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Evening star., 1948-04-15
7 Killed, 39 Injured
As Sand Truck DeraiIs
Flyer al Crossing
BY the Associofed Pres,

. KREMLIN. Okla. April 15.-Two
persons were killed and 80 others
were injured yesterday when a
heavily loaded sand truck rammed
the Rock Island streamliner at q
grade crossing here and knocked
three of the coaches OF the track
into a freight train on . siding.
The derailed cars ripped against
oil tank cars Of the freight and
friction set them afire.
One Of the dead passengers, found
in the ruins Of the burned coaches,
was identified as Mrs. Earl McClin-
took, IS, OF Wichita, Kans. The
other body was reduced to a torso
in the flames. 1t has not been
identified, but authorities said they
believed it to be that of a man.
Music Figure Badly Hurt.
Three of the 80 injured were in
a critical condition. Among them
was Prof. Raymond Dvorak Of the
University Of Wisconsin School OF
Music faculty. He was taken to
Enid General Hospital, where his
right arm was amputated.
Prof. Dvorak, nationally known
In music circles. Is president OF the
National College Bandmasters' As
sociation. He was on his way from
Madison, Wis, to Enid to judge a
school music festival. He was ira
Yelling with DR.. Joseph E. Maddy,
director of the Interlochen (Micho
Music School. Dr. Maddy was
shaken, but uninjured.
The other two critically injured
were Miss Martha L. Wilson, Man
haitian, Kans., head injuries, and
Mrs. r. w. Penning, rs, Kansas
City, fractures of the skull, pelvis,
leg and wrist.
All of the injured were taken to
hospitals in Enid, IL miles from here.
Train Was Late.
The Rocket-a Diesel locomotive
and five cars-was running IS min
utes late from Kansas City to Dallas.
A small fortune in jewelry-$60,-
900 worth-was in the remains OF
one burned coach. Bernard Gold
stone, so, Fort Worth jeweler,
told police his sample case con-
tanning the gems was in the wreck
age.
Crowds who heard broadcast re-
ports or saw the smoke over the
rolling prairie country swarmed to
the scene afoot and in cars. The
patrol set up road blocks to keep
them back and allow room for am
balances and rescue crews.
Evening star., 1948-04-15
Lawson
Continued From First Page)

Lawson's lawyers attempt to change
his mind this morning.
Richard Griffith, executive direc-
tor of the National Board Of Review
Of Motion Pictures, was called as .
defense witness to testify as to the
boards findings on the defendants
screen plays. Justice Curran ruled
such testimony could not be intro
duced, commenting:
Were not trying the motion pic
ture industry"
Barsky Case RulinR Recalled.
At another point, the judge point
ed out the Court of Appeals had
decided the committees questioning
rights in the case Of DR.. Edward K.
Barsky ct al, also contempt action,
arising from operations Of the COM
mittee. Mr.. Katz was arguing the
two cases were not precisely parallel
when Justice Curran interrupted to
make his ruling.
The defense had intended to call
several other witnesses, including
Dore Schary, executive in charge
Of production at RKO Pictures Corp.
and to ask Justice Curran to view
films, which had been brought to
the courthouse, in an effort to prove
the improperly Of the question
asked Lawson.
Because Justice Curran held it to
be matter Of law rather than fact,
the proceedings concerning peril
nency were carried on without the
jury present.
MargoIis Questions Thomas.
Mr.. Thomas was witness yes
terday and Ben Margolis, one Of the
defense attorneyS. cross-examined
him at length explainig to the
court he could prove the accusations
against Lawson formed "a tissue Of
lies"
Finally, the Judge interposed:
"I'ye heard enough. I'm ready to
rule"
Earlier, Mr.. Margolis asked Mr..
Thomas various questions concern
ing conduct Of the hearing and his
own comments about the film in
dustry. Justice Curran excluded
most of these, asked in the presence
of the jury, although the attorney
insisted he could prove bitter
animus" against the defendant on
the part of Mr.. Thomas.
Mr. Margolis finally abandoned
the discrimination under pro-
test, after Justice Curran had stated
the only issue in the case was
whether Lawson had refused to an
swer a pertinent question after
being properly summoned and
sworn as a witness.
At one point in q conference at
the bench, Mr.. Margolis declared
Justice Curran had directed an i'm
proper question to Mr.. Thomas dur
ing direct examination by the
prosecution. Justice Curran warned
the attorney he would consider
holding him in contempt after the
trial had ended.
Evening star., 1948-04-15

