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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-27
Grand Jury Probes
Possible Price-Fixinq
In Gas Distribution
Witness Says Questions
DeoIt With Leasing
Of Service Stations

Questions concerning "the pos
sibility of collision and price
fixing" in gasoline sales and dis
tribution we're asked at the Dis
trict grand jury investigation to-
day into practices in the>gasoline
and oil businesses. a witness dis
closed.
Wallace S. Linfeot, president of
the Retail Gasoline Dealers, Inc.
which represent 10 of the approx
mately 600 gasoline service stations
in the District, testified before the
jury for more than an hour and a
half. He said most Of the questions
dealt with gasoline prices and the
leasing of service stations here.
He told the jury, he said, that he
knew of no price-fixing or any type
of collision or conspiracy in the
business.
He said he also explained that,
in his own case, he simply leases
service station property from one
of the major gasoline and oil COM
panies.
He declared he could set his own
prices and also could change from
one company to another in purchas-
ing petroleum products. The wit
ness also said he was asked whether
his association could produce rec
ords concerning leases of its men,
bers. Mr.. Linfoot said the associa-
ton kept no such records.
Supervisors to Testify.
When Mr.. Linfoot left the jury
room, w. B. Watson Snyder, special
assistant to the Attorney General
indicated that four or five other
witnesses would be heard today.
These were sales managers OF
area supervisors of the larger gaso-
line and oil companies in the Dis
trict and in the nearby Maryland
counties of Montgomery and Prince
Georges.
Another District grand jury, which
last Wednesday launched an inquiry
into real estate business practices
and may branch out into an in
vestigation of housing and construc-
ton industry activities, continued
to hear further, witnesses this aft
ernoon.
There are no plans at present to
extend the petroleum products in
vestigation to nearby Virginia, al
though this may be done if evidence
of abuses in that area comes before
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-27
Philippine Court Opens
First American 81 Trial
BY the Associofed Press

MANILA, Aug. H.-Three Amer1-
can soldiers, first to be tried by a
Philippine court under the United
States base treaty agreement, went
on trial today charged with Staying
Jaime Logronio, harbor policeman
during a midnight fight June Is.
The defendants are Pvt. William
P. Keller, Helena, Ohio: Pvt. Rich
ard Frederick Risley, Fulton, N. Y.
and Sergt. Joe Andrew Miller
Dallas, Tex.
The first prosecution witesses in
Manila court was Venancio Madrazc
of the Manila Terminal Co., who tes-
titled he saw Keller leading Mr.. Lo-
gronio by the arm to parking island
in downtown Manila Plaza, where he
t said Risley and Miller were standing
On reaching the spot, Mr.. Madrazc
continued, Risley and Keller held
Mr.. Logronio while Miller hit the
victim with his fist. Juan Cenvares
a taxicab driver, said he also saw
Miller strike Mr.. Logronio. Mr.. Lo-
gronio died from the effects OF a
beating.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-27
Ruark Gives Wyche
Testimony Under Oath


LEGHORN, Italy, Aug. 27.-Rob-
err Ruark, cripps-Howard writer,
said he testified freely under oath
today in 21z hour session with the
United States Army inspector gen.
eral concerning the writer's charges
OF abuses in the Mediterranean COM
mand of 1t. Gen. John C. H. Lee.
Mr.. Ruark, emerging from the
session with Maj. Gen. Ira T. Wyche,
said he answered all questions to
the best of my ability" Mr.. Ruarks
articles on the Mediterranean COM
mand led Gen. Eisenhower to send
Gen. Wyche to investigate.
Mr.. Ruark is 32-year-old former
Navy lieutenant, a native of Will
mington, N. c. He and Gen. Wyche
met privately.
Afterward the two disclosed to
American correspondents regularly
assigned to italy, who accompanied
Mr.. Ruark to 'Leghorn, that the
columnist had agreed to testify.
However, Mr.. Ruark said he would
not reveal "the names of any in
formants, or sources of information y
on which he based his accusations
that Gen. Lee, the theater COM
'mander, and his officers, ,treated
enlisted men brutally and spent tax
payers money lavishly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-27
"a Farben Directors
Aided War for Profit,
Prosecutor Charges
Group Would Breed Fresh
Conflict if Given Chance,
TrioI Told at Opening
BY the Associated Press

