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Evening star., 1948-09-18
Former Burma Minister
Hurt by Hurled Grenade
BY the Associated Press

RANGOON, Burma, Sept. 18.-
Brig. U Tin Tut, former Burmese
foreign minister, was gravely in
jured last night by hand granade
tossed into his motor car by man
who escaped.
Tin Tut resigned from the cabinet
in July and became inspector gen.
eral of the Burmese auxiliary force,
which is helping combat leftist
uprising.
Official reports said two of Tin
Tut's bodyguards also were injured.
The assassination attempt took
place near the Office of the New
Times of Burma, which is edited by
Tin Tut's daughter, Daw Khin
Nyunt. The grenade was hurled as
the brigadier was leaving the New
Times building.
The hospital to which he was
taken reported today he was uncon-
scious, with pulse recordings very
weak
Evening star., 1948-09-18
188Sui|bouts Crowd Potomac
ToSet Mark for Regatta Entries

Ieting for The Evening Star tro-
phies in the regatta's three-race
series which ends tomorrow.
More than 100 craft, ranging from
tiny moth class boats to the attrac-
tive star class sloops, had reg
istered at the Washington Sailing
Marina, just below National Air
port, two hours before starting
time.
The previous record for sailboats
here was 167, established a year
ago.
A southwest breeze greeted the
boats as they started of by class
at fiye-minute intervals. The start
and finish of two-lap triangular
course was set up abeam OF the
Coast Guard cutter Aurora, in COM
mand of 1t. Warren H. Stafford
of Savannah. Ga. The Aurora Is
serving as race official boat both
for this week end and next, when
power events are scheduled.
The Weather Bureau promised the
breeze would pick up this afternoon,
1see REGATTA, Page A-2J
Evening star., 1948-09-18
Dr.. Bunche, Now u. Ms Chief
In Palestine, Long at Howard u.
Narrow Escape From
Death Reported
At Lake Success

DR., Ralph J. Bunche, who now
speaks for the United Nations
in Palestine, is the grandson of
an American slave and has been
on leave of absence from Howard
University here for one impor-
tant Government job after an
other since 1941.
DR.. Bunche is 44-year -old De-
troit-born Washingtonian who at
tanned one of the highest positions
ever occupied by Negro in the
State Department before he was
made director of the United Ma
tions Trusteeship Division soon after
its organization.
Since last December, DR.. Bunche
has been secretary of the United
Nations Palestine Commission and
as such was chief aide to Count
Folke Bernadotte. U. N. mediator
WHO was assassinated yesterday.
With Count Bernadotte's death,
Evening star., 1948-09-18
White House Silent
On New Call for FBI
Report on Df. Condor
Thomas Group Promises
Shocking Doto on Soviet
Spying in Atomic Field

Along with a promise to dis
close "a shocking chapter in
Communist espionage in the
atomic field" the House Com
mittee on Un-American Activi-
ties today stood by its demand
that President Truman release
an FBI report on DR.. Edward U.
Condor, director of the National
Bureau of Standards.
The committee declared this
lengthy" report links DR.. Condor
with Soviet spy agents, including
Nathan Gregory Silvermaster, de-
scribed by an earlier witness as
leader of a wartime espionage ring
of Government employees here.
The White House today made no
direct reply to this demand for the
report. said by the committee to be
locked in the President Tuman's
deck" But the White House did
make public a letter in which the
President promised scientists to con-
tinue his fight ito keep the subject
of atomic energy out of "-isan
politics"
Replies to Scientists.
Replying to eight scientists who
last week wrote to him OF their con-
Germ over adequate stating OF
atomic plants with scientists be-
cause of "smearing methods by the
House committee. Mr.. Truman die
not mention the committee by
name. He referred. however, to
persons he said did not understand
the significance of atomic energy or
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Evening star., 1948-09-18
New Terror Reported
In Red Zone Of Reich
By the Associated Press

