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Evening star., 1947-12-05
Light Snow Falls Here,
But Few Know Of Il

Snow flakes fell intermittently
here this morning between l and
7 o'clock, the Weather Bureau re-
ported, marking the Districts first
snow of the season. But it melted
as soon as it reached the ground.
Today will be cloudy, with the
highest temperatures in the upper
40's. Occasional light rain will fall
today, with moderate southeast
winds and considerable cloudiness
tonight. The lowest temperature will
be about 40.
Tomorrow's forecast is mostly
sunny, with moderate temperatures
Yesterdays high was 81 at 7:06 am.
with q low of Al at 1882 am.
Freezing ice storms struck Michi-
gan, Iowa and parts of Kansas.
More than so Iowa communities
were without telephone service, the
Associated Press reported, as a re-
suit of breaks in 400 circuits caused
by ice-covered lines. The North
western Bell Telephone Co. at Des
Moines said the damage would run
from $3.50, 900 to $500, 900.
Evening star., 1947-12-05
Henry Ford II Calls on Reuther
For Pleasant Hours Chat

ment on the visit beyond confirming
that it occurred.
Mr.. Ford was accompanied into
Mr.. Reuther's Office by George Ed
wards, president of the Detroit City
Council and a former CIO member
Mr.. Edwards left after few minutes
Ford merely dropped by for 9
talk" Mr.. Reuther said later. 81
was going to call on him myself
within the next 10 days. We had 9
general discussion Of general prob
lens facing the country.
"We discussed the steel situation
imitation and the impact of the for
eign aid program on our domestic
economy. We did not talk about
anything relating to collective bar.
gaining. 1t didn't come up"
The UAW-CIO, which reelected
Mr.. Reuther to its presidency last
month, has a contract with Ford
covering about 106, 900 OF his produc-
ton workers.
Evening star., 1947-12-05

The Council of the Republic, the
upper chamber of Frances Legisla-
ture. was summoned to ratify the
drastic antistrike, antisabotage legis-
lation passed yesterday by the Ma
tional Assembly, the lower house.
The new law is aimed at breaking
strikes which have idled more than
100000 workers for almost three
weeks.
Thorez Home Bombed.
Police opened an investigation of
a bombing late last night at the
home of Communist Leader Maurice
Thorez in suburband Choisy-le Roi.
A grenade exploded beside the house
but Thorez was out of the city and
there was only slight damage. No
one was hurt.
Today's power failure was the
second in Paris this week. Police
cleared sitdown strikers from six
power plants Tuesday morning and
got power on after blackout OF
several hours caused by a strike OF
electrical workers.
1ll1o lllO1 Il111S, UAAS po"SA A~~A~>'
at am. but lights came back on
in As minutes in some parts of the
city in top priority buildings such
as radio, telegraph and news wire
relay centers. Power lines to major
factories apparently remained
down, however.
The subway company said at first
It had managed to get few trains
running at slow pace only 80 min
utes after the shutdown, but later
announced that the first trains
after the blackout did not move
until $50 am.
Strikers Hold St. Etienne.
The key industrial center OF St
Etienne, near Lyon, was reported
virtually in the hands OF its 10000
strikers, with strike committee "po-
lice" said to be in control OF streets
and newspapers there.
A third striker died of wounds sui
(See FRANCE, Page A-6D
Evening star., 1947-12-05
nter-American Farley
POSTPONED Until March 80
By the Assoeioted Press

The Pan-American Union Gov
erning Board today postponed the
Inter American Conference at Bo-
gotta from January II until March
30, 1s4s.
The postponement was agreed to
by all the American governments
consulted by the board on the mat
ter and the new date was set with
the concurrence of DR.. Antonio
Rocha, Columbian delegate.
The only reason for the post
ponement was that it is desirable to
know beforehand the achievements
of the international conference be-
ing held now in Havana for creation
Of an international trade and en-
ployment organization under the
United Nations.
One of the important problems to
be considered at Bogota will be eco
nomic cooperation among the
American republics as a means to
expand Latin American economy
and raise living standards.
Evening star., 1947-12-05
What theRussions
| Are Saying of Us

