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Evening star., 1948-04-24
Toynbee Here, Urges
Better Living Standard

Missionary work that would raise
the living standards Of countries on
the borderline Of communism was
recommended by the English his
torian, Arnold j. Toynbee, as "the
more intelligent way" OF bringing
about world unity.
The disastrous alternative" OF
war would lose for us "all the things
we hold most admirable in life,"
according to the author of the, best
selling "A Study Of History" and
the newly published Civilization on
Trial" He spoke at a luncheon
given in his honor yesterday in the
Hotel Statler by his publishers. Ok
ford University Press.
II think if we can bide our time
and find patience and wisdom that
the two parts of the world will
come together" he said.
The recent anti-Communist VIC
tory in Italy has opened the way
for America to guide" Italians in
so improving internal conditions
that neighboring countries would
be impressed with the desirability
of the democratic way Of life, he
declared.
Although the blueprint for every
country is not the same, MIR. Toyn-
bee envisioned for many nations a
form of government that would
have free enterprise with touch
Of socialism.
Mr.. Toynbee has been in Amer
lea with his wife since last Feb
ruary, residing at the Institute for
Advanced Study at Princeton, N. J.
Mr.. Henry z. Walck, vice pres1-
dent of oxford University Press,
presided at the luncheon.
Evening star., 1948-04-24
Tornado Kills -Four,
Injures II in Iowa
By the Associoted Press

IONA, Iowa, April PA tor
nado that sounded like a train
struck this little Northeast Iowa
community yesterday, killing -four
persons and injuring II others.
The twister, which f1attened
about one-fourth of Ionia 600
population). caused damage esti-
mated by Mayor c. De Wild at be-
tween $150,o00 and 100000. Two
churches, a store and several homes
were leveled
From here the tornado leaped 20
miles to Elma. then another IS miles
to Cresco, destroying buildings on
several farms There were no re-
ports of casualties.
The dead were Mrs. Simon Huff
man, about 10; her grandson, Billy
Huffman, jr., 10; Mrs. Leo Brooks,
about Is. and her daughter Carol,
8 months old.
Mrs. Huffman's 62-year- -old hus-
band was reported killed, but later
he was located injured in a hos
pital in nearby New Hampton.
Five persons, including two boys
9 and II, remained in hospitals in
New Hampton and Charles City.
Evening star., 1948-04-24
; u. 5. Warships TO Visit
Copenhaqen Next Month

Three American warships will
visit Copenhagen, at the mouth OF
the Baltic Sea, next month.
The Navy said yesterday that Ad-
r1iral Richard L. Conolly, COM
mander of naval forces in the East
ern Atlantic and Mediterranean,
has advised that he is. sending; a
light cruiser and two destroyers on
good will visit to the Danish cap
ital from May 4 to May 10.
The cruiser Fresno and destroy
ers Johnston and w. r. Rush will
make the trip. Copenhagen is at the
entrance to the Baltic, whose East
ern and Southern shores are Rus
SIAN dominated areas.
Another unit of the fleet-the
carrier Valley Forge with the de-
stroyers William c. Lave and Lloyd
Thomas-will visit Bergen, Norway
between April 20 and May 8. The
ships are travelling westward on a
round-the world cruise.
Evening star., 1948-04-24
Bridges Held Solution
For Barney Circle

Gordon Gravelle, traffic engin'
eer for Capital Transit Co., last
night told members of the Ana.
costa Citizens Association that a
permanent solution to the conges-
ton at Barney Circle lies in i'm
proving the bridging facilities over
the Anacostia River rather than re-
constructing the circle.
Mr.. Gravelle said he believes COM
pletion of the South Capitol Street
Bridge, now under construction, and
improvement of the Eleventh Street
Bridge would eliminate the traffic
jam at the circle.
E. A. Giddings, vice president OF
Capital Transit, told the group hi
company will ask the Public Utilities
Commission for raise in fares, a:
soon as it decides upon "a fair ano
reasonable increase"
The citizens Endorsed a resolution
passed by the Randle Highland!
Citizens Association. asking thai
the Navy be allowed to keep thai
section of Anacostia Park now uset
for barracks, rather than turn Il
back to the use of District residents
The meeting conducteds by VII.
liam Benhoh, jr., president, was
held in the Anacostia High School
Sixteenth and r streets Sc.
Evening star., 1948-04-24
Publisher Case Against I1U
To Be Resumed Wednesday
BY the Asseeiofed Press

