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Evening star., 1947-03-03
Italian Admiral Contends
Allies Broke Fleet PLEDGE
BY the Assoeioted Press

ROME, Mar. 3.-Admiral Raffaele
de Courten, who led the Italian
Fleet into Allied service following
Italy's surrender, asserted that par
tition of the fleet among the victori-
GUS powers betrayed the promises
made by President Roosevelt and
other Allied leaders. He called on
Winston Churchill to raise the issue
in the House of Commons.
Admiral de Courten. writing in
the Florence newspaper Mattino Dell
Italia Centrale, blamed the situa-
ton on "Anglo-American political
opportunism" in bowling to the
Russian Interpretation of Roose-
yelt's unkept promises"
Admiral de Courten resigned last
December in protest against peace
treaty provisions that would vir-
tually strip Italy of her navy.
His article declared that Amer
lea explicitly affirmed that it was
a question of using the navy, not
ceding It." He then asked If 1t
would be too much to hope" that
Churchill would ask the House of
Commons whether it thought the
fleets disposition lust or unjust?"
Evening star., 1947-03-03
544 Lobbyists Now Registered
At Capitol Under 1o46 Act

At the other end is Thomas Ed
ward McGrath, who labors for the
Taxpayers of the United States OF
America and takes what can get. -
Many lobbyists are unpaid volun-
teers. Some don't even accept ex-
penses.
Many registrants are only occa-
sional toilers in the legislative vine
yard-in fact. number of those
classed as "business" spokeSmen are
property owners representatives
who came to Washington only for
last months hearings on rent con-
troll.
Big and little business are repre-
sented in hundreds of registrations,
including lumber, steel, banking,
fertilizer, trucking. airlines, rail-
roads, Cuban sugar, jewelry. liquor,
margarine and the California
Chamber of Commerce.
Carol King. attorney for Com
munist Gerhard Eisler during his
brief. appearance before a congress
sional committee last month, lobbies
for the American Committee for the
Protection Of Foreign Born.
One registrant, Roy G. Altman of
Washington, reports that he lobbies
for self; he is seeking damages for
war losses.
And there is John Dickinson Bell,
whose organization is the True Or
der PIMA for UTU. That, Mr.. Bell
said in his registration form, is an
abbreviation for True Order Per-
feet Mutual Aid for Unwilling the
Universe for Prudent, Moderate
Americans, for perfect mental age,
for proud, modest Americans, for
you, too."
Evening star., 1947-03-03
zionists Promise 10 HeIp
Jews Enter Palestine
BY the Asseeioted Press

PITTSBURGH, Mar. 3.-The Ma
tional Administrative Council of the
Zionist Organization of America
yesterday adopted a resolution
pledging "wholehearted support and
the maximum resources of American
Jewry to the task of continuing the
stream of Jewish immigration into
Palestine in defiance of the British
blockade"
The resolution, adopted at a
special session here, termed the
immigration of refugees in Palestine
great work of rescue and mercy"
adding:
"We shall not be intimidated by
the attempts of hostile British Off
cials to label the efforts of homeless
Jews to reach Palestine as illegal"
Some $50 members of the National
Administrative Council, represent
ing 40 States, attended the session,
including DR.. Abba Hillel Silver,
president of the Zionist Organiza-
ton of America: DR.. Emanuel Neu-
mann, vice president and member
of the World Zionist Executive, and
DR.. Moshe Sneh, Palestine member
of the World Zionist Executive.
Evening star., 1947-03-03
Good Friday Holiday
Bill Is Commended

