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Evening star., 1947-05-01
Mob's Shot Wounds
Mon in Alabama Jail
By the Assceiofed Press

PELL CITY. Ala, May Chief
Deputy Sheriff Bob Alverson said a
mob estimated at more than 300
persons gathered at the st. Clair
County jail last midnight and a
Negro arrested in connection with a
rape case was wounded slightly by a
shot fired into the Jail.
The officer said a heavy down-
pour. which caused some of the
crowd to disperse, and appearance
OF a State highway patrolman ap-
parenty prevented more serious
disturbance. He Identified the uris-
or1er as Robert e. Hunt, 2s, Of
Easonville.
Evening star., 1947-05-01
Police Still Seek Clues
In Murder Of Official

Police today continued searching
for clues to the murder of James E
Harris, 40, business agent for the
United Cafeteria Workers Local. All
OF the United Public Workers.
Richard A. Bancroft, president OF
the union, meanwhile, issued a
statement praising Mr.. Harris and
expressing determination that the
murderer shall be swiftly appre-
hended and made to pay the penalty
for his brutal crime"
Mr.. Harris was slashed to death
at his home, 3120 Thirteenth street
NV, as he slept. Police said the
weapon apparently was an axe, but
that they had found no traces of
one. They yesterday questioned the
mail carrier who accompanied Har-
ris' wife into the house Monday
morning and discovered the body,
and two other persons.
Funeral services are scheduled for
2 pm. Saturday at the Metropolitan
Baptist Church. 1925 r street NV.
The body will be taken to Rocky
Mount, NJ c., for burial
Evening star., 1947-05-01
AFL, Clio Start Farley
On Joint Legislative
Action, Future Merger
By james Y. Newton

The AFL and CIO today began
a series of conferences aimed al
joint action In the legislative
field Immediately and merger o1
the two big labor organizations
eventually.
National and State legislation
sharply restrictive of union activi-
ties brought about the first show
of friendship in several years be-
tween the rival labor groups.
The first session began at the Ho-
tel Statler at II am. Before 60
ing. into the meeting, both AFL
President William Green and CIC
President Philip Murray professeo
to have an "open mind" toward
solution of the difficulties involved
in unity.
However, none OF the 10 con.
ferees of the organizations believed
that the AFL's 100000 members
and the CLOS 100000 could be
joined in any matter of months.
The CIO believes the two groups
should demonstrate their solidarity
first lighting jointly the common
faee labor, awnekher ira Congress
q ewhere. After that, Mr. Muir.
ray says, should come serious tall
Of merger.
On the other hand, the AFL l1as
refeTred to unity of actionsas mere
shataDw- boxing and has stated 1t il
only INT fssted ID sorganic, unity
However, there Isl some reason to BE-
lieve the AFL position has changed
somewhat and It's leaders will be
ready to cooperate in legislative
matters.
They were brought together to-
day as result of an exchange of
correspondence started by Mr.. Muir
ray last December 5.
Mr.. Murray was moved to issue
his call for unity of action by the
threat OF restrictive laws and the
jam John L. Lewis and his miners
were in at the time.
Mr.. Green and Mr.. Murray each
named a committee of five to talk
1t over. These are the men they
picked:
For the AFL-Mr. Green, MIR
Lewis, William L. Hutcheson of the
carpenters, Daniel J. Tobin of the
teamsters and George Meany, AFI
secretary treasurer and former head
OF the New York State Federation
Of Labor.
| For the CIO-Mr. Murray. Wal.
ter P. Reuther of the auto workers
Emil Rieve Of the textile workers
Jacob Potofsky of the Amalga-
mated Clothing Workers and Albert
j. Fitzgerald of the United Elec.
| trical Workers.
Evening star., 1947-05-01
ArroignmentofMonH Held
In Wild Chase Is DeIuyed

