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Evening star., 1948-07-19
Heavy Selling Knocks
Stock Market Level
Toa Two-Month Low
Oils Leod in Plunge, With
Superior Of California
Losing $l9 q Shore
By the Assocjotsd Press

NEW YORK, July 19.-Big-
scale selling today knocked the
stock market to the lowest level
in two months. Leading issues
broke 81 to $40 a share.
Oil stocks, which had been lead
ers in last months bull market rise
suffered severe sinking spell that
carried them from 50 to as much as
$19 share lower. Superior Oil of
California dropped $19 a share to
5000, an exceptionally wide swing
because of its high price.
Losses covered almost the entire
list and included automobile man
ufacturers, railroads, steel compa-
nies and metals.
One bright spot was the steadi-
ness of aircraft makers and airlines.
Prices changed only few cents In
either direction.
Brokers were at loss to explain
the sudden rush to unload So
called quality" stocks except that
the foreign news became more
gloomy over the week end and the
desire was strong to cash in on
profits built up during the pro-
tracted spring and summer bull
Particularly hard hit were Mission
Corp, United States Steel, General
Motors, Chrysler. Illinois Central.
Union Pacific: Standard Oil of
New Jersey, Gulf OIL Kennecott
Copper and Phelps Dodge.
Evening star., 1948-07-19
ghtofRonkingC Czech General
7oU. Zone of Reich Revealed
HosoI, Aide to Benes,
Among Hundreds
Escaping Red Net
By the Assoeioted Press

CzechoSlovakia's top-ranking
general was reported today to
have fed to the American .occu-
patton zone of Germany.
Government officials said the
general, Antonin Bohumil Hasal,
escaped from Czechoslovakia several
weeks ago after the Communists
took over.
Gen. Hasais last post in Czecho-
slovakia was military aide and ad-
wiser to Eduard Benes, who resigned
as President last month and was
succeeded by Klement Gottwald,
Communist leader.
officials said as presidential ad-
wiser he outranked even the Min
lister of War. Earlier, Gen. Hasal
was deputy chief of staff of the
Czechoslovak Army.
Gen. Hasal was described by Off
cials as the most prominent of the
hundreds of CZechs who eluded
guards and crossed the border into
the American zone after the Com
munists seized control of the gov
eminent last February.
As one of the top Czech military
men, he was possessor of informa-
ton presumably of importance to
United States Intelligence officers.
Meanwhile. whereabouts of the
Minister of War, Gen. Ludwig Svo-
boda. ramain a mystery
Dispatches have reported. without
confirmation. that he. too. may have
crossed the border. The Czech news
Evening star., 1948-07-19
Reds Open Major Drive
On Yen S Shansi Capital
By The Associated Press

NANKING, July 19-Red forces
today began an all-out effort to un-
seat Marshall Yen Hsi-shan, gov
ernor of Shansi province. Govern
ment sources said the Chinese Com
munists attacked his capital, Tai
yuan, with more than 10000 troops
Marshal Yen has given lip serv-
ice to the government. but run the
province to his own liking. Gov
ernment sources said Taiyuan ap-
parently is doomed. Pipe smoking
Red Gen. Ho Lung apparently was
directing red strategy.
The fight for Tsiyuan came as
China's hard pressed government
acknowledged fresh reverses on other
fronts and reported one victory.
Evening star., 1948-07-19
Berlin Crisis 10 Fore
As Western Ministers
Meet at The Hague
Dutch Host Thanks Bevin
For His Aid in Forming
European Union
BY the Assoeioted Press

