the
Evening star., 1947-03-23

THE Aleutidn will pass in couple
of days." he answered. "I'll radio
them that we'll put you aboard. If
it's fair question, are you going to
recommend the mine be sold?"
"As receiver" she said, "it's up
to me. I'm confident it will pay out,
and I'll tell the creditors So" She
smiled. "It is all so interesting - the
bulldozers, the scrapers, and the
cleanup. I'm sorry l can't stay
longer. l hope l don't get in the
mems way when l go out and watch
the operation"
mot at ALL" said Steve. Enjoy
yourself"
SHE was out early the next morn
ing. Some of the men were shoveling
the dirt, while Bullock and another
moved slowly along the sluice boxes,
throwing out the larger rocks that
were blocking the flow. Sometimes
their feet we're on the ground, again
they walked over heavy planks span
ming muck holes.
Bullock was just stepping onto a
plank when Tessie made flying
tackle, pinning his arms to his sides.
They landed in the mud on the edge
of the muckhole with a gooey thud.
Quick! Steve! Anyone! Quick" she
howled, while Bullock struggled.
Just as Bullock broke Tessie' grip,
Steve and a miner came to the rescue.
Search his pockets" Tessie painted.
The others gathered around while
Steve dragged several large nuggets
from Bullock's pockets.
His trick" Tessie said, was to
sneak nuggets into his pockets as he
cleaned out the rocks. When ne got
over the muck hole, he dropped
them. Don't you see, he was trying
to break the mine, buy in, come back
and clean out the muck hole. I've
hunch that when that muck goes
through the sluice boxes, the mine
can pay all bills and declare the
usual dividend.
"Okay. boys" Steve said, "let
Bullock up. I'm a deputy United
States marshal, and I'll see that he's
shipped to Jail ON the first boat.
Jail -. that's one of the places you
hadn't seen when you told Miss
Terry you'd seen everything. But"
he turned to Tessie, what put you
wise to Bullock"
She pulled his head over to her
lips and whispered. He slapped his
leg and roared with laughter. "Only
a woman would think of that" he
exclaimed.
Miss TEssIE TERRY was making
report to beaming stockholders. LAS
every woman knows, she concluded.
there are little rifles, you might
call them, in the bottom of a washer
where sediment gathers. So when l
washed the miners clothing and
saw flake gold in the sediment, l
knew someone was carrying gold in
his pockets. A week later emptied
the washer after each mans clothing
had gone through. My Cleanup
pointed to Bullock. After that it was
matter of watching him out of the
corner of my eye until l saw how he
did it.
Thank you, ladies and gentle
men. Meeting is adjourned -
Evening star., 1947-07-28
NLRB Elections Rejecting
Unions Climb 10 32o6
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

A National Labor Relations Board
study of collective bargaining ballots
in June has shown that one of
every three elections rejected any
union at all.
The survey showed that 80 per
cent of the bargaining elections,
or l40, were decided In favor of no
union.
sAFL unions won So per cent OF
the months elections in which they
were involved. CIO unions won
S. per cent of their balloting tests.
Independent unions won in 81, per
cent of the elections in which they
took part.
The number of elections going In
favor of no union at all has been
on the increase during the past
year. In July. 1946. the percentage
of such elections was 1a.
Evening star., 1947-07-28
Navy Man in Jap Prison Trial
Receives Correqidor Decoration

