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Evening star., 1949-02-10

breaking a strike OF our MEM
bers ..
-. Collective bargaining in our
industry has been carried on. not
with our employers. but with Gen.
eral Counsel Denham and the
Federal courts
Defends Bargaining Policy.
Mr.. Randolph told the commit
tee the ITU felt it was within
the law when it announced its
new policy under the Taft-Hartley
Act of bargaining. but not signing
contracts.
The witness said soon after the
new law was passed he read a
newspaper account of a speech by
Mr.. Denham in Cleveland saying
the ITU was "off side" in its new
policy. Mr.. Randolph said the
speech indicated a prejudging and
hostility toward the printers
position.
Mr.. Randolph mentioned a SIM
liar speech made about the same
time by Thomas Shroyer, an ad-
wiser to the Republican members
of the Senate Labor Committee.
Had either of them heard your
arguments?" Senator Pepper,
Democrat. of Florida inquired
Mr.. Randolph indicated they
had not.
Senator Taft broke in to tell the
witness they had your statement,
which was defiance of the law"
Mr.. Randolph asked Senator
Taft to cite any part of the print
ers' stated policy which was de-
fance of the law. Senator Taft
replied. 1.-The refusal to sign con-
tracts"
Neely Attacks Denham Testimony.
At this point, Senator Nicely
Joined in to assert that Mr.. Den
ham on the witness stand the last
two days was crying out" against
everything except what would be
approved by the National Associa-
ton of Manufacturers.
Senator Taft interrupted with
an objection to Senator Neely's
statement and a request that he
withdraw it.
Senator Neely refused to with
draw what he had said, and de-
clared Mr.. Denham had shown
prejudice and "has no business on
Evening star., 1949-02-10
By the Assoeioted Press

TOKYO, Feb. TO- Wartime
Premier Hideki TOTO was so badly
fooled by Russia's master spy in
Japan that he at first tried to
save him from the hangman, it
was disclosed today.
The story came out after the
Army in Washington released a
report on the Communist spy
ring, which spun its web about
japanese, German, American and
British sources
Two Japanese now purged from
Office told how the master spy,
Richard Sorge, a German Com
munist posing as a Nazi, hood
winked TOTO.
Evening star., 1949-02-10
Treasury Keeps 1A Pct.
Security Interest Rate
BY the Associoted Press

The Treasury announced yes
terday it will stand pat through
March on the IA per cent inter-
est rate it has maintained on one
year securities offered since last
Octobr.
New IA certificates of in
debtedness will be offered in ex-
change for all of a $3,553,15 900
issue of certificates maturing
March /, Secretary Snyder said.
The old certificates bear ls per
cent interest. the rate in effect
when they we're issued March !,
1948.
Evening star., 1949-02-10
Gundhi
Continued From First Page.)

