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Evening star., 1948-07-02
Snyder Puts Surplus
At S8,419,469,S43
BY the Associated Press

Secretary of Treasury Snyder said
today the Governments true
budget surplus for the fiscal yeal
l948 was s8,419. .469 ,843.81, by far the
biggest in history.
Mr.. Snyder said the figure repre-.
sents "the actual excess of receipts
over expenditures in the fiscal year.
which ended June 30.
BY Congressional reckoning, II
would be $4,000, 900 900 less, Mr.. Sny.
der said, rejecting what he called g
bookkeeping switch ordered BY
Congress in its closing moments
What Congress did was to direct
the Treasury to take $4,000, 900 .00t
from the past fiscal years surplus
in the 1949 fiscal year. The money
was placed to the credit of the
European Recovery Program yester-
day. 1t will be spent as needs ol
the program arise.
The effect will be to make spend.
ing in the new fiscal year seen
s., 900 100000 lower than it would be
otherwise. The shift will bolster the
fiscal 1949 budget so as to avert g
possible deficit at the years enc
June 80, 1949.
Taking either the administrations
true" $S,419 ,000, 900 figure or the
IS, ,419, 900, 900 figure Of Congress, the
surplus is the second in a row after
deficits for the preceding is straight
years.
BY the administration figure, it is
more than seven times the highest
previous surplus of $1,155, ,000, 900
registered 81 years ago in President
Coolidge's administration.
Evening star., 1948-07-02
U. s. Military Ordered Off
Streets in Panama Clash
By the Associated Press

PANAMA CITY, Panama, July a.
United States soldiers and sailors
were ordered off Panama City
streets last night as warning political
factions here clashed for the third
straight day.
The fights occurred between fol-
lowers of Arnulfo Arias Madrid and
Domingo Diaz Arosemena, presi-
Dental candidates, who still are
contesting the outcome of the May
9 election. Mr.. Arias won the un-
official vote count for the presidency
but an official recount now is under
way.
One skirmish last night occurred
when Mr.. Arias' supporters demon
strated in front of the headquar-
ters of Mr.. Diaz's Liberal Party
Police said shots were fired. Abou,
10 persons were arrested.
A United States Army informant
said authorities are watching de-
velopments to determine If the city
should be placed of limits to Army
and Navy personnel.
Evening star., 1948-07-02
BY the Asseeio'ed Press

BUCHAREST, Romania, July
2.-The Cominform Bulletin was
published here last night, thus
indicating the headquarters of
the agency have been moved
from Belgrade to Bucharest.
Premier Marshal Tito and other
Communist leaders in Yugoslavia
of which Belgrade is the capital,
were blasted by the Cominform
Monday. The bureau accused them
of pursuing a hateful policy toward
Russia and deviating from the
Marxist -Leninist line.
In other developments in the
Cominform's quarrel with Yugo-
slavia, Romanian Communists Joined
in the campaign to discredit Tito
and his regime.
George Gheorgiu-Dej, secretary
general of the Romanian Workers
Party, accused the Yugoslav leaders
of praising themselves too much
while trying to belittle the part
played by Russia in liberating Yu-
goslavia.
In the party newspaper Scanteia
he called on Romanian Commu-
nists to side with Russia in the
dispute. Romanian Communists
must foster their love for the So
Wet Union. the Russian Commu-
Evening star., 1948-07-02
Two Former Officials Guilt,
In Passport Fraud Case
By the Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA, July 2.-Formel
United States Commissioner Norman
J. Griffin and Warren J. Belcher
ex-chief clerk in the Federal pass.
port Office here, we're convicted yes
terday of being conspirators in the
Chinese passport fraud case.
The jury of 10 women and
men arrived at its verdict after !
hours of deliberation and tria
lasting 812 days.
Judge Paul Leahy of Wilmington
Del, deferred sentence pending con-
sideration of motions for new trials
filed by the attorneys for the two
former Government officials.
The maximum sentence on the one
count conspiracy indictment or
which the pair was convicted is two
years in prison and fine of 81 1000.
John Lee, Chinese exporter ane
importer, and Oscar Yew Hob, New
York restaurant operator. previous.
ly pleaded guilty in the fraud o.
issuing false documents enabling
alien Chinese to obtain American
passports.
Evening star., 1948-07-02
3 Democratic Leaders Reported
CuI|inq Anti truman Caucus
McGroth Denies
Attempt to Halt
Eisenhower Boom

