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Evening star., 1948-01-16
Senators to Reconsider Action
On Kuter After Truman Protest

man OF ability and efficiency and
lack of political contacts becoming
chairman of the Civil Aeronautics
Board because his present expert
ence eminently fits him for that
job.
/ "Of course, if the committee does
not care to act on my request, the
general will remain on his present
lob in Canada, but it seems to me
a disservice has been done to the
air policy of the United States in
the present emergency"
Gen. Kuter is now United States
representative on the international
civil aviation organization at Mont
real.
The committee refused to approve
the Presidents request because 1t
did not wish to set precedent, ac-
cording to Senator Gurney.
The CAB post has been vacant
since January / when Chairman
! james M. Lands term expired and
1see AERoNAUTTCs, Page A-5o
Evening star., 1948-01-16
Dewey Openly Enters Race;
Name Listed in Oregon Primary
Executive Assistant.
Reveals Availability
OF Governor

ALBANY, N. Y, Jan. 16.-Goy.
Thomas E. Dewey today declared
himself an avowed candidate for
the Republican presidential
nomination through an execu-
tive assistant who said Gov.
Dewey, "if nominated, would ac-
cept."
The unexpected announcement OF
eth1944 Republican standard bearer
was made in his absence from the
Capitol by James C. Hagerty. who
explained he spoke with the Cover
nor's full knowledge and consent.
/ Gov. Dewey jumped directly into
the campaign through Endorsement
of the entry of his name in the
preferential primary in Oregon.
The Governor, who has evaded a
direct declaration. thus entered open
competition for the nomination with
three other major declared conten-
ders-Senator Taft of Ohio, Gov.
Earl Warren of California and Har-
oldE. Stassen, former Governor OF
Minnesota.
Gov. Dewey's indirect method OF
Evening star., 1948-01-16
Hong Kong Consulate
OF British Burned
By Chinese Rioters
u. S. Property Threatened
In 3-Hour Demonstration;
English Worship Sent
By the Assoeiotsd Press

HONG KONG, Jan. 1s.-The
American Consul General at
Canton reported by telephone
today that rioting Chinese mobs
had injured six Britons, burned
the British Consulate and threat
ened American property during
a three-hour demonstration.
The British dispatched a warship
to Canton to evacuate Britons, If
necessary. The Chinese were re-
ported incensed over Ghe eviction by
the British of Chinese from the
walled city of Kowloon, on the
mainland of this crown colony.
H. A. Boucher, American consul
general at Canton, said no Ameri-
cans were injured, but reported:
"On a number of occasions,
Americans were threatened but
saved by satisfactory Identification.
The Texas Co. building would have
been set afire had not the Ameri-
can flag been produced"
Consulate SmOldering Ruin.
Mr.. Boucher said the British con-
sulate and the Chartered Bank OF
India, Australia and China were
"smoldering ruins
The riot was reported to have
started soon after noon near the
British consulate. Some demon
strators wore the uniform of the
Chinese Youth Corps.
Another report from Canton said
all British women and children
would be evacuated Immediately ano
that subsequently all Britons would
leave.
Mr.. Boucher said the injured in
cluded j. L. Murray, British press
attache; Mrs. John Williams. his
secretary; Jack Farmhouse of Dea-
con & Co., import-export shipping
firm, and L. B. Wood, also of the
Deacon company.
Reuters News Agency offices were
among those reported wrecked, in
advices received here by American
business firms.
George Hopper. American ConSul
General of Hong Kong, said the
British compound on Shameen
Island, former international settle
ment, was burned out by incendiar-
lists. British Consul General Ron
aid Halls residence, his subordi-
mates home and an office building
were said to have been destroyed
Escorted to Safety.
Mr.. Hall was escorted by police
to the safety of an American vice
consul's residence. and the wife of
Mr.. Murray, the former Katrine
Parsons of San Francisco. was re-
ported attacked by riotous Chinese
before she was rescued.
One telephone message from Can
ton said the British shipping firm
of Jardine Mathewson had been set
afire, and the Hong Kong newspaper,
(See HONG KONG PAGE A-50
Evening star., 1948-01-16
Fireman Morale Low,
But He Did Not Repor1
II, Harding Testifies
Battalion Chief Signed
Statements Declaring
Efficiency Satisfactory

