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Evening star., 1948-06-04
|Curran Acquits
Realty Boards in
Fixing Of Fees
Directs Verdict to
Dismiss Criminal
Antitrust Charges

Justice Edward M. Curran in
District Court today threw out
the Governments antitrust case
against the Washington Real
Estate Board and the National
Association of Real Estate
Boards.
The justice sustained motions by
both organizations for directed ver-
diets of acquittal on charges Of
a criminal conspiracy to fix commits
sions on real estate transactions.
The two real estate organizations
we're indicted last August n as
part of the Governments war on
rising living costs. The Government
charged that as part of an alleged
conspiracy the Washington board in
1943 adopted schedule of uniform
commissions in violation OF the law.
Civil Action to Be Pushed.
The nub of Justice Curran's ruling
was that the Washington boards
schedule of commissions was not a
part of interstate commerce in the
District.
Shortly after the courts ruling.
John Baecher, acting head OF the
Justice Departments Antitrust Divi-
sion, said the division will move
promptly in the civil antitrust case
which is pending. The civil suit,
naming the two organizations and
number of individual defendants.
was filed at the same time the
national association and District
board were indicted. The civil suit
asks for an injunction against fixing
commission rates.
After Justice Curran announced
his verdict of acquittal in the
criminal case, Victor H. Kramer.
Government trial attorney, con-
graduated William E. Leahy, at
torney for the Washington board
and Roger J. Whiteford, attorney
for the national association.
Competition Cited.
Justice Curran in his ruling said
that an agreement to regulate rates
of commissions for real estate brok-
ers. standing alone, cannot be held
as agreements in restraint of trade.
He said that, to his knowledge, COM
petition among brokers here is great.
The Sherman antitrust law must
have reasonable construction or
otherwise practically any contract
or agreement affecting trade might
be held in restraint of trade, the
jurist said.
He held the subject matter of the
agreement among real estate brok-
ers does not relate to commerce in
the District, but was directed fairly
to regulate the business and in his
view is not within the Sherman anti
trust law.
The justice alluded to the agree
ments entered into by members Of
the Real Estate Board as designed
for the better conduct OF their
business and to create methods Of
preserving integrity among members.
Not Part of Commerce.
He said charges for personal
services in selling real estate are
nothing more than charges for help
for clients in furthering their busi-
ness. The commissions, he said, are
not directly connected with, nor do
they form part, of commerce in
the District.
He said they do not directly affect
the sale of real estate here, although
they may indirectly enhance the
cost, but are not charges directly
laid on real estate itself.
The right Of real estate owners to
sell property Is not affected by the
agreement in question, the justice
said.
"If charges Of the nature I have
mentioned do not affect commerce
in the District of Columbia, it would.
for a like reason, seem that agree
Evening star., 1948-06-04
Truman Delivers First Fight 10 Hold Up Calls
major Speech Of Tour For 90 Days En|ivens
'At CHICAGO Toniqht Senate Debate on Draft
Cupehort Plan Would Let
President Stort. Induction
If EnIistments Lag
By J. A. OLeor

A fight to defer draft calls
for three months and then re-
quire President Truman to set
the induction wheels in motion
promised to enliven today's Sen
ate debate on revival Of selective
service.
Chairman Gurney of the Senate
Armed Services Committee said he
would oppose the move by some
Senate Republicans to give the
President responsibility for starting
the draft machinery.
Senator Capehart, Republican, of
Indiana offered an amendment late
yesterday which would put off in
ductions for 80 days, and then place
on the President the responsibility
of ruling that volunteer enlistments
had failed to meet military man
power goals.
House Republican leaders already
have embraced such a proposal, and
that branch is expected to adopt it
whether the Senate does or not.
That means the final decision will
rest with conferees.
Senator Wherry Of Nebraska
acting majority leader, came ou!
in favor of the Capehart plan, but
Senator Gurney said the Armed
Services Committee already has re-
jected it.
Either we need a draft or we
don't" said Senator Gurney. The
committee rejected all schemes fol
delay, and I think Congress is will
ing to meet the responsibility"
While the Senate debates the
draft until sometime next week, its
Appropriations Committee will tackle
the two big defense money bills
passed by the House in record time
The largest peacetime Navy budget
of 1886, 1888 $50 went through the
House yesterday by voice vote. on
the heels of a s6,509, ,939, 900 outlay
for upkeep of the Army and All
Force after July l.
Added to the $4,000, ,0oo, 900 pre-
viously made available for expan-
sion of the Air Force, this makes
more than $4,000, ,o00, 900 this ses-
sion is likely to spend for defense
The Navy bill includes funds to start
the largest aircraft carrier in the
world-a 65,000-ton ship.
Indications are it will be next
Evening star., 1948-06-04