Municipal Court Judge Thomas
D. Quinn today continued to May
5 the arraignment of James Davis
30, colored, 760 Girard street NV.
driver Of an automobile that early
yesterday led police cars in q wild
chase through Northwest Washing
ton. Continuance was due to the
absence of Davis attorney today.
Dayis faces charges of speeding
driving without permit, disobey-
ing an official sign, passing three
stop signs and driving on the wrong
sioe Of the street at three times
during the chase.
Bond was continued at $500.
Evening star., 1947-05-01
Policeman Being Tried
In Jail Break Admits
Violating Regulations

| One of the two policemen on
| trial in District Court on charges
of negligently permitting two mur-
ders to escape from the District
Jail deathhouse today admitted on
the witness stand that he violated
jail regulations.
The n1rderers, Joseph D. Medley
and Earl Mcfarland, escaped on
April 8, 1916, after overpowering
Pvts. Hubert G. Davis, 80, and Oscar
c. Sanderlin, 80, the defendants
The convicts were recaptured and
since have been executed.
| Davis took the stand this morn
| ing to tell of a card game in the
deathhouse with the murderers the
morning of the escape.
| Fraternization Forbidden.
| John Conliff, assistant United
States attorney, prosecuting the
case for the Government, brought
out under cross-examination that
prison regulations forbade fraterniz-
ing with the prisoners and letting
more than one prisoner out of his
cell into the recreation room at one
time.
You knew you were violating
the rules and regulations, didn't
you?" Mr.. Conliff asked.
YES" Davis answered.
Mr.. Conliff questioned Davis
about his friendly relations" with
Medley.
Would Like "Any" Witness.
"You would like to have a mur-
derer for witness, wouldn't you?"
Mr.. Conliff asked.
Davis responded that he would
like to have anybody as wit
ness"
In relating how the prisoners
were turned out for the card games
at night, Davis said he used a key
to open the cells to release them.
"Oh, you didn't use a half dollar
instead of key?" Mr.. Conliff COM
mented, referring to previous testi-
mony by Davis that any doors in
the deathhouse could be opened by
half dollar.
ut was handler with key" Davis
answered.
Prosecution Closed Its Case.
Mr.. Conliff closed the prosecu-
tion's case yesterday afternoon after
reading statements by the two men
which told of events leading up to
the break.
Davis took the stand yesterday
afternoon as his attorney, James J.
Laughlin, opened his defense and
testified he received no instruc-
tions as to his duties when he
reported to the death house. He
said the first night the policeman he
relieved told him Its all yours,
buddy However, Davis did admit he
read the orders posted on the walls
there which prohibited letting pris-
oners out of their cells during the
hours of his tour of duty.
Davis testified it was common
practice to let prisoners out of their
cells in the death house at night.
Evening star., 1947-05-01
Rescued LeoeueCit Curb
On Cruel Riding in Parks

One of the most successful tasks
accomplished this year by the AMI
NAL Rescue League was to help
check "cruel and reckless horseback
riding in the parks" according to a
report made yesterday to the
leagues annual meeting at ITO o
street NV.
Mrs. Harry S. Truman was chosen
honorary president of the league.
and Mrs. Spencer Cosby, 2025 O
street NV, was reelected presi-
dent. The organization cared for
l5,778 animals last year, acquired a
new ambulance and spent s14,s4i in
welfare work, the report stated.
Evening star., 1947-05-01
Itoion Art Collection
Being Returned by U. S.
BY the Assoeiated Pros,

BERLIN, May THE American
Military Government is restoring to
Italy a priceless collection of Italian
paintings and objects of art which
were seized by the Nazis, Col. John
H. Allen, chief of the restitution
branch, announced today.
The collection, including paintings
by Titan. Rafael, Lorenzo, Lotto.
Luini and others, was seized by the
Hermann Goering Division with the
intention Of presenting it to Goerin1
as a birthday gift. The collection
had been placed In the monastery
iof Monte Casino for safekeeping.
Evening star., 1947-05-01
Dr.. Eckener at Lukehurst

LAKEHURST, N. j., May tP).-
Dr.. Hugo Eckener, the noted Ger
man dirigible designer, arrived
Yesterday by plane at Lakehurst
naval air base for a several day
conference with Admiral r. G.. w
Settle, chief of the lighter-than- AIR
force Of the United sta1es Navy.
Evening star., 1947-05-01
Author Gets $o5, 900
Settlement From Chaplin
BY the Associo,sd Press

NEW YORK. May IA 5000 900
suit brought by Author Konrad
Bercovici charging Charles Chaplin
with plagiary and breach of contrac..
in the motion picture The Great
Dictator has been settled for $685.
600. Federal Judge Harold s. Burke
announced today.
Evening star., 1947-05-01
Congress in Brief
BY the Asseeioted Press
CAnafA