Battalion Chief H. F. Harding
told the Fire Department "de-
moralization" trial board today
that although he detected a
serious loss of efficiency and mo-
rale in his command during
Chief Murphy's regime, and al
though the regulations required
him to report the fact, he never
reported it to the fire chief.
The witness identified his sigma
ture on reports covering the 10
months during which he has headed
the 7th Battalion, each stating that
department and efficiency OF per-
sonnel" was satisfactory"
"Ifi it wasn't true, would you have
signed it?" asked Austin F. Garfield
chairman of the three-man civilian
trial board which has been hearing
charges against the chief engineer
since Monday.
mo" answered Chief Harrington.
"I'd have made special report"
Did Not Do So.
did you ever make such special
report?" asked Defense Attorney
Martin F. O'Donoghue. continuing
his cross-examination of the witness.
mo, did not" Chief Harding
said. +,.
In his third day on the witness
stand, Battalion Chief Harding
seemed no more inclined to be
specific than he had been under
questioning by Special Assistant
Corporation Counsel Daniel B
Maher, the prosecutor.
He told the three-man civilian
trial board that he could not cite
any acts of inefficiency on the part
of Is men transferred in his .7th
Evening star., 1948-01-16
UAW Demanding 25c Raise
And Sc for Other Benefits
Third-Round Boost Necessary to Restore
Buying Power to 1916 Level, Union Says

in June, 1916, the last month Of
effective price control"
The board said 1t used the
Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics
consumer price Index in determin-
ing the 25-cent figure.
The union statement repeated as
sertions that auto industry profits
were "exorbitant" and said its
efforts to obtain price roll backs
either by Government or by the
industry itself "have proven fruit
less"
A rank and file demand for at
least q 25-cent- an -hour raise to
offset the spiraling. cost Of living
was made more than q month ago
by some >UAW locals. Since then
another union group urged q tenn
porary shelving Of wage demands
In favor OF an industry wide PEN
sion system.
Delegates from rs General Motors
Corp. plants from coast to coast will
gather here tomorrow to formulate
demands in behalf OF 250,000 GIN
workers.
Negotiations with General Motors
lSee UAW. Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1948-01-16
BY the Associafed Press

DETROIT, Jan. 16.-The CIO
United Auto Workers announced
today they would seek a wage
increase of Is cents an hour and
an additional S cents for other
benefits in forthcoming negotia-
tions with the motorcar industry.
The demands, approved by the
unions 22-man Executive Board, are
aimed at obtaining third round of
cost-of- Living adjustments since the
war.
Also included are demands for a
guaranteed weakly wage aud a
three-week vacation for workers
with five years seniority.
A 25-cent wage increase would
raise average pay for the auto
workers to roughly SITS an hour.
The additional 5 cents an hour
would cover disqualification, health
medical and surgical insurance.
"a 25-cent wage increase is neces-
sary," the boards statement said,
ito restore the buying power of auto
workers wages to the level attained
Evening star., 1948-01-16
Police Cleared
BY Trial Board
I'm CIegg Case
One Member Dissents
On Charge Against
Arresting Officer

