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Evening star., 1948-04-24
| Daylight Time
Begins Tomorrow
| For 90 Millions
By the Assoeioisd Press

| NEW YORK, April :4-Some Co.
600 900 of the Nations rs 100000
people will go on daylight saving
time tomorrow. The switching hour
is 2 am. when conforming clocks
will be set forward 60 minutes.
Although fast time has won new
converts this year, widespread OBJ
servance will be pretty much limited
to the heavily populated Northeast
ern section of the country. AS usual,
rural areas in general will shun 1t.
until Congress completes &C
ton on legislation empowering
the Commissioners to order day
light saving time here, the Dis
trict will remain on standard
tlme)
Most railroads and airlines VIII
continue to operate on standard
time.
Three radio networks, CHS, ABC
and MBS. will move their programs
ahead an hour.
NBC. however, will broadcast on
daylight time in the East. The pro-
grams will be recorded and then re-
Transmitted from Chicago to stations
in the Middle West and West where
summer time generally won't be OBJ.
served.
Evening star., 1948-04-24
BY the Associoted Press

JERUSALEM, April 24.-Jewish
fighters lashed out today at the
Arab village of Ballad Esh Shelkh
in their drive to seize all ap-
proaches to conquered Haifa.
The battle for the village 5 miles
southeast of Haifa on the road tc
Nazareth ragged most of the night
At dawn the Arabs asked Hagana
the Jewish militia, for truce, Brit
ish Army authorities said.
This was agreed on with the
stipulation that the Arabs hand over
their arms to Hagana. Only q
rifles were yielded by the Arabs
and the Jews refused them with
an ultimatum to renew the attack
unless all arms were surrendered.
The Arabs would not accept and
the Jews opened fire again. The
army interceded and negotiated a
cease fire order to permit British
personnel to evacuate women and
children from the village.
The Holy Land was mostly quiet
otherwise on the Jewish sabbath
following last nights Seder celebra-
ton opening the week of Passover
The army said that known Jewish
casualties in the attack by Hagana
on three Arab villages on the Jeru-
salem Tel Aviv highway yesterday
included 20 killed. The Jews at
tackled Belt Iksa, Biddu and Nebl
Samuel, west of Jerusalem. Vlr-
tually every house in Belt Iksa was
Evening star., 1948-04-24
.SchweIIenbach Is III
In New York Hospital
BY the Associoted Press

NEW YORK, April 24.-Secretary
of Labor Schwellenbach is in Fort
Jay Regional Hospital, Governors
Island, under treatment for an
upper respiratory infection"
An Army spokesman said the Sec
retary is doing as well as could be
expected"
Mr.. Schwellenbach was removed
to the hospital with temperature
when he arrived in New York Wed
nesday aboard the Cristobal from
an unofficial trip to Panama, the
Army said.
Brig. Gen. Wallace H. Graham
President Truman's physician, vls-
tied the Secretary at the hospital
Yesterday.
Evening star., 1948-04-24
u. n. Council Sets Up
Truce Commission
In NewPaIestineM Move
Fourth Peace Effort
Makes No Provision
For Stopping Fighting
By the Associated Press