A House bill introduced by Rep
resentative Sasscer, Democrat, of
Maryland to make Good Friday a
legal holiday was praised today by
the Three Hours Observance of
Good Friday Committee.
Good Friday is observed as legal
holiday in most European and Latin
American countries, the Rev. Joseph
E. Gedra, executive secretary of the
committee and pastor of Immacu-
late Conception Catholic Church,
pointed out.
The United States is the only
great Christian nation which has
not officially recognized Good Fri
day as legal holiday, Father Gedra
said. He noted, however, that Is
States and IS cities have proclaimed
the day as a legal holiday since it
was first so observed at San Fran
cisco in 1910.
PERMISSION Tor employees of buSi-
ness firms and Government agen-
cies to leave work from noon to
3 pm. on Good Friday for worship
is the aim of the committee.
Co-chairmen of the committee
are the Right Rev. Angus Dun,
Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of
Washington; the Most Rev. Michael
j: Curley, Archbishop of the Cath
olic Diocese of Baltimore and Wash
ington, and Bishop Charles w.
Flint, Methodist Bishop of Wash
lngton. DR.. M. Chandler Stith, ex-
ecutiye secretary of the District
Baptist Convention, is chairman. =
War mo rrod An,x ,,.il1. l.. xrr,. u :.
Evening star., 1947-03-03
UPWA Says 1t Secured
'46 Ruises of so Million

The United Public Workers, CIO
In 1916 secured more than $4,000,
600 in wage increases for it's men,
bers in city, State and county gov
ernments, the groups national
Office today announced.
Improvements were won in work
ing conditions, including longer va
cations, less working hours, better
promotion policies, maintenance oi
union membership and check of
of union dues, the announcement
said. Individual increases ranged
from $240 to $500 annually.
Headuarters are at $50 F street
NV
Evening star., 1947-03-03
28 Newsmen Quit Guild
Form Independent Union
BY the Associated Press


NORRISTOWN, Pa, Mar. 3.-The
% members Of the Norristown
Times-Herald unit of the Philadel-
phia- Camden local, CI0 American
Newspaper Guild, have voted unani-
mously to drop out of the Guild and
form an independent union, John
Mcclellan, president of the new
union, said yesterday.
The contract between the news
paper and the Guild expired Satur-
day and new contract negotiations
will start this week, with the Nor
ristown Times-Herald Employees
Union representing editorial and
advertising department workers, MIR.
Mcclellan said.
During the last week, spokesmen
for the independent union said, the
Philadelphia Camden local had
written them asking reconsideration
of the action and explained that the
new union members would have
difficulty in obtaining future en-
ployment in Guild shops.
Evening star., 1947-03-03
Police Continue Search
For Hafchef AssaiIant

Police today continued their search
for a housebreaker who attacked a
Washington couple with hatchet
as they slept in their home early
Saturday. ..-. .....
Samuel Higgs, 27, of 1906 Benning
road NE, remained in fair con-
dition at Casualty Hospital today
with possible skull fracture. Mrs.
Higgs, Is, who suffered broken
arm and cuts, is recovering at home.
Mrs. Higgs said the man entered
their bedroom shortly after hid
night, and, without a word, at
tackled her and her husband with a
hatchet or ak. He fled when Mrs.
Higgs screamed.
Evening star., 1947-03-03
Maj. RichurdLoye Heads
Reserve Officers Unit

Maj. Richard H. Love has been
chosen president of the Judge Ad-
vocate Chapter Of the District of
Columbia Department of the Re-
serve Officers Association. Re-
servists who served as legal officers
in the military service are asked
to attend the next meeting of the
group at 8 pm, March 81, at the
Oficers' Club, 1400 New Hampshire
avenue NV.
Other officers chosen we're 1t. Col.
Thomas H. King, vice president;
Col. John j. Malloy, secretary, and
Col. P. G. McElwee, chapter dele
gate to the department A tenta-
tive constitution and bylaws were
adopted.
Evening star., 1947-03-03
Palestine
Continued From First Page.)

