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Evening star., 1949-11-05
Virginia Far Behind
In School Spending,
Educator Asserts
BY the Assoeiofed Prsss

RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 5.-A
former executive secretary OF the
Virginia Education Association de-
clared last night e national survey
has shown that Virginia spends
less on its school children than
any State with "a comparable
income.
Francis 8. Chase of the Univer-
sity of Chicago, who held the YEA
post until 1945, said the States
present financial program ism t
bringing in enough money to sup
port an educational program of
the desired quality.
He spoke to the closing session
of the YEAS annual convention on
the results of a survey of the
national education scene he has
just made for the Council of State
Governments.
Low Salaries Cited.
MIR. Chase told the teachers low
salaries are keeping well-qualified
persons out Of the teaching pro-
fession and recommended that
$4,000 should be the minimum
annual pay for a trained teacher.
This was considerably above the
YEAS recent request for $11,5O0,-
O00 IN State funds to establish
Statewide minimums of from
$4,000 to $4,000 for teachers hold
ing the proper certif1cation.
The two States nearest Virginia
in ability to pay for an educa-
tional program, Arizona and Utah,
each spends more than 3 per
cent Of income for public schools,
he said, while Virginia's expend-
iture amounts to 2 per cent.
He said really superior" schools
throughout the State could be
obtained If Virginia spent S per
cent Of Its income on public edu-
cation.
Behind West Virginia.
West Virginia, he said, is be-
low Virginia in ability to support
education, but her extra effort
more than compensates for this
difference, so that she outstrips
Virginia in educational provisions
as measured bv her r,,1,,il coet
New officers elected for the
trustees association were Edwin
T. Coulbourn Of Suffolk presi-
dent; Mrs. Mary K. Cooley. Hills
vile, vice president, and E. r.
Battan of Holland. Mrs. j. F. Kin
caid OF Leesburg and Randolph
w. Church Of Richmond, members
OF the Executive Committee.
Evening star., 1949-11-05
Guy Fuwkes Fireworks Packs
Unexpected Power in Britain

tage in his works. A man at
Bolton lost his hands when a
sparkling device went OF with q
bang.
But tricky fireworks were not
taking the zest out Of the day Tor
small boys Of the land. Fawkes
will be burned in efIigy at thous-
ands Of bonfires tonight.
At Lewes. near the Channel
coast, it was recalled that Fawkes
was protesting against laws Of the
day which Catholics regarded as
oppressive. So at Lewes there
were rival parades. one Catholic
and one Protestant.
The religious controversies, how
ever. have cooled OF considerably
In three and q half centuries.
Now the Protestants have to lend
marchers to the Catholics to make
1t IN even show. and history Is
burlesqued merely.
Evening star., 1949-11-05
Hotel Doorman Charged
With AssauIting Young Wife

Police today were questioning a
22-year-old hotel doorman in
connection with an alleged as
sault on a young married woman
at a hotel here last night.
The woman, who is 81 years
old, told police she and her mother
were visiting Washington and had
been here only two days. Last
night, she stated to police, she
struck up an acquaintance with
the hotel dporman who said he
could find them a room less ex-
pensive than the one in which
they were staying.
Police said the woman told them
the doorman then took her to the
Parkside Hotel, 1886 I street NV,
and registered for a room. When
they went upstairs to the room,
he assaulted her, police said she
related.
The doorman does not work at
the Parkside Hotel, but at another
downtown hotel, police said. The
woman ran downstairs after the
alleged assault and called police
who arrested him at his home In
the 200 block of Ninth street
NE, this morning.
Police said the hotel records
showed that he had registered as
man and wife, of which the
woman denies any knowledge.
Evening star., 1949-11-05
Lewis FIotIy Rejects
Pittsburgh's Plea
In Coal Crisis
BY the Associated Press

