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Evening star., 1948-04-17
Meat Official Expects
No Shortage in May
By the Assoeioted Press

CLEVELAND, April 1.-THE out
look for meat, as presented today by
Wesley Hardenbaugh, president of
the American Meat Institute:
Maybe it's too early to tell, but
II there is a shortage of meats in
May, we in the meat business shall
be surprised.
The outlook for the year is that
we shall have supply of meat
equivalent to 146 pounds per capita
This compares with 156 in 1947 and
with 1873 in the prewar period of
1o39-1941. So you can see we are a
little below last year but little
above a more normal average.
The greatest reduction will occur
in supplies of beef, veal and lamb.
Pork will be only slightly smaller
than it was in l947."
Mr.. Hardenbaugh spoke on Out
look for Meat" at the annual con-
vention of the National Restaurant
Association
He said that "in spite of the par
tial strike in the meat packing in
dustry, meat production has held up
remarkably well. During March ii
was only per cent below produc-
ton in the same month last year.
Evening star., 1948-04-17

Five participants in the recent
strike of cafeteria workers
against Government Services,
Inc, were sentenced to six-month
jail terms in Police Court today
after a jury convicted them of
kicking and beating non-strikers.
Judge John P. Mcmahon also
handed out strong lectures to
each defendant.
The strike by Local All Of the
United Cafeteria Workers, C1O,
against GSI, operator of more than
40 cafeterias in Federal buildings,
ended March % after IL weeks.
Il served warning in these strike
cases not long ago." Judge Mcmahon
declared, as the first defendant,
Evening star., 1948-04-17
U. 5. Citizen Among -Four
Ordered 10 Quit Argentina
BY the Assoeiated Press

BUENOS AIRES, April 17.-Four
foreigners, including a United States
citizen. repeatedly have been or
dered deported as, undesirables by
the Argentine government.
The United States citizen, John
Griffith, who is in the import
business, said yesterday he and three
others had been ordered to leave.
The four had been held by police
during investigation of a bank
clerks strike An Argentine court
freed them yesterday, ruling there
was insufficient evidence.
Mr.. Griffith said he was still being
held on the deportation charge.
Such a count can be contested in
court. He is a former cultural at
tache of the American Embassy and
a former University of Southern
California professor.
Evening star., 1948-04-17
High Price Of Asparagus Saves
Womon Fine in Traffic Case

who arrested her, she offered an
explanation.
"I was on my way home from a
store where / had just had to pay
Y cents for one bunch OF aspara- :
gus" she said. Think OF it-72
cents! 1 was so disguised and ag-
grayated that / just didn't know
what l was doing when l passed
that light. guess"
Judge Nelson nodded sympa-
thetically. Il don't blame you for
being overweight at these infia-
tlonary prices, he commented. IN
the light of what you had to pay for
your asparagus, any fine I might
impose would be superfuous. You
are free to 60"
Evening star., 1948-04-17
The high price of asparagus today

The high price of asparagus today
was held a mitigating factor in a
Traffic Court case. with the result
that a 75-year -old housewife was
freed on her personal bond.
Mrs. Cornelia M. Kirby OF the 200
block of Buffalo avenue, Takoma
Park, had been booked at the sixth
precinct for driving her car through
a red light. Facing Judge George
d. Nelson today, the neat, gray
haired defendant freely admitted her
guilt.
But, smiling apologetically at the
Judge and Policeman Lee Mc1nteer
Evening star., 1948-04-17
Italy Is Granted
8Mi||ions More
In ERP Funds
Additional Aid
Also Approved for
France, Netherlands
BY the Associated Press

