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Evening star., 1948-02-20
Derai|ing Of Flyer
lin Ohio Kills Fireman
By the Associoted Press

PORTSMOUTH, Ohio, Feb. 90
The streamliner Powhatan Arrow
of the Norfolk g. Western Railroad
jumped the track today. killing 9
fireman and seriously injuring the
engineer.
The railroads Office here said thai
so far as it knew no passengers were
injured.
The accident occurred at Gennet:
Greek, near Franklin Furnace, Il
miles east of here.
The fireman killed was Robert F
Maiden, 81, of Portsmouth.
The engineer injured is George
Raines, So, of Portsmouth.
The wreck occurred on a straight
streach of track on which the
streamliner usually hits nearly 81
miles an hour.
The train was east-bound from
Cincinnati to Norfolk, Va. and hao
left this city at 1885 am.
All available ambulances were sent
from Portsmouth to the scene neal
Franklin Furnace.
William Shook, high school prin-
cipal living near the scene, quoteo
trainmen as saying the train hit
an open switch at high speed.
He also said that all the foul
or five cars turned over although
other reports said they remained
upright.
Evening star., 1948-02-20
By Joseph A. Fox

\ President Truman, started to-
day on a tWo-week trip that will
give him an opportunity to see
how Puerto Rico is faring under
it's first native born Governor,
and to have a look at the eco
nomic development of the Virgin
Islands, which former President
Hoover once referred to as IAN
effective poorhouSe."
The Presidents swing through the
Caribbean outposts will include q
visit to the United States naval
base at Guantanamo, Cuba, and be
followed by a Today vacation at
Key West, Fla. He plans to return
to the Capital March S.
Accompanied by several members
of his staff, the President tool
off from National Airport at l0:39
am. in the Sacred Cow. Hi.
newer plane, the independence
still is grounded for construction
changes. His pilot is Col. Francis
williams, successor to 1t. Col. Henry
r. Myers, longtime presidential
pilot who is returning to CONNER.
cial flying. Col. Myers is making
this trip as passenger.
Secretary of State Marshall wa.
Evening star., 1948-02-20
Defense Says Juror
Talked Of Williams
Case During Trial
QUESTIONABLE Also Was
Answered Incorrectly,
Attorneys Charge

A juror in the trial of George
H. Williams, real estate man
convicted of defrauding veter-
ans, was accused today by the
defense of talking about the case
during the recent trial and fail
ing to give correct answers on a
Jurors questionnaire.
The Juror named was John L.
Dawson, al, mechanic and printer
who lives in the first block of Ha-
waii avenue NE.
Affidavits accusing Mr.. Dawson
were presented to Justice Alexander
Holtzoff in District Court this
morning at the opening of argu-
ment on motions for a new trial
Justice Holtzof Immediately post
poned argument on the motions un-
til March S to permit Government
counsel Assistant United States At
torneys Cecil r. Hef1in and Oliver
Dibble, to investigate the defense
accusat tions.
convicted FeDruary 4.
Williams was convicted February
4 on charges of defrauding the
home hungry veterans and sending
forged checks in interstate COM
merce.
In one affidavit presented by the
defense. Miss Lois Staples of De-
catur Heights, Md, said Mr.. Dawson
talked about the Williams case in g
Rhode Island avenue NE. restau-
rant while the case was being tried
That affidavit among other things
accused Mr.. Dawson of stating that
Williams would be lucky If he got
off "for less than Is years"
In another affidavit made by De-
fense Attorney Robert w. McCul-
lough, the juror is accused Of failing
to answer properly QUESTIONABLE
Mr.. Mccullough alleges that Mr.
Dawson, in answer to question re-
garding arrests, listed one arrest for
intoxication. Mr. Mccullough al
leges, though, that Mr.. Dawson had
been arrested several times for
drunkenness.
Arguments Postponed.
Postponement of arguments on the
motions was announced after con-
ference between Justice Holtzoff
prosecution and defense attorneys at
the bench.
Justice Holtzoff prior to the con-
ference suggested that he would
postpone the arguments on the mo-
tions if the Government counsel
needed more time to investigate the
new defense contentious.
Also representing Williams is De-
fense Attorney William T. Pace.
Williams, who is 80, and bankrupt
is free on bond pending sentence
He recently waived his right to re.
quest that he be discharged in bank.
ruptcy proceedings. If such a re-
quest should have been made ane
granted, it would have relieved hin
of legal obligation on debts. 1t ha!
lSoo WILLIAMS page A-6)
Evening star., 1948-02-20
Sunday Reading