Hearings in the aft-Hartley Act
case brought against the Interna-
tional Typographical Union by the
American Newspaper Publishers As
sociation will be resumed here next
Wednesday.
Arthur Left. trial examiner for
the National Labor Relations Board
is presiding.
ITU President Woodruff Ran
dolph will be the first witness.
Beginning in December, % hear
ings have been held in Indianapolis
Washington. Chicago, Detroit, Buff
falo and Albany.
The Office of NLRB General
Counsel Robert N. Denham is prose
cutting the union on several charges
One of them: Trying to cause news.
paper publishers to discriminate
against non-union printers.
Another trial examiner, William
Ringer, found the ITU guilty OF
this charge in a Baltimore case
Thursday, and recommended Ger.
tain NLRB orders against both the
ITU and its Baltimore local II.
Evening star., 1948-04-24
Machine Depicts
| What Happens to
Family Dollar

The economic laws underlying the
American system of free enterprise
are depicted by five highly compli-
Gated instruments which were set uI
yesterday in the United States
Chamber of Commerce.
Built for James D. Mooney, chair
man and president of Willys-Over-
land Motors, Inc, the exhibit was
mounted in anticipation of the an
nual meeting of the chamber be-
ginning Monday.
The instruments use colored
liquids funneled into vats labeled al
costs or expenses to show what hap
pens under a given financial situa-
ton. For instance, one OF the
machines takes the family income
a vat full of green liquid-ano
tunnels it into seven subsidiary watts
marked taxes, food, clothing, shelter
automobile expenses, welfare ano
niceties of life,
Evening star., 1948-04-24

house, which has a log cabin guest
house near a formal garden. 1t i
the property of Mr.. and Mrs. II
Hobart MacCubbin.
Other estates included are Ishpln'
ing, first house built in Chevy
Chase, owned by Mrs. William 5
Corby, and Mr.. and Mrs. Don Cal.
ferie Classics estate at 101 East
Kirke street, Chevy Chase. The lat
ter's large handicapped garden lea
lures azaleas and roses.
Others Are Listed.
Also Hayes Manor, built about
1852, the property of Mr.. and Mrs
G.. Thomas Dunlop; Wood End
Capt. and Mrs. Chester Wells Geor-
gian home on the old Clean Drink
ing Manor estate; Mr.. and Mrs. P
IL. Banfeld's Tumblestone Farm
house, which has gardens at three
levels, and Llewellyn Fields, tho
late Georgian home owned by Mrs
E. Brooke Lee.
Other estates included are Roll
ing Ridge Farm, property OF Mr
and Mrs. John H. Small III, WHOSE
house was built in 1889 and has the
original mantels, floors, locks anc
keys, and Mrs. Clara May Downey's
Little Olney, furnished with many
antiques.
Evening star., 1948-04-24
Novel so School Tax on Rents
Gives Officials Tough Problem

paid under such leases during a
12-month period.
C. Howard McPeak, Pittsburgh
area rent director, referred the mat
ter to New York where 1t In turn
was referred to Washington.
In Grafton, citizens are awaiting
May II, the date the school board
is scheduled to vote the tax into
effect. Mr.. Hoge said the reaction
was favorable as far as he knew.
He added. that he had spoken to
only a few citizens about 1t.
The State Legislature last year
passed a home rule taxation act
under which any school district,
borough or city-except Philadel-
phia-may tax virtually anything
the commonwealth hasn't.
Evening star., 1948-04-24
|Reuther Case Suspect
lis Withholding Facts,
Police Chief Believes
BY the kssocioted Press