him In the face in front OF Japanese
guards.
Mr.. WEIGH testified that during
March. 1914, he observed Hirshberg
graphing on the floor with Pvt.
George Garrett of Waco, Texas, who
subsequently was tortured to death
by the japanese. The specification
charges that Hirshberg informed
the japanese that Pvt. Garrett
planned to escape.
While Pvt. Garrett had Hirshberg
on the floor. Mr.. Welch said, he told
the signalman you know l could
kill you now" After the fight, Mr..
WEIGH said both men exchanged
threats to kill each other, and
Hirshberg told Pvt. Garrett you will
never leave this camp alive" Hirsh-
berg also told Pvt. Garrett he would
turn him over to the Japanese, Mr..
Welch said.
At that point in the conversation,
Mr.. WEIGH testified, Warrant Officer
George Gooding, executive officer
at the camp, came along and told
Hirshberg that If he couldn't han
die Pvt. Garrett, he would turn him
tHirshberg) over to the japanese
Hirshberg and Pvt. Gooding then
went into the office Of a Japanese
Lieutenant, Yoshi Koshi, Mr. WEIGH
testified, and when they came out,
the Japanese had his arm around
Hirshberg
Mr.. Welch testified that Mr..
Gooding subsequently was trans
ferred and he quoted Hirshberg as
having said he had fixed" Mr..
Gooding.
Evening star., 1947-07-28
Test Of i. n. Powers
Expected Tomorrow
In Balkan Decision
~ the Associated Press

LAKE SUCCESS. July 28.-A
consensus of delegates indicates
that a far-reaching decision may
come tomorrow on the Balkan
problem and with it test of the
United Nations powers for effective
action in the peaceful settlement
of disputes.
As the U. N. Security Council
prepared to convene this afternoon,
delegates said they anticipated a
vote tomorrow, or not later than
Thursday, on an American pro-
posal to set up an international
watchdog" commission over the
Balkans.
The vote on the plan will climax
a weeks-long fight between Russia
and the United States over the
Balkan problem, which was brought
to the Council by Greece and re-
suited initially in an inquiry into
Balkan border incidents.
When a U. N. inquiry group found
Yugoslavia, Bulgaria and Albania
primarily responsible for supporting
guerrilla warfare in Greece, the
United States demanded that the
Council establish a semi-permanent
investigation commission on the
Balkan borders.
Russia, along with her three satel-
lites, Immediately opposed the Amer
ican plan and said she could not
accept 1t, thus giving rise to the
possibility that she might use her
power of veto in the Council to
prevent such action
With a showdown now near be-
tween the United States and Russia,
delegates made no attempt to min
imize the consequences of Soviet
veto, They expressed the opinion
that a deefat of the American pro-
posal would have grave effects on
the world organization.
Some delegates were hopeful that
Russia would refrain from using the
veto and simply abstain from voting.
This would permit creation of the
commission. but for the record 1t
would show that Russia did not
approve.
Evening star., 1947-07-28
hordecai Cap|an, Scholar
Reputed 10 Be III, Is Dead
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, July 28.-Mordecai
Csplan, who devoted most of his re-
puted 1T years to study Of the Tai
mud and Interpretation of Mosaic
law. died yesterday at the Levindale
Hebrew Home.
A group of Baltimore rabbis at
tended funeral services held for Mr.
Caplan in the afternoon. He was
believed to be Baltimore's Oldest
resident
While his age could not be proved
definitely-since he lost all docu-
ments bearing on his birth while
returning from trip to Palestine in
l907-friends who knew him in his
native Russia and have since come
to America attested to his years.
Levindale officials said Mr.. Caplar
was born in Lechowitz. near Minsk
He married at Is and lectured on
the Torah in BreSt-LHovsk Syna-
gogues. With the death of his wife
and maturity of his children, he
came to the United States 10 years
ago. they added.
Evening star., 1947-07-28

