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The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-28

uncovered sufficient evidence to
prove that he had been framed
by the police and woman boot
logger as a "cop-killer."
The real story is Slightly diff
ferent from the reel story.
Both begin when the city editor
of the Times notices a want ad:
SIS, 900 reward for killers OF
Officer Bundy. Call Northside TIT,
1877 p. m. Ask for Tillie Wiecek. :"
Tiliie is the mother of Frank
Wiecek, it develops, who was SEN
fenced TO 80 years in the peni-
tertiary for numbering Policeman
John Bundy in a small West Side
speakeasy on Dec. 9, 1882, dur
ing the hectic closing days of
Prohibition when "there was open
season on cops and convictions
looked awfully good on the rec
ord" as P. J. c'Mac"o McNeal,
the Times reporter, comments.
For more than decade Tillie
has scrubbed floors in the Wrig-
ley building to save up money
for a reward which would tempt
any one with knowledge of the
crime to produce the evidence
which would exonerate her son.
The Times takes up the story
as a campaign and McNeal goes
to work. After several weeks Of
investigation, he presents his evil
dence to the Illinois State Pardon
Board, which frees Wiecek.
That's the story the film tells,
simply and with some degree of
honesty.
There is little or no background
music, heightening the documen-
tary effect which was achieved
by filming the movie on the spot
in the Times office, the Wrigley
building, Back O. the Yards, and
at Statewide.
The film has suspense, unusual
and interesting photography, and
story that's full of appeal. You'll
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-28

enjoy it immensely, l believe, al
though it's far from great.
Now about that complication
was talking about: the worst weak
ness of Call Northside TIT" is its
glorification of the newspaper
business.
True, the Times deserves credit
for waging real fight for Maj
GEEK, despite the fact that Gas the
movie is honest enough TO point
out in PASSING the campaign was
originally launched to build cir
culation.
However the film generalizes
from this one case, and reaches
rather ridiculous conclusions.
The Times did a good job in
befriending Majczek Il but news
papers, by and large, and includ-
ing the Times-do not serve the
public The Times present smear
drive to discredit Henry Wallace
is a conspicuous example of the
dishonesty of the press.
There are few technical errors
in the film which won't annoy
anyone except newspapermen Eek
ample: reporters do not, like Nc
Neal, write headlines for their
stories).
But Call Northside TIT" does
not sufficiently honor Jimmy Nc
CURE.
Like McNeal in the film.
MCGUIRE first began his in
vestigation of the Majczek case
the's a former private dick)
with a hostile attitude. a firm
belief that Joe was guilty.
Before long, he was completely
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-28
Pickets protest
zerv0s dinner

A line of 70 members of the
Greek American Council for DEM
ocracy picketed the Congress
Hotel Tuesday night, protesting
a dinner given for Gen. Napoleon
Zervas of the Greek Army. Ter
vas, in America to propagandize
for more aid under the Truman
Doctrine for the anti-people's gov
eminent in power in his country,
is known as a collaboration with
the Nazis VINO sent 10000 resist
ance fighters into exile after the
British liberated" Greece.
DR.. George Karaflos, spokesman
for the Greek american Council,
told The Star: General Zervas
was a notorious collaboration with
the Nazis and Italian fascists dur
ing the war. His appearance in
America as a representative of
the military Royalist clique ruling
Greece today, is not only an in
suit to Democratic Greeks. but
reflects on the sacrifices of Amer
lean soldiers who fought so re-
Gently against his kind through
out the world"
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-28
Plan to put
Ike on air as
commentator
BY BARNARD RUBIN

n EN-. EISENHOWER, if q
W deal goes through, will
double as radio commentator
starting some time in the next
few months. ..
Columbia Broadcasting System
has purchased some Madison
Square Garden stock. Network
has the sports televising angle in
British movie magnate J. Ar
thur Rank now owns or controls
1,470 film theatres throughout the
British empire, Holland and Por-
The Actors Lab Theatre in
Hollywood has been attacked by
the California little Un-American
Committee headed by Jack Ten
ney. 1t seems that last Tuesday,
Tenney revealed that his investi-
gators uncovered definite evil
dence that the Lab produced two
plays by Russian named Anton
Chekhov.
Jim Moran. according to Irv-
ing Hoffman. sided up to a
friend the other day and in con-
fidential tones told him he had
big money making idea.
You know, there's a Seeing
Eye Dog Foundation that pro-
vides seeing-eYe dogs to blind
people free" Jim explained.
But no one does anything for
people who are deaf. My plan
IS to give away hearing aids
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-28
SCORECARD
*.** Excellent; '.*Good; **Fair;
Indifferent; None, stinker

