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Evening star., 1948-11-20
Berlin Reds Indicate
Russian Move Soon 10
Complete City Split
Former German Capital
Is Without Government,
Communist Papers Soy
ey the kssocioted Press

BERLIN, Nov. 20.-All Commu-
mist newspapers in the Soviet sec
tor declared today that Berlin Is
without a government" indicating
the Russians are ready to complete
division of this blockaded city.
Editorials in the Soviet-licensed
press followed weeks of systematic
firings by the Russians Of one
elected Communist city official
after another, apparently in prepa-
ration for a hand-picked Commu-
mist regime for the Eastern sector.
The Western military governments
and the elected city government,
predominantly anti = Communist,
protested the f1rings as illegal. How
ever, the officials involved were
forced to move from the central city
hall, in the Soviet sector, and set up
their Offices in Western Berlin.
Western officials said the Russians
undertook this campaign when their
blockade and their political pressure
failed to win them control over the
entire city.
DR.. Harry L. Franklin. American
military government civil affairs
chief, said the Russians apparently
intend to withdraw recognition from
the elected government and install a
Communist regime before the sched-
uled December elections in the
Western sector. The Russians have
forbidden their sector to take part
in the voting,
Evening star., 1948-11-20
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

KANSAS CITY, Nov. 90
Plainsmen in three States today
were cutting through deep snow
drifts to rescue stranded travel
erS and livestock.
Winters first swoop across East
ern Colorado, Southwestern Ne
braska and Western Kansas had
ridged the land with drifts from 3 to
20 feet deep. Trains, buses and mo-
tor cars were stalled. Telephone
and power lines were down, and
many communities isolated.
One death was reported. A Is
year-old girl died at Hutchinson,
Kans., of diabetes when drifts
blocked efforts to get her to a hos
pital.
All but one of the hundreds OF
travellers marooned by the blizzard
in the vicinity of Dodge City, Kans.,
were accounted for today.
The missing traveller was Mrs. Hal
Laughlin, 80, of Jetmore, Kans., an
expectant mother. She was last
seen Thursday when she left her
stranded automobile to seek aid for
Evening star., 1948-11-20
Task Force 80 to Stay
In China Indefinitely

TS1NGTAO, China, Nov. 20 (P.-
The United States is keeping Task
Force SO in China waters indef1-
nitely because of the civil war.
This was announced yesterday by
Vice Admiral Oscar C. Badger COM
mander of the Western Fleet which
is based at this North China port.
He said the carriers Princeton and
Tarawa have been recalled from ex-
ercises off Japan.
Admiral Badger said it was
planned to complete the evacuation
Of Navy and Marine dependents
from North China by January. En-
route to Tsingtao from Guam are
1850 marines to help remove Amer
leans and to protect American prop
erty.
Admiral Badger said the Leath-
ernecks would be sent anywhere In
China-if necessary-to safeguard
American lives and property.
Task Force SO had been scheduled
to return to California after a visit
of two weeks.
Evening star., 1948-11-20
Prices Are Boosted
On 1949 Cadillac
And Buick Autos
Ry the Assoeioted Press

DETROIT, Nov. 20. Price
increases for 1949 Cadillac and
Buick automobiles are an
nounced by General Motors
Corp.
Cadillacs will cost an average
of 80 per cent more than the
1948 listings and new Bucks
will sell for from $50 to 500
more on various models. GIN
disclosed the increases yester-
day.
Included as standard equip
ment on 1949 Roadmaster
Bucks will be the automatic
dynaf1ow transmission, wind
shield washer and dual back
up lights, GIN said. The acces-
sories were optional on 1948
models and cost $247 so.
Since GIN has not yet placed
its 1949 Oldsmobiles. Pontiacs
and Chevrolets on display. no
mention was made of any pos
sible price boost on these cars.
Evening star., 1948-11-20
First American Dependents
Reach Jopon From China

YOKOHAMA, Nov. 20 (P).-The
first American dependents leaving
China reached Japan today on the
United States Army transport Simon
B. Buckner.
Many of the wives were protesting
they never wanted to leave China
Despite the perils of civil war. Most
of the wives and children will con-
tinue to the. United States aboard
the Buckner.
Maj. Peter Dawson of New York
City, en- route home with his wife
and 3-year -old son after 80 months
in China. disagreed with the major
ity.
MY own personal opinion is that
it was wise to take these people out,
he said. There was no serious
trouble, although some looting wal
reported.''
Evening star., 1948-11-20
50-Year Atlantic Alliance
Reported Urged in London
BY the Associoted Press

