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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-12-16
BY the Associated Press

DETROIT. Dec. 16.-Gerhard
Eisler, described by the House Com
mittee on Un-American Activities
as the Nations No. Communist,
addressed a group of Wayne Univer-
sity students here last night after
University of Michigan students,
hurting spowbans, prevented a
planned appearance at Ann Arbor.
Accompanied by Carl Aldo Mar
zani, Eisler passed up an Ann Arbor
appearance after watching a crowd
estimated by police at $500 mill
about in a snowstorm awaiting his
arrival.
He met a handful of students at q
private rooming house but an esti-
mated 200 others followed him there,
pelted the building with snowballs
and eventually forced an entrance.
Police stood by to prevent any
further disturbances, and neither
Eisler nor Marzani was harmed.
GA former State Department
employe, Marzani was convicted
in Washington last May on II
counts of making false statements
after he denied to Government
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-12-16
lute News
Bulletin
Wire Unions Sue Beirne

The American Union of Tele-
phone Workers and the Com
munications Equipment Work.
ers of America, two component
unions of the former National
Federation of Telephone
Workers, today filed suit in
District Court against the
federation's president Joseph
A. Beirne, and the entire
NFTW Executive Board for
failing to dissolve its assets
here for division among its
member unions. The suit
charged that Mr.. Beirne, who
became head Of the newly
formed Communications Work
ers of America, has failed to
liquidate more than $40O, 900
in money and property.
Neither of the two unions suing
Mr.. Beirne and his Executive
Committee became members
Of the CWA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-12-16
Army Tanker in Peril
South Of AIeutians
BY the Assoeiatsd Press

HONOLULU, Dec. 16-The Army
tanker Ell Caney-her rudder ripped
loose and propeller damaged by
heavy seas-was in peril early today
in the stormy North Pacific, south
Of the Aleutians.
Ships in the area were going to
her aid.
The Hawaiian Sea Frontier re-
ported that the vessel, en- route
from Yokohama to Seattle with a
crew OF As, radioed her first distress
call early today (Western Aleutians
time) at point $50 miles southwest
of Adak.
Distress messages received in
Seattle placed the Ell Caney's
position 458 miles south of Attu,
in the Aleutian group. The Coast
Guard reported that the Bolster,
a Navy salvage vessel, was dis
patched to the rescue from Adak
and the steamship Thomas j.
Lyons, in the vicinity, was asked
to proceed to the scene and
stand by.)
The Hawaiian Sea Frontier said
earlier reports that Navy tug had
been sent to the rescue from Midway
were erroneous. The position is too
far north for assistance from the
Central Pacific.
The tanker was en- route to Seattle
In ballast. It's skipper is Capt. Ole
Svehaug, S., of Seattle. The crew
was signed on in San Francisco.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-12-16

(a) No person including licensee
shall, upon any licensed premise,
give, serve, deliver, or in any manner
dispense any alcoholic beverage. with
the exception of beer and light
wines, to any person under the age
of 81 years, or beer or light wine to
any person under the age of 10
years.
"(b) No person under the age of
81 years shall consume any alco-
holic beverage, with the exception
of beer and light wines, upon. any
licensed premises and no person
under the age Of 10 years shall con-
sumo any alcoholic beverage upon
any licensed premises.
"(c) No. person shall knowingly
misrepresent the age OF a minor
for the purpose Of procuring for
such minor any alcoholic beverage
or for the purpose of aiding such
minor to procure any alcoholic bev-
erage."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-12-16
SNOWFALL Borroge Routs EisIer,
Murzoni at Michigan Campus

loyalty examiners that he had
been a member of the Communist
Party or active in it. He was
sentenced to serve from one to
to three years and is now out on
5000 bond. pending a decision on
his appealD
Before his Detroit appearance police
reported OBTAINING four teen-age
members of the Michigan National
Guard. Officers said they admitted
having tear gas and smoke bombs
in their possession at Craftsman
Hall, where Eisler and Marzani
addressed the Collegian Club, stu
dent group not officially sanctioned
by Wayne University.
Police said the quartet told them
they intended to break up the
A spokesman for the Craftsman's
group said he did not know Esler
and Marzani were to appear when
he authorized use of the hall. He
said the Collegian Club would not
be permitted to meet there again.
Wayne officials previously had re-
fused permission for . campus
meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-12-16
What theRussions
Are Saying of Us

