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Evening star., 1948-04-25
AUTOMOBILES WANTED (cont.

STUDEBAkER, by Navy lieutenant AZ
or ,aS Pre!eE .Isf. new Champion. Cash or
WANTED 194l Chevrolet from Individual;
n must ,1S 5s IN asSS good condition; will pay sash
NEWLY oPENED LOT will pay top cash
MoToRs. 1856 wisconsin ave. NV. OR
TRY TRIANGLE--We want the extra
to get them. Phone DE. 1908 for a
sEEr sSSE tq noos 81 f0GsoH fSs L EH 3dFe + RR
f1s PnYMoufM ii ssS fys is ns Clean
g5lff is 4s$5 eenn ave. esSooAs vs. sss MoSf
CASH FOR YOUR CARVE pay the
s6r6sS II Sfss5f isc s. y s's 39S4ED go Es
ays ,n ,Aa NE Ss.195 s9SS Il 9575 5r,,. for
space Open ewes. 2 am to on WisMs s6S
WP VEL e fAE Eosis5 sFo1 cAsh rRfcf 0ss
sfHe sfE1Skf 1ssP co s. 's &c and ~ Il
NV NV "UsED.cAR LOT needs so automo-
Siices offered. Don't sell or trade your
No5RTHEAsT MoToE go. Mnneso!a
Business Center, 1901 Mimi. ave. ne,
100 100 JARS WANTED IMMED1ATELY-'3s
to AS; will pay your price for clean cars
Come to or can LIVINGSTON MOTORS
for Southern trade, all makes and models;
kHobE nsIANp 9Fie MoroR co 15so Rhod 0
I;sHs PhYMouTns tYf nf fokbs rs eeHEvRoLE1s, etc.
o4 or dfTf es R for C1 our
eHaHsTER ei2 RadsRsSSsf Il 4 Is cIss
price is our price. CENTRAL TR o,ss MoTSR v5E
oLDSMoBILE owNERs-I IT'S clean,
your price is our price CENTRAL MOTOR
SALES. 1926 Conn. ave, Wo. 9236' EN-
oan sEN4RA IA ese9 MoroY y0ug gAnn ELS
III tias MORE SSR MSsEY We FOR 9Yaa YotR
will buy your car Immediately for top
cash price; or you can name the price you
your price we'fl try TO get it for you II
We sell your car al your price. you pay U
no % cha4ss We e RG fs Mo4oR H94 a o nes
soRE CASE EoR Or YOUR CAR Ie$$ 3 S 3
eGfvEoHf4 MpT9fYs YoR1s fnsMo5fHs ss Stf ETC.
o or deSf cs n ior o5 our n
$50 Bladensburs I'd. ne. AT. o2oo.
ANY MAKE OR MoDEL-Edgemoor will
easn .df n esy Or 's ss 5eq
sssoI Wisconsin sys.. Bethesda, Nd; 20
See See MI. Bodine. RANDALL MOTORS: NC.
Chrysler. Plymouth Dealers. 1850 18th st
BUSINESSMAN wants new .4s car; low
mileage; will pay all in cash. Call any
!IR; Sf FSsls!ss D.g ,, x,,9,S;sgn f9s
BAKER. INC. for an appraisal 2sl9 NJ st.
BUICK M oWsERs r G'ssn MoPog sous gAnE Els
Z 4asS SIi COM % ave. @ Wo NSA asas Elm 9754;
am goine into the spring season ,n.h, Nth fss
cam pqice sD no oo OBJECT een WI Williams AUTO
SALES 10th and Rhode Island ave ne.
PONTIAC OWNERS-If IT'S clean. your
price is our prise, cEN1RAL R 40 ,MoI0R NJ vG
sALEs' SALE 1925 Conn ave "o S@"'' EN-
Of cars are assured Il McKEE-roNTIAc.
issS sr. e ~ Ss3 3oa s4s sUar II 'ss nss
sIss5 sIsEswoob + s|so aFeh R5Ts T. e'h p ksod
Islsnd nn az Hs opsp -, eIe.n 70 your pric.
is RoSsL our p9iee. 4sSAcNTa CENTRAL MoTok sALEs.
casa csss fean' fSa YoUE oSs ex-fors, M easvseiss;
4u1HF saa EIPGssSsfo nSToa sasas sas .aa '1f'i
skvfek u Il s1is 1iiss sotR st. Nv 81. sizl:
Evening star., 1948-04-25