Excellent; '.*Good; .*Fair;
Indifferent; None, stinker
Anthony Adverse
Black Gold
- Black Narcissus
*** Body and Soul
*** Call Northside TIT
**** Crossfire
Daisy Kenyon
- Deep Valley
Escape Me Never
Forever Amber
Foxes of Harrow
$685. Gentleman's Agreement
*** Great Expectations
Heaven Only Knows
High Wall
l Love Trouble
1t Had To Be You
*** Kiss of Death
*** Long Night
Miles Daughter
**** Monsieur Verdoux
81 Moss Rose
** Ride the Pink Horse
Road to Rio
*** Secret Life Of Walter
NIFTY
**** Shoe Shine
The Fugitive
** The Senator Was Indisereet
- Woman's Vengeance
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-28
Chairborne officers
attacked from rear

WASHINGTON-tFP)- Rep.
Albert J. Engel tR.. Mich.) told
the House this week that by
beefing in time about an army
order for $4,000 chairs for Off
GERS quarters. he had saved the
government $2.567. 900.
The army was going TO buy
the chairs for $26 each. But
Engel's alertness made the brass
change IFS plans and buy chairs
for only $9.45 each instead.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-28

THE recent rumor that Lana
Turner was going to Moscow turns
out to be hot air. It must have
started when someone saw the
Los Angeles Daily News headline:
STAIN AWAITS us. BUST. !.
Edward G.. Robinson, Clifford
Odets, Aldous Huxley and other
film people are among the spon-
sors of Beverly Hills Modern In
stitute of Art, now giving its first
show, made up of paintings by
Picasso, Chagall, Leger, Matisse,
Modigliani, Renoir, Rouah, ETC.,
loaned by local collectors. 1t is
one of the finest exhibits of mod
ern art ever seen on the coast.
Richard Lyon, son of oldtime
stars Bebe Daniels and Ben Lyon,
will play the leader Of the band
of war orphans who explains to
little Dean Stockwell why his hair
turns green in The "Boy with
Green Hair" The reason: preju-
dice i. Maylia, charming and I'M
expected Chinese villainess of
ITO the Ends of the Earth" gave
birth to daughter recently. Born
Gloria Chin in Detroit, she is the
wife of Benson Fong, familiar in
Charlie Chan films
David o. Selznick has an
nounced he will produce Ibsen's
"A Dolls House" in Europe, start
ing April Is. Swedish director ALI
Sjoberg will film the drama, which
stars Dorothy Mcclure.
NORMAN Foster, who will do
Kiss the Blood off My Hands,"
the British chiller, at Universal,
will later go to Mexico for Span
ish and English versions of "The
Underdogs," the famous novel Of
Mexico's revolution, to which he
has acquired the rights Ire
mendous protest has arisen over
the cancellation of the Jackie Rob
inson film, reported in our last
column. The broadest unity Of
civic, religious and labor groups
and individuals is evident among
those demanding that the film not
be abandoned because of southern
reluctance to screen it. :.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-28

to the deaf absolutely free of
charge"
The friend looked at Jirn in
bewilderment.
But" the friend queried. "if
you give hearing aids free TO
the deaf. how do you make
money!"
Simple. replied Jim. I'm
each one there's a CONNER
ciai. :"
George Bernard Shaw turned
down Maurice Evans request for
permission to do some of Man
and Superman on the radio for
Fred Aliens program.
Elliott Roosevelt writing his
torical novel about John Paul
Jones, based on a synopsis by the
late FDR. The late president had
dug up lot of new material on
the naval hero and had begun a
biography of him. Eleanor Roose-
welt turned over all the material
to Elliott.
Max Baer and Make Rosen-
bloom to London to appear in
musical comedy titled This Is
IT,
Turn around: Playwright Sid
ney Kingsley sold an original
screen play, Homecoming, to
Metro Goldwyn Mayer and now
two publishing houses want to
put it out in book form.
AS if she wasn't undergoing
enough of strain playing
"Medea," Judith Anderson is now
sitting for Dali portrait.
Oklahoma! is getting Spanish
language production in Mexico
lily.
Card Sandburg has finished a
1 500 page novel which he's been
working on for more than five
years. It was done under con-
tract for Hollywood production
and it develops tolerance theme
through American history. :. :.
That Lee Broday, who COM
mitted suicide was one of the
writers for Danny Kaye
Orson Welles chose Jacques
Ibert, French modern music COM
poser and head of the Academic
de Musicale Francois, to write
the original score for his Macbeth
movie.
Upton Sinclair couldn't get a
commercial publisher to put out
drama he has completed on the
dangers of the atomic bomb. He's
publishing it himself.
Nothing to it mean the story
that Eugene O'Nein and Tennessee
Williams are collaborating ON a
play titled Desire Under the
Streetcar.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-28
Movie beet
Reel story Of MojczeK NOT
strictly from real life