THE HAGUE, the Netherlands.
July 19.-Cabinet ministers of
the five nations belonging to the
Western European union met
here today to discuss their COM
mon interests. The Berlin crisis
was expected to be a main sub
ject.
Present were Dutch Foreign Min
lister Baron Van Boetzelaer van
Oosterhout, British Foreign Secre-
tary Ernest Bevin, French Foreign
Minister Georges Bidault, Premier
Paul-Henri Spaak of Belgium and
Premier Pierre Dupong of Luxem-
bourg.
Mr.. Van Boetzelaer who presided
at the opening session, thanked Mr.
Bevin for the initiative the Briton
had taken for closer cooperation
between the Western European ma
tions. The Dutch Foreign Minister
said:
1--WE ministers of the BeneluS
countries feel that it holds for us
the kernel of peace. We not only
welcomed the idea but we seized
with both hands the opportunity
to make the western CEuropean)
union a practical means of estab-
fishing and maintaining peace and
Democratic principles in Europe
May cur work here bring us nearer
to our objective.
Much of this actual work still re-
mains to be done Let us keep it on
the same disintereSted level on
which we started. Let us work hard
and not lose in sterile discussions
the enthusiasm which you, Mr.
Bevin. kindled."
Mr.. Bidault said he hoped that lin
the present European atmosphere
new steps will be taken toward the
realization of our cooperation. This
cooperation will be first among the
five western powers. he said, but
perhaps others will join u.s.
/ The opening public ceremony
lasted only Is minutes. Then the
delegates began a closed session.
Evening star., 1948-07-19
Barrymore Profile Stars
Aqain in AirfieId Drama
By fhe Associated Press

NEW YORK, July 19.-The
famous John Barrymore profile was
starred again today-this time in
a little drama at La Guardia Field
which might be entitled "All's we'll
that ends WELL
When youth appeared at the
field a policeman Immediately rec
ognized him by his profile as John
Barrymore, jr., 16, son OF the late
actor.
The youths stepfather. DR.. John
Vruwink of Los Angeles, earlier had
told police he was missing from
Watertown, N. Y, where the family
was staying. His mother is the for
mer Dolores Costello.
Young Barrymore said he left
Watertown because Il want to 60
home to Los Angeles"
His stepfather arrived, had a chat
with him and put him on a plane
for Los Angeles. Asked whether his
stepson has acting ambitions, DR..
Vruwink replied:
He has everything his father had
.pllS"
Evening star., 1948-07-19
Bobrowicz Running Again
In Milwaukee for House
BY the A,soeioted Press

MILWAUKEE,, July ia CIo
union organizer once repudiated by
Democrats after winning the party's
nomination for the House again is
running as Democrat.
Edmund v. BobrowicZ is running in
the 4th congressional district (MiI-
waukee). In the 1946 primary he
defeated Traddeus Wasielewski, the
incumbent.
Before that general election, how
ever, Robert E. Tehan, Democratic
National committeeman for Wis
consin, charged Mr.. Bobrowicz was
a Communist. Mr.. Bobrowicz de-
MED the charge.
Despite the reputation, Mr..
Bobrowicz ran as Democrat, but
was beaten by Republican John C.
Brophy, who won by about 5000
votes in the normally Democratic
district.
Mr.. Tehan said yesterday he was
exploring" ways Of legally barring
Mr. Bobrowicz's candidacy.
Mr.. Bobrowicz, organizer for the
International Fur and Leather
Workers Union, Is delegate to the
national convention of the Peoples
Progressive Party-Henry Wallace's
party.
Evening star., 1948-07-19
Arabs Breaking Truce
With New 0ffensives
In North, Jews Say
Syrian and Iroqi Troops
Reported Attacking
Hours After DeudIine
By the Assooioted Press

