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Evening star., 1948-12-26
Teacher Found Dead
Was Questioned by
School Communism
BY the kssoeiotsd Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 25.-School au-
thorities have disclosed that they
questioned a grade school teacher
about alleged Communist activities
two days before she was found dead,
apparently suicide.
The disclosure came yesterday
after the CIO Teachers Union
charged that what it termed an in
QUESTION" by school officials was
responsible for the death of Mrs
Minnie Gutride, 40.
She was found dead in her apart
ment Thursday night, her head in
side a gas stove and two jets open.
Police listed the death as "appar-
emily suicide" They said they found
four notes in the room, one saying
that Mrs. Gutride suffered from
cancer.
No Action Taken.
School Superintendent William
Jansen said he sent two assistants
to question the teacher last Tuesday
after he obtained information about
Mrs. Gutride's alleged communistic
activities over a several-years per-
iod."
He said no action had been taken
against her, pending further study"
of the transcript of the questioning.
The teachers union, at press
conference held by its legislative
representative, Mrs. Rose Russell,
gave this version:
Two officials, accompanied by
stenographer, came to Mrs. Gut
rides classroom and began question
ing her. She had been given no
prior notice.
Appeals to Union.
The questions dealt with "Some
alleged Communist meeting that
was supposed to have taken place
in 1910 or 1941," Mrs. Russell said.
After school on Tuesday, Mrs.
Gutride wrote letter to Mr.. JAN
sen, protesting against the "terrify-
ing atmosphere" of the questioning.
She then appealed to the union
for advice, Mrs. Russell added, but
showed no signs she intended to
take her own life.
Mrs. Russell said she didn't be-
lieve there was "a word Of truth"
in the police report that one note
had mentioned cancer.
She said two doctors who had
treated Mrs. Gutride had informed
the union there was mo medical
history of cancer"
Evening star., 1948-12-26

ever. The final tabulation has not
been completed, but it was necessary
to add 100000 persons to the regular
force of 100000.
The District office handled more
mail than ever before. With the
first % days of December recorded,
packages mailed from Washington
ran 20 per cent higher than last
year, with more than 1,513,000 par
GELS handled compared with 1,405,-
900 the first "a days of last year.
Letters also ran ahead of the previ-
GUS high year. Receipts here for
December were up per cent.
Travel facilities were tagging yes
| terday-the day everybody who
travelled for Christmas was enjoying
with relatives and friends.
The travel rush on Friday and
early Saturday, while good, also was
below that of other years. Union
Station officials reported most
trains pulling out for New York,
Boston and other points had few
standees, compared with the days
when coaches were crowded. Some
extra ticket booths opened in an
ticipation of the rush were not
needed.
Evening star., 1948-12-26
Christmas
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cleaning layer of snow here on
Christmas morning. The Weather
Bureau saw every chance of from
3 to inches, but the unpredictable
element that makes weather fore
casting a hazardous business, caught
up with the prophets.
Storm Arrives From South.
The storm destined for the Dis
trict swirled out of the southern
plains, through northern Missis-
sippi, Alabama, Georgia and South
Carolina, and deposited its cold
white layer as deeply as two inches
just 80 miles south of the District.
There was another storm develop
ing in the coastal region, but it
tarried instead of moving on its
way upward. Together, it looked
liked Washington was sure for a
dunking in snow. Instead, south
west Virginia got four inches, south
ern West Virginia as much as eight
inches, even Richmond one inch
but the District just a trace.
1t took from 9:33 until 1922 am
for the skies to decide this wasn't the
day for a real snow, all the time
splitting out few flakes.
But if this made it a slightly dis
appointing Christmas to some, there
was comfort of prosperity and record
business in the stores for others.
A final check-up is expected tC
reveal this to be the most elaborate
buying Christmas of ALL
Weary Post Office employees had a
record to boast about, nationally and
in the District.
Postmaster General Donaldson
said, from the standpoint of mail
ing, it was the biggest Christmas
Evening star., 1948-12-26