Continues debate on labor bill.
Meets jointly with House to hear
address by President Alen1an OF
Mexico.
Foreign Relations Committee con-
tinues hearings on Italian peace
treaty.
Labor subcommittee concludes
hearings on bills to authorize Fed
eral support of educa ton.
House.
Considers compromise portal-pay
bill and legislation continuing rent
controls.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-16

exceed Is cents per 500 valuation.
The point the voters will ponder in
the mean time is whether the addi-
tional tax revenue is needed for ade-
quate support of schools in the Leland
district. If they find that it is, they
will back the proposal with their ballots
in the realization that their children
reserve the best opportunity to receive
standard school training.
Better schooling is as important in
the Leland district as anywhere in the
state OF nation. At whatever sacrifice
to themselves a higher school tax would
create, the people may be depended upon
to take the step, if they find the in
crease is needed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-16
Speedy Trial Needed

When a Northampton county grand
Jury failed to indict seven white men
in connection with the kidnapping of
the Negro sawmill worker Goodwin Bush
from the Jackson Jail Governor Cherry
ordered the case r%eopened. Now the
county Solicitor, Mr.. Ernest H. Tyler,
says "in all probability" the sever men
will be rearrested "before the week
end" The week ends today. The arrests
may have been made by now.
It is certainly to be hoped they have
and that their trial will be set as
early as possible. MIR. Cherry was right
when he declared the grand jury's
failure to indict them was a "miscar-
riage of justice" Justice can be done
now only by bring them before the
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-16
Season Too Short

The Columbus County News Of
C%hadbourn editorially brings into the
open q matter that has had slight at
tention from the states press but is
currently discussed wherever tobacco
trainers in the Border Belt congregate.
The News notes that because of
early bad weather and other factors the
border Belt crop is at least two weeks
late. AS a consequence the markets
opened two weeks too early and the
quantity of tobacco in warehouses has
been far below par.
Most growers, says the News, are
still in "the hustle-hustle which is
characteristic of the harvesting of a
tobacco crop. They have had little or
no time to prepare any tobacco for
market . Their time has been taken
up with getting the tobacco out of the
field and into the barn." These two
weeks of selling, which the News claims
have been wasted, will mean "a lot of
difference in the amount of tobacco
sold. 1t is going to mean that many
farmers will not be able to get all their
crop ready for market in the allotted
time"
AS the News views the situation the
only way to offset this disadvantage is
to extend the selling period by two
additional weeks. This, assuredly is a
reasonable proposal. AS the matter is
to come up in a conference to be held
at Whiteville next week, it is fair to
assume the conferees will act favor
ably OF it. "The farmers deserve the
opportunity" concludes the News, Ito
sell their tobacco on the nearest mar
ket, but this opportunity will not be
afforded if additional time is not
granted"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-16
Good Citizenship

A report just made public by the
Citizenship Conference of the National
Education Association finds a major
need in the United States is less talk
about citizenship on the speakers plat
form and more practice of it en- the
hometown level.
Among the reports many recon-
mendatlons is the revitalizing of the
school curriculum to, make citizenship
something to be experienced instead
OF something to be discussed academi-
cally. It urges:
l. That the content of the school
curriculum be heavily weighted with
live materials presenting all sides OF
current problems, issues and develop
ments.
z. THAT students be indoctrinated
as to the necessity in our democracy
Tor every individual to intelligently per
form the duties of citizenship.
3. "That students be impressed
with the Importance of American pub
Tic opinion in the solution of local, ma
tlonal, and world problems, and their
obligation to assist in the creation OF
enlightened public opinion"
In other words-'Train a child in
the way he should go ="
Whether the reports further recon-
mendation that a National Commits.
sion for Citizenship be set up and sup.
ported by private funds and foundation
sources, is questionable ON the ground
that commissions so often are merely a
source of livelihood for office staffs or
degenerate into political machines, some
with subversive detectives. They con-
stitute in a small way a non-official
bureaucracy.
If citizenship is adequately incul
Gated in the minds of children anc
t%een-agers in the school and the home,
there can be no possible reason for
commission.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-16
Won't Lower Prices