On the eve of the Italian elec-
tions, the Economic Cooperation
Administration said today that
$20,424,000 more in food, coal
and other commodities will be
shipped to that country, France
and the Netherlands.
Paul G. Hoffman, ECA chief, said
these shipments will be in addition
to $37,877000 in aid authorized for
the three countries earlier this week.
The money for purchases comes
from the new European Recovery
Program.
Mr.. Hoffman listed these allot-
ments to the three countries under
the shipping schedule:
To France: Coal, s5,658 900; wheat
-four, $5,650,000
To Italy: Coal, $6,O0O,000; wheat
flour, S1,130,0O0; soya flour, $4,000;
rolled oats, 1852 900.
To the Netherlands: Wheat,
S1,014,OOO.
The total for France Is $ll ,308 900
d4l0 w 1Ic1J cot4oS,ONo'
Third Demand Made.
The western powers, meanwhile,
have made third demand on Rus
sia for a yes-or-no answer on the
question of returning Trieste to
italy.
Just an hour after the formal
windup of the Italian campaign, in
which the Communists are bidding
for control, the United States, Brit
ain and France in effect called on
Moscow yesterday to quit stalling
over their proposal to turn Trieste
back to Italy.
The western demand served as a
final reminder to millions Of 1tal-
ians voting tomorrow that Russia
blocks the way to the border city's
return.
In another last-minute move, At
torney General Clark reminded
italians in a shortWave broadcast
last night that this country had
found it necessary to bar its doors
to Communists.
And he appealed to the Italian
people to return "a resounding VIC
tory for God and freedom" in to-
morrow's election.
Panyushkin Gets Demand.
The newest demands on Russia
we're contained in note from
Undersecretary of State Lovett to
Soviet Ambassador Alexander s.
Panyushkin.
Mr.. Lovett noted that Moscow had
said in a note last Tuesday that the
procedure suggested for returning
the free territory of Trieste was ''un-
acceptable" In reply, he said that
(See TRIESTE, Page ABB
Evening star., 1948-04-17
Moeidoff Will Leave
Moscow Tomorrow
By the Assoeioted Press

MOSCOW, April 17.-Robert Ma
gidoff, American news correspond
ent denounced as spy in the gov
ernment newspaper Izvestia, plans
to leave Moscow tomorrow with Mrs.
Magidoff, flying to Berlin.
. Mr.. Magidoff denied the charges
but was advised this week by the
Soviet government that his con-
tinued residence here was undesir-
ahle
Evening star., 1948-04-17
Five GSI Pickets Get Jail Terms
For AssouIting Nonstrikers
Judge Mcmahon Lectures Each Defendant,
Denouncing One for Contempt Of Law

Willie j. Thompson, 26, colored, of
the HOO block of Tenth street NV,
came before him.
Il have noted before that every
one has the right to strike and to
picket properly, but that by the same
token any one has perfect right to
go to work unmolested if he wants, :"
the judge said.
But this defendant had no re-
spect for the law-he had only
contempt" the judge said of
Thompson. who was convicted by a
jury of having tripped, kicked and
beaten a nonstriker in front of the
Munitions Building Cafeteria last
January.
Announcing the penalty in that
case. Judge Mcmahon turned to the
tSee PICKETS, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1948-04-17
Italians Go to Polls Tomorrow
With Warning Against Fraud
Interior Minister Threatens to Suspend
Election if Voting Is Compromised

not hesitate to take the most radical
measures, even the suspension Of
the elections"
He repeated his oft-made charge
that Genoa's Communist mayor had
issued 10000 false voting certificates,
three to Soviet employees Of the
Genoa Russian Consulate.
But he said the governments re-
cent show of strength had "re-
moved fear" from the minds Of
Italians. He said measures have
been taken ito assure that the elec-
ton will take place in an atmos-
phere Of freedom"
The speechmaking campaign
ended apparently in peace, last mid
night and a 32-hour prediction
cooling-off period began under
cabinet decree forbidding further
political meetings.
The authoritative Rome news
paper Messagero quoted Christian
Democratic Premier Alcide de Gas
peri as saying in Naples interview
last night he thought his party
would do better this time than in
(See ITALY. Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1948-04-17
Finnish Cabinet to Quit
If Red Pact Isn't Ratified
BY the Assoeioted Press

