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Evening star., 1948-10-09
Stocks Close Steady
After Wobb|y Stah;;
Dealings S|acken
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

NEW YORK, Oct. 9.-The stock
market found a steady price foot
ing today after a wobbly start.
Trading was unusually slow even
for a Saturday session. Several
large blocks Of stock changed hands
but most of the time the ticker
tape loafed. Many issues failed to
open at all
Turnover for the two-hour day
was in the neighborhood Of 200 900
shares, which would compare with
800 900 week ago.
The possibility that decisive news
regarding the Berlin blockade might
be forthcoming over the week end
tended to brake activity. Many trad
ers. too, were simply away on long
week end.
A fairly active performer was
Consolidated Textile, which declined
fractionally to a new low for the
year. Weakness in this issue re-
fected increasing concern over
prospects for the textile industry
generally. The industry seems to be
one of the major postwar casual
ties-inventories have piled up, mill
prices have been trimmed and en-
ployment has been cut.
Also lower were Chrysler, Graham
Paige, Woolworth, Martin, Interna-
tional Telephone and Twentieth
Century-Fox.
In the plus column were U. 8.
Steel, Continental Motors, U. s.
Rubber. Caterpillar Tractor, Electric
Power G. Light, Westinghouse Eec-
trio, Philip Morris, American To-
bacco, Western Maryland, Santa Fe,
Chesapeake g. Ohio. Mission Corp,
Pacific Western Oil and Standard
Oil of New Jersey.
In the Curb gains were posted for
American Republics. Babcock g. Will
COX. and United Light A Railways.
Losers included Beck Shoe and
Cities Service.
Corporate bonds moved narrowly.
The United States Government over
the-counter market was shut down
for the week end.
Evening star., 1948-10-09
z Trees, Damaged by Wind,
Cut Down al White House

Two trees at least 50 years old
near the White House-an elm and
white ash-badly damaged by re-
cent high winds, have been cut
down. officials said today.
National Capital Parks officials
are planning to replace the elm that
grew outside the White House fence
just east of the north portico. A
study is being made as to whether
the ash, which grew inside the fence
near the elm. should be replaced
because the trees on the lawn have
grown so large
President Truman gave permis-
sion to the park authorities to cut
down the trees after he was advised
of their dangerous condition. The
elm was damaged about a month
ago, while the ash became a cas-
ualty in the last few days, officials
said.
Evening star., 1948-10-09
Siomese King Improves.
Eye Nay Be Suved
Nv the Associated Press

GENEVA, Switzerland, Oct. o.
Steady improvement in the condi-
ton OF King Phumiphon Adulet Of
Siam was reported today by his sec.
retary, Luang Prasert Maitri.
Eye specialists are hopeful they
will be able to restore the 19-year-
old monarch's full sight, Mr.. Maitri
said. The King was injured in an
automobile accident near here Mon
day and surgeons fear at first he
might lose the sight Of his right eye.
Evening star., 1948-10-09
lse Koch Trial Record
Withheld as Debate
Over Secrecy Grows