The Moscop radio, broadcasttng i,
Polish to Poland, said:
"At the very beginning OF the
conference the Soviet delegation
proposed q number of concrete
and definite motions aimed at
bringing about agreement on the
most pressing matters pertaining
to the postwar regime of Ger
many. It demonstrated to the
whole world who really desires
peace and who obstructs the
agreement.
The shouts and the conference
is over and the declaration Of the
United States papers that they
have had enough Of 1t equally
betray the anger Of the reaction
airy circles on both sides of the
ocean with the fact that the So
Wet proposals expose those who
are trying to put the blame on
Others"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-12-16
Jackson Wins Acquiffa|
As Nee Case Accessory
By me Associated Press

HAVANA, Cuba, Dec. 16.-The
Audencia Court today acquitted
Charles jackson of River Forest, ILL.,,
of being an accessory in the Staying
of John Lester Nee aboard the yacht
Satira, as the trial of Dancer Pa
tricia (Satira' Schmidt neared its
close.
Jackson walked smiling from the
courtroom and said he would tele-
phone his family Immediately.
TT looks like I'll be home for
Christmas" he said.
Public Prosecutor Jose Manuel
Fuentes, Carretero asked the court
to reduce the charge against Miss
Schmidt from murder to man.
slaughter, conviction for which
would mean a term of Is rather
than 80 years.
Felipe Gonzalez Sarrain, private
prosecutor retained by Mee's family,
said he intended to hold out for the
murder charge despite the fact that
he conceded acquittal for Jackson.
The public prosecutor asked early in
the trial that jackson be freed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-12-16
By Chalmers M. Roberts

Senator Taft of Ohio said to-
day a Republican anti-inflation
bill will be brought to the Sen
ate floor tomorrow If several
hurdles now standing in the way
can be cleared.
He said that, despite House re-
fusal to pass four point Republi-
can program yesterday, II think
we'll go ahead anyway and see what
happens"
The Ohioan will testify at pm
today at a special meeting of the
Senate Banking Committee to ask
that the bill he introduced yester-
day, embodying three of the four
points in the defeated House bill,
be reported favorably. He said that
if the bill is approved by the COM
mittee before noon tomorrow, he
will call it up on the Senate floor.
Senator Buck, Republican, of
Delaware said he saw no reason
why the committee would not be
able to dispose of Senator Taft's
bill lone way or the other" this aft
ernoon.
Unanimous consent. however. would
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-12-16
Society Figure Asks Police Aid
After Husband 'Abducts' Son
Boy Was Token From
Worrenton, Former
MorsyI Stokes Says

Mrs. Marsyl Stokes Charring-
ton, member of a socially promi-
ninet Washington family, today
sought police aid in locating the
six-year-old son she said her
British husband had abducted"
Mrs. Charrington said her son
Robin and her estranged husband,
Robert Montgomerie Charrington,
disappeared from her home at War
renton, Va, yesterday while she. was
Christmas shopping.
Fearing that her husband would
attempt to take the child out of
the country, Mrs. Charrington said
she had obtained a court order in
Warrenton to stop him and had
asked Virginia State police for help.
Separated for Six Months.
Mrs. Charrington is granddaugh-
ter of the late Mrs. Gibson Fahne-
stock, who was a social leader here
for many years. An attractive bru-
nette In her late 20s, she is the
daughter of Sylvanus Stokes and
Mrs. Henry Drummond-Wolff who
has lived in London and New York
In recent years.
Mrs. Charrington said she sepa-
rated from her husband about six
months ago.
Suggested Cutting Holly.
Although he had said he would
take the child back to England.
she said, he had given her his word
that he would honor q Christmas
truce"
He was visiting with cousin of
hers, King Stone, in Warrenton and
came to call yesterday, she said.
She suggested that the boy and his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-12-16
; Allies Work
On Unification
Of West Reich
Marshall Will Begin
Exploratory ToIks
With Bidout Tonight
BY the Associated Press