DETROIT, April 24.-Police In
spector Joseph Krug said today HI
believed Nelson Davis, self-stylet
Communist, isn't telling all h.
knows" about the Walter Reuthel
shooting.
Davis, 52-year-old Negro, ha!
denied a report that he knows whit
fired a shotgun blast that seriousl,
wounded the CIO United Autt
Workers president Tuesday night.
He was arrested Thursday afte,
officers said they received the re-
port from a mystery witness.
No charge has been placed agains
Davis, and Prosecutor James N. Nc
Nally has been ordered to give "spe
cific" reason why he should be de-
tanned longer at a habeas corpu
hearing today.
Writ Refused Yesterday.
Circuit Judge Arthur Webster re-
fused yesterday to grant the wri
freeing Davis, whose attorne.
claimed he was "manifestly limo
cent"
While police tracked down slim
clues in their manhunt for Mr.
Reuther's assailant, the red-hairet
labor leader was heartened by new
that he may yet have the use O.
his right arril-nearly torn of il
the attack.
DR.. Barnes Woodhall, Duke Uni
versity neurosurgery professor ant
an expert on gunshot wounds
checked Mr.. Reuther's progress yes
terday and expressed belief that
nerve injury could be corrected.
The UAW chiefs physicians hac
been sure they could save the arm
but had feared the nerve damage
might be permanent, leaving Mr.
Reuther crippled.
Calls Handling "Superb."
DR.. Woodall, who flew here tt
examine the wounded labor leader
called the handling Of his cas-.
superb in the face OF an injury
which threatened the loss OF the
arm"
Mr.. Reuther's general condition
remains good, reported the spe'
cialist.
New reward offers have raised tx
s121 300 the amount that may bt
paid for capture of the gunman who
tried to kill Mr.. Reuther.
The tipster who mentioned Davi.
to police is identified only as 8
"Mr. x" He has given valuable
information" reported Mr.. McNally
who said the witness told him hi
overheard Davis say he knew who
fired on the auto workers leader.
Alibi Stands Up.
Mr.. McNally said Davis hae
proved he was at work Tuesday
night when shotgun was free
through kitchen window of thu
Reuther house while the UAW pres.
ident was getting a late snack.
Davis, a minor Official of tht
JAWS Ford Local 600, was one o.
five unionists questioned during tn,
last two days. There were no accu'
sations against any of them, anc
the others were released.
Yesterday three Detroit Com
munist Party members protested tt
Mayor Eugene I. Van Antwerp thai
further detention of Davis was par
of q police-conducted "politica
witch hunt"
Evening star., 1948-04-24
Divorce Opens Woyfor Topping
ToWed Lana Turner Monday

Filmtown insiders speculated that
Mr.. Topping might decide to toss
the big party which was canceleo
last January before Miss Judge
bowed out of the picture.
Mr.. Topping at that time sent out
some 400 invitations to a $25,0OC
champagne party at Sunset Strip
club he engaged, in toto.
The millionaire sportsman filed
suit first against Miss Judge and
Airline filed countersuit. 1t was her
charge Of intolerable cruelty that
Airline walked out OF court yesterday
with 100000 alimony in one lump
The former actress, in shedding
her fifth husband, testified that Mr.
Topping once threw her and her
maid bodily out of their Long Island
summer home. She said that he
was insanely jealous, struck her
called her vile names and twice
threatened to shoot her.
Evening star., 1948-04-24
Italy
Continued From First Page }

000, 900 of 100000 voted for the
Communicated popular 'front.', YOU
cannot ever be safe against all at.
tempts at violence. I think. then
that it is necessary to remain con.
stantly alert.
IT am still convinced that if q
favorable occasion turned up, the
Communists would not fail to take
advantage of it and that they woulc
do everything they could to domi.
nate the country"
Sixth Recent Attack.
The Venice attack was the sixth
in the last week against Italian
armed forces installations. Govern
ment authorities in Rome have beer
non-committal about the attacks
calling some of them false alarms
and minimizing others.
In Torremaggiore near Foggia
another report said, carabinier
broke up groups of Communists ano
arrested Pasquale Dalessandro on q
charge OF trying to start rebellion
against local authorities.
Other dispatches told of these ar
rests:
Modena - Luigi Benedetti, Local
vice secretary of the Communist
dominated national association o1
italian partisans, organizing illegal
bands; Livio Storchi, spreading
alarming reports.
San Severe near Foggia-Fran-
cesco Maggi. trying to organize an
illegal demonstration against the
election results. San Paolo Civitate
near Foggia-Aldo Pennachina
spreading false rumors OF disorders
in San Severe.
Vice Premier Urged to Stay.
Pacciardi was disclosed last night
to have written Premier Alcide de
Gasperi offering to resign the vice
premiership.
The premier urged him to recon-
slider. Pacciardi replied he would
remain in office at least until the
new parliament has elected the
president of the republic next
month.
Pacciardi is a leftist Republican
de Gasperi Christian Democrat
The former joined the cabinet last
December when the premier added
republican and independent social.
ist ministers to strengthen his gov
eminent against the communists.
In his letter, Pacciardi said the
emergency that brought him intt
the government had passed.
Evening star., 1948-04-24
Capehart Asks New Drive
To Sell America 10 u. s.
~ ri. As,oe;otsd prs,s