LONDON, Nov. 20.-Responsible
diplomatic officials said today the
five Western European alliance
countries have agreed informally to
urge that the proposed North At
lantic defense pact with the United
States and Canada extend for so
years.
In top secrecy, representatives OF
the five countries-Britain, France,
Belgium, the Netherlands and Lux
embourg-have been meeting here
for the past two weeks to seek an
accord on tentative draft of pact
for submission to Washington.
The group hopes to complete a
rough draft of the document within
the next two weeks. The 50-year
proposal, originally advocated by
the French, has not yet been incor-
porated into the proposed pact, but
diplomats here said it probably
Would be before the final draft has
been completed.
Evening star., 1948-11-20
Clio Action Due Today
On Furnishing Leftist
New York Council
Reuther Warns Industry
Fourth Round Of Wage
Raises Will Be Asked
BY the Associated Press

PORTLAND, Greg, Nov. 90
One of the hottest issues before
the Congress of Industrial Or
ganizations explodes into the
open today-the question of
Furnishing left-wing CIO coun-
cils that refuse to follow C1O
policies.
The CIO Executive Board meets
to act III the case of the Greater
New York Industrial Union Council,
accused of thwarting CIO policy and
aiding enemies of labor"
A three-man committee which
held hearing in Washington last
month was reported to be recon-
mending that the board revoke the
New York councils charter.
Meanwhile, Walter Reuther, presi-
dent of the United Auto Wokers,
started what is expected to be a
CIO campaign for a fourth round
of postwar wage raises.
Reuther Issues Warning.
Yesterday Mr.. Reutner tolo a
group of Portland businessmen, the
City Club, to get ready for a fourth
round.
He said the UAW is already talk
ing about fourth round" He said,
IF you haven't heard it, you'll hear
it next week"
BY next week." he meant the C1O
convention which starts here Mon
day.
Mr.. Reuther spoke with his right
arm still useless and in a sling as
result of his mysterious shooting
seven months ago in Detroit. But
he seemed to have his old confidence
and enthusiasm.
He said prices have risen so much
that it would take raise of Is
cents an hour to give workers the
same purchasing power they had in
June, 1916, and a raise of 43 cents
an hour to put them where they
we're in 1914.
The New York Council case is ma
Evening star., 1948-11-20
u, :, Radio al Mukden
Seized by Communists
BY the Assoeiofed Press

NANKING, Nov. 20.-The Amer
ican Embassy here said tonight that
Communists in Mukden had seized
the radio communications set be-
longing to the American Consulate
General there.
The Reds had issued general
order SO hours earlier that all radio
sets must be turned in, and nego-
tiations by Consulate General Angus
Ward failed to obtain an exception
for the official set
The Embassy announcement said
1t was expected that Mr.. Ward would
make all efforts" to get the sta
ton reopened since it "is essential
Under present circumstances fol
communications between the Con.
sulate General and other agencies
of the United States Government.
I'm this connection" the Embassy
added, "it is recalled that during
the japanese occupation in Man.
churia and North China, American
consular establishments were per.
mitted to maintain communication
facilities for official purposes"
Evening star., 1948-11-20
Steel Industry Agree,
To Help in Stockpi|ing
Strategic Material
Sawyer Announces New
Program, Calls Move
Very Cooperative
By the Associated Press

The steel industry has agreed
to set aside some of its scarce
product for equipment to be used
abroad in transporting an undis-
closed strategic material being
bought for this country's war
emergency stockpile.
Plans for the new program, under
the industry's voluntary priority
system, were announced yesterday
by Secretary of Commerce Sawyer
after a meeting with the steel men
For security reasons, the amount
of metal allocated and the type OF
strategic material destined for the
Nations war emergency stockpile
was not disclosed.
However, officials said, the session
did disclose a very cooperative at.
titude" by the steel representatives
toward administration requests, ir
contrast to that displayed at theil
last get-together a month before the
election. At the October 6 meeting
the steel men approved only two
Government proposals, rejected fou
and postponed four others.
May Ask Control Powers.
Since the Democratic election
sweep, there has been wide specu.
lation that President Truman will
ask the new Congress for manda.
tory control powers over steel prod
ucts if the voluntary system fails
The voluntary plan, adopted by the
Republican Eightieth Congress as
substitute for Mr.. Truman's control
1csaa cs1rIlIri noaa Ao
Evening star., 1948-11-20
Ticket office Opens
Monday for Inaugural
Grondstond Seats

