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Evening star., 1947-11-05
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Rutherford in Aberdeen about three
years ago. He told the court that
he and Miss Rutherford had made
about six vacation trips" to Miami
during that period.
"She was always asking me to
marry her." he testified. IT thought
she was too young"
Questioned about the weekend
trip to Georgia during which Maxa
testified he couldn't remember get
ting married, he said:
II remember getting into an auto
mobile and going for a long ride. I
think that I also was in an air.
plane"
Maxa, who with his 60-year-cld
son, Frank Maxa, jr., is said to have
extensive real estate holdings in
Maryland, told the court he mad
been drinking on the night of the
proposal"
Judge Blanton continued The
hearing until Saturday.
Evening star., 1947-11-05
By The Assecicied Press

MIAMI, Fla, Nov. 5.-An 82-year-
old Miamian who testified he
couldn't remember his wedding to
an attractive 22-year-old Maryland
girl after taxi and plane ride to
Georgia, is seeking to have his
month-old marriage annulled
through two court suits.
Frank Maxa, ST., testified before
County Judge w. F. Blanton yes
terday that he didn't remember"
marrying Hazel Rutherford, of Alb
erdeen, Md, on September 10, in
Lawrenceville, Ga.
Maxa filed suit to declare himself
incompetent before an annulment
suit is heard next month in Circuit
Court. Judge Blanton placed a re-
straining order on Maxa's bank &C
count pending outcome Of the two
suits.
Maxa testified he first met Miss
Evening star., 1947-11-05
Shopper Unit Protests
Federation Position
In Wubnig Dispute

The District League of Women
Shoppers today is formally protest.
ing failure of the Federation of Citi-
zens' Associations to seat Mrs. Sylvia
Wubnig as a delegate from the Kalo-
rama Citizens Association because
she Is a member of the women's
group.
In an open letter to the fedora
ton the league decried the fact Mrs,
Wubnig's league membership was
given as the reason for the issue.
The communication, addressed to
Clifford Newell, past president, who
presided at the meeting Saturday
when the action was taken, seid:
I'VE are writing this letter be-
cause you have publicly challenged
the loyalty of citizen of the Dis
trict of Columbia on the basis Of
her membership in our organiza-
ton"
1t admitted that the league was
placed on the old Dies Committee
list as a '1eftist" or questionable"
organization number of years ago.
Our appearance on the Dies Com
mittee list has never been explained,
nor had any of our requests to ep-
pear before the committee ever been
granted" it added.
1--WE state categorically that not
one of our officers has ever been
questioned by the FBI, the Attorney
Generals Office, the Dies Commit
tee or any official body authorized
to do so," the letter said.
Mrs. Wubnig has pointed out that
two separate issues exist in the con-
troversy. She maintains that as a
duly elected representative of the
Kalorama association the Fedora
ton has no right to exclude her.
The attack on the league is diff
ferent matter and has nothing to
do with her right to be delegate,
she says.
The Kalorama Citizens Associa-
ton is expected to discuss the mat
ter at its meeting Monday.
Evening star., 1947-11-05
Judge Who Ignored
Race Issue Leading in
Fiqht for BiIbo Seat
By the Associotsd Press