CHEW. '42 2-dr.: 55.7s1 mi; Sa95
Cash terms or trade.
Dodge Al 4-dr; r and h.. 81 .075.
Plymouth Al Sp. d !. cdr: h: S2ao.
Studebaker Al Comdr.; r. and h.: 4-dr;
HEPsBYs, INC. Dial TIE. 376s. 1900
Duke ST.. ALI Xandrie. Va. 90
DE S0TO 1916 de luxe coupe, radio and
heater; an exceptionally clean car; price.
81 S95.
Packard 1876 custom super Clipper Sc
dan, radio and heater, beautiful interior:
finish is black and looks new: price,
$3.50. CAPITOL CADILLAC OLDSMO-
BILE CO., 1929 .,2nd ST. NV. Ma. 1900.
Closed Sat. Sun. and ewes. -26
CHRYSLER Royal I94l 4-door sedan;
radio and heater; S1,1O0.
Dodge 4-door sedan, 1941; r. and h;
S1.095.
Buick Special sedanette, 1941; T. and
See MI. Bodine. RANDALL MOTORS,
INC, 1850 18th ST. NV. Chrysler-
plyn,nnth Dealerl EX 1900 -26
Evening star., 1948-04-25
Meetings this week.
Local Odd Fellows

Special actlVItleS:
Home Association-Chicken din
ner, Thursday. $50 to 7:30 pm,
419 Seventh street NV. Benefit
of IOOF Home for the Aged
Columbia Encampment-Wednes-
day, to confer Royal Purple Degree,
g pm.
Brightwood Lodge and Bright
wood Rebekah Lodge-Friday, pre-
senting a play, THE Womanless
Wedding" Stansbury Lodge Hail,
BIS pm. A square dance will fol-
low
Evening star., 1948-04-25

Mrs. Nema Ashford, rehabilitation
chairman of Bunker Hill Unit, with
Mrs. Mildred May, vice chairman,
will give a party for the patients
at Mount Alto Hospital at 7 pm,
Tuesday.
Evening star., 1948-04-25

PfoNSTIAc 1887 e-dr sedan; good runnins
condition: priced to sell this week; mrs
s275 takes it. 1888 Allison st. NV. IA
PONTIAC 1a4o 4-dr. sedan: maroon finish
equipped with heater, excellent condition
throughout; D. c. inspecton guaranteed
s. ia5. s = LEE Il Il P u BUTLER' ~ INC" 1lsl
PONTIAC 1886 coach: lst $40 takes it
good TRANSPORTATION. 1000 Central ave
ne Hillside $3.50; ., - -
PoS1iAc t} a IS ia4; can "e -; dr Black. r and h.
plastic seat covers 5000 mi; s:;495;
sATcHER SAFE lf1'f MoroR 6 SsS MO o0i 5ioS Wis
FoSNTiAc PS 1e4o s.; good cond; $3.50
foSf12c 81 h4 015i 1s4i de luxe club coupe: radio
and heater: car is in perfect perfect condition dnn
BELL i fXsTz 6foss 5fs5sss 56d B WISE se'ss ase at nv
PONTIAC 1887 4-dr: new front complete,
s9od tires res oaS metor perfect RADIO heater
fesSi sfeossS1i1Aees c. 1873 SIS Blusstrsak g. station
froster; driven less than zoo miles; So S3'l l0S M
or best offer under Call Dl. 1891 al
PoiNfixC POI FAC 1e4o 4-door de luxe sedan, 8.
cylinder; radio. heater. trunk space fns
elesn ssiA interior % and body; Will finance i
neeessaIy for only s273, down; total price
$500. RE. 1857, SU1 n 81. NV.
PONTIAC 1897 Streamliner 4-dr. sedan;
it's our best bet in owner-rated cars clean
new-car perfection. shining black finish,
raGio, heater, side mirror, fog lights; with
its very low mi,eage YOU can't go, WRONG
at 81 395' take ~ mos. and trade: 30:
day guarantee. LOGAN Ford>, 18th and
Pontiac 1855 club coupe. $3.50; white
WI :, new tires LATHRAMs ESQ STA
TI0N. New Jersey ave. end E ST. Sc.
PONTIAC As IS" streamliner sedan coupe
.-tone grey. white sidewall air-ride tires
r. and h.. seat covers. Hydramatic; 1896
cash. trade or terms, open ewes. till 8.
sATcHER MOTORS INC, 51oo Wis. ave.
PONTIAC 1886 4-dr.; r. and h.; black;
tip-top mech shape; a real bargain. 1898
HILL L. TIBBITTS. 1114 Vermont ave.
NV. Wash.'s Oldest Ford Dealer, ma
$3.50 -26
PONTIAC 1910 club coupe: r. and h,
original black finish. Rides extremely well.
Positively outstanding in value at only
$3.50, Low down payment GREEN
WAY, 5000 MINI. ave. ne. AT. 1915.
PONTIAC 1871 "s" Cdr sedas: heater
seat covers: original owner; $4,000 miles
excel. cond; S1,1a5. EN-. 4s65. -26
Evening star., 1948-04-25