and the Stern gang, Jewish under
ground groups. Jewish official or
ganizations charged it was retalia-
ton against "the Jewish community
as a whole"
Nineteen of the 81 killed died
Saturday-16 in a bomb-and-gun
raid on a British officers club here,
two in an army jeep blown up
by a land mine near Haifa and one
in an artillery and machine-gun
sally against an army camp near
Natanya.
Yesterday a lance corporal died
of injuries suffered in the mining
of the jeep.
Traffic Is Cut Off.
In the coastal-plain martial-law
disrtict, some $500 troops of the vet
eran First Infantry Division under
Maj. Gen. R. N. Gale, newly named
military governor, isolated the in
habitants by cutting off all auto
mobile and train travel and postal,
telephone and telegraph service.
Newspapers were allowed to pub
lish and police and civil courts to
function. Gen. Gale said the army
would see that the people got food.
He said curfew keeping them to
their houses would be lifted as soon
as the initial confusion was over.
A communique from 1t. Gen. Sir
Alan Cunningham, Palestine high
commissioner, said severe meas
ures' were necessary because the
Jewish Agency, advisor to the Brit
ish in the government. and the jew
ish National Council (Vaad LeumD !,
administering purely Jewish affairs,
had refused their cooperation
in bringing to justice men,
bers of terrorist groups"
The communique listed "48 out
RACES" since the British solicited
such co-operation a month ago.
Gen. Gale, said martial law was
mot a punitive measure" but was
directed only at bad elements"
However. the Jewish Agency and
National Council declared last night
that the British government was
seeking by the imposition of mar
tial law, which is unlikely to deter
the terrorists, to punish an entire
community" for Grimes of few
desperate gunmen."
Evening star., 1947-03-03

tract Bridge League and for several
years served as secretary of the
Washington Bridge League. He
held contract bridge classes in his
home and taught in nearly a dozen
embassies and legations here.
Mr.. Cheeks also sponsored tourna-
ments in Alexandria and Annapolis
and other nearby cities. He was
once winner of the National News
papermen's championship of the
Contract Bridge Tournament held
in Atlantic City. A veteran of
World War I, in which he served as
a chief petty officer. He was a
member of the American Legion.
Besides his home here he owned
a tobacco farm in Churchton. Md.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Carolyn Cheeks a daughter, Miss
Mary Ellen Cheeks, both of the r
street address; his mother, Mrs Lii
liam Cheeks, and a sister, Mrs. Ne
rida c. Freshman, both of Brooklyn
Funeral arrangements have not
been completed
Evening star., 1947-03-03
Aircraft Industries Name
Capf. Webb as Coast Chief

Capt. Leland D. Webb, USN, re-
tired, who formerly lived at the
Kennedy Warren Apartments, has
been appointed West Coast manager
of the Aircraft Industries Associa-
ton of America, Inc.
Capt. Webb was unanimously
named to the post by plane COM
pany officials at a meeting in Los
Angeles.
A World War I reserve officer,
Capt. Webb has a record of Is years
in naval aviation. During World
War II he was co-ordinator of air.
plane production for the Bureau of
Aeronautics on the Pacific Coast.
Evening star., 1947-03-03
Greeks Are Pleased
AT Report Of u. 5. Aid
For Present Regime
By the Associoted Press

ATHENS, Mar. 3.-Sources close
to the government expressed salts
faction today with reports from
Washington that the United States
had agreed to help Britain finan-
cially in supporting the present
Greek regime. providing the British
do not withdraw their forces from
the country.
Premier Demetrios Maximos called
on King George II twice yesterday
to keep him abreast of develop
ments, and there seemed to be con-
fidence in government circles that
negotiations for desired American
help would be consummated.
Foreign Minister Constantin
Tsaldaris or Minister Of Co. -ordina-
ton Stephenos Stephenopoulos were
said to be prepared to 60 to the
United States if necessary to ar
range details.
CA British Foreign Office
spokesman announced last night
in London receipt of the United
States reply to British note on
the future of Greece, but said the
message had mot yet been
studied" Although the contents
of the American note were not
officially disclosed, the usually
authoritative British Press Asso-
citation said it was understood it
asks Britain to maintain a gar
rison force in Greece in return
for financial aid.")
Reports from Northern Greece,
meanwhile, told of continued wide
spread fighting between government
troops and Leftist guerrilla forces.
The largest single engagement was
reported from Western Macedonia,
where a guerrilla band 1000 strong
was said to have been thwarted in
an attempt to capture the village of
Mo o,tcco
Evening star., 1947-03-03
,AIl-0ut Civil Warfare
] Feared in China With
Threat 10 Gen. Chianq
BY the Associated Press

