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Evening star., 1948-08-15

he had stood out sharply from the self-conf-
dent and pompous artists who lived in Green
wich Village at that time.
My interest in art was casual in those days;
perhaps that's why Kirk and got along so
well. Also was good deal older than he
was, and think he unconsciously credited
my years with wisdom. He used to come into
my room late at night and unbWden himself
in the most pathetic and bewildered way
about strange feeling of futility which he
said hung in his mind night and day, over
whatever he was doing, like crouching cloud.
Its as though the very end of time was
beckoning to me-" he explained, 'and I'm
scared to death. feel everything 20 far has
been wasted, but the harder try. the more
uneasy become. Philip, what in heavens
name is wrong with me?''
/ LAID these fears to his creative nature.
I told him that it was only natural for an
artist to be more concerned with success than
less creative souls.
But think of the hundreds of bankers and
bakers" he explained, who have burst out
of their grabbed little inches to do what they
wanted to do. They found something worth
living for, even though their paintings were
never hung in the Metropolitan and their
sculpture never sold. But haven't found it
yet, whatever it is. 1t just seems futile and
empty to me, the harder work.
I'm afraid our conversations were not much
help, and when had to leave New York in
the spring of 1910 left behind morose and
miserable Kirk to solve his problem as best
he could alone.
Il can see it," said Max softly. THE pic
ture speaks of the artists cropping heart.
Notice the tenderness of the colors, the nos
talgia ="
What nostalgia" asked Sumner sharply,
and liked him from that moment on He
turned toward me. Has he done any pic
lures lately? This shows talent I'd like to
see more" He gave Max hard look Per
haps we should encourage the young man.
Something like one-man show maybe, eh,
MAXI"
Exactly what had in mind" Max mu-
INJURED. "A one-man show is the very thing"
GETTING off the subway at Sheridan Square
it felt for an odd moment as though still
lived near by. 1t brought back vividly Kinks
struggle to find his particular niche in life.
saw his haunted, unhappy expression as he
sat in my room and poured out his vexation
of spirit before he rushed back to his paints
like man possessed of demons.
Well. my boy, thought. when tell you
that the magic wand of B. Sumner is about to
wave over your head you won't feel futile any
more. That niche you were always looking
for has been gold-plated, and the sun is about
to burst through that crouching cloud you
used to see hanging around.
But my hope of finding Kirk promptly soon
disappeared. He had vanished early in the
summer of 1910, and aside from rumor that
he had served in the Army, no one could tell
me anything. began to worry. 1t was quite
L. AL-A IL
Evening star., 1948-08-15

summer of 194O and aside from rumor that
he had served in the Army, no one could tell
me anything. began to worry. 1t was quite
possible that Kinks torturing unrest might
have driven him to another city in his search
for peace. refused to believe that he hadn't
come back from the fighting. Anyone else,
maybe, but not Kirk. He was too vibrantly
alive.
More than likely he was painting twelve
hours day in some miserable room near by,
searching for his answer in work
Almost at the end of my efforts it occurred
to me that Kirk must have enlisted in New
York, and that the War Department offices
might have a record of his whereabouts In
Continued on page 20
Evening star., 1948-10-12
BY the Associated Press

BERLIN, Oct. 12.-The Rus
slams declared through their
official newspaper today that
the blockade of Berlin will re-
main until the Western Powers
withdraw their currency from
circulation in the city.
The Soviet military administration S
newspaper, Taegliche Rundschau,
said this was a "prerequisite for the
lifting of traffic restrictions. Ap-
parently this reflected the official
Soviet attitude on mediation efforts
in Paris by the six Security Council
nations who are trying to end the
East-West deadlock over Berlin.
Actually there is no blockade of
Berlin" the paper said. However,
lifting of the traffic restrictions
could easily take place if at the same
time the illegally introduced B-mark
were withdrawn from circulation"
The Russians announced once
again that gunnery drills and par
achute jumping will be held in the
airlift corridors and there will be
Soviet flying drills over Berlin. The
Western powers have protested that
these drills, being announced daily
now by the Russians, violated four
power safety agreements.
The British Military Government
protested yesterday that one Rus
sian Yak fighter stunted danger
Evening star., 1948-10-12
House Group Off 10 Hunt
Fifth Column in Alaska
BY the Associated Press