LONDON, Dec. 16.-The United
States, Britain and France
worked today on tentative plans
for economic consolidation of
Western Germany, whose indus
trial potential may be a major
factor in the European recovery
program.
Diplomatic sources said the failure
OF the Conference of Foreign Min
listers will intensity efforts to speed
the reconstruction of Western Ger
many. Eastern Germany is occupied
by Russia.
Exploratory conversations will be-
gin tonight at dinner given by
French Foreign Minister Bidault,
who told news conference he would
accept merger of the three zones
of Western Germany provided it
was profitable to France. Mr.. BIZ
dault said he made the dinner en-
gagement with Secretary of State
Marshall week ago.
(The White House refused COM
ment today on the failure of the
conference. Presidential Press
Secretary Charles G.. Ross said
President Truman was in close
touch with Gen. Marshall
throughout the futile session.
asked if there was any presi-
Dental reaction to the breakup,
Mr.. Ross said of course the Presi-
dent had some reaction, but when
he was asked to describe it, the
press secretary said, mo COM
ment.D
Advisers Set to Work.
The informants said Gen. Mar
shall set his staff of advisers on
Germany to work early today draft
ing proposals which he might tenta-
lively advance to Mr.. Bidault for the
merger of the French zone with the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-12-16

British and American zones, now
that the four power organization of
all Germany has been ruled out, for
the immediate future, at least, by
the breakdown of the Big -Four talks
here.
Mr.. Bidault held a news confer
ence in which he said there will be
conversations to see where we
stand" on Western Germany in the
near future.
This is only one aspect of the
entire German question" Mr.. BIZ
dault said, "but we the three west
ern powers) must find some way of
getting along"
Conversations Due Soon.
Mr.. Bidault said there would be
conversations" soon with the United
States and Great Britain over pos
sible fusion of the French zone with
the American-British bizone. He
said he would see Mr.. Bevin before
returning to Paris "as a matter OF
courtesy"
Mr.. Bidault said the French gov
eminent had not yet considered"
the possibility of a merger.
There can be profitable mer-
ger and there can be mergers which
are improbable" he said. I'VE will
accept the first but not the second"
Mr.. Bidault said his government
had not studied the possibility of a
three-powG treaty against German
rearmament to replace former Sec
Rotary of State Byrnes' suggestion
of four-power accord.
Mr.. Bidault termed the prospect
of a>written American guarantee a
very important and a very precious
foundation for French security"
U. S. Delegation Meets.
The American delegation held a
special meeting to discuss problems
arising from the collapse of the Big
Four conference. Soviet Foreign
Minister Molotov and his aides de-
parted for home.
Deputies of the four foreign min
listers scheduled a meeting for to-
morrow to begin what may be their
last joint effort to write a treaty
for Austrian peace and independ-
ence, official American informants
said.
Some American diplomats said
they thought it possible that Gen.
Marshall, Mr.. Bevin and Mr..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-12-16
Body Needing Oxygen
Is Rushed to Hospital

An infant in need of oxygen was
rushed to Children's Hospital today
with a police escort. Seriously i'll,
Joyce Butler, 5-month-old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Butler. 937
Greenwood avenue, Takoma Park,
Md. was given oxygen Immediately
on her arrival at the hospital.
The child's condition was not re-
vealed by her physician, DR.. Ruth
Standard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-12-16
Taft May Ask Senate Action
7 Tomorrow on His Initiation Bill
Plans to Bring Measure Up on Floor
If 1t Receives Banking Committees Approval

be necessary for immediate consid-
Grafton in the Senate and Senator
Taft said he would not be surprised
if some Democrat raised an objec-
ton. This would effectively kill any
consideration of anti-inflation legis-
lation before the Christmas holiday.
Senator Taft said he talked by
phone this morning with House
Majority Leader Haleck, who told
him the House Republican leader
ship had reached mo definite con-
clusion" on whether the Taft meas
ure could pass the lower body. Both
Mr.. Halleck and Speaker Martin
previously had expressed doubt that
the bill could be passed even If it
were to get through the Senate in
the next day or two.
Senator Taft said he would also
ask the Banking Committee to re-
port out bill which would author
ize limitation Of grain used by
distilleries.
The three points in the Taft
measure would extend export and
transportation controls and permit
voluntary agreements among bust
nesses and industry designed to hold
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-12-16
Stopqop Aid SIoshed 80 Million
By House Group; 260 Million
Is Cut From Occupation Funds
Supply Measure Sent
To Floor Also Allows
Nothing for China
BY fhs Asseeiotsd Pres,