The grandstand seat ticket
Office for the Inaugural parade
will be open daily, beginning
Monday, from $3.50 am. to Sis
pm, to receive ticket applica-
tions in person or by mail.
Saturday hours will be $50 am.
to l pm.
The Office, with John Norris
sey in charge, is located in the
old Tariff Commission Building
at Seventh and E streets NV.
at Room 1853 through Tuesday
and at Room I66 thereafter.
Applications for tickets should
be accompanied by cash, money
order or check, payable to the
Treasurer, Inaugural Commit
tee, ls49. Seat prices range
from 50 to SO.
Evening star., 1948-11-20
Man Invades Card Game,
Shoots Boxer 10 Death
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Nov. 20.-Nicholas
Zangara, %, middleweight prize
fighter, was shot and killed early
today as he sat in the back room
of a Bronx candy store playing
cards, police reported.
Zangara was seated at table
with several other men, police said,
when shortly before dawn an un-
identified man entered a rear door
and fired two shots, one OF them
hitting the boxer in the left temple
The intruder fed.
Zangara, a club fighter In the
Bronx-Westchester area, was killed
by a .3s-caliber slug.
Carmine de Roma, operator OF the
store, told police the other card
players hurriedly left the scene.
Seven of Zangara's companions IN
the poker game were rounded up
by detectives for questioning. Police
said at least IL men were In the
game ut the time Of the shooting;
the others are being sought.
Evening star., 1948-11-20
Bandit Uses 7-Inch Knife
To Rob Market Of $50

Influenced by a finch knife held
at his abdomen, the proprietor Of
the Northwest Food Market, 3463
Fourteenth street NV, yielded $50
in bills to a robber today.
James N. Pantazes, %, of 1413
Meridian place NV, who opened
the market a month ago, said the
culprit was a colored man, about 40
years old, 6 feet tall and weighing
180 pounds. He first asked to pur-
chase some meat.
As Mr.. Pantazes was wrapping
the meat the man pulled the knife
and held it threateningly while he
scooped out the money from the
cash register and fled
Evening star., 1948-11-20
Former Queen Farida Quits
Palace Following Divorce
By the Associated Press

CAIRO, Nov. 20.-Former Queen
Farida of Egypt drove from the
palace in royal automobile to her
fathers Nuse after her divorce from
King Farouk, the newspaper Akhbar
el Yom said today.
The divorce took place Wednesday
and the former Queen left the palace
the following afternoon, the paper
said.
Beginning today, she will be called
Safinaz Zulfikar, her name before
the royal marriage, the paper added.
The paper said that later she will
have a special residence in Cairo.
The ex-Queen's youngest daughter,
Princess Fadia, accompanied her,
Akhbar el Yom said. The two elder
daughters, Ferial and Fawzia re-
mained with their father.
Evening star., 1948-11-20
Sympathy Strike
Halls Sailing Of
Queen Elizabeth
300Crewmen Walk OFF
Ship at Southampton,
Back U. S. Stevedores
By the Associated Press