While agreeing that many
high-caliber Army and Navy
officers are academy men,"
Constantine Brown is con-
vinced there is much room for
Improvement in the system OF
molding our future generals
and admirals. 1t is time, Mr..
Brown says, to change the
system of political pull" in
selecting men for West Point
and Annapolis. He explains
why in Sundays Editorial Sec
ton.
On the heels of President
Truman's request for S570, ,000,-
900 for China comes a report
that Inner Mongolia, vastly
rich in resources, may fall
into Russia's lap unless aid is
hastened. This situation also
is explored in the Editorial
Section.
Along with other timely ar
ticles, special pages and COL
umes are devoted to the new
books, music, society, amuse-
ments, etc. All Of these fea-
lures supplement the usual
thorough and accurate news
content of
Evening star., 1948-02-20
Truman Leaves by Air on Trip
To West Indies and Florida
Puerto Rico's First Native Governor to Greet
y Presidential Party at San Juon Tomorrow

in the small crowd to see the plane
take off.
Asked whether he had any thing
to say before starting, Mr.. Truman
replied with a smile:
I'm just as happy as I can be" "
Among aides accompanying the
President was Admiral William D.
Leahy, his personal chief of staff
The President goes first to Key
West, where an overnight stop will
be made at the naval base COM
mandant's quarters. The Key
West-San Juan fight. an over
water Jump of 51a hours, will get
under way at am. tomorrow
For the better part of the next
three days, Mr.. Truman will be
operating on a dawn-to-dark
/ schedule.
| Arriving at San Juan at $50 am
tomorrow, the President will be
greeted by an official party head
ed by Gov. Jesus T. Pinero, who
was appointed in July, 1916, by
MI. Truman to succeed Rexford q
Tugwell.
Gov. Pinero formerly represent
| ed his country as resident com.
missioner here. President Truman
has said he is anxious to see how
| o. ~TnTHNI naOo cl
Evening star., 1948-02-20

A Maryland State Roads Commis-
sion ban on heavy loads on the
States highways today offered an
other stumbling block to the Dis
trict's efforts to build up its fuel
oil supply, depleted during the re-
cent cold weather.
Tank trucks carrying oil from
Baltimore to the District were
turned back at the order of the
roads commission, ]. Thomas Ken
nedy, fuel oil co-ordinator for the
District area, was informed.
Mr.. Kennedy said the told the
commission in Baltimore that II
supplies are not permitted to come
through he would not allocate oil
to Maryland residents in Montgom-
cry and Prince Georges Counties.
This development came in the face
of predictions of more freezing
weather by tomorrow. Cold de-
sending on the city early today Vas
expected to keep the temperature
around 40 and drop the mercury
to 26 degrees by tomorrow morning,
the Weather Bureau said.
Evening star., 1948-02-20
Murray Denies Guilt
AT Arraignment in
Taft-HartIey Test Case
Political Expenditure Bor
Called Unconstitutional;
Trial Set for March n
By james Y. Newton

