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Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1948-01-30
PRANCUZJA UZDA-
RE SNIPAMS
DURIS

Prancuzija uzdare kelius iva
ziavimui Balkanu sovietu Sally
pilieciams, ir nutrauke davus
leidimus items pilieciams per-
vaziuoti per Prancuzija, jeigu
jie vaziuoja ] kurias kitas val
styles.
Uzdrausta ivaziavimas Ven
grijos, Jugoslavijos, Bulgari-
jos, Rumanijas, Cekoslovakijos
ir Lenkijos pilieciams.
Pervaziuoti traukiniais per
Prancuzija kitas sails iiems
neleidziama todel kad tue bu-
du komunistai sovietu agentai,
neva vaziuoja j kitas sails, is
traukiniu slaptai islipa Pran-
cuzijoje, ir ten pasiieka dlrb-
bti kaip sukilimo kurstytojai,
Maskvos isakymais.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1948-01-30
BALF BENDRADAR-
Blu DEMESIUI

BALI vadovybe ir admin
stracija visomis jegomis rupi-
nasi kad Lietuviu tremtiniu
selpimas ir kitokia jiems butt
ma parama butu atliekama grei-
tai ir tvarkingai. Labai pagei-
daujama kad visi BALE ben
dradarbiai ir remejai, salia sa-
vo didziuju talkos darbu, pa
gelbetu BALE Centre darbui
pagreitinti, prisilaikydami sa-
vo susirasinejime SUI BALE to-
kiu pageidavimu:
/. Visus BALFui skiriamus
cekius ir pinigines perlaidas
rasykite ne pirmininko, sekre-
torres, izdininko ar kito asmens
vardu, bet tik Organizacijos
Oficialiu vardu = United Ii
thuanian Relief Fund Of Anne
RIGA. BALE pinigai yra deda-
mi bankan ne asmenu, bet or
ganizacijos vardu.
2. Visus laiskus organizaci-
los reikalais malonekite adre-
suoti ne Valdybos nariams, bet
tiesiog = United Lithuanian
Relief Fund of America arba
BALI reikalu vedejui, Juozui
B. Lauckai, 105 Grand ST.,
Brooklyn II, NY.
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NELEIDZIA SOVIETU
RASYTOJQ ! DIP
STOVYKLAS

IS Frankfurto, Vokietiioje,
pranesa kad vienuolikai Rusu
korespondentq keliaujanciu U.
S. zonoje Vokietijoje nebus lei
sta lankyti tremtiniu stovyk-
lu. Americas Armijos parei-
guna pasake, "Ju pasirodymas
tremtiniu tarpe gall sukelti sa-
misi".
Dauguma is 100000 isvietin-
tu asmenu Americas zonoje
tebesilaiko ten todel tik kad iie
nepakencia Rusisko komuniz-
mo, aiskina Pulk. Eyster. Jie
atsisake gryzti savo namus
Rusu ir kitu komunistu Waldo
NOSE salyse neziurint ivairiau-
siu pakartotinu raginimu, pa
sake Pulk. Eyster.
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ZINC - BET KAS
Is TO?

Gen. Omar Bradley, naujai pa.
skirtas sekantis Armijos stab(
virsininkas, pareiske pastaroje
savo kalboje viesai, ir jis ta
Zinc gerai, kad "jeigu Rusijs
turetq atomine bomba as ne
tikiu kad il dvejotp ar naudo.
ii ia ant musq".
Bet, Gen. Bradley tiki, Ru.
sija dabartiniu laiku nenori il
net negaletq kariauti tikrame
atvirame kare SUI niekuo. Jei.
gu kuri Sails - ir ia Sails yra
Rusija, sake Gen. Bradley, =
per savo akiplesiskuma issauks
kara, tai karas dabar galety
ivykti, siaip dar karui niekas
mesa prisirenge.
Rusu tik zinojimas kad Anne
rika turi atomine bomba sulai-
ko raudonuosius nuo narSavi-
mo per visa Europa.
Russia dabar, pasinaudoda-
ma Amerikos nuolaidumu, tik
stumdo ir klastomis isigauna
svetimas Sails, bet j taip be-
sielgdama gall issaukti ir ka-
ra, - tiki Gen. Bradley.
Jau daug zymiu Amerikos
vadu yra pasake IA patti: jeigu
sovietai turetq atomine bomba
jie Amerika uzpultu be jokio
persergejimo. Bet jie visi II
laukia kad sovietai ta padary-
tu - laukia Xxi pasigamins
atomine bomba ir Amerika uz-
pulls, bet patys nesirengia ia
pavoju laiku ir reikiamai W.
kirsti.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1948-01-30
NAUJA ORGANIZA-
CIJA TREMTINIAMS
REMIT
Cd. T. Observation-Disclosures
(atvaizdas tilpo pereitame
Dirvos numeryje.)