SOUTHAMPTON, England, Nov.
20.-A fourth of the crew walked
off the liner Queen Elizabeth
today in sympathy with striking
American longshoremen. Cunard
officials said it would delay her
departure for the United States
at least Is hours.
The walkout came suddenly at II
am. C am, EST, 10 minutes be-
fore scheduled sailing time. A
Southampton official of the National
Union of Seamen said the 800 crew.
men involved struck not only in
sympathy but also because they
feared being beaten up" by Ameri-
can stevedores If the liner sailed for
New York.
The union official said the seamen
also claimed they would be breaking
faith with American longshoremen
If they took the liner to Halifax.
Nova Scotia, where Cunard ships
have been docking during the East
ern Seaboard tieup.
officials Talk With Strikers.
The Queen originally had been
scheduled to leave last Wednesday
but her departure was put off be-
cause of the American strike.
Cunard officials hurriedly con-
ferred with strike leaders in an
effort to end the walkout. Later
they announced the ship could not
sail before l pm. tomorrow at the
earliest. About 1000 passengers,
their luggage already slowed aboard,
idled about the decks or lolled in
their cabins. Another 600 passengers
are waiting to board the ship at
Cherbourg, France.
Capt. c. M. Ford, the Elizabeth's
skipper, had planned to sail the
liner into the mid-Atlantic and
then head either for Halifax or New
York, depending on whether the
American strike was settled. The
sailing time for the Southampton
New York run is about five days.
Evening star., 1948-11-20
Western Currency Experts
Work on Berlin Problem

PARIS, Nov. 20 R.-Westerr
Power experts worked today on the
currency control questions which
Russia says are at the root Of the
Berlin deadlock.
A British spokesman said tech
nical experts of the United States
Britain and France are in session
They are drafting answers to ques-
tions submitted by Argentine For
eign Minister Juan Bramuglia, act
ing as spokesman for the Security
Councils six neutral nations.
Argentine sources said Soviet
Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Y
Vishinsky, accompanied by Soviet
Sec PEpJTN PAGE Ar
Evening star., 1948-11-20
Montgomery Liquor
Funds $4,000 Short;
Cashier Arrested
Police Say He Admits
Toking Money to Help
Support Family

The cashier of the Montgomery
County Liquor Control Board beel
division today was charged b!
county police with embezzlement ii
the theft Of approximately $lo,oo'
in liquor board funds between July
1947, and this month.
He is Charles w. Embrey, 81, RFI
2, Rockville. Embrey is being hell
in the Rockville Jail in default o
IS 900 bond pending a hearing al
10 am. December 7 in Silver Spring
Police Court.
Detectives said Embrey signed s
statement admitting embezzling the
funds. They said he told them hi
used most of the money to help sup.
port his parents and three sisters
and to buy liquor. Embrey is single
and paralyzed from the waist down
Officials said he took sole respons.
Utility for the theft.
Assigned to Warehouse.
According to the detectives, EN-.
brey, who was assigned to the beer
warehouse at Linden. gave the fol-
lowing account of how he embezzlec
the money:
Drivers for the liquor board pick
up empty beer kegs from taverr
operators. They pay the operators
Sc for each empty keg and turn ir
slip to Embrey for the amount
they had paid out.
When Embrey entered the number
of kegs turned in on his books, h
would enter more kegs than vert
actually returned and pocket thu
difference between what he repaie
the drivers and what was paid tt
him by the board for the kegs.
Detectives said Embrey told then
he made between 5000 and $500 ex.
ira every two weeks.
They said he was charged spe.
officially with embezzling $120 last
Tuesday and will be charged with
embezzling other amounts on othel
dates when an audit of the books j!
completed.
Audit Discloses Shortage.
J. Forest Walker, board chairman
said the shortage was discovered
yesterday when the monthly audi
of the beer division was completed
Mr.. Walker said the audit revealed
discrepancy in. the inventory O.
empty beer kegs.
He said Embrey, who has beer
employed by the board since 1941
has admitted his responsibility fol
the shortage to board officials ant
has been suspended.
According to Mr.. Walker, Embrey
is covered by a $4,000 bond anc
there will be no loss to the board
The exact amount of the shortage
cannot be determined until COM
plete audit is made. Mr.. Walker said
Evening star., 1948-11-20
Rescue Parties in Three States
Battle Drifts to Free Travellers
Troins, Buses and Automobiles Stalled in
Heavy Snow; Woman Missing, Girl Dead

