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Evening star., 1948-09-12
Training Plan Approved
For Apprentice linemen

The District Apprentice Council
has approved a training program
for light and power linemen pre-
pared by the Electrical Workers
Union No. 10 Joint Apprenticeship
Committee, Gino j. Simi, District
apprentice director, announced yes
ter6ay.
Under the plan drawn up by two
union representatives and two en-
ployer representatives, apprentices
will be trained on the job for four
years under supervision of qualified
journeyman linemen in all aspects
of light and power line work. In
addition, they will receive night
school instruction twice a week.
Victor Beachtold, District super
intendent of the Utilities Line Con-
struction Co., has been elected
chairman of a joint committee to
administer the program, Mr.. Simi
said. Charles M. Quinn, business
representative of the union, has
been elected secretary and super
visor Of apprentices.
Other members are John E. Nau
superintendent of Harry Alexander
Inc. ard Hoyt L. Mckenzie, presi.
dent of the union. = -
Mr.. Simi and Harold A. Clark
chief of the trade and industrial
education department of the Dis.
trict public schools, will serve a!
advisory members.
Evening star., 1948-09-12
Maritime
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mems union agreed earlier this week
to work Army cargo under pre-
strike pay rates and working con-
ditions."
Employers, however, have refused
to consider prestrike working con-
.ditions as other than conditions
meaning Bridges and union officials
did not have to sign noncommunist
affidavits under Taft Hartley Act
provisions.
Until such affidavits are signed,
the employers have maintained,
there can be no further contract
negotiations with the union.
In announcing its decision today.
the industry said the unions pre-
strike" conditions were merely re-
layed to it for decision by Secretary
of the Army Royal. There was no
demand that it be accepted, the
industry stated.
Although rejecting this method,
The industry said q study of Army
needs showed the Army was ade-
quately equipped to handle its own
cargo both in relation to stevedor-
ing contracts and to space charter
contracts with steamship companies
Evening star., 1948-09-12
'BriggsWorkersRefus
To Breach Picket Line.
OF Striking Watchmen'
By the Asseeiotsd Press

DETROIT, Sept. 1.-THE Briggs
Manufacturing Co. today appealed
to its 25,OO0 idle production EN-
ployes to come back to work Monday
through a thin picket line OF ITO
striking plant guards.
But the CIO United Auto Workers
speaking for the production en-
ployes, promptly refused.
The walkout of guards has idled
80. 600 auto workers in Detroit since
last Wednesday. Production work
ers have refused to cross the picket
line set up by Local ia. United
Plant Guard Workers of America,
Independent.
I'VE have been informed that the
UAW-CIO has no part in this
strike" a Briggs statement read.
I'VE therefore see no reason why
normal operations are not resumed
Immediately. Our plants are open
for work"
Steve Bespot, financial secretary
of Briggs Local 2l2, UAW-CIO
agreed that his union was not on
strike, but added:
I'VE have been respecting bona
fide picket lines and will continue
to DO so.'
The guards union local said the
issues that led to the walkout were
the union shop, premium pay on
week ends and pay for minimum OF
Is minutes that it takes guards tc
get ready for work.
The walkout closed eight Briggs
plants. Packard Motor Car Co
matted production and laid off 5000
persons for lack of bodies normally
supplied by Briggs. For the same
reason Chrysler Corp. sent home
10000 employees.
James C. McGahey. president OF
the plant guards union, said the
preparatory time at issue was the
time required for q watchman tt
reach his post.
Evening star., 1948-09-12
Nv the Associated press

The biggest Government-spending
program in peacetime history will
be laid before the next Congress by
President Truman, authoritative
sources predicted yesterday.
Next January's budget, they fore
cast, will call for expenditure of at
least s45,OOO. 600 O,O0O-the estimated
minimum cost of carrying the
United States through another year
of an increasingly grim cold war"
That is 81 1000, ,OOO, 900 above income
as estimated by the administration.
If its estimates are correct, the
newly elected Congress would have
to cut spending Or boost taxes to
prevent a record-Size peacetime
deficit.
Offlcials, willing to discuss'the sub
ject provided they were not quoted
by name. said this outlook holds true
regardless of the outcome of the
election. They said the
election has nothing to do with it.
Evening star., 1948-09-12
Actress Rita Johnson
Near Death; Police Say
.Drier Caused Injury
By the Associated Press

HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 1l.--Actress
Rita johnson tonight lay near
death under an oxygen tent suf-
fering from a head injury, police
said, was caused by an overturned
hair drier.
Detective 1t. M. A. Stephenson.
acting captain of HOLLYWOOD detec-
tives, said he was dropping his
inquiry. He said he was satisfied"
the drier. the hood of which weighs
s5 to 40 pounds. had fallen on Miss
johnson Monday night.
She was found by an actress
friend. Mary Ainslee. Miss Ainslee
said Miss Johnson complained Of
Il bruise on the head and muttered
The hair drier fell on me" before
dropping into coma.
This was her fifth day OF coma.
Thursday, three surgeons performed
a delicate operation to remove q
pressing brain clot.
Her maid had told police the
drier-of the beauty parlor type
had fallen over several times be-
fore.
Today, Dr. Victor Cefalu. coroners
surgeon, looked at the injury. He
said:
My findings are not conclusive.
However, l find that she has an
abrasive confusion. Whatever she
came into contact with was not a
sharp object, but rather a blunt
object with she striking 1t or 1t
striking her at an angle"
The 35-year-old actress has been
in films for 10 years. Her home
town is Worcester, Mass. Her
mother, Mrs. Lillian Johnson, few
here today from Worcester to be
at tI,e heSSi6e
Evening star., 1948-09-12
Colonies
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Continued From First Page.)
by refusing to send Gen. Marshall
to the conference.
The American note said the par
ticipation of high-ranking deputy
in place of foreign minister is a
procedure which has been followed
in previous meetings of the Council
of Foreign Ministers"
Reliable Paris sources said Amer
lean, British and Russian officials
would meet with French Foreign
Ministry authorities tomorrow to
discuss plans for the Monday meet
ing.
The French Foreign Ministry said
tonight that it had no official
knowledge of the Russian note to
the United States and, until further
notice. it would proceed with prep
Other than Foreign Minister Robert
Schuman, the identity of possible
French conferees remain officially
in doubt.
Russia Proposed Session.
A week ago, Russia suggested to
the other three powers that the
foreign ministers meet on the ques-
ton of SomaAland, Eritrea and
Libya before September Is.
Although agreeing to meet on the
issue. the State Department said it
saw no reason for convenihg such a
conference If Russia had no new
proposal TO offer. The deputies OF
the Big -Four foreign ministers have
argued the question for year with
out reaching an agreement.
The italian peace treaty states
that the foreign ministers have
until September Is to decide the
fate of the colonies and that II no
agreement is reached by that date
the whole question will automatic
ally be referred to the United Ma
tions General Assembly which con-
yenes in Paris September 81.
Evening star., 1948-09-12
Scientist Reports Measuring
Cells Up to 3O-TriI|ionth Ounce

solutions and coming up with an
idea of what was in them
Now, cells may be analyzed so
that their structure Is not dis
turbed.
Mrs. Cecile Leuchtenberger, who
has been working. on the problem
in Prof. Pollister's laboratory, told
reporter the technique permits a
closer study of cancer cells. She
said they have found that just be-
fore a certain type of cancer cell
dies, a chemical change takes place
in the cell.
Perhaps, this might serve as a
diagnostic tool-to differentiate be-
tween cancer cells which continue
to divide and grow and cells which
are not harmful but die" Mrs
Leuchtenberger said.
DR.. Franz Schrader, professor OF
zoology at Columbia, presided.
Evening star., 1948-09-12
Exports
Continued From First Page.>

