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Evening star., 1949-09-07
Labor Group Plans
Fight on Tydings
BY the Associated Press


BALTIMORE, Sept. IA labor
leader yesterday called his COL
leagues to a conference for plan
ming a campaign against Senator
Tydings, Democrat, next year.
There was a report they might
throw their support behind State
Senator Robert B. Kimble o1
Cumberland, leader of the Repub-
lican minority in the Maryland
Senate.
Thomas j. Healy, chairman o1
the AFL Political Education
League of Baltimore, called the
strategy meeting for next Wednes-
day, at Teamsters' Hall.
Mr.. Healy said he had invited
representatives from the CIO, the
independent railroad brother.
hoods, and other union groups.
Senator Tydings, a Democrat
who is rounding out his fourth
term, supports the Taft-HartleJ
labor law and is therefore a tar.
get of organized labor.
He has weathered such attack.
in his reelection campaigns be-
fore. Mr.. Healy described labor.
previous attempts to unseat hin
as "only half hearted efforts"
Senator Tydings won re-elec-
ton In 1888 despite a purge
effort by President Roosevelt tc
beat him, with former Represent
ative David j. Lewis.
Mr.. Kimble has so far made
no announcement that he would
run for the Republican nomina-
ton for the United States Sen
ate. ---.
Evening star., 1949-09-07
Bureau Of V-D Control
Re-EstabIished in Virginia
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
RICHMOND, Va, Sept.77.-Re-
establishment of the Bureau OF
Venerial Disease Control as a sep
arate agency and appointment OF
two health officers was announced
yesterday by DR.. L. j. Roper, State
commissioner of health.
DR.. Wilbur r. Southwark, prac-
ticing physician in Richmond since
1925 and now with Mcclure Vet
Grams Hospital, was named by DR.
Roper to head the veneral disease
control bureau and will take Office
on October 1, to direct a drive on
veneral disease based on the So
called rapid treatment technique
The new health officers ap-
pointed are DR.. Stuart T. Bray,
who becomes health officer Of the
Buchanan -Tazewell health dis
trict with headquarters at Rich
mond.
Evening star., 1949-09-07
Official Report on Riot
Al Robeson Rallies on
Way 10 Dewey Today
BY the Associated Press

PEEKSKILL, N. Y, Sept. T.
Ofhcial reports on the violence
that prevented one Paul Robson
concert and caused bloody finish
to another one were on the way
to Gov. Dewey today.
The Governor has remained
silent on the disorders. saying he
would not comment until he re-
ceived the reports.
These were mailed to him last
night by George M. Fanelli, West
chester County district attorney,
and Sheriff Fred w. Ruscoe. The
Governor was expected to re-
ceive the reports in Albany some-
time today.
Meanwhile, a Cortlandt town
official said the town council may
seek to limit mass meetings such
as Robeson's Sunday concert that
ended with the stoning of depart
ing concert-goers and injuring OF
more than 100.
1t was the second outbreak OF
violence in as many week ends
when thousands of anti-leftist
members of war veterans organi-
zations and others turned out to
demonstrate against Robson and
his followers.
Evening star., 1949-09-07
Missouri Pacific Embargo
Ordered Because Of Strike
BY the Associofed Press

ST. LOUIS, Sept. IA spokes-
man for the Missouri Pacific saio
today the railroad now is accept
ing no freight that cannot be
delivered by 4 pm. Friday, the
time set for a strike.
That's the effect Of a freight
embargo imposed by the railroad
last midnight.
''Most freight in transit now anc
which can reach its destination
within the next 48 hours will be
accepted" the railroad spokesman
explained. But we're not goins
to get caught with loaded cars or
the sidings."
Operating employees of foul
brotherhoods called the strike ir
protest over approximately %:
unsettled claims involving an esti.
mated $3,000,000. The walkou
would tie up the railroads opera.
tionS and make about 10000
workers idle.
In announcing the freight en-
barge last night the railroad sale
similar restrictions will be place.
on passenger, mail. baggage ant
express services at midnight to-
morrow.
No new developments were re-
ported in the strike situation to-
day. But in Washington last nigh
the National Mediation Board sale
"the door is still open for a settle.
ment." A special arbitration
board to handle the grievance!
has been proposed.
Evening star., 1949-09-07
British-Soviet Deal
On Grain Takes Effect
BY the Associated Press