We have the best selection Of clean used
cars. All can be purchased on easy pay
ment plan. All cars over $500 carry 30
day guarantee. Open daily Until 9 pm
Sundays until pm. JET MOTOR SALES
Ii. 0336, Ii. 4S07, opposite st. Elizabeth
Hospital. -o5
Evening star., 1948-04-25
VFW
To Attend Apple
Blossom Festival

Members of the District Of Co.
lumbia Department, Veterans Of
Foreign Wars of the United States,
are arranging to attend the Apple
Blossom Festival at Winchester, Va,
next Friday.
1t is planned to have bus leave
the Gold Chevron Club, 1919 K
street NV, that day at 9 am.
Headed by the Honor Guard, they
will participate in the parade.
Past Deartment Comdr. Charles
B. Jennings last Sunday installed
officers of Government Printing
Office Post at the Hamilton Hotel.
They are: Commander, Wallace R.
Leek; senior vice commander, Fran
els J. Schum; Junior vice COM
mander, Stanley G. Mills; quarter
master, Maurice H. Lawton; advo-
cate, John G. GOWN; chaplain,
Thomas A. Shamis; surgeon, AL Her
man. The post commander ap-
pointed John G. GOWN as his adJu-
tant.
New officers of Police Fire Post
were installed by Past Department
Comdr. Charles M. O'Malley. They
are: Commander, Walter Chakwin;
senior vice commander, Elmer Cou-
ture; Junior vice commander, I. j.
Bradecamp; quartermaster, Jurney
Guy; chaplain, A. M. McCallum;
surgeon, w. G. Moore; advocate,
Robert F. Sutphin; 3-year trustee,
E. D. Alber
The commanders dinner will be
held at Odd Fellows Hall, 4l9 Sew
enth street NV, on Wednesday
All paid up members of the post
and auxiliary are invited.
Members of the VFW and their
auxiliaries attended installation OF
the officers of Bethea- -Welch Post
at the Banneker. Center, $500 Geor.
gia avenue NV, on Friday. Past
Department Comdr. Frank Topasf
was the installing officer.
Following are the officers: Com.
mander, Albert T. Jones (thirc
term): senior vice commander, Al
fred Tyler; junior vice commander
James Henry; cha plain, Nathan E
Coleman; quartermaster, Ernest r
WEIGH: trustees, Ernest w. Parker
Fred D. Willis and Edward S. Hope
The following appointments were
made by the commander: AdJutant
William D. Archer: officer of the
day, John o. Key; legislative officer
Edward ]. Rivers. and employment
officer, Ebert Mullin.
Five radio stations of the city
have been cited by the VFW fol
donating public service to the pre-.
sentation of VFW's first Our Lane
Be Bright" Transcribed series last
year. Department Comdr. Albert
M. Armstrong announced them a!
follows: WRC, WWDC, VOL
WASH-FM and the Armed Forces
Radio Station.
Meetings this week:
Monday - Federal Post, 935 G
place NV. Front Line Post. 10ls
Ninth street NV, joint installation
of officers.
Tuesday Elbow Benders PUP
Tent No. 2, 935 G place NV.
Wednesday-Police-Fire Post, 93s
G place NV; Father John Gala.
CHER Post, North Capitol and K
streets NV: VFW Honor Guard
Evening star., 1948-04-25
/ COLOSSAL, STUPENDOUS, STARTLING.
Ready for your inspection and we're open