Mount Vernon, NY. = sia-
me netolimame New Yorkui
mieste isisteige svarbi Lietuyiu
gyvenlmui ir ateiciai nauja or
ganizacija. Xxi siol jos nariais
yra tik Amerikieciai pramonin-
kai. Organizacija sugalvojo il
jai pradzia dave American Ra-
dio and Hardware Co. preziden-
tas D.T. Mitchell Maciulaitis
Organizacijos pavadinimas-
Lithuanian American Benevo-
lent Assn, Inc, pasako apie
jos tiksla. Sutrumpintai orga-
nizacija vadinama LABA, sias
raides sudaro pirmosios pilno-
jo vardo raides. LABA jau uz-
registruota teismo istaigose.
Teismas jau dave leidima
siai organizacijai veikti. Orga-
nizatoriai teismui pareiske kad
LABA veiks siekdama:
"To provide for the mutual
assistance of persons of Lii
thuania descent.
Organizacijos uzsibrezti pla-
mai platus. il, pirmiausia, pasi-
ryzusi padeti atvykti Lietu-
viams Amerika. Bet visi tos
organiazcijos nariai, kurie yra
tik Amerikieciai pramoninkai,
nori kad atvykusieji dirbtu, uz-
sidirbtu ir veliau galetu savo
broliams padeti. Padeje atvyk-
tt Lietuviams j Amerika, orga-
nizaciios nariai ir patti LABA
rupinsis jiems gauti darbo, pa
talpu gyventi ir TT.
Be tiesiogines, materialines
paramos Lietuviams tremtyje,
81 organizacija dar, kaip jos
tiksluose uzsibrezta, rupinsis
Lietuviskos kulturos kelimu ir
Lietuvisku tradiciju palaiky-
mu.
Reikia pamineti, kad sios
taip Lietuviams reikalingos or
ganizacijos steigejas ir laiki-
mas prezidentas yra D IT. Nit
chell Maciulaitis, savininkas
stambios radio imones ir kitty
fabriku. Wen tik radio imone
daro apie du milijonus dolariV
apyvartos j metus.
Organizacijos adresas: 152
McQuestyn Parkway, Mount
Vernon, NY.
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Valdybos nariai retail buns
centro rastineje ir todel jQ var.
du rasyti laiskai pasiekia save
adresatus paveluotai.
3. BALE pirmininkui ir XII
items valdybos nariams praso-
ma rasyti tik grynai asmeni.
niais reikalais.
Pirmininko adresas yra: 81
Park Ave-, Yonkers 3, NY.
Sekr. - Nora M. Gugiene,
1877 Dearborn ST., Chicago 2 ILL.,
Izdn. = Albinas S. Trecio-
kas, 314 Walnut ST., Newark
5, NJ.
Visiems BALI remejams
reiskiu nuosirdziausios padekos
ir geriausiu linkejimQ.
Kun. DR.. Juozas B. Koncius
BALI Pirmininkas
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NUO REDAKCIJOS: Su siuo numeriu
pradedame teikti Dirvos skaitytojams
svarbq ir idomu aprasyma pergyveni-
mu buvusio Lietuvos Igalioto Ministro
Berlyne, Pulk. X. skirpos, antro Pasau-
linio karo metals. Pirmutinis io rasi-
nys yra 'Uz ka Naciai Name Arestavo".
Pc to seks dar ilgesnis jo rastas jo per-
gyvenimu ''Uz Spygliuotu Vielu".
Pulk. Kazys Skirpa savo rastus pa
tieke tiktai Dirvai. Skaitymo bus ge-
ram pusmeciui.
Evening star., 1948-01-17
Rail Strike
Continued From First Page. }

