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Evening star., 1948-08-15
NLRB Ruling Typical
OF Taft Act Confusion,
lTU Official Asserts
by the kssoeia.sd Pfsss

MILWAUKEE,, Aug. 14.-An In
ternational typographical Union
onacer declared today that 1T is
typical OF the confusion bred by
the Taft-Hartley Act that no two
examiners can agree On its mean
ing"
The unions legal counsel, Ger
hard van Arkel, made the comment
after being informed that Arthur
Left, trial examiner for the Ma
tional Labor Relations board, had
found the ITU guilty Of violating
the oct by insisting on closed shop
conditions in the newspaper in
dustry.
The powerful AFL union Of print
ers Is holding its Goth annual con-
yention here. Sessions have been
recessed until Monday.
Trial Examiner Leff's interme-
diate report Is the fourth in .
series Of reports by NLRB exam
liners, al dealing with substantially
similar allegations and evidence
concerning the ITU," Mr.. Van Ar
kel said.
Each Of these reports has, in
most respects, reached differing and
conflicting conclusions" he de-
clared. at is typical Of the con-
fusion bred by the Taft-Hartley Act
that no two examiners can agree
on its meaning or on the legality
Of the policies followed by the
ITU."
Union President Woodruff Ran
dolph could not be reached for
comment and sources close to the
ITU leader said 1t was doubtful
that he'd have anything to say 'for
publication" !
Mr.. Leff's report recommended
that the NLRB order the union to
stop insisting that publishers hire
only ITU members, but suggested
also dismissal Of certain other
charges brought against the union
nine months ago by the American
Newspaper Publishers Association.
Mr.. Randolph made no reference
10 the Leu report in his keynote
address at the openirg convention
session attended by some 400 dele
rates and 1000 other members at
the Milwaukee auditorium. H sug-
gested, though, that the union di-
rect its efforts toward politics.
There are enough working peo-
pie in this country to control the
political nachinery Of AL parties"
he said. Since the Taft.Hartley
Law has had such a terrific impact
upon our wages, hours and work.
ing conditions it is obvious that
the efforts of our members must be
seriously and continuously directed
toward civil politics.
Evening star., 1948-08-15
Danube Farley Quits
TIL Tomorrow After
Acrimonious Session
~ The Associated Press

BELGRADE. Yugoslavia, Aug. IA.
Differences between Eastern Eu-
ropes Communist bloc and the
Western Powers on the Danube
Rivers future control heightened
today.
In Q name-calling atmosphere of
acrimony, diplomats from both fac
tions traded accusations Of impe-
rialistic ambitions across the con-
ference table and reached An accord
on only one point-to recess until
Monday.
Russia stuck to its no-compromise
position. With the support OF the
Communist satellites, she al but
completed the job Of showing through
. new Danubian pact pledsing free
navigation but denying the West
ern Powers any say in its admin
istration.
American Amendment Out.
Out the window went an Ameri-
can-sponsored amendment to write
into the convention 1irm guarantees
that foreign vessels would get equal
treatment with the Danube coun-
tries In the way Of navigation privi-
leges, customs charges, port, dock
ing, and shore facilities.
The vote was to 5, with the
United States winning support only
from Britain and France. Lined
up with Russia were Czechoslovakia
Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Hungary, Ro-
mania. and the Soviet Ukraine.
The action left to be answered not
50 much the question Of whether
the Western powers will refuse to
sign the pact rs to when and where
they will take their stand and the
effect it will have on Danube ship
ping and relations among the. big
powers.
American Ambassador Cavendish
Cannon registered the American OBJ
jections to the document as now
drafted. He said it offered only lip
service to the principle OF free navi-
CATION and would leave the door
wide open to Russian domination of
the Danube.
Mere Vested Interests Seen.
He said the ''crippling provisions"
Of the Russian draft would permit
the continuance Of exclusion, dis
elimination, yes, even imperialism
on the river Of . type that has been
all too evident in the past three
years.
In the truest sense Of the word,
this draft reveals . reactionary ten
dency looking toward the creation
Of more vested interests on the part
Of one power against the real in
terests OF al the people along the
river"
British Ambassador Sir Charles
Peake echoed Mr.. Cannon's words.
He called the document an enabling
act to sanction Soviet control OF the
river. A chosen instrument for
Soviet imperialism.
Their accusations drew Quick
comter-charges from Hungary's
Zoltan Santo. Romanian Foreign
Minister Ana Pauker, and Soviet
Ambassador Anatole Lavrentiev.
Evening star., 1948-08-15