PITTSBURGH. Nov. S.
John L. Lewis today answered
with a fiat mo" a plea for
emergency coal relief in Pitts
burgh.
Mayor David L. Lawrence
contacted the United Mine
Workers leader by telephone
after retail coal merchants re-
ported the city's supply near
the vanishing point. The sup
ply has been virtually cut off
since the start Of a soft coal
strike September 10.
Talk to those guys in the
Duquesne Club" Mr.. Lewis
told Mayor Lawrence. The
Duquesne Club is an exclusive
Pittsburgh mems organization.
The retailers said their sup
plies to householders will be
virtually gone by the middle
Of next week. Most hospitals
say their stockpiles will have
vanished by the end of the
week.
Evening star., 1949-11-05
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Continued From First Page.)

NSOuLlnueQ from FUSL fa8e.)
delegates speculating as to wheth-
er Mr.. Murray now wanted to
hang onto strong left-wing un-
ions like Harry Bridges long
shoremen and Mr.. Colds fur and
leather workers.
Top Left-Wing Spokesman.
Mr.. Bridges. who emerged from
the convention as the top spokes-
man for the left-wing in the labor
movement-if not in the Nation
will have his credentials examined
closely by committee Of the
Executive Board.
Mr.. Bridges stuck around
through the convention to answer
every argument in which his West
Coast dock worker-and Ha-
waiian sugar, pineapple and long
shore workers were involved.
That won the respect of many
delegates bitterly opposed to his
stand.
Besides Mr.. Bridges, these other
left-wing nominations for the
Executive Board were to be scruti-
nized:
Joseph Selly Of the Ameri-
can Communications Association,
Donald Henderson Of the Food,
Tobacco and Agricultural Work
ers. Joseph Zurich of the Allied
Fishermen, Hugh Bryson of the
Marine Cooks and Stwards,
Abram Flaxer Of the United Pub
lie Workers, James J. Durkin of
the Office and Professional Work
ers, Morris Pizer Of the Furniture
Workers and John Clark Of the
Mine. Mill and Smelter Workers.
Most likely to feel the ak first
are the Mine, Mill and Smelter
Workers. United Public Workers,
Office and Professional Workers,
and the Food. Tobacco and Agri-
cultural Workers.
BY expelling the United Electri-
cal Workers and the Farm Equip
ment Workers, the Executive
Board created a vacancy among
its nine vice presidents. Albert
J. Fitzgerald Of UE had a vice
| presidency.
Mr.. Fitzgerald's place went to
38-year-old Joseph A. Beirne,
head Of the Communications
Workers Of America, the biggest
union in the telephone field
and newest addition to the CIO
| federation
Evening star., 1949-11-05
Train Victim Second
On Line in 2Weeks

A man tentatively identified as
Morris Brown Widenhouse, about
60. was struck and killed by a
backing freight train yesterday on
the Baltimore g. Ohio George
town branch below Chain Bridge
police reported.
He was the second such acci-
dent victim on the same tracks in
two weeks.
Two trainmen riding In the
caboose first saw the man ly-
ing on the tracks about IS feet
ahead as the diesel-powered train
rounded a curve. police were told
George E. Burgee. 80, Of Ian
ham, Md, the brakeman, signaled
the engineer to stop, and shouted
a warning, but the man did not
move and the wheels struck him
before the train halted. The vic
tim was dragged about IS feet
police said. He was pronounced
QeaQ at Lne scene.
Coroner A. Magruder MacDon-
aid was to perform an autopsy
today. Homicide detectives sale
the man was identified by a so.
cial security card found on his
person, but that fingerprints viii
be taken today to seek further
Identification.
A 50-year-old man died Octo.
Der rs after being struck by an.
other train on the tracks alone
K street, under the Whitehurst
Freeway. Frank R. Lake, So, o1
2727 Lorcom lane, Arlington, wa.
conductor of both trains.
Evening star., 1949-11-05
Club Operator Fined $50
For Unlicensed Whisky