The Police Trial Board today
cleared three policemen of all
charges growing out of julius
Willie Clegg'S accusation that he
was Illegally arrested detained
and nistreated during question:
ing by Sex Squad detectives.
James OD. Moran, only civilian
member of the three-man board,
dissented from the majority opinion
that Pvt. John j. Gibboney was not
,, guilty of Illegally arresting and hold
ing Clegg, a 26-year-old colored
Washington Post employe.
Pvt. Gibboney arrested Clegg last
August 2, after several women had
complained to police of being both
cred by a colored man as they went
to work. Clegg was released ap-
|proximately "a hours later. after the
mattresses who made the complaint
could not identity him.
The not-guilty decisions we're
unanimous in the cases of Detective
Sergt. Alex K Kapsol and David S.
Ennis, special investigator for the
sex squad, both of whom were
charged with mistreating Clegg.
Ennis to Quit Force.
Immediately after the trial boards
findings were announced Investi-
gator Ennis disclosed that he had
submitted his resignation from ths
police force on December ! and
would quit the force as soon as the
Commissioners passed on the resig-
nation.
He told reporters his r-slgnation
was prompted in part "by the action
of one paper in the city, the WASH
ington Post" He termed the papers
attitude toward a police officers
duty "unappreciative and unco-op-
erative."
A charge of illegal detention
against Sergt. Kapsol and Investi-
gator Ennis was dropped as the
four day trial ended yesterday, when
Assistant Corporation Counsel OIL
yer Gasch admitted he had failed
to prove the charge.
In announcing the boards find
ings, Police Supt. Robert j. Barrett
championed Pvt, Gibboney and said
he intended to commend the police
man officially for his actions in this
case.
The board began its deliberations
early yesterday afternoon and con-
vened again for is minutes this
morning before presenting its find
ings to Maj. Barrett.
The police superintendent, who
defended the three men as q wit
ness at their trial. said he was
pleased" that the policemen were
found not guilty.
"Not Disturbed by Dissent"
"We are not disturbed by the dis
senting vote of one member where
he voted guilty on two counts against
the arresting officer" Maj. Barrett
continued in his prepared state
ment. Il have nothing but the
highest praise for Pvt Gibboney. I
intend to officially commend him for
his actions in this case"
Maj. Barrett went on to recall
that several serious cases involving
sex offenders had occurred in WASH
ington. Then he added:
"If the officers of our department
are to be handicapped and pre-
vented from making arrests upon
| &C. T1T L7CC Dooo an
Evening star., 1948-01-16
| IWhuttheRussions
| Are Saying of Us

The Moscou radio, brondcdsting i,
to Europe, said
I'm the views of the American
ruling class democracy is re-
garded as a system in which
power is welded by a small
Clique of influential industrial
barons and finance magnates
and in which legislation and adj
ministration as whole merely
serve the interest of these two
groups. &
"This greedy clique has
launched a savage campaign
against the masses and their
democratic organizations SO as to
be allowed to go on playing their
tricks with irnpunity.
Evening star., 1948-01-16

sumption of gasoline, fuel oil and
gas.
The Secretary's statement was re-
leased to an emergency ,caeting
yesterday Of State oil co-ordinators
and industry representatives to dis
cuss the critical situation in the East.
Public conservation of fuel oil and
gasoline and more equitable dis
tribution of petroleum products in
short supply we're urged on officials
and industry spokesmen from %
Eastern States attending the meet
ing called by the Interior Depart
ment.
Secretary Krug announced also
he had called a meeting of the Ma
tional Petroleum Council in WASH
ington on January "a to formulate
program of voluntary cooperation
to assure an equitable distribution
of supplies and to intensity the con-
servation campaign.
Max w. Ball, director Of the In
(see WEATHER, Page AS
Evening star., 1948-01-16
Ruhr Strikes Easing,
But Food Crisis Goes
On ninAng|o-U. 5. Zone
Hunger Riots Are Feared;
Greoter Shortages Are
Seen in Next z Months
By the As.eeiaisd Press s

