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Evening star., 1949-06-14
Forest Glen Landmark
Damaged in $4,000 Fire

An unoccupied house at Forest
Glen and Seminary roads. Forest
Glen. Md, once used for band
practices by the old National Sem
inary. was badly damaged by fire
early today.
Kensington and Silver Spring
hremen. who estimated the loss at
$4,000. said the one-story dwelling
was owned by the late Miss Har-
riet Freebey. a retired lawyer and
formerly q teacher at the National
Seminary. The place was a Mont
gomery County landmark.
Miss Freebey died May 81 and
was believed to have left no heirs,
Montgomery County police said.
Her house was on property taken
over by Walter Reed Hospital as
an annex for convalescent pa
tients.
A Kensington fire captain. A. u.
Godfrey. was overcome by gas
fumes but was revived quickly by
first aid. He also was treated for
q cut on one finger.
Evening star., 1949-06-14

Misodventures of Street Play
Would End for Kerry at Camp

how dangerous those streets are
the other day. She vas ssanding
In front Of the walkup where they
live when two soathbcund trucks
ssdeswtped one another. sending
q heavy box eaFecning out of one
Of them. The boz smashed her
foot Al the time. she said. she
could think Of only one thing;
1T might have been one Of
the children
Like most boys. Kerry lovss ami
mails and bugs. The District Court
grounds aren't like the woods.
but Kerry did the best he could.
He found q nest of yellow Jackets
and hroussas the bees hone tn .
paper bax. He was beart-brokeu
when he eouidnt keep them.
There sre 20 many tnsnss Kerry
wants 10 do. He wants 10 learn
how 10 box well enough 10 hold
nas own against tine tOasn 6cys
tses CANT. Page A-ss
Evening star., 1949-06-14
Pro-ItaIians Win
In Trieste Election
BY the Assoeie,ed Press

TRIESTE. Free Territory. June
14.-Odicial returns today gave
the parties favoring Trieste's re-
turn TO Italy a decisive victory IN
the free city's first free election
In n years.
Tabulation Of Sundays voting
gave the pro-Italian candidates
20 Of the so City Council seats,
The six pro-Italian parties rolled
I'D I06.s73 votes to 6i.l36 for
parties wanting 10 keep Trieste
independent or place 1t under
Yugoslayia.
The Christian Democrats led
the Italian parties with S.
Sat votes. The pro-Cominform
Communist Party. which favors
an independent Trieste, polled
35,s4S. while the Italo-Slav Pop
ular Front. supporting Premier
Marshal Tito and favoring a
Yueoslav controlled Trieste. won
only 1857.
The population Of Trieste is
mainly Italian and the pro-Italian
vote was expected. The free ter
ritory was created by the italian
peace treaty. Il is under United
Nations supervision.
The CONAN City Council viii
pick a mayor and executive COM
mittee.
Trieste now Ii occupied by Brit
ish and American forces.
Evening star., 1949-06-14
NLRB Asks Probe of PerIow's
DisuvowuI of Reds to Sign Oath

ing along to the Justice Depart
ment for whatever action it may
wish to take the af1davits Of Mr.
Perlow. Morris Pizer. president OF
the Furniture Workers, and
Ernest Marsh, union director OF
organization. Mr.. Denham made
no comment as to the status OF
Mr.. Pizer and Mr.. Marsh.
The NLRB form requires the
union officer to swear that he Is
neither a member Of, nor supports.
any organization that believes in.
or teaches, the overthrow Of the
Government by force and violence.
MFR. Perlow has denied that the
Communist Party advocates over
throw of the Government by force
and violence.
Also on the NLRB nom Commu-
mist form is printed notice 10
union officers that false informa-
ton is a violation Of the criminal
code and punishable by q $4,000
flne and 10 years In jan.
Evening star., 1949-06-14