CAIRO. July 19.-Israel charged
today that Syrian and Iraqi
troops are engaged in widespread
offensive operations in Northern
Palestine in defiance of the truce
imposed by the United Nations.
A Haifa dispatch quoted an Official
Israeli report as saying Syrian
troops attacked the Jewish settle
ments of Eingeb. Sussita and Sha'ar
Hagolan south of the Sea of Galilee.
The Syrians employed heavy guns,
the report said. and firing still was
going on this morning.
An Israeli spokesman said the
Israeli Army will consider itself at
liberty to attack the Syrian Army
wherever they are" He added that
the "Haganah command had de-
cided not to cease fighting until
the Syrians have been repulsed."
The Jews charged that the Syrians
launched an attack last night only
an hour after the truce began on
a hill position taken by the Jews
a few days ago.
On the Jenin front, the report
said. Iragi troops opened heavy
artillery fire on Jewish-held Zir in,
6l4 miles north of Jenin, and on
Jewish positions at Lajjun.
Jewish forces entered the battle
which is still in progress, the report
said.
In Western Galilee, Jewish forces
captured four Arab villages before
the cease-fire deadline. Then the
Arab liberation army opeEad fire
on the Jewish positions from Tar
bikha near the Lebanese border.
Jewish forces are pursuing the Arab
volunteers which are fleeing, the
report continued.
Arab irregulars were reported to
have attacked the Tel Aviv-Haifa
highway today from Arab villages
around Zikron Yaakov, the report
said.
The Israeli government stated II
will be forced to take operations
to insure the safety OF main ROADS
for Jewish traffic.
Elsewhere In Palestine. the guns
apparently were stilled under ths
! truce.
In Tel Aviv, an Israeli spokesman
said Syrian planes bombed Jewish
positions near Quakun in the Cen.
tral Palestine coastal plain.
The Syrian Army's communiqut
issued last night said the cease-flrt
order was given to Syrian forces a
$50 pm. tEDT) and went into eff.
feet at pm. (EDD.
Count Folke Bernadotte, the U
N mediator, who returned to hi!
Rhodes headquarters today, had SCI
II am. (EDTl yesterday as tht
deadline.
The Arab States joined Israel yes
terday in ordering a cease-fire or
all fronts But the Arabs gave scant
hope that the war was ended per-
manently.
The Arab League said the cease
lSee PALESTINE, Page A-6J
Evening star., 1948-07-19

march, contributing to the atmo-
sphere of mourning.
And so, slowly, to the ghostly beat
of muff1ed drums and sad dirges, the
great column swung along the ave-
nue. toward Arlington, mute SYM
Dol of the esteem of great Nation
for one of its greatest soldiers.
The head of the procession had
formed at Second street and Con-
stitution avenue, NV, an hour be-
fore the march was to begin. In
two solid lines of motorized equip
ment, it covered the long sweep of
Capitol Hill up to the Senate Office
Building, curving south into the
Capitol Plaza.
While the throngs deepened on
the sidewalks, soldiers of the lead
ing cavalry reconnaissance and field
artillery units sat stiffly in their
olive drap vehicles, waiting for the
signal. In front of them, at the
tSee PROCESSION, Page A-3J
Evening star., 1948-07-19
Truman Confers
With TopAides
On Berlin Crisis
Western Allies Hope
To Reach Agreement
On Action This Week

President Truman called top
Army and diplomatic chiefs to
the White House today as the
Berlin blockade drove the West
ern Allies toward new program
of action.
The conference included Under
secretary of the Army William H.
Draper, jr., who has just returned
from the danger areas along the
rim of the iron curtain in Europe.
Secretary of the Army Royal and
Undersecretary of State Lovett also
were sitting down with the President
at the midday meeting. Their talk
was scheduled Immediately after the
Presidents weekly foreign policy
conference with Secretary of State
Marshall.
The Western powers were ex-
pected to reach agreement this week
on a plan to counter the Russian
blockade of the German capital
with forceful measures on a world
scale.
Various Steps Considered.
The step may be new note en-
phasizing the extreme danger of
war, curbs on Russian ships in the
Panama and Suez Canals, a clamp
down on trade, an appeal to the
United Nations. or the dispatch of
an Army escorted train or truck
convoy from Western Germany to
Berlin, despite Russian barriers.
Should the Russians resist the last
ditch measure, the resulting clash
could mean war.
Responsible authorities here said
privately they are convinced any
show of weakness in meeting the
Soviet challenge in Berlin would
only invite the Russians to exert
similar pressure elsewhere, such as
in Vienna, Trieste, Western Ger
many or any place where interests
are in direct contact.
Evening star., 1948-07-19
New Electric Rates
In Effect Wednesday;
Most Bills Up 1917
Commission Action
Puts Average Household
Charge ot $3.50