street in Independence, December
1890. Family lived at that address
until March, 1896. Bought house al
9O9 West Waldo, Independence
Lived there until 1903. Traded fol
house at 2lO3 Park avenue, Kansas
City and lived there until 1905. Re.
turned to farm north Of GrandvieN
after six months residence in Gin.
ton, Mo-, late in 1905. Lived on farm
until six years ago when she moved
to Grandview. John Truman passed
away November, 1914.
Survived by two sons and daugh-
ter, six grandchildren and three
great -grandchildrenLfour sons and
daughter of j. v. Truman, and one
daughter of Harry"
: Messages of coincidence were con-
tinuing to come in here by the hun
dreds, and the White House In
Washington also reported that a
huge volume was being received
there. Prime Minister w. L.. Mac
Kenzie King. who was President
Truman's host in Ottawa last month
sent an expression OF sympathy on
behalf of the Canadian people.
At the Grandview Baptist Church
where Mrs. Truman worshipped, the
Rev. E. Welbern Bowman asked the
congregation for moment of silence
at the morning service yesterday in
tribute to the Presidents mother
and some other members of the
church who have died recently.
Until the relapse which ended In
her death, Mrs. Truman. 1t was said
had been very bright. She enjoyed
having Mary Jane play the piano
for her, and only Tuesday called
for an old favorite, "Lorelei."
Evening star., 1947-07-28
Farm Prices Estimated
Is Pct. Above Support
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

The Commerce Department said
today that If farm prices were to
fall the limit allowed by the Govern
ment's support program. the price
of food to the housewife would DROP
an average Of 6 to per cent.
1t also said the farmers would
still be assured Of cash income
equal to high wartime levels about
$40 ,OO0, ,0O0, 900 a year.
Actually, a department analysis
said, the record prices now being
obtained for farm products will
swell this years farm income above
even the record s25 ,000, 900 900 the
farmers collected last year.
These high prices make it largely
unnecessary for the Government tc
do much under its support pro-
gram. The Commerce Department
estimated the general farm price
level would have to drop about 25
per cent to reach the price support
level.
The support level is determined by
taking into account the prices OF
what the farmers sell and of things
they buy.
Evening star., 1947-07-28

was what Mrs. Truman wanted, too.
The President Is spending many
hours there. with his sister, Miss
Mary Jane Truman. who lived with
her mother, and their brother, J.
Vivian Truman, whose farm is
nearby
The President. who has been put
ting in long hours in Washington
handling legislation passed in the
| final hours Of Congress, was shaken
| by his mothers Geath, although it
was not unexpected, for there was an
extremely close relationship between
mother and son. He, however, Is
! feeling we'll, but tired. Mrs. Truman
and Miss Margaret Truman were at
their home in Independence for the
summer, and the President is stay
ing there, instead of Kansas City,
where he often stays.
Biography Prepared.
1t developed yesterday that when
the President few home in mid May
at time when Mrs. Truman had a
relapse, he had prepared brief bio
graphical sketch on the plane, to be
distributed to newsmen in event Of
her death. The President wanted TO
be sure that all the dates were right.
The 200-word document recites, un-
usually, that in 1908 the parents,
who owned a home in Independ-
ence, traded for house" in Kansas
City, where the next three years
were spent.
The biography, which was pre-
served by Charles &. Ross, presi-
dental press secretary, read:
Martha Ellen Truman. born
Martha Ellen Young. November IS,
1852, on Parish farm, now Thirty
sixth and Prospect, Kansas City, Mo.
Parents Solomon Young and Harriet
Louisa Young Gregg. Came to
the farm one mile north OF Grand
view in 1868. Married John Ander-
son Truman, December 28, 1881.
Lived in Lamar, Mo, four years after
marriage Son. Harry, born in La
mar, Mo-, May 8, 1884.
Returned to Farm.
Lived in Cass County near Har-
| risonville, until 1887. Son. John
Vivian, born on farm near Harrison
vile, April Is. 1885. Returned to
farm north of Crandview 1887.
Daughter. Mary Jane. born there
August IL. 1889. John Truman
bought house on South Chrysler
Evening star., 1947-07-28
Palestine Area Searched
For Missing Sereeonts