The general counsel Of the
National Labor Relations Board
today referred to the Justice De-
partment for investigation the
non-Communist afiidavits of three
officers of the CTO United Furni-
ture Workers.
Robert N. Denharn. the board
general counsel. said ne took the
action because of the publicity
surrounding the affidavit disavow-
ing Communism made by Max
Perlow of New York. the union
Secretary-treaSurer.
MIR. Perlow. in making the am
davit recently. was quoted as say
ing he was giving up membership
in the Communist Party. still re-
tanned his belief in communism.
A sworn statement that the
maker is not q Communist must
be filed by all union officers under
the Taft-Hartley Act before the
union may use NLRB machinery.
Mr.. Denham said he was send
Evening star., 1949-06-14
Send O Kid to Comp

Perhaps you remember news
paper stories about q e-year-old
who spent three hours locked In
a snarshals van last month.
That was Kerry. a freckle-faced
young Irish lad who has hts trou-
bles. That day he and q friend
were playing hide-and-seek on the
District Court grounds. Kerry
crawied into the prisoners van,
his buddy slammed the door and
nobody had q key.
At the time. his mother sx-
planned. he had no place else
TO play
Instead OF Fairgrounds there
are parking lots around where
Kerry lives. When no cne oflctal
Is locking he and his pals play
bah on the court grounds but. -
Kerry explains. when the left-
handed guys are at nst the ball
goes into the street"
Kerry's mother found out Just
Evening star., 1949-06-14
Lewis Calls for Talks
With Rest Of Soft and
Hard Coal Industries
Notifies All Producers
Except Those Already
Discussing Contracts
By Jones 7. Newton

John L. Lewis today asked the
entire soft coal and anthracite in
dustries to meet with his United
Mine Workers in an effort to work
out new wage agreements to re-
place the current contracts which
expire June 80.
In q letter made public here,
Mr.. Lewis suggested that mine op-
orators of the North Midwest and
Far West consult with him SO the
time and place for new contract
talks may be set to the mutual
satisfaction of the industry. The
letter went to all signatories Of the
present contract except the South
ern Producers and the United
States Steel Corp. with whom
negotiations already are under
way.
At about the same time, in
Philadelphia. where he has been
conferring with coal officials OF
United States Steel. MIR. Lewis
made public a letter asking for
new contract talks in the anthra-
cite fields, located mostly in Penn
sylvania. The anthracite contract
has no termination point but pro-
vides for reopening at the same
time as the soft coal pact.
Letter to Operators.
The brief Lewis letter to North
ern and Western operators stated:
'"The National Bituminous Wage
Agreement of June Is. 194s. to
which you are party signatory, by
It's own conditions terminates by
limitation June 30, ls4s. This
letter constitutes due notice
thereof.
Statutory or other legal rights
due you as first party, or to the
mine workers. as second party
under said contract or under this
notice. remain unimpaired.
'The United Mine Workers Of
America now offer to meet and
confer with you for the purpose of
negotiating new contract at such
time and place and in such man
ner as, after consultation. We may
mutually agree"
While Mr.. Lewis and his UNIV
officials have held sporadic talks
with Southern operators for three
weeks in Bluefield. w. Va. and
met yesterday with United States
Steel coal subsidiary heads. 1t has
been apparent that he would like
Evening star., 1949-06-14
Senators Vote, 5 10 I,
AGAINST Funds 10 Start
Work on Own Offices
Full Committee Is Due
To Act loter Todoy on
l0-MiIIion Appropriation
r. Aaroid R pnnsr,
By Harold B. Rogers