: The MoScotC radio, broddcdSti7ag 1
Russian to the Soviet Union, said.
1.-The existence of two plans
the plan for building a demo-
cratic peace and the plan Tor
establishing an imperialist peace
has determined the approach
of various delegations to the
question of an alderman gov
-ernment, which has taken
central position during the
Foreign Ministers Council ses-
.-Sion.
= The positions taken up In
London by the various delega-
,,tions are most characteristic.
From the very first day Of the
session a preliminary arrange
,,ment between representatives OF
.sthe United States, Britain and
France became apparent
on most important questions and
the apportioning Of roles made
beforehand between them.
"The United States delegation
has so far preferred to direct
behind the scenes rather than
take an active part in the discus
sions at the session, and the
British and French delegations
hold the front of the stage, being
tied to the United States chariot
by the shackles OF the notorious
Marshall plan"
Evening star., 1947-12-05

Instructor N. E. Brown, other men,
bers OF the board, would determine
whether charges should be t1leo
against either of the men before
the trial board. .
At the same time, Chief Murphy,
who is soon to face civilian trial
board on charges OF "demorallzing
the fire department, emphatlcally
declared that whatever were the
differences between Capt. Carroll
and Pvt. Goldwater, they had not
squared off on pro or anti
Murphy basis.
"They are both my friends" Chief
Murphy said. And for that matter
they have been friends for years,
too"
That also was the contention OF
Attorney Jameson, who said he had
received joint letter from the two
flremen, each of them asking him
to represent both of them.
"Of course I could not represent
them if there was any diversity OF
interests" Mr.. Jameson said. But
they convinced me that there was
no real difference Of opinion"
About the fight" Mr.. Jameson
(see FIREMEN, Page A-40
Evening star., 1947-12-05
House Member Calls
For Slash in Stopgap
Aid 10 $300,000,0
UNRRA Still Has Billion
Available for Relief,
Jonkmun Asserts
By ChoImers M. Roberts

Representative Jonkman, Re-
publican, of Michigan proposed
to the House today that the stop
gap foreign-aid bill be cut to
$500, 100000 from the $590,000,-
900 approved by the Foreign
Affairs Committee.
Mr.. Jonkman said that if more
funds are needed the administration
can appeal again to Congress and
prove the necessity. He said large
amounts of money voted for UNRRA
and last springs relief bill have not
been expended and are still avail
able.
AS the House continued debate be-
fore sparsely filled galleries, Mr..
Jonkman called the stopgap bill
rush legislation" and said the ad-
ministration has furnished only
'haphazard facts" 1t also has over
estimated the needs of Italy, Austria
and France, he said.
He told the House that more than
81 900 900, 900 still is available from
UNRRA, but Representative Bloom,
Democrat, of New York disputed his
claim in an exchange on the floor.
Mr.. Bloom said the funds had been
allocated, although not all of them
may have actually been spent.
Crop Figures Wrong, He Says.
Mr.. Jonkman claimed that the
State Department had "underesti-
mated Italy's grain crop by 1,0O0,O 900
metric tons" which meant that
Sill 900 900 could be cut from the
Italian aid figure. Italy's olive OIL
crop, he said, has turned out to be
$13, 900 900 larger than estimated by
the State Department.
AS the days session began, the
House unanimously passed a resolu-
ton calling on the Secretary OF
Commerce to furnish complete in
formation on all exports since Janu-
ary /, 1947, of machinery, equip
ment, motor vehicles, coal and pc
troleum, building materials, meats
and grains, land all other supplies.
shortages of which might endanger
the national defense or security
of the United States.
The Secretary was requested to
furnish names of firms and in
dividuals in this country making the
sales to foreign nations, the dates
on which orders were received, and
the supplies delivered, and the ma
Evening star., 1947-12-05
Clark Subversive List Forcico|
Thomas Says, Offering Another
Un-Americun Activities Committee Cun Put
Justice Compilation to Shame, He Declares

Chairman Thomas of the
House Committee on Un-Amer-
lean Activities today described
as utterly farcical" the list of 80
organizations and II schools
labeled by Attorney General
Clark as subversive or otherwise
suspect.
Referring to the list to be used
in the Federal employe loyalty in
vestigation program, Mr.. Thomas
declared:
IF the Attorney General can't dc
any better than this, the Commit
tee on Un-American Activities will
supply a list that will just put his
to shame. There are hundreds o1
Evening star., 1947-12-05
Capitol Doorkeeper Dies
OF Heart Attack al Post