lie HOUSE Appropriations
Committee today made an $685.
100000 cut in the emergency
foreign aid program and slashed
from $490, 100000 to $23O,OO0, 900
a fund the Army asked for Gov
eminent and relief in occupied
areas.
1t sent to the House floor a bill
providing $500 ,000,O 900 aid for France,
Italy and Austria compared with
the $597, 100000 the administration
asked.
Nothing was recommended for
China.
Only yesterday, Congress sent to
President Truman legislation ap-
proving a $597 100000 program of
help to the three European coun-
tries and China. Mr.. Truman had
called Congress into special session
November II and asked $597, 000, 900
to help France, Italy and Austria get
through the winter and resist COM
munism.
Saving Could Go to China.
The bill sent to the President
merely authorized the aid and set
1897, 000,0O0 as the maximum which
could be provided. Separate legis-
lation was required to provide the
funds. That is the bill the commit
tee has now recommended.
The White House said today Mr..
Truman will delay formal signing
of the authorization measure so
that ceremony can be arranged
to emphasize its Importance.
While the Appropriations Com
mittee recommended no funds for
China, it said the s88,0O0,0 900 reduc-
ton would leave a reserve for use in
China in the event an aid program
is begun there.
Here is what Mr.. Truman asked
for the European countries and
what the committee recommended:
Asked Recommended
France $328,0OO,O00 1852 100000
Italy 211,0O0,O00 1879 100000
Austria 100000 100000
Technically, the committee did
not stipulate how the $500, 900, 900
OF emergency aid should be distrib-
uted, but based its cuts on the fig
ures above.
Debt Funds Deleted.
The committee said $66 900 900 of
the amount asked for France was
for items not directly related to
emergency relief, and so was $22,-
100000 of the Italian request. These
items included such things as $685.
100000 for servicing of the French
foreign debt
The foreign-aid money is in
general appropriation bill which
also provides funds for various other
Government uses.
The total in the measure is $772,-
$4,000. The amount is 81 per cent
below what the administration
asked.
The largest reduction was in the
fund for Army government and re-
lief in occupied areas, amounting to
SO per cent.
The committee cut $137 ,000,0 900
from the Army's request for $751;
100000 for food and relief in the
British occupied zone of Germany
and trimmed s123 900 900 from food
and relief estimates for United
States occupied areas in Germany,
Japan and Korea.
In cutting the Army's requested
funds for administration and relief
in occupied areas, the committee
said $237 ,000, 900 of the original estl-
mate represented the cost to the
United States of feeding people IN
the British zone.
Clear Agreement Urged.
It urged that there he "a clear
and definite agreement between the
(See FOREIGN AID, Page A-3.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-12-16
Is Reported
Ready 10 Reveal List
Of Grain Spectators
Aides Tell Of Action
After Senators Discuss
Move for Subpoenos
bulletin

DOIlEJiN
Secretary of Agriculture An
derson was represented by
aides today as willing to turn
over to a Senate committee a
list of grain market specu-
lators If Congress demands it
by resolution.
Senators may answer with a
subpoena any administration
refusal to make public the list
of grain market spectators
which Harold E. Stassen claims
includes the names of Govern
ment insiders"
Senator Ferguson, Republican, Of
Michigan, told reporter that il
the Senate Appropriations Commit
tee is denied access to the names d
large traders he will seek a sub.
poena to obtain the list either from
Government records or from indi
vidual brokers.
If we can't get 1t the easy wa.
from the Government we can tax,
the long way and get it from thu
brokers' the Michigan Senator de.
clared.
Meanwhile, Secretary of Agricul-
ture Anderson, who has the in
formation the Appropriations Com
mittee wants, is known to have
conferred privately with Chairman
Bridges.
May Refuse to Give Names.
Senator Bridges refused to COM
ment on the outcome, but there
were strong indications that Mr..
Anderson may refuse officially to
make the names public. j. M. Mehl,
administrator for the Commodities
Exchange Authority, Of which Mr.
Anderson is member, already has
told the committee he believes the
law forbids his giving the names
to Congress.
Senator Bridges and Senator Fer
guson have disputed this, with indi-
cations that a formal demand will
be made on Secretary Anderson.
Pending the outcome, committee
experts have been conducting an
inquiry into reports that some per-
sons connected with the Agriculture
Department have been active ir
market trading.
Mr.. Stassen, candidate for the
Republican presidential nomination
told a news conference yesterday
that he believes President Truman
himself should make public the list
of market operators. The former
Minnesota Governor added that any
Government officials found to have
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-12-16