A Senate Appropriations Sub
committee today rejected q pro-
posed $4,000. 900 fund to start
construction Of a new Senate Of
fee Building. designed to cost
$40 .0oo, 900.
BY a vote Of 5 to 2 the subcom-
mittee handling the legislative ap-
preparation bill. omitted the item
from the big supply measure and
sent 1t to the full Senate Appro-
riations Committee. II was te
come before the full COMMITTEES
this afternoon.
The vote denying the offics
building funds was q victory foi
Senator Ellender. Democrat. q
Louisiana. who Is chairman oi
the subcommittee. Senator Cha
veE. Democrat. Of New Mexico
chairman OF the Senate Publ,
Works Committee and also heat
Of the Senate once BUILDING
Commission. handled the project
and defended II warmly wher
Senator Eilender started his a..
tack on 1t.
The Louisiana Senator took oul
on his then one-man crusade
against the new building. claim
ing that 1t Is not needed. Hs
made the point also that houses
on the site should not be TORI
down because this would mean
more people here would lose badly
needed houses.
The structure would be built
Immediately east OF the present
Senate once Building on q half
block of land already BOUGHT BY
the Government for that purpose
Most Of the dwellings on the site
already have been vacated with
the exception Of sehotts A. ley. a
notorious slum and much photo
graphed with the Capitol dome
In the background 10 demonstrate
Its contrast OF sQualor and eie-
gance here.
The $40. 900 900 item was the
only controversial appropriation
In the measure which ear led q
total OF more than $50 900 .oot
when 1t came from the House u
the Senate
The House had refused TO ap-
prove the $4,000 900 for the
Senate once Building thereby
passing the responsibility 70 the
Senate itself,
Evening star., 1949-06-14
Ten Reds Are Sentenced
To Deoth in Greece
gy the ASsostoted Press

ATHENS, June i4-Ten Com
munists have been sentenced to
death by a military tribunal at
Tripolis for participating in guer-
rilla activities in the Peloponnesus
Among the 10 was Talks Moulo-
poulos. representative Of the Com
munist guerrilla government in
the area, with the rank of cabinet
member. Three of those sentenced
were women.
Evening star., 1949-06-14
BY the Assoeiosed Press

PARIS, June 14.-The Foreign
Ministers Council. reported near
ing the end Of its Paris session.
sought conclusive decision today
on East-We trade in Germany
and an Austrian independence
treaty.
Economic experts of the four
occupying powers in Berlin yes
terday handed to the foreign
ministers the East-Wes deadlock
in the German capital. A West
ern expert in Berlin said the re-
port to Paris showed about 80
per cent disagreement on i'm
portant issues.
Today's meeting was recessed
after an hour, British officials
said.
Soviet Foreign Minister Vishin-
sky and his aides left the Pink
Palace, but the Western min
listers and their advisers stayed
on. presumably to discuss among
themselves Russia's various pro-
posals.
The foreign ministers themselves
were reported in partial agree
ment on q truce in the Berlin
difficulties. This appeared to have
grown out of secret big four ne
gotiations.
Showdown on Treaty.
Yet, the Foreign Ministers faced
a showdown in their efforts to
write a more complete economic
agreement for Berlin and an inde-
pendence treaty for Austria.
The Foreign Ministers decided
TO meet in a restricted session
again today. Only their interpre-
tiers and one senior adviser to
each was present as the session
got under way. q British spokes-
man said. The ministers were ex-
pected to take up two items dis
cussed In q similar secret session
Sunday night. Well-informed
sources said these items were:
/. Limited commercial accord
for Germany which would promote
&C.. pTrs TSOTTp po0o A-AO
Evening star., 1949-06-14
Area Enters 17th Day
OF Dry Spell Longest
For Season Since 1906
ALL Time Record Possible
If fRoin Fuils to Foil Todoy;
Lowns, Gardens Suffer