NUREMBERG, Germany, Aug
27.-A four-man American court
opening the war crimes trial OF
"a directors of the billion dollar
I. G. Farben chemical trust
heard the prosecution charge to-
day that they deliberately fos-
tered Adolf Hitler's wars of ag-
erosion for their own profit.
And further than that, Brig. Gen
Telford Taylor told the court. they
would breed a new war if they got
another chance.
These are the men who made
war possible, and they did it be-
cause they wanted to conquer" said
Gen. Taylor, the American chief OF
counsel for war crimes.
These men were governed by the
same unquenchable thirst for power
that for years has gripped and dis
torted the minds of the military
caste and many other leading Ger
mans. Their .long-range objective
was ultimately Farben's domi-
nation OF the chemical industry OF
the world.
What these men did was done
with the utmost elaboration and
would, I venture to surnise, be
repeated If the opportunity should
recur."
The defendants were the men who
ran I. G. Farben-its official name
is I. G.. Farbeninbustrie Aktienge-
sellschaft-which is the worlds big.
gest chemical combine, and allegedly
used it as a tool for Nazi conquest
Twenty-one of the "a pleaded inno-
cent on arraignment August IA.
For their trial, which may estab'
lish an important precedent b!
holding industrialists as well as po
litical and military leaders respon
sible for plotting aggression, thu
Farben officials sat in the same
dock where. Hermann Goering ar1e
his Nazi colleagues were tried.
1--WE are not trying them for being
Nazis," Gen. Taylor declared EN-
phatically, nor because they exer
cised great power and controlled
great wealth.
THE indictment accuses thes'
men of major responsibility for Wis
iting upon mankind the most catas'
trophic war in human history" HI
asserted. "It accuses them of whole
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-27
What the Russians
Are Saying of Us:

The MoscotD Radio broddcdsttn
in Korean to Korea last aDeek said.
anglo Saxon newspapers,
particularly the American news
papers, are launching vigorous
campaign to create an impress
sion that the British and Ameri-
can delegates within the United
Nations, who are energetically
protecting the freedom Of the
press and information, are meet
ing distractions from willful dele
gates of certain countries.
"It Is a fact the whole world
knows we'll that in many coun-
tries of the world. particularly
in Britain, America and China,
newspapers, which are powerful
instruments, are being utilized
on a wide scale. for the purpose
of instigating hostilities among
people, provoking international
conflicts on a large scale, as well
as working for new agressions.
It Is impossible to deny such an
indisputable fact, and it is abb
surd, indeed, to try to deceive the
peoples of the world"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-27
House Group Sails Today
To Study European Aid
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Aug. 27.-A 49,
member special House Committee
on foreign aid sails for Europe or
the liner Queen Mary today for a
45-day inquiry in Is countries to
determine what American agencies
are best suited to cope with Europe's
economic problems.
Representative Herter, Repub-
lican, of Massachusetts,. acting
chairman, said the group would
study means Of implementing the
Marshall Plan for Europe's eco
nomic rehabilitation.
Mr.. Herter said it would be diff
ficult to prevent political considera-
tons from influencing the commit
tees ultimate decisions, but he ex-
pressed hope that the members
would keep an open mind in their
Investigations.
After a survey of the Krupp
works and coal mines in Essen, Ger
many, the committee is to arrive in
Frankfurt September 6, where it
will split into five subcommittee
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-27
Two Americans PeriIed as Sikhs
Kill Is Moharnmedons on Train
Raiders on lndio-Pukiston Line Fail to Breok
Into Stote Department Aides Compartment

and the wall surrounding Muir.
Col. Caple said troops at the
junction city of Bhatinda removed
ii bodies from the train and left
aboard five injured, four of whom
died before the train reached
Ferozepore, where a military guard
of 20 troops was put on.
The incident was one of series
marking the warfare of Sikhs within
the Dominion of India against Mos
lens stranded outside Pakistan.
The Americans, who had been on
vacation trips to Kashmir, booked
passage back to New Delhi by plane
Reports of fatal .rioting along the
border of Pakistan and India in the
partitioned Punjab continued. The
Sikhs were incensed because many
of their leading shrines and temples
plus million or more of their fell
lows we're placed. in Moslem
Pakistan.
Refugees throughout the border
(See Skis, Page A-5.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-27
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