for which no services at all were
required or expected in return"
Mr.. Led did not ind, in the Ma
tion-wide case, that the ITU was
guilty Of refusing to bargain in
good faith. In fact, Mr.. Denham
did not charge this directly-that
is, he said the ITU had refused to
bargain but he did not charge q
violation Of the Taft-Hartley provi-
sion requiring a union to bargain.
Instead he said that the unions
refusal to bargain was q violation
Of the provision relating to coercion
Of employees. Mr.. Len brushed
this aside. He said he did not have
to decide the question of whether
the unions conduct would have
constituted a refusal to bargain If
such = specific violation had been
charged.
Order to Bargain Urged.
However. in the other case, in
volving Chicago only, a specific
charge OF refusal to bargain was
made under the refusal-to-bargain
clause OF the law. And here the
examiner found both the ITU and
its Chicago local guilty.
He recommended that the ITU
and the local not only be ordered
to cease trying to cause the Chi
caso papers to discriminate against
nonunion men, but also Be ordered
to bargain collectively In good faith,
and If an agreement is reached, to
embody such agreement in . written
contract in conformity with past
custom.
In the Chicago case, he further
recommended that the ITU rescind
its instructions and other documents
by which 1t has given effect to the
collective bargaining policy adopted
at. the 1947 convention.
In the Nationwide case, Mr.. Lefi
recommended that the ITU be spe-
cifically ordered to cease causing
local unions to demand contracts
that can be cancelled on so days
motive. He said this demand was
part OF the unions effort to main
tam illegal closed-shop conditions.
Evening star., 1948-08-15
New York, Seattle Men
Tied for Chess Lead
BY the A,soeiotsd Press

" me ASSoeiofed res
SOUTH FALLSBURG, N. Y, Aug.
H.-Isaac I. Kashdan, Of New York
and Olaf Ulvestad Of Seattle were
tied today for the lead In the United
States Chess Federation tournament
with 81 points.
OF 10 games played in the fourth
round, seven were won outright,
and three adjourned with no draws.
Other winners were Sol Ruhinow,
Philadelphia: Albert Sandrin, Chi
cago; Norman T. Whitaker, Shady
Side, Nd, and Larry Evans. and
George Shainswit, New York.
The NTH round will be played
tomorrow.
Evening star., 1948-08-15
New Jersey Cross Burning
Laid 10 Khan Elements
By the Assscisfsd Press

RINGWoOD, N. j., Aug. a.
Oficials Of the Nature Friends
Camp. where 4 cross was burned
last night atop a fiagpole, said to-
day "Klan elements" dislike the
fact that I'VE do not practice dis
elimination"
The flery cross was found after
three shots were fred to attract
attention.
Police, who were summoned to
the 200-acre camp for mixed races,
said no trace Of the lighters OF the
cross had been found.
Evening star., 1948-08-15
Gay Sign Warns Drivers
o. Elephants in Nigeria