. nome OF SeleCG CARS.
nafiow, 10 ii miies N'-,-N.-- Wv ss.995
miles -No---N"NA--NN-.,.os - ~ s,7e5
miles ' -@NI---N' 1896
r. l. h., 10 miles ~ 3.495
Olds 194S "6S" sed., HYDRA -matic,
r. g. h., 10 miles 2,S95
Plymouth 194s, cl. cpe., r. g. h., s
miles o.395
Ford l94S sedan. r. L. h., 6 miles zoos
matte. 5 miles '' = " ',' ~ 4.695
Buick 1947 conv. yellow, r. g. h. - :,995
Pontiac lQ41 conv 4, sos
Buick 1947 Roadmaster sed. r. g. h. 1895
Buick l941 Super sedan, r. & h. 3.332 AZ
Dodge 1917 custom 4-dr. sed. 2..95
Dodge 1916 custom 4-dr sed, hter. ] ,995
Plymouth 1916 Spec d. TX. sed.,
heater 1.195
De Soto 1915 2-dr heater 1895
Many other late model used cars to
choose from. CHERNER-BREWER AUTO
SALES. Bill Wisconsin ave, WO. 1899.
Open ewes. till g. Sundays till 8. -26
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1948-01-24

Experimentation gelheben lit.
Gs miro uns nit Reht treffen, es lit
Die BON @ott beitimnte Strafe fir
Die nnterIaiiene 9at, fir Die binigen
artifel, Die mir geihrieben uab eele.
len baben, fir bic Ienoenlabmen Yre.
oieten ilno Heoen, Die mir geboIten
baben. Die 5oblreiben 3eitidriften
nit ibren ihonen Namen /. tperoen
ole baIb tpieoer btnpeggefegt tperoen,
nenn nidt Die So5iale Jrage i'm
hriItliden Sinne sel0it miro :: Die
idone 2iteratur, Die &irben, Die &lo.
iter uno 8ibliotbefen niiben nidts j.
Gas nIles ipirft nngeiibts Der troit.
loIen io5ialen Gage. iiber Die mir bis
futieren. Der Sliidtlinge, Ser gnt.
mnr5elten, Der ariegsgelddnoeten ipie
cine groBe o1moniide 2iige, Dor Der
Der. Serr Sein antlis berbiiGlt." (3i,
tiert in Ser lleberblid', 1. Sftober
1947.) .Sat uns oieie ner5,peifelte
Gimme zines 3ufenoen in ser @iilte
nidts 81 iasen, tpie mir - Sriiben
lno bier - ben 8olihetpismus ouf-
balten tonnten, nein miiBten?2
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1948-01-24

moroeten Die Srgane Der 3eeiernng
5sueiunb5,pat,5ig oppoiitioneue aeita.
toren. 9nuienbe bon agttatoren tnur<
Den berbaftet l,nb miBbanoelt. Die
Babl5etteI Der Sppoiition ,purben
fonfis5iert. Die 8obIurnen puroen
a,iseetpehielt. Dos ganae 8ablergeb-
mig puree gefdliht. l1nb trot alien
maren Die &ommuniiten eenotigt on.
auerfennen, baB etne WiHton 250..
900 Stimmen fir Die Sppofition OBJ
geseben paren. SaftiId batten Die
8ommuniIten Die 8oblen nerloren.
Sic erfldrten natiirlif bie Webrbeit
fiir iid uno ifidten lire fommllniIti-
ifen Nbgeoroneten in bas TarIament.
Georgi Simitroff puroe gum Mini.
lterpraiioenten getpdblt, 1ino bic Som.
muniiten riiIen sesen Sen Golfstpil,
len nit @etpalt uno 8errat 6ie Ma6t
on iid. Canals beaann Ser 9roRs
&f i'm Barlament Dor Sen Iugen
Der gon5en @eIt. Gie aomm,,niIten
nuBten es orloen nn0 iih Dor Der
aritit perteioigen, sic olIe ibre Bro-
paganoareben 2iigen itrafte. 0ie Sp-
petition entlarpte i'm Borlament Die
fommuniitilde Regierung. gs spurSe
Den Gommlniiten flar, baB tie ntdt
gegen sic Sppolition ontGmpfen fonn=
ten. uno BOB bie 9uIoung oieIer Sps
petition i'm BarIament aIeihbeoeu.
teno nit ibrer eigenen @rlebiguna
Dor. 9ie Sppoiition entIarbte ,,nt
ocrnidtete Ben S61pinoel. Ser Rom-
mltnismus mar an bie @on6 eeoriidi
l1no lief @efabr, erleoigt 5u tperoen,
obtpobl oie oppoIitionellen abgeoro,
neten in ser Rinoerbeit tporen =,
ober lie batten Die Mebrbeit oeS Sol,
tcS binter itf, uno iie batter bic
@obrbeit auf tbrer Seite.
(S6luB folet)
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11rlattn