c.
International Trade consisted of one
person.
Since we have had adequate
funds available, the OFT export
control staff has been increased to
$50 persons and complete new
enforcement program has been put
into effect" he said.
Mr.. SaWyer's reference to the OFT
having occupied death cell was
apparently based on the fact that
at one time Congress extended the
trade Offices life for Is days while
debating whether to discontinue its
functions.
Mr.. Sawyer said the impressions
given the public by the current
Senate hearings ARE so misleading
and false that some statement Of
fact as distinguished from innuendo
is called for
AS to the revelation" that nails
which might have been used for con-
Struction purposes were exported as
shoe tacks, Secretary Sawyer said:
so far as any one knows now.
these nails were never actually ex-
ported
AS to the revelation" that one
exporter shipped out cast iron soil
pipe, which was under tight control,
labeled as concrete pipe, which was
under no control, Mr.. Sawyer de-
clared:
Here. as in the case of the
nails, this incident occurred in l947
and was possible because Customs
was not equipped to make any check
of the commodity exported. Con-
gress had not appropriated the
money necessary for that purpose. y
Secretary Sawyer said the Senate
committee also had revealed" that
"a man already under suspicion in
connection with forged export IL
censes was by error granted per-
mission to export $l,000,OO0 worth
of goods two weeks after he came
under suspicion"
The fact is, Mr.. Sawyer said
this license was Cancelled as soon
as the error was discovered and
before any use could be made OF
it,
Concerning the revelation" that
New York exporter claimed to
have bought a number OF forged ex-
port licenses, Mr.. Sawyer said the
shipments against those forged Ii
censes occurred in 1947.
And no one connected with the
Government participated, or was
claimed to have participated, in
the forgery"
Defends His Regime.
/ Mr.. Sawyer added that since he
became Secretary of Commerce or
May 6, this year, there has beer
no instance of irregularity in con.
nection with the issuance of export
licenses brought to my attention.
by any Senate committee members
/ In connection with one irregu.
larity about which he learned with
III tiie uCPoi tiieiiI, llo ooio loi Atci
employee Of the Office Of Interna-
tional Trade had admitted favorit.
ism in granting two export licenses
/ Mr.. Sawyer said this employer wa.
promptly suspended when the de-
partment found out about the situ-
alton, although he said tthe com.
mittee knew of it and failed to in.
form the department.
Meanwhile, the Commerce Depart.
ment announced its export regula.
tions will be frightened up effectiv.
Thursday.
The department said that begin
Evening star., 1948-09-12
DR.. H. J. Patterson,
Retired Maryland U.
Scientist, Dies on Trip

DR.. Harry ]. Patterson, 80, College
Park, Md, retired director of the
University OF Maryland Agricultural
Station and one-time
president of the Maryland Agricul-
tural College, predecessor to the
collapsed and died last
night in Boston.
DR.. Patterson, who lived at 75l4
Rhode Island avenue, was return
ing with his invalid wife from a
vacation at Rockland, Me-, accord
ing to the Associated Press.
He was stricken while helping his
wife transfer from wheel chair
to a taxicab at railroad station.
They had just arrived from Maine
and were bound for another station
in Boston to board train for Mary
land. Mrs. Patterson, who is 80,
went to a hotel to spend the night.
Retired in 1887.
The veteran scientist was director
of the experiment station from 1898
until his retirement in 1887. He
was president of the Maryland Agrl-
cultural College from 1913 to 1917
and dean of the College of Agricul-
ture of Maryland from 1925 to 1887.
Only 80 students attended the
agricultural college when 1t f1rst
opened, as compared with more than
5000 when he retired II years ago
He is credited with research con-
tributing much to the growth OF
potatoes, corn, tomatoes and other
vegetables.
Portrait Given University.
Former associates and students
paid tribute to DR.. Patterson at a
luncheon in his honor in June, l947
A highlight of the. affair was the
presentation of his portrait to the
university Of permanent display In
the Agriculture Building. The por-
trait was donated by James w. Stew
ems and James M. Swartz, both OF
Baltimore, graduates OF the class OF
1919.
Active in community affairs, at
one time he was president of the
Prince Georges County Community
Council and was presented with a
life membership in the countys Boy
Scout unit in December, 1889.
Friends said he has a son, Calvin
who lives in Detroit, and a daugh-
ter. Mrs. Blanche Mack of New York
Evening star., 1948-09-12
UEW Member Names
HAs Reds in Union
Al Indiana HEARING
BY the Associated Press