ly quoted in these words in some
dispatches and they accurately re-
fleet my position as intended it to
be used, if at all, by those report
ing that interview with the press
AS fer Mr.. Duggan, Mr~ Mandt
said as far as the committee Is con.
cerned, he has been cleared COM
pletely of any Communist connec-
ton and the committee has dropped
his case.
Meanwhile, in New York, the
police gave as their final word or
the Duggan death that he either
accidently fell or jumped from hi:
Office.
Police Commissioner Arthur W
WaHender advised Mayor William
ODwyer of the official findings
after complete investigation Of the
death. Commissioner Wallander
said there was nothing to indicate
foul play.
Evening star., 1948-12-26

confronted with critical new de-
cision on the Dutch -Indonesian
crisis. The question: Whether to
crack down on the Netherlands gov
-einment or make an embarrassing
admission of failure to help the
'1ndonesian Republic.
itsThis prospect was being discussed
| By diplomatic authorities here as
ta result of continued Dutch mill
stary action in the Netherlands In
dies in defiance of a U. N. Security
/ Council request to cease fire ano
restore the conditions that existed
before the renewal of force a week
u, ago. 80 rss--,+ ~ .
+ What the Dutch appeared to be
doing is to clean up the situation
. as quickly as possible and present
the United Nations with an accom-
plished fact.
The stern Security Council lint
toward the Dutch was taken largely
under American leadership three
days ago. The United States Wa!
prompted by % Conviction tha
the Dutch had violated some o.
their own agreements in reopenins
military action against the Indo-
nesian Republic forces and (2) the
belief that a decisive American ac-
tion was necessary to appeal tC
anti-COmmuniSt elements through
out the colonial areas of Southeast
Asia.
u. s. May Be Embarrassed.
Should the Dutch persistence con-
Itinue to prove successful in bring
ing all Republican areas under ef-
fective control and breaking the
back OF the Republican movement
the United States would be in the
embarrassing position OF having de-
clared a strong policy for the bene-
fit of the Indonesian Republicans
which, in fact, did them no good.
This could have reverse effect, ir
winning people away from the Com
munist line and to the American
side, in the Asiatic area. American
diplomats pointed out today, how
ever, that the fight is not over yet
despite Dutch successes. 1t is en-
tirely conceivable that at the leaSt
the Republicans may set up a guer.
rilla resistance capable OF with
standing Dutch pressure indefinitely
There is some feeling here thai
while the Dutch may be entirely
successful in defying the U. NJ, theil
success may very likely backfirs
in the long run.
Most rhododendron plants arr
small, bushy shrubs, but q few
reach treelike proportions.
Evening star., 1948-12-26
BIoze in Apartment
DAMAGES Shop Below