Gandhi's prayer meeting 10 days
before the assassination.
Datttraya Parchure.
Gopal Godse, brother of the
chief defendant.
Kistayya Shankar. a servant.
The judge recommended. how
ever. that Shankar's sentence be
commuted to seven years hard
labor.
Savarkar was taken into GUS
today under orders of the local
Delhi magistrate Immediately
after he was released on his
acquittal. He was detained with
In Red Fort under the Punjab
Public Safety Act.
DR.. Parchure Immediately filed
an appeal. The judge ruled he
had procured the pistol that killed
Gandhi.
Guilty of Other Charges.
Godse, who was seized on the
prayer grounds of Birla Mansion
here the moment of the aSsassina-
ton with a smoking pistol in his
hands, was found guilty of five
subsidiary charges besides the
actual killing of Gandhi. Before
reaching the pronouncement of
the sentence on the main charge.
the judge sentenced him to a total
Of 19 years imprisonment.
Apte also was sentenced to 19
years imprisonment on subsidiary
charges. Besides his life sentence.
Lal was given Is years for abetting
murder.
Standing erect in green sweat
er and brown scarf, Godse smiled
as the judge listed the charges
on which he was convicted, in
Guiding illegal possession Of fire.
arms and explosives.
All the defendants except
Shankar and Lal were members
of the militant Hindu Mahasah-
ha Party and of the martial NAH
rata race which has been a ira
ditional foe of Moslems for the
last 400 years.
Slayer Asks for Death.
Savarkar. 65-year-old poet,
dramatist, historian and revolu-
tionary, is a former President OF
Mahasabha. The case against him
was largely built on the circum-
stantial evidence of frequent visits
Of the plotters to his house.
During his trial Godse con-
fessed he killed Gandhi purely
for the benefit of humanity" and
asked for death.
L do not desire any mercy be
shown me-" he said in a long
statement.
Ee said he respected Gandhi's
saintlineSs," but disagreed with
his policies of love and tolerance
for Moslems. These policies, he
said, brought ruin to millions of
Hindus."
Godse was the obscure 25-year-
old editor of Marathi, small Poona
daily, and Apte was its printer
and publisher.
The prosecution said the con-
spirators had plans to kill others,
including Prime Minister Java
harlal Nehru and H. S. Suhraw-
ardy, former Premier of Bengal.
Both had been associated with
Gandhi's policy of restoring
Hindu Moslem peace.
Evening star., 1949-02-10
BuIwinkIe's Condition
Reported Pretty Good
BY the Associoted Pres.

The condition of Representative
Bulwinkle, Democrat. of North
Carolina was reported by his
Office aides today to be pretty
good"
Mr.. Bulwinkle returned to
Naval Hospital at Bethesda, Md,
yesterday after spending about a
week in his apartment here. He
had entered the hospital in De-
cember for treatment of a back
ailment.
He is on the hospitals serious
list
Evening star., 1949-02-10

Ambassador in Tokyo. and also
of the Gestapo chief there. Final
ly, when war broke out, he was
named Embassy press attache. BY
comparison the Army said the
wartime Soviet spy network m
Canada was an amateur show"
compared to Sorge's ring.
Born in Russia of a German
father and Russian mother,
Sorge became a professional Com
munist in Germany, and later
studied in Moscow. His grand
father had been secretary to Karl
Marx, and the report lists this
as possibly one reason why he
became Interested in Communism.
Becoming a specialist in Far
Eastern affairs, he operated for
awhile in Shanghai and then was
sent to Tokyo to set up new
network.
Starting from nothing, in a
country where he had never even
visited" the report said, DIR.
Sorge was able to develop the
most complete and successful es-
pionage operation in japanese
history"
Variety of Sources.
Describing his methods, the re-
port added:
After gathering together facts,
opinions and estimates from a
wide range Of sources, the Ger
man Embassy, the British En-
bassy, the American and French
Embassies and the Dutch Lega-
ton, the Japanese war ministry,
the Imperial cabinet, common
household gossip. the press and
magazine, Sorge sorted them out" !"
Often he asked the opinions OF
his associates. and having reached
conclusions he would test them
in conversation with the German
Ambassador, Maj. Gen. Eugen
OFT, and military attaches.
Later. in prison, Sorge boasted
that Prime Minister Stain was
acquainted personally with his
exploits and that he was "the first
and only man ever to carry out
this kind of assignment success
fully for such a long period Of
time"
Ozaki, q writer as we'll as an
adviser to the japanese cabinet,
was the source of Sorge's informa-
ton from the high councils Of the
japanese government.
F, DR.. Sorge's radio operator was
Evening star., 1949-02-10

