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Evening star., 1947-09-23
Italian Right Wing
Sweeps First Vote
Since Reds Custer
Coalition Scores Victory
In Election at Cusertu,
Interior Ministry Says
BY the Associated Press

ROME, Sept. 23.-In the first
test of public opinion since Pre-
mier Alcide de Gasperi dropped
leftists from his cabinet last
June, right-wing coalition
called "the List of the Rooster
swept a local election Sunday at
Caserta, the Interior Ministry
announced today.
Nearly complete returns showed
that the rightist coalition-compris-
ing Qualunquists, Monarchists and
Liberals-polled 1893 votes to 3,1s7
for Mr.. De Gasperi's Christian
Democrat Party and a mere $3.50 fol
the peoples bloc-Communists and
minor leftist groups.
The rightist total was swelled even
more by another group of Liberals
and Monarchists which got 1,90e
votes on separate ticket.
These election results were an
nounced as the Communists and So
cialists prepared to ask the Con-
stituent Assembly for a vote of NO
confidence in the De Gasperi cabi-
net. Debate originally had been
scheduled to start on the motion
today, but was postponed until Fri
day at the request of the Qualun-
quists, who are holding a national
convention.
Debate May Last Month.
There was no visible break in the
ranks of the center and right by
which Mr.. De Gasperi maintains
his grip on the government, but re-
sponsible political quarters expressed
belief the debate would last perhaps
month, during which the extreme
and moderate left would explore
every phase of the government's
domestic and foreign policies while
maintaining heavy pressure outside
the Assembly.
Most of these observers predicted
a government victory. since Mr.. De
Gasperi still can count on the sup
port of the right and center dep
uties who backed him when he
dropped the Communists and So
cialists from his government last
June.
But the powerful, Communist
controlled General Labor Confed"
Grafton brought its strike technique
right into the governments back
yard yesterday with a farm strike
in the province of Rome. Giuseppe
di Vittorio, the Communist general
secretary of the confederation, said
10000 farmers were on strike, ask
ing for the same improvements in
hours, wages, family benefits and
social security which were won, by
100000 land workers and share.
croppers last week after a 12-day
strike. The Conservative Rome
.- (See ITALY Page A-5D
Evening star., 1947-09-23
Kfug Urges Public
To Eat More Fish to
Offset Hjqh Prices
BY the Asso.iotsd Pfess

With meat and egg prices
soaring, Secretary of Interior
Krug suggested today eating
more fish.
Mr.. Krug said fish production
is now at its peak for the year
and that prices are about the
same as last year with some
popular items lower. He added
In q statement:
Fish and other seafood are
among our most nutritionally
valuable foods. Since this is so,
housewives, hotels, restaurants
and other. food-dispensing in
stitutions would do well to look
to the fishing industry for an
increasing part Of their protein
food needs"
Evening star., 1947-09-23
u. 5. Demands Return
OF ; Soldiers Taken
Captive by Yugos|avs
Officer, z Enlisted Men
Declared Forced Over
Border at Gunpoint
BY the Associoted Press