ErGiioent Srumm lieB am IL. bs.
Dem &ongreB elm 8uoget in Sobe BON
$39, ,669, 100000 5ugeben. Das guo-
get Iiebt sroBe slusgaben Dor, bic oa=
gu beItimmt iino, Die rtotalitdre Serr-
ihaft" in 8elt-@uropa ab5umebren
nno cine ~moberne lno ausgeglibene
Eruppenma6t" fir amerifa auf5ts
iteIIen. Sic Sdasung Ser Hegierungs-
olsgaben fir oas on +. Suli begin
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Brttrllt Eurr zrttang r,tdlt ah!

xeuu eber ee bier Sage peadt @.uuus
3euns erbatem b unS Dir uit ms Saresbetrss
usneuben beQe u omoern rmbs getras
me beablen tannh gr eubu beiue Seinns
Abbeluus bebentet ben 8eru
eineu S&aben fir bic fatboide EreTs.
0u fannf Sen abonnement aa ben Cbis Baunaas sss
Soipbinam ees eueu 9er nsuSen ant f
senbem 5prmular:
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zuifdlrn Krtra II. grtrnrn
(Sortieeune bon Gette II

\OpItleSuUg UOH Sette II
Gen iein luiien, boben iih Die lpeItIi=
den &onferen5mGhte bon 8otsbam
nit Dem Stolinismlls al teilen!
llebrigens bot mon es in oieier 8e-
Degung nidt nur (,no nidt einmal
llberDiegeno) nit ben ,&umpeIs" su
tun. GieIe leioen ia bieI tpeniger ,ln=
ter Der Sebensmittelfnappbeit aIs on=
oere Slrbeiterihi6tcn. Sic ridt iibcr
Soge orbeitenoen 2e,,te ser 8rrben-
inouItrie, oie Siittenarbeiter rn6 oie
nIl9eneine arbeiterIdoft onoerer Sn=
ouitrien fiibren feinespees bas 9os
leln elmer ~priDilegierten" Shiht,
lonoern lino nah Die Dor ouf Suns
gerrationen eeiest. Gabei biirfen sic
plpfologii6en 1lno moteriellen 9luss
wirfungen oes Ibbruhs ser ssobri.
fen niat al,Ber Id)t selaiien tperSen.
DteIe linIinnigen 3erItorl,neen lino
nah alien borliegenoen 8eri6ter ae=
raoe, Ioipeit es iit Inn Die Siitten.
oemontagen i'm &ubr= r=8ebiet banoelt,
Die oenfbor ln1tpirtIdaftlidIten fir
Die Sieger 1,nb suglei6 bie benfbar
gral,iamiten 1lno erbittern6lten fir ote
geltegten, insbelonoere fir oie unmit.
telbor betroffenen oelttlden Irbeiter.
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Sermiidtes

SIM 81. 2ano eebt Der blutise
aampf 5piIGen Suoen uno arabern
obne HaflaB ooran. - Sn @rie6en=
lamb lit oie Gage 1luperdnoert. oo1
ldeint sic oemonltrotipe 8erItGrfung
Der omeritaniiden Warinetruppell
nidt obne giuorud in 8elarao ,1no
unoern galfonsStdoten gebliebcn 81
iein. - gtlr ser rote 9ittator Gimis
trotp in 8ulsorien orobte Ser Sppos
iitiou nit Dem S6idIal BetfoDs,
menn iie ibre &ritit oes Budgets ni6t
einite1e. - 3miideu Soaano ,1no
Snooneiien fam cine geritdnbtgung
5uItanoe. @anobi erlungte our6
erneutes ssoIten BON sSnoien ino Sa=
fiitan oos geripreden, baB iie 81 ei'
mem frieolihen ausgleid 5u selansen
periuhen tperoen.
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Der oit-meitlid)e 3onflift