LAKE SUCCESS, April "a
The United Nations Security
Council established a three
country Palestine truce commits
sion last night but made no pro-
vision to force the Arabs and
Jews to stop fighting.
The action was the Councils S
fourth effort in two months to
bring peace to the Holy Land. Some
delegates doubted it would succeed
in view of the failure of pleas
and orders to the Arabs and Jews
March S, April l and April II.
The United States, France and
Belgium were named to the COM
mission in a resolution proposed
by the United States and adopted
by the Council.
Washington Par1ey Urged.
This proposal was the latest in
a series made by the United States
since she dropped support of parti-
ton of Palestine last February. The
U. N. Assembly, which recommend
ed partition last November 20, now
is in special session to consider an
American suggestion for an interim
trusteeship after the British give
up their mandate over the Holy
Land May Is.
Senators Tobey, Republican, OF
New Hampshire; Chavez. Democrat
of New Mexico, and Morse, Re-
publican, of oregon announced
plans last night for "natlonal
emergency conference on Pales-
tine and the Middle East in Wash
ington May 40.
Their Washington statement SAID
more than 100 Congress members
labor and industrial leaders and
foreign experts would take up the
question of a practical American
policy which is not based on make
shifts but on a creative solution" II
urged "American-pattern democ-
racy" in the Holy Land.
The U. N. plans call for peace
efforts to be carried on simulta-
neously here and in Palestine.
Britain Invited to Join.
Consuls of the three countries In
Jerusalem were notified of the
Council decision and instructed tc
start talks with Jews and Arabs.
On this end, the American dele
CATION was hopeful of holding ses-
SION late today with delegates Of
Belgium and France to prepare fol
opening Lake Success discussions
with representatives of the Jewish
Agency and Palestine Arab higher
Committee.
AS the mandatory power in Pales-
tine, Britain will be invited to join
in the talks both here and in the
Holy Land.
The commission was approved by
an 8-to-0 vote and given only foul
days to make first report back to
the Council. Russia, the Soviet Uk-
raine and Colombia abstained on
the ballot.
The Ukraine said the American
sponsored proposal was political
move to wreck partition and force
acceptance of interim trusteeship
Russia's Andrei A. Gromyko tolo
the Council the United States is
afraid of any resolution which might
normalize the situation in Pales-
tine.
Evening star., 1948-04-24
Monk Fraser, Former Athlete
Dies of Gunshot Wound Here
Starred in SundIot
Games; Once Played
With New York Gionts

Ralph E. Monk Fraser, So,
well-known Washington sports
figure who once was an out
fielder with the New York
Giants, died early today OF a
gunshot wound shortly after ne
was found in the bathroom OF
his home, 1918 T place Sc, po-
lice reported.
Mr.. Fraser. manager of the Lucky
Strike Bowling Alleys here for sew
eral years, ,~had been depressed over
i'll health for a long period, police
said they were told.
Mr.. Fraser was discovered shortly
before midnight by his wife. Mrs. Ida
Mae Fraser, on the floor of the
second-floor bathroom at their home,
police said,
She summoned neighbor, Joseph
v. Poe, 1911 T place Sc, and a
Health Department ambulance was
summoned.
At that time, according to Mr..
Poe, It was believed the wound IN
Evening star., 1948-04-24
BY the Associated Press

CLEVELAND, April 24.-Harold
E. Stassen disagreed today with
his Ohio primary rival, Senator
Taft, on confirming the new ap-
pointment of David E. Lllienthal
as chairman of the Atomic En-
ergy Commission.
Unless there is some new evil
dence why Lilienthal should not be
confirmed" Mr.. Stassen told news
conference, this should be done"
Senator Taft said in a radio ap.
pearance here last night he still op'
posed Mr.. Lilienthal. He was one o.
the leaders in the unsuccessful flght
against the original appointment II
l946. President Truman has nomin'
ated Mr.. Lilienthal for new five
year term.
The Ohio Senator said it seemed
likely the Senate would insist OF
recess appointments for the flv'
men named by the President thi
week, including Mr.. Lilienthal
Many members of the Senate ar
against the idea of carrying the ap
Evening star., 1948-04-24
Foster Refuses
Release FBI
File on Condor
Earlier Story on Page B-6.)
By the Associated Press

William c. Foster. Acting Secre-
tary of Commerce, told the House
today that he cannot give it an FB1
loyalty report on DR.. Edward u
Condor. He cited President Tru-
mans order directing that such re-
ports be kept secret.
The House demanded the report
in resolution adopted Thursday by
a vote of 300 to %.
A copy of the resolution was
delivered to Mr. Foster yesterday.
Today, the Commerce Department
made public letter of reply which
Mr.. Foster sent to John Andrews,
clerk of the House.
Mr.. Foster wrote that he must
respectfully decline" to turn over
the document and was referring the
whole matter to President Truman
Evening star., 1948-04-24
BY the Associated Press