street northbound on the green sig
nal would be stopped when they
reached Harvard street, and the
wave of vehicles which pass south
bouno on the green signal would be
stopped when they reached Euclid
street.
This arrangement" the Eldridge
letter continued. would give very
little, If any. protection to pedes-
trians at Fuller street because
'stragglers' from the two adjoining
intersections would be passing most
of the time"
The situation remains the same
today, Mr.. Keneipp indicated. He
said he believed Mr.. Eldridge's letter
was "sef-explanatory."
Evening star., 1948-06-04
Trucy Voorhees, Named
As Assistant to RoyuII

President Truman today nomi-
mated Tracy S. Voorhees,, New York
attorney, as Assistant Secretary OF
the Army under Secretary Royal.
Mr.. Voorhees,, Sc, was an Army
officer in World War II. He has
been the Army's food administrator
for occupied areas since 1947. In
that job, he bought the huge quanti-
ties of supplies needed for the re-
lief programs in Germany and
Japan.
As a colonel during the war. Mr..
voorhees, directed programs for
equipping Army forces overseas with
medical supplies. He received the
Distinguished Service Medal for this
work.
Evening star., 1948-06-04
Phone Strike Averted
Longtime Workers
Sign 21-Month Pact
Agreement With A. T.&T.
Allows Wage Question to
Be Reopened Once
by the Associated Press

NEW YORK, June 4.-Threat-
ened strike of $4,000 long-lines
telephone workers in AZ States
was averted today when nego-
tiators signed a 21-month con-
tract.
The agreement, reached before a
Federal mediator here, ended a dis
pute between the long-lines de-
partment of the American Tele-
phone e. Telegraph Co. and the
CIO American Union Of Telephone
Workers. 1t is subject to ratifica.
ton by union members.
A company spokesman said the
contract does not provide an i'm.
mediate wage increase. but allow.
the wage question to be reopeneo
by either party once during the 81
month period.
Some Increase Locally
The spokesman added that the
contract does provide for increases
in maximum wage rates to meet
local conditions at a number OF
scattered locations.
If the wage question is reopened
and no agreement is reached on new
rates, the contract may be Cancelled
any time after June 2, l949, on 60
days notice to either party.
The company also granted union
demands on number of fringe is
sues, including an increase in over
time pay for holiday work and COM
pensation for certain plant jobs.
The Bell System during the last
month has signed similar contracts
with 13 other unions, representing
$4,000 of its employees. The Other
contracts run for three years. how.
ever, and allow the wage question
to be reopened twice.
Asked 30-Cent Raise.
The American Union of Tele.
phone Workers originally asked 8
30-cent hourly increase over pres
ent rates, which they said averaged
$121. In the latter stages of direct
negotiations, however. discussion
centered on terms of renewal o1
the old contract.
Mediation meetings in recen
weeks were conducted by Bernard
j. Forman of the regional office Q
the Federal Mediation and Con
ciliation Service. Howard E. Dur
ham, regional director Of the serv
ice, also attended today's session.
Settlement OF the dispute pre-
.cludes the need for a fact-findini
board appointed recently by Pres
ident Truman. The board called of
it's scheduled sessions to permit tn
further mediation efforts which
ended the strike threat.
Evening star., 1948-06-04
Barrett Goes Before Grand Jury
With Records on Gambling
Police Chief Expected to Testify at Length
On Operations and Methods of Control

by two inspectors and 10 OF the
l3 police precinct captains. Pre-
vious witnesses had included 1t. Roy
Blick. chief of the vice squad.
Maj. Barrett has stated that
gambling here was at it's lowest
ebb in his memory when plans for
a special study of the problem were
revealed
Mr.. Fay, on the other hand, has
estimated the illegal betting indus
try was crossing in excess of $780,
100000 a year and was highly Or
ganized. For this reason. he said,
he had requested special grand
jury, with the approval of Attor-
ney General Clark, to devote itself
exclusively to this type of criminal
activity. The additional grand jury
was impaneled May II by direction
of Chief Justice Bolitha j. Laws of
District Court.
The United States attorney, to-
gether with his two chief assistants,
John w. Fihelly and Charles B.
Murray, were with the special grand
jury today while it heard Maj. Bar
rett
Evening star., 1948-06-04
Yugos|avP| Forced
To Fly 28 TO Italy
BY the Associated Press