TRIESTE, Sept. 23.-United
States Army headquarters in
Trieste today demanded the re-
turn of an American officer and
two enlisted men, who, it said,
were taken captive by Yugo-
slavs while on mounted patrol
duty on the Trieste free territory
frontier yesterday and forced
across the border at gunpoint."
An official report issued by head
quarters of American troops in
Trieste said the missing men were
patrolling near the sector where
Yugoslavs last week tried to force
their way into the free territory.
The Army announcement identi-
fed the trio as 1st. 1t. William van
Atten, East Orange, N. j.; Pfc. Earl
G. Hendrick, jr, Arlington, Va, and
Pfc. Glen A. Myers, Edgeley, N. D.
wounded In July, 1916.
1t. Van Atten was caught in a
Yugoslav ambush in July. 1916, on
the road between Gorilla and
Trieste, the Army report said. His
driver was killed and he and an
enlisted man were wounded.
The official Army account of yes
terday's occurrence is as follows:
The report of the incident came
from the other two members of the
patrol, PFC Edison T. Lenhart,
Southbury, Conn, and Pvt. George
E. Perry, Fort Thomas, KY, who
dashed to the 351st Regimental
Headquarters with the news.
While leading his patrol along
the frontier, Van Atten sighted a
Yugoslav patrol with whom he and
his men had talked before and ap-
peared to be on good terms. Van
Atten and two enlisted men dis
mounted and approached the bound
ary on foot.
They were seen talking with the
Yugoslavs at a distance of 30 to IS
feet from the Yugoslavs. Then they
were seen to go forward, while the
Yugoslavs pointed rifles at them y
stl Sent Back for Horses. =
The Army report said the Ameri-
cans were forced across the FROM
tier at gunpoint" and continued:
Shortly after, one of the three
men was reported to have been sent
back for the three horses. The three
captives subsequently were seen
from an observation point entering
the Yugoslav village of Goriano
under armed guard
Trieste United States troops
headquarters has made a special re-
quest to the Yugoslay mission in the
free territory for the immediate re-
turn to the three men, but no reply
lCee TPTECTE pooc Ac0
Evening star., 1947-09-23

sociation Of Chiefs of Police, Maj
Barrett said of the semiannual FBl
crime report:
There is nothing alarming there
We expected our figures to look bac
alongside those of other cities this
time, but the situation really isn't
that serious"
As had Commissioner Young, Maj
Barrett pointed out Washington
totals were compiled by the FB1
using its classifications, whereas
other cities continued to supply their
own figures, following their usual
practices, as Washington had in
the past.
''If we are to continue to be the
only city furnishing figures under
the FBI system, we'll always COM
pare unfavorably with other large
cities" Mai. Barrett commented
Personnel Boost to Affect Reports.
He said the Personnel increases IN
his department. If finally approved
by Congress, could be expected TO
affect future crime figures.
with the additional men and the
present vacancies filled, we'd be aole
11RrTr Doc. AS1
Evening star., 1947-09-23
Bomb Explosion Shakes
Central Buenos Aires
BY the Assoeioted Press

BUENOS AIRES. Sept. 23-The
central section of Buenos Aires was
shaken early today by the explosion
of a powerful bomb which wrecked
II parked automobile belonging to
Juan Carlos Chanone, an official Of
the construction workers union.
The blast shattered windows in the
neighborhcod and caused momentary
panic, but there were no casualties.
Police said the explosion occurred
only a few moments after Mr..
Chanone had left the car.
Evening star., 1947-09-23
Shift in U. 5. Funds
Lets Greeks Increase
Army 10 10000 Men
$4,000, 900 Is Added to
Military Appropriation
Under Aid Program
BY The Assoeiated Press

ATHENS, Sept. 23.-An In
crease of 100000 in the mill
tary appropriation for Greece
under the United States aid
program will bring the Greek
Army to a total strength of 150,-
900, an American aid mission
official announced today.
Roy I. Cochrane, deputy chief of
the mission, said in Salonika that
the total military appropriation now
would be $158, 100000. He said the
new funds would cover temporary
increase, of 10000 troops and an
additional permanent increase Of
10000 men. The present strength Of
the Greek Army is 10000.
National Guard Boost Unlikely.
Mr.. Cochrane said it was unlikely
that the mission would approve a
Greek government request for an
additional force of $4,000 National
Guardsmen because the new appro-
priation would be inadequate to
meet it.
In Athens Dwight P. Griswold
chief of the mission, announced
that more than 100000 tons OF
American food and materials have
arrived in Greece since the begin
ming of the aid program last July
He said Additional shipments OF
about $4,000 tons were expected
within 10 days.
Mr.. Griswold said supplies of food
and vehicles for the Greek armed
forces formed the bulk of early de-
liveries by 26 ships, but that 1886
tons. were delivered for civilian re-
lief. Eight ships now were at sea
with cargoes exclusively for relief.
including 1880 tons Of wheat, he
explained. ~
Deportces Being Released.
the government, meanwhile, con-
tinued to release political deportees
at an accelerated pace. Since Pre-
mier Themselves Sophoulis took
Office about 9,00e have been set free
from three of the largest concen-
tration- camps to which they were
sent after Q series Of mass arrests.
Mr.. Cochrane, in Salonika. con-
ferred with members of the Amer
ican House Subcommittee on For
eign Aid, which was to depart from
there today. The committee sur
veyed conditions in the Athens area
for three days and conferred with
government officials. :
Representative Jenkins. Repub-
hcan, of Ohio, chairman of the COM
mittee, said it had found the. people
sorely distressed because of bandit
activities which he characterized as
the principal obstacle to Greeces
economic recovery. He said the
American aid mission had made IAN
excellent start on the program
which, without doubt, will bring
great relief to the people of Greece. $
Evening star., 1947-09-23