EVANSVILLE, Ind, Sept. ia
C1O union member testifying at
congressional subcommittee hearing
today named 20 persons she said
have Communist membership cards
or who regularly attend party meet
ings at Evansville.
Mrs. Kathryn Bell, an employe
Of the Faultless Castor Co. Of Evans
vile, and a member of Local 813 OF
the United Electrical Workers, listed
the names in the second day of
questioning
The investigation concerns al
legations that the union local Is
Communist dominated.
Before Mrs. Bell presented her list
of names before a crowded hearing
in the Federal courtroom, she said
that she at one time was a men,
Der of the Communist party.
Some UEW Members Named.
Some of those she named are
members of the UEW. The list in
cluded Ernest Upton, Faultless
union shop chairman; Charles E.
Wright, former president and now
district UEW recording secretary;
James Payne, Local Sl3 business
representative, and Mrs. Sadella
Berger, wife of Snyder Berger OF
Evansville, the locals attorney.
She testified that Mr.. Wright was
at one time head of the Communist
party in Evansville. But there was
some jealousy over his power and
the city party finally was controlled
by a three man secretariat."
Mrs. Bell, mother of Marine
in service overseas, said she had
never seen William Sentner of st.
LOUIS, district UEW president, at
Communist meeting nor had she
ever talked Communism with him.
But she testified that party leaders
told her Mr.. Sentner was Com
munist member.
Reds Mapped Strategy. She Says.
She stated that before most Of the
locals meetings there had been a
caucus by Communist members.
Communists who controlled the
local met first and laid the strategy" ,"
she said.
The woman said she left the party
after two and half years OF MEM
bership and thereafter had received
threats from another woman men,
Der of the party. She said she was
concerned about the threats be-
cause she had heard of beatings
being administered those who left
the party.
Representative Mitchell, Republi-
can. of Indiana who is observing the
investigation and participating in
the questioning. asked Mrs. Bell
what she was told concerning party
deserters.
This may sound fantastic" she
answered but they called them
traitors and referred to the firing
squad when they take over"
Evening star., 1948-09-12
Diplomatic
Continued From First Pagel

French ENJOYS were standing by for
final instructions before making the
fateful next move. London sources
said the three diplomats had been
instructed to seek an immediate
meeting with Prime Minister Stain.
Unwilling to Give Up Hope.
The exact situation remained a
matter of speculation in the ab-
sence of official clarification here.
1t was believed that the Western
governments thought they had
reached the basis for an agreement
to lift the prolonged Russian land
blockade OF Berlin when discussion
of technical matters was referred
to the four military governors in
Berlin several days ago A break
down appears to have occurred in
the Berlin talks over details. But
apparently the Western Powers are
unwilling to give up hope of a
settlement without another effort in
Moscow
If another meeting with Mr..
Stain fails in itself to promote
solution of the situation in block
AIDED Berlin. some diplomatic sources
suggested that the Council of For
eign Ministers might be proposed
as the next forum of discussion.
This would delay reference of the
dispute to the United Nations.
Whenever 1t is decided that there
is no chance for anything to be
gained in further secret negotia-
tions, the United States is believed
to be ready to issue an appeal to
world public opinion in the form of
a detailed report on the efforts in
progress since July 30 to induce the
Russians to lift their Berlin block
ade.
American officials want to be sure
that the blame falls squarely on
the Soviet If their patient moves
to work out peaceful solution with
Moscow fail.
Quick Action Urged.
Senator Connally told reporters in
Rome that he has not conferred with
Secretary Marshall on the Berlin
question but said he Is firmly con-
vinced we must act quickly to reach
solution"
"It is an odious thing when one
nation-Russia-th the peace
of the whole world with a pin prick
like Berlin"
Senator Hatch, who with Senator
Connally and other United States
Congressman attended the Inter
parliamentary Union Conference
which ended yesterday was equally
firm in the conviction the time had
arrived for international action" on
Berlin. =
While active in week-long ses-
sions of the union, an organization
| to promote peace, the 14-man Amer
ican delegation has kept close watch
on Berlin developments. Heading
the delegation is Senator Barkley oi
Kentucky. Democratic vice presiden.
| tial candidate and member of the
Senate Foreign Relations Commit
tee.
Mexico's State of Sonora is rush
ing construction of a new powel
plant at Ciudad Obregon.
Evening star., 1948-09-12
New York Food Stock
Rises As Truck Firms
Meet Strikers Plan
BY the Associatsd Press

