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Evening star., 1948-11-01
King AbduIIoh Declares
Determination for Peace

AMMAN, Trans-Jordan, Nov. ]
(P).-King Abdullah of Trans-Jor-
dan declared today he is determined
to bring peace" to Palestine's Arabs
and TO avoid disagreement and dis
unity among the Arab nations.
His speech from the throne to
the opening of Trans-Jordan's
Parliament conceded with the ar
rival here of delegations from Arab
cities of Palestine asking his help.
Chiefs of Arab tribes and civil
leaders from the Palestine cities oi
Hebron, Bethlehem, GAIA, Beersheba
and Nablus pledged their loyalty to
the Trans-Jordan monarch.
King Abdullah told Parliament
steps already have been taken to re-
store a normal way of life to per-
sons living in territories occupied by
the Arab legion. Then, referring to
the Arab provisional government at
GAIA, which he never approved,
King Abdullah said:
There never has been any sort
of disagreement among the Arab
states over aims and collaboration
IF we haven't agreed on an
Arab Palestinian government in
GAIA, this must not be taken as a
basic disagreement. 1t is a dis
agreement over the proper time for it
I'VE know that Palestine should
have government, but we also
know that this government must be
established by the free will of the
majority of Palestinians themselves,
when they have gained their free
dom under normal circumstances,
permitting free thought. We should
not impose on them a government
which is not legally representative
of them '
Evening star., 1948-11-01
British Tribunal Opens
Bribery Probe Nov. IS
BY the Associofed Press

LONDON. Nov. 1.-Britain's At
torney General, Sir Hartley Shaw
cross, promised today to probe
s"quite relentlessly and quite ruth
hssly" into bribery and corruption
charges involving high officials of
the Labor government.
He was ordered to present evi-
dence to a special tribunal set up
by Parliament. The three-man
tribunal, headed by High Court
Justice Sir George Justin Lynskey,
convened today and announced it
would begin hearing witnesses
November IS.
Although the attorney general is
a minister of the government, his
duties require that he serve the
tribunal with complete indifference
as to the political or personal re-
SUITS" he told the tribunal.
The investigation primarily Is
directed at four specific allegations
of actual or attempted bribery. But
Justice Lynskey said "if we are sat-
isfied that other allegations of cor
ruption have been made against
ministers of the Crown or other
public servants, such allegations,
where We think 1t appropriate, will
also be investigated by us"
The only minister so far identified
In connection with the inquiry Is
j. w. Belcher, parliamentary secre-
tary to the Board of Trade.
The tribunal was set up at the re-
quest of Prime Minister Atlee, who
said all the charges stemmed from
the activities of "a certain alien"
Evening star., 1948-11-01
Dewey Off to New York to Vote;
7rumonEnjoys Visit With Folks
President Joins
In Shrine Parade
At Konsos City
BY Joseph A. Fox
Cff

KANSAS CITY, Nov. 1.-Presi-
dent Truman today enjoyed a
visit with home folks as he
waited for the people of the
Nation to pass on his bid for four
years in the White House in his
own right.
Back in the modest frame house
on Delaware street in nearby indie
pendence, the President greeted
neighbors and took care of the
routine that goes along with the
Presidency. Then, as his day started
he drove into Kansas City for a
breakfast engagement with the Red
Cross of Constantine, an auxiliary
of the Shrine which is feting Mr..
Truman today. !
He also took part in the Shrine
parade. and later is to join with
members of the fraternity in in
Quoting the Harry S. Truman class
into the order.
Will Make Last Broadcast.
Tonight there will be a Masonic
dinner, at which the President
speaks, and then. at $50, he goes
back home, and in the quiet of his
study calls on his fellow citizens
to exercise their right of franchise
tomorrow. The broadcast at 1890
pm. will be joined by his running
mate. Senator Barkley, who will
speak from his home in Paducah,
KY.
President Truman sent out word
he will vote at II am. tomorrow
In Memorial Hall at Independence,
snd then drive over to nearby
(See TRUMAN, Page A-6J
Evening star., 1948-11-01
Soviet-Ru|ed Council
Asks Peace Pact wifi
Alderman Regime.
Coils for Withdrawal
Of Troops Within Yeor
Of Concluding Treoty
By the Associated Press