Ernest F. Byrd, 20, identified by
police as proprietor of the Town
and Country Club, 3135 K street
NV, yesterday was fined $50 py
Municipal Court Judge Ellen K.
Raedy for keeping whisky with
out a license.
Byrd was arrested September 16
when officers Of the No. z precinct
and the Vice Squad raided the
after-hours club. Similar charges
lodged against two employees at
that time were dropped by the
Government.
In another case involving a
charge Of q violation Of the AL
cohol Beverage Control act, Judge
Nadine Gallagher ruled that
Frank H. Gallman, 80, colored.
was not guilty of keeping and SELL
ing whisky without license. Mr..
Gallman a bellboy at the Hotel
Dodge, had been charged with
selling a half-pint OF whisky to
a plainclothesman. Is.
Evening star., 1949-11-05
BY the Assoeiatsd Press

KEISTERVHLE. Pa, Nov. S.
A hunter whose blazing shotgun
terrorized 200 school children is
awaiting q hearing on disorderly
conduct and possibly other
charges.
The man staggered up to the
graded school In this little West
ern Pennsylvania community ct
noon yesterday. He threw himself
on the ground and aimed his shot
gun at the building.
Mrs. Scott Deal, q teacher, took
one frightened look and called the
youngsters-6 to u years old
into the building.
The hunter, identified by State
police as John McKulka, Is, Of
Evening star., 1949-11-05
Plane Victims Estate
Left 10 7 Children

A son and daughter are tc
share in the estate of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph F. Miller, of Chevy
Chase, Md. who were two of SIS
persons killed in the mid-air
crash at the National Airport on
Tuesday.
This was revealed yesterday
when copies of their wills, both
written on September "a, were
filed at District Court. No petit
ton showing the value of their
estates have been filed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Miller each had
made out a will in September
leaving their estate to the other,
it was revealed. The wills, how
ever, provided that the children
were to share the estate in the
event neither the husband nor
wife survived.
Under terms of the wills, which
were nearly identical, the two
children - a son, Ralph F. Mil
Ter, jr.. student at the University
OF Rochester, NY, and daughter,
Mildred Carol Miller. IA, who at
tends Georgetown Visitation Con-
vent - temporarily will share In
the income from the estate.
Both are to receive equal shares
Of the principal when the daugh-
ter reaches the age of %.
Mr.. and Mrs. Miller lived al
5612 Grove street, Chevy Chase
Md. !, He was q patent attorney
with the E. !. du Pont de Nemours
and Co., Inc. His Office was In
the National Press building. Both
recently had spent a vacation In
Europe.
Evening star., 1949-11-05
by shs As,oe,o,sd Press

LONDON. Nov. Sits Guy
Fawkes Day and Britain Is having
gunpowder alarms.
The British celebrate Guy
Fawkes Day noisily every Novem-
ber 5 in memory Of the downfall
Of the man who tried to blow up
King James and the House Of
Parliament with . ton and q half
Of gunpowder back In 1905. He
was caught.
This year. something is wrong
with the fireworks. Instead Of
going OF gently with . shower Of
pretty sparks, they blow up with
enough force to break windows.
The Home Once asked citizens
to return some kinds Of fireworks
to 'the stores. The BIC broad
cast warnings frequently.
The manager OF one fireworks
factory said he suspected sabo-
Evening star., 1949-11-05
2 Jops Who Hid on Isle :.
In War Finally Get Beck
By tho Asses'ossd Press

by the Assosiofed Press
TOKYO. Nov. 5.-Hideo Sato
and Taihei Ikeda got back from
the war yesterday-four years
late.
Here's the story they told after
their arrival on the British ship
YQnnan:
They we're on Manus. largest Of
the Admiralty Islands. when the
Americans landed In 1874. They
hid. s
They built palm -thatched huts,
ate snakes. lizards and coconuts.
They caught fish with hooks made
from old pistol springs and lines
woven from wood fiber.
They didn't know the war was
over until last March. when they
were found by natives and turned
over to Australians.
Evening star., 1949-11-05
McCorrun Says Spain
Must Be in Atlantic Pact
BY the Assesiofsd Rrsss