JERUSALEM, July %. (P.-A
curfew was imposed on the Jewisf
settlement of Kefer Savs in thu
Palestine coastal plain today while
police knd the military searched thu
area.
Authorities were believed to be
looking for two British serseants' ao.
Quoted recently by Irgun Zvai Leuml
Jewish extremist organization, ane
held as hostages for three condemned
members OF the underground,
Authorities also began searching
today for srms and suspected ex'
tremists In some of the western ano
eastern suburbs of Jerusalem.
Evening star., 1947-07-28
Clio Official AssaiIs Delay
On Minimum WAGE Raise

The decision by congressional
leaders to delay action on raising
the legal minimum wage until the
next session of Congress in Janu-
ary was assailed today by q CIO
official.
Jacob Potofsky president of the
Amalgamated Clothing Workers and
chairman of the CIO Minimum
Wage Committee, declared:
This decision shows a callous dis
regard for the most underprivileged
workers in the Nation This
attitude must be interpreted only
as an invitation to sweatshoppers to
exploit their workers in any way
they care to-
Declaring that the rise in living
costs has made the old Accent min
imum wage as outmoded "as the
surrey with the fringe on top" Mr..
Potofsky said that an increase to
at least a 65-cent level Is necessary
and in the national interest.
Evening star., 1947-07-28
De Gau|Ie Denounces
French Communists
BY ths Assecioted Press

RENNEs, France, July 2s.-Gen
Charles. De Gaulle accused French
Communists yesterday of "exclu-
sively" serving Moscow's orders ano
declared they had deliberately tried
to foment strikes and encourage
class hatred.
He warned that Russia dominated
bloc of 400,000,000 people whose
frontier is only 500 kilometers 900
miles, from ours" and added:
Combining her military and eco
nomic pressure with the interio,
action of men who are entirely sub.
miSsive to her." Gen. De Gaulle
said, Soviet Russia has already es-
tablished, or is trying to establish
oy Intermediates, regime of to-
talitarian dictatorship, which is only
the dependence and emanation o1
its own, on certain allied nations
Poland. Yugoslavia, Albania-or or
certain defeated countries-Prus-
sia, Saxony, Romania, Hungary
Bulgaria"
The former French leader SAID
that Russia holds at her discretion
Czechoslovakia, Finland, Romans
and Poland"
Gen. De Gaulle charged that the
French Communist party was COM
posed of men who have taken a
vow OF obedience to the orders Of q
foreign enterprise of domination
directed by the masters of grand
slave power"
Their end is to rise to dictator.
ship in our country. as their coun-
terparts have been able to do else
where with the support Of that
power" he said.
Evening star., 1947-07-28
By the Associated Pres.

NEW YORK, JULY 28.-Navy
Chief Signalman Harold e. Hirsh.
berg, 20. OF Brooklyn, who is stand
ing general court-martial on charges
of having beaten fellow prisoners
in a japanese prison camp, was
decorated Friday by the Army fol
his part in the defense of Corregidor
it was disclosed today,
Hirshberg. also accused of having
informed on prisoners who planned
to escape, was called from the brig
to receive the Army Distinguished
Unit badge with Oak Leaf Cluster
from Marine Capt James G. Petrie.
His court martial was in recess until
today on the request of the defense.
Hirshberg. q section leader in a
japanese prison camp when the al
legged offense took place. was notified
last February that he had been re-
commended for the award, but pre-
sentat tion was delayed because he
was in the brig awaiting court
martial.
The award came through last
Wednesday, with an order that it
was to presented with congragula-
tions."
Hirshbergs court-msrtial went in
to its second week today with an
announcement the the prosecution
would attempt to complete its case
Friday.
First witness to be called was
Robert M. WEIGH, IS, of Tulsa, Okla :,
a chief boatsYains mate, who testi-
fed last week that Hirshberg struck
Evening star., 1947-07-28
1000 Jewish Refugees
Need Medical Core