Acknowledgement Tom Clark,
with an appropriate flourish of
publicity trumpets, has ordered
an Investigation to determine
whether "conspiracies" are re-
sponsible for the high price of
housing, food and clothing. He
promises stiff fines and prison
terms for those who. as a result
Of evidence unearthed by this
probe, are convicted of "collusion
to maintain and increase present
prices"
1t is quite possible. OF course
that some isolated instances of
collision may exist, in which case
those involved deserve punish
ment for conspiracy against the
public welfare. But we do not be-
lieve that this net cast into the
turbulent waters of postwar intla-
ton will yield any big fish.
High demand, intensified by rec
ord employment at high wages,
and low supplies in many fields.
still undated because Of huge ex-
ports, are essentially responsible
TOR the preent high level Of
prices.
TO some extent this unpleasant
situation was promoted by the ad-
mlniStratiOn's stubborn contention
that the industries which manu-
fac,ure the goods we buy could
raise wages without being COM
PEELED to raise prices. Because
wages are changed only periodi-
cally, over six Or 12-month peri
DDS, they are always a step be-
mind price tags. which can be al
tered overnight. However. retail
prices are merely the ultimate
link at the end Of a long chain
OF costs in u distribution VS.
tenn. a highly specialized, compli-
Gated. and costly business without
which the products of industry
could not reach the consumer.
Whether the current fishing ex-
pedition for high-price conspira-
tors was launched in the hope that
the threat of punishment would
discourage a further increase in
prices, Or because the anticipat-
ed break in the intlationary spiral
" enable the administration to
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-16
Star Program

st,t. ports with Wilmington favored
&, nronortion with It's resources. to IN
.l,de public terminals. tobacco storage
warehouses;. ship repair facilities near
Nv sites tor heavy industry and So'l0o'
Cape Fear river channel.
CITY auditorium large enough 70 meet
needs for years to come.
Development OF Southeastern Nortn
Carolina agricultural and lndustflai re,
sources through better markets and 1000
processing, pulp wood production ana
factories.
Emphasis on the regions recreation
ADVANTAGES ana improvement OF resort
accommodations,
Improvement Of Southeastern North
Cardinals farm-to-market and primary
roads. with a paved highway from Top
sail inlet to Bald Head island.
Continued effort through the City's IN
dustrial Agency to attract more IN
dustries.
proper utilization Of Bluethenthal ar
mort for expanding air service.
Development Of Southeastern Nortn
Cardinals health facilities. especially in
countie, lacking hospitals. and mcluo'
ing a Negro Health center.
Encouragement Of the growth OF COM
mercial fishing.
Consolidation OF City and County gov
ernments.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-16

is more addicted to gossip thar
Hog Corners. In the second place.
employers have a habit Of asking
for references, and for reasons fol-
leaving former employment. This
fact has already stood bet a
least one Of the 10 and a desir'
able position. Even those whe
have found new jobs live In con
slant fear of losing them if theiI
employers discover why they let'
the State Department. A number
of the 10 have been unable to
find jobs, and are reported living
on the charity Of friends and sym.
pathizers.
Some OF the 10 purgees are do
ing what they can to get taem1
selves reinstated, so that they
may resign honorably. Failing
that, there is at least a fair
chance that one or two may de-
eide to become the Dreyfuses in
the case, and appeal directly to
public opinion through the Civil
Liberties union. Such a public air
ing of the whole matter might in
deed serve a useful purpose. For
the issue involved is one Of the
gravest with which the American
government is faced.
After the Canadian espionage
case, which proved beyond any
doubt that the Soviet Union used
members Of the communist party
as espionage agents against their
native country, the State Depart.
ment would be plain fatuous not
to exclude vigorously any person
believed to be pro-commurist. But
an theological attitude is some
thing virtually impossible TO prove
by any known rules Of evidence.
Therefore the government-mus
have some means Of Kidding itself
O. those who may only be sus-
pected on reasonably solid
grounds of pro-communism. Yet,
as the case of the 10 seems clear
ly to indicate this may work the
harshest kind of injustice on in.
dividual government employees.
1t is a kind of injustice, More
over, watch strikes very close to
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-16
The Case OF The Ten