zARAGOzA, Spain. Nov. 81
Senator McCarran, Democrat, of
Nevada told reporters yesterday
1t us absolutely necessary that
Spain be admitted into the Allan
tic pact" i.
Because OF her strategic posi-
ton, Spain must be treated as
she deserves and must occupy a
preferential place in the nations
community" Senator McCarran
said.
The Senator said he was deeply
affected by what he called "the
democratic attitude" Of Gen.
Francisco Franco during his re-
cent audience with the Spanish
chief Of state.
Evening star., 1949-11-05
Armed Hunter Invodes School,
Terrorizes 200 Children

keisterville, fired a charge into
the side of the school. Then he
rose and forced his way into the
building, falling down once as he
crossed the playground.
Inside the building, he lurched
from room to room, waving his
shotgun. Children screamed and
fed the building through windows
and down fire escapes.
Three men living nearby over
powered the intruder.
Mrs. Olive Hartford, another
teacher. helped one Of her older
pupils hold the door Of her room
against the intruder.
II hope ! never have to live
through anything like this again. !"
she said. shakily. II never saw
boys and girls so frightened"
Evening star., 1949-11-05
Woman and Unborn Baby
Killed on Way TO Hospital
By the Associated Press

JAMESTOWN, N. OAK. Nov. 5.
"A woman and her unborn child
were killed In q two-car automo-
bile collision last night as she was
being taken to a hospital for de-
livery Of the baby. Nine others
were injured.
: Mrs. Arthur Freymark was the
victim. Sheriff William Bennett
said cars driven by her husband
and Reiben Nietschke, both of
Jud, N. Dak., collided 80 miles
south Of here.
Mrs. Freymark was taken to q
hospital In Lamoure. A Caesarian
operation was performed, but the
baby was dead.
Evening star., 1949-11-05
Stocks Stay in Rut,
Utility Preferreds
Attract Attention
By the Assoeiofed Press

NEW YORK, Nov. 5.-Demand
for stocks perked up today after
droopy tendencies during the first
hour.
With the exception of several
utility preferreds. the market
showed few significant price
changes. A wide variety Of lead.
ing issues either attracted no in
terest at all or remained at FRI
days closing levels. Elsewhere,
gains of minor fractions held an
edge over equally small losses.
About 100000 Traded.
A moderate amount of business
was done, with volume boosted by
a furry of demand for the utili-
ties. Turnover for the two-hour
session hit a rate of around 500,-
900 shares.
During the morning faint signs
appeared that the stalemate in
steel negotiations might be on the
verge of being broken. The signs
were fuzzy, though, and stimu-
lated buying only to a minor de-
gree. Following the example set
by Bethlehem Steel, which came
to terms with the CIO United
Steel Workers early this week,
traders had expected other steel
producers to fall in line without
delay.
Standard Gas & Electric 81 pre-
ferred gained more than a point
at a new high for the year at one
time. American & Foreign Power
$6 and 81 preferred also advanced
smartly.
U. S. Steel Improves.
Also leaning ahead-some after
dropping into the minus column
for a while-were United States
Steel, Youngstown Sheet, General
Motors, Sears Roebuck, Philco.
American Telephone. Phelps
Dodge Copper, Allied Chemical.
Du Pont. New York Central,
Southern Railway, Chesapeake g.
ONO, Sinclair OIL and Eastern Air
Lines.
Holding back were Chrysler,
United States Rubber, Montgom-
cry Ward, Boeing, Southern Cali
fornia Edison, American Smelt-
ing, Eastman Kodak, Westing-
house Electric. Philip Morris,
Standard Oil of New Jersey and
Loew's.
Higher in the curb were Louis.
lana Land, Pennroad, Ryerson &
Haynes, Standard Power & Light,
United Light &sRailways, Creole
Petroleum, Electric Bond & Share
and Imperial Oil. McCord Corp.
slipped, with Arkansas Natural
Gas "A" and American Republics.
A few railway liens inched
ahead in the bond market.
Evening star., 1949-11-05
Wise to Address Bunkers