Roy H. Beatty, SO, doorkeeper
at the House end of the Capitol,
died of a heart attack at his post
this morning.
A veteran of World War I, he was
a protege of Representative Mitchell,
Republican, of Indiana. Associates
said he suffered a heart attack last
night and was treated at Providence
Hospital Later, he reported he
felt much improved and showed up
for work when the House met at 10
am. today.
A half hour later. he was found
dead in a chair on the gallery level
Of the House wing.
Evening star., 1947-12-05
Chest Tops ; Million,
77% Of Goal, as Drive
Faces Final Week
Leaders Report $152, ,S07
Collected Today; Worker:
Urged to Exceed Quote
RIIl l-ETIN

Contributions in the 1948
Community Chest Federation
campaign went over the $3,-
100000 mark today by $7,559,
unit leaders reported. Today's
receipts totaling $152,807
brought the percentage of the
$3,900,000 goal in hand to TIL
Leaders in the 1948 Commu-
nifty Chest Federation campaign
held a "slim hope" that the
workers would be able to report
"at least $3,000,00O" at today's
progress report meeting at the
Burlington Hotel.
Members of the campaign execu.
tive committee have warned thai
the drive to raise $3,900,000 for II;
human welfare agencies in the
Washington area faces failure un.
less efforts are spurred by all resi-
dents before the drive closes on De.
cember II.
The campaign so far has raises
81, 1854, Isl, or less than "a per cen
Of the minimum goal set last sum
mer.
Special guests at tooay's meeting
were to be Hardy Peerce, in charg'
Of athletics in District schools, ant
Bus Ham, sports editor of Th'
Washington Post.
To Present Game Funds.
They were to present a checl
representing money raised for tn
drive through the benefit football
game last Friday between McKinle,
and Central High Schools, sponsore'
by the Board Of Education and TIL
Post.
The Rev. DR.. Charles w. Sheerir
pastor of Epiphany Church, 1919 {
street NV, and chairman of tn
Chest Federation speakers bureal
was to be guest speaker.
Letters rejecting the anxiety &
| -, TC. (SYYY7Cr 49, e \
Evening star., 1947-12-05
10 in Hollywood
Indicted Here
For Contempt
Grand Jury Requires
Scarcely "a Hours to
| Return True Bills
By Miriom Ottenbero

A District grand jury today
indicted 10 Hollywood film per-
sonalities on charges of con-
tempt of Congress.
The grand jury acted with unusual
speed, since it began hearing testi-
mony in the 10 cases only yesterday.
! Assistant United States Attorney
William Hitz. who presented the
cases to the grand jury, said he
would recommend December 10 or
January as the date of arraign-
ment, and would urge that the first
Iof the 10 trials start in January.
All but two of the 10 writers,
directors and producers were indicted
on two counts. The eight were ac-
cused of refusing to tell the House
Committee on Un-American Activ-
tiles whether or not they were men,
bers of the Screen Writers Guild
and refusing to say whether or not
they were members of the Com
munist Party.
Two Face Only One Count.
Screen Writer John Howard Law
son, who was described by one COM
mittee witness as director of Com
munist activities in Hollywood, and
Edward Dmytryk, director of Gross
fire." were the two indicted on only
one count-refusing to answer the
question relating to Communist
Party affliation.
The eight indicted on two counts
we're:
Ring Lardner, jr.. writer; Samuel
Ornitz, writer; Adrian Scott, pro-
ducer; Lester Cole, writer; Herbert
Biberman, producer and director;
Alvah Bessie, writer; Dalton Trum-
bo, writer, and Albert Maltz, writer.
Dmytryk and Scott, recently were
dismissed by R-K-O Studio; Lard
ner, by Goth Century Fox, and Cole
and Trumbo, by Metro -Goldwyn-
Mayer. The others have no regular
studio contracts.
Fines and Jail Possible.
Under the tWo-count indictment.
the accused could be sentenced to
a maximum of $4,000 fine and two
years in Jail, If convicted. Each
count of contempt of Congress car
ries a maximum penalty of $1,000
fine and a year in jail, and a min
imum penalty of 500 or one month
in jail.
Mr.. Nitz said bench warrants will
be issued as soon as the date OF
arraignment is set, so that the
accused men can be taken into
custody and given an opportunity
to post bond for their appearance
here.
Although the defendants, by
mutual agreement, could consent
to joint trial, it is expected that
they will decide on SEPARATE trials.
If they are given separate trials,
it is likely that the cases will be
spread over many months. The
same jury would not sit in on more
than one case, and it may be decided
to space the cases a month apart.
Grand Jury Does Not Wait.
Instead of waiting until Monday.
which is the usual day for returning
indictments, the grand jury assem-
bled before Justice David A. Pine
in a matter of minutes after hearing
the last witness in the contempt
this morning.
The witnesses before the grand
jury included Robert E. STRIPPING,
chief counsel for the Un-American
Activities Committee, and three
official stenographers who took the
record of testimony during hear
ings before the committee late in
October.
Lawson was the first of the So
1ONIrTI7NTpT pono AAl
Evening star., 1947-12-05
Dulles in Conference
With French Premier
In First of Talks
By the Associoted Press