"Warning-Elephant Crossing" .
saily painted sign with q humorous
picture Of an elephant walking up
right, has just been placed on q
road In Nigeria, near Azure.
It constitutes q necessary warning.
~ 1t marks one of many paths in a
region Of dense forest and tropical
bush where elephants have long
established pedestrian crossings Of
the main highway.
Evening star., 1948-08-15
Continued From First Page )

today that no definite decision has
been made on whether to bring
contempt action.
Meantime the New York Times
said yesterday 1t was learned that
Senator Taft, Of Ohio, asked the
NLRB three weeks ago to bring
contempt action. Senator Taft Is
on q Canadian vacation, and NLRB
sficials refused to discuss the story.
Mr.. Leff's report in the American
Newspaper Publishers Association
case, the most important Of the
NLRB cases involving tbs ITU, con-
tains about $4,000 words
It was issued on the very day that
the union began its annual coliven-
ton at Milwaukee.
At the Cleveland convention
year ago the union established its
policies for living under the Taft
Hartley Act-policies which now
have been declared illegal. 80 far as
they related to the continuation Of
closed shop conditions.
Closed Shop Outlawed.
The new law made it illegal for
an employer to discriminate against
non-union workers In hiring, and It
also made it illegal for a. union to
cause an employer to discriminate.
This outlawed the closed shop, an
arrangement under which the en-
ployer agrees to hire only members
Of q union.
The publishers association filed
charges last November II on behalf
Of its more than 800 member news
papers. Robert N. Denham, NLRB
general counsel, issued a complaint
on Nov. 81 against the ITU and
its national officers, including Mr..
Randolph.
Mr.. Denham's staff prosecuted the
union at hearings before Mr.. Len
which began December . and ended
May 10, with many interruptions.
Mr. Left ruled that when the ITU
insisted on closed shop conditions
1t violated three provisions Of the
law:
/. That which prohibits q union
from causing or attempting to cause
an employer to discriminate in hir-
ing.
2. That which prohibits q union
from restraining or coercing en-
ployes in their rights to stay out Of
union activities If they want to.
3. That which prohibits . union
from coercing an employer in the
selection Of his representatives In
the adjustment of grievances. Mr..
Evening star., 1948-08-15
American AirIines
pieketed in Protest
|of New York layoH
Dy Ms Assse,sssd Prs,s


NEW YORK. AUG. M.-Nembsrs
Of Local sol. Transport workers
Union Of America (CIO), picksted
American Airiines installationS ut
Ia Guardia Field today In protest
over the laying Oh Of maintenance
men.
Picksting lasted for one hour at
the airport aS union and company
spokesmen advanced different sto-
ries Of thsaeltcsnnstanees surround
int the discharges.
Richard Downes. International
Executive Board member oe the
union, said 40 vaaintenance men
received layoi1 notices yesterday
bringing to from 100 to 800 the
numbsr of employees affected by flve
layois In the last year.
Only 7s1nvslvsd, Company Says
A company spokesman, however,
said only 70 mechanics were in
volved In the layo6 and that thsy
were men who had the lowest
seniority ratings.
He added the msn were o(9ered
jobs In Tulsa, Okla. but, had not
accepted.
The airlinss spokesman explained
the company Is replacing DC.3s
and DC-4s with twin Con-
vairs and consequently requires less
maintenance work.
Mr.. Downes said picketinr would
be continued Monday. He said it
would start next Saturday on 4
countrywide basis, spreading to
American Airlines installations in
Warrington, Tulsa. Fort Worth,
and Los Angeles.
Mr.. Downes reported 4 meeting
yesterday between the union and
the company in which the union
requested . one-week postpone
ment Of the layoffs.
Another Meetinr Set.
Another meeting has tentative
" been set for Wednesday, he said.
Later, G. r. Smith. chairman of
the board Of the airline, said In 4
statement:
The union policy il no layoff.
Their idea Is that American Air
lines must provide employment
whether Or not there Il work to be
done.
IF American Airlines should
adopt that policy, We would be out
Of business In less than . year.
That policy not only would bank
rupt America; it would bankrupt
any company in any line Of busi-
ness. The net result would be
that all would be out Of jobs"
An American Airlines spokesman
said last night there, had been no
picketing OF the concern't hangar
at National Airport, where . small
maintenance force Is employed.
He said al union-management ne
gotiations are being handled in
New York.
The Island of WiRht Angling So.
Evening star., 1948-08-15
Civic LEAGUE to Meet