| BERLIN, Nov. 1.-The Soviet
led German Peoples Council has
issued a weekend declaration
demanding a peace treaty with
IAN alderman government
under which all occupation
forces would be withdrawn with
in a year of the signing of the
treaty.
The declaration said that II the
Western Powers now hinder the
conclusion of an alderman peace
treaty, the continued presence OF
their occupation troops and admin
istrative organs amounts to colonial
annexation of German territory and
colonial enslavement of the German
people"
Western authorities consider this
move of the Communist Peoples
Council at attempt to embarrass the
Western Powers. It would push
forward Russian proposal, made
several months ago at the Warsaw
conference of the Eastern foreign
ministers, for an early Withdrawal
of all occupying forces.
Reds May Pull Out.
There were signs that Russia may
be getting ready to pull out of Ger.
many. The Soviet administration
has organized strong peoples po-
lice forces"-estimated by Western
authorities at a strength of, 300, ,00(
(See GERMAN, Page A-6D
Evening star., 1948-11-01
Coal Gas Fumes Are Fatal
To Fiye.in Jersey Family
BY the Associofed Press

FREEHOLD, N. j., Nov. 1.-Fivt
members of a family were killed anc
three others sent to the hospital ir
serious condition last night by escap.
ing coal gas fumes.
J. Victor Carton Monmouth Coun.
ty prosecutor, said the fumes hae
escaped from a defective furnace.
The dead were Scudder Silvers
80; his wife, Annette, 80; his mother
Mrs. Grace Silvers, and two daugh'
tiers, Patricia, IL, and Joan, Z. :.
Three other children-Audrey, 13
Bruce, 10, and Guy, 6-were taker
to Fitkin Memorial Hospital. A pei
dog was found dead in the cellar.
The bodies were found by a friend
DR.. Daniel Sagotsky, who said he
had been invited to the house tx
watch television program.
Evening star., 1948-11-01
Red Leader Reported
Slain in Indonesia
BY the Assoeiofed Press

BATAVIA, Java, Nov. L. Antara
reported today from Jogjakarta that
Musso, the Moscow-trained Indo-
nesian Communist leader, was killed
yesterday in a skirmish between
Indonesian government forces and
a band of insurgents.
Antara is the Indonesian news
agency.
Musso was the leader Of band
of Communist rebels who captured
Madden, the Indonesian republics
third largest city, on September 10
After the revolt was crushed by the
Republican government, Musso dis
appeared. There were reports that
he had left the country.
The Anatara report said:
An insurgent recognized as Mus
so, P. K. I. Communist Party
leader, was killed during a skirmish
between government forces and a
band of insurgents yesterday morn
ing in the village of Soemanding, ir
Ponorogo, the regency information
service in the Madden area an
nounced today. He was identified as
such by persons very close to Musso
including resident Of Madden"
Soemanding is south of Madden
Reports in Batavia said Musso ar
rived here from Moscow in August
little more than month before
oneT,ipo the armed rebellion anC
declaring the new Soviet state" ir
Madden.
These reports said Musso. under
the alias of Soeparta, came by plane
from Bangkok as secretary tt
r. M. Suripino, then the Indonesiar
republics minister to Eastern Eu'
rope. Suripino was dismissed Octo.
ber 2 for joining in the Madioer
revolt.
Evening star., 1948-11-01
Reds Prevent Questioning Girl
Beaten as ECAOfficioIIs Is Slain
Americun'Found Dead
In Cor at Vienna;
a Russians Accused
BY the Associated Press

VIENNA, Nov. -Four Rus
sian soldiers were blamed today
for bludgeoning an American
official to death and savagely
beating his Austrian girl COM
panion.
Irving Ross, 38, an official here
of the Economic Cooperation Ad-
ministration, was found dead early
yesterday in his abandoned auto
mobile in the Soviet sector of VII
emma.
Anna Sutkenina, Mr.. Ross COM
panion, told Austrian police she
and Mr.. Ross were riding in the
Soviet sector when four Russian
soldiers stopped them near ~the
South Railway Station. Two of
the Russians tried to enter the car,
she said, and when Mr.. Ross re-
sisted. they beat him over the head
with their rife butts.
Austrian police officials said today
Evening star., 1948-11-01
Follow Election Returns
On Star Radio Stations