Fire in a second-floor apartment
at 1851 Georgia avenue NV. yester-
day burned through the floor ano
destroyed materials and equipment
valued at approximately $1,000 ir
storm window establishment
below.
Estimate of the damage was made
by Henry Raymond, 1920 Sixteenth
street NV, who operates the Solid
Comfort Co. on the first floor.
Mr.. Raymond said the blaze ap-
parently resulted from an over
heated refrigerator motor in the
apartment kitchen.
He said the apartment is occupied
by Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Martin
who were out of town.
Evening star., 1948-12-26
Indonesiu
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retire to positions from which they
jumped off week ago.
Noncompliance Indicated.
There were hints that the Dutch
would defy the order. One authori.
tative source in Batavia said: "Tht
feeling among high Dutch official
locally is that We shall not comply.
The informant stressed, however
that the final decision would be made
by the Netherlands government ir
The Hague.
Some foreign observers believe
that even If the Dutch issue a cease
fire order now it will have little
effect since Netherlands troops al
ready have attained large number
of their objectives.
All but four Of the II politics.
prisoners held by the Dutch OF
former Republican delegation head.
quarters in Batavia were released
yesterday. They had been held since
last Sunday. An adviser to President
Soekarno named one Darmasetiawan
as among those released.
The Dutch still held Adam Malik
Trotskyist Communist member OF
the leftist Parti Murba. He was
picked up when he arrived In Ba.
tavia with q Jogjakarta good WILL
mission.
Evening star., 1948-12-26
China
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he would Immediately surrender
Peiping and Tientsin without harm
Premier Sun FO ON List.
Others ON the list were:
Gen. Chen Cheng, former chief OF
staff: Generals Pal Chung-shi sno
Yo Ying-chin, former defense min
listers; Ku Chu-tung, army COM
mander in chief;
Chen L-fu and Chen Kuo-fu
leaders Of the extreme rightist clique
in the government;
Former premier Wong Wen-hao;
Premier Sun Fo; WI Te-chen, new
vice premier, foreign minister and
longtime secretary-general of the
Kuomingtang; Wang Yun-wu, FORM
er deputy premier and former f.
nance minister;
Tai Chuan-h -hsien, Kuomintang
central executive committeeman;
WI 1ing-chang, longtime member
of various cabinets and anti-Com-
munist "pacification commissioner
in Yunnan and KWeichow Prov
inceS;
| Gen. Hsiung Shih-hui, Gen
Chiang's personal representative at
Peiping headquarters; Chang Ii
sheng, former vice premier and di-
rector of an economic blockade
against the Communists;
Chu CHA -hua, former education
minister; Wang Shih-chieh, recently
foreign minister: K. C. WI, mayor
of Shanghai; Gen. Liu TIE. COM
mander on the front north Of Nam
king. +t. -.
A.. Manchuria Chief Named. -.
Also Gen. Chen, longtime govern.
ment official and unsuccessful cam
| didate for hce president last spring;
fGen. Hsuei1 :.Yueh, former director
of military affairs: Gen. Wei Ii
. huang, the man who finally lost
Manchuria to the Reds last month;
Gen. Yu Han-Mou, head of Gen
Chiang's land forces; Gen. Hu
Tsung man, the man who captured
and then lost the Communist capi
tai of Yennan: Gen. Yen Hsi-shan
last of the warlords"- and governor
of Shansi Province; - ~S -
Chow Chi-jou, air force COM
mander; Wang Hsu-ming. not iden-
titled in any available Chinese di-
rectories or recent dispatches; Gen
Tu Li-ming. commander Of the gov
ernment army groups now surround
ed by Communists near Suchow
Admiral Kwei Yung-ching, navy
commander;
Gen. Tang En-po, commander OF
Marking detenses; Gen. Sun Li-jen
head of the governments army
school on Formosa: Ma Hung-kwei
independent governor of Ningsia
northwest province; Ma Pu-fang
governor of Tsinghai province, also
in the far northwest
Tao Hsi-Sheng, former Kuomin-
tang official who aided but then
broke with the japanese puppet
regime during the japanese war;
Tseng Chi, leader Of the minority
Young China Party, and Carsun
Chang, leader of the minority Demo-
cratic Socialist Party, both of which
participated in the Chang govern
ment.
Evening star., 1948-12-26
Cold Wave Sweeps
|Froh Central Canada
Across Most Of u. ).
BY the Associated Press