T rs rather difficult to com
i ment on the new film at
the Chicago theater, Call North
side TIT"
The difficulty does not lie in
the movie, which is surprisingly
uncomplicated. SThe trouble is that
the Chicago Times-and various
newspapermen on its staff-are so
much a part of the picture that
you can't consider one apart from
the other.
Call NorthSide TIT" is the
story OF Joe Majczek, who served
IL years at Statewide before
Jimmy Mcclure, Times reporter,
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-28

hat such films Dead End, !" "Jezebe" 'Dodsworth'
and many another outstanding hit, has heavy
schedule ahead of him producer director for
Liberty Paramount.
His next will be ''The Heiress" with Olivia de
Havilland, from the current Broadway play to be
followed by Theodore Dreser's Sister Carrie" and
Thomas Wolfes Look Homeward Angel"
These three subjects should be sufficient indica-
ton that Wyler will remain one of Hollywoods top
film makers Having got his start through being
nephew of Old Carl Laemmle/ at Universal Wyler
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-28

Star staffer Bill Carr wrote
this review. pinch hitting for
Bob Bennett. Carr was a Chi
cago police reporter when the
Majczek story broke.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-28

wartime colonel proof that Hollywood
out to be lot than
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-28
Hollywood
Dresser, Wolfe novels to be
next film chore for WyIer

W. LILLIAN Wyer director of of Lives and
w End "ezebel Dodsxvob"
Evening star., 1948-06-04

ysius Church will be held at 8 pm.
tomorrow in the groups headquar-
tiers, North Capitol and K streets
Evening star., 1948-06-04
Two Suspected Yeggs
Seized by Policeman

Two men whose arrest resulted
from the fast thinking of veteran
policeman we're due to appear in
Municipal Court today to answer
charges of unauthorized use of an
automobile. Both were described by
police as widely known safe crackers.
Credited with their arrest was
Pvt. Donald w. Dinty) Moore OF
No. 8 precinct, who spotted the men
leaving a Packard at am. yester-
day, watched them stroll up Con-
necticut avenue, saw them pull out
of an apartment garage with a
Pontiac and trapped them when
they returned singly to their Pack
ard.
They were identified by police az
Henry Ray Milton, 46, and James
Robert Steele, As. of the HOO block
of Queen street NE, both OF whom
police said have long criminal
records.
Milton gave his address as White
Point, Md, although he has lived
in the 600 block of K street NE.
According to police, he is wanted in
Prince Georges County for house
breaking in Hyattsville.
Pvt. Moore had noticed one OF
the men taking a package out OF
the trunk compartment of the Pack
ard. Police said they found q set
of safe-cracking tools in the car.
Evening star., 1948-06-04

Church Circle PIons Dance
The second annual spring dance
of Martha Tana Circle of st. Alo-
Evening star., 1948-06-04

amendment adopted by the Finance
Committee SO the bill can go directly
to the White House. This amend
ment would require a sign to be
served with each pat of margarine
in a public eating place, the sign
to proclaim that the customer was
getting oleo.
If the Senate passes the bill with
an amendment, it will 60 back to the
House, where a complicated parlia-
mentary situation could result in
killing it. Chairman Allen of the
House Rules Committee, however,
has said his group no doubt would
grant the bill a special rule so it
could be brought to the floor where
the Senate amendment probably
would be accepted without a con-
ference.
Meanwhile, word reached Wash
ington that Massachusetts, formerly
has ended its ban on the sale of
colored margarine, effective Septem-
ber /. The act was signed yester-
day by Gov. Bradford.
This move reduced to 20 the num-
Der of States which still prohibit
the manufacture or sale of colored
margarine, regardless of the Fed
eral law.
Evening star., 1948-06-04
Senate Rejection Seen
On Social Security
For Se|f-EmpIoyed
Rx the A,soeiatsd Press