Full facilities of The Stars radio stations, WMAL,
WMALFM and WMAL-Tv, will be devoted to returns on
the election tomorrow night
Broadcasts will begin at 1880 o'clock and continue until
definite trend has been indicated From 755 at half-hour
intervals Bill Coyle of The Star staff will give vemnute
reports the from nearby Maryland and Virginia
National returns will be part of coordnated teevision
presentation of the American Broadcastng Co.
Tune in to wMAL, wMAL-FM or WMAL-Tv for the
returns election card will be published lin The
Star tomorrow for radio listeners.
Evening star., 1948-11-01
Coast Guard Probes
Norfolk Boat Crash;
Woman Dies, ; hurt
Two Of IA Passengers
From D. c. Area Injured
AS Steamer Hits Tonker
Pictures on Page B-1.)

The Coast Guard opened an
investigation today into the col
lision of a Washington Norfolk
passenger boat and an oil tanker
in which a Labor Department
employe was killed and three
persons injured near Old Point
Comfort, Va.
Fifty-nine passengers were bound
for Norfolk aboard the night ship,
District of Columbia, when she
rammed an anchored Texaco Oil Co.
tanker in fog -shrouded Hampton
Roads at 7:30 am. yesterday. Four
teen passengers. including two of the
injured, were from the Washington
area.
Apparently asleep in one Of the
10 staterooms ripped apart in the
sideswiping collision, Miss Marian E
McWhorter, "a, OF Tifton, Ga, was
the only fatality.
Had Completed Training.
Attached to the Atlanta regional
Office of the Bureau of Labor Sta
tistics, Miss McWhorter had just
completed two weeks training in
Washington and was to have spent
this month in Norfolk gathering
consumer price information.
The injured were:
Lynwood P. Sartorius, 43, of 1704
Allison street NV, in De Paul Hos
pital, Norfolk, with hip injuries
Co-owner of the Breslau dress shop
GA Twelfth street NV, Mr.. Sar-
torius was going, to Norfolk to visit
his brother Francis.
Nelson H. Walton, 40, of 4613 OLD
Dominion drive. Arlington. frac-
1Cao COTIICION PAGE AL
Evening star., 1948-11-01
Reported
Crossing Border
Into lebanon
Two-Doy Offensive
Clears Arob Forces
From GoIiIee Areo
BY the Associated Press

TEL AVN, Israel, Nov. L.
Israeli troops were in full con-
troll of Northern Palestine today
United Nations observers said
they had crossed the border into
Lebanon.
The Jews said a smashing two
day offensive had cleared all Arab
forces from the Galilee area. driv-
ing the remnants of the Arab lib
Grafton army of Lawzi Pasha al
Kaukji aross the Lebanese border.
In Beirut, Lebanon, the gov
ernment press bureau officially
declared the U. N. observers
statements untrue and denied
the Jews had entered Lebanese
territory
For the first time in recent weeks,
an Israeli spokesman. reported last
night that "all is quiet on all
fronts"
Ordered to Cease Fire.
An Israeli announcement of the
Galilee victory was made at the
same time the government notified
U. N. truce headquarters in Haifa it
had ordered Jewish soldiers on the
northern front to cease firing at
am. yesterday, 20 hours after the
cease-flre deadline ordered by the
U. NJ.
Lebanon, which had accepted the
original cease-f1re but later was
reported to have reopened fire in
defensive action, was requested to
abide by the same cease-fire time
the Israelis had ordered.
U. N. observers in the north said
the Jewish units now are inside
Lebanese territory" The Jews we're
said to- be moving toward Bennt
Jbail, 2ra miles beyond the border
Jews Use Pincers Drive.
The Jewish offensive in Galilee
took the form of a pincers move
ment in which one column stormed
Arab positions from the west as
the other moved through Northern
Palestine from the east.
The column moving westward
seized Meirun and Jish and then
defeated an Arab armored force
supported by artillery. Their goal
was the Arab main base at Tar
shiha, II miles northeast of Acre,
but the Jewish column moving from
the opposite direction took the
town.
An Israeli spokesman said the
core OF the. Arab force of an esti-
mated 5000 men was broken. Hum
dreds were killed and hundreds
taken prisoner" he said.
Egyptians Pocketed.
With the Egyptians pocketed in
the GAIA area. Israeli troops now
face only Trans-Jordan Arab Le-
gionnaires on the central front from
Hebron through Jerusalem to Ra-
mallah and scattered Iraqui ano
irregular units in the Judean hill
country of Central Palestine.
Gn Jerusalem, the Israeli radio
station, Voice of Jerusalem"
broadcast what it termed an Arab
peace appeal from the Arab radio
station at Ramallah. The Israeli
radio quoted an Arab commentat-
or as saying in a discussion of
the Palestine situation that
military measures have failed,
other methods must now be
triad ~
Evening star., 1948-11-01
6. o. P. Nominee
Gets Needed Rest
At Powiing Farm
By NewboId Noyes, Jr.
Stor Sioff CORRESPONDENT