Democratic National Chair
man McGrath said today the
White House has taken no steps
to ,induce Gen. Eisenhower to
remove himself definitely as a
possible nominee of the coming
Democratic National Conven-
ton.
Reports have been circulating
that George E. Allen, former RFC
director and long time friend of
President Truman, has been sent as
an emissary to see the general.
Mr.. Allen was in New York today
as a guest of Gen. Eisenhower, but
he would say only that he was visit
in gthe general and his wife to help
celebrate their 32d wedding ami
tSee EISENHOWER, Page A-3J
Evening star., 1948-07-02
Soviet Communists Join
In Cominform's Attack

LONDON, July 2 LP,.-The Com
munists of Russia and other coun-
tries ganged up on Premier Mar
shal Tito and his Yugoslav Com
munist leadership today in support
of blast from the Cominform.
Tass reported in Moscow that the
Central Committee of the Soviet
Unions Communist Party has ap-
proved the Cominform resolution
adopted last month in Romania anc
first published Monday in Prague.
Belgrade dispatches showed Yugo-
slav Communists were standing fast
behind Tito and even striking back
with criticisms of neighboring AL
bania and Bulgaria, which they
want to bring into Balkan bloc.
Press reports to Copenhagen re-
ist has withdrawn from the party
saying, Il want to join Marsha
Tito's brigade" He was Johannes
Jensen. town councilman of Roes-
kilde, iceland, former party chair
man there and former member Of
Parliament.
Western diplomats here said they
believe Tito may be playing within
the Soviet sphere for free hanc
for economic deals with the west.
They said he may keep Russia sc
busy Strengthening him out that she
will have to ease her pressure on the
West and the worlds fear of wal
therefore may diminish.
The resolution of the nine-natior
cominform passed along criticisms
of Tito and other Yugoslav leaders
(See YUGOSLAV, Page A-6l
Evening star., 1948-07-02
Bernadotte Expected
In Cairo 10 SALVAGE
Palestine Peace Plan
Proposals by Mediator
Are Reported Rejected
By Arab League
BY the Associo,ed Press

CAIRO, July Count Folke
Bernadotte Is expected in Cairo
tomorrow to try to salvage his
Palestine peace plans in the face
of threatened Arab rejection.
An Arab League informant said
this last night after Arab leaders
refused to send representatives to
Count Bernadotte's Rhodes head
quarters and asked the United Ma
tions Palestine mediator to come
here if he wished to talk with them
Count Bernadotte arrived in
Jerusalem last night to straighten
out truce problems. including food
allotments for the city's 100000
Jews.
Moshe Shertok, Israeli Foreign
Minister also visited Jerusalem yes
terday. He discussed truce problems
with Jewish civic leaders. Arch
bishop Guytavo Testa, Vatican en-
voy, is also in the Holy City, inspect
ing religious buildings to determine
the damage caused by the recent
siege.
Reply to Be Drafted.
A high Arab League source said
yesterday that the league will turn
down Count Bernadotte's proposals
for permanent Palestine peace and
has appointed committee to draft
a reply to the mediator's plan, sub
mitted early this week.
The nationalist newspaper Al
Mlsri said here that Count Berna-
dotte had proposed that Arab Pales-
tine be joined to Jordan and
that the Arabs accept Israel as a
Jewish state.
AL Misri said the plan would re-
wise the U. N. partition scheme and
give the Negeb desert in the south
to the Arabs.
Both sides have the right to give
Count Bernadotte counter proposals
The U. N. Truce Commission in
Jerusalem was told formally yester-
day of an Arab violation of the
truce earlier this week, Jewish
spokesman said. He said Arab
snipers at the Jaffa and New Gates
fired into the Jewish zones, wound
ing four Jews, two of whom died
later.
In Montreux, Switzerland, the
executive of the World Jewish Con-
gress ca lied on Jews throughout the
world yesterday to join in the
struggle for the independence and
integrity of Israel.
Points in Plan Reported.
Count Bernadottes' plan has not
been released officially. but AL Misrl
listed the following as the main
points:
/. The area Of Palestine shall be
restored to what it was before
Trans Jordan was separated from it.
Gee DAT FCTTNE paoe A-6)
Evening star., 1948-07-02
ICon1inform Bulletin Is Moved
From Belgrade to Bucharest
Romonion Communists Join in Compoign
To Discredit Tito and YueosIuv Regime