CHICAGO, Dec. 25.-Santa Claus
had cold trip back to the North
Pole.
Very little new snow fell Christ
mas Day except in scattered areas
of the Nation but already chilly
temperatures continued to drop
The Weather Bureau predicted a
cold wave sweeping in from Central
Canada across the Great Lakes
region and. Ohio Valley into the
Appalachian Mountains. There
were some snow f1urries expected
with the lower mercury.
The forecasters said tempera-
lures may drop to to Is degrees
below zero tonight in Western and
Northern New York, S below to
above in Ohio and Pennsylvania
zero to 10 above in New Jersey,
West Virginia and Northern Ken
lucky and 10 to Is above as far
south as Tennessee and Southern
Kentucky.
New York to Miss Snow.
Much colder weather also is fore
cast for Maryland, Delaware and
Virginia. Meanwhile temperatures
began to dip further in the mid
west, mountain and plains, States
New York City missed the pre-
dicted record snow fall.
Nearly everywhere across the
country, thermometers were low
Even IN. Southern California Santa
got. his fingers nipped. 1t was the
chilliest Christmas in 80 years there
with the mercury at 80 early Christ
mas Day in Los Angeles. equaling
the 1916 holiday low. A rainstorm
moved slowly southwark along the
Oregon coast and small craft warn
ings were hoisted.
Snow in West Virginia.
An area from the Central Rockies
to Kentucky was covered with snow
making it white Christmas
Depths ranged up to II. inches in
Nebraska while in West Virginia
and one part of Kentucky there was
7 inches. -
1t was a chilly Christmas morn
ing in the North Central States.
The mercury dropped to rs degrees
below zero in Pembina, NJ Oak.
with many other subzero marks re-
corded. Forecasts indicated there
was little relief in sight for this area
Normal temperatures were report
ed in the extreme Southeast where
the lowest at Miami, Fla. was sc
and Jacksonville, Fla, reported So
minimum.
Evening star., 1948-12-26
Four Killed in Collision
OF AmbuIunces in Andes
BY the Associuied Press

I MENDOZA, Argentina, Dec. 25.-
Four persons were killed when two
anibutances collided in the Andes
Mountains last night.
A military ambulance transporting
sick soldier and a civilian arhu-
lance also carrying patient collided
at a spot on the Argentint-U.--e
highway known as the Gold Curve" +"
The two vehicles toppled about 5000
feet down the mountainside.
Evening star., 1948-12-26
Spy Inquiry
CONTINUED From First Page

was the decision to disclose that
the name of Laurence Duggan had
been mentioned to the committee at
o closed session.
Mr.. Duggan, a former State De-
partment official who became presi-
dent of the Institute of 1nterna-
tional Education, was killed in a
plunge from his 16th-story New
York Office last Monday night.
A few hours later, the committee
released testimony Of Isaac Don
Levine, magazine editor, that he had
heard Mr.. Duggan's name mentioned
by Mr. Chambers as one of those
who had passed along State Depart
ment information.
Department Clears Duggan.
On Friday, the Justice Depart
ment issued statement describing
Mr.. Duggan as a loyal employe
of the Government" and declaring
that an FBI investigation had pro-
duced no evidence that Mr.. Duggan
was connected with the Communist
Party or with any espionage ac-
tivity."
About the same time. Mr.. Mundt
and Mr. Nixon were issuing their
own statement explaining why they
had given out the Levine testimony
about Mr.. Duggan. Mr.. Mundt cate
gorically denied that the committee
had given the FBI any Information
which would prompt the FBI to in
x,ae+;ro+a Ar n11ooon
The two committee members, in
a Joint statement, said they had
been specifically asked after Mr..
Duggan's death if the former State
Department expert had been men
toned to the committee. They said
they were faced with these ques-
tons:
/. To report there had been no
such testimony, which would be
"bare-faced lie"
2. To reply with mo comment"
which might have "ballooned into
something considerably larger and
more damaging than the testimony
itself"
3. To give the exact transcript "in
the hope it might be helpful in
clearing up the death.
Picked Third Alternative.
"We selected the third alterna-
tive" the statement added, land In
90 doing perhaps warrant some
honest criticism, but it is difficult
to know what would be a wiser
decision should we be confronted
with such a perplexing problem
again"
Mr.. Mundt individually issued
statement at the same time COM
menting on the words attributed
to him earlier in the week that
he would release the other five
names mentioned by Mr.. Levine
'as they jumped out of windows"
Mr.. Mundt told reporters he was
not denying these words since he
was assured by reporters he had
said them, but he emphasized that
he had not intended them for pub
lication.
Issues Formal Statement.
In his formal statement, he said in
part:
Il recall being asked many ques-
tions by reporters as to when and
whether We would release the other
names mentioned by Mr.. Levine. I
told them it would be done only by
committee action, and only when
and if further evidence we're Sc
cured. I modified this statement by
saying something to the effect that
this would govern our policy 'un-
less something like this comes along
again, and that circumstances and
the vote of the committee would.
then determine that. I was correct
Evening star., 1948-12-26
Miss julio i suI!ly Dies ::
In Richmond Hospital
by the A.soeiotsd Rrx.a. -.

RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 25-Miss
Julia Sully, former director of the
art index division, State Commits
sion on Conservation and Develop
ment, died yesterday In a Rich
mond hospital after long illness
Funeral arrangements have not
been announced.
Miss Sully, a native of Gordons-
vile, resided for many years IN
Petersburg. Her father. the late
Maj. Robert H. Sully, CSA, for many
years was an official of the At
lantic Coast Line Railroad. She was
a great-great-niece of Thomas Sully
the portrait painter.
Evening star., 1948-12-26
New Indonesion Decision
May Be Forced on u. S.

BY the Assoeiatsd Press
The United States and the United
Nations appeared likely today to be
Evening star., 1948-12-26

10 MOngolla, AOu MlleS 0OrtnWeSL OF
Peiping.
The Shanghai Shin Wan Pao,
pro-government newspaper, reported
in a North China dispatch that
Nationalists had withdrawn from
Kalgan and were retreatmg west
ward toward Suiyuan province.
In Peiping, however, Gen. Fu
Tso-yi, nationalist North China
commander, denied Kalgan had
fallen.
His headquarters said government
troops in Suiyuan were pushing
from the West toward Tsining,
Communicated rail town 200 miles
westnorthwest of Peiping. This
probably Is q diversionary action
designed to relieve Red pressure
around Kalgan.
Gen. Fu's communique reported
more than 5000 Reds killed and
over 5000 others wounded in battle
Friday near Tangku, seaport Of
Tientsin. Casualty estimates in
China's civil war usually are ex-
ceSSive.
Headquarters said the Nationists
repelled successive Red assaults on
Nankai village, southwest Of Tangku.
1t added that government troops
''mopped up" small bands Of Reds
East and West of Tientsin with the
result none are now within seven
miles of the city.
The situation around isolated Pei
ping was described an unchanged ex-
cept for light skirmiShes in the
southwestern suburbs.
There were further Peiping re-
ports Of Communists troop move
ments from Hopeh province to the
Central China front. quite possi-
ble," commented Gen: Fu's head
quarters.
Troops Move Through Marking.
Movement Of at least two divisions
of government troops, including
some cavalry and tanks, through
this capitals streets was the only
sign of activity yesterday in China S
civil war. ~
Some Of the soldiers evidently
were returning from the fronts Just |
north of Marking while others were I
northbound. !
A tangle Of pedestrians, motorists
and rickshaw coolies watched the
soldiers silently as they slogged !
through the mud.
The Chinese navy announced its
warships were shelling Communist |
positions around Tangku, the port
for Communist-surrounded Tient-
sin, but gave no details.
Relief Flown to Tien:sin.
American pilots of the Chennault !
airline were reported flying relief |
missions to Tientsin through some
of the worst visibility of the winter !
They were landing on an emergency
airstrip on the Tientsin racecourse |.
One pilot, returning to Shanghai,
was quoted as saying the whole
Tientsen area was being sandbagged
but Its too darned quiet-there |
something fishy going on" This
squared with general belief in
North China that the present lull
is que 10 some sort OF secret ne2o-
tiationS over TientSen and isolated
Peiping.
The Communists said Gen. Flu
lost five divisions-possibly 10000
men-in Kalgan. 1t said Gen. Flu
had lost a total of IA divisions at
various places in North China in
the II days up to December "a, but
did not make clear whether this
included Kalgan losses.
3.-- Throwing some doubts on Specula-
ton about deal with Gen.. Flu,
the radio called him "a public enc
my "a war criminal" and. &
t%.butcher" and said he ceyld1not
.evade his fate but could lessen his,
punishment somewhat If he would
Immediately surrender Peiping and |
TientSen intact
Evening star., 1948-12-26
Fate of KoIgon in Doubt
After Conflicting Reports