The 9,0O0-page record of the trial
of Use Koch for her part in brutal
tiles at the Buchenwald prison camp
was locked from public view today
with debate over secrecy regarding
it increasing.
The Army has taken the position
some Of the spokesmen said, that the
record should be made available tc
the press "at this time" Army Sec.
retary Royal was out of the city and
could not be reached for comment.
There was some uncertainty, how
ever. as to whether a Senate ex-
penditures subcommittee was under
restraint from Secretary Royal not
to make any of the record public
without his permission.
The Senate group, headed by Sen
ator Ferguson, Republican, of Mich
igan, recently began an inquiry into
the reduction of the sentence of Frau
Koch from life to four years.
Knows Of No Agreement.
William p. Rogers, counsel to the
subcommittee, told The Star from
his home at Scarsdale, N. Y, that
he knew of no agreement with Mr.
Royal.
He commented that the trial had
been public and assumed the whole
record had been available earlier,
with the possible exception of the
report of the Post Trial Review
Board.
Mr.. Rogers said there is only one
copy of this record in the United
States. If the voluminous file were
to be opened to public inspection,
he said. it might result in incon-
venience to officials requiring its
use.
Subcommittee aides here explained
that they are sharing use of the
record with Army officials.
Mr.. Rogers said subcommittee
agents had volunteered to keep con-
fidential only one document. a COM
munication from Gen. Lucius Clay,
American commander in Germany,
regarding the Koch case. In this
instance. he said. the Army had not
demanded secrecy.
Army Guard for Documents.
In turning the Koch records over
to the subcommittee the Army sent
along an agent of the War Grimes
Division to keep an eye on the docu-
ments. Ne sees to it that they are
locked up after subcommittee aides
have studied them.
Mr.. Rogers said this has in no
wise interferred with the subcom-
mittee work.
Meanwhile, the Associated Press
reported from Munich that Germans
are moving to try Frau Koch before
a war crimes court Of their own.
DR.. Philip Auerbach. Bavarian
Secretary Of State for Racial and
Political Persecutees, was quoted as
saying "she will be brought before a
German court" on charge OF
crimes against humanity" with
emphasis on those against fellow
Germans.
DR.. Auerbach said 800 forme,
Buchenwald inmates had collected
evidence for prosecution of Frau
Koch and II other Buchenwald Of
fcials already convicted by an Amer
ican court.
Evening star., 1948-10-09
Warren Goes 10 Iowa
After Fight 10 Save
Ball 5 Senate Seat
BY me Asseeiutsd Press

EN- ROUTE WITH WARREN TO
SIOUX CITY, Iowa. Oct. e.-Gov.
Warren headed into Iowa today
after a Minnesota campaign swing
in which he pledged firm Repub-
hcan adherence to policies favoring
farm support prices, conservation
and rural electrification.
The COP vice presidential can
didate also threw the full weight
of the national tickets Endorsement
to Senator Ball in the acute Min
nesota senatorial fight.
With Gov. Dewey, the No. man
on the COP team, slated to arrive
in Minnesota next Friday, no doubt
remained that the Republicans were
ready to wage an all-out battle to
hang on to Senator Balls seat and
to bid for Minnesota's first Repub-
lican presidential Endorsement since
Herbert Hoover's election in 1928.
Intensive California Windup.
Arthur Carlson, former California
Republican State chairman, joined
the Warren Special today to present
the vice presidential nominee with
an intensive 8-day California wind
up campaign.
Mr.. Carlson said tentative plans
call for Gov. Warren to start Octo-
Der 23, after his return from Miami,
Fla, and the American Legion Con-
vention, and wind up election eve,
November l, at Oakland. It is hoped
he will hit every city and town In
the State, Mr.. Carlson said.
Gov. Warren's speech in Duluth
last night on the triple issues Of
conservation, electrification and
farm prices, was regarded as q di-
rect appeal to Minnesota's large lib
eral Independent vote from the
rural areas. It is to this vote that
the Minnesota COP is looking for
help In its key senatorial contest.
Says Dewey Needs Joe Ball.
As he had throughout a day of
platform speeches, he declared Tom
Dewey needs Joe Bali back In the
Senate"
Minnesota Republicans are making
little bones of their concern over the
senatorial race between Senator Ball
and Hubert Humphrey, 37-year-old
Mayor of Minneapolis, who Is waging
an intensive campaign.
Senator Balls defeat, they point
out, might be q crucial factor in
control of the Senate where the
Republicans now hold q majority of
six independent polls, they report,
show Senator Ball trailing Mayor
Humphrey.
Senator Ball professed to be "rea-
sonably confident" however. and
gave the entire Republican ticket "a
very good chance to make a clean
sweep"
Sees G. O. p. "Ground Swell"
Il think it Is q real Republican
exound swell which will 60 further
than anyone expects" he told re-
porters
Senator Ball said he felt Gov.
Warren's Minnesota excursion will
do very we'll for the COP. "Peo-
pie in Minnesota like what he said,"
he added.
The Californian, meanwhile, was
ready to support Iowa's Republican
Senator Wilson in another key SEN
atorial contest in which he is op-
posed by former Senator Guy Gil
lette.
Gov. Warren speaks tonight in
Sioux City. He will also rest up
there over the week end before tax
ing of Sunday night on the last leg
of his campaign into Wyoming,
Montana and the Pacific Northwest.
En- route to Sioux City Gov. War
rem scheduled speaking stops at
Manley, Waterloo, Fort Dodge and
Cherokee,
Evening star., 1948-10-09