Z SHANGHAI, Mar. 3.-The clear
ing of Communist representatives
from government areas of China is
expected to open the way for new,
more tragic chapter in China's civil
strife, with all pretense Of hope for
. peaceful settlement abandoned in
favor of military settlement.
The shift to all-out war might
even imperil Generalissimo Chang
Kai-shek's future.
- Already, pro-government news
pepers have followed the lead of
Minister of Information Peng
2Hsueh-pei and speak of rebellion.
It's possible that when the govern
ment is reorganized the Communists
will be officially proclaimed rebels
a term which Marking so far has
avoided.
!, AS for actual developments today,
the United States Embassy in Nam
king sought release of two American
Army officers captured by Chinese
Communists at Changchun, Man.
echuria, Saturday, while military re-
ports from Peiping said 10000 Com
munists had attacked Changchun's s
outer defenses that day with heavy
casualties.
Threat to Chiang's Future.
There Is growing conviction
that Gen. Chiang's future might be
jeopardized if he cannot crush the
Communists within a year. 1t is
taken for granted that SO long as
civil war continues, the country S
economy will steadily deteriorate.
The National government is ex-
pected to press its own reorganiza-
tion-without Communist partici-
pation-by March Is, authoritative
quarters in Marking said. Some
said Gen. Chang Chun would be-
come premier, succeeding the gen.
eralissimo who took over that title
Saturday when T. v. Soong resigned.
The intensified fighting brought
the government's Manchurian COM
mander, Gen. Tu Li-ming, hustling
by air from Szepingkai to Chang
chun to direct the capitals defense,
Associated Press Correspondent
John Roderick reported from Pei
ping.
The two Americans, Maj. Robert
B. Riggs of Chicago and Capt. John
w. Collins of Evanston, ILL.,, were un-
hurt at the time they were taken
into custody by the Communists,
Changchun reports said.
Communists Ready to Move.
Communists in China proper were
packing for an early move outside
government = controlled zones - at
Gen. Chiang's order. Air flights to
carry them to Yenan now are sched-
uled to leave Nanking next Friday.
During the closing stages of the
war against Japan, Chang held in
check some of his generals, such as
HUI Tsung- who wanted to
launch an immediate campaign of
determination against the Chinese
Reds in the belief they could be
crushed within six months.
But now Gen. Chang, from all
accounts, is determined not to COM
promise with the Communists ex-
cept on his own terms and is re-
solved to try, once and for all, to
subjugate them.
Evening star., 1947-03-03
81 American WACS
Flown Out of Peipinq
By the Associated Press

PEIPING, Mar. g. Thirty two
WACS were flown from Peiping to
Tsingtao Sunday-the first phase of
the transfer of IS American person.
mel from truce headquarters here to
the hospital ship Benevolence.
Some 376 members of the dis
banded American truce staff will
remain in China--most of them
attached to the new United States
military advisory group, it was an
nounced yesterday. Others are be-
ing returned to the United States for
reassignment or discharge.
Evening star., 1947-03-03
State Senator Kills
Self in Kentucky
BY the Associated Press

COVINGTON, KY, Mar. 3.-State
Senator Alex Howard, As, Democra-
tic president pro tenn of the legis-
lative body, was found dead of a
shotgun wound in the head yester-
day and Corner Tressa Rife issued
verdict of suicide.
The coroner reported a note, ad-
dressed to my beloved family" de-
clared: II couldn't stand the pain
any longer" Friends of the Senator
said he had been in poor health for
sometime.
The body was found by his a.
year-old son, Alex. jr.. about 8 am
today. The boy said he was sleeping
in an upstairs bedroom but did not
hear shot, the coroner said.
California has 7.435 miles of rail-
Evening star., 1947-03-03