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, April "a
This university city Of 111,0o0 had
Mayor today after a wearying
marathon of 1921 ballots taken at
IS meetings over a period of Is
weeks.
Tired members of the nine-man
City Council elected Councillor
Michael j. Neville, 42-year -old law
yer, last night. but only after
Councilman Edward A. Crane had
run good race.
Mr.. Neville's election came after
Mr.. Crane admitted he had shot his
bolt on the 1,320th ballot and
switched his vote to give the victor
5-4 margin.
Coming into the 1,3l5th ballot,
Mr.. Crane announced that if he
was not elected on the next five
votes he intended to forfeit his own
chances. He didn't get the MAJ jor-
! ity
Its apparent" Mr.. Crane said,
Evening star., 1948-04-24
U. ). Will Insist
y Air Corridor, +,
clay Declares
Entitled to German
Lone Under 4-Power
Agreement, He Says
BY the Associated Press

BERLIN, April 24.-Gen. Lucius
D. Clay said today the United
States is entitled to unrestricted
use of the air corridor linking
Berlin with the western occupa-
ton zones and intends to stand
on it's rights.
This statement by the American
occupation commander came in the
wake of Russian indications of an
intention to restrict air traffic OF
the western Allies under proposed
new safety regulations. The cor
ridor is through Soyiet-occupied
territory. *
Questioned about the proposed
Russian restrictions, the American
military governor told news con-
ference:
I'VE will abide by the quadri-
partite four-power) agreements
which set up the air corridor and
we will continue the use Of the
air corridor"
He repeated the statement Sec
ond time for emphasis.
No Formal Soviet Proposals.
Gen. Clay would not discuss what
the American reaction would be
if the Russians attempted to I'M
pose restrictions.
He said the four-power agree
ment on corridors prohibited forma-
ton flying and military maneuvers
and he averred this applied to
fighter escorts. However, he added:
When the time comes that you
have to use fighter escort I don't
think you'll worry about that very
much"
The American commander said
the Russians had not yet made for
NAL proposals for imposing air re-
strictions. These have been official
ly recommended by the Soviet Air
Commission and published widely
in the German press in Berlin.
Little Hope for Solution.
Gen. Clay said also the Russians
had made no move to hold talks
they had proposed for clarifying
traffic restrictions which have halt
ed Allied rail. freight and passenger
service out of Berlin.
/ Newsmen asked if he thought q
reasonable solution could be reached
on this issue. He replied:
Reasonable people can sit across
the table and develop a reasonable
solution, but I can't see much pros
pect on this
Evening star., 1948-04-24
Council Finally Elects Mayor
After ! ,321 Ballots, IS Sessions

latter the last five laps I've shot
my bolt, so I now withdraw from
the running"
On the next ballot he voted fol
Mr.. Neville.
Gov. Robert F. Bradford's an
nouncement that he would name
man to the post by Monday served
as sort Of persuader.
Under the city manager form OF
government, the Mayor is elected
by a simple majority from among
council members.
During the long siege the council-
men were split into three factions
two sponsored by the Cambridge
Civic Association and the third an
independent group. The CCA group
was so divided it could not muster
a majority.
A city manager governs the muni-
cipality, but the Mayor is exoffcio
chairman of the School Committee
presides at council meetings and re-
ceives $1,000 above his $4,000 coun-
Gil salary.
Evening star., 1948-04-24
Searchers Fail 10 Find
Sinking French Ship
By the Associated Press