HELSINKI, Finland, April IL
The Finnish Parliament, heading
for vote April % on the proposed
Russian-Finnish treaty, received a
warning last night from Premier
Mauno Pekkala that his cabinet will
resign unless the pact is approved.
The friendship and military as
sistance agreement was drafted two
weeks ago in Moscow.
Evening star., 1948-04-17
Biggest Food Convoy
Arrives for 100000
Jews in Jerusalem
300 Trucks Roll Into City
Over Highway From Coast;
Hoeono Guards Shipment
BY the Associated Press

JERUSALEM, April 1.-THE
biggest food convoy ever sent
from Tel Aviv and Palestine
coast points reached jerusalem S
hungry Jews today.
Nearly 300 trucks loaded with
-four, meat, vegetables and dairy
products rolled into town for the
otherwise isolated 100000 Holy City
Jews.
Before the food convoy In Jeru-
salem's western outskirts, Arabs
fired number of mortar shells into
the Holy City's southwest sections,
but no damage was reported.
A strong Hagana (Jewish militia)
guard accompanied the convoy over
the road, which lately has been un-
der Arab fire. A small group of pri-
ority passengers came with it, in
cluding a number of Jewish Agency
officials and participants in the re-
cent Zionist General Council meet
ing at Tel Aviv.
Not = Sho. Fired.
The passengers said the trip was
uneventful and not a shot was fired.
The trip appeared to bear out the
Jews claims yesterday that they
had knitted into Saris. strategic
village on the route, and had driven
out the Arabs. 4Saris is between the
hilltop village of Kastel and Latrun.
Both Arabs and Jews continued
to claim victories in fighting at
Mishmar Haemak, a Jewish settle
ment southeast of Haifa on the old
battle-ground of Armageddon.
The Arab field commander of the
Arab Volunteer Army said yester-
day his forces have pushed Hagana
fighters back into Mishmar Haemak
after beating an effort to encircle
his forces.
Decisive Victory Claimed.
Jewish sources said the Jews had
won a decisive victory over the Arab
forces there. led by Fawzi Bey al
Kaukji, commander of the Arab
Volunteer Army.
In other Palestine strife. two Jews
were officially reported killed and
three wounded when Arabs blew up
the former Palestine Electric Corp.
building at Haifa. A Jewish-owned
wooden store adjacent to it was
Quilted.
Police said 13 Arabs were killed
and two hurt when three Jewish
armored cars attacked an Arab truck
near Beersheba in Southern Pales-
tine.
Evening star., 1948-04-17
Tomorrow 10 Be Warmer
After Liqht Frost Tonight

Warmer weather tomorrow fol-
lowing a light frost in nearby areas
tonight was the Weather Bureaus
promise for the week end.
There will be plenty OF sunshine
but topcoat temperatures will pre-
vail today. Brisk northwest winds
are expected to keep the mercury in
the sos. It is likely to drop to about
80 tonight. according to the official
prediction.
Yesterdays temperature ranged
between AZ at $40 am. and 68 at
4:28 pm. and todays continuing
GOODNESS were attributed to cool
air mass moving from the north
west" but were not regarded as un-
usual for mid-April
Evening star., 1948-04-17
Editors Go on Record
Against Censorship,
Urge Voluntary Action
Lawrence Resolution
Adopted at Convention;
Truman Talks Tonight
By Francis P. DouqIos