road unions, representing about L.
100000 workers-most of them non
operating employes-agreed last fall
to terms with the railroads, accept
ing hourly pay increases of 151A
cents.
Declared Far Behind on Wages.
The brotherhoods involved in the
present dispute, Mr.. Robertson said,
are "far behind most other unions
on the wage question"
No average pay rates for the
operating unions were available. The
railroads contend engineers and fire.
men are in the highest wage brackets
among railroad employees. Mediation
officials said complicated working
schedules made it difficult to strike
an average.
Shortly after the other operating
brotherhoods announced their strike
deadlMe, President A. F. Whitney of
the Brotherhood of Railroad Train
men disclosed that his unions
International Association of General
Chairmen last week directed him to
seek 15-day paid vacations and Sum-
day and holiday overtime and to
implement wage-increase move
ment If and when the cost of living"
warranted.
The trainmen's 10000 members
in the United States and 10000 in
Canada now get a weeks vacation
and straight time for holidays and
Sundays, Mr.. Whitney said.
These matters will be handled in
the next few months, but not i'm
mediately," Mr.. Whitney added. He
said his next step probably would be
to appoint Wage Committee of 10
members under power granted by
the chairmen's association.
Evening star., 1948-01-17
Congress
Continued From First Page.)

nonic Committee, which he heads
into session today to study that
question.
On the other hand, Representative
Taber, Republican, of New York
was reported urging that the budget
estimate be made by February Is.
He has called for a $5,000,000, 900
cut in President Truman's $39, $685.
00e, eco budget for the new Govern
ment year. This is $4,000, ,000, 900
higher than the net slash Senator
Taft said he believes is possible.
How to Achieve Cut In Doubt.
Senator Taft has proposed that
Congress cut $1,ooo,o o,o0o,O 900 off the
amount available for spending on
foreign sid programs. He did not
specify how the additional $2,000,-
100000 saving could be effected.
The Ohioan apparently has the
support Of Chairman Millikin of the
Senate Finance Committee in the
move to delay the budget guess.
Senator Millikin told a reporter that
after listening to 10 days of tes-
timony about the Marshall Plan he
hasn't arrived at any figure yet.
Meanwhile, the Senate Democratic
Policy Committee was called to-
gether by Minority Leader Barkley
to talk over the legislative program,
including the Presidents foreign aid
and domestic proposals.
Senator Barkley said he doesn't
think the Democrats want to make
any policy declaration on European
recovery because it ought to be a
bipartisan matter"
Evening star., 1948-01-17
Victim Of Robbery
Identifies Suspect

Charles c. Fairfax, So, today
identified 40-year-old man arrest
ed by Washington police as one Of
three masked gunmen who beat him
and stole approximately $500 at his
home in Arlington Thursday night,
according to 1t. Robert v. Murray.
1t. Murray said the suspect was
picked up here last night on q de-
scription furnished by Mr.. Fairfax
and his wife.
The suspect will be turned over
to Arlington police, according to 1t.
Murray. He added the man had q
long police record.
The three bandits forced their
way into the Fairfax home at BIT
North Lincoln street Thursday
night, beat Mr.. Fairfax into semi
consciousness and bound him. They
also tied up his wife. After ransack-
ing the house the trio escaped with
Mr.. Fairfaxs wallet containing be-
tween $400 and $500.
Evening star., 1948-01-17
British Women, Children
Are BEING Evacuated

HONG KONG, Jan. II tR.-Brit-
ish women and children were being
evacuated today from Canton, where
Chinese rioters sacked and burned
the British consulate yesterday and
injured six Britons.
Eleven women and six children
arrived in Hong Kong by plane to-
day. Hong Kong Airways Cancelled
all scheduled flights to and from
Canton to use the planes to bring
out the evacuees. The British plan
to evacuate 100 persons.
DR.. T. v. Soong, governor of
Kwangtung province, of which Can
ton is the capital, said in a state
ment, "the Chinese government has
full responsibility for protecting for
eign lives and property" He warned
that the government would take
prompt military action against OUT
RACES to person and property"
Soong declared the riots had been
instigated by Communist agita-
tors" He said the Foreign Office
Evening star., 1948-01-17
Whitney Quits, Refusing
To Go AIonq in Drive