New electric light rates which
will add about 10 per cent a
month to householders' light bills
were ordered today by the Pub
lie Utilities Commission, effective
Wednesday. *
Under the present rates, the
average electric bill for house
holders is $337 month. The
Potomac Electric Power Co. asked
increases which would boost this
to $3.50 month. The commission
ordered rate which will average
about $3.50 month.
The company had asked that the
rates go into effect July l.
Under the new rates, the minimum
charge is raised from IS cents to
80 cents. The rate on monthly con-
sumption ordered by the commits
sion is as follows: First 40 kilowatt
hours, 4 cents per XVIII; next 160
XVIII, 19 cents per XVIII; con-
sumption in excess OF 200 XVIII
l6 cents per XVIII.
. The schedule for small CONNER
cial establishments also was raised.
Minimum charge will be 80 cents
instead of the present rs cents
Rate ordered for the first 50-k.W.h
is 4 cents per XVIII, next 200 XVIII.
rs cents per XVIII; consumption in
excess of 250-kw.h., 2.24 per XVIII
These establishments usually use
about 2,000-kilowatts a month.
The present rate for small COM
mercial Establishments is: First So
XVIII, 3.8 cents, next 200, % cents;
next 100, 2 cents per XVIII. An.
noucement of the new schedule.
followed a public hearing before the
commission earlier this month.
Evening star., 1948-07-19
Reece to Run for Senate
In Tennessee Primary
By me Assoeiosed Press

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, July 19.-
Carroll Reece, former Republican
National chairman, will be a can
didate for the Senate In Tennessee s
Republican primary august S.
Guy L. Smith. chairman OF the
State Republican Primary Board,
made the announcement yesterday,
together with word that Roy Acuff
the hillbilly singer now making a
movie in Hollywood, will be candi-
date for Governor.
Evening star., 1948-07-19
UAW Executive Boar
Votes Approval for
Wa|kout al Ford
Negotiating Committee
Given Power to Call
Strike at Any Time
By the Associofed Press

DETROIT, July 19.-The last
barrier to a Ford Motor Co. strike
was cleared today when the CIO
United Auto Workers Executive
Board approved a walkout. No
date was set.
The board left it to the unions
Ford Negotiating Committee to call
out 10000 production workers In
46 plants across the Nation when
ever it chooses.
The 22-man Executive Board 'ap-
proved a strike unanimously at the
request of Ken Bannon. director OF
the UAW-CIO's Ford Department
Mr.. Bannon announced late yes.
terday that UAW Ford locals hao
voted overwhelmingly" for the
walkout to support their contract
demands.
e 984o Favor Strike.
He said specific totals on the vote
would not be available pending off,
cial tabulation, but added that with
returns in from all but a couple Of
locals, the vote is about SO per cent
in favor of a strike"
But even as the UAW went ahead
with it's required preliminaries to
a strike, some observers continued
to express belief a walkout could be
averted.
They pointed out that both the
UAW and Ford have expressed will
ingness to continue deliberations in
an effort to reach contract agree
ment.
Each side has insisted that the
other take first steps in bringing
about resumption of negotiations.
u. S. Mediators Stand BY.
Federal mediators kept in close
touch with the situation, as they
stood by ready to offer their serv-
ices to prevent a possible strike.
Henry Ford II, company president
has rejected their aid, at least for
the present. He expressed belief
that Ford and the UAW could work
out their current problems without
outside aid.
Contract negotiations have been
underway since June IS.
The UAW rejected Ford's latest
offer Of straight l3-cent hourly
pay increase, which would bring the
average hourly pay rate of Ford
production workers to $165.
The unions current demand Is fol
a 2l-cent package. which would in.
clude accent hourly boost, secur.
ity grants and other clauses.
Evening star., 1948-07-19
Man. II, Lives in Forest
5 Doys on z Sandwiches
By the Associated Press