Gie Rullen batten lpieoerbolt onge=
oel,tet. oaB es auf Der biespodigen
3ulommenfllnft bes &ontronrats in
Berlin = ser eriten ieit Dem Son.
ooner 5iasfo - sll iharfen 4usein=
anoerlebungen fomlnen tperoe. Die
Streifs, 10 ihloB man, biloeten oa6rI
oen sluftaft. Sotiadlid oerloneten
Die Ruiien am Gienstae Sic Nthtig-
feitserfldrllne ser britiid=amerifani.
ifen 3onenoereinbarllng, oa oieie &c.
gen oaS Sot5oamer Nbfommen Der
itoBe.
slber aus irgenolpelhen @riinoen
benabmeu iid sic Iosfoipiter moniers
liber ols gelpobnlih. Son ben 8riten
our 8eoe geitellt, oesapouierte Gene
raj 2utpondenfo einen artifel in ser
nnter ruliiIfer Tegie Deroffentli6ten
,Sdglihen Hunbihal,', in, Dem Die
slmerifaner uno 8riten NIT allen1
Nudorud oufgeforoert puroen, Ser
lin al perlnllen.
Evening star., 1948-02-20
WOrsted Suit
From The eht Co. Store for Men washington and Silver

rom The Hech Store for Men washington and Silver Spring.
redh all
e,ndre Down The
I've nam ddf for
suit at
ohug Floor
@ sbeaFo
Evening star., 1948-02-20

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Evening star., 1948-04-04
Miller 10 Reappear
In Disputed Case

Attorney Robert I. Miller is due
to reappear before Judge John p
Mcmahon in Municipal Court at 10
am. tomorrow for further hearings
in a shoplifting case which two
weeks ago led to court room dis
pute between lawyer and Judge.
The scheduled appearance was
prompted yesterday when his two
clients in the case announced that
they did not want to 60 along with
Mr.. Miller's decision to appeal SEN
tences Of As days in Jail or $50 fines
which Judge Mcmahon imposed.
Mr.. Miller told the court he would
appeal the sentences and asked for
an appeal bond which was set at
500 after the Judge had overruled
motion for new trial.
Il want to call to your attention
that I was sick on the day Of trial
and that your honor forced me to
try the case" the lawyer commented
after this action. "In fairness you
should have granted new trial.
You have seldom made mistakes in
your long struggle on the bench,
but this is one time I think you are
mistaken"
The judge remarked he "still dis
agreed with the lawyer and was
about to adjourn court when Mr..
Miller's clients. Dorothy Clark, 26,
and Ethel Boykin, SO, both colored,
and of the 800 block of M street
NV, asked to make a statement.
They told Judge Mcmahon they
did not want an appeal but only
wanted to pay their fines 'and get
the fuss over with" The Judge
gave all parties the week end dur
ing which to decide on their course.
Evening star., 1948-04-04
Coal Inquiry
BY the Associated Press

Following is the partial tert of
the Coal Inquiry Boards report
to President Truman:
Evening star., 1948-04-04