NEW YORK, April Ex-senator
Capehart, Republican, of Indiana
last night called on both Govern
ment and big business to start
selling our form OF Government and
not sell America short at every
point"
Senator Capehart made his state
ment at the annual Hoosier award
dinner OF the Sons of Indiana OF
New York.
Leroy A. Wilson. At, president OF
the American Telephone & Tele-
graph Co., received an illuminated
scroll from the organization, which
designated Mr.. Wilson as the out
standing Hoosier of the year."
you hear a lot about war hys-
teria," Senator Capehart continued
but you never get anything out
of Washington selling the American
people on the strength of America
He added that mo nation was
ever as we'll prepared for war as
our nation is tonight. We have IA
million trained men from World
War II who can be called back into
the Army tomorrow. We have the
atomic bomb, the largest Navy in
the world, a fine Air Force, and the
same tools, dies and iigs that we
mad in World War II.
Evening star., 1948-04-24
BY the Assoeiefsd Press

HOLLYWOOD, April "a. Ihe
way was cleared today for the we'd
ding movieland has been predicting
all year-Actress Lana Turner ana
tin-plate heir Henry J. (Bob) Top
ping, jr.
The ink was barely dry on the
divorce decree Airline Judge obtained
from Mr.. Topping in Bridgeport,
Conn, when the Turner-Topping
ceremony was set for Monday here.
The nuptials will be held in the
home of William r. Wilkerson,
Hollywood trade paper publisher
who will double as best man.
It will be the fourth marriage for
beth 28-year- old Lana and Bob, "a.
The affair will have more than
Just a touch Of what Hollywood
terms class" Miss Turner has Or
dered a $4,000 trousseau, including
S. 900 worth of lingerie.
Evening star., 1948-04-24
Lewis Counsel 10 File
Appeal in Contempt
Fines Early Next Week
By Jones Y. Newton

John L. Lewis attorneys will
file an appeal early next week
from the contempt of court con-
victions and fines of Justice T.
Alan Goldsborough, as the long
soft coal strike over pensions for
the miners came to a halt today.
1t was expected that the Lewis
appeal this time would be routed in
the normal way through the District
Court of Appeals, instead OF by
passing that tribunal in a direct ap-
peal to the Supreme Court. Gov
ernment attorneys said the urgency
for such a direct appeal was lacking
this time.
Meanwhile, there were number
of pieces of unfinished business as
the mine controversy momentarlly
moved from the court phase.
Writ Reply to Be Routine.
The UNIV was expected to file on
Monday in District Court its answer
to the original complaint made by
the Government in getting its strike
restraining order. The filing will be
a routine matter, and will have
nothing to do with appeal OF the
contempt case. 1t was for violating
the restraining order that Justice
Goldsborough fined Mr.. Lewis and
the union s1,420.000.
Mr.. Lewis has until May 10 to
answer the injunction suit filed by
the operators to void the Bridges
plan for paying 500 monthly pen
sions to miners 81 or older. That
suit, filed by Ezra Van Horn, the
operators trustee Of the UNIV well
fare and retirement fund, is aimed
at upsetting the pension idea of
Senator Bridges, Republican, of
New Hampshire, the neutral trustee
for the fund.
The three trustees are to meet at
4:30 pm. Monday. Mr.. Lewis called
the meeting to make final arrange
ments to start payment of the pen
sion. However, Mr.. Van Horn will
resist any move to put the Bridges
plan in effect. He has asked the
court to hold Mr.. Lewis and Sem
ator Bridges personally liable" for
any expenditures made from the
fund before his suit is decided.
New Pension Dispute Possible.
Either the mine operators or Mr..
Lewis probably will file notice before
May of the reopening of the pres
ent industry contract which expires
June 30
The whole issue of the welfare
fund and pensions will get another
airing when negotiations for a new
contract start. The present fund
is raised by the payment of 10 cents
per ton on all coal produced. Some
Of Mr.. Lewis local unions have in
dicated the UNIV may ask for pay
ments as high as 40 cents per ton
this time
Some OF the opera tors for a long
time have been discussing the pos
sibility Of tossing the whole problem
of welfare benefits and pensions into
the lap of Mr.. Lewis.
Instead of paying the 10 cents
per ton into a Jointly administered
fund, they would turn the money
over to the UNIV and then let the
union use it as it sees fit. However,
the Taft-Hartley Act prohibits pay
ment of welfare benefits into fund
administered solely by a union.
Evening star., 1948-04-24
Fifty Arrested in Portugal
As Communist Leaders
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

LISBON. Portugal. April 24.-The
Ministry of the Interior announced
today the arrest of so alleged Com
munist leaders in Portugal and
said one confessed to organizing
Communism in the ranks OF the
army and navy.
The army and navy were purged
of l3 officers last June in connec-
ton with an alleged plot against
the government.
Most of the SO arrested were pro-
fessors and lawyers. Among them
we're several women. The an
nouncement said all had confessed
ties with international Communism
and would be tried by legal court
DR.. Francisco Ramos da Costa was
named as the confessed leader OF
Communist organizing in the mil
tary.
Evening star., 1948-04-24
Rescue
Continued From First Page.)