CIO President Philip Murray
pleaded not guilty for himself
and the CIO when arraigned in
District Court today on charges
of violating the Taft-Hartley Act
ban against union political ex-
penditureS.
Mr. Murray's attorneys immedi-
ately filed a motion to dismiss the
charges on the grounds the politi-
cal expenditures ban violates nu-
merous amendments to the Consti.
tuition, including those protecting
freedom of press, of speech and as
sembly.
Justice Alexander Holtzoff SCI
trial of the criminal case for Marcf
%, and fixed March as the datt
for argument on the motion tt
dismiss the case.
Political Endorsement Issue.
The indictment, returned las
week against Mr.. Murray and th'
CIO. charges that the CIO News
weekly publication financed largel.
by union funds, last July carried al
Endorsement written by Mr.. Murra!
for a Democratic candidate Of th'
House from Baltimore. The candi'
date, Judge Edward A. Garmatz
won the election.
The editorial urging support o
Mr.. Garmatz was an admlttedl.
deliberate attempt by Mr.. Murra!
to test the constitutionality OF tn
Taft Hartley Act provision Whlcl
forbids unions, banks or corpora
tions from spending their own tuna
for political purposes.
Mr.. Murrays battery OF ATTORNEYS
headed by Charles j. Margiott
former Pennsylvania attorney gen
eral, argued in their dismissal mo
ton that the prohibition agains
unions making political expendl
lures certainly cannot bar union
|
Evening star., 1948-02-20
Arkansas 6. 0. P. Drops
Presidential Primary Plan
BY the Associated Press

LITTLE ROCK, Feb. 20.-The
scheduled April 20 Statewide Re-
publican presidential preferential
primary in Arkansas will not be held
No candidate qualified. Deadline
for qualifying expired last midnight
The primary was called by the
Republican State Committee on pc
tition of Harold Stassen of Mime
sofa. The committee fixed $40.
900 ballot fee to be borne equally
by the participants.
Mr.. Stassen had invoked for the
first time a State law requiring thai
a presidential primary be called or
petition for a candidate. He hac
expressed willingness to share the
cost If others entered with him.
Evening star., 1948-02-20
Presidential Adviser Fears Stee
Price Rise Adds to Initiation
Nourse Says Problem Is Complicated
By Increase in Bosic Industry

| Administration officials. With Pres
ident Truman en- route to the West
Indies, there was no comment from
the White House.
The big steel producers now will!
charge about $5 ton more fol
billets, blooms and slabs, the prod
ucts known as semi-fnished steel
The new prices are the highest in
years.
All the big producers made public
their price advances yesterday. a
fact which caused some observers to
think that the Justice Departments
anti trust division might look into
the price rise. A leading official in
the department had only mo
comment" today, however.
Price increases to the general pub
lie probably will come in all types
of steel consuming products from
automobiles to hairpins. Some
fabricators already have raised
prices, including sheet steel AND
pipe.
The steel price increase came as
food items in the cost of living
seemed to be leveling off after their
See PRICES Page A-60
Evening star., 1948-02-20
Red Refusal 10 Accept
u. N. Decisions Called
Disturbing by Truman
America Has No Bosis
For CompIoeency or
Pessimism, He Says
BY the Associated Press