JACKSON, Miss, Nov. 5.-A tall,
square-jawed rural judge, John
Cornelius Stennis of DeKalb, drew
away today toward a winning lead
over his two principal opponents in
Mississippi's election of a Senator
to succeed the late Theodore Bilbo.
With r167 out of LIS voting pre-
cincts reporting, Judge Stennis has
4l,4l4 votes to 37,430 for Repre-
sentative William Colmer of Pasca-
goula, and Senator Bilbo's personal
attorney, Forrest jackson, who had
33,746. Representative John e.
Rankin, in fifth place, had only
1887 votes.
Judge Stennis-unknown outside
his own judicial district before he
announced for Office, and self-styled
"the most conservative candidate in
the &C." drew solid support in all
parts of the State except the Bilbo
stronghold of South Missippi. There
Senator Bilbos brother, John, and
his banker cousin, L. K. Rouse, sup
ported Mr.. Colmer, helping him to
sweep his district despite labor op-
position because of his support of
the Taft-Hartley Act.
Ignored Race Issue.
Judge Stennis ignored efforts Of
opponents to capitalize on Missis-
sippi's traditional resentment OF
Northern interest in its race prob
lens. Said the jurist: Il asked my
father what I should say about the
race problem. He said nothing
-. and that is what am doing"
Just before the campaign ended,
the anti-segregation report of Presi-
dent Truman's Civil Rights Commit
tee became hot campaign issue.
Judge Stennis' only comment was:
"Our customs and traditions may be
assailed, but we can stand firm in
our rights to make our own decisions
about such matters"
Both Mr.. Colmer and Mr.. Jack
son assailed the anti-segregation
report.
Out of the running, and suffering
stinging defeat, was Mr.. Rankin,
for 26 years a member of the
House from the 1st Mississippi
district. Mr.. Rankin, IS, who
opposed Negro Communists" and
heaped abuse on Northern news
papers and magazines for med
ding" in Mississippi affairs, trailed
the Democratic candidates and was
saved from last place only by
77-year-old Republican, L. r. Col
Inns, who got only Az token votes.
Beats Rankin at Home.
Judge Stennis led in five of the
10 counties comprising Mr.. Rankins
nome district. Four Of the counties
lie in Judge Stennis' judicial district.
Paul B. Johnson, jr., 81, Marine
Corps veteran and son of the late
Governor of Mississippi, ran fifth,
ahead Of Mr.. Rankin. He had
20,494 votes.
Mississippi also elected a Cover
nor, lieutenant governor and State
house officers. But although two
independent Republicans offered for
the top Offices, they just came along
for the ride.
With 1854 precincts reporting,
Democratic Gov. Fielding L. Wright
had 26,514 Votes against 602 for IT.
year-old George L. Sheldon, one
time Governor of Nebraska.
For lieutenant governor. Sam
Lumpkin, Democratic nominee, had
24,186 against 801 for Ernest j.
Hoskins. independent Republican.
Few Negroes were qualified to-
vote, and fewer still cast ballots.
Their vote in the State was less
than ! per cent.
Evening star., 1947-11-05
Elections
Continued From First Page.)

years ago, but Kentucky defeated 8
proposal to call convention to re.
write its State charter.
In the important mayoralty races
both parties scored upsets. But the
Republicans reelected Mayor Ber-
nard Samuel in Philadelphia and
the Democrats kept Mayor Thomas
A. Burke in office in Cleveland.
Mayor Jeffries Defeated.
Detroit rejected Mayor Edward j
Jeffries in his bid for a fifth term
City Councilman Eugene 1. Van
Antwerp defeated him in a non
partisan election in which Mr.. JET
fries for the f1rst time in his last
three races had the support of the
CIO United Auto Workers.
In another non-partisan election
in San Francisco, Superior Judge
Elmer E. Robinson was elected
Mayor with l5,000-vote margin
over Representative Franck r. Hav-
enner, runnerup in a three-man race.
Voters also decided to keep in op-
GRAFTON the city's famous, 74-year-
old cable car system.
Democrats. in other raayoralty
contests, turned out Republican
administrations in Indianapolis,
Evansville, Muncie and Fort Wayne,
Ind; Allentown and Erie, Pa, and
six cities in New York, including
Niagara Falls, Schenectady and
Poughkeepsie.
Republicans scored turnovers in
Hammond, Ind; Wilkes Barre, Pa;
Waterbury, Conn, and nine New
York cities, including Amsterdam,
Kingston and Geneva.
Socialist Mayor Jasper McLevy
OF Bridgeport, Conn., won more
votes than his Democratic and Re-
publican opponents combined to
gain his eighth successive term. But
Pennsylvania's only Socialist Mayor,
J. Henry Stump of Reading. was
defeated for fourth term by John
F. Davis, Democrat.
Stennis' Lead Skimpy.
Judge Stennis in Mississippi led
all the way In the counting last
night for the remaining five years
Of Senator Bilbo's term. But his early
lead was skimpy. 1t was long after
midnight before he began stretch
ing his margin over Representa-
tive william Colmer and Forrest
Jackson, Senator Bilbo's personal
attorney, who were running second
and third.
Mr.. Colmer and Mr.. Jackson had
emphasized white supremacy" in
their campaigns and lashed out at
the report of President Truman's
Committee on Civil Rights, advo-
eating immediate end of race segre-
cation.
Paul B. Johnson, jr., 81, son Of a
former governor, and Mr.. Rankin, a
member Of the House Committee on
Un-American Activities, was fourth,
ahead of L. r. Collins, the Repub-
lican candidate, only.
IN Kentucky, Representative
Clements had the active support of
Senator Barkley, Senate Democratic
leader. Mr.. Dummit was backed by
Gov. Willis, who had opposed him
in the August primary, and Senator
Cooper, Republican, of Kentucky.
Jouett Ross Todd, Republican ma
tional committeeman for Kentucky,
had predicted a Dummit victory by
10000 to $4,000. But he gave up be-
fore midnight and predicted a 10000
majority for Mr.. Clements.
Evening star., 1947-11-05
Negro Town Ignores
Rankin, Gives Votes
To BHbo's LAWYER
By the Associated Prsss