RICHMOND. Va, Nov. 5 R.-
John Dana Wise. vice president
and general manager Of Rich
mond Newspapers, Inc, will ad-
dress the annual banquet OF
Group II. Virginia Bankers Asso-
ciation, here tonight. His subject
will be Economics Versus Poll
tics"
Evening star., 1949-11-05

eraI Council Of Churches Of
Christ In America.
She has just returned from
Japan where she served as an as
scoiate missionary Of the Ameri-
can Board and helped revise the
curriculum Of Doshisha University
in Kyoto.
At Z pm. tomorrow. the Silver
Spring church will hold the fam
lily service Of the dedication series,
featuring music by the women's
chorus and movie, 1.-THE Salt
Of the Earth"
Evening star., 1949-11-05
Pastor Is Not Bridearoom

Jack M. Strickland. 70. Of Char
lotte, N. c., has applied for IL
cense to marry Miss Aida H. Dodd.
3731 Horner place Sc. The Star
enormously listed yesterday the
groom as the Rev. George Conner
who will perform the ceremony.
Evening star., 1949-11-05

6 r e 6 a t l o n a ]
Church. Silver
Spring, in the
second service
OF a m on t h
long series ded-
icating the new
church building
at 9525 Coles
willie road.
DR.. Seabury
for S e veral
y e a r S W q s q
member Of the
N a t i o n a /
Preaching Mis-
sion of the Fed
Evening star., 1949-11-05
Labor
Continued From First Page.)

trance into the dispute. Cyrus 8.
Ching, Federal mediation chief
who worked tirelessly to gain the
break in the steel strike, sum
moned Southern coal operators
to meeting Monday afternoon
after talking privately with John
L. Lewis for two and quarter
hours in Hotel Statler room.
Mr.. Ching said that he would
explore all angles" of the soft
coal dispute with officials of the
Southern Coal Producers Associa-
ton.
May Seek Injunction.
There were signs that the Gov
ernment will not take emergency
action to end the coal strike at
least until the end of next week.
However, hint Of stern action in
coal came from a White House
party which returned with Presi-
dent Truman last night from a
speech-making trip into the Mid
west.
Mr.. Truman, some associates
said. soon may decide to 60 into
court for an Injunction to end the
coal strike. The Taft-Hartley Act
provides for such procedure when
a strike threatens the national
health or safety" The President
already has said he would not hesi-
tate to use Taft-Hartley, which he
tried hard to have Congress repeal,
when he feels real emergency
exists. - - =.,,s..
After he has explored" the
situation. with Southern mine
owners, Mr.. Ching said he would
call in Northern and Western
operators. He said he would "pur-
sue this thing as long as there is
any use." After that. presumably,
the next move will be up to the
President.
As q result Of his talk with Mr..
Lewis and forthcoming confer
ences with the operators, Mr..
Ching will determine whether it
would be useful to bring the dis
putants together for q joint medi-
alton conference.
Lewis Tries Evasion.
The meeting with Mr.. Lewis had
comic opera aspects. Mr.. Ching
returned from New York by train
in mid-afternoon yesterday and
drove directly to the Statler, avoid
ing reporters. However. when Mr..
Lewis left the United Mine Work
ers headquarters he was trailed
by newsmen. Desiring secrecy, the
miners chief took evasive action
his office is only two blocks from
the hotel.
Mr.. Lewis hoped into 4 cab,
but an Associated Press messenger
on q motorcycle gave chase. When
the cab stopped for q traffic light,
Mr.. Lewis peered out and saw the
wire services name on the motor
cycle. The cab circled q few more
blocks, Mr.. Lewis alighted, went
into one door Of an office build
ing, came out the other side and
entered the hotel. BY that time
a number Of reporters had
caught UP.
Lewis Kicks Camera.
He told photographers sternly
not to make a hippodrome OF
this" But the cameramen fol-
lowed him through the hotel lobby,
and when one Of them, William
Smith, set his camera, Mr.. Lewis
kicked 1t, setting of flash bulb
and shutter. But there was no
picture. The labor leader was In
better humor when he left the
Ching conference, but he refused
comment on the meeting.
Mr.. Lewis will leave for Chi
cago today and a meeting Mon
day with his 200-inember Policy
Committee. The committee will
decide the future course of con-
.H.., c-..lx>E:
Evening star., 1949-11-05
Forum Speaker Named