NEW YORK, Nov. l.-Gov
Dewey is to drive here this aft
ernoon from his Dutchess County
farm to make a five-minute ra-
dio talk and settle down to the
tedious strain of awaiting elec-
ton returns which will tell him
whether he Is to- be the next
President.
The Republican nominees radio
talk will be included in a campaign
roundup program to be broadcast
over three major networks from
to 10 pm.
1t is expected to be more or less
perfunctory postscript to Gov.
Dewey's long fight for the Presi-
dency. To all extents and purposes,
that drive closed with his speech at
Saturdays Madison Square Garden
rally.
Gets Needed Rest.
After the radio talk tonight, Gov
Dewey will retire to the Roosevelt
Hotel, his legal residence here.
When he has cast his vote tomor-
row. there will be nothing more to
do but wait.
The candidate spent Sunday rest
ing at his farm near .Pawling. He
had perfect day for 1.-THE
autumn sun was warm and fair.
Tired by the strenuous campaign,
he held no conferences, posed for
no photographers.
His one appointment was an II
am. visit to the little redbrick
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in
Evening star., 1948-11-01
Total Eclipse at Nairobi
BIoffed Out by Rain
BY the Associoted Press

NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov. 1.-The
heaviest rain, clouds and fog in the
history of Nairobi conceded with
this mornings total eclipse of the
sun.
At dawn, visibility on the main
streets was down to a few yards and
on the Ngong hills, in the center OF
the path traced by the suns
shadow, the mist olotted out the
landscape No phases of the eclipse
were visible until the sun was re-
emerging. At the time the eclipse
was total, the darkness was almost
complete and the temperature
dropped sharply.
The HelWar observatory in Cairo
announced the sun was partially
eclipsed as it rose over Egypt at
500 am. 1l:09 pm. EST. The
eclipse continued until 6:3o am
Ql:38 pm, EST
The observatory said the eclipse
was total in the regions of the
Pacific and Central Africa and par
tial in Australia. parts of Northern
India, the Arabian Peninsula anc
North and South Africa.
Evening star., 1948-11-01
Pennsy Crossing Crosh
Kills 3 in Delaware
By the Associoted Press

GREENWOOD, Del, Nov. IA
Pennsylvania Railroad passenger
train collided with an automobile
at q grade crossing. Y
State police identified the dead as
william B. Evans. "a, Viola, Del.
and Thelma O,Day, II, and Louise
Joseph, II, 10th Of Greenwood.
The car dris i by Mr.. Evans was
carried 270 feet along the tracks
and was demolished. The train was
en- route from PHILADELPHIA to st.
Charles and Norfolk, Va.
Evening star., 1948-11-01
Political Broudcosts