SEATTLE, Oct. IA Congress
sional subcommittee headed for
Alaska today to find out whether
there is a Communist fifth column
in the territory.
Chairman Kersten said the aim Of
his group is to investigate possible
Communist inflltration of ALASKA
labor unions.
THE Russian situation is a def
mite factor in our check" he said.
I'VE want to know if there Is a fifth
column in Alaska"
I'VE know that when the Com.
munists get control Of any union
their purpose is to sabotage Amer
ican industry and defenses."
Mr.. Kersten. a former Milwaukee
prosecuting attorney, heads the
subcommittee of the House Com.
mittee on Education and Labor,
With him Is Representative Fisher,
Democrat, Of Texas, and an in
vestigator, Frank Macarthur. The
investigation is expected to take
a week or 10 days.
Evening star., 1948-10-12
Chinese Reds Start
Drive Against Slchow
BY the Associoted Press

NANKING, Oct. 12.-Three Red
columns have opened an offensive
against the outer defenses of Su-
chow, 180 miles northeast OF Nam
king, in Kiangsu Province, dis.
patches said today.
Evacuation Of the families of gov
eminent officials from the impor-
tant rail and highway center al
ready has started, the reports said.
The Communist troops, reportedly
Gen. Chen Yi's I'd, 7th and 18th
columns, were reported converting
on the Southern Shantung towns o1
Fenghsien and Peihsien, which are
less than 40 miles north of Suchow
Government spokesmen said M
developments were reported from
the Taiyuan or Sian areas, both o.
which have been under heavy Rec
attacks. The Marking Evening
News, however, had reports that thu
Reds had penetrated the defense
perimeter of Taiyuan, Shansi capi.
tai.
Asked about reports the govern.
ment was evacuating the port city
Of Chefoo, the government spokes.
man said a statement might bt
made in q few days.
The government confirmed q re.
port Of the Central News Agency
that national troops had recapturet
Chengwu, Communist field base
west Of Mukden, and declared tina,
the loss to the Communists woult
ease the pressure ou Chinhsien.
Evening star., 1948-10-12
Reds Say TheyWKeep Blockade
Till Allies Withdrew Currency
End Of Traffic Restrictions Held Dependent
On Compliance With Russian Demands

ously close to a British airlift trans
port about Is miles northwest of
Berlin. near Pehleberg.
German press reports said the
Russians were expanding their air
strength and airfeld facilities con-
siderably in Eastern Germany.
In the West efforts were stepped
up to ease somewhat the burden of
supplying Berlin by evacuating Ger
man children to the British zone
of occupation.
Since September 1900 children
have been evacuated, the city gov
ernment's social welfare department
said.
Berlin's anti-Communist city gov
ernment said last night it is broke
DR.. Friedrich Haas. the budget off,
Ger, said the city's cash balance is
wiped out ana each department
must operate on an emergency 10
day budget until some special meas
ures are taken to get funds.
w. T. Babcock, deputy American
military governor tor Berlin, said he
knew the city government was nv-
ing from hand to mouth" but said
he had not been informed the situa-
ton was as bad as DR.. Haas de-
scribed it. The Western Allies have
advanced funds from time to time
The City Council has been in
financial straits since last June
when separate Western and Russian
lSee BERL IN. Page 400
Evening star., 1948-10-12
British Hit Spanish Press
For 'Distorting' Reports
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

LONDON, Oct. 12-The British
Foreign ONCE said today it is aston
ished at distortions in Spanish news
papers about reported agreement
between Spanish Monarchists and
Republicans on efforts to unseat
Generalissimo Franco.
Spanish newspapers have denied
any agreement has been reached.
A Foreign ONCE spokesman denied
at his news conference a Madrid
report that the Foreign Once had
repudiated its statement last week
on the agreement, or had attributed
it to a Journalistic error"
A Madrid dispatch today quoted
the Spanish Foreign Ministry as
announcing the British Foreign
Once repudiated the spokesman
who sponsored" the Monarchist-
Republican agreement against the
Franco regime. The Spanish state
ment said the permanent British
undersecretary had stated the "For-
.ign Once saw nothing in the Social
ist document coming fxein PARIS and
disapproved the publicity gwen this
information"
Evening star., 1948-10-12
U. S. Military Attoche
Arrives at StoIinqrud
BY The Asseeioisd Press

MOSCOW, Oct. 12.-Maj. Gen
John w. O'Daniel. military attache
of the American Embassy here, re-
ported by telephone to his Office TO-
day his arrival in Stalingrad. He is
the first foreigner in Moscow to
journey outside the capital since
new restrictions on travel by for
eigners went into effect.
Gen. O'Daniel said he planned to
visit the famous Stalingrad battle
fields before returning to Moscow
by plane tomorrow.
Brig. Gen. Russell Randall, the
new American air attache. has ar
rived here. He succeeds Brig. Gen
Warren Carter.
Evening star., 1948-10-12
First 'Stratovision' Relay
OF Game Called Success
BY the Associatsd Press