L. T. Goodman, executive secre-
tary Of the Arlington YMCA. will
be chief speaker for the Interna-
tional Crossroads Forum at 9 am.
tomorrow in the Central YMCA,
1875 G street NV.
Evening star., 1949-11-05
Dr.. Seobury to Speak
At Silver Spring Church

DR.. Ruth Seabury, educational
secretary OF the American Board
OF Foreign Missions. will speak at
II am. tomorrow at Christ Con.
Evening star., 1949-11-05

tract negotiations and Of the
strike.
The UNIV had hoped to break
the solid front of the Nation s
coal operators by entering into
separate agreements with area
groups. But he apparently lost
his last chance for that yesterday
when the Illinois Coal Operators
Association rejected his bid for
separate negotiations with them.
Evening star., 1949-11-05
Weather Report

District Of Columbia-Mostly
cloudy and cool with highest tenn
perature about 48 today. Fair and
colder with frost tonight. Lowest
Temperature about IS degrees in
the city and % degrees in the sub
urbs. Tomorrow some cloudinesS
and continued cool.
Maryland-Fair and cold with
heavy frost in the west and scat
tered frost in the east tonight.
Lowest temperature from Is to 80
degrees in the west and 80 to IS
degrees in the east. Tomorrow
some cloudineSs and cool.
Virginia-Falr and colder with
frost mostly in the west and north
portions tonight. Lowest tempera-
ture from Is to 80 degrees in the
west and north and in the middle
30s in the southeast portion. To-
morrow some cloudiness and cool.
Wind velocity, 10 miles per hour;
direction, northwest.
River Report.
From United States Engineers)
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah clear at
HarperS Ferry.
Evening star., 1949-11-05

Automobile lights must b turned ol
one-haH hour after sunset.
Preclpitaticn.
Evening star., 1949-11-05

Monthly precipitation in inchs
Capital Current month to date
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-07-16
SATURDAY, JULY Is, 1949
EXCOMMUNICATED

Pope Plus XII has issued decree accommodating
all Communists and party followers who Roman Cath
ocse 1t is of the most sweeping DEGREES in the history
of the Roman Church. and will affect millions of people
all the world These people deprived of the
and church benefits and forbidden phys
cal or spiritual contact with the faithful.
Communism has been making inroads upon the church
in central and eastern Europe
Vatican prelates recently estimated that 1000 to
5000 priests have been arrested iqudated by
muniss in Europe since the end of the Second World War
when Moscow leaders advanced to power.
The decree was the outcome of the findings of a
special committee of cardinals summoned by the congrega
ton of the holy office to decide whether adherence to
support of Communist parties by Catholics permss
ibe The cardinals said mo- The cardinals also said that
it not permissible to print distribute read books
periodicals newspapers promulgating the Communist
doctrine Communist activities or to write such docu-
ments
Communist newspapers in Rome called the decree
"an act of hatred The official Italian Communist organ
said the order Crowns violent provocatory campaign
of the Holy See against Catholics who do not intend to
submit to it's political doctrines
Roman Catholics generally loyal churchmen. This
decree should real test of their loyalty If they
support it, and the chances that the majority WILL the
results should to be stunning blow to communism