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Evening star., 1948-12-19

the rank of brigadier general when
he was adjutant general of Idaho,
but came here as colonel to I'LL
an existing vacancy.
Discussed at Key West.
The District Guard problems were
discussed by the President and his
military advisers while he was at
Key West last month, the White
House source revealed. The PreSi-,
dent was represented as feeling that
there was no reason why the Chief
Executive should be saddfed with
the details affecting the District
Guard simply because this Is Fed
eral territory.
As result, it was said, President
Truman issued instructions to Sec
retary of Defense Forrestal to have
an executive order prepared dele
eating the Presidents authority
over the guard to the Army De-
partment's Guard Bureau.
The final draft of this order, it
was indicated last night, has been
approved by the President and 1t
now is being processed for publica-
tion which is expected this week
Reports have been current for
months that the White House was
unhappy over conditions in the top
guard command and its full time
staff. Early this year White House
Intervention was sought in the dis
pute between Col. Peyton G. hewitt.
adjutant general, a staff officer. and
Col. Leroy S. Mann. a line officer.
commanding the 260th Antiaircraft
Artillery group, over who was to
assume command of the guard in
the absence of Gen. Cox.
Equipment Stirred Dispute.
Unfavorable publicity developed
when the coast artillery went to its
Virginia Beach camp last summer
improperly equipped for field serv-
ice. This brought top brass investi-
cations flying in to the camp from
the War Department and Second
Army Headquarters. 1t was ne
(See NATIONAL GUARD, Pg. A-4)
Evening star., 1948-12-19
Raid on Jogjokorto and Landing
In North Central Java Reported
Netherlands Planes Said to Have Attacked
City and AirfieId for More Than Hours

ton of the truce and of human
rights.
"a dispatch from Singapore
quoted the Indonesian Radio
announcement ss saying the
Dutch air force had bombed
Neguve airfield at Jogjakarta.
This dispatch did not mention
that, the capital itself had been
bombed.
Ut said the Republican radio
claimed a Netherlands landing
had been made at Keboemen,
60 miles west of Jogjakarta. The
Singapore dispatch said the
radio announcement of a Dutch
invasion came from the Republic
can army commander in chief.
A spokesman for the United Ma
tions Indonesian Good Offices Com
mittee said the group had lost
contact with its personnel in Kaliu.
rang It was reported that Neither.
lands authorities had given assur.
ances that every measure would be
Caken to protect U. N. personnel.
There was no official announce
ment of Dutch troop movements
from Netherlands authorities.
1t was believed here that Dutch
sweep through Republican
territory would be rapid. The In
(See JAVA Page A-4D
Evening star., 1948-12-19
NewD.C. Sales Tax Bill
May Call for $4,000
Income Tax Exemption
Proposal, Similar to
Defeated Measure, Will
Cut Figure by $1,000
By Jerry O'Leor, Jr.

District officials are consider
ing a change in proposed income
and sales tax legislation that
would cut the basic income tax
exemption from $4,000 to $4,000
for Washington taxpayers, it was
revealed last night.
The discussions are in a pre-
liminary stage between Tax Assessor
Edward A. Dent and Corporation
Counsel Vernon E. West, whose as
sistants will draw up the new tax
bill next month for presentation to
Congress.
the bill otherwise will be prac.
tically a duplicate of the combina.
Ntion 2 per cent sales tax and high
exemption income tax measure
which failed Of passage in the SEN
ate during the last days Of the
Eightieth Congress.
AS this move was disclosed, Sen
ator Taft, Republican, or Ohio, an
nounced he favors legislation to give
District employees a $3.50 annual pay
raise, the same raise voted Federal
employees last summer. The District
workers failed to get raise when
the sales taX-income tax plan was
stymied by a Senate filibuster.
Mr.. Dent said he suggested the
$1,000 income tax exemption to Mr.
West recently because he had always
felt that an $4,000 exemption was too
high.
II fell that anybody in the Dis
trict who is making $1,000 a year
ought to pay some kind OF tax"
Mr.. Dent declared.
Present exemptions-under tax
alton plan which does not include
a sales tax-are $1,000 each for
husband and wife plus $500 for each
dependent.
Everyone Would Pay Share.
If the Dent proposal is approved
by the Commissioners and enacted
into law within the structure of
the proposed per cent sales tax,
all tax eligible persons in Wash
ington would pay no income tax on
the first 5000 of their taxable in
come.
At the same time, both Washing
ton taxpayers and transient resi-
dents would pay a share in the cost
of running the city through the 2
per cent sales tax. The sales tax
would apply a one cent levy to pur-
chases of from IA to, so cents and
2 cents on each 81 purchase on a
number of items.
The sales tax would apply to such
things as restaurant checks, drinks,
cigarettes. liquor, clothing, furniture
and other dry goods, tools and
amusement tickets. Food pur-
chased for home consumption and
medicine would be exempt
Use Tax Also Provided.
An accompanying measure pro-
vides q 2 per cent use tax-similar
to the use tax in effect now in
Maryland-that would apply levy
to all taxable items purchased here
for use elsewhere.
When he proposed the lesser ex-
Evening star., 1948-12-19
Percy Crosby in Hospital
With SIashed Wrists
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 18.-Percy l.
Crosby. 81, creator of the comic
strip character, "Skippy," has been
admitted to Bellevue Hospitals Psy-
chiatric ward, authorities there said
today.
Mr.. Crosby, who began his career
as author of World War l battle
cartoons, and then created the hu-
morous character "Skippy." was ad-
mitted yesterday, the hospital said
from Doctors Hospital, with lacera-
tions of both wrists and chest in
juries. His condition tonight was
said to be fair.
Mr.. Crosby also has written sew
eral novels and PAMPHLETS.
Evening star., 1948-12-19
Chiang's Army
Falling Back in
General Retreat
Reds Flank Penepu;
Defense Lines Only
30MiIes From Marking
BY the Associated Press