LAHORE, Pakistan, Aug. 81
Two American State Department
said today a Sikh mob
4leid u; the train on which they
were riding, killed Is Moham-
medan passengers and twice at
tempted to force a way into the
Americans compartment.
1t. Col. Charles Caple of Little
Rock, Ark, air attache to the United
States Embassy in New Delhi, and
Miss Jane Loranger of Sacramento,
Calf, United States Information
Service employee at New Delhi, said
their train was stopped Sunday at
the village of Muir.
The Americans said the Sikhs
smashed their compartment window
and attempted to break in their
door. They forced the adjoining
compartment and slaughtered three
men and a woman.
Villagers watched from rooftops
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-27
KEENAN, and Bonestee
Fly TO Paris 10 Urge
Restraint in Aid Plan
Conferees Are Reported
Considering Impossible
Program Of U. S. Help

Two State Department experts
left today on a flying mission to
Paris, aimed at speeding Euro
pean economic recovery plan
ming on a realistic basis.
They are. George F. KEENAN,, d.
rector of Secretary of State
Marshalrs policy planning staff,
and Charles Bonesteel, special as
sistant to Undersecretary of State
Lovett.
The State Department said they
would confer in Paris with Ameri-
can representatives who have been
keeping in touch with the work of
the conference of ,16 European ma
tons seeking to work out program
for European economic recovery
with limited American aid in ac-
cordance with the so called
Marshall Plan.
Expected to Urge Restraint.
Reports from Paris that the
European conferees were consider
ing a program that would call for
an impossible amount of American
assistance, ranging up to $4,000
100000, were understood to be
among the factors leading up to
the decision to rush Mr.. KEENAN,
and Mr.. Bonesteel to Paris.
They are in position to supply
guidance on the latest thinking in
Washington as to what the United
States may be able to do to aid
European recovery, and are ex-
pected to caution restraint in de-
velopment of a program calling for
help from this country on a scale
impossible to supply.
The policy planning staff directed
by Mr. KEENAN, is responsible for
the long-range policies back of Gen.
Marshall's original proposal that
European nations should get to-
gether to help themselves re-
cover economically with a minimum
amount of assistance from this
country.
He and Mr.. Bonestesl left from
Washington National Airport today
on a Trans World Airline plane for
Paris. The State Department said
they would consult in Paris with
Will Clayton, Undersecretary of
State for Economic Affairs, and
Jefferson Caffery, American Ambas-
sador to France. and other Amerf-
can officials there ION State De-
partment matters including the
problem of European recovery
Mr.. Clayton has been in Europe
for several months, taking part in
international trade negotiations at
Geneva and comforting in Paris
with officials of European countries
on economic problems.
There is obviously constant need
for contact between our people in
Washington and our people in
Europe at this juncture," State
Department spokesman said.
He added that Mr.. Claytof's plans
have precluded his coming home at
this time land it is particularly for
this reason that it was thought de-
sirable that some of our officers
should go to Europe for consultation
with him in the normal course of
the departments work"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-27

Cooling air from cold front in
New England and Eastern Canada
was expected to keep Washington's
temperature from rising above the
80-degree mark today, after yes
terday's thundershowers drove the
thermometer down IA degrees in
less than half an hour.
The temperature at / pm. today
was 70 degrees.
A temperature of SO degrees at
TAB pm. had dropped to "a by $40
pm. as result of the showers, the
Weather Bureau reported. Earlier,
five persons were reported treated
for exhaustion from the heat,
which sent the mercury to a high
of SO at sos pm.
It will be mostly. cloudy during
the day with possibly some rain
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-27
Mercury May Stop at 80 Today;
Thunderstorm BRINGS Relief

and the low temperature tonight
will be around 10 degrees. the
Weather Bureau predicted. To-
morrow is expected to be a little
warmer.
A 16-foot sailboat capsized in the
Washington Channel opposite the
Army War College during last
nights storm, harbor police re-
ported, subjecting its two occupants
to a ducking. Rescued by the police
after War College residents reported
the incident were Herbert Stern, 80,
of Al Allison street NE, and Bud
K. Greenlun, 81. of 806 North
Carolina avenue Sc.
The heat victims were listed as
Thomas Lindsey, II, colored, OF
1916 Monticello avenue NE, and
7see WEATHER, Page A-4)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-27
:Trumons Stay Up Until 100
To Meet DAUGHTER at Airport

President and Mrs. Truman
stayed up late last night and mot
ored to National Airport to meet
their daughter Margaret on her
return from Hollywood, where she
made her debut as concert
soprano Saturday. Miss Truman
arrived at 1888 am. today.
On her trip from the West Coast,
Miss Truman was the first member
of the White House family to use
the new Presidential airplane, In
dependence, successor to the Sacred
Cow, which has been undergoing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-27
Jap Denies He Caused
Two Virqinions' Deaths
by the Associoted Press