Max Klausen, a German described
as not too bright. But he built a
radio transmitter powerful enough.
yet so small it could be carried in
brief case. that it could flash
messages from Tokyo to Valdi-
vostok.
Wife Clung to Klausen.
The romance in the case CEN
tered around Klausen. His wife,
Anna, was White Russian, who
hated Communism. But she re-
fused to leave Klausen. even when
she learned he was spy.
Poor woman, she fell in love, "
the report observed. Asked at the
trial if there had been any chill
dren born of the union. Klausen
said neither love nor money could
persuade the woman to become
pregnant by Soviet spy
Another agent was Miyagi
Yokotu, a japanese recruited in
Los Angeles. He had been a men,
Der OF the American Communist
Party and was sent to Tokyo with
5000 in expense money and a 81
bill. The 81 bill was to identify
him to another member, who
would display another ST bill with
a consecutive serial number.
Numerous others were members
of the ring, and they met as though
by accident to exchange micro
films, messages and money. some
times in half empty cigaret pack
ages. One would ask for smoke
and the other would offer a pack
age, saying casually, Keep it, I've
got more
Klausen set up prosperous war
industry in Tokyo as cover for
his espionage, and as profits rolled
in, his faith in Moscow began to
waver.
Klausen Baked Escape.
It was Klausen. too. who pre-
vented their escape. Sorge thought
his mission was completed and
drafted a message to Moscow Oc-
tober Is. 1941. asking to be re-
called. Klausen thought it was
premature and never sent it
Three days later they were round
ed up.
The man responsible for thei.
arrest, described as an "unwittins
Judas" is Ito Ritsu, now a mem
ber of the japanese Communis
Party's Central Committee. Ar
rested on sllsnicinn of Cnmn1llniS
Evening star., 1949-02-10
Cubu Seeks U. S. Buses

Cuba's Omnibus Cooperative
wants to buy 500 United States
metal buses for Havana, but local
interests are trying to have half
the bodies made from Cuban
wood.
Evening star., 1949-02-10

he expects the committee to re-
commend passage of a pension
bill next week. -z
Evening star., 1949-02-10
Soviet's Wartime Spy Successes in Tokyo Revealed
Continued From First Page.)

that they find it difficult to be-
lieve any other"
U. S. Vice Consul Named.
Both Miss Smedley and Stein.
the report added, "are still at
large. posing as objective analysts
of Chinese affairs and still affect
ing the formation of American
policy by the skill of their
writing"
The report said it was Miss
Smedley who introduced Ozaki
and Sorge in China.
In New York now, Miss Smed-
ley held a news conference last
night to denounce as "a despi-
cable lie" the Army charge that
she is a Soviet spy and agent.
Il am not and never have been
a Soviet spy or an agent for any
country" she declared.
Attorney Charges Libel.
Stein, also living in New York
now, said the story is ridiculous. :"
He refused other comment, the
Associated Press reported.
Without imputing any wrong,
the report noted that an Ameri-
can vice consul, Tycho L. Lille
strom. allowed the chief Soviet
agent in Harbin, Manchuria, one
Herr Gloemberg- OFT, to use two
rooms in his home and let another
agent set up an illegal radio.
There is some reason to be-
lieve." the report added, Lille
strom also supplied information to
his guest
The State Department said Mr..
Lilliestrom died in Mexico in 1943.
He was stationed in Harbin in
1929.
The report details plots and
counter-plots. secret passwords,
coded radio messages, clandestine
sending stations. fake passports
and aliases and has even the Hol-
lywood flavor of a romance be-
tween two members of the ring,
one a reluctant White Russian.
Sorge and his companions
worked for love of the cause" and
not for money, it said. adding that
the ring dug up information of
"incalculable" value at a cost to
Russia of less than 81 900 month.
Their information had "a pro-
found effect on Soviet deploy-
ment of troops and hence on stop
ping of the Germans at the most
critical phase of the war" the re-
port said, and added:
If Stain has not posthumously
granted them (Sorge and OzakD
the most distinguished decora-
ton of his country, he is niggardly
indeed"
Had Wife in U. S.
Overshadowing all other figures
in the case Is Sorge. big. arrogant
and "a hard drinker who liked
variety in his women" He had
one wife in Russia and another.
a school teacher, in the United
States.
While he spoke many languages
fluently. including Russian. he
cleverly concealed his knowledge
of Russian from the Germans and
japanese in Tokyo.
He went to Tokyo in 1881, after
spying activities in China, and
slowly wormed his way into high
counsels in the German Embassy
posing as a journalist. He became
the confidante of the German
Evening star., 1949-02-10

Continued From First PageD
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1949-07-27
I4-H Youths Save
Million Gals.
|0f Tractor fue!