Washington and nearby areas
today began the l7th straight day
without rainfall-the longest May
June dry spell since 1906.
And the Weather Bureau said IL
rain doesn't fall by midnight. an
all time record for a May-June
drought here will be set. The
forecaster explained there has
been no l7-day dry period in the
late spring since records began In
1871.
The average rainfall for June
here is 4.l3 inches.
The chances were good WASH
ington would get no thunder
showers tonight. the forecaster
said. but they may come tomor-
row.
The dry spell. meanwhile. was
playing havoc with lawns. vege-
table gardens. truck crops and
pastures.
County Agent Stresses Need.
I'VE need rain badly" County
Agent p. Z. Clark OF Prince
Georges County declared. There
may be serious results II We don I
get 1t soon"
He said pastures were drying
up and truck crops ARE standing
still" There also was a potential
threat to the county's big tobacco
crop.
County Agent o. w. Anderson
of Montgomery County said good
supply of subsoil moisture had
been q boon in the present dry
spell and had helped the county q
important wheat crop.
Corn SLOWING Down"
However. corn is slowing down.
Mr.. Anderson said. and II rain
doesn't come in another week.
this crop might be in trouble"
All agreed 1t had been good hay
weather because lack Of moisture
favored growth and proper cut
ting.
Locally the forecast was for q
S8-degree high today and a Low
OF 70 tonight. Tomorrow will be
cloudy and continued warm. The
high yesterday was 81 at 4:45
pm. and the low was 70 at $40
am. today.
Evening star., 1949-06-14

Another Roosevelt came on the
Washington political scene today
as Franklin Delano Roosevelt. jr..
was sworn in As a member of the
House.
His mother, Mrs. Eleanor Roose-
welt, beamed proudly in the gal
lery as the 34-year-old third son
of the late President took the oath
Of Office from Majority Leader
Mccormack, acting Speaker.
Mr.. Roosevelt represents the
goth New York district. having
successfully bucked Tammany Hall
In a special election May II for
Evening star., 1949-06-14
Gray Says Two Majors
Worked on Bulletin .
RefIecting on CIapp
Tells Senators He Regrets
Action; Army Drops Use
Of 'UnempIoyobIe'
By John A. Giles

Army Secretary-deSignate Cor
don Gray said today that two
majors were responsible for prep
aration of a confidential dis
patch labelling iva Chairman
Gordon Clapp as "unemployable"
for a foreign assignment.
But he told q Senate Armed
Services Subcommittee that 'un-
employable" in Army terminology
had merely meant unavailable" :"
AS a result of the unfortunate
affair" involving Mr.. Clapp, the
word "unemployable" has been
stricken from Army terminology,
he declared.
He named the two officers in
volved as Majs. Roy r. May and
Read w. Morrison. both Of the
Civilian Personnel Division. Maj.
May investigated list Of persons
which the German Military
Government had sought as public
speakers and Maj. Morrison pre-
pared the dispatch In which MIR.
Clapp was called "unemployable. I"
System Called at Fault.
Mr.. Gray emphasized again that
the Army Department had alb
solutely nothing of a derogatory
nature regarding Mr.. Clapp and
that the cable was the fault Of the
system then used.
Senator Kefauver. Democratic,
of Tennessee, chairman OF the
subcommittee, questioned Mr..
Gray sharply as to why the Army
did not move Immediately to cor
rect the error when it was brought
to the attention of the Military
Establishments Public Informa-
tion Division the day before pub
lication of the story from Ger
many.
Mr.. Gray said the matter had
not been called to his attention
until after publication Of the
stories and that the fault lay IN
part to the confusion" existing in
the Public Information Division,
which now is in process of unifica-
ton.
Pointing out that the dispatch
using the word 'unemployable"
with reference to Mr.. Clapp had
become public first in Germany,
Mr.. Gray said:
"The person who gave out the
information was not an author
lied spokesman and we are at
tempting to find out how it got
out. It sounds to me like some one
wanted to create embarrassment
it is possible that he is a dis
gruntled employe."
Takes Full Responsibility.
However, he said, as acting
Army Secretary he took "full re-
sponsibility" and that he had
taken steps to make certain that
such an incident would never oc-
cur again, including banning OF
the word unemployable.
There was absolutely no file
involving Mr.. Clapp anywhere in
the department and the person
who prepared the cable merely
used the word 'unemployable. as
had been done in many other
cases perhaps because he thought
Mr.. Clapp was too busy MFR.
Gray declared.
/ "Mr. Clapp was never informed
i that his name was being con-
sidered and the person who pre-
pared the cable decided In his
own mind that Mr.. Clapp was too
busy q man to undertake the as
Isignment."
"The word 'unemployable' is
4
Evening star., 1949-06-14
Briggs komed os Envoy
D, re asset.sssa Press