CLEVELAND Jan. IT R).-A. F.
Whitney resigned from the Progress
sive Citizens of America today be-
cause "I cannot 60 along In its
Endorsement of a third party
Mr.. Whitney, president of the
brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen,
has been a member of peas Board
of Directors and sat on the stage
when Henry A. Wallace, peas pres
idential candidate, recently spoke
here.
In a resignation letter to c. B.
Baldwin, executive vice chairman
of Pea. Mr.. Whitney wrote:
"Idealism must often be tempered
with enough realism to keep lofty
goals from being forever out OF
reach. Experience of SO years in the
realistic world of dealing with the
railroads in collective bargaining
has taught me that.
THAT is why cannot go along
with the PAC in its Endorsement O!
a third party for the elections OF
l948. In my opinion, a thlro
party can do nothing but pave the
way for even more reaction than We
have now and promote countless
confusion in the ranks of all lib
erals.
"In view Of my statements above,
7 deem 1t best to terminate my MEM
bership in the Progressive Citizens
of America, and hereby tender my
resignation to take effect as OF
January II, l948."
Evening star., 1948-01-17
7 American CoIoneIs
Prepare Reports on
Arrest by Russians
: By the Asseeiatsd Press

BUDAPEST, Jan. 1.-TWO Ameri-
can colonels, automatically ac-
credited to Hungary, prepared for
NAL reports today on their secret
arrest and removal from the country
by Soviet military authorities.
The case was brought to the at
tention of Hungarian Foreign Min
lister Erik Molnar yesterday by
American Minister Selden Chaplin.
Further steps, it was learned, may
be taken after the State Department
in Washington has studied the re-
ports prepared by 1t. Col. Bernard
Thielen, 40, of North Hollywood
Calf, and 1t. Col. Peter ]. Kopcsak,
IS, of Greensburg, Pa.
Held for 13 Hours.
They were taken into custody and
held 13 hours after Soviet tommy
gunners stopped their khaki-colored
American Army sedan in the West
ern Hungarian town, Papa, January
IA.
Col. Kopcsak is an assistant mill
tary attache and Col. Thielen a
legation attache. Both were in mill
tary uniform and carried documents
certifying their diplomatic status.
Denied permission to communicate
with the American Legation in
Budapest, they were driven across
the Hungarian-Austrian frontier
after nightfall by armed Soviet
guards.
Arrest Noted by GI.
When the American Army sedan
halted at the entrance to the Soviet
headquarters in Vienna, it was
noticed by an alert American soldier.
The CT approached to investigate
and the arrested officers informed
him of their identity before they
were hustled inside.
After official American interven-
ton, the officers were released
Thursday, given back their docu-
ments and permitted to leave with
their sedan. They returned to Buda-
pest last night.
Evening star., 1948-01-17
British Officials Doubt
Reds Inspired Riotino

NANKING, Jan. II P.-An in
formed source said today British
Embassy officials are highly skep-
tical of Chinese government sug-
gestions that the burning of the
British consulate at Canton was in
spired by Communists.
'The big question which remains, +"
he said, sis who is at the bottom of
the agitation. The government is
saying the Communists are. per-
sonally find this hard to swallow" J"
Embassy sources expressed dis
appointment that the Canton riot
ing came when the British and
Chinese governments seemed on
the verge of settling the question
of evicting Chinese from shacks in
Kowloon, on the mainland of the
Hong Kong crown colony. The
riot grew out of demonstration
protesting the eyictions.
Un Canton, Mayor Au Yang
Chu offered to compensate the
British for fire damage to the
consulate and other buildings.)
Evening star., 1948-01-17