Two million gallons of tractor
fuel will be saved this year by
10000 rural boys and girls as
direct result Of putting into daily
use practices recommended IN the
National 4-H Tfacotr maintenance
program, according 10 recent
analysis. Potential ValIe OF the
prog. am was estimated by an Oil
company official "hen he stated
that if soIe three million Aneri-
can farm tractor oPeratc:s had a
chance TO learn the III way OF
tractor care. 200 million gallons OF
tractor fuel could be saved an
nually.
It was pointed out that III these
DAYS Of declining farm prices, e
ducing iabCl costs by means OF
efficient tractor operation could
make the differene between profit
and loss in the farming business.
One 4-H boy summed up the OBJ
ject Of the tractor maintenance
Dog. am in a few words When he
said, "A good-runnins tractor
means more cash in the poke.
North Carolina 4-H Club niem-
bers not only bring benefits to the
farm through skillful tracto- op-
e. stion, but they also have an op-
portunity 10 compete for various
individual awards. At the end OF
each year records are submitted
to the extension office where they
are scored on the basis Of accom-
plishment. The American Oil Co.,
sponsor of the program in North
Carolina, provides sterling silver
medals for county WHINE 5; tip
TO the National All Club Congress
in Chicago TO- state champion;
and $500 for 4-H'ers having the
best records in the nation.
Willard Biackwelde, of States
vile won Ireeell County and state
honors in 1915. Siive: medals
were awarded t. = other county
winners. The Cooperative EXten-
sion Service supe.vises The pro
g. am.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1949-07-27
New Hunting Licenses
Go On Sale August l

The 19A9-1950 hunting licenses,
combination hunting and fishing
licenses, and trapping licenses go
on sale Aug. l, according to Clyde
P. Patton, executive director OF
the Wildlife Resources Commits
sion. The licenses may be par-
chased from sporting goods deal
e.s and other authorized agents
throughout the state as well as
from local game protectors.
Statewide hunting licenses sell
for $50, combination hunting and
fishing licenses for S4.lO' ana
county licenses to hunt sell Tor
s1.10 Nonresident licenses TO
hunt sell for S15.75. Statewide
trappers license sell for $50. and
county tlappers licenses sell Tor
S1.10.
An effort is being made to pro-
vide each license purchaser with
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1949-07-27
New Car Sales Up
Truck Sales Decline

RALEIGH - Sales Of new
cars in North Carolina con-
tinued on the upg. ade during
June wien 6,638 were sold in
the state as compared with A.
on last year, the Department
of Motor Vehicles announced
today.
Truck sales declined with
l,647 sold this June as COM
pared with 1,760 last June.
Chevrolet topped passenger
car sales with 1881. Ply
mouth was second with 1888;
Ford, third, with 500; and
Pontiac, fourth, with 537.
Chevrolet also led in sales OF
trucks with 6S3. Ford was
second with 270.
The largest number of new
cars were sold in Mecklen-
burg County-5s6. Guilford
was second with 40S; Wake,
third, with 316 and Forsyth
close fourth with 313. Ninety
trucks were sold in Mecklen-
burg; 70 in Forsyth; and II
in Guilford.
June car sales brought to-
tails for the year to 3S,6O2
and truck sales brought the
number for the year TO H.
O59.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1949-07-27
capcer Often Cured