ROME, June 4-The Rome news
paper Messaggero said today that
a Yugoslav commercial pilot was
forced at pistol point to fly his %
passengers and crew of six-all
Yugoslavs-out Of Communist Yugo-
slavia.
The newspapers dispatch from
Bari reported that he landed his
Douglas plane there yesterday and
said he had been compelled to
change course on a flight from
Belgrade for Sarajevo. The wire
less operator and a. passenger, both
armed, forced him to head for Bari,
the pilot was quoted as saying.
The dispatch said ell aboard the
plane were held by Italian police
pending instructions from the gov
eminent.
A dispatch to the Rome Risorgi-
mento Liberale said the plane, on
arriving over the Italian port of
Brindisi, radioed it would land pas
sengers seeking escape from the
Tito dictatorship"
The radio message was received
by an italian station at Naples, the
dispatch said. and transmitted to
the italian Foreign Ministry.
Since the February Communist
coup in Czechoslovakis, five in
stances have been recorded in which
persons fled that country by plane.
In the latest, eight Czechoslovak
airmen reached Mansion, England,
May 10 in . borrowed" aircraft,
Evening star., 1948-06-04
SIoshesWouid Reduce
ERP to Relief Role,
Marshall Declares

Secretary of State Marshall
told a news conference today
that the proposed House slash
in foreign aid funds would
alter the European Recovery
Program from one of recon-
struction to one of mere relief"
A reporter asked what effect
the foreign aid cuts might have
on the political situation in
Europe.
IF Congress should confirm
the change, it would have a
most serious effect" the Sec
retary replied.
Evening star., 1948-06-04
so Die in Turkish Flood

ISTANBUL. Turkey. June 4 lP.-
Fifty persons were reported drowned
today by a flash flood which swept
across Amasya. city in North Gen.
trail Turkey. The flood followed a
torrential night rain in a narrow
valley. The report said scores of
homes were washed away.
Evening star., 1948-06-04
(See DEFENSE, Page A-5)
Greeks Kill 73 Guerrillos

SALONIKA, Greece, June 4 R.-
The Greek Sd Army said today that
73 guerrillas have been killed and
81 captured since Wednesday. The
action was in a mountain region
10 miles southeast Of Drama.
Evening star., 1948-06-04
BULLETINS

TEL AVN, Israel P.-A
naval engagement was fought
in Tel Aviv Bay today between
a Jewish corvette and air
planes and a ship believed to
be an Egyptian destroyer.
Evening star., 1948-06-04

AMMAN, Trans Jordan (P.-
An Arab general command
officer said today that Israeli
forces lost $50 men in an un-
successful attempt to occupy
Jenin, apex of the strong Arab
triangle in Northern Palestine.
Evening star., 1948-06-04
By ChoImers M. Roberts

A bitter fight was in prospect
on the House floor today over a
deep slash by the Appropriations
Committee in funds for the
foreign aid program.
The committee recommended a
total of $500, ,71o,228 for the Eco
nomic Cooperation Administration
military aid to Greece and Turkey,
aid to China, the International
Children's Emergency Fund, the
International Refugee Organization
and government and relief in occu-
pied areas.
The committee figures showed
cut of 1858 100000 from the admin
estimate of $6,533, ,710, ,228,
but Chairman Taber of the Appro-
priations Committee said the actual
cut is nearer 100000. This is
Evening star., 1948-06-04
Foreign Aid Cuts
Face Hot Fight
In House Today
Committees TotuI
Reduction Amounts
To $2,160, 100000
BULLETIN

"A group of House Republi-
cans decided informally today
to join Democrats in fighting
cuts in the foreign aid bill.
Their action came a short
time after Chairman Taber
of the Appropriations Com
mittee told the House that
foreign aid budget estimates
appeared to be "the result
of a series of after-dinner
conversations in which ad-
ministration economists and
planners let their imaginations
run riot" He said the amount
approved by the committee is
both generous" and adequate.
Evening star., 1948-06-04
BY the Associated Press

CAIRO, June 4.-Count Folke
Bernadotte said today he hopes
to clarity within a day or two
conflicting Arab and Jewish in
terpretations of the four-week
truce in Palestine ordered by
the United Nations. The time of
the cease-f1re can be fixed only
when the conflicts are settled.
A Jordan Foreign Office
Evening star., 1948-06-04

(See COAL, Page A-5D
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(See REALTY, Page A-3D
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(See TRUMAN, Page A-5D
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(See PALESTINE, Page A-4)
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(See FLOODS, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1948-12-01
Reds Take0ver
Fu||Contro|o Of
Berlin City Hall
Legally Elected Mayor
Banned From Office
By German Police
BY the Associated Press