Senator Watkins, Republican,
of Utah said today three new
National Labor Relations Board
appointees "fail to measure up
to the standards required for
these extremely important Of
fees"
But, he added, II am not going
to fight" their confirmation because
that is not my duty nor is it ad-
visable."
Senator Watkins took the floor to
deliver a prepared address as the
Senate prepared to vote on confirm
ing former Senator Abe Murdoch,
Utah Democrat, and j. Copeland
Gray of New York as members of
the labor board and Robert N.
Denham as its general counsel.
Calls Murdoch Pro-Labor.
Senator Watkins, who defeated
Mr.. Murdoch when the latter ran
for reelection in 1916, recalled that
he opposed Mr.. Murdock's nomina-
ton before the Senate Labor Com
mittee last spring and continued:
II told the committee that ]
thought Mr.. Murdoch was disquali-
fed to act as board member by
reason of his strong pro-labor bias
and the heavy obligations he was
under to the labor unions because OF
the campaigns they had conducted
for him. I made it clear that
I opposed him as a matter of prin-
ciple and not for any personal
reasons"
Senator Watkins said the board
requires men "of outstanding ability
and fairness" and he opposes Mr.
Denham and Mr.. Gray, as well al
Mr.. Murdoch. But he added:
Il refuse to be cast in the role Of
prosecutor. I have no personal feud
with any of these men"
Approval Appears Certain.
Saying he thinks little can be
determined by their work to date
Senator Watkins added NLRB deci.
sions thus far have been mostly
on minor matters"
Senator Watkins decision left
little doubt that the three NLRE
appointees would be approved, along
with a number of other nominees.
Majority Leader White reversed
previous plans for recess until to.
morrow after several Democrats ane
Senator Taft, Republican, of Ohio
expressed surprise at his action ir
blocking a confirmation vote yes,
terday.
Senator White in objecting wher
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-12-16
| Marshall to Report
To Nation Friday
| On PorIey's Failure
BY the Associated Press

Secretary of State Marshall
plans a report to the Nation
Friday night on failure of the
Big -Four foreign ministers con-
ference to reach agreement on
a European peace settlement.
State Department officials said
today tentative arrangements
are being made for Commute
radio address to begin probably
at 9 pm.
Gen. Marshall is expected to
arrive here from London Friday
in President Truman's plane,
the Sacred Cow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-12-16
Six Navy Flyers Are Killed
In Crash Over Norfolk Field
BY the Assoeioted Press

NORFOLK, Va, Dec. 16.-Six
naval airmen were killed when
two planes collided above the Nor
folk Naval Air Station today, 5th
naval district headquarters reported.
Naval spokesman said a Corsair
fighter plane attached to the air.
craft carrier Coral Sea collided with
the right wing of a patrol bomber
carrying a crew of seven.
Both planes crashed and the Cor
sair's pilot was burned to death.
The bomber plunged into swampy
ground near East Field.
Spokesman said five bodies had
been removed from the bomber.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-12-16
Reich Leaders Meet
To Prepare Week End
Farley With Allies
Interim Government for
Western Germany May
Grow Out of Talks

FRANKFURT, Dec. 16.-Ger-
man leaders, sitting secretly
here today, prepared for what
may be a history-making con-
ference this week end with
British-American authorities.
Out of the conference, tentatively
scheduled for Saturday, may grow
an interim government for Western
Germany.
Leaders Of the political parties OF
Western Germany with the excep-
ton of the COMMUNISTS. discussed
the breakup of the London Confer
ence Of Foreign Ministers at a
meeting which continued late into
the day. They issued a communique
Officially recognizing an invitation
of the bi-partite control office" to a
meeting with Gen. Lucius D. Clay
and Gen. Sir Brian Robertson.
American and British military gov
errors, respectively.
State Heads Invited.
The Germans said the invitation
had been extended to DR.. Erich
Koehler, chairman Of the Bizonal
Economics Council, his aides and
eight minister presidents of states
in the two zones.
At this meeting the Allied COM
manders are expected to tell the
Germans just how far they can go
in organizing Western Germany on
q political basis.
American observers, meanwhile
are predicting that the western re-
gion would start to take shape as an
interim state, union or confedera-
ton almost Immediately as result
of the breakdown Of the London
conference.
1t is felt that lo-American
authorities would permit the Ger
<1vy7lEH a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-12-16

father 60 out together to cut holly
for Christmas trimming while she
went into Middleburg. Va, to shop.
She said she left the house about
2 pm. and returned about $50 pm.
to learn that Robin and his father
had left the house at 3 pm. and had
not returned.
When she looked for her car to
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