YOKOHAMA, Aug. 27.-Japanese
Capt. Toshi Akutsu pleaded inno-
cent before an 9Th Army commits
sion today to charges of response
bility for the deaths Of Is Ameri-
can war prisoners.
Akutsu, who had charge of labor
detail in the Philippines, denied he
failed or refused to hospitalize
prisoners.
The men who died included Pvt
Frank B. Williams, jr.. Wise, Va,
and Corpl. Henry S. Blair
Chatham. Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-27
U. S. Seeks $594, 500
In Suit Against Pennsy
BY the Associated Press

PITTSBURGH, Aug. 81 The
Government today sued the Penn
sylvania Railroad for 1884, 500 dam
ages on 1,189 charges of violating
the Federal law on feeding livestock
during transportation.
The complaint in Federal Court
charged that in each case the COM
pany had failed to feed, water and
rest the animals within the pre-
scribed % hours. The complaint
charged that, in many instances be-
tween 1945 and 1947. livestock was
confined for as long as As hours
without food or water.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-27
BY the Associated Press

ATHENS, Aug. 27.-Premier-
designate Constantin TsaldariE
emerged this morning from his
third conference in two days
with American Ambassador Lin
coin MacVeagh and announced
that he intended to proceed al
once with the organization of q
new Greek cabinet of his owr
Choosing.
This apparently precluded forma.
ton of broadened coalition gov.
eminent. Mr. Tsaldaris went i'm.
mediately to King Paul to acquaint
him with the latest development
and it was expected that the name!
of the new ministers would be an.
. nounced within short time.
Shortly after Mr.. Tsaldaris lef
the palace without making a fur.
ther statement, Mr.. MacVeagh
whose residence is virtually mex
door. walked over to call on tn,
King.
imposes SOpnOulS.
Greece has been without a cab.
met since Premier Demetrios Maxi
mos resigned last Saturday.
Unofficial sources earlier said Mr.
Tsaldaris was ready to relinquisf
his mandate If that would help solve
the crisis, but not to his chief foe
86-year-old Themistokles Sophoulis
The differences between Mr.. Tsal-
darts and Mr.. Sophoulis are funda-
mentally of tradition. Mr.. Tsaldaris
heads the Populist RoyaHst9 Party
and Mr.. Sophoulis the main branch
of Greek Liberals. The Populist
and Liberal parties have been al
odds more than 80 years.
Furthermore, Gen. Stylianos Co.
natas, head of the national Liberals
announced he would not participate
III a coalition cabinet under Mr.
Tsaldaris.
The premier-designate relied on
support of Gen. Napoleon Zervas,
head of the Nationalist Party, but
party representation in his pro-
jected rightist cabinet evidently will
be narrower than the Maxirnos gov
eminent. He will not be assured OF
a majority when Parliament takes
up vote of confidence Monday.
Zervas to Keep Post.
It Is virtually certain that Gen
zervas, whose party has Is seats in
Parliament, will retain the Ministry
of Public Order, one of the port
folios around which the crisis was
precipitated.
Mr.. Tsaldaris announced his op-
position to proposal that the crown
council, made up of former premiers
be convoked to deal with the situa-
ton. He said that would only pro-
long the crisis.
Sources close to the premier desig-
nate said he intimated to Mr.
MacVeagh during a 45-minute con-
ference last night that he woulo
yield. except to Mr.. Sophoulis, If il
would help to solve the crisis. They
said Mr.. Tsaldaris offered to dc
whatever the American Govern.
ment wishes"
Authoritative sources in London
said British representatives in
Athens had added their efforts to
those Of American diplomats in
seeking to persuade Greek political
leaders to join in forming a
broadly based government. but
the moves apparently ended in
failure. A British Foreign Office
lSee GREECE. Page A-5D
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-27

final tests from a base near Holly
wood. -
Mrs. Truman kissed her daughter
as she came down the landing
ramp, and they went to the White
House car where the President
waited. Miss Truman was accom-
panied to Washington by Mrs
Alvin Goddard of Oak Ridge, Tenn
En- route to the Capital, the In
dependence stopped at Kansas City
to land Mrs. Margaret Stricken
Miss Truman's voice coach, and her
husband, Mai. T. j. Stricken.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-27
Late Bulletin
Mats Score a in First