PARIS Dec. 5.-John Foster
Dulles, Republican adviser to
the Secretary of State, con-
ferred with Premier Robert
Schuman today in the first of
a series of scheduled talks with
leaders of the hard-pressed
French government.
Later Mr.. Dulles was to see
Rene Mayer, minister of ma
tional economy; President Vim
cent Auriol and Justice Min
lister Andre Marie.
Tonight Mr.. Dulles and Am
bassador Jefferson Caffery will
be hosts to Mr.. Schuman and
other French leaders at dinner.
Evening star., 1947-12-05

Communist and Communist front
organizations alone"
The list compiled by the Attorney
General last night named, among
others, the Communist Party, the
German American Bund, the Ku
Klux Klan, Columbians, American
Youth Congress, American Youth
for Democracy, the Civil Rights
Congress, the Joint Anti-FaScist
Refugee Committee, the now dis
banded Hollywood Writers Mobili-
zation for Defense, Washington
Book Shop Association and the
Washington Committee for Demo-
cratic Action.
A total of At of the organizations
~ rY,yY ra~n
Evening star., 1947-12-05
BY the Associoted Press

= PARIS, Dec. 5.-The French
government, harried by crippling
Communist-hatched work stop
pages, ran headon into another
strike today when government
employees began walking off the
job.
The first immediate effect was to
blackout electric power, halting fac
tories, stopping the subways and
choking off communications. Sail
ors and mobile guards moved into
the power houses at once and got
some of the generators going again
but Paris remained badly crippled
Evening star., 1947-12-05
Late News
Bulletin
Blast Injuries Workers

Ell SEGUNDO, Calf. P.-
An undetermined number OF
workers were injured today by
a terrific explosion which blew
apart a gasoline storage tank
at the Standard Oil refinery
here. Flames spread to two
other tanks.
Evening star., 1947-12-05
|MobsofA Arabs
Strike Twice
Al Tel Aviiv
Hundreds Wounded in
MosIem Attacks on
AII-Jewish City
BULLETIN

JER USALEM R.-Fres
swept out of control in an Arab
attack on all-JewiSh Tel Aviv
tonight as the weeks deaths
in communal fighting in the
Middle East passed the 100
mark. In Alden, on the Saudi
Arabian coast, anti-JeWiSh
rioting was reported to have
cost A lives since Tuesday.
Evening star., 1947-12-05
Paris |sCripp|ed
|nNewStrikes
Called by Reds
Government Employees
Quit; Power, Subwoys.
Communications Hit
bulletin

PARIS R1.-The Minister of
Interior announced to the Ma
tional Assembly tonight that
he had authorized French po-
lice to fire on mobs. Commu-
mist deputies shouted CAS-
SaSSin."
Evening star., 1947-12-05

(See GASOLINE, Page A-40
Evening star., 1947-12-05

(See PALESTINE, Page Az
Evening star., 1947-12-05

: (See CHEST, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1947-12-05

(See FOREIGN AID, Page A-4D
Evening star., 1947-12-05

(See LOYALTY, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1947-12-05

(see CONTEMPT, Page A-4D
Hungry Horse news and Columbian., 1947-03-07
LABOR:
Discuss Unity