X-ray or other radiation treat,
msnt and surgery have cured
many cases of cancer. NO quaeA
remedies are of any use III Inns
disease. Always consult your uoE-
for if cancer is suspected.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1949-07-27

f. Stuart Chaplin. j., of Green's
boro, who has recently been aD-
pointed associate professor in the
University Of North Carolina De-
partment OF City and Regional
Planning at Chapel Hill. A
graduate Of Massachusetts lns.i-
Iute OF Technology, M. Chaplin
was for d humble of wears asso-
ciatet with the Tennessee Valley
Authority as community planner
and in the summer Of l947 be-
cane director Of city planning IN
Greensboro.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1949-07-27

This year the Piedmont Branch
Experiment Station at Statesvllle
broke all it's previous records IN
wheat, oats, and barley yields.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1949-07-27

In one year. the Navy used u
million pounds of ice cream mix.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1949-07-27

The good old days were when
all that the government gave away
was seeds.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1949-07-27

a COPY of the 1949-1950 hunting
and trapping regulations at the
time the licenses are purchased.
Evening star., 1949-12-18

or stock portfolios. Traders were
inclined to sell one issue only to
take a position in another. This
was a continuing process.
At the closing bell Saturday the
Associated Press average of go
stocks stood at II, unchanged on
the day, and at the highest level
since mid-July last year. The fig
ure was equaled once since then,
in October last year.
A total of 10,819.916 shares
changed hands in the exchange
during the week. the largest total
since 13,350,000 shares traded in
one week in May, 1948.
Sales Saturday totaled 100000
shares, against 100000 a week
earlier.
The interest in motion picture
stocks carried through to the two
hour session, when seven of the
most active stocks were movie is
sues. Three picture issues-War-
ner Bros, Paramount and RKO
also were the three most active
issues during the week.
Superior Oil provided the mar
ket with one of the most spectacu-
lar gains that Wall Street has seen
In some time. On Tuesday the
price jumped 3212 points. We'd
nesday % and Thursday 6. On
Friday Superior fell back 7, but on
Saturday came back a point at
212, up Sc on the week.
Evening star., 1949-12-18
Stock Market Handles.
Largest Week 5 Sales
Since Early in 1948
By the Associoied Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 17.-Wall
Street was given an early Christ
mas present this week-the biggest
volume of trading on the exchange
since early 1948.
Three days during the week
volume crossed the 1000, ,000-share
level, which has happened only
four times In 1949. "a
Not only was the trading volume
at a fat total. but Wall Streets
perennial bulls had the pleasure
OF watching the price level climb
to hgih since mid-July last year.
The weeks rise added roughly
$500. 100000 to the market value
of all stocks listed on the ex-
change. It was the latest climax
to an advance which started way
back in mid-June. after the mar
ket had cracked to a Al a-year low.
Public Interest Widens.
Possibly the most noteworthy
angle to the weeks trading was
a steady increase in buying by the
general public, the so-called little
investor. Broader public interest
was indicated by a pronounced
pickup in demand for lower
priced stocks and those with a
speculative rating.
A description of the market any
one day could pretty we'll be ap-
piled to the entire week. The
market, on average. advanced.
Day-to-day gains were small.
though. and there was great deal
Of highly specialized buying and
selling. OIL stocks. for instance,
f1ared into prominence on one
day. Motion pictures issues later
captured the whim of traders. =
Heavy profit-taking sales thud-
ded against the market more than
once, but on the whole was nicely
taken care of. Selling to establish
tax losses also flicked the price
structure, although not in enough
volume to make a deep impress
sion. On the buying side invest
ment trusts contributed their
share to the markets stability.
Short covering, in some cases also
to establish tax losses, was def
mite factor.
Portfolios Juggled.
The bulk of business was prob
ably accounted for by the usual
December shutting and juggling
Evening star., 1949-12-18