MIAMI, Fla, April 24.-Army air
craft and Navy destroyers searched
the area off Kingston, Jamica, where
the French ship st. Dominique was
reported today to be afire and be-
ing abandoned, but no trace OF the
craft was found, Coast Guard head
quarters reported.
Coast Guardsmen who organized
the rescue effort said search is
continuing, but We are lflvesti-
eating the possibility of a hoax.
Radio messages purported to be
distress calls from the 3,l59 tor,
French craft we're intercepted over
an area reaching from California
to Florida.
The st. Dominique reported she
was afire 10 miles off Kingston. Dis
tress messages said that passen-
gers and crew were abandoning
ship and the vessel was sinking.
Long range rescue aircraft of the
Army's Second Search and Rescue
Squadron, based in the Panama
Canal zone, and the Navy destroyers
Putnam and Keith sped to the
scene.
They reported no results from
their search.
Evening star., 1948-04-24
60-M.P.H. Chase End,
Suddenly as Youth
Gives Up 10 Police
Driver Yields to Impulse
While Drawing Awoy
From Pursuing Auto

A teen-age youth led sixth pre-
cinct police on a wild 65-mile- an
hour automobile chase early today
before finally allowing his pursuers
to overtake him.
The youth, Harry Hyman, 10. of
248 Hamilton street NV, son of a
Washington builder, gave up the
chase, police said, just as he seemed
to be pulling away from his pur-
suerS.
1t all began when Pvts. Dozier
Eiland and George K. Brown, no.
ticed.a car moving south in the $500
block of Sixteenth street NV, about
60 miles an hour.
The police car, a 1947 model
swung around in pursuit OF the
speeding car. l948 model OF the
same make. This was the route, Pvt
Eiland said, of the tortuous chase
that followed:
South on Sixteenth to Kennedy
sire t, east on Kennedy to Thirc
sire south on Third to Gallatin
east on Gallatin to an alley north
through the alley to Hamilton
street, east on Hamilton to New
Hampshire avenue, south on New
Hampshire to Gallatin, west or
Gallatin to Fourth street, and south
on Fourth to Shepherd street. ;,
At times, Pvt. Eiland said, the two
cars were only yards apart. But al
Fourth and Shepherd, he was 6
good two blocks in front, and pick.
ing up speed" the officers said.
It was then that the youths cal
Evening star., 1948-04-24
Woman, 76, Injured
While Fleeing Fire

Mrs. Nellie B. Duncan. 76,. was
taken to Doctors Hospital suffering
from shock early today after a fire
In the living room of Justice James
w. Morris of District Court, her
neighbor at the Westchester Apart
ments, at Thirty-ninth street and
Cathedral avenue NV.
Firemen said Mrs. Duncan, escap-
ing from her smoky apartment,
apparently bumped against wall
and cut her head. Friends on a
lower floor. coming up the fire stairs
to investigate the smoke, found her
on the stairs in a dazed condition
flremen reported.
The fire. of undetermined origin
broke out in the living room of JUS
tice Morris apartment shortly be-
fore am. 1t was confined to the
living room. where it burned some
of the furniture and part of the
floor. according to firemen.
Responding on the box alarm
were three engine companies, one
truck company. a battalion chief
and a fire Rescue Squad ambulance
which later took Mrs. Duncan tc
the hospital Mrs. Duncan was
reported in fair condition.
Evening star., 1948-04-24
Argentine Seized as Spy
For U.S.. Given Five Years
BY the Associated Press

BUENOS AIRES, April pa
German-born Argentine, accused OF
divulging military secrets to a United
States Military attache, was SEN
fenced yesterday to five years in
prison.
Eugenio Wittenberg, So. a trans
lator for the Argentine Army, was
convicted of obtaining information
on the strength and location OF
Army units and giving it to foreign
diplomats"
Evening star., 1948-04-24
Battle Roges as Jews Lash Out
To Expand Gains Near Hoifo
Hueono Gronts PIeo for Truce, but Resumes
Firing When Arabs Surrender Few Guns