while supporting the reac-
tionary government . the
Americans are gradually seizing
the riches of Greece. They have
received contracts for construc-
tion work In the metal and coal
mines, and they are buying for a
song valuable ore deposits. The
rich deposits of lead in Thrace
are now in their hands. In the
meantime, the economic position
of Greece continues to deteri-
crate.
Recently there was a change
of government in Greece. made
by the direction of the American
representatives there. Members
of the so-called Liberal Party,
led by Sophoulis. now form part
of it. . No matter how the
Americans reshuffle their pup
pets within the Greek govern
ment, its policy remains the
same. 1t is a policy to dominate
Greek government, its policy re-
mains the same. 1t Is a policy to
dominate Greek people and to
sell out Greece to the American
capitalists"
Evening star., 1947-09-23
Arlington G| Is Sent for Horses
After Yugoslovs Kidnop Three

Two Of the men were held by
the Yugoslavs as hostages and the
third sent back across the line to
pick up the horses they had been
riding on the regular boundary
patrol along Hill 414.
The l9-year-old diminutive Hen
drick, called ''Piccolo" by his mates
because of his size, got the Job.
He gave us to understand it
would be the lieutenants neck Lt.
William van Atten of East Orange,
N. j. if he tHendrick) didn't bring
the horses back one of the two
escaped men said. He was plenty
scared. He gave me his wallot,
fountain pen and valuables. All he
kept was his dog tags
Hendrick went back with the
horses.
Tiny" cross between a boxer
and a Great Dane had accompanied
the fiye-man patrol.
The kidnapping of the three Amer
leans was the first such incident
reported since American troops
withdrew from the Morgan line and
1gee uENORTCY peoe A-G0
Evening star., 1947-09-23

story of Pfc.
Earl G. Hen
drick, jr., of Ar
lington. Va.
It seems that
with yesterdays
k i'd n a p ing of
three American
soldiers, lure d
across the boun-
Diary line of
Trieste free ter
ritory by Yugo-
slav troops, A
.company's mas
cot Tiny" was
also taken cap
tive
Evening star., 1947-09-23
James J. Laugh|in
And Doctor Indicted
In Illegal Operation
Lawyer Arroiened, Pleads
Not Guilty; Jury Also
Names H. l. Peckhum, Jr.