President Truman today an
nounced the resignation Of Joseph
4. Jacobs as Ambassador to Cxech-
osioyakia.
He nominated Ellis o. Briggs
Of Maine. now Ambassador 70
Uruguay. 70 Mr.. Jacobs post at
Prague.
Evening star., 1949-06-14
Berlin RaiImen
Vote, 6to |, 10
Continue Strike
Workers Tuke Action
Ruther Thun Yield
To Red Threuts

BERLIN, June l4.-Western
Berlin railway workers voted, 6 TO
/ today to continue their strike
rather than knuckle under to q
Communist threat of reprisals.
A three-fourths majority was
needed to assure continuation OF
the 24-day-old strike which has
become in effect little blockade
of Berlin.
The striking union announced
the results of day-long balloting
on a compromise proposal as fol-
lows:
For continuation Of the strike,
1926. i
Against continuation, 2.085.
Threats i'm Soviet Papers.
The plan which was voted down
was worked out by the United
States and had the approval OF
the other three occupying powers
Britain. France and Russia. The
workers voted after Soviet-li-
censed ewspapers renewed
threats of reprisals against the
strikers.
The strike is directed against
the Russian controlled railway
system.
Union rules provide that the
strike would be terminated un-
less three-fourthS of the strikers
voted to continue the walkout.
Apparently the workers were in
fiuenced by a last-minute TRADE
against them by the Russian
licensed press. Blasts by the
newspapers Vorwaerts and the
Soviet army's Taeglicshe Rund-
schau renewed threats of reprisals
against the strikers and also
abuse on the anti-Communist Ugo
union which called the walkout
The strikers have had the open
sympathy of the Western Allies.
Predictions Upset.
Predictions by union leaders had
been that the vote would favor
ending the strike. but concerted
resistance developed.
Placards were installed at poll
ing places urging workmen to
turn down the compromise and
vote to continue the strike
3. Representatives Of the strikers
Sunday overrode their own TOP
leaders and turned down an Amer
ican appeal for an immediate end
to the crippling walkout.
Instead, the 600 union officials
voted overwhelmingly to refer the
settlement terms to a referendum
The strike has caused two
deaths, biockaded rail delivery OF
supplies to Berlin and helped pre-
vent an East-West accord on Ger
man trade.
The walkout also has halted all
elevated train service in the three
Western sectors.
Dependent on Airlift.
BY causing a stoppage of freight
trains in and out of the Berlin
area, the strike has affected the
lives of several million West Ber-
liners who arc thrown back or
supplies the airlift can bring into
the city.
The West Berlin railway men
numbering about $4,000. walkec
out May 81 with demands that tht
Russian controlled railway man
agement pay the min West marks
instead of the East marks usec
previously to pay wages. The Eas'
marks are worth about one-fourtf
the West variety.
The strikers also demanded thai
the management recognize ths
anti Communist UGO union a!
their bargaining agent and pledge
Job security. They rejected com
promise offers for payment Of par
of their wages in West marks.
Evening star., 1949-06-14

the House seat held by the late Sol
Bloom, Democrat.
An avowed Democrat. MIR.
Roosevelt failed to win his party's
nomination and ran as the candi-
date of the Four Freedoms and the
Liberal Parties.
But there is no doubt OF his
political affiliation. Democratic
leaders already have accepted him
as one of their own and will find
him a committee assignment in
the near future.
Mr.. Roosevelt sat on the Demo-
ICan DO0CEyTET n Page A-sD
Evening star., 1949-06-14
Big -Four Ministers
Seek Final Decision
On German Trade
Progress Is Reported
On Some Issues as
Session Neurs End
BULLETIN