BERLIN, Sept, 19.-The Western
Berlin press said today that Com
munists were conducting a great
new wave of terror against non
Communists in the Soviet occupa-
ton zone of Germany.
Socialist newspapers said proml-
nent non Communists were report
ed to have escaped to Western Ger
many in flight from what they
called persecution by the Commu-
mist dictatorship"
Among these were Friedrich
Schneider, a member of the Thur
ingian provincial parliament rep
resenting the rightist Liberal Demo-
cratic party. and the chief OF Leip-
zig's postal department, Gustaf
Rothardt, a former Socialist.
In the eastern sector OF Berlin
tire Communists have been throw
ing out of public Jobs hundreds OF
non-CommuniSt employees despite
protests by the elected city govern
nents, the accodnts said.
The Socialist newspaper Telegraf
charged that this wave OF dislnis-
sails was also followed by numerous
arrests and kidnapings in which
the MVD (Soviet secret police is
employing the same tactics as the
Nag Gestapo.'
Evening star., 1948-09-18
Filipino S|asher Kills |,
Hurts 8 in Honolulu
BY the Associated Press

HONOLULU. Sept. ia Wild
eyed Filipino slashed his way
through the crowded slum district
of Hell's Half Acre last night, kill
ing one youth and wounding eight
other persons.
The 27-year-old Navy yard worker.
Pedro Fernandez Sagun, went Ber-
serk after complaining OF pains IN
his head. His neighbors said he
was possessed of demons" Twice
last month, they said, he tried to
kill himself.
While looking at some. photo
graphs with a friend, Silvestre Cas-
fillo, 40, the Filipino suddenly
whipped out a knife and started
slashing. Castillo was stabbed in
the shoulder.
Out into winding, jam-packed
Leleo lane, the slasiler raced,
welding his blade as people scrarr1-
bled for safety. Twelve-year-old
Hansley Mills fell with deep wounds
in his chest. His two sisters, Be-
atrice. 7, and Eleanor, Is, suffered
less severe cuts. Young Mills was
celebrating his birthday. He died
in the arms OF his mother, Mrs.
Lucy Mills.
People darted for doorways and
yards. Galvino Tables, 54, Pc
destrian, was not quick enough He
was cut severely and may die.
Four other persons felt the knife
before three policemen dubbed
sagun with pistol butts and cap-
tured him.
He was held In q hospital for OBJ
servation today.
Evening star., 1948-09-18
Clio Union Calls Off
Strike at Harvester
Plant in Illinois
Production Will Resume
Monday; Negotiations
To Be Reopened Loter
By the Associoted Press

EAST MOLINE, ILL.,. Sept. 18.-
A CIO union announced today it
had called off its nine-Week
strike that erupted into violence
yesterday at the international
Harvester Co.
The workers voted at meeting
late last night to return to work
in body Monday morning, Arvid
Sheets, president of the striking
local of the United Farm Equipment
and Metal Workers of America, said.
Mr.. Sheets added that the question
of Job reclassifcations, which led to
the walkout, would be negotiated
later.
The strike made some 5000 pro-
ducticn workers idle, although the
company reported that some work
ers had returned the last few days.
The back-to- work vote followed by
Only a few hours clash between
strike pickets and State and city
policemen. The fighting developed
yesterday morning after the union
local threatened to shut the plant
tight. Police charged some of the
pickets threw rocks or stencil bomb
fluid on the cars of workers trying
10 enter the plant gates. -Four were
arrested on disorderly conduct
charges.
Gerald Fielde, an international
official of the union, came to East
Moline from Chicago last night for
the meeting.
The question of disciplining sew
See HARVESTER page AL :.
Evening star., 1948-09-18
By the kssocioted Press

