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Evening star., 1948-06-02
FBI Finds 900, 900 Loyal;
231 Resigned During Inquiry

cases were not broken down as to
findings in the FBI announcement.
In 13 of the completed cases, the
individuals were found not to be
employed by the Government.
The only forms requiring process
ing now, Mr.. Hoover said, are those
currently received from day to day
The FBI does not evaluate in
formation developed during the
course Of its investigations and has
nothing to do with the conclusions
made as to whether an employe is
to be retained or discharged as a
result of its Investigations" Mr.
Hoover said.
The purpose of the FBI investi-
cations under the Federal employe
loyalty program is to seek informa-
ton or evidence which will enable
the loyalty boards in the various
Government agencies to establish
the falsity or truth Of the allega-
tions made.
Evening star., 1948-06-02
GoIdsboroueh Hears Plea
To Force Negotiations
With Southern Producers
By james Y. Newton

The Nations soft-coal oper-
ators met today to find an
amicable way Of resuming nego-
tiations with John L. Lewis and
his United Mine Workers while
the Government sought a court
order to force Mr.. Lewis to bar
gain with a segment of the coal
industry.
The operators called a meeting
for pm. at the Shoreham Hotel.
Spokesmen for the group said they
were looking for way of resuming
contract talks with the UNIV de-
spite the proceedings in District
Court.
Justice T. Alan Goldsborough
heard major portion of the Gov
ernment's argument for an injunc-
ton to force Mr., Lewis to negotiate
with the Southern Coal Producers
Association and it's president, Joseph
E. Moody. The group represents
about third of the country's total
production Of soft coal.
Lewis Not in Court.
Mr.. Lewis was not in court per-
sonally as his attorneys argued for
dismissal of the petition for an in
junction. Robert N. Denham. gen.
eral counsel for the National Labor
Relations Board asked for the Taft
Hartley Act injunction on the
grounds that Mr.. Lewis had COM
mitted an unfair labor practice by
refusing to negotiate for a contract
with the SPCA.
Mr.. Lewis chief counsel, Welly K
Hopkins, contended anew that the
SPCA sought to enter the national
coal industry negotiations in order
to onstruct agreement on a new Ma
tion-wide industry contract.
The present contract expires June
80 and a conference between the
operators and the UNIV to draft a
new one broke up two weeks age
when Mr.. Lewis refused to recognize
the right of the Southern associa-
ton to negotiate for Southern coal
| interests.
The UNIV position is that neither
the SCPA nor Mr.. Moody signed the
present contract and therefore they
lack authority to negotiate a new
one.
Conditional Acceptance.
Mr.. Hopkins reiterated today
however, that the UNIV would bt
glad to meet with MI. Moody If h,
came in as a direct representative
of the "A operator groups which
compose the SCPA instead Of a.
president of the association.
Justice Goldsborough branded tn,
Evening star., 1948-06-02

The Federal Bureau Of Investi-
CATION has checked almost 2,000, 900
Federal employees and found no in
dication Of disloyalty, but 23l work.
ers resigned while under investiga-
ton, the Justice Department an
nounced today. The program has
been virtually completed. the FBI
said.
]. Edgar Hoover, FBI director, said
1,955,3l4 employe loyal forms mark
ed mo disloyal data" have been
checked and returned to the Civil
Service Commission for transmittal
to the employing agencies.
Mr.. Hoover said that in addition,
4.137 full field Investigations have
been opened under the loyalty pro-
gram and of the 1891 completed
cases, 1,147 have been referred to
the Civil Service Commission. These
Evening star., 1948-06-02
.24-Hour Strike SnarIs
Berlin Transit Lines
By the Associated Press