be a reasonable tax cut, but not as
much as in the Knutson bill"
Treasury experts say the COP pro-
posa1 actually would reduce Federal
revenue BY $6,300,000, 900. -
Mr.. Doughton said that in his
opinion there are too many Fed
eral employees" He added:
I'VE are spending too much and
taxing too high
Mr.. Doughton said he is not yet
ready to say whether he will vote
for the Knutson bill in spite of his
objections to 1t. The stand he ulti-
mately will take will have a strong
bearing on whether Republicans can
attract enough Democratic support
to override veto.
That there Is virtually certain to
be a veto of the COP measure was
made clear yesterday by Secretary
of the Treasury Snyder, as the elec-
ton year tax battle opened before
the House Ways and Means Com
mittee.
Mr.. Snyder said the Republican
bill would blast hopes for debt re-
tirement and actually put the
Treasury $2,108.000, 900 in the red in
the 1949 fiscal year. And, he said
this would constitute a major
threat to the Nations fiscal integrity
and economic Stability."a
He argued that the country's best
interest would be served by prompt
enactment of the Presidents own
tax proposal. This would give tax
payers a $40-a-head reduction for
themselves and each dependent and
make up the entire loss by a new
$4,000, 100000 bite on corporation
profits which exceed prewar
average.
There was little prospect that
the Republican-controlled Congress
would give Mr.. Truman's plan a
second thought.
There were rumors, however, that
the House Republican leadership
might modify the Knutson bill to
make it more palatable to possible
Democratic supporters.
In its present form the measure
would:
/. Extend to all States the COM
munity property principle whereby
husbands and wives can split the
family income equally for tax re-
porting purposes, thus reducing their
tax rates.
2. Increase individual exemptions
from $500 to 5000.
3. Grant additional reductions
ranging from 30 per cent In the low
est income bracket to 10 per cent
in the upper brackets.
Evening star., 1948-01-17
Charles H. Locher,
CONSTRUCTION Engineer
1tssse
And Contractor, Dies
BY the Assaeioisd Press

GLASGOW, Va, Jan. IT,
Charles H. Locher, IS, prominent
contractor, construction engineer
and consultant, died at his home
here yesterday after brief illness.
Funeral services will be held in st.
Johns Episcopal Church here to-
morrow. Burial will be in the
cemetery of st. Thomas Episcopal
Church, Hancock, Md.
AS young engineer, Mr.. Locher
played a part in the construction of
portion of the Norfolk g. Western,
Louisville Western and Kentucky
Union Railroads.
From railroads, his attention was
turned to such projects as the Chi
cago drainage canal, the Wau-
chausett Dam and six sections of
the aqueduct for Boston, dams and
rockcuts in Michigan, Wyoming,
New York and Illinois; 20 miles of
the New York barge canal, 4 miles
of aqueduct under the heart of New
York City and levees along the
Mississippi River.
He was construction manager for
the Miami conservancy district,
Dayton, Ohio, the first major food
control project, and a member of
the board which Investigated and
reported on the feasibility Of the
Columbia Basin project, where
Grand Coulee Dam was built. He
also was a construction consultant
for the Tennessee Valley Authority
in 1888.
In recent years his attention was
centered on his interests, including
banks, farms and orchards. in Vir-
gjnia and Maryland.
He Is survived by a sister, Miss
Lucie A. Locher Of. Glasgow.
Evening star., 1948-01-17
Suspect in Shooting
Of Bethesda Grocer
Arrested in Baltimore