teenth and F streets, customers
entering the offices over a wooden
bridge which spanned a deep area
way between sidewalk and door,
way.
In 1901 the bank moved to 1414
F. street, separated the storage
business from banking and
changed the name to the Union
Trust Co. In 1907 the trust COM
pany completed a nine-story
building at its present location,
Fifteenth and H streets NV.
Citizens Bank Purchased.
Mr.. Stellwagen served the bank
33 years. and resigned in 1882.
He was succeeded by Ord Preston.
In May, 1945, S. William Miller,
treasurer and vice president, was
elected president. Two years later
the bank purchased the Citizens
Bank of Washington. now oper-
ated as the Fourteenth and q
streets Office.
Linwood P. Harrell became pres
ident in January, 1948, and Mr..
Miller was made vice chairman
of the board. The trust company
now is a $48,645.851 institution,
serves 1887 savings depositor'
and carries 1888 checkins
accounts
Keystone Banker Honored.
Claude E. Bennett. new prest
dent of the State bank division
of the American Bankers Assocta.
Evening star., 1949-12-18
Market AVERAGES

NEW 1.4T nlRH.
Compiled by the Associated PressD
Evening star., 1949-12-18

1910 he was appointed a member
of the Pennsylvania State Bank.
ing Board. He has been a member
of the ABA Executive Council. thu
Agriculture Commission and hai
served the association in MANI
other ways.
Store Sales Exceed 1948.
Washington department stors
sales for the week ended Decem'
ber 10 ran l per cent ahead OF
the corresponding week a yeal
ago and scared % per cent above
the preceding week this year. tht
Richmond Reserve Bank reported
yesterday.
Executives In Capital stores said
sales continued slightly ahead o!
l948 in dollar volume for the last
week. They believe the f1na
Christmas rush this week will keey
the sales total up. More unit salei
are being made. but lower pricei
hold down the dollar volume. mer.
chants said.
Sales in the fifth district in thu
week ended December 10 were ]
per cent under last year. but q
per cent ahead of the previoW
1949 week.
Tribute Paid Kirkland.
The D. c. Institute of Certified
Public Accountants paid high trib.
ute to Judge James r. Kirkland
recently appointed to the United
States District Court. He is be.
lieved to be the first CPA to ba
given this honor. At meeting al
the Mayflower Hotel he was made
an honorary life member Of the
institute after having been an
active member since 1885.
The Controllers Institute Of
America will meet Tuesday night
at the Carlton Hotel for dinner.
the guest speaker being DR.. Titm
L. Podea, executive vice president
of the Econometric Institute Of
New York.
Upton S. Martin, assistant cash.
ier of the Federal Reserve Banh
of Richmond and in charge of the
securities department, has beer
appointed assistant vice president
Loan Executives to Meet.
The District Building and LOAF
Leagues Executive Council will
meet Tuesday noon at the May.
flower Hotel, with Fred A. Smith
presiding.
R. Lee Baxter, secretary OF
Washington Chapter, Society oi
Residential Appraisers. will hold
a dinner meeting at the Burling.
ton Hotel tomorrow night and
elect officers for the coming year
Employees of the Washington
Loan g. Trust Co. held Christ.
mas family party at the Shoreham
Hotel last evening, with 240 pres.
ent. including the officers. Charles
H. Doing, chairman Of the board
presided. Features were a Christ
mas bonus, entertainment and
dancing.
Among Is cities. Washington
took sixth place in building permit
valuations In the first II months
Of the year. Dun & Bradstreet an
nounces. Valuations totaled $7s,-
427.519, compared with $685..
852 year ago. Above Washing
ton were New York, Los Angeles
Detroit, Chicago and Houston.
Evening star., 1949-12-18

with the re.
corder of deeds
and a new bank
created.
The bank was
founded by 26
p r o m | n e n t
Washingtonians
led by George
E. Hamilton, ST.,
a lawyer, with
Edward J. Stell-
Wagen. as preSi-
dent. The first
Office was in
the old Willard
R,1ildinn En11r
Evening star., 1949-12-18

tIOH, Is pleSl-
dent of the
Tioga County
Savings & Trust
Co., Wellsboro,
Pa, and a ma
tive of Bath,
N. Y. He has
been with the
same bank IS
years.
He is widely
known as a for
mer president
of the Pennsyl-
vania Bankers
A -