President Truman said today
Russia's refusal to carry out
United Nations decisions has
raised a "diSturbing" new prob
lem.
But despite the failure of the So
Wet Union and its satellites to CO.
operate, "the United Nations is
making headway,"' the President
told Congress. He added: The
strengthening of the United Nations
continues to be a cornerstone of
the foreign policy of the United
States
MI. Truman outlined his views in
a 359-page report on the work OF
the World. Agency during l947. The
report had been given first to the
President by Secretary of State
Marshall
Gen. Marshall said "the record
offers no basis for complacency," "
but also mo basis for peSSimiSm."
Russians Not Named.
"Some of the accomplishments
noted in the report" Gen. Marshall
wrote, were made despite the in
tranSigence of a numerically small
minority, which has extended to a
refusal to carry out certain major
recommendations"
In their formal letters of trans
initial, neither the President nor
Gen. Marshall referred to the Rus
sian bloc of nations by name. How
ever, the body of the report spells
out in great detail the record of
how:
l. Russia and Poland refused to
take part in the U. N. watchdog
commission in Greece.
2. The Soviet Ukraine refused to
serve on the U. N. commission to
unity Korea.
3. The whole Slav group rejected
the majority decision of the U. N,
assembly creating a year-round "lit-
tie assembly"
Veto Dispute Recalled.
The document relates many other
instances of the clash between East
and West These include the per-
sistent dispute over the veto issue in
the Security Council and the row
touched off by Russia's "Warmong-
er" attack on the United States at
the assembly meeting last year.
The report notes that on only
one major issue-the decision to
partition PaleStine-have the Soviet
Union and the United States found
it possible to agree. But even with
this agreement, the document went
on to say:
To-day the Holy Land tests the
ability of the world community to
make a peaceable disposition Of
this problem, now marked by
strife"
Both Mr.. Truman and Gen.
Marshall emphasized that the
United Nations was confronted with
a fateful decision in 1947: whether
tA) to avoid great world issues by
concentrating on the least con-
troversial matters or (B) to deal
boldly with the outstanding political
problems in a world still trying to
recover from the disorders of war.
The President said the U. N.
chose the second course.
The problem of international re-
lations arising this past year in the
meetings of the United Nations were
Evening star., 1948-02-20
Cold Wave Grips Europe;
Expected 10 Become Worse
BY the Associofed Press

LONDON, Feb. 20.-Southern
England, Western Europe and Scan
dinavia experienced the coldest
weather of the winter today.
Cold and snow drove marauding
packs of wolves down from the Sila
Mountains in Southern Italy. In
Northern Norway, wolf packs raid
ed cattle herds, causing such losses
that military planes were sent out
to shoot them down.
The frigid weather will continue
and still lower temperatures are in
prospect. weather forecasters said.
In the hg cities of Germany au-
thorities opened public warming
halls. These quickly filled with
families from homes unheated be-
cause Of the fuel shortage.
Paris was covered with snow for
the first time this winter.
*, cut off from food by the
snow, Wandered into the streets of
Norwegian towns and villages.
Evening star., 1948-02-20
U. 5. Bans Oil Exports
Without License'to All
NationsExceptCa tCanada
First Peacetime Controls
Follow 25-MiIIion- Gallon
Reduction in Shipments
BY the Associated Press

The Commerce Department
today banned export of crude
oil without a license to any for
eign country except Canada.
1t was the first peacetime i'm
position of license controls on crude
oils. It also was the second action
in as many days to bolster scarce
supplies of fuel at home by reduc-
ing exports.
The controls allow the Commerce
Department to say how much crude
oil can be shipped out of the coun.
try and to whom.
The department yesterday cut
down on the amount of petroleum
products it will permit to be shipped
abroad.
How much crude oil will be
stopped from shipment under the
new license control is not clear
since no export quota has yet beer
set.
Small Shipments Excluded.
Crude oil shipments abroad have
been at the rate of 100000 barrel!
a year, exclusive of Canada, which
has been getting 100000 barrels &
month.
An exception from the license
requirement was made for crude oi
shipments worth less than $1,000.
officials explained this was don,
for the benefit of exporters whit
might have a small excess of Of
loaded inadvertently above tn.
amount they are licensed to ship,
Yesterdays order cut oil ship.
ments to foreign countries by U.s.
100000 gallons.
That move sliced total oil export.
to 76 per cent of the amount orig.
inally scheduled for shipment ir
January, February and March.
But the department turned dowr
two requests from Congress to bar
oil exports completely.
Heselton Seeks Embargo.
Representative Heselton, Repub-
lican, of Massachusetts asked ar
immediate embargo on oil ship
ments from all United States ports
as "a practical method of building
further reserves on the East Coast.
He wired his request to Thomas
Blaisdell, jr., director of the de.
partment's Office of Internationa
Trade.
Twenty-six other representatives
from New England, the is members
of the House Commerce Commit.
tee and three New England Sena.
tors later supported MI. Heseltor
in a telegram to the State Depart
ment.
But Mr.. Blaisdell replied that
the $4,000, ,0O0-gallon cut was the
only action that would be taken
Meanwhile, the Commerce De-
partment started to issue oil export
licenses again. 1t stopped issuing
licenses Tuesday while 48-houl
survey was made of world supplies
Evening star., 1948-02-20
Soldier and Student,
Caught in Raid, Admit
kidnapping, Robberies
Tell Of TOPPING Painter
To Tree and Holding Up
Pharmacy Liquor Store
Picture on Page BID