destroyed by Jewish sappers, but
the three villages remained in Arat
hands.
Jewish sources in Tel Aviv saio
British artillery shelled the Jewish
settlement of Mivtakhim in the
southern Negeb. The shelling oc-
Cured when the Jews refused tt
surrender the head of the settle
ment. to the British, who hao
searched the village for an Arab car
the informants said.
Meanwhile, Sir Alan Gordon Gun.
ningham, British high commission,
er. said in a statement that the
Arabs had provoked the Jewish at
tack which resulted in capture OF
Haifa.
Sir Alan cabled this statement tt
London, Washington and all Arat
capitals last night in reply to Arat
assertions that the British aided the
Jews in overrunning the great port
city Wednesday and Thursday. He
also asked that it be conveyed tc
Abdel Rahman Azzam Pasha, Arak
League secretary general in Cairo
No Arab comment was available
Immediately.
THE Jewish attack on Haifa was
in direct consequence of continuous
attacks by Arabs on Jews in Haifa,
Sir Alan declared. THE Arabs in
Haifa were thus themselves re-
sponsible for the outbreak despite
our repeated warnings.
He said the British military COM
1See PAL -ESTINE Page A-3l
Evening star., 1948-04-24
Nozi Hiding in Norway
Three Years Surrenders
BY the Associated Press

OSLO, Norway, April PA for
mer German soldier who hit for the
hills when the Nazis in Norway sur
rendered three years ago has been
caught.
The Trondheim newspaper Adres-
seavisen said today group OF ski
ers in Central Norway'S mountains
had found him, wearing furs, long
hair and an unkempt beard.
At first, the newspaper said, the
German pretended not to under
stand when the skiers spoke to him.
Then he explained he had fled
when the Germans surrendered.
For three years he had been liv-
ing in a cave, fishing and hunting
Evening star., 1948-04-24
Communist Agitators
Are Jailed in Italy in
Wake Of Elections
Armed Groups Reported
In Appenines; Venice
Arsenal Is Entered
By the Associoted Press

ROME, April 24.-The govern
ment's carabinieri are jailing
some alleged Communist agi-
tators in both Northern and
Southern Italy in the wake of
last weeks election. which the
Communicated popular front
lost to the government Chris
tian Democrats.
At the same time Interior Min
ister Mario Scelba; head of the ma
tion's police force, warned that Italy
must be vigilant against any pos
sible Communist violence, despite
the severe setback to the Com
munists in the elections.
Communist Leader Palmiro Tog-
liatti has promised his followers will
refrain from violence. Yesterday Vice
Premier Randolfo Pacciardi said a
Communist uprising is out of the
question.
But arrests are reported to have
been made in Modena in the north
and near foggia in the south. A dis
patch from Modena, Communist
stronghold, said police there had re-
ceived word of armed formations in
the nearby Appenine Mountains.
Navy Arsenal Entered.
Two unidentified men broke into
a navy arsenal in Venice early to-
day, scuffled with guards and fled
shouting. sooner or later the
arsenal will blow up"
A dispatch from Venice said they
entered the Sanguinetti barracks ir
the San Pietro di Castillo section
and were overheard by the son Of
the commander, Giovanni Pingolaz
who came down armed with re.
volver.
One of the men attacked Pingolai
and succeeded in getting hold OF hi!
revolver. Sailors rushed to helI
Pingolaz. The men broke away anc
escaped, crying their threat.
Dispatches to Milan newspaper!
said the intruders overcame Pingo
laz, tied him up and were trying tt
get into the commanders office
when the sailors came to his rescue
In discussing the Communis
menace Mr.. Scelba told a CORE
spondent for the Swiss newspape
Journal de Geneve:
wWhen you have in the House a
many Communists as we do g.,
Evening star., 1948-04-24
Liner Lands 5 Flyers
Rescued From Rats
After Crash al Sea
Navy Men Adrift ; Hours;
Motors FoiIed 40 Miles
From Nantucket Lightship
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, April 24.-Five
Navy flyers rescued from the icy
waters of the Atlantic last night
after they were forced to aban-
don their medium bomber ar
rived here today on the United
States liner Washington.
The plane. ,tWin-engined Nep-
tune, sank about minutes after
they ditched it. The men spent
about 31a hours in rubber life RATS
about 40 miles off Nantucket Light
ship before the Washington rescued
them.
Except for being chilled from
immersion in the water before they
clambered onto the RATS. the men
suffered no i'll effects. The sea was
calm and after they had lashed the
two RATS together they said they
spent most of the time Joking
until reScuers arrived.
Returning From Bermuda.
The men, based at the Quonset
(R. - Naval Air Station, were re.
turning from a routine navigationa
flight to Bermuda when the planes
engines failed.
The pilot, 1t. Harvey H. Rouzer
rs, of Salisbury, N. c., gave orders
to ditch the plane. He said II
hit the water with mot much OF g
Jolt and we were out in about Il
seconds"
The rest of the crew were Ensign
Philip j. Fagan. 25, of Glen Cove
N. Y, co-pilot; Ensign Sherman F
Dudley, Is of Madison, Wis, CO.
pilot and navigator; Aviation Chic
Machinists Mate Thomas F. Thurs.
ton, 26. of Chester, Richmond, Va.
and Aviation Chief Radioman Will
liam P. Delli-Gatti, 25, of Pitts
burgh.
The plane was ditched at about
6:37 pm. (EST. Two hours later
ethey spotted ships lights and sent
up a flare. The flare was sighted
by Navy planes in the area which
dropped additional flares to guide
the ship to the scene.
Climbed Up Jacobs Ladder.
AS the Washington reached the
men the ship was stopped and the
flyers padded up to the side OF the
ship and climbed up Jacobs lad
der to hatch.
"At about $3.50 pm.," 1t. Rouze1
said, I'VE sighted the masthead
lights of a ship on the horizon
about 10 miles away. We waitee
half an hour until it came neare
1caa pECGIIE Pana A-ol
Evening star., 1948-04-24
Stossen Supports Li|ientho|
For Confirmation Despite Taft
Senator Expects Chamber Will Insist
On Recess Appointments to Commission