The Junior Civic League OF Falls
Church will meet at 7:30 pm. Tues
day At the Falls Church Teen
Canteen.
Locomotives in British express
service are to be painted different
colors.
Evening star., 1948-04-18
Nathan Hale Statue Rites
Set for This Afternoon

The bronze statue of Nathan Hale.
Revolutionary War patriot, recently
placed on Constitution avenue
fronting the Department Of Justice.
will be accepted today on behalf Of
the Government by Attorney Gen
eral Clark at exercises on the site.
DR.. Charles Seymour. president of
Yale University. will make the
presentation address at $3.50 pm.
The program will open at BIS with
music by the Army Band and ad-
vancing of the colors.
Senator Mcmahon. Democrat of
Connecticut. will preside and the
invocation will be delivered by DR..
James Shera Montgomery, chaplain
of the House. DR.. Montgomery will
give the closing benediction. after
which the band will play the Ma
tional Anthem.
The statue, duplicate of one
erected at Yale University, which
the patriot attended, was wrought
by Bella Pratt. 1t was bequeathed to
the Government by the late George
Dudley Seymour of Connectjclt
Evening star., 1948-04-18
Bogota Revolt Plan
Seen by Stambaugh
By the Assoeioted Press

Lynn u Stambaugh, just back
from Bogota, said yesterday de-
velopments in the recent Colombian
uprising convinced him that some
body had plan of operation"
for the revolution. Mr.. Stambaugh
is one of the directors of the Ex-
port-Import Bank and an advisor
to Secretary of State Marshall at
the Inter- american Conference in
Bogota. He witnessed the mob vio-
lence from American delegation
Offices on the seventh floor of an
Office building in the heart of the
Colombian capital.
He said he could not say of his
own knowledge who had a plan of
operation, but gave this evidence
that it existed:
Looking back on the incident. I
can put lot of pieces together
the destruction of churches. priests
forced to seek sanctuary in
country 80 per cent Catholic. stimuli
taneous uprisings in several parts
of the country, the incitement to
rioting Bogota. All those things add
up to plan thatt was put into
operation once the assassination Of
Gaitan occurred"
The shooting of Jorge Eliecer Gail
tan, Liberal leader, set off the revo-
luton.
Evening star., 1948-04-18
78 10 Be Decorated
By British Envoy
By the Associated Press

Lord Inverchapel, British Ambas-
sador her, will present decorations
to 78 members of the American
armed forces Tuesday in an En-
bassy ceremony.
The decorations. made on behalf
of King George VI. include:
To be an honorary companion Of
the military division of the Most
Honorable Order of the Bath:
Maj. Gen. Henry S. Aurand, U. S. A.,
now Lieutenant General. Fort
Myer, Va: Maj. Gen. Hugh J. Knerr.
U. S. A. F.. Gunston Road, Alexan-
dria, Va, and Col. Morris w. GIL
land, U. S. A.. the engineer center,
Fort Belvoir, Va.
To be an honorary commander
of the military division of the Most
Excellent Order of the British EN-
pire: Admiral William Henry Pur-
nell Blandy, commander in chief
Atlantic Fleet; Real Admiral George
Brackett Bowling, U. S. NJ, Belle
Haven, Alexandria. Va; Rear
Admiral Edwin Dorsey Foster. U. S.
N, Chevy Chase, Md: Rear Admiral
Raymond Wilson Holsinger. U. S. NJ,
Arlington, Va; Brig. Gen Ruben c.
Hood, jr.. U. S. A. F., Arlington, Va;
Brig. Gen Alvin r. Luedecke, U. S.
A. F., Falls Church, Va; Brig. Gen.
John Paul Mcconnell, U. S. A. F.,
Arlington, Va, and Capt. Ralph
Bale Hunt, U. S. N. Alexandria, Va.
Evening star., 1948-04-18
Mans Body Found by Boys
Under Rock Creek Bridge