An AWOL Fort Dix soldier and
a junior high school youth were
captured in a 10-man police raid
early today, less than SO hours
after the kidnap-robbery of a
Naval Gun Factory painter.
Detective Sergts. Nunzio Bonac-
corsy and Joseph Hunt of the rob-
berry squad said their two prisoners
signed a statement admitting the
kidnapping and robbery of John A
Selby. The detectives also said the
two verbally admitted holding up
pharmacy and a liquor store.
Arrested in the raid on first
floor room in the 1000 block OF
Fourth street NV. were Bernard
E. Ward, colored, 19, absent without
leave from Fort Dix for the last
month, and Roger D. Grant, colored
16. until recently Terrell junior
High School student.
The identity of the third man
who drove the Selby car and sharet
the loot, is not known, police said
The car was found abandoned nea,
the Fourth street address.
| Brought into Municipal Court
Ward waived hearing before Judg'
George D. Nelson on a robber!
charge and was ordered held TO
the grand jury on $4,000 bond
Grant was held for action OF tn
Juvenile Court,
| Mr.. Selby. 81, was on his way t'
an Elks meeting Wednesday nigh
when a trio of bandits jumped in hi
car, drove him to Seat pleasant
Md. and taped him to a tree. Late
that night, the Salb Pharmacy ant
the Suburban Liquor Store Wer
held up by two men, The victim
gave the same descriptions as MI
Selby had given police.
Ward was charged with ROBBERY
force and violence against Mr.. Selb
and Bernard B. Larrick, co-owne
of the Salb Pharmacy. The sam
charges were placed against Gran
in the Selby and Suburban Liquo
store cases.
To Visit Seat Pleasant.
Police planned to take their tW
prisoners to Seat Pleasant toda
TO have them point out the spo
where Mr.. Selby was bound to
tree with adhesive tape. Ward. &C
cording to police, said the spot il
Seat Pleasant was chosen becaus
he had once taken Christmas tire
from there and was familiar wit
the woods.
The arrest came at 4 am. toda
after detectives had spent all G
Yesterday combing the neighoor
hood where the abandoned car wa
found.
/ On information received, six de
tectives and four scout car men coz
/ lSee BANDITS, Page A-69
Evening star., 1948-02-20
BULLETIN

CHICAGO (P.-All grains
slumped today under selling
pressure, although a rally in
the last half hour cut the
losses. Wheat closed 212 to AZ
cents lower. corn was off ~
to 21a cents and oats were l
cent to 31s cents lower. In
New York, cotton futures were
mixed and selling retarded the
- leaders in the Stock Exchange.
The increase in steel prices
adding new fuel to the imitation
fires, may have widespread
repercussions, Edwin G. Nourse
chairman of the Presidents
Council of Economic Advisers
said today.
"Just when the country is tryint
to stem inflationary tendencies,
Mr.. Nourse told a reporter, "it GER
tainly complicates the problem t.
have such boost as this in basi
industry"
He made it plain that the feeling
of concern is shared by other hlgl
Evening star., 1948-02-20
Z Bishops Slain in Albania
Vatican Sources Declare
ax the Associoted Press

VATICAN CITY, Feb. 20-Vatl-
can sources said today two Roman
Catholic bishops have been execut-
ed in Albania, and third has
been sentenced to 20 years in prison.
The executed bishops were named
as Msgr. Francis Cjini. Bishop OF
.Lezhja (Alessio) and Msgr. George
Volaj, Bishop of Sappa. Sentenced
to prison was Msgr. Nicola Vincenzo
Prennushi, bishop of Durezzi Dur
azzo). All were Albanians.
Two Franciscan monks also nave
been doomed by peoples court
In Albania, the informants added
Evening star., 1948-02-20
Los Angeles Area JoIted
BY Quake; Damage Slight
BY the Assoeioted Press