and then shot up a flare. Then we
saw a Navy PB-1-W, which had
spotted the flare and came toward
us.
I'VE sent up another flare and it
brought another plane, one of our
own squadron. 1t circled us and
dropped six parachute flares in a
circle around our RATS. Then 1t
flew off and buzzed the vessel"
Capt. John w. Anderson OF the
Washington said he thought at first
that the plane was on maneuvers.
but q moment later spotted the
flares and altered course toward
them.
sThe ships officers did everything
for us they could" 1t. Rouzer said,
"a stiff drink, dry clothes and chow.
However, we were all little un-
nerved and a bit shaken up and we
sat around and talked until 1:3o
this morning."
Evening star., 1948-04-24
Chase
Continued From First Page.)

skidded to stop. The police pulled
alongside and escorted the driver
to No. 6. There, after a hasty con-
sultation, he was charged on these
counts:
Exceeding so miles an hour on
Fourth street.
Passing eight stop signs.
Failing to observe slow signs.
Failing to stop when emerging
from an alley.
Failing to slow down at an uncon-
trolled intersection.
Police said the youth elected to
forfeit $3.50 collateral and went
home.
Reached there by a reporter, he
was asked why he decided to stop,
just when he was gaining on the
pursuers.
We'll, don't know" he answered
"It just seemed to be the best thing
to do at the time"
That's all he'd say, however. He
refused to reveal where he was 60
ing in such hurry.
Evening star., 1948-04-24
Mayor Probes Beating
|0f Meat Strikers by
Kansas City Police
Rx The As,oeiafsd Press

KANSAS CITY, Kans., April
24.-CIO claims of police bru-
tality" touched of an investiga-
ton ordered by Mayor Clark E.
Tucker in the packing-house
strike here today.
All but two of II persons sent
to hospitals when 70 police-the
entire city force-routed pickets
from the union hall near Cudahy
Packing Co. plant had been re-
leased last night. .....
The attack on striking members
of the United Packing-house Work
ers of America (CIO) turned the
meeting place into a shambles and
brought bitter announcements from
union officials.
Mediation Session Delayed.
Meantime, in Washington, a me-
diation meeting the Government
has arranged between representa-
tives of Armour g. Co. and the
striking meat-packing workers was
postponed from next Monday to
next Thursday.
1t is one of a series arranged by
Mediation Service Director Cyrus
S. Ching in an effort to end the
39-day strike of 100000 meat plant
workers.
Dates for the meetings with three
others of the big four" companies
remain unchanged: Tuesday, April
~, Cudahy g. Co.; Wednesday, Swift
81 Co., and Friday, Wilson & Co.
All of the meetings are to be held
here with Government conciliators.
Ralph M. Baker, Kansas City dis
trict director of the union, said 100
persons were injured less severely
than those who entered hospitals.
Mr.. Baker made the brutality
charge in a statement issued after
the incident.
Today the union was under q
temporary restraining order against
illegal picketing. The District Court
order was issued shortly after the
violent battle at the union hall.
Mayor Tucker said statements
reaching him on the police assault
we're contradictory, and that he
would take action only after q
complete investigation. He directed
the city attorney to make the in
quiry.
"I shall insist" the Mayor said,
upon continued enforcement of the
law. I know there are
some times when force is neces-
sary."
Police Storm Union Hall.
Police stormed the meeting place
after Police Capt. Eli Dahlin had
attempted to tell the strikers over
safety car loudspeaker that the po-
lice were mot going to take any
more CUFF" in the strike, then 80
days old.
Capt. Dahlin said the fight de-
veloped after he tried to speak to a
strike official near the doorway.
1.-The next thing I knew" Capt.
Dahlin continued, they had me in
side"
Then officers stormed the place
with billy clubs swinging.
In Chicago, Ralph Helstein, union
president, telegraphed Attorney
General Clark asking immediate
investigation by the civil liberties
section of the Department Of JUS
tice into the brutal and wanton
beating of men and women by the
Police Department in Kansas City,
Kans."
1.-THE police, among other things"
the telegram read, drove peaceful
pickets from the streets, forced an
entry into the union Offices, de-
stroyed property and equipment and
beat defenseless occupants.
Immediate action by your de-
partment would demonstrate that
civil liberties gin this country have
more substance than simply high
sounding phrases"