BERLIN, Jan. 16.-The strike
situation eased tonight in the
industrial Ruhr, but ... unrest
over the food crisis continued
throughout the British-Ameri-
can zone.
About $4,000 workers struck in
Duisburg, Muehlheim and Dins-
laken in protest against shortages.
They were expected to return to
their jobs tomorrow.
Hans Boeckler, leader Of the Ger
man federation of trade unions,
said he did not expect any new
strikes in the Ruhr soon.
German authorities said hunger
riots might develop in the American
zone. American authorities ap-
peared to expect the food crisis to
spread from the Ruhr, where many
of the 100000 workers are on
Transformation diets. The crisis
is in its earliest stages. the Ameri-
can authorities said, and far bigger
shortages of essential fats and meat
are expected in I February and
March.
Officials Warn Germans.
German officials in British
American bizonia warned citizens
they might receive little meat and
mot single gram of fat" beginning
February /.
For the first time since the enc
of the war we really face famine,
DR.. Gerhard Seelos, president of tht
Bizonal Executive Committee, tolc
reporters.
In Darmstadt, industrial city ir
the American zone, Deputy Burgo.
meister Julius Reiber said the
bakeries have flour for one day.
In Frankfurt, economic capital ol
the two zones, the butchers guile
said one COW was brought IN today
for slaughter to provide meat fol
the city's 100000 consumers. Tit
food Office there said there woule
be no meat next week, and that only
children and heavy workers woule
get fats
Some 100000 workers have STRUCK
during the week in the Ruhr in pro.
test against food shortages, but by
tonight 10000 were back at work.
Old-Line Reds Breakaway.
simultaneously, Germany's sput.
tering political situation boiled up
Several old-line German Commun-
lists revealed they had split with
Moscow directed Communists and
formed an opposition party.
The Moscow radio added its bit
to the Ruhr's turbulent political pot
by broadcasting special program
to hungry Ruhr miners seeking to
prove that the way to more potatoes
was through she Communist Party
The Ruhr, winch has remained
comparatively quiet since last win
ter,s food riots, sprang suddenly
into the European picture when the
1See GERMANY. Page A-6,)
Evening star., 1948-01-16
Check Aid Loans
CIoseIy,.Is Plea
OF Vandenberq
Senator Apparently
Agrees With MeCIoy
Foreign Loan Stand
BY the Associoted Press

Senator Vandenberg, Repub-
lican, of Michigan suggested to-
day that half the criticism" of
the European Recovery Program
would disappear if means are
provided SO the United States
"can follow our dollar abroad
and see we are getting our
moneys worth"
The Senate Foreign Relations
Committee chairman made the COM
ment after John j. McCloy, presi-
dent Of the World Bank, recon-
mended that mo fuzzy loans" be
made under the Marshall Plan sin
order to avoid the consequences of
the English loan"
Mr.. McCloy referred to the $3,-
750,000,000 loan by the United States
to Great Britain as ineffective. :"
He said that loan has been criti-
cized here and in England because
there was a lack of knowledge"
as to what the money was used
for"
Senator Vandenberg, apparently
agreeing, said that if a loan pro-
tective feature can be placed "at
the base of the ERP European Re-
covery Program" that this would
do more to satisfy the American
public, than anything that can be
DONE"
!. Marshall, Taft Differ on Cost.
Hearings on the plan continued
as Secretary of State Marshall and
Senator Taft, Republican, of Ohio
differed sharply over how much the
self-help program for 16 Western
European nations should cost. The
administration has asked $500, 600, :
600 for the first is months opera
ton OF the proposed four-year plan.
Senator Taft suggested a $1,00o,-
600 900 slash In this total last night
as the Secretary asserted any rad
ical change would endanger the
whole Marshall Plan to help Europe
Mr.. McCloy told the committee
the World Bank staff has screened
the proposed $6,800,000, 900 appro.
priation and has concluded it is moi
an extravagant figure.
1--WE feel, rather, that it is tight
fit" he added.
Mr.. McCloy said the World Bank
is making hard loans" and is able te
check up on its loans without com.
plants from nations borrowing Its
funds. He outlined how the bank
serving IS nations everywhere bu1
Russia" is set up and how it makes
loans.
Wants Loans Not "Fuzzy.".
Senator Vandenberg commented
that a wider speculative latitude
will be required under the aid loans
than under the World Bank. He
asked if Mr.. McCloy knows any
reason why a comparable system
should not operate on ERP?"
Mr.. McCloy did not and said
that when Marshall Plan admins.
traitors make a loan they should
make a loan, not fuzzy thing"
Senator Vandenberg asked why
the World Bank could not handle
some of the hard loans" required
under ERP.
I'VE could but we might not have
enough money to meet al.
demands" Mr.. McCloy said.
Mr.. McCloy said the progress
European nations make toward
stabilizing their economies ought tt
measure future aid extended tt
Evening star., 1948-01-16
Supreme Court Hear,
Argument on District
Race Covenant Cases
Foes Call Them Device
To Get Around Ruling
Against Zonine Low Bor
By Robert K. Welsh