mine operators to grant them pen
sions.
The Government attorney de-
scribed the contention as an "af-
front to common sense"
He said Mr.. Lewis and the UNIV
are In contempt of court "for their
failure to obey the explicit terms" OF
an April 8 court order to END the
coal strike.
Mr.. Lewis glumly scowled as Mr.
Morrison made hts argument.
Allegations Called "Grave."
MIR. Morrison described the CON-
tempt allegations on Mr.. Lewis and
the UNIV as very grave" and, at
another point, as the "onerous thing
they have done to this court and
the people Of the United States"
Defendants have argued in their
answer" Mr.. Morrison said, that
there was no strike In existence on
April 3 and that therefore there was
nothing to call off when they were
served with the restraining order
Oral and documentary evidence,
fresh in the minds Of all, dissipate
this argument completely and con-
clusively."
Back Work Notice Given.
Mr.. Lewis notified the men on
Monday to end their voluntary
cessation of work" after he had won
settlement of the miners pension
dispute that touched off the strike.
Two of the three trustees of the
UNIV welfare and retirement fund
with the mine operators repre-
sentative dissenting-yoted to give
miners 81 years old with 20 years
service 500 monthly pensions.
Last time Mr.. Lewis faced the
court for ignoring a similar strike
restraining order, Justice Colds
borough said frankly he leaned to-
ward a jail sentence for the UNIV
head, but he bowed to Government
fears that such action might cast
Mr.. Lewis in a martyrs role.
Evening star., 1948-04-15
Frankfurt
CONTINUED From First Page.)

nouncement said. that the major
would sign an itemized statement
assuming responsibility In the name
of the Hungarian government fol
the train and all American equip
ment thereon, with the understand.
ing that the train would go tc
Kamarom, unload the repatriates
and return Immediately to Hegye'
shalom." egs "a
Russians Plundered Train. f
While the eimptied train was
awaiting clearance to return to Ger.
many, Soviet troop transport
carrying about 1000 Russian sol
diers pulled up beside it and "th'
troops Immediately proceeded x
plunder the repatriation train"
when a member of the repatri'
alton train told some of the soldier.
to stop theif plundering, they tolc
him something in Russian and con.
tinued their thieving," the an
nouncement continued. They stole
an unknown number of blankets
cots, mess gear of the warrant ON
Ger and numerous other items"
The American Legation in Buda-
pest protested March "a. Gen. Clay
later demanded an explanation from
Hungarian representatives in Ger
many.
Evening star., 1948-04-15

know and that most of them are
not facts.
The President Confirmed reports
that he conferred on politics at the
White House Tuesday with Edward
J. Flynn, Democratic National Com
mitteeman from New York, and
Paul Fitzpatrick, State chairman
When asked if the picture they
presented was rosy or gray?" the
President said the picture was all
right.
Mr.. Truman was asked If he knew
of any back-to-Truman movement
in the South where some Democratic
lea aders are boiling because OF hi
civil rights program.
He replied simply that there
were a great many in the South
who never left Truman.
Evening star., 1948-04-15
Defense
Continued From First Page.)

build, and should not be expected
within the next year.
Lovett Is Questioned.
A two-hour closed session discus
sion between acting Secretary OF
State Lovett and the House Armed
Services Committee increased pre-
dictions that the Air Force authori-
zation would be voted almost with
out opposition.
Mr.. Lovett and Committee Chair
man Andrews refused to comment
on the committee meeting, but said
the Acting Secretary Of State "cov-
cred the entire situation" Mr.. An
drews added that Mr.. Lovett's report
was most interesting"
DR.. Vannever Bush, chairman OF
the Research and Development
Board, had been scheduled as an
other witness this morning. but ILL
ness prevented him from attending.
Mr.. Taber opened House debate
yesterday by declaring American
preparedness will have very salu-
tory effect on Mr. Stains opera
ttons." 80 '7ss~'
Cannon Says War Is Inevitable.
Representative Cannon, Democrat,
Of Missouri, ranking minority men,
Der of the Appropriations Commit
tee, followed with an assertion that
Russia's provocative conduct Of the
past. few weeks has made 1t all too
plain that sooner or later war is
inevitable. "
Representative Andrews, Armed
Services Committee chairman and
principal author Of the limited
draft measure on which committee
hearings are being held, said he
would support 1922, 100000 amend
ment.
But" he declared, "the choice
Is by no means as simple as stated
by Secretary Of the Air Symington
that national security would be
better served by a 70-goup force
than by universal military train
ing for 18-year- -old youths.
what the Air Force fails to
realize Is that when We raise the
Air Force to 10 groups we1l have
to add more men to the Army and
Navy"
Evening star., 1948-04-15
embargo on arms shipments