| BERLIN, June about 10000
Berlin transport workers began a
24-hour strike today for higher
wages and more food.
| Nearly 1000 600 passengers who
normally use streetcars, subways or
buses daily had to stay home. walk
| to work or take the elevated railway,
which was not affected.
The strike was carried out in all
Berlin zones, Russian, American,
British and French.
The American Military Govern
ment's bus lines were among those
struck. Army trucks picked up Ger
man employees. The British Control
Commission closed its schools for
lack Of transportation.
Many German factories sent buses
to elevated railway stations or
designated central places TO pick
up workers.
The elevated system, unhandy for
most workers because one line
circles the city and the other runs
directly through Berlin's center.
seemed no more crowded than usual.
This indicated thousands were stay
ing home. 49,,
| The transport workers are asking
wage increases varying from IL 70
rs per cent, ration-free warm
meal daily and ration cards entitln0
them to more food. j.
Evening star., 1948-06-02
By Joseph Young

The House Appropriations
Committee today gave the Air
Force Department enough funds
to hire an additional IL 500 civ
ilian employees.
The committee, however dealt a
sharp blow to civilian employees re-
cruitment plans of the Army and
Navy Departments. Fund requests
to hire more than 10000 additional
civilians in the two departments
were rejected by the committee in
reporting the Army-Air Force and
Navy appropriation bills.
In fact, the committee proposed
a decrease of about $4,000 in the
number of Army Department civilian
workers The Navy Department S
civilian employees salary budget also
was cut below that of last year,
which might mean a slight decrease
Evening star., 1948-06-02
Truman Appoints Bergson
To Sonnett's Antitrust Post

President Truman today nomi-
mated Herbert A. Bergson, a mem
Der of the Justice Department legal
staff since 1884, to be an Assistant
Attorney General.
Mr.. Bergson will head the Anti
trust Division, succeeding John F.
Sonnet, who resigned recently.
The appointee, 80, is graduate OF
Harvard Law School and native
of Boston.
Since December he has been
serving as executive assistant to the
Attorney General.
Mr.. Bergson is editor Of the Fed
eral Bar Journal. He is married
and has two sons, and the family
lives at 1906 Sixteenth street NV.
Evening star., 1948-06-02

.Biq Cuban Vote Lead
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

HAVANA, June 2-Senator Car
los Prio Socarras held a long lead
today in the Cuban presidential race,
and claimed victory.
Senator Prio, 44-year-old anti
Communist nominee of the Revolu-
tionary Party and the government S
candidate, led by more than 10000
over DR.. Ricardo Nunez Portuondo,
81, antigovernment nominee of the
Democrats and Liberals
With returns from 4,442 of the
1880 precincts counted, the stand
ing was: Senator Prio, 529, ,308; DR..
Nunez, 347,206; Senator Eduardo
Chibas, 40. Peoples Party, 100. .702;
Senator Juan Marinello, Commun-
ist, 84,071.
The voting yesterday was heavy
and there was some violence, but no
deaths were reported.
Evening star., 1948-06-02
Thousands of Mundt Bill Foes
Invade D. C.. for Protest March
Civil Rights Supporters Join T hrong to Plan
Capitol Demonstration and Mass Meeting

The avowed purpose Of most of
the visitors. drawn from the ranks
of Henry A. Wallace-for- president
boosters, labor organizations and
racial relations groups, was con-
tanned in their title-"Committee to
Defeat the Mundt Bill"
= Approved by the House and re-
Gently given a Senate Judiciary
Committee hearing, the bill would
compel Communists and Commu-
nist-front organizations to register
each year.
Representing more than 100 sepa-
rate organizations, the delegates
arrived in three special trains. Those
on the anti-Mundt Bill Committee
streamed into 80 waiting buses and
regrouped their forces at Turner's
Arena. Many were forced to wait
(See MUNDT BILL, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1948-06-02
picture on Page BID