Senator Millikin, Republican, of
Colorado predicted today the Senate
will vote against extending social
security benefits to hundreds of
thousands of self-employed persons.
The Senate was due to start vot-
ing at 1870 pm. on various social
security provisions, including reso-
luton to block extension Of the pro-
gram to the self-employed, and an
amendment by Senator Mcfarland,
Democrat, of Arizona to increase
Federal payments to the States for
assistance to the aged, blind and
dependent children.
Senator Millikin. chairman of the
Finance Committee and floor man
ager for the legislation, said he did
not know what action the Senate
might take on Senator McFarland's S
amendment.
The Arizona Senator, declaring
that "the aged, blind and dependent
children are the forgotten people,
proposed these boosts in Federal
contributions: For the 1905, ,069 de-
pendent children, So per child; for
the 2,34o,862 aged and 81,750 blind,
an increase to $50. He estimated
the additional cost at $184 1884, GA a
year.
The resolution dealing with self
employed persons would prevent the
Evening star., 1948-06-04
Tobin Reported Asking
Teamsters 10 Go Easy
On Wage Demands
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, June 4.-The New
York Times said today that Daniel
j. Tobin had told members of his
AFL Teamsters' Union that they
will be jeopardizing the life of their
union if they press too hard for
higher wages in coming months
The newspaper said the union
president expressed this view in a
strictly confidential letter sent
to all locals of the union, which
claims 100000 members.
The 73-year-old labor leader was
quoted as expressing fear that labor
is Ion the downward path insofar
as advancement of unions and
wages is concerned:
The Times said the letter con-
tinued:
After the next general election,
no matter which party is in power
labor will be squeezed SO hard that
many unions weak in leadership or
in diplomacy will go under.
Il appeal, therefore, to the officers
of our unions to impress upon our
general membership that no matter
how difficult the road may be, keep
your men at work and stop strikes
during the coming year"
Mr.. Tobin emphasized that his
letter was not to be construed as a
sign Of weakness on the part of the
international union, but rather as
plea for patience, diplomacy and
strategy" the newspaper said. 1t
added:
He advocated arbitration as the
best way to resolve differences with
employers and cautioned against
efforts to play to the galleries by
calling injudicious strikes or making
excessive demands"
Evening star., 1948-06-04
21U. 5. Officers Await Call
To Palestine 10 Effect Truce
By Me Assoeioted Press

The United States has 81 Army,
Navy and Air Force officers on
notice to be ready to fly to Pales-
tine and help work out a truce in
Jewish Arab warfare.
At the request of the State De-
partment. the armed forces in
structed the officers to be prepared
to leave at any time.
The State Department said no
formal request has been received
from the United Nations for the
services of the officers. But it was
learned that the American Govern
ment has received informal word
that it very probably will be called
on for help. Therefore, the 81
officers have been ordered to stand
by so that if and when formal
request comes through instant &C
ton can be taken.
The names of the officers were
not disclosed. ...
Evening star., 1948-06-04
.Womon's ND Degree
Arrives With Daughter
By the Assoeioted Press

OMAHA, June Mrs. Robert A.
Jeffrey, jr., Is, became a doctor of
medicine only few minutes after
she gave birth to 9-pound, IA
ounce daughter.
Her husband, who received his
medical degree last year, stood in
for Mrs. Jeffrey at Creighton Uni
versity commencement exercises yes
terday after she went to the hospital.
Mrs. Jeffrey was scheduled to re-
ceive her M. D. last year with her
husband but dropped out of school
for the arrival of Robert A. Jeffrey
III in November, 1916. This year
she decided to try again for the
degree. She completed final exam
nations and attended baccalaureate
services before going to the hospital
Evening star., 1948-06-04
GE Workers Ask Raise
Based on New Pattern
by the Assoeiotsd Press

NEW YORK, June 4.-CIO United
Electrical Workers of the General
Electric Co. have asked for a wage
increase based on the recent Gen.
eral Motors and Chrysler Corp. set
Elements.
The union, making its first specific
wage request since negotiations be-
gan three months ago, said it would
accept an 11-cents-and-hour wage
rise with further changes dependent
on the Labor Departments cost Of
living index, GE announced yester-
day.
A fiat 13-cent increase, which re-
suited in settlement of the United
Automobile Workers strike against
the Chryslet Corp, also would be
acceptable to the union.
The 11-cent formula was used in
the recent agreement between Gen.
eral Motors and two CIO unions
the United Automobile Workers and
the Electrical Workers.
The union would not discusss de-
tails of the General Electric an
nouncement but released the text of
a letter to the company.
The letter proposed "substan-
tial" wage increase. three weeks va
cation after Is years service, i'm
provements in pensions, health and
welfare programs, and "paid-holi-
DAY" schedules.
General Electric said additional
unspecif1ed amounts were sought for
some skilled workers.
When negotiations first started,
the union asked for substantial but
unspecif1ed increases for the 125 900
GE employees throughout the Ma
ton.
The company first contended any
wage increase would be inflationary,
but agreed to consider the wage
matter after the General Motors
settlement.
General Electric says the 1947
take-home pay of hourly rated en-
ployes amounted to $55.83 weekly,
Evening star., 1948-06-04