embargo on arms shipments tc
Palestine.
Acting Secretary of State Lovett
In a letter to three Senators, said
any such change in policy would
only lead to additional bloodshed ir
the Middle East.
Mr.. Lovett was replying to Sena-
tors Capper, Republican, of Kansas
Chavez, Democratic. OF New Mexico
and Magnuson, Democrat, Of Wash
ington. They wrote Secretary OF
State Marshall about a month age
proposing that the United States
take steps toward establishment Of
provisional government In Pales.
tine and agree to supply, with United
Nations approval, enough arms t<
equip a small Palestinian army.
Evening star., 1948-04-15
|Amnesio Victim Wonders
Into Providence Hospital

Police today were attempting to
identify an apparent amnesia victim
now at Gallinger Hospital.
They said a man about IS years
old last night wandered into the
lobby Of Providence Hospital In a
dazed condition. He was taken to
Gallinger by police, who said he is
5 feet 9 inches tall, weighs $50
pounds and was wearing a tan
shirt, light trousers, tan hat and
shoes. The initials JOB were on
the shirt collar, 1t was said. The
laundry mark POE also appeared
Ia the shirt,
Evening star., 1948-04-15
: sMdtg]'iidloff t]'i
Continued From First Page,

Magidoff's office, I began to look at
a letter which needed and involun-
tarily discovered in Magidoff' s
papers many documents which had
not passed through my hands and
which had reached Magidofi
through the American Embassy in
Moscow.
"It Is evident from these docu-
ments that Magidoff has been sys-
tenatically receiving from the
United States assignments for the
collection of espionage information
in the U. S. S. r. and that in the
McGraw Hill publishing house
whose official stationery was used
for all these letters. there are some
employees who are utilizing their
employment in this publishing
house for purposes of espionage.
In these letters, apart from d.
rect assignments in espionage, there
are In some cases even instructions
how best to make the acquaintance
Of Soviet persons and best to obtain
requisite information.
In . letter from the United
States on the stationery Of McGraw-
Hill dated June as, 1947, addressed
to Magidon, there are instructions
to collect detailed information about
underground buildings.
1.-THE document gives the follow.
ing direct indication:
"'Our task is to collect on the
given question the most detailed anc
complete information possible This
also applies to other materials hav.
ing direct bearing on questions or
which YOU will be able to gather
information
She said an attached question
naire asked whether the buildings
were In a strategic location Qess
vulnerable to bombing) and could
be made proof against poison gases
and radioactive particles.
A letter of last June Is, she said
asked Mr.. Magidoff what research
Is being conducted in the sphere Of
atomic energy2" Another of July sc
sought information on Soviet all
transport.
From copies Of reports made by
Magidon which I also discovered In
these documents" the secretary
wrote, "it is evident he sent his
statements of fulfilled assignments
not in the usual way as all other
correspondents but by diplomatic
mall"
She said Mr.. Magidoff specially
requested" that some information be
sent in code as to the source
For example. she wrote, In replying
January 3 to a request for informa.
ton he said, "It will be good thing
if the material appears without ref.
erence to Moscow. Do not
ascribe 1t to me but make 1t appear
this information emanated from the
publishers"
Documents Handed Over.
"When read all these letters,
the woman said, "it became clear x
me Magidof was using his residence
In the q. 8. 8. r. in the role o1
correspondent for purposes Of espi.
onage and he was conducting in.
telligence activities against the
Soviet Union.
THE capitalists are Matching 9
new war and Magidoff's collection
of intelligence data about the U. s
s. r. is undoubtedly part Of tht
dirty work. . ."
"All this made me cast aside con.
| ventions in which I was brought ur
and induced me to make a state.
ment about the real Moscow activi.
ties of American correspondent
Magidoff and in confirmation oI
same to hand over the documents
I have mentioned TO competent
Soviet organs"
! The letter was signed, "Cecelii
Evening star., 1948-04-15
Palestine
Continued From First Page.)