A mans body, which apparently
had been in the water for two
weeks, was found in Rock Greek
under the Calvert Street Bridge
yesterday by two boys walking along
the bank. ..-.-.
He was identified from papers in
his pockets as Freddie Wells. 40,
colored, of 1905 Ninth street NV,
a cook.
Homicide Squad Detective Seret.
Jack Baker said an autopsy would
be performed at the District
Morgue. There was no evidence OF
foul play, he added.
The boys who discovered the body
around noon were Paul Willoughby,
u. OF 2272 Cathedral avenue NV,
and Scotty Brown. 8, of 2771 Wood
ley place NV. They called police.
Mr.. Wells was reported missing
two weeks ago by other residents
of the Ninth street address. Sergt.
Raker said
Evening star., 1948-04-18
Sixty Housebreakings
Solved by Arrest Of
4D. T.. Area Youths

The arrest of four Washington
area youths, ranging from 16 to %
years old, has cleared up go house
breakings here since last December,
the Detective Bureau Robbery Squad
announced last night.
Jewelry and other stolen goods
valued at several thousand dollars
have been recovered. but no charges
have been placed pending further
investigation.
Two of the gang were arrested
late Friday, police said, when two
No. Precinct patrolmen recognized
the license number of their rented
automobile as having appeared in a
lookout concerning an assault case.
Pvts. Frank Strader and William
E. Barton arrested the pair at
Seventh and E streets S.W. Although
two revolvers we're found in the
car, the policemen said, the youths
did not resist.
Others Are Implicated.
On being questioned at Police
Headquarters, detectives said, the
two suspects implicated two others
as their accomplices in the series
of housebreakings.
The housebreakings were all COM
mitted in the same fashion. Detec-
tive Sergeant Joseph Hunt said.
The suspects, operating in all
parts of Washington and sections
of Prince Georges County, would
knock at house doors between 6
and $50 pm. If the knock were
answered, the suspects would in
uuire for a fictitious person and
leave. If there were no answer,
Detective Sergt. Hunt said, the
house was broken into.
Police Corpl. Samuel Stickley was
one victim. His home was looted
of his revolver, blackjack, a badge
and other valuables. Sergt. Hunt
said all were recovered.
Youth. II, Assaulted.
The assault which led to the
arrest of the quartet occurred at
$50 pm. last Thursday. Police
said two of the suspects in the
rented car approached LLOYD G
Cox, II, of 1871 B street Sc, at
the intersection of Fourteenth and
East Capitol streets. After accost-
ing him, an argument ensued. One
of the pair drew gun, police said,
and the other struck the youth
with his fist.
Young Cox took the license num-
Der of the automobile as it drove
away and notified police.
The 22-year-old suspect has de-
MED participating in the house
breakings, according to detectives
The other three. two of them 1s
and the other 16, have admitted
the offenses, Sergt. Hunt said. The
two 18-year- -olds are PAROLES from
the National Training School for
Dove hp added
Evening star., 1948-04-18
Walsh Delays Return Home
Until After Italians Vote

Georgetown University said yes
terday that the Rev. Edmund A.
Walsh, s. j., regent of its Foreign
Service School, had delayed his de-
parture from Europe until after to-
days election in Italy.
DR.. Walsh notified the univer-
sity from Rome that he would not
leave for the United States until
next Friday, when he expects to sail
on the S. S. America from South
ampton, England. He has been in
Italy for several weeks and is under
stood to have visited Germany and
other countries.
1t was felt at Georgetown that DR..
Walsh's intense interest in COM
munism. which he has opposed for
many years, would keep him in Italy
in order to observe the national
election. He had first gone to Tokyo
last fall to investigate the condition
of Jesuit colleges and missions in
Japan and report to the General
of the Society of Jesus in Rome.
He is expected to stay in New
York for several days after his ar
rival there before returning to
washington
Evening star., 1948-04-18
Henry Morgan Broadcast
To 0pen TeIevision Chain