The American Society of News
paper Editors adopted today as
it's No / resolution a declaration
opposing all forms of censorship.
1t did urge, however, voluntary CO.
operation to protect the Nations
safety.
! This resolution was adopted as the
editors organization went into the
final day of its 26th annual conven-
ton at the Hotel Statler. The con-
vention ends with a banquet tonight
at which President Truman will
speak.
The resolution adopted was sub
stitute for one which had been Of
fered recognizing an exception to
censorship in restrictions on infor-
nation concerning development CT
new military weapons.
Lawrence Offers Substitute.
This resolution had been advanced
by a society committee which had
conferred on security with Secretary
of Defense Forrestal.
The substitute, offered by David
Lawrence, newspaper columniSt and
publisher of the United States News
and World Report, said the society
opposes all forms of censorship"
The resolution went on to say that
to the end that the security of the
United States may not be endanger-
ed, voluntary cooperation between
the press and the Government is
urged covering publication Of infor-
nation on development or use OF
new military weapons.
Erwin D. Canham Of the Chris
tian Science Monitor was elected
president today by the Board of
Directors. Mr.. Canham succeeds
Nathaniel r. Howard of the Cleve-
land News as the head of the Or
ganization.
B. M. McKelway. editor of The
Star, was elected first vice presi-
dent; Dwight Young of the Dayton
Journal Herald, second vice presi-
dent; Alexander F. Jones of the
Washington Post. treasurer, and
Wright Bryan of the Atlanta Jour-
nal, secretary. Mr.. McKelway had
been second vice president and Mr..
Young had been secretary.
Defense Secretary Forrestal was to
make an off-the-record address at
a luncheon with Mr.. McKelway pre-
1See EDITORS. Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1948-04-17
BY the Associated Press

bf me AsSoCidIed fTeSS
CLEVELAND, April 17.-sen-
ator Taft, Republican of Ohio,
came out today for repeal of
what he called "the penalty taxes
on oleomargarine."
In a news conference he said a
vote on the tax will come up in
Congress late next month.
His statement put him in direct
opposition to the stand taken by his
rival in the May 4 Ohio primaries,
Harold E. Stassen.
Senator Taft took up the marga-
rine tax question again in speech
at noon before the National Restau-
rant Association. He said:
Those taxes are designed for the
purpose of discouraging the sale of
margarine and it's use. They are
not revenue producers. Their prin-
cipal purpose was to prevent fraud
in the sale of margarine as butter.
But surely we can devise other
methods to prevent fraud"
Won't Make Predictions.
Senator Taft, in his news confer
ence, refused to make any predic-
tions concerning his fight for the So
Ohio delegates to the Republican
Convention. But he said he had
Cancelled a speech tour in Vermont
to work harder in his home State.
Mr.. Stassen, after rolling up VIC
tories in Wisconsin and Nebraska
primaries, campaigned in Northeast
Ohio Thursday and will return next
week. Senator Taft also will be
campaigning in Ohio part of the
week. Stassen candidates have been
entered in % of the So contests for
delegates.
The Ohio Senator, in his talk with
reporters, listed several points on
which he felt he differed with Mr..
Stassen.
Points Of Disagreement.
Mr.. Stassen has suggested that
American aid to Europe should de-
pend on promises by foreign coun-
tries that aid will be used only to
encourage free enterprise, Senator
Taft said. He disagreed with that
stand.
Senator Taft said he felt it would
be difficult to follow Mr.. Stassen's S
proposal to outlaw the Communist
Party. ,
ITO call a Communist criminal
is obviously unconstitutional" he
said. He favored the idea OF re-
stricting communism in certain
fields, such as Government, but in
sisted that the expression outlaw
communism" was too vague and did
not mean anything.
When asked whether he thought
"a meeting on world peace between
President Truman and Prime Min
lister Stain would do any good, he
laughed and replied that was a ques-
ton for Mr.. Truman to decide.
Evening star., 1948-04-17
93-Degree Heat
| And Quake Hit
Los Angeles
BY the Assoeioted Press

LOS ANGELES, April 17.-Hot
and only slightly rocky, Los Angeles
shook off one-two punch and came
up for more today.
The mercury tipped up to SO, a
new high for April 16 here. Then
came a momentary earthquake at
3:28 pm. Best estimates said it
lasted about seconds, but it broke
windows at Oxnard, 40 miles up the
coast. No serious damage was re-
ported.
More heat today. said the Weather
Bureau. Quakecasters were mum.
Evening star., 1948-04-17
Late News
Bulletins
Lewis Asks Writ Dismissal