LONDON, Sept. THE Board
of Trade announced last night
that an agreement with Russia for
l 100000 long tons of grain is now
in force.
The first shipments of barley,
corn and oats are expected soon.
The grain deal was made some
months ago. the contract to come
into force on conclusion of gen.
eral trade agreement or on Sep
tember /, whichever date was ear
lier, the announcement said.
Diplomatic officials reported last
week that snags had developed in
the negotiations in Moscow on a
general pact because of Soviet de-
mands for guaranteed delivery
dates. certain kinds of goods
blacklisted to Communist coun-
tries because of their potential
war value, and lower prices on
British goods.
Russia wants British machin-
cry, electrical equipment, ships
steel rails and, transport equip
ment. She is ready to sell tim
ber, potash, chemicals. canned
| fish and wheat.
Evening star., 1949-09-07
Tragedy Prostrates
Unruh's S Mother
BY the Associofsd Press

CAMDEN, N. j., Sept. THE
mother of the berserk gunman
Howard Unruh, who slaughtered
13 persons in cold blood, was pros
trated today in her grief over the
tragedy.
Mrs. Freda Unruh, about so, /!
seriously i'll at the home of sis.
ter, Mrs. E. M. Wonsetler. Tht
physician attending her said she
lapses into unconsciousness fre.
quently.
Mrs. Unruh left her ironing un.
finished yesterday and went tt
the home of a next-door neigh
Dor, Mrs. Caroline Pinner, 10. Thi!
was while Howard was eating hi
breakfast and, police said later
planning his massacre.
Mrs. Pinner told reporter
that Mrs. Unruh said she wa.
worried about Howard. She men.
toned that his eyes looked funny
Suddenly, gunfire echoed in the
street DelOW.
Mrs. Unruh screamed.
Howard, Howard" Mrs. Primer
said the mother cried. They've
done this to you" Then:
I've got to use the phone"
Mrs. Unruh started to wall
across the Pinner living room
But she never reached the tele.
phone table. She collapsed in 8
faint. Later she was taken to hel
sisters home.
Mrs. Wonsetler said that Frank
Unruh, Howard's father, has beer
separated from his wife for some
years. His whereabouts are un-
known,
Evening star., 1949-09-07
d. Man Gets Years
In Bethesda Assault

John Mickels, 36, Of the 600
block of Forty seventh street NE,
was sentenced in Bethesda Police
Court yesterday to serve two years
in the Maryland House of Cor
rections on an assault charge.
Mickels, who is colored, also
was sentenced to serve three
months on a charge of destroying
private property and was held for
the grand jury under 81 1000 bond
on a burglary charge.
The jail sentence will run con-
currently, according to Trial
MAGISTRATE James, r. Miller.
Mickels was accused of break
ing into the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. S. Idol. 6619 Elgin lane
Bethesda, last Thursday and as
saulting his wife, Lestine, 20. who
is a maid at the home, with a
razor.
In another case Leonard c
Shippe, 27, of the 300 block Of
Maryland avenue NE. was helo
under $4,000 bond after he asked
for a jury trial on HOUSEKEEPING
and theft charges.
Detectives said Shippe had ad-
mitted breaking into the Red Fox
Inn, 1900 Wisconsin avenue NV
and taking seven fifths of wine
valued at $l4 and about IS in
cash.
They said Shippe is on proba-
ton from a three-year suspended
sentence in Fairfax County where
he was convicted recently on
larceny charge.
Evening star., 1949-09-07
Unruh's Wortime Sergeant
SAYS Guns Were His Passion

PORTLAND, Oreg.. Sept. 7 (P).
Howard Unruh was a cool,
quiet, Bible-reading soldier with
a passion for guns, his wartime
sergeant recalled here today.
Norman E. Koehn of Portland
pointed to a picture of Unruh in
booklet telling the history OF
the 342d Armored Field ARTILLERY
battalion.
Howard was a quite kid" Mr..
Koehn, his section chief in Bat
terry c, said. He never as
sociated much with the other
fellows, but he was intelligent
pretty smart kid. I don't think
anybody gave him much credit
for that. He was cool, too. Never
excitable."
Unruh wrote long letters-page
after page-to his mother while
overseas in Italy and France, anc
spent hoours reading the Bible
Mr. .Koehn said. He added:
But his hobby was guns guns
and bayonets. I've probably seer
that Lugar he used, because he
had dozens of guns"
His craftsmanship was deadly
Mr.. Koehn said. telling of an ex'
perience which he considered .
narrow escape from Unruh's rife
He said he has spotted wile
boar while seated in a motar crater
in Austria one moonlight night
fiered, then took after it. Unruh
on sentry duty, challenged him.
II gave the countersign right
bavk, quick" said Mr.. Koehn. "He
would have dropped me in" my
tracks if hadn't. Nothing wrong
with that though-that's just gooe
SOLDERING" ~
Evening star., 1949-09-07
Fairfax Citizens Plan
Appeal Opposing
Pumping Station