James j., Laughlin, well-known
lawyer, and DR.. Henry L. Peck
ham, jr., Southeast Washington
physician, today were indicted
on two counts of criminal abor-
ton.
Shortly after the indictments were
returned before Justice Matthew F
MCGUIRE in District Court, Laughlin
was arraigned and pleaded not
guilty. Justice MCGUIRE fixed bond
at 81 900, on recommendation of AS
sistant United States Attorney
Arthur j. Mclaughlin.
Attorney T. Emmett Mckenzie
represented Laughlin at the ar.
raignment.
No Additional Details.
The offenses we're said to hav'
occurred last March 20 and %. Th'
patient was named as Esther Pick
ard, also known as Esther Pickett.
United States Attorney Georg,
Morris Fay refused to discuss tn,
indictments, and no additional de-
tails were disclosed.
In a separate indictment, DR.
Peckham was charged with an illega
operation on another woman las
January 3 and January S.
Talking to reporters after his ar,
raignment, Laughlin denied any
knowledge of or connection with the
offenses.
Laughlin Flatly Denies Charges.
He declared he never had referred
a patient to DR.. Peckhaln, made any
arrangements with him, or paid hin
any money and. insofar as he coulc
recall, never had met the physician
Under the District code, all per.
sons guilty of performing such oper.
ations, causing them to be per.
formed or making or causing te
have. attempts made are equally
guilty of abortion.
Laughlin, A. has Offices in the
National Press Building. DR.. Peck.
ham, A, has Offices at 428 Eighth
street Sc.
Laughlin has been indicted in two
previous cases during a legal career
which began in 1929. Acting as hi
own attorney. he won both cases.
Acquitted in 1914 Case.
The most recent previous indict.
ment occurred in 1914. when Fed.
eral grand jury in Baltimore &C.
cused him of impeding justice during
the trial Of persons later convicted
of the robbery of the Prince Georges
Bank and Trust Co. in Hyattsville ir
l941. He was acquitted.
In 1887 he was acquitted in Dis
trict Court on charges of forgery
and uttering and larceny after trus
arising from complaints of three
clients who accused him of mis-
appropriating their funds while thel
were in jail
Previously, he had been convicted
under earlier indictments based OF
the same complaints, but the con
viction was reversed by the Unites
States Court of Appeals.
Long a colorful courtroom figure
Laughlin set off perhaps his mos
spectacular legal fireworks durini
the mass sedition trial in Distric
Court in 1914. An effort to brini
about the impeachment of Chic
Justice Edward C. Eicher, who die'
later, was part OF his tactics.
Evening star., 1947-09-23

of the opposition Agrarian Party
denied the governments charge that
he plotted coup d'etat by armed
force.
Evidently resigned to death, Mr..
Petkov, in his prison cell, described
his case simply as a prolongation
(See PETKOV Page A-6)
Evening star., 1947-09-23
Bulletin
Trieste Strike Called

TRIESTE (P.-The Trieste
radio said the Communist
controlled union, Sindicati
Unici, called a general strike
today in Trieste. The an
nouncement was followed
swiftly by an Allied military
government declaration that
the strike was "the first Com
munist attempt to hamper the
essential life of Trieste and
bring discredit to the free ter
ritOry." -
Evening star., 1947-09-23
By John A. ThoIe
Foreign Correspondent Of The stor ond
The Chirona p.itv ks~.x

We Ih'eu9o DoIIY NsWS
TRIESTE, Sept. ga senti-
mental twist has been given to the
latest Yugoslav border incident
here today with disclosure of the
Evening star., 1947-09-23
What theRussians
| Are Saying of U.s.:

The Moscow radio, broddcasting
in Russian to the Soviet Union last
iceek, said.
Evening star., 1947-09-23

tive. Pff. Hendrick.
The story came out when two
other members of the five-man
patrol from which the Americans
were taken escaped.
Evening star., 1947-09-23

See HOSPITALS, Page A-6)
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(See HENDRICK. Page Asp
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(See ITALY, Page AS
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lSee TRIESTE, Page A-6.7
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(See PRICES, Page A-6J
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(See PETKOV, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1947-09-23

Sunny this afternoon. Highest, g. Mostly
clear tonight. Lowest. so. Tomorrow con-
siderable cloudiness and warmer. (Full re-
port on page A-2)
Evening star., 1947-09-23

(See LABOR. Page A-6J
Evening star., 1947-09-23

(See U. N, Page AS.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-06
VIOLENCE TAKES
LIVES OF nine
Automobile Accidents Ac.
count For Majority
OF State Deaths
BY The Associated Press