John L. Lewis today de-
manded that Attorney General
Clark petition District Court
for discharge of the coal strike
restraining order issued two
weeks ago. The demand was
made on grounds the dispute
over miners pension that
touched off the mine walkout
has been settled. Meanwhile,
seven coal-producing organi-
cations denied they had re-
fused to bargain with Mr..
Lewis over pensions and asked
District Court to find them
blameless of responsibility for
the strike-causing dispute.
Coal Prices to Rise
Coal prices in Washington
will be increased 40 cents to
S1.25 a ton, effective Monday.
Patrick A. Deck, chairman of
the coal division of the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers As
sociation, announced today.
The Accent increase will be
for household fuel, the S1,25
for types used by apartment
houses and Office buildings.
Evening star., 1948-04-17
Chicago Graduates
With System Beat
Roulette Again
By the Associotsd Press

LAS VEGAS, New, April II.
Two young men with a sys-
tenn are playing the legal rou-
lette tables profltably again.
Playing S1.50 on the nine on
each spin of the wheel, the
University of Chicago gradu-
ates, DR.. Roy Walford, San
Diego, and Albert Hibbs, Chill
licothe, Ohio, each %. were re-
ported about $500 ahead so far.
Last November they won
$4,000 at Reno.
Evening star., 1948-04-17
u. S. Planes Reach Greece

ATHENS, April II tP).-Thirty
single-engined fighter planes from
the United States landed here last
night, en- route to Turkey under
the Greek Turkish military aid pro-
grams. Americans piloted the ships.
Evening star., 1948-04-17
Mrs. Roosevelt in Brussels

BRUSSELS, April 1T R).-Mrs.
Eleanor Roosevelt arrived in Brus-
sells by air from Switzerland to-
day. After a two-day visit she is
due to leave for Holland by road
Monday morning.
Evening star., 1948-04-17
Taft Calls for Repeal
OF Penalty Taxes
On 0Ieomargarine
Senator, Back in Ohio,
Lists Other Differences
He Has With Stussen

OLEO TAX FIGHT Threatens Split
on Other Farm Legislation.
Page A-3.
Evening star., 1948-04-17

(See WRECK, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1948-04-17

(See EDITORS, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1948-04-17

(See TRIESTE, Page A-3o
Evening star., 1948-08-26

Miss, will be commanding officer of
the depot group.
BY the Assoeioted Press
At present, three B-29 groups are
temporarily" based at Markham,
Scampton and Lakeheath, England,
with Maj. Gen. Leon johnson in
command. The B-29 units carry
their own maintenance personnel
and are elf-sufflcient except for
major maintenance and extensive
supply functions.
Thus, the major work of the main
tenance group being sent over Sep
tember will be with aircraft being
used to fly food and essentials into
Russian -blockaded Berlin. A total
of 125 planes was being used in this
operation, although the number may
have been increased.
Burtonwood was a large American
maintenance base during the war
Most of the MATS units will be
based there. Some will be located in
other parts Of the United Kingdom
but the Air Force did not specify
where.
The British Air Ministry in Lon
don made the first announcement
of the opening of the base, adding
that it was necessary because of
the greatly increased air activities
OF the United States Air Force in
Europe"
Evening star., 1948-08-26
Sergeant Who Missed BoaI
To Fly Home With Hodge
BY the Associated Press

SEOUL, Korea, Aug. 26.-Sergt
Morris C. Payne missed the boat
but he'll beat it back to the United
States.
! He is chauffeur for 1t. Gen. John
R. Hodge, American occupation
commander in South Korea who is
leaving for Washington tomorrow
for reassignment. Sergt. Payne was
to have sailed for home August Is
but he was asked to stay to drive
for Gen. Macarthur.
Gen. Macarthur dropped in from
Tokyo that day to attend the in
auguration of the Korean republic
For sticking by the general, Gen.
Hodge is sticking by the sergeant
taking him home in his plane, which
is returning to America via Tokyo.
Sergt. Payne thereby will get to
see his wife Betty and his children
a boy and twin daughters-a few
days sooner. They live in the Bronx,
N, Y.
Evening star., 1948-08-26

their jobs In the long lines building
of the American Telephone and Tel
egraph Co.
He said the walkouts may hit
other telephone company buildings
beginning today. WE is the manu-
featuring subsidiary of the Bell tele-
lphone system.
Mr.. Barry, who said yesterday he
and other union officers would try
to persuade the men to return te
work, said the workers had threat
/ ened not to return until the union
obtains its national demand for ar
III to 13 cents hourly wage increase
Evening star., 1948-08-26
Parents Of Girl Reunited
After Split Over Operation
BY the Associoted Press