BERLIN, Dec. 1.-Commu-
niSts took over complete control
today of the Berlin City Hall,
which lies in the Soviet sector.
Russian controlled German police
barred the acting Mayor Of the
legally elected anti-Communist gov
ernment Of Berlin from his Office in
the City Hall.
This display of force followed up
the Putsch yesterday in which Ber-
lin Communists named their own
rump city administration.
The acting Mayor is Ferdinand
Friedensburg, a Christian Democat.
Five officers OF the Russian-co
trolled police stopped him at the
door when he sought to enter his
office at the City Hall.
Ebert Holds Conference.
Communist Friedrich Ebert, whom
the Communists elected" Mayor
unanimously in their controlled
convention yesterday. later entered
for conferences with his chief of
the city economics department, Karl
Maron.
The division of the city prompted
some German nti-Communist lead
ers to renew demand that the
United States, Britain and France
Evening star., 1948-12-01
Navy Drone Plane
Out of Control
Over Salisbury
BY the Associated Press

SALISBURY, Md, Dec. 1.-The
nearby Chincoteague Naval Air Sta
ton warned Salisbury residents
shortly after noon today that one Of
its pilotless "drone" airplanes was
out of control at $4,000 feet over the
area.
Capt. w. v. r. Vieweg, command
ing officer of the air station, said the
adio-controlled plane had somehow
gotten beyond the range of signals
from its low-altitude mother ship.
State police from all over Mary
lands lower Eastern Shore were
alerted and fire companies were
summoned to stand by.
The air station meantime sent up
a high-altitude plane with the hope
it might find the drone IN the air
and be able to control it.
The naval base is few miles down
the Atlantic Seaboard in Virginia.
It described the drone as q con-
verted fighter plane.
Evening star., 1948-12-01
Low Bid for Luxury Liner
Submitted by Virginia Firm

The Newport Shipbuilding & Dry
Dock Co. of Newport News, Va, sub
mitted low bid of SGT $780, 900 today
for construction of the largest COM
mercial ship ever to be built in the
United States.
Only two bids were submitted for
building the proposed 48,000-ton
ship to become queen of the Ameri-
can merchant marine.
The second offer was by Bethle-
hem Steel Corp, which bid $75,-
649 900
An official of the Maritime Com
mission, which opened the bids. said
neither offer has been accepted yet.
The official told a reporter he could
not say when contract will
be awarded nor when actual con-
struction of the commercial liner
would begin.
The United States Lines will op-
crate the 980-foot luxury liner,
which will have facilities for 1000
passengers. The firm plans to
finance a share of the construction,
while the Federal Government
through the Maritime Commission
will subsidize about As per cent of
the costs.
Evening star., 1948-12-01
Admiral Leahy Slated
To Retire Next Month

Admiral william D. Leahy, Presi-
dent Trumans personal Chief OF
Staff, is expected to retire next
month, ending more than half q
century of public service.
The 73-year-old naval officer has
wanted for some time to step out
and now has received President
Truman's permission if he desires to
60 through with his contemplated
retirement.
No date has been fixed.
Admiral Leahy, who has combined
diplomatic duties with his long naval
service, was appointed Chief of Staff
to President Roosevelt in May. 1912,
when he resigned as Ambassador to
France.
He has retained the same post OF
Chief of Staff throughout the Tru-
man administration.
The admiral, an Iowan, was grad
uated from the Naval Academy in
1897 and saw service in both the
Spanish American War and World
War I. In 1885 he was named Chief
Of Naval Operations, and after serv-
ing four years in that post was sent
first to Puerto Rico as Governor
and then to France as Ambassador
in 1910 by President Roosevelt.
Evening star., 1948-12-01
Couple Is Found Dead
In District Apartment
Murder and Suicide
Each Holds Photograph
Of Other; Believed to
Have Died Monday