CHICAGO.-The Mats scored
four runs on the White Sox
in the first inning of their
game here today. Scoring the
runs were Lewis, Mcbride, Yer
non and Priddy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-27
King Paul Backs
TsaIdaris' Foes
On New Cabinet
M ~"-ch Opposed to-
Q" - 4 ~oya.'sty'
Greek Government
Greek Government
BULLETIN

ATHENS {R.-Premier-des-
ignate Constantin Tsaldaris'
support crumbled today and
King Paul told opposition lead
ers he agreed that the forma-
ton of a one-sided royalist
government would be prejudi-
cial to the national interests.
He urged quick action to end
the crisis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-27

tSee U. NJ, Page A-59
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-27

(See BUSES, Page A-4.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-27

(See RAEDY, Page A-4o
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-27

(See FARBEN, Page A-4.)
The Nome nugget., 1947-06-27

filed suit against the mail order house to collect a Territorial li- cense tax at $50 each $20,000 busi- ness over Sl00,000 done by Sears in the Territory.
 Judge Folta denied motion by Rivers which had asked that a verdict be handed down in favor of the Territory. The Judge stated that such "tax would impose a direct and immediate burden on interstate commerce and for that reason is invalid"
 His decision ruled that the or der offices are acting as agents and are not engaged in actual merchandising to the extent of the amount required by law. He said that the company is already sub ject to similar requirements from the State of Washington and that it would be an undue burden to be also taxed by each state or terri tory in which it operated on an or der basis.
 Rivers said that the Territory may appeal Folta's decision to the Circuit Court of Appeals at San Francisco. He said that his office will study the case more thorough ly and that after final judgment has been signed, he will make his decision.
 R. E. Robertson represented Sears Roebuck in the case.
The Nome nugget., 1947-06-27
Act Favorably On Forest Lands Bill

Favorable action has been taken by subcommittee of the House Committee on Agriculture on Del egate Bartlett's bill which would throw open national forest lands in the United States, including Alaska, for occupancy for pur- poses of residence, recreation, public convenience, education, in- dustry, agriculture and commerce.
 Under this measure, favorably reported to the full committee, the secretary of agriculture could is- sue permits for the purposes listed above for periods not exceeding 30 years and for areas not exceed ing 80 acres. AS long as the per- mits were in effect, the lands in- volved would not be subject to To- cation, entry or appropriation un- der the public land laws or min ing laws or to disposition under the mineral leasing laws.
 At the present time the acreage open to acquisition under the homesite regulations is limited to five acres which has prevented construction of desired and needed tourist lodges and other useful en- terprises in the national forests of Alaska.
The Nome nugget., 1947-06-27
Boxer To Show In Benefit Bout

CL E VELAND, tP = Welter- weight champion Ray Robinson, whose eight round technical knockout of Jimmy Doyle here Tuesday night resulted in Boyle's death, said today he wanted to ap- pear in a benefit bout for the Los Angeles boxers parents.
 Robinson discussed the possibil- ities of such a bout with Paul Doyle, Jimmy's manager, and Louis Munalo, longtime friend of the dead fighter.
 The fight would be held in Los Angeles, it was reported, with Robinson donating his purse.
 AS the investigation into Doyle's death proceeded, coroner Samuel R. Gerger said he had absolved Robinson of all blame in the death and that the champion was free to leave town.
The Nome nugget., 1947-06-27
Orders Violation Brings Wreck

SHELBY, Q. (P) - New York Central railroad officials yester- day sought to learn if their St. Louis special was violating eau ton orders when it's twin locomo- lives jumped the track and caused the death of six, possibly seven, persons Wednesday night.
 A railroad official, who declined to be quoted by name. said papers ordering caution" through the area were found on the body of an engineer
 He said caution meant less than 20 miles an hour.
 Witnesses both on and off the train estimated the specials speed at the time of the derailment at 50 miles an hour.
 The derailed locomotives, pull ing the sixcar passenger train from Cleveland to St. Louis, plunged into an embankment at nearby Shiloh.
 The engineers and firemen of both locomotives and two mem bers of railroad work camp were killed.
The Nome nugget., 1947-06-27
NOTICE

Bids for the purchase of the Thornton Bldg, situated at the foot of Steadman Ave. and Front St. will be accepted in the City Clerks office up to 500 PM, Sat urday, July 5th, 1947. Condition of bid:-building and vaults to be removed in thirty days upon ac- ceptance of bid. The City retains the right to refuse any or all bids.
 CITY OF NOME,
 By Carrie M. McLain,
 City Clerk. Pub. June 27, 30, July 2, l947.