~ ot. 4ssW.
Born in st.
Paul, Mimi, Mr..
Cheeks was a
graduate of Cor
nell University.
He came here
nearly % years
ago from New
York, where he
served as a rep
resentative of
the Fidelity &
Deposit Co.
He was tour
nament director
here of the
Ap,ar;oo~ 1o-
Evening star., 1947-03-03
William Cheeks Dies;
D. c. Bridge Expert,
Tournament Sponsor

william Cheeks, 81. Washington
bridge expert and sponsor of many
bridge tournaments here, died today
of heart attack at his home, 20I0
Evening star., 1947-03-03

The population of England in 1901
was 100000.
Evening star., 1947-03-03

War-damaged flax mills In White
Russia are being restored.
Evening star., 1947-03-03

California has 7.435 miles Of rail-
road.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1947-12-20
Buckner Candy
at Jordan Hall

An audience of moderate size
enthusiastically greeted Buckner
Candy last Sunday for his pi-
anoforte recital in Jordan Hall,
He was assisted by Bettye yoor-
hees, contralto.
Mr.. Candy appeared to have
everything necessary for a first
class performance, interpreta-
ton, power, tone. In short, his
performance would have been a
credit to performers of more
mature years. For a young man
of nineteen, he certainly shows
foundation upon which he
should mount to dizzy heights.
Miss Voorhees, sang convinc-
ingly and gave Mr.. CANDY the
opportunity to show his versa
tility by accompanying her
faultlessly.
At the conclusion of the pro-
gram, Rev. R. M. owens, pastor
of the Peoples Baptist Church,
of which Mr.. Candy is a mem
Der, complimented the pianist in
the name of his Church and of
the community, concluding by
presenting a substantial cash
present.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1947-12-20

Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Carney, Of
$50 Shawmut Ave, announce the
engagement of their daughter,
Miss Martha l.. Carney, to Mr..
Albert A. McSwain of Boston,
The wedding will take place on
Oct. 6, 1948.
LAKE LUZERNE, N. Y. Dec
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Bethel of
Lake Luzerne have announced
the engagement of their daughter
Miss Jeanne Lucille Bethel, to
Frederick Theodore Mayo of
Boston, Mass, son of Fred Thorn
as Mayo, Boston.
Miss Bethel is a graduate of
Hadley-Luzerne Central School,
and is employed in the Claims
Department, Department of En-
plOyment Security, Boston, Mass.
MIR. Mayo was cadet pilot at
Langley Field and at Tuskegee
Institute. He attended Suffolk
Law School in Boston and is con-
tinuing his studies at Virginia
State College, Petersburg, Va.
He is majOring in business adj
miniStration.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1947-12-20

With a dignity and solemnity
BETTING the occasion, Bro. Cleo
Wooten, Grand Lecturer, Install
ed Bro. Watson and his Officers,
assisted by Bro. Edmond S. Tay-
lor, Past Grand Senior Warden
who acted as his marshal.
Weaving a pattern of heaven
ly language BRO. Wooten, an
extraordinarily gifted orator
possessed of an astounding
memory, successfully carried
the off1cers-elect through a
maze of splendid rituals at this
public installation, one among
those of the fourteen Blue
Lodges. The Bible, one of the
Three Great Lights, played an
important part in the formali-
ties.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1947-12-20

One of the youngest men ever
to grace the throne" of the
Prince Hall Grand Lodge of
Masons was installed as Wor-
shipful Master Of Celestial
Lodge F. & A. M. Monday even
ing, December Is.
On the eve of the Tooth Ami
verSary of Celestial Lodge, es-
tablished April IT, 1848, Boston
born Charles Richard Watson,
brilliant musician and crafts
man, took up the reins of this
highly responsible position at a
ceremony so impressive that Wis
iting guests sat in breathless
awe as the mysteries of the an
cient and honorable past and
the glorious pageantry of the
present unfolded.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1947-12-20