An attorney representing two
citizens associations In Fairfax
County said today he would appeal
a decision of the Board of Zoning
Appeals granting permission for
construction of a pumping sta
tion near the Fairview subdivision
in the Mount Vernon district.
William F. Ragust, Alexandria
attorney, representing the Grove
ton and Fairview Citizens Asso-
Citations and residents Of other
areas, said the decision would be
appealed to the Board of Super
visors.
Fairfax Hydraulics, a private
water company, was authorized by
the Zoning Appeals Board yester-
day to install the pumping sta
ton and tank on property To-
Gated in the rear of West Frank
lin street, Groveton, to serve
Franklin street, Beacon Field air
port and the Route ! area to
Beacon Hill road.
Tank Construction Opposed.
A request previously granted by
the board for construction of a
300,000-gallon water tank at the
same site has been appealed to
the Fairfax County Circuit Court
after an unsuccessful appeal to
the supervisors.
Mr.. Ragust asked the Zoning
Appeals Board to defer action on
the pumping station until the
court disposes of the hearing on
the original tank.
The ,000-gallon tank has
been built and goes into operation
tonight.
Construction of the pumping
station was opposed, nearby resi-
dents said, because it is too close
to their homes.
Three on Board Hear Case.
State Senator Andrew w. Clarke
appeared for Fairfax Hydraulics.
Only three members of the board
heard the case after Chairman s.
Cooper Dawson had disqualified
himself because he is an officer Of
Fairfax Hydraulics.
The company serves areas near
Alexandria, including Fairhaven.
Penn Daw and Jefferson Manor.
Evening star., 1949-09-07
Food od,C|othes Plentiful
In Berlin Now, but
Money Still Is Short
By the Associoted Press

BERLIN, Sept. THE German
hausfrau on shopping tour to-
day finds shortages of nothing ex-
cept money.
Shops of Berlin, for instance,
are full of both German and
foreign goods. Many prices are
just about what you would pay
in the United States, considerably
less than in England.
When the Russians lifted their
blockade of Berlin last May,
trucks, trains and barges began to
haul consumer goods to the former
capital from. the Western zones.
Berliners who had had nothing
to buy since the final days of
war. again found the joys of
picking and choosing on a shop
ping tour.
Money Doesn't Go Around.
But the Joy is tempered by the
fact that the money doesn't reach
far enough. The average Berlin
laboring man, employed at clean
ing up bomb rubble or driving a
taxi or making radios, gets about
5000 marks $500 q month.
With butter costing nearly $500
a pound. shopping becomes an
ordeal.
Food is the most expensive item
on the shopping list. Bread, meat,
milk, sugar and cereals are ra-
toned. but there is plenty for all
at a price.
Sausage Costs 81 per Pound.
Sausages, the knackwurst that
forms a staple of the German
diet. are plentiful. but cost a
dollar a pound.
French wine is $3.50 a bottle
and good German wine slightly
less. Beer, the national drink, is
mostly back again to it's traditional
excellence and costs IS pfenning
glass, just under 80 cents.
Schnapps. the clear and powerful
German hard liquor, costs from
three to four dollars a bottle.
Clothing the family is a simpler
matter for the hausfrau, even in
the low income brackets. Her
own white cotton blouse, for in
stance, costs her about five dollars
and a colorful print dress in rayon
or cotton is about twice that.
Nylons Are Plentiful.
There are nylons in all shades
and weights for three dollars and
for those who can not pay that
much, sheer German-made rayon
stockings cost a fraction of that.
Brassiers are $3.50 and slips
$2.70 in the German shops, and
there are many stores which have
the filmy unmentionables of Paris
at, considerably more.
Radio sets, made in Berlin since
the war, cost about a months
salary for a laboring man, and
these are a four-tube type with
out short wave attachments.
A night out for a worker and
his family is a major project.
Neighborhood movies cost about
60 cents and an after show
stein of beer for Herr Schmitt
and his missus, plus a dipper of
ice cream for the kiddies, will cost
a couple of dollars.
But to get home. the family
rides The u-bahn Subway and
1t costs. only six cents apiece.
Evening star., 1949-09-07
Continued From First Page)