PLYMOUTH. N. H.. July 19.-
Surviving five days in the wilderness
of the White Mountains on only two
sandwiches and berries. a 7l-year-
old Boston cancer research worker
today reported he was feeling fine"
Curt Oppenheimer said he intends
to go back to work Immediately as
a technician at Beth Israel Hospital.
Mr.. Oppenheimer, who fled Nazi
Germany in 1887, spent most of his
vacation wandering aimlessly in
wilderness. He became lost while
climbing Mount Lafayette last
Monday.
Near exhaustion, he was found by
three fishermen yesterday. He was
asleep on the ground near an old
logging road at Lincoln when they
ha npeneS hy
Evening star., 1948-07-19
5chuman Facing Crisis
On Budget Vote Today
By the Associated Press

PARIS. July 19.-The government
of Premier Robert Schuman faced
a crisis today over the armed forces
budget.
With a vote near on the $1.017,-
100000 budget, some parliamentary
observers believed Mr.. Schuman
would resign rather than risk de-
feat Such a defeat would force the
national elections that followers OF
Gen. Charles De Gaulle have been
seeking.
Radical Socialists have attacked
the budget as a means of sniping at
Pierre Henri Teitgen, minister o1
armed forces. More moderate So
cialists also have attacked the ex-
penditure.
Evening star., 1948-07-19

agency announced Friday he was on
a months leave of absence.
The disclosure that Gen. Hasal
has fled closely followed Czech
government announcement in
Prague that a group Of Czech refu-
gees has been rounded up and
charged with plotting to murder
high political and military officials,
the War Minister. The
group was headed by an agent in
the service of United States Coun-
terintelligence Corps, the Interior
and National Defense Ministers
asserted.
Omcials here said they did not
know whether there Is any connec-
ton between Gen. Hasal's fight and
the plot" roundup.
Evening star., 1948-07-19
By NewboId Noyes, Jr.

A reverent silence fell this aft
ernoon along Constitution ave-
nue. from the Capitol to the
Potomac River, as the procession
escorting Gen. Pershing's body to
its final resting place passed by.
Thousands lined the route of
march. In shirt sleeves and gay
oolored dresses. they had been
gathering for hours, many sitting at
the curb long before noon, waiting
for the cortege.
Except for the overcast weather,
they might have seemed holiday
crowd, but this was a parade with
no blaring music and no cheers
Even the children, held high by their
parents to see over the packed heads
around them, appeared to sense the
sober mood.
Leaden skies that turned into a
brief shower, blanketed the line of
Evening star., 1948-07-19

(See CONGRESS, Page A-6.1
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-01-23
RED MEN TO FR0LIC

Tomorrow night will be a big night again at Red Men Lodge when the local Tribe. their wives. and invited guests gather at Red Men Hall for dances -old-time and new. A Pot Luck lunch will climax the evenings fun and all attending are requested to bring a donation toward the Pot Luck.
 Wrangell's Red Men who went to Ketchikan last Friday return ed Sunday night reporting a won erful time given them by the hos pitable Tribe of the First City.
 Friday night initiation rites were held at which John Grover, James Ivy and Homer Rooney were initiated into the Lodge. On Sat urday a banquet was held in hon. or of the visitors from Wrange1l.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-01-23
FRITZ sCHLOE HOME
 ON HIGHWAY BURNS

Tuesday afternoon the Fritz Schloe residence about seven miles out ZimoYia highway burned and is a complete loss John P. Schole, a brother, staying with the Fritz SchlOes, was the only one in the vicinity when the fire occurred and did not notice it until the building was completely on fire. Seeing there was nothing he alone could do. he went to the Bob Mervyn res idence to report it and Mrs. Mer- vyn proceeded to town for the fire department.
 Fire Chief William Grant report ed there was nothing left of the home or furnishings by the time the volunteer company got to the scene. A faulty kitchen oil stove was blamed, for the fire.
 Fritz SchIoe. who with his fam fly and father. John A. Schloe, was in town at the time of the acci- dent, reported everything a com plete loss, including building mat erial and hardware for a new home they planned to build. The family pet cat also died in the blaze.
 John A. Schloe and John P. Schloe. father and brother respec- lively of Fritz Schloe, had been here since December 2 and lost in the fire considerable money and travellers cheeks they had from the recent sale of a farm in Browns Valley, Minnesota.
 The only insurance was partial .coyerage on the building alone.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-01-23
SPORTSMEN TO MEET
 MONDAY EVENING