can't get his volunteer troops out OF
the Jewish circle.
The Arab Political League Com
mittee held a midday meeting with
Egyptian Premier Nokrashi Pasha
There was an atmosphere Of crisis
about the conference. 1t was pre-
ceded by hurried private confer
ence between Gen. Ismail Safwat
Pasha, Iraqi commander IN chief OF
Arab liberation armies in Palestine
and League Secretary Abdel Rah-
man Azzam Pasha.
One Arab theory was that the
Jews had committed strong force
for two reasons: To impress the
United Nations by large-scale
victory and to destroy the offensive
power of the Arabs temporarily.
Evening star., 1948-04-15

Just before the moulting period,
ducks and geese fly to bodies OF
water where they will be safe from
land enemies. They nolt their
primary feathers all at one time
and, for a short period, cannot fly.
Evening star., 1948-04-15
Balcony
Continued From First Page.)

wooden columns and that finally IN
1855 a start was made to carry out
Jefferson's program.
And the President said en-
phatically, there was the same row
over it then that there was this
time.
In order to use the porch on the
first level of the White House in the
summer time, the President said, it
was necessary to have awnings
which absolutely ruined the propor-
tions OF the columns and had to be
replaced yearly at q cost OF about
$700.
When the porch was designed, the
President continued, it was intended
to have a balcony-which is on the
second fioor-because Jefferson had
designed several at the University
of Virginia, which were finally COM
pleted with a balcony. He said it
was intended to give the whole de-
sign the proper proportions and not
have the pillars cut fn two by
awnings.
Awnings Ruin Proportions.
The column design, the President
amplified, is a combination Ionic
and Corinthian and when there Is
an obstruction as provided by the
awnings, the appearance and pro-
portions of the columns are ruined.
Asked why he hadn't made the ex-
PLANTATION before, the President said
critics didn't want to hear that one.
When a reporter asked the Pres
ident If he could document" his
statement that Jefferson intended
to have a balcony on the White
House, Mr.. Truman said he didn't
know If Jefferson had intended to
have a balcony at the White House,
but that he had included them at
the University Of Virginia.
Asked whether he thought the
Fine Arts Commission had misled
him by presumably indicating its
approval Of the balcony-and later
disappearing 1.-THE President said
the Fine Arts Commission got
scared when critics started throwing
bricks. But, he emphasized, he
himself doesn't scare easily.
Touches Politics Lightly.
Mr., Truman touched lightly on
politics at his news conference and
said he was very pleased at the
result OF the Nebraska primary,
where, he jokingly commented, he
has been unanimously elected. But
lhe refused to comment on the Re-
publican victory of Harold Stassen.
The President was asked If he
saw any significance in the current
Georgia holiday of his onetime ad-
wiser, George E. Allen, and Gen.
Eisenhower. The President said that
those two would have to be asked
about that. He said they are old
friends and congenial and like to be
in each others company just as he
likes to have them in his company.
A reported commented that Life
Magazine had said Mr.. Truman
would offer Gen. Eisenhower's name
to the Democratic convention rs a
presidential nominee. Mr.. Truman
responded that the magazine knows
a lot of things that he doesn't
Evening star., 1948-04-15
Palestine Truce Plan
Likely to Pass Today

LAKE SUCCESS, April IS (P.-
A detailed truce plan for Palestine
goes before the Security Council
today with prospects Of early pas
sage.
Delegates completed the terms in
a three-hour informal session yes
terday and were reported in virtual
agreement. There still was no an
nouncement, however. whether en-
battled Jews and Arabs would accept
the proposal.
The Council meeting was set for
2:30 pm. and delegates hoped to
get vote by tonight, the eve OF
opening the special session OF the
General Assembly for reconsidera-
tion of the whole Palestine problem
Would Curtail immigration.
One section of the plan would bar
all persons of military age-either
Arabs or Jews-from entering the
Holy Land. This was contained IN
an appeal to Jews and Arabs to
refrain from bringing into Palestine
armed bands or individuals capable
of bearing arms. This would block
Jewish immigration except for wom.
en- and children and halt infiltratior
of Arabs from neishboring countries
Also included were these appeals
to the Jews and Arabs:
/. End all military activities ane
acts of violence. terrorism ane
sabotage.
2. Halt importation Of weapons
and war materials.
8, Stop all political activity pend
ing action by the Assembly. Ihi
would mean shutting off Jewisl
moves toward carrying out the par
tition plan voted last fall by tn
Assembly. 1t also would prevent tn
Arabs from pushing their counter
plan for a single nation.
Evening star., 1948-04-15
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Evening star., 1948-04-15
u. S. Has No Intention
OF ReIoxinq Embargo