NANKING, Dec. ia general
nationalist retreat was reported
in progress today from the
broken Hwai river line to posi-
tions little more than 80 miles
north of this Chinese capital.
pengpu, anchor of the line, 10S
miles northwest of Nanking, had
been outfianked on both sides by
Communists who crossed the river.
Gen. Liu TIE, government COM
mander in that front, already had
drawn his Headquarters back from
Pengpu to Chusien, 30 miles north
of the Yangtze which now is Nam
kings last natural defense barrier.
Gunflre broke out again beyond
Peiping's walls after a period of
quiet. The big North China city re-
mained in peril.
Train Movements Slacken.
Seymour Topping, Associated
Press correspondent in Pengpu, re-
ported tonight that train move
ments south of Pengpu already had
become scanty after heavy traffic
for 48 hours.
He said this indicated that the
fallback from the Hwai already had
ceen virtually completed. In addi-
ton, he noted the sudden absence
OF southbound wounded indicated
that the Nationalists had lost con-
tact with the Communists.
Latest word from the few sources
remaining in Pengpu was that Com
munist columns had crossed to the
south side of the Hwai In strength
west of Pengpu.
CIhere were no figures, but the
Communist designation of col
urln usually means about $4,000
lnen, SO its plural usage would
indicate 10000 or more had made
the crossing)
Two Columns Crossed Earlier,
Two Communist columns previ-
oulsy had crossed the Hwai about
40 miles east of Pengpu.
Mr.. Topping reported that Pengpu
might remain nominally in govern
ment hands for some time, but the
old Communist by-passing tactics
evidently had worked again. Sug-
gestive of the government attitude,
Mr. Topping reported a company of
light tanks on f1atcars from the
north rolled right on through Peng-
pu. hurrying south without stop
ping.
Fully a third of P1ngpu's 300 900
had fed with the re-
treating army.
The railway south of Pengpu was
cut by Communist saboteurs at four
places during the night, but was
repaired again This has become
almost nightly occurrence.
Mr.. Topping predicted the break
would become permanent VIII never
the Communists chose to move
against the route.
Press Ignores Retreat.
Traffic northward from Pukow,
Markings railway station on the
north bank of the Hangtze, was
reported moving regularly orly as
far as Chuhsien, the new head
quarters.
Dispatches from Peiping said gun
fire broke out heavily tonight less
than miles from the southwestern
corner of the walls after "a hours
Of foreboding calm.
Associated Press Correspondent
Spencer Moosa said the Peiping
ascribed the previous quiet
to Communist losses in Fridays
fighting but admitted the Reds were
again attacking. He added that
their estimate Of 5000 Communist
casualties Friday was doubtless an
generous estimate"
1T is quite clear" Mr.. Moosa re-
ported, that Lin Piao, the top Red
commander from Manchuria whose
forces are being employed against
has not yet thrown any
strength against the
city. When he does. things might
be different"
Evening star., 1948-12-19
Top 6. 0. P. Senators
Agree on Slate for
Party Leadership
/ Taft Reported Intent
On Keeping Choirmonship
Of Policy Committee
TAFT TO SEEK End Of Filibusters,
Will Oppose Labor Law Repeal.
Page AS
By Gould Lincoln