CHICAGO, Aug. 26.-The parents
Of Pamela Lamphere. the malformed
baby who faces an operation for a
rare bladder condition, were re-
united last night after being sepa-
rated more than. a month.
The couple, Fred, %, and Irene, 81,
separated after an argument over
the operation of their 22-month-
daughter. Mrs. Lamphere had ex-
pressed fear the baby would not
recover. Later, however, she agreed
to the operation, which has been
recommended by group of court
appointed physicians.
Superior Judge Walter r. O'Malley
has ordered that Pamela, who was
born with her bladder outside her
body, be operated on within 60 days.
After the reconciliation last night,
Mrs. Lamphere said, "All we want Is
a chance to get together and work
out our problems for ourselves. We
want to do the best thing for Pam"
Evening star., 1948-08-26
2,5OOGoing toEng|and
Sept. | for Air Force
Maintenance Work

Approximately $500 Air Force
maintenance men, some of them
from the Weather and Communica-
tions Service of the Military Air
Transport Service with headquarters
here, will leave for England Septem-
ber l.
The Air Force is reopening large
wartime repair base at Burtonwood,
lancaster, to handle B-29 Super
Fortresses in England and transport
planes used in the Berlin airlfft.
The maintenance crews will be based
there.
In addition to MATS, the men
will be pulled from the Air Force
59th Air Depot, now stationed at
Griffiss Air Force Base, Rome, N. Y.
1t. Col. Walter w. OFT of Osyka,
Evening star., 1948-08-26
Western Electric WaIkouf
May Spread 10 $500
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Aug. 26.-A union
official says about $500 employees of
the Western Electric Co. may join
in a walkout today.
William D. Barry. president of
Local So of the CIO Communication
Equipment Workers, made the state
ment yesterday after several hun
dred WE equipment installers left
Evening star., 1948-08-26
Hungorions Make FurfuroI

Hungary has an experimental
plant in Fuzfo to produce furfural
Jolly liquid used in making lacquers
and dyes from sunf1ower seed, and
hopes to make it also from corncobs
bran and other waste grain mate
/ rial, Budapest reports.
Evening star., 1948-08-26

The present average hourly rate is
i$1.l5.
Negotiations between the company
and the union were continuing in
Chicago.
Evening star., 1948-08-26
DOG Owners Helped on Food

DOG Feeding Today" issued as
leaflet by the Canine Defense
League in London, tells food-short
dog owners some ways to solve their
problem.
Evening star., 1948-10-25
P. ]. Farrell Rites
Set for Tomorrow

Funeral services will be held at
10 am. tomorrow for Patrick J..
Farrell, 81, former chairman of the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
who died Friday at his home, 1895
Clifton street NV.
Private burial will follow thu
requiem mass at st. Paul's Catholic
Church. Fifteenth and v streets
NV. 1t was erroneously stated in
The Sunday Star that funeral serv.
ices would be held yesterday.
Mr.. Farrell retired from the com.
mission in 1941 after 40 years Of
service. Starting as q confidential
clerk, he became the commissions
first chief examiner, first chairman
of the board of reference and the
first solicitor of its bureau of valu-
alton. In 1918 he bacame chief
counsel and in 1928 was appointed
commission member for q six-year
term by President Coolidge. He was
commission chairman In 1888, and
when his term ended was made
assistant chief counsel. -
Mr.. Farrell was born in Stanstead,
Quebec, Canada. After working for
a railroad in Vermont, studied law
in Newport, VT, and was admitted
to the Vermont bar in 1887. He was
active in Vermont Democratic poll
tics.
Surviving are three daughters, q
son, two grandchildren and two
great grandchildren. Mr.. Farrells
wife, Mrs. Sarah M. Brady Farrell,
died in 1943.