NEW YORK, Sept. 11.-Food
stocks and other supplies flowed
toward depleted store shelves today
as an 11-day-old trucking strike
loosened its hold on the metropoli-
tan area.
Striking AFL teamsters went
back to work by the hundreds as
individual truck operators broke
from a united employer front to
sign contracts meeting the unions
modified wage demands.
John E. Strong, president of Local
807, AFL International Teamsters
Union, said that 38l carriers, en-
ploying 2.821 of the locals 9,400
members, had acceded to the COM
promise terms. The union had con-
tracts with some 1872 firms before
the strike began.
The terms included a 171a cent
hourly wage increase and welfare
and other fringe benefits.
The old contract. which expired
August 81, provided pay scales rang
ing from $7l40 for trailer-truck
drivers down to $3.50 for helpers
for a 4O-hour week. The teamSters
sought a 50-cent hourly increase
originally, later modifying it to 25
cents. The compromise formula was
voted by the union yesterday.
Less than an hour after the COM
promise was rejected by the en-
ployers' Labor Committee, two large
chain stores, whose stocks were
drastically cut by the strike, signed
individual contracts with the team
ster local. Scores of other operators
followed suit.
Strike Not Broken Fully.
The break guaranteed quickening
flow of stocks into and throughout
the city, but by no means broke the
strike. Many large trucking firms,
speaking through the operators
Labor Committee, indicated they
would not accept the unions back
to-work proposals.
Mr.. Strong said he expected to
encounter the greatest difficulty in
signing long-haul carriers and indi-
Gated that the strike might not be
settled fully for some time.
The walkout began September !
when rank-and-fi members OF
Local 807 refused to ratify tenta-
tive agreement made by their officers
The agreement provided a 15-cent
hourly wage increase.
Evening star., 1948-09-12
u. S. Denies Soviet Charge
OF Treaty Violation
ey the Associoted Press

The United States last night de-
MED a Russian charge that 1t was
violating the italian peace treaty
bv the failure of Secretary OF State
Marshall to attend the Paris meet
ing tomorrow on disposition of the
Italian colonies.
This country tartly told the So
Wet that it still can be Council
OF Foreign Ministers, since the Pots
dam agreement permits the sending
of high ranking deputies to such
meetings.
Shortly after the American note
on that point was made public,
Lewis w. Douglas, Ambassador to
London. was named to represent
Gen. Marshall.
The announcement on Mr.. Doug
las almost conceded with the Mos
COW broadcast which said the
United States and Britain have
made a Big -Four foreign ministers
meeting impossible by refusing to
send their top men.
The timing of the Washington an
nouncementS and the Moscow
broadcast led at first TO suggestions
that the Russians might Es reject
ing the whole idea of talking to any,
body below Gen Marshall about the
colonies.
Notes Released Here.
The Russian note and the Amer
lean reply were released here last
night.
The American note. published by
the State Department, cited Sec
ton of the 1945 Potsdam agreement
stating explicitly the foreign minis
tiers of the Big -Four powers coult
send "high-ranking' deputies t.
represent them at sessions Of thu
Big Four council.
The American note was delivered
late yesterday to the Soviet Emoas
sy. 1t presumably cleared the las
obstacle to the meeting which Mos
COW asked. 1t wants the council t,
consider one more time the dispo
sition of the former Italian colonie
before the issue is referred to tn
United Nations.
Co-operatives are being formed in
Algeria for the purchase and use
In common, Of tractors, veterinar,
medicines and other farm supplies
Evening star., 1948-09-12
45-BiI|ion Budget Next Year,
Peucetime Record, Predicted

The budget they spoke of concerns
fiscal 1850, which begins next July
l, eight months after the presiden-
tial and congressional elections. Not
a cent will be spent on it before
then.
President Truman would still have
the duty of sending it to Congress
some two weeks before the next
presidential term begins January 20
even if he lost the election to Gov
Dewey.
Final decisions will not be made
on the 1850 budget until December
after the Budget Bureau has gone
over with individual agencies the
budget program each submits for it
self next week.
Nevertheless, officials say prelim-
mary work on the budget clinches
$45 900 900 600 as the minimum 1850
spending total-many figure. it will
have to be billion Or two higher
despite Touchdown" efforts.
Evening star., 1948-09-12
Z Dance Bond Members
Held in Narcotics Ruid
sy the Associated Press

AKRON. O.. Sept. 1.-Two men
described by Police Capt. Stephen
j. MCGOWAN as saxophone players
in Alvino Rays orchestra were ar
rested in q hotel room today and
charged with illegal possession OF
narcotics. ~.
Capt. MCGOWAN said eight mari
juana cigarettes and, four hypo-
dermic needles were found In the
room. He identified the pair as
Joseph Haini, 18, and Sidney S.
Greenwell, "a, both of Los Angeles.
They were here with Rays band
which is filling a local engagement.