Republican leadership Of the
Senate in the new Congress is
likely to shape up this way:
Senator Vandenberg of Michigan
as chairman of the Republican Con-
ference.
Senator Taft of Ohio as chairman
of the Senate Republican Policy
Committee.
Senator Millikel of Colorado as
Republican floor leader.
Senator Wherry of Nebraska as
Republican whip and assistant floor
leader.
That is the slate which is being
discussed, it was learned yesterday,
after conferences in which Senator
Taft, just back from a visit to
Europe, Senator Vandenberg, SEN
ator Wherry and Senator Brewster
of Maine participated
One of the changes this slate will
effect in the Republican organiza-
ton of the Senate will return Sem
ator Vandenberg to the chairman
ship of the Republican Conference,
a post he relinquished when he be-
came president pro-tempore of the
Senate and chairman of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee The
only other change will find Senator
Milliken floor leader in place of
|r rrrT1pT T~ANIC 49,
Evening star., 1948-12-19
BY the Associoted Press


Representative Kersten. Re-
publican, of Wisconsin, said last
night that an "espionage" ring
in Nome, Alaska, has been feed
ing information on military in
stallations there to Russia.
Mr. Kersten, chairman of a House
Labor subcommittee which has been
investigating subversive activities in
labor, told a reporter that he un-
covered the information on Alaskan
spy activities while on a two week
.our in October.
In Nome, he said, he found that
Soviet officials right across from
Alaska seemed to have up-to-date
information on what was going on.
They knew the number of men
there, and the names of men,
Extent of Activity Unknown.
Mr.. Kersten said We have an
airfeld and a polar training school
at Nome.
How extensive the espionage is
beyond Nome, l don't know" MIR.
Kersten said. Il don't know how
vel, the system is developed What
the source is, I'm not sure. But
there's some form of espionage lin
Nome), very likely Communist
Mr.. Kersten said he also found
Communist "infiltration" in fish,
cries union in Anchorage, one of our
main Alaskan military installations.
He said he found rather i'm
portant" Communist Party member
assisted in setting up a union coun-
Gil there.
No Reds in Fishing Union.
He said he couldn't imagine" this
Communist going to Anchorage 'un-
less there was some good party rea-
son. It's entirely possible there
might be espionage there, too"
He added that he found no Com
munists among local fishery union
officials.
Evening star., 1948-12-19
|Kersten Says Spy Ring
In Alaska is Feedinq
Military Data 10 Soviet
Russians OfficioIs Have
Up-to-Dute Facts on
Personnel, He Declares

FOERESTAL SAYS Nations I'm
ternal Security Should Be Under
Civilian Control. Page Al
LAST GROUP of Stolen Documents
Made Public by Spy Frobers.
Page AS
REDS AMONG JANITORS Might
Rife Files, Mundt Says. Page AT
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Radio Programs, Poee C-8
Complete Index Pose AZ
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(See BUS CRASH, Page A-3D
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(See TAXES, Page ABB
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(See JAVA, Page A-4J
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-12-16
Mochinis+s Open
Re-Enfry Talks

Washington (LPA)-Conferences
looking toward re-entry of the
nt'l Association of Machinists-
largest union unaffiliated with
either AFL or CIO-into the AFL
are being held here this week.
No quick agreement is anticipat-
ed from the discussions, which are
expected to involve AFL Executive
Council members and the top of
ficers of lam.
The Machinists were suspended
from the AFL in 1915, after the
union stopped per capita payments
of about 100000 a year to the
AFL. Several long-standing juris-
dictional disputes with other AFL
internationals led to the break
when the lam was unable to OBJ
tain a satisfactory settlement from
the AFL Executive Council.
The decision to withhold per
capita payments was later confirm
ed in a membership referendum,
by a four-to-one vote.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-12-16
Tobey Wonders If Tax Bureau Is
Too Polite To MuIfi-MiIIionuires