his reaction to having killed inno-
cent men, women and children.
HE wasn't asked that ques-
tion," Mr.. Cohen said. "And he
didn't volunteer any motive other
than the fact that he said he had
tbeen building up a grudge against
his neighbors for two years since
he returned from the Army"
The Wilson boy died at $40
m. this morning.
Third Victim in Family.
The youngster was the third
member of his family claimed by
Unruh's bullets.
The boys mother and grand
mother were killed beside him
as they sat in their car waiting
for a traffic light.
James Unruh of Haddonf1eld,
N. j., expressed the opinion that
his brother went berserk because
of nervousness brought on by his
war service.
James said his brother served
in Europe. with the field artillery.
After his discharge Howard was
employed for awhile as sheet
metal worker. He entered Temple
University's school Of pharmacy
last fall but quit after a. month,
giving poor physical condition"
as the reason. Since then he had
remained at home.
Enlisted in 1912.
The Veterans Administration in
New York said Unruh enlisted in
the Army October 27. 1912. He
was overseas, part of the time in
the Rhineland, from October II,
1914, to July, 1945. He was given
the European Theater of Opera
tions Medal and the Victory Medal
in addition to the Good Conduct
Medal.
Unruh never was hospitalized by
the Army, so far as the VA records
showed. He did not have dis
ability rating with the VA. nor had
he ever received treatment by the
VA in a clinic or hospital.
Neighbors said he frequently
was seen reading a Bible as he
walked down the street.
The tragedy brought conflicting
reports of exactly what happened.
Prosecutor Cohen said Unruh told
him the slayings were part OF a
"preconceived plan"
In a statement made to author
tiles, Unruh gave this version:
A smouldering resentment OF his
neighbors because of remarks
about my character" grew in in
tensity through the last two years.
Monday evening Unruh left his
mother, Mrs. Rita Unruh, 40, with
whom he lived at 1902 River road.
and went to Philadelphia to at
tend a movie. He sat through a
double feature two or three
times" eventually returning to
Camden about 8 am.
(The theater program listed
the features as Fear in the
Night" and For You / Die.")
Yesterday morning, Unruh ate
a hearty breakfast of cereal.
bacon and eggs-prepared by his
Evening star., 1949-09-07

Ieracy and the Order of the East
ern Star.
In addition to her husband, who
now is retired, she is survived by
a son. Athol B. Gilmore, jr., 2425
Perry street NE; daughter, Mrs.
Marian Briggs, 1742 Seventeenth
street NV; six grandchildren and
a sister, Mrs. Ella D. Brooks, who
lived at the Gilmore home.
Funeral services will be held at
2 pm. tomorrow at the Metropoli-
tan Baptist Church. with burial in
Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Evening star., 1949-09-07
Atlantic Flight Delayed

LISBON, Portugal, Sept. 7 P.
Capt. John Brondello, 36. Ital-
ian pilot, has postponed until to-
morrow his attempt to fly the
Atlantic in single engine Amer
lean plane. Capt. Brondello said
the flight to New York was delayed
because weather reports indicated
strong headwinds over the ocean.
Evening star., 1949-09-07

HOWARD Unrul. n Closeup
of the, killer shortly after he
was captured by police.
-AP' Wirephotos'
mother before she left for a visit
with friends.
Then-carrying the .3S calibel
Luger automatic loaded with clir
| of eight bullets and with other
shells in his pockets-Unrut
walked calmly out onto River
road.
The stark tragedy began un.
folding. The first scene was laio
in Mr.. Pilcharik's shoemaker shor
at 1905 River road. Mr.. Pilcharik
was slain as he stood alone in the
store.
Kills Child in Barber Shop.
The grim Unruh moved onto the
barber shop at 1904 River road
There a haf dozen children
were awaiting their turn as Mr.
Hoover. SO, cut the hair of 6-year-
old Orris Smith. sitting on a hobby
horse.
Bullets from the Luger ended
the lives of Mr.. Hoover and Orris
as the youngsters mother sal
nearby, too Mortified to move.
Back outside again, Unruf
spotted James j. Hutton, As, o1
Westmont, N. j., the insurance
salesman, and moved him down
The next stop was the Maurice
Cohen drugstore. Finding nj
one in the. store, Unruh went te
the second floor. Mr.. Cohen.
wife, Rose, 38, fled into closet
but two bullets found their mark
through the door. A third shot
pierced her head.
Mr.. Cohen and his 12-year-olc
son, Charles were fired at as they
climbed out onto a rear shed roof
Mr.. Cohen fell to the ground NOR
tally wounded but his son escaped
unhurt.
Claims Third Victim.
A third victim was claimed ir
a front bedroom when Unrut
came on Cohen's mother, Mrs
Minnie Cohen. SO. as she tried tt
telephone police. (Another yer.
sion said the boy escaped wher
his grandmother hid him in 9
closet) r.
In the next few minutes, othel
bullets killed 2-year-old Thona,
Evening star., 1949-09-07
Diesel Locomotives