pointments over into four-year
presidential term, he said.
MIR. Stassen said Il think it's the
wrong brand of politics to consider
appointments on an entirely pollti-
cal basis. Mr.. Lilienthal should be
judged solely on the basis of quail
fications and fitness"
He recalled that he had favored
the 1916 appointment.
Mr.. Stassen is contesting Senator
Taft for % of the SO delegates Ohio
will send to the Republican conven-
ton. The primary is May 4, and
Mr.. Stassen concludes his cam
paigning in the Buckeye State
today, except for radio broadcast
on the eve of the voting. Senator
Taft will make another toul
through the State next week.
The former Minnesota Governor
said the questions asked him during
his tour Of Ohio the past four day!
reminded him of the campaigns il
Wisconsin and Nebraska, where hi
won primary victories. He declined
Evening star., 1948-04-24
AII-Jewish Army Camps
Mark Passover in Field
BY the Associated Press

TEL AVN, Palestine, April "a
The feast of the Passover was cele-
brated in the camps of an all
Hebrew army in the field last night
for the first time in almost 1000
years.
Many of the camps taken over by
Hagana. the Jewish militia, were
established too hastily to provide for
Kosher food. But for the week-long
observation commemorating the ex-
odus from Egypt, the ordinance OF
the Passover will be observed No
leavened bread will be served the
soldiers, only matZoth.
Evening star., 1948-04-24
Truman Returns 10 Desk
After Overnight Cruise

President Truman returned to the
White House shortly before noon
today after an overnight cruise on
the Williamsport in company with
Mrs. Truman and Miss Margaret
Truman.
The yacht anchored of Quanticc
last night.
The President went Immediately
to his desk On his return.
Evening star., 1948-04-24

Mr.. Fraser's head had been caused
by fall in the bathroom. Accord
ing to Mrs. Fraser, she had heard
no shot.
Mr.. Fraser was taken imme-
(See FRASER, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1948-04-24

(See CHASE, Page A-2.)
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(See ITALY, Page A-2.)
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(See TAFT, Page A-3.)
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(See PALESTINE, Page AID
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(See RESCUE, Page Az
Evening star., 1948-04-24

Mostly sunny today, some cloudiness. Highest
in lower 70s. Fair tonight with lowest in mid
sos. Tomorrow, partly cloudy and warmer.
Gull report on Page A-2.)
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