Thousands of cheering and
singing opponents of the Mundt-
Nixon anti-Communist bill and
proponents of civil rights legis-
lation invaded Washington to-
day via special trains for a day
of rallies and lobbying.
Most of them wearing Wallace
buttons, carrying placards decrying
Jim Crowism and signs identifying
their organizations, the demonstra-
tors arrived from New York before
noon, filling the west end of Union
Station with noisy confusion.
Len Goldsmith, in charge Of
transporting the visitors from
Union Station, estimated that 5000
were on hand. Other estimates
ranged down to 5000.
Evening star., 1948-06-02
NBC Offers 10 Give Up Mine Owners Meet
Voice Of America and To Seek Reopening
Lease Stations 10 i. 5. OF Coal Pay Talks
Charles Denny BIomes
SIurs in Programs on
Divided Responsibility
By the kssoeiotsd Press

The National Broadcasting
Co. today offered to step out Of
the Voice of America programs
and lease it's international radio
stations to the Government for
81 a year.
Charles R. Denny, NBC vice pres
ident, made the offer to Senate
investigating group that is trying to
learn why a Government-flnanced
propaganda program contained what
Congress regards as slurs on State
and sectional pride.
He made the offer after explain
ing just what happened to bring
congressional fire on the program.
The protested programs were in
Spanish and beamed to South and
Central America.
Mr.. Denny, youthful former Fed
eral Communications Commission
chairman, blamed the difficulty on
divided responsibility" between the
State Department and NBC.
Centralized Control Urged.
Senator Bricker, Republican, of
Ohio commented that IF we'd had
little common sense, either in the
Government or your company
(NBC), this never would have hap
pened."
Mr.. Denny told Senator Bricker
what is needed is strong centralized
control"
Senator Hatch, Democrat, of New
Mexico asked if this might involve
Government censorship.
We're not afraid of censorship
Mr.. Denny replied. The State De-
partment has got to have a large
measure of control
Still under consideration by the
investigating group is whether to ash
Alberto Gandero, former program
supervisor, to return here to testify
Mr.. Gandero, now in his native Cuba
was in charge of the Latin America
program which NBC put on fol
the State Department.
Mr. Denny said proper Voic'
of America program should be uni
Evening star., 1948-06-02
Arabs Call on Council
To Name Commission
To Supervise Truce
U. S. Delegate Reported
Encouraged After Reply
To Appeal Is Received
By the Associosed Press

LAKE SUCCESS, June O.
Faris ell Khoury, Syrian delegate
and senior Arab diplomat in the
United Nations, insisted today
that the Security Council must
set up a commission to establish
safeguards for the truce which
both Jews and Arabs have ac-
cepted.
This is in line with Arab League S
reply to the Councils proposal OF
a four-week truce in the Holy Land
fighting. Mr.. Ell Khoury declared
the Arab acceptance was uncondi-
tional
Both Jews and Arabs accepted
the U. N. appeal yesterday, but the
Arab reply was not released until
today. The hour of the cease-f1re
was left up to the Council, which
meets at 2:30 pm. today.
Mr.. Ell Khoury suggested that the
American-French-Belgian Consular
Truce Commission, plus Swedish
Count Folke Bernadotte, the U. N
mediator in Palestine, might be
formed into a four man commission
to assume the truce supervision
task.
Austin Is Encouraged.
| An American spokesman said
Warren r. Austin, American chief
delegate, regarded the developments
as encouraging
Mr.. Austin feels that the British
resolution as amended provides a
foundation for working toward a set
tlement OF the issue, the spokes-
man said.
THE immediate objective should
be the actual cessation of hostilities
which would afford the mediator an
opportunity to work out interpreta-
tions of armistice terms"
1t was understood the United
States would support measures in
the Council to give the mediator the
final say on the exact hour Of cease
fire.
Haggling May Block Truce.
1t was believed that haggling over
terms of the truce may block the
actual cease-fire.
One U. N. official predicted there
would be considerable more debate
over terms before the Council
reaches the point of setting an houl
for ending hostilities.
In its acceptance, the state
of Israel emphasized that 1t wa:
making five assumptions about
the U. N. proposal One Of thes.
was that the bitterly contested roae
to Jerusalem should be opened t.
food conveys and civilian traffic.
An Israeli spokesman called tht
Jewish reply unconditional. HI
conceded, however, that his govern
ment would have to study its posi-.
1
Evening star., 1948-06-02
BIost Wrecks Huge Still
At California Refinery
By the kssocioted Press