PITTSBURGH, Oct. 12.-The first
stratovision relay of q televised
World Series game was termed q
success by Westinghouse Electric
Corp. officials yesterday.
The event was viewed by q group
Of Westinghouse executives at the
firms research laboratory here
Anybody else with a television set
within 525 miles of Pittsburgh could
have seen 1t. too.
The signals were spread over ar
area that size from a converted B-2s
circling Pittsburgh at $4,000 feet
At that height the plane was abl.
to pick up the signals from Station
WMAR-TV in Baltimore and ther
rebroadcast them.
The Glenn L. Martin Aircraft Co
of Baltimore jointly sponsored tn,
experiment with Westinghouse.
Westinghouse spokesman said little
interference was discernible.
Evening star., 1948-10-12
Beyin Puts Reds Threat
In Orient Above Berlin
BY the Associoisd Press

LONDON, Oct 12.-Foreign Sec
retary Bevin reviewed the interna-
tional situation today for leaders
Of the British Commonwealth and
diplomatic sources said he rated the
dangers of Communist pressure in
the Orient even above the Berlin
crisis.
Mr.. Bevin addressed statesmen of
Britain, Canada, Australia, New
Zealand. South Africa, India, PAX
istan, Ceylon and Southern Rho
desia in the second day of their
conference at 10 Downing street.
The 15-day conference is designed
to coordinate the British Empires
thinly stretched defenses and to
strengthen its economic solidarity.
Evening star., 1948-10-12
Chest Workers Top
81 Of Total Goal
IN First Five Days
Government Units 20%
Spurs Efforts for Next
Report on Thursday

With more than 8 per cent OF
their total goal collected in the
first five days of their ls49
campaign. Community Chest
volunteers were back at work
today to boost their totals be-
fore the next general report
meeting Thursday.
Squirting them on was the record
Of the Government Unit, which had
collected more than 20 per cent of
its goal at the time of the first re-
port meeting held yesterday in the
Hotel Washington.
c. Girard Davidson, chairman of
the unit, said his solicitors had
brought in 41,O68 gifts, totaling
1891 ,186. The Government Unit
started its collecting several weeks
before the official opening Of the
drive.
The Government report, added tc
the gifts collected by three other
reporting units at yesterdays meet.
ing, tailed at 4,,5l8 gifts collected
representing a dollar value of 1884,
679.
29O Residential Gifts.
Of this figure, the Business 2 Unit
reported 1T gifts, totaling $2l,592;
the Residential Unit, 290 gifts, total
ing $27,236, and the Alexandra
Unit. 43 gifts, totaling $4.655. .
Certain Government agencies were
close to, or even over, their indi-
vidual quotas. The Army Depart.
ment, representing = large group
had more than So per cent of its
quota The Treasury Department
reported II per cent, National Cap
ital Park and Planning Commission
l06 per cent; the International Ref
ugee Organization, l21 per cent, and
the American National Red Cross
80 per cent.
A group OF about 40 boys and girls
studying civics at Woodrow Wilson
High School, will take time off from
classes this afternoon to inspect
three Red Feather agencies serving
community needs in the District
The schedule for the trip includes
a visit to the Salvation Army Emer-
gency Home at 1908 New Hampshire
avenue NV. where women and
children in urgent need are given
meals and overnight lodging.
To Inspect Mental Hygiene Unit.
The group also will inspect the
Washington Institute of Mental Hy-
giene, 1464 Columbia road NV.
which maintains q clinic for adults
and children who need help in solv-
ing their emotional or social prob
lens. Their final stop will be
Friendship House, 6ls D street Sc,
where pre-school children of work.
ing mothers and children from
nearby schools receive day-care
from a trained staff.
In the past two weeks, more than
500 persons have. taken the oppor-
tunity to see for themselves what
(See CHEST, Page A-23
Evening star., 1948-10-12
French Power Is Cut
As Coal Strike Saps
Nation S Industries
improvement Is Noted,
However, in Red-Led
Wolkout on Railroads
by the Assoeioted Press