MOUND BAYOU, Miss, Nov.
5.-Representative Rankin was
the only candidate in yester-
days Senatorial race to get no
support at all in this all-Negro
town.
L. r. Collins, candidate of
the Republican Party, received
one vote.
Forrest jackson. the late Sen
ator Bilbo's lawyer, got clear
majority in the box with IS
votes. Paul johnson received
Is, John Stennis 4 and William
Colmer l.
Mr.. Jackson during his cam
paign had said he wanted to
lead in all precincts but one
Mound Bayou.
Evening star., 1947-11-05
Yuqos|av Patrol Skirmishes
With Trieste Police Squad
By the Asseeiatsd Press

ROME, Nov. 5.-A Trieste dis
patch to the Rome newspaper II
Tempo today said Yugoslav patrol
Of about 20 soldiers penetrated q
half mile into Free State territory
Monday night and withdrew after
an exchange of shots with Free
State police in which one Yugoslav
was believed wounded.
The dispatch said the Slavs
crossed the border in the vicinity Of
Zolla.
Ordered to half by five policemen,
1t added, they opened fire with auto
matte weapons and the police, "oc-
cupying good positions" returned
the fire with rifles.
Evening star., 1947-11-05
Greek Ships Help Drive
GuerriIIus From Village
By the Assoeiated Press

ATHENS, Nov 5.-The Athens
press reported today that Greek.
destroyer and a Coast Guard cutter
lying in the Gulf of Corinth had
helped to drive off a band of 300
guerrillas which attacked a village
on the north side of the gulf. o.
The attack coincided with an assa
sault on Amfissia, 80 miles north-4
west of Athens, by another guer-r
rilla band, the dispatches said. !.
Evening star., 1947-11-05
McGrath Claims Gains
In Grass Roofs; Reece
Cites House Victories.

Democratic grass root" gains ir
yesterdays elections were claimed
by Democratic National Chairman
j. Howard McGrath today, while
Republican National Chairman Car.
roll Reece pointed to the fact the
COP had retained both of the Re-
publican House seats which had
been in jeopardy.
Mr.. Reece added that all of the
six Republican vacancies in the
House which have occurred since
the 1916 elections have been filled
by Republicans in special elections
including the two voted for yes
terday.
Senator McGrath said:
Across the Nation in heavy off,
year voting Democratic voters
brought sweeping changes in city
and other local governments and
brought back to the Democratic fold
the important barometer State Of
Kentucky.
Points to Taft Boasts"
LAS this is written Representative
Clements, Democrat, is leading. the
Republican candidate, Eldon S.
Dummit, by nearly 10000 votes. The
city of Louisville, regarded by Re-
publican politicians as an even more
sensitive barometer of political SEN
timent, is showing at this time a
margin of 1000 votes on the Demo-
cratic side, and the Republican
Board of Aldermen has been re.
placed by Democrats"
The Rhode Island Senator pointed
to boasts" by Senator Taft, Repub-
lican, of Ohio on October Is that the
Republicans would win Kentucky
and by Jouett Ross Todd, Repub-
lican national committeeman for
Kentucky, who claimed the COP
would carry Kentucky by from 30,-
900 To $4,000 votes.
Senator McGrath also saw Demo-
cratic portents and trends in the
election of many Democratic Mayors
Of cities, among them Indianapo-
lis, Cleveland and Detroit, although
The election is nonpartisan in the
latter city.
McGrath Cites House Gains.
OF the congressional elections,
Senator McGrath said:
THE three congressional elections
Gin Indiana, Ohio and New York;
produced no upsets. The Democra-
tic Party retained its district in
New York, while the Republicans
retained their districts in Indiana
and Ohio However. 1t is signifi-
cant that the Democratic vote
showed large increases in both these
districts, while the Republican vot-
ing fell off greatly.
I'm general, the results of yester-
days voting were gratifying, but not
unexpected"
Mr.. Reece insisted that the cleo
tions had provided ample proof that
the American people approve the
record OF the Eightieth Congress.
He pointed out that four special
elections to fill Republican vacan-
cies in the House-in Wisconsin,
Washington, Michigan and Penn
sylvania-had been won by the Re-
publicans previously.
OF the Kentucky election, Mr.
Reece said that the Democratic VIC
tory was a return to normal; that
the Republicans had won four years
ago because of bitter family row.
among the Democrats and that the
Democratic registration in the State
was 100000 greater than the Re-
publican.
Evening star., 1947-11-05
Czech Cabinet Called
To Patch Up Coalition
Split by Communists
BY the Assoeioted Press

PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia, Nov
IS. - Czechoslovakia's coalition
cabinet, jammed in a Commun-
ist-bred crisis, was summoned
into special session today in an
effort to patch up a widening
rift between the Right and Left
Many predicted that President
Edouard Benes, the nations ven.
Grated elder statesman, would ap-
pear before the cabinet to make a
personal appeal that the differences
be compromised.
The crisis, born in Slovakia OF
Communist insistence for broaden
ing the base of Communist tnflu-
ence in the government, was the
first serious break in Czech politics
in more than two years Of postwar
life.
1t brought a drastic split in the
eight-party coalition of Czechs and
Slovaks which forms the National
Front Steering Committee for the
nation. It was precipitated speci-
fically by Communist demands that
organizations of laborers, peasants
and resistance veterans-allied with
the Communicable given seats al
coalition council tables in the semi.
autonomous state of Slovakia anc
in the nation itself.
3 Parties Quit Front Meeting.
These demands resulted last night
in the walkout of three parties from
yesterdays National Front meetine
here and the apparent detection Of
fourth.
The Slovak Democrats, the Cath
olic Peoples Party and the power
full Czech National Socialist Party
pulled out in the early hours of the
fronts eight-hour session yesterday
and an authoritative source said q
representative of the Social Demo
Gratis pulled out toward the end oi
the meeting. When it ended only
the Communists and their sympa-
thiZers were present.
The crisis had It's beginning in
Bratislava, the Slovak capital
Originally the state council Of Slo-
vakia refused to accede to the
Communist demands that pro-
Communist organizations be given
minister representation in the Slo-
yak government.
Last night, however, eight Slovak
Democrat ministers on the state
council announced that they had
resigned to pave the way for a re-
shufding Of the cabinet. Thus they
fell in line with the move led by six
Communist and two non-party min
listers in the council
The Slovak Democrats announced
an indefinite postponement of their
annual party congress scheduled for
next Saturday at Bratislava.
Transference of the dispute over
representation to the national scene
brought charges from Conservative
groups that the Communists had
manufactured the wrangle as a pat
tern by which they might wrest
complete control Of the country.
Two Secretaries Arrested.
A communique issued at the Of
fee Of Communist Premier Klement
Gottwald an hour after the meeting
last night accused the National So
cialists and the Peoples Party, rela-
lively conservative groups, of join
ing forces with the Slovak Demo-
Evening star., 1947-11-05
Rogers Named to Head
Puckinq Firm in Virainio
SpeeioI Dispatch TO The Star

TIMBERVILLE. Va. Nov. s.
d. w. Rogers, formerly manager of
the Detroit Packing Co., has been
appointed general manager of the
Shen-Valley Meat Packers, Inc,
here, 1t was announced by the CO.
operatives board of directors.
Mr.. Rogers will assume his duties
with the Shen-Valley group Janu-
ary /, but already is working with
the board on preparations for open
ing the plant early next year.
Evening star., 1947-11-05
Two New Cases of Polio
Reported in D. 6. Area

Two new polio cases were reported
to the Health Department yesterday.
One was 28-year-old man who
lives in the 100 block of Anacostia
road Sc. and the other was an g.
!year-old girl from Buckeystown, Md.
The two brought the total polio
cases reported so far this year to
SIS, Of which 81 were in the District
and "a out of town.
Evening star., 1947-11-05
Rain Falls Over Wide Area
OF Country; Snow in West
Rx the Associafed Press

Rain fell over a wide section OF
the country and snow was reported
in the Rocky Mountain region and
the North and Central Plains States
today.
Temperatures dropped to below
freezing early today in parts of Ne
braska, North Dakota and Montana
and there were light falls of snow In
the latter two States and in North
ern Nevada and Southern Idaho.
Some of the cool spots were Sidney,
Nebr.; Miles City and Glendive,
Mont, 20, and Dickinson, N. OAK, %.
The rain belt extended from the
upper Mississippi Valley and the
Great Lakes region southwark to
the Ohio River and the eastward to
the North Atlantic States.
European capitalists are trying to
start a beet sugar industry in Chile
Evening star., 1947-11-05
Dr.. Reissiq to Speak