WILMINGTON. Calf, June q
A terrific blast that rocked the har-
Dor area wrecked huge processing
still at the Union Oil refinery plant
here today.
Flames shot several hundred feet
into the air and considerable fire
fighting equipment, to supplement
the company's own apparatus, was
summoned.
The flames were reported con-
trolled As minutes after the blast,
Evening star., 1948-06-02
1850 New Jobs in Air Force
Voted; Army, Navy Hiring Hit
House Committee Asks $4,000 Reduction
In Civilian Posts for One Department

under present civilian personnel
strength.
1t is not expected that Army and
Navy civilian employees in Washing
ton would be materially affected by
the cuts, however Nearly all per-
sonnel cuts that would have to be
made would be concentrated in the
field
The 1850 additional Air Force
civilian jobs will open up a large
number of positions in Washington,
as we'll as in the field. The Air
Force had asked for $4,000 addi-
tional employees.
The Army Department requested
$1,000 more employees and the Navy
21,00O.
In rejecting these requests, the
committee said there already were
too many civilian employees in the
two departments. The committee
asserted that the Army could afford
to drop about $4,000 of Its present
employees, and that the Navy could
get along with its present personnel.
Evening star., 1948-06-02
Lower Columbia RiveI
Areas Face Serious
Threat From Flood
Water Only 3 Inches
From Tops Of Dixie in
Spots Below Portland
BY the Associated Press

PORTLAND, Oreg., June g.
The Columbia River flood crest
bore down on the Clatskanie
area today in its rush to the Pa
cific Ocean. The river Tapped
less than 3 inches from dixie tops
and was going higher.
Four hundred civilian volunteers
struggled to heighten the nine dikes
in the threatened area two-thirds of
the way down the 100-mile barri-
caded stretch between Portland and
the sea.
Behind the hard pressed earth
works is the town of Clatskanie. Its
population of about 1000 has beer
evacuated. So have residents ir
other districts Of the area.
Five Other Critical Areas.
Army engineers described the sit
uation in the Clatskanie area as
critical" And it put the same
label on five other areas, extending
as far upriver as Portland where
the crest passed yesterday.
But nowhere was the margin be-
tween safety and destruction as mar
row as the cryptic "freeboard, two
tenths of foot reported by the
engineers around Clatskanie.
Upriver, the most vital critical
points were in the Sandy and Multi
nomah drainage districts along Port
lands north and eastern outskirts
There 200 troops and TOO civilian
volunteers fought to bolster flood.
battered dikes and keep Portland:
airport and the big Troutdale alum.
mum plant from inundation.
Other critical areas were Sauvie:
Island slightly downstream from
Portland; Scappoose, % miles down
and Deer Island, near the Oregon
shore about midway between Soap.
poose and Clatskanie.
Combination Threat.
OF these the Scappoose area
seemed in the greatest danger. TIL.
engineers said there was a combina'
ton threat of dixie softness and only
IL foot freeboard. Troop-civiliaI
teams battled soft dikes on tn,
two islands.
The rush OF water seaward meant
the worst was over upriver where
the Il is 20 known dead. An un.
kr number lost their lives il
Van port when dixie broke ant
flooded the town Memorial Day
There are $4,000 homeless and dam
age is in millions of dollars in th'
Pacific Northwest.
The food crest has passed tn
major cities - Portland, Oregon
metropolis, and Vancouver ant
Longview on the Washington sid
of the river which is the border o
the two States. These communities
and many others, are trying nov
to get back to normal.
10000 Homes Swept Away.
It will be a long haul. An esti
mated 10000 homes were swept ava
by the rampaging river. The entir
city of Vanport was destroyed. It
population was about. 1880. Dixie
were washed out. Communication
were disrupted. Transportation wa
crippled. Hundreds of square mile
lay under a murky shroud OF waite
that will remain for days and week.
The fight now is against diseas'
to search for the dead, to bring fam
lilies back together again, to feed an
clothe those who lost everything, t
supply temporary housing.
| Impetus to the tremendous tas
came from President Truman. H
ordered Federal agencies into fu
speed rehabilitation Of the stricke
| IEae mi nOnS PAGE All
Evening star., 1948-06-02
Late News
Bulletin
Rail Talks Held Failure