her 75-year-old aunt, Mrs. Libby
Sinclair, also of Jetmore.
Rescue workers found Mrs. Sin.
clair yesterday, apparently sufferin;
no i'll effects from her "a hours ir
the stalled automobile. She wa.
taken to Dodge City.
Lack of severe cold lessened the
Ihardships.
Trains on the Santa Fe, Union Pa.
ciflc and Rock Island lines were
moving slowly today as snowplows
rammed the tracks clear. Some
trains we're delayed as much as &c
hours.
A trans continental passenger
train was lost" in Western Kansas
snowdrifts for time yesterday and
last night. The lost train was Santa
Fes No. 3 westbound California
Limited.
A Union Pacific streamliner, a
Rock Island train and four east.
bound Santa Fe passenger trains
also were stalled on blizzard-swept
plains during the day.
After being held overnight ir
Dodge City, the California Limited
(See WEATHER, Page A-3D
Evening star., 1948-11-20
Red Attack Reported
Still in Progress on
All FIanks Of Suchow
Stiff Fighting Declared
Going On 80 Miles Eost
Of Kionesu Bostion
BY the Associoted Press

NANKING, Nov. 20.-Although
government dispatches claim the
battle of Suchow is considered
closed and a complete victory
for Nationalist forces, it is evil
dent that fighting is still in
progress.
In fact, the battle apparently is
continuing on all tanks of the
Northern Kiangsu bastion and the
decisive action may yet be fought.
Gen. Ho Ying-chin, National De-
fense Minister. reporting to the
Executive Yuan Qegislature), said
stiff fighting still is continuing in
the vicinity of Nienchuang, SO miles
east Of Suchow, where major Red
force recently was set back. Gen.
Ho said government troops south
of Suchow. on the line to Marking,
will be reinforced.
A report on the Kiangsu situation
to the Marking Evening Post said
four Communist columns under the
direction of Gen. Chen vi had at
tackled government positions along
the Payichi-Nienchuang line, where
the troops under Gen. Huang Po-
tao formerly were trapped in q Red
pincers movement. The Nationalist
air arm again was effective in up
setting the assault, the report said.
Red Forces Encircled.
At Suhsien, rail station midway
between Pengpu and Suchow, a
Communist attempt to cut of the
southern rail communication was
thwarted by government circles
which closed in from the north and
south and completely encircled the
combined forces of Red Gems. Chen
vi and Kiu Po-cheng, the report
said.
Other National forces under the
command of Gen. Ii Mi, were re-
ported to have reached Hanchuang
Is miles north of Suchow, which fell
to the Reds shortly before the
major assault began.
Meanwhile, railway authorities
are rushing repair gangs to restore
rail traffic along the Lunghai- -Tient-
sim -Pukow lines.
In view of the recent government
victories, the Executive Yuan passed
a resolution to donate 10000, 600
gold yuan to front line units at
Suchow, Taiyuan and in Eastern
Shensi and Chahar provinces Civic
bodies throughout the nation also
have started drives to collect dona-
tionS.
Evening star., 1948-11-20
Strikers Retreat as Troops
Seize Dunkerque Area
By the Associated Press

DUNKERQUE, France, Nov. 90
Troops seized the port area of Dun
kerque today and striking dock
workers retreated from their bari
cades without organized resistance
The dock workers built the barri-
cades four days ago and indicated
they were going to fight when about
5000 troops, many of them colonials
moved into town.
The port facilities were put into
operation shortly after the seizure
The government is following the
same policy here as it used in TAX
ing over the coal mines from strik-
ing miners.
Evening star., 1948-11-20
|Mony Simultaneous Attractions
Planned for Inaugural Night
Number of Dances
May Be Included in
Program for Jan. 20

Plans for many simultaneous
attractions on Inaugural night,
so that no one will be barred
from participating because of
sell-out celebrations, were being
developed by Inaugural Chair
man Melvin D. Hildreth at two
conferences today.
Mr.. Hildreth said he wants to find
out If it is feasible to have the con-
cert, a fireworks display and one or
more inaugural balls all on the
same night.
Now under discussion, he dis
closed, is the possibility of holding a
number of inaugural balls instead
of only one. Mr.. Hildreth said sew
eral name" orchestras have volun-
teered their services for dancS eli
fcon YNATTCrDAY DorA ACN
Evening star., 1948-11-20
U. S. CAT Is Missing
In British Guiunu
BY the Associofed Press

GEORGETOWN, British Guiana
Nov. 20.-A United States CAT. is
missing today after taking of from
Atkinson Field for flight into the
interior.
An aerial hunt is underway, and
the population of British Guiana
was asked to be on the lookout for
the aircraft.
The plane took off yesterday
morning.