BY the Associated Press
The State Department has no
present intention Of relaxing its
Evening star., 1948-04-15

Nelson" and dated Moscow, April
IA, 1948.
The writer said she went TO work
for Mr.. Magidoff In 1914. She said
he was married to Russian woman
and she was sure ',he was a progress
sive person and had an objective at
titude toward the Soviet Union"
until he established close relations
with "the personnel OF American
military and naval attaches"
Evening star., 1948-04-15

build, and should not be expected
within the next year.
Evening star., 1948-07-21
Driver Here Convicted
Third Time on Permit

Sylvester Chambers, %, yesterday
was convicted for the third time in
less than a year on charges Of driv-
ing after his permit had been re-
voked. t
Chambers, who is colored, and
lives in the first block of 3 street
NV, was brought to Municipal
Court from Jail, where he is serving
80 days for drunken driving.
Judge Ellen K. Raedy imposed q
5000 fine, with q 180-day Jail term
as the alternative, on the recovation
charge filed June II, and an addi-
tional SIS fine or is days for speed
ing. When he came into court yes
terday, he still had pending q 500
fine, or 80 days in jail, as the pen
atty In the second revocation SEN
tence imposed last week by Judge
John p. Mcmahon on . charge filed
April 8.
After serving the 80 days straight
time on the drunken driving charge,
Chambers must pay q total of $315
in fines or serve another 225 days in
jail.
He was first convicted last Sep
tember of driving after revocation
when he drew a 500 fine. His
record shows that his permit was
first suspended in December, 1916,
restored two months later and then
revoked last July, owing to an ac-
emulation Of traffic charges.
Evening star., 1948-07-21

rates on wartime supplies and has
requested reparations estimated t.
involve $4,000, 100000.
Clark Asks for Facts.
The Attorney Generals letter
which he himself made public last
night, said that II the Bender Com.
mittee has any facts tending to show
misconduct or fraud on the part ol
Army officers who negotiated thu
rates, it should turn them over t
the Justice Department "for ap'
propriate action"
Mr.. Bender had quoted witnesses
as saying that an FBI investigation
of Army officers in connection with
the rates had been set aside by Mr.
Clark because "the Attorney Gen.
eral wished to handle the matter
personally"
Mr.. Clark described this state.
ment as entirely erroneous.
Cites 1945 Memorandum.
II have never set aside any in
vestigation by the Federal Bureau
of Investigation of Army officers or
employees who had been engaged in
negotiating freight rates for the
Government during the war nor did
any recommendation for such an
investigation ever come to my at
tention," he said.
Mr.. Clark said he has been ad-
vised that in 1915 three members Of
his departments Anti-T Trust Divi-
sion prepared a memorandum rec
ommending FBI investigation Of
Army personnel handling wartime
freight rates, but that Wendell
Berge, then head Of the division,
determined that criminal investi-
CATION was not warranted and con-
sequently did not refer the matter
either to me or to the FBI."
Evening star., 1948-07-21

NO" said an almost imperceptible
shake Of the head.
Would you be able to identify
them?"
Again came the nod.
Police began q roundup of suspects
looking for two young bandits who
might have accosted Mr.. Kaliszew-
ski as he entered an alley and fled
in a black car.
But at the bedside where her sor
lay so close to death, Mrs. Helen
Kaliszewski remembered with an.
guish a similar experience wher
Casimer senior died in her arms moi
long after he joined the police
| force.
Through the nightmare of waiting
she recalled how young Casimer
! born six months later. told her @
Evening star., 1948-07-21
CLARK Finds No Basis
To Accuse Army Men
In Freight Rate Probe
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

Attorney General Clark says there
is no basis for any criminal action
against Army personnel as a result
of Investigations into railroad
freight charges to the Government
during the war.
Mr.. Clark made the statement in
a letter to Representative Bender
Republican, of Ohio, chairman of a
House Expenditures Subcommittee
The subcommittee recently looked
into a series of refund actions
brought against the railroads by the
Justice Department before the In
terstate Commerce Commission. Mr..
Clark challenged numerous freight