mist Party and Prime Minister Sta
lin. he wrote.
Scanteia also published a resolu-
ton by the Central Committee OF
the Romanian Workers Party
Communist and left-wing Social
ist) condemning the Yugoslav Com
munist Party and proclaiming "un-
limited love for the Soviet Union.
The paper said local party meet.
ings throughout Romania are unani.
mously indorsing the Cominform's
attack on Tito.
The 9-nation Cominform-Com-
munist Information Bureau-Was
organized in Poland last September
At that time it was decided to es-
tablish the headquarters of the bu-
reau in Belgrade.
The Cominform was established
by Communist representatives from
Russia, France, Italy. Czechoslo-
vakia. Poland, Romania, Bulgaria
Yugoslavia and Hungary.
At the time of it's inception the
bureau declared war on the Mar
shall Plan and what the Commun-
lists call United Estates Imperial
ISM
The bulletin, organ of the Comm
form. goes under the name, For
Lasting Peace, For People Democ-
racy."
Evening star., 1948-07-02
Bulletin
-Four Hoidups Cleared Up

John H. Sullivan, 80, former
Army lieutenant, was held in
$4,000 bond in Municipal
Court today when arraigned
in the hoIdup late yesterday
of the Mutual Credit Co., Inc,
9O1 Tenth street NV. Sullivan
was arrested after a down.
town chase by police. Assist
ant United States Attorney
Robert Short said Sullivan
had admitted four other rob-
berries, including the holdup
February rs of American Air
lines downtown ticket office
at s13 Fifteenth street NV.
Earlier story on Page BID
Evening star., 1948-07-02
Low S0s Forecast Today;
tomorrow 10 Be Warmer

The Weather Bureau had ideal
summer weather posted for today.
tonight and tomorrow-sunny, with
low humidity.
A temperature in the low Dos is
scheduled for today. with readings
in the low COS tonight. Tomorrow.
the forecast said. will be a little
warmer and sunny.
The bureau said that June had II
days of rain and an average maxi
mum temperature Of 83.5, but broke
no records. p
Rainfall for the month-5.44
inches-was 1.30 inches more than
normal. The highest temperature
was 95 degrees on the Oath and the
lowest 50 on the 18th.
Evening star., 1948-07-02
j. ). Calls for Russia
To Return 81 Vessels
Loaned During War
2S Navy Frigotes Included;
Disposition Of 81 Other
Ships Under Discussion
By Gornett D. Horner

Secretary of State Marshall
said today the United States has
asked Russia to return imme-
diately three ice breakers and
% United States Navy frigates
which she obtained under Lend
Lease during the war.
Disposition of some other small
naval craft and 81 Lend-Lease mer-
chant vessels remaining in Russian
possession is under discussion as
part of the negotiations for settle
ment of Russia's 100000, ,00C
Lend-Lease account, Gen. Marshall
told a news conference.
Eight merchant vessels obtained
by the Soviet Union under Lend
Lease have been returned at this
Governments request.
Gen. Marshall said the State De-
partment now is considering a re-
ply received recently from Soviet
Ambassador Alexander s. Panyush-
kin to the latest American proposal
concerning the Lend-Lease settle
merlt which was submitted late in
May.
The Soviet Ambassador, he said
returned to Moscow to obtain new
instructions after receiving the May
communication, and has submitted
his reply since his return.
Gen. Marshall reviewed the So
Wet Lend-Lease negotiations. He
pointed out that after considerable
delay they began on April 30, 1947
and had continued only sporadicaliy
The American settlement pro-
posals, he said. follow the basic
points of settlements already con-
cluded with other major recipients
of Lend-Lease, and are in accord
with provisions of a master Lend
Lease agreement signed by Russia
in 1912.
In general, Gen. Marshall said
the United States is asking no pay
ment for Lend-Lease materials used
in the common war effort before
VI day, but is asking Russia to
pay a reasonable amount for civilian
type articles with peacetime use re-
manning in her possession on
VI day.
He said this Government also is
asking the Soviet Union to pay
United States firms for use of pat
ented processes supplied Russia
under Lend-Lease during the war.
Evening star., 1948-07-02
Virginia Democrats
Method Of Revolt Hit
By Retiring Chairman
Support Nominee or Stay
Away From Convention,
Mayor Edwards Advises
D. A. . n.~.k>-
By Alex R. Preston
Stor Staff Correspondent