PARIS (F. -- The western
powers proposed to Russia to-
day the formation of q four
power commission for Germany
With strictly defined functions
Of supervision.
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(See COAL, Page A-5.)
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{ Continued on PARe "A. Col. J
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CONTINUED on Page AS, Ct
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1See BIG FOUR, Page A-4J
Evening star., 1949-06-14
Guide Tor Readers

A. Ks1cx ss~ss ss.aa N~s-nss
Evening star., 1949-06-14

(See CL.APP. Page A-sJ
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1949-11-10

Photo by Willard Duns
S. w. McCuskey, President, and
Mrs. E. A. Peysha, First Vice
President.
The committee on table prepara-
tions will be headed by Mrs. R. B.
Smith. Hostesses will be Mrs. E. E.
Vonada, Mrs. C. ] Warner, Mrs
A. E. Shank, Mrs. M. c. Markell,
and Mrs. Alfred Jandt. They will
be assisted by. Mrs. l. L. Knott
and Mrs. A. s. Nelson.
The many delicious homemade
cakes donated by the Ways and
Means Committee and the Execu-
tive Board will be under the juris-
diction of Mrs. S. Havas, Mrs.
j. T. Welter, Mrs. ]. j. Lama and
Mrs. ]. M. Sipos. Mrs. E. H. Petre
will be in charge of brewing the
coffee.
Serving will be done by Mrs.
J. j. Egan, Mrs. L. A. Schweizer,
Jr., Mrs. Henry Piercey, Mrs. H. H.
Klug, Mrs. G. J. Kalal, Mrs. L. ].
Atchison, Mrs. w. M. Reed, Mrs.
z. K. Waldron, Mrs. M. A. Small
and Mrs C. Zuckett.
A cleanup committee has also
been arranged for to clear away
the party debris.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1949-11-10

Thanksgiving Week Deadl,ne
Saturday, November 18th
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1949-11-10
PRE-SCHOOLERS IN
LIBRARY HOUR

Mrs. H. c. Alexander, Pre-.
school chairman of Caledonia PTA
announces the November meeting
OF that group will take place on
Wednesday, the 10Th at 1915
a. m. at Caledonia Branch Library.
That delightful combination, pre-
schoolers and their mothers will
gather to hear Miss Dorothy Grout,
Children's Librarian of the East
Cleveland Public Library, on the
subject, "New Books for the Pre-
Schooler and His Parent" while
Miss Martha Driver, Caledonia
Librarian, entertains the children
with story hour.
Miss Grout's subject is doubly
appropriate and of timely interest
as next week is National Book
Week..
Caledonia Ways and Means Com
mittee wishes to thank everyone
who helped to make their Clothing
Sale such a grand success.
Caledonia Parent Education Com
mittee wishes to announce that a
Ceramics Class for beginners will
be set up after Christmas. Further
information will be given at that
time.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1949-11-10
PM Events
THANKSGIVING
CARD PARTY

Caledonia PTA announces q
Thanksgiving Dessert Card Party
to be held Thursday evening, No
vember 18th, at 500 p. m. at the
school. Mrs. G. M. Reazer, Chair
man, and her Ways and Means
committee have worked and planned
to make this a delightful and en-
joyable evening for everyone, with
an atmosphere of pleasant relaxa-
tion and friendly sociability.
Pinochle, bridge, canasta and
bunco have been arranged for.
There will be tallies on each
table carrying out the Thanksgiv-
ing theme, which have been made
by the Caledonia Campfire Girls
under the direction of Mrs. ]. C.
Erickson, and the Caledonia Blue
birds working under Mrs. c. j.
Eichler.
Tickets have been distributed to
the entire Ways and Means Com
mittees, and each member has been
appointed a committee of one to
sell as many tickets as possible.
Mrs. J. V. Moll will be in charge
of selling tickets at the door.
To ensure everyone warm well
come, guests will be, met at the
front and back entrances by Mrs.