a man believed by police to be
the bandit who wounded Bethesda
grocer in the leg and then robbed
him of $500 Monday night, was
arrested in Baltimore yesterday by
Montgomery County detectives.
Police said Vic Sylvester johnson,
c6. colored, of Baltimore, admitted
under questioning that he wounded
Houston H. Swink in the leg with a
ahotgun blast and then took the
money from his car. Mr.. Swink was
robbed as he drove up to his Halpine
tMd0 home after closing his store
at BOIL Wisconsin, avenue.
johnson was arrested by De-
tective Sergt. Gassaway Linthicum
and Detective Corpl. Jesse B. Day
rs he left his Baltimore home yes
terday.
Search for suspect led to John
son after police questioned the
Swink family to see who would
know of the grocers custom of
bringing the days receipts home
each evening. Mr.. Swink's son,
Houston, jr., 81, recalled that john
son had worked for the family last
summer and had returned there
January 3 to serve at dinner party.
Woman Also Arrested.
Police held Jaunita Smith, 18, also
of Baltimore, as material witness
in the robbery. She was, arrested
at Johnson's home, police said.
Sergt. Linthicum said between
s65 and $40 in coins was found in
Johnson's room. This corresponded
to the amount of coins contained in
the loot taken from Mr.. Swink,
Sergt. Linthicum said.
Both johnson and the Smith
women are being held in the Rock
vile Jail. Sergt. Linthicum said
johnson was to be charged today
with assault with intent to kill and
robbery.
Victims Condition Improves.
Mr.. Swink, co-owner of the S. e.
8. Market, is in Suburban Hospital.
His condition was reported to be
improved today.
About 5000 donated by group
of Bethesda businessmen last night
at a meeting called to raise reward
for apprehension of the bandit will
be turned over to the Montgomery
County Police Association, if John
son is convicted, spokesman for
the group said today.
The businessmen were Informed at
the outset of their reward meeting
that the bandit had been appre-
hended. They decided to go ahead
and collect the money, however,
and turn it over to the police asso-
citation.
Evening star., 1948-01-17
Muqnuson
Continued From First Page.)

1,400 young military doctors assigned
to VA-who were trained through
the Asst and Navy Viz programs
will become eligible for release from
the service.
The greatest difficulty, now, how
ever, is in the vast out-patient serv-
ice. officials put most blame on the
fact that applicants for treatment
have far outnumbered expectations
when funds were requested a year
ago. Furthest out of line is the
dental program.
DR.. E. M. Kennedy Of the VA
dental service, said dental costs are
taking 10 per cent Of the amount set
aside for all out-patient care.
And" he added I'VE are oper-
ating on a shoestring.
Under the law, he explained, vet
Grams are eligible for any free dental
care within a year after their dis
charge from military service. And
for the rest OF their lives they can
get work done at Government ex-
pSlloC VII ally tOCtu eACdtCo WilAAC
they were in service.
Most of the work is being done by
private fee-basis dentists. AS an
example of the amount of work vet
Grams are having done, VA said the
average cost per case under this
arrangement is $66.25.
= In another development, DR.. Mag
nuson told a press conference yes
terday he is preparing for the Amer
ican Medical Association list Of
private doctors suspected of "chisel-
ing on "fee-basis" treatment to
veterans. Under the program, the
Government reimburses the doctors
for treatment, according to set fee
standards.
DR.. Magnuson said the ANA has
promised to investigate the doctors
named and ito bring any chiselers
to trial" This was the first public
notice of a scandal in the outpatient
VA program.
Backlog of 100000 Cases.
DR.. Kennedy said he thought that,
with enough money, the huge back
log Of 100000 dental cases could be
cleared up in nine months. Without
more money, he hopes only to hold
the backlog at its present .ize.
Another official said that, while
the number of applicants has been
unexpectedly high, VAS own budget
staff drastically slashed the request
for out-patient funds even before
it reached the Budget Bureau.
VA said officially that the med
lcal BUDGET for the current year is
s452 900 900, of which $210,000, 600 is
for salaries of all personnel involved
in the program. Salaries OF VA
doctors and dentists amount to
$40, ,000, 900. OF the remaining $242,-
900 900, the agency said, ST ,000. 600
is available for the out-patient med
ical and dental programs.
Evening star., 1948-01-17

Was taking the matter up through
the usual diplomatic channels.
In London the British Foreign
Office announced that Sir Ralph
Stevenson, British Ambassador
to China, had protested to the
Chinese government about the
riot.)
The rioters threatened number
of Americans in yesterdays dem
onstration, which protested the
eviction of 300 Of the 1000 Chinese
living in the old walled city of Kow-
loon on the mainland of the British
crown colony The old city covers
seven acres on the slopes of Kow-
loon peak. The British ordered the
destruction of shacks in ancient
Kowloon for sanitary reasons.
When the demonstration became
violent British authorities rushed a
small naval vessel from Hong Kong
up the Pearl River to Canton and
alerted the British sloop Hart to
stand by,