president of Southern Diaries
chairman of Area l; Hugh K. Duf-
field, Sears-Roebuck Washington
area manager. Area 2; Maj. Henry
G. M. Cunningham, Ford Motor Co.
Area, 4, and Raymond A. DuFour
general agent Of the Pacific Mutual
Life Insurance Co., Area 7.
Division chairmen in Area l in
clude Gustavus P. Iversen. presi-
dent of the G. P. Iversen Co.; Paul
Largent, Peoples Drug Stores; Her.
bert E. Darnell, assistant general
manager of the Goldcraft Co.: Cat
lett G. Davis, Chestnut Farms
Chevy Chase Dairy; Alfred G.
Earnest, Ewart's Cafeteria; Walker
H. Colston, president of Bethel
& Co., Inc. and Alfred A. McGar-
raghy, president of Scholl's Four
teenth street cafeteria.
In Area 2 the division ehairmen
are Howard Grothe, classified man
ager of the Washington Daily News;
Harry Darhanson, manager of Her
zog's, Inc; Simon Eichberg, presi-
dent of Joseph De Young, Inc; {;
Robert Hotze. advertising manager
Of the Washington Times-Herald; :;
Wilmer H. Balderson, executive di-
rector of the District Laundry AS
ISOLATION, and John Chevalier, pres
ident OF the Palace Laundry.
Area 1 Division.
Area 4 division chairmen are
George Moore, partner OF Moore
Day Motors, Inc; Ralph H. Dillon,
general manager Of the Logan Mo-
tor Co.; Clark D. Moody, general
manager of the Northeast Motor
Co.: 1. A. Peake, president Of the
Peake Motor Co.; J.. M. Sanders,
vice president of Hill L. Tibbitts;
Edward F. Cave. manager Of L. P.
Steuart, Inc; Robert A. Shaw, sales
manager for Frank Small, jr., Inc; :;
Clyde Kellogg, president of the
Stanford Paper Co., and Elmer M.
Pusey, business manager of Judd G
Detweiler.
In Area 7 the division chairmen
are Chester H. Miller of the Massa-
chusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co.,
Arthur C. Pearson. agent for the
Massachusetts, Mutual Life InSur-
ance Co.; Henry G. Dudley. general
insurance agent; J. Hamilton Vance,
insurance agent; Edward j. Hickey,
partner, Milholland, Robie, McEwen
& Hickey, and Ralph Rothstein, vice
president Of the Rothstein Dental
Laboratories.
Also meeting in the Hotel Wash
ington yesterday were workers in
the Special Gifts Unit, who we're
addressed by Arthur H. Kruse, ex-
ecutive director OF United Commu-
nifty Services.
Mr.. Kruse reminded the group
that the Chest should be looked on
primarily as an agency which seeks
to make people responsible and
productive, rather than as a simple
charity organization.
He pointed out that one out of
every 80 families needs help to rear
their children today and that, in
one out of 20 families some one
spends time in an institution for
the mentally i'll.
The Chest, through its programs
Of education and re-education seeks
to cut down these figures, Mr.. Kruse
said.
E. Cortlandt Parker, chairman of
the Special Gifts Unit, received re-
ports indicating that the steady net
increase in the amount of gifts
pledged so far is being maintained.
A total of $50 new pledges was re-
ported at the meeting, he said.
Evening star., 1948-10-09
Falling Baby Buggy
Strikes Man, Sends
Him to Hospital