Attorneys for District groups
seeking to have restrictive cove
nants outlawed declared before
the Supreme Court today that
such residential property agree
ments are "ir.quitous" devices to
get around high court ruling
80 years ago against zoning laws
based on race.
Oral arguments on the tive Dis
trict cases began early this after
noon, when lawyers finished their
discussion Of two similar cases from
st. Louis and Detroit.
Although the basic issues in ali
four cases are the same. lawyers or
both sides in the District suits were
prepared to take somewhat differ
ent approach. The arguments were
centering on the constitutional
power of, Federal courts to enforce
racial restrictive covenants here
whereas much Of the four -hour de-
bate yesterday dealt with legal
points in specific States.
Houston Opens Argument.
Charles H. Houston, Washington
attorney for group OF District
colored persons who sought to own
and occupy covenanted property on
Bryant street NV, opened the argu-
ments in the District cases.
Before he faced the court, how
ever, James A. Crooks, former chief
counsel of the District Rent Control
Board, and Thurgood Marshall, New
York colored lawyer, summed up
arguments in the Michigan case.
Mr.. Crooks, who, with Henry Gill
ligan, also represents the District
covenant holders, closed the Mich
igan argument by referring specifi-
cally to the covenant legal ruling in
the District. He said use of cove
nants to prevent colored people from
living in white neighborhoods moi
only conforms to public policy ir
the District, but has become q
matter of property law in the Dis
trict."
He based this statement on what
he said were numerous District
Court and United States Court oi
Appeals rulings upholding such
/ property agreements.
Asked to Sum Up Views.
"The integrity of these property
covenants has been recognized here
for many years. Mr.. Crooks tolc
the six justices hearing the current
cases. Associate Justices Reed
jackson and Rutledge disqualified
themselves yesterday.
| Mr.. Marshall was asked by Chie1
Justice Vinson to sum UP his conten.
ton that the 14th amendment tt
the United States Constitution ha.
a direct bearing on court enforca.
bility of covenants.
People have a right to make ar
Evening star., 1948-01-16
Ponds at KeniIworth
Open to Skaters; Ice
Forms at Memorial

Ponds at Kenilworth Gardens
on Douglas street near Kenil-
worth avenue NE. were open
for ice skating today, and park
police predicted the Lincoln
Memorial rejecting pool may
be safe for skating tomorrow
if the cold weather holds out.
Two officers were stationed
at the memorial pool today,
however, to warn anxious
skaters that the ice is not thick
enough for safety.
Capt. Mark P. Raspberry
said the ice was only 2 inches
thick at noon-one inch below
the safety standard. II the
mercury stays below Is degrees
tonight, he said the extra inch
should be added by tomorrow.
Evening star., 1948-01-16
NLRB Asks Injunction
To Restrain Printers
Under Labor Law
Federal Court Action
Would Ban Strikes Until
ANPA Dispute Is Settled
By james Y. Newton