PARIS, Sept. 18-Secretary
General Trygve Lie placed the
critical Palestine question be-
fore the full membership Of the
United Nations today.
Mr.. Lie flew in from Norway and
found the U. N. in turmoil over the
assassination of Count Folke Berna-
dotte, the U. N. mediator for Pales-
tine.
He received a cable from the
Israeli government promising to
stamp out the assassins.
The message, from Israeli For
eign Minister Moshe Shertok, said
Outraged by the abominaole
assassination of the United Nations
mediator, Count Bernadotte, and the
observer, Col. CAnton Pierre Serrot
by desperadoes and outlaws who are
eXecrated by the entire people OF
Israel and the Jewish community OF
Jerusalem, the government of Israel
is adopting the most vigorous and
energetic measures to bring the
assassins to justice and eradicate
the evil
Mr.. Lie announced he placed the
Evening star., 1948-09-18
Maryland Couple Missing;
BuIIet-RiddIed Car Found
By the Associated Press

GLEN BURNIE, Md, Sept. ia
search for a 25-year-old Glen Burnie
post Office clerk and an 18-year -old
girl started today after the mans
car. a bullet hole in the right door,
was found abandoned near here.
He was to have gone to Washington
today where his father was to have
sailed in the Presidents Cup regatta.
Anne Arundel County police iden-
tilted the missing pair as John H.
Mahlan and Miss Mary c. Kline,
who also lives in Glen Burnie.
The parents of the couple said
they left the Kline home about 8
o'clock last night. saying they were
going for a short ride and would
return early.
Mp. Mahlan's car was found this
morning on the old Annapolis road
near Lipins Corners.
Police said what appeared 70 be
human brain tissue was spattered on
the back seat. A pair of women's
shoes was found in the car and pine
needles were on the running board.
Evening star., 1948-09-18
Dewey's Stand on Aid
To Farmers May Stir
Consumer Opposition
Farm Belt Seen Pleased
Over Nominees Backing
Of Price Supports
BY J. A. O'Leory
Stnr Stnff c CnrreSnondent

ALBANY, Sept. 18.-Gov.
Thomas E. Dewey was on record
today as believing the consumer
and the farmer have An equal
stake in sound Government
support of farm prices"
This position, which may lead to
some controversy in urban areas,
where the cost Of living is an i'm
portant campaign issue, was ex-
pressed in a statement the Repub-
lican nominee issued last night.
Gov. Dewey Endorsed the new
farm law passed three months age
by the Eightieth Congress, calling
it "the best guarantee to American
farmers of the Republican Party's
interest" in their problems. His
statement came after he had con-
ferred for several hour with Chair
man Hope of the House Agriculture
Committee and Acting Chairman
Aiken of the Senate Agriculture
Committee.
The Governors statement un-
doubtedly will be pleasing in the
farm belt, where he opens his cam
paign with a speech at Des Moines
Monday night. 1t remains to be
seen what reaction it will bring from
city folks.
Host to Farm Editors.
Gov. Dewey continued today to
Iii fN "a YarNt1l0nlc
by driving to his farm at Pawling
N. Y, to act as host to more than so
farm editors of newspapers and ra-
dio stations. Representative Hope
and Senator Aiken went with him
after being his guests at the execu-
tive mansion here last night.
The new farm law puts off until
1850 a revision of parity price sup
port levels from 80 per cent to 9
range of from 60 to 80 per cent
Since the law was passed in JUNE
estimates have indicated bumper
crops, which means that retention
during 1949 of price supports at the
level needed during the war to slim
ulate production may cost the Gov
ernment more money next year.
Gov. DeWeys statement was FL
effective answer to a recent Demo
cratic charge that the Republican
are out 10 wreck farm price sup
ports. But the Governor went be
yond his prepared text to tell I
news conference that the admin
istrations charge was made out o
thin air,-an intentional fabrica
ton designed to deceive the pro
ducers of food in this country"
Of course, the Democrats will flint
Evening star., 1948-09-18
; Western Envoys
Visit MoIotov for
11th Conversation
American Air Lift to
Berlin Neurs Record
As Planes Race Coal
BY the Associoted Press