Boston (LPA)-Sen. Charles w.
Tobey (R., N.H.) last week asked
the Commissioner of Internal Rev
enue whether his department act
ed in cases of multi-million-dollar
trusts as it would act in the cases
of 'humble people who are not i'm
portant people or people of large
MEANS"
The gentlemanly New England
Senator told Commissioner George
j. Schoeneman that he wondered
why there was such a delay in col
.lecting back taxes from three char
table trusts connected with Tex
tron, Inc, a textile firm under in
vestigation by Tobey's subcommit-
tee.
Hearings on the devious financial
practices of Textron's president,
Royal Little, were begun last Sept
ember when Textile Workers I'm
ion of America protested the clos
ing of a sheet mill in Nashua, N.
H. AS result of the publicity, the
mill was not closed, but TWUA
President Emil Rieve demanded to
know how Little got away with
some of the tricks he had pulled.
1t turned out that the textile op-
orator was using Charitable" trust
funds to avoid taxes and using
money from the funds to buy and
sell factories at profit. When tax
commissioner Schoeneman was ask
ed to testify he didn't show up.
When subpoened last week he re-
fused to divulge information on
Textron, claiming that he is pro-
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-12-16
Green Optimistic
About Next Year

New York (LPA)-AFL Presi
dent William Green said last weel
that he looks to the new Congress
to make decided progress" il
putting liberal labor and social sec
urity legislation on our statute
books.
1t has a clear mandate to repea
the Taft Hartley law, Green re.
minded several thousands of peo-
pie in New York's Needle Trades
High School who gathered to pay
tribute to him on the occasion OF
his receiving an award for "his
many years of courageous leader
ship in humanitarian causes"
Donor of the award was the
Workmen's Circle, fraternal
order of progressive trade union
lists.
"Mr. Truman's victory La I
month was a victory for all of us, y
the veteran AFL chieftain said
reports reaching us from labor
organizations thruout the world
show that workers everywhere
share our feeling that the election
was a victory for liberalism, pro-
gress and freedom"
Among the other sneakers was
Assistant Labor Secretary Ralph
Wright. Speaking of President
Green, Wright said:
"His lifelong campaign against
intolerance is one Of the many con-
tributions which have won him re-
cognition and the plaudits of all
good Americans. He has always
defended the rights and dignity of
all men, regardless of their race,
color, creed, or national origin"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-12-16
Plans All Set For
Party AT Buffalo
Saturday, Dec. 18

Buffalo, N. Y.-Local No. 7G
held its regular meeting on Friday
December 3rd, with an above aver
age attendance. They were reward
ed with a big smile from President
Carl Heintz because he thinks this
is much nicer than talking to vac
ant chairs.
After the initiation of Leo Ma
kowski of the general department,
the local went into discussion of
Iconditions on the glost kiln caused
by the stepping up of the kiln. The
chief complaint was having to draw
and load hot cars. Some seemed to
think there was no remedy for this
condition but the majority opinion
seemed to be to give the firm, who
is aware of the conditions, time to
work it out and that eventually
things would be satisfactory.
The details of the Christmas
party to be held December 18th,
were gone over thoroughly and it
was decided that those who cared
to could bring their friends and
that those who did so would be
responsible for their behavior, and
would sign their own and their
friends names to the admission
ticket.
1t was reported that all over
time had been stopped in the shop
but that 40 hours had been assured.
After hearing several reports about
other plants being on short time,
we are thankful for this assurance.
Officers for the coming six
months were nominated. Further
nominations and election Of offic-
ers will be held at our next meet
ing on December 18th. We hope
the members will turn out in full
force for this meeting as there is
something very special coming up.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-12-16

ing the related problems of infla-
tion and profits, Cruikshank said
start off with a proposal that Pre-
sident Truman convene early in
1949 conference of business, la
Dor and farmers "to examine facts
and propose joint voluntary pro
gram in cooperation with the gov
ernment to stop initiation" He
urged a "sound" federal monetary
policy, and said that in any new
tax Legislation the present heavy
tax burden on low-income families
should be remembered.
'Tn view of the drastic price
rises and the policy of many COM
panies to charge all the traffic will
BEAR" the AFL spokesman said,
"labor cannot refrain from asking
maximum wage increases unless
we have assurance from employers
that they will meet our salaries by
following policies which will avoid
price increases and permit prices
to decline where they are unduly
high"
Ruttenberg said that the. CIO
will call for an excess profits tax
and undistributed profits tax, ain
order that the present high levels
of speculative profits can be taxed
away"
Asked by Sen. Flanders about
the AFL proposal for a labor bus
iness-farm-government conference,
the CIO spokesman indicated that
his organization didn't think that
measures would be suf-
fcient. For a discussion of "long-
term objectives," Rutt EN- b + g
thought conference might prove
useful. He recalled that the ses7
sion of these groups seven years
ago, called at the suggestion of
President Philip Murray, begged
down when the conference rejected
Murray's proposal to discu s
wages.
United Auto Workers President
Walter Reuther will appear before
the committee Dec. II, and is ex-
pected to take up in more detail
the profits claims of General
Motors and other big-business out
fits which will be heard earlier in
the week.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-12-16
Rourke RefuinS
Presidency Of
Local Union 70