The bodies of a man and
woman, each clutching a photo
graph of the other, we're found
today on the bed of her North
east section apartment. Cornoer
A. Magruder Macdonald said it
appeared they had died in a
murder-suicide pact.
She was identified as Mrs. Fern
v. Hardin, 81, of 1909 B street NE.
and he as Archie NJ Archer, "A, OF
2815 Sixth street NE.
Preliminary examination indicat-
ed the woman had been choked to
death. The man had been shot to
death with an old 32-caliber re-
volver he still held in his right
hand. DR.. Macdonald said they
had died about SO hours before they
were found, or about 10 pm. Mon
day.
Two Notes Discovered.
The bedroom showed no signs of
a struggle. On the dresser were two
notes, one signed by both and the
other by Archer alone The gist Of
the notes was that I'VE just couldn't
go on like this" DR.. Macdonald said.
Police said both notes were writ
ten in a masculine hand. Tests
will be made by a handwriting ex-
pert to determine whether the
womans signature matches samples
of her handwriting. Detectives ex-
pressed some doubt as to whether
the case could be written off as a
suicide pact.
The couple was found lying side
by side on the bed, she fully clothed
but for shoes, and he dressed except
for shirt. The picture of her that
he held was an 8x10 studio portrait.
She held a ski framed photograph
of him.
Archer was shot once through the
right temple. The revolver con-
tanned four shells, each dented by
the firing pin, indicating he pulled
the trigger five times before firing
the fatal shot. One shell was found
in his pocket.
A half empty bottle Of whisky was
found on a chair in the living room
and two full bottles were in the
kitchen.
The bodies were found shortly be-
fore am. by police summoned
by Richard Larson, 4613 Hanna
(See SHOOTING, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1948-12-01
Michigan Plants
Raided in Strike,
Workers Hurt
300 in Auto Caravan
Take Part; Governor
Hustens to Scene
BY the Associated Press

KALAMAZOO, Mich, Dec. l.
In a commando-like raid, about
800 invaders broke into two
strike bound factories of the
Shakespeare Companies here to-
day, wrecked equipment and
parked cars, injured several
workmen and then fed.
Police Chief Howard Hoyt termed
the raiders union goons."
Some 60 nonstriking workers re-
fused to leave the plants after the
raid, processing alarm at milling
pickets outside the gates.
Gov. Kim Sigler and his State
police commissioner, Donald S
Leonard, Immediately flew to the
scene for conference with Kalama-
zoo officials.
I'VE don't want any recurrence OF
this situation and we want to take
steps to see that none occurs" Gov
Sigler told newsmen.
Asked National Guard Aid.
Chief Hoyt, at the height of the
raid asked Gov. Sigler for National
Guard aid. He withdrew the appeal
however. when the invaders de-
parted as rapidly as they had ar
rived in their motor caravan.
Several workers were taken to hos
pitals with injuries, but police said
none was seriously hurt
Glenn S. Signam, a CIO United
Steel Workers representative in
charge of the strike at the two
Shakespeare plants, charged the
company with importing outside
ke-breakers."
| He did not explain the connection
between his charge and todays dis
turbance.
The CIO union called a strike al
the plants September in demand
for contract changes. Wages were
not an issue. About TOO employees
originally were involved. The COM
pany claimed, however, that 500 re-
turned to their jobs in recent back
to-wCrk movement.
30 or 40 Cars in Caravan.
Chief Hoyt said about 80 or &c
cars roared into Kalamazoo about
dawn and barricaded streets around
the plants. The raiding squad
overturned about q dozen other
cars, he added.
The raiders began throwing bricks
through plant windows and into
parked cars. the officer added.
The invaders slugged ronstrikers
attempting to pass through picket
lines. according to Chief Hoyt, and
then broke through doors and in
vaded the plants. Several non
strikers inside were beaten up
according to the police report.
President Curtis w. Davis Of the
Shakespeare Products Co. said dam
age inside his plant appeared to be
considerable" He did not esti-
mate its extent, however.
The Shakespeare Companies op-
crate the Shakespeare Products Co.
and the Shakespeare Co.. producers
of fishing tackle and auto parts.
Evening star., 1948-12-01
Fire Partly Destroys
Buildings; 7 Rescued

Two persons today were rescued
by firemen of Truck Company No. l
when a blaze destroyed the rear Of
two buildings in the 900 block of
Eleventh street NV. -Four others
fed down a stairway.
Helped down a ladder from their
second-story bedroom were Mr.. and
Mrs. Coma Glascoe, who lived above
Val's Dress Shoppe, at s08 Eleventh
street NV. Their three small chill
dren and Mrs. Sargin Maddox, a
friend, ran from the building when
the flames broke out shortly after
Z o'clock. Those rescued are colored.
Mr.. Glascoe, owner of the build
ing at 908 Eleventh street and the
one next to it, at 910 Eleventh
street, said he was awakened by a
loud roar
The next thing I knew, the room
was aflre." he said. my wife called
the fire department. The children
who were leaving for school, were
downstairs and got out all right.
Mr.. Glascoe escaped in the pajamas
and bathrobe.
Streetcars continued down Elev.
enth street during the fire, but
motor vehicles were rerouted al
New York avenue NV. and at K
street NV.