MOSCOW, Sept. 1S.-The three
Western ENJOYS met again today
with Soviet Foreign Minister
Molotov, the American Embassy
announced.
It was the second time the repre-
sentatives of the United States
Britain and France had gone to the
Kremlin to see Mr.. Molotov this
week and it was the 18th converse
ton that the ENJOYS have held with
him on the East-WeSt differences
over Germany.
1t was a dreary, rainy day in Mos
COW. The Moscow four-power nego-
tiations now have been going on fol
81 days and there is no result yet.
The three Western diplomats last
saw Mr.. Molotov September IA.
The meeting may be highly i'm
portant in the series of the talks
which have gone into their seventh
week in the Soviet capital. 1t was
reliably reported that one side is
expected to give what was described
as the answer to an important
question.
Evening star., 1948-09-18
Sharp Fighting Reported
In Manchu City Suburbs
By the Associated Press

PEIPING, Sept. 1S-Sharp fight
ing was reported on the outskirts of
the Manchurian city of Ihsien today
Communist forces had been she'll
ing the town, 80 miles north of the
National base at Chinhsien, but late
reports said government troops had
captured or destroyed the Red ar
tillery.
Red forces. believed attempting to
isolate Chinhsien, which is being
used as an air lift base for Mukden,
have cut the railroad below Chin
hsien and the Great Wall.
Peiping reports today said the
Reds had captured the railroad town
of Peitaiho. which is near the fa-
nous seaside resort of the same
name heavily patronized by Euro
peans living in Peiping, Tientsin
and other North China cities.
Evening star., 1948-09-18
Johnston to Conclude
Russiun Trip Today
ev the Assoeioted Press

MOSCOW, Sept. 1S.-Eric john
ston winds up his sgenda IN the
Soviet Union today with trip
through the Stain automobile works.
Mr. Johnston, president OF the
Motion Picture Association OF Amer
lea. has been conferring with Soviet
authorities here on the possibility
of Russias importing American
movies.
He is expected to leave by plane
for Berlin Monday.
Evening star., 1948-09-18
Emil Ludwig, Noted Biogropher,
Historian, Dies in Switzerland
More Recent Works
Included Lives of
Roosevelt, StoIin
By the Associated Press

ASCONA, Switzerland, Sept.
18.-Emil Ludwig, Ct, world ia
NOUS biographer, playwright and
political essayist, died at his
home here last night.
Among his more recent and best
known works were biographies of
Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1888 and
Joseph Stain IN 1912.
His Life of Napoleon was adapted
by him for motion picture in Hol-
lywood in 1888.
Other biographies included Goethe,
Bismarck, Beethoven, Lincoln and
Kaiser Wilhelm. He also wrote a
volume on the life of Christ.
Mr.. ludwig was born in Breslau'
Germany, on January 25, 1881, but
became a voluntary exile in 1907. He
received Swiss citizenship.
He made no attempt to return to
Germany after the rise OF Hitler
Several of his books were burned by
the Nazis.
Mr.. Ludwig began his career as
a dramatist and wrote nothing but
Evening star., 1948-09-18
Picture on Page A-14.J
By Malcolm lomborne. Jr.

A record breaking fleet OF l88
sailboats jammed the Potomac
River off Hains Point today IN
the opening races of the Presl-
dents Cup Regatta sailing phase.
officials said 1t was the largest
feet of small boats ever assem-
bled here or on Chesapeake Bay.
These winners emerged IN the
opening race sailed under ldeai
small boat conditions:
Herbert Hid of City Island. N r.
skippering Charybdis, star class.
Robert Orme of Washington, SAIL
ing Blue Water, Chesapeake 20s.
owen Duffy, Chattanooga, Tenn,
at the helm of NIFTY, snipe class.
Tom Kirkpatrick Severna Park,
Md, boat Atlanta, national one de-
sign.
Hid covered the smile course IN
the lead of 13 stars in 1:08:02.
Shippers Of IA Glasses are COM
Evening star., 1948-09-18
Jews Silently Watch
Arrival in Haifa Of
Bernadotte Body
Secretary CoI|opses in
Tears; Aide Who Escaped
Is Stricken by Grief
By the Assoeioted Press