NANKING, Dec. 26 (P.-Contra-
dictory reports left the fate of Kali
gan in doubt today. 1t was quiet
elsewhere in China's civil war.
The Communist radio claimed
Red capture of the gateway city
Evening star., 1948-09-13
brannan Asks Bakers
Why Bread Prices
Dom n'tCome Down

Why doesn't the price of bread
come down?
Secretary Of Agriculture Brannan
would like to know. And several
million housewives probably would
like to know, also.
The prices Of almost all foods
have been going up for two years.
The idea that the price Of bread
could come down now is distinctly
novel.
But Secretary Brannan says that
wheat prices have come down al
most a dollar bushel in recent
months, but bread prices have not
come down"
Percentages Worked Out.
Recently he wrote to Ralph D.
Ward, chairman Of the National
Affairs Committee of the American
Bakers Association:
Cash wheat has been about rs
Evening star., 1948-09-13

/ the price would not increase bread
buying, In his opinion.
Bakers buy -four, not wheat, the
spokesman says, and -four prices
haven't followed wheat prices up or
down SO sharply. Other bread costs
have not come down-lard, powdered
milk, labor, wrappings.
But the Agriculture Department
keeps a set of bread basket" figures
which help to explain why Secretary
Brannan is raising the question:
why don't bread prices come
DOWN."
The figures show the retail price
of bread, the cost of the wheat in q
pound of bread, and the difference.
What Figures Show.
Two years ago, In July, 1s46, q
pound of bread sold In the stores
for Ill cents. 0oaves Of bread are
of varying sizes, and sell for varying
prices. This Ill cents Is the aver
age per pound retail price, The
difference between that and the
cost of the wheat was 9 cents.
In January, 1947, the price had
Evening star., 1948-09-13

risen 10 Il cents, the wheat cost to
2.51 cents, and the difference to
9:5 cents.
In July, 1947, the retail price had
gone up to 1871 cents, the wheat cost
asa cents, and the difference wxs
up to los cents.
But in July Of this year. the pound
of bread was still selling for 14.6
Evening star., 1948-09-13
ANY SEX!

Any size. any ssei You can now
have suits. coats. or dresses expertly
altered TO meet your needs at Cody's
Servicenter. It's the most unusual
place in town. They'll shorten or
tengthen hens. replace cuffs. Innings,
pockets. or turn the collars on your
shirts. They have q complete fitting
service. In fact. Codys clean and
repair Just about everything Cody's
Servieenter. 7l7 12th ST.. N. W. For
information call Sterling 1898.
Evening star., 1948-09-13

cents below the peak Of last winter
which should Justify q correspond
Ing decrease In the price Of bread
and bakery products.
If 1t were possible to reduce the
price Of bread I believe It would
help your campaign to increase con-
sumption and, at the same time,
would make an important contribu-
ton to the Nations effort to stem
the inflationary rise in the cost of
living"
A corresponding decrease" de-
partment spokesmen say, would be
l cent decrease per pound Of bread
for each so cents per bushel drop
in the wheat price.
The Bakers Disagree.
The American Bakers Association
doesn't 60 along with Mr.. Brannan's
ideas at all. A spokesman says that
bread prices didn't rise as sharply
as other food prices; that COMPETE
tion-not buyer resistance-keeps
them down, and that q reduction in
Evening star., 1948-09-13

cents, while the wheat cost had
dropped to asa cents. The differ
ence had risen to II cents.
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