At least nine persons were
killed in North Carolina during
the weekend.
Norwood Bannerman. IA.
star halfback of the BurgaW
High school football team, died
Friday of injuries suffered in an
automobile accident on the Bur
gaw-J jacksonville highway.
Arthur Victor Hopper. 20-year'
old Navy veteran, was killed in
stantly by a shotgun blast
through his head Friday night
at his home in Newton. Sheriff
Ray Pitts reported that a coro-
ner's jury had ruled the death.
as self-destruction.
Jimmy Thomas Boyd, g., OF
Oxford, was fatally injured Fri
day when his father accidentally
backed a car over him. Coro-
ner F. Earle Hunt said the death
was accidental.
Edna Pittman Wooten, Negro
of Durham, was shot and killed
at her home early Saturday.
Jesse Dawson Pritchard, Is,
died Sunday at Banner Elk hos
pital after being found hanging
from an apple tree at his home
in Minneapolis Saturday noon.
Lonnie B. Shaver, 40, an auto
See VIOLENCE On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-06
REBEL CHIEFTANS
FREED ON BONDS
Special Magistrate Grants
Bail OF $4,000 Each
To rs Men

HAVANA, Oct. 5 -R-Tven-
ty-six alleged chiefs of a 1887
man expeditionary force to dc
pose President Rafael Trujillo
of the Dominican Republic
were freed today under bonds
of IS, 900 each.
Special Magistrate Evelio
Tabio of the Supreme Tribunal
accepted the bonds from a Sc
curity company, which refused
to say for whom it was acting.
Judge Tabio had ordered the
&c men charged with "having
jeopardized the peace OF the
state" and having taken enlist
ments "'without legal authorize
ton of the Cuban government
The group, mostly Domini-
cans and Cubans, included
eight generals.
The rest of the force was
freed last week. Three men
from the United States were
among those released yester-
day. They were Hollis Smith.
&c, of Palisades Park, NJ. and
Rupert E.. Waddel, 27. and
Thomas Sawyer, rs, both Of
New York city.
The force surrendered TO Gu
ban authorities early last week
on Guinchos Cav off the North
Cuban coast and at the port u
Antilla.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-06
Canine Contortionist, Pals
To Do Stuff For Child
rem Today
BY BERNICE JENKINS
Star Staff Writer

Warming up for some Is
shows before almost 10, 900 Will
mington and New Hanover
school children this week, Char
lotte Police Officer F. G. Pres
sley hauled out Scottie, 15-year-
old Sjust plain dog" last night
for a sneak preview before sew
eral policemen and one report
er.
Scottie, one of the nations
only two canine contortionists,
but resembling nothing more
than a ruffled, dirty gray mop
with ruftled pinfeathers, oblig-
ingly twisted herself into pref
zels for her small audience.
First she stuck her head
down on her stomach and just
kept pushing it backwards until
she was protruding quite a dis
lance between her hind feet and
glazing right into the reporters
eyes.
"She's the only dog I've got
that will bite" Officer Presley
encouragingly remarked. "Of
See SCOTTIE On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-06
Scout "ROUNDUP"
DATES ANNOUNCED
l947 Encampment Will Be
Held AT Lake Forest
School Area

A 1947 council-wide round up
encampment for every Cub
pack, Scout troop, and senior
unit in the Cape Fear area
will begin November IA and
continue until the 18th in the
Lake Forest school area, It was
announced yesterday by Ray
Sweazey, Scout executive.
The Encampment will climax
a council-wide roundup which
began September l and viii
continue until November is.
The nine counties included ir
this council are New Hanover
Fender, Brunswick, Columbus.
Bladen, Robson, Scotland
Hoke, and Cumberland.
In the various units of the
council the Cub packs, Scou'
troops, and senior units have
been asked to stage some typs
of "Open House" or "Parent's
Might 50 that the families anc
friends will understand wha1
the units are doing.
During the same period every
Cub Scout, Boy Scout, and Sen
ior Scout will adopt his owr
See SCOUT on Page Tvs
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-06
Along The Cape Fear