HAIFA, Palestine, Sept. 13.-
Somber Jewish crowds watched
silently as the bodies of asSassi-
mated Count Folke Bernadotte
and his French aide, Col. Andre
Pierre Serrot, arrived from Jeru-
salem today in a procession OF 20
United Nations automobiles.
A Swiss ambulance bearing the
bodies swung into a big hospital
courtyard. Count Bernadotte's
truce observers lined the way, salut-
ing, as the bodies were carried to
laboratory for embalming.
Count Bernadotte's secretary,
Swedish girl, collapsed in tears.
Aide Near Collapse.
Gen. Aage Lundstroem, his long
time comrade. seemed on the verge
of collapse He, himself, missed
death by hairs breadth when
Count Bernadotte fell on the field
where he labored for four months
for peace.
The bodies were lifted out gently.
The blue and gold colors of Sweden
covered Count Bernadotte. HIS
broad -brimmed hat lay at his breast.
Col. Serrot's body was covered with
the tricolor of France, topped by
his flying officers cap.
Twenty-Five U. N. truce observers
from American, Belgian and French
forces had lined the roadside at
Haifa limits and waited two hours
in the blazing sun for the funeral
ambulance to appear.
U. S. Consul Present.
At the head of the group was
Gen Frank Stomer, U. S. A. ire
tired), French Col. Joseph Cardin
CretiredD. and Belgian 1t. Col. Mar
eel van Horen. The American con-
sui Aubrey Lippincot, and the
French consul, Pierre Landy, both
stationed III Haifa, also we're pres
ent.
The little gray figure of Swedish
Dr. Paul Mohn stood at the head of
another group of mourners. He had
been one of Count Bernadotte's
closest advisers in his tragic attempt
to work out Palestine peace.
1T is unbelievable that a thing
like this should happen to Swede
who was a great friend and benefac-
tor of the Jews DR.. Mohn said.
1T was Bernadotte who was in
Strumental in rescuing thousands of
Jews from the Gestapo in Europe.
And he came here in a humanitarian
! cause
Evening star., 1948-09-18
Lie Places Palestine Question
Before Whole U.N. Membership
Shertok Pledges Vigorous and Energetic
Measures to Bring Killers to Justice

Palestine situation on the agenda
of the 58-Nation Assembly conven-
ing at the Palais de Chaillot Tues
day. This will have the effect OF
bringing the assassination of Count
Bernadotte before all the members
at the same time.
Mr. Lie expressed "Geep sense OF
shock" over the mediator's assass1-
nation in Jerusalem.
Thanks to his work, it has been
possible, up to now, to save many
thousands of lives" he said.
At the same time the secretary
general telegraphed the Counts
widow in Stockholm:
Please receive the very deepest
sympathy of my family and myself
in the tragic death of your fine
husband. We are all grateful to
him for the magnificent services
which he has performed on behalf
of the United Nations and are
heavily grieved that his contribu-
ton to peace has cost him his life. y
The United Nations went into
mourning for Count Bernadotte.
The Security Council meets this
afternoon to take up the assassina
Evening star., 1948-09-18
u. S. Approaches Record
In Air Lift to Berlin

BERLIN, Sept. Is (P.-The
Notwithstanding coal into Berlin
-neared a new air lift record today
as the Soviet blockade hit the three
month mark.
Concentration on the delivery of
coal was ordered as demonstra-
ton on the first anniversary of the
United States Air Force. 1t also
spelled an answer to Soviet threats
(See MOSCOW, Page A-4J
Evening star., 1948-09-18
J. Edgar Hoover Listed
As Still Seriously III

The condition of J. Edgar Hoover,
director of the Federal Bureau OF
Investigation. was reported un-
changed today. He is in a serious,
but not critical, condition with
bronchial pneumonia, the FBI said.
Mr.. Hoover. 53-year-old chief OF
the Omen, has been confined to his
bed at home since Monday.
Evening star., 1948-09-18
Israel Acts to Capture Assassins
Of Bernadotte> Ordering Virtual
House Arrest for Jerusalem Jews
Bunche Puts Full
Blame for Killings
On Jewish State
BULLETIN