WASHINGTON-The spotlight OF
attention may soon shift TO one
OF the most complex and danger.
GUS issues Facing the American
government today - the issue OF
total security as against the civil
rights of the individual. This will
happen if, as now seems possible,
a number of the 10 employees OF
the State Department, dismissed
On grounds of "disloyalty" a few
weeks ago, decide publicly to
challenge the department on the
issue.
The 10 people, none o. Them Of
top policy making rank, and most
of them we'll down the bureaucra-
tic ladder, all received on the aft
ernoon of June 26 the same mime
ographed communication. They
were CURLY notified that, pursuant
to the McCarran amendment to
the State Department appropria-
ton, which provided for the sum
mary dismissal of any employees
suspected of disloyalty, their serv.
ices were terminated with preju-
dice" as o. that afternoon. Their
names not published. But a
State Department press release
announced their dismissals, d
accused them of indirect associ-
alton with representatives of a
foreign power" In the public
mind, they were identified. how
ever anonymously, as something
close to traitors.
Most of the 10 Immediately in
CURED of their superiors as to the
cause of their dismissal, asking
for the evidence IN which it was
based. This was not forthcoming.
It was at first made apparent that
there could be no appeal from the
decision. Since then, in response
to pressure both from inside and
outside the department, a three
man loyalty board to review these
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-16
Inside Story On Sugar

and Virgin Islanders agreed on a
total of $4,000 tons. The Philip
pines we're already taken care of
by previous legislation which gave
them a 952, 900 ton quota.
When it was all fixed up pretty,
they went back to Anderson. He
vetoed it because it hadn't given
any more to Cuba. Ten days more
of industry meetings finally devel-
oped the idea of giving Cuba an.
other $4,000 tons plus what i S
known as the philippine deficit"
This is the sugar which the Fill
pinos can't deliver because of war
damages.
Anderson accepted this proposal.
He suggested a few minor changes
in the bill, then called in the Gu
bans to tell them what the deal
was. The Cubans promptly hit the
roof. But u. S. sugar interests
operating in Cuba and U. S..
refiners helped bring the Cubans
into line.
Next came a long session be-
tween the sugar men and State
Department experts, the latter fin
ally agreeing to approve the bill,
if three changes were made:
/, a guarantee that Cuba's quota
would not be lower than it had
been; 2, that IS per cent Of the
Philippine deficit should be sup
piled by Cuba, other foreign pro-
ducers getting the remainder; and
3, a brand-new paragraph, the con-
troversial subsection 0ze,"
which provided that whenever any
country was not giving fair treat
ment to U. S. citizens, it's sugar
quota could be cut.
This last section was intended
to cover some SO. million worth of
claims owed to U. S. citizens by
the Cuoans. Cuban courts have
awarded the damages. But the
Cubans just haven't paid. U. S.
sugar producers had no interest
in this section. But they decided
if the State Department wanted
it, okay.
Anderson next cleared the bill
with Interior Secretary ]. A.
krug, who had territorial and ~ec-
lamation interests to look after.
The final step was clearance bv
Bureau of the Budget and the full
CABINET: When everybody had
given it the nod, the bill was
ready FOR Congress and it was
sent up for introduction early in
July.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-16
BY T EDISON

WASHINGTON If any naive
soul still has any ideas that the
United States sugar industry is
run on a free enterprise basis,
study the Sugar Act Of 1948, just
signed by the President.
The chances of a veto were con-
sidered slim because this might
throw the world sugar markets in
to complete chaos. Also, the act
was cleared by the White House,
Departments before it was sent to
Congress. Apd it is believed to
have had the blessing of DR.. Ra-
mon Grau, President of Cuba and
his sugar-conscious administration
Everyone Of Importance in the
sugar business admits that this
new act puts the industry under
tighter controls than under the
New Deal. That such complete
control was approved by a Repub-
lican majority Congress-supposed
to be dedicated to free enterprise
and the removal of al government
controls - may at first seem sur
! prising.
Congress had nothing 10 do
with it. The bill was written by
the sugar industry boys them
selves, with a few amendments
stuck in by State and Agriculture
departments.
The new law takes the place Of
the New Deals Sugar Act Of
1887. That was due to expire next
Dec. 81. anyway, after a one-year
extension. Congress at first want
ed to extend it for another year.
But the Cu5ans objected, because
they wanted a larger percentage
of the U. S. market.
Around May /, Secretary of
Agriculture Clinton Anderson de-
cided there should be a new act,
with a new approach to the prob
lem and a bigger quota for Cuba.
The problem seems to have
been first put up to the U. S.
Beet sugar Association. Meeting
in the office of their Washington
secretary, Robert H. Shields, the
neet boys finally agreed that what
tney would like was a guaranteed
ploauctlon and consumption of /.
oVo,ooo tons a year for the next
five years.
y. ;. cane sugar producers -
largely from Florida and
louisiana then decided that they
would like a quota OF 500. 600 tons.
Sall1ornla-Hawaii interests set
lied on 1852, 900. PuMrto Ricans