Minerva, Ohio-Local Union No
70 at their regular meeting on
Dec. 8 elected officers for the first
six months of the new year. A fine
turnout was on hand which result
ed in spirited contests for all posts
Following are the results:
John Rourke, president; James
Miller, vice president; F. |. Reed
financial secretary-treasurer; Abe
Edwards, recording secretary; Fern
Mandley, Inspector; Glen Haines.
guard; Sylvanus DeBee, statistic
ian; Harley Weisenbarger, defense
collector; James Rutledge and
Sylvanus DeBee, trustees.
To members of the Executive
Board and the trade in general, the
members of Local Union 10 wish to
take this medium of expressing to
all, A Very Merry Christmas and
Happy New Year.-O.C. 70
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-12-16
lam AIerted For
State Laws Fight

Washington UPA) - The Int'l
Association of Notwithstanding
ated alerted its lodges last week
for an all-out fight for improved
state labor legislation.
Most state legislatures-44 of
them-will meet this year, and all
but two of these convene in Janu-
ary.
Noting that most state lam or
ganizations have already prepared
their legislative programs, A. j.
Hayes, secretary of the Machinists'
Nonpartisan Political League, ad-
vised the rest to get on the ball.
The actions of the state law
makers "can be just as beneficial
or just as harmful to the working
people as the activities of the US
Congress-" he said.
Three issues were singled out
by Hayes for special attention: l.
repeal of little Taft-Hartley laws
in II states; 2-increased unem-
ployment insurance benefits; s.
higher minimum wages under state
laws to conform with the 81 an
hour minimum which organized la
Dor will ask of the 81st Congress.
Recently, the lam leader said,
three EMBELLISHMENTS, Maine
and New Mexico-have rejected
anti-labor proposals, but two
North Dakota and Arizona-have
fallen for them.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-12-16

hibited by law from giving out in
formation on tax returns.
Last weeks hearings also turn
ed up the fact that Textron is now
building mills in Puerto Rico where
labor is cheaper, and that these
mills will be free of taxes for II
years.
Tobey wound up the hearings by
declaring that he will go after the
''loopholes" in present tax laws SO
that this kind of finagling at the
public's expense will be stopped.
A New Hampshire newspaper
has been limiting editorially that
Little may close down all his New
Hampshire operations, throwing
thousands of people out of work,
in revenge for the unions insist
ence that the hearings be held.
While the investigation has reveal
ed much in the public interest, it
has more than embarrassed Little.
Speaking to the Massachusetts
Convention here last week, TWUA
leader Rieve demanded measures
to curb irresponsible manage
ment" in New England. He pointed
out that the high cost of clothing
manufactured there is largely due
to the high cost and short supply
of electric power in the region.
The shortage exists because indus
trialists and some public officials
have opposed public power por-
jects in the area. Rieve suggested
that instead of complaining about
the unfair" competition of IVA
power, they set up their own IVA.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-12-16
Cambridge Plant
Will Switch Over
To New Product

Cambridge, Ohio - The biggest
news from these parts is that Uni.
versal Potteries, Inc. will soor
have a third plant making dinner.
ware when Plant No. 2 will be con.
verted from stoneware to general.
ware after the first of the year
Production here has slowed tc
about half in the past few weeks
but should pick up next month ac-
cording to reports. Few employees
have been layed off although most
all of US are on short time.
Marie Adams, Vice Chairman, is
acting Chairman in the absence OF
James Coffey, who is working in
East Liverpool district temporar-
ily.- At our last meeting, it was de-
cided to elect local officers at our
next meeting December %. Mrs
Fred Green and Albert Van Camp,
our social committee, have agreed
to cook up some kind of entertain
ment before Christmas. These af-
fairs have been we'll worth while
in the past so let's all attend and
have a good time.
A few brothers from Cambridge
recently attended a meeting of the
"leftwingers" of our organization
in East Liverpool. They made a re-
port of their observations at our
last meeting. Some may wonder
what good may come from such do
ings but | for one am content to
wait and see, for in any organiza-
tion in which dissension appears,
things often work out for the best.
If affairs need putting to right and
a housekeeping is in order, let's do
it, but do it right.-O.C. 122