Edwin Herman, IS, of 1920
N street NV, is In Emergency
Hospital today-the victim Of
a baby buggy.
Mr.. Herman, an employe Of
the Goodwill Industries, 1918
New Hampshire avenue NV,
was stacking baby buggies on a
shelf when one rolled of and
struck him on the head. He
was, treated for head cuts and
admitted, The hospital called
his condition good" today.
Evening star., 1948-10-09
Weather Report

District Of Columbia-Mostly sunny
with highest about 68 today. Clear
and cool tonight with lowest about
48. Tomorrow fair and a little
cooler.
Maryland and Virginia - Mostly
sunny, a little warmer today and
cooler tomorrow. Clear and cool
again tonight.
Wind velocity, IL miles per hour;
direction, west.
River Report.
Potomac River muddy at Harpers Ferry
and At Great Falls; Shenandoah muddy
at Harpers Ferry
Evening star., 1948-10-09
Lone to Open Chest Drive

I CUMBERLAND, Nd, Oct. 8 R.-
Gov Lane will be the principal
speaker at the opening Of the an
nual Cumberland Community Chest
drive October 20. The governor will
be introduced by William c. Walsh
former attorney general of Mary
land.
Evening star., 1948-10-09

COAST GUARDSMAN HONORED FOR RESCUE Secretary Of
Snyder is shown presenting the departments Gold
Lesaving Medal to Marion Reynolds 80 boaswains mate
1c Coast Guard for diving into the Atlantic to rescue ship
mate had been swept overheard by stormy September
The took place the cutter Mccullough which
weather patrol 800 miles northeast of Agenta Newfound
land His wife Lois watches the presentation in Mr. Snyders
ONCE Mr. REYNOLDS is from Ason, Mass Star Staff Photo.
Evening star., 1948-10-09

Signs OF depression are reported
in Syria, its war and postwar boom
having ended.
Evening star., 1948-10-09

Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast an
Evening star., 1948-12-12
CNCE THE MYSTERIOUS

CNCE THE MYSTERIOUS
~ star shone over Bethle-
hem, heralding the birth of
Jesus, light and Christmas
have been synonym o US.
Through the Middle Ages
candles and lamps were
placed in windows to guide
and cheer the wayfarer. In
England of the "Merrie" era,
torches were carried by the
singing waits, who knew hos
pitality was assured at houses
where gay lights burned.
This custom, incidentally, still
Evening star., 1948-12-12

install waterproof outlets, but
all wiring, cords, bulbs, sock
cts, etc., must be waterproof.
Check on this carefully when
buying equipment.
Christmas lighting, to be
effective, must be carefully
planned as we'll as executed:
The doorway. symbol of hos
pitality, is always a good
starting point. Pictured here
with are some ideas worked
out by Miss Myrtle Fahs-
bender. an expert In home
lighting.
Evening star., 1948-12-12
BY BETSY CASWELL
Women's Neps Editor

by BETSY CASWELL
Women's Neps Editor
exists on Beacon Hill, in Bos-
ton, where it forms an in
tegral part of Christmas.
Nowadays. with modern
lighting equipment, really
beautiful effects may be OBJ
tanned in the dressing" of
our houses and grounds. Back
again in appreciable supply
for the first time since the
war Is the marine lighting
essential for outdoor use. It
Is not absolutely necessary to
The Nome nugget., 1948-09-27
Idle Total Grows As Maritime
 Strike Continues

SAN FRANCISCO, (P)-Ship operators reported Saturday the Pacific coast maritime strike has tied up 132 American flag vessels and predicted that if the deadlock continues the total will reach 375.
 The figure of 132, as of noon Thursday, was released by Albert w. Gatov, president of the Pacific American Steamship association.
 Gatov forecast that if no settle ment is made soon an estimated 530,000 jobs in Pacific coast indus tries may ultimately be jeopar- dized." Some 6250 officers and merchant seamen already are idle, together with most of the l2,000 longshoremen. Some of the latter are loading cargo for the army.
 Thirty-four ships are laid up in San Francisco and 23 at Los An geles Gatov said
 The Pacific coast total Of 9I ln- cluded 14 ships tied up at Port land, 19 at Seattle, two at Belling- ham, Wash, and one each at Coos Bay, and Reedsport, Ore, Everett and Port Angeles, Wash, and San Diego, Calf.
 Meantime no break in the dead lock appeared. CIO longshoremer Friday night expressed willingness to accept Mayor Elmer E. Robin son of San Francisco as mediator but waterfront employers evi- denced doubt the mayor could set tie the issues.
The Nome nugget., 1948-09-27
Both Parties
 Launch Attacks At Communism
(By The Associated PreSs)