1865, they were seized by the
British sloops of war, Diligence
and Viper. The warships gave
as their excuse that the clear
ance papers of the merchant
men were not, signed. Attorney
General Robert Jones took
charge of the matter while the
ships were being held.
On February Is Jones re-
ceived his answer that the
crews of the Patience and the
Dobbs we're to be seized and
the cargoes liable to c%orf.sca-
ton. With this report the Will
mington colonists lost their pa
tience both figuratively and Ut
orally. Three days later they
held an indignation meeting.
Men from every county along
the Cape Fear signed an agree
ment in Wilmington to the e.
feet that they preferred death
to slavery" They selected a d.
rectory to manage the resist
ance movement against the
slavery" to which Great Brit
ain was attempting to subJu-
gate them.
John Ashe was named to
head the directory with Alexan-
der Ellington and Thomas
Lloyd to assist him. The direc-
tory promptly drew up a plan
of resistance.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-06
INDIAN SUMMER
COVERING NATION
Clear, Sunny Weather Due
For Areas East Oh Rock
les Few Days

-. By The Associated Press 80.
The nation enjoyed one Of its
pleasantest days Sunday, the
Chicago weather forecaster
said, and Indian summer condl-
tons were predicted for most OF
the country east of the Rockies
during the next few days.
It was sunny and clear ex-
cept in the North Pacific coast
and Northern Rocky Mountain
areas whers partly cloudy skies
we're reported and there was
cool air, with afternoon maxi
NUNS around 70 degrees.
The Southwest was generally
fair and mild, and temporal
lures ranged from IS to 81 IN
the central and Eastern re
gions.
A possible change to cooler
weather in the North central
area lay in a static cold front
over Western Canada, but the
chill air mass gave no sign Sun
day of Southwark movement
the weather man said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-06
HOLY LAND SPLIT
MAY UPSET WORLD
Iraq Minister To Warn UN
OF Danger In Creation
OF Jewish State

LAKE SUCCESS. Oct. 5-tR-
DR.. Fadhil Jsmali, Iraq's mini
ster of foreign affairs. was ex-
pected to tell the United Nations
tomorrow that the creation of a
Jewish state in Palestine would
lead to open warfare in the
Middle East and possibly q
third world war.
Meanwhile, other Arab sourc-
es on an unofficial level said
Arab forces already were being
formed in Iraq, Syria, Trans
Jordan and Lebanon to assist
the Arabs of Palestine should
the U.N. approve any plan for
partitioning the Holy Land into
separate Arab and Jewish
areas.
It was understood that the
United States might speak on
the Palestine case on Thurs
day, but there still was no in
dication when Russia would take
the floor. Britain stated her case
10 days ago when Colonial Sec
rotary Arthur Creech-Jones an
nounced British intentions of re-
See HOLY On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-06
MOTHER ENDS LIFE
AFTER SHE CHECKS
ON WORD SPELLING

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 5 ~
Pauline Palmieri, II, wonder
ed why her mother suddenly
asked how to spell the word
Irresponsible"
Yesterday she found out when
a shot rang out through tn e
Pa1mieri house and she ran up
stairs to find her mother lying
dead across a bed, a .38 callber
revolver and a note nearby.
The note read:
"Please do not hold nv nus
band for nv death. He is not
responsible
Police Sgt. John Buley, of
Darby, Pa. said Mrs. Palmieri
had taken her life because Of a
lingering illness-but only after
checking the spelling of the key
word in her note.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-06
STATE ADVERTISING
CONTRACT TO BE LET
AT ASHEVILLE MEET

RALEIGH, Oct. S IA The
State Board of Conservation
and Development will begin it's
three-day meeting at Ashe~ille
on October 10, with the award
ing of the states advertising
contract scheduled as the most
important business item on the
agenda.
Governor Cherry, as chair
man of the board, will attend
the session and will speak Mon
day morning, October 13. The
board also will hear Charles E..
Ray of Waynesville discuss
their work of the North Caro-
lima National Park, Parkway
and Forest Development Com
mission. An inspection Trip to
Mount Mitchell State Park will
he made Monday afternoon.