Political speeches broadcast
today over District radio sta
tions are as follows:
Senator Tydings, Democrat,
Of Maryland, ABC network,
7:30 to 8 pm, WMAL.
Gov. Dewey from New York
and Gov. Warren from CaIifor-
mia, NBC and CHS networks,
0 to 10 pm. WRC, WTOP.
President Truman from InGe-
pendence. Mo-, and Senator
Barkley from Paducah, KY, on
NBC. ABC. MBS. CHS net
works. 1890 to 10:45 pm,
WAfAL, WRC. VOL, 1890 to
II pm, WTOP.
Henry Wallace from New
York and Senator Taylor from
Idaho, ABC network. 10 to
1890 pm, WMAL.
Evening star., 1948-11-01
5 Million in Arms Semi
ToChina as Reds Seize
Manchurian Supplies
Much Ammunition Made
For Guns Now, Lost; Aid
May Be Importont Later
By the Assoeioted Press

The United States gave ap-
proval to $4,000, 900 of arms pur-
chases by China over the week
end as the Communists won
control of Manchuria.
Government officials said today
disbursements from the $l25, ,000, 900
voted by Congress for military aid
to the hard-pressed Nationalist
government have mounted to about
$110 000, 900.
Shipment of American-made
ammunition for small arms and
military equipment of many kinds
has been speeded by the collapse
of Nationalist forces In Manchuria
But the effort to bolster Generals
simo Chaing 'Kai-shek's forces i:
reported to have been complicated
by loss of large quantities of Amer.
lean munitions in the fighting
1around Mukden.
Vital Guns Lost.
Chinese sources said ammunition
now being shipped in American
Government vessels included sub.
stantial quantities of .30-calibel
rifle and machine gun cartridges de-
signed to fit weapons of types lost te
the Communist in Manchuria.
Chiang's troops also use a gen
e1Alissimo" rifle of 7.97 millimetel
caliber for which they cannot OBJ.
tain ammunition from American
Army stores. A leftover World Wal
II lot of 130,000O0O of these cart
ridges was turned over to the Chi
nese last year.
| While Manchuria is lost, some of.
ficials believe that aid the United
States is able to give the National
lists will be important in defense o1
North China which is expected tx
reach full fury next spring.
Truman Ordered Aid.
Ofiicials said altogether the Chi
nese are using their SIPS, ,0OO, 900 fol
$87 SOC, 600 worth of army equipment
$28 500, 900 for air force supplies ano
So, ,0O0, 900 for navy needs.
The White House has disclosed
that President Truman last July di-
rected Defense Secretary Forrestal
Gee CTYTNA ApAFC poro
Evening star., 1948-11-01
.Times-HeraId Files
Removed, Counsel for
Mrs. Gizyeka Charges
Documents Destroyed by
Employees, Lawyer Says in
Pleo to Court for Search

Counsel for Felicia Gizycka
daughter of the late Mrs. Eleanor
Patterson. charged today in Dis
trict Court that employees of the
TimeS-Herald, acting at unusual
hours" have removed loads of
documents from the newspapers
files.
Attorney William A. Roberts made
the charge in seeking court permis-
sion to search the late Times-Her-
AID publishers personal papers for
evidence In Mrs. Gizyckas contest
Of her mothers will. He said these
papers, including Cancelled checks
and correspondence. have been re-
moved and destroyed during the last
few weeks.
Mr.. Roberts said his information
became SO definite last night thai
he called the Riggs Bank, collectol
of Mrs. Pattersons estate pending
settlement of her. contested will, tt
protest destruction of the papers.
Reply Is Promised.
Louis G.. Caldwell, one of the
attorneys for the executors, sale
Mr.. Roberts charge would. be an
swered whep arguments on the mo-
ton to search the papers are re-
sumed before Justice James w. Nor
ris after luncheon recess.
Pointing out that Mrs. Gizycka
is contesting the disposition of her
mothers $16.500,0O0 estate on
grounds that the will was obtained
while Mrs. Patterson was of un-
sound mind and through fraud and
undue influence, Mr.. Roberts said
the papers would have a bearing
on Mrs. Patterson's dealings with
employees as we'll as with the divi-
sion of the estate.
He added that some Of the en-
lployes are beneficiaries Among these
are the seven executives to whom
Mrs. Patterson bequeathed the
Times-Herald.
Going into his; charge that papers
at the newspaper have been re-
moved and destroyed, he said he
was informed that last Friday a
number of papers were removed
(See PATTERSON PAGE A-6)
Evening star., 1948-11-01
Two-Week Extension
Assures Chest Goal,
Drive Chairman SAYS
Parker Finds Residents
Solidly Behind Campaign.
Firms Put on Honor Roll