The Government today asked
a Federal Court in indianapolis
for an injunction restraining the
AFL international Topographic
cal Union from striking or TAX
ing any other similar action
until final settlement by the Ma
tional Labor Relations Board of
the unions long-standing dis
pute with the Nations news
paper publishers.
The NLRB announced here today
that the petition for injunction was
filed by Jack G. Evans, Indianapolis
regional director of the NLRB, act
ing for Robert NJ, Denham, board
general counsel.
Following the filing of the petit
tion, Federal Judge Luther N. Swy-
CERT issued a~rule calling on the ITU
to show cause giving the union until
February 2 to reply in writing to
the charges made in the injunction
petition.
In addition the judge directed that
officials of the union appear in
court February to show why they
should not be enjoined. Mr.. Evans
asked that the injunction be issued
on the latter date.
Would Halt Strike.
The charges on which the request
for injunction was based were made
by the American Newspaper Pub
fishers Association, acting for more
than 800 newspaper publishers of
the country, against the union.
If the injunction is issued by
Judge Swygert it would halt the
strike which the ITU has been car
rying out against the publishers OF
the six Chicago newspapers since
November.
It also would prevent the union
from striking any other publishers
ICoa TrY7TT Dora AN
Evening star., 1948-01-16

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Jan. 16
P,.-Gov. and Mrs. Luther w.
Youngdahl of Minnesota were re-
ceived in formal audience today by
King Gustav v in his Stockholm
royal castle. They were accom-
panied by H. Freeman Matthews,
American Ambassador. They spent
18 minutes inside the castle.
Evening star., 1948-01-16
Kino Receives YounaduhI

(See COVENANTS, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1948-01-16

(See CLEGG, Page AS.
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(See ITU, Page A-4D
Evening star., 1948-01-16

See FOREIGN AID, Page
Evening star., 1948-01-16

(See GERMANY, Page A-6.)
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(See MURPHY, Page A-5)
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(See TAXES, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1948-04-27
7 Die as Blasts Raze
Brooklyn Building
BY the Associoted Press

NEW YORK, April 27.-A shat
tering series of explosions followed
by fire killed two men and de-
molished gas company building
in Brooklyn late yesterday.
A dozen other persons were in
jured, two critically. A large area
of the waterfront was shaken.
The blasts blew out sections of
the walls of the three-story build
ing, knocked aside iron bars on the
windows and broke windows in
buildings block away. Cause of
the blasts was not determined def
nitely.
Police estimated that at the time
of the explosions 80 persons were
inside the building, which housed
the gas production division Of the
Kings County Lighting Co.
Large gas storage tanks nearby
were not damaged. The fire was
brought under control in about three
hours.
The dead were identified as Ed
ward Hehir. %, a watchman, and
Michael Gillen, 46, a pipe filters
helper.
Col. Edward r. Martin, an Army
chaplain and veteran of the Euro
pean campaign in World War II,
administered last rites of the Ro-
man Catholic church to the two
dead, whom he helped remove from
the building.
The two critically burned men
are Patrick Kelleher. 40, paint fore
man, and John Costello, 80, a
We16er
Evening star., 1948-04-27
Nv the Associated press

BY the Assoeioted Press
MIAMI BEACH, Fla, April 81
The story of the heroic role of
two New York models in the rescue
of five persons from a heavy surf
here, was related today.
Blond Robin Dunnell Burgess,
vacationing here, swan $50 yards
with a lifeline tied around her
waist Sunday. The other model,
FranceSka Nicholson, swan part of
the way with her, then returned
to the beach to supervise the ham
ding of the line.
The incident started when man
identified by police as John Moreia
of New Orleans called for help in a
surf made turbulent by strong winds.
Mr.. Eaton said, Henry ]. Kaiser in
dicated he thought a raid" on the
stock had been organized by COM
petitors. Mr.. Eaton said he had
made no suggestion one way or
the other" on he stabilization pur-
chases. Mr.. Kaiser testified earlier
they were made on Mr.. Eaton's ad-
vice