JERUSALEM tPD.-ResponSi-
bility for the killing of Count
Folke Bernadotte and his
French aide is claimed by
group signing itself The
Fatherland Front" in Hebrew
notes slipped under the doors
of conSulateS and Jewish liai-
son Offices last night.
Evening star., 1948-09-18
Truman Pauses
To Hit Congress
Anew in Illinois
Give 1t to En- Soy
Rock Island Hearers;
Iowa Farm Talk Today
BULLETIN

ABOARD PRESIDENTIAL
TRAIN-As President Truman
neared Dexter, Iowa, this aft
ernoon he was greeted by
good sized turnouts at Iowa
City, Oxford, Grinnell and
Des Moines, Iowa. He contin-
ued to pound at the special
privilege" Eightieth Congress.
Evening star., 1948-09-18

DR.. Bunche took over as acting
mediator. 1t was announced in
Lake Success that he has been Civ
(See BUNCHE, Page A-4) :.
Evening star., 1948-09-18

lSee PROBE. Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1948-09-18

tSee U. N, Page A-2.D
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(See DEWEY, Page AID
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(See AIR FORCE, Page 4
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(See HARVESTER, Page >A-2D
Evening star., 1948-09-18

1See TRUMAN, Page A-4J
Evening star., 1948-09-18

(See REGATTA, Page a
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-10-08
The Answer--V Wallace
And Taylor, November 2

lveterans-but last September 1851
persons were still on the Civil war
pension list.
The brief Spanish American war
cost $1,901, 962, 900 but only 700 Amer
lean lives in battle. Some 280,564 saw
service. BY 1888 Spanish American
war pension costs totaled $811,819, 900.
But all of these were peanut wars
in terms of cost compared to the two
world wars.
The first World War sent 100000
Americans into uniform More than
$1,000 were killed or died of combat
wounds and $4,000 died of "flu'' and
other diseases. The treasury in 1920
estimated the tab for this conflict at
$4,000, 100000. In 1927 treasury Sec
rotary Andrew Mellon raised the esti-
mate to $47,957 272,333. Still owed
and unpaid by foreign countries from
this first world war is about $15,000,-
100000
The second World War cost scared
about three hundred billion dollars.
1t cost more in blood too, than any
previous American war-about 275,-
900 lives. And more than 14,500,000
men entered the armed forces-more
than the total that had fought in our
countrys eight other wars.
Today there are in America 1S,4OO,-
900 veterans of its wars. Well above
3 100000 disabled veterans or surviv-
ors of deceased veterans draw month
ly pensions. The veterans program
this year will cost about twice what
it cost Abraham Lincoln to wage a
1t takes long, long time to clean
up a battlefield.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-10-08
Dewey's Blamey Fails
To Impress Senator
Jim Murray

Senator James r.. Murray is not
among those impressed by the polish
ed, rosewater generalities which Gov
Thomas e. Dewey presented during
his tour of this state. Commenting on
the Dewey talks, Senator Murray ex-
pressed the view that Montanans
would rather have heard the candi-
dates defense, or planned remedies,
for the attitude of the Republican
front" men in the S0th Congress.
Press representative travelling on
the Dewey train are convinced that
the whole strategy of his campaign
has been carefully arranged and that
it has been decided that he should
avoid specific domestic issues and
speak in generalities.
No press interviews are granted
and no direct questions answered by
the New York governor. If some
question or opposition claim becomes
too pressing, or looks too damaging,
it is answered not by Mr.. Dewey but
by the Republican national headquart-
ers
That may just possibly be smart
political strategy in the present stu
alton. But the American people are
quick to sense strategy, as opposed
to direct and plain statement of posi-
ton.
The Dewey generalities are already
beginning to wear thin, Sen. Murray