The people of Washington are
solidly behind the 1949 Commu-
nifty Chest Federation drive, and
the two-week extension of the
campaign will see the $4,566, 100
goal reached, according to
Chauncey G. Parker, general
campaign chairman.
Commenting optimistically on the
progress of the campaign, Chair
man Parker noted that campaign
workers had encountered little evi-
dence of the opposition and apathy
toward the Chest which swamped
the campaign in Washington last
year. He said people are aroused
and interested" by the appeal for
support of 104 Red Feather agen-
cies in the area which depend on
Chest support.
The extension period of two weeks
beyond the scheduled closing date
Thursday was authorized after cam
paign volunteers asked their leaders
for more time to finish the job, Mr..
Parker said. The early start of the
campaign this year, he added, was
IAN honest mistake" because both
workers and donors were still out
of town in the important opening
period.
Honor Roll Released.
Finally, Chest officials are en-
couraged by increased gifts from
many business firms in the area,
the chairman said. Herbert ]. Rich,
chairman of Business Unit /, which
has the largest individual quota of
any unit in the campaign, today
released an "honor roll" of firms
which have increased their contri-
buttons this year. He pointed out
that the list is not complete, and
will be enlarged before the drive
ends. .+s.....
Firms which have increased their
gifts to the Chest campaign are
H. Abramson Co., American Security
g. Trust Co., Anacostia National
Bank, Bell Cab Co., Lee D. Butler,
Inc: w. D. Campbell Co., Capitol
Cadillac Co., Cherner Motor Co.,
Chambers Boot Shop. Chesapeake
g. Potomac Telephone Co., City
Bank, Crusty Pie Co.
Also Cohen's, Dempsey Koplowitz,
District Fur Co., Ell & Kay Build
ing g. Investment Co., ErlebacherS.
See CHEST pace Al
Evening star., 1948-11-01
Ambassador Douglas
To Return for ToIks
BY the Assoeisted Press

LONDON, Nov. L. Ambassador
Lewis w. Douglas will fly to the
United States tomorrow for brief
consultations in Washington, the
American Embassy announced to-
day.
Mr.. Douglas will go first from
New York to Montreal to visit his
father, James S. Douglas. and then
go to Washington. He expects to
return to London early next week.
Evening star., 1948-11-01
Rush-Hour ruffic From Virginia
Jummed by Work on Bridqe

Thousands of Washington area
motorists who have to cross the Po-
tomac to work were delayed this
morning by a traffic jam on the
Fourteenth Street Bridge. Lines OF
cars were backed up for almost q
mile on the southern approaches.
TRAFFIC on the Memorial Bridge
also was slowed by the closing OF
three Of the six lanes because Of
resurfacing the paving on the sviris
span. lTraffic lined up on both ap-
proaches Of this bridge. But the
larger jam was reported at the
Fourteenth Street Bridge which
caught the Memorial Bridge re-
routed traffic.
Blame was placed on lack OF sum
shine which prevented the drying
of the new surface on three WASH
Evening star., 1948-11-01

ington- bound lanes on the swing
span of the Memorial Bridge
George E. Clark, chief Of the con-
struction division Of the National
Capital Parks, said he hoped the
sun would complete the drying OF
the pavings so that the lanes could
be reopened this afternoon before
the rush hour.
The outbound lanes on the ZOO
foot stretch Of the swing span were
resurfaced about 10 days ago. This
was done during the week, and q
traffic jam was created then.
Trying to avoid another tieup,
Mr.. Clark said the paving was done
this time over the week end. Work
Of relaying half-inch of bitumi-
fr.n pnrrArr poco A-eA