Stirring messages of encour-
agement were brought by the
Reverend Oliver w. Childers. Dr.
James R. Lesueur, Senior Grand
Warden, recently elected to that
position at the annual meeting
of the Prince Hall Grand Lodge
Of MasonS of which DR.. william
D. Washington is Grand Master,
visiting guests and brother Ma
sons.
Present at the Installation
and the banquet catered by the
Hyman Bros. which was held
Immediately after the ceremony
were: Ray Perry, Joseph Davis;
Misses Millicent Brooks and
Katherine T. Watson, Mrs. Cal
vim Grimes, Mr.. and Mrs. DON
aid c, Watson, Rev. and Mrs.
Oliver w. Childers, r. N. Miller,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. N. Merle, Mrs.
Braithwaite, Bro. Craig H.
Yorke, Mrs. Ralph Trotman,
young Donald Parham, Howard
Leyarity, Mrs, Samuel Merchant
and brother MasonS pictured in
the cut.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1947-12-20
Non Jim Crow
Housing Hits Snag

NEW YORK-Woodside, Long
Island property owners are prot
esting en- masse to Mayor o.
Dryer against a nom discrimina-
tory housing project for AGO
families about to be built in their
midst. Some 200 residents are Of
fering the traditional arguments
against undesirable elements"
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1947-12-20
SEES LIBERALISM
ENDANGERED

NEW HAVEN, CT. - This is
no time for retreat. We can
Smah discrimination if we unite
for the purpose of securing the
passage of the FEPC and the
Anti-Poll Tax Bills that are now
before Congress-" Rev. David
N. Licorish, Associate Pastor of
New ork's Abyssinian Bapt.
Church, declared in an inter-
racial panel discussion here.
There are concerted efforts on
the part of reactionary forces
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1947-12-20
BILL
STARTS IN SENATE

fore anti-lynch bills have made
the House hurdle only to be
killed in the Senate by fiIlibus-
tiers or threats of fllibusterS.
The Hawkes. bill, if passed,
would provide fines up to $4,000
and years Imprisonment of Of
ticials who look the other way
while lynchings go on.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1947-12-20

to crush the spirit of liberalism,
he said, "but we must not run
out on what gains we have
made. We must not only hold
the line but go over it. We must
lift up our voices against those
who are bent on pushing us
back to pre-war social dscad-
ence and political disenfran-
chiSement."
The discussion meeting was in
aid Of the saildiag fund of the
Phyllis Wheatley Home on Can
al st, New Haven.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1947-12-20
Million Fund For
Southern Schools
Boston Roises $40,047

million and eighteen thousand
dollars (1,O18,OOO) to help
finance SO private colleges and
improve educational opportuni-
ties for young colored men 0ld
women, it was announc
week by Frank M. lott
tional Campaign Charms
Vice President Of the Chs
tional Bank in New ork.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1947-12-20

coming into the neighborhood
BY appealing to the Mayor ano
the Board of Estimate for hear
ing, the project will be delayed
several months. Originally
scheduled for the swank Jackson
Heights area by the Housing Au-
thority, real estate interests got
the project switched to the less
wealthy section of Woodside.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1947-12-20

WASHINGTON, D. C. - Re-
publican Senator Albert Hawkes.
OF New Jersey has authored an
anti-lynching bill and claims to
have lined up party leaders
support behind it in order to get
it passed at the next session of
Congress. Support of Hawkes.
bill is unique in that it mainly
stems from the Senate. Hereto
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1947-12-20

For the United College Fund
a total of $40,847 was raised in
the Boston campaign of which
Thomas H. Eliot, of the law firm
Of Foley, Hoag and Eliot was
chairman and Atty. Herbert
Reid, co-chairman.
The college fund in its 4th
annual campaign in 81 com
munities has raised over one
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1947-12-20
WISE SAYINGS

Speak slowly and gently if you
would make many friends.
You don't have to die to go to
heaven-make your heaven here