By The Associated Press)
 Republican and Democratic Presidential candidates squared off for a slugging match over com muniSm.
 The Progressive party's White House contestant, who is running with some communist support, meanwhile punched away at the Republican and Democratic candi- dates.
 Both the COP nominee, Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, and his run ming mate, Gov. Earl Warren, hit the communist issue hard in their speeches Friday.
 President Truman, who appar- ently has been trying to egg Dewey into a real word clash, promptly decided to talk about the same subject in his next major speech, at Oklahoma City next Tuesday. While Warren was telling De- troit audience he would rather be defeated than have communist support" Dewey had this to say in Los Angeles:
 Some people jeer at this prob lem, calling it a red herring Some people get panicky about it. don't belong to either group"
 Then the New York governor laid down this plan as part of a proposed mighty world offensive" against communists:
 "We will keep informed and we will keep the American people in- formed where they are and what tContinued on Page Five
The Nome nugget., 1948-09-27
Defense Ministers Plan West Defense

PARIS, R)-Defense ministers of the five-power western Euro pean alliance are meeting today in Paris to consolidate plans for mu- tual defense in the event of war.
 The conference originally was planned as long ago as April, but had been postponed numerous times. It will be held now against a background of growing interna- tional tension. Even Saturday, the Soviet deputy foreign minister, Andrei Y. Vishinsky, addressing the United Nations assembly here. lashed the alliance as one aimed against Russia and eastern Europe.
 Responsible sources say the min isters of Britain, France, the Meth erlands, Belgium and Luxem- bourg will discuss standardization of arms and the possibility of joint land, sea and air maneuvers.
The Nome nugget., 1948-09-27
Food Will Be Short In Alaska Unless Government Acts
tBy Charles D. Watkins)

GAP Special Washington Service)
 WASHINGTON, (P) - Alaska will face a food shortage this win ter unless the government acts to get shipping in operation to the Territory quickly, Delegate Bart lett said Saturday.
 In an appeal for federal action, he said there must be no repeti- ton of the 127 day maritime tieup of two years ago. The critical situation is brought about by the longshoremen's strike on the Pacific coast.
 Bartlett said through his office here that the threat of food shortage this winter has put fear into residents of the Territory, causing a rush on stores with re- sultant high prices. Some resi- dents, he said, are leaving the Ter ritory.
 He said he has asked that gov- ernment ships and barges be used in hurry to carry food and other necessities to the Territory. He also wants the civil aeronautics board to permit shipment of need ed supplies by airplane which are
 Continued on Page Five)
The Nome nugget., 1948-09-27
Air Force Heads At Consultation

MONTGOMERY, Ala, (P)-The U. s. air force has called it's top commanders, both at home and aboard, to a conference here early next month.
 The announcement came Friday from headquarters of the air uni versity at Maxwell air force base The meeting will be held Oct. 7-13.
 No reason for the conference was disclosed except that such meetings are held periodically "for the interchange for mutual ideas and problems.
The Nome nugget., 1948-09-27
Russians Throwing Many Germans
 Into Buchenwald

B E R LIN, (P) - The Socialist press claimed today the Russians are throwing thousands of new vic tims into concentration camps in eastern Germany's intens i i d purge of anti-communists.
 The official "Sozial Demokrat" described what it called trans ports of misery" headed for Blu chenwald, the former Nazi con- centration camp in Thuringia.
 One paper described one such railroad transport of 40 heavily guarded freight cars which it claimed was crowded to suffoca- ton with Germans being sent to confinement. The train was escort ed by heavily armed Soviet sol diers and outfitted with search lights.
The Nome nugget., 1948-09-27
GAR. Holds 