PARIS, Oct. 12.-EIectric power
was cut throughout France to-
day as a Communicated coal
strike sapped the nations indus
trial life.
On the rail strike front. some i'm
provement was noted. There were
still scattered walkouts, but work
was resumed at the Strasbourg sta
ton. The strike was due to end to-
day at Mulhouse and Colmar.
This will be Frances ninth con-
secutive winter of power cuts. A
spokesman for the nationalized
French power network said the cuts
were not planned for this year, but
. were necessitated by the coal strike,
now in its ninth day. The strike
has already cost the nation more
than 100000 tons of coal.
/ Ordinary consumers Of power
will be cut off two days a week,
from dawn to dusk. Priority users,
such as hospitals, newspapers and
the United Nations now meeting In
Paris, will not be affected.
Dock Workers Ordered Out.
The Communist dock workers
were ordered out today for "a hours
A 48-hour work stoppage was Or
dered yesterday in the steel mills
of the Metz area. Neighboring dis
tricts already are strikebound.
French Interior Minister Jules
Moch is reported to have charged
the strike campaign was ordered by
the Moscow-led Cominform for the
purpose of wrecking the European
Recovery Program.
Transport Minister Christian Pin
eau announced last night that the
government had refused Communist
demands for wage increases in the
nationalized railroads and he
threatened to fire any strikers who
keep others of the job.
Concessions Are Granted.
Mr.. Pineau warned leaders of the
Communist dominated General Con-
federation of Labor that he would
punish offenses by railwaymen
against the right to work"
The transport minister said he
could not approve raises which
would mean another 80 per cent in
crease in rail fares. However, he
announced concessions on other
points, including vacations and up
grading Of job classifications.
| Some of the rail workers have
been demanding minimum
monthly wage of $4,000 francs (s75)
twice the present minimum, plus
a months vacation with pay and a
40-hOur week.
Evening star., 1948-10-12
AFL Drives clio Pickets
From Two Tacoma Docks
BY the Associated Press

TACOMA, Wash, Oct. 12.-ALF
Longshoremen drove CIO longshore
pickets from two docks today anc
resumed unloading of two ships.
The outnumbered CIO pickets die
not resist, and there was no violence
The nonstriking AFL longshore.
men control the Tacoma dock jobs
The striking CIO longshoremen rule
in other major West Coast ports
The AFL members voted yesterday
to work the ships.
The CIO longshoremen had estab-
lished small picket lines against the
ships on the contention they were
diverted to Tacoma from Other
strike closed ports.
Evening star., 1948-10-12
Home Show Section

A special 16-page section Is
issued today as part of The
Star in connection with the
forthcoming opening Of the
National Capital Home Show
which will be held at the Dis
trict National Guard Armory
under sponsorship of the Home
Builders Association Of Metro
poItan Washington.
The Home Show starts Sat.
urday at pm. and will con.
urday through October "a. =,
Evening star., 1948-10-12
Appea|sCo urfUpho|d,
Dennis Conviction fol
Contempt Of Congress,
Ruling Is Fourth Booking
House Committee Power
To Summon Witnesses

The United States Court oil
Appeals today upheld the con-
tempt conviction here of Eugene
Dennis, general Secretary of the
Communist Party, for failure to
obey a subpoena of the House
Committee on Un-American Ac-
tivities April 8. 1947.
The opinion by Judges Bennett
Champ Clark, E. Barrett Prettyman
and James M. Proctor was the
fourth recent ruling upholding the
constitutionality of the committee S
authority.
Previous cases cited by the ap-
pellate court on the constitutionality
were those of Gerhard Eisler, Leon
Josephson and DR.. Edward K. Bar
sky.
Dennis was one Of II men indicted
in New York last July on charges
of advocating overthrow of the
United States Government.
District Court Judge David A.
Pine sentenced Dennis on July g.
1s47. to pay a $1,000 fine and spend
year in jail. Dennis has been
free in $4,000 appeal bond.
Court Reviews Action.
Discussing Dennis voluntary ap-
pearance before the committee or
March 26, from which the subpoena
grew, the appellate court opinion
reviewed his refusal to answer ques-
tions which related merely to his
identity.
When q committee subpoena was
ordered, the court said, he was
apparently suddenly smitten with
the delusion that by some marvel
Gus transition he had been ap-
pointed to be the spokesman of all
the American people and arose and
shouted:
"'In the name Of the American
people. I hold this committee in
contempt"
The opinion went on to call pre-
posterous" the theory that a per-
son who voluntarily appears before
congressional committee is exempt
from committees subpoena.
The opinion told how Dennis
failed to answer the subpoena. but
Evening star., 1948-10-12
Lewis Bids for Unity
OF Labor as Miners
Map Wage Demands
Resolutions Ask Cut
In Hours, Roise in Pay
And Bigger Welfare Fune
BY james Y. Newton
S'or StoH Correspondent