The Twelfth street branch YMCA
will open its 1947-48 Christian En-
phasis program at noon tomorrow
with discussion before the Church.
mems Luncheon Club at the branch
Y. DR.. Frederick E. Reissig, execu-
tive secretary of the Washington
Federation of Churches, will speak
on What I saw Inside Europe"
Evening star., 1947-11-05
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Evening star., 1947-11-05
Commodity Prices Edge Up
AIonq Most of List

Prices inched higher nearly every
where along the line in the whole
sale markets and on the commodity
futures exchanges today.
Joining in the moderate price ad-
vance in early trading were grains,
cattle and sheep and egg, butter
and cotton futures. Hogs were most
iy steady at Chicago, but higher at
st. Louis and Omaha.
At Chicago, grains for future de-
livery moved up, despite forecast
Of needed rains in Western Kansas
and Western Nebraska. Near the
end of the first hour of trading
wheat was ~ to 4 cents higher, the
December delivery quoted at $2.94A
Corn was %-lA higher: December,
s2.291s. and oats were u to l cent
higher; December, $1.14h.
Cotton for future delivery opened
25 to IS cents bale higher in
New York,
Evening star., 1947-11-05

High and Low for Yesterday.
High. "a, at 1913 pm.
Low, 81, at $50 am,
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, a6, on August IA.
Lowest. T, on February 5.
Evening star., 1947-11-05

European capitalists are trying to
start beet sugar industry in Chile.
Evening star., 1947-11-05
Weather Report

District OF Columbia-Partly cloudy
with considerable sunshine. Highest
this afternoon in upper COS. A brief
shower likely this afternoon or eve
ming, followed by clearing. and low
est about 50 tonight. Tomorrow
mostly sunny and mild. Gentle
southerly winds shifting to westerly
tonight.
Maryland and Virginia-Fair west
portion, scattered showers followed
by clearing east portion tonight,
Tomorrow mostly sunny with mod
crate temperature.
Wind velocity, 10 miles per hour
direction, south-Southeast.
River Report.
(From United States Engineers.l
nAk nt.,.w al. Axt Ia UAWw
Evening star., 1947-11-05
Grain
Continued From First Page.)

CONTINUED From First Page.)
Mr.. Clark, have on numerous oc-
,asions made statements to the
effect that rising costs Of living, so
'ar as foodstuf1s are concerned, is
lue to what they have termed
gambling in grain"
Evening star., 1947-11-05

River Report.
(From United States Engineers)
Potomac River cloudy at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah clear at
Evening star., 1947-11-05
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Evening star., 1947-11-05

A communique issued at the Of
fee Of Communist Premier Klement
Gottwald an hour after the meeting
last night accused the National So
cialists and the Peoples Party, rela-
lively conservative groups, of join
ing forces with the Slovak Demo-
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-19

n reglsttIaton books of each Township, Precinct and Ward shall
a a Men ON aos sa du g'i fa ion of voters; between the hours r Of y y oSaoek
Mar ehss 9Th on and M 1aqe March hfh 5o1 i. le47 And on Saturdays March re n LIST,
the he r pasits ti % boo Iesp poet Townships. Precincts and Wards with
"e TTITESt dE CTS % a s % registration of electors.
sbins Precinct ~ rs shall attend the polling places of their Town
NJ and 3 c1o Ky p u M arc 1s47. between the hours of 9 o'clock A.
and amw ~ said ia me electors Of said Townships. Precincts and Wards,
pearing OF said books, " De "No"eo TO OBJECT u a"e W
county this the 10th day Of February 1g7 7nSs0 OF u" hahoNe
Addison Hewlett, Chairman.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-19
BETWEEN THE RIVERS
some Reported 10
Crops In Bladen, Pender

week at Beaufort, the guest OF his
brother, Morris Pridgen.
Mrs. Alex Aman, who has been
spending sometime with her daugh'
ter. Mrs. R. C. Bloodworth, is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Dewey
Aikens of Shiloh.
Mrs. Fannie Squires, OF Kelly,
was a visitor of Mrs. W. T. Raw1s
Friday.
Gordon Squires, who was severe
ly burned Christmas day helping
blow up stumps with dynamite, has
been released from the hospital
but his condition yet remains Sc
rious. His eyes were injured, the
sight totally lost in one eye ano
not much hope obtained for the
other. He has been to Duke hospl-
tai but oculists there give him but
little hope for the recovery Of his
sight,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-19

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