White House efforts to settle
the railroad labor dispute
shave failed completely" a
union leader said today. David
B. Robertson, representing one
of the three disputing unions,
said Presidential Assistant
John r. Steelman is ending his
long attempt to bring about a
settlement.
Earlier Story on Page A-6)
Evening star., 1948-06-02
33 Die, $50 Hurt in BIost
In Soviet Zone of Reich
By the A,soeio.ed Press

BERLIN, June .2.-Thirty-three
workers were killed and 150 injured
by an explosion yesterday in the
Soviet zone city of Halle. Russian
licensed newspapers reported today.
The blast, which occurred in the
power plant of the Troeglitzfzeitz
gasoline factory, was blamed Oh coal
dust originating from the powtering
Of coke, the papers said.
Evening star., 1948-06-02

WARSAW, Poland, June 2 @.-
A military tribunal last night SEN
fenced to death nine Ukrainian Ma
tionalists for the assassination OF
Gen. Karol Swierczewski, Second
Vice Minister of National Defense
Evening star., 1948-06-02
1O-Bi||ion Military Budget Asked
After Bradley and Denfe|d Warn
Of Menace From Soviet Miqht'
u. S. Task Force
In Europe Ready
For Emergency
BULLETIN

A record peacetime Army
Air Force appropriation bill
was passed by the House today
and sent to the Senate. The
House will debate the Navy
appropriation bill tomorrow.
Evening star., 1948-06-02
|ArI1liistice Must
Unite Holy Land,
Arabs Te||U.N n.
Ceuse-Fire DeodIine
Still to Be Set;
Fighting Goes On
BULLETIN

AMMAN, Trans-Jordan (P.
The Arab Legion said today
Arab artillery had scattered
an Israeli attacking force in
Romena and Givat Shaul and
killed 100 Jews.
Evening star., 1948-06-02

(See VOICE, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1948-06-02

(See COAL, Page AS,
Evening star., 1948-06-02
Poland Dooms 9 Assussins

(See U. NJ, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1948-06-02

(See PALESTINE, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1948-06-02

(See FLOODS, Page A-3D
Evening star., 1948-06-02

(See D. c. FISCAL, Page A
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Kennewirlk Girls
Join Camp Trek

Twenty six Camp Fire girls
from the various communities in
Whitman Area boarded the bus
Sunday afternoon, June q, for
the trip to Camp Kiwanis. Ar
irving there they were greeted
by the Camp Director, Miss Kath-
leen Rueter and her staff COM
posed of Miss Mary Midthun, Miss
Beverly Humphreys, Miss Wilma
Waldron, Miss Susan league, Miss
Margaret Tweedie, Miss Sally
Gibson, Miss Susan Holden, Miss
Mary Shaffer, Mrs. Dorothy Mag
nus, and Miss BERTHE Magnus
greeted the incoming Campers
who are the pioneers of the 1948
Camping season.
Attending from Kennewick are:
Dolores Scherger, Twila O'Hare,
Blanche Larson, Carmen Freiss,
Emily Brown. F..
Miss Brown met these first
week campers at Wa-Hi and &C.
companied them on the bus to
Camp. With a wonderful supper
prepared by the cook Mrs. Mag
nus and the lowering Of the flags
at sun-down the girls began their
1948 camping experience - fol
some their first. Others have
been to Camp Kiwanis before
and there was much greeting OF
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Advice Given
F or Checking
Flooded Wiring