The American Broadcasting Co.
will begin it's television network
operations today with a variety pro-
gram featuring Comedian Henry
Morgan which will be broadcast here
over The Evening Star station,
WMAL-TV, from $50 pm. to 7 pm.
The program will originate from
the studies of WFIL-TV in Philadel-
phia, an ABC aff1liate, as will other
shows of the network until its own
key station in New York goes on
the air in August. The network will
be up to IS hours week of program
ming by the end Of the month, ABC
officials said,s
Initially the programs will be
broadcast in New York. Baltimore
and Philadelphia as well as in Wash
ineton over WMAL-TV, the local
ABC television outlet.
ABC will become the fourth tele-
vision network in operation. The
others are the National Broadcast
ing Co., the Columbia Broadcasting
System and Dumont. Mutual ex-
poets to begin television operations
before the wear Is out.
Evening star., 1948-04-18
Blood Center Reports
Expanding Service

Support of the District Red Cross
Blood Center has been so enthusi-
astic that more than half of metro
politan Washington's hospitals now
are entirely supplied by that source.
DR.. Montgomery Blair, chairman
of the center's medical advisory
committee. revealed this last night
and predicted that continued CO.
operation would make the blood
available to all hospitals within a
few months.
Since the center was opened in
January, it has expanded to supply
the blood needs of the following
hospitals:
Mount Alto, Naval Medical Cen
ter, Georgetown. George Washing
ton, Glenn Dale. Children's, Epis-
copal, Adams, Burwell and Colum-
bia.
The center also is meeting emer-
gency needs of all hospitals and fill
ing emergency requests of Washing
ton physicians.
Evening star., 1948-04-18
Shriner Parade Calls
Attention 10 Circus,
Opening Tomorrow

Trapezes were on the way up
and animal cages were rolled into
place today as Uline Arena took
on the atmosphere of the Big Top
in preparation for the opening to-
morrow of the seventh annual
Shrine Circus.
Most performers for the 40-act
show, including a group OF jungle
cats, already were on hand. Most
of the circus family set up house.
keeping in trailers in parking lot
near the arena.
Fez-wearing shriners led seven
bands, eight floats and more than
1000 paraders through the North
west business section yesterday
AFTERNOON to herald the circus.
Potentate Leads Procession.
Almas Temple Potentate Omer
Clark led the annual procession
which began at Fourth and F.
streets NV. and ended at the
Almas Temple. 1915 K street NV.
Police blocked off heavy traffic
along the route and allowed has
tily formed lines of spectators to
crowd into streets until the parade
passed.
The Youngest marcher was Z
year-old Barbara Hanna. daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. William Hanna,
OF 20 Stoddard place Sc, who
led the majorettes of the Elks Club
Band No. Is.
Costumes OF the Shriners ranged
from tuxedos worn by the Shrine
to the flowing and colorful
silken robes of the Almas Oriental
Band. d. Units of Jobs Daughters,
the Tai Cedars of the Lebanon and
other Shrine-associaSed organiza-
tions rounded out the parade.
Proceeds to Help Children.
The circus, proceeds of which will
go to charities for Washington's un-
derprivileged and crippled children,
will open with an evening perform
ance tomorrow at BIS. Both evening
shows and matinees, beginning at
2:15 pm, will be held each day
thereafter through next Sunday.
The circus, arranged by Past
Potentate Howard P. Foley, will offer
many acts familiar to circus fans.
Joe Walch and his wild animals will
furnish the thrills, while sea lions.
boxing bears and chimpanzees will
be among animal acts'on the lighter
side.
Acrobats, clowns, high wire artists
and trick horsemen I'LL out the pro-
gram.
Tickets may be purchased either
at the arena, Third and M streets
NE, or at Almas Temple.