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (F - Business sessions of the 82nd an nual encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic open here today with the gavel being taken over by the youngest of the six Civil War veterans in attendance.
 The presiding officer will be 99- year-old Theodore A. Penland, of Portland, Ore, senior vice com mander.
 Oldest of the half dozen attend ing the reunion is James A. Hard, l07, of Rochester, N. Y.
The Nome nugget., 1948-09-27
CAB Gives Free dom In Alaskan Cargo Flights

WASHINGTON, (P-The civil aeronautics board Friday opened the way for virtually unlimited air transport between Seattle and Alaska to ease the threat of food and essential supply shortages. The board acted at the request of Gov ernor Gruening and interior sec retary Krug. They said the action was necessary to alleviate an i'm minent shortage of food and essen- tial supplies resulting from the strike of west coast shipping work CTS.
 CAB authorized Pan American Airways, Northwest Airlines and a dozen or more Alaska air operators who hold certificates to operate within the Territory to fly unlim- ited service between Seattle and points in Alaska. Order is effective until Nov. 1. Northwest and Pan American were given authority to serve Alaskan points other than those normally served. SEATTLE, (P)-The permission given by the civil aeronautics board at Washington Friday for virtually unlimited air transport between here and Alaska permits Pacific Northern Airlines to extend it's scheduled service into Seattle from Anchorage, Kodiak Cordovl, Homer, Naknek, Yakutat and Jun eau, president Arthur c. Woodley said.
 The ruling became effective at midnight Saturday.
 The new service is to be in op- eration during the maritime strike emergency, Woodley said he was informed.
 A hearing on the lines appllca- tion for permanent service is ex- pected to be heard within month in connection with the States Alaska case, he said.
The Nome nugget., 1948-09-27
NEWS IN BRIEF

JUNEAU, (P)-The national la bor relations board hearing of the Juneau Spruce corporation case against the international long h 0 remen and Warehousemen's union has been completed, but the labor dispute remain in status quo.
 The ILWU still is maintaining pickets at the corporation plant.
 The three-day hearing was con- ducted by Melton Boyd of the 18th regional NLRB office. Boyd said he expected early action to settle the controversy.
The Nome nugget., 1948-09-27
Internation'l News At A Glance --
CBy The Associated Press)

The cold war got hotter today.
 The western powers broke off negotiations with Russia on the Berlin crisis and decided to let the United Nations have a try at set ting it. Diplomats expressed fear the United Nations might crack up over the issue.
 Britain'S foreign secretary, Err nest Bevin, told the U. N. assembly in Paris that unless the east-West quarrel is settled, it may mean the end of the United Nations. Russia, alone, he cried, will be responsible if war - shooting, atomic war - should follow.
 A Washington diplomatic source said Russia's continued member ship in the U. N. is in grave doubt.
 In Berlin foreign and German political circles said they do not expect the U. N. can solve the Der lin problem. They also said they though the issue will wreck the U. N.
 Britain, France and the United States, jointly broke off their se- cret negotiations with Russia yes- terday, after receiving a note from the Kremlin in which the Rus sians, among other things, de- manded complete control over the air corridors to Berlin-and thus the planes which use them.
 At midnight last night the three governments issued a 3,OO0-word
 tContlnued on Page EighD
The Nome nugget., 1948-09-27
WASHINGTON, (P) )- Mildred

WASHINGTON, R - Mildred E. Gillars pleaded innocent Friday to a treason charge growing out of the Axis Sally" broadcasts made during the war. She was held with out bail for triol Nov. IS.
 Her attorney, James J. Laugh lin objected to the trial date set by district court Judge Mathew F. Mcclure and suggested Jan 21 in- stead.
 "We will need President Truman as witness" Laughlin said. "You see, he goes out of office the day before"