MARSEILLE, France, July 28 ~
French authorities said today that
nearly 1000 OF the $500 Jews. cruls-
Ing offshore in three British depor-
tation ships after being turned back
from Palestine, were i'll or needed
medical care.
The Jews had approached Pales-
tine without immigration visss In
the Exodus Of 1947, formerly the
3. 8. President Warfeld. Their land
ing from the deportation vessels was
scheduled for tomorrow.
The refugees departed from a
French port for Palestine and the
British shipped them back.
Two British corvettes and the de.
stroyer Cardigan Bay shepherdee
the refugee ships.
The Cardigan Bay put into harooi
and its chief officer. Ca~. G. X
Collett5 had a lengthy conversation
with naval, army. hospital and Other
authorities OF Marseille. He ap-
peared to be- in rage when ne
returned to ship. The points Of
disagreement were not disclosed
Sailors on the destroyer said Lon
don had ordered them not to talk.
Eight French policemen guarded
the British consulate, which re-
manned closed on Monday.
Marseille hospitals were instructed
10 prepare 900 beds to receive sick
Jews and other hospitals in the
vicinity were notified. For those
not Ill. the French prepared the
camp of Malas. built by the United
States ARMY as staging area fol-
troops. The camp is a few miles
from Port de Boo, 30 miles west OF
here, where the refugees are ex'
pected to disembsrk.
Evening star., 1947-07-28
Eric Johnston Says
Political Commissars
Accompany Red Aid
By the A.soeioied Press

CHICAGO, July 2S.-Eric John.
ston said today that political com.
missars" will accompany any eco
nomic assistance Russia delivers to
the war stricken nations OF Europe.
Declaring that the Soviet Union
wants not only complete political
domination but also absolute eco
nomic domination" over her "vassal
states" the president of the Motion
Picture Association of America
added:
The people of Western Europe
see what's happening in the east.
and are fearful that they will be
next unless Russia is told that she
can go so far and no farther"
Struggle Intensified.
In addressing a meeting OF the
National Association of Credit
Jewellers, Mr.. Johnston declared
that Russia's recent boycott of the
Paris Conference of European ma
tions on the Marshall plan has "in-
tensified the struggle between the
two world-a free, democratic
society on one hand and a frozen
totalitarian society on the other.
"Russia's iron-handed orders to
her vassal states not to participate
in the Paris conference dissipated
the last vestige of the fiction that
she did not interfere in the SOW
ereignty Of those vassal states" he
continued.
Mr.. Johnston said that during his
recent visit to II European coun-
tries he found that the people Of
the "vassal states" wanted to be
represented at the conference and
that ''in every country I visited I
found the boycott had hurt the
cause Of the Communist Party"
Commenting on Russia's five-year
economic plan, announced after
Secretary of State Marshall dis
closed Americas projected plan for
aiding European recovery after
Europe drafts plan to help itself,
Mr.. Johnston declared:
Russia is dangling her current
large wheat crop and her natural
resources before the hungry eyes of
a starving continent as bait, but as
always she has large crop of po-
litical commissars as we'll. She Is
saying that she can give Europe
the United States can
give it and more, but when she de-
livers assistance. political commis-
sars go along with It,"
The former president OF the
United States Chamber of Com
merce said, I'VE can't delay too
long in giving assistance. But, he
added, this country's program of aid
must be determined by the looks of
the balance sheet after reckoning of
what Europe can do for herself and
reckoning of what we can spare to
help her help herself"
Evening star., 1947-07-28
District Flags Flown
At HoIf-Stoff for
Trumon's S Mother

Flags over District Govern
ment buildings flew at half
staff today in respect to Mrs.
Martha E Truman, the Presi-
dents mother, who died Sat-
urday. They will remain low
cred until after the funeral
this afternoon in Grandview,
Mo.
The White House announced
that messages of coincidence
had poured in from all over the
world. They came from heads
of States, Foreign Ministers,
Ambassadors. Governors and
plain people.
From King George VI Of
England and Queen Elizabeth
came this message:
The Queen and I send you
our deep sympathy in the sad
loss that you have sustained
through the death OF your
mother"