All available manpower and
facilities of the Electrical Inspec-
ton Division of the Department
of Labor and Industries were
ordered by Governor Mon G.
Wallgren today into the task OF
helping home owners, business
men and industries whose proper
ties have been damaged by floods
in recent weeks.
Earl N. Anderson, Director OF
Labor and Industries, announced
Immediately that T. L. Matney,
chief electrical inspector and sew
en- of ten state inspectors will
be assigned to flooded areas this
week to provide technical service
in restoring electrical motors, wir-
ing and appliances to use after
immersion in flood waters.
Matney warned all owners o.
immersed electrical equipment
NOT to attempt use Of the equip
ment until properly cleaned, dried
and tested for electrical leakage.
Most of such equipment can be
restored to use, but silt must be
washed out, bearings checked and
windings Of motors dried compile
tely to avert damage to the equip
ment and danger to life and pro-
perry, he said.
The chief inspector particularly
warned homeowners not to use
any electrical appliance, fixture or
convenience outlet until cleaned
and dried. Metallic and nom
metallic cable, generally, must be
replaced. Knob-and-tube wiring
should be checked, especially
when in contact with moisture
absorbing home-insulating mater
ials. Easements must be dried
thoroughly before electrical APP
piances are put back in service.
Makney, a licensed electrical
engineer, heads a staff with an
aggregate Of 260 years experien-
ce. The inspectors, who have been
ordered to disregard other than
flooded areas for the emergency
period, viii work out Of Depart
ment Of Labor and Industries
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Bureau Men Survey
Small Farm Chances

The possibilities OF part time
farming on small acreages was
the subject Of a survey here
Monday by three men from the
Ephrata office Of the Bureau Of
Reclamation.
Robert O. Rogers, Of the econo-
mics section headed the group
with interest centered on the ex-
|periences here that may be ap-
piled to new projects.
Also In the party were james
M. Berkey, head Of the commlin-
|ity development section, and Alb
del Kader Mohsin Of Cairo. Egypt
who is a college student In the
United States.
Ed Brand, manager Of the
Kennewick Irrigation district,
toured this area with the group,
They left here to visit the pro-
ject at Hermiston, Ore.
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Smith, Dennis Griffin, Patsy
Griffin, Dolores Johnson, Dean
Wright, Pennie Murry, Harry
Smith

Smith, Dennis Griffin, Patsy
Griffin, Dolores Johnson, Dean
Wright, Pennie Murry, Harry
Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Schafer
Of Rchland were entertained
Sunday, June ~, in Apt I'll by
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Schafer,
brother and sister in law Of Ro-
bert, with dinner and bridge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Hoffman,
Apt 1853. spent the weekend in
Osborne, Washington, and brought
their boys, Keith and David,
home. The boys had been in Os-
borne since before the flood.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. S. Riegel will
spend the weekend with Mr..
Riegel,s' mother, Mrs. Rose n.
Riegel, IN Spokane and leave
their son Dan, ar the YMCA
Camp Reed, in Fan Lake Wash
ington for q month.
Friends who have left us are:
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Trojanaw-
sid, Apt 155, who have q house
In Rchland: Mr.. and Mr.. G. b.
C1eavenger, Apt 102; Mr.. and
Mrs. H. c. Riches, Apt 127. NOV
ed to Rchland; Mr.. and Mrs.
Daniel L. Shook, Jr., Apt 135,
moved to Richland; Mr.. and Mrs.
Phillip B. Cooper, Apt 176, NOV
ed to- Richland.
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old friends. Three of the staff
members were at Kiwanis in
1947-Miss Humphreys, Miss Mid
thun, and Miss Gibson. Miss
Humphreys was also there in 1916
and Miss Sally was once a XII
wants Camper. She and Miss
Shaffer are from Waitsburg while
Miss Holden is from Kennewick;
Mrs. Magnus and her daughter
BERTHE, and Miss league are from
Walla Walla.
It is expected that 35 girls will
be in Camp the second week
when ear East Fantasy" is the
theme. There are openings in this
week s.- s-.-s +