Van Horn contends, in this regard,
that only employees of the operators
signatory to the agreement Of July
8. 1947, are eligible to receive pen
sions from the fund.
The third trustee, Mr.. Murray,
also rejected the proposal advanced
by Mr.. Lewis for activating the fund.
His position was based on a con-
viction that this program was ac-
tuarially unsound He did not agree
with Mr.. Van Horn that pension
payments had to be restricted to
employees OF. the signatories to the
1947 agreement. Mr. Murray pro-
posed that the fund be activated by
allocating 10000, 900 from the fund
for the payment of pensions at the
rate of 500 per month on pri-
ority basis among all members of
the United Mine Workers who had
not retired from active work in a
mining operation before July /,
1912, and who had reached the age
of at least go after at least 20 years
Of service in mining work.
Under the Murray plan, preference
for pension payments would be given
to those retiring from active work in
a mining occupation after July /, 1947.
If, by March /, 1948, the payment of
500 per month proved to be imprac-
tical, in view of the allocated funds
available for pension purposes, Mr..
Murray proposed that adjustments
should be made in the amount of
pensions available to miners who re-
tired from active work in q mining
occupation between July l, 1912, and
July /, 1947.
Murray Plan Unsupported.
The proposal made by Mr.. Murray,
which he felt was in coformity with
both the contract and the Labor
Management Relations Act of 1947,
was not supported by either of the
two other trustees.
Mr.. Lewis continued to insist upon
payment of $100 per month for all
miners who were at least 60 years of
age, and that his proposal was actu-
arially sound for the reason that it
was intended to be set up on a pay
as-you-go basis from year to year.
Mr.. Van Horn took the position that
activation of the fund required
the execution of a detailed written
agreement pertinent to the fund, as
required by law and contemplated
by the National Bituminous Coal
Wage Agreement of 1947" as well as
certain actuarial surveys which he
proposed.
Mr.. Van Horn has continued in
the view that to pay pensions to all
the members of the United Mine
Workers of America regardless of
who employed them and regardless
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the trustees that the play was act
uarilly unsound under the fund as
constituted and sustained by the 10
cents-per-ton pament by the op-
orators. The Lewis proposal was then
submitted to the actuaries of the
Federal Security Agency, and their
report was in substantial agreement
with the report made by the
,actuaries heretofore employed by
the trustees and was likewise un-
satisfactory to Mr.. Lewis who con-
tinued to insist on his proposal.
A sharp issue on the construction
of the agreement has led to the
dispute which now exists in the
board of trustees.
Mr.. Lewis has set forth his con-
tention that the failure of the board
of trustees to agree constitutes q
dishonoring Of the contract by the
operators. He insists that the op-
orators have instructed Mr.. Van
Horn to take positions as trustee
which prevent the activation of the
fund. There is no evidence that
Mr.. Van Horn received such instruc-
tions from the operators except Mr..
Lewis assertion. To support his
contention that the operators dis
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the dispute was national in scope
and character The agreement IT.
self provides that disputes, stop
pages, suspensions of work If
national in character" shall be
settled "by the full use Of free
collective bargaining as heretofore
known and practiced in the In
dustry."
No effort was made by Mr.. Lewis
under this provision of the agree
ment to negotiate with the sigma
tories Of the National Bituminous
Coal Wage Agreement of 1947 be-
fore the work stoppage and Mr..
Lewis has taken no steps to ad-
wise, counsel, or order the miners
back to work in order that the
provisions as to collective bargain
ing may be employed.
Collective Bargaining Attempted.
However, he did, on January 20
attempt by letter to induce Mr..
Benjamin Fairless Of the United
States Steel Corp. and Mr.. George
Humphrey Of Cleveland, Ohio, to
engage in collective bargaining as
representatives of the bituminous
coal industry to resolve the dispute
as to the welfare and retirement
fund. Mr.. Fairless declined the in
vitation to negotiate. As he stated,
he was not representative of the
bituminous coal industry nor was
he signer Of the agreement in
question: He suggested to Mr.. Lewis
that he should seek to open nego-
tiations with the signatories of the
agreement. As previously stated, no
effort along this line has been
undertaken by Mr.. Lewis. Likewise,
no effort has been made by the op-
orators to open negotiations since
their letter of March 10 which con-
tanned the proviso that the miners
first return to work. In q letter on
January 80. 1948, to Mr.. Fairless,
and in letter on February 2, 1948.
to the operator signatories of the
agreement, Mr.. Lewis said that the
United Mine Workers Of America
reserves "the right at will to take
any independent action necessary
to the enforcement Of the contract" !"
We find independent action was
taken by the president Of the United
Mine Workers of America in the
form of communications to the OH
GERS and members Of the United
Mine Workers Of America which in
duced them to take concerted action
to stop work in all the mines Of the
operators signatory to the agreement
Of July 8, 1947. We find the stop
page was not independent action by
miners acting individually and sep
arately. Their stoppage has precip-
itated crisis in the industry and in
the Nation as q whole.