Divided IN 1855 over the issue Of
vertical tmsssa organization OF
workers. the House Of Labor Was
another tcrt,scsrs step closer 70 unity
with CIo acceptance ot an ALL IN
vi,sHcn 10 merge the TWO great
American lshor movements with 4
total membership Of over Il million
Significantly. John L Lewis q the
United Mine Workers who lsss the
AEL 10 head the new CIo and then
returned 10 the AFIA was named
ca the AEL negotiating committee
hesesd by Pres William Green Fa-
raiissr with the mechanics and per
sonslisies q both unsozS John L IS
h a strategic position 10 pave tie
way for uniscsrsoc
Representatives q .wo former
AEL unions were named On tAs ClO
committee LED by Pres Philip Mar
ray. They inehSsS Emil Sssye q
TIE Textile Workers and Jacob Patel
SKY q tie Arsasgsrnsssd Clothing
Workers AS to<rns- slnssS = tie
AEf. these TWO Go unions also can
bring their combined exce-isnee N
ec;h iaec- movements into .Ae osS-
cssssscrS 10 reach common ground
e agreement
Hungry Horse news and Columbian., 1947-03-07
Washington l{{:2952
Bells Varied Achievements
Revealed During Centenary
By BAUKHAGE
N.,ys AnaIyst Sn1 Commentator.

+ their wires it was worse. Stray cur
| rents left power wires or the rails
I of electric railways and took short
cut back to the power house.
"a Wherever they found good
conductor like lead cable, that was
like thumbing a ride for the wander
| ing volts and amperes. So far so
good. But eventually they had to
leave the cable, to find their way to
a better conductor or just to say 80
long" and struggle back to the
dynamo.
(5) When they did that, electro
Iytic action set in. The lead in
the cable sheath followed the cur
rent as far as it could Qike the SUBJ
stance in the BATH and left the
sheath porous. Dampness and de-
struction came in and soon your
telephone line was out Of order.
My job consisted Of sitting by the
hour watching the face Of an am
meter (Which registers the direction
and flow Of electric current) and
discovering where the current was
escaping. Then I had to get the
power company to do what it could
to stop leaks and the telephone COM
pany did all it could to keep stray
current out or to provide a safe
exit for what got in.
In the process I learned much
more than I earned-not much about
electrical engineering but / had a
fine worm's-eye view Of several Mid
die Western cities-bird' s-eye views,
too, for I worked in cable boxes up
on poles, as well as down in man.
holes, and also learned that 1t isn't
only newspapermen who meet so
many interesting people"
When 1 ponder on my electrolyt-
ic age and also when ! address
the mike" Mondays through Fri
days now, 1 am deeply and doubly
grateful to Alexander Graham Bell.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian., 1947-03-07
WNU Service, 1916 Eye Street, N. WI
UoShiu~ ~ton n G.. y

WNU Service, 1916 Eye Street, N. W:'
Washington, D. G. =,
WASHINGTON. = Everybody has
been talking telephones becauseSoi
the well-pubhcized Alexander Gra-
ham Bell centenary. Reading the
pounds of publicity. I learned more
about Alexander Graham Bell than
i ever knew before. I had read OF
how he dreamed Of making the tele-
srsph instrument talk" and how
and why his dream came true. l
didn't know about his fathers deep
study Of phonetics and his own IN
terest in making speech visible,
in teaching the deaf TO talk, or that
he was an accomplished musician OF
many other facets Of this remark
sble mans remarkable history.
I slready knew a little about the
.slsuhone business from first hand
observance.
II was just about 20 years before
! ever used a telephone that Bell.
thanks 70 his harmonicany trained
ear. found on that day in 1875 that
WAT Re thought could be done, had
beer achieved in his. own laboratory
IN CcC-. street, Boston From then
N :. WAS Just question OF re-
-cs .As bugs" The next year
>s ~aS demonstrating his instru-
sc. before audiences with conver-
1lrs over several miles of wire.
Before he died at the age of rs,
-eccls we're talking over an under
zs- cable from United States to |
-S-G
I icGt. z tie great inventor were
. rs.u-l 70 earth today ne would |
Hungry Horse news and Columbian., 1947-03-07
WHITE HOUSE:
Ensersency Ending

Continuing % keep abreast e .ns
COP, F-ss:Ss1. Truman paved ne
way tc- 5, early end 70 1s national
emergency proclaimed Il 1888 and
extended II iS4l
Wiz the Republican congress
eeas On restoring Ec-1slcy. NJ.
Truns1 again anticipated COP
acton hy asking ne legislators :,
repeal ~ temporary laws. tempo
rartr extend re ezAe-s. permit a.
ether 70 70 @ cCs AsSr course.
a2S &C. back ts scc-crris
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tabled for repeal were Aoss sc-
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U s territories and posssssscns.
disposal q sascs Under lecGsszss
s,6 Accumulation cf 81 Gays ANAL
leave for government employees.
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ccvs-cs As oEcSI var -e-1cG
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peace treaties.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian., 1947-03-07
WORLD TRADE:
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