Wrangell's Stikine Sportsmen' g Association will meet Monday eY- ening. January 26, in the Fire hall at 7:3O O clock.
 All persons, whether members of the Association or not, who have ideas on improving game or fisher ies regulations or who are interest ed in trapping are cordially inyit- ed to be present.
 Lee Ellis. President of the local organization, attended a meeting of the Petersburg Sportsmen's Club last week and discussed with them resolutions which the Stikine Sportsmen's Club intends to send 10 the meeting of the Alaska Game Commission for changes in various regulations. The Petersburg organ ization entirely concurred in ideas of the Wrangell organization.
 President Ellis urges all sports men, fishermen and trappers inter ested to be at the meeting Monday night.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-01-23
PLANE PASSENGERS

messengers out OI Wrangel this week by Alaska Coastal and Ellis Air Lines were:
 FrIaay, January It, to Ketchi- kan: Bud Whiteside To Juneau: governor Gruening, Gerald Me combs, J. Donice. To Petersburg: thomas P. Hansen, Ella Merrill, trace Kataas.
 Sat. Jan. IT, to Ketchikan: N. A. MacEachran, Edith N. Robert son, Caroline Wigg, Isaac Jacobson.
 Sunday, Jan. IS, to Juneau: H. A. Benson. To Petersburg: c. Christianson, Hugh F. Parmerter, Norman Nelson.
 Monday, Jan. 19, to Ketchikan: Col. Otto Ohlson. To Juneau: Ray Bolton. To Petersburg: Brooks Hanford, Bob Winslow.
 Wednesday, Jan. 21, to Ketchi- kan: Rev. G. c. Crowell, Jim Ly- man, Thomas Dugan. To Juneau: F. s. Hawkins, Ed LoWeny. Opal Lowney.
 Thursday, Jan. 22, to Peters burg: H. McEwlain, Lou Dvorak.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-01-23
DECLARES FLATLY THAT HE IS
 NOT A CANDIDATE

WASHINGTON - Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower said flatly today: T am not available for, and could not accept nomination to high pol itlcal office"
 The Army Chief of Staffs state ment referred to entry of his name in New Hampshire Presidential primary March g.
 Ike" wrote Leonard V. Finder, publisher of Manchester Union Leader that for two reasons he heretofore "refrained from making the blank statement I would not accept the nomination" First, he said, such expression would smack of affrontry. Secnd, that he could not refuse without appearing to violate the concept of duty to his country. His name also was enter ed in the Oregon primary in May,
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-01-23
ENGINEERS. CIVIL AND
 ARMY AT LOCAL SAW MILL

A crew from the Army Engineers office in Juneau arrived in Nran- gelI last week end to segregate the Army equipment from private equipment at the local saw mill land also 10 weatherproof and store Army equipment pending operation .of the mill. The crew is headed by Grant Logan and arrived here on a power barge. They expect to re- turn to Juneau in another week.
 E. s. Hawkins, manager of the Juneau Spruce Corporation in Ju- neau, arrived here sunday with s. U. Tour, a practicing civil engineer, to make a survey of the local mill and also to arrange for the pur- chase of logs from local loggers. Hawkins returned to Juneau We'd nesday and Tour is expecting to leave shortly.
 Col O. E. Ohlson, Receiver for the Alaska Asiatic Lumber Mills, flew to Ketchikan Monday to catch the Aleutian for Seattle where he will try to negotiate with the Army and private individuals in an attempt to get the local mill op- erating.
 At an informal hearing in Ju- neau earlier this month. Judge George Folta, of the U. s. District Court, denied a petition to allow the mill to be sold and instructed the Receiver to try and negotiate with private operators to run the mil under receiyership. Ohlson has 50 days in which to negotiate be- fore reporting to the Court.