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 20.-Los An.
geles and nearby communities were
jolted last night by a sharp earth
quake which ratified windows ano
shook homes but caused no major
damage
The tremor, recorded at S:21 pm.
was felt in Santa Monica, Holly
wood, Inglewood and Burbank.
Evening star., 1948-02-20
|Anti-Conlnunist
Ministers Quit
Czech Cabinet
; Parties Members
= Resign in Fight on
Domination by Reds
BY the Assoeioted Press

PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia, Feb
20.-Members of three outspoken
anti-C Communist parties resigned
from Czechoslovakia's cabinet
today in the growing fight
against Communist attempts to
dominate the coalition govern
ment.
1t was the first open break in
Czechoslovakia's postwar republic,
formed in April, 1945.
Leaders of the National Socialist
Party, the Slovak Democrat Party
and the Catholic Peoples Party quit
the government of Communist Pre-
mier Klement Gottwald, a seven
party coalition which has governed
by compromise and barter.
Earlier, these leaders had refused
to sit in with the Communists in a
cabinet meeting called by Gottwald
in an atmosphere of prediction
tension.
Party Leaders Called.
The parties resigned in letters to
President Eduard Benes. The Presi-
dent Immediately called the parties
leaders to a meeting. There was
some possibility he might save the
coalition by refusing to accept the
designations.
GottWald and his Communist
ministers had met alone, it was
learned, as the non-Communist
ministers staged a form of strike
The Communists had given
Gottwald an ultimatum to drop his
attempt to purge from the security
police members who are not Com
munists.
The Social Democrat Party $50
cialist voted last night to join the
fight against Communists attempts
to dominate the coalition. Pre-
viously the Communists had been
counting on Social Democratic sup
port.
Social Democrats Meet.
The Social Democrats, like the
other on-Communists, refused to
enter Gottwald,s cabinet meeting
unless Gottwald and his Interior
Ministry would withdraw their Sc
curity police order.
Immediately after the resigna-
tions of the three parties the inner
executive of the Social Democrats
called a meeting.
With the Communists momenta-
rily on the defensive in this border
land country between the east and
the west, American Ambassador
Laurence Steinhardt told the Czech
oslovak press he hopes the nation
will participate In the Marshall
Plan.
Czechoslovakia changed her mino
about participating in the origina
Marshall Plan talks in Paris last
June after her high. officials were
summoned to Moscow.
Socialists Stick to Policy.
The Social Democrat Party ap-
peared to be sticking to its new
policy of opposing the Commu-
nists wherever one-party domina-
ton is the issue The Social Dem
ocrats have been giving the Com
munists the margin they needed te
carry out their long range program
but last night they broke away.
The Social Democrats decided tt
support the Czechoslovak Nationa
Socialist Party, the Catholic Peoples
Party and the Slovak Democrats or
broad issues where Communist DOM
ination is threatened.
The Communist Minister of the
Interior, Vaclav Nosek, refused tc
back down on an order to remove
eight district supervisors from the
security police because they are not
Communists.
Looming large now in the growing
week -old crisis are a Trades Union
Congress called for next Sunday and
a peasant group demonstration set
for February 20. Non-Communists
are stunning these events, charging
(See CZECH Page A-6,)
Evening star., 1948-02-20
Southern Group
In House Maps
Fight on Rights
Reeee Says Talk
By President Was
Bid to Wallace
BULLETIN

More than so House men,
bers from II Southern States
today decreed a finish fight on
President Truman's request
for antilynch, antipoll tax
and antidiScrimination laws.
The group appointed a COM
mittee to cooperate with
Southern Governors in the
intraparty battle against the
civil rights program.