Treasury Department from setting
up a new definition of employer
employe relationships for the pur-
pose OF collecting social security
taxes.
Senator Millikin said the Treas
ury proposal, which the agency had
intended to put into effect last
January, would have swept into
coverage" between 500, 900 and 7o0,-
900 additional persons.
Evening star., 1948-06-04
0Ieo Tax Repeal Rider
To Must Bill Planned
To Force Senate Vote

Senate hackers of o1eomargarine
tax repeal plan to attach the House.
approved bill as rider to must"
measure, if the Senate Republican
Policy Committee does not decide
soon to give the margarine bill a
place of its own on the crowded
Senate calendar.
Several Senators made this clear
today. but they indicated such
move probably won't be made until
the draft and appropriations meas
ures are out of the way, perhaps
early next week.
There's going to be a vote, by
one means or another, before this
session ends" said Senator May
bank, Democrat, of South Carolina.
IF we can't have the bill straight,
we'll offer 1t as an amendment to
one Of the Republican must bills"
Senator Taft, the Policy Commit
tee chairman who, in effect, will
make the decision whether or not
to bring up the margarine bill, has
said only that no decision has been
made one way or another so far.
Several delegations of House Re-
publican supporters of the bill have
called on him to make the point
that it would be good, not bad, Re-
publican politics to pass the bill in
this era Of high living costs.
Wherry Awaits Other Action.
The bill would not lower mar
garine costs, but by ending the re-
strictive taxes, especially on the
colored type, it would make the
cheaper butter substitute much more
widely available for those who can't
afford butter at around 80 cents
pound.
Senator Wherry of Nebraska, the
Republican floor leader, said he
wouldn't worry" about the mar
garine bill this week until the draft
and money bills are out of the way.
He would not say what he thought
the chances are of the repeal bill
winning Policy Committee approval.
He Is member of the committee.
Another Republican, Senator Fer
guson Of Michigan, refused even to
comment on a report that he will
offer part or all Of the controversial
civil rights program as an amend
ment to the margarine bill, if it
reaches the floor.
Filibuster Hinted.
Broad hints of filibuSter already
have been given by Senator Wiley,
Republican, of Wisconsin but Sem
ator Thye, Republican, of Mime
sofa another strong margarine op-
ponent, says he will not take part
The Minnesotan would not deny,
however, that butter hackers have
been meeting behind closed doors
to plan strategy.
One Republican margarine backer
said he understands the dairy Sem
ators will offer a plan whereby
margarine would have to be colored
2 points darker than butter There
Is machine which registers the
color yellow by points. but since
butter varies in color from season
to season and from State to State,
1t would be very difficult to carry
out such a provision.
Wed end up with brown mar
garine that way" this margarine
proponent said.
Senators backing the House -ap-
proved River bill feel sure they con
win approval once the bill reaches
the Senate floor, despite filibuster
talk. The Senate already is meeting
an hour early each day, and numer-
GUS night sessions are on the sched-
ule ahead.
Fight Due on Amendment.
An effort will be made, II the bill
reaches the floor, to eliminate the
Evening star., 1948-06-04
jap Astronomer Claims
Discovery of New Comet
Nv the Associated Press

TOKYO, June 4. Astronomer
Minoru Honda today reported dis
covery of q new comet.
Honda told Kyodo News Agency
he located the new star at 1928
pm, EST, Wednesday. 1t was
moving westward near the constel-
lation Perseus at right ascension
2 hours 40 minutes, right declina-
ton 43 degrees.
The comet was described as the
fourth magnitude with tail of sec
ond magnitude. 1t could be observed
by the naked eye in the early morn
ing northeastern sky.
Honda is on the Kurashiki OBJ
serVatory staff.
Evening star., 1948-06-04
Retired Civil Employees
To Meet Tomorrow

The National Association of Re-
tired Civil Employees will meet at
2 pm. tomorrow in the National
Museum. Tenth street and Consti-
tuition avenue NV.
Joseph Ball, secretary Of the en-
ployes' benefit committee of the
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone
Co., will speak on employe pensions
and disability and death benefits.
Evening star., 1948-06-04
Secretaries PIon Cruise

The Congressional Secretaries
Club has invited a number Of serv-
icemen from bases in the Washing
ton area to join a moonlight cruise
on the SIS. Potomac at $50 p. m.
Sunday.