CINCINNATI, Oct. 12.-John
L. Lewis today made a new bid
for unity of American LABOR
while his United Mine Workers
convention called for higher
wages, shorter hours of work, an
increase in Thea $100, 900 ,000-a-
year health and welfare fund
and other Improvements in their
contract with the operators.
The convention, drawing to a
close here, adopted unanimously the
report of Mr.. Lewis Wage Scale
Committee, which will serve as Q
basis for new contract negotiations
with the coal operators. Boiling
down about 300 resolutions SUBJ
mitted by local unions asking for
huge raises in wages and other con-
cessions, the Wage Committee
served notice on the coal industry
that Mr.. Lewis demands next spring
for a new contract once more will
be considerable.
Among the resolutions were ones
seeking pay increases of 80 per cent
and 81 per day, a 35-hour, f1ve-day
portal-to-portal work week, and
the doubling of the present oper-
ator contribution of 20 cents a ton
TO the welfare fund.
Better Safety Conditions Urged.
The convention also asked the in
dustry to provide improved safety
conditions in the mines and upward
adjustments of vacation, holiday
and severance pay.
Mine pay now averages $14O5 for
an eight-hour portal-to-portal day
on q 40-hour, 5-day basis. The
miners now actually work 32la hours
week, since ~ hours of the time
they spend in the mines is made
up Of travel time and a paid lunch
period. The 35-hour week would
reduce the actual work time to 27la
hours.
Earlier the convention passed a
resolution instructing its officers to
take all necessary steps to bring
about a united labor movement. The
present division in labor ranks was
described as "senseless stupidity"
Another resolution promised full
support to the International Typo
graphical Union (AFL) in its battle
against the Taft Hartley Act.
UNIV said that the ITU "is fight
ing in every legal way the ravages
lSee MINERS PAGE AL
Evening star., 1948-10-12
Burmu NutionuIizes Lund

RANGOON, Burma, Oct. IL (P).-
The Burmese Parliament passed a
land naturalization bill last night
1t places all arabic land in Burma
under government ownership and
provides compensation to former
owners. The government will redis-
tribute the land for rental to farm
srs under terms Of the measure.
Evening star., 1948-10-12
Judge Delays Ruling
On Issues 10 Be Tried
In Patterson Will Case
First Court Arguments
Held on Which Ports of
Document Are Contested

The first court argument on
the contested will of the late
Eleanor Patterson ended today
with District Court Judge James
w. Morris deciding to withhold a
decision until Thursday.
The will, involving more than
$16.500, 900, is being contested by
Countess Felicia Gizycka, only
daughter of Mrs. Patterson, who
was owner, editor and publisher OF
the Times s-Herald and bequeathed
the paper to seven of its top execu-
tiyes.
In her effort to break the will
Countess Gizycka charges that her
mother was not Of sound mind and
that her signature to the will wa.
obtained by undue influence, duress
and coercion as well as fraud ane
deceit.
Whole Will Challenged.
Todays argument was on which
issues should be presented to tn.
court when the will case comes tt
trial. probably next year. Aftel
hearing the arguments, Judge Nor.
ris told the opposing counsel:
1T strikes me from what was saia
today that the jury would be ir
quite a quandary."
Counsel for Countess Gizycks
argued that they want the case te
go to the jury on the ground that
the whole will is invalid.
Counsel for the executors argued
they did not concede that any part
Of the will was in doubt but that
they were entitled to know whether
If a part of the will were declared
invalid, the whole will would be
invalid.
Clearing Of All Issues Sought.
Louis g. Caldwell, one of batter,
Of attorneys fighting to uphold tn,
will, told the court three situation.
might conceivably arise.
He said the opponents of the vii
might, for example, try to prove CO.
ercion was used on Mrs. Patterson
affecting the whole will, or affecting
only a part of the will, or affectin,
part of the will so important i
affected the whole will.
| He explained that those defending
the will want all the issues to b,
cleared up at one time so that nj
issues would be left for later attacl
on the will.
William A. Roberts, counsel fol
Countess Gizycka, said that the at.
tack is on the whole will. He sale
that the will was 50 complicated
and long that it would be dificulr
to separate it into parts.
Mr.. Roberts contended it was ur
to the jury to decide whether In.
fluencs directed against Mrs. Pat.
terson was so material that the
whole will be declared as invalic
or whether the influence was di.
rected at only a part Of the will tt
get something specific wanted b.
certain beneficiaries.
Definite Decision Suggested.
Judge Morris at one point sug.
gested that those contesting the will
should decide definitely whether
they wanted to say that undue in.
fiuence was used in respect to tn.
whole will or in respect to part o1
the will.
James r. Reilly. also representing
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