RICHMOND, July 2.-Virginia
Democrats, meeting in State
convention here, were told today
they should not take part in the
Democratic National Convention
if they do not intend ia back the
party's nominee.
In surprise speech by the re-
firing State Democratic chairman
Mayor Horace H. Edwards, As, OF
Richmond, the 1000 delegates were
advised:
I'VE should not, in this childish
way, pick up our marbles and &C
home"
He was referring to the open op-
position to denomination of Presi-
dent Truman and the Virginia
election law passed this year under
which the States electors could
vote for some one other than Mr.
Truman. even if the State goes
Democratic next November.
Contrary to Byrd's View.
His speech came as a shock te
many Of his listeners as it is con-
trary to the views of Senator Byrd
head of the States predominant
faction, as well as those of Gov
Tuck, whose ''anti-Truman" legis-
lation was passed by an overwhelm-
ing majority in the General Assem-
bly, earlier this year.
Mr.. Edwards expressed his views
in a speech of resignation as State
chairman. simultaneously he an.
nounced in a press release his
"irrevocable' candidacy for the
Democratic nomination for Cover.
nor in 1949. The Richmond Mayor
had announced some time ago thai
he would quit the party post.
The retiring State chairman thus
puts himself in the gubernatoria
contest against State Senator John
S. Battle of Charlottesville, a party
stalwart whose views more nearly
coincide with the predominate fac
tion.
The anti Truman" legislation Il
designed to permit this state tc
withhold its support from President
Truman If he is nominated. This
1See VIRGTNIA Page A-3,)
Evening star., 1948-07-02

A $3,300-a-year woman clerk IN
the Navy Department was described
today by a congressional committee
as having speculated over a two
year period in nearly 5000, 900 BUSH
els of grain as well as many other
commodities.
The operations of this clerk,
based on the actual price paid for
the commodities, were placed at
$1O.311 800.
The report said that all together
1913 Federal employees in 1946 and
1947 were in the commodity mar
kets to the tune of $212, ,920, ,697,
making a profit of from $4,000, 900
to $40 600, 900. No names were given
in the report, issued by the special
House committee investigating spec
ulation.
Evening star., 1948-07-02
.$3, ,3OOCIerk's Speculation Put
AT $1O,311,90O by Probers

The Navy employe was listed as
speculating in 1,7S5, 900 bushels of
wheat, 285 900 bushels of corn, 720,-
600 bushels of oats, $4,000 bushels of
rye, 10000 pounds of lard, l,500, 900
pounds of cottonseed oil, IS 500 bales
of cotton and 48 carloads OF eggs.
During the Senate investigation
last fall of commodity market spec
ulation it was brought out that Mrs.
Eva M. Brisker, q clerk in the Navy
Department and wife of a Gus
toners man at the brokerage firm
of Bache 81 Co., has been a major
trader.
Her husband said she was the
one listed in an Agriculture Depart
ment release as holding las. 900
bushels of wheat on the long side
(See SPECULATION. Page A-6.j
Evening star., 1948-07-02
Charge
Against Lewis
Filed by Steel
Federal Action Asked
To Prevent Strike
In Captive Mines
By Jones Y. Newton

The steel industry today filed
unfair labor practice charges
against John L. Lewis and the
United Mine Workers and re-
quested the Government to OBJ
tain court injunction to prevent
a strike of the captive" soft
coal mines.
The charges were filed at the
Baltimore regional office of the Ma.
tional Labor Relations Board BY
Harry M. Moses, representative OF
Is steel companies and coal COM
panies supplying steel mills.
The steel industry. producing co.
0O0, 900 tons of coal year or about
10 per cent of the Nations tonnage.
has refused to sign new contract
with Mr.. Lewis, the old contract ex-
pired June 80. A new agreement,
calling for substantial wage boost
and the doubling of the UNIV well
fare retirement fund was accepted
by the commercial coal operators,
representing two-thirds of total pro-
duction.
Stocks Reported Limited.
The charges today were that Mr..
Lewis attempted to force the steel
industry to sign a contract which
provides for an illegal union shop.
Today's action amounted to an.
other refusal of steel interests to-
sign the contract and under the,
UMW's "no-contract, no-work" pol
icy the captive" mines will be closed
when the 400 1000 miners return from
their Today vacation Tuesday.
: Mr.. Moses, in asking the NLRB
general counsel for an antistrike
injunction, said existing coal stocks
of the steel companies 'are quite
limited" and that any stoppage OF
mining at this time would strike
serious blow at general industrial
activity which is so essential to the
national interest at home and
abroad"
There was no immediate indica-
ton whether Robert N. Denham, the
NLRB general counsel, would issue
complaint on the steel charges
and ask Federal court for an injunc-
ton to prevent shutdown of the
captive" mines.
Previous Offer Repeated.
Mr.. Moses reiterated his previous
offer that the steel industry would
accept all terms of the new UNIV
contract except that which provides
for continuance of union shop con-
ditions.
Under the union shop. a non-
union employe may be hired. but
he must join the union within
stated period after employment.
The Taft-Hartley Act makes the un-
ion shop illegal unless it is approved
by the employees involved In formal
NLRB election.
These steel companies have been
advised by counsel" Mr.. Moses said.
that the union shop provision 50
insisted upon by John L. Lewis Is
clear violation Of the Taft Hartley
Act"
Mr.. Moses. the head of the coal
producing subsidiaries of the United
States Steel Corp. added that at
torneys had told him it would be q
violation of law for the steel COM
panies to sign the contract includ-
ing union shop clause.
These captive coal mine oper-
ators are unwilling deliberately to
commit such an illegal act" Mr..
Moses said.
Evening star., 1948-07-02
Thousands 10 Start
Leaving Capital Today
On Holiday Jaunts
Program ot Monument,
Porode ond Fireworks Are
Major Attractions Here

Washington prepared today for
a three-day Fourth of July
week end that will take thou
sands out of the city and bring
other thousands here.
The traditional holiday exit is due
to begin this afternoon and con-
tinue until Government employees
and most private business workers
have to be back at their posts on
Tuesday morning. Airlines and
railroads report heavy bookings.
Railroads have added extra train
sections while airlines are putting
on all available planes, especially to
the run to New York. Travel agen-
cies generally reported the nearby
beaches will be jammed for the long
week end
The major attraction for those
remaining in the city and for thou
sands of tourists coming to Wash
ington for the weekend is the three
day observance of the laying of the
Washington Monuments corner
stone.
Parade Scheduled Tomorrow.
A parade is scheduled tomorrow,
with speech by President Truman
at the Monument grounds. On
Sunday there will be religious OBJ
servances in the city's churches and
the first OF the summer series of
Watergate concerts by the National
Symphony Orchestra, with Dorothy
Maynor as soloist.
Monday will feature the fireworks
display on the Monument grounds,
with extra set pieces and aerial dis
plays on the program.
The District Commissioners have
issued a proclamation calling on all
citizens Ito unite in ceremonies
celebrating the event OF the Fourth
Of July, 1776, and also rededicating
this noble Monument to our great
leader and founding father, George
Washington"
A sterling silver cup will be
awarded as a prize for the best fioat
in the parade. Judges are Engineer
Commissioner Gordon r. Young
E. D. Merrill, president of the Cap.
ital Transit Co., and Ben Strouse
general manager OF Station WWDC
Fourteen floats will compete for the
prize.
Part of the parade feature will b,
formations of Air Force, Navy, Ma.
rine and District Air National Guarc
planes flying overhead. The ali
show is scheduled for 1890 PM
half an hour after the parade be.
gins. The flying is scheduled te
last As minutes with three passes
over the reviewing stand and spec.
tator seats on the Monument
Grounds.
Units participating will be:
Air Force-4th Fighter Group CP-8t
jet planes based at Andrews Field
Md, and commanded by Col. Ernest
H. Beverly.
Navy-30 carrier and fighter air.
craft from the Naval Air Reserve
Training Unit at Anacostia Air Sta.
tion, led by Capt. Frederick Funk
jr., station commander.
45-Minute Air Show.
Marine -Helicopter Squadron No
Il, commanded by Capt. Charles
CARRIER, Marine Air Base. Quantico
Va.
District Guard-20 PAT Thunder.
bolts OF the 121st Fighter Squadron
commanded by Maj. Willard Mill.
ken.
The Committee on Religious Life
In the Nations Capital has called or
(See HOLIDAY page A-6)
Evening star., 1948-07-02
Boby's Skeleton Found
Wrapped in 1929 Paper

The skeleton of an infant was
found today, wrapped in a 1929
newspaper in the air attic OF an
old apartment house at 1910 Con-
necticut avenue NV.
A workman for the Arrow Wreck
ing Co., Roy Alfred, 36, colored, 100
| E street S.W., discovered the skele-
ton wrapped in Washington Times
of October is. 1929, in an area be-
tween the fourth floor ceiling and
the roof of the building
Homicide detectives turned the
discovery over to the morgue for
examination, and indicated efforts
would be made to determine tenants
Of the apartment about the date
appearing on the newspaper.