Glass I railroads in the United
States had 6,594 diesel-electric
locomotives in service in March,
1949. Forty per cent were in road
service and go per cent in yard
service.
Evening star., 1949-09-07
Reds Record Robson SONGS

MOSCOW (R.-Recordings OF
Paul Robeson's songs are being
issued in large editions here. Rob-
|eson, while he visited Moscow re-
Gently, made a number Of record
ings of workers songs of all ma
tionalities.
Evening star., 1949-09-07
One Ton Of Buffalo

A grown plains buffalo weighs
about 2,o00 pounds and stands
five and half or six feet at the
hump. Both sexes have perma-
nent horns.
Evening star., 1949-09-07
Rheumutism Common

Rheumatism is more common
than tuberculosis. diabetes, cancer
and heart disease combined.
Evening star., 1949-09-07
Toll in Camden Ki|Iinqs Rises to Is

Hamilton, Mrs. Zegrino. the
28-year-old bride of a month; AL
vim M. Day. jr.. "a. the television
serviceman shot as he drove by
and Mrs. Emma Matlack, 60. and
her daughter, Mrs. Helen Wilson
slain as they waited in their car
for traffic light with the Wilson
boy.
Those wounded were Mrs
Madeline Harrie and her son Ar
mand, l6. shot in their home. and
Charles Peterson. struck by bull
let as he emerged from saloon
Brought Out by Tear Gas.
His ammunition exhausted, Un-
rub returned home as police be-
gan arriving on the scene. After
a furry of gunf1re, two tear gas
bombs were hurled into the, sec
ond floor bedroom where he was
hiding. One failed to explode
The other brought him outside
An examination of the room pro-
duced what Detective Marshall
Thompson described as an "ar-
senal of weapons" knives
more than 700 bullets and bullet
making equipment. In the base
ment of the building was a target
range and in a drawer were several
Workmanship medals.
On a table a bible was opened
to chapter "a of the Gospel Ac-
cording to st. Matthew, which
reads in part:
"And. ye shall hear Of wars
and rumor Of war: see that ye be
not troubled: for all these things
must come to pass. but the end
is not vet"
Evening star., 1949-09-07

Spaniards shipped the first to-
bacco from America in 1881.
Evening star., 1949-09-07

The first blast furnaces were
run on charcoal.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-10-13
New Lex

Touchdown - Riski. Safety -
Fowler.
Caldwell substitutions - Cara
bella, B. Christopher, Cox, Crum,
NJ. Fowler, r. Walters, King.
Officials - Mcconnell McEl-
haney, Harrison.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-10-13
MXL STANDING
GAMES THIS WEEK

Caldwell at New Concord
Roseville at Crooksville
M. & M. at New Lex
Philo at Dresden
GlouSter at Chauncey
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-10-13
Football Fund Is
Now Tn The Black

The Caldwell high school foot
ball fund jumped into the right
side of the ledger the past week,
according to an announcement
made today by Principal Gilbert
w. Weekley.
A deficit on Sept. 27 was list
ed at $5296. During the week,
receipts were listed as follows:
junior high game, $10.11; guar
antee, $500; New Lexington
game, $4,000, less federal tax of
$43.20 and village tax of $3.50.
Expenditures for this game,
inclding transportation, awards,
officials and supplies amounted
to $65.25.
This leaves balance in the
treasury of $126.80.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-10-13
Duck Season
Opens Oct Il

The waterfowl shooting season
is Ohio opens Wednesday, Oct
IL at noon, eastern standard
time, and closes at one hour be-
fore sunset on Nov. 90. The 1949
season is ten days longer than
last year.
Daily hunting hours after the
first day will be from one-half
hour before sunrise to one hour
before sunset. Hunters are urg-
ed to determine sunrise and sun
set hours for the areas and days
they expect to hunt by consult
ing local newspapers or weather
bureaus, since the times vary
across the state, and also vary
each day.
In the Columbus area, the sun
rises at 6:49 a. m. and sets at 5:44
p. m. on Oct. 81. On November
20, the closing day, the sun rises
at 1882 a. m. and sets at 5:08 p
m.
For ducks the daily bag limit
is four and possession limit 8
Bag or possession limit may in
clude one wood duck only. For
geese, the daily bag limit is four
and possession four. Limit may
include not more than two Can
ada geese or